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[insomniac]

congratulations sly!!!
i can never go on the MB again since i just posted a long post to the wrong thread...
last night on the local news, it was announced that the state cookie of WV is the ...sugar cookie.

[Joshkr]

I had vanity plates on my car. They had my nickname on them. Why? Because I'm vain, dammit. Sheesh.

Posted by: «LabSpecimen» | 03:39 PM on February 24, 2006

*giggles* I just enjoy you so much Lab!

{{MOTW}} I get totally stressed just raising one 7 year old girl without your additional challenges. I don't know how you do it!! The moat is definitely the place to vent though. You're among friends here. At least that is how I always feel!

Sly!!! That is so awesome!!! Congrats. I wish I had the guts to make a change like that. I have been very unhappy with my work situation for a couple of years now but the benefits/seniority/etc have kept me from looking elsewhere. Mostly though, I think, it's the fear of change. I've worked in my present job for 18 years. I admire you so much for making the change. Way to go!!!

The weather here is a balmy 37F with an expected high of 46F. The sun is shining and the trees are green. No snow. Flowers are actually BLOOMING (beautiful dark purple tulips). What a nice change from winter in Winnipeg! My mood has improved greatly that's for sure!!!

And as I write this breakfast is being cooked FOR ME. I am in heaven!

[Zoodle]

Well CRAP. Sorry...that was me.

[Eleanor]

Yes you can, insom - I gave you a *double snork*, one for how funny your (very) long post was, and one for it being on the wrong thread - hilarious, both ways.

*zips back over to see if anyone else commented*

Again, insom, I *snork* you. :-)

[MOTW]

*deep breath* I'm done w/ the course, about to take the final exam. Where did y'all go?

[kibby F5™]

kibby's up to 750 channels on satellite. Scrambling remains the same percentage though.

MiK, I have TV5 but no schedule.

[Eleanor]

Questions for kibby with the satellite:

1. How many are in English?
2. Do you have any of the HBO type channels?
3. Do you have any music channels? If so, what?
4. There is no 4.
5. Have you found anything good to watch yet? :)

[kibby F5™]

*modifies his previous confusing activity*

*looks UP from his 2nd base activities*

There, that work?

No movie channels or MTV'types, they're all subscription. A few English channels but mostly news ones. Refer to above description for #4. And I'm still trying to find something to "latch" onto for viewing. Tomorrow I'll try another satellite that has LOTS!!! of English channels that are not subscription! Yay!

For some reason EuroNews is showing a "No Comment" video of cows. Oh, there goes Mr. Chirac! He's talking to a cow?

[kibby F5™]

Got Czech/Russian game on local TV with audio patched in from the satellite in English!

coooool

[kibby F5™]

Czechs get Bronze 3:1!

[kibby F5™]

oops! 3:0

Now getting highlights! Yay!!

[neophyte]

*wanders through, singing "Wastin' away again in margaritaville"*

[neophyte]

LOUDLY

[neophyte]

AND off-key

[Eleanor]

searchin' for my last jigger of salt..
...
...put on my flip-flops
stepped on a pop tart

[neophyte]

(squish)

[Jeff Meyerson]

But Kibby, do you have the Sci-Fi Channel? If so, you will surely want to watch Disaster Zone: Volcano In New York.

Here's the review, courtesy of Eleanor and her friends at the NY Post:

NYC ERUPTS
By LINDA STASI

February 25, 2006 -- SCI FI's 'Volcano' hits the Big Apple
GOD bless the SCI FI Channel. They are the only ones left with the good sense to make Grade "B" movies so bad that they can't even become cult classics.
But tonight's horrible, wonderful, hilarious "Disaster Zone: Volcano In New York," is so bad, it might actually live on to break the curse. Yes. It's that bad.

In short, in this movie, a disaster of volcanic proportions, is about to hit NYC. Since we're kind of short here on volcanic mountains, the writers had to come up with a logical, or failing that, an illogical way for NYC to be threatened with the potential of boiling magma blowing out of the manhole covers.

How to create this new threat?

Let's start with two bad men (a profit-hungry businessman-turned-politician, and an evil scientist-turned-evil-alternate energy inventor), who have managed to fool the mayor and the entire city into believing that they are building a new underground water/sewer tunnel.

In fact, they are really drilling down seven miles to reach boiling hot magma, which they hope to tap into, thus bringing a new energy source into our homes.

The fact that not one city inspector, or anyone, has ever bothered to check on this seemingly privately funded city project is almost as phenomenal as what comes next.

The modern-day Ed Nortons who must save us from the boiling sewers are apparently not only non-union, but clearly non-civil service. I know this because the evil businessman hires new "sandhogs" everyday including one phenomenal wannabe sandhog (Pascale Hilton), who looks like a supermodel.

Hey, don't be so cynical — not every supermodel gets enough work.

But make no mistake, this sewer beauty isn't forced to work in the sewers. She wants to follow in her daddy's muddy footsteps. "He'd beat me to widdin a inch a' my lyfe and den he'd be prouda me!" she crows in a N.Y. accent so bad it's almost enough to cause a citywide disaster in and of itself.

Unfortunately, Sewer Girl happens to start her career on the very day that the evil scientist, pushed by the evil businessman, has unleashed the giant molten rock deep within the city's bedrock, causing the evil scientist to go completely on fire with flaming lava.

(Don't worry, he's so tough that even with only half a face left he can still beat up men half his age who try to cap the lava flow.)

Led by sand hog Matt, (Costas Mandylor), who just happens to have the great good luck to have been married to a geophysicist, (Alexandra Paul), the six or so sewer workers and the geophysicist wife go down the hole to do what no one else can — stop that volcano from erupting under the Flatiron Building on 23rd St.

In a statement worthy of FEMA, the evil businessman explains to the mayor, "I have reason to believe, sir, that a volcano has been inadvertently initiated."

Do the sewer workers save the city from becoming the next Pompeii? Suffice it to say the heroic men and women of the sewers divert the boiling magma into the ocean through sewer pipes.

Just don't be so fast to sit on the toilet next time nature calls — you may end up in California.

"Disaster Zone: Volcano In New York"
Tonight at 9 on SCI FI

I know I'll be watching.

[Eleanor]

Me too!!

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!!

Strumming my 6 string
There on my porch swing

neo??? next

[Eleanor]

Gold for Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohno of the U.S. won gold in men's 500-meter short track speedskating.

YAY!

And a big BOOOOOO for Bode.
What a dumba&&, shooting off his mouth like that. He should take lessons from
this guy. Don't brag until you have something to brag about!

[Eleanor]

su.so.ca. UPDATE

It's almost 5pmPST and it's still light out. YAY!

Armageddon is on TNT tonight. YAY!
/end update

[Eleanor]

UPDATING UPDATE:

Aside: *sigh* I guess I'm the only one here.

Forget Armageddon. The movie Jeff posted the review on the sci-fi channel is tonight's Must See TV.

*zips out*

[neophyte]

*drags in* oops. I missed my cue. *drags out*

[Wurm42]

I'm watching "Volcano in New York," also- good call, Jeff.

The bumbling, heavy-handed FBI agents just showed up and took over everything, of course throwing out all the good, all-american blue collar tunnel workers who have a clue about the lava under the city.

Is it sad that my response to this scene was "Geez, Mulder and Scully would be all over this?"

Oh well, I guess the FBI doesn't investigate alien abductions or fungus monsters in the post 9/11 world.

[wolfie]

Wowzer. I think I have motion sickness from watching the volcano movie. And yet, I kept watching it. Apparently I'm just not that bright.
*slinks off to raid medicine cabinet*

[Wurm42 wants dilithium siding on his next house]

Okay, they must have REALLY tough building codes in Queens. Apparently, if a lava vent opens up in the basement of a two-story house, it can fill the entire house with molten lava because the insulation is SO GOOD that no-one in the yard will notice that anything is wrong, let alone the roof catching on fire or anything. Those are some SERIOUS space-age windows, man.

Of course, it sucks to be the first guy who opens the front door afterwards.

[Bismuth]

From the Dilbert Blog:

"I found this office behavior extreme enough to share with you. A co-worker of mine is so cheap that he bought one of the portable electric batteries that you can charge up for emergencies, like jumpstarting your car or running appliances off of during camping trips, and brings it to work everyday and lets it charge in his cubicle. He then takes it home and runs his lights or microwave off of it. He says he is forcing the company to pay him a little extra by taking electricity home. He also tries to time all of his bodily eliminations to occur at work so that he uses company water for flushing etc… to further save himself money and cost the company."

[Wurm42 is going to bed now]

Things I Learned From The Volcano Movie:

-If molten lava erupting out of the sewers and blowing manhole covers 30 feet into the air, do NOT take the subway.

-Volcanoes would be a really great terrorist weapon, because nobody in law enforcement or homeland security can recognize one until it's too late.

-One more reason not to eat fish from the East River.

-When fleeing a volcanic eruption on the West Side of Manhattan, the Lincoln Tunnel is a BAD idea.

-When negotiating union contracts, be sure to specify double overtime for cleaning up after mad scientists

[kibby F5™]

R.I.P Don Knotts. You didn't use that last bullet after all....

[Peri]

Thank you so much for going over to my place and wishing my dad happy birthday yesterday! I think he thought it was pretty cool.

He's showing his age, though. Do you know what he did yesterday? He went casino gambling and then to see a Neil Diamond imitator who calls himself 'Nearly Neil'.

I didn't have any stations airing the volcano movie - rats! Instead I watched 'Eight Legged Freaks'. Hooey! The lead looked like he was some sort of Baldwin brother. Did you know that when spiders are exposed to toxic waste they not only grow to an enormous size they also develop cartoon voices?

Everybody needs to tell a fairy tale today! I've done my bit over at my place.

[Peri]

I had to robot twice, for Pete's Sake!!

[Jeff Meyerson]

The bumbling, heavy-handed FBI agents just showed up and took over everything, of course throwing out all the good, all-american blue collar tunnel workers who have a clue about the lava under the city.

Jackie says "FBI agent, singular."

He was, I guess, a one man Terrorist Task Force. And there were NO cops or firemen, or EMS or... it was bad, very bad, but occasionally laughably so.

I'm sure they filmed in Canada as many of the actors were Canadians (NTTAWWT), including scientist and Super Villain Michael Ironside (who has aged badly since his kick-ass younger days), who not only survived being totally engulfed in volcanic flames (for at least two minutes) but only had one side of his face burned. Even his hands were untouched!

And is there a law that the couples who save the day in these movies always HAVE to be divorced?

Wurm, and didn't you love the lone guy fishing for flounder off the Statue of Liberty? No other boats, no Coast Guard, no Staten Island Ferry.

And the Mayor had NO staff other than the crooked businessman funding the Mad Scientist, who was planning on running for Mayor himself, so that Geologist Alexandra Paul could just walk right into his office.

And the "special effects" (lava rushing to the surface) must have cost at least $1.50 to produce.

[slyeyes]

Didn't watch volcano stuff. We watched Apollo win the gold and then watched World Series Poker. And I whooped Jenni's butt in Scrabble.

[Jeff Meyerson]

More sad Hollywood news:

RIP Darren McGavin.

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

Why, you're asking, am I up already?

Beats me. But I am.

Wurm, I watched until the house you mentioned blew up. Then I fell asleep but turned the tape on. Shall I finish watching it?

I also taped Mrs. Harris on HBO and started watching it this morning. The problem is Dr. Tarnower was such an arrogant a&&hole and Ben Kingsley is such a great actor that even though Tarnower had the largest d*ck in all of NY state, it was impossible to watch someone that obnoxious. I lasted for 20 minutes.

And that's why I'm here now. :)

EEEKKKK!!! WTF?

It's 40 minutes later, I came back, and discovered I hadn't pushed POST.
*bangs head on desk*

[Eleanor]

*raises hand*

Call on me, call on me, I saw the fishing guy!!!

[Leetie]

*disappointed*

5 days after I inquired, I learn today that Peetie has already been adopted. We're still going to the big adoption event and expect to come home with a 4-legged creature.

We watched Saw II last night, and BOY was it BAD! In a "Bride of Chuckie" kind of way.

[Eleanor]

{{{Leetie}}} You'll love whatever puppy you get. :)

I didn't realize that Darren McGavin was that old. I really liked him until he did Kolchak which I never saw. RIP

[Leetie]

In other news, I thought that Memoirs of a Geisha was a pleasant movie. I'm not ecstatic about it, but it was OK. Out of the 3 "recent" movies I've seen lately, I'd put Brokeback at the top of the list.

Has anybody seen Syriana? Interesting trivia from IMDB: "George Clooney gained 35 pounds on a pasta-heavy diet to play CIA operative Robert Barnes. However, the actor refused to shave his head for fear of it not growing back."

[Marie in Kourou]

"I really liked him until he did Kolchak which I never saw."
How can you not like it if you haven't seen it?

Kibby, TV5's website is TV5.org. Click on the link marked "Europe" (duh), then select "TCHEQUE, République" from the scroll-down menu. Thalassa is probably on either on Friday or Saturday. I don't know because my browser won't let me get past the scroll-down menu page.

It looks like you guys had fun with the volcano movie. We watched the second Indiana Jones film last night. Yayyy for the cart scenes!

I have a question: do any of you actually like "There's Something About Mary", and if so, why? I've been told over and over again that it's a gem, a masterpiece, snork-o-rama galore, etc... but I still really, really hate it. Am I the only one?

[Marie in Kourou]

With a full head of hair at his age, I'd forgive Clooney for being paranoid about anything done to it, for fear of it not growing back like before.

[Eleanor]

MiK - I saw the commercials.

Leetie - I loved the book Memoirs of a Geisha and I don't know if I want to see the movie or not - did you read the book?

And, just for a Sunday morning treat:

In his element!!!

[Leetie]

No, I haven't read the book, El. But I have just finished Isaac's Storm... on your recommendation, I believe? It was very good.

[Bismuth]

Marie - I didn't like TSA Mary either. It was only marginally better than Meet the Parents, which I really didn't enjoy.

[Eleanor]

Yes, Leetie, that was me. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I thought the part about how they wouldn't put any credence into the weather reports from Cuba was particularly interesting, politically speaking.

[Zoodle]

Good morning Moaties! Well, it's almost lunchtime but I just woke up...which is a real pleasure for me. I NEVER get to sleep in at home because my 7 year old thinks 6am is THE perfect time to get up.

I have a question: do any of you actually like "There's Something About Mary", and if so, why? I've been told over and over again that it's a gem, a masterpiece, snork-o-rama galore, etc... but I still really, really hate it. Am I the only one? No. I think hate is not strong enough. I loathed it myself.

I hope to see Brokeback Mountain next weekend. Saw "Dogma" last night. I liked it.

Guess what I did yesterday? Rearranged furniture and cleaned!!! I had a great time. You should see the ceiling fan. ohhh ..shiny!!

(I know, I'm weird)

[kibby F5™]

kibby just finished Balkan Ghosts by Robert D. Kaplan. Easily readable about the balkan past which explains their, and some contemporary, problems.

Anyone watching the closing ceromonies? So far the "sky divers" would have to be the most exciting part. Of course my comentary's in Czech so there might be more to it....

[slyeyes]

In the US, we won't see the closing ceremonies until tonight. I'm still at Jenni and Tim's, so I may miss it I read that it is supposed to be as bizarre as the opening ceremonies. Maybe I'll be back in time to catch the end of it.

The next generation of DVR's are going to be the kind where you can call your TV from out of town and tell it to record stuff for you.

[Eleanor]

yes, what sly said. because heaven forbid NBC should allow us to see anything decent (excluding hockey) LIVE!!!

I am thinking about watching the closing ceremonies though, since they're not time sensitive.

[slyeyes]

Actually, I've decided to drive home tomorrow morning. Early. I drove up here Friday, drove to KC and back yesterday and I'm pooped. Since I'm taking off tomorrow, I'm stayin' put for a day.

I'll be here during the closing ceremonies and will most likely be making fun of er um, critiquing commenting on the proceedings.

[neophyte]

Everybody needs to tell a fairy tale today!

Ok! I've been saving this one for a long time. I isn't original, I found it here but it is short, so I'll copy the whole thing for you.

It is titled "The World's Shortest Fairy Tale"

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?"

The girl said, "NO!"

And the guy lived happily ever after and went fishing, hunting and played golf a lot and drank beer and farted whenever he wanted.

[neophyte]

I isn't original sheesh. No, I guess I isn't.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Achoo!

[Eleanor]

*waves hi to neo*

Can you stay so we can play for a while?? :)

I think your fairy tale is adorable!!

[Marie in Kourou]

The BBC's highs, lows, thrills and spills of the Turin Games (no spoilers about the closing ceremony).

I like your fairy tale, Neo, heheh.

Zoodle... Mostly I hate "There's Something About Mary", but there are certain scenes I just loathe. I think it's rather obvious which ones. I find the humor very juvenile. I wondered, while watching it for the first time, how any adult in their right mind would like it, and what's more, actually recommend it.

[slyeyes]

Annie, Getzundheit! And welcome.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Excuse me, sorry. It's just that I'm allergic to commitment jokes.

[Marie in Kourou]

Annie, welcome to the MOAT. Rule number one is to not pull Leetie's finger, no matter how much she begs you to.

Rule number two: it is recommended to knock before entering Wolfie's Shadows. (Trust me on this.)

[Eleanor]

UH-OH.

Someone sneezed.

[Eleanor]

Private message to Annie:
psssst, is that what you want your MOAT legacy to be til the end of time - ACHOO?
*snork*

[Annie Where-but-here]

Thank you, slyeyes. It's a pleasure to be here.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Legacy? I gotta have a legacy? Nobody told me that. At least Marie gave me some rules. No pulling Wolfie's shadow...got it.

[Eleanor]

As most of you are aware, Lab has named my partner and I to be additional mini-moderators of the ReMOAT. We've been trying to abuse these powers as much as possible, but today I've used mine for good.

I've sent an invite to Annie to join.

Who's in charge of distributing the MOAT uniform?

[Eleanor]

Annie - You mean you don't know about the MOAT historian who keeps track of everything and posts occasional flashbacks? Gee.....
just sayin' :-)

[Annie Where-but-here]

a uniform? Guess I should the fine print first. Sigh. Well, at least TCK's not here to seem me like this.

[wolfie]

Oh you can pull onit. I don't mind.
*giggles*
But it may pull back.
Welcome to Moat.
*air kisses and slides lei over annie's head*

Rules 3, 4, 5 (a and b), 6, 7 and 8
3. Don't drink the Moatwater. You don't know where it's been. (We do know where it's been so just trust us on this one)
4. Hammocks are scattered thruout. Feel free to hop in any anytime you need a rest. Even if they are already occupied. We like company.
5a. Please sanitize any toys you borrow from the toybox.
5b. Battery replacement is also good.
6. There is no 6
7. Any cabana boy/girl can bring you drinks. Just snag the nearest one and order them about. They like it. Really.
8. Friday night is traditionally pantsfree but feel free to depant as you so desire on any night.

[Zoodle]

Yay!!!

*waves*

Hi Annie! I'm so glad you're here. I really enjoy you on the main blog and I've got your blog linked on mine.

[neophyte]

Hi, Annie! *hands Annie a kleenex*

Did the feathers in the shadows tickle your nose? Wolfie keeps them back there for tickling our fancies.

I'm glad you're here.

And Eleanor, I sent you another fairy tale; check your mail.

[neophyte]

Other rules:

Do NOT pull Leetie's finger

We tend not to mention the moat on the main blog

If you feed snickerdoodles to Plisskin and Fluffy they won't eat you.

Skinny dipping is encouraged

Don't pull Leetie's finger

Traditional, formal attire is encouraged. We don't want anybody looking silly around here. Have you been fitted for a coconut bra and grass skirt and propeller beanie yet?

[Annie Where-but-here]

I thought the moat historian drowned. My bad.

This is like Seinfeld's vault, right? What's said here stays here. Girls' club, pinky linky and all that.

Please carry on...didn't mean to interrupt.

[neophyte]

oh, and *pants at Wolfie*

[neophyte]

ACK! Deon is the traditional moat historian! So THAT's where he's been! *peers into the murky moat waters* Kibby has been filling in for him, though, and he quotes people when they least expect it.

[Eleanor]

For Annie:

I'll push post so you'll wait around. This will take a minute or 3.

[wolfie]

I'm not puttin on pants no matter how long you wave um at me neo.

Annie ~ yes. Cept we are a girls club that allows boys. We never have been good at obeying the rules.

Rule 9 ~ no pouring things down Deon's snorkle while he's busy in the Moat.
Rule 10 ~ Don't pull Leetie's finger.

[Leetie]

Welcome to the MOAT, Annie WBH!

...Man, I can't seem to crack this knuckle today. Annie, would you help me with this?
*holds out finger*

Well, we didn't come home with a dog today, but the paperwork is in for a sweet little black and white puppy. Looks like part Corgi, Boston Terrier, and maybe beagle. We should have her within 2-3 days.

*braces self*

*brings out the baby gates*

[Eleanor]

cabana boy #1
cabana boy #2

[Eleanor]

DON'T DO IT, ANNIE!!!

[cyn]

Don't fall for Leeties offer AnnieWBH!!!

n WELCOME to the Moat, sweetie. glad to see ya here!

*loves Annie sum chocolate, roses, n a Moatarita, delivered by a cute cabana boy*

[neophyte]

Eleanor, the first one is a banana boy, not cabana boy. (tee hee)

Leetie! Hooray on the puppy paperwork! (Get used to it, honey; there can be LOTs of paperwork involved in housetraining a puppy.) (I never paper trained a dog myself; made her wait until she got outside)(I like parentheses)

*pants even more at Wolfie*

[Annie Where-but-here]

*backs away from Leetie*
Er, isn't there some rule that I can't pull that? I don't know where it's been anyway.

Puppy! How fun! I just got a scottish terrier 2 weeks ago. He keeps my lab/border collie company while I'm at work.

Got the grass skirt. Fresh outta coconuts, but I think these kiwi halves will do.

[Eleanor]

Annie, what about an html Merit Badge. Do you qualify?

[wolfie]

Has anyone else noticed neo's waving around her own pants?
*peeks at neo's southernly female type region*
And I thought she said she didn't wear thongs?

YaY! for impending puppydom!!
The critter I was looking at was gone by this weekend. *frowns* Bad for me, but good for the pup I suppose.

[Eleanor]

*snork* at neo!

A banana boy! HAHAHA! LOL!

Is that a metaphor? (see MB)

[Annie Where-but-here]

Holy Hancock Park, El - who were they? I think my drool just short-circuited my monitor. If we're taking orders, I need a cabana boy for my infinity pool, a stable boy for my polo string, and a banana boy with EXTRA batteries, IYKWIM (and I think you do).

Ah, MOATarita & chocolate, breakfast of Bode Miller....not!

[neophyte]

Who said I didn't wear thongs?? I've been defamed as well as depantsed!

*goes to figure out the way back to the MB.(it's scary out there!)*

[Annie Where-but-here]

Do you have an html merit badge with training wheels? I'm trying to learn, but I fall down a lot.

[Eleanor]

Annie - we also have a Hunk Wall with 2 sections:
Current hotties like this guy and him, of course and then a more mature section, which of course would include himQ *swoon*

[Eleanor]

Yes Annie, I have a copy and paste thingy for links and you never have to learn anything - I'll e-mail it to you.

Maybe someone else can explain italics and bold?

*slaps self for showing off*

OUCH!!!!

[Marie in Kourou]

*pops back in to see how Annie is doing* And I see you're doing just fine.

I hope those kiwis you're using en lieu of coconuts are from New Zealand or Kaf will be veeeeeery disappointed in you.

As other MOATies have already said, the location of present and past MOATs is a secret so well-kept that it puts the govunmint's so-called "top secret" to shame. We don't want annoying spammers in here.

Someone needs to post the link to the KS site. We must know Annie's KS!
Don't worry, Annie, it won't hurt. Much.

[Jeff Meyerson]

No El, if it needs saying, I haven't seen Geisha, nor do I intend to. My mother LOVED the book beyond all passing but I don't know about how she felt about the movie.

But as we've been seeing a load of movies down here, let me recommend Mrs. Henderson Presents. Judi Dench is hilarious! Jackie is giving her the Oscar vote.

Favorite line: "Mr. Van Dam. So you are Jewish!"

Today we saw Transamerica, starring Felicity Huffman (who I've loved ever since Sports Night) playing a man in the process of becoming a woman.

And there were an amazing number of seniors in the theater, especially considering the subject.

Jackie says they see EVERYTHING that opens and don't even know what half the movies are about before they see them.

yes, what sly said. because heaven forbid NBC should allow us to see anything decent (excluding hockey) LIVE!!!

Be fair, El, we did get to see curling live, at least on MSNBC.

Annie: as per instructions, Welcome to the MOAT. We can always use someone with your excellent sense of humor.

Did you get your official coconut bra and propeller beanie yet? (Whoops, I see neo beat me to this one. Darn, another fitting consultation lost. But then, you're lucky Higgy was missing in action for this one.)

Oh yeah, Don't Pull Leetie's Finger!

Or did someone mention that already?

[Leetie]

The strangest thing happened this afternoon... after the dog adoption event, we went over to Ruby Tuesday's for a late lunch. As we were finishing up, the waiter told us that another patron had paid our check for us! Neither one of us had recognized anyone in the restaurant, so we asked who it was. The waiter said that the person who paid for us had already left, but that he was a thin black man with glasses who said that he knew my father. Obviously a case of mistaken identity, as my dad died in like 1975. Spooky, huh? But FREE LUNCH!

Maybe I should buy more lottery tickets this week.

[Annie Where-but-here]

That I get. I've done links before, just never sober. But feel free to show off.

[Eleanor]

Eerie, Leetie.

Cue appropriate music.

[Marie in Kourou]

Hunk wall continuation: Vincent Cassel is an honorary MOATie because once, he asked MarieP (another Marie living in Paris) for a light. I suspect MarieP swooned when he did so, but she hotly denies this.
A very large section of the Hunk Wall is entirely devoted to my darling Mr Darcy, Colin Firth. There are several female MOATies who have the MAJOR hots for him.

The female side of the Wall is plastered with photos of various bimbos, but I took the time to sneak in a few photos of a real woman.

[neophyte]

*rubs Leetie's head for luck*
*but stays away from her finger*
Seriously cool, to have an anonymous stranger buy your lunch.

Jeff, I'm sure Annie would appreciate it if you helped her adjust the fit. (heh heh, I said... wait. No I didn't.)

*flops into hammock and begins to snore*

[Marie in Kourou]

Were there any walk-outs during "Transamerica", Jeff? Also, what was Huffman like? I've read that her performance wasn't enough to grant an Oscar nom.

I'm desperate to see "The Constant Gardener", because Rachel Weisz was in it and I adored her in "About a Boy".

[Annie Where-but-here]

Thank you, everyone. I feel like I'm in the secret treehouse.

2 little girls just set up a lemonade stand outside my house. And the ice cream man (aka - creepy old dude in rickety black van) just drove up to them. I thought they were gonna duke it out over territory, but the ice cream dude bought some lemonade! That's either cute or creepy. Not sure what's pc anymore. Not sure if I care.

[Jeff Meyerson]

MiK: no walkouts in Transamerica that I noticed - of course, with all the walkers it would have taken quite a while to get up the aisle! I wanted Jackie to go to the ladies' room after the film, as that's where she usually gets the uncensored opinion, but she didn't. I certainly didn't hear any protests or complaints.

Maybe they slept through it?

Actually, she was quite good, though it was a very mannered performance (perhaps necessarily, definitely on purpose). It seemed to me that she played the character as very prissy for most of the film.

Of the three main Oscar contenders, the showiest role was definitely Judi Dench, though most people seem to think Reese Witherspoon is the favorite, with Huffman second.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Before sly left for the weekend she was complaining about how slow the MOAT was to load.

Anyone thought about a move?

Bueller?

[insomniac]

the annoying little song they play during the ads for 'Conviction' is not by Billy Joel but someone called Gabe Dixon... that, and the Italian national anthem are the dueling Olympic earwigs...

welcome MOATward , Annie!

[Eleanor]

I vote for cute AND creepy.