haze, the hairs! They are tres magnific!! 
☚ cool French Dude.
kai, the eyes are the windows of the soul and yours are lovely.
I think the wackos are out in force today. No major reason…just a suspicion.
I’m also experiencing an excruciating jabbing pain in my ear. Not the inner ear…the cartilage in the bottom quadrant of my ear. I can’t figure it out but it hurts like hell!.
Tupug
See!!! I told you to be careful what you wished for! :eek:
Thanks… I do.
Class is over for the day! One week down! Wahoo!
Really, I love my students… really…
My fingers are still crossed… 
Did y’all know that you can click on the number of posts in a thread, and it will give you a breakdown of who posted and how many times?
Kewl! VBob is number one in this MMP.
Yikes, DoRe, while I sympathize with not wanting extra work, that dude sounds like he’s wound way too tight and such people can be dangerous–he needs an invitation to the world and perhaps some Xanax…
Kai, good luck on the root canal, those SUCK! My mom is coming up with my sister from Cali to attend my son’s wedding and they’re bringing two of their three dogs–they’re leaving the senior protecto-dog with my BIL because he and my sister work for a campground in the Sierra Nevada during the summer and there have been massive numbers of bears around because of all the wildfires and the drought. Chivo (senior dog) treed one a few weeks ago and he hates bears something fierce; they don’t want to leave BIL unprotected and unwarned of possible ursine interlopers. Mom says they’ve been having bears raiding garbage cans in Auburn, which is basically a suburb of Sacramento these days. The habitat is wrecked and the poor things are starving. Of course this means that lots of bears are going to end up being shot, which is a darned shame. It’s not their fault so many people insist on living in their territory!
Gets mo’ bettah, Soapy!
Well, today’s the day when we finally give Comcast the big cunt punt! We’ve been getting really sick of them–they change our IP up to 20 times a day and since our home network configuration requires a static connection to the modem this means our traffic gets interrupted and we have to manually reset everything each time it happens–this is exceptionally fun when it happens right in the middle of publishing a web page revision. Then they reneged on the deal we had with them–we were supposed to be getting 8mBps but they torqued us back down to 4, and they have the nerve to charge us $55/month for that! Bull-SHIT! So I called up Qwest and I got 7mBps always-on DSL for $47/month with a guaranteed price for life and the possibility of FiOps in the foreseeable future. Suck on that, Comcast! I really hope those bastards get it shoved in and broken off by the FCC, they’ve already lost a couple of lawsuits regarding their illegal throttling of high traffic customers (hi there!) and they have a government granted virtual monopoly that I really hope goes bye bye. Besides, Qwest gets some points in my book for telling the Bushies to eff off on the domestic spying thing…
We’ve been testing out the new media box with streaming convention video, Hulu show and Netflix streams and it is screaming fast and smoooooooth… Nice. Yeah, it was a big fat hassle getting it all to talk to each other but the faster processor, extra memory and fat video card have elevated the performance to nearly orgasmic levels–and it ain’t even optimized yet! When it gets Media Center thrown on and the clicker deal enabled it’s gonna be schweet. pant pant
I think I need some breakfast… l8r!
I totally know what you mean. You love them for the most part, except for when you want to slap them with a wet trout.
Thanks for the compliments, everyone. 
I was thinking the cut makes me look a bit . . . older. Not that I mind. I think I’m going to grow it out after a few months, but I’m happy with it for now.
I love your close up pics, kai. Your eyes are gorgeous.
I’ve heard back from The Guy. He’s moving out next Tuesday. He said it was something he needed to do - that he’s been needing to do for the past few months! - regardless of what happens between us, and that he knows I’m probably still in doubt, but that he wants to make this work, if it’s still possible.
I think we just need to take some time. Despite all the shit’s that happened I still care for him, but I want to take a step back and figure out what I ultimately want in the long run.
Oh well.
Boo for tropical storms and insane co-workers.
Hmmm. (Gets all suspicious about That Guy. :dubious:)
Drat. I’m just hearing from Other Quasi-Daughter right now, ad they’re supposed to be here at three. They live two hours away. They were going to leave an hour ago!
I really hate chronic lateness. Aargh.
OK, I read everything, really I did! And I remember… ooh I do remember! Kai, I loved the bear story! There are 3 young grizzly bears at the zoo - new exhibit just opened in June - and they’re so curious and playful and fun to watch. I certainly would not want to come up on one in the wild. And I wouldn’t want to realize I was throwing rocks at one! But through thick glass, they’re really cool to watch. One of them likes to jump in the pool and swim back and forth right up against the glass where the people are, looking in at everyone and putting his BIIIIIIIG paws up to the glass. Really cool. That or “snorkeling” - he puts his face in the water (but not his whole head) and swims around watching the trout that are in the pool. That’s pretty funny.
LiLi/Muppet, what’s lamb poutine? Is there lamb on it or just lamb gravy? Or something else? I’m intrigued!
I had a dream last night that when we got up this morning we somehow suddenly had 6 hamsters (We only have 1 so it’s not like he could reproduce.) and two rabbits. And we didn’t know where all the animals had come from. Weird.
I am really unmotivated to work this afternoon. ::sigh:: Only 3 1/2 more hours this afternoon and 4 tomorrow morning and then a long weekend! Yay!
Hee hee. Now I feel pretty!
And I’m going to carry that feeling into work here in a couple of hours. I’ve heard there are air conditioning problems. This can only be good news here in hot, humid Mississippi. Oh well, at least I’ll be surrounded by drunk people that do not share my political views and missing the DNC.
Nah, it ain’t all that bad…
Poor DH was freaking out as he needs a new costume for the Faire, and he needs to be in it on Sunday for dress rehearsals. Fortunately, I remember a few things from a decade ago when I used to make custom leather garments. Even more amazing is that I knew where my patternmaker’s rulers were! I tells ya, it’s …interesting… to take measurements and drape-draft things in muslin on someone while they’re having kittens about needing the thing done soon. “Stop moving or you’re getting pins in your ass!”
Laid flat, it looks ridiculous, but on the body, it works. Now he just needs to cut it out of the fashion fabric, assemble it, then go out for notions and trim.
Hmmm… Was I momentarily possessed by Tim Gunn just now? “Make it work!”
Right. Water aerobics for mousie. 
That’s about all I can remember.
Well, I have water aerobics again tonight. And, I love it! Originally when I started water aerobics about 8 years ago I lost something like 30 lbs just by doing it twice a week. (I didn’t even change my eating patterns.) Eventually, I got into other things like running and lifting, but it all started with the mighty water aerobics!
Then there was that whole depression/anxiety/bipolar thing that killed all my efforts and I gained 100lbs. But we won’t go there.
Seriously, though. I really do enjoy it. There are classes in both the deep and shallow water. Normally, I take the deep water class and then sometimes if I’m really ambitious and in town on a weekend, the shallow class is right after the deep and I might stay for it. In a deep water class you wear a sort of ‘ski’ belt which keeps you afloat so you don’t have to worry about swimming while you work out. Deep water is easier on your joints because there is no impact at all. If you were to take a shallow water class you would at least want to invest in a pair of water shoes. You know, the cheap kind that you might wear with a wetsuit. This will keep you from slipping and falling as you jump around in the water.
Ok, I really was rambling, but it’s the best I can do with a severe lack of sleep. Off to make out my grocery list for tomorrow…
So DH needs a costume in muslin and leather? Am I all confuzzled? Should the idea of gotti drapin’ DH in leather excite me as much as it does?
I’m through work for the day. Not finished, mind you, but through. I don’t wanna do anymore and there’s no big rush anyways. I will finish it up tomorrow mornin’ and even take it out to da workplace even though I know nuttin’ will happen with any of it until Tuesday if then. Ima take Tuesday off anyway so to be nice I’ll turn it all in tomorrow.
Sis, BIL and some friends from up to the homeplace will be here Saturday and leave soemtime Sunday afternoon. Niece decided not to come. I hate that but I can see how a seventeen year old would not see hangin’ with a bunch of adults as fun. Plus, we’ve been invited to a little doin’s on Monday. I’m not all that much for it, but they are good friends and have a pool too so we can do pool stuff like we’d planned to do just the same.
Dindin tonight is rotisserie chicken, steamed asparagus (I never did cook it the other day) and Those Friggin’ Good N.O.T.. I might even bake up some frozen biscuits. Tomorrow I need to make coleslaw, prep stuff for baked beans, get ribs all thawed out and give the cave a little spiff so it can get all trashed over the weekend. Oh and beer and ice run. Can’t forget that!
Ol’ y’all know who will be here around five so I guess I need to truss a chicken and get it ready to be rotisseried.
Later Y’all!
What have you folks done to the goggle ads? I’ve got ads for Hairy Men and Gay Bear Clothing!
Ok - we had our little update meeting on Angry Co-Worker. He is to undergo counseling, and will be back on Tuesday. He’s a very big guy (6’+, 320 lbs,) and I asked what is the procedure should he go off again. We’re not supposed to engage him, leave the area, and get a supervisor. All pretty obvious. That’s what the one “victim” did last night - he just went home a bit early.
It seems AC was pissed off for being asked to turn his music down that he (for the second day in row) had cranked up at 5:00 pm. He went off on the guy, accusing him of eating ice too loud. :eek:
It freaks me out a bit, to tell you the truth.
Well, now, loud ice crunchin’… that’s a hangin’ offense! Seriously, I hope the counseling helps AC.
Chicken is almost done rotissin’. Is too a word! I’ve got the Friggin’ Good N.O.T. ready to be nuked and the asparagus ready for it’s steam bath. I even pulled out some biscuits to bake and have the oven preheating.
I’s hongry!!!
We have a roast simmering in the crock pot (it’s almost ready, yay!) and it smells soooo good. I’m so glad that it’s Thursday and that it’s a holiday coming up.
Thanks for the bear story, kai; MaMaTigs is right; there’s been several bear incursions lately in our vicinity :eek: At least now we know definitely -not- to throw stones at em, eh? How are those little Pom pups doing, btw?!
Haze, I really do hope everything works out for you - I hope that you do keep a few steps back, though. I am thinking of you.
I can keep silent no more. I must speak out.
That Guy is a total piece of shit and the farther away you are from him, the better off you are. He is a user. You do not need to be associated with him. There are much better men out there–men who are NOT cheaters and users–and you will find one of them. You will be happy with one of them. That Guy is not one of them. Drop him into the Marianas Trench and let the sharks have at him.
Piece has been said. Spaz is now happy.
Gotti you just channeled my mother. :eek:
In good news, I think I got a third job today tutoring athletes. I have to wait for my application to be approved and then jump through a couple more hoops, but it looks like I gots it.
Bad thing is that means I’d be working until 10 four nights a week (including the two “to 10” shifts I’m currently working), but I’m willing to do that for an extra $32-60 a week. That’s savin’ money right there.
No leather involved here. Just cotton twill and a little black velvet here and there for the trim.
Besides, it’s too hot, both at Faire, and right now at home, for leather. Well, maybe not too hot for that jock we were discussing a day or so ago…
It is seriously hot though. 104 as of an hour ago.
Funny traffic news: Earlier today, it was Absolut gridlock as 101 was closed for several hours due to an overturned truck that spilled countless gallons of vodka (and presumably, tons of shattered glass bottles) on the road.
SERIOUSLY! What does google think I’ve got going on here? It now wants me to “Meet Gay Hairy Bears,” “Teach Your Baby To Sleep,” and “Meet Gay Men Online.” Sometimes I’m scared by how much google seems to know about me (like where I live!) and then it gives me ads like that and I’m wondering… google, have you been paying attention to my demographics At All??
Thanks to whoever suggested CakeWrecks . It’s hysterical! I also found a link from there to The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. It’s awesome too!
Absolut gridlock! Bwahahaha!