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This is the Thread Where I Say Pt 36: All the Crazy People Couldn't Hold a Candle to You

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You're one in a million. Really.

This is the Thread Where I Say Pt 35: I'll Buy You a Jet Plane, Baby

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

I'm several in a million. But I move in mysterious ways.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 August 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

OMG! The honor of helping name a thread!! I am unworthy, your Lunacy, of such a distinction.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 5 August 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

Is this where Mandee hides lately?

― Remy (x Jeremy), Friday, 5 August 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

It's where we all hide. Why, I post nowhere else on the Internet now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 August 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

I post everywhere on the internet except here.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 5 August 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

yay new thread! this is usually the only place I post on Ilxors. But many of my favorites have been missing lately.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 5 August 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

FLYING CATS

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 5 August 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

They are all busy masturbating in the bathroom.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

This thread title is ... a Luna reference!

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 5 August 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

Ha. Appropriate, then.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 20:23 (twenty years ago)

i love new threads.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 5 August 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

Isn't it though? Because seriously, who's crazier than me?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

how much time ya got?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

All kinds of crazy people
Police and senators too
All the crazy people
Couldn't hold a candle to you

Say goodbye
I can't satisfy
All your dreams

All my nasty habits
Are walkin further away
All my nasty habits
I'm feelin better each day

Say goodbye
I can't satisfy
All your hopes

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

Luna, there is a new Suicidegirl who kind of looks like you. At least based on the one or two photos I've seen of you. I think she's in California, too! Crazy.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

really? I'll have to check it out

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

Her name is SadieMae.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh she's much prettier than me.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

Yes, I am looking at SuicideGirls while I'm at work. The day's almost over, so what.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)

Am I completely wrong about the resemblance, tho? It may just be how her hair is put up.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)

http://suicidegirls.com/media/girls/SadieMae/girl_pic.jpg?1111743332

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/lunacee/nomakeup1.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

I think it's the hair.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

still gorgeous

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 5 August 2005 22:12 (twenty years ago)

Flatterer.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

you know it baby. but it's so easy... with you... of course...
i mean.. yeah
i bought a coconut today! and i realised i don't know how to open it. do i use a hammer?

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 5 August 2005 22:29 (twenty years ago)

I am let's say "surprised" that Jaymc is all "so there's this new Suicide Girl, I noticed during my 3:15 check-in..." I never actually looked at the site until a few months back, after meeting a Columbia girl who was incredibly proud of being on there -- and then the free pictures of her made her look about a million times worse than she actually looks.

There is a real resemblance in those pics, though. Sadie Mae is uber-cute, but the whole thing's ruined by the knowledge that there are probably two dozen ill-conceived tattoos and "tribal" body modifications lurking out of frame.

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 5 August 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

I have 6 tattoos myself.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 August 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

Oh Nabisco, whatever, you know you love it.

SadieMae's only tattoo is on her lower back: it's a crescent moon surrounded by some stardust and what appear to be blue flames extending from the moon's side.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 5 August 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

do you really?
wow
you're cooler than me for sure

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 5 August 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

hi. i havaen't checked in in a while.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 5 August 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

nor messaged me
:(
and here i was, wearing my robe and everything...

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 5 August 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

u haven't messaged me! also, i uh haven't found any recent photos, er...

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 5 August 2005 23:29 (twenty years ago)

Hello... I'm so freaking tired... I'm coming in here to take a nap. Thankzzzzzz

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:17 (twenty years ago)

BRAVES SUCK! except for andruw, who is awesome. oh, who am i kidding, they're all kind of awesome except for chipper and spastic leo mazzone

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:20 (twenty years ago)

That woke me up. (They're getting held down and spanked tonight, though.)

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:23 (twenty years ago)

is it that time already? how are the red sox doin?

― dahlin (dahlin), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:24 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere. Um, I don't mean to intrude as a non-regular, but it occurred to me tonight that my wife was a DJ on KUCI in the early 90s and therefore might have had occasion to meet our very own Ned Raggett at some point, so I was just wondering if our Ned ever met anyone called Babs or Barbara who had a punk/power pop show around 90-93?

Holla back, or something?

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:25 (twenty years ago)

dahlin, aren't you in the uk? isn't it awfully late? or am i horribly mistaken?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)

yes. no. you are not mistaken. it is late. i am. yes.

― dahlin (dahlin), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

They're getting the shit kicked out of them tonight, but lead their division by 4 games. Playoffs not until Oct., but otherwise it's "that time already" about eight months out of every 12. (Possible evidence of the existence of God.)

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

Spastic Leo Mazzone is my co-pilot.

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 6 August 2005 01:29 (twenty years ago)

Luna that girl does kinda look like you but you is finah and that's my word.

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 6 August 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

Luna, you already know what I think, tesoro. You are incomparable.

― M. White (Miguelito), Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

ooh y'all are making me blush. that was purely for comparison's sake, not to garner compliments...

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:36 (twenty years ago)

(like I'm not eating this up...)

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:36 (twenty years ago)

Enjoy, bellezza.

― M. White (Miguelito), Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:39 (twenty years ago)

Between ilx and emails, holy hell, I'm gonna have a big head.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:41 (twenty years ago)

Drunk! ILX karaoke went well, thank you. I did "Under the Bridge" very nicely, then sort of charmingly butchered "Joyride."

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 6 August 2005 06:27 (twenty years ago)

McLusky OWNED "Beat It."

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 6 August 2005 06:27 (twenty years ago)

Naturally

― M. White (Miguelito), Saturday, 6 August 2005 06:29 (twenty years ago)

good morn.
anyone else unlucky enough to work on saturdays?

― g-kit (g-kit), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:14 (twenty years ago)

No.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:15 (twenty years ago)

then i shall sit here and weep.

― g-kit (g-kit), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:19 (twenty years ago)

I don't work Saturdays, but I get up by 9am and post to ILX anyway.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

kinda like sympathy pains?

― g-kit (g-kit), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:50 (twenty years ago)

Something like that.

Plus, the cat stands on top of me and purrs loudly until I get up to feed him.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

what about me, hiding?

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Saturday, 6 August 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

hm, i should try that with my girlfriend.

― g-kit (g-kit), Saturday, 6 August 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)

Mandee why're you awake still? What's the time up there?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 6 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Happy 4 am!

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 6 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. I'm watching the sun come up.

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 6 August 2005 10:36 (twenty years ago)

i'm anticipating hometime. why am i the only sucker at work today?

― g-kit (g-kit), Saturday, 6 August 2005 10:36 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere. Um, I don't mean to intrude as a non-regular, but it occurred to me tonight that my wife was a DJ on KUCI in the early 90s and therefore might have had occasion to meet our very own Ned Raggett at some point, so I was just wondering if our Ned ever met anyone called Babs or Barbara who had a punk/power pop show around 90-93?

Huh, small world indeed. Alas, this is not ringing any bells, but let me see if donut ferry remembers -- he started DJing there a couple of years earlier, and the likelihood he knows/remembers Barbara is higher.

And of course Luna roxx as always, etc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 6 August 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

i'll be at work tomorrow if that makes you feel any better
editing SPORTS!
*sob*

― dahlin (dahlin), Saturday, 6 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

hey, I was at that braves/cards game last night! I had some good nachos.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 6 August 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

I'm not at work but still in front of a computer. I'm digitizing stuff for my iPod and debating whether or not to start working on my blog. I want to reinstall WordPress and rebuild the thing from scratch - that could turn into an all-day affair.

SadieMae's only tattoo is on her lower back: it's a crescent moon surrounded by some stardust and what appear to be blue flames extending from the moon's side.

I had been saving my lower back (just above the jeans) for a really nice piece until my friend commented on another girl's "cum-catcher". That ruined it for me. My lower back shall maintain it's pristine state.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Saturday, 6 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

editing SPORTS!

Charity Shield?

― M. White (Miguelito), Saturday, 6 August 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

Hubba.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 6 August 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

tuomas, i came home from the bar last night and decided to get ONLINE (which is almost never a good idea)

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Saturday, 6 August 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

It's a great idea - so far as the spectators are concerned!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 6 August 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

I had been saving my lower back (just above the jeans) for a really nice piece until my friend commented on another girl's "cum-catcher". That ruined it for me.

That just ruined it for me too.

― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 6 August 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

I want to reinstall WordPress and rebuild the thing from scratch - that could turn into an all-day affair.

It will, but not a painful one. Wordpress makes it fairly easy to backup your database and then re-import it. You'll spend half your day on the Wordpress wiki, but if it's worth it to you, then it's worth it. Good luck.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 6 August 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

lower back (just above the jeans) for a really nice piece until my friend commented on another girl's "cum-catcher".

I always heard/used "tramp stamp"

― already disheveled hair projection (wetmink), Saturday, 6 August 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

in good humor, that is, no offense to any stampees out there

― already disheveled hair projection (wetmink), Saturday, 6 August 2005 21:03 (twenty years ago)

G'day! I had a bit of an embarrassing awakening this morning... See, last night when the pubs closed down, I invited a few friends at my place for an afterparty. We drank some booze, played truth or dare and had fun. Then we started to get drowsy, two of us had already passed out, so we went to sleep. Then, in the morning I woke to find out that one of my friends, this dude who had passed out on the sofa, apparently had (he doesn't remember any of this himself) woken up, walked upstairs and tried to go to sleep in one of my flatmate's room. However, she hadn't let him in, so then he'd gone to another flatmate's room, and because she had a night shift last night, her bed was empty. So he passed out there. At some point the said flatmate came home and found out that there's a strange guy sleeping in her bed. She couldn't remove her, so she had to sleep on a mattress. Then, at some time in the morning, we woke up and she asked us to drag the guy away. Then she went back to sleep on her bed.

As if this wasn't embarrassing and awkward enough, at some point this dude realizes he can't find his fucking pants anywhere! Well, the obvious conclusion is that they're still in my flatmate's room. So he goes knocking on her door, wakes her up and apologizes her, and tries to look for his pants. But he can't find them there! We look through the whole apartment, but the pants are nowhere to be found. In the end I have to borrow him my pants so he can get home, and I'll promise to look for his. I look through the apartment again, and eventually find the pants... in the room of my third flatmate! Apparently the guy had gone to her room, taken off his pants, but then decided to sleep in another room. So now I have his pants with me and I'm supposed to meet him up so I can give them to him. I guess I won't be inviting that dude to our place for a while...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

I just gave him his pants back... The dude was quite a bit embarrassed, and for a reason.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

oh dear. at least he didn't walk in naked and pee in a corner of her room while she looked on, horrified.
like some person i know.
*ahem*

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Know personally?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

aye. he's even been known to post occasionally. mmmm.

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Can I point out to those who know that Dahlin stayed with me for a couple of night a few weeks ago that this was not me! (Unless I was doing some unlikely sleepwalking that she hasn't told me about.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Ah, my first thought when people say "someone I know did this embarrassing thing" is that that someone is the speaker him/herself.... But then again, you're a gal, and girls aren't as prone to walk around naked and pee in corners as guys are.

(x-post)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Also, "the first one to deny is the one who did it"... ;)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

hehehe
nah, twasn't martin :)
nor me. i tend to pee in pots, if anything. not corners.
in other news...
i actually watched some cricket today! for research purposes. i still think it's dumb. but at least now i know what an over is. and a yorker!

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Did you have drinks?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 7 August 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

I was talking last night to the girls in Hell on Heels, and was absolutely amazaed at their dental horror stories. They are only in their 20s and they had all these tales of dental care gone wrong! I've never been so grateful for my dental history.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

I don't know who you are talking about, but is it because they are wearing excessively high heels and keep falling over and injuring their teeth?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

HAHA! No, that is the name of their band. One of them was stuck in a room with a malfunctioning dental xray machine; another had a tooth that kept flying out (she had Fixodent in her purse); they had had root canals, one had 5 cavities at once, they were talking about periodontal deep cleaning,swapping stories as if they were comparing brands of hair spray. Actually they are very nice girls, and we *did* swap hair spray tips, but I has honestly shocked to hear this array of dental horror from 25 year olds.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

One of them was stuck in a room with a malfunctioning dental xray machine

Was this like HAL/Demon Seed malfunctioning?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

hair spray tips? do share...

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

You don't want my hair spray tips, do you? I mean, you have seen my hair, after all...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

xxpost- it kept stopping like a skipping record, and the technician had left the room. She had that stuff in her mouth and couldn't really call out just kind of make gutteral noises. She said she's probably radiocactive!

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

my daddy works with radiation. he said it turns off like a light! he used to walk into the treatment room right after large doses of radiation were shot into buckets of water (for machine calibration purposes) and i would get all worried but he said it was perfectly safe. ack! i still can't get my head around this.
i just wrote a football story! my god...

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

... and he likes it!
(the sports editor)
wow.
will my cigarette burn ever heal?
or rather, will the scar ever disappear?

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

If it was an ordinary cigarette burn, it will.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

phew. it's been nearly three months tho!
it's on the soft white flesh of my inner arm

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 18:26 (twenty years ago)

Hmm, maybe there are individual differences, but every cigarette burn I've ever had has healed perfectly. Unless this was like a third degree interrogation or something.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

it was a dance gone wrong
or something
you have given me hope tho. thanks.
*fingers crossed*

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 7 August 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

dahlin, it took me a while to remember the hair spray that came out on top in debate - something called mega-nitro or similar, it comes in a flourescent green can (which was duly demonstrated) and was on sale a Big Lots (ex-PicNSav) for like $1.00. It teased up her hair beuatifully. We compared cowlicks, discussed haridressers, etc etc but it really was the dental horror that stuck with me.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

You know what hair spray I could never stand? Aqua Net. Dear god. I can still smell it if I think about it hard enough... You could almost see the fumes hanging in the air like malevolent toads.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:47 (twenty years ago)

Oh that was the hair metal boys' spray of choice during the 80s. They used to buy it in armloads from SavOn in Hollywood. It is industrial strength!

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

sounds nasty - i hate moving house more though

― stelf)xxxx, Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

yeah, that is a horrible thing. you'll feel better when it's all done.

i've been looking up stuff on grief on the internet because last night triggered my grief again (being involved stuff having to do with the label, a band that my friend signed, reminded me of him, having to answer questions about my connection to the label, being in "his world" without him etc etc). I found Elizabeth Kubler Ross' stages of grief and looked at them very carefully. I don't fit. I never did the "bargaining part", and the "hope" part seems very far away. It made me wonder if I am freakish, or am stuck in a stage.

I looked at another site though and it made me feel better. It said that it's normal for grieving to last months and even years, and that the need to express about it is normal. I guess that's what I do on this thread, is express a bit. I'm not looking for sympathy or anything, it's more of a report "here's what's going with me right now".

Normal interactions are weird when the people you associate with them aren't there, can't be there, are noticeably missing. I enjoyed talking to the band, standing around in the kitchen and being silly etc but there was a cloud over it, or I guess over my head, invisible, like a Gorey cartoon.

I guess I should pat myself on the back because I couldn't have done it at all only 4 months ago. I'm trying to move forward, but it's like I have no control over this process, and it's frustrating. I'm ok and then it sneaks up on me and kicks my ass.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

hey where's je4nne? she hasn't posted in a while, has she?

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 7 August 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

::hugs:: Orbit. He had me create a logo for Hell on Heels, you know. They ended up picking a different one but G*** liked my work. I hope you're doing okay.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Sunday, 7 August 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I'm ok. Thanks for the hugs. I didn't know about the logo--I bet the one you did was great!

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 7 August 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

Jeanne's around - off to the beach tomorrow, I think.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 8 August 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

anybody around?

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 8 August 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

I'm here, but a bit busy. All the best to you, Orbit.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 8 August 2005 05:43 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, just got home.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 8 August 2005 05:53 (twenty years ago)

Morning my lil chickadees!

Luna-you are totally gorgeous & that SG has nuthin on you lady!

Orbit - I was having a discussion with my brother yesterday about grief. (It was our nan's anniversary the other day.) We both came to the conclusion that you never really get over the death of someone close to you & no matter how long ago it was (my nan died 12 years ago) you still get upset about it & sometimes it is too much to bare. However, you do learn how to cope with it & how to live your life without them. I'm not comparing my grief with yours at all, but what I am saying is that you shouldn't beat yourself up about not fitting into textbook grief scenarios. Everyone is different & everyone deals with things differently. Take as much time as you need & talk about G as much as you feel you want to. I'm here, if you need a chat, although timezones might play havoc with this idea! Much love to you anyway. x

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 07:43 (twenty years ago)

Oh & Kate, ppl talking about being in cost couples, well sorry if it annoys or upsets you, it's not intentional.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

whenever i hear "nan" i think of garu g and his nan's fanny.

― huell howser (chaki), Monday, 8 August 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)

Thank you for your comment & its appropriate nature!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

i dunno why i even asked about the hairspray, as i sure as hell don't use any. in fact, my childhood hairdresser was a big hair kinda gal who was itching to coat my head in gooey goodness, but i never let her. until ONE DAY - prom day. she got so excited. she sprayed and sprayed and sprayed in glee. but then as soon as she put comb to head to tease it up to full glory, my hair got all soft and limpy again. she was shattered. muahahaha.

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)

Him, I think we must have the same hair dahlin!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)

i had my hair cut this weekend. by a male hairdresser. and i swear he wasn't gay. what's the world coming to?

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)

Ooh there is nothing nicer than having your hair washed by a male hairdresser. Although, having it cut by one is entirely different, I mean you have to watch where your hands are in relation to their crotch. (from the point of view that you can't have them resting on the arms of the chair!)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)

ahahaha pink! i had never considered that...
my last hairdresser was a guy. who is getting deported! damn.
(have i complained about this already? hmmmm)
i've got four hours to kill before work. what should i do?

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)

i washed my hair before i left the house, so i guess i missed out. hm, i never had a guy wash my hair before. i don't like having my hair washed by someone else when i go get it cut. i feel guilty. i guess that doesn't make sense, buyt i just feel bad that this person is washing my hair, like i'm too rich/lazy/evil to do it myself or something. i really enjoyed having a guy cut my hair for a change though. usually when a girl cuts my hair she inevitably has her cleavage on display and sticks it in my face and stuff, which is like, yknow, fair enough cos i'm sure most guys are like FNAR BOOBIES, HAVE A TIP FNAR! but i just feel awkward. when you're staring in a mirror for however long, it's difficult not to catch a peek down their top, and i feel awful when it happens.
haircuts are something i endure rather than enjoy for all the above reasons.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)

Um, do a face pack whilst eating yoghurt & waxing your legs. Isn't that what all ladies do?! ;-)

x-post

It's different for guys, they don't ever tend to get their hair washed. It's jue for the ladies dontcha know!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:09 (twenty years ago)

i must get mistaken for a lady rather often then.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)

i'm hoping for a bunch of guy-posts saying "omg g-kit OTM i know exactly what you mean", because i feel kinda freakish for admitting that stuff.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

i sometimes feel awkward about cleavage in the face as well

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:15 (twenty years ago)

I don't mind it that much although it can be a little off putting!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

I hate hate hate getting my hair cut or washed or styled or ANYTHING by a stranger. And I hate manicures, pedicures, massages, facials etc too. I suppose I'm weird, but it's just the least relaxing, most awkward feeling to me.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

Morning, morning (just). Good weekend all?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

wow, i feel less freakish with every post.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

Archel - we are complete opposites! :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

I think I'm in the minority tbh! It's a combination of acute self-awareness + fear of being judged + dislike of small talk + dislike of my body + needing a lot of personal space.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)

archel OTM

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

I used to have to ask people not to wash my hair, when I had hair. Unless the hairwasher was particularly cute, anyway. I had a hairdresser who would ALWAYS press her crotch against me as she cut my hair - I'm sure it was just cos she was quite short and needed to lean over to cut bits and it just happened, but as a teenage boy it confused me.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:35 (twenty years ago)

ditto here archel
i just ate a cookie. i've been awake about two hours. is this wrong?
i suppose it's no different than having a chocolate pastry for breakfast, right? hmmmm

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

I've been awake for awhile too but just now got up. I should probably get dressed, need to leave in about 20 minutes.

Anyone do anything exciting this weekend? I played some Monopoly and bought some new kicks. ..

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Good morning afternoon!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Morning sam, what kicks d'ya get? Huh? Huh? Tel me! tell me!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)

I went to a football match, which was not at all exciting, except for my team's late and unexpected equaliser. Otherwise I sat around at home, not getting around to any of the things I'd needed to do, feeling awful. I'm feeling a little better today, since I just about managed to get to work (it was a very close thing), but I'm worried that this might just be what I have experienced before after standing up through a really hard patch: that when I relax, when the worst is done with, I collapse. I hope not, but it is feeling that way right now.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 8 August 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

Good thoughts & support (albeit virtual) on it's way to you Martin!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 11:29 (twenty years ago)

don't think of the worst Martin but plan for the best.

Things have been relatively good for me latley but I hit a road bump on Friday. I h ad to postpone the code review I was supposed to have tomorrow b/c my program doesn't work. :( This puts me behind and it not good.

my kicks are the black and pink pumas I mentioned before. They look nice and are comfy. I can't remember the last time I bought shoes that weren't from Payless.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 8 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

I was thinking about you this morning Martin. Hope things get better not worse x

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 8 August 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, cupcakes! (If that's too annoying on a Monday morning - or ever - just ignore it)

Jaymc, you might need a thread called Jaymc tells you which Suicide Girl you look like along with your celebrity one. I looked on there once a long long time ago, but was shocked that there wasn't a contingent of cute indie rock guys. I don't know why I assumed it would be for straight and gay boys and girls - maybe because I thought it was kind of punk and would thusly be different from the usual soft porn stuff.

Orbit, I got teary eyed this weekend a couple of times, worrying about losing my mom or my boyfriend, and those people are both fairly healthy and a big part of my life. But I know from losing my grandmother a few years ago that, like Pink said, I don't think I'll ever get over it. Every time she pops into my head, I feel a sort of aching. I'm very sorry you have to experiance that on such an intimate level.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

Cupcake - I like it! :-)

Nice Sam!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Does today feel a bit strange to anyone else? Or am I just having Monday-afternoon insanity?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

I can only answer for myself, but today has felt strange since I woke up. I feel disoriented and extremely annoying.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

I feel very dizzy.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

Personally, today feels like it's the middle of the night and I can't sleep but my eyes are aching with tiredness, everyone else is asleep but me and I'm freaking out staring at the winking numbers on the alarm clock. The fact that it's really 3.30pm and I'm at work is just making it weirder.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, that made no sense at all.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

I fucked up last week and missed deadlines on two jobs I could have had, and now I'm stuck filling the vacation gap for other people, while I watch my FIFTH summer with no meaningful pause flicker and die.
If ever there was a week when I was going to just walk out the door (like I used to do when I had balls) and keep walking, it would be this one.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

wow, i feel less freakish with every post.

oooo, maybe i should post more. though i'm always meaning to post more and then don't necessarily.

morning all! mmmm, cupcakes.

was playing world of warcraft the past couple of days and i'm not sure if it makes me dizzier (already prone to dizzies), which would be a bummer.

― juliaaa, Monday, 8 August 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

You know what hair spray I could never stand? Aqua Net.

I remember going to shows in the 80's when the girl's bathroom was full of girls teasing and ratting their hair and spraying pestilent clouds of that stuff. This always worried me 'cause they would smoke while they did it and I always expected the bathroom to explode.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

the only value i ever saw from aqua net is that it keeps pencil drawings from smudging if you spray the drawing after it's done.

not that i can draw--i wish--but i had a friend who could.

― juliaaa, Monday, 8 August 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

This reminds me of something: is there such a thing as a museum of smells? I always thought this would be a great idea: The smells would include natural things (flowers, food, plants, earth) and the most artificial things (shampoos, soap, hairspray) and would include a timeline so you could revisit the smells of your youth. The only unfortunate byproduct of this museum would be the conjuring of thousands of painful memories, but sometimes that's good, right? I used to keep old shampoo bottles for this very purpose.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 8 August 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

today is FUCKED UP.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Wow! Museum of Smells! That's a great idea!

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

I have been wanting to start a fake museum, that looks like a real museum and is presented as such but all the artifacts and artworks and stuff are fake, with convoluted but likely backstories. Kind of a an alternate history museum if you will.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

that's an interesting idea. smell has more impact than we give it credit for. i've found myself to be much more sensitive to smells in good and bad ways in recent years...

why is today fucked up, g-kit?

― juliaaa, Monday, 8 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

My sister's bridal party, (that I didn't find out found out I was invited to until last Wednesday) consisted, apart from the gifts, of margaritas, mostly Mexican food and a pool, which I cavorted in all day. Since it was super foggy and cold in SF yesterday and it was in the 90's at the party, I had loads of fun, but when that was over we had a bbq/house meeting at home that went on 'til late, and it's all I can do to keep my eyes open this morning.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

I have my own museum of smells at home, including shampoo, lip balm, 8th grade perfume, etc. Smell instantly rockets me back to the place and time when I first smelled it. Consumer products are more a part of our lives than we like to admit, as are their scents. Even stuff like handsoap. I wonder if there's a scent archive somewhere, in the P & G warehouse or something.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

This scent museum idea sounds so very des Esseintes, the main character in Huysmans's A rebours.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

that's funny. i have no idea what or who that is.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

a few people were saying today was kinda odd. i was just sticking my oar in and saying that yes, indeed, there's something in the air that's making stuff weird. a large proportion of phone calls i have taken have been downright bizarre, i've had some guy get shitty with me and practically DEMAND i explain precicely why the company will not be attending his exhibition, then not being satisfied with what i tell him (should i make something up? wtf!). a co-worker asked a friend of mine where scotland is(!)
i am listening to B*Witched. nobody has noticed i got my hair cut. a sudden explosion in volume of telephone calls has prevented me from finishing something i should have completed by lunchtime. it's just a weird day. my friend Dicky would be saying "solar flares" and nodding sagely, which is what he does when people act strangely.
i wan' go home.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

I'm glad it's not just me. Today's weird, but kinda good. I feel a lot more focussed than I did last week. Lack of ILX posting having nothing to do with it, I'm sure...

I did have honey on toast for breakfast though. In bed! Whee!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

When I woke up this morning to let the cat in, I thought: "Aaah, at least I can go back to bed because it's the weeke... oh, bugger."

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

owned.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

mike, what were you doing in the girl's room?
and.. b*witched?!? fab!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

dahlin, I wasn't in the girls' room, I just remember clubs where there was always a line for the bathroom, the girls all lugging purses big enough to stow their cans of Aqua Net, and when someone went in you could dimly see them all in front of the mirrors spraying away madly and ratting their hair, cigarette in mouth.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

i see

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

B*witched own. i think i belong in the girls' room.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

i think you belong in my living room!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

like an ornament?

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

like... er... entertainment!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 8 August 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

I have been wanting to start a fake museum, that looks like a real museum and is presented as such but all the artifacts and artworks and stuff are fake, with convoluted but likely backstories. Kind of a an alternate history museum if you will.

You should read Lawrence Wechsler's Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders, about the Museum of Jurassic Technology.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 8 August 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

I was just about to post that!

― sgs (sgs), Monday, 8 August 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

Er, like, where did everyone go?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

to the, like, moon.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:15 (twenty years ago)

i'm back. it SO wasn't made of green cheese. i said hi to those Discovery chaps on the way past.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

Did you get any nice T-shirts?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:39 (twenty years ago)

man, check this shit out. i got me a t-shirt that says "I went to the Moon, but DUH! All i got myself was this lousy t-shirt."

Classic!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:45 (twenty years ago)

Has it got a cartoon of Alan Sheperd playing golf on the front? If not you've been sold a forgery!

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

what the...? DAMN YOUS!! *shakes fist at the moon*

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

You'd be better off mooning at the moon, like Jarvis Cocker.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:54 (twenty years ago)

i thought the moon mooned him?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)

No, the moon was wondering about all the children, before it got arrested.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

i think we should take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
it's the only way to be sure.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but what about the dude who was gonna tell it about the crying game, one day soon. Did he ever?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Only when "he" stopped pretending to be a "she."

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)

D'oh! Overslept this morning! (Mid-)Mornin' y'all.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)

Morning Tissp!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)

Morning, peeps.

I feel awful today. Was out sick yesterday with the evil death flu/sore throat lurgy thing. Still feel horrid today.

Just having a bad life lately. Sigh. Things that are supposed to make me feel better make me feel worse. Even counselling yesterday made me so upset that I just got up and walked out. Bah.

I know it's illness and the low part of the cycle and all, but it isn't fun. Anyway, bah, that's my miserable little rant. Tell me happy things, TISSP and PinX0r.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:04 (twenty years ago)

Awww, Kate, I wondered where you were yesterday. You should come up to Cambridge for that festival thing.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)

what am i, the bringer of doom or something?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)

Oh, hello, g-kit, sorry I wasn't ignoring you.

If I'm well I'll come up to Cambridge for the festival. And if Pink is around!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)

happy news type stuff: i bought a pen & tablet thing for my PC, it's crazyfun. one of my friends has RSI so i was like omgwtf no more mouse!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

i was up til 3am doodling with it, so i'm knackered (and ratty) again. guh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

I want one of those pads. Seriously. But I think buying a scanner is ahead of it on the wish list. Well, first, obviously, I'd have to get my laptop fixed, fullstop.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

my scanner was more expensive than the tablet! that seems silly.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys, sorry things are a bit crap Kate :(

This sucks. Just as I finally decide to take up my workplace's free counselling, I discover that the staff welfare officer is on sick leave himself and won't be back until the end of August. Selfish...

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

Bleurgh, that sucks Archel. But then again, Counsellers are allowed to have holidays like everyone else. In fact, they probably need them more than everyone else, since they have to listen to everyone else's problems all day long. (That's what I tried telling myself yesterday when my counseller kept saying exactly the wrong things...)

OTOH, Jared Harris naked. I keep just having to remind myself of that because it's just about the only thing that raises a smile right now.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

Yes, I don't begrudge him his illness or his holiday really, of course. My friend's counsellor kept bursting into tears whenever she went to see her, which wasn't exactly helpful and probably indicated that a holiday was needed... tough job I guess.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)

!!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

Sounds like counselling wasn't perhaps the best choice of jobs for her...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:44 (twenty years ago)

No indeed.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

she should've been a stunt car driver.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 09:47 (twenty years ago)

My mum is a qualified counsellor. i think I could do that job really well actually. "So then, are then any sexual problems fuXor?" What do you guys think?
Archel, tough break, hang in there Aug will fly by I am sure. *hugglez*
Kate - darl, I'm sorry things are all horrible with you at the minute. *hugs* Happy things, well I have finally settled on a veggie box supplier! Also, I have just found the best yogurt in the world. It's Rachel's organic rhubarb, very lovely indeed. Although not our rachel, or at least, i don't think!! Also, I have just purchased 24 season 4, which makes me happy, not sure how you'll feel about it though!

Hi G-Kit!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)

ellos.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 10:05 (twenty years ago)

It's raining right now. If I'm going to ride the bus (as usual) I need to go get dressed right now. But if it keeps raining I can get G. to take me to work and continue messing around for awhile. I hope it keeps raining.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Hey Sam! How you doing today?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 10:45 (twenty years ago)

feeling lazy. I have a yucky day coming up at work so I'm trying not to think about it.

How are you?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 10:50 (twenty years ago)

Just eating some lunch, so all's good this end! Why a yucky day?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 10:51 (twenty years ago)

B/c I fuxored up this current challenge I've been working on. I was supposed to have a code review today (where senior analysts go through my code line by line and critique it) but I had to reschedule b/c I wasn't ready. :( And still think I got it wrong. oh well. it shall be a "learning experience"

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)

oo, my guy's giving me a ride to work. yay. have a lovely day everybody.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

i watched invasion of the body snatchers last night. i'm scared that it's gonna happen.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)

Good luck Sam!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

Er, like, where did everyone go?!

I spent the morning in Scunthorpe. I have decided that in future we should use new abbreviations for our branch offices: the second, third, fourth and fifth letters of their town's name.

Kate: remember that there's an FAP on Sunday - hopefully that will make you smile a little bit.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

where is FAP on sunday?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

Oh yes! I brought that Haunted London walks book (see how useful it is coming in, Pink!) with me to work today to see which walk(s) you wanted to do before pubbing. There are two in the area of the ship which look particularly good. Must revive that thread as soon as I've finished this annoying report.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, guys. I'm on HOLD. I got sent a delinquent personal property tax bill on my car from Virginia even though I moved here in 2003. The dumbest! What a pain in the ass. (Nick got one too)

Yesterday was bad! And normally Tuesdays are even worse for me, but I'm going to try to fight the badness with all my might today. I don't want another bad day.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

Oh yes! I brought that Haunted London walks book (see how useful it is coming in, Pink!)
Glad it's coming in handy K! Did I tell you that my brother's pub is massively haunted? Loads of different ghosts. They have taken part in several ghost hunts & are about to help one of the ghosts move on! They have taken video of the orbs that they can see too.

delinquent personal property tax bill

What's that?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

Actually, that reminds me. There was *some* good news today. I actually got given a National Insurance Number, which makes me FINALLY legal to work here. I've only been back in the UK for SEVEN YEARS and all...

Anyway, hurrah, I'm legal. Now why didn't I just get one automatically at age 16 like everyone else? Oh that's right, I was in the States then, and got given a Social Security number.

Actually, it's kind of thrilling to have one of each.

x-post... your brother's pub is haunted?!?!? Cool! Where is it?

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

Hey, you can see orbs on the photos I posted on What Do You Look Like!

(nb: I do not believe in orbs at all. Most orbs - and definitely the ones I took - are actually brightly-lit, very-unfocused dust motes)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

It's nothing exciting, Pink. We get taxed for owning cars. You send the payment to whichever city you live in and then get a sticker or something in the mail to display showing you paid. I moved to Chicago December of '03, but still get bills from Richmond, VA. They need to get their shit together.

My mom says she can see auras.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

x-post... your brother's pub is haunted?!?!? Cool! Where is it?
It's in St Neots, about half an hour from me Kate. He's told me all sort of spooky stories, it's really interesting. All of the stories they medium has told them (he's not charging them or anything btw) all check out.

Sarah - we have car tax too! it suXor!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

The most annoying thing about car tax is that when you've only ever owned one car it comes around at the same time as your insurance renewal bill.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

hmm. i've just been invited to give a talk at a university about one of my jobs. it's very hard to not reply to the invite saying 'um, are you kidding? you want ME to talk as an expert on this stuff?'

but i guess i'll say yes and then not think about it until the day before i'm due to talk...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

Blimey, good luck Colette! Not that I think you need it, it's just that would scare the hell outta me!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

i was invited to speak to a class of high school freshmen once. i agreed, thinking it'd be 30 kids in a cosy classroom. it ended up being the ENTIRE freshman class, of about 200, in a huge auditorium! terrifying! supposedly i inspired a troublemaker to explore journalism, and i received a huge bunch of sweet thank you notes afterwards. awwww. rewarding! (yet still terrifying)

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, have you registered your car in Illinois? When I was in New York I didn't register mine there b/c I would have had to give up my Texas plates and I wasn't having that. So I continued to pay for registration using a permnant TX address.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I did all that as soon as I got here. And I know I've called Richmond offices before, they just don't communicate with each other.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

i've had seven servings of fruit today! that's insane!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

You're a wild one!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

yes. yes! i'm OUTTA COUNTROL!
SOMEBODY STOP ME!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

Be careful you don't OD! What kinds of fruit did you have?

Today I've had blueberries and an apple.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

I had a tropical fruit ice lolly which has like ten different fruits in it, so I don't have to eat any tomorrow now. I can cope with an ice lolly every other day, I'm sure.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

"Scottish lady implicated in fruit related mayhem - Story on Page 6"

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

i've had:
1 banana
3 peaches
2 apples
a lotta white grapes

also, i bought SEEDS to put in my smoothies. they are:
hemp
linseed
alfalfa

i haven't tried them yet tho

fruit-related mayhem may well be on the cards, later

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

You know what's really fucking tasty?
these

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

my tummy is starting to hurt.
related?

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

Possibly.

I am in a bad mood today.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

be afraid, dahlin, very afraid.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

Those Edy's bars are really good. I'm not really a big popsicle/frozen treat fan, but those are yummy.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

!!!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

Shall I have a peach?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

Do you dare?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

TS: Eliott vs. e tse flies?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

I just got back from the dentist - I need a root canal!*

*This does not mean what I was hoping it might.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

???

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

bank lost all my money, details to follow.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

whaaaat?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

Good morning there.

It's my last day in the office before my very-long weekend, and there's not really very much to do at all. Fortunately, there's a pack of cards in my desk drawer.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

Morning, Forest.

My mood just gets worse and worse. I think maybe I should stay offline today and try and just concentrate on work. Except I can't really concentrate.

I "broke up with" my therapist last night. Or, rather, completely bottled it. She called me at home to see if I was alright after walking out of our session on Monday. I just told her that I couldn't really talk (I was on the edge of a major crying jag) and turned my phone off for the rest of the evening. (Missed several calls from my mum, I found out this morning, but I couldn't really face talking to her, either.)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 07:23 (twenty years ago)

Aw, Kate. *hug*

I can see myself teetering on the edge of a black mood at the moment, and staying offline would be good for that; the only problem is that a) there's nothing better to do b) I want to keep my FAP thread active

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

Aww Kate, I hope you're ok. You know where I am darl! *hugs*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)

Morning folks.

Hope you're okay Kate!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)

Morning, TISSP

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)

So, yeah. The weirdness of this week isn't looking like it's changing. Everything seems slightly off, slightly surreal. The girl I've been dating was saying this last night too. Unfortunately I'm starting to let it get to me slightly, and it's becoming more of a menacing thing, like the start of a black mood mentioned upthread...

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

This week for me isn't weird, just tedious.

Fortunately this is the last day this week that I'm in the office. I'm trying not to let any black moods overcome me.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:55 (twenty years ago)

Too late to stop the black mood. Just trying not to let it drown me.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)

Frankly I think I need to look at the sex-face tortoise a bit more.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)

The sex-face tortoise really doesn't do it for me. If only there were a sex-face Jared Harris on the interweb. Sigh.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)

Or, for that matter, a sex-face Jared Harris sitting at the next desk!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't get any work done at all, if that were the case. Sigh.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:04 (twenty years ago)

threadkillah.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

I'm not getting much work done anyway, so I wouldn't mind someone I could crush on sat besides me.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

I'm boring myself at this point, so I'm not surprised I'm boring others. La la la la la. What else can I talk about? I fell asleep in the middle of CSI last night. I couldn't stand watching evil anti-ginger being all "empathetic" with a kid.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

At least you can get away with googling for crush-pictures at work.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)

Techinques for not dwelling on something you know will end in nothing but Badness: GO!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 09:25 (twenty years ago)

1. Stay off ILX? ;-)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)

Bah, foiled at the first hurdle!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)

2. Shrooms

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)

3. ...OTOH, Jared Harris naked!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)

4. I prefer SHUT THE FUCK UP G-KIT

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

Morning,

Luna sorry for your root canal. I haven't been to the dentist in a few years and have the fear. I need to suck it up and go though.

I'm up early this morning b/c lying in bed wide awake was pointless. I have the code review I've been dreading at nine this morning but I think it will be alright. After that the rest of the day(week) should be a piece of cake.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

Good luck Sam! Oh & good luck Luna. I need a wisdom tooth out & need to pluck up the courage! *gulp*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:30 (twenty years ago)

5. Dwell on something better?

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 10:32 (twenty years ago)

Good morning! Nick and I get to kitten-sit for a while. The kitten, Dinah, arrived last night. She's a 15-week-old tabby cat with a fluffy tail. I love picking her up with one hand. She weighs next to nothing.

In other news, I will have a french brother-in-law in less than 3 weeks.

Luna & Pink, I'm scared stiff of going to the dentist too. I keep rationalizing I can't afford it, but if I get a raise I really should try to be a "big girl" about it. Growing up, I always always always had to get fillings at my dentist appointments.

Ooh! Let's drill this old filling out and put another one in! While we're at it, let's do 5 more!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

Seriously, the inside of my mouth looks like a coal mine.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

the last time i went to the dentist she actually CONGRATULATED me on how well i was looking after them! that NEVER HAPPENS EVER! they always make you feel guilty about not flossing or something.
today i cut back on the fruit a little. only four servings so far. with added seeds! i'm going to stop by the health food store on the way to work and get soy protein or something... is it possible to cram all your daily nutrient needs into one tasty smoothie, i wonder?
my poor dears. i want to just wrap you all up in blankies and rock you into a sweet dream filled sleep. then wake you up with the yummy scent of homemade waffles drizzled with fresh strawberries and cream!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

i want to just wrap you all up in blankies and rock you into a sweet dream filled sleep. then wake you up with the yummy scent of homemade waffles drizzled with fresh strawberries and cream!

Veruca Salt lyrics?

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

er.. no?

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

I got into a very strange converstation on the phone with this woman last week. It was a work call, but this woman wouldn't stop talking. Apparently her brother is a holistic dentist in New Mexico, and, apparently, both silver filling and root canals are evil and part of a plan by the (American Dental Association) Man to keep us down. Just sayin.

I need more fruit. I don't think I ever eat fruit. Actually, I had an apple yesterday but that was an exception.

I am thinking that you all have forced me to stop at the grocery store on the way home to pick up those edy's bars. They look ludicrous in their goodness.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

Remy, my colleague's brother checked his bank account balance at an ATM the other day as he was worried he'd go overdrawn if he took out a twenty. Turns out he had £999 billion in his account. So he took out £100 and scarpered :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

Luna & Pink, I'm scared stiff of going to the dentist too. I keep rationalizing I can't afford it, but if I get a raise I really should try to be a "big girl" about it. Growing up, I always always always had to get fillings at my dentist appointments.

I had a filling (it was white in case anyone cares, you can hardly see it!) the other day, it was only my second ever, my first was when I was in my teens. I was so scared. they injected me with local anaesthestic [sp] in the part of your mouth between the top & bottom of your teeth. I actually cried! It was really odd to not be able to feel half of my mouth or tongue! I think I will be able to be slightly braver where my wisdom tooth extraction is concerned. Perhaps not much braver. Last time I went to the dentist, my teeth are always fine, apart from the fact that I don't floss as much as i should, so last time he used this kind of industrial type floss which was like a a piece of ribbon rather than a thin piece of cotton. It literally felt like he was pulling a nail file between my teeth! My teeth go on edge just thinking about it! *shudders*

Ooh cute ickle kitty! Pls post some pics, kthxbye!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:02 (twenty years ago)

dahlin, that phrase reminded me of
"Tiny truck stop, you lay me in a towel, and savour me like a lamb.
You smell of corduroy and lemon drops, and reds pulled from a can
I dream in black and white blah blah blah"

that's all. mew.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

g-kit, I used to be the biggest Veruca Salt fan in the history of Veruca Salt fans, or at least I thought I was. So that quote makes me happy. Also, dahlin's wish makes me happy.

It's been a weird few days, hasn't it? I feel like something's going on at a deeper level. Anyway, I just found out yesterday my youngest sister is getting married, though I've probably already mentioned that. It just seems like emotions have been all over the place lately.

I heart kitten sitting. I wish I could do this for a living. Actually, I probably will post pix of the kitten tomorrow. I can't help taking pictures of her because she's so cuuuuttteee! Ok, I'll stop. You'll see her soon enough.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

yay! i used to have a big thing for VS. in fact it reappeared earlier this year and i had a huge American Thighs session that lasted about a month. i even ended up with Louise Post on my desktop.

(omg out of context madness)

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

I feel like this thread has been slipping down the board way too quickly, like a Slip n' Slide.

Markely, my bank's ATM's have a tendency to default to $2,000.00. I'm always shocked by it for a sec because I don't think I've had that much money at once in years.

xposty- gkit - Did you ever see them in concert with the original lineup?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

Also, gkit, Don't you think the most recent pix of L0uise are bizarre? It's hard to tell it's her in some of them. Supposedly, it's because she's off the drogas, but she doesn't look healthy. I worry about her, like every fan should worry about someone they don't know at all.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Last time I went to the dentist, my teeth are always fine, apart from the fact that I don't floss as much as i should, so last time he used this kind of industrial type floss which was like a a piece of ribbon rather than a thin piece of cotton. It literally felt like he was pulling a nail file between my teeth! My teeth go on edge just thinking about it! *shudders*

That reminds me of the little rubber rings my dentist used once to force some of my teeth apart. It felt like that, but it lasted a fortnight.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

no! i never had the chance. i was very close to seeing them at the V96(?) festival but i was there on the wrong day. crushed, i was. and still am.

and um, well, yeah, bizarre, kinda.. well.. see, i started crushing on her (which i never used to do, i just loved their music) when i saw she had got kinda chubby and well, uh... she looked really yum. that's what kickstarted the revival for me, see. arrrr.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

That's fine, g-kit!

I wish they would tour in the US, but apparently Austrailia Loooooooovvvvvveeeeeeessssssss them.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

i know! every time i check the website it's Oz Oz Oz...
i thought she looked a lot healthier in the more recent pics.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

That reminds me of the little rubber rings my dentist used once to force some of my teeth apart. It felt like that, but it lasted a fortnight.
I had "train track" braces when I was a youngan & they used these little rubber band things to pull against the metal cemented to your teeth to move the tooth to where it needed to go! No pain like it! :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

I'm so tired.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

Me too. I can just about cope with a mousing hand and a keyboard hand - god knows how i'm going to get up to go home in an hour's time.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

sarah, maybe you *can* turn catsitting into a job! my parents send scotty (their favorite cat) to the 'kitty b&b' when they go on holiday. he has his own little room with a doll's bed to sleep in, and get special rights to come out and play almost all day because 'he gets on with all the other cats'. they have videos of birds and fish and stuff, and groom them. i suspect this place isn't cheap, either.

the other cats get looked in on by a neighbor kid every other day. i knew my parents had favorites when we were growing up, they denied it, this is so proof.

anyway, maybe you can set up chicago's kitty b&b!

sorry to hear everyone's having crappy weeks, mine is ok but i'm pretty tired. and bored at work today. but we had cake. and a fire alarm that lasted an hour and a half. which you'd think would make the day go more quickly. but not really. anyway...

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Hey Huksta! *hugglez*

x-post

Colette has a point Sarah!

My week is going ok. I am babysitting my 6 week old godson on sat afternoon. I am excited & scared all at once!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

xpost - xposty- gkit - Did you ever see them in concert with the original lineup?
i did! they were great. i even like nina gordon's solo album, even though it's sort of smooth and cheesy grocery store music.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

I saw VS in Dallas, in New Haven opening for Bush (where I got a pic with them and Nina dedicated Awesome to me, "the girl right there wearing a VS tank top!"), and at some Christmas radio station music fest also in CT I think (which was crappy - my seat was in a balcony REALLY far from the stage). I was also supposed to see them at the Blockbuster rockfest in Texas but they cancelled at the last minute, so I saw a million crappy bands and singer-songwriters instead.

I have nina's album too. It kind of reminds me of Tanya Donnelly's solo stuff, but not as good.

In other news, this guy just came into the office and was a TOTAL PRICK to me. I was telling him to please wait a moment and excuse me sir and he didn't even look at me and just barged past. THen, when I had to give him his fucking check, I kept tapping his shoulder and talking and he wouldn't turn around. Finally, he grabbed it from me without looking at me. URGHGHGHGH!!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Good Morning, everyone.

I too have to schedule a visit to the dentist, which I am dreading as I'm sure they'll be both pain and expense involved. Why couldn't we have evolved like sharks and just regrown our teeth when they were bad?

In mostly unrelated news I am tired and depressed and the fog is so thick outside the window that I cannot see the city at all.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

i need to go to the dentist as well, but don't even know where to start the process of finding one here.

grr. normally, when i'm at this office, my manager leaves at 4. so i can leave at 4:30 and it's no big deal (we're on flexitime). but he's still here, so i really should stay till 5 at least. sigh. want to go home.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

just go home colette - that's what flexitime is all about

― stelf)xxxx, Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, Colette, I'm not sure I really understand your predicament. Do you have to stay 30 minutes later than your manager for some reason?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Holistic dentistry? hmm

Luna, what causes the need for a root canal (asks in fear).

My review went great by the way. Now to make changes to my program. And take off these pantyhose.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

well, since i didn't get in until 9:30, i should technically stay till at least 5. but leaving a little early is the norm here if he goes early as well, you see? not totally kosher, but not terrible either.

looks like i'll be leaving before him anyway if i leave at 5!

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

I don't know about this Veruca Salt business. But, Kittens, why were you in New Haven? Are you a yalie or something? I am currently, and temporarily, living in that historic city. Actually only until Sunday, I am staying at a friend's appartment while he is in Asia. But, in general, I dig it.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

Colette, here you go - I used this and found an NHS dentist 2 n=mins walk from me within seconds!

Cheap dentists ahoy-hoy

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Luna, what causes the need for a root canal (asks in fear).

Well, for me, I woke up with a toothache a week ago and since I'd never had one before and hadn't been to the dentist since I was pregnant with Spencer (1997), I thought hmmmmmmm... so I called, and when I went yesterday, he looked in and said it looks okay, but let's do xrays, so when they developed the one for that tooth, it showed that a piece of the filling that's there already had broken, and allowed the tooth to decay underneath it in a little pocket, and the piece of broken filling dropped down into the hole, so it looked to him on initial examination, like it was fine. Except not. I'm going 9 am Friday to the endodontist to have it fixed, then back to him a week later for a crown. Whee.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

What a relief, Sam! And I know you must have put forth a lot of effort, what with wearing HOSE in TEXAS in the SUMMER!

I wasn't a yalie, but my best friend from high school was. I went to William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA (you know, where all the colonial people live). I used to take the train up to new haven and new york all the time. Meanwhile, my mom lived in Shreveport, LA (thus, all the texas shows).

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

ive had four teeth knocked out playing hockey. i gots me some fakes and am still missing two on the side.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Haha, my best friend from college is a Yalie now (business school!!). Thus my staying in his apartment while he does businessy things in Shanghai.

I am actually pondering taking the train down to DC in October. How's the ride?

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

It's perfectly fine. Bring a good book, a pillow, and try to get two seats for yourself. It's kind of creepy at night when everyone is asleep and they have the interior lights off. Also, make sure you bring lots of snacks.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

KLC OTM there. It's a good train ride, especially if you find decaying industrial structures interesting (like I do). Also nice (seaside views) is the route east to Providence.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

you'll be able to write an essay on graffiti by the end of the trip

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm, thanks for the info. Now I have to find out how much $$$ it is and decide if I actually want to do it.

There was this girl in college who once told me about about taking a train cross-country just because she liked taking trains and wanted to see the country. I found this incredibly hott. At the time I had a girlfriend. I have not seen this girl in six years, but sometimes I still think, what if?

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

Don't know about the American ones but I always found sex on European trains extremely hott, stewart.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

trains are great. i don't know about sex on them, but that sounds fun too.

i used to take a lot of train trips, some of them very long, and it's a really relaxing way to travel.

― juliaaa, Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

The only thing is... riding the train can be pretty expensive.

I loved riding it when it was snowing outside. Even though the train would have to go EVEN SLOWER, it was fun seeing all the old buildings by the train tracks covered in snow.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

I will have to look into having sex on the train. I will need to find a partner first. If anyone is down, please let me know.

I just checked the fares, $84 each way from New Haven to DC!! Well, it could still be better than driving. Gas ain't cheap, and tolls, and the stress, and and and.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Trains provide travel, excitement, and an inherent rhythm. What could be more sexy than that?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

it's insane how expensive it's gotten to be for a sleeper car for a long trip, but it still seems like a really great way to travel if you have the time. my sister and her husband did that for their honeymoon, on a train from chicago to montana.

i took a train from milwaukee to denver once (20 hr trip iirc!) and met a guy who i talked to almost the whole way. just talked though. :) i went and lay down on a bench in a lounge car to sleep that night (couldn't afford a sleeper).

the rates have gone way up over the years (it used to be cheap! i can tell back in the day kinda stories!), which is really too bad.

― juliaaa, Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

my hubs and i took the train from chicago to montana for our honeymoon. it was hott.

BUT I am not Juliaa's sister!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

how about that.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

Actually I generally kind of find trains to be lulling, the humming, the scenery speeding by. But I will try to find the sex in it!!

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

the not being Julia's sister part?

xpost

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

yeah. i don't have a sister, but apparently i have a soul sister in juliaaa's sister. also, my sister-in-law is named julie, but she changed her name to julia.

weeeeeeeeeeird.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

if my friend can establish herself in chicago as a personal organiser, i'm SURE there's a market for a kitty b&b! in fact, i could hook you two up and you could help each other! brilliant!
i don't use floss anymore.. i use these great wee brushes!
that was x-post times about 40.... gosh you guys are quick on the draw...

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

crazy. i go by both julie and julia, though my real name is julia. people call me all kinds of things.

i can't imagine using those brushes...they're for between your teeth?

― juliaaa, Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

yup! you push them in right along the base of the tooth at the gum, and the gum pushes aside a little to let them in! it's amazing. you start by using the thinnest brush, then as your gums get healthier you move up a size. my gums used to bleed all the time and i could hardly get floss between em, but now they are tight and strong and wonderful!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

They look interesting, dahlin...

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

i'm going to convert you all, i am!
i just ate another peach!
ooo eeeeee

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

dahlin, this isn't the flirting thread. you can't tell us about all the sweet, juicy fruit your devouring here and not expect some kind of gallantry.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

damn! my flirting spilleth over! sorry. i shall try to contain from now on...

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)

Don't you dare!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 22:32 (twenty years ago)

Argh. Good morning peeps.

Mood should have lifted after good company and good fun last night, but it was all spoiled by not getting enough sleep - because of the bloody neighbours kicking off again last night. It took only Anna's charm and tact to stop me turning the hose on them. Finally got through to the council, though, and it seems like we will be issued with a Noise Adivsor. In five days to a week.

In the meanwhile, I've had no sleep and feel grumpy. Which is a shame because I should be in a good mood after the lovely pizza, wine, pink champagne, mead, gossip and singing last night.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 07:22 (twenty years ago)

Good morning.

I'm off work today, which should hopefully leave me slightly cheerier. I've just dropped the cat off at the vet's - he was supposed to be going in for a checkup, but the vet has spotted that all of his remaining molars are infected and should come out. I'm slightly guilty about agreeing immediately, and wondering how he's going to chew his food in future.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 07:24 (twenty years ago)

i have a headache, but i can deal.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

OK, I'll get a pack of cards out.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

(given that for the past couple of days me and a co-worker have been playing poker during quiet moments in my office, that was my instinctive reaction)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

In other news, my puss now weighs exactly 12lbs. I didn't realise he was such a porker.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 07:40 (twenty years ago)

I've just started on my first dose of coffee. OK, I have cut down on the number of coffees I have per day, but I'm just making them stronger - I've figured out how to add an extra shot of espresso to my mochaccino, mwah hah hah.

Right, I'm gonna go do some programming now.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)

I have a strange urge to do some programming myself, especially in C, but I don't actually have anything I *want* to program.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

Kate - do you work on a Friday?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)

I'm in the office, if that's what you mean. But do I do any work on Fridays? Well, as little as possible.

Anyway, really, I *am* working today, honest. I've already coded two reports and working on another!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

Uh huh, so is there anyone at your house on a Friday?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

Why?

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:48 (twenty years ago)

change the locks!

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)

Are you planning on coming round my house on Friday afternoon and turning the hose on my neighbours, by any chance, Pink? ;-)

Honestly, I probably just need to learn some kind of people skills. Like the ability to ask people nicely and kindly and slightly self effacingly to TURN THEIR FREAKING MUSIC THE FUX0R DOWN!!! in a kind and gentle and non-confrontational way, like Anna did. Except I get so wound up and irritated by it, that I just can't do it. I don't *have* any people skills.

(And what's more, I really honestly don't think I should *have* to have those kind of people skills, in my own home, my own Englishman's castle, at half past eleven on a weeknight.)

I kind of ::boggle:: a bit at Anna's ability to handle the situation.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)

What kind of poker do you play, FP? As you're the sysadmin, you can presumably abuse the system, play hold'em online in work hours, and make a supplementary income in no time!

(I reached my highest profit ever on Tuesday, after a trough about 4 weeks ago that took me almost into the red. £271 up! Woo!)

Oddly enough, I had neighbour problems last night for literally the first time ever. No 11 is inhabited by two or three timid-seeming girls, but last night they decided loudly thumping things until 2.30am in the bedroom adjoining ours was an appropriate way to spend their time. Combined with an horrific tension headache, I was not a happy bunny.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

dude, were they humping?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

Hello everyone! Since my last post about Internet dating, I decided I should still give it a try, since I don't meet new, interesting people that often. So now I've exchanged a couple of mails with this girl who seems really nice, and her interests and mine seem to be quite similar. Today I'm supposed to call her and set up a real date. I'm so scared! I haven't had anything romantic going on ever since last winter (I had a brief thing with this one girl in January though, but it started with sex and didn't develop to anything more). Last year I thought I was finally getting comfortable with dating, but now it seems like I've forgotten all about it... Should I come up with some sort of activity for us, or should I just set us up to meet at some pub or café? The first option is kinda difficult, because I don't know what day would be good for her. I don't want to sound like I'm indecisive, even though I often am, 'cause it's first impressions and all.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

The sort where I lose, Markelby ;-)

Seriously, the co-worker said that he wants to learn how to play poker online, so I've been trying to teach him Texas Hold'em. As I haven't played it myself for about a year, I'm not the best teacher.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)

Are you planning on coming round my house on Friday afternoon and turning the hose on my neighbours, by any chance, Pink? ;-)

Um, noooo! *whistles*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)

panty drawer raid then?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)

my fucking head is splitting now. arrrgh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:39 (twenty years ago)

panty drawer raid then?

Hush up you!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:44 (twenty years ago)

Well, last night, thanks to their shouting in the garden all night, I discovered that they are lesbians. Or rather, one shouted at the other "Julie, Julie, Julie, I might be a lesbian, but you're a F*KING DYKE!!!" and going on about how she has beaten up every woman she's ever gone out with. Apparently.

This actually might have been amusing in a reality-TV sort of way had it not been for the lateness of the hour.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)

my neighbour is called Bobo.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:47 (twenty years ago)

Please tell me he/she lives in a white wooden house.

(that was an obscure mid-90s German pop music reference, in case you didn't realise)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

sorry, she lives in a first floor flat.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:54 (twenty years ago)

Bah.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)

D4 P41N!

any great headache cures other than drinking loads of water and taking pillz?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)

I mis-sneezed which seemed to drive all the sinusgunk out of one ear. It was very painful at the time, but now I feel a lot less headachey.

However, if you are not having a sinus headache, this may not help.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)

Play Half-Life 2. This cures any headache/hangover I've ever had. Amazing. xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)

Also, hello people.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:50 (twenty years ago)

it's behind the eyes and in the temples. worst headache i had for ages. argh.
also, i'm at work, so no HL2 for me.
and i completed it already.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)

it's behind the eyes and in the temples. worst headache i had for ages. argh.

You sure it's not a migraine?

and i completed it already.

Ha, as if this matters. Also, use uber-l33t skillz to hack the SDK about.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)

migraine?
i dunno. what's the difference?

i'm giving Strauss a try. Blue Danube cures all, surely?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:55 (twenty years ago)

Do you feel sick at all? Any kind of vision problems before the headache came on?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)

nope, i feel fine otherwise. vision is fine. i keep thinking i can smell blood, if that makes sense.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)

nobody wants to tell me that i'm dying, is that it!?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:27 (twenty years ago)

Maybe you have feline distemper.

You certainly seem distempered today! ;-)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

*groan*
what, are you calling me some kind of... pavement... licker?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:31 (twenty years ago)

Tuomas, NO activities - they are a bad idea, even wandering around a museum or art gallery together is a bad idea. Just sit in a cafe, bar, pub and talk, is my advice, at least for an hour or two, and if you want to go somewhere else then, fine, but it is time for getting to know one another.

I have such a thing set up for next week through a dating site too, as it happens.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:43 (twenty years ago)

oh noes, i have band practice tonight. surely my head shall explode?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:43 (twenty years ago)

Just clear your head with some ear-splitting wails of feedback. Worked for me last night! (But unfortunately gave the rest of my band headaches.)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

small price to pay. consider it done.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that's what I thought too. Though I once went on a blind date with this girl, and she specifically wanted to go see some theatre piece. I guess that was in case we wouldn't have anything else to talk about... But if we have nothing to talk about (as it turned out that time) the date isn't really succesfull, and no theatre can save it, right?

That's great news Martin, hope both of our dates are succesful.

(x-post to Martin)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)

good luck Tuomas and Martin.

I too am sleepy this morning but I don't know why as I slept plenty last night. *yawn*

My manager just went through and warned us all not to work until 8. whatever you say boss!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

I don't mean you should refuse any activity that is suggested, just that you certainly shouldn't plan or push for same. These aren't like normal first dates, they are all about getting to know someone virtually from scratch.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

g-kit, If your head is splitting, you need to look away from the computer for a while. If you have to, just go into the bathroom to rest your eyes.

I uploaded some photos of my little houseguest (remember? I'm kitten-sitting):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x77tigersxus/

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

i'd love to get away from the monitor, but i'm at work, so it ain't really possible (unless i hide in the bathroom, as you say. hmmm).

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:15 (twenty years ago)

Also, drink lots of water and try taking some deep breaths with your eyes closed.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

have a strong cup of hot coffee, sometimes caffeine helps sinus headaches. Have some very spicy food too if you can.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

i'll try all of these, thanks (except spicy food, not much chance of getting that before i go home).

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Wrap a hot towel around your head and have some peppermints.

(j/k, sorry)

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Aww Sarah, those pictures of Dinah are too cute!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

any advice that originates from Ferris Beuller's dad will be completely ignored.
coffee break in 8 mins, fuck yeah!

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

that's a cute fucking kitten. But, of course, all kittens are cute.

God, I love cats so much, it is a little disturbing.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Kittens help with headaches too.

This morning, Nick was sitting in front of the computer and Dinah wasn't getting enough attention, so she crawled up his shirt and on top of his head.

Good luck on the dates, Tuomas & Martin!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

omg SO CUTE the kitten!
cats are amazing. especially when they pull that Matrix shit. i love cats, and cats love me! it's quite amazing how many seemingly anti-socal cats are quite ready to hop on my lap. my girlfriend's cat hates ALL visitors, except me. it's quite flattering. trouble is, i am allergic to cats. fate is so cruel. i suspect cats can sense this, which is why they love getting in my face. but i can put up with the sniffles and eye puffiness for a bit of flufflykit stroking action.

coffee time!

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

oooh martin's got a hot DATE! go get em tiger!
i stayed up too late last night too and woke up way too early this morning. what was i thinking?
especially since tomorrow i have to get up super early to catch a PLANE TO LONDON! woo hoo!
i'm thinking of wearing a dark pink top tomorrow. is that insane or what?

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

Greg, how's the headache? I'd watch the coffee if it's still there (unless it's a caffeine withdrawal headache - those are bitches). Also, take codeine - aspirin, paracetemol, ibuprofen don't do a lot for tension headaches.

You haven't got a migraine because if you did you'd be lying in a foetal position, with your eyes closed, crying, or propped up over the loo seat, chundering.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

headache bad. oops. coffee gone.
all i have is paracetamol, which isn't doing a lot of good.
my brother has recommended.. a... stick... of some kind which you er... use to draw on your head, and it makes you feel better. sounds like bullshit to me, but he's just gone to get me one. right now i'd be willing try voodoo or a head-swap operation though. here's hoping stick pwns headache.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

Mark is OTM re the codeine. Those sticks that your brother is talking about never really worked for me although it has for some people I know. It's kinda like a menthol lip balm that you rub across your forehead & on your temples. It tingles & is quite a nice sensation, but curer of headaches it is not!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

i'll get some codeine stylings on the way home, then. thanks muchly to you guys for a) trying to help and b) well, caring.
really, i mean it.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Argh.

I'm trying to make up my mind if I should go out tonight or not. Two bands that I quite like, and would really like to see are playing. But I'm still not over this cold, I didn't get enough sleep last night, I feel miserable, and I probably wouldn't enjoy it. Plus, I don't have anyone to go with. (I know, it shouldn't matter, but it kind of does.) So I probably just wouldn't enjoy it.

I was going to give it a miss, but now their PR has emailed me saying I'm on the guest list. So now I'd feel really guilty about not going. I feel like I should email her and tell her I don't feel up to going, but then again, I do kinda want to see them.

What do I dooooo?

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

i say try to make yourself feel better with wailing feedback. in other words, go. or i shall poo-poo your advice forever more.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

It's not likely to be screaming feedback. It's like, post-punk GOFFS. All girl post-punk Goffs or something.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

that sounds ace. go go go! apart from the GOFF part. i love post-punk goodness. and er, girls.

stick is crazy! my head feels weird and my eyes are watering like fuck. i might get addicted to this.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

(It's The Organ and Victorian English Gentlemens Club. I really do want to see them, I just feel like crap.)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

well, ultimately, it's up to you, obv. it might take your mind off feeling lousy (but also might make you feel worse). but if you stay home and end up feeling better, you might end up kicking yourself.

i still say go. i recommend doing some STICK first. fucking headrush! actually feeling somewhat better too.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

i say try to make yourself feel better with wailing feedback.

Says the man with the splitting headache. IGNORE THIS CHARLATAN

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

The last time I was all "Oh, I should just go see this band anyway, even though I don't feel up to it" I ended up feeling worse and having a miserable time. Maybe I should email some friends and see if anyone wants to go with me.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

Markelby:

Just clear your head with some ear-splitting wails of feedback. Worked for me last night! (But unfortunately gave the rest of my band headaches.)
-- Alce Tea-Skirt (masonicboo...), August 11th, 2005. (later)

hence the poo-poo thing.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

(plus i wanted to say poo-poo)

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

STICK IS AMAZING. i am flabberghasted by the success of stick. i fully expected it to be utter shite, but it feels loads better. no guff.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

I just tried going out clothes-shopping, and it turns out there are *no* decent clothes at all in the shops at the moment. None at all. Zero. Nothing.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Is this thing just called "stick" kind of like "log"?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, I just realized I should be a professional kitten sitter. Lucky dame!

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

STICK is actually called "4Head". i fully recommend it. but you should call it STICK.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

I have the same problem with clothes. I walk into a store and I'm like, "I have money, I want to give it to you fine people in exchange for goods." But the goods are shit. All men's clothing is foul and ugly unless it is aburdly expensive. I mean, pleats!!! Why the fuck do pleats even exist, and how have they come to be on almost all of men's pants??!??!

This is why I walk around naked all the time. Except for a belt and shoes.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

wow
i'm glad to hear the belt stays on.

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

The main fashion in men's clothing, in provincial chain-stores this afternoon, seems to be tops with lots of garish stuck-on patches that are meant to look badly and messily hand-sewn on.

If you're naked, why do you need a belt?

(most naked people are aging naturists who like to rock the socks-with-sandals look, in my experience)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

This is why I go to Liberty. The clothes are so pretty. I feel like an Edwardian Bohemian pre-Raphaelite floating around in there. I cannot wait to give them my money! (And my lord, do they want enough of it.)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

But the goods are shit. All men's clothing is foul and ugly unless it is aburdly expensive.

This is silly. That's like saying, "I go into the grocery store, but there's nothing I want to eat!" Learn to shop, dude.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but you live in the great metropolis, so you at least have a choice of decent clothes shops that you Just Don't Get in crappy little provincial towns like mine.

(xpost)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

This is why I don't live in a crappy little provincal town!

Anyway, when I did, I only ever shopped at charity shops anyway. And catalogues. There's a reason I have that LL Bean Platinum card! And a weird fetish for J.Crew catalogues.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I've just found out I might be going to a well known trainer brand's factory to design my own colourway! *gulp*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Er, I know it doesn't really mean much to anyone else, but this is fooking massive for me!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

What's a colourway? Is that like a colour scheme or something? I've no idea what it means, but it sounds exciting to me!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

That sounds exciting, Pink!
I remember I once ordered some tennis shoes online from this place where you could figure out your own design and colors. It was some totally unknown brand. I can't remember what it was called now...

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

This is literally, I pick a shoe & tell them how I want it to look & they do it. So there will only be one of this shoes in the whole world!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that sounds great, but I don't know what a colourway is either!

Also, yeah, I live in the burbs and the shopping choices are not exactly spectacular. I keep meaning to trek into NYC to go shopping, but I never seem to get around to it.

x-post

― stewart downes (sdownes), Thursday, 11 August 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

I would like to have Dinah visit my house, too, please.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 11 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

Ladies & gents - when you buy a pair of shoes whether they be black, white, blue, green or whatever, the colour scheme on them is called a "colourway".

X-post

Indeed Luna. Things would be ace if I had another little kitty to play with!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 August 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

That's awesome pink, you'll be like a rapper or something.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 11 August 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

like this?

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 11 August 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Cheers Sam, just call me "fiddy". Or actually don't cos he's an idiot! ;-)

Kind of like the Nike ID Dahlin, but this would be me actually designing my own shoe with my own materials & my own colours. Very exciting indeed! Just hope it comes off.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

oh.. my... god... i have a headache again.

kate, did you go to the gig?

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

I am catching a train to Kings Cross in a couple of hours. Huray!

(actually, this is a lie. I am catching a train to Doncaster in a couple of hours, on the grounds that Doncaster has a decent train service to London)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Wow, Pink is totally pimping her trainers! Amazing.

And hurrah, FP almost en route :)

Everyone else in the office is leaving at 2pm to go and be opera toffs at Glynebourne, airily they tell me oh just close up whenever you like after we've gone. But I don't think it's that easy - I'm meant to bodily throw students out? We technically HAVE to be open until 5pm, even if that means me ON MY OWN for 3 hours while everyone else DRINKS CHAMPAGNE IN PARTY DRESSES.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

When we had fire alarms in our university library, the staff practically had to pick students up bodily to get them to leave, even though it was loud-verging-on-painful in most of the study areas.

Can't you drink champagne in a party dress at your desk?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

pink i'm OUT. last day. usual platitudes. at least the BIG GUY didn't use the farewell to pimp his latest agenda (which hes done at every other farewell of the last 12 months (ie this persons leaving: sad, BUT here's my speech relating to state of play) he just shook my hand, patted my hand and said come back soon????)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)

everyone is leaving my office at about 2:30 today. fortuntately, i anticipated this and brought Worms: Armageddon.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)

xpost

I could. Apart from having no dress and no champagne. And I'd still be at my desk.

I'm most worried about stupid interfering coworker (slightly different department) who is such a control freak that she can't let anyone else get on with their job without telling them how to do it, how it fits in to HER job, what she would do different, what she'll be doing next week and thus what I'll have to do next week, and exactly what she thinks about every single aspect of the organisation. Closing early may give her a heart attack.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 12 August 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

archel i had the polar opposite. not interested in telling you what to do nver offerd guidence NEVER made a decisiion. got uptight when things didn't go her way. chucked fits when SOMEONE imposed on her in any way that might threaten coziness (lack of work. came in at 11, left at 4.05)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)

nice enough person = USELESS innefectual

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

Wow, Pink is totally pimping her trainers! Amazing.
Thanks A! I will take this as a compliment. :-) Do you know, I cannot stop thinking about how gorgeous your wedding dress is? It's truly beautiful, will you wear it again?

pink i'm OUT. last day. usual platitudes. at least the BIG GUY didn't use the farewell to pimp his latest agenda (which hes done at every other farewell of the last 12 months (ie this persons leaving: sad, BUT here's my speech relating to state of play) he just shook my hand, patted my hand and said come back soon????)

What, you're gay? ;-) So happy for you Gaz, onwards & upwards as they say. I'm throwing good thoughts (& hugs obviously) your way! x

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

i'mpssed as a what is it as a newt

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)

Yay! *claps* Beware the drunkard on the pc! It's only 12.31 here, so perhaps a little early for me to be drunk. I did however have one of those evenings last night where the wine goes down a little too easily & ended up drinking a bottle & not having any dinner!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

o i forgot to have lunc and had chovolate cake instead. 12.31! it is lnch time. what will you hve?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

I've just had a very unexciting cheese & may sammich. It was lovely fresh crusty white bread with 2 different types of cheese in it, so it was pretty tasty! Mmmmm chocolate cake, gimme!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)

my fave co worker packed the leftovers into a tupperware thingy and said don't forget and...i forgot!!! or i wld be chclate cake smeared over face idiot now.

do you buy yr lunch? how much fr the nice whute bread double chees thingy incidentlly? in england?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)

christ almighty i am on the horn today. i need some action.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

Me, too, strangely. Hence why I probably shouldn't joke about pulling goths in Camden.

Mmm, I just had baby carrots, mangietout and baby corn dipped in lemon coriander hummus! Yummus!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

I think gaz is going through the great vowel shift... :)

I just had scampi and chips for lunch. It was £3 which was all the money I have in the world! Still quite reasonable though considering.

My wedding outfit has tomato sauce on it from the post-wedding lunch of PIE AND CHIPS. So I will have to dry clean it, but yes I do hope to wear it again one day.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

maybe the wife will be good for a romp tonight. i doubt it...fridays are hard to get busy.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)

!!!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

PIE and CHIPS is a great idea.

vowel shift?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:13 (twenty years ago)

PIE AND TITS IS A BETTER IDEA.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

that sounds so .... northern!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

haha

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

Great Vowel Shift - what happened to the pronunciation of English some time between the 14th and 16th centuries. In your case I just meant your vowels were vanishing because of drunkenness :)

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

do you buy yr lunch? how much fr the nice whute bread double chees thingy incidentlly? in england?
I was a good wife this morning & made me & the boy sammiches for lunch.

christ almighty i am on the horn today. i need some action.
Oh dear, my sympathies! I had some good loving last night actually, I was insatiable! hahaha!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

o
my


o
my

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)

everytime im hungover i am super horny. never fails.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)

o
my


o
my

Sorry Gaz!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:43 (twenty years ago)

its werid but true lupton. why dat?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)

I just posted a picture of me, that's how much of a good mood I am in today! :-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)

um.

um


ok

where?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)

get back to fighting ninjas, Pink.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! hyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaa!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

Where did everyone go huh? :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

anime eye mesma gaze got us all.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

TO SNAP ONE OFF IN THE BATHROOM...

JUST KIDDING.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

I'm googling for pretty flower pictures!

(See what you've done to me, Pink!)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

no i'm still here too. i must get shitfaced i just finished work. and the levels of bullshit and diingenuity were ENORMOUS. some people didn't even speak to me despite close contact for 5 years. others just MADE BULLSHIT up. i so so so wanted to just tell it like it is. but i piked and gave a 3 line farewell with ironic "mistakes"

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Your search - ginger pointy nose - did not match any documents.

Sigh.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Hello, all!

I had a red velvet cupcake this morning for breakfast! (It was part of my kitten-sitting payment) :-D

It's raining like crazy outside today and the office is quiet.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

I had a red velvet cupcake this morning for breakfast!

EUPHEMISM THREAD SEARCHING ACTION

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, why did you say cupcake?

As soon as you said that, I had the craving for a krispy kreme and I've already had one this week.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

I'm dying of sugar rush over here. First I had a smoothie and then some donuts a co-worker brought in. I normally am not a huge donut fan but these were the famous r0und r0ck donuts from around these parts and were pretty good. The inside part is orange.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

TO SNAP ONE OFF IN THE BATHROOM...

JUST KIDDING.

Hahahaha!

Gaz - give me a big hug!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

But krispy kremes are donuts!

It was kind of a shock to the system to have so much sugar so early in the morning. And last night I had a dinosaur-shaped cookie right before bed! She brought a girl one (red) and a boy one (blue). I ate the girl. She was delicious.

Pink, Your pix are sooooooooo cute!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

donuts are insidious

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

pinx i give you a hug! *HUG*

was that ok? i gave a 60 plus macedonian woman a hug today. her boobs were ENORMOUS. i could feel them. she kept referring to herself as my grandma.

it was nice though.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

I think gaz is going through the great vowel shift... :)

Are you saying Gaz is GOY??

I also get horny when I'm hungover. I think it makes me a better lover, too.

I have just spent a fortune on NEW CLOTHES! I heart Reiss and it's expensive clothes, some of which are happily on sale. And "Three Little Pigs" brand shoes! I'm going to look hott at the wedding tomorrow.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

pinx i give you a hug! *HUG*

That was lubberly! I hope my breasticles didn't get in the way too much!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

When im terribly hungover and slightly still drunk and im getting busy i turn into a 70's porno star. complete with hand on my own ass.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

don't do this to me pinx i am drunk.

a hungover = horny thread seems immanetnt

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

Sex is a great hangover cure. As long as it's followed by an enormous breakfast.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

don't do this to me pinx i am drunk.
Again, sorry Gaz! *mwah*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:42 (twenty years ago)

i think its the "release" of tension that helps the hangover. but try telling my wife this at 6am when i reek of booze, smokes, smell of onions and cheese and have eye crust.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

That's why the "spoons" position is your friend first thing in the morning! There's one I like in the morning, but I don't know the name of it!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

"A man is not a Garland Plant that can fertilise himself, Captain Anderson..."

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

REVERSE COWGIRL....OH MAN I AM DYING.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

onions and cheese?

positions with unknown names?

life seemed so simple once.

REVERSE COWGIRL IS SHIT lupton. that much i can say.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

i've started a horn/hang thread.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

The position is where the girl lies on her back to the lefthand side of the boy. The boy lies next to the girl. Her right leg goes over his waist, her left leg between his legs. mmmmmmm heavenly!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

lefthand side? no thats not right. doesn't seem right.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

say you were standing at the foot of the bed looking at the couple, the girl would be on the right. It works both ways it's just about preference! Who else is gonna post a pic? Let's all post out pics in this thread!!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

comic book poses only.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

Dude, there is nothing comical about my sex life! it's strictly 70's porn the whole way! haha!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Haha massive misunderstanding! Let me post my anime gaze...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/PICT0002.jpg

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

i'm...i'm... satnding at the foot of the bed and um...


ok i get it! if ( i mean um if i was um in the bed - she's be on my, um, right? thats perfect. thats right! thats the way that works!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

Sigh.

I actually got out my money and went down to get a Krispy Kreme... got as far as the office building on the corner which has really large, shiny polarised mirror windows - caught a glimpse of myself in reflection, and that effectively removed both the urge to eat a Krispy Kreme and the Horn.

So I turned around and came back, donutless and dowdy. :-(

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

thats a nice pick pink!

everyone should resist the krispy urge i say! fucking americans

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

kate you are gorgeous & you know you are! I'd hit it! ;-)

Gaz - you'd be lying on your left side facing your girl who is lying on her back.
x-post
Thanks. Now post a pic too, so I don't look really vain!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:02 (twenty years ago)

foolish!
girls look more appealing with every donut.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, kate! Window reflections always lie! And donuts are so comforting! The next time you look in a mirror and feel like you're looking really cute, just remember that and tell yourself that's what you look like all the time. I find that the cutest reflections are in cosmetic mirrors or the rearview mirror in a car because you can move it around until it captures just a bit of your eye and a bit of hair and lip & leave out the annoying big picture stuff. I'm not saying you're not cute though over all, that just helps me.

http://photos23.flickr.com/32259566_ecdb268669_m.jpg
I don't have any superpower pix of myself!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

Well, it's just as well as there was really nothing I could do about the horn anyway. And I shouldn't have eaten the donut, and I should feel proud, etc.

I'm wearing a push-up bra today and everything, but my belly looked bigger than my breasts. Could really have been my shirt flapping about in the breeze, but still.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

Nice Sarah!! kate, you are cute kthxbye!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

It's really easy for my belly to look bigger than my breasts because I am, according to a Vict0ria's Secret saleswoman, a very tiny woman up top!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

i tend to like faces. expressions. personality. AND i like bodies. donut fueled bodies are not a problem. i mean...FUCK! its so fucking silly. i cup this here. i hold this here. i caress this here. its about the FEELING my hand or body gets. touch is SO less controlled by expectations than that other shit.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

I'm a 38C so it's pretty horrifying when my belly gets bigger than my breasts!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

Here is a photo of me, airborne. I think I resemble Underdog.
http://tinypic.com/adlutj.jpg

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Yes, that is a hot tub. Yes, it is a hotel room.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Ohmigod, that is a ROCK STAR hotel room!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, it was from my honeymoon. We went camping for the first part and wound up the trip in a faaaaaaaaaancy hotel room. You should see the bed!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

Also, the hot tub was heart-shaped. Woo!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

healthwise yes kate...maybe. i dunno. thats fer you. what can i say? gerrry. cancer. i love a woman who holds herslf like a queeen.

i think its really difficult. for body expectations re "sexy" as well as "healthy".

and its unfortunate that media (and thus general society) norms have squashed us into this fucking ridiculous corner re what is and what isn't.

blah blah blah...you know this.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

So basically you're saying you fancy us all Gaz, yes?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I know this, Gaz. It's just difficult to *believe* it when you're crawling slowly out of a depression and really feeling totally unfanciable due to emotional baggage. (And still feeling bitter over recent relationships.)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

:(

yeah it feels impossible i know kate. fuck how i know.

thing is...there are good people in the world. there are. and you have NOTHING to feel bad about yrself for.

but yeah. fucking hard.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Aw, you're a sweetie. Thanks!

::hugs::

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

and - o joys of the internet - i fancied you loooong before i saw you pinx.

(funny y'know - my typing has improved. i am drunk as it is possible to get without passing out. people say that about me. a six pack and i approach normal)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

Mornin', all.

Too many martinis last night.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

Everyone's hung over. I should have gone out last night... I got in trouble for not going to the gig. :-(

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

and - o joys of the internet - i fancied you loooong before i saw you pinx.
Awwww! *hugglez & goes for the reach around*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

Wow, the TITWISer ladies are all foxes!
I'm not hung over, but I was yesterday, and I will be tomorrow!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

mornin mr white

also some drunk sappy stuff if kate is still reading: when i started here you were one of the people i went - wow - about. you're fucking way beyond smart and fun too. i don't want you to feel bad! i don't want you to be depressed. i hope things get better - i'm sure they will.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Cute picture, btw, pink, and Amanda, I love your Underdog photo.

xpost

Gaz, what time is it in Oz?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

1.15

did i mentioned today was my last day at work? just as an excuse. for whyt i am stooopid drunk.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

am

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

Wow, the TITWISer ladies are all foxes!
Aww! Come on guys & gals post a pic!

Thanks Whitey!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

that doesn't really look like you, amanda, but it's a fun photo!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

This is the only photo of me recently that I like:

http://photos21.flickr.com/25137388_a5231e92a0.jpg?v=0

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

(I am so posh my little finger even sticks out when I play the guitar!!!)

((j/k - I think I was pulling off a hammeron.))

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Don't call my Whitey, Pinky. It reminds me of my worst co-worker ever.

Here I am drunkenly explaining something to my friend's cousin (niece?) and looking like a total fool.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/Hereward/Revealed2.jpg

I like how that paisley escaped your dress and crawled onto your arm, Kate.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, it's always Pimms o'clock in your photos! :-)

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

you know i nver seen a pic of mwhite before and that is perfect

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Don't call my Whitey, Pinky. It reminds me of my worst co-worker ever.

Oh sorry. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Except that was some of the most dire white wine I've ever been in my cups on.

xpost

I'll take that as a compliment, gaz, though I have been known to respond to "You fcuking asshole!" with "Why, thank you." :-)

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

I love that picture kate! You rawk!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

Pimms O'Clock is an attitude, which you are expressing perfectly with your elegant hand gesture!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Hangover Sex:

She's on her back, knees up. I'm on my side, possibly with one leg over her far leg. She puts the pillow over my head so she doesn't have to see or smell me. I'll take it.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Me, on the right, pretend-modeling jewelry for a JC Penney's catalog. On the left is the friend I went swimming with on vacation with my parents, although this photo is 10 yrs after the fact. (See: thread about friends being hot)
http://tinypic.com/adnc5c.jpg

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

What is Pimms anyway? I think the one time I had it was already well after Pimms O'Clock and I can't remember if I liked it or not.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

that looks more like you, a.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://ipi.fi/~hessu/tall-and-bitter/pimms.jpg

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

It is actually disgusting. It tastes like a mixture of gin and icing sugar. Revolting.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Ahhh, yes. Hated that stuff. Gimme a good ole' fashioned G&T, please, Yanqui style, with a lime.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

xpost - That's because i'm wearing a dress and not long johns. Also, that's my beautiful friend. She has the largest eyes on this planet and several others.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

I had 2 martinis, 2 G&Ts, a PASTIS(????, and some Italian red with dinner. Is it any wonder my head feels like it may explode?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

dear lord, m. it's a wonder you're not pickled.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

it wasn't meant as a compliment or otherwise m! it was just...i've read yr post and thats exactly as i thought you'd look! (you look pretty good tho')

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

Blimey. To quite Sebastian Flyte, neither the quantity, nor the quality, but the variety!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

*burp*

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

I was just joking, gaz. Thanks, though.

Amanda, I feel... vile.

Actually a nice white Burgundy and some strawberries would probably cure my hangover nicely, Kate.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Gaz - how you feeling man?!!
Even though none of you are remotely interested, I'm going to post a picture of the trainers I'm wearing today. They're from 1993!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/Trainers/sarah12-08-05.jpg

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

For hangovers, you should try those little cooling head-pads that are supposed to be for migraines. They're unsightly, but they provide calm, soothing relief. They're great. They go on your forehead.

Pink - are those Air J0rdans?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

EmergenC, aspirin, water, water, water, patience.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Pink - are those Air J0rdans?
No, they're Nike Air Flight Bounds.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

pink -are those your feet?

i am feeling like i need to go listen to some 70's soul - nicely produced, good botm, sweet tune. maybe some philly.

also: off me fuckin tits (as thay say)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

Yeah they are, they do look massive there though!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

This is as sexy as I've ever been (and I'm posing at the scene of one of my favourite comic books).
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/hukl/field.jpg

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

MW, I am reading Wodehouse now and I must say, you fit the bill. (Not to be confused with footing the bill, hey what.) I fear this is the usual kind of thing people say so I apologize preemptively for being boring.

― Laurel, Friday, 12 August 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/Trainers/SARAH20-06.jpg
See, not that big!

Love LOVE that pic Huksta!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Actually, it's all about persepctive, my feet look huge! haha!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Actually, Clos Haut Peyraguey is a Sauternes.

http://www.ac-bordeaux.fr/Etablissement/TLautrec/sautern/CHATEAUX/Chatclas/CHAHPEQ1.JPG

My bad.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

I miss my beard.
I feel like I shaved away the best part of me.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

I'm off now chaps! Much love to you all! Big hugs to Gaz. Kate - glad you liked the flowers! xoxoxoxoxox

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Have a good weekend, PinX0r!!! XOXOXOXO!

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

Pink - are those Air J0rdans?

Good thing you Googleproofed this, or Micha3l J0rdan would be all over ILX cursing us out.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

You too lady! *mwah* Oh & Kate, you ARE hott & gorgeous silly head! ;-)

Good thing you Googleproofed this, or Micha3l J0rdan would be all over ILX cursing us out.
Hahahahahaha! Nice one Jaymc!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

Hmmmmmmgghhhh
http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1243847.jpg

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 12 August 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

i'm always interested in trainers and i like those ones

― stelf)xxxx, Friday, 12 August 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

I love the first pair of trainers. I bought new SMART SHOES today to go with my new suit. They are ace of base!!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 August 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

The entire left side of my face is numb. I feel like I'm smuggling a golf ball in there...

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 12 August 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

From the dentist visit, luna?

I've been SO cranky today, oh my god. I just feel really suspicious of everyone and paranoid, thinking everyone hates me. URGHH.

I'm sad Pink is gone for the weekend. I love the trainers pix!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

I was thinking the LBJ campaign had started, but I suppose it might possibly be the dentist.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 12 August 2005 18:38 (twenty years ago)

I like you, SCJ.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 12 August 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

Yup, I'm all root canal-ed.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 12 August 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

Ow, luna!

Thanks, jaymc. I'm feeling SO NEEDY right now. OH MY GOD.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

hihihihihi sarah...

i have been playing world of warcraft and am actually starting to catch on to wtf i'm doing, yay.

― juliaaa, Friday, 12 August 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh, i have lost the mister to world of warcraft these last few months, hence my evenings posting to ILX from the laptop. I swear I am citing WoW as co-respondant in any imminent divorce proceedings.

Don't do it, julia, you will get horribly addicted.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

what is it? Some online game?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

(i'm not intending getting divorced, incidentally, this is just a running "joke")

Martin, it's a PC game you can play online, apparently. He keeps trying to explain, I just stop listening. Apparently people are that into it, you can gain rewards and bonus lives and stuff then people actually pay real money for them on ebay!!

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

hhhhhhhhiiiiiiiii julia.

I'm eating popcorn. That helps. And as soon as I get home, I'm taking a nap!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

I am beginning to feel like someone punched me in the mouth. I'm taking this as a sign that I should really go home.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Yes, go home and sleep. I'm surprised you went into work after that.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

Yes, I'm stupid.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 12 August 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Not at all! You have a great work ethic - that's what it is! Now, go home if you can!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 12 August 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

I'm gonna xoxo

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 12 August 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

I left work at lunch to go to therapy and then didn't go back. hurrah! actually I can't make a habit of that.

G.'s mowing the lawn right now. I'm glad I'm a girl.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 12 August 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

*hugs* Sam! You're the best, just hang in there. You, too luna!

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 14 August 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

Aww Luna - I hope your tooth feels better soon!
Sam - hope all is well & now, get back to work lady! ;-)
Orbit - I hope everything is good with you hon!
For Sarah - here are the shoes I'm wearing today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/Trainers/SARAH15-08-05.jpg

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:11 (twenty years ago)

pumps be clean!

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:12 (twenty years ago)

Good morning folks. I too, like you, Sarah J. (I like all the Sarahs, actually, but you seem like you need added extra huggage right now.)

Great shoes, Pink, I always boggle at your style!

I'm feeling a bit rub today. One of my computers is down, which means my whole morning schedule is thrown off. Argh. And people keep coming over and bugging me about crap I don't really understand. A marketing person came over and started getting all stroppy with me about needing to "manage the relationship" with one of our suppliers. I actually said to her "Look, don't talk that marketingspeak to me, because I don't understand it. I've said I will take over the project, since I've been dealing with their techie guy, but we speak techspeak, not marketing." Argh.

I'm still a bit depressed, and it just doesn't seem to be lifting. Friday night should have been fun, but I just found it draining. Ex-bf just decided that it was the perfect time for a "Chat" and I felt like a bastard for not being able to say "Sorry, I don't have the emotional energy to deal with you right now." Bah.

Anyway, I'll go google some more mad African plants, that will make me feel better.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

Well, I hope you had fun on Sunday at least.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:29 (twenty years ago)

(Ah well, thank heaven for small mercies - my housemates are away so I have the house to myself! Hurrah! I really should get my own place and quickly.)

x-post ... yes, I did enjoy Sunday. Sorry I wasn't a bit more perky, though.

― Alce Tea-Skirt (kate), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

i found an alien fruit in the park. it was like a cross between an apple and a gooseberry. something had nibbled at it, then left it alone; proof indeed that it was not of this earth. *nods sagely*

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

You should bring that big dog to the next FAP I'm at.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

and and and and i defeated a dog called Tina in a race to get to my frisbee first. and and and then Tina got told off for even attempting to catch my frisbee. awesome weekend (if, like me, you're easily pleased).

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:42 (twenty years ago)

aww g... you seem so endearingly sweet
london was good to me, if exhausting
once again, i forgot all about the krispy kreme at victoria. but i DID discover the amazing salt beef beigel bakery... and got the best brownie ever! yay!
i so tired. me feet so angry. ah well.
i shall do it again on sept 2! BRING IT ON YO!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 15 August 2005 07:51 (twenty years ago)

Morning!

I have to give a demo to customers tomorrow. On a laptop that has just taken the better part of the last ten fucking minutes to boot up. WTF?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 15 August 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

Who are you, and why have you stolen our managing director's laptop!?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 15 August 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)

Haha quite. This is meant to be an engineering laptop, too, which is even worse.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 15 August 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere! I am working HARD this morning so shouldn't even be here, but said hard work has made me feel perky enough to have something to contribute to this here thread, even if it is just perk, or possibly vim. Pizazz anyone? Or maybe spunk.

I have done lots of biking this weekend, including around Richmond Park with chumcs yesterday. I love my bike, and my back is beginning to hurt less. I also went to a wedding wearing AN ENTIRE NEW OUTFIT. I am in love with Reiss, I think. And the pointy side-lacing shoes I bought at the strange little shoeshop on Rupert Street. All I need now is NEW PANTS as I'm finding myself short of decent undies pretty much every week.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

i don't quite know why we're taking pictures of our shoes, but here are mine:

http://www.kittenrecords.co.uk/slypics/kostons.jpg

baaaa!

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

Psst G-kit - I have a bit of a trainer addiction, hence posting my shoes! I wont be posting anymore though, I only posted those ones for Sarah McClusky!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:28 (twenty years ago)

but look, RED and BLUE

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:32 (twenty years ago)

Oooh, I want in on this game.

http://photos21.flickr.com/34180178_57ab74c132.jpg?v=0

(Notice modified laces. Mmm, orange.)

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)

tissp be hogging computers, yo.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

I didn't realise how dirty my trainers are until I took that photo. And yes I'm hoggin' computers for my world domination attempt.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

Rise o' the machines and that.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)

*gasps* I couldn't wear my trainers if they were extremely dirty. It's just not done!!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:57 (twenty years ago)

I have a few to choose from though! hahaha

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

Ha, I am a man of the world though, and dirty trainers do not stop me!

xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 15 August 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

I am putting off going through my shoe pile and paring it down. I get very attached to my shoes and it hurts me physically to throw them away. But I *have* to do it - they're just taking over a large part of my bedroom and it's unacceptable.

Today I am wearing Puma speed cats, black.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 August 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

We have a room dedicated to the trainers in our house. Well you have to if you have around 130 pairs!!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

i have two pairs...

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 15 August 2005 11:22 (twenty years ago)

That's not including shoes either!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

i am wearing sparkly white airforce ones today so there's not much point it posting a pic of them. i am, however, wearing this t-shirt, wot i rather like

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/907501/dew.gif

― stelf)xxxx, Monday, 15 August 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

It's all about the OG for me at the moment Stelf!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)

OK, that's it. When will I stop caring? When will it stop mattering? When will it stop bothering me?

I wish it were just sexual or romantic jealousy, that would be easier to deal with. But it's more like a jealousy about an entire life. I wish I could stop looking at him and seeing my own failure. Not just my own romantic failure, rubbed in my face over and over, but my failure as a human being.

Sorry I'm not charming, and flirty, and fun, and charismatic and well-liked, sorry I'm difficult and complex, and *hard work*, and sorry that I am affected by stupid things that most people would just ignore and GET OVER and sorry I even exist, really.

[/tantrum of self pity]

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Monday, 15 August 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Kate, love, I can't speak to the first two paras b/c I don't know your story, but for the last...never forget that people who are charming/flirty/charismatic are often not really very substantial. And anyway, who gives a shit? You are Kate, complex and real. Fuck 'em.

I am now on antibiotics, which I hate, but my eye is no longer threatening to swell shut & the pain is decreased. And calling in sick to work gives me the opp to watch hours of Knight Rider.

― Laurel, Monday, 15 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

dave, i am not holding up my end of the bargain in our engagement; i owe you a long, sappy e-mail declaring my undying devotion!!

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Monday, 15 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Laurel OTM. And for what it's worth I couldn't have asked for a better guide to the mysteries of London yesterday :)

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 15 August 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Well well well. What the f*ck's up, f*ckers?

― Back from vacation ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

kate - i know nothing I say is going to make a big difference, but I think you are a wonderful person. The fact that you are complex is far more appealing to me than being flirty!!!

x-post

Yay Jeanne! *mwah* How was th 'oliday lady?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Welcome back jeanne! We've all been horny while you were gone, you'll be pleased to know.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

It was pretty damn good.

I'm thinking of buying this and plastering it on the ceiling above my bed so I can wank to it.

― deep fried ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Hi, Jeanne. How was the vacation? Where did you go?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

I find it frankly hard to believe, but there are those who say that donut wankery led to the fall of Rome, Jeanne.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

my shoes im wearing today....
http://www.shoemall.com/assets/product_images/SM04611111L.jpg

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

I really wasn't fishing for compliments, guys, but thanks anyway. ::hugs::

I know it's just another symptom of this seemingly endless depression (enough already, this has lasted way past the normal bipolar down). Things that you really should be OK with, and really shouldn't bother you, you just *don't* have the emotional energy to keep smiling and faking it. When you just feel rejected over and over again. (Possibly rubbing your own face in it because it reinforces your own negative self image.)

I swear to god, sometimes it feels like depression is a freaking virus which will do whatever is necessary to perpetuate itself.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

Try a donut.

― deep fried ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 15 August 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Three donuts.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 15 August 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Always the glutton, you. Always be havin' multiples n sheeit.

― multiples ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 15 August 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

I ate half a pizza last night, after I got back from my little camping trip.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 15 August 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

I am eating a cup of cookies and cream ice cream, only it is not actually ice cream, it is a "vanilla frozen dairy dessert." This is very disturbing. Also, it a "popsicle" brand dessert, which is a little strange considering.

Also, to whoever mentioned the Edy's fruit juice popsicle things upthread, thank you. They are wunderbar. My weekend was mostly spent ensonced in an air-coditioned bedroom eating those popsicles and reading the new harry potter. Not a bad weekend, actually.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Monday, 15 August 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Hi Pink! Nice shoes!
I'm doing ok, I can't very often look at ILE from work so my posting is sporadic.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 02:53 (twenty years ago)

Too many donuts already.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 06:41 (twenty years ago)

Hi Orbit! I'm glad that you stop by when you can.
Morning Kate! Feeling any better today?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 06:44 (twenty years ago)

Okay, since the last time I posted anything here, my mom has been confiding all manner of things to me and I *seriously* think she's got Obsessive-Compuslve Disorder, though not the kind that manifests itself in hoarding. She's very much like Adrian Monk, the detective character on the show starring Tony Shalhoub. She can see a tiny little piece of paper maybe 4 square millimeters in size on the floor and it will drive her crazy. She can't stand ANYTHING on the floor. She vacuums the carpeted floor once a day and sweeps the rest twice a day. She constantly keeps up a beat in her head. Everything in the house has to be positioned just so. I've been raised to know the "proper" way of dusting the furniture and vacuuming, as well as in the fine art of keeping all edible goods in the pantry and kitchen aligned just so AND with all the labels facing in a single direction. I'm starting to be like Mom in that tiny little pieces of paper on the floor will drive *me* crazy, and I have been guilty of straightening out things at other people's houses. I say all of this because all of this has been preoccupying my mind, how little I seem to have known about my mother while also suspecting that which she has finally claimed. *shrug* I think it's interesting, in any case.

― The Edge Of America (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and now I'm doing the "labels facing all in one way" thing (a la the "evil" husband in Sleeping With The Enemy) independent of anyone. And I still hear my mom's voice in my head whenever I do the vacuuming or sweeping (e.g. there has to be defined lines of rows when it comes to vacuuming). OH! And both Mom and I are picky about the way we wash dishes. Do we need help? I don't think so.

So. Hi?

― The Edge Of America (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

xpost... can i play? here are my cold wet shoes

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/trisk/IMG_0003.jpg

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

xpost: That certainly sounds like OCD. My grandmother was similar, although not that that extent.

It was only a couple of years ago that my mother confided that she's suffered from depression all her life, but has only once mentioned it to a doctor. Looking back in hindsight, it seems obvious, and explains a few things about her mindset and behaviour. She's *never* told my father about it, even though they've been married nearly 30 years.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

Ooh rretty shoes Gem!!

Morning/evening Dee! *hugglez* It certainly sounds like OCD to me. I would say to seek help (for your mum at least), although I'm not sure what kind of help is available.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

Of course that should say PRETTY!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

yes they are very pretty! red is my favourite colour

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

sounds hella OCD to me. and i should know, i was a veterinary nurse for 4 months. i have credentials.
don't be all in denail and stuff, if you suspect it's OCD, go see a doctor or something. or hey, leave it til it gets worse and harder to treat. i dunno. same with anything, yknow? i've shown the doctor my balls like twice cos i'd rather show him my balls than have a late-stage balls disease. what the fuck am i saying? this is supposed to be helpful. jesus.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

Do animals get OCD too?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

Agreed, it sounds like OCD, but honestly - with all these things, it's a question of degree, Dee. It's only really a problem if it starts to interfere with your actual life. People who can't leave the house because they are afraid they've left the stove on, people who lash out at others if things are not EXACTLY SO to the point where it affects their relationships.

OCD, especially compulsive cleaning, is a way of trying to exercise control over a world you don't seem particularly in control of. If you can *have* a tiny aspect of your world that you can control utterly, that might actually be positive, if it diminishes your anxiety over other things. It's when it increases your anxiety overall that it's a problem.

Also, I think in older generations, what would now be called clinical depression was not really viewed as a problem. It was just the way you were, the Black Dog on your shoulder, something to be bourne. I don't know if this is more positive way of dealing with it (stoicism, acceptance) than our hyper-awareness. In some ways, I suppose it makes me feel more of a failure that I'm not allowed to go on just being depressed, that I feel this pressure to GET TREATMENT!!! GO ON PILLS!!! GO SEE A COUNSELLOR!!! BE HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! when really I'd just like to spend a month or two in bed.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:39 (twenty years ago)

sorry to jump in on the shoe talk and start talking about my balls, btw.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:39 (twenty years ago)

i dunno FP, i was just kidding about my credentials.
but uber-caged zoo animals do get a kinda OCDish repetetice movement tic kinda thing.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:41 (twenty years ago)

The friend I was staying with at the weekend was trying to convince me that I should see a doctor about my (self-diagnosed) depression and mood-swings. I've been resisting the idea exactly because of the pressure I assume it would put me under to go on medication or at least do *something* to alter the way my mind is plumbed.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

sorry to jump in on the shoe talk and start talking about my balls,
That's fine, I hope your balls are ok now!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:48 (twenty years ago)

Medication hasn't particularly changed me in any way, except for about six months, it did make me less prone to those sort of spontaneous weeping fits for no apparent reason.

For the first few months, it was just like... "holy crap, why did I never do this BEFORE?"

The only upsetting thing about the SSRIs is that they have just... stopped working.

OK, after watching some weird British CSI-lite crime drama with lots of grim autopsies last night, I'm convinced that perhaps my medication has been switched by a nefarious doctor or pharmacist for the WRONG STUFF which will drive me crazy and make me throw myself under a train/attack priests/make bad art (or any of the other things that the poor sods on this programme last night were doing) - but then at least some cute blonde investigator/cop chick would come and make everything better. Sigh.

What was my point again?

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

something nautical, i reckon.


balls be fine, btw (xpost)

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

I fucking hate my bank. They've charged me £35 and not paid out a debit of almost the same amount, after I specifically went in to deposit cash the day before the debit was withdrawn, precisely so this wouldn't happen. I really can't afford this, and dread calling them about it, since I know they'll have some lame technical reason why I AM WRONG when really THEY ARE AWFUL and should give me back my own money goddammit!

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)

Sorry I only come onto this thread to whine, btw. I am really trying not to let this ruin my whole day, but damn I have absolutely no money to spare for this to be happening.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)

my mum is good at shouting at banks until they give in. she's big on busting out threats about moving accounts and shit, and usually it works.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)

Sarah - My bank charged me £30 for a bounced cheque even though I put the cash in. They said it was all about timings & that there was bugger all I could do about it! :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I know, you prefer Sailor Moon.

Argh, SGS, that suX0rs. British banks are just a horrible bunch of brutes. Make a big enough fuss and they will actually reverse the charge and sort out their own mess. But they're kind of counting on the fact that most people just act English and don't complain.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

exactly! and like, don't feel like a dick for getting all "well i'll move my account to another bank and blah blah", it's just acting. seriously, my mum pwns banks. it works even better with mobile phone companies. and there's no obligation to follow through with you threats and stuff, so give 'em hell!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

Pink, I can envision them saying the exact same thing to me, since I paid in the cash on a Saturday morning (with the teller), even though I received a dated receipt, for the Monday debit. Thing is, because of my visa status, I have an account that has even fewer features than a current account, so I always have to use direct debit to pay for bills, and this bank is the ONLY one that will give me an account AT ALL, and I can't even write checks on it. So threatening to switch banks holds no water, or I would have switched ages ago. A similar situation has happened before, where the money was there but they charged me £35, and I have gotten nowhere despite supportive letters from my US bank. I may just call up and ask for an address and name to send a letter of complaint, rather than getting upset on the phone with some poor person just doing their job, which has gotten me nowhere with them in the past. £35 is two weeks of transport for me that I now won't be able to pay for.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)

Write letters, yes. Also, when on the phone, as to speak to the person's supervisor, rather than the poor person on the end of the phone. The point is to make as much of a fuss as possible, and show them that you will not give up.

Ask Suzy about this - she is queen of dealing with jobsworthy banking types - and getting her money back to boot!

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)

I have managed to get my money back once, but on the occassion I mentioned above they would not budge at all. I mean, who has ever heard of a cheque clearing in 2 days?!! They will probably say that Saturday is not a working day, however, you can argue that cash shows the same day, hence Monday & as long as you were fine at the end of the day they should return the charge. It is worth giving them a call for sure.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)

What about getting a joint account with Mark, one that he doesn't intend to use, but his standing will mean that you get the appropriate benefits of a bank account?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, it doesn't matter if your account is a lowly one, you are still a CUSTOMER and they don't do themselves any favours by pissing you off. So make a fuss. They will sort it.

Re. therapy/doctors/medication: strangely enough I was talking to a psychologist friend about this subject last night. I'd be totally scared of being 'changed' somehow too, and losing the good bits of me as well as the 'bad' bits. Also it's painful to have external confirmation that you do have a problem in the first place, however used to to the idea you might be internally. I think the turning point is when the prospect of staying as you are feels more scary than any consequence of professional intervention.

I smell of porridge this morning :(
Ye olde folk wisdom says that one should put oats in a sock in the bath as a remedy for itchy skin, which is what I did this morning. It worked! But I smell of porridge, and I hate porridge.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

It was almost a relief when I started to be told my psychologists that yes, I had a documentble Problem. (Mainly because I was so used to being told by my mum that there was nothing wrong with me and I was just a lazy, skyving brat.)

Now it's great, because when people tell me "you're crazy!" I can snort "Hah! I've been told that by experts!"

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

my girlfriend smelled like lemonade last week, it was great.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

I smell like the Body Shop lately. :-)

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:40 (twenty years ago)

as opposed to the days at work that i spend spraying/painting stuff, and come away smelling like A body shop.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, your first run-in over £35 charges sounds dubious on the part of the bank. Either they had the money to honour the DD or they did not. You have a letter from your bank in the US backing you up so that does pull rank on the low-level workers at the call centre fobbing you off. Your line of questioning should basically run on an either-or and why? model and should be conducted with managers only (call jockeys are under pressure to despatch you after about three minutes). Be very nice to the call-centre person as you would a receptionist. If a manager is not available, leave a number and explain to the call jockey that you are a student on a budget and the bank's maladministration has cost you £70 so far in 'administrative charges' on dates X and Y despite the funds being available.

I don't know what waffle your bank will give you about the 'administrative charges' but if you look on the Guardian website there is a lot of recent stuff about a court decision that favours consumers in your predicament. If you pay in cash at your branch, it should be credited to your account immediately; if it's some other branch it should be there the next morning, so either way that money was there to meet the direct debit. You won't get a refund unless you complain, though. Check with your creditor to see what day the payments get requested - they generally send a request that takes three days to reach the bank, which day should not be different from the date you agreed on the DD form.

It is very likely you will contact the bank with the agenda, which you will have backed up with receipts etc, that the administrative error is theirs. The onus is therefore on them to prove otherwise. Maladministration is a good word to use OVER AND OVER.

It is very easy to have a kind of banking-specific low self esteem when it is so difficult to get an account as a foreign student, combined with rage at some viscose lackey with access to your personal financial info which they look at using a MUCH SMALLER BRAIN.

(on a lighter note Kate is not joking; I have threatened to levy 'administrative charges' on the basis that if it costs banks £30 to spit a templated letter from a computer beast, it must cost me more to spend a day writing a snotty letter and emailing the press office on the sly)

*goes back to tax return mountain*

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:04 (twenty years ago)

Suzy - I love you! ;-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:05 (twenty years ago)

My bank just wrote to me to say 'we have paid some DDs today as you requested, but there were not sufficient funds in your account. On this occasion you will not be charged for this unauthorised borrowing and we have arranged a temporary overdraft extension'.

Oh that's nice of them I thought.

Then I remembered that last time I looked at my statement online the DDs had already gone out and I was still under my overdraft limit. Checked my balance again and I was STILL under the limit. Wha? Yeah, thanks for not charging me FOR NOTHING, morons.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)

suzy, are people in call centres specifically trained to say: "i can't do that," do you know? i spent 4 HOURS on the phone to BT yesterday sorting out my telephone and broadband in my new flat!

― stelf)xxx, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:14 (twenty years ago)

thanks Suzy :) That's very helpful. I have been searching desperately for my deposit receipt--I save them all the time yet this one has disappeared. I have even sorted through bags of trash, but since we cleaned house last week I fear it's gone.

I have disovered (thanks to Mark's efforts) that the debit was requested on the Friday (july 29th) prior. So I would have had to have made that cash deposit on the Thursday(28th) for a debit of Monday (the 1st) to clear. Ridiculous, especially as I signed an agreement for the debit to take place on the first of each month, not actually-several-days-prior.

(In the first incident where my US bank got involved, my bank here told me "we don't do daily reconciliation" so the fact that the money was transferred in (a large student loan payment) on the same day, but five hours later--time zone difference--as a rent payment was requested, made no difference. Anyway sorry to bore anyone with all this! I think this has made me so upset because of that very "banking-specific low self esteem thing"--in that I am tired of being treated like a second-class citizen here and this is yet another example of someone charging me for the privilege of getting reduced customer service.)

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

ahaha brilliant suzy! i'm taking notes, too. i've had similar problems with uk banks as a us citizen. i HATE them all. you have to live here THREE YEARS before they'll give you anything resembling an adult account. in fact, when i graduated and got a proper job with an income qualifying me for an advanced current account, they DOWNGRADED me to an account designed for children! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
i'll stop now...
anyway.. hello lovelies!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)

hello? hello?
anyone? anyone?
are you all doing WORK or something today? lordy...

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)

I'm swearing at my idiot colleagues over in the marketing department. Sigh.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)

i'm too weak from hunger to make the effort.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)

Dave. People in call centres are trained to handle a large volume of calls and that means getting you off the phone in two or three minutes tops. That's it. No use getting personal.

Archie, careful: you might be paying for an 'unauthorised overdraft' through the back door (I used to call up and ask for access to a cheque that hadn't cleared yet on the basis that although paid by cheque, not one has ever bounced, and when it was called 'unauthorised' or 'unarranged' in statements etc. later hit them with ''either we had a 15-minute conversation where AUTHORISATION was given to access funds or we didn't. We did, and you never mentioned extra charges or enhanced temporary interest rates.") Contact them with the info that on date X your online statement showed DDs paid and you still under the limit. If the letter contradicts this, they owe you an explanation because it ain't broke so why fix?

Sarah: if bank does not do daily reconciliation in practice it presents itself differently on your statement, where this would appear to be the case (any relevant fine print about this will be on the back of the statement. Read it). All sentences that begin 'well, in America...' end in tears with UK bank types (in many ways be glad the systems are different). They should really have let you off with a 'goodwill gesture' for this - two lovely little words that allow the bank to give you money back without admitting they were wrong as would be leapt on for legal precedent if they did. I've had results explaining where I feel I've been wronged, what I did to make it right, any mitigating circumstances, and then suggesting to the manager I'm speaking to that what I was looking for was a bit of a goodwill gesture.

Tuesday is always the day for this shit! Also I beg forgiveness now for the hornet's nest I might stir up by saying in the case of the women here, SPEAK TO MANAGER GUYS, WRITE TO MANAGER WOMEN. Be nice to everyone, but experience has taught me that women in bank management don't like being contradicted by other/poorer women in a conversation and will go chapter and verse in a millisecond whereas men in that position just get on with it.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

i hate call centres - feel sorry for the people who work in them, that's why i rarely get aggro with them, but they annoy the crap out of me.

― stelf)xxxx, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

Everyone needs a little pocket Suzy to help them with matters such as these!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)

This is what I get like when I have a mountain of tax returns and receipts to get to. Argh!

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:43 (twenty years ago)

Shoe picture ahoy!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/Trainers/sarah16-08-05.jpg

x-post

Suzy - get back to those tax returns at once young lady! ;-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)

whee, lunchtime! i'm all refreshed and ready to talk lots of bollocks. those shoes look airbrushed! scary!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)

They've been done by a famous grafitti artist.
I'm currently eating a sammich that I made yesterday (I went out for lunch instead) & it's pretty nasty.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

also, we have similar (office?) carpet.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)

I'm feeling stressed and taking enneagram tests. Sigh. I wonder if there's an ILX thread about enneagrams. Probably. Due to my bipolar nature, I flip back and forth between types 4 and 5. They're quite similar - the only difference being that between dramatic and secretive. Sigh.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)

Yes it's the office carpet! Wait, do we work in the same place?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

considering we have the same carpet and both spend the working day taking pictures of our shoes and posting crap to ILX... yeah, probably.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)

Wait, hang on, are you me?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)

Cease this madness! I've met both of you! You are not the same person!

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

hang on, i never met any ilx0rz. who are you confusing me with?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

Hallo! Last time I posted on this thread I was talking about going on a date, and it is today! Within fifty minutes. I'm so nervous!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:12 (twenty years ago)

I have so met you, g-kit! I was out drinking with my cousin in Shoreditch. This was years and years ago... maybe 2002? You were DJ-ing at a bar, and I was talking to the cellist from Fosca.

Wasn't that you? You came over, and I tried to introduce myself, and you said you already knew everything about me because you were a lurker on ILX. If that wasn't you, then we've had a terrible identity mixup for years now.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Ooh good luck Tuomas!

WeG-kit foiled you Kate!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:15 (twenty years ago)

Good luck Tuomas!

Hm, suzy you have me worried now. I do need to phone the bank anyway though because they sent out all our new joint account documentation with the wrong name on it... but I am putting it all off because IT'S SO TEDIOUS.

Maybe it was the other Greg, Kate?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)

ha, no way was that me. i never DJd anything in my life and i'm far more likely to run away from people than attempt conversation. must be another greg, aye.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

in fact, there's a special mystery prize on offer for the first ilx0r to meet me. well, there is now. i just decided.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

i'm now paranoid that everyone thinks i'm somebody else.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)

Which other Greg? Blimey, this is really confusing. Honestly, I thought it was you. Looked like you, from the photos you've posted of yourself. Then again, I was quite drunk. (Also maybe said Greg wasn't DJing but perhaps just talking to the DJ.)

So blimey, maybe you are Pink. Panther/Kitten - why did I never see this before?

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)

Other Greg = Gravel Puzzleworth etc. He is ex-Sinister and looks fairly unlike g-kit, but it seems likely it was him.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:25 (twenty years ago)

pink panther kitten! oh noes, now i've TOTALLY lost my identity.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:27 (twenty years ago)

quick refresher course:
i'm ex-diskant, not ex-sinister
i live by the seaside. one time, a bunch of ilxors came to my hometown for a weekend or something but i DIDN'T KNOW!
the first thread i ever started was about a skateboarding incident in which i broke my fucking face.

you rememeber me! i'm inforgetababble!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:31 (twenty years ago)

No, no, not Gravel Puzzleworth. I've definitely met him, and it was not him in the bar in Shoreditch with my cousin.

(Especially since my cousin apparently knew this Mystery Lurker and said something quite bizarre (for my rather straight-laced cousin) about him, and abruptly left.)

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)

Sorry dude! I own all of your identities

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)

in fact, it was you!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

How bizarre!

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:36 (twenty years ago)

(I've still never been to Shoeburyness, either.)

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)

(you're not missing much. seriously.)

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

Well I guess if he's a proper lurker we will never know the truth!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:41 (twenty years ago)

quite early for a date, non? what are the plans? you must FILL US IN afterwards! woo! good luck! wait at least an hour before you jump her bones, that's my recommendation.
ah fosca. fosca.

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)

i could never be a proper lurker. i just can't keep quiet

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:43 (twenty years ago)

Oh no! Sorry, in all the X-posting cousin & g-kit madness there, I missed Tuomas' date!

Good luck on your date, hope it goes well. Or at least not badly... is this your interweb mentalist date, then?

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)

i watched invasion of the body snatchers last night. i'm scared that it's gonna happen.
-- g-kit (kittenslikemil...), August 9th, 2005.


!!!!!
it happened!!!111one wtf

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)

*raises eyebrows*

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. I love the new shoe pix, Pink!

I stayed home yesterday from work because I had this allergic reaction to god only knows what which made my entire face swell up like mad and get all itchy. So today I have on two different types of ointments and am not wearing any makeup - lovely! I really should look away from the front door when people enter so as to appear slightly less shiny.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

Phew! I thought they might be a bit self indulgent! I have a pair that I will wear tomorrow nicknamed "Miss Piggys"! They are pink, do you see?!

Aww Sarah, that sounds horrid. Can't you work out what it was?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:36 (twenty years ago)

i am still freaked out.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

Haha! Oh G-Kit, get one identity!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

pink i have a pair of nikes i can't identify. if i photograph them and post them tmrw can you or james help?

― stelf)xxxx, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

So am I!

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

Can give it a try Stelf. If I can't do it myself, I'll be able to find someone that can. :-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

I couldn't figure it out! The doctor had the NOIVE to say it might be the kitten I'm sitting, since she appeared right before my face problem appeared. And I said b-but, I've lived around cats my whole life with no problem! And he said I've probably just developed an immunity to my own cats. But also, he said it could be something related to the kitten, like her litter - something that wasn't in the house before.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

But she's getting picked up today anyway. :-(

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

Oh no! I think you probably should have to give the kitten to me sarah!

x-post

damnit!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

an extreme cuteness reaction! only ugh ugh on the swollen/itchiness. there should be a cute-cuteness reaction.

also, i love all the pics of people's shoes. my feet are currently, scandalously, naked.

― juliaaa, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

I have been walking around my work since yesterday with a rather inappropriate lyric stuck in my head and I'm worried I'll mumble/sing it out at some point. Extensive music listening has not done any good.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

ok now you have to tell us what it is.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

I tend to bust out with dirty rhymes from time to time.

Last night, Nick and I went on a walk around the neighborhood and some girl walked past us singing R kelly. She was singing something like, "I'm hanging with your girlfriend."

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

xpost or we can guess...does it:
a)refer to getting jiggy
b)mention pimps
c)extol the virtues of one Little Tiny Bill

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

I've just got back from a major shopping expedition. I bought a new suit, with second pair of trousers, new black shoes to go with it, new trainers, eight books and a double CD, then I stopped to eat in a cafe before hauling it all back home. I spent nearly £90, all in.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Brazilian Girls - Pussy

Pussy

She’s a face in the crowd
Looking right through you
As if she knew you
Better than you know yourself
What does she know about the things that you know?
That you go through only in a day?

Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy
Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy

She caught you walking about in a frozen desert
From the tip of the iceberg, you slip and fall
Falling through the clouds
Of your fata morgana
In the lap of your mama you land
She’ll understand

Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy
Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy

If you start looking around you
You know there’s no pretending
‘Cause how you twist and bend it
She’s the perfect tout
Leave everyone spellbound when she mixes and blends it.
‘Cause the message she’s sending is:
She’s ready to sell out.

Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy (How much do you need)
Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy (How much do you need)
Pussy Pussy Pussy Marijuana
Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy

The chorus is extremely catchy.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

I'd say £90 is a bargain for all that stuff! Good shopping.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

Martin, how does £90 go so far? I have to go shopping with you.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

Argh, I hate you... I have "little bill! little bill! little tiny bill...!" stuck in my head now. :-(

arrrgh, arrrgggghhh, argggggggghhhhhhh, get it out get it out!

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

You buy cheap rubbish clothes without caring about quality, and without any notion in your head that spending more could make you look good. Then you buy books and the CD from charity shops.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

M. White, I listened to the clip of that song on iTunes a few weeks ago. I was confused.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

MWAHAHAHA

(xposts actually, sorry kate! I was singing it to mark for about a week)

M White I want to hear that song now. The chorus seems almost as catchy as DJ Assault's Ass 'n Titties which is the other song (besides Lit'l Bill and Drop it like it's hot) I always get stuck in my head.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Sarah you have not lived until you've heard Tracer Hand and I change that to 'neeps and tatties! neeps neeps and tatties, tatties!'

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

urgh, Little Bill, you fucker. my girlfriend's flatmate sings that all the time. gnnnngh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

I think you can hear part of it, here.

http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=n&src=art&pid=11138

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

I like the Little Bill song and I like it LOADS when Sarah sings it cos she puts on the CWUTEST accent!!! Omg

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

(x-post times 50 or something crazy like that..)

maybe you got bitten by a SPIDER in your sleep sarah! happened to me sis
also, i developed an allergy to cats recently. very sad! mine just makes me sneeze tho...

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I read about spider bites online, thinking that might be it. apparently the really bad kinds don't tend to live around here, but maybe I am just allergic to little jumping spiders.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

Today's food consumption is all mexican. I anticipate adverse reactions in the form of massive farts. Thank god I live alone.

― T00ts ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

my shirt today says:
'Frankly Scallop, I don't give a clam.'
I like it

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:10 (twenty years ago)

My shirt says "I LOVE THE MODERN WAY" and has a painting of a typewriter on it.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

and it's YELLOW

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

i like yellow

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

i like you

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

I'm blushing!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

that was easy

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

I'm compiling my Seniors' Events Listings and, when they say "contact bridge," surely they don't mean CONTACT BRIDGE?
Casuistry would know this, I'm certain.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

I'm guessing there's an r missing.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

oh, okay. that makes sense.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

Contact bridge sure sounds a lot more fun to watch though.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

"Trump this, motherfucker!!!" [knee to groin]

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Ethel, hold my teeth. I'm about to get GREATEST GENERATION on his colonostomied ass!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

Uh guys, I was just kidding with the whole "help" thing. Really, we don't need help. I was trying to make it funny! Uh, guys? Guys? Hey, where are you going? Your tags are outside your shirts!

Anyway. I'm going to need to do some catching up here, but I have read the "contact bridge" thing, and hey, sounds like fun. "How dare you pass on that hand!" uttered by some 85-yr-old with far too much eyebrow for his face while wielding a numchuck = funny.

― The Edge Of America (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

It's 6:45 in here, and I'm already up, about to go to work. I wouldn't normally be up this hour, but yesterday I went to sleep super early, and thankfully I can go to work anytime I want between 7 and 10.

The date went... pretty well. Can't say much more yet, but we're meeting again on Saturday to go to the movies. I don't know why Dahlin thought it was early for a date though.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 02:51 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, good morning!

I am, strangely, in a very good mood today! (let's see how long before work ruins it.) Hung over, (not) slept on someone's couch, wearing borrowed clothes, hair and teeth unbrushed (I might go out and hit Boots at lunchtime), but I feel fantastic!

Good rehearsal, good company, good food, good drink. Singing definitely raises serotonin. Plus, we invented a strange new rum-based drink. It was revolting. But we couldn't stop drinking them.

Second date, Tuomas? Wow, great going, you feisty Finn!

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 06:55 (twenty years ago)

I am in a very very sleepy mood this morning. Am slurping cans of coke in an attempt to reboot my head via that whole caffeine+sugar thing.

I have to go out and hit Boots myself at lunchtime, because they have photos waiting from my London trip.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:00 (twenty years ago)

Coke? Amateur! I'm making myself double espresso/mochaccino coffeebombs. I'm on my second already.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

Yay Tuomas!

Kate you dirty stop out! Glad you are feeling a bit better sweetie!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:02 (twenty years ago)

ooooh, i have a good feeling about today. i'm really glad. i need to enjoy the next couple of days because i'm working over the entire weekend. in manchester of all places, so i have to leave straight after work on friday night and won't get home til late sunday evening.
arrrrrr. have to make the most of today/tomorrow.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

Alright, now I've eaten and had two cups of coffee, I'm just realising how tired I am. And wondering how I'm going to make it through to the party tonight. Argh.

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:18 (twenty years ago)

powernap!

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

*another* party? Gosh, you ... um ... partygoer!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:23 (twenty years ago)

I haven't been to a party in ages! Last night wasn't a party anyway. It was technically a rehearsal. Even if just turned into a party.

I wonder if I can go in the server room and have a quick lie-down.

(Win a lie-down, Mrs. Davies!)

― Mrs. Cranky (From Crankytown) (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

I wish that our server room was big enough for a lie-down too. It isn't, though. It's *called* a server room, but it's really just a broom cupboard with servers in.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

i'm happy so far because AVERAGE JOE is on! yay! i'm such a sucker for supremely unrealistic 'reality' dating shows. woo hoo!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

Is it the one where they bring out some good looking guys too?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

i'm feeling a lot more like myself today.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)

Who were you feeling like yesterday?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:19 (twenty years ago)

I am just sleepy.

Also, feeling a bit foolish in clothes which are so obviously not my own. I'm wearing Miss AMP's poodle skirt (OK, it is not a poodle skirt but it is a bit puffed out at the bottom and flirty and girly with flowers on it and all) and Frances' ESG shirt. So I may feel like myself, but look like someone else.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

a) another greg.
b) half of the pink panther kitten.
xpost

i'm feeling sleepy now. i was all energized and raring to go this morning but i just hit the mid-morning lull and just wanna snooooooze.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

yes pink! that's tomorrow's episode i think! something to wake up for!
i wish i could wear skirts...

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

Why can't you wear skirts Dahlin?

I feel a bit melancholy just now. I felt fine earlier. I was a bit poorly last night. I think it may be all the stress at work at the moment. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

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

So I'm a dog, apparently. I will try and get photos that were taken last night off AMP to prove that I am not by posting pictures of me mannushing AMP's elderly cat.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:48 (twenty years ago)

fatty fat fat
i was feeling poorly too. i thought it was all the fruit. but now i suspect little red riding hood was to blame. bitch
also... what, kate? what?

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:50 (twenty years ago)

I am so confused by commas.

AMPy's cat is very cute when she's in a good mood and not cranky and yowling. (We get along just fine, we do.) However, I'm covered in hair now.

I have to go out and get lunch. And a birthday present for Emsk. I really hope they have what I want to get her!

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)

i hate white wine, it gives me heartburn. i hate hangovers as well.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)

pineapple juice gives me heartburn real bad.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:43 (twenty years ago)

i woke up last night gasping for air as i had burped white wine heartburn acid in my sleep and it went back down the wrong way. my throat hurts today.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)

oww! and eww! and aww, i guess.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)

We started out drinking pink wine. We went through 4 or 5 bottles of it. In fact, we drank the cornershop out of pink wine (with pretty art nouveau ladies on the label) before we started making shimuras!

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:53 (twenty years ago)

(Also, perhaps I feel less hungover because I went out to M&S and bought knickers. I did actually *need* new knickers, it wasn't quite so desperate as it sounds. But I feel so much nicer and fresher now I am wearing a complete set of clean clothes. Plus, I went in Body Shop and spritzed myself with perfume and used all their free samples of moisturiser so I feel envigorated! maybe I'll ever hit Lush on the way to the bus.)

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

ooh, ooh, Lush! ok, at Lakeside shopping centre (parading my essexness now, oh yes) there's a branch of Lush, right opposite a coffee/cake/cookie type shop/counter and and and and when i walk past, i'm always like "omg, that smells so nice" and look over at the cookie place, before i remember that it is, in fact, Lush that smells so god damn gorgeous. so the i have to trudge past without looking really bitter about the fact that you can't eat soap.

um... yeah. s'true.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

And their soap looks so tasty too!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

God, the number of times I have nearly started licking my Honey I Washed The Kids on the way home.

When I first brought it home, one of Joe's mad film director friends tried to eat it. Ha ha.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)

Swear a lot, then you'll have an excuse. "Oops, better wash my mouth out!"

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

wow... i'm not the only one.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

Good morning kids.

I just wanted to check in and say hello. I haven't been internetting at all these past few days. I've hit a brick wall at work (coding multi-diminsional arrays) and it's frustrated me deeply. We're on a pretty strict 6-mth training program here so I can't afford to get behind. And of course when I get stressed/frustrated it threatens to spiral me down down deep into the tunnel *cue Wanda Jackson*.

But I'm trying to work through it. My therapist gave me some books on zen buddihism which I've been reading on the bus. trying.

Okay, I'm off to go sit in the library and draw out my program in pictures so I can re-code it and figure out where I went wrong.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:09 (twenty years ago)

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

(xpost)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:09 (twenty years ago)

oh and we saw 'Hustle & Fl0w' this weekend. It was good. You should go see it.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

Hope it all goes well Sam! xoxo

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

Diagrams are always good for getting your head round confusing data structures.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

diagrams are good for EVERYTHING!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:13 (twenty years ago)

I am scared to look at any threads on ILX today with that nasty picture appearing on loads of threads. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Argh, I just went and cleared out my cache pretty quick after that. Glerugh.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

stacy!! which season of average joe??

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

And how do we do that Kate? I dont want that image anyway!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

eh? i missed something...

mandee... er.. not sure. one with miss missouri, and dave the napoleon dynamite lookalike?

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

To to Tools, Internet Options, (general tab, which should come up anyway) Temporary Internet Files, then hit delete files...

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

i cleaned out my eyes. with a spoon.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

I'm using Mozilla Kate & the internet options bit doesnt seem to be there! I r stoopid!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

D'oh. I don't know Mozilla. Weex. There's got to be some kind of properties or options or cache or something. Look up "cache" in your help file.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

Good morning!

I feel slobby today. These ointments I had to put on my face rash (lovely) have caused me to break out. Meanwhile I'm wearing a long sleeve oversized shirt today and pants that keep falling down. I tried belting them this morning but my belt is too big. Plus, my shirt is green and my only belt is black with a huge buckle, so I thought I was looking like I should start singing about me lucky charms.

What is the picture of? I have my images turned off.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

omg that one is THE BEST - i

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

I don't know about Mozilla itself, but in Firefox it's Tools->Options->Privacy->Clear Cache.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

It's cool, I've done it!

Nasty image Sarah, be very grateful!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

its a picture of a gaping ass i think. according to the address.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh, yes. I read the image file name just now.

So, you know how I just said my face broke out because of these stupid ointments? Well, a coworker just came up to me, saw my face, jumped back, and then said, "That's not contagious, is it??!" ha ha

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

ugh, that's horrible, Sarah - both the rash and yr colleague's comments.

I am now suffering from the post-lunch sleeeeeepies. I have got to have something more nutricious for supper. Except I won't, as I'll be at a party.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

The girl we were kitten-sitting for brought over a 12 pack of beer last night when she came to pick up said kitten. She'd already given us a 6-pack last week! But last night, we went grocery shopping and bought a whole bunch of fancy organic produce, so hopefully it will all even out in the end.

Kate, I kind of wish I had something contagious so I could give it to her. BWAH HA HA!

I haven't been in a Lush store before, but there's a store that's probably pretty similiar in my neighborhood. They have all kinds of wonderful fancy bath products that smell like desserts. I've actually only been in there once, because I'm on this f'n budget. It was really hard to just walk away (without buying something).

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

yah, i get presents for peoples from Lush. that way i'm not tempted to taste them, but i still get to sniff them and walk around with a fragrant bag for the day.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Y'know what's funny?
"Contract" bridge doesn't make any more sense to me than "Contact" bridge.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

i'm ver-ver bored and therefore clockwatching. today hasn't turned out to be the wonderday i was hoping for.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, g-kit! I'm clockwatching too much today too.

You know, I think I need to go to this lush place with my birthday money.

Mr. Bingo, I haven't seen much of you 'round these parts for a while now. Is everything on for the cute house?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Blargh. Only an hour left. Where did today go?

Ah, Sarah, Lush is such a joy. Even if I don't buy anything,I just go there to SMELL the place. Yum. man, I want to go and buy some lovely soap and some Shangri La For Eyes wash away the effects of your hangover eye creme.

I just wish they did a shampoo as nice as their soap, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

There are some people who find the smell of Lush migraine-inducing - I have a suspicion Madchen is one of them (though I might be wrong). It can be a bit over-pungent, like some teenage girl splashing on some of mum's perfume left over from the '80s.

HOWEVER - the shampoo made from Stout is absolutely lovely.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

It would appear that I agree with Madchen (if indeed it is Machen) that place is far too overpowering for me.

I'm going home to have a BBQ!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

I'm definitely clock-watching now. Seven minutes left!

(well, clock-watching in-between trying to message phwoar-looking people on OKCupid)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

At first I read that as "trying to massage," Forest.

Have fun, Pink!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

here you go! LUSHtastic. i recommend the clove shampoo bars. amazing! i was once afeared of the entire shampoo bar concept, but once i tried it i was hooked! and it actually lathers better than normal liquid shampoo. oooh magic!
are you in chicago, sarah? cos if so, there's a store at 859 West Armitage
work is schmurk today. bah. ah well. only a few more hours to go!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

sarah, have you had a cold or flu recently? i had a similar freakish rash a month ago or so. it was huge blotches that migrated (apparently the medical term) around my body for several days. terrible. i did some research and one weird thing is you can be allergic...to viruses! so if you've been fighting off a cold (i had been), it could be that. take some clarityn during the day and benadryl at night if you aren't already. and witch hazel seems to take out the itch (and might help if it's making you break out?)

sgs, that bank thing is so terrible! want me to call and pretend to be you and yell at them? i'm confused why i have a normal bank account (three, actually, now) and got one straight after i moved here. was i just lucky?

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

Mmmmm, BBQ. I'm waiting to go to Emsk's birthday drinks. Which reminds me, I should write her card. Will I end up getting the 68 or the X68? I've never taken the X68 and express busses are exciting!

x-post...

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Sarah! Hope your allergy sorts itself out soon! Looking hott in that FF picture though! ;-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

someone trumped our offer on cute house! hopefully it will fall through, we are still looking.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, you know there's a Lush on Armitage, right?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

I tried the shampoo bars, they just didn't do it for me. I have tricky hair. Really baby fine and lank, but also very damaged from highlighting.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

Oh no Chris!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Now I know, jaymc! I plan to take some of my hard-earned birthday money there (ie: earned by being born? ha ha).

That's sad, Chris! Good luck house-hunting!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

thanks for the offer Colette, much appreciated but I should be a grownup about this and figure out how to get my £35 back somehow. I have put off dealing with it all day today :(

You probably set up your account before recent laws were put in place designed to prevent money-laundering. I had a regular current account, with the same bank I use now, when I lived here in 2001-2. Stupidly, I closed it when I moved back to the US since I figured I was gone for good (ha), and my status as a former customer meant nothing when I moved back. Opening a new account was a headache beyond belief. In fact, dealing with my bank in any capacity makes me want to slit my wrists and get in a bathtub.

Sorry to hear about the house Chris, hope the other person's offer falls through.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

i love lush! i have a mega huge bottle of the cynthia sylvia stout.. SGS got me hooked on it

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

I witnessed a real live fire drill yesterday. I was dining al fresco, chowing on a burrito, when all of a sudden two fire trucks came tearing ass up the street. All the men were in full uniform. One of 'em hopped out of the truck and opened a fire hydrant (the water looked like Coke -- nASSty) and let it run for a bit. Then attached the hose. Then disassembled it all.

The whole time I was muttering loudly to my friend, "I hope my burrito doesn't get wet! Do you think we're gonna get wet?! I think this is just a drill! There's no smoke! Fuck! I think my burrito got wet!"

― Drunky Fire Woman ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Bastards with their burrito wetting hoses...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

The more I say 'you wet my burrito,' the more I giggle because it sounds nasty.

― perverts r us (luna.c), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

I ATE THE WHOLE THING.

― Bean-filled wang ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

My office has a glamorous view over the car park to the rear of my block. This is a good thing only on the occasions, every several months, where they use this area for some sort of fire training, which includes exploding monitors and lots of people getting to play with fire extinguishers for the first time ever.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

Man! I want to explode a monitor and play with a fire extinguisher! We onlyhave boring drills which involve walking down 5 flights of stairs and signing a piece of paper. The REALLY exciting drills are the ones when we actually get to go all the way outside. Woo.

Fuckers.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

I used to like those overall fire drills, because I saw them as a free bonus fag break. Now I don't smoke, it just means standing around outside for a bit.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

in the rain

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

Well, it is sometimes not raining.

My temptation is obviously to cancel our fire tests - it's one of the many database systems there over which I have control, so I could. I don't even think to log in to check when they are planned.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:01 (twenty years ago)

You ever get something itchy like wool on the back of your tongue and you just want to spend the rest of the day going *AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHKKKKKK* really loudly in the hopes of dislodging it?

― *AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHKKKKKK* ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

Isn't this why we invented whisky?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

This is why they invented Glenlivet.

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 04:27 (twenty years ago)

Morning, world.

Mmm, strong bouze.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 18 August 2005 07:17 (twenty years ago)

Morning FP! Morning everyone else!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)

Bleurgh, hangover. Second day running. This is bad. But it seemed like such a good idea when we were all in the pub, recreating the tub map from memory in Play Doh.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)

Wow! That sounds like a v. cool idea.

(20 years ago there used to be tube posters showing a plasticene map, or something very similar at least)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:20 (twenty years ago)

Not sure what you guys are talking about, but Play Doh rawks!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:24 (twenty years ago)

We didn't have silver so we couldn't do a jubilee line. We would have said it was 70s London, but we didn't do the Bakerloo in Brown, either. And our Thames was the edge of the table, so we couldn't do Waterloo & City, either. The Northern Line kept falling to pieces, but hey, that's nothing new. I hope Emma will post pictures of it, but the colours weren't so great as it was dark.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:34 (twenty years ago)

post-processing!

also: hello.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

Is this going to work? Hurrah AMPy uploaded the photos from rehearsal the other night! This is the Shimura Cat, Katrina (and also part of my rather paisley breast.)

http://photos23.flickr.com/34858680_c760c51bc2.jpg?v=0

(click here if that doesn't work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ampnet/34858680/in/set-771793/ )

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)

Awwwww! Cute kitty!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

Super-friendly kitty!

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

yay! aww, cuteness.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

good morning. . .

Fire Drills while teaching were awful as it meant trying to corral a bunch of kids and keep them from running off. Sometimes we wouldn't be fast enough and the principal would make us go back inside and do the whole thing over.

Haven't had any fire drills yet at my new job but my first day involved going over the fire procedure with someone. That included walking down the stairs from our floor - the 13th. hope there's never a fire.

I have to meet to VP of technology today. eep. was supposed to do so before now but it took two months after they hired me for anyone else to come on. So now me and the other new people are going to see him today. I am told he's slightly scary. I'm covering my big tattoo.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

Be brave Sam!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)

i dreamt last night that i was at a big party in this huge mansion and Tara Reid was trying to get me to sleep with her. She was kissing my neck and rubbing my crotch violently...suddenly Philip Seymour Hoffman showed up and told me he found rabbit dung outside and everyone should come look at it. And the Gypsy Kings were the house band. Sometimes I think my mind works in mysterious ways.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)

Somewhere I have a 1970s London streetmap with the underground map attached. Must scan-and-post sometime.

(in fact, thinking about it, my dad still has several BR all-network timetables from the 1970s, which will probably have a B/W 1970s underground map in)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe there were only three posts during my whole commute to work! I still have ten minutes before I can log onto the mainframe and you people are giving me nothing!

In other news, the circus is in town and I saw the elephants as the bus rode pass. :) But they had chains on their feet. :(

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

Oh that's horrid Sam. I wont go to circuses that use animals.

I have no news at all really, apart from the fact that I am massively stressed due to work (hello 2 week old headache) & I think I may have to find another job, which is loads more stress in itself. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)

yeah Pink, this was the ol' Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey, which I've never gone to either. I went to a rodeo once and that made me feel horrible so any kind of animal exhibition thing like that is generally off-limits to me now.

But it was still kind of cool seeing elephants on the ride to work. . .

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

I used to go to the circus every year when I was little. My favorite part was always riding the elephants during intermission. I was scared to death of the Motorcycle Death Sphere or whatever it was called. I also loved watching the people flying and tossing each other in the air.

Good morning! I am in a great mood today because my face doesn't look as terrifying. I went all out - did my toenails and fingernails, wore heels, and wore makeup for the first time since my face rash. Hello, employer! Give me a raise!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Hullo dudes. I am back on ILX after a short leave of absence.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

Where have you been? Off snogging flu-ey girls again?

I have a big energy kick after lunch, hurrah.

Glad your face cleared up, Sarah. Now go get that raise!

Ditto for the other Sarah. Except for the bit about the rash. Or wait, no, don't ask them for a raise, ask them for a minion, so your job isn't so hard and you can spend more time chatting to ussss on the interweb.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

Hello, tissp! Hello, kate!

On TITTWIS recommendations, I went to the Lush store in Chicago yesterday after work! I ended up buying a rather large chunk of this. It definitely helped with my good mood today.

My coworkers told me early on that everyone gets a review and raise or just a raise after 6 months. So I got my hopes all up and now it's been 6 and a half months with no raise (but who's counting?). So I'm trying to look like a million dollars so they'll notice me and be like, wait, weren't we supposed to give her some more money?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

Yay! I'm so glad you went! Didn't it smell glorious?

I love the sandstone soap, it makes my skin feel all nice and smooth. except for when all the sand rubs off and you're left with nothing but lemon soap. OK, nice lemon soap, mind you, but still.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure there are laws about letting unfettered elephants trundle through towns and cities - I bet they're as well treated as they can be these days. NB I don't know this for sure, I'm just being optimistic and I'm sure some animals are mistreated in some places, but I would hope not in the biggest circuses who have most to lose if they're caught out.

xpost - Sarah, be sure to SAND YOUR BUTTOCKS as it suggests, otherwise you won't be getting the full benefit.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

Ok, it's not just the "How Often Do You Eat Out?" thread. I have the full on sexx giggles today at that SAND YOUR BUTTOCKS comment.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

Yes Mark I briefly imagined the elephants stomping around downtown Austin so figure that's a neccesity. I just hate these glorious creatures being made into entertainers for us.

A couple of years ago a gorilla broke out of the Dallas zoo and tromped around injuring a man and one toddler before he was shot and killed by the police. The zoo was right up the street from my old school and I always thought it a shame he didn't make it down that far.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

I have not been snogging girls, sadly. I have been presenting stuff for work for the last couple of days. Whee. I got stuck in a college last night.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Oh no! I don't think I sanded my buttocks enough! I'll do a better job tomorrow.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

get a friend to help.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

g-kit, just so you know, I might start talking about how cute you are in those pix with your tongue sticking out a little less because it caused a slight stir in the KLC/n/a household this morning. ha ha

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 13:02 (twenty years ago)

ok... yikes. kitten be causing rumbles.
i accept no blame. for anything. ever.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 13:07 (twenty years ago)

It was only a tiny stir, like the time I started talking about my underwear a lot on ILX. Mostly, I just thought it was funny.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

How did you get stuck in a college, tissp!?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm not entirely sure. I just couldn't find my way out. What's worse is that this isn't the first time I've been stuck in that college, either!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Actually, I'm thinking about changing jobs. So gone would be the days of lounging on the interweb all day! Am I mad? :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

No. There really is a limit to the amount of interweb lounging one can do. There does come a point when you actually kind of want to have a decent job instead. But I thought you were hanging on there cause they had really good maternity cover?

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

I know, but if I put off babies for a year, I'd probably get the same maternity benefit. I just don't know if I can stand it here anymore.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Maybe start using a bit of your interweb time to start serrupticiosly (sp?) looking around for a new one...

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

I'm planning on changing jobs, too!
Well, planning on quitting. I guess I'm retiring.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

what is your job now pink?

Huk I am psyched for you that you're quitting.

oddly, I got two potential job offers today! Unfortunately both temp and now I am afraid I just jinxed them both by typing that. But the news helps a lot since I've been in a rotten mood almost since I woke up.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Remind me, Pink, you are postponing babies for a house, right? Seems to make sense. You know we all would miss you and your eclectic collection of trainers were you to take a job that precluded extensive interweb lounging, but, and I mean absolutely no disrespect to anyone here, any improvement in your employment or future employment prospects is worth any number of ILXs, especially since you can still touch base at night or on the weekends.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

'surreptitiously', Kate.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Thanks. I know my spelling is atrocious and make no apologies for it.

Argh, I'm now all cranky because I could not, not, not get one of my databases to work (and the annoying people in the office next to mine kept playing bad bad funk really loudly and distractingly) - and went over to ask what I was doing wrong - only to discover that they had removed the priviledges that I need to do anything! Argh!

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

I am annoyed because I've just remembered I'm supposed to be staying until five-thirty instead of five. Grrr.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

Turns out I totally jinxed myself, GUH :( No more talking about a job until I get one I guess.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

Thanks. I know my spelling is atrocious and make no apologies for it.

No woreis. You had two of the the vowels inverted, so you weren't too far off. Just remember the proper version has a 'tit'.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

There's a job that I have found that is basically doing what I am doing now (I work as an accounts assistant currently) & it's £2,500 more. Plus a few other things that I'd be interested in doing. (incl, being in charge of one other member of staff) The problem is that my colleague is about to leave & as a fall out of that there will be a bit of job reschuffling. Theoretically, we will be getting one other person in but to combine some of my more mundane tasks, plus colleagues mundane tasks, plus general office duties. This should also mean that I finally gain some of my colleagues work that I have been promised for years, so in effect "move up". However, this extra work will not be discussed until Oct (my boss' baby is due in Sept!!) but I am aware that I will now be covering (holiday/sickness) some reception duties owing to the fact that my new co-worker will be the receptionist. I specifically told my boss that I did not want to do this having been at this godforsaken company for 7 years next month, being continually shafted with regards to progression. (it's tricky though cos we're a relatively small company with 3 ppl accounts dept & nobody has left, hence no movement.) but this makes no difference. I dont know whether i should keep my life plans on track (babies & such) & just see how it goes. Or make the break now & put off life plans. (M White - we have a house) Problem is, how do i then become someone different to a potential employer in that i can't say "yes i really want a family" as this would set alarm bells ringing.

Argh I hate this! (oh sorry sgs!)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

Well, it would clearly be illegal discrimination if you were not given a job because of your plans to have children. Which isn't to say it doesn't happen all the time, and it's nearly impossible to prove.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

Too tired to live. Snoozing imminent.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

A friend of mine was made redundant due to "poor performance" within days of telling her manager she was pregnant. She's taking it to a tribunal.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Indeed Archel, but would you employ someone that wanted to leave asap?!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

tits DO help jog the memory...
hello peeps! i had something to contribute, but i've forgotten already..
oh yeah! inspired by all the bank talk earlier, i wrote a harsh letter to my letting agency, yelling at them for not fixing my bath after two months of repeated phone calls and harassing. and today i got a RESULT! they called to apologise and tell me they're sending a contractor out FIRST THING monday! yay!
except that means i have to actually wake up AND shower and dress, all before 8.30 am! bah

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Pink, any potential employer that asks you anything about plans for a family is breaking many rules and opening themselves for discrimination cases, so it is a rare and dumb company that does such things nowadays.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Ironic, dahlin.

What naughtiness have you been up to, Luna?

FP, that kind of stuff makes my blood boil.

Pink, how long do most women work while pregnant in Britain? That is, how long is maternity leave?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

Brr. It feels chilly in the house for once. And yet the thermometer in my room is reading 79 degrees F. Usually it reads 79.2 but apparently I can feel the difference.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

Pink, Do you have any performance reviews coming up during which you could bring up your desire to move up? I feel like you've invested a lot being there 7 years. They know about your plans for a family already, right?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

An old co-worker used to say "surrepetitiously." I never corrected him.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

In retrospect, it's a bit odd that it came up more than a couple of times.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

my wife gets one paid week of maternity leave...thats it. which i think is bullshit. of course most friends of mine (the male ones) get at least a week of paternity leave whereas i get nothing. figures.

which is partly one reason why we haven't gone on vacation because my wife needs to save her vacation days for when we have a baby.

in the working world i have been here 7 years as well and have been passed over for promotions numerous times. this is going to sound horrible but every person who has been promoted in my department has been gay....my boss is gay. in seven years...every person no lie. its sort of reverse discrimination. i have also been more qualified for promotions then all the rest. it sucks.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Naughty? Moi? I'm quite certain that I don't know at all what you might mean, sir.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

There was a recent article in the Grauniad about interview tactics wherein they mentioned what to do in the event of questions about planning for a family etc. Basically the advice said, it's illegal for them to ask you these questions, but here's what to reply when you get asked. I can't remember exactly what they said to say, but it was something like, 'we haven't really discussed it, but not for years at least,' in other words, rather than point out that the question shouldn't be asked, you should LIE. ugh. This same article also mentioned anecdotal stories of how some companies won't hire young women for fear that they will then have a family. Infuriating.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

Please pardon me, your Lunacy, for doubting the sterling probity of your conduct. What has occasioned the monumental fatigue from which you suffer?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

xpost sorry to interrupt the flirting, but *one week* of paid maternity leave?! In the UK it seems pretty common for people to get several months, even 6 months off. Or perhaps that's just the museum and library-type jobs that I'm looking at--and I'm assuming that would be paid leave... Then again if I did get a job over here, it seems the time off and benefits would far exceed anything I'd get for the equivalent in the US.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

oh she does get 13 weeks FMLA....unpaid. and with my salary its going to be tough balancing a mortgage, child and bills. i love america.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

i also think most companies give out more than one week maternity hers is just shit.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Makes one wonder what 'family values' the Republicans are talking about, doesn't it?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

The values in which the woman stays home and raises the kids and doesn't have a job outside of that...

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

Bingo, start wearing lots of lavendar shirts and mascara. Oh and the one week thing is completely ridiculous and disgusting. Tell your wife to save the placenta and stuff it into their water cooler.

― Placenta ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

haha!

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Does Mass. state disability give her something? CA gave me 6 weeks.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

Sorry to interrupt the non-flirting, but I was out at a late dinner with a friend of mine last night, Michael. Didn't get to bed until 230, and I'm tuckered out.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

Yikes, Luna. I'd be semi-comatose. Having said that, it occurs that I know people who'd say that about me anyway.

The values in which the woman stays home and raises the kids and doesn't have a job outside of that...


Sarah, apart from lame evil of pandering to cynical corporate interests and misogynist, obscurantist, chauvinists, this seems un-patriotic since the reality of the workforce over the last 50 years, at least, and, inexorably for the future, will require that we find a happy balance between employing all the female talents the country posseses to be able to compete in the global marketplace and BREEDING NEW FCUKING AMERICANS!

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

well the boss is a guy....maybe i'll where my robe. im guessing she could use Short Term Disablity or Long Term...christ i was out of work for four months on ST. Paid 100%.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

pregnancy=disabled? ha!
sad, sad world...
i am wearing the worst bra today. bah :(

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

You know the obvious response to that last sentence, dahlin.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

my current job, which qualifies as a state employee, offers no paid maternity leave. You use whatever vacation or sick time you've accrued. You're entitled to the federally-mandated leave (FMLA) but that, like Chris said, is unpaid. However they at least continue to pay your insurance while you're out.

My last job, a school district, had the same maternity policy but they stop paying for any portion of your insurance when you're out a month or longer.

No wonder our country sucks.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

taking it off would be a BAD IDEA tho
bah.
yes. america sucks. yes.

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

inspired by the horniness comisseration thread, was looking for something i'd written once, but in the process came across some emails from a year ago, mopey-inducing grrr sigh. looking over old emails can be dangerous, stupid stupid of me.

so, virtual pet tweeness.

http://bunnyherolabs.com/adopt/showpet.php?b=bWM9dGlnZXIuc3dmJmNscj0weGU3MDRmZiZjbj1jdWRkbGVzJmFuPWxvcmk=

― juliaaa, Thursday, 18 August 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

My current maternity situation would be 6 weeks at 90% of my salary & then up to 6 months Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) & then I could take another 6 months off unpaid.

Sarah - my boss knows the situation with my desire for progression, but the nature of our finance dept means that unless my colleague leaves, there is nowhere for me to go as such. We have changed jobs around previously so that I get more experience that way.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 06:56 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, British Summer Time persons. I am feeling somewhat slightly good today, because it is FRIDAY!!! which always puts a spring in one's step.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:17 (twenty years ago)

good morning. i had an early friday last night, since i am working all weekend and will be spending most of my friday evening driving to manchester. bah. no weekend for me. i'm putting a brave face on it, but the prospect of coming home late on sunday night, then going straight out to work again in the morning is threatening to wear me down before the weekend even begins. mew.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:23 (twenty years ago)

Well, it depends what you're going to Manchester for. Are you going to do funstuffs?

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

Good morning!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

workstuffs, unfortunately. hence the self-pitying 'mew'.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

Ugh, workstuffs. Commiserations, etc. :-(

Also, I went to bed at 9 last night, and didn't wake up until five minutes before my alarm went off. Sleep, glorious sleep. How much I love it.

― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

I officially have a great temp job next week! Woo! It doesn't pay much, boo, but at least it pays something! Yay!

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 19 August 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

Oh that's good news SGS! What will you be doing?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

Hurrah for employment! Even if temporary.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)

G-kit, I had a dream about you last night! You and I were getting off the train at Waterloo station, and chatting, and you were lovely. That was it.

(I also had a dream about Madchen bossing her boyfriend around, but I'm not going to tell her that :))

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

I think the man out of Desperate Housewives was in my dream last night.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)

yay sgs! hopefully it'll last a while, congrats on being employed again. are you coming to poptimism to celebrate?

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

Argh. I was all in a good mood this morning, but now my stupid bloody coding on my stupid database won't work and I'm getting cranky. Must have chocaccino to rememdy this.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)

Also, the guy who owns the company is smoking cigars again. ugh.

I don't mind the smell of cigars occasionally, but honestly, not at work, in an enclosed, air conditioned environment. That's just nasty.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

G-kit, I had a dream about you last night! You and I were getting off the train at Waterloo station, and chatting, and you were lovely.

aww. that's really sweet!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

AAAAARGH NOT AGAIN!!! I HAVE NO MONEY AGAIN!!!!!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

Me too tissp! Although I blame this on purchasing a pair of 92 huaraches! :-/

Oh & also, don't you hate it when you make a really good, or at least you think it is, post & it seems invisible?!! haha!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)

My card got refused in Sainsburys this morning, it was vaguely embarrassing! I thought it might be that I'd run out of money again but then again I wasn't sure, as my card is wrecked beyond belief and doesn't always work.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

Um, don't you ever check your bank account?

Do you think that if you don't use the creative part of your brain for extended periods of time, it just kinda shrivels up & disappears?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)

Oh I hate when that happens - half the time it is because the card's fucked rather than the account's empty and then the wage slave on the till refuses to KEY IN the number.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)

Er, no. I'm scared of checking my bank account. I know how bad this behaviour is.

Also, not using yr creative side for a while is a good way to revitalise it in my experience...

xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I agree on that creative side thing. It's like letting a field lie fallow for a while. When you come back to plough it again, it grows extra crazy good cause it's refreshed.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)

I dunno--it's always seemed that the more creative stuff I did at any one time in the past, the more it sort of self-propagated. Although I think I used to be way more creative than I am now, so maybe it's just something else that's gotten to me.

Pink it's doing the same job I was volunteering to do all last week--sorting and filing transparencies of pretty paintings, basically finishing up the large stock-taking project that I helped to start. I'm hoping it'll last all next week but I'm not sure and won't know until monday. I also don't know if they're bringing in anyone else to do the same thing and finish up faster--hope it's only me.

Colette, we have plans for tonight which will sadly preclude my attendance at poptimism. I mean, they're nice plans and all, the sadly is because I miss dancing.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:33 (twenty years ago)

Well, if you don't do it for a while, you can get rusty. And like a pump, you may need to be primed and/or churn until the good stuff comes back. But I do think that taking a break occasionally is good for your creativity. Stops you from just repeating the same thing over and over!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:35 (twenty years ago)

I like to take a break every so often to stop myself becoming frustrated with the process (which happens all too easily for me).

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)

How do you unblock a block of creativity?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)

http://www.goodmorningmaine.com/Rich%20With%20Plunger-1.jpg

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:45 (twenty years ago)

Read a story, listen to some records, observe other people's creativity without feeling obliged to think about your own.

xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)

I have a friend by "The Artist's Way" book. I am doubtful, but it seems to really work for her.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)

I mean, I have a friend who swears by...

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)

Also, the Oblique Strategies.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

I dunno - Oblique Strategies only seem to work for me if I'm hitting a block with an existing project. They don't seem to work for starting new projects.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

Yes, this is true.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 19 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

today i am obsessed with Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close". Makes me think of 80's movies.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

i just reorganised all my music files. not very creative. but rather satisfying.
also, some guy i haven't seen for TEN YEARS managed to track me down at my work email yesterday. SCARY.

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 19 August 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

Sigh. Speaking of people who track you down. What should one do if someone you're trying to avoid sends you this "oh, I have this thing of yours I should give back to you" email and to be honest, you don't want to actually kind of burn your bridges or whatever, as the avoidance is probably temporary until you feel better. And you don't really care about the thing in question, it's not a big deal, and anyway, it just seems like they're using it as an excuse to get in contact. So what should one do?

Ignore the email?
Just send back a brief note saying "it's not a big deal, forget about it"?
Come clean and say that you are (possibly temporarily) avoiding them?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

god i so cannot be bothered with ile today. think i'll just hang out here.
hmmm. i would avoid coming clean thing kate... i'd maybe do the second..

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 19 August 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

I'd say the last option. Or is there some reason the other person wouldn't get what you're trying to say, if you'd say the truth?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 19 August 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

It's becoming fairly obvious that I'm avoiding him. I just wonder if it's worth making some kind of explanation. Or if that would just make things worse. :-(

Where are those nekkid pictures of Tuomas when I need them?

x-post, ha ha!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

One of the art people brought in a glorious spread of cheese, fruit, and crackers this morning. I want to throw myself on top of it and roll around like a dog in shit.

― Big ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

do it! DOUBLE DARE!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

Yum, fury.

I should respond to everyone's posts, but I am distracted right now.

Ok, so, remember when I said this like yesterday or the day before?

My coworkers told me early on that everyone gets a review and raise or just a raise after 6 months. So I got my hopes all up and now it's been 6 and a half months with no raise (but who's counting?).

Well, I quietly asked a coworker this morning, "Have you heard anything about when I'll get my first review?" She is the assistant to my boss who gives the raises. Also, she always has the inside scoop on everything. Suddenly, she got really serious and seemed annoyed. She was like, "Well, that depends. What did you negotiate for in your interview?" So I say, "Well, he didn't say anything about it then..." And she said, "Ok, then. It will probably be a year from your start date. I negotiated for a 6 month review, so that's what I got. I assume you're saying you want a raise. Well, you'll have to wait until a year is up. Then you'll have to remind him, or else you won't get one."

Great.

She had this really sort of mean sound to her voice. I don't know how to describe it. And I felt like she's going to tell everyone about it. *sigh*

When I had my first series of interviews with the placement company - all done by the boss's sister - I was told this anecdote several times about how the last woman who was hired was supposed to get a raise after 6 months. The boss forgot, but at the year mark he gave her a retroactive raise. I swear she used this same story a million times to talk about how great a company it is. So I just assumed I'd get a raise after 6 months. Plus, ALL the rest of my coworkers got raises at 6 months. They were all talking about it one day! What - did they ALL negotiate for that? Grrr.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

Just say you're taking time off from public life blah blah and don't make it personal. No good can come of actually TELLING someone you're avoiding them. Get in touch in 6 weeks or whatever, when you feel better.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

I'm so obviously *not* taking time off from public life, that would be an utterly obvious lie. He already *knows* I'm avoiding him. I just wish I could figure out a way to say "right now I just don't have the emotional resources to deal with being around you" - that kind of is rather personal, but I acknowledge it's my problem, not his. And there really isn't anything he can do about it.

Oh I don't know. Why am I overexamining this? I should just write back and tell him the thing is not a big deal, keep it, throw it away, whatever.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

At this job, *everybody* gets their annual review and their raise at the same time: in April, at the end of the tax year. The main reason for this is to make the Income Tax accounting simpler, I think. It also meant that my first review and raise came after 6 months, but that was entirely coincidental.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, just go direct to the boss and say you'd like to get a review in the next couple of weeks. He can only say no.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

don't you mean a pig, jeanne?

― stelf)xxx, Friday, 19 August 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

well, i think i'm leaving in a bit, so i best say byebyes now.
speak to you on monday, byebyes!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Bye bye!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Bye, g-kitten!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

I feel somewhat left out for not having a cat related screen name.

― Cat-Related Screen Name (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

But your real name has cat in it, sorta.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

I've had two annual reviews in my six years at UCL. I suspect another one will be along soon.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

In other news, my date last night was very pleasant, and she was really lovely, but she is looking for a man that wants children, and I had a vasectomy some years back. She's 40, and I worry she might find this a difficult criterion, but I can do nothing about that.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

Top Ten Signs I'm A Disgruntled Employee:

1. A co-worker is discussing her upcoming wedding, and I said "Fuck off with your fucking wedding already" a little louder than under my breath.

2-10. see above.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

At least it's nicer to get turned down on that kind of basis than one where I just assume it means 'don't kid yourself, pal'.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

Do you not want children, Martin?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

(Also, aren't vasectomies reversible?)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

I don't know nothing bout birthin no babies, but isn't 40 kind of old for her to be trying to procreate anyway?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

It's not old for a baby.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

The vasectomy limits my chances, and going through the op shows my attitudes. I find that I can easily imagine, hypothetically, being so totally in love with someone that an attempt to reverse it (50% success rate) would seem a good idea, and if not, trying various other things; but entering a relationship on that basis would be dishonest.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

40 is pretty old to be looking for a partner with that in mind, I think. She's a really lovely woman, so maybe she'll be in luck, but the odds don't seem great.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

My mum was trying to cheer me up last year by telling me about how lots of womens are still fertile and having babies in their 40s. Only one I could think of was Kim Gordon, but still.

God, that whole biological clock tick tock tick tock thing makes me feel ill. I'll be pushing 40 soon.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

she should consider adopting. I'm considering adopting, but not very seriously.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

X-post. God, I am just going to throw myself and my expiring ovaries off a cliff now.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

Soon as in quite a few years, Kate!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

Syringe in balls, turkey baster, blammo!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

You keep your syringe well away from my balls!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

A syringe in the balls wouldn't hurt any less than when I had a vasectomy.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

I've decided to just get over the raise thing. I thought it was out of the ordinary that folks here got raises after 6 months instead of a year anyway. So whatever. I want to be in a good mood.

I think that's wise, Martin.

xposts: I don't think trying at 40 is that unusual - not that I know what I'm talking about - but I do think it's kind of sad that she's just trying to find someone now to have kids with. I mean, that whole process takes a while - getting to know each other, falling in love... But I guess life isn't perfect.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

The other ILX poster I know who's had a vasectomy said it didn't hurt all that much.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

xposts: I don't think trying at 40 is that unusual - not that I know what I'm talking about - but I do think it's kind of sad that she's just trying to find someone now to have kids with. I mean, that whole process takes a while - getting to know each other, falling in love... But I guess life isn't perfect.

It's really freaking not an uncommon scenario. It's one that's staring me in the face. I mean, I started looking at about 30. No joy. Still no joy. And the older and more desperate you get, the more invisible you get.

Anyway, I'm going to stop talking about this because it is genuinely depressing me and I want to stay in a good mood for the dancing tonight.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

I think my doctor went ahead before the anesthesia had taken full effect.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:25 (twenty years ago)

It hurt like hell, yes. Absolute agony. After it I could barely stand or get dressed, and was leaving the place leaning on my wife, moving at like one-tenth speed, when the doctor said "And try not to do any violent physical activity today, don't do any sports." I gave him a look of considerable contempt.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

Not agony for me, but a brief period of considerable pain.

"I need you to quit tensing your legs, Mr. Crump."
"Sorry, but that fucking hurt!"
"There's no need for that, sir."

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, kate. I shouldn't say such disparaging things.

It is good that the topic came up on the date I think. I was with my last boyfriend for 3 years before he decided to bring up the fact that we couldn't get married because his kids had to be jewish. I felt like I'd wasted my time with him. But I guess if things hadn't happened as they did, I wouldn't be with my current bf.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

you sem to have covered a lot of ground for a FIRST DATE! jesus. talk about laying all your cards on the table! impressive
i'm about to head to edinburgh for free drinks and a show courtesy of my wonderful employers. woo hoo! have a lovely weekend everyone!
*mwah*

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Ta ta, dahlin!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

L8r.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

I get this feeling that after you've been in the dating game for a while, you get to be very efficient at it. Like I would introduce myself by saying, "It's like this. I'm not from money, I listen to loud music, I'm a morning person - sort of, no smoking allowed, I want kids, and you better fucking not be allergic to cats because I have 2."

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Have a good weekend, Dahlin...

Maybe I'll take riding lessons. Sorry, that was a bit random but there was a thing in this week's PickMeUp about riding lessons in London.

I wonder if I dated more, if I'd get better at it. But I still just find the idea so terrifying that I can't even bring myself to sign up for a dating service/site.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Let me give this a try:

"It's like this. I'm a feckless ex trustafarian, I may play music but I hate it when it's loud, I'm not a morning person (in fact I prefer not to even see people until after breakfast), no smoking allowed, no drugs of any kind, I want kids, and you better fucking not be allergic to rosebushes because I have 3."

How was that?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

My dating is all through web dating sites, so it is a bit like that. One normally makes some effort to emphasise positives as well as negatives, of course.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

I don't have any positives.

Except nice breasts.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

i can't even fathom the thought of dating again after 10 years. just going out recently to a local bar (which was loaded with the college crowd, unfortunately) and watching these people put on the moves was sickening. the outfits these girls get into these days...christ. and the guys all have the same look.

I'll try it as well even though im not single...
I'm an overworked, underpaid financial analyst, i play music mostly acoustic and will most likely tell you your music sucks, im up at 4am and go to bed at 8...occasionally in bed at 8 on weekends, i smoke, im overweight, i take xanax for anxiety and you better not be allergic to cats or dogs because i have both.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

the ladies would be so all over my shit.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

I just got my vegetable box delivered! it looks so yummy!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

What's in it, Pink? Any interesting veggies?

I'm happy again because Anna just phoned to say we'd been offered this amazing gig.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

Some beetroot, onions, mushrooms, new pots, spinach, lettuce, cherry toms, cucumber & carrots with mud on them!!!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

mmm mud

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

Even though I'm single now (well, have been for over 2 years now) dating is so far away from anything I want to do. Actually, I've never really gone out on dates, it's more been that I've gotten close to people in group situations and then split off from the group with people. Anyway, I have nothing emotionally to offer anyone, and the thought of spending time with someone caring and giving makes me nauseous. There's a part of me that hopes this feeling never goes away.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

I'm horny in the morning, I play poker and go to football matches A LOT, I'm affectionate bordering on the needy, and you'd better not have cats cos I'm allergic to them.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

I am in New York right now, in my mother's house in Queens, and I keep debating whether to go into the city, but (a) there's nothing I want to do and (b) I have no money. And yet it feels like a waste, like I have one day of my trip that I could cavort downtown and yet I am ignoring it.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

I'm a sarcastic, self-deprecating sonofabitch; I like loud rock n roll; I like to get it on; and you better not have a penis 'cause I don't ride like that.

― Charming J ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

I'm an overworked, underpaid financial analyst, i play music mostly acoustic and will most likely tell you your music sucks, im up at 4am and go to bed at 8...occasionally in bed at 8 on weekends, i smoke, im overweight, i take xanax for anxiety and you better not be allergic to cats or dogs because i have both..

i forgot to add that most days i have powdered cheese around my lips.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

i don't know what i am

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

Man, that veggie box sounds DELICIOUS! Are you going to look up a bunch of recipes on epicurious or somesuch place? I wouldn't even know what to do with beetroot.

The boss man here is buying everyone pizza for lunch. BOO YA!

Yay about the gig! We have one next week that I'm excited about and our drummer has designed an awesome flier that we'll be screenprinting tomorrow. :-D

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 19 August 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

My lunch is oddly slimy. This is not keeping me from inhaling it.

― Noodles ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 19 August 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

its 6pm and i am smashed diesel. i love getting home at 1:30. mmm van morrison.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

Key thing to do with beetroot = throw it away immediately.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 19 August 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

err ahh i also recorded a new song Thursday night with a full band...i like to sing and play a little guitar. its not for all...but its something.

http://webpages.charter.net/cmvenuti/afton%20-%20fall.mp3

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

Bingo, that is a lovely song and you have a charming voice.

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 19 August 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

Chris, I love this. Truly.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

ahh shucks...thanks ladies. i wrote that song years ago...never got around to putting it together. written about a girl that basically killed me.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

Luna, in honor of Bingo's song, I think we should bone to it.

― BRILLIANT ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

basically after she cheated on me....which pretty much sums up the ending of the song.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:20 (twenty years ago)

PLEASE DO! HAHA. err i wanna watch....wait im married...\

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

Yes!

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:26 (twenty years ago)

ugh. im home alone and vulnerable...don't tease me.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Who's teasing????

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

Oh okay, so I'm not in NY... dammit.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 19 August 2005 23:51 (twenty years ago)

If we're solely judging ourselves on dating ads I should probably be with Jeanne . . .

Anyway, tangently related to job-bitching, I had my first review today. I've been worried about it b/c during this six-month training program we're under a microscope. We've joked about turning it into a reality show with people getting fired every week except coding isn't that sexy.

You have to get an A on a test to get an interview and out of around 1000 test-takers each year only 30 get jobs. They tell us this to try and make us feel extrememly lucky and desparate and thereby increase the tension level of the "bullpen" (the room where we all sit together). I don't care about the competiviness. . .I went through it in my honors program in college over ten years ago. But the stress and tension is tiring. the other twelve people in the "bullpen" with me are younger and brighter than me(well they all at least have more than a bachelor's degree) and I know it. However I've worked in a lot of different situations and know I can do this job with my hands tied behind my back. (Watch as she codes with her nose!) I just don't want to deal with this six-month Apprentice gig.

Anyway I was kind of worried about my evaluation b/c my dissatisfaction with the culture is obvious. But it was so good it was kind of embarrassing so I'm a little more relaxed. Now if I can just hold on for four more months. . .

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Saturday, 20 August 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

Fantastic, Sam! Doesn't surprise me, and I'm sure you'll continue to do well at the job.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 20 August 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)

http://www.franchiserocket.com/listings/Fantastic_Sams/logos/logo_lrg.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 20 August 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)

aww yay sam! and all of you.. you rawk! beetroot is amazing. peeled, washed and roasted. easy and yum! today's my cooking day. maybe i'll make beetroot too! and sunflower bread! it's so gorgeous outside i HAVE to get out and spin in the park or something!
oh yeah.. mp3 no work for me :(

― dahlin (dahlin), Saturday, 20 August 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. Remember when, on the previous thread, I asked whether it was wrong for me to ask a friend of mine if her tits had grown. Well, last night I found out the reason for that: she told me she's pregnant. I was a bit shocked. She's the first of my close friends to have a baby; I have a couple of other friends with a kid, but they'd both had them before I even met them. It's not like I don't believe she'd be a good mom (even though the pregnancy was unplanned): she's a wonderful, loving person, and I don't think she's too young to have a baby (she's 25). But still, she certainly wasn't the first of my friends I'd thought this'd happen to. It'll take a while for the news to sink in.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 20 August 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)

You are very observant, T.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 20 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

It's always weird when that happens, Tuomas - when my friend Jill told me she was pregnant, I started to laugh. Not because I thought it was especially funny, but because it was such a 'wow... guess you're a grown up now' moment.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 20 August 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

but how come you're not a grown up then?

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 21 August 2005 03:52 (twenty years ago)

Because I managed to retain my sense of childlike wonder.

Bite me.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 21 August 2005 04:12 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, "I guess you're a grown up now..." was probably the thing that was in my mind too. But it also followed by a little doubt, because, as far as I know, she's never really talked about having babies, nor was she planning this. So while I am really happy for her, I'm also a bit worried - it's a huge change, how will she handle it? Obviously I trust that she'll be a great mom, but since she's such a close friend of mine, I also think about how all this will affect her, as a person. Are these stupid thoughts to have?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 21 August 2005 06:59 (twenty years ago)

Not at all.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 21 August 2005 07:04 (twenty years ago)

I think I'd probably be thinking similar thoughts.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 21 August 2005 07:04 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere! How's everyone's sunday? I've been through my wardrobe this morning, chucking out old, knackered and unworn clothes. Does anyone want a darkish blue-grey Daniel Hechter suit (would fit a fairly broad 6 foot 1, 6 foot 2 gentleman - it's just that little bit too big for me) - it's a nice piece of kit, high quality an' all?

The rest of the day is watching sport, going for a walk, and maybe trying to win back the £39 I lost at poker last night :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Sunday, 21 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

i just learned that pedro martinez is a few weeks younger than i am. fucking hell i am old.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Sunday, 21 August 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

i feel like i'm gonna barf. but not from the roasted root veggies and beetroot and homemade sunflower bread i had last night. mmmm. maybe from the rice and barley and lentils and beans and yoghurt i had for lunch today. also yummy but BAH. this healthy eating kick is shite sometimes.
also, i'm at work. and it looks like rain.
i want my bed :(

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 21 August 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Instant way to lose whatever spark of joy that was coursing through my pants at any given moment: go on cr4ig$list, search women seeking women. It's that easy! I'll now go eat a lemon icee.

― "i'm scared" ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 21 August 2005 23:44 (twenty years ago)

Good morning!

I'm apprehensive, but glad it's Monday. I think this is going to be the only Monday for some time that I'll be able to say that about.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 22 August 2005 05:19 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, Happy Monday and all that.

I slept and slept and slept sooo much this weekend. Happy girl. And wrote two songs yesterday! Hurrah!

PinX0r, where are you? Awake yet? I thought of you this weekend because I bought a bag of PINK LADY apples. :-)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 06:50 (twenty years ago)

Good morning missus, I am here, although not quite awake yet! *yawn*
Sounds like you had a very constructive w/e then hon! How you feeling today?
Morning FP!
I had an email from my friend this morning who I haven't spoken to since 5th July (she's currently travelling around the world). She says it'd have to be a quick email as the internet was expensive! :-( Still after she's read my email as to the events of the last few weeks since her last email, she sent me a big "squeeze huh". :-)

― Pink Lady (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

Blimey, that's a lot of catching up to do... a lot has happened since then!

Trying to keep up my good mood, but I'm still sleeeeepy. I even left early last night to go home and sleep! But it's never enough. Sigh.

Rehearsal tonight, which should be good. I bought way too many bottles of pink wine, but hopefully it shouldn't be tooo much trouble to get through them. ;-)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Indeed it has.
Pink wine is always easy to get through I should imagine.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)

One of the bottles isn't even grape wine but STRAWBERRY WINE!!! I love Strawberry Wine, it is the taste of summer. It even says on the back of the bottle. Grapes: There are no grapes in this wine - IT IS MADE FROM STRAWBERRIES YOU FULE!!! I am looking forward to drinking it.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

Also, it reminds me of early My Bloody Valentine:

http://www.vinochallenge.com/nwsummit/2003/Images/pic_straw_wines.jpg

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

welcome to the working week ladies and fellas!
feeling better today. i find it a bit ironic that the day after i pick up that crazy 'you are what you eat' book (from the library.. no money exchanged i swear!) and start trying to implement her digestive health tips, i make myself sick! ha! so much for that...
today i had to get up at the ass crack of dawn for an early appointment with the contractor to finally fix my bath. i dunno what it is with me and handyman, but i always end up knowing their life stories by the end of the hour. i offered this one tea and he actually accepted! then hung around my kitchen for ages drinking it, telling me all about his off-road racing, house-hunting and newly qualified yet unemployed doctor son. ha!
i didn't know they made strawberry wine! i wanna try!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)

yes, but Dahlin, did you CONSULT A DOCTOR before you started her crazy diet, like she is always telling people to do? Specifically a POO DOCTOR because that's what she has on her show? ;-)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)

good morning. i'm exhausted. i want a day off. arrrr.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

How was Manchester?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)

I only have to work a 4 day week! yay me!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)

Lucky yoU! How did you swing that? Do you have an extra long bank holiday weekend?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)

I booked a day off kate! ;-) I've also got a week off w/b 5th Sept. Yay me, again!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

Lucky you indeed. aaaah, how long do I have to have worked here before I can start booking holidays? Everyone else around me is going, it's just not fair.

(OK, I had several MONTHS off before I started this job, but still. That's different, it's not like it was a holiday.)

Are you going to do anything special, or just putter round the house?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)

You will accrue holiday depending on your entitlement. Say if you had 24 days holiday each year, you'd be entitled to 2 days for each month you have worked there.
On Friday baby Henry is coming over (his folks too) for a BBQ although not sure what the weather will be like so we may all retire to the living room for the day/evening. Rest of the w/e will be pottering for sure. The week off looks to be a busy one actually. We're not going anywhere but we're having days out. We're hoping to take baby henry to the seaside, go to leeds, queue for some trainers in London (this is more of a mission than it sounds!!) & then do some chilling at home. Oh & go out in cambridge to celebrate with my friend who is leaving me here on my own at work! *cries*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

Man I can't believe how much it is raining! yeurgh!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)

There are times when I'm glad I don't have a window.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

It's so miserable. Also, my car steering plays up in the wet! :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)

arrrr. manchester was... i dunno. ok, i guess. i didn't really see much. we strolled around for about an hour trying to randomly happen upon an internet cafe, gave up, went to get some dinner and finally found a bizarre cross between a gaming centre and a chinese restaurant. which was most welcome! that's about all i saw of manchester.
on the first night, we arrived at 11pm and had to set up our stand thingy, which we didn't finish until midnight, so there wasn't much scope for going out . but i managed to get hideously drunk in the uni bar that night (it closed at 1am, i had to rush) and spent the early hours shouting down the porcelain telephone. whoops.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)

and ooh, ooh, i only have a three day week! i'm going to Reading festival on thrusday, and i'm taking wednesday off too. yay!

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)

no, that makes no sense. i have a three day week, i'm going to Reading on thursday. message end. (DUUUH)

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

Unless you're working Friday, I count that as a two-day week! x-post, d'oh.

I'm hungry. But I'm so not appetised by my lunch today. Sigh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

(I must be bored, I've updated my blog three times already this morning.)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

i'm so bored i forgot how to count.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)

I'm just eating some beans on toast & quite unexpectedly, it's very yummy!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:33 (twenty years ago)

I have raw veggies and hummus, as usual. It was refreshing when I first started eating this for lunch instead of frozen dinners, but now I'm bored with it.

(Especially as I couldn't get any of the individual bags of veggies so I have an enourmous amount of different veggies in big bags which I am going to have to leave here overnight, convinced they will be nicked out of the fridge.)

((OK, not an enourmous variety of vegetables, as I only have carrots, baby corn and mange tout today, but an enourmous quantity, rather.))

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 10:36 (twenty years ago)

Rain meant, not only did I get rather wet going into town for my lunchbreak, I only got to have a minimal-length conversation.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 22 August 2005 11:12 (twenty years ago)

the weather here today is absolutely GORGEOUS! i just went for a lovely walk to LIDL to get CHEAPO PRODUCE! it's amazing how much you can accomplish in a day when you get up early...
my mom's car had steering problems in the rain too pink! i can't remember what caused it... something mysterious...
no, i haven't consulted a doctor kate. which reminds me, i need to get a doctor. ha! no, really. my old doctor won't see me anymore now that i moved (tho i still sneak over there for prescription... i almost got caught last time tho! i felt like such a baddie!) after reading that jack osbourne thread, i must admit, i actually considered going to a poo specialist! or to my local health food store for a colonic cleansing kit. egads. i think i've gone mad! so does richard.

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 22 August 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)

The steering belt needs changing Dahlin, it kinda slips when it's wet hence you go to turn & hey presto, no turning!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)

Sigh. I am so bored today. I wish ILX would be more entertaining.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

i'm mostly afk today. which would obviously explain why ILX isn't entertaining.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)

What's AFK mean?

It's not like I don't have anything to do. It's just that everything I have left to do is unpleasant and difficult and possibly unsolvable, and I don't really want to do it. Sigh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

afk be meaning away from keyboard.
ie i'm doing somebody else's job today. grrrr. with any luck i may be back here for about 4pm but.. who knows?

i so want to go home.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

I cannot keep up with the acronyms. I thought it was something like "AFAIK".

I hate the way it's feast or famine around here. Sigh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)

Good morning.

I finally have speakers hooked up to my computer at work, but I can't get your mp3 page to open, Chris. :-(

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Monday, 22 August 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

Ugh, I have no brain and no time. Monday afternoon will therefore be brought to you by Toothpaste for Dinner:
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/082005/honesty-in-the-workplace-part-2.gif

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 22 August 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

i have returned. i am once more the true master of my own desk. let the games begin, or something.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

something is wrong with my mp3's! they disappeared off my server, i haven't had a chance to fix em.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

I have already expired from boredom. That difficult thing that I thought I would never be able to do took a minute and a half. Two minutes if you count uploading it after I'd done it. Sigh.

Entertain me! I've run out of Jared Harris pictures. Sigh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

um...
i don't really know what kind of entertainment i can offer. sailor moon slideshow?

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

This is going to be a very stressful week. I'm literally walking around with a post-it stuck to my shirt so I don't forget all the meetings I have to attend. Also, I think I'm getting hives on my chest and neck. HOT TIMES.

― crackers ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

I just revived the crush thread and looked at all the old photos, which just had to do. And now I've got the image of tawny hair and gold braid danging in my face, oh dear.

I think I've found something to do - a report I was asked to do last month which I might as well automate. Except for some reason I lost my roaming profile, and that means I've lost all the connections to my database in Crystal!!! Arrrghhh!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

English, Doc!

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

My co-worker has just been given a Crystal-related task. I laughed.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

TRANSIT STRIKE!
More motivation to just quit my job.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 22 August 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Hello, all. Just back from a weekend in the sun. Why do we have to do this work thing, again?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Arrr, I'm just back at work after a weekend at work. When can i do the sun thing again?

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

What is sun?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

Mythological glowing celestial orb venerated by various ancient peoples but largely unknown in modern estival SF, Huk.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

I saw some yesterday! I did! In the back garden! I even put on a sundress to try and tempt it to stay!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

i prefer Moon.

(sorry)

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

Very diplomatic thing to say on a TITTWIS thread, g-kit. I prefer both, sometimes in the sky at the same time...

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

i like them both too. any excuse to wear a dress.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Driving up Hwy 80 on Thursday evening around Sacramento in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley, as the sun sank in the West behind us, a low, peach colored moon rose, fuzzy in the inevitable agricultural haze. The inversion layer caused the first several hundred feet of air to look a dirty lavender with an increasingly dark indigo layer above. The whole thing was so stereotypically Californian, somehow, that i felt like asking for my money back. Who's the Art Director on this picture, anyhow? Does s/he have any new ideas?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:25 (twenty years ago)

(Well, actually only the top half was really a sundress. The bottom half was actually a nightdress, so it would have been more appropriate for the Moon, but sssshhhh, don't tell anyone because I went out to the gig later wearing it, and I don't want anyone to know I went out wearing a nightie.)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:25 (twenty years ago)

dun worry, your secret is safe on the public interweb. as is mine about the dress-wearing.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

"You can't get a suntan on the moon... but I wouldn't mind a holiday there."

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

I wore some lingerie as a dress to a club once & a slinky nightdress to a wedding. I r a slut!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

Some nightdresses are so pretty, though! IIRC, there was a big vogue for wearing negligees as outerwear in the mid 90s.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

i prefer Moon.

I prefer Luna.

― shockah ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

I was actually googling for a photo of Dean Wareham's crew, but this will do (plus I think the real Luna would like it better.)

http://www.practical-pet-care.com/images/cotw/winners/81_bella-luna.jpg

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Monday, 22 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

MAÑANA

Plena mujer, manzana carnal, luna caliente,
espeso aroma de algas, lodo y luz machacados,
qué oscura claridad se abre entre tus columnas?
Qué antigua noche el hombre toca con sus sentidos?

Ay, amar es un viaje con agua y con estrellas,
con aire ahogado y bruscas tempestades de harina:
amar es un combate de relámpagos
y dos cuerpos por una sola miel derrotados.

Beso a beso recorro tu pequeño infinito,
tus márgenes, tus ríos, tus pueblos diminutos,
y el fuego genital transformado en delicia

corre por los delgados caminos de la sangre
hasta precipitarse como un clavel nocturno,
hasta ser y no ser sino un rayo en la sombra.

Pablo Neruda

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 22 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

poor fat kitty!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 22 August 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

I think the fat kitty is cute. He looks like he should be battling space robotos.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 06:39 (twenty years ago)

Morning!

It is a nice hot sunny day today. So hopefully, I will have an interesting lunch-break

(lunch-breaks are definitely the most important thing going on in my life this week)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 06:40 (twenty years ago)

Today I am going to try hard not to be bored, and muck about with DATA CUBES. I'm quite excited about this.

Oh, and rehearsal tonight. Hurrah! (even if it means I will miss the second half of CSI:BBC - turns out the cute blonde chick is actually an ARCHEOLOGIST!!! how much cooler could she be?)

I can't wait for lunch - I have a PINK LADY apple for afters. Had one last night and they are delicious. Crunchy but sweet and slightly pear-like. mmmmm.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

Crunchy but sweet and slightly pear-like.
Haha, it's me!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 07:25 (twenty years ago)

Ha-ha, so the head boss came over and asked if I was free after lunch to discuss some BIG SUPER IMPORTANT PROJECT! Hurrah! So I will have something exciting to do soon.

I am so glad that apple season appears to be starting. I can try all sorts of odd and unusual specialty apples. mmmmm, maybe I can go apple picking - haven't done it in years. Fancy An Orchard, ILX?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 07:29 (twenty years ago)

Is everyone on holiday or what? Sigh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

Not sure! It's hella slow on here!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:14 (twenty years ago)

I have to do the most tedious job of my entire work this morning. (Manually cancelling the web accounts of credit card transactions that failed.) I wanted to reward myself for each little batch with a few minutes of ILX. But nothing is happening!

Today's mental puzzle is this: People Called Spike. What's up with them? What's it short for? How many can we list?

-Spike Mulligan
-Spike Jones
-Spike Jonez
-Spike off Buffy

Why the heck would anyone call themselves "Spike"? I don't get it.

Anyway, back to my transactions...

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

I like the name Spike. What about Spike Lee?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:24 (twenty years ago)

Ah yes! Another person named Spike.

But where does it come from? I mean, I doubt that anyone's mum put the name "Spike" on their birth certificate. Nicknames come from somewhere - vis a vis "Shorty" or "Carrot-Top" or something. Where does "Spike" come from?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

Morning all!

behindthename.com reckons that Spike is 'from a nickname, possibly originally given to someone with spiky hair'. Clearly nonsense.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)

Morning, Archel!

I'm having a hard time imagining Spike Mulligan or Spike Jones with spikey hair, because they were born before hair gel (and hair spikes) were invented!!!

(OK, this is the clue for Mark S to post that picture of A Celt with his hair all spiked up with lime in fetching tartan bondage trews.)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

i'm plenty afk again this morning. arrrrr.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

Morning Archel & G-kit!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)

Morning everyone! That IQ test has left me mildly annoyed, though fairly happy with the result. I used to be so convinced I was clever, but being on ILX (among other things) has cruelly disavowed me of such notions.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

I thought that the wisest thing indeed would be to just not take the IQ test, and rest assured of my own (lack of) cleverness. These days, I'd just rather not know.

I'm feeling strangely wound up now. I think someone hit a nerve on another thread. Argh. I hate that, especially when it actually makes me respond.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)

back at desk already! today may be more tollerable than i expected.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

I am having leftover macaroni & cheese for lunch. It's so yummy.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

I have four different types of vegetables spread out all over my desk which I am dipping in black olive hummous and munching. Better than I expected, actually.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:39 (twenty years ago)

i don't think i'm me anymore! again.
what's the REAL g-kit like? omgwtf arrrgh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Olives are one of those things that I really wished I liked. I try them every now & again, but yuk!
x-post
Another personality crisis G-Kit?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)

i hate hummous. and olives
i'm furiously downloading swedish pop to fulfil my new-found obsession
and sipping another super smoothie
and writing a long long letter to australia

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:43 (twenty years ago)

I hated olives for years! Until about 5 years ago, in Seattle, at a Tapas bar with some now-ILX0rs, and Orbit managed to convince me that because I was in love with a boy called Ollie at the time, that I should try olives.

So I did, and wow, were they ever good - I've loved them ever since. However, I can see how they might not be for everyone. Also, it helps if you get the ones that aren't drowned in brine and all salty.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)

fraid so, pinx0r. brought on by the Enemagram(tm) thing.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:45 (twenty years ago)

Think about how you would really react in those kinds of situations, and try taking the test again, g-kit. It's not carved in stone or anything. Especially if you take the test under less than ideal circumstances.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:51 (twenty years ago)

G-kit, ignore the test, you rawk, that's all there is to know really!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)

i took the same test last time you mentioned it, kate. i got the same result.
now i'm paranoid that people read my posts etc as "hahaha blah blah blah yeah yeah love me love me, i'm great, me, wheeee!" or something. mask kitten! (although i am great, obv).

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)

haha, imagine how ppl read my posts? "waaaaaah i'm so hard done by with my happy house & perfect b/f who wont propose to me. Oh yeah & I'm so fat, but how nice are these biscuits/chocolate/cake/anything edible!" Do you see?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

i just feel like an attention-seeking child now. (see, even this post just says "reassure me! me me me! i want to feel better about myself etc")

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

D'oh:

It's OK, I mean look at what my test results say - I'm a narcissistic nit-picker who has raised naval gazing to a new science!
I've decided to just go with the self-absorbtion and just revel in it. Yes, that's me!

-- I Dream Of Sleep (masonicboo...), August 23rd, 2005 12:03 PM. (kate) (later)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

Don't sweat it G-kit! Seriously dude, don't make me come over there!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)

ok, i'm over it ((mask ON)).

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

;-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

nah, it's more like =^.^=

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

hm. i wanna know if any ilx0rs are going to Reading this year. but i don't wanna start a thread. what to do?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

The random girl who has been very chatty to me in the street (half an hour today) turns out to have a boyfriend. Bah.

At least I found this out before trying to ask her out or anything. It's the last day I will see her tomorrow - if I do - so maybe there's still a "do you want to keep in touch?" option there. She seems like she'd be a nice person to have as a friend anyway.

In other news, my email address has changed yet again. hurrah.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

Friends are good.

g-kit: you could try this thread on ILM - it might need reviving though:
a thread for anticipating Reading Festival - help me pick what to see!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

Why don't you want to start a thread G-Kit?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

i feel that starting threads is a big thing. i have about three under my belt and felt guilty for starting them all. can't really explain further. it's like, um... your own thread is a responsibility. or something. i dunno. just dun like doing it.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I know what you mean, I have started some really crappy threads in my time! I can't even remember the last one i started.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Ha! I think I've started like 75 threads or so in my time on ILX and they're all crap!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

I am actually going to Reading but only on Sunday. Mostly I will be backstage running amok (amok! amok! amok!) with my sisX0r, tho. Heh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

Hm, what shall I buy for dinner? I can have ANYTHING I WANT because Matt is doing that lemonade master cleanse/fast thing this week and not eating at all the freak.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

hey, i'll be backstage too. and probably running amok. fancy a backstage pint?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

Archel, what kind of thing do you fancy?

Look at you two fancy parts backstagers!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

Yes! That would be very rock. And amok! Email me and I'll give you my phone number if you want to meet up. Or you could just try to find me if you dare!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

muahaha. and did i not mention my HOTEL?

xpost
well, i have no chance of spotting you unless you're clutching a jazzmaster.
this'll probably not come to anything since i generally FREAK OUT at the prospect of meeting people like this. but.. well, we'll see what happens (ie how drunk i get).

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

Did I mention our TOURBUS?!?!?!?

I will not be clutching a jazzmaster. I will be clutching my guitar tech sisX0r, who will be cluting whatever guitar Ron Asheton is playing at the moment.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Go on G-Kit, be brave dude, Kate will take good care of you!

Kate - I miss you! kthxbye!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

I think I might have a baked potato and loads of salad - a classic solo meal :)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

haha, blaggers unite.
well hey, how's this for an idea: i'll mail you MY number, then i have no opportunity for being a complete and utter girl and getting scared, or getting all "she won't want me hassling her, probably busy anyway" or any other of the 50 billion excuses i could feasibly imagine for backing out of this kind of thing at the last minute.
(that makes lots of sense to me, probably none to anybody else)

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

OK, cool, do that, then g-kit. I am very good at texting people and pestering them to meet up, I have no shame. :-)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

i guess i have no balls.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

Archel - This was the meal that I had the other day & it was so yummy. I made some cheese & chive mashed potato, baked some squash & had some red pepper nut roast, totally yummy scrummy. (I cheated & bought the nut roast though!)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:06 (twenty years ago)

I've got ovaries, man. Who needs balls?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:06 (twenty years ago)

i'm so going to get out of this though. i am infinitely resourceful when it comes to being a total wuss. you people have no idea!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

I just asked my boss if I could take tomorrow off, and he said yes. Hurrah!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

can you ask your boss if i can have tomorrow off, too? seems like a better bet than asking mine...

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

I want Thursday off because my sisX0r arrives on Wednesday which means mucho drinking that night (especially if she drags me to Camden to see some silly rock star she has a crush on, oh dear). can you ask my boss for me, too, while you're at it?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

archel, what is this lemonade master cleanse. i'm always curious about what these theme diets are like. is it english lemonade? or yummy american lemonade? i could probably live on american lemonade for a couple days without too much of a problem but it has so much sugar i can't imagine it's any good for you!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

I haven't actually asked him, but he would say something like "tell them to ask their own bosses, the cheeky sods!"

I've got Friday off too. Four day weekend, woo!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

I've got Friday off too! woo!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Ohoho no it's not like normal lemonade. There's actually a thread about it somewhere... I will find it. But basically this drink is maple syrup/blackstrap molasses + lemon juice + water + cayenne pepper. You also have to drink salt water and laxative tea YUM.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

I'm a narcissistic nit-picker who has raised naval gazing to a new science!

Telling misspelling in there, Kate.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

What did I misspell?

Honestly, I just checked it!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

Master Cleanse For Bloated Addicts

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Ooh archel, let us know how that goes!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Naval = related to the navy

Navel Gazing = omphaloskepsis

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Are the oranges Naval (because they prevent scurvy) or Navel (because they have an indentation, sort of)?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

The latter, apparently. I always thought it was some Spanish derivation, but perhaps not.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

Geez this one got over 1000 quickly - any ideas for naming the next?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

we're all a box of crazy.

― "box" ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

hahaha - oh they know that already!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

TITTWIS bend over, I'll show ya.

― xmas vacation ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

(xpost) "they"

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Origin: Originated from Bahia Navel from Brazil. Sent to the USA in 1870.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

omphalos is one of my favourite words

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

I'm picking at random.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

TiTTWIS Part 37: She Should Have Been a Stunt Car Driver

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)


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