The Long Winters

grant wrote:Very tempting to use Waldorf for a week or so...

(insert chanting of frat boys at kegger...)

dooo IT! dooo IT! dooo IT! dooo IT! yeahhh WOOOOOOOOOOO!

dchris wrote:point a:
LSJ, your Cookie Monster has inspired me. Dancing Gonzo makes a better avatar than half of dchris's face anyway. I say we all go Henson.

DONE.

and done.

Liesbeth wrote:I like old skool stuff like cookie monster, his hit song 'I lost my cookie in the disco' (well, it's a dutch song, actually) is still a favourite on our parties.

Sounds like you need: COOKIE MONGOLOID

No, it isn't...and here's my not-so-funny story of why. I was telling this pal of mine, (who happens to be my computer guru person) about how i thought i should get the black one, since everything I own (including my bitter, snivelling, evil soul) is black. He poo-poohed this idea, assured me that t...

my banjo will burst outward into a thousand directions, permeating the constant sky, and striking wonder into the hearts of every muse and every immortal soul! Pretty cool, huh? i look forward to seeing you wowing the bluejeaned honeys here: m (some funny ass, tongue-in-cheek "jamming etiquette" st...

I will now illustrate my U2 dorkiness -- the reference is an inside joke. Steve Lillywhite produced U2's first three albums and the latest, which is their 14th. Hence, the "uno, dos, tres, catorce!" wow! thanks for that, heathalouise! yeah, basically, the subject was my little way of saying I got a...

I'm was very excited to find out that my company is doing matching contributions for this. yay!

dude, i'm way too hungover for any of these solutions.

i think i need to re-read these when my liver and i are back on speaking terms...

happy new years, my peeps.

that's awesome. there was an ever-growing list on bbc, but this is a great centralized donation point.

-Income Tax Filings (I believe you're supposed to save them for 7 years or something - Sarbannes Oxley may have changed that? Anyone?) get a folder for each year. -Bills -Car ( i do two separate ones for repair and insurance, just coz each seem to generate such huge reams of crap) -Health (carbons o...

this may seem like cheating, but the thing I most highly desire at this point is a lateral file for my home. even with online billing, we amass so much damn paperwork it's ridiculous. i mean, even buying the shredder and recycling the remains didn't help. aside from that, i'm big on assessing items ...

Betty Felon wrote:I also got another shower cap. I think this will become a tradition.

i'm afraid you're going to have to help us understand this one, Betty.

ps: your parents are adorable.

Brantley wrote:I got a banjo...

Oh yes, party on.

do you play? i have always wanted to learn. but even mandolin kicked my ass...so i sort of abandoned that dream...

NOTE, TWO: one other thing. i mean in no way to detract from what's happening in indonesia/sumatra/india/somalia/thailand, btw...so sorry if this seems a bit crass.

i just spent so much time reading the eyewitness accounts on bbc that i needed a bit of a break. (sigh)

Hello, Hello, Hello... My house is in total shambles. There is clothing everywhere. Dirty dishes are piled in the sink. Mr. Mousebeans the cat has made a home out of the extra raffia that fell to the floor while I was hysterically preparing my Gift Baskets Of Food, Candy and Booze. Let us not talk o...

Glad you liked it, Liesbeth. You might want to try her first one, <i>Breath, Eyes, Memory</i> too. It's all of the style with no so much violence. The book after <i>Krik?Krak!</i>, <i>The Farming of Bones</i>, is a fictional account based on real historical events, and is, IMHO, just as heartbreakin...

Too bad the present lyrics are: "Doo doo da blah blah baa". That's a song by the Police. And from what I hear, Sting's a little short on sense of humor, copyright-wise. Surely there's a Cocteau Twins lyric you can "borrow"? Their catalog is top of the heap in the "Non-Lyric Lyrics" genre. Cracking ...

Betty Felon wrote:What do you buy grandmas? seriously....what? Is it tacky to buy them Irish Whiskey?

When I am a grandma-ma, i hope that someone gets ME Irish Whiskey.

(ps: My old man got me a Maker's Mark girly tee for Xmas! teehee!)

Gadzooks.

I didn't think John would ever be caught _dead_ in a trilby hat.

it's a damn good think i've got a stiff drink in front of me. don't think i could've taken the shock otherwise.

My big, squishy beauty is to be captured for all posterity?

I am...honored. ESPECIALLY cause it's Gunter Von Hagens.

Has anyone ever been to one of his exhibits ? I've always wanted to go...

EDIT: OH! Lucy has! Excellent!