This is the Thread Where I Say Pt. 32: It's getting kind of quiet in my city's head

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This is the Thread Where I Say Pt 31: This shit is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

In just under two weeks, too.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

Thirty two!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Monday, 6 June 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Huk, remind me about the hippo one

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

TITTWISers be sayin'!

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Do you guys have Zoodles in the US?

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

I don't think so. What are they?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

They're spaghetti in a can shaped like animals, and when I was a kid they had a great commercial that showed kids eating Zoodles to a zippy little song that ended with:
VO: Tell all your friends, tell the whole bunch
SIX-YEAR-OLD KID: (screaming) I JUST ATE A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR LUNCH!
VO: Zoodles are animal noodles!

Bryan will back me up on this, it was the greatest thing ever. Zoodles themselves...as far as spag-in-a-can goes, not so bad.

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/205/943/640/zoodles.jpg

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

So they're like animal spaghettios?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure that's *exactly* what they are.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Despite the fact that eating a monkey for lunch vaguely appeals to me, yuck.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, Huk. I needed something to rhyme with oodles/poodles/noodles/doodles, and strudels. Seriously. Don't be surprised, however, if my gf tracks you down and sends you hate mail.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Don't forget CANOODLES!

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

and kaboodles.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

And you can't have a kaboodle without http://www.ilexikon.com/images/3/31/Kitt_front.jpg

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

Do y'all ever have times when you want to say something to someone, but you aren't entirely sure if it would be a good thing or not, so you just don't ever say it, wondering all the while if you should have?

Also, why am I always being bitchy or cryptic lately?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

i definitely have those times. communication with people is so fucking complicated.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

How are you, Jules?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

worried about some things that are probably out of my control but nonetheless ridiculously fucking frustrating. looking forward to meeting sarah tonight. hating that the a/c in my building is broken right now. not posting much lately because i want to have something positive to say but some of the more prominent things on my mind aren't too positive.

on a break/maybe broken up with my boy at a time when i'm going through a lot of change and thought i'd have his support to help me through, instead of his absence saddening me.

there have been/will be some positive changes too, it's just hard to see them sometimes.

i'm not all negative and bitchy all the time though, i swear. we're probably going to be watching some six feet under tonight, which i totally love.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

My blog, which admittedly I haven't posted to in months, seems to be broken. Which means I can't put comments on other peoples without reregistering.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:34 (twenty years ago)

One day we shall drink margaritas together. This I promise you.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:34 (twenty years ago)

margaritas sound fabulous.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

Or whatever. We're wild 'n crazy girls, after all.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

http://www.digsmagazine.com/images/hostarticles/margarita.jpg

i got some lemonade yesterday, only it turned out i couldn't drink it because it had nutrasweet in it and for whatever dumb reason i'm allergic to nutrasweet, and it was just staring at me looking all refreshing and stuff.

a margarita would be a good alternative.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Plus nutrasweet tastes like bad.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

Kind thoughts, Julia. Talk to y'all on the morrow. I get to leave now!

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:57 (twenty years ago)

Dolly Parton is my hero.

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

So yeah. I'm really thinking seriously about moving to Chicago this year. I love it, I haven't seen a tenth of it, and... it's time to get out of LA.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:16 (twenty years ago)

Plus, pizza!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Also, all TitTWIS-ers, please list for me your top three books. I need more to read.

Thank you.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

do you care if it's fiction or non-fiction?

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

Nope. Anything.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

The Killing Joke by Anthony Horowitz. It's not about Batman or Alex in NYC. It's about this guy who walks into a bar...well, and winds up going off in search of the origin of jokes. It's sort of like Carl Hiaassen meets Roald Dahl meets Mel Brooks.

Speaking of Carl Hiaassen, I've just started Skinny Dip which is finally out in paperback. You can't go wrong with Hiaassen. Unless you're Demi Moore.

#3...hmmm...I imagine you would get a kick out of Iain Levison's A Working Stiff's Manifesto.

― Huk-L, Monday, 6 June 2005 21:30 (twenty years ago)

okay I don't read a lot of fiction, a few books that I've enjoyed in the last few years are:

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (he has a new one too but I haven't gotten to it, plus this one's out in paperback = cheap)
Home From Nowhere/The Geography of Nowhere by James Howard Kuntsler
Reefer Madness by Eric Schlosser (although Fast Food Nation is better)
A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin (about Whitewater/Lewinsky)
Subscription to the New Yorker!!

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

If you've like Hiaassen, try Colin Bateman (the Irish Hiaassen) or Christopher Brookmyre (the Scottish Hiaassen). If you like lazy comparisons as recommendations, that is (these are not my lazy comparisons, you understand, but I see them both compared to CH and can sort of see why - seriously, Brookmyre is a good read, I would try "Not The End of the World" or "A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away" first).

Sorry, I'm bored and gatecrashing your TITTWIS thread.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

there's no gate!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

i've read three good novels this year:

motherless brooklyn, jonathan lethem
cloud atlas, david mitchell
norwegian wood, haruki murakami

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

I think I've told you about Geography of Nowhere a long time ago, so I second that recommendation.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

x-post Yeah, but you are 32 threads in and this is only the second time I've even stuck my nose in (the last time I was being slagged off so I ran away again)

Last book I read that I would recommend to people that I don't know if they'd have read is "The Wrong Boy" by Willy Russell which is about a depressed kid that runs away from home and keeps himself entertained by writing letters to Morrissey.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

It's better than I'm making it sound, I think. The whole book is narrated by his letters to Morrissey. Like Adrian Mole if Adrian Mole worshipped Morrissey, which sounds horrific, and it probably is, but it reminds me of people I knew when I was younger, not me, honestly. Anyway, here is an extract. It's quite sweet.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 6 June 2005 21:55 (twenty years ago)

The library doesn't have the Wrong Boy or the Killing Joke. The other ones are on my hold list, however. Keep 'em coming.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

Also, ailsa, I really like you, so fuck tha hataz.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:23 (twenty years ago)

man i'm pretty bored.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)

here's three books:

walker percy, "the moviegoer" - good novel about middle class desperation/boredom in new orleans
ed mcclanahan, "famous people i have known" - memoirs of the 50s/60s/70s in kentucky and california, super funny
michael lews, "moneyball" - decent baseball book about the oakland a's, the bible of the sabermetrics movement

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

Ailsa, we don't slag people off on this thread - what on earth did you say??

Luna, do you like fossils? If so, "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould. Regardless, "Baudolino" by Umberto Eco is wonderful wonderful wonderful.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

Is it easier to get through than In the Name of the Rose? Cause I still haven't finished that.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

Yup. It's less dry, more rollicking, less i'm-so-brainy, more fantastical. I loved it, whereas I liked the Name of the Rose but found it heavy going in parts.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 6 June 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

oh shit, i just checked my myspace profile to find some books i'd listed there, but then got totally distracted by a message i'd gotten. weird, getting distracted on that site...i never even visit it anymore because, eh. but wait. books.

interpreter of maladies. short stories. jhumpa lahiri's newer novel apparently isn't as good, but i haven't read it. the crimson petal and the white. bel canto. atonement. that's what i tend to recommend as stuff that's really entertaining interesting stuff. it might all be oh so 2 years ago, but i don't read much anymore.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 6 June 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

walker percy, "the moviegoer" - good novel about middle class desperation/boredom in new orleans

quite coincidentally, i just went to the library to pick this up! but they didn't have it. all the copies were either checked out or, according to the computer, "missing." :(

so i got a muriel spark novel instead (upon n/a's recommendation).

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 00:07 (twenty years ago)

walker percy, "the moviegoer" - good novel about middle class desperation/boredom in new orleans

quite coincidentally, i just went to the library to pick this up! but they didn't have it. all the copies were either checked out or, according to the computer, "missing." :(

so i got a muriel spark novel instead (upon n/a's recommendation).

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

oops.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

Hi, yeah, books? Anything by Lorrie Moore would be good, esp. Birds Of America and Self-Help. And Like Life, which makes three, so yay! More: Elegy For Iris by John Bayley and The Beautiful & Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald are also among my favorites.

As for the house situation -- thank you guys ever so for the help and sympathies. I guess I wouldn't have been so flabbergasted by what had happened if these people had presented themselves as regular folks, people with nothing much to expect. But these people tried to pretend that they'd be friends to Mom, that they'd do the kind favor of actually working with us while we got our house ready for sale. But they didn't, and that's really been devastating. I was comforted some by going to church, but it's still -- big.

(SGS, I'll have to check around for buyer's agents!)

I'm glad Sarah and Julia are finally getting to meet! Orbit, I'm glad you got to have a temporary reprieve from your worries! Pink, I'm glad you exist! Thread #32, I'm glad I've been able to keep up with you thus far!

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 01:04 (twenty years ago)

Which Sarah is Julia meeting? I can't keep up!

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 03:46 (twenty years ago)

I know, I didn't even get to finish the old thread and the new one has 50 messages on it!

It's like having an aphasia. I have no idea what happened since I was last here. Did Kenan finish listening to Queen?

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 03:50 (twenty years ago)

Sarah McLusky Sarah.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 04:46 (twenty years ago)

I just ate a really big piece of honeycomb (candy not wax) and I think my teeth are about to make a break for it.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 04:54 (twenty years ago)

The one book I always recommend to anyone who says "recommend books!" is Lanark by Alasdair Gray. It's great; half of it is kind of a cross between The Third Policeman and a non-twee Water Babies.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 06:58 (twenty years ago)

I am just about to start Lanark.

For some reason I am surprised that Dee likes Lorrie Moore? I second the recommendation though!

Three of the best books I've read recently, luna: Motherless Brooklyn, The Time Traveler's Wife and Middlesex.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 07:08 (twenty years ago)

lorrie moore rec thirded. amazing! also: black tickets by jayne anne phillips and bad behaviour by maryanne gaitskill.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)

Middlesex rec seconded. Also, how about The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler? That's fantastic.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)

I second Black Tickets and third Middlesex.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

yay! another black tickets fan. such an incredible book. i've not read any of her novels, though.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)

The Basic Eight is pretty good. I felt quite smug about how early I managed to spot the twist ending coming.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)

What twist?

(j/k)

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

You know, the bit where he reveals the narrator is actually Jim Carrey in a rubber mask!

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

I haven't read any of Phillips' novels either. The Basic Eight made me glad to be an adult and not a teenager. For a while I relied on Murakami books as the default choice whenever I didn't know what to read for pleasure, although now I've read all of them, I don't have a fallback.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

Maybe you should read, like, *one* of the books I keep suggesting you read ;)

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

btw, what are these threads about, anyway?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

Can I just ask why people like Lorrie Moore so much? A serious question. I saw her read in New Haven a couple of months ago and I wanted to put a gun in my mouth to take the pain away. And I read that Frog Hospital novel a few years ago and I guess it was okay, but it failed to affect me in any significant way.

It's just weird because a lot of people who like some of the same stuff I do (murakami, gray, etc) dig the Lorrie Moore, and I just see her as more dull, lifeless New Yorker stuff.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, Starshines.
The Earth says, Hello. And so do I.

Hanging out with Julia was cool.
Luna, you should totally move here! I have no idea what it would be like to move from California to Chicago, since I've never been that far west, but I love it here! Plus, I need more female drinking buddies.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

I remember reading Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? when I was about 14 and thinking it was okay, but not life changing.
I really liked Poor Things by Alasdair Gray, haven't had the nerve to dive into Lanark yet.
The Time Traveler's Wife is the only book I have read in recent memory that made me sob.
I've always wanted to read some Raymond Chandler novels, I guess now would be a good time to start.
(Daniel Handler is really Lemony Snicket, right? I can never remember...)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:07 (twenty years ago)

Yes, he is Lemony. In every sense.

Hi Jordan! Are you prepared to get EMO? (I get told off when I describe this thread as "emo" - maybe "whiny-but-nice" would be more accurate?)

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

He has emo glasses already. One of us, one of us.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

I don't feel very emo today, actually. Perhaps I should come back later?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

I swear, folks, I can't make this stuff up. In the latest chapter of the extended follies that is my entire life, the meeting I had yesterday was one for the books. I shall summarize.

Boss decided I didn't need to go to meeting. My editor panics and says she needs me because I'm the only one who knows the edit plan (because I WROTE IT). Fine, at the last minute, I'm told to stop what I'm doing and get going. Chaos ensues. There was a DOWNPOUR in the city yesterday. Me, editor, and art guy get caught in it. Umbrella does nothing. I show up to this meeting SOAKED THROUGH. As in, dripping wet. My pants were khaki, therefore, my thighs were in clear view of every suit in the T!me W4rner Bldg. Awesome. The a/c is blasting. I'm shivering. Meeting begins. Meeting continues. Continues. At the end of the meeting, big T!me dog says, "Well, we don't need to go over the edit plan, I mean, we can all just read it. Thanks for coming!"

I wanted to lunge across the fancy table and knock his glasses through the back of his fat head. The whole reason I went was to present the edit plan. My face twisted into this kind of forced smile/agonizing scowl.

End.

― ENDLESS ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

Although I did shave off my beard this morning so I guess I'm bit vulnerable.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

Is it easier to get through than In the Name of the Rose? Cause I still haven't finished that.

You should try, Luna. With the possible exception of Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, this book has one of the most perfect endings, tying everything up prettily in the last paragraph.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Ooh, Luna, also read "Case Histories" by Kate Atkinson. If you need a copy I'll send you one - it really is good (as long as you don't mind books that have a British feel).

I need to grow my beard. But that means Sarah leaving the country for at least 2 months, and that I'm not keen on. What to do...

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Luna, read everything by Maggie Estep. Start with Diary of an Emotional Idiot and then go to Soft Maniacs. She is a bitchy, foul-mouthed, laugh riot. And kinda poignant, too.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

As mentioned on an ILB thread, I have never been able to finish The Name of the Rose either.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

I have a beard again!
It's freakin' awesome. My white streaks are HOT.

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

When you both say you haven't *finished* The Name of the Rose, do you mean you gave up after/during one of the neverending dialectics on the nature of heresy, or that you got 90% of the way through and stopped then?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

Which Muriel Spark did you get, jaymc? FWIW, I learned about her from Martin Skidmore, who is a great admirer of hers.

Sorry I'm late to the big book party. The best books I've read so far this year have been:
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, which is about Mormons and their violent history. Now I'm reading Into the Wild by the same author, which is about the urge that some people have to drop everything and wander off into the empty wilderness, hence my thread on the subject.
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell, which kicks Cloud Atlas's ass.
A Year With Swollen Appendices: Brian Eno's Diary
and I've been reading a lot of books by James Ellroy, Patricia Highsmith, and Stephen Jay Gould.
This year I've been getting on a kick where I'll read like three or four books by the same authors.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

I just saw Ripley's Game (haven't seen the Damon-Ripley movie) and it was quite good. I take it Highsmith's books are worthwhile?

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Yeah. Sarah got me "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith which I haven't read yet, but apparently she wrote under a pseudonym in the '50's and it's kind of pseudo-lesbiany and also inspired the road-trippy parts of Lolita so it's guaranteed that I will love it.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

i don't really get the murakami thing, myself. i find him pretty silly and self-indulgent.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

My gf read that n/a and like it. I had to stop reading Ripley books last year 'cause they were creeping me out too much.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

lauren, I don't care for Murakami that much either. At least not to the extent that my peers seem to.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

The Comforters.

That was the first one you read, right? I couldn't remember the title, but I knew there was a metafiction aspect to it, so I scanned book-jacket synopses to find it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Murakami is such an easy read, that's part of what I like about him. He has this Carverian appreciation of the mundane and conversational, but with a dash of David Lynch to keep things tense and mysterious.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

I feel like I would like Highsmith, maybe. Lately I've been realizing the pleasures of genre fiction.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Morning, guys. I broke up with my girlfriend last night. This morning she tells me she doesn't want me to start looking for a new place "yet," but I don't see how I can avoid that.

I feel like I will never be relaxed ever again, ever.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Whoa.

Kenan.

You have my sympathies.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Well, you know... like you didn't see THAT coming.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

I don't know. It's different when you've been together as long as you two were.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

Let me know if you want to get out of the house sometime, as I'm sure you will.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

I'm sorry. I'm sure if you initiated it though, you should feel somewhat relieved you've done it, right?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

oh kenan, I'm sorry, these things are never easy however much they might be needed. If you ever need to talk...

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

I don't remember who initiated it! (not because I was drunk, either.)

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Sorry Kenan. I hate that feeling.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

If you ever need to talk...

Oh, sweetie, I'll see you again sometime when I'm healthier and happier and you're all babied out (new word!) and we'll talk about things unrelated to this matter.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

Do you feel like it's really over or there's still a chance it will work?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

I hate that feeling.

Yeah, I've had this feeling before. The feeling is: "Ok, so we're broken up. Now where do I live?"

That's what sucks the most. It's not just emotional, it involves real estate.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

or there's still a chance it will work?

I'm wondering when it *ever* worked.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Do you have any ideas of where you might want to live?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

(this was a gigantic xpost to jaymc about Murakami. I'm going to hit submit anyhow, no diss meant to, but sympathies for, Kenan)

Exactly. I find his stuff sort of relaxing to read, no heavy-hitting literariness for the most part, a little bit forgettable (his books all seem to be about similar stuff--"ordinary guy" + "inscrutable women") so that I can't really tell them apart when I recall them later. But I've enjoyed reading them as a form of distraction.

And Mark, I do read your recommendations, it just takes awhile :) Maybe I'll get Ghostwritten soon--I liked Cloud Atlas overall but got pretty frustrated with some of the conceits of the structure/language. (The middle bit annoyed me a lot.)

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

You should start looking on craigslist. Apartment hunting can be fun. Plus, this time you'll get to pick whatever you want. It will be your own little bachelor pad.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I have a ton of books on my library "send these to me, bitch" list, so we'll see! Thanks y'all!

Also, I got about not quite halfway through Name of the Rose before I put it down. I was 16. I might be able to try again now.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Also, it took me so long to write that post I didn't see yours, Kenan - I'm sorry... If you need to talk, yell, vent, cry, whatever - I'm around.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Jeez Kenan, I know how hard it is, whichever way it ends up. Take care of yourself, lean on us and your friends whenever you need to, and don't let yourself get too upset. Your life is opening up again - you can do anything now.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

Apartment hunting can be fun.

You're so cheerful. I would give anything to have your attitude right now. I hate you.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

When I say "I hate you," what I mean is, "Hug me."

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

kenan. i don't know what to say. i'm sad & glad for you at the same time . . . assuming this move is the right move.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

I'm afraid of moving that chair again. Man -- that chair is really fucking heavy. You can't imagine.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

(sgs, I do think it's weird how Murakami has become such a HOT author. I swear, at least half a dozen people I know have read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle sometime in the last year.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, take heart -- now is the time to get a place. All the students are out of their apartments. Honest. I'm trying to use logic to make you feel better. I hope it's helping.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

you can always live with jaymc in the meantime!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

i'm kidding. i think you two would not be great for one another.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

I think the deal in Chicago is, you either move in May, October, or get a shitty apartment.

It's ok, though. My shitty apartment will be spotless, and I will think daily about how awesome it is that I don't have to clean up after someone else.

you can always live with jaymc in the meantime!

haha Kelsey -- how nice of you to offer! Someone else's place!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

For Kenan:

ihttp://www.ludwigphotos.com/images/Z%20PAT%20POOL%20HUG.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

besides, jaymc is not a rebound kind of guy, ya know?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

Um, sorry, Kenan, I don't know what to say. But you know where to find me.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

Everybody's offering Kenan their sympathy when we should be offering him real estate.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

i think you two would not be great for one another.

I think we may actually kill one another. John just got around to shaving his face, and I've been shaving my balls for years. We're kinda in different lifestyle categories.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

M. White OTM, as usual.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

But you know where to find me.

In your treehouse out back, smoking a bubble pipe?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

I just realized that I have no idea what shaving habits have to do with anything, or what a "lifestyle category" is. I am full of shit.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

In your treehouse out back, smoking a bubble pipe?

In his slippers, which are shaped like piggies and have names -- "Hamlet" and "Ophelia."

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

You could probably live in our unfinished basement laundry room, if you don't mind no a/c, no windows, about 10 square feet of space, massive amounts of dust and bugs, and are willing to hide anytime any of the other people in our building want to do laundry. Also, the rent is $800 a month.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

K -- is it out of the question for one of you to keep the Chicago Ave. apt? Or can you not really afford it on your own?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

May and October is when most places come up for rent yes, but if you move some other time in the year you can actually book moving trucks if you need them. (my lease began in august and then went month-to-month after a year, so I could've moved out anytime with proper notice and my landlord was pretty typical I thought) alternately you can sublet while waiting for october to roll around...

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, I know I kind be annoyingly cheerful. I had a high school friend who actually emailed me once in college saying we couldn't email each other any more because she was depressed and I was chirpy happy all the time. We're friends again now. But anyway, I guess I just meant what some other folks said - that this is a new start. Plus, apartment hunting would be a nice distraction.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

you shave your balls?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

Don't you?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Of course! Remember when you were calling me "metrosexual"?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

I mean, balls are unpleasant enough without being all covered with this sparse, wiry hair. I mean, gross.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

is it out of the question for one of you to keep the Chicago Ave. apt?

It's a divorce settlement. She gets the apartment. I get the orange cat.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Never. Wrinkly, delicate skin + razors = painful, bloody mess

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Not if you're careful.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

is waxing not an option? i guess it might be too wrinkly . . . but shaving just seems...nuts?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

do you get the red bumps?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

Is that an offer, luna? Are you experienced? I won't even shave a girl's legs after that terrible incident in '88.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

see how we distract ourselves from the pain of separation?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Wrinkly, delicate skin + razors = painful, bloody mess

You've heard of safety razors, right? They're this new thing.

Seriously, the odds of cutting yourself are, in my experience, far far less than that of nicking your chin. I have never had any kind of genital shaving injury. For one thing, it's easy to see what you're doing! And also, it's... not as delicate as you think.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

see how we distract ourselves from the pain of separation?

I am a rock. I am an island. An island with very smooth balls.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

sparse, wiry hair

Maybe yours are sparse!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

I mean ... er.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Jaymc has the hairest balls ever!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

hairiest, even.

Let's not talk about this any more.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

Those pics of yr beard weren't your *face* beard, were they John?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Oh dear.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Is that an offer, luna? Are you experienced? I won't even shave a girl's legs after that terrible incident in '88.

Well, I have done it before... I'm not sure it's an offer so much as... well, fuck, I dunno what it is. Just be careful!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

This suddenly got very weird very quickly.
I got my legs waxed. It's heavenly not having to shave those hairy gams.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

Gams!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

If you have "gams," then it's fair to call you a "dame," right?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Perhaps you are in possession of a lovely, smooth and supple scrotum, Kenan. I have the wrinkly and sensitive model that comes standard on most humans and my testicular and crotchular shaving experiences, even with these new-fangled safety razors, have been a cautionary tale.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

I don't even know how to follow that up.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

It's true, I can speak for no other scrotum than my own.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Do you often get the opportunity to speak on behalf of your scrotum?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

*Kenan at podium in hotel ballroom (no pun intended) in front of large crowd*

"I bet you're all wondering why I have asked you all here today."

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

I now have an AC/DC song running through my head.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

Always bouncing! Always fun!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

I don't need my balls held right now. Just lots of hugs, and maybe a little light cuddling. But I've depended on my girlfriend for that for so long! Where do I turn now?!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Ladies, I just need to let you know that there are now these mini-razors that are perfect for shaving your hard-to-reach spots. I love the little razors. (They're cute, too.)

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

omg je4nne has a smoothly shaven cooch? I want a taste!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

You got the orange cat. xpost

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

You got the orange cat.

Yeah, I guess I'll apprecite her much more now.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure that was an xpost, Je4nne.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

I have what I refer to as a "throw rug." (wtf, tmi.)

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

and you guys wonder why some people deride these threads.

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

Better than wall to wall... oh I give up.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

We don't wonder.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

I mean, as opposed to like, wall-to-wall carpeting. I prefer it to be decorative, you see.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

Haha luna, xpost. Why am I not surprised.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I see, all right.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Wait, actually, it's more like a table runner.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

You have a wittle bit. That's cute. I still want a taste. Because, as I have said before, I like to dream big.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

and maybe a little light cuddling.

This somehow sounds like part of job description for an erotic maid service.

table runner

Landing strip?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

The table runner is good. I'm partial to either that or a bare table.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

OMG you guys ARE made for each other!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

i prefer a little bit . . . makes ya more like a woman.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

I don't care so much for the catepillar, though.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

then there's the 'dorito'

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

I like the flying V.

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

Caterpillar!? Hahaha!

Yeah, what's the point?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

Alls I know is, you can't shave all your pubes off if you're a guy. I mean, unless you have some kind of hilariously huge cock. Otherwise, it always, always makes you look like a little boy.

Girls can get by with it, though. I think it's less about the fetishization of little girls than it is about putting things that are very hairy in your mouth.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

I like the flying V.

you watch too much porn.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

But if I saw this on a girl, I'd probably be smitten.

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:08WDIeKKOoUJ:http://www.cirrusimage.com/Moths/yellow%2520bear%2520caterpillar.jpg

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

Oh my gosh.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0007O25O8.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

It would look kind of like a pubic mohawk though, Je4nne.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

I'd be hard pressed not to step on it.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

Soooo...who wants to talk about books?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

No New Answers

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Who wants to talk about boobs?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

http://www.weirdspot.com/images/uploads/hotgirl.jpg

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

YOU'D STEP ON A COOTER????

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

I like books.

And pubic hair.

And boobs.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

*JAW DROPS*

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

FIRE BOOBS!

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

I had two very sugary cups of coffee, a slice of cheesecake with glazed strawberries on top, and a maple granola bar. Then I crashed. My head hurts, I'm sugared out, and feeling depressed and ick.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

But... but... FIRE BOOBS! Look at the fire boobs and everything will be ok.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Another Mardi Gras, another pair of fire boobs.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, well... it's still good stuff.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:17 (twenty years ago)

wait . . . what's a caterpillar in pubical terms?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

I saw the fire boobs. They did nothing for me. Nothing.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

I don't like the fire boobs so much.. not sure why. Also, I think someone has screwed with our computers again, cause gmail isn't working for me in firefox or IE right now.

I hate you, computer guy!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

xpost
Never say I didn't try.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

hello! i think i want to try to get back into books on tape at some point if i can...i haven't read for a long time. i haven't read any jon krakauer for a long time, it seems, but the stuff n/a mentioned sounded kind of interesting.

hanging out with sarah last night was fun. :)

i haven't been on here much since early this morn...so sorry to hear of the breakup, kenan. however long such a thing is coming, it's still tough to deal with. i wish i had some wise and comforting and helpful thing to say. but, like lots here, i'm a good listener if you'd ever want to vent.

i have no idea whether to send this email to my maybe-ex-boyfriend (clarification on the status of this may happen tonight, uh, ohshit). i'd written it when my internet wasn't hooked up yet, and it was just a whole big thing about how i feel about things and how we really hadn't been communicating and maybe it's worth giving things a chance, given various recent changes. but, maybe it's too late and sending this would just make me look pathetic and needy. this stuff is far too complicated and fucks with your mind and kinda sucks.

well, lots of xposts. back to boobs. the fire boobs seem...just...strange.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=bra+spikes/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/SIG=1259iqh4c/EXP=1118251231/*-http%3A//www.ryankincade.com/pImages/spikey_bra.jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

Luna, you'd look FABULOUS with fire boobs. Couture, honey.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

They do give her boobs an impression of speed, though.

xposts

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

downward speed

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

I think they just maximize the droopy look. Ugh.

Some paws like Eve has might be nice though (or is it Da Brat who has those? Or both?).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

I think they just maximize the droopy look.

No no... heat rises! Those boobs are totally on the way up.

Besides -- sooner or later, we all have to get used to the droopy look.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

http://www.tattoos-by-design.co.uk/Celebrities/images/eve1.jpg

As god is my witness, I will never be droopy!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

I am going to try and get my boobs painted at Mardi Gras next year. I wonder if they would do it.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)

Heh. Yeah, ok. I suspect not.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

Fuck Kenan, I'm really sorry to hear about that. Good luck with coming out of it all as well as possible.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I'll be ok. Thank you, Martin. You're the sweetest.

There will be other boobs.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

They'll paint anyone's boobs at Mardi Gras.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

I had a butterfly.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

There are no pictures.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

Will they paint your ass at Mardi Gras? Because that's my best feature.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

Yes.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

Oh, no. The jokes are fading, and I'm listening to Pet Sounds. Things are never looking up if I'm listening to Pet Sounds. It's all about not being made for these times.

Self pity: C/D? I'm so on the fence about that.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

It's here today! And gone tomorrow! It's so damn TRUE!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes I feel very sad! Brian Wilson FEELS me!

I really should still be a teenager. Where did I go wrong?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

Pity parties are fine if they are occasional. If it's a constant thing, you're just a pussy.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that's exactly why I don't listen to this record much.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/475000/images/_475660_meat150.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

I see nipple.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

I can't listen to it much. Especially God Only Knows and Wouldn't It Be Nice... Instant pity party, and they're supposed to be happy songs. Aren't they?

Fuck.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

I kinda hate the Beach Boys.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

I mean, I like the earlier surfs-up stuff, but I really can't stand anything on Pet Sounds. I must hate music and fun.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I’d be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

and they're supposed to be happy songs. Aren't they?

I've always found "Wouldn't It Be Nice" to be one Pantone shade this side of devastating.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

This thread has taken a turn.

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

damn, i guess i haven't listened to those lyrics that closely.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

I mean, I like the earlier surfs-up stuff, but I really can't stand anything on Pet Sounds. I must hate music and fun.

Listen to the later stuff!! My favorite Beach Boys record is Friends.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

You're asking me will my love grow,
I don't know, I don't know.
You stick around now, it may show,
I don't know, I don't know.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

On a similar note,
Zombies - A Rose For Emily Lyrics
The summer is here at last
The sky is overcast
And no one brings a rose for Emily
She watches her flowers grow
While lovers come and go
To give each other roses from her tree
But not a rose for Emily...
Emily, can't you see
There's nothing you can do?
There's loving everywhere
But none for you...
Her roses are fading now
She keeps her pride somehow
That's all she has protecting her from pain
And as the years go by
She will grow old and die
The roses in her garden fade away
Not one left for her grave
Not a rose for Emily...
Emily, can't you see
There's nothing you can do?
There's loving everywhere
But none for you...
Her roses are fading now
She keeps her pride somehow
That's all she has protecting her from pain

And as the years go by
She will grow old and die
The roses in her garden fade away
Not one left for her grave
Not a rose for Emily...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

And normally I love theremins, but Good Vibrations has always given me the creeps.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

"Rose for Emily" actually sounds kind of mean.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

There is something kind of creepy about that song, joce, but I still love the beach boys.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

Embrace the creepy beautiful sadness!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to hide in the bathroom and cry now.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

No no!

Here's let's try this again.

Now if you're feelin' kinda low 'bout the dues you've been paying
Future's coming much too slow
And you wanna run but somehow you just keep on stayin'
Can't decide on which way to go
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Now you're climbin' to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn't take too long
Can'tcha you see there'll come a day when it won't matter
Come a day when you'll be gone

I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People li vin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind.

Take a look ahead
take a look ahead
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now everybody's got advice they just keep on givin'
Doesn't mean too much to me
Lot's of people out to make-believe they're livin'
Can't decide who they should be

I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Take a look ahead!
Take a look ahead!
Look AHEAAAAAD!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Tumble outta bed
And stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin', stretchin', try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets
The traffic starts jumpin'
And folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me in
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
Mmmmm...

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

They let your dream
Just a' watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's a' ladder
But you got dream he'll never take away

On the same boat
With a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day
Your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn
An' it's all gonna roll you away

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

Huk, take a look ahead.

Look AHEAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside, there was somethin' going on
You do something to me that I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got somethin' goin' on

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel
Needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah-ah
Makin' love with each other, ah-ah

Chorus:

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in-between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ah
From one lover to another, ah-ah

I can't live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothin' if you got no one
And you did walk in tonight
Slowly loosen' sight of the real thing

But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one, in love forever
We can ride it together, ah-ah
Makin' love with each other, ah-ah

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Chorus(2x): [luke]
Face down ass up!
That’s the way we like to fuck! (repeated by the rest of the crew)

Verse 1: [fresh kid ice]
I’m lookin’ for a bitch to spend the night
Do the crazy thing while I fuck all night
I make her do things like nothing before
And when I’m done, she’ll always be sore
From the things I do when I’m fuckin’
And when I’m tired, the bitches are suckin’
A double team with a friend of mine
Luke’s in front and I’m behind
Just ridin’ you like a pony
While you suck my dick, makin’ me horny
Then all of a sudden we’ll switch positions
Prop your ass up and freak the pushin’and when
I cum, you’ll hear me roar
I’ll treat any bitch like a whore
’cause it’s the way I like to fuck
It’s face down and ass up!

Chorus

Verse 2: [brother marquis]
Face down, ass up, that’s the way I like to fuck
I like the butt, it’s my favorite position
I’m tired of the front, so that’s why I’m bitchin’
Flip-flop it, baby, bend your ass over
In a full house spread, let me hold ya
Marquis, a raw dick motherfucker
Virgin mouthpieces, the best dick-suckers
Dick-tricks, go round and round
Grip it with your pussy, go up and down
I got her callin’ my name out when I’m freakin’ out
I bust a nut, and then I’m breakin’ out
So when you’re naked, down on all fours
You better make sure that you get yours
’cause a nigga like me will love ya and leave ya
I got mine, hoe! see ya!

Chorus

Verse 3: [luke]
Ok fellas, I got one right here, aaight? check this out:
Lemme hear you say,
Pussy ain’t nuttin’ but meat on the bone
Suck it or fuck it or leave it alone!

(they allrepeat)

Say pussy ain’t nuttin’ but meat on the bone
Suck it or fuck it or leave it alone!

(they all repeat)

Ok ladies, I got one for y’all!
Say dick ain’t nuttin’ but meat on the bone
Suck it or fuck it or leave it alone!

(the ladies repeat)

All the ladies lemme hear you say
Dick ain’t nuttin’ but meat on the bone
Suck it or fuck it or leave it alone!

(the ladies repeat)

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

That's... uplifting!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

[Officer]
Callin all cars, callin all cars
Be on the look out for a pussy vandalism. Over
A pussy bandit
Suspect is known in many states for dickin yo woman. Over
He is dangerous, be on the look out

[Mystikal]
I knock the muthafuckin pussy off the hook
Huh, I take the face off the rapper fuckin with the punch master
The tight line sharp shooter, the handsome assassin
Cuss word expert
You don't know nothing bout this
Come on mamma and get cha something braid it up pimpin
I make a shy cryin bitch start swimming
Take it off Put cha legs up, see if I can touch the kitty
Fuck it fuck it suck it 200 dollars, bitch that ain't nothing (hurry up and buy)
Show me what cha working wit
But if ya pussy smellin shrimpy Ho, get yo fuckin shirt and shit
Somebody better stop her, she runnin round this bitch ha pussy smellin like Red Lobster
That's the type of Bitch ya don't touch
Some hoes you can look at but the rest don't Fuck!

[Hook]
Dick don't fail me now (huh huh)
I knock the coochie lining out (thas right)
If I hit it one time ya hooked (and thas it)
They call me the pussy crook (give it up)

Dick don't fail me now (huh huh)
I knock the coochie lining out (thas right)
If I hit it one time ya hooked (and thas it)
They call me the pussy crook (break ya self)

[Verse 2]
Somebody tell me the woman complaining talking bout I'm too sexual
But leave me alone with her, betcha I could sex the hoe
Fuck you like I ate my vegetables
Knock it down for an hour and a half and still got dick left the door
The MAN RIGHT CHEA!!!!
Fuck you on the floor and still shake the chandelier
I got it caught again somewhere
Stop that fuckin runnin and bring that ass over here
Bitch touch yo toes
Touch that wall
work that pole
What you doin after 2 AM? In the Horetel
Gotta give ya whatcha came for
Waste hittin wash it off then face hittin manojetwas I stay getting
If you can't work it then don't flirt
If you got them little bitty titties don't raise yo shirt
I sort em out and some ain't stayin
Take them fuckin thongs off Don't here wit no plan
I cut cha up when I'm climmin on ya
Throw it at cha like I'm a phenomenon

[Hook]
Dick don't fail me now (huh huh)
I knock the coochie lining out (thas right)
If I hit it one time ya hooked (and thas it)
They call me the pussy crook (give it up)

Dick don't fail me now (huh huh)
I knock the coochie lining out (thas right)
If I hit it one time ya hooked (and thas it)
They call me the pussy crook (break ya self)

[Verse 3]
What the fuck you mean yo period done you can't gimme no lovin?
Shit, it's time for Funky fire boo hole pluggin
She said "I never done that stuff"
I said " Well let me talk you through it, get the KY jelly"
Put a hump in yo back baby quit movin yo leg get loose and relax lady
She was actin all timid
But the next thing you know she was humpin back wit me
I was all the way up in that ass
I was hard like a horse she still wanted to do it fast
2 hours and no part still talking bout "DON'T STOP OHHH LORD"

[Hook: (repeat 2x)]
Dick don't fail me now (huh huh)
I knock the coochie lining out (thas right
If I hit it one time ya hooked (and thas it)
They call me the pussy crook (give it up)

Dick don't fail me now (huh huh)
I knock the coochie lining out (thas right)
If I hit it one time ya hooked (and thas it)
They call me the pussy crook (break ya self)

[Officer]
Callin all cars, callin all cars, suspect last seen
headed east on I10 toward New Orleans. Over
Be advised he is armed with dick, and striking good looks. Over
The suspect is in a big truck excursion or escalade or something
shit he is in a big truck. Be on the look out leave all pussy inside

[Mystikal]
Gimmie this motherfuckin money. Yall motherfuckers ain't go never catch me
The only thing yall gone catch is this DICK!! You motherfucker
This a motherfuckin nother KLC SMASH!! You motherfucker
Mystikal medicine Man Big truck nigga. Over.

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Well, I don't want to cry anymore.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

WEINERSCHNITZEL

Welcome to Der Weinerschnitzel
May I take your order please?
Yeah, I want:
Two large Cokes, Two large fries
Chili-cheese dog, large Doctor Pepper
Super deluxe, with cheese and tomato
you want Bill sperm with that?
NO!

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Salsa y ketchup, just call me and I'll fetch up!

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

I don't feel like I know Kenan well enough to give condolences without sounding trite. Still, no one likes a breakup and NO ONE likes moving, so I'll be trite, sorry to hear it Kenan.

Listening to Pet Sounds while depressed is a TERRIBLE idea, and I was pondering posting some Def Leppard/Firehouse lyrics to counteract its stultifying effects, but I don't think I can do any better than Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton is an exceedingly good call.

Luna: you should read Kavalier and Klay if you haven't, that's the only novel of import I've read recently.

Part of me wants to turn this thread back to an in-depth discussion of the shaving of one's nether regions, but most of me does not.

― Ash (ashbyman), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

Kav & Clay SECONDED!
Also, CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL!

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

but most of me does not

This is probably for the best.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, put on M0t0rhead.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

i think there's been lots and lots of nether-shaving discussion on this forum...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

I feel simutaneously sick and like fucking. What do you do with that?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

Listen to NiN

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

NOOOOOOOO!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

That Mystikal song, even for a sex boast rap, is pretty damn funny.

One of the braver sketch comedy shows should have snippets from the great sex boast raps of the late 90's as read by septugenarian British actors.

Derek Jacobi presents "I'm Not a Playa (I Just F*ck a Lot)"

Brian Blessed presents "Big Booty Ho's" (a personal favorite)

Sean Connery and Dame Judi Dench reenact "Doin' It" by LL Cool J

― Ash (ashbyman), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

Lost. My. Shit.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

I should have had "You Can Do It" for Luna, who should do that one Luna?

John Rhys-Davies and Maggie Smith?

― Ash (ashbyman), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

http://www.sean-connery.net/filmografia/nuevo%20index/noventa.jpg

"Back sheet of my Jeep, let's kick an espishode."

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

*Precisely*

When someone does this, I want a check.

Oh and Luna

http://w13502.hostcentric.net/~newline/image_assets/lotr2_john_rhys-davies_LA.jpg

"I've got dick for days, you've got ass for weeks!"

― Ash (ashbyman), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

Dying.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Ok I just came back from errands and this is still cracking me the fuck up. Which is nice, cause I heard God Only Knows on the damned radio.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

i'm listening to "daydream nation"

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

I just called my brother and screamed on the phone because I have an assignment to go all over the city with one of his/our favorite bands. He was quiet and said, "You know, I'm really jealous for real." Then I felt bad.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

"i'm just walkin' around, your city is a wonder town"

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

I wish I could listen to music at my work. It's fucking stuffy and stifling in here and why the hell did I even bother posting on the "religious intolerance" thread, I knew I was going to get worked up about it but I kept reading it.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I just had a training session on some new computer program I'm supposed to learn. The session was led by two guys from Bahstin.
i'm gonna tahk like them them ahntill I get bahd of it. Which shouldn't be to hahd.

― Huk-L, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

(now I have 'your body is a wonderland' in my head oh god make it stop, please)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

myyyy baloney has a first name
it's A-I-M-E-E

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

WORSE, OH GOD WORSE! (Yet better than Pure Prairie League. Huh.)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

I THINK IT'S SWEET, DAMNIT.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

hahahaha baloney diva...

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

You Americans may know Stephen Fry from various shows - I've heard him attempt to rap several times. As well as the very rich upper class English tones, it isn't clear whether he understands the concept of rhythm at all. Very funny.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

Or you could just come to London and we could have a karaoke FAP - Mark C has been known to rap several times. He is similar to Fry in accent, but can rap rather well.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

In 'Moab is my Washpot', Martin, Fry says that he has absolutely no ear for music whatsoever.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

That may well be true, but he's still a lot better on traditional songs than rapping.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Yes it is sweet. In a baloney kind of way.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

I want to start a band called Harpoontang. Who's with me?

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:09 (twenty years ago)

Shit, it's already been done. Fuck it, it's a stupid name anyway.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

You know I am.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)

I mean, no way man.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)

haha

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

Um, okay, so there's this indian guy in the suite next to ours. I walked out the front door just now, and he was standing in his door yelling at someone, 'you are being a kitten! Stand up for yourself and stop being a kitten! If you are going to continue to act this way, no one will respect you, you are a kitten! Aimee, don't you agree? What a kitten!'

the person he was talking to looked slightly dumbfounded "a kitten?" - as I did until I realized what he was trying to say.

"Raja, I think you mean 'pussy'."

"Yes, yes, a pussy, you are being a pussy!"

I walked away.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

I love that so much I don't even know how to express it.

Also, Jeanne, I play guitar and, while I am busy as hell, I would make time for a band called Harpoontang. You could differentiate your version from the existing version via strategically placed umlauts.

― Ash (ashbyman), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

"Gettin' pussy any which we way we can."

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

(Or is that gettin' kitten?)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

I'm scared to ask.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

I'm really sorry to hear about your situation Kenan. Hang in there.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

OK I just made an ass of myself on the "sex" thread, I'm coming in here to hide.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:39 (twenty years ago)

Aw sugar, it ain't no thang.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:40 (twenty years ago)

And anyway, I didn't see any ass making.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

aw thanks *sulks in the comfy couch, feeling dumb*
I was just being *honest*!

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

You have nothing to feel dumb for. Have a beer with me. If I can't chase my blues away, I'm gonna drown 'em.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:44 (twenty years ago)

I've got a glass of red, thanks!
Cheers!

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:44 (twenty years ago)

Colour me your colour, darling
I know who you are
Come up off your colour chart
I know where you're coming from...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:00 (twenty years ago)

should i friendster-chat the girl i have a crush on? she's on friendster right now. or would this be a terrible idea and ruin my steadfast promise to wait for her to contact me?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:11 (twenty years ago)

i mean, at least i won't get fucking voice mail.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:12 (twenty years ago)

When did you last see her? Did you go out last weekend?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:12 (twenty years ago)

No, it's the same story. I saw her not this past weekend but the weekend before, but she hasn't returned two of my phone calls since. Ordinarily I'd just say fuck it, but her friend tells me she's been sick and thus hasn't really been social lately.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:15 (twenty years ago)

Have you left her messages already this week?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:15 (twenty years ago)

I left her a message last Tuesday just to say hi, and last Thursday to ask if she wanted to do something on the weekend.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

Everyone I know is telling me I shouldn't push it, I should wait for her to contact me, and if she doesn't, then it wasn't meant to be. But I'm also tempted by the possibility of some amount of communication.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:18 (twenty years ago)

i missed my chance :(

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:18 (twenty years ago)

Since the last time you cotacted her was last Thursday, leave her a message. If you don't get a callback or return message, let it be.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:19 (twenty years ago)

oh well i guess according to some people, it's not that hard to have sex, so i should stop whining.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:20 (twenty years ago)

*censored*

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:21 (twenty years ago)

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:21 (twenty years ago)

Trust me, you don't want to know.

I don't think you're whining, nor do I think it's always easy to get laid.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:23 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but Luna, you want me to know, otherwise you wouldn't have bothered posting *censored* in the first place.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:24 (twenty years ago)

That's just my way of letting the world know that I can sometimes control myself when it comes to making lame jokes.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:25 (twenty years ago)

And sadly, I don't even remember what the lame joke was. It's been a festering pustule of a night.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:26 (twenty years ago)

Anyway, I'm worried people think I'm being ridiculous, that I'm pinning too much on this one person/opportunity/situation. I worry that I come across as this inexperienced doofus who trembles at the first sign that someone shows interest in me. Which, I mean, it's true! This only happens to me like once a year, that I sense a chance with someone I'm actually attracted to. But a lot of it just seems like interesting stuff to talk about, I guess.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

Anyway, when I say "people," like I'm worried about "people" thinking something or other, I guess it's really just a few people. People I either don't know that well or find intimidating.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)

It's weird, I'm usually not this self-conscious on ILX.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:34 (twenty years ago)

Leave her one more message, and if she doesn't return it, you gotta move on, I think. But I said that. I'm redundant.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:35 (twenty years ago)

Word.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:36 (twenty years ago)

This is 100% OTMFM for me right now:

Come on baby let’s get out of this town
I got a full tank of gas with the top rolled down
There’s a chill in my bones
I don’t want to be left alone
So baby you can sleep while I drive
I’ll pack my bag and load up my guitar
In my pocket I’ll carry my harp
I got some money I saved
Enough to get underway
And baby you can sleep while I drive

We’ll go thorough Tucson up to Santa Fe
And Barbara in Nashville says we’re welcome to stay
I’ll buy you glasses in Texas, a hat from New Orleans
And in the morning you can tell me your dreams

You know I’ve seen it before
This mist that covers your eyes
You’ve been looking for something
That’s not in your life
My intentions are true
Won’t you take me with you
And baby you can sleep while I drive

Oh is it other arms you want to
Hold you the stranger
The lover you’re free
Can’t you get that with me

Come on baby let’s get out of this town
I got a full tank of gas with the top rolled down
If you won’t take me with you
I’ll go before night is through
And baby you can sleep while I drive

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

Pink, I'm glad you exist!
Cheers hun, it would be great if everyone felt that way.

Yeah, but you are 32 threads in and this is only the second time I've even stuck my nose in (the last time I was being slagged off so I ran away again)

This was aimed at me in case y'all were wondering. IIRC I said i didn't like ailsa because she didn't like me. (or at least that's how it appeared) Oh & Mark, you were part of the conversation.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

So there you go, hate all you want, I really don't have the energy to try to defend myself.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

Not sure what to say to that. Sorry Pink.

John, you are totally adorable on this thread. Maybe you should just send the girl the URL? Inside a fortune cookie?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

I have to go try on swimsuits today, guh. I'm afraid of having a horribly cliched Cathy moment or something. I also have to return a pair of gold high heels. I am ambivalent about both...I think I'll go do some situps.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

Mmm, swimsuits and high heels.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

you're not ridiculous, jaymc. for some of us, it's difficult to meet people that you can genuinely like and have an interest in, much less maybe have a mutual connection/attraction. luna's advice sounds good--leave one more message, and let it be if she doesn't call back.

i'm not sure if i should look for this aforementioned sex thread or if it would just depress me...

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)

jaymc, Even if she's sick, she should call you back. She's ticking me off and I don't even know her. Yeah, try calling one more time and invite her to do something specific (particular date/time) so she has to at least say yes or no to the invite before then.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Everyone, I am wearing a cute sundress today because
a) I felt like dressing up and
b) I'm hoping my coworkers will decide against giving me any work involving lifing heavy objects and sweating when they see how dolled up I am.

Yesterday, I was sweaty and exhausted here at my desk. I had to make and fill over 100 gift bags and hand address, stuff, & stamp, about 400 invites. Then I had to unroll and reroll a bunch of architectural plans and carry boxes full of bottled water and soda. OW! No more, I tells ya. Today, I will be so sophisticated that I might start calling people Darling.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

I'm cute. Chat me up, yo.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

So, what are you doing tonight, sweet thang?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

First, I'm going to TAKE OFF ALL MY DRESSY CLOTHES.
Then, I'm going to PUT ON MY GRUBBY CLOTHES.
Then, I'm going to SLAVE AWAY washing dishes.
Then, I'm going to take a half-assed sink bath!
Then, I'm going to band practice and getting sweaty again.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

Messers Martin Skidmore & Huk-L, allow me to offer you both my best TITTWIS-style wishes for the happiest of birthdays. May you both be bequeathed stacks of valuable, old DC Comics.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:02 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, M!

There was a copy of Sublime's Greatest Hits waiting for me in my mailbox this morning. Nobody knows where it came from, and it's not a new release or anything. It was dropped off at the front desk yesterday after I'd left and the moron front desk staffer didn't bother filling out the section on the delivery log that says WHERE THE DELIVERY CAME FROM!

So now I have this mystery to solve today.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

It's a hot motherfucker out there. I wish it would rain, already.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Oh, wow -- the weather.com 10-day forecast has rain in it for nine of those days.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

Huk - *mwah*

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

It's now rained here EVERY WEDNESDAY since the beginning of May.

And who told my coworkers about my birthday? This is the fifth birthday I've celebrated while at this job for 4 years and 3 weeks, and today is the first time it's been acknowledged that I was, indeed, born. WHO SQUEALED?

Because it's really uncomfortable when a bunch of people who never give you the time of day all of a sudden start acting like they want you to think they give a shit. REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.

This dude came in and said, "Is it your birthday today, Huck?" and I was like, "No."
So now they all think that I'm 30.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

I just ate a bunch of Mike & Ikes.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Mike and Ikes!

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

what are they Nick?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Wow a new thread.

Good luck with things Kenan, sorry for your troubles.

books. . .all I'm interested in reading these days is fantasy books, preferably for kids. I'm going to half price in a bit to stock b/c I've been reading voraciously.

I have a week and a half left of being a lady of leisure before I start my new job. yay.

hope you're all cool.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Mike and Ikes look like little pills, they are white and purple, they are chewy and they taste kind of like licorice.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

Pink and white encapsulated licorice candies, I think. Like Eisenhower-era Good-and-Plenties.
(xpost)

― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

mike and ikes come in other flavors too, i always liked the cherry ones. they're kind of jellybeanish.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Which is Mike and which is Ike?

In Canada we have Seamus and Norberts.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Give me a high five Huk! BOO YA! How's the birthday boy?!! Here's a little birthday dance for ya. Give me a beat. Ok, here we go... *shake shake shake*

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

I thought Mike and Ikes were red and yellow and green, and that the pink and white-shaped licorice pills were Good 'n' Plenties.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~naoriki/janet-nasty1.jpg

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

I think they're both made by Ferrara Pan, tho.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

Give me a high five Huk! BOO YA! How's the birthday boy?!! Here's a little birthday dance for ya. Give me a beat. Ok, here we go... *shake shake shake*

Shake that booty, shake that booty!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

yeah, i think jaymc is right. i'm not sure if the cherry ones were a variation on mike and ikes or had their own name. same thing though, really.

wooo, happy bday huck and martin!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

November 30, 1988
Top 10 Least Popular Candy Bars

10. Lug-Nut
9. Turkish Prison Taffy
8. Hardened Toothpaste Mint Patties
7. Sunoco Resin Chews
6. Rev. Al's Marshmallow Medallions
5. Mexican Monkey Brittle
4. Good `n' Linty
3. Two Musketeers & a Guy with a Hacking Cough
2. Mookie Way
1. Roger Ebert's Mystery Log

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Hmm, maybe they are Good'n'Plenties, since someone just brought them to work in a big zip-lock kitchen bag, which I suppose is kind of scary in a way, but I ate some and I'm not tripping balls yet, so I think I'm ok.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

Oh, yes! Happiest of Birthdays to Martin too!

Go Martin & Huk. It's yer birthdays!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

I'm late in saying this but jaymc, I feel you on the lady front. I'm short-bus material when it comes to chicks.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

Kenan: how are you holding up, mon frere?

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

jeanne, i noticed your post abt hating people who block subway doors.
it's a pet hate of mine, too.
there is one sure-fire way of getting revenge/getting them to move.
that's to become violently ill and run to the door of th train as it pulls into the station, then proceed to yell "get out of the f***ing way" to all the people trying to get on while you're desperately trying to get off the carriage.
most will shift fairly quickly and those who don't you simply projectile vomit over.
i did this about a year ago after getting really, really sick on a long flight back to london. it's amazing how much courtesy you're afforded as an angry, jetlagged explosively puking man.

― stelf)xxxxx, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Kenan: how are you holding up, mon frere?

I'm okay. I can't move out, not sure I want to, so wee're j ust going to try to be nice to each other and see how that pans out.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

it's amazing how much courtesy you're afforded as an angry, jetlagged explosively puking man.

*raises eyebrow*

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, won't that preclude you from bringing home a string of floozies?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

I don't much want floozies right now.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

sam, congratulations on the job! My interview yesterday went really well, we'll see what happens.

hey stelfox, your username is listed as being banned on ILE--do you know what that's about? I can unban it if you like.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

WAY TO GO, SAM!

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

Kenan, best of luck with the cohabitation thing. I did it once many years ago and it was rather difficult.

Sam. Congrats, lady!

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

yeah it was a way of stopping me using it at work, don't worry about it. i quite like the extra xxxxxes

― stelf)xxxx, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Sam, that's awesome. New jobs are the scariest, best things ever.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

thanks for the congrats. . .this new job will be nothing but learning for the first six months. time to dust off the old brain!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

I dressed up for work today, too - I'm wearing stockings and everything! For no apparent reason!

The day's sort of sucking already, though.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

When I got out of the shower this morning, I noticed, to my chagrin, that the sky was grey and figured it was the old summer fog. It's actually cloud cover and drizzling. I got wet over the three blocks to the bus stop and wetter still over the five from the downtown bus stop to work. So, yes, luna, today does suck.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

I'm having a pretty good day! My boss came in later than usual, was here for like half an hour, then left again. That was cool. She gave me an assignment, but it was to score the answers on this evaluation that a bunch of people sent in, so it was kinda fun.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

It's brown here today, with a chance of blue in the afternoon.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

It's brown here today, with a chance of blue in the afternoon.

So depressing.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

I want it to rain so bad! WHY WON'T IT RAIN?! IT'S SO FUCKING HOT!

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

It's hot here. Like, 90s hot. Today is the official first-day of "summer hair." I didn't bother to do anything to it and it shows. Welcome to summer.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

It will to be in the 70s here - with brief forays into the low 80s - until probably mid to late July. June is always gloomy in LA.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

highs are running mid-90s here with heat indexes above a hundred. July weather in June. Great.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

70s counts as gloomy? I've had to turn my electric blanket on two nights in the last week!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

Thanks for the happy birthdays!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

it's hot in nyc early this year. yesterday at the ballgame all i could do was sweat and sweat. i sold out and put a/c in my room.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

No, it's usually always overcast on summer mornings - the fog burns off in the afternoon and the sun comes out.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

It's cold and rainy here.
I almost had a fire last night (in my fireplace), but I went to bed and read Skinny Dip instead. Luna, I'm sure you would like this one.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

i sold out and put a/c in my room.

Yeah, I think a window unit for the bedroom is going to be a must this year. I've been sleeping really poorly for the past three or four nights.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

This is my first summer sleeping exclusively in what used to be my brother's room. Thank God for easterly breezes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

i'm so bored.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

i'm drinking bleach

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

Bry4nt Park is full of half-naked people. Go there.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

eh, i'm half-naked myself already, and don't have to leave my room. i'm just lazy. plus the subway would get me all sweaty.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

happy birthday martin!
i just ate a bunch of banana pudding . . . perhaps in unintentional celebration!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

I don't understand how chicks in this city manage to look fresh and pretty during the summer months. Their pores must be tighter than a gnat's asshole.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

When I lived in Mtl (which is Canada's nearest NYC analogue), I wondered the same thing. I used to while away my empty days hanging out outside the Mount-Royal Metro station, watching The Ladies in their August finery.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I look like an oil slick in the summer. Better than being orange. If I see one more orange girl I am going to scream.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

Today I kinda feel like I am a giant asshole.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Why?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Orange like fake tan?

xxpost

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

A lot of little things:
- An email or two that I sent yesterday,
- A conversation I just had with an old friend of mine,
- I just had to 'be firm' with my mom...

I'm having trouble finding a whole lot of worth or meaning at the moment.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

Do not listen to me. I'm a melodramatic bastard.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

yes! this is my next purchase, i have decided.

http://images.kmart.com/assets/images/product/large/10600000AFS100EX.jpg

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Is that a time machine?

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

Also, getting nothing but junk email sort of chaps my ass.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

xpost Yes! It's set for 1974, do you see?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

I need one of those in my bedroom - there's no cross-breeze at all, and fans just do not cut it.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

You guys should all come sleep at my apt. It hasn't gotten really hot here yet, but it will. But I have excellent crossbreezing throughout the suite and actually quite a bit of room. Much more than I had when Casuistry was here.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

is that one of the "better" air conditioners? i may break down & buy one this year.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

It looks to be a good model, yeah. Name brand, Energy Star rated, which means it exceeds Federal energy effficiency standards, which means it costs more but is cheaper to run. You could probably burn up the extra $100 it costs in a month of electric bills on a cheap model.

I love the 12,000 BTU models that are stand-alone and have wheels. Just wheel it into the next room! They cost about $500-$600, though.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

I have a mini air-conditioner right next to me as I type this. It is portable. One of my best ever purchases.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

My girlfriend has one of those - oh my GOD it's amazing. I covet it.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

I've been talking like Cameron from Ferris Bueller when he calls Rooney and puts on the snooty voice. I've been talking like that all day.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

*Sigh* Our apartment has never needed air conditioning at anytime in the 4 years we've owned it. I am now 36 floor up in the middle of the fog.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:01 (twenty years ago)

My last attempt at cooling the apartment failed -- small window fans attached to screens. The biggest problem is the office, which is a small room with no natural air circulation. It has a window that opens into a dark, empty shaft of the building, covered at the top with a yellowed skylight and full of spiders. I thought there might be a chance that some sort of circulation could happen if I put a fan in that window. After two hours, I had succeeded only in making the entire apartment smell of abandonment and decay.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

We have a window unit in the bedroom, but if we open the door at all, it gets hot again. So the whole apartment is stifling except for the bedroom which is an ice factory.

There's a ceiling fan in the kitchen, that's about it.

Today has been GREAT at work. I was on the party decorating committee for a coworker's office bridal shower. The decorating started at 11. The party started before noon and went until 2. Life is good.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

I put in our window unit on Monday. We only have one, so it goes in the bedroom window, so we can at least get some sleep. The cats like to jump up in the window, stick their heads in the stream of cold air, and then shake their heads around.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Pardon my french, but you're an asshole!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

http://thgsales.holmeshq.com/smartpic/SAP_IMAGES/300/BT200RC-U.jpg
I am a big fan (haha) of this. Plus it has a remote so you don't even have to get up to turn it off, lazy sod. aka my boyfriend's parents give him nice stuff when they tire of it.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

um, x-post

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

I have central air. aaahhh

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

YOU BETTER MIND YOUR P'S & Q'S, BUSTER!

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

Of course you do. If you live in Texas and have a window unit air conditioner, it's means you are one broke-ass mofo and you're old and your house is falling down around you.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

that was an xpost

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

and you're at serious health-risk. My first year and a half in Dallas there was no central air. basically, you could not move about the house but must stay still in front of the window unit.

I do not, however, have a/c in my car, nor power-steering. so pity me.

xpost as well

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CAR!

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

is it a neccesity where you live?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

I would love to live somewhere I didn't neec a car. If only such a place existed in TX!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

is it a neccesity where you live?
you tell me:

http://www.westerntour.com/otherSask/S4lhyway.jpg

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

i bet you have nice calves.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

My ass, too, is pretty toned.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

EMAIL ME.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Is lunacee your e-mail?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

yes.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

I'm just...dyin' ovah heah.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 20:57 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

I am quite uncomfortable with that blowjobs thread being that close to the salad thread.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

I am having trouble remembering why I should go home.
I am having trouble remembering things that are meaningful and worthwhile.
I am struggling under the weight of all the people who are disappointed in me.
I am having trouble remembering that just because my son says he hates me, doesn't mean he really does. I'm pretty sure.
I am having trouble coming up with a reason not to get in my car and just keep driving...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

My XXX-tra special b'day ed'tion r'dio show starts in 10 minutes.
c j t r .ca

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 00:48 (twenty years ago)

do i just up and quit with the realisation that i have just $10 grand in the bank (which is borrowed too) and a $800 fortnight mortgage and two kids and a wife and the vague hope i might get another job...or do i hang in here?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 00:59 (twenty years ago)

I'm listening, huk.

Blue-eyed crunk?

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 01:11 (twenty years ago)

You've seen this, right?

http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail120.html

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

I'm listening, huk.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Thursday, 9 June 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

I miss my old radio show.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)

You set a time goal, you look around madly, and if you can't find a job within that time frame, you quit.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 02:23 (twenty years ago)

and yeah, good thanks.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 02:24 (twenty years ago)

Hey Luna, AIM me!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 9 June 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

I'm getting a sore throat. Prob from stress. Oh well.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 9 June 2005 03:16 (twenty years ago)

what i've been doing luna. i have an interview next friday. its not a job i really want but it might hasten my escape.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 03:18 (twenty years ago)

don't they say it's always easier to find a job when you already have a job? so moving to a less-than-perfect-but-still-an-improvement job while you continue to search for something else mightn't be such a bad idea gaz?

― gem (trisk), Thursday, 9 June 2005 03:31 (twenty years ago)

yes i think so. also its just 4 days a week. downside: 2 of the days are sat/sun.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 03:50 (twenty years ago)

If I had savings other than what's in my 401k, I'd quit tomorrow.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:01 (twenty years ago)

its a good feeling though. when you know yr doing something towards quitting. i rehearse my farewell speech every day. i will be nice but slightly scathing.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:35 (twenty years ago)

I always thought it would be great to set my desk on fire and leave a not scrawled on the wall, 'so long, fuckers'

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:43 (twenty years ago)

haha man i'd so love to. or at least some sabotage. stuff they'd relied on me for...crrrzzzzip days after i left.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

will there be a big finish?
xpost

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

that's a yes for you, then.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:45 (twenty years ago)

This is how we roll.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:54 (twenty years ago)

high again, huh

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 9 June 2005 04:56 (twenty years ago)

Fuck you.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:01 (twenty years ago)

oops.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:02 (twenty years ago)

you're the only person who makes me smile when they say that.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:03 (twenty years ago)

high again, huh?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

i resent the implication!

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:05 (twenty years ago)

i got high twice, and drunk, and yet i'm here.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:11 (twenty years ago)

"yet"

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

"actually erotic"

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:18 (twenty years ago)

I talk a lot of crap that doesn't mean anything on my radio show and this wasn't really one of my better ones. I hope you liked it though.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

Morning all. I'm writing away for yet another job, and I think I have a question for Archel...about the Mass-0bservati0n archive at your place of work...ever encountered it at all? Just wondered if you had ever visited it. The place I am writing to is a small book-arts-esque publishing venture that will eventually be archived there, so I was curious.

THis is a volunteer job but I am still agonizing over the cover letter etc because I really want it, guh.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)

Hey sgs! I have never visited the archive, but parts of it were displayed in the main library last year. It's fascinating stuff, basically British social history as told by ordinary people, and through artifacts etc. I thought about becoming a volunteer contributor at one point - they give you topics and you write diary-style stuff, complete questionnaires etc. Their website is quite informative I think. Shall I post the link here? I can email you if you prefer.

Not sure where a book publisher fits in but they have all sorts there I guess. I get the sense that the physical archive is endless piles of boxes and that only the people working there have the faintest clue where anything is...

Good luck with the job!

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)

Cool, thanks! I've been looking around their website also and it looks like they have a gigantic amount of stuff--I got lost in the website alone! The volunteer job would be for this place: www.unwr1tten dot org dot uk
(for some reason I feel the need to google proof it). Although the more I look at it, the more appealing the archive looks too! I'll have to plan to go down there and check it out sometime this summer--I'm sure it would fit in with my thesis somehow.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

Wow! That seems so lovely!

Let me know if and when you are going to visit the archive, dude.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 9 June 2005 10:06 (twenty years ago)

will do! :)

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 10:08 (twenty years ago)

Good luck with the jobs SGS & Teeny!
Oh & Sam, you clever old thing you! Congrats lady!

I am currently eating my lunch, lettuce, cucumber, celery, hard boiled eggs & rice salad. It's lovely. I am making a concerted effort to lose some weight & so far I have lost 4 pounds. Not much, but it's a start, I believe in starts! I am feeling extremely positive about losing some weight, I hope it lasts. It's odd because I am feeling aprticularly run down & mealncholy this week. Not sure why, maybe it's because I'm not eating chocolate, ice cream, crisps etc etc! hahah. Seriously though, I hate feeling down, it's just you know when things seem to get on top of you?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

i know i know. but positive action always makes you feel better.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

Off to Venice in 2 hours! I have put on a fair bit of weight lately, and am looking forward to displaying my enormous belly to the world on the Lido's delightful beaches. Have fun twisting each others' titties while we're away, you guys.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:39 (twenty years ago)

I think it does for sure! Thanks Gaz!
x-post
Have a lubberly time in venice mark!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

I continue to be jealous, markelby. Enjoy yourself.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 9 June 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

I went to a new falafel joint near my apartment and the dude was chatting me up because I told him my dad is Syrian and he was all excited, telling me how I was going to love his food. His food was not good. Focker.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

oh dude the one falafel place within walking distance of me has the most hideous falafel on earth, I feel you.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:07 (twenty years ago)

Israeli vs Lebanese falafels? TS

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

Why can no one get falafel right? It's either dry and crumbly or drowning in oil.
I am eagerly awaiting pictures, Mark. Are you going to stay with family?
(Luna I hope you are feeling better today.)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

That's funny, I live a few blocks away from THE BEST FALAFEL PITA EVER.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

(aka Sultan's Market)

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

I apologize to everyone. I made a great big ass of myself last night, and it's not about anything but me. I should not be allowed on the internet right now. I'm as sensitive as a bad tooth.

Don't ever date a scorpio, kids. It gets ugly, always does.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Who is the scorpio? You or the ex?

I am way too much like my VIRGO profile. Well, let's see...
Modest and shy - Um, sometimes.
Meticulous and reliable - Kind of.
Practical and diligent - Sort of.
Intelligent and analytical - I hope.
Fussy and a worrier - TRUE TRUE TRUE OTFM
Overcritical and harsh- DITTO
Perfectionist and conservative - Maybe a perfectionist, but I'm not conservative in any way.

In other news, I just discovered I have a hole in the ass of these jeans. There's my bright pink undies for all the world (and my office) to see.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Who is the scorpio? You or the ex?

Me. Oh, is it ever me.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Scorpio Characteristics
Scorpios have very complicated personality. They are clever, non-compromising, calculating, and self protective. Money is very important for them. Sometimes they have "a sixth sense": they can feel things by intuition that other people cannot. They are very loyal and protective towards friends and loved ones. They can change radically according to the situation. Scorpios could say something and have in mind exactly the opposite. They are good actors. They can "poison" other people at any time - a harm that may last for long time. They would do anything to accomplish their goals. In relationships, they could be dangerously jealous. They are also passionate and caring. Scorpio is ruled by Mars. Scorpios are good teachers, actors, businessmen, accountants and sociologists.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

i've got central air in my condo. wanna buy it? cheapie, cheapie. a nice two bedroom with central air can be all yours for $145,000.

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Take care of yourself Kenan. If you're finding yourself having to apologise too often, take a step back.

We're not staying with family, no - my dad's brother lives there, but we have a peculiar relationship with him and his family, due to his wife being insanely posessive (and, actually, just insane) - it was particularly difficult/nasty when my grandmother was still alive. But I won't bore you with all of that.

I'll try and take pictures - it's so hard to get ones of Venice that aren't the same as everyone else's! That doesn't need to be true, I know, but when you suffer from my lack of imagination, it's a problem. Maybe I'll just hand the camera to Sgs.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

Buy me.

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Do people say 'Gezundheit' to your listing agent all the time?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

dogged with hayfever this week, but nevertheless enjoying the current sunny weather.

Life is cosy, so-so. Still no love life, but then again no money problems, jobs okay I guess, and I have a roof over my head so things could be worse.

Looking forward to the weekend which will see a marathon "24 - series 3" viewing on the Fri and Sat nights with my mate. Good times.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

have fun Mark. Huk, hope you had a happy birthday.

Pink, I'm also trying to lose weight by increasing the rabbit food in my diet. I had to go out and buy new underwear, that's how fat my rear has gotten. :(

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Ste - I have series 3 sitting right in front of me as we speak! It's fab! Only way to watch 24 is over the course of a weekend!

Aww hun, I know it sucks doesn't it?! Positive thinking, that will make us even more luscious than we are now Sam, never fear! If you waver & need any encrouragement, just drop us a line! :-)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

I was all, like, cool with my birthday and how I didn't really do anything, and there isn't really much TO DO, since all my friends have either moved away, or never lived here to begin with, until about midnight last night. Then I was like, "Fuck. This sucks."

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

pink - ay definitely, watched 8 eps so far hopefully to watch another 8 this weekend and then the final 8 next weekend (if I can wait that long).

(and I agree with Kenans don't date a scorpio rule, we are the crazy jealous)

― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

I often suspect myself of being just plain ol' crazy.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Although, perhaps I am intuitively jealous.

"Honey, the guy makes a regular habit of dating his 19-year-old art students. What is it about him that you trust?"

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

I bought an ice pop at the deli last night at around 9:30 and walked around the block eating it and then stood watching some guys set up amusement-park-type rides in the school parking lot. Some might say I need more friends.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

Who needs friends when you have ice pops?

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

I was pretty damn content I must say.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

try the felafel at chick pea, which is yemeni-style (i think). it's on 3rd ave right by st. marks, next to the continental, where the gross pizzeria used to be.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

I am freezing my ass off. My office is about 40 degrees colder than everyone else's offices.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

trade "office" for "city" and ThAT'S My LiFe.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

They've had the building maintenance people in here every day this week futzing with the A/C. On Tuesday, it was stifling. Now I have popsicles for fingers.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

Delicious.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Je4nne might be interested, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Is it too early for firecracker popsicles?
I am also having a '24' marathon this weekend. Almost done with season 1, onto season 2. Although this amnesia thing is really pissing me off. (not a spoiler I hope since it happened a long time ago) I am trying to think of good snacks to accompany this. Possibly IHOP. Although that involves leaving the house.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

should I run out and buy the new white str1pes as a pressie for my guy? I like giving him little gifts but damn it's hot out.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

Does he like the White Stripes?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

I think the new album is a bit of a fizzy turd. But that's just me.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

I think all of the WS stuff is a bunch of fizzy turds but he likes them. The buying of something he knows I dislike seems like it would be an especially nice gift.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

You're an awesome girlfriend.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

*sniff* but it's hot. i should think of something to buy for myself too.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

Nothing personal, Sam, but I find myself AlexinNYCingly revulsed by the word "pressie".

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

I find myself stunningly repulsed by "teh" yet I still keep coming to this board.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

touceh.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

i should think of something to buy for myself too.
http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/57/e9/23/22538531.JPG

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I just had some ice cream with toffee bits and caramel in it. Yum!

The people I work with are very friendly towards me, but I feel like we come from two different worlds. During lunch, 2 coworkers were saying their moms never left the house without makeup - It just wasn't done. Then they were talking about the charm schools they attended.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

wasn't it like that at your old job, too? maybe YOU'RE the weird one. haha just kidding.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Have you ever noticed that people who say they've attended charm school generally...

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Smother their farts

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

I find myself AlexinNYCingly revulsed by the word "pressie"

I feel it should have "z"'s in it. Otherwise it's like, "Pressie 'em up against the window!"

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

It makes me think of "Newsies."

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

You mean "Now that I'm Batman people will forget this movie ever existed?"

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, it's not so much the word itself that sends me off the handle as it is the way it looks. I really really didn't mean anything against you by it, Sam, and I hope I haven't offended you.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

*sulks*

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Don't worry, no one makes a bigger ass of themselves than I do. Don't ever date a Cancer, folks.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

Don't worry, no one makes a bigger ass of themselves than I do.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

I think you fine people should be the first to know that I have changed my ILX name.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

And this is why.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

My left eyeball is trying to make a break for it, I've just read some 'interesting' stuff on a couple other threads, as well as some shameful stuff i myself posted last night, and now I think I would like to hide under my bed for quite some time. Thank you, please come again.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

I'm ssssssooooooooooooo bored.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

God, me too.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

We have to go to a party that Sarah's boss is throwing after work today, but I'm kind of looking forward to it - free food and booze!

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

I think I'm going to make some tea to try and thaw myself out.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO!

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:39 (twenty years ago)

UPDATE (Y)OUR BLOG!

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

is password plural?

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Only 2 hours of work left for me today...

Nice name, Paunchy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

nevermind, xpost

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

je4nne do you not live by daddy's any more?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

My girlfriend and I have gotten drunk and watched the Office the last two nights. It's been great fun, but I think she's been drinking a little too much and waking up hungover so I have to try to find something non-alcoholic to do tonight.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

i wish i woke up every day with a hangover. today's was ok.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Excedrine migraine helps with hangovers. It's not helping with my migraine currently, but hangovers, yeah.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

Stence, I live by Wh!te C4stle now. I'm literally four blocks or so from D4ddy's.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

omg cheese fries.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

I'm also trying to lay off the sauce. am thinking of non-alcoholic fun to be had this weekend.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

Don't you just hate it when someone gives you something to do with very vague instructions? I was told to compare a 33 spreadsheet that was handed to me with "that other spreadsheet you did." Uh-huh.

Luna, rest your eyes for a minute.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

Luna, come over, I'll make you iced chamomile tea.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

oh rad, ddb used ta live over by teh whitey castle. car3y lives near there too.

we went to daddy's last night (no ddb tho). sulky, ian teh johnson, yanc3y, car3y, m. cutty. it was fun. i got drunk. i got this girl's number. yeah.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

i have this really bad problem tho lately where i keep forgetting girls' names.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

This may be a pathetic midwest thing to do, but I like to play pool and then go to a Steak n' Shake/any all night diner really at 3 am and make up stories about the people there.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

That sounds awesome.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

And it makes me nostalgic for the kinds things we used to do in high school that I don't do anymore.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

There used to be this great one that would let us push the tables back and dance, but now it's a hookah bar. With bellydancers.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

So maybe they'll let you push the tables back and bellydance??

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

i'll bellydance ON THE TABLE.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

Stence, do you guys have like, plans to go to D4ddy's or do you all just wind up there?

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

i kinda told everyone they should go, yeah. didn't really expect anyone to show up, expected i'd be drinking alone (per the usual).

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

i need to not be so exclusive, and remember to invite you, je4nn3, but i always forget. just like how i keep forgetting girls' names. my memory is shit lately, and i'm not even that big a pot smoker.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

i mean, it would be fun, we can both look at teh hot chix in the bar.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

http://www.tccandler.com/Swingers_Vegas_Baby.jpg

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

ok don't laugh but I'm on G.'s Mac and I can't figure out how to stick a disk in. :(

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

i have never seen that movie.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

It was mildly funny, but mostly annoying. Then again, I'm a crank.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Possibly the only decent thing Vince Vaughan has ever done.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

I haven't seen it, but I lived with a frat boy shortly after it came out on video. So, I kinda feel like I have.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

Oh man. I should just go home.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Ok, so I just finished comparing these 2 spreadsheets and found 8 missing items. It took me at least a half an hour to do this. So I tell my coworker and she says, "Eh. If anyone really cares about that stuff, I guess they'll call me, so let's just not worry about it." My eyes hurt. For nothin'.

In better news, I have 30 minutes left until I leave. Then it's party time.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 9 June 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

I'm leaving now. 10 minutes early. FUCK WORK.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

oh dang, je4nne, i remind you of an annoying movie?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)

No, it was the cruising chicks part that reminded me of that movie.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 9 June 2005 20:51 (twenty years ago)

ah well don't have to cruise, necessarily, as much as just appreciate.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 9 June 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

Just remember you're the big scary bear and they're little tiny rabbits.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 June 2005 22:06 (twenty years ago)

Dear Lord, after what it seems like an eternity, I finally catch up with this thread! Though I'm glad I didn't pop in and say hello right when you guys were talking about shaving particularly sensitive parts of your anatomies. Anyway. Kenan, I is sorry about your relationship's breakup, but from what I've seen of you in photos, you shouldn't have a problem finding another female who wants you once you decide you want that again.

Pink, if you ever feel like talking about anything, my e-mail inbox is always open. Sam, you could go bowling or watch a movie or something else that doesn't require alcohol in order to have a good time. No, I don't know of any good movies that are out there, because I haven't exactly been able to keep up with entertainment aside from that of the TV variety.

Okay, my life as of late has been crazy chaotic, but I took some of tonight to just do something fun, something for me. I'm even trying to forget that there's a Finals game going on right now because if I obsess over it, I know I'll be a wreck before the end of the night. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I'm still alive, and, hey, this thread has gotten crazy popular!

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 10 June 2005 01:21 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and I'm so glad Julia and Sarah hit it off! You guys should try hanging out with each other approximately once a month or so. That would be good.

Okay, now I'm off to check up on other threads now!

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 10 June 2005 01:22 (twenty years ago)

feeling low....
this too shall pass.

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 10 June 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

I think it's something in the air this week.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

benzos + vodka

required.

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 10 June 2005 04:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm listening to ABBA. I'm not sure if it's good or bad.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

depends. generally good though.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 04:52 (twenty years ago)

I'm goin' to bed - sweet dreams y'all and I wish you a really great Friday. That one of you that's been emailin' me - keep doing it, please - I think maybe we should keep talking.

xoxo

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

Blimey, how come so many of us are feeling down this week? Man I wish we could all hang out in real life.
Hugs especially to Orbit, Luna, Dee & Sam. Also to the boys that might need one Kenan & Huksta. If anyone else requires a virtual hug, get your ass on over here...

Oh & I just wanted to say that I miss chatting to two older TITTWISers Nichole & Bryan. I hope you are both well & big hugs for you.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

Damn, where is everyone? :-(

Oh & I have question & it's going to make me sound dumb [again] but if I sign off an email with "kisses" i put xxx, why do some people put xoxoxox? This has always puzzled me, so please enlighten me.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

They're all secret Oxo addicts.

Blimey, how come so many of us are feeling down this week?

It's the sort of thing that leaves me wanting to believe in astrology.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 10 June 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)

Wow!

I thought at first the man digging for gold must have been photoshopped into the picture; but then I realised he's actually kneeling on it.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 10 June 2005 11:39 (twenty years ago)

kisses and bubbles?

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 10 June 2005 11:41 (twenty years ago)

oh wow those pics are amazing

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 10 June 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)

They are fantastic aren't they?

Caitlin, did you go to that party?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)

I did, then posted rather drunkenly about it when I got home.

it wasn't much fun, but wasn't as bad as I expected. And I didn't see That Person at all - apparently they were ill, because they've been off sick ever since.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Oh right, so are you glad you went in the end?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

I guess so. Thinking back it feels like I wouldn't have missed much either way, but that's probably not quite true. I wouldn't have *missed* anything by not going, but I'd have probably hated myself some more for it.

On Monday morning, all of the people I spoke to at work who had been there were also complaining about it being a bit shit too.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Pink, The O's stand for hugs. So, XOXOXO means HUGS & KISSES.

Those pix are really interesting! And confusing!

My boss's party was pretty fun. His house is ridiculous. Did I mention he sold his last house for @ $4 million?? And this one is AN UPGRADE. Crazy. He has a small basketball court in the basement.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

caitlin, I think it's good you went in the end. I mean, no harm done really, right?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

I'm glad you went Caitlin, even if it was a bit shit!

Oh cheers sarah, that makes sense now! What a dumbass I am! so xoxoxoxoxoxoxox to you all!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

xpost: I guess not.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

me too, please, pink, re: virtual hugs.

arrrrgh. i would really like for it to be next week or something.

an upgrade from a 4 mil house sounds insane! it must feel like a curious alternate world, visiting a place like that.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

Hey Julia! How you feeling? Any word from your boy as to the status of things?

can you text ppl with mobiles in the states (if you're in the UK?)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

hi pink.

my boy is now my ex-boy, so. not exactly thrilled about that.

not feeling too well lately (stress can't be helping things any), but there are vague hopes for the future, but vague hopes get old. it would be nice to have things improving and seem promising and stuff. they will, sometime.

i have frosted flakes for breakfast though. i never never had sugary cereal as a little kid, it was this amazing treat when at friends' houses. so omgomgomg sugary cereal.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

Office Gossip: I've just found out that one of the staff was supposed to be in court for sentencing on rather nasty-sounding sex offences today. As we haven't heard anything from him yet, his manager is starting to assume that he must have been banged up.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

Oh no sorry to hear that darl, I was hoping you'd be able to sort things. Things will improve I am sure, meeting up with sarah some more & drinking cocktails will also help improve things. *hugs*

x-post

ooh blimey!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

I missed the memo that defined o=hug. Why do I not get told these things?

Ah, I'm sorry, Julia. You know where I am if you feel like talking.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/images/fly.jpg

How awesome. I especially like the reverse shot of that one, that shows how much he has to stretch the picture to get that effect. I assume he does it according to some average eye-level, and it would only work from one exact angle.

I wish these pictures said what city and street he was doing these things on.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

Martin? xoxoxo doesn't mean hugs and kisses to you?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

Me too Martin!!

x-post

exactly paunchy! I'd loe to see it take shape.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

xoxoxo doesn't mean hugs and kisses to you?

I dunno. I always thought it was slightly dirtier than thaat. Like, only somebody who wanted to do it with ya would sign that way.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Yeah? Sweet, I've got some hott girls wanting to make out with me then! hahaha!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

So,seeing that its been a year and we haven't conceived Im off to see the urologist on Monday...wife had her drs appt and everything appeared fine down there. Haven't had the results of the blood tests back yet. So, now i need to go have my boys checked out. AND I HAVE TO GET A PROSTATE EXAM! WTF. And if all goes well, time to beat off in a cup. This is not fun, im nervous as hell.

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

ooh good luck. keep in mind your sacrifice will hopefully allow your wife to have a pelvic exam every single month!

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

Aww Chris, just think about why you are doing this (I mean not during the beating off bit) as I'm sure that will get you through. Good luck though dude. xoxox (i'll get bored of it soon I promise!)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Be brave, Chris! Hopefully, this will speed the whole process up and you won't have to worry about it any more.

Julia, Hi. :-D

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

Chris, my sympathies go out to you. I don't envy the whacking off into a cup thing and I'm scared of the prostate exam.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

Bingo, your swimmers are up to the challenge. I know because we all had a conference call last night and they told me so.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

Plus, regarding the prostate thing, um, a billion gay men can't be wrong...

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

Thanks guys, I'm a mess right now. I wasn't expecting all this so soon. I thought I just had to give a sample and I was good to go. Granted the wife needs to go through a lot more than me. I wish I had a little more time to get prepared for this. Is it wrong for me to reschedule in a months time, just to get prepared. I know a prostate exam is really nothing but a slip of the finger....but cripes.

And i already know what the dr is going to tell me...quit smoking, cut down the booze, lose weight, get exercise. According to everything I've read those are basically the most common causes of male infertility.

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

I don't think it's wrong to reschedule at all. You shouldn't do anything you don't feel you're ready for. And in this case, you DO have a choice. On the other hand, if you're like me, putting it off only prolongs the anxiety and the month of waiting will be pure fucking hell. Is your wife antsy to get the process started?

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

quit smoking, cut down the booze, lose weight, get exercise

Chris, I'm imagining this being suggested by an Austrian body-builder doctor who will encourage you to become the 'Inseminator'.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

What exactly do you need to do to get prepared though Chris? (not judging, just wondering!) These things are never nice, but isn't it just better to get it over & done with?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Hi people!
I went over to my parents last night for my birthday dinner, and they gave me camping gear. To go alongside the luggage they got me last year that I never ever use.
My brother at least got me a book that I've wanted to read. I wanted to read it so much that I bought it last Saturday (which was maybe a dumb move on my part). But at least, y'know, he came across like he actually knows me.

So, yeah, I'm d-o-w-n. The Future, the Birthday, the rain. It's a terrible June.

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

I know thats what will happen Jeanne. I'll make myself sick thinking about it for two months. Where as I can get it over with now. I was just shocked to hear all of this so soon.

pink, i need to get prepared to have a finger in the arse!

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

xoxoxo doesn't mean hugs and kisses to you?

I dunno. I always thought it was slightly dirtier than thaat. Like, only somebody who wanted to do it with ya would sign that way.

huh, i just got an email the other day from the recently-exed-boy signed "xo", so i guess he still wants me. too bad he can't handle how madly sexxy i am. that must be it. um.

hi sarah! thanks, both sarahs, for the ecards. :)

good luck, chris.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Cheer up, Huk! I tend to find my b-days depressing too.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

i just got an email the other day from the recently-exed-boy signed "xo", so i guess he still wants me.

I have been wrong before. Please don't cite me as a source.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

i was kidding, of course.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

I know. So was I. I have never been wrong.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Chris good luck with the equipment exam!

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

i used to sign cards for my grandmothers with "xoxo", thinking it meant hugs and kisses. if it doesn't, i think i may need some counseling.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

It's a secret symbol for hole #1 and hole #2. Duh.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Which holes are these, in particular? I have seven.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Isn't hole #1 more of a V?

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Or really, the apparatus itself is sort of more like an i.

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov150/DRT300/T343/t34301qwoaa.jpg

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

We are talking about golf, here, right?

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

"apparatus"??

"yes, i specialize in the parallel bars, as well as the cooter"

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

They're hugs and kisses! If there truly is a more lascivious meaning, then a LOT of people are walking around thinking I wanna bone 'em. Sure, some of them are right, but very, very few.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

pink, i need to get prepared to have a finger in the arse!

I'd be interested to see how exactly you go about preparing yourself for that. Perhaps you could buy some lube & some latex gloves & get your lady to practise on you. Sorry Chris, I know I'm making light of it, but 5 minutes & it's all over, nothing to it. Be strong & good luck.

They're hugs and kisses! If there truly is a more lascivious meaning, then a LOT of people are walking around thinking I wanna bone 'em. Sure, some of them are right, but very, very few.
Aww damn! :-(

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

I have ZERO cash on me, and an unpaid lunch hour coming up in 17 minutes. WHAT DO I DO?
Sit around a sip very slowly at my nearly empty coffee, smoking cigarettes and reading free newspapers?
Walk across the street to the bank and then grab lunch at the BK next door?
Just plow through my work so's I can get the fuck out of here?

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

well, what did you do?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Okay, this seems like a much weirder question than it actually is, but men of TiTTWIS, how tall are y'all?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

Ummm ... 5'8".

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

5'11". Exactly average.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

I am about 5'8" also.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:26 (twenty years ago)

.36 RODS

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

I had to bust out the calculator. I believe that comes to 5'11". With .28 inches left over, which I do not care to convert into 16ths of an inch.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

1.25 Love Shacks -- oh wait, you meant height. 6'3"

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Friday, 10 June 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

6'1" and change

― Ash (ashbyman), Friday, 10 June 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

5'9" and a little bit.

I walked over to the bank and ate shitty fast food. I needed to get some money for an afternoon cup of coffee anyway. And for the bus home.
But I found that I did much better on the cryptic crossword at the BK. Could it be that my mind functions at a higher level OUTSIDE these walls? DUH.

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

I haven't done anything yet today. I'll shower in a little while and go pick up that 50 Foot Wave album. I'm surprised I haven't yet, but I've been sent a bunch of checks recently and now I've got money to get me through this summer even if I don't get a new position.

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Friday, 10 June 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

Thank you.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Some fuck threw out my lunch and took the crappy fake tupperware it was in. I mean, did you think it was moldy or something because it had weird foreign food like Spinach in it? Did you think I would not notice that it was the only thing in the trash can? I am so going to send out an all staff e-mail. I think they should reimburse me for my bagel and fruit salad.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

Luna, are you gonna tell us why you asked?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

You do not fuck with someone's lunch. Seriously. That is messed up. 'Bout time to knock 'em the fuck out, I say.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

NOT WITHOUT MY TUPPERWARE!

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Bring it.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

That's dumb, joce. I'd be mad as hell.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

and go pick up that 50 Foot Wave album

ooh. It's good.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Oh I'm just having a discussion with one of my weird friends at work about some theory he's concocted about men's height. It doesn't even really make sense to me.

I am, however, taking the position that he is wrong.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

6'2", luna and busy with bullshit all the way to the top of my head this morning. >:(

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

You do not fuck with someone's lunch. Seriously. That is messed up. 'Bout time to knock 'em the fuck out, I say.
-- Je4nne ƒur¥ (asshole...), June 10th, 2005.

NOT WITHOUT MY TUPPERWARE!

I issue a court order for you to stay 500 feet away from all Tupperware!

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Friday, 10 June 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

You can tell your wierd friend that despite being a touch shorter than average, height-wise, I still have a two-foot wang.

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

I think we should introduce the phrase "getting AlexinNYC on your ass" into the general vocabulary.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

I feel like taking a nap at my desk, so I'll have energy when I need it (ie: the weekend).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

You do not fuck with someone's lunch.

Truer words were never spoken. wtf is up with fuckers? fuck do they come from?

ew. feet on a wang.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Funny, oops, I'd always figured you'd be more into footjobs.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

My 24" Wang: http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/gifts/friends/bear/pan111.jpg

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

One of my coworkers is out today, so I'm doing her job too, but I still have nothing to do.

Do you know what's cool? When an intern and an assistant both start working in your office and taking over some of your work. I'm so lazy. And bored.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

You can tell your wierd friend that despite being a touch shorter than average, height-wise, I still have a two-foot wang.

Surely, either your penis must throw off your centre of gravity or it's all an optical illusion.

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Friday, 10 June 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

It's done with mirrors.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Multi-colored mirrors on his hobnail boots.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

I would like to go get stoned, drink margaritas and get laid. Thank you.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

Wow, that sounds great.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Jeez, I just found a bag full of w33d, crushed ice, margarita mix, tequila, and sonofabitch, I'm horny. Now, what to do with myself...

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I'm full of good ideas, john.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Get thee to a nunnery.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Maybe I should.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

Or you two could just fuck each other already.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

Which two?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

I'm done work.
20 minutes early.
Fuck it. I'm not hanging around.
I mean it. I'll leave.

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

I meant that for je4nne. It would have been funnier if you people would stop talking to each other all the time.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

Luna: you and Jeanne.

Alternately: Kenan and Oops.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Or if I stopped talking altogether. I don't think that's such a bad idea, really.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

You know, that's actually sort of insulting.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

so I got a third interview. This is for a part-time position, I wonder wtf is up with all these rounds of interviews?

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

"Or you two could just fuck each other already"??? Come ON.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, I didn't mean for it to be insulting. Just trying to make light of the fact that Jeanne seemed to have what you needed.

Okay, I'll slink off now.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

I don’t mind you hangin’ out
And talkin’ in your sleep
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been
As long as it was deep
Yeah
You always knew to wear it well and
You look so fancy I can tell
I don’t mind you hangin’ out
And talkin’ in your sleep...

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

"I Wanna Be Your Rick Ocasek"

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

Enter keyboard riff!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

"I Wanna Be Your Rick Ocasek"

I could be wrong, but this doesn't sound like a particularly effective pick up line.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

And congrats TeenySquared!

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

"Get a room" is making light, "oh why don't you two fuck already" is something more than that.

Nevermind me, I have low blood sugar because I didn't eat breakfast and the motards I work with 'forgot' to pick up lunch for me, even though they specifically asked me if I wanted anything and I said yes and gave them money, and so I am cranky.

I will fuck off now. Y'all have a great Friday. xoxoxo

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

I could be wrong, but this doesn't sound like a particularly effective pick up line.

Tell that to Paulina P0rizk0va

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Bye Bye, luna. Go scavenge for some food.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, Je4nne, I thought about that but I always figured that was the model-marries-rock-star trajectory to fame and celebrity rathern than 'true love'.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Sorry again. I guess I shoulda used a winky.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Keep your winky out of this!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

Hilarious mail dept:
"Dear Mr. -L,

Because of your excellent payment history [translation: you have always stayed just below your limit making little more than the minimum payment every month], we are pleased to inform that your credit limit has been doubled.

yrs,
Mr & Mrs Moneybags
Visa"

Somebody's getting an Xbox!

― Huk-L, Friday, 10 June 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

From winky to Xbox in one post. What's become of today's youth?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

Man ... I didn't realize I had so much James Brown on my iPod (actually, just seven songs, but they're all from different places) -- so I'm listening to them all at once. He's quite good, isn't he?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

I tend to be under the impression that when I dance to JB, I do much better job than if I'm dancing to, say, Outkast.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

whenever i play an album of his, my friend thinks JB is awesome for the first 7 or so songs. then demands me to turn it off and not play it for a year.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Je4nne, I don't know how good of a job I do to either, but my impression is the same.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

The other day my friends were dancing to Bombs over Baghdad and I was worried they were having a collective seizure. But then the song changed and they were sultry again.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

I would love to have a group of sultry friends!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:35 (twenty years ago)

Hello!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

isn't that what the back of the free local weekly is for?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

I used to think I was sultry. But then I found out that I'm not.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

You have your moments.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes I'm sweaty. Is that like being sultry?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

Does it make you feel torrid and like drinking mint juleps or whiskey?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

only if you're a hot girl. don't you pay attention to body spray ads?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:42 (twenty years ago)

wait wait wait. i don't think it's possible for one person to be sultry AND torrid. they would leave trails of semen in their wake.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Ew.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

yeah i hope no one is eating while reading that.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:49 (twenty years ago)

I was.

I'm not now.

Thanks.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

I think maybe I'm not sultry, just swarthy (and sometimes sweaty).

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

"sul·try
adj. sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est

Very humid and hot: sultry July weather.
Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert.
Expressing or arousing desire: a sultry look; a sultry dance."

I humbly beg to differ, oops.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

http://www.usmm.net/p/finish-job.jpg

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

it's a synonym, yes. but it's like the george carlin fine-n-dandy thing.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 June 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

we went to the new whole foods flagship store today. . . .omigod. That place is unbelivable. There's a little creek running outside inbetween the patio chairs and inside a food court of every imaginable kind of cuisine: raw food, indian, seafood (octupus salad!), stews. . .whatever the fuck you could think of. and the selection of food. . .. anything you could ever imagine wanting to put into your mouth they have. every single meat you could ever think of. a whole case of nothing but gourmet sausages, pre-made kabobs, dressed legs of lambs who were read bedtime stories everynight, whole monkfishes, a bar where you can make your own nut butters.

we didn't even buy anything. didn't know where to start.

I remember when I first moved to austin and went to the original whole foods. It was tiny, had warped floors and a dodgy juice bar with a patchouli hippie behind it. How has the company grown to this? When there's starvation in the world a store like that just seems obscene.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 10 June 2005 21:59 (twenty years ago)

whole foods blows my mind. Not least because my local one always has SUVs with W stickers parked outside.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:12 (twenty years ago)

the austin one has suvs with that crossed-out W sticker on them. ;)

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:21 (twenty years ago)

Whole Foods is amazing but no freakin' way am I paying $20 a pound for salmon.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

what about salmon and jalapeno sausages?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:26 (twenty years ago)

I would like to go ~~get stoned, drink margaritas and~~ get laid. Thank you.

$20 for salmon? What a rip-off! My mother bought a pound for about $7 last week!

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Friday, 10 June 2005 23:41 (twenty years ago)

It's usually about $5-7 pound here (S. CA)

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 01:21 (twenty years ago)

I'm listening to the Dead Milkmen's "The Thing That Only Eats Hippies". It still makes me laugh.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 01:31 (twenty years ago)

I'm tremendously bored and absolutely ruttish. It's too late to listen to music any louder than a whisper (noise ordinance enacted after ten, plus I live in a quadruplex where there's nothing between my ceiling and the upstairs neighbour's floor except pipes and air conditioning vents). I bought 50 Foot Wave. I should be receiving the reissue of For Against's debut soon. I'm waiting for the 11 PM update on Tropical Storm Arlene as it gets closer and closer and strengthens more and more.

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Saturday, 11 June 2005 01:44 (twenty years ago)

What is ruttish?

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 02:01 (twenty years ago)

the austin one has suvs with that crossed-out W sticker on them. ;)

Yeah. That's not missing the point or anything.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 11 June 2005 02:10 (twenty years ago)

Keeeeennnnnaaaannnn!

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 02:11 (twenty years ago)

What is ruttish?
Put in the context of the Friday afternoon sex talk thread and you'll understand completely.

― Ian Riese-Moraine. Exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Saturday, 11 June 2005 02:19 (twenty years ago)

I did the stoned and the margarita part, and if self love counts, I got laid, too.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 11 June 2005 05:00 (twenty years ago)

You did the fucking AND got fucked! it counts double.

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 11 June 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)

i am so fucked. good people leaving. i am so fucked. N A nice man give me ciikiw. yun tum....o no

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Saturday, 11 June 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

It's getting kind of quiet in this ilX thread.

Listening to: Dif Juz - Who Says So?
Thinking: about how those pizza blowjob ladies should be grateful that there weren't any anchovies.
About to have: hot and sour soup and shrimp fried rice, but
Currently munching on: white grapes

― Ian Riese-Moraine comes explosive! (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 11 June 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: Pulp - Hits
Thinking: how the hell did you get here/ sitting naked in somebody else's room?
About to have: a nap
Currently munching on: ice

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 11 June 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: http://www.techwebsound.com/
Thinking: I'm tired
About to have: A shower
Currently munching: Ibupropin

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: Prince, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Thinking: I need more passion in my life
About to: go out in search of a chocolate croissant
Currently munching on: ice

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 11 June 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind the passion - more chocolate.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 11 June 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Luna- Betsy can't get the +1. I am sad.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't have given you the prince if it was going to bum you out dearest

Listening to: Pulp - Hits

Do you think it annoys them that the William Shatner/Joe Jackson/Ben Folds version of Common People is not just better than theirs but so much better as to make the original version completely irrelevant?

I'm watching the Yankees, but earlier was listening to Charlie Hunter, I'm not about to do anything which is a beautiful thing.

― Ash (ashbyman), Saturday, 11 June 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: the air conditioner
Thinking: about tomorrow
About to: sit, watch, tv, and worry
Currently munching on: the inside of my mouth

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Saturday, 11 June 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: silence
Thinking: the movie I just saw ("Crash")
About to: go to a BBQ (all we do in this town
Currently munching on: nothing.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Saturday, 11 June 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to a BBQ too, though in a few hours. It's all we do in the summer too!

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 11 June 2005 21:03 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: wind in the trees
Thinking about: how it's too hot
About to: wake up Sarah from her nap so we can go the Spoon show
Currently munching on: nothing

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:05 (twenty years ago)

Oh it didn't bum me out - other things did that. You know me, I love Prince.

Besides, I had a chocolate croissant and put on raspberry granita perfume - what could be wrong in the world?

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:29 (twenty years ago)

what could be wrong in the world?
Oh, you know, the usual. Fundamentalism, poverty, no sex, state-sanctioned capitalism, no sex, corruption, no sex, hurricane debris, no sex, and so on.

― Ian Riese-Moraine comes explosive! (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:42 (twenty years ago)

i can think of at least one thing
xpost you're close

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:49 (twenty years ago)

I'm trying to look at the fucking bright side so I don't lay in bed and cry all day, capiche?

GET ONE CLUE.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

looking at the bright side = going to the beach

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 11 June 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: the nationals broadcast, my coworkers
Thinking about: how i'm fucking soaked thanks to the mta
About to: continue working
Currently munching: nothing, satiated from the potato salad i had at ian johnson's.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 11 June 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

my ex went to the beach today, i'm kinda jealous.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 11 June 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

listening to: yo la tengo
thinking about: trying to be anti-mopey
about to: continue putzing around the internet? i dunno. maybe dl some stuff.
currently munching: nothing. was eating nilla wafers before though.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Saturday, 11 June 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

I would love to have gone to the beach today just to watch the waves. It's a very rare occasion when this part of the Gulf of Mexico doesn't resemble a pond. xpost

― Ian Riese-Moraine: exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Saturday, 11 June 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)

she went surfing off rockaway beach. i still haven't been out there yet.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 11 June 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

you could always hitch a ride...

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 12 June 2005 00:57 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: The local 9 p.m. news broadcast.
Thinking about: What a disappointment Mass was at this church I tried out early this evening.
About to: Go have me some carrot cake (and take meds).
Currently munching: Nothing right now, but obv that will change soon.

Oh, and I hate going to the beach. All that yucky sand and icky salt water and horrible sun and foreign objects everywhere and the humiliation of having to wear a bathing suit on top of it all -- nope. I think I'll just stay fully clothed and in a dry, pleasantly cool building, preferably with as little obtrusive sun action as possible. No, I don't think I'm a goth....

Anyway, ciao 'till later, dudes!

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 12 June 2005 01:19 (twenty years ago)

and put on raspberry granita perfume

Granita! Man, I haven't seen anyone use the word "granita" in a long time. I remember it was a beverage craze for about six months in 1995. And then came the Smoothie, and poor Granita was unceremoniously relegated to the back pages of fruit drink history.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 12 June 2005 03:11 (twenty years ago)

That's just what it smells like, too.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 12 June 2005 03:59 (twenty years ago)

i didn't know she was going, until i called her and she was already there.

listening to: 2cd roky erickson anthology i got today/yesterday. amazing
Thinking about: why i can't sleep. the rudy rucker stories i read today/yesterday. what i'm going to do today/tomorrow, and whether i'm going to bother sleeping or not.
About to: stay up late, i think. or is it early?
Currently munching: nada.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 June 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: the sound of my computer's fans humming
Thinking about: whether to have another cup of coffee before lunch
About to: read yesterday's Guardian and today's Observer
Munching: nowt.

Isn't granita more of a dessert than a beverage.

(pedants: yes, I know it used to be a posh London restaurant too)

Does anyone else apart from me get annoyed at the fact that BBC announcers (and The Book in the new Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy series) are the only people in the known world who still pronounce restaurant as "restaurong"?

― caitlin (caitlin), Sunday, 12 June 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)

aw yeah, nearing the up-for-24-hours-again mark.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 June 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

Today.

Listening to: Eyeless in Gaza - "John of Patmos"
Thinking about: whether or not I'm going to do anything or go anywhere today
About to: change to the next track -- this song's almost over
Munching: nothing at the moment

― Ian Riese-Moraine: exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Sunday, 12 June 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Hi you guys! I haven't been able to keep up with these threads for a while, but I'm going to try again. So here's an update what's going on in my life:

It's summer in Helsinki, and as Jeanne said way upthread, summer seems to make all the girls look prettier. Or maybe it's just because I've been horny lately. Anyway, today I was riding the subway, and there were these two African girls who were maybe 17 or 18 there, and without even thinking I suddenly found myself staring at their cleavage. So I had to say to myself, "Stop it you perv!".

It's Sunday, and I haven't seen anyone today (except for my flatmate). I tried to call my friends, but everyone was busy, and I hate spending Sundays alone, what with all the post-weekend blues going on. On the positive side, during the weekend I drank a total amount of three bottles of beer, and yet managed to have a great time. I can't remember when was the last time I had totally sober weekend. It's not like I think I have a drinking problem, but it's nice for a change to wake up at Saturday and Sunday morning without a hangover. Especially since my hangovers seem to have gotten worse the older I've got. Does that happen to everyone?

On the romantic front, I'm facing a big problem: I think I might be interested in someone who's already spoken for. Under normal circumstances I'd just drop it, because nothing good can come out of a crush like that. But I have a hunch my feelings aren't totally unrequited for, and the relationship the person in question is in doesn't seem like the deepest possible. Still, I don't want mess things up, so all I can do is to wait and see what happens. It's a good thing I don't see this person that often.

Actually, Sundays don't feel that bad right now; my new job is quite okay, so waking up on Monday morning isn't the ultimate terror anymore. The work itself is rather monotonic office stuff, but the people there are nice. A lot of them are students like me, doing part-time and summer work, and even the bosses are cool, so there's a rather informal and jokey atmosphere there. It's funny how a good work community can make even a boring job feel more appealing.

One bad thing about this informality is that we're having an office party next Thursday, and I think there'll be some drinking involved, so I fear my alcohol-induced demeanour combined with niceness of my co-workers will make try to chat up with some of the girls there. I actually have never been to an office party before, so can someone tell me, if this happens will I regret it until the end of my spell there?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 12 June 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

i've spent the entire weekend sober, but just because i had to work.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 June 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

I had a fantastic Sat night, in a pleasantly altered state. The earthquake this morning didn't bother me at all, I was so half-dozingly satisfied with life.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 12 June 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

Can someone get the this: http://www.adoublescotch.com/
for my b-day?

Must read.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 12 June 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

When's your birthday?

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 04:45 (twenty years ago)

I have realized that I've been awfully melodramatic lately - um, sorry 'bout that.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 04:46 (twenty years ago)

Tell me the day and I'll set you free, what you wanna be
Show me the way and I'll let you see what you do to me
Well, it's not enough to live
If you're gonna take, then you have to give
We're for the dark, baby, you and I

Show me the clouds and I'll give you sky if you want me to
Show me the crowds and I'll make you sigh if you take me through
Well, it's not enough to be
If you're gonna look, then you have to see
We're for the dark, baby, you and I
baby, you and I

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

listening to: Clem Snide - The End of Love
thinking about: the end of love. Are you still feeling bad/ that your mother left your dad?
about to: fuck right off.
currently munching: regret.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 04:56 (twenty years ago)

Not eating, listening to crickets, about to click submit, currently coming down.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 05:20 (twenty years ago)

Why do you think me so hard to get?
Is there something they might regret?
Is it better to just forget, just forget?

If they only would let us know
Then we'd know just how far to go
But instead they just tell us "no", tell us "no"

You, you always played the fool
You always broke the rules
At every single school you know
It always pulled you down
They could always pull you down

You, you never stayed the same
And now you take the blame
For all the little games they play
And let it bring you down
Why'd you let it bring you down?

Why do you think me so hard to get?
Is there something they might regret?
Is it better to just forget, just forget?

If they only would let us know
Then we'd know just how far to go
But instead they just tell us "no", tell us "no"

You, you never stayed the same
And now you take the blame
For all the little games they play
And let it bring you down
Why'd you let it bring you down?

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: the radio
Thinking: about how tired I am & how I currently look like this..
http://www.ykcoop.com/images/Pillsbury.gif
although I don't have any sort of smile or hat. :-(
About to: get a much needed coffee from the kitchen
Currently munching on: the inside of my mouth as it's not fattening, or at least I think

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Monday, 13 June 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

Incidentally: regarding the Office Gossip I posted upthread: we found out today that the office's resident sex offender has been sent down for a year. As has his wife.

― caitlin (caitlin), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

Euw, that's nasty!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

Yikes!

Monday morning: Quiet, placid, uneventful, nondescript. I've been listening to all that wonderful wonderful Arthur Russell-related music posted on the latest YouSendIt thread on ilM. Yesterday I dealt with my brother's friends causing a ruckus while I watched Kill Bill, Vol. 2 last night (I turned up the volume to twice the normal volume and I still couldn't hear parts of it) and before conking out for the night like a faulty drum machine I read a bit more of Simone de Beauvoir's The Mandarins. Today I'm hoping to get outside with an acquaintance or two but who knows if that will occur. I think For Against's debut (which I special-ordered) might arrive today, if not tomorrow.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Monday, 13 June 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Luna- my bday is July 21.

hi all!

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

gra·ni·ta
n.
A granular dessert ice with a sugar-syrup base, usually flavored with fruit purée, coffee, or wine.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Italian, from feminine past participle of granire, to make grainy, granulate. See granite.]

Pretty common in Italy.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: the AC
Thinking about: what daily chores I have left to do this morning at work
About to: respond to all my personal emails
Currently munching on: nothing, but drinking water

I missed you guys this weekend. It was hot and lonely.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

when i worked at cafe in college, the granita machine was the owner's pride and joy though it was ALWAYS malfunctioning. every morning when i came in, he and the counter staff would be nervously whispering and clustering around it like it was an idol. it probably produced decent, saleable granita one day out of five. what a pain in the arse.

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

you're in good company, pink. i was just thinking how much i resemble the pillsbury boy, especially in skin tone. i have to sort out my tan before glasto, or else risk blinding other festival-goers with the glare off of any exposed flesh.
Just fake tan it up Lauren! I highly recommend the Clarins fake tan stuff, it's got a really natural look & doesn't streak.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: The hum of the overhead lighting. Ask nor for whom the overhead fluorescent bulbs hum. They hum for thee.
Thinking about: All the lovely work I have to do this morning
About to: Do expenses
Currently munching on: nothing but I might have some fruit salad

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

ugh, boss on warpath.

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 13 June 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

how we found out about said colleague

― caitlin (caitlin), Monday, 13 June 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Listening to: The hum of the overhead lighting. Ask nor for whom the overhead fluorescent bulbs hum. They hum for thee.

Mr. White, You crack me up!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

I nearly bought an Xbox, but talked myself into just renting one (though I've probably paid for one by renting it three times), and spent most of the weekend saving the Old Republic. Last night, though, these two sisters who live in my apt. complex who I knew when I was at University came by and invited me over. They'd made a cheesecake.
So I went over and they fed me cheesecake and told me stories about growing up in Small Town, Canada and kept giving me more cheesecake. I think I ate about half. It was pretty good. Not too rich (which is why I could keep eating it).
I was highly suspiscious the whole time, but it was sort of fun.

― Huk-L, Monday, 13 June 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

What's that movie... Who's for Dinner? or something?... where this group of friends keeps inviting people over, chatting them up, and then killing them?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Maybe even just Dinner Party? I've seen that!
Maybe they decided they needed to fatten me up first!

― Huk-L, Monday, 13 June 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

I think it's the Dinner Party? hmm

this is my last week of freedom, what should I do?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

'The Last Supper', Sarah?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Is Courtney B. Vance in it?

― Huk-L, Monday, 13 June 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

That sounds about right, M. White.

You should definitely go out and about in the middle of the day instead of staying inside, since that's something you'll miss, Sam.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

Yup. http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0113613/

Hehe, THAT WAS NO CHEESECAKE.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

You should definitely go out and about in the middle of the day instead of staying inside, since that's something you'll miss, Sam.

I don't know. . .doing things in the middle of the day in June/July is something to be avoided in TX. I try to wait to run errands till george gets home and I can use his a/c'ed car!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe I remembered Courtney B. Vance, but not Cameron Diaz and Annabeth Gish! Maybe the cheesecake is turning me gay!

― Huk-L, Monday, 13 June 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Now I want some juicy heirloom tomatoes.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

hang on, Sam: what's that last week of freedom? Did you get a job, or are you getting married, or have you been smuggling vibrators across state lines or something?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

I got the computer job. I start a week from today.

Pink, thanks for the e-card. :)

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere!

Sgs and I are back from Venice. Venice! We had a lovely time, and I've downloaded the photos from my camera, so you may get a few pics soon. Poor Sarah had to go straight from the sirport to class, but hopefully she's on her way home now and we can curl up in front of "America's Next Top Model" tonight and enjoy the balmy evening.

To catch up: I am 6 foot exactly, I am listening to birds and cars outside my window, thinking about how to best manipulate holiday snaps and how Tuomas's update post could be summed up as "pussy, booze, pussy, chums, pussy & booze & chums". I am about to check and see if my eBay auction has ended and if my poker buddy Matt has come online, and I am eating nothing at all, though my stomach is nudging me increasingly aggressively to rectify the situation (despite me having ballooned over the past month and needing desperately to go on a diet).

Hi everybody!

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

Fantastic news, Sam! I hope you enjoy it! And welcome back, Mark.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 13 June 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

Tuomas's update post could be summed up as "pussy, booze, pussy, chums, pussy & booze & chums".

The story of my life, man... No wait, the story of every guy on Earth?

Welcome back!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

Except that it's love I'm talking about, L-U-V. I've had enough pussy in my life to know that's not where love lies.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Er, you get the point...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

It's either love or luv - it can't be both.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

Well, at this point I'm willing to settle even for luv.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Okay, but stay the hell away from wuv.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/images/pagedesign/NEWS-new_york_dolls.jpg

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I've had enough wuv in my life. I think I'm ready for luv. As for love... I'm not sure.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

http://www.rockandrollreport.com/photos/uncategorized/van_halen_2.jpg

"Ain't talkin 'bout wuv!"

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

Haha, I'm sure they ain't!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

If you're ready for luv, you're ready for love. Don't settle.

Also, they may not be talkin bout wuv, but they should be talking about costume changes, because damn.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

My god is the second dude from right hairy!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

I've never liked too much hair on men. Makes me think of apes. Not that I have anything against apes.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

I was just reading the Being Single thread and realized I haven't been single as an adult before. Ok, I guess, maybe for about a month and a half at one point and a half a month at another, but that's it. And I had a different boyfriend every year of high school, but that's only because my family kept moving. So I'd have a long distance relationship, break up, get a new guy, move again... blah blah blah.

I've never lived alone either. Right out of college, I rented a room, but it was in this woman's house, so there was always someone around.

I don't envy single people, but sometimes I get curious about what it must be like. (I'm not saying that as a threat to my current bf, BTW)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

I love living alone.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

Second dude from the right = David Lee Roth, also the object of my costume change comment. I didn't find him attractive then, and you know, I don't now.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Ah, I was too small when Def Leppard was still something.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

That's Van Halen.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)

Second dude from the right = David Lee Roth

I am curious as to how Thuomas, or anyone, is not already intimately familiar with the fantastic tastyness that is Van Halen. Perhaps the world is not as small as I thought?

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)

See above.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

I bet if I weren't in a relationship I would have a roomie anyway. I need to have people around.

I am fairly well versed in Def Leppard, but not Van Halen. My mom actually had a Def Leppard tape when they were big.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

Def Leppard, Van Halen, sounds kinda same to me. Weren't they the ones who had that hit song with the great synth line? "Jump"?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

I've never lived alone either, though I've always just had flatmates, never lived with a girlfriend. I'm 26 within a week, I think I should give living by myself a try (if it only were cheaper...). I don't socialize that much with my current flatmates, even though they're perfectly okay.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

"Jump" was Van Halen, yeah.

I must admit, I didn't recognize who the photo was of, myself. I think I was born just a couple years too late to have gotten into rock and metal. We've talked about this, I think.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

I've been living alone for almost two years, and I really like it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

I was born after the biggest and best years of Frank Sinatra, but I know who he is...

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

I think I was born just a couple years too late to have gotten into rock and metal.

You didn't miss much. 'Cept maybe Van Halen's Roth years. I'm hard put to think of any other hard rock from the late 70's-early 80's that's worth a breezy fart. I'm sure there's something, but I'm not so sure I care. KISS? Oh, please.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

Sinatra was also a much bigger public figure and icon throughout his entire career than Eddie and Alex and David.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

I've never just been into rock that much. Love Duke Ellington though, and his biggest years were before even my parents were born.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, there aren't many more famous people than Frank Sinatra.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

I mean, if I only started paying attention to popular music in 1990, how would I be able to automatically recognize the members of a band that was past its prime (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge hitting #1 in the summer of '91 notwithstanding)? (Also: I never had MTV as a kid.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

I have a Grand Theory of Van Halen, and could if I were so inclined set about explaining why they are the only hard rock hair band that was ever worth a crap, but you'd get bored.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

Luna, I think these kids are trying to tell us we're old.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

haha, I really sympathise...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

My mom actually had a Def Leppard tape when they were big.

This sums up everything anyone needs to know about Def Leppard.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

I have a Grand Theory of Van Halen, and could if I were so inclined set about explaining why they are the only hard rock hair band that was ever worth a crap, but you'd get bored.

I know someone who'd take you up on that offer.

http://www.cinematical.com/images/2005/03/chuck.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

haha Oh no it would turn into a festival of defending the indefensible.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

He looks more like me that I think I'm comfortable with.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

I've never liked too much hair on men. Makes me think of apes. Not that I have anything against apes.

-- Tuomas

as a hairy man, I uh am offended. ; )

i woke up just now. slept from about 5 am - 3:30 pm. had some really incredible dreams. feeling a lot better.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

Who's the dude in the pic?

Sorry, Hstencil, maybe it's just that Van Halen dude I don't fancy. Haven't seen a picture of you.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

that's chuck "ayn rand is teh BOMB" klosterman.

i sorta miss the days when it was socially acceptable, even considered hot, for dudes to have chest hair.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

where the fuck is elliot gould when we need him?

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

I was unaware that these days had passed.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

i dunno, i never see hairy dudes on tha tv no more.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

http://www.classichollywoodbios.com/Images/Bob%20&%20Carol%20&%20Ted%20&%20Alice%20(1969).jpg

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

exactly what i was thinking of, kenan.

it's little consolation that i could go into a bear bar.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

the tv's a poor measure of what's acceptable.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

of course we know that, sam.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

the return of elliott gould would be welcome for many reasons besides chest hair.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

http://www.rgj.com/news/files/2002/10/31/17755.jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

remember when men had many diverse role models to choose from such as elliot gould, alan alda, david lee roth, rollie fingers, muhammad ali, etc., etc.? i miss those days.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.sauk.org.uk/exhibition/ewan_mcgregor.jpg

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Sinatra was just an example.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

damn. i like a man in a kilt. (well, depends on the man, i suppose, but rowr)

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:30 (twenty years ago)

Ewan is a fine actor.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

but do you see the fur?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

they made him not face the camera, tho.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

http://stram.hautetfort.com/album/acteurs/cover-ewan_mcgregor_99.jpg

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Ewan's not intimidatingly hirsute though.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 13 June 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

but I'd do him.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:16 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys. I am feeling very, very powerfully lonely at this time and am wondering why I keep on wanting to bring this up on this thread. I guess I'm just yearning for some human connections, or maybe all this talk about relationships that ILX has been abuzz with recently has reminded me of something that has been severely lacking in my life and I'm so famished for that kind of connection that any reminders of it automatically trigger a sort of longing in terms of overall relationships. I'm trying to make the pictures of Ewan McGregor cheer me up, but not even those are lifting my spirits. I'm just being bedeviled by my constant need and greed and I don't know what to do about that. I really wish I had the strength and discipline to fix what it is I *know* I need to fix before I can even begin to think about being involved in a relationship, but I've always sucked at both diet and exercise and I don't know if I'd be willing to risk the life-threatening infection that happens occasionally with gastric bypass surgery. But -- maybe I'm just desperate enough right now to feel the need to do something. And maybe it's that that will power me through this time. God I hope so.

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

I just want to feel wanted, you know? That primal urge, that need to feel like there's that special someone out there who is wild about me. I've never had that feeling before in my entire life, and I feel like I'm getting a bit too old for that to not have happened yet to me. Oh God, maybe I should just try to temporarily have a mental block on any talk involving relationships right now so it won't faze me. Or something. I don't know. I do know that I was doing perfectly okay until I started noticing all these threads about relationships and love and whatnot and it all really, really hit me. Anyway, I'll just wrap this up for now.

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

Pink, thanks for the e-card. :)

You're welcome hun!

Dee, I understand where you are coming from & please don't think of having gastric bypass surgery. If you want to chat I'm around. Take care darlin'. xoxox

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

I really wish I had the strength and discipline to fix what it is I *know* I need to fix before I can even begin to think about being involved in a relationship

You're not alone, Dee. That's exactly how I've been feeling recently too.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 07:19 (twenty years ago)

I think you can never be too old for it to happen to you for the first time. If you find someone who truly cares for you, he shouldn't mind about your history. Me, I've really, truly loved (and been loved back) only once in my life, and that was several years ago, but I haven't given up the hope for it to happen again.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

Morning everyone--I did not want to leave Venice AT ALL. I still feel sort of like I'm floating on the lagoon. I am meeting those people about the awesome volunteer job this afternoon, woo! I haven't really caught up on this thread, so apologies, just wanted to say hi and I hope everyone's feeling ok.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

morning.

feeling tired. i went down to london early yesterday morning for a meeting but they cancelled it all and didn't tell me.
the plus side of this was that my boss told me that i could gladly have the day off free to visit london, as a paid working day.

the day consisted of many visits to all the sites and obviously the occasional bar visit. actually there were quite a few bar stops.

got home late and tired now.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)

Ste, what sites did you visit in London?

SGS - Good luck with the job.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:19 (twenty years ago)

from trafalgar square i marched on towards westminster passed downing st, buckingham palace i think came in somewhere and from then on it was the standard package, the eye, the bridge, st pauls, tate, tower, different bridge. i ended up in some lovely bars slightly north of the city.

and the sun was shining all day which was a great bonus

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

Hi Ste! I'm glad you had fun. Next time, coincide it with a FAP...

Isn't toner expensive? I just spent £35 on two toner cartirdges for my crappy printer. NB this is not a plea for cheap toner retailers - indeed, I will be annoyed if anyone tells me somewhere I could have got it cheaper...

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)

That is about what I pay for our printers at work (including a discount) so I don't think you're being ripped off (unless I am too, ha.)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)

Mark you should have...oh nothing! ;-)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:47 (twenty years ago)

hey mark, yeah bad planning on my works part. see me resisting my temptation to ask a local "please to tell me the way to the nearest fap?"

high toner cost is the one reason i have resisted buying a printer ever.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)

Ste, if you'd gone to an internet cafe and said "who wants lunch?" I reckon you'd have had 2 or 3 replies straight away! But thenn again if no-one had replied it would have been sorta depressing. Hmm.

Don't you need a home printer, though? I certainly did when I was unemployed - freelance writing and endless job application letters made it essential.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

I mean, if you'd gone to an internet cafe and started a thread on ILE that said "who wants lunch?" - I'm not suggesting you ask Chinese students and friendless geeks if they want lunch (well, not the former, anyway).

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)

i stole my printer, so the toner cost just about makes up for that, i think...

― stelf)xxxxx, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)

mark i was totally thinking of something like that. ended up having lunch in a bar on the thames walkway, just south of the tate gallery next to the bridge. i ordered too much food and ended up giving my bowl of onion rings to two old ladies on another table. because i'm kind

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)

Aww how sweet!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

Next time your work sends you to Cambridge, I will be around when you order too many onion rings, get it? :-)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

aw sorry we have no offices in Cambridge

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)

i bought a homeless dude a latte and a belgian waffle at the weekend. he seemed grateful but probably thought i was a right middle-class twit once i'd gone

― stelf)xxxx, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)

Boo you Ste!

Again Stelf, when you're next in Cambridge you can buy me a waffle & a latte. Although I will not think you're a middle-class twit, I will however be checking out your shoes!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

so i got all nervous for nothing, i went and the dr talked to me for 20 minutes and told me to quit smoking. no finger in the ass. he's saving that for next time...in three months.

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

Oh yay Chris, good to hear that. So are you going to take his advice now?!!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

In the meantime, why don't you practice, get used to the sensation. You might even end up looking forward to it! Then again, getting a stiffy with a man's finger in your arse, hmm.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

yes, both of us are going to quit on the 20th. we also decided since with all this house selling and buying stress to not go see the fertility specialist until we are moved and settled. less stress.

mark, i hate you. ;)

― Chris 'Crusty' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

Good idea Chris.
Good idea Mark.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha.

Hang in there, Dee. You're a lovely person, and it will happen for you one day. Just be confident and be yourself.

I had a "good cry" last night. I called my credit card company - the one I maxed out - and begged to have my rate reduced or an increased line of credit. And they were like, "Why would we do that? You have bad credit now." And I was like, "Whaaaa---?!! Isn't there some sort of grace period for that??!" And the CSR guy just said, "No. You've been overdrawn on this account for two months now and it's already been reported and until you pay off the balance it will continue to affect your credit rating negatively." So I just lost it and was crying on the phone and kept saying, "Is there anything you can do to help me? I've always paid my minimums on time in the past." But he just kept saying, "If you'd like to pay the balance off now, this will all be taken care of..." but I don't have that much.

But then I went on a lovely walk with Nick around the neighborhood and there was a nice breeze and I got over it for a while.

Maybe I should change my screen name to Sarah "Bad Credit" McLusky. I'm scarred for life!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

Aww Sarah, can you get a sonsolidation loan or something?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

Don't use credit cards.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

I know, I know... easy for me to say, etc. I'm sorry Sarah, that's really rough. Common, too.

I like my debit card a lot.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

Although I've had problems with it, too. I got overdrawn on my bank account last month by three dollars, and had four days to go until I got paid, and the bank charged me $35 per day for an overdraft fee. That was mad, mad expensive.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

I know I shouldn't use credit cards. I definitely feel like I've learned my lesson. I have entirely too many cards and lots of high balances. But I've gotten to a point where I'm tired of thinking "Me aculpa! Me acupla!". I mean, I've only been on my budget since the beginning of the month and I'm cutting up credit cards left and right, but it's a very painful process none-the-less. And I was pretty sure I'd already screwed up my credit, I just had to double check. And the dumbest - ok, maybe not THe dumbest but close to it - is that I had $20,000 or so of remaining credit on another card, but since I decided to use this card in particular, which had a lower limit, I fucked up my credit.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Urgh. Sorry for dumping so much. I tend to overexpose myself on here sometimes, and not in a sexy way.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

i finally made it to the end of one of these threads! it's been months, they go so fast, and i never want to post without reading it all.

now i'm too tired to write much, but here's highlights:

pink, i think the 'xoxo' confusion is a brit/american thing. i sign emails xo/c and people here have had to ask what it means.

sam and sgs, good luck on the work front! i was going to give sgs swimsuit buying advice but you're already back so it's too late. hope the interview goes well.

mark, i'm going to a poker party on friday, so i guess i'll finally learn. eek. real cards and apparently real money. hmm.

kenan, sorry to hear about both the breakup and the real estate situation. i'm sure if you put an ad in the reader detailing your shaving habits, you'd have someone offering you a spare bed in no time...

aw, and best of luck to sarah, that sounds really crappy! good luck sorting it all out...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, don't mention it. We all come here to whinge sometimes.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

As the brits would say, I'm a right whinger! (um, you guys would say that, right?)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

I would say that, yes.

Colette, Sarah looks totally fucking hott in her new bikini. Sarah, sorry to embarrass you but it's true omg!

Is this poker party the one Ellen is having? Hmm, seems the invite she promised me was lost in the post...

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

sarah, i'm broke, too, so don't worry about moaning. it can be fun. i'm see it as a challenge to enjoy life on the cheap right now and am doing pretty well.

― stef)xxxxx, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I'm trying to do that. I'm doing lots of fun free stuff, and trying to enjoy the things I already have. Last night I played music with my bf out on our back porch, went on a couple of walks, and watched Strangers with Candy episodes, which we own on dvd. Also, I've been doing more home recording stuff with him. Good times.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

xpost Yes I am a little embarrassed now.
I should point out to everyone else the obvious, that Mark has an unobjective viewpoint that does wonders for my self-esteem. But I will say that walking around in a bikini was surprisingly liberating, if only because I just finally decided that I didn't give a damn if other people were judging me or not. The others on the beach ran the gamut from tanned lithe hotties to the large pallid aged, and I decided that I've already spent enough of my life in a swimsuit worrying and not enough chillin'.

My interview went well I think--I liked the artists I'd be working with, and they seemed interested in me. They've received much more interest from potential volunteers than they'd anticipated, so they may divide up the total work between 5 people, rather than just a couple, according to specialty and schedule. They said they'd call tonight about it all. I'd like more rather than less work, even though I'd get a reference anyway.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, don't worry. I've had horrible, almost irrepairably (sp) damaged credit for years and life goes on. It's not the end of the world.

Dee, ::hugs:: I'm rarely on chat anymore but mail me if you want.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

mark, i'm going to a poker party on friday, so i guess i'll finally learn. eek. real cards and apparently real money. hmm.
We went to a real poker party & it ended with ppl walking out!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 07:14 (twenty years ago)

Oh & I went to the dentist yesterday & he told me I have to have one of my wisdom teeth out. I nearly cried when he told me! :-(

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 07:18 (twenty years ago)

I just realised I am brutally pre-menstrual and if anyone crosses me I will either rip their head off or cry. I've already had a fight with a tutor because she won't let the cleaner clean her classroom this morning. And it's raining. It's going to be a great day.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

Sorry about your tooth Pink :(

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 07:37 (twenty years ago)

Sorry about your PMT Archel, it's really sucky when you feel like that. Get some chocolate!!
I just can't even imagine how they're going to take it out & I'm going to be awake! I can't do that.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 07:40 (twenty years ago)

Morning all. Pink, what happened? Was there cheatin'? I played slightly higher stakes poker last night and swung between £70 down and £60 up before settling at a cosy profit of £32. It's not good for your nerves, really.

Wisdom tooth removal is never nice. But if they think they can do it with you still awake, then it's probably going to be pretty straightforward (and the pulling itself won't hurt at all - but make sure you pop some hardcore painkillers before the anaesthetic wears off, something I didn't think to do. The worst thing about it is the noise.

Archie, take care of yourself, and if it ever gets too much, just remember you'll be seeing me in less than three weeks time!

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

It was just something to do with specific rules not being discussed beforehand & of course, that eventuality occured & all hell broke lose!

*gulp* I am scared of dentists, how can they do this to me? :-(

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)

It's what's keepin me going Mark :)

I am eating some fudge now.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

I would like some fudge, but I have newly started a DIET and have a target of 10 pounds to lose. I really need a date target too - maybe my friend's wedding in 8 weeks?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)

OH JOY I have just discovered that I mistakenly ordered 100 lever arch files yesterday instead of 10, and they have just arrived. Fuck. I may be setting the cause of feminism back a good 80 years here but: I should not be allowed to be at work at this time of the month.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Just blag it Archel & say you specifically ordered 10, unless of course you wrote it down!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, try returning it. If you're a good customer, they shouldn't give you any problems. You didn't open them all, right? Just act like you'd assume they'd take them back. Oh, silly me, I meant 10... So, someone be picking this up for a credit on the account when the next delivery comes?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Well, I just called to get them collected and they didn't seem fazed at all. I just hope the account will be credited...

They are always having to collect stuff that they have sent incorrect or broken, anyway, so it's about time the tables were turned.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

no problem to get it credited Archel, it happens all the time with stationery companies.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

Women be returnin' goods!

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

Hey Pink. Getting your wisdom teeth out isn't fun, but it isn't that bad either. I had mine out under local anaesthetic, so I was awake too. You can feel the pressure of them moving the tooth around, but it doesn't really hurt. Then after the anaesthetic wears off, it really only hurts for the next 24 hours or so, after that it's just tender. Just make sure you don't go back to eating solid foods too soon, which I did and then get an infected area, which hurt a lot more than the actual procedure. So be patient, eat lots of ice cream, and make people take care of you.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:06 (twenty years ago)

When I had my wizzies taken out it was just fine, and I had three done at once. Look up the wisdom tooth thread, I don't think there's anything too scary on it!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

When mine were out, some friends came to visit me at home a few hours afterwards. They took pictures. Don't let anyone take pictures! I was a total chipmunk face from all the swelling and painkillers.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

It's a good excuse to eat ice cream at least Pink!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

*gulp* I wanted to say to the dentist you're going to have to put me out, but he made it sounds like there was nothing to it. It's the injections that I'm scared as much as anything!

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tbh, i'd rather not have that excuse. I don't want to look like a chipmunk :-(

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

It's kind of fun having chubby cheeks for a day.

I remember watching lots of tv and sleeping after mine were removed, but that was over 10 years ago.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

I haven't had wisdom teeth out but I have had 5 extractions altogether over the course of my life. The first one was the worst - I was about 7 and in hospital throwing up for three days because of all the blood I swallowed :(

The others - the injections were fine, you REALLY don't feel them. Basically there was no pain at any point, just numbness and comedy puffiness for a day.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

i was put under for the removal, so it was no big deal. make sure you begin icing your face with packs the instant that you're home, and you shouldn't have a problem with swelling.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Sarah - no offence, but I have chubby cheeks everyday! :-(

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Archel, I beg to differ with regards to not feeling the injections. When i was about 14 or 15 I had 4 teeth removed owing to the fact that there wasn't enough room in my mouth (hard to believe I know) & i have never felt anything worse than a needle in the roof of my mouth. Only really paralleled by the injection under my tongue.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Aw, maybe I've been lucky then. Or had some *really* strong local anaesthesia.

And that was the reason I had my extractions too. I made a fuss until my orthodontist told me I would have a lisp forever otherwise...

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

do any of you Americans watch trading spouses on Fox? omigod I wanted that vegan woman to be snapped in half by an alligator last night. most annoying person. evah!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

That was me!

J/k. I don't think I've ever watched that show. Plus, I'm not vegan.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

oh lord this woman was awful. part two airs next week, you should watch it. she hits their dog. haha.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

I watched it, Sam!
I'm going to be camping next week, but I briefly considered cancelling my trip to watch the conclusion. That Cajun kid is awesome.

Also, I ate cake for breakfast.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

I thought of having a slice of cheesecake for breakfast. . .

preachy self-righteous people of any stripe or horrid. this woman is the stereotypical preachy vegan and she makes all of them look bad. Not to mention just plain rude. Her poor family seemed so beaten down. I think she enjoys such a severe lifestyle b/c it just means more things she can lord over.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, she not once seemed to consider that Cajun Boy is a) a little kid, b) not her kid, and c) in front of TV cameras for the first time in his life.

I really like the poise Cajun Mom has shown so far, at the vegan party esp.

And the vegan family seems totally bewildered w/o Vegan Mom. "We've eaten salad three days in a row."
GET ONE COOKBOOK, VEGANS.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

yeah no shit. I could cook up some pasta or something, fuck. wait pasta has eggs. . .hmm.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

A friend of mine was telling me about that episode. It sounded pretty funny. My friend said Cajun Boy was amusingly direct with Vegan Mom.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Not all pasta has eggs!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

the little boy was very smart yet far better-mannered than that grown woman.

I stupidly watch this show and Nanny 911 each week just to gape at all the ignorant people out there but last night's episode took the cake.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Look...you're fired.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Will I be able to drive OK after a local anaestetic?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Depends which locality.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Matt has that cookbook by the guy out of Supersize Me's girlfriend, the vegan chef. It's good!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Most pasta doesn't have eggs unless it sells itself as egg pasta (perhaps this is a big deal in the US - here almost all normal dried pasta is egg-free).

Pink, you'll be fine to drive, yes.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

If it's in your mouth.

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Ah cool Sam, thanks.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

you may be fine to drive, but I think it would be better to have someone pick you up and start with the pampering right away. When I emerged from the surgery my mom was there to pick me up, but barely suppressed a guffaw at how I looked. "Like a stretched-out cartoon face!" she said later, giggling. When you're under the local anesthetic you can hear stuff but you probably won't really care about it--at least that was the effect the local and laughing gas had on me.

I am now officially a PhD student everyone, WOO! I had my upgrade panel today and all was well. I start a brief volunteer stint tomorrow, now all I need is someone to hire me at a job where they pay me and I'm golden.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Oh congrats SGS!!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

YAY! Go, Sarah!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! It's kind of a hoop to jump through, from MPhil to PhD, but I was a little worried about the work I'd submitted because that's the way I am.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nationaltheatre.org/cinema/art/2003/WaitingForGuffman.jpg
Boring Boring Bo--ring

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

That's not a comment about sgs!

I still have 45 minutes of work left today. *sigh*

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

10 more minutes for me.
And I'm not going to have time to see Batman Begins until a week from now. SIGH.
It's playing at the drive in with Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, too. not that I even have a car, but...

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

We stand around. We stand some more. On the planet named for the Roman god of war.
I will not be seeing Batman Begins tonight either because I don't want my phlegmy cough to disturb the theater. I had a 3 hour class this morning on how to run reports in Access and now I am tired and flummoxed.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

I had my wisdom teeth out under general anaesthetic, and it was great! Mind you, this might be because I was heavily sedated beforehand, so I was high as a kite when I was wheeled down to theatre.

The most annoying part was afterwards, when the stitches had half-dissolved themselves; it felt like I had lots of little bits of flapping string dangling from my gums.

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)

I had all four wisdom teeth taken out on the same day. I was on nitrous listening to Vivaldi, if I recall correctly, and I distinctly remember mostly enjoying myself except for the one pint when I heard one of the teeth crack and I thought to myself, "I'm really glad I'm thi high, 'cause usually that kind of sound would make me sick."

Something came up and my Dad couldn't pick me up from the dentist's afterwards so I had to take the bus. Not knowing where I would have to transfer, I went to ask the bus driver before I got on. He stared at me perplexed since all that came out when I went to ask the question was a string of chipmunk cheeked, anesthetized tongue induced, wheezing gibberish. Good times.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:14 (twenty years ago)

I watched Raging Bull while recovering from wisdom tooth removal!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:17 (twenty years ago)

I watched "RUMBLE IN THE BRONX" starring MR. JACKIE CHAN.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

tonight we watched the movie "MASH". God young Donald Sutherland was such a hottie.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 16 June 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

I saw X last night. They played the entire Los Angeles album. It rocked!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 16 June 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

I don't know why I'm posting this, but I am:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/cstarrcstarr/ILX/shaw.jpg

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 16 June 2005 03:51 (twenty years ago)

This (above) is my friend who died in October. I give you a face to the name. I've made some real progress in my grieving because this is the first time I can look at a picture of him and not have a breakdown.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 16 June 2005 04:10 (twenty years ago)

My heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry, sweetie.

And I like your posting a pic of him -- it does what pictues do. It adds a face to the name, an image to the idea. What was lost can never fully be communicated, but a photo is always the best we can do. Photos are powerful.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 16 June 2005 04:20 (twenty years ago)

Lots of love, darlin xx

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 16 June 2005 04:50 (twenty years ago)

Orbit, I like that you've posted a picture. Maybe you are on the way to remembering the happier times without being consumed with grief. Much love. xox

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 16 June 2005 07:07 (twenty years ago)

I'm glad you're on your way to recovery, Orbit, at least as much as one can recover from such a loss.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 16 June 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

I hope things are going ok legal-wise Orbit.

I just got back from walking to the drugstore to buy and send off father's day cards. I feel accomplished. which is pathetic.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 16 June 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

agreed, hang in there Orbit. and thats cool you posted a picture.

why pathetic? even the smallest of completed tasks can help you feel tonnes better

― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 June 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

(that should have said xpost: before it)

― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 June 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

Where did they play, Orbit?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 16 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

i'm so inactive that's what's pathetic.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 16 June 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

sam - it's not pathetic, this is the calm before the storm of being thrust back into work!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 16 June 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

Live it up now, Sam!

I had a semi-busy morning at work, but now everything's suddenly quiet. I might have some filing to do later though. That's something.

I went to a bridal shower last night for a friend (that I met via a guy I met via ILE!) and got to meet a bunch of really cool girls my age, so I'm in a good mood and feeling better about my social life. Now I just need to stalk all of them and make them tell me girlie secrets. BWAH HA HA!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

And then post said secrets on ILE!

― Huk-L, Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

Well, duh! But you have to promise not to tell anyone! I mean it!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

I promise. I promise.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

I promise only to tell M. White.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

She WHAT!!??

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

I've been home sick the last two days and I broke two of my toes yesterday. Right now, I'm eating a croissant and watching the latest freeway chase. Oh help me.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

Help you???
Lady, I want to BE you.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

What happened, Luna?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

I have bronchitis and I kicked a table while trying to avoid stepping on the dog who insists on being in my way because I suspect she's secretly trying to kill me.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Unless you meant the freeway thing, in which case the guy is in a red chevy blazer on the northbound 101, currently in Ventura, and may have kidnapped someone.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

I am on newer, stronger antibiotics after a ten day regimen of amoxicillin failed to dislodge the sinusitis I've had for over three weeks. It's making me feel a little bit woozy. I have learned to avoid little Ava's attempts to trip me down the stairs but I imagine she's smaller than Zoe. I hope you feel better soon.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

I'm taking levaquin (as I always do, cos it works) and this time is the first time I can remember it making me dizzy.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

I've been feeling really edgy and off the past couple of days. I'll just be glad when the first week of my new job has passed so I can relax.

I feel a little bit better now, though, as I've confirmed that as UT staff I'll have full borrowing privelges from the libraries. oh. my. god.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

The dog is secretly trying to tell you that she is going to begin demanding human sacrifices on a regular basis. Your two toes paid the price.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

I've confirmed that as UT staff I'll have full borrowing privelges from the libraries

Score!!

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

That's what I figured, too - she wants me to break my neck so she can eat me.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

She thinks your freckles are cinnamon sprinkles.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

I have been dancing a lot tonight, especially to one of the music channels that had a half-hour straight of Missy Elliott videos. I am a dancing fool--wish I were better at it. I sort of want to take lessons even...

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

hi. i got drunk last night. it was a good time. i got paid 3 weeks' worth of money from work instead of the usual 2. i really needed that. esp. so i could get drunk. awesome.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to go stand in a parking lot in a bit and watch dirty punk bands. I miss Dallas.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

On the subject of injections in your mouth, as people were yesterday, can I point out that there is no pain I have ever felt like getting an injection straight into the nerve of one of your teeth. Simple local anaesthetic into your gums = total walk in the park after that.

I would like to do dancing lessons. Salsa or Leroc or something like that, but I have the fear, and no-one to go with (the mister is rubbish at dancing and would prefer to stay that way rather than, you know, learn how to be better).

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

why do you miss dallas, sam?

this is my favorite passage in ULYSSES:

If he had smiled why would he have smiled?

To reflect that each one who enters imagines himself to be the first to enter whereas he is always the last term of a preceding series even if the first term of a succeeding one, each imagining himself to be first, last, only and alone, whereas he is neither first nor last nor only nor alone in a series originating In and repeated to infinity.

i like the part in "slacker" where the dude makes his friend say this and throws his typewriter in the river. that's in austin, of course. i love that movie.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

I love the Ithaca chapter.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

can I point out that

Gah, I just slagged myself off the other day on the things-you-say-that-you-get-pissed-off-with-yourself-for thread for my habit of saying "can I just say that..." and now I appear to have picked up a written version of the same tic.

*bangs head off wall*

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

ailsa, I also have no one to go with me. Last time I took dancing lessons was 6 years ago and, since it was a style where you need a partner, most of the classes seemed to be geared towards people meeting people rather than actual dancing.

I'd need a dance class buddy to go now I think. I could pretend I'm less awkward than I am.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

i met up with an old friend, patrick, last night. i hadn't seen him in about a year. he gave me two books that he made, he has a small-run poetry press. so nice. it was like old times, we drank and just talked and talked.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 16 June 2005 21:56 (twenty years ago)

Thanks all for the kind thought.
M White- X played at the LA Weekly Music Awards at the Henry Fonda Theatre.

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 17 June 2005 01:29 (twenty years ago)

On the subject of injections in your mouth, as people were yesterday, can I point out that there is no pain I have ever felt like getting an injection straight into the nerve of one of your teeth. Simple local anaesthetic into your gums = total walk in the park after that.
Oh god ailsa, that sounds hideous! *gulp*

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 07:24 (twenty years ago)

friday night here pinky! how are you?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 17 June 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

and whoah, sorry for not keeping up, but where is sam and what is the job and where?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 17 June 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

Hey Gaz! Sadly it's only Friday morning here, boo! How's your evening going? Sam has moved to Austin & is starting a new job. Oh do keep up! ;-) How are those lubberly kiddies of yours?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 07:45 (twenty years ago)

very sick. i'm ok tho. weird job interview today.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)

Today, there's noone else from my department at work. And I'm very, very bored. With noone to check on what I'm doing, any motivation has quietly faded away.

It's the Office Gossip's birthday. She's been trying to persuade me to go for a drink at the pub she works in tonight. I'm a bit iffy about the idea, but it *is* her birthday.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

She sounds like a very mixed-up person. Do you like her at all? Does she had endearing qualities beyond her indiscretion, selfishness and malice?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)

Oh - maybe she just craves attention. Would you be in the pub with other nice people, or is she suggesting you just turn up while she's behind the bar?

(I have an inkling of suspicion that you and her have a love/hate thing, or possibly a rampant sex/hate thing. Am I warm...?)

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)

Would you be in the pub with other nice people, or is she suggesting you just turn up while she's behind the bar?

The latter, as far as I know.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

o man get the free drinks caitlin! (also is markelby warm?)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

I have no idea if free drinks will be on offer; somehow I doubt that they will.

(birthday cake, on the other hand, *will* be available)

I guess he's slightly warm. She is very good at appearing very friendly, whilst not actually being so.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:47 (twenty years ago)

Caitlin, if you don't like this person, why would you go? Is it just because you want to try to make friends with her?

Weird interview Gaz? Sounds intriguing!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)

sgs- me! me! pick me!

i TOTALLY want to take dance classes, but am too chicken to go on my own. my gym does some 'street dance' or something classes that look fun, and then there's http://www.pineapple.uk.com/...oh, the choices!

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 17 June 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)

It's mostly because I am fed up of having no social life and nothing going on in my life outside of work.

Of course, whether sitting at a bar not talking to anyone is better than sitting at home posting to ILX is debatable.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 17 June 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)

Wow, that Pineapple place has lots of classes! I'm a little bewildered at the range of street/jazz/hiphop options. And I'm totally up for going once I get my money situation under control.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 17 June 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)

nah, not even caitlin. posting to ilx is the go! then again, sitting alone at the bar with at least some refuge in someone you know (just in case)might be ok????

pinxor...they asked me "talk about 2 or 3 of your greatest achievements..." ...like...what? i mentioned having kids. also the main guy (who i had been warned was a psycho) talked more than me!!!!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 17 June 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

Why do I feel slightly emasculated at the thought of Sgs and Colette dancing together? On the other hand, Sarah, I expect you to start SERVING people, esp. at Poptimism.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 17 June 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)

I will have to BRING IT.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 17 June 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

haha, many men would feel something very other than emasculated at the thought of sgs and Colette dancing together! Not me, obviously, but some men.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 17 June 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

but not me, I emphasise. No.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 17 June 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

Eurgh, I'm having one of those days when you feel fat & horrible. Oh & everyone else is prettier, skinnier, smarter etc etc than you! :-(

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

my hair feels icky today. not like straw, but like (cheap) doll hair. it feels very plasticky. hmm. and i need to do it again because i want to keep it blonde till my parents see it, so needs to stay for another month or so, and that means at least one more lot of bleach to do my roots and then my hair will just all fall out. hmm.

sorry you're having an ick day, pink! just think about how tan and lovely you'll be after glasto!

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 17 June 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)

haha, surely you mean, sunburnt & muddy Colette! ;-)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)

well, people put mud all over themselves at fancy health spas, don't they?

i just wrote out everything i want to take and it's just too much. plus, deep conditioner or something for my hair. but deep conditioning without washing= extra gross? and it isn't like my hair is better on the 'second day' or whatever, it just is greasy roots and dry and plasticky at the bottom. boo to that.

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 17 June 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

i think I'm going to try to wash my hair each day this year's glasto. My hair really needs a cut, but I don't want to risk getting it cut beforehand otherwise I wont be able to put it back into a ponytail.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. Here's to hoping this Friday doesn't drag.

I feel like dancing. I hope to do quite a bit of it at the wedding reception tomorrow night (jeffpttl's).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 13:06 (twenty years ago)

Pink, I feel that way nearly every day lately. My rabbit food diet failed quickly and every item of clothing I put on makes me feel like I'm in sausage casing.

dancing lessons, woo-hoo! I want to take some.

yeah I just moved down to austin from Dallas about three months ago. Imiss my old haunts and friends in Dallas. Austin's not the same anymore. A lot of the places I used to hang out at when I first lived there are featured in Slacker yet don't exist anymore. It doesn't feel like my town anymore. (stence, a couple of my friends are in that movie too. wish we could watch it together, I could give you a running commentary of stories).

monday I start a job at the Un1vers1ty of Texas doing computer programming. hopefully I'll start feeling more at home after that.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 17 June 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

I got sunburn on my chest and it is itching me like crazy. Suggestions???

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Pop vitamin A capusles and emulsify them with aloe and slather yourself up.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Pink, I feel that way nearly every day lately. My rabbit food diet failed quickly and every item of clothing I put on makes me feel like I'm in sausage casing.
That's exactly how I feel sam & it sucks doesn't it?! Now it's hot here today everyone is wondering about in really skimpy clothes. Is it wrong for me to want to stab them all? :-(
x-post
Jeanne - do you have any aftersun/aloe vera? If not you could try callomine [sp] lotion.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

I saw Batman Begins last night, and I'm going on holidays right after work today. This is a wonderful week.

― Huk-L, Friday, 17 June 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

I have access to ice, tea, coffee, milk and MAC lip gloss.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Put some ice in a towel & place it on the burnt area. Then drink some coffee or tea, with milk & put some lip gloss on, because you never know when you might meet Miss Right!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

Oh honey, not in this office, I assure you.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

Haha, well put it on anyway & just be happy in the knowledge that you look fabulous! :-)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Can I go home now, please?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Yes you can M! Please may I come too?

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

What time is it chez Pink? It's 8:30 am here and I have about as much desire to spend the rest of this day at my desk as I do to be beaten with a hammer.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 17 June 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

It's 11:17 here in Chicagoland. I just ate some craisins. yum.

I feel like a Ms. Fatty McFattycakes since my free gym membership ran out. I still do a hell of a lot of walking, so maybe it's just psychological. Also, I had donuts for breakfast. B-But I did ride my bike to work today!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

4 more hours and then NO MORE WORK FOR 5 days!

― Huk-L, Friday, 17 June 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

I'm still sick (I have a fever! It's proof!), but am at work because Ernesto needs to leave early today. Again. I'm really beginning to want to kick this guy in the ass.

Also, my broken toes are a lovely shade of black, and some weird something-bulging-out-and-it-really-hurts thing is happening with the instep of my other foot which is probably related to my wearing flip flops every day, but I prefer to think that it's some sort of alien trying to headbutt it's way out.

I am falling apart.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

I suggest you cut down a bit on the football, kickboxing and ballet for the next few weeks, Luna. Get well soon.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 17 June 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

Luna, which toes?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 17 June 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

The two middle toes on my left foot. Not as bad as end toes, thankfully, but still, when I put shoes on, the bones kind of grind together ever so slightly and I get that 'oh, I could throw up because of this' feeling in the pit of my stomach.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

Poor dear. Hurting your foot always sucks 'cause it makes you less ambulatory. BTW, tell Ernesto that I'm sending him a big kiss made out of concrete and twisted, rusty rebar.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 17 June 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

My lungs hurt. Weird, huh? I mean, all I've been doing today is sitting at my desk. I blame Ernesto.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Gallo?

― Huk-L, Friday, 17 June 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

It probably is his fault, Sarah. The bastard.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

So, this coworker came up and whispered that since the owner left, I could try sneaking out early too. This was at around 1pm. So then she left. There were still a handful of other people around, so I decided to stick it out a while longer since I am the receptionist and get paid to do hardly anything as it is.

So, around 2, another coworker comes up and whispers, "Sarah, I'm leaving for the day at 3. You should try to leave then too if no one else is here!" She ended up leaving like 15 minutes later.

Then I'm just waiting for this one guy to leave. And then - doh! - one of the project managers walks in the door with her assistant. So now I have to stay until the bitter end.

I guess it's good though that she didn't catch me, um, not being here.

Whatever.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

Well done, Sarah.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Bastards!

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Is this thread too big now, d'ya think? Should I start another one? If so, what should we call it?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

damn! well, only 2 hours, sarah.

dvds + pie = content.

i had sweet potato pie the other day. i'd never had it before. holyshitgood.

do you have painkillers, luna?

― juliaaa, Friday, 17 June 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Ooh! I want to name it this time! Please!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

I'm debating whether or not I should just finish my work and leave on my little tiny vacation or if I should stay and sweat out a review of my new favourite album (which could add another 45 minutes/1 hr to me being here).

― Huk-L, Friday, 17 June 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

sweet tater pie rocks.

god austin sucks. just went for lunch with my friend. took us nearly an hour just to cross town. and it's not the big of a town! fucking traffic everywhere. and it's sooo fucking hot. surely the heat index is over 100. even in her air-conditioned car I felt dehydrated and feverish. ugh. why do I live in TX again?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

This is so much pressure!

What about Sweet Potato Queens and Hot Young Manly Things?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

how about under more balls than a midget hooker? (sorry heard that on king of the hill last night. funny)

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

I don't know. I do know I like sweet potato pie though. And sweet potato casserole. And just plain sweet potato with butter.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

You tell me which one, and I'll do it.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Fuckit.
Me not being here is marginally more important than the High Dials getting one more swab of good ink. And there's always next week.

― Huk-L, Friday, 17 June 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

(and if it ain't the balls one this time, it will be next time, cause that's fantastic)

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

Ok! Go with the balls.

Or... Ok! Go with the balls.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

haha

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

This is the Thread Where I Say Pt 33: Under More Balls Than a Midget Hooker

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

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