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Drive up the coast + new zoom-y car + loud music = classic.
75 degree weather in 'winter' = also classic.
Champagne with good friends is wonderful and makes me giggly.
For all the drama it brings, I'd much rather lead a life of passion than be locked in a little room existing only to sleep, waste the day and sleep again.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 12 January 2004 06:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Con't from: This Is The Thread Where I Say.......Part Seven!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 12 January 2004 06:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i agree luna, those are my favorite things also. PCH with the windows down; champagne and chocolate with good friends.....hoo-ray!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 12 January 2004 06:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I lost it somehow in Oxnard 'cause of a detour, but ended up having a really good dinner anyway, and stopping at the $3 theatre on the way back, so I didn't mind.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 12 January 2004 06:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd reckon most of us would rather not be locked in a little room! (Who are you typifying with that?)

― Aaron A., Monday, 12 January 2004 06:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Someone I used to know who called me today out of nowhere and regaled me with stories of fading away into nothingness and it made me feel a little sad, and a little like knocking the walls of his house down so he'd get a little sunlight in.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 12 January 2004 06:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i love opening my door an smelling the salt air. it really is a joy. sometimes late at night, 3, 4am i can hear the waves, a block away and i love it. i'm really glad to be here, a block away because the places closer are built on sand and not rock and that is not good in a CA earthquake. i'm on the rock. i don't know why i am blithering but i am. because i can't sleep i guess.

i hope everyone is having a good night, and enjoying the small things that make life happy.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh my God, you've got one'a dem new Jettas now don'tcha? Oh my god those are the best driving-for-driving's-sake vehicles evar. Sunroof open, windows down, music cranked, yellow slashes in middle of road whizzing by...heaven.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I got a letter from my estate agent on friday telling me that our ppl want an extra £12.5k if we still want their house. So after everything we've been through with this house they now have the cheek to raise their asking price after all this time. So basically we are going to tell them to stick their house! So that's the end of our house buying escapades. :-(

I miss Kate & Sarah.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw Pinky, that sucks. However, if you're going to tell them to stick it, please please please do so in the most vitriolic, insulting, offensive manner you can. Motherfuckers like that make me sick.

And then post what you said to this thread :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Yep, it sure does. It's ok, we know where they live! *rubs hands together in an evil manner*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Nickalicious = OTFM. Wanna go for a ride??

Pink, I'm sorry to hear this - what fuckers. Want me to come round and help you kick the crap out of them?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 12 January 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink, these people deserve the very worst in life, honey. And if I had the resources at this time, I'd definitely volunteer my efforts to ensure that actually happened.

I've just come home from work, FYI. I have a nice and leisurely 2 1/2 hour break between that and school every Monday and Wednesday this semester, which is a blessing, let me tell you. So I'm going to be rushing downstairs to get some stew-y thing Mom's fixed up for me for a late lunch, and then I think I'll try to take a short nap and straighten some things out in my bedroom before heading on out again.

Luna, Orbit, you people are lucky. You guys get to see breathtaking sights while you drive. I'm starting to get into one of my little mental ruts, where I sorta tire of looking at my surroundings. I do live in a hillier part of town, so it's not like I only see flatland, but I'd like to see something other than seas of concrete and grassy plains. Oh well, it'll pass. ;)

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

You can drive a couple hours Dee and see some pretty cool shit. I have to drive for a full day in order to even see a frickin' hill. Thankfully I'll be in San Francisco in less than 3 weeks. Boo-yah bitches!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee, I'll come get you!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll be in San Francisco in less than 3 weeks

Nothing but fog...

― That famous guy who won a prize (nordicskilla), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

...actually the weather is great right now.

― That famous guy who won a prize (nordicskilla), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

How frustrating, Pink, after all of this time and effort. What total fucking assholes. In the event that you do write them and tell them that they're inhuman inconsiderate motherfucking cocksucking rat-bastard assholes, then it would be lovely if you shared said letter.

Oops, I was completely disdainful of the general flatness of the Chicago area when I moved here. But then I was in high school cross country and they of course found the only very steep hills in the western suburbs and made us sprint up them over and over. However, these burbs are damn ugly...glad you have the chance to get away!

San Fran sounds great! That's such a cool city.

I keep going through phases where I feel like posting less and less on this board. I think I'm just too moody lately. I'm going to go find something to make me laugh...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

*reminds self never to get on Divine Miss J's bad side*

*over and over and over again*

*using Post-It notes, pasted all over the place*

*really reminds self never to get on Divine Miss J's bad side*

*drills it into brain*

Oh yes, and hi there!

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

You can drive a couple hours Dee and see some pretty cool shit.

Er, well, point taken. If I wanted to see the coast I could drive out to the TX Gulf Coast and it'd take maybe a total of three hours for me, if I was driving constantly at the speed limit or something. But I don't do major journeys every day or indeed every week or month.

Dee, I'll come get you!

*smile* WELL, m'dear, if you're willing to do that, THANK YOU!

I keep going through phases where I feel like posting less and less on this board.

*pouty frown*

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm a nice person (though far from divine), I just like to go on cussing sprees to express distaste with things I find particularly annoying.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 12 January 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink, add a few more cusses to your post, THEN email it to them. Bastards. You're better off without such aggro.

Dee: We've been playing AIM tag for the last few weeks. Hope this mood won't last for you.

Luna: tell your friend that life's too short to waste in hiding, though tis a good first step to confide in you.

Hola Julia and Mark!

(and to any other warm bods I missed)

My weekend was pretty lazy: spent most of it in bed by myself. (More's the pity.) Still....(drumroll)....another week

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 12 January 2004 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I gave notice. ACK!, as Cathy would say.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Doesn't Bill the Cat say that too?

Good luck, Chris.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Who hasn't acked a little now and again, eh?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:22 (twenty-two years ago)

*spits up furball*

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris, do you have another job lined up?

― That famous guy who won a prize (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Is this the thread where I say that while I was washing my hands a minute ago, the liquid soap slid completely off my palm barely leaving a trail of soapy residue I mean I don't masturbate that much?

― Leee Majors (Leee), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris, you're beautiful, etc...

No really sug, I'm proud of you - stick it to the man!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Adam: No, no I don't. But I have some savings and a stellar support system and I'd really rather not have a nervous breakdown, you know?

Leee: Wha?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

No, no I don't. But I have some savings and a stellar support system and I'd really rather not have a nervous breakdown, you know?

I have been in this exact position, so yes, I do know. Best get out of there then. Good luck!

― That famous guy who won a prize (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no idea, Chris.

― Leee Majors (Leee), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Julia, sweetie, was just joshing with you.

Nichole, I hope to resume regular chattage ASAP!

Chris, I second the "good luck" wishes. Hope this turns out to your benefit.

Marky Cat, ew.

Hugs and warm hellos to everybody.

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks guys, much appreciate the offers of violence! Luna, the add is .....haha.

This is my letter:-

Dear Fuxors,

You are c#nts!

Yours sincerely

Ms Panther.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

You misspelled "cunts" there hon.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

gee thanks petal!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Seriously though, things arent too bad. We are both very upset about everything we've been through with this house & are out if pocket because of it. However, we are gonna give it a couple of months & try again. Time to regroup, lick our wounds (so to speak - stop that Mark!) & sort some things out. At least we can try again, I am v thankful for that. At least we still have a roof over our head. Oh & I've got sparkly nails, which always cheers me up!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay. I'm going to apply sparkle myself tonight. My dad gave me the most enormous amount of make-up for Xmas, oddly since I never wear it. But tonight I might make like a tweenager and try it all out in the privacy of my bedroom. And eat fishfingers and chips. And generally lollop around in my pyjamas. Thanks for the email PP. *Hugs*

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

That sounds like a great idea, I'll be doing the same (apart from the fishfingers, eurgh,) so enjoy & have fun with the make up lady! ;-) *big hugs* (or 'huges' as randy would say)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi all. Chris, hopefully your Petrified Forest cd goes in the mail today, had to get stamps. Like a dork I posted an ad looking for new bandmates online, and have already had two respondents, both of which look like good possibilities. When exploring last night, Sarah and I found a bakery/cafe with delicious pastries which is a 2-minute walk from our house. It was so good.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yum, fresh pastries in the morning.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I just joined a band last night! The name of the band is Lights Like Windows. The music is really pretty k-droney music, sorta Sigur Ros/GYBE-ish. I play keyboards. Another dude plays guitar and loops and drums. Another dude plays guitar & laptop and makes noises like the ghosts of whales flying over stormy oceans and shit. Then there's a very tiny elfin man who sings pretty. I'm so excited. And I just can't hide it.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you about to lose control?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Your band name needs to be less comprehensible. Something like "Erwehn Holmn" or some bullshit like that.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha yeah, or something spelled backwards, like Eitoob Ruoy Ekahs.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Also: I saw a couple of the dudes from My Morning Jacket at the pub last night, and we decided that an episode of Queer Eye ft. them would be totally the shit.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I like the name Lights Like Windows. Yay nickaliscious.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

For some reason the idea of a tiny elfin lead singer made me laugh. I think I was imaginging a prettily-singing leprechaun.

I was wondering about the one singer from MMJ's Kermitlike singing and so I found a pitchfork article talking about his "sexy-Kermit vocals". I guess I don't equate Kermit with sexy, but I like their music anyway.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Lights Lick Windows, would be cool, it would give you a playfully dirty edge.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Did the writer mean "vocals that sound like Kermit trying to be sexy"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Kermit being sexy is when he does that wailing thing when Miss Piggy is grabbing him, or something.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)

All I've been thinking about for the last hour is how glad I am that I can leave here at 6, and then I relaise that the person I'm covering for today doesn't leave the office until cunting 7pm! Aaaargh!

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Swodniw Ekil Sthgil?

Talk about incomprehensible.

I am doing fuck all at work this morning - which I pay for later in the day. Live for the moment, however, I say - if I get lucky, maybe someone will pull the fire alarm.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

set fire to your co-workers. Always works in a pinch.

and now, i must say, Goddamn Wrens! They're skipping out on michigan!

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, no.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Doing anything to cause bodily injury to one of my co-workers (and really most everyone - with a couple of exceptions) is not something I'm going to do EVER, so you can just give that up.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Pwease?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I said there were a couple of exceptions.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not a total hardass, you know.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.osric.com/~jeremy/hooray.jpg

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

There is merriment. I do not wish bodily harm on my coworkers, but I wouldn't mind a few cobwebs being cleared away.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 02:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Give me a flamethrower.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Woo!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 03:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm here for you.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 03:14 (twenty-two years ago)

So how come we haven't all pitched in for a movie where Luna goes out and defeats our collective enemies?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 03:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Well I'm stumped.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Movie? Ned, please, be bold with your fantasies.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:23 (twenty-two years ago)

hey now...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna, if you'll swing on by my way, I will help you out with your ass-kicking duties! It'll be a blast! Maybe certain other people would like to join in as well... ?

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course, sugar - gimme a few hours.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurrah! Thanks, darling!

*packs suitcase*

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:34 (twenty-two years ago)

It's high timme we had an adventure!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna Croft

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 08:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Word, yo.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 08:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay adventure!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 15 January 2004 03:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to be luna's apprentice, FYI.

This. Will. Be. So. Damn. COOL.

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 15 January 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee, we are all jealous! ;-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 15 January 2004 09:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I should get business cards...

'Situations resolved.'

'also walks dogs'

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

CP: Good luck, mate....and you now have time to take up origami.

Maybe certain other people would like to join in as well... ?

I'll ride shotgun, if there is room in the car....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll hide in the trunk, for the ambush factor. Just don't forget about me back there.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's your oxygen tank, as Luna might kvetch if I shoot airholes in her trunk.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

she's such a prude like that

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey mann, my trunk has a safety release and everything!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you specifically look for that?
Like, when you were car shopping, did you say, "Does this have a safety release in the trunk? Suffocating key members of my strike team is getting to be a drag."

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

nick's elfin singer...
http://i.myspace.com/47/25/15274/2922846_m.JPG

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course!*

*No, he made a point of telling me... 'if your son is playing in the trunk and gets accidentally locked in, he can get out.

First of all, what kind of shitty parent do you think I AM? "Oh no, he'd never get locked in the trunk, he's too busy playing in the abandoned refrigerator in the alley."

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I went to an interview thing for a temping/staffing agency today, and I have to say, it was kind of fun. I don't get nervous because I know it's just an in-between person, and I tend to test well, so I really like taking the computer and typing tests, it's like a fun game. Does that make me weird? I typed 73 WPM, which is insane. Last time I took one, I got 61 WPM. ILX has made me a better worker.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 15 January 2004 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I typed 73 WPM, which is insane. Last time I took one, I got 61 WPM. ILX has made me a better worker.

First time that's been said with a straight face. Still, NA, you are my new idol, if you can actually see those typing tests as fun.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 15 January 2004 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, typing tests are hella fun. Especially that standard one -- once you start memorizing it, it's even easier!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

CP, educate me on how I can memorise a test based on different documents....?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:05 (twenty-two years ago)

About half the time the typing test I have gotten at temp agencies has been the same one. It's about -- it's been a few years so I forget -- but it's about the importance of good typing for a successful office, or something equally motivating.

Nick A., tell Sarah that I posted a pictures especially for her on the "flipping off pix" thread. Oh, heck, here it is again:

http://www.theminorthirds.com/pix-cp-dandy-finger.jpg

Not that I am flipping Sarah off! But this is the first picture of Dandy that I've posted, that's all.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Dandy looks like she's got her master sussed: "Love me, do....oh, and this is the human I con into feeding me."

(Beautiful kitty, obv)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Dandy has had little luck in sussing anyone or anything out her entire life. She is the dumbest kitty around. But she's really friendly and nice so it's all good.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually now that I think about it maybe I did have another pic of Dandy up at some point. I think we talked about the weird coloration that makes her nose look wide. Either way.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:21 (twenty-two years ago)

she's very cute

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah. Once again proving that if you're dumb and cute and friendly then some guy will let you live with him and will feed you as long as you provide the occasional snuggle.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm...

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 January 2004 04:16 (twenty-two years ago)

No, for reals!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 04:54 (twenty-two years ago)

he said dumb, luna. sorry.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 16 January 2004 06:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah. Once again proving that if you're dumb and cute and friendly then some guy will let you live with him and will feed you as long as you provide the occasional snuggle.

yup, this is true, except for the dumb part.

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Friday, 16 January 2004 06:17 (twenty-two years ago)

no, it's true even without the 'dumb and cute and friendly part'. however you may have to then replace 'occasional' with 'on-demand'.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 16 January 2004 06:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, I haven't been on ILX in more than a week methinks. Been busy doing the design thing and the write thing.

I'm on sort of a medical leave of absence from school and expect I will quit altogether before the month is out. This means I'm also doing the trying to get more work thing. I'll be even poorer but happier I believe.

So far job-wise I just have Sh1ps, where i may get 3 or 4 shifts a week. Just got home from there. *phew* drunks are hard work. Not as hard as kiddos but still. . .

Oh, and I hate The Darkness. Just thought you should know.

*hugs*

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Friday, 16 January 2004 09:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey sam. Hope all goes well with the job seeking! (I hate the darkness aswell btw!)

I am quite fed up today. After a week of strict dieting i have lost a grand total of half a pound. Half a f@#king pound! It better come off next week!

Yay it's the w/e!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 January 2004 10:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay indeed! Sorry to hear abt the house troubles pp. People are rubbish.

I think I gained weight this week since my commitment to exercise fell apart and I drank mucho beer. On the plus side: I get to see Liz tonight and she's made banana bread - DOUBLE YAY!

― robster (robster), Friday, 16 January 2004 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Cheers Robster!

Beer & banana bread eh? Life don't get much better than that!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 January 2004 10:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I am a big fatty this week grrr. Must stop eating Matt's lemon cake for breakfast... I wonder if I will end up on one of those 'Very Fat Women And The Men Who Feed Them So They Can't Go Out' TV programmes?

Also plumbing crisis so grubby as well as chubby. Joy.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 16 January 2004 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, good luck with health and the job!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, guys. I feel kind of bad for posting so little in the past 3 weeks, because then when I do post it's all just about what's happening with me and I don't interact much. I need to set up a nightly, or at least every-other-nightly routine of checking in. No way in hell I'll be allowed to play on here with this job EVER. And they monitor internet usage. Blah.

It's a sunny, icey Sunday in Chicago. Nick just woke up and is playing his PS2. I think we'll get cleaned up and maybe check out Ann Sather's Bakery. They're supposed to have fabulous cinnamon rolls. mmm...

Last night we went to the Empty Bottle again. It's a great venue. They even have a little black cat that lives there! He's scrawny and seems pretty street wise - he has to be to keep from being trampled! - but he let me pet him for a while the other night.

I put an ad out online too looking for bandmates. It's not very hard to find. I met up with the first contendor last night. I've already gotten 13 replies.

Pink, I'm so sorry about the house. And that this all had to be so drawn out and painful! Urgh.

Sam, I'm glad you're getting the hell out of dodge.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Sunday, 18 January 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay for Sarah! Good thoughts for Sam! (Darkness hate is a fine thing.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh god I want some Ann Sather's cinammon rolls stat! A couple times I've gone in there just as there about to close and they're just giving them out. Cinnabon would do the trick, too.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, so i'm finally listening to the M83 album alla way thru.

and i just got to the 11th track, "Gone".

holee FUCK.

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Monday, 19 January 2004 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

oops, How comes we came all the way out here to be closer to you and you're moving away?! :-)

I was feeling kind of low this evening for no reason really (um, except maybe already being asked to work overtime at my new job and tomorrow being Monday), so we went to Barnes and Noble for some good trashy magazine reading. Then I got myself a new romantic comedy. I was reading a few books at once but none of them got my attention enough to keep the fire burning, so I'd basically dropped out of the world of words for a few weeks. Romantic comedies always get me going again so I can get back to those meatier novels later.

Speaking of romantic comedies, I feel like working on mine now, the NaNoWriMo one. M U S T F I N I S H !

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 January 2004 03:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not moving to CA---although I'd LOVE to---just visiting. 2 weeks from now I'll be there. Starting to get hyped.
That sucks major buttage that you can't post to ILE at work. Guess you'll just have to devote every non-working hour to ILE in order to make up for it.

I've been sending out my resume to a bunch of employers as an email attachment for the past few months and hadn't got a single response. Then I thought I'd see if someone could actually open the attachment. They couldn't. I thought I had solved that problem before, but apparently I was still sending out the old file that didn't work (I have about a dozen copies of it saved, in different formats. Why the fuck can't they have something as simple as a text file be universal?) The very next day after noticing this and fixing it, I got a call about a job. Interviewed on Friday and it went well---I think---but I still doubt I'll get it. Would be cool to work downtown, though commuting would be a bitch and a half.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 19 January 2004 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey guys! How were your weekends my lovelies?
I had a really nice w/e. Friday nite a friend came over & we made dinner & got pretty drunk. We ended up dancing in the front room! (much fun) Then at about midnight, J called & we went to the party that he was at. We were walking along the street with a bottle or red wine in hand (classy ladeez I know!) & singing Primal Scream at the tops of our voices.
Sat, everyone was round ours for the footie. Everyone had hangovers, but i cooked bacon sandwiches & made cups of tea for everyone. (not bad considering I had a hangover & am veggie!)
Went to bed in the afternoon (mmm) then chilled Sat nite & then all of Sunday. Back to work now...sigh.

Sarah - I will definitely mail you today I pwomise!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 January 2004 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Matos just said I was OTM (on the "Lost in Translation" thread" and I feel very warm and pleased :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 19 January 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Awww!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 January 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Qucik moan time - the central computer system that we all use is fucked at the moment and everyone is wandering around bad-tempered and asking dumbass questions and I have had a complete patience shutdown. I am snapping at my colleagues and my superiors and I wish I had an errand to do as I'm a liability right now.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm, horrid situ, I hope it improves soon. Can you maybe offer to get everyone coffee & nip out for say 3 hours?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I quit smoking again.
I think I'm addicted to quitting. Because I seem to actually enjoy the withdrawal from nicotine, but it's when things "normalize" that I start getting moody and paranoid and sneak smokes wherever I can until I turn down a potentially hot date so that I can hide in my tiny little apt. and puff puff puff in self-indulgent shame!

So I'm off the baccy again.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I just did offer to get everyone a coffee, nipped out and came back to everyone being even grumpier than before! Still, almond mocha - Ed would hate it, but then I'm quite happy not liking everything Ed decrees is good and proper :)

Horace, I saw my friend Becky last night and she has been hypnotised into not smoking and it works! Still, I guess that would take away the double pleasure/shame vortex that you've got going on. Best ignore me.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe someone could just post a gif of a big rotating swirlie and post in big letters: You will not smoke (and you are chicken)!

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a big old whiff of a tabacco pouch at the weekend and it was lubberly. I'd have some as pot pourri, if I did that sort of thing.

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I always think the hardest part about quitting smoking is the continuing to stay stopped. The initial giving up part is relatively easy, it's gets harder as life goes on.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh, sort of. I can't believe people don't think at least a little bit when they come up with a headline, or maybe in this case they did.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Or maybe I just need to grow up already.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

(Knowing a few) I think headline writers deserve both more and less credit than they get. Depending on the individual.
I'm sure that one was someone feeling sly.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

This was just kind of a ridiculous story so I'm guessing they were having some fun. The CNN start page doesn't feature it anymore so someone must've noticed.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

so far nobody at work here has thought it was that funny.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

though you should see some of the hl that show up in these parts!

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I didn't think it was that funny either (well, maybe in a Beavis and Butthead or Frantics sort of way), it was more the unfortunate wording. Or I can well imagine that you get some real crap through there even though your paper is generally well thought of (it's not the Brandon Sun, anyway).

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

People are so used to me eating a foot-long Subway sammich that when we just placed an order (which someone maybe me must go pick up here in a minute) and I got a six-incher they're all like "are you feeling okay?" or "are you on a diet?" ha ha.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

MMMMM FOOT LONGGGGGG!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

best part about quitting smoking: license to EAT!!!

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I am going to be one third of a book! Well pamphlet really. But still! So I have written one new poem already today out of sheer panic.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Congrats Archel, that sounds great!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm thinking about applying for a mentor. For my writing.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

For my CREATIVE writing.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

But back to headlines, anyone see the Nat'l Post this weekend?
It's obit on broadcaster Alex Barris?

for the following story:
TORONTO (CP) — Alex Barris, a newspaper columnist, author and host of CBC-TV programs in the 1950s and ’60s has died at 81, CBC said Friday.
Barris died in a Toronto nursing home Thursday evening of complications from a stroke he suffered last year.
Although an American by birth, Barris was a staple of the early days of CBC-TV.
The Barris Beat, a musicial-variety series directed by Norman Jewison, aired from 1956 to 1957, a show which he shamelessly promoted in his Toronto Telegram newspaper column. He was also a panelist on the venerable Front Page Challenge in 1957 as well as a writer on the show.
In 1968-’69, he took another stab at talk-variety with Barris and Co., one of those live, filler shows slotted in after Hockey Night in Canada. A columnist for the Globe and Mail at the time, he was savaged in the media.

the ran the headline:

Canadian Press wire service delivers harsh send-off for journalist, CBC host

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi. I still don't have a job. I had an interview with a temp agency last week, might do some temping. Got an interview with a staffing agency this week, doubt anything will come of that. Applied for the perfect job for me today, but won't get it. Our new couch came today. It's long. I can lay all the way down on it. I'm making some spicy chik patty sandwiches in the oven for lunch. I'm afraid to get online for too long because it means potential employers can't call. I had an Oops moment last week when I realized that because we have call waiting, if someone calls when I'm online, they don't even get a busy signal, it just rings and rings on their end. So I fixed it so they get a busy signal now. hi.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 19 January 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

You have to interview to get on with a temp agency!
I guess this makes sense, but I had never thought about it.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 January 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

You should listen to Hanle y's song to get yourself geared up for working for temp agencies, Nick. Makes me wanna quit my job now and go to Robert Half or some shit.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 19 January 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

To do that I'd have to find my copy of the ILX comp. And to do that, I'd have to motivate myself to return to my ongoing (read: for the past 3 weeks) project of alphabetizing our cd collection. And that ain't gonna happen, hombre.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 19 January 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Look you fuckers. I know you're busy. But just because Sarah and I aren't around is no excuse to let this thread fall off the page.

I need a haircut and I don't know where to go to get it cut.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry. I am trying to wrap things up at work. It is exciting to be leaving but also very sad. And also I don't feel like doing this crap work I have left. It's not that bad, really, no one should pity me, but bleh!

And I'm hungry! But soon I can go to lunch. I will head home, have a sandwich, and work on a song. I think.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm trying to fall down the statscock.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I find that a lil lube goes a long way. good luck

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I originally wrote "trying to ease my way down" and then was like, wo!

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Wo indeed.

Hello. I just haven't felt like posting much lately. I have a lot going through my mind, but my everyday life and my reaction to various thread subjects just don't seem important enough to post. As if that's a requirement.

Earlier, I was with this old lady who just has the coolest brooklyn accent. I'd misplaced my hat and they'd found it, so brooklyn-accent-lady said "yes, because you don't want to lose your gorgeous hat." I responded in some way about my gohahgis hat and unthinkingly imitated her accent on that word. I felt bad.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

(note: the "wo" was a Joey Lawrence "wo" not a Mya "wo")

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

An important distinction to make.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I just walked around my neighborhood looking for somewhere to get a haircut. All the places around here look fancy and I'm scared. So I walk by one place, get freaked out, and then go to the used bookstore instead. Then I muster up some courage, go back to the place, and ask how much it would be for a trim. The dude says "Our haircuts start anywhere from $45 to $60." Then he handed me a "price menu." So I said thanks and left. Instead I went to a record store and bought a Feelies record.

I have to add a note to my observation upthread about Chicago shows starting on time. I have now been to three shows, and they each started within 10 minutes of the advertised starting time. This is fucked up. But I like it.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, this is kind of nice: This morning I felt like I hadn't done enough in my job search, so I pulled out the yellow pages, looked up my selected career field, and went down the list, looking up the websites of each company and emailing resumes. I was just like "Hey, keep me on file in case something opens up." Well I got one semibitchy response ("This is a small company, and there won't be any open positions unless I quit. And I'm not going to quit.") but also got a reply asking if I wanted to be considered for a 6-month paid internship. So that was kind of cool. I'm a little old to be an intern, but I'd be getting experience and some payment, so I hope they bring me in for an interview.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 22:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck, Nick.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck with that Nick.

I haven't really had much to post on this thread recently. Sorry. :-(

Hope everyone is doing ok. (Where is Luna?)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 09:10 (twenty-two years ago)

For that matter, where has Mark disappeared to?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Here maybe?

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:19 (twenty-two years ago)

This weekend I went to a party. My friends and I played an impromtu show for the party. An eighteen year old girl came up to me and told me she wanted "to fuck me". I told her to go ask my wife if it was ok. She walked away. It felt neat to at least feel attractive for 5 seconds.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Good one rob!

Haha, that's great Chris!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm here (at work, at 640 am - FUCK!) trying to sort out a pension plan loan that has gone awry because some asshat at the processing department apparently cannot read the words expedited and overnight delivery service.

I have to actually be here in a little under two hours, but I had to jump out of bed and get here to fax something to them so they can get it sorted (hopefully, fingers crossed) in the next 15 minutes so the wire transfer can go out today. My hair is a mess and I'm wearing yesterday's clothes. Also, it seems to have rained last night, so I drove here practically with my head out the window because my windshield wasn't defrosting fast enough.

If this little stupid man does not have the money in my bank account today, I do believe I will fly to Buffalo and teach him what 'expedited ass kicking' means.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

(If the money doesn't go through, then I wrote a $1600 BAD CHECK to the DMV yesterday. Yay me - a felony already!)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey dudes!

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Mark!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey sea turtle!! Did they ever find Nemo?!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Dudes!

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris!!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Dudes!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

PinkPanther!

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

LUNA!!

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

First you were like "woah", then we were like "woah!", then you were like "woah".

All these marvels of the 21st century under our belts, yet we still can't email/fax ass-whoopings. What a shame.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Dudes!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Woah!

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I think you put a foot up someone's ass with a 2-way pager if you're within a certina "Foot-Up-Ass" Zone.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

He's all the way across the country thought - I think it's too far.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

It's nevah too far!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe I can lure him to Niagara and hurl him over the falls.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe you could do it like a chain, like Hands Across American, only MyFoot/Your Ass Across America, you could raise money for a worthy cause at the same time.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Totally should do that Luna!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Huckleberry Mann, I kiss you.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

It's Luigi Vampa now. Huckleberry Mann is sooo 2003.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, but I like it better. I refused to deal with New Coke and I was right about that... time will tell.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

You think Vampa is too...ethnic?

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Not at all - but Huckleberry is more fun to say.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

and smear on your face.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Think of the horrible times my children will have growing up with the names I give them.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

*shudders*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"Eustace! Quitting pulling Cleland's hair!"

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the problem is more with the "Vampa" than the "Luigi", but you do what you want, everyone will call you Horace no matter what you do.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Bah. Names are just names.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Names are destiny!

― A Boy Named (Chris Piuma), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, for crap's sake, how did I hit "submit" from the keyboard?

― A Boy Named "Sue", that was what that was supposed to say. (Chris Piuma), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

My step-grandfather (who has long passed on) used to say about my real name: "With a name like that, he's bound to be either famous, or infamous."

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"Especially if he decides to start a jugband."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(Although obviously my real name is largely a thing of difficulty.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

That's the same reason J wanted to call our son 'Sonny' because you know that he'd end up in a better place! Now we prefer Rudy though! Hey ho!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

My mother without irony wanted to rename me O'Bryan because of how often she found herself saying "oh Bryan" when I was small.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I came THIS CLOSE to convincing my parents to name my youngest brother (who's five and half years younger than me) Obi-Wan. Or at least that's how I remember it.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

So about this asshat in Buffalo.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I was just reviewing a document here at work and one of the names on it was D. Debaggis. Hey baby, want a debagg.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

His first name is Dick. He nearly married Svetlana Fullov, but he realized his doctor's office would have written his name "Debaggis-Fullov, Dick".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

*rimshot*

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think you're appreciating the subtlety of that joke.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course I am.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean when you consider the history of mail-order brides in this country.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

And the paranoia the average American male feels about doctors.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

You scholar!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I try for a certain amount of nuance.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

My audience demands it, really.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I, for one, am not satisfied with any joke that doesn't require at least three footnotes.
That's really what's wrong with Dave Barry today.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"[1] America."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

i got poked with a safety pin by a doctor today!

"close your eyes and tell me which end you feel, the sharp or the blunt"

"okay"

*poke*

"ow FUCK that's the sharp side!"

"...correct. now, we try your left foot..."

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I scanned that too fast, and thought for a second the doctor was poking you IN THE EYE!!!

Which, like, would totally make the massive expense and labour of medical school worth it!

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

well, he was a neurologist, so he was poking in the nerve.

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd have poked him in the groin with my foot.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Which end did you feel there, Dr. Hurts-A-Lot?

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

You've got nerves in your eyes too. But neurologists seem to be more interested in poking your extremities with sharp objects. (xp)

Can I just say that you guys rock? Okay.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

You rock too, baby.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, poking with a safety pin hardly seems scientific...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

If you're trying to tell whether someone can distinguish between a pinprick and a dull thud, then it works as good as anything.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Good point.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

LOL!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"Now cough."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"Now cough like you mean it."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

www.somethingpositive.net/sp10092003.shtml

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris, I kiss you.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

For which post? Or just cause? Either way, it's cool.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

For the SP, mostly - but in general as well.

I kiss you all!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I am a robot bleep bloop bleep bloop.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

UPDATE! I went to Hair Cuttery. It's obviously a cheap haircut but it's not too bad.

I have an interview for an actual factual job next week. Tomorrow I go to two more staffing/temp agencies.

The high-five thread is so great.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 21:31 (twenty-two years ago)

today's my b-day!

― johnny fitz (johnny fitz), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Cunt off, Johnny.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, don't mind him, he says that every year around this time. Pining for Spring, I suspect.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 23:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey guys! J got a job interview, so hopefully things are looking up for us now. It's not the ideal job or anything but it's a start right? I want news pls ppl!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 January 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

There are blizzards forecast for next week, and freezing temperatures. It might even get down to MINUS 8 DEGREES C!!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 22 January 2004 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)

They're saying with the windchill, it's supposed to be like -20 F here today. The one day I actually have to go out and do stuff.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 22 January 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Really Mark? Cool! We missed all the really deep snow last year cos we wer on holiday. Getting to the airport was fun though considering the M11 was gridlocked!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 January 2004 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeesh. I'll just keep quiet.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 22 January 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

(Upper 60s during the day, upper 40s, low 50s at night. Brrrr.)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna I'm shocked at you. This is our worst cold snap ever! ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.ionnutz.freeservers.com/images/middle.finger.jpg

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Clearly you've forgotten last year, Ned, when I, my very own self, recorded a nightly low of THIRTY SEVEN DEGREES three days IN A ROW.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

To oops: ha ha

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

< /nelson muntz>

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

To luna: bite me

yours truly, oopsdiggitydoo

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

dammit. no one likes my political threads.

also, we have a sub-zero wind chill today. i need to live this place.

― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Wish James good luck from me PP!

I gave my 'stuff' to my 'publisher' today woo. And it is Chinese New Year, so much jollity with our many East Asian students. But I still have SAD or something. I refuse to believe that it's going to get really cold again Mark - my winter clothes are sooooo last season.

Maybe if I just look forward to Candlemas and Shrove Tuesday (PANCAKES!), and before I know it it will be SPRING.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Bite yourself, knucklehead. I ain't got time for your mess.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Clearly you've forgotten last year, Ned, when I, my very own self, recorded a nightly low of THIRTY SEVEN DEGREES three days IN A ROW.

WAH!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I know! It was just about arctic!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

WE ALL COULD HAVE DIED.

― lunasicle (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i need to live this place.

LEAVE! rather, LEAVE this place.

― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

mama don't take no mess

― spencer (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Water would have NEARLY FROZEN!

― Oh the huge manatee! (Chris Piuma), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

No, you should live it up.

WE ALL COULD HAVE DIED.

I would have founded a refuge where all could live in comfort upon Mallomars and good beer.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

- lunasicle

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, it was cold.

Luckily, I'm used to such weather, and I ran around pointing and laughing at all the half frozen people.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

did you try hitting them with sticks, just to see if they'd shatter?

"in today's experiment, class, we're going to try something a little different..."

― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't, but I shall, should it occur anytime soon.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

excellent!

"note to self:

1. get stick
2. wait for deep freeze
3. stick time!"

― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

*icicle baseball*

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that Maine's official state sport?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

That would be "sodomy".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

*rimshot*
/double entendre

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

has there ever been a single-entendre *rimshot* on ILX?

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

But to be fair, it was Ned's first post, and it was many years ago.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

hey quit yer bitchin cali's! for a good 4 days straight the temp in massachusetts was around 1-8 degrees with windchills of -25! And its coming back for the weekend.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

WTF???? how come i cn't get it to show up????

― johnny fitz (johnny fitz), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not bitching, silly, I'm RUBBING IT IN.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Those free webhosters don't usually let you put their images up on other websites.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

hardeeharharha!

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

bastards

― johnny fitz (johnny fitz), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, okay, I'm sorry, can you ever forgive me?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't believe her! If she had the chance she'd eat you and everyone you care about.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not a cow, you know.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(but boy, the double meaning in what you said!)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(pervert)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(I'm shocked and appalled)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

So, uh, rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd just mention this here:

Not that I ever, ever would, but if I was to bestow a name on my genitalia, it would be Harvey. For 3 very good reasons.
1) Harvey Comics were fun. Richie Rich, Casper, etc.
2) It's an elaborate pun; cartoonist Pekar->Pecker
3) My penis is an invisible six-foot tall rabbit.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

(ya think I didn't pick up on that myself, Pervy McDirt?)

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

And your dick smells like a hamburger with a ridiculously large slice of pickle on it, Luigi?

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

well, that's what I've been told. I'm not really that flexible.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

hence burgerpipe.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Y'all just made me laugh so hard coke came out my nose.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Stop snorting on the job, Luna. We worry.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

What? Who worries? Why are you guys always up in my shit? You think I can't do anything without all of you standing around trying to make sure I'm working? You're just all out to get me!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

they have no lives

― johnny fitz (johnny fitz), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i know.... look whos talking

― johnny fitz (johnny fitz), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

(I think you missed my point there...)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Some of us have spent enough time around the septumless to get it, don't worry.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I knew you'd get it.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

*sniff*

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

*snort*

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh wait, we already made that joke. I'm sorry, I'm all flustered because I suspect the Ur@nium City thread won't pan out and I'll have orgasmed in my pants for nothing.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I missed some pervertalism. Anyway, it's a LOVELY day out here and sun and a nice breeze and...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 January 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

And I'm about to go out to get my offspring... I think I may open the sunroof on the car and roll down all the windows...

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 January 2004 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey sweeties! Hope this day has brought you all you could've desired from it, or that it treated you very, very well, indeed. I once again wish I could address individuals here, but let me just say that I wish you guys luck as you search for as many great things as you can get out of life.

And now for something I've been wanting to get off my chest:

I probably won't be doing much posting around these parts from here on out. Maybe I'll just post a couple of times a day on this thread as a sort of "hey folks, I'm still alive, how are things going, here's what's up with me" sort of thing. After going around on this forum and realizing that most of what I was thinking here was either, "shut up shut up shut up SHUT UP!" or "oh yeah, just keep on ignoring me, you stuck-up snothead," I realized that maybe the best thing I could do here was to just stick to this thread and lurk everywhere else.

It's been swell. I'll keep in touch.

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 23 January 2004 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Dee, we'll miss you. I really like your posts. :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 09:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Morning everyone!

That's sad, Dee, but understandable. It helps if you're just a thick-skinned idiot, like me. I hope you have fun and get laid ;)

I can't believe no-one else picked up on Huck's comment about having an invisible penis. An invisible penis, people! See? It's funny! Hahaha!

Also, the whole "national sport of Maine" exchange was SO HILARIOUS I very nearly posted it on the funny board, but then realised we'd end up with more inbred mongs like Johnny Fitz on our cl

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 January 2004 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Mark, how are ya sweetie? U on aim today?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 10:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish, Pinky, but it is my LAST internet-free day - from Monday I will be a fully-fledged permanent member of staff with muh own proper desk and computer and everything!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 January 2004 10:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww boo! I could do wit some chatting as I can feel the hangover kicking in! haha!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 10:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Um.. I never nomally post on these threads, so now i feel slightly like I've walked into a bar and everyone's stopped talking and turned to look at me (In a "you're not from these parts are you?" way, rather than "whoa, check out the babe by the door!" which would be more than acceptable.)

What I wanted to say: Dee, I will miss your contributions to all areas of the board. As someone said on your birthday thread, you always stand up for what you believe in without ever turning nasty, and I really respect that. I've always valued the opinions you put forward, because you do so in a conscise and likable manner, but often from a different perspective to my own. I'm sorry you feel as you do, but best of luck, and here's selfishly hoping you change your mind.

― Anna (Anna), Friday, 23 January 2004 11:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Anna has managed to put my exact thoughts down.
(You're welcome here anytime lady!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 11:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Anna!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

So long Dee. I don't think we ever actually agreed on much, but what's the point of knowing people if they all think the same? That's supposed to be a compliment.

― Luigi Vampa (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 January 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

but then realised we'd end up with more inbred mongs like Johnny Fitz

Sometimes I can't tell if you're being mean or British.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 January 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you seen our homage thread? Bless. Look at it seeking attention!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, I'm being mean to Johnny Fitz. He's a loser. Is that a problem?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee, you know I'll miss you, darlin. Anna = OTM. (PS - check out that babe by the door!)

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

What I wanted to say: Dee, I will miss your contributions to all areas of the board.

Yes'm! Join in when you can and wish to. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

(xp with luna)Not a problem at all.

I don't know how I might have missed an "invisible penis" comment. I'm clearly not reading ILE attentively enough lately.

Dee, I wish you would stay. I think Anna put it well why, a lot of people probably feel that way. (and Anna, you're welcome here, as PP ssid)

Someone called me a CUNT the other day. Not in a very interesting context, but still. (I was kicking this chick's ass at literati. She went psycho.) It was a classic moment that I will always treasure. And I keep telling people about this repeatedly because I find it funny.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow! That's awesome! I didn't know you could use that word in Literati!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a little chat option for while you're playing. She got mad and just went off on me out of nowhere. It was actually really annoying but afterward I was like--wow, someone called ME a cunt.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I know, I was just making a jokey-joke. It's what I do to while away the hours.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Me in being a spacey dork shockah.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I think there should be a ban on any thread other than a "This is the thread where I say..." thread starting with "This is the thread." It's getting hard to scan for this thing.

I didn't do anything today but wash a lot of dishes. Oh I recorded a really cool cheezy dance song on the laptop and then irreparably screwed it up. Fuck.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 24 January 2004 00:22 (twenty-two years ago)

To be fair, I done stolt the 'this is the thread where I say' stuff from other 'this is the thread where I say' threads, so um...

I have no point. Carry on.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 24 January 2004 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Dee, we'll miss you. I really like your posts. :-(

I'm not going to be completely gone from this place! I will always participate in this thread, especially because of all you lovelies who've participated in it.

It helps if you're just a thick-skinned idiot, like me. I hope you have fun and get laid ;)

Ha. Ok, first of all, you are so not an idiot. ;) Secondly, the chances of me actually "getting laid" are so astronomically low at this point that I think Mother Teresa had more of a chance of accomplishing that while she was alive. *laughs*

Anna... sweetie, you've got me all speechless now. *cue good fifteen minutes of not typing anything* Wow, thank you. You're a prize.

(And as for posting regularly again -- well, I realize the futility of absolute certainties, but I do seriously need a break from the rest of this forum for a bit and so I think I'm going to try to stay away from all but this thread for awhile.)

I don't think we ever actually agreed on much, but what's the point of knowing people if they all think the same?

I actually loved the disparities of opinion that I found herein! I got kinda sick and tired of encountering people who agreed with me all the time. I hate not getting my ideas challenged now. Thank you for being there to help challenge those ideas.

Dee, you know I'll miss you, darlin.

*hugs* Dearest Luna, I'm still going to be around! I won't be around as much, that's for sure (I mean, this will be the only post I make today), but like I said before, never can say never.

Yes'm! Join in when you can and wish to. :-)

Yes sir! That's what I plan to do for awhile. Until I get sick of other places and other people, absolutely.

Dee, I wish you would stay. I think Anna put it well why, a lot of people probably feel that way.

*hugs J.Girl* I will be staying -- here, that is. On this thread. And you'll always be able to catch me on AIM. Well, not always, but certainly at least a few hours a day.

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 24 January 2004 03:42 (twenty-two years ago)

(Ok, one more post -- to say how awesome you guys are. Thank you.)

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 24 January 2004 03:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee honey, I'm not a prize, I'm just some girl on the other side of the world who wanted to listen to what you had to say.

― Anna (Anna), Saturday, 24 January 2004 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)

That counts.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 24 January 2004 08:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw, this thread is all the way toward the bottom of the thread pile now. I don't like that. Will most definitely have to bump this thread up by asking you guys to continue your updating. I want to hear all about your lives! This is Planet You!

Anna, you are a prize. And so are you, Luna, and so many others here. Thank you for being that. *huge group hug*

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 25 January 2004 06:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, guys. Nick just made us some pumpkinbread and hot cocoa with marshmellows. Mmm...

In a little bit, I'm going out to meet another potential bandmate at a coffeeshop and then go try playing with one I met last weekend.

The cold isn't bothering me that much, but my boots suck. Not my fancy shmancy tall boots - they do their thing. But my actual snow boots I've had for years and got at Payless need to get a grip. I keep slipping around. So I'm in the market for real snow boots. Real actual factual snow boots. That's what I'm talkin' about!

I live for the weekend. I'm kind of down that it's Sunday. It's sad. I shouldn't waste my Sundays thinking about Monday, but what can you do?

Pepper says hi.

Oh yeah, I'm still working on that damn NaNoWriMo novel.

I could go for some hot weather and a smoothie right about now.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

To Sarah:

Hurrah for the hot cocoa and pumpkin bread! Hope you get a great deal on a pair of "real actual factual" snow boots, as you've so wonderfully put. I feel a bit down when the weekend winds down as well, but here's to hoping this next week brings us loads of loveliness. My little, completely nonaggressive puppy says "hi" back to Pepper. Good luck with your novel! And you do not want hot weather at this time, sweetie, though a smoothie sounds delish and probably ideal no matter what the weather's like outside.

To everyone:

I'm missing this forum something fierce, particularly because the rest of the Internet seems SO boring in comparison, but I feel like I need to stick with this self-imposed sabbatical or else I'm going to regret it later. Besides, there's still this thread, right? *hugs to all*

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 26 January 2004 03:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick and Sarah, thanks for the cd's! Good stuff guys. Hope all is well in Chicagie.

― Chris V (Chris V), Monday, 26 January 2004 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm finding ILX really shrill and annoying lately (this thread aside), which is a shame because there are a lot of interesting and clever people here. But a lot of it is just "OMG THIS IS SO WACK I'M SO CLEVER" and... ah well. It's fine, and there have been plenty of times where I would have enjoyed it.

I'm kinda interested in I Love Books, however.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I took my car to the carwash this morning, and THEY DENTED IT.

I took it back straight away, of course, and they denied it could have happened there.

I contemplated beating the man with my club, but drove away instead.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG I am hobbling!!!
I have my leg propped up on a plastic garbage pail. I was supposed to have a brilliant day full of contemplative walking in the snow, but I got all hotheaded yesterday, and now I'm knackered.

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Clearly we must get Huck a new foot, Luna a big huge evil club, and Casuistry many good books. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna can use my old swollen foot for a club!

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

and I can steal magazines for Casuistry from the waiting room when I go to have my foot examined.
I have an answer for everything.

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)

And I'll give you a ride to the doctor's office!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

See, our problems are solved! (Now can someone take care of my headache without decapitation?)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

We'll get the doctor to dole out meds.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

are there any doctors who deal with teeth and feet? cuz if I'm going to go to the bother, I might as well get all my problems dealt with at once.
Maybe a horse doctor?

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, your best bet is probably a vet.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I would be really happy about the magazines. But what do you mean by "hotheaded" (or possibly "knackered"). I know what the words mean but I can't figure out the story behind them...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I got upset at the laundromat because these two women were hogging all the machines and I had trudged through the fresh and plenty snow four blocks with all my earthly clothes on my back and these two women were all "we're using all the machines." And because of some bizarre tax break policies that SK had in the late 70s, there are almost no laundromats left and so I was screwed and had to walk back home with nothing to show for my efforts. Sooo...
When I got outside the laundromat, I kicked the first immobile thing within range. Unfortunately it was a garbage receptacle made of cement and stone. While it hurt quite a bit, I didn't think much of it and just went home. But later on, about 3 hours later, I noticed my foot was big! and hurting!
And I'm hobbling around because I can't put any pressure on it. I know it's not broken, because I can move my ankle and wiggle my toes, but the foot is a tender, overripe tomato, a-waitin to burst!

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

One entry found for knackered.

Main Entry: knack·ered
Pronunciation: 'na-k&rd
Function: adjective
Etymology: English slang knacker to kill, tire, perhaps from knacker, n.
British : TIRED, EXHAUSTED

Okay, that's not quite how it's used around here.

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Keep it elevated and put ice on it.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, but that's hard to do at work. I've got it propped up on a plastic garbage pail right now and that alleviates some pressure.

Also, to make the story more interesting, I'm thinking of changing "cement garbage edifice" to "public art."

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Mighty ouch, Huck. Moral: Think, before you kick. Hie thee to a doc, pronto, as you could have inadvertently pinched a nerve when you kicked the can.

Hola, to all and sundry....I actually have nowt new to complain about today, but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.

On this thread. And you'll always be able to catch me on AIM. Well, not always, but certainly at least a few hours a day.

When's that, as I never seem to....?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, consider: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1453

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got a live in person interview with a rapper scheduled for 2.5 hrs from now. I'm thinking about cancelling.
How can I work when all I want to do is weep weep weep?

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the sucky rapper that you played on the radio the other night?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Stiff upper Canadian lip? Seriously, how will you get home from work, Huck?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:41 (twenty-two years ago)

probably. he's really more of a spoken-werd whatever, cuz he's really terrible at rapping, yet I like him. His spokane-werd is pretty bad itself, pretty obvious Bukowski:
hey-hey-I'm face-up in the gutter! Stars! Stars! That queer Wilde was right! Whoop whoop, here's my dick! Now it's a poem.

But, I like it anyhow.

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

xpost.

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm bored and feeling guilty for having fun while being unemployed again. I'm downloading (slowly) the "Let's Get Small" album by Steve Martin right now. I wish I could be a stand-up comedian. We saw some comedy the other night and it looks like fun.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you still doing stand-up, Huck? I'm scared to even try writing jokes because I'm worried I won't be brilliant at it right away and I'll get frustrated.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Do it. It is fun. And if you can find a popular enough open mike to start at, there will always be someone worse than you.

I haven't done it for a few months, but I'm still working on material, like hey, I kicked a piece of public art and now I hobble! Ha ha ha.

Just assume that you're not going to be very good at first. It's a process, a new language almost that you can only learn by doing it in front of people. Humiliation, to a degree, is a requirement. You'll probably be better than you think if you can stay reasonably relaxed.

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that how you approached songwriting?

Don't write jokes because you'll be brialliant, write jokes because you'll have fun (and a challenge) doing it.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I been done puttin' off muh tax return.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

or like, just talk with a stupid accent, then you don't even have to write jokes (or bits, as we in the bizz call them). Everything just comes out funny cuz you sound like a hick. Unless there are hicks in the audience. Then try sounding like a XXXXXX

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, you guys!

One of the guys performing the other night was this friend-of-a-friend, actually he was opening for Tod Barry (if you've ever heard of him), and he was pretty funny. A couple of his jokes fell a little flat, but he had some good shit too. It was just weird seeing someone I actually kind of know do it.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

How do you think all the people you know will feel next Tuesday night?

― Huck Hurts (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Just steal jokes from ILX until you're comfortable on stage.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 January 2004 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

When's that, as I never seem to....?

Usually late at night. I'm terribly sorry we haven't been able to chat. I would try to be online during weekend afternoons, but it's been rather difficult to do that lately.

At any length, I think I'm back. Not fully, but still. *feeble smile*

― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 26 January 2004 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Good, sug - you make valid and well thought out posts, and I have always liked that you stick up for yourself and what you believe in - even if people are shitty to you because of it. You are a valued and respected, not to mention needed member of this bitch, yanno.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Rah for the Dee! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

this is the thread where i say:
1. Dee rocks
2. Where tha hell is Sam?

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 03:35 (twenty-two years ago)

OTM on both counts!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 11:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Why am I listening to Jermaine Jackson "Do What You Do"?

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I wanna see more pics of luna's cute dogs!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I can walk today! Almost comfortably!
My return to ambulatory functions is tempered with the Aurora Borealis like bruising on the top of my foot. Hey, it's too cold outside (-48 C, windchill incl.) so let's gather the family 'round my decreasingly swollen foot!
I'll put the hot cocoa on!

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Excellent, Huck. Man I wish I didn't have to work today. I'm also not enjoying weaning myself off of sugar in my coffee. It probably wasn't a good idea to be putting 5 or 6 tsp of sugar in each cup along with a good dose of half 'n' half BUT IT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT. Noodles said that it really meant that I don't like coffee but that's nonsense; I like coffee with a shitload of sugar and cream in it. Someone else was talking about how putrid coffee is in most places, i.e. Starbux, with it being roasted to the point of sharp acidity and I agree. I will continue to add great amounts of sugar to such brews. I don't know what the hell I'm going on about here. I guess I just don't feel like doing any work yet.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Werk sux.
Walking to my interview with the aforementioned rapper, I stopped off at the Viking Cafeteria, and had a cup of the weakest coffee in the whole world. But then again, most of the other patrons looked like they needed it weak because they mostly seemed to just sit there all day and drink it.
Anyway, the Viking Cafeteria (by the Sears Outlet and Value Village) is awesome old-school dept. store cafeteria, without the dept. store (though Sears Outlet is in the same little mall-type building).

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy buffday Bry!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

A Sears Outlet and a Value Village? I know many people who would consider that neighborhood near-heavenly.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm drinking coffee, too - with chocolate milk.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Glad your foot's improving, Huck. I want some hot cocoa!

I used to put hot cocoa mix in my coffee at work because they had bad coffee. It was good that way. XP chocolate milk sounds great too.

Yay new snow on the ground from last night...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

A Sears Outlet and a Value Village? I know many people who would consider that neighborhood near-heavenly.
Consider that there's also a really good used bookstore and a bread factory (which makes the night air positively narcotic), and you'll start saving up (or not considering Regina's real estate market compared to the rest of North America, but that's probably because of: WINTER MUST GO ) for the hip-as-fuck converted warehouse condos that are popping up in the area.

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Btw, Luna, your last post in the pit bull thread is well put. I was going to respond but refrained because the thread is best left on that note. And because I can sometimes go overboard and seem all self-righteous and judgemental on people I view as self-righteous and judgemental. Which isn't all that helpful.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I guess it kinda serves me right for having my birthday in the middle of a time on ILX when assholes seem to be having free reign. Oh well.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

It does seem like that lately. :( The assholes having free reign part, that is.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.butterfly.at/right.html

― gig, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

But there are plenty of Good People still. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

like gig

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, why didn't we go to this Paradise Alley in Regina?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

you didn't ask

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I suppose this is true.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, there's always next time.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, Chris, you totally missed out on something super neat!
Remember the lake they drained? Well, they're digging it deeper now and at night it looks just like the scene in 2001: ASO where they're digging out the Monolith on the moon.

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey guys! there still isn't any snow, but it's bloody cold alright!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Quick, go film a parody there!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

QUICK!

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

has anyone heard from sam?

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 06:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam where you at?!? I hope you're doing okay, hun.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 07:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not Sam, but we can't just let the thread slide, right?

I'm at work. All the supervisors are in a meeting so I'm being BAAAAD. mwah ha ha.

And after this post, I'll have to get all paranoid and delete my cookies or whatever the hell...

Huck, you sound like a Garbage Pail kid. You know, what with the garbage can on your leg and everything.
Or did I make that up? I admit, I skimmed most of the thread.

Nick should totally do stand up. I'd be laughing my ass off. In fact, I think he should only do private jokes that the two of us share. THat way, the audience will laugh because he's so weird.

I've said several times that I wish we could do a whole tape of the two of us acting out our favorite funniest moments from tv shows and movies. IT would be the most bizarre combo of funnyness ever and no one would be able to follow it at all.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

thanks for caring enough to comment, but not enough to find out what you're commenting on. it makes me feel like this thread is just like my family.

― Huck Everlasting (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Sure thing, Chuck!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

My life is really boring these days, aside from the job interview I had yesterday. Well that was boring too, really. The job looks really dull. But I interviewed well at least. I just wanted to say that the song "Ballroom Blitz" as performed by the Sweet kicks ass. I think I'll listen to it again. Oh wait, the computer is playing "My Sharona" instead. Oh well, that's pretty good too.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Bloody hell, snow! Not a hint in central London, but by the time I got to North London (Seven Sisters) there was loads of it. The final leg of my journey is a 10-15 minute bus ride, except today it took 45 minutes. It would have been quicker to walk, had I known and had the pavements not been slippery, and it was still snowing.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

"Delete my cookies", hehe.

My job has been mad for the first time today. I found it really interesting and exciting, but now I've done the urgent stuff I feel exhausted. Which is why I'm having a ILE break.

I'm off to a friend's job-leaving party tonight - a belated hair of the dog will (I hope) do wonders. Not looking forward to getting home, though :(

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The snow was pretty last night but I've finally succumbed to a cold this morning and I don't feel very happy. Also I am irrationally upset that the only thread I started for ages went kind of nasty. Can't post on any other threads today I don't think, too fragile.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 29 January 2004 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Pack up
I'm straight
I'm not
Oh say say say
Oh say say say
Oh say say say
Oh say say say
Oh say say say

Wait they don't love you like i love you
Wait they don't love you like i love you
Maps...........
Wait they don't love you like i love you

Made off
don't stray
well my kinds your kind i'll stay the same

Pack up
don't stray
oh say say say
oh say say say

Wait they don't love you like i love you
Wait they don't love you like i love you
Maps...........
Wait they don't love you like i love you
Wait they don't love you like i love you
Maps...........
Wait they don't love you like i love you

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, Huck. You know I loves ya. I actually did know your leg wasn't a garbage can, you just propped it up on one. Yeah, that's the ticket...

Chris, that song rules. Actually, it sounds weird to say it RULES because it doesn't rock or anything. You know what song is really good? That porpoise song by the Monkees that's in the movie Head which we watched last night. That song is the shit yo.

I brought Shocking Blue with me to work today. I'm in a great mood. It's Thursday!!

This morning I woke up to the Friends theme song playing on the stupid radio station we use with the alarm. It made me happy too.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 January 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Woo-hoo! It's only -38 C today! Patio season hits Regina!

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

But it should be pointed out that yesterday, it was colder here than it was on Mars. No bull.

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

We're -40 with the windchill at -52 C. We're now in the midst of the longest cold period since 1996 when we went 30 days without the daily high getting above -30 C. Stupid thing is that I'll still bitch about the heat in July. I don't really feel like doing anything except staying in bed but here at work I am. A town northwest of Winnipeg (Stonewall) had their main natural gas line into the town freeze up on them so anyone with a gas furnace is fucked. I think we were winning those UN best country to live in awards because they felt sorry for us more than anything.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Than on all of Mars? Actually I have no idea what the climate is like on Mars. But still.

Anyway, Huck, you were saying about bands not touring there in January?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Colder than Mars during the day. Apparently, it gets as warm as -15 C on Mars during the daytime.
It's a bit of a misleading whatever, since you just say "colder than Mars" and people think deep space absolute zero kinda thing. But properly qualified, it's kinda like, so fuggin' what?

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey kids, I'm well not in the hospital, etc.

last week i was working eachnight at ships and teaching so you can draw your own conclusions there.

lately i just haven't been feeling ilx. when i do, in my limited time, get online i'm more into blogging (reading writing and commenting)

but i still love you guys!

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurrah for Sam! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Just say hi on the ol' IM every once in a while.

I'm not feeling very ILX lately either, and I am going to not post nearly as much after this week, I suspect (and hope), once I'm unemployed.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, I'm glad you're well... Bryan and Huck, I'm on my way to get you... No one should have to live that cold.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, can I come with you?

Wait, what am I saying?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I honestly pity anyone who hasn't felt the sting of a -50 C windchill.

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I have - which is why I'm coming to get y'all!

Chris, you can stay home and be cold then.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Do your eyeballs freeze? If they do, can you still see? Could you literally freeze solid?

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Do your eyeballs freeze? If they do, can you still see?

such are the deep questions that have staggered Man for millenia..

(or, in this case, "Mann". nyuk nyuk nyuk).

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Your Winnipeg ILX weather update: temperature -36 C (-33 F), wind chill at -48 C (-54.4 F).

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

One of our clients had to choose between taking a meeting in LA and a meeting in Winnipeg next week. He chose Winnipeg.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

The long range forecast has us at -13 C by next Wednesday so it might not be so bad. The cold here (as the cliché goes) is a 'dry' cold so it doesn't feel quite so bad somehow. Once it gets down to what it is now it doesn't really matter. Still, your client is obviously retarded.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder if that says more about him or LA?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

If he brings his skates he can skate on Canada's longest skating trail (they purposefully made it longer than the Rideau Canal)! Or he can do like I would do and just stay in his hotel.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

It's not cold here! It's going to be 54F here today! I'm still wearing a sweater, but it's mostly because I like wearing sweaters.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I love the concept that Canadians assume everyone owns skates :) (and again, I'm not taking the piss)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i skated last weekend for the first time in a while. it hurt my hips. it sucks having a degenerative hip condition.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe the client is a Weakerthans fan (see Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003 for details).

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Hello? Am I allowed here? It was a nice day out, bought some canvas. That is all really. Think I only like ILXing at the weekends. Oh well. See ya!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

WOO HOO!!! FULL ON JEL ACTION!!!

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I am covered in jel and I am ready!

Also, I have skated twice in my life. Once when I was five -- apparently the ice was very slippery and I held onto the railing of the rink for dear life. Then when I was about 16, I was a intern at a school for the deaf, and we took our class of 6 year olds off to the rink. The kid I was assigned to watch decided that the BESTEST part of skating -- the whole point, really -- was the falling on your ass. So he would fall down, and I'd try to help him back up, and he would try to pull me down on to the ice.

Eventually I gave in. Maybe he was right, you know?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

My father put me on skates when I was four and I've skated since. Not so much anymore after last years hip and knee debacles. It makes me sad.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I've never skated ever. I know I would fall over, I mean I walked into the banister the other day, I have a massive bruise on my arm. But, still the urge to go skating one day prevails.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Jel, do you drive?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

My wife has never skated. I took her skating a few years ago and she claimed she had "weak ankles" and stopped after about 2 minutes. What kind of bullshit excuse is that? I told her if she keeps skating, her ankles will get stronger. Needless to say, im never going to try to be romantic again on Boston Common.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Nope, can't drive! I told all my friends that I wouldn't learn to drive when I was 17 coz I hated cars as they are bad for the environment, and they hold me to it everytime I say "hey, I might take driving lessons".

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't been skating in a few years, but I was pretty good at it last time I did it.

And falling IS the best part.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I love skating. I am beginning to teach myself the crossing over your feet when going round bends thing. It's very ankle-tiring, and I have stupid crappy ankles that don't work properly.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

another one.....with the weak ankles.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I've lost all the power from my slap shot and that's depressing but I still like to go out and play hockey every now and again. I've never really been that good at it as I didn't play competitively growing up. It's really fun.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

i miss pond hockey more than competitive hockey, i used to cherish those days after school when i was a kid and we'd play pond hockey. We could play for hours on end without ever getting tired. And as we got older we'd bring beer and light bonfires out on the ice. mmm good times.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Yup. Pickup games on Saturday afternoons that would run for hours and hours were so much fun. Never worried about the cold, never got tired. Go home with rectangular bruises on your legs from stopping pucks with no pads on...good times.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

its amazing. now id probably go out there for 1/2 an hour, bitch about how cold it is, how my feet hurt and how im hungry and need to take a dump.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, if you have hockey pants on you could shit 'em and no one would know!

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Xpost hahahaha

Getting older can really suck in some ways. I had a dream about running the other day...I was on a 5 mile run and singing at the same time (the Smiths, "William it was really nothing"). I woke up with the song in my head thinking, wtf. I can't run anymore.

I've always owned skates it seems but never been very good at it. I was at summer school at the U of Colorado one summer and they have an INDOOR ICE RINK at their rec center, which I thought was very cool. It seemed like quite the novelty to ice skate during the summer.

I keep writing blog entries lately and deleting them because they seem way too whiny. This is a week that reminds me of sad things.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I was thinking the same thing. dung puck.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I get frustrated with friends whose blogs are nothing but whines. I don't trust them. There are happy and joyful things as well that you could write about.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

That wasn't meant for anyone here, btw.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

and thats another thing, most of us played hockey but never seemed to have any pucks a lot of the time. So we would make pucks out of various things. We decided that a duct taped crushed beer can worked best.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

My favourite beer here (THE MIGHTY FORT GARRY DARK) has been giving out pucks inside cases this winter. Winnipeg is pretty cool sometimes.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

That's why I keep deleting the whines, I don't want them to get to being too much.

I got hit in the eye with a hockey puck once and couldn't see from that eye for the rest of the day.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

try getting hit in the mouth and droppin four chiclets.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Julia, every time you delete a whine, why not replace it with a limerick? Even if it's whiny it's a limerick, it can't be that bad!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

BTW, I have decided in my dotage that comma splicing is brilliant and to be encouraged, it's the bomb.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I was quite good at field hockey. Trying to play it on ice would result in immediate and gory death.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Hm. I've never tried to write a limerick! Maybe a haiku, since somehow counting is easier than rhyming.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 29 January 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I've decided to do a mirror blog for my whinings and more personal entries.

self-promotion here:

http://www.askforjanice.com

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 January 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I was looking at your site yesterday sam, well done I must say.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 January 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I was looking at it five minutes ago. I agree with Chris. Some snowy night I may actually read it.
(I just skimmed over it, but I don't really have the time to read blogs at work, that's why I'm king of the short post, because I always do two minutes work, two minutes read/post, I suck.)

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Do five minutes of work, five minutes of post.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Then work yourself up to one minute of work, one minute of post.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Then finish with a "cool-down" of thirty minutes of pure post.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

As always, see your doctor before going on a new posting regimen.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

hahaha "pure post"

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

some of my coworkers just freaked they overheard me mentioning the Paisley Product show this weekend(Midwest Product + Dykehouse doing Prince covers).

"Oh man, now i have to get a babysitter for saturday night, too! I GOT to go to this!"

This is going to be interesting.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate moving.

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

You're moving?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

His fingers were moving. I saw them.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, don't move, etc.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, wait, SOMEONE doesn't have AIM and thus probably doesn't even GET that joke. Harrumph!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Ne bouge pas!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

have some pie.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Uhhh. Huhhhh.

Didn't I say I was moving?
I thought I said I was moving. Hmmm, maybe I didn't.
I've decided a hole in the wall is no place to live. I need ROOMS dammit!
Seriously, I'm just losing my mind with the winter and the whole ONE ROOM aspect. Of course, when I gave my notice I didn't anticipate that the end of January would be COLDER THAN MARS!!!! And that I would fuck up my foot.
But I'm even gonna get internet (and maybe cable). I'm gonna be whole. If not complete.

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to live up on Kleisinger Crescent when I was in Regina. We lived below the building's caretaker and my roommate used to sing a great song in the shower just loud enough that everyone who lived around us could hear it. It went "I WANT A DICK IN MY MOUTH AND A DICK IN MY ASS! I WANT A DICK IN MY MOUTH AND A DICK IN MY ASS!". It was a great song because the guy was kinda smelly and weird and he wouldn't make us hang around in his apartment when we would go to pay the rent. You should make sure you sing such a song when you get your new place, Huck.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd sing it if I thought it would work, but I have a feeling it MIGHT work, and well.. that would be bad.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:31 (twenty-two years ago)

bad ass!

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, Byran, that guy must be related to woman neighbor in mine in Kansas City, MO 1985, who in the middle of the night wandered the halls beating a plastic washtub with a wooden spoon and intonely slowly, gravely, and at the top of her lungs: I HAVE A HAMMER. AND A KNIFE. WE ARE ALL. VIRGINS. OF. A. ROTATING.

GLOBE!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)

They sound like they could be twins. This guy used to tape things onto his tv screen and watch them, collect his stray asshairs, have sex with a pumpkin and about a million other completely fucked up things. He's one of my best friends of all time.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

i am frightened.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Probably the most fun we used to have while living together in Regina was when he would listen to me go to the bathroom and laugh and laugh! Those truly were good times.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

This isn't whopper trev, is it?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

And if it isn't, with that name, it should be.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Nope. Sean Vermette. Whopper Trev was pretty fucking cool, though.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I was upset to see that Whopper Trev is working as the bakery manager in a new grocery store close to where I live that I would really like to shop in except for that I don't feel like talking to him these days. I wonder if he makes penile sweat cupcakes now?

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Your life seems like one big Dr. Octagon verse.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

and i thought byran was this guy with a giant wooden spoon who liked to hang out in grocery stores. i am *crushed*

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Tomorrow is my last day!
I'm getting my accrued vacation pay!
I have more than I expected to considering I took almost all of December off-ay!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 January 2004 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

If I'm not writing much on here, it's because my life has been very boring over the past few days.
Rock on, Chris.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 January 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Your Winnipeg weather update: currently (as of 10:05 AM CST) sunny and -39 C (-38 F), -51 C (-60 F) with the windchill. I only mention this because I'm trying to make sure everyone in ilx land is as bored with my weather as I am.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Big news story from Regina: Cold Weather For At Least Two More Weeks

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

It is called winter.

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes but this is ridiculous.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Actual quote from actual Environment Canada meteorologist: "You know how you always hear people say it used to be cold every day in winter? Well guess what, it's cold every day in winter."

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope someone kicked him in the nuts after he said that.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

That's just what I was thinking!

― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Hooray it's Friday & it's a payday, yay! SAdly we didn't get paid today as someone messed up & we wont be paid til Monday now, boo! Still nevermind, I got a day off yesterday cos of the snow, so it's all good. Hello to all of the TITTWISers! Hope you are all well & warm! *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Currently at 9:14 am, it is 50 degrees, with light fog.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Do they need an accountant who's more than willing to make coffee in your office, Luna?

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Our current accountant might say no, but I say YES! (She's a cow).

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

or an analyst that also doubles as a janitor?

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Come one, come all.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, one pretend writer who is a whiz with faxes coming up!

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

woo hoo!

Y'all might have to share an office, though.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

imagine the smell....

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

just from me!

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

we had pesto burritos today! they smelled....MEXICAN!

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

please feel free to shit yer pants

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, if you come to work here, no shitting in your pants, please.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

damn, im out.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the thread where I not only tell you what I'm doing tonight, I'm showing you as well.

http://deanna.ladyinterference.com/ilx/ddticket01302004.jpg

Being amongst "Duranies" = suckage, absolutely.
Finding "Duran fans" = rock!
The promise this concert brings = ok, I can die happily now thanks.

― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurrah for the good Dee! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay Dee! Have fun!

I love how the bingo thread has to specify that it's not about sex.

My mom had oral surgery last week and is on penicillin to prevent infection or whatever. She keeps saying that she has syphilis because, she says, that's a much more interesting thing than tooth problems. So it's rather fun to greet her with "Hi Mom! How's the syphilis?".

I have actually gotten some things accomplished and I feel all victorious.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey dudes, guess what?
I'm getting sick! And there's a huge blizzard going on! And I've got to move tonight and tomorrow morning! And I just got another hot job tip (one that will allow me to post here EVEN MORE, maybe)!

So, one piece of good news amid lotsa crappiness falling on my head.

Dee, I'm very happy for you. Are you going to take a banner to wave?

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee, you get to see Laurie Anderson! OK, I enjoyed her a lot more when I was a teenager, but still, that's exciting!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Also you get to go to Trinity University, where my bf went to school! That's gotta be worth something.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I guess the Duran Duran stuff will be fun too.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, wait, that's "Laurie Auditorium".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

*rimshot*

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Capital letters really ARE harder to read!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Funyun is breaking my flow.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Have I mentioned how it's my last day?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

At work, that is?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Y'all gotta come over to my house tonight, we're gonna drink drink drink and then some people are going to go out clubbing and some of us are going to stay behind and play Settlers Of Catan. Pick your poison!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi Chris!

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a lot of work to do today actually, but this is way more fun. Fuck it! Fuck it all! I've already cashed my last paycheck, after all!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi Huck!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I think this is known as the "manic" stage!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

2,000 new messages by sundown!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh, sundown on the Pacific, at least.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

...rolllllling on a ri-iii-ver...

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, other people: POST!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say more, but as I posted above, my throat hurts.

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

So turn off your speech recognition software.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Annne Riiice is selling her N'awlins mansion to move to a gated community in the 'burbs. Goths everywhere do the same.

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris!
Gaping hole photos!
http://imagevent.com/wascana

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm afraid to click on that link.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.wascanalake.com/cam1.cfm

http://www.wascanalake.com/cam2.cfm

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I need to get drunk. I just recorded a really weird song. Or part of one anyways. I have a second interview for a boring job on monday. I was watching The Elephant Man but took it back to the store without finishing it because I couldn't take any more. My eyes and head hurt. I want to go to Chris' party and drink drink drink.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Me too! Drink drink drink...

Instead, I'll stay in LA and drink.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarah and I are trying to build our bar. So far we have gin & tonic materials, brandy, wine, and one beer. We're working on it.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I REALLY wanna get pissed tonight but I'm in such a shitty mood that it seems like a bad idea. I should probably just go home to bed.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you ever see SNL with Mike Myers when he was the little kid in the helmet shackled to the jungle gym?

I feel a little like that.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

(*running around room*) WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP!

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

What are your coworkers saying?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Not a thing.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to see luna's coworkers try to back talk her. ;)

So, I'm in a hotel room in the downtown area of the same city I live in, because there are some Duran fans here who have come in from a rather long distance. I've met up with them, eaten with them, seen them put on makeup and decorate themselves up (not a pretty sight, ladies and gentlemen), and now I'm sitting here by myself attempting to come to grips with this WebTV-like system that's in said hotel, because almost everyone has elected to do the V.I.P. thing and I'm not, so I sit here typing away and making loads of typos because this wireless keyboard thing is an utter bitch and a half, let me tell you, and I was going to type something on my LiveJournal about the dynamics behind old friends becoming new strangers but I couldn't get in so you're stuck with my whinging here, lovelies.

(Ha, I just typed in "loveless" by accident. Ha.)

Chris, why yes, I am seeing Duran Duran at Laurie Anderson... Auditorium. Whoa geez that's an interesting concept.

Huck, I'm not so big a Duran fan that I'd actually make up a banner to wave around during the concert, but I did think about it, sure.

People, I desire "banality" at this time. I crave it. I need it. I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOU, GOSH DARN IT!

― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 30 January 2004 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

p.s.: It's official. I'm an ILXor. In describing myself today, I used the words "banal", "emo", and "twee". Congratulations.

― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Well darlin, that sounds like it sorta sucks - sorry I can't be there to go with you.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish you could be here too, hon.

I sit here sorely desiring the actual physical presence of a wide range of ILXors, because at least then I'd be confident in the knowledge that there were others here whom I could identify with on a deeper level than "Oh, we love the same band."

I'm grateful to everyone here, and I'm not just limiting that to the people who regularly post to this particular thread. You guys have taught me that I'm not some oddity for being who I genuinely am, instead of this faux confident individual I masquerade around as in the presence of individuals such as the ones I surrounded myself with earlier. Thank you for exhibiting your quirks, your insecurities, your flaws, and your reservations. All of you.

― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Sometimes the only thing that gets me through the day is that I realize some of my friends may be less fucked up than I am, but some are way, WAY more fucked up than I will ever be.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Words to live by, sweetie. Words to live by.

I will keep this in mind tonight, hon. I will absolutely keep this in mind. (And whoo, it's easier to type on this wireless keyboard thing when I've got it positioned on the bed!)

― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

While you might identify with some of us for other reasons, just being a fellow ILXor isn't necessarily any deeper than liking Durang.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 31 January 2004 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

As soon as these things finish printing, I am done.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 31 January 2004 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

woooooooooooo.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 31 January 2004 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I am home again after a chilling day on the turf of Satan (Irvine).

I have made a martini and am easing in my weekend. mmmmmmmmmmm. *sploosh!*

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 31 January 2004 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

And I'm spent.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 31 January 2004 02:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I am drunk no you are durnk no I am drunk no you are durnik no I am drunk yno you are ydurnk you I am drunk no you are durnk no I am drunk yo I am drunk yhno you I an drunk no you are durnik no I am ndrujknm no I anmdrhjnink no you are drink youin are dunrk no I am dnorin youin asdofianfsdfasdajksdkjdlkjasdflasdknfkasldfasjdflIHahha hahahahah aha ha hahaQ!!Q

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 31 January 2004 05:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I kissa you faces! Mwah fuckers.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 31 January 2004 06:06 (twenty-two years ago)

*mwah*!

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 31 January 2004 06:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I KISSA YHOU FACES! IN A PLATONIC WAY!

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 31 January 2004 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

NO FUN, my babe, no fun. No fun, my babe, no fun. No fun to be alone, blah blah blha
.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 31 January 2004 06:11 (twenty-two years ago)

aw, i kiss you and sarah in a twee way
*mwah*

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 31 January 2004 06:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I missed kisses! Alas!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 1 February 2004 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

*kisses*

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 1 February 2004 10:26 (twenty-two years ago)

You missed your chance by not perpetually hanging around on ILX waiting for me to get drunk and affectionate.

― NA (Nick A.), Sunday, 1 February 2004 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

If you ever move, don't wait until the biggest blizzard in the last ten years to do it. Trust me on this. I hate the world.

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I am home again after a chilling day on the turf of Satan (Irvine).

Just trips off the tongue, ms. O. Should be in Irvine's first tourism brochure.

Hullo to another week, m'darling mentalists;> After a semi-lazy weekend, reading and dancing, tis another week I remind myself of the 'joys' of being po' with a degree. The interview I had on Friday was with the president of a FL watch company. Was rather easy, by my standards, but they want to pay me half of what I asked for ($7.50!!)

Sad thing? I'm actually considering it! Running score? Poverty = 1.5; Pride = .5 [if I ever want outta here!]

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 2 February 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Too. Tired. To. Be. Alive.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww Nick that sounds harsh. Can you possibly hold out for something else? *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 2 February 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Did I mention that I'm sick. I've finally got what everybody else in my office had last week. Some sort of flu thing.
I think my body just waited until I had finished moving (but not unpacking) to let it loose.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

At least, it waited, Huck...hugs

Can you possibly hold out for something else? *hugs*

Pink, I'm tempted, but I'm sick of being broke. Plus, I'd like to get the hell outta here while I'm still young.

Still, I'm up for other jobs, so let's see if one of those comes up to scratch. I'm the original optimist.

Most likely, they will pick someone older, anyhoo.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 2 February 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

(Pink, how are you, anyway?)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 2 February 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

SO, one of the bosses is taking this fetching young lady around the offices, introducing her. Thinking she's another intern (and thus early 20s), I'm thinking she is a fox.
Then they get to me and she is in Grade 11! Which makes her, what? 16!
I feel so gross. I'm sorry to everyone. Ever.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

....play ball!

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, she's not that cute. Not as cute as the real intern, who's cute in a cute way. I mean, I just think she's cute, all right. Shut up already. She's also funny and smart and nice, but I'm not, like, attracted to her. So get off my back.

Anyway, so I'm sick, and since I used to work in a kitchen, I'm used to sneezing into my sleeve, so I've been doing that. I just noticed a huge snot smear on my left shoulder. I don't know how long it's been there.
I am sick. And gross. And I want to go home and put stupid things into my bloodstream that will give me uneasy dreams, but help me breathe at least.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't worry Huck - I met a friend of a friend the other day and thought, 'wow, he's hot, I'd hit it', and it turned out he was 18.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

but did you have snot on yr arm?

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

No, but he did spill a beer on my lap.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I am tired too thanks to our upstairs neighbors having a Superbowl party, complete with bass-y music, until approximately 5 AM. How do I know? I was awake. Just had a second interview for a job that looks boring but easy. Don't know if I'll get it or not, won't really feel sad if I don't get it but I sure could use the $$$.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

easy $$$ is alright so long as you continue to look for something better

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

MOOF MOOF MOOF

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm actually more disturbed that the words, "I'd hit it" were part of my inner dialogue.

At least I hope I didn't say it out loud.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

so Chris stayed true to his word and he ain't around now that he's jobless.
we should make lots of Canada talk now. See if we can conjure him back.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

xpost.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Meanwhile, I killed a 6 pack of Rolling Rock yesterday. It had it coming! It was asking for it! It was all, "hey, you're too much of a pussy to drink me," and I was all "no way stupid beer, down the hatch".

Beer: 0
Aimee: 6

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

did you throw yourself a victory parade, complete with tickertape and the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes?

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I was sleeping in this morning. It's awesome. I might go sleep some more.

Huck, did you finish your move? What are the new digs like? And where?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't, but perhaps I should have. Maybe I'll do that tonight. There's a bunch of Heineken in the fridge that's been a little sassy lately...

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Yup, was installed (but not depacked) by 9 p.m. Saturday night. My brother was a huge help. However, there was a giant storm the night before (friday) and so the whole ordeal was made utterly ridiculous. The snow drifts were so high that the back door of the building wouldn't open.
The new pad is swell. RoomS. four of 'em. sunlight! On site (but not ensuite) laundry (so no more breaking my foot in frustration). Electric heat, which is sooo nice right about now.
It's about five blocks north from the old place. On a somewhate quieter street.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha "i'd hit it" out loud

On Saturday night one of the female friends at our table was chatting with this cute-but-stupid man and her very gay male friend walked by and exchanged a funny look with her, and this cute-stupid man asked her "did you hit that?" Oh how we chuckled.

Also: I'm so glad I'm not the only person to talk trash to the beers I'm about to drink. Yesterday it was "there are too many of you High Lifes in here. If the fridge ecosystem is to remain balanced, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to thin out your population. WITH A VENGEANCE!".

Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I actually TOOK the meds for once.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm gonna try talking trash to my bottle of Johnny Walker Black that I got for Christmas. Maybe not tonight though.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Note: that thinning-of-the-population ended up in total genocide. The Champagne of Beers Holocaust.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

So, Johnny Walker, huh? Think yr some kinda badass? Getinmystomachrightnow!

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Do it - don't let that alcohol call you out.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Who do you think you are to say something like that!?! Okay, you know what? Fuck YOU jaeger!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

You're going DOWN, BEYOTCH!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

You're not so bad. A little ice mellowed you right out, huh, John-ny?
You let your guard down long enough for me to POURYOUDOWNMYTHROAT!!!

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I better warm up on a six-pack of doughnuts though.
"You ain't nothing but a bunch of jelly-filled bitches."

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Monday, 2 February 2004 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Nick sweetie, I'm fine thanks for asking. Could you maybe take this job & keep looking for something else that is more suitable?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 2 February 2004 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I am intrigued by this phenomenon of openly challenging one's alcohol.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 2 February 2004 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

in other news, my office suite smells like a mix of Fritos and urine.

such a nice day.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 2 February 2004 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, the beer started it.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 2 February 2004 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

great. now my email is Borken. BORKEN, I TELL YOU.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 2 February 2004 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ah, I see you have returned, Mr. Sideburns! Well, you think you're so tough and bristly? Say hello to your old friend, Mr. Gilette!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 2 February 2004 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

A vision!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 2 February 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

hey. hi. miss you guys.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

:-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 00:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Could you maybe take this job & keep looking for something else that is more suitable?

I'm tempted to tell them to shove it, but does pride = stupidity? ("Whatsamatta you?" answers here.)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ah, I see you have returned, Mr. Sideburns! Well, you think you're so tough and bristly? Say hello to your old friend, Mr. Gilette!

Imagine what nuggets CP would share, if he wasn't sober!

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

That was me channelling the Ned, of course.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

As most of you know, I am proud mother to a rather precociouus 6 year old boy. I have never been more proud than when I overheard this just now:

Zoe (the dog): bark, jumps on bed, walks around
S: "Zoe, get off me, you're stepping on my balls!"

Fin.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 07:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Congrats Luna, you must be very proud! ;-) aww bless him!
Hey Sam!
Nichole: Pride doesn't have to = stupidity. If you think you have more to offer than this job then hold out for something better if you possibly can. Good luck petal.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 08:57 (twenty-two years ago)

yup, gotta raise that boy RIGHT.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Morning everyone.
Way to go Luna and Luna-Child.

I'm on Tylenol Flu Night & Day (day version). I took the night stuff last night and slept great. I feel good today. At least, not like total crap like I did yesterday.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

In fact, I'm starting to feel downright groovy.

― Huck Stable (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

That's good, Huck. I just realized that I didn't eat last night except for a couple of sausage rolls (the little bite sized ones). I feel kinda woozy. Haven't had time to go get coffee yet either.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you see Mercer last night?
I was planning on watching it (I have cable now! not that I'd need it for watching CBC), but got corralled into helping my brother on a project.
Anyway, the Mayor of Saskatoon won the distinction of being Canada's Craziest Mayor. During the Lastman era, there would have been no point in having such a contest (he was the Michael Jordan of Crazy Mayors), but it's nice to see the field open up.

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

No I didn't see it but someone I know taped it so I may watch tonight. There were street interviews with people here in Winnipeg telling Torontonians to quit whining about the cold and snow there. Sounded pretty funny. I just wish Mercer'd stop making that stupid head tilted down lips all out face for every promo picture that's taken of him.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

The Monday Report site shows Rick with our crazy mayor (who really is quite crazy) so I hope he was at least close to the top.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I like that Luna-kid, I do.

That was me channelling the Ned, of course.

Well done. Except I use an electric razor.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

speaking of sideburns and razors (I recently switched to 'lectric and my enjoyment of life has been steadily going up ever since), I'm working on a new comedy bit about razors. When it's more developed maybe I'll post it. I haven't figured it out just yet though.
I haven't actively done any stand-up writing since, like, October, so this is good (no doubt my return to creativity is due to the fact that I no longer shed blood every morning--well every second morning, I've never been a real dilligent shaver).

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

today is bad. today is bad.

i wish i could read this forum again and participate properly but it's too much. like everything else lately. . .

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Hiya Sam!
This is the only thread that really matters anyhow.
Are you feeling overwhelmed?

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

even this thread is too much to keep up with horace.

i'm feeling like i wish the earth would swallow me whole. life has no goodness for me.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

That was the way I felt yesterday (and on and off for the last 20 years). I have no idea of why I feel a little better today. Perhaps it's because I haven't had any coffee yet and therefore haven't had anything to amplify my anxiety. You're very good Sam and because of this things will inevitably get better. Sometimes it's very hard to see this, I know this very well.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Hang in there Sam. The goodness will return. x

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

everytime this comes, which is often, i think that i should rather die than suffer it again. one day, I will.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, you know we all love you lots. You really need to talk to somebody about this right now.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, have you got an app coming up with your doc? If not can you book one?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

*many good thoughts for Sam*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

no pink. my med doc is really just that and i don't see her till march. assuming i still have insurance then.

i missed two appts with new therapists and my insurance won't approve new visits b/c of this. my own fault.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure how it works med wise over there, but is there anything you can do to get to see a therapist? Could you afford to pay for it? (sorry if this is an intrusive question, just want you to get better hun.) *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

the health system in america is nearly non-existant and sucks.

in the past i did get some sliding scale therapy and pysch meds through the state mental health system. but that's a long process that's difficult to qualify for.

right now i wouldn't qualify since i have a job. but teaching provides the worst insurance i've ever had. $250 a month with really high copays. i honestly can't afford the $35 per visit it would require for regualr therapy (plus i'm limited to 30 visits per year for therapy and my med dr combined). as it is i've had to have second jobs to help me afford things like my medication and car insurance.

julia and i are discussing this. anger makes me feel better.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Y'all are nuts. Regular razors are so much more satisfying than electric razors. (Of course, I'm saying this as someone who doesn't have to shave more than twice, often once a week, and who has skin that is apparently insensitive and doesn't need more than a little soap for lubricant.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I have been shaving regularly since 15, and until I switched to electricity, have been plagued by razor burn and ingrown hairs on my incredibly sensitive neck.
it's true the electric isn't as close, and if I every NEED to have a perfect shave, or civilization collapses, I've still got my back-up disposables. But the physical comfort is blissful.
I mean, I had nicks on my neck that didn't get a chance to heal for nearly 12 years!

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

One of the joys of being old is that my face is all rough and tough now (in spite of daily exfoliation and moisturization) so I almost never bleed from blade shaving and my face is as smooth as a baby's bum every second day (I can't be bothered to shave everyday). Once you little guys are ancient like me you'll see.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

perhaps the problem horace is your using disposables.

i use the female equivalent of the mach 3 and always fresh blades.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I used the Sensor when it first came out.
And I've used the Mach 3. And I've used those awesome lady razors with the big handles. I love those!
Why don't they make man razors with big handles? Do they think women are the only ones whose fingers get slippery?

someone should start a petition!

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

i wasn't aware there was that much of a difference. perhaps b/c they figure most women shave in the shower.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

So buy a lady razor. For you, uh, girlfriend, you know?

Disposable razors will eat you alive. Avoid them.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, I shave in the shower. (Just five minutes ago, even!)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate shaving. When I was working, I would do a good shave, with a razor and shaving cream and aftershave, on Monday morning, then the rest of the week, I'd just use the electric razor to keep the unsightly stubble to a minimum. I'm not a really hairy guy, like I couldn't really grow a real beard or mustache, but I do get scruffy. I never shaved on the weekend unless for some crazy reason we had to go to some formal event, like a knighting or something. These days, I only shave if I have an interview or if Sarah starts making "jokes" about my appearance.

I've been feeling pretty lazy yesterday and today, to the point where I was doing dangerously little other than watch TV, eat, and nap. But this morning, I went out and got some coffee, and the combo of caffeine and cold air and exercise made me feel a little more energetic and creative. I took my nice new empty notebook to the coffeeplace and wrote a little poem/song (it's structured like a poem but I'll probably cannibalize it for lyrics when I get desperate), as well as finished reading Bend Sinister by Nabokov, which I took a month-long break from. Then I came home and added vocals to a song I recorded last week. I am still managing to procrastinate on washing the dishes though. It's next on my list, I promise.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate shaving.

I fully agree. Is there such a thing as cheap instant electrolysis?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

douse yourself in WD40, light match.

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I find this problematic.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

a similar (but accidental) procedure took care of my eyebrows in fourth grade, I don't see why the same process couldn't be done with due caution and deliberation to desired effect.

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

You'll only set your head on fire - don't do it.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Wisdom!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

there has to be some way to do a controlled burn.
Unfortunately, I'm dead set against setting my own head on fire, and I don't have any children, so I can't do the proper field research.

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

wait, setting your head on fire is BAD?!

AW FUCK TOO LATE!

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

'If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to assume that I am not allowed to do it.'

If it was the rule for Skippy, you should take it to heart.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

It sounds harsh sam, if you need another sounding board, pls feel free.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

too late. i've already broken some of Skippy's bylaws, such as putting a sock puppet in command.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
http://reidsco.com/images/11668.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(always puts 'skippy, skippy, skippy the bush kangaroo....' in my head)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

someone tell me, quickly, why i shouldn't get up and just walk out now.

this horrible, horrible class leaves in 15 minutes but i'm not sure i can take them.

someone just again flipped the fuse box outside my room cutting power and lights. i just flung my radio across the room and broke it.

help.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

breathe deeply and think of Nick Rhodes?

much sympathy, Sam!

― Huckadelia (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

i could give two flips abotu nick rhodes.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

oh Sam, I wish I could say something to help. It's tough: but if you stay you'll feel strong and proud of that strength, whereas if you leave you'll probably feel much worse. At least, that's been my experience. Good luck, whichever you do.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I have nothing constructive or comforting to add here, chica - you have all my love and support, and if I could come and kick their asses, I would.

Failing that, I'd at least come and bust you out of that place.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, you need to call somebody as soon as you can. a crisis center, emergency line, a dear friend, something.

as for the therapy costs, what about if you only went once every two weeks or so, or three?

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm about to quit jeremy no need to rationalize out cost b/c it won't be an option at all here soon. just trying to figure out how i'll pay rent.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

what about just temping?

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

it is one of the options on my list. but last time i checked there weren't even many temp jobs to be had.

i can sub, i'm hoping one of the Sh!ps bartenders will get fired and besides those options i'll just pound the pavement with retail places. waitressing at a strip club is another option i'm seriously considering.

i have to move b/c the combination of any of those (except strip club) won't near my current pay. i think i'm po' now. . .

my life is a mess. i don't even want to go into it.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm unemployed, the new Mtn Gtz album is out today, I went to the library, bf is making me lunch. Life is pretty good right now! Yay!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a double rainbow practically right outside my office window now - I forget how pretty they are.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 00:03 (twenty-two years ago)

sam, go to rehab. plz don't hate me, i'm serious. everything seems bad because, at least according to yr blog, there are chemicals in the mix. that means you aren't seeing clearly and the psych meds can't be working because they are being interfered with.

if you got a teaching credential you are smart enough to give yourself a chance to be something other than a party girl. you are worth more than the life you're giving yrself right now. call me if you want.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 06:29 (twenty-two years ago)

oh man you should see me i haven't shaved in a month.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Come on post a pic!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

*sigh* I am so very bored today. :-(
Sam, hope you are feeling better.
Sarah, i miss you!
Nick (Nichole), what happened with the job darl?
Luna, you are lovely as ever, i kiss you & your funny stories!
Dee, nice to see you back a bit at least!
Miss K, where are you?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

No pics until its fully grown in and hotttttt.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

B-b-but you haven't shaved in a month, how long do you need?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually I'm going to shave it off, its quite bothersome.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

That's it, just build us up, only to knock us down.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

you may get a picture before i do.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Really?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

yes. if i can get my digital camera to work. its been fuxored lately.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

*crosses fingers*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

orbit, I understand what you're saying.

Trust me, I'm far from a party girl. I do slip up every now and then and the past couple of weeks I've slipped up gloriously. But I've deleted my drug contact's number from my phone and am open about this all to my friends who do a good job of keeping me in line.

I don't think, thankfully, things have gotten bad enough for rehab.

I have thoguht about the hospital again for depression but I already owe them for the last stay and they are calling me every day about it. grr.

Every day there would cost me money, the least of all would be the $180 per day I'd be docked in pay. I simply can't afford it. Not unless I want to put my stuff in storage and go live with my grandmother. THAT'S enough to keep anyone straight.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh and I am very smart both in book (Phi Beta Kappa, full ride, etc) and street ways (moved by myself to NYC where I knew no one and had no job waiting). And strong (see childhood). I try to remind myself of these things to keep me going. But you know life has a way of making you tired and it feels as if all of my past is catching up with me. Sometimes I just want to lie down, fall asleep and never wake up again.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

no matter how bad it seems Sam there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris is right Sam, you just can't quite see it yet hun.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.girlshop.com/shop/girls/email/resources/e_ds_mesh_panty.jpg

for sweet sam!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, at the very least, you have a cheering section here on this thread. As virtual as that is, consider that a bunch of people scattered around the globe who mostly only know you from posts do care about your well-being and enjoy your continued existence. So stay strong.
When I was a teenager, I went through a very lonely and sad period. I thought often of just vanishing from the world, but one of the things that kept me going was that I was curious to see how things would turn out. Not necessarily things that were related to me, but just stupid, trivial things. Like the Charlottetown Accord. Or space exploration.
I don't know if that helps any, Sam, but take umbrage in knowing that a lot of people here care about you.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

also a teacher friend sent me this; it's a stupid email forward but it made me think of you:

The Federal government has announced that all high school football teams must meet requirements of "No Child Left Behind" legislation beginning next season.

1. No team will be declared a winner, as that will leave 50% of participants behind.

2. All high schools will be divided into districts with eight teams per district. Every team must finish at least 3rd place to be proficient.

3. All teams must score at least 21 points, but no defense can allow more than 7 points.

4. No tournaments will be held as this would result in one champion. The BCS experimented with this concept this season in college football.

5. All teams must make the state playoffs, and all will win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions, and coaches will be held accountable. In a recent experiment, the University of Nebraska football program modeled this theory.

6. All kids will be expected to have the same football skills at the same time and in the same conditions. No exceptions for interest in football, desire in athletics, genetic abilities or disabilities.... ALL KIDS WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL.

7. Talented players will be asked to work out on their own without instruction, because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with the athletes that aren't interested in football, have limited athletic ability, and whose parents don't like football.

8. Games will be played year round, but statistics will only be kept in 4th, 8th, and 11th grades.

9. This will create a New Age of sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimal goals. If no child gets ahead, then no child will be left behind.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

That's excellent Teeny. I just had to turn my massive paperwork to prove that I meet the NCLB requirements. timely. ;)

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I might be an idiot, but I have essentially turned down the full-time permanent job that I had two interviews for, without finding out if it was going to be offered to me or not, to accept a 2-week long part-time temp job answering phones. If they call and offer me the real job, I'm not going to be able to accept it. But it looked fucking boring and soulcrushing, so I don't feel too bad. At least with the temp job, it only lasts a couple of weeks, and I will still have afternoons free to job-search. And I can still maintain some glimmer of hope that I'm going to get some kind of job that I actually care about/want to do. Erm. Anyways, it looks like I'll be starting that temp job tomorrow.
I think maybe I should eat some lunch. I had some really good toast with honey this morning.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

so this coworker who I've actually had drinks with a couple of times, but generally don't talk to, just walked way out of his way to give me a mint.
possibly, my breath is extremely awful.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

for the record, my breath is, as always, impeccable.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Was the mint poisoned?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

was it like woah?

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

goddamn i hate this job. i have no patience to work with large groups of children. i end up getting so frustrated and angry.

i don't belong here i don't belong here.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

as far as I can tell, no. I.E., I'm not dead or even nauseated. However, I'm beginning to wonder if he isn't going to ask me to make out later on.

xxpost

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, from the new Onion:

10th-Grade Class Watches Ben-Hur For Two Weeks
SALEM, VA—For the eighth straight world-history period, sophomores at Riverside High School watched the 1959 classic Ben-Hur Tuesday. "The chariot races were pretty cool," Michael Bower said of the 211-minute film he and classmates have been watching in 25-minute segments, between roll call and free-reading. "And when Mr. Franks got back from the teachers' lounge, he told us Jesus is in tomorrow's part." Bower said he dreads next week, when the class will break into Ben-Hur discussion groups and share their ancient-history unit journals.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

If Huck doesn't post for the next 20 minutes, we'll know why.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah I saw that chris. pretty funny. my kids could say they've read where the red fern grows for 4 mths now. and instead of 'when mr franks got baack from the teacher's lounge' it would be 'when ms. c. got off the internet.'

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

So the fern is growing in real time?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

hhaha

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm glad I shaved this morning.

Sam, you should get someone like my brother in your class. He just started working as a teacher's aide, and (according to him, at least) he's basically there to keep several children out of the teacher's hair so that she can deal with the rest of the class.
He gets real huffy about it too, because he's all "I have a degree, just like them, but the teachers all treat me like some kind of idiot slob."
That's when I tell him that nobody respects people who wear sandals in -40 C weather.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I work with a bunch of comedians.

I'm eating yogurt, I didn't notice that there was a little splash effect when I pulled the top off, and some of it got on the shirt I'm wearing.

One of the aforementioned comedians happened by, gave me a big wink, and exclaimed, 'well, I guess I know what YOU did for lunch!'

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

it would be funnier if you did actually, uh, y'know, have an encounter at lunch, but still got an accidental yogurt stain on your shirt.
And then you'd be like, "the joke's on you, boys!"

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna, remind me why your dogs haven't come over and stepped on their balls yet.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Zero is afraid of elevators.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

A distinct flaw in an otherwise brilliant plan.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Indeed. Who's going to be afraid of an 80 pound dog that has to be carried into an elevator? Nobody, that's who.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

....why o why did i agree to sub for a friend's class tonite, deep in the heart of Repulican-land? i will make them watch michael moore videos and statistic them to death as revenge.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

should i go to my class tonight? i haven't done the homework and skipped a saturday seminar thing (so am afraid)

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

go anyway. no one will notice.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a little class. and there's the no homework thing. eep.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

just do it. 90% of life is just showing up. you're an adult, if you can't get the homework done before you go just you weren't able to and ask for an extension if yr asked abt it.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

wooo! Al Sharpton is in Ypsilanti tonight, a mere 10 minutes from where i sit right now! An "AL IN 2004"

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

oops. rather, an "Al in 2004" tshirt will be mine!

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Plans changed. Now I will temp full time starting Friday and working through next week. This assignment is even better because the place is like 6 blocks from our apartment. I can walk to work. Awesome.

I told Sarah I would wash some of her clothes today but someone else in the building has been hogging the washer. Fucker.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

NA, you've totally just used us as an alibi for not doing Sarah's laundry.
I feel so cheap, used, dirty. And worse, I like this feeling.

― Huckstaic, Thursday, 5 February 2004 05:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, take it, bitch.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 5 February 2004 05:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Where "it" equals "my dirty laundry".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 5 February 2004 08:04 (twenty-two years ago)

did you go to class sam? ;-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 5 February 2004 09:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I have been messing around with my guitar and trying out most of nick drakes tunings and i've gone through 4 sets of strings in about three days. There must be an easier way.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 5 February 2004 13:21 (twenty-two years ago)

i got my new glasses!

also, i saw the Rev. Al Sharpton last night! he's a great speaker, and seems more focused(correctly so) on just picking up some delegates to take to the convention. Of course, i'm still pro'bly voting for Dean on saturday, but it was a nice event.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Thursday, 5 February 2004 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice glasses J!
Chris where is the pic of full on beard huh?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 February 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't fuxor with the camera last night, as I said above I was too busy breaking strings on my guitar! Arrrrrggghghhhhh!

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 5 February 2004 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

No I didn't Orbit. :( But I did do laundry, dishes and some schoolwork which helped my mindset/mood a great deal. *sigh* one thing at a time.

mood today = up, up, up

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't go hang out with a friend I might not see for another month even though he called and invited me and I wanted to go and I told him, "I'll definitely see you there."

I'm a shitty friend.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I woke up with one of those headaches that makes you feel like you can't lift your head up. I think I'm ok now but we'll see.
Chris: what tunings are you trying? If you're doing something like a Nashville tuning you can't really use a standard set of strings. If you're tuning up from standard tuning that's no good anyway as that makes your sound less heavy and nobody wants that.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay Sam, long may it continue! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

You're not that shitty a friend, Huck. I'm sure your friend isn't that worried about it. Did you almost laugh out loud this morning when you went outside? Wasn't it gorgeous? It's -10 C here right now and even though that's actually still kinda cold (and the normal temperature for today) it felt so warm in comparison.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

When I checked the weather channel on my fancy new CABLE TV before leaving for work, it said -19 C. So I braced myself for the windchill factor, thinking, "when's this gonna end???"
And then it came up: Windchill: -20 C
YEEEE-AHH!
It's practically muggy out!

I just wish I hadn't said that I would "definitely" be there.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I had been trying to tune to DADGDF# with no luck. Read that I can just tune to CGCFCE and capo the 2nd fret for the same thing. Hopefully this will result in less breakage. Otherwise Im going to go Honkey Tonk Man on the guitar.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

That's the way it goes sometimes, Huck. It'll be fine. My best buddy and I do this to each other all the time and we just accept it as part of being adults, albeit a shitty part.
I just checked the Environment Canada weather for you and it says -12 C but with a -20 C windchill (our windchill is at -17). For the non-Canadians out there this is balmy for us right now. However it almost invariably means snow is coming. Jeesh.

Yeah Chris, you may need to use lighter gauged strings for the top 2, but I think you should go Honky Tonk Man on it anyway.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 5 February 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I know he'll have forgotten all about it by the next time I see him, but I really don't need to be doing anymore to boost my rep for being unreliable.
I think my number one flaw is that I'm too quick to promise things I can't always deliver. I guess my sister is right, I'm a pleaser. Middle child.

Chris, if you do go HTM, you gotta go full costume!

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

http://lobsterbush.com/vintagewwf/singles1/honky1.jpg

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I think he's better than Elvis. But not as good as Orion.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I got a pack of Martin medium gauge strings somewhere....

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm turning in my fucking resignation tomorrow.

i just got my ass chewed by the principal and dean for reading a novel (25 min. once a weeks) instead of test prep drilling every single day.

FUCK THIS SHIT

i told him I would do it but I wanted him to note my displeasure. He said he didn't care about that and it wasn't up to me.

FUCK THIS SHIT

told me if I had a complaint give it to him in writing. In the morning he'll get my fucking complaint in the form of resignation letter. as soon as the kids finish their test at the end of the month i'm out of here. don't know what else i'll do to keep body and soul together but I'll find something.

the public school systems here are fucking screwed.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry Sam. Any word at getting a full time job at your bar?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

it would only be 3 shifts a week and then the one i split with someone elseon fri.

the owner's kind of dragging his feet on firing the other gal. i suspect though that if am definitely done with this job he'll do it. i think maybe he thinks i'm only half-serious about quitting.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

What about walking in there tonight & telling him you've quit?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i'd love to but unwise methinks

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 5 February 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Good for you, chica - fuck 'em.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 5 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I meant telling the guy who owns the bar that you've quit your teaching job. If it is getting you down so much, it's gotta be time for a change. best of luck

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 February 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah. . .I"ll do that. thank you.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 5 February 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Your welcome petal, just wanna see you happy & well, as I'm sure we all do.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 February 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck, Sam!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 5 February 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

hey don't forget about unemployment if you do quite--as long as you're not making a whole lotta money, you can still get it while you work, sam; there's a certain amount you make up to and they just reduce the check. you can look it up on the web i think.

good luck no matter what happens!

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Temping is fun. The work is boring as shit but it's also incredibly easy and I don't have to pretend to be anyone's friend, just act mildly friendly and everyone's happy. And it only lasts 7 days. Boo-yah.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you working in a call center? Ugh. Well I broke yet another set of strings last night. Can't I just play Nick Drakes music in standard tuning!!!

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay, it's Friday! Just under 3 hours til I can get the hell outta here! It has dragged in the most ungodly fashion today! There's only 17 days til my b/day & counting! woo hoo!
How the hell are y'all today folx?
(Julia - I'll email soon!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I've had lots of headaches all week, I feel like I've been hit above the right eye with a shovel. Glad it's Friday but really I have to study all weekend anyway.

Also, have postponed marriage plans indefinitely, so I can't get excited about dresses any more. (Relationship still going, just the marriage bit that's not.)

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww Archel, is everything ok petal?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, totally (apart from me not getting to buy a new dress!) Just a rethink about our need for a bit of paper at this point...

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry to hear that, Archel. I just phoned in sick due to a headache even though I don't feel too bad. I may go in later on. That's really weird, Chris. That tuning isn't really that high to where it should cause any extra breakage. Only theoretical explanation I can think of is that if the guitar is old it may not like having the strings tuned to a non-standard tuning. A truss rod adjustment may help that. I'd go find a luthier there and see what they think.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Its a fairly new guitar, about three years old. Maybe im just doing something wrong, which is highly the case as i've never fiddled with alternate tuning before. and im using an electric tuner which isn't picking up the notes.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I am in headache hell with you lot at the moment. So far this one has lasted 9 days! *sigh*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you stretching the strings when you change them, Chris? When you first put them on tune them up a step or so sharp and leave them like that for a little while - like 1/2 an hour, then tune it how you like it. It may be cheaper just to take the guitar to a repair shop and get them to check it in the long run.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yep, I've stretched. I was thinking about taking it to a shop and have them look at it. Plus I kind of want a new guitar anyways. I was checking out Martin guitars yesterday on their website....hahaha. if i was only rich. they had a guitar listed for $18500.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I've wanted a Taylor for a long time. Some of their lower end guitars are still quite beautifully made and nice to play but under $2K. Maybe I'll sell my car...

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw a guy selling a Martin at a flea market here for $500, my wife told me no way. I wanted to sell her.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

You can get a new Martin DX-1 from Sam Ash for $500 I see. It'd probably be really bright, though.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Feb/2004261940225980148504.jpg

$1900
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/pImages/000-17S_f.jpg

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm listening to Tim Buckley "Get On Top" and laughing. I was at a halloween party this past year and put this on the stereo. This one hippie went beserk, I have never in my life seen dance moves like this. He had some sort of squat leg kick thing going. And he spun around when he did it. I think I have it on video.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm playing hooky today after having spent the morning at the DMV. Now I'm off to the parking permit office, and after that.. well, who knows?

My Friday is like wo.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 6 February 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

booze!

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Friday, 6 February 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I've become the fan and the bellows!

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Friday, 6 February 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I applied for a job today that I think I have a very good chance of getting and it will change my life if I get it. For the better.

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Friday, 6 February 2004 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck's joining the Navy!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 6 February 2004 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Where he can sail the seven seas? And he can put his mind at ease?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

He can polish up the brass and he can...well.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned, your father would be appalled!

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, knowing him he's heard all the jokes and just never bothered sharing them! Or rather, he shares a few, I figure he doesn't share them all.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

(My dad, too).

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurrah for similar backgrounds! Anyway, why are you still typing, I thought you were going to go out and play hooky and wreak havoc and all that. (This is why I'm about to sign off and go home -- there's no more work to do today, so yay!)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I've been to the Dmv, been to the parking permit office - is there more fun to be had in LA?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 6 February 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I have heard of this 'fun.'

(I'm home -- and now I'm going out to get dinner -- and then I'll be back -- and then maybe I'll meet up with a friend for a drink -- and then again maybe not -- and then I'll definitely sleep. Mm, sleep.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 7 February 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The place I'm temping at isn't a call center, it's a nonprofit foster care place thing, but I'm temping for their receptionist who's on vacation, so all I do is answer phones.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 7 February 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

"Kids R Us, can I take your order please?"

FWIW, my father was in the Navy as well.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 7 February 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck fuckity fuck fuck.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 9 February 2004 08:21 (twenty-two years ago)

What's wrong Aimee?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 08:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Just having a pity party, sweetness - how are you?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 9 February 2004 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah not too bad ta! I can't believe it's Monday morning & I'm sitting at work though. :-( *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I will be in about 7 hours...

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 9 February 2004 09:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Boo! So how you doing? Good w/e?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 09:19 (twenty-two years ago)

It was a clusterfuck from beginning to end... but it's over.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 9 February 2004 09:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh no, nothing too serious I hope?!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 09:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Ahoy There!

― Huckadelphia (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Salve, Huck. Thought for today is: why ddo I always need to take a dump when I'm covering reception and can't get away from my desk under any circumstances?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Lovely!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Murphy's law of shit, Mark.

Holy fucking Christ do I suck today!

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

hey luna remember to email me that one thing.

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Teeny!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

hi!

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

What's the word? Word Up!
I'm feeling pretty cameo this morning, despite slight headache and Mondayness.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The word is that it was above freezing yesterday but I was so loagy that I only went outside for about a half an hour. One of the many reasons why I suck. My grandma's finally going to die today from the sound of it and I am now filled with terrible regret - regret for things I didn't do and guilt for not seeing her more over the last few years.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww Bryan, I am sorry to hear that. Hope you're ok sweetie. *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry to hear that, bryan. my grandpa is turning 80 today, so i need to dig up his phone number to wish him well.

also, my weekend was enh. worked rock shows both nights, and played "The Human Tornado" during all the emo bands on Saturday night.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks Pink and Salmonperson. I think I was feeling worse last night and now I have to apologize to some people later today for being such a whiny selfish bastard but things will work out I think. Very strange that there probably won't be a funeral anytime soon as my fucked up family wants to wait until the spring to have it. In the meantime they'll just cremate her and her ashes will sit around at the funeral home. Very odd.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Best wishes to you and your family Bryan. I know what you're going through.

in other news, I just found out the Pixies, the holycrapalmighty Pixies are going to be HERE, HERE in April!!! Holy crappity crap crap!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Hullo all -- feeling better, Luna?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Hola Senor Ned!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey everyone. Sorry about your gran Bryan. I think mine is the person I worried most about disappointing when I changed my marriage plans... haven't even spoken to her directly yet. I know she'd like to see a grandchild married before she dies - not that this is imminent - but I can hardly take the decision just on that basis. I don't want to taint my feelings towards her, alive or dead, with guilt, and I'm sure you shouldn't feel guilty either Bryan. Our families just have to take us as we are in the end I think; they may be the only ones that will.

Wow, I'm tired. I was in London yesterday for the recording of Just A Minute [possible most middle-class person on thread alert!] and didn't get home til 1.30am. Then got to work to find coworker off sick and usual Monday chaos. Going to see Sylvia tonight; possibly if Gwyneth is too annoying I can just drift off in the very comfy I must say seats and catch up on sleep...

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

And I swear to god if one more clueless tutor jams the photocopier and then looks to me as some kind of universal photocopier panacea I will make them drink toner.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I've just looked at my belly. I feel sad and old.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

x-post - can one drink a powder?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Laws of fluid dynamics to thread!

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Ingest, then.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Word up!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 9 February 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I've had tv for just under a week, and already my mind is complete rot.
Word up!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 February 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been unemployed for just over a week, and I'm ready to kick some asses and take some names!

Or else sit down and watch some cable with you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 9 February 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

the weather's smartened up, so TV won't be the necessary evil that it becomes when it's -40 and gets dark at noon.
And I always miss the good stuff. Except last night I got to see Bernie Mac and Arrested Development, the latter of which makes me laugh like a four-yr-old girl.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

and I'm going to HAVE to get it on DVD since I'm certain I miss jokes while I'm laughing. Say what you will about laugh tracks, but at least they give you time to compose yourself.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 February 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy shit, Arrested Development rules. I went nuts when they were all chanting "Speech, speech, speech!" for like a minute. And Carl Weathers! "Don't throw that away, there's still meat on that! You throw that in a pot, add a potato and an onion...you got yourself a stew!" Yes, Carl Weathers, of Action Jackson and Predator fame, speaks that line. He plays David Cross's acting coach, Carl Weathers. So current celebrity guest stars include Carl Weathers, Liza Minnelli, and Henry Winkler. Yes. And just to clarify, Arrested Development doesn't have a laugh track.

I'm a bit obsessed.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I just hope that Jason Bateman (and the writers) are justly rewarded. By a sustained run and a handsome syndication deal.

― Hucklefish Newspaper, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i waited all night for my friend to call from the emergency room. the student health doctor had refused to see her, and said she had to go to the hospital, because they suspected internal bleeding. but the doctor at the hospital still hadn't seen her after 3 1/2 hours in the ER! A nurse drew some blood, and when she said, "this is stupid, just call me an tell me what the problem is" they said "No, we won't give you your lab results if you leave [which is against the law]). She was too tired to sit there while kids with jammed fingers went in ahead of her any more, so she left. Ah, health care in America. I hope she is ok overnight! And I don't even want to think of their liability. I get very frustrated with stupid organizations sometimes.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 06:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i hope everything works out ok with your friend orbit. (keep us posted pls)

Mark, i know what you mean. I love my b/day & am looking forward to it, but as you get older it becomes more depressing! :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 09:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm all up to Seattle for a few days to make comic books with a friend. You guys take care while I'm gone, OK?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Have fun Chris!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

COMEEX.

These better be good. I have standards.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok Chris. I'm on my way to say goodbye to my grandma for the last time in a few minutes. I hope I make it there in time.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, Ned, why are you never on AIM anymore? Hunh?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan, I hope so too. Good luck.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

! My best, Bryan.

I will yet reappear on AIM, sirrah. But the office move and new duties means I have less time than I thought during the day.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

You were more of a night messenger anyways, though.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

This is true. So logically last night I fell asleep around 9 pm. I must be getting up too early.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope it goes ok Bryan. *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi Bryan. Take care of yourself and your family.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck, Bryan!

CP, you're off to Seattle? Ah, the joys of the working class....

Sammy, darling, hang in there, chick. (hugs)
You know we're all here...

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Warm wishes Bryan.

I think I am going mad (ha - I just typed 'bad' which might be more accurate). I can't seem to handle doing an MA and working 9 hour days while also cohabiting... need a separate flat, preferably in a different country, to stop me stressing at Matt.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

With the low key tone, I almost feel bad for saying I feel good today, as I'm slightly less po'...or will be in a couple of weeks. I'll be paid over $100 for being part of a focus group.

Laugh if you want, but I'm just glad I won't need shots before/after.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't seem to handle doing an MA and working 9 hour days while also cohabiting... need a separate flat, preferably in a different country, to stop me stressing at Matt.

Archel, love means never having to say, "Sorry about my Hyde phase, this morning."

(What's your MA in, BTW?)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan, know that you're not alone (though when you lose someone you love, it feels that way). Scream, talk til you're hoarse, we'll be listening....

[It may sound trite, but I just had to say that.]

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Nick :)

It's in Information Studies aka being a Proper Librarian.

It's just... I've never been great shakes at housework to start with, and I just don't seem to have much time in the the flat to do chores, and I don't expect M to do everything, but I just can't work when all the desk drawers have been pulled out and emptied and not put back or there's damp clothes everywhere or whatever it is. I mean, we do share the mess and share the tidying, but we're also individuals who should pick up after themselves aren't we?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan, I'm here.

Nick - yay money!

Crhsi (which is how I initially typed 'Chris', but I like it so much, I'm leaving it) - hope Seattle is wonderful.

Huckleberry - how's yo foot?

Archel - wish I had words of wisdom here - I don't - I'll just wish you luck. xx

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

my foot is mostly okay.
i saw the garbage can the other day. And spit on it.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

(Hiya! Are you using AIM anymore, either? I do say hi, if I see you on.)

Ah, another joins the rank of the literary brigade....

I know what you're saying about homework. I'm finally getting my shit together, and hope to apply to do my MSc for next year. I'll be knocking on your door asking for handling tips.

I mean, we do share the mess and share the tidying, but we're also individuals who should pick up after themselves aren't we?

You'd believe so, but most men are missing that 'housecleaning enzyme'. Laundry isn't dirty til it smells....then there are the mystery of wet towels magnetised to the floor....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

That's why I feel such a bitch though - he is great in the house in most ways. He does a lot of the cooking. And last night he made chocolate ice cream, so it seemed kind of churlish to then complain that the bedroom looked like a bombsite. And he cleans, as in big cleaning involving bleach and marigolds, more than I do. It's just little basic things that currently are enough to send me mental.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

hey, you know what would be awesome right about now? a cigarette. Yeah. Who's got one for me?

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, here's an old carton of cigs. Never smoked (I don't), you may have to pick off the cobwebs, though....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't want a bunch. I just want one. Is that so goddamn wrong? WHY CAN'T I DO WHAT I ENJOY? DAMN IT!!!!!!!!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

HI DERE!

Archie, it sounds really stressful. As ever, biggest hugs and I hope it just gets easier. Matt needs to be there for you too, you know - I'm sure he understand what you're going through and is full of love and sympathy and a few tantrums isn't going to ruin that :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

The college I go to is mostly teacher training and every day I spend their makes me wish I had caused more trouble in school. I do most of my reading in and around the college library and am not sure how much longer I can listen, day in day out, to the same conversation that alternates between "I was so hammered last night" and Dawson's Creek bullshit, and made me think "no argument here" when on the bus I overheard someone say it was like a secondary school. I feel for the lecturer who today when comparing the text to Poe's 'Fall of the House of Usher' "which you might have heard of", received looks betraying a Father Dougal level of puzzlement from people who, at age 19, having chosen to study English, having chosen to study Robinson Crusoe, having received three lectures on it, don't know what the word "colonial" means when faced with it in an exam. So yeah, all you people complaining about over-academic bullshit, I hate you because I imagine you are like the vacuous, idle-brained, dull-eyed cunts I find it harder and harder to hide my utter disdain for. Which is not to say its fun-fun-happytime either. That the place contains very few local people has done nothing to destroy my prejudices re: country-folk, e.g. yesterday someone was peeved almost to the point of violence when I told him I didn't care about hurling or any other sport (though I would that what he blamed it on - my being from Limerick - were true. Sadly, sport is so ingrained in the minds of the aforementioned local people that the aforementioned Father Dougal look becomes painfully familiar when they find you unable to talk about fucking rugby). What's worst is I have the feeling that: (a) if (increasingly when) I leave for another college, I'll find I've just described that one too and (b) I will end up a teacher myself.

Sorry, this is all just shittiness because on Friday I learnt that one of the few teachers I did respect (and incidentally professed not to care about sport) has fallen into a coma and is dying.

― fcussen (Burger), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)

My life had started to settle back down after the upset of losing the house, but oh no, there was more shit to come. Yesterday we got served with notice to move out of our house. So now we have to find another house to rent. j still doesnt have a permanent job although it's not for the want of trying. Life really does suck the big fucking fat one. I just dread to think what will happen next.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 10:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope everyone is ok. Heads up.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 12:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey dudes!

Pinky, that all sounds really shitty. Good luck with getting stuff sorted.

I have a brand new head cold. Fine when I left the house this morning, now dripping and sneezing into a Lemsip.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

*good thoughts for Pink -- and Mark!*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I got to say my goodbyes to my grandma. Very strange. Her systems are shutting down one by one (it'll probably be renal failure that'll get her in the next day or so) and she looked quite terrible. Going quickly is definitely preferable.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

It sounds like she's going in a very similar way to how my grandpa went last June. Sounds like she's surrounded by her family though and that's definitely preferable to going alone. Very deep sympathies, Bryan.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Sympathies from me too Bryan.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks, Huck and Chris. If anything she could probably use some space rather than having people hovering over her constantly. I'm reasonably sure she's not in too much pain as she has a nice combo of morphine patches and Tylenol suppositories going on so that's a bit of a relief.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm, I see your point. When Grandpa went it was June, so his kids and their spouses and the 30-some grandkids sorta camped out on his front lawn (he lived in a seniors community, just little cottages in a court--his parents had lived there, but not in the same cottage) while just two or three people at a time were inside with him.
My aunt the nurse administered the morphine and played john tesh cds very softly. If they had asked me, I would have told them that Grandpa definitely preferred Willie Nelson, but he's their father, so I let them do what they felt they needed to.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

We sat around listening to the Alexander Brothers (she really loved them) with her and I held her hand for about an hour and a half. The memory I'll hold from that is how her fingertips looked so young, surprisingly pink and smooth, very strange considering she's 89.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

There are far worse memories to have. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Glad it went ok Bryan.

Thanks to those that passed on all the good thoughts!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink, I'm sorry about the house - keeping my fingers crossed that it just means something wonderful is out there waiting for you.

Bryan, my condolences - you know where to find me. xx

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

thanks Luna, let's hope so!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 12 February 2004 11:11 (twenty-two years ago)

back at school after two days out. SUXOR

first day was for my fucked up knee, second b/c on the way to school stopped for gas and my car wouldn't turn off. key came out, engine still runnging. grr. it took all day and $200 to fix.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Sympathies galore (hugs):

1) So sorry, Pink. You deserve way better than this. As Luna, there's better just waiting for you. May the next place you and James find be a cozy, airy place to fill with light.

2) Bryan, hang in there. You're doing the right thing by focusing on the things about Grandma that made you happy. I'm sure that's the gift she'd want to leave you.

3) Mark: Feel better, mate. (sliding you a box of tissues) I'll share my tissues with you, as I've had a headcold too----since just after Xmas.

4) Sammy: so glad you're back! Sorry you've had two fucked days. At least those types of days only last 24 hours.

As for me, I'm a bit depressed this morn as I got yet another rejection letter last night (for a library job I KNOW I could do with my eyes shut). What the hell are college and work experience worth, if you stay penniless for a year/half? Wretches!

(Rant over. On to the next....)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw Nick, I'm sorry. Stupid bastards, the lot of them.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

As for me, I'm having a REALLY. FUCKED. UP. DAY.

I wondered if it was too early to start drinking, but hey, it's 930, the sun is over the yardarm somewhere in the world.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Pretend you're in my timezone luna, I just had some microwave fondue and a glass of wine at work.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Amen! Pass the bottle over here, would ya? I've got the glasses ready. Anyone else?

(xpost)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

You can all have some of this with me, you deserve it (I won't make you eat the fondue though as frankly it was a bit odd, I only had it because it was part of a student's project.)

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

i'll drink with you luna.

while i was out my cd player and kitchen were stolen. bastards.

on the upside kids have thus far given me a cupcake in a ice cream cone and a dum dum. yum yum.

we're having a luncheon today for teacher appreciation week. but, get this, *we* had to bring the dishes. *sigh*.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

This has not been a good week for people! Unfun.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Archel, I kiss you.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks! I'm here with a huge box of crackers...

Felt a bit brave, did we? What did it taste like, Archel?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

This has not been a good week for people! Unfun.

And tis only Thursday?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Ssshhhhhh!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, your KITCHEN was stolen???

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

kitchen. . .retard. i meant kitchen timer.

i have a four day weekend. glory.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

It tasted like... warm winey microwaved cheese. Unsurprisingly, perhaps.

Well Sam that is not as bad as a whole kitchen I suppose, but still: BOOOO :(

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Sammy, do you know who stole them? Did you see anyone?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

i was absent nichole.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

im terribly depressed today...i've been thinking of death all day. Like what if my wife just dies? Or what if im deathly ill...i don't know what to do, i haven't eaten all day. I don't feel sick, but i make myself anxious and feel all fucked. i've got to turn this music off.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw Chris, I'm sorry - I've been there and it fucking sucks. I'm around if you wanna talk...

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

i was absent nichole.

Damn nerve! Though I do wonder if this was someone you knew: why would they just take a CD Player and kitchen timer?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I feel you, Chris. I'm here, too....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

if it makes you feel any better, Chris, I thought about you last night. I was THIS CLOSE to crapping my pants while walking through the barren warehouse district.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Bonnie "Prince" Billy is not ideal for depression. Ugh.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

You need to track down Superchunk's version of Devo's 'Girl U Want', Chris. That song dares you to stay in a funk. You should email me soon as well (just use my registered email as the one you used to send to doesn't work anymore).

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I think im going to cry. i need to go to the restroom.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

chris, if you want a quick pick me up, try listening to this

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm really sorry Chris. Please take care of yourself.

why would they just take a CD Player and kitchen timer?

um, because I teach criminals. I've also lost a camera and a calculator in the past.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

hugs to all!

--and thanks pink! unfortunately the update is that she is *still* trying to get seen. she's dizzy all the time, it is really awful. i want her to give me the doctor's phone number so i can call and scream at them!

in other horrifying health news, one of my moms friends has had sores on one side of her body for 8 months and they are very painful. The doctor kept putting her on differnt kinds of antibiotics. she's been in constant pain for almost a year. i finally had my mom descrbe the symptoms to be and it took exactly *30 seconds* to find the problem on the internet--shingles!!! ( a reactiviation of chicken pox common in people over 50)
Curable in 10 days with Valtrex! Arrrggghhhhhh

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe my grandma is still hanging on. She's barely had a pulse for about 5 days now and is severly dehydrated and malnourished (they can't get anything into her). Her bloody Scottish heart is too strong and doesn't want to give up.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 12 February 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Byran my heart goes out to you. I had a similar experience last year when my gramma, who I was very close to, died. She refused to eat in the end. It was very hard. The only thing that comforted me, and maybe it will comfort you, is that it is better for her to be where she doesn't suffer.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 12 February 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

She may believe in that Scottish heart that she still needs to take care of her family.
When my grandfather died, he spend the last few days pretty much unconscious, but everybody who sat with him was told to talk to him and tell him it was all right. That he had done a good job with his family and earned his rest.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Thursday, 12 February 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm just hoping she can give up soon. Everyone who's going to come to see her has. She's had pretty full-on dementia for a long time now and is too weak to eat or drink so you can't even encourage her to try. Very sad.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 12 February 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

jesus fucking christ i'm going to lose it.

always this period. always.

i really wish I had a live web cam so you guys could see. you'd all turn gray.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Man. It really does seem like a bad day for everybody. Just wanted to say hello, and I hope that things improve for everyone.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 12 February 2004 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

and i'm sorry bryan.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 12 February 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I love you guys. Happy Early Valentine's Day.

Chris, I totally know how you feel. When my Grandmother died this past November, I think the idea of death in general just hit me really hard for the first time in my life. I started imagining everyone dieing. I still start thinking about it sometimes, usually right before bed, but also I think it's important to enjoy life (and other people's lives) while you still have them/ not to waste the good times thinking about the end. I hope you start feeling better.

Cheer up, everyone! I wish you could all come see Nick and I perform Tuesday. The cheery goodness would do you good. :-)

Don't forget to email me if you wanna chat (this goes for anyone here).

My job is still not the greatest, but I'm learning how to feel more calm while still rushing around like a banshee at work.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 13 February 2004 00:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm feeling a bit better today. I'm going to go back and see my shrinko. Thanks for the words people. Im drinking coffee thats supposed to have "caramel tones"....bullcrap, it taste like tird.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm about to eat a freshly baked cinnamon roll. I'm such an idiot! I think a shrinko is in my future; I'll find out later today. I just farted right when our purchasing clerk came up behind me. I think I heard her gasping for air.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

You rule Bryan!

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

shrinko v. stinko!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Fucking curried chick peas. My ass kinda smells like rancid Klik.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

yay! Tax refund came today! I get to pay off the last of my debt to my talky pshrink, and then blow the rest on bills and debt! hooray!

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Life is fun isn't it Kingfunyun Fishy Botoxington Funktion.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

My friend just emailed to go to a party with him on Sunday night at his cousins house. Who is a college student and this is going to be a big college party. Do i really want to be Wooderson from Dazed and Confused. No. This is also the cousin who's party I went to two years ago and shit my brains out in her bathroom with 100 people waiting outside the door. I had ingested about 15 pounds of beef jerky and about 15 black and tans by the time i got there. Its really cool to run to the bathroom and clear everyone out of the way to get there. then stink up the joint and watch as 20 hot college girls watch the old geezer with the loose bowels come out of the bathroom reeking of 20 year old cow epidermis and beer. I love myself.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

enh. fun enough, i guess. I'm heading to San Fran in two weeks, so that should be fun.

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Friday, 13 February 2004 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Been there, Chris. I hope you gave 'em a wink on your way out of the shitter.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Well the first reaction I had was "oh my, im going to shit my pants" because the line was so long. So I ran outside at first and looked for a place. No luck, its tough in the city. Of course I would have looked like any old bum on the street.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I took a crap in a public urban park the night Princess Di was killed.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Pun intended! (x-post)
Well Huck, that was a moving tragedy.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

you guys are disgusting

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

It was actually most memorable for being the day of my Grandmother's funeral in Saskatoon and I was back in SK for the first time in nearly two years, and I went to visit some friends at a restaurant near the university (which was where I was when the Di news broke) and then I left on foot to meet up with some other friends at another bar on Broadway. In my long absence, I had misjudged the most direct way there, and chose to walk along the river. About midway through, I realized I had to go, but it was a nice August evening (Friday or Saturday) and the park was full of strolling people.
So I clenched my bumcheeks and tried to soldier on. But I knew I wasn't going to make it, so I ducked into some bushes. I wiped with leaves.

When I got to the other bar, I ran into this girl whom I'd been very sweet on as a teenager. I mostly avoided talking to her, because of the shame of what I'd just done.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm. Sam's right and now I shall start a new thread so that we can keep our disgustingness off of here.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe you'd rather I crapped in my pants, Sam?

anyway, pooping stories could go good here:
any chance of an interesting thread?

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

no shi. . . wait.

i mean am i the only one who has a. never taken a crap outside in a public place and b. finds it inappropriate to discuss my own bowel movements and flautulence in public.

now i have to go to the bathroom.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

its all part of the experience sam.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok. Now we have a thread of our own!

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I have also never crapped outside.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I cannot say the same for talking about my bowel movements.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Does going camping count?

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

i did! on a camping trip up to the northwestern woods of Michigan, near Gaylord, or Interlochen, or something like that.

we brought shovels!

(xpost)

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I never went camping long enough for it to matter - and since I've seen Blair Witch and have sworn off camping forever, it's not ever going to be an issue!

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Why what do you mean Luna? Oh look there's some twigs tied up with a reddish rag or two, I wonder what's in them...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Hehe - once on the top of a closed car park in Wimbledon. Fortunately it had perfect integrity and wipage was less of an issue. My only problem was that as I finished, a bunch of youths appeared on the roof too and I had to get the fuck off there pretty quickly if I wanted to avoid a beating. I managed it.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

porta-potties -- c/d?

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey! I started a thread specifically so we could keep stuff like this off of here! Ah, you kids do what you want!

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Why what do you mean Luna? Oh look there's some twigs tied up with a reddish rag or two, I wonder what's in them...

When I wake up screaming in the middle of the night, Raggett, I'm coming to get you.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

with valentine's day so soon, MY MIND IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH MATTERS OF THE ASS

(....xpost)

(...maybe)

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

(psst: try Pepto)

(or maybe Astroglide?)

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

That's very brave of you to come out in this way, Kingfish. *hugs*

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry, I'm off to snap some branches in the dark night. Hey look, a house!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

roses are red, violets are blue
I didn't buy flowers, so here's some poo

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't see Manhunter or the abismal Red Dragon if your afraid of people watching you outside of your home.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

also, don't mind the Flowers By Ivan van with the sattelite dish on top parked across the street.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw Red Dragon and it didn't occur to me until NOW.

Great.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

"if one were nuuudee Clarice...."

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Hello Aimee...
http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/bradford__district/leisure/cinema/jpg/red-dragon.jpg

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

hey hey hey, to swith topics, I just got a weekend extension from my newest editor!
but I'm still struggling to finish something up for my oldest (by age, he's fifty) editor.
But, one less thing to distract from ILX!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

*find a happy place, find a happy place*

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

my sister is petrified of Hannibal. I like to call her voicemail and leave Hannibal Lecter wavs on there.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think there's anything I'm petrified of - but I'd really hate to wake up with snakes or spiders in my bed.

Bleagh.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

more good news. I just got word that I didn't not get the job I applied for last week. I had expected to hear back by now, but a query to my mole inside the operation says the guy in charge of hiring hasn't even started looking at applications yet!
So there's hope.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

That's great, Huck. Still in Regina?

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

sigh. yes. but really close to my house.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it working for the Riders? I'd love to do that.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, it's fifth-string quarterback! For CanCon rules, I'm eligible.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

*groan*
Are you gonna buy some of those shares in the team? Is it one of the big news stories there right now?

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

you mean the world's most expensive fan club?

Big Stories here:
Crown Corp. Shake Up?
Tomorrow is "I Love Regina Day"
Tomorrow is "I Love Regina Libraries Day"
They're still digging out the lake
Homophobe Member of Parliament Trying To Hold On to His Seat (punny headline mine)
Restaurants Fighting Sales Tax
Warm Temperatures Here For Now

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THIS THREAD WHILE I WAS GONE?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

CLEARLY YOUR INFLUENCE WAS NEEDED AND YET YOU ABANDONED US IN OUR HOUR OF NEED.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

You're still beautiful, though.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

In every single way.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyway, while in the greater Seattle area I found this in a book of limericks:

There was a young man from Saskatchewan
Whose member was so gargantuan
It could screw a loose whore
Or a a small dinosaur
And was rough enough to scratch a match upon.

Or something like that. We'll see if any usable comix come out of the adventure, but it was a lot of fun and educational and whatnot. Hurrah.

Hope everyone is doing better now. Look, it's the weekend!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay weekend! *crashes and falls asleep*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I remember ILX. Sigh.

I've been temping all week. It was boring, really fucking boring, but also easy money, so what the hell. I'm temping at a different place on Monday, then I'm going to try and set up this promising interview (I don't want to jinx it) for later in the week. That's why I have nothing to say.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 14 February 2004 00:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurm.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 14 February 2004 03:44 (twenty-two years ago)

this is the thread where i request pizza and booze at my house.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 14 February 2004 03:59 (twenty-two years ago)

oooh orbit i'm sorry the flake didnt flake adter all and my stupid phone doesn't work always everywqgere and shit - raincheck!

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 14 February 2004 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)

and so ends another beautiful day. xx

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 14 February 2004 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi guys. I'm at work! On a Saturday! On Valentine's Day! Woo!

I'm only here to open up the centre so the admissions day people can use the rooms... and yet still I somehow just spent half an hour explaining to some clueless visitor that this isn't the linguistics department and no I don't know what the linguistics timetable might be because as I say, this isn't the linguistics DEPARTMENT YOU MONKEYLADY. Grr. Oh and then she wants to know about what *building work* they're carrying out at the moment. Do I look like I know or care? No.

― Archel (Archel), Saturday, 14 February 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

My grandma (finally) passed away this morning at 7:45 AM CST. As usual (probably thanks to being crazy) I'm not too sad. Maybe it'll catch up with me.

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 14 February 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

*hugs and many good thoughts*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 February 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks Ned. You're a very sweet guy. I don't think people tell you that often enough.

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 14 February 2004 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah Bryan, I'm sorry - though I realise it has hardly come as a sudden shock. It's one thing feeling that dragging things out in the circumstances is terrible, but that's far from accepting the death in the first place. Take care.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 14 February 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Thank you, Martin. She fought long and hard and I'm hoping I can at least learn something from her struggle.

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 14 February 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

condolences bryan.

it;s snowing in dallas. a lot. :)

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Saturday, 14 February 2004 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

very sorry to ear that, bryan...

― Kingfish Beatbox Botox Funktion (Kingfish), Saturday, 14 February 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't worry too muc about not being sad enough, Bryan. You've had a long time to process it and be sad about it.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 14 February 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan, I'm so sorry... much love to you and yours. xxx

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 14 February 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey bryan, hope you are ok sweetie. xxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 16 February 2004 09:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh Bryan, sending warm thoughts and hopefully some decent weather your way.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan, what Chris says is very true. Take care and keep letting us know how you are.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm ok kids. Had a weird weekend but things are fine. I'm feeling a little ill (I think) from the Celexa but I'll get over that soon enough. It's -13 C (about 9 F) and snowing so not a bad day. I can't think of anything I want to say about my grandma at her funeral except for that I always thought it was weird that she would never share her Welsh rarebit with me and that she called my brother Butch when he was a little kid. Maybe I'll just not bother.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Well over the w/e I have looked at 8 possible houses to rent so that we don't end up on the street & none of them were suitable. Either a good house/bad location or bad house/good location. *sigh* Only a week to go till my b/day & my first proper fap (ooh scary).

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 16 February 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd love to rent a house but rental homes are very hard to come by here. The fap will be fun, Pink! I wish I could be there to celebrate your birthday.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww me too Bryan! *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 16 February 2004 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I rented a house for a year. It would have been awesome if the landlady wasn't an asshole and had actually made some of the repairs she promised. Particularly with regards to insulation and fixing drafty windows. I recorded a temperature of 10 C (room temp is around 22 C) in my bedroom during Feb. The heating bills were insane, and to make things worse, it never actually got warm INSIDE despite all the heat pumped in.
But I had the most awesome patio!!!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 16 February 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

We've seen some really cool places, but just in bad areas. I just want to buy somewhere if I'm honest, but we can't do that for a few months apart from the fact there is nothing suitable at the mo. It sucks having to move from one rented house to another.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 16 February 2004 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

That's definitely a good thing about renting an apartment - free heat. Last time I lived in a rented house was January 1996 aka the coldest January in Manitoba's history and our hydro bill (the house had all electric heat) was over $600 for one month. We had a soundproofed basement where we could jam, though!

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, I had to pay for heat in my last apartment.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

On Friday night, I ran into my old stand-up buddy at a 7-11 where I was buying a birthday present for my 21 yr-old brother (i got him a wrestling mag, lip balm and a chocolate bar). We exchanged numbers and he said he had some things in the works and that he wanted me to be involved. Maybe Prairie Comedy Tour 2004 will happen this summer!

Since I've slacked off the music writing, I think I'm more available to put more effort into the comedy thing this year.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 16 February 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Bryan. Hope you're ok and that the week pans out allright for you. Sending good thoughts.

I REALLY have to pay for heat. £350 leccy bill just arrived :(

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 16 February 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, feel free to use that limerick I posted. Unless it's, like, the underground provincial anthem or something.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

hmmm, I wonder, a book of limericks based entirely on SK place-names. I think I smell a grant!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

There once was a boy from Swift Current
Whose fingers and toes were quite burnt
He played with a torch
On his granpappy's porch
As brane was the size of a currant

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

As HIS brane! DAMMIT

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

There once was a boy from Swift Current
Whose fingers and toes were quite burnt
He played with a torch
On his granpappy's porch
As his brane was the size of a currant

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

There once was a boy from Swift Current
Who went where the other boys weren't.
Once he was alone
He'd whip out his bone
And wank without any deterrent.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

(xpost, obv.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I like Bryan's better.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

They're both mean to me so I like them. We should set a rule that if you're going to do Regina you can't rhyme it with vagina. I almost started one with There once was a girl from Regina/Who had a delicious vagina but realised that's not good!

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

A man in Uranium City
Said, "You know, it's really a pity.
My cock used to glow
In a radiant show,
But the mines closed, and now life is shitty."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

HAHA!!!

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

There once was a girl from Regina
With a terrible case of angina.
When the pains hit her chest
She'd clutch at her breast
And suddenly start feeling finer.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

My Lloydminster llimerick isn't going as well as I'd hoped.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, guys. I'm stuck here at my desk while everyone is at lunch, so I figured I should make the most of it and say Hi to my favorite TITTWISers.

Work is weird today. It's a government holiday, so I'm actually able to get some stuff accomplished. But also, this lady I work with started crying uncontrollably at her desk today because of some family problems.

Tomorrow is NA's interview and our little show.

(I'm so sorry about your loss, Bryan.)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 16 February 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Tell us more about the little show!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 16 February 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.tangerinearts.org/

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 16 February 2004 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

i think we need a new thread. we're at about 1000 on this one...

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Monday, 16 February 2004 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah but only the last 50 show for me.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 16 February 2004 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

What's up. Today I had a one-day temping job at this office in the middle of some industrial area. There was no one at the office, because it's a holiday. There were literally like 2 people in the whole office. My job was to sit at the front desk and answer the phone when it rang, which was, on average, about once every 45 minutes, and forward whoever it was into voicemail. The rest of the day I looked out the window at the river with ducks running behind the building, and read the magazines in the lobby, including Vanity Fair, People, Readers Digest, and a number of food industry trade magazines. The woman in charge said I should leave at 3:00 because it was so quiet, but Sarah was supposed to come pick me up at 5:00 when her work let out, so I got to figure out the bus system, which was kind of fun, and then walk a few blocks through an abandoned sunny snowy park, with the Chicago skyline in the distance, which made me smile.

Yep, I have a big promising interview tomorrow. Right now I'm mostly nervous about figuring out how I'm getting there, since it's in the suburbs. My options are to drop Sarah off at her work and drive there, despite my Virginia license being suspended, or take a combination of the El, commuter train, and taxi. So that's distracting me from the nervousness about the actual interview. But wish me luck, dawgs.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 16 February 2004 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck, dawg!
Which burb?

― oops (Oops), Monday, 16 February 2004 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Ergh, if I told you, you could probably figure out who the interview is with, which would count as jinxing it. Sorry, dawg.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 16 February 2004 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck NA!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan, my thoughts are with you! NA good luck.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

6 more days to go to my b/day. (not that I'm counting or anything!!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

good luck NA!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

hey everybody. happy monday americans.

on my way to school all i can think about is when I will resign. when I'm here all I can think about is how to hold on till the end of the year. why? the kids.

walking to my room this morning, late and with arms full of copies, one of my eighth graders ran up behind me and hugged me "ooh my favorite language arts teacher!" She bounded into the room saying how glad she was to see all her teachers after being away from us for four days. How could I tell a kid like that that I was leaving them in the middle of the year? :(

other sadness: a kiddo of ours has been missing since the 10th, last seen getting into a car with some guys her friends claimed not to know. I didn't know anything about this, haven't seen it on the news and there was only an inch of print about it in the paper.

another student was raped at gunpoint last week as she was walking to school late.

*sigh*

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, you are indeed a saint for doing the job you do!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I was quite surprised on Valentines day when i turned on VH1 soul and was bombared with 1/2 hour of Keith Sweat videos. I got sexy.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Work it, Chris.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, I'm so sorry - it's heartbreaking. xx

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I hoping yo can make it until the end of the year, Sam. I wish there was some help you could get from someone there. Is there not a teacher's society or something like that? I'm asking stupid questions as I'm sure you've searched out all of these things.

This is dumb but I'm kinda wondering why I lost a bunch of Friendster friends. They were probably all ILXors as you guys comprise the vast majority of my friends on there. I guess a few of you didn't want to be friends with someone so silly.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I was also saying on the slow dance thread, its amazing how someones hips can move when listening to latin/brazilian music. christ.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

bryan, they could have been fakesters that were deleted. or people who got tired of it and deleted themselves.

there's not a whole lot of support, another reason new teachers leave so quickly. I just have to make some personal changes to help me cope. For one thing I'm a disorganized slob. I've got to, literally, clean up my act. that will help me not feel so overwhelmed. I've got to read more and sew more, instead of drinking and partying, to help with stress. and i have to take my meds on schedule. it's hard, i forget often even with little reminders and boxes. also there are months like this one when I've run out of meds, have about $20 to name and don't get paid again till next week. you do the math.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

*good thoughts for Sam and her students*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i hope it works out, sam.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Yup. I'm a mess as well. My desk is so disorganized I'm forgetting to do things. I may have to sell some mutual funds so that I can eat until the 27th when I next get paid. I figured out one of the friends that I lost (not a surprise) but the rest were probably fake ones so you're right, Sam. Nothing to worry about (I'm just generally paranoid these days).

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh it's melodramatic, but fuck it, I give UP.

I'm off to join a convent.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

(I am also clearly fully indoctrinated into ILx, because the next thing on my mind was 'with sexy results!')

(ew).

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

"Now then sisters, Father Perry is here to lecture you about temptation."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"....start up the band!"

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Brings a new meaning to 'communion'

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

...or DOES IT?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I was never an altar boy, so yes, yes it does.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know if I was one of your friendster friends or what, but I basically signed on, agreed to a few friends and then never really touched it again. Because it confused me.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I don't think you were, Huck. I think I requested you and you never responded so I cancelled the request. It's ok. If anyone reads this and says, "yeah, I dropped the fucker", it's ok, a little rude but I guess people don't have time to be polite these days.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I rarely get back to people who leave voicemail messages for me either. I'm captain shitty friend of the HMCS Solitude

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

No no! I didn't mean to imply that you were a bastard for not approving my request, Huck!

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

's okay, I'm admiral of the fleet of 'Hi, We're Stubborn Dumbasses'.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

we should have an armada and conquer the new world and then ask everyone to leave.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

we might then have to battle it out to the death.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

(with sexy results?)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

But can you use ennui as a weapon?

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

every day

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I could find a way.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

its all about the sexy today isn't it. im feeling quite sexy after a sexy weekend.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish it were, I REALLY wish it were.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Speaking of sexy, I just got confirmation that I am now officially part of something very cool. Membership is its own reward, sadly, but considering everything else that's been going in my s.c. career, I think it's a step up to be paid nothing for work I like than to be paid shitty for work I dread.
Small victory for me today (though they asked me to join in like November/early December, so the victory was then, but it's real now).
I'm gonna crawl under my desk and have a nap. To celebrate.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

My wife and I have decided to take samba lessons. i think im going insane.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

But you'll get to wear shiny shirts with puffy sleeves, won't you? THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

basically i want to do it so i can grind my crotch into my wife on the dancefloor without looking too obvious....

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Oooh. Dirty Dancing!

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

My girlfriend and I are learning to salsa... it's fucking hot.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Well like i mentioned i got a cd of brazilian music from my sister in laws boyfriend and I felt inspired. plus it is damn hot and sexy.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

despite going to an all-nude strip club and getting a tattooed rock-n-roll guy home in my bed it was a decidely unsexy weekend for me as well.

I was looking at Orkut the other day, browsing single Dallas guys, and found a cutie. Went to his blog which is mostly about music but discovered that he is the EDUCATION COLUMNIST FOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.

We have started a correspondence.

Could Sam's frustrations and tales of horror find a larger audience than ILX? Coud she, in the end, exact revenge on a tortruous system and clueless administrators?

stay tuned. . .

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I remember going to a party a few years back and watching this one guy grab all our dates and salsa/samba with them. The ladies all came back all hot and bothered. My friend and I did a little breakdance routine, which cleared the room.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

there's a lesson here, Chris.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Hence the need for samba lessons.

― Chris V (Chris V), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, Sam!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't been on friendster in forever.

I'm really sleepy today. I am overwhelmed with work and sleepy at the same time, which isn't a great combo. I think I'll take my lunch break early.

My new supervisor is SO nosey! OH MY GOD! He came over to my desk this morning, but I was on the phone. So then he picked up my purse, put it aside, and grabbed my book out from under it and read the back of it. (It's this silly romantic comedy called jemima j, but whatever) YOU TOUCHA MY STUFF, I BREAKA YOUR FACE!

More importantly, what should I wear tonight?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

SARAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

(I liked Jemima J)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, no one else in the world would call that an unsexy weekend!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

drunken sex with someone new is not sexy.

and all-nude strip joints are pretty sleazy. I enjoy sitting around band boys who are enjoying me being there. that's kind of sexy.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

i sat around for three days, going to shows, drinking beer, and occasionally playin' me bass.

bleah. not too sexy.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, let's get some perspective: I have spent the last three Saturdays getting annoyed that my new bookcases haven't arrived yet! Well, one has - a fourth sexy Saturday beckons!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

ok the tattood rock guy was pretty sexy and I've had my eye on him for awhile (he's a well-known sexy rock guy) but a full night of drinking well. . .I'm sure you know what this does. (well, maybe not you martin but normal guys.)

oh and get this HE WENT SKATEBOARDING WITH BAM A FEW WEEKS AGO!! If it wasn't for the fact that he was already rounding home I would've found this claim dubious at best. But he's known for being a straight up guy and was telling the truth i believe.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi. I think my interview went pretty well. I was there for almost 2 hours, he said I'm one of three people that they're seriously considering for the job. It looks pretty fun, a lot of work but some of it looks interesting. The downsides would be occasional travel and having to drive to work (meaning Sarah would have to figure out some other way to get to her work (oh shit I just remembered I have to pick up Sarah at work because I have the car)), but the upsides would be working in an industry I want to work in, some fun work, making more money than I did at my last job + lots of benefits. I hope I get it, but I don't want to get my hopes up.

Hmm, I don't know what to wear to the show tonight either.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

wear something short.

good luck on the job!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

that maybe shows a little cleavage...

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

And not butt cleavage, either.

(Unless you're a plumber, but come on, how cliche)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:32 (twenty-two years ago)

congrats Nick, hope you get it. where are you guys playing?

The math teacher across the hall just told me a kid hit him on the back of the head last period. i swear the first time a kid hits me I'll knock the black/brown out of him.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

oh funny bit. . .we are writing compound sentences today for our bellringer and going around to grade last period I spotted this one on a boy's paper:

Give me everything you have but do not call the police.

haha

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

awesome. yet sad.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops = otm.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

haha just now I had to correct a girl who wrote "thurr" instead of "there". I told her Chingy didn't know how to spell.

*sigh* the music I love making my job harder. oh the irony.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, it would undoubtedly do that to me if I ever drank much, but I don't.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck, Nick! I'm sure you'll grab the job, and become a rad two income household.

*sigh* the music I love making my job harder. oh the irony.

According to the kids, academics (their teachers) don't rock. Does the kid even know how to spell 'irony'?

For myself: I've been wondering whether I should leave ILX for a while, just cause I don't know if I belong here, anymore. Much of the time, threads just seem to function as one long bitch session (to me). Well that, and I just don't want to use this place as a crutch to combat talking to myself in this "sweaty armpit" of a state. (Tis my inner "Outsider" making me ask.)

I'm still undecided. Any reasons why I should stay? Luna has already given me hers....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

To me = my impression

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

And I will again: You have valuable opinions and insights, good advice, you're always there with a shoulder or a helping hand, a joke, a smile - and I think it would be a shame if you left.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 23:22 (twenty-two years ago)

you should stay because we all dig you.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

My reason for Nichole Graham to stay is selfish but I am not going to apologise for that. Nichole is a wonderful person who I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to speak to on many occasions. Her posts here are always well thought out & interesting & I for one would really miss her presence on this thread let alone ILX. PLEASE STAY PRETTY LADY!
In other news: that ILX S/D thread is doing my head in!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't read that yet.

The show was fun. We played "I Touch Myself" by the Divinyls.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay, sounds cool!

I'm off to look at a house today. *fingers crossed*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Nichole Graham needs to stay, because she is the one person on these boards whose opinion matters to me. Everyone else is stupid and dumb.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Everyone else is stupid and dumb.

*runs away crying*

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you want me to do a little tarantella on his face for ya, kingfish?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

if you wish

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

bring it on stupidos.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

STOP THE MADNESS!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(anybody who thinks I think they're stupid, really is stupid, because I think you're all smart, or at least I think it smarts when Markely does the cha-cha on my pug-ug-mug)

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Boys are dumb.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

If only.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe, but you like us still.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

The dummier the yummier!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

bad day. yum. getting better. *slurp*. eating fried chicken, collard greens with hot sauce and cornbread. Best. School Lunch. Evah. goddamn

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a feeling I would love collard greens. What are they?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

greens wearing pirate shirts

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe, but you like us still.

True, but life in the convent is slightly more appealing these days. My main problem is the whole 'married to Christ' thing - I said I didn't want to get married again, and I meant it - not God, not anyone.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah, then there's the sex thing, too

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

collard greens (and also mustard and turnip greens) are the green top part of uh, well, i guess just the mustard and then the green part of the turnip. not really sure what a collard is.

Anyway you simmer them up, usually with a pork hock thrown in, and eat them with hot sauce and vinegar if you like. Delish and extremely healthy. I feel like a hobbit; I want a second lunch now.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Today from a news article about Marilyn Manson:

"Security guard Joshua Keasler was working on the stage during a July 2001 performance in Detroit when Manson allegedly approached him, wrapped his legs around the guard's neck and gyrated against him while wearing only a leather thong and panty hose."

http://www.foxnews.com/images/116833/1_21_manson_marilyn1.jpg

The thought of this mans sweaty genitalia or lack thereof gyrating on anyones face is sickening.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

That he HAS genetalia is more than I wanted to think about this morning.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

he has multiple genitalia.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I shall return after a brief pause to go poke out my mind's eye.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

with marilyns genitalia.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

the brain goggles, they do nothing, etc.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

greens wearing pirate shirts

okay, somebody's gunna die for that one

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

also, goggles:

http://www.osric.com/~jeremy/airdog.jpg

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris V has disturbed my tender sensibilities.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

At least he didn't make Marilyn Manson poke YOUR mind's eye out with his wang.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

remember what I said about you guys being smart?
I take it back!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

You're the one that made the collar joke, bub.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

hot wangs

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

There is something about the word 'wang' that appeals to my goofy side. It's fun to say, too, as I think has been pointed out on another thread.

Wang. Wang. Wang.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

you know what happens when you say that three times?

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Wang Chung appears.

http://imusic.artistdirect.com/showcase/modern/photos/wangchung.gif

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

No, the magic Wang Fairy takes your wang away and replaces it with a dime.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

(Admittedly you have to leave your wang under the pillow first.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

But I don't have a wang, so your point is moot.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

http://cloud.prohosting.com/stoiksrs/museum/WangPC.jpg

don't forget the WangPC!

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

funny that wanger on the left looks like marilyn manson.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

my_wang_will_surprise_you@hotmail.com

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

ooh I should see if that still works...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Alas.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

But I don't have a wang, so your point is moot.

www.instantwangsonline.com

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Reregister!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

well, unless you count the latex ones...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

only when i'm trying to fall asleep

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

no, i don't know how to respond to that, either.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

oh shit did I creep out Kingfish? SCORE!

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

"creep" isn't necessarily the word.

"wonder how you finally perfected your latex dick-counting machine" is closer.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

from now on I shall refer to my brain as a "latex-dick counting machine".

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

put it on a t-shirt, too

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

write it on a postcard
"dad, they broke [it]
dad, they broke [it]..."

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I just got really fucking dizzy and it won't go away. The antibiotics I'm on say they 'may cause dizziness' but I've been taking them for about 5 years and it';s never happened before.

Clearly I need to be taken out into the pasture and dealt with.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

moo!

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

man, i get really dizzy several times a day. one of the side effects of mood stablizers. i've learned to treat it as a mini-high or something.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

little incidents like that wanker invading the NYC thread yesterday remind me of why i enjoy reading this board so much.

also, i've been experimenting with moustache wax lately.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

you must bust out the Rollie Fingers stache'!

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

just as long as you're just waxing your face hairs and not [hey, there Huck, this is your conscience. Do you really want to put such a vile image into the minds of yr fellow ILXors this early in the morning? Do you think they'll thank you for it?] your, ahhhh, is that the phone?

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Carey wondered where the rest of my barbershop quartet was...

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok! I'd better just stick to this thread as I seem to be killing any others I'm posting to. Yay for me! Anyway, the funeral was weird and made me feel like an asshole. A couple of my cousins gave a bit of a secondary eulogy and I said nothing (I hadn't been close with my grandmother since I was maybe 8 or 9) so that made me feel crap. A whole bunch of my family members were zipped on Ativan and seemed just plain crazy so it was tricky to find someone to talk to. Grossest thing about the funeral: my grandma was in a Salvation Army nursing home and the service was conducted by the Captain from the home, this woman Sherri. She had goth makeup on and was kinda hott and I found myself thinking about that instead of my grandma. I should be executed Chinese style (bullet to the brain stem). Anyway, not much left of my grandma now just as there wasn't much left of her before she died, just a bunch of ashes and pulverized bone.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh Bryan, don't be too hard on yourself.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not! I'm mostly just being silly. And that last sentence didn't quite sound right in my previous post. My grandma had wasted away to nothing before she died. They think she probably weighed about 65 lbs (she was about 5'2"). Anyway, 3 grandparents down one to go and she'll probably make it a few months at least. OK! No more being a downer! Is it too early for me to get a Coke (9:41 AM)?

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

i drink coke (or dp) for breakfast.

cept today. sick.

i'm doing very badly. how often do i do very badly. how often do i feel bad? way way too often. last night i was lucky i didn't own a gun.

it is my off period now and i'm thinking of leaving and checking myself into the hosptial. or maybe i should just find a gun. i'm so sick of this rollercoaster i want off.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Hm, the only funeral of any grandparent I went to was the actual interring of my dad's mom, the last of my grandparents to pass. Since the funeral ceremony itself had occurred two months previous -- I was unable to attend then -- I wanted to be there for when the ashes were laid to rest. It was just me, my dad, the priest (a friend of my grandmother's, an older female Episcopalian priest) and the gravedigger -- small, private and felt just right.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, I think a hospital would be the best choice of action at this point. we're all pulling for you.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

*good thoughts for Sam*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

We're interring the ashes sometime in the summer. Not sure if I'll make it out there for that part unless they do it on a weekend or when I'm on vacation.

Do what you need to do to keep yourself safe, Sam.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm just laying my head down on my desk to sleep and pray for sweet sweet death to visit me.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Yup, time to go check in.

Seriously. Grab your books and your music and go.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey everybody!

Oh the stories I could tell about funerals. The creepy southern born again dude who did a hellfire and brimstone eulogy at my first grandmother's funeral (she was united, and very moderate, but my aunt, who's also wealthy, wealthy, wealthy, was then involved in some weirdo snake oil church that basically said you had buy your way into heaven, or at least that's the idea I got from what little I heard about it, I mean, I wasn't exactly looking to hang out with my crazy religiaunt, esp after the christmas card I got from her that had a coot little baby footprint in silver on the front and read "on this day he was born..." and then on the inside there was a silver handprint with a big red splotch in the middle and the caption "...to DIE for your SINS! Merry Christmas!"). Or being on mushrooms at my other grandma's funeral. Psychedelic drugs and Roman Catholic Church, not a good mix. I was fucking stupid and 20. Fuck was I stupid. And then my grandpa's funeral last June, where--it was actually the reception after the interment--this kid walked in off the street and asked me to help him fix his watch. And every single person who ever knew anyone in my family brought a meat tray. It was insane.
I think there's something wrong with you if you DON'T find funerals a little weird.

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, please go check yourself in. Don't do anything stupid, like I said before there is ALWAYS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. No matter how bad it seems, life will take its course and things will be OK! Please....for us.

On a side note, I was out at Target for lunch buying a RF Modulator and I felt a cool breeze on my ass. I reached back and realized I had a huge rip in the ass of my cords. I am one stitch away from one ass cheek busting out. Thank god I have a shirt that I can untuck.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, I adore you - if can do ANYTHING, call me.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

thank you guys, i feel somewhat better. tylenol helped the fever. took my crazy pills. i would say its the placebo effect except i'm not sure if they help my mood and it kinda pisses me off when they work.

who wants to rely on pills to keep from offing yourself?

i can't go to the hospital just yet. still owe them money and one of the reasons i feel so fucked now is b/c of the pay i got docked for the last time i was there. that has caused a tidal wave of problems for me.

and i have classes to teach. today subject/verb agreement and rosa parks.

4 more classes.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

if it makes you feel any better (but it will probably make you feel worse) my ass cheek has slipped out.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Rosa Parks wasn't one to worry about subject/verb agreement -- sometimes she was just tired and wanted to get to the end of the sentence in peace, you know?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Guys, is my comment on the "what are you thinking about" thread racist? I meant it in a purely factual way, but America seems to be really sensitive about this kind of thing.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

nope

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

chris, i was waiting for someone to make some sort of joke like that. you put a smile on my face, thank you.

i wanted to read auto. of malcom x for black history month but there's no money to buy books. so old rosa it is. gonna play outkast for them too and discuss her lawsuit.

we've been doing s/v agreement all year. i swear fiddy could do a whole album on it and they still wouldn't get it.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Nope, as far as I know, "Hispanic" isn't offensive. Is that what you're referring to?

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm having the unemployment blahs today. There's a kitchen full of dirty dishes, but I can't make myself do them. I was going to go out and have an adventure today, because it's supposed to be like 45 degrees, but I can't make myself do that either. I'm just lazy and useless. I'm afraid to get excited about the job that I interviewed for because I probably won't get it. I tried to make an interesting post on the Mel Gibson's Christ Movie thread to get conversation starting again, but no one really replied to it. Mwah mwah mwah, poor me.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I am plugging along at work today.

OH, Hi Nick.

You guys are lovely and I miss you. I say "you guys" too much, don't I?

Yeah, Jemima J. is a good book. I was avoiding Jane Green before, but I can't remember why... hmm...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

na every dish i have is dirty too. i feel you. it's supposed to be 80 today but i can't wear short sleeved shirts to school anymore cause of my elliott tat. :(

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

thank god i have a dishwasher....

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, explain this to me.

1 calroie is the unit of energy needed to heat a gram of water by 1 degree C. Therefore, to heat 200 grams of water by 20 degrees C, you should need 4000 calories.

However, this is bascially what happens when you drink a medium-sized glass of water - you ingest it and it goes from room temperature (or colder) to body temperature.

So how come we don't lose massive amounts of weight simply by drinking shitloads of water? Obviously we absorb a lot of it, but if we drink like a litre an hour we should be slim as fuck after a couple of weeks.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

haha, i do too chris.

something about depression, it makes you slovenly.

my room is already a wreck and some kid knocked over a flowerpot last period so now i have dirt everywhere.

i offered an A to anyone who would come after school and clean my desk. think i'd get in trouble for offering the same for my apartment?

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

doing dishes is one of lifes things i hate most. when we lived in boston for 5 years i think i did dishes twice. my wife did them all the time. but she always would pile up the garbage and never take the bag out and tie it. maybe once in 5 years. why the aversion to trash ladies?

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

if i had the money and no dishwasher i would just throw the dishes off my deck and buy new ones everyday. or just eat off paper plates.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

goddamit. . .one of the new teachers just sat here trhough my entire lunch asking me about the goddmaned state we're taking next week.

he wouldn't take the hint that i was feeling like shit and didn't want to talk. "yeah i know are kids don't know jack and are out of control. why do you think we're ranked at the very bottom of the city's middle schools? leave me alone now."

today's lunch shrinkwrapped girlled cheese. bleh. and yesterday's was so good. . .

paper plates. hmm.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I just wrote a long response and got kicked off the internet. BOO HOO! MY LIFE IS SO HARD!

Hey Sam & Luna, I've been really dizzy the past few days, which is actually unusual for me. Wanna have a dizzy party?

Chris, I hate trash too, but so does Nick. We both hate trash and dirty dishes which makes us SO IN LOVE, but also makes us slobs.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

dizzy parties are fun sarah. i get dizzy sitting down. it's trippy.

ten more minutes of lunch. bathrroom.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Mark, if you're using water to prevent your body from overheating, why would your body have to expend energy on all of its other methods of preventing you from overheating (like sweat)?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, I don't quite understand. All I'm talking about is the simple transference of heat from my body to the water in my body, which I then urinate out..

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

you can buy "Chinette". Which is a paper plate that looks like china.

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I'm no scientist, but I'm just not sure it works like that. When you drink a glass of water, it lowers your body temperature, I think -- you don't raise its temperature. But since you are so much bigger than that glass of water, the overall effect with your body temperature is negligable.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Especially if you're wearing a negligee.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Tart.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyways, you'd expend the calories warming yourself back up, if you had to.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I just conferred with someone who knows more about this than I, and you do burn calories when you drink colder liquids, but not enough to make a difference in your waist. But he doesn't remember why.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Also: www.prisoners.com/cwaterd.html

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I know this has moved on, but to answer Mark a bit: You are talking 4 kilocalories, which is insignificant - we consume a few thousand kilocalories a day. But more importantly, our bodies are struggling to maintain the right temperature all the time, and the ambient air is a far bigger factor than some glasses of water. We lose heat through excretion, through warming the air we breathe, but especially to the air around us. Maintaining our temperature is one of the main things we burn calories for - the effects of drinking more water are nothing in comparison to even a small amount of exercise. And drinking too much water will bloat you anyway!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

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