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― anthony, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

lots of practice + very shallow in the first place

― mark s, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I just ate one quarter of my cheese sandwich that I packed for lunch! It is actually quite good! If I save money by making my sandwiches that allows me to justify spending money on a packet of crisps yes?

― Sarah, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I wish I'd packed some sandwiches. As it is I must go to the horrid canteen and eat something horrid.

― Tom, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have no sandwiches at all but still I am happy for in 12 hours and 20 minutes I can drink alcohol again, hurray.

― Emma, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am happy because I am tired. I plan to eat some rich food and then have a glorious technicolour nightmare to dwell on tomorrow.

― Menelaus Darcy, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I feel for you Tom. My sandwich caused me unforseen happiness! Due to rushing I could not put cucumber in which I thought would lessen the sandwich when it came to the time of eating, but it has not!

It seems that I am incapable of waiting till lunchtime whenever I bring my own sandwiches! Gah. THEIR SIREN CALL IS A CURSE.

― Sarah, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I cannot bring sandwiches from home as there is no fridge in this office and on the rare occasions when I have brought them in by lunchtime they are all sweaty and warm, ick. However when I buy a sandwich from M&S or wherever they are overchilled and I am always so famished I cannot wait 15 minutes for them to warm up. I am destined to a lifetime of sandwiches at the wrong blimming temperature.

And yet despite this I am quite happy.

― Emma, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You'll be happy in your work if you're in love.

― Michael Daddino, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That's not true. I find being in love a largely miserable experience.

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Because it's a snow day and I don't have to worry about not doing my history homework or studying for my test or learning my mock trial part because no one's going to ask until tomorrow!

― Maria, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

while on the topic of love, there was a song which featured the line 'the greatest love of all... lalalalala" and now I cant figure out what the greatest love of all is. Any suggestions? can you identify the next part of the lyrics? someone?

― Menelaus Darcy, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What, you mean Whitney? Learning to love yourself, or some such egomaniacal concept.

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Certainly when I learned how to make love to myself I discovered that was the greatest love of all. Or at least I makes do with it. Which is possibly why I am happy.

― Pete, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmm.. "Because the greatest love of all is happening to me / I found the greatest love of all inside of me / The greatest love of all is easy to achieve".

Pete's thoughts prompted me to check this part of the lyric, which in conjunction with the 'learning to love yourself' conclusion makes me think that the song really is about masturbation for gurls after all.

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Because L likes me but thinks I'm a psychopath cos of what I said last week.

― Graham, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"I'm not sad, cos I choose not to be"

― Graham, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am worried about L liking psychopaths. Does she write to people on Death Row?

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Erm, she doesn't like psychopaths. See also here.

― Graham, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

it's raining, which makes me content

― goeff, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You'll be happy in your work if you're in love.

ARGH. Supposedly that's the MST3K DVD...

Happy...too early in the morning to decide. I'm awake, at least, and it looks like it'll be a clear day. These are positive things.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ice storm!

― Maria, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

cos i've finished updating and cataloguing our fecking font library. now i can get back to um... er...

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, I'm not at work.

― Nicole, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You'll be pleased to know that it's absolutlely pissing down outside and my brolly is WRECKED (and it's M+S, pah). Now when do I get my Ice Storm?

― Graham, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Um, find a mutant who can control the weather and have her make it colder.

― Nicole, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cos of the girlz.

― Ally, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm vaguely happy cos Mrs. Welthorpe indirectly agreed with me, although she only went so far as to say she was agreeing with Bloom, but I haven't read his views on Freud, so as far as I know she was agreeing with me!

― youn, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm in love with your feet.

― Ally C, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

BECAUSE OF THE GIRLZ GODDAMNIT. I love you jus.

― ally, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I just discovered a 5,000 year old book called the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra and successfully turned the first "key" I tried. This proved to me that truth wasn't in philosophies or "knowledge" but in experience. Knowledge is convincing, but experience ultimately changes a person whereas people who subscribe to certain beliefs aren't changed in any way; skepticism will always remain. There is a difference in logical belief and experiential belief. Intelligence is a very hard thing to dissect and it is more frustrating than satisfying to do so in many ways. As one philosopher put it, "I once thought philosophy was ultimate education producing the ultimate answers. Now I see that every answer leads to more questions and I can not recommend it." Everything people believe and convey in words is a philosophy and could never convey truth, just a bit of it. It makes me very happy to realize there is no truth.

― Nude Spock, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Because I just bought a jar of Vicks VapoRub. And it smells good.

― kevin enas, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

parce-ce que je suis FOUCHÉ, totalement. je sais je sais. mais...

― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"fouché" = "FAUCHÉ" mais bien sur

― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two months pass...

― flannery culp, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://website.lineone.net/~erikjensen/kitty.jpg

― Kitten Poster, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This reminds me of that other Whitney Huston song about how everything on Earth looks peaceful from a distance, and how God is watching from a distance. The conclusion I draw is: therefore, God doesn't know what is going on here.

― DeRayMi, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEE EE me, but that is Bette Midler thank you very much!

― Queen G, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Alan, that's the cutest thing EVER.

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Uhhh Buffy spoilage for episode 20 of season 6. Uhhhh it looks like it gets GOOD!

― Sarah, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's all cute, Dan, until someone loses an eye.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

About time after 120 episodes... Christ - if we waited six series before something started to get good then they would never have cancelled Street Hawk.

― Pete, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

They cancelled Street Hawk?

― N., Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

BAH! Not that I will get to see season 6 for ages - unless the House of Mentalism gets SKY!

― Sarah, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

five months pass...

Last night I discovered I can pick up a signal with my ITV Digital box, huzzah! Which I thought would be impossible from my ground floor flat, but no.

(The only channel it actually picks up is BBC FOUR, and the BBC radio stations they've put on there, but still)

― Graham (graham), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I went to the pub at lunchtime, have just fixed a very irritating bug and am listening to Vitalic.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 14:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not actually happy right now per se, but I'm feeling a bit better than I was.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 14:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Coz I'm in lurve and have just bought a new house and I'm living in sin.....bliss
You can all vomit now.

― Plinky (Plinky), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

*vomits blood*!!!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm not.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm quite happy. for today.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm quite impressed with myself that I'm actually managing to do my work fairly efficiently a whole 3 days before deadline. And arguing with the Carter fans was a laugh. Other than that today has been unrelentingly crappy.

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:31 (twenty-three years ago)

tom- was it a laugh?! i thought he just kept insulting you rather than arguing.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Because the man I love is head over heels for me, because it's an overcast day and looks like it might rain, because I got enough sleep for once and am not feeling quite so much like Robo-Bitch as on usual mornings.

― luna.c (luna.c), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh come on Julio "Have you never heard of Internet Connection Sharing?" !!!

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 15:42 (twenty-three years ago)

the name of the ILX comp is now: Internet Connection Sharing (do not listen if you hate us)

I'm keep thinking I'm not happy, but then I think I haven't got any short term reasons to be unhappy. Perhaps, the long view (job, house, no one) ain't so grand, but I don't think about that much, as it usually doesn't turn out as gloomy as I think.

6 out of 10.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

OK tom- it was highly informative then...

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 18:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not happy but I'll find a reason I should be, because in the next 5 weeks Jon Carter, Medicine8, Tim Deluxe, GusGus, DJ Dexta, Dave Clarke, Carl Cox, and Bangalter and Falcon are all playing in Dublin.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Who says I'm happy?

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 18:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a packed lunch

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 16 October 2002 03:03 (twenty-three years ago)

because I picked up my iMac from Tekserve and and, as I was waiting, read for the first time the diagnosis the Apple repair guy had written on my invoice:

customer: cust hears chimes, hears disk spinning up, no video -- had been having trouble starting up and learned to coax it awake but now it won't respond to any lovin'

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 16 October 2002 09:40 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm happy because i'm not tired. hooray for a few good nights' sleep!

― angela (angela), Wednesday, 16 October 2002 09:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I've just discovered my ITV Digital box is at aleast picking up all the other BBC digital channels, it's just hidden them away on channal 804 or something. Aaarg.

Hurrah!

― Graham (graham), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:01 (twenty-three years ago)

There are new free digital channels starting in the next few days - I think we are supposed to retune or something. I'll fiddle around and probably lose the ones I have!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because...

After five days on a new anti-depressant (Paxil) and then two weeks off the same, I have finally resumed my ability to have an orgasm.

:-)

If that doesn't put a smile on your face, nothing will.

― ragnfild (ragnfild), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:12 (twenty-three years ago)

it's fall!

― Maria (Maria), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:14 (twenty-three years ago)

I think you'll find the word is autumn.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I'm going to see Dave Clarke tonight! Also I'm clean, I found a nice t shirt which I thought was lost, I fancy someone, I'm listening to Vitalic, I'm about to buy some beer, I'm getting in for free, I'm going to a party afterwards, my parents are away, I just ate dinner and had a cigarette, and I am going to have the greatest night ever, I can feel it!

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:19 (twenty-three years ago)

(fear my mood swings)

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I think ragnfield owns this thread now. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 27 October 2002 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...

My boss's wife is getting lasik surgery today, so he needs to care for her and thus won't be in at all today!!! WOO HOO!! BOOYAH MOTHER FUCKERS! FUCK, YES! (sorry for all the shouting - I realize it's still very early in the day).

I think I'll make a cup of coffee, do a wee bit of work, then continue ILXing all day as per usual.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 3 February 2003 14:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I am POSITIVELY BEAMING because of DOORS THAT OPEN BOTH WAYS.

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 16:29 (twenty-three years ago)

My boss just left for some meetings so I can chill out with ILX.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 16:30 (twenty-three years ago)

cos there's no particular cause for unhappiness in my life at the mo.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 16:30 (twenty-three years ago)

lasik surgery? what that?

my feet are cold.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:01 (twenty-three years ago)

This is a why are you happy thread! Unlsee of course cold feet make you blissfully happy?

I'm happy coz it's nearly hometime.

― smee (smee), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/LASIK/graphics/eyeColor_sm.gif
learn stuff

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:10 (twenty-three years ago)

thanks!

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because I'm going to the pub in 45 minutes.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because it could be worse. It could be raining. *thunder booms*

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I've had a silly day at work. I have the next 11 days off work, and it's only costing 5 days worth of holidays.
It also snowed this morning (the rest of the UK may have spent all week covered in snow, but it's the first time it's snowed here) so I got to watch the pretty snow, then it conveniently melted in time for me to drive home.

― Celeste (Celeste), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:35 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because the janitrix noticed that I didn't have much trash in my wastebasket today. "You usually have more," she commented. I thought no one would notice, I feel so special :)

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 6 February 2003 00:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I am writing this post with speech recognition and I must say that it is a strange experience. I tried to say something about Bomb diggety (i had to just type that)

I will now do an experiment (saying bomb diggety over and over and see what it types)

bone dignity
Bombay duty
Bombay 80
bomb day 80
bone deity
bond day 80
Bombay the
bone day 80
bone. The

end experiment number one

― ron (ron), Thursday, 6 February 2003 02:12 (twenty-three years ago)

besides Internet explorer it appears that speech recognition works in opera browser also and I must say word to your mother

― ron (ron), Thursday, 6 February 2003 02:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I just trained the speech recognition to say diggety !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

this is why I'm happy

― ron (ron), Thursday, 6 February 2003 02:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Bombay 80 to 80 diggety

― ron (ron), Thursday, 6 February 2003 02:23 (twenty-three years ago)

ron, Are you sure those comments don't belong on a drunk thread? j/k

I am happy because it's Thursday. Also, my new band is practicing with drums tonight.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because there really is no reason to be unhappy. Yay!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 6 February 2003 14:03 (twenty-three years ago)

That seems to be a common reason on this thread.

Me too! :)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 February 2003 14:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because the cold I thought I had, hasn't come to much. But, this makes me unhappy as I was planning to be off sick from work tomorrow, but now I will feel morally obliged to go. Bummer!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 6 February 2003 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm happy because i get to go home now. and sad at the same time, because i have no internet at home to dick around with :(

― megan p, Thursday, 6 February 2003 17:39 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy 'cause I eat lard.

― SittingPretty (sittingpretty), Thursday, 6 February 2003 18:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I am in spite of having a good reason to be.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 6 February 2003 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I get to go home now and eat cupcakes! Woo hoo!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 February 2003 21:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I've got a job interview, beacuse I booked a holiday today (and I really don't care anymore if these f*ckers give me time off!) and because it's Friday!

― smee (smee), Friday, 7 February 2003 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I just am. I'm in one of my rare good moods this week.

*world suddenly comes crashing down*

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 February 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

In case you hadn't noticed, I didn't post at all yesterday because I was off from work due to snow. Hurrah! I stayed in bed almost all day reading my book and snuggling up with the kitties.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:41 (twenty-three years ago)

because i got a nice phone call

― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I was ill. I am no longer ill.

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 9 February 2003 01:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a good mood last week. It was the first one I've had in about four years. I was a little confused. Anyway, I took the day off. It had something to do with a dream about visiting Russian cathedrals which made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Sunday, 9 February 2003 06:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I think I'm now officially dating a very nice, good looking, funny, non-borderling-personality man for once, and I actually really genuinely like him and am not using him for any reason or any gain. This means a month into it, despite feelings of love I've had for another, this already trumps my previous sort-of-dangerous "true love". This is good.

Also, I've been going to the gym and I look very nice lately and everyone complimented me on how I looked tonight at my friend's big bar/restaurant-hopping birthday bash, so that was nice.

ALSO, this is the first weekend since December that I didn't go into work. Hooray for me for asserting myself and realizing that I have the power cos they CAN'T fire me.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 9 February 2003 10:45 (twenty-three years ago)

'Coz I just saw Sleater-Kinney down the street at the best show i've been to (even though I haven't been to many), and I am getting over my cold, and my 'rents are coming to visit me soon which means I'll be getting indian food, furniture, and $ which i will use to buy porn and go see more shows

― Vic (Vic), Sunday, 9 February 2003 11:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I ran into a friend on the street, so we went to the mall together. I got my makeup done for free at Macy's. I got lots of compliments on my face. I'm so shallow.

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 9 February 2003 22:19 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm happy because i've just been listening to the terminals "touch" and that song always makes me feel glad inside. its very mushy and romantic. and then i was dancing around the kitchen and singing "deadly tango" and i came up with a great new dance move that i can hardly wait to use in public. and i was reminded of the last time i saw the terminals play because i requested them to play deadly tango and so they played it! i had just moved in with spectra, and how happy i was to be surrounded by such lovely people, (which is similar to now, as i have two really choice flatmates again) and i thought of petrajane, who i first met at that gig, and how i really ought to send her that record i've been promising to send her for weeks. and the weather is beautiful again. i think the only bad thing about my happiness is that its always sickly sweet, i can just smell the impending crash...

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 9 February 2003 23:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Because of PWEI

― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Sunday, 9 February 2003 23:57 (twenty-three years ago)

because the last minute or so of 'strawberry letter 23' gets me every time

― zemko (bob), Monday, 10 February 2003 12:56 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

Because I got a $250 bonus yesterday! I can pay a couple of small bills and still put a wee bit into savings!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I am better after being ill, have a new GameBoy Advance Sp with Metroid, Zelda and Street Fighter Alpha, get to play football this evening, and have more records I want to listen to then I can shake a stick at. Oh, and lovely girlfriend, nice weather, etcetera, etcetera...

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Because of "Pantsing - The Future Of Warfare?"

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I have a new apartment that I'm liking a lot.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I figured out that the craziness I was exhibiting yesterday was because of the time change, not because I am ACTUALLY crazy. I checked and I'm almost completely positive that I'm not the devil, so that's good.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:23 (twenty-three years ago)

People ignoring my posts isn't even bothering me today! Yippee for good mental health!

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Bryan, Just 'cuz someone doesn't respond to your posts directly doesn't mean they aren't read! Keep up the posting. And hurrah for your mental health.

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:32 (twenty-three years ago)

because i bought an mp3 player and put £300 in savings on same day, and am about to set off to photo place to pick up 2nd lot of nyc photos

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:41 (twenty-three years ago)

What kind did you buy, Gareth?

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I have, like, a date tomorrow. A "for real" date. And one I'm actually excited about. But even though that's not until tomorrow night, I will still get to exchange fun e-mails with him during the day today.

― Chris P (Chris P), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Yay Chris! Maybe you'll be able to spend less time AIM chatting with boring old straight me for a change! Thanks Sarah.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Good luck Chris!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Being ignored does bother me, because I'm do desperate to be liked and popular and all that stuff. If I was a millionaire, I'd probably be insecure enough to buy everyone presents constantly.

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

do=so

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

vitalic.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Because it actually seems like the drugs are working.

― martin (mushrush), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Yay for dates!

-Because my "sister" arrived safe and sound in London!
-Because I have the rest of the week off work!
-Because it is our birthday later this week!
-Because we are having a MASSIVE FUCKOFF PARTY tomorrow!
-Because I will see Handsome Soundartist tomorrow!

Life is pretty good!

― kate, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Gareth bought an Archaos, came from behind at the last minute and won with its sound in facility.

I am happy because I got a first for writing a presentation about motion sickness in tiltintrains and because in about 5 minutes I will be blinded by the sun streaming in through the big window in the library.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because I have a date tomorrow. I mentioned the woman somewhere else a couple of days ago, and I'm very keen and looking forward to it. How many attractive women actually want to talk with me about football, comic books and Japanese arts, and find me attractive? (Tomorrow might prove it to be zero, but so far it seems to be one.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

kate, Do you have a twin??

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:36 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy coz I was on a TV quiz show today, and it was fun!

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Only 13 minutes left of work today!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Did you win, Mark?
It's nice outside, I feel good today, and my new boss didn't fire me.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

unfortunately not, Bryan, tho I did reach the semi-final! it was v. nice outside here too, which meant I could sit and read the paper in my garden and drink cider. and to think that, were it not for Brainteaser, i'd be sitting (& possibly seething) in the office.

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 20:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Thinking about sitting in a garden drinking cider makes me happy. Way to go, Mark.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 20:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Because after finally making a series tedious phone calls to banks, insurance companies, movers, etc. that made me suffer through endless bouts on hold, I managed to resolve every last issue to my satisfaction. Without throwing the phone against the wall!

― Jen (nstop), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Because the Wakefield album didn't suck!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 21:25 (twenty-three years ago)

scott pl.'s 78-82 box set!!

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 23:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Is that the copy he made for you? *jealous*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 23:19 (twenty-three years ago)

yes

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 23:20 (twenty-three years ago)

i have no really good reason for being as happy as i am because all of my happy news is old news but i am anyway. oh, i'm wearing a pretty shirt, that's my new news. my old news is that i'm visiting colgate and williams this weekend and dartmouth in another two weeks and i'm excited and i like all of them. and my friends are really nice and fun lately.

― Maria (Maria), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 00:33 (twenty-three years ago)

My birthday is in a 8 days. Erase Errata and the Scene Creamers are playing in DC on my birthday and I've heard good things about them. An old friend of mine is going to try and come up for that weekend, which is always good. Tomorrow I'm going to go buy a pair of monitor speakers and possibly a vocoder synth with my tax refund. Concert season is picking up again, the Mooney Suzuki is coming to play this Friday in Baltimore, my car is out of the shop, my insurance premium went down because I'm turning 25, I made it through another day alive, and my sprained ankle from last week is getting better.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 00:42 (twenty-three years ago)

happy birthday tom!

― hstencil, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 00:59 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm really not sure why but the last couple of weeks I've found myself feeling pretty happy everyday. This is highly unusual for me. I think it might be because I finally feel pretty on top of my job. (I was the one new teacher who wasn't downsized this week.) Also I have a lot of cool friends now and am very, very happy with being single. (another first!) oh, and I'm getting a new tattoo on Thursday!

never look a gift horse in the mouth.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 01:06 (twenty-three years ago)

bc i'm alive

― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 17:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Less so right now: I had this date tonight, and I like her a huge amount, but I don't think she's anything like as keen on me. I had a bad cold today, which can hardly have helped. Oh well.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 21:39 (twenty-three years ago)

A few reasons why I should be happy:

1. I screw a lot.
2. I masturbate a lot.
3. I think about screwing a lot.
4. I am not French.
5. I have a pretty good job.
6. I have a lot of sex with apeope who are not my wife.
7. I know the value of drugs in a relationship.
8. I have not let my marriage get in the way of my screwing.
9. I don't have a dog.
10. I don't pay full price for my music.
11. I eat pretty much what I like in huge amounts and am not a fat slob. I hope my metabolism doesn't change because I don't think I have the energy to lug around huge amounts of fat slopped on my body.
12. I am disease free.
13. I don't drink as much as I used to and don't feel like I am missing anything.
14. I think I am up for a promotion at work.
15. I will be taking a trip to a warm and sunny place soon.

― The Archbishop (Archbishop), Thursday, 10 April 2003 00:43 (twenty-three years ago)

the girl fling said it would be much more interesting if she came over to study the intricacies of macroeconomics and the FED, instead of me giving answers over the phone. *study*

― divya noguchi (divya), Thursday, 10 April 2003 01:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a lot of sex with apeope who are not my wife.

You have sex with a pope who isn't your wife? Shocking.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 April 2003 01:51 (twenty-three years ago)

A peope. That's Old English for "peep," like when Beowulf was all, "Hwæt! Wé Gárdena in géardagum þéodcyninga þrym peope!" and stuff.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 10 April 2003 01:59 (twenty-three years ago)

("peep" as in "marshmallow chicken," of course.)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 10 April 2003 02:00 (twenty-three years ago)

We have already had the Peep talk and it led to foulness on the part of Nicole's imagination. We must not go there again.

I am happy because I've snapped out a slight funk and I'm about finished with that GODDAMN NOVEL REVISION GRR. It'll need revising again, of course, but at least I've expanded it some and hopefully addressed the initial core criticisms. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 April 2003 02:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I've snapped out a slight funk

Ned in slap bass shocka

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 10 April 2003 02:11 (twenty-three years ago)

I picked out my monitor speakers today. They didn't have them in stock at the shop though so I get to order them online. Here goes my tax refund. Special thanks to David Bowie, Kirlian and Buddy Rich for helping make my decision easier in the pro audio listening room. To THINK I even considered the Yamaha MSP5s for an INSTANT, yikes.

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 10 April 2003 02:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned in slap bass shocka

Argh.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 April 2003 02:16 (twenty-three years ago)

slap bassists really know how to hit it for me. rowr.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Thursday, 10 April 2003 05:35 (twenty-three years ago)

They make you fret less?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I am finishing college on may 17th, erick morillo is playing may 23rd, I was worried I wouldn't be done in time. Also perspex sex.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:41 (twenty-three years ago)

perspex sex

What the fuck?!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:43 (twenty-three years ago)

haha it's a song

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Gutted.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:51 (twenty-three years ago)

two weeks pass...

My boss has gone fishin' for a couple of days. Also, I scheduled a massage for tomorrow during my extra long lunch break!!! :)

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 24 April 2003 15:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I get to go to a big party on Saturday night for a bunch of my friends who all turn 30 this year. YAY JODI!!! Crazy drunken Winnipegger pics to follow.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I've got a date tonight.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:02 (twenty-three years ago)

You've got dates like EVERY night dude! You're a playa!

I'm happy cuz...well...cuz of da special ladyfriend. Just cuz she's like the coolest person in the world and calls me and stuff and says *blushes* I'm a good kisser.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:14 (twenty-three years ago)

nickalicious, if AIM chat with ILXors counts, then yes I have a date every night.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Congratulations you two! lucky fuckers

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)

It can happen to you too! < /motivational speaker>

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Cos me and felicity are gonna go make the soccer tonite with a bunch of freaks while wearing knee socks and '70s-style shorts.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

ROWR! /obligatory Pavlov's hornball

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:30 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, I'm not particularly happy today.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Because it's my birthday tomorrow. Because it's Thursday, which is almost Friday. Because my story is being published next week. Because my boyfriend's gonna be here in a month. Because I'm moving to London in September. Because my hair looks GOOD today.

― Mandee, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not especially at the moment. Sure, I pretend I am, but I'm just a big faker.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:34 (twenty-three years ago)

(and that sounded a little like "oh poor me" so please ignore it and return to your regularly scheduled programming)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:35 (twenty-three years ago)

but don't pictures of you at nightclubs with bears make you happy, luna?

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Men are weird.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:39 (twenty-three years ago)

luna in capturing my thoughts non-SHOCKAH

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Men are weird.

So are women.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

AND THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

women are bizarre, even to themselves (not that there's anything wrong w/that)

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

You're right stence - I hadn't thought of that

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:41 (twenty-three years ago)

it's true, we are, but would you want us any other way?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:41 (twenty-three years ago)

It should make you very happy, luna. After all, it made me very happy too...

(ugh, at this point even I'm getting disgusted with my horndogginess.)

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:42 (twenty-three years ago)

http://pluto.imagemagician.com/images/mandalion/dj-griz.jpg
This has had me in stitches all day. I think this made my LIFE.

― Mandee, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

*bites tongue*

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

^I need to respond quicklier

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)

It's spring, which means I'm getting a lot done, most of it unplanned, some of it pretty good. (But see companion thread.)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)

hstencil GO MASTURBATE PLEASE.

Haha, that picture makes my life too. I am totally in love with Sean C, it's the greatest thing I've ever seen.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I have no response to that.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:52 (twenty-three years ago)

your statscock disagrees

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Cause I get to wear SHINGUARDS tonight! Yay!

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

To what, the fact that I'm in love with Sean C? Losing yr touch, stence!

SHINGUARDS! Oi, I don't have shinguards. I have soccer socks and a shirt that says "GUTEN TAG BERLIN".

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Ciò è il Chickenbear? ??! Amerei per vederlo nel concerto con MC Crudders. Con Hanley sulla chitarra!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it truly is the best pic evah...

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know how to respond to the first part of your post, Ally.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 16:57 (twenty-three years ago)

You should probably just do it.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 17:02 (twenty-three years ago)

*non-plussed, but strangely still happy*

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 17:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Because it's 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day' here and my cubicle-neighbor's daughter has the most adorable little voice. I'm just sitting here with a constant grin.

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

awww

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

oops GO MASTURBATE PLEASE.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)

your happiness sickens me.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)

DONE!

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because my email address has changed which means no more spam for a bit.

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

"GO MASTURBATE PLEASE" is the new "Don't Worry, Be Happy"/"Keep On Truckin"

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

(And that is why I am happy)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:54 (twenty-three years ago)

ewwww

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:54 (twenty-three years ago)

TMI.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Masturbation is supposed to be a happy thing, right? How lame would you be if you knocked one off and burst into tears?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)

That's so gay.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)

How lame would you be if you knocked one off and burst into tears?

Do you really want me to answer that?

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Now I do

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I think if I knocked one off, I'd be both pretty damn upset and pretty damn impressed with the might of my grip.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:30 (twenty-three years ago)

you have more than one?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:32 (twenty-three years ago)

That's called bipenal. Yes, bipenal actually exists.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:34 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it's possible to masturbate and not be happy. You know, you start to realize you're in it alone and then get depressed. Or maybe other people don't think so much...

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Wouldn't bipenal mean you have two prisons?
Wouldn't two penises be "bipenile"?

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:37 (twenty-three years ago)

You are all very very sick creatures

― I'm Ally (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:37 (twenty-three years ago)

You and your semantics other-Nick. Harumph!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Ally yr HAWT

― Pavlov's Horndog (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Argh. Men!

― I'm still ally (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Pavlov's Horndog is stealing my, uh, thunder.

Luna, yes, I have masturbated and cried, while drunk especially.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

TMI

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Ally, I was really presented with a choice there. When Luna asks, I must answer.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Tell Me Immediately

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry about my last post - Not a very happy statement for the happy thread.
I'm happy though.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Touch Me Intimately

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

are you asking or telling?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:57 (twenty-three years ago)

lady if you have to ask...

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

I was really just trying to figure out if you wanted "ooh what a lovely penis, can I touch it?" or *grab* "Nice dick"

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Uh, the second please! *pants furiously* (as in a dog. I was talking about a dog here people, it's perverted enough already)

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I can't compete with hoops on the horndog level. Maybe it was the prozac I took yesterday.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Or the fact that you're spent from cryin while masturbating

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:04 (twenty-three years ago)

no hoops, I only cry at work these days!

(and I'm still at work)

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)

But it's 5o'clock by you. GO HOME YOU FULE

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Yay! Both my boss and my boss's assistant have gone home! I can leave whenever the fuck I want and no one will be the wiser.

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I nearly just did start to cry at work, but that's only because they frown on ripping heads off staff members.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I have tried to call my friends AND NOT ONE OF THE FUCKERS IS AT WORK.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:10 (twenty-three years ago)

someone call me dammit

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:12 (twenty-three years ago)

luna, what's your number?

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:13 (twenty-three years ago)

it was supposed to say "make", but hell - it's [number deleted...]

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:14 (twenty-three years ago)

call on the way....

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Aw. Hstencil, bearer of happy joy. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:18 (twenty-three years ago)

if I called you from here, I don't think they'd let me back tomorrow

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Ah well, next week is your last week anyway

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:24 (twenty-three years ago)

that was awful, wasn't it? I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:51 (twenty-three years ago)

you have more than one?

Wrong "one." I have an exuberant downstroke.

I go to get groceries and you guys go all dirty on me, geez.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Uh? You talkin' to me? I'm either thick-skinned or oblivious cuz that was an innocent statement to me. Unless you had sinister intentions *bares teeth*

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:54 (twenty-three years ago)

I do, but they have nothing to do with work

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, then, guess I'll be bearing something else.

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:01 (twenty-three years ago)

One would hope

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:02 (twenty-three years ago)

(and by 'one' I mean me! Well "I" if it's going to work in that sentence)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Get a room you two!

― I'm Ally again (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, another hard day at work comes to an end. G'night, m'lady.

― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:07 (twenty-three years ago)

and the drumming begins...

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Why do you keep pretending to be me? I'm not going to get in on your sexcapades, no matter how much you want the threesome.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because I called Luna, and she is very nice and sweet and has a nice voice.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Aww thanks, you do too stencey!

(Also it was a nice break, and now I think none of my co-workers are getting tossed off the balcony...)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:41 (twenty-three years ago)

glad I could be of some service.

― hstencil, Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Cause my second choice school offered me an all-expenses-paid whizbang in the Philosophy & Religious Studies department. I haven't heard back from my first choice, but Thunderbirds are go on the backup plan now.

Also, on the way back from getting lunch, I said hi to a lizard on my balcony.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Flirt.

― buttch (Oops), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:28 (twenty-three years ago)

The lizard was making eyes at me. What was I gonna do, ignore it and carry on my way? Would've been rude.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:36 (twenty-three years ago)

cos i am going to seville.
celtic rox u r all gay

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 25 April 2003 23:57 (twenty-three years ago)

'Cause it's just been one of those days

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 26 April 2003 00:02 (twenty-three years ago)

^vicarious happiness

― buttch (Oops), Saturday, 26 April 2003 00:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I just won an iPod and Leaf just sent me an e-mail saying that since I'm reviewing one of their shows would I like a free copy of the Murcof album. Mmm, yes please.

― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 26 April 2003 10:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Despite or because of being sick to the point of fever and hallucination, I had a breakthrough in a thing I'm working on. Either that or I just think I did.

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 27 April 2003 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Because Ally had John Tesh call me on Friday and then I spent the weekend with the new guy and I saw the play he is directing on Saturday and then he came to our (weird, but pretty good) show on Sunday and I'm getting more and more excited about this and hey did I mention Ally had John Tesh call me on Friday because that was so fucking cool.

― Chris P (Chris P), Monday, 28 April 2003 07:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Is John Tesh Ally's bitch?

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 28 April 2003 07:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes. Yes he is.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 28 April 2003 07:13 (twenty-three years ago)

I got four little fishes in a bowl as a birthday present.

fishes, you hit me with a flower
you do it every hour
o baby, you're so fishes

― Erik, Monday, 28 April 2003 07:14 (twenty-three years ago)

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 28 April 2003 07:17 (twenty-three years ago)

That's weird. I just posted something about martin being vicious on another thread. I wonder if Erik posted simultaneously? (enter Twilight Zone theme song)

Hurrah for fishies! I still don't have any for my desk at work. What kind are yours?

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Monday, 28 April 2003 11:53 (twenty-three years ago)

I have no idea why I'm happy, I just am! Maybe it's coffee induced caffeine psychosis? I have no idea, but I'm not going to complain about it.

― Nicole (Nicole), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:30 (twenty-three years ago)

im tired, but it was a relatively good weekend. We ruled saturdays open mic thing. All due to the impromptu old school rap medley mixed with a little "Ignition" acoustic style song got us asked back. I drank way too much this weekend and acted like a rockstar. Yesterday I took my wife shopping and bought her outfits and soap. Then I ate hotdogs and store brand pickles while we watched Harry Potter.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh Nicole how I would liek some good coffee. I am feeling *evened out* - not particularly happy because I'm worrying about moving house, but not particularly sad - I don't know why, after all, I'm in a rubbish job and look like crap but still, it's not getting me down.

I am kind of resentful that tonight I will have to make efforts to crate things up rather than retreat into the world of hyrule. I am not going to unpack things in the neu house!

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah, I only wish I had a Charmander to put in your fridge. That might cheer you up a little.

― Nicole (Nicole), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:36 (twenty-three years ago)

The Lollies cd arrived from Rough Trade!

With Nick's help, I recorded the guitar and vocals for the Times Ten David Bowie cover of Queen Bitch. I think it sounds pretty fun.

The meeting of the parents this weekend (ie: his parents meeting my dad) went really well.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

You're not wrong Nicole. It would! But do not worry! I am okay!

Haha I have already moved my Pokémon toys to the new house. FIRST WAVE! Also I have moved Spacestation Pongo and my Britney doll. I have my priorities straight...

Also I am happy bcz I saw the new SM + Jicks album in Woolwich Virgin Xpress. Wh33! But it wasn't priced, so I didn't buy it. Demonstrating rather superb self-control, I also put the Busted album back on the shelf AND the super-discounted Royal Tenenbaums cd. AND the discounted Brian Wilson's Pet Projects cd (but I'm going back for it).

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I also got Journeys "Greatest Hits" for $2.00 yesterday. When that littel guitar squiggle kicks in on "Don't Stop Believin" it takes me back.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 28 April 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because John Tesh is my bitch and he calls everyone I ask him to.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 28 April 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Chris, heaven's just a funky moose.

― hstencil, Monday, 28 April 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I got fan mail!

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 28 April 2003 21:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I finally got my driver's license back in the mail from US Air from when I left it on the shuttle.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 02:35 (twenty-three years ago)

i am happy because today in the mail i received CDRs of Sarah Mc's band and fuckin A they rock!!!! sarah i am now a devoted fan and i have your sticker on my amplifier!!! thank you for making my day rule!

― di smith (lucylurex), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 09:13 (twenty-three years ago)

i booked flights to america

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks, di!

I am happy cuz di said my cdrs rule.

Also, my band never has much time together. Ok, that's not what makes me happy. What makes me happy was that when the bassist and drummer had some time to spend together over the weekend (while I was at my dad's) they recorded tracks for two songs - a David Bowie cover and our newest song called Bleed Baby Bleed. Then I had fun over the past couple of days adding my guitars and vocals at home in my guitar room and mixing them down. (Actually, Nick mixed down the 1st one, but anyway). I mixed the new one way too loud this morning cuz I was in a rush to get to work but it sounds awesomely dirty, like Nirvana, and the bass is so high that it sounded like it was beating up my car when I listened to it on the way in. Ha ha.

Plus, I'm enjoying the lollies cd. Detailed review to follow via email, kate!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:43 (twenty-three years ago)

I have on nice shoes.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I want to know how to reconcile being happy and unhappy at the same time. I mean I really don't have anything to complain about, I have a good job (which I loathe, but that's not the point), I have enough money to keep Spencer in new shoes and hotwheels, he's healthy, the rent gets paid, I have good friends, but there are other things happening too which are really starting to wear on me. So yeah, I'm happy enough, but there are moments of abject misery, too, and it just doesn't seem like the two should co-exist... but I guess they do in most people. I don't know, I just needed a bitch, I guess.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:14 (twenty-three years ago)

you needed A bitch or TO bitch?

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I just copied my first mp3 to wav and played it at outrageous volume, finally I can play all the mad mp3s I have for my posse and crew. the future is right before their eyes. the mp3 was vitalic live at fuse naturally.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

TO bitch. I'm enough of A bitch for anyone.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because tomorrow is Baskin-Robbins Free Ice Cream Day, next week is Free Comic Book Day, but MOST IMPORTANTLY, today is Ben and Jerry's Free Ice Cream Day, so all ye ilxen who have access to a Ben and Jerry's should go there and ask for "the full Vermonty," cause I invented it.

(I didn't name it, though.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy cuz the sun is shining on my face. I'm unhappy cuz that side of my face is already sunburnt (the other side isn't). Tomorrow I'm moving my office around so that the other side of my face will be in the sunlight.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy cuz the supervising broker just went on and on about what a good worker I am and that I set the standard for the rest of the office.

Also, I'm happy cuz tonight we're going to my mom's to feed her cats (she's on a business trip) and it will be fun hanging out with them (Ally and Dorris - and no, Ally is my sister's cat named after an ancestor named Alfield).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

moving your office around? you must be pretty buff.

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Tep, Is this free ice cream thing nationwide???

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Fuck it, I'm not.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Buff!?! SHEEIT! I am all that is beefcake!!! (at least as much so as someone 6'4" & 170 lbs. can be "beefcake")

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Tep, Is this free ice cream thing nationwide???

Yep (I'm sure it's "participating stores," but I've never heard of one NOT doing it). Both B&J tonight -- till 8pm, it might be all day till 8, I just know that's when it ends -- and B-R, tomorrow, 6pm to 10pm.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

In the midst of everything else going fucky, or because of it, I sold a painting -- two, if it turns out I can mail the large one. (For less than cost, granted, but I don't care. I paint stuff and smack it up on the wall or toss it in the closet and move on to something else. So this is a minor ego-boost + bus fare.)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:43 (twenty-three years ago)

I made a mistake on my tax return, the government machine corrected it and made my return even BIGGAH!

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:51 (twenty-three years ago)

because I'm really quite battered

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 5 May 2003 22:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Because, shit, even with the last week as fucked UP as it has been, things aren't really so bad, and in fact could be worse. I'm grateful for what I've got.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 5 May 2003 22:03 (twenty-three years ago)

...because I've been working out to Big Black!

http://www.ciudadfutura.com/cinesol/pelis00/american2.jpg

I have thereby comitted the first of the cardinal sins.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 09:04 (twenty-three years ago)

...because I've been working out to Big Black!

http://www.ciudadfutura.com/cinesol/pelis00/american2.jpg

I have thereby committed the first of the cardinal sins.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 09:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I *finally* got my period, two days late and miserably crampy but thank f@ck because it means that I'm not pregnant. Yikes. Some nail-biting on HSA's part over the weekend.

― kate, Tuesday, 6 May 2003 09:06 (twenty-three years ago)

That is good news, kate. Just the other day I was in bed, eyes wide open with fear because I was freaking out about having kids. I was like, "Oh! the pain of childbirth! the responsibility! How will I be able to do it?" Nick comforts me by saying, "You don't have to worry about that. Do you want a baby now?" "No!" "Ok, then. Go to sleep."

Anywho, I'm happy because it's NOT MONDAY any more and my boss will probably go to a meeting this morning leaving me in peace here at my desk.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 11:41 (twenty-three years ago)

My periods are all over the place because my housemate went on the pill. This seems totally unfair. :-(

― kate, Tuesday, 6 May 2003 11:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because in spite of my best efforts, I don't have a raging hangover today. Sean told me that I told everyone in an AIM chat last night to fuck off. I don't think I did, but it gives me a chuckle to think I might've.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 11:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because I have a huge essay to write for tomorrow. (for 'happy' read 'manic')

― alix (alix), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 15:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Because of the picture Nordicskillz put up.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 15:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Three weeks and two days before I visit muh honey, and then we're going on a ROAD TRIP to California!! Via New mexico and Arizona!! Whoot!

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 16:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy today, hmmm, dunno why!

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 17:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm trying: I have a date on Thursday, which is something.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Cuz I...well, it probably has something to do with...um...oh fuck it I'M NOT HAPPY DIE HAPPY THREAD DIE DEATH BLEEDING DEATH DIE!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 18:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I got my racquet back from the friend whose trunk it's been in for ages, so tomorrow I go to play tennis. Granted, I have no one to play with, so will find a wall to smack the ball against; and it's the first time I've played since my surgery, at which time I was still adjusting my backhand to remembering I'm not 15 anymore. So I'll be retrieving the ball from the parking lot many times. But it's tennis, dammit.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 02:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I'm working hard

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 03:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm having vicarious happiness thru others today, as one of my dearest buddies has just scored the perfect house he and a mate were after to rent, and on the same morning he found out he might be able to get a really cool new job. Hearing him so up and excitable was really cute and it made my day :)

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 03:11 (twenty-three years ago)

cos i'm getting the t rex songbook on sunday!

― di smith (lucylurex), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 05:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Because a slight miscommunication as to when I was arriving in Boston (my friend thought I was arriving noon Sunday rather than noon Monday) was fixed by the airline paying me 300 airline dollars to sit in Chicago for an extra three hours.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 08:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Today I am not happy. Today I am unhappy because I have got The Fear. :-(

― kate, Wednesday, 7 May 2003 08:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Someone said that I was cheerful today, hooray!

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 14:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Whether I'm moving June 1st or July 1st, and wherever I'm moving to, the fact remains that there are a number of bottles of cream liqueurs in that there fridge, and at least one of them says "keep refrigerated at all times," and it's gonna be hottttt when I move, so out of duty to God and country I'm making my teppish* way through it all.

* That's like uffish, only teppier.

We've gone through the Dooley's and are on to Hot Sex, which is ginger/chocolate/cream liqueur.

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 11 May 2003 00:38 (twenty-three years ago)

mark C's going to visit mudhoney!

now I am happy.

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 11 May 2003 00:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I know people who rock my world. Hard.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 11 May 2003 00:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I finally made it to the shower and put some clean clothes on, and now I'm ready to go get some Taco Bell and see what's going on outside in the world tonight. Also I met a cute girl last night who appeared to not mind talking to me and laughed at my jokes etc.

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 11 May 2003 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)

School is almost over! almost almost almost almost

― Dan I., Sunday, 11 May 2003 00:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a day off at some point, I think.

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 11 May 2003 01:16 (twenty-three years ago)

i've got a new bike and i guess the rest of my life's not so bad

― Maria (Maria), Sunday, 11 May 2003 01:20 (twenty-three years ago)

The Book Fairy left a little present outside my front door this weekend.

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 11 May 2003 19:03 (twenty-three years ago)

This image makes me smile:
http://www.bigo.com.sg/thisweek/imagesmore/illegal.gif

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 11 May 2003 19:36 (twenty-three years ago)

I have the coolest sister. She sent my mom a big bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day and put my name on the card because she knew I wouldn't be able to afford anything!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Sunday, 11 May 2003 21:20 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm happy because i really seem to be getting my shit together and i'm also scared i'm gonna fuck it up like i often do and i'm just waiting for the inevitable crash.

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 12 May 2003 07:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a nice weekend with my wife. I bought her mothers day cards and presents from the dog and the cat. She liked that.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 12 May 2003 12:11 (twenty-three years ago)

I just finished a 40-page paper. Go me. If I wasn't on student-speed (Adderol, I think it's called? I just took it when it was offered) I probably wouldn't be as giddy as I am now... but from now, to the moment I come down from the amphetamines and pass out in the middle of the quad, I'm a happy motherfucker.

― justin s., Monday, 12 May 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

If'n outer circumstances were truly required for one's psyche to be "happy", I might point a finger at how my singing voice has drastically improved recently, or how I had one of those long beautiful every-moment-was-perfect-which-might-be-why-I-only-slept-for-7-hours-all-weekend weekends, or it might be because my son's momma has been smiling at me like she hasn't since like 97, or it might have something to do with my son's 4th birthday coming up soon, or this or that or blah blah whoop whoop. If circumstances were necessary, that is.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 12 May 2003 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

My new haircut is nice, my knee is not feeling too bad today, and I am on a caffeine high. All silly things to be happy about, but I'm happy nontheless.

― Nicole (Nicole), Monday, 12 May 2003 13:28 (twenty-three years ago)

I was told "Mark, you've improved loads at football, you used to be really crap". Hmm.

I am also happy because I discovered my godmother used to be hott.

― Mark C (Mark C), Monday, 12 May 2003 14:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Coz I spent time tonight in the company of good people and a lovely man with soft hands and a nice voice.

― toraneko (toraneko), Monday, 12 May 2003 14:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Cuz I had an awesome weekend complete with a show where my band and my friends' band opened for a bunch of shitty metal bands, whom we did not see because we left to go eat, a day full of shopping for birthday presents for me with my beautiful and charming girlfriend, and a day at Busch Gardens with said girlfriend and her family. And because I got so tired at Busch Gardens that I slept really well last night and today it's beautiful outside, and I'm only working a 3-day week today because I'm taking my birthday and the next day off. Yeah.

― NA. (Nick A.), Monday, 12 May 2003 15:10 (twenty-three years ago)

because Graham Souness was Dale Winton's marriage to Nell McAndrew. Part of me still thinks that I dreamt this.

― chris (chris), Monday, 12 May 2003 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

that should be that Graham Souness was Dale Winton's best man at his wedding to Nell McAndrew.

― chris (chris), Monday, 12 May 2003 15:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Because of everything Nick said. And especially cuz he complimented me. :)

But also cuz even though it's Monday and I'm busy as hell at work (and my boss is insisting that he have my personal cell phone number handy), it's not so bad. I had a lovely, relaxing walk this morning, and now it's almost lunchtime. I have one band practice tonight and one tomorrow.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 12 May 2003 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm feeling not bad, which is great considering my last week. But the abuse hasn't really taken, and the malicious stuff has brought loads of supportive mail, some from people I'd more or less lost touch with or who I didn't realise cared, and a couple of friends came round this evening and I had a great time.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 12 May 2003 21:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because I am reading an excellent book, I received wonderful birthday presents, and I am going to be adopting a hedgehog next month.

And because of all of the love in my world and the other mushy stuff along those lines.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 01:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Because each evening the sun sets in six billion places.

― b.R.A.d. (Brad), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 02:00 (twenty-three years ago)

S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. NIGHT!

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 02:38 (twenty-three years ago)

because.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 08:24 (twenty-three years ago)

It's pretty out today and the office is almost completely empty cuz everyone is at a sales meeting. I went on another long walk this morning and looked at ducks.

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 11:41 (twenty-three years ago)

hahahah Chris that can't be true is it?

I am happy because I have one exam left and it's easy. I'm finished nasty macroeconomics and I think I passed.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 11:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I have red SHOES!!

Also I just remembered something fun that happened on F.R.I.D.A.Y night and should happen again! Yay bounce ooh I have a crush yay oh what a twat I am...

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:15 (twenty-three years ago)

What is your crush like, Sarah?

― Sarah MCLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because I have done some irriating household chores AND have been told that my Yahoo job may actually be happening when I get back from America!

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Wait... Dale Winton is married to Nell McAndrew???????????????

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Haha Mark, whereabouts in Yahoo? I know a geezer who works there... not very well I admit but I must get to know better for Dreamcast and Samba de Amigo opportunities.

Sarah it is a GURL CRUSH! I have never had a GURL CRUSH before and it is quite surprising that it is making me happy and giggly rather than moping that they will never like me ect ect. My crush keeps being ridiculously cute at me and very soon I will have to stomp and do something about it! Hooray for nice no-pressure crushes.

OOOH! I have a toffee muffin in my bag! Fantastic! Gosh I'm chirpy. Why why why...

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Matt - according to the news of the screws on Sunday. Or I dreamt it.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah, not working for Yahoo as such, but for an interactive service company. I'd be managing yahoo's UK chatrooms.

Next week - Graham Norton maries Jordan.

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, my alter ego / pen name has been hired to write a sex guide, it seems.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 15:32 (twenty-three years ago)

On friday night around 10 pm, my [long distance] SO discovered a cheap fare and bought a plane ticket to come see me on a 6:45 am flight the next day. I wasn't even whining about wanting to see her either. Just the normal amount of "I miss you" is all...

― martin m. (mushrush), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

i can pick up the orton diaries at the post office today!

― erik, Wednesday, 14 May 2003 06:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Because the West Indies have scored the highest ever fourth innings total to beat Australia.

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

*Still* because of RED SHOES **and** I have a TRACKER BAR to eat. Yum yum!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 14:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I have a new place to live, and am listening to Britannica by Bows, and am going to see Quatermass and the Pit tonight, and work seems to be letting up a bit, and ILX is pretty cool right now.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

And because of the Windies result, of course. Vasbert Drakes!

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 15:07 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah that was quite something.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Because they're not gonna get us!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 16:14 (twenty-three years ago)

you have new place to live rickyt? cool, which part of london?

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Today is Nick's birthday. Last night my family came over and my mom made my favorite dish (which she calls goulash but it's really potatoes and squash and zukini and onions) and we watched Raising Arizona on tv. This morning I had breakfast at home which I never do during the work week.
It's supposed to rain today but it's beautiful none-the-less. This is just a picture I found on the net that makes me happy:
http://www.lanthill.com/images/beautiful-view-sm.jpg

― Sarah MClusky (coco), Thursday, 15 May 2003 12:21 (twenty-three years ago)

because i heard "love at first sight" by kylie minogue, and i have heaps of good friends.

― di smith (lucylurex), Thursday, 15 May 2003 12:29 (twenty-three years ago)

That is very pretty. I am going to think about being there RIGHT NOW which will make up for the seven kinds of hell in every other part of my life. I am almost tempted to make that my wallpaper, except I'd have to give up Spacemen 3.

― kate, Thursday, 15 May 2003 12:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I'm living with my fiancee again after her being ill for 2 and a half years, and it's blissful.

And because I'm thinking of things to write about again even if I'm not actually doing it.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 15 May 2003 12:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Despite the fact I keep saying "wha' happened?", Dan has not divorced me.

Also because I am wearing silver eyeliner as a tribute to kate's makeup thread. It's called TinTin!

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 15 May 2003 12:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Cos itz mah burfday!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 15 May 2003 12:38 (twenty-three years ago)

YAY NICK!!

I am happy because I took today off.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 15 May 2003 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Beacuse it's almost tea time, and that's the most important time of the day!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 15 May 2003 13:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Because it's overcast and yet supposed to clear this evening so I can go and watch the lunar eclipse on the beach. And also get to watch some sea turtles come up and lay their eggs. And because my tortoise seems to have finally decided that she isn't hibernating and instead she's tromping around the house.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Thursday, 15 May 2003 18:46 (twenty-three years ago)

B'tween the full moon & lunar eclipse tonight, Roland Kirk absolutely wailing in my headphones right now, that storm-is-over-the-sun-just-came-out vitamin b12 inspired euphoria, and the knowledge I get to leave work in T-minus 30 minutes and counting = wow, it's like I'm kinda happy or something. Shweet!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 15 May 2003 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Every time I go down or up the stairs for laundry-related things, I pass a small lizard who hides beneath the steps when he sees me, then crawls back up as soon as I've passed him by. Since he's exactly the color of nicotine-stained brass, I've named him Fredo Potato.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 15 May 2003 19:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Because a group of high school students stopped in front of me while I was smoking and put on an impromptu performance of "Without Me"--with dancing--just for me!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 15 May 2003 19:56 (twenty-three years ago)

... I think we know what Ally was smoking, then.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 15 May 2003 20:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Parliaments!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 15 May 2003 20:07 (twenty-three years ago)

That must be short for "Parliament-Funkadelics," which is obviously hip kid kode for THE REEFER.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 15 May 2003 20:10 (twenty-three years ago)

What kind of reefer have you smoked that makes you hallucinate dancing high schoolers in front of Lincoln Center? I need to get me some of that.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 15 May 2003 20:39 (twenty-three years ago)

I get it from the guy who sells the Mickey Mouse acid that that policeman accidentally touched, and it made him think he was Superman, so he jumped off the Chrysler building and fell on a bunch of nuns and orphans and they all splatted like pancakes. Pancakes dropped off of the Chrysler building.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 15 May 2003 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

I am happy because there are people in my life who give me love and support who have no reason to. And I ate sossidge tonight for dinner.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 16 May 2003 04:18 (twenty-three years ago)

1. The moon cleared the ocean haze just in time for the eclipse.
2. There was some sort of "Taste Of Belmont Shore" thing going on in the neighborhood so I got to pig out on Indian food for only $4.
3. Loop's A Guilded Eternity
4. The endorphin rush from 1 & 2 put me in a wonderful mood.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 16 May 2003 07:01 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy at the moment for the following reasons:

1. I got my final grades in for last semester and I earned two As and two Bs! Score!

2. The Spurs won!

3. I've signed up for a refresher tennis course to take place next month! Really looking forward to it!

4. My mother's on her way to not being diabetic anymore!

5. There's such a thing as "exclamation points"! ;)

― Dee the Semi-Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 16 May 2003 08:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I'm so sleep deprived that I'm too out of it to feel any other way.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 16 May 2003 11:39 (twenty-three years ago)

code name for : The Reefer

I like to call it Squeefer.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 16 May 2003 12:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy cuz my boss left me a voicemail this morning (actually one of 4 really long voicemails full of things to do, but anyway) saying that he'd do whatever he could to help me finish up so I could indeed leave early today for DC. :)

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Friday, 16 May 2003 12:32 (twenty-three years ago)

because of the Funny Cide-Midway Road combination (plus other bets), I am $630 richer.

― hstencil, Monday, 19 May 2003 01:53 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a fabulous weekend! Now, I'm back at work and very very busy, but maybe the work day will go by quickly??

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:28 (twenty-three years ago)

1. Everybody on ILX makes me smile.
2. I am waiting for my birthday iPod to come in the post.
3. I am packing up all of my possessions, and I am proud of all the crap that I have amassed almost 25 years.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:30 (twenty-three years ago)

1. I will only be at school for 9.5 more days. Five and a half of those days they will be taking exams and I won't even be teaching. YES!

― That Girl (thatgirl), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:33 (twenty-three years ago)

does anyone else confuse the scale of happiness [ie i am happier today than i was yesterday] with the actual physical sensation of well being [pleasure]?

i am happier than i was this morning cos i have just eaten and written a poem that i q. liked. but i would not say i experiencing happiness as i am still at work and i normally need to see something beautiful, like my girl friends smile, for that.

― arthur woodlouse (arthur woodlouse), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:34 (twenty-three years ago)

1. The 12 inch mix of "Torch" by Soft Cell - genius!

2. No other real reason, I just feel pretty happy for a Monday.

― Nicole (Nicole), Monday, 19 May 2003 13:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Extended Soft Cell mixes will do that for ya.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 May 2003 13:51 (twenty-three years ago)

that Girl, What are you up to this summer?

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Monday, 19 May 2003 14:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Finding another job I wish. Key to having poor quality, disgruntled, quick-to-leave teachers: provide little practical training, put them in the worse schools, give them no support, and finally (this is the most important one) criticize them harshly and frequently for failing to meet standards you don't meet yourself.

Anyway, I plan on reading, writing, catching up with my soap and doing my best to steel up my courage to do this again come August.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Monday, 19 May 2003 15:06 (twenty-three years ago)

This morning I just realized how much reverb is on the snare sound in Too Much Joy's "Bad Dog." For some reason it has made me really happy.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 19 May 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

...because the nice lady rang to say that my ipod is being delivered on Friday!!!! I've had two dreams about it so far this week!

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:16 (twenty-three years ago)

My friend Kevin just gave me some amazing concert bootlegs of Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Malachi Papers, Garaj Mahal, Drums & Tuba, Robert Randolph's Family Band, and Benevento/Russo. JAMS = YOWZAH!

My band is playing with this BOMB DIGGITTY funk band from Charlotte on Friday night. Last time we played with them, their singer/guitarist (a tall buff-as-fuck black man) wore an American flag bikini onstage. :0

Ladyfriend is so crazy. But she's like calling me again and hanging out again and said "that's not the way it was supposed to go down at all" and I'm all like "WTF!?! I'm so confused" and she's like "don't be" and I'm like "oooooooo-kaaaaaaaay" but she's obviously wanting this to work, which is A) cool as fuck, B) kinda frustrating cuz I was just kinda getting over her, and C) cool as fuckitty fuck fuck.

So, um, I'm kinda burnt out, kinda confused and raw, kinda tweaked and sleep-depped all to hell, but actually...no fucking way...honest to gosh happy? Wow.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a few boots of Frog Brigade doing 'Thela Hun Ginjeet', nick. So fucking cool. I'd be happy too.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:32 (twenty-three years ago)

The guy in Germany who I sold some comics to has been waiting on thme for a week and a half, and getting all sorts of worried. This morning I got this email, and it cheered me up:

"OOOOPS!
HERE IT IS.
(I kissed the postman - she´s really pretty!)
Thank you very much for everything.
I will open it right away!
Thanks for everything!
Regards,
Dieter"

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 23 May 2003 07:53 (twenty-three years ago)

This is not me, but I know his this gentlemen feels:

http://www.jordanrudess.com/diary/ipod_love.jpg

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:35 (twenty-three years ago)

SHOULD BE = "I know how this gentleman feels"

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Im happy because I wrote two new songs and composed the guitar parts myself! Yay.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because I get to spend the whole day with my brother tomorrow. We're gonna clean my car, smoke dope, play tennis, drink beer, watch sports on TV, and talk about how ugly we are until we cry.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm happy because I get to ILX again. And maybe just maybe I'll start feeling better soon. And maybe the sun will come out tomorrow, bet yer bottom dollar.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:02 (twenty-three years ago)

My physical therapy is finally over with, and I probably won't need surgery! And I think I might have a pretty good shot at the job I interviewed for. It is nearly the weekend! And Like Punk Never Happened is a pretty fun read.

On the downside...I am missing the DEMF this weekend but oh well.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I saw one of the weirdest and most brilliant shows ever in Seattle last night with them Frogs, I'm have a relaxed ol' time and it's still only Friday. Rah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 May 2003 14:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Buttermilk pie.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

afternoon cup of coffee +
TCQ's Beats Rhymes & Life +
gig tonight +
sunshine aplenty +
long good-times Memorial Day weekend coming up =
GOOD MOODALICIOUS

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm marinating chopped-up drumsticks in large amounts of sriracha and key lime juice. (Can you tell this is Use Up That Which Is Refrigerated Week? Next up, olive and mustard casserole! Except, no.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:24 (twenty-three years ago)

This should be more like "why are you perplexed," but another writing opportunity has come my way -- my game publisher saying, "Hey, you've got fiction coming out? Why don't we do an anthology based on Your Game?"

The game in question was originally written as a joke/gift for friends, and ended up taking off. The fiction he's referring to is being published cause I used to play roleplaying games with the editor. My other major writing coup was the result of a game I played to figure out how to do something in an unrelated novel.

All of my major writing accomplishments have happened by accident!

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 19:43 (twenty-three years ago)

That rules, my friend. :-) Now please put me in touch with your agents. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 May 2003 21:30 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not right now. Please someone talk to me in AIM> My name is nickjsouthall.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 23 May 2003 21:35 (twenty-three years ago)

aw, missed you nick. hope you're feeling better.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 23 May 2003 23:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Why do you think?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 23 May 2003 23:28 (twenty-three years ago)

A picture post!

One.

Because this man, the coolest celebrity chef ever, married a Deanna:

http://cgi.citizen-times.com/xml/images/2256.jpg

Two.

Because this comic strip character (from my beloved "For Better or For Worse") shares my first name:

http://www.fborfw.com/char_pgs/images/michael/deanna_main.jpg

Three.

Because this man exists:

http://www.pmpnetwork.com/simon_cowell/simon.jpg

In major crush mode,

me (ever proud of her name)

― Dee the Semi-Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 24 May 2003 02:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned, if I had an agent, I'd make him or her available to you at your beck and call, don't worry :) (Hey! Beck and Call! That'd be a great TV series! He's a moody rock/folk/whatever singer -- she's a plucky street waif -- together, THEY FIGHT CRIME!)

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 24 May 2003 03:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Beautiful! Er, let me know if you have interesting and interested publishers and editors, then. Uh, yeah. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 May 2003 07:40 (twenty-three years ago)

If you wanted to write a short story about badass elves (of the north pole kind, not the Middle Earth kind, sorry), I think I could hook you up :) (That's the thing based on the thing I did.)

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 24 May 2003 14:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Time for a story of ELF DEATH.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 May 2003 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

And possibly hockey! (I keep telling them, "Just get someone else to write the hockey story, I can do anything but that.")

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 24 May 2003 14:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Piles and piles of hope.

Keeping things in perspective and appreciating the good stuff helps.

― Stuart (Stuart), Saturday, 24 May 2003 14:42 (twenty-three years ago)

three weeks pass...

because i just finished exams, the most i've ever had, and wow things actually worked out and yesterday complete failure and triumphant success came within 15 minutes of each other but i got it together and they loved my flash animation (thanks stevem) and then today i had to skim 'bleak house' (thanks nick) before writing 3 essays in 3 hours and boy i'm tired... but.. i'm happy too.

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Because most of the bastard-ass takedown end-of-quarter crap around here is done. You have no idea.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 16:43 (twenty-two years ago)

because I had a good time in Utah hanging out with family last weekend.

because last night I met up with Alice and we had good times and ran into friends at Enid's and spending time with her is great.

because I feel really good after riding my bike home with a backpack full of groceries from Alice's this morning.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 18 June 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy coz there's lots to look forward to in the next few days/weeks, e.g. How Does It Feel to be Loved at the Folly Bridge Inn on Friday, Charlbury Riverside Free Festival on Saturday, Freaky Trigger club Nite the following Wednesday, visiting parents and seeing old friends the weekend after that, work summer party on 4th July and Truck Festival in mid-July!

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

1. Alex Hoffman has just made me happy. (C'mon, you know you want to click on that link.)
2. I'll let this picture speak volumes:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/1935242.jpg

(I recorded the whole televised festivities!)

3. I made it through Monday - Wednesday, and happily I don't have to wake up early tomorrow.

4. Did you catch that? I DON'T HAVE TO WAKE UP EARLY TOMORROW.

5. I get to spend several hours tomorrow by myself. Yay.

― Innocent Dreamer (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 19 June 2003 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I just got back some wonderful pictures from the film developer people. Because my mother is in town for two weeks and we are going to do all sorts of wildlife watching and hiking stuff. Because I got to cuddle with both of my boys this evening, so I am feeling happy and warm and loved. Because I got a surprise package in the mail today, with beautiful earrings in it. Because I finally got two packages out the door and to the postal people today. Because I finished that damn class. Because I have a mylar balloon shaped like a turtle floating around in my bedroom, casting eerie shadows, so I keep getting these little adrenaline rushes when I catch it out of the corner of my eye.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Thursday, 19 June 2003 05:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I had an exam this morning & it went well (i think & hope) & this evening i get have too much to drink & also i get to spend the whole w/e with just me & my boy. num num!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 19 June 2003 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Because even though my vacation is over, I'm happy as can be to be back in town with my lovely boyfriend, lovely apartment, and my two cutiecats. And it looks like it will be a very fun weekend!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 19 June 2003 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

because I am getting paid writing work, because I actually enjoy working in the bank and because of the juan maclean's by the time i get to venus

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

IPOW, are you experiencing primitive man's flight-or-fight reflex triggered by floating turtles?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I will be off on vacation after I finish work on Friday. It will be so nice to be away from work for a while.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Rah! Always a good thing indeed. Your package will finally be in the mail later today, so you'll have something to look forward to on yer return. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Cool! Another reason to be happy.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Because my away day is over! hoorah!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarah's back in town, and I finished recording my weekend album (though it actually took four days).

― NA. (Nick A.), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I am really, really happy because my boyfriend is going to be here on Wednesday!

― kirsten (kirsten), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm typing this on a NEW COMPUTER

― Josh (Josh), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it sparkly?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

it's GLOWING

― Josh (Josh), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Morpheus is trying to contact you!

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 19 June 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

if he was using one of those ichat bubbles I'm afraid he's out of luck, i turned them off

― Josh (Josh), Thursday, 19 June 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Less than 3 hours of work left today!

Also, Baked Lays Cool Ranch Dorritos aren't so bad after all!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 19 June 2003 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I just found a box of books that I thought I'd lost four years ago - and because two new Mickey Newbury CDs arrived in the post today, too.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy because I have a date tonight and have just been given a nice fat payrise. And I'm going punting in Oxford tomorrow, and its Glastonbury next week.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 20 June 2003 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I have 20 minutes left as work then I get to sit in the sunshine in my garden with a big glass of red wine.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 20 June 2003 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz I'm slowly being possessed by the Ghost of Ol' Dirty Bastard Past...SHIMMY SHIMMY YAH SHIMMY YAY!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 20 June 2003 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know that I'm happy right now per se -- there are some fun things to look forward to though -- but I am very very peaceful and content after a busy and sometimes fraught week. All work here at Reserves is done, the Mark Burgess show last night was lovely and I plan on quietly moving through the day. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 20 June 2003 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

cos a lovely friend of mine gots a job finally and can move back to NYC! And also cos I got like 3 dates this weekend for some reason and I'm probably gonna blow them all off like usual!

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 20 June 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy about the first part of Ally's news, too.

― rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 20 June 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, what, you can't be happy about the second part? I should hook you girlz all up with these dudes from the wedding, they're cuties.

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 20 June 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

(cries)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 20 June 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

You can have a dude from the wedding too, Andrew.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 20 June 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, move my crying two posts up for other comic effect.

Another great joke killed by crossposts. I've just realised I must never become a moderator, because all I would ever do is move my jokes around.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 20 June 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy 'cause I am flying high thanks to a fever and my mother is visiting and she just went and bought groceries and is putting them away and I feel like a pampered child again - wonder if she'll make me soup?

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 20 June 2003 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Andrew, I'd never blow you off.

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 20 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Mothers mothering: classic at almost any age.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 20 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I have been off work today, my mum is visiting and she made me soup! And a casserole! And ice cream with bananas and toffee sauce!

Hurrah for mothers!

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 20 June 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Alisa - aren't they perfectly wonderful? Mine just brought me ice-cream for my sore-throat. I am in heaven!

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 20 June 2003 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

its glastonbury next week

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHEY!

Matt we will be jacking it like a part time job.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 21 June 2003 10:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I won't work for six weeks, now.

I get to see my girlfriend again, really soon.

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 21 June 2003 10:54 (twenty-two years ago)

cos i got some really nice feedback about the gig last night. someone who hates me told me it rocked. another person said one of our songs sounded like acca-dacca. there were whoops and calls from the fan base. and someone vaguely said something about me having the musical sensibilities of robert pollard and they meant it as a compliment.

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 22 June 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

just because, it's all gonna be ok

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 22 June 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I got a haircut.

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Sunday, 22 June 2003 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)

bcz I've just been reading this thread:

Frank Zappa 'Tinsel Town Rebellion' - CoD?

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 22 June 2003 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

um, maybe not.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 22 June 2003 09:05 (twenty-two years ago)

MsLaura - I hope you got your soup!
I am happy as I am on my 5th glass of red wine & I just got a fausage (veggie sausage) sandwich. Also, I sorted my pond out today so all of my fish, frogs & tadpoles are much happier. Yay me!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Sunday, 22 June 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I live only an hour from Coney Island.

― Mary (Mary), Sunday, 22 June 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

it was corpus christi today and i got to read the gospel

― anthony easton (anthony), Sunday, 22 June 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a new boyfriend, and he treats me like a princess. I'd forgotten what it's like to have someone else who adores you. I'm fucking stoked.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 22 June 2003 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy because my hangover went away. And after a mere twelve hours of sleep!

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 23 June 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm leathered, that always puts me in a good mood, and england won the cricket

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 23 June 2003 00:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I am still flying high from the fever and I finished the new Harry Potter early this morning and can't remember a lot of it except that I liked it, so now I get to read it all over again.

Oh, and I made fruit salad today and the pineapple was absolutely perfect and I had a strange desire to rub some of the juice on my upper lip so I could smell it the rest of the evening.

And I played Scrabble with my mother and she had "clit" and "orgasm" as two of her words - I decided to pretend like I didn't see them.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 23 June 2003 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

you let her get away with 'clit'? it's an abbreviation

― oops (Oops), Monday, 23 June 2003 02:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I did, Oops - we'd agreed on abbreviations that had become common words in our vocabulary (at least I think we did. I wasn't paying that much attention).

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 23 June 2003 03:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Matt we will be jacking it like a part time job.

I'm not sure what this means, but I assume it means much gurning and random twitchy hand movements.

I think I am getting ill. This sucks.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 23 June 2003 09:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah I just robbed it from this crap record I heard on Friday. You are definitely getting ill Matt.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 23 June 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because band practice was cancelled for tonight. I love band practice, but an unexpected free evening is fun too.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Monday, 23 June 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I'm at last reunited with my bed - good night ILE...

― Lara (Lara), Monday, 23 June 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

According to a high school friend who emailed me as a result, there's a "glowing review" of a story of mine in the latest issue of Locus. Which is ... coooool.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay, Tep!

Because: 1) I've made it through all the personal crap in my life to be able to turn 29 today; and

2) Next week I'll be in my hometown (NYC), surrounded by mucho good friends.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I scandalized my workplace in a tarty red dress today.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

What? Is your workplace filled with Mormons?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Because

1) I'm on summer vacation
2) I got paid today
3) I've been hanging out with someone new this week and it's been really good.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

just bought brand new sneakers! they rock! also, just got a massage at the office and the weather's great and I'm super-relaxed.

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I want new sneakers!

I'm happy because my meds are starting to kick in. Ahhh... meds...

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Thursday, 26 June 2003 12:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cause -

1) Scientific American has an RSS feed
2) The grocery store down the corner has Velvet Crumble
3) The girlfriend is done with Harry Potter, so I can read it
4) The Brewers are playing the Cubs on my television (yes, only mine, ha ha on you) in eleven minutes
5) I might skip the first couple innings to go play tennis real quick before it rains, which should be okay because maybe today's game will go into extra innings, too, in which the last-place team in the division WALLOPS the first-place one by doubling their runs in the 10th. Or possibly that was a lightning-strikes kind of thing.
6) MANY PEOPLE are emailing me re: the Locus review, and more might be if I hadn't forgotten to change my email-the-writer address. (Unhappy corollary: I can't find a damn copy of the latest Locus anywhere.)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 26 June 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Because of this:

http://bitchcakes.topcities.com/images/thetesh.jpg

And also the disembodied Clooney head on the sodomy thread.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 26 June 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I am never happy. I am always boringly content.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 26 June 2003 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

1. I got a 3 on graphic!! (I'm happy and I can't tell why)
2. DENKI GROOVE IS AWESOME AND MY ALBUMS ARRIVED TODAY WOO HAH (dareda!!!)
3. I might get to move to a different job in the Building!
4. The other day I was walking downstairs from the ATM in the Building and this girl was walking up the stairs and she was tall and had blond highlights and brown eyes and these hot glasses and she was tall and she had the cutest grin right, oh wow, I'll never see her again probably

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 26 June 2003 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Hot fuck, these Hershey's cinnamon chips are like mainlining Entenmann's.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 27 June 2003 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I am not happy at all. My planned trip to Alton Towers tomorrow is now off, due to the fact that the park is closed this w/e! :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 27 June 2003 09:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I was happy on Wednesday because of a spectacularly successful work day and a fine evening at the inaugural Freaky Trigger club nite, but my trip to see Secretary last night was postponed because the pal I was going with fell ill (and he's a doctor! It's a contradiction in terms!), and I was going to see A Snake Of June tomorrow with another friend, but it's no longer on anywhere in London! Still, it's Friday night, so I don't actually feel unhappy. Might go to the huge HMV sale at the weekend - I've not been buying too much lately.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 June 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy because I am fucked up on Dayquil and I get to go home soon yaaaodddddddddhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
!@

― NA. (Nick A.), Friday, 27 June 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

And me on Nyquil still and I get to go home soon too because I am a zombie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A fucking zombie! ANd we might go see that new zombie movie 28 days later this weekend cuz Nick is all psyched about it. And it is NOT a Sandra bullock part II.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 27 June 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I found the 21-versions-of-"Ring of Fire" mix CD I've been thinking about/longing for for like the last year!

(Which got me on a weird tangent which resulted in wondering why the hell I don't own Head.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 27 June 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I think my crush CD is pretty much gonna have to be this. If nothing else, the Olivia Newton-John version and probably the Ray Charles version.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 27 June 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Now if only the Rednex would cover it, this would basically be the best CD on the planet.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 27 June 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I just bought a stack of CDs at the HMV sale - though nowhere near the stack I bought last year. Much of it is the same stuff, and there aren't the same number of ridiculous box set bargains. I bought:
Company Flow - Little Jimmy From The Hospital
Daft Punk - Live 1997
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena
Hear'Say - Popstars
Clyde McPhatter - The Essential Collection (includes a rerecording of The Bells, one of the classics, originally recorded with Billy Ward & the Dominoes!)
Will Smith - Greatest Hits
Timbaland & Magoo - Indecent Proposal
Toots & The Maytals (live in 1982)
X-Ray Spex - The Anthology (Germ-Free Adolescents plus rough mixes and live versions of the same stuff, padding out a double CD)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Original Soul Sister: a 4-CD box set (Proper, who are always good) of this wonderful old gospel singer. This cost £9.99, over twice as much as any of the others. Oh, and I also bought vids of Gosforth Park, which I haven't seen, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, at a fiver each.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 28 June 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy as I've got the go ahead to buy a house!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 30 June 2003 10:50 (twenty-two years ago)

ooerrrrrrrr i just bought my ticket to london!!!!!!!! aug 2-8

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 30 June 2003 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

now i'm happy.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 30 June 2003 11:08 (twenty-two years ago)

What's the new house like Pinkpanther?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 30 June 2003 11:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i am happy as I've just turned over the calendar & there's a cute pic of a leopard cub!
http://www.ultimateafrica.com/bots26.jpg

We haven't chosen the house yet Sarah (we have to sort the mortgage out first) but rest assured, we will post pics as soon as we have them! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)

And yes, I am easily pleased!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.preservationnj.org/ten_most/../images/ten_most/county_map.gif

― (gareth), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 10:11 (twenty-two years ago)

New Bowie album soon! With an Earthling outtake, so hopefully it's a move away from hours/Heathen.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

it's nice when you realize you absolutely love something without reservation.

― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm eating chocolate-chip creme brulee, which means my kitchen is not entirely horrible.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 9 July 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

...you're the one

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 11 July 2003 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Funny article at first, depressing at the end.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 11 July 2003 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

The Bloomington library always seems to have what I need it to have. Also, in preparation for the All-Star game, I have beer, frozen potato product, and chicken wings marinating in Dave's Insanity and Roasted Garlic vinaigrette.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 14 July 2003 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because

1. I got into a required transitioning (military-to-civilian) workshop ahead of time, so that'll be out of the way

2. I had kind of forgotten abt an old order of mine from AB-CD, but then I opened my mail today and TELEX: I Don't Like Remixes was in there, and I am filled with a glee that I had practically given up on ever feeling, thank you AB-CD

3. uh, I think I'm in love?

4. Fuck everyone, Turbonegro is coming to the Black Cat in September!!!

5. damn this Telex song is kicking my ass. We- Are All-Getting-OooOOoold!!

6. Beer (duh)

― Millar (Millar), Monday, 14 July 2003 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Cos some people are really fucking adorable.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 03:25 (twenty-two years ago)

What the fuck is Sussex doing above Middlesex??

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because I could be sad, but I have to be optimistic.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cuz holy shit why is this plane flying so low oh my god there's a 747 like 50 feet above me right now!!!!

Oh wow that was like a religious experience.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Dude!

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

cuz I just found I got into a film festival which makes two this summer which makes two in my whole life

― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

i am so sad i feel like crying almost daily

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

s1utsky tell us about the film festival!

i am not notably happy.

― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

none too glamourous--this last one is the gimli film fest about which I know not much besides that I think guy maddin might hang around there--it's outside of winnipeg & I'm hoping to go!

the other one actually started today, it's another small-potatoes fest called the nickel independent film festival in st. john's newfoundland.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

s1utsky: if you make it to the Gimli festival I'll drive up and meet you for a drink if you want. I'm in Winnipeg.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 22:48 (twenty-two years ago)

jess I'm sorry.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to try my best to make it Bryan! that would be very awesome.

And haha I also got rejected today, from Chicago! Such is this life! Spinning wheel and all!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Thursday, 17 July 2003 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I picked up Ficciones in Spanish, in order to give my classes a more definite goal ("be able to read this book"). I'm probably setting my sights high, but it's a fun thought. I'll probably pick up something by Calvino for Italian (mostly because I have no idea who else to pick; suggestions welcome if it's something I'm likely to be able to find in Borders or at Amazon).

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 17 July 2003 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Because my friends have just got back from Australia & I get to see them next week, yay! Also I get to use them as an excuse to go to the new Spanish restaurant that has just opened in Cambridge!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 17 July 2003 10:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Got away with doing f-a at work for another 6 months; getting marriage license on Saturday; excited about FT and writing for first time in about a year.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 17 July 2003 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

getting marriage license on Saturday
oh yay, how exciting!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 17 July 2003 10:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah my excitement is completely tempered by the fact that it involves dealing with Wandsworth council though.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 17 July 2003 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a show tonight at a club that I like where my band usually performs well. Then we have two shows next week, one of which is in Baltimore, where I've never played before.
Yesterday I went to this bookstore that I never go to because they specialize in rare and out-of-print books (meaning they are expensive). I ended up buying a Modern Library version of Tristam Shandy, of which I've been looking for a used copy forever, and a 2-volume biography of Nabakov which will take me forever to read but I'm really looking forward to. And neither were really expensive!
We might move. But even if we don't, we get to make lots of little trips to fun cities to check them out.

― NA. (Nick A.), Thursday, 17 July 2003 11:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Tep, I'd probably go for Primo Levi as the other best Italian example, but Calvino is fine. I've not read either in the original (nor Eco, Svevo, Pavese, etc.) so I've no idea how their prose reads.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 17 July 2003 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Eco! Oh, how could I forget Eco is Italian? I may go with him. But Primo Levi is tempting because I haven't read him in translation.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 17 July 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

My visit to the doctor is all over with! Now I've just got an X-ray to look forward to and I won't be able to eat for a while beforehand, but anyway... YAY!

And the doctor said I can drink caffeine whenever I want, so I'm having a Dr. Pepper. YAY!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 17 July 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh my god. Watch out, ILX. Be prepared for long, rambling, slightly psychotic threads about kittens.

― NA. (Nick A.), Thursday, 17 July 2003 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Yah, cos that'd be so unusual, right?

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 17 July 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I am starting in on the second slice of this pizza I just made with scratchbuilt sauce and five kinds of cheese (mozzarella, sharp cheddar, pepper jack, roasted garlic white cheddar, romano) and a whole package of pepperoni, I am going to stuff myself

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 17 July 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Finally finished my damn paper, which took much longer than it should have. I didn't have to stay up all night finishing it, though! And now I have time to read the two Murakami books (Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland) that I have out from the library and had been denying myself, as a motive to hurry up.

And thank God it's almost the weekend. I've been sitting on the ground scrawling out a couple hundred words of novel in the break between classes, that's how no-time-for-writing things have been.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

(and etc. etc. thank you once again ILX for Murakami, this novel honest to God unlocked when I decided two of the characters were Murakami fans, which suddenly showed me some of the ways they interact and connect)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, my textbook is edited by Steven Cahn, so whenever it becomes too tedious I just shake my first and scream "CAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHNNNNN!" and it's all better.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Read Primo Levi Tep!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

thanx ally. i'm kinda better, actually. but i don't wanna derail the happy fun thread anymore.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 18 July 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

My FIST. I mean, it was my first, too, but I grew up in a small town, for Christ's sake.

My typing's gone bugshit batfuck, it's time to disconnect.

(Tell me about Primo Levi, though, Martin and slutsky?)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Primo Levi--Italian (you knew that) Jewish writer and chemist. A resistance fighter during WWII, he's eventually caught and sent to Auschwitz, which he survives. After the liberation he returns to his hometown of Turin and works as a practicing chemist his entire life, but also writes a bunch of fantastic books. If This is a Man/Survival in Auschwitz and The Truce/The Re-Awakening (for some reason both books have different titles in different editions) document his experience in the Lager and his wanderings around Eastern Europe afterwards.

If Not Now, When?, one of my favourites, is a novel about Jewish resistance fighters in Eastern Europe. The Periodic Table is a series of autobiographical sketches, each named after an element from the Periodic Table and related to them in some way (he was a chemist, remember). Great, great book.

I can't recommend this guy highly enough.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, The Periodic Table! Someone's recommended that to me before -- I didn't remember the author. Okay, he is definitely on the list. How difficult is he? I keep thinking Calvino and Eco would both be tough (I know Borges is, for my Spanish book) -- if Levi is easier going, I might should start with that.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Tep, my midwestern brotha (at least for now), please don't read Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World unless you are ready to be fucked with mentally and emotionally.

I'm happy because I am going to write a really fuckin' great novel in August. The dam has burst up here.

― Neudonym, Friday, 18 July 2003 02:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Tep, Levi writes in pretty plain language (at least in translation) with the exception, of course, of some chemical terms.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:44 (twenty-two years ago)

(I've only read the dude in English.)

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Epigraph to The Periodic Table:

Ibergekumene tsores iz gut tsu dertseylin.
Troubles overcome are good to tell.

- Yiddish proverb

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm ready! I think. Murakami still catches me off-guard -- Sputnik Sweetheart wasn't really thrilling me, until towards the end, when all of a sudden I went "whooooa fuck!"

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:48 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, but the end of HB&tEotW is the only book that makes me shoot tears from my eyes at 100 mph every time, even after having read it once a year for ten years. so either I'm the world's biggest sucka (possible) or it's the best thing I've ever read in my life (way possible)

― Neudonym, Friday, 18 July 2003 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

... that would be a damn cool way to fight crime, though.

Aw man. But the blurb. It sounds so .. neat.

Norwegian Wood really caught me like that, and it wasn't until I got to the end that I realized it was missing a lot of the elements I like in his later books. I was too caught up.

Anyway, Wild Sheep Chase comes first because I've already read Dance Dance Dance, not realizing it was a sequel, and at the moment at least it's one of my two favorite books.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

okay then. just be prepared to re-write that list, is all I'm saying.

Oh, and re-post your book's link, no? Some of us were stupid and didn't write it down.

― Neudonym, Friday, 18 July 2003 02:58 (twenty-two years ago)

My writing page has the rundown and the "free preview" of one of the stories (the one written after I'd read Murakami, and I think it shows), but I don't have a publication date yet. Not sure why, except that it might be because of CafePress's just-begun print-on-demand service.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 03:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I just saw a deer wandering around in the car park (i work in an old converted stately home) & then it wandered across off the grounds. Awww!
http://www.chantec5.co.uk/animaluk/articles/deer/pics/muntjacm.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 July 2003 09:02 (twenty-two years ago)

It's Friday!

NA's show was fun last night. Also, one of my buddies from that town brought us cds of her band. I'd see them play before and I used to love her old band too, but OH MY GOD is this cd good. It's pure sugary goodness.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 18 July 2003 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

because i *finally* proved the lemma i've been trying to prove for 9 months just now. i've written several hundred pages of rough work, and the final argument is only 4 lines long...

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 18 July 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I have Radiohead tickets for LA, roxor!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 July 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

That's great, Ned!

Nick & I had tickets to one in DC - an outside performance - once. And we drove and drove and were totally lost there and turns out it was cancelled due to a storm. NO!!!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

That is the unfun. It'll be the fifth time I've seen them and every time they've been great, so huzzah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

im jealous.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you ever seen bjork, Ned? I mean, if you like her... (or don't I guess..) It seems like she always only plays CA and NYC (and I can never get tickets).

― Sarah MCLUsky (coco), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I do, but I've only ever seen the Sugarcubes. Never got around to a solo show and these days I can't say I'd be interested much.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

You'd just be missing a wannabe-David Fricke.

― Larcole (Nicole), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh God, I just realized it's Friday and I can stay up as late as I want and sleep as late as I want tomorrow. It's so sad that this will probably mean staying up until 1.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

One more note about Levi: besides those wonderfully humanistic accounts of the most horrible events, he also wrote for instance The Wrench, which is like a collection of scientific mystery stories, like little Chesterton puzzles where the answer is chemistry, not human action. They're tremendous fun. Yeah, I don't imagine he'd be anything like as demanding to read, intellectually, as Eco or Calvino, unless you get into technical chemistry terms.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

This is going to sound entirely inappropriately phrased for the "happy" thread, but there isn't a better way to put it: that sounds cool because it sounds like the kind of thing I would've read with my dad before he lost his mind. Neato :)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I think you'll really like The Periodic Table (and his other stuff for that matter!) Let us know if you end up checking him out.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll report back. I'm actually going to read him in English first, at least one of the books, cause I'm not taking Italian for another month (and wouldn't be able to read in Italian right away, of course). But now I've heard so many good things about Levi I don't want to wait :)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

awesome!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.msa-1969.com/images/safes/pabst3.jpg

30 for $12.44

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

(That did sound a little terrible of me, re: my father, especially given that some ILXers are having worries/troubles about their parents. The situation with my father is complicated; I don't resent him.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 18 July 2003 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

cos my cold medication is finally starting to work

― minna (minna), Friday, 18 July 2003 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.cdartwork.com/images/drum.jpg

― Dada, Friday, 18 July 2003 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Couldn't find the "things that make you think of ILX" thread, but this is just as fine:

http://www.idea-inc.com/~bill/newysrch.gif

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 19 July 2003 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Late birthday package with Barq's Floatz ("the soda that tastes like a root beer float"), Louisiana hot sauces, New Orleans postcards, bobblehead, lizard key chain. Aw geez :)

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 19 July 2003 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

.. and it turns out that since one of my movies seems to have been lost in the mail en route to Netflix, they give me the benefit of the doubt, plonk it onto their lost page, and send me my next movie without charging me! How cool is that?

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 19 July 2003 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz of Sherwood Estate Pinot Noir, yo.

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 20 July 2003 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

(and cuz I've always wanted to end a post with yo, yo).

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 20 July 2003 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

yo, you should start and end all your posts with yo, yo.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 20 July 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah, just a couple of times'll do me.

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 20 July 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

You can't play with my yo-yo, yo.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 20 July 2003 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I got to swim in the ocean.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 20 July 2003 03:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I got a fez for 50 cents.

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 20 July 2003 03:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I ate a banana split.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 20 July 2003 05:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not happy or unhappy right now, I'm just sleepy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 20 July 2003 05:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I ran across a hidden area in Artesia (one of the lost cities in between LA and OC) which is hiding a terrific Little India area. Yummy food and a record store that sells 4 CDs of weirdo Indian pop and film soundtracks for $20.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Sunday, 20 July 2003 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I looooove my new green shoes! They are green and gold and beautiful! And now I need accessories! My friend is going to make me a green and gold hair ribbon thing! And also my hat that I have for my friends party suits me! And today I am going to watch lots of Doctor Who hurrah. And NUSH HAS GONE!

The only thing spoiling this is that I can't get gAIM working cos linux is menko. Ah well.

― Sarah (starry), Sunday, 20 July 2003 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

it took me a while to get aim working too. hopefully you can as well.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 20 July 2003 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Because it's lunch time!

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 20 July 2003 11:02 (twenty-two years ago)

sarah on what day do you NOT watch "lots of dr who"?

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 20 July 2003 11:17 (twenty-two years ago)

On days when I am watching lots of Avengers?

However you have a point Mark, I should have said "watching doctor who on a friends BIG SCREEN TV" bwhahahahahhahha!

― Sarah (starry), Sunday, 20 July 2003 11:24 (twenty-two years ago)

because yesterday was the greatest Saturday of my life: wrote a good review, got stuff done in the yard, frisbee with the kids, cleaned out my car, went on a fun walk to the ice cream store with the family, found Marty Stuart's amazing The Pilgrim for $4.99 at Disc Go Round, great dinner, good conversation...and, late at night, against all odds, unexpected romance!

― Neudonym, Sunday, 20 July 2003 11:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I just went to Sinsbury's and only bought sweets, popcorn and milk, it made we feel happy fleetingly.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 20 July 2003 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

and, late at night, against all odds, unexpected romance!

Since I know you're married, I ponder the context. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 20 July 2003 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Heavens! married people need romance too.... :-;

― Neudonym, Sunday, 20 July 2003 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG I can't even type emoticons correctly. More coffee is indicated.

― Neudonym, Sunday, 20 July 2003 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because of the new Clientele album and because I saw a really good film with Ingrid Bergman on TCM the other night, one in which she's called Paula and her husband is trying to drive her out of her mind because he is out of his mind on account of some jewels. It had already started but fortunately I only missed the beginning. I rarely ever discover things by chance because I don't explore very much.

― youn, Sunday, 20 July 2003 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm enjoying a bag of chili & lemon seasoned pistachios and a cold can of Sanpellegrino Aranciata while chillin' on an otherwise steamy Seattle Sunday inside my cool, cool one bedroom apartment, watching an army of motor boats slowly stream across Lake Union from my living room window.. typing this while listening to two of my greatest vinyl finds ever today.. The Pop Group's "Y" and Suzi Lane's "Harmony" single. LIFE IST RAD

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 20 July 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, DB, just MAKE US JEALOUS of your music pimp lifestyle.

I finished digitizing a whole lotta stuff and things and now ponder. It has been an astoundingly lazy day and I am grateful for it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 20 July 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I spent the day in Red Hook, beloved Red Hook.

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

What did you do there?

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I got out at the magnetic Smith&9th St., took the B77 to the Hook (am I the only one who calls it that?), walked along the cobbled streets, past Sunny's Bar in the daytime, past Red Hook Stores (sight of future Ikea maybe), saw deserted trolley tracks, entered this do not enter place factory site to get close to the water until this incredibly large man brought me back, saw the statue of liberty, walked by this smelly chemical wastesite, walked along a pier, went to Coffey Park, met Lilly, who tried to get me to come inside for a bbq, walked through Lillie's but the bbq hadn't started yet, went to Liberty Heights Tavern again for pizza, then walked back to the subway through the projects past the ballpark and over the Gowanus Canal to try to remove the stench of heritization. RH waterfront is so weird, it's like a lilly lost 5 blocks of Old Towne Alexandria that you have to travel through half an hour of downtown Brooklyn to get to. And I saw lots of oh no! mothers with babies! Did you make it to the museum?

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, unfortunately. But thankfully it was over quickly and I went shopping. I saw the bestest shoes ever today but unfortunately they were very expensive at the Prada store and now my life is ruined :(

BUT I bought great stuff at H&M so I can take solace in it.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I finally got Hail to the Thief. And a spare copy of Dance Dance Dance to force on friends. And work has been full of good news lately. And I'm gonna watch The Animatrix in a couple minutes.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:39 (twenty-two years ago)

holy moley! I was googling around for the name of this short film made by myself & 2 others that played at a fest last week--just to see if it was mentioned in any media coverage & stuff--and I found out we won best short film & best screenplay! holy moley! WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I AM VERY THRILLED

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Rock on, s1utsky!

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I got a purple terrycloth Afroken tanktop on sale, it shows off my trucker tan.

― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 21 July 2003 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)

this is really the news my miserable self needed to hear right now

(not the news about your tanktop rosemary... congratulations on that though!)

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

(what's a trucker tan? is that the short-sleeved one or the tank-top one? I have #2)

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Sergei Fedorov is leaving the Detroit Red Wings, hoorah! Good riddance to bad rubbish.

― Larcole (Nicole), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I see somebody wishes hate on A Certain Orange County Team.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

You're not a hockey fan, their ruin should be of little consequence to you.

― Larcole (Nicole), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I am interested in your psychological motivations more, true. I imagine you stumbling home drunk and weeping after a night of watching Fedorov's preening and wishing vengeance on the world, and now your long-wished for dream is true!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I bought the greatest shirt ever today. It's like god said, "This shirt is for you, Ally" and put it in front of me on a mannequin.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

(I thought that was yesterday.)

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah!! That happened yesterday too. I've had good shopping lately.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I got a shirt that was coveted by the ultra-fashionable phildeux so I should be ecstatic.

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I know!! That shirt was so good. We were like the ying and yang of that store though, you picked up every cute shirt and I went for every naughty shirt.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 July 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because I'm no longer in "mope" mode but rather "total asshole" mode, which feels easier on my body. I now understand Sam completely in that aspect, but watch out if you even so much as slight me in the least, because I'm out for blood. *evil cackle*

I'm also happy because Tears for Fears exists. Songs From the Big Chair was my Album of the Day and it was fantabulous at being therapeutic and wonderful and lovely and lush and I just love love LOVE that album, damn it.

I'm happy about true friends. They kick ass and I will never forget them. I'm also happy I know who to disown completely. Now all I need to do is take lessons in revenge and ta-da, I am Woman hear me ROAR.

I'm happy about my faith. I'd go crazy without it sometimes. I'm happy about the whole idea(l) of Home. I'm happy about having no regrets, pets who soothe and entertain, funny episodes of the UK "Whose Line is it Anyway?" that take one's mind off the Real World, good family, acts of kindness, and cold medications that actually work.

― Just Deanna (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 21 July 2003 02:29 (twenty-two years ago)

(Ally and I were the perfect exhibition of the virgin/whore style- dichotomy.)

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 July 2003 02:47 (twenty-two years ago)

starry your shoes sound so so great.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 21 July 2003 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

As exhibited in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend! We should contact them about stealing our style, Mary.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 July 2003 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Congrats Slutsky!

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Monday, 21 July 2003 03:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks TS!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 21 July 2003 04:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy as I had a great w/e & a lovely morning.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 July 2003 09:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm pretty sure I'm the most frequent user of this thread.

I'm With Busey is on in fifteen minutes; the library had many of the books I was looking for (all the Primo Levi was out, though)); I have a Violet Crumble -- which, weirdly, is the closest thing I can get here to molasses crisps (seafoam, to some of you); if I have a chance tonight I'm going to make this strawberry-tequila pie thing I had a flux capacitor-like vision of; and, okay, I'm tired and have barely any time to write at night, but nevermind that.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

That second close-parenthesis after "though"? Yeah, that wasn't a typo, Binky, that was an emoticon: the rarely-seen "happy yet eyeless" emoticon.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to be anthologised. Get in.

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

that's kinda creepy...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

(slutsky, it's the former. And it's more a BURN, ow, finally stopped hurting!!)

My old roommate from London is coming to New York this weekend! I don't know when I will get to see her though.

― rosemary (rosemary), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

9 and a half days :)

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, "Get in" = Scouse for "hooray for me".

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Hooray for Matt :)

(What's Scouse for that? Cause I'm guessing it wouldn't be "Get in Matt." If it is, that's wicked awesome, which is 1988 Boston for "I like that very much.")

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

"Get in, Matt" is probably safest, and thankyou, Tep.

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

bcz i think i finally found closure for a chapter of my life that never quite resolved itself. the pain and resentment are still there, but they're safely quarantined in the past.

(was that too emo? i'm sorry. i actually am happy, i think.)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Get in, JBR

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 02:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm in a cooking frenzy today. I've got salmon marinating in ginger and soy sauce and whatnot for dinner tomorrow, and baby back ribs marinating in Dave's Insanity and garlic and whatnot for dinner the next night. I've got this pie cooking that I'm gonna be thinking about all during classes tomorrow: condensed milk, tequila, key limes, strawberries ... I'm gonna go into Poli Sci talking Hobbes' Lepieathan.

And I'm writing, so GET IN ME.

(But I have to go to bed soon, goddammit.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 02:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Wicked awesome, Tep.

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 03:02 (twenty-two years ago)

GET IN MATT!

(I just like it better without the comma.)

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 03:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I just recorded a humourous answering machine message

― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

How humourous?

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 03:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I once had a message that went on for 10 minutes describing different people I refused to call back.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 03:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Extremely. From my point of view, at least.

(xpost)

― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 03:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I got to see my friends who have been in australia. Also i have just had a big bunch of flowers delivered to my desk at work!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Ooh! What kind of flowers, Pinkpanther? I bought myself some bizarre looking carnations on Monday to help me make it through the week. They're white with magenta tips. :)

I'm happy because it's Wednesday and last night the thunderstorm was lovely.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.laneuvemaison.com/images/carnation.jpg

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I finally got a job interview lined up for next week! And I'm looking forward to making parmigiana from the great recipe I received.

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Hi Sarah! There are carnations in there like the ones you have posted, except they're red & white. They are so beautiful! I love getting flowers, tho sadly I will not do them justice in the arranging!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck Larcole btw!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes indeed, hurrah for Larcole! Let's hope her and her similarly-interviewing homonym-in-real-life Nichole both get the respective jobs!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Because the Red Sox are two games behind the Yankees and they come into our house this weekend.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Kinkiest group porn yet.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

My army of Jeter will defeat the evil Bostonians though, Chris.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because the "Why are you Happy" thread is above the "Why are you Unhappy" thread. ILX - barometer of global contentment.

― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

My financial aid excess check arrived. We haven't been tight, exactly, but I'd spent my savings on the move, so although "we" weren't tight, "Tep" was "broke," so now it's hos and shooters all the way, man.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I got a pay rise! So, now I can buy Unicron without feeling that guilty about it.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Unicron! jel, I put it to you. GET IN.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I am temporarily happy because I have drunk enough wine to get me out of my slough of despond. Also, the Coloma album is really really good.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

this is better, that other thread was getting me down.

i finished the observer crossword this weekend, first time since i started doing it again a couple of months ago.

fixed the problem i had linking -ljpeg into c++ code (hint: extern "C" {} around the offending includes).

got a reply to a job application i sent out today. it was only an 'out of office' reply but that's more than i got for the previous 8.

2002 X games was on tv last night. british bloke did a tailwhip flair that was just gnarly, d00d.

saw 'hackers' for the first time on tv over the weekend. laughed like a drain at all the wrong bits.

andy

― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Made a bacon sandwich and had some kimchee. Feeling healthy.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally, your army of Jeter can kiss my army of Nomar's ass.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 24 July 2003 10:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Good night in pub with mates last night. Freaky Trigger got a mention in Paul Morley's new book. Found a copy of William Mayne's Candlefasts. Listening to tons of good new music. Flattered and excited by the number of people who still want to write for website.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 24 July 2003 10:37 (twenty-two years ago)

just got free bottle of wine in some market research thing downstairs. was complimented by market research person on my t-shirt.

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:08 (twenty-two years ago)

i'll do some stuff for you too if you like tom - this might improve my mood!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Excellent meal out with my girlfriend last night, made even better that the service was enthusiastic but flawed so I had something to happily pick holes in much to her exasperation, followed by puband pints of Cain's. Get in.

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah I found yet another great indian restaurant round the corner from my new flat, too. The fried chicken liver starter was just scrumptious.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because Dad's shocking all the nurses who were convinced he would go yesterday. Somehow somewhere, prayers are being answered, and he's such a fighter. Now, I won't predict. I'll just let things be.

I'm also happy because for the first time in two weeks, I had a good night's sleep. I fell asleep with all my regular clothes and jewelry on, yes, and I still had my glasses on too, sure, and I may have forgotten to set my away message on AIM, yes, but IT WAS SLEEP SLEEP GLORIOUS SLEEP!

― Just Deanna (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Freaky Trigger got a mention in Paul Morley's new book.

Wow, that's really cool! Congratulations.

― Larcole (Nicole), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

nice to know your dad is doing ok.

and yes, that is damn kewl tico.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay! Im glad things are good for everyone! Im also happy because my wife has a second interview at a place she really wants to work for. The job is interesting and will double her salary if she gets it. The woman needs this job, she is burnt out from counseling clients for the past 6 years and needs to experience the other side of the business. And the company is extremely interested in her and the company itself is extremely interesting. Yay!

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I found a cereal which reminds me of C.W. Post (the cereal no one remembers, not the dead guy who founded the company that sold the cereal). However, the strawberries in it are made out of apples.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 July 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cuz it's almost Friday. Plus, I got to see my mom for a second this morning and she seemed to be in very good spirits for a change.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy coz I got a new job this means I can visit ILX once more!

― smee (smee), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:18 (twenty-two years ago)

NOMAR CAN EAT ME, CHRIS V.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay dee, smee, tep & sarah!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

WATCH OUT FOR HIS NOSE IT MAY POKE YOUR CERVIX.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

ouch!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz I just started playing drums in another band, and the girl that writes the songs left her hella fun electronic drum-kit at my house and I've been playing my guts out and totally digging it.

Cuz I realize now no matter what kinda crap goes down in my life, singing in the band gets me back on track, gets the demons out, helps me not freak the hell out by freaking the hell out, y'know? Me likey cacophonous catharsis.

Cuz I'm taking my widduw bwoy to a baseball game tomorrow woo hoo!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 July 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Also because of how the modzillas zapped that sp00n3r3d thread with such brutal efficiency, lovely!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 July 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I forget why. It'll come to me.

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 24 July 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

YAY! My wife got the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 24 July 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

It's raining!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 24 July 2003 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay Chris :)

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm home now and not at work anymore. It's ladies night at the Rapture, which means $10 for 4 beers in a bucket. I feel so much better than I did this morning it's like a fucking miracle.

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

James Hewitt is funny...

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha because I just found out my best work buddy THREW HIS CHAIR THREW THE WALL TODAY IN HIS OFFICE, wtf? This isn't so much a reason to be happy but dude it is pleasing me to no end.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally, Didn't you post something like that a while back? I mean, isn't chair-throwing kind of commonplace where you work?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Seriously, this is the first time anyone's ever done that! The prior chair incident involved a mysterious occurance when I walked into the conference room and all the chairs had been destroyed, but there was no evidence of actual fighting besides the chair-destruction.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

My Vera Wang dress arrives tomorrow. I'm becoming sick and annoying with telling everyone how I got it for $100, and oops, there I go again.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

What Ally isn't telling us is that she now works for the WWF (WWE, WTFever).

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Rah for Chris V.'s wife! Rah for the Paul Morley mention (oh so spiff indeed). And rah for us all. :-)

I'm happy because I have no real reason not to be. And that is often quite enough. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I would so watch the WWTF. Two wrestlers get into a ring and then it's starts raining frogs, or they drop into a tube to china or something, and they go "Do you see this? Are you seeing what's happening here?" The one that's most puzzled wins.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a glas of red wine and tomorrow off.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 24 July 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, WWTF = me and Millar in NYC.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

STOP BEING SO PALLY!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Tag!

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

ALL!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

YOUR!

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

BASE!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

ARE!

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

BELONG!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

TO!

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

US!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I never feel inclined to post to this thread. Or even read it much. Does that make me a depressive or just a sociopath?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 24 July 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

high fives all around

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Pally fuckers.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 24 July 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

(dances around)

I am actually ridiculously happy that it worked. I am a dork. But a happy one.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 July 2003 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

HAVING FUN WHILE I'M NOT HERE IS TOTALLY LAME ASSHOLES.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you hate others having fun?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 24 July 2003 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry to disrupt your little "all your base" party, but I just gotta say:

I am happy cuz as of 3:15 am on this day, I am an uncle. My little sister just gave birth!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 25 July 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay congrats!

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:07 (twenty-two years ago)

yay nick! a cousin for your boy!

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Rock.
My boss is on vacation for 3 weeks. I've been at work for 2 1/2 hours and I haven't done anything yet.
Got a show in Baltimore tonite with a band that I like. Then Sarah and I are staying overnight to explore Baltimore tomorrow and see what we think of it and see if we want to move there. Then we do Philly next week and Chicago over labor day weekend (we've already got plane tickets).
Yup.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Cool.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Who cares?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Rah for the Nickalicious! Now he'll have two young disciples to teach in the way of Jedi mastery and love of da funk.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I care!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 25 July 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I really wish I was on AIM right now. I would have LOTS to SAY.

― Mark C (Mark C), Friday, 25 July 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I would just like to make it clear that my 'who cares?' was a funny leading on from the sociopath comment.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 25 July 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Who cares? ;-)

― uncle nza (nickalicious), Friday, 25 July 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I put it to all of you. Get in me.

I'm seeing Pirates of the Caribbean again today, which makes me bags of happy. There is also a high probability of treating myself to a Violet Crumble (which I keep calling Velvet Crumbles cause it makes more sense). And it's Friday, thank God almighty.

Also, since it's GenCon weekend and I live, like, right there, my games publisher may drive over for dinner this weekend.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 July 2003 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Why aren't you going to GenCon Tep?

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 25 July 2003 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

No money. Well, enough money to go, but I've never been before and know I would not be able to resist the urge to spend a couple hundred dollars I can't afford to spend ("What? They have second-edition Top Secret/S.I. modules? THEY MUST BE MINE!") I am really, really terrible with impulse control when I can make the "but when else will I be able to buy it?" excuse.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 July 2003 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you hear they have a full-size dungeon you can crawl around in this year? You can't afford not to go!

I can't take vacation otherwise I'd be there. And yeah, if you're bad at that kind of impulse control it would be your ruin. GenCon is so fucking awesome.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 25 July 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Aiiie. Don't tell me these things!

Seriously, you have no idea. Me at minor con in Boston, age 15 or so when I got to meet Stan Lee: "Wait wait -- a COMPLETE set of Sectaurs in mint condition?" (Friend: "Dude, you don't even like that comic.") "But -- it's a COMPLETE SET. I might like it if I read ALL OF THEM. And it's only five dollars!" (Multiply this exchange like seventeen times, and by the end of the con I was selling comics I had bought at the con to buy other comics at the same con.)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 July 2003 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Because even though I've been having a COMPLETELY HORRIBLE day at work I remind myself that:
1- I'm leaving in a little over 2 hours for a weekend trip out of town &
2- I don't have to work for this guy forever.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 25 July 2003 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

FAP tomorrow, a date on Monday, Geeta arriving and Trig Brother next weekend, things are good! As long as I don't think too much about people I care about in pain, things are okay.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 25 July 2003 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I am at home, I have my car back for the moment, I have a cold beer and I don't have to get up for JACK SHIT tomorrow.

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 25 July 2003 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got 6000 words written tonight -- nearly all of them between 9:00 and 3:00, which confirms once and for all what I've been saying about my fertile and fallow hours. I really, really need to arrange my fall schedule so that I can stay up until 2:00 or 3:00 more nights than not without being tired -- this writing mostly on weekends thing is losing me far too much ground.

For tonight, though, get in.

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 27 July 2003 06:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I feel like I have *PLENTY* of reasons to be unhappy, primarily having to go back to school in 2 weeks. :( But I'm determined not to let this bring me down.

Tonight, my tat artist, one of the coolest, wisest folx i know, helped put me in a better frame of mind. He told me that he didn't get his head straight till he was 35. And then realized his life was half over and he began to appreciate shit for what it is instead of worrying about what wasn't. This sounds simplistic but I"m not 35 yet and the thought that it's still not too late to get my head straight was very reassuring.

Also, this one is very U&K, I HAVE A GROUP OF REALLY GREAT FRIENDS. Damn, when you look around at who's with you every night, late, bitching about work, hugging you when yr sad, GODDAMN, you are blessed.

Also, very minor, I have a fairly new celeb crush so have tons of videos, websites, and pictures to explore. Entertaining and fun. :)

(oh and my best friend David bought me a pack of ciggies just now. yay!) (oh and the chef at work tonight made me this excellent special dish of panfried chicken and linguini in wine sause, fuckin' A!!)

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Sunday, 27 July 2003 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Because someone said something to me about ten minutes ago now that was exactly what I was hoping I'd find another human being to say to me and it was said and suddenly I'm just like fuck but in a good way.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 27 July 2003 07:39 (twenty-two years ago)

My FUCK cookies turned out pretty good.

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 27 July 2003 08:31 (twenty-two years ago)

i want one of yr fuck cookies r/z

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Sunday, 27 July 2003 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)

drove out to port chalmers with violet & roddy. playin 50 cent on the car stereo. took a mogadon & drank a bottle of beer. sitting in my rm now listening to records. life's pretty ok.

― duane, Sunday, 27 July 2003 09:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I just got the ratings back for my radio station and I fucking destroyed the competition! ROCK!!!!!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

But you did it while playing evil corporate rock and we all hate you. (Note: I have no idea of Teeny's station's format.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm responsible for vivisection and the death penalty and for some reason this is making me entirely giddy. Also: the redonkulous dog, wtf.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

That thread is hilarious and ridiculous. However, it has not made this recurring migraine go away so I am not yet happy.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Unfun. Transfer your pain to an inanimate object and destroy it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Such as Calum.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I think you have to take him to Mount Doom in order to do that.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Dear god almighty! Who is Gollum to Calum's Ring?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Spoonered.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I would have to say that's more of a Smeagol/Gollum conundrum.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I pray for this story to end with some hawt elf action.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Who among us would make good hawt elves? I suppose we can start with Tim Finney!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

coughN.cough!

(that didn't work very well)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I said hawt.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cuz my dumb IV is over with and now I can eat food and drink and be merry.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know I just am

― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

it's that spring fresh scent

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I ordered a pizza from this place that's just ... well, first off, it's easily the best pizza I've had since moving out of the northeast six+ years ago. Secondly ... it reminds me of pizza in the Boston area -- same crust, neither thick nor thin, a little spice in the sauce, and that herb I've never been able to identify that isn't oregano or basil or anything like that (maybe marjoram) ... and I never liked living in New England, and have never felt homesick for it (it wouldn't be applicable, I don't think of it as home), but this pizza is making me think of the northeast in I-wish-I-could've-been-the-kind-of-person-who-could've-been-happy-there-but-without-being-someone-who-isn't-me sort of ways.

Mind you, I'm also running a fever high enough to fry eggs on my forehead, so it could be just that.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm hapy because I need to brush my teeth and I almost typed Ned to brush my teeth, and run with that.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Open wide, my little dental patient. Is it safe?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

On the way home from the bar I stopped at Taco Cabana for some papas con huevos tacos. The cute mexican boy there gave me a FREE TACO!! Palabra a tu madre!

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 06:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Neil told me I looked really nice today with my "new" hairdo ie me being a lazy motherfucker and not straightening it.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I remembered to buy Penguin biscuits in the supermarket this time. I am fatter but happier.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I am here on a Wednesday and that means the weekend is nearer, and I'm listening to the Walkbouts. Ergo, most happy!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

whsmith was playing selection from the new 'one step beyond' ska compilation when i went in there this morning. hearing 'bonanza ska' in the wild made me smile.

andy

― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I have not posted to this thread AT ALL yet. But I am happy a lot, honest!

Right now it's all good because I got my job regraded and so I won't be broke any more, so I won't have to leave for more pay, so I can still do my masters. Yay!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG because I have discovered today that I am a fool of all sorts to be wasting time blow drying my hair straight as apparently I have the greatest hair of ALL time and it causes great obsession for everyone I know ever to talk about it for like the past 6 hours straight in its normal mostly curly state! It's great I am the total center of attention for being mostly LAZY.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Wedensday's over with. Over the hump. I have basically nothing required of me tomorrow at work besides showing up on time, which I should be able to pull off, and I'm getting off work at 1100 on Friday plus I get paid.

(if I was allowed to post at work I would have been blowing up the 'unhappy' thread today, not even kidding, but it's all water under the bridge now so here I am)

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a good meal and I am listening to Landing, rah!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Because of something C**** told me today that I really can't share in any capacity here but this is a marvellous day. Or could be, unless they fuck us. If they fuck us it's ok too.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy because my homework involves parsing the following sentences into predicate logic:

1) A lion is a formidable animal
2) Lions are ferocious
3) Lions are ferocious, but tigers are not
4) A lion is chasing Danny DeVito
5) Danny DeVito is chasing a ferocious lion.
6) Ferocious lions are best avoided.
7) Lions and tigers are ferocious.
8) Lions and tigers are chasing Danny DeVito.
9) Ferocious lions and tigers are best avoided.
10) Any lion Bruce Willis is chasing is a formidable animal but is not ferocious.
11) Danny DeVito, ferocious lions and tigers are all best avoided.
12) A lion is ferocious if and only if Danny DeVito is chasing it.
13. Bruce Willis is not ferocious, but he is best avoided.

I mean, wtf?

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 31 July 2003 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Right now I'm happy because I got to talk to Boy yesterday- he's in "Coast Guard Capital USA" or some such, which is oddly enough Grand Haven, MI. (Our assesment: MI is a surreal place)

And my apartment has yummy bright orange late-summer-evening light in it right now, which the photographer in me thinks is the greatest thing ever about living here.

― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 31 July 2003 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/pictures/bears2.jpg

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 1 August 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw. That is almost too adorable.

― Larcole (Nicole), Friday, 1 August 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck! A duck!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 1 August 2003 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cause first off, it's Friday, second, I've got a big fuckin mug with hearts on it and it's full of two-day-old coffee reheated in the microwave (it's the little things that send you through the day), and third, with CafePress's new POD thing, I decided what the fuck, I'm gonna self-publish my first novel for the sake of my relatives and so forth. (This is a novel I wasn't otherwise going to do anything with except pat it on the head and say "yes yes, you were the first.") I'm having fun going through it and tweaking, exactly the sort of mindless faux-creative activity Friday afternoons are meant for.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

thunderstorms

― Pabst Blue Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 1 August 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Because Geeta arrives tomorrow and then there is Trig Brother 3, then the next day I'm off to Oxford to hang out with some of my best friends.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 1 August 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Because Sarah and I are leaving in the next hour to go to Philadelphia, which sounds promising and may be the next place we live.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 1 August 2003 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Because the prob I was having getting booted from the internet again and again and again turned out to be the phone wire connection thing rather than the modem port.

So, all I need is a different phone wire rather than the ordeal of sending my precious laptop off for repairs. I was getting a bit freaked out before, but now ALL IS WELL.

And now: sleep!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Saturday, 2 August 2003 05:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Coz I might get a good job and in the meantime off to Paris and then Spain for a week!

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 2 August 2003 05:26 (twenty-two years ago)

GEETA ARRIVES TODAY!! In fact in, like, three hours, buses and trains and planes permitting....

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 2 August 2003 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

The Davoli "Space Twist" video and commie surf music. That is all.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 2 August 2003 09:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Because when I went to see my Dad in the hospital tonight he was able to wave his foot good-bye as we left, and they finally figured out what kind of pneumonia he has and can treat it properly now.
I've also started back at the gym and even though I put almost 20 lbs back on I found I was able to exercise at nearly the same level as when I stopped going to the gym almost 2 month ago. Should be back on track in a couple of months, with the goal being a new, svelte Bryan by the time anyone from this bitch (with a couple of possible exceptions) sees me again.

― Bryan (Bryan), Sunday, 3 August 2003 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I had sausage, fondue, and chocolate tonight, yum yum!

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 3 August 2003 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

*insert twee ass loser mushy love shit here*

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 4 August 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

i had a pretty pointless day. nothing of consequence happened or was accomplished. but somehow i've just been in the sort of mood where i've just been grinning to myself all day despite that.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 4 August 2003 04:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz my son's in my office with me right now, yay! He's drawing a firetruck and eating some toast.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 4 August 2003 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Philadelphia.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 4 August 2003 11:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Me too. :-)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 4 August 2003 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

because my wife is home from her weekend away and I missed her. Of course I don't get to see her until Saturday because she works nights. But at least she is home.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 4 August 2003 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, Chris V, she's in my bed right now. But she says hello.

― Dorset Dan, Monday, 4 August 2003 12:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I get to leave work early for a job interview, and I downloaded a couple of fantastic tamla/motown compilations from soulseek last night.

― Larcole (Nicole), Monday, 4 August 2003 12:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Larcole, the job you're going for has just been given to somebody else. I've also erased your hard disk of all Tamla related music.

― Dorset Dan, Monday, 4 August 2003 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, um, let's just cue up and crank up a certain White Stripes song with a lego animated video and you might get an idea as to another factor contributing to my being happy at this temporal junction.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 4 August 2003 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Because two friends are hoping they page each other right now, hoping their kiss will save each other right now.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 4 August 2003 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a good shot at getting an assistantship for the Fall, TAing a class on WWII-era European leaders (something which, actually, I know nothing about). Ironically, this Fall is the one semester when I don't need the money, and apparently it's just the Fall, not the Spring, when I might be a bit short. And the 20 hour a week commitment is going to eat into my money-making writing time. But if I don't accept it, I'm far less likely to be offered one when I do need one. So, welcome back to academia, Tep.

I'd get health insurance, though, which is always nice.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 4 August 2003 21:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I read your first several words and thought you were to be Mark E Smith's assistant!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

That might be the best job ever.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

You could hold his teeth!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

because masturbation is the new black (response to thread)

― Vic (Vic), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, I wish. I did get the job, it turns out ... so on the plus side, I will have three times as much money this semester as I had last spring (in addition to writing money, and assuming they don't dock my loans, which apparently they don't) -- on the minus side, the class is eight in the morning, and I'll be grading seventy-five freshman papers every few weekends.

For the first time in ages, though, I'll be able to put money aside, so I can take next summer off and write a book.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

congratulations Tep!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Hurrah for Tep! He will not starve.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, forget starving, I'm gonna be able to afford the $500 wedding present I'd eyed for a friend, and to make as much duck confit as anyone could possibly want to make. (I don't have a car and don't travel; an extra eight grand for a four month period is an exorbitant amount of money for me.)

And I have health insurance! Surely this means my dream of a prosthetic prehensile tail is only a doctor's visit away.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Get in Tep.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, GET IN ME!

You rock, luna. When it was just me saying it, it was quasi-lame, but two users of a phrase = official slang/dialect. Now we need a third in case anything untoward happens to me.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

whats this "get in" nonsense? "well in" is much better.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I see that I didn't properly punctuate though - GET IN TEP! is much better.

GET IN TEP!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Good on you, Tep! Use that health insurance for anything/everything!

Right now, I'm just happy to be alive (as corny as that sounds). With all the job searching I've been doing, I can't help feeling that my poverty will soon be behind me. With that, I'll be able to look forward to travelling out of here.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"Well in Tep" sounds like an entree. "How's your Well In Tep today? Is it nice and hot? The gravy isn't too thin, I hope. Oh, you make it with porcinis? Well, I don't know, they're really not in season ... oh, fine, I'll give it a shot. Let me have the Well In Tep with the pommes frites and mango coulis, please, and a bottle of the cellar's finest Mad Dog. The blue kind. Mad Dog bleu."

i.e., "get in Tep" is better.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

well in.

i also say "and... we play"

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

...when going to do something important.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I need to adopt more of other people's slang.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

(Mad Dog bleu? You're killin me).

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

well in when something is good. "well in, tep" I adopted it from my friends roomate in college. He was a tennis player.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

The judges will accept "well in, Tep," because Tep plays tennis.

"Mad Dog bleu" has mad market potential.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

This is not "happy" specifically, but I'm on pins and needles cause if my check comes in time, I'm gonna try to commission a painting from Jill Thompson (Sandman, Scary Godmother) for my friends' wedding present. It would be perfect, but I really want the money to be here so I can make sure this'll happen and she's not too busy with other work.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Because Dean is playing "In Your Eyes" at the desk next to me quite loud and oh wow I am so lame what in the hell I'm grinning like a total dick.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Best. Song. Ever.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

*sigh* now he won't stop!

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because I just got ORGANISED and phoned my bank and my letting agents in a bid to finally sort out my parlous financial situation, and because it's Pride in Brighton on Saturday, and because someone left some rather nice sunglasses here which if not claimed may be MINE.

Otherwise everything is shit.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 7 August 2003 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and I'm going to see Thomas Lux next week with my nonexistent money.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 7 August 2003 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I like and the editor likes my first review for him.

― David. (Cozen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 10:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I probably shouldn't do this, but this is why:

http://www.idea-inc.com/~bill/fps.png

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Check it out - Something I wrote is in Freaky Trigger!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 August 2003 11:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I just ate a big-ass chocolate frosted donut.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 7 August 2003 11:54 (twenty-two years ago)

That is a great review David, I hope you do many more.

I am happy because after a big disappointment yesterday I've managed to put things into perspective and stop feeling terrible -- no use in feeling sad over something that I can't change.

― Larcole (Nicole), Thursday, 7 August 2003 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Tep that album cover just made me love you forever and ever.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

It's cause of the nipple, isn't it? (I forgot the nipple when I linked. Did I unworksafe the thread?)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't notice the nipple actually.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

It's like a ninja nipple, that's what's so cool about it.

I'm very happy with the Tenniel Alice illustrations in there. I had no input on this at all, didn't want any, and yet it came out perfect.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ninja nipple" is so entering my vocabulary.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The next anthology, I'm gonna title the single "Ninja Nipple." That's gonna sell like sex flapjacks.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Mmmm sex flapjacks.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cuz it's almost FRIDAY! And tonight I have Times Ten practice - first time since the baby was born. I was tiptoeing around trying not to bother my drummer and his new little family with rock n roll and he's like, "When are we ever gonna practice again?!"

Also, this weekend I'll spend some quality time alone with my mom and sisters at the beach.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I could go for some buttery sex flapjacks right now.

― Sarah Mclusky (coco), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Buttery, slippery, and awaiting syrup.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Barbecue sauce???

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Syrup!

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Not interested then.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Who the hell puts barbecue sauce on sex flapjacks? You're full of crack.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

BBQ sauce on sex flapjacks? Are you MAD?!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd go for strawberries and wuffim puffim (ie: whipped topping).

― Sarah Mclusky (coco), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't say I wanted flapjacks! I said barbecue sauce!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

But we were talking about flapjacks, you nutwad.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

OH MY GOD I'm happy because I just received an email from Student Financial Planning sending me a .pdf of some paperwork for me to sign because they "forgot" to give me $20k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(granted this is mostly federal loan money that will one day need to be paid back but federal loans>>>>>>>>>citibank loan for same amount I've been trying to finagle)

WHAT IN THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I was talking about having sex in general, Tep. Fuck yr flapjacks.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The cutest girl is sat three seats adjacent me in the library.

― David. (Cozen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I was talking about having sex in general, Tep. Fuck yr flapjacks.

So we're still on sex flapjacks. I don't want to know about barbecue sauce and sex in general, I don't think, especially given Millar's grilling duel.

I'm happy because despite Tad's pineapple zombie blowjob rep, I'm just now having my first bubble tea.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Bubble tea is awesome like Steve McQueen and $20k.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Nothing is quite that awesome.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Barbecue sauce?

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Bubble ninja sex? I swear, man, I sleep and wake up and miss this.

Rah for Cozen's review! For Nicole's better state of mind! For Ally's money! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Barbecue sauce is not as awesome as Steve McQueen and $20k, good God. Your smoky-molasses-vinegar-tomato fetish is creepy.

Bubble ninja sex = so classic that if c's were v's it'd be a pickle.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

It's creepy and totally high school!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Wicked high school. For sure.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

No one warned me that when you finish the bubble tea, you're left with a cup of wet rabbit shit, though.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

You're supposed to drink the pearls.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I had been! But then there's a bunch left over. I'm not sure I want them now. They look ominous.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I never thought I'd see the day when wet rabbit shit scared the pineapple zombie blowjob guy.

I have to say I'm ever so slightly disappointed.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

(Also, ninja nipples and sex flapjacks? My day was made before it began.)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Wet rabbit shit is bigger. Remember that the "zombie" part of ye olde classicke pzb refers to the maggotastic sensation of the jibbly bits, which are much smaller and less noticeable than the honkin big bits in bubble tea (if this particular bubble tea is representative).

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I suppose that is true - I've had both the wet rabbit shit and the zombie blowjob and I left some of the rabbit poop, too.

I just thought you... you know. You could do it or something.

I'm having a crisis of faith here!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, what am I, the try anything guy?

Visit the Michelangelo Gibson Jesus thread for faith restoration.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

No, not the try anything guy, but when people know that you've given a zombie a pineapple blowjob, well, I don't think it's unrealistic that certain things might be expected.

Forgive me.

And Jesus? I wasn't talkin' about THAT kind of faith, Cap'n.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, I didn't give any zombies any blowjobs! Just cause a guy has flapjacks doesn't mean he actually flapped jack. And ... so on.

But okay. Point conceded.

I have moved on to the tamer espresso breve.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Me, I'm sticking with Coke.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Too weak. Need fuel.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Though I could go for flapjacks. Sex, buttery, or otherwise.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Barbecued?

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure mesquite + pancakes is quite the taste sensation I'm going for.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Thank God one of you's still sane, then.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

You really sure you wanna put that in print, pilgrim?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I have just used 'get in me!' outside of ILe. (To an ILXor, yes, but I'm glossing over that part. Get in me!)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

You're sane in the flapjack area, at any rate :)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

though I have to confess that now I wonder how barbequed flapjacks would BE, assuming such a feat could be pulled off (ans I think it could. I'm a little scared. Hold me.)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

It would be easy enough to smoke them; difficult and unadvised to slow-cook them. Grilling ... would have to be limited to a final touch on an otherwise traditionally-cooked flapjack, apparently, and presumably basted with Ally's insane flapjack bbq sauce.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Can I volunteer to be the one to hold luna?

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I am quite happy because:

i) I watched cricket all day and laughed at Cork's new Beckham-esque hair style

ii) It's not so hot today

iii) Pirates is out! YAY!

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I'm in love.

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

He decided he could handle your ample bosom?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

*sigh*, no this is someone else Oops. My life is very tawdry and often resembles a jukebox c&w song.

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

My editor, to my publisher, just now:

"I think once people get ahold of Bill's stuff, the word of mouth will just whip through the horror and SF community like a tornado....."

(I keep forgetting I'm nominally a horror writer.)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

:-) Rah for Tep! Can you make all of us cameo characters who are killed off by aliens in a story? Immortality!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Get in Tep!

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

(NB: I really like saying this)

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

So have you pitched the Attack of the Pineapple-Blowjob Giving Zombies yet?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned, I'm not sure I remembered to tell you, you are a pilot-henchman who works for fearless vampire killers in the thing I'm doing now. Millar as a dead superhero shows up in my next anthology story. I'm working on other people (there's a "Sam" and an "Ally" in the thing I'm doing now, but those are not intentional).

When I get DJ Grizz worked into a cameo, though, that's when I'll be happy.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Not intentional". Riiiiight.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

If I were to ever do a screenplay, I really, really, really want to do a zombie movie (I outlined it once: "Hey kids, the Rapture came and the goodie goodies got sucked up to heaven ... but they left their bodies behind AND THEY WANT YOUR BRAINS!"), and now I would have to work pineapples and blowjobs in somehow.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

The Ally is the ex-wife of Our Fearless Hero, and kind of a bitch, and twice as old as ILX-Ally; the Sam is Our Fearless Hero's daughter, who's named after the Sam from the first book, who was written ages ago. So nyah.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

That proves nothing.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

It proves everything!

(Also, the reason it's "Ally" is because that's a ... what would you call it ... an oral anagram of "Leah," a character from the first book.)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

That bitch.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

See, doesn't it work for Bishop's ex to have that name? I really liked thinking of that. You're gonna like the sequel.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

It absolutely works. *waiting patiently*

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

End of the month, most likely :)

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

that's quite amusing since I'm a dead superhero in real life too! Also a hologram.

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

See, my piercing perception of character strikes again.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, Tom, Dan used to sell you at the Mall of America? I always knew Dan be big pimpin'. . .

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

'Cause the boy I adore asked me if I had "a cult following 'cuz you sure as hell deserve every boy this side of the mason dixon line worshipping your ass" ;)

Now if I could just convince him to run away to Mexico with me all would be right in the world... *sigh*

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Friday, 8 August 2003 02:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because... I got the new Valley Girl special edition DVD tonight.

It was either Valley Girl or the new Casablanca DVD - and the choice was obvious.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 8 August 2003 02:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay Sam!

― oops (Oops), Friday, 8 August 2003 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because I am, suddenly, moving house in a month and will no longer pay rent that exceeds the GDP of some small countries! Feel the downsizing!

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 8 August 2003 11:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cuz it's Friday! And yesterday was pretty horrible for the most part, so today HAS to be better.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 8 August 2003 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay Friday! I didn't get to work until 12 due to all the flat stuff, PLUS it's my early day so I can leave at 5 woo!

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 8 August 2003 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Friday. Friiiiiiday. I hate that I love that it's Friday, but oh my God, FRIDAY.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 8 August 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm having an obnoxious amount of fun on the haiku thread, despite what I'm pretty sure is an ear infection.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 8 August 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Pepsi Vanilla!
Diet Pepsi Vanilla!
And my friends are bringing me Pepsi Blue when they visit.

And they'll be here in eight days! (That's not exciting because of the Pepsi Blue, but because I won't see them again until their wedding, which is really not seeing someone.)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 11 August 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

This morning is speeding by. Also, the sun is out.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Monday, 11 August 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I got Escape From Monkey Island for PS2 over the weekend and I am now obsessed with it. I love games like this. I also got Resident Evil 2 but I can't control my dude yet and got killed like 5 times in a row on the first screen and so I put it aside for now. That's not why I'm happy. Monkey Island is why I'm happy.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 11 August 2003 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

My back doesn't hurt anymore and the mystery pain I had on my side is gone. Rats! I'm confused. These developments don't make me happy, they just make me less unhappy.

― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 11 August 2003 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I went out to get a birthday card for my wife and when I got back someone had left Journey "Any Way You Want It" on my voicemail. It made my day.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 11 August 2003 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Because it's French Roast coffee day at the Fyxx.

― Jodi (Celerina), Monday, 11 August 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I just went outside and saw two bats and a fox, and I like that there is wildlife outside my house.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 11 August 2003 22:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I went ahead and upgraded my Netflix account, and Three Days of the Condor and Poltergeist came today! Three Days of the Condor and Poltergeist! How could I not be happy about that?

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 00:25 (twenty-two years ago)

A day off around looking for somewhere for myself and my sister to live produced a flat just around the corner, slightly larger and 250 quid cheaper. Result!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 10:34 (twenty-two years ago)

The Who Screwed Pizza Christ thread brought great joy to my morning.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I just feel great and I have no idea why! I expected to feel miserable and depressed today.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

:-)

I'm at work and nobody is here yet, so I can play music loud. This is always a pleasure.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

A librarian playing the music loud in an empty library. If you were a chick, you'd be a Billy Idol video!

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Awesome, Tep.

I'm happy because I haven't done much work today - and I'm getting away with it! Mwah ha ha!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I DID do a lot of work this morning, and basically finished the majority of what I had to do, so now I can goof off guilt-free!

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Guilt is underrated, Nick.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

If you were a chick, you'd be a Billy Idol video!

Woohoo!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I am done with my Poli Sci final (I typed Poly Sci, actually), which means Thursday and Friday I can come home right after Spanish, rather than lingering on campus waiting for the bus. Yay.

Now I need to call and convince them to let me register for the Fall now, rather than two weeks from now, so my financial aid can be processed and my excess check written, so I have money for the girlfriend's birthday.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

My house did not actually blow up due to a gas leak, everything is all clear, and now instead of sitting at work trying not to fall asleep at my desk I'm at home posting to ILE with a frosty one.

― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope you mean beer.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh. It made me think of those Dairy Queen things that McDonald's do now, I could use one of those to wake my ass up. COFFEE WHERE ARE YOU

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

of course I mean beer

― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

*falls off chair*

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Nard: And when you were hanging out there with Puffy and Lil' Kim. Puffy and Lil' Kim, that's amazing, like, that is like the new generation of like intelligentsia, Puffy, Lil' Kim, and Kelly Osbourne. What was going through your mind. I saw a picture of you?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 12 August 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

PK emailed me back and I am not forgotten!

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 03:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I just made some of the most incredible love with one of the most incredible people I've ever met. ..

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 06:18 (twenty-two years ago)

because this christmas is gonna rock.

― The Four Singing Beatles (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 06:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay Sam!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 07:29 (twenty-two years ago)

My boss was out of the office Monday and Tuesday and will be out preparing for his vacation which starts tomorrow morning!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy because it is genuinely nice to see Larcole in such a nice / happy mood herself. (I am also irreperably unhappy but Larcole's joy has affected me in some strange way. Bloody message board.)

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)

:-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Why have I become so emo?

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww.

You really should start calling yourself Diamond Dave, I don't think it would be possible to feel unhappy when you call yourself something like Diamond Dave. Or even Daverino.

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Does it fit?

― Davemo. (Cozen), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Diamond Dave. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

http://www.thefunnypage.com/roth/pic232.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Davemo is perfect!

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy cuz of smoked salmon panini & marinated veggies in ma belluh.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna, why are you killing us not so softly?

I am somewhat perturbed by a report at work I heard, but I am not unhappy. If anything I'm cackling.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

What was the report about?

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Somebody bought my book, and I'm pretty sure it's not a relative.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

More rumor than report, basically what the budget crunch means for my section. Both options being mooted are bemusing.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because my belluh is full of mexican food and a virgin pina colada (cuz I had to go back to work, blah).

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Luna, why are you killing us not so softly?

It's all part of the service we provide, Ned.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't let them lie to you, Sarah - that pina colada was a whore.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Classics of Modern Political Theory, this is the thread where I say goodbye to you forever!

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Because James just got himself a new job! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 14 August 2003 10:05 (twenty-two years ago)

congrats.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 14 August 2003 10:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Congrats to James!

My boss is on vacation! Woo hoo! I was 15 minutes late. I'm sitting at my desk in my favorite jacket, sippin' an iced coffee, talkin' to my sister on the phone. :)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 14 August 2003 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I have my coffee. Sometimes that's all I need to be happy, a nice big cup of black coffee.

― Larcole (Nicole), Thursday, 14 August 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Cos I got a 90% on my logic final and pulled my grade up from a solid D- to a C+ in one swoop! My GPA is not going to go straight to hell!

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 14 August 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Cool. Was Danny Devito suitably ferocious?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 14 August 2003 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I find he is best avoided.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 14 August 2003 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I finally have a really good idea for a book.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 14 August 2003 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I will be happy if people can tell me if this covering letter is OK or any way it could be improved:

[Address]

[Date]

Dear ,
Please dutifully consider (split infinitive?) this application for a traineeship place, commencing in 2004, with your firm ([insert name of firm]). Currently, I am entering my Senior Honours year of a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Glasgow (due for completion in May 2004) after having successfuly completed Junior Honours with two First Class awards. Also please find attached a copy of my current CV; I would draw particular attention to the ‘Prizes / Achievements’ section detailed therein.

Yours faithfully

[Name].

― David. (Cozen), Thursday, 14 August 2003 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Not sure why they have to be dutiful?

'Place' possibly redundant after 'traineeship'?

You don't need to say 'your firm' if you're then going to name the firm.

'I am about to enter' rather than 'Currently, I am entering'?

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 14 August 2003 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

It's not a split infinitive, but yeah, I don't think you need the dutifully. Archel speaks the wisdom.

I'm happy cause there's a Red Sox/Athletics game on ESPN today!

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 14 August 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks guys, I'm just wary of raging egomania-ism (i.e. lots of 'I's) as mentioned on the rules of writing thread. (Should I add anything?)

― David. (Cozen), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Because! I! just! got! in! to! an! EM! ESS! SEE! in! Fin! Maths! at! Kings! WAYAYAYAYAYAY!

― Sam (chirombo), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I got another no-advance-just-royalties job (I don't remember if I posted about the other one, but whatever), writing another roleplaying game -- but this time, based on some short stories of mine, which is ... so ... damn ... masturbatory. And fun. Fun plus money!

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I took a two-hour lunch break! No boss! Whoo hoo!

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

After my last final tomorrow, there is nothing I need to do and nowhere I need to be until Monday night when visiting friends arrive. I've got a pork roast sitting in the fridge in brine so highly seasoned it looks like tomato soup. My girlfriend's still out of town, which means I don't need to worry about keeping anyone up/waking anyone up/etc. with my schedule. All this = I am going to get so much work done this weekend.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 14 August 2003 22:42 (twenty-two years ago)

i walked to the taco truck.

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 15 August 2003 02:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I had a couple beers earlier.
Because my paycheck was larger than I expected (not enough to cover being off this week, but I'll worry about that later).
Because, for all my discontent, my power wasn't off today. I am sorry for those in regions that lost electricity today, but happy that shortly I will be able to turn on the fan (or if I want, air conditioning) in my bedroom.

― j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 15 August 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Congratulations Sam! And have a great weekend Tep, you deserve it :)

I am happy because I saw Thomas Lux last night and I heart him, and I am seeing my best friend AND an outdoor production of King Lear tomorrow. Bring on the picnic!

― Archel (Archel), Friday, 15 August 2003 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)

yay Sam, j.lu, archel, tep & orbit.
I am happy still!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 15 August 2003 09:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Fin maths? Is that something to do with fish?

― Mark C (Mark C), Friday, 15 August 2003 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Electricity.

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 15 August 2003 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha ha! I shoulda seen that coming.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 15 August 2003 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Once again, no boss. I got in to work 30 minutes late. I had my oil changed this morning, so I felt all productive. Then I paid some of my personal bills, played Bounce on the computer, and read some of my book. In between all that, I did a tiny bit of work.

My boss called this morning, but only because he thought I had called him. When I said I didn't, he said, 'Ok. Bye then.'

Aaaaahhhhh, yes.

― Sarah Mclusky (coco), Friday, 15 August 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I had more money in my bank account than expected, so I transferred enough over to my savings so that I'm halfway to my goal for the amount I'm saving to put down on a house with Sarah. She is saving too. Boo-yah!

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 15 August 2003 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Well done for both of you! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 15 August 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay for you 2 buying a house aswell! prepare to be stressed!! *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 15 August 2003 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah it's fun cuz you're all like "this is MAH hoose bitchiz!" but then when s'um happens (like say, your house gets struck by lightning and fries your TV and microwave and washing machine and air-conditioner and lord only knows what else and you've got squirrels in your attic [unrelated to the lightning btw]) it's kinda freaky cuz you can't just be like "yo, landlord, fix this shit" and you gotta take care of it all yourself, but then you get it fixed and you're all like "boo-yah I OWNZ YOU, HOUSE!" and you feel all responsible like a real grown-up.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 15 August 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Our landlord takes a year to fix things so I'm sure we'll be fine!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 15 August 2003 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I long for the day when I can say "boo-yah I OWNZ YOU, HOUSE!"

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 15 August 2003 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, it's going to be a little while. Like I said, I'm only halfway to my share, and I think Sarah is less than halfway there, so it'll probably be another year or so approx. But yeah. Since Sarah is a real estate person, she knows all the tricks and what loans we can apply for and stuff.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 15 August 2003 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I am one of the only people I know who doesn't want to own a house (unless I become very rich and can hire people to do chores). But I grew up in a huge old house that was under constant repairs and renovations, so my sense of house-repair-necessity is inflated -- and if I have my way, I'll be living somewhere hurricane-prone.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 15 August 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 15 August 2003 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

There isn't enough congratulations here for Ally - I mean, 90% in any serious exam is fantastic!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 15 August 2003 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Thank you Martin :)

Why I am happy-->fuck ups at the mechanics!

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 15 August 2003 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Lemons --> Lemonade you overpaid motherfuckers

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 15 August 2003 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I just got to speak to my friend who is travelling in Australia at the moment! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 18 August 2003 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I get to spend all day at work thinking about the weekend I just had and how nobody can ever take it away from me.

― Millar (Millar), Monday, 18 August 2003 10:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I have hot water again! And a timer that actually works. And it's really quiet! Ah, easily pleased.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Electricity! And just maybe I will hear back from the potential employer I was supposed to meet with on Friday but couldn't because everything was closed, etc.

― Larcole (Nicole), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I have just moved into my new flat in Hyndland. And, although it smells slightly of stale sweat, it is lovely.

(How do I get rid of a light pervasive smell of stale sweat, damp, must? Are there any miracle cures?)

― David. (Cozen), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Lots of airing. Shake n Vac on carpets and Febreze on other fabrics (though tbh I have my doubts about the latter).

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:24 (twenty-two years ago)

The window has been open since Friday!

Shake n Vac is a good idea.

I've been using (haha lawyer's slip I originally typed 'suing') some Marks & Sparks White Linen spray on all my fabrics (bedding, curtains, clothes) but no avail. Hmm.

― David. (Cozen), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh well, at least it doesn't smell of piss/dead thing, which my parts of my sister's new student house do.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Someone gave me flowers for my desk and they're pretty :)

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 18 August 2003 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

My friends'll be here in a few hours, and the girlfriend'll be back tomorrow night. Alas, they are not bringing Pepsi Blue, as it is no longer anywhere to be found in New Orleans, having been displaced by the worthy but less original Pepsi Vanilla.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 18 August 2003 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a shiny new computer with a CDRW drive. And the first thing I'm doing with it is posting to ILX, oh dear.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 10:27 (twenty-two years ago)

And now I have keys to my new apartment, and because I've been carrying my sister for the last few years, she's not accepting any of the reduction, so I'm getting an extra €3000 a year tax-free. w00t!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Nicely done, sir! So this will be the place I will be infesting in October?

― Thy Lethal Zen Ned (Ned), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Thank you for this news article, amazing man of news desk fame

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

GERBILS!

― Thy Lethal Zen Ned (Ned), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because I just remembered I have $300 of Reebok Sports Club Cash which is pretty much the most useless thing in my possession except I can use it at the food bar. So for the conceivable future, it will be me and my free protein shakes and "Caramel Crunch" protein bars every day together at last at lunch.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes! Also, to Ned, yeah.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

xpost, though of course I am appropriately supportive of Ally's healthiness.

That was supposed to sound less creepy.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Weirdo. I bet you're shirtless at work right now too.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.sweconpos.com/posters/acdc88.jpg

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

You know, this is just something that I'm kind of hunching on, right, but I don't think that's you, per se, Andrew.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah fair enough:

http://www.mitte-west.de/dailydirt/bon1.jpg

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought this was you?

http://www.knightbilham.com/Bono.gif

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no response to that apart from mailing you scorpions.

I would like to note that the 1000th post on this thread was the Giant Gerbil => all is right with the world.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.all-reviews.com/images/music/bad-for-good.jpg

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/scorpionking1.jpg

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Jaysus!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, never mind then. I thought I might be getting something good.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz I finally got rid of the shitty chair I had and got another one without the STEEL armrests that were making my elbows sore and plus now I can sit here cross-legged in my chair finally! Oh god the amount of pleasure I've gotten out of this tiny change is a good indicator of how shit my life is/how easily I am to please.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I did something today that could get me fired but I don't care anymore. It's nice to be able to just stop worrying and not give a fuck.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

What'd you do?

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't even say.

― Larcole (Nicole), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, national security.

― David. (Cozen), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I passed my exam! yay me!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 07:56 (twenty-two years ago)

:-)

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)

pinkpanther well done!!

i am happy bcz the only hurdle left to get my "if" book proposal accepted is the bit i am supposed to be good at = writing a bit of it as a "sample section"

(ie i wrote a synopsis which didn't suck!! this is a first for me!! woohoo!!)

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 07:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay mark!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 08:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Cos I've been working all summer and I'm fucking rich, and this weekend I'm going to spend like an idiot, starting tonight with a clothes/cd/booze splurge.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 08:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy because my mum & dad just turned up at my work with a big bouquet of flowers & a bottle of champagne to say congratulations!! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy because

- We have some SHELVES so our flat will not be a tip finally.

- We have some BABY RABBITS and they are endlessly fascinating.

- I am getting married in TEN WEEKS and I have not had any kind of second thoughts, doubts, nerves, etc. etc. whatsoever, in fact I am grinning inside the whole time.

- I am having a BARBEQUE this weekend!

- I have seen Alan's designs for NOW ZERO.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww baby rabitts. JAMES!!!!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 09:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Can someone send flowers and/or baby rabbits to my workplace please? Much obliged.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Weird - Pinkpanther's parents just turned up at my office. Nice people. Very ordinary ;)

Archel - rabbits only if you'll take them skinned and spatchcocked.

― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 09:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah they are great, def extraordinary, ordinary people to me. I love them!
Also, we only want live rabbits, ickle fwuffy bunnies!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

"spatchcocked"

― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 10:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I think I'm working up a head of steam on this research work that I've been lazing over and I seem to be making some sense of progress.

And I'm feeling alright, y'know kinda happy, lonely, a bit upset that I can't shake this ilx habit, and my bed feels so big, but I feel like I'm moving forward whatever that means.

Oh, and I have a crush but I don't know her number or e-mail & I've not seen her in 6 months so I can't ask her out, but I guess that means I'm healing up.

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 10:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not unhappy.

― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 10:44 (twenty-two years ago)

''but I guess that means I'm healing up.''

this is great to hear david.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 10:47 (twenty-two years ago)

My colleague brought me 6 mini-doughnuts!! Fuckin' A!!

― Mark C (Mark C), Friday, 22 August 2003 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Share em, come on!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 22 August 2003 12:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Meow.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:21 (twenty-two years ago)

There is no one at work upstairs today besides me, Elena, Ralph and Candice. Suckahs!

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Can someone send flowers and/or baby rabbits to my workplace please?
Me too! Me too to the MAX!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.msu.edu/~heckaaro/geladababoon.jpg

because an escaped gelada baboon (see above) just casually wandered past my office window

― H (Heruy), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Bon Jovi fan, I see.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

What do you have against Jersey?

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

New York.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

That's crazy, H! The only time I see wildlife these days is when it's dead on the side of the road (sad but true). I need to go to the National Zoo at some point.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Because my mum phoned me up today to tell me she'd opened my mail and I'd won a prize for my Legal Theory class of last year, the Theodore Sumthin Sumthin Prize for Jurisprudence and that the cheque (amount not specified) will be forwarded to me soon - wtf?! I never expected this. I'm chuffed.

― David. (Cozen), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz I ain't no coffee shop wench no mo'.

― jewelly (jewelly), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Congratulations David.

― Larcole (Nicole), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Rock on, David and jewelly -- and RUN, BABOON, RUN!

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Well done David! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks, Nicole. : )

I am shaking. Why can't I stop shaking? Physically shaking.

― David. (Cozen), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

And for the first time in about a month I feel genuine happiness and just ambling around the city for 30 mins. there it strikes sometimes how pretty it is and how it occasionally seems to shine on me and I don't know if this date will work out but at least I've had a week's worth of sweet anticipation and... god, I'm nervous though, should probably refrain from posting personal information on ilx and actually try the hang of Josh's suit ("I'm doing a good job of staying away from places on the internet that are bad for me") but I'm weak but I'm happy, so yay woo ha.

― David. (Cozen), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Time for a new thread, I think.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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