You sure you don’t just need a new dentist, doggio? Immune? Gaaaaah!
I want one too!
It is indecently cold outside. Sleet is called for tomorrow. I hope it does. I hope people cancel reservations, too, because I accidentally oversold a suite type tonight. :smack: Under Squirrel AGM’s login, no less. :smack::smack::smack: No wonder GM took away my force sell capabilities–I’m an idiot.
Oh well, I got a $20 tip for shuttling some drunks around town. 
No, because I had a skin biopsy on my head once, AND I COULD FEEL HIM CUTTING INTO MY SKULL.:eek:
faints
Ooh, spaz, you oversold rooms? Bad! Bad! (I’m in a resort’s reservations office. Oy, the joys of overbooking…sigh)
doggio, that sounds fairly awful. But I know something worse. My boss had eye surgery a couple of months ago and had to go back a couple of weeks ago…to get stitches out. Of her EYE. I told her I don’t know how she let them near her without being under general anesthesia for any of this, the surgery or the…shudder…stitch removal. Medical stuff doesn’t bother me much except for eyes. Gaah.
Bedtime. I have to work early tomorrow. Everybody please hope with me that my car will start up. Once I got it running it was perfectly fine, and it’s only supposed to get down to 8Fish and not -14ish so I think it’ll be okay since I got it good and warmed up. I still like winter, just not the subzero crap.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’ YAWN
Ruble I must know more of this Santarchy. I picture drunken, carousin’ Santas. Please tell me that’s what it is!
Do Luteruns do The Rosary? We Whyskypalians do but we don’t talk about it too much. I find it to be a good spiritual exercise. Then again I walk the labyrinth at church quite often so I may just be one of those goofy Whyskypalians who will try anything.
Herbs yay on the ok thyroid and girlie bits!
snowbunny yay for the car!
spaz what happens if one overbooks and everybody shows up anyway? I guess snowbunny could take a crack at that question too if’n she wants.
Ok, it’s cold, rainy and ick out. So of course I get to drive two and a half hours in it today.
Time to forage and purtify for work.
Happy Saturday Y’all!
ETA: I nominate doggio for this week’s TMI award. :eek:
Thanks, that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Wait, that’s just Gordie sleeping on top of me again.
RoM and Skype are back up. I’m Skyping with Mom right now.
Apparently the procedure is:
- lose services one by one
- eventually, complain
- be told it’s not supported and we’re not supposed to do these things from “shared areas” anyway
- ask when did my room become a public area
- two or three days later, get services back
Still a pain in the bum, man.
Up and a little hungover thanks to the Christmas party last night. Party was in an awesome place but the party sucked. So I made the most of the free bubbly and left early (early being 1.30am)
I feel very very lazy that I am several time zones ahead of swampy and yet he was up before me
Todays plans include bit of grocery shopping as I have nuttin in the fridge, unpack from vacation, re-pack for my work trip next week (Baku, Azerbijan this time) and write Christmas cards.
Laters!
Really? I thought it was strickly a Catlick thing. Of course, being extremely lapsed from every brand we tried, what the heck do I know??
Up early, but not as early as originally. I woke before 4 and had a tough time dropping back off. Then I was having a dream that I had a workroom in the house where there is, in fact, no space for a room, and this extremely attractive man was moving all the living room furniture into this workroom. When I went to confront him about it, I saw he was asleep in the guest room. Oh, and my dad was in the dream somewhere, which is creepy, since he died 7 years ago. Musta been the calamari that messed with my brain…
Anyway, I’m up. Critters have been tended to. Bernie just launched into some major barking, which is *not *like her. Taz musta been tormenting again. The brat.
I want breakfast, but if we’re heading to DC, we’ll probably stop enroute, so I guess I won’t be eating just yet. Altho it could be 2 hours before we leave - maybe a piece of toast to tide me over?
Fingers crossed for the snowbunnymobile!
Someone tell me why I’m not curled up under the covers. <sigh>
Hooray for snowbunny and herbs and anyone else I missed!!!
I’m also extremely grateful that I can’t read spoilers on my phone!
I just woke up a little bit ago. So, I expect it will be breakfast time pretty soon. Followed by several naps and general mayhem. (I guess I’ll have to tell you about that part later.)
Yaawwwwnnnnn. Hubby made fried chicken for lunch today. It was good. HRH and I made fairy cupcakes with pink icing (aka frosting) and white chocolate sprinkles this afternoon and they too were good. We also put up the Christmas tree and after we turned on the lights, we just stood for a good 5 minutes looking at it, smiling and saying “aawwwwww, idn’t it pretty???”
My sick leave is over and I have to go back to work tomorrow. Fortunately, that state of affaIrs will only continue for 3 days before some more public holidays kick in, followed by my annual leave that I booked for the week before Christmas, then some more public holidays after! Then a couple more days at work, and then it will be New Year and … …
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HOLY CRAP, IT’S ALMOST 2010 - WHERE DID THE YEAR GO???
Congrats tarra on good results!
Hugs to all who need 'em. Fingers crossed that cars start, overbooked guests don’t turn up and FCM can write small enough to fit all those words on one iddle-bitty mug (or ten)!
I am at work and got here under my own steam. The car started like nothing had ever happened. I think the heater is working, it just was too cold for it to quite catch up after it not being plugged in right that first night when it got to -15F. sigh And it’s snowing a bit and we’re supposed to get more.
Life is definitely looking up. We’ll see how work goes today, but at least it’s my Firday!
It’s supposed to sleet tonight. Quarter of an inch ice accumulation expected. I’m praying people cancel. I know business is down and all but, really, I hope people cancel. And so does Squirrel AGM.
I get cussed out by GM and possibly written up for being an idiot.
It is entirely too cold in this room. Sorry, Petercat, blinds stay down and closed today. Heat loss is unacceptable.
Good morning everyone. I’m on my second pot of coffee. No, I didn’t drink the first pot. My coffee pot decided to puke up water and grounds everywhere, and I do mean everywhere. Stupid coffee maker.
So, while I’m on my second pot of coffee, I’ve yet to actually drink a cup.
I’m glad you got your car going, snowbunny.
I’m glad the uni pulled their heads out of their arses and fixed your online services too, Nava.
I don’t know what today’s plans are. Hopefully, that means I’m staying home, for once.
Me too!! (And we’ll work out something regarding postage – it’ll probably not be trivial to send a large mug like that overseas!)
I thought that just means you’ve finally started to do what everybody else in the industry does… 
Or as **Snowbunny **said…
Sounds like most bureaucracies I’ve ever encountered… :rolleyes:
At least it didn’t take them a couple more weeks to cave in!
BTW, did you notice we’re right next to each other in the SDMB picture gallery? 
I now have the phrase “One fish, two fish; 8-fish, blue fish” going through my mind at random intervals. The 8-fish is a big, mean old black puffer, with a white circle with 8 in it on its side…
They don’t as a rule but so many of us are former something-else’s that most bets are off. I was Russian Orthodox Original Ritualist (AKA - Old Believer) and some of the habits die hard.
As for Santarchy, I will paste the semi-official rules and descriptions and links here. A Mod may remove if such is against the rules.
SANTARCHY
Note: Special Note: Santa Beachbabi will have a beat up Sleigh available for the Brashear house for donations of any type of non perishable food item (nothing in glass please) and new toys. Helping local kids which is a big deal!
Santarchy is brought to you by the Pittsburgh Cacophony Society – you may already be a member!
For more information on the history of Santarchy and Santacon, check out Wikipedia, Santarchy.com and Santacon.com.
Pittsburgh’s Fifth Annual Santarchy will start at 2:00pm at the fountain in the South Side Works by Cheesecake Factory on Saturday, December 12th, 2009. Same time and place as last year (and nearly the same day)!
Remember that Santa is ON TIME until 2:00pm, at which point the herd will be sheparded toward its first watering hole and time loses all meaning. DO NOT BE LATE. If you can’t be there by 2:00pm, you better have a backup plan for your costume. A hundred red suits can disappear pretty quickly at the sound of alcohol pouring into glasses. Early Santas get a souvenir book of lewd carols. Late Santas get left behind.
YES, you MUST wear a costume. NO, you can NOT get by with a red shirt and Santa hat. BE CREATIVE, ya lazy bum! You don’t have to look like Santa, but you MUST NOT look like you. Jeans, in particular, will be removed and destroyed without warning.
There will be less of a schedule this year than in previous years, and what little schedule there is, is subject to revision or abandonment at any moment. We’re expecting a record number of Santas, elves, reindeer and other critters this year, and who knows what direction they might wander. Stick with the pack and you shouldn’t get lost or hurt too badly. If you see more than one pack, stick with the biggest one. Or not. It’s Santarchy, not follow-the-effing-leader. Santa is welcome pretty much anywhere he enters, except maybe Dee’s.
SANTA DOES NOT SPEAK TO THE PRESS! “HO-HO-HO” IS GOOD. “PUBLICITY HO” IS NOT! We do this for the random strangers who are out and about, NOT the people sitting at home on their heinies watching television! Nobody says “WTF!?” when they see Santarchy on TV, only when they see it in real life!
Bring money for public transit, alcohol and food. Bring your ID, because even Santa gets carded these days. Stay hydrated, or at least stay liquored up. Pay your own tab and tip the staff like Santa would. Bars will be packed, lines will be long, and stops will be short. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN INEBRIATION.
(Santa does not advocate breaking open container laws. Santa’s just sayin’…)
Don’t be THAT Santa. Your friends want to have fun, not scrape the puke outta your beard or prevent your wasted ass from wandering recklessly into traffic.
Bring innocent toys to hand out to kids and naughty toys to give to adults. IT IS YOUR CIVIC DUTY TO MAKE PEOPLE WONDER WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON.
There will be more antics this year than in previous years. Be ready to be rambunctious and spend a lot more time drawing attention to ourselves. Remember that Santarchy isn’t about the BARS, it’s about the CRAWLS. We have some intentions, but if you have an idea for a prank or stunt along the way, JUST DO IT. Get other people to join you, to share the fun and spread the blame. Interact with passers-by as well as other Santarchists… they will probably appreciate it. But always remember the four rules of Santarchy:
(1) Don’t fck with kids.
(2) Don’t fck with with cops.
(3) Don’t fck with security.
(4) DON’T F#CK WITH SANTA!
And add to that, don’t get yourself into any trouble that you can’t get yourself out of. Santa has a way of disappearing when the red and blue lights start flashing or the fists start flying. Don’t expect a Santa Bouncer or Santa Lawyer to come running to your side, ya stupid prick!
It might be alright to fck with Santa, as long as it’s not the real Santa. You are not worthy of his time, which is extremely precious in December. If you see him, bow down to his eminence and lick the reindeer shite off his boots.
Remember the answers to these frequently asked questions:
Q: Is this some sort of political statement?
A: No, it’s fun. Remember fun?
Q: What are you protesting?
A: Shitty holiday parties.
Q: Who’s in charge?
A: Santa!
Q: Which Santa?
A: The one with the beard.
Q: Which Santa with a beard?
A: That’s it, you’re on the naughty list.
Q: Where are you going?
A: Nobody knows but Santa.
Q: Can I join you?
A: Get into a costume and we’ll talk.
Q: But I don’t have a costume?
A: Buy us all a round of drinks and we’ll talk.
If you manage to stay with the pack the whole afternoon and evening, and not get yourself beat up or arrested, you should finish up somewhere near Satan Square. I mean, Station Square. Same difference, if you think about it. Anyway, getting your fat Santa ass back to the South Side Works for your vehicle is your own damn responsibility, since the reindeer will be too drunk to pull the sleigh. Your best bet is to have someone drop you off at the starting point and take a cab home. Cabbies absolutely LOVE having drunk Santas as passengers, no matter what you’ve heard to the contrary. Tip them well. DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE.
Groceries done, unpacking done, Christmas Cards done!
Productive day methinks. Not sure what to have for supper tonight though.
Hubby is on his way home to Texas for a couple weeks to spend the holidays with his family and kiddos from his first marriage. When I talked to him when he arived in Phoenix airport he was contemplating a Bloody Mary. He is meeting up with some old friends tonight so he was intending to start as he meant to go on
No other plans for the weekend.
FCM - I’d like a ginormous coffee mug, too, please. 
If I get a choice of glaze colors, I’d like something in the purple-y range, not too red, not too blue.
eta, I will pay for it, of course.
I’d gladly pay for one of those mugs too, FCM.
The second pot of coffee turned out. Good thing too, because I was going to heave the coffee maker out in the trash. That damn thing has been irritating me from the get-go.
It must have sensed it’s imminent doom, cooperated and made the coffee properly.