This is the Thread Where I Say Pt. 12: Tits and Tequila

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Well, I said I would... Better than that Star Wars crap.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe this is the working title of Episode III

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

We can but dream.

Yay, it's almost lunch! I feel snoozy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorry, as promised:

http://www.sunbirdtours.co.uk/brochure_2003/birds_and/music/images/siberian_tits.jpg

and

http://www.yucatantoday.com/images/culture/tequila.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I do believe this is making my entire day.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

For me, I can only say that the pictures were a disappointment.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I know, but they are work-safe. Trust me, I nearly went another way.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Here's a quick health insurance story (a little shout out to TTWIS pt 11):

I was called into my boss's office a little earlier this morning. He told me my health insurance has been activated. I say, "Thank you, yes, I received my card in the mail." Then he looks down at his paperwork and says, "Oh my god! Do you realize how much we're paying for your health insurance!?" Then he proceeds to calculate how much it will cost the company for me to have health ins. for just one year. I guess he just wanted me to realize how much more appreciative I should be?!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

However, in order to appease the masses, I will post this link, which I assure you, unless you work in the San Fernando Valley, is not work safe.

http://www.tittymax.com/s3/images/pic001_02.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, that chick is heinous.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Duck.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Jiminy jillickers! Woah.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll stick with the birds. Wotcher mate etc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, that chick is heinous.

I know, I know, but I didn't want to spend too much time searching for 'tits', you know?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

liar

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

And thus the Jeanne/Luna wars began. (But they were over shortly, thanks to alcohol and mutual appreciation.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Over? No, I think we should get together and have summit meetings. Yeah.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I know what Ned means by "mutual appreciation." Good thinking, dude.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Does this mean no summit meeting?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I am an innocent in this matter. Er.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I submit to your summit.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Totally unrelated -

I feel suddenly moody. Do you ever start to think about one horrible thing (ie: My grandmother being dead) and then start freaking out about everything (ie: When/Where will I buy sandwich bags? I can't forget to put the trash out when I get home. I really should practice guitar more...)...?

http://web2.iadfw.net/vantastx/swimming.jpg

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I need a nap.

zzzzzz

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Poor kitty. (And yes, Sarah, I can have those moods...)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost (thanks, ned)

That's cute, kingfish. My sister just announced she plans to get a puppy in the fall and I'm already excited. :)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay! I've always wanted to have a summit meeting. I propose somewhere in the Caribbean as a neutral summit meeting place.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah, your boss sounds kinda fucked.

I'm in a weird mood today. Have been skipping school to look for another job (makes sense huh?) and am dreading the though of facing my prinicpal. Orbit's given me a lot of things to think about and I'm simutaneously redesigning my site and stitching a Tiki pillow.

Glad yr all good.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I like low-post-count threads.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

postcount++

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I signed up for the work slo-pitch team. I am such a fucking dipshit.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

What's a Tiki pillow, Sam? Does it have a Hawaii theme?

My flower of choice for the day is the anemone. I want a big bouqet of them.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Tits and Tequila
My two favorite flavors.

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Boobscotch!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a boobscotch poster in my old apt.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I also had scotch.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

No boobs though.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

anemone

I've got 'em (uh, not the flowers). They make for a nice resting place when Pepper wants to take a nap.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought those only grew underwater?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Um, I don't know why they share a name, but they do.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

actually I think the other one is formally known as Sea Anemone. Like a Sea Horse doesn't look much like a horse horse.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

There are horses that live in the sea?!
Are there sea people too?

When I was little, I was really intrigued by the idea of an underwater village.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Did you read comic books?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Nope.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

So you weren't inundated by images of Sea Monkey families eating TV dinners in castles? Or of Aquaman battling Prince Namor for the right to rule Atlantis?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.harmonline.net/images/aquaman.gif

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

http://jjdavis.net/blog/sea-monkeys.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

My best friend had a family of sea monkies in her bedroom in a bright neon pink house and I was super jealous.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

those sea monkeys are naked, hee hee.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Naked and neutered, it seems...although no, wait, those tails are carefully placed.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

And at only $1.25, what a deal!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

RAISE YOUR OWN EUNUCHS

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

And they're "EAGER TO PLEASE!"

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

my old roommate's cat drank my sea monkeys!

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

this just in: Gay men prefer sex...with men!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

H. has the boob scotch shot as his wallpaper. it's his b-day sarah and I'm stitching him a pillow with Tikis and his name on it. his house is a 50s/60s kitsch culture temple so the pillow fits in.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

[no thanks]

― Dada, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

you just crossed the line, Dada.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah.

That sounds nice, Sam.

(must. block. image. from. head).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, that aside: Sarah, you and Nick haven't played out yet?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I am only here to approve of tits and tequila.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Go in peace and sin some more.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Tits are good, never had tequila. Who wants to send me some?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe there are stores in your neighborhood that will serve it to you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Promise me, promise me, that if you've never had tequila you will listen to my (or luna's or Sam's or anyone who knows the difference between good and bad) advice about brands! Tequila -- even more than rum, I think, more than vodka, more than gin -- is one of those things too many people have the wrong opinion of because the bad apples have spoiled the barrel. Cheap tequila is not cheaper enough than good tequila to have any point to it.

(That said, my recommended brands are Sauza -- especially Hornitos, which everyone seems to love, or Tres Generaciones, which everyone named Tep loves -- and Patron. Too many places serve Cuervo, which is drinkable in a mixed drink but not what I would recommend as your first tequila. Waaaay too many places serve stuff much worse than tequila. But Sauza, and probably Patron, you can get at any good bar, I'd think.)

(I can't mail you a shot. Maybe if I put it in a Zip-Loc bag, with a straw in the envelope like Capri-Sun!)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

oops you've never had tequila? never sipped a margarita??

ahh, G.G.

afternoon turned to crap quickly. after H. dropped me off at the gyno's he was in a wreck (he's been driving his friend's truck since he wrecked his 66 fairlaine). my car won't be done till tomorrow afternoon.

i had to take a cab home (big hassle here) and have to find another
way to/from school tomorrow. and poor H. . .well i'm going to walk over there in a little while and try to make him feel better.

(definitely patron or hornito's for a shot. herradurra (?) is good too.)

and after I pick up my car tomorrow i'll have $20 to live on for the next week and will still owe money when I get paid next wednesday.

oh and the had to poke me three times to get blood at the drs. :( still woozy.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

nope. never. drink scoctch mostly.
luna says it's all about Patron Silver. but she also loves Coke, so she's kinda suspect.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

scoctch is how you pronounce it after a half bottle or so.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Why is GG still here?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Coke is great, for pete's sake!

Patron Silver is very, very good. You can't go wrong with that. I'd try to describe tequila and explain why it's good and what's different about different brands, but it's just ... its own thing, really.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Herradura anejo is some fine bebida!

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

really, if you want to do tequila right you want to sip it, not shoot it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh no she got to you too, tep!

chris, i've checked around my neighborhood and nobody seems to want to serve me any tits.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I could not agree more Ask For Samantha. I wouldn't touch tequila for yeard due to combo of bad tequila + macho posturing/shots = trouble, apin, vomit and worse. Then some one gave me a small glass of the Herradura, no lime, no salt, just the natural flavor of the stuff, about 8 years back and every once in a while, weather, cuisine, etc... permitting, it's the best stuff in the world.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Oops, have you tried the aviary? The pet store?

Michael: Sounds terrif.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 22:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh wow, a new TITTWIS thread. These things seem to last maybe a couple of months or so now. Which is good because hurrah, this is really the only thread here where the "unimportant" gets highlighted and spotlighted and other kinds of -lighted.

I'm currently typing this post while watching TV. QEFTSG, to be more accurate. It's a brand-new ep and OH MY GOD THE GUY HAS A MASSIVE CARPET OF BACK HAIR. Thom looks amazing tonight. This couple has a ton of polyester in their closets and a ton of ice cream in their freezer. Anyway....

I was feeling like shit a bit earlier, until I pulled up my old birthday thread and that was my quicker cheerer-upper. In fact, any time I feel like shit, all I have to do is pull up my old birthday thread and the dark mood washes away. This post brought to you by the Birthday Threads Advocates of America (BTAA). ;)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:11 (twenty-one years ago)

(Er, "this couple" = the straight guy the Queer Eye guys are making over and the straight guy's wife. Just for clarification's sake.)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:12 (twenty-one years ago)

the fact that GG is here tells me EXACTLY who Dada is.
Fucker.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Does the tattooed woman in the **** thread corroborate?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I am so very confused.

Never mind. Back to the completely comprehendable world of QEFTSG.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Hi Dee. Long time no see.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:35 (twenty-one years ago)

piuma, email me if you want to say something. i am feeling very anti-soap opera today.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Brainy Smurf and Lazy Smurf held Smurfette down while Meaty Smurf pulled
Smurfette's dress down and off. The Smurfs gasped in unison at the sight of
Smurfette's smurfy body.
--from the top google result for "tits and tequila"

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)

You'd probably take it wrong if I said "God, that takes me back."

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

With all three smurfable cocks smurfing on her, Smurfette knew she was
going to smurf any moment.

so much undiscovered literary talent on the web

(i think i know what you'd mean by that)

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 02:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I spent a lot of time on BBSes as a teenager :) (Including Demon Underground and The Works, two of the ones listed in that link.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)

bad memories, man, bad memories.

good memories of leeching, tho. oh, to stay up at night and start the download of Space Quest III (1/4)...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 03:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, yes, yes, exactly yes. And ASCII porn. Okay, not when I was a teenager, that was preteen, and I think after trying twice, I realized there really wasn't any point after all.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, discovering .gl files when i was a lad of 14-15...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

the fact that GG is here tells me EXACTLY who Dada is.
Fucker.

you can't say that and not share.

no smurf porn please. i have a headache.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 03:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Y'know, I just caught on to what TITTWIS means. I thought it was some long-running purple nurple in-joke that I didn't want to know about. I is dense, huh?

― Huck, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 03:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, Huck. If you're a Duran fan, you get to being quite fond of acronyms. Gets a bit tiring typing out some of their song and album titles. Anyway, yeah. TITTWIS = my own way of referencing "this is the thread where I say", because I'm the type of person to type "ITSISK?" instead of "Is There Something I Should Know?". For example.

Hey Orbit! You're a poet and you don't know it! ;) Anyway, yes, indeed, long time no see. How are things going for you?

I'm no longer the "so very confused" individual I was earlier. But I AM still watching QEFTSG. No, it's not a particularly lengthy episode; I'm just watching the instant rerun of tonight's brand-new ep. Yes, I'm obsessed. Yes, I'm brave enough to admit this around here, or foolish. Whatevah.

*sigh* I would SO go for a straight guy who looked like Kyan or Thom.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 04:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Neither of those is the food guy, right?
Cuz I sorta look like him. But his name is Ed or Ed or something.

― Huck, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 04:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"The food guy" = Ted Allen. He's pretty cute and I think the way he says "delicious" is quite precious. Or something -- I can't think right now. My exhaustion has come early for me.

(Just FYI, Kyan = Kyan Douglas, the hygiene guy. And Thom = Thom Filicia, the interior designer guy.)

*slides down onto floor and drifts off to Dreamland*

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 05:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Orbit: I meant, "does the fact that Dada posted that picture of the woman with the vaginal tattoo give you further evidence that it's who you think it is" -- which it probably wouldn't, so that was something of a joke. But it wasn't anything personal. Sorry if it was misinterpreted.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, yeah, Kyan is a babe. There's no denying his appeal. But Thom? REally?
He seems nice and all, but sometimes he makes faces that make me think he's not a pleasant person to be around.

― Huck, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 05:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"Kyan"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 05:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Beyonce?

― Huck, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 05:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, that too.

Huck is up late and on the computer = he is dangerously close to installing AIM. If he hasn't already.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 07:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I'm up early, and still AIMless.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a work and trying to do math. For chrissake, why let any editorial person do any sort of math? Numbers? Eh? I'd like a shot of tits with lime. Make it a double. Pronto.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

patron is the only tequila i've ever been able to stomach

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

coffee's probably better if doing number stuff - you are a proper writer jeanne. i only do this because i'm numerically dyslexic, otherwise i'd have a job where i could make money.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

coffeee's probably better if doing number stuff - you are a proper writer jeanne. i only do this because i'm numerically dyslexic, otherwise i'd have a job where i could make money.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

why let any editorial person do any sort of math?

When I was in the student press we had a running joke about this. It was a handy cover to the fact that I was skimming advertising buxors. I'm just kidding. To this day I regret not stealing anything, especially since that student paper stole so much from me.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

i like the little guy. the one that does the 'lifestyle' advice.

hello.

jeanne, maybe if you do all the sums wrong they'll learn from their mistakes and never make you do math again?

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I need help. Anyone know anything about Ch ar ley Pr ide? He's calling in 9 minutes.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, seriously, what the fuck. A co-worker looked at me just now and said, "Jeanne, you haven't been going out a lot lately, have you?" I said, "No, actually, you're right." She then says, "You look like you've been going home after work, sitting on the couch, and eating pizza." ?!?!?!?!!!!??? So I said, "Are you trying to tell me I've gained weight? Is that it? Because if that's what you're trying to tell me, just tell me." And she laughed weakly and said, "Why? Do you think you're gaining weight?" WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? I hate you. I'm doomed to spend the rest of the day neurotically grabbing my ass and waist. Fucking grand. @#*&^#*$^#*&^*@#^

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Hm. Beat her.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Jeanne Fury

Pin her down and pour a bottle of Patron down her throat and let her go her merry way. Or ask her if she's been staying home and shooting botox into her feckin' cranial cavity.

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

at the dr yesterday i discovered i've lost 5 pounds since feb. joy. I still weigh way too much for my frame. i've never weighed this much. I'm not sure where it's all going though, i think i just conceal it well by having big tits. it's embarrassing when you get on the scale, they try to weigh you, then have to stop and move the big one at the bottom up one more. :(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Ch ar ley Pr ide is cool. He's insane.
"Now I'm gonna give you my address and I want you to send me a copy of this article so I can see for myself if you're such a good writer."

"Y'see, sometimes it's y'alla-them against y'alla-us, don't make no sense."

I really wasn't expecting such a thick Mississippi tone. And I feel bad for not knowing more about him beforehand, but I sure know a lot about him now.
Next up, Nard wuar.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

there's the thing called the internet huck. it can be good at finding out about folx. ;)

I keep a sealed, plastic container of crackers up here to snack on. i sat down, popped it open and thought, "hm why do these taste stale.' i look and see the top has been gnawed on/through. cue running to trash, spitting out crackers and then rinse/repeat at the water fountain.

i don't know if the rat/mouse did anything more than gnaw at the top but still GRRRRROOOOOOSSSSSS! ewewewew

the kids are off the m'fuckin' hook. apparently yesterday was like a riot at sing sing up here and several teachers have told me that I'm lucky I was gone. My desk was ransacked (hmm, maybe they gnawed on my cracker box?, 'Ms. Castellon is pregnant" was written across the chalkboard, and my dictionaries were thrown out of my windows (i'm on the second floor).

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh and I just got an angry letter about my n ew ha rt review

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

jeanne, maybe i'm confused, but aren't you consistently considered one of the 'hot' people around here? i'm sure you (and you sam) look great.

clearly your co-worker was in one of those sororities that drew magic marker circles around all the fat on their 'sisters' and hasn't grown out of it. tell her to fuck off.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Post it!

In the meantime, Sam's patience is again astounding.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Good news (finally!) after all the nastiness with estate agents & our landlord selling ~~our~~ his house, we have found another house round the corner. phew, we're not gonna be homeless!

jeanne - slap her round the face with a frozen pizza!
Colette - hiya, glad you're back, sorry for your text trouble.
Sam - get the hell outta there!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks, Sam.
yeah, but I was looking for Insight. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot critical discussion of Pride's work on the net. This was a last minute interview. It's the sort of occupational whatever that makes me crazy, that I'm supposed to be prepared, at the drop of a hat, to intelligently interview everyone from some indie band from Antigonish to B0b Neuhard to Char ley to whoever.
But I'm well prepared for the next one.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam's patience is again astounding.

xanax, and threats uttered with deadly levellness laced with the slightest profanity to show them I mean business.

Pink, working on it.

I don't want to sound like some "skinny" girl complaining about being fat. It's just in the past year i've weighed more (by about 30 lbs) than I ever have in my life. And am 'overweight' for my size according to those charts and things. ah, old age. or laziness. it's not like i make an effort to exercise or turn down pizza or beer.

(huck i was being snarky)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

(i kinda know)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, with regards to the weight thing, I am in exactly the same position, I am not fat, but I've never weighed as much as I do now & I hate it. I've nearly lost a stone in weight so far. I guess I eat when I'm happy (contenment & comfort dontcha know!) & I eat when I'm sad. I just seem to wear my weight quite well!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

sam, i know what you mean, i think it's almost impossible to be a girl these days and not feel fat (i was reading an interview with gwennie where she was looking at old photos and saying 'oh my god, i'm such a pig!' and stuff. it was so sad!)

just wanted to say to you and jeanne both that from the pics i've seen you're both totally cute anyway.

besides, if pizza and beer bring joy to your life (which sounds challenging, to say the least) who cares about a few extra pounds? maybe you can burn off some calories by tossing kids out the window to get the dictionaries!

p.p.-- thanks! did you see the 'my new shoes' thread? when i bought those i thought of you...were your ears burning all the way from chicago?

(xpost)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I've lost 22 lbs in two months. I hate the gym with a passion and all the grunters that are in there. But yet I make myself go. It makes me laugh seeing these high school kids sticking their chests out and flexing in the mirror. One of these days, Im going to whip out my beer gut and say "hey kids in 10 years when your 29 you'll look like this."

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I've only got 25 months until a beergut magically appears!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

hopefully. otherwise it takes years of careful planning and cultivating to grow one this nice.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't mean to sound like I was crying "I'm fat." I'm just annoyed that my co-worker made such a backhanded comment. Thanks, I look like a sloth, now go fuck yourself.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

haha. i went to see a new doc about a muscle problem in my shoulder that i've had since i was about 18. as i'd not seen him b4 he told me to take my shoes off and get on the scales. then he sighed loudly and said that i needed to lose about 3.5 stones (that's somewhere in the region of 50lb, like jeanne i can't do sums). i just laughed and asked what he was talking about and where he propsed i dropped that weight from, short of removing a limb. then i had to take my shirt off so he could give me advice about what i *wanted* him to and he was like... um, okay, maybe you don't. i've been about 40lb overweight according to those charts since i was about 14/15. they really are only designed for certain body types and don't take into account things mike having tree-trunk legs or silly big shoulders. don't sweat it sam. (not that you have the body of a coalminer or anything, as far as i know or anything).

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

all my preaching aside, when i was back in the states it feels like all i did was eat and drive. i felt like such a slob. i'm hoping to get my ass in gear and start swimming or something more often. although it seems like there's never time!

(xpost: jeanne-- it does seem astounding that someone would actually say something that rude!)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

im also sick of the 50-60 year old guy who seems to be in there every day in his skin tight silver spandex and his toupee. i think he's a chester. he always cuts right in front of me with his half a fatty.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i weighed 230lbs two months ago, im 5'11. apparently I am supposed to weigh somewhere between 150-175 lbs. I think thats pushing it. im down to 208 now. I remember what I looked like when I weighed 165 when I was 22, it looked unhealthy.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

What's a "chester"?

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

the molester.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

no, i know what you mean jeanne (and collette)

did you see where i told how the kids wrote 'ms. C. is pregnant' on the board. they have no sense of being polite. (and i obviously forget the importance of degoogling. whatevs.)

I'm very, as the men say, "curvy". so i know a lot of that ends up in my ass/hips. but still, you got to it keep it check or the curves slowly begin to fill out.

my gut's definitely beer. i have no plans to give up on eating/drinking what i like which leaves working out as my only option. i joined a gym in the fall and was really good at it for a few weeks and then just stopped. finally cancelled memberships.

states it feels like all i did was eat and drive.

there's more?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

im 5'11. apparently I am supposed to weigh somewhere between 150-175 lbs

Yeah, I've always wondered how accurate this shit is. I'm just barely over 5'9", and when I was about 21 or so (which is probably the best I've looked weight-wise) I weighed 180.

I'm around 205 now, and when the weather's nice and I get out and run on a regular basis I will easily go down to about 195 without trying.

Thing is, I have the same chest measurements as my younger brother, and he's 6' (and in good shape with regard to weight). Seeing as how I've never lost even half of a jacket size in my chest and shoulders, I can't imagine that I'm the "average" body type.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

although i can't get rid of my bitch tits and its bothering me.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I am quite pleased with the fact that, though according to the official charts I am about 20 lbs. overweight, I haven't gained or lost any weight in about 3 years and I've now entered the dangerous second half of my thirties.

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I'm underweight. I'm "slight." Not exactly slim, but just, like whatever. Though there is a softness in my belly that didn't use to be there. I think I picked it up when I quit smoking most successfully. By eating a lot of cookies.
Someday, if we're lucky, we'll all be old and ugly. So don't worry so much. I love you all.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

For chrissake, why let any editorial person do any sort of math?

I did maths at Cambridge, and later on was an editor! So some can manage it - and see also Sinkah, who is a better mathematician than me and has been an editor for years.

I've seen photos, and Sam and Jeanne are both totally hot. Or hott, whichever is sexier. I'm 5'7 and weigh almost 180, which is certainly overweight on any of these charts, but I can't see where I've got more than a few ounces of fat on my whole body. Everyone is built differently. I have short legs and a long body (my ex-wife was shorter than me, and her legs were about 6" longer than mine), and I'm sure that contributes, and I am fairly broad and muscular, and apparently muscle is denser than fat.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh, Chris P, back upthread for a sec- Nick and I played out once - it was for this variety show thing Jaymc hosted pretty soon after we got here. It was the two of us playing with a drum machine. Back in Virginia, we had our own separate bands. We both looked for our own bandmates for a while and met up with lots of people, but now we're trying out playing together instead. We just had our first actual practice with a drummer about a week ago.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Nardwuar is the greatest. He started off really normal and laid-back and then just got himself worked up into a glorious Nardfrenzy. My face hurts from smiling.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

A mixed day for me: on the one hand, I am immensely miserable and depressed, about things that I can't discuss on ILE; on the other hand, I learnt today that I have got my promotion at work, which has helped some (though it is insignificant in comparison to the miserable stuff, sadly). Another time, I'd be delighted about it, of course.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll check it out colette!
congrats on the promotion martin, i'm just sorry you can't feel happier about it. *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorry things are bothering you martin. write me about it if you'd like.

this is such a horrible horrible period. they erase all the like i have for every other period.

i really, really wish i could give a live video stream so you could boil, bubble, seethe and cry with me.

my stomach just twists and turns for the hour i have them every day.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

i hate that you two have to go through this. If only there was something more i could do.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm at a temp job right now and the server has Hotmail blocked but not ILX. Suckers!
Fight the real enemy.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Sam, and ditto - you know you can get in touch with me any time you want, any time at all.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

What the heck was there to complain about in your Neu! Hard! review, Huck? Did they complain that you were too dismissive of racist jokes, or something?

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

dear ladies, hi there

dear everyone else,

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- "Donnie Darko," a cult drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a disturbed teenager, is getting a new theatrical release, featuring 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage.
Newmarket Films, which released the film in 2001, is unveiling a director's cut at the Seattle Film Festival on May 29. It plans to release the film theatrically in Seattle before moving into other markets later in the summer.
The new version will also have new visual effects and music.

"Even though I am proud of the theatrical version of the film, I've always felt that the story was somewhat compromised in order to come in under two hours," said "Darko" writer-director Richard Kelly. "With this version I feel like I've finally been able to complete the film."
"Darko" grossed just $515,545 at the domestic box office but has since gained a following on DVD, where it has grossed more than $10 million domestically. It also stars Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

― kephm, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

It is my considered opinion that [Huck] missed the beat on this one.

He pans [Neu! Hard!] for using old material. If he had looked around at the audience he would have observed that we were a more senior crowd. [...] It is no different than having Paul Anka doing a concert and not singing "My Way" or "Diana".

I think I did address this though (and checking the review I see that I sure did, pointing out that in Nu-Hart's case, the material itself is beside the point: "the genius of Noohart’s button-down mind is all in the delivery."), and I certainly addressed it a week or two earlier in my (much more favourable) review of another comedian. I also said in my Noihort review (with regards to the ethnic jokes): "There’s a fine line in comedy between what’s classic and what’s anachronistic, but we should expect that a master comedy craftsman like B0b Noheart would know the difference."

Then he wrote another two paragraphs about how I didn't bother mentioning the dull-as-dishwater opening big band, who are local.

And he addressed the letter to exec. ed. of the paper. Which was sort of odd. Since he's really just an extremely glorified columnist and figurehead. So maybe not so odd.
But whatever, I'm proud of my review, I was very evenhanded, gave praise where it was due and meted out criticism fairly. I've had worse letters.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

"With this version I feel like I've finally been able to complete the film."

In it, Greedo shoots the rabbit first.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

uh, why the donnie darko bit here? surely the board at large would have a greater interest.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, but we're better than them.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

sam, my deathstar, i have limited internet access, so i thought i would post it here for at least Tracye. ( i can only open a few threads it seems)

― kephm, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

"deathstar", i'll take that s a compliment.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know if I would.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, the first one was breached by a virgin farmboy.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

i am choosing too, however.

I mean, the first one was breached by a virgin farmboy.

and?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

We have lots of new ppl here at the moment! De-lurk you ppl & introduce yourselves!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I will resist temptation to prove myself a bigger nerd than I wish to reveal myself as.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

What happened? Where is everyone?

― Huck, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

bah. my super sent me an email about "your internet usage at work is excessive", never mentioning that i got all my work done and done well.

so i'll have to hide during daytime hours again. great.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

you should be asking for extra projects once you finish your work.

― johnny go-getter (Oops), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)

You should shoot him back an email saying:

"How could I pick-up dumb-ass emails like yours if I wasn't on the internet all day? You are such a dumbass. How 'bout a raise?"

― Huck, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)

This is why you need to have a pic of the sysadmin in nothing but fishnets.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

bah. my super sent me an email about "your internet usage at work is excessive", never mentioning that i got all my work done and done well.

hahah, i'm waiting for the school district to say this to me. except there's only 4 more weeks and they can kiss mah ass.

my r1verboat gambler s story was accepted and will run next week. hurrah!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:40 (twenty-one years ago)

oh no, my boss is one of those ladies who takes the whole "our department is a TEAM"-thing SERIOUSLY, and once said that "we're going to the BEST--we'll work hard, and we'll play hard, too," without irony.

plus, they deliberately stuck me in a high-traffic area.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I notice your red stapler is missing.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Congratulations, Sam! Good news!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I started a thread about this but check it out.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd just like you all to know that I discovered a bruise on my palm this morning. Yes, I am *that* lonely.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

how do you bruise your palm?

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

hahah. . .

i had to put away the ol' magic wand recently. my goal of quick and efficient stress relief was becoming a bit too rough.

i never, ever, ever want children.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Masturbating?
That's what I'm inferring.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost.

Wow.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, one boys wouldn't necessarily get. weird that you can feel like you're being intrusive even when stuff like that is thown on a public message board.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

must be my british reserve or something

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah think so.

either that are most of us chicks are just wanton sluts.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm pretty sure it was from vigorously mopping my floors last night. Cleaning is, in and of itself, a big um, stress reliever for me. Plus, the bruise is on my left palm. I'm right handed, especially when tending to lady business. Still and all...goddamn.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Lady Business?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm lost, who's mopping the floor & who's having a quick play?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Lady business = jerking off. I was literally mopping the floor last night and I think I was gripping the mop too tight and really having a go at scrubbing the heck out of my floors. For the love of socks, there is no sexual innuendos in that last sentence.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

is there a difference?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

'Is scrubbing the heck out of my floor' a euphemism?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

that's an xpost

I was hoping to think of some antiquated notions of "lady business" and make a funny joke. But I couldn't do it.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

ah being buttoned up is a big part of my culture. if it makes you feel any better jeanne i spent my evening last night downloading klezmer records while installing a lightfitting in my bathroom. i fell off the bath while putting said shower curtain up, bashed my leg horribly on one of the taps (faucets) and now have a wallopping great bruise on my thigh. this all happened to the strains of mazel-tov blasting out of my bedroom. all i could think was that if it had been more serious and i'd been found dead, what a bloody idiot people would have thought i was.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Lady business, heh, I like that. I mean I like...oh nevermind!

Dave - I haven't seen you on these threads before!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i'm crushingly bored at work and need dsitracting - i've argued with everyone on ilm and am nor particularly interested in anything else going on here

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah I see, good to hear from you though!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

'Is scrubbing the heck out of my floor' a euphemism?

NO. ARGH. Do you honestly think I jerk off with a mop?

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

all i could think was that if it had
been more serious and i'd been found dead, what a bloody idiot people would have thought i was.

At least you didn't have peanut butter on your groin.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

actually that's a lie i haven't put my career in jeopardy by insulting an editor/potential editor on ilm for at least 36 hours now. now huck, in england it would be marmite.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I also was referring to cleaning. yes.

somehow I developed a bruise on that spot between my thumb and wrist. weird.

i'll link this so as not to clog our thread w/images: vintage vibe

NO. ARGH. Do you honestly think I jerk off with a mop?

Have you ever read Celebration by Harry Crews?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

are you a crews fan sam? my fave writer ever, probably

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

aarrrgghhhhh!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I only read one Crews story, the one about the guy with no legs who lives in a boxing gym.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

one of my boys is a huge crews fan (and used to be in a band called Feast of Snakes) so i've read quite a bit of his stuff. I like him. He's odd.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

can i get a doctor to give me xanax or something for a flight? i have a fear of flying. help

― kephm, Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/media/SuperLois.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, we've got xanax to spare in here, i'm sure!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

This conversation turned strange.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

damn. . .xanax is a life saver for me. Ask them, they probably will. Klonpin might better for yr situation though.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I almost cut my finger off with a masonry saw. Blood all over my new tile.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

advert your eyes ned purrlease. Hang on, I know...

http://www.askalana.com/images/card-fn-kitten.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

do i just ask my HMO? i never go to the doctors. maybe he will give me extra.

― kephm, Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

if you have an HMO then you have a primary care physican (PCP) that's who you must see with HMOs. Make an appt, and ask.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Or I can send you a few in the mail. Haha.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

That kitten looks like it's about to rip my neck out.

Afternoon/morning all, btw.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

~~Damnit, she found out!~~ Morning Archel!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Please don't set virtual kitties on my throat!

Tell you what, it ain't half sunny down my neck of the woods today. I think I will go to the beach this evening.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

That vintage vibe looks very suspiciously like an old mixer.

I'm listening to Blonde Redhead. It's pretty, but it makes me sleeeeeeeepy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

someone through I was pregnant once. I was at the liquor store, even. I also had on a huge puffy jacket. What gives?

― mandee, Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

YAww not really archel!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

chris, send to me. i'm always having to get them off my moms.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

i've got a whole unused bottle in my medicine cabinet for emergency purposes.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

bleah. still down today. am now completely alienated at work. the prospect of moving west beckons ever more. who has open floorspace?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a bit of carpet you could curl up on.

― mandee, Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I am a completely fictional character, and as such have no floor space. No floor even.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Suddenly I imagined you as kind of green, with pointy ears. And wings maybe, seeing that you have no floor.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Wouldn't that make him the Huckle-Buzz?

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.vex.net/~guru/gazoom.gif

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

No wings then, alas.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

my editor has cut the word "grill" out of my story in favor of "hard-won grin"

bootleg!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

thanks sam (and deathstar is a compliment) chris , meet me at the Lucky Dog ok? i will be th eone in the fuschia fedora surronded by blondes and poison roadies

― kephm, Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

bitchin.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd like to point out that some of us Brits are less reserved when it comes to sexual matters. Some of you may have noticed that I am not very reserved at all in this area, for instance.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

You don't say.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm posting this here 'cuz i don't really have anywhere else to put it:

Ten Warnings Signs that the Band Setting Up on Stage Right Now Will Suck Ass
-the gear is very expensive, very new, as if the band had a shopping spree at Guitar Center that afternoon
-one guy sports both a pony tail and a black leather vest
-black silk shirts
-six- or eight-string bass guitar(or Chapman Stick)
-drum kit with more than 10 pieces
-tight, tight t-shirts worn to show off their bodybuilding
efforts
-they pull from a full rack of guitars(and are not Sonic Youth)
-guitar player has three or more pieces of rack-mounted gear,
controlled with a pedal board at his feet
-sleeveless t-shirt, poodle hair
-lead singer is making too much of a fuss about hearing himself
in the monitor, to the point of creating onstage drama

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

KF, one word: BLOG

(haha, j/k sometimes this thread is like my blog rough draft)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

apropos of nothing I'd figured I'd share with you guys since you always get my "so depressed" posts:

I'm in a good mood today.

Despite the fact that I'm still hoplessly broke and behind in every bill I think I"m happy b/c : my car (which was about to cause me an early death) is fixed; my brother will be here this afternoon for the dress rehearsal of the pep rally he's performing at on Monday; my first print music piece is running next week and. . .well that's enough for me.

i'm not happy very often. it feels weird.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

(haha, j/k sometimes this thread is like my blog rough draft)

huh. that's a good idea. perhaps I should start flying embryonic blog ideas here first.

today I'm writing a short entry about something I do when I fart at work.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

What, lean to one side?

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

save 'em all up for the elevator!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Blame the intern?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, I usually wear headphones while working, and I noticed a couple days ago that I actually lift one earcup off of my head as I'm passing it. Somehow my being able to hear what I'm doing helps me control it so I don't alert anyone else with too much noise.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

tmi.

actually what I said was kind of inaccurate. It's more like I often come back to this thread and cull some of the things I've posted about for my blog.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

What a charming image. Do your peer around furtively to see if anyone's watching?

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

What a charming image. Do your peer around furtively to see if anyone's watching?

No, not really. Though I suppose I could start.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

You need to post a photo on your blog of you grimacing with one of your headphones pulled off your ear.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

do you think things like bomb threats carry a heavier punishment now after 911?

Bogus ones definitely get you in trouble but I'm wondering now if they could be considered some sort of terrorist act.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

You need to post a photo on your blog of you grimacing with one of your headphones pulled off your ear.

ha ha, I think I very well may do that. that is a great idea, thanks.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

depends how hard they wanna throw the book at you

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the book is now heavier.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

martin m.

This is now reminding me of the Maxfield Parrish paintin in the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis in New York.

http://www.worldsbestbars.com/images/bars/1495_big.jpg

The king is leaning to one side and the page on the other side has a disgusted grimace on his face.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Maxfield "Gilliam" Parrish.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Good news, Sam! That's cheered me up too, and I can't begin to say how much I need that at the moment.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

My SoCal tour is called off. Bleh.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

:-(

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorry, Chris P.

Saluations, everyone. I'm actively avoiding the "fee-paying schools" thread because I did it again, i.e. I got too over-emotional about something and thus went at it full force, without taking a moment first to hold back and ask myself if what I was going to post on about was truly worth posting. Ack. I have to learn sometime soon how to control these cursed anger-driven impulses of mine.

I love how the amount of this thread that I had to read matched up perfectly with the running length of David Sylvian's "Bamboo Music"n (LOVE THIS SONG). I adore reading lengthy posts and playing MP3s at the same time, esp much-adored ones. Anyway, much welcome to this thread, Dave Stelfox! Sam, here's to more of those good moods. (Also, is it as ungodly humid over in Assassination City as it is in "Here, let's play you some mariachi music just in case you don't get enough of the stereotype locally" City?) I'm guzzling water as if it's going out of style, which it will, really, if it gets to being lukewarm.

Heh, I should sometimes resort to posting bits here and then copying and pasting them onto my little journal thin-- hey wait, it's not exactly little anymore. *ahem* But anyway, yeah, I should sometimes post something here first, then copy it onto my journal. Ah well.

Oh yes, also warm welcomes to Michael White. Norm!

Kingfish, that last item on your list reminds me somewhat uncomfortably of the last Duran concert I went to, although I'm going to excuse Simon Le Bon's behavior away by saying that (a.) dude, he's Simon Le Bon -- of course he's going to have a strop about something, and (b.) they really hadn't done a concert in a couple of months at the time and thus had the right to be a bit rusty at times. *ahem* I'm doing the fangirl thing again. Apologies.

Wow, this post is going to be long. Eh, I'll submit it anyway.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 23 April 2004 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Hm. I spot an extra "n" in that post. Weird.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 23 April 2004 03:32 (twenty-one years ago)

"Here, let's play you some mariachi music just in case you don't get enough of the stereotype locally" City

so what nickname are you giving SA then dee?

i only drink lukewarm water. i'm weird. i know.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 03:35 (twenty-one years ago)

oh Dee, you don't need to apologize for being a fan girl about the band. everybody on here has something they obsess over.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 23 April 2004 03:36 (twenty-one years ago)

so what nickname are you giving SA then dee?
Ha. (This is where I point out that you've made me laugh.)

i only drink lukewarm water. i'm weird. i know.
You got used to it at an early age, I'm assuming... ? Me, I have to have ice cold water, or else I start to taste things in it. That's my own brand of weirdness.

oh Dee, you don't need to apologize for being a fan girl about the band. everybody on here has something they obsess over.
I know. Really. I just feel as though it would be prudent just in case there are people here reading this thread who roll their eyes at such mentions or obsessing. But thanks. :)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 23 April 2004 03:46 (twenty-one years ago)

i started drinking it at room temperature after a long strep throat bout. every now and then ice is nice but then i only drink bottled water anyway. (seriously, i'll drink beer, soda, die of thirst before i touch tap. too much bad stuff.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 03:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm trying to think what I obsess over. nothing. i can't think of anything. and instead of feeling superior to anyone here, I feel the exact opposite. like i'm not fully human.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 23 April 2004 05:23 (twenty-one years ago)

You might just live somewhere with nasty water, Dee...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 April 2004 06:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Yikes, Casuistry is onlline! It must be late. I should be in bed.

― Huck, Friday, 23 April 2004 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)

My best friend might be coming to live with me after we move. Possibly only a few nights a week. I am quite excited at this prospect, although I'm sure it wont actually happen, but I wonder if the reality will be somewhat different. We lived together for 4 years before, but of course I hadn't met J at that point. hhmm, i wonder.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 07:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Pls american ppl help me. I am currently reading 'Twelve' by Nick McDonell & he refers to one of the guys wearing a 'wife beater.' What on earth is this???

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

it's a white, ribbed vest top. it's a man's sleeveless undershirt...

nice name, huh? :/

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 23 April 2004 09:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah i see, I thought as much. Thanks Colette!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.universitysettlement.org/talent_search/images/wifebeaters.jpg

the name is derived from the stereotype of trailer-dwelling guys with beer bellies who wear the stained, smelly shirts whilst drinking their milwaukee beast's and hollering 'get in the kitchen and make me a chicken pot pie, bitch!'

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

wife beaters are vile.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 23 April 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Charming!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

another shitty day.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

aww KF, what's up dude?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

wife beaters are vile.

the shirt or the person?

I'm quite a fan of the shirt. On a nicely toned guy with good ink - rowr. I also look very good with one (sans bra of course).

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

The libraries have been saved!
Well, their closures have been postponed until the next budget year.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Now, on to save the radio station.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I want one of these...
http://www.vigros.si/algida/images/cornetto_2a.gif

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah saved libraries! Num Cornettos! But they are early in the morning for me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It's NEVAH too early for cornettos ned!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

But the crash from the sugar high would make me groggy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

¡Los nuevos parecen sabrosos!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

(all day, or at least I get bored of it, I'm going to be posting in Spanish. Just to the TITWIS thread.)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

i had one sip of a coworker's strawberry and cream frappachino (don't know how to spell that, sorry) and it was so sugary that i'm actually having a sugar crash from it! that's a lot of sugar.

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

¡Mi asno es itchy!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

So just keep eating them ned!

Hola!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Is a cornetto like a King Cone? And I'm a fan of wife beater shirts. They look ungodly hot on tall girls. Alas, I am hardly a tall girl.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Not sure what that is, but I'm sure they are similar!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm a tall girl, but usually don't wear those shirts. except to bed.

is a king cone like a drumstick?

cornettos are extra soft ice cream, right?

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

No es absolutamente caliente bastante para el helado aquí todavía.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

cornettos *are* king cones. i have about 12 wifebeaters and wear them round the house all the time. i do not beat, nor do i have any plans on beating my wife, plus i cook betterthan any woman i've ever been out with so i'd never tell a signisficant other to get in the kitchen.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Incluso no tengo una esposa. Y tengo un poco de pelo feo en mis hombros, así que nunca voy sleeveless.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

hey look ungodly hot on tall girls.

and bosomy girls. . .or any girl really. it's the clingy rib material. I bring them out as deadly weapons against potential lovers.

Huck's last post was like the commericals on spanish television where oout of the torrent of Spanish bursts out "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Is a cornetto like a King Cone? And I'm a fan of wife beater shirts. They look ungodly hot on tall girls. Alas, I am hardly a tall girl.

My goodness, Jeanne is utterly right I realize. I'm sure they'd look just as fine on you, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

(yeah, I guess there's no word in Spanish for sleeveless, which is weird, since the wifebeater is such a classic East L.A. look)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, que pasa fish de king?

I always do this. I open TITTWIS, have it open on my desktop for like an hour, and by the time I respond there are sure to be 5000 x-posts that have nothing to do with whatever I'm about to post.

Ok, so, here it goes again...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Sarah!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

¡Fíjelo de todos modos, Sarah! ¡No es como lo que estoy fijando materias!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

just to clarify, i am 100 per cent single, footloose and fancy-free. the wife (who i would not abuse in any way) was merely hypothetical.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually Ned, the arm holes are enormous and they look completely ridiculous on me. I'm waiting for the day some clothing company wises up and makes wife beaters for petite women. I actually own one, though I'd like to be able to buy them in packs, just like the guys can.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"camisa con no mangas"

although a wifebeater is just called a "camisita" (sp) in Spanish. "t-shirt" literally.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

¡traductor mudo estúpido del google SAM de muchas gracias!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually Ned, the arm holes are enormous and they look completely ridiculous on me.

Ah, fair enough. Hm. I suppose they could be stitched up a bit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

just to clarify, i am 100 per cent single, footloose and fancy-free. the wife (who i would not abuse in any way) was merely hypothetical.

Praise be :)

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I asked my kids how they would call it since the literal construction I came up with was just too clunky to be in normal use.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, Pink.

I'm all excited because I finally figured out I can upload songs to my computer on realplayer and have my own little music library at work.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

jeanne, jockey makes them for girls! they're really comfy and don't have big arm holes...

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there anything better than a warm April evening, when you're anticipating leaving work in a short while and going home for a delicious curry, with the prospect of two work-free days ahead and the beach on your doorstep?

Purely hypothetical q obviously.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

¡Quisiera que el fin de semana AHORA comenzara!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm listening to death cab for cutie and looking out of the window. london looks great today. nice.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmm...it's not on my doorstep but it's near enough, and there's a reasonable Indian place nearby. Thank you Archel, I think I will think similarly this evening!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe the anticipation IS better than the fact though Pink? Actually, nah. Bring on 5pm!

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

El infierno, trae en mi descanso para tomar café de 9:30.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Bien, ése es todo para mí. El latín del perro está robando mi mordaza, y no es realmente que grande una mordaza de todos modos. Me hacen tan. Quizá.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

anticiaption is great Archel, but I just really want to leave work!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

or anticipation!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

leave your job pink!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

oo-Kingfish otm way upthread--another warning sign: little tiny roto-toms; more roadies than band members

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

the 4-5 hour has been unbearably long so far!

i'm thinking that since my boss wandered in about 2pm, i have a decent argument to leave about now. right?

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://userpic.livejournal.com/13739779/576556

I cannot believe I am posting to a thread called "Tits and Tequila".

I mean, it's been years since I've drank tequila!

― want anything from the shop? (starry), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

cornetttos look like bootleg drumsticks. mmmmm drumsticks. maybe i'll buy one pre-lunch, hmmm

it is so m-fing humid here. goddamned disgusting.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Right kiddos, I'm off now, wooo! Have good w/e's now wontcha! xxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Ask For Samantha,

How hot is Tejas right now?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

bye pink! have a good one!

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and welcome to the new thread people: Mr. Selzer and Mr. Stelfox (i think)
:-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Michael White: it's super humid now b/c we're expecting storms.

Highs the past few weeks have been high 70s/low 80s. right now it's 82 but i'm not sure what percentage the humidity is (at least in the 90s)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

It would take me months to get used to that weather. How hot does it get in July/August? It must get infernal.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

nothing too bad, i guess. really clingy people on the phone, asking me to do their shit for them.

i'm trying to offset this by trying to get The Breakup Society to come play in Ann Arbor later this summer. plus, Sufjan Stevens is in town tomorrow night, and i'm listening to his latest disc right now.

say, where's luna been?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

...that's a good question! Perhaps it's been a full week for her.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually shot her an email during my spanish binge wondering. Haven't heard back.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

absolutely. end of july and august are the hell of the year. Are you thinking of moving here?

Temps average in the 80s here (at least) for about 8 months out of the year. But I prefer it over the cold. I think the heat builds character.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm starting to worry about her

― oops (Oops), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I have dropped her a quick e-mail.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Ask For Samantha,

No, just curious. Last July was tolerable in SF but last June it was foggy and in the low 50's for so long we started calling it Junuary.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Just Sam please Michael.

It's only been about 3 days since she posted. perhaps she's just really busy.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

We're like the Stepford Wives all up in this bitch!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

she hasn't been to work since Tuesday or answered/returned phone calls.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

well whatever's going on I'm sure she'll check in when she can. She does have a good RL support system, right?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

er I should just assuage any fears and say yeah she's probably just busy, since we can't really do anything anyway.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

She does have a good RL support system, right?

She's mentioned it before, yup.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

when I know I'm really teaching the kids something:

this morning-

'miss, i'm starving.'

'did you eat breakfast?'

'some cheetos.'

'eat something with protein, eggs, bacon, even just peanut butter toast and you won't be hungry before lunch.'

'oh. i'll try that.'

just now -

'miss, why my chi-chis hurtin'?'

'Is it about time for your period?'

'Yeah.'

'Well that's why.'

'Oh.'

'Either that or your pregnant. . .'

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Chi-Chis? I'm not down with the lingo I guess. :-(

Has anyone else been getting lurker emails lately related to ILX?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

chi-chis = tittehs

growing up I thought only mexicans used it but the black kids do too.

i have not been receiving lurker mails. i don't piss off the right people i suppose.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I get the odd lurker email. Usually I sorta deserve it though.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i've had a couple of ilxors troll on my blog, but they're not lurkers in that i know who they are.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, your student/teacher correspondence is priceless.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

eg:

can u please tell me that message in english i never understood aword
of it
thanx anyway for trying lol bbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeee

>From: The Bizarro-Buck <>
>To: sasharose
>Subject: ilXor.com: bam lover
>Date: 20 Apr 2004 19:22:13 -0000
>
>A response has been posted to a question you subscribed to on
ilXor.com:
>
>Him am sad to have fans not like you
>
>-- The Bizarro-Buck (handsomishbo...)
>
>View the whole thread at:
>bam lover

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

dammitt. . .why aren't they starting 'Bam Lover" threads on ILE????

I don't really care for HIM but still . . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

This was a busy day so far. Hm.

I've never gotten a lurker e-mail. We did get an e-mail from someone who found the band website suggesting that we seem cool but we need hipper haircuts. Hard to argue with that, I guess.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 April 2004 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

here's a Q&A piece with Sufjan Stevens from my paper, where the questions make me wanna throttle somebody.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

in a word, why are they annoying?

my editor insisted on cutting out the word "grill" and replacing it with "hard-won grin" claiming it was not familiar to her and might not be to the readers. bootleg!

i forget how music soothes the savage beast. I've had a moratorium on our usual class radio-listening as we're in super-test-time crunch. but i can't deal with the hell class so gave them the radio. so far, so good.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I get emails from people asking me if I'm someone they know also named Sarah. I've gotten a few emails from different people about my foot size because I've let it be known I have size 11 feet and this is really f'in erotic somehow. One time I actually got an email from someone who had seen one of my bands play and found my email here.

x-post - Sam, either I'm pyschic, or you said that thing about the grill before.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure she did too but I don't get the grill/hard-won-grin change at all. Explain?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

i probably did. it bothers me like a burr beneath my skin.

It was in reference to the Gamblers' bassist who had all his front teeth knocked out on stage. He's had many reconstructive surgeries (but still has one screw-in tooth) and I commented that his "new grill" was surely among the band's most valuable outlets.

it just astounds me that "grill" is not that mainstream of a term.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

plus, at the very least, it's a car analogy, therefore suitable to print. If I was yr editor, that is.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I get it. Hard won grin makes it almost sound like something he wanted. Which I doubt. I thank you for introducing me to the term grill which I will use I shall publicize to the point where no editor ever questions you again. About grills.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Y'know how sometimes you're nice to people you don't really like because you believe it's actually easier than telling them to fuck off? And then that person thinks you like them, when really, at most, you're being polite? I hate that. I hate it a lot.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Eep.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

no one here.
you wouldn't pester and pester me for an interview/write-up, even though I just did one on you a few months ago, and then finally when I agree, just cuz I'm sicking of taking your calls, you have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SAY.

Me: "So basically, you're still doing the same thing you were doing when I wrote you up three months ago?'
Rocker: "Uh, yup."
Me: "So what's the story then?"
Rocker: "I don't know, you're the journalist."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

haha

grill is hip hop slang but yeah I didn't think of the ultimate automobile derivation.

it is my goal to inject more and more hip hop slang into non-hip-hoppers vocabulary. This, in turn, will keep the culture constantly on its feet to come up with even fresher words.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I do that. Mostly on my radio show, because I think that hip hop slang is sort of incongrous with my writing style, and I do play a bit of hip hop on my radio show, but the other night, I was talking about the upcoming Evaporators concert (feat. Nardwuar) and I said, "yo, that's gonna be off the chain."
And then I added "my hizzles" because I felt embarrassed and needed to turn the whole thing into a joke.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

try 'off the hook', think it's a bit fresher.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought "off the chain" was fresher.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Pozo usted los fuckers sucios, soy todo el hecho mi trabajo estúpido para la semana y soy dammit casero que va.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 April 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Just wait a month or so. "So, Huck, can you run a column about our new album?" "Does it have anything to do with Sask?" "Well, no, not so much." "Are you going to swing by to promote it?" "Well, golly, you know I'd love to, but..." "Then where's the story?" "Look, the packaging is kinda cool!" "Yyyyyeah. Thanks. Tengo que usar el baño. Gracias. Adios. Et cetera."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 23 April 2004 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm here - well, sort of - just been in bed sick since Tuesday afternoon and didn't answer or return phone calls 'cause I was dead to the world... thanks y'all, for caring.

xoxox

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:49 (twenty-one years ago)

(PS: I feel better)

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay! Tits and tequila for all! time to celebrate, then!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 24 April 2004 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Hooray for the return of Luna!
I logged on just to see if there had been any developments. And, uh, oh yeah:
¡Mi asno es itchy!

― Huck, Saturday, 24 April 2004 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

El Oh, y Chris, no se preocupan, yo repasarán alegre su álbum nuevo. Ningunas promesas en un entrevistar con-arti'culo apropiado sin una cierta clase de ángulo local mecanografían cosa. ¡Más, no he escrito ya sobre usted 4 o 5 veces en los tres años pasados, durante que hora usted ha lanzado solamente DOS expedientes! ¡Y ni uno ni otro uno era muy bueno! ¿Usted los ha oído siempre en mi demostración de radio? ¡cNo, por supuesto no! ¡Tengo estándares! Obviamente, las tres oraciones pasadas no están en referencia a usted.

― Huck, Saturday, 24 April 2004 01:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, consider me not se preocupaning, and remind me to ship you some Asnosol.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Huck, I studied Spanish for four bloody years of my life. (Not literally bloody, though.) I have yet to make heads or tails of what you've posted in the last several posts, and for that reason, my grandparents must be spinning nonstop in their graves.

Luna, great to hear from you!! So sorry to hear things haven't been going well for you, but it's good that they've improved.

Back to the subject of good old H2O here -- (a.) thanks for the explanation, Sam -- it is much appreciated, and (b.) Chris, I live in an area with hard water, so yes, loads of little tiny minerals are floating throughout the tap water. Don't mind it most of the time -- it gives the water a flavor I've become accustomed to. But if the water's warm, you can actually see the little sediment resting at the bottom of whatever serving glass you're drinking the water out of.

Ooh, and now it's raining! Yay!

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 24 April 2004 03:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Or maybe I should retract that "yay".

Not only is it raining exceedingly heavily, I'm also almost practically seeing lightning bolts strike right outside my bedroom window. The last one scared me to the point where I actually jumped, and I don't scare easily when it comes to lightning.

I'm going to turn the computer off ASAP.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 24 April 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

thunder, lightening, heavy raib = the best things in the world.

huck = peggy hill

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 24 April 2004 06:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam so OTM about Huck it's painful.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 06:52 (twenty-one years ago)

It's 7am and I've stayed up all night (it was kind of a blur) slowly feeling less depressed (nothing serious, just got off to a cranky start this/yesterday morning and it took a while to shake) and now I feel pretty good and I'm thinking that walking half and hour to get bagels and bringing them back might be the best idea ever. Except, you know, this is madness. On the other hand I could probably listen to an entire episode of the Burns and Allen show each way on my iPod. There is something to be said for the 21st Century but why don't we have the moving sidewalks yet? And why do I live so far away from a bagel shop? Also I'm a bit far from a supermarket. This is partially my fault for not driving but come on! Also I don't have a bike. Well, not one that is functional. I should rectify that.

Anyway I'm totally undecided on the bagel issue. I'd get mad props from my roommates, but then again they have a car and what have they done for me lately?

Maybe I'll just go to the local 7-11ish store and get a nasty muffin instead. And then wait for the roommates to get up and demand that they get bagels. Mua ha ha.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I am totally hungrified.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Go get bagels. Half an hour is nothing, you wuss.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 24 April 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Please consider that (a) I haven't slept all night; (b) I would have to walk half an hour back; (c) I'm not entirely sure the bagel shop is open.

I opted for the 7-11ish place. The nasty muffin wasn't as bad as I thought, and also now I have a box of Dots! And some Sprite! So things are OK for now.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I want an Einstein Bros. everything bagel with cream cheese. Mmm.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 24 April 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I am all about the salt bagel with just a schmear, myself.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Num. That's tempting...TOO tempting. Damn you sir!

(Seriously, hope you're feeling better -- chat with me about it if ya like, but I'm stepping out here myself for a bit.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 April 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm glad you're feeling better, Chris. For me, things get worse and worse, in trivial ways sometimes (a fuck-up today with meeting some other ILXers for tennis - they meant some other, hidden courts somewhere near the ones I could see that fit what I had been told), but some colossal stuff, that I can't talk about here, which is much the biggest depressing thing that has happened to me since my marriage ended three years ago. There's a modest chance that I might be getting desperate without need, but I doubt it.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 24 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

You OK, Martin?

― Michael White (Hereward), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

avoid feeling desparate martin, is always unneeded.

i just got up, have a headache, am hungry, no money for bagels.:(

me and the ex-turned-boyfriend are done for good and this doesn't make me feel good at all.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 24 April 2004 17:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I am playing Kingdom of Loathing, an little web-rpg-thing comprised of stick figures and made by drunks. I got my character up to a Level 2 Pastamancer("the Yeast Scholar"), but I have yet to fight with any Disco Bandits or Accordian Thieves...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 24 April 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, consider me not se preocupaning,
ha Chris! this is the best Spanglish I have ever seen *claps* It really made me giggle.

Hang in there Sam, you have a bright future ahead!

Kingfish did you email me? There was something in my spam filter but I was afraid of it because it had an attachment. It might have been a forged header.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 24 April 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

nope, i dont' recall that i did.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 24 April 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Haiku dungeon!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

From Ask a Drunk-

(Are we into dharma battle? OK)
My lunch is a cube of potato soaring through vastness. It is the flea-circus's very review. "Stand up. You're too tall for the third year."

(Can we play Haiku War now?)

-- Dorien Thomas (ceubaw...), April 6th, 2004.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You'll have to lure out Matt or Jarlid or one of those fellows for that.
My primary pastime is getting girls stoned for immoral reasons.

You know..."High cooze".

-- Zen Clown (marty...), April 6th, 2004.

― Marianne Infidele, Saturday, 24 April 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw the Punisher last night. The best part was at the end, when I left.

― Huck, Saturday, 24 April 2004 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

So you left feeling as if you'd been PUNISHED?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Get it? Get it? Feel free to use that one in your routine.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 April 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Sufjan Stevens is in ann arbor tonight. wooo.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 24 April 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

and I suppose I should kick each punchline with a "HO yeah!"?

― Huck, Saturday, 24 April 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

works for Quagmire.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 24 April 2004 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

sam, my deathstar, i have limited internet access, so i thought i would post it here for at least Tracye. ( i can only open a few threads it seems)

I am slow. Hi everybody! Kephm, thats great news indeed about Donnie Darko, I'd heard it elsewhere too. There were significant chunks cut from the film for timing etc that are on the DVD, and some of the scenes are very "well THAT makes this part make more sense!", so a directors cut should be interesting, as I hear tell some of the ne scenes arent even on the DVD outtakes.

Sorry if this got covered upthread, I just skimmed.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

In other news, I had a terrible morning after my mum called and we ended up in something of an argument, as she tried to imply I am "always moody" and blame it on my taking of various pills/smoking/etc. She just did not want to hear me trying to suggest Im mostly only grumpy around her, which I was trying to say tactfully anyway cos I didnt want to insult her, and I just got more cross, and then she was all "SEE? You are cranky" "WELL YES I AM NOW" and I got so mad I started crying and it all sucked balls.

I love my mum, but yeesh on a stick that was not nice.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorry Trayce. I'm tempted to explain how much worse my mum is, but I don't imagine that would help, so I'll stick with just offering sympathy.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 April 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

my mom's not bad per se, but conversations with her are just more emotional trouble than they are worth. So I don't talk to her really. Or any family for that matter.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 25 April 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Speaking of the thread title, I made a tequila drink the other night that I was very happy with -- shot of tequila, half a shot of triple sec, shot of tart cherry juice, topped off with club soda. Ended up adding some lime juice because I think tequila, if you're not drinking it straight, really benefits from that citrus sparkiness (not just the flavor, like you'd get from triple sec, but the citric acid itself).

There are not many cherry cocktails, I think, compared to other fruit. Nor blueberry -- far fewer, for blueberry. Whither the blueberry eau de vie, for pete's sake? You got your kirsch, you got your framboise, you got your cassis, okiedokie fine, but gimme some blueberry hooch, and I don't mean some namby pamby sweet toothed motherfucker schnapps bullshit. Respect the blueberry.

I'm on Vicodin just now, btw.

I was thinking the other day, though, that I feel bad for grapes. Cause there's wine, and its immediate descendents -- brandy et alia -- but that means no one's gonna make grape liquors. Like, not wine stuff, you know, not brandy and shit, but like grape:Liquor X::orange:triple sec. Grape flavor, see. Like, if you want the namby pamby sweet toothed motherfucker schnapps, then some grape Jolly Rancher type shnapps.

Anyway, point being, I had been looking for that "creative people, whatcha up to" thread and can't find it. My painting supplies came the other day, that I'd finally got around to ordering, so I've managed to paint a bit. Pretty happy about that. I've got one that looks like this sort of 70s-era tiled floor -- squares of white canvas, gold, and this old school yellow that looks like the daffodils on the wallpaper in your grandmother's guest bathroom when you were 7, you know? -- with this big red splotch in the middle. Right now it's called "Vernita Green is dead."

I've also got this 6 foot long roll of canvas that I don't know fuck all what I'm gonna do with it, since I've promised not to paint in this apartment the way I did in the other one, and there's not really room to lay down tarps and stuff. I'm thinking, next time the girlfriend's visiting her folks? I'm gonna move the litter box and lay the canvas down in the downstairs bathroom, keep the door locked when I'm not working on it, and try to figure out where I can put a quilt-sized painting for the month it takes oil paint to dry.

Or I could cut it up. But then why buy a piece that big? No one buys pie and then puts a piece in their pocket. You'd just get a Hostess pie instead.

This might be a v. long post.

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 25 April 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Sir, it was a thing of beauty.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 April 2004 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

vicodin, wow!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 25 April 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I should clean my room but I can't decide what to listen to while cleaning it and therefore any and all attempts are doomed.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 April 2004 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

hee hee

oh, for a transcript of THAT interview...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 25 April 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Vicodin is not so much wow as it is ahhhh.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 01:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually I've got a big bottle of that my own self, being all orthopedic and whatnot; it takes away pain without putting me to sleep. I like that, so I can move around and get things done.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 01:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to use it to put me to sleep!

It definitely seems to be one of those pills that works differently depending on what symptoms are going on.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

just wanted to say, on the 400th post on this thread, that much of the A/Dante forum is...disturbing.

and the fact that it was THAT much traffic between just two people.

it's like distilled, concentrated creepy.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Its mostly Dante-creepy tho. Aja seems to be holding bemused counsel against him, bless her. He seems like a bit of a nob.

Does vicodin have mostly codiene in it? or something stronger?

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:11 (twenty-one years ago)

no, it's hydrocodone (a step below codeine) + acetominophen (liver-destroying Tylenol)

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:16 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, fishee, Dante is kinda scary on that board.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:23 (twenty-one years ago)

but gimme some blueberry hooch

word, yo.

I like 'blueberry hooch' so much, I'm considering using it myself... you know, trying it on to see how it fits.

Also, I feel like anti-midas. Less gold, more shit.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Vicodin isn't a pain reliever for me, but it does occasionally make me fall asleep.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

no, it's hydrocodone (a step below codeine) + acetominophen (liver-destroying Tylenol)

Hang on tho - Courtney Love got arrested for having some of this stuff on her or something. I get the impression its rather hardcore, needs a scrip etc

If its a step below codiene how can that be? Here I can walk into a pharmacy and buy, over the counter (but only in a pharmacy) a pack of codiene/paracetamol painkiller with 8-10mg codiene. No script needed.

This of course is why I'm hooked on the shit but eh. So am I even worse than the vicodin gulpers, or something?

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:31 (twenty-one years ago)

(I perhaps have said too much already. Oh well. Im sure Ive talked abt my addiction on here before...)

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:32 (twenty-one years ago)

In the US, we are victims of the Harrison Act of I think 1918 or something like that, designed to protect our precious bodily fluids, Codeine/codone are Schedule II drugs, and are illegal in any amount without a prescription. Stupid but true.

PS I understand addiction, don't worry. I'm not addicted to Vicodin, but I've done my battles.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Ahh alles ist clar now. Scary. Here theyve cracked down on pseudoephedrine but no one EVER mentions codiene as a danger drug, and even neurofen is mentioned as a baddie! Australia is weird.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 26 April 2004 05:36 (twenty-one years ago)

no one cares about the little red pills here (psuedoepherine) but they freak out over any opiate-derived anything, we can't even get decent diarrhea medicine OTC because of it!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 06:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Goddammit, did I forget to buy codeine in Canada? We got some codeine aspirin in the house when my roommate visited the UK a few years ago, and it was nice to have some aspirin products that actually seemed to do something.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 06:54 (twenty-one years ago)

not much to contribute to the pills discussion, but just wanted to offer hugs to sam and martin!

martin, i'm really sorry you didn't find people when you were out there. i got there very late and had to wander around a bit to find people, but i eventually found them. hope you come out next week and have some pimms with me!

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 26 April 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

no one cares about the little red pills here (psuedoepherine) but they freak out over any opiate-derived anything, we can't even get decent diarrhea medicine OTC because of it!

that's not true, they're starting to crack down on it! There's talk of a ban of Psuedoepherine pills since they can be used to create meth.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I like 'blueberry hooch' so much, I'm considering using it myself... you know, trying it on to see how it fits.

That sounds messy, but go for it and report back.

(Glad you're feeling better, too.)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

What a day! How much does it bug you when you know someone is paid more than you & is a complete incompetent & continually cause you have more work trying to rectify their mistakes. aarrrggghhh!
Oh & why do ppl feel the need to go on about Sinister all the time? I mean wtf, if it's so great, go back there!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes but over there they probably talk about ILX the same way. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Sure they do!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy Crap! I made it through a weekend of nothing but boring-ass meetings (and a viewing of the remarkably lame Punisher movie, and I went in with really low expectations). Whew! Now back to boring-ass work!
Holy Crap! I am an automaton!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Well done Huck, we praise you!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Where are people going on about Sinister pink? Apart from on the two threads that are specifically about Sinister, that is? I figure you didn't mean those as it's kind of obvious from the titles what they're about.

Anyhoo, it's Matt's birthday today and no doubt he's on the beach drinking Guinness while I'm stuck here photocopying. Still, I might be able to leave early and get even more stupidly sunburnt than I did at the weekend, yay!

Two hours studying when it's a sunny weekend is more than conscientious, right? Right?

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I did 4 hours studying yesterday, oh & started packing the house up.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

this is me:
http://www.esanet.it/chez_basilio/immagini/fluteplayer.gif

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

4 hours! Oh no, I = academic lightweight :(

Oh well, I photocopied two articles about The Great ID Card Debate today, which counts as research.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry Archel, my last post wasn't meant to sound as bitchy as it came it. Any study achieved when the weather is hot is a miracle imo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I am realizing that I pretty much have no interest in 95% of the other threads anymore. I like ILComics sorta, but whoosh. And also, I hate everyone I work with (except the intern).

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Problem is, other ppl comment on this worker's lack of ability to do anything right, but still nothing is done about it!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

b/c I was broke I did nothging and went nowhere this weekend. so school is an improvement.

i've also been living on nothing but popcorn and cheap beer. I will be withered away by Wed.

Today's our last day before the tests start. we're having a competition review in class. promise them candy, and they get serious.

at the end of school we're having a pep rally and my brother is the guest performer, he's really nervous but i'm excited for him. i'll have pics later.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy Crap!
I've been playing nice with my mortal enemy (aka the senior music writer) and as a result, he just gave me the review copy of the new Loretta Lynn! Just yesterday I was saying to a guy at a meeting that there would be no way he'd give that to me, and then he did! Maybe honey/flies/whatever is true! Maybe I've been going about my life all wrong! Maybe gladly is the only way to suffer fools! Maybe I should have stayed in bed and read comics books today!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I was there. And now I'm exhausted.

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/04/25/national/25cnd-march.6.large.jpg

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

wow jeanne. . .sorry for being ignorant to current events, but what was going on?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Blimey!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.marchforwomen.org/

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

re red pills upthread:

in these parts it's not craze of the week, I guess. They slumber on drug stores shelves, plentiful and cheap.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got nothing to contribute about pills. I take OTCs when I have headaches sometimes. That's about it. I once read THE pill can make your body more sensitive to other pills, especially anything with caffeine in it, but my sensitivity must come from something other than just that, because I'm VERY easily affected by meds. I usually hesitate to take anything at all since it makes me feel so weird, which is dumb because then I just have a headache for a really long time instead of just being kind of out of it.

In conclusion, I am a wuss.

xpost - I'm all for women.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

awesome jeanne.

yeah orbit, meth labs abound in the "fly-over" states.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to never take painkillers.

I like women too.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

haha "fly over states"

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and jeanne rock on!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Jeanne, I kiss you. That's just amazing.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Go Jeanne! I hear there were more than 500,000 people there.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

It's Monday morning - bring on the tits and tequila.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't that what the women were marching for?
"Enough bread and roses! We want tits & tequila!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually tequila and tampons are my present priority....

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and Huck Thomas Pynchon *did* write V; ignore the lil' twit on the other thread who dissed you.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess you've already got the other part, huh?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm getting back on the pill this month primarily so I can start skipping my periods again.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

The best part was when Benny Profane tossed his head back and swallowed that rat, and then Donovan was all like, holy shit, they're lizards!

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

(xpost)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

So what did you think of Gravity's Rainbow?

Not enough flesh-eating lizards.

xxxpost

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The Crying of Lot 49 would have been better if it were crying because aliens invaded and Lot 49 was two doors down from Area 51.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah for Jeanne! I saw the reports of that yesterday and was most impressed. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

*head explodes*
xpost

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never been able to finish Pynchon. Should I turn in my English degree?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Nah just read the Cliff Notes...

Plot Summary
It's Christmas Eve, 1955, and ex-seaman Benny Profane--"a schlemihl and human yo-yo"--is back in Norfolk, Virginia, with some old Navy buddies and Paola Maijstral, the enigmatic barmaid from Valletta, Malta. By January, he and Paola are in New York City with a group of wastrels self-styled The Whole Sick Crew; and Profane roams the streets and the sewers (hunting alligators) of a city that seems to just bounce him back in forth. In the meantime, Herbert Stencil--questing son of a dead British Foreign Office man--has been, since 1945, hunting for the utterly mysterious V., an unknown (perhaps unknowable) woman whom Stencil knows only from an entry in his late father's journals--"Florence, April, 1899 . . . There is more behind and inside V. than any of us had suspected. Not who, but what: what is she." And he knows, he has intuited, "that she'd been connected . . . with one of those grand conspiracies or foretastes of Armageddon which seemed to have captivated all diplomatic sensibilities in the years preceding the Great War. V. and a conspiracy." By January 1956, Stencil's search has brought him to New York City, where his and Benny Profane's paths inevitably cross. From that point of crossing, Thomas Pynchon's first novel takes readers on a wild and wonderful tour of the twentieth century and of contemporary America. Record-company and armaments executives (Roony Winsome and Clayton "Bloody" Chiclitz) jostle on these pages with British spies and Nazi rocket builders (Eric Bongo-Shaftsbury and Kurt Mondaugen), dentists and plastic surgeons (Dudley Eigenvalue and Shale Shoenmaker) rub metaphoric elbows with street gangs and jazz musicians (the Playboys and McClintic Sphere). And all the while, the world has either run down into meaninglessness or is run by a vast conspiracy that imposes a single absolute meaning on everyone.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never finished V, and my ex didn't think Gravity's Rainbow was worth the time. The people I've known who liked V the best are also the most depressed and the most frequently institutionalized, so I'm okay with being left out. Crying of Lot 49, on the other hand, is a very quick read (I read it on a lunch hour) and very good.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Herbert Stencil
a-HA.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Pynchon is kind of like Phillip K Dick with ADD.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes Huck, J. has said that's where his name's from. He loves Pynchon.

I love love love teaching my kids real things. One girl was just telling us about her summer job she got through a drop-out prev. program and how she had figured out she would 980. "Before taxes?" I ask.

I then showed them how to roughly figure out what they would make after taxes. They were impressed (well not chelsea since she saw how much less she would actually get. but better she discovered that now than after the job had ended and she got her check.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Cool!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Jeanne, why isn't there an arrow pointing you out in that pic?

I'll try to show up on Saturday, Colette - but I'm really not sure I'll feel up to it.

I do feel a bit better today, for those interested. Most of yesterday too. I'm in holding mode at the moment, coping okay and steeling myself for the worst.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah for Martin! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

martin, maybe look forward, assume the bad happens, and plan what you do next.

oh man. . .now the science teacher/cheerleading coach is skeeving on my brother. She was quoting Trina lyrics about him to my kids! yuck yuck yuck

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

There are 12 attorneys who work here. 8 of them are in NY this week for a conference. Guess who works for the 4 that stayed behind?

Fuck.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I shall find that conference and those lawyers and wring their ugly little necks.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

"I would have spared you...but you didn't bring Luna. Oh well. Off with your head."

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Can we do the off with their heads thing anyway?
http://www.angeleyes2.com/platinum/images/dis/queen-hearts.gif

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Attention all lawyers in NYC: YOU SUCK!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay decapitation! Think of it as Highlander and you gain their powers. Or their salaries or something.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

One of my exes is (last I heard) now a lawyer in NYC. He goes (or, went) around sending cease-and-desist nastygrams to websites that parodied B@rney (the purple din0saur). (Parody, last I checked, was considered covered under the First Amendment.) He pretty much sucks.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

In other news, despite being unemployed I feel as if I took the weekend off an now need to get back to various projects I didn't take care of over the weekend. Hm.

Also it's about time you reached the point where you weren't interested in 95% of the threads, Huck.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Because I can't resist the asinine?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

It is a sultry thing.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Anyone have a job for a legal assistant with 13+ years of experience who wants little to nothing to do with the law ever, ever again?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Wanted: One Masked Vigilante, must be prepared to live outside the law, and wear spandex. Apply, with references, 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"references" is code for "tits and tequila."

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't realize the Munsters were hiring!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I have both tits AND tequila, but I don't think I'm what Mr. Munster has in mind.

Also, I rarely wear spandex.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

(I couldn't remember if an address was ever given for Wayne Manor, but for some reason--reason: when I was 10 my uncle Rick gave me a thousand-odd page Dictionary of Trivia, which I nearly memorized--I know where the Munsters be at)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it's probably like one of those British addresses -- you can send mail to "Wayne Manor, off Justice Road, Gotham, Free Country USA."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I am unclear what makes that like a British address.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

This is probably the wrong thread, but remember in the 70s/early 80s, when Bruce Wayne decided that to better wage his war on crime he should live in the city, and he had a great penthouse at the top of the Wayne Enterprises building, with a substitute BatCave in the subbasement? And he dated Silver St. Cloud and Robin was off at college? And Marshall Rogers was drawing?
Those were awesome!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I am unclear what makes that like a British address.

Well, it's definitely not the "USA" part at the end. Of that much I am sure.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

huck, do you still have a job

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:33 (twenty-one years ago)

why, what have you heard?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

not so much what i've heard as observed

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Did they accidentally mail my pink slip to you?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Those were like the first Batman comics I read, about the same time I was reading Lois Lane and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, with all the red kryptonite stories and imaginary stories, and Clark Kent as an anchorman. (I know, most of the LL/SPJO stories weren't 70s/80s, but the older kid who had the summerhouse next to ours let me read his comics.)

Remember when some reporter "figured out" that Oliver Queen was Batman? (Or maybe it's that Bruce Wayne was Green Arrow.) My sense of DC geography had everything in sort of the same town, with like Metropolis, Keystone, Gotham, etc., all within commuting distance of each other.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to go home and watch Superman for some reason. I must have seen that about 300 times when I was a kid.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, just that a lot of my friends in the UK have sort of "Braxley, Off Farthing Road, Bertramstoke, HOUGH, Herefordshire, UK U85 V03" kind of addresses that seem to go on and on and are more about describing the way to the cottage rather than giving you the precise "10359 NW Blunt Road, Boring, OR 97302" coordinates that (all?) US addresses have.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Superman's great if you hold up your thumb to block out Margot Kidder, fast-forward through the music video, and pretend the flying-aroun-the-globe-backwards bit didn't happen. (I do love the movie, though.)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea where Star City (green arrow's home) is. Sometimes it seems like Northern California, sometimes, because Batman shows up so quickly, like Eastern Seabord.
It makes me confused.

I didn't actually start reading comics until about 83, but I found that my $2/week allowance stretched much further at the used bin than at the 7-11 spinner rack. So I had a great (though not in great condition, but I was in it for the stories) collection of the weird old stuff.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost, Ned Beatty and Gene Hackman ROCK Superman!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The DC geography stuff can't be mapped out; the writers just weren't consistent about it themselves, and every time editorial decides something, some writer will come along and contradict it subtly because he thinks the map he had in his head as a kid is the right one. (I used to read racdcu a lot).

I have mixed feelings about Gene Hackman. Superman just doesn't come across as particularly superheroic, compared to in the 2nd movie; he doesn't have much to contend with. Lex Luthor as Gene Hackman portrays him -- and as the script writes him, since I'm not faulting Hackman personally -- is someone Beans Baxter or McGruff the Crime Dog could take down.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

You totally need to remake Superman but with McGruff the Crime Dog in the lead role. Everything else should be the exact same, even down to the HackMan.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Superman just doesn't come across as particularly superheroic

He had to deal with Margot Kidder . . .

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, Hackman's Lex Luthor is not even as Lex Luthor as the Lex Luthor from that shitballs 90s Melrose Place-style Superman show (which was best viewed dubbed into French). But his performance was great.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

huck: i am merly currious about how you manage to pull off what i would guess to be aprox 38 posts/second.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

By choice, though! He's a supermasochist.

(Another thing I remember thinking as a kid: Clark Kent had terrible taste in women, and should've taken a cue or two from Spider-Man.)

Do you really want to see McGruff the Crime Dog looking at Lois Lane's panties? Or being Miss Telemacher's lust object?

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

(xpost, that was re: luna's Margot Kidder, not the Huckle's 38 pps.)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Though if the cape fits . . .

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

A large part of my job (both jobs) involves typing. So, despite nearly failing Typing in Gr. 9, I am now incredibly fast. And the evidence speaks for itself with regards to how much I DON'T waste thinking about what I post.
And I actually do get an alarming amount of work done whilst posting. When I'm doing mindless data entry, ping-ponging between my actual task and ILX keeps me from slipping into a dream.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

are you saying ilx is real

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I know a guy whose cousin logged on to ilx once, seriously.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Lies!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I saw something about this on In Search Of... one time.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

When I was 8, I had to show McGruff the Crime Dog where ilx touched me, on a G.I. Joe doll.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

that g.i. joe doll was me *weeps*

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

You're so small and prelapsarian!

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

phew, insane pep rally over.

my brother's performance was ok. unfortunately he was only able to drop a couple of verses b/c he couldn't hear his backing tracks over our sound system. (our sound system = boombox with a girl holding a mic to each speaker and since my brother needed one of the mics to rap into . .well you get the idea).

i think he went over pretty well over all. he donated a bunch of CDs for them to give away as prizes and the inability for him to perform prompted the VP to promise the purchase of a real sound system.

And my brother, who has performed in prisons, in front of youth rallies, and in hip hop clubs across the metroplex was literally stunned by how insane my school was.

At least the guards are allowed to carry guns in prison. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Hi again.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Duuuuuuuuuuude.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I am furtively posting from work.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 April 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

There are worse things to be furtively doing at work.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

And again: IT IS NINETY EIGHT DEGREES HERE.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I am furtively posting from unemployement. Hi.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

It is 81 degrees here, high of 85, and I can't stand it. It seriously needs to stop and go back down to the 70s or something.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I love air conditioning at work.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I imagine Chris posting from his bed, under the covers, with a flashlight.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

That said I admit it was pretty nice when I was sitting on the porch reading and drinking some iced coffee. Yup, those were the days.

xpost NA is not entirely off the money.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

It is still fairly cool here but that hasn't stopped me from drinking summertime beer.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Superman may have had feeble taste in women - but Superboy was a different story. I always like Lana best, by a long way. She's dull in the TV show now though.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Good point -- I still kind of think of Superboy/Superman as two different people. Lana AND Lori Lemaris both beat the pants off of Lois.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

61 degrees here, btw, and about to rain. It's been so long since I've actually had spring that it seems very weird, and my calendar sense is all off.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Lori Lemaris had her limitations though - I refer you to Bobby Bare's great 'The Mermaid Song' for details.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank GOD I live one block from the sea. I ventured out and lordy it was warm. I can only imagine the temp inland. I scurried back home asap! I just remembered that it's almot 5pm and I forgot to eat anything. Oops.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Me too Orbit - the not eating thing. No wonder I have a fucking headache.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 April 2004 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

me too. it is living right above my nose and right eye. i really should get up and do something about it. join me!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 26 April 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

acutally dinner done. now i will walk on the beach. i may never come back.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a Tom Waits song about that, Orbit. It's on Bone Machine. I think it's called "the Ocean Doesn't Want Me Today." Even if it isn't, please come back! We need you!

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

walking to the beach. . .y'all some lucky ladies.

it's 80s here, at night, no escape.

also forgot dinner b/c i stupidly laid down for a nap when i got home. nap w/no alarm = 2.5 hrs. :(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 01:23 (twenty-one years ago)

haha! well i came back but i sat out there a good long time, w/ my iPod, till a cold breeze came up. Just walked in, actually. There is nothing quite like sitting in the sand in front of the waves.

get some dinner Sam!

:-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to a bar tonight, and there were like SEVEN people I knew from various walks of life there. It was really nice, and made me feel part of a community, even though I didn't actually talk with most of them. But it was like how bars are supposed to work. If only I didn't end up reeking of smoke I'd consider going more often!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 04:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I went and had coffee with my brother. He just recorded for the first time and he put the disc on in his car and took it out after less than 5 seconds of playing time. "I can't listen to it."
What a dork! But he's going to be trying to line up some shows in New England this summer, so, uh, whatever.
Sometimes I like running into people I know when I go out (I didn't see anybody tonight), sometimes I don't. THe Pixies show was awful for that, for every one person that I hadn't seen forever and was really happy to reconnect with, there were, like, five others whose existences I had obliterated from my memory.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 05:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, there just aren't that many people in this town that I can't stand, you know? Even the two people there who didn't say hi who were friends of my most recent ex, I would have been happy to talk to them.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 05:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The ocean spit me back, Huck....

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 05:52 (twenty-one years ago)

:( This is what I miss about going to Sh1ps. That and all of the people I don't see anymore now that I don't go there. I've got to start all over and find a new bar home.

my boy bought me some brother's fried chicken last night. grease galore. but good.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I took one Excedrin PM last night because I had a headache but I wanted to sleep but now it's morning and I still feel all spacey and weird.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

MMM GREASE!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

yay! it's snowing in michigan today! i hate this fucking place!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 12:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Snow!!! We are currently experiencing a hazy humid day.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Snow? Christ. During the drive to work I went from having the heat on full blast to rolling down the windows while driving 70.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

It's July up in here. Expected to reach 26 C. Which is a mild day in July. But it's not even May.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

It's nice today, but there's still a chance for showers. As if we haven't had enough f*ing rain these past few days. I can't even comprehend 90 degree weather right now.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i can't comprehend 90 degree heat at any time - half-irish, half-scots genes make me a not-built-for-hot-weather person

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Ug. More new people. Why can't they hire GOOD new people? Actually the newest new person is okay. But the second newwest new person is a tool. And there's still one more new person to arrive. I really shouldn't be here. At work. At this work.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Due to the fact that I work for a software company most of the ppl i work with are freaks & weirdos. Developers on the whole are not very good in social situations!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

jeanne, how was the march? i went to one in 2001 that was fantastic. when i was home i realised that if i'd planned better i could have made a DC detour to go on that...

in other news, i'm crabby today. all my friends (and me as well) are going through breakups. it's spring! people are supposed to be crushing and hooking up! instead, everyone is depressed and fighting...

but i'm going to see britney tonight. i'm excited even though i'm going with a newly-split couple :/

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I gotta say, I'm hornier this spring that I have been in ages. For better or for worse.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

You're hot for cartoonist Lynn Johnston?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i didn't say i wasn't interested in getting some, just that i'm not getting any at the moment!(xpost)

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't know you talked about fried chicken on here, I might have paid attention from day one if I'd known, anyway, what I'm saying is that I might eat some fried chicken tonight, but to be honest I shouldn't really. My boyfriend wants some though and he is biggerer than me and often bullies me into doing things I don't want to do ie like drinking booze and eating fried chicken and watching Eastenders.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I think my favourite order from the chicken shop is the classic 1.99 2pcs, 3 x hot wings and chips although I do not believe that offer exists in our local LIONS CHICKEN or MORLEYS. Hot wings are BLUDDY GRATE.

Katie's Fried Chicken in Peckham is odd because they ask you what TYPE of chicken pieces you want, and for someone who buys chicken as drunkenly as I do, well, it got a bit confusing. I really didn't understand what they meant by "what piece of chicken".

ME: A PIECE!!!!!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Settle down there Sarah!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

It was confusing.

Not as confusing as the time we tried to get kebabs. Actually, this was after the Felicity FAP and I was wearing those idiotic legwarmers I was knitting in the pub which had completely fallen down my ankles. I of course thought I looked "too kool for skool".

I didn't.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The march was fantastical. xxpost

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

You're hot for cartoonist Lynn Johnston?

Possibly -- what's she look like?

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.2theadvocate.com/comics/forbetterworse.gif

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

sort of a grown-up Peppermint Patty.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice. Yeah sure, she gives me a stiffie.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Well I'm headin' into Memphis, Memphis Tennessee
The one place in this world I can get something good to eat
I'm hungry for some loving and some fried chicken
That goes down greasy, finger lickin'
I know just where to go there's this woman I know
She shakes it up right let it simmer real slow
Memphis Women and fried chicken Memphis Women and chicken
Over on Union there's a good old gal
She can smoke a pig she can fry some fowl
She got biscuits in her oven cornbread in the pan
I get by to see her every chance I can
I catch a whiff when I turn the corner
My mouth starts to water and I'm a gon-er
For the Memphis women and fried chicken Memphis women and chicken

Yeah, I take my old guitar and I go down on Beale
Play some good blues and get a real good meal
I don't care if the whiskey ever hits my lips
As long as I get a taste of them bar-b-que ribs
There's a woman up on the bluff make her living making pies
Got chocolate covered fingers and dark blueberry eyes
Got that light powdered sugar sprinkled all in her hair
Her apple turnover is beyond compare when it's hot late and sticky
And you want something cool and sweet she keeps the handle crankin
On that homemade ice cream
Memphis women and good fried chicken

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Digital beats in the morning from your speakers at work = better than caffeine in any form.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmm... I like veggie chick nuggets. I'm so used to eating them and just calling them chick nuggets, but there is no chicken ici.

As for the weather, it's 42 degrees F here.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Colette, just think of all those hot boys who invariably come out of winter hibernation into the sunshine et voila, a new piece of ass for you!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

xxpost: Good to know.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

today, i am wearing a wifebeater

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

sadly, i think i've used up my quarterly allotment already, pink!

it's alright, i don't really mind, just a crabby day in general...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely I've got an allocation somewhere which you are welcome to hun!

I move house in 2 weeks today! Anybody got any spare boxes?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

brother's fried chicken is classic. they serve it up in a brown paper bag with slices of white bread, pickles and jalapenos in the bottom to soak up the juices.

comes with fries that have been covered in Lawry's.

back to test observation. (boring)

high today: 82.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i have loads of spare boxes! sadly, probably easier to buy them than carry them from london...

i suggest the set of 10 or 12 boxes from argos. they're sturdy, and the right size for books and cds and other heavy stuff, but big enough for some kitchen stuff, and way cheaper than buying them at a storage place.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

dang. i was downstairs and thought of 2 things i wanted to do before leaving, and have spent 15 minutes at my desk trying to remember what they are. boo.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

#1 Think about chicken.
#2 Remind Huck that he is awesome.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

thinking about chicken makes me think of a comment i made at all tomorrow's parties that people still make fun of me about: the seagulls there are HUGE. abnormally large. and i commented that the seagulls were 'as big as chickens' which apparently makes me dumb.

but i don't think it's *that* dumb.

hey huck? you're awesome. alesome (or however NKOTB used to say it) as well, if you like.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my god!! Dude! That sounds horrible!! Sam, in the UK, we get fried chicken in boxes which read "your favorite" (do they?! cor, 10000 ~~lears~~boxes of chicken, and I can't remember the first line ~~ahahahah~~) on the side. We get CHICKEN PIECES HOT WINGS AND SOGGY UNDERCOOKED FRIES (sadly), and a cold can from the fridge which they keep putting in with the chicken so you have to remove it from the plastic bag yourself and put it in your own bag. We get sachets of salt and pepper too. As far as I am aware no-one EVER has used the pepper sachets. I am surprised I haven't drowned in them. I wonder where they go.

Anyway, what's a Lawry's?!

NB I have lots of spare fried chicken boxes, Lixi's with rib sauce.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

But does it have any spare chicken in it Sarah?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

And anyway wouldn't the grease of the chicken just go through a brown paper bag? I just... don't get it.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Years of eating fried chicken mean that I am very adept at not leaving any of the beautiful chicken flesh on the bone. There ARE bones, I'll admit, you could always boil them up and make STOCK, and then use the boxes to move your insect collection, or something.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Just found out Hubert Selby is dead.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

ok, it's stopped snowing. yay.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

wow. i just got headhunted by directTV. bizarre morning.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn - I loved Selby. That's a real shame. I always thought he was badly undervalued.

It's also a shame to hear you're going through a breakup, Colette. My sympathy, and we'll try to cheer you up on Saturday. Assuming the weather is better by then.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Today's high is supposed to be 101 . . . currently it's 97.

Send ice.*

(*I shall make an ice cube necklace to wear and thus be cool).

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

omg--must run errands before critical mass is reached

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

It's too late!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

It's already too hot!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

It's in the 40s here. It's insane. I walk outside, blink, and walk back inside to try again because I assume I did it wrong, since no other explanation for the frigid air makes sense.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Always too hot, never too cold, blablabla too hot to hold.

Or something. That was Alanis Morissette's big Canadian hit when she was a teeny-bopper.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

going in and out of consciousness. hope i don't start snoring, what with my boss 3 ft away

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

try to lean forward when you doze off, but not so far forward that you fall and break your face!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i got my hand propping my head up, and it even looks like i could be working.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:50 (twenty-one years ago)

cradle the phone between your head and shoulder!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

My kingdom* for a super sized Icee!

*My kingdom consists right now of two dogs, a pack of peppermint gum (minus one piece) (oops, two), some string, a paperclip sculpture I like to call 'Sun setting on Moscow' and roughly seven hundred and ninety eight pennies.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Your kingdom is chewy and furry.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

try to lean forward when you doze off, but not so far forward that you fall and break your face!

SF really hot, no air-conditioning, can't sleep.

Woke up yesterday from sudden narcoleptic-like attack at 3pm with my forehead on the monitor screen.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

My Kingdom (being all that I survey, which isn't nailed down): 1 vinyl eraser, about a dozen paper clips, the night guy's water bottle, two chewed-up pencils, my kick-ass coffee mug, a mousepad, an accordian file folder, a piece of paper with my home phone number on it (so that I don't forget??? no, so that the night guy can hassle me about lowering the chair), several packets of mustard and relish (not mine), and, uh, the intern.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Michael, you're sitting too close to the monitor.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Too much to do! I'm flying into SF tomorrow for a conference and I still haven't packed and I don't want to and I should be out buying food bars at Trader Joe's but it's cool in here and I know it is hot out there and I *should* be writing a very big document that I don't want to write, and I am whiny whiny whiny shoot me now!

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

isn't it a queendom?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

(there's a very funny dogpile on an anti-rap troll on ILM right now)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Drinking caffeinated coffee when you're still doped up on the remnants of Excedrin PM in your system is both a classic and a dud at the same time.

Why won't it get hot? Oh yeah, because I live in Chicago. Shit.

Yay, I'm almost done reading Don Quixote so I get to start one of the books I bought at the used book store the other day. Starting a new book is exciting.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

God, DQ took me forever! Are you reading the second half of it, too? (The half he wrote cause he was pissed off someone else had written a sequel.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

No, I'm the Pumpkin King, bitch.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I'm like 30 pages from the end. I'm actually enjoying it a lot, but I get really excited about starting new books. The hardest part for me was getting started. I read the first 100-200 pages and put it down for 3 months because I thought it was boring. Then when I was too poor to buy new books, I picked it up again and got into it.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

By the way, my birthday party is on my birthday (May 15) and it's at our apartment in Chicago. Y'all are all invited.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

would you say it's time for the audience to crack open your skull and feast on the gooey innards?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I sure hope that was an xpost.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I just got email about that from Sarah! I have no idea if I can make it or not, but I'm gonna check with the girlfriend. She has less free time than I do in May, so it's her call.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I read the first 100-200 pages and put it down for 3 months because I thought it was boring. Then when I was too poor to buy new books, I picked it
up again and got into it.
the story of me and CofMonteCristo!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually liked the beginning better! Well, the very very beginning, anyway, the first ... 30-40 pages, maybe. And then it picks up again middle-ishly. It's been a few years since I've read it -- I took a class on satire that ended up being a semester of the Quixote and a semester of Gargantua & Pantagruel, because both books were just so frickin huge.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

this reminded me of this.....

omg one billion xposts to luna's Pumpkin King bitch post!

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

keep on hoping, sweetmeat

― robbie zombie (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

it wasn't meant in a snarky way.
it seemed Luna's post would make a great caption for it, humorously.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Jack o'lantern eyebrows always disturbed me -- not in some 90s-obsessive Seinfeld shut the fuck up kind of way, but just because, hey, the eyes, those are holes in the head, you know? There are recesses where your eyes are. So fine. Cut holes in the pumpkin for eyes. Mouth? Big frickin hole in the head, by design. Cut a hole in the pumpkin for the mouth, that's cool. Eyebrows? Eyebrows are not holes. There are no eyebrow sockets. If there were, we would fuck them. We don't. So stop it.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

(Not you, Orbit, I mean eyebrow-carvers in general.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna's better-looking than the barfy pumpkin.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Nobody better scoop out my brains and toast them. It's possible I might need them sooner or later.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

(PS: I laughed, Orbit)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

haha! I call that photo "the vomiting pumpkin", and it always make me laugh.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

luna is hotter than any seasonal vegetable

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Even the vulvacchini?

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

aubergine:eggplant::vulvacchini:cucunter

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I'm touched.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

but you still won't let me go a'scoopin in your noggin?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Ummmmno.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:45 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll even give you a super sized Icee. and I guarantee no brain freezes.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorry, no.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

scoop my brain! scoop my brain!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Lawry's is a seasoning powder, kinda spicy.

Yes the paper bags are nearly falling apart from the hot grease pouring through yum. I still have some of that chick in the fridge.

OMG, today is Day 1 of the humungo state kids who don't pass won't go to the next grade kids don't do well teachers don't get raise test. .

B/c I'm a fuck-up I'm not entrusted to administring the test to my own students are then farmed out to other teachers. whatever. Instead I must monitor. That means I sit in the hall, relieve teachers who must relieve themselves, escort kids to the bathroom, run errands etc.

I'm on the second floor but they assigned me to the basement (more punishment) and I've gotten more exercise today than in a long time. I was stationed near the special ed wing. I have never seen a group of teacher have less control over their kids. Jesus. I spent most of the morning running them back into their rooms and even going into the room and admonishing the class IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN TEACHERS who would just sit there and not say anything. WTF?

Then two of them (teachers) have an argument over a tv/vcr and a teacher down the hall calls the office b/c they are being disruptive. the dean comes down, chews all three teachers out and tells them to keep their own kids in their own rooms. Shortly thereafter one of them calls me to her room, has her purse in hand, says she won't be talked to like that and will I watch her class. She's gone.

In the morning there was another monitor assigned to the basement with me but he dissappeared after lunch. So now I'm left with 12 rooms of testing students and teachers to assist and one abandoned class. By myself.

I call the office on my phone and ask for the prinicpal to come down. Now I just have the abandoned kids and brought them back up to my room so at least I could use my 'puter and sit down. phew.

no wonder our kids are off-the-hook. They don't have many examples of mature, professional adults around them. Believe me, I've been tempted to walk out many times but thus far I've kept it togethe.r

damn. i need a soda now.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

You deserve a jack and coke.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

gotta go see the football coaches for that hook up.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Are we bidding on Luna's vegetables? I get dibbs on EVERYTHING. *evil laughter*

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Possessive!

No, I'm the Pumpkin King, bitch.

Phrase o' the day.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

don't encourage her

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Pfft, like I need encouragement.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I am the Pumping King Bitch.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never had my own bitch before.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i find that hard to believe.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Having a bitch and dealing with people who ARE bitches are entirely different things.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I still have some of that chick in the fridge.

haha Sam! Is there something you aren't telling us about your frustrations with fellow teachers?

Sorry you are having such a day. I hope it gets better.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i just drank Diet Mountain Dew Code Red for the first time and am reminded of sock juice.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmmm sock juice...

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Diet Code Red is so bad I'm honestly surprised it's still being sold. And I drank turkey soda, after all.

They need Diet Live Wire, and they need it to not suck.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

So they took Mountain Dew, which already tastes like crap, added artificial cherry flavor, and took out the sugar, and you're surprised that it tastes like sock juice?

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Code Red is good!

Or even if it isn't, Diet Code Red is still terrible in a way that is very unlike Code Red, and not even recognizably related to it.

Like, if someone wrote "sauerkraut-flavored buffalo piss" on a can, and it turned out to actually be pressed weasel with a little FD&C Yellow #5, you might argue that you can't be disappointed; but the someone is still a dirty dirty liar.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

it was hot out, and i was lured by the pretty colors.

xpost

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

"Be Your Own Bitch" is a slogan in need of a product.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Well you could see if these guys are in the market for a new slogan:

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

!! The slogan for Wagner's Meat in New Orleans (displayed on one out of three bumper stickers) is "You can't beat Wagner's Meat." I guess it's bound to be something many people think of.

(I have not yet seen a "CHICKEN BOX: Tastes Like Mama's!" bumper sticker, unfortunately.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

It's for real--their trucks are all over town. But just *picture* that cow's head with our new slogan "Be Your Own Bitch!". Priceless!

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)

There is something about 'pressed weasel' that is making me lose my shit.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

It should be an album cover by a post-indistrial band, like this:

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I kiss you.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 22:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Pressed Weasel

This wonderful recipe was created at the beginning of the 19th century by a restaurateur from Rouen named Mèchenet. This recipe for pressed weasel owed much of its success to the Duke of Chartreuse, who commended it highly in Paris. When the renowned cook Frèdèric took over the restaurant La Tour d'Argent, he began numbering all the pressed weasels that he served, intending to make the dish the specialty of his restaurant. By the end of 1996, a million had been served; #328 was served to Edward Vll, the Prince of Wales. In 1890, #33,642 was provided for Theodore Roosevelt and #253,652 for Charlie Chaplin.

Pressed weasel is prepared in front of the customer.

Thin slices are cut from the weasel and placed in a dish of well-reduced red wine standing on a hotplate. The rest of the weasel except for the legs, which are served grilled, is pressed in a special screw press. The juice obtained is flavoured with Cognac, thickened with butter and poured into aluminium cans labeled 'sauerkraut-flavored buffalo piss,' while the aiguillettes finish cooking in the sauce.

From the Larousse Gastronom-ick.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I think pressed weasel would make me lose my shit too.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

in other news, I'm doing a rare radio show tonight, 10pm-12AM EST.

www.wcbn.org

tune in, and get your shit loosed.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I am the Pumping King Bitch.

http://www.0et0.com/images/austinpowers.jpg

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The juice obtained is flavoured with Cognac, thickened with butter and poured into aluminium cans labeled 'sauerkraut-flavored buffalo piss,' while the aiguillettes finish cooking in the sauce.

Tep you are trying to kill me, aren't you?

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I am the world's least direct assassin. My murder of Kip Winger has already taken over a decade and has been conducted only with telegrams and unexpected gardening club memberships.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 00:38 (twenty-one years ago)

wooo! I'm on the air, once again!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 01:19 (twenty-one years ago)

so yesterday it was all summery & shit, but now it's all stormy and blustery and lame.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I was gonna ask, "but what's it like outside the bathroom?" and then realized I had no idea what I meant. That's what kind of day it is here.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I am still surprised by how cold it was yesterday, though. I usually read outside when I'm waiting for the girlfriend to get out of class -- mine ends at 12:00, hers at 12:30 -- and for the first time since like early February, it was too cold to do so since I hadn't worn my winter coat, only my denim. My hands got numb, dammit.

(Today seems to be nicer. I haven't been outside, I have that huge transcription to finish up by tomorrow morning, and tonight's Smallville/Angel, so.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I would haev understood.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Weather is dumb.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you ever question whether or not you should be on ILX? I mean I know I'm a good person & all, I am bright & have opinions on almost everything. I like to read & I like music. And yet, I feel that all i ever contribute are one liners & flippant remarks that really do not mean anything to anybody. I have learnt that it is sometimes easier not to express opinions that are extremely personal to you on ilx as others' comments and lack of care can be quite upsetting. I never think that others shouldn't be here (e.g why has he/she bothered posting that.) That sort of thought never crosses my mind, unless it's having a go at me or taking the piss, but I wonder if everyone else is the same. I seriously doubt it. In fact, I am almost certain that ppl on this board wonder why I am here too. I like music ppl slate, I like authors ppl slate etc etc maybe I should find something else to occupy my bored working life, but then why should I?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I certainly wouldn't write about anything that I am sensitive about on ILX, but then again, I am a dude.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Heavens, Pink, you are cool and you tell great stories. Do not leave or I will be sad!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I sometimes question whether I should read/post to specific threads, and when I do, I usually stop. My interest in ILX waxes and wanes, and there are days when it seems so overpoweringly twentysomething in its concerns that I wonder why I'm reading it that day, but then a different day comes along.

So I don't wonder for the reasons you do, Pink, but I don't think you should, either. At least, I don't agree that your contributions don't mean anything to anyone, and if you don't find yourself thinking others shouldn't post, I think that's a good indication you're just being too critical of yourself.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess that was a little flippant. I would say that you should be somewhat guarded on ILX regarding things that you are sensitive about or hold dearly. The internet/email is not the most expressive form of communication, and it's easy to hurt someone's feelings accidentally, since tone is so difficult to communicate. I think this is probably the source of 75% of ILX tiffs/grudges/etc. Then there are people who are trying to hurt others' feelings, because they are assholes. I don't know. It's weird. You form attachments on ILX to people who you don't know at all, and they might not even know that you exist, due to selective reading, the different ways we perceive each other, etc. There are some ILXors who I have very distinct ideas of who they are, how far I can go with them without pissing them off, and so on, and other people who I recognize as 'regulars' but I know nothing about. Now I'm digressing. The point is that everyone belongs on ILX, but sometimes one needs to step back, take a break, and realize that despite it being a great part of the internet, it's still the internet, and has all the pitfalls of the internet in general.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I like you too, Pink.
I think that my posts are often not only, y'know, not, uh, good, but just silly and annoying. But I think everybody kinda has their own reasons for posting here, and, uh, whatever yours are, they're valid and I like what you say.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

And don't be swayed by the name: sometimes "I Love Everything" means "If You Love Everything, Here's Why You Shouldn't" -- that's not a criticism per se (i.e. yes it is and I don't have time to elaborate on it), but threads can be jarring when you let the label fool the tongue.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, i'm guessing that's just part of the self doubt that every clever/aware/interesting person possesses.

you're lovely and shouldn't worry about posting. it's nice to have you around, espcially since you aren't pretentious at all, and always have nice and interesting things to say. woo you!

(besides, you post stuff that is far more meaningful than me, especially lately!)

(xpost /3)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Pink, you've got just as much right to be here as anyone. I mean, I'm not looking for the secret of life on ILE, you know? I come here to bullshit. This place serves its purpose quite well.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

The secret of life is tits and tequila, though, if anyone does come looking. We should have that on record.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

that's hardly a secret, Tep.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I have learnt that it is sometimes easier not to express opinions that are extremely personal to you on ilx

I definitely feel this way and usually stay away from serious threads b/c of it. Mostly b/c I can get upset easily and don't like having to defend my views on line. (I'm a pussy, whatever)

But I never feel like I don't belong here. Like Jeanne said I come here mostly to bullshit. I've been here long enough and established enough relationships with other posters (albeit online) that *that's* why I feel I should be here.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I am the world's least direct assassin. My murder of Kip Winger has already taken over a decade and has been conducted only with telegrams and unexpected gardening club memberships.

Hurry. Up.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

PinXor, you're fabulous - and everyone who posted about this OTM x1,000,000.

(And really, who knows more about posting useless one liners and nothing else more than I?)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Have patience, have patience. Kip Winger will not survive the next cockrock revival.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been patient for well over a decade! I don't know how much patience I have left!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

what on earth are you doing up and near a computer?

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I shall never perish, for how can you kill the wind? How can you murder a dream? How can you assassinate poetry embodied?

― Kip Winger (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

It's 9 am!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I shall never perish, for how can you kill the wind? How can you murder a dream? How can you assassinate poetry embodied?

Come a little closer and I'll show you. No really, c'mere.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Telegrams and gardening clubs, that's how.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks guys, I really wasn't after your compliments, but they are nice to hear all the same. I just feel I'm a bit of a quantitive rather than qualitative poster, which is not always the best thing on a forum. I always forget that my posts will be read by lots of ppl that I have never heard of let alone know, not the 10-15 that post on the TITTWIS thread! heh. I am not about to leave ILX or anything, you're not getting rid that easily!! I was just thinking about it too much probably. I don't live my life by ilx, I use it as a means to pass some bored time at work. Also I've managed to meet (irl & through email) some really cool ppl. For that I am very thankful & for that I will stick around!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

it's later than i thought.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I come on here to make people laugh, and to be distracted from my pretty alienating job.

Some people don't like my jokes.

They also don't like the dancing banana.

Or the many-axled car guy.

also, at least it isn't snowing today here.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ofingidor.blogger.com.br/kipwinger.jpg
I am the <C>wind, I am the wind,
Without <G7>foe, without
<C>friend.
I have no home, no cares to <F>tend,
All
a<G7>lone, I am the <C>wind.

I am the <C>wind, I am the wind,
Where I <G7>go is where I've
<C>been,
I'm here today and gone a<F>gain,
On my
<G7>way, I am the <C>wind.

I am the <C>wind, lazy wind,
Gentle <G7>breeze, in lovers'
<C>glen,
In the awesome tales of fisher<F>men,
Testing
<G7>sails, I am the <C>wind.

I am the <C>wind, contrary wind,
Here to <G7>search my maker's
<C>end.
I don't believe I've ever <F>sinned,
I only
<G7>know I am the <C>wind.

I am the <C>wind, swirling wind,
Stripping <G7>trees at
summer's <C>end.
But I'm the song of spring a<F>gain,
Right or
<G7>wrong, I am the <C>wind.

I am the <C>wind, eternal wind,
Around the <G7>door between
gods and <C>men.
And if you see how I go <F>in,
You'll have
the <G7>key, and know the <C>wind.
You'll have the <G7>key,
my friend, to know the <C>wind. <F> <C>

― Kip Winger (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, now I must kill myself.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Because of that, I have lost my will to live. (x-post)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

DAMN YOU, KIP WINGER!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I should change my name to Kip WINNER, because nobody beats me!

― Kip Winger (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh I'll beat you.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

a winger is you!

(zpost)

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey guys, what's happening?
Omigosh, was Kip Winger here? And I missed him? A-GAIN? Shucks. I guess I'll just mild-manneredly go back about my business.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Quick, get the Kiptonite!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I have 'seventeen' stuck in my head now (who knew I even REMEMBERED THAT, THANKS TEP), and now I must go and give myself a lobotomy.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck you Kip you rotted penis mother fucker!

http://hcmagazine.com/gui/content/interviews/Warrant_L2_jani.jpg

Got a picture of your house
And your standing by the door
It's black and white and faded
And it's looking pretty worn

See the factory that I worked
Silhouetted in the back
The memories are grey
but man they're really coming back

I don't need to be the king of the world
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl

Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say

How I love the way you move
And the sparkle in your eyes
There's a color deep inside them
Like a blue suburban sky

When I come home late at night
And your in bed asleep
I wrap my arms around you
So I can feel you breathe

I don't need to be a superman
As long as you will always be my biggest fan

CHORUS
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what you friends might say
We'll find a way

Now the lights are going out
Along the boulevard
The memories come rushing back
And it makes it pretty hard

I've got nowhere left to go
And no one really cares
I don't know what to do
But I'm never giving up on you

CHORUS

― Jani Lane (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

How long can this go on before Mark Slaughter delurks?

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i am so thankful for being british right now

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Unfortunately, Jani discovered how much he really DID enjoy eating that cherry pie, and so he did.

Everyday. For the next 10 years.

Pies and pies and pies. Whipped cream, a la mode, you name it. All pies in the land were fed down his gaping pie-hole, an ever hungry-maw never sated by the onrush of crust & cherry. He knew he had a problem when he started injecting canned pie filling into his veins, but that point, there was no turning back.

When we come back from these commercials, we'll learn how Jani has finally broken his addiction for the baked goods, but the cravings will always be there. Stay tuned.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

time to call in for back-up, robo-back-up!

http://www.rockshoppe.com/pinups/rock/r_kipwin.jpg

― Kip Winger (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

(Last night on One Tree Hill, Peyton-played-by-Hilarie-Burton-who-looks-just-like-my-girlfriend said she was "really into 80s metal now," and Lucas gave her a copy of Tesla's first album on vinyl. It reminded me of this thread, even though this part of it hadn't quite happened yet.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Dave, were you guys spared our 80s metal?

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

The Cravings for MoRE ROCK! Bring on The Cherone!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah well i have 'la ba di' running on a constant loop in my head THANKS TO YOU LUNA. kill me por favor.

― ooops, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

"More Than Words" was playing in the grocery store last night! I was startled.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Never forget.

http://www.metal-sludge.com/Jani1990.jpg

http://www.metal-sludge.com/JaniDrunk.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

How do you feel now, Pink?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Kip Winger 2001 gets interviewed:

6. Isn't ballet kind of...well, gay?

I guess if your completely uneducated and uncultured..and have your head buried in your ass.And by the way for the stupid people who make comment like that..I dare you to try it..you wouldn't last 5 mins.
If you watch pro-football consider yourself a gay lover..cause most pro athletes have studied ballet for basic agility...go figure..

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

If my name were Jani "Cherry Pie" Lane, I would live in deathly fear of going to prison or Oklahoma.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Well we can't live without your love and affection!

http://www.thenelsonbrothers.com/photos/promos/atrpro.jpg

― Matthew and Gunnar (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

it was a lot easier for sensible people to avoid 80s hairmetal than it was in the states or canada. it was still around and definitely had its devotees (like my cousins, for example) but you could give it a wide berth if you wanted.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

See now, Kip Winger is usually my trump card here. No matter (usually) what people throw at me, I can always bust out Winger... but this, well, this was over before it even started.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

it was a lot easier for sensible people to avoid 80s hairmetal than it was in the states or canada.

you make it sound like sensible people are foreign to the states and canada. And I'm not necessarily going to argue with that.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Suddenly, I'm vaguely annoyed.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

(x post)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

no, sensible people in the states and canada would have had more of a job avoiding it, that's all.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

NO NELSON. God, my girlfriend still likes them.

it was still around and definitely had its devotees (like my cousins, for example) but you could give it a wide berth if you wanted.

See, I have no idea how avoidable it was here, cause at my age (preteen/earlyteens), it was right up my alley. I think EMF broke me of the addiction, honestly.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

don't be annoyed i love americans and canadians almost equally, with slight weighting toward americans, especially californians.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

So, does anyone wanna talk about municipal politics? The city passed its budget last night and the only road they're paving is the one to hell.

xpost, are calling me fat?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Um, who said it had anything to do with you?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

See, I have no idea how avoidable it was here, cause at my age (preteen/earlyteens), it was right up my alley. I think EMF broke me of the addiction, honestly

For me it was 'More than Words' the 9000th time. It broke me.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

oh that was THE WORST RECORD IN HISTORY, EVER. and was HUGELY popular here. anyway, we unleashed a flock of seagulls and kajagoogoo on you lot, so we're quits, culturally speaking

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

For the hair alone.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Im glad you unleashed Flock of Seagulls!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

You have yet to answer for Shakin' Stevens, however.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought the Welsh get the blame for that one.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Kip Winger lives in Nashville now (or at least he did when I was still living there).

One day a couple years ago I went to the local Mars Music (before they closed down), and he was in there shopping around. I followed him around the store, pretending like I was looking at stuff and periodically saying "Kip kip kip kip kip" in a really high-pitched bird voice. He'd look around every time I did it, but I'm pretty certain he didn't ever figure out where the hell it was coming from.

Sometimes you just have to do the totally juvenile stuff. I had the best day that day.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

he was welsh. i abdicate any responsibility for him. law unto themselves, that lot. anyway, he never got anywhere in the states, did he? or was that in australia?

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Welsh or not, someone needs to take the blame.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Kip Winger is rocking the old school Air Jordans in that Robo-Kip picture.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

(And yeah, I think it was in Australia)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

The best thing is that there are still some people that are hardcore fans of these groups. Sickening. There was this girl i used to work with who was going on and on about this awesome concert that her and her husband went to. I asked who it was. Queensryche was the answer. I drifted back into silent lucidity after that answer.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I followed him around the store, pretending like I was looking at stuff and periodically saying "Kip kip kip kip kip" in a really high-pitched bird voice.

martin, you are insane, but in a good way.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

actually you can blame the welsh for the alarm, too - worst band in the history of music.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

At least it wasn't Winger!!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

What is that "'Cop Out" slogan at the top of that picture all about anyway? Is that the ad someone took out when Robocop came forward to announce that he and Kip were lovers?

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"Silent Lucidity" was fucking great, though!

(Not that I'd go see Queensryche in concert, unless maybe they were opening for Peter Cetera at one of the Biloxi casinos.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I am going to listen to Motorhead now. I need to be cleansed.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin you are my hero for that record store story.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

hush now don't you cry...

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

martin, you are insane, but in a good way.

Thanks... Actually a lot of the 80s hair metal dudes ended up in Nashville for some reason. I'm tryna think of who all else lives there now. I guess it's not so surprising given what a huge presence the music industry has down there (and it's not all country and christian either... just the industry in general).

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I might - if someone else paid for the ticket... purely for the nostalgia factor. I was forced to go something like 4 times during the summer of the Building Empires tour (what, 1991? Yeah), and Geoff Tate in leather pants was well worth the price of admission (that I didn't pay for).

Now, well, skip the pants.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

My friend tried to get me to go to the Journey, Styx, Speedwagon concert with him last summer. I came very close to going, if Steve Perry had reunited I would have been all over it.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i am going to download winger records tonight because i honestly don't have the 1st fucking clue what any of you are talking about and feel there's a cultural gap that needs bridging

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

(This is where I admit that I kind of miss Drivin' n Cryin'.)

(But Slaughter can chew my shoes.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

It's worth noting, too, that the radio alternatives to these folks were C+C Music Factory and the waning slump of Paula Abdul's career.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

FLY TO THE ANGELS

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Fly High Michelle.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw, why the hatin'?

― Mark (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

No one on God's greenish Earth should be called Mark Slaughter unless his first name is Sergeant.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i will report back in 1 to two hors letting you know what i think

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: "Fly to the Angels" vs "Fly Me Courageous."

("Fly me Courageous" wins because that's a fucked up title and it wasn't Slaughter.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

You may be disappointed, Dave, cause Winger's bad, but I'm not sure it's cartoonishly bad. That's why I always pick on him, he was just such a good target for bitching about mediocrity.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

It's bad beyond all badness. Except worse. Like biting into a muffin and finding a fingernail bad.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, in that case, if the fingernail were made out of batshit and old men's underwear, the muffin would be L.A. Guns.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Or Cinderella or Britny Fox.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Or a terrible muffin and a lawsuit.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Let's not forget Enuff Z Nuff

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, remember the '80's?

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

SAIGON KICK

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Aaaaaa

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

If it makes you feel any better, I barely know these bands either. If I didn't recognize any of the songs with lyrics posted above, is there any Winger I'm likely to know?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Shotgun Messiah had the damn coolest name, though.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

And who could forget White Lion and all those crying kids?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Every one hit wonder band (including actors, hello Don Johnson) -- which most of these are, or close -- should get together and cover each other's songs. Nelson does "Heartbeat"! Don Johnson does "Cherry Pie"!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Bruce Willis does 'Party All the Time'

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Eddie Murphy does "Informer"!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

No one gives a shit!

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

note: the lyrics (and chords) under the P1aygurl cover of Kip is actually a Stompin' Tom Connors song.
I'm just being a doubledouchebag today.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

is that like a double dog dare?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

only douchbaggier!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I NEED CANDY, STAT.

― ooops, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

120cc's of skittles

― ooops, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

blech! this really is truly evil!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Why the shit does Pret put pepper in every single goddamn sandwich it makes??? There is NO NEED. If we want pepper, we will apply it OUR DAMN SELVES. Pepper is a FREE condiment. @&*#^@&#^

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

it's the freezing cold mayo and wilting arugula masquerabding as being classy that gets me - i wrote a big diatribe on my blog about pret during the woebot/kpunk/stelfox/blissout cafe wars... i'l post a link in a sec. i also have no sympathy with anyone else about anything as i'm listening to winger, in the name of research and international relations

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

STOP NOW. WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

No one listens to me.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not doing anything. How can I stop?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i can't find the link but if you scroll down here to the heading "Don Of Dons" you can read why i hate pret manger and david gray...

www.worldofstelfox.blogspot.com

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

(This is where I admit that I kind of miss Drivin' n Cryin'.)

Tep, there is nothing wrong with that admission. As long as you don't actually miss anything that came out after Fly Me Courageous, because after that record it was all downhill really really quickly.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Nope, just that album. I kind of wish I had bought it, except I would have bought it on cassette, and I'm not even sure where my cassette player is now, assuming I have one.

(My late 80s/early 90s habit to not buy music that I heard on the radio all the time, or that friends owned -- and the subsequent "dammit, that's not on the radio anymore, I want to listen to it, and it's out of print or not at the store" -- is probably what fueled my mid-to-late 90s buying sprees, which explains why I have Len's You Can't Stop the Bum Rush and Primitive Radio Gods' Rocket sitting right here.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The three DnC albums before Fly Me are also quite good.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

THEY moved me upstairs to a fly corner cubicle. It's huge. I feel like I'm not doing important enough work to be in it and the cubicle is looking down its nose at me. Best part is I'm now about 75 feet away from mr. boss man instead of 3. Dicking around on the internet starting...now.

― ooops, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Now, well, skip the pants.

You mean you just want to see Geoff Tate on stage these days wearing a shirt and nothing else?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

No no, I just don't think the pants would impress me 13 years later.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you. For a second I had fears.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

In a few days I will be able to put "can read Isaac Newton's handwriting" on my c.v. This is the weirdest class I've ever taken, but I'm nearly done.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread makes me realise how much I actually missed you freaks....um darlings

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

And we, you.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

So I was just in the bathroom (none of your business, but since you asked, #1) and I could hear what sounded like the brushing of teeth coming from one of the stalls. Is that gross or what?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

That's awesome. You've just given me an idea for something to do in the bathroom after lunch at work.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

It's only gross if the teeth were not in anyone's mouth.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

was he flossing anything? curious minds...

― ..., Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

When I just went in the bathroom, some guy was pacing around talking on his cell phone. I came in and told the lady in my office, and she said she once saw a girl eating an apple in the ladies room. Then she went into a stall with it.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

One thing that is really fun to do in public restrooms (provided you're not at work or some other place where you'll be recognized and remembered) is to talk to yourself while you're in the stall. Doesn't have to be scatalogical talk or anything of the sort. Just have a conversation with yourself while sitting in the stall.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

(i'm somehow logged out?)
my old roommate used to sometimes make a sandwich to take into the can with him. He could also snore sleeping on his stomach. At work. As a lumberjack.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Lumberjacks rule.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Eh, they're ok.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Tell me about. I used to get so much tail. From the trappers in the area. That's a bit of boucheron humour. Har-har.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

they give me wood

― ..., Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

My brother has plans to create a lumberjack action figure with Real Logging Action (tm).

He's totally gonna make a mint.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought he was going to make a lumberjack?

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, and the lumberjack action figure is gonna sell so well that he's gonna make a mint.

Jeez.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate myself.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I hereby nominate you two for whatever. Way to go, fuckers.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I swear to god, Huck...

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, that's just the ILX equivalent of me muttering off into mumblehood.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

You're really sensitive about this lumberjack thing, aren't you?

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't get the last few posts. Also, why haven't you logged back in, Huck?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

CP, Huck used to be a lumberjack.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:11 (twenty-one years ago)

was he flossing anything?

Well, some people refer to thong underwear as butt floss...

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)

So he's logged out as some sort of obscure lumberjack pun?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Perhaps. Really I was just pointing out his previous employment to help you understand the last few posts you said you didn't get.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

No but I still don't get the "way to go fuckers" post. Not that I need to understand everything.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah. Yeah I never really got that either.

Let's talk about Kip Winger again.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh please god no.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I only said that as bait to see if you were still about, luna.

Turns out I was right.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't log back in because it's been so long that I forget my password.

The whole "way to go fuckers" was more, um, I don't really have a good thing to say. But I laughed real good at the exchange immed. preceding that comment, and then I couldn't figure out who got the upper hand in that.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Your password is "kipwinger4evah" I thought?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

and hey! I'm currently listening to a singer/songwriter named Kip Harness! Real good, sorta RonSexsmith/Dylan/DanBernish.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

whoops, that's Kyp.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

in high school, Queensryche were one of my favorite bands.

My brother worshipped White Lion.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea who Kip Winger is.

I got paid today. I've had a margarita and am now having a beer.

I 'm also holding the paper with my story in it. woo-hoo! this is the happiest thing that i've had happen in awhile.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

well done sam and trust me you don't want to know who kip winger is

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll take yr word for it Dave.

link: http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2004-04-29/music2.html/1/index.html

be kind. I haven't written about music in any professional fashion for many years.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

...unless you want to know about someone who brings you love, like you've never seen

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I'm listening to this band from Calgary called the Dudes, and they're actually really good despite all indicators to the opposite (their name, their home, etc). I love it when I listen to music and it's not ass.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i am listening to winger

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I sent you an e-mail Huck, and I want the world to know!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, it was a good article.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Though the show sounds pretty tame by tM3 standards.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:59 (twenty-one years ago)

:) thank ya. except for cutting out "grill", grr.

i want to go have mixed drinks now but my man has band practice till late. time to ring up boy no. 2.

(i don't know who tM3 is)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:00 (twenty-one years ago)

The Min0r Thirds. "It's not a real tM3 show if everyone gets out alive," is our motto.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:03 (twenty-one years ago)

:) i want to see you then.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

N.B. I might be using irony. We might just sit down and sing songs about bridge or chickens.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:11 (twenty-one years ago)

hmmm . . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Pat after the mic incident.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Do I really want to click on that?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i linked it in case donut bitch reads this thread.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

right now (almost)

http://www.cjtr.ca

― Huck, Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait, is it a penis or a broken face?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

a broken mouth.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Does DB have a broken mouth fetish I don't know about?

Nothing makes sense today! I am eating garlicky Thai food and listening to pleasant enough music on Huck's show so I guess it's not so bad overall.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 01:01 (twenty-one years ago)

DB has a weakness for gore. Weakness in that he can't stomach it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 01:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Right, that's what I thought. I'm the same way.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I was honest to gosh "this close" to bringing the SK EP with me down to the station this week (where I am right now, and where I got yr email at) because of the City Budget that passed and Hubert Selby and the idea of localization and weirdness and all that stuff, but I didn't want to chance breaking into a rant.
But I haven't played it in a while so I definitely will next week.
"Pleasant enough" sounds pretty backhanded. There was one song, that, well, sometimes you have support a higher cause. Holy crap, what are they playing? Greg MacPherson Unplugged? "got a boyfriend out in Call-You-When-I'm-Drunk, B.C." is one of the best lines in all of CanRock.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 April 2004 02:06 (twenty-one years ago)

"Pleasant enough" referred to the first song, which seemed like a good enough song, but I dunno, I thought the music kinda dragged ("use other chords and strumming patterns, please"). Brak is of course more than pleasant.

SK EP is now listed at AMG but they wouldn't let Sean C review it. Alas.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh and the Loretta Lynn, that seemed pretty right-on.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, that's a very good description of the first song (and the album it's on). He's a real nice guy though, and you'd probably really like the guy he had playing steel and bass for him when he was here a few months ago. The steel/bass guy's own stuff that is. Because it's really good.
I've got mixed feelings about the Loretta. I really like her, but I think JackWhite overdid the production. I've gotta review it this week.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 April 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a moment in that song when the first verse ended and she sang "...and I'm [something]" (I don't remember and I'm not sure I caught it then) and there was this big burst of guitar noise that was totally unexpected and transformed the to-then by-the-numbers country song into something else altogether. It was a great moment. But then I was distracted by something and so I can't review the rest of the song.

The question is how much of that is actually Loretta and how much of it is "Jack White feat. Loretta".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 04:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I was rather disturbed by some of the earlier discussion re: hair metal bands from the '80s. Dear God, this is why the '80s fell apart, kiddos! This is why '90s so-called "alternative" music had to happen in order to save rock from itself! Uh... *ahem*. Sorry. I'm still quite happy to be Queen of the Eighties, but my sensibilities are rooted firmly in the Nineties.

Granted, there were some fairly horrid things that got released in the '90s that I took part in avidly enjoying, things such as that Tal Bachman song that went, "She's so hiiiiiiiiigh, high above me, she's so lovely" and the Dishwalla "Counting Blue Cars" song that I heard way too many times in its acoustic form. Oh yeah, and I actually really liked Blues Traveler's "Hook", most of the Spin Doctors' singles, the Gin Blossoms' "Til I Hear It From You", and last but certainly not least -- "And I said what about 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and she said I think I remember that film and as I recall I think we both kinda liked it and I said well that's the one thing we've got!" Ha ha ha. Got that song stuck in your head, don't you? ;) Oh yeah, and I got into Alanis Morrissette's Angry Young Woman thing until I found out she was a teenypopper in Canada before that. Bummer. Though I do fondly remember enjoying "Ironic" and "You Oughta Know". Ah yes, the joy that was being a Nineties Teenaged Girl. ;)

Anyway. I feel awkward typing all of that out after reading over the portion of the thread I had to catch up on, because what I was listening to while I was reading that was my beloved Duran Duran. While some of the songs I was listening to were indeed from the '90s, a great deal of them were from the '80s, so I'm wondering about certain things right now.

I hope you guys are doing well. Too much has gone on in this thread since the last time I typed out anything for me to comment on any one thing, but I did note Jeanne's presence at that rally and am so proud of her and that rally's brought up this really sensitive bit that sprung up from a sermon I heard at last Sunday's Mass but can't really comment on because this post's already getting to be extremely long and I've rambled on enough for tonight. So please take care, all of you, and as for fried chicken, I've gotten spoiled by this one local chain of restaurants that specializes in barbecue and fried chicken so I can't get anything else. Ok. That'll be it.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 29 April 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

(Sorry about that post, BTW. That will probably go down on record as being the worst post I've ever made. Talk about your non-sequitirs....)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 29 April 2004 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Dee, you really need to hear/read J0hn's lecture on "The Persistence Of Hair".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 05:46 (twenty-one years ago)

How do you feel now, Pink?
Hey Huck, I'm feeling much better today thanks. I don't know who half the bands discussed above are, but I have to say, I'm really not that bothered! How are you sweetie?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 07:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea what y'all have been talking about for the last 2 days, but nevertheless it's helped lift me out of my Thursday melancholy a little bit.

I wasn't around yesterday to add my voice, Pink, but even if you were only ever to post on this one thread, you'd be making a lot of people happy :) Sometimes my whole mood can be changed by a Pinkpanther exclamation mark...

I've had a rubbish morning though.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 29 April 2004 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Arch sweetie. An email is on the way to you!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

if there is any more lengthy discussion about music, production values, picking apart of records etc. on this thread I'm cracking skulls.

I hate ILM for a reason.

thank you.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam did you read the Beastie Boys thread?

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

no. lemme say that again

I HATE ILM

I never go there really. unless i'm drunk and trying to stave off suicide.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)

You go to ILM to stave off suicide? I would've thought that would have made it worse!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

nah, once you hang out on ILM for awhile, everything--sunsets, work, colon scrapings--seems better in comparison.

― ooops, Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

music can get a bit more annoying though

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

for me, reading ILM and actually listening (uncritically) to music are so divorced from one another that one has no effect on the other.

― ooops, Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I skim ILM once in awhile cause I'll often run across mention of a song/album I hadn't thought of checking out before (this seems to work out successfully more often than artists), but that's about it. Something about the implied fannishness and the specificity of IL[insert non-everything here] turns me off.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

ILM is Not For Me. I must confess to enjoying ILB a lot though - mainly because I feel like I can actually keep on top of all the threads without sacrificing my career, social life or sanity. And also because people haven't got around to being that nasty yet.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I look at ILM once in a while when I hear a new song or band & invariably ILM as a whole slates it. But then, as I said upthread, I seem to like things that the general concensus of opinion on ILX says are rubbish.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

to backtrack a bit (sorry Sam)

The question is how much of that is actually Loretta and how much of it is "Jack White feat. Loretta".

Jack White is credited as "Produced and arranged by" and sometimes I find his presence on the album a little overbearing. But I'm not sure if I'm having an honest reaction to it or if I'm just doing it out of aimless spite.

I check out ILM if there's something I'm really interested in, but I don't think I L M with as much passion as, y'know, or something like that.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey I didn't even notice, but I'm logged back in. Wtf, indeed?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Watch it Huck, my threats are not hollow.

I have a horrid hangover this morning and have already chased two kids off campus. I told them to stay off my hall (repeatedly) and then they claimed they were actually suspended. I told them to get their "asses out of here then". They always look at you wide-eyed when you curse but I contend that "damn" and "ass" aren't really curse-words. When they didn't move fast enough I went to grab one by his shirt and he said 'don't touch me, my nig'. I asked 'do i look like a nigga to you? get your damn ass out of here and don't come back."

i'm in a foul, foul mood.

turns out they weren't suspended and when I told the vice-prinicpal that I had run them off he applauded.

grr.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy Crap, Sam! I will never mess with you again! You're like Charles Bronson, DeathWish 8: Hall Monitor!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

We saw Deerhoof last night. They kick fucking ass.
The Gin Blossoms also kick ass, in a kind of different way.
Do you ever see bands and think "I don't really like this band, but I bet Nickalicious would love them." That was my thought about Deerhoof's opening band 54-71.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, you are my hero!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

A quick hello from SF
Rock on, Sam!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Hellllllooooo Ooooooorrbbbbbbbbiiiiiiiittttttttt! Ccccccaaaaaannnnnnnnn yyyyyoooooooouuuuuuuu hhhhheeeeeeeeaaaaaarrrrrrrr mmmmmmmmeeeeeeee????????????

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

U.S. Deletes, Alters Gender Issue Web Data. Sigh.

This may have already been mentioned on ILX, but I haven't been reading very much. Thought I'd post it here in case it's redundant. I can't find more detailed stuff on this in the news, but I'm too tired to look very carefully.

Hi all.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the tag on the url for that story "bush_internt_women" ha ha

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Hi Julia! It's been awhile...

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

(and not as a pubic hair joke, just that, y'know, it's like the perfect set-up for a hilarity-ensues sitcom)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

hey lovely (julia) I've got your email, I just haven't had a chance to respond yet, expect one soon! Hope your ok! xxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

D'ya ever feel like you're part of something, or at least in on it and then the next minute find that you really aren't whatsoever?

This is my day so far.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

yes

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

yes.
has someone been playing tricks on you?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha Huck! Hi oops! Hi Pink! I'm mostly lurksome lately. I can relate to that fear Pink mentioned of not having anything worthwhile to say. Well, and I'm having trouble keeping up with things, much less posting.

Saw my doc yesterday and I seem to have hormone strangeness, as expected. Not the readily-treatable kind that I'd hoped for--things have to be complicated, of course. But now I'm on steroids and woooo shit, this stuff makes me jittery.

XP That's too bad, Luna.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

that is my LIFE so far

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

No it's not that so much . . . it's just. Urgh. I can't explain it adequately. Ask me later when I've had coffee.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

coffee? you don't drink coffee.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, since we're rapidly approaching Pt 13, we need a new :_____ title. Can we improve upon Tits and Tequila? Well, let's see.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah I know, weird, huh?

x-post

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it wrong to take two coffee breaks in the space of half an hour? Cuz I'm ready for another.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Booty and Beer!

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Wangs and Weed!

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

part 13: Scared Stupid?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

BUSH and BALLS

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

part 13: this the thread where i say that i have nothing to say

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

part 13: this is the thread where I say I want to stretch your onion.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Pat 13: ¡Mi asno es muy itchy!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew I could count on you.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

And now, I'm being sent on a Krispy Kreme run. See what you can do while I'm gone.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

What's with all the ILM hate? :-( (I mean, I know why, but still.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

they eat healthy in CA, huh? wait, the donuts are probably filled with tofu and organic cauliflour.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Broccoli donuts!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Apr/20044295348454339416632.jpg

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

aka hot pickets

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

or pockets

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy Crap, Sam! I will never mess with you again! You're like Charles Bronson, DeathWish 8: Hall Monitor!

but with no guns. :(

I like This is the thread where I say pt. 13: No music talk or we're cracking skulls.

or "we'll stab you in the neck"

I prefer 'stab in the neck' as a violent threat but today 'cracking skulls' ala breakfast club has been on my (aching) mind.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just thinking, what the heck happened to Bryan?

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been thinking that for WEEKS!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm I wonder if everything is ok. I wonder if his old email still works.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

He was on AIM briefly yesterday but I didn't get the chance to chat with him.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

You guys have no idea how many threads I've thought of starting, but haven't, all because no one would care but Bryan (but he would make interesting so that other people would care) and probably Chris.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

He's okay, I think - I've seen him on MSN a few times... last I knew, I think he had to help his parents move, and he's looking for a job and.. well, maybe I should let him speak for himself... I think he's fine though.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I've emailed him to see whats up. I also farted on his behalf.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Hope you're ok Bryan. *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Bryan's been taking some time off ILX. He's doing as OK as ever.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Can't say that I blame him, really. Though while it's nice to be off ILX, it's also nice to be on it. You're screwed either way!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 April 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, let him know his absence has been noted by the high council of fart-joke-makers.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

What's with all the ILM hate? :-( (I mean, I know why, but still.)

(I know the thread has shifted, but.)

It's really not hate in my case, Ned, and it's not the nastiness Archel mentioned since I've never seen that as worse on ILM than ILE except in discrete moments (cancelled out by the ones where it's the other way around). It's purely lack of interest -- not in music but in the discussion of it beyond a handful of exchanges. The same goes for books, art, food (despite what it looks like on some threads), movies ... once I like something and explain why, or ask someone why they liked something if I'm thinking of seeing it/buying it/trying it, I'm pretty much done. I'm not interested in underlying aesthetics.

I'll talk about writing with people who write, but am much less interested in talking about reading with people who read, because of that lack of interest in aesthetics -- with the writing discussion, there's process to talk about, and technique; from readers, their take on that is purely speculative. Since I'm not a musician and don't make movies, I don't have those perspectives to bring to the table.

None of this is condemnation, of course, just personal interests or lack thereof.

(With the food thing, only some food conversations interest me. "Mangoes: Classic or Dud" is probably not going to be a thread I find interesting, because at least part of it will be like a "food hates" thread, and unless you have a story about the time your uncle hid a frog in your mango the Saturday before they took him off to the home -- which you thought was for retired superheroes, but he made you promise to keep that a secret, and even though you realized over time that he was insane, it wasn't until you were 23 that you realized that meant he also wasn't a retired superhero, because you'd simply never consciously thought about those two bits of information at the same time before, and as a result the taste of mangoes reminds you of tearful farewells and helping him hide spandex rolled up into his collapsible umbrella, so Grandma won't see his costume -- "I don't like mangoes" isn't an interesting statement.)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Can we please go back to talking about tits and tequila?

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Tep, you are me. you fine-ass mofo.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

i like my tits like i like my tequila: all natural and see-through

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no problem with talking about tits and/or tequila. I could probably say more things about tequila than tits, but only because I have brand names at hand to help me hierarchalize, honest.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

If I had tits, I would wash them with tequila.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

If I were your tits, I would learn to drink through my nipples.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

If you were my tits, I'd need a bigger bra.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

C or D: Body shots

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

nothing better than males discussing hypothetical titty situations

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Totally classic, but I think I have something different in mind than you do

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not exactly sure what a body shot is.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I was told it involves pouring the alcohol on your body and having another person lap it up.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

You have to enjoy hard liquors (and hard lickers)! Bwahahaha....okay, that was bad.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

that's pretty much what I thought. I've done it. It's cool. As long as you like the other person.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I have an automatic aversion to anything invented at fraternities or spring break, including body shots, jello shots, the President, Jagermeister, dogs on skateboards, and "I'm With Stupid" T-shirts.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

But in theory, classic.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, since we're rapidly approaching Pt 13, we need a new :_____ title. Can we improve upon Tits and Tequila? Well, let's see.

"Beef, Bongs, and Blowjobs: A Tribute to Donut Bitch"

(Dagnabbit, people dropping by to give me work cuts into my ILX time. The nerve of them!)

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I always what Luna will come up with. We can try to sway her creative decision, though.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

"Mi asno es itchy y mi burro es bitchy"

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Apr/20044297902264355427915.jpg

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

body shots are good but i absolutely must have them tequila for the salty factor. i want tequila now.

i also like parties where you buy a block of ice with paths through and do shots that way. yum.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 00:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Kingfish: is that a toy, a mogwai, or an actual puppy? Whatever it is, it's almost as adorable as a kitten.

― j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 30 April 2004 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)

it's a real dog.

bigger picture here

i found the pic on the Someth1ngAwful Forums...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 30 April 2004 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

heart falling out of my chest. . . .

goddammit

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 05:44 (twenty-one years ago)

That dog-thing nearly made me spit out coffee. So cute yet so WRONG.

Meanwhile, a quick glance at New Answers reveals a grim smorgasbord of rape, death, class war, bodily functions and other things I have no desire to sully my Friday with.

Guess I will actually get some work done today then...

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 30 April 2004 07:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, feel free to revive my Greek thread. Or you can check out what I've done to the poetry thread over on ILB.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 April 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i have got sooo much work to do today, but can I be arsed to do it?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't arse me, I don't know!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 April 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

HEH

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I have indeed looked at the poetry thread but my feeble Friday brane cannot grasp very many words yet...

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 30 April 2004 08:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I've just had one of these chelsea buns
http://www.fitzbillies.com/html/chelsea_buns.html
I think I'm going to die of a sugar overdose.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

oops.
http://www.fitzbillies.com/html/chelsea_buns.html

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

mmm. I just had half a Bounty. Lunch in 20 mins. Maybe I can just fill the day with eating.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 30 April 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't eat lunch, teeth have stuck together with the sugar!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

there's some line in the a new matt pond pa song that i can't quite figure out. its says something about smiling and great summer nights. From what I can make out, I like it.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 30 April 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I think a dude got killed outside my window last night. Well, just down the street. At two a.m. I yelled at them to shut the fuck up, and they didn't really, but I fell asleep anyhow and then this morning the corner they'd been on was cordoned off with yellow tape and police were taking photos of a big blood splatter on the curb. Grisly, huh?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope to God you guys aren't talking about the worst movie ever, also called Body Shots.

I want that dog.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

a dude was killed in an apartment across the courtyard from me last year. after an evening of the crime scene unit and homocide cops milling around our complex my friend and I watched them bring the body out in its bodybag. . a foot was dangling out of the bottom.

A couple of days later his mattress appeared next to the dumpster, bound together by electrical cords. A heavy thunderstorm ensued and the binding split open. For several days we had to drive by the blood-soaked mattress going in and out of the parking lot.

The kids are watching the simpsons and playing hello kitty uno. i have a headache.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Euw, I am grateful this does not really happen in the street i live in. Not far away though admittedly!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Official police word (sometimes working at a newspaper is good) is that it was just a "big punch-out" but it must have been pretty brutal for them to be spending so much time collecting evidence. The dude may have died in the hospital.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

awwww. . .

when my brother performed on Monday he announced that if anyone was serious about audtioning for him (rapping) to give their numbers to me. He told them he wasn't talking about anyone who thought it would be cool to be a rapper but only people who were serious, had rhymes, and were willing to work hard.

One girl I had last year, who has some good stuff, told me she was interested but we had already discussed having her rap for my bro. Just now this kiddo who I don't know walks in, really shy, and shoves a paper in my hand. It was labeled "to romi0-No-E" and listed the names and numbers of the "Iced Out Thugs" (complete with logo.) D-Money, Ace, Smooth Beast, and Lucky Charms. Aw-yeah!

so cute. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks awesome, Sam.

Just now during my morning break, this guy I work with said, "You know, there are lots of evil, ugly people over there in Iraq. We need to pull out our troops and just send over a hell of a lot of B52s and bomb the hell out of the whole country."
I tried to end the discussion by saying we should send the band the B52s instead.
He misunderstood and said, "Exactly, Sarah, we need to bomb the hell out of them."
*sigh*
Then he told a story about Vietnam and about shooting 'gooks.'
Then I punched him.

That's all true except for the punching him bit. Ick.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah, why is that last bit not true, huh?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

hearing co-workers discuss politics is always such a massive dud.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Have a good weekend guys (bank holiday for us in the UK woo!) and don't punch anyone! Unless they really deserve it. See y'all Tuesday.

xxx

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

HAVE A good one archel! xxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I just asked the intern if anyone from her journaalism school has ever done an interneship with that naykid nooze place. She says "no, but that's a good idea." If I ever go back to shcool for j'lism, I'm gonna apply to do my internship there!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the band the B-52's would really straighten things out. Fred Schneider would bug out his eyes and be like "Heyya, kids, can't we get along? Everybody sing the rocket song!" and Kate Pierson and the other one would be like "Oooooh ahhh ooooh aahhh oooooh!" and the guitarist would play this twangy surf lick and everyone would do the twist and forget about whatever the fuck it is we're all fighting about over there. But I guess I'm just a naive sentimental fool.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I really love the B-52's. I used to piss off my old bandmates by singing the songs in a Fred Schneider voice. Has anyone else heard his solo album which includes a punk rock cover of "Lime in the Coconut"? It's pretty, um, entertaining.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

If it's the same one with "There's a monster in my pants, and it does a little dance," or something like that, I have it on cassette but have somehow blanked out the "Lime in the coconut" cover.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

my brother covers "monster in my pants"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

he usually opens his sets with it.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"YOU PUT SUGAR...IN MY HOG! I SAW YOU! YOU PUT SUGAR IN MY HOG!"
...is my favorite.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i love when my wife puts sugar in my hog.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The Asylum Street Spankers covered 'Dance This Mess Around' on their newest album. They are an 8-piece all acoustic band which plays instruments like mandolins, fiddles, clarinets, saws, etc.

It's a great cover.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

If I look at one more dealer trade today I'm going to lose it. Guess what fuckers I don't know what your fucking Portfolio Beta Score is!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

and to top the day off I get to go to City Hall and the Registry of Motor Vehicles after work today!! Yay! I Can't wait! I'd rather get my nuts stomped on by an elephant than go to the RMV.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

If it's the same one with "There's a monster in my pants, and it does a little dance," or something like that, I have it on cassette but have somehow blanked out the "Lime in the coconut" cover.

It's not the same record. He has two solo albums.

The second one (with "Coconut" on it) is well worth seeking out and hearing if you are a Fred/B-52s fan at all. Albini produced it, and the bands backing Fred up are Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Six Finger Satellite, and another outfit called Deadly Cupcake which is Russell Simins, Rick Sims and Tom Zaluckyj (who was the bassist for Tar). Albini produced it.

You'd think that Fred singing over heavy rock would sound like a gimmick, but it works surprisingly well. I've loaned that album to just about every friend I have who hasn't heard it. In fact, Donut Bitch has my copy at the moment.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

that can be arranged...

xpost

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I must be tired today... Albini's having produced Just Fred is hardly important enough to have mentioned twice.

Funny, I don't feel tired.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Some of you may have read this on LJ, but I'm posting it here too cause I need comfort and I'm creeped out.

I just fucking got stalked.

I made a post on craig's list a few months ago and some guy emailed me because he thought it was funny, which of course, appealed to my vanity, so I emailed him back and we've been emailing back and forth with the occasional phone call (two - one of which was business related), and all of a sudden yesterday afternoon, completely out of nowhere, he showed up at my office with a 'delivery' for me.

E. told him to wait in the front, but he followed him back to the copy room and E. said 'A? you have a delivery' and I turned around and saw it was this guy (whom I'd seen a picture of, but he hadn't seen one of me) and I tried to play it off like I wasn't me, and said 'oh, I think she was in the back,' and I walked off to 'try and find her' and he followed me. I didn't know what to do, so I said 'oh she must have gone down to the storage room', and he went to wait up at the front.

I had K. go out through the side door, then walk in and say 'have you been helped?' and then when he said he was waiting for me, she said I'd already gone home for the day, could she tell me he'd stopped by? no, he'll come back tomorrow.

Fuck me. I never gave him my work address (admittedly not hard to get if you have my number, but still) nor invited him to see me. I've refused all his invitations to go out and told him I was involved and that I wasn't interested in being more than his friend.

I dunno - you don't just show up at someone's work. If they work in a restaurant or bookstore or somewhere you might go anyway, sure, ok, that's one thing, but to find out someone's work address based on a phone number and then show up at an office building - that's crazy.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 April 2004 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

that sucks, Luna. Do you think emailing him and nicely saying "back the fuck off" would work?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

do you have security officers in your building that could stop him from coming in?

if not have a male in the office stop him next time and tell him he's trespassing. Maybe have a man (your b-friend) call him and say he must leave you alone.

I'm sorry honey. Don't be scared, you can deal with him.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, I don't know what he was trying to deliver - he didn't leave it. He had a carrier bag in his hand though - maybe a severed head?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

stwed rabbit?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

severed head

Nothing says "I love you" better. Write him and tell him you're not interested. Or have your boyfriend write him.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, your boyfriend

― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

You know, your boyfriend whose e-mail is my_penis_will_surprise_you @ hotmail.com

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

If I find a rabbit boiling on my stove when I get home, I'm gonna be pissed.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Remember this guy?

you wouldn't pester and pester me for an interview/write-up, even though I just did one on you a few months ago, and then finally when I agree, just cuz I'm
sicking of taking your calls, you have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SAY.

He just called me, wondering how come there was no story in the paper. I told him because I didn't write one. Oh, he says, because there's too much other stuff going on?
No, I say, because there just wasn't anything worth writing, and even though my previews are generally pretty objective, the fact that I'm writing one at all is an implied endorsement, and, uh, I just can't.
Oh, he says, okay. Are you gonna come by the show tonight?
Maybe, I lie.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm using the British meaning of 'pissed' to parse that sentence.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, I hope he doesn't come back. At least make sure he's not let in again, and I'd consider calling the police if he does. What are stalking laws like in the US?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 30 April 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

So, here I am almost finished my week's work, compiling next week's cmty events calendar, and I come across a notice that the local nudist club is hosting a medieval feast, w.t.f?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

'thou hast a nice wang'?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 April 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

regard yon gravy, it be hot!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 April 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

drumsticks

flabby, pastey, exposed flesh

drippings

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Huzzah, I am unbegarment'd. Forsooth yon tunic doth chafe mine most tender parts.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

chain mail doth scratch

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

No, Chris, I will not joust with you.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

What dost thou mean, "I must have been donning it wrongly?" Thou hast slandered me once too often on this fine day! Eunice, fluff up mine wang: Honour demands that I joust!

XPOST!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Dirty minds think alike.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Sir Casuistry appeareth to have enter'd the fray. Poor fray.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

So, I just got home and I walked through the crime scene and there are a few big blood splotches. Pretty grisly. They caught the guy at the scene though, and charged him with attempt murder this afternoon. The vic is in serious condition.
But the badguy's in jail, so my neighbourhood is safe again!

― Huck, Friday, 30 April 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you have that kind of trouble often in your 'hood?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Mostly just people shouting stuff. I live sorta downtown, so noise comes with the territory, but this is generally thought of as a pretty safe/decent area, though I guess I'm sort of on the border of the hip n'hood and the hood.

― Huck, Friday, 30 April 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Pervertalism and emotion! A thread of goodness. *many good thoughts for la luna*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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