HAPPY POST 20,000!!!!!

:snap: :cheers: :snap: :cheers: :snap: :cheers: :snap: :cheers: :snap:

Damn you, Chris! You stole my post! :mad:

Christian Meinke: Thunder stealer.
:D

Damn, this thread is loseriffic to the 20th power :)

I love how I'm spending all last night updating my moms computer... she never does anything! and it still has 2 glitches i asked her to get my dads friend to look at... its been over a year now!

Also updating virus protocols on my lappy... then moving files onto CDs and such...

Soo much work to get this ready for the cruise..

At risk of being pedantic, that'd be multiplied by 20, not to the 20th power. At this rate, it would literally take millennia to reach 1,000^20 posts.

Well, so far I've oly had minor injuries that won't prevent me from playing MA, but I'll keep trying.

Pffft. Semantics.

Besides, we're talking loserdom here. I think it can be exponential ;)

Yea

Finally done with all tax stuff and two days early I might add. :rolleyes:

a real feather in my cap what with the being proactive. :rolleyes:

Also I "served" my jury duty last week. I was a phone in juror I was going to call and get it postponed because of T's mom and my having no time off left but I had a high group number so I decided to roll the dice.:)

Woot! I just finished up all my tax stuff, too. Things will be tight for me, personally, but all will be well. (Other half doing well... hate him.)

Now... time to go watch some random movie and enjoy the rest of this weekend.

Oh, and I will be out in California for about a week instead of the half-a-week I'd estimated earlier - Sooo... I will have a lot of people to see. I'm so excited!

Signed,

Missing her Cali friends

I'm having fun in Vegas - I just saw an AWESOME pedestrian/taxicab incident that ended with a cabbie and pedestrian both in cuffs, and a K9 officer helped, too.

Today was a very nice day. Nickolas did seem to get a bit bored towards the end of the tour, but asked if we could go back to take a different tour. After Hearst, we ended up in Cayucous. We got there when the tide was just coming back in. He played with hermit crabs in the tidal pools and then had a blast playing in the waves. We ended our day with a late lunch/early dinner in Morro Bay. He then surprised me by NOT sleeping on the ride home and did his best to drive me insane. Traffic wasn't too bad, although we did watch a few people trying to show us why Highway 46 is also known as Blood Alley.

Morro Bay amuses me. When we got there it was around 2pm. There was very little parking to be had. When we left around 3:30 there was parking everywhere. That town really does roll up their sidewalks by the late afternoon.

The weather was wonderful. The entire day was exactly what I needed.

Be carfull there, you don't want to handicap your team now...

Good luck!!

Still have taxes to do, and I need to remember to call in for Jury Duty tomorrow to see if I serve on Monday

Stress: the emotion that results from not kicking the ever-lovin cr@p out of someone who sorely deserves it.

In other news... the park was busy tonight.

I had a similar day- very busy, and I wanted to beat my head against a concrete floor in frustration after dealing with a very high-maintenance client that I am about to fire. She's a friend, or was, but she stresses me out more than words can say as a client and I think today I finally hit the wall. Here's a small example of our conversation:

Me: You want a change of color, but you keep changing your mind about what color. First it's auburn, then strawberry blonde, then that's too red and maybe it's golden tones that you're thinking of.....I need some guidance here. Clip out some pics and bring them in to me so I can get an idea of what your trying to verbalize.

Client/friend: Well, maybe you could pick out some colors for me and tell me what I want.

Me: We tried that on Thursday, for two hours. Myself and a team of other stylists could not figure out what you wanted, and I told you that I wasn't comfortable proceeding until you stopped giving me conflicting information and settled on something that I could go on. You were the one who insisted I do something, so I went ahead with a semi-permanent golden blonde. Now you think that's too dark, yet the first color you said you wanted was permanent auburn, which is red-brown and stays until you cut it out. Good thing I didn't do that, eh?

C/f: Well, I think I'd almost prefer that to this color- it's too dark.

(Sound of me banging my head on the desk)

Me: Uhm, you do realize that auburn is about 4 levels darker than what you now have, don't you? Well, fine- come in and I'll just slap some of that on then.

C/f: Well, I don't want to do that if you can't take it out if I don't like it. ....



.....and the conversation went on for a frustratingly long 20 minutes until I got so irritated I told her she was responsible for her own homework and I would be very happy to do whatever the **** she wanted, provided she figured out what that was. What she really wants is to be 20 years younger and there's not a lot I can do about that. My co-workers all say that no friend would be such a consistent PITA and that I should tell her to go elsewhere, but I just don't have the heart to- yet, anyway. Maybe I'll get lucky and she'll go elsewhere- I told her I was booked solid for quite some time (true) so she may move on to someone else.

Anybody want Jello shots?

Thanks NA!

And while we are in the giving mood, anyone want a working gas clothes dryer?

And for all of those in So. Cal. suffering from the 90-95* heat, you can blame it on MousePlanet. They are holding their simi-annual MouseAdventure today and that almost always spikes the temps! ;)

The highs next weekend, low 60s......

I've never had any. Some day, perhaps.....


Oh, it's 101.6 right now. I'm thinking about all the poor souls being punished in the MA right now.......;)

Less than an hour left of MA.......I'm so glad I'm just meeting for drinks. What a day it must have been!

We had friends visiting from out of town today. We went with them to The Aquarium of the Pacific. Man, was it ever crowded!!! The temp wasn't too bad though; there actually was an ocean breeze. We had lunch at the cafe there. The food was surprisingly very good!

Now, I'm sitting in our nice, air conditioned, office - with the temperature set at "meat locker". Ahhhhhhhh.........

94 degrees right now at almost 5pm in the Valley.

Maybe instead of moving over the hill this summer, I can move to Vancouver. Isn't it nice and cold in Vancouver? (Right now it's cloudy and 55 degrees there, that's my kind of weather!)

It's still 92 here in Irvine. I am so glad I have AC.

Bought a nice london broil to grill up for dinner.

85 in SF yesterday and around 80 today. Ugh.
The fog is going to roll in soon and there is now a breeze from the west.
Soon back to normal 60 degrees (c/mon up for a visit Cherny)

It was nearly 80 up here today.


Just last week it was snowing- the weather is so schizo up here anymore. Hey, did someone say something about Jello shots?:D

Yes, but I opted for quervo gold tequila shots instead. I have a chicken on the rotisserie on my grill. It was on fire. I had to hose it down. Perhaps the shots weren't such a good idea ;) . I saved it just in time. It's down to 95 here.....

the fog is rolling in, the temp is back to normal. What a relief!

I'm clueless, what are jello shots? :blush:

So, Mouse Adventure - that was fun, but it's nice to be over

HOT!



TIRED!



HOT!

Jeebus, you mean it's been cooler here in Vegas?

WOW! Time for another cherry bomb :cheers:

Who won? ;)

I clicked the link (natch) and at first didn't think it was all that bad (my screen only showed to the bottom of the large picture).

Then I scrolled down :eek:

My experience is that with most DVD players, if you havn't watched anything since you stopped in the middle of something, if you just push play (when the main menu automatically comes up), it should just start playing from wherever you stopped - even in the middle of a chapter.

Hopefully this PITA goes away. I work in the print industry and thankfully we have an industry standard color system (with the unfortunate acronym of PMS (Pantone Matching System). If you want a specific color, you call it out by number.

The winners.

D'oh! :D

I don't know who won. The thing is that, since I don't post on MP and haven't for a long while, I am clueless about many other participants. However this is the first time I haven't known any of the winers in any of the categories.

I know the winners were wearing shirts that mentioned us, The Denton Affair, and Katie Sue's team, whose name escapes me at the moment. I've never met them. That was kinda weird.

How come?

The winners in Advanced were Simba's Pride.

NA, this one's for you:

http://www.butterick.com/item/B5175....ats_new&page=1

Wow, sorry to hear it's been so frigging hot out there. It's finally feeling wonderful out here, though I suspect it's much warmer outside. Still brisk in the mornings, but I'm a bit thankful I'm here in the cooler climate for the time being.

I hear summers can be brutal (ie. 100+ degrees) here, but I'll just have to wait that one out. For now, it's short-sleeved blouses for me!

Golden Spoon now has a "simply tart" flavor. And a lot more fresh fruit as toppings.

I have a feeling that the wave of heat that just blew through here is likely headed your way. at least it was just a couple days. its effin gorgeous out there now

We jumped over the weekend, but I think we were too far north to really get the heat effects. It was in the 70s in SLC this week and was close to that where I live (further north). It's supposedly warmer today, but I wouldn't know, I'm trapped in an ugly pink cube. We cool off again tomorrow (supposedly... the meteorologists are typically wrong these days) but then who knows after that.,..

I just got this message from Bridgette "It's f-ing snowing". Guess the heat wave hasn't hid Idaho yet.

Yeah, GD had a laugh at my expense yesterday because I reminded him I was banned. Apparently he had forgotten. It makes no difference to me. I don't have time to keep up on any large board.

Haha... NA is snubbed.

Ooh, hey... Bat's Day has been moved to November 8th & 9th!

That's going to be really odd... Bat's Day just as Christmas is starting to go up. Still, gives me time to possibly actually make the really awesome dress I was recently inspired to consider making :)

How can they have Bat's Day if it isn't 118 degrees at DL?

excellent! Ive always wondered how these poor souls survive in the heat thats usually on those days, especially in the incredible outfits they arrive in. Ive wanted to attend that particular gathering since I first heard about it, but the heat is usually enough to make me wuss out.

guess Im not bat material :-/

It was 79 yesterday and it snowed today. I'm so done.

Lol- I thought I saw some little flakies trying to fall! Brigitte, what's the temp over where you are?

Currently it is 39 degrees :P

It's about 42 here, but the wind is kicking up so it feels colder. Sucks, don't it?

Oh yes :) we had some wind and rain first thing that turned into small pellets of hail, then the snow. We had 2 nice days in a row over the weekend that were in the 70s and there are still piles of snow around town.

Well, we'll laugh about this at Silverwood/Boulder Beach this summer, okay? I'll buy the drinks.:cheers:

Sounds like a plan, though some days of nice weather before then would be nice :)

OMG! I took a nap and had the most SURREAL dream. It was very interesting though, because I really had a hard time making myself wake up. It's been a long time since I've slept that hard in the afternoon. Now, if the man in the chicken suit would just go away........

Just got my hours doubled at the Church I work for....woohoo! Still part time, but I enjoy my job so much that I am thrilled!

Congratulations! More hours is good.

Yay Wolfy!

So, I'm sitting here thinking that when I go to the chiropracter, I'm supposed to feel great. Last night, I felt like I'd been run over by a truck, took a HOT shower, took 2 advil and slept like one truly in the arms of morpheus and dreaming about an opera singer that in my dream is living in Japan. Pretty cool to meet in my dream since IRL she is singing at the great opera house in the sky. Weird dreams!

When I (finally) go to Bat's day, it will be in my loud floral print Hawaiian shirt

Hopefully he left before € got home.

You're dreaming about Burger King?!?!?! ;)

We made it back to AZ late yesterday with our little bundle of fur...

Everyone...please meet Macey!

Meeting Mom for the first time...


Riding shotgun with Dad...


Meeting her sisters for the first time...


She only drinks if she can be IN the water...


Who me?...


She's been fantastic and has really fit right in. I'll post more later, but I came down with a horrible case of food poisoning/stomach flu about an hour after we got home last night. :( I'm on hour 16 of it at this point, so I'll give more details when I return to the land of the living.

swanie

I'm dying over here, too cute.

So, I log in to the internet today and open up my web browser. Google is my home page.

Google is in French today.

Why?

We get that in my office quite a bit. The best we can figure, is Google is misreading IP addresses. There should be a link to Google English somewhere on that page.

I checked and can't see Google.com OR google.com.au in French - perhaps your language prefs are all akimbo ?

It's gotta be the funky IP thing... The homepage is set to google.com, but what's coming up is google.fr. (So it's not a language pref.)

It's not a problem, really. It is awfully curious, though.

Bon jour from France, everyone! I guess.

Oh.My.God.So.Freakin.Adorable

Swanie, feel better soon! You have an absolutely killer of cuteness there.

If you're getting Google in another language when you want Google English, try going explicitly to www.google.us. Usually that will work. If not, do www.google.ca or www.google.uk to get the Canada or UK sites.

Some spelling differences on the pages and result ranking may vary slightly but otherwise the same stuff.

You can spare a majority of the details, I'm sure.

The puppy is adorable and I hope you feel better soon. Or already...

wow. what a happy puppy face!

Swanie, love the puppy! I hope you feel better soon.

OK, cuteness overload. I'll make sure I show J when he gets home.

It's sure to heal even the toughest of illnesses. :D

That dog is freakin' adorable!!! :)

Angelina's is sooooo good!
 

LV!

*runs looking for you*

Gone. You are gone.

LV and I had the best lunch today. If you have to be in Stockton, eating lunch with libraryvixen at the yummiest Italian place in town is about as good as it gets.

OMG! Puppy Cuteness to DIE for!!!! (Which is what it seems Swanie is doing !) Feel better soon so you can post more pics!

Here is thwe only picture I have from Easter where Boy is smiling:



Here He is at the outdoor pool at Hearst Castle:




And lastly, here He is staring up at the ceiling in the dining room. He was more interested in the ceiling than he was with the ketchup and mustard bottles on the table.

Apparently I only have internet connectivity when I sit in Ollie Johnston's chair.

This is a crack up.

1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE

3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE

(Skip your e-mail address.)

4. Click on "Vizualizar" and watch what happens ... & don't ask me how they do that!

At least I could read that one. My Google keeps thinking I'm in Italy! WTF! I don't read Italian!

If you're in France, you'd better come visit me.

Ok, that was cool! Except where my last name ended up, that was kinda gross! :eek:

Kinda makes sense in a weird way since he's just passed on. Maybe the chair is haunted?

I think I must be the most annoying person here, but I swear, the fact that my phone isn't working, I need software, and special project stuff isn't entirely my fault.

All-in-all, today has been good, which is a relief. A big. Fat. Relief.

Oh, and samoa girl scout cookies are 75 calories of stress relief, but only in proper dosages.

Do they come in the same single serving sleeves like the Thin Mints?

I feel a bit pleased with myself. I have not bought or eaten a single GS cookie this year.

Now if only I could get the lady I work for to stop making danish/donut runs 3 times a week I would be a happy camper.

I'm heading to work now for my last day before "vacation".

Then I get to spend the next week and a half as a professional actor!

http://www.octc.org/index.php?page=treasureisland

Off to buckle a little swash!

ron

I questioned their packaging decisions, since I'm getting so used to these "100 calorie packs" and what-not. 75 calories or not, there's no way I can plow through that single serving! ;)

Unfortunately, Susan ordered the wrong cookies for me. Normally I like a combination of Thin Mints and All Abouts. For some reason, she got the Tagalongs instead of the All Abouts. Tried 'em and didn't like 'em. So if anyone wants a couple boxes of Tagalongs, they are yours for the taking.
Absolutely! She should be going five times per week!

Which ones are the Tagalongs?

Aren't Tagalongs the peanut butter filled ones?

Oh, I forgot to mention that it went from 90 on Monday, to 43 and snowing on Tuesday (same time of day). I left work early yesterday and it was like I was driving in a snowglobe! Today we're even colder, but I don't want to really go there.

Those always remind me of the language spoken in the Philippines.

thank you. I thought that was just me

Swanie brought me real samoas and thin mints.

There IS a difference between the bakeries. I reject "caramel delights". They are NOT the same. We did a blind taste test at work. Samoas and thin mints from the Little Brownie bakery won hands down.

Oh, wow! Thanks for posting this. It's the first time I've seen somebody copy my company's work! But ours, IMO, is way cooler (even though it promotes a lame movie.) Go check it out!

So far, I have successfully navigated the sea of GS cookies and not consumed a single one! :)

Got this via Email. I liked your work better though. :cool:

Yes.

Being honest here...

I like what you did with the elements, although I put a fictitious number in the system so I did not get a call. But I have to say that the "other guys" implementation was a little smoother in terms of the motion follow of the tattoo and the photo.

Also, did you guys create your site before the other people?

I'm not trying to be critical - I think it is a great site. Just some observations.

Our bakery rocks :D Little Brownie Bakery

If memory serves me, Southern California has switched to ABC cookies...ABC/Interbake

Everyone assumes that all Girl Scout cookies are the same, but depending on the region they can vary in selection and even taste. I'm sure I'll be leading T and M's troop again next year, so I can hook you all up. ;)

swanie
"she who has finally returned to the land of the living"

We did create it first, hence my noting they copied us. I agree with you that their key framing is a little smoother, but since it's derivative and doesn't use the multi-platform technology, I just don't think it's as interesting. (Too bad you put a fake number in - it's not "tracked" or sold, and that's the coolest part.)

I'm glad you're feeling better, that sounded thoroughly unpleasant.

Macey is beautiful!

WOOHOO! We have a cookie dealer!

The 24 Hour Mojo Moratorium grows tiresome for me. I give too much. (There are worse things).

Visible mojo for swanie, for puppy pix and feeling better!

Yo yo... thin mints yo, thin mints...I gots thin mints yo....

Sorry, first thing that popped into my head ;)

Heh, what exactly is in the brownies? :evil:

Hmm, and online source for GS cookies, must remember this when I want some. Get thee behind me Satan aka Swanie!

Cool. Then congrats to y'all for coming up with that bit of sweetness. I am always impressed by people who can create nifty stuff like this. Too bad it was wasted on an inferior product.

I will have to go back and do it again when I have some free time (I also watched the video with the sound off as I am in a cubicle farm).
Boy Scouts?

For last HHN, Universal had a video where you put your details in, and a gypsy predicted dire things for you based on your gender, name, DOB etc. Your details appeared on cards that she flipped onto the table while reading tarot cards.

My boss is out today, and I'm getting a lo more work done!

My 84 year old mother emailed this to me today. Someone sent it to her. :)

Omg that is hilarious!

Okay, I'm on a friend's computer.
I don't have internet at my new place yet.
They are going to activate my DSL in one week.
Bleh.
Til then, it's no internets.

So, what's going on around here?

:)

JWBear is making us crack up
I hate school
E's bf is sick
There may or may not be meets of the various sorts next weekend
Chris wants to go to the Edison tonight
Susan's boobs are most likely fine
There is bacon

So, the normal stuff.

Missing YOU, for one thing.

Well, I guess I don't have to go into LoT tonight and tell everone that GC's off the Net for a while. I guess I'll go see if Euro is blowing up the kitchen.

Get out of my head, please.

:snap:

So, I'm trying to decide when it's appropriate to start my return to California thread... a month good? :D

Return as in visit or return as in comeback ??

(No, don't say that word, I hate that word, it's a return)

Sorry, Norma Desmond invaded me for a moment.

Heh! Sorry

Visit. But my kidnapping attempt will be successful this time.

Oh wait. I've said to much.

Okay, kidnapping is good. Is it too soon for her to apply for a transfer to So. California? :evil:

Where have all my damn screwdrivers gone? I have PC's to dismantle and I can't find a screwdriver to save my life.

If I didn't have a cool thing to do this Saturday I'd be all over this.

A temp agency got me a gig sitting in the audeince of Pilot for a new sitcom starring Fred Savage called Single White Millionaire. It was over at Warner Bros. last night and it was neat to be on a sound stage again. Still smells the same. The show was funny I think it's gonna get picked up but the title sucks.

Yeah, you're right, the name is weak.

Hammers make efficient, if less reversible, substitutes.

What is up with this week? The minutes are flying like hours.

I want nothing more than to be back home, curled on the couch, watching more of the extended editions of Lord of the Rings (for some reason I got the LotR bug up my arse again -- re-reading the book, watching the movies, playing the MMORPG... noooooo idea why I find it so fascinating). Of course, Mr. Kenny makes me seem like an amateur with all that stuff :)

Hey I had an idea yesterday for lobster-wrapped bacon which cheese man found amazingly hilarious for some reason. Is such a thing possible? Discuss.

Fact: It is impossible to not appreciate life while in the act of consuming a Reese's Peanut Butter cup.

Lobster-wrapped bacon? How ya gonna do that? How 'bout wrapping the bacon round the lobster? I'm having trouble here. I don't know. It's an interesting idea, though.

Here's an easy recipe for them.

No idea

humm. I have lobster, I have bacon. omg.

I really don't want to be traveling again next week. This jet-setting lifestyle sucks.

But see, thats Bacon wrapped Lobster chunks... lovely, but the opposite of what Cherny said.

:evil:

I see your point but I'm sure with creative use of toothpicks it could be done a la Cherny.

Sheeeeyayayayaay!!!! My bacon lobster dream can become a reality! I must have some on Passover. In sandwich form with some cheese....... :evil:

NA in the other bacon thread talked about shrimp wrapped in bacon, which also seems delicious. Bacon wrapped in shrimp, on the other hand..... just slice those little fu<kers in half, insert your wad-o-bacon, and cook.

Or better yet, FRY. Oh yeah. Me wannnnnnnnnnts it.

What is up with the internets today? I can't get into my bank to see if I have money, Boy can't get to Pirate's online... sheesh

Pirates is experiencing a lot of extra traffic since VMK users are flocking over there.

I think the pirates took your money. It's what they do........

:D

I had absinthe for the first time last night. Interesting taste.

Perhaps you should have posted this in the LSD thread. Did you see colors?


:D

I fear it's about to become golfing season :(

Will there be a game 6?

Well puck that. :(

If it is, we'll be there to witness the beginning. I just won a raffle for tickets from work. Good seats, center club level.

I just spilled an entire jar of tiny round fish pellets on the hardwood floors. They are EVERYWHERE! (But, Thurston thinks they are tasty :rolleyes:)

If by some miracle we show up to play tonight.

Seriously!

You may very well witness Selanne and Scotty's last game.

And I'm totally jealous of your seats.

Pant pant pant, almost out the door! I got my final paycheck (yay more than I thought thanks to PTO rollover).

Also, I scored a 100% fabulous photo of Valentino in an auction yesterday. It's in SF and I can go pick it up in person on Monday. I totally love it, Rudy posing with 2 of his millions of admirers at the Southern Pacific station in SF. He looks so relaxed and happy and they look like they're pretty happy, too!

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You think Selanne's done after this? For real?

neat pic! I always get lost in shots like that pondering the moments before and after. I can just imagine how excited the two of them must have been

Ya. He's got a new baby at home and his wife isn't thrilled that he didn't retire last year.

Scotty and Selanne were in a tough spot last year. There is speculation that they had planned to come back all along, but had to hold off to circumvent the salary cap. Decisions and trades were made with hope they would come back. Then the season started off horribly wrong, we weren't doing well, their "official announcements" dragged out forever. If they didn't come back, they would have lost a huge fan base who perceived them as being selfish and screwing up the team. They did come back and we're still not playing up to our potential (on paper, we have an amazing team who could take the Cup again, in reality, not so much). Burke said that he would not allow them to do what they did again. Stay or go, the decision has to be made before the season starts.

Seriously, SF, that picture needs to end up in the inspiration thread!

So there's this article about Harrison Ford in the USA Today
seen HERE

Now... my fine friends... does anyone know where I can get that image of him on the log LARGER????

Like... oh... desktop size?

<insert eyelash batting smiley here>

What is it about coffee (drinks) that just makes all seem right with the world?

Seriously, coffee often fills me with an incredible sense of well-being. It's can't just be the caffeine, can it?

I am feeling guilty...

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As long as they don't find the body you're generally safe ;)

Dude, you're going to FL in less than two weeks? Lucky dawg!

Yeah, it just kinda "happend." Any$one wa$$nna go$? $$ ;)

Pfft. Couldn't afford the airfare.

Nessun Dorma makes one hell of an earworm. Just sayin'.

Haha, wow, it's the "Please travel somewhere OTHER than Disney this year" article. The article is titled "New rides put the 'theme' in theme parks", or, as I like to call it, "Duh".

(In other news, I think there's finally a theme park that appeals to both CoasterMatt AND his wife's key interests simultaneously. Expect them to move to Myrtle Beach in the near future ;))

I was expecting to be able to say "yes, I can get you the picture in a size that would allow you to make a billboard near your house." But that is a USA Today photo not a publicity photo so I don't have access to a bigger one and probably neither does anybody else unless USA Today put it on the wires.

I did find a picture of Harrison Ford wearing a Speedo

Mmm.... not bad, not bad.

I forgot I add this

Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe (on the site where you can get the syrup :) )

Fare-thee-well (or not) soul sucking law firm, I departed with a clean desk and no regrets.

Hello hopefully less than soul sucking law firm, you were not so sucky in 1999, I hope that remains the same. Given that so many people I know are still there, I think I've made the right choice.

Goodbye commuting by car, hello commuting by MUNI. Instead of $45 a week in gas, $45 a month for a MUNI pass and probably gassing the jalopey once a month.

:D

Nice surprise from Hubby....booked us a week in WDW in August!

So... Absinthe?

Yes please.

The Boy is gone for the weekend. I am getting ready to start a marathon round of baking. I am helping out my mom and providing deserts for tomorrow night (their RV club monthly get together). I am doing a pastel pound cake, 5 lbs of fudge, chocolate chip butter cookies and molasses crackle cookies. I enjoy baking, and I volunteered to do this. I should have started a few hours ago, but I wanted Boy to be gone so that I can bake without distractions.

It is snowing.

It is not just snowing a little.

It is pouring snow.

It has snowed at least 3 inches here - maybe 4. This is NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I coped by going to the mall. And buying clothes. And chocolate. And jewelry.

And it's making double posts, because it hates me.

Chocolate is one of the world's best coping mechanisms.

Seriously, the weather is F'd up. Last week, 85 to snowing the next morning. This weekend... probably going to hit 80 before another snow/rain storm hits and drops us 40 degrees.

So sick of this.

Why did I move away, again?

Oh yeah...

I turned down a job offer at Hard Rock Park; it's a fairly large park, with not much to do.

You know, with one small letter change that could be a much more interesting park. Change the R in Rock to a C, and see what you get! :D

After 2 days embroidering t-shirts for a neice's girl scout troop, I have come to the conclusion that I'm much better at this when I'm drunk off my ass. I seem to do far less stupid things. So in the interest of living up to my title and finishing this neverending project - Bottoms up!:cheers:

The weather people said something about 7" of snow by morning.

WTF?

I think this is practice for the next Ice Age, Pru. We're supposed to get hit here Sunday. I just know we're gonna go from 32 degrees to 100, with no happy place in-between.

Nice... but OMG !!!! http://www.monin.com/us/en/sugarfree.php I'm officially now very, VERY happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like I said, I'm officially now very, VERY happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh, and I was off work yesterday with a horrible Resp Tract infection, and today due to the worsening of said infection, I started a course of my Mexican Penicillin capsules (they're good till Feb 09, it says, and I've been kepping them in the fridge) I'm just now boiling up 2 lb of chicken frames in a big pot and I'm gonna make Jewish Penicillin with noodles. Yum!

Yarrr!!
 

"Ghosts Of Treasure Island" opened Friday, with shows at 9:45 and 11:45. (Obscene hours for actors!)

It's a great show, with music by Captain Bogg and Salty, enormously popular pirate rock band. These are children's musicians with some serious chops! The Oregonian compared the show's music to early Juthro Tull.

This is who I'm working with for the next week. Meet my new friends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdSkDXs00xg

...and that link led me to finding this youtube video with a cute cameo with Harrison. (NSFW)

Wow...

I am wondering what's actually going to happen on Sunday. Oddly, I thought for a while that the weather patterns up here followed California, but it seems to come more from Washington and Utah - I'm a day late!

Just checked: Weather.com says - and I quote - "Rain / Snow Showers / Wind. 44° F" Ugh. These 30 degree ups and downs are starting to F with me. Every. Fricken. Week.

Ugh. You guys are depressing me. Is this what I have to look forward to. I forgot what it was like to live not in So Cal.

In other news, I'm about to go back to the hospital - when J will hopefully be getting finished with his scoping and I can watch the comic hilarity of him coming out of anesthesia. Then hopefully we get to go home. I'm pretty much done with going to the hospital.

But not until after I try The Chrysler Building, a sandwich in their cafeteria that sounds delicious, but isn't available when I'm there in the evenings.

I got finished baking last night at exactly 11:00. I still have to make the lemon glaze for the cake and cut up the fudge, but at least the cooking is all done.

I did have a mishap. I was going out the front door to lock up my car and I slid on one of Nick's toys. I went down hard on the floor (not carpet) by the front door. I sort of sat there stunned, with my foot at a wierd angle. I was afraid to move, thinking I had broken something. Luckily, nothing seems to be broken. I have some bruising on my hip and my toes are sore, but other than that I am ok.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But more importantly, will there be a game 7?

If by some miracle we show up to play tomorrow night.

Over all the dinner with my parent's group went well.

I did get rather upset, though. I supplied all of the deserts. I heard someone talking about my fudge. It was very negative. I looked over and it was at the next table, she then went on to slam everything I had made. I told my mom what I was hearing and then went outside to chill out.

It was the most immature thing I have seen/heard in a long time. Ok, so you didn't enjoy it, don't slam it within earshot of the person who made it. Keep in mind, the average age of this group is 65+.



My foot still hurts and my big toe is turning blue. My ankle was bugging me because I was walking funny. My hip is also starting to show the bruise.

Wow MG, first you get beat up while cooking the goodies, then you get beat up afterwards. That just sucks. That sour puss wouldn't have been happy unless it was a glass of lemonaide! I'm sure it was her and not your cooking. The world is full of fools, just don't let 'em get you down.

MG, cold compress on your foot and ankle. If you are still having lots of pain, go to the doctor and have it checked out asap. You may have broken a toe. No long walkies in the next few days, that you are already having a problem cause you are favoring, not good. Takes it easy!

Oh, and I am with Rstar, old battleaxe does not deserve your baked goodies. But, with her attitude, she's making herself sick inside and out, don't let her get to you.

Two weeks ago, we said goodbye to Molly, the female half of TeamBeagle. She was hit by a car. Her spine was severed and there was nothing to do but to thank her for being the awesome, loving beagle she was and to let go.

Her brother Jack is fine, although he, too, tried to run across a highway. (A kid visiting the house had left the door ajar. The two beagles ran through the village and crossed a highway. A car of college kids got the dogs off the highway, called us (from the tags on their collars), called the Humane Society which has an ambulance (nearest emergency vet is 30 min. away), and wrapped Molly in a blanket. Those kids and the ambulance personnel were beyond awesome.

It has been terribly sad.

Here they are in better days, helping make breakfast. That's Molly on the left and Jack on the right.

Aw Helen, I'm SO sad and sorry for your loss. That's heartbreaking. :(

Helen - that's horrible. I'm so sorry.

Oh Helen! I'm so sorry to hear of this news. It's just heartbreaking!

Oh, Helen- that broke my heart. I'm so sorry. When I was young, a neighbor ran over our dog and I remember like it was yesterday. Big hugs to all of you.

puppy :(

Thanks for the sympathy, all. Jack the lonely beagle seems to be happy again, as of maybe two days ago.

On a totally different note, you know how cute Rémy the mouse chef is in "Ratatouille"? He's 10x the cute en français. «Psss...c'est moi, Rémy. Tout le monde peut cuisiner!»

Helen, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. You know - not a lot of people stop for hurting animals, even when they hit them. I'm glad that (or so it seems) you had a chance to see her and say goodbye. *hugs*

No wonder you haven't been around lately....so sorry about Molly! Hugs from the Wolfpack.

I bought art this weekend! It's been a while since I've done that, but I've been talking about it for a while. Now I have to wait until the piece comes down off the gallery walls to bring it home.

Bob, that's Sooooo tacky ! How could you even come up with such a tacky idea.

Are there AP's available yet ??? :evil:

So sorry to hear the bad news, but I'm glad that Jack is feeling happier, he'll be a source of comfort for the family. *hugs*

6 hours until I leave for the airport. I'm not sure whether to be excited or not.

No. /sob :(

We just gave up /sob :( :( :(

But think of all the time they'll have to improve their golf swings? ;)

When I got to the theatre at 12:30 for today's matinee there were police barricades up blocking a big section of downtown, including the stage door! Two blocks away a man was on a balcony railing on the 14th floor of the Marriott, threatening to jump. He had been there since about 11:00. When we left the theatre around 3:30 he was still there. The last I heard was at 6:30, and police were still negotiating with him.

It was somewhat surreal.

That would have been surreal to perform during, to say the least. How did your show go?

So, I'm driving to work today, minding my own business and SPLAT. Bug on the windshield. Ewwww. I use my handy dandy windshield wipers and washing system... no more bug, but my window is still ikky cause I am almost out of washer fluid. All of a sudden, this car speeds up to get in front of me (I'm on the 241, we're all going 70ish) and hits their breaks. I move over, not wanting to be behind an erratic driver who is also a brake rider. He moves over. I move back. He moves back, hits his breaks. I realize I'm now behind a moron and slow down. He slams on his breaks and starts washing his windows. He was making a conscious effort to get my car with his wiper spray. I must have gotten his car when I washed my windows. What he didn't realize, is that he was totally being helpful because with the spray off his car, I no longer had streaky windows. Thanks dude!

Haha, I had to forward that story on to J.

Ummm...

Washer Rage?

What next?

I'm so glad you asked!

The show is going great! Friday morning was our first two school shows (9:45 and 11:45) and we had a public matinee on Sunday. All three houses were full and loved the show. The school kids screamed and clapped, the public house was full of kids (and some parents) in pirate garb.

The show itself kicks! Rockin music, great cast, great story that doesn't play down to the kids, and a kickass fight scene with musket, rapier and cutlass. Captain Bogg & Salty are very popular, and add so much to the show.

I do think about you guys there. Loren Hoskins (aka Captain Bogg) does our pre-recorded house announcements (cell phones, pictures, etc.) and he sounds chillingly like X Atencio. ("...keep to the code...turn off those blasted cell phones...") Wish you could hear it.

Gotta say this is one of my pet peves while driving. It totally screws up my windows which were fine before the moron in front of me started spraying me.

Ok. What'd the hell I miss in the last 10 days?

I have over 1,500 new posts. You guys have been busy! :p

it's not something I normally do. I had no choice this time.

And DP, we've been talking about you!

Ah, ****. I'm scared. :eek:

heh. my old ford truck in HS had a couple old style sprayers mounted on the hood...so like any good wanker/moron auto-shop guy with a new license, I turned them sideways to douse my fellow students and their vehicles on the way to class. :evil:

good times....good times

I was driving some cheapo rental car a while back and while driving through the alley I decided the windshield needed cleaning. That's when I found out the spray wasn't actually pointed at the window but at the poor guy looking for bottles and cans in the trash as I drove by.

On another note, I think I've discovered something even more annoying than having to hear half of some idiot's cell phone conversation: Having to listen to some idiot's computer in the coffee shop as they watch some program with a loud, guffawing studio audience. Geez, I'm so paranoid about annoying people that I plug in ear phones just to avoid the sound of Windows starting up.

Hehe, I don't have speakers for that reason, Lindy. I hate it when people have their random stuff pop up. Aren't people supposed to be hiding that sort of tom foolery? Or is it something people just don't care about any more?

I even feel bad that I am on here. But, I have decided that this is my sanity harbor, and that without the LoT, I would go bat-sh*t crazy.

So I drove up to the office this afternoon, and there was an ABC news van in front.

I would post this in egghead if it were worthy of its own thread:

Boyfriend reprograms game to contain marriage proposal

Why dat?

My boss is going to be on the 5pm news talking about the real estate market :)

Dick Van Patten was just at my office. He was lost, it happens a lot here. I thought he was dead, apparently not.

I'll never get the image of him as King of Druidia out of my head, LOL

Didja get his autograph ?
Funny, he doesn't look Druish ;)

I get to be a bitter east-coaster for the next few days.

Oh, but you guys should see this hotel - it is an 11 on the 1-10 meter of swank. Seriously. All Eames-esque and uber-contemporary fixtures and aubergine hallways and whatnot.

Well!?!?!? Spill it, what's it called???
(Or did I miss that somehwere else?)

It's called Donovan House, and I will take pictures. Tomorrow. When I haven't been up for 31 hours straight.

I took it a step further. My bro-in-law worked at an auto salvage yard. I went with him to work one day and hi-jacked a large window wash bottle complete with pump and hose (I think it came out of a huge Buick). I then mounted it in the bed of my pickup truck, aimed the nozzle out the side of the truck and wired it with its own trigger button. Then I could nail people on the side of my truck without messing with my window-washing capabilities.

"is it grape, or aubergine?"

I second that demand! ;)

I 2nd, 3rd or 4th the request for pics Pru when you are coherent.

I'm brain dead from over-orientation. UGH, tomorrow is training, all day.

I feel like I've just upgraded from a Model T to a Ferrari and my brain can't handle it.

Wolfpack is thinking of buying a PT Cruiser to replace the Mini-Van we now own that is sucking money out of us left and right. $11,000 for a 2007 with all the goodies we want with 17000 miles on it.....any opinions?

Yes, pass. They are super cute, but laid out very oddly and the seats aren't that comfortable. I'd recommend a Mazda3 5 door, Toyota Matrix or the Mazda5. I think they all have about the same (if not more) cargo space then the PT Cruiser.

I'm bias towards the 3 (because I looooove mine - 4 door, but the 5 doors are super cool too). The Matrix is also a great car, with super comfortable seats and a well designed layout.

We have rented one once in South Carolina for a day and kinda liked it. Just not sure on the price and reliablity.

I say get a Hummer - much more room.

...Did you ask Susan ? :evil:

"kinda like it" from renting it is a crapshoot when buying. You'll either love it or hate it. It is a Chrysler, and they don't have the greatest rep. They also get pretty crappy mileage. I'd look at other cars, even rent them for a few days. Check out reviews on KBB and Edumnds too.

I bet you could get a great deal on a Hummer these days though.

I don't ask: I demand.
Five bucks: same as in town.

When car shopping with GC we drove a PT Cruiser. Then we asked our resident Carmen (or is that CarMan?) about it. He said "DON'T BUY IT - IT IS CRAP". So, no. Look for something else.

yeah, I say that a lot too.

I got a CooooUUUUUUte haircut today.

Pictures, please.:)

This is possibly the best city in the universe. I never want to leave.

I forget, which city are you in?

Pass, they're really ugly and strangers will make fun of you as you drive by.

Or I will. But even if it is just me then that should be more embarrassment than any normal human should be able to stand.

On more serious/useful advice (though I do find them truly ugly) I know four PT Cruiser owners well enough to have discussed it with them. 2 absolutely love them after years of ownership. The other 2 have decided that they'll walk to work before they ever consider buying another as they've been nothing but trouble.

Your mileage, quite literally, may vary.

Pru, you're in DC, right? Great public transportation there :)

So today I was so late to work I figured I may as well be late with coffee.

DC? The Capitol of the bitter east coast league of cities? Shurley you jest?

George Bush lives here for God's sake.

I'm jealous - I'm wishing there were trade shows in DC so I can have a paid trip there...

Perhaps I'll have to make some vacation time to go to the capitol.

I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. Fingers crossed for you!

I've sat in a PT Cruiser. They're damned uncomfortable!

I don't know if that was intentional or a Lisa-ism, but it was damned funny.

I haven't driven a PT cruiser but the people I know who have all said they have terrible blind spots. Very difficult to see out.

Well, every city has its ghetto...








...and don't call me Shirley.

I have no idea what you're talking about. You made that up... :rolleyes:


On a completely different note...

I just realized that I don't need to have kids to know what it's like to parent a small child... I have employees!

Children are easier. This is why I would never, ever, ever go into management. I feel for ya, JW!:coffee:

Funny enough, I was talking about fertilizer the other day, and supposedly, I called it fartilizer... Which isn't that far off, if you think about it...

NA - I want to see your new 'do! :D

Good grief, I'm still trying to catch-up on this thread. It might be a lost cause at this point, since I'm also trying to catch-up on work at the same time.

I might just say F-it, and just go with the flow.

Definitely just go with the flow DP, I have to. If something is sooo intriguing that I must go back and investigate, then so be it. :)

And WTF's up with today?

I'm thinking you're making up that whole bitter east coast thing. At least for here. I think you just want to keep people from visiting!

I found Washington D.C. to be one of the most depressing American cities I've ever visited. The Capitol area is wonderful but in a way that heightens it.

Did anybody happen to mention it's Earth Day apparently?

So... long time no see. I am again job hunting and I've been deeply, horribly depressed. I have been hired on at the Park at my old Haunted stomping grounds, and I may have a 6 week contract coming up.

Please everyone, wish me luck!

I heard it this morning on the news, but nothing since.

I have, however, been doing my part today:
recycled various paper reports (they were wrong anyway)
drove my lil wind up car to work (love that lil thing, even if it aint a racecar)
recycled the half dozen plastic bottles littering my desk
killed the ants on my desk with a 'squish' instead of insecticides

yeah...Im green :D

I always thought I wanted one. Then I got to rent one when my car was being worked on. What a piece of crap. It was a total gutless wonder and with more blind spots than any other car I have ever driven.

If anyone cares, the Honda Center will be having their giant hockey sale on April 26th, from 10am to 4pm. Up to 70% off stuff.

I don't need a giant hockey, but thanks for letting me know.

How about a giant hickey?

ya know? if Im going to sport a telling mark of a romantic engagement, it better damn well be a scar.

thats just...wrong

Yikes, did you get the number of that baseball bat?

Are we talking slashy sort of scar, or a pock-mark?;)

What about fingernails on the back?

Only if scarring occurs, Matt.



Tori has the pukies, which means that shortly I will probably as well. Fun!

I am so wiped. We just spent a few hours straightening out the office, and unpacking and sorting all the freebie crap/publications/catalogs from NAB. I had four very large bags of free stuff that I accumulated over that week. I also shelved the 14 books I purchased. I scored them all for $3 each, since they were last year's "featured" titles. I've now got an entire library on independent filmmaking, computer animation, DVD authoring, color correction, audio mixing, etc., etc. Most of them were originally $50-$80 each, so I totally scored big time! :D

The clutter is now free and organized, so my mind can be equally free to create, create, create! :D

think "dueling scar"


:snap:

those will do quite nicely, yes.

BTD: is that open to everyone, or just season ticket holders? Where can I get more info?

Woman know you nothing of the creative process? Clutter is not only good for the creative process, clutter is an essential part of the creative process.

At least that's what I always tell my wife when she asks me to straighten up the home office.

Open to the public. It was sent to me in a SSH newsletter.

This is all they said:

We was robbed I tell ya robbed! Bloody flyers.

Okay, I know you put three return marks in there, but next time, please put these in two separate messages. That was disturbing on multiple levels.

Ok, so clutter doesn't so much dampen my creativity, but it does my productivity. It greatly helps to be able to just grab my notes or books when doing something, without having to look around for them first. I'm streamlining so I'll have more free time. :)

Flyers? Hockey?

A post of mine disturbed the infamous KB?

Score!

Hockey. Game-7. Caps/Flyers. Bad call. Game lost. suckie. suckie.

Is anyone gonna be at the park between today and Thursday?

I need personalized mouse ears for work, but I have no AP. :(

You don't want to get me started on bad calls. :mad:

So I'll say this. It seems the officiating across all games of the first round has been terrible.

It does seem they are trying to stack it in Canada's favor. Though the Senators got knocked out first round too. YAY! I think Detroit will win this year. They've been on a mission all season.*

*the above statement should not be taken as any rooting for or supporting of Detroit.

Who's Detroit playing in the next round?

(Which is my way of saying I haven't been paying enough attention to remember whether my Avs made it through or not)

Do the shopping pass thing.

Woohoo! I love a good Wings/Avs playoff series! :)

I didn't think they had that anymore.

thanks!

I think my lunch just gave me garlic breath. Good thing I don't have much of a reason to leave my cube until I leave work.

Phew!

Do the breath mint thing.

;)

Thanks to KatieSue for being bored enough to call for me. They do have the shopping pass, but you have to be there before 4pm.

They do not embroider at WoD.

In case anyone cares.

Those new Indiana Jones Mint Crisp M&M's are pretty good too.

Do all prodigies come out looking like Charlotte Church?

Thanks for the review!! I was leery about purchasing them when I saw them. :D

We live close enough to run over there for ya tonight. Which ears and what name? We can even meet you at 15 minute parking to pass it off. :)

Sooo....


Tori is still sick- after being up all night throwing up every 1/2 hour, she is now running a fever and her little cheeks are flaming red. Poor kid- she was supposed to be watching her friend run his track meet right now, but instead she's curled up in bed with a cold compress on her head. Her kitty Samwise is a happy boy though- he loves it when she's sick because he gets to snuggle with her all day.

I just bought books for my second to last semester of school. Not a big deal to most. Huge deal to me. YAY!

Several times in the past few weeks, I've read restaurant reviews on Yelp or elsewhere that mention that the reviewer ordered muscles.

You can build muscles. You can rub muscles. You can admire muscles. Technically, if you're eating meat, you're probably even eating muscles. But you probably wouldn't call them that.

MUSSELS. MUSSELS, MUSSELS, MUSSELS, MUSSELS!

That reminds me of the Mongolian BBQ place I used to go to that had "Lamd" and "Veel" on the menu. :eek:

LSPE: don't get me started on articles with typos!

That's not so much a typo as ignorance of the correct word.

Lately, I have been shocked and appalled at what passes across what should be an editor's eyes. Everywhere from television (Discovery Channel is one of the worst offenders, though I love the channel so...) to magazines, newspapers, you name it!

I don't claim to be perfect, no one really is, but if something is going to be published professionally, well, damn it, care about it!

This is the down side of the rise of the blog; so little editing is allotted to each piece.

Boy, I feel like I am now MIA. I'm trying to be very good and not spend time online at the office (at least for the first 90 days, anyway) But I am sorely missing my LoT friends during the workday

BTD - your hats have been acquired. :D

WOOHOO!

Beelzeboobs, apparently...

I forget and I'm too lazy to go look it up from last discussion - Do they give you a special shopping pass wristband that detonates in a shower of flourescent dye if you try to go on a ride, or something ? Or do you just get in the park, buy a packet of M&M's and ride everything till closing ?

You get an hour, then they charge your credit card. There is sometimes a requirement to show proof of purchase and/or a minimum purchase amount required.

Just last week I felt compelled to fire off a note to the fine people who run that other chat-about-a-mouse place, taking them to task for, amongst other things, "Ollie Johnson." :rolleyes:

It went a little something like this:


Needless to say, I haven't received a reply.

Our local Thai food place serves Crab Langoon - no others have it

Someone egged my car last night - damn kids

Damn kids.

And I'm so happy I have Miss Erica to proofread my English papers! :D

*shakes fist*

The piano movers are coming this morning. They're taking the legs off, wrapping the body in those mover cloths, turning the piano on its side and storing it in a bedroom.

Then there will be nothing at all in the living room. We're ripping out the carpet and putting in hickory flooring. Well, when I say we, I mean burly men in muscle shirts and their claw hammers.

3894 does not install hardwood flooring. That would not be swanky.

Perhaps you might surreptitiously photograph said burly men? :D

Hopefully not in that order....

Oh well if you want a REAL review... they are not a very heavy mint. THey are nice and crispy, and almost like a mild junior mint.
I was expecting them to be overwhelmingly minty. I was pleasantly surprised that they were not.

I dont think they will stick around forever, but they are great to stop people in their tracks at my desk while we wait for Indy!

I hope you were able to completely get said material off the car. Eggs can do nasty (permanent) things to auto paint.

Must've been in the air, my passenger side window got busted in on Tuesday night. They tried to take the radio, completely ignoring $300.00 box of ThinKrisps, a pair of Revo sunglasses, a tarnished silver ring, a Mickey Mouse antenna ball, and ended up taking my iPod and phone chargers. $146.95 later, I have a new window.

Soooooo I thought this was funny:

Reminds me of this story that Keith Olbermann picked up on yesterday.

OMG

I didn't see it at first, but after reading the article (with its viewing instructions), its pretty damned funny.

^^ OK so the OGC thing is totally fracking hilarious!!!

I had to show a coworker what was funny about. "Here's the head, here's the legs, here's an arm and I'll let you figure out the rest."

5:30 can not come fast enough. Every year I swear to myself that I will, henceforth and forever, take Bring You Child to Work Day off. Every year I forget the horror, and come to work. Will someone please hit me over the head with a large heavy object next April, and remind me to take it off!

There is one little girl, spawn of one of the staff here, who keeps coming to my office to stand in the doorway and glare at me with that look of utter condemnation that only a 3 year old girl can muster – as if all the injustices of her short life are being heaped on my shoulders. I keep turning and seeing her out of the corner of my eye; it’s like a scene out of a horror movie.

The one upside to this yearly festival of pain is that it reminds me of why I’m so lucky to be gay, and unlikely to breed.

"Shirley Temple Breaks Arm, Turns 80"

Yes, that's an actual headline from today. I'm still trying to figure out how breaking her arm aged her to 80, but okay. ;)

Can you get it on a t-shirt?

I do love Engrish.com. This one made me laugh particularly hard.

Why do I read the comments on news sites? I swear to god, they make the Disney sites look like Mensa meetings!

I love going back once in a while. Purusing, I saw this one:

I have no pictures, but I read about a sign in an airport (forget which one but pretty sure it was in Japan or China) that read

"We will be happy to send your lugage in all directions".

Sure, they are trying to help, but OMG! :eek:

Someday I shall learn to eat my lunch without spilling a high percentage of it on my shirt.

Alas, today is not that day.

I am kidnapping my mom on the Saturday before Mother's Day and taking her with us to the LA Zoo. She is totally excited about going. It is really neat that she enjoys going on road trips with us.

I have the same problem with my morning coffee. Even with a lid on the darn thing.

A dream I had last night prominently featured the song "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love" by Jane Child. Don't know why. Haven't heard that song since it was on the radio a long, long time ago.
I'm listening to it now...
:)

Rack up a +1 for living on the Bitter East Coast.

Generally we don't get EATEN ALIVE like you SoCal'ers apparently do.

So now in addition to the standard rule of beach safety:

"If tide suddenly goes out, don't go pickup the fish. Run away. "

We can add a new one:

"If Seals or Sea Lions suddenly beach themselves, it's probably best that you do too."

He didn't get eaten. He was bit. And died from his injuries.

Wasn't the "shark attack" media panic a few years ago mostly driven by attacks on the East Coast?

Perhaps, but shark attacks here in DC are rather uncommon.

Eh... splitting hairs. "It wasn't the gun that killed him: it was the bullet"

Yeah, but you still live in DC. I'll take the chance.

That's true. But even in SoCal shark attacks are also pretty rare in the parts that don't touch the ocean. Unless you live in San Jose, in which case they have Shark Attacks!TM.

Today is SO my day! :D

The taxes worked out better than hoped, and we got an awesome return which deposited today! I took some of it to reinvest in the business, so I just did a little retail electronics therapy. I now have a new small point-and-shoot HD video camera to practice with, just in time for the cruise. :D And, I also now have an additional external firewire harddrive for my laptop, so I can edit on the go too. :D

And then on the way home, I decided to stop for lunch at Panda Express and ended up with a free meal! They were doing a taste test for a new product, and I just had to provide my phone number so they can call me in the next day and ask what I thought. And, it's goooooooooood too. They're trying out a "To Go" item that is a thin wrap stuffed with fried rice, veggies, and orange chicken. It's actually quite yummy.

So, yeah. New camera and free lunch! Go me!!! :D

(This greatly helps, seeing as I've been in a grief depression all week after spending nearly 10 nights sleeping in a room with my mother's cremains.)

I am about to make a very very rare comment.

GO SJ SHARKS. Beat Dallas.

Then get knocked out next round.

Thank you.

Beware of the quoting capabilities :evil:

I'm hungry. I could seriously go for a good burger right now. Preferably one from a no-name greasy spoon joint that's char-grilled to perfection.

Ya, I know. I figured someone would be a mean ol jerk and quote that seriously out of context.

I got new glasses, I got new glasses!

I am home. 11 interviews in a day-and-a-half. There appears to be some interest and I have an offer, but I plan to turn it down. Long story, but the offer is the bare minimum commitment on their end and maximum risk on my end, which isn't a match in my book. Plus, other agencies expressed some significant interest and were offering a hell of a lot more.

Quick! How many fingers can you see?

Ummm - two???

I had a craptastic day at work, finding out that two of my favorite coworkers have been let go.

Then I got home, and found out that a longtime online friend has passed away. :(

Judge Judy cheered me up to a certain extent, though - check this out

Go Judy!

That rocked, Matt. Totally made my day- sometimes JJ gets on my nerves, but she was right on in this case.:snap:

(Sorry your day sucked so badly, though).

Yeah, sometimes JJ can be a real pain - but she tore that Ebay scammer a new one. :)

You know you read LoT too much when you have a dream with Thurston in it! I've never even met Thurston yet!

The teevee died while we were in DL, and I finally gave up and bought a new one today. I had planned to replace our 19" CRT with a comparable CRT, but ended up getting a 32" LCD instead.

I've decided teevees are like Christmas trees - they look small in the store, but then you get them home and ye gods! they're huge! Actually, the 32" is a good size for the spot, although definitely larger than what was there before. If we'd gone any larger, though.....

The DVD portion of our VCR/DVD combo had died, too, so we got a cheap-o DVD player, too. Can't afford the fancypants blu-ray now, but the picture is still pretty good compared to what we had.

That's because his adorableness sends powerful vibes through the air, and the sleeping person is especially vulnerable to such things. The only cure is to actually meet him, and then steal him from that tangle-haired redhead he hangs out with.

He and I snuggled for quite a while earlier today. He slept curled in my arms while I read (and Mom was out playing in the heat.

There are days when I just sit and think to myself... why aren't I acting right now. Why am I not in some sort of movie or crap TV show or in a play or something... I love doing it... Why am I not doing it...?

I am posting from NA's computer in Palm Springs.

I'm posting from an enchilada...

Eh...

Can you post pictures from that there enchilada? Report to my diary immediately! Waiting for your legs presence...

Thurston is at Coachella??? Lucky dog!! ;)

It sounds like you guys are having some real fun. How is the heat treating you? It probably isn't nearly as hot here and I am beat from the heat.

So, I'm outta the loop, who all is there? Is there a thread?

Damnit but I want a laptop. I had promised myself I'd have one before I went back to Yosemite but guess who is going again in a couple of weeks? The Hubster wants to do the Mist Trail and I don't know what else. He is so determined he has booked housekeeping camp!!!

iSm~any tips? I know you don't particularly care for HKC but I think I'd rather stay there than a cabin without a bath because we can have a fire. Oh, and be by the river.

I don't want to see a bear though....saw two last time and four in Tahoe!!!
{where is the head in the sand, cover my eyes smilie???? Or maybe a chicken? :blush: }

NA, didn't you guys go to Yosemite recently, too? Or plan to go up soon?

NA, €, GD and CP are currently at Coachella. Captain Jack, Ponine, GusGus and I are just out in Palm Springs sharing the house (although Cap Jack used NA's ticket to go to Coachella last night).

It was pretty hot today out here.

There are three threads about the upcoming camping trip. We decided it was easier to do a group in King's Canyon than Yosemite. Here is one of the threads.

I had another wonderful afternoon walking around the lake, and taking pictures.

I'll put some online as soon as I stop staring at my geese.

The ducks were cool, too

Thank you for the links and the update!!! I feel so informed now. :D

Ah, I think the Kings Canyon dates interfere with the Boy and school. LOL And maybe that big black dick might also....but that is another story entirely.....

So, who is performing tonight? And, who did they see last night????

Gawd, I wanna see some kick ass rock people!!! But, I don't wanna be slammed. Is there slamming going on? Moshing it may be called.

I do not feel sorry for you that it is hot in Palm Springs. :p I would definitely imagine that you have wonderful A/C going on, some nice cold drinks, and, perhaps a pool at your disposal?

I do feel for those at the show during the day, though. Probably why everyone seems to be going at night?

And....CoasterMatt...ummmm....what geese?

Sorry folks, I am sooo hyped on coffee and Rockstar....I'm going to go ping off somewhere.....:eek:

{pretty ducks, CM!!!!}

I'd have to consult with Kevy to see if that's possible. . . .

So do it. Get busy, mister! And if you can't get a part right away, get back to writing. You are an awesome writer and you should be doing more of it. Better yet, write yourself a part.:D

Aw shucks.
:blush:
Thanks.

Also, I just have to ask.
When will Alan Tudyk propose marriage to me?
We're both Pisces. I hear that works out nicely...

Here's a couple of the geese...


For the rest of my day's pictures - head to my photostream

Heh heh....I'm a Leo with a Pisces moon. I'm so conflicted- I tend to be more spiritualistic than your typical Leo, but I'm smug about it. (My mom was a hardcore astrologist, so I was raised on this stuff...)

Who is Alan Tudyk?

So I took Maddy to a Def Leppard concert last night. She says they don't sound like Old Farts.

Stix opened for them - goodness they have an enthusiastic fan base. Who knew? It was Junior High dances in the gym deja-vu.

Wow, that sounds like a flashback for sure.

Wasn't there one more band with them?

REO Speedwagon was before Stix - but we were in parking hell so we missed that. What idiot builds a huge venue with only one road in/out of it?

He was adorable in "Firefly" :) :)

Wash from Firefly, fire-y redhead in Knight's Tale, naked in Death at a Funeral and the doctor in 3:10 to Yuma.
I'm watching Knight's Tale now. I love this movie. So funny and random.
:)

Oh yeah, he was also Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball.
:D

Styx, like the river.

Steve the Pirate!!! Garn!

(He is adorable).

I've just discovered that Original British Marmite is sold over here under the name "Our Mate" Yummy !

...and why does a cup of tea go cold in 1 minute flat, but a cup of stock takes years to cool off if you need it cold for a recipe ?

I thought Marmite was a small furry animal. Unless I'm wrong and they are yummy.....

See rabid fans ;)

Susan and I figured out that we were about 1 section away from each other at a Styx concert about a month before we met (22 years ago).

2 classes down, 2 to go.

And I ate way to much today. Bleh.

Hey, BD! I was just wondering where you were, then I checked this thread and 'voila'! Sorry you're not feeling great- I hope you feel better asap.:)

I'm trying out some new ideas for my logo (Nuclear Muffin Test Kitchen) - this was the first thing I whipped up

Tomorrow is Jerrys "Free Cone Day".

That is all.

It looks cool, but if it was a CAPTCHA I would have failed it.