This is the Thread Where I Say Pt 13: Scared Stupid

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I couldn't decide between that and 'no music talk or we will stab you in the neck', but that got long, and I didn't think anyone would get 'n.m.t.o.w.w.s.y.i.t.n.'

Maybe I should have gone with that.

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

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Would fuzzy wuzzy result in neck wounds?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

So then let's talk about mus-- *is stabbed in the neck*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

If we write about neck wounds will it result in, um, the m-word?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

can I do a dance about architecture?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Do Caligula's Dance of the Dawn from "I, Claudius". *Claps Hands*

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/tgscoaster/picture/3/ba1.jpg

anybody remember this show?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Y'all are freaks.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops

I have gone blind or the photo never made it.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna

You say that almost as if it were a bad thing.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/LargeMarge/large-marge-animated.gif

― Verbal (Verbal), Friday, 30 April 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/tgscoaster/picture/3/ed2.jpg

― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 April 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Verbal,

Yup. That's how I felt last Sunday around 9 am.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

i feellike shit. naps after work always make me feel this way.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 30 April 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

That's why we prefer margaritas after work.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 April 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

you don't work

― Huck, Saturday, 1 May 2004 00:57 (twenty-two years ago)

So you see that there is no moment when I'm not allowed a margarita.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I like that logic.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean I didn't want to rub it in.

Also it's like a majillion degrees here and I'd really like a margarita. But band practice in a few minutes prevents me. Um. I'm not sure why. Oh, that's right, we don't have margarita makings.

There is a bar across the street that slings them... but it's nasty and anyway I have no moneys. Because I don't work. Catch 22!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Damn, you win!

― Huck, Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

that was an xpost btw

I'm listening to, uh, shit, protect my neck. c
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i think i'm learning to like it.

― huck, Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

By "majillion" I mean 83 (28C) which is way to hot for my taste, plus it's still April and this is Portland! WTF?!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

jon williams sent me links to video of a japanese girl getting (live) eels funneled into her asshole.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

There was snow on the ground this morning. Which is what first caught my attention out the window this morning. Then it was the cop car. Then the yellow police tape. And now it's the weekend!
I'm hardcore. I live in a ba-ad neighbourhood.
xpost

― Huck, Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I miss snow.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Americans deep-fry the eels first, obviously.

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

And I read "majillion degrees" as "marillion degrees" (worst college ever).

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

If I was the drinking type, right now would be perfect margarita weather, I gather. It's perfectly humid -- that is, if you're a fan manufacturer and looking forward to all the mad cash from "let's try to drive out the humidity from our houses" fans.

Casuistry, wow. It's much the same down here as it is where you're at. It's not supposed to be that way.

Marillion degrees? Hm. Hm. Hmmmm.

That's all I can think of adding here at this moment.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Ever notice how some people pretend to xpost? Like a thread will be dormant for days, or hours, and then someone will post something to it and claim xpost? that's fucked up.

― Huck, Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I only do that offline, because I have trouble remembering sequence (like, I'll start something with "like I was saying," or "I don't agree, because," in reference to something months or years earlier). Online, though, it's right there.

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Urg. Hungover.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 1 May 2004 12:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a margarita last night with dinner yum.

But it's freaking freezing today. We had insane thunderstorms last night, complete with hail. the boy and I sat on the porch listening to Howlin' Wolf and drinking beer watching it draw close. Love lightning shows. Then when it was cracking over our heads and raining sideways onto the porch we went inside, put on LaVern Baker and uh . . .I'll let you finish that.

now i've got to go home and design a business card and tend to the menagerie. Tonight, the Riverboat Gamblers, wooohoooo!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 1 May 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Stayed up until 4:30 drinking and playing board games with friends. Had to get up at 9 or so, in order to help a friend move. Now I am exhausted and hung over. I don't know whether this will making the moving easier or not.

Today is my cat's fifth birthday.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 1 May 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Sammy, your lightning shows have given me a rush of nostalgia for experiencing actual weather. I'm tempted to shed a tear.

Over the last two weeks, I've actually tried to focus on getting proper work done for a change. Got personal statements done for 3 of my Masters apps. (Waiting for mates' opinions on 1 of them.) If you listened closely, tilting your head to the South, you might have just heard howls of frustration. Have no hair left to pull out, see. Damn hard to do, six years cold.

Other than that, still educated and jobless. Tis evident the cash and job pool is flowing elsewhere than down here. Bastards. The search goes on.

Enough. How are the rest o' y'all? Squeak up.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 1 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know whether this will making the moving easier or not.

Think of your bed as a reward for actually being able to shift yourself.

Today is my cat's fifth birthday.

Bonne anniversaire, meow. May the litter be clean and your company in heat.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 1 May 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Went and saw Mastodon play at the local joint last night. Far better than I had expected, except that the crowd wasn't as overwhelming as I'd figure they'd be.

two nights again, Slim Cessna's Auto Club in detroit. Great guys, great show, first chance I'd gotten to see them in almost 3 years.

Tonight, avoiding the houseparty that my roommates are throwing.

And I need a haircut.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 1 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Are Mastodon new, JD? Haven't heard of them yet, I don't think.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 1 May 2004 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Got over my hangover with a combo of ibuprofen, Saltines, a hot bath, and coffee. Not just kinda drowsy but content. Listening to Big Star. It's fucking cold outside here too, and rainy and gray. Going to meet stevem (for the first time) and Todd Swiss (for the second) tonight.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 1 May 2004 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

mastodon are a somewhat new Relapse band. Their first full-length only came out two years ago.

they're great for rock poses, too. I got about 100+ decent shots of the guys doing various rock things.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 1 May 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

JD, styling proper rock poses are Musician 101, along with strumming your first Fender and blowing out your first amp.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 1 May 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Cf. this.

― Prude (Prude), Saturday, 1 May 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

yet you'd be surprised how many bands don't even pull those off on stage anymore.

"Socket from the Crypt"?! Jeez, how literal.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 1 May 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, they've been slipping lately.

― Prude (Prude), Saturday, 1 May 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Shit, that's what I should have done today. A haircut!
I hung out with my brother, working on his press kit for his upcoming tour, and then we went and saw a pretty decent band. They used to be really good, like an argument between Fleetwood Mac's Rumors and Velvet Underground's Loaded.
Ran into my friend T. at the show and he used to live in the building that Thursday night's attempted murder took place in front of. He says the building is full of crazies.

― Huck, Saturday, 1 May 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

So... My cousin is in a band. Their website is up. I haven't seen him in years -- he lives in Decatur. Anyway, the other key thing is that he looks freakishly like Ned. This is going to be an indirect and googleproofed link, but: www.deadmatchc0rner.com (turn the 0 to an o of course). Click on "members" and then "Jeff". It's hella flash and you get to hear their modern rock-style music.

Almost considered a new thread for this but I'll just let you all "enjoy" it.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 2 May 2004 07:16 (twenty-two years ago)

*does as instructed*

Wargh. Well the glasses help set me apart.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Leeds United have been relegated today & it was so sad. Not least cos my boy was so upset, but they kept showing this pic of a young boy in the crowd who was crying & then Alan Smith was crying too. It was horrible. I couldn't help myself but cry. I know, I know.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah but Ned you both have the wall of amplifiers...

Anyway I'm not saying that I couldn't tell you apart, but it was somewhat startling.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Someone has just im'd me saying they got my name from ilx & I have no idea who it is & they wont tell me their ilx name.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

oh it's sunj@mmer.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i want to print this entire series of threads out and read them on my flight back to London. i never understand what they are about.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

It's all code for saying 'Stevem is grody and smells of wee.'

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

B-b-but Ned, you werent s'posed to tell him!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

He finally admitted his failure, let him revel in his shame!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

What these threads are "about"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 2 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

you Have to only read the capItal letterS, is ThE thing, or Very little of the thread would make any sEnse.

Mmmmm sense.

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 2 May 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

these threads are just about us, our lives and what's going on in our heads.

Saw the Riverb0at Gamblers last night. goddamn what a great show. Managed to stay up front for the whole show with only minor bruising. Only got one mic dropped on me and was only kicked in the head a couple of times.

The singer told me they rate my article in their top 10 press pieces of all time. *grin* While we were waiting for the show to start overheard someone say "Yeah I read about them in the paper so I had to come out and see 'em". *huge grin*

all-in-all good night despite subsequent hangover and beer/sweat-soaked clothes.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Congrats on the article and positive reception from the band. I always like to hear that a band likes the article I wrote about them. If I actually like the band that is. The rest of the time...who cares?
There aren't a lot of rewards in music writing (or there probably are, but you rarely feel like you've socred a "moral victory") but having that acknowledgement from your subject...sometimes that means a lot.

― Huck, Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

well, me just doing this as freelance I really only plan to write about bands I really like. These guys are without a doubt one of the best bands out of Texas in a hell of a long time and one of the best bands out there right now.

I also told the editor I only want to write about local bands which she loved b/c apparently most of her staff is stumbling over themselves to do stories on whichever nat'l act is coming through. Next up for me: Jet screamer.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

they suck get over it

― CAss (CAss), Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

*yawn*

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Very smart to find a niche. I only write about bands who write about Saskatchewan.

― Huck, Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

VICTORY.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 2 May 2004 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

the riverboat gamblers are coming to detroit in a few weeks. hmmm.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

they suck

― CAss (CAss), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

do NOT miss them Jeremy. They fucking rock the way "fucking rock" should always be.

And tell Mike (singer) or Brian (mgr & merch guy) that Susan in Dallas sent you.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)

crap crap crap

― CAss (CAss), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

no thank you, i just did.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 2 May 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

shut up. thats just a stupid thing to say. but if were gonna be saying things like that listen to this
'ive been needing to crap all day and i cant and now my stomach seriously hurts'

― CAss (CAss), Sunday, 2 May 2004 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

speaking of the posterior region, "Car Wash Hair" is fun to sing when you swap the phrase with "Heart-Shaped Ass"

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 2 May 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

So I just watched The Matrix Revolutions, just cuz I kinda liked the first one as a pretentious action movie, and I did see the second one, so I felt I had to, y'know, have closure. But I watched Mat-Rev a 1.5x speed, which is the only abnormal speed my DVD lets you watch something at and still provides sound. Was still terribly slow and tedious. I was embarrassed to be watching it. My mom called and asked me what I was doing and I said, "I'm watching, ahhhhh, porn. Mom, I'm watching porn and smoking crack. But don't worry, I'm not watching that shitty Matrix 3."
"That's my boy!"

― Huck, Monday, 3 May 2004 03:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I dunno, is "porn" too obvious there?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 04:15 (twenty-two years ago)

but what else would you be normally ashamed to tell your mother you were doing?
and that's why I added the smoking crack, which is also kind of obvious (esp. if you know my mom). But I have gig in less than two weeks, and I was hoping that joke would be a keeper. Even though it just came to me, because I really did watch the movie at 1.5x and sometimes even at 5x.

― Huck, Monday, 3 May 2004 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm way too tired to comment on anything I've read in this thread thus far, but please know that I've kept up with the thread and know as much about what you've been up to as what you've already stated about your lives thus far. Er, or something. I am making so little sense at this moment. This weekend's been a crazy one for me and I'm still trying to make some sense of it. But please take care and hope your days are good ones. *bleary-eyed grin*

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 3 May 2004 04:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Hope you're doing well, Dee -- hope it's a GOOD bleary.

Huck, you can do better than "crack" jokes. You could probably say "I'm watching... a Matrix movie" and she said "Oh, Huck, it's not the third one is it" and I said "Oh, um, they have a third one?" and she just sighed and said "Well, I hope you're at least watching it at double speed" and I had to explain about how the DVD didn't let you have sound at double speed...

But then again my stand-up comedy stylings would be really rambly. Also I don't do stand-up, so I might not know what I'm talking about. Just please don't make "crack" jokes, k?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Or soon you'll be all "Crime's gotten so bad up there they're thinking of changing the name to Crackatoon" and it's all just all over then.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

(Oof sorry about that, just tell me to shut the fuck up.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 04:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I know, I'll say I was watching something very right wing. Like Friends.

― Huck, Monday, 3 May 2004 04:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Thank you, Chris. I've become more alert now, so I can actually revert to making sense. Yes, it's a "good bleary", as this weekend was a fairly decent one overall. I hope things are progressing nicely for you, too.

Huck, that exchange between you and your mom = priceless.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 3 May 2004 04:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Goddammit. They pushed my book back again -- to July now, with fifteen books previously listed after me suddenly jumping in front. Why? No reason given. Any personal contact with me? No, it's part of a larger general announcement to a mailing list I'm only on because I'm also an editor -- I'll give the publisher the benefit of the doubt and assume he would email me separately were this not the case.

I know I bitch about this every time it happens, but for context: it was meant to hit late last summer, and then was rescheduled for Halloween to capitalize on my "next big thing in horror" status that I'm not convinced actually exists; then in February I was told "it'll be out in two weeks." In the meantime, I have a roleplaying game tie-in I'm self-publishing, which I can't confidently schedule since I don't trust the publisher to stick to promised dates.

The thing is, I put everything I had at hand into the anthology -- including stories which, in the last year, I could have sold separately and still been able to anthologize, because of the delays. (Generally you wait at least six months between initial publication date and reprinting -- sometimes out of courtesy, often because that's what the contract says.) Even if I'd only sold half of the stories I'm thinking of, at half of my general earnings, that's hundreds of dollars I haven't made while the book -- which has been finished and ready to go since last fall -- sits there.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't get into the system I need to in order to do any work, so I have nothing to do other than twiddle my thumbs and look at demonic goat porn. I even asked if there was some other work I could do while I wait! I'm all industrious and shit.
This feels wrong. I should just go into standby mode, stare at a blank screen, and prepare myself for the eventual work ahead.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Mondays suck. You should skip out on work and we'll go get Italian beef sandwiches.

(Come pick me up, though.)

(And hurry, cause I'm like 5 hours away.)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Good monday everybody ('cept those brits and their bank holiday),

I'm sorry Tep, that sounds really shitty.

3 weeks left of school. *sigh*

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll come too. I'm even farther away. But worth the effort.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck the Mondays road trip!

C'mon Sam, bring avocados, we'll make guacamole.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

yay!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I am WAY too hungry to have people mention Italian beefs to me. Fuck. There's 2 places right by work but they're the 2 biggest chains (Portillo's and Buona Beef), so of course their beefs are some of my least favorite.
If I had some money to invest in a business, I think I'd have to invest in Portillo's because that place is insanely crowded every day. Their driv-thru operation is pretty impressive: people directing traffic, one person puts a number on your windshield, another person takes your order, another takes your money, etc. The line is so long that they run out and give you your food before you even make it to the window.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Cripes! These people could run a city!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

This made me spit my yogurt out in a laughing fit. You need sound.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

On the plus end of the stick, I'm spending today writing about zombies, ninjas, and Russian myth, so I have the best job on this planet; I just don't get paid enough.

Oops, I realized the other day that the abandoned-looking restaurant down the street from me isn't abandoned at all and has changed their sign to claim "Best Italian Beef," but I'm afraid of being disappointed.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

today is cold, again.

on the plus side, I stuck up some pictures of this last weekend's rock fun:

here's from the apocalyptic hootenanny with Slim Cessna's Auto Club

and here's from the More Metal Than You fun with Mastodon

Enjoy.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

You gotta try it at least, Tep! You've never had one, right? If it isn't the best, you'll complain and call shenanigans, but they'll just point to the cardboard boxes labeled "Best® Italian Beef"

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I've had some that sound sort of ... I don't know, sort of halfway between the Chicago ones and just plain roast beef sandwiches. The last time I ordered one it didn't even come with giardinera (I've misspelled that again, I think). It was good, but I don't think I'm getting the full experience. It's definitely something I'll have to try whenever I finally make it to Chicago.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, just like you shouldn't take any "Chicago-style pizza...THE BEST!!!" that you find outside of the metro area as an accurate representation.

it's giardiniera. i spelt it as you did for awhile, googled it, and bemoaned the complete lack of internet info on it.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The best Chicago pizza I ever had was in Calgary.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi chaps. I missed an entire TWIS due to being away, but I suspect I know what it would have been like. My better half is travelling to Boston airport and back to my arms as I write - we had such a perfect, idyllic time together in the Berkshires that I'm almost squealing with excitement at seeing her again.

Oh, and go and look at my NYC photos here, if you like.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

the other one was all about how we missed you.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"Chicago-style heroin...THE BEST!!!"

― a roadside sign in peoria (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

ooh i just remembered there's another place near here that has pretty decent beefs. it's kinda scary though cause even during lunch hour there's only 1 or 2 people in the place. And there always out of something: bacon, coke, change. And the workers yell at each other right in front of you. Actually I kinda like that aspect.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

It's hot, I'm sunburnt, I drank a lot of beer yesterday, and I have a migraine.

A play in two acts, by luna.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

in case anybody's curious, the big giant blood stain is still on the sidewalk half-a-block from my apt. I get to walk by it everyday. Whose responsibility is it to clean that up? The owner of the building it happened in front of? The city? The police?
I should ask someone.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice pix, Markelby!

I have been organizing my desk all morning, so I'm feeling a bit productive even though I'm still left with a rather large pile of paperwork to manage.

It was fun meeting stevem. I was in awe of his accent. I've watched the Office so much that just hearing it made me smile. And then he said he actually lives not that far from Slough. ha ha

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't eat meat, but there's an Italian Beef place near my work that's in what looks like a trailer, and there's a sign outside that says "Home of the Elegant Dining Room." So I got curious and went inside, and there's what looks like another trailer attached to it, with a sign above that says "Elegant Dining Room," and inside there are a few benches and nothing else. Awesome.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna, I'ma give you two million dollars so I can turn your play into a movie.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Did I miss the thread where all those UK ILXors go to NYC? Well, I probably did.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I shall give you exclusive rights. Do I get to pick who plays me?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

you're up early, Chris.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, well, 10:30 rolled around and I thought, "Oo, I should wake up and start making movies while the sun shines."

Luna, no, I'm afraid that's totally up to the studio.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Jennifer Garner. duh.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I've just heard from the studio and they're going with the Olsen twins.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh fuck me.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha-haw, just got an email from a friend who is having difficulty with my old editor. He likes to insert his own (bad) jokes into freelancers' articles. It's one of the reasons I once left him a voicemail that I was on my way down to open up his skull.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

welcome back Mark. I've been missing the old regulars. Less Sarah & NA. Pink and Archel out on bank holiday. Less Dee & Luna. Where's Martin?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I've just heard from the studio again, they've decided to name the movie "My Luna Pony". They've taken some liberties with the script but they're pretty sure this will be a big hit with the "tween"s.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

WOOOO-HOOO!
Marx Bros collection on DVD out this week!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

And Luna, you're luck, the buzz among the entertainment press (which includes me) for the last few months was that it was going to be called Luna: Revulsions.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I'm going to cry.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Good news from the studio! John Lithgow is available to play the dad!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

wait til you see your leading man!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

well, just remember that there are few movies which can't be made slightly more bearable by viewing them at 1.5x speed.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

here he is: http://www.altair.org/pix/alf.jpg

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

They're casting an unknown for the part of the dolphin, however. Well, an unknown dolphin. But they're hoping that Jaleel "Urkel" White will come out of retirement to do the voice.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Will this Luna movie be a porno?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

That all depends on Urkel's availability.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

the industry has stopped shooting porno's for the time being.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

does "rock opera" count as "porno"?

somebody get Ken Russell on the line...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

okay that's a lil creepy martin

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

rock opera! rock opera!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think this is worth two million dollars anymore.

I want 15 or I'm walking.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

if Luna finds me creepy, I unreservedly apologise to her.

Also, hi Sam! I'm doing okay, not as bad as I was last week.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Wargh. Well the glasses help set me apart.

(bark of laughter) The lack of a cancer-stick in your mouth does wonders.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

does "rock opera" count as "porno"?

Only if the diva and tenor strips during an aria, JD.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

There was less of me for a while after I started this new job. I'm now at a point where I've got an idea of what I'm supposed to be doing and how long it takes, which means more of me on ILX. Lucky you.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

That all depends on Urkel's availability.
-- The Huckle-Buck (handsomishbo...) (webmail), May 3rd, 2004. (later)

the industry has stopped shooting porno's for the time being.
-- Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (formerlypoopsmcge...) (webmail), May 3rd, 2004. (later)

My twisted mind put this together and imploded (yup, I KNOW tis about 2 different subjects). Mind you, an Urkel porno would cater to an entirely different market....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, hi Sam! I'm doing okay, not as bad as I was last week.

excellent. and good for more of you too Nick. (we need more julia as well).

for interesting porn industry news: http:rollertrain.blogspot.com

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, Nicole, I was referring to the porn.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Welcome back, Nick! ILX would run tame without biting Greek chorus commentary. So, how IS the job going?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, Luna, they've decided to change the movie around entirely. Now it's based on one of Huck's stand-up routines. It's still called "My Luna Pony", thought -- that proved to be very popular with the focus groups.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, Nicole, I was referring to the porn.

Grand, Huck. So, I WAS tuning in your wavelength.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

(sorry about the missing H, but it was implied)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

CP, I laughed so hard, I nearly spilled my martini. Wretch;>

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

At least you have a martini!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Also that "t" in "thought" there was to make up for the missing "h" in Huck's post. It's a sort of typo-based karma, all part of NAFTA.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Less Dee & Luna

Bonjour, Sammy! About Dee: Just talked to her Saturday. She's crunching for 3 finals this week. Time for massive ILX good vibes to help her ace them......

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

It's a sort of typo-based karma, all part of NAFTA.

Assuming NAFTA's ever been that organised....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I shall crawl under my desk and cry.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm not looking at ILX that much, I swear, but everytime I click over to it, my boss materializes right behind me. I wanna tell him "I'm doing work! really! I'm not dicking around on the internet much

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

unrelated to anything on this thread, right l-dawg?

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I shall crawl under my desk and cry.

(passing over box of tissues) Rough day, Luna?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Might I suggest a dose of Willie Nelson's "Opportunity to Cry"?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

No no, it's all about this thread. First the Olsen twins, then Urkel?

Y'all hate me.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

oh it could be so, so much worse.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

It's showbiz, only take it personally when you're winning.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I want to play a cat in this movie. Our new drummer was a bit overwhelmed by how much of a cat theme I have going on in our apartment, so I'm thinking I might as well just pretend to be a cat and get it over with. I tried to get NIck to call me Kitty but he said it sounded too silly..?!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Stifling laughter is easier than drop-kicking the irritating boss, Luna.

Lesson for the day, kiddies: "Spread the ILX love with a dash of depraved indifference."

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

this has nothing to do with my boss

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

So, I've been cutting up the intern by singing "I'm Every Women" except I put in the names of real people whose names have four syllables. And then I upped it by making it an answering maching message..."I'm Donna Johnson, I'm not at hoooooome!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

BEEP!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

this has nothing to do with my boss

Didn't suppose it did. The statement was more a general observation than anything happening, right this second.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

You could do that with my name, but it involves placing weird emphases on certain parts of my last name. But it works well with Sarah's name.
I'm getting a screenprinting kit for my birthday.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna! Great news. The people at People magazine want to do a story about what happened to your play, you know, "I was shredded in the gears of the Hollywood system" story. I think you should go for it -- I've heard a few studio heads heard about this potential People article, and if it comes out good then they might be interested in turning it into a movie...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Starring Beyonce

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

And a cameo by Ron Jeremy -- how can you turn it down?!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

you do realize what a one-two random google punch we've just given this thread, right?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Lots of good vibes out to Dee, then!

I don't even know what I've been up to. Watching lots of movies, telling everyone I know to watch '28 Days Later' because it ROCKED.

I was telling someone earlier about a dream I had last night, in which I was a cheerleader (?!), and singing the Beastie Boys. I dunno about the cheerleader part (wtf), but it's a nice start to the day, having the Beasties in your head. For me, anyway.

I got an email earlier requesting that I take a nap so that my friend can nap through me vicariously. Seeing that I always want to hear everyone's exciting stories about stuff I can't do so that *I* can live vicariously, it's only fair. So I'm off for that nap.

Multiple multiple xpost since I take forever to actually complete a post (ooh, shiny object...what the hell was I doing again?)

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

The intern just erupted: "I'm leaving early, my time is no-oow!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh my god.
Chris, are you watching the webcast of the Sk Leg Question Period?
The opposition is accusing the gov't of bait & switch on the Wascana Lake souvenir bags of dirt! Apparently, the dirt in the bags actually came from a gravel pit outside of town and not the dig site! This is possibly the most heinous scandal to hit the province in 15 years!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy crap! The gov't just copped to it!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

because the real dirt had too much alluvium (goose shit) in it!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

what on earth are you on about¿

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

or, what earth are you on about¿ - i should say.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.wascanalake.com/

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Where is the webcast?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know if there really is one, and they're on to serious business now, but it was hilarious, with pleny of "no, you're a dirtbag!" jokes. I'll see if I can get the transcript for you (it'll take a few days).

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I found it. They're talking about tort reform now.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

And this guy's accent isn't as exciting as it could be.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe I should get aim, for no other reason than to alert you to hilarious parliamentary proceedings.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

WTF does "maintenence" mean? "Child support"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

yes.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Then why don't they just say "child support"? Also now they're talking about "RSP"s. This is bonkers, they need to speak better English up there.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I think maintenance is legally more encompassing of a term than support. But they gave away souvenir dirt that wasn't from the dig site!!!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

They need to get back to the real tragedy.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think anyone else on this thread has a clue what the two of you are talking about.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

then again, think of all the lawsuits if they had given away (likely toxic) goose shit!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, feel the adventure of prairie legislation-making: http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/broadcast/

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

from http://sask.cbc.ca

Opposition bags some 'dirt' on Premier

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party says it has dug up some "dirt" on the government and it's asking the Premier to come clean.

Just over a month ago, Lorne Calvert was handing out souvenir bags of soil to celebrate the deepening of Regina's Wascana Lake.

The Opposition now says it has information to suggest the dirt was hauled in from out of town, and did not come from the Wascana
lake bed.

"It appears the dirt in the bags our Premier was handing out to children and families was actually from a sandpit outside the town of
Findlater, Saskatchewan," says the Opposition's Dan D'Autremont.

"Now I'm sure that the sand from the Findlater pit is excellent sand. But the Premier said the dirt was from the excavation at
Wascana Lake."

"If you can't trust the Premier's dirt bags, what can you trust?" asked D'Autremont.

The Minister responsible for the Wascana Lake dig says the dirt that was given out was a mixture of soil from the lake bed, and sand
from rural Saskatchewan.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

See: this

and also this

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

b-b-but this is the thread where I say:

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

easily misread: if you can't trust premier dirt bags, who can you trust¿"

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

when I see new answers on this thread I expect to click and see others talking about themselves, not a two-conversation about a political event. That would be a thread that I could avoid clicking on if I had nothing to contribute to.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

This Is The Thread Where You Only Say Things That Sam Wants To Read.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe I internalize my geography too much.
Sorry I've wasted your time.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

C'mon, Huck. At least, get AIM for those nights the ILX server crashes. (Besides, I can add you in, then)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I sure as hell can't get it at work.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

but dirt bags affects us all¡

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm still laughing about the dirt bags.

(Just didn't wanted you two to know I was listening.)

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

So, um, does the title of this thread have anything to do with Ernest?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm trying to come up with an "Importance of being" joke but it's just not happening. And it wouldn't be worth it even if it did. Can we get back to your "Kitty" comment earlier?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a migraine that will NOT QUIT.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Quick - someone chop off my head!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

trying moving its cubicle into the supply closet

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

why you be on the computer then if a migraine you have?

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

'cause I'm at work and I can't get away from it.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i would just go home. a migaine is perfectly reasonable excuse for taking off or going to sleep in the lounge or whatever.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going home. Because my work day is done.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

good idea.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Night, Huck! Too bad you can't slip a cold compress on your forehead, Luna:<

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm doing radio tomorrow night at 10pm and Friday night at 12am.

expect to be bugged accordingly.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Mmmm, cicadas.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Will you be playing my cousin's band?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

That sounds like a sentence from an English-as-a-second-language textbook.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

This Is The Thread Where You Only Say Things That Sam Wants To Read.

The thing about speaking your mind, even if it makes you look like an asshole/bitch, is that you usually express the thoughts of others who aren't quite so bold.

I'm happy to sacrifice my "nice" reputation for the benefit of others. I'm that altruistic.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

you talk as if being bold were a good thing

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

It is.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

which it is
(damn you luna)

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

not.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

all the time

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought the dirt bag thing was kinda funny, and it was relevant to Huck's life in that he was making a comment about the country where he lives, so I don't see what the problem was. It's not as if this thread ever really gets "derailed."

Besides, nobody gets upset when the same people complain about the same job ad nauseam.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Besides, nobody gets upset when the same people complain about the same job ad nauseam.

but that's what we've always used these threads for. It's like a little community within ILX where we keep with each other's day-to-day lives. Other ilX0rs have deemed it 'banal' and 'twee' but fuck them. It's worked for us for 13 long-ass threads.

I'm always happy when new ilx0rs decide to become regulars on this thread but having two-way conversations that are better served as threads themselves are kind of a derailment. (MO, of course)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:10 (twenty-two years ago)

it's really really easy to scan/skip over any posts that don't interest you.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

but that's what we've always used these threads for

Don't get me wrong... that is what I was saying. I just think that the two-way conversations never actually last long enough to truly derail a thread that is by definition kind of all over the place to begin with.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm always happy when new ilx0rs decide to become regulars on this thread but having two-way conversations that are better served as threads themselves are kind of a derailment.

Well said, Sammy, but since when do CP and Huck qualify as "new"? Besides, if ILX threads didn't get derailed, most of them would skid to a stop.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:15 (twenty-two years ago)

See, I thought that this thread was where you could post whatever was on your mind without getting bitched out. I thought it was an escape from the pressure to be clever and entertaining (or profound) that the rest of ILX was.

But I guess not!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I totally dig eggs. Especially when made into omelettes.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not bitching anyone out. Perhaps I was trying to find a more indirect of saying what's really on my mind: Huck (and in this case Chris) your posts here bore the fuck out of me and you never seem to do anything to contribute towards other peoples. (see Dee and Pink for examples of how they acknowledge everyone else and what they've said.)

If that plainness makes me a bitch, fine, so be it. Trust me I get called that everyday and it doesn't bother me a bit.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

"Your posts on this thread bore me" seems to mean "I don't like you and I don't want to hear about your life", since Huck's posts are just as inane as everyone else's (and that's a good thing etc.).

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

perhaps the zeitgeist of this thread has changed and I missed the train.

whatever. You're right I don't have to read/post here. The people I care about keeping up with are always on AIM.

Bye.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I think it's kind of intersting to watch these threads grow like some exotic plant or like a tumor, weaving this way and that, skipping over 5, 10, 15 posts only for someone to wake up or get back from lunch and pick up where they left off with people in their time zone or whatever. Sam, 'bitch' or not, you're at least powerful to rope the thread back in your direction when you want but sometimes people just wanna riff and play the fool and that should be cool too. With reason, of course. Without reason, I just post on Ask a Drunk.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

this may be a shock, but no one cares that you don't care for Huck. why don't you just keep that shit to yourself--as the rest of us do--rather than let such negativity affect this thread?

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

oops,

What'd I say? I think the Huckle-Buck's a funny guy!

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

are you joking or could you really not tell that was a crosspost to sam?

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

For me, and I might be repeating myself here, this thread was always about being civil and respectful, which is what made it different from the rest of ILX. (That and its low-key nature, although there are plenty of random low-key threads these days.) It allowed for people to talk about their lives, or about Kip Winger, or how great margaritas are on sunny days, or about anything, and it allowed for people to start talking about whatever they wanted as if it had come out of nowhere, or to carry an idea along.

It certainly never seemed to be about not being boring.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

oops,

Just kidding. Damn everybody's dander is up.

Wait. Shit! I can't post boring stuff any more?

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, what boring stuff have you got?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:37 (twenty-two years ago)

and being civil and respectful isn't mutually exclusive from being bold. i wouldn't call telling a person all the negative things you think about them being bold, I'd call it being an asshole.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

btw i kinda love you chris

― oops (Oops), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely you mean Chris V.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/79/107479.jpg¿

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 3 May 2004 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Still waiting on Michael's boring juiciness.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 May 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey folks! My finals aren't actually this week but next week, but thank you for thinking of me. I'm actually just trying to do some studying and stressing out over the usual Dead Week business.

I've done some catching up to the thread without the benefit of music accompaniment, but only because the TV has proven to be just as good a backdrop. Anyway, I'm really irked that some of you are irked at each other. This thread's denizens are supposed to stick with each other, especially since there's the element on This Forum who either cannot comprehend our attraction to this thread or won't even begin to think of actually understanding why we would return to this thread again and again. Besides, I like everyone involved.

So if this thread doesn't shape up and return to its classic form, I'm going to thcweam and thcweam unthil I thwow up!! Understhood?

(Semi-confidential to Sam: "Old regular"? Me? *rubs eyes*)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow when did this thread get all poopy in its nappy? Heh.

Y'all should try the mongrels thread awhile - we make even less sense there than here. Sometimes Colin and gaz will suddenly start talking about a conversation FROM ANOTHER BOARD. Which makes no sense without preamble. But eh. It comes, it goes. Wax and wane. Wax on wax off. House of whacks.

Good lord I am bored. And a bit depressed recently too :(

Um, hi.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 06:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I was just poking into the mongrel thread and realized I was totally clueless as to its existence. Is it sort of "TITTWISt Down Under"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 07:00 (twenty-two years ago)

right, i gotta make this quick as I'm hoping to stay off ilx this week. What's happened to this thread huh? I have one day off & y'all go mad. I don't want anyone to leave (geddit) so pls stay. it can be frustratin when certain ppl carry on conversations between themselves, but I figure this is the nature of this type of thread. I was burnt on several threads on ilx last week though, so i'm hoping this one stays clear of any animosity. I'm having a bit of a time at the mo due to trying to pack up the house to move in a weeks time & trying to study aswell. phew!
Dee you are a regular & you know it sistah! Good luck with the studies.
Nichole, things have been crazy at home, will try to get to your statement this week. *mwah*
Julia, nice to see you posting pretty lady, i will send that email I promise, my bad!
Sam, pls stick around, I'll miss you if you leave.
Luna, hope your head is ok now.
Sarah, you shall be called Kitty.
NA, glad you are able to post more dude.
Martin, glad to hear you are feeling better.
Trayce, what's wrong hon?
Chris & Huck, doooodes!
Mark, good to see you back safe & sound.
Anyone else I've missed, apols if so. Mad love to y'all & i wish we could all meet up for coffee! *mucho hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Civility, courtesy, and a bit of give and take are rare things anywhere these days I think, let alone on the interweb. We can find plenty of plain speaking elsewhere and that's good too sometimes. But it's nice to believe that the former still have a home on this thread.

I must admit, sometimes I'm really not paying attention/responding to other posts on this thread. I don't know any of you in real life and there are times when how someone on the other side of the world is feeling just gets put to the back of the queue, for good or ill. None of us are perfect altruistic beings, right? But the 'no rules, no pressure, no putdowns' character of this thread is ALWAYS a draw.

I had a great weekend, but a crappy day so far. I hate my job right now. It's a pity, because there are aspects that I usually really enjoy, but stupid little things that could have been easily avoided have made me stressed and grumpy. If people would just TELL me what's going on. It's not nice looking like an idiot. Arrgh.

If it wasn't fucking raining I might not mind.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it sort of "TITTWISt Down Under"?

Effectively yeah. Di (I think?) started them as we kept derailing other threads. It is just banter, and as some of us know each other, possibly not always clear to other people. Though Ned seems to keep up fine ;)

As for me, I'm ok, I'm just feeling life pressing on me in that overwhelming "I cant cope" way lately - bit run down I think. I've been able to press depression aside most of the time but when I'm tired or ill my defenses are down and the anxiety (oh god what if I lose my job oh my god I am such a slob and I forget to pay bills and I feel like a child etc etc) kicks in.

But now I have a warm blanket over me and my boi sitting next to me coding like a geeky mofo so Im ok.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 10:02 (twenty-two years ago)

That's good news Trayce.
Sometimes it's nice to know that someone on the other side of the world has read a post of mine & responded to it. it's strangely comforting & I have no idea why as it's just words on a page right? Still I am fortunate enough to have a fantastic real life support network, but it's nice to have that sort of network on ILX aswell. I like to think that the only thing stopping me from meeting up with TITTWIS'ers is that most of them live in the States. i would def meet up if not, i think.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Damn, things have got worse for me. It feels like an old pattern, really: get through the things that really make me miserable, feel like I'm coming through the worst of it, then crash. I felt as good over the last couple of days as I have a for a fortnight and thought I was through the worst - and then last night the depression crashed back. A rotten night, and I couldn't make it to work today, and spent the whole morning in bed, not sleeping much, just laying there feeling awful. I hate this fucking illness. I have some ideas to make me more ready to return to work tomorrow, but I don't know if they'll work or not.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 11:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I have started to succumb to a panic attack at the prospect of giving an induction talk to 30 Italians in an hour's time. None of my colleagues are around and I'm dealing with everything alone today. Help me to calm down. Seriously, I used to get these attacks at uni and I do not want them back.

xpost: god sorry Martin, please don't think I self-centredly sent that AFTER reading your post.

Hang in there and try your ideas. Take care x

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Martin, try your ideas, they might just work. Feel better soon. x
Archel, go outside, take some deep breaths & focus. hopefully you'll be feeling better too. x

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 11:49 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, someone is just fucking with my mind today.

My credit card was rejected in the campus shop. Now my phone here has been cut off, inexplicably.

Not that I mind not getting phone calls when I'm already going out of my mind with stress, but...

I am trying to breathe deep, I really am.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:16 (twenty-two years ago)

it's just gonna be one of those days Archel, just try to relax & know that some things are out of your control.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Though Ned seems to keep up fine ;)

It is part of my plot. Now, good thoughts for Mr. Martin and all others currently not in the best of places.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

?????????

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I got the scary Italians out the way at least. My life-saving and generally calm-making coworker happened to come in and offered to cover while I did the induction, so that was one less thing to worry about.

The students didn't understand much English and were very LOUD, but I managed. Now I just have to hassle people about fixing my phone and get through another 90 minutes.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

hmmm. that was not my intention.
back to work everyone¡

xpost

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned manages to hang on to every thread. And he practically runs the show over on the secret I Love Porn board.

I'm glad there are at least a few people with a foot in this thread and another foot in the mongrel thread.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Archel, I hope it's something benign and not due to getting your identity stolen.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

(Errr not that I'm trying to panic you.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Archel, call me if you need help in dealing with Italians. I can teach you a few choice phrases (most of which seem to be about cunilingus but hey).

I actually had to speak Italian today, and I impressed myself with the vastly over-complex tenses and clauses I used while booking a table for a meal. Shit, that is ultra-basic GCSE stuff, no? So why did I say the equivalent of "I would like you to tell me if you would abou the possibility of someone, viz my friend and his girlfriend, considering booking a table for this Friday, and whether this might be possibly possible? I pray you to agree, sir, the expression of my most distinguished sympathies and such and such."

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

(S, I think Huck and Chris are two of the good guys. Hope you're feeling better and will post again soon)

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi, guys.
I'm grumpy this morning. GRRR! GRR! GRRR!

I have been trying to follow this thread but I'm lacking some essential translator in my brain today.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

And he practically runs the show over on the secret I Love Porn board.

I leave that for my reptilian brain.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

And your horse co-- oh, never mind.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

coach?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy guacamole.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

feeling better today, tiger?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

You added tamari, didn't you. I told you it was good!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris, I have been hiding the panic attacks all afternoon with jocular remarks to co-workers about The Net and other identity theft stuff. But I don't think that really is happening - the phone thing has been explained: my extension is currently sort of shared with someone who's moving offices so they were mistakenly trying to reroute it I think. As for the credit card, I kind of wish someone WOULD erase my identity, as at least I wouldn't be liable for my debts. And I wouldn't have to interact with people ever again. Hm, sounds more and more tempting...

Mark, I will get back to you on the Italian dirty words. I forsee having to shock them into silence at some point in the next 2 weeks.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I would like to know as many dirty words in other languages as I can stuff into my head... please teach me.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ciuccia"

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

How do you pronounce it, and what does it mean?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

(I forgot I need those, too)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"Tengo na minchia tanta."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I found a photo of my ex-girlfriend's ass online.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't even want to know.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Che cazzo stai dicendo?

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

it's not a sordid tale, luna. I just went to ex1tb0dyb0ards.com and there it was, staring at me.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Ex Booty Boards?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

This is why my exes mysteriously disappear.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

whatever happened to that stalker guy, luna? did he ever show up again?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

what i find dysturbing is that oops' ex has eyes on her ass.

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

just like Argus, only more ass-centric!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

okay maybe it was me who was doing the staring.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Still, nice ass, oops.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

thanks for noticing. I've been working out.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

No, he hasn't yet. I'm hoping he doesn't.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

there's no way he could've tracked you to your blog, is there?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

God I hope not.

But no, I don't think so.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

just thinking maybe he saw what you wrote about him there, got extremely embarassed, and decided to disappear.
though I doubt someone like him gets embarassed. (one 'r' or 2 in embarass?)

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

argh somebody here makes popcorn everyday and I HATE that smell. And I don't even have a marker here to sniff in order to compensate.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

popcorn makes me sick

― CAss (CAss), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Two.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I knew I could count on you.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I do what I can.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Just remember that "embarrassed" has the same number of Rs as "diarrhea".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

How poignant.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Lord am I WAYYYY too sober right now

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

should there be a thread where i can applaud you¿

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:02 (twenty-two years ago)

dyson, if there really WAS a "this is the thread where we announce we're sober and everyone else applauds" sort of thread, I would SO own that baby. I know this is feeding into some sort of image, but hell, it's true; I really have never gotten drunk. It's not by design, either.

Ok, I've recently gotten into a good mood, right? Things seem to be moving right along for me and I'm moving about life untroubled by demons. Well, I feel like the demons are kicking and screaming to be let in right now and that some of the doors I had bolted shut are starting to give way. Which sucks beyond sucking.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I've hurt my back trying to make babies. Im worn out.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

That's a noble kind of pain. Not that I know anything about it. But I know it's noble.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't had this much action in a long time.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I am about to start cracking heads up in this bitch. Easy way to guarantee death: dictate to me what I'm supposed to be doing. I have a fucking brain and corporate America is NOT that hard to figure out. These business-suit clad fuckfaces better back the fuck up.

― Je/anne Fu/ry (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

You kick the crap out of them, and I'll stand on the sidelines with pompoms, cheering you on.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

(Then can we do MY office?)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

dude, your office is filled with lawyers.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

so? I could take 'em.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah and that is quite the ass on that girl.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah but then you'd have to move to Nepal. but I guess you want to anyway, so go for it.

xpost I know! don't remind me!

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

nothing like a fine turd cutter.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

nothing like calling it a turd cutter to make it a million times less sexy.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I never showed you my ass!

Oops, I would not have to move to Nepal. Are you kidding? Taking out an office of 12 lawyers? I'd get a parade and be revered! I'd have trophies and fame!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

well that's what my nana used to always say, chris

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeanne, I wish I'd met you when I was in NY.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

alright, I take back the turd cutter comment.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

im going to make a wonderful dad.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"Son, let me explain to you about this wonderful thing called poop."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

"Someday, all this shit will be yours!"

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

does anybody wanna take over for me in trading increasingly passive-aggressive emails with two of my neurotic housemates over the use of our few parking spaces? Normally i just ignore them, but today i had a bad start to the work day & am in an argumentative/pedantic mood. Now I'm getting bored of it.

also, goading people into an immediate response thru email is far, far easier than ever suspected.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris V. have you not seen this?:
http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/0916291456_m.gif

(nb: googling "everybody poops" is NOT a good idea)

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I've seen it!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you ever have those days where you think you shouldn't have gotten out of bed? I'm having one today. I keep saying stupid things and doing stupid things, and wow... what a retard.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

IT'S CINCO DE MAYO!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

WHY AREN'T YOU DRINKING?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

judging by her last post, she probably is

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

BECAUSE I'M AT WORK AND THE SANGRIA IS STILL WORKING IT'S MAGIC IN THE FRIDGE.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops, you are cordially invited to take a big fat bite out of my ass.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

like card tricks or sawing a woman in half?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Making the statue of liberty disappear last I checked, but I'm not entirely certain.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, I forgot about Cinco de Mayo. I must obtain sangria ingredients.

(Holidays are basically just menus.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

DUDE THERE'S A FERRIS WHEEL HERE! THEY SET IT UP AT WATERFRONT PARK! WHO WANTS TO GO ON THE FERRIS WHEEL?!?!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

what, you said you were doing and saying stupid things. oftentimes drinking liquor results in that. bite your own fat ass.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I WILL COME ON THE FERRIS WHEEL!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

ME TOO.

BRING TISSUES.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

IT IS CINCO DE CHAKI!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Not even I'm enough of an alcoholic to start at 9 am, oops. Fuck off.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

um, tissues?

xpost um, issues?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

My current issues center largely around the fact that I don't always appreciate that 'special brand of oops humor.'

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

dude wtfever. you're so touchy.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I WILL RIDE ON THE FERRIS WHEEL! I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN ON A FERRIS WHEEL BEFORE!

I made quiche for the first time ever last night. It was decent.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

go to the one at navy pier. it's huge!

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I'M KIND OF SCARED TO!

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

it is kinda scary. have sarah hold your hand.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not so much touchy as you are a dick.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

how quickly they turn...

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you know what today is?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

NOT THE MOTHERFUCKING DAY.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I do apologize for whatever it was that irked you. I did not by any means intend to offend, insult, or upset you.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

It's just that kind of day. I'm going to knock off early and either go get blind drunk or leap from the Hollywood sign. Maybe both.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Drunk is better: less possibility of blood splat.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

(Rest well and fight on tomorrow, Luna)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

You should really drunk and then try to beat up the Hollywood sign. Or at least berate it. Just stand by the D and be all, "you ain't shit!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

but the D is made of recycled compost

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

well, the third O then "you aren't good enough to be anything but a modifying vowel! I've fought umlauts tougher'n you!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I know I should let it go, but I'm still perplexed as to how implying that luna would have to be drunk in order to act like a retard makes me a dick.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 6 May 2004 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

fwiw, I don't think you're a dick.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I'm a dick. Can't get through a day at work without crying at the moment.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

How is that indicative of being a dick. More like a pussy, really.
DISCLAIMER: THAT WAS SATIRICAL MEAN-SPIRITEDNESS.

I think everyone on these threads is pretty cool and that's why I keep coming back. What's bothering you at work, Archel?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Hehe, I miraculously detected the satire despite my bad mood...

Work is a long and boring story but essentially I am not coping well with being on this fucking reception desk 9 hours a day with a constant barrage of DEMANDS from students, tutors, visiting Italians, trainee teachers wanting to borrow things ALL THE TIME etc etc. It's like I'm just always on the front line, always the first one to get asked and I'm always expected to have the answer.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Argh, reception? Reception is in fact about always being on the front line, being the first one asked, and having the answer. It's an exhausting and thankless job that I've done a few too many times in my life.

Are you expected to do something other than just receive?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, that's the worst thing. My job title is not 'receptionist' or anything like it. I have a million things to do related to 'resources' (actual job area) and can't do any of them without being interrupted constantly.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Further "argh". I have been part of that scene and it's ridiculous.

Have you considered hiring a houseboy to do your receiving?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, we have a sort of assistant who does my job one day a week while I have MA classes, and he is supposed to work another day in the week as well, but actually pinning him down is impossible as he 'assists' many people AND is the social programme organiser for the foreign students.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

My job is basically to do all things everybody else considers beneath them. So I sympathize.

also, some coworkers were just discussing tonight's big Friends finale and one guy was like, "I used to watch Friends religiously..."
And I boomed, "Yeah, I uesd to watch Friends religiously too: I prayed for it to end!"
And then I pumped my fist and did a karate yell. And then everybody in the office turned and stared at me, because I don't usually talk to people here.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, you missed a perfect opportunity to say "Boo-yah."

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Still, www.yourhouseboy.com might have the answer you've been looking for!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"hiiii-ya!" is pretty close. And I caught myself before I said "feel the burn!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I had forgotten all about the houseboy phenomenon until it came up on the other thread and I think it will prove to be today's Cinco De Mayo ferris wheel.

Except you probably won't get to hear to much of it! In a few hours we start recording the new album! Whoo!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I played "Moose Jaw" last night and made a big deal about how I can't pronounce Oregon properly. After the song ended, I said that I got a phonecall from an internet listener in Portland who informed that it's actually an Irish colony and pronounced "O'Ree-gan"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

That's fun. I can't wait until the Petrified Forest has enough songs and has our shit together enough to record and play shows. Though I'm going with the drummer to look at a practice space tonight (we've been practicing in a pay-by-the-hour rehearsal space where you have to use their amps and drums).

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh.

I totally failed to listen to your show last night despite being bored at the proper hour. Bah.

And, you know, "Orygun". Make those last two syllables into schwas, or near enough.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick, you guys had better be show-ready by the time we get out there.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

it's more like "organ" though, right?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

If "organ" was a bit more endowed in the way of syllables, yes.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I am in exactly the same boat re hard work constantly interrupted too, if it helps, Archie.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

It sucks doesn't it Mark. I can be Miss Helpful Smiley Smiley for so long, but lately I've just lost it. Two students separately complained to me today that it was cold in a lecture room (one down the corridor which I have NO jurisdiction over) and I ended up shouting 'THERE IS *NOTHING* I CAN DO ABOUT IT OK' which took them aback a bit.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Urgent question - do any of our Canadian brethren know if there are any Canadian budget airlines, particularly that go from Toronto to Winnipeg? Air Canada want 841 POUNDS STERLING for a return flight!!!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

You can have jurisdiction over my corridor any time you like, sweetlips.

(auto-x-post)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

jetsgo¿ i took that from t.o. to vancouver last year and it was super cheap.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris, when are you guys going to be here? Sarah mentioned something vague about you maybe needing somewhere to crash but I don't remember when this was going to be.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Unclear yet. Maybe mid-July?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

You should aim for mid-August, apparently @d@m nordicskillz will be in town then too.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

But mid-July is cool too. I doubt we will be ready by then. We have only practiced with the drummer three times and we only have 5 songs.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Urgent question - do any of our Canadian brethren know if there are any Canadian budget airlines, particularly that go from Toronto to Winnipeg? Air
Canada want 841 POUNDS STERLING for a return flight!!!

WestJet maybe?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

or if you have a bit of time, and can book enough in advance it might be worthwhile to take the train.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

If you have no idea then clearly it's unimportant, nevermind, don't worry your pretty little head about it.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

who's got a pretty little head?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Barbie.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Veronica.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Vincent Price!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

http://home.houston.rr.com/molerat/images/shrunken.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks SO much for the Westjet and Jetsgo tips! The quote on one round trip my boss is considering is a massive £700 cheaper than Air Canada :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

more cash for drinking w bryan.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

No, you know,

Is it all in that pretty little head of yours?
What goes on in that place in the dark?
Well I used to know a girl and I could have
sworn that her name was Veronica

Oh nevermind.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

(I got it, but was being silly)
So I just got back from my second mailrun of the day, and guess what I got?
The new trailer for the Spongebob movie!!! It's a minute and 14 seconds long!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I only like the snail from that show. What's his name again? He should get his own show.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

that show is all about patrick.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

You know that Patrick is voiced by the guy who played Dawber on Coach?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't know who that is.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I always wondered if that was him...

I didn't know, when I first started watching it, that Patrick was a starfish.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.tvdads.com/images/coach.jpg

the tall blond guy

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

When was Mona on Coach?

Anyway, who wants to come over to my place tonight for repeated viewings of the 74-second trailer?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

huck, errr - your place is quite the drive..

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll make quacamole with tamari!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Obv I'd go, but...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

people suck.

people on the other end of a phone line suck more.

fortunately, in the time-honored traditino of using conspicuous consumption to blot out any work alienation, I then went and bought the new Mission of Burma and Loretta Lynn albums.

...i feel a little better.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 6 May 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I understand, Kingfish. I hate my phone at work. It's really loud and has a very distinctive ring, so no matter where I am in my office, everyone yells, "Sarah! Can't you hear your phone ringing?" Then I get paged. THen the receptionist comes and finds me.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 May 2004 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG I can't believe how tired I am from playing all day. That was a work-out!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:09 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/0916291456_m.gif

is the goose supposed to be sperel?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)

What's the deal with these threads? It's my first visit to one. You just post whatever, that's the whole draw?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, basically. You treat people nice, you talk about your life, that sort of thing. It's like a friendly lounge.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:38 (twenty-two years ago)

And posting ms paint masterpieces?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:44 (twenty-two years ago)

If you really want to, sure.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, roxymusak, the basic point of these threads is to go on conversationally about the ordinary (and maybe not quite so ordinary) aspects about your everyday life in a manner that doesn't expect to be especially intellectual or witty. So welcome. :)

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:53 (twenty-two years ago)

As for what's happening on Planet Dee -- my carpal tunnel is severely acting up tonight for some odd reason or another. My hands, especially my right one, feel so horrible, and I've had to not only put some Aspercreme on my hands but also bind my right hand with one of those hand splint thingys. The timing could not be worse, as I have quite a few things to do and a limited time to do them in. Ah well. Time to drag out the old pillow and make sure to elevate these hands o' mine when I'm in Dreamland.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, I ordered a V1va La Bam shirt from ALL0y and it's on backorder.

I'm anxious to be the only 30-yr-old on the block sportin' it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I fell asleep (reading comic books) last night and missed a phone call to go see some 3xtr3m3 W3t & W!ld Womyn Wr3stling. Sometimes I miss living in a one-room apt. Mind you, it's probably bad karma to go to that sort of thing just before Mother's Day.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

also, I've almost completed a new bit for my comedy act (I've got a gig next Thursday!) about how shit stinks.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

my shit don't stink

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

and i act accordingly

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

You're the new me, Huck. Congratulations.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Bryan!
I knew if I talked about poop long enough, you'd come back!

Basically, the gist of it is that poop smells, but people continue to be surprised by that fact. the kicker: "What did you think I was doing in there, baking apple pie?"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

That's getting dangerously close to being a take on the Frantic's "I shit a piece of pie" sketch but not enough people know about that so you should be ok.

Inspite of all this disgusting pie talk I think I would like to eat an entire banana cream pie today. That probably wouldn't be smart.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

huck - pleeeeeeaaaaassssse tell me more of this sponge bob trailer - i must know more¡

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, so I watched it last night. ALONE. I made a pizza, an excellent, magnificent pizza with marinated artichoke hearts and spinach and three kinds of cheese and pineapple (I bet I just lost half of you). I used to make them on the bbq when I had a balcony. But that was a long time ago.
So, with my food and my drink set, I popped the tape into the VCR. Stock footage montage, the kind of images you'd see on the front of sympathy cards. Or maybe a Gr. 9 biology filmstrip. Desert vistas, cells dividing, waterfalls, etc.
Typical beefy male VO (approximate): For years, we've struggled to answer the big questions: Why are we here? Is there life after death? Are we alone in the universe? Today, in this theatre, we will ask the Ultimate Question.
Pan down to exterior shot of a certain row of houses in Bikini Bottom.
Typical beefy male VO (approximate): Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Cue Spongebob's dolphinesque laughter.
Typical beefy male VO (approximate): Spongebob Squarepants The Movie

and then there's a bunch of really quick clips. Mainly of Spongebob laughing.

November 2004

And then they showed it again. 74 seconds.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

more¡

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I knew this was a bad idea. It's really cruel to tease kids like this when the film is still six months away.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's my self-portrait:
http://www.geocities.com/naamme/nick.txt

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Today is a nice spring day, im going to go home and get piss drunk on my porch.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

awwwww i want it now¡ now now now *stomps feet*

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

dual xpost

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The trailer I saw had live action dudes in a submarine all dramatical-like (which seemed somewhat incongruous, considering it was before Home On the Range), and then they were like "wait, we've got something coming up on radar" and it was the shape of Spongebob (cue a bunch of little kids "THAT'S SPONGEBOB STUPID SUBMARINE GROWN-UPS!"), then it cuts to him in his tub playing with a toy submarine, and he's like "DIVE! DIVE!" and it goes back to the dramatical live-action submarine dudes and they're like "HOLY SHIT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?!?!" and then Spongebob laughs or something. FIN.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

this one was titled "Trailer #2"

I think I saw the submarine one when I went and saw the Punisher or something.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

'Licious, you've just given me hope that Spongebob isn't totally about mindless crap.

I'm feeling punchy. My bloodlust is at a manageable level, since I didn't have to flip off any idiot drivers on my way up here. Friends is finally dead every Thursday night.(Never mind syndication.) All is right with my world.

And yours?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a mental images of Nichole (even though I have no idea what she looks like) overturning cars in the street with her brute strength screaming "You idiots!"
Even though I know that's not what you meant by flipping off idiot drivers.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

(My) Nick looks a lot shorter in person.

Ha, I watched the last Friends. For some reason, I hoped it would be slightly less predictable. OH, also they hyped the finale for being 2 hours long. Then at 7 some best of clips were on, so the station actually aired an emergency broadcast type thing announcing the real finale would only be an hour long and start at 8pm. I guess lots of people were upset and called in.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

This works on so many levels.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Did everybody hug and get teary at the end?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I popped a cork of Bolly, in the knowledge I wouldn't have to hear that frigging song. Ever. Again.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I just got an email from my friend who did go to the ladeez wr3stling and he said I didn't miss much. It was just a strip show w/o nudity. and there were only 4 wr3stlers, and the audience had to pay to get them to do things. I'm not sure what that means, but I think I'm better off not having gone.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Nichole, console yourself with the thought that we'll be there for you.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

The worst feeling in the world is the moment you realize your child knows the words to the Friends theme song.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a mental images of Nichole (even though I have no idea what she looks like) overturning cars in the street with her brute strength screaming "You idiots!"

I kiss you, Huck. As for what I look like, many ILXors have met me (though I bet they'd like to forget). Have Friendster? My pic is up there. Else, I can email it to you.

My) Nick looks a lot shorter in person.

He's taller than me, Sarah;>

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

The worst feeling in the world is the moment you realize the role of your child has been played by Courtney Cox-Arquette for the last 10 years.

xpost,
no friendster, but email away if you'd like!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Last night I had a dream that I was scalped. But my hair didn't come off. My scalp was hanging on by the skin and it hurt. And the weird thing was I could feel pain in my sleep. It was gross, I could flip the flap of skin up and down in my dream. I wonder if my wife was trying to kill me in my sleep.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't AIM, don't friendster, what do you do?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't get around much anymore!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Speaking of which, did I ever tell you guys that I signed up for the office slo-pitch team?
I have no plans to ever go, but I thought signing up showed an uncharacteristic amount of workplace whatever.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

(Huck, just sent you my pic from my Yahoo acct. Lemme know when you open it.)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I forgot to mention yesterday that I heard my neighbor through the walls. Coming. Bellowing actually. The thing was -- his bellows were not accompanied by a female or another male bellowing. So either he gives himself the world's most outstanding handjob, or the other partner went unsatisfied. (Or, the other person doesn't make noise when she/he/it comes.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I've had this annoying low-grade cough/stuffiness thing all week, where I can't tell if it's worse-than-normal allergies or a not-as-bad-as-usual cold. This plus the crappy weather plus being up later than usual last night has put me in a relaxed and complacent mood. This morning before work I wandered around taking lame artistic photos of the skyline and a building being destroyed.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick, time to chug down the 'Tussin.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm about to open it, Nichole.

NA, rest is your best friend.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Now my mental images is complete. I should mention that I'm also imagining you to be approx. 14 ft tall.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

A girl can dream, Huck.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

But it's Friday, I have to go out and be young and crazy and zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

If you pass out before finishing that thought, burrow into bed, dude.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

My god I am bored.

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/May/2004578793762709094182.jpg

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I think it's high time we went back to talking about tits and tequila.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

i need a drink now. the kids are driving me nuts. they are out of control. i am sooooo irritable.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

well i have never stopped *thinking* about tits and tequila.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

15 minutes until beer time, im not so sure when it will be tits time.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

actually fuck tits and tequila, bring on the booty and beer.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I missed out on the empty promise of tits and the distinct possibility of tequila last night. Even though my friend said it was a total letdown, I think I enjoy total letdowns. I think I revel in half-assed stuff like that. To me, it's what this part of the world does best.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I have the tits, just not the tequila.

Dammit.

It's always something with me.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got tequila brownies. Anyone want some? I made em for a dinner tonight but just had to cancel going.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Mmm boobies.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah but you can go out and purchase tequila. last time i tried to buy some tits I got slapped.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

You guys can all come over for a rare encore screening of the Spongebob trailer, after which we can have a party. BYOT&T.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah but you can go out and purchase tequila. last time i tried to buy some tits I got slapped.

Did you purr in her ear, first?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

You guys can all come over for a rare encore screening of the Spongebob trailer, after which we can have a party. BYOT&T.

Only if we can flash the tits before passing out.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Deal.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, I see US Bank has increased their overdraft charge to THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS.

Fuckers.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

What did you think they were doing in there, Chris, baking cookies?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Who's baking boobies?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, I see US Bank has increased their overdraft charge to THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS.

Shit. Thought Wachovia were bad enough at $30. How are you anaging, CP?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

actually fuck tits and tequila, bring on the booty and beer.

huh huh huh he said "fuck tits" huh huh huh

― beavis or butthead (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Wells F4rg0 charges THIRTY THREE DOLLARS.

DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Settle down, Beavis.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I always figured Wach0via should be pronounced "wahch Ovuh yuh", so in the commercials they'd be like "We Wach0via Securities, we keep an eye on them shits, so your lazy ass don't hafta" or something.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

At one point I had a checking account that assessed "insufficient funds to cover check" and "balance below $0" as separate penalties -- so if you bounced a check because you only had $13 in your account, for instance, you'd be charged, say, $25; which would bring you to a negative balance, for another $25 fee; which you'd be penalized for again if you didn't deposit enough money to bring you up to positive within a certain amount of time (a week, I think).

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

What's Wells F4rg0?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

WF also charges $5 per day in which your account remains overdrawn, for a maximum of 5 days.

Those mother fuckers charged me a $33 overdraft last week because I had $19.78 in the bank and I withdrew $20 - fine, okay, fair play to the bank, but to add insult to injury, charged me ANOTHER $33 because the $2 fee for using a non-wells fargo atm with which to withdraw my $20 also was not in my account... so for what would have been a $22 transaction, I got dinged for $88.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

(And then there's the hundreds-of-dollars pizza when it turned out Pizza Hut didn't deposit a check I'd written until after I'd closed the account without realizing it was still outstanding; and I didn't find out about it for years; and between the bank's fees and Pizza Hut's and so on, whomp whomp whomp.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

The worst bank on the west coast is what it is.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

fucking banks, charging you money for not having money.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

See, this is exactly why I don't buy things.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

(This plus I cashed out my 401k in late MARCH and I still haven't gotten the check, and while I realize I'm in a weird situation to complain, what with the choosing not to work for a while and all, it's still frustrating.)

I've heard nothing but bad things about WF.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

rule #4: never buy pizza with a check.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

a while ago I was behind on my student loan payments and the bank kept calling me "we really need you to make a payment, you don't have to make the full payment, but we need you to make some payment."
And I'm like, "Oh, geez, I didn't realize that you'd given me the last of your money? Will the bank be okay? Maybe the bank should call the bank's parents."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh boy. Here's where I admit to thinking Wells F4rg0 was a titty bar that charged $33 for a "service." The post came directly after a boob-related post. What the hell was I supposed to think?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Banks are such fuckers. I mean, on the one hand it makes sense that they'd want people who actually have money to be banking there and that poor people are a drain on their system. But on the other hand we live in a society where a bank account is, generally, required, and so these banking schemes that penalize poor people end up being this odd regressive tax that doesn't go to the gov't, but to corporations.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

All of this is one reason why I still have my New England bank account that I got as a kid, which has weathered the many, many mergers in that area; the branch is in the same town where my mother's the tax collector, so for me, they don't do the "process the largest check first" thing that guarantees you'll bounce all your checks if you bounce any of them, and they honor checks I write against deposits that haven't cleared yet, rather than fuck me over because they arbitrarily delayed something without notifying me.

(Cause there was that other time, with the Pizza Hut bank, which was right next to campus, when they put a 10-business-day hold on my financial aid check, which was written on one of their accounts by a large university -- and as a result, all my utilities, my rent, my books, and my groceries bounced.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

But on the other hand we live in a society where a bank account is, generally, required,

It's part of the larger problem in which many of the things that are required to live a normal life -- transportation, banking, basic medical care -- are delegated to institutions which are themselves expected to make a profit.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The best, of course, is when the bank fee hits when you're underbalanced, and thus it incurs a FURTHER bank fee.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I recently had experienced that downward spiral you speak of, Tep. The place I rented a car from decided to wait a week and a half to charge my debit card, causing me to think I had over $100 more than I actually did (since I assumed that car rental money had already been deducted). The fuckers at my bank mailed me a NSF notice WHEN THEY HAD BOTH MY PHONE NUMBER AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS, so the fees had that much longer to pile up without my knowledge. It wound up costing me about $120. DIE BANKERS DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
(i was waiting for someone to comment on that, beavis or butthead)
(holy shitski xposting fury)

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

(see aimee, you are not alone)

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(holy shitski xposting fury)
People be hatin' banks!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I got fucked another time by one of those looooong delayed debits: you wouldn't believe me if I told you how long, but I will in a minute. Now, I know as sure as anyone else that you ought to keep your bank account balanced, and if you're scrupulous about doing so, these things don't happen: because whether a charge you record gets debited on Friday, Monday, or a week from Tuesday, you act as though it isn't there. Sure. Fine. But even so --

This one took a year and a half to finally go through. From a just-off-I-10 gas station in east Texas.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Other than rent, an Ebay purchase from a guy who didn't take Paypal, and my cable/internet bill which for some reason can't be paid online (or anywhere local), I never pay anything by check anymore. Which might be why long-delayed debit charges annoy me so much, since part of their appeal is supposed to be the instaneity.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

this is why i still run my accounts out of a teacher's credit union.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I have found that sometimes it works if you just go down to the branch and yell some. Really. Though, I'm not actually recommending it. But it worked for me one time.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

x post Banks R dumb.

I've decided to stop working and install adobe acrobat on my computer for a while.

What's that? It's weird that I didn't already have acrobat? Yes it is. I haven't been able to open all these email attachments. It was embarassing. But no more, I tell you!

So, has anyone seen Mean Girls or 13 Going on 30?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw Mean Girls the other night. It's quite fantastic. Tina Fey is a gifted screenwriter.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't have acrobat either, and I just got a pdf attachment that I really need to read (most of them I don't), but I guess I'll have to wait until I get home.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

To balance out the bitching about abusive bank policies:

I just got a call from Movie Gallery, the (local?/regional?) movie rental chain, and our five DVD rentals were due back yesterday, not today, and Lindsey hasn't even watched Haunted Mansion today. Now, they aren't forgiving the fees or anything -- but the way their late fees work is they charge the rental price over again ... once a week. Which means that since they're late anyway, we have them out until next Wednesday without some kind of crazy per-day late fee ringing up. Which is nice.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Thursday, rather. The fuck day is today? Friday. So Thursday.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

But it worked for me one time.

Then they brought in higher security, just for you.

Tep, the last time I got reamed by my bank was a month ago: deposited the $20 in my pocket as I didn't want to blow what I didn't have. Then I decided to get a few groceries with my debit card. The next day, I got hit with that damn $30 for spending $5. When I called, the phone rep explained how my cash wasn't clear for spending til 12:01 the next day. WTF the teller couldn't tell me that, I don't know.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh for heaven's sake, cash should clear right away. If it's deposited in an ATM, I can understand a delay if there's a notice to that effect. But if you hand a buddy a twenty and ask for it back, and he says, "It hasn't cleared yet, I can give it to you tomorrow," the punching is on.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

It's nice to have you around, Bryan. :-D

I have to see it. Plus, I like Lindsey Lohan. I've watched her grow up into a beautiful young woman (*weep weep*)/ Where have the years gone?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, I couldn't stand the bits I saw of the Parent Trap remake (but I don't like Hayley Mills and maybe it reminded me of her), but she was great in the Freaky Friday remake. I don't mean "great" as code for "she is my nu-Mandy Moore, my jailbait queen," I mean, you know, "good."

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Mean Girls is set and based on the North Shore high schools, right?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

(And thus I want to see Mean Girls (and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen when it hits DVD), is my point.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

She was good hosting the otherwise-limp-as-a-smurfcock SNL, too.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

That was a good episode when her breasts, I mean she, hosted.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I noticed ~~those~~that! But even apart from that, she's funnier than most of the cast members. (I realize this is like saying something which is not a bag of shit is less shitty than a bag of shit.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm glad to be back (for now, anyway). The best thing about Mean Girls was that the jokes didn't get in the way. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I think a lot of the current cast is pretty funny, but the quality of the sketches is down. I really liked the one where Amy Poehler was the 11-year-old having the sleepover with Lindsey Lohan. It was obv. over the top and an attempt to create a recurring character, but it was so demented it worked.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Welcome back, Bryan! Amen, I can't bring myself to watch SNL unless there's a host/musical act I really want to see. (And that isn't often)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Usher on that episode was the only musical guest I've seen on the show in the past five years that generated any kind of excitement. His dancing is insane.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Jimmy Fallon is leaving, which ought to improve some of it; I can't stand the "I'm laughing through my own skit" schtick when it gets to the point that it's actually a schtick. (I should find the "Jared's webcam at Hampshire" skits funny, since it's Hampshire, but I don't anymore since even the jokes are just excuses to put JF and Horatio Sanz on stage so they can giggle.)

I don't like much of the current cast, though. It might be the attempts at recurring character -- that approach hasn't worked since the Myers/Sandler/Hartman era, although the Ferrell era survived it -- or it might be the writing, I don't know. I like Tina Fey a lot, so Weekend Update's still the highlight for me.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

does anyone else use SNL as a verb? like when your friend drives the same not-even-really-that-funny-in-the-first-place joke into the ground: "dude, quit SNLing it".

― oops (Oops), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the problem I have with the show is that it's back in one of those phases where the skits seem to be based around "actors doing the kinds of things your annoying dormmate did to try to be funny" much more than "actual funny concepts or dialogue." The writing is nearly irrelevant once the premise is established, which is never a good thing.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

(xpost, I'm gonna use that)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't watched much SNL in about ten years, but I have a a hard time with Tina Fey, possibly because if she's on screen thatmeans JF is not far off.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I know what you mean, especially about Jimmy Fallon (who I can't stand), but I really think a lot of the current castmembers are funnier than the cast during the big '90's revival (except Ferrell of course). Have you ever seen Will Forte do his creepy Southern senator character? Again, it's character-based humor, but instead of being really loud and having these obvious catchphrases, he just talks really slowly and quietly and says these semidisturbing things. I like it because the humor isn't based on "jokes," per se, but this tension that he builds by talking so slowly and quietly.
Weekend Update is usually the peak for me too.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

He was funny before people started liking him, I think -- when writers weren't writing for him. (This might be the golden rule of Is That Guy Funny? applicable to comedy across the board.)

xpost; Will Forte is one of the few guys I think is at least sometimes funny. The guy who does the Woody Allen character and the Eurotrip ad, though? Unfunny enough to balance out Forte. Horatio Sanz, unfunny in a cockroach-like "how the hell is he still on the show" kind of way.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I think people like "the Eurotrip guy" (who's name I can't fucking remember right now, argh!) because he's the "indie rock comedian." He used to play drums for Trenchmouth, has done 'comedic' commentary on the newest Les Savy Fav cd, had an underground video he filmed at SXSW, etc., etc. He hasn't lived up to his hype. But his Prince impersonation was pretty stellar.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"indie rock comedian."

shudders.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Somehow that reminds me of when Ana Gasteyer (whatever happened to her?) as "Cinders Calhoun" actually played Lilith Fair, which seemed more than a little bit like giving Mike Myers his own German television show or hiring John Belushi to be a samurai in a deli.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Last I heard, Gasteyer had a baby.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, as long as she's not working by choice. She didn't hit the mark every time, but she was one of the better cast members in that cast.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Gasteyer and Nora Dunn should do a movie together.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Gasteyer plays the mom in Mean Girls.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Argh, I just found out that Chavez, one of my favorite all-time underappreciated bands, is reuniting for a one-off benefit show...in NYC! In four days! BLEEAARRGGHH!

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

According to Pitchfork, their guitarist, Clay Tarver, co-wrote the Steve Zahn horror movie Joy Ride. Weird. He also directed a bunch of the Got Milk? commercials and those cabdriver things that MTV used to have with Donal Logue, who was his roommate. Neat.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I like that song, that one, something about "the unreal is here" or something?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes. I don't think they have one song that I don't like.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

This Chavez reunion is like my Pixies reunion. Except they're only playing one show, the fuckers.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Where is the show Nick? What's it called?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 May 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Eh, I don't know. It's on Pitchfork, (www.pitchforkmedia.com) under the news section. It's a cancer benefit called, imaginatively enough, "Fuck Cancer!" Some shittier bands are also playing. But it's on Tuesday, so I don't think we can go, sweetie.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought it was called: BLEEAARRGGHH!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

BLLLEEAAARRGGHH! FUCK CANCER! BBLLEEAAAAHHH!

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 7 May 2004 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

B-But, I'm sure your new boss wouldn't mind if you took a week off and so did I and we went to New York...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 7 May 2004 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

BLEEAARRGGHH!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

That's what I would say if I was your boss and you asked me for the time off. I'm not sure if that's a yes or a no though.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 May 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, hopefully you guys can get to make it. Meaning you, NA, and you, Sarah.

I really don't have much to bitch about re: my bank acct (Ch4s3 B4nk) save for the fact that it costs me about $10 a month to bank there because I don't do the direct deposit thing. Eh. Don't know if I'll do that ever, really. Oh wait. I just remembered that the last check I deposited into my acct took about five days to go through, but that's really nothing compared to the previous complaints.

The last time I watched an ep of "SNL" was... God... maybe 1994? That far back. I never was that frequent a viewer of the show, though. I think the only time I really was into it was around the same time that Mike Myers was a cast member, for the "Sprockets" sketch and "Wayne's World".

(Hey nickalicious, at this very moment a Fishbone song is on the New Wave audio channel and it's reminded me of you.)

Oh damn, it's after 8 p.m. already? Where the hell did the day go?

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 8 May 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, yeah, US Bank used to charge me for not having direct deposit, but then I had this temp job where they DID do direct deposit, and ever since -- no fee! Even though I haven't had direct deposit in years! Whoo!

Another day of recording done; tomorrow we assemble the Ethereal Choir Of Vengeance and if all goes well we finish up.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 8 May 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.wcbn.org

Radio Awesomeness is on the the air!

tune in PLEEEEEEEZ

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 8 May 2004 04:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"And now let's get a few words from someone who's currently listening in to the program! Madge?"

"Yeah, I'm listenin' to this here program and it's absolutely delightful! It's one of them kitchen sink operations and I'm real happy about that."

"Thanks for that word, Madge. Tell me, how much is Kingfish paying you for these words?"

"This woman ain't for sale, no siree. By the way, like these sparkly earphones I'm wearin'? Yep, them's high-class gold and diamonds! And the sound is a dream!"

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 8 May 2004 04:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey fuckers! I've never ever posted, y'know, drunk before, and I know there's some thread to get applauded and shit, but who the fuck has tome, er time for that. Y'know?
Anyway, you fuckers (and I only call you that because I care, because I like you) I'm eating shitty pizza. I mean it's no damn good, but it's the onl y poizza aby pthe slice in this stupid godamand sity, and I'm not spieliling so good, only because I'm an idiot, not cuz IA M DRU ENK. Liket he commerical. nilhgtrea, right, Bryan?
Don't mind me.

Kingfish, I'd be listening, if I had a sound card or hwasteaver. Y'lnike woath I mean. Bisk. I mean Fuck. I don't know why I wrote the name, or the approximate name, of a seafood-based soup instead of the f-owrd. really. Okay, now I'm memboearsed. Shut up.
I could hit some button and this would never be seen. But fucikit. I like you kids. Yer fun. All of youse. I saw a great band tonight and they dedicated a song to me. Because I was the only one who cared. You know what that kind of responsibility is like? I'm the onely one who cares about stuff like awesome music. All the other jerks are out watching some band that had a hit song on some cheezey ass pulip fiastcon omovei. you know what I mean.
foreget. it. this was a bad idea, but i bet some of you will get a laurflsf. y'know, a larrfff. ha ha. that' s witnwat ahem. that's what i'm trying to say. some of you will get a laugh. and you're the ones that i like. why i bother showing up.
we shall never speak of this again.

― huck, Saturday, 8 May 2004 06:54 (twenty-two years ago)

You're logged out again, dude.

I would have dedicated a song to you when I played in R-town, but I figured it would have made you embarrassed.

I had a frozen pizza, it was probably as bad as what you ate, but I added green tobasco so it was OK.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 8 May 2004 07:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Carnage!! Oh no!! I am watching Keith floyd cook and drink on TV. He is cooking an ostrich stir-fry in front of a bunch of fucking ostriches! Erk!

― suzy (suzy), Saturday, 8 May 2004 08:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, we had pizza last night too. Crazy. Except it was kind of half-way homemade (dough from a box, sauce from a jar, cheese from a bag). We have green tabasco too but I forgot about it or I might have put some on my pizza. Green tabasco rulez.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 8 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Quiet morning here. I think I am mentally setting the morning aside for peace since tonight is Chakifest.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 8 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

quite the hilarious voice mail from one Ms. Luna last evening. I got it while i was throwing up. I was in no better shape than you.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Saturday, 8 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

:-) Chris, should we call and regale you with tales tonight? If so, send me yer number.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 8 May 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

sure! check yer email.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Saturday, 8 May 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I've lost my phone. this is the most awful of awful things. i feel like i'm on a deserted island. :(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 8 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw. :-( Well, you have us! :-)

Chris, if you did send an e-mail, it's been about half an hour and hasn't arrived yet, which is strange.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 8 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Argh weird computer problems argh! iBook monitor seems broken, argh!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 8 May 2004 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

OF course I'm logged out. I can't remember my password, and so I never log in at home.
Anyway, aside from some g.i. problems directly related to the pizza, I'm feeling great today. I've got lots to get done, but it's good, honest work (and laundry, and maybe a haircut) and I'm glad to be alive. There's a nice breeze coming in the window and the sun is bright and warm, though there's a 40% chance of thunderstorm, which is also fine by me.
And anyway, I lied, another band once dedicated a song to me but it was a very, very long time ago, when I was more deserving anyway. In a sense. But I was "that guy" last night. The one the band will talk about on their website tour diary, "hardly anybody showed up in the big Ree-Gyna, but there was this one guy who stood at the front and knew all of our songs. Then after the show, he accosted us, all drunk like and told us how this town sucks."
Sometimes though, that feels like my lot in life. To champion these bands that, for whatever reason, nobody cares about. And nobody pays attention. I mean, I guess it's the same cases with other things I try to champion. It's sort of futile, and yet, important that someone stands up and says "hey, what about this? We do have options!"
My destiny is just to be this ignored, but on record, voice. Maybe I'm still drunk.

― Huck, Saturday, 8 May 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I am this same person, Huck. But I am a girl. So often my story and rememberences have ended, uh, differently.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 8 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

you didn't get drunk¿

― dyson (dyson), Saturday, 8 May 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

haha chris - oh fuck... I missed your call back 'cause I was off getting more sake.

Ouch.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 8 May 2004 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

also ned, if you didn't get chris' number, ask me when y'all call me tonight, and I'll give it to you.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 8 May 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Done recording! Whoo!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 9 May 2004 02:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's SNL, and that "indie comedian" dude is named Fred Arneson. He's doing his "ahh, dios mio!"/"I'm just keeeding!" character right now, presumably because the Memo line on his paycheck this week says "thanks for not being funny."

Gosh he annoys me.

Snoop's funny though!

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 9 May 2004 03:43 (twenty-two years ago)

today has been an angry, rageful, GRRRRRR day.

i'm dying to bust somebody's head. i'm serious.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 9 May 2004 08:00 (twenty-two years ago)

all you guys are the best. i think i want to move to california.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Sunday, 9 May 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

chaki bustin a rap!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Sunday, 9 May 2004 12:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Argh, I just realized we forgot to call Luna! :-( :-(

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 May 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

We were rushed for time -- Elvis T's cell wasn't picking up a signal so we were calling around using one of Chaki's non-ILX friend's phone -- and got caught up in talking to the Seattle crowd, had to cut that off when the conversation went too long. Doesn't excuse my brainfart though. BAH! I R annoyed with self and apologetic to Luna.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 May 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

*bursts into tears*

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 9 May 2004 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

no really, it's cool sug - I was out anyway at a bar and probably wouldn't have heard my phone ringin.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 9 May 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Ordinarily here I'd say happy mother's day to the moms out there, but I don't think there are that many other than me, so happy mother's day me!

(I R a retard).

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 9 May 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

We need a motherfuckers day.

Happy Mother's Day, though!

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 9 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Next Sunday is hereby dubbed 'Motherfucker's Day'.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 9 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

and thank you :)

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 9 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I just googled "mother's day poems" looking for a "roses are red" kind of thing to turn into a Motherfucker's Day poem, and ran across Although Consumed By Fury, You Still Loved Us, which I think I'm gonna just not touch.

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 9 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

i called my mom but am going to pass on calling my grandmothers. i hardly ever speak to them but jsut can't today. i'm a very bad person.

i've got to work at ships tonight and am very sleepy. it's been a yuck weekend i'm glad some of you have been having fun though.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 9 May 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

We got other moms here besides La Luna. There's Scott Seward's wife Maria, who posts every so often, and how can we forget New Zealand's own Donna!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 May 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Mother's Day, Luna (even though you're not MY mom). I just had brunch with my mom, and other family members. And boy, are my arms tired!
I had something else to say, but can't remember--oh yeah, there's no hot water in my apt. since last night. I've left msgs for the landlord at his office, his home and on his cel. Next I will hire a biplane. Because cold showers are no fun. And I needs to wash dishes.

― Huck, Sunday, 9 May 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Although Consumed By Fury, You Still Loved Us

I consume you all. Rock.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I exist.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

hey orbit! mail me yr good email again. I can't get on to my desktop computer so dont' have anyone's contact info. :(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know whether I exist.

It's a Sunday and I feel really tired and it's Mother's Day but anyone who would qualify as a mother figure in my life lives on the other side of the country but all my local friends are of course busy. But that's kind of OK because I'm tired. But also I can't figure out what to do. I'm actually totally in the mood to lie down and watch an MST3K but my computer is all broken so nuts to that idea. Instead I'm on the other computer, the old one. And I'm annoyed that ILX seems dead. Which, of course, it should be, being Mother's Day and all.

I dunno, maybe I'll try to nap. Or go to the library. Or something.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

ILX is the MOther

― Huck, Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I emailed you, Sam. Get back to me before I get to the wine :-)
It's a lazy day by the beach, mom is on the East Coast, and the wine is calling....I may answer this afternoon!

For posterity, good email is: (substitute letters where you know u should)

radio_fr33_a|bemuth@mac.com

AIM = radiofr33a|bmuth

the yah00 acct is real, but i seldom check it.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

*makes way to kitchen*
I will now fiddle with garlic, shallots and....
...the pressure cooker!

be back later...

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Sounds delicious. I'm going to eat barbecue chips and watch Interstella 5555 in an attempt to beat this hangover and claim some kind of ownership over my only day off from work.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 9 May 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

happy mother's day to all the mothers

i called my mum.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 9 May 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I know there are other moms (you forgot CJ, too) - just not that regularly post here.

Apologies and love to anyone I've missed and happy mother's day to all of your moms, too, since they're the reason I have you as friends. xoxox

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 9 May 2004 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy mother's day to all the sexy muthas here, even to those who don't make drunken phone calls to me.

You know how sometimes you forget you even had a dream until later that day when something triggers the memory of it? Well after reading this thread I now remember that I had a Ned dream last night!!! Me and some other people were watching TV, and there was a profile of him on it! He was so damn suave, and had the voice of Barry White (I never have heard you speak, Ned, but Luna told me you have kinda a deep voice). As his life story was being told, they showed him walking around some park, sitting on a bench, and looking passionately at the camera. Bizarre.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 May 2004 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

He was so damn suave, and had the voice of Barry White

You must excuse me, I think in fact you had a Spencer dream.

(More seriously, did I have a scar-ridden face and respond to the name 'Freddy'?)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 May 2004 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

There are plenty of adjectives one could use to describe the Raggettvoice, but "Barry White-esque" isn't really one of them.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 9 May 2004 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I somehow managed to get on the wrong El train this morning. That was dumb. Fortunately I realized it before I got to the next stop, so I wasn't that far off, and I still got to work on time, but it was still dumb.
Our (me and Sarah McLusky's) new band kicks ass. We've got six songs now. We rule. Do you think we should be called the Petrified Forest or something else?
It is hot as shit here.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the thread where I say...I hope I am not homeless tomorrow. :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope you are not homeless tomorrow too! I have a couch.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

But do you have space for all of our furniture huck?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

well, my furniture sucks, so I could make space. That is, if you only have enough furniture to fill a decent-sized one-bedroom apt.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh, thanks for the offer Huck! *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, seriously now, what's the scoop?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink you could crash at my place but I think the commute would be a real bitch.

Called this smart-ass little cheerleader in my last period a dumbass. Not outright, rather in a lawyer-ly, techincally defensible way but still. . . Teenage girls are so much worse than teenage boys. The boys truly are just dumbasses. the girls, the bad ones, are smartasses which is ten times worse. Sometimes it's very difficult to keep from slapping them. So, so hard.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't understand these kids. One guy, who's a complete jerk first period, has come back now after being kicked out of his second period class, and is doing the assignement he neglected to do last period, quietly. I asked him why he couldn't act right in first period and he just shrugged.

??????

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

We were due to be moving into another house tomorrow (we gotta be out of our current house tomorrow) but we got the keys for it on Thursday night & it was a disgrace. They'd promised us decorating etc would be done by the time we moved in & it hasn't been. it was awful & I think we agreed to the house because we were getting desperate. So I spent Friday trying to find us another house & I managed it, but there is still no word on our references & I'm waiting for a phone call from the letting agents as to whether we can move in tomorrow. Problem is, we gotta move out tomorrow no matter what! :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I wasted the first 30 minutes of work this morning on hold trying to pay an overdue gas bill. :)

Pink, this housing situation hell will have to end some day!

Who wants a banana? I bought 5 of them at the grocery store this morning.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

A teenager not understanding the workings of his own behaviour.

xpost!
could you have possibly cajoled the mgt of the first place to put you up in a hotel and your stuff in storage until they had the place ready (though from the sounds of it, that would be never).
I hope things work out. I was homeless for a week. I watched a lot of movies.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a sleeper sofa, Pink, but I hope you won't be needing it.

I played baseball over the weekend for the first time in about 13 years. The wind was blowing in really strong, which is the only reason I didn't hit a gang of homeruns. It's pretty funny to see my friend, who generally is pretty atheletic and coordinated but never played football or baseball, throw like a girl and catch like a Special Olympian.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink this is most unfun! :-( I hope all is settled to the good, soon.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I was optimistic that things would pan out, but as the day goes on I am losing all faith. I just want to cry & not deal with anymore crap. :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

:-( :-( Good thoughts from our end cannot change things, I know -- but rest assured they are there.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

What the heck, I hate Pinks housing situation and I want to choke it! Keep us updated please.

I found the new Kings of Convenience single "Misread" on the web and I now have a full blown stinger.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

All I want to do is find a house where me & my boy can settle & have babies.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

And Im off to West Virginia on Thursday evening for a wedding. Looking forward to it, but not looking forward to the drive.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh man, I've been all busy and shit and missed the bad house trip :(
I now have everything crossed for you and James though Pink. Hang in there! x

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks guys, I feel like I haven't posted for ages.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Take big breaths, Pink!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

More good wishes to you Pink. Grr, how frustrating.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Punch someone, Pink.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Nobody's stepping up to be punched & the only other person in the office is 7 1/2 months pregnant & even I can't do that. Just had a phone call from the agent saying that everything looks promising & should be all systems go for tomorrow! aarrrggghhh! Who wants to have a big party in the new place???!!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh & thanks you lot! *mwah* *mwah*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Today may well be the most awkward day in the history of awkward days in the awkwardest building in Awkward, Ohio.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

good luck, sugar - I hate moving.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

okay nevermind, it was a misunderstanding and the world is no longer awkward.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, it is, just not right here, right now.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Instant problem solving!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

one thing worse than moving:
http://www.wtbr.com/Pictures/ShowPics/Episode2/28.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope everything works out Pink.
Try not to kill anyone, Sam ;-)
Happy belated mom's day to Luna.

The pressure cooker gave me tangine leftovers for the week so I don't have to cook. Yay!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

when i was younger i had some sort of strange thing for Angela. Tony should have walked in, ripped the towel off her and banged her on that bike on the wall.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

or loofa-d her onion.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

but that was just the second episode! how could they have maintained the simmering sexual tension over how every many years if they had just given in to their animal impulses in the first season?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

i am picturing a pile of root vegetables just out of the picture.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

2 words, Huck: sex change

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

alright tony should have nailed angela's mom at first and then moved in for some horse snatch.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

??????

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

images, images!

I haven't been up long enough to be subject to this kind of abuse.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

chris has been reading porn dime novels.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

hey pink, i really hope everything works out! i'm sure you won't need to, but i'm sure you can scatter your belongings at various ILX houses around the country. you could even take a little tour of ILX sofas! wouldn't that be fun?

(seriously, i'm sure it'll all work out and you guys will end up in a place that is even better!)

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

See, sometimes I feel that not having a TV leaves me out of things on ILE. And sometimes I'm just so, so grateful.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Archel OTM.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Mona was always horny.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

i want to become very tiny, crawl up my right sinus with mountain gear and CHISEL AWAY AT THE SOLID MOUNTAIN that is making my head throb.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Mona was like Samantha from Sex & the City, only older and sexier.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

did anyone here know that 'scared stupid' was the title of a proposed Beastie Boys movie that never made it to screen.

yep. you all needed to know that.

alright, lunch over, pointless posting ends, on to more serious things.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

anyway, please direct all further WtB discussion where it belongs: Who's the Boss? on DVD!!!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Last night Jen's Tivo accidentally didn't change the channel correctly when it tried to record 60 minutes, so we ended up getting the last hour of some National Geographic show about leopards.

I watched the whole thing because cats are the best and because there was a lion cub on at the very beginning of the recording who was very cute (even though he did get carried away by wild dogs).

I'd never seen a leopard climb a tree with another animal (an impala) in its mouth before. It's pretty genius. After I watched the show I kept asking our cat if she ever considered climbing a tree with a goat in her mouth. Then I went to bed.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

a threesome with Blanche from Golden Girls and Mona from WTB is every mans fantasy.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

an impala? that's impressive.

xpost, obv.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

This Mission of Burma song is freaking me out today. Download the track called "Wounded World."

in other news, they just passed out copies of the dress code that we'll have to abide by when my company moves to the new building. They're now banning hiking/work boots, denim(incl. black), and untucked shirts of any kind.

This effectively negates 90% of my wardrobe.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

throw in a little Bea Arthur and you got a party on yer hands.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

And was the cat's reply satisfactory enough for you to get a good night's sleep?

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

do they specifically ban bathrobes?

xxpost

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

did you see the leopards getting it on? they like it rough apparently.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

That's a very wrinkley gangbang, Chris.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

but the things you can do with those wrinkles.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't see any leopards getting it on. Even if I did I don't think it would be as cool as seeing a leopard drag an impala up a tree. That was pretty badass.

Our cat only has about four expressions, and the one she gave me when I asked her about dragging other animals up trees was the one that kinda says "I am only sitting here because you are giving me scratches. The moment that you stop scratching my back is the moment that I will get up and walk away because I'm not really listening to you."

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Mm, my boyfriend uses that look on me...

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Jen would probably say I use that look on her, though I don't do it on purpose.

It's definitely cooler when a cat does it because, well, cats are the best.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I just realized that the intern isn't coming in today, or tomorrow or ever again. Her term is over. She will soon be replaced by a likely moron. I am sorta sad.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

see the you know you're getting old thread.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I have the most retarded, uncalled for song in my head. I don't even know the name of it. But I'm giggling to myself because it's so unfounded. It's the rap-esque song where some roughneck chick is all like "you can do it put your back into it." That's the only line I know. Haha.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

luna to thread!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

It's Ice Cube 'You Can Do It'

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

My favorite line is still 'I got dick for days, you got ass for weeks'

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

man, you'd think that with all the advances in ergonomics we've made over the years, the changes would permeate into hip-hop songs, too. it's your LEGS.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

it's funny cos it's true

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, is this your "song"? Because if so, there really isn't anything cooler than that. What's this about legs? I could swear it's "back."

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Nevermind, I just figured out what you were trying to say. I'm awesome.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm still stuck on 'Shake That Monkey'. It's all about ass and it's soooo nasty.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Just checking. xpost. OR IS IT.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey fellas. I'm off home now but I've had an exhausting day and reading the last 250 posts has cheered me up and made me feel warm and fluffy.

See you tomorrow!

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

So, my saturday night plans have just fallen through.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

wanna catch a movie or somethin?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, okay. what looks good?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

does anyone have any remedies for lower back pain? im dying over here.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Tits and tequila, Chris, haven't you been paying attention?
(more baby-making injuries?)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

have you tried plain ol' ibuprofen, chris? it's an anti-inflammatory and helps me sometimes. Otherwise, vicodin.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

caused by what chris? mine is usually just from general fatigue/bad matress/bad posture. Sometimes sitting straight up with a pillowing supporting my lower back feels very good.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris is trying to make babies. He's obviously been puttin' his back into it.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

ahh haa

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Unfortunately, Chris doesn't realize that the baby-making equipment is actually on the other side of the body.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

TURN UP THE A/C YOU CHEAP SONS OF WHORES

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

A CO-WORKER SPOTTED BEY0NCE ON 28TH STREET SHOOTING A MUSIC VIDEO. WHY AM I NOT THERE RIGHT NOW?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

When come back bring Beyonce.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

So, I was just sitting here, delighting in the latest Don Johson debacle, when the most horrible sound I've ever heard from a machine erupts and the fax machine is toast. Seriously, it was like a moose call.
Now, instead of leaving in 45 minutes, I have to wait for the fax repairman to show up. He could show up and be done within that time, but he won't. Because the world hates me.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't you just GET that thing?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

are you regretting giving me that wedgie in 4th grade yet, mofo?

― the world (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

It's about a year and a half old.
The photocopier is the newest pain in my ass. Especially with all the lousy new people (and I do mean lousy!) who seem completely unable to, y'know, follow the very simple instructions I've posted on the wall beside the damn thing.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(hey dudes, is there an AIM chat right now featuring any of YOU??)

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

(is it dudes only or will there be chix there?)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

virtually

― x Jeremy (Atila the Honeybun), Monday, 10 May 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

ok. met w. a client this eve, and then they let drop all casual - oh yes, and she was raped and the therapist didn't notify us. wtf? the girl is 14. grrrrrr give me really big artillery NOW

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 05:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha, its not from baby making. I've had a bad back since I blew it out 5 years ago helping a friend move. But this time I think my matress is causing it. And I'm pissed because the matress cost $1200. I had a hard time reaching out to wash my hands yesterday. Its a bit better today, due to ibruprofen and a heating pad.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 09:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Orbit - bad :(

Pinkpanther - house news? Inquiring minds need to know!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 09:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoot! Matt got a new job with the RN1B!

And my book is out!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 12:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I totally just served a kid. Nuts, loud buttheads in the halls disturbing classes. I went out to clear the hall, basically herded them all down the stairs and told them to stay off 'my hall'. As they turned down the stairwell heard one girl say "'your hall,' yeah whatever, bitch." I yelled down "yeah, I heard you. That's yo' momma's name." laughter. *snap*

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, you rule.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Im listening to "White Lines" and godamn do I want to bust out a headspin or a backspin right here in the office.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't usually post to these threads but am avoiding presentation work and had to say that Archel I am delighted you have a book out! Tell more?

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

yes i missed that part archel! do share.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

My motherfucking rent is going up. I don't know by how much yet. I am so pissed it's frightening. Motherfuckers better not fuck with me today. Holy mother of god, I am like a rabid alley cat.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)

(congrats to archel. i do mean that.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, yes congrats to Archel as well. the solution Jeanne is to move to Worcester. Thats my solution to everything rent.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

congrats, Archel!
Je4nne, rent here is astoundingly cheap. The only trouble is, well, it's here. But I'm here, so it can't be that terrible. (actually it is)
For example, it is around ZERO degrees Celsius right now. COLD. Snow. There's a heavy snow warning. This place is bullshit.
But I got about 50 CDs in the mail yesterday. Or maybe 25. A lot! Some of them actually good. One of them REALLY good. But it's from an old favourite, so what can I say?
But I don't really have time to listen to them this week. I've got work up to my (gorgeous, supple, gravity-defying) tits today, overflow from that + radio show tomorrow, a comedy gig Thursday (so add in: write another 5 or 6 minutes of material somewhere in there), the Evaporators Friday, but Saturday is free now, because Ch4rl3y Pr!d3 has cancelled. And I think I'm coming down with a cold.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

For example, it is around ZERO degrees Celsius right now. COLD. Snow.

I absolutely could not handle that. been in the 80s for about 6 wks now. just the way I like it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean snow in May?!? That's insane. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

It was nice last week. mid 20s (which is high 70s F) THe old dudes say that we're two weeks behind schedule weather-wise, so it should translate into a mellow fall, but fuck the fall. I want sunshine NOW.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay, we have an awesome and cheap practice space, in what seems to be a safe building. Now we can have band practice whenever we want, instead of from 5-7 every Sunday. Now we just need our drummer to buy some drums. Also, today I go check out the guitar amp that I think I want to buy. Any ideas on how to decorate the practice space? The drummer was thinking bright blue paint, but I'm thinking of wallpapering with Christmas wrapping paper.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

piss and shit on the walls, then your really hardcore.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Now we just need our drummer to buy some drums

hmmm. . .one wonders how you can be called a 'drummer' yet have no drums.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, I technically have a third of a book, well even more technically a third of a pamphlet...

It's called Three Voices, it's made of poems, and should you wish to, you can get it from The Frogmore Press from Friday, for £3.95. Or from me direct :)

And thanks for all the congrats! Makes my threatening letters from the electricity and water boards seem less depressing somehow.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Can we get just your bit for £1.32?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha actually you can get all of my bit free already, on the interweb. But then you wouldn't get the nice pink and green cover art.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

there is something so much more satisfying about having your work solid in your hand.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay for Archel! Let fame and fortune be thine. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll settle for the fortune ;)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Excellent, Archel! I'll buy a copy, certainly.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

there is something so much more satisfying about having your work solid in your hand.
must...resist...temptation...

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't resist, Huck. Give in to temptation. Rub your work. Make your work hard, thick, swollen with throbbing arosual.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

My work remains flaccid, alas.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

double overtime!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

We've been practicing in a rehearsal space where they already have drums and amps set up, so our drummer hasn't had to have a drum set so far. He's got like half of a set already, he just needs a kick drum and a floor tom.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy fucking jesus fucker -- my landlord is TEARING DOWN MY BUILDING. I thought he was going to raise my rent. No. He's leveling the fucking building. I need to be out as soon as I can. I AM GOING TO BE HOMELESS. I am going to break bones. (Or cry. Either one.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

that sucks!
make a human chain!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

!?!?!?!

I send the powers of L7 covering "Let's Lynch the Landlord" to protect Jeanne from harm while inflicting due damage to the deserving! And to get her a new place.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

????

how soon do you have?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Eek Jeanne! Make sure you check the terms of your lease if you haven't already - you must be allowed a month at least surely?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

y'know what really drives me up the wall?
when a writer, a person who traffics in words, says "words can't do it justice" or "too good for words." That just kills me. Because if that's really what you believe, then you are in the wrong fucking racket. And if that's not what you really believe, then quit saying it already you dumb sack of shit!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hi, I'd like to play you a song now about this relationship I had ... it was just intense man ... it was ... you know what ... music can't do it justice. I'm just gonna stand here and chill for four and a half minutes or so. Y'all kick back."

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

(When emo covers John Cage, etc.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I had this really great idea for, like space, you know, and like ... dwelling? And "where you go to sleep and wake up"? But I dunno, houses can't do it justice, maybe we should just leave this lot vacant and I can stand here telling you how great "being in an enclosed space protected by the elements and having a place to put things" is.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

true, cliches are trite. (uh, redundant) For me writing is often a struggle to put into words something which can't really be experienced as such. Words are often a poor substitute though some talented writers can make close approximations. Kind of like caveman drawings.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

but that's the point of writing, is to get as close as possible to "justice" or "truth" or "beauty" with WORDS. My Pixies review, where I made up new words to describe how cool it was to see them was a direct dig at writers who say "words can't do it justice."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, the flipside would be to say that words can't do anything justice, they can just approximate. Because really, no matter how well you describe something, it's not going to be the same as experiencing it. Even if Joyce, Nabakov, and Shakespeare teamed up to form a Legion of Superwriters and spent a century coming up with the best description of orgasm in writing ever, I'd still rather have sex than read it.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

My point was made better by NA. I not be so good with words.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

However, if you're going to choose to write about things, you kind of have to believe in it. You can't be giving up *all* the time and saying 'oh I can't possibly do justice to x'.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, yeah. I'm just not sure if it's the job of a writer to try and approximate an experience exactly, unless they're writing for a newspaper.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

First, before I read anything, I have to say, if you put a vacation stop on your email, you have to take it off before I can email you back.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, but "words don't do it justice" imply that that is the job and that the experience in question is so sublime that the job can't be done.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, yeah, I understand your point, both of you. And I agree, to a point. I just think it's bad form to publicly and repeatedly say "words can't do it justice." I (in my hypersensitive fashion) take that as a slur on the craft and an insult to all writers ever.
I mean, if it were possible to get something perfect, someone would do it, and we could all stop worrying about it.
I mean, sure, the occassional use (particularly in an offhanded way) doesn't bother me. But this certain dude uses it all the time, and it really bothers me that he does, because he's, to me, just accepting defeat.
"Hey kids, words ain't no good," his repeated use says. "Let's get gruntin'!"
Actually, if he did say that, I'd have so much admiration for him. But like, if you ply in the writing trade, shouldn't you have some faith in words?

xxxpost

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

How often is an experience that sublime though? If people said that a lot I would think they were a) easily pleased or b) not a very good writer.

xpost, to Tep

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

In my posts, I'm talking more hypothetically than about the guy Huck works, who I think we can all agree sounds like a total douchebag.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

It's never (or irrelevantly) that sublime, that's what I'm saying -- not that the "written descriptions are only imperfect approximations" argument is wrong, but that bringing it up misses the point. Who cares about perfect approximations?

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, I don't think I would ever say that in a piece of writing as it is sort of a cop-out. (which is perhaps yr original point.)

Writing is for me (as I've re-discovered now that I'm doing for people other than myself again) such a painful process though. I think for some reason it is often hard to put things into words (not without a lot of emotional effort anyway)/

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not even sure that I understand what the conflicting opinions are on this topic right now, I agree with pretty much everything that's been said so far.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't think there are any conflicting opinions really.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay!

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Nope. I just wanted to bitch and moan, and thank you guys for being a great chorus.
I hear what you're saying to a tee, Sam. Sometimes, I'm convinced I've wasted the last 8 years of my life trying to write/be a writer. It can be seem frustratingly impossible to just squeeze out 500 words about something. Like a CD review can be a Sisyphusian ordeal. And then there are the other times when I'm almost not even aware of it. Where I just find my flow or whatever and there are maybe three better feelings in the whole world that I've known.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

A former student, and local ruffian, was just shot on school grounds. no word yet on death/injury. we're on lock down.

This is the same kid who shot the window out on my car last semester.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Eep. *good thoughts*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, not actually on our property but directly across the street behind the church there. The kids go over to sell/do drugs. We can see the police/crime scene tape from my window.

I can't say I'm shocked at all, really.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck. Lockdown means nobody in the halls. period.

Just now heard chaos in the hall so step out to see two boys about to go at it. One of is one of my good kids. He's 15 and still in the 7th grade after a stint in juvie. But he's changed and determined to do better this time. He makes As with me.

Apparently he hit the other kid in class and now they're both in the hall and the other kid's screaming 'come on motherfucker, you want it? bring it on." F. (my kid) has his fists balled up and look in his eyes I've never seen.

I go up and try to pull him away but he's a big, big boy. the other kid comes at him and I get btw them and F.'s trying to get around me. I'm pulling on him from behind trying to get him away from the kid and at the same time saying to him quietly, 'come on f. it's not worth it. you know it's not worth it."

This other kid wouldn't back off though and there was no way I could keep them apart but I slowly managed to pull/shove back towards me roomn. I knew he wanted take a swing at the other kid as long as I had my arms around him. Finally get him in my room and shut the door and put my back to it. The other kid's like 'come on motherfucker' and trying to get past me. I told him he'd have to hit me first before he got into my room.

FINALLY security guard come up (they were monitoring the lockdown obviously) and gets them out.

I'm out of breath and sweating now. we're still in lockdown and they're police helicopters overhead, they're looking for the shooter.

i know I sound like a broken record to you guys but I just hope it sticks with you for the rest of your lives. it's fucked up out here. fucked up for the kids and for us b/c I definitely do not get paid enough for stuff like this.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

many typos above.

and now there are news stations outside. the kids all want to see the broadcasts but fortunately i don't have a tv in my room.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

That scares the fuck out of me, chica.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck. I think you're going to be much happier once you're out of there, Sam.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

bizarrely things like this make me want to stay more.

i want to make sure kids like the one i just kept from fighting in the hall don't end up like that kid in the alley behind the church.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't keep up with threads like these enough.
where is it you work, sam¿

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

the hood, dallas tx

(a middle school)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, you are quite amazing to have the emotional (and physical) strenght to continue doing this day in and day out.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok, have learned another student was shot. The little brother of a student I had last year. He was very bright and sweet to me but already had a long criminal recored and notorious reptuation. I only had him for one semester as he was shipped off again after he punched our old orchestra teacher. (again, I was in the hall for that one, trying to talk him down but it didn't work that time.)

so anyway, his little brother, i hoped would do better. guess not.

no ambulances have come which doesn't seem to bode well.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Part of my job is to answer the phone and try and help people with their headache issues. I was just speaking to a gentleman in Texas, and he said the following sentence to me: "I got busted in the head a few years back with a 2x4." I almost burst out laughing. I wonder if I'm the man for this job.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

NA, you should read this article, because your post reminded me of it:

http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1111/is_1822_304/ai_83553509

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I almost burst out laughing.

why? Do you work at an insurance company or something?

lockdown is finally over and we're in 7th period now. (all that happened in 4th period.)

No details yet but like I said, I never heard an ambulance. The police car sirens were the first think I heard when all this started but no others.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck. as soon as I hit submit the principal comes on and asks that for a moment of silence. A couple of kids are crying now.

They're sending a letter around for the kids to take home to their parents.

the class is very subdued now. :(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Sam, we're all thinking of you.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i just feel bad for the kids. we haven't had any murders this year though there was a shooting in the fall.

Just yesterday morning I was telling H. how this kid had shot my window out last October. It pissed me off b/c our janitors saw him but refused to admit that to the police b/c they were afraid of him. So I had to pay for the window myself. Later, I saw him on campus a few times and felt like a sucker b/c I knew that he knew he did that to me and nothing happened because of it.

And today, he's dead.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeeez, Sam. How are you doing? (It's a stupid question, I know, but I have to ask anyway.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

It's heavily snowing here.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't imagine how intense and scary and sad this must be for you, Sam. Big hugs to you.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Seconded - I feel for you, Sam.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

That's terrible, Sam. Here, I'm sending you thoughts of better things.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm fine. Like I said he wasn't my student so I really didn't know him. It just adds to the stress of the job. And our kids. It's like every time there's an act of violence it ramps up their own aggression. There were two fights during our lockdown. the next couple of days should be fun.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, is this on the web anywhere? One of the teachers here (who keeps track of stories like this) happened to be in my office and was asking about it.

I searched Google News, the AP Wire, and the local DFW news sites and couldn't find anything.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Everything I've seen on TV and this is the only thing on the local paper's site so far:

EAST OAK CLIFF: High school student dies after being shot
A 16-year-old South Oak Cliff High School student died Tuesday after being shot in the waist area about noon in the 2900 block of Idaho Avenue near B0ude Stor3y Middle School, Dallas police said. Sgt. Gary Kirkpatrick said the student was chatting with a cousin and an acquaintance when a black Ford sedan drove past them, and one of three men inside shot him with a rifle. Officers found the car a few blocks away, but no arrests had been made Wednesday evening. Derr1ck Pr1ce died at Methodist Medical Center in Dallas.

-he wasn't a HS student though. He dropped out of the eighth grade.

Apparently we are a day ahead of the rest of the world here in Dallas. Fine by me, closer to the weekend.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Listening to "Coolidge" by the Descendents. Getting choked up. Wtf, I'm mental.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

We just had a fire drill at work. Fun! Although it gave me a mild heart attack when I heard the damn alarms going off. If there really was a fire here I think half the place would perish, it took about 5 minutes to get out the door.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

It's still snowy here.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Have a 3:30 appointment to see places in Craphattan. And I have a 6:00 appointment to see a place a block away from my soon-to-be-splinters place. I told my mom to clean out my room at home because it's going to take me a while to find something. At least, that's why my chapped, cynical ass is telling me.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm sorry people are having a rough morning. same here.

An AP story I just read perfectly describes why I have a headache this morning (and why I spend over $100 a mth in medication):

no shit.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry for everyone's tough mornings. Mine is going well, but I had a rough night,so I deserve it, right?

I'm wearing a beautiful if-I-do-say-so-myself sundress today that makes me feel like I should be sipping punch at a garden party, not sitting at my desk.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

if it's any consolation, watching apartment buildings getting demolished is probably one of the best things you can do with your time. explosives or just a big, fuck-off wrecking ball, it doesn't matter, both are brilliant.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

It's SNOWING.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

no it's not, it's raining

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

courtesy of the solipsist weather review

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

No, it's not. It's a hot, sunny, and 82 degrees.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

we're looking at a high of 2 C today. It's fucking MAY. Maybe I should've been nicer to God on his thread.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

hey huck, how's the weather there?

(sam that all sounds absolutely mental...good luck getting through the next few days and take care of yourself!)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

huck, move.

it's humid and hot here. yay summertime!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, yay summertime! (Hey, what the fuck happened to spring?!)

Chin up, Sam! I'm sorry all this had to go down, especially as you're trying to wrap up that part of your life and move on to better-for-you things.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:02 (twenty-two years ago)

It's sunny and 65 here right now - supposed to get to 75 during the day. Woooooooooo.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

it was like Africa in Massachusetts yesterday. Granted it was probably 78 degrees. I had the A/C blasting in my condo and my shirt was off. WHen the tits come out, you know its nice.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh the tits are out, it's just that the nipples are hard.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

then its really nice.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Either that or it's Mardi Gras.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

re: upthread Sam, no you definitely do not get paid for that!
I hope it is calmer now.

My boadcious ta-tas are firmly tucked into their 1950s supporting mechanism, I 'll have you know!

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Mine are behind a dressy shirt because I need to look professional today. So I'm rocking professional hooters. They're happy about that.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

*grin*

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

how come nobody was this interested when I was talking about my nay-nays yesterday:

I've got work up to my (gorgeous, supple, gravity-defying) tits today
?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I am very interested in gravity-defying ta-ta technology. Do tell.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

It's just that thinking about them rendered me incapable of all other thought, Huck.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

My tits are truly a wonderment of nature.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i have a headache and am in no mood to discuss my boobs.

murders just make the kids that much more wiley. they were already bad enough this close to the end. argh.

two more weeks, two more weeks. . . hopefully i'll make a little money tonight. i'm definitely not the type of girl who likes getting money from her man.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

my wife calls my nipples pepperoni's. i don't find it funny.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not either, Sam... Only in a dire emergency, and even then I really really hate it.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

We went to a creepy guitar store last night, in search of the amp I want to buy. It was in this industrial area, behind all these warehouses, and we had to be buzzed into the parking lot. Then it was up in this loft, full of ridiculously expensive and rare amps and guitars. The guitar guy was even snobbier than most guitar guys, talking about how he was surprised they even carried the amp I was looking for, since it was so cheap. They had the amp that I wanted, but had marked it up so much that I ended up not buying it there. I'll probably just order it.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Zzounds.com!! My friend works for them, and if you have any problem with anything I'll get him to treat ya right.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris: But does she find it tasty?

Huck: Some of us don't get snow and are a bit jealous. But I guess it's still hella windy there? It's been windy here. I've been enjoying it, especially since my hair is growing out.

Sam: Sigh. Your kids' high school experiences seem to come from a different world than what I went through, and my high school experiences were sucky enough as it is. I hope they (and you) make it through.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris, if my nipples tasted like pepperoni i would be in heaven.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

It's actually been eerily non-windy. Just snow. and it's heavy snow. Like really big flakes that dance around as the fall, but when they hit you, you feel it. Like when a bird shits on your head.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, zzounds is the cheapest place I've seen so far for what I want. I hate waiting for things I've ordered, but I might just have to deal.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

SNOW???!!!!!!! Are you on a polar expedition?

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck, that sounds awesome. Stop whining and catch them on your tongue.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Just cleanse your mind of the bird shitting image first.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I almost started a thread on the new p1ayb0i video game, but decided better when I thought of how many random googlers it would attract.

Casuistry, it's MAY.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

You don't deserve Canada! You squander its bounty!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

There shouldn't be any Bounty in Canada in May that isn;t in candy bar form!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Whether or not the Pl4yb0y video game is being made for the new touchscreen Nintendo, I am going to pretend it is because it should be.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Believe me, after 6 months, the novelty is gone.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

that could be about snow or what Tep said.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

The joys of random posting.

Casuistry, it's MAY.

Huck, NYC winters last until first week of May. Damn Global Warming.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

What?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

CP, Meant that as 2 separate responses. The second one was about Huck's wierd Spring blizzard

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

So you're saying I should move to NYC, because, bio-thermically, I'm equipped, and stand-up-comically, it ain't gonna happen in Regina. Okay. You got a pull-out couch, Nichole?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

If I was in NYC, you'd be welcome.

You got a pull-out couch, Nichole?

Already in use, dude. Roll out that sleeping bag.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Bah! Where are you then?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I knew you weren't an NYCer, because of your big excitement over the NYC FaP.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes but winter is quite finished in NYC by May. The only decent weather in NYC is in April, which is very springish.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Born and bred in NYC, Huck, though I'm currently broiling in the boonies (Florida: where the IQ drops as the temp rises.)

I knew you weren't an NYCer, because of your big excitement over the NYC FaP.

Was actually excited to be able to see old haunts and hang with mates and people younger than 60.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

CP, the Spring weather only lasts for a week. Blink and you miss it.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

You'll never guess what just happened to me! The photocpier just kerplunked! Hahahaha. I hate my life. I was almost out of here to try to catch up on the things that almost mean something to me in this wretched universe, but now, I'll be stayin glate AGAIN because of shitty damn office machines. I hate them! Die copier, die!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick, I also grew up in NYC. And while yes, the spring only lasts a week, that week is in April, and by May we're onto summer.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to have a very good radio show tonight, if anyone's interested.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I r sleepy.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll try not to forget, Huck. But we'll see, it's something I'm really good at.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I did in fact remember! I only missed the first few minutes.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 13 May 2004 03:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Let's see... only 16 more hours of work until the weekend! ha ha

It thunderstormed all last night so I slept really well.

In other news, this weekend Nick and I passed a set where they were filming something for the Sundance Film Festival. And last night there was all this stuff set up in the park near our house - huge lights and stage hands and security guards, so that was exciting.

Right now I'm on hold listening to pretty harp music which is making me SO much more sleepy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 May 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I got my new amp last night! I haven't played through it yet, though, because when we got home, Law & Order was on.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

This is it:
http://www.voxamps.co.uk/images/products/pathfinder/Path15_ph.jpg

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Glad I had a listener!
I think I said less than ever before lat night, on the air. Which is why it was probably one of my better shows. Har har. I could ditch my gig tonight and motor up to S'toon to see S.C.ot.S. with some dues. I don't hink I really like them that much, but it would be sort of fun and unexpected and random. But it would break me. So I'll stay here and do my jokes for an indifferent crowd.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

i've never been so fucking exhausted in my entire life.

working 16-17 hour days is catching up with me and I feel like i'm about to drop. i slept in the short (15min) drive to work this morning. i slept in the teacher's lounge for the 10 min. before the bell rang and since i've been able to hook up my dvd player to the ancient TV it took an hour for me to track down, doesn't look like we'll be watching the movie for the book we have finisshed.

so i have nothing planned for today looks like i'll be sleeping during classes today and hoping a. nobody stabs anybody or b.the prinicpal doesn't walk in.

and i;m supposed to work tonight. i don't know if i will make it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm fretting. It's my mans sisters wedding on saturday and it'll be all pomp and ceremony - she is such a snob. Everything is being done to the strictest 'protocol' (her word not mine) and all of the guests have been briefed on what is expected of them.

I've been stressing SO much about this, over my hair my outfit etc cause I know that her and her entourage will be picking EVERYBODY to bits - especially me....

And I'll feel so uncomfy dolled up...

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

wear tight, ripped jeans and a t-shirt that proclaims "I knew the bride when she used to rock & roll"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

why does it matter rumpy? does your guy agree that she's an uptight snob? if so, fuck her.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

there are about four kids trying in vain to hook the dvd player up this tv. it's one that has the black box thing sticking out from the back and a plywood back cover with vent holes in it. it ain't gonna work.

it also has a laserdisc machine hooked up to it. the kids opened it and were stunned at the 'huge dvd'. I kinda was too actually. don't think i've ever really seen a laserdisc before.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:00 (twenty-two years ago)

kids today probably wouldn't know what to do with a cassette.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, soon as I posted that, they got it. The hooked the vcr up to the tv and ran the dvd through the vcr.

Big ups to 13 year olds. I told them they were smarter than me and they were happy.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

so whatcha gonna watch?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

huck, i've told this story before but i don't think you were here then so I'll repeat. (it's a goodie)

last year there was a dance and the next day I was asking the kids how it was. I asked if there was a DJ and this one boy says, "Yeah, and he was playing those big, black CDs"

(Killing Mr. Griffin, we just finished reading the novel)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

He agrees about her snobbery, but he loves her. Plus his dad would boot his ass if he didn't go and carry out his usherly duties.
She has instructed everyone to cheer when the vicar says "You may now kiss the bride"

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

you should do everything you ask but put a bright, unnatural temporary dye on your hair. if you have tattoos, make sure they are on display.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Remember though, that it is HER wedding. So maybe, for this day only, let her have her stupid-ass-magical-fuckface-fantasy.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-two years ago)

or just don't go. if you are really are stressed and uncomfortable, don't go. life is too short to stress yourself out trying to please other people. (see: why I've stopped attending any and all family holiday functions)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't go to any of my friends weddings. I actually tried to go to one, but my Dad got the time wrong and we drove into a dark church parking lot. Whoops.

Don't you hate it at work when everyone keeps calling/FAXing/emailing you for things that require someone else getting back to you first? CUZ I DO!!! BLARRRRGGGHHH!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Sarah, it's "BLEEAARRGGHH!"
Get it right or go home.

I kid!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

What's that from? "I kid! I kid!" Oh yeah, that dog.

Anyway, yeah, don't go to the wedding. They tend to be boring, from what I hear.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Always with the dog with me. Actually, Conan's got a new thing that's way funnier. Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage. I started a thread about it. It's awesome.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

(What is S.C.ot.S.? Oh! Never mind, typing it out seems to have kicked my brane in gear.)

I have this sore throat thing going on but there are these horehound candies here and so I guess it'll be ok.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 13 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Kitty lovers might want to check http://www.privatehand.com/infinite/index.html out.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 13 May 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

That, sadly, reminds me of a joke I just heard in the coffee room. A bunch of women were standing around and blah, blah, blah, checking out each other's tattoos. One of them says, "I've got a tattoo of a mouse, wanna see it?"
She pulls the front of her pants out and bends her down to look and then says, "Damn, pussy ate it!"

I wretched on the inside.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

NA, you get a chance to play the Pathfinder yet? It's definitely one of the best little amps out there now. I kinda want to get one, but I've been following a strict don't-buy-any-more-amps-or-guitars rule for myself for a while until my finances make more logical sense...

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I wretched on the inside.

That's the worst, when you have to swallow it. Ugh.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I won't get to play it until tonight at least, but I've read lots of really good things about it, I played it at the store and it sounded great, it's really loud for a small amp plus it has a speaker-out so you can plug it into a big cabinet if you need to be louder, and I have a Vox fetish. Oh, and it's pretty cheap.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a Tech21 Trademark 10, which is another nice little amp that sounds great for the size and money. I picked it up because it has an XLR out so you can run it right into a board and record it w/o pissin off the neighbors. It's basically a SansAmp pedal with a custom built cabinet, but coming out of the XLR it sounds pretty damned close to exactly the same as sticking an sm57 in the grille and recording the old-fashioned way.

Yay for amps! Heheheh.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm all done my work for the day, but I have to be here for another 2 hours and 15 minutes. Should I ask for more? Should I work on what I need to get done tomorrow? Or perhaps start writing my set since I'm getting onstage for the first time since, what, September? Early October?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i called the new bar where i'm working and said i couldn't do it

i crashed so hard last period the kids had a hard time waking me when someone came into the room.

this was only my second day of training and the owner has to work tonight himself. :( that mjight be wash for that job. . . i just can't do two school days in a row. too wore out. not much longer though. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay, someone cares about my amp! (The Vox has a line-out for recording as well, hooray!)

Huck, write comedy, if you can. I always try to make myself write lyrics at work but instead I get lazy and play on ILX.

Sam, get some rest, you loon.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay, someone cares about my amp! (The Vox has a line-out for recording as well, hooray!)

I saw your post on the Guitar Stores thread where those guys thought it was bogus cause it was cheap. Even though there are definitely some magnificent amps & guitars that cost an arm and a leg, I still don't get that kinda attitude at all. You think, given that most musicians don't make much money in their chosen field (if any), that most of them would be totally into good gear that doesn't cost very much.

Beats me.

Write lyrics at work? Hm... I don't think I've been able to do that since I was doing the work-study thing in college. And back then my job was basically to sit and make sure nobody stole the one computer in the CAD lab. I wasn't even required to help anybody. Just be there and make sure no funny business went on.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Hm. "You think" = "You'd think" natch

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I wrote a bunch of lyrics when I was temping.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I need to get back into writing songs. In the past few years I've spent a lot more time recording stuff I'd already written than actually writing new stuff.

Come to think of it, I need to get off of my ass and start playing out again. Need to scope out open mic nights and the like to get my chops up again... then perhaps actually actively try to book some gigs.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, so poop stinks. So far, that's the only new joke.
I think I'm gonna scrap my whole Batman hates poor people routine, because, well, it's just a little to nerdy. Too revealing of what a pathetic sex-starved dork I am.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm very confused by yr last statement Huck.

This movie we're watching has a very dramatic rendention of the teacher kidnapping scene: ski-masks, cholorform and blindfolds, SLO-MO!! It's prompted kids to try and snatch me from behind all-day. Last period while I was telling them to bring back their books a couple of them snuck up behind me, wrapped toilet paper around my eyes and tried to lift me off my feet. They thought they were real cute and I told them to get outta my room with their ghetto-ass toilet paper blindfold. dorks.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Because people go to stand-up shows when sex is an option. Right.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

ghetto-ass toilet paper blindfold

Awesome. This will be the name of my first record.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I have this very elaborate routine about Batman worked out, but, I think, uh, that I don't really want to publicly cop to having put that much thought into Batman and how he relates to Post-Enron Globalization. Mainly because I haven't figured out how to make it more funny, but also because, I mean...argh. I don't know. I guess it's incongruous, because so far my best-received bit is about how the people in the apt. below can hear me NOT having sex, so obviously I'm not, y'know, afraid of working that angle. Maybe I just don't want to make it painfully obvious WHY I'm not having sex (because I spend too much time thinking about the socio-economic implications of Bruce Wayne's crusade against poverty-stricken petty criminals).

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Oooh, though I may be able to work THAT into something.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks for the link, Casuistry.

44 minutes of work left for me today!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

bah. They just told us that we can't have personal fans or heaters once we move to our new building. for a company based in a state with temperature ranges from 110 -> -40 deg F, one hopes that they've invested in a really good HVAC system.

...but probably not.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

It sounds like you're not looking forward to the move, Kingfish.

:-D

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

(you made me laugh, huck)

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 13 May 2004 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Kingfish, that policy sucks. Either they allow you the personal cooling and heating systems or they actually provide something centrally-based that actually works.

Locally, we're continuing on our trend of being unseasonably cool, which is awesome considering how relatively mild our summer was last year. We only had a handful of 100-plus degree days. Oh, sure, we're under a tornado watch until about 8 p.m. local time, but wow, it's nice being able to get by on just ceiling fans and open windows near the middle of May.

I'm thankful that today's been as relatively relaxed as it has been. I brought in a couple of magazines to work today to pass the time that would normally have been taken up by homework. It felt wonderful doing that. I just know my home life's going to make up for that over the course of the next couple of weeks, as Mom's got all these ideas about what to do with every room in the house. I have a feeling we're going to be spending a lot of time at Lowe's and Home Depot.

I'm still keeping up with this thread! Just have quite a lot of readjusting to do re: being able to respond to things as they come across.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey kids, how y'all doing?
Well, where to start. As you know I had 5 days to find somewhere to live & move in. All I can say is it's been f@#king stressful & I haven't cried as much in ages! Fortunately I found a place on Friday afternoon & miraculously we managed to move in on Tuesday despite several hitches. Things have been so harsh over the last week. I nearly punched my old agent on Wednesday because he waited for James to leave & then had a go at me. As you can imagine by this time I was in no fit state to take his shit. During this argument James walked back in & the agent shut up. What a w@nker! Stare down my top again & I'll kick you in the balls! *sigh* I am so tired & I ache all over. We have so much to do to try to sort this house out, I don't really know where to start! Any words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated. *big hugs to you all* I missed you guys.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 11:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Staring down your top while having a go at you? That's not fair, surely? Glad to hear things are working out, pinky.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 14 May 2004 11:42 (twenty-two years ago)

did you tell james? have him kick the agents' ass. what a pussy. (the mean guy)

it will all get settled for you soon, pink. just keep hanging on.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

This is for Pink Panther:
Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie. Rock that shit, homie.
I hope that helped.

It's raining like a motherfucker.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Cheers my lovelies.
That did cheer me up NA!
Sam, I read about your nitemare day, I hope you are ok. It must be awful to have to go through that kind of thing & i can understand why you feel obliged to stay, but I really think you should just get the hell outta there. Stay safe chica. x

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

It was snowing a little when I got out of bed this morning, but it's shaping up to be a bright day with sunshine and shit like that.
So, it's been a while since I've been on stage, and I was sorta nervous, and it didn't help that my parents were there (I was opening for my brother, whom my parents actually like).
But it mostly went well. Except that, as usual I started with my routine about how if you can hear the people upstairs having sex, it naturally follows that the people downstairs can hear you not having sex, and, again as usual, I started by saying, "So who else lives in an apt. building?"
This girl yells out, "I live in the same building as you!"
And that kinda rattled me, so I was like, "Well, this might be about you then."
And I added new stuff to that routine, and the Batman thing I came up on this thread yesterday worked well too. It was a good way for me to bring the whole thing back around to not having sex.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

*applauds*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

*heckles, passes out*

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

Oh, and I got PAID. By my brother, so that was weird, cuz he's my younger brother, and he really knocked 'em dead. He has a really great command of his audience, which is good, cuz he's not a very good musician, though he's getting to be a pretty alright songwriter.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

*applauds Huck's bro*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, finally, nepotism is working for me. Now he's probably gonna expect me to write about him or something.
I'm feeling pretty pumped about it. THere's an amateur night contest thing at the end of the month (the second annual edition of where I did my first ever stand-up one year ago) and I'm really looking forward to that.

And Pink, if you do kick the agent in the balls, have someone take pictures so you can post them here. You rock!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I think it would be funnier if you brought a prosthetic leg the next time you met with him, and "kicked" in the crotch with that. But then again, I am dumb.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

It would be funnier if I put one of James' trainers on said prosthetic leg & then proceeded to kick him in the balls!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, do they still do Project Greenlight? Cuz I think I've got a great idea for a screenplay. It's about a pervy landlord who gets kicked in the balls by a prosthetic leg. It's sort of Cronenberg's Crash meets America's Funniest Home Videos.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

If I was a mobster guy who had to break someone's legs for not paying off a bet or something, I would totally use a prosthetic leg instead of a baseball bat. It would be my trademark. They would call me Nick the Leg.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd totally go see it. Actually no fup that, can I be the leading lady in the play?
x-post
Shouldn't they call you 'Peg' nick?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"I'm gonna take off my leg so I can kick you in the nuts from across the room."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Rewrite:
"I'm gonna take off my leg so's I can kick youse in the nuts without getting out my E-Z Boy recliner."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

oooh that's good Huck.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha ha.

Do you ever get so many voicemails at work that you just decide to stop checking them for a few hours? I'm C R A Z Y!!! Livin' on the EDGE! WOO HOO!

It's Friday. :-D

Pink, I'm glad you were able to drop in today! How long do you think you'll be at this new place?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey sarah, not really sure how long. Hopefully we'll find a place to buy soon, then we can get out & settle! woo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Bah. just got out of a customer service/"making work FUN" compulsory training thing/seminar, designed to spread "the FISH! philosophy" to corporate drones.

since it was a small group and they took comments from everybody, i had to repeatedly tell myself that "I'm Donald Sutherland", or otherwise i would have cracked, and started letting little comments thru about how a waste of time it was to give possibly good ideas to employees who really had no method of implementing them, thanks to their office infrastructure/hierarchy/powerlessness.

http://www.norcalmovies.com/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers/invasion22.jpg
i am donald sutherland. i am donald sutherland. i am donald sutherland. i am donald sutherland. i am donald sutherland. i am donald sutherland. i am donald sutherland.... (repeat for 45 minutes)

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Kingfish, How could telling yourself you're donald sutherland not make you crack up in and of itself?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

cuz 'twas the only way to give me the proper perspective.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Who should I be?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Ice Cube

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

also, my job function is "The Clumsy Waiter"

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurrah for Pink finding a place, and boo to agent folly. Beatings are required.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm so unbelievably fucking bored.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you home today, Sam?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 May 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

no but it is the dregs of school. they are watching the second half of the movie of the book we just finished.

i still need to write a test for this book/movie but i r lazy.

i'm working on their grades right now. Actually fudging. I built a spreadsheet so I could see their possible year end average based on whatever I give them this six weeks. Useful in two ways: I'm so behind on grading this six weeks I don't even want to bother; if the kid's is close to passing for the year (like a 67 or something) I can just give him enough extra points until he does. Unless he's an asshole. But those kids are usually so far from passing it doesn't make any difference.

i also need to be cleaning/packing my room but see above: re lazy.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, hi. Is it okay to come on here, or has Marcello ruined this thread too?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 14 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

How close does someone have to get to mercy pass?
I failed Gr. 11 algebra by 2 marks, but my best friend got an even lowest possible passing grade. Of course, he hadn't made the honour roll the year before. I'm gonna make sure I tell my eventual offspring to never set expectations high.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I usually mercy pass (which I don't always do) at 67.

some of these kids it doesn't matter though. Their performance for the rest of the year was so bad that even if they have a 67 with me now a 100 won't pass them for the year.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I aced middle school. Too bad I was a dork. I dressed like Debbie Gibson. I'm totally dating myself. (ha ha! Not like that!)

Everyone needs to get on Nick's birthday thread. I don't care if his birthday is tomorrow and not today! Rise up against the opressors who say you can only post on a happy birthday thread on someone's actual factual birthday.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Name that tune.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Who the fuck is Nick and why should I care about his birthday?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha ha.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The only class I've failed in my entire life was one six weeks of 8th grade honors earth science. I switched to non-honors and did fine.

After that the only C I've ever made was the last semester of college in the Biology of AIDS. Since it was a large survey course me and my friends thought it would make an easy science credit. that bitch was hard! way too much memorizing and reading than any 3pm beer-swilling senior should have to endure. That C's what kept me from making a 3.9. grr.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

the only reason I failed algebra was that at 16 I took a firm stand against not being fucked up on dope 24 hours a day.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

your statement confuses me huck.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

imagine how I felt.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

It's the Canadian accent that's confusing you.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Hola.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I am having a bunch of people over tomorrow and I should be cleaning. But I don't wanna. Also I should be figuring out what I'm going to read at my reading on Sunday. But, again, I don't wanna.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

You should read from the new hit Manvel, the anvil who walks like a man.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Ishould be writing exam but instead am taking it home to do this weekend. (in voice of Ms. Krebapple, "HA")

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I finished the thing I've been working on at work yesterday, and today I had planned to ask my boss what I need to do next, but she's out sick, so I'm really doing nothing.

Normally that bugs me, partly for feeling like I'm kinda morally responsible for working while at work and partly because it's just kinda hard for me to "look busy" for 8 hours sitting at a desk, but today I'm really glad to not have anything to do.

Probably because it's Friday.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

i always used to worry about the looking busy thing, afraid I'd get fired if it was discovered that I was just fucking around on the interweb all day.

Strangely I never have that worry now that I'm teaching, even on days where I pretty much fuck around on the Interweb all day. I think it's because I feel I deserve nothing but complete gratitude from my employers for showing up at this job not the other way around.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I am so fucked.
I lost about 5 hours worth of work and am supposed to be out of here in 10 minutes, but now cannot see any chance of me EVER LEAVING!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Easiest job I ever had for looking busy was cleaning toilets in a motorway service station (also the peak of my career, obviously). As long as every hour or so you made sure to walk past the shift supervisor carrying a mop and bucket, you didn't have to do anything.

I can only apologise to anyone traumatised by the toilets in Leigh Delamere service station during 1978.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I've never even been there, but through most of 1978 I had recurring nightmares about dirty toilets.

Now I blame you Martin.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Lost"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

thought I had changed its status to "HOLD" from "ARCHVE," and it got purged.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

It purged the things it was supposed to archive?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I just had a three pint lunch.

Get in me.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I have ten minutes left. until someone big and mean comes to claim this workstation and then I'm Fucked. but no one will realize until sunday night! maybe I can come in tomorrow to finish it up. fuck fuck fuck
I have written or entered, more like it, 2560 words in the last 2.5 hours.
OUCH.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 14 May 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, Martin! (In all honesty, I was rarely on toilet duty, and when I did I rarely copped out in this way.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Does no one care that I'm at work and slightly tipsy? COME ON.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

SHOW US YOUR TIPSiness!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

*flash*

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

3 pints and you're slightly tipsy? I'm disappointed in you, Aimee.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

She's flashing and you're disappointed?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

How come I can't get tipsy at work? I'VE BEEN BETRAYED.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I shall come down and you and I shall go to lunch, Ned.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

she flashed Chris. I was looking the other way.

xpost whoa I read that quick and thought one of those 'ands' was an 'on'.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay tipsy lunch! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna, your thingies are delightful. My thingies are applauding.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeanne, I kiss you.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I respectfully request the rest of you get lost for two or so hours and leave me and Luna to ourselves.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry, no. take a hike.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait up, I'll hike with you.

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

And away we go.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

You bring up applauding thingies and then just expect us to leave?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

No no, we're leaving.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

well go on then! git!

― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't forget to write! Take pix!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I respectfully request the rest of you get lost for two or so hours and leave me and Luna to ourselves.

can I come?

I got tipsy on the paper's dollar and discussed upcoming pieces I shall write for them. My next feature will basically be a 1200 word blog entry about my kids and music. Easiest. Money. Evah.

And then I'm for the rest of the summer I'm the go-to girl for local bands. which means I'm going to be getting paid for going out and writing about my friends.

word.

off to do so now. cheers.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 15 May 2004 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Huck! Hey Pink! Hey Kingfish! Hey everyone else! I'd say hey to everyone individually but (a.) I hadn't said hi to these people in awhile and (b.) I'm really headachey and so am not exactly feeling all greet-y. In fact, I'm not even supposed to be online right now, but I'm so engrossed in a film that's playing at this particular moment and I want to remain here for some strange reason while this movie is playing. So I'm here online, anticipating that tomorrow I will regret this move most thoroughly and thinking that this post will probably sound idiotic to me somewhere down the line.

I've got a journal entry formulating in Notepad at the moment (I usually type up lengthy entries on Notepad first, then cut and paste) but have yet to really complete it. I want to say so much in it but don't know how to phrase certain things and edit others. So I've got a Notepad window open and it's filled with text and I have this thing about keeping windows open that don't really need to be open and so I'll just have to get over that for tonight because as soon as this film is over I'm going to bed.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 15 May 2004 06:07 (twenty-two years ago)

dee, were you drunk?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 15 May 2004 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

we can only hope

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Saturday, 15 May 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

dee, I was teasing. But I would definitely applaud a drunk post from you.

Somewhere ouside someone is playing the bagpipes and it's driving me nuts.

I need your help. For the story I'm working on I'm going to play some music for 5 or 6 of my kids and talk with them about it. Simple concept with great yield. I'm trying to pick 10 or less songs that cover a lot of different territory and see what prompts the best comments from them. Here's what I have so far:

Tipsy - J-Kwon (example of bad rap)
a track by Mike Jones (example of good rap)
This Love - Maroon 5
Toxic - Britney Spears
Polyphonice Spree track

What else should I include?

I'm thinking a track off of speakerboxx/love below to see what urban black kids think of america's favorite rap group. Maybe a track off the Grey Album. Maybe a Mountain Goats song (to make it up to J0hn for not having heard them before). Possibly something by The Dirtbombs.

what would other ground would be good to cover?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 15 May 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi Dee, Hi Kingfish, Hi Sam!
I'm at work. Off the clock. But I've got to get shit done. I got a haircut today. It's short. The barber took off my curls! I didn't say not to, and most of them will come back.
"You got a little more forehead than last time, heh heh," he says. As if I haven't been obsessing over every new millimeter of bare scalp. And my gorgeous hair has always been my greatest physical asset!
I saw Nardwuar last night. He was awesome! Regardless of what you think of his music (and it's getting better), you have to see the man work an audience.
Sam, what about some country? I'm curious to see what your kids think of it. Because, in my possibly naive assessment, I bet they never ever think about it. I don't know what song to subject them to though. I mean, "Redneck Girl" might be too wtf for them. Report back (as if it's not guaranteed that you would anyway)!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Saturday, 15 May 2004 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuckin' A. All done. Only took me an hour (plus a half-hour busride each way). Why am I so dedicated to a job that is such bullshit?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Saturday, 15 May 2004 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, something by The Distillers, like "Beat Your Heart Out."

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Saturday, 15 May 2004 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

pics Huck?

Who are the Distllers Jeanne?

yeah i want to do some country but not sure what. Maybe something more alt-country like pleasant grove.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 15 May 2004 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

thedistillers.com -- Br0dy D4lle, the singer, is my girlfriend. I mean, she's not really aware of that yet, but one day she will be.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Sunday, 16 May 2004 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, if you do the Mtn Goats, do "The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out Of Denton".

Oh please oh please oh please oh please.

(And er let me know if you'd like a copy... on Monday I can give you one. Hopefully J0hn won't mind.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 05:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Sam! Hey again, Huck! Hey everyone else!

Unfortunately, those last couple of posts I typed out weren't the "hey folks, I'm drunk!" style posts I think might have worked well as a rationalization for how nonsensical said posts were. I think I was just so filled with things to say that I didn't know how exactly to phrase them.

Same for tonight, really, and again I post when I shouldn't even be up. Another early morning wake-up call will be in the cards. Ack. Since when did I get this life?

Sam, good luck with the music project. I'd be no help to you at all since I listen to things that most young teens would probably roll their eyes at, but hopefully it'll all work out for you. Huck, I suppose the one benefit to the hair cut is that hair grows back, but I'm sorry to hear about your impending baldness.

Ok, have to get to sleep. You guys will get a drunk post from me sometime, mark my words. But as for now, you'll have to settle for these semi-unconscious ones.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 16 May 2004 05:46 (twenty-two years ago)

dee needs to discover JetBlue.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 16 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Do they go near her?

I can fly standby for free on JetBlue whenever I want, apparently, but since it requires going up to Seattle and they only fly from Seattle to NYC it would require a lot of hassle for me to go anywhere.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

most young teens would probably roll their eyes at,

that's kind of the point of the article. With the exception of the two rap songs I expect them to hate every single thing I'm playing for them.I'm especially looking forward to writing out their spew of hatred for the Polyphonic Spree. heheh. Chris, I was actually thinking of that Mtn Goats song (didn't realize it was them till yesterday.) how old is it? Jeanne, are the distellers punk-ish?

Dee needs to discover that I35 goes north past Austin.

I *just* got up and showered. I've been sleeping over at Hank's all morning (er afternoon) while he's been productive and refinished furniture and crap. Now I'm about to design a tshirt for one of his bands and then I have to go into work at Sh1ps at 6:30. *sob* I'll be so glad when school is over in two weeks. I cannot put into words how loathesome working till close in a bar then getting up and teaching teenagers is. Surely, it's a form of torture in some part of the world.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 16 May 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"Denton" was on "All Hail West Texas!", one of his best albums, which came out in 2002, the year when J0hn released like 5 albums or something crazy like that.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

"TBEDMBFD" was the first Mtn Gutz song I ever heard knowing who it was. I'd heard the name lots and had probably heard some of his stuff, and this girl I used to have a crush on before she came out of the closet (I mean, I still liked her after she came out of the closet, but I stopped wooing her, and felt better about her not ever acting on my advances, y'know, "nothing personal, I just don't dig dick" woo hoo! what a relief!), anyway, she talked about "them" all the time.
I like that song a lot, the line (approximately) about how "when you punish people for dreaming their dreams don't expect them to thank or forgive you" (or something along those lines) is one of those articulations of something so deep and secret that you almost never even acknowledge it until you hear it in a song and all of a sudden this wall breaks down and you're all "fuckin' right!" and you half-heartedly consider calling up your fifth grade teacher who made your tenth year on Earth fucking miserable and telling him that you're still dreaming goddamnit, and he may have cut you from the track team the day before the big meet for standing up for yourself but here you are, still standing up for yourself and still dreaming.
or something like that.

― Huck, Sunday, 16 May 2004 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

So my reading was a success. Or, at least, people seemed to walk away thinking they'd had whatever experience they hope to have, going to poetry readings and all.

For some reason I was both confident and totally anxious about it (it was my first "featured" reading, I read for 30-40 minutes or something). Now it's over! In a few months I may do it again in L.A.!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 17 May 2004 05:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay well done Chris! 30-40 minutes! That's a hella lot of poetry.

Mine (on Friday) went really well too. I only did 15 mins. But people even laughed at my 'patter'. And I hate doing patter.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Well done Archel & chris too!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I had no idea we had so many peformers here. cool!

It always amazes me when people have stories of nasty horrid teachers. I think I must've been really lucky as I don't remember any who ever made me feel like shit. And I never say/do anything to my kids to make them feel worthless. (at least I really hope I don't.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not a performer, if that helps tip the balance. Well, I am a bit of a loudmouth try-hard, but that's not really the kind of performing you were talking about.

I got lots of work done this morning, and didn't lo onto ILX until lunchtime. Now the lunch hour is over, I'm going to have to try VERY hard to stay away. If you see me back here, shout at me.

(oh, just thought - is DJing at a friend's wedding performing? I did that on Saturday, and it went very well!)

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam, Have you ever read this?
http://www.geocities.com/scramarama/gumcoversmall.jpg

It's got a great interview with kids section in it about current and older pop songs.

Maybe you should play them a hispanic rap song?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

i can't get to that right now but i'll check later. yeah i thought about doing an spm song. it's a pain though as i can't download mp3s at school and have dial-up at home.:(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

In the book "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth," there's a section where this woman plays a bunch of old bubblegum songs to her niece and nephew (who I think are like 10 and 8 or something) and talks to them about the music that they like. It's hilarious.

I had an odd but fun birthday. Sarah was sick, so she slept basically the entire day. I played Secret of Monkey Island 2 a lot. It was really really lazy and quiet. But then we doped her up on meds and the party started. Jaymc, Kenan, and Todd Swiss of ILX fame came over, as well as an eclectic bunch of others. Our downstairs neighbors, who we'd never met before, brought sundae fixings, which was really nice. We drank a bunch of beer and talked about music.

The Petrified Forest moved into our new practice space yesterday and discovered that the door doesn't lock right. I rigged something up with some nails and we also have a padlock. It's small and dingy but it's ours, dammit. Also yesterday I spent birthday $$$ from my parents on a digital camera (Canon Powershot A75) so expect a flood of Sarah McLusky and NA pix any day now.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Woo, glad you had a good one. looking forward to the pics! Hope sarah is feeling better today.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

i made a special email account on yahoo and put my address on the board so kids could mail me if they want to.

This quiet, studious good little girl gave me a slip of paper with her email and it's dev1lgrl (de-googled). hahaha

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Rah for Casuistry and his poetry lurv!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

sam, when are you due to leave?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

next wed the kids leave and then thursday's our last day. and starting friday the kids are dismissed at noon as they are taking final exams.

woohoo!

of course we have to stay all day when they leave early but ala the Simpsons we all go to the lounge and crack open bottles. (j/k) (sorta)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

so is that it for your teaching career?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeanne, are the distellers punk-ish?

as fuck-ish.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeanne, haha. i'll ask my guy if he has them.

so is that it for your teaching career?

I don't know. I have yet to make up my mind. It looks like staying here if I want is an option though. I was worried my contract wouldn't be extended b/c of me being sick and generally fucking up all semester. also, i thought my prinicpal didn't like me. that turned out not to be true. am waiting now to hear from the board of certification as to whether they'll grant me one more year of temp creditnals (I didn't complete my coursework this year). They don't have to but considering my prinicpal put in a supporting call for me I'm 95% sure they will.

also in my favor 700 teachers are retiring from the district this year and as our head coach/my psuedo-father said, 'who in the hell do you think they're going to get to replace them?' like i've said before i have to remind myself that in this case my employer is grateful that i've taken this job rather than the other way around.

My school never gets experienced teachers as none of them want to work in places like this. the only teachers we get are the nubile ones who don't know any better (like me two years ago).

the kids are taking a nat'l standarized test today (thanks dubya!) so it's a morning of quiet boredom for all of us. I think they would truly prefer beatings to anymore scantron tests at this point.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

AAy-ay-ay!
this may be the end! of me here as much as I have been!
I am so busy!
so it's nothing personal! much. HA!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm so glad we had a thunderstorm Saturday night. It got rid of all the snow except for the giant piles sitting in parking lots. I should get up and go get some coffee or at least go for a pee.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

huck, you alright over there?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

You still have parking lot piles of snow, Bryan? It's fuckin' May, dude!

Sam, I'm okay.
The plethora of new people up in this bitch (this one, the physical work place) has mysteriously upped my workload for at least this week and also, they are all morons. And the new intern is here, and she is no fun.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

From the snow last week. I think we got more than you (over a foot).

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

What up Huck dood?

hey bryan - how are ya?
Sam - that's cool, do you think you'll stay?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, our snow was here, then gone. No need to plow the parking lot. It's supposed to be real nice this week. But it was lightly raining on my way in to work.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Archel: I am, in some ways, all about the patter. It's not quite so glamorous as it might sound, this poetry reading, since I'm one of the organizers of the series, and there are only so many "post-experimental" or whatever type poets in Portland, so all the organizers end up taking their turn (not that this is a bad thing, I think). But so I am usually the one emceeing, and I have gotten a reputation for my introductions, which are not "So-and-so has published in..." or "When I read so-and-so's work, I am reminded of this quote from Ashbery..." or whatever your typical poetry introductions are -- my tactic is usually to add some unrelated element and see if, in fact, it relates, or to make up biographical details -- "So-and-so asked me to mention that she went to clown school, and so any flowers that she mentions in her poems are likely to squirt you in the eye if you look too closely at them." The person who introduced me decided to dredge up references to some of my past introductions (including one involving a recipe for pound cake, which he said he tried to use "but it didn't cohere").

Sam: My favorite is running across e-mails like "dev1lgrl" on resumes. Oh, and my roommate was telling me about the lockdown they had at her high school the other day. It was just a drill -- the principal went around with an umbrella "tagging" kids with it, knocking on doors to see if they would be opened, seeing who still had their blinds up, etc., and then passed out a report of how many students were "dead" -- in the 300+ range. His methodology seemed suspect -- are rogue killers really going to go around and knock on classroom doors and only kill those who answer? But I don't know, maybe that's what K1p K1nkel did...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Sam - that's cool, do you think you'll stay?

like I said, I have no idea. I'm just concentrating on wrapping up this year, finding ways to alleviate my poverty, finishing my story that's due this week and the million and one band things I have to do. after that, I'll start thinking about the future.

Yesterday, in a couple of sleepy, uncomfortable hours (I was wearing no pants and there was a mosquito in H.'s computer room which made a feast of me) I designed a logo for a band that I'm pretty happy about. Lately the designs I've been turning out just haven't been doing it for me but I think this one was spot-on.

How was everyone else's weekend? tell me fantabulous stories.

are rogue killers really going to go around and knock on classroom doors and only kill those who answer?

Remember Columbine?

We've never had any drills except for weather which, when we had our bomb threat a few weeks ago, proved to be a mistake. (administration in making a mistake non-shockah)

We've went into lockdown twice this year which is always scary. They'll get on the intercom and announce "code blue" and we have to get every student into a classroom, any classroom, quickly and shut the doors. At some point they'll come on the intercom and give us a general idea of the emergency but until then I'm always wondering if there's some nut with a gun loose in the building. The district policies state that we are supposed to lock our doors during a lcckdown but we can't lock ours from the inside so I guess we'd just all die.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that what happened in Columbine? I'm neither a teacher nor the sort of person who obsesses over those kinds of details.

(That said if you were going for Columbine II surely you wouldn't copy the details down to that exact level of nuance, just like if you were going for another 9/11 style attack you probably wouldn't use boxcutters even if you did use planes. But, eh, I think I might stop plotting this out now!)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

the kids who did columbine were obv. insane and kids *do* go for copy-catting. That hasn't been the only case of madmen gone wild with guns in schools, just the one with the highest death toll.

Other shootings that have happened in this area in this past year have included an ex-boyfriend walking into his girl's class and shooting her and a former student coming back in and shooting his teacher.

I believe the two kids at columbine started in the cafeteria and went to the library shooting whoever they saw. Many students only survived by playing dead as the shooters passed them or by lying still under corpses. I'm not sure if they entered classrooms or not. When the swat teams arrived they evacuated students through classroom windows. If there was someone walking around shooting people, I would be very glad to lock my door.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Just to be clear, I'm not saying lockdowns (and lockdown preparedness) are a bad idea (and certainly they should fix yr damn lock!).

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

oh i know you weren't saying that. i think the lock thing is a fire hazard. i guess. wish i could lock it to keep the hall-roamers from disturbing my class.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I just typed a bunch of stuff and lost it all, damnit!

Also, I'm on Dayquila nd I'm LOOOOOOOOOOOPYYYYYYYYYYY.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the Thread Where I say Pt 14: Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

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