TiTTWIS Part 37: She Should Have Been a Stunt Car Driver

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

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

HI EVERYBODY!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

wahay! hello!
here, have a carrot

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

i don't want a carrot. got any celery?

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

I want fennel. Or maybe radishes... and picholines.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

I didn't eat at all today. I think I've really fucked up my life and I don't know what I'm going to do. Maybe move back in with my parents for a couple of months.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

Is that why you didn't eat, Huk?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

My stomach's just a frigging knot of nerves and such. I'm not sure if I can eat anything and keep it down right now.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

Did you quit your job, Huk?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

Aw, Huk, that sucks.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

You should take a vacation maybe, if you're in between things.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that's the idea.
I've just more or less given up on myself lately, and been wallowing in self-pity and spite and didn't (or didn't want to) realize how this was affecting anyone but me, and now I've really fucked up a promising thing and I think it's irreparable. And the fucking tragic irony is that now I see where there HAD BEEN a chance for me to actually take charge. But I've blown it big time.

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

oh dear! take a few deep breaths... and think about what you CAN do, rather than reflect on what you should have done.
and.. er... ice cream. cool and soothing and pleasing and tends to work its way through any knots...

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

Huck, Lemmy says "fuck them, you own them."

http://www.nrk.no/img/269600.jpeg

― killed by death ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

sorry to hear it huk. wish i had something comforting to say........

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

on the positive end, it's a wake up call.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

If you think it's irreparably harmed, there isn't anything much you can do, so just keep looking ahead and don't beat yourself up too much over it. You deserve better, and you'll get it. Or else.

(I never listen to this kind of advice, so feel free to tell me to go fuck myself)

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

go fuck yourself luna
gently
with a cucumber

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

Luna's parenthesis explains exactly why I didn't give you the same advice before and Kelsey's post expresses what I was feeling. At least you're seeing something positive about this, or pretending, and that's a good first step.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, well, the problem started because I've been moping around feeling sorry for myself, so, like, more of that is probably not the best response.

How does it take after you've hurt someone who really, really didn't deserve it for the gut-rolling thing to go away?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

Two years and counting...

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

About a month, in my experience.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

Huk, it might show up for ever even after it has mostly gone away but the mostly gone away part depends on you, how much you beat yourself up over it and how much you can allow the past to fade away.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Huck, apologies work well.

― i'd know ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

Okay, now I actually don't know what's being talked about.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

i wonder if there are pinkies involved

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

I don't know what's being talked about either, but I know that most reasonable people will accept a sincere apology.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

i wonder if there are pinkies involved

You mean a Yakuza apology?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

aye, something like that

my cigarette burn is still visible. argh

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

Huk, I forgive you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

That's all I can ask. Thanks.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

Well, INTO THE FUTURE I GO.
(Not "The Future", but the future. The real, scary one.)

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

So, uh, what is happening, then? Did you itquay your objay? Or is it some special adylay?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 20:35 (twenty years ago)

Huk, I have nothing useful to say, but I hope it's not as bad as you think it is, and things get a lot better for you really quickly.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

How to begin
Do i shed a skin?
Now that i am starting to remember
It takes a while
But you find a way to open up the door
Let demons walk
Now that i am starting to remember
Can't change my world
I was happy ever after
Was it only yesterday?
That i bought the dream?
But i don't sleep no more
Counting the hours
‘til the dawn
Now that i am starting to remember
How to love
How to learn draw like a child
Run for miles and miles
Now that i am starting to remember
Who i am

Another lonely night ahead for me now
Buried in the darkening day
That lingers on
And drags me down
But you've got to believe
Time will heal

― (This Field Left Blank) (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

Anyway. Huck, there has to be a way to repair the damage. It's not too late. It just happened. The sludge hasn't yet dried on the floor. You can still clean it up. And now you have the added benefit of the kind of knowledge that can only be derived from experience.

― (This Field Left Blank) (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 01:37 (twenty years ago)

I just signed up for three (3) dating websites! I've never engaged in this kind of thing before. I don't know what's going on.

And Huk, if it means anything from somebody who has never had any contact with you, you seem like a good guy. Maybe you made a mistake, but people do that. Hope things work out for ya.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 02:32 (twenty years ago)

Morning, kiddies.

Sometimes I hate sitting in the finance department. I wish I didn't hear things - like there's been some problem with the payroll this month and none of us may get paid. Eeep! I'll be OK, but still.

My sisX0r arrives today - she says she'll ring me when she gets in, but she'll probably go back to her hotel and sleep. Part excited, part nervous.

How are you all today?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 07:05 (twenty years ago)

Stunt Car Driver, yay!

er, i'm tired. i thought i'd be able to hack a late night since this is my last working day this week, but my body isn't much liking that idea this morning. ho hum.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 07:12 (twenty years ago)

Oh no Huk! I know it wont help at all, but my love & all of my postive thoughts are on their way to you as I type. Hope things can be sorted out & I agree with others up thread, a sincere apology works wonders. *hugglez*

Morning kiddos!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 07:28 (twenty years ago)

uh-oh. huk - it sounds so unlike you. from what i've gathered. the sad truth is...you go on. you work through it. and it springs up every now and again for years afterward and makes you fucking cry. how many years i don't know. still.

hi everyone.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

Hey lovely! How are you this evening? Drunk yet?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

no - i have a job interview tomorrow. after...maybe.

how are you?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Drunkenness? I've not even had my first cup of chochaccino!

I have the feeling today is going to be a very slow day. Sigh.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

i need coffee. i'm almost dozing off, fer reals.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)

Ooh excitement - I just called an ambulance for a colleague cos she was having chest pains and shortness of breath and faintness. 4 very nice paramedics have carted her off. It was her first day back at work after a week in hospital.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

bloody hell!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)

Huk, I'm not sure what's happened, but from what I've witnessed here you seem like a good person, don't let it get you down. Oh, and everyone's advice on this thread is good, I have nothing to add that wouldn't have been said already.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

Ooh good luck with that Gaz! Tell me all the details...

I'm good ta, looking forward to a long w/e & then a week off in September.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

Hi everyone. Phew, busy all morning doing tasks for anally retentive coworker, she's almost as much of a nightmare perfectionist as ME for god's sake...

Hope things look and feel better soon Huk, time can do so much as the film Ghost teaches us, and who are we to argue?

I felt really guilty eating my dinner in front of Matt last night - only day two of the fast as well! He seems ok though.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 09:55 (twenty years ago)

How's he getting on?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)

Morning all,

I am off work with what appears to be hives! Crikey! I've never suffered from them before - they're a bit inconvenient it seems.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)

Can I be the first person to point out the spooneristic potential of this thread title?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:06 (twenty years ago)

Good afternoon everyone! I am not sure what has happened Huk, but best wishes to you. We have never met but your beard makes me feel strangely close to you.

Archel--I am possibly visiting Brighton, what should I be doing? Where should I be staying? Give me advice, as I have never been before!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)

mark, are you sure they're not chicken pox? it's apparently going around...

huk, sounds pretty crappy and i hope things start to work out a little better soon!

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

Hello afternoon TiTTWISers!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)

This health scare I've posted about is affecting me worse than I'd realised - it's probably not going to materialise, but it is on my mind a lot. I kind of feel I'm overdramatising, making a lot of fuss about what will probably turn out to be nothing, and I'll be embarrassed about it, but it is one of those times when, now and then, I wish there were someone who'd like hold my hand or something.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)

What's going on, Martin - I must have missed the bit where you posted about it. Health scares *are* scary - that's what makes them SCARES rather than health concerns. Whether it turns out to be nothing or not, the "fuss" of being scared is perfectly rational.

I know I completely overreacted with my own health scare last year (see This Is The FAP Where We Curse Cancer) - but it was scary. And I was very very grateful that my friends did gather round and at least metaphorically hold my hand. (Well, as much as they could, over the giant LUMP in it.) So here's some sort of virtual hand-holding, which is the best I can offer right now.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)

tissp - there are some nice B&Bs off St James's Street (New Steine is a street particularly packed with them) and The Lion and Lobster pub, which is excellent and central, also does accommodation.

As for what to do - what do you like doing?! For shopping you want the North Laine and the Lanes. The History Centre/Museum/Art Gallery is very good, and you should go on the Pier for less highbrow entertainment. Pubs - the Evening Star, the St James, Lion & Lobster... there's loads of course. For theatre/world music/comedy go to the Komedia or Joogleberrys. Clubbing - mostly awful but that could just be me. Parks - Preston Park and St Ann's Well Gardens are lovely. And for countryside get the bus out to Devil's Dyke - fab views, good walking and a good pub (Shepherd and Dog in Fulking).

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Archel, I will look into those. Clubbing was one of the activities that was mentioned to me, but I was dubious, unless there are some incredibly sweaty shoegaze clubs or mad electro-glitch nights anywhere.

Other than that no plans for what to do, I am going with an open mind (in order to avoid just drinking all day). Shopping and museum/gallery sounds good though!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:51 (twenty years ago)

is it just me, or is today the slowest... day... ever?

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

Not going too badly for me, but I am feeling very verbose, so my day is padding out with typing.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

damn, maybe i should do some work?

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)

Today is ridiculously slow on ILX. Work going somewhat more unreasonably faster than I expected, mainly due to people asking me things I don't understand and having to puzzle through them.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)

NO! RUN IT'S A TRAP xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)

Detournement at The Joint (every other Sat) is where it's at electronically, so I'm told. And I do have a soft spot for Pod (every Sat) - a 60s rock/pop/soul night that is certainly sweaty.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

we need to stage some kind of protest until peoples be making funnies again.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

ILX is not so much slow today as pretty serious. Morose, even.

Right, I may have to make it an other Saturday, then. Girlfriend will be dead impressed, I'm sure. xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

yeah, it does seem kinda serious today. it's quite eerie.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

*Girlfriend*? That was fast!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

I have a massive cigarette hangover.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

Whoops, let that one slip

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:03 (twenty years ago)

stud.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

How do you get a cigarette hangover?? xpost

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

i didn't want to think about that. i'm a smoker, and i'm all "wtf?"

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

Bingo - I thought you were going to quit dude?!!!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

It happens when you smoke far too much than your supposed to. I smoked almost three packs yesterday. My head hurts. I smoked too much because I was stressing about moving, and buying a house.

I am going to quit...as soon as we move. I can't afford a house and smoke, I'd rather have a house.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

Later is always the best time to quit.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:13 (twenty years ago)

this seems to be the only thread people are posting on today

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:15 (twenty years ago)

That's just not true. But traffic is low. Come on, people, how am I supposed to not do any work this way?!

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:15 (twenty years ago)

three packs! oh my god. how?? how do you even have time?

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Thank god there's the fanny fart thread...

(x-post)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Ok I've got something to keep y'all amused.

Tinypic surfing. The way the images are named is with a random combo of letters and numbers at the end of the URL. Simply change one of the numbers or letters and you'll get another random image. Pls link to any NSFW pictures.

Here goes...
http://tinypic.com/a45x6c

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

i smoke like crazy when i play video games. probably a cigarette every 10 minutes.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

oh my
ihttp://tinypic.com/a45x6d

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Pink, I tried ten different combinations, but all I got was "Page Cannot Be Found".

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

http://tinypic.com/a45x6d

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

argh! scarything! no sleep for me.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Whoah!!!
hahaha!

next one...
ihttp://tinypic.com/68a7ms

Aww it looks like my kitty!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

I now have to enter 100-odd sets of student details into our crap database, which is so obviously BORING that I will have to post any entertaining names I come across to this thread.

Lud0v1c Ch4p3ll3 - a dissolute Martin Amis character I'm hoping

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

Here's some entertaining news: last Saturday I was in a nightclub on three seperate occaisions in two different cities throughout the day, two of the occaisions I was with my DAD. Awesome.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

Thimb3ripol4g3!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

P4w3l Fl0rki3wicz :)

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

archel... keep us updated on matt's fast progress! seriously! i told r lasnight that i was considering one and he was very concerned. pshaw
also, i hear there's a stellar swedish pop night in brighton this weekend!!! you better go on my behalf!
i made an amazing salad for lunch today. spinach and parsley and basil and sweet yellow pepper and mushrooms and beets and tomatoes and feta and fennel seeds! woo hoo!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

Panther, How many times did you have to switch up letters and numbers until you found a kitty? ha ha

My own sister - one of 2 - is coming to visit me and flying in tomorrow. I'm excited about that. But at the same time I'm like OH SHIT I have to wash the bathroom floor and put away the dishes and wash sheets and towels and where will I get quarters and the fridge is bare and oh my oh my oh my. I wouldn't care quite as much except that mom is flying in the following day. Once they leave, my dad will show up. AND OF COURSE, everyone is staying in our little apartment.

Huk, Honey Doll, I have no clue what's troubling you, but you are my number one Funny Man online. You make me smile. So Cheer up, Charlie!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

I was at work until 8 last night and working non-stop all day. I was in at 8 this morning and have been working non-stop since (save for right now). But on the subway this morning, some dude had awful b.o. that caused me to become unbelievably irate. Then, when I switched trains, I noticed two dudes in suits. One of them lifted his arm up and I could see he was packing heat. He noticed me looking and quickly put his arm down and covered his side with his briefcase. Tremendously exciting, I tell you.

― Detective ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

that is one scary cat

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

Hi, Fury.

This is for Hukleberry Pie.

http://photos22.flickr.com/25087918_ac3d50d112_m.jpg

It won't be easy
You'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
After all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see
Is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it too

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They're not the solutions
They promise to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Don't cry for me Argentina

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do
Is look at me to know
That every word is true

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

That was a joke.

Chris Bingoman, I'm sorry you have a smoking hangover. That sounds awful.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Robin Stout has told me of this Swedish pop night. Hm.

(Matt has done shorter detoxes/fasts before so we're not really into the telling stages yet, but I will report - if he lets me!)

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha! I am poisonous! I kill threads with my withering glance! PH34R MY THREADKILLAH SKILLZ!!! Huzzah!

(Sorry, I just think this is hysterical.)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

Sarah roffles at picture. Is that Pepper?
Jeanne they were probably military or security. I wouldn't worry too much. Although it would freak me out a bit, admittedly.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

thanks everybody.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

I am worried. I need to stop myself turning into a creepy stalker. Will someone please lend me some willpower?

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Willpower? What's that?

(Says Kate going to get her third cup of Chochaccino)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

http://img109.imageshack.us.nyud.net:8090/img109/9421/swb24ci.jpg

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

Um, what, joce? Are you talking about the pic of me and the old timey mic, singing my heart out to Huk?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

Went with a gaggle of friends to see Rufus Wainwright perform at the symphony last night. The whole thing was quite odd. Ben Lee opened, we saw one song and hied ourselves posthaste to the bar. Then Ben Folds came on so we went back to the empty bar. Weird crowd. Frattish boys and their faux blonde girlfriends mixed with an understandably large contingent of mostly fabulous gay men (and one of the most beautiful lesbian couples I have ever seen), the straight boys all looking a wee bit nervous. The staff were shocked to see throngs of people in flip flops, jeans, and t-shirts and wouldn't let us in to our seats during songs, which I find understandable for classical music but unnecessary for someone like Ben Lee. Rufus's little sister (whose name escapes me right now) sang back-up beautifully and he was apparently the only one of the three performers who understood and took advantage of the accoustics of the hall. As I said, we left about a minute into the Ben Folds set. It sounded like he was playing in the school auditorium or underwater, and, to be honest, I rather wish he had been. It was awful.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

Martha? or is there another sister (cuz it seems odd that Martha would still be singing back-up for Rufus)?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

i'm off home. see you all next week!

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

I will see you at Reading, g-kit!!! (I hope! Do not wuss out!!!)

(Also, I wish people would stop making fun of my spelling. Sigh. I don't make fun of their inability to do maths.)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Bye Gkit-have a good w/e! *mwah*

I'm off too guys & gals, although I'll be back int he morning!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Oh just to say mucho love to Huksta.

Oh & a massive hug to Luna as I haven't done that in a while!

xoxoxoxox

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

Frattish boys and their faux blonde girlfriends

I, of course, thought this said fetish boys the first time I read it.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

Bye, kitten and panther!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

On this date in 1996, I got married.

Today is weird.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

Bye, pink!

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

Is it acceptable to go into a shop and say: "Hi, you had a temp working here the other day - can you pass this note on to her, please?"

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

Oh I haven't quite gone, ilx weirded out! Adios lovelies!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

Happy St. Bartholomew's Day, everybody! Luna, I know the feeling. The date of my long-ago wedding makes me feel strange too.

Kate, I will refrain from making fun of your spelling. Especially as I am very near innumerate.

Huk, it wasn't Martha, though she HAS backed him several times before.

'Night, Pink.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

And by weird I mean bittersweet, sort of sad, making me pine for my lost youth and lament my youthful indiscretions, plus yeah, I hate myself.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

Forest: unless you know her name, it might be construed as weird. I know that when people come to me asking if they can leave messages for students but don't anything about them, I am instantly suspicious. But it will depend on the person in the shop.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

And by weird I mean bittersweet, sort of sad, making me pine for my lost youth

I'm torn between saying 'I understand', 'cause I feel that way sometimes myself, and 'Whoa there, lady! Lost youth!? What are you, an old crone?'

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Forest, it is weird but also possibly romantic. Acknowledging that when you ask, may help.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

No, I am deliberately trying to avoid looking romantic, because this is purely to stay in touch as friends.

I *think* I know her name, but I'm not entirely sure. I don't know what letter it ends with.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

THANKS PINK!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

only one of the three bens missing!
sounds like an ideal gig to me m. mmmm.
where was this?

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind - forget I said anything.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Hurrah! D@r@ just called me from the hotel! The good news is, she's here! The bad news is, she's lost her passport. Crikey. Revive that thread again, maybe? Ok. I'm going to leave work soonish. (I wish I didn't feel guilty about that.)

Luna, aniversaries of all kinds always make one feel weird. It's only normal. :-)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Luna, you're my sassy-girl-ho-mama. Quit hating yourself. I'll be forced to tackle you.

― don't step to this ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

xxxpost-Sarah I thought you were singing to Pepper's head. Upon closer inspection I see that it is a mike.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

You can pretend it's Pepper's head if you want.

I hate one of my coworkers. She's crossed the line! She's one of those people with money who:
a) talks about how much money she has all the time
b) gives more respect to people with money
c) acts like people with less money are bottom feeders

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

The owner of the printing company I worked at in Calif. did that, and he's not getting out of prison until 2012.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

I sold my razor to a squirrel for $35. He said he wanted to shave his buddies nuts.

― Mimsy Details, Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

I'm a total disaster today, crazed with work. People are hanging over my cube asking me what I want on the pizzas at tomorrow's lunch meeting, like I can fucking concentrate on pizza toppings with all the crap I've got on my desk. "Do you like pepperoni? Should we get pepperoni? Will you eat it? How about sausage? Any sausage for you? Who wants pepperoni and sausage??"

I finally just stood up, whipped around to face all of them and said too loudly "IF YOU MUST KNOW, MEAT ON PIZZA GIVES ME THE RUNS." And then I sat back down. Fockers.

― SHUT THE FUCK UP ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

wow. poor poopsie

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

What an appropriate nickname! ha ha

I'm sorry, fury. I always cause a ruckus on pizza days because I don't eat meat. Well I guess we'll HAVE to get a cheese pizza because of Sarah and everything! Today though I got to pick out a sandwhich for an in-office baby shower Friday and they're ordering from this totally fancy pants deli. I'll have avocado in my wrap! And it's on the office!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Are these your co-workers, by any chance? I imagined that scene playing out as if they were, and I will write about it in my dream book tonight so that I never forget.

http://www.mundogamers.com/images/imagenes/analisis/gba/Mario_&_Luigi:_Superstar_Saga/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-4.jpg

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

we don't get pizza days :(
but as our conference table is unofficially located in the pub next door, i suppose i shouldn't complain.
i just had a pumpkin seed with leftover pumpkin guts dried on. ewww. yummy

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

ewww. yummy

u r awesome, dahlin

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Yes, they're co-workers. Someone wanted anchovies and I nearly headbutted them.

― hairy little stinkfish ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

I meant are Mario and Luigi your co-workers? Because that's how I was imagining it.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

That's probably the one place where I most dislike anchovies. For the meat/no meat pizza, can't you get them to split the toppings?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

ask for pineapple = probably more pizza for you

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm. I haven't had pizza in ages... I wonder if I should get some for lunch? What do the TITTWISers think I should get for toppings?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

mushroom/onion if you're vegetarian, mushroom/onion/Italian sausage if you're not.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

OK. Fair enough. Sounds alright. Though, onions may be a bit agressive towards my co-workers.

(At first I wrote that 'cow-workers'. Is that what they call cowboys and cowgirls, nowdays?)

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

I like black olives on my pizza (!) but I never demand them in work situations.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

I used to hate black olives on pizza. I used to hate olives tout court, but now I don't always mind them on pizza, though I find that, like most toppings on American pizza, there are often too much.

My favoritist pizza, is ham, gorgonzola, and artichoke hearts, if you're a vegemetarian, replace the ham with tomatoes, and make sure they put enough oregano on it.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Yum. I love mediterranean pizza too.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

When I make-a my own-a pizza-pies, I like-a to put the roasted bell peppers and-a roasted eggplants.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Co-workers â€” BAH! Give 'em the napalm smile!

(I don't have any co-workers, which is why I never think of such things.)

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

The perfect example of someone perfectly devoid of class.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

She sounds like Lucille Bluth!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Kick her in the nuts.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Yep, she's just like that, Huk, except quite a bit younger. I turn my nose up at her and look away. Humph!

Luna, How come you don't have any pictures of yourself on your flickr page?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

'cause I'm always the one behind the camera!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

When does new Arrested Development start. I think the lack of it in my life has been the reason for my downfall. Seriously, there's no good TV and it's making me nutty.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

New AD on Sept. 19. A Monday.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

and Season 2 will be on dvd Oct. 11. THANKSGIVING!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:47 (twenty years ago)

I am waiting for 'Rome'!

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

Or as my gf put it, "Oh, goody. Blood, tits, and intrigue!"

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Sounds like my period.

― If the L in Huk-L stood for LADY (Huk-L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I'm sure it's like any old day in Canada, really.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Rome looks interestin! I keep misreading Ciaran Hinds as Cillian Murphy though and then feel that crush of disappointed. I saw Kerry Condon (who will be Octavia) as Ophelia and was underwhelmed.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

Hi y'all. I've been gainfully employed for the past 3 whole days, sans internet. And now, most of next week too! And I have an interview tomorrow at the unholy hour of 8:30 a.m. guh. Things are looking up employment-wise though, for which I'd be more grateful if I wasn't on an Actifed low.

So someone up there mentioned chicken pox is going around?! Time to panic--I've never had it and haven't been vaccinated either. I dread children partly for this reason.

Huk, I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. KLC's picture cheered me up though and I didn't even need to be, so I hope it cheered you up a little too.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Hi, Sarah. Congrats on the burgeoning work scene.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! Hi, M. I am a filing MACHINE oh yes. The coolest part about it is that I get to see so much art since I'm filing transparencies all day. Today I saw the best thing yet: a watercolor sketch of the back of Edward VII's head, by Miss Mary Something-Doublebarreled.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

I think I may have told someone here but I don't know if I posted on the old thread the little story (surely either apocryphal or a bon mot that she spread) that I heard about a conversation between Edward VII and Lily Langtry:

Edward: I've spent enough on you to build a battleship.

Lily: You've spent enough in me to float one.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:13 (twenty years ago)

Whoa...now I'm going to look for a portrait of Lily Langtry tomorrow. (I trust it will be more modest than her quote.)

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=Lily+Langtry/v=2/SID=e/TID=I047_86/l=IVI/SIG=1222p7fje/EXP=1125005353/*-http%3A//www.btinternet.com/~sbishop100/lily.jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

Barely! what a waist.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:33 (twenty years ago)

She was quite saucy, in her way.

Her autobiography, The Days I Knew, was published in 1925. I've always meant to read it.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

Meow.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

um, i am preparing to propose on friday evening. during/around a nice dinner out. would you counsel me?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

Engagement? A final demand?

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

yes

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

Morning ILX!

Ten to eight in the morning, and already I've had one idiot-level support call to deal with. I'm not supposed to start until eight.

*ring ring*

"I turned my computer on, and it made a funny noise and switched itself off. Now it won't turn on at all"

*go through to the other side of the building*

*push "on" button*

*computer starts up normally with absolutely no problems*

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 06:00 (twenty years ago)

never overestimate people. esp in realation to computers.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

(in other news, feeling pretty crap today with the usual "why can't I meet any nice single people who find me attractive?" malaise)

xpost: that is VERY very true. And something you sadly have to put up with when you work in IT support.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

Forest - don't you meet a heap of people doing that?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 06:26 (twenty years ago)

Good morning people. Blimey, I have a bit of a hangover this morning. No more drinking with Stooges! No, wait, I have a whole week of drinking with Stooges to get through. Thank f*ck they've gone to Leeds for two days or I'd never get in to work. Aiyeee.

Life sure is weird, but what else have I to know.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Thursday, 25 August 2005 06:54 (twenty years ago)

I only do internal company IT support, so the only people I deal with are the ones I work alongside every day anyway. It's a small company.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:18 (twenty years ago)

Morning all!

Gaz - *hugglez*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:24 (twenty years ago)

and no one fanciable to be impressed by yer knowledge?

i just escaped from such an environment (i'm a librarian, not a helpdesk person) and fuck me.

xpost hiya pinXor - i stuffed up the interview. i think. does stopping halfway through yer first answer and admitting you lost the plot constitute fuckup?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:25 (twenty years ago)

No one fanciable full stop!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

Besides, anyone I work with is likely to realise quickly that I'm not exactly a very nice person, and therefore isn't going to like me very much either.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

well you seem nice enough here. how exactly are tou not very nice in person?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

Well, with an attitude like that, young man...! (x-post to FP)

I don't know. I'm quite opposed to dating people from work, but for different reasons. It's more like, "don't piss in your own river" or something. Work is stressful enough - to combine that with the stress of a relationship would be intolerable. Plus, well, when you break up, crikey, how bad would that be, not being able to avoid your ex without quitting your job?

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

but work today is not the job-for-life committment it once was. and after all where you gonna meet people? also a shag on a desk is quite exciting!

but generally point taken

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

hiya pinXor - i stuffed up the interview. i think. does stopping halfway through yer first answer and admitting you lost the plot constitute fuckup?
Ahh! Well, you never know dude, how did they take it?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

Morning!

Car going in for MOT today. If it fails I think I will just cry.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 25 August 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

I agree with you on that too, Kate.

a shag on a desk is quite exciting!

Didn't someone write a song about that once? ;-)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)

HELLO i want to hear more about this MARRIAGE PROPOSAL!

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)

Oh yes, definitely Dahlin!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)

OK, I don't normally come here but at the moment I don't feel I've anywhere else to go.

25 August is always a touchy day and on it I always do a post on ILE which is really only talking to myself as a coping mechanism. Until today this had not been problematic but the first response I got was from an idiot troll who seems to be keeping it up.

Maybe I'm King Hypocrite of Hypocrisyland, given my performance on these boards in the past (I stress in the past), but this is an important thing for me to do and it HURTS to have some numbskull carry out the equivalent of mugging or happyslapping the second I dare to poke my head out of the front door. Especially when I've been building myself up for nearly a year to do so.

I really don't know. Does the internet turn everyone into cosseted lunatics, unaware of any concept of The Real World or Real Life? Do I just need to get off the internet altogether?

I don't think ILx is going to provide me with what I need, which is maybe the failing I've mistakenly been attributing to it these last four years. It's only real life that can do that.

ILx was kind of a refuge for me, and if that's taken away then I'm not sure I have anywhere else to go.

OK, end of whine, sorry to interrupt, please proceed.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)

Marcello:

*hug*

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

Oh hugs indeed. Marcello, you can hope and wish and even EXPECT people not to be cruel idiots, but sometimes they still will be. And once a stupid comment has been made, it can't be undone. Moderators can delete and even ban but they can't see into the future and prevent people being dicks in the first place. Of course it hurts. You will see I'm sure on the other thread that the VAST majority of ILE is on your side - it can still be a supportive community even with the odd fuckwit, surely. I'm looking forward to Saturday btw :)

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:48 (twenty years ago)

hi marcello! i do try.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)

Trolls are just that, trolls. Their sole purpose is to get a reaction & you always react. Now I know it's hard not to & I know it's a precious thread to you, but some people have no respect for others. It's the same in life as it is on the internet. There is a laissez faire moderation attitude on ILX, but Archel is right, the mods cannot predict when an idiot troll will show up, nor can they predict when a regular goes off the rails. Just know that there are those ILXors who aren't like this, who are aware of the situation & will always be supportive.
With regards to today (I don't want to post on your other thread) I am proud of the progress you made. I don't mean to sound condescending or patronising when I say proud, I just want you to know that your struggle has been evident & your progress so very apparent. Do not let idiots mess with you today, just rise above them & they WILL get bored of baiting you. I hope you received my email of the other day.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)

It's like someone vandalising the grave.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)

And then I get Ewing giving me swearing and sarcasm after I have made a COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT ABOUT A TROLL well there SHOULD be someone watching this board 24/7, if not him then someone else. So you can forget about me going to Poptimism again.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)

To be honest he's taken offence to your comments the same way you have taken offence to his. Perhaps there is a need for more mods, but the having a go at the ones that already exist is not the answer. By declaring you are not going to Brighton or another Poptism, who wins?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

Obviously it's the 70% of people here (according to stevem) who want the anon trolls and spammers to continue. Therefore there will be more brutal personal attacks in the future and I am expected to grit my teeth and put up with it. Well I won't be.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)

we welcome you with open arms Marcello.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)

Now hang on a minute there M. Stevem & whoever else, do not want these spammers to continue, they don't want to changet the facility for anon posters. There's a massive difference & you bluddy know there is. You are cutting off your nose to spite your face again. DO NOT turn on those ppl who care about you because some idiot has taken a pot shot & hit bullseye. Your friends deserve better from you.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

I was one of the people who voted against forced registration. I did this for one reason only: keeping the ability to start anonymous threads when one wants personal support.

If there was another vote today, I would probably vote the other way. The tone of the board does seem to have changed since then - to use a lazy shorthand, it has become more noize, and this is a bad thing.

(xpost)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:28 (twenty years ago)

But if 70% or so of people said they preferred ILE to be open to anyone this obviously means they LOVE the anon trolls and spammers, or at least prefer them to the alternative - meaning they're not going to leave this board for that reason.

-- Sociah T Azzahole (stevem7...), August 25th, 2005.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)

Oh jesus marcello, perhaps it's better if you stayed away from ILX today. For your own benefit!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:32 (twenty years ago)

You just don't understand, PP, and you never will.

Nobody understands how much I've been hurt by this morning.

Oh well...as I said, sorry to interrupt, please resume normal proceedings, I'll sod off now...

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)

I hope you will come to Brighton. A stupid troll doesn't change that you had a good time at Poptimism, that can't be taken away. So have good times in the future too - they can inoculate against this stuff if you let them.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)

marcello its just knowing its a dickhead. its hard i can understand. its hurtful. it wouls make me as angry as you are. but fuck its been said - evil or stupid fuckers in the world out there. yes. restrict free speech?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

You don't know anything about me though Marcello, do you?! You have no idea what I do & don't understand. Of course nobody understands how you feel, because only you can truly know that, but take a look around. Are most people laughing & pointing fun? Of course not, people are trying to be supportive but you can only be punched in the head so many times before you stop trying.
You are the one continuing to hurt yourself today by attacking anyone & everyone & blaming it on them. Why am I even bothering responding to you, you are not listening to anything I have to say.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)

hello pinxor i am drunlk now. after my initial jon interview fuckup i got a phone call offering me a bit of work over the next month. THEN i got an offer of a full time job (the same one iturned down 2 months ago)

so, ah, um, i am drunk.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)

Oh yay! So all is well in your world again darl?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:50 (twenty years ago)

i dunno. do i take the full time job? like fuck i do. lazy sod i am. so...is all well? o i suppose so! i have a choice! and maybe...tey'll forgive me for being a fuckup at interview?

aaaargh. i don't want to think abput it. tell me something interesting. to take my mind off it.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:55 (twenty years ago)

Um, something interesting. Well I have been asked to do some pieces for a new magazine that's coming out. It's called WAH magazine & it's a female magazine about street culture. Music, fashion etc. I am doing 2 articles about an impending sneaker release!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:57 (twenty years ago)

Rock on, PinX0r!!! That is so cool! (Well, obvious you are already cool as you have your OWN PERSONAL trainers, but this is beyond cool.)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

hahaha do you know i was gonna ask about yr sneakers? what are you wearing ;)

thats great news. 2!!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

Haha, you dirty bird! If you really want to know it's these...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/Trainers/Sarah25-08-05.jpg
They're from 1990 & they're a bit beaten up sadly, but they are so pretty. You'll hate some I got the other day, from a friend in NYC...
http://i23.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/ba/09/33_1_b.JPG
They're OG's too, from 92. Such a nice colourway.
Oops sorry, I'm going all sneaker nerd again! *blush*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:08 (twenty years ago)

o no ono you know my rant about how you know yr old when the sneakers make no sense well fucking hell i was old in 92 sneaker nerd!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)

Haha, don't sweat it dude! The huaraches (picture number 2) are an acquired taste. One that I didn't like until recently myself, but they've grown on me for sure. How old are you Gaz?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

42 isn't old dude, seriously! It's like a fine wine, it matures with age!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)

yeah but i was old in 92...when i was...29. sneakers! shit. old skool converse are about my limit.

this...may...be...the end for us *sniff* pinXor.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)

ahaha that second pair reminds me of... basketball
you have little feet eh?

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)

no! i have big feet!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)

this...may...be...the end for us *sniff* pinXor.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I am 29 now! *sniff* Please don't leave me! *sniff* It's not good to have all the same interests! *cries* :-((((((((((((((((

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:45 (twenty years ago)

ok then you can keep posting sneaker pics and i can...i can...what do you know about the dewey system?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)

Dewey what now?!! So we're all cool now? I thought it was because I posted my picture! :-/

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

Pink, if those trainers are a bit beaten up then god knows what you'd think of mine.

(i used to be a dewey system expert when I was younger, you know)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)

Bah. UDC is where it's at.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)

I've never heard of UDC - it's either Dewey or LoC for me.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

Universal Decimal Classification - the BBC uses a version of it. It generates absurdly long classmarks and thus is only really good for THE IDEAL LIBRARY IN MY HEAD.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)

its all in-house half mangled created by idiots classification schemes for me!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

I *like* absurdly long classmarks.

Our university used to use their own customised Dewey system where everything started with a dot. It also used brackets, hyphens and colons. Brackets were geographical signifiers - eg, general british history was .9(4), and general british archaeology was .913(4).

Punctuation was sorted between 0 and 1, so .902 would have come after .9 but before .9(4). The staff used to have big arguments about how to file things like .9(4):02.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:22 (twenty years ago)

Pink, if those trainers are a bit beaten up then god knows what you'd think of mine.

You probably don't want to know that I clean my shoes with baby wipes!! *blush*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:24 (twenty years ago)

Argh, I've just sent my first article, well paragraph, in to be reviewed! *gulp*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

If a thing's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

xpost to forest: UDC does something very similar! I love it because it's not rigidly heirarchical, you can synthesise facets from anywhere in the schedules and so make much more accurate classifications. < /geek>

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

That is so cool, Pink!

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm really nervous, I haven't heard from the girl since I sent it in. My stomach is doing somersaults!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

Good morning!

Pink, you may be proud to hear that someone recently asked me if my tennis shoes were brand new, but they're 7 months old and I wear them all the time. :-D

You must have smaller feet. I wear a size 11 in women's and that sadly restricts my tennis shoe options. I had to buy the ones I have on today online.

But anyway, mookieproof!! I can't give any advice as I've never been through it myself, but make it memorable. I told my bf a long time ago that I expect a really creative proposal so I have something romantic to tell my kids. Are you confident you'll get a yes? Have you discussed it before?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 25 August 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

Pink, you may be proud to hear that someone recently asked me if my tennis shoes were brand new, but they're 7 months old and I wear them all the time. :-D
I am very proud of you Sarah!! *claps*
I don't have that smaller feet actually. I wear a UK6, which is equal to a mens US7 or a women's US8.5 or a Euro 40.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

You sure know a lot about shoe sizes, but I should expect as much, shouldn't I?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 25 August 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

oh, i'm pretty sure i'll get a yes--it's been mentioned that it's a year or so overdue. creative and memorable is a tough one. we'll be having a nice dinner, at any rate!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 25 August 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

How long have you been together?

That comes from buying shoes from ebay Sarah!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 25 August 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

three years, living together for two

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 25 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

things are looking up. and forward. etc.
i am eating breakfast again, and I've been riding my bike to work all week.
these small things alone seem to be making a remarkable difference in the way I deal with the world.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 25 August 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I had an exquisite dinner last night with a couple that own a hotel in Paris that we see every time they're here or we're there. I don't think I quite got enough sleep though, so please wake me if you hear my forehead smacking up against the monitor.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 25 August 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

What an unbelievably horribly busy day. I hate working on my birthday

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

Birthday? Happy Birthday, beanz!!

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! Can't wait to get out of the office

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Birthday? I did not know, either. Happy birthday.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

What time is it over there? 5 or 6:22?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

5.22
Thanks kate!

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

You know when you suddenly realise you've been totally stressed for hours and you have to force yourself to relax your face and shoulders...

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

That sucks on your birthday, beanz. Got any plans for the evening?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

it will be memorable no matter what, mookieproof. that restaurant looks like a good place for a fancy dinner. are you going to get all dressed up? what is the ring like?

happy bday beanz....

― juliaaa, Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Yay, I'm off. Going out for drinks. Might have to turn up late tomorrow.

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Thanks juliaaa too!

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

Beanz, it's too late now, but are you going to the FAP tonight?

I have actually decided that my new(ish) pair of Stans are being saved for special occasions, as I wore out my last pair SO quickly by walking 55 mins a day to and from work in them.

Hye - this is the first TITTWIS thread that's been abbreviated in the title!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 25 August 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

Really? I hadn't noticed. (I get tired of typing it)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 25 August 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

After Rufus, it looks like I'll soon get to see Martha.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 25 August 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Also, multiple xposts to Huk. The sister that backed him up is named Lucy Roach.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 25 August 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

I wish to God I had a cooler full of cold beer sitting right next to me. I could then down as many of those beers as I possibly could, and afterwards post something really stupid and regretful here on ILX. In the morning, I might feel rotten and regret the post, but at least I'll start feeling something else, something other than the extemely stressful feeling I'm experiencing at the moment. Are these sorts of feelings too melancholic and emotional for some people? Sure. But fuck them. Fuck the whole upper middle class, lily white, suburban lot. Why do I post on about emotions and feelings in the first place? Because this is how I deal with stress. This is where I escape from the everyday grind, where I get to unveil myself from the mask I have to put on on a daily basis, the ever-grinning, always cheerful and happy facade I establish as a courteous way of connecting with people. And the fact that I've now become extremely hesitant to uncloak -- well, I'd have to find another way of relieving stress, and getting drunk seems to be the only other option available to me at this time. EXCEPT... I CAN'T let anyone change me. I have GOT to keep on being that which I am. I have got to remember that I am the same person who, when she was twelve, weathered having the front of her house be riddled with bullets fired from the guns of partying gang members, who witnessed a gang initiation, who incurred the disdainful wrath of several girlfriends of gang members back in high school and just kept on being the way she was. Twelve year old me would think present day me was a pussy if I stopped being who I genuinely am. So, you know what? Fuck everything. I'm only listening to my own heart from now on. And my heart is telling me to submit this post and not worry about a thing. Which I won't.

― (This Field Left Blank) (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 26 August 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)

Less mask, more sass!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 26 August 2005 05:42 (twenty years ago)

Good morning

Didn't go to FAP although I would have liked to. Went to restaurant instead and a few more people turned up than expected so I was a bit touched :) Feeling a bit tender this morning.

Anyone else made it to work today?

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 26 August 2005 07:44 (twenty years ago)

I am at work. But I really should be working today. There's a big project I should have started days ago, but I couldn't because IT f*cked up my network access. So the last day before bank holiday, I finally get it. Argh!

I am not hungover at all today, unlike yesterday.

Dee, I would like to reach through the internet and give you a hug. Don't ever change, girl, don't ever let anyone tell you how to be. I find you one of the most consistently interesting people on ILX. So don't let anyone go telling you that you should be otherwise.

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Friday, 26 August 2005 07:46 (twenty years ago)

Also really busy today. It's when work's busiest and most stressful that I rely on ilxupport most, i.e. spend too much time not working.

Dee: What Kate said

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 26 August 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)

I promise I'll never use the word 'ilxupport' again. It's horrible.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 26 August 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

thirded Dee. pragmatisim is overrated.

hppy bday beanzster

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 26 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

I am not at work. Hurrah!

So, instead of sitting at my desk at work all day, I am probably going to ... um ... sit at my desk at home all day, trying to design a half-decent new website.

However, as I'm at home, it does mean I can watch the cricket with my mum at the same time.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 26 August 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! xpost

Looks good so far FP, though maybe needs a little more content ;)

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 26 August 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

Ooh, happy birthday.

Content is the hard bit, though! At the moment I'm trying to work out why none of the browsers on this computer seem to want to load the favicon file.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 26 August 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)

(hurrah, the favicon works now!)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 26 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)

i wish i knew who the jinglesmith was.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 26 August 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)

yesterday i ventured into a sketchy indian grocers and bought some sugar coated fennel seeds! woo hoo!
happy belated bday beanzer!
it's my day off. what should i do? i suppose showering should be top of my agenda but... yuck

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 26 August 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)

(Be careful with those sugar coated fenel seeds - major laxative effects if you eat too many, as my former housemate and I found out the hard way in a flat with only one loo!)

((We had them after dinner with the Stooges but only I was brave enough to eat them. Hrmm, I chucked a handful in my coat pocket, wonder if they're still in there...))

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 26 August 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)

really??? i had no idea!
thanks for the heads up!
tho in that case it would fit in well with my whole colonic cleanse plan...

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 26 August 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)

Maybe you have some fennel plants growing in the bottom of your pocket.

For the past few months, every time my mother has bought a melon she has washed and dried out the seeds and dyed them a bright colour. The last time, though, either they didn't dry quickly enough or she left them soaking a bit too long, because as they were laid out to dry they all started to sprout.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 26 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

All the edamame beans in my compost bin started to sprout this past month. Although it would have been nice to have beanplants, they couldn't stay in my compost bin so I had to pull them out.

My rocket, however! Wowee! I let it go to seed, so it seeded, and now I have hundreds of little tiny rocket plants growing all over the garden! Hurrah!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 26 August 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)

Yesterday I discovered what is apparently the only official remnant of Weimar Germany in London – the tombstone of Ambassador Leopold von Hoesch's alsatian. It's hidden at Waterloo Place in what had been the garden of the official residence under a wooden box which I lifted up to reveal:

http://www.german-embassy.org.uk/giro.jpg

(not my pic, obviously)

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 26 August 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

Waterloo Place? I will look for it - any helpful hints to help locate it?

Aaahhh, I am sinking into Halloumi coma due to my yummy lunch. Or maybe it was the GIANT slice of carrot cake I got at Don Quixote's because I couldn't be arsed to walk all the way to Krispy Kreme.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 26 August 2005 11:24 (twenty years ago)

HUNGOVER. I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING THAT FELL OUT OF A TALL COWS ASS.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 26 August 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, my mum thinks she is so funny. (Except I don't read American news so I didn't know what she was on about.)

what are you doing in Florida my Katrina? Are you really that angry!

(My mum's nickname for me is "Katrina" or more often "Katrina-kins" (anyone who calls me this (who is not Dutch, South Afrikan or related to me) will be KILLED instantly) and there is currently a Massic Fuck-off Hurricane by that name in Florida.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 26 August 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

omigod kate you are making my stomach do somersaults!
i bought some wacky sprout seeds the other day. now i need soil. i hate getting soil.
what were you doing peeking under boxes and snooping around gardens beanz? can you collect me some soil next time?

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 26 August 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

To find the tombstone – coming from Waterloo Place, head towards the steps going down to the Mall. At the top of the steps, on the right (if you're facing the steps) is a house with a kind of small patch of mud and grass and trees in front of it, with railings around it. There's a sign saying something about construction works, do not enter, etc. Just behind the sign is a wooden box, about 18" high. Lift up the box.

I haven't described it very well, which is good I guess cos it might make the hunt a bit more difficult/fun.

Dahlin, I'll keep some soil in my pockets just in case we run into each other.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 26 August 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

today i got to watch the cafeteria manager berate two of his employees.

1. the pretty little latino girl who refills the coffee canisters "you fuckin see that! the fuckin milk goes here, comprende!"
2. the slow guy who serves the meals. "jimbo, did you see how much fucking beef you gave that girl? too much fucking beef jimbo!"

I think I will complain to his boss.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Just walk up to him with a bat, beat him about the head and neck and say, "Hey asswipe. You fuckin' see that?! I just hit you way too hard, didn't I? Now, get back to work, you scabrous, pond scum, douche-filter!"

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

lupton, i've e-mailed you.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

there is currently a Massic Fuck-off Hurricane by that name in Florida

Yup, and that fucker's coming my way. I'm pretty startled now considering that yesterday it was only projected to be a minimal Category 1 by the time it would make landfall up here (which I figured was an incorrect projection), and now in the last update the sustained winds leaped from 80 mph at 9 AM to 100 mph at 11 AM. This sucker's definitely going to be a major hurricane before the end of the day -- and since it's moving so slow it has plenty of time intensify like mad until it makes landfall around Monday afternoon. It's not going to speed up very much and because it's not moving very quickly it won't experience wind shear. Conditions are terrifyingly conducive to its development.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

jay i can't check gmail from work. i'll email you with the proper address.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Ian, where are you?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

So I hate Sprint. I didn't get any calls or texts last night - which is odd - and though I thought I heard my phone ringing from another room last night, when I checked it, no missed calls.

Yeah, I checked it before I went to bed, and 5 voicemails and three texts. FUCK YOU, SPR1NT.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Also, I stabbed myself in the eye with my mascara wand this morning and now my contact is gone. Honestly...

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

I see...

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

I'd like to call a do-over today, please.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

God, do I know that feeling. When you realize by 10:00 AM that everything that can go wrong is going wrong and doesn't look at all as if it's going to stop. Can't we get a life remote with a pause, rewind button?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

I have a friend who, within the last three weeks, has gone through a) filing for divorce, b) her dad having a heart attack, and c) her dog dying suddenly. I don't even know what to say to her anymore.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

"Stay away from me, you're bad luck," might seem unkind, eh?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

Well, yes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, jaymc, that was a bit mean. I'm sorry for your friend, it's just that your post reminded me of the guy with the horrible list of bad things that have happened to him talking to his wife on his deathbed.

Her situation is precisely why we invented hugs and other non-verbal gestures of affection and comfort.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, don't worry, I didn't take offense, M. ... It is quite absurd, esp. because when the divorce was initiated, she promised she'd call me "when all of this blows over," and there's been at least three other crises since then. Hugs are a nice idea, but she lives in Dallas. :(

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

Hire a male stripper to take some over for you.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

Shit! I just found out that an aquaintance/friend of mine with MS died this week. That'll teach me to be glib.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 26 August 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

I think this is the last one of these threads I'm gonna start. I'm gonna get blamed for them no matter what happens, because they're too cuddly or too much about nothing, but what the fuck ever. Life's too short.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 26 August 2005 23:14 (twenty years ago)

She should have been a cunt star driver, luna.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Friday, 26 August 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

yeah, she shoulda been a lot of things. instead she's a 33 year old divorcee single mom with a shitty job and... yeah. I'm gonna go get hammered and hope dorothy's house falls on me.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 26 August 2005 23:26 (twenty years ago)

Hello tittwis people. Hope you don't mind me joining in but this caught my attention:

I have a friend who, within the last three weeks, has gone through a) filing for divorce, b) her dad having a heart attack, and c) her dog dying suddenly. I don't even know what to say to her anymore.

"Stay away from me, you're bad luck," might seem unkind, eh?

I was out with two of my cousins today. One of them has had his wife, two girlfriends and both parents die in the last 10 years. He said to me that he as good as introduced himself these days with "Stay away from me, I'm bad luck" and wondered if he should start lying instead.

I told him he was wasting his time trying to start a relationship with a lie, but I can kind of see his point when he starts counting the bodies and people start crossing the street to walk past him. Maybe he should lie.

I had a point I was building towards but I've lost it. Anyway, it was sad, and I thought I'd cheer you all up by sharing.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 26 August 2005 23:34 (twenty years ago)

i spent my night alongside THE 15TH SEXIEST MAN IN SWEDEN!!!!
and apparently much of the rest of my weekend will also be in said company
!!!!
*swoons*
okbye

― dahlin (dahlin), Saturday, 27 August 2005 00:41 (twenty years ago)

DUDES I AM NOW ENGAGED. which means i am now wholly unable to appreciate dahlin's arse. or at least i'm trying to do so. sort of. ish.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 27 August 2005 04:12 (twenty years ago)

I was wondering where you've been, dahlin! Cavorting with cute Swedish boys, huh? I feel betrayed.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 27 August 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

congrats mookie!! tell us the proposal story!

― Juulia (julesbdules), Saturday, 27 August 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

Dahlin: are you in Sweden too? Surely he can't be the fifteenth sexiest man in Sweden if he's not in Sweden at the time?

(who decides these things anyway)

― The Third Sexiest Forest Pines In Yorkshire And The Humber Region (ForestPines), Saturday, 27 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Surely it's the Nobel committee.

― M. White (Miguelito), Saturday, 27 August 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

I'm new here and this seems like a very nice thread. Hello. I live in L.A. and I think the 15th sexiest man in Sweeden is the guy who plays the character Salvador in the novela El Cuerpo del Deseo. OK he's not in Sweeden. But he *could* be one day.

― Naca (Naca), Saturday, 27 August 2005 22:33 (twenty years ago)

tell us the proposal story!

oh, it was nothing to write on the web about. but i didn't drop the ring or anything. and she didn't hate it or say no! i'm now ever-so-slightly freaked out about it, because willingness to sire children was part of the deal...

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 27 August 2005 23:31 (twenty years ago)

So I went to S-E-A-R-S today, to buy some socks. For some reason, I felt the need to buy a bunch of pastel M!ke We!r brand golf shirts as well (i thought they would make me look like Kanye, but they just make me look like a dude in a golf shirt--maybe i need to pop the collar? NO.), and so I took my stuff up to the till and it turns out it was scratch & win day, and so I scratched, and then I won. FIFTY PER CENT OFF. (note: in Canada "per cent" is two words, possibly in UK too?)
The lady in menswear (har har) got allz excited and the people behind me in line were looking at me like I was some kind of hero.

And I am.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Sunday, 28 August 2005 02:57 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha ha, I've been drinking with rock stars for days. Me liver can take nae mare!!!

We're hanging around the D0rchester hotel now waiting for the tour bus to show up to take us to Reading. Hurrah!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:39 (twenty years ago)

ahyahaa congrats mooks!!! yay! now put your hands away...
yes, sorry ian. but i couldn't resist!!! i mean, look at him! *sigh*
actually, to be honest, his forehead is a lot larger than i remember. and we didn't hit it off as fabulously as i would have liked. and our initial meeting moment was a bit of an embarassing one. and... yeah... *blush* i'm ridiculous.
more to come...

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

I think his guitar has shrunk in the wash.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

I'm not even going to talk about what D@r@ has been getting up to with Norwegians... heh heh (I can say no more - please say no more.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)

Is this the 15th Sexiest Man In Sweden as voted for by fans of weedy indie music or something?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)

no actually. the swedish Elle! ha!
oh kate, i think you can tell us more...
elbow... twist...

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

Go on Kate, please tell us more!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)

Googling "15th sexiest man in sweden" returns a lot of references. It's his *thing*, isn't it?

Who were the other thirteen (I'm taking Freddie Ljungberg as a given)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)

apparently they like their rock stars over there.
and have horrid taste!
hmmmmm

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)

this bodes well for dot to dot's impending swedish fame tho!

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)

At least they like Henrik Larsson. Though anyone who would prefer Zlatan Ibramahimovic over Freddie Ljungberg needs their mental faculties tested.

TS:

http://dosya.hurriyetim.com.tr/euro2004/Yakisikli/Zlatan%20Ibrahimovic.jpg http://enews2.nctu.edu.tw/images/Freddie%20Ljungberg.jpg

(I may be being slightly unfair in my choices of photos)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

ahhahahhaha
yeah

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

Wow, did Tuomas shave off his beard, then? =)

*runs*

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)

hahaha!

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 28 August 2005 10:30 (twenty years ago)

Nothing, nothing, all terribly dull actually. I'm convinced that they're gay and just using her to get to Iggy and the Stooges.

::ouch, ouch, stop punching me, D@r@::

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Sunday, 28 August 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

omigod
*still swooning*

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 28 August 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

Re: things I have recently been accused of: I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything, and you can cram your accusations.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 29 August 2005 05:19 (twenty years ago)

awww luna. here, come sit next to me on this big comfy couch

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 29 August 2005 08:20 (twenty years ago)

have some popcorn

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 29 August 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)

wait, luna, who's accusing you of anything?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 29 August 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

Hey now, mama don't take no mess!

― grrrrr ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 29 August 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

I didn't bring my headphones to work today, and I could really use them. I mean, I don't have expressed permission to shut out my coworkers, but I think I would be a lot more contented and productive if I did.

And I stand by my accusations, Luna, and refuse to back down until someone delivers proof that you are not HOTT and SASSY.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 29 August 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

There's no way Freddie can be anything other than the #1 sexiest Swedish man alive. Even my football indifferent gf thinks he's beautiful.

In unrelated news, I have the first sunburn I've had in over 3 years, due to insufficient sunblock usage this weekend and I'm all itchy. I put aloe and vitamin e on but I think I'm still going to peel. :-(

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

it could be worse. you could have a bee sting on top of the sunburn. think of that!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 29 August 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

Bees never sting me. I rescued one from the pool this weekend, maybe they know that I am an apiculturist manqué. Also, thanks dahlin for making me imagine worse things. Now I am thankful that I wasn't attacked by venemous snakes, slipped into a coma, rolled down a hill, disturbing a mound of vengeful ants and came to rest in thicket of poison oak.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Some chick here is setting up a bachelorette party for one of her friends. I want to vomit all over my lap. I can't wait to go home and watch the Weather Channel.

― katrina ï¿½urï¿½ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 29 August 2005 20:51 (twenty years ago)

*closes dictionary*
yes... that is quite something!
i went 20 years without being stung, and mingled merrily - without fear - with stinging insects of all description. until that fateful day when i was doing homework in the gazebo.. there were two wasps on the wall, and we got along fine for two hours. and then FOR NO REASON, one of them attacked my neck and got stuck in my hair, and continued to sting me over and over as i tried to get it out... grrrrr

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 29 August 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

ahh! finally i have something to add to the conversation:

my mom got stung by a hornet 15 times on her butt and crotch-area because it flew up her skirt and she sat on it and then freaked out and whapped it while it flew around under her skirt. poor momma. she survived though.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

Dear Bees/Wasps/Other Stinging Flying Insects:

Please stay away from my crotch and I promise not to kill you.

Thank you.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, no kidding. I'm scared of anything that could/would fly up my skirt and bite me mercilessly.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

I guess they don't really bite, but sting. Whatever. Anything going up my skirt must do so in goodwill.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

Fuck, that's terrifying. I'm still trying to figure out what the bright red super-itchy spots that appeared this weekend on my left leg are from (three are clustered on my thigh, one on my knee, and one on the sole of my foot).

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:06 (twenty years ago)

fleas? cheegros?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:09 (twenty years ago)

exzema? psoriasis?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:11 (twenty years ago)

Spider bites, jaymc.

Wasps, btw dahlin, can all fcuk off and die, along with horseflies and mosquitos and other flying vermin, but bees are rarely agressive (they die stinging) and they pollinate things I like to smell and like to eat.

Amanda, I am trying my best not imagine your mother's predicament.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

Spider bites, you think? Possible. They're pretty intense.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

Yeah -- I forgot the worst part: She was a teacher at the time, and she was administering a final exam to a room full of 7th graders.

It could totally be spider bites, especially if they're clustered.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Also,

Anything going up my skirt must do so in goodwill.

This sentence somehow makes me think of randy aliens alighting from their spacecraft and announcing, "We come in peace and goodwill."

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

They could be worse...

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

I wasn't disputing that. Perhaps to be sure, though, you should have little tags made for the hems of your skirts reading, "Anything going up this skirt must do so in goodwill."

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

I'll have those printed up immediately.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:31 (twenty years ago)

What with liability judgments these days, your attorney and your insurance company may have insisted anyway.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

They've nagged me incessantly. Do I listen?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

If they're nagging you about hemline signs on your skirts you may just want to shop around for new representation and insurance.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 21:48 (twenty years ago)

I want to vomit all over my lap.

Je4nne, I'm not going to tell you this again. When someone makes you feel like puking, do so on them, not on yourself. Otherwise you'll find it sucks all the joy out of watching the Weather Channel.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 29 August 2005 22:04 (twenty years ago)

SCABIES!

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 29 August 2005 22:42 (twenty years ago)

On the sole of his foot?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 August 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't that a Paul Simon song?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 August 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

I've actually had scabies before! This is not scabies.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 29 August 2005 23:44 (twenty years ago)

Well, it's 9:04pm and I was finally allowed into my house by a police escort. I came home from work and found the SWAT team on the corner and my entire neighborhood taped off. It seems there was a hostage situation all day long on Ocean Blvd around the corner from me, which ended in someone being shot. I haven't seen the news and don't know if it even made the news. The cops were going to make us go to a shelter for the night because we live in the "crime scene" but a woman with a baby and me finally got them to relent and let the people who lived on my street, which is not where the action was, go home escorted. What a night. The people who live around the corner on ocean have to go to a shelter, not because there is any danger any more, but because it is an investigation area. The neighbors are having a party in their backyard, because now we are all trapped. I don't even know if they'll let us out in the morning to go to work--maybe escorted again? Did anyone see this on the news and can tell me what is going on? (This is in Long Beach, CA)

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 03:09 (twenty years ago)

good morning!

feels like i've been away for aaaaages.
hm.

what's new?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

nothin

― huell howser (chaki), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 06:57 (twenty years ago)

well, shut my mouth.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:00 (twenty years ago)

Sigh. I'm so exhausted. Rock N Roll is killing my life. Sorry I didn't get in touch, g-kit, but we were stuck in our own little encampment for most of the day. Too many layers of security! We smuggled Emsk back there with Ronnie's pass, but then we couldn't get OUT because Marilyn Manson insisted on having the entire backstage area cleared while he came offstage. Sigh.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

hey!
ah, no problem. i just figured my phone was being a bitch or something. another time.

i'm sorely disappointed about being back at work. muh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:04 (twenty years ago)

and i wish i had some photos from the weekend. jeez. it's about time i got myself a camera.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

Kate, I hope you had a blast! YHM BTW.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

I'm quite glad I didn't have a camera. Jim hates cameras and would disappear back into his trailer every time one came out. The girls got yelled out if any of us got out a camera and tried to have their photo taken with someone. But Watt was running around like a photo beeyatch taking photos with anyone and everyone!

ha ha, we scared the metallers. We were sharing our little cul de sac with Turbonegro and Incubus and Alkaline Trio and Funeral For A Friend and all these metallers. So D@r@, Emsk and I were sitting out in front of the trailer drinking mead. (It's kind of light brown, and comes in a tall clear glass bottle.) So Sp3nc3r (Jim's PA) comes around the corner giggling because apparently the metallers are all "Ohmigod, those girls are HARDCORE, they're swigging down wineglasses full of whisky". (An illusion helped by Ronnie emerging from the trailer, taking one tiny sip of mead, and making a face going "ugh, that's horrible!" (because it was too sweet, not because it was strong.))

Ah rock'n'roll! Who did you see, g-kit? We barely got to watch any other bands. :-(

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:22 (twenty years ago)

the only stuff that's sticking in my head is Sleater-Kinney (pretty much the only reason i wanted to go) and DJ Format (who i'd never heard before, but was hella impressed).
i tried to watch the Foos with/for kat kitten but it was sooo stadium rock that i had to run away. i saw more but... brain foggy. it'll come back to me.

i now have a DJ Format frisbee. which just plain owns.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:25 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. Hooray for work.

― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

oh, Pixies. duh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:42 (twenty years ago)

We ended up not going on Saturday because everyone was too shagged out from Leeds the night before. So we went out to dinner instead and I got to hear hillarious stories about D@r@ throwing the Str0kes off the tourbus, and nearly fell off my chair at R0n doing his Bobby G impression.

(I'm terrified of who is going to be there tonight.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:46 (twenty years ago)

Mmmm, mead.

I am meeting up with friends tonight. I am apprehensive. One of them knows I have a crush on her, and is going to tell me that she is happily settled down with a random Canadian who is moving to the UK to be with her.

(the friends I am meeting tonight have all carefully avoided telling me this because they know I still have a crush on her. I have heard it all from less discreet mutual friends, though)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:46 (twenty years ago)

dude the strokes arent going to google you! dont worry!

― huell howser (chaki), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:50 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but their fans would.

I'm depressed that they didn't try it on Sunday, because I would have been all "Julian, dude, you wanna come on the bus? Well, you gotta give the roadiegirls the oral sexxxing favours first! Ha ha!"

(It was a good thing that Dare did the talking to Ian McCullough, not me.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

i see

― huell howser (chaki), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

(and - to follow up my own post - i assume they'll be getting married before long so that he can stay in the country)

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

Fuck. I just found out some heartbreaking news. I'm not going to be online much today.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 08:40 (twenty years ago)

it's the thing to do, yes
yay sham marriages!
orbit, did you get out of your house then?
kate.. oh no!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

Kate: *hug*

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

(boo, hiss, sham marriages. But as you can see, I have a slightly different viewpoint to you)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 09:14 (twenty years ago)

(“In much the same way the spider is not an insect but an animal, Guinness is not strictly speaking alcohol. It's food!”)

Man, I want a beer right now.

I even bought "Nelson's Victory Ale" at the weekend but I'm not allowed to drink it until after the gig.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 10:51 (twenty years ago)

You're only allowed to drink it following VICTORY!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)

today is hot! it seems so wrong not to be sitting outside, having a cold pint of b33r. i should've taken today off too; a little time to re-adjust to normal life. grr.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)

today here is grey, cloudy, but still hot. Not nice weather.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys!

Kate I hope you're OK. I've got exactly 3 & a half days until I'm off for a 9 days! yay me!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)

waaah! i'm working all weekend again!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)

Worry not, just a bit concerned.

Man, I want a beer. I'm not waiting for Victory, cause the actual aniversary isn't until October! I'm not waiting two months to have another beer!

Did anyone else watch TRAFALGAR BATTLE SURGEON?!?!? last night? More naval officers with astonishing sideburns than I could shake a stick at. Or blast a stick through (it was a bit gorey in places). Death of Nelson, so moving, I cried. Boo hoo.

x-post WAAAAHHHHH!!!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

Kate I thought of you when I saw the name of a program the other night, "Rum, Sodomy & the Lash"!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:05 (twenty years ago)

Ooh, I watched Rum, Sodomy and the Lash; but missed Trafalgar Battle Surgeon.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)

whereas i fell asleep at 7pm and slept for like 13 hours. buh!

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

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

The things I've missed through being off on tour, dammit.

(I discovered that Ron also shared my admiration for all things naval and historical - we were nearly late for Reading because he couldn't stop watching the Wreck Detectives.)

I just hope they repeat it...

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)

There's something about seeing yourself in a picture to show you what you truly look like & how fat you have become. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:41 (twenty years ago)

Argh, I hate that. Which is why I let myself be photographed as little as possible!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

i kinda like photographs more than real life. i wobble less in photographs, so for all people know, i could be BUFF rather than a bit wobbly. except i just gave it away. buh.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)

The problem was I let James' nephews loose with the digital camera. At least I got to delete the ones of me. If only everyone could view me from above!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:03 (twenty years ago)

well... how tall are you?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

Oh yes I forgot everybody does view me from above as I am only 5'3"!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

bah. stop moaning then, i'm 6'1 or some shit like that. everybody sees me from a crappy angle.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

Oh, did I miss something? Who is having a go at Luna for these threads? Luna, pls stay!
x-post
I will moan when I see fit thank you! Short & fat is not a good look! :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:13 (twenty years ago)

I am boringly average in height, so everyone sees me from different angles. Which *has* to be worst.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:15 (twenty years ago)

i got told off!
pink, aren't you the manga girl? you're not fat!

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

No, you're not. On your pics, you look nicely-proportioned. And that's *always* the best look.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

See, that's why ppl should have to view me from that angle! :-/

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

1. You are hardly fat.

2. Even if you *were* fat (which you are not) short and fat is a far better look than massive and tall and fat. Short and plump = cute. Tall and fat = OHMIGOD VALKYRIE OF DEATH RUGBY LESBIAN. See: er, well, me.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure you look great from other angles too (xpost)

Kate, you're not fat either! If you're fat, so am I.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

anyway, fat girls rule.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

Everyone sees me from below which is NOT GOOD. But anyway, Pink, you are adorable. Pictures lie like dogs sometimes (and by that I mean whichever pic upset you).

Speaking of getting stung, my parents both got stung a bajillion times by jellyfish on their honeymoon. They were swimming and my dad says, Honey, let's go over there to swim in that private lagoon. And TA DA! Jellyfish ahoy.

Remember how I had some weird allergic reaction and never figured out to what? Well, now I'm thinking it must have been spider bites, because it all started with three little tiny bumps close together on my chin.

Kate & g-kit, More rock n roll talk, please!

Luna, I love you for starting the TITTWIS tradition!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh! Also - what Kate said. At least you don't have to fear looking like a BIG GIRL.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

I'm not saying it for compliments or anything, but thanks anyway guys. Seriously, it's disgusting how much I weigh. I don't just have a "problem area" as such, so I can't just cover up my tummy or something, it goes everywhere. So big boobs, big bum etc etc.
Kate - I thought you looked great last time I saw you!
x-post
Aww thanks Sarah! You are gorgeous & slim though, so surely you have nothing to worry about, in the weight dept I mean.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure if you ask most men, big boobs + big bum == teh hottness.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

Not when it's accompanied by a big tummy, big arms & a double chin! Haha!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

Argh, I am so confused. I'm trying to design an Access database after months of working in SQL and Oracle and all that. I keep wanting to toggle it to get to the code view, what's with all this handholding?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Because Microsoft knows what you want to do better than it thinks you know yourself!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

my weekend was very un-rock n roll, tragically. i bought some manga and uh... played some chess... ate some tofu... uh...

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

... had a meal and cocktails in TGI Friday...

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

Why do I have to learn so many different expressions just to do simple things? IsNull(x) vs. x Is Null and if x then y else z vs. Iif(z),x,y

AAARRRGGGGHHHH why can't it be consistent?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

Ooh ooh, guess what, my piece is being published!! woo! It's only a tiny little paragraph as a prequel to a piece I'm doing next month!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

what piece? of what? published where?
(have pity. gkit: clueless now, and forevermore)

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

Yay, Pink!

I feel like I bring this up too much, but I was 45 pounds heavier a few years ago. So I've been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

and then i guess you had to buy a new, better fitting one?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

No sarah, you should bring it up, you are an inspiration lady!

I wrote a piece for a new magazine called WAH. It's a female mag all about fashion, hip hop, trainers etc etc. You'll be able to get it from all JD sports shops, so you choose to do so. It'll only a few lines like I said, a bigger piece next month.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

Rock on, PinX0r, that is so exciting! Proper published writer, you!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:08 (twenty years ago)

yay, cool!
if i'm inspired to buy girly shoes anytime soon (and ye gods, you should have seen my girly wellies this weekend), i'll pick one up fer sure.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

Girly shoes? My piece was about an imminent release of trainers & they are not girly at all. You have men's colourways & you have women's colourways but it doesn't matter who wears which to be honest.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

So big boobs, big bum etc etc

Uh, Pink, this sounds good to me. Plus, how will anyone notice anything else when they're entranced by your eyes?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

That's so exciting! I wonder if WAH is something I'll be able to find at Barnes & N0ble or somesuch place?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

gkit: clueless now, and forevermore

xxpost, obv

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

Haha, not clueless, just unaware of the nature of a sneaker fiend's addiction! ;-)

Sarah - I doubt it to be honest, If I get a spare one I can send it to you if you like?!

I have finally relented M White & decided that my eyes are indeed green. They were always blue, but now they seem noticably green!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

i also have girly eyes. seriously, i got crazylong lashes.
that's it though. girly eyes and girly wellies.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

I like long eyelashes on guys. Unless they are so long they curl & stick in the guy's eyes, I wouldn't like that!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

i used to be heavier too (maybe 20, 25 pounds?) and i thought i was horrifically fat at the time, but in retrospect, i looked just fine, i was just being silly. and, had more boobs. bras never fit me anymore, bah.

long eyelashes are dreamy.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

Hey Julia! How's it going?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that's the thing. My chest looked pretty good then.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

I keep meaning to post more on tittwis threads but work's really bogging me down :( Love to everyone...

― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Hope you had a good b/day dude! Come back soon!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

90 minutes still until I can go home. Meh.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

54 minutes for me!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, I did! I'll resurface as soon as I can. (xxpost)
bloody hell the day's going quickly (in a bad way).

― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

21 minutes to go, I've got 21 minutes to go..

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

I forgot my glasses today. But at least there's cake to be had this afternoon.

― Frosting ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Wow, I can't believe the time-until-hometime has halved since I last posted.

Of course, that means that the dreaded night-out-with-drinks that I posted about above is getting closer too.

xpost: damn, I need cake. Bloody starving right now.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Ooh cake is always good Jeanne!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Well, my sister should be getting married as I type this. I wonder how long it will take me to get over it? I've just been like OMGOMGOMG for the past 3 weeks.

I've been eating lots of cake lately. My mom made me a yellow layer cake with homemade chocolate frosting.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

hey kate, julian was in nyc this past weekend.

― huell howser (chaki), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

i just drank beer

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

Excellent work, dahlin. How is it agreeing with you?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

very well thank you
i just did sit-ups!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

Sit-ups? With beer? That's unorthodox.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 21:30 (twenty years ago)

and now i burped!

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

I've just had a glass of ribena. I am twee!

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 21:51 (twenty years ago)

scary

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

hello, thread.

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 04:09 (twenty years ago)

hello!
i have band practice tonight, band practice tomorrow, gig on friday, work saturday & sunday. guh.
i'ma be exhausted.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

Hi Orbit! What's happening chica?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:00 (twenty years ago)

multi-x-post ... waves at Pink!

OK, please be warned: this post will contain much gratuitous name-dropping. You may want to skip it if you don't want to be excused to hormonal outbursts.

So! Last night at the Apollo. I was way late getting there, and the guest list queue was really, really long and I was stressing out because it was getting really near stagetime and we were nowhere near the door. And then I notice who's standing, like, two people in front of us. CRAZY BOBBY G!!!

I was getting more and more annoyed, because people kept queue-jumping, and I was going to go over and give them a piece of my mind but then the queue-jumpers turned around to kind of smile apologetically and it's MANI and JASON SPACEMAN and ~~NED RAGGETT~~ KEVIN SHIELDS!!!!!! And the bloke jumping the barrier turned out to be Throb. Ai yai yai.

Did I have the guts to talk to any of them? Did I, fuck. :-( We had to go and get Ron out from backstage to say hello to them, but I didn't have the guts.

Man, what a night. What a show. Absolutely incredible. They played both kinds of music - ROCK and ROLL. And even the free jazz bits on Funhouse sounded great. (never tell anyone I said that.) Iggy kept teasing us with his cock but he never got it out. (Why am I so excited about seeing a 50 year old man's ass? I feel dirty.)

Och, I feel blasted today, though. I specifically didn't drink anything (apart from the half glass of champagne that Ron twisted my arm to make me drink before Steve finished it) but it was hell getting home on the bus. Honestly, Hammersmith isn't in London.

Wow. Still digesting it all.

Anyway, yeah, good morning. Ignore me, I'll be floating up here on a cloud for most of the day.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:07 (twenty years ago)

Morning doll! Sounds like you had fun. To be honest I'd've have decked Bobby G after his Glasto antics. Oh & Iggy makes me feel queezy, sorry!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:15 (twenty years ago)

Little doll I can't forget, smokin' on a cigarette...

Ah. What did Bobby get up to at Glasto? I know he's kinda personna non grata around the Stooges camp after throwing a mic stand at their last Brixton show. Ah, but whatever he does that's cunty and horrible only makes me love him more. Sigh. He has the greatest nose.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:17 (twenty years ago)

whoooh! did iggy gob on any celebs kate ;)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

See I've always been a massive Bobby G fan altough not really a masaive primal scream fan. He had to be frog marched off the stage at glasto after they cut the power. The C word springs to mind.

x-post

Hey Gaz! Did you hear about that job?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:21 (twenty years ago)

Nah, no gobbing. Lots of humping the amps and writhing around on the floor with his trousers half hanging off. And he got half the audience onstage with him during "No Fun"!

Awwwww. Bobby behaving badly. Ron does a hilarious impression of him, though.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:24 (twenty years ago)

bobby gillespie - waste of space.

not yet PinXor - but I did get a new class. a *cough* remedial one. small group just 8 people. apparently two have bad drinking problems and the rest are quite possibly bipolar. great.

also fer fucks sakes my smart class this arvo are getting fucking annoyed by the stupidity of what i have to teach them and the "ok break into small groups and do this excercise" element. which i agree with them about.

todays lesson - who am i? ( a triangle, a square, a hexagon or a fucking circle)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

Morning.
Today I am a sweaty dodecahedron.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

Is all not going well with your classes then huh?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

nah its ok...one of the smart girls had to sit down on the floor and recover when the fucking stupid excercise revealed that people you chose circles are "obsessed with sex"

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

What kind of exercise is this, Gaz? It sounds frankly bizarre! Circles mean you're obsessed with sex? What about spirals?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:39 (twenty years ago)

group sex.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:41 (twenty years ago)

just kind of dumb "who am i" shit. i am a circle! i am a square! (no one chose square...duh) you know, tools for self awareness type stuff. swot analysis and myers-briggs and fuck knows.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:46 (twenty years ago)

Ah the old swot anaylsis, I remember doing those at college!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

"will this be in the exam sir?" they say.

today i am (after beanz) a sweaty circle.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

I am not a sweaty circle. I am a sleeeeeeeeeepy square today.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

Well if circle = obsessed by sex maybe I'm not a dodecahedron after all

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)

i'm a manga-chin triangle

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

good morning. i should go back to bed. mein gott. it's fucking 4:30 am.

arrrrrrrgh.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:40 (twenty years ago)

Good morning! Go back to bed.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

i got to work today at 4am. im dying.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)

:-O

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:47 (twenty years ago)

Good morning! I'm too hot to be at work so maybe I can use that as an excuse for my inevitable slacking later in the day.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys. Blah blah sorry but I hate my job. The sheer levels of tedium interspersed with high farce are just becoming too much like Office Space to bear stoically. I am sitting at my desk filling out an application form for another job which I definitely won't get and probably couldn't accept even if I did due to ~~MILLSTONE ROUND NECK~~ masters fee waiver restrictions... arrgh and it's so hot that even the slightest pressure on my poor brain feels like GBH.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

kate, just say no. bg is small 'n' greasy and has very bad habits. mani is a riot, though.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

I don't care. I love him anyway.

Was introduced to Mani but did not talk to him as was scared and Dare was all "!!!" cause she didn't recognise him. (Was shocked by how grey he is, but he looks like a cool English professor or something.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)

(Not as much as Kevin Shields looks like a dirty dronerock librarian, tho!)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)

And Archel, think positive. You never know if you don't apply, and perhaps you will surprise yourself. Aim high!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)

oh dear... just got some Reading photos back. among them is a picture of our TGIF bill. yikes.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

Circles
She's spinning me around in circles
Oh, that skinny blonde girl
Something about the ages
I failed college algebra again
Whoa, that skinny blonde girl...

She took me to different places!
Like the university book store!
And the financial aid office!
I had to borrow her parking pass!
Working on the night staff!
At the computer lab!
I totally found out her screen name!
Oh, that skinny blonde girl!
And the circles and the ages and the ages!

"Where am I? Is this song really in G?"

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of society's derangement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

i wore a Strong Bad t-shirt this weekend!

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

Sigh. I am having a bit of a GRRR, ARRRGGG day because my sleep deprivation is making me cranky and I'm having so many problems with dirty data. Sigh.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

I had a really nice lunch in St James Park... now I'm wondering if I've caught avian flu off the ducks.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

It's 37.2 degC in my office. Do I get to go home yet?

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

My colleague tells me it's 42.3 C in direct sunlight.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

I couldn't sleep at all last night (and when I did had scary dreams), and now I can't stay awake in the office.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

Isn't it usually like 20 degrees hotter in direct sunlight? I remember when I was a kid doing experiments in the garden with a thermometer on hot summer days and discovering it was liek 55 degrees.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

i'm hot and bored. and here all alone.

ok, that sounds like the plot for a porn flick or something.
but zzzz. i may just go to sleep.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

Woo I have finished application form, subject to checking by some wise person, and I think I will have a swim in the sea when I get back from work. Take that, humidity!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Pixies tonight!

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

I'm not jealous at all. Nope. It'll be... too hot.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

I rode my bike in Hurricane-like weather this morning. I must really love my job.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

I think I will have a swim in the sea when I get back from work.
How great is that? I wish I could say this. Well I mean I could say it, but it wouldn't be strictly true.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

i could say/do that but... ew... Southend sea... ewww.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

I've discovered that when I sing "Since You've Been Gone" in South Park's Cartman voice, it sounds awesome.

― Clarkson ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

I'm still soggy from my bike ride 4 hours ago.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

I'm greasy. It's greasy weather.

― Slick ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

yes

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

i want grease

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

well then

― how YOU doin'? ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

mmm grease
preferably in the form of CHIPS AND CHEESE!
please

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

What the internet was invented for: http://catsinsinks.com/

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 20:33 (twenty years ago)

Excellent kitty porn, Martin. I will forward to my usual cat-lover list.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

Ooh, chips and cheese. Mmmmm.

Morning, everyone!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 1 September 2005 06:23 (twenty years ago)

Morning--er goodnight!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 1 September 2005 06:24 (twenty years ago)

Goodnight Orbit & sweet dreams!
Today is the last day before my colleague leaves. We've been working together for 7 years. :-(

Oh & pinch punch first of the month!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 1 September 2005 07:05 (twenty years ago)

White rabbits!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 1 September 2005 07:12 (twenty years ago)

Morning.
Some good looking sinks there, Martin, although a bit obscured by the kitties. Ho ho. We do have a laugh here don't we.

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 1 September 2005 07:14 (twenty years ago)

The fridge/freezer in my flat is broken. The landlord is away on holiday, it seems, and the fridge can't be fixed so we either need to replace it and charge the landlord, which is a bit dodgy from a legal perspective, or live without fresh food till he gets back. The flat smells of rancid dairy produce no matter how much we scrub.

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 1 September 2005 07:17 (twenty years ago)

Agh, I'm late. I completely overslept this morning - meant to hit the snooze on my alarm and turned it off by mistake. Still, I need sleeeeeeeep..

Ohmigod, I am going to bookmark that site, Martin, and whenever I feel stressed I will just glance at the cuteness. Oh yes.

How is everyone today?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 1 September 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

too hot. make it stop.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 1 September 2005 08:48 (twenty years ago)

Oh no too cold, my hands are freezing! brrrrr

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 1 September 2005 08:52 (twenty years ago)

Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it.

I'm quite glad that my boss just laughed at my "sleeping through the alarm clock" explanation. Sometimes it really does help to be completely honest. I could have blamed traffic or something.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 1 September 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

How does one pinch punch, Pink?

I only have to make it through today and tomorrow and then I have a FOUR DAY WEEKEND because I have labour day off and then my birthday off. YAY!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

muuuuuuuh!
i want a weekend!

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

Come to Chicago and hang out with my Dad, Nick, and I! We'll see how long we can go without explaining who you are!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:32 (twenty years ago)

that cats in sinks website rocks!

― gem (trisk), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

why do cats like sinks? i used to have a cat that loved to sit in the bathroom basin too

― gem (trisk), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

I think its because they are cool against kitty fur.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Nick's cat in a sink!
http://static.flickr.com/6/9987454_fc37459a45_m.jpg

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

Aw, did you submit that to the site too?

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

I like your Mucha print!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

(I must say that looking at people's sinks on that site was nearly as interesting as looking at their cats!)

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

How does one pinch punch, Pink?
Gently on the arm! First a little pinch & then a little punch.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 1 September 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Not by gatecrashing garden parties then?
oh man I'm on fire.

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

It's either that, beanz, or you dress up like Judy and sneak up on him.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

I had a vision of Judy Finnegan there at first

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

(i agree archel!)
you've got art in your bathroom sarah! awesome!

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 1 September 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

Ohmigod!!! Hott hott Boris Johnson lookylike man works upstairs! I went down to the stupid lam0r staff meeting/awards thing, and he was sitting next to me! He has the pointiest nose! And pale blond hair that sticks everyway at once! He's very tall, though.

Oh dear, lord, I do NOT have an office crush. Please tell me I do not have an office crush.

I am not going drinking with bankers. I am going out to dinner with friends and rock stars.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 1 September 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

I rashly decided to wear a seersucker suit and white bucks today ('cause I'm insane, clearly) since the weather has been so nice and now it's cold and foggy so I not only look like a freak but one who is not even dressed for the weather. Lovely.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 1 September 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Awwww. I don't care if you feel like a freak, I bet you look absolutely dashing, darling!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 1 September 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

I got over it. Thanks for the compliment though, Kate. When it's gin o'clock, hopefully the sun will be out.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 1 September 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

it's funny, i always consider this thread to be a daytime thread. at night i turn to... er... other ones.
there's been trouble brewing in my up-until-now work paradise! i shoulda known it was too good to be true. the past month has been spent in tortuous training on the sports desk.. now i turn to features. well, word on the street is i might be assigned to doing split sport/features shifts on a permanent basis! ack!
i know this doesn't seem all too traumatic, but... american girl... on the sports desk... with rugby and cricket and crazy football fanatics?!?! nightmare!
my supervisor thinks i should fight it, and reckons i would win as i took the job on the understanding i'd be doing news only, but that means CONFRONTATION and i detest confrontation even more than i dread sports...
eeps! :(

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 1 September 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

I didn't realize you were American, dahlin.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 1 September 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

Aren't half the British people on ILX actually secret Americans (Suzy, Colette, sgs, etc.)?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 1 September 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Do they have secret handshakes and lodge meetings?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 1 September 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

turns out it's Saskatchewan's 100th Birthday today! Fuck that.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 1 September 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

i hide it well
until i speak, that is
yes, we have rituals involving melted marshmellow and peanut butter too... smeared... on... oh, wait. that's something else entirely...

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 1 September 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

??!!

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 1 September 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

Do they have secret handshakes and lodge meetings?

Yes. Yes we do. Only kind of like 'The Sting.'

I saw the Pixies last night and it made me SO FREAKIN HAPPY OMG!!! And I hardly ever use multiple exclamation points. Kept me cheered up all through today. Besides joy at seeing them play live and stuff, there was a big satisfaction there that I'd finally done something I'd longed to do since age 15.

Tomorrow's my last day of paid work at the gallery and I'll be sad to leave the people there--they've been really friendly, and I'm a little jealous of the full-time person they just hired. I've been wondering lately if I should write to museums asking for work experience in a curatorial office--it's occurred to me in the search for ways to use my degrees besides teaching that it might be a possibility. I dunno. Anyone know any curators?

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 1 September 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

Ah, the Pixies! I'm so jealous, SGS, we didn't get to go. :-(

We had yummy yummy curry on Brick Lane. Oh my god, I'm still full.

I lived in America for a few years, but I'm really English. But I am an Honourary Canadian. Do I get to join the lodge and learn the secret handshakes? I know the secret INDIE handshake after all!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:03 (twenty years ago)

Um, I won, I'm going to the Nike ID Studio in London to make my own shoes!! yay me! Hooorrraaaayyyyy!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:15 (twenty years ago)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:23 (twenty years ago)

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

You are the Goddess of Shoe, PinX0r! Fantastic!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

sorry for being so sporadic and not keeping up - tell me more you shoe fetschist!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:29 (twenty years ago)

Well there's this Nike ID studio in London (& there's one in NYC) & it's an extremely exclusive affair with invite only. You get to spend the day there (sipping champers - oh yay) & you devise a shoe with the help of their designers. You have say 5 models of shoe to choose from & you decide on the colours & the materials. I know it doesn't really sound that great to everyone else, but to me it's a fantastic opportunity & certainly one that very few ppl will have the chance to partake in.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:42 (twenty years ago)

No, Pink, it sounds really exciting, and I'm totally psyched for yoU!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

IT DOESN'T SOUND THAT GREAT?????

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

Well I just re-read what my post before I hit submit & I thought unless you are into your shoes it prob sounds rubbish! haha!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)

Aww thanks Kate - *hug*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)

wow, Pink! that owns! congrats!
when will this happen?

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

i have sympathy for people who don't have shoe-love. i'd love to have my own custom-made runners one day.

― gem (trisk), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:05 (twenty years ago)

Thanks guys, I am chuffed to bits, although it's a bit bittersweet in my house as James hasn't got an invite as yet. Hopefully, he'll get his confirmed next week. Not sure when it'll be yet G-kit, I have to wait for them to arrange a time for me. *grins*
Gem - you could get yourself some Nike Frees ID - where you design the colourway yourself.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

About 10 years ago my friend H3l3n was given a prototype pair of Nikes by her friend, a shoe designer who was working for the brand - the only pair with that colourway in existence. She still wears them.

I have a prototype pair of black Manolo Blahnik boots, but they were not made just for me.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:16 (twenty years ago)

Which model were they Suzy? (i mean I assume they were headed for the production line?)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:18 (twenty years ago)

I am useless with model names but they were the classic girlie Nike shape (bit like the shape of my Pumas you've seen) and in BERRY and SILVER. At the time that matched her complexion and her Mini.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)

Girly nike shape, hm, not really sure! Nice colourway though...

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

Blahnik! I was trying to remember the brand of your boots last night to tell Dare but I'm useless at remembering that sort of thing.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)

Kate, this is what I'm wearing today...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Pinxor/Trainers/Sarah02-09-05Small.jpg

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

just another case of same shoes, different day for me.
i have gig tonight. what should i wear?

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

Clothes. The noncontroversial choice.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

I like the constancy of the very baggy jean cuffs in these recurring shoe pix.

Kate, I had some of my biran mass shatkora FOR BREAKFAST and even cold it is still the BOMB. As likely as not I will wear my new boots when I go to ESM for lunchtime appointment today: black, knee-high, round toe, wedge heel. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to find all those features on the one model of footwear.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:47 (twenty years ago)

Ah, Pink, those are cute trainers! I like the colours!

I had no clothes when I looked this morning. I've been out every night since last Friday, so I've not done laundry at all!

Aw man, that curry last night was soooo good, Suzy. Though my digestive tract is somewhat paying for it this morning... don't wanna sit too close to me today!

(I have got to figure out where to get coconut chutney.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)

I like the constancy of the very baggy jean cuffs in these recurring shoe pix.

:-( I am skint & fat, hence the purchase of a few pairs of the same baggy Gap sale jeans.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)

fat? FAT?

can you post another pic pinX k thnk bye

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

very well, FP, i shall wear clothes. how very rock n roll.

i reckon Pink is now having a crash course in the photoshop 'distort' tool in an attempt to make herself look chubby.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)

Nice trainers Pink!
I need new work shoes. The ones I'm wearing need resoling and I think I might have left it a bit late

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)

I'd rather not Gaz, would it change things if I was though? *waits*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)

Pink, remind me how you won this opportunity? I'm sure you explained before but I have a memory like, um, what was it again...

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

Well the thing I explained before was just knowing ppl & them giving you an opportinity to me, but this time round it was a competition. You had to write a piece about why should go. Although, I know that they wanted to take some girls with them so....

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:57 (twenty years ago)

pardon?

are you now telling me yr not fat pinX? it makes difference of course. but not the kind of difference that says yes or no. or good or bad. the kind that says...this, hmmm? or this?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:05 (twenty years ago)

No haha, I think I am overweight, or should I say I know I am!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)

you have little belly?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)

Er yes you could say that ahahah! :-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:33 (twenty years ago)

you are pregnant?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:39 (twenty years ago)

Haha I wish, not quite yet! ;)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)

its 20 questions! anyway trying to get pregnant is the best fun!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)

So, are YOU pregnant?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:46 (twenty years ago)

no. thnk goodness. 2 is enough. but that holy fuck lets fcuk anywhere anytime no worries theres a purpose to this you know don't hold back ok lets do it again bit is very, um, inspiring.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:50 (twenty years ago)

Doesn't it get a bit like "we have to have sex" dull?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)

that's a question i don't understand.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)

round toe, wedge heel

good shoe alert! new look is doing round-toed, wedge-heeled, ankle-strapped suede mary janes! in black! and teal! for £25/pair!

you can resume normal programming now.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 2 September 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

uh. um. i know no excuses are normally necessary. it just - um - i dunno what yr asking. yes i got a bit sore sometimes.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

bear in mind i am a man.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

haha, no I didn't mean that. I just meant did it lose it's spontinaety? [sp]

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)

i woke up this morning with quite possibly the most painful boner i've ever had, it felt like it was going to tear the skin off. i fear i may have had a wet dream at 30. TMI.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:03 (twenty years ago)

ok, let's make it a real simple poll kinda thing:

red/black horizontal striped polo shirt
OR
Public Enemy t-shirt?

jeans
OR
shorts?

k thx

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

polo shirt/ shorts

pinX: when i see you i am going to fuck you.

its a nice premise.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

It's finally lunchtime. Hurrah. My whole digestive system feels messed up due to the eating too much at odd times thing, so I don't feel much like eating. And I'm sick of hummus. Sigh.

x-post - stripes and jeans, I would say.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

pinX: when i see you i am going to fuck you.

Blimey! rowr! *books flights*

x-post

I'd go for the shorts & the PE tee! But what kicks? [/sorry]

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

argh, conflicting opinions!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

Lupton, your autobiography should be this: Bingo's Boner: The Agony and The Ecstacy.

― Shakespeare ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

are wet dreams still possible at 30? WTF.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

Of course they are!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

i think i may have even fucked the shit out of my body pillow. my dream was graphic, horny and vivid. god, i hope my wife didn't see me banging away.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

Tell her your dreamed you were an extreme hula-hooper.

― hoops ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

Wait, hold eveything! WTF is a body pillow?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

http://images.skymall.com/images/products/b1/27/04/69710283x.jpg

― tubular ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

Why on earth would you need one of those? Are yuo americans unable to hold yourself up in bed?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

http://www.hsionline.com/products/ecbuilder2/usrimage/fullbody_04.jpg

― do you see the danger? ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

ITS FOR HUGGING, SINCE I CAN'T STAND CUDDLING IN MY SLEEP.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

i appear to have been misquoted!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

I GUESS ITS ALSO FOR BUSTING NUTS.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

i appear to have been misquoted!
Oh! *blushes*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

First of all, Pink, that's so exciting! Also, your pink & brown shoes are great.

I really want some brown dress shoes or boots. I am greedy and broke = bad combo.

Also, I never feel like I have any clothes but that's all I spend my extra money on (other than concerts and eating out). They always get stained or I change sizes - it's never even an issue that they go out of style because they never last that long!

saw the Pixies last night and it made me SO FREAKIN HAPPY OMG!!! And I hardly ever use multiple exclamation points. Kept me cheered up all through today. Besides joy at seeing them play live and stuff, there was a big satisfaction there that I'd finally done something I'd longed to do since age 15.
I know exactly how you feel! I finally got to saw them on this tour, and it was something I figured I'd never be able to do. I just had this huge grin on my face the entire time. Also, it was one of the only instances where I didn't care if they played all night, I just wanted to hear as many songs as possible.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 2 September 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Sigh. I have too many clothes. Most of them in the wrong size, or preposterous things I can't wear anywhere but onstage.

Went out and got Krispy Kreme and now I'm wearing a hat. Cheers me up slightly.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

a...hat?

pinx you know my dreams leak through.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

Haha Gaz dude, I'm totally lost! :-S

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

A Krispy Kreme hat. It's like a chef's hat but sillier. Or rather, those paper hats that short order cooks wear to keep their hair out of the faces. I look like a gay sailor or something. Right, off to join Turbonegro. Though soon I will be in sugarcoma and not really up for much, either.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

(Three of my colleagues have already commented on the hat, because it is very out of keeping with my work personna.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

yay! i was broke, now i have work for big posh paper wot pays well! i might be able to get thru next month now!

― stelf)xxxx, Friday, 2 September 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

i just made a Sailor Jupiter sticker for my guitar. now we shall surely pwn!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

At least half a dozen people have come up to me and commented on my hat. Normally no one talks to me at all unless they want a report - and even then, sometimes they're scared of me. hah. I guess it's hard to be scared of someone who is wearing a silly hat. (Though, then again, UK Guardsmen, WTF?)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

Hi!
I've been riding my bike to work for two weeks now and my thighs are about to bust out of my pants like the Incredible Hulk!
What are good, functional (cuz I don't ride my bike for exercise, I ride because the buses are on strike) upper body exercises?
Also, I've applied for several jobs in T-o-r-o-n-t-o that I think I can get.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

One day I was stuffing gift bags for a new condo building open house for realtors and I spent the whole time wearing a hardhat at my desk that said LOUISE on the back.

Man! I want Krispy Kremes!

I have this thing about clutter, so I'm always throwing clothes into bags and dumping them in goodwill donation boxes. Then the season will change and I'll be like, Where is that black shirt with the...?? And then, Damn it! Why did I get rid of that?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

i didn't eat my lunch today. that's the kind of thing i'd usually get told off for. but nobody knows, haha!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

I had Krispy Kremes! My coworker brought them in!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 2 September 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

HUK - BENCH PRESS, FLYS, INCLINE PRESS, DECLINE PRESS.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

OR ALTERNATIVELY....PUSH UPS.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Nick, pretend you're stepping out to the bathroom and run some donuts over here!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

200 CALORIES AND 12 GRAMS OF FAT PER DOGNUT.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Someone else went out and got Krispy Kremes. There's a whole box of them over in Compliance. Hah! What did I start?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

I used to be able to do push-ups like a champ when I was in high school. I tried to do some the other night and I almost had a hernia from straining. Now of course, I'm determined to do them... without breaking my nose in the process.

― mr. softie ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

That's nothing compared to that Entenmann's donut I had a while ago with 310 calories!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Have an ice cream sandwich instead. 180 calories. And it's melty!

― sammich ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

If i tried to do a push up now my arms would snap off at the elbows. RESULT OF TOO MANY KRISPY KREMES!

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

I could have done cock pushups this morning though with no problems.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

hahaha - calorie counting! myself and a friend ate an entire chocolate fudge cheesecake last saturday and were horrified to work out that we'd consummed 2,800 calories on dessert alone! (disclaimer: i did eat vegetables for the next three days, in a vain attempt to put the balance right)

― stelf)xxxx, Friday, 2 September 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

"Look ma. No hands!"

xpost

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

if i'd attmpted push-ups i probably would have vomitted quite spectacularly (perhaps not a bad thing in this context

― stelf)xxxx, Friday, 2 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

http://images.allposters.com/images/153/426248.jpg

― shwing ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Five cents is a very competitive price, Je4nne.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

Right guys I'm off for a week now! Love you all, take care of each other! xxxx

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Have fun, Pink.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Bye Pink!
Have fun!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Have a good week off, PinX0r! Talk to you later!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I can't get this Etienne Daho song out of my head this morning and it's starting to drive me mad~~der~~.

C'était bien là le fameux paradis
Y mettre un pied marin mais se sentir saisi
Par ton regard chaud, ton regard chaud
Alors que l'on se voudrait fort et fier
Fondre comme les glaçons au fond de nos verres
Boire la nuit entière pour ne plus se taire
Pour devenir un autre...

Entre désir en rade et désert blanc
Je pense à toi la moitié du temps
A ton regard clair, ton regard clair
Aveugle et plein de toi vers la lumière
Quand le soleil incendie la mer
J'ai aimé ton mystère
Et je peux mieux faire

J'me sens comme un homme à la mer
Qui a déjà aimé me comprenne
J'me sens comme un homme à la mer
Que pourrais-je y faire
J'me sens comme un homme à la mer
Qui n'a jamais aimé me jette
La première pierre
J'me sens comme un homme à la mer
Que pourrais-tu faire

Toi mon ange, un cadeau des dieux
Que je caresse avec les yeux
Tu fais ma joie mon gemme précieux
Je te caresse avec les yeux
Je n'te caresse qu'avec les yeux
J'n'ai aimé que ton mystère
J'aurais dû mieux faire

J'me sens comme un homme à la mer
Mon cœur de pierre n'a vu
Que la moitié de la mer
J'me sens comma un homme à la mer
Que pourrais-je y faire
J'me sens comme un homme à la mer
Mon cœur de pierre
N'a vu qu'la moitié de la mer
Comme un homme à la mer
Qui s'est déjà noyé me comprenne

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Also, Huk, break a leg.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

I'll break your leg.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Right, my turn to go home. And puke my guts up with nerves over the gig tomorrow. Argh. Have a good weekend, peeps.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

Kate, relax. It will be OK.

Huk, I doubt your powers of telekinetic violence can reach all the way here.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

Fine, I'll break my own leg.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

Wait 'til you get a job in Toronto though, OK?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Kate, I'm sure you'll do great! Be confident and have fun!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 2 September 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Hey kids a quick hello from dry and high ground in the South. I think this is the only time I've been on the internet for non-work or personal business related reasons in nearly three weeks. No wonder I've been in such a good mood. . .

. . .until the last few days of course. It's hard to break away from the news but I figured I'd come slumming on the 'net (MySpace anyone?) for a little while and give myself a break. the misery is too much.

I got paid yesterday and gave money to the red cross and humane society but that doesn't seem quite enough. I really want to put people up in our house but my boyfriend thinks that's nuts. About 7,000 refugees are expected in Austin by the end of the night so I think I'll just volunteer at those centers.

the world really sucks sometimes. . .

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Saturday, 3 September 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Mr. M White, you prompted a fury of downloading French pop, all of which I enjoy immensely. In addition to the Etienne Daho, I went ye-ye crazy, a veritable frenzy. I also heard a song that Blondie completely ripped off for Denis--it is Frank Alamo's "Sylvie"--note for note!!! No wonder that song was such a hit for Blondie in France, to them it was a clever remake.

Sam, you'll get it figured out by the time you're 40. It just takes time, as lame as that sounds. I didn't get rid of my post traumatic stress symptoms until I was 40. But I got rid of them. Or they got tired of me, or whatever, they went away, and I'd had them since I was 10.

Huk, you need a hug. *hug*

Pink, have fun on your outing!

Luna, Dee, long time no see ;-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 4 September 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

krispy kreme... the recurring theme...
speaking of insane calorific content, a local indian place just introduced chocolate naan bread (basically a naan bread, cut open pita style, filled with nutella as far as i can tell) that is 1,500 calories! that's like, my entire daily intake!
also, re: trainer design. i just remembered that one of my old classmates became a trainer designer with nike or puma or something. she was one of - if not THE - only female designers in the company. she also went on to star in a TV reality show, fashion show and morning show; and speak at the Republican National Convention; and marry a famous American football quarterback; and have a baby and.. yeah... bah. i'm worried she'll turn up at my 10-year reunion in November and put my exotic life to shame. :(

― dahlin (dahlin), Sunday, 4 September 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

What yé-yé did you get, Orbit?

― M. White (Miguelito), Sunday, 4 September 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

A compilation: Femmes de Paris
Some Sylvie, Sheila, France Gall, Francois Hardy, April March, a bunch of others.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 5 September 2005 00:00 (twenty years ago)

You can look at my audioscrobber page, M., to see what I have been listening to today:

http://www.last.fm/user/LittleMissOrbit/

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 5 September 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

Morning, y'all.

I am so hoping I don't have a 10-year reunion. Although, hang on a minute - the compulsary-schooling one would have been a year ago anyway. So if there was one, I missed it.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 5 September 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

(had a row with my mother before leaving for work this morning. She asked me to fill a charity bag with all the clothes I have that she has philosophical objections to. I didn't. Apparently, she is ashamed of the fact that I live with her.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 5 September 2005 06:12 (twenty years ago)

philosophical objections to clothes? muh?

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 5 September 2005 06:47 (twenty years ago)

I think it is a bit philosophically unsound to have philosophical objections to clothes, but that's just me.

Morning, TTiTWIS'ers!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Monday, 5 September 2005 06:58 (twenty years ago)

Morning. Sorry I missed Saturday. How was it?

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 5 September 2005 07:19 (twenty years ago)

It was great! Or, at least, I had a good time. Posted on the other thread about it. The Lex did some stripper dancing with a boa. Fantastic!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Monday, 5 September 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

morning.
for the record, i went with the PE t-shirt and shorts. and red/black striped socks. and Sailor Jupiter on my guitar. philosophically, i reckon i looked ridiculous.

xpost

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 5 September 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

Today I am wearing a new suit and new shoes. I have blisters but I look great. So I suppose I'm philosophical about it.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 5 September 2005 07:43 (twenty years ago)

I, too am wearing new shoes today! I like my new shoes, they are black and square toed and have shiny silver buckles and pretty stitching on them. Suzy sneered at them coz I got them at Clarks but sod that, they are so comfortable. No blisters at all!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Monday, 5 September 2005 07:48 (twenty years ago)

for me it's same shoes, different day. i'm also sporting a red hoody, so i won't be allowed into any shops.

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 5 September 2005 07:50 (twenty years ago)

I also heard a song that Blondie completely ripped off for Denis

it's a cover of an old laurie records hit from the early 60s - denise by randy & the rainbows.

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 5 September 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

A lot of yé-yé songs are covers of American hits.

I am wearing white bucks 'cause it's sunny out, but being a Californian I may very well wear them later in the year, East Coast conventions notwhithstanding.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 5 September 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

I'm just going to moan briefly about having to work late, even though it isn't that late yet, but it will be by the time I get home.

Ok, that's it. As you were.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 5 September 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Oh, this already counts as late so far as work is concerned.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 5 September 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

Lauren, this was a French song from the 60s. Maybe it was a cover of the American hit with different lyrics.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 5 September 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Some of my dad's family live in Pass Christian, Mississppi. I find myself feeling guilty because I don't care what happened to them in the hurricane. After all, it's not their fault that my dad is an asshole. But I honestly can't find feelings to concern for them, because I feel like they were enablers of him. This all disturbs me, and I'm not quite sure what to make of it.

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 5 September 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

How has this thread disappeared off the face of the board?

What, because PinX0r is on holiday, everyone has gone away?

Sigh.

I've got a horible tummy ache today. I think it might be cramps, in fact, I hope it's cramps because if I don't get my period soon... gargh.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:24 (twenty years ago)

I did not sneer at your new shoes! Harrumph!

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:28 (twenty years ago)

Yes you did! You went "Clarks? Eeewww!"

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

(I am wearing them today. I am dressed like a freaking accountant. I feel so old. I am wearing a purple and green psychedelic flowered skirt from a charity shop, a turquoise t-shirt and a pale green overshirt. I look like I should be at a village fete. Sigh.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

Aw, Kate, what a terrible ~~fete~~ fate.

I am feeling a bit fuzzy round the edges this morning, despite having 2 cups of coffee and 1 of tea already.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

Is it Sarah McLusty's birthday today? We should start a thread if so, but happy birthday for now anyway!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:46 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. I'm fuzzy too.

― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

I'm so fuzzy, you could stick bits of felt onto me and sell me in a toyshop.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)

Good mornin' dudes. I've been away, anything exciting happened in the last week?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 08:05 (twenty years ago)

TISSP! Where have you been?

We need to plan the Cambridge walk/FAP but we can't do it until Pink gets back and anyway, I think the date we were discussing, I'm supposed to be playing a gig, but anyway...

How are you? Still getting the Kissing Disease?

I am also fuzzy, but I will rectify this with coffee. I just wish the IT folk would sort out the freaking Citrix/Sage issues because I've just discovered the most WONDERFUL THING which would save so much time if I could implement it, but I don't have the stupid permissions to use mine own desktop!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm ... Cambridge isn't *that* far from me really.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 08:32 (twenty years ago)

Ah, nowhere special, just saw the folks last week. Good fun though. I'm good thanks, thankfully more immune to kissing diseases, but not from want of trying, haha...

Planning a Cambridge FAP is urgent and key. I've still not arranged a housewarming party date, and we've been living there for about six weeks now!

I have computer problems too, I have ordered broadband but the stupid thing won't connect--looks like the line hasn't been activated properly :( I'm on hold to tech support now, hooray.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

I am definitely due a visit to Cambridge anyway, so hopefully I will FAP too!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)

Hooray! More the merrier, etc etc

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 08:40 (twenty years ago)

Argh, my Special Thing did not work. Poo. :-(

We were originally talking about Cambridge FAP on Sunday the 25th of September but that will not work as I have a gig. So either we have to make it Saturday the 24th (which someone - Robster? - could not make) or else move it to the next weekend. But first we need to agree which date we were recording on. I thought it was the first weekend in October, but my diary says 8th October. Garg.

Why is my life so complicated?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)

This skirt is shaped very strangely. Or maybe *I* am shaped very strangely. It keeps riding up so that the waistline is over my beerbelly making me look horrible. Ack.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)

I probably wouldn't be able to make the 1st or 2nd of October.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)

24th/25th may be slightly complex for me. But then again, probably won't, so just ignore me.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

Let's wait until Pink gets back from holiday. No way I can organise it without her.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

Agreed.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 10:06 (twenty years ago)

these threads make my mouth happy.

― jeffrey (johnson), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

So I ran into an old friend on the weekend, and I was like "What's new, dude?"
"Oh, my wife gave birth to our first child three months ago!"
"Oh, wow. Way to go, dude! Later."

Then I was thinking about it, and the last time I saw this guy was a post-Christmas party at resto-bar with a mutual friend who was in town over the holidays, and it was, like, days before the smoking ban took effect, and I was like, puffing up a storm, and his wife kept giving me dirty looks and eventually, I got drunk enough and called her a N@z!. Wow, I'm a giant asshole! That's maybe why I hadn't heard from them since then.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to be an aunty again! Hooray! My littlest brother is finally spawning! How cool :D

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

I still don't know Huk's real name.

Huk, you know you now have the perfect opportunity to apologise for blowing smoke in her pregnant face, don't you? If you want to, of course.

I have eaten dried fruit pretty much solidly for the last three days and blimey, my bowels can tell. Where does all the wind come from??

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Congrats, Trayce!

My real name is shared by a cowboy, a Cowboy and a clown, thought the spelling varies.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Ta Huk :D I have to live vicariously thru me neices and nephews, I'm never having kids.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

I have cramps and I feel like I'm going to throw up the Hershey's kiss I just ate.

― Super Tampon ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

My cramps are slightly abating... got a few drops of blood so it looks like it might turn up by the end of the day. My god, my stomach is so bloated it looks like I'm pregnant so I bet it's going to be a gusher this month!

(And all the men run away from the thread as fast as possible...)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

It's weird how many people I know who have their period right now...

I finally went to see 'The Arsitocrats' yesterday which was a lovely distraction from the unrelentingly grim news coming from the Gulf Coast right now.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, Kate, your sign-in is visually close to the one the Artist Formerly Known As The Bingo has been using, so I read your last post as if it had been written by him, and I was, "Dude, that's so unnecessary." But you're not him.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Don't fall off the end of the board!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 06:38 (twenty years ago)

Morning Kate!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 07:02 (twenty years ago)

Morning, Archel - how are you doing?

I'm tiiiiiired. There's only one other person in my department today and I've not had my coffee and it looks like I'm going to be drafted in to accounting. Ack! I haven't done accounts in 10 years! I can't remember any of it!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 07:08 (twenty years ago)

I'm feeling unusually well for a Wednesday morning. I have been walking part of the way to work this week and have only eaten TWO biscuits in that time. Perhaps it is actually doing me good.

Yuck, accounts. I take delivery of a new labelling machine today, which will no doubt be the most exciting thing that happens during my working day.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 07:28 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, Kate, your sign-in is visually close to the one the Artist Formerly Known As The Bingo has been using

I've been doing that lately with Paunchy Stratego and Pleasant Plains.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 07:29 (twenty years ago)

Wow, I rarely make these kinds of mistakes - but only because I have the login names constantly displayed.

I'm trying to make a reservation at the Genius Bar - what time do they start? They can't be all booked up already, it's only 9.30!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

hi!

i finally had a day off yesterday. hoorah!
how's tricks?
i'm hungry. and i want coffee. and a cigarette.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I have login names displayed, too, Kate. It's just the split-second where you read the post and see the poster's name out of the corner of your eye and you think it's someone else.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 08:19 (twenty years ago)

Good morning
Deadline day today. Might be back this afternoon once I'm done. If I show my face before about 3pm, tell me to get back to work.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

Hey Archel, I'm curious how Matt's fasting went...is he feeling magically detoxed?

I have been at home and working on a new and improved CV version for the past few days. I won't get paid for my recent temp job until the end of September(GUH) so I think I'll be doing a lot of working at home...

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, the fast! Well he cut it a bit short (4 days instead of 10) because he was working flat out at the time and it was just too hard. I guess it works best if you can devote a clear week to it and not exert yourself TOO much, maybe a bit of yoga, meditation etc.

Having said that, he felt ok apart from being quite tired, more psychologically hungry than physically so (spent a lot of time reading and thinking about food!) and I think he did lose a bit of weight. And it seems like, afterwards, you do want to keep avoiding 'toxic' foods.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

Argh, argh, argh, argh. I'm hating doing accounting right now. The idiot IT guy not only failed to install Sage on my computer, but managed to lock my computer and piss off to have some personal conversation on the phone as well. WHY OH WHY DID THEY EVER CITRIX THEIR SYSTEMS?!?!?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

I got back to work on Mon (having been off on Friday) to find that I had a new computer, keyboard (a nasty one that makes me type bad) and mouse, and all my settings had been lost :(

They are back now and it's nice to have a new machine and everything, but it's still odd, like someone's tidied up your house for you while you've been away and you can't find anything...

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

I cycled to work today for the first time! I was suprised at how strasightforward it was - tiring but in a good way, and I definitely feel like I have more energy right now than I usually do in the morning. It helped that it's a perfect cycling day - warm but not too warm, sunny, litle wind. I also got to turn up to work in my religion-revealing cycling shorts, but only Nick the Greek, the receptionist with possible sexuality issues, was there to see me in my splendour :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)

I know what you mean – now I walk to work I feel a bit tired but awake and happy when I get there, instead of pissed off and sleepy.
Ok back to work now.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I was missing walking to work so much. This week has been great - I just walk along the beach for about 20 mins and get the bus from a later stop. Must continue. (I can't walk all the way as it would be 4 miles along a dual carriageway, sadly.)

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 09:32 (twenty years ago)

Awww yeahhh back in the world of the living. Files sent to printers. I believe I might rediscover socialising in the next few days.

My lovely new shoes gave me a hideously painful blister so I'm wearing some manky old ones instead. Not sure how I'm going to walk the new shoes in if I can't really put them on without gasping in pain. But I know they just need softening up by walking. It's tough being me.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

Sunday night at dinner, my mostly deaf grandmother who apparently has a surfeit (2) of Roberts in her life, cut into a story my sister was telling about a Robert in her life, saying, "No more Bobs. I have two and that's more than I can handle." Several margaritas to the worse, I immediately burst into a fit of giggles carrying along my sister and my girlfriend, though neither my grandmother, my father, nor my sister's husband-to-be had the slightest idea why I found my grandmother's statement so funny.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Beanz, get back to work. I've been bodyslamming my deadlines lately. It feels great.

― I swear I have a life ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

I've finished it! Nothing to do today except start work on next month's edition, and that can wait till tomorrow. All I need to do today is look forward to Lost.

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Argh, doing the accounts is kicking my ass. It's really easy, but really fiddly and time-consuming. Ack. I'm sick of being an accountant, I want to limp back to MI.

I spent TWO HOURS at the bloody Apple Store Genius Bar (Well, that's including travel time, but honestly, it's not that far) - why bother giving you an appointment if they don't see you at that time?

And the repairs on my laptop are going to come to over £200 because my warrantee expired ages ago. It would actually have been cheaper to buy an external CD drive, but you can't watch videos on them without downloading all sorts of fancy software I can't be bothered with. And the guy is all "I hope you backed up coz there's a small chance we might totally fuX0r your machine" and I'm all "HOW CAN I BACK UP WHEN MY CD DRIVE IS BROKEN?!?!?" to which he offered to sell me an external hard drive. For another £100 which I could not afford. So he nicely hooked it up to their network and I sat on another computer burning all my important stuff (Shimura songs mainly) to another computer. Bah humbug.

So much for my big fat stinking rich paycheque - it's now effectively gone, between replacing my pedals and repairing my laptop. Being in a band was always so cheap when I was unemployed... oh right, because I never fixed anything. Bah.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Well, that's including travel time

I read this as "Well, that's including time travel"

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

If it included time travel, I'd travel back in time, and not have tried to rip the CD which broke it in the first place!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Sorry if I missed it, Kate, but what broke it?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

This was ages ago - I was trying to rip a Nuggets Compilation to play while DJ-ing at a party, and it just would not go into the drive, it kept kicking it out. And I kept sticking it back in because I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT THE NAZZ and then it just broke. Wah. Toddzilla strikes again.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

I'm surrounded by morons. Morons who speak too loudly. Can I move to Chicago?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

Just a note of caution from Ambrose Bierce:

IDIOT, n.
A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but "pervades and regulates the whole." He has the last word in everything; his decision is unappealable. He sets the fashions and opinion of taste, dictates the limitations of speech and circumscribes conduct with a dead-line.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

At this point, the novelty of new Idiots would be welcome.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

"Hi, I want to put a notice in the sports section."
"Okay, this isn't the sports department. I can transfer your call."
"I want to put an announcement in the sports section."
"Okay, I'll transfer you over."
"I hear they put public service notices in Friday's paper."
"I can transfer you to the sports department."
"Do they put notices in Friday?"
"Let me transfer you to the sports department."
"My cousin said they put them in Monday's paper. That's not right, is it?"
"I'll put you through to the sports department."
"Is there anyone I can talk to about this."
"Here's the sports department."

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

When I get this kind of call:

Transfers the call.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

bet it's going to be a gusher this month!

― huell howser (chaki), Thursday, 8 September 2005 00:45 (twenty years ago)

Back at work. I feel like I never leave sometimes.

Man, I miss my laptop already. Waaaahhh. I was too tired to read a book so I actually had to watch TV last night.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 06:59 (twenty years ago)

I'm ready for bed--goodnight on the other side of the world!

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

Bed? I'm just getting in to work... blimey. Time zones are weird.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:14 (twenty years ago)

Morning!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:18 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. Good night Orbit

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:19 (twenty years ago)

Is it Friday yet? Ach, no. But at least there's now 2 people in Accounts instead of just 1 so I might get to do my own work today.

Suggestions for things to do this weekend because I've got no laptop to keep me entertained! Whatever shall I do?

Maybe I'll go to Greenwich to see the Nelson & Napoleon exhibit. Mmmm, Regency sea captains galore!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:22 (twenty years ago)

Only 4 of us in the office today – none of them are bosses. Everyone's at the cricket or somewhere else. Now we're discussing what takeaway to get for lunch which we'll eat on the board table. Aren't we daring.

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

morning!
i feel odd today. something is amiss, but i can't put my finger on it. hmmmmmm... fluctuations in the force or summat?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

Dunno - that's weird. I actually feel somewhat slightly normal for the first time in ages. (Apart from missing my laptop, waaaah.)

School's back in term, so the busses are unreasonably crowded again. :-(

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:41 (twenty years ago)

It takes me about 10 minutes longer to get home because of the difference in the traffic now the schools are open.

(going to work isn't so much of a difference, because of the time I leave home)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

i dare say i'll be strolling around later and someone'll be all like "greg, why are you wearing your trousers back to front?" rather than it being my sensitivity to psychic disturbances or something.

i just found out that all the boss-types are going home at lunchtime. it feels like the last day of term. i should've brought a toy.

my 2nd year junior school teacher (what's that, Year 5 or something?) told us a story of someone bringing in a god damn CAT on end-of-term-oy-day once. i wish i'd thought of that.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Usually if I feel like something has gone slightly wrong that I can't put my finger on, it's because my shirt has popped open and there's a cold breeze up my cleavage. Heh. :-)

(Today I am wearing a t-shirt under my blouse so this does not happen.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

i'm pretty confident that this isn't the problem in my case.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

G-kit are you flying low?

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

nope, everything is secure.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)

Why can't I get the National Maritime Museum's website to work? this is so frustrating.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

maybe i'm detecting a disruption in the interweb.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)

urgh, i ate my cookie and now i feel sick as a dog.
i knew something was wrong.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)

I am suddenly bad-tempered and I don't know why. Was it because my coffee was too strong? I hope your cookie wasn't bad, g-kit! Can you get food poisoning from cookies?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)

cookie was great, but i think i rushed it. urrrrgh. it looked so good, i was just... too keen.

blee.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)

I have ruined my houmous and veggie routine with two chocolate biscuits this morning that I didn't even want or enjoy. Damn the chocolate. But today I have lemon and coriander houmous yum!

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:15 (twenty years ago)

Wow, Archel, so do I! Lemon and coriander is my favourite flavour. Did you get it at Sainsburys?

(Haven't had any chocolate biscuits, tho, unfortunately. Could do with some, but I've decided my detox extends to chocolate as well as booze.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

chocolate biscuits are eeevil!
my belly hurts.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)

Hehe houmous twins! I got it at Waitrose, but I think I've only had the Sainsburys one before so hopefully it will be as nice.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

Waitrose! Oooh, posh! What veggies do you have? Today I have baby carrots, baby corn and mange tout. (I alternate between that and the broccoli/cauliflower mix.) The head of the department laughs at me because I'm always so healthy.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

I have carrots, some butternut squash sticks which I roasted last night (not sure they will work with houmous but hey) and some gluten-free mini breadstick things. And a pot of sunflower seeds and raisins.

I seem to react badly to wheat at lunchtime so I've given up sandwiches.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)

Hummus mixed with pesto is my favourite.

Archie, I too don't seem to agree with bread at lunchtime! I almost never have it, except in pitta form with falafel from Maoz (a new one of which is opening in Brewer Street shortly, even though it can't be any more than 75 yards to the other branch).

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

Wow I have only ever seen Maoz in Amsterdam before.

And ooh I have pesto! So tomorrow I can branch out even further (though I won't be at work so will likely just gobble whatever my dissertation-addled brain decides it wants).

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

Not to complain or anything (and I'm not fishing for compliments, either) but my god, I'm just so not one of the popular kids. Posted my photo on the thread hours ago and there's not even been one comment on it. Even if I'm ugly and hideous I thought at least Dare would get noticed, being gorgeous and all...

There are days when I just feel like a pile of laundry in the corner. Today is one.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)

ha! cutest laundry i ever saw! (fishing or not, one jumped out and landed in your net, so there.) you don't look familiar though, so i guess i didn't see you even unconciously in passing.
i didn't even notice the thread today - too caught up with guitar & chess worries.
also, i didn't realise at the time how much backstage at Reading looks like a naff garden party, but yeesh. no expense spent, and all that.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)

Backstage is surprisingly naff in some ways... I actually liked the way it looked like a summer BBQ or lawn party. Especially with the little trailers for dressing rooms and all.

But then again, all backstages are usually quite horrible places. I can remember when I first started gigging, how I thought that as you went up the ladder, you would get something more palatial. They get bigger, but they don't really get nicer. (Though it does help when you start getting showers in your dressing rooms.)

it's weird the way so many people have this distorted view of "backstage" as something glamourous and wonderful, when really it's quite dirty and small and cramped - that everything that is glamourous is an illusion directed at the Front of House.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

Kate, it's hardly the active time of day on ILE - I have been cruising the boards and I hadn't even seen that pic, so I'm sure it's just not had much attention yet.

I don't think Dare is any better looking than you, fwiw. It's a really cute photo!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 8 September 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)

totally. backstage areas at gigs are just depressing. fetivals usually better. it's nice so sit on a fucking chair, even if it is naff garden furniture. then you get groovy stuff like the guest bar at reading (which always seems to have decent DJs - friday night in the guest bar in 2004 is my favourite Reading memory; i danced for like 2 hours, even to stuff i HATED because the atmosphere was so good), the demented T4 bus at *shudder* V, where all the BB contestants hang out, and... er... more mud at Glasto. hm. don't remember anything about Glasto guest area...

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

You're forgetting the rock stars who have dressing rooms as a formality/place to put rider and all the swank is carrying on at a Top London Hotel! The illusion of backstage glamour is supposed to be potent, but still just an illusion...

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 8 September 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)

I have rarely had comments on photos I've posted (maybe if I invested in a sailor outfit like Mark's...) But then, it is 'what do you look like?' not 'comment on people's pictures' I suppose.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

it took me like 2 years to pluck up the courage to post to one of those threads. even then, it was largely ignored, so i posted and posted until i hit on a winning formula - poke out tongue, then people take notice, yo.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

OK, now I'm actually in a bad mood and I'm going to go and do some work - or at least try to find some work to do. Feast or famine.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

Garrrggggghhh. Maybe more coffee is in order. Where is everyone today? Working, I suppose.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

i'm slacking.
pinx0r is away, right?

there's nothing for me to do, so i'd be more than happy to be some kind of entertaining monkey-boy, if only i had the skillz.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)

I'm trying to get psyched up to go for a pratice bike ride. I have my first free council lesson this saturday morning and need to get used to the bike a bit. I hope no one is around to see me wobble down the (usually deserted) lane I've chosen for this endeavor.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

haha, sounds like when i first started skating. find deserted road where nobody will see you fall over, fuck up simple tricks etc.
wait, who am i kidding? i still have to do this.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:09 (twenty years ago)

Aw, thanks, Greg. I have no idea what would be entertaining right now. Googling Regency costume isn't doing it for me. I keep being threatened with a big meeting with the big management about some reports I'm supposed to be doing, but it never happens.

I wish I had some big project but I can't seem to get started on anything.

x-post, I wish I could ride a bike, SGS, but I'm so hopeless at it. All my friends are bike geeks and I can only put them off for so long going "yeah, I'll get one next paycheck" before it comes out that I can't actually ride. And never have been able to.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

Googling Regency costume isn't doing it for me.

oh noes, you got it bad!
i haven't ridden a bike for soooo long. i reckon i could still do it though. you know what they say, it's like, well.. riding a bike. i'd be kinda keen to get on a BMX and rag it around, for those journeys that are too far to bother walking but too short for driving.
seems like a major investment though, and too much of a worry - security and all that. i should borrow one or something, see how i find it.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)

I borrowed one to do a Hawksmore Churches bikeride and all it proved to me was that I had no business being on a bike. :-(

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

I feel out of the loop on TITTWIS these days. My Dad was visiting for about a week and left yesterday morning all watery-eyed. He is horrible at keeping in touch, so that makes our goodbyes that much harder. Also, it was sort of a grand finale since my mom and one of my sisters were here the weekend before that and my youngest sister got hitched in France in between my family visits.

I had my review yesterday at work and got a tiny raise - but it's something - and a lot of praise. Also, they had chocolate cake for my birthday.

Anyway, hello.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

This is a hand-me-down bike from mark, and there are things about it I wish I could change (the frame size, the handlebars, the pedals), but I think I can deal with them, so today and maybe a short practice tomorrow will get me used to them enough to get through some lessons, I hope. Reassuringly, the council seems to pitch its bike classes to those out of practice or timid, which is totally me. The last time I rode a bike in traffic I was 11 and ran into the back of a van and got laughed at by the construction workers inside. It's gonna take some work not to associate cycling with frustration now.

xpost congrats on the p/raise Sarah!

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Hey, Sarah. Yay for raise! Tiny or no, it'll buy some kitten food... plus praise is always good.

Oh dear, look what I found while trying to get into the Maritime Museum Site:

The Historical Maritime Society

I think I might have to join...

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

ok, i skipped lunch because i felt ickyshapes after my cookie. why aren't i hungry? i know i should be; i usually feel like i'm gonna flake out from hunger at lunchtime. i jus gop no appetite today.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

I saw this at work the other day and thought of you Kate, maybe it would cheer you up :)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0297848852.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

It's a funny bike - I rode it for over a decade never noticing it was too big, but the frame is considerably bigger than that of my current bike which is defintiely the proper size. Ah well, hopefully it won't be too uncomfortable. It does have a new gel saddle :)

Nice going McLusty! And don't give up on this board - there seem to be fewer and fewer Americans on the thread!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:36 (twenty years ago)

Ooh, that looks lovely, Archel!

I'm happy because casting about on the HMS website, I've discovered that they're going to be in Greenwich on the 1/2 October! Presumably as part of the celebrations for the 200th Aniversary of Trafalgar.

(I would love to join them, but they're based in Lancashire, it seems. Bah.)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

Ahahaha last year Wiedenfield invited me to boozy lunch at St John with Gideon Defoe...and M@++ +h0rn3, hence VEH VEH boozy. GD is a very nice boy and his amusing book is hanging around here somewhere, Kate.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 8 September 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

I've read that! It's pretty great. SUPER silly. All the pirates have great names like The Pirate Who Has Scurvy, The Balding Pirate, The Pirate With Sideburns, etc.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 8 September 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

I'm letting one of the new interns twist in the wind at the photocopier. I wasn't included when the interns got their big tour of the office, so I'm acting like I don't exist. No way am I telling him that he needs an access code OR that his document goes in the top LEFT hand corner.
This is gonna be a pretty good day.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 8 September 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Huk, you sound so evil today! I can just imagine you brooding at your desk, smirking at the intern, and having this huge, evil belly laugh going on in your head like, "BWAH HA HA. Bwah ha ha. BWAHHHHHH HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAA!"

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

I am toally in that sort of mood today too, Huk. Didn't include me on the summer staff list? Won't be picking up my phone.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

I've spent the afternoon in Pemberley. I kind of worry on those days when I don't have anything to do. But then I open my box of crocodiles and think I don't want to do anything with them. And goof off on the interweb.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

box of crocodiles
???

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Well, it was from some cop show where they were talking about one of the character "taking his pet crocodile for a walk" which meant that he was going to look at the case files of some unsolved case which had stuck with him and he knew he was never going to solve, but he'd become obsessed with.

In this job, I don't have just one crocodile. I have a whole box of them.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Sounds like something from Homicide. I'm going to adopt that into my daily jargon. THANKS!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I've never watched Homicide. Chances are it was Law & Order or CSI. Though I think it was older than that - maybe even Forever Knight?

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Thursday, 8 September 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

Good morning in advance, UK TTWISers!

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 9 September 2005 05:05 (twenty years ago)

Good morning, Orbit! How ya doing?

I'm feeling crampy and a bit cranky today, but the good news is 1) it's the weekend soon and 2) BAT WALK TONIGHT!!!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 06:43 (twenty years ago)

Well, evidently I am a "little bich" according to the chickenshit who started a chickenshit thread. It sort of clouds the evening.

Hooray for the weekend, you will have fun! Bat Walk! I have to wait until tomorrow for Friday--how dare you have weekend fun when it's only Thursday for me! ;-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 9 September 2005 06:46 (twenty years ago)

Orbit, you're famous. That's all. When that sort of shit gets me down, I start thinking about what a pathetic and boring little life a loser like that would have to have to obsess about some random person on the interweb.

Time zones... bah. All you Left Coasters are drunk when we're starting up in our offices. but I am excited about the Bat Walk. It's been ages since I went on a decent walk - not since Oxford, I don't think.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

g'morning.
i made a silly. i think i left my phone charger in the Newbury Hilton. gnnnngh.
on a positive note: i get a weekend this week! a real, true-to-life, lots of time off, sitting, lazing, snoozing, eating, boozing WEEK fucking END.

about time. YAY!

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 9 September 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

A proper weekend! Hurrah! About time for you.

I have nothing planned this weekend for the first time in AGES and it's glorious. Of course it sucks that this is the weekend that Percy is in the shop. :-( Maybe I should concentrate on playing guitar instead.

Cramps seem to have diminished which is good.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

guitar, gah - i'm a bit depressed after my Jaguar experience last night. i'd forgotten how prone it was to the nasty, unwanted squealing feedback. and my word - single coil pickups are so weedy!
but i love it so. i'll have to work around these problems. it's great to have it back.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 9 September 2005 07:39 (twenty years ago)

will i look dim if i ask what a bat walk is?

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 9 September 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Does exactly what it says on the tin!

It is a walk. Where you go to look at bats.

(Which reminds me, I have to look up where Mudchute actually is and how to get there!)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

i take it that's a "yes", then.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 9 September 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)

Good morning. Bat walking sounds good.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 9 September 2005 08:18 (twenty years ago)

i'd be scared. i am a big wuss. bats be frightening! er, maybe. do they really go "scree scree scree!" or do i watch too many cartoons?

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 9 September 2005 08:19 (twenty years ago)

Bats are not frightening! They do squeak, but it's very quiet. Most of the noise they make is on frequencies we can't actually hear.

Anyway, I think bats are cute. But then again, I am an ex goff.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 08:22 (twenty years ago)

haha, for real?
i never really made it into goffhood. i had black hair, but that's as far as it went.

i reckon i'd be ok with bats - they look funky in pictures. the scree scree scree would be the only thing that bothered me. i wouldn't run away or anything.

― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 9 September 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

Last weekend I was at regent's park at dusk, feeding the ducks who looked a bit bemused at being fed so late, and there were bats flying around the lake. I was surprised at how early it was for bats, because I've never seen them in London as far as I can remember so I figured they just come out when it's proper dark. And I've always wondered why Londoner bats are so shy when they're much more visible in other parts of the world.

I just remembered that when I was younger (maybe 13?) I had a huge poster of a vampire bat on my bedroom wall. It freaked out my mum.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 9 September 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

We had loads of bats in our back garden when I lived at home. They would come out when me and my brother were playing badminton - when it was dusky enough for them to roam but still light enough for us to see the shuttlecock. They would chase the shuttle - it was amazing, whenever we hit it high they would swoop on it. Presumably they were trying to chase it away from their territory. So cute!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 9 September 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)

We had bats at my parents' house - I thought they were cute. We also had treefrogs and loud toads that only came out at night, too. During late summer it could be a very noisy place!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

I have to look up where Mudchute actually is and how to get there!

Mudchute is in Millwall - when the DLR built a station in Millwall they named it Mudchute to avoid confusing dim football fans.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 9 September 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)

It's the 25 and then the D3 is what it is.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)

My halloumi sandwich was strangely disappointing today. it didn't squeak.

However... Krispy Kreme Strawberries and Cream donut... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmffffmmfmfmppppppgggghhhhhggggglll. Yum.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)

I've got lots of bats in my neighbourhood. It's the OLD part of the city (102 y.o. - ANCIENT!!!) and so it has pretty decent trees (because all of the trees in this part of the world were planted by the hands of the settlers--and later, civic employees). The other night when we had the provincial centennial fireworks, I was watching them from the fire escape out back, and the noise and the lights were freaking out the bats, so it was like I got two shows in one!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 9 September 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

Why the fuck is it only 1:15?

― the fuck ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

You see, the Earth revolves a rate of...

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

I have recently observed that the world is divided into two camps.

There is the highly intelligent camp. Their minds are filled to the brink with reams of information about all manner of things. These people can TEACH you something. They're usually highly intriguing people, involved in Very Exciting and Important Things that make for endless entertaining stories. These people are good for listening to, but usually terrible when it comes to expressing your own thoughts and feelings, desires, needs, wants -- anything that has to deal with human emotion. They deride with their vast stores of immaturity that which would draw most people together, the camraderie that comes from being honest, unvarnished, unmasked, completely real.

Then there is the camp of "ordinary people". Filled with monotony and little in the way of personal mental expansion, these people are nonetheless priceless when it comes to engaging in conversations about the everyday. These people aren't going to be hugely knowledgable about things or be involved in things that would awe and amaze you, but they are good when it comes to dealing with human emotions, all the cravings and desires and weaknesses and triumphs that come with Being Human. They encourage and comfort, applaud and advise, and don't run away from pure emotional honesty. But they're also very boring, very provincial-minded, apt to turn to discussions of their children or marital/LT relationships or similar, and some of their conversational content seems to resemble that of a high schooler's, particularly when it comes to interacting with their closest friends.

Which camp should one choose, especially if one aspires to be Something Greater yet keep their inner genuinness intact? Why is it that the people who would best be able to change the way you think about virtually any topic out there are the same people for whom talk about hopes and fears is verboten, yet the people whom you *can* freely discuss one's anxieties and moments of peaceful tranquility are the same people who exhibit rigid, circumscribed ideas and opinions that are disadvantageous to expanding personal horizons? Is it because people who are more willing to discuss matters of the mind are also older (or "older", i.e. more mature) people who have given up on trying out new things? Is it because it is the younger (or "younger") set who get excited about the world of the new but who recoil in horror at the very thought of being compassionate and caring? And why is it that there are so few people out there who are both eager for new experiences and filled with tender understanding?

― (This Field Left Blank) (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 10 September 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

I think it depends on who you hang out with. There's nothing wrong with talking about interesting things, and there's nothing wrong with talking about finding the perfect tomato, or what your cat did. The problem is doing either one to excess.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 10 September 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

The problem is doing either one to excess.

Exactly, Orbit. Problem is, approximately 95% of the people I run across, either online or offline, DO indulge in either "to excess". It would be WONDERFUL to find individuals out there who are right in the middle of this social spectrum, but either they don't exist or they're keeping themselves very well hidden.

― (This Field Left Blank) (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 10 September 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

I don't think the opposition you create there exists. I think everyone has some interest in discussing ideas, and everyone has some interest in discussing feelings (and there are many other domains) and high scores in one doesn't imply low scores in the other. I suspect your idea of the right balance would differ from mine - and indeed everyone would have their own idea. This thread has some exceptionally intelligent people who do talk about ideas and who clearly talk about feelings and socialise and all that, for example.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 10 September 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

Dee, if that's honestly the way you see it, then maybe your survival strategy can be to get different things from different people. Don't expect it all in one person. Then you won't be disappointed.

I agree with Martin, but I also know some people who ARE as Dee describes-- they don't talk to you they talk at you, and they see all emotion as weakness. I also know people who bore me to tears because they have *nothing* to talk about except their kid, their cat, their dog. Hence I got tired of them and avoided them. Problem solved.

But I also agree with Martin that there are a substantial number of people out there who have a brain in their heads and who will also "keep it real".

Speaking for myself, people have different moods. I don't want to talk about feelings and big existential crises all the time, but sometimes I do. If I'm in a different mood I have no patience for it and want to focus on something more external, art, music, ideas, etc.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 10 September 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Well yes, my model certainly allows for people such as Dee describes, as they clearly exist - but it allows for all other possible balances, and I've known people all over the spectrum.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 10 September 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

geez Dee. . .talk about being black and white. According to your scale I think I'm grey most every day. Sometimes very dark sometimes more of a #cccccc.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Sunday, 11 September 2005 04:24 (twenty years ago)

especially if one aspires to be Something Greater yet keep their inner genuinness intact?

I've been able to keep my inner Brian Guiness intact through a program that consists in living each day in the life that has been accorded me. I am, of course, a terrific snob but a very indulgent one so that I am despised by the self-important of both the snottiest and the most conspicuously (sp? temulence!) populist of people. I find it affords me the leisure to be brave enough to be myself and to judge my fellow (wo/)man on the basis of my personal experience of them as people, as opposed to mere stand-ins in a sterile intellectual dispute. I already know you are more than capable, Dee, of finding a way to separate the 'wheat from the chaff'. Don't forget to listen to all voices and, yet, humbly listen to your own judgment, is all I can say.

― M. White (Miguelito), Sunday, 11 September 2005 05:52 (twenty years ago)

Well, I've been bitched out and effectively thrown off this thread by Luna for daring to talk about menstration.

So, well, goodbye, I enjoyed it while it lasted. Too bad I'm probably going to lose contact with you all as many of you seem never seem to venture on other threads - not that I blame you. But I'll miss some of you. Take care.

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Sunday, 11 September 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

I HAVE PERIODS ALSO. If talking about it gets you thrown off the thread, I'm gone too.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

Um, nowhere on this thread did Luna bitch anyone out for gabbing about their period. Just sayin'.

― Super-Plus ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

It has been discussed on other threads, and from the sound of what Kate says, perhaps via email also. I had no idea it had gone that far. Oh wait, I'm gone.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

I didn't even know Luna had the power to throw people off these threads if she wanted. Nor that she objected to talk of periods - it doesn't sound much like her, to me.

(Jeanne, obviously she could have said something by email/AIM or something, I don't know - I don't imagine at all that Kate is making up that there were things said, I just think this version is maybe only one side of it)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

this is so lame guys

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

Do you mean that Luna has said things about it on other threads, Orbit? I've not seen that.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

Martin, unless someone was impersonating her, she did very much object to the talk about periods. I read it, I forgot which thread.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

On the I Want To Throw Up Thread, this is where it started I think. I don't know where it went from there:

Hence why I will continue to joke about "it's gonna be a gusher" in the company of my friends on HUGGLEZ type threads.

It's not supposed to be a fucking 'hugglez' thread! Never was! Also, please keep your blood clots in your pants and out of my breakfast (which is what I happened to be eating when I read that charming entry). No, there is nothing wrong with periods, yes, women get them, yes, sometimes they're heavier than others BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYONE ELSE NEEDS OR WANTS TO KNOW. Sure, we all say stuff like that TO OUR IRL FRIENDS, but I just don't think posting about it on a freakin message board is especially the way to go.

-- luna (lunace...) (webmail), September 9th, 2005. (luna.c)

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

It doesn't go anywhere much there. I agree with Luna, more or less, although it doesn't make me at all sick - periods never have. It also doesn't remotely amount to throwing Kate off this thread. I'm not sure where you deduce any more contact than that, Orbit - I can't see any such implication, and Kate replies with an 'okay, I'm leaving TITTWIS' on that same thread.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Hot is talking about a period less acceptable than talking about a boner on this thread?

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

Oops a typo--that's HOW not Hot

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

Well, I'll speak for myself, but I'd note that I can't see anywhere where Luna says it's not acceptable nor that it shouldn't happen on this thread - she said she disliked it and found it unpleasant. She's surely entitled to that.

For me, I haven't said it either, or even anything resembling it. I don't really see the point of the comparison, but I assume it's a male-female thing. I haven't talked about boners here. I don't mind if people do. I don't mind if people talk about periods either. These statements apply here and elsewhere. Kate's post rubbed me up the wrong way because of its tone of self-satisfaction, its smug ending about scaring the men away, not really for its graphic descriptions - but given that she believes she will upset people with it, why do it? Would it be an act of bravery, something to be proud of, if I offered lots of detailed description when I have diarrhoea, say?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

Well, maybe I don't want to see a boner with my breakfast, but there's lots of talk and a cartoon of it here. But I didn't make anyone feel like shit for posting it. I don't think Kate's post was smug at all. She was just being jovial.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

Well, we all read things differently - my assumption is that Luna's is her reaction to it, not some sort of political statement, not any attempt to throw anyone off a thread, not some sort of banning of talking about periods. You're entitled to make your feelings known too, about periods, boners or anything else, and I don't know at all what the fuss is here. Do you think Luna did anything wrong? If so, what?

On a wider point, I am entirely in favour of talking about periods more openly (I had any number of mini-arguments with shop staff while buying tampons or sanitary towels for my wife, as the staff almost always tried to wrap them separately, either for fear of contamination or the shame of seeing them), and of course there are lots of men who are stupidly squeamish and scared of the subject. Trying to gross people out and scare them, as Kate said she thought she was doing there, seems unlikely to help, to me. (Not that she is under any obligation to try to address this, but you and she both seem to think this was part of what was happening.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

Martin, I really didn't think that Kate was serioiusly trying to gross anybody out, that was *humor*. And after all, all she said was "it's going to be a gusher" that's hardly graphic, at least not to me.

I get amazed that ILE is full of porn images, bukakke, hard-ons, and ass sex and one girl says "I'm going to have a gusher" and all of the sudden everyone is scared and grossed out.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to give up this conversation if we can't have one exchange without wild hyperbole.

Firstly, it was by no means all she said - that was just the last sentence. We disagree on the undertones, and we'll have to leave it there, as we can't know.

Porn images are regularly removed as soon as a moderator gets near them, for example - they're a poor example of things that get wide approval, and a pretty good one of things that get instant censure.

Who are the people who are scared? And there have been a couple of people who found it unpleasant, but that is far from 'everyone is grossed out'. I think you want this to be a feminist issue, and I can see how that might have legs with some if I'd said what Luna did, but I can't see casting her as someone timid or anti-feminist or prudish or anything like that can play at all.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

It may be worth saying that I consider Orbit a pretty good friend, and have rarely got annoyed with her. I say this because clearly there are people who will have a go at her at any provocation - I am not at all one of them, and have been on her side on a bunch of unpleasant occasions.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:38 (twenty years ago)

Wild hyperbole? I'm just telling you what I think. I think you read way too much into both what Kate posted and what I posted.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:39 (twenty years ago)

"everyone is scared and grossed out" was the wild hyperbole. Also "ILE is full of porn images".

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

That is what I have observed. It isn't hyperbole.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I'm out of this.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

Martin, I think I read more of the board than you do. For example you weren't aware of the comments on the other thread. So I see more of this. Don't get offended.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 11 September 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

- I didn't throw anyone off any thread

- I was grossed out by the gusher. Nothing is wrong with that. You can be grossed out by boners - that's okay, too. Say so if it bothers you. I did. As would anyone else. Why am I a cunt because I expressed my own opinion?

- the 'this is not a fucking hugglez thread' had nothing to do with Kate personally, but more to my general black feelings of this is not a fucking hugglez thread when people say that it is because hi, it every fucking thread on ilx is a hugglez thread in some fashion, be it 'we're so fucking cool, give us love' or 'you're all assfucking shitguzzlers', we're all in it for the attention.

- melodrama, your ship has sailed.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 11 September 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

anyway, yeah, I don't own this shit, I don't charge admission at the door nor make any kind of profit, I have neither the power nor the desire to kick anyone off of anything, except sometimes that little girl hogging the quarter a ride pony outside the supermarket.

I'm sorry if you were offended, that was never my intention.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 11 September 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

chiiiiiiill

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 11 September 2005 22:38 (twenty years ago)

i have a boner.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 12 September 2005 10:55 (twenty years ago)

Blimey, wtf?! Er Hi guys!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

yeah cripes, gone for a week with my erections and all hell breaks loose. anyways, i am $64000 richer.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

Welcome back Pink yay! And welcome back rich Chris!

I'm in a shitty shitty frame of mind however so probably best I don't hang out here much today.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Nice score Chris, I could do with some serious cash!!

Hey Archel! Are you going to Roo's wedding?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)

Archel: me too. Bah.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

How's that, Chris? Was it your boner that earned you that?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)

Er... what has just happened?

Anyway, hello all. I have now got interweb at home again, but the desktop is just out of range of the wireless network, damn. Also, I am going to Finland this afternoon! Whee!

Did you have a nice holiday Pink?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

ooh, Finland, exciting!

Welcome back from holidays and house-sellings etc people. Any news on your house-buying Lupton?

I had my first cycle training lesson this past saturday. It went ok though I'm still wobbly and have trouble balancing while steering and signalling :/ But I'm off to practice in the park some more this afternoon.

― sgs (sgs), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

closed on the sale of my condo on friday, its weird making that kind of deposit into my bank.

we didn't look at anything last week as we were too busy cleaning out the old place. this week we pound the pavement.

we were supposed to close on thursday but the fucker who bought our place refused to sign the paperwork until he could check if the new garbage disposal worked. I had the electricity turned off on thursday morning so he couldn't check.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)

Did you have a nice holiday Pink?
It was pretty awful actually, but thanks for asking!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 12 September 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

Oh no, what happened!?

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 12 September 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

I love successful real estate stories from people not over the age of 35. Bingo, this bone's for you.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 12 September 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

Oh, for sgs: I can't remember if I told you about this already but I saw this exhibition at the library on Sat: http://www.thewordproject.info/exhibitions/default.asp. It was small but perfectly formed! You and Mark should come down soon :)

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 12 September 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

its strange to look at my bank balance and gasp in awe of it. i will never see it that big again, and it will almost all be gone in a months time!

actually i lied, i should get a good chunk of change for my accident too. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 12 September 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

that looks excellent Archel, thanks for the link! I need to get out of the city again and that looks like an excellent reason :)

― sgs (sgs), Monday, 12 September 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

I burned my wrist on the grill this weekend. I got a blister and it broke open this morning. Pretty girl.

― juicy goodness ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 12 September 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

grill burns are the best kind. sometimes your skin looks like a tasty hamburger with grill marks.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 12 September 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

This is more of a gray bubble that burst and left an oozing light pink sore.

― who wants a lick? ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 12 September 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

And since you bend your wrist often, the pain happens all the time? Lovely. Or is it just your disfigurement that is annoying?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 12 September 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Erm, has everybody found different threads to hang out on? I know the Chicagoans have desserted us for their own thread *sniff* but is everyone doing the same now?

Kate - please come back, I miss you!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)

i am always here

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)

Hey Gaz! How are ya doing?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)

i'm ok. spring is here. warmth. did you design shoes yet? what was so bad abt yr holiday?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

I'm here but too busy to hang out :(

― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:34 (twenty years ago)

as previously promised heh

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/mullygrubber/P1000770.jpg

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

Beanz you tease!

It's just starting to turn a little bit here, weather wise I mean.
My holiday was sucky owing to the fact that my car had a load of trouble meaning we couldn't do a lot of what we wanted to. James' nan was rushed into hospital after a stroke & then his dad had a car accident. fortunately both are OK.
No shoe desing just yet.
x-post
Haha, cool pic! Oh you look like someone, but I think you might be offended...

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:49 (twenty years ago)

as long as its not a cross between timbrooktaylor and benny hilll...

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

Awww, it was just the hair! Think lost boys, Max the head vampire. I can't find the right picture of him. Anyway, vampires are totally sexy! ;-)
This guy, but it's not the right picture...
http://members.cox.net/dgstuart/autograph/w_herman.jpg

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)

xpost nice garden/porch!

Pink, I'm sorry to hear about that, no wonder your holiday was tough! glad everyone's ok.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys.

My week is a write-off since I could be called up to appear in court at any time (my case is on the warned list to be heard this week). I just want to get it over with.

Just hope it's not tomorrow morning because I'm supposed to be viewing a flat.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)

Archel - I asked yesterday, but I don't think you saw my post. Are you going to Roo's wedding? Also, good luck with your court appearance brave lady! *hugs*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

Not so brave, as I have no choice :(

I don't think we are going to Roo's wedding, AFAIK. When we last ran into him he said it wasn't until next July, but has that changed?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)

You are brave!

It's in October, we literally just found out last week, out of the blue as it were. We're only going to the reception anyway.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh wow, v soon!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)

if i ever make a movie, i think i want Bloc Partys "So Here We Are" in it for a love scene.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

Hello. I have lots of new-to-me music to listen to thanks to birthday mix cds - BOO YA! Also, thanks to the car stereo Nick gave me...

In other random news, I tried cottage cheese for the first time since I was 9 or so this morning. I liked it just fine for three bites and then I got grossed out again. :-(

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

why is the "i" in this thread in lower case but not the first "t"?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

:(
I love cottage cheese.

Has Nick been pimping your ride?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

To keep people like you on your toes, Ken.

Sarah McLusky! It IS you! I have NEVER tried cottage cheese as it looks rank, apparently tastes of nothing and has often been compared with certain gynaecological conditions. However, I do like paneer.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

Fuck sake. My boss has her mum visiting at the moment, and she came to work with her today. She's using a computer in the next room, and keeps yelling through the door in German 'come here! I need help!' every five minutes. If it were my mum I'd tell her to boil her head. We're at WORK here!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

That sounds unbelievably annoying.

'Help' is one of the few words in German I know. Didn't they try a 'bring your parents to work' day a while ago? I can see why it wouldn't have been repeated.

― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

hahaha "BOIL YOUR OWN HEAD!" will be the thing I'll have to shout now if someone pushes me that bit too far.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

She said let's put a plastic bag over our heads
and then kiss and stuff 'til we get dizzy and fall on the bed.
We were in heaven for five or six minutes, then we passed out
and I was so in love I thought I knew what love was all about.

In church on sunday making out in front of the preacher.
You had a black shirt on with a big picture of Nietzsche.
When we had done our thing for a full christian hour,
I had made up my mind that there must be a higher power.

A higher, higher power.
A higher, higher power.

At a Christmas-party, I'd hold your hair when you vomit,
I'd help you up to brush your teeth, and then I'd kiss your stomach.
We lie still on your bed, the room is lit only by the tele
and it's a perfect night for feeling melancholy.

A higher, higher power.
A higher, higher power.

Higher, higher power.
Higher, a higher power.

A higher, higher power.
A higher, higher power.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

In other random news, I tried cottage cheese for the first time since I was 9 or so this morning. I liked it just fine for three bites and then I got grossed out again. :-(
Haha, I thought I was the only person that did this! Hope you had a lovely birthday Sarah!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Woot! I have a job interview!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

Yay, Archel! Something better to anticipate than court proceedings.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Indeed. And even if I don't get the job I will have had the chance to tour a rather lovely art and design library. So it's all gravy.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

Oh yay Archel, good luck with that!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Archel, hire me as your personal assistant.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Yay! Great news!

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Welcome back, Pink!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

On second thought, the commute would be too much.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

So last week, I was filling in for the librarian again, and...I have no excuse, I was just fugging lazy...I got very little work done. I was dreading her return today, because I would have to answer for such laziness. But she must have had a great vacation, because she's actually impressed with how much I did get done. This is terrible reinforcement for me, and probably explains why I've stayed at this job so long. Miniscule expectations. If I went out and got a job I actually WANTED in a field I was actually GOOD at, I'd have to make an effort. And what if I didn't measure up? What if my opinion of myself doesn't coincide with the reality? Am I purposefully avoiding finding out what I'm made of? You fucking bet.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Perhaps that;s why I don't gte a new job Huk! (Hi back btw!)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

I feel exactly like that too, Huck.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

cottage cheese is very good in a granary bap with peanut butter coleslaw and salad. it might sound rank, but trust me, it isn't

― sfxxx, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

I haven't had cottage cheese since I tried it (and hated it) as a kid, and I'm in no particular hurry.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

I really can't think of much that sounds more disgusting, stelfox...

And the i is lower case because I bloody well wanted it to be. Next question?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

Wannamakeout?

― :D ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Peanut butter coleslaw?

I like cottage cheese with stewed/canned tomatoes. I like it when you put a whole stewed tomato in your mouth, and then it explodes!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Yes, Ms. Fury, I do.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

i like cottage cheese. it makes a difference what brand you buy, i think.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

It's great with pineapple.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

why is it called "cottage" cheese? its vile.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

cottage cheese is very good in a granary bap with peanut butter coleslaw and salad.

To each his own and all, but this sounds like the kind of food I would feed to my enemies.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

I like it when you put a whole stewed tomato in your mouth, and then it explodes!
OMG! That sounds vile, although I do have a bit of an irrational fear about tomato seeds! *blush*

SGS - I always try the pineapple one & it always makes me gag!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

it's one of the best sandwiches known to man. just don't use that horrible sweet american peanut butter that some people like. not quite as good as the bolognese sauce with cheese toasted sandwich tho.

― sfxxx, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

I like ribs.

― Pulled pork ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

ME TOO. WITHOUT THE COTTAGE CHEESE. it just make me think that a bunch of oompa loompas sit around and puke into buckets and they package it as cheese. alternatively the oompas could be scraping things off their genitals and packaging it as cottage cheese.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

in sandwiches?

― sfxxxx, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

well, I'm off cottage cheese now.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm off oompa loompas!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

is it technically really even a cheese? grainy dingleberries in sour milk.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

I thought that was grape nuts

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

man, I love me some grape nuts. Esp. in yogurt.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

I like grape nuts! This talk of oompah loompah discharge is making me ill. THINK OF SMOKED PORK.

― ribs for my pleasure ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

grape nuts are amazing, but don't ever have a giant bowl of them or you will sit on teh toilet for hours with massive constipation.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

They have the opposite effect on me.

― fiber ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

how do you make a rib sandwich? that's ctazy talk - the bones would get in the way.
tip no2 - nevever ever attmpt to make an apple crumble and custard sandwich in one on those breville sandwich toasting wotsits. the can cause you really serious injuries.

― sfxxxx, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

I have never had a grape nut.

but last night I made these pretty wicked burrito type things.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

I like grape nuts. Also cottage cheese - if it has trail mix (with carob!) in it. Except I pick out most of the raisins.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

my father used to live on grape nuts, basically because he has massive intestinal problems. so in sixth grade i ate possible 4 pounds of them before school....well the bathrooms for the students were between each classrooms and with paper thin walls. So i spent appoximately 45 minutes grunting and moaning trying to squueze out a pebble and the entire two classrooms heard me. not exactly the way for a fat kid to try to score a lady

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

grape nuts sound like a rectal complaint anyway

― sfx, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

TS: Large curd or Small curd. Large all the way!

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

I love when threads goes mental like this. Oompah Loompahs, rectal complaints, discharges, grape nuts, cotage cheese; what's not to love?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

Traditional, low fat or skim?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

I will eat almost any disgusting cheese known to humanity, but I hardly ever eat cottage cheese. I find it insipid more than gross.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

The best cheese is pizza.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

Hey, when did Sheryl Crow become the new Dell Dude?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

I beg to differ, Je4nne.

It's a tie between Epoisses, Dolce Latte, and Ossau Iraty, so I serve all three.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

20million xposts - melodrama, your ship has sailed. hahah!

I'm so very tired, work is beating me down. We will probably have a dog in just a couple of days. I'll try and post a pic.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 20:48 (twenty years ago)

LUNA, KICK EVERYONE OFF THE THREAD KTHX

― huell howser (chaki), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/image_archive/other/figures/O.5%20OSTRACISM(THEM.).jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

What kind of dog Sam? Or just whichever at the pound strikes your fancy?

I'd love to have a dog again but it's not time yet.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

I'VE decided i would eat cottage cheese out of Rachel Weisz ass.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

rowwwrrrrr
http://www.celebscentral.net/images/users/6117/200513/Weisz%2034.jpg

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

Using an ass as a cottage cheese trough is a clear sign of love.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

There are so many things I'd consume before cottage cheese in said situation, though. So many wonderful things.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

Like pie!

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

When come back bring pie!

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

WEISZ PIE.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

blah.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

I don't think I've ever used the word "asspie" in my life. I need to rectify that immediately. (Yes, "rectify" har har.)

― fuck you, asspie ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

It's a bit close to aspie (pronounced ass-pee, or something like that) which is sometimes used for asperger's or its sufferers.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

Then I shall spell it "ass pie." ASS PIE! Whee!

― apple cinnamon ass pie ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

It's as American as apple cinnamon ass pie.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

I love image searches.

http://image44.webshots.com/44/1/43/75/295314375JVTXRR_ph.jpg

― hahahahaha ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

Doesn't load for me - and I wonder if this might be a good thing...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

I'm debating whether I prefer my ass pies raw, baked, or fried. I'm pretty sure I don't like them steamed.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

A la mode.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

If you stick in your thumb, will you pull out a plum?

― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

HEY, ELIJAH WOOD!
STOP LOOKING LIKE ME AT THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

answer to sarah upthread:

there's one dog that's struck our fancy. Well G.'s really. If it were totally up to me I'd get a small thing like a jack russell terrier or boston terrier. Those are too small for him. He found a medium sized mutt that he likes a lot. She seems calm and sociable and we hope that would transfer to getting along well with the cat. She's currently on hold for us at the shelter and we're planning to go by tomorrow and get her (hopefully. She's been there two months already so is probably safe). It's weird I feel like we're getting ready to have another human come live with us.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

It'll definitely be another personality in the house! That's maybe what I liked most about having a pet. My mom picked Gus from a shelter because he was the first of his litter who ran over to her when she crouched down by the cage--he was in a litter of mutts and she figured that was as good a way to choose as any, and he turned out to be awesome. I kinda prefer medium dogs too, probably only because that's what my family have always had. Hope it all works out well.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

When I chose my cat, I pointed at the one I wanted through the glass & then they let me go into the pod. This little thing came running over to me & was so cute. It wasn't the same one, but she chose me, so who was I to argue?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 15 September 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)

You ever have those days where you're irritated by every little thing that your co-workers do? I'm having one of those days (lives, whatever). I need to watch my mouth and attitude.

― ohmmmmm ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 15 September 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

yes i do.

― sfxxx, Thursday, 15 September 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

You want irritation, combine two classic irritants. In London, on escalators in the tube system, you have to stand on the right, so that people can walk past on the left. There are thousands of signs about this all over the place. About an hour ago I was behind someone who not only stopped on the left, right next to one of surprisingly few people on the left (not like he was with that person at all) then I heard him shouting very loudly into his mobile "I'M HALFWAY DOWN THE ESCALATOR!"

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 15 September 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Next time shove him out of the way.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 15 September 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

Better yet. Poke him with your umbrella while pretending to be blind.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 15 September 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

i am not embarassed to admit that i have orgasmed while Benny Mardones - "Into the Night" was playing in the background.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 16 September 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)

No fucking court case for me this week, by the look of it. No relaxing weekend. More uncertainty next week. Great.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 16 September 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

Afternoon guys!

Watch out for my drunken boy this evening Archel!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 September 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

Hehe is he in Brighton? We are staying in tonight having a delayed wedding celebration with our friends who just got back from travelling - more champagne and presents yay!

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 16 September 2005 11:36 (twenty years ago)

Yup! Aww that sounds like fun!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 September 2005 11:38 (twenty years ago)

Hang in there, Archel! And have a blast tonight.

Did you pick up your new doggie, Miss Misery??

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 16 September 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

Yes we did, brought her home last night. Weird, it's like a new person in the house. We've decided this is definitely a test run for a baby. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my digital camera when we went to pick her up. I'll get some this weekend.

haha I just went looking for the picture of her on the shelter's site thinking I'd link to it but she isn't there. Because she's ours now! duh.

We named her Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliot. Missy to her friends.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 16 September 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

Nice!

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 16 September 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

So do you think if I make this thread more specific (like the Chicago, Glasgow, Aus/NZ, UK threads) that it will be more socially acceptable?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Hi guys.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

Why ever would you want to make it more socially acceptable, Luna?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Luna, TITTWIS is high class. It's a place for international hobnobbing with the social elite. So, Cheers! :-D

I just hang out on the chicago thread alot because I know most of those people in real life. Also, I'm kind of obsessed with this city.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

ABE FROMAN

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

It's always about the sausage with you, isn't it Bingo?

― Cheers! ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

Oh the hypocrisy just fascinates me, is all.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

It's 15 minutes until my lunchbreak. I don't want to think about sausage!

Honestly, I didn't really catch exactly what happened on this thread. I just couldn't follow it for a while. But now I'm back and in full effect, baby.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

Ignore the haters, luna. Also, hopefully this won't come off as annoyingly as it could, but, it's Friday.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 16 September 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Sam, congrats on getting Missy, btw.

Hi, Nick.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 16 September 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Luna I thought you were responding to my sausage comment to Bingo. I couldn't figure out the hypocrisy part. Oh the laughs.

― duuuhhhh ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 16 September 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

Missy is a good name for a dogwog. I'm sorry I have to keep resorting to baby talk, but I loves me some dogs.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 16 September 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Me too. Which is why I subject my dogs to camera phones.

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

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

(Please ignore the clothes basket behind her)

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

Cute! Dogs asleep are great, especially when you can tell they're having AWESOME DREAMS.

I have been kind of homesick lately and damn if flights aren't like 33% more expensive than they were when I last traveled. Meanwhile Mark doesn't get home for another hour and I'm SO hungry. I wish I had a snack.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 16 September 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

Is that Zoe or Zero?

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Zoe. This is Zero with his dildo bone. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/lunacee/zerobone.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

it looks like this http://www.dog.com/Prod_images/p3444.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

'Give a dog a bone', indeed.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Zoe! Zero! Dildo! awwwwwww

― baby's bone ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

I just want to make sure people always understand she's not Missy like this:

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:FOJ-iL6TDzkJ:www.kateconnick.com/postcards/missy.jpg

but like this. . .

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

ehh, i knew pictures wouldn't work.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

So what's the deal with TiTTWIS now? It's pretty much the only thread I participate in on ILE, so I guess if nobody is going to bother anymore, my time on ILE is over. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 September 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

NO!

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 19 September 2005 12:30 (twenty years ago)

I watched that movie "Rounders" this weekend and thought of you, Bingo. I would be the world's worst poker player.

― Je4nn33 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

it was on yesterday, i watched it again. I hate Malkovich...that has to be the worst russian accent ever.

I did watch CRASH on Saturday night, what a fantastic movie.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

sorry pink I'm hardly ever on ilx at all and for awhile didn't want to be on this thread.

having a hard time working this morning. feeling yuck for no good reason.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Oh one more thing Bingo -- one of my mom's best friends had a baby last weekend. She and her husband had been trying for years, contemplating in vitro etc., crying to my mom "what's wrong with me?" And now she's a mommy!! :)

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Sorry i wasn't meaning to whine or anything, it just seems a shame is all.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

HEY ALRIGHT, THATS GREAT NEWS. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE WIFE IS A WEEK AND A HALF LATE.......

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

*fingers crossed*

Hello, Pink! It's early early in the morning here (ok, well, 9:15am). It's rainy and sleepy in Chicago, but I'm still expected to do work. Humph!

I had a very fun weekend with Nick which involved watching the silent film "Sunrise," getting library cards and checking out books, going to an art gallery to see a Chris Ware exhibit, going to the gym twice (we just joined), cleaning the entire apartment, going on lots of walks, eating out quite a bit, and shopping.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

lets see what happened to me this weekend....hmmm.

my car died on friday, i bought a 93 jeep.
my playstation died on friday night, i bought a new one.
we didn't get another (third) house we put an offer on.
we went out for our three year wedding anniversary friday night for a nice dinner, they didn't have our reservations. luckily my father is friends with the owner and we got the most romantic table and a free bottle of wine.

i spent $2000 in two days.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Bonne chance, Chris!

I am so so tired. I don't know why.

I picked blackberries yesterday! But I don't know what to do with them. Wonder if I Love Cooking has any tips?

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

I got new eyeglasses. I am -$204.95. But I look smart.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

HEY ALRIGHT, THATS GREAT NEWS. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE WIFE IS A WEEK AND A HALF LATE.......

My fingers are crossed for you two!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

I got stung by a wasp! It was thrilling, and disappointingly unpainful.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

Awesome Bingo!!

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

I went to New England's biggest antique auto show this weekend. I'm sure you are all very envious of me. My father dragged me, but it was actually kindo of cool, especially the cars from the 20s and 30s. And they had two exact replicas of the General Lee.

I also saw the Contstant Gardener, which I would totally recommend, though it may cause anger and/or melancholy in a sensitive viewer.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

sgs will be very, very jealous, Stewart.

i spent $2000 in two days.

Which is precisely why you can't give up the p0|

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

I am! I love antique auto shows.

― sgs (sgs), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

Best of luck to you two Chris.

Sarah, I love Sunrise. Such a beautiful movie.

I watched lots of football (soccer), had dinner w/ a friend from L.A. whom I rarely see, enjoyed a sunny Sunday outside with a newspaper and brunch at our new local, French cafe, played 'soccer' (I kick around a little foam ball and she kills it) with my cat, Ava, for several hours yesterday after letting both the cats down into our back patio to explore while I read, and generally had a good weekend.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:25 (twenty years ago)

hey pink! stick around! i haven't felt very posty lately but i'm doing okay.

i really hope your wife is knocked up bingo!!!

i had a weekend of watching lots of lost (premiere next week!) and downloading a ton of stuff from my sistah, because i'm hooked up to her server now. good weekend, mostly. this morning it was raining and it just seemed all mellow and soothing.

i was in a really bad mood last night, and ended up on the phone with my ex, just talking about plans for the week and everyday things. he mentioned that he's going on a trip to visit his current gf (though didn't mention her specifically) and it didn't bother me at all...we just chatted and i ended up feeling much better.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Glad things are better with your ex now Julia!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I was trying to use pointy brackets to spell the word "poker" and it wouldn't let me :(

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

haha, I always think that only people my father's age would be into antique autos!! But I guess there were lots of young folks walking around.

Truth be told, I probably only went because my father just found out he has prostate cancer. It is not really life-threatening, but still very scary stuff. My father and I have not always had the best relationship, but suddenly it seems like a really good idea to spend lots of time with him doing thing like going to auto shows.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

i got a haircut (quite a drastic one) finished painting my flat, put my shelves up and finally managed to get my records out of the hallway, took delivery of a bunch of snazzy t-shirts i bought on ebay, watched the entire dvd boxset of holding on - fabulous late 90s bbc drama for you americans - and interviewed grime people. pretty productive really. talking of productivity, fingers crossed for bingo...

― sfx, Monday, 19 September 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

I got Dave Chapelle tix.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

is he ok now?

― sfx, Monday, 19 September 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

I'm off to the NIKE ID Studio in London tomorrow! :-D

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

x-post

apparently so as he's touring. G. was thinking of buying tickets for his show in Reno and we were going to fly out there but then an Austin show was announced. Nov. 13. Can't wait.

makes up for not getting Dali Lama tickets.

make sure you post pics pink!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

when are you going pink?

― sfx, Monday, 19 September 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

stewart, sorry to hear about your dad. I hope you and he find a way to improve your relationship.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

I would like to take a pipe to the head of the insurance companies of the world.

― FUCKING CROOK MOTHERFUCKERS ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

If you need any help at all, Je4nne, let me know. I can hold their arms will you brain them, for example.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

i'll cheer you from the sidelines.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

will = while *fetches still more coffee*

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 19 September 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

The limp weiner that's blasting C0ldplay is gonna get a burgerpipe in the ear.

― that's the title of my new album ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 19 September 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

I wish I could make it out to Austin on a certain date in October, but it'd be a Tuesday (or is that Wednesday?) night and that would be The Worst Time Ever for me to take that kind of car trip to and from SATX. What for, you might or might not be wondering? Gang. Of. Four. They're going to be in Austin next month and I am The Jel. I've been listening to Entertainment! and Solid Gold lately, too. Anyway. In other news, I'm just getting over a viral infection that left my mouth feeling like a combat zo--oh, is this taboo, talking about grossness? Oh what the shit -- I'm being taboo here just talking about banalities in general. So. And the projections have Hurricane Rita hitting the TX Gulf Coast, which I am really hoping for instead of the LA/MS coastline. Not only because LA and MS have already been battered enough but also because WE NEED THE RAIN, DAMN IT. And in entertainment news, I'm really getting into the TV show "House". Hugh Laurie was ROBBED at last night's Emmys. He better get it next year.

― (This Field Left Blank) (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 01:23 (twenty years ago)

His American accent isn't very good though.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

They should totally have best accent Emmy awards! "And the winner this year, for a record sixth time - David Boreanaz's Irish accent in Angel!"

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)

Hey Dee, you know if you come I'd gladly keep you company.

Although I don't feel like contributing to the other thread I do feel like I'm about to have a nervous breakdown.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)

His American accent isn't very good though.

I think it's passable.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

Dee, for someone who worries so much about being cool, you sure are listening to some HIP albums. I mean Entertainment! is pretty fucking hip, but you're also listening to the underappreciated (and hence more obscure) Solid Gold? Awesome.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

I was under the impression that Hugh Laurie's accent was so passable that people didn't believe he wasn't American. There's a thread somewhere (isn't there always?).

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

It is, ailsa.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Man, I can't stand his accent in House! Possibly because I'm so used to seeing him play a posh toff that hearing his voice several octaves lower and much slower and speaking american just doesn't seem believable. It's entirely my problem though, and nothing to do with how good the show is, that I can't watch it because I can't forget that it's Hugh Laurie putting on an american accent.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Sort of like how when I went to see Evita I couldn't stop thinking, "I'm watching a movie with Madonna in it."

Or something...

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

Oh, I'm the opposite. I have now got to the stage where I saw him on TV being Hugh Laurie the other day and it was odd to hear him not being a gruff American.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

See, I didn't pay attention to him really when the show started, and it wasn't until the second or third episode that I thought wait, that's Hugh Laurie! So I bought his accent completely.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

And in unrelated news, I have a new moviestar crush on Jason Statham after seeing Transporter 2 this past weekend.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

I'm glad that he took the challenge of doing House, 'cause neither Babe in the City, nor Sense and Sensibility nor anything else had freed him from a rather tight type-casting. Don't get me wrong, I love him in Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie and he's superlative as Bertie Wooster, but I can see how it might get depressing to feel limited by other people's limited imagination.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

(I have a deep and abiding love for many of the early works of Hugh Laurie, in case that's not clear. The ease with which I have accepted him as an "American" is quite weird as a result).

I have a new crush on Sawyer from Lost having just watched about 16 episodes in a row. He is decidedly NOT MY TYPE, but this is not stopping it at all.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

He's gorgeous - a horrible person, but beautiful. I have only watched about 7, 8 eps, but I just saw his big episode (or his first such, I don't know).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

I had him pegged as the "Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise" handsome-but-BAAADDD" character, but I still can't help it. He's so damn crushable.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

I like the brown haired girl in Lost. She's got such a beautiful face.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Indira Varma. She's my latest crush.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

They should just get on with it and change the name to "SUPERMODEL ISLAND."

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

B-b-but Hurley... (I haven't finished Season One yet so don't tell me if he's been offed and it's now Supermodel Island).

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)

http://solitaryphoenix.com/Lost_Hurley_2.jpg

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

No no, M. White -- Evangeline Lily.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

You have to have a representee of "PLUS-SIZE MODEL TOWNSHIP" on "SUPERMODEL ISLAND."

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

My God! I had so much fun yesterday, I'll post up some pics when I get the shoes!

Sam - I hope you're OK darl. *hugs*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

for once i am not horny today.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

Unlike me.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

MY BIKE IS BROKEN. I had to walk my bike to work this morning. Today would be a good day to quit my job so that I don't have to figure out how I'm going to come to work tomorrow. Also, my financial strategy seems to be coming together, so Fukc it.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

let us see the shoes! pink. i have a pic of Missy but no way to post it at the moment.

Personally I'm much better today. work-wise I'm in the middle of flowchart-hell!!! I'm desiging an entire system just in flowchart, no coding yet, and have to present it monday. argh. everytime I think I'm nearly there my analyst adds something else. He says as of right now I'm not ready for my review. :(

I brought my knitting with me today thinking I might do some at lunch to relax but not sure if that will be possible now. *sigh*

hope you're all well.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

It's cold and really foggy and I feel seriously down this morning. Sorry to whine... I'll bugger off.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

On a happier note

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Is that the same link that was on the ILX: The Book thread?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

I just got a new shipment of office supplies in, and I hand delivered an item that a co-worker had been asking for and he said, "GOOD MAN!"
While I'm sure it was intended as some sort of Post-Victorianish Male Affection, it felt more like "GOOD DOG!"
Dogs at least get to go outside.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Glad you're feeling better Sam! Can't wait to see a picture of Missy! I'll post a pics of my shoes when i get them.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

what colors are they?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Black, ice blue & hyacinth. It sounds awful, but it really works.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

you can't fancy jason statham

― sfxxxx, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

They sound great!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

And yes I can - why not?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

haha, that was my position too, Dave, on the basis that he has a hairline about like mine, so is therefore not sexy. First rule of looking sexy = try to look as unlike me as possible.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

It's hard to fathom lots of crushes. Let her crush on whomever she wishes. God knows some of my crushes are inexplicably odd.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

There is nothing whatsoever odd about my crush on Jason Statham.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

I think you secretly want to be him in that Transporter movie.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

I not so secretly want to bone him while he's all buff from the Transporter movie, it's true.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

He is hott luna, don't listen to the hataz!

So I only just heard about the next hurricane heading for Texas. Sam & Dee - will you have to be evacuated?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 September 2005 07:37 (twenty years ago)

Urgh, interview tomorrow morning.

Hope you're ok Dee and Sam.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Thank you, Pinx. See? She knows.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

you can't

― sfxxxx, Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Good luck archel.
Luna - it's cool, trust me.
Dave, you know nothing of these matters!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Luna, you can totally bone anyone you want. Even if they have a disfigured nose.

― shnoz ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

I think he reminds me of one of my old boyfriends in a weird way. Anyway, I want to bone lots of people - he's just the newest one in my ... uh... stable.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

is it a... stud farm?

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

*rimshot*

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

thanks for the concern but we're both inland enough to not get hit too hard. If it lands still at a four or five we'll have "tropical storm" type conditions here. People have been told to stock up on batteries, water that type of thing in case there's extended power outages. And of course people go nuts.

I don't know about elsewhere but people here are paranoid. mention snow/ice it's the same scenario. But I think Katrina probably is making it worst. George went to the grocery to get us some water, empty shelves, swarms of people waiting for the next truck. long lines for gas, etc etc.

we are having to make room for the evacuees from down there (if they can ever make it. the freeway out is a nightmare) and ship the NO evacuees to Arkansas.

If I was a New Orleanian living in an austin shelter being told I was I shipped somewhere else for newer evacuees to move in I'd be thinking "ain't life a bitch."

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 22 September 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

Glad you two should be cool, stay safe!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 September 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

Oh I forgot to say, Luna your dogs are gorgeous!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 September 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

we got a house!

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 23 September 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)

Excellent!!! Pics? Details?

I just got back from my interview and everyone at work is asking why I look so smart. Ha! Obviously I come to work looking like a tramp usually... I have lied and said my masters course had arranged mock interviews for practice.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 23 September 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

Just say "i've got a job interview" & smile archel. that's what we do at my work!

Yay Bingo! *hugglez* Post up some pics if you can. Any further developments with the lateness thingy?!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 September 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)

how was the interview?

and Yay Lupton!

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 23 September 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)

It was ok... I think I might have been the first person they interviewed and at the point when I left the room, with nobody to compare me to, I think I stood a chance. It was quite in-depth but more of a discussion than a grilling.

It was weird though - I turned up and met my friend katherine going in: we'd both applied for the same job and both been asked to come at the same time. We were given a tour together and then I had my interview while K had to wait for over an hour. Think I was the lucky one there... seems like a crap system if you ask me.

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 23 September 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)

i should have some pictures sometime today....unfortunately the ones online do it no justice.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Friday, 23 September 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)

Fingers crossed Archel!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 September 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

Hey, Good luck Archel!! Is this your dream job, or something approaching it?

It is Friday. Friday!! Only seven more hours and then I can sleep for two days straight...

― stewart downes (sdownes), Friday, 23 September 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

I just bought a 19" flat screen monitor! It's bizarre that one more inch doubles the price. Though I'm sure it's not the only industry where that's the case.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 September 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

My thought was that it's bizarre that someone would pay double the price for one more inch!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 23 September 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Unless it's a 1" screen.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 23 September 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

I logged out for this because it just seemed necessary. I've just spoken to my mom, and my younger brother (an adult) was just discovered to have a tumor on the back of his brain, the size of two quarter coins. We don't know anything else yet. He doesn't have insurance right now, so this is not good. Does anyone know if hospitals have to operate in this circumstance and work something out with you, or do you just go without? (This is in the US).

― RegLoggedOut, Friday, 23 September 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

Fuck - I know nothing at all, but you have my sympathy. I hope the news improves.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 23 September 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

Holy shit, I'm so sorr to here that. I don't know your brother's circumstances, but, if he's under 21, you might be able to get him on Medicaid. Also, a lot of hospitals offer charity care if you make under a certain income level.

― stewart downes (sdownes), Friday, 23 September 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 23 September 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

I think mostly they'll work something out. My sympathies.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 September 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

Oh I'm so sorry about that, hopefully they can work something out.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 September 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

is the us really so cut throat? i wish you well regloggedout. it seems so absurd this health stuff...

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Monday, 26 September 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

It's difficult for me to imagine that for sure!

Man, everybody hates this thread now don't they?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 September 2005 08:48 (twenty years ago)

hello again

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 26 September 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

Hey Stacey! Where have you been lovely?!! *hugs*

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 September 2005 10:30 (twenty years ago)

i had a short (not short enough!) stint working REGULAR HOURS! it was a NIGHTMARE! but now i'm back to the old 3-9. woo hoo! what have i missed?

― dahlin (dahlin), Monday, 26 September 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

I think it's against the hippocratic oath (if not the law) for a hospital/doctor to refuse needed medical care. The hospital business dept. will just be ruthless in trying to get the money from you. (I can attest to this.) Luckily in TX they can't garnish your wages for any debts other than student loans and child support. I'm not sure if this is true for other states.

Also, think of writing to Oprah. I'm not joking.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 26 September 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

ChrisV, I'm so excited about your house! BOO YA!

Loggedout, I don't know what to say. I can only hope the best for you and your brother during this frightening time.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Monday, 26 September 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

My doggie. We need to take more pictures of her.

http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=198498

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 26 September 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

She's cute, Sam. What's a Blue Heeler?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 26 September 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

She's adorable. Bet she runs her head off, too.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 September 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Don't ask me about her breed(s) as I know nothing. But they're apparently working dogs. They herd cattle and sheep. Their tails are docked so the livestock won't step on them. She tries to herd us by walking behind us and nipping our heels. Working on stopping that.

She's very energetic. G. wrote a blog entry for her. This is going to get sickening. ;)

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Monday, 26 September 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

She's cute! And very similar color/pattern of fur to one of my old dogs who was all Australian shepherd. I wonder if a Blue Heeler's a kind of pointer? Anyway, yay!

― sgs (sgs), Monday, 26 September 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

http://www.ehow.com/how_9986_care-blue-heeler.html

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 September 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Being sick sucks and is boring. And it makes you look really pale and creepy.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Monday, 26 September 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

What ails ye, Oh Furious one?

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 26 September 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

Aww, Sam, Missy is sooo cute! Some good advice from Luna's link there too!

Good to have you back stacey!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 07:11 (twenty years ago)

god i was so ill the other week. bah
i am now watching quite the sally jesse show. teen revealing herself as bisexual and introducing her new lady lover... who has a crazy lady mullet and matching track suit... OOOH and now her mother's surprise lady lover has just come out DANCING with roses!
this is why i love morning television

― dahlin (dahlin), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

Yeah thanks for the link Luna.. She does have that white mark on her forehead!

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 11:27 (twenty years ago)

Hey guys. Well, I didn't get the job, but I was their second choice and they gave me so much positive feedback when they called that I almost feel better than I would have done if they'd offered me the job! (Which I wasn't 100% sure I wanted/could logistically do anyway.)

It does leave me to tackle fresher's week etc with no end in sight, but after all it should really be my dissertation occupying my mind, not learning the ropes of a new job. At least I can pretty much sleepwalk through things here.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Sorry to hear that Archel, but you don't seem too bothered by it?! Will you bide your time or look for something else?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

I have a default 'keeping an eye out' mode I guess. But ideally I won't start somewhere new until early June when the D word is handed in. No harm in getting some practice in early though...

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

A work schedule change obliges me to get up at 5 am now and I've been having a little trouble doing this. Not that 5 am is impossible for me, but I get worried I'm going to oversleep which causes me to wake up several times over the course of the night. This morning, convinced that I had again messed up the alarm and seeing that it was 20 after, I leapt up and jumped in the shower. When I got out and tiptoed back to the bedroom, my gf asked, "WTF are you doing up at 20 to 5?" With more than an hour to kill I went out to read in the living room. Here is Ava giving me a look which essentially says, "I don't care about the downstairs neighbor, I want to play 'soccer' now!"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/Hereward/Avamorning.jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

I am sad now. I came home stressed but amped b/c I had to reschedule my design review for the third time. However the system seemed to be coming together so i thought I'd be okay if I could just not lose it.

Then my mom called and told me my grandmother has cancer. It started in her esophagus and has started eating into her lungs. they will put a tube in her stomach to feed her now. chemo or radiation might prolong her life but the cancer is too advanced for recovery. No prognosis on her time left yet.

This is my mom's mom, sometimes my pseudo-mom. Just this weekend I told G. I wanted to have a baby while she was still around b/c I was the first grandchild and only girl and I knew she would love it. She's only 69. I am numb with sadness.

― MissMisery, Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

ah damn, Sam. I'm so sorry. If you want to talk, you know how to get me.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:49 (twenty years ago)

I'm so sorry, Sam. If Martin's not around, I am. xoxo

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:59 (twenty years ago)

thank you. I'm going to go work with some yarn now. I had been debating whether to give her a crocheted blanket or embrodried pillowcases for christmas. I'm going with the blanket cause I can do it quicker and busy hands help the mind.

I'm trying not to be sad until we hear more. we could have a lot more time with her if we're lucky.

― MissMisery, Tuesday, 27 September 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

Many sympathies to Miss Misery and the person upthread whose brother is dealing with some mighty serious-sounding tumors. Life sucks, etc. Much like the weather. I could not believe that today's high here in SATX was higher than Phoenix's high! And I'm STILL hot. Granted, my hair's down because I washed it earlier this evening and I'm having it dry before I put it up again, but it should NOT be this sweltering hot this late in the year. It's really starting to irk me as well. Me + hot weather = grumpiness. Though not "House"-level grumpiness (BTW, I think Hugh Laurie's accent is VERY believable) -- man, speaking of, tonight's ep was a doozy and a half. Regardless, I'm very sad it won't be broadcast for a few weeks due to the baseball playoffs. Anyway, I'm rambling on. Lots of goings-on going on. And once again, sympathies to Miss Misery and person-with-very-ill-brother.

― This Field Left Blank (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

I'm so sorry to hear that Sam, I hope you are OK. x
Hiya Dee!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 07:28 (twenty years ago)

greeeetings!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

That's terribly sad Sam, so sorry. I hope you get some good quality time with your grandmother now.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

ahh, I'm trying not to dwell on it. It may be a couple of weeks before i can get up there to see her. I can call and talk to her today. And with my mother nearly dying earlier this year this scary, helpless feeling is too familiar and too unwelcome. 2005 was set to be bad when my 16-yr old cat died on New Year's Eve. I'm not being jokey here. I had been with that cat a long time.

The really sad thing is my grandmother has been in the hospital since the weekend but didn't want anyone saying anything to me b/c she knows how much I love my new job and how stressful it is for me. :(

On to stress today as I'm nearing the big grand finale of my training program and hopefully will be able to squeeze in a few weekend trips to spend with family in between.

(BTW, at work yesterday someone found a tidbit online that said Monday Austin, topping out at 108, was the hottest place in the world. Could that be possible? it's not even summer anymore!)

xox

― MissMisery, Wednesday, 28 September 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Oh, ILX is sad today. Condolences to you Sam.

I have fucked up. And I do not know what to do.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 11:05 (twenty years ago)

Condolences Sam.

― Lupton Pitman (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)

Sam, that's terrible news. All of my sympathies to you.

tissp!. What happened?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

Help me try and save something that I've broken.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

Got it. I was just reading there.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Good morning guys. how are you?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

I have a date tonight! I am a bit excited and a bit nervous - it's been the worst summer of my life, and I need some nice things to start happening; but I'm not sure I'm well equipped to deal with more bad things, even trivial ones. Still, hope for the best and all that.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

Hey Sam! How are you? How's your grandmother?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

congrats martin, hope it goes well!

Hi Pink! Don't know anything new. Talked to her last night and she was tired. They're doing some sort of whole body scan on her today so hopefully we'll have some news.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

Good luck, Martin!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

I'm very sorry to hear that, Sam. Will you be able to go visit her sometime soon?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

I hope so. My car couldn't make a round trip up there and back so transportation is a concern. bus tickets/car rentals can get pricey. I'm waiting to see what her prognosis is before I make plans.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

Where is she, Sam?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

south Ft. Worth. About a three hour drive.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

You should try to go this weekend, if you can. I wouldn't take any chances.

My grandmother died from a stroke, so I didn't have a chance to say goodbye. I almost feel it was better that way though. I don't know.

Have you called her?

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Good thoughts on their way Sam.

I'm trying to write a card to my boss for the arrival of his new baby, so far i've got "congratulations on the arrival of your new baby." but there is a big gap still, what else can I write?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Just write bigger.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

Thank you but your advice is worthless as I have already written that.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Sign your name really large.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

"May s/he bring you years of joy and pride and lovingly tend to you in your dotage. Yeah, right!"

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

Arrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I swear I am on the brink of killing most of my coworkers. And I'll throw in the photocopier, the printer and the stapler as well INFERNAL MACHINES.

All day it has been 'oh, did X ask you to do this? did Y say we need that done?' 'WHY, NO. THEY DID NOT.' 'Well, we need it by 4pm.' 'OKEY DOKEY. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT SERVE YOUR PLEASURE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE AFTER ALL.'

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Good luck with your date by the way Martin.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Archel, unfortunately, I know exactly how you feel.

Also, yeah, Martin, best of luck! Have a great time.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

Archel, You're funny when you're angry. But anyway, I'm sorry you're having a bad day. Just imagine the scene in Office Space where they take the printer out into a field and kick it senseless gangster-style.

xpost - And yes, good luck, Martini!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, everyone. If I'm back here posting at 8pm UK time you know it wasn't a roaring success.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

My sister is getting married on Saturday and all of a sudden it's sunk in and I've got butterflies in my stomach.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

Also, and of course I say this disinterestedly and aware of the irony inherent in seeing an atheist say it, but, Happy Michaelmas! How come no-one buys me presents for my saint's day?

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

I talked to my grandmother last night, she was kind of out of it. Called her room just a bit ago she couldn't talk, but I got to speak with my mom. She's having a lot of trouble breathing and they have her on oxygen tanks. She's a retired nurse though and very stubborn. My mom said she claims she's not going yet.

Mom told me not to come up this weekend b/c they're wearing her out with tests and stuff. I'll just see.

And Sarah, was that the grandmother who's haunted yardstick I inherited?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 29 September 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

okay, make it before 9pm then - a disaster. She was appalling. Arrogant and about a quarter as clever as she clearly thinks. Fortunately, I was worried about liking her and her not liking me, so this is not any kind of problem.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 29 September 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

I'm sorry Martin. :(

― Misery, Friday, 30 September 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)

Aw, Martin. As you said, it's not as hard on you if it's you that doesn't like her though.

She was appalling. Arrogant and about a quarter as clever as she clearly thinks.

Did you say "you know, there's this internet messageboard that you'd probably fit in well on..."? ;-)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 30 September 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

She wasn't that smart, honestly. She is studying politics at present, and told me that after her studies she now understands what is behind the Iraq war. I was keen to hear, since there are elements that still mystify me. It turns out that it's because America wants oil. She said this as if it was a sophisticated explanation that less informed people won't have thought of.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 30 September 2005 08:18 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes because things are simple doesn't mean they're not true :)

I'm sorry it didn't go better, Martin, but at least you know where things stand.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 30 September 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

No, I don't mean to imply that it's not a factor, just that it's one that everyone outside the right has been hammering since the idea of attacking Iraq first came up, and for someone to propose it as the kind of complex explanation that only someone studying politics could come up with is pretty breathtaking.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 30 September 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)

I guess feasibly she could have done an in depth study of the situation, taking into account all pertinent socio-geographico-historico-political viewpoints, and her complex proofs demonstrated that it was, in fact, the correct conclusion?

(sorry Martin, I'm in a playful mood today :))

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 30 September 2005 09:14 (twenty years ago)

wanna know why i love the red sox so much...look who threw out the first pitch a couple days ago.

― bingo (Chris V), Friday, 30 September 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/bdd_Chewbacca.jpg

― bingo (Chris V), Friday, 30 September 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

Bingo, I kiss you!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 September 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

Chris that is rad!

Pink, your MSN messages have been very brusque lately :) Everything okay?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 30 September 2005 09:39 (twenty years ago)

Haha, just getting too many MSNs when I'm busy! ;-) You know it's so frustrating when people ignore the "busy" sign!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 September 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)

She might have been lying about studying Martin. She could've been watching 2nd season Chapelle DVDs.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 30 September 2005 11:53 (twenty years ago)

Sam, that's the grandmother alright. The yardstick's haunted, huh? Sometimes I forget you were involved in that event, even though I just came across that photo of us in her apartment a few days ago.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 30 September 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

well I think we decided that since my classroom was haunted your grandmother's yardstick would bring an added nuance to back me up.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Friday, 30 September 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

Part of me really wants to see this "Green St Hooligans" movie.

― bingo (Chris V), Friday, 30 September 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

So, should I apply for a part-time job at Heathrow?

Also, what's up yo.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)

hey sgs! What's the job?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)

working at the lost and found. could be intriguing (and material for heind-the-scenes research), but I'm also about to leave town for several weeks so my motivation is meh.

how are your sneakers?

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)

Sneakers are fine thank you very much for asking. There is a distinct lack of new sneakers at the moment, but I am totally skint & still have to pay for loads this month. *sigh*
I think you should apply for the job, it sounds really interesting.

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

"heind"? uh, behind, rather. I will have to fake like I enjoy customer service, but have done that before for over a year. Ah transferable skillz.

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

sgs, the combination of not being sure about the job and leaving on holiday soon seems ideal to me. if you like it/are good at it, surely you'll be able to come back to it. if not, you can just quietly never come back, with no big conflict.

oh man i have some good pictures of sgs dancing!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

Hello, Sarahs. Working at a Lost & Found sounds like an adventure to me too, but also I'm easily ammused.

I just finished eating a granola bar for breakfast at my desk when a coworker came in with 5 cartons full of chocolate chip cookies for someone else's birthday. So then I ate LOTS of cookies. Ugh.

Post 'em, colette!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

Sarah, I like the idea of working at a major international airport's lost and found. Amongst all the routine tedium, I'm sure you'll find odd and memorable items and see strange people come to collect them.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

Delurk because I saw something on a computer screen at work that I can't not share:

Grant Number:
meh

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 13:08 (twenty years ago)

that is my grant!!

ok not really.

But you guys've convinced me to send in my CV. I'm gonna have to retail-ify it. I think that's the one spin I haven't yet put to my chequered past...they probably will not reply, since no one ever does, but hey. Hope springs eternal.

omg Colette I bet you have pics of me looking ZANY. I look forward to laughing at myself even if I vaguely remember doing an impression of dancing from the "Kiss" video and I hope there's not a record of that.

Anyone want to cut my hair?

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

And in unrelated celebrity news:

What's with Nicholas Cage naming his son Kal-el? Like he wasn't already going to impart a crippling sense of self-importance on the boy.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

Work has brought me to my knees. Today I wrote the most code I've ever written in my life. I felt like I was in army boot camp crawling under barbed-wire while people shot at me. And it wasn't even the program, it was just the audit module!

I feel close to shattering to pieces. couldn't even make it to my therapist's today as I broke into tears trying to get my piece of shit car out of the drive.

i want to blog again but till I have time for the real thing here's my myspace one:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&Mytoken=F9B17E97-8904-4E56-9C22D4CB6B24A9B42303297109

that was long.

also, though I'm knee deep in non-relational database coding during the day I don't mind a bit of a chat so if you're on aim my work handle is (spaced out for googling) d p s m c 1

be good kids

― Misery, Wednesday, 5 October 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

Kisses, Sam. This is a good time to have a dog in addition to a boyfriend. Keep your chin up.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 02:14 (twenty years ago)

Hope you're ok Sam!

In other news today my cat is really poorly & spent the night at the vets. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 08:05 (twenty years ago)

I'm sorry to hear about your kitty, Pink. I hope she gets better.

(oh and some drunken NO evacuee tried to steal our dog in the street when george was walking him. .but that's another story.)

― Misery, Wednesday, 5 October 2005 10:46 (twenty years ago)

WTF? Is Missy OK Sam?
My kitty (a boy named Mungo) is actually under the knife as we speak. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)

Take care of yourself, Sam, and you know where I am and all that.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Blimey this thread has totally died a death. TITTWIS RIP?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 7 October 2005 08:19 (twenty years ago)

I'm still alive and kickin'! How's it going, Pink?

I had a personal training session at the gym last night. She said to eat a lot of protein about an hour beforehand, so I ate tofu and bean sprouts. I'm trying to tone up because I'm a complete wuss. She put me on some weight machines and then had me do some free weights so I could see the difference, and it all totally kicked my ass. Then she said to eat MORE protein when I got home, so I had some black bean tacos. This morning my body feels SO WEIRD.

Sam, may god have mercy on anyone who would try to steal Missy from you!

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Friday, 7 October 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

Yay!
It's going OK thanks. We get to pick the kitty up tonight, so phew!
I'd like to have a personal trainer, that'd be cool. weird in what way?

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 7 October 2005 12:52 (twenty years ago)

There are so many people here that I thought had quite ILE completely. It's a shame, it would be nice to see yez outside.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)

Matt just joined a gym. I probably should have done too, but I hate organised exercise. I'm trying to persuade my mum to be my badminton partner though.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)

I love badminton, I miss playing actually! I'm coming to Brighton on Friday!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)

Hey Pink. Weddingness? If you want to meet up while you're here let me know!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 11:12 (twenty years ago)

hey folks! only a couple weeks until i close on my house

― bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

Weddingness indeed! We're hanging about on the Saturday, so we could maybe meet up for a coffee or something? Do you want to email me your number, as I don't have it anymore (since it got stolen).

Yay Bingo!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

Yay Bingo! from me too!

I guess I meant my muscles feel weird in the sense that I'm noticing muscles I didn't even realize I had before. I'm still in pain! I think I overdid it last time, so I'll have to be careful tonight when I go back. Maybe I need to listen to some slow jams so I don't push myself too fast/hard and concentrate on what I'm doing.

― Kittens Licking Cakes (coco), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

I wish I could play badminton... I love genteel but vicious sports plus I like saying 'shuttlecock'.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuttttttttttttlllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeecccccccccccoooooooooocccccccccccccckkkkkkkkk

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

I don't know a soul who has a badminton set. I think I may start playing tennis again, though.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

We have badminton rackets. Most of our shuttlecocks are now in next door's back yard though, as we used to play outside at the back of our flat, over the washing line. Can't now as we have new neighbours and they're scary.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

If I had just a tiny bit more headroom downstairs, I'd get a ping pong table.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

I've finally solved the issue of why I continue to come back to this place, even if it's back in lurk mode... it's the alluring power of The Sarahs. And a Rachel or... ok, so there's just the one. So The Sarahs Plus One (an Honorary Sarah?) keep me coming back here, even now, even when I truly and fully hate this place. I really do. Except for The Sarahs (including the honorary Sarah). I'm willing to admit I might be missing a few extra Honorary Sarahs, though.

So hey. Power of The Sarahs.

― This Field Left Blank (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

We have badminton rackets.

I didn't think badminton was *that* noisy.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 13 October 2005 05:21 (twenty years ago)

Hey Dee! Hope you're OK honey. Please remember to send the odd email if you can't keep up with or hate ILX. I miss you loads! Love & hugs on their way to you! xxx

― I am Sarah (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 13 October 2005 07:11 (twenty years ago)

Hello, Miss Dee. Hello, TiTTWISers.

The tension in my office has gotten kind of bad lately. Thankfully, very little is directed towards me. It's really just this one coworker who is outright mean to another one (and to a few others, but mostly just to one) and it's ridiculous. And this weekend is our work fun trip in Vegas. Why can't everyone just get along? I'm actually planning on NOT drinking when I go out to bars this weekend on Friday and Saturday night so I'll have enough enough energy for the trip (we leave early Sunday morning). It helps that I'm reading a book about recovery from alcoholism (not that I'm in any danger of that, I'm just saying).

― I am Chicago Sarah, hear me roar! (coco), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

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