It's done!! Installed and tested. I had the fire extinguisher by my side the first time I flipped the switch because...well just because.

But it works! And it's quieter! And it vents air!!

I had to take the cover and light back off to patch the ceiling, once that's dry I'll be 100% done (anyone know how long joint compound takes to dry?). One more trek into the attic to retrieve tools. My squattin' muscles will be very relieved.

Awesome!

My experience is limited but the general rule of thumb for anything you need to let dry is:

20 minutes longer than you give it.

Oh and I forgot to add that closet demo is done also! I feared it might be an all day job, but a few whacks with a mallet and a couple yanks with a pry bar and voila. I might even be able to start building today.

But I'll need more beer for that.

Congratulations!

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...llBoard.html#6

ugh.

tape 'n flush...tape 'n flush...

my first paying job. never again

Congrats, GD!

Apparently, it takes 5 days and 20 minutes.

NA,

I see your two Pixar kitties and raise you one pissed off puppy...



She has been sitting across the room glaring at me all afternoon. :D

Pixar Puppy! :D

awww poor kitties and poor puppy :(

One of my straight guy friends asked to go on the trip with me. He's such a cool guy. He said, "Take me along with you on your trip. I mean, wouldn't you want someone strong to protect you over there from whatever might hurt you? I could do that." You know, my straight guy friends just shouldn't talk to me like that. I mean, my gay ears can't take such nice talk. It made me melt a little. And, yes, he's straight straight straight. Dammit.
:D

Okay, before I go doing something retarded:

This seems too simple, so I'm clearly missing something. At home depot I found an abrasive blade that fits my circ saw and cost ~$2. The guy said it cuts metal. The blade says it cuts metal. Is this thing going to be able to cut through a 1 1/4" diameter chrome pipe? How many cuts before it's destroyed? Do I need to go buy an actual metal cutting blade?

It just doesn't seem right that a $2 disc will work.

I'm sure I don't know. But make sure you wear safety goggles.
That is all.

Thanks Norm.

You're welcome.

Assuming that the walls of the pipe are reasonably thick (I am guessing a drain pipe or something similar), the abrasive blade will take a LONG time to work through. You are better off getting the real thing.

Either way, cut slow and if possible, use a lubricant (like WD40).

And screw the goggles. Goggles are for wimps. Be a man!

He wears his goggles like a good Bob Vila. :)

The fan is SO MUCH quieter in that bathroom. This is the one thing I've wanted to fix since the moment we moved in. YAY!!! :D My husband is awesome.

I'm trying to think what kind of home improvement project I can guilt Chris into doing this weekend. :evil:

My sliding glass door is finally fixed. It took all day, but it is working better than it ever has.

Just got back from dinner, Build A Bear, and Circuit City.

I scored with a Nikon Nikkor 55-200mm VR lens for $150.

Mirrors on the ceiling?

Yeah, go ahead and rub it in. I've been to Home Depot probably 2 dozen times in the last week and not ONCE have I remembered to to buy WD40, which we've been in need of for months.

Asshole.

I'm sure you MUST have some other type of lube hanging around.

GD ~ The next time you go to Home Depot, buy WD-40.

AND

Don't forget to bring a towel!

Did you hear about the woman who couldn't tell KY Jelly from Superglue?







...Yes, I think I posted this one before, but it's too topical not to post again...

Pink champagne on ice?

And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"

Oh Em Gee. I took a shower today and the mirrors never fogged up. The walls didn't drip condensation either. Yay x 1000!

The reign of terror is over.

Yay! What a great feeling of accomplishment you guys must have.:snap:

Well our crappy local Home Depot didn't have any other metal cutting option for a circ saw, so abrasive wheel it was. The pipes (closet rod, actually) are only 1/16" thick, so I figured it'd be fine. And it was! Once I got over my initial terror at being showered with sparks, it cut through no problem. Fun!!!

And other than some minor redesigns due to bizarre wall stud spacing, necessitating a couple extra Home Depot runs, the closet build went totally smoothly. Got it about 99% done today.

Friday the 13th seems to have changed my home improvement luck.

And I hope to NEVER see the inside of our attic again.

to be Frank...

Light Graffiti.

So far GD's replaced a bathroom fan and rebuilt his closet.

And I can't even seem to get around to hanging curtains in my living room in the year since I bought them.

I feel shame.

Today I removed wall paper and painted the master bedroom. I also replaced the blinds on the three windows and hung some shelves. The new bed and furniture will be here Friday. I love making new rooms out of old....

You can test that theory in four weeks.

Today we went to breakfast at the Silver Dollar Pancake House in Corona. It made the best breakfast list in Inland Empire Magazine and was also featured in IE Weekly.

I found 2 new pairs of shoes for work - which is great because I was down to one brown pair and that just doesn't work. Target was next door so I picked up some of their white chocolate, blood orange and cinnamon. I'm not usually a white chocolate person but I was intrigued by it a few months ago and tried it. I've wanted to try it again ever since.

AND I bought myself some Tim Tams to try as well. :) Chocolate flavor. Yay!

Came home and colored my hair. Went lighter then originally planned on my daughter's advice and was nervous about it but it turned out great. Close to my normal color and covered the greys.

Now... what to make for dinner?

Pick up McDonalds?

YAY ! Originals !

Now: I need to teach you the way of the "Tim Tam Orgasm" (also known by other names, but none so evocative of what happens the first time you try it).

• Take one Tim Tam, and nibble off two diagonally opposing corners.
• Dip one corner in a cup of coffee (not too hot or you'll scald yourself) and suck the coffee up through the biscuit - about 2-3 swallows should do it.
• As soon as you feel your fingers sinking into the softened biscuit (quick now), pop the whole biscuit into your mouth and let it explode in a gooey chocolatey symphony of delight and culinary ecstacy.
• Do it again with another one.

Today was Pug Day. I entered Thurston in the Haute Dog Pug Parade. The Pug Parade was part of a smoosh faced celebration which included a Bull Dog Beauty Contest and pagents for French Bulldogs and Senior Dogs. Thurston not only was in the Top 10 but he won the Best Legs competition! He got fabulous prizes and lots of love and kisses.

I wonder if he'll make the papers?

I'm so glad this is a three-day weekend because I think I lost a day somewhere amidst the fun and naps.

Oh, you "government types" get all the holidays! Our office* is closed NEXT Tuesday, but I have to take a vacation day. (It's only our New Orleans office, all others have no clue that there's anything special going on.)

Barkus was this weekend, but I decided to do a couple of regular parades instead. Unfortunately, the offical Barkus website has exceeded it's bandwidth for the month. I did snag (literally, from the air) a strand of glass beads, though!

I'll probably skip the parade on Wednesday - but Thursday -->Tuesday I'll probably go to most if not all of the Uptown parades (well, maybe only part of one on Tuesday so the Mayor can see my costume, before we head down to the Quarter). Fingers crossed that the weather holds. It's been showery off and on for this weekend, but never while I've been watching a parade!

Hey i usually work holidays but i have tomorrow OFF for once. Doing happy dance. :) First time (i haven't asked for holiday monday's off in a long time so for once i am happy.)

Monday night when I got to the gym the song playing over the sound system was "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by I don't know who the band is. The same song was playing when I got to the gym Thursday night. Okay, it was the same time as Monday so they're playing the same loop. But today in the middle of the afternoon at a completely different Bally's they're playing the same song when I walk in.

By the way, I've never seen "Breakfast at Tiffany's" so we don't have that in common.

Lance tweeted that it was his worst day on a bike. Did you hear about his time trial bike being stolen? Assholes.

On Sports Center they said that he should know that the Alamo doesn't have a basement.

Of course that cute little guy won.....

Congrats!

I did see a short snipit of it on the news, but don't remember seeing you or Thurston, but then I wasn't looking for you.

OMFG! I MUST try this. But I only drink coffee at work ... which means I'll have to bring my tim tam stash to work and not alert the coworkers or I'll have to share. Tim Tam Deception! I will plot to make this happen tomororow. :coffee:

I'm at work again today.... and had the pleasant surprise of finding out I am the ONLY one at work today.

Which is good because I'll actually get work done! Like the project which is due today!

But... ugh I'm the only one working today.

Back to it. :D

No you're not.

Sooooo...first the news, two Fridays ago, that I'll be losing my kitchen at the end of the month. Then, 4 days later, the news that my biggest store and most reliable customer is closing their doors at the end of the month. Now, today, a call from my workers that, guess what, he's taking a full-time job, she's pregnant, and neither will be available to work after the end of the month. The Universe definitely wants me to change my work situation.

Sooooo...I'm exploring the possibility of buying that store and converting part of it into the space I need to do my baking. At this point, I'd even be interested in farming out the work to a co-packer, thereby freeing my time up to get bigger orders, add a couple more farmer's markets, and do more theatre.

I'm very interested, Universe, in some clarity on this issue. Please get back to me ASAP. Thanks, Jim.

Your own storefront? :snap: :snap::snap::snap::snap::snap:

Tres Swank ! The store should be called ThinKrispiance.

I hope it all works out for you Jim.

Thanks.:) No wonder I didn't remember their name.

All this time I thought people were talking about Moon River.

It's hailing - yikes

So I may not have gotten into spring cleaning, or spring remodeling projects, but today I did accomplish some spring planting, and I'm quite pleased.

The front door side of my front yard has been looking rather barren and I wanted to get a rose to balance out the one on the other side. I wanted to add other stuff, but couldn't place anything else till I put the rose in. So since roses were 50% off, I finally got my rose :) And since the rose was going in, I could finally plant other stuff.

I wanted something fragrant, I was originally thinking jasmine, but haven't seen it in a while and the gardenia was also 50% off, so got that and some lavender.

I also had a basil plant that's been sitting around a while waiting to get planted, so that went in the ground today as well.



It's a bit messy but you get the idea of where it's going. I think a few weeks of growth will help it show better.

Very nice, Morrigoon :)

Matt Likes Roses... :D

and you'll probably need another couple strawberries to provide the full punnet-load ;)

Strawberries are only good dipped in chocolate. :)

I made chocolate dipped strawberries this weekend, I should go finish them off. Thanks for reminding me.

This made me laugh:

What about Roses dipped in chocolate?

What is that strange color prevalent in your photo? I can't seem to remember what it's called.

Hey, me too. I might have to head home for lunch.

I guess I slept wrong last night. My neck is killing me today.

How odd. Typically you cause a pain in other peoples neck.

Perhaps that means it backwards day?

Well, a few things finally went wrong with the closet project yesterday while installing lighting. The first hole I drilled to pass wires through led me to the discovery of some sort of metal plate between the crappy built-in desk (where there clearly used to be a vanity) and the closet. No clue what that's about, but I don't own the tools necessary to drill through it, so I had to pick another spot and hope for the best.

Unfortunately I didn't think the 2nd spot through very well and drilled a hole in a stupid spot. So that meant a 3rd hole. Fortunately I don't really give a crap about there being a couple extra holes in that built in desk.

Then after all that it turned out that I was about 10" of cable short to wire the lights as I wanted them. There should have been plenty based on my initial plans, but due to a few factors, things got shifted and there wasn't enough. Determined to make yesterday the first day in a couple weeks without a trip to Home Depot, I just sacrificed another lamp (one that we were using previously to light the closet, so no longer necessary) for its cord. Worked perfectly.

So now we've got stable shelving, spiffy chrome hanging bars, and a 67% increase in linear hanging space. Hooray! It went so well, I'm thinking of doing the same in the 2nd bedroom. But that'll be after fully finishing this one (patching and painting left to do), and after some general house organizing/getting rid of crap.

Congratulations! I'm sure the second one will be even better.

Knowing that you have a 67% increase in closet space is a little bit dorky ya know. ;)

Any chance of sharing photos? I would love to see how you configured it!

Seeing as I measured and remeasured and remeasured countless times, I can hardly help but know that.

The dorky part is that I could have looked at it before and after and given that 67% figure correctly WITHOUT measuring.


Once it's painted I'm going to take pictures. But I can describe the change pretty succinctly.

Before:
A single 9 1/2` shelf at a height of ~70" and a single 9 1/2' bar just beneath it. All supported by 2 supports*.

After:
Essentially raised that 9 1/2' span up so that the hanging bar is at 80". Instead of a single 9 1/2' length of shelf/bar, it's now 3 separate pieces of shelving, 2 separate bars, supported by 7 angle brackets attached to studs.

Then at a height of 40", there's a 38" hanging bar w/shelf on either side of the closet, leaving a 38" space in the middle so we can hang long items from the top bar. So it now looks something like this (not to scale):

========= ========= ============
----------------------------- ---------- 80"



================================
----------------------------------------- 40"



---------------------------------------- Floor


Nothing fancy, but way better than one collapsing shelf.




*If you can call what was there "support". Whereas an intelligent person would use a shelf support that looks like this:
-------
|....../
|..../
|../

Whomever put that shelf up used supports that were JUST the angle part:
....../
..../
../

Gee, I wonder why the shelf was sagging.

OMG - Caramel Delites (samoas?) from the freezer = Mountain of Sin on a plate.

(this means yum)

Mountain of Sin would be a killer porn actor/actress name.

I see lash has his GS cookies.

Gee, I feel like I'm looking at a MouseAdventure quest of some kind. Have you been hanging with Kevin Yee?

Oh, and it's not dorky. It's geeky. Dork is an unflattering look. Geek is a lifestyle coupled with a high IQ and a huge passion.

You're a Geek. In a good way.......

I am the Prince of Dorkness.

and a Roller Coaster Geek extraordinaire.

We're watching a Dirty Jobs episode about recycling dead cows. This has to be the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.

I had to turn that one off. As I recall the following week was equally as gross.

If you think SEEING dead cow recycling is bad, you oughtta SMELL it :eek:

So......
 

I am officially alone on LoT, not even a spider to keep me company.



I wish I could sleep. At least Gary is after many sleepless nights, it must be my turn for insomnia.

Tylenol PM my friend. Worked great when we were camping where I always have trouble sleeping. And worked great at home the one night I needed it since.

Wanna come help me hang curtains?

Watching/listening to streaming video of the Tour of California. http://tracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/

do they match the carpet?

;)

What carpet? :D

I like hardwood floors.

I feel your pain. I usually pop on after I take Olivia to school at 8:00 (6:00 CA time). There's hardly ever anyone on.

Hope you sleep tonight...I feel your pain there too.

I really like Campbell Brown's hair color. It's only a shade or two darker than mine....


I think I will stop at Target on my way to pick up dinner. :D

Wondering why people commit suicide....??? One happened at my work today!

Oh my gosh! I'm sorry to hear that!

WTF???

Not a suicide at DL, I assume?

Eeek! Sorry Wolfy! :(

It was on the news....made for an interesting day at work.

Crystal Cathedral......not DL.

On a lighter note, I've been reading a story on he Consumerist about a guy who's dad lost his iPhone. The kid who found the phone took pictures of himself and emailed them to his friends which also sent a bcc to the owner. Long story short, the readers of Consumerist tracked the guy down and he was shamed into returning it. During the "hunt" they came up with some creative and hilarious riffs of the insult "douchbag". Some of these have me literally LOL. My favorites so far:

Douchcanoe
King Douchenozzle Von Crunk


heehee

Do you work at the Crystal Cathedral? I was watching the news story about that one as I read your post.


ETA: Never mind. I didn't see the later posts

Disneyland?! Or do you also work at Crystal Cathedral?

ETA: oops, like Kevy, I missed the next page.

Yep - the Samoas, Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades and Thin Mints have all been tried, and I just tried a Thanks-A-Lot.... but if didn't say that - is said Merci ! Fancy Girl Scouts begging for Merci ! ;)


...all that's left to try is the Peanut Butter sandwich - that's tomorrow. :D

Oh, and I'm just transferring my 2007 USA Videos to my new 1 TB drive.

That was pretty entertaining. The power of the internet! douchemeister maxx ! heh heh.

I finally realized what was bugging me. Somewhere in the back of my mind there was something significant about February 17th, but damned if I could figure out what.


...It was supposed to be digital transition day!

Okay, not really *that* significant since most of us are already digital or using cable, but that's why the date had been repeatedly drummed into my head as being "something". Now I can relax.

You were probably thinking of Random Acts of Kindness Day.

That would explain why I feel so bitchy.


The creator of RAofKD was a professor from Cal State Bakersfield. He was later hit by a car when going down the bluffs and killed.

Soooo...

About 10 years ago, my condo was sacked. The miscreants made off with ALL my music, all my electronics... they even took my espresso machine and microwave. Bastards... kicked my cat (Boomer, what a sweetie!), generally turned the place upside down.

So one day I've got over 300 CDs, the next maybe 8 or 9 that apparantly slid off the top of the last box as they were carrying them out the door. Put me off music for a while, it did. Sorta took the starch out of the whole thing for me.

Fast forward, I've replaced some, added a lot of others... some I couldn't get any more. One in particular I've been wanting hard... dada, Puzzle... but it's out of print. I've been loathe to purchase it at its current high price (see LoT username).

Today, I hold said ridiculously overpriced CD in my hot little hands with a smile on my face.

I just thought I remembered how much I enjoyed it.

Scrooge = happy man

Funny, but the only song on here I never really liked is Dizz Knee Land.

I notice they're in concert tomorrow night at House of Blues in West Hollywood. How much would I love to see that?

If you catch a standby you can stay with us

What? Did you see me on Expedia or something? (I'm getting the CA itch again BAD) Sadly, that will have to wait. Next month, I fulfill a dream. I will have taken all my best friends to Disney. I'm taking my oldest girlfriend and her foster child to WDW March 14th. Spring Break... Sheesh! Wish me luck.

So I'm sitting here perusing LoT and Gary is playing Guitar Hero and it's going along good and suddenly he says" Oh ****". So I listen and wait......it's On the Road Again, Willie Nelson style:eek:

I just noticed that my son left his lunch sitting on the kitchen table.

Dude.

Bah.

Poor kid is gonna go hungry: that'll teach him!

The Boy gets lunch at school. With the way he eats, it is much cheaper that way.

Traveling this much has made me really start to think of LA as home. Now, instead of being slightly turned off by the view on the return flight of the sprawl of lights that is the LA Basin, I'm starting to get excited when I see it.

:evil:


Ugh, mine are so picky, if I didn't make them both a lunch, they really would go hungry. My daughter must have peeled, sliced cucumber with lime and a little salt. My son needs to have sharp cheddar cheese, which I need to cut into the perfect sized cubes, plus 2 cinnamon graham crackers.

It's like ToriBear's cat and the flossing. Once they got me to make it for them, they knew I would! Meh, so they get what they want for school lunch. I'm ok with that. I even write notes and put them in their lunches. I figure when they get older, they won't want anything to do with the dorky food I make them. I'm probably weird about it and overcompensating because I was a latchkey kid and had to have hot lunch every day throughout my school years, and my mom didn't cook at all. If I had asked for sliced cucumbers? Geesh. Can't imagine what the answer would have been.

I was just the opposite. My mom always made my lunch. I begged to be able to buy a school lunch. She also made all of our bread. I used to trade sandwiches just to be able to have store bought bread.

Never mind, missed the second paragraph.

But I wouldn't be so sure they won't want you to keep it up. Or that they won't just change their irrational demands to new things as they get older.

OMG, I remember people like you -- I wanted to be you! I remember one time when we were required to bring a sack lunch for a field trip and I couldn't find anything at home to make my own lunch. I think I brought a bag of CheezIts or something. Oh, and I had to take one of my mom's TABs to drink. The grass is always greener and all that.

My daughter spent all of first grade eating bacon for lunch. That was the most inconvenient phase for me. That was all she wanted. Bacon. Nothing else. Future LoTer.

I was exactly the same way. All I really wanted growing up was a cardboard pizzas from the lunch line....or, Wonder Bread, Tang, Zingers, Bologna and American Cheese. What I got was white cheddar and turkey on whole wheat or raw peanut butter on wheat.

Now, if I pack a lunch, I pack something more long the lines of what I grew up with. Yummy.

I used to beg to be able to bring a lunch, but since my mom bought Roman Meal bread, I learned pretty quickly that brought lunch sucked.

Now, even as an adult I can't get excited about a brought lunch.

The Rat makes my lunches. Sandwiches always taste better when someone else makes them.

Gary uses that exact same line on me and I don't believe it. It's a sandwich no matter who puts it together.

My children, evidently, agree with you.

I hate tax season. I'm lousy at keeping records through out the year. I keep saying I'm gonna get to it, I'm gonna get to it. Then the day before I see my tax preparer I'm scrambling to get my shoot together. I see her at 9:30 am. Guess what I'm doing right now......

Soooooo......

That's what I'm doing right now.....

Next year should be real fun, now that our California legislators have balanced the buget by increasing our taxes.

You know, it just occured to me. There is only one answer to the question "Sooooo, what are you doing now?"

"I'm posting on LoT"

All else are lies!


;)


But, at least I'm ready for the tax lady.....

No one has posted on LoT for the last 3 hours? WTF?

Ok, who had JWBear in the pool!

Mornigstar tomato & basil pizza burger actually do taste vaguely like pizza...which is honestly somewhat disturbing.

Asiago bagels from Panera are the sh!t.

So, I this morning to a stabbing pain in my jaw woke me at about 4AM - I think the wisdom tooth coming in ran out of space. Looks like it's time to stop putting off the dentist visit. All I can say is thank God I had hernia surgery earlier this year and have plenty of vicodin to get me through the weekend. Ouch.

I never laid a finger on him, honest !

Ugh. I hate sorting through paperwork and I managed to put it off for.....oh.....about 8 years. Finally tackling it. Kind of a monster project.

Dude...it's nature sending an ambiguous subliminal message to you; it either means:

1. You need to accommodate more wisdom.
2. You can't cram anymore wisdom into your head.
3. You should remove the docket spike from under your pillow.

BTW, enduring hernia surgery just to secure Vicodin is a tad obsessive...you can get a GP to prescribe 'em without going near a horsepiddle.

Besides, all you have to do is grasp the Dentist's private bits firmly in your hands and say "We aren't going to hurt each other...are we?".

hugs,

The Stoat.

That was the ONLY type of bread she would ever buy.

I will now buy cracked wheat bread, but I can't go near Roman Meal.

I know, I hate that crap

At least I got white bread when I was a kid.

All through grade school nearly every day, Bologna with mayo. Every single day. Stored with out refrigeration in a hot school locker.

It's a wonder I'm alive to tell you about it. And I avoid Bologna to this day.

On the bright side my taxes are done. My office looks like regurgitated Bologna, however.......

Are you sure they aren't the shizzle?

We had Wonder Bread. I hate Wonder Bread.

In elementary school I was able to pick 2 days a week to buy hot lunch. If I did extra chores, or was extra good I could pick a 3rd. I didn't get to pick what was in my lunch, and was usually leftovers in Tupperware, which sound good now, but at the time were a target for teasing (what 4th grader brings leftover steak). I hated sandwiches (mom only used Roman Meal bread unless she was on a WW kick, then I got whatever bread she was eating) and would bring them home uneaten.

In middle school Lunchables came out, and it was much easier on my mom to send me with those and a squeeze-it. Healthy, no. But she was a healthy cooker who was on a perpetual WW kick by then and rabbit food was very much a part of dinner.

High school was awesome. I got to buy lunch every day. I loved those crappy turkey sandwiches and school chocolate chip cookies. Heck, I still love the chocolate chip cookies they serve.

Looking back, I was very lucky. I always had a lunch and I had the best of both worlds.

Up until late in high school I always qualified for the subsized/free dining programs at the school.

So not only did I get free school lunch (and therefore that is what I ate) but breakfast as well (which taught me the joy of regular Rice Krispies with chocolate milk; chocolate Rice Krispies are a pale comparison).

Halfway through high school I was one of the few students with off campus privileges because I was taking courses at a nearby community college. That college also had a culinary program that operated the on-campus cafeteria which included a very nice bakery. I would buy a couple trayfuls of the bakery items and then sell them at a hefty profit in the cafeteria back at school. That funded me eating whatever the heck I pleased.

I need to get The Boy into the free lunch program. I now qualify. It sucks.

You were quite the entrepeneur Alex! I wish I would have thought of that.


I think for lunch it was usually bologna or that god awful cheese loaf, I think it was bologna or fake ham with little specks of cheese in it. I still can't look at that stuff!

So I went down and checked out the start of the final leg of the Amgen Tour Of California - or whatever it's called. About 5 seconds of excitement. I got a few photos.

Thanks for sharing the photos! Looks like a fun time!

I just read a case narrative where a worker said she asked a client to com in and "sing an affidavit". I couldn't stop laughing. I think the stress is getting to me....

You could totally sell that to Broadway....

"Crazy-Ass Job: The Musical". ;)

Broadway's newest smash hit... Welfare!

As a parent you always worry if you are raising your kids right....

It's spirit week at Headliners school, and Thursday is "Decades day". Dress in an outfit from your faviorate decade.

Headliner is going as a Mouseketeer (1950's style of course...) .

My job is done.

Congrats moonie! I hope my son turns out as well as your child! So far it looks like Dad is winning out with video games and music.

See if you can sneak in Kingdom Hearts.

Anybody else gonna see Cirque Du Soleil at the Kodak Theater?

Ahhh Crud, this is embarrassing.

We only have sky blue YOMD mouse ears. There is not a black set to be found. I have failed as a parent after all, unless.....

Could I talk anyone into FedEx'ing a pair of plain black mouse ears this way for Wednesday delivery? I'll supply the FedEx account. :blush:

When do shows start? I thought it wasn't until 2010?

I would help you out if I could. It seems I have almost every kind of mouse ear hat except plain black. :(

Yup, 2010- for 10 years.

You know I'll be making my way down there for it:D

I'll be seeing them in Montreal in May. Cirque 2009.

ImusthaveorIwillstopbreathinganddie.... :snap:

At first glance at the first picture I thought I was looking at a floating shoe!

But then I looked on. OMG! That boat is hot!

I wonder how much they want for one? I'm sure more than I'll make in my lifetime......

No, but O and I are going to see Cirque Du Soleil: Jungle Fantasy at the Music Hall in Kansas City on Thursday.

Awesome - though I won't truly be impressed until it exists.

Just the fact that it looks like it has a mouth makes it look fun to me. Stand down, scary sea beasties!!

It's half shoe, half shark-whale.

FYI that's not Cirque du Soleil. Similar, but not the same.

I'm guessing that even if I do happen to win the $145,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot this evening I still could not afford that thing.

You buy the boat and I'll buy the luggage to bring on the cruise.

No... THIS is luggage!

No... THIS is luggage!

I'm mapping sales territories in the Phoenix area... Everytime I see Surprize, AZ, I think "Surprise! There ain't sh*t goin' on here!"

I searched half the night to find the kids black Mickey ears but when I found them they are missing one ear, sorry I'm not helpful either.

Half the night? Good lord! Thanks for the effort, you have true Mouseketeer spirit to be sure!

Another kind soul is trying to help, so we still have a chance.

Moonie - you could always call Disneyland DelivEARS direct at 800-760-3566. They'll ship you one.

Tried that, the could not promise the one day turn around....

I'd ship you mine, but they say "Donna" on the back and they're hand-done embroidery (not machine) so I expect they won't do. :( My only other pairs are 2 different 50th anniversary ears

Mouse ears - I'm on it. :) Hopefully I can get 'er done on my lunch break...

Sooooo..... layoffs at AAA and "voluntary separation" offers at Nokia. So far we're both safe but it may get interesting.

:)

Ruh Roh... we have two AAA employees on this board. Hope they are okay.

That's funny... But so very, very wrong.

Right you are. DUH. :blush:

Why hello little mouse. Yes, I can hear you scratching around in my ceiling. Welcome to my home. I'm sure you must be hungry. I have left you a plate of yummy peanut butter right in the middle of the kitchen floor for you. Enjoy.


Oh, and good night to you my lovely cats. I'll see you two in the morning. Good hunting.

You haven't seen my sons room or the extra room for that matter:eek: It actually took my husband asking what on earth I was doing and then a group effort, just to find the one eared Mouse ears. we found lots of other colors along the way though!

I wonder if your kitties like peanut butter. Wouldn't that be a surprise!

I bet they like crunchy

Hey you got Mousey in my peanut Butter....

I have a kitteh who likes almond butter, sweet potatoes, tomato soup, corn....



On a sad note, I had to have one of our ratties put to sleep today. He was old, sick and paralyzed in his back end. I had been feeding him baby food by hand for the last few weeks but last night, after eating less and less, he wouldn't eat at all. I know I did the right thing, but Olivia and I loved him and now miss him greatly. RIP Timon. :(

You're going to great lengths to get those mouse ears.

Our cat Steven likes bagels and cream cheese, and vanilla ice cream.

Steve. LOL. I've always wanted a couple of dogs named Bob and Steve. Instead we have a rattie named Bob.

Shouldn't the cat be named Stevens rather than Steven?

Our cat's full name is Steven Tyler :)

Our rat's full name is Lofus Bob. :D

I had to look up the name to find what famous person that is. Cat Stevens I would get without the aid of Google.

Rename your cat.

Poor Rattie. :(

My cat's full name is Samwise Gamgee. :cool:

All of my cats are named Eric.

I don't normally post PM's but I think in this case I'll make an exception...

My cheese is grinning ear to ear! :snap: :snap:

On to the next issue...

Does Anyone know what font this is?



The best option I have on my PC looks like "Baskerville Old Face"

Death by salmonella, nice touch.

Dang, both of the online font identifiers I usually use have failed me.

A backup, in case the cats are caught napping.

Get your knowledge of pop culture out of the 70's

I also had to look up Cat Stevens to remember exactly who he was. But at least I knew the name.

My brain was putting him on THe Love Boat, but I think that may have been Scatman Crothers.

Chris called me at 7:45 this morning from the side of the road. He had a blow out while driving on the freeway. This seems to be the year of forcing him to do thd things he's been putting off - first the hernia, then the wisdon tooth (surgery being scheduled soon) and now the tire. I think I'd better help him make a list of what else he's been putting off.

Geez, there he goes, taking care of things on his own and his typical overbearing wife's gotta go criticizing him for it.

They are so alike I get those two mixed up all the time myself. :D

That's what a wife is for (among other things of course). To keep us men on track. We won't even ask for directions, do you think we are going to make a list and use it? ;)

We won't ask for directions but we are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on gadgets that will give us directions....

I know, I'm such a bitch!

Yeah, well, there are only so many things I can control. I'm not a very good co-dependent. But, I am a bitch.

He just called. He's getting 4 new tires because they were all showing separation. The spare was the one that had the blow out - it was put on after the other one had a leak. I look at that information and I am glad that the blow out didn't result in a serious accident.

Now, what is it I need to do that I've been putting off because, I do the same thing. We both have degrees in procrastination.

I was one class away from getting mine, but something came up.

How long had be been driving on the spare?

Since I can't put an actual date on it, I believe it has been quite a while (I'm thinking August???). In defense, he does have a full size spare and not a donut-type spare.

I have a spare tire caused by donuts.

Well, thank goodness this did not happen on the way to Yosemite! He and the car are okay (aside from the tire)?

He's fine, he was close to getting off the freeway so he was in a right side lane. It could've been worse.

Were taking my car to Yosemtie and I have 2 new tires on the front and will be getting 2 new ones on the rear before we go. Now, my car has 90k miles on it, so there may be other problems that occur.

Yeeeeouch. My left foot still hurts.

There's a lot of me, so when I relevé on one foot, there's a lot of strain.

Ow. Ow. Ow.

On a good note, as I lose weight, I'm going to be one hell of a strong dancer. I'll probably be able to leap through the damn ceiling.

He should find a more responsible service department. My dealer tells me I need tires every other time I go.

Be careful, DP.

I have the worst feet; they take forever to warm up. I always try to do ankle rotations, slow tendus and some releves before class starts, but since I am perpetually 5 minutes late everywhere I go, that doesn't always work out. As a result, many times my feet really hurt during plies. :(

AAA's layoffs have spared Jennifer for the time being. I'm still waiting to hear the details of Nokia's voluntary separation program.

I'll have to get there early and do some releves to stretch my feet, while using the bar for some added support. I totally didn't think about stretching the balls of my feet - I'm always working on my legs. That's a really good tip!

I'm going for my walk later tonight, so I'm hoping I can loosen my foot back up.

Shouldn't you be relieving in the restroom while sitting down?

Good luck Andrew!

If you have an iPhone, there's an app called "What The Font" that could help.

As with GD, none of the font identifiers I've tried have been very helpful.

It doesn't help that the font is not consistent across pictures I've found.

Look at the E in Annette here and the E in Cheryl here.

So, ever have one of those days...?

Every day.

Hey, think of it this way... you got all that crap out of the way at once. Imagine how much more it would have sucked if each crappy thing happened on a separate day in succession.

Aww, what's wrong? You feeling a little flat? Some what tired perhaps?

I'm surprised the Mouseketeer font doesn't exist somewhere (even if there are slight variations). I'd love to make it myself....but I need to learn how to make fonts first....one of a billion projects I will probably never get to.

That would be yesterday. And yeah, I had one of those.

VMM

:D bwahahahaaa

So, I just watched streaming video of the Valentino Conference from Turin this morning. Very interesting stuff, to be sure. :( it was not in the budget for me to go. Of course, I would have been petrified to present. I also learned my limited Italian would not get me too far!

Since I couldn't sleep I decided to cook down a chicken for soup. I only have to wait for it to cool enough to seperate the fat from the broth and I can finish it for tonight's dinner.

Now I get to go make fudge for my sister. Today is her b-day and we are going to Tehachapi tomorrow to celebrate.

I know when I finally crash it will be major.

whoa...I am like.......seriously trippin' now :p

visual avatar mojo
:snap:

TYVM!

Fudge is made.

Right as I was getting stuff together for the fudge I received a call. It was a pre-screening for a job interview. I go Tuesday. I know it is just an interview, but it makes me feel like I am not totally undesirable.

WTG, MG! :)

Well, I've decided to go forth with my "wild" hair dying. I'll be doing it tomorrow. :)

I think that might be worse than Kevy's old bug avatar. ;)

I am in a mood. Trust me when I say that this is tame compared to what I first considered.

WTG MG, good luck with the interview.

I'm sorry you're not sleeping, at least you're being productive I guess. Mmmm fudge!

well...you know you have to show us that one now...yes?

ummm... it was not appropriate for public viewing.

I've been having one of those years...does that count?

Sorry, unless it is hiding here, I couldn't find it.

(The link has jillions of Disney fonts for anyone interested)

Sashapants is such a silly kitty. No delicate dipping down into the food bowl for her. No, she lies on her belly in front of the bowl and just drops her head in. Silly!

In my next life, I want to be a pampered house cat. No more of this jet setting about. (I swear if I never see LAX gate 67A again it will be too soon. Sadly, too soon will be about 11:45 next Thursday evening. At least I get to depart from a different gate...)

Woot has some pretty neat looking cordless bug zappers right now. Attractive enough for swank camping, IMHO.

Trying to relax from a day full of stress and finally getting Bon Jovi Tickets for April 24th at the new Joint at the Hard Rock in Vegas. Bday present for myself. :) What a day it's been. Glad to have the tickets in my hand to prove it's really going to happen.

I just discovered the other half of my closet is FULL of stuff I used to be able to wear. Now I can wear most of it again. My only issue is that while I weigh less, my shape has definatly changed. My goal for the weekend is to go through my bedroom and actually put stuff away and get rid of all of my size 26 & 28 clothes that no longer fit. I am so excited! I have been putting off cleaning my room forever and now I have an excuse, to find out what I actually have burried in there.

WTG Mousey Girl! That is fabulous!

That's terrific news Mousey!!!!

I don't recommend your weightloss diet plan tho :( stress blows big green chunks!

I wish i could stay on the couch all day long. I can't move. Im sore and stiff all over from yesterday. Didn't even drink but feel like i was hit by a truck...lol all for the love of Bon Jovi i guess. The aftermath finally calm and cool for once since the whole announcement and ticket stress.

Hey Euro and NA you should not procrastinate when it comes to car maintenence cuz then you can really end up injured or else damage your cars more than if you took care of them in the first place.

More layoffs. I've survived this round. Sad though... good people.

I got a call this morning from one of the temp agencies I'm trying to use. The company I was temping for at Christmas wants me next week, Wed-Fri and maybe part of the following week. This would not interfere with the job I'm interviewing for since it wouldn't start until April 23rd.

Yet another reason I'd love to work for Lego.

So last night we saw a Production of Medea at the Orange County High School of the Arts. One of the participants from our Lucent workshop was in the show, so we wanted to show our support. It was a High School production, so still a bit rough around the edges, but none-the-less a rather sophisticated staging of iconic Greek tradgedy. They did a great job of integrating the chorus into the play (I'm always curious to see how chori are addressed in these stagings), using dance and choreography to add to their narrative commentary. It was great fun to see.

It was also fun to walk into a high school drama class - since both of us were Thespians in our past lives, it brought a bit of nostalgia to the mix - and perhaps even a bit of jealousy - I don't think any of the productions I was in reached this level of sophistication. It was also fun to meet our friend after her performance and congratulate her.

We also talked to her mom, who we also met at the Lucent workshop (though she didn't participate), and heard how the experience changed her daughter's life. This was her first show, she got in with the audition she worked on in the workshop and she turned her grades around so she could be in the show. It made me all the happier that we were there to show our support. (We of course encouraged her mom to take her to see some more lucent shows - like at Coachella, heh)

Afterwards, we did what we used to do anytime after a show - hit a local coffe shop, this time Hof's Hut where we chatted about Greek tragedy, Woody Allen, our high school theater experiences, and much more.

A great evening and it just made me feel Good.

Very cool!

I hope Lucent does another workshop in the future. I'd certainly like to check it out.

Our little container garden is growing up a storm. It's so much fun to watch it all come alive. Our peas are growing so fast you can almost just sit there and see the little tendrils extending and curling around one another. Our poppies are blooming, as are the snapdragons and pansies. The parsley is going insane. Anyone want some parsley? The citrus trees are all blooming - a little late, but I'm still hopeful. The plant guy at the market had tomato and bean starts, so it must be about time to plant those as well. So crazy! I wouldn't even think of planting those until May back home.

The bunnies love parsley.

We keep saying we'll do a veg garden for bunny food.

Just bought some alyssum and some pansies to fill in the empty spaces in my front garden. I debated buying a second lavender, but I have a sneaking suspicion that, much like alyssum, it'll turn out to be a "spreading" plant. Am I correct in that guess?

I'm so glad I bought my new rose when I did. The garden center (at Wally World) has no roses now.

I can't plant anything except shrubs or potted roses for about 2 months. Kansas sucks.

Oh, and we have about 4"-5" of snow on the ground today. Luckily I've already mentioned how much Kansas sucks.

So here it is Saturday night and I'm home. I go dancing every Saturday night at PBDA but they're dark tonight. Normally I would go to Disneyland instead but I decided a night at home would be better than sitting and watching other people dance. The regulars at the park don't mix the way I'm used to at PBDA.

I got my dancing in last night though. I went to Atomic Ballroom in Irvine. I'm taking a class there and would like to be more of a regular there. I didn't dance a lot but I had a good time. I danced with one guy who was really good and I realized he was Shesha (yes, that's his name) who's won lots of swing competitions and also happens to be the owner of Atomic. It's so fun to dance with someone who's really good. They pay attention to you and make sure they're dancing to your level but also see how far they can push it. In other words they don't assume you only know the basics. It's such a refreshing change from some guys who are so into their own moves they don't notice their partner is barely keeping up.

So I'm not dancing tonight but I'm thinking about it.

Been busy being sick and being a Mod on three different guilds in a site I'm on. It's hard work, but fun nevertheless.:)

In like a lion God dammit.

Bleh!

No they don't !! :(

Woot: One day, One deal.

'Twas this

It's 83 degrees out here at the moment, and several neighbors are grilling burgers on their patios.

It was 88 earlier.

Four or five more inches and I get a paid day off from work.

Which you get to spend shoveling snow!

Oh contraire my friend. I planned ahead and had kids 15 years ago. :D

As my Dad would always say - Go (insert chore), what do you think we had kids for?

I think its after 4 hours that you're supposed to seek medical attention.

So, are you LA folk going to pay any attention to this "no cussing week" proclamation?

I'd say "fvck it" if I were you.

Pffft I've never heard you curse in my life! ;)

I'm having a blast playing with Virtual DJ - if I could get the broadcasting to work, I'd share with everybody here...

I hardly ever post to Livejournal anymore.

You might also have a very lucrative porn career.

Bow-chicka-bow-wow!

I'm a few inches short of happiness. So here I am at work. :(

For all of you buried in snow, I feel for you. That cold stuff would feel really good on the SUNBURN I got yesterday.

Man, what a great weekend. We somehow accidentally ended up with no plans. Not that we don't love going out, seeing friends, visiting family (we do love it, which is why we always find ourselves booked), but our often full schedule makes these rare weekends feel like a luxurious treat. And we made the most of this one.

Got home from work Friday night and immediately got started prepping to paint the bathroom ceiling and the rebuilt closet. Went way better than expected, and we were putting primer on the walls by 7PM. By 9, primer coat was done, leaving the rest of the evening for...whatever.

Slept in a little on Saturday (well, stayed in bed, not so much sleeping), quick home depot run for paint, and by 3PM had the day's painting done. That left just some touch up in the bathroom to be done Sunday. On top of that, we began what will hopefully end up being a total reorganization of the house, beginning with the bedroom and the garage.

Through it all, we'd been watching Top Chef. We missed the season, but spotted the marathon that was airing Wednesday before the finale*, so we had the whole season queued up on TiVo. We'd work for a while, take a break to watch a couple episodes, work some more.

Feeling like we needed to reward ourselves for a job well done, and craving some top notch dining after the Top Chef glut, we treated ourselves to dinner at Marché Moderne. Definitely one of the finer meals of our lives. This is going to sound weird, but the standout dish, among the several astonishingly good things we ate, was the coriander pickled carrots. That's right, pickled carrots. True cullinary genius can be found in the simplest of dishes. And that is in no way meant to denegrate the rest of the meal.

Living the good life.




* Regarding Top Chef - so glad Stephan lost. He seems like a good chef, but what a prick! I wish Carla had said no to Casey's suggestions. F*ck Casey for talknig Carla into doing stuff she wasn't comfortable with, but Carla, what were you thinking? I thought you'd figured out to screw the pressure to overreach and just do what you do well! A shame. But I'm okay with Hosea winning. And now I want to go to Moorpark and try Cafe Firenze.

I honor your carrots. One of my favorite dishes last year was a head of cauliflower that had been rubbed and impregnated with cilantro and bits of hot green chili, then steamed to perfection.

Yum.

I want to go here.

Hey, MG,

I have a suggestion for you, actually. I know of a LiveJournal community where they welcome plus-sized clothing sales posts every Friday. You might be able to make a little money on your too-big clothes if you sell them there. :) Let me know if you want any info.

...grr, so over it. Money, stress, time..no time.....can I nap now?

No

How about now? i could sure use a nap too!

I am cleaning out my closet. I've taken out all of the clothes I haven't worn in quite a while - unless they're black - and putting them on the bed to try on. Many of my clothes no longer fit me, so into the donate pile they will go. I'm sure that will leave MANY holes in my wardrobe, however.

What I find difficult is that I have 2 very DIFFERENT types of clothing I wear. Either my clothes are super casual and weather-versatile or they are fun and arty stuff. There isn't much cross-over between the two.

A larger closet would be nice. ;)

Men want larger penes; women want larger closets. What does that tell you about the Human race?

That women are more likely to achieve their desires?

I have already gotten rid of a good sized chunk of it. Thank you, though.

I have a TON of size 14 stuff. Would that be appropriate to list?

Nope

If I couldn't nap I'd never sleep.

Ha!

Really? Huh.

If I could nap, I'd never sleep.

Feels like santa ana winds... Weird.

Is that Boiled Peanuts In The Shell ??
why, do they do Boiled Peanuts In The Shell ?
[Harvey Fierstein] "Oh, Sweetheart, I'm SO Happy !" [/Harvey Fierstein]


Oh.. Cleaning. My bad.

Oh Mary, she's been an honorary gay man for years!

Not forgetting Chris, the Honorary Bear. ;)

Totally - either on the main community, or on a sister community called "inbetweenies" which runs 12-16.

I now have 2 giant bags full of clothes - mostly pants in size 14 (a few 16s in there too). However, I don't want to ship. Me and the post office don't like each other. That may post a problem.

"Post" a problem... I get it

I'd love to see what you have in the 16's, NA. I'll be down to that size in about another month at the rate I'm going. :)

Has anyone here had experience using the CalFile through the CA FTB website to file their state taxes online (for free)?

Where is everybody? Sleeping?! Sheesh! It's only 8:04pm on Tuesday night for crying out loud.
lol
:D

I'm here :D

Yes - Yum!
No - but they look yummy, too! And they teach people to make yummy food!

I'm hungry, but my tummy is nervous. I will head out between 10-10:30. It will only take me 90 minutes to get to Visalia, but I am giving myself a ton of extra time, to get gas, rest stop, lost, ect...

Please send good vibes my way. :)

Good luck MG!!

I have to respectfully disagree. ;)

Boiled peanuts are revoltingly disgusting.

Yes, like eating soggy socks. Almost sufficient reason all on their own to stay away from the Florida panhandle.

Soggy socks might be better.

I agree completely. Blech!

Ken is having a bad day.

(source)

Ken looks a bit like a matronly woman.

Best of luck to you! :)

Soooo.... my left foot is angry at me once again. I even gave it a good stretch beforehand, but we were doing a ton of pirouettes last night, and my left side is the most natural for me. I think I strained it again. :( However, I was happy to notice that I get no more winded in that class than the rest of the gals who are considerably skinnier. I'm finally getting in shape again. :)

As some of you might know, I'm doing the Disneyland half marathon this Labor Day. My sister in California (who some of you have met) is going to join me and we'll 'play' in the parks before hand (yes, realizing it's not going to be our normal April/October type crowds). She had the brilliant idea of bringing our Mom from Portland down too, for her birthday (which is in early August). So I just happen to check airline miles, and I have enough Alaska Miles for Mom's ticket AND enough Delta miles for mine!

I'm excited, but bummed because it's not until SEPTEMBER!

Boiled peanuts are not for everyone. That said, the crappy canned version might turn anyone away!

I didn't even know there was a canned version of boiled peanuts. That sounds double vile.

Mega Millions: $212,000,000 drawing tonight

Just one more reason for me to be a bitter east coaster....

If one of you SoCal scamps wins the big one you can take home a lump sum payment of ~$103,500,000 (No state tax)

If I win, I take home an anemic $91,700,000

Stupid state.

I'll be soooo pissed if I win.

Hmmm. Sounds like a good time to buy a lotto ticket. Heck, I've been lucky lately, so it might be a good thing.

I don't think I could survive on just $91 million.

Im not sure I could survive finding out Ive won $91m long enough to spend dime one. the happy attack alone would finish me for sure

Remember, you still have to pay federal income tax!

That's the estimated lump sum take home amount after both state and federal taxes.

Isn't the 25% just withholding? What is the top tax rate now?

Obama would like to make it 95%

Source?

I'd like to give it a try just for the heck of it!

I'll gladly sacrifice myself to such an experiment. Take one for the team, and all that ;)

I guess this is supposed to be funny

For all the Conservative bashing that takes place on this board, I thought a little turn-about was fair play.

However, there is a basis in reality as Obama does want to increase the tax rate on the rich.

The record top marginal tax rate was 94% at the end of World War II. In fact for most of the history of the income tax until Reagan the top rates were 70% or above.

But you have to keep in mind that those top tax rates applied to very few people compared to now.

In 1941, for example, the top marginal rate was 81% but that was only on income above $5,000,000.

In 1945, it went up and was broadened. 94% on income above $200,000.

However, in inflation adjusted dollars, that 1941 would be on income above $69.7 million, I doubt that applied to even a few dozen people at the time. Even the $200,000 adjusts so $2.3 million a year.

By contrast, the current max rate of 35% applies to everything over $357,700*. Still definitely the cream of the crop but hardly the extreme far end of the curve.

Anyway, my point being that everybody likes throwing around the top marginal rate but that is pretty irrelevant without knowing how many people it affects. Obama could outrage Republicans by advocating a 100% marginal rate on incomes over $1.3 trillion.

*All of these numbers are for married filing jointly.

It's Wednesday morning. The Mega Millions drawing was last night. I don't want to look at the results. I don't want the dream to die....

Well, if you purchased your ticket in Ocean County, New Jersey, you may be in luck.

Dream killer.

A friend of mine (her daughter goes to school with O) won $28 million in the Powerball lottery. Seriously. I hate her in a platonic loving kind of way.

That bitch.

Sorry. I might have suddenly developed Tourette syndrome. More likely, I am just tired of being broke.

I believe it was Steph who asked for a photo of our finished closet. Forgot to take one before loading clothes in, but here it is with clothes.



That top shelf/bar goes all the way across, and on the other side is an identical lower shelf/bar to the one you see. The space between the top shelf and the ceiling is JUST perfect for fitting standard file boxes.

You are the DIY master. It looks great!

Nice!

My work here is done.

Do I see wire hangers?!

No, actually.

ETA: Well, I suppose I can't determine exactly what you're seeing. You may have a box of wire hangers sitting next to you. Or perhaps you're staring at another closet. Or you could be hallucinating.

So perhaps you do see wire hangers. But there are none pictured in the photograph of our closet.

sooooo..... I just got an email entitled "Hi, it's Sherry, boy these college parties are wild"

The body of the email says:
retreat followed St prime
loose-lipped bloc darting induce

One of the wierder spams, imo. What sort of keywords are those? :rolleyes:

The kind that evade spam filters.

I think the wood hangers with the metal hooks are the ones mentioned, but they are not "wire hangers". Just FYI.

Oh, and nice threads! :cool:

Is that electrical to code??? ;)

It's standard lamp cord plugged into a grounded socket. So yes.

Darth Vader and Hello Kitty's love child:

Silly Bear, that was just a surrealist compliment

:D Oh, it's not hard wired and nailed to the wall. It's plugged and tacked.

Besides, I knew you wouldn't do a trailer trash type job. :D

It does look like you accomplished what you set out to do, make it much more usable space. I love that, and have done it around my house quite a bit. I suppose it's a hobby in a way....

Ooooh! Now this would look nice in the Moonie game room:

A Moonliner Coke Machine


Now if I only had a game room and a spare $2k handy....

The Moonliner on it is really nifty, but do you really want to celebrate Tomorrowland '98? ;)

Meh, I missed out on Disneyland from the Mid '70's to the around Y2k so I have no memories of that time.

Still I do miss getting shrunk.

I miss getting shrunk too. I wish they'd bring back a new high tech version of that ride. The line area would have to be very similarly themed though.

I'd love that. Lame it may have been to some, I loved ATIS and Paul Frees voice haunts me to this day!

Oh, and did I mention I got my GS Cookies - Thin Mints & Samoas! Yummmmm!

Friday Friday Fri-DAY!

Yeah!

Whee! Time to post while on painkillers!

oooooh......say it again
:cool: :cheers:

So today I learned about the awesomeness that is manzanita branches. We found this place near the LA Flower Market where this guy makes freaking amazing centerpieces with them. Literally cements the branch onto a wood base, then glues flowers, moss, hangs crystals, etc. on it. I guess it's all the rage in decorator circles. I haven't found anything online that even touches this guy's work though.

Oh, and the fabric sellers in the fabric district must be getting hungry. I mean, they never lacked for assertiveness, but these days you just wouldn't believe how aggressively they try to sell you cloth! Quite unpleasant, actually.

My glow poi arrived from New Zealand today. They're totally awesome!

But, Ken wouldn't let me try 'em out in the living room. :(

We have both furniture and lights, the idea of DP swinging hard plastic balls at break neck speed in close proximity to both is not terribly appealing.

At least she's practicing with the glow ones, and not fire :D

So I'm watching Xanadu, and something just occurred to me, well, two things actually:

1. The lead guy in this movie looks like Heath Ledger
2. Olivia Newton John has CANKLES!

1) Michael Beck does have a resemblance, but more when he's serious, not smiling:


2) Leave Livvy Alone!! (said with a cream curtain behind me and wearing bad eye makeup)

I'm more disturbed that she was watching Xanadu... Willingly.

I'd just never seen it.

...And you had to go and ruin that, didn't you? ;)

Hey! What's wrong with a little Xanadu?


XanadooooooOOOOoooo!

Stoat & I are going to have to cure JW of his Xanaphobia. We'll play it on our iPhones every night we're staying at his place.... :D

The music is ok. It's the movie that reeks.

I did enjoy the Broadway version recently, although much like DCA I think it would probably be better without Whoopie Goldberg. It's basically a satire of the movie but it keeps the music.

That movie is why we named our daughter Kira. :D

Was she a-muse-d when she found out?

Susan likes:

1. Xanadu
2. The Pirate Movie
3. Grease 2
4. Me*

Something is obviously very wrong with her










*No, that isn't actually me. I am just amused by the one movie that my namesake is in.

That persons last movie was this. Are we sure it's not you?

I saw that Xanadu is on our Netflix que. I'm guessing Gary put it there for the boy!

Hence my footnote.

Sooo...

My mom died this morning. Very unexpected, and still kind of feeling a bit surreal about the whole thing. We had a rocky relationship, but she was such a huge thing in all of our lives, so it's very weird. I'll post more later, but nobody worry- I'm good. She's done with her demons now, and hopefully at peace.

OMG! I'm so sorry to hear that, Beth! <<HUGS>>

I'm so sorry to hear that. I'll be thinking of you.