Every one of our major grocery stores up here have that, Lash, and there is always (gag) KFC and the like.

Can I panic now?

Went from 4 classes and no tests to 3 classes, 2 with tests. One of them Stats. If you don't know how I feel about tests and math as well as tests in math... well...

I'm screwed :(

I hate stats! Good luck!

No probs:

Stats: 42, 26, 42.



.....Actually, I hope a laugh helps de-stress you. I hate tests.

Yay ! Greg's daughter who used to work as a checkout chick, used to refer to the cooked chooks as "Farty chooks" because the fragrance they left behind was actually reminiscent of old farts. :eek:

and KFC isn't BBQ, it's Pressure-cooker-poached in oil. :evil: ;)

For once, something goes your way in the playoffs!

Well I made that comment when I thought Detroit had knocked Dallas out. But Dallas came back and the series is now 3-2 Det.

So...

GO DETROIT! Beat the sh*t out of Dallas!!!!!!!

Checkout chick?
Is that a common phrase? I know some people on LoT that would make faces at me if I said that. :evil:

I did some gardening yesterday. I found it to be very relaxing and therapeutic. Loved it. It was like tending my aquarium. Very zen.
:)

What a strange weekend I had.

This company wants to interview me for an account exec position. Seems legit, what do you guys think?

My only concern is that "account exec" might be their name for telemarketer, because I see that they have call centers. I hope I'm wrong about that, but after my "Internet Fleet Manager" experience I'm a little skeptical about everything.

The AC is not working on our floor of our office bldg. Bleh. It's hot...
Makes me sleepy.

Did you Google them? Check fvckedcompanies.com?

Here's their Wiki page. They're Google Finance page. Sounds like telemarketing is a big part of things (at least in the non-profit side) but also other standard outsourced call center activities (tech support, polling, etc.).

AC's back on. Lots of complain-y people, though.

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I came to work today after being on vacation all last week... And, other than having 211 emails waiting for me, I was not deluged with work to catch up with. My staff and co-workers took care of everything while I was gone.

It doesn't seem right that returning to work was this easy.


It's making me nervous.

Do you think GC is trying to tell us something?

so...I just got chewed out by my boss. by far the NICEST beating Ive ever received that didnt involve nekkid people.

I'm getting slapped about for having too much vacation on the books...even deducting what Im using for camping...I'm still WAYY above the accrual limit and MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION!

even SHE couldnt do it with a straight face.

:rolleyes:

Orange County's Animal Services sucks. Just saying.

Tried to call the shelter to inform them that we found a dog last night, that way if the owner calls they can come pick up the dog, and the guy basically was an @ss to me and said that we'd HAVE to hand her over to the shelter and can't foster her here, and basically kept trying to pressure me to have them come pick her up and take her to that horrible shelter.

Fvck that. I'll put up signs. If the owners are even looking for her (which, given the condition she was in when we found her last night, I have to wonder about), then they'll have to find her from the signs. I'm not turning this sweet dog over to that shelter.

It's quite common in the vernacular down here. It is, however slightly tinged with un-pc-ness. I was actually a checkout chick myself and referred to myself as such, so the phrase doesn't bother me :D

What's the opposit? "Duckout Dude"?

Can you cash any of it out?

Grrrr. I thought the revised salary offer was supposed to be presented today, and now they're saying by Thursday. I want to celebrate already!

Only 211? That's an average DAY for me.

Belated congratulations on passing the Bar Exam.

no. the school district is sans funds. we've done layoffs, massive cuts, blah blah blah....no mas money for this OR next year.

the dept director even came by last week and told me 'uh....you know we have no money in the budget to pay you for that...right? youre gonna work on that right?' (also sans straight face)

basically, I told him 'yessir...I will do whatever it takes to get the 773H outta here for as long as it takes to get those numbers down.'

all things considered, Ive surely had worse problems.
:cool:

So, today at work we found out that the guy who came back to work who didn't have TB as suspected, turns out to really have TB after all. Who knew that I'd end my day with a meeting with the health department doing a presentation on TB. I suppose this is a common risk when working on a large scale project with support from foreign nationals coming from places with higher disease rates. Still I don't think this was one of the identified risks in our project plan.

Are they sure it's not SARS or bird flu?

"in the event o a real epidemiological emergency, you would be dead"

You need to get a copy of "Huber the Tuber" a wonderful illustrated book for children that explains tuberculosis.

Is he a friend of Mr. Toast?

You know, one of the factors that makes work palatable is working with people who have a sense of humor. If you're the only one at work who can give and take a joke, it sucks.

not an issue in my group. getting anyone to take something seriously sometimes is.

just a buncha goofball wankers...what a great team we make
:D

Yes, yes it does.

That might be the most succinct explanation of why LoT is fun to hang around. The meat sacks I work with in real life wouldn't know a good joke if it was wrapped in bacon and deep fried. Not to mention they all think dlr/wdw is something you have to endure with your kids just once in a lifetime.

Soooo...

I knew "Found Magazine" and I loved it. Somehow I missed the creation of "Dirty Found" - same people, different topics. Dirty ones. The following is a list of tags for one particular found illustration that made my day. (The tags, not the illustration, though that was pretty odd and funny too.)

animals sitting on their balls · sheep · maybe not · maybe sheep · so wrong · x-ray vision

Didn't you come to Florida? And you didn't see the BBQ places all over here? (Or do they not serve chicken at Florida BBQ places? I guess I wouldn't know...)

I had a good interview today. I don't know if I'll get the job because they still have lots of people to interview, but I think I interviewed as well as I could and it'll all come down to qualifications. It's for an Account Executive position... a REAL job, of the sort I see myself doing.

I can't believe you linked to such filth.









Thank you

So does Long Beach seem just a little bit emptier and less cool these days?

My son (and girlfriend) moved from Belmont Shore to Anaheim last week. They're now just three miles from work (DL). And I'm looking forward to a smaller gasoline bill since he still has access to my credit card.

My coworkers are awesome, even the ones that are terrified of me.

OK, so after hunting down the pic, I'm disturbed.

I think the female virginia sheep is being viewed see-through, and that's the, er, love canal, womb (womb with a view!), and ovaries. Still, they could be evil mutant hamsters too. :eek:

Interesting.
Disney is getting rid of their Virtual Magic Kingdom.
I hear it's very popular...

OMG, my virtual life is over! :(
















;)

One click and *boom* all those virtual people are toast.

Wheeew... been updating a website today! Our book got nominated for an Eisner Award (no, not THAT Eisner!) Check it out! www.humanoids-publishing.com See what an awesome job I do -for free. ;)

You just heard TODAY? On the LAST day?!?!?!

Yeah, I found out about a month ago. Went to log on, was reading the sign-in screen... hey, what did that say?!?!?!
gtalked a few friends to say.. hey, did you notice what it said?
They were po'd.
Everything has been on sale, people are building rooms like crazy... its been insane. Tonight should be interesting.
The dance line at shut down should be crowded.

They should do what American Airlines is doing and start charging people to be on VMK. They could make money that way.

very nice. Here is some free QA. I am seeing this on the home page:

Warning: getimagesize() [function.getimagesize]: Read error! in /home/castelis/www/www.humanoids-publishing.com/www/index.php on line 39

;)

Yay!
Can't look at it at work, but as soon as I get a chance I will.
:)

Virtual whatnow?

doesnt matter, its toast

Heh, he may not be THAT Eisner, but that didn't stop him from using the Disney font.

Congrats!

BTW: is "Gag KFC" like exploding chickens or something ? ;)
OMG!! Micechat is going to go down to, like, 15 posts a day now..... :evil:

Who?

Virtually

Good. Maybe it will be readable again.

Trust me, that was said more than once.
There's a petition out there too.

The tact they were/are taking was that VMK started as a part of the 50th anniversary celebration, and was never intended to be a long term project.
So, thats over, this is over.

It's not still the year of a million dreams in CA?

It is, but Year of a Million Dreams is not the 50th. That's the post-50th theme.

They should create a Disney version of Second Life.

If it has a retro Disneyland, with all the old rides, I'd be so there!

Apparently there was a protest over this at the Park (well, just barely off-property) on Mother's Day.

Mother's Day?

That seems an odd choice.

The Boy was on it at the end. He was even crying about it. He tried to say that it wasn't fair, that I got to keep in touch with my friends, but he is losing a lot of his.

Oh that sucks MG! I guess information exchange was not allowed on there. Those poor kids. Maybe some sort of group will pop up and people will start posting there and he can meet up with some of them again.

Over on Mice Chat I thought they had a pretty active VMK forum, maybe people can continue their friendships there? At least until Disney concedes to pressure and puts VMK back up.


edited to add: You've always had the option of removing the VMK forums from your viewable threads.

I'm always curious to know the real story behind bad hotel reviews. Specifically, ones where 99% of the reviews are glowingly positive, but one dude says it's the filthiest, most unfriendly hotel they've ever seen in their extensive world travels. I mean, at that point, I can't help but think, "Okay, what did you do to piss the hotel off?" Either that or they just got really unlucky and stayed the one day someone spaced out and forgot to clean a room.

In a similar vein, I have been looking for a couple of things on eBay. I always look at the feedback as a gauge of whether I want to buy from that person. I am always amused when someone has 300 positive feedbacks and one nasty negative one. More often than not, that particular buyer has only purchased one or two items on eBay. Idiot.

I worked in a hotel for awhile. Some people get totally pissed at the slightest thing. The ice machine is not on their floor, they did not get a free upgrade, the hooker did not work out (I did not say it was a nice hotel).

I'd hazard a guess that the "reviewer" was pissed at some other issue and lashed out.

Yeah, I figure. And I figure some, if not most, of them are making stuff up. It's just so bizarre to see 20 "Clean, comfortable, and frinedly" reviews followed by, "Filthy, rude, smelly!"

[oh, and sorry for the edit of your post. I noticed a typo in mine and edited the quote in yours instead of my original post]

I was once that one loan voice. I honestly did wonder what crack the other guests had been smoking (and it honestly was really terrible; I am about the most laid back least complaining traveler you can imagine).

I can't believe I almost forgot this "moment" from Chicago...

(Cut/Paste from an IM)

So, the show I went to is called the NRA show - which stands for National Restaurant Association.

Naturally, one can assume what most people think when they see NRA on my badge.

So, I was riding the elevator up after a particularly tiring day at the show. Another young lady was taking the same ride up and asked "Oh, you're working a gun show?"

To which I respond, and I'm shocked that I forgot until just now, "The only gun show I'm working is this..." and I raised my right arm in that muscle pose.

We laughed hard, she got off the elevator, and I went to my floor.

<insert innocent whistling here>

dork.

Tyra Banks,

You are not Oprah.
Give it up.

Signed,
Me

Thunderstorms rule!

Yes, but that doesn't stop the gazillian tweenies who joined MC to post in the VMK forum from cluttering up the rest of the forums with inane threads.

Yeah - those aren't just VMK'ers. ;)

Geeze, a guy starts one "Who's hotter Kanga or Perdita" thread and you get branded for life.


Errr, or were you not talking about me?

:( No T-storms here, just a massive dust/dirt cloud.

I would prefer the T-storm.

So yeah... do tornadoes get to rule, too?

I'm going to take a 20 minute nap. I hope I wake up before 4.

Haha, I was just reading this and thought... It's 4 right now...

Stupid time zones..

Lisa, it's called an Alarm Clock / Mobile Phone Alarm / PDA

It makes noise. You wake up. No more need for hope.





... else, train a cat to read the time and pounce at the required hour. :D

THis is the sytem that I use.
Fool proof. Absolutely fool proof.

My cat is far too moody to be depended upon for anything, other than beggin' for pettin'.

I wonder if she woke up by 4...

Thunder and lightning in Burbank. And being in a high-rise makes it all the more exciting.
:)

I was wondering.

It's 5 now, is she up?


Oooh, aaah!

It's like thunder, lightning
the way you love me is frightening...

*groans*

I'll be singing that until at least midnight.

I think I better
knock
knock
knock
on wood

Tornado Warning in the IE! They're mapping it by Hemet.

I'm awake!

Actually I woke up at 4:15 and had to rush to get to a 5 pm appointment, then drive to South Laguna for a meeting, then drive back to Belmont Shore, then feed a dog, then come home.

Now I am ready to go back to sleep.

My best friend Rhonda is a concert pianist and teacher. The last three years she has taught class piano on Crystal Cruises, basically cruising for free in exchange. She has been to the Carribean three times, once through the Panama Canal. She even got to take her husband on one cruise.

I just got an e-mail from her. She has been chosen to do the same next winter on Crystal's world cruise! She leaves L.A. on January 21st and returns on May 7th. She'll be hitting Cozumel, then across to Bora Bora, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Russia, Alaska, B.C., and San Francisco.

She's a little excited. I'm a little jealous.

I should have concentrated on piano more.

ron

So tired...

Clean living room though.

My Aunt does the same thing, but she does knitting classes. She just got home from Hawaii.

Ugh.

My poor wife is dealing with the cold and drizzle, waiting for a AAA tow truck. Her transmission gave out. Sigh.

:(

Is her commute still bikeable?

She had today off, but yes she still bikes, but not every day as she occasionally does need the car during the day.

We're going to see what needs to be done and whether it's worth doing to a 14 year old car. I was hoping it would limp through one more year until my car was paid off, but I don't think I can stomach dumping much money into the thing right now.

I hope it's not too serious.

Aw, that stinks. Hope CP gets home soon, safe N sound, even if the car is not.

She's home, annoyed but fine.

Time to speed up that new car purchase?

Anyone want a used Explorer??

So sorry to hear about the car trouble, GD. I think cars were invented by the Devil to cause us more pain than we could ever come across on our own. Give CP my sympathies.

I hope you guys work it out soon.

Time for a Prius?

Dang, Bopper! You know your music! Why is that? ;)

Hey, I live in Spokane, BD! I'll be sure to tell your mom about the big kegger you're having in her absence.:evil:

I had a good night at work tonight. Guest verbally complimented me to a tough manager, then got public kudos from the leads in front of everyone at the end of the night, right in front of another manager.

Looks like LoT is blocked from work now. Not sure why, but there it is.

Maddy Won her Polo Game
 

Woo Hoo!! Maddy won her polo game today.


She's #2 in green with the blue helment.






Here she is with her trophy.

YAY MADZ!

Do you think they need someone to give acting lessons onboard ?

Yay Maddy!

But why does the trophy look like one of those trays they bring your dinner bill to your table on? ;)

Congratulations to Maddy! That's super cool!

Maddy, woo hoo!

Yay Maddy!!

Today work sucked.

But walking from the Metrolink station, I got a nice view of some palms, and the sun, and the clouds.

Life is beautiful.

Ow. I am sunburned! :(

YAY Maddy!

You had to work on Memorial Day, Matt? That sucks!

On a lighter note, I had to correct my spelling as I first typed "Mamorial Day". I think we should come up with a Mammorial Day! :D :snap:

Would that be before or after Vaginismus?





Oh, and pile on the congrats for Maddy!!!

Yo Ho! yay Maddy! Is there a polo-specific rallyeing cry?

Yes - Marco ;)

Really I have no idea. It's her Dad's thing. I'm not a horse fan but she's really enjoying it.

So, are you saying that you're a fish out of water? ;)

^ "Nope!"











(Yay, Maddy!)

Just saw diesel gas for $5.04 a gallon.

That is not a typo.

So, I know I'm not a parent and can't fully understand all the challenges involved until I am one. But there are some basics of "positive and negative reinforcement" that don't take experience to understand, and understand when used in a horribly, horribly wrong fashion.

Witness my visit last week to a stationary store. As I walked in, a mom and her kid, maybe 2 or 3 years old, arrived, the son receiving a, "Now, don't touch anything" admonishment. Not 2 minutes later, the kid is walking past a wall display of cards, sticks his hand out and dumps an entire stack of cards on the floor.

Mom picks the cards up, puts them back, and picks son up. This was the conversation they proceeded to have, nearly verbatim, I ain't making this up.

Mom: Now why did you do that when I asked you not to touch anything?
Kid: [no reaction to the question at all.]
Mom: Do you want some candy?
Kid: Yes
Mom: We'll get you some candy. And maybe some cake later.
[pause]
Mom: Are you going to touch anything again?
Kid: Yes
Mom: No, no touching. You're not allowed to touch

Geez, mom, I wonder why your kid doesn't listen to you. :rolleyes:

that would have gotten me smacked upside my head as a kid (dad) or probably a pinch mark Id wear for a few days (mom), not to mention walking through the rest of the store with my hands in my pockets

Stationary stores still exist? I could use one of those (and I'd spend way too much money in one, too).

Well, it was a Papyrus. So no.

As one who gets dragged to them every once in a while I can vouch for the continued existence of paper and stationery stores.

However, they never ever are located convenient to where I'd rather be.

I could use some paper suitable for use with a fountain pen, but I'm not sure Papyrus is the place to go. I buy greeting cards there from time to time.

Then you need to know that regular unleaded petrol in Australia (well, Sydney at least) is currently topping US$5.80 per gallon (AU$1.60 per liter). No joke.

Welcome to the lucky country....... :rolleyes:

Ouch. How is your public transportation system?

Not any more. If they have any paper at all, it's way over priced.

There are still some Hallmark stores around.

According to Wiki page, about 45 countries have gas that is more expensive than in the United States (in US dollars).

Iceland, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Denmark, and Norway are all above $8/gallon.

Of course, huge portions (compared to the U.S.) of those amounts are tax.

Be glad you are not in England where it is about $9.00 per gallon.

oddly enough, this makes me feel better

I don't doubt it at all. Most of those countries have decent public transportation systems.

The closest public transportation option is a bus stop (not a park and ride) 3 miles away and then it would take an additional 2 hours to get to work.

Well, if that makes people more accepting of gas prices (and I'm guessing that the quality subway in Paris is little balm to the villager in the sticks of France) then at this point in time I kindly ask that all the whiners in San Francisco shut up.

Not more accepting, but there are feasible options to driving longer distances.

Yeah, Yeah, I know 1908. So sue me.

So, my coworker got confused about which days off he has this week, and didn't show up today- so I get to do everything all day, and get to work an overall longer day.

No biggie.

Well, this same moron messed up a large order for a tour company on Sunday, so now I'm getting all these people who are wondering why their tickets show up as "VOID" at the entrance gate.

So...

Last night I went to a Kenny Chesney concert and a Kid Rock show broke out.

The entire night was amazing!

Yes Brad, I have lots of pictures. I'll post them when I get home.

THE BOY PASSED 5TH GRADE!!

Yes, I was worried. Homework has been the battle for the past 3 months.

Now I am thinking I will take tomorrow off and take him to see Indy.

Yeah!

ooof. I know that feeling. wasnt so sure I was gonna once upon a time....:blush:


I had a few 'behavior' issues back then. personally, I think it was caffine related. :D


congratz to both of you.

I'm craving chocolate pudding. Or chicken apple sausage. Mmm... chicken apple sausage...

(What sucks is I don't get to get lunch until after 2, when I'm off.)

By my clock, a mere 82 minutes from now!

49 now and counting down...

Just 34 more minutes and you can have a chicken apple sausage. I've never had one but it does sound good at the moment.

I hate when I forget to put a pair of clean underwear in my gym bag.

Man... the person who takes over at 2 called and offered me her hours - about half an hour after I made plans for what I'd do when I get off. I considered cancelling and taking the hours, but then realized that I hadn't eaten and I'd have to go hunting for someone to tell that the phone wouldn't be covered for half an hour, meaning I'd probably have to explain that the other person wasn't feeling well, etc. and all the hassle that implies, plus rushing off for a quick burger instead of the lovely lunch I've been salivating for, plus, after you account for taxes, yes it's extra money, but not THAT much extra - just enough to make me feel guilty for not staying till 5. Plus, it wouldn't really be 3 extra hours if I have to take a half hour lunch, now would it?

So now I'm still getting off at 2, but I feel like crap about it.

And today I forgot to put my SWIM SUIT in my gym bag. GAH. I have to run home to pick it up, and drive back across town because the pool at the Hollywood franchise is under construction this month.

So at least you can go commando... I can't skinny-dip!

That's why I always use lined shorts for the gym (since I hate running in sweatpants).

But then I forget new socks. I hate putting wet socks back on.

I can beat that.

Then do :)

What are you paying?

Interesting Site
 

I was looking for Mousepad and my browser directed me to this site http://www.bustymousepads.com/


And then I found "The MousePad is the best foot fetish board on the WWW."

Now that's a browser that knows its user!

So the lighting control computer for the giant computer lab I work in is out to lunch today. We're running on about 1/3 lighting, plus the general glow from monitors and system LEDs. It's actually kinda soothing.

ETA: Well what do you know, I post this and voila, lights are back.

I love it when my boss assumes that I have no life and can just do his bidding on a weekend. Um, no. I have plans.

The plumber just told me that sperm causes uterine cancer.

LOL! My boss just called and asked if I could be on call on June 6th. I said SURE, you can call me all you want on June 6. ;)

I was at a party tonight and everyone referred to a woman there as "Dirty Knickers". I thought that was hysterical.
:D

And saliva causes stomach cancer.

But only when taken in small amounts over a long period of time.

I think I may have caught up on sleep.

From last Sunday on the number of hours of sleep have been 3,6,6,5,6,3.5. I came home this morning from an overnight at 9 and slept until 12:30. Of course, another overnight and lots of fun my put me back to where I started.

I was listening to an Aerosmith cd on the way home tonight, and 'Back in the Saddle' came on- before I knew it, I was going 60 in a 35. Luckily, I slowed down just seconds before a cop car buzzed past me.

Gonna have to watch that.

Yes, Virginia, there is a bacon orgy.

We're getting quite a collection of art purchased at Monkeyhouse. We're in the Art of the Month club now.

Our latest acquisition:

I'm finally feeling very productive today and working on my new website format! YAY!!! (Don't look at it right now - I threw a few test templates up there, and it's a jumbled mess of crap at the moment.)

Anyway, my main production site is going to be more of an overall creative portfolio of various things I've done, including the video samples. And, linking from that will be a separate set of pages dedicated to weddings and special events, with a romantic Victorian theme. I even custom created all the background textures from scratch, and so far, it even has Ken drooling. :D

WHEEEEEEEE!! Art is fun!!!! :snap:

Excellent, I'm pleased to say. I walk to the train station and get dropped at works door by rail.

This costs me $28.50 per week. :cheers:

There were 184 posts between 9 am and 3 pm and none were in the Sooooo thread.

Slackers.

Post

Post.

Post!

Post?

Pre

Post Toasties.

Lurk.

Lull

Lollygag.

lolly pop

Popcicle

Iggy Pop

Pop goes the weasel

Wordsmith

Ah, my favorite poet.

When the hell did the Soooo.... thread become the Word Association Thread?

If someone could arrange these recent posts in the manner of "Phillip Glass buys a Loaf of Bread," I would be very impressed and happy.

somewhere between pages 2119 and 2120.

hope that helps.

Considering that I am only on page 425, that doesn't answer the question

So that's how I got 278 unread posts

Speaking of Vicodin, tomorrow the root canal dentist takes a look at my toothache. It's so bad I'm actually yearning for root canal.

I guess my pages are shorter than yours!

Yearning For Root Canal sounds like an emo band.

Holy crap. This game is amazing!

About 18 months ago I had my first ever root canal.

It was about the most straightforward simple dental procedure ever. No pain, no muss, little fuss. I don't know if mine was particularly unusual, but I certainly came away wondering what all the fuss was about.

What a game. Tied with 34 seconds left. Triple OT.

On to game 6.

Less usual, though I would suspect your nerve was completely dead, rather than dying. It's the final throes that are the worst in the death of a root canal. I haven't had a root canal procedure done, but from my experiences as a dental assistant for 6 years, the worst come from improperly performed root canals, the inability to retrieve all of the dying/diseased nerve, and from the pressure of packing in any temporary/permanent cements.

Good luck with your RC! Getting one when needed is a great thing.

I had a pretty extensive root canal a few months back. The procedure itself wasn't painful at all, especially considering the knee-buckling pain I was in beforehand, but it was pretty darn sore for the next 24 hours, after the Novocaine wore off. But, that what Vicodin are for and they worked nicely.

Soooo,

In about 16 hours, the original project I play for, called Naked Funk, will be opening up for the legendary George Clinton at the Belly Up in San Diego (His bass player, Lige Curry, is in our band as well.) From what I understand the show is sold out, so it will be one of the bigger crowds I've played for. And yet, I'm way too excited to be nervous. I just want to get through our set so I can take a seat and, for the first time, see him do his thing live.

You are going to have the time of your life, MC. If you see any clips of your show on youtube, will you link them here?

I am sooooo excited for you. And I truly wish I could be there to see it.

Most certainly. :)

I don't know.... A serious musician posting at 7:30am? That looks suspicious, unless of course you are just getting in from last nights jam session..



Good luck! Break a lip!

That's awesome, have fun MbC!

I wish I could be there to experience it with you MBC! Have fun!

Awesome MBC!

Color me jealous about seeing the Funkadelic Master. Break a leg but don't break wind (or if you, blame the bass player).

Tell him he was awesome in PCU.

I was just thinking about the fact that I'd have no idea who George Clinton is if it wasn't for PCU.

His big hit was Atomic Dog.

Can't watch YouTube at work, but the title means nothing to me. It's ok, though, I'm fine with relying on his body of fine film work.

I've probably played it at 80% of the weddings I've DJ'ed at. And it is a club classic as well.

I'm surprised you don't know it from all the club-hopping you do.

Have fun!

I expect I would recognize the song if I heard it. I'm just horrible about knowing song titles or who is singing a song.

effing eff! you'll be down here with George?!?

wish I'd known...I'd so be there! Parliament-Funkadelic was THE show you never wanted to miss back in the day

damn.

Thanks everyone! :)

I would have let you know sooner but this gig wasn't confirmed until very recently - and by that time it was already sold out.

Yeah, I actually hadn't been to bed yet. :D

Then sir I bow to your musical prowess. Rock on!

So I just sat in on an hour-long product presentation from a guy (it was over the phone) that sounded exactly like the janitor from The Simpsons. Made it hard to take him seriously.

Willie?

Awesome MBC - Have George sign up on LoT. ;)

Big congrats. And enjoy the moment!!

That could be fun. Even if it might knock me down to being just the 7th coolest Lot'er.

Now I"m dying to know the top 6!


I suspect I'm at the bottom of that list;) , just kidding, I know I'm cool:p

Don't get too excited: he is actually about 370th. Which is quite a feat considering the LoT only has 364 members.




And who is tempUser (our newest member)?

Hey Wadda ya know. I just moved up to 6th. :D

I found kittens this morning at work. There are 5 (I think). Since I never saw a momma cat I am thinking they are a dump job and ended up here for the shade and safety. Our lot is the quietest around. I just gave them water. They are totally wild, and very small.


So...
I went out Friday night. It was my first Chuy's outing in quite awhile. I saw a mess of people I hadn't seen in the last year. I guess I really have lost a lot of wieght, but because I see myself every day it doesn't seem like much. I got one heck of an ego boost!! It is more than enough motivation to keep going.

Damn, and I'm right back down to 7th.

Good job!

TY.
I am supposed to take Boy to a swim party Saturday. The swimsuit I bought last year is now swimming on me.

Ha ha. That was based on, (partially) filmed at, and premiered at Wesleyan while Tom was there. (He even lived in an pro-eco-friendly house.)

Congratulations:snap: It's always nice to see your progress and it sounds like hear about it too! Way to go MG!!

George Clinton's also playing LA's Crash Mansion Thursday night- see ya there :D

Today was my first day at a new spot at work. I absolutely loved it.
Hopefully this'll be a permanent change.

Are you the Kong replacement?

No, but if this isn't fake - the Creature from the Black Lagoon MUSICAL is coming to Universal Hollywood in 2009 :eek:

I believe he is in Anaheim tomorrow, as well. You are in for a heck of a show (although not quite as good as tonight's because my band won't be opening;) )

I never had clue there were so many members of Parliament-Funkadelic. I believe there were over 20 easily. (They don't all take the stage at the same time. )

The show was a blast. And considering it was our first gig, the response was very positive. As far as I know, our whole set was recorded (in HD, no less.) Hopefully some of it will eventually make it to youtube.

Congratulations! I want to see/hear that footage as soon as it's available - so you be sure and tell us!

In other news, no, no, no shakes at Baskin Robbins. (In fact, best to make your own shakes so you know the ingredients and calories, if that's your thing.)

Fantastamundo!

MBC in HD, that's worth buying a bigger and better TV set Sceagles!

Good God! That's a whole day's worth of calories in one 32 oz shake! :eek:

KA-Boom!

Wind....

Hail - Raisin size so far....

Horizontal rain....

I've been in a couple of hurricanes. This looks very similar.

But at least it's fast moving. Should be over soon.

A barn near where I used to live just had a tornado roll through, removing barn doors, cupola and siding! Just got an email from a friend!

Be careful Moonie!

Thanks, no worries here. It's pretty much over. Just a bit of rain remaining...

Yeah, and if you're being careful with your calories, it is nearly TWO DAYS' worth.

Ooooh, I want me some MBC in HD!



(I only check the Soooo thread about once a week, so I'm glad the show was sold out before MBC even knew about his gig, or I would have been pissed I check the Sooo thread so unevenly.)




I don't want a chocolate shake. Must resist, resist, resist.

Yay!!!! Good job!!!

Cool!! I'm glad it went well!!! **hugs**

I know, I wish I would have had more of a head's up. I had originally though that maybe if someone chanced just showing up, they might have a shot at getting in but I was warned that George Clinton packs them in, the understatement of the year. Sardines, I tell ya - funk-lovin' sardines.

And along with my apparently much-anticipated HD debut, there was talk last night of us doing more shows with Parliament in the future, as we seemed to fit right in with their crowd. If that comes to fruition, I will hopefully know much farther in advance next time and scream it from the mountaintops.

Now, I just need to find some funkier clothing for these future dates. You think you are wearing something hip and then you watch these guys come out of the dressing room and feel as if you are dressed like a Jehovah's Witness.

So, where does one go to find clothing that transcends all reasonable norms?

Was Bootsy there?

Was Michael Hampton playing lead? Did he do "Maggot Brain"? That's always been a transcendent moment for me at P-Funk shows...

Nope, no Bootsy unfortunately. Lige Curry, the bassist in my band as well, did the whole show with them. He has been their main guy for the last 4 or 5 years, I think.

He was playing. I was unable to stay for the entire show, unfortunately, so I don't know if they performed "Maggot Brain" or not. :(

Very, very nice. :cool:

That's a tough one. What if you took the opposite tack from that crowd? You know, so square it's hip? V-neck sweaters over an oxford shirt, sansabelt slacks - Donald Hollinger in "That Girl". Think about it, it could work.

We're having a multi-cultural potluck tomorrow. I'm making Pice ar y Maen.

My Lite N easy program I'm on is currently 1800 calories per day :eek:

WTF is "Pictionary Man" ?? Is it yummy ?

When I was actively losing weight (I'm now at a point where I'm trying to maintain, not so much lose), I was taking in a max of 1500/day, often less.

Ah, but were you 6'2" and 275.5 pounds at the time ?

...I'll ease down to 1500 eventually. :p

Hmm, not that I recall, but I don't have the best memory.

Pice ar y Maen (pronounced: pick-are-uh-mine).. And yes, they're yummy! (kind of a cross between a pancake and a cookie.)

Hmmm... I'm on the bus, watching the traffic sitting at a complete stop to my right, and taking advantage of the free interwebs.

W00T!

Dustin Hoffman on the Tonight Show.

"The husband says to the wife 'Why don't you ever tell me when you're having an orgasm?' Wife: 'Because you're not home'." :D

Badumpum!!

Yeah, I'm heavier AND shorter, and my doctor this week first suggested 1800 before I told him I'd been doing 1400 per the advice of a prior dietician. He said he didn't want my metabolism to slow down, but if I was having any success at 1400 I should just carry on.

Let's discuss these eggs.
What are you doing, what do you not like about your results?

THIS topic alone should throw off the campers post count game. :evil:

Don't cook eggs over high heat. Also.. add a teeny spot of milk to them while they are cooking!

Also, don't add salt or seasonings until they are done cooking, BD. (Excepting herbs like chives).

I've never seen eggs cooked in a microwave (maybe on an infomercial, but that doesn't count). It doesn't sound like a good idea. (But then again, I don't cook anything in a microwave.) Can it really be done?

scrambled eggs -

crack eggs
beat them
toss in light seasonings (sorry WB, I disagree :p)
coat pan with some spray (or use a nonstick pan)
heat pan
turn heat down
dump in egg mix
stir almost constantly so the eggs remain broken up
eggs are done when they no longer look wet
put on plate
eat

Don't add milk, that might help.

Yeah, decent scrambled egg type products can be produced pretty reliably with a microwave. They tend to be a bit airier than I'd like, but they're fine.

And a bonus, if you're going to put it on a sandwich (which is why most breakfast sandwich places I've seen do it) is that it is of a solid piece rather than bits that will fall out of a sandwich.

One key, though, is to take the egg out of the shell before microwaving it. Skip that step and things just won't work out for you.

I don't use milk.

I would add the cheese later. Wait until they are almost done and put it on top. stir around but make sure the cheese doesn't burn.

I think the stirring is the key part, there's nothing worse than burnt or dark brown eggs. Granted I don't eat eggs but I've cooked a lot in my life. My Mom made them in the microwave and my brother complained about the rubberyness( my new word) but that was many, many years ago.

See how much egg help you can get here????

I mix them before hand, with a splash or two of milk, and the pan is sprayed, or buttered first.

But you are right, the key is, you need to stir, or move around frequently.

The only reason, imo, that scrambled eggs should sit still is if you are making an omlette.
Eggs in pan, once they start to set on the bottom, start pushing them around.
As far as not adding spices till the eggs are done... personal choice.
And remember... pans hold heat. You may want to turn your pan off shortly before you are done with your eggs.

I mention this, because I remember something about you possibly having mobility issues?
If you are cooking the eggs, then turning off the burner and leaving them in the pan... you are still cooking them. know what I'm sayin?

Microwave eggs. . yeah, stick with Alex. I know its possible, personally, I havent done it.

I have a (vintage) Tupperware cocktail shaker like thing that I use when making scrambled aggs. Break the eggs in to it; Put the top on; and shake, shake, shake! Makes the eggs nice and fluffy! (This is how my Mother always did it.)

No, there's nothing worse than runny scrambled eggs.

Me, I like a hot pan that allows the eggs to set up almost immediately. I like bigger egg chunks, so I'll get about halfway to omelet before I start scrambling.

By the way, I don't have one, but I've heard that those infomercial omelet makers are supposed to be pretty good. Getting one might minimize the amount of hands on work you need to do at the stove (if that's an issue).

What is the post count now?

Microwave eggs. I think they taste pretty good. Well, you have to make sure and not let them burn and stir them up frequently. {this would be scrambled eggs}

Also, we use a little microwave dish to make one little egg to put on a muffin/bun to make breakfast jack type sandwiches. {that would be an english muffin or a hamburger bun, lightly toasted {or not if that is your choice}, the egg {which could be a fried egg, actually} a slice of cheese {if you want it} and a slice of ham. The kids love them and not coming from Jacks', you can control the grease factor.

Everyone is right. Keep the eggs moving in the pan, keep the heat low, don't leave them!!!

For the microwaving option, can I ask what you are microwaving them in, and how many eggs at a time you are trying to microwave?

I find it best to use just one or two eggs in a a smallish bowl (little tupperware type containers work really well). Also, don't try to completely cook the eggs in one continuous blast. Beat the eggs in the bowl and then microwave for about 30 seconds. Take them out, stir them up again, and then cook for 10 more seconds. Repeat until eggs are cooked to your liking and slightly stir up between each 10 second blast.

If you cook in one long blast, even if it is for the correct total time, by not stirring the eggs up you'll end up with a solid airy mass that will deflate back down but tends to be a bit chewy. Also, eggs in a microwave will go from undercooked to cooked to overcooked very quickly so the short cooking blasts makes sure you don't overshoot.

Great tip JW! You can also find them in the summer time with the packages of dressing mix, mine is from Hidden Valley. I also have the old style too but they work perfectly for things like that.

Fast approaching higher than they gave us credit for.

Edited to add... my bad...
in ascending order
DP- 147
CJ- 255
LSPE - 350
Bornieo- 347
Kevy- 400
GD - 667

I think we passed DP or are veddy close.
The others... we have some work to pass GD
(I think there were 100 new this morning when I got to work)

YAY!!! They're all gone!!!


... sniffle

I miss Lisa.

Another scrambled egg trick: Use one of those rubber or silicon scraper thingies, not a spatula or a spoon, when stirring the eggs in the frying pan. It works much better!

Don't forget that I haven't left yet... and I only gave you guys credit for Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon - since the bet was, I believe, for what we thought would be the count on our personal return! I'm not even gone yet, so for me, we can't even start counting!

When Bjork walked the red carpet at the Oscars in the swan dress, she had little plastic eggs that she left lying around. :D

Most people don't understand that the dress was intended to be fun and silly. It was not meant to be taken seriously -- but Bjork was very very smart (publicity-wise) in wearing that dress. I mean, off the top of your can you really name anyone who wore a standout dress to the Oscars that's remembered specifically as THEIRS, this many years later?

When Bjork performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion later that year, she wore the swan dress for half of the show (and she also was photographed in it on the cover of her 2001 album, Vespertine).

Well, I will be gone part of this weekend. But, I will do my best to post up a storm in the meanwhile.

Yes, that's right... a storm.

OMG, my co-worker in the next cube is telling her kids what's up with being grounded and doing chores.

Nice.

^ The post above has a palindromic number.

Eggs -

I don't actually scramble them in the microwave, but I love using it for breakfast sandwiches, as a med-to-small bowl is perfect for toast/english muffin. I just beat an egg in the bowl, toss it in the microwave for a minute to a minute and a half depending on the microwave, and it's done. Take it out and eat!

I've since switched to egg whites, use less and it's even better...

eggs are nasty. I don't even know why I'm replying to this thread.

to increase the post count?

Increased Post Counts... Now with BACON!!!

mmm bacon.

After I leave work I'll be gone until Sunday afternoon/evening.

Over an hour to go still..... :(

34 minutes.

52

I also fry my egg when I made a breakfast sandwich. Though I probably cook my eggs more than anyone here (runny eggs are nasty and unsuitable for eating), and I don't put butter on the bread I used. I always use a slice of cheese.

No microwave necessary (which is good, since I don't own one).

It's important to clean the pan ASAP, otherwise the "I cooked an egg for breakfast" smell takes over the house.

I love egg whites. Though.. I do love me some soft scrambled eggs. I'm a plain girl. Seasoning only with a little salt and pepper.

Does anyone add eggs to food that doesn't normally take eggs?

ie: I like to crack an egg into my ramen while I'm cooking it. I put the seasoning in, crack an egg, mix it all together on medium heat and when it looks all cooked up... I eat my masterpiece.

amd now, because it's 3:38am, and I'm having a hypo-glycemic episode and sitting here waiting for my peanut-butter & honey sandwich to kick in, here is the recipe for Lashbears Infallible Scramble.

take a Pyrex measuring jug of 2 cup size.
Crack 2 eggs in
add a little salt and pepper
whisk lightly with a fork.
Take one of the eggshell halves
fill it with half and half or cream, pour into the jug. Repeat (the rule here is one half eggshell full of cream/half and half per egg)
Beat mixture with fork until all incorporated.
Now, to cook (Alex knows this part well)
Put in Microwave for 30 sec.
Stir well.
Put in for another 15 sec
Stir well.
Put in for another 10 sec
Stir well.
The eggs should be at a lovely creamy cooked scramble stage by now. Yummy.

Do not attempt to cook the eggs all the way through as the last part will cook while you are stirring them. I promise. PLEASE Do not overcook or the eggs will go dry and the liquid will separate out from them. If you cook dry eggs, then the angels will weep for you.

I have racked my way through my Japanese food forum, looking for this, but I cant find it. I know it's a popular dish, but I can't remember what it's called.

You take a piping hot bowl of Udon, and pour a beaten egg into it, and stir, letting the heat of the noodles cook the egg.

Yummo !!! See, Ramen was meant to take eggs. :snap:

I saw a great concert last night, Doobie Brothers and Chicago, with possibly the worst opening act I've EVER had to endure- I think it might have done permanent damage to my spleen or something.

Anyway, Doobie Brothers were amazing, really freakin' tight vocals- just incredibly impressive to have a band with 3 guitarists, 2 drummers and keyboards so well meshed together.

Chicago was good- with the exception of one singer who sounded like a bad Vegas lounge act. Their bassist did a better job with the Peter Cetera songs than Peter did, though. With all the energy and rockin' that preceded them, though, Chicago was a bit of a downer.

The best part of the whole evening though, was after Chicago's set, the two bands came back onstage and jammed together- It was an amazing wall of sound and energy that had the entire venue on it's feet.

I've seen them live before and totally agree, they are amazing. My friend Gloria was supposed to go last night too. I'm glad it was a good show, minus the sucky opening band. Sorry about that.

My eggs are put in the preheated pan, have their yolks broken, and sit there for a long, long time. Then I flip them, and let them sit there for a long, long time. Eggs should not be moist. Wiggly eggs are evil things.

This is why I cook my OWN eggs. When I cook them. I crave eggs maybe once a year.

Oh, good Lord.

Fry two strips of bacon. Remove bacon from skillet. Crack two eggs into skillet. Fry eggs in bacon grease. Eat.

While frying bacon, you can, of course, make coffee. Or, squeeze an orange. Or, wash your roommate's dishes. Or, pray for people who want to save four minutes by microwaving an egg into blandness.

This is your time, use it as you wish.

My father liked eggs in bacon fat--when he was still alive. I think he also liked to butter his liverwurst and salt his cream cheese.

I must admit that eggs in bacon fat is yummy (though you should let the fat cool a bit before cracking the eggs). But there's no reason to argue. Lashbear's recipe sounds fun to make and just as lethal.

Call them both Ditka.

I do make a good microwave pumpkin custard, however.

Whatsa Ditka?

I was once told, by a professional chef, that microwaves are a very useful tool in the kitchen; but that they should never be used to actually cook food.

Hi All,

It's my very first post to the "Soooo-ing Thread", and I see there's been a bit of needle-pulling going on !

Re Microwave Ovens: Bear cooks the most amazing scrambled eggs (even better than my stove-top variety) in the MO. I don't know how he does it, because I once tried to do poached eggs, and when I took 'em out, they exploded and burnt my eyebrow - and my pet poodle "Bemo" attacked the rubbery goo that landed on the floor and then skated it though the kitchen and down the main hall.

So I'm cautious of MOs now, and leave Bear to their arcane ways.

Love and hugs,

The Stoat XXX.

Stoat,
That is the most horrifying microwave story.
Your poor brow! Your poor poodle! :( <-- even my cheese is sad!

I dont know what else to say.

I am tired today. I spent the day running all over town.

I think you must be asleep - no-one's there.. :D

Yoo hoo, anyone there in the Soooo thread ??

Yes.

Hi Steph !

It's 11:30pm here, and the ****head next door is playing music Soooo loud that I can't sleep (her bedroom shares the same wall as mine)

Dear Ponine,

It's really Ok...I had my brow sewn back on with this thread, and Bemo cleaned up just fine. It was a long time ago, before any of you sweet folks came along to make everything just right.

Smooch,

The Stoat XXX. and X.

PS/ The cheese is happy too...

Hello! I hate that. My apartment is mostly quiet, but the area outside is on the way from the train station to the university, so I occasionally get drunk people wandering by making a racket.

When I was growing up my mom would fry a lb of bacon (that's a little less than half a Kg to Lash and Stoat ;) ) and then fry the eggs in the bacon fat to feed the family. I'm sure the amount of extra bacon fat riding on the eggs isn't all that much more than what you get by eating several slices if the bacon anyway. It's the saving of the extra fat in a coffee can and then adding it to all sorts of food that made the difference in our diet. We must have ate a lb a month (thats 454 grams to Lash and Stoat)!

I use the MO a lot. One nice thing to do is take chicken (legs and thighs bone on, skin off) and cook them about half to 3/4 way, then place on the Barb-B-Q on high heat. Cook a few minutes then turn. Cook a few more, then apply Barby sauce. Cook on low two minutes on each side, re-sauce, cook two minutes on each side. You can make this chicken on a weeknight in just about 20 minutes instead of an hour, and you are much less likely to have that nasty raw flesh next to the bone). NEVER cook breast in the MO, unless you plan to add it cut up to soup.

I also use the MO to cook frozen ingredients before adding to a dish. I cut up things like onions, bell peppers, soup veggies, carrots & onion & bell peppers (I can't spell the french name for this but sounds like Mira Puwa). Also, I bake potatos in it, scoop out the insides, mix in cheese, milk, onion, bacon bits, salt and pepper, then return to the skins and add grated cheddar on top and put in the oven to warm back up and brown the top. Twice baked potatos in 1/3 the time!

Mirepoix. :D (old catering college Culinary French kicking in again - you never really forget, do you?)

Dear RStar,

Mira Puwa !!! ROFL !!! That's a scream...Bear and I just swam past an island of the same name, and I swear to God that Not-Henry or John Locke shifted it there. (I hope you're up to speed with LOST..or you'll be ...ummm... lost with the reference, but even if you are following it, you'll be lost anyway).

Big hugs,

The Stoat.

L.O.S.T. = Literate Other Story Tomorrow.

(...and hope to God the continuity hangs together before the series ends, but the bike is getting the death wobbles as we speak).

Still, better with than without.

...and I hate Jack's (fake) beard. And the one on his face ain't much better !!!

Hey wait on...who put this black underline beneath my post...if I'd wanted a black underline, I'd have underlined the post myself...

I tried to edit it out, but it just keeps coming back...what is this?

National Black Underline Day?

...next thing you know it'll be bloody

National Italics Day or even

National Arial Day.

Sheesh.

Just to add my family to the eggs cooked in bacon grease...

I always thought it was a southern thang? Like, sausage in a biscuit with strawberry jam?

{oh, and I am soooo proud of you guys!! I signed on after I am not sure how long and there were 100 new posts!!! :snap: }

I had to endure the Opening act twice,so I'll share the pain with everyone.

http://www.nicolacongiu.com/

Great show anyway - the encore was just amazing with both bands on stage doing 3 songs from each band. Rockin' Down the Highway, Free, Takin' it to the Streets, Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is?, Listen to the Music, and 25 or 6 to 4. :snap:

Not sure I've ever seen it in print, I didn't even know it was one word! I couldn't even google it without knowing how to spell it, and I just got a bunch of french sites when I tried.

Thanks!

Are you sure that island wasn't St. Puwa? :D

Yes, I do follow Lost, so I got the references.

Hugs back at ya!

~Bob

OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!

I just got back from the grocery store.... Flaky-Flicks are back!!! I saw them! Right there in the cookie isle!! A glorious, chocolatey-wafery ghost from the past!

I bought a package for frantic mass consumption!!

OMG, I'm sooooo happy!!!

This one is ooooooooky. Kim Catrall challenged Bobby Flay to a throwdown in the kitchen.

I don't feel well.

I agree with you!! Is this him ??

Ouch! That's him alright....

I've never heard of them and google wasn't much help either.

So, were they as good as you remember?

Saw them also the other day....Albertsons, right?

WOOHOO! Flaky Flix!!!! I must go to the store. Another store. That is not Trader Joes. Because Trader Joes is evil. EVIL I tell you! Not that Trader Joes sells Flaxy Flix. Because they are not that evil.

No, Ralphs.

I was a verrrrrry bad girl today.

I am having to have Sweetness put down on Friday, and Hollywog won't be far behind.

Boy and I just got home from Tulare where we ended up bringing 3 new babies home with us.

The older girls have moved to the upper levels of the cage since the youngsters have taken over the bottom of the cage. Babies are so cute, and very hyper. I tried to take some pics, but they wouldn't stop moving.

The new girls are Blinky (she is mostly an inky black color),
Spot (she is a brown hooded, instead of a stripe running down her back she has a single spot) and Ka-Bluey (she is a bluish grey hooded).

So far no major fights, just lots of sniffing.

I'm so sorry you are losing some but happy that you are gaining new ones to love. I'm guessing the boy named Ka-Bluey, it sounds lke something my boy would come up with:D

At least if they're sniffing and no fighting that is a good start.

I missed you too, sweetie! We could've had a wonderful meeting down by the river. Talk about a power great than yourself!

Awwwww I hope you said hi to the Totoro for me :)

We do those in my family too! Only I add ketchup to my sandwich, not mayo.

There was some baby squeaking. Smurf had a total hissy fit and was in a big snit over the addition of young ones. I took her out by herself and gave her some extra attention and she seemed to calm down.

When I turned on the light all 3 babies were running around and it looks like Smurf had a rough night. She has some hair sticking straight up on her back, like someone has attacked her. Just like kids, they always seem to gravitate towards the one who doesn't want them around.

OMG!!!!

I just checked the mail and got a very nice surprise.

Last year I was sent notification of yet another class action suit against Pacific Bell/SBC for unfair labor practices (relating to disability and FLMA discrimination). I filled out the form and forgot about it. I just got a $300 check in the mail. Now $300 may not sound like much, but it is to me. Right now I can use anything I can get.



Oh, and since I am all excited about the new girls...Blinky is alreay responding to her name and is digging like a mini gopher at the bottom of the cage.

Oh... that reminds me that I have to fill out some other class-action thing. I love it when BS from a decade ago comes back to give me monies.

YAY!

In other news, I am tired. Way. Too. Tired. Went to arena football last night, last home game for our team, the Blaze (vs. the Los Angeles Avengers, bleh...). Had a good time, but the game was really late because it was on ESPN n stuff. After what could be described as one of the roughest starts I've ever seen (think Dolphins... though not quite as bad), they actually have an excellent chance of making it into the playoffs, no thanks to their coach, who I have a feeling might not be coming back if crowd reaction is any indicator.

Ahh.... there's nothing quite like the sound of a PERSISTENT, HONKING TRUCK to wake you up in the morning, is there? :P

Except maybe a honking accompanied by the bleating car alarm.

I'm tired (yawn) and I did nothing so strenuous as swank camping.

Okay, time for some pics.



More to come...

Oh crap... I wondered why my photos weren't in the Swank camp thread! Sorry guys, didn't mean to post them here!

Will some kind mod move them to the proper thread? Thanks!

(edit: NVM, reposted them there. At least I was able to delete a couple of the mis-posted ones before the timer ran out)

Oooooh pretty pictures!!! They came out great! Did everyone not eat on the trip or something, y'all look so thin!!!

I feel so strange - and have felt this way all day. The only way I can describe it is feeling either slightly drunk or slightly hungover, but I haven't ingested anything that would cause this reaction. It's very disconcerting.

Altitude change?

Gas?

Fresh air withdrawls?

The heebie jeebies?

Racist.

So...My guilty pleasure these days has been reading Lily Allen's My Space Blog
It's been a hoot. Today she went to in-n-out

OMG !!! In & Out burger. I get one in 9 months and something days !!!!

Hey, does Hawaii have any really good burger chains ?

I have some really awesome news, but I won't be able to really share until Monday night... I'll put it in it's own thread when I can, though :D

I had the most amazing weekend with people I'll probably never see again.

I am quite sad at the moment. :(

Oh, I'm sorry.

I've been there. But you know what? I'd rather have a great time with great people that I will never see again, than never have met them or done it at all.

I know it's sad now, but years from now you'll look back fondly. Your not alone on this.

This morning, I learned I had my very own LOLCat - Markus. In one of those moments when one wishes she had a camera on hand or a cyborg implant that allows picture taking, Markus stuck his head in an smallish, empty popsicle box and ran around the apartment trying to get it off.

It was great.

Heh! BE, that is hilarious. Wish you did have a camera.

Well there is always Big Kahuna Burger.

"that IS a tasty burger!"
- Samuel L. Jackson

:D

Kua 'Aina Sandwich has great burgers.
:)

What about McDonalds? Are there any Mickey D's in the land of paradise? A grilled McPinapple Burger with Special Sauce sounds really yummy right about now.

There are tons and tons of them.
I think they have a teriyaki burger... it may just be a special item though.
Just don't go to the McDonald's by the Polynesian Cultural Center. It's freakin' expensive.

No, it won't subside. As long as you live where you do, you will be forever be a Bitter East Coaster. It does not get any better with time.

Couple that with your baseball teams (in Florida) and you're screwed.

I have no idea why I thought you lived in Florida. Sorry.

I liked it better in the old days when the Braves weren't that good and TBS still had a "W" in front of it. Cuz then we could say that WTBS stood for "Wow Those Braves Suck"

Good times!

I remember when TBS was WTCG.
:)

Yeah, well... I remember when there was no TV: you only had radio and you LIKED it.

And I walked 10 miles to school through the snow in bare feet. Up hill. Both ways.

Weren't you there, in person, for the Gettysburg Address?

Is it hockey season yet?

So.... I want a bento box. <stamps foot>

Anyone know an online retailer?

Thankfully no. It's baseball season. Summer. Deal with it.

Well, I found this.

Also, try this, this, or this. There are several more, but I got bored.

I bow in reverance to he who is a mightier internet searcher than myself.
I was finding zip .

eta: yup, the lunchbox . com one I knew about... and the one opinion search. THe other two were new to me.
There is also the grand world that is ebay.

Now I'm looking up bento boxes.

I went to Amazon and they had a selection, as well...

Hrmm... WAY cute!