This is the thread where everyone is random.

[zenbabe]

OMG! I am so fvcking hungry and I want greek food!

The greek food place opens at 11, its 11:13 and they STILL arn't answering the phone!

[craig johnston]

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/ikoba/image/may-pole.jpg

[zenbabe]

They wouldn't take my coupon because it expired in january!!!!

I pouted and he gave me two free pieces of Baclava (sp?) instead. :)

[Hermione]

gotta love baclava

[Hermione]

Bollywood 'Oscars' Honor Baywatch Star Hasselhoff


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) - India's movie industry handed out its version of the Oscars on Saturday at the Bollywood Movie Awards, which saw a veteran director take top honors and a U.S. actor best known for "Baywatch" named international star of the year.

Dancers in shimmering costumes, Indian beauties in saris and sultry heartthrobs sporting long black coats crowded the Taj Mahal for the occasion.

The Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that is. The event was held in the U.S. East Coast gambling resort as part of Bollywood's bid to be a global force in cinema.

It was a fitting backdrop for a show that mixed the glitz of a major movie industry with the retro feel of variety-show dance numbers, the likes of which were long ago excised from the Oscars.

An audience composed largely of Americans of Indian origin cheered as veteran Yash Chopra was named best director for his film "Veer-Zaara," which also picked up the award for best film and best actor for its star Shahrukh Khan.

Rani Mukherjee, one of the few major divas to take the stage, won the best actress award for her role in "Hum Tum."

"The winner is the "Spielberg" of India ... Yash Chopra," said former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff as he presented the award for best film, referring to star U.S. director Steven Spielberg.

Bollywood has a reputation for colorful kitsch -- melodramatic plots, young lovers battling cruel fate, wicked villains and sentimental, but chaste, song-and-dance routines.

"Whether it's comedy or romance or action, films should touch your heart," Chopra said, explaining the appeal of his films and the genre, which despite efforts to expand its audience has so far made few inroads into the U.S. market.

BIG CHEERS FOR BAYWATCH STAR

Though an array of stars including former Miss India Lara Dutta entertained the crowd, Hasselhoff provoked some of the night's biggest cheers when he picked up his statuette.

The Bollywood awards -- which resemble a slim-line Oscar holding what could be a torch or a bunch of flowers -- are chosen according to a popular vote by fans.

"Baywatch" and "Knight Rider," in which Hasselhoff co-starred with a car named Kit, may raise sniggers from highbrow critics at home but they are still going strong in India, and the actor said he had much in common with the escapism of Bollywood.

"I'm proud of shows like Baywatch and Knight Rider because it's about saving lives, not taking lives," he told Reuters.

"It's entertainment, it's tongue in cheek, it brings the world together," he said, adding that the entertainment industry was a powerful force for good in the world.

"I think it's responsible for a lot of world peace," Hasselhoff said, adding that he was hoping to work in India soon on a project based on a series of romantic novels.

"I never knew exactly how to get there. Now I've got this (award) it's like my key to India," he said.

Bollywood churns out around 1,000 movies a year. But despite a fan base that extends to the Middle East and Europe, few films make money.

But Shammi Kapoor, who was given a lifetime achievement award, said better technology and funding were leading to more and more better films. "They're getting to be more topical," he added. "They aren't the happy happy movies of yesteryear.

Bollywood still has comic heroes and dastardly villains, however, and the awards paid tribute to both. Aftab Shivdasani turned up to claim his prize for best comedian, but the villain of the year, Abhishek Bachchan, was nowhere to be seen.

[zenbabe]

hahahha (http://www.esquilax.com/baywatch/index.shtml)


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41096000/jpg/_41096997_hassel203ap.jpg

[Hermione]

^^ The Hash is what makes Knight Rider popular in Amsterdam.

[craig johnston]

start of rant:
anyway, i really hate all this bloody 'minimal house' stuff.
plinky plonky bleepy bullshit - boring!
end of rant.

[Hermione]

i saw Burnt by the Sun today. good movie

[Frieda]

i accidently opened a thread by JT at work. i now have a Reputation.

[craig johnston]

whoops! wrong thread...
:o

[beckstra]

poop.

[Frieda]

damn, i just stuck a pair of scissors in my thumb :eek:

[craig johnston]

god is in his/her heaven. the sun shineth every day.
ha ha ha!!!............ :D :D :D

[priceyfatprude]

"Essence of Emeril"--does that sound porno or not? YOU decide.

[Frieda]

HA

bush is visiting the NLs this weekend, and there's an organization that's planning to have him arrested when he sets foot on dutch soil, because of war crimes and violations of the geneva thing.

the judges are going to make a decision about it on friday.

[melissa]

OMG!! That's awesome!! Keep us posted!

[craig johnston]

"Essence of Emeril"--does that sound porno or not? YOU decide.


no - sounds 'lord of the rings' :)

[Brynn]

Where in the NW are you?

Puddletown, Bridgetown, Stumptown, Portland

[craig johnston]

cuthbert, dibble and grubb....

[melissa]

Puddletown, Bridgetown, Stumptown, Portland

That's where I live too!!

[craig johnston]

how can you live in four places at once?
:confused:

[Brynn]

I shoulda known - no wonder you're so nice. The side of the river with a view or the side without a view? My guess is east, because you are far too cool to live on the west.

[Brynn]

how can you live in four places at once?
:confused:
Nicknames - which, by the way, you need one my friend.

[craig johnston]

Nicknames - which, by the way, you need one my friend.

there's something wrong with this sentence.
:confused:

craig johnston is a nickname. my real name is
the greatest ever mighty and respected intergalactic leader

:)

[Brynn]

GEMARIL for those who always like to shorten names.

[craig johnston]

^^^^
lol! sounds like a medication.
have you taken your gemaril yet dear?
gemaril
for all interplanetary disturbances and black holes.
take twice daily with moonjuice.

[melissa]

I shoulda known - no wonder you're so nice. The side of the river with a view or the side without a view? My guess is east, because you are far too cool to live on the west.

Heehee, that's a funny way to describe the city. Funny, but accurate.

I live in NE. Unfortunately, I work down in Milwaukie. ugh.

[Brynn]

I knew it. I tried to buy a house in Milwaulkie before I knew any better.

[melissa]

I learned fast though, didn't you?

[Max Headroom]

The Gin and Tonic is now my favourite drink...

In a slightly related story, I despise my job with every ounce of my body.

[melissa]

I don't mind my actual job, but most of my co-workers are totally dumb and worthless.

[Max Headroom]

The Four Seasons by Vivaldi is an amzing work of art

[Frieda]

i absolutely hate being at work on what they say is a holiday, especially at 7.23 am.

[Hermione]

i wake up at 7:20 a.m. for school. i hate waking up early. all of my classes next semester start at 1 or 2 p.m.

sweet

[Frieda]

HA watch me being professional at work!

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/6039/pict0492k1bu.jpg

they're using it for a folder.

funny thing is, i was actually not being very professional but thinking:

"oh my fvcking god why can't this dumb fvck of a ******* write anything down without spelling errors, it's a fvcking telephone list, and he can't even get that right"

[noxxville]

Never trust someone wearing a bowtie.

[craig johnston]

wow frieda, you look so impressive.
what is your job? air traffic controller?
:)

[Klynne]

I have a cold:( It is funny how quickly it happened. Yesterday I felt fine, and this morning I woke up with a sore throat, and my voice was gone. Now, I am sneezing and coughing, throat hurts like hell. Stupid spring colds.

[Frieda]

wow frieda, you look so impressive.
what is your job? air traffic controller?
:)
-> telling lies thread!


i do something with tech support.. you know, helldesking. and i don't hesitate to make you feel guilty for typing an incorrect password 3 times.

[Max Headroom]

$50 USD for flowers delivered on mothers day.... gimmie a break

[craig johnston]

^^^^
ain't he sweet!
:)

[Max Headroom]

This is why I like Germany,

http://storage.msn.com/x1pKViqkAhFr8XHwo7vpZV7pzdguga-YjwZ5d-YbMqcAedlfZF738VzkOIQ2yM0coetdfZzRUS-DF48PoG1VDMo37hAQ6mnfO5jmNg4cX4eg5EXOj3qtN5DKA

Big tall beers.

And cheap too...

[AllegroNg]

Have a happy birthday, Fodder, plzkthx.

[NimbleMarmoset]

you can always trust someone wearing a bowtie. :rolleyes:

[Frieda]

aw, they didn't arrest bush :(

[melissa]

bummer.

[Hermione]

i just ate lemon yogurt for breakfast

[karma_queen]

i always save the strawberry yogurt til last

[Hermione]

yummyy strawberry yogurt

ahh I forgot to take my lactose pills.. my tummy hurts :(

[craig johnston]

even better is chocolate yoghurt, or they do cafe latte yogs here too.
and then in the winter they have lebkuchen yoghurt, woah!
:)

[Brynn]

Yo, Gert! Toss me one, will ya?

[Hermione]

harrryyyyyyyyyyy pottterrrrrrrrrrr

[Malmal11787]

I had to work, but Harry Potter was on t.v. tonight! Did you see the preview for the next movie? :rolleyes:

[Hermione]

I can't wait till November! eeek!

[Hermione]

I know I'm going to get an A- in my history class.. i just know it.


stupid class

[Hermione]

my tooth hurts :(

[Hermione]

I just finished my history paper

goodnight lala:)

[Frieda]

ack, headache :(

[Hermione]

^^^ i hope you feel better. i have had one everyday for the past week

[Frieda]

i do, thanks :)

[craig johnston]

A US manufacturer of hot sauces has made what he claims is the fieriest chilli powder it is possible to make.
The powder is so hot that Blair Lazar's customers have to sign a legal waiver before tasting it.

When Mr Lazar himself tried his "16 Million Reserve" he says his tongue swelled up and hurt for several days.

The pure capsaicin, 30 times hotter than the hottest pepper and 8,000 times hotter than Tabasco sauce, is distilled from several tons of fresh peppers.

Mr Lazar describes the powder, produced in a laboratory by workers wearing sealed suits and masks to avoid inhaling the dust, as "pure heat".

The final product is a white, crystalline powder.

Capsaicin does not actually burn, instead it stimulates nerve endings in your mouth, giving the sensation of burning.

Over the past decade or so, manufacturers have taken the humble chilli pepper and distilled it into ever more fiery sauces.

The names of the concoctions - After Death Sauce and Insanity Sauce are just two - give some idea of the pain that is involved during and after consuming them.

The spiciness of the sauces is measured in what are known as Scoville Units.

The higher the number of units, the bigger the burn, although some manufacturers say that beyond about 350,000 units, the measurement becomes meaningless.

:eek:

[AllegroNg]

Hey y'all, particularily you Florida folks..
There is something called a "Love Bug." It's essentially a bumper cover. Where can I get one of thems? I'm experiencing major paint failure on my bumper and need something to cover it just for now.
This didn't feel important enough to have it's own thread.

Oh and my Grampa's much better! :cool:

[craig johnston]

hey, mr bush is hailing the outbreak of democracy in georgia!
maybe alabama's next...
:)

[Marcus Bales]

Ballade (des dames de temps jadis)
François Villon c.1461

Dictes moy ou, n'en quel pays,
Est Flora la belle Rommaine,
Archipiades ne Thaïs,
Qui fut sa cousine germaine,
Echo parlant quant bruyt on maine
Dessus riviere ou sus estan,
Qui beaulté ot trop plus q'humaine.
Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan?

Ou est la tres sage Helloïs,
Pour qui chastré fut et puis moyne
Pierre Esbaillart a Saint Denis?
Pour son amour ot ceste essoyne.
Semblablement, ou est la royne
Qui commanda que Buridan
Fust geté en ung sac en Saine?
Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan?

La royne Blanche comme lis
Qui chantoit a voix de seraine,
Berte au grand pié, Beatris, Alis,
Haremburgis qui tint le Maine,
Et Jehanne la bonne Lorraine
Qu'Englois brulerent a Rouan;
Ou sont ilz, ou, Vierge souvraine?
Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan?

Prince, n'enquerez de sepmaine
Ou elles sont, ne de cest an,
Qu'a ce reffrain ne vous remaine:
Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan?

[craig johnston]

pretentious? moi?
:rolleyes:

[dinzdale]

A US manufacturer of hot sauces has made what he claims is the fieriest chilli powder it is possible to make.
The powder is so hot that Blair Lazar's customers have to sign a legal waiver before tasting it.

When Mr Lazar himself tried his "16 Million Reserve" he says his tongue swelled up and hurt for several days.

The pure capsaicin, 30 times hotter than the hottest pepper and 8,000 times hotter than Tabasco sauce, is distilled from several tons of fresh peppers.

Mr Lazar describes the powder, produced in a laboratory by workers wearing sealed suits and masks to avoid inhaling the dust, as "pure heat".

The final product is a white, crystalline powder.

Capsaicin does not actually burn, instead it stimulates nerve endings in your mouth, giving the sensation of burning.

Over the past decade or so, manufacturers have taken the humble chilli pepper and distilled it into ever more fiery sauces.

The names of the concoctions - After Death Sauce and Insanity Sauce are just two - give some idea of the pain that is involved during and after consuming them.

The spiciness of the sauces is measured in what are known as Scoville Units.

The higher the number of units, the bigger the burn, although some manufacturers say that beyond about 350,000 units, the measurement becomes meaningless.

:eek:

Well at least the consumers will know what your arse goes through...

[craig johnston]

try dipping ya willy in it dinz.
might revive it.
;)

[dinzdale]

try dipping ya willy in it dinz.


:eek: In your arse???? NO THANKYOU ceejaygaydeejay

[craig johnston]

well it's the best offer you'll get this year.
mind you, you'll have to locate the willy first.
this might help...

http://www.microscopeworld.com/images/109-450.jpg

[Hermione]

my shoulder hurts

[smellyrayzin]

.............. penis.

[Hermione]

^hahahhaha

[trisherina]

Green Day will be here on the 18th, and I have no ticket. (didn't manage to pop over in the 20 minutes it took to sell them out) :(

[Audreyvgs]

Hey y'all, particularily you Florida folks..
There is something called a "Love Bug." It's essentially a bumper cover. Where can I get one of thems? I'm experiencing major paint failure on my bumper and need something to cover it just for now.



You have the cart before the horse here. Love bugs CAUSE paint failure. Just wait til the summer, when they get so thick that you hit em and they cover your car. You can't find just one, you always have 2 stuck together, kind of like a Jesus Titties video. and multiply that by 10,000. Maybe all that love bug spoo will glue the paint back on your bumper.

[Hermione]

i love green day. i'm sad that you don't have tickets:( i didn't get to see maroon 5 or the killers :(:(:(

Green Day will be here on the 18th, and I have no ticket. (didn't manage to pop over in the 20 minutes it took to sell them out) :(

[Max Headroom]

My boss stuck me with painting the 20 ft high cement walls at work today. That was not cool at all.... I hate heights

[craig johnston]

doesn't he know you are a top athelete?

[NimbleMarmoset]

pfft!!

[Max Headroom]

doesn't he know you are a top athelete?

Thats not really an issue for him. Hiring painters is somehow not an option

[dinzdale]

Ever thought of putting the brush on a big stick?

[Max Headroom]

using a big stick and an industial lift that swings back and forth.

[rmr]

http://www.detnews.com/pix/2003/02/22/transplanterror250.jpg

this doctor has me a bit worried

[Hermione]

i'm so not ready for exams

i just ate a snack

[ally]

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/david.crunelle/claws.jpg

[melissa]

Those eyes!! :D Those claws! :eek:

[skip intro]

uzbekistan

[ally]

Evil looking little thing huh?

[skip intro]

what? the uzbek govt?

[Frieda]

oooo pretty kitten! :D

[skip intro]

but with claws!

[Frieda]

and teeth!

[Frieda]

I MISSED THE HASSELMEIST4ER!

[Frieda]

THIS SUCKS

[lapietra]

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/david.crunelle/claws.jpg

Awww! He looks like my Merlin when he was a little'un... woodawoodawoodahhhh.... :o

[Hermione]

where was he??

I MISSED THE HASSELMEIST4ER!

[Frieda]

on BBC1 last night, i was out drinking *ahem* so i missed it!

[Frieda]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


i bought a HUGE 3 liter bottle of bacardi limon with non-drip to hang on the wall!

yeah! yeah!

[craig johnston]

^^^^^^
lifestyles of the rich and famous air traffic controollleeeeeek!
:eek:

there's something in the air today.
a clean fresh feeling...
:)

[Hermione]

omg my bday is in a week. i'm getting so old :(

[Frieda]

cool :) the dutch waterworks are on national geographic

[gigi]

I don't like They Might Be Giants. "Birdhouse in Your Soul"..... Oh C'mon!!!

[Frieda]

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH


the next time i cough my lungs will be all over my keyboard

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Residents told to batten down toilets (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1372385.htm)

[trisherina]

"week long operation"???? ^^^^ (gag)

[Frieda]

i got flowers

[Hermione]

ooo i love flowers. what kind?

[AllegroNg]

Awww.. Beale...
http://dickcream.com/tandem

[Frieda]

ooo i love flowers. what kind?

i'll take a pic

too bad they're from my ex :o :eek: :rolleyes:

[Hermione]

eeek! i only have three hours to write 7 pages!

[Frieda]

eeek! i only have three hours to write 7 pages!
that's an hour for worries, 40 minutes for zefrank.com/bulletin, 45 minutes for the writing and 35 to check spelling! :)

[Hermione]

word.

I have three pages now. I'm done talking about Oedipus.. in the middle of Othello. Then I just need to compare/contrast and i'm done! yayyyy!

[craig johnston]

they both begin with 'o'.
:)

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://img202.echo.cx/img202/1315/pinkpig4rx.jpg

[Clytie]

can u imagine being the band that wrote/played the music for teh power ranger song? i mean u make tons of money but then its not like u can shake the reputation

[Hermione]

omg... i used to watch the power rangers... *tries to erase that from memory along with spice girls*

[karma_queen]

Spice Girls Reunion (http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_1400895.html?menu=entertainment.celebrities)

woo yay

[Frieda]

piece of shit fwking job!!~1

[trisherina]

I'm so with you there, Frieda. Let's go get drunk.

[Frieda]

oh i wish i could.. have to go to physio therapy first! and i'm fwking late! :eek:

[craig johnston]

piece of shit fwking job!!~1

http://www.gdargaud.net/Humor/Pics/AirShowCrash.jpg

:eek:

[NimbleMarmoset]

piece of shit fwking job!!~1
now that you mention it, it does look kinda rinky-dink

http://img228.echo.cx/img228/8210/tower0rs.gif

[Frieda]

trisherina! it's time to get drunk now!

[trisherina]

Yay! Straight to the hard stuff?

[Frieda]

yes, dammit!

i have 2x 3 liters of bacardi hanging on my wall :D

http://img78.echo.cx/img78/987/bottles11ed.jpg

[trisherina]

Wow. I'm speechless! (and thank you for making me smile after a VERY contentious phone call w/employer) :cool:

[Frieda]

cheers :D yay!

[Hermione]

neat! :)

yes, dammit!

http://img78.echo.cx/img78/987/bottles11ed.jpg

[Hermione]

i'm going out today! yayyy

[NimbleMarmoset]

your medical [care] looks better and better to me. ;)

i remain - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/bevelheadgrl/heavilymeicatedforyourprotection.bmp


http://img78.echo.cx/img78/987/bottles11ed.jpg

[Brynn]

^^^^Now that's emergency medication! :D

[Max Headroom]

yes, dammit!

i have 2x 3 liters of bacardi hanging on my wall :D

http://img78.echo.cx/img78/987/bottles11ed.jpg

Oh, I need that!!!

[Max Headroom]

It was going on 9 months.... Man I needed that one.... I am a little tired today though.

[smellyrayzin]

gazebo is a funny word.

[rmr]

e! just announced that nick and jessica may have broken up

what is this world coming too

[Hermione]

i love my best friend!

[priceyfatprude]

e! just announced that nick and jessica may have broken up

what is this world coming tooFirst Brad & Jen, now this.

If they can't make it, what hope is there for the rest of us?

[Hermione]

E! Networks Issues Statement Regarding E! Online Story
Tuesday May 24, 8:59 pm ET


LOS ANGELES, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- E! deeply regrets that a draft report from E! Online which contained some false information regarding the Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson marriage was accidentally disseminated. The couple has not filed for divorce. E! apologizes to Nick, Jessica, their families, and their fans for any distress this may have caused.

[priceyfatprude]

Oh, PRAISE THA LORRRRRD!!!!!! :D :D :D :D

[trisherina]

They are gonna be sooooooorry
They are gonna be soooooooorry
They are gonna be soooorry,
That they screwed with me, boom boom.

[craig johnston]

who? e!networks? just because of that nick and jessica story?
who are these people anyway?
:confused:

[Frieda]

motherfvcking bitch of a job again!!

[dinzdale]

We care.

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://www.albertandbrady.com/images/small/img_1778.jpg

[Max Headroom]

24 hours left in "God's Country"

Could the clock tick a little faster? Please?

[trisherina]

stop leaking eyes

[Hyakujo's Fox]

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/05/26/missaustralia_gallery__361x550.jpg

Australian traditional dress, as seen by organisers of Miss Universe pageant.

:eek:

[daverbee]

She could say "G'day" to me anytime... ;)

*******************************

Go here... (www.worldschoolphotographs.com) :D

[karma_queen]

eurgh can't believe beauty pageants are still held. seems to me like something that should have stopped years ago. whats wrong with people eh?

[Hermione]

my head hurts

[priceyfatprude]

My best friend K-Lo is getting married tonight. Again. :p Should be a good time, but I can't find my fake eyelashessss!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Maybe she will let me stop @ Walgreens.

[craig johnston]

My best friend K-Lo is getting married tonight. Again. :p Should be a good time, but I can't find my fake eyelashessss!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Maybe she will let me stop @ Walgreens.

twice in one night? is that a record?
:eek:

a wedding without fake eyelashes is like......

[venusupnorth]

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/images/avalon-small.jpg

[Hermione]

yayyyy! I got straight A's! I thought I was going to get an A- in my intro to law class because i didn't study for the final exam. yayy my professor took pity on me :) that brings my cumulative gpa to a 3.925. yippee! yale here i come!

[Frieda]

congrats surbs :D woooo hoooo!

[Hermione]

thank you! :)

[Coffee]

Right on Surbhi! Congrats!!!
Doesn't it suck that you can never get back to a 4.0?

I actually had a 4.0 for about 2 years in college (amazing since I was a solid 2.0- student in High school)...till I took a Western Civilization course from a really cool African gentleman, who had a very very deep accent (it took 2 weeks to figure out his speach patterns enough to be able to take good notes), who only gave essay exams, and who's course was mostly based on studying Greek tragedies, and who did not give A's EVER...I got a B from him.

Then I went to Actual art school and grades became meaningless. :)

[Hermione]

oh i adore Greek tragedies. Art schools seem like so much fun. I wish i was artistic

[venusupnorth]

Damn, I just took in Omega3 on an empty stomache, barf!

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://image03.webshots.com/3/8/24/44/22382444kmrZBvKBZV_ph.jpg

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://www.lovers-lane.biz/images/global/buttreflies.jpg

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://photos1.flickr.com/2657037_a660076dfb_m.jpg

[venusupnorth]

I'm an aunt for the 7th time, god I feel old! The baby is doing good, came into this World in 1 hr. he was in a hurry I guess.

[venusupnorth]

http://photos1.flickr.com/2657037_a660076dfb_m.jpg

That's Hot! It's got this sexual power to it!

[craig johnston]

it's hot!
:)

[venusupnorth]

?

[daverbee]

I'm an aunt for the 7th time, god I feel old! The baby is doing good, came into this World in 1 hr. he was in a hurry I guess. My brother is upset because he looks like me?

I have friends at work who are ten years younger than me and are grandparents! :(
I tell them I'm lobbying the State Legislature to pass a law that nobody younger than me is allowed to be a grandparent. It's an old joke now but, sadly, I'm still getting a lotta mileage out of it.
Oh, yeah, and I'm in North Carolina for a week of hiking, waterfall hunting, wildflower photographing, and general runnin' around!
Woo-hoo!

*********

And belated congrats to our Surbhi for being even better than I thought she could be! You're the best and can represent me in a court of law even if you end up going to Podunk University!

[craig johnston]

I have friends at work who are ten years younger than me and are grandparents! :(
I tell them I'm lobbying the State Legislature to pass a law that nobody younger than me is allowed to be a grandparent. It's an old joke now but, sadly, I'm still getting a lotta mileage out of it.
Oh, yeah, and I'm in North Carolina for a week of hiking, waterfall hunting, wildflower photographing, and general runnin' around!
Woo-hoo!

*********

And belated congrats to our Surbhi for being even better than I thought she could be! You're the best and can represent me in a court of law even if you end up going to Podunk University!

you gotta love this guy.
wish i could come on your trip. i really feel like something like that after many
months in the city.
post ya flower pics.
:)

and yeah, go surbhi.

[craig johnston]

?

34°
the whole city has gone a bit mad.
i love it when that happens.

:)

[daverbee]

you gotta love this guy.
wish i could come on your trip. i really feel like something like that after many
months in the city.
post ya flower pics.
:)

and yeah, go surbhi.


Just got a call from my hiking buddy Dana and will call her back later. We usually find a hike that looks easy on paper and ends up to be a killer. At least it'll work off all the calories I'm stocking up by eating out every night!
Wish you were here, too, my friend!
Someday somehow, I'll figure out a way to post my pics since I don't have a reliable internet connection at home.

[Brynn]

Just did a hike a few weeks ago on Smith Rock, OR. The sign said one way was 5.0 miles to Monkey Face, and the other said 1.5 miles. So we take the shorter route, not quite comprehending that it was 1.5 vertical miles! Oy. Factor into that an eight-year-old who's complaining after 30 minutes, and you've got the makings of a Death March! It was beautiful it though. And the 8-year-old learned a valuable lesson: whining for three hours doesn't make anything easier, and it doesn't make it all go away. :rolleyes: Later, I heard him bragging about it to a friend.

[xfox]

Dust settles.

[smellyrayzin]

YOU ARE NEVER THERE FOR ME.

[Hermione]

i'm back i'm back i'm back

[daverbee]

Just did a hike a few weeks ago on Smith Rock, OR. The sign said one way was 5.0 miles to Monkey Face, and the other said 1.5 miles. So we take the shorter route, not quite comprehending that it was 1.5 vertical miles! Oy. Factor into that an eight-year-old who's complaining after 30 minutes, and you've got the makings of a Death March! It was beautiful it though. And the 8-year-old learned a valuable lesson: whining for three hours doesn't make anything easier, and it doesn't make it all go away. :rolleyes: Later, I heard him bragging about it to a friend.


:D:D:D
Fortunately, neither of us whined yesterday. Unfortunately, it was a bitch of a hike! Dana and I both agreed that like our hike up Mt. Cammerer last year now that we've been there we don't have to go back.
2.5 miles on Mt. Sterling Trail in Great Smoky Mtns. NP. Very few switchbacks and no level areas the whole way. However, the wildflowers were in such abundance we ended up stopping about every 30 feet to admire them. That made the hike much easier and worthwhile.
A partial list of what we saw:
Three kinds of wild orchid (I gotta put that first, don't I?)
Three kinds of wild lilies
Four kinds of trillium
Two kinds of wild violets
Two kinds of bluets
Flame Azalea
Mountain Laurel
Wood Sorrel
Foamflower
Mousewort
Lungwort
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Many huge, old growth trees, the most impressive being a tulip poplar that was at least 13 feet in diameter.
We didn't get any pictures as it was pretty windy which threw the flowers around a bit. We did get pictures from the firetower on top of Mt. Sterling.
The hike back down, on Baxter Creek Trail (6.5 miles), was equally tough, made easier by the presence of the old growth forest mentioned earlier. Apparently, when this part of North Carolina was logged it was decided that the terrain on Mt. Sterling was too steep and rocky to make it worthwhile putting in railroad lines and roads to get to the trees. Thus it was spared the loggers axe and saw.
When we got back down to Big Creek, we spent a while getting photos of the creek and blackmail pictures of each other. Then we took my car back up the road to the Mt. Sterling Trailhead and got Dana's jeep.
I'm still sore so will spend today at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in, of all places, Cherokee. I'll also visit Qualla Craft Co-op and see what they have new in the way of pottery and wood sculptures. Lunch at somewhere non-touristy...Taco Bell?

[venusupnorth]

34°
the whole city has gone a bit mad.
i love it when that happens.

:)

Because of My ? or because of 34°?
:confused:

[craig johnston]

yes vensu,
whole cities are driven insane when you type '?'
:rolleyes:

naaah, ya gherkin, i mean the city kinda flipped out with
the mini heatwave.
it's gone cold again, 15° now. and everyone is very sensible once more.
:)

[venusupnorth]

yes vensu,

whole cities are driven insane when you type '?'
:rolleyes:

naaah, ya gherkin, i mean the city kinda flipped out with
the mini heatwave.
it's gone cold again, 15° now. and everyone is very sensible once more.
:)

I've been blamed for strange stuff before, just wanted to make sure. Yeah people get crazy in the heat.
:eek:

[craig johnston]

yeah (http://www.posthoc.com/crazyfromtheheat.htm)

:)

[Hermione]

i am spreading the love of potter to my mummy

[Coffee]

i am spreading the love of pot to my mummy

:eek:

[Brynn]

:D:D:D
Fortunately, neither of us whined yesterday. Unfortunately, it was a bitch of a hike! Dana and I both agreed that like our hike up Mt. Cammerer last year now that we've been there we don't have to go back.
2.5 miles on Mt. Sterling Trail in Great Smoky Mtns. NP. Very few switchbacks and no level areas the whole way. However, the wildflowers were in such abundance we ended up stopping about every 30 feet to admire them. That made the hike much easier and worthwhile.
<snip>
The hike back down, on Baxter Creek Trail (6.5 miles), was equally tough, made easier by the presence of the old growth forest mentioned earlier. Apparently, when this part of North Carolina was logged it was decided that the terrain on Mt. Sterling was too steep and rocky to make it worthwhile putting in railroad lines and roads to get to the trees. Thus it was spared the loggers axe and saw.


Wow, that sounds incredible! I've only driven through the Smokies as a little kid, and I remember how beautiful it was, but this makes me want to go back and get up close and personal with them.

[craig johnston]

http://www.retailjunky.com/acatalog/sunmi0030_meat_and_cheese_unleashthebeast_2.jpg

[venusupnorth]

http://www.retailjunky.com/acatalog/sunmi0030_meat_and_cheese_unleashthebeast_2.jpg
Me likes :rolleyes: Do you wear those for the ladies?

[dinzdale]

If those are yours, shouldnt they say "Unlatch at the Back"

[craig johnston]

http://www.treats4chicks.co.uk/img/edible-undies-shop.jpg

[dinzdale]

They should have their own food group.

[craig johnston]

do they do organic?
:)

[karma_queen]

and gluton free?

[melissa]

I'm totally getting drunk tonight.

[Malmal11787]

I have to go to a meeting tomorrow morning at 6 am! It's gonna be a sucky start to my weekend. :mad:

[Brynn]

^ :eek:
I just spoke with a Starbuck's employee as i was ordering a double shot this morning. The poor guy looked so faded I said "Maybe you need one of these yourself." He replied miserably that he starts work every day at 4 a.m., getting up at 3 a.m. to be there on time. His manager is talking about opening at 3 a.m. soon, the demand is so high. Brutal! And not a little insane.

[Malmal11787]

I can't even imagine having to do that everyday! And i'm whining about one morning! Starbucks has to be a hectic job too. All those cranky people in the morning wanting their coffee...

[Hermione]

cranky people scare me.

[melissa]

^ :eek:
I just spoke with a Starbuck's employee as i was ordering a double shot this morning. The poor guy looked so faded I said "Maybe you need one of these yourself." He replied miserably that he starts work every day at 4 a.m., getting up at 3 a.m. to be there on time. His manager is talking about opening at 3 a.m. soon, the demand is so high. Brutal! And not a little insane.

What Starbucks is this at? The one in Pioneer Square? They should just make it open 24 hours.

[smellyrayzin]

i always sit at the kitchen table on my laptop
and there are ants all over the floor
and i'm freakin out
i .. hate... ants.
THEY ARE EVERY WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO EAT ME ALIVE.
AGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE WAS ONE ON MY FOOT.
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~art511_j/emerging.1999.f/techartproposals2/dancedead.jp/ants.jpg

[NimbleMarmoset]

Friday night (early Satureay mormin) and just home from seeing Desert Sinh (http://www.desertsin.com/) at the Iva Theatre n Hollwyood Blovd. Vey interstinging and titillatistuff, If it comes to your town, I reommend it,

http://img204.echo.cx/img204/944/desertsin9mv.jpg

[venusupnorth]

It's so nice out right now and my laptop had to crash today, my friend is trying to fix it. I swear I'm like addicted to computers I can't even go out in the sun without one. I want an Ice cold beer, I'm going to go throw a few in the freezer :rolleyes:

[Hermione]

i am surbhi. hear me roar.

Roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[smellyrayzin]

i just burned my hand. really bad.
while making a cup of green tea.
i feel stupid.

[Hermione]

run your hand under cold water until the pain goes away. i always burn myself.

[daverbee]

Wow, that sounds incredible! I've only driven through the Smokies as a little kid, and I remember how beautiful it was, but this makes me want to go back and get up close and personal with them.

Whenever you plan on going, lemme know and I can tell you all the best places to go for varying levels of hiking ability.
Maybe even meet y'all and ferry you around! :)

[daverbee]

i am surbhi. hear me roar.

Roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


run your hand under cold water until the pain goes away. i always burn myself.

So, when Surbhi roars, sometimes it's in pain?
:p

[craig johnston]

http://onnachrichten.t-online.de/c/44/59/06/4459060,tid=i.jpg

[melissa]

Her bike doesn't match her outfit.

[daverbee]

What bike? ;)

[venusupnorth]

I'm getting a new wig and can't decide which one I should chose :rolleyes:
http://www.mulletwigs.net/images/products/ClassOf87.jpg



http://www.mulletwigs.net/images/products/bingo.jpg

[Avalon]

they are both sooo attractive, it is hard to chose :p

[topcat]

I'm getting a new wig and can't decide which one I should chose :rolleyes:
http://www.mulletwigs.net/images/products/ClassOf87.jpg



http://www.mulletwigs.net/images/products/bingo.jpg

is the top guy craig johnson?

[NimbleMarmoset]

What bike? ;)


funny boy :D

[Hermione]

my eyes hurt

[venusupnorth]

No Craig is sporting an afro at the moment, the top guy is my brother ;)
http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/people-714-David_Spade.jpg
I think I'll settle for the Joe Dirt look this year, it's Hot!

[NimbleMarmoset]

CJ . . . get some product. . . .http://allfunpages.com/funpics/images/badhairday.jpg

[craig johnston]

http://www.suprmchaos.com/phil-spector_050704.jpg

[venusupnorth]

LOL, nice finger there :rolleyes: The hair is Hot me likes!

[Hermione]

kevin federline looks like a rat.

[trisherina]

Please, leave the poor rats out of this! :(

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Programs all have little bugs
within their code to blight 'em,
And little bugs hide lesser bugs,
and so on ad infinitum.

[craig johnston]

http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/fox/042002-SnowRedFox-LooksBack.jpg

[venusupnorth]

It's finally friday and I'm at home after an evil work week, which ended well actually. I have too many projects going on (10-12 hr. work days) and have been asking for an assistant for ages and they finally listened to me :) This will give me more time to be creative, I hate doing layouts with no time for creativity; it's like stealing old ideas from myself you get stuck in the same look or something.

So those news made me very happy and I'm celebrating with a few friends and getting stupid drunk tonight :p

[trisherina]

Little sheep, don't let your feet stray.

http://www.bordercollie.org/flossplash3.jpg

[zenbabe]

J ate all my gummy bears last night. :mad:

[NimbleMarmoset]

Had a glass of wine and heard too loud jazz.

[Clytie]

i dyed my hair...

w00t its purplish red now :)

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/bevelheadgrl/slippers.gif

[venusupnorth]

Blah

[Hermione]

oooo pretty :) I bet it looks great :)

i dyed my hair...

w00t its purplish red now :)

[priceyfatprude]

My poor pup has another earache, this one bacterial. :( My mom needs me over there every day I think.

Clytie: Pics!!! email me!

[red]

poor puppy

fark! another farkin' meeting?

[Frieda]

what should i eat tonight?

[craig johnston]

avoid offal

:)

[trisherina]

I still smell like candy.

(I am not suggesting that Frieda eat me; merely making a random disclosure.)

[Frieda]

:eek:

[trisherina]

:D

[Frieda]

HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK

HIT ME

HIT ME

JE T'ADORE ICH LIEBE DICH

HIT ME
HIT ME

HIT ME

HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK

HIT ME SLOWLY HIT ME QUICK

HIT ME

HIT ME

HIT ME~!

[craig johnston]

wrong thread!

:)

[Hermione]

i'm soo sleeppyyy

[~*WickedAngel*~]

*Says in Homer Simpson fasion* Mmmm...Candy....*Now drools*

[Frieda]

wrong thread!


:)




oh yeah

shit

[venusupnorth]

My youngest brother is staying with us for a while, there's so much life in the house these days. My son and brother are jumping on the trampoline outside, I feel nostalgic and I'm remembering the free spirit of youth.

[craig johnston]

oh yeah

shit

two fat persons click click click......
;)

[daverbee]

Got a referral card from my doctor the other day and have an appointment to see an Orthopedic Surgeon about my shoulder. Seems I have a torn rotator cuff.
The guy I'll see is the orthropod for the Jacksonville Jaguars and did a consult with me a long while ago when I had partial ruptures of my Achilles tendons so I know I'm in good hands.
Funny thing:
His name is Tandron and when I emailed Momrbee and Vickie about the appt. Outlook came back with "tendon" as an alternate spelling of "Tandron"! :D

[funkytuba]

Little sheep, don't let your feet stray.

http://www.bordercollie.org/flossplash3.jpg
WOOOOOLF!!

[NimbleMarmoset]

http://www.plasticcandy.com/photos/apt/canisters.JPG

[Brynn]

^I want those. Give them to me.

[craig johnston]

you can.
but first you have to read this (http://mathforum.org/~sarah/shapiro/shapiro.coffeecan.html).

:)

[topcat]

does anyone have any toilet paper?

[venusupnorth]

does anyone have any toilet paper?

I just got back from shopping bought alot of good toilet paper on sale, I'll mail you a role :p

[NimbleMarmoset]

^I want those. Give them to me.


can't . . . . . but you can have these

http://images.replacements.com/images/images2/china/A/P0000188545S0017T2.jpg

[craig johnston]

these are better than those.
anyway, as i was saying,
that live 8 crap bites bad man!

:rolleyes: