This Is the Thread Where I Say part 17: Intelligence Is The Best Revenge

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Hi Luna, welcome back! You might consider starting a new thread, this one's getting a bit unwieldy.

-- Tuomas (tuomas.alh...) (webmail), July 25th, 2004. (later)

Obv. I ain't lady Luna. However Chick Extrordinaire deserves to put her feet up.

Ready, set.....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:47 (twenty years ago)

I've been having one of those sundays where you sit inside, meet no one and do nothing, just watch the telly (or post to ILE). This week I've been hanging out with friends and boozing up every night from Tuesday to Saturday, so a change of pace is nice.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:54 (twenty years ago)

Detox is always a worthy idea.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:59 (twenty years ago)

For the second day in a row I'm going to spend 8 hours in a library watching the desk by myself with little to do. This should be evident on the Statscock.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:00 (twenty years ago)

You work Sundays? Thought that was the one day librarians could put their feet up and tell the students to bugger off til Monday.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:03 (twenty years ago)

librarians can do that all weekend. not library staff, however.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Seniority again rears its ugly head

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago)

Just make sure you get hired for the right weekday job (I had to work Sundays for a few months at the start and I swiftly tired of that).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:18 (twenty years ago)

I'm actually up for a full-time position at the main library (which will have me working from 3-midnight on most weekdays). I don't mind working Sundays at all. I'd hate to work M-F 9-5.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:24 (twenty years ago)

I like yer basic 9-5 -- actually for me 7-4, plus a lunch hour -- because it leaves my evenings free, I'm usually home by 4:30 pm, and I know I don't take my work home with me -- that said, I fully sympathize with your wanting to work afternoon/evening hours, which I also did at the start, and which many of my coworkers who do work those times do so because it's convenient for them as well. You have to have a pretty good tolerance for it, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, it helps that I'm used to it (did evening hours during college too). I'm a nite owl, I like getting up leisurely and having some time to write and dawdle before going to work. I still get off early enough to hang out with friends at a bar if the mood strikes.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago)

9-4.45, and 4.30 on Friday. It's okay. How is everyone? I'm okay, feel a little strange this evening, I'll explain another time.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 25 July 2004 18:39 (twenty years ago)

Anthony & Ned, what do librarians do on Sundays? Arrange books? Order new ones?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:00 (twenty years ago)

Library assistants, not librarians, my friend. ;-) As the buildings are generally open to the public, assistants are needed to handle things like checking books out and the like.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago)

some libraries are open on sundays. not everything shuts down that day.b

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:03 (twenty years ago)

yeah I don't think grad students would appreciate us taking a day off.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:09 (twenty years ago)

Is this an official thread? Not started by Luna, not numbered...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:35 (twenty years ago)

quick! somebody get a notary public!

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:42 (twenty years ago)

I'm a little intimidated by the thread title; I feel I've got to measure my postings with a little intellectual merit.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Sunday, 25 July 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Hi. I'm still in L.A.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 July 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago)

I spent the entire day at the Met. Satiated lady right here. (Oh and you're hot, Luna. Uh, I mean, welcome back, Luna!)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:01 (twenty years ago)

So wait a minute. Anthony and Ned vote pro-choice and are against gun-contol laws?

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 26 July 2004 00:55 (twenty years ago)

I believe in the right to die, yes

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 26 July 2004 00:57 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I just read the thread slower. Librarians....

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 26 July 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago)

So whats gonna happen to the LJ tittwas? It will wither and fade.. *sniff*

(Someone probably said this already. I am slow).

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 26 July 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago)

MTV2 is showing beavis & butthead at 1am on sundays! hooray!

however, due to my editor bitching at me over deadlines, i wound up not doing any overtime tonight, and writing two reviews and a column instead. feh. oh well.

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Monday, 26 July 2004 04:51 (twenty years ago)

So whats gonna happen to the LJ tittwas? It will wither and fade.. *sniff*

I was wondering about the same... Maybe we could try to keep it alive. I liked the format, it made me put up longer and more contemplative posts.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 26 July 2004 07:28 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys!
Good to see you are back Luna, how was the trip?
Glad things are getting better for you Sam.
Sarah & Nick, how was the gig huh?
Dee & Julia, big hugs just because you are both sweeties.
*high fives huck* "my man!"
Chris, how is the baby situ going?
Nichole, hey pretty lady how the hell is nyc?
Hi Ned. (haven't said it in a while!)
KF, focus!!
LJ tittwas suxored in my opinion!
Now then kids, I had the best w/e! Cambridge fap ruled totally.
Check out the pics & see a drunk Pink with a very drunk boy!!
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ken_the_juggler/album?.dir=/bea1&.src=ph

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 07:32 (twenty years ago)

I saw Bryan on ILE today, I hope he posts here! Hey Bryan, how are you? *big hugs*

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 09:41 (twenty years ago)

Hi PinXor. I hug you back. I'm generally ok though I really wish I was asleep (it's 5:45 AM CST). I'm very glad to know what you look like now. Don't ask me why but I find it comforting.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 26 July 2004 09:45 (twenty years ago)

Haha, comforting in what way dude? (those are certainly not the best pics of me!!) Oh & why the hell are you still up?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 09:52 (twenty years ago)

oh thank goodness. getting into a tittwis thread before it's so long that it scares me. sometimes these threads feel like long emails from old friends. it's so nice to read, and then i don't post anything, and then it just gets longer and longer, and i feel bad, and then just end up avoiding it.

oh that sounds so pathetic.

hello everyone, in any case. it was so nice to see pink and james this weekend! and the cambridge folk were very nice, and i ran into a guy that lived in east quad at uni with me. weird!

i have a million things i should be doing, but i can't be bothered. sigh.

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 26 July 2004 09:52 (twenty years ago)

Hi Colette! wish you could have stuck around on Sat, punting was fun, in the end!!!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 09:54 (twenty years ago)

Comforting in the way you feel when they get a character in a movie based on a character from a book right, and yet you don't look at all like I thought you would. No matter! I'm up because I slept all yesterday afternoon. It's already very light out so getting to sleep is going to be that much more difficult.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 26 July 2004 09:58 (twenty years ago)

Like I said, not the best pick of me, but you get an idea! ;-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 10:12 (twenty years ago)

Yay pix of Pink! Baby making is not happening right now as she is at her female time.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 10:51 (twenty years ago)

Good morning all, and how's the DNC messing things up where you are, Chris?

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 26 July 2004 10:53 (twenty years ago)

*bows* Aww that suxor!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 10:54 (twenty years ago)

No problems in Worcester. As for my wife I'll find out when she gets to work. She works in Newton. Im sure traffic will be hell.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:01 (twenty years ago)

Good morning everyone! Welcome to TITTWIS-land, Jeremy and Colette! It seems as though once you start posting here, you never quite stop.

Pink, it's cool to get a face to associate with the posts! Looks like you guys had a great time. That's more than excellent.

It's good that we seem to be slowly coalescing into one decent-sized whole again, with pretty much every single one of us sorta coming back into the fold. Welcome back, everyone.

Okay, I need to go for now. Have to finish getting ready and then get my you-know-what out the door! Have an excellent day, you guys!

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:02 (twenty years ago)

(Oh oh oh, and good luck with the DNC madness, Chris V!)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:02 (twenty years ago)

DNC madness really doesn't effect me all that much as I live 30 miles outside of Boston anyways. I don't have to go anywhere near the city, this week. Although my wife does and so do a couple of friends.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:04 (twenty years ago)

It's a madhouse this morning... I left for work 20 minutes early and arrived 10 late. And I live 4 miles away!

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:10 (twenty years ago)

What's the DNC madness?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:11 (twenty years ago)

Democratic National Convention

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:13 (twenty years ago)

My friend works on State Street and he's coming from Haverhill, he's up shits creek all week.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:13 (twenty years ago)

I-93 closed in both directions between Exit 20 in Boston and Exit 32 in Medford
On-ramps to I-93 South closed between Exit 37 in Woburn and Exit 32 in Medford. Off-ramps along this stretch remain open.
Exit 31: One lane of local access to Route 16
On-ramps to I-93 North closed between the Braintree split (Exit 8) and Exit 20 in Boston. Off-ramps along this stretch remain open.
Northbound I-93 from the south and Southbound I-93 from the north: One lane limited to transit and emergency vehicles at all times. At 4 p.m., 3 lanes reduced to 2 lanes.
Route 1 southbound near Chelsea
Tobin Bridge southbound the Sumner Tunnel (intermittent closures on Callahan Tunnel possible)
Storrow Drive eastbound from Western Avenue to Leverett Circle
Memorial Drive eastbound from the BU Bridge to the Longfellow Bridge
Causeway Street
Bulfinch Triangle area closed to non-emergency vehicles
HOV lanes restricted to use by emergency and authorized vehicles only beginning July 23.
I-93 southbound airport detour: At exit 33 during restricted hours, Route 28 to 16 to 1A.
I-90 east airport detour: Airport detour from I-93 north during restricted hours.
South of Copeland Circle: Route 1 south traffic rerouted during restricted hours, except local traffic. All traffic must exit at Route 16.
McGrath-O'Brien Highway ends at Land Boulevard
Lane restrictions on Mass Pike East from the Allston tolls
No parking or stopping will be allowed on Beacon Street between Charles and Arlington streets, on Boylston Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Arlington Street, and on Massachusetts Avenue around Boylston Street.
24,000 North Station commuter rail passengers/day
200 water transit passengers/day
North Station will be closed
East end of Charles River closed to boats
Lovejoy Wharf water transit closed

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Ah i see!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Um, can I get the Cambridge traffic new too please? ;-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:17 (twenty years ago)

you know, the thing i like least about mondays is that i get to spend all morning playing on ILX and then have to spend the afternoon in the office where i can't really do that. the contrast makes it worse than the days where i spend all day at office 2.

see you all tomorrow!

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:19 (twenty years ago)

this really seems to smack of a job-creation scheme, I think.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:19 (twenty years ago)

Bye Colette!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:20 (twenty years ago)

The first Fake Fictions show was fine. There were only like 4 people that watched us, and they were people we knew. Everyone else sat outside and ate and drank. But that's the kind of place it is, more of a hang-out spot than a place where people go specifically to listen to music. On the plus side, I think we played pretty well. There were some tempo issues due to nervousness, but no horrible mess-ups or anything. Now we need to finish up the demo so we can get shows at places where people will actually watch us.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:39 (twenty years ago)

Hooray! it might not have been the best venue, but glad it went ok.

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:40 (twenty years ago)

http://img68.photobucket.com/albums/v207/naamme/IMG_0255.jpg

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:50 (twenty years ago)

Hooray! Sarah looking cool as evah! :-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 11:53 (twenty years ago)

I didn't know what you looked like either, Pink, those pictures were nice, in my opinion. It's funny, even though I've never met any of you folks, I have a some sort of image on most of you, thanks to the What Do You Look Like threads. And now even Gear, the mysterious one, has revealed his visage!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:08 (twenty years ago)

I have outed myself!! *cries*

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:10 (twenty years ago)

It's okay, you're cute.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:12 (twenty years ago)

As is everyone in those FAP pics.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:13 (twenty years ago)

It used to be that there were only a few ppl that I had actually sent my pic to so they could put a face to the name as such. I couldn't post that pic cos it was with my godson & I don't want his pic all over the internet & I didn't have any others online. If I scan some pics, where can i host them?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:15 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that FAP looks like a lot of fun. And, Pink, you are very cute! I had no clue what you looked like, yet I felt like I kind of know you anyway, so it was nice to have a pic. You know, what everyone else said. :-D

I had a little bit of fun at our first show, in those few moments when I wasn't nervous as hell. Now that the FIRST is done with, I think I'll be more relaxed. It's just like playing a new song at a gig to try it out, but times ten (or eleven I think it was - I just wanted to say Times Ten :-D ).

I'm listening to the Primitives BEST OF cd, trying to drown out the LITE radio station we have to listen to at work.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Pink you can host them on photoisland.com.

I just found out my boss is on vacation this week. i busted a nizzut on my desk.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:26 (twenty years ago)

Cool, I'll get my ones developed & get some pics hosted then!!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:28 (twenty years ago)

is that mr. pink in the photos with you?

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:30 (twenty years ago)

Uh huh, that's James is a very drunken state indeed!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:36 (twenty years ago)

Pink: In keeping with the ilx tradition of naming cats, 'pepper' had to be in there somehow

Hm. I didn't even know that there was a tradition, but our cats got named after two hot peppers, didn't they?

Sam: While in the crazy house I read about 5 books, grew hairy since I couldn't shave, missed listening to music terribly, colored in lots of coloring books (I've discovered the new means to calming my manic-y states which doesn't include alky-hol), discovered I truly wasn't *that* crazy or *that* bad off, and realized I might enjoy being a mental health professional. Someday. Right now I still wear the scarlet "C" and must use plastic forks in the cafeteria.

When I was inpatient briefly they were nice enough to let me listen to my ipod in the supervised common room for a while each day, but of course I had to hand over my ipod and my headphones as soon as I was done. Funny, I'd never have thought of anything bad to do with the headphone cord until I asked an orderly and was told "sometimes people try to strangle or hang themselves with them." I still don't know what's dangerous about an ipod, though I guess I'd rather have it locked up than risk having another patient try to steal it from me when I have to sleep in a room that doesn't lock.

I was totally amazed at the amount of shit that wasn't safe for me when I got there. Like, they took my manpurse because it has a strap and because (though I didn't even really think about it) I had about 4 safety pins stuck through it for emergencies.

I never tried coloring in books, but drawing has always been one of the few things that will calm me down. That and playing guitar or recording... The problem is usually when I'm feeling hypomanic it's really hard for me to get started on anything that will help calm me down because I have the attention span of a gnat, no motivation and an overwhelming desire to crawl out of my skin.

Sarah: I'm listening to the Primitives BEST OF cd

They have a BEST OF??!! They only had three albums, and the second one had some songs from the first one on it. The third one never came out everywhere (I know it was never released in America), and it sucked a fat one anyway.

Weird. I'm looking at the track listing for the best of now.

The Fake Fictions are getting stuck in my iPod as soon as I get a chance to update it. (I've been so lazy getting my office/studio set up since we moved that I haven't actually updated my iPod with new music in like 6 months.)

Also, since we were posting music links on the last thread, I figured I'd shamelessly request a listen for myself. Nick already heard this stuff, but I have some songs up here: http://www.mushrush.com/musica/ -- One is an unfinished demo thing, but the other four actually got completed.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 26 July 2004 16:24 (twenty years ago)

Red bean buns rule.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 July 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago)

Holy shit.
I didn't even see this thread all freakin' day!
I wanna know what PinXor looks like (yo, hi-5 right back atcha!)

I visited with my 89 yr-old last-living grandparent on the weekend. Hadn't seen him in nearly 10 years, mostly because he lives in a small city four.five hours north of here. Was interesting. He's really old, but still lives in his own house with no nurse or anything. And he's still got lots of hair! And he's my mother's father, so, isn't that the one that matters? Found out that he was in the English Channel just before and just after D-Day. Had no idea. He was on a Corvette (as most Saskatchewan boys were).
I was explaining to a friend yesterday about how Corvettes served as escorts and he thought I was talking about makes of cars and it was sort of absurd.

Also, I've outlined several NEW jokes, including one about APPLES. Like the fruit.

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 18:07 (twenty years ago)

I'm working up some material about going to fabric stores but I think it might be too boring/situational. Funny, though.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 26 July 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago)

Sure, McIntosh apples are good, but technically, they're not Delicious.

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 18:12 (twenty years ago)

which is my way of saying, bring on the fabric store jokes!

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 18:13 (twenty years ago)

I went and deleted myself from OKcupid again last night (I had once before), because it generally annoys me. I do searches and end up making fun of all my matches and then wondering if I'm compatible with anyone really, o how pathetic, etc, whatever. The cool people on there are ilxors (Tuomas, you were a match). I found a guy who was good at Scrabble (yay, of course), but he listed cunnilingus among his talents (um, yeah, things I prefer not to know until I know someone MUCH BETTER). There was something else he listed that was really glaringly dud in addition, I've forgotten what, so I gave up. And deleted myself.

And then I was talking to someone on IM and got curious about the virgin test and took it and they made me rejoin to get my results.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 26 July 2004 18:38 (twenty years ago)

That's how they get you every time.

Listing yourself as a talented cunnilinguist is only classic if you also list references who can vouch for you.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 26 July 2004 18:46 (twenty years ago)

You want phone numbers or email addresses?

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Maybe the girlz are just saying a guy's good at cunnilingus because it's clear the person needs more practice, and flattery works better than criticism with such a thing, I'd suspect...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 26 July 2004 18:54 (twenty years ago)

Or maybe they'd just rather I busy my mouth with that than with boring 'em to death with my lame jokes about different kinds of apples.
"Yeah, but is it Delicious?"
"Shut up and eat me out."

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 18:59 (twenty years ago)

alright, i scored a job interview in portland during my time there! this just might work out after all!

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Monday, 26 July 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago)

haha Huck

Also, hi Bryan! Great to see your pics, Pink! And I do suspect I'm using too many exclamation points. Glad to hear that NA/Sarah gig went well too. Wish I could've been there...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 26 July 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago)

Congrats Mr. Kingfish, having a job set up when you move makes things considerably easier, so I wish you luck.

Julia, we still want to trek out to the burbs and hang out with you sometime.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Monday, 26 July 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Where are these Pink pics? Dammit.

And, I hope it goes without saying that I'm glad to see Bryan back in these parts. Also, go team for victories (of sorts) of Kinfish, St. Nick + Sarah, and everybody else!

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 19:38 (twenty years ago)

Hey fuckfaces!
Where the Pink pics be at?
I'm not asking again. I'll just stand right here and act the asshole. Right here. That's right, not going anywhere until I see those pics. I'm just gonna glare at you like I just did at the, erm, co-worker who came in and asked me if the person whose chair I've been sitting in for the last two weeks is going to be in today.
"No she's been on holiday for the last two weeks."
"She's on holiday?"
GLARE, as I swallow a remark about a reporter's supposed keen eye for detail.

Fuckfaces.

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 20:43 (twenty years ago)

There are Pink pics linked to in the Cambridge FAP thread.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 July 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago)

there's a link upthread huck, calm down.

yeah Martin, it was a pain in the ass to use all the stuff I kept behind the counter. They kept my toiltries back there and I had to ask to use them. suckage. I was really wishing I had an iPod but wondered about the cord. they might have kept just for robbery factor though.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 July 2004 20:51 (twenty years ago)

Hey, Sam. I'm glad you're back.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 26 July 2004 20:54 (twenty years ago)

:) thank you sarah. I've got a million metric tons of work to do so I'm going to stop playing around on the web for now. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 26 July 2004 20:59 (twenty years ago)

It's funny, when my friend was in, they didn't took away any of her stuff, even though she was at the "maximum security" ward. Maybe they didn't deem her as harmful to herself, or maybe psychiatric hospitals are different in Finland than in the US.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 26 July 2004 20:59 (twenty years ago)

Well don't I look the fool.
The computing machine I've been using lately scrolls much faster than the one I usually use, and I'm really hoppped on coffee (and maybe hash, as was alleged on the new starwarsname thread).

anyway, carry on... good you're back, Sam.

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Where the Pink pics be at?
I'm not asking again

Huck, you bitch. Download my songs upthread and listen to them, and then I'll tell you where the Pink link is.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 26 July 2004 23:09 (twenty years ago)

Sadly, Martin, I have no sound at my home computer and would send the wrong message to my bosses if I was listening to music at work. I suck and I know it.

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 23:14 (twenty years ago)

clap your hands!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 July 2004 23:25 (twenty years ago)

shut up, I don't know, I'm tired and bored and horny.

a typical day.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 July 2004 23:26 (twenty years ago)

clap, clap?

― Huck, Monday, 26 July 2004 23:51 (twenty years ago)

Tom "Huck" Waits

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 July 2004 23:51 (twenty years ago)

FUCK YOU BANK ONE IN THE CORPORATE RECTUM. TAKE YOUR FEES AND GO THE FUCK TO HELL ASSHOLES.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago)

oops, tell me what you REALLY feel about Bank One, please. ;)
(Yeah, their fees can be a bitch. Esp if you don't elect to go the direct deposit route.)

Sam, I'm glad you're feeling better. Sounds like you needed that time away from everyone else and with people who could help direct you to the right path. Good luck with the recovery process.

Pink, I took another look at the picture with you and your boy, and it is one of the sweetest things I've seen! So much love on display. (Okay, I'll stop before I make myself ill. *laugh*)

I just finished signing up for about twelve fanlistings, like the little lemming I am. I was surprised to see there were no Japan fanlistings. Am almost tempted to start one up myself, but I don't have the time to devote to such a project. Not yet, anyway.

Good luck with your band, Sarah and Nick! I'll have to try out your music sometime ASAP, though ASAP isn't going to be immediate. Lots of things to do, so little time to do them in.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 04:59 (twenty years ago)

guess what! library books are ambulatory!

it's true! my checked-out copy of _Insomnia_ somehow wandered over underneath my bed, where it's been hiding for the last month or two...

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 05:29 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah, and All Things Serve the Beam, n' shit.

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 05:29 (twenty years ago)

Yeah me & my boy are sickly sweet tis true. In my defence I didn't know that particular pic was being taken! Huck calm down dude, there aint that much to see!! Dee, sorry we didn't mean to make you sick! Sam, glad you're back, I hope you are in a better place than before.

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 07:14 (twenty years ago)

pink and james weren't sickenly cute (and i don't have a high threshold for mush-- two of my friends used to pull apart after being mushy and say 'somewhere, colette is vomiting'), but they were just right cute. they even did some sort of 'yes!' or 'woo!' or something including arm movements, at exactly the same moment. which was cute.

glad to see you back, sam!

luna, i swear that the tired/bored/horny combo has been at least a low-level presence in my existence for weeks. sigh.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 11:41 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, all.

This is just
to say
I'm working with special-ed.
kids at

this
particular
moment

and feel my blood
pressure rapidly rising.

― j.e.r.e.m.y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 11:47 (twenty years ago)

Im convinced the "Birthday" by the Sugarcubes is one of the greatest songs of all time. That damn grunting.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 11:48 (twenty years ago)

I also watched Da Ali G show for the first time the other night and found it rather hysterical. I know the Brits don't really care for it, but I pissed my pants. Especially with the Borat character.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 11:49 (twenty years ago)

It's funny for a lil while Chris!

Thanks Colette! *grins*

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 11:59 (twenty years ago)

Borat had his moments. Some of them funny.

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:00 (twenty years ago)

She lives in this house over there
Has her world outside it
Scrapples in the earth with her fingers and her mouth
She's five years old
Thread worms on a string
Keeps spiders in her pocket
Collects fly wings in a jar
Scrubs horse flies
And pinches them on a line
Ohhh...
She has one friend, he lives next door
They're listenening to the weather
He knows how many freckles she's got
She scratches his beard
She's painting huge books
And glues them together
They saw a big raven
It glided down the sky
She touched it
Ohh...
Today is a birthday
They're smoking cigars
He's got a chain of flowers
And sows a bird in her knickers
Ohhh...

They're smoking cigars
They lie in the bathtub
A chain of ... flowers

By the way, Martin, I love your coffee song! I listened to it and the humpty dumpty song on the computer last night because Nick had downloaded them. :-D

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:42 (twenty years ago)

And I bet he forgot about mine didn't he!

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 12:51 (twenty years ago)

Yes. :( It took a couple of weeks of reminders from Martin and a guilty conscience about his kind comments on my songs to make me remember to download his music, so be patient, Chris. I'm actually not online at home that often. Sorry.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:22 (twenty years ago)

I also forgot your on dial up at home too?

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Yo.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Yo, yo, yo! What's hap'ning dude?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Word 'em up.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:30 (twenty years ago)

'sup, whitebread.

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:32 (twenty years ago)

HI DERE

Oh wait.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:33 (twenty years ago)

too many honkeys up thiz bizitch

― biz markie (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:33 (twenty years ago)

u r all gay. (and I'm lovin' it.)

― McTimberlake (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:34 (twenty years ago)

too many honkeys up thiz bizitch

Listen you Colombian American freak, etc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Sigh... looking in the mirror yesterday I realized I'm doomed to look like Juan Valdez in 10-15 years time, if slightly taller.

― j.e.r.e.m.y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:37 (twenty years ago)

's a'ight.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Meaning you're already sprouting a donkey head that's fused to your right arm?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Im the slick man, rapper slash part time hitman

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:38 (twenty years ago)

Pink, U R so HAWDKOAH

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:41 (twenty years ago)

(I'm just trying to show everybody that I don't always have to be an excitable little 5-yr-old, I can be cool like Iceberg Slim too)

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:42 (twenty years ago)

True dawg!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Does the writer George P. P3l3canos mean anything to any of you? I've got a script of his here and I'm not sure if he's famous or anything.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:04 (twenty years ago)

What is it about?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:05 (twenty years ago)

It's a bad-ass black motherfucker dystopia wit' pimps 'n' shit.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:06 (twenty years ago)

I've definately heard that name before, but I don't know where.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:07 (twenty years ago)

I've liked his books. They're pretty good. King Suckerman is probably my favourite. I was on his mailing list for a while.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:09 (twenty years ago)

That's the one, Huck - I'm reading the King Suckerman screenplay, penned by the author himself. Halfway through at the moment, but enjoying it.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:11 (twenty years ago)

He's sort of a new school hardboiled crime writer outta D.C. He always uses music very prominently in his books, which are mostly about working class D.C. neighbourhoods where hip Greek dudes are pals with badass black dudes.

xpost,

I remember hearing the P.Diddy had optioned one of his books.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago)

I've got that awful nervous/excited feeling in my tummy. I don't like it!!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Maybe you're going to have kittens?

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:30 (twenty years ago)

I wish! *wispers* (it's because the exchange on my house is imminent, but i don't want to say it out loud in case i jinx it!)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:36 (twenty years ago)

I will use my super real estate powers to ensure that all goes smoothly for you Pink. They call me...the Phantom Closer!!!

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Really? Kewl!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago)

Huck = Cookie Kwan

― Porkpie (porkpie), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago)

By the power of mortgage, no buyer shall escape my sight!

http://cybique.com/BookeyBoys/images/Halloween02/costume1.jpg

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:42 (twenty years ago)

Hooray!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago)

aw man, i've had to stay late at work so i can give a presentation to our EC basically telling them what i do all day with myself. sounds exciting, doesn't it? hope they don't ask too many questions. hope i don't accidentally say 'ilx'...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Martin, I love your coffee song!

Thanks... That song actually has lyrics (and there's a "Part II" that is fused onto the end of it as well). It probably won't be too terribly long before I finish it, as it's one of the ones I'm working on at the moment (though I pretty much scrapped that particular version and am recording all of it again).

― martin m. (mushrush), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 16:17 (twenty years ago)

Mark, I bought one of his books last week - someone had recommended him. I've not read it yet, but there are people who think very highly of him.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 16:34 (twenty years ago)

Shame the Devil is another one I really like. My friendly neighbourhood bookseller loves him a lot more than I do.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Nichole, hey pretty lady how the hell is nyc?

Wahey, Pink! Cold, darlin', cold;> Though that could just be cause my blood prolly has the consistency of water from months of that Florida broiling. Was wondering where the hell you'd disappeared to; saw Archel and she told me about your getting the new house. (hug) Rock on! You certainly deserve it after all that BS you went though.

(Forgot how cute James was, too;>) Get in touch soon, would ya?

Aloha, everyone!

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Wahey, part deux: Just snagged my second agency interview in less than 2 days (got the first call, yesterday). Not bad for being here less than a week.

Both (tomorrow and Thursday) are with agencies. However, being able to actually smell the scent of (possible) work is a major buzz after more than a year being po', WTF.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Word.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:29 (twenty years ago)

HI DERE EVRYOEN HOPE EVRYOEN IS OK

― Amazing Randy (Amazing Randy), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Not okay. Not okay at all.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:37 (twenty years ago)

sounds exciting, doesn't it? hope they don't ask too many questions. hope i don't accidentally say 'ilx'...

Have this mantra on silent repeat: "Cost projections....preparing for my next assessment....writing newest presentation..."

If that fails, say "ILX" really quick and cover it with a cough.

How'd it go, Colette?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Not okay. Not okay at all.

What's wrong, Julia?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:39 (twenty years ago)

I don't even know how to explain it. My health is shitty (shockah) and I talked to my doctor this morning. Asked some questions I'd avoided asking because I was really afraid of the answers. For good reason, it turns out. I was hanging on to hopes that might not be realistic.

Things are frequently much more complex than you'd like them to be, and sometimes that can be really really scary.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:48 (twenty years ago)

Damn right, more's the pity. What did the doc say?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 17:49 (twenty years ago)

My immune symptoms don't fit my endocrine diagnosis. And various other things implying that what I have is more than she can treat. Which leads to other Unpleasant conclusions. Blahblah complicated. In any case, it royally sucks.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago)

Jesus....(hug) Do you know what (if any) options you have?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:11 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that Julia, be hope things'll eventually turn better for you.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 19:52 (twenty years ago)

Damn, Julia: good luck. If there's anything I can do (a chat or whatever, I don't suppose there is anything actually useful), you know where I am.

I'm afraid I've been in bad shape myself. Depressed (though not really unhappy exactly) and anxious, missing lots of work and getting in trouble, and seeing the worst in everything - this has added to the stress of those closest to me too, which makes me feel really bad. I can make no sense of it - I have no reasons to be unhappy, nothing bad to worry about, nothing other than this fucking illness stressing me. It's hard to cope with. At least I've not been genuinely suicidal yet.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 20:20 (twenty years ago)

I wish it was as simple as saying "Hey guys and gals, cheer up!" but I know it isn't. All the same, I hope all of you pull through and that the sun shines soon on your side of the street.

― Huck, Tuesday, 27 July 2004 20:36 (twenty years ago)

Most unfun, Julia. :-( *sends many good thoughts* And for you as well, Martin, of course.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 20:37 (twenty years ago)

This thread should be redesignated "The nothing meta about this thread thread (except for the title, and, possibly a very brief discussion about the title."

And let me send virtual and irredeemable good wishes to Julia and Martin, too.

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 21:17 (twenty years ago)

- " , + )

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Thanks everyone. I wish there were better answers to things. Meanwhile it means a lot to know that people care.

Watching lots of DVDs to get my mind off things and I think I'm going to become another of those Buffy addicts, oh no.

Holy shit, we're on part 17?

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago)

My best wishes to you too, Martin. It's hard to express sympathy through the InterWeb, but I really do hope you and Julia hang on in there.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago)

I second Tuomas on that.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago)

Julia, try to be optimistic and not dwell on the worst. (hard to do I know). *hugs*

*hugs* to you too martin. i know far too well where you are at.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 02:14 (twenty years ago)

Hi.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 05:47 (twenty years ago)

I don't suppose anyone else would like it if this thread became its own board?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 05:47 (twenty years ago)

Just a thought. Might be a bad idea. Don't really want to get into a huge blah-de-blah about it.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 05:54 (twenty years ago)

It might lead to complaints from the other ILXors of setting up an private clique. As long as these threads remain free of abuse and bullshit, I'm not sure whether a new board is needed. Though I have to admit my heart stopped for a second when I saw Amazing Randy's name there upthread.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 06:41 (twenty years ago)

Nah, I don't think this should become its own board. I agree with Tuomas in that it would seem as though we were trying to insulate ourselves from everyone else, when in reality this thread is all about inclusion, inclusion, inclusion. Even more inclusion than in everywhere else on this board, in fact. Want to post on this thread? All you have to do is to have a life to talk about! Everyone has one of those!

Yeah me & my boy are sickly sweet tis true. [...] Dee, sorry we didn't mean to make you sick!

Oh NO NO NO, Pink, I didn't mean it like that!! I just meant that I was going on and on about the picture so much that I was making MYSELF ill! I'm sorry! You guys made me smile! Really!

Julia, I'm so sorry your condition is giving you more heartache and complications. You seriously do not deserve any of this. I remain hopeful that someday it will be proven that you've hit rock bottom already and will end up actually improving.

Martin, I hope your condition improves as well. It sounds like your life's been rather difficult lately and that your condition has been a contributing factor to it. I'm sorry to hear this.

(Hey, the Amazing Randy's here! HI DERE!)

Good luck to everyone here.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 06:55 (twenty years ago)

Julia sweetie, I hope things improve for you soon hun!
Martin, as always my best thoughts are with you, willing you to get through somehow.
Nichole, you perving on my boy huh? ;-) I know I owe you so many emails, I'll try to write one today & send you a pdf of our house!! It's not perfect pics, but it'll give you the idea!
Dee, I was only messing chica!! ;-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 07:14 (twenty years ago)

From my morning newspaper.

Ex-football player sues school over sex hazing
By J.M. Lawrence
Wednesday, July 28, 2004

A former West Newbury high school football player hit Pentucket Regional School District with a $5 million lawsuit yesterday over a crude sexual assault he says he endured almost three years ago at training camp.

Matthew Weymouth was a 15-year-old sophomore when an older player lured him to a room so the quarterback could ``tea bag'' him by rubbing their genitals over his face, according to the suit filed in federal court in Boston. Another youth assaulted Weymouth with a peeled banana while 15-20 other students ``watched and jeered'' on Aug. 23, 2001, at a camp near Effingham, N.H., says the suit before U.S. District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 10:26 (twenty years ago)

"F-ing ham," and also good morning all.

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 10:51 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
I'm sweeter and thicker than a chico stick
Here's an ice cream cone honey take a lick
I go to Bay Plaza and catch a flick
Wore my Timberland boots so I can stomp ticks
Scandalous get a wiff of this mist
Just like the Yar Boys now I'm blissed
I feel good per say good state of mind
Drive a red Sterling and the seats recline
I love it when a lady treats me kind
Go to Tavern on the Green have a glass of wine
He say, she say I heard it through the grapevine
No static, got an automatic
Too much of anything makes you an addict
Smooth B Greg Nice Slick Nick click
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick...

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 10:57 (twenty years ago)

Morning.
I had my first ILX dream last night. I dreamed I was posting. Big whoop. I need to get better dreams. Also, I worked my bank routine out into an extended affair last night, and I'm pretty pleased with it. It looks good on paper.
I'm still having troubles figuring out the right set-ups for my Red Delicious and sundial jokes though.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:36 (twenty years ago)

So I was bent over the sundial and I asked the priest to take a look at my red delicious..

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago)

I like it here on this board, it is a sweet oasis. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:41 (twenty years ago)

If we weren't on the "main", I might never bother checking it.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Checking ILE, that is, not TITTWIS.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:43 (twenty years ago)

If we turned this thread into a board, would said board only have one active thread at a time? Cause that's one of my favorite things about this thread, actually.

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 16:53 (twenty years ago)

that it's all here?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 16:56 (twenty years ago)

i think i just saw little richard at the 7-11

― kephm, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:09 (twenty years ago)

shut the fuck up

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:10 (twenty years ago)

i wasnt wearning my glasses

― kephm, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Yeah. I like that even if there are multiple subjects being discussed, the thread never really gets derailed in the traditional sense.

About the only thing I don't like about this thread is a pet peeve I have with many, and that's when people are addressing "Martin," and I have to think to figure out if they are talking to me or Mr. Skidmore. But that's a minor complaint, and I know that he was here first anyway...

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:11 (twenty years ago)

(no really, did you??) or am I being a super-naive twerp?

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:12 (twenty years ago)

Are you in Georgia?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:12 (twenty years ago)

I'm really frustrated by the fact that none of my messengers except msn are working right now.

Our computer system at work sucks.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:12 (twenty years ago)

Hi Luna!
The computers at my work suck too.

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:13 (twenty years ago)

i think it was his doppelganger, but he was in town monday, so who knows..

xpost

― kephm, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago)

I would like to see Little Richard at 7/11.

Then I'd make him buy me an Icee.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago)

I'd tell him he gave a lovely performance in the Glad ziplock commercials.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago)

I just got stood up for lunch!

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago)

why is italian wedding soup called italian wedding? i tried it for the first time today and it was ok. is it the marriage of meatballs and chick peas in the same soup? these are the questions i ask myself when i eat lunch alone every day

― kephm, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Maybe it's his Human Target!

hey did anyone else get a letter from paypal about a settlement?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:19 (twenty years ago)

"the dish has nothing to do with the happy day -- wedding soup is a mistranslation. To say two things go well together in Italian, one can say si sposono bene (they're well married) -- or, more to the south, that they're maritati, i.e. married. The combination of greens and meat in a clear broth certainly does work well and deserves to be called maritata -- no wedding involved."

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:19 (twenty years ago)

i dont remember the ziplok commercials-i think he was buying hair spritz

ahha, mistranslation i see

― kephm, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:22 (twenty years ago)

and now I want some.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:24 (twenty years ago)

some hair spritz?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Yes.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:53 (twenty years ago)

I first read Kephm's post as: "Why is italian wedding called italian wedding? I tried it for the first time today and it was ok." and thought that this is his subtle way of telling he got married.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:58 (twenty years ago)

This thread is too quiet! I blame Casuistry. And Sarah.
I don't have too much to say unfortunately. I need to figure out what do with my life. So, should I get a Masters in English Lit.? I'm not really sure why I would. But lots of other people seem to think I should. Could I teach English with a Masters? Would it help me get a job in a publishing company? Both of those sound fun. But the idea of applying to grad school is really intimidating. Especially trying to get recommendations from old professors who aren't going to remember me. Hmm.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I just blew two hours searching through the photo archives from 1986. Jeez, and I thought Saskites are ugly now.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Work is demanding too many things from me. As a result, I shall sit here and do nothing. *folds arms*

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:55 (twenty years ago)

Are you typing with your arms folded?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Je4nne Fury has the powers of telekinesis, but all she uses them for is typing on the internet with her arms folded...this fall, only on FOX!

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:11 (twenty years ago)

Nick, talk to some publishers and ask what it would take to get a job with them, if that's the intent, don't just assume an MA would do it. The only cases I'm aware of (and I don't claim any expertise) where a master's degree made a difference to someone's career is where they used it as a skills conversion thing - a whole bunch of my colleagues (I work in a sort of software house) did languages or theology or something as a BA then an MSc in computing to get them into that line. If your first degree was in something similar, I'm not sure they carry all that much weight.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:13 (twenty years ago)

Ha, if I think of Jeanne's name and telekinesis, I imagine a cross between Jean Grey (Marvel Girl then Phoenix) and Nick Fury - a telekinetic with an eyepatch dressed in black leather and carrying a big gun. Actually, that sort of thinking about Jeanne, given my advanced years, might be bad for my heart...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:15 (twenty years ago)

I hereby nominate Je4nne as the TITTWISer's Class of '04 mostly likely to one day be the namesake of a badass superhero. With Velveteen Bingo as runner-up.

Shit. Forgot about Luna Moth from Kav/Clay.

― Huck, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago)

hey guys, just saying hi.

apparently i have the kiss of death for computers. the one my brother's company lent me just up and died yesterday. os completely wiped out, no apparent reason. maybe it commited suicide rather than be used by me.

so anyway he's repairing it but it won't be done tonight so i'm not sure when i'll be online again. just wanted to say hi and give *hugs* to everyone.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 21:30 (twenty years ago)

hi sam! how're you doing?

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 21:31 (twenty years ago)

it's show time, dudes!
c j t r . c a

― huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 00:49 (twenty years ago)

Rah for Sam! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 00:52 (twenty years ago)

Hi. I'm home.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 July 2004 02:47 (twenty years ago)

My whole reason for wanting this on its own board is so that I wouldn't have to check this board to check in with you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 29 July 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago)

Haha, Jeanne has the mystical power of typing with her arms folded and Sam has the amazing ability to kill any computer she touches. What other computer-related superpowers do we have?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 29 July 2004 07:45 (twenty years ago)

I can type and letters magically appear on screen.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 29 July 2004 07:57 (twenty years ago)

I can also misspell liek a motherfucker.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 29 July 2004 07:57 (twenty years ago)

She's just sixteen years old
Leave her alone, they say
Separated by fools
Who don't know what love is yet
But I want you to know -
CHORUS:
If I could fly
I'd pick you up
I'd take you into the night
And show you a love
Like you've never seen - ever seen.
It's like having a dream
Where nobody has a heart
It's like having it all
And watching it fall apart
And I would wait till the end of time for you
And do it again, it's true
I can't measure my love
There's nothing to compare it to
But I want you to know -

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 10:33 (twenty years ago)

The Mardones really pumps my nads.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 10:34 (twenty years ago)

(yawn)... the prolifers were pamphleting in front of my house at 6:30 am today. that was really ridiculous.

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 29 July 2004 10:45 (twenty years ago)

looks like that paypal thing is legit:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/paypal.asp

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 29 July 2004 10:58 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere. This board has been great to read back on, though I hope Martin and Julia are okay, and that Pink's housebuying goes through.

I'm DJing at Club Freaky Trigger tonight, which might be fun. Sarah and I are doing it together, though she has far better and cooler taste than me.

Does Robster come on this thread? And Archel, if you're around, will you be attending Saturday's boat do?

Teeny - how are the teeth? I told you it was no biggie :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 July 2004 11:29 (twenty years ago)

Shouldn't you be asking, 'how are the gums'? ;-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 11:34 (twenty years ago)

everything's still great with the whole mouth area, I have a followup appt with the dentist today. He had given me new antibiotics which I started yesterday but then quit immediately as I got a bit of a rash on my chest. :( This is now three antibiotics that my body doesn't like.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 29 July 2004 11:46 (twenty years ago)

I'm taking antibiotics at the mo which can make me feel really sick. bleurgh!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 12:06 (twenty years ago)

kefir can help a bit with that I find!

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 29 July 2004 12:40 (twenty years ago)

I just have to make sure I eat something before I take them! *sigh*

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago)

The last three weeks of living hard have caught up with me.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:31 (twenty years ago)

Dude! You feeling the burn?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:31 (twenty years ago)

I am one of those idiots that takes antibiotics every single day. I know - I already said I'm an idiot! So, I feel semi-crappy every day, but not as bad as when I'd get kidney infections tous le temps (too much information, sorry).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:47 (twenty years ago)

You take them everyday?

I think I need to leave ilx alone at the moment. You know when you take offence to someone & you can't get past it...?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:50 (twenty years ago)

Don't go!
I need frivolity, festivity, defenestration!

― Huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:51 (twenty years ago)

Welcome back, Chris P.
I don't think I want to go to grad school. I just need to work really hard to get a job that I want. Like check classifieds and send out resumes and stuff. Buckle down.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:52 (twenty years ago)

I just taught my co-worker how to do the Roger Rabbit. In front of 200 fund accountants.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Huck, I'm sure it's temporary, don't panic. Also I still have an hour at work! ;-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:53 (twenty years ago)

Aw, I have to get down to serious work in about ten minutes anyway. The person I've been filling in for over the last few weeks is coming back either tomorrow or Tuesday, and, uh, I've been doing everything, but, y'know, doing it MY WAY.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 13:57 (twenty years ago)

but pinXor you just started a good thread...

― kephm, Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Apparently not!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:10 (twenty years ago)

i don't follow...

― kephm, Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind...!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago)

bah. car insurance is coming due at exactly the time that i head on my trip. Looks like i'll be selling even MORE CDs to pay for this shit...

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Sigh. Nobody in Gi-town is paying anything worth the bother for CDs anymore. It used to be like my second piggy bank, every month I'd take all the shitty promo discs down and get money money money. Now I just give 'em to some charitable whatever.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:42 (twenty years ago)

Wait... Pink, was I the one to offend you? If so, I'm incredibly sorry, I didn't mean anything harsly in what I wrote.

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 29 July 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago)

i've been on a conference call with some clients and they have been arguing over one issue for 45 minutes. thinking my phone was on mute I blurted out "hurry the fuck up!". Turns out my phone was not on mute and they heard me. Oops.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:14 (twenty years ago)

whoops
did you get my email bingo?

― kephm, Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:15 (twenty years ago)

home email?

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:17 (twenty years ago)

or did you send it to the poopsmcgee email? I haven't checked that in months.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago)

any mail can be sent here cmvenuti2005@charter.net

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Pink, I can't see who upset you on your (excellent) thread. I'm astonished you managed to look at all those images - I get seriously disturbed (like, permanently) if I just see one picture of a murdered body or similar. Having said that, I have this conviction that one day I will either see a plane crash or find a dead body. I dream of plane crashes all the time.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:49 (twenty years ago)

I think it was me. Pink, I tried to send a contrite email but a big scary daemon bounced it back.

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 29 July 2004 16:14 (twenty years ago)

oh goodie. my car ins isn't due till NEXT month, meaning i have more cash to take to seattle.

PS2 & gamecube still for sale, unless the one ilxor who emailed me about them responds soon.

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 July 2004 16:14 (twenty years ago)

do you mean me? i never got a reply from you...how much for the ps2? $70.00

― kephm, Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:34 (twenty years ago)

actually, i thought i sent you two replies. hmm. oh yeah, and adam parker also emailed about it, too, but i haven't heard from him in a coupla days.

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:43 (twenty years ago)

Does the fact that I have the urge to hang up on 90% of the people who call me mean that I am ill-suited to answer the helpline at a national health-related nonprofit organization?

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:44 (twenty years ago)

my email can be skrewy...send it agia if you want to

― kephm, Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:48 (twenty years ago)

skwewy wabbit.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:48 (twenty years ago)

I am coming down with another cold.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago)

I read that as 'skeevy rabbit' and thought of Meet the Feebles

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago)

kephm, might be time to leave hotmail behind. I've got a gmail invite with your name on it if you're interested.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:53 (twenty years ago)

ha! i just had my quarterly performance review, and they want me to lessen the "material issues" in my files so that they can promote me to an incrementaly-higher status(which they kinda hafta, at some point), or they might have to issue a verbal warning or something. oh no! guess where i'll be in a month--not at this fuckin' company, that's for sure!

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago)

I would certainly enjoy a gmail invite!

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:58 (twenty years ago)

im drinking beer, listening to H-Town "knocking da boots" and playing poker does it get any better....

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:01 (twenty years ago)

ok martin, i might take you up on that

― kephm, Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:03 (twenty years ago)

I would certainly enjoy a gmail invite!

-- Bryan

It is done...

Don't forget to check your spam mailbox, as I'm told that's where hotmail puts gmail invitations instead of the inbox.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 July 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago)

kephm just let me know... there's no way I'll use up all the invites I've got any time soon now that everyone has stopped clamoring for an account.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 July 2004 21:07 (twenty years ago)

So one of the places I went to on this trip was Mono Lake.

Mono Lake is bizarre and wonderful. It's a salty alkali lake that became saltier because it has no outlets and so the water evaporated. It's, like 10% saline. Anyway so there are all these structures, tufa, and they look like this:

And it's like walking around Mars. Totally awesome.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 July 2004 03:46 (twenty years ago)

What, is image posting totally off? Here: http://www.csufresno.edu/ees/Homepage_pics/9-mono-lake%20tufa-1.jpg

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 July 2004 03:50 (twenty years ago)

Where else did you go? I love hearing about vacations.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 30 July 2004 03:51 (twenty years ago)

Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Oceanside (SoCal), L.A., San Francisco, then back home.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 July 2004 04:06 (twenty years ago)

It was all pretty great, but Mono Lake was unexpected and fantastic.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 July 2004 04:07 (twenty years ago)

you just missed stompin' tom in regina.

― Huck, Friday, 30 July 2004 05:41 (twenty years ago)

Sorry to make ppl paranoid, that wasn't my intention. Also it wasn't my specific thread either. It's just when you know ppl keep turning up wherever blah blah blah ignore me!!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 July 2004 07:02 (twenty years ago)

I still don't get it, but I guess I don't need to.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 30 July 2004 08:58 (twenty years ago)

Was that to me Tuomas?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 July 2004 09:01 (twenty years ago)

Yeah