For newbies, the anything thread is where you post something that is worth mentioning but doesn't deserve its own thread.
You can post responses to people and just let the thread go where it will.
Have fun!
My first contribution:
I bought this nifty new barrette to hold back my hair in a ponytail. It's great it's big enough to hold all my hair (and mine is thick), and it looks very nice.
There's only one problem - because it's one of those fancy, new-fangled types, I have no clue how to open it back up now that I've put it on my head. It's stuck there. It might still be on there at WenchCon. I'll just have to wash my hair while it's in the barrette. I mean, it's probably never coming off.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
My early christmas present is the HP desktop printer-scanner fax... now I can get Christmas cards done quicker... I should have them in the mail by tomorrow... I know that today is theoretically the last mailing day but oh well.
I also have a couple other articles/stories in this e-zine.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I heard my baby's heartbeat. Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
WOW Tick.
Posted by ae (Member # 3291) on :
Dan, why does Galadorn suddenly and inexplicably turn into Galandor halfway through your story?
ae
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
I'm finally getting over the nasty cold/flu that I've been suffering for about 10 days, but now my mouth is full of canker sores, so I still can't eat.
And the Smallpox vaccine for first responders will not be available in Hawaii until at least the 24th of January, so I don't have to worry about it until after my vacation to Washington DC....
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
Oh, and yesterday, Maui had record cold... 57 degrees if you can believe that...
I bought the LOTR/FOTR DVD to play in my NEW DVD PLAYER!!!
Hooked it up this afternoon. It's so COOOOOOOOL!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Also we broke down and bought a Kirby vacuum. It was hideously expensive, but has a lifetime guarantee, and it has the strongest suction out there. We really need it it with all of the dog hair. It can adjust to become either a canister vac or an upright. Plus all of these awesome attachments, you can steam clean or do your upholstry or suck the dustmites out of your mattress it is so strong! It also has a really really long hose making it easier to vaccume my car! (which was also inundated with dog hair)
AJ
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
My friend's cousin collects vacuum cleaners. Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
I went to a party at a local Epicurean Saturday night. Even though I was the one who had rented the store, made all the arrangements, etc., I had no idea it would turn out so nice. I must admit I was even nervous about the way it would turn out.
I discovered the coolest way to display "goodies" at a party.
They set up this chopping block in the middle of the store. They threw down a variety of lettuce leaves on the table, which on very close inspection on my nosey part, I discovered was covered with plastic. They then sat down a large oval platter on one end with grilled fennel, eggplant, mushrooms, squash, etc. Then in another corner, two baked bries surrounded by different cubed cheeses. Then the fun part...down at the other end...right on top of the lettuce, they laid out fresh fruit cut in the coolest designs, petite fours, chocolate covered strawberries and mini-cheesecakes. It was absolutely the coolest way to lay out the various appetizers served.
The hot appetizers were of course in the regular serving "things" off to the side.
I just sat there planning my own little Epicurean. It was so cool.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
My cousins have named their children:
Hope Faith
and now my other cousin, the one Ive talked about:
Charity
I can say that I am familiar with Hope, Faith and Charity.
I may get screwed out of 120 dollars at my job. Someone put in the wrong hours and they seem to be blowing me off. If they dont fix it by tomorrow and promise me that it will be in my hands by friday, Im going to quit. Of course, I will demand they give me my money if they do fix it, but if not by friday, Im outta there. I need that money.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
"You're getting a better deal than Winona Ryder on a Christmas shopping spree!"
Local car commercial.
Needless to say, I laughed loudly.
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
It was really cold today.
Our room is a disaster after finals week. We're inviting people over Wednesday so that we have to clean it.
The other day, there was so much ice under our tires that Mark had to pour salt on top of the tires so he could get out of the driveway.
Having a bus go a block from your house to a block from your job when you live 30 minutes away is as good as it gets.
Posted by Eryn (Member # 2190) on :
Stairway to Heaven and Kashmir are awesome; Led Zeppelin is!!!! And I swear the ONLY things keeping me alive and awake are caffeine and adrenaline! ~~Eryn~~
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Tstorm, that's great!
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
TWO DAYS UNTIL TTT!!
And I finally finished my science fair project. All I have to do now is slap the stuff on the display board, and I'm off the hook!
~Jane~
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I hate finals. Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
I refuse to believe that infinity and infinity minus one are the same thing.
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
My dog never laughs at my jokes.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
About 200 more posts until my 3000th. Yay, go me.
Oh, and I wrote a song on the guitar. Still searching for the right words though.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
I've been accepted to the honors college at Arizona State. And I've finally sent off my application to Stanford.
Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :
I've been accepted to Louisiana State University
And it should be DEAD WEEK not "cram in one last major test before mid-terms week" I know our school is very serious acedemically, but this is ridiculous!!!
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Im an idiot and need to smack myself out of this stupid funk and apply to BYU and UoU.
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
Tick that is so cool!
My friend's husband's tumor stopped growing and she is going to have her 8th baby any day now.
My husband's car is still not fixed. Dumb Fords...
I can't wait until Christmas is over so my hubby doesn't have to work long crazy hours.
Great Clips for Hair is going to have a cut a thon at the location near my house and donate 100% of the money paid for cuts during a certain time to my son's heart fund. Pretty dang cool! I'll have to get my hair cut there now.....
My house needs a serious cleaning before my inlaws get here and I just don't feel like doing it.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Leto, are you going to be doing a prequel to your stories?
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
I just watched the extended edition of FOTR again. And it was cool. Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Hey Jane- 24 hours and some minutes for me
*enjoys gloating*
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Congrats to all those college bound.
Wendybird, that's a fabulous thing for the hair salon to do!
Posted by Theca (Member # 1629) on :
I am moving to South Bend, IN, in less than 3 months for a new job!
I am STILL waiting for my LOTR DVD that I bought on ebay.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
Why do I trust anyone to take notes for me? They either don't take notes, don't remember anything, or remember the wrong things. Good thing I'm done with this college thing in one more semester.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
Before the LOTR movies ever existed, or were even announced, what was every third post on these forums about?
At the office they kept hiring people whose name I couldn't pronounce because they were of some oddball descent. Today they hired someone to compensate for the previous people - his name, and I'm not making this up, is "E".
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
There were only 2/3 as many posts back then.
And most of those were by Bob_Scopatz and TomDavidson.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I love how when I delete a post, it says, "Thank you for deleting your post, Icarus!" I'm not sure I appreciate the editorial comment being made, though.
And I swear I only hit "Submit Reply" once!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
T-You're only three days older than me in Hatrack time...and I'm still over 200 away from my 1000th post. And I think I spend too much time here! 3000! Um...congrats.
That said....
I like monkeys.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Guzzling Red Bull while trying to meet my deadlines, I think I've forgotten what is really important in life.
[edit to help out the LotR/non-LotR ratio]
T-minus 23 hours until my TTT review!
[This message has been edited by Frisco (edited December 17, 2002).]
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I am taking a sick day (see posts yesterday in Blame Game thread).
The question is will I post more that I am stuck at home with nothing to do, or less than when I am busy (hehe) at work.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I vote more, Dan.
I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast. They were good.
Posted by Diosmel Duda (Member # 2180) on :
I have a very good chance of having some of my poetry published!!! I got an email from one of the magazines I sent some poems to, and they said they would like to see more. They also said they were very impressed...wow. *still on cloud nine about this, several days later*
I also bought my friend a gift yesterday that is one of those perfect ones that I know she'll love. I love it when that happens!
Finals status: I think I have two A's for two tests so far.
I'm flying home tomorrow.
Random question: It's not often that it feels like everything is going right. Life is good right now.
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
My room is freezing. I have both radiators on and it's still cold. My own silly fault for coming high on the room ballot and picking a big room with high ceilings but still... brrrrrrr
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
They installed a new set of air conditioners in my company's server room, yet didn't set the temperature correctly. I walked in there this morning and, according to the NetBot thermostat, it was 43F. I nearly got frostbite while I was in there.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Nighthawk - time to overclock those servers! That'll warm the room up. Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I was able to salvage what could have been a hideous mistake in the brownie-making process last night. I was making 2 packages of brownies (being too lazy to make them from scratch). After I finished stirring up the brownie mix, water, and eggs, I realized that the batter was runnier than it should have been. In my frenzied haste, I had put in 1 2/3 cup of water, instead of just 2/3 cup of water. Now I started to panic - I was too exhausted to drive to the store and get more brownie mix and I needed to get these made. So, I improvised - I added another 2 eggs and cup of flour (to help thicken the batter and also provide more thickening agent for the baking process), and also dumped in a bag of butterscotch chips (to help fix any flavor dilution). It turned out more like chocolate cake than brownies, but at least it tasted good!
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
Well done Ludosti. That's pretty impressive! Admittedly, I can't cook at all, so anything of that nature impresses me.
My room is warmer now. My feet aren't freezing. And I've written 500 words of an essay, so at least I've been vaguely productive today. It was due two weeks ago, though
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
The floor is mopped, and I'm ready for my in-laws. At least the house is.
My husband is on the way home so if anything is not to his satisfaction, he can do it himself.
Posted by Eryn (Member # 2190) on :
I get to write a debate case negating the resolution that abortion is morally wrong. Then, I get to write an opening statement for Mock Trial! AND I just got home and it's almost six AND I have a test in every class right now...sigh. But I had a brownie that I made yesterday, so that was enlightening! ~~Eryn~~
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
I might be able to go and see the TTT this Friday. The special thing is that, I get to see it with friends and not my badgering and bewildered siblings who ask you the same questions in every scene..ugh..happy happy happy..
I sorry I haven't been posting lately..
I'm making the outline of the Evenstar for my bf..It's so fricking hard and the real one costs 75 dollars!!
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Finally! The kitty that was asleep in my shirt has gotten up and gone away and I can type with both hands now!
Does anyone have a no-fail fudge recipe? My husband and I have tried four times yesterday and today with different recipes and ended up with one tiny burned-tasting hard batch, one grainy soft batch, one that makes a good substitute for chocolate caramel or tootsie roll, and one good tasting but not as firm as he'd like. That was the one on the marshmallow creme jar. There is no place to buy it already made here.
Rain
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
It's started.
the two towers reviews are going to drive me crazy.
::repeats to self:: Only a few more hours.
Ni!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
"You're late." "And you look terrible."
I'm wavering in my pro-Aragorn stance....
*wavers*
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Its 4:15 in the morning... Dare I get 2 hours of sleep really fast?
Well, now that two towers has come, the next thing that I will use to make me get out of bed every morning is the fact that there is 1 year till RotK and less than 6 months for Matrix 2. Those are my main "Getting up in the morning" motivations.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I was walking home from campus after my third final and there were three ambulances outside one of the PE buildings. I was wondering, does anyone know why they have the word "AMBULANCE" painted on the front backwards? I've always been curious...
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
So that when you see it in your rearview mirror you read it normally.
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I'm a high school sophomore and I spent half of today editing college admissions essays for seniors. ::sighs:: The papers I edit recieve better marks than my own. 'Tisn't fair. Hence, I'm taking some desparate (sp?) measures: I'm going to my english teacher from last year for editing. This ought to be interesting. The papers will come back covered in red marks and I will, for some reason my friends do not comprehend, be overjoyed. I need more edits!!
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
WOW! that totally makes sense and I never thought of that! Thanks Bob!
It's FINALLY snowing here in Provo!! Woo hoo!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
My in-laws are leaving, I don't have to see them again for a year or so. Yay!
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
Most of my grades ended up higher than expected. Did I sell my soul and not remember it (perhaps one of the times I was getting trashed during exam week)?
And why do old people do everything so slowly? Don't they know that their time is running out?
What's with people who walk faster than me? Do they think they're better than me? Well guess what. They're not, because I don't step on the cracks. Amateurs.
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
I'm packing to go home from Oxford. My shoulders ache from carrying half my stuff back yesterday, and I have to do the same again today. And I just hope they don't lock the laundry room before I get my stuff out of it!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Maybe all those people walking faster than you are ones whose mama's backs are already broken, so they have nothing to lose?
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
Ugh, looks like I might have failed a class. Stupid me for not attending! Stupid class for being so boring!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I'm on a techno/dance/trance/club/house/etc. kick. Thanks to Podkin, I've become acquainted with Juno Reactor. Good stuff!!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
I have more RAM in my work computer... Went from 128MB to 192MB RAM much much much faster! AJ
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
What a fool I am! I told my mom I'd come over for dinner, when I'd really just like to take a nap.
Yes, a nap at 5 p.m.! Hush!
Though, I do get free chili this way...that can't be all bad.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
In the category of irony...
I just got a pop-up ad from a site I went to - for a pop-up blocking software.
Posted by NdRa (Member # 2295) on :
My project manager: You brought in alcohol to work today!
Sandy: woe is me...I'm sorry, it was stupid.
My pm: I was just wondering why you didn't bring enough for me!
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I'M DONE WITH FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Six exams is way too many...
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
I am done with finals and I was able to keep my 4.0
I am a happy camper!
Also I did this because I was bored and I needed to try a color scheme. I hate those pop ups!
[This message has been edited by ^Saudade^ (edited December 20, 2002).]
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
I think I'm over the stupid stomach bug that I had, and so this morning I'm going to TTT! Yeah!
*2 hours to go*
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
^Saudade^ - um, yeah. A car driving through my head would probably make me vomit shirts too....
Cool painting.
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
I just drew this with my mouse. Thought you'd like to know I think I am officially nuts.
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
lol as a matter of fact that was a mouse, a keyboard and a screen.
<---insane
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I just found out that I got a 1300 on my PSAT this year; 690 verbal and 610 math. My verbal isn't quite as high as I'd like but I'm really pleased that I broke 600 in math. ::does happy dance:: And what's more, my friends all did really well too! They're all mad that I got better marks but I'm rather pleased that I only know of one person in the entire sophomore class getting higher marks. ::grins and continues dancing::
Posted by Reed Richards (Member # 3514) on :
Good Job!! This is me:
Freshman, 1330; 750 verbal and 580 math!
I love being me!
Posted by tlfry71 (Member # 3098) on :
Monkey poured coffee in my boots!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
You know what I hate? Packing. Especially when I know I won't be back until August or so.
You know what else I hate? Michigan. Especially when I'll have to be there for more than three months.
You know what else I hate? Driving. Especially when it takes at least two days to get somewhere I don't want to go.
You know what I really hate? My roommate and my other roommate's boyfriend going to see TTT when I can't go because I'm packing so that I can be in a car for two days heading somewhere I don't want to go.
You know what I like? Winning. Mafia made my day so much better!
[This message has been edited by Ophelia (edited December 20, 2002).]
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
I just watched it. Elrond is now disrespected and Faramir can be somewhat unforgiving. It's soo weird, since I read the book but the graphics are awesome. I didn't know Legloas was a pessimist. Merry was brave and Gimli is now the comic relief..mwhehe..
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Well, everyone else may be watching TTT, but I just watched myself on the locals news. Yay!
(They did a story about anime, because ADV, a big dubber/distributer is in Houston, and they came to Rice to talk to our club about it. I didn't say anything, but there was a nice profile shot of me!)
*Feels cool for being a big dork*
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Cool! And I am anxiously awaiting my first set of trifocals. Maybe then I won't read "Annoying Thread - One More Try" every time I look at this one.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Anyone know what's good for epiglottisitis beside antibiotics? I don't want to die.
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
::hugs frisco::
I hate it when ken's home and neither of us has any form of transportation. And I hate it when he calls me when he's home, because he never actually talks to me when we're on the phone.
::sigh::
Ni!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I just heard the "Something in the Chimney" song. For this song alone, I think Christmas has been redeemed in my eyes.
Thanks for the hug, kwsni. I'm pretty sure I'm not dying. It's rarely fatal in adults. But I'm still nervous about going to sleep alone in my house.
[This message has been edited by Frisco (edited December 22, 2002).]
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
I lost the hat I swore I wouldn't lose! Now it's all alone out there in the cold, harsh world... I really miss it. It was so good to me, so soft and not itchy... it even went with my jacket. Now what will I do?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Last night I discovered a site that has interviews with a fair number of authors I like--Spider Robinson, George R. R. Martin, Kim Stanley Robinson, etc.--and with the duo responsible for all of the hidious Dune books that are soiling the shelves along side Frank Herbert's magnificent originals. I thought others might enjoy reading through these tool
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
They are talking 6 inches of snow on Christmas Eve.
Good News--White Christmas.
Bad News--May have to postpon family Christmas gathering due to snow.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
I laughed really hard when I saw these, but I also find them frightening. Why on earth would anyone make a product like this?
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
SWEET! Bobbly heads!!!!
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I had an asthma attack last night which would, under normal circumstances, be bad. However, attacks during the winter tend to mean a storm is coming. In fact, last time I had an attack during winter was right before the blizzard dropped 4 feet on us in '96. ::grins excitedly:: Snow!!
Posted by JenniK (Member # 3939) on :
Hello all and Happy Holidays! I am in Rhode Island with Kwea and his family preparing to celebrate the season. For those who don't know me, hi, I'm Jenni....Kwea's girlfriend. I'm not on here very often, but I do tend to lurk and add my 2 cents when warrented.
I just got a knew job....Mass Relay (telecommunications for the deaf) and I'm very excited...(though now I'll be working there and at Brooks as a pharmacy technician).....I need a vacation!!!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I just saw the movie Pumpkin. How on earth could the actors say such stupid dialogue with stragiht faces? And Christina Ricci as a blonde is just...wrong.
The best part about the movie is that it included Emiliana Torrini's "If You Go Away." That made me happy.
[This message has been edited by Ophelia (edited December 24, 2002).]
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
I have found my reason for living! Yay!
I totally got screwed out of 120 bucks... boo
I get to play toon town mafia... yay!
Its 1:45 and Im too awake to sleep... boo
But I still get to chill on the forums... Yay!
And I've seen TTT 6 times now! Yay!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Oh, I hate you! Still haven't seen it once! My stupid brothers are also among the people who saw it without me! Sigh...my daddy will take me though. Eventually.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Heh. So, my mother temporarily kicked me out of the house today/yesterday (Christmas Eve), because I deigned to comment on the fact that she has been yelling a lot in the past few days (yesterday she started screaming and dumping diet cherry coke down the drain because she thought it was regular coke. She made a huge mess and made my brother clean it up. ). It was very funny except for the fact that I nearly got frostbite again. Actually, looking at my hand more closely now, I'm not sure I don't have a mild case of frostbite, just on the back of my hands this time instead of on the palm. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
At any rate, it was a typical family holiday. Each season one of us (out of my two brothers, my father, and myself) takes the heat, or in this case, the cold. Since it was my father at our summer gathering and one of my brothers at each Thanksgiving and Easter, I guess I should have expected that Christmas would belong to me.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
Wow. I just woke up 5 minutes ago.
I'm on the west coast, but that's still 10:30 and the latest I've ever woken up on a Christmas. But I was reading Fellowship of the Ring late into the night last night..
Have a great day!
-Nato
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
I'm going to have to wait for another year for one of my "Perfect Christmas gifts"..This is the second year already..
Oh, and I was up till 3 o'clock listening to the adults singing karoake (Sp) in a different language..the horror..
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I felt my baby move!!!!!!!!!!!! That was the best Christmas present ever!!!
Okay, back to your regularly scheduled thread.
Posted by Jill (Member # 3376) on :
Congratulations, TheTick! Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Congrats Tick!
Does anyone have ANY suggestions on what to do to survive a week and a half of boredom inside a house?
Posted by Anonymous Hatracker (Member # 3620) on :
Hello everyone, someone posted this name and password in another thread, and I figured that this would be a good place to post considering that technically I'm a newbie. (I'm not going to post again to avoid confusion with others who use this nickname.) I've been lurking here, but by the time I'd decided that I wanted to post here, Hatrack was not accepting new registrations. I hope you guys dont't mind, and I'll continue lurking here until new registions are accepted... bye
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Depends on what you like to do Mae. You could write a story, not worrying about whether it's any good or not, but just for fun. If you can't come up with a plot, open up some book you've never read, copy out its first sentence, and use it as a spring-board for your own story.
If you like building things, find some raw material that is in plentiful supply, such as toothpicks, drinking straws, Q-Tips, or whatever, a bottle of glue, and go to town.
Or you could always experiment with cooking--take stock of what ingredients are available to you, and play around with them to see what dishes you can make out of them. I've created some of my favorite receipes this way.
You could pick up some book of your parents that you've never read, and read at least the first chapter of it.
You could use online resources to start teaching yourself a new language.
You could blindfold yourself, and see how well you can get around the house without sight to assist you.
You could tie your fingers together (or have someone else do it) and see how well you could do things if you had paddles instead of fingers.
You could draw, or find something to sculpt with.
You could teach yourself to juggle, or get better at juggling if you already know how to do it.
If all else fails, go to Shockwave and play some of the games. I've been having fun with Dynomite, but quite a few of them are fun.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Hey, whoever the noobie is posting under the Anonymous Hatracker login, send me an email at noemon1@yahoo.com--I've got an extra nick I might be willing to give you. Just write a little something telling me why you'd like the nick.
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
::jumps and down excitedly:: I just got invited to attend Brown University's Pre-College summer program! I'm not, however, quite sure I'll be accepting the invitation. My family is moving in July and I tend to have at least three disturbingly time-consuming projects due at the beginning of the school year. Who knows? I'll probably go anyway. Not only will it be fun, but it will look great on a college application... Or so I hope. Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Having waited so long to get my degree, I am now obsessed with getting good grades. I was able to work in three classes (One Thre hour and two 1 hour classes) this time, around my full time job.
I should graduate Spring of 04!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
What are you studying Fael? Congratulations on the great grades!
Posted by Vampyr18 (Member # 3694) on :
*random thought:* hey i am going to see TTT again in a couple o hours :P :P
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Random Christmas story: My great aunt is obsessed with mothballs. When you visit her, you walk into her house and that is what you smell. SHe is a great lady don't get me wrong. Our christmas presents came in two boxes, one specifically to me and the other to my brothers. So I opened my box and gave the wrapped presents a good airing out for a couple days before Christmas. I didn't open my brothers box because I figured the pleasure should be theirs. Anyway on Christmas Eve evening (when my family opens presents) Nate opened the box and it REEEKED of mothballs. He pulled all of the presents out, and out of the bottom of the box rolled an actual mothball. This caused much consternation because all were overcome by the smell. The sweaters and shirts she gave them were rapidly washed, but they are at a loss with what to do about the complimenting ties!
AJ
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
I'm pretty sure that sledding is good for your soul.
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
I am going to die of boredom through the rest of this week and next week..
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
You can tell that sledding is good for your soul from the soreness it brings the next day. Same goes for shovelling snow. There isn't much about snow, really, that isn't good for your soul.
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Frostbite, maybe?
and AJ, somewhere I think I read that being around too many mothballs is not good for you. Maybe your great aunt needs some help there. Older people sometimes lose their sense of smell, too, so she may not know she is overdoing it.
Posted by TheBlueFairy (Member # 2165) on :
Did you ever try to save snow as a child? I can remember hoarding it in boxes or trying to put it into cups in my freezer but the mysterious white stuff always eluded me and eventually melted. *sigh* I think I thought if I found a way to store it, I could ski all year long! Posted by Fael (Member # 3015) on :
My Son got engaged this Christmas!!! Or have I said that?
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Congrats to your son, Fael!
And yes, as children we saved a small snowman in our freezer for ages. This was, of course, before we had "frost-free". Eventually he incorporated himself into the freezer compartment frost and we finally had to pull the plug on him. He had by then become like ice, and had become fast friends with a 7" trout stored for eternity in mother's small Tupperware mixing bowl. It was my cub scout brother's first catch.
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Congrats Fael!
I don't understand what is so amusing about fishing when it's freezing outside and there is no fish..
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Me, either. I am glad to see you haven't yet died of boredom. What have you found to do that's interesting since yesterday?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Whatever you find, be sure to let me know. I'm BORED OUT OF MY SKULL.
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Are you feeling any better, mac?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Nope. Still in quite a lot of pain, actually. Awaiting test results on gallbladder for Monday. I WANT TO EXERCISE.
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Sorry to hear that. Makes the weekend quite long, I know. I hope they are able to fix it quick.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Everyone please pray that Fael's son and his wife to be have children quickly after the wedding. Fael's desire for grandchildren has become all-consuming.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
I've gone to two funerals this weekend. One was for a 96 year old lady and the other was for a five week old little boy. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I just burned my finger on a pan and gave myself a blister. >_<
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
I just dropped my dinner on the floor, so the dog had to eat it. Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Not that going to two funerals in one weekend, especially one for an infant, or burning ourself on a pot isn't worse...I just wanted to add to the misery.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Sorry about your food. At least your dog is happy! Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
(((Tammy, Rain, and Mack)))
On a happier note, I like it when cute boys pay for my dinner...
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
What can I say?
Sometimes things go the way you planned.
And sometimes you set your grandmother's eyebrows on fire.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
How true....
*sigh*
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
mwahahahaha!
: revents others on AIM from taking meaningless pretend 100,000 post::
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Darn you Icarus...
*takes 100001*
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I need to go to bed. Instead I'm checking hatrack at 12:30 at night.
On a bright side, if I keep to my schedule - I can submit a novel by July of this year. That would be cool.
I want to thank the helpful elves for stealing the final papers I left in my professors' mailboxes and replacing them with much better ones.
Seriously, helpful elves is the only explanation I can think of for why my semester grades were as good as they were. Either that or my profs graded me based on my good looks and apparently-sweet personality.
Or maybe they pulled my grades out of hats...
[This message has been edited by Ophelia (edited January 10, 2003).]
Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :
Does anybody know what an "e-wedding" is?
Somebody just invited me to one and I have no clue what it is.
Somebody please tell me.
He said was it is just for fun...
Is it a pretend reception?
Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :
I've posted 3 times in the past hour! (Well 4 counting this one, and I think it's been in the past hour... it could be longer. *Shuts up*
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I think I have a hangover. Not a bad one just a mild one but I've never really had one before. My bf bought cheap table wine that we had with dinner. (It was so cheap he was trying to open it with a corkescrew and punctured the metal twist off cap) Anyway because it was so watery and ambiguous I drank way too much of it. I just want to go home and sleep but I'm here at work.
AJ
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Chinese music is really fun.
Too bad I can't read the names of the pieces. Oh well!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
I have absolutely no clue what the difference is between ensure and insure. Yeh..I looked them up! I'm still clueless.
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
to ensure is to make sure something happens as planned.
to insure is to have a plan for restitution in case it doesn't.
At least that's how I keep them in my head...
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
They are, in most cases, interchangable.
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
I'm jet lagged. I hate being jet lagged. It's 1:24am and I don't feel like sleeping. And I didn't sleep much last night, so I should be tired. Stupid time differences.
But I got my essays back from my philosophy tutor at last and they were pretty good, so I'm a happy jet lagged bunny.
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
OMG! I was really hoping to get to keep my access to the animation lab and render farm I used last semester, but the professor who led the class is going out of the country this semester. I thought it was a long shot.
But today, he said not only could I keep my access to the render farm, but I could also have an office!! In the coolest building on campus! Wooooo!!
I can't believe someone at Cornell is actualy going to give me a chance to pursue something I'm interested in! Just as my faith in the school was on it's last leg.
I've already ordered a new poster for my office!
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Now if you can just get them to pay you a nice salary, too....
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
Even better: I'm getting credit for it! That's pretty valuable, I guess.
Though money wouldn't be a bad thing. Especially since the $14 poster I ordered broke the bank.
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Credit is good...
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I went to dinner at Olga's (a restaurant) tonight, where I learned that they no longer offer their delicious frozen yogurt. I'm so sad! Their peasant stew is as good as ever, though. Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
A lurker's 100th post!
I knew this wasn't an engaging enough topic to start a new thread with, but I was excited about it! I registered in August in order to discuss Shadow Puppets, and now I am hooked, though I mostly just read stuff and stay in the shadows. One thing I enjoy most about this forum is that it is so varied in the topics it discusses. It's great to go from a philosophical discussion, into a pie fight, into a touching story, into a hunt for an Evil Monkey, into girl talk...etc.
Anyway, just wanted to pop up for a second to say hi again and here's to 100 more!
Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
"I think I am insane. But one of the happy kinds!" -- Wally, from Dilbert.
Like meeeeeeeee!!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Congrats, hansenj! Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Ditto Posted by Damander (Member # 4439) on :
Hansenj, Congrats, I know you worked long and hard to make it be 100, Miss Lurker Thanks for everything you've done for me, for all you mean to me, and for being the wonderful person that you are. As Heather would say, much love is being sent in your direction Posted by Arthur (Member # 4026) on :
I had my sonogram on the 9th. The Tick learned what our baby was, but I don't want to know. The way it's kicking me the last day I thinkit's a soccer player.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Yes...everyone knows but my wife. Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
At one of my jobs, we're doing a tech expo for faculty all day Thursday and Friday. If you've never had to man a booth before, they can be particularly exhausting, especially if you're doing it the whole day. On your feet the whole time, talking to countless strangers, constant smile on your face and perky attitude... It'll wear you out, even if you enjoy it.
So, not only did the jerks from the department in charge of the thing put my table in the worst location possible for the show, I was just informed that the people manning booths aren't allowed to eat the catered food!!
Now, I've done a heck of a lot of trade shows. A lot! And this is totally unheard of. Vendors are the hard-working people who make the stupid show POSSIBLE, and it's not like they have a lot of time to go out and get lunch. The crappy catered food is usually all they'll eat all day. To not allow them to eat is a huge slap in the face.
Damn them all. If it wouldn't get my boss in trouble, I'd pull the booth right out of the show.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Bring your own food...something extremely messy (sloppy joes? meringue pie?) and share it with everyone who comes to your booth.
(waiting for someone to make a 'booth babe' comment)
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
I prefer "booth bunny", thanks.
And it's being held in a library, of all places, so you can't bring your own food in!!
I'm thinking a boycott or mass protest is in order. It's not so much the lack of access to what will surely be lousy food, but the principle of it. To not let the people doing all the work eat! It's unthinkable!
Posted by Polystyrene (Member # 3612) on :
Dolomite, the tough black mineral that won't cop out when there's heat all about!
It's Dolomite, baby!
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
They are moving my work next month. The date they picked for the move--the 10th anniversary of my hiring.
Posted by Fael (Member # 3015) on :
Occasionally I have to man a booth for our Department. I totally agree with how exhausting it can be. I enjoy it too, but if you have to be there all day, (which I usually am)it wears you out and to not allow you to eat the food is outrageous!
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
One of my residents gave me a Stitch action figure from McDonald's! Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Shifting schedules is so difficult.
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
So a friend of mine just told me about the contestants on the new survivor. Normally I wouldn't care, but I apparently know at least one of the guys. I went to high school with Dave and actually had quite a crush on him. And another guy on the show is from the same town as Dave and me, so it's possible I know him too. I might actually have to watch crappy 'reality' tv, if only to root Dave on.
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Is Bob still away? I'd really like him to help me with something for English if he's around..
Posted by Kate Emily (Member # 3409) on :
This is my first post from the USA. Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I tried a really easy, really tasty Thai fish receipe this weekend. It basically consists of steaming a pound or so of any kind of white fleshed fish--I used cod, but you could use anything--and covering it with a garnish and a sauce.
The Garnish: 1 TBSP kii noo chilis (literally called "rat sh*t chilis, these are the small narrow chilis commonly used in Thai cuisine), chopped almost to the point of liquification. 3 TBSP minced garlic 2 TBSP green onions (the green part), finely chopped.
The Sauce: 3 TBSP lime juice 2 TBSP fish sauce 1 TSP sugar
Steam the fish for about 10 minutes, cover with the garnish, and pour the sauce over the top of it. Eat immediately.
It's tasty if you can handle very, very hot food. I recommend having cabbace, or cucumbers, or something like that handy to munch on if the heat gets to be too much.
The garlic can be a bit much after the fact, but it's certainly tasty while you're eating it.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Thoroughly Modern Millie has the cutest score. I would like to marry the lead guy, Gavin Creel...*sigh*
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I aced my IB Chemistry test! Nothing special for most people, but I'm not all that fond of the subject. ...Or at least not my teacher. Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Daniel randomly found the Princess Mononoke soundtrack in the movie section of Media Play on Sunday. And he let me get it! Yay! I've been wanting it for a long time now. I've been listening to it all day - it's great! Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Yay!!! I am back in school, and only a week late. What a relief! Only a little bureaucratic BS to deal with tomorrow and it will even be paid for!!! Then I can get books! Wheee....
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Pixie, that's awesome!! You might actually be able to get college credit for that!!
:: reminisces about studying for the IB Chem exam ::
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Random question: What makes a date a date?
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
good question... in one relationship, or quasi-relationship I was in, this subject was discussed extensively by my female friends and I. We were doing a lot of atheletic activities together, like kayaking, biking, rollerblading etc. But, even though we were both physically attracted to the other there were no holding hands etc. (though it is kind of hard to do these things while kayaking bicycling or roller blading) But we were spending oodles of time with each other and enjoying ourselves. Now that I'm living with someone else the friendship has remained. But for that particular part of my life I still don't know how to define that relationship. We were definitely using each other for emotional support from the opposite sex, and there was sexual tension there, though it was never acted up.
Were we dating or not? I don't know.
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
I'd just like to mention that I'm totally geeked that John Chrighton's sister is named Olivia, and even looks like Olivet, if you don't think about it.
Ni!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
According to what someone else wrote here, maybe you were dating in the European sense? Casually hanging out together doing fun stuff? I think this bizzare structure and formality around dating we've got is somewhat limited to the US. At least, I hope people in other countries are less insane about it.
On another note, I started drawing today! I learned how to measure angles at a distance with my pencil, and I drew a chair!! It was very exciting. I still haven't washed the graphite off my hands.
I might actually learn to draw!!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:What makes a date a date?
Time together with romantic intent on at least one side, provided the other side wouldn't shudder in revulsion, even if they did not have such intent.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
I'm hungry. But I leave in about 45 minutes. But then I have to wait for Dan to get home.
There is nothing that even really qualifies as "not bad for you" in the vending machine, of course. Not that I have any ones. Or any change.
Drat.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I've been having massive sugar cravings and am trying to resist them myself....
AJ
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
My legs are finally starting hurt after yesterday's work out. I think my nerve connections need some tuning.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Whoo-hoo! We're going to see Spirited Away tonight! I'd totally forgotten. I'm sure it will be in English, but I can deal.
Very exciting. And something to look forward to! I just wish Daniel had reminded me earlier in the day, so that I could have had it to look forward to for longer.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I find it hilarious that the "Supressors of Free Speech" thread on the other side is locked.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Yeah, I thought that was really funny.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Things I Think are Cute About Mark:
1) He says his hairline is receded, not receding. (Don't tell him I told you that!)
2) He wears shorts even when it's -10 out, earning himself a position as something as a mascot at our school.
3) He likes stuff. And junk.
He's neat.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I have to stay home with a sick kid tomorrow. I hope my sick days make it to the end of the year.
Tomorrow I'll find out if my medicaid fiasco is really straightened out like DCF told me it was, when I try to take her to a pcp for the first time since moving a year and a half ago. Until now, we have had to go to the hospital, or pay outright for service at a walk in clinic.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Nope, not straightened out. The doctor I was given a month ago by DCF doesn't accept Medicaid. I may have straightened it out now, but I won't know until March because every time you make a change, it takes over a month to go through. Is this ludicrous, or what?
Speaking of ludicrous government bureaucracy, there is no number listed in the phone book for DCF or for medicaid. You have to start calling agencies pretty much at random, each one bumping you to the next, until you hit paydirt. And no one number could take care of all of our needs. One number will tell you who the Medicaid providers in your area are, but won't change your assigned one. Another number will change your provider, but can't tell you what your choices are. Both of them, however, have a recording before you speak to an operator that tells you to call DCF for either of those things. DCF tells you to call Medicaid. grrr...
I was able to get a pediatrician's appointment for today, though.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Since I first saw Belle's "Getting to Know Everyone" thread, I've been humming songs from The King and I.
You know, I loved playing for that show. A show set in Siam is very good for an oboist. "The Children's March" (or whatever the actual title of the song is) was especially fun - I derive a special kind of joy from oboe solos.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Interesting things about my school:
1) There are at least 19 different places on campus where you can buy a fresh sandwich for lunch.
2) Attached to the main undergraduate library is a tower filled with bells at the top. Three times a day, a student will climb to the top of this 9-story tower and play a 20 minute concert. The afternoon and evening concerts end with the Alma Mater and the Evening Song, respectively. The selection of songs ranges from traditional carillon music to hymns to pop music. The tone of each concert, though, is determined by the weather and the proximity to any major holidays. Thus, as today is primarily gloomy and cold, we heard melancholy winter songs: two hymns, and the "Chim-chimeny" song from Mary Poppins. When it rains we hear "The Rainbow Connection", "The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow", "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", "Yesterday", etc. Beatles and S&G are particularly popular on rainy days. In the spring and summer, the concerts are filled with lively showtunes and pop music. Christmas carols for christmas, fugues for halloween, songs that have the word "green" in them for St. Patrick's Day, etc. Usually, these concerts are enjoyable to hear as you walk to class. Sometimes, though, the performer in the tower will be either too inexperienced or choose a piece poorly suited for 22 large bells, and everyone on campus will be subjected to 20 minutes of pain. It's times like these that put me in a letter-writing mood.
3) There are 8 different places where you could order Pad Thai in this town, though none are on campus.
4) Garrison Keillor once did an entire Prarie Home Companion at and about my school, including several sketches involving the origin of the town's name and a commentary on why anyone would choose to attach 22 large bells to a library.
5) Almost no one interesting ever went here. The few famous people we can claim are weird and boring. Except for one, but he's dead. And he was pretty weird, too.
Actually, that's annoying... that article includes the comment
quote:The advertisements were popular with some viewers (and annoying to others), doing for slacker college students what Clara Peller did for the geriatric set when she bellowed "Where's the beef?" in Wendy's commercials.
Emphasis mine. Personally, this guy annoys the crap out of me, and it also annoys me that he is portraying my generation. But what's even worse is that other people - like the writer of this article - see him, nod, and say "yeah, that's what college kids are like" - they ACCEPT the portrayal. I have to wonder how many people his age actually like those commercials. They don't encourage me to buy a Dell; maybe they're trying to encourage my parents to buy me a Dell. q:
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Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Moving was listed as the "Best movie you (probably) didn't see on this site (right after the "Best of 2002" list).
I followed this movie from freshman year of college, when I originally found the website. It finally got made, and of course I bought a copy right away. It's so funny. I love it.
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
Oh my Gosh! Oh my Gosh! oh my goooooshhhh!
I went to pick some chow at the burguer king, and... you know what I got? Chicken nuggets! But that's not the best part, ooooooh noooooooo, the best part is... that they are shaped like lightening and stars!!!
I ate a processed chicken in the shape of lightening and stars!
I am so happy.
And they were juicy too.
I will have to get more for dinner...
yeah...
chicken is lightening and starry at the same time...
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I get to go see OSC tomorrow (ooh, it's after midnight...I mean TODAY)!!
YAY!
Edit: I put the wrong smiley, ha ha
[This message has been edited by hansenj (edited February 13, 2003).]
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
I won $200 from kraftfoods.com! Heeheehee...
Oh wait. This thread is for things that don't get their own thread.
Oh well! I won $200!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I may be the only one in the world who cares that the new Hootie & the Blowfish album will be in stores on Mar. 4th.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Hansenj--Me too! Woohoo!
Frisco--Me too! Have you heard the new single yet? It's really good.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Not yet, Jon Boy. I don't listen to the radio, and I can't get it on Kazaa yet.
Guess I can wait 19 more days.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Me neither. I heard it on my Launch station. But 19 days isn't too long to wait. I've been waiting for five years now.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
The Scattered, Smothered, and Covered album helb me over pretty darn well, though.
Their covers of Almost Home and Fine Line are great.
Roger and I met Connor on Sunday. He is adorable. I always forget just how tiny babies are. Those little fingers...
Big brother Kyle seems to be taking Connor's arrival well so far. He "helped" Mommy changed Connor's diaper and insisted his were never that stinky.
--xnera, proud aunt
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
I'm so happy!!!!!!! I have no idea why, I'm just like bouncing off the walls with happiness.
<----is happy!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
My car insurance company forgot to charge me for January!!! Woo!! What great timing! Maybe now I can prevent the phone from being disconnected!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
The Cosby Show is awesome. I totally didn't appreciate it enough when I was little.
Thank God for Nick at Nite!
(and Nick during the day, go Fairly Oddparents!)
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
I just did a crazy happy made-up wild tap/jazz dance to the Overture of Chicago the Movie. I'm way tired now.
but HAPPY!!!
Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :
My english teacher, who I now worship (i only liked her before) has jumped through a bunch of hoops and won us permission to study Tolkien for english! YEAAAA! *joins all the other happy people*
Posted by IndexCard (Member # 4585) on :
This Saturday, the day after Valentine's Day is the three year anniversary of my best friend's death. She committed suicide by overdosing on Tylenol a month after she turned 21. Needless to say, I am very sad and I want to live in tomorrow so as to avoid getting to Saturday. I am going to the cemetary... I haven't visited her grave in a long time because my mom doesn't enjoy taking me to graveyards. Tomorrow before I spend time with Emp, my friend Cookie is taking me to visit my dad's grave, too, because I haven't been there in way too long either. But the anniversary of his death (3 years) isn't until June 1st. So yeah, that is my random bit of information.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
*hugs IndexCard* I hope you made it through Saturday alright.
I finished what I can do of my bulk mailing, considering the post office is closed. My eyes are very tired, but I managed to avoid any serious paper cuts. *needs a nap*
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
Little kids are the funniest things on the planet.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Analog rejected the best story I've ever written.
I still haven't heard from the agent who requested to see my novel.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I forgot to take an antihistimine before my allergy shot. I took it when I got home, but it's not nearly as effective that way. My whole upper arm is red and achy and radiating heat. I'm considering gnawing it off at the shoulder. Posted by arichan (Member # 4390) on :
No way, dkw! Me too! My arm is swollen like a big puffy ugly ITCHY balloon.
But I'll sleep like a baby tonight thanks to yummy Benedril.
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
I'm glad to see JohnKeats around again.
Ni!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
me too.
That, and my fingertips are completely numb because I glued them together with super glue. And there's paint on my fingernails. And a slice across my kuckle that keeps opening up and bleeding.
A few things you should know:
Never use a sharp knife to try and open a spray paint can.
Always start a child's school project AT LEAST a week in advance.
[This message has been edited by Belle (edited February 20, 2003).]
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I once superglued my hand to a reindeer ornament made entirely of computer parts while troubleshooting a client's computer over the phone.
She was very friendly and understanding, and came by later that day to see my reindeer. It had a blinking LED nose. I wonder where it went...
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
<-------Looking at plane tickets (to Germany). Will purchase tomorrow.
When I'm in Munich I will not have to share a bathroom or a kitchen with anyone! This will be my first time ever not sharing those things.
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
If you talked about it before I missed it, Ophelia - how long and for what are you going to be in Munich? In a few months we'll be neighbors *grin*
*wonders if non non sequiteurs are ok in an anything thread*
*decides that it is ANYTHING so yes*
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I am studying abroad at the Ludwig Maximiliens Universität. I bought my tickets today; I leave Detroit March 31 and leave Munich July 30. I'm getting so excited!!!
Where will you be, Lissande?
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I just got another "Oh I'm so sorry but I may have sent you a virus, go into your system and immediately delete all files ending in .exe" e-mail from a colleague.
Are there seriously still people who don't know this is a hoax?!?! <--rhetorical question. I just thought most of my friends were smarter than this. *sigh*
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Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
That is really exciting, Ophelia! So it's like a summer thing? I'm going to be in Prague for a couple of years - when I said "neighbors" I meant it in the sense that we'll also be neighbors with Kama
Speaking of which, hey Kama, we're going to be neighbors!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Icarus, Cor, and the Icarrettes will be travelling to New Jersey the third week of March. They'll being seeing Cor's grandma and looking for Hatrackers and GreNMEtics to get together with!
[Ain't third person cool?]
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
The play I'm producing and stressing over opens tomorrow night. Cross your fingers that we break even...
Posted by Toblerone (Member # 4602) on :
I had to write an essay on this poem and I found that I really liked the poem (I ussually don't like the poems my teacher wants us to anylyze) , and I told my friends about it, but they didn't really care.... anyway here is the poem so you can all enjoy
My Son, My exectuioner - by Donald Hall
My son, my executioner I take you in my arms, quiet and small and just astir and whom my body warms
Sweet death, small son, our instrument of immortality your cries and hungers document our bodily decay
We twenty-five and twenty-two Who seemed to live forever Observe enduring life in you and start to die together
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Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
The light in our bathroom went out yesterday and we haven't called maintenance to replace it yet (it's their job). SO, as a result we use the bathroom by candlelight. That was fine, but then this morning I had the opportunity to have my first candlelit shower. It's quite an exciting experience actually. A little spooky too...
Just thought I'd share.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I couldn't remember the title of "Requiem for a Dream", and it was bugging me...so I went to Google. I typed in "depressing drug movie", and it turned up on the first hit Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
I really shouldn't drink hot cocoa while reading the romance thread. In a white sweater.
Ni!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
LOL Frisco. That really works.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
My second job, which I started in August and at which I am currently wasting away during a shift, is really starting to wear on me. I don't really do anything here, as there isn't much work to be done, and we're overstaffed. What little influence I had over certain things when I started has been lost, and I'm not sure why. My boss is a wonderful person, but some of my coworkers are starting to act really macho and annoying.
In short, I'm not really happy here. The good news is that another job fell into my lap last week, pays more than twice as much, is totally flexible, and is something I actually want to do. The bad news is that it's going to be at least three weeks until I can quit, and I'll feel really guilty about quitting if I do.
Sounds rough, I know. But, even though this is actually a really good situation in the big picture, it's a bummer right now, and I just wanted to vent. And hope this shift ends soon.
Posted by Chveya (Member # 2623) on :
It snowed (well, iced to be more accurate) in Texas! We've gotten two days off of school because the roads are so slippery! I went snowboarding in my backyard (which consists of 20 acres, by the way) and actually made it all the way down a hill without falling! It's melting now though... Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
My mom and her boyfriend just broke up. I know I should be sad....but i REALLY didn't like him. Posted by Chveya (Member # 2623) on :
WOOHOO! We just got another day called off because of the snow/ice!!!! We've run out of make-up days, too!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I have just been in the greatest of moods the past few days. I don't know why, but everything is just going my way! Little things, like my plane tickets coming in the mail, or the library book I had on hold finally being available. And the romance thread. Oh, lord, the romance thread is killing me! In a good way, of course. It's great.
Of course, last week I was miserable as all hell, unable to breathe because of my cold and bursting into tears at the slightest of provocations, so I guess this just evens things out.
But man am I happy these days!
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
My birthday is this sunday... not that anybody CARES
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I care.
Posted by arichan (Member # 4390) on :
We're off again today because of the storm that doesn't seem to be happening. I'm happy enough to be posting away still in my pjs, but this is beginning to get a little silly. This is wreaking havoc with my normal organized seventh grade English weekly schedule. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
*rant*
We have these annoying neighbors. They cook fish 3-4 times a week. Greasy fish. When they aren't cooking fish they reused the grease and cook other things that smell like fish. It is so bad that it knocks you over in the entryway to all four apartments (one of them being mine). The problem being that we can't complain to the management because while there is stuff in the lease on noise pollution, there is nothing about smells. The other night it was so bad I was gagging in my living room.
We (the other two non-smelly neighbors and myself) are combating it with glade plug ins in the entry way and lots and lots of apple cinnamon candles (like 10-12 around the apartment) since those have the most potent scents. I have gone to pre-emptive candle lighting just in case they decide to cook. They also start cooking at about 8:30-9 at night which is just about the time that I am finished eating dinner and looking forward to a relaxing evening and then bed by about 10pm. The problem is 9:30 is when the smell is the most potent and it is getting more and more difficult to sleep through it, since I can't leave the candles on while I'm asleep!
It is highly annoying.
AJ
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Years ago I bought a Bengali cookbook, but I never really looked at it until a few days ago. The food in it looks delicious! I tracked down an Indian grocery not far from my work, so over lunch I went and bought a bunch of ingredients. Turns out that there is a restaurant attached to the grocery store, and they threw in a meal, which turned out to be some of the most delicious Indian food I've ever had. It seemed more like a home cooked meal than restaurant fare. I'm having a good day. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
One of my best friends is Bengali. You have to have your nose prepared when you cook.... she always had some pretty zingy smells running around when she cooked!
AJ
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Good to know! I used to cook a lot of Thai food, and between the shrimp paste, fish sauce, and incindiary kii noo chilis, not to mention the perfume of galankal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves, I got used to some pretty zingy air.
Hmmm...now I'm making myself hungry for Thai food.
Anyway, I can't wait to experience the scents of Bengali cooking. Has your friend ever passed along any good recipes?
Posted by Hydralisk5284 (Member # 4683) on :
I was just wonderin'. Ya know how Ender killed a wasp with his thumb? That would be cool to learn how to do, so those pesky things don't buzz around and land on me in the bus I take in the spring. Anybody know how? Like, where to put the knuckle of your thumb and all the details like that?
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Posted by arichan (Member # 4390) on :
It's finally beginning to really snow. So we missed a day of school for nothing, and now we'll probably have tomorrow off, too.
Argh. Maybe I'll just CANCEL the research project. I don't wanna grade it anyway.
[/whine]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I can ask her for some... I'm not into Indian spices much myself, though she would always make one milder dish that I could eat.
Random advice: Don't accidentally run over an open tube of blistex that you didn't realize you knocked off of your desk with your office chair.
AJ
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Does ANYONE know an address in which I can mail someting to Black Fox?
I'm kinda in a rush too..
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
"Don't accidentally run over an open tube of blistex that you didn't realize you knocked off of your desk with your office chair."
This is such a bad sentence I apologize. I was obvious delirious just before leaving work last night!
For clarification: My elbow inadvertantly knocked the blistex off my desk. The chair (with me in it) then ran over the blistex, squirting gooeyness everywhere.
Do you drop the y and add an "i" to gooey? Gooeiness doesn't look right, neither does Gooiness.
I was all set to write something lampooning that sentence, Banna, but you beat me to the punch by pointing it out yourself!
Do you just not like the spices that are typically found in Indian dishes, or do you not like spicy food in general? And by spicy do you mean hot, or are you including things like cumin, corriander, ginger, etc?
I'm a big fan of Indian spicy goodness, so if you ask your friend for recipes that she likes, tell her that she doesn't have to worry about them being too spicy.
Does she know any good Biryani recipes? I don't think that Biryani is distinctively Bengali (I could be wrong about that though), but it definitely is tasty.
Posted by Cassandra (Member # 4566) on :
Has anyone ever heard of Hekani cuisine? I think that's what it is . . .
My mother and I were driving along and I saw a restaurant that served really weird cuisine that I'd never heard of. I'm pretty sure that's what the name of it is . . .
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
My new frogs are so very cool - just what I need to keep me occupied when I'm bored at work. Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I got here (office) at 8am this morning (Saturday) and have been working straight since then (it's now 6pm). My brain is so fried I can't keep track of where my keyframes are going, rendering is at over 3mins a frame already, and I haven't turned raytracing on yet, and I need to finish this section before I can go home, which is going to be a while.
Why am I doing this?
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
My boyfriend is leaving for Iraq in two days. Enough said.
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
Iraq specifically, or the middle east?
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Kuwait then Iraq.
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
May I ask what he's doing there?
On a most likely unrelated note, a professor at my school was arrested the other day for illegally funelling money to Iraq through a false charity (along with 3 others). It made national news, my school is so proud . He's still here teaching (he made bail).
Okay, lots more to cover.
First off, I have joined the 21st century by purchasing a DVD player . Its a combo DVD/VHS thingy, and the casing is all metal. Its bas ass.
My DVD collection so far:
Terminator 2 (Ultimate Edition) Fight Club Braveheart American History X The Matrix LOTR: FotR (Extended Edition) Star Wars: AotC (Widescreen) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
On their way from Amazon (though some won't be arriving for weeks): Saving Private Ryan Aliens (Special Edition) Alien 3 Dead Poet's Society
That I plan to get eventually: The Predator Shawshank Redemption X-Men LOTR: TTT (when it comes out) Titanic? Star Wars:TPM? Good Will Hunting?
I love this format! DVDs rule. I love widescreen too, though my TV is the regular kind, I don't mind the black bars. Letter-box is the only way to go.
I am currently developing an artificial ecology in my AI2 class. I have one predator and prey organism each, and need names!
World, Predator, and Prey all need names. Any ideas?
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Noemon, I'll get back to you on the Bengali cooking next time I talk to my friend... I haven't forgotten. I just have been busy and haven't seen her online recently. I guess I could give her a call, but of course that would be too obvious a solution. :-p I need to call her anyway because I am in her wedding in April and I have no idea what the heck I'm wearing.
Anyway I promise, I will get back to you!
AJ
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Hekani cuisine? Nope, never heard of it. A google search didn't turn up anything either. Next time you drive by the place jot it down.
Banna--no rush! Whenever you talk to your friend works for me. I made two of the recipes in that cookbook I mentioned last week, by the way, and they were both phenomenal. Well, one was good and one was astoundingly good. My wife liked them too, and she hasn't been that wild about Indian food she's had before.
In other news, I've decided that I can no longer eat meat, eggs, or dairy products that come from animals who have been raised and kept in inhumane conditions. For a long time I balked at paying the extra cost for free range products, but it occurred to me that essentially I was condoning the systematic torture of living beings by doing so.
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Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
So, say six supposedly rowdy flowers are having a party on the corner of a desk. Loud music is playing. One of them is doing the macarena by itself, one is doing a really lame disco imitation, and.... what are the other four doing? If they're dancing, what dance are they doing (that clumsy me knows)?
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Breakdancing? The Robot?
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
The Egyptian!
Thanks!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
My building just had a fire alarm go off, and everyone evacuated. It's a tall building, and I've previously been struck by what I feel are internal similarities to the WTC. I haven't been in a fire alarm since I was in high school, and it was definitely a chilling experience for me. I was very impressed with how quickly and calmly everyone ran down the stairwells (I'm on the fifth floor) and gathered at checkpoints outside to be crossed off a list. My department, in particular, is incredibly well prepared for this kind of thing.
Though a false alarm, it reminded me of all the deaths we've seen recently from huge groups of people crushing themselves in chaotic stampedes. It was both thrilling to see my building work together so well, and terrifying to see how bad it could be if they didn't. I was never a huge fan of fire drills before this, but looking back on how long it took me to save and close what I was doing on my computer, decide what to take, and figure out what I was supposed to do, I think we should do this more often.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Ayelar, I'm glad it was a false alarm, and that you're alright!
I totally forgot that we had a potluck today at work. I'd planned to go out for lunch (we have no food in the apartment, ack!), but it's snowing...so anyway, I feel like a total mooch because I ate the potluck food without having brought anything.
I'll bring something next time, I swear!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
9 days til Houston! 26 til Munich! Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Happy Birthday to Me!
Wow, I feel old. . .I am no longer a teenager. . .When people ask me how old I am I say: 20. . .That is just so strange. . .
Posted by Diosmel Duda (Member # 2180) on :
Happy Birthday, hansenj! Hooray, you're old!
Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :
Happy birthday!
Posted by flyby (Member # 3630) on :
Yeah, I was like all weirded out when my sister got married, so it didn't seem like as big a deal when she turned 20.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Yay!! One of our little acquatic frogs from our tank at home is handicapped (one of his front legs is smaller than it should be) and he was getting sooooo skinny (the fish are pretty fierce competitors for food, even if you aren't crippled), but today he got to come live in my tank at work where there are no fishies to steal his food (and he still has froggie friends). I've been watching him eat and it makes me happy. I'll have to call him Tiny Tim.
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Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I just switched from one company to another for car insurance, and I felt like a frickin' commercial on the phone with the guy. "Are you KIDDING me??"
The same policy with the new place is less than half that with the old place, which I'd thought was a good deal. D'oh!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I just watched someone watch someone else, who was totally oblivious that anyone was watching. It was a startling moment.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yeah Poly, I saw you doing that. Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Oh no!
:: stops picking her nose ::
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Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Crap, I really am nocturnal. The sun is rising; my family is waking/leaving; I am not yet in my pyjamas. Hmmmmm. . . Well, I'm really cold, so I think I'll go to bed.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I had a full body massage last night as part of the physical therapy from the car wreck. Anyway today for the first time in months, I woke up and didn't ache all over. Steve didn't have to hand me ibuprofen and a glass of water in order to get me out of bed.
A refreshing change.
AJ
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Banna, glad to hear that the massage worked so well. I had no idea that you were having any problems related to the accident. I must have misread, or just remembered what I wanted to remember, but I'd thought that the only bodily harm lingering after the accident was your dog's kneecap.
In any case, though, I'm glad you're feeling better!
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Instead, Steve decided to use a cattle prod.
I have an interview at Child and Family Services at 3:00 EST.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
In less than 12 hours I will be in Houston! For a week! This will probably affect my posting--definitely no late-night posting, but I'll probably get a chance to post during the day while my friends are in class.
And apparently I have a date to Rondolet (spring formal) on Saturday, but Lindsay (roommate) didn't tell me who. Stupid cryptic e-mails!
Posted by epepke (Member # 4765) on :
I find the smiley with the central tooth rather disturbing. Perhaps it would be better as a cyclops. I'm going to get a check in the mail pretty soon. I'm tired of implementing Scheme.
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
My project recieved Second Place at the ISEF Regional Fair!!!
What's really funny though is that our group recieved third at the school fair but got sent to regionals anyway due to "unfair judging". ::grins:: This just made the past six months of work worth it all.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I must be in a sappy mood...I got teary eyed listening to Johnny Cash's Ragged Ol' Flag. Must be because I had just seen another sonogram of my baby. Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
Ha! Speaking of the central tooth, when my youngest brother was about four, he was bawling about something or other, with his head thrown back and mouth wide open. Out of nowhere, my mother said, "He only has three front teeth!" We made him stop crying and examined his mouth, and verified that instead of four centered small teeth on the bottom, he had three. How this escaped everyone's notice I don't know. Mom felt like a bad mother for quite some time for not noticing.
So he wouldn't have noticed anything wrong with this: Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Lissande!
Was it you who reccommended the Diana Gabaldon Outlander books here, almost two years ago? For some reason, I think it was, but I could be wrong.
In any case, I'm most of the way through Drums of Autumn and seriously considering NOT reading the next one until the one after that is published. I'm weird that way. Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
And speaking of things you forgot to notice about your children, my ten year old sister told us recently that when she was little, four or five, she ran away from home.
Apparently she packed her little bag, went outside (but not across the street because she knew she wasn't allowed) and walked down the road a block or so and sat down on the curb, waited for someone to notice she was gone, and when they didn't, went back home. She says she did this several times with no effect.
I mean, we feel bad about not noticing and all, but there WERE several other children, and she WASN'T gone more than fifteen minutes. *blush* Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
Nope, never read Gabaldon, sorry. You SHOULD, however, immediately go and read Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond chronicles. (plug)
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Outlander is evil, evil addictiveness.
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
What would happen if you put a slinky going down the up escalator? Would that be some sort of slinky-hell?
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Hmmmm . . . should I sit in on my roommate's evolution class, which is taught by a young, cute British professor (but which only has ten students, so I would really stand out)? Or should I stay here and post on Hatrack? Decisions, decisions . . .
(Edited because of lots of typos)
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Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
quote: What would happen if you put a slinky going down the up escalator? Would that be some sort of slinky-hell?
You have no idea how much a lauged at this... Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
It doesn't seem right.
The past few days, I have been so full of love for the whole world. Everything just seems to make me happier and more amused. Here, the sun has been shining, the flowers are in bloom, and the air is warm enough that a slight breeze feels comfortable. This morning, a bird so dark that its feathers shone purple in the sun perched on the chair next to mine, stared at me, and made a laughing sound as I ate my sandwhich. Then the chapel bell tolled eleven times and the bird flew off. An old man smiled at me. I ran into Pum and Jenny from my field methods class last semester. I felt like myself from freshman year, and not myself from last year, or even myself from last semester. I realized that, no matter what I convinced my self last year, I really don't hate spring, although I still prefer autumn.
All of that feels right.
It doesn't feel right that, at the time I feel happiest about myself, crazy crazy things are going on in the world. Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I finally found a pair of chainmail undies. I can now go to the Renaissance Faire in style.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
*chortles at Frisco*
I like going to dances with boys who know how to dance. And like to dance. And tell me I'm cute and gorgeous and funny. And buy me flowers.
And I like dressing up and seeing everyone else dressed up and dancing with my friends beneath the dinosaurs at the natural science museum.
And I like eating dinner at Michelangelo's. Yummy!
And I like not missing my flight.
And I like it when my parents buy cool things for me when I'm gone. I've decided to name my new laptop after a jatraquero, although I don't know who yet. I think I'll start a contest. So look for it! Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Well... your laptop is made of... plastic, right?
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I've decided that I need a second Spring Break now to recover from this not-relaxing Spring Break that just ended.
Ah, the brief taste of freedom, so abrubtly ended...
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I tried an effective method when I felt the same way. Dropping out. Did wonders for my social life.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Update on Ciara (the dog with the knee injury due to car crash) after two weeks on anti inflammatories she is doing much much better. The kneecap is staying where it is supposed to and she won't need surgery in the short-term. She is staying on the anti-inflams for another two weeks to let it heal as much as possible.
I had a bit of whiplash after the wreck but nothing dire. The nice thing is that the insurance paid for my chiropractor appointments!
We also bought new bookshelves and a coffee table from IKEA this weekend. Steve also got a papazan on sale from Pier One. THe living room is finally getting decluttered because books aren't sitting on the floor everywhere.
AJ
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Geesh...I thought the fireworks were loud from home...I'm at work now, supposedly working but spending far too much time here. Work is about a mile closer to Disney. The fireworks are so loud from here than sitting in my classroom, I thought somebody was vandalizing the building!
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
I went to the doctor today because I've been having intermittent yet persistent headaches for a few days with a couple other worrisome problems. Looks like I might have migraines - I still need to get the blood work results and have a ct scan but I am so not happy about this. It's the first time I've ever had anything that might be something I have to live with the rest of my life.
On the plus side, however, I do get to blame all my clumsiness and verbal tongue tie-ups on the migraines (whether or not the two are really related or not - I don't care) Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
How are your headaches doing?
Random stuff: I still haven't gotten that Indian food recipie for Noemon... makes mental note to self.
I've been doing a lot of bookkeeping sort of odds and ends today. AAA was trying to bill me for 3 months that I already paid for. I changed geographic regions but my OK membership should have been good until May and the Chicago AAA was billing me for renewing in February. After being referred to 3 different people (nicely though cause it was a strange case) I finally got someone who could take care of it, though they still had to go up to their supervisior before they came back to me. Still a pain though.
Also was trying to pay my Sprint Cell phone bill online like always. The first time it didn't give me a confirmation number but kicked me back to my regular billing screen so I did it again. it still kicked me back. I called an actual human being but they couldn't tell what had happened. That person said as long as I didn't get a conformation number it didn't go through. Then I tried on the pay by phone system and it wouldn't accept my card. Anyway now at least one payment is showing up in my account. I'm going to be pretty annoyed if it charges me 3 times though, since it was their system that was screwing up. Hopefully the reason why it wouldn't accept the card is because there is a default not to take more than one payment from the same card in X hours.
AJ
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Another random happening. I have two warts on the bottom of my right foot, yuck! However we happen to have liquid nitrogen in the lab. I've seen dermatologists assistants apply liquid nitrogen to them before, so I did it myself to myself even though I'm not a trained professional. We will see if it works!
AJ
Posted by Cassandra (Member # 4566) on :
Does anyone know where I can find Carta journals? I've been writing in journals ever since I can remember, and in my experience those are the best ones. I've already spent an hour looking . . .
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Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
I'm an actor. A proud actor.
~Sir Montague
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I finally got the okay to go up to Minnesota for Paul's sister's graduation!!! It's going to be so great to finally meet her and the rest of the family. Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Gonna be taking a break from Hatrack for a few weeks... my neglected schoolwork is crashing down on me.
:: deletes bookmark ::
If you see me here before May 5th, shoot me!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Bought an ethernet cable.
Miss me?
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
My wife had a baby shower yesterday, and had a great time. She seemed to enjoy herself, and we got a lot of helpful stuff for the baby. I got to go play some games at CyberJocks all night, and for once I didn't get the tar kicked out of me in Counterstrike (now ranked 29 out of 155 players on their server, woohoo!).
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
I was going to go see They Might Be Giants in concert, but I couldn't because I am in a pit orchestra for the musical Damn Yankees through the local community theatre..
One of my friends went and he had such a "Kickin' Rad" time that it's making me quite envious.
Alas!
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
quote: Gonna be taking a break from Hatrack for a few weeks... my neglected schoolwork is crashing down on me.
:: deletes bookmark ::
If you see me here before May 5th, shoot me!
It's May 5, Ayelar.. Ya back yet?
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
We got the nursery pretty much done yesterday, carpet in, curtains up, pictures, crib, etc. I'll post pictures (or send them) if anyone is interested. My wife still doesn't wan to know what we're having, so the nursery is now off limits. Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I'm going to eat lunch in Liechtenstein on Saturday. Liechtenstein! How cool is that? Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :
Hello! I'm sort of a newbie here. I've been posting over on the battle school (as Mereo for any other cross forum people) for a few weeks and I've been reading over this forum looking for a good thread to introduce myself here, then I noticed this one and decided to take advantage of it. By the way very cool about Lichtenstien. Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Hello!! I'm also somewhat of a newbie, and I don't think I ever introduced myself, so I will now... hello everyone! I've only been doing this for a few weeks...
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Woooooooooo!! I was just told yesterday that the huge horrible paper that was punishment for not doing well in a core class was ACCEPTED!! I can graduate!! And I won't have to stay here until fall 2004 to retake the class!!!
It's very exciting. I don't know what my chances were, but I'm pretty sure they weren't good. We're talking huge personality conflict here. Thank god there are other professors in the department.
So now I'm officially in the clear! Woo!!!
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Yay! Go newbies! (prepares self to be pelted with stuff) Anyhow, I'm new too, go me, and I'd like to say it's nice to meet everyone!! (You were all newbies once, too!)
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Congrats, Ayelar!
Hello and welcome to you newbies.
Liechtenstein was very awesome, by the way. It was a loooooong day, but a good one.
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
I just found a hair (attached, but sticking out from the others...oh, who are we kidding, they all stick out from each other, this is curly hair...) with ELEVEN splits. I've seen bizarro 3- or 4-split hairs before, but ELEVEN. In the last inch! I felt the frightening experience should be shared.
(ok. ok. it's time to cut my hair. but you know, i'm scared - i don't know how to say 'just a trim' in czech, and i have this nightmarish certainty that asking for x centimeters off would result in all my hair cut to be x centimeters long, and besides do i REALLY know how long a centimeter is, or what the right 'cut' verb is for hair, or how to make an appointment, or whether an appointment is necessary, or...right. i wonder if i could do it myself...) Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I love boys, but they're really, really stupid sometimes.
yesterday, via e-mail boy: I'm going to call you tonight. Is ********** your phone number? me: No, that's an old number. It's ##########. And I won't be home until midnight, so maybe you should call tomorrow.
later that night . . . boy: *calls* my roommate: She won't be home for a long time; you should call her tomorrow. boy: I just wanted to make sure this is the right number.
(I don't know what he would have done if it hadn't been the right number. Maybe called the one I told him was wrong? )
today my other roommate: *hands me the phone* me: Hey. boy: How did you know it was me? (um . . . 1) I never said your name. I could just say "Hey!" every time I answer the phone. 2) I have caller ID, and I know your phone number. 3) Um, you said you'd call, and I wasn't expecting any other calls.) me: Magic. I knew it through magic.
*sigh* Boys are extremely strange creatures. Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
). It was very funny except for the fact that I nearly got frostbite again. Actually, looking at my hand more closely now, I'm not sure I don't have a mild case of frostbite, just on the back of my hands this time instead of on the palm. I guess I'll find out tomorrow. 
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