This is the Thread Where I say Pt 14: Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

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Lovely is the feelin' now
Fever, temperatures risin' now
Power (ah power) is the force the vow
That makes it happen
It asks no questions why (ooh)
So get closer (closer now) to my body now
Just love me 'til you don't know how (ooh)

Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

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

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

she has spoken.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it possible to really ever get enough?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

There's no way in this world that he actually sings "with the force, don't stop". I've listened to it *thousands* of times. Whatever he does say only has four syllables in it. But I know, I know, that's what the lyric sheet says. It kills me.

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

i think when hit the 20th thread we all need to get together and party. start saving yr pennies kids.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Confession -- reading those lyrics just turned me on a little bit.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Ya I know, but I couldn't be bothered downloading it to listen to it, and every lyrics site I looked at said the same thing, so I thought wow, I really don't care enough to analyze it any further.

It's possible that I am sleepy and sort of cranky this morning.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I think he maybe says "keep on, feel the bus stop, don't stop 'til you get enough".

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard the James Chance version of the song yesterday. Good cranky fun.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I am in no kind of headspace for a Monday.
But my new haircut makes me look like less of a bum.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, feel that bus stop, baby...

Hey, it works for me.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i hate hate hate hate hate these kids.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope you're singing that like you were Junior Senior!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

it's running like a murderous mantra through my head. getting louder and more frentic.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

slap a disco beat and shimmery guitar under that, and I think we can take this baby to the top 40!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Eh, it's probably already an LCD Soundsystem song.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

i think when hit the 20th thread we all need to get together and party. start saving yr pennies kids

This is a genius idea.

I heard the James Chance version of the song yesterday. Good cranky fun.

Weird. I was actually listening to the Embarrassment's version of it yesterday.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

That's right, I forgot about that one too!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, also: Yay for Massachusetts.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

No, boo for Massachusetts, they want to change the name of legendary Route 128, immortalized in "Roadrunner" by the Modern Lovers. Anything else they do is a dollar late and a day short.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

is it getting a new corporate sponsored name?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I started a thread on it...hold on while I search...
(p.s. I'm just kidding about the "boo" business)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

aha, it was on ILM, so no wonder you didn't no about it
Roadrunner Roadrunner! In the News!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck, is I stoopid. KNOW not NO

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

he says don't twice. "with the force don't, don't stop til..."

― oops (Oops), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

he says don't twice

Aw man, yes! I've been trying to figure that out for about seven years! Just listened to it again...AND YOU'RE RIGHT!

I love you.

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Some responses from the old thread:

dee needs to discover JetBlue.
All apologies to Ned here -- I have heard of this JetBlue. Something to do with VH1 Classic, hm? *laughs*

Sam, it's cool to know that you're exposing the kids to things they wouldn't normally listen to. If it weren't too late I'd suggest My Boys' "Last Chance on the Stairway", David Bowie's "Always Crashing the Same Car" and "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" by Roxy Music, just to see what they'd say about some of my very favorite songs.

Dee needs to discover that I35 goes north past Austin.
Ha. Sam needs to realize that I drive like an old lady and that I'm lucky if it takes me an hour and 45 minutes to get to Austin. But I so get your point, hon.

Congratulations, Chris and Archel! Hey Markelby and Bryan! Jeanne, what kind of "punk" are The Distillers? Are they old school a la the NY Dolls? First-gen Brit-school a la Buzzcocks? Goth-punk, e.g. The Misfits? Pop-punk? California punk?

Sarah, please do take care of yourself.

And now for this thread:

i think when hit the 20th thread we all need to get together and party. start saving yr pennies kids.
I actually like the idea of a "This Is The FAP Where We Say". Would be way cool, though the planning out of where it'd take place would be a bit of a predicament. How about make it sorta centralized and pick St. Louis or Chi-town?

Hey, welcome JimD! Chris, I'm totally celebrating MA's intelligence with you.

And because of the fucking stupidity of 70% of the voters here in this city, who have voted down referendums that would've helped usher in a new era for this place and some long-needed changes to local government, I am so very much in hatred mode re: S.A. I think the only reasons for my happiness here are personal at this point.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

CHICAGO!

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Bonjour, mes amis! Yet another baking day in the land of Grannies and Beach Bunnies.

How about make it sorta centralized and pick St. Louis or Chi-town?

Is St. Louis central, though? Fab idea! Not like we don't have FAPs for everything else....

I think the only reasons for my happiness here are personal at this point.

Dee, usually is after a while.

Hola, Bryan and Archel!

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

(NA, how was the party?)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Fun. See the end of the last thread where I say for a brief recap.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, on a side note and relevant to an email I just got, do I LOOK LIKE someone who wants to go to the rennaissance faire? If that's your thing, then fine, I have no problem with it, you know? But shit, do I LOOK like someone who would enjoy it? No, I fucking don't.

I mean, sure, I'll dress up as a saucy barmaid if you want, but go to the Faire? Um, no. Not now, not ever. Ask me again and I'll shove a jousting lance through thy testicles.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

HAHA! Make sure the lance is red hot, and I'd watch.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Prithee, luna.

I hate my job today. We had a "meeting" which just meant the VP yelled at everyone and cracked the virtual whip even though everyone here works really hard. Hire more people! GEEZUS LOUISUS! But the worst was I was coming down off my Dayquil and got all defensive in front of everyone even though he wasn't addressing anything to me directly. Doh!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, sure, I'll dress up as a saucy barmaid if you want, but go to the Faire?

??? That's probably exactly why he wanted you to go with him.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

But the worst was I was coming down off my Dayquil and got all defensive in front of everyone even though he wasn't addressing anything to me directly. Doh!

Cleansing your spleen is well worth it, Sarah. Did he say anything?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Nichole, I might not that it is NOT worth it in many cases, and that sounds like such a situation.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, note that I didn't say it was especially worth doing precisely then. However, I'm sure her boss knows it's not usual behaviour

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Prithee, noble sire, wouldst thou be so kind as to TAKE A BIG FAT BITE OUT OF MY ASS?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, you are doing nothing but encouraging them.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

You do have a point.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

what the fuck is a "librian" and why does this person here claim that it's her job?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

A Libra who's a librarian, maybe?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

She balances stuff. With her scales.

*cue snake-girl picture*

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I always think of St. Louis as centrally located, but Chicago would be fantastic! And now I feel like listening to Frank Sinatra, not surprisingly enough.

Luna, hon, sorry to say this but it seems as though you've got the jargon down. ;) Seriously, though, don't go if you don't want to. Simple as that.

Sarah, so sorry to hear about that. Though DayQuil rocks beyond rocking and maybe you should try to see if you can mainline that thing, because that and orange juice always manages to make me feel better after I've developed a flu or a really bad cold.

Kingfish, maybe a "librian" is someone who licks all boys named Brian?

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Kingfish, maybe a "librian" is someone who licks all boys named Brian?

Dee has just made my day, yo.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

haha British news doing a piece on gay weddings in MA and sooooo missing the 'Boston Marriage' headline.

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)

one decent thing about this job, tho, is the fact that my ingrained cynicism and paranoia can be an asset. if i think a borrower or a broker is lying, they most likely are.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

What happens if they aren't?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

the universe collapses

― oops (Oops), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, they _always_ are. if they keep denying it, we increase the severity of the beatings utnil they admit it.

i work in an industry that has more assholes needing to get fucked over than in a Rocco Siffredi production.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

what's smack in the middle of the US, Idaho or something? We should just all go to Hawaii.

here's the band logo I made yesterday which I like so much (linked so as not to weigh down this thread.) they'll have t-shirts made in a couple of weeks and I can't wait.

Dee, I will be in austin memorial day weekend for the hotrails recording/show (this will probably be the first band on my mgmt/booking roster). You should come up and we could have lunch!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

what's smack in the middle of the US, Idaho or something?

Lebanon, KS FAP!!!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:08 (twenty-one years ago)

hmm. good logo.

now it needs to pass the Logo Test; stick it on a black tshirt and have someone model it for us. then we shall pass Judgement.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Someone photoshop it onto Christopher Walken.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Great logo, Sammy! Suggests deliciously dirty rock and roll.....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Have a merry night, fellow mentalists. May your dreams be in lush, spicy technicolour

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I have reached new lows in teacher laziness or I'm very clever and actually kind teacher. You tell me:

I've written a 25 question (short answer) final test on the novel unit we finished. i have approx. two days of teaching left and was unsure how to fill them.

I'm going to give them the exam labeled 'review' tomorrow and let them work in groups with the book to answer the questions. Then the next day i'll give the same thing back marked as 'final exam'.

What do you think? would this piss you off?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

not at all--unless they're so keen as to spend a ton of time studying for it. it is Actually Kind.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 03:33 (twenty-one years ago)

that's what i'm thinking. but i know my whiny ass kids and i know they'll say "these are the same questions you gave us yesterday! maaannnn"

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 03:35 (twenty-one years ago)

1. i've been to the geographic center of the us on a roadtrip. but i can't remember what it's called! i'll try to look at my pics tonight and let you know. (i know lebanon, ks is one of them, but there's another one. it has a big pile of rocks at the significant point! woo!)

2. i had a dream where jeanne fury was comparing someone with bozo the clown. i woke up and thought 'wow, i should remember that, how strange.' but i made a point of remembering the bozo part, not who she was comparing him with. so not interesting enough to put on the 'ilx dreams' thread.

3. hello!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

hello!

it has a big pile of rocks at the significant point! woo!)

woohoo! rock fap!

the question of the review/test above is moot as we have no paper up here. if i want to run off anything i'll have to supply my own paper. not likely. i don't work two jobs to be buying my own damn supplies. (we are also out of toilet paper and although I did buy that last night I left it at home. boo.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Hello!

We have loads of bees congregating in the trees where I work! *gulp*

Y'all should save up & come over to London!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i remember the buttloads of bees when i spent the summer in england. I took up smoking then as this apparently kept them away. i have never been stung by a bee/wasp. i dread the first time immensely.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

A buttload of bees would be hard to sit on.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I have been stung by a wasp before. it hurt, but that was it, no allergy or anything. Still I am a bit scared of a swarm of them!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

(I have seen 'My Girl') *sniff*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to City Council last night. It's just as boring and cynical as it looks on TV, only live you get to see other stuff too. Like the steward. Poor kid. But we won. Well, we didn't win, but we got what we were hoping for, and several councilors took the opportunity to remark on how valuable community radio has become for the city.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and I ate a french-toast bagel for breakfast. I put syrup on it.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

a french toast bagel? that sounds amazing! what's it like? does it actually taste like french toast? nummm.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I sure tasted like french toast after I put butter and syrup on it right out of the toaster!
Mmm, mmm, mmm.
It's sort of weird though, because french toast is sort of light and you eat it with a fork, and bagels is sort of heavy and you eat it with your hands.
But the bagel has, I think, french-toasty ingredients and just a hint of cinnamon and maple. But the only cream cheese I have right now is sundried tomato, and I knew that would be disgusting! So I put syrup and butter on it.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I sure tasted like french toast

I don't want to know about the batter dipping.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

er, add a t. or not. because I just noticed some residue syrup in the corner of my mouth, right where the top lip meets the bottom lip...reach for it, reach for it, SUCCESS!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh sounds yummy! there's not enough syrup in my diet methinks!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

there is so no way that i can comment on these bagels now...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't there a hole in the middle of a bagel....

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, you've seen them, then?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I was being rude, oh nevermind!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

(you can't be rude to an imbecile, you can try, but I always think people are being kind and take everything at face value--see rules of comedy, chapter 24)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

um, ok. *cries*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

http://erewhon.ticonuno.it/riv/speciali/errori/img/clouseau.gif

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

did you get the french toast bagel from panera? mmmm.

― mandee, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

bagel anyone?

http://jeffu.tv/kosher/resources/bagel.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

xposts...

A buttload of bees is a funny thing to say!

Yeah, I know I shouldn't have gone off. I was just incredibly irritated and felt helpless because I was sick. Also, I don't take criticism well, especially when I feel it's unjust (um, ok, ever...). My boss actually really likes me and always says I do a good job and wants to give me more responsibilities, so I didn't feel like I would be hurting my position TOO much. Anyway, SHOW ME THE MONEY!

I know he probably got snapped at by the President of the company and felt out of control because he was out all last week. So all he felt he could do is crack the whip on us. Oh, well. Next time I'll just nodd obediently.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Yuck, Pink!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

what she said.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

hey chris, you still have that Mtn Goats track? mail me pls

anyone here have a polyphonic spree track on their 'puter? I promise not to laugh/berate you.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

*bows* I thank you!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, Sam, that is an awesome logo.

I really like Kids in the Hall. Somehow, I missed it growing up. I got the first series for Nick for his birthday and it's hilarious.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

You should check out Bruce McCulloch's last album, The Drunk Baby Project. It's way better than any of the movies he's directed (Stealing Harvard, Superstar, Dog Park).

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i didn't even know he was releasing albums.

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Pink, that "bagel" just made my stomach lurch.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

He's done two, Shame Based Man (produced by Bob Wiseman) and the new one with dudes from the Odds and Shadowy Men/Atomic 7.
The new one has a great song about Bob Seger. "I am Bob Seger!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.brucio.com/audio.php

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

shadowy men¿ that's awsome¡

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I, THE PINKEST PANTHER OF THEM ALL, MOST HUMBLY APOLOGISE TO ALL OF THOSE TITTWISers THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY MY MOST RECENT PIC POST

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not bothered by it. i think you have a cute tummy¡

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I was thinking I might get it waxed....

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

no¡ there's no need to mess with perfection.

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't let those scumbag producers from The Swan tell you you're not beautiful.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I AM Christina Agiwotsit damnit!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not offended, just nauseous. It's cool, O Pinkest One! (Post a picture of a kitten and it all goes away.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

i have images turned off. i have missed it.

i now have that polyphonic spree song stuck in my head. i'm going to go kill myself now.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I AM Christina Agiwotsit damnit!

As is evident.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.waterproofsystems.com/pinkpanther.jpg

For Ms Fury
http://www.wtv-zone.com/BigCats/smalltigercub.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Eeeee!!!! (all better, thanks.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I get to go home now (woo) so you boys & girls play nicely & I expect to see loads of posts here tomorrow! xxxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Have a good day, Pp!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you think if I stapled my finger, I'd get to go to the emergency room and not have to be at work anymore?

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

no i've tried it. also if you staple it to the table it makes it very difficult to leave. therfore not a good strategy for getting out of the office.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

no i've tried it. also if you staple it to the table it makes it very difficult to leave. therefore not a good strategy for getting out of the office.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

only if you do it really hard. better to make yourself throw up on the boss

(xpost)

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I am experiencing the irony of trying to write a paper about sensory impairment and technology, while at the 2000th word without a screen break my own eyes have started to ache and burn and the world goes blurry and flickery...

maybe I can use myself as a subject soon.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm so glad I went to college so that I could be qualified to seal envelopes for 3 hours this morning. Yay.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I wonder if I could get my coworker to break my leg for me.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

worker's comp!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

just walk out

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

If you were here, NA, I'd be perfectly willing to bash your head with the cover of the Xerox machine. You know, if it would help.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Make sure NA has a head shield.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

this reminds me of a kids in the hall sketch.

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

URgh, I really need to go back to school or something so that I have some skills or experience beyond "office work."

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't do it NA!

(Warning: answer may change after hideous paper is turned in.)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean for something practical. Not Psychology or Religion (my two degrees). Maybe graphic design? Any ideas?

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I can highly recommend librarianship. Usually.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I sometimes want to go back to school in interior design, but I was talking with one at Nick's party and she said there's no point, that it is something you are either born with or you aren't. I guess that means there's no hope for me!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm trying to go back for graphic design but financial aid for a second BA is a bitch. and good schools are pretty selective. i'm not letting this discourage me though, it's just slowing down my plans.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Or maybe, this I.D. was just trying to scare you off because she's afraid of a little competition.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you need some kind of portfolio to get into graphic design programs? Probably, I guess. I wish I could do something that was at least somewhat creative on some level. Either that or get paid a lot.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

anyone here an expert on Access? I have to make a database, oh dear. Oh well, back to my macros.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you need some kind of portfolio to get into graphic design programs? Probably, I guess. I wish I could do something that was at least somewhat creative on some level. Either that or get paid a lot.

I think so. sketches, drawings whatever. (i seem to remember one school's app I looked at encouraging you to send you your sketchbook.)

I do have a lot of professional experience in digital but not as much in print. Which is the direction I'd like to head. I'm slowly building the print side of my portfolio but still want to learn the foundations. I feel limited.

Nick, start doing work for friends: flyers, websites, what have you. Good work can lead to paid work. (did for me 8 yrs ago anyway)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Eh, I have no professional experience and probably little skill. Most things I've 'designed' were collage-y type things. This is why I would need to go to school. Don't worry about it, I'm just in a shitty mood today.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

It has always seemed so bizarre to me that you have to have experience in something in order to get into a school to learn how to do it.

Also, you have to have experience in order to get entry level jobs to learn how to do what you what to do.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

i think w/graphic design school is more a matter of seeing your innate artistic skills, not actual field experience.

nick, seriously you can start working on basic stuff now. I taught myself web design and did it professionally for years before I became a teacher (at really good places, highest salary was 50k) if you want to talk about it more later, feel free to email me.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

So no-one wants to help me with my tat, then :/ I might take a digital pic of the Venetian flag I have in my room and get y'all to give me your thoughts/opinions/advice. Maybe I'll do that tonight.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

did you post on the wrong thread?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I care, Mark, but you didn't post about it on this thread did you? See, sometimes I don't leave this thread for quite some time and I don't know what's going on out there.

I decided not to take a lunch break today so I can catch up a little. So far, I'm thinking it was a horrible decision. I'm starving.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Sam. We just got a screenprinting kit, so I'll be doing at least slightly more in terms of artistic/design stuff.

If people in your office only get 45-minute lunch breaks, and there's only one microwave, I don't think you should be allowed to cook stuff in there that takes 10 minutes to heat up. There goes most of my lunch time.

Sarah, damn it, take a lunch break.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i was just asking 'cause DB started a tat advice thread today and there's a lot of discussion going on there.

soo glad school is almost over. One of our security guards has flirted with me all year and although we've talked on the phone and stuff never quite got around to asking me out. (I would've went but didn't feel that strongly as to be the persurer.)

anyway now that it's common knowledge H. and I are a couple again (we're carpooling so he's here to get me everyday) this guy's been an ass. One day last week he asked me what was up with me and H. and I told him, he said "you can't even give a brother a chance can you?" I'm thinking, 'you had months to ask me out!'

Day later he asked when we're getting married, now no communication. Instead he's not responding when I need help (called down to office for a monitor and he didn't come) and just now he tried to stop a student from coming down to my room while I was standing there telling him it was ok. arrghh!

this should go under why it's never good to date coworkers (or even think about)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam: My laptop should be back today (it should have been back yesterday, wtf!) and then I can IM you the file or whatever. This PC doesn't have an mp3 ripper.

Huck: Did you get to call them "dirtbags"?

I remember back when designing webpages seemed funner. I designed a site for my ex's band which never went live, but it was going to be the smallest band web site in the world -- it was something like 40 by 20 pixels, maybe smaller. It was really cute. But it never went live. Ah well.

Hope everyone's doing well.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm thinking, 'you had months to ask me out!'

say this out loud! (if he gives you more shit, i mean--not right now)

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

that sounds hilarious. (the tiny site) i've just started getting back into it, finding it fun again ("funner" pained me so, chris!).

Another band asked me to revive a site I did for them 3 years ago and when I pulled it up I thought, yeah that's not too bad. i've got to get my portfolio live again as some of the stuff i did for the companies i worked for might actually help me get a "funner" job. ;)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Kazooistry, I just sat there and kept my damn mouth shut, like I'd been told to by the president of the board. He did all the speaking and, considering we need council's support, that was for the best. But I did take notes on which dirtbags are most obviously in the pocket of the business lobby (all of them).
But the prez opened with a preamble about all the good things about the radio station, like our high quotient of aboriginal programming, the fact that we have nine non-English languages represented, and that we provide a marketing vehicle for small businesses shut out of the ridiculously expensive corporate radio airwaves. Not once did he mention that we also provide a safe place for lonely men who long for the touch of a woman to play Ani D. records between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, considering most community radio stations give that time to lonely men longing for the touch of a woman to play freeform noise music, that seems like a bee in your bonnet right there!

I need to get a funnoid job.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I just couldn't decide on who would be the funniest artist to mention there. I almost said TM3!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

See, cuz I was going to make myself the butt of my own joke, but I think that's passé now.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I love it when we talk about butts and assés.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

good think Pinkpanther's gone now, so she can't post the logical picture to go with that sentiment.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

good thinG
ps, Pp I love you!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

There is something I really love about the word 'kazoo'

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

they're as much fun to say as they are to play!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

And the o's look like boobies.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

or the infinity symbol...infinity boobies!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanos was great in that one!

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

infinity boobies

David Foster Wallace is really just pandering these days.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't leave me now, TITTWISers! I still have 2 and a half more hours of work!

I'm eating a burrito. Mmm... black beans and cheese and jalapenos...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I am going to have burritos at some point today!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

At the high point!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Urgh, I made some tea so I could get my caffeine for the day but it's not strong enough!

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It's like hot brown sugar-water.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just telling a friend via email how I've become addicted to the cheap cheap pizza by the slice near my house and she said that it was better than being addicted to crack or high-priced escorts and then somehow we got on the subject of, um, anyway, yeah, burritos are cool.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

drop a brown crayon in it!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we're out of frozen pizza.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

We're out of everything except for leftover soda and chips from my birthday party. That's why we have to get motivated to go grocery shopping tonight.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Off to get my laptop!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

you silly, laptops aren't food.

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

unless your laptop is really a lunchbox!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa:
http://www.tetragrammatron.com/lunchbox.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Did you drink the last beer, Nick? We could just split that for dinner.

Come back, luna and Jeanne! We'll drink fruity drinks!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Did someone say "fruity"?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey!

You know what? I don't think American flags should be worn. They are not flattering on anyone. My work just gave me one - this horrid button-up, long sleeve shirt (not long enough for my arms), made in the worst wood-like fabric ever. I hear sometimes everyone wears their work shirts on the same day.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't that like desecrating the flag or something?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh-huh.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

and the human body to boot!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

It is if I'm peeing on it (or in it).

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Fruity drinks, you say? How about shots?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I have shots of fruity drinks?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Jeanne is feeling the benefits of spring on the groinal region, I see :)

Sam, I did mean to post the tattoo comment on this thread - you lot are my chums so you're much more likely to give me your thoughts on the matter.

Click here for the Venetian Flag if you want a better idea of what I fancy.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I assure you, the benefits of springing on my groinal region are many. ...wait, what was the question?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Boing, boing.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

The book the lion is holding says "PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS" ("peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist"), in case you were wondering.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you want the whole flag or just the lion?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes Sarah, you can just have shots.

I'd like my groin sprung, please.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

(Sigh) Ok...
Boing, boing.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Not precisely what I had in mind, however, I can't afford to be choosy.

Thanks.

Can I have a cigarette?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm, I think just the lion. But that's one reason I asked you lot - what's your opinion?

My groin ios sprung, but only before about 10 o'clock in the morning.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

They replaced my hard drive for some reason so I guess I know what I'm going to spend the next two days doing! At least they have that version of slsk that doesn't require installing fink, that'll save a few hours. Still! Pfff.

At some point I will be back up and running on it. Argh. Meanwhile, install install install.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe it's time to make burritos!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

So, hey Nichole and Sam! How are you two doing?

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

i like the line, mark. you know how i feel about ink. . .the more the better! ;)

i just had three beers at ships, am home now and cracked another. my white cat is purring next to me, i just got the go ahead on a story on the b0ys named su3 and a caterer called wanting to know if i was intrested in work.

so things are good for me right now.

hope all is well for you guys.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel sort of like I don't fit in anywhere.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

you fit in with me baby. come get drunk with me.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, now the fun of resetting all my preferences, and my bookmarks, and redownloading all my programings, and...

Luna, the problem is that they don't fit in with you. It's your universe, they're just ogling.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

line=lion 3 beers down and one in progress quite obv.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds good to me, sugar.

And maybe it is my universe, Chris, but it's awfully lonely.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Now that is unfun. *good thoughts*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I hear you, Luna. I think sometimes, and this might just be me trying to rationalize my way out of complete misanthropy, that nobody really fits in. That fitting in is just an illusion. And fitting in is just a fake version of love anyhow, just in case it isn't an illusion. Love is worth having feelings about, not fitting in.
Yeah, I don't feel much better either, but I think everyone on these threads wouldn't want you to be anyone other than who you (and that goes for all you jerks) and fit in or not, you are very welcome and among friends here.

― Huck, Wednesday, 19 May 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I think sometimes, and this might just be me trying to rationalize my way out of complete misanthropy, that nobody really fits in. That fitting in is just an illusion.

I think that too sometimes. It's all in your head. One minute you can feel like you're the most fitting in person who had ever fit into anything, and the next minute feel crushingly alone. But nothing 'out there', in the world that exists outside of your head, actually changed at all.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 04:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, it's not a lot, but you are the fulcrum and focus of by far the most successful and prolific series of threads in ILX HISTORY!!

(and you totally rox0r, like, totally!)

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, you are a sweetheart & I hope that the things troubling you at the moment are short lived with happy endings.

I am quite down today myself actually. I spilt some red wine on my new pink top yesterday & it was like the end of the world. I just feel that I can't do anything at the moment without making a hash of it. :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh & it's one of those days on ilx when you think your posts are invisible.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 10:26 (twenty-one years ago)

You're not invisible, pinky, I promise.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah you mean they're just being ignored, I get it! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Good morning, Pink!

(Hey, wait, what is NA doing upthread?!!)

Mark, I love the lion. Where did you say you would have it put?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Sarah, how are you today?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

everybody cheer up its wednesday.

went out to deliver show posters to bars with my man last night and cheap beers were drunk. the resulting headache makes school even worse.

there's no paper here so i'm unable to make copies of my final exam. one teacher bought her own but there's no way in hell i'm doing that. books have been taken up to so if the principal comes in and wants to know why I'm showing 'independance day' i'm going to ask him what the hell he expects me to do.

wednesday folx, wednesday.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks, Sam. I was starting to feel down too, but you're right - it's Wednesday goddamnit! I think that popular poster thread was starting to get to me - they always do.

Pink, my entire goal for the weekend is going to be sending you a package, so send me your latest address. Ha ha. I think I've been collecting your addresses for the past several months.

I don't feel like working today.

Oh yeah, yesterday, during my meeting with my boss, he was really smiley and went on and on about everyday stuff. I guess he's already totally forgotten about my little episode Monday.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah ignore those lists sarah.

i have to remind myself to ignore any politically charged or sensitive thread. (like one I started on monday) b/c i just get too upset. not worth it

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Awww thanks Sarah, that's so sweet. I'll email you.
I hate those stoopid popularity contest threads, they suck!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Good Morning Angels!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Good morning Charlie!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

French Toast bagels are just as exciting on the second day. And I'm so sick of bluegrass.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

what's bluegrass?
Huck, where do you live?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

BLuegrass music. Y'know, banjos and harmonies?
I used to like it, and wrote about it fairly profitably in some medium-to-high profile places around the turn of the century, and to this day I am flooded with bluegrass promos, which I can no longer listen to because I've been flooded by them.
I live in Saskatchewan. You haven't been paying attention.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

huck, your moniker has not changed for some time now. what's up with that¿ you used to change more often than i changed my undies.
a new one maybe in order, perhaps "huck in sackatchewan" or something like that.

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

It was starting to feel too gimmicky changing it all the time.

― Huckle McBuckle (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I have, but i just a head like a sieve!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, guys. Come away with me.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh heh heh. So I just made another joke at work.
Some well-known author is in town doing a book signing and his father, who was also a well-known author, died about a month or two or ago. So when one of my co-workers said he was going to see this author, I was like, "Isn't he dead?"
"No that's his father."
"That's good, cuz that would be one awkward book signing," and then I made some zombie jokes, y'know stuck my arms out and talked about eating brains.
Blank stares.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

You are the David Brent.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Just kidding. I would have laughed.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i am eating carrots.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the bigger reason (other than the questionable funniness of my jokes) for the blank stares is that I pretty don't say anything to the people I work with. Cuz I hate 'em.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Today is such a non-descript day.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Tell me about it.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

there are bands of students roving the halls causing havoc. they've ripped a fluorscent light down from the cieling and have been going into rooms trying to start fights.

I don't know who they belong to and chasing them down has proved futile. It's like being a lame cheetah going after a fast pack of zebras. or something.

however if they show their dumb asses near my door again they will seriously regret it. I got drunk off cheap beer last night and ain't in the mood for this kind of shit.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, You've said that a few times now - you must really be feelin' it.

I'm going to break into my lunch bag now. It's 11:19am. Will the sky open up and suck me in? More in 10.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, my head's a bit better. but stomach is suckage. damn lone stars. they didn't used to bother me. have i gotten that old?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Ossie Davis is old.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Morning Charlie...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Salut. Feeling better?

Today is such a non-descript day.

Very, very true.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I was, but I'm not. I'm just having one of those days, I think, and being crabby and whiny and REALLY PLEASANT TO BE AROUND.

I'm sorry.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Today is such a non-descript day.

I don't think I've spoken aloud today. And I've been at work for four hours. There's no descripting going on at all.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, guys. Come away with me.
-- Sarah McLusky

My favorite post on that thread is the random Gibson SG-X from the "Summer Beach Series." There need to be more threads with guitars on them.

damn lone stars.

heheh, Sam, I have some good memories of lone stars from times visiting my family in Texas. I've not seen that beer anywhere else though.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

We all have them days, Luna. Wreak creative havoc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

It's just that I feel like I can't keep up with demand... I don't have enough in me to give everyone what they need, though I want to anyway, and I just feel like no matter what happens, no matter how hard I try, I just don't measure up, I'm just not quite good enough. It's enormously frustrating.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

:-( D'yer mean everyone in general or just at work?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

In general.

Fuck washing a hat. Er, work.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

luna, think of it this way. everyone else is making unreasonable demands. do what is possible and the rest. . .just say 'fuck it'

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam is very wise.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Inna Sean Astin stylee.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

It's just that everyone wants something from me. They need help moving or planning parties or with work or getting their boyfriends to talk to them or planning their weddings or with their mom cause she just had surgery, and because it's so hard for me to ask for help, I feel like if someone has swallowed their pride and asked ME, then it must be important and they must need me.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

well they might need you but there's only so much of you. you're not doing anybody any good if you wear yourself down. if they care about you, they'll understand.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Again, what Sam said. You're well within your rights to simply say, "I'd love to help, but please understand I'm really busy with other things now." And if they care, they will see that and not question it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

From all the people out there who feel ignored and unwanted - don't forgte that being needed isn't all bad.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i look forward to not being needed much hear soon. like sarah's mom said re: teaching - it's like a bunch of baby ducks slowly nibbling you away.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Awww, cute!

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, if you tell them you can't do it, and you have a legitimate reason (like, say, you're overwhelmed), then they won't mind. They might value you for your mad skills in party-planning, but the party will go on without you! And if they do mind, then they're just using you and so whatever.

Turning someone down because you're swamped isn't cold and unfriendly.

(Do your friends not have any friends outside of you? You should -- at some point -- introduce them to each other maybe...)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

(Also whenever I see Mark C's spamfilter I am forced to assume which bit of his he is suggesting you delete.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

luna - alternately, start charging.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

martin m, I have that guitar in coral. I just saw one just like mine at a guitar store recently used and it was priced only $50 what I paid for it new in 1999!

What everyone else said, Luna. You should feel good to be so wanted. People ask you for help with those things because they want to include you in their lives in one way or another. In the end though, they are talking about their own lives. Their issues aren't automatically yours.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, you need a vacation.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I invited her to the beach!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah some dude on ebay is actually selling one each of all three of the colors in that series. Too bad I a) don't have the extra cash at the moment, b) don't really need yet another guitar, and c) rarely want to take the risk of buying a guitar on ebay. The one time I've played one of the SGs from that series, I was pretty surprised... the pick-ups in those things are hot as hell.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i bought my bass on ebay and there were no problems.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I would like one fucking day in this city WITHOUT rain. Thank you.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Which city? NYC? Next week my mother (in NYC) is coming to Portland to get away from the rain. Whee!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

NYC indeed. Driving me nuts.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i bought my bass on ebay and there were no problems.

I have actually bought I think 5 guitars and 2 basses on ebay (though one of the basses and 2 of the guitars I eventually re-sold).

Only once have I had a problem where some jackass neglected to mention a poorly repaired crack in the neck joint on a set-neck guitar. There wasn't a lot I could do except repair the damn thing myself and sell it (with a truthful description). Luckily I managed to almost break even.

The best ebay guitar purchase I ever made was buying a bass from a woman who also lived in Nashville... didn't have to pay for shipping. Yay.

The thing about guitars is that even two guitars from the same run often play slightly differently, so I like to play whatever I'm looking to buy before I actually pay for it. This is especially true of cheaper guitars. Some of them may be crap while other "identical" guitars may set up and play decently or even really well.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought an organ on eBay. I had to drive to Maryland to get it.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

i want an organ

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Me too.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

seriously a vintage organ. the only instrument i've every really felt good playing.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

It's pretty cool, because since you can't really ship organs, they can pretty much only be sold to people in the general vicinity of the seller (ie, so that they can be picked up). This means they typically go for pretty cheap. I got mine for $50.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Luckily I've never had to go very far to get my ebay winnings. The only other big thing I ever bought on there (besides the guitars) was a Kawaii K4.

An organ would be really cool... Especially if I can find a Rhodes in decent shape (or one I can repair myself). Too bad I don't have anywhere to put it. My little studio is too full as it is.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Is your studio all set up, finally?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Heheh. That'd be a resounding "no," Bob.

My favorite thing to search about for (and perhaps bid on) at ebay is old studio equipment. Yay for weird old filters and compressors and shit!

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

The guy who recorded our new album is desparately looking for an analog delay. Apparently they're spendy and rare.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

spendy?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh you meant the musical instrument.... my bad.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I still regret not buying that Pepsi Kona :(

I have mostly had good luck with Ebay. The one item that never shipped to me was so cheap that it's not that big a deal. Three items weren't what they claimed to be -- a photo turned out to be a computer image that'd been printed, a Gameboy game was a bootleg, and a set of videos were fourth- or fifth-generation recordings that weren't watchable. But that's out of seventysomething auctions.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

"Spendy" is a west coast word for "expensive". After spending a few years here uncertain of it, I decided it's a good word and I allowed it into my vocabulary.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

MOSTLY I'D JUST LIKE TO GET LAID, PLEASE.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate the drive to West Virginia with a passion. Luckily we rented a phat Nissan Murano for the drive. i was pimpin. I haven't worked since last Thursday and I love it. But I hate being sick.

mmm laid.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i also like watermelon, cantelopes and honey dew.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

CP, depends on the delay, but yeah analog delays tend to be on the 'spensive side. Analog equipment in general tends to run more than its digital brethren because they tend to fall into one of two categories: more expensive to make or bona fide vintage.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

MOSTLY I'D JUST LIKE TO GET LAID, PLEASE.

Hi there.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Well hello...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

You like stuff?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I LOVE stuff. How do you feel about things?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Things are outstanding. Can we go now?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll get my coat.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

i got the meaning of spendy, just hadn't seen it before.

ducks. so many ducks.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

(at the point, the stuffy Graham Chapman authority figure character strides in to declare "Well, what's all this, then?")

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, what's all this, then?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a flan.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

deja vu...

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://nightwing.superman.ws/oddities/glasses-3.gif

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm signing up for next year's benefits and am having a hard time deciding whether or not to sign up for disability coverage.

The option I would choose would kick in after i'd been out of work for 30 days (after using all ten of my sick days) and would pay half my salary. Cost per month = $28.

I already pay a ton for my benefits but one of the reasons i'm suffering so much financially right now is b/c I missed so many days to being sick this year. after the 10 days are used i'm docked $180 a day.

I certainly hope i don't get so sick next year that i would need to be out 40+ days but i don't know . . .do you think it's a worthy investment?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think we can guess, Sam. $28 for a year is $336 (maximum cost). You'd have to miss 30 days before it kicks in, then would gain $90 a day, so you'd have to miss 34 days to pay for it. Only you can guess whether that makes a good gamble. How many days did you miss this year? If you missed 50 days in the year, you'd be paid back $1800, which would be a big gain.

Huck, that's one of the stupidest stories in Superman's history - explaining why no one recognises him by unconscious superhypnotism focussed through his glasses, which were made from the glass in the spaceship that brought him from Krypton. Some fanboy wrote it - Guy Lillian III, maybe?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Marty Pasko, I think.
It seemed relevant to something here when I thought of posting it, but now it's just an eyesore. Sorry.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think it was Pasko, unless it was him from an idea by some regular lettercol correspondent - I'm sure that someone of that sort was the source of it, but I don't have the issue now.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it morally wrong to idly watch as a coworker (one of the new hires) repeatedly misses something SOOO obvious? Something that's causing this person no small amount of frustration, and yet has been there waiting for this person for 4 hours now!
This person has not asked me about it, and it is my job to usher this thing that this person is looking for to the place where it is, the place that has this person's name on it and currently holds the item this person has been searching for for four hours?
Am I cruel? Or I am I being justifiably vindictive? Since I am regarded as sub-human around here, why should I extend courtesy? I've done my job. LOOK IN YOUR MAILBOX, THE ONE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT...THEY'RE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost,
here's the page I got the image from, at the end of the art there's a rebuttal that includes the line "Writer Marty Pasko wins some brownie points for sheer boldness, but he miscalculated the appeal of Clark
Kent." And that's the extent of my knowledge.
http://nightwing.superman.ws/oddities/mesmerizer1.htm

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Not morally wrong to watch fools neglect their own mailboxes. Ridiculously fun.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, Huck - but I'm pretty sure that the original comic credited the whole idea to some well known fan name, but I can't think how to prove this, offhand.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin, I recall reading somewhere, probably the Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 2, that Marty Pasko was a lettercol regular. So perhaps "Nightwing" has confused the matter. I trust your knowledge of comics lore though.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING IN THE FRONT OF THE ALPHABET WHEN YOUR NAME STARTS WITH W???

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe they're illiterate!?!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Pasko had been, but by that point he was a regular writer, and I'm pretty certain that issue's story was suggested by someone who was a lettercol regular then, and never made it as a pro. I've emailed a few of my old friends - I'm sure at least one will be able to tell me the full story.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, sorry Aimee for derailing the thread! But, um, Huck started it!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

oh please, the beauty of this thread is that it cannot be derailed

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, I have just had 4 beers for lunch.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

YAY!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

trying to top last week's 3 beer lunch, eh?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Next week 5, then 6...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I do what little I can. Think of all the people I'm keeping in jobs! All those people at the beer manufacturing plants, the ones who grow and pick the hops, the ones who bottle it, who cap it, who blow the glass to make the bottles...

I'm actually not being an alcoholic so much as I am keeping my countrymen in jobs!

I R A GRATE AMERICAN.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Wednesday night is here. Woo hoo. One hour of fun and purpose in an otherwise irredeemable existence!

― Huck, Wednesday, 19 May 2004 23:25 (twenty-one years ago)

what's that one hour?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 23:26 (twenty-one years ago)

my corny-ass radio show

― Huck, Wednesday, 19 May 2004 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i found it!

the geographical center of the nation is...belle fourche, south dakota (pronounce it like belle foo-sh)

http://www.bellefourche.org/

it also claims to be 'where you and the west are one' and 'antique capitol of south dakota'

worth a visit, i'd say?

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 20 May 2004 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

we're there.

antiquing fap, yo.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

It's 9:10 a.m. and I'm thinking about the margaritas I'm going to drown myself in tonight. (No, I haven't found an apartment yet. Yes, it's sucking the will to live right out of my pores.)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Quick, margaritas for Je4nne!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

man jeanne that sounds lovely. . .

i would love to have margaritas. but I only have 14 dollars to last until next wednesday. :( any fun that I have before then will have to be at the mercy of my guy. *sigh* suckage suckage.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i've been feeling pretty depressed since last night. ugh.

b/c there was no copy paper for a test review yesterday i'm giving the kids' an open book test today.

and playing 'the love below'. The latter is making me feel a bit better. it reminds me of the fall.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

goddamn this test idea isn't working. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Is today the real test or the study group review, Sam? Wait, you weren't able to do that because you couldn't copy anything, right?

They moved around the desks in my office so I have less privacy now. Grrr..

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww Sam, hope things pick up pretty lady.
We've got loads of paper, I wish I could give you a ream.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

right sam, instead i gave them the review and am letting them use the book but not each other.

We watched the movie version of the book (which was quite different) and this is causing problems for some of them. one kid asked me 'who was that girl from power rangers again?" I reminded him he needed to answer the questions with book characters not movie characters. he said 'i'm just going to put the power ranger girl'

nothing puts a smile on my face than a roomful of kids all singing along to 'Hey Ya'

(pink, the district brought over a box of paper late yesterday afternoon. no toilet paper though)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

they are currently in delight b/c i'm not saying anything as they sing along to the unedited version of 'roses'

it's the last day of school for all inents and purposes. i don't care.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam needs pep! Jeanne needs drinks! It is to my sorrow I cannot buy Jeanne a much needed margarita, as I am here and she is there. :-(

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe we need to hop over to the ile bar...

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I would buy Jeanne a margarita - IN REAL LIFE!! OMG WTF!!1!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I find it quite sad that I will probably never meet the contributors to this thread to buy them a drink in person. :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe you could mail-order me a drink, Pink.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

uh huh, I could, but it just aint the same you know?!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

You're all as sweet as pie. : )

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Twee pic needed?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.parquegotico.com/images/viene/0206/glbrightestday.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, you're not coming to the South Dakota fap?

ugh, no a/c today and it's so freakin' hot. getting a headache

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Do we need twee pics, or do we need:
http://www.ponchoswreck.com/images/margarita.gif

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

argh, they're passing out summer school notices now and I'm getting an all-star cast of this year's biggest assholes coming by and saying either:

A. You got me in summer school! *insert expletive of choice*

B. I'll do anything to pass, miss. What can I do? (this being the very last day of the term/year mind you)

*sigh*

Perhaps a mean person would revel in these particular kids who helped put me in the hospital finally reaping what they have sown. But I know, for most of them, they still are unable to grasp the cause/effect of this situation and shall be cursing me all summer. I am sorry that won't have a summer break, though.

not really.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The moron only just now found the moron's mailbox. I can't believe these people make so much more money than I do.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

My eyes!
Meet Amba
http://www.sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk/images/animals/tiger3.jpg
& Rana
http://www.sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk/images/animals/tiger4.jpg
Our local wildlife park's inhabitants.
Phew, that's better!
I'd love to Sam, not sure about the funds situ though.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Archel, I kiss you! *mwah*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, we're going to get a corporate sponsor.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

is it a booze company¿

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Just so you guys know, I had a french toast bagel for breakfast again. Today, with peanut butter.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe we need to also have a FAP in the middle of the ocean.

So when's this South Dakota thing happening? Isn't that one of the most boring states ever? I've never heard much about it.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

if the liquor companies only knew how big a bunch of drunks ilx was, they'd sponsor the fap to end all faps.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

South Dakota is like the Saskatchewan of Dakotas.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG. french toast bagel with peanut butter sounds so good!

you should do something with coconut...my fave breakfast treat is the coconut-y french toast kabobs in chicago. mmmmm.

(xpost-- sam, the manager at the harrow pub says i'm her best customer, and it's all because i bring ILX people in! we've been recognized for our strenghts!)

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

the best part of the FTBs(and there are a lot of great things about them) is the second they come out of the toaster.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

It's like I live in Smitty's (or IHOP for American's).

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

french toast with peanut butter is the best thing ever¡

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

French toast is one of the greatest things in the entire world. I'd wear it as a hat.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I like my french toast with nuts and pears and syrup!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, but would you wear it with the peanut butter¿
xpost

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I like my syrup on my nuts!

sorry
xpost

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i just had a orange creme yogurt which tasted remarkably like orange creme. Fabulous.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Huck, it wasn't letting me connect last night. Perhaps you were overloaded with Interweb listeners?

I feel a bit bleary for no good reason (except that I seem to always feel bleary for the first hour or so after I wake up, these days). Bleh.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah those are purdy good. I like the strawberry cheesecake yogurts too.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

it was like i was 5 again and eating a cremesicle. without the terry cloth incredible hulk shorts.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

or probably the website is just ass!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

But it was a pretty good show. Even more from the hip than usual, as I just grabbed discs at random before running out the door and then try to construct a logical sequence.
I went in feeling sorta glum (as seen above) and left feeling excited and refreshed. I need to do more things in life that make me feel good.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I want yummy flavored yogurt. Anything that tastes like creamsicles is wonderful. I have French Vanilla, though, which is pretty good and will have to do.

Hi.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

HI, Julia.

I eat yogurt just about every single day, except today I'm taking a break from it. Usually, I have vanilla and put granola in it. Yesterday, I tried some new-to-me organic yogurt, but the texture freaked me out.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I had coffee, toast, and fake vegetarian sausage for breakfast today. It was the last of my birthday veggie sausage. :(

I just had to write an email to this guy saying I didn't want to be in their band (after I practiced with them twice). It was lame.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

i used to have some perfume that smelled like orange cremsicles (dreamsicles?)

i'm having a crappy cafeteria burger with no tomatoes or cheese or nothing. BLEH

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

oh man school caf burgers are the worst. its like a gristle cake. we used to have bacon burgers in high school that wasn't a hamburger with bacon on it, it was some sort of chicken patty looking thing that tasted like bacon. it was yummy.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

ewww.. . i just found mouse turds on my desk.

gross gross gross

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

hopefully they didn't fall out of that burger you were eatin.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no, they were further up the desk. i know there's a ratmouse in the room I just didn't want to see such evidence so closely.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

My dance moves to "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" were downright spectacular this past weekend. About 15 beers and three bourbon ice teas and I was out there like Danny Terrio. I was clearing the floor. The leg movements and pelvic thrusts were killing the ladies. Man I am a big fat embarassment.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

and to top it off, from all the drinking and dancing I sprung a roid.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The Wrath of the Lord (of the Dance)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The moron only just now found the moron's mailbox. I can't believe these people make so much more money than I do.
-- The Huckle-Buck

I'm glad you updated on this Huck because I was wondering about the outcome.

Someday, perhaps at the South Dakota FAP, I shall have to share my many stories of working as a [temp] admin assistant for The Biggest Asshole Lawyer in NYC. The man is apparently a very talented lawyer, but the number of moronic things he does is unbelievable, and he blames just about every one of them on "the help." (On my first day working there, he called me "stupid" and "a moron" to my face when all I did was ask where certain things were kept or needed to be filed. It was my first day... How the hell was I supposed to know my way around his office?)

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

So last night, as I was walking through downtown on my way to the radio station, these two teenaged, sorta punk-looking girls (maybe 15) walked by me going the other and one of them asked me if I was going to some festival coming up and I said "probably."
And then she said, "I think you're really hot."

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

!!!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

And then the other one says, "you look like Ryan Malcolm."
And my heart sank.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, on that other thread? I lied. I am that cheap.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I just got paid twice!

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

At least she didn't say Ryan.. um.. hm... adams?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Or 's Hope!

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Cause that'd be weird.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

http://canadianidol.sympatico.ca/images/cdnidol-symp-320x240-ryan-w.gif
http://www.citylifeontario.com/kingston/CanadianIdol-RyanMalcolm.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, so it's pretty bad.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I have glasses and a forehead (though not as much as RM!). I used to get Buddy Holly or Elvis Costello, but since this fucker came along...

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

perhaps they just needed to listen to a little Christian ventriloquist duet act...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

teenage girls in being little bitches non-shockah . .

just wrote one up (in the last hour of school!) for getting in my face and giving me that ghetto attitude. biaattchh..

She got pissed b/c her and about 6 other kids took off during a fire drill, heading for the outside world. I hollered at them to come back, pissed, b/c we have to account for everyone before we go back in. (and the prinicipal yells at us if the kids are fucking around).

So eventually I round them all up and am trying to check that everyone's there when one of the runners complains that we're still out there in heat. I said "well if it wasn't for you jackasses not being where you were supposed to be we'd already be inside."

She gets up in my face and says 'let's get something straight. I ain't no jackass. blah blah blah"

I hate kids getting in my face like they have the right to talk to me like I'm just another kid. I told her, "Well fine, then you take your little smart-ass down to the youth action center and I'll write you up."

grr. dumbasses

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

teenage girls in being little bitches non-shockah . .
actually, I think they were sincere. And on drugs.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

So the moron just asked me for paper clips. THERE ARE PAPER CLIPS ON EVERY FREAKIN' DESK!!!
So I held up my can and said, "here you go. Also, there are several boxes IN THE SUPPLY LOCKER! Y'know, where the supplies are kept."
"Oh, okay. But I'm going to need more later."
"Yeah, whatever."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

That's like how everyone at my work insists on leaning over me to grab my stapler instead of using the not-quite-as-fun stapler positioned right by the copier.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

goddamn. . .locker clean out was at the end of last period and it looks like world war 3.

halls ankle deep in trash and crap, cieling tiles knocked to the floor. kids are horrible, horrible. cussing us out, starting fights. . just out of control. *phew*

If I do come back then it's set, i am completely insane.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe you're even considering going back, Sam. Your heart is too big if you do go back.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

there's a lot of financial and practical reasons for doing so as well. I just have to weigh those against my health.

we'll see.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely you can find something better by next fall?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

For example, maybe you could make paid appearances at shopping malls, posing as Canadian Idol Ryan Malcolm. No wait, that's me.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

It's raining hard and I am two seconds away from being done work. It was bright and sunny all flippin' day.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

It's been thunderstorming a lot here, but I enjoy it. At least it's not freezing.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe what some landlords pass off as "apartments." Try "big closet." And blow me if you think I'm plunking down $1250 to live in one of them.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I kinda feel disconnected hearing about all these work stories when I've had the past couple of days off work and have essentially done nothing but sleep and make not-so-brave attempts at sorting out things in my bedroom. I feel as though I'm coming down from something, even though the Xanax and Valium cocktail I consumed early yesterday morning must've already gone through my system.

Yeah. Xanax and Valium. Nothing mental -- I mean, nothing that could be connected with anything particularly wrong mentally, such as a nervous breakdown. First off, let me state that this is the first post I've made to the TITTWIS thread without the aid of corrective lenses, and I'm not straining my eyes to look at the letters on the monitor. Because at 11:30 yesterday morning, I had LASIK surgery, and as of today's follow-up appointment, I have 20/30 vision on my left eye and 20/35 vision on my right. It's not as good as the 20/20 vision I had with my now-old pair of glasses, but it's certainly light years better than the 20/400 vision I had on both my eyes without the glasses.

I was extremely nervous and apprehensive about the procedure, which is why I had the Xanax and Valium combination beforehand. I think the comedown from that, an hour after the procedure was completed, must be my first taste of what it must be like to be drunk, with the dizziness and lack of ability to hold myself up and slight tinge of giddiness. Part of me is a bit disappointed that things aren't as clear as they were when I was wearing glasses all the time, but the other part is remembering how the world was one big blur before, without the glasses, and marvelling over how comparatively crystal clear things are right now. I mean, I could actually pick up a pair of non-prescription sunglasses and wear them, I could drive without corrective vision, and I have better vision now than I had when I was four years old.

And now I'm staring at my glasses, not worn since Tuesday night, and I'm not letting go of them, because they are still somehow a part of me, and I still feel a bit naked without them on, like I'm doing something wrong by not having a pair of glasses on. Hmm. Maybe I should close my eyes and put on my glasses, just for "old times' sake".

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

DEE YOU SO CRAZY!

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

CONGRATS!

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Dee, I can't even wear contacts because my eyes refuse to stay open. I'm happy for you! I like wearing my glasses some of the time, but mostly I wish I didn't have to wear them so much.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Ahh. That felt strangely good, like I was completing the whole package that was Me. Maybe I can push for a pair of prescription glasses to correct the rest of my vision so I can have a win-win situation -- better vision without glasses, the crystal clear vision I'm used to with the glasses, and a pair of glasses always around with me to put on whenever I want to feel more "complete" that I don't have to put on in order to live my life. Because I used to have to have glasses on all the time I was awake in order to live my life -- I couldn't even see details on the face of someone sitting or standing just four feet away from me before, without my glasses, but now I can see the eyebrows on someone ten feet away from me, and that is oddly thrilling.

Sarah, I too was someone who couldn't wear contacts, but mostly because my eyes were so small that it wouldn't have been reasonable for me to wear contacts. Thank you, hon. Thank you for the wonderful sentiments. And NA, thank you, as well. I guess I was a bit off for letting them cut my eyes open like that, but heck, I made it through the procedure, and have nothing to complain about thus far recovery-wise, so... wow.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw darlin, congrats!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

hee hee. did you keep the videotape of the procedure? my father had such glee when he'd show the view for people.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, congrats, Dee! I'm glad they didn't melt your eyeballs with their naughty lasers!

I totally forgot to check ILX during the day. I've been doing web design type stuff, trying to make it "fun". CSS! I'm loving it!

Huck, you totally look like that guy. I'm sorry. You look like a less girning version of that guy, anyways. Also you're not as vapid looking. But, like, otherwise, yeah. Also he might be taller than you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

(Huck, it was Al Schroeder III who came up with the story idea - my friends came through on this.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Dee, I read about the surgery on your blog. .I'm glad you made it out okay on the other end. :) Does it bother you that you're vision's not as quite as good as with glasses? I have lots of friends who have done this but I don't know if I could - even though I must get a stronger and stronger prescription each year.

Yeah. Xanax and Valium

Sounds like a post-coke binge dessert. Something you not telling us darlin'? ;)

Chris, how's the CSS going? I've got to get better at it. That and Flash. My old school ways are holdin' me back.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Many millions of thanks to you, luna, Chris, and Sam. Ha -- no, they didn't melt my eyeballs with those "naughty lasers", since they were actually quite decent, upstanding members of the laser community.

(*squeal* VH1C is currently running the "All She Wants Is" video! This is the first time I've seen it not from a videotape! LOVE this song! </fangirl>)

Kingfish, unfortunately (or fortunately) I did not get my procedure taped. I doubt I'd be interested in viewing it if I had, really. I think the only thing I'd be interested in viewing would've been when my dentist took my wisdom teeth out, just to see what the heck it was that they were doing in there.

(Hold on -- fangirl break.)

Ha, Sam. The Xanax and Valium were for my pre-surgery jitters. They did wonders for me before the proceedings began and ended up being heady chemicals to come down from afterward, which makes me feel that I'm not doing that anytime soon. (Though the Xanax, which was a mild variety, did also quell the usual disturbances within, which rocked.)

I suppose I got spoiled by having perfect 20/20 vision all the time with my glasses, so I temporarily forgot what it was like to not have my glasses on. I guess the major test will be when I first get to step into the shower without keeping my eyes closed, because that was the only activity I did while awake that meant my not wearing glasses and most of the time it made no real difference whether I had my eyes open or closed throughout that dealio. Maybe I should've kept my glasses off the night before the surgery, so I could make more of an accurate comparison, instead of relying on hazy memories of going around without my glasses on.

Chris (and Sam!), good luck with the CSS. I've been trying to master JavaScript so I can eventually build a really nice personal site for myself. I know HTML pretty well but suspect that's rather "old school". CSS seems to be the hot young thing today.

Everyone: Hope your Thursday nights prove to be amazing. :)

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)

you don't really need much javascript. Whatever scripts that are useful you can get easily without doing them from scratch.

thorough knowledge of HTML is still U&K. CSS is a lot more effiecient in some aspects than HTML and should be employed with all good sites these days. Flash sites are where things are headed though.

i'm trying to burn a cd of crap to play for the handful of kids tomorrow i'm using in my story. my laptop has been dirtied by the likes of maroon 5 and poly-fucking-phonic spree.

xanax 3 times a day has been (barely) making school tolerable. i'm going to try and cut down when school's done. Valium makes me trippy but I only really get that from dealers and I don't deal with them much.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, I hate most Flash sites. Most Flash sites are built expressly to showcase that the person who created the site knows how to do Flash animation. Some Flash seems wonderful and essential, but not a lot of it for my ancient system cannot handle it. I come from the school of Vincent Flanders, FYI.

Oh dear. Maroon 5? I've heard their single and it seems... wanting. Quite wanting. I have yet to check out the Polyphonic Spree but judging from the photos I've seen of them (I think you pointed me in the direction of one) they look like a bunch of commune-loving hippie holdouts from the '60s. Not palatable at all.

The people at the surgery place provided me with the Valium and my mother provided me with the Xanax. Mom doesn't have to rely on Xanax but she will end up taking it once every other day, which is really great for everyone because that way she isn't worrying about things such as if I'm breathing enough or if her hairs are all lined up in order.

Thanks for informing me about CSS and JavaScript. :)

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)

(I'm sorry you have to rely on Xanax that hard, FYI.)

(Oooh, The Jam on VH1C! "That's Entertainment"! Yay! Yay!)

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

The CSS has made certain things easier, and it means adios to tables, but at the same time it turned out that when I looked at it on other browsers, it was all fucked up. I'm not even trying to do anything complicated (my web design style is super clean) but that's annoying. I blame IE.

Do you still need "Denton", Sam?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin, I'm very impressed. Thanks.
Chris, I don't look a thing like RM. For starters, he's got a lot more colour in his skin. I'm a pale muthafukka. Likewise, he's way more narrow-assed than I am. I'm practically broad-assed! Also, he dresses a lot better than I do. And his head is really, really thin. I have a fat head! It's Irish! Also, I am good-looking.

Right now I'm making a mixtape. Not a CD-R or an MP-3 hee-haw, a 90 minute CASSETTE! Cuz I'm going campin' with my brother this weekend ('fore he goes off to New England for the summer) and his car just has a tape deck, and he has some really bad tapes that I'm already sick of just thinking about it. If I'm feeling ambitious, I'll make three! But I'll probably just stick with the one. I don't want to be rude. "Hey buddy, I brought my own tunes because you are a moron." It's basically turning out very stream-of-consciousness, like my radio show, only now I can play songs with swears! Right now I've got the Teen Titans Theme going! Wooo! Superhero Rock!

― Huck, Friday, 21 May 2004 01:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I'm putting the Spider-Man theme on. I'm so toast. And I'm doing laundry! In my building!

― Huck, Friday, 21 May 2004 01:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, yay for Dee! :-) Maybe one day I'll finally break down and get the surgery myself...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, I hate most Flash sites. Most Flash sites are built expressly to showcase that the person who created the site knows how to do Flash animation.

not anymore. Flash sites (not flash cartoons and the like) are clean, efficient and, when well-executed, far superior in terms of naviagation and ease of use than most HTML sites. I heard recently that more than half of internet users in our age range have broadband access. Systems not being able to load Flash well is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

the tables thing with CSS is what's tricky for me Chris. But I have time this summer. I'd love "denton" as I couldn't find. I'm trying to get the CD burned now but I might be able to just play it off my laptop.

I can't get a clean copy of that mar00n song which is pissing me off. I *really* want to include that. I'm trying to make all the songs new and fresh and that one just smacks "Mall, summer of 2004".

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 02:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I just called 911 b/c there were a couple of very loud drunk guys fighting in our courtyard. A couple of other guys went down to try and stop them and the lead guy started fighting with them.

I had called our on-site mgr when it first started and got her answering machine. I told her I wanted to call the cops but figured I'd call her instead. Then when it escalated I went ahead and called 911. Now when the cops come, she's probably going to be pissed at me. Seems like the main guy's left now.

I feel increasingly unsafe in my complex. People are moving in and out in the middle of the night. There are teenagers always hanging out in our back alley drinking and smoking out. I've been, gladly, staying at Hank's 5 out of 7 nights a week but it makes me worried to leave this place empty so much. My best friend moved out of the apt next to me (which a family of 5 just moved into - these are all tiny one-bedrooms) after he got robbed three times in a month. He could afford to replace his dvd player/tv. I can't. I just bought a 27" tv earlier this year and it's the only "luxury" i've allowed myself in ages. I'd be ever so pissed if some crackhead took it.

even more criminal is how much I pay for this piece of shit. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Honey, the most criminal thing is that you're having to put up with this sort of shit. Are there no better places you could be staying at, maybe at a benefit to you financially as well as safety-wise? Or have you already been searching and searching, to no avail?

If they do even so much as think about touching your 27", BTW, they will have hell to pay, and I have a feeling it won't be from just you and me. I am sure that all of us will have your back and will make sure that things are moving along as well for you as can be.

As for system crashes and Flash -- I have high-speed cable internet access but an ancient system, so that makes Flash a bit of an unsure thing for me. I need to figure out when I can set up my new system. And sure, I'm basing a lot of my opinions about the technology from sites I visited anywhere from 2 - 4 years ago, but have things changed that drastically in the world of Flash? Are people now using Flash for good, instead of evil?

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 21 May 2004 04:51 (twenty-one years ago)

And Ned! Totally forgot to thank you for the sentiments!

I'd recommend LASIK to anyone here already thinking about it, FYI. Glasses will spoil you vision-wise, certainly, but if you were previously experiencing incredibly crap vision without corrective lenses, the outcome can be amazing. Just amazing. I can see things now on the floor, up at the ceiling, etc., that I'd have completely missed before, and that's just halfway into the recovery period.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 21 May 2004 05:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Huck, you are more attractive than that guy, yes.

Sam, IM me if you see me online. I seem to have lost your IM nick in the harddrive loss (though I'll bet it's something totally obvious, like 'd@ll@sde@dgirl' or something).

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 06:36 (twenty-one years ago)

My dance moves to "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" were downright
spectacular this past weekend.
Wow, would love to have seen this, but maybe cos I dig Bad Company (well Paul Rogers actually) so much.
Good news Dee, glad it all went well. *hugs*
Sam, my god lady, I wish I could get you the hell out of there. Pls stay safe, we need you here! *hugs*
I wish I was around at the time most of you seem to post. grr.
Anyways, do you think it's too much of a tall order to be planning to find & buy (& move into) a new house, get engaged & married & start trying to have a baby in the next year?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 07:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I am actually going to a corporate sponsored forum meet up (bar-b-q) in London in August. Woo get me!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Also Dee, did you remember to have your eyes store up those laser beams so you could shoot them back later?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 07:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorry Dee, all I can think of is when Homer has his eyes done in the Simpsons!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 07:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Congratulations Dee. My friend is getting laser surgery tomorrow and is definitely starting to get jittery... it'll be sedatives all the way I think!

I hate how whenever I go to the optician he tries to push contacts on me - he should know by now that I'm always going to say I don't want them, that actually I like my glasses etc. This attitude seems to brand you a deluded freak though.

Stop oppressing glasses-wearers!

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm edging ever closer to joining the glasses-wearing fraternity (and sorority, obv), and I have to say I find the thought quite exciting. I reckon I'll look hott in specs. But what kind??

(probably another 3-4 years before I need them, though)

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 21 May 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew you'd be a true Girl With Glasses one day Mark...

These are nice:
http://www.specsavers.co.uk/specsavers/frames/images/frames/1001313.jpg

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Tell me, what is so wrong about spending your rent on Indian food?

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Friday, 21 May 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Nothing!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you. I shall convey that back to my conservative spouse.

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

By the way, 81% of websites fail even the most basic accessibility tests by WAI standards. So before y'all program any Flash etc, spare a thought for people trying to use screen readers.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)

My fuxing old agent (yes pervy coward man) still hasn't give us our deposit back, I mean it's £1000!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Send the boys round wiv some knuckledusters, innit.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

How long have you been waiting for it Pink?

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish. If we don't get it within the next couple of days, I'm going to go in & cause some trouble.
x-post
Over a week now.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, good stress is still stress so be careful not to pile too much on.

the homer lasik episdoe is great, "now homey, when we get to the liquor store get a bottle of Jack and a carton of cigs." "Yes Marge"

Chris, it used to be dallasdead . .. but now it's s@mintheedt I've thought about changing it again but it's a pain to everyone else.

I simply can't afford to move. deposits, first month's rent etc. i don't have enough money to make my bills now much less any extra. hopefully in a couple of months i'll be caught up.

flash - yeah all sites should have a text equivalent (or something accessible) but honestly I stopped doing that as a developer about the same time I stopped checking how my sites looked on crap like AOL and WebTV. When you see your logs and can tell who's using what browsers, etc you make a decision to lose some users when it's not worth the time to make the site fit for them. For seeing-impaired or what have you. . .I have never ever once heard from someone with a problem using the internet in all the dozens and dozens of websites I've built. So I have no idea how many are out there. I mean if I had gotten one email that said "hey I wanted to visit your site but couldn't b/c it's incompitable. . ." then maybe that would've made it seem more worth the time. I don't know. Does anyone else do text version of their sites nowadays?

good flash sites: the only examples I have off the top of my head are the sites my friend George does. here are a couple:

http://www.youngheartattack.net/
http://www.theriverboatgamblers.com/

I'd like to be able to build my sites like that. perhaps I'll dive into it this summer.

off to grab the final exams from the testing room.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, good stress is still stress so be careful not to pile too much on.
I know Sam, due to the set back of our house falling through last year, it's kinda set our plans back you know.
How are you doing today anyway?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Text-only versions etc are probably only strictly necessary for major sites, it's true. But on the other hand I think it does set a good precedent/example if other sites have them too.

Like, there's probably loads of sites that in actuality I will never want to use, but it's good to know I could in theory. If I was blind I wouldn't even have that theoretical access.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

How are you doing today anyway?

okay I suppose. My bfriend was in a nasty mood this morning and was trying to pick a fight on the whole ride to work. I resisted, ignoring his rants, which just made him angrier. When I dropped him off he called me a few choice words and just now sent me a long pissy email saying how he'll wait till tomorrow to decide whether or not he's going to cut me loose.

whatever.

I have final exams to give, grades to figure and a good blog entry to write.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:06 (twenty-one years ago)

stress is just stress there's no good or bad kind. i've been under bit of it lately, both what could be termed as good and bad if you're of a mind to do that kind of thing, and i get cluster migraines when it builds up. i'm getting one now. it's a bastard because they really hurt.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

and that sounds like a horrible start to the morning, sam. hope it gets better.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

My headaches & migraines are totally caused by stress. I've had maybe 1 or 2 thousand recently!
Sam, that sounds awful. Why should he be the one to decide this?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Whoot, I just remembered that this is my last day at work before fucking off on holiday for 10 whole days! And not before time either; in common with most of this thread my job sucks ass at the moment.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Archel, I hate you! Not really, I could just do with a break you know.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet. Chuck a few migraine sickies and lie in bed eating biscuits and drinking gin all day - that should sort you out :)

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

gin depresses me

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

in common with most of this thread my job sucks ass at the moment.
Do you mean sucky things on this thread or that the thread sucks?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)

i will settle for vodka, hugs and pies

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Dave's plan is more suitable to my tastes, I don't like gin.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Cor, vodka hugs and pies v biscuits and gin??? I don't think I could choose.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:29 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't dislike it. it's great as a digestif after a good meal, especially if you're sitting in the sun. not something to seek solace in if you're in a bad mood, though.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh I meant that people's jobs etc on this thread were sucking ass.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)

and you don't have to choose... you really can "have it all" archel. all you need is a big enough booze and food budget and a bed.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

and a willing partner, obv.

that's where my plan falls down. i only have the bed at the moment.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

and that's only a futon, so is not exactly comfortable to lie around in all day - MY LIFE IS A MESS!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

stress is just stress there's no good or bad kind

sure there is. people often fail to recognize that happy things like marriage, births, promotions etc. can wreak just as much havoc on your health as break-ups, firings etc. you've always got to take care of yourself no matter what. (not like I"m one to always do this. . .)

yeah, the whole fight thing (if you can call one person getting angry and going on and on while the other ignores him a fight) was annoying but it didn't get to me. this is one of the reasons we broke up in the first place and I refuse to participate this time.

either he'll calm down and feel foolish and regretful or he won't and decide i'm some evil manipulative bitch and that he doesn't want to be with. whatever. his reactions are out of my control. either way, it's not going to get to me b/c I have too many other important things in my life to take care of.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Go Sam. He is the one being manipulative if he holds the sword of breaking up over your head. Keeping the balance in your own life is important.

I am going to be at the classiest of all holiday destinations, Centreparcs, from Monday, and along with the ensuite jacuzzi (!) I will DEFINITELY make time for hugs, pies, biscuits, gin and vodka.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm thinking, vodka mudshakes, with biscuits & pies in bed, mmmmmm!
x-post

Good for you sam.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Damnit I forgot hugs, surely it's not too late to add them?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

actually archel, take your plan far enough and you could end up like that guy on jerry springer show a few years back who just lay in bed all day eating. they had to tear down the wall of the house to get him out. i don't want to see this happen to you. best to get up and walk around a bit, too.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Hm. Suppose so. What if I use sex as my regular exercise? Then I could still stay in bed.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

well, that's really all bases covered. no need to leave the house ever.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I got to have my margarita last night. :-D And now it is Friday. This morning, I freaked out for a second, because when I went online to check the weather, it said it was Thursday. I was like, "No! No! It'S Friday, isn't it? It's Friday! It has to be..."

I like glasses. I just don't want to have to depend on them all the time. My eyes are tiny too. I bet when I'm old, I'll just have two little slants on my face instead of eyes.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

never too late for hugs! it's all good though, really.

I'm having kids come to my room at 12:30 to do my record panel interview. Final setlist:

- this love - mar00n 5 (never could get a clean mp3, will just turn down the 20 second noise-distortion bit)
- toxic- britney spears
- cuttin' - mike jones & magnificent
- downtown is thumpin - trainwreck (local country band)
- night & day - polyphonic spree (local crap hippie cult band)
- tipsy (dirty version) - J Kwon
- Paul Revere - asylum street spankers
- stuck in thee garage - the dirtbombs
- roses - outkast

I hope that's enough songs. Actually i'm hoping it's too much material and I'll be forced to cut some out rather than not have enough. I doubt that will be the case though. I carefully picked these songs b/c I can predict some of their comments about them and think it'll make for good readin'.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

tipsy is one of my favourite songs of the year so far.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

yay for migralieve extra strength

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Tipsy too, the beat and chorus are infectious. The lyrics are really silly though and overall I think it beats out Right Thurr as most vapid Hip-Pop song.

I'm using the dirty version b/c he says "everybody in this bitch gettin' tipsy" instead of club. I've alrady heard a couple of kids comment on how 'this bitch' isn't really neccesary. I'm hoping to get them to talk about that more along with the quality of the song compared to the Mike Jones cut (one of the best radio rap hits I've heard all year).

oh god I must stab myself in the neck. i'm talking about music.

*stabs self* ack!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

silly's good. also you shouldn't stab yrself in the neck, especially if you're writing about music now. read yr piece, btw. not sure i'd like the music, but you write well.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, now I don't hardly know her
But I think I could love her
Crimson and clover

Ah when she comes walking over
Now I've been waitin' to show her
Crimson and clover over and over

Yeah, my, my such a sweet thing
I wanna do everything
What a beautiful feeling
Crimson and clover over and over

Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over

I love that song.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I hadn't given away my Tommy James CD.
But I did have a French Toast Bagel this morning. It's Friday, so I put butter and syrup and cinnamon on it!
I'm going camping this weekend! Woo-hoo.
I'm curious about this "Downtown is Thumpin" song.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw, i so want to go camping. Maybe I could just pitch a tent by the lake at Centreparcs instead of sleeping eating and shagging in the chalet all week. On the other hand...

(Do they have Centreparcs in Canada/the US?)

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Why on earth are ppl still posting on the M@rcell0 threads?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, I just did :) I cut out the properly nasty part of my post, though.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

What is Centreparcs?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

That thread makes me kind of sad.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Naff middle-class holiday 'village' chain, Huck.
http://www.centerparcs.co.uk/home.jsp

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Naw, but we do have Holiday Inn.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Well I find it intriguing that most ppl seemed to get extremely annoyed (myself included) & indeed dislike (myself include) the person in question (I'm sure if you say his name he appears on the thread - like the candyman) the guy & he always says that he has grown out of ilx blah blah blah, yet still continues with his offensive posts. i think that is sad.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm stabbing myself b/c i got mad when others were talking about music here and I threatened to stab them. fair is fair.

there's a reason why I never go on ILM - hate to read other's writing about music.

I find the ironing quite delicious that I am now getting paid to write about music. I would hate myself if I wasn't me.

(fwiw, i've always ignore marcello. was sympathetic while he was going through all that with Laura but after that haven't found him worth my attention.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

You can't cycle round a Holiday Inn though. Not with the approval of the management anyway.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

See i think ppl made exceptions for him & rightly so I guess, but there is no excuse for his attitude now.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

So, should I post my Camp Mix/04 C90? Since Same already broke her own rule? THen you guys can marvel at the Canadian rock that nobody cares about but me!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i am trying desperately to change the subject on that thread and i can pretty musch derail any conversation (apart from this one because there's no way to do it, considering it's about nothing in particular). i'll let you know is i succeed. i like marcello's writing.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

if i succeed

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

I'm such a dumbass for believing that Andy Kaufman stuff. That must be hard on his family. Or maybe someone makes this up every few years and they are used to it by now??

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

it didn't work

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh well.

I'm going on me hols now. Have a LOVELY week, all of you. Don't let the unspecific bastards grind you down, even a teeny weeny bit. 'K?

xxx

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

CampMix '04
Side A:
"Beware (Jay-Z Remix)" Panjabi MC
"Good Girl Bad Boy" Jr. Sr.
"Let's Get Retarded" BEP
"Dumb It DOwn" Ugly Duckling
"Louie Louie" Richard Berry
"Have Love Will Travel" Black Keys
"Dissect" JSBX
"Midnight 69" Zoobombs
"Teen Titans Theme" Puffyamiyumi
Spiderman Theme
"I Can't Wait" ODB
"Slide" Missy E
"Tear Shit Up" Biz Markie
"The Rush" Talib Kweli
"We Don't Care" Audio Bullys

Side B:
"Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nothing to Fuck With" Wu Tang Clan
"NY is Good" BS 2000
"2 by Sea" White Hassle
"Wicked & Weird" Buck 65
"Carol" Chuck Berry
"Vampire Victim" Old Time Relijun
"My Life of Crime" Parkas
"These Dreams of Mine" Bottleneck
"100 Grand" Great Uncles of the Revolution
"Moonlight Lady" Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band
"La Vie En Rose" Edith Piaf
"Labor Day" BEP
"Get Down" Biz Markie

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

have a good one arch! xxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Ooh I like the sound of that huck!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I was originally going to make a few tapes, to suit different moods, but I sorta got bored early on in the second side and started putting slower songs on, but then I was like "Crap, gotta pick up the pace or else we might have to talk to each other!"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

who/what is the tape for?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

that's for my trip to the great northern deciduous region for a camping brou-haha with my brother in his tape-deck-only Homicide-style white Chevy Cavalier.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I had something interesting or worthwhile to say, but as is happening more increasingly lately, I don't, so I'm just gonna wave hello as I'm waving goodbye and keep walkin'.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey pretty lady, what's yer hurry?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

See the curtains hangin' in the window, in the evenin' on a Friday night.
A little light a-shinin' through the window, lets me know everything is alright.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.

See the paper layin' in the sidewalk, a little music from the house next door.
So I walked on up to the doorstep, through the screen and across the floor.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.

Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom. July is dressed up and playing her tune.
And I come home from a hard day's work, and you're waiting there, not a care in the world.
See the smile a-waitin' in the kitchen, food cookin' and the plates for two.
See the arms that reach out to hold me, in the evening when the day is through.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

BLOWING through the JASMINE in my MIND? WTF?

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

No hurry, I just feel like bleah.

Also, that song has been stuck in my head for about a week.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

its that damn commercial. i've been hypnotized by it all morning.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

it sounds like a douche commercial. is it?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

it's probably for fabric softener or glade plug-in room freshener

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

i have no jasmine in my mind and though it might do me some good, i don't want any either.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The Gap. Hot ass.

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

Oh, so I was half-otm. It's a doucheBAG commercial. Zing!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Ok. THat buffering was taking too long. Is that the commercial where she keeps taking shirts off?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

what was that? my work browser wouldn't let me open it!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes Sarah

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

people keep getting to my blog by googling me. i'm finding this a bit unnerving. i just want to hide nowadays.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

then take it offline.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

no, it's weird though. i don't mind when they get to it thru other links or by googling artists etc, but when it's my name they're googling it just seems odd. dunno why.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i sort of want to find out who they are and why they're interested in me.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

thats the one. but she's taking the shirts off for ME! TO Seals and Crofts.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe they're looking for clues to find you as one of your long lost and very rich relatives has kicked off and has left you an enormous inheiritance requiring you to spend a night in a gloomy old house before you get your hands on the zillions of dollars.

Plus, they like dance music.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

(I'm wearing those shirts today, but only 2 of them, I apologize if anyone takes offense)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know if this will work, but look at the pic Nick took of Lucy...
here

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post: well that might change a few things for a few people.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

weider ye someone found it by googling MY DAD the other day. why are people googling my father. was it you luna?

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Work bought us lunch. I love free lunch. Especially when it's pizza. Off to piggie out.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

if it is about the zillions of dollars inheritance, i will buy everyone pizza

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

and personally deliver it

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't want your hand-me-down pizza. I just want your love.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i have none to give

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

well, pizza will have to do then.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, add a 'g' to the end of that link to see my cat.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I could say it was the first time I had to add a G to see the pussy.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Goddamn carnies.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

GODDAMMIT DO I HATE THESE MOTHERFUCKING KIDS

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

wooo~! more massive thunderstorms to be here within 2 hours!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Nope, wasn't me, Stelfox. Next time it might be though.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Most threatening innocence plea ever.

("Yr Honor, my client pleads 'innocent for the moment.'")

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 21 May 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

hm... I was busy all yesterday and got mad behind on this thread.

Just wanted to say this now that I've caught up on reading... CSS and XHTML is where the web is heading, not Flash. The only thing keeping Flash even remotely in the game is the fact that you can import data from XML files which means you'd be able to build a Flash driven site which could also serve up something compatible with other formats using the same datastore.

I don't think Flash is bad necessarily, although I agree with Archel... most sites don't seem to know dick about accessibility let alone user interface design, and in my experience Flash sites are far more likely to totally neglect UI.

Thing is, a personal or other small-scale site may never need to support PDA readers or text-only versions or anything like that (or the owner may decide that they don't care to bother with it), but for any large-scale or business site it just doesn't make sense to do something like Flash. Search engines don't see text in a Flash movie, so any information you'd like searchable has to be outside of the Flash or it's useless.

Good semantic coding practices in XHTML can lead to sites that can be completely redesigned just by manipulating CSS without changing the site content at all. Now, you can do something similar in Flash if all of your content is sucked out of an XML or text file, but CSS is a hell of a lot easier to learn than ActionScript.

I've got nothing against Flash, but it's not the future of the web by any stretch of the imagination. Now, if we could just get people to understand what semantic coding is, get rid of fucking tables and eliminate what's left of the fucking glut of completely useless font tags adding weight to every page then we'd start seeing some real improvements.

Also, I blame IE too. I have some deep-seated feelings on this subject especially since the W3C took place YEARS AGO yet people are just now getting anything about CSS.

The point of CSS is not just to make some things easier... It's to separate form from content so you can manipulate one without having to muck about with the other. Since content management is probably the single largest concern of most sites bigger than a handful of pages, it only makes sense that a move in this direction is the smart one.

Okay, that's the end of my rant.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a sizable zit on my left cheek. Its existence bothers me.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Hm. Now I can't figure out if I'm lucky that I do something I'm this interested in for a living or if it's a liability of sorts. Usually the last thing I want to do when I get home is code or design.

Probably explains why my personal site hasn't seen any real update in years and why my homepage still uses a table-based layout with a bunch of totally useless spacer gifs.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

wheeee! we just had a tornado! the sky was black-green & everything!

it's gone now, but you can see the storm here, if you look quickly enough:

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/48104?lswe=48104&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I just reviewed the new j-o-h-n-c-e-n-a record. i hate myself.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Search engines don't see text in a Flash movie, so any information you'd like searchable has to be outside of the Flash or it's useless.

I didn't think about this but you can still use meta tag keywords right?

I've been out of the web game for almost three years now for some the reasons you touch on Martin. I found myself starting to hate something I started purely as a hobby. It's only been in the past few months I've started seriously getting back into it. Still though, I'd rather do more print design than web design. Also I've given up a lot of the development/maintence parts. Not interested in being 'webmaster'. I tell my current clients I'll design and set up the site but after that they're on their own.

I know nothing about XHTML and am only beginning to dip into CSS. I don't have the table bit down with CSS at all. This summer. Re-neducation for me.

jeremy, any eggs come flying through the walls?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

luna you do not know my father's name and you are never to even consider googling him if you ever do find out. that would be creepy.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't think about this but you can still use meta tag keywords right?

Yeah, you can because ultimately a Flash site is really just an (X)HTML page with a Flash movie embedded in it somewhere, so it still has to have HTML, HEAD and BODY tags.

Thing is most search engines (and certainly google) don't give much weight to keywords. The most important thing is the actual content on the page itself (i.e. all text that isn't actually part of HTML code tags) and in some cases the meta description field.

Part of the cool thing about sucking all the form stuff out of the HTML code and into the CSS file is it puts your content higher up on the actual page in the code. (This is the same logic as putting all your javascript in an external js file instead of cramming it into the HTML header... makes the code easier to read and also makes it easier for search engine robots to parse.)

Luckily for me, I'm interested in most areas of the Web. Usually my job doesn't have much of a design element to it (at the moment I'm pretty much a front-end developer, taking other people's designs and turning them into XHTML on top of some scripting language like PSP or JSP), so I get a chance to do the designy stuff on my own time which keeps it fresh.

I think more of what's buggin me at the moment is that I'm still not completely moved into the new house, so I don't really have a nice place to sit and concentrate with my computer and get some work done. (Same reason I haven't been able to do much in the way of working on my music, etc.) Every day I try to get a little bit of unpacking/organizing done, but it's a long tedious process and a lot of days I come home from work so tired that I just want to watch thea shitload of Law & Order that the TiVo's stored up.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm afraid I'm in a bad way again: I've not been to work today because of a physical illness (very bad throat, headache, shivers and sweats, muscle pains, all that), but I believe this takes me over the threshold to start the official sickness review threshold - and since I've been a long way through that before, I know that the process will be accelerated for me this time. Anyway, feeling rotten and worried has plunged me straight back into a very bad depression. To be honest I thought the recent recovery felt pretty tenuous. I feel broken and as if I have no strength left to climb out of it this time. I know the pessimism that makes me feel as if it's not worth trying, because I have no one who could really give a damn about me anyway (this is based on my view of myself, not on other people's behaviour towards me at all), is a function of the illness, not a realistic interpretation of my real situation, but it doesn't stop that feeling being very powerful anyway.

As I've said before, I can say this kind of thing here more easily than to my old friends, because there is no requirement for anyone here to do anything - a kind word or two is entirely proportional and apt and right here, but from people I've been close friends with for over 20 years, that would seem inadequate - and when I'm feeling this worthless I can't go demanding substantial action from people, partly because I know that any response from them that seemed short of the need I feel would hurt like hell and I'm not up to sustaining that now, and a proportional response would make me feel disgusted with and ashamed of myself, and that I am just a horrible burden to them.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 21 May 2004 17:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Trust me when I tell you, Dave, that I have no intention of googling your father.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck washing a hat, I'm googling your dad.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

And I find myself wanting to spend a night in a gloomy old house for zillions of dollars.

Anyone?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

for some reason it sounds infinitely less worrying coming from you martin .

and aimee, yes i do.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I googled you dad every weekend for three years, and what did I ever get out of it but carpal tunnel syndrome!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

It sounds worrying coming from me? Wtf am I? Some kind of sleepwalking psycho? So crazy that I stalk people in my sleep?

I'm way cooler than I thought.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

no money needs to be involved, either.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I tend to check to see if my web site makes sense in Lynx. I figure if that works then everyone should be happy. But I'm a bit of an HTMList (in the sense that Martin M. describes above, idealizing the separation of form and content, etc.), and tend to make very "clean" websites that are clean and not necessarily "cool" looking.

Huck, where in the north are you going?

Donut Bitch is in town, there might be some more fun with him today. Yesterday we saw "The Saddest Music In The World", which was pretty good.

Martin S.: That's sad to hear. But it sounds like you're beating yourself up for being sick, and making it worse. It's not a crime to be sick! And the thing with friends you've known for a long time is that they should best know how to "get your mind off things" -- so you can have a minivacation from your troubles. Which would hopefully relieve some of the stress you're feeling, etc. I don't know, it's what I would do.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

that was not to you huck and please can we get off the topic of my sainted parents

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

And does that mean you have zillions of dollars to pay me once i get through the night in the house (which is what I was asking) or that you want to spend a night in gloomy old house?

Because fuck washing a hat, I ain't sleepin' in a haunted house for nothin'.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

neither

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Forget it then. You're on your own.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin, your logic is still working in that you know your downness "is a function of the illness, not a realistic interpretation of my real situation."

hang in there, please. It *will* improve. It always does even if we can't see it at the moment. YOu know how to get in touch with me if you want to.

(web stuff - although there's still some satisfaction found in making my designs actually work in a browser I'd be more than happy to leave all the coding to someone else. hence my slowness in learning new stuff. i'm really just interested in the graphics.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry Dave. Was just trying to carpetbag in on the hijinx, having none of my own to bring.

Chris, Waskesieu. Where, hopefully, it's not raining.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

You may carpetbag my hijinx anytime, Huckleberry Mann.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i had a feeling i would be.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we're going to go see Saddest Music... with jaymc and his gf tonight. Maybe. If they can get their shit together.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, I did specify that I would only do it for money.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

boy that sounded wrong.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I seethe with jealousy.

Did I mention that I got a flyer from SaskTourism in the mail the other day? I probably did. But it bears repeating how effective it was -- I barely opened the flyer and I was ready to go back!

Also I thought it was cute that they mailed it from Minot.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

SaskTourism is actually a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Minot Chamber of Commerce

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

and now the storm has gone away, and all is (reasonably) quiet.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I cannot fucking believe I just got essentially told off for saying what I think. BITE MY ASS.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

"Minot: Gateway To Saskatchewan!"

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna fights the good fight! And Martin S. as always has my good thoughts.

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

Home of the All the Ass You Can Bite salad bar.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Now with pudding.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Coming Soon: World's Most Nauseating Sneezeguard

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Sam and Ned. Chris, I realise depression is hard to understand, as I had no real grasp of what it involves until I started suffering from it - but 'beating myself up' is a major symptom of depression, not some misjudged response to it. And yes, my old friends are a pretty good distraction a lot of the time, but I did try to explain why I couldn't bring myself to ask them for help (though as it happens I am seeing a few tomorrow anyway, which I do hope will help some). Also, it isn't easy to take a vacation from these feelings - they are immensely powerful and controlling.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

It's funny, for the last week or so I keep getting this Michael Jackson song stuck in my head.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin, you know how to get in touch with me if you need me.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

This is U&K: "Try the famous butter tarts at the Tenth Hole of the Waskesiu Golf Course"

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

They have their own star on the Canadian Walk of Fame.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Q. What if I don't play golf?

A. Then you don't get any famous butter tarts, now do you?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Q. What if I don't play golf?

A. Then you just paid $25 to talk a stroll.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

TAKE a stroll, dammit!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Um...yeah.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

hence my slowness in learning new stuff. i'm really just interested in the graphics

Sam, there's nothin wrong with that sentiment. If you're lucky (or I suppose diligent), you might even be able to team up with someone who'd prefer to do the code and not the graphics.

I do both, but I do think in general I'm much better at the coding end of it. I'm not nearly as versatile when it comes to design... I kinda have my one or two styles and stick to them. Works out great if my style is something a client is interested in, but I'm useless to anyone who wants something outside of my pretty limited design sense. On the other hand, if the design is done and handed to me, I guarantee I can code it well.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 21 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

martin, we should go into business together! ;)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 22 May 2004 00:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin, my sympathies for your drop in wellbeing. I had hoped Barca might help you. Hang in there my friend, we need you around. *hugs*

We've just offered on a house!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 24 May 2004 07:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I have spent the last several days making videos! But they're for my last album. Which, if I were a professional musician, would be weird. But anyway, Sask: The DVD should be ready at some point...

Making music videos can be fun.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 08:01 (twenty-one years ago)

And good luck with the offer.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 08:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it a monolithic dome?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanx Chris!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 24 May 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

My god did i get drunk at a bbq this weekend. Once again the jimmy legs dancing came out again. I must never take my shirt off in front of 35 people again.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

for various reasons i didn't take my meds yesterday and today i feel below sea level.

i can't shower at my place and didn't feel like going to hank's so i'm unshowered and gross on top of it.

and i can't figure out how to get into our online grading system. :(

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Some fancy soaps for Sam:
http://www.abeautifullife.net/nss-folder/pictures/tocsoap.JPG
(I have one of these and I love it)

I'm excited about the music videos, Chris! Nick has started playing around with the video function on his new digital camera. It's funny because you can only take really short videos. So far, there was one short movie about me eating Doritos and one about me sitting on the couch.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, we need band name help. Which of the following is the best name for a loud pop band:
The Petrified Forest (this is an old favorite, which Sarah and I have been using for a while, but the concern is that it doesn't fit with the music we are playing now, since the name sounds kind of rustic or sleepy or something)
The Winnipeg Fascination (or alternately, Radio Winnipeg) (which is pretty much meaningless but sounds cool)
The Glittering Prizes (after the Television Personalities song)
The Semantics (or alternately, the Semiotics)
or any ideas you wish to contribute.

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

i like one word names: semantics

also i suggested 99 Problems to a friend once but he didn't take it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

sarah, are you trying to make me feel even worse for being unshowered? ;)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

"Ur dicky is soo smaall mincing excluded" - how to sum me up in one spam heading!

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 24 May 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

If I don't return to teaching I shall miss exchanges like this:

"do I have to take this?" (end of term, standard exam)
"of course you do it goes into your semester average."
"But that's not fair I was in Lew Sterrit most of this semester!"

Lew Sterrit = county jail

I will also miss the last minute fudging of an entire year's worth of grade documents due to a. my refusal to keep grades on paper and b. the district/state's refusal to accept gradebooks on disk as legal copies (despite most teachers using electronic gradebooks and us submitting each report card's grades to the district via Telnet)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

The Petrified Forest -- too indie pop
The Winnipeg Fascination -- hmm
The Glittering Prizes -- go for this one
The Semantics -- possible, but might get roped in the garagey crowd

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The Semantics -- possible, but might get roped in the garagey crowd

perhaps why I liked it. my hatred of indie/pop is well-established.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

The Nina Simones?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm starving. and i didn't bring any lunch today b/c we're having a baby shower during lunch. i hope there's enough food there to quell my aching tummy.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

semantics - sounds like a reggae group.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Seven and Seven Is

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

That's weird. "Semantics" (without the 'the') makes me think of a noise band, maybe because it's like Sightings. "The Semantics" is like a nerdy garage band, which is the appeal. I don't usually like The _____s names, as they're kinda boring, especially if it's an object or animal or something in there, but the Semantics is just dorky enough for me to like it.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Ick! I thought for a second you were eating babies! (xpost, to Sam)

I just came up with a huge list of band names, but I have a feeling Nick will say most of them are too twee.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

We're already a poppy band, if we have a cutesy name, it will just push it over the line into obnoxiousness!

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Alright, just call yourselves the anal fissures and be done with it.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

The Semantics = The Romantics.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

What about The Obnoxiousness?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The Lochness

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i hate being crabby teacher on the last day i see these kids but damn. . . i just don't have enough patience for this place.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

My favorite band name was from a band I saw a few years ago in NY - 'the Beatings'.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

my guy fought with his bandmates for his newest band forever over a name. he wanted the nerve pills but each guy had his own idea and most of them were really lame.

finally they settled on the h0trails, one word, which cracks me up. instead of pronouncing it 'hot rails' i call them 'the ho trails'

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a Norwegian indie pop band called The Loch Ness Mouse

Best band name ever was the punk band my old roommate always wanted to start... Manifest Dentistry.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

palaver
lingua franca

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

wait, are those Beatings the same band from Boston? they sound like husker/the Pixies, and do a lot of scream & response vocals? with a tall redhead guy on guitar and a short chick in glasses on bass?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

and they do a song, which is the most brilliant song EVER, called 'heavy metal'

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

yup, that band. They're great guys, and i've brought them to ann arbor before.

two summers ago, they stayed at my house, and played a house party next door. they were paid in zucchini, which i happily fried up and served them. they wanted me to go with them on their little weekend tour to chicago/indiana, but i was stupid and said that i couldn't because of work.

here's a pic of them getting drunk on my porch

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Nick didn't like any of my ideas. :-(

I'm hungry. Why did I think grapes, a yogurt, and an apple would last me an entire Monday? NOOOOOOO!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

my favourite band name is an old grindcore/scumpunk band called guttural breath

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

You could combine your names or something. "Snickah!"

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

that's excellent.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Semantics without the The sounds better, like it's a reply to an argument.

Argue guy 1: But you said [instert statement], but that's not what happened, what we really got was [instert other statement]. What's the deal?

Argue guy 2: Psh...SEMANTICS.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I'm depressed. First of all, this morning I learned I have to attend a 3 (full) day conference next month and not get paid overtime for it.
Then, just now one of our sales agents (for Germany) just called and was really mad a customer cancelled one of his orders. He kept saying he wasn't mad at ME and that HE was to blame because he didn't follow up on it enough. But he sent me emails a million times a day trying to crack the whip. Basically, the fabric was on backorder. It was totally beyond my control. But then he was demanding to talk to our guy in charge of sales AND the president of the company. This means they (2 biggest head honchos) will both be tracking me down in the next couple of hours to ask what I did wrong and how could I lose such a big account. GRRRRRR!

Thanks, that is all.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

But you didn't lose the account.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"I mean, for god's sakes, they're Germans. Just imagine what they were going to do with that fabric. :: shudder ::"

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh, yeah, Sarah, all you need to say is that you did what you were supposed to do, but it was on backorder. That's your job, and you did it.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I know. I just hate it when the reps tattle on me, even if I didn't do anything wrong.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, you know you tend to worry about things that turn out to not be such a big deal in the end.
Also, it's just work.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I know. The pres came over to my desk and asked for the file. I started trying to explain what happened but he said he would just look in the file and see for himself. Oh, well.

I think I'll go FAX some things. That tends to cheer me up.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope you're faxing pictures of kitties to Third World countries!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

What about "First World Kitty" for a band name?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Why don't I just cut off my genitals and mail them to Miss Manners?

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe to do that unbidden would be considered rude.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I keep trying to post something about how if Nick's genitals were big enough he wouldn't worry about being in a band called "First World Kitty" but the computer keeps having problems so forget it!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it totally wrong that I find myself wishing Dante-Cubed was still around here just because he's such an easy target?

For some reason today I just really want to read his idiotic posts so I can say something snarky and mean back.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 24 May 2004 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, yes it is.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 24 May 2004 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Poo.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 24 May 2004 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely, surely there are other idiots.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 24 May 2004 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)

There are always other idiots, yes. But Dante's creepiness and self-satisfied asshatted comments are oddly compelling. It's like... I... can't... stop... reading...

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 24 May 2004 22:29 (twenty-one years ago)

quit looking at me like that
xpost

― oops (Oops), Monday, 24 May 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

this just made me laugh like an asshole:

http://www.funfolly.com/g/pex/h9500rd.gif

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 24 May 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

HAts for all!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 24 May 2004 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The literal image of an asshole laughing just made me laugh like an asshole.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 24 May 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Man I'm so tired that I am now seeing shit. I have about 10 more minutes to wait before Jen shows up to give me a ride home from work, and I just saw a small animal running across the floor of the office out of the corner of my eye. It looked like a raccoon, though I'm sure it was nothing.

― martin m. (mushrush), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Whew... Thank god my ride's here. I need a nap so badly I'm about to fall over.

― martin m. (mushrush), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 00:10 (twenty-one years ago)

We've had our offer accepted! woo! (must try not to get too excited though!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

It's ok, you can get excited with us.

I saw the Mtn Gtz tonight and damn, damn they put in a good show.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 08:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay, exciting!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 08:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I now officially have a stinger.

http://www.kingsofconvenience.com/cover.jpg

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

stinger?

i hate taking pills. I was almost a teen before I could swallow them. I have a small throat/mouth and choked a lot as a kid. so my mom always ground up pills and fed them to me with applesauce.

Now, I have to take 9 pills each morning. i can hardly get through it without gagging. bleh.

congrats Pink! I hope this one goes through for you.

Last night I was having a long dream about administering the two-hour final to my fifth period class (as I'm doing now) and it was horrible. I woke Hank up by screaming 'EVERYBODY SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET NOW!' He told me that if they weren't already he figured the whole block sat down after that. :( Why do I have to dream about yucky work things when I have to come in and live them the next day?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Sam. *crosses fingers* (i was wondering what a stinger was!)
Just keep thinking, not long to go now Sam!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i'm still so torn about returning. and even if i do a lot of my kids, who i've taught the whole time they've been in middle school are moving on to high school and that is sad. one girl came up and hugged me crying this morning. :(

we learned yesterday that the state is rating us low-performing. that means they'll bring in all new administration next year and be all up in our bidness trying to shape us up. I think you have two years to improve your rating after you hit the bottom or the state shuts you down. *sigh*

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds pretty harsh, is there anything you can do to pre-empt it?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.beeskneesimaging.com/files/stinger.gif

Anyways, im listening to "Human Nature", ya know a little MJ. I swear to god in one part of the song he says "lift this towel, its just a nipple, then let me take a bite."

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Little Moose Jaw? I hear that's what they used to call Chicago, in the Prohibition Days.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm still lost chris. i lost a long post to answer pink. but basically no. each year the texas education agency rates every school with either "recognized", "acceptable" or "low-performing". we were a "bubble" school this year meaning we were in danger of falling to the bottom.

our african-american students only scored 30th percentile in mathematics so that sunk us.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

i lost a long post to answer pink.
dAMNIT!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i just had two of my love-struck boys stop in to say goodbye. One of them gave one more try and getting my number but I refused him, again. He said "You're hot miss, I love you. I'm going to miss you." I just said, "Goodbye Rak1m. Good luck at SOC (high school)."

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

They probably wouldn't appreciate any Van Halen references, huh?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww how cwute!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

did you bust into an impromptu "Paid In Full"

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh, i thought that!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

paid in full?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Erik B and Rakim.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

oh. no.

I'm surrounded by names like that. I don't even notice anymore.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

*hangs head & prods Chris*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

i just let my last class dismantle my bulletin boards. The glee with which they ripped off the butcher paper and little borders was almost disturbing.

I have my hell class now and have been dreading trying to keep them in order for two hours straight all week. I started class by saying "i've had most of you for two years now and this is our very last class together so. . ." I couldn't finsih because they busted out in applause. I just smiled because they have no idea how much more happy I am aobut this than they are.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Hang in there hun!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

One of my best friends is getting married next year. I am the maid of honor. She wants to, she has just informed me, have her wedding reception AT THE FUCKING ZOOOOOO.

I don't even know what to say.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

"dress up, wear high heels and stand around smelling animal feces all afternoon? why YES, I think that would be a lovely idea!"

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, I hope it's a black & white formal event and that the reception is right next to either pandas or zebras.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Or penguins!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha, I forgot about the penguins!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

a panda & zebra wedding?! how preposterous! everyone knows that the pandas haven't been able to stand the zebras for generations now!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

At least if anyone throws feces after "speak now or forever hold your peace," you'll know it might be a monkey.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

That would be better, but no, we're dressing in crimson and she in cream, because those are the colors of the OU S00ners football team.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, the zoo is not exactly the biggest problem here, then.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

because those are the colors of the OU S00ners football team.

oh dear god.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

please tell me the bride and groom are going to ride into the ceremony on emu's?

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Anyone who deliberately gets married in their school colors should then be graded on their honeymoon sex by a bored grad student, and then dunked in a vat of Gatorade.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

well, see, at least when she was talking about having a football themed reception (I wish I were kidding), another amazing friend and I put our heads together and came up with (well, okay, she did) with busting through the banner like they do as the team comes on the field and then dumping the gatorade over the bride - and AT LEAST I COULD LAUGH THEN.

Now, well... shit. Literally. THE WHOLE THING WILL SMELL LIKE SHIT.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe you can have Jack Hanna do the ceremony.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

dumping the gatorade

yes! a gatorade container...OF BLOOD

TAKE THAT RED AND WHITE

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

This sounds like the greatest wedding ever.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

why not just combine the ideas? have a volley of monkeys dressed up as collegiate football players running around the reception hall?

"GET THAT MONKEY OUT OF THE PUNCH BOWL! HE'S NAPPING!"

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"You may now kiss the gorilla."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

*cue the scene from the Simpsons*

"Are you with the bride or the groom?"

"ook! aah! ook ook!"

"very good, sir."

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

OU S00ners football team.

*puke* (soones are one of UT's biggest rivals)

it may not be too bad. Some zoos have nice halls and the like to cater to special events. Hopefully it's not a zoo like ours where they've had to close off the gorilla exhibit due to rampaging human-attacking apes.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, rampaging human-attacking apes would really complicate a wedding. Though they wouldn't be able to say it wasn't memorable...

Maybe there will be lots and lots of flowers to mask the smell. Though they'd have to be some pretty damn strong flowers.

And congrats on the house, Pink! Yay!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm guessing there will be loose peacocks, aka a buffet.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, so party at Pink's house when?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i got a truckload of monkeys ready. where do you want me to unload them at?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Though they'd have to be some pretty damn strong flowers

Yeah, like those ones that smell like rotting corpses when they bloom.

Nothing spells festive like the smell of a good rotting body.

And elephant shit.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait, a zoo wedding? Joke, right?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

No, not the wedding, just the reception. And since the idea was presented in an email which also included the words 'I have the coolest idea', I tend to think - alas - she wasn't kidding.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I am, however, tempted to respond to the invitation with 'me plus 20 of my friends, because none of them can believe you're this crazy and we all want to see how you pull it off'

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/TRONcostume/unifinalr.jpg

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna and 20 of them would be a fine disruption squad.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

"I'm not talking 'bout moving in,
And I don't want to change your life.
But there's a warm wind blowing,
The stars are out, and I'd really love to see you tonight."

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

and then you can wear this hat, and make horrible puns about how you'd "like to make a toast"...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I do not wear hats - pay attention, I've told you 500 times.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

then get someone else to sport it for you. a proxy hat-donner.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I took Proxy Hatdonner to the prom once.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

How'd that work out?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Um...no.

Why does Posh Spice look so much like a monkey?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

How'd that work out?

Every time I tried pinging her port, she went all 502 on me.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

ZING!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, can I please be your date? I'll dress up as a sea otter.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, you may. I love otters.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

(I will be the one in the enormous shiny red dress wot looks like an apple)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

silly girl! apples are green!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Score!

http://www.seaotters.org/webart/2003/photo_home.jpg

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

now there are otters napping in the punch bowl!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

No really, this will be me: http://whyfiles.org/122ancient_ag/images/apple.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

delicious!

and you're right, quite red!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Otters! I got my ex an otter doll as a surprise Xmas present after we visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium; she adored it. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

so, she was otterly delighted, then?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Huck, are you back from your trip?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

No.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, Are you sure that isn't why she's your EX?
J/K I'd love me an otter doll.

I'm drinking Coke right now, even though it makes me a fattie. Damn is it ever tasty.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh wait. Yes, yes I am. I'm a little sore, hung-over, and bearded. I am back in touch with my wilderness-man-self.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Well then where were you yesterday?

xpost. Well then how was it? How did the mixtape go down?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It was awesome! It rainede in the Southern Part of the Province All Weekend, but it was Sunny in the North, where we capitalize for no good reason.
Beer, wilderness, brothers and canoeing. What the Gateway to the North is all about. Not quite in that order. Also, too many hot dogs. But if you've never had campfire perogies, you should really try it.
Ah, the mixtape.
"Hey, isn't this the song from that Teen Titans cartoon?"
"Yes, it is, isn't it awesome? Listen the wild and weird keyboard swirlies, which denote mystery. Now there's some trebly-surf guitar, which denotes adventure."
"What's next, Spider-Man?"
"Actually, yes."

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think taking my brother to the Gateway to the North would be such a good idea.

So I watched the video from our Regina show the other night. Possibly the worst guitar sound we've ever had! I have since learned that you really do need to mic an acoustic guitar, you can't depend on that audio jack.

Now I'm trying to figure out how to make an SVCD. And whether that will even work or not. We'll see.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

martin, if you're reading i hope you're feeling okay.

i was able to interview a few kids today for my story. they weren't articulate as i hoped. the main points I got were: old people like country; rock gives them headaches and you can't dance to it; mick collins is making them look bad; and only dumb or white people listen to the polyphonic spree. I already knew that last bit though.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Or, in my case, dumb and white.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

oh also, the most horrifying bit:

THEY DID NOT KNOW WHO THE BEASTIE BOYS WERE. AT. ALL.

I was going to mail them a copy of my brother's album along with the article as a treat. I will also be including beastie mix CDs for them all.

*feels old* *sobs*

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Some dude on a suped-up motorcycle just popped a wheelie down 45th street. There was a time I would have thought that was so cool. Now, I just think "what a tool."

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"Who are these white guys and why do they sound like Polyphonic Spree?"

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

rock gives them headaches and you can't dance to it

That's awesome. Did you ask any of them about the whole -- oh, you know, rock music is/was headache-inducing (or, perhaps, was appreciated for its headache-inducing qualities) because it's meant to give your parents a headache, and you, being young and tuff, can stomach the pain. So it's a divisive element. So the question is whether the music they listen to has this divisive quality without inducing headaches, do you see? Better living through science.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

i played them the asylum st. spankers version first, wanting their reaction to an all-acoustic folksy version of a rap song. i told them the original was a song they probably knew. they thought it was a song from happy days or grease. ?!?!

Then when I played the original they blurted out 'run-dmc!' I told them no, but they were big at the same time, first big white rap act. to the latter a girl joyously said "Ice T!"

(chris, their parents either listen to the same rap or old school r&b which they dig. i didn't really get into the history of rock with them b/c i know it's a dead end. they hate it. end of story.)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh. Was she thinking Vanilla Ice?

Oh, yeah, I wouldn't have explained all that to them, necessarily, but the question of whether they are using music to break away from their parents is, to me, an interesting one -- and what the quality in the music is that does the breaking away. Of course, if their parents listen to the same stuff, that is interesting as well.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

you do too wear hats, liar.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

oh but you're giving me some ideas for my article chris. :) it's due thursday morning. i'm going to try and grab a couple of more articulate kids to give me more to work with.

surely they know ice t. . .i mean he's on svu!

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

No, I don't - I wore one in a picture because I was drunk and it was funny. As a rule, I do not. They make me look like Debbie Gibson.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

He's pretty light-skinned, Ice-T. And he usually has straightened hair.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, Are you sure that isn't why she's your EX?

Hey!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i just took a box of trash out into the hall and caught some girl's digging through the science teacher's trash. they were taking old workbooks and papers. I asked them why and one said, "to play school over the summer. that's how you get smarter." They are so lying. I wonder what they're really up to.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

science teacher's trash = crystal meth lab

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

what about the cowboy hat?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Never wore it, Zoe ate it.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck eating a hat

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

but you did buy it with the intention of wearing it HA!

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

she certainly didn't buy it with the intention of washing it!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

and SCENE!

thank you ladeez & gentlemintz!

good night!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

*bow*

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)

*wow wow yippie yo yippie ay*

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, thanks for thinking of me: we've had birthday FAPs the last two nights, which is why I've not been online. Aftereffects of flu (coughing and congested nose), but not feeling bad otherwise. Made it to work the last two days too, so I hope I'm heading back to something like normality, maybe.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurrah for Martin and improved health! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

well i got my annual review today. same bs as every year. no promotion, a pubic hair of a raise. luckily i have a job interview tomorrow. i hope i ace it.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Novel #5 is done.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 01:38 (twenty-one years ago)

What, did we all spend May at our computers?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 04:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Julia. I am trying not to get too excited or think about this house too much as so many things can go wrong. Although, all being well Huck we'll have the party in Sept, so get your flights booked!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 07:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I just jet washed my car on my lunch break, madness I tells ya!
I had to buy a sandwich from Tesc0s & it had cheese & pickle, only it had so little pickle in it, when i held it up to take a bite, all of the cheese fell out!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

mmm cheese.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

We have the Cambridge Beer Festival over the w/e, but we are not going. We are, instead, having our own cheese & beer festival at home with some friends. We are gonna buy lots of diff beers & cheeses to sample whilst watching the last episode of friends & the start of Big Brother! Much fun!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:40 (twenty-one years ago)

If one of you in the states sent me a pair of trainers as say 'a present', would I have to pay import duty do you know?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

September, huh? Well that's when I'm planning on making my escape from SK, so I just might show up on your doorstep yet!
You'll know it's me because I'm so hot.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh! Feel free, but you might have to do me a favour first!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll bring French Toast bagels, don't worry.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Over the morning break, my coworkers were hoopin' and hollerin' about how gay people are destroying America. I turned around and walked outside to take my break alone in the parking lot. I feel like punching!

AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

TOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAA!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I am now entering my 40th minute that I have been on the phone to my bank & I am being put through to the 5th person. So efficient banks these days! Fuckwits!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a haircut today - it was the first time I've ever had my hair cut outside London and the first time in about 27 years since I have not had my haircut by Peter or one of his two daughters at their salon in the Great Cambridge Road in London on the very southern tip of Edmonton, just before it becomes Tottenham. I walked into the salon in Abingdon Road very tentatively, but there was nothing to worry about! Not only is my hair shorter and less unfashionable, but my sideys are gone!

Walking past the Scream pub in Jericho, 'resplendent' in bright yellow (the pub, not me) I noticed that one of the blackboards implored us to come in on Friday night to watch the last ever Friends followed by Big Brother! The first time I've ever seen a pub advertising televisual delights which were not football or rugby.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

That's our plan on Friday, except we are switching the pub for our front room. I like the idea of watching this in a pub though, apart from the tears (end of friends you know) that might ensue.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Today is a killing time day, tomorrow I go to Portland. Woo!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

What will you kill in Portland, Ned?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Tep that's fantastic.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Go read it! (Well, or not. I know a lot of people don't like reading long things online, and I can't blame em.)

I'm all fidgety today. I'd been all "grr argh" at my trip tomorrow, since I thought it'd come when I was about 3000 words short of an ending; then I ended earlier than I thought, so now I have a day where I'm too ... residual ... to do an afternoon/morning project like a column, but can't start a new novel cause I'll be gone for six days.

I wish I remembered how to write short stories.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it N0where Man?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Yep yep.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

You are my hero, Tep.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah for Tep! :-)

What will you kill in Portland, Ned?

Molecules, stick insects, and gum.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I have now been on the phone to the bank for 1 hour & 20 minutes!

Yay tep!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

the alt-weekly in detroit has a poster of 100 years of "detroit sound". Lookly closely i noticed that they listed my buddy twice in the "techno" section, only mispelling his name with an "d" instead of a "f"...

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

You should bill them for your time, Pink.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

and you thought YOUR grad speaker was boring... (i.e. Tim Russert)

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2004/05/25/1085482760_3286.jpg
From left, Rayann Torres, Zack Rosenstock, and Patrick Kelly graduated with eyes closed from Boston College's Carroll School of Management yesterday. More than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students received degrees. (Globe Staff Photo / Bill Greene)

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

That's an awesome picture.

When I graduated back in the day, Dan and Marilyn Quayle were the speakers. Bah.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Did Marilyn finish Dan's sentences?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

The whole thing was horribly scripted, and neither of them managed to sound natural enough to convince the audience they weren't reading. It was scripted kinda call and response though.

The really sad thing is that the whole reason they were the speakers is on account of their son was in my graduating class. He always seemed like a cool guy to me, but I can't imagine he was all that happy about his folks being the graduation speakers.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Like the same year or maybe the year after (I was actually class of '96 and then class of '97 cause I got two bachelors degrees more or less simultaneously) another nearby school got Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. That made me even more annoyed about getting saddled with the Quayles.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

You think that's bad? Jon Stewart (of the Daily Show) just spoke at graduation for William & Mary...three years after I graduated (he's an alumni). My class had some guy who owns a bunch of newspapers speak.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I had Tommy Thompson as my graduation speaker.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

heh. the night before my graduation, we were up till 4 or 6am or something, drinking and playing "Goldeneye" on my buddy's N64...

i wasn't exactly too coherent during the afternoon event.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd rather listen to a semi-nobody who owns newspapers than to the Quayles. I don't even really remember the contents of their presentation, but the gist of it was pretty conservative and pretty lame. I remember getting a warning from one of the ushers re: getting kicked out of the ceremony b/c I was heckling them.

I was nursin a fatty hangover from the night before too... while wearing a black robe and sitting on a football field on a very sunny day in the heat. Bleh.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha! We had Paul Newman. Wanna see what it takes to make a bunch of moms PAY ATTENTION?

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

My little sister had Oprah speak at her graduation. I actually didn't mind her as a speaker. I mean, she didn't have anything terribly new to say ("You are about to embark on the real world blah blah"), but she wasn't moronic or boring.

I was kinda surprised actually.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

We had Dan Rathers. And fireworks, which were kinda cool. THEN the drinking.

kids are all done and gone! I started feeling melancholy thinking it might be the last class of kids I'd ever have in front of me but then I had to physically wrestle one asshat for his basketball and the feeling passed.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh goddammit, Huck. So I have to get up there before September if I'm going to revisit?

Sam: Congrats! Can we bust out the margaritas, then? Can we, can we?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Man, the Red Sox movie doesn't seem to be playing anywhere in NH except Derry.

I've never gone to a graduation, college or otherwise, except Lindsey's Master's ceremony at Tulane. No idea who any of our speakers were; Hampshire probably had Wavy Gravy, or if there's a wealthy heir to the Birkenstock fortune, with terrible hair and a hemp T-shirt, they had her.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

tomorrow chris, I will be drinking ahoy.

i'm entering grades now. still have to come back in the morning and enter their exam grades when the district finally gives them back to us and finish packing up my room. then the drinking ensues.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Way to go Sam. You survived it all.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, dude, why is Ram from Heathers on television? Why haven't I changed the channel? (I think this is JAG.)

Yay Sam!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

A short list of things annoying me today:

People who seem to delight in posting the "hey, there was already a thread about this, you dumbass" posts;

the word 'num' and the use thereof;

the annoying lower back pain that will not go away and feels rather like someone has been punching me, coupled with the fact that I am so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open, and I am so thirsty I have drunk more water in the last half hour than a camel could hold;

the fact that it is roughly nine billion degrees in my office;

people who pretend to listen to what I am saying, but I know are not really hearing me;

the fact that the third watch rerun I watched last night killed off my favorite character;

the fact that I am out of armenian string cheese and have a weird craving for it.

Further bulletins as events warrant.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

the word 'num' and the use thereof;

Ned to thread.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I know, I know, but it just bugs me.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

It bugs the hell out of me as well. I was calling Ned to thread to make him answer for it.

I'm on your side, Luna.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, tomorrow. Ned arrives, my mother arrives, and margaritas arrive. Sweet.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

CP, punch Ned for me if he says "num" while he's there.

Also, tell him I said "hi."

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

If CP is to impart all sorts of msgs to Ned (since he NEVER reads ILX anymore), tell him that I no longer have sideburns, as a result of my camping trip.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

One of my brother's songs just came up on random and in it he gives shout-outs to a bunch of texas cities/hoods. He shouts to "Arlen." hahah, i never noticed that before.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Does he dis McMaynardberry?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i also saw "Super Size It" last night.

Tres smarmy.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

haha huck, nah he ain't dissin'.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

ways to improve every day:

wear a burger king crown.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

If I ever made a rap recording, I would just slam fictional people and places.
Richie Cunningham is a dildo/and the Shire ain't nothin' without Bilbo/Baggins! Like Mr. Lodge got bags of money/I won't play Riverdale cuz their water tastes funny!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I. Feel. Like. Ass.

(and not in a good way)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

My roommate loved Supersize Me. I am thinking about seeing it.

I couldn't remember if you actually had sideburns, Huck, so I just checked the picture I took of you and THEY ARE OBSCURED by the microphone crane! It is a conspiracy!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Luna, it is time to find the nearest table, shove everything off it in a dramatic gesture, and hop onto it and shake your booty!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

That's right, I said BOOTY!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

alternately, a trope of trained monkeys shall dance for you.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

shake shake shake

shake my booty.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Feel better?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't lose them, I just grew hair all around them, they have been absorbed by the hucklebeard.
I am burly. Hear me phwoar.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

To lose one sideburn is a tragedy. To lose two is just carelessness.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

If I ever made a rap recording, I would just slam fictional people and places.

I have done a few rap recordings. I usually just namecheck shit that dates me as a child of the mid 70s or stuff that is just kinda dumb. I guess I have trouble being completely serious in that context because the idea of me rapping is just kinda absurd.

One of my songs which features rap includes the lines

"Like Charlie Brown gettin down with the red-headed girl,
Like Patty smokin a fatty in the bathroom after school,
But like Lucy I'll be pickin up the ball before you kick it.
Stuck your lollipop in the leaves before you ever got to lick it."

That's the same song where I say "Like I'm Stephen Hawking I got something to prove" and "like a luge I be supine when I slide across the finish line."

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Like a loogie?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

No, like a luge. You know... a racing sled.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Like a sledge?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

or a slushie?

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Or a sludge-puppie?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha ha! Luna's booty shakin' song makes me happy.

:-D

My day was sucking previously, like upthread when I randomly went off on the breeders in my office. ha ha

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

So. Anyone thinking of moving to Portland? In, say, late June or July?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

It bugs the hell out of me as well. I was calling Ned to thread to make him answer for it.

I'm on your side, Luna.

:-(

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

You need a roommate?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, it would make things easier if I had a roommate, yes.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Anytime Luna shakes anything, my day improves.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Otherwise I will be moving into a friend's basement in July and then moving in with other friends in August.

And I have have a lot of books and stuff. And a cat.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

what about when she shakes the chicken?

xpost

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't get the Usher song out of my head. But not the song -- the Ludacris part. (I believe this is the second time I've confessed that on these threads.) I walk around thinking I'm Lil Jon going "LOOOO-DUH!!" and then I break into the actual Luda part: "Watch out. My outfit's ree-dik-yoo-lus. In the club lookin so con-spik-yoo-uss." Etc. and so forth.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel so sick today & my stomach is doing back flips. yuk.

Hope you can grt through today okay sam.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

hmmm this new morrissey is interesting. america is not the world, is quite fun.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, I said I feel sick, no talk of morrissey or it might tip me over the edge!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha. have some Rolo's!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:33 (twenty-one years ago)

*runs to the toilet*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)

A whole bunch of the pink stuff for Pink:
http://www.raceshop.org/artcar/parade2000/page002/pepto.jpg

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Sarah! *hugs (although pls dont squeeze too tight)*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 27 May 2004 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, Pink. Have you ever posted on one of the What do you look like threads? I feel like you did one time, but I don't remember which one it was.

My mom arrives this morning, but I won't see her until tonight.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

happy birthday Vincent Price.

also, saw fun stoner rock last night at my bar. Lamont, the 2nd band that played, ended their set with "Whiplash", which got even the british guys in attendance to bang their heads.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Wake up, luna!

shake shake shake
shake shake shake

shake my booty.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i have posted one where I am covering my face! Also I posted another one where the link broke, but I wanted the pic removed anyway. My prob at the moment is that our digital camera is broken :-( so it makes it a bit difficult. I was gonna suggest that we (the TITTWISers) all post our pics on our own thread.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Day of the Bush Zombies, from the moscow version of the Onion, i guess.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel overcaffeinated today. You'd think that would mean I'd get more work done than usual, but you'd be wrong.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

It turns out that the 12 yr-old girl who died half-a-block from my apt Tuesday night was actually 10. Not that that's much of difference, but fuck. She fell off the second-story of a parking garage. Her 8 yr-old friend also fell, but received only minor injuries. My neighbourhood needs a fucking park already.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Argh sore throat argh was sneezing yesterday argh my mother's original flight got hit by lightening so she's on a later flight argh it's 7:45 and I'm awake!

xpost What was she doing on top of the parking garage?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

"playing," the girls bikes were found up there.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, until I get a new picture (ha ha, newer than like a week ago), here was my last one: here.

I feel weird and hungry today. I think I'll have some hot chocolate!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha, i thought that pic was great! very relaxed!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 27 May 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Mood for the day is very much...perplexity. I am perplexed at why the slebs are getting behind the UK Independence Party. I am perplexed at the bile which certain ILXors are (still) spitting at one another. I am perplexed at the way a persons alleged hypocrisy can be focussed on more than the issue they want to discuss - how dare you mention the threat of people spreading racial hatred in your area, how about you deal wih your misogyny first. That kinda thing.

But helping people to understand is never a particularly popular pursuit. Those who do know the answer to the question "Why is this happening?" sit in their hermetically sealed ivory tower, gloating and saying "Ah". The people who want to rip each other to shreds continue to do so. And those of us who do not fall into either camp look on, still wondering.

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 27 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

weird. i just got a note stating that another 50megs had been hit from my website in the past day, putting me over my BW limit.

great.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Could you translate that for me, Kingfish?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

his webmaster wants him to take down his Barbara Walters nudie photos.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

too many people like to see me rock pics, or are hotlinking to me image macros.

www.kingfishphoto.com/gallery/

xpost: yeah, in other words.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

So, now what? The FBI jump through your windows in all black?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

well, not here at work. they'd just come in thru the front door, stopping to buy an ice cream sammich at the sundry store first, and complaining about the price.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

mmm... ice cream sandwhiches...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

So. Who thinks I'm being a dick today?

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, Mark, you're just being grumpy, but you're not a dick.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

perhaps a visit to the Land of Dairy Queen would brighten your spirits.

i think you can get a temp visa without much problem from the local embassy.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

This dark hot cocoa is cheering me up.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Mark, I'll get you a milkshake at Waterloo this evening :)

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I have honestly been hoping you haven't been reading my pissy threads, sgs, cos I don't think you'll like the me that seems to have appeared :(

But the milkshake sounds good :)

And SMcL, thanks for being sweet!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

It's all the sugar I consume, Mark! Like right this second with this hot chocolate...

Whenever I see this thread title, I think about that song that goes, "Don't stop, get it! get it!" Any clue where that's from?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm saying nothing

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

no need to. your silence is damning enough.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

also, for whatever reason, the local NPR station is using shitty trance in all their bumpers.

untz untz untz untz doot doot doo doo doo doot

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I just need to say, Freaks & Geeks on DVD is THE BEST THING EVER. We watched two episodes (at about 45 minutes each) last night. When we're done, I get to go back and watch them all again with commentary. There are 30 commentary tracks spread over the 18 episodes! Some are done in character! Some are by network execs! Some are by fans! It will be great!

Not the same as getting a novel published, but my first piece of non-school-related, non-music writing will be published online in about a week or so. I'm not sure how good this is, since every time I read it, I cringe, but I'll link to it when it's up and you guys and read it and cringe yourselves.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

local vs locarb

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 May 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

waaaaaaaah!
So the comedy thing I thought I had going on tonight actually isn't happening for another three weeks BUT, I was just talking to a friend whose band is playing a show next-next Monday (the 7th) and he asked if I wanted to open for them!
And I said YES!
Fuck. Cool. Shit. Rad. Yowza. Breathe.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm saying nothing

Thanks, Dave, that's really helpful.

A-ha! It's I wanna Sex you up!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Ok, so that part of the lyrics isn't online. I guess it's because it's just a backing part... But anyway, when I was looking at the lyrics, someone had posted beneath them, "I hate Col0r me badd and I hope they all die." Doesn't that seem a little extreme?

Yeah, Freaks & Geeks rules.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

not really that extreme at all... i'd extend it a lot further than color me badd, too

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 27 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

extreme ii pornograffitti

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Come back, everyone! My work day hasn't ended yet.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I r bored. Sarah, I looked up the hotel where your mom is staying and it is kind of hard to get to by the El, despite being downtown. It's near Navy Pier.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I wonder if we should just drive there?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

You mean, you wonder if I should drive there?

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

So...what do you want for dinner?

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

We could have black-eyed peas, Nick style. Or ravioli, though you never want ravioli.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

go here if bored:

www . somethingawful . com/articles.php?a=2167

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

hey kids, supa busy day. last day at school, fancy luncheon where we get trophies and stuff. Due to leaving my laptop cord at school yesterday I had about 90 minutes to write my kids/music story and had to send it completely rough to my editor (the deadline was this morning.) luckily she loved it although we've got to shave off 500 words. It will be the lead feature in the music section which makes me kinda happy. :)

also had to do all kinds of crazy closing of school at school shit before noon today when they kicked us out. I leave everything to the last minute and then am running around in a manic sweat trying to sort shit out. I saw my crazy dr. (see: pyschiatrist) this afternoon and after complaining about my inability to focus and concentrate and general lack of orginzation or motivation she had me do a little self test which showed I was WAY over the mark for ADHD. I kinda suspected this but had attributed it to the Bipolar. She said the two often go hand in hand and it's kind of impossible to say it's 100% one or the other since they affect the same brain receptors.

Anyway, she gave me a script for Strattera and says not only will it help me focus and do things like clean, pay bills, write letters and finish projects but I should also lose weight too. woo-hoo! let's hear it for another major-label drug added to my monthly $100+ tab!

gotta go do laundry now. going to ATX in the morning. love you guys.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 27 May 2004 22:11 (twenty-one years ago)

i found out that I had ADD about 7 years ago, when i read a little FAQ on it, and found out that 17 of 20 example symptoms fit me perfectly.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 27 May 2004 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah the little test dr. s1ddiqi gave me was completely me. but honestly, I don't think I was like this 'til college (or more precisely until my complete nervous breakdown in my early 20s). So either it's adult onset ADD or just a byproduct of being Bipolar. Or perhaps there's really no difference and I"m just really fucked in the head.

Whatever.

If strattera helps get rid of my beer belly I'm all for it.

(BTW Jeanne, I love that Luda bit. :> )

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 27 May 2004 22:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to know if Mark got his milkshake.

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 28 May 2004 07:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay sam & yay for getting more meds, i think?!!

I just heard 'don't stop til you get enough' on the radio & I thought of Luna shaking her booty!

Mark, you are sweet, you just rise to the bait too quickly. The thing that always surprises me about trolls is ppl continuing to play with them.
(I hope so markh)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 07:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Argh no :( I missed my train and then had to wait 15 minutes for the next one, cutting out time for milkshake-buying. I am lame girlfriend :((((

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 28 May 2004 07:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww what a shame! How is mark today sarah?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 07:37 (twenty-one years ago)

We had to hurry to be in a studio audience, hence no time for shakin'. Spent the next several hours laughing though, which cheered us both up, and the free booze and view from the 18th floor afterwards helped also.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 28 May 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Woo, sounds cracking!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 08:14 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, sounds great - what was the show?

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 28 May 2004 08:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Have 1 g0t news fer u

Suspicions of paul merton being tall and ian hyslop being short are now confirmed.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 28 May 2004 09:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I have ADD too. But surprisingly the celexa has taken care of it.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 28 May 2004 09:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't have ADD. I'm too lazy and sleepy all the time to have ADD. ADD makes me think of that old Green Day video where he's watching TV and then starts tearing up his living room.

I don't know this Don't Stop song. I never listen to the radio because I'm still only listening to my handheld tape recorder in the car. :-(

First thing this morning, I got a bunch of calls in a row about a few of our jobs. It's some big crisis. *sigh*

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Where is everyone today??
I just had the most severe pain in my stomach (well jst a bit lower than that actually) & i felt really sick. Hmm, didnt like that too much. :-(

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sarah the song is by michael jackson, i'm sure you'd know it if you heard it, it's an old one not recent!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Is today Memorial Day?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

No, Monday is, right?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It's your holiday, woman.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, we're off Monday, so it must be Monday.

I'm depressed about money today. Aren't student loans the worst? Sometimes, I wish it was 25 years from now, because if I make my monthly payments, that's when I'll be done paying them off. But then I think, that's stupid, because I'll be 51 then, as old as my mom is now. :-(

Speaking of my mom, I got to see her last night. The view from her hotel room is spectacular. It's right on the Chicago River.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

was that handheld tape recorder comment for real¿

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Yesterday and today, I am glad for caller ID for the first time in my life.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah, quit being a grumpus. It's Friday, you get to go watch cable TV with yr mom tonight, we're going to the aquarium tomorrow, we might be going to Victory's Banner tomorrow, and it's a 3 DAY WEEKEND!!! Who cares about money, we've got enough to eat and do fun stuff and party, and that's all we need.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

3 day w/e woo! There was just a slight hitch with the new house, but it's been averted now, phew!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

im getting drunk in about 5 hours. Harpoon UFO!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

dyson, Yes, yes, that was for reals. My car was broken into after I first moved here and the middle console was ripped out. I used to have a bumpin' cd player. :-( Now I listen to old tapes on my handheld. At stoplights sometimes I'll pick it up so I can hear it better. WOE IS ME!

But, uh, yeah, I'm trying not to be grumpy any more. (Thanks, Nick.)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I am drunk right now.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm getting drunk in about 2 hours!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I am jealous.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

me too! FUXORS!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Does anyone want to come round tonight to sample some cheeses & some unusual beers which watching the last friends & the new big brother?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

say that to my FACE!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww Huck, they're only jealous!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Victory's Banner is great! I miss it. And Hot Doug's. And Costello's. And that whole street and all the consumables therein.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i will eat all the cheese.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

You will have to be quicker than me at that, which, when it comes to cheese, I doubt you are Sir!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Nick and I crashed this psych convention last night (with my mom and her student who actually had badges) and I had free champagne and a delicious piece of spicey cheese. Mmm!

I wish I could come over, Pink.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I"m not really drunk. I was just trying to impress you guys.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Boo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm meaner sober anyway. Drunk, I get cuddly. And needy.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Awwww...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

aww cwute ickle hwuck!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm cheerful and happy-go-lucky when i'm drunk

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 28 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm stone-cold sober right now you fucktards.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Huck, What's your drink of choice?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

at the moment mine would be bleach followed closely by lighter fluid

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't really have one. Beer is good. Last night I had some Alexander Keith's. I like having Scotch around, though I don't really drink it that often.
I went on a Wild Turkey kick for a few years. Just cuz I liked ordering it. And getting drunk.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

my stomach hurts. I'm late leaving for austin of course, am still doing laundry and need to pick up a bit here. ugh.

hope you all have a lovely weekend and (americans) a lovely holiday.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

back atcha, Sam!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Hello. I've been off today as I didn't much like myself on ILX yesterday and needed a bit of space.

Still not feeling great, and have turned down some jazz extravaganza tonight so that I can snuggle with sgs and watch mass-market TV. And eat chicken kieve and pak choi. Mmm.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

you're a lucky man being able to get keith's, huck.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

my neighbourhood dive (recently gentrified though, makes me feel uncomfortable to be there anytime other than middle of the day) has it on tap.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

it's one of the nicest things about canada and i mean that in a non-disparaging way because i love the place.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

keith is so-so (imho) as far as tasty canuk beers go.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i am a dancey drunk. Hows Sleimans?

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm hardly a berrologist. I like beers by type. SOmetimes I like a heavy beer, sometimes I like a light beer. I don't like bad beer. I do like Pilsner, for sentimental reasons, mostly.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, why am I not entitled to a good holiday too? Monday is a bank holiday in the UK - allegedly for Whitsun, and of course hardly anyone knows what that is.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Doesn't the UK celebrate Victoria Day? Wtf is wrong when Canada takes the Queen's Official Birthday off, but not Britain?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

nah, we don't celebrate that!

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 28 May 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

But we do!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Sweet candy-covered Jesus, am I bored.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

mmm... Candy-covered Jesus...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

The Gospel According to Willy Wonka

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

id' like to apologise to makelby. hopefully he'll see this.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 28 May 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

hola from baltimore

my name is andy, and I approve of this thread.

― that mofo oops, Friday, 28 May 2004 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Almost time for me to get off work and go home and pack. Jen and I are going to be in Alaska for the next week. My whole immediate family is vacationing together up there (plus one cousin, Jen and my brother's girlfriend).

We'll be camping part of the time, and I'm not sure where we're staying the other part of the time. (My folks have friends up there from when my family used to live in Homer, and I also have some relatives in Anchorage.)

My mom's got a driver's license that allows her to drive busses, so she's renting a big van/bus thing there to drive the whole family around. (I'm the oldest of five kids, so with both my folks and the extras, the whole party for this trip is gonna be 10 people. Possibly more. My folks have kinda planned the whole thing, so it's possible that I've missed some of the details.)

My dad, brother and brother's girlfriend are actually flying from Nashville into Seattle tomorrow, so Jen and I will wind up on the same flight they're on going to Anchorage.

Anyway, I probably won't be around the internet much next week. I hope everyone has a good week...

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 28 May 2004 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

have a great trip!
are the mosquitos out in Alaska yet? I hear they can drive one mad.

― ooops, Friday, 28 May 2004 23:39 (twenty-one years ago)

am currently in some suburb, just outside of Knoxville, TN. Here visiting parents at parents' new house. feels weird. 9+ hours in a car, 550 miles/880 km trip. lotsa of XM radio along the way.

being here is weird. it's the house that my parents live in, but it's not home. since i lived in a single house until i was 18 and went to university, it's a bit striking.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 30 May 2004 06:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Kingfish, this sounds like a truly odd situation. Please explain further, including why your parents decided to move from MI to TN. Retirement? Or something else entirely?

Huck, I don't know how you lived without caller ID before. I mean, sure, you can get by without a cell phone, and you can get by without call waiting, but CALLER ID? No. Not according to me, anyway.

My eyes are improving by the day, it seems. Most of the time it's just as good as if I were wearing regular glasses, which is a bit thrilling and a bit odd at the same time. I can't really see any evidence of having worn glasses if I look into the mirror, but if I press against where my glasses would've pressed against, I can still feel the indentations. I want to rub my eyes but am forcing myself to abstain from doing that until several months down the line. Instead, I rub the area above my eyebrows and the area just below the eyes where I can feel the bone from the skull, which is a serviceable alternative. I still feel like a Glasses Girl -- always will be, I suppose. I'm actually kinda looking forward to being a fifty-year-old with eyesight that actually requires regular glasses again, which is insane, I know, but at the same time it's kinda hard to explain just how naked and incomplete I feel without those glasses. They were a pain to contend with sometimes and it was terrible having to rely on them so much, but at the same time they became a part of me just as much as my nose or my ears are a part of me.

Lord God almighty, why on Earth am I still up at 3:28 in the MORNING? And why did I just type away what I should've posted to my journal thingy? Oh, never mind -- there's always copy and paste later on....

*clicks on Submit, against better judgement*

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 30 May 2004 07:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I just want to say that I hate caller ID. But I also generally don't like telephones so much. Oh they're OK I guess.

But I am glad to hear about your eyesight. Anyway you can always get fake eyeglasses if you'd like.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 30 May 2004 07:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd just like to say I'm very angry with myself for having wasted a year of my life going to a depressing shithole college full of painful fucking idiots. I'm leaving with nothing to show for it besides a prejudice against Irish country people.

― fcussen (Burger), Sunday, 30 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

only 500 miles kingfish? pfft.

the radar near chicago looks MEAN. driving back tomorrow should be interesting.

― ooooooops, Sunday, 30 May 2004 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)

my folks are retired down here. we went for a ride on their boat around the recently-made lake. we saw cows on the shore.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Sunday, 30 May 2004 23:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Brunch worked out very well. Yay!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 30 May 2004 23:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I stopped by my parents' house for dessert tonight. Actually, I just stopped by to pick a Y Membership and some shoes my departed brother bequeathed me (he went to New England, not Heaven) and some comic books I had lent him. But my other brother had just gone to work and my dad is out of town as usual, so I sat and at some weird gluten-free blueberry cake with my celiac mom. It was pretty good. She told me about her knitting projects and showed this book she got called Stitch & Bitch, which she further informed me was written up in one of the hip nationally-distributed magazines I write for (which my dad had gone out of his way to pick--I don't even read it, so I guess my dad must be proud of me, even though he never talks to me. Sigh, dads, huh?). So my mom is cooler than I am. Which I can live with.
I had a nice visit with her though and she informed me that they're going to be on the other side of the country on my birthday next month, so she'll have to make a cake sometime before that, but not next week, because she has a do and then the week after she's got something too, so...
I have a weird relationship with my family. I get along really well with my brothers, even hang out with them from time to time. But I've noticed I go in spates where I'll only hang out with one of them, and then I'll only hang out with the other one for a while. The three of us rarely hang out outside of the larger family unit. My sister, I had a two-hour conversation with her last night. She's recovering from pneumonia! I had no idea! "Everybody sort of minds their own business in our family, huh," she said. "When I was a teenager, I thought that was a good thing."
I'm not sure if that's a Catholic or a Protestant thing, since we're both. And neither. My fucking family.
I'm drinking alone in the dark.

― Huck, Monday, 31 May 2004 03:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm playing Homeworld! I saw an earwhig and a millipede on the first floor in my parents' house here!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 31 May 2004 03:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and I'm listening to Spike Jones in Stereo, which I bought while on a very pointless perambulation yesterday (during which it rained four times in one afternoon).

― Huck, Monday, 31 May 2004 03:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, Huck. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 31 May 2004 06:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I looked at all these pictures from our set during brunch today and: My face looks really round. Hrm. I am growing my hair out, which doesn't seem to be helping. Is there any way to lose weight just in the face?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 31 May 2004 06:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris, your phone intolerance is VERY MUCH understandable IMHO. Thanks for being a sweetie; I do suppose false glasses might help in this situation, but that would be very silly, wouldn't it be? (Just put on my old pair of glasses right now, this time keeping my eyes open. It's freaking me out how much clearer the world is with them OFF. Am SO not used to this.) I'm at a total loss as to how you can fix the whole facial roundness thing, BTW. Hm. Hopefully it was due to some sort of camera angle issues or similar.

I would just like to point out at this time that it is currently 4:29 in the morning. 4:29. This is insanity. I might as well stay up the whole of the rest of the night. *feels resolve weakening* Oh well.

Take care, everyone.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 31 May 2004 08:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris, you'll hopefully love this! http://www.tokyo7.com/

hmmm, the good stuff isn't showing up on my (ridiculously old) browser at work. But it does at home.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 31 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I was going to ask why it's so dead in here this morning, but it's a holiday in UK and USA, huh? Jerks.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 31 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

It took me a second (and a bit of scrolling) to figure out why I was supposed to be interested in that site. But it is all clear now. When do you get to elect that guy out of office?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 31 May 2004 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

possibly never. he ran unopposed last fall, and I don't think he's up again until 2006 (i think municipalites run on 3-yr terms here), and his war chest is only growing. he's backed by the business lobby (though a quirk in the local regulations says municipal politicians don't have to declare who donates to their campaigns, and he doesn't, but, uh, it dosn't take a brain surgeon to figure it out). Our only hope is that he'll eventually get some more amibition and run federally. Which won't happen until at least 2008, unless we get a minority gov't out of the current election (which could happen) and then, who knows?
However, the brains behind him, his "handler" or I think her title is Exec Ass't or something, her TV weatherman husband is currently being courted by his network to go national. If that happens, and the "power couple" moves east, it could destabilize his rule.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 31 May 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Can you start a movement to recall him?

After the busy busy weekend today is a sleepy day. I might actually go see a movie later! I am a movie-going fiend these days.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 31 May 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I finally saw Les Triplettes de Belleville this weekend!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 31 May 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

just finished the fifth Harry Potter book. Funny way of writing adolescents.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 03:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I have had the best most relaxing w/e with my boy. Have a shit load of work to do today :-( & I just found out the line-up to glasto. I have to say I am somewhat disappointed by it! I am, however, eating some very yummy lemon cake. mmmm

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.set4success.co.uk/images/about/hammer.gif

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Sadly he's not at glasto, see, disappointment!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

omg centerparcs is so great. I don't care HOW naff and artificial it is any more (although admittedly it did look a BIT like the set of The Prisoner).

I played badminton, table tennis, pool (A LOT), swam, cycled, took a pedalo on the lake, played crazy golf ON AN ISLAND, spent hours in the jacuzzi, and generally relaxed until my eyes pretty much fell out.

And there were deer and squirrels and rabbits and baby geese and moorhens and a feral cat. And DDR!

Then we came home and watched Return of the King on DVD and the new Harry Potter at the cinema. Meanwhile this is the first year I can't watch Big Brother and it's SOOOO liberating!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:13 (twenty-one years ago)

You are missing nothing on the BB front Archel. Glad you had a good w.e!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Although I gather that one contestant is from Brighton (again)?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Good morning, guys & gals. I am tired. I kept almost falling asleep this morning because it was like a moving parking lot all the way here.

I had a great weekend. I had fun with my mom, even though she embarassed me several times as was to be expected. Sometimes she makes me feel like a teenager again (ie: me rolling my eyes and sighing alot). But yeah, I love her. And we did some touristy things, like went to the H0Use of Blues and the aquarium. So that was fun.

Time to write some purchase orders...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I had very little sleep last night cos I watched that seance thingy. My mind always goes a wandering after summit like that!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Brunch worked out very well. Yay!

Very well indeed. Oh god I'm tired though. Should not be back at work.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got nothing really interesting to report, except that it's still raining here. Also, I am sleepy.

― el Huckle-huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm out of the hospital (again), mostly recovered, very tired and I look like complete shit, but I do feel a whole lot better... Kidney stones are the pits, and they hurt as much (in a different way) as having a baby. I hate this crap.

I'm at my mama's house today, so will be online sporadically.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

AIM isn't working reliably though, so if you want me, email me or something and yeah. Ow.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

best wishes for a speedy recorvery, luna!

― el Huckle-huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Hope you feel better A! Look at hammer above he's dancing special for you.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Awww shucks... Now all I need is a picture of Keith Sweat, and my day will be complete.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.cattdaddy.com/nilks/keith.jpg

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

feel better, luna.

sorry martin, didn't know youhad a bank holiday. hope yours was good too.

i'm completely wiped and exhausted will write more when my batteries recharge.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Ack, Luna. Feel better indeed!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Get better soon, Luna!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw, Sorry to hear that, luna. (Hmm... labor is like kidney stone pain? I had a really bad kidney infection once that left me passed out in my shower crying, so that's not the best news, but um.. .yeah)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

(hugs) Luna, I wondered what was up! Thank God the doc found out what was wrong, as I was racking my brain. Feel better, hon. I'll keep the coffee piping in the pot.

I almost feel guilty to say that my weekend ended so well....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, but they'll give you an epidural for the labor pain. Not so much with the kidney thing.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

As it was, Memorial Weekend started the usual suck (due to that time of the month), but got better as one of my cousins showed up at the house while down here from Virginia for a Hip-Hop Fest that was in Miami. Hadn't seen her for years: everytime she came to NYC to visit, I was never there. Last time I saw her was when she was 15 or summat. She actually beat the system: 23 and working full time for great cash and a fab retirement package at an established institution (SunTrust Bank).

Damn, I was hungry for actual conversation;> We hung out driving and talking for much of the weekend. Though she's young, she's got mucho sense: her fave saying was "If [the guy trying to hit on her] can't offer me more than I've already got, I don't wanna know." (Translation: I work damn hard for what I've got. If you can't offer me something new, personality-wise, that would keep me interested, step off.) [In case you wondered, she's stunning and has no conceit whatsoever. If she allowed it, guys would hit on her constantly.]

(laughter) Apparently, the 'tude runs in the family. Now, you all know where I got it. I'm so proud.

The week better get better for us all.....or else.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

the usual suck (due to that time of the month)

yeah, rent is due.

― el Huckle-huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Once a month, Huck, rent is easier to conquer.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I just wanted to seem like I understood mestruation.

― el Huckle-huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Hubris, thy name is man.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

there's two Ns in Mann, Nichole.

― Huck-El (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Already stomped one, Huck.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Should I slink away into the lonely night now?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

My leash can't stretch that far, so stick around.

(Tis all good, Huck)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

phew!

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm having one of those days that typically follows a night of poor sleep. I feel crusty, achey, allergenic, and generally out of it. Actually, I've had two nights of bad sleep, Sunday night was full of dreams about killing people with large vases and Sarah's cat eating a lot of cheese.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

NA, sounds like the summer Flu. Take Benedryl. Ensures dreamless sleep....until you wake and your mouth feels like a mini-desert. But, you'll have slept.

Feel better, mate.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 22:29 (twenty-one years ago)

NA, I have been like that for several days as well. I was living on a Claritin/DayQuil combo for a few days. Bleh!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha! I forgot that I changed my name again!

― Huck, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.mathewb.f2s.com/bsmall.gif

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I wanted it to explode at the end! :-(

Hope all those ppl that are ill or feeling down are feeling better today. *big hugs*
I wish I could spend some more time on here, but at the moment life (work & home) is so hectic. *sigh* I miss y'all.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:18 (twenty-one years ago)

http://animal.discovery.com/news/afp/20030922/gallery/pitbulls_goto.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i've gotten cream cheese all over my paperwork.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

oops!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Are you summoning oops, pink?

Don't you just hate it when someone you work with let's work build up before handing it to you? I mean, our receptionist/office admin person starts job files, you see. And then she hands them to me to do the ordering. I didn't get any from her yesterday and today she handed me ten at once. NOOOO!!!

I need a vacation.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

HEH, no!
Come to england sarah. we can drink cocktails & go shopping!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I had a million dollars. I could pay off all my student loans, quit my job, and travel for a while. And I wouldn't have to answer this stupid phone. BAH HUMBUG!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Awww! I know what you mean. we just signed the mortgage papers! 25 years with loadsa money! *gulp*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I just got a letter from the bank saying they'd love for me to spend more of their money! They're so sweet like that.

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude, any chance of a loan? say £150k to be going on with for now?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, I'm not sick. It was just a combo of my body being used to staying up late (from the weekend) and then trying to go to bed at a reasonable time for work and caffeine. Resulting in me sleeping poorly and being achey and disoriented the next day. I feel much better today.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040602/i/ra380318650.jpg

oh no, Bush has been sacked from his bank job! but his daughters didn't want to save their money, they only wanted to feed the birds! just tuppence* a bag!

*or, "toppings", thanks to the lady's accent

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

He almost looks like he has a priest's collar on.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Keep him away from the kids!

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

"this black hole is like my brain."

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

for being on vacation i'm so busy. . .and of course have zero motivation or focus as usual. when's that straterra going to start working?

we had bad storms last night. trees in streets etc. hank's electircity is out but luckily mine's still on.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm grumpy today. And I feel terrible about being grumpy. I know it's a waste of time and I should be happy. Meanwhile, my sweet bf is trying to cheer me up, but I keep whining to him. And the phonecalls don't stop. How can I be miss Lovely Customer Service Rep when I feel like punching?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not even here today. I'm doing someone else's job and it's dull. As dull as my own job.

And I'm also trying to do some of my job, but I'm much more in a mood to just, y'know, ride into the sunset on my horse.

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

we've hit 1K. time for a new thread.

part 15: Sight of You(Makes Me Feel Blue)

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Make it so, Number Two.

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the Thread Where I Say Pt. 15: Sight of You (Makes Me Feel Blue)

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Excellent! The Pale Saints* reign supreme!

(*pre-suckage Pale Saints, at least)

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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