HO-HUM

Another brazen terrorist squirrel attack ignored by the so-called "Department" "of" "Homeland" "Security."

(Thanks to Matthew Alfano)

Comments

[Joshkr]

Lab!!! Math issues!

[neophyte]

Fifth grade is when I stopped helping my kids with math homework, Peri. I was able to do it when I was in school, so I think it is pretty clear that I've gotten dumber as I've grown older.

(And, psst, Peri, you don't qualify as a schmuck.)

[bangi]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
EARWIG
SAYONARA....SAYONARA

i'll get u for this jeff

*loans Peri a fire extinguisher*

[bangi]

sometimes one must play the fool
and in foolishness grow wise...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARIES to all the people with anniversaries SMOOCH

[Joshkr]

Bangi...that was deep

*feels Bangi's forehead*

[slyeyes]

and in foolishness grow wise...

I am humbled by my own apparent wisdom.

[Peri]

Whew! So it's not just me, then, getting dumber? Thank goodness for that.

Cheers bangi! I've got quite a collection of those now but I don't have one from Bangladesh. I've been thinking about making an impressionist sculpture out of my used up ones. I don't you're allowed to just throw them away, 'cause they're hazardous or something. I'm also thinking that it would probably be best not to weld them together with a blowtorch.

I'm just itching to use this blowtorch for SOMETHING, though. Maybe I'll have a go at creme brule tonight!

[neophyte]

*Grabs bangi and pulls her under the fuzzy blankets too*

[Bella]

Peri, if you make Creme Brule, you've got to share!

"mmmmmmmmm... creme brule..."

[slyeyes]

Peri....blowtorch......

You know what that sound is? That's the sound hundreds of thousands of feet fleeing Winnipeg.

{{PERI}}

I tease because I care.

And because I remember the stories.

[Peri]

I know it, sly. And I was only having you on, anyway. There's not a chance in the world I'd try a blowtorch.

Although, if Bella doesn't know about me, maybe I'll have her round for a meal. Do you fancy firefighters, Bella?

[Lt. Woman]

*tries desperately to think of really good (or tragically bad) joke to tell*

Sly.... Joan Baez is jealous. She wants her song back. I told her she can't have it. *cue thunderous applause for Sly*

El... I have today's paper. For you, that would be tomorrow's paper. Apparently there is an injured couple in a disabled boat that no one can get close enough to to rescue them stuck off the coast of the Cha tham Islands. Apparently all their friends think they'll make home okay.. let's hope they're right.
Oh, and Michael Wallace (not the 60 mins guy) was remanded for two weeks without plea pending a psych evaluation.

Happy Thanksgiving Peri & Zoodle! May your turkey be perfectly cooked, and if not, may your fireman look just like (yellow for caution!!)this.
Of course, if you wanted to dress as a firefighter for Halloween, there's always (worksafe caution!!) these outfits.

Jeff.. if broccoli rabe tastes like spinach, I'm in!! I loooooove spinach! I'll just *love* you all of my mushrooms, and you can fight over them with all the other fungus-eaters.

*realises the joke she wants to tell is faaaaaaaaaar too long for the Moat* , and more of a story with a great punchline than a joke. Although if any of you find the books of the "My Word" BBC radio series (Frank Muir and Denis Norden), you'll laugh your way through the whole book.. They're brilliantly scripted and thought out. Either of the presenters is given a cliche, saying, movie, musical or song title, and they have to come up with an "explanation" of how the title or saying came into being. Genius. Pure brilliance. *Goes to hunt out "The Utterly Ultimate 'My Word' Collection" which is around here somewhere...*

Di.. how did your Dad cope when all six of you were at home? He's a brave man.. or a man in love.. or both.

Q: Why did the alligator go to Australia?
A: To see the dog.
Don't ask me, I didn't get it either. A smallish child told it to me.

[Bella]

Peri, not sure if I fancy firefighters, but I'll try anything once! (Although dinner at your place is beginning to sound like something I might not live to try twice...)

It can't be worse than the time my mother burned the bread and got so mad she threw the entire meal out in the snow.

[Joshkr]

Kaf...did they just put the priest and nun costumes at the bottom to make us feel guilty?

[Joshkr]

*Introduces Bella to Vol*

Go easy on him :)

[Bismuth]

Oh Wurm dearest?

Do you have those pictures of the bunch of us in from of the Rockefeller Center?

No, the other pictures...

[Lt. Woman]

either that, or to get you excited about your local Catholic church.

Bis.. were you guys wearing the fireman outfits?

and in the list of things I forgot from my last post, we had a jolt here last night! Nothing major, but I'd only just crawled into bed (11:15 or thereabouts..)and there was this almighty BUMP! then a few shudders... then nothing. I went to find my brother.. He said "What the hell was that?" We both decided it was a teeny tiny earthquake and I went to bed (he stayed up.. he'd only gotten out of bed at 6pm, anyway). Just when I was all relaxed and happy after a hot hot bath and hopping into a warm bed with an electric blanket.. and I get rudely jolted awake!

Oh.. and my niece has been upgraded to a soft cast for her leg, which should come off in a couple of weeks' time.

[Jeff Meyerson]

EARWIG
SAYONARA....SAYONARA
i'll get u for this jeff

What'd I do Bangi? Really. I'm innocent.

Funny that the word of the day is schmuck, yet strangely appropriate too.

I just contributed to another walkathon - my niece Blythe & her classmates (age 5) did 23 laps, though my sister didn't tell me how big each lap was. I figure they went once around the swings, but what do I know? I think it was to buy stuff they need for school.

(what 'malicious comment'?)

[Joshkr]

Malicious Comment...GNFARB? Nah, prolly grunge.

[DDi]

Joshkr, definitely grunge, and you should know! Thats your neck of the woods fer cryin' out loud.

Speaking of cryin'.... the newbie boss dude is really getting on my last nerve. Matter of fact, I just slammed the phone down on him because he kept asking me really ridiculous questions that I've reviewed with him at least a dozen times. Y'all don't think I'll get in trouble for hanging up on a Partner, do ya? Just in case....

*goes to hide in the shadows with wolfie*

[Eleanor]

random observation

Reading the Sunday paper on Monday just isn't the same....
/end

[Bismuth]

Man to doctor: Doc, you've gotta help me! I've got a strawberry stuck in my arse!

Doctor: I've got some cream for that...

[Joshkr]

DDi...you're right...and so, with apologies to Nirvana: Smells like MOAT Spirit

Load up Windows and see your friends
It's fun to blog and to comment
She's over bored and self assured
Oh no, I know a dirty blogette

Jello, jello, jello, how low?
Jello, jello, jello!

Susan's request show, makes us lust yes
Here we are now, they can't tame us
I feel schmuckish and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A MOATarita
A fuzzy blanket
A Xanex
My big Frito
Yah!

I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Jello, jello, jello, how low?
Jello, jello, jello!

Peri's blowtorch, it's real dangerous
Firefighters, are afraid of us
I feel schmuckish and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A Wolfie
In the shadows
Di just found her
This ain't a haiku
Yah!

And I forget just why I blog
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found the MOAT, it was hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Jello, jello, jello, how low?
Jello, jello, jello!

Eleanor's paper, needs Kibby's investigative services
Here it is now, a day late yes
I feel schmuckish and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A comment
A refresh
A heinzing
Oh hell yes

A dumb song!
A dumb song!
A dumb...hey!

[Bismuth]

Lt, how did you know? We were going to put that picture on the MOATie calendar, but if you've seen it already I guess we'll have to find something else.

[Susan]

A towel...please!

I went out to run errands a while ago...stopped at the scene of a fire to talk to the fire cheif, so I'd have something for the afternoon news.

It has rained all day. I stood in the drizzle for about ten minutes...then someone I know on the rescue squad showed up, we took a golf cart around to where the fire was. I knew the seat was wet, so I was resigned to getting wet, but I ended up drenched. The rain came down harder, and after I talked to the cheif, we rode around to the actual site cause the crew there needed gas, so the driver had to find out what equipment they had and so on, and with the harder rain, and the drive back to my car I ended up totally drenched. Good thing I had dry clothes with me.

[Susan]

*doesn't mention all the firemen that were around*

[Joshkr]

*hands Susan my magic falling-off towel*

[Susan]

*fails to keep the towel around me*

Well, thank you...but how can I dry off with this? It keeps falling...

[Joshkr]

*stops selling tickets to Susan's towel show for a moment*

oh...you wanted one that would dry you off?

[Bismuth]

thanks for not mentioning them Susan

[Susan]

Well, I'm at work and the a/c is on...wouldn't want to get chilled or anything.

[wolfie]

LTTG ~ neo I think I was the schmuck in last nights conversation as well.

El ~ the dinner went surprisingly well. The wine was even better. Everyone went home fed and happy and they did most of the dishes before they left.

Now I need to go back and reread a few songs.
Creme Brulee? Yummm. And firefighters? Periiiiii can I come over for dessert? Happy Thanksgiving as well *hughug*

Josh ~ yankee gave me giggles. I've passed it along to someone who I know will appreciate it.

[Higgy]

Thanks to all for the anniversary wishes - let me just echo happy sentiments to both Jamie for her birthday and Leetie/JU for their 12th anniversary!
Was a mighty busy weekend here - doing a lot of prep work for the party yesterday. Laid a LOT of sod, which looks great, dug another irrigation line, etc etc. Needless to say, I was a little bone-weary both days. The party was a good time though.
That wax story was brilliant - thanks to Zoodle for the transcript. Bummer about Sly not being able to make Vegas - we'll miss you!
Off to Heinz....

[DDi]

RE: The Cable Internet Co. that was in the news for sending the invoice to their customer, ATTN: B!TCH DOG.

I HATE THEM! They just left my house, second time in 6 days. This time, there was tweedle dumb and tweedle dumber - I guess two's a charm. These bozo's ended up drilling a new hole in my wall, going through to the outside, except, they drilled it right into the plate of the electrical box outside the house. THEN, when tweedle dumb was about to drill yet another hole which I could already see was going to hit the other side of the plate, I grabbed him (literally) by the shirt collar and threw him outside to measure the distance before taking out his drill again.

It only took these two schmucks a total of 4 man hours to get a job done that should have taken one real man an hour total.

I've had enough stupid for one day... has anyone seen any moatarita's around here?

*collapses into a float in the moat*

[Eleanor]

YOU IDIOTS!!!

*yelling at DDi's cable guys to show support*

[Deon]

[imagines DDi grabbing a hired man by the lapels and throwing him outside to measure]

[chuckling]

Dang, woman, you are force incarnate. You ever think of seizing a south american country?

[slyeyes]

Seizing South American countries these days isn't like it used to be.

But I've said too much.

[DDi]

*sigh*

Been there, done that Deon. I figured it was time to go for something that was at least challenging (i.e. MEN). ;)

I give up though. Tweedle dumb and tweedle dumber are what make up the force not to be reckoned with.

[DDi]

One more thing, before I let this go.... Deon, as you said, these were "hired men". HIRED. They get paid A WHOLE LOTTA GREEN to do a job, and they can't even measure where to put a stinkin hole in the wall?

It's no wonder our world is so screwed up.

*lets it go, and watches it float down that moat*

[slyeyes]

DDi, *snork* on the near simulpost re country seizing.

just isn't as fulfilling as it used to be, is it?

[slyeyes]

*sulk, sulk, sulk*

I'm beat, have a headache, feel like I'm coming down with a cold, have two new files to review before turning in, so I turned on TV to watch my guilty pleasure, "Friends".

And it's the one where they are all going to Vegas.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

*sniff*

*kicks briefcase across the room*

Ouch.

[DDi]

*picks up Sly's briefcase and throws it out of the garage, down the street at the Comc@st cronies*

Sly, I'm sorry to hear about your dad's health... You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Mad "engaged to weasel" Scientist]

Sly - what can we send you from Vegas to help ease your pain? A stripper? Some Elvis thongs? Anything at all you name it and Polly and I will see that you get it!

4 more days till Vegas!!!!!

[slyeyes]

Thanks, Di. From everything we've heard from the docs, we are guardedly optimistic.

Early detection is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO vital!!!!

[Blogchik]

Unblurking sufficiently to say: CONGRATS WOLFIE!
Also, a LTTG Happy Anneversary to Leetie and JU and to the Higgys.
a LTTG hello bangi! I wish you many vowels. ;)
a LTTG Happy birthday Jamie

and a NOT LTTG Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all the Canadians! We had turkey and stuffing and all that Thanksgiving food at dinner tonight in the refrectory. None of the Canadians seemed upset not to be home for Thanksgiving. Apparently it's not the big Mandatory Family Holiday like round here.

News: I just got myself a 160 gig external hard drive. It may salvage this paperweight for a couple more months at least.

I am buried in work work work so I think I'll be blurking for a while...or at least not reading for several days and then heinzing...do let me know if the MOAT moves just in case...

Oh and in other news the ex BF called yesterday night...wants to visit me in Nov...I don't know what I want anymore, I need to get my commitment issues sorted out. And I do know I have them and I want to stop having them. But I'm going to be firm on No Relationship til I get some issues sorted out. Maybe not a good thing to say because it gives him hope, which might be false hope, but I don't know how I feel, actually. I mean, I feel about 20 different things simultenously, one of which is actually "I LOVE him! blahblahblah" So.

[Susan]

{{{Sly}}}

You're not the only one not going to Vegas...although last weekend was enough for me for a while. I think all the adrenaline and so on wore off tonight...I was at a very long school board meeting, and was very close to falling asleep. Not good.

I'll be blurking around a bit tonight, I need to get news done...and I hope to put a picture on the Y tonight...I only got one picture of me taken over the weekend...it's with someone, but as it's a picture of me that I don't totally hate I'll post it. I doubt he'll ever know...

[Susan]

(I should correct that...a number of pictures were taken of me over the weekend. Only one was taken with my camera though, so it's the only one I have right now.)

[Lt. Woman]

Bis.. I have powers you can only begin to imagine. PS... you guys were HAWT is those photos. Just sayin....

Sly, Di.. If the thrill of overtaking small countries is wearing off, and you're looking for a challenge... have you tried interplanetary takeovers? They're lots of fun and they aliens have some really cool toys that I'm currently in the process of patenting... but perhaps I've said too much. (Pssst.. small orange planet.. two galaxies past the Milky Way, third on the left.. their defenses are down as they celebrate Gurgleblarp Appreciation Week.. be quick!)

{{{Blogchik}}} Keep the lines of communication open. You've put yourself through a lot over this guy, but you may come together in a time and place that works for you. You can always come back and talk to us if you need us. We're around here.. somewhere.

Di.. maybe it's because the eejits were being paid lotsa green that they took four hours to do a one hour job.. and threw in the Laurel and Hardy act for entertainment value.

Wish me luck Moaties.. I have a job interview at 1pm (8pm EST) tomorrow. 20 hours a week.. only till February, but hopefully something longer-term comes available in the meantime.. or another part time job that will fit around this one.

[Lt. Woman]

oops, sorry Lab.. 8pm EDT

[Susan]

{{{Lt.Woman}}} I know it will go well.

I posted the picture on the Y group, more bloglits folder.

I never realized how much taller than I am he is...

Off to sleep. I shouldn't have been up this late...but Night Court came on and I just had to stay up to watch it.

[Bismuth]

Apparently Vince has it in for Europe

[neophyte]

crud, I'm scared to go back to sleep. There has to be a way to make nightmares stop; anybody have any suggestions?

[MarieP]

Neo, the only way I know is: Xa-nax. Maybe you should ask your doctor...

*scrolls up to heinz*

[Lt. Woman]

{{{MarieP}}} Good to see you again!

Neo.. a significant amount of alcohol... or *puts on serious hat* warm milk with a heaped teaspoon of honey mixed in.. they're both great for relaxation.. failing that.. something like this, perhaps in your local health food stores?

[wolfie]

G'mornin Moaties.

*blurks*

[Leetie]

(((neo))) I'll second what MarieP said. Definitely see your doc. If you get the big palindromic X, take one around dinnertime or later. Just until you get through this.

Lt.Woman, good luck with the interveiw.

[neophyte]

argh, I can't get the link to open, Lt. Woman. And I just looked at the clock. I have to leave for work right now to get there on time. I spent the morning on the phone transferring utilities to my name. (Why does the Husband want to do this at the most inconvenient times?) I haven't even started to get ready.

*showers while drying hair* What?! It'll save time, right?

[slyeyes]

{{Neo}}

I had a lot of nightmares when I was going through my divorce. For me, it was because I perceived my life as being out of control, blah blah blah. I had a recurring nightmare that scared the heck out of me. I learned to deal with it by basically taking control of it. While awake, I worked out HOW I was going to deal with the situation that was in my dream and I concentrated on that. I kind of willed myself to deal with it while sleeping. It did work.

But you know what? For the life of me, I can't remember WHAT the recurring nightmare was about. At the time, it was so significant I lost major amounts of sleep over it. And now, I can't remember what was so awful.

But in your conscious state, figure out how you would deal with it and concentrate on that. Take control.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Susan, we'll be out today at doctors, physical therapy, etc. but could you play "Viva Las Vegas" on Wednesday's show? Thank you.

Can't wait.

[Eleanor]

*zips in with crying towel*

Yankees lost. I don't love A-Rod anymore.
Chargers lost.
sly is ahead of me in FF by ONE point.

Tiger won the golf championship. Golf is the new baseball.

I'll be crying in the shadows all day if anyone is looking for me.

I'll be

[Peri]

I was going to say exactly the same thing as slyeyes did, neo. It seems like the Husband has all the control right now. Let's start by taking away his capital H. From now on he's the 'h'. Tell him to get stuffed, you'll do these things when it's convenient for you. Picture him with a big boil on his nose or a curly piggy tail. Imagine yourself throwing him off your shoulders and off the edge of the world. Welcome the nightmares, take control and kick their a$$.

[Susan]

{{{neo}}}

Just don't use the hair dryer to dry your hair while you're in the shower. It doesn't really save time. I know, you would think it would...but it doesn't.

Jeff, I have made a note.

Lt.Woman...a heaped teaspoon of honey is hard to do. Not impossible...but hard to do.

[Tamara]

{{{Neo}}} Ditto on not letting Husband have the control. ...Mostly cuz that's my issue right now, too.
___

My updates and observations:

1) The counselor last week stated that STBX and I should definitely not be together as a couple. That made me feel good, and I did a happy dance. Good counselor. STBX liked her too.

2) I hope STBX falls off the edge of the earth. Have a feeling he won't, though.

2.5) Oops, sorry; we're only updating with integers today. You didn't see this.

3) I cut about 5 inches off the munchkin's hair this weekend, and no one has noticed--not even her grandparents. But, to be fair, it was previously past her waist. Now it's just at mid-lower back. Looks good, too!

4) Preschool = germ party = constant colds

5) And, finally, a great story about phlegm:

My nose felt clogged when I woke up this morning, because the munchkin spends every day at Germ Land and brings her prizes home to share with me. So, I blew my nose, and it felt like a really good, quality blow; this pleased me. I then checked it, of course, because "clear" means you have allergies; "light green" means whatever you want it to mean; "dark green" means you're slowly dying; and "brown" means you're dead--and of course I wanted to know my status, because, I mean, I've got plans and stuff this weekend, you know? Anyway, I look, and: WHOA! HELLO! I've won the booger lottery! It's the mother of all boogers! Seriously--this booger huge. A full inch long, and no kidding! Yeah, yeah, I know: "Ew", "Disgusting", "blah blah blah". But, man! This was a once-in-a-lifetime nasal accumulation! I just had to share it with someone, so I hollered to the munchkin, who was primly consuming her morning oj, "Hey! Can I show you this booger?! It's HUGE!" And, can you believe it? She was NOT interested in the contents of my Kleenex! Helloooo, Little Girl! You roll on the floors at Germ Land, yet you deny yourself the opportunity to feast your eyes upon the Holy Grail of boogers??? What is up with that??

*looks around, sees no moaties*

Where'd everybody go? Come back! I didn't keep it!!

[Peri]

Another thing. I suspect this might not work for Neo because she's nicer than me but this is what I try to do. I get as angry as I possibly can, as mad and as mean as I feel; right then and there I am incandescent. It's impossible to stay that angry for very long and when I cool off I find most of the anger and hurt and pain is burned off. Whatever is left is much easier to dismiss as not worth any more of my time. I do suggest, however, that you choose a less public forum for your infernos than some of the places I've chosen for mine.

[Tamara]

Infernos don't work for me. I break things.

I have to write things out--the problems, the feelings, and the solutions.

[Susan]

Peri....I agree. Getting really really angry, and getting over it, helps. When I get annoyed and there are people around, I'm told to calm down, take it easy...I don't want to. I want to get angry...and get it out of my system.

I have done some screaming in the car out on the highway.

Tamara...well, I agree that checking now and again is good...just to check on the state of things. Particularly if it feels like about a gallon or so came out...but I understand the munchkin not being quite as thrilled...

[Peri]

Tomorrow is International Moment Of Frustration Scream Day. Shall we all agree on the moment and really let go?

[Eleanor]

I think it's important to try and stay mad and to concentrate on all the sh!t so as to block out the good stuff - for now anyway, neo *hugs*.

Tamara, I skipped over your *BOOGER* story - it's only 7:30am here in su.so.ca. and a little too early for snot. I hope you understand. :-)

[DDi]

neo, I suggest black eyed peas and a tarp as a wonderful method of healing, per the Dixie Chick'ens song. ;) I've tried suggesting that to Tamara, but she has something against black eyed peas.

Bravo to the munchkin for not being interested in your boogies! I hope this doesn't mean you'll expect an audience from myself and Kibby when we're out there, does it?

[Tamara]

Laynie, you have probably won the munchkin's approval. ;)

DDi, you KNOW it's only the Dixie Chicks themselves I cannot stand. AND! No, I won't show you guys my boogies; I've got something even BETTER planned for you and the Kibbster!!

*runs off looking for something outrageous to plan*

[Joshkr]

Now I have a Weird Al earwig...

Gotta boogie on my finger,
And I can't shake it off!
I can't pick it off!
(Oh no)
I can't flick it off!
(Oh no)
I sure ain't gonna lick it off!
(Oh no)

[wolfie]

How bout shotgunning about 80 pixie sticks and then wandering thru the closest 7-11 and seeing how many of things they sell you can fit up your nose?

*reblurks*

[Tamara]

I just saved one of my bosses from an adorable lizard. I do that a lot here... I think I'm gonna add that to my résumé.

Wolfie, I was thinking something more along the lines of hiring an orchestra to fill the silence during awkward pauses created by my sniffing all the condiments at the paake restaurant. But I guess your idea would be easier.

[wolfie]

Don't snort any sugar substitute after the blueberry syrup. It's a bad trip. Trust me.

Is there any way to fix what was a really nice tie. A dry clean only kind that snuck into the wash (I swear it walked there all on it's own) and is now no longer soft and silky and smooth. Now it's kinda crinkly and misshapen and oogy feeling. I think I killed one of STMW's ties. *sighs*

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

I just watched ESPN SportsCenter and much to my chagrin it turns out that both the Yankees AND the Chargers really did lose...:(

But CG's coming over today and he'll be happy about the Yankees and sad about the Chargers, but I'll be happy just because he'll be here!
/end mush

Yiddish Word of the Day
yakhne
(yakh-neh)
busybody, loudmouth

Peri - I think screaming in unison is a terrific idea! I could use a good group scream. Do you think we could pick a time that we'll all be here?

[Tamara]

From Dave's column entitled, "Babies and restaurants are the Chernobyl of parenting":

All new parents undergo a sharp drop in intelligence. It's nature's way of enabling them to form an emotional bond with a tiny human who relates with other humans exclusively by spitting up on them. Even very smart parents are affected, as we see from these two quotations:

Albert Einstein Shortly Before The Birth Of His Son: "To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms -- this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness."

Albert Einstein Shortly After The Birth Of His Son: "Daddy's gonna EAT THESE WIDDLE TOES!"

*SNOOORK!*

[MrFishair]

Engagements deserve
congrats and toots on the horn
Happy Birthday Jamie

also

Brian, Little Rock is
4 hours from tulsa, unless
you stop through here first then it's only 6 hours out of you way, but you could also go through St.Louis? That sucks.

Ok, that was not a haiku.

Tamara- how is you guitar playjing going? I'm very close to signing up. Just curious...........

(Joshkr-Awesome Nirvana! I pissed my self, well I was in the shower, so.......)

[Deon]

Tamara: Booger story--Hilarious! Thanks for sharing. However, I am quite glad that this moat doesn’t allow you to post pictures (well, Bis did it once, but he clearly is a god). Randy lizard on the rampage?

Neo: I agree with those who note you should reclaim control in your conscious life. Kudos to Peri for noting the capital “H” and recommending its demotion.

LtW: (hey, I can’t spell lootenant!) You generally strike me as astonishingly sane. [goes to look for Gurgleblarp Appreciation Week on the calendar]. Good luck at the interview, and try not to mention your intergalactic conquests. You didn’t put that on your resume, right?

[Higgy]

Tamara - awesome booger story! You should take pictures! I'm not saying you should then SHARE those pictures - heck no!

Neo - although I have nothing helpful to add - I think the various divorced moatie advice is all good. Especially the bit about telling him to bugger off. Don't rush into anything.

Your FF standings for the week:
1. Mikes Mighty Mullets 5-0-0
2. Cincy Oyster Gonads 4-1-0
3. MOAT Monsters 4-1-0
4. Sly's Guys 4-1-0
5. Silvers' Starz 4-1-0
6. Jellyfishairs 3-2-0
7. The Canadians 3-2-0
8. Higgy's Happy Huns 2-3-0
9. The Firebirds 2-3-0
10. Goosiers 2-3-0
11. Blithering Blisters 2-3-0
12. Mad's Mutant Mice 1-4-0
13. The Knights of Kaf 1-4-0
14. Panty Raiders 1-4-0
15. Paranoid_Androids 1-4-0
16. French Frogs 1-4-0

There's no-one winless (YAY!) and a big hand to Mike Weasel for being 5-0 for the season. The mighty Cincy Oyster Gonads (Lab Specimen) finally takes a loss and drops out of the undefeated spot.
I'd just like to point out that I've got Zoodle on top of me and Blogchik underneath me! WOOHOOO!

[kibby F5™]

*worries what Tamara will come up with for lunch stop at Hotlanta*

On this shouting business tomorrow? Could we pick a time when my plane will be on the ground? Say, *looks at tickets* ah, *does math* all times EST, 2 a.m., 3 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.?

[Brian B]

Hey Fish,

Considering it's already an almost 11 hour drive for me to Little Rock, I don't know that I'll be stopping through Tulsa first. The company would probably frown on my expense report.

It looks like I'll be driving to Little Rock on Tuesday, then driving out close to Heber Springs on Wednesday afternoon and heading back to Cincy on Thursday morning. Yip-fricken-ee.

[MrFishair]

Oh, yeah. One more thing.

I WANT TO GO TO VEGAS!!!!!

DEMMIT.

*long sigh*

Ok, I'm better now.

{{{NEO}}}

And yes I also forgot to mention what a great booger story that was Tamara, you rock babe.

[Joshkr]

*listening to WCRE*

Cheraw has the most advanced and automated brick factory in the world?

There's a joke there somewhere...anyone? Bueller?

Fish...you blog in the shower? Neo dries her hair in the shower?

We're all doing our part to prove Darwin wrong I think.

*goes to shower, plugging in electric guitar*

[Joshkr]

*singing*

When you need a brick
to make your wall thick

Cheraw! Cheraw!

If your basement is sagging
And your chimney is flagging

Cheraw! Cheraw!

Your wife made a hole
Because you get drunk when you bowl

Cheraw! Cheraw!

The walls of your dungeon
Look a lot like sponges

Cheraw! Cheraw!

Ok, I'll stop...

[Joshkr]

If your patio's falling
You'd better get calling

Cheraw! Cheraw!

ack! I can't stop!

[Tamara]

Uno) Deon, you know I posted the booger story just for you, 'cause I know you love that sort of thing. Really, the munchkin gets her princess-y prissiness from moi.

Dos) Fish, I have picked up the guitar a handful of times in the past couple months... Now that STBX won't be taking up any more of my time, I guess I can get back to it. Been thinkin' 'bout it.

Tres) *snork* @ necessity of holding off screaming until Kibby's plane has landed

Quatro) DDi, do you know how to play Uno? Es mi card game favourito! OOOH! *Light bulb!* Since we can't find Bingo for this weekend, let's find a Chess tourney to cheer at!

[Susan]

Tamara...as long as you weren't using a t-shirt...

[kibby F5™]

Suppose IF everyone faces west (towards Eleanor) I'd actually get to the US faster!

....wouldn't be nice for Eleanor though....

Deon, the moose & sister reference is from MP. I just like to quote it when moose stories come up.

Evil Woman!!! WHAT A CLASSIC!

Well folks! I'm on the plane at o'dark:30 tomorrow morning. FIRST! stop - Amsterdam (no time Eleanor), then Hotlanta and 1 1/2 hrs later Tampa! Could someone put this link onto Y!? So maybe I could find you?

SUSAN!!! Country Roads ISN'T getting me out of here! (dinner at friend's, last pivo with pals, and packing!)

[kibby F5™]

*color's kibby GONE!!!*

[Tamara]

Susan, This is for you! :)

[DDi]

Tamara, Uno? Ja tesz bardzo lubie ta gre!

[Joshkr]

DDi? Burrito nacho quesadilla taco

[slyeyes]

Fish: but you could also go through St.Louis? That sucks. ummmmm......going through St. Louis sucks????????

And BrianB, are you?

Tamara; re booger, thanks for sharing (NOT). Having a low gag threshhold, I quit reading that fairly quickly.

For West Wing fans out there --- did they get rid of a major portion of the cast? Donna? Will? Charlie? Zoey? Abby?(well, she's on a diff show) Lilly Tomlin? Just once, I wanted to see her making a phone call and saying "One ringy dingy - snork"

[Susan]

Tamara...that would have been perfect for him. Gosh, if only I hadn't ended it.

Although he does periodically send a Hi or a hug to my YIM...when I'm not online.

I swear I'll never understand him. Fortunatly at this point, I don't have to.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Am I the only one who thinks that Mitch (on WCRE) thinks he is a lot funnier than he really is, or does anyone else even notice?

Thanks, Susan. It's a coulda-been song for A-Rod, who almost single handedly killed the Yankees' chances against Anaheim.

So we drive all the way downtown in the crappy, rainy weather so Jackie can go to the endocrinologist so he can check her thyroid and make sure the medication is doing what it's supposed to do. It seems he was between appointments - Jackie and one other woman were the last ones of the day - so he took off for the hospital to check on patients and "might" be coming back at 11:30! Nice, huh? So we had to reschedule for later in the month.

As long as we were there we did some shopping and Jackie got to go to her favorite brunch place, but I thought that was pretty darned inconsiderate, even for a doctor.

Whoohoo, breakfast with Polly Friday morning! This is going to be one cool trip.

"Aa-ooo, werewolves of London..."

We were just discussing our November trip to London yesterday and were talking about where to eat (of course). We've never eaten at Lee Ho Fook's in Chinatown, though we have eaten nearby many times. They have a copy of the Zevon album and another of the song lyrics prominently posted in the window. We really should try it someday.

[Tamara]

DDi, you know how I feel when you type Polish to me: The opposite of how Gomez felt when Morticia spoke French. (Whether that equals "apathy" or "hatred" is a centuries-old debate which we shall not get into here.)

Hearing Polish is fine, but reading it is impossible!! It's not pronounced the way it looks! It makes me stupid!! ARRRGGHHH!!

[Joshkr]

Tamara...what DDi typed is actually pronounced: "I'm not wearing underwear"

Polish is strange that way

[DDi]

Tamara, my sherry, Polish is spelled the way it is pronounced. So all you have to do is learn the Polish alphabet (which is about as easy as learning how to write Chinese characters) and you'll be all set!

Sheesh. Some people are never happy no matter how easy you make things for them. ;)

[Jeff Meyerson]

For West Wing fans out there --- did they get rid of a major portion of the cast? Donna? Will? Charlie? Zoey? Abby?(well, she's on a diff show) Lilly Tomlin? Just once, I wanted to see her making a phone call and saying "One ringy dingy - snork"

"Is this the person to which I am speaking?"

Yes, Sly, and what is worse - all last week they ran promos claiming that the investigation into the leak was going to end with a confession. They showed C.J. as the target of the investigation, the President, etc.

Then the ENTIRE episode was the campaign without even a glimpse of the White House. Talk about bait and switch! Now they claim this week has the answer, but I no longer trust them.

And despite Eleanor's love for Mr. Lyman, I want The West Wing to be about The West Wing, dammit! I'm sure this is the last season and they are trying hard to kill my interest.

[Tamara]

"my sherry" - ROFL!!