1 May 2003 | In Passing...

1 May 2003

Submitted by eve on Fri, 05/02/2003 - 1:10am. Funny

"...arsenic."
"Sounds like that was a potluck that wasn't too lucky."
"Apparently they originally suspected the cookies, but then the person who brought the cookies was among the ill."
"That was an awfully unlucky potluck, then."
"Yes. I heard you."
--A woman and a man on the bus

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 7:36pm.

Archived comment by daen:
You'd be bored here, too. It would just be a different kind of boredom.
If that sounds appealing... my sympathies.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 4:42pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Considering how unbelievably bored I am...

...you really shouldn't tempt me.

*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 4:27pm.

Archived comment by daen:
Considering that I'm on dialup here, I don't think it's much of a threat. I'd have to get DSL first, then start making threats...

Now that I think about it, I have been looking for a good excuse to get DSL. And if said excuse involves someone else doing my yardwork...

Joe-- give me a few days' notice if you decide to show up so I can make appropriate arrangements, okay?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 2:12pm.

Archived comment by ParU:
daen - I think you just need to remember that all ya gotta do is kick him in the shins and you'll be fine. Though witholding Internet access might work just as well.

And Joe - I've always used a variant of that statement: "My mother only had one stupid son and that's my brother".

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 1:16pm.

Archived comment by daen:
Taser... check.
Mace... check.
Tranq gun... check.

Oh, right. Efreeti.

I'm way out of my depth here.

fetches 1001 Tales from the Arabian Nights to do more research

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 10:13am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Heck, I've got a case of wine, champaigne and hard cider sitting in the corner in the kitchen...I think I could manage a bit more class than showing up with a six-pack.

Mama Napalm didn't raise no fools. Well, okay, she did...but we usually don't show up empty handed. *Grin*

-Jn-
EFVF

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 9:51am.

Archived comment by ParU:
daen - I trust you - I was just telling Joe that if he was gonna impose on you, he should provide the beverages...

Now whether you trust yourself around Joe... That's a different story *g*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/18/2003 - 6:43pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
To what?

*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/18/2003 - 5:26pm.

Archived comment by daen:
Bring beer? Why-- because you don't think there's anything available around here, or because you don't trust me to...

Nevermind.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 3:21pm.

Archived comment by Inuki:
I'm not nit-picking - it's just the second obvious typo I've seen around here in the past two-three days.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 1:29pm.

Archived comment by ParU:
Well Joe - if you cross the border, be sure to bring your passport. And if you do take her up on it, bring beer.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 12:14pm.

Archived comment by Matt:
And if we're going to start nit-picking Joe's commment, the phrase is actually, "Ask me your questions, bridge keeper! I am not afraid!"

No contractions.

Okay, now I'm scaring myself a little.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 12:06pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
*Pulls out a bit of chalk and starts making funny marks on the floor in a cirlce around his table in the corner...*

-Jn-
EFVF

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 12:00pm.

Archived comment by Inuki:
..."Ask my?" Methinks there's a typo demon infecting IP...

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 11:00am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
"Ask my your questions, Bridgekeeper! I'm not afraid!"

Crossing the border to Canada? Oh...yeah...that's really scary. Heh.

Cause...you know...uh...

Nope, I got nothing.

*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 6:31am.

Archived comment by daen:
Afraid of crossing the border, are we?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 05/15/2003 - 7:58pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Yeah, sure...it sounds good now, but I know how these things work. Next thing you know, somebody's trying to shove me in a bottle or a lamp or something.

"I always think everything could be a trap. That's why I'm still alive."

And besides, I'm no longer in danger of being mistaken for a hippie. Mycroft, yes. Me, no.

-Jn-
Everyone's Favorite Vile Fiend

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 05/15/2003 - 6:44pm.

Archived comment by daen:
TheEileen-- I think perhaps you misunderstood my offer. I'm looking for someone to do yardwork and general maintenance in exchange for room, board, & massage therapy. Or perhaps someone to do yardwork, maintenance, and submit to massage therapy sessions in exchange for room & board.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 05/15/2003 - 10:31am.

Archived comment by TheEileen:
I can't believe no one jumped on Daen's last comment.

Ahem.

/raises hand.

If you're anywhere in the NW, lemme know. I'm always willing to be massaged. grin. I'm just giving that way.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/14/2003 - 6:33am.

Archived comment by daen:
Why, yes. Add in the fact that I'm looking for someone to practice my massage therapy skills on...

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 10:01pm.

Archived comment by hypoxic:
its the repair bill steff! Not everyones house is made out of latex. Sheesh I thought we already discussed that?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 9:02pm.

Archived comment by steff:
ye-esss... that is why i brought it up, after all.

daen, afford? he's self-proclaimed bored to tears - i'm guessing that for gas money, computer access, and midnight snacks, you'd have an efreeti on your doorstep. *grin*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 4:36pm.

Archived comment by daen:
I wouldn't mind having a maintenance hippie to take care of my yard work. *g*

Not that I could afford you.
Or it, as the case may be.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 4:20pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Well, you know...I worked for awhile as a professional painter, back in my college days.

*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 3:32pm.

Archived comment by steff:
hoe, i do have a house that needs painting. =D

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 1:45pm.

Archived comment by ParU:
Pyro guy - email me - re: code

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 9:57am.

Archived comment by Jon:
Your healing factor not working, Weapon X, I mean, Joe? :-)

Btw, I saw X2 this weekend, and it was good. As a green-belt level comics fan, I felt it was pretty faithful to the characters. I'd have to ask a 1st-degree black belt fan (aka "Comic Book Guy") what things I missed.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 8:28am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Thanks daen. I'll let you know this evening, when I'll probably be stuck here, buried under half a ton of frozen peas.

They did the whole-body bone scan last week and determined that my pesky shinbone is no longer fractured (this is a very good thing, cause if it was still fractured it could have meant that it would never heal). I still have some residual tendonitis and other soft-tissue annoyances, but I can live with that. Also, both my shoulders showed uptake on the bone scan...which is kinda worrisome. I thought I'd pulled some muscles...but bone scans only show bone. The Nuke Medicine folks think it could be arthiritis, the Ortho I'd been seeing thinks it's probably nothing - but he's always been an idiot (I was seeing him soley because his calendar was free) and nothing usually is a lot less painful.

So, basically one step forward...and potentially two steps back. Heh.

Anyway - I've got another three months of rehab, so hopefully that'll give me time to figure out what's up with the shoulders and deal with it. *mutters something vague about X-Men* I've already been told that I'm gonna be in constant pain by the time I'm 50, but I'd rather it didn't start 20 years before that. I guess I shouldn't complain...as Ace always says: "We should so be dead by now."

You know, when I greensticked my other shin, it only took me about six months to get back up to full speed...this stupid stress fracture is taking half again that long. Luckily they've assured me that my job offer is still pretty secure...as long as I don't keep falling apart.

Anyone want to hire a sophist for three months? I've also been known to write some code here and there...

Anyone?

*cricket* *cricket*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/13/2003 - 6:53am.

Archived comment by daen:
Joe, it's good to have you back.

How's the loping?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/12/2003 - 10:42pm.

Archived comment by umrguy:
For some reason, I'm now picturing the South Park episode with the line "That was a sticky situation!"

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/12/2003 - 4:40pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Welease Woderwick!

-Jn-
Efweeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/12/2003 - 10:28am.

Archived comment by steff:
fwee wichawd gewe!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/12/2003 - 8:04am.

Archived comment by ParU:
You're correct Apple - it was a much better movie than I expected (mostly cause I can't stand Richard Gere).

And Penguinchick - you only got the centurian post cause the Tornados blew Kris back to Kansas (or Alaska). *g*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/10/2003 - 3:05pm.

Archived comment by penguinchick:
100!!

I had to.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/10/2003 - 2:47pm.

Archived comment by steff:
rounders, also.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 3:27pm.

Archived comment by Apple:
Primal Fear is the movie with Ed Norton and Richard Gere, no?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 2:36pm.

Archived comment by Kris the Girl:
Not combo. No Ed Norton and some fries. conVo is the abbreviated word that I meant to use.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 2:35pm.

Archived comment by Kris the Girl:
Which is also the movie that spawned the Ed Norton combo. See "sex talk" quote for origins, and Deb's response to the proffered movie point.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 1:32pm.

Archived comment by Jon:
'Keeping the Faith', ParU. Great flick.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 1:03pm.

Archived comment by ParU:
I don't remember the title, but Edward Norton was in a movie with Richard Gere where scary is not adequate to describe his performance. Oscar caliber, IMHO.

Course he was great with Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman in a relegious/romantic comedy too.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 12:16pm.

Archived comment by Matt:
The one where he's scary? There's way more than one. Of course, "scary" depends upon what the definition of "is" is, but he's kinda scary in Death To Smoochy, American History X, The Score, Red Dragon...

He just doesn't look right. Kinda like maybe he's a cybernetic life form put here to change our idea of what a Leading Hollywood Man can be, but the creators needed extra room for the remote control sensor, so they expanded his nose. He really seems to lead himself around a room with his nose. Watch for it. It's there.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/09/2003 - 11:30am.

Archived comment by Kris the Girl:
Point to Deb! Sorry I took so long getting back--I've been away from a PC.
I love that movie. I love Ed Norton, mostly. And NO, I haven't seen the one where he's scary. and I don't intend to see it.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 05/08/2003 - 12:40pm.

Archived comment by Denise:
I know we've moved beyond piano bars... but just as an update : Bonnie Raitt was at the bar on my birthday....

She sat right next to my table.

It was very cool... she had all her hair up in a black baseball cap but it was SO her.

And I POLKA'd.

Twice.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 05/08/2003 - 12:06pm.

Archived comment by Deb:
Kris - Keeping The Faith.

Whee...movies I watched at Jew Christmas gatherings...

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/07/2003 - 2:00pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
Everyone shows different faces to the world depending on who they're interacting with- the difference in your behavior in front of your grandmother as opposed to your behavior in front of your friends is a perfect example. People who are unable to do that have real social problems, at the very least.

Heh. You know what most engineers use for birth control? Their personalities!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/07/2003 - 1:31pm.

Archived comment by Matt:
I interpret the quote as meaning that, while one can become a totally different person on stage, in life we only show different people different aspects of our personality.

For instance, I'm a very different person with my Fundamentalist Christian, co-dependency-poster-child grandmother than I am with one group of friends, or another group of friends, or even my sister.

That's what I get, anyway. But I only took one year of acting classes.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/07/2003 - 1:10pm.

Archived comment by steff:
it's an old inpassing, jon... i supPOSE i can go hunting for it. heh.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/07/2003 - 12:24pm.

Archived comment by Jon:
steff, that quote is new to me, so I don't really know the context. What's it all about?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/07/2003 - 11:16am.

Archived comment by daen:
Oh, yes, I've noticed that, too. There are also one or two people (my boss, unfortunately, being one of them)that I will almost invariably double-team against with whoever else is around. I draw the line at double-teaming in front of customers, and we've been a two-person operation for quite a while, but we've hired a new shipper...
I feel sorry for my boss. Not that it stops me.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 05/07/2003 - 9:32am.

Archived comment by Cebu:
I can change drastically from person to person. With IGirly, I'm totally myself. Add another person and I'm a big fat bore. IMO.

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