It's safe to come out here again HSTNGS THRD x=ax+b mod p

http://www.whatisdeepfried.com/zogg/zogg_4.jpg

To that I can only say:

http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2007/02/02/asset85_widdicombe.jpg

I'm going to miss the olde thread.

Artist: Expose
Song: Seasons Change
Album: Greatest Hits
[" Greatest Hits " CD]

Some dreams
Are in the night time
And some seem like yesterday
But leaves turn brown and fade
Ships sail away
You long to say a thousand words but
Seasons change

It feels
Like it's forever
No reason for emptiness
But time just runs away [time runs away]
No more day by day
You dream again and scenes remain
But seasons change

[I want you]
I want to feel you by my side
[I need you]
Don't you know I need you baby

[Seasons change]
Feelings change
It's been so long since I found you
Yet it seems like yesterday
[Seasons change]
People change
I'll sacrifice tomorrow
Just to have you here today

Forever
Seems so far away
There's time for love and for play
You dream about today [about today]
Feelings slips away
The winds that blow they go away
and seasons change

[I want you]
Don't hide your feelings from inside
[I need you]
I got to have your love now baby

[Seasons change]
[Feelings change]
It's been so long since I found you
Yet it seems like yesterday
[Seasons change]
People change

[I want you]
I want to feel you by my side
[I need you]
I got to have your love now baby

[Seasons change]
Feelings change
It's been so long since I found you
Yet it seems like yesterday
[Seasons change]
People change
I'll sacrifice tomorrow
Just to have you here today
Just to have you here today

Ahh
[Seasons change]
[Feelings change]
It's been so long since I found you
Yet it seems like yesterday
[Seasons change]
Seasons change
[People change]
People change

[Seasons change]
Seasons change
[Feelings change]
Feelings change
[Seasons change]
Change of season
[Season's change]
People change
Ahhhh
[Seasons change]
[Feelings change]
Oooooo

Show me the way to the next sushi whiskey bar. Don't ask why...

This thread will have the advantage that I haven't caused it to get all italics-y.

yet.

Thanks for the tasty lunch, Sara.

http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0690E/t0690e14.gif

TEH MIRACEL OF HSTNGS THREDBIRTH!

It lives.

Worst xpost ever. NOT A TASTY LUNCH.

Thank god. I thought you were going to tell me that's where sushi comes from.

Just when you thought the britney birth picture was played out, you find this:

http://www.dudehisattva.com/britney.jpg

I WAS SAVING THAT FOR LATER, JOHN.

JEEZ.

(XPOST!)

FB - you're welcome re: lunch! Hope you got enough to eat. I can't gauge what normal men eat vs. A-the-marathon-running eating machine.

Also, FB, I hope that you can keep your lunch down after John's lovely image posting.

That is where sushi comes from. xpost

(uggggg - my xpost was referring to the italics thing, seriously)

PAT ROBERTSON WANTS HIS SUSHI.

He uses it in his faith healing rituals.

Pat Robertson's: cooz sorcerer.

Anyway, John just wanted some veal.

Wow that apostrophe is confusing me, to start with.

Happy happy joy joy. You know how you guys met my sister? In April she became WIFEZILLA.

I think I just pwned Our Lord on the GODthread.

Yay, SUZY! Congrats to your sister. It's fun to have a BIL. Sometimes.

I will have to catch up on the GODthread; I've been out all morning.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/your-sushis-let-me-see-them.jpg

MOST USEFUL THING ON THE INTERNET EVER

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/jesus-for-sunbeam-do-not-want.jpg

That site would be better if it would write my papers for me. But just barely.

I like your enigmatic blank posts, John.

Okay, that's weird - suddenly they are SO NOT BLANK.

(FB, did you mess with my eyes this afternoon?)

You have to be patient and wait for the image to load.

Guys, meetings that last for 7 hours where you are thrown at the last minute into the role of logistics coordinator suck really, really hard.

DUDE I HATE THAT SHIT.

Wait, what?

Patient = Not Me.

But also, I've never seen it not give ANY indication whatsoever that there was anything there and then suddenly... IMAGE! It seems really strange.

7 hour meetings sound unacceptable. I hope there were snacks available.

Wait, logistics coordinator?!

He can coordinate logically now.

Wow, I think I know a lot of people who could use those skillz.

Basically at the last minute I had to:

- organize the room, including laying out the take-home materials and setting up the laptop/projector
- set up the dial-in number
- arrange the food
- cue the breaks
- cue the presenters

... all of this while being one of the preenters myself.

It is a sad testimony that the grody birth pictures are brightening my day.

Well THAT sucks. Did the person who was supposed to do all that get sucked into another dimension or what?

The grody birth pictures are brightening my day at this point, too. I've had some super frustrating conversations with community colleges. Which wouldn't be a problem if the college I was going to OFFERED all the classes they required... grrrr.

Dan, you should have brought in your LEGOS and been like, "how's this for logistics, bitches, now build me some robots."

Essentially yes, the guy who was supposed to take care of all of this has been sucked into another dimension. I also learned that his contract is ending but I don't know if he knows that yet. THRILLING!

On the plus side, people seemed to find the training session useful. On the minus side, we have another one tomorrow. Ugh.

(xpost: SHIT DUDE WHY DON'T YOU LIVE HERE SO YOU CAN GIVE ME THESE IDEAS EARLIER)

Can I borrow that idea, too, FB? I think there are some LEGOS at my house that I could use.

I will help with your cheer:

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/number-1-i-can-has-ambulance.jpg

Tomorrow: Michel Gondry style video. That oughta keep 'em busy.

ok awesome (that is to both John and FB)

Okay, someone explain why FB was wearing a hat with what looks like little red flowers on it!

It was his sweet 16.

Awwww... sweet!

Wait, that's not an Easter bonnet?

Next year FB can borrow one of J's cast off dresses... although there might be a size issue there.

http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/public/gallery/lebanese/images/debutantes.gif

Back row, third from right.

...since J. is still wearing a 5T and all.

Oh well, that's what sewing machines are for.

Sara, you don't get a sweet 17, duh.

Wait, I think I said that same thing to you once.

http://kscakes.com/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/so-not-gonna-happen.jpg

BTW, "I accidentally domed your son" should have arrived in the mail tonight. Tentative plans for Friday viewing.

xpost: OK, that's awesome.

BTW, "I accidentally domed your son" should have arrived in the mail tonight. Tentative plans for Friday viewing.

THE WORLD TREMBLES.

Aw, cute puppies.

I'm looking forward to the film report, John.

I just need to return one movie and then it's Shaun of the Dead time at my house. Just remember that if I never get to sleep again, I know where you all live.

I just realized that my loljeff makes no sense w/o the story behind it, but oh well.

http://kscakes.com/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/lol-klwned.jpg

xpost - so tell the story!

Even without the story: FB looks cute in a sunhat.

I knew that sharing that website would be worthwhile.

xpost: only jeff can tell the story.

I can't see it. I can't see three of the pictures you posted, John.

Dan I can see the klwned pic. Yay!

I couldn't see them at first either, FB. Maybe they'll show up later for you? (I literally was on the phone and suddenly they appeared... like magic! And now they are consistently present. Weird.)

FB, step one is to turn your monitor on.

http://kscakes.com/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/i-would-have-sex-with-all-this-white-girls.jpg

Dan, I advise you to avoid that lady who is front and center, and the two people flanking her.

The lady in the middle is the one saying the quote!

hahahahaha

http://kscakes.com/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/my-incontinance-let-me-show-you-it.jpg

ok maybe i should go home

You've had a long day, haven't you.

Yes, I think it might be someone's nap time.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/its-naptime-bitch.jpg

WAIT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY "BITCHES" WAH

Now I can't see Dan's pic. Weird.

I kind of like that picture the way it is.

Also, now I want a nap. It looks like I can leave that cat to do my homework, too. That is awesome training.

FB and I are suffering weird post-sushi ILX blindness, obv.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/ugh-pussybreath.jpg

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/pat-robertson-why-does-he-always-look-like-he-just-threw-it-in-your-mom.jpg

We should not have had the spicy birthing cow rolls.

Yeah, I knew that was a mistake when you suggested it, but as usual, I just went along...

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/praise-him-lol-i-can-has-sacrament.jpg

It was so worth waiting for that picture to load.

The pope speaks.

So, FB. When do we get to go out for spicy calf sushemi? Two blocks down the road . . . and yet (sniff) miles away. You can't leave St. Paul, not when we've seen each other exactly once at the food court. I don't know if I can get used to you not being here . . . it will be such a monumental change in my not-so-day-to-day!

I promise I didn't permanently damage FB at lunch, Caledonia. But I didn't realize I should tether him to St. Paul. Someone should send me clearer instructions next time.

Let's do sushi. This week or next. Also, one more happy hour, for old-times's(es) sake.

wow guys

I can't see the source of the wow. I can't connect. I am severed. I can still feel the phantom pains of my virtual community. ;_;

Wait dude are you moving?

Someone get FB a better computer, stat!

no i'm like "wow, guys, sushi!!!" srsly!

xpost FB: hell yes. Perhaps some cucumber gin prior to a viewing of "I accidently domed your son?"

Ally, you are always welcome in MN for sushi. (Although I'd think you'd have fresher sushi opportunities in DC?!)

Yeah, but in DC you can only get sushi made out of fish.

John prefers sushi made of rubber tires.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/sushi.jpg

DAMMIT, I had a SPAM coupon that I meant to give to you, FB. I thought you could do your SPAM sushi plan and save money at the same time!

http://www.baconunwrapped.com/uploaded_images/baconsushi-787607.jpghttp://www.baconunwrapped.com/uploaded_images/baconsushi-787607.jpghttp://www.baconunwrapped.com/uploaded_images/baconsushi-787607.jpg

Don't forget to make sushi rolls with hot dogs while you're at it.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/daerest-tech-support-i-has-spam.jpg

OR COCKTAIL WEENIES IN SAUCE

I really wish I could see these pictures!

Bacon sushi looks nummy.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/wassup-my-nigiris.jpg

(so ashamed)

See, you have your Party Menu all planned!

AAAAGH

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/i-r-cooz-sorcerer-1.jpg

Caledonia, Friday is on! John, are we confirmed for "domed" action.

UH

Oh wait--the last clause of that sentence.

It's funny how the images are loading so slowly for me and I wait impatiently and then I'm like, aaaaaaargh no, not Pat Robertson AGAIN...

Oh wait--the last clause of that sentence.

ROFL

Pat Robertson. He is the gift that keeps on giving.

I am down for "domed" action on Friday as long as we never ever call it that again.

Excellent so are you ready to get "domed"? I'm gonna have to get plenty drunk, first.

Caledonia, you have two cold Miller High Lifes remaining in your refridgerator. To prompt facilitation of napping.

xpost: Yes to drunk.

I used to watch The 700 Club; surprisingly hilarious. I like it when they heal people through the tv screen.

John J, you are my hero!

Also, DO NOT FORGET to write your "domed" report. Many in remote locations are waiting for this vital information.

http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/n-z/videodrome-se/videodrome-se_shot3l.jpg

WAS THE 700 CLUB LIKE THIS?

ew just say no to slashfic featuring friends

(xpost: cuz it ends up like that)

Don't worry Sara. I'll have my camera phone. It will be a special night for John and FB. I want to make sure they never forget it.

No - much flatter, plus the crazy blonde sidekick who agrees with everything Robertson says was on. It's been too long. I should go back to that.

Caledonia - yay thanks! It's good to have a trained archivist and documentarian.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/hi-dere-happy-2-see-u.jpg

Looking forward to getting "domed". John will slip it out, slide it in and press all the right buttons, and I'll just kick back and relax.

CAN WE PLEASE NEVER SPEAK OF THIS AGAIN?

No, please, go on.

Ned = Devil Man

PLZ TO EXPLAIN THIS IMAGE TO ME:

http://www.blogography.com/photos12/DiamondAss.gif

Not to change the subject or anything.

If you're talking about the anti-hotlinking image, they are implying that you can kiss their ass.

Huh, I thought it was just a strange tattoo.

Actually, that's remarkably similar to the original image.

SUCKERS

OK, I was always baffled by the Shakey Mo hate up until now, but the GODthread makes it all much clearer.

I have yet to visit that thread, but my A+ procrastination skillz suggest that I might get to it tomorrow.

Hey, it's turned into a big party of clusterfuckery! WOOT!

DAMN YOU NUILX IMAGE LIMIT!

There's an image limit?

3 per post, or so they say.

Hey, thanks.

For?

(i don't know what's going on anymore)

My first response was, hey wait, I am an integral part of the continuation of that clusterfuckery.

That wasn't a super serious "hey, thanks" or anything.

I was going to jump in the fray, but I decided to drop my epistemology bomb and run away.

Good point on the agnosticism as greater reactionary stance than atheism, BTW, although I don't think the majority of people on that thread are capable of detaching long enough to get it.

Haha. I don't mind getting into it. xpost

Well, way upthread, TOMBOT substantially said most of what I was trying to get across, but I thought I could make the point cleearer, and I think I failed.

Arguing about agnosticism vs. atheism with a bunch of people that are shoring up their agnostic view with "But, Dude, I mean, how can we really know anything, dude?" is destined for failure.

I kept resisting the urge to be like, here is what it means for me to be an atheist, because I wanted to get through the misconceptions about all things atheist.

Okay, as a self-proclaimed agnostic I have to say that I would like to load all hippie agnostics into a burlap sack and toss them off a bridge.

Agnosticism makes sense to me because the entire concept of God renders Him/It unknowable by definition; why should I spend time believing or not believing in something that is impossible to comprehend and, as such, cannot impact my life in any manner I can feasibly recognize? That is a mug's game; the only thing that makes sense to me is to treat the lessons religions attempt to teach much as you would any other flavor of philosophy and follow the ones that best fit into your definition of morality.

Having not looked at the thread for the past few hours, I'm not totally following (and I can't take time for it now - but LATER...). Even so, I'm just going to toss out why I take the agnostic stance vs. the "I'm an atheist" stance - to me atheism is a faith itself; you believe avidly that there is nothing. I'm (apparently) not built to have that kind of faith in "God" or "not-God."

But I'm at a total disadvantage when 1. I haven't read the thread, so I don't know what happened and more importantly 2. two of you have philosophy degrees and therefore have been trained to argue logically and well (or so I am given to understand).

DUDES, QUIT HARSHING MY MASSIVE ATHEISTIC BONGRIPS WITH YOUR AGNOSTICISMISM!

DUDES, QUIT HARSHING MY MASSIVE ATHEISTIC BONGRIPS WITH YOUR AGNOSTICISMISM AGNOSTICISMISMS!

We are sorry that we aren't living up to your expectations, John. But we're all going to have to live with it.

I guess that once I reached the point where I was certain in my agnosticism--that I could never know, I began to form an idea of what I believed in, and that the god concept was neither necessary nor sufficient, and was in fact in conflict with my belief structure. From that point, the lingering question of god y/n was just a pebble in my shoe. Why not just shake it out and be done with it?

Technically, I'm an agnostic, as are many theists. They have faith in god. I have faith in a naturalistic universe full of wonder and certain amazing things like consciousness and all of the spectacular intrigues that are given rise to by it's existence.

As far as morality and ethics go, well, theists generally argue from authority and revelation. I cut out the middle man. If I can't know the mind of god, then I can't make use of revelation or authoritative texts. I believe that from within spiritual and religious disciplines arise a plethora of advice and common sense and philosophical explorations of value, and I can appreciate them and make use of them, but god isn't in those texts.

I can see all lolpics now at home. So awesome.

Also, I was totally harshing on agnostics because I got sick of reading that atheists are militant reactionaries.

If I can't know the mind of god, then I can't make use of revelation or authoritative texts.

I don't buy this. I don't think Jesus saying, "I am the son of God and I say y'all should be nice to people who have sucky lives," means there's no point and no value in being nice to people who have sucky lives. Outside of a few egregious examples, I don't think the source of a moral value is important when evaluating the value of said moral value; you don't have to believe in God or Jesus to find value in the idea that everyone being nice to each other would greatly improve life on Earth.

Also a good number of the atheists on ILX are offensively reactionary, to the point of writing things like "I don't see why I shouldn't make fun of religious people for believing in fairy tales" and "Intelligent people don't need religion" in complete po-faced seriousness.

See, my only recent experience with this kind of "discussion" involves my SIL's atheist husband (who is as Dan is describing) vs. my FIL - a closet theologian with a philosophy degree. I seriously want to slap both of them whenever religion comes up.

However, most of my life experience with atheists is not like that, and apparently I don't pay attention to most ILX atheists because I never think of atheists as reactionary, and certainly not "militantly."

BTW Dan, I read your first post about this out loud to A. and he lit up like a tall, athletic, possibly overly sun-exposed Xmas tree. He told me to pass on that he thought you were totally 8080. (Uh, he didn't say it exactly like that, though.)

Also, since my FIL just left my house yesterday, can I just vent for one second about the story he always tells about his friend from college who was then an atheist but now believes in God without question? I mean, that's a nice anecdote and all, but anecdotes do not equal data, and not all atheists are going to (or should) come arount to a theist point of view.

(I think I need a night of drinking and venting about his perpetual myopia.)

(I should probably clarify that FIL tells that anecdote in such a way that it's clear the he thinks that OF COURSE the atheist friend would finally see the light. ARGH. Okay, I'm going to work this out on my treadmill.)

Let me rephrase that sentence (look at what I wrote right after that).

If I can't know the mind of god, then I can't make use of revelation or authoritative texts arguments from authority (i.e. this is true because it is the word of god).

I believe that Jesus is saying that he speaks with divine authority, but I also believe that Jesus was also saying "this is right, because it is right" and I agree with most of what he says is right. We really aren't in great disagreement on this.

Yeah, a good number of atheists are assholes, and I've never trucked with them, and have argued for understanding of religion and against dismissal and mockery. But when Shakey wrote that Atheists are inherently reacting to theism that got my goat. There were a number of other generalizations that I thought were mostly ignorant.

Haha well dude come on, Shakey is Shakeyesque!

I also believe that Jesus was also saying "this is right, because it is right" and I agree with most of what he says is right.

I really appreciate this notion and often thing that the trouble with Christianity is that to be Christian you seem to not have to follow anything that Jesus taught, but just "have a personal relationship" with Jesus/God. At bottom I kind of think of that as the "Jesus as self-esteem" religion. (Or worse, "Jesus tells me who to vote for and what to think about social issues and where to go on Sunday," - which is all minus the compassion. Not even the Golden Rule seems important or relevant to that type.)

(really going to the treadmill soon...)

Although, on the positive side, you have the idea that god has already forgiven you, and that all you have to do is accept god's grace and you're solid, because at that point, doing the right thing is not a way to buy your way into heaven, but something you do because you believe that you ought to--a relationship that is both liberating and that demands advanced moral development. One actually has the opportunity to be truly righteous, because it's not blackmail.

Well, that's the conceit, anyway. I think it often works itself out as you describe it.

It doesn't always seem to work that way; just often enough for me to be truly repelled by the phenomenon.

There's actually an Episcopalian church full of super nice, not hateful people in Burnsville that my friends go to that I would probably go to if 1. I were not lazy on Sundays and 2. I could pretend that I had some kind of belief. I like the music and the people and they actually *do* things that are positive for the community, but... yeah, every time I have to go to any kind of church service, I find myself looking around at people and wondering if they are faking their prayers.

Negotiating all of this with kids is even trickier, btw. 4lex at least has an idea of "God," but then he'll ask, "well, is God real?" and I'm all, "yeah, I guess it's possible...." Being an atheist or a theist would be simpler with kids. Kids like certainty.

Raise 4lex as a Scientologist and Jul14 as a Quaker.

Ha ha, J. at a Quaker meeting... yeah, THAT would work.

4lex would probably dig Scientology, though. Yikes.

FB YOU ARE DOING GOD'S WORK ON THE PIRATES THREAD.

TONIGHT WE ARE BOTH MARTYRED BY I ACCIDENTALLY DOMED YOUR SON LAST SUMMER

YES WE ARE WHERE IS TEH THREAD OR SHOULD WE START A NEW ONE?

Also, your place or mine for teh doming action?

WINK WINK.

Hey! I'm getting in on this action too! (also, my apartment is almost spotless, and it certainly is p377yless. FB, you'd be amazed!)

We will figure out the location after work, at the bar. I think it would be fun to do this at Caledonia's, but, dear friend, you do not have the internets. Must we live-blog, or do we post afterwards?

oh that sucks! of course, we could use a word document and cut and past the transcript to the web.

stupid lack of internets.

If we go to your house, maybe we can pick up my laptop? I should have brought it with me.

Wouldn't you still need the internet connection?

I must have your report while I'm writing my sociology paper!

That kinda seems out of the way. I do have a laptop at home and a jump stick. I'm just throwin that out there.

Alright, so it's come down to live-blogging vs. Casa de Caledonia. Both have strengths. Let's, the three of us, negotiate over Hendricks and tonics.

Good luck guys; I am looking forward to your collective work. Especially if there will be camera phone pics.

Is there a place for K and I to sleep at your house if the movie forces us to shit-facedness of the immobilized quality?

We have the couch and the daybed. The pool table isn't stable enough.

Wait, I have to work tomorrow, I R IDIOT.

Let's, the three of us, negotiate over Hendricks and tonics.

I NEED TO KNOW NOW, THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME ALSO IT GIVES ME SOMETHING TO WASTE TIME WITH WHILE I SHOULD BE WORKING.

(psst...I don't really need to know now.)

(psst... yeah he does need to know or else the bunny gets it)

NO NOT THE BUNNY NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Hahahaha. Fools. Thats not the bunny. *This* is the bunny.

Put your pants back on, dude.

Okay, this is not good. Who let FB have the bunny?

Caledonia, SAVE THE BUNNY. YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.

I am not putting my pants back on the bunny.

When did you get so conservative anyway? Sheesh.

Put your pants back on, dude.

-- John Justen, Friday, June 1, 2007 6:59 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Okay, this is not good. Who let FB have the bunny?

Caledonia, SAVE THE BUNNY. YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.

-- Sara R-C, Friday, June 1, 2007 6:59 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

DO NOT LET PEER PRESSURE TRICK YOU INTO TOUCHING FB'S BUNNY.

Well, I didn't say she shouldn't wear latex gloves, did I?

INSUFFICIENT.

gloves ain't gonna cut it

Haha. You guys are so confused. You don't even know what a bunny is. Whata buncha blowjobs.

HAZ MAT SUIT

blowjobs = domed???

It's all starting to make sense now.

SORRY, FB ACCIDENTALLY DOMED YOUR SON.

Whatever, grandma. You're not hip to my lingo, dig?

OH GOD THAT WAS AN XPOST SARA DO NOT KILL ME.

that poor bunny . . .

...is dead.

lol John; I'll let you live. (But maybe not babysit.)

FB, I hope you're not calling me "grandma." Them's fighting words.

THE BUNNY CANNOT DIE.

NO.

VINCENT GALLO TO THREAD.

John will drink no bunny wine before its' time?

I don't believe that for a second.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/spartacus_mills/crucified_easter_bunny.jpg

xpost: wrong gallo.

Vincent Gallo makes childrens stories about bunnies.

DO NOT GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH.

Children's stories or "children's stories?"

(My favorite bunny-related children's story = Guess How Much I Love You.)

His film "The Brown Bunny" is almost exclusively based on that book.

Holy crap, start the script now.

A car is driving along a winding road. [technical term for shot from above at an angle from some sort of aeronautical contraption.] A flaming meteor shoots out of the sky and hits the car. [a closer shot from the ground] A bunch of hot chicks climb out of the meteor.

The fact that FB hasn't jumped in by this point implies that he has been fired and is being physically removed from his office building.

xpost nevermind.

Wait. Are you guys implying that you've actually SEEN "The Brown Bunny"????????

I knew you guys were "crazy" but I didn't think you were actually, honest-to-goodness CRAZY.

Oh you GUYS. None of you have changed a bit.

Never heard of it. Will I rue this day?

p.s. crab joke was awesome.

Jeff sees the Brown Bunny every time he goes to prison.

xpost: HAH!

I guess my art film joke was too highbrow for some of you.

Never heard of it. Will I rue this day?

Not as much as Chloe Sevigny!

Will I rue this day?

Do you really need to ask?

HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND (TO ME AND DAN).

xpost: you have no idea

For FB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brown_Bunny

John DID YOU SEE THIS MOVIE y/n

No, I've resisted the temptation to be appalled, but now that we're watching the worst movies ever, maybe it's time.

Upon his return to America, however, Gallo took a defiant stance, defending the film and denying his apology. A war of words then erupted between Gallo and film critic Roger Ebert, with Ebert writing that The Brown Bunny was the worst film in the history of Cannes, and Gallo retorting by calling Ebert a "fat pig with the physique of a slave trader."[3] Ebert then responded, paraphrasing a statement once made by Winston Churchill, that "one day I will be thin, but Vincent Gallo will always be the director of The Brown Bunny." Gallo then claimed to have put a hex on Ebert's colon, cursing the critic with cancer. Ebert then replied that enduring his colonoscopy would be more entertaining than watching The Brown Bunny. Gallo, afterward, stated that he had been misquoted and that the hex had actually been placed on Ebert's prostate.

I can't imagine any situation where it would ever be time for me to watch Vincent Gallo get his knob slobbed.

Also Roger Ebert = King of Pwn.

Wow, who would of thought that Chloe's career could've have gone downward after Gummo.

Nice job avoiding "gone down" in that sentence.

Doesn't Gummo come after going downward?

She swallowed her dignity.

She didn't spit?

Only the Key Grip knows for sure.

On a different subject, I WANT:

http://features-temp.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/202307/202307_1163821204_medium.jpg

Your decorating decisions have always been interesting, John.

Dear HSTNGS Thred,

Have a super weekend!

xo,

-S

A few years ago I donated a small amount of money to the Dem running for Congress in SD. She won. Today I got a very nice wedding announcement - complete with photo - from her (presumably from her office).

I'm suppressing the temptation to write a note to her in shaky handwriting, saying that the picture is very nice, but I'm worried that her husband is too old for her.

Oh, give in.

Ned, your superhero name must be The Enabler.

My story is similar, but I just get a lot of manipulative requests for more money.

I'm assuming that will be in the mail today.

My friend is looking for a school for her son to attend.

Friend: There are an awful lot of Christian schools... Gethesane Lutheran.

Me: That sounds... uh... festive.

Friend: (realizing) Yeah... it sounds a little dark. (Pause.) I wonder what the graduation ceremony is like.

Is it wrong for me to still be laughing to myself about that?

No, your friend's response is hilarious.

I kind of hope her school search goes on for a while because I need more funny stuff in my life.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/gethesane-lutheran-presents-all-night-grad-party-2009.jpg

Can't see that pic at work. Something to do with Gethsemane?

FB, why your work computer brake all the hearts?

(Also, I have no idea how to describe that image, but rest assured that it is roffle-icious.)

I really have to stop trying to use variations on "rofl," don't I.

Can someone post hte link?

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/gethesane-lutheran-presents-all-night-grad-party-2009.jpg

(BTW, if you turn images off in your preferences, the pages load much faster and it now displays the link in place of the image. Just so's you know.)

LUNCH HOUR FOR MY CORPORATE BUDDIES = BORING.

Perhaps I should just have a conversation with my other ILX personas.

I was spacing out and browsing articles at Fark.com over my lunch. In honor of the Church of Scientology buying the building next to my place of employment, behold a list of other celebrities involved in the world of Scientology besides Tom Cruise and John Travolta:

http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=1994

http://www.beau.lib.la.us/lib/features/1998/may/dolls.jpg

xpost: that's not in reference to Scientology, although it might as well be.

http://www.lawtondolls.com/assets/images/Tea_Party_shirley_G.jpg

L To R: Teh Gzeus, Paul Wagemann, Tuomas, Louis Jagger in a dress.

Ladies who lunch!

That's Kirstie Alley on the far left, isn't it? (dammit,XPOST)

God I hate summer vacation. Wow.

TRY WORKING IN GEETAR STORE W/SUMMER VACATION.

YOU CAN'T ALL PLAY "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" WRONG AT THE SAME TIME, CHILDRENS.

OH YES THEY CAN

AND DO

lol grunge

It's true: my kids are blessedly free of musical instruments thus far. But how long is that going to last...

This reminds me; does 4lex want a drumkit, a violin or a trumpet for his birthday?

I think he wants to have my eardrums removed.

Actually, he told me that he wants to play the drums a couple of weeks ago. WHY GOD WHY?

Also, Dan, I'm counting on your financial and self-preservation sense to stop you from pursuing that idea. Because someday you might have kids and you have NO IDEA the number of horrible noisy toys that are out there in the modern era. And kids loooooooove them. And I'm not above retaliation.

This reminds me; does 4lex want a drumkit, a violin or a trumpet for his birthday?

YES.

OK, everybody chip in for 4lex's birthday present. Julia gets a fog horn and a klaxon just 'cause.

Did I mention that I will murder your all in your sleep? Cuz, you know, I will.

And I mean that in the nicest possible way.

GUYS I CAN'T DECIDE

Option A: http://www.amazon.com/Radical-Rhythms-X-Treme-Scratch-Keyboard/dp/B000IHHNKA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6/102-4227232-2523309?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1181160925&sr=8-6

Option B: http://www.amazon.com/3-Piece-Junior-Childrens-Starter-Hi-Hat/dp/B000NHXAWU/ref=sr_1_22/102-4227232-2523309?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1181161039&sr=8-22

PS Sara, what's your mailing address? I have a book I want to send you.

ACTUALLY WAIT

http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Singing-Cake-Plate/dp/B00005BP17/ref=pd_sim_t_5/102-4227232-2523309?ie=UTF8&qid=1181160925&sr=8-6

WTF IS THIS

Wait this is an option, too:

http://www.amazon.com/Cecilio-Black-Lacquer-Trumpet-Carrying/dp/B000EPRBE4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/102-4227232-2523309?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1181161228&sr=8-4

xpost - You guys used to have a sense of self-preservation. (Okay maybe not John.)

That cake plate is so going to be a wedding present for someone.

GOTHOLIN:

http://www.amazon.com/ViolinFactory-Teachers-Recommended-Student-Complete/dp/B000CRYWTQ/ref=sr_1_2/102-4227232-2523309?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1181161286&sr=1-2

SARA YOU KNOW MY BROTHER IS GETTING MARRIED THIS SUMMER, RIGHT?????

OMG AWESOME!

First the mystery of wait, who is this from... then WTF IS THIS?!

The cake plate is well made and the lights are great for kids parties but word to the wise. There is no volume control that I have found and it is extremely loud. It sounds like a bad new year's eve recording of Happy Birthday. The first time I played it, it sent my 1 year old into the other room as fast as he could crawl.

Please tell me that they are having a public gift-opening.

Because that would really wake the guests up... towels... china... more towels... silverware... and THEN.

Maybe I can arrange that...

I'm kind of falling in love with this idea.

To be mounted on the dining room table:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hand-Klaxon-arooga-Horn-w-mount-Model-T-Ford-brass-era_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42606QQihZ004QQitemZ140125255105QQrdZ1

You realize that my FIL collects instruments - mostly woodwind/brass. If only I hadn't gotten him that Scotch this year. I should break out of my boring habits.

hahahaha I was going to post this:

http://www.amazon.com/5-8-INDOOR-OUTDOOR-HORN/dp/B0002BBPI8/ref=sr_1_1/102-4227232-2523309?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1181161701&sr=1-1

http://www.verypink.com/Images/jingles/candh.jpghttp://www.voiceamp.com/catalog/pix/bigva89.gif

FB failed to include the equipment to directly inject the sugar into the kids' veins.

http://hs-staffserver.stjames.k12.mn.us/~chaste/Drug_WebPages_05/Trimester2/5Derekcocaine/images/crack-pipe6557.jpghttp://www.benettontalk.com/megaphone.gif

I don't know why I thought that would look less sinister.

GUYS, SCROLL DOWN HERE:

http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/class/9-5.html

B3N 0BL3R'S PHONE #?????

Do we start mysterious email campaign?

I don't know how common the name "B3n 0bl34" is, but it could be...

WOW, ANOTHER NUMBER TO ADD TO MY GROWING "DO NOT CALL EVER" LIST.

That pretty much has to be him. Someone call him and ask if the car comes with any rippin' Steve Vai cassettes, then we'll know for sure.

hahahahahahahahaha

I'm gonna email him yr number.

lol, Dan is so cruel. I love that about him.

WOW, ANOTHER NUMBER TO ADD TO MY GROWING "DO NOT ANSWER THE PHONE WHEN THIS APPEARS ON CALLER ID" LIST.

DAN, R0N V0N B4RG3N IS VISITING BOSTON FOR A MOPAR CONVENTION AND WAS WONDERING IF HE COULD STAY ON YOUR COUCH. FOR A MONTH. I SAID IT WAS OK, PLZ TO SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS ASAP.

Wait, v0n B4rg3n... older sister named P4ul4? omg lol

They were a family of fascinating people, oh yes.

Last time I saw P4ul4 she advised me that Jesus would never give up on me, so I should always trust him. I really never know how to respond to that kind of conversation.

Oh, by the way, I just bought my first suit. Cue rolling clouds of hellfire, distant unearthly hooves, etc.

I have been informed that Jesus will never give up on me as well. Which means that Jesus is one stupid motherfucker.

I just bought my first suit.

Okay what the heck?

Jesus will never give up on you, yes, but he is actively pursuing your eternal damnation.

I go to weddings. Suits look kind of cool. Some day I may have to participate in some sort of formal business whatsis, or at least I imagine it could happen.

xpost

I bet eternal damnation court is even more backlogged than American courts.

xpost to John: uh... congratulations!

go to weddings.

This is kind of begging the question of what you wore to weddings before this. But nevermind; I'll use my imagination.

Open DO NOT WANT jpg, paste angry Jesus head over dog head and paste John head over broccoli.

A vision that will haunt me to my dying day.

hey y'all. i didn't know you were open for business again!

Hi M@tt!

btw open for business does not mean that we're selling any HSTNGS thread regulars.

Yet.

xpost to FB - YESSSSSSS PLZ.

Hey M@tt, we were operating on the DL for a while, but we are back with a public face again, like the shriners and the GOP.

I will sell FB to just about anyone. I'm certain that he feels the same.

For $5 or a Supermom's sandwich, you too can throw it in my good friend Fluffy Bear!

John could have a career in advertising.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/hstngs-thrd-open-for-business-5.jpg

go to weddings.

This is kind of begging the question of what you wore to weddings before this. But nevermind; I'll use my imagination.

-- Sara R-C, Wednesday, June 6, 2007 9:34 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/shedotcom/bullpouch.jpg

YOU'RE WELCOME.

$5.00 = the current admission price for insanity.

It's rude to refer to FB's poopchute as "insanity".

Also John, thanks, I may never attend another wedding again.

John's raising money to pay for the lancing of his genital boils.

I truly hope he raises enough before his problem becomes too acute and amputation is indicated.

John's raising money to pay for the lancing of his genital boils.

-- Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows, Thursday, 7 June 2007 00:49 (24 minutes ago) Link

They're your genital boils, FB, I just rent them out to the public.

I don't believe in ownership of other people. I'm just not that kind of pimp.

guys stop making me homesick

If you are homesick for HSTNGS, seek help now Dan.

If you are homesick for talk about genital boils, well, that makes more sense.

Guys, the Happy Birthday Singing Cake Plate is on sale today for $8.99. Tell me that is not a sign.

Okay, this picture is begging (srsly, no pun intended) for some captions. Have at it:

http://www.dogboston.com/askjo/images/tired%20dog.jpg

No, I won't. (xpost)

I HAS A NEW COMPUTER

...tell Sara it's not a sign, because it is. I will caption the photo.

WAHT KIND WAHT GOODIES

WAHT COMPUTER

..tell Sara it's not a sign, because it is.

Tell me yourself!

Dan - congrats on your new computer.

Caledonia - I only wish I could caption that photo. BUT it does speak well for itself.

Obviously that dog is running in his sleep, chasing rabbits. So graceful, caught in mid-air.

I am distracted by the sofa, which reminds me of Martha Stewart for some reason. But would Martha let a dog sleep on her couch?

That's beautiful, FB.

"My God, it's full of rabbits."

oh shit!

Wait, this isn't more discussion of FB's bunny, is it?

here we go again . . .

I'm beginning to think it's some kind of cry for help.

It's making me emit cries for help.

Yours are inaudible.

I HAS DELL XPS 410 w/ 250GB HARD DRIVE AND CORE 2 DUO PROCESSOR AND (windows vista)

MY KINGDOM FOR AN <EMBED> POWER!

xpost

keening.wav

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=18276

Dan, I am lost with computer talk, but I'm sure it will be gr8.

John... I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

I'm currently trying to register online for Fall semester. It is SO not functioning (for me or anyone else). Frustrating! Especially since when I finally do get registered, my reward is yay, I get to take Nutrition class!

I need a drink. What am I having?

Try lifting the handset from the cradle and dialing back in to your telnet portal, Sara. xpost.

YOU ARE HAVING A MOJITO

PERHAPS YOU COULD HARD BOOT YOUR VIC20 BY UNPLUGGING IT FROM THE WALL FOR 10 SECONDS.

SHOT OF OUZO.

Dan, you might be right. VERY VERY RIGHT.

John, to be more clear, I'm covering my ears and saying LA LA LA LA. It might be deliberate.

Ouzo huh.

Okay, I'm taking that under serious consideration at this point, too.

... did somebody say Ouzo???

2 Parts Ouzo
1 Part Whipping Cream
1 Part Italian Dressing.

I shall call it "THE SKULLFUCK".

HI DERE ELMO!

Good lord John. That's... ummm... inventive.

Hi elmo!

o hi dere! i suddenly crave ouzo, even though the weather is not quite hot enough yet

Due to the name of John's drink, I believe it should be served in a human skull. I'd get plastic because it would be really difficult to seal all the little holes in a real one.

I HAVE HIGH STANDARDS OF DRINKING AWFULNESS TO UPHOLD. xxpost

(PS: I am currently stumped re:the neffertini, but I'm working on it.)

ouzo on the rocks + gyro == happy elmo reveling in the tasty treasures of his paternal lineage. (this also means i have lots of moles, several of which will soon be removed.)

Standards that most can never hope to aspire to. (xpost to John)

elmo, now I'm hungry, too, damn your eyes.

(for the gyros, not the moles. JUST TO BE CLEAR HERE)

YOU DRINK THE SKULLFUCK OUT OF THIS

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/hirst460.jpg

oh god i am hungry

Expensive but elegant.

WAIT WAIT WE ALREADY DRANK OUT OF A SKULL WHEN WE HAD ELMO'S FAKE BLOOD DRINK. THERE ARE PICTURES OF THIS ON TEH OTHER THRD.

xxxpost: oh shit though, that's fancy. I would like to drink out of that.

elmo, it's too bad you are far far away; I have an excess of brownies and chocolate cherry birthday cake at my house. And another birthday is happening tomorrow. I need help with this stuff.

i had a kashi bar but it was hardly satisfying.

I've never tried one. I am thinking of taking Luna bars to 3 1/2 hour long classes from now on, but I'm so overdosed on sweets right now that it sounds horrible.

Gyros would be good. Or something with lots of cheese.

Or Indian food.

sarah, my mom made gyros at home a couple weeks ago -- i did not know it could be done! basically you make a meatload with ground beef & lamb, cook it, then slice it up and pan-fry the slices. OMG the taste

haha "meatload"

i meant "meatloaf"

i hope that was obvious.

first one to make a joke about my mom's meatload gets to swallow their own teeth.

mmmmmmmmmm cucumber sauce

ALRIGHT THAT'S IT

that wasn't a joke. i just like cucumber sauce.

i love lamb and i love gyro, but i really really love cucumber sauce

isn't "meatload" what she first named you when you fell out of her tummy into the dumpster?

FB does love cucumber sauce.

(I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS THE CUE FOR SOMEONE TO CREATE A RELATED DRINK)

elmo, you should dress up like a zombie and terrorize FB. For science!

OK, a gyro drink would have to include hendricks gin. That's all I know so far, but it needs work.

I fear the possibilities of a drink named "the meatload".

sara, our first kickball game is this weekend!!! so psyched.

also, john, I feel that a MEATLOAD cocktail would have to include the RI local delicacy of weiner sauce, which is normally served on hot weiners.

(I'll also add that hot weiners are also informally known as "gaggers," just to ensure that this is the gayest post ever on ILX.)

a weiner sauce recipe:

* 2 pounds of hamburger
* ½ cup of lard
* 8 ounces of water
* 1 large onion, finely minced
* 4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
* 1 teaspoon of cumin
* 1 tablespoon of paprika
* 1 tablespoon of celery salt
* 1 tablespoon of chili powder
* 1 tablespoon of allspice
* 2 teaspoons of dry mustard
* 1 teaspoon of Tabasco
* 1 teaspoon of salt

Render the lard in a large pan over medium heat, and saute the onions and garlic until they are translucent. Add all the spices except the salt and the Tabasco. Add the hamburger, breaking it up and stirring it continually until crumbly and cooked. Add the water and cook as long as it takes to evaporate the water. By this time the hamburger should be blended into the sauce. If this does not happen, then add four more ounces of water and reduce. Add salt and Tabasco in proportions that suit your taste.

from http://www.quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id=129

http://images.scrippsweb.com/FOOD/2003/01/29/kaga_takeshi_e.jpg

you have your challenge ingredient. begin!

If this does not happen, then add four more ounces of water and reduce.

It is instructions like this that convince me that I don't want to learn to cook.

Have fun with your zombie kickball, elmo! I'm almost envious.

Also, I wound up with a very potent peach sangria, not a mojito or a shot of ouzo, but I'm all ready to try again with the registration thing.

Still not functioning. LAME.

PLZ TO EXPLAIN IMAGE TO ME THX:

http://originaldo.com/st.-louis-arch-roy-rogers.jpghttp://originaldo.com/st.-louis-arch-roy-rogers.jpghttp://originaldo.com/st.-louis-arch-roy-rogers.jpg

Squibs! Squibs! Squibs!

I can offer no explanation, unless Missouri loved Roy Rogers so much that they turned him into PlasticMan. Not that THAT makes sense.

http://kscakes.com/LolCats/Default.aspx

BROKEN.

http://www.christianpoint.org/inspiration/images/crying_baby.jpghttp://www.youth2000ny.com/Help/crying%20baby.gifhttp://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/113-2/crybaby.jpg

http://www.bsnews.org/pictures/images/1153461273_bush_crying_baby.jpghttp://www.bsnews.org/pictures/images/1153461273_bush_crying_baby.jpghttp://www.bsnews.org/pictures/images/1153461273_bush_crying_baby.jpg

http://www.ridingsun.com/files/ridingsun-bushBaby.JPGhttp://www.ridingsun.com/files/ridingsun-bushBaby.JPGhttp://www.ridingsun.com/files/ridingsun-bushBaby.JPG

These babies seem to have a lot of common sense.

http://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPG

I SEE A PATTERN EMERGING.

ALSO:

http://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPG

I think I could post that image all day and still be amused.

On the other hand, now I'm going off to bed with imagines of the President dancing in my head. THAT'S not going to help the nightmare problem one whit.

Okay the look on that last baby's face is priceless. Brilliant sign. (Also omg, cute FAT KNEES.)

ILX 2

You have tried to insert a duplicate message.

http://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPG

http://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGHEEhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGHEEhttp://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPGHEE!

(John, you probably don't remember saying this to me, but I've always remember you saying "babies suck your brains out." I don't disagree.)

Ok, I'll stop now.

xpost: nope, I remember that, and stand firmly behind it to this day.

http://www.bartcop.com/scared-w-baby.JPG

I kind of wish I had a scanner so I could post 4lex's first photo, taken by the nurses in the NICU 9 years ago tomorrow morning.

God I have GOT to go to bed, I'm teetering between hilarity and nostalgia.

I'm done with the babies, goddamit.

Good night HSTNGS threaders.

P.S.

http://members.aol.com/lupinaccim/bush-eats-baby-small.jpg

for in that sleep of death what dreams may come

OMG! WTF! LOL!

From the BBC:
The US military is developing a robot with a teddy bear-style to help carry injured soldiers away from the battlefield
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6729745.stm?

New Scientist magazine reports that the "friendly appearance" of the robot is designed to put the wounded at ease.

Wow.

You know, I was TERRIFIED of the notion of robots as a child. Yet another thing keeping me out of the military now. ;)

Also, John's last lovely picture there reminds me that Shaun of the Dead was awesome; A. and I loved it, and you guys were right - it didn't scare me. So thanks for the suggestion/nagging peer pressure.

Lesson for the day: Peer pressure = GOOD.

No one ever said that we wouldn't come to troubling conclusions.

You know, if you'd told me that the guy from Black Books was in Shaun of the Dead, I probably would have watched even if it scared the hell out of me.

A MIRACLE HAS OCCURRED! I think I have successfully registered online for my class. Everyone must celebrate this weekend, in your own ways.

PS to Dan - regarding Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood - is that a one-off sort of thing, or is it part of a series such that it won't make sense all alone? A. saw that episode on tv as a kid somehow and he always talks about how much it freaked him out.

I am about to do lye-based battle with my bathroom sink. Wish me luck.

If I die, none of you can have any of my stuff.

http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/photo/images/images-51-100/photo61p.jpg

IS THIS OK?

Jesus John. That is NOT an acceptable way to celebrate successful registrations.

(Seriously, are those your hands? Because first of all, why would you not be wearing protective gloves? And I don't have a second of all, because that looks really not good.)

The day I wear a thumb ring is the day you are welcome to kill me.

Anyone trying to force a thumb ring on me in the future will be considered suspect. You are forewarned.

Oh ffs, why it even enters my head to worry about you I HAVE NO IDEA.

If you're going to clean stuff with chemicals, wear some damn gloves.

Also, I predict a slew of surprise thumb ring gifts in your future.

Gloves are for ladymen. And FB isn't here, so I don't predict any glove-wearing in the near future.

I'm not even going to try to interpret that last sentence.

Kick yourself in the shins for me, plz. And try to be serious about it.

I WILL INTERPRET IT FOR YOU. FB IS A MAN WHO IS ALSO A LADY, AND LIKES TO WEAR GLOVES. WITH HIS PETTICOATS. LACEY GLOVES. WE TRY TO STOP HIM, BUT IT IS TO NO AVAIL.

Just remember Scurvy: FB knows all of your secrets, too.

I only wish that FB's petticoat and lacey glove/gauntlet fetish was more secretive.

I will not deign to bow to your threats.

If your heart is in your dreams/ no request is too extreme...

I will not deign to bow to your threats.

It's FB who knows most of your secrets, not me. REMEMBER?

Sadly (or fortunately), I think we all have more than enough dirt on each other to keep each other in check.

Also, daer people who told me how graet this new NIN is, what am I missing?

Checks and balances. It's a SYSTEM, people.

I've only listened to half of the new NIN, and that was this afternoon, but I liked what I heard... somehow I do not think this is helpful to you, review-wise.

I think the new NIN is decent; on balance, I think I like With Teeth a lot more but I don't hate Year Zero.

Also: The Stones of Blood - is that a one-off sort of thing, or is it part of a series such that it won't make sense all alone?

"The Stones of Blood" was part 3 of the 6 part "Key of Time" season; the six stories were self-contained but had an overarching narrative theme that meant that some things that happened that year were completely incomprehensible in isolation.

FUN FACT: Douglas Adams wrote "The Pirate Planet", part 2 of "The Key of Time" storyline. It features a robot parrot.

...but I don't hate Year Zero.

I love Dan's reviews. My NIN exposure has been pretty much nothing since Broken, which I believe got sold in one of our OMG WE ARE BROKE moments years ago.

Thx for Dr. Who info; I'd kind of like to get "The Stones of Blood" and see if his memory matches up. Usually it does because he saw so little tv. I suppose it won't seem scary anymore, though.

Ha, the only Doctor Who thing I saw was seemingly about some huge plant monster; I remember being afraid to go into the room with the tv at my Grandma's house in Cannon Falls. I never dared check it out after that!

Robot parrots would have probably scared the hell out of me at the time, too. Maybe not if they were scripted by Douglas Adams...

Random trivia: I wore my NIN t-shirt when I met the President of Olaf right after I transferred in. I didn't even mean to meet him; I just happened to be where the meet and greet for students was. I think M414 dragged me into it. The President was really curious about what my t-shirt was all about.

I also have a curiously clear memory of watching K8 head to the mosh pit during the NIN show at the first Lollapalooza.

I am bumping this thread to save us all the pain of having to use "search" or worse, having to bookmark something.

I still don't love Mondays.

zombie kickball photos forthcoming!!!1

I am now certain I like With Teeth more than Year Zero, but I like both more than Medulla.

Looking forward to zombie pics. "Key of Time"--is that Dr. Who?

Dan, just rank the whole NIN discography. Objectively.

Zombie pics, yay!

"Key of Time" is Doctor Who, specifically these six stories:

The Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
The Androids of Tara
The Power of Kroll
The Armageddon Factor

Featuring the very ROWRsome Mary Tamm as Romanadvoratrelundar.

Sara, you know Medulla is a Bjork album, right? (An incredibly self-indulgent-even-by-her-standards Bjork album, actually.)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/tamm/images/340/tamm04.jpg

ROWR

Ooooh, thanks for Key of Time help.

Ha ha, no I have no point of reference for Bjork whatsoever! (Okay, except SWAN DRESS.) Because I have lived under a rock for many years. A big, big rock.

By the way, it's REALLY hard to catch up if you spend much time under a rock. Just so you know.

</end pathetic defensiveness>

ZOMBI PCTURS STAT YS YS YS WHEEEEEE!

xpost: wait, sara, you know that bjork was in Abba, right? I seem to remember you having that best of Abba CD just like everyone else on the goddamn planet the year I went to college.

(PS: Those are the stories in order.)
(PPS: I listed them from memory.)
(PPPS: *sob*)
(PPPPS: I thought Bjork was in Ace of Base, not Abba?)

Nope, I had NO IDEA that Bjork was in Abba. And I did not have an Abba CD until a few years ago.

You did once express a desire to destroy a Cher CD that I had, but I don't think you'd get that confused with Abba.

Why is Dan sobbing?!

Wasted brain cells re: PS and PPS.

Don't feel bad about wasted brain cells. You have an excess of them anyway.

zombie pics will be up once i get home tonight

we lost the game, also it was raining, and i have no pics of meself -- but the fake wounds i made turned out awesome

DAN RANKS THE NIN ALBUMS/EPS:

The Downward Spiral
Pretty Hate Machine
The Fragile
With Teeth
Broken/Fixed
Year Zero
Perfect Drug EP

fake wounds! AWESOME.

And thank you Dan! Now do that for every other band/artist that exists. ;)

in any case, having everyone cover their hands in fake blood for the post-game handshaking was a nice fuck-you gesture

Okay, also AWESOME.

The only pics that I will be getting from this weekend are from the mini-party we had Sat. night; apparently someone took photos of all the small children dancing with Robo-Sapien (a toy robot). Far less exciting.

You'd think that with the success of the "Mama Mia" musical, bjork could just live off of the publishing rights and stop putting out albums.

"Mamma Mia" has made my MOTHER an Abba fan.

Think about that for a minute.

Okay, you can stop now.

You should buy your mom a Bjork album. I recommend the "Drawing Restraint 9" soundtrack.

No, I think it would be better if you sent it to her, John.

She'd puzzle over that for months, maybe even years.

Bjork wasn't actually in Abba. That was Bjorn.

My world has been turned upside down.

Also, why am I awake?

FOR KALI:

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/invisible-hurdle.jpg

Go back to bed. It's too early.

Also, no, Bjork was in the Sugarcubes. THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA. And I'm totally not going to be on a team with you for Trivial Pursuit, either. Jeez.

Why are any of us awake?

Bjork was in Killing Joke, Led Zeppelin and New Kids on the Block.

Ned, your early waking scares me.

I'm only up because I had to take my kids to their summer program. (Yay, 2 hours alone!)

Wait, I thought Bjork was part of the Jackson 5?

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/wo-oh-oho-oh-ohohohohoh-teh-right-stuf.jpg

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/yr-pokemans-i-will-make-a-dress-of-them.jpg

I think that second picture will put me off of Bjork forever.

However, I kind of think my son would dig on it.

bjork was a sax player with sly & the family stone.

Bjork added percussion for Tavares

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THIS IS TEH GZEUS DOING GODS WORK, IF GOD HAD PHOTOSHOPPING HE NEEDED DONE FOR HIS GLORY.

It freaks me out when you talk about "God," John. Stop it.

("kittens" = awesome, though)

SARA I WOULD LIKE TO STOP BY LATER TODAY AND SHOW YOU SOME PAMPHLETS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED THAT MIGHT PREPARE YOU FOR ETERNAL GLORY.

SARA IF YOU WERE TO DIE RIGHT NOW WOULD YOU BE SURE THAT YOU WERE GOING TO HEAVEN Y/N?

http://people.emich.edu/twiggin/cthulhutract4vt.gif

Yeah John, I'll be out later, but go ahead and let yourself in and help yourself to the special place I've prepared for your pamphlets. It's a metallic can - you can't miss it, it's SHINY.

THE ELDER GODS KNOCK AT THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART, BUT ONLY YOU CAN LET THEM IN.

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omg, I remember those kids from St. Olaf!

http://www.myspace.com/uhfband

Four new UHF songs are up on Myspace. Our songs, go enjoy them.

Thanks Dan; I think I will!

UHF songs sound great on first listen. I will try to spend some more time this afternoon listening, without the noise of kids clamoring for lunch. Looking forward to it!

so i have not yet uploaded the photos i took, but there were other people taking snaps of zombies posted quicker than i have.

regardless, witness the brutal majesty of the gaping head-wound:

http://a48.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/25/l_292dcc17f8edcc5a7b4349c0798a6617.jpg

Head wound looks gr8 and is nicely complemented by evil glint in eye.

we may not be the best athletes, but damn it, we've got heart:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/543679617_b205de3d4c.jpg

babes:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1393/543679335_0f039302b9.jpg

note the umbrella corporation tattoo on her wrist:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1188/543576996_6a895a3e99.jpg

"you've got red on you."

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/543576974_038ada8585.jpg

our opponents:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1323/543577140_48d0dd35a5.jpg

zombie kick:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1037/543679487_cba940e456.jpg

post game:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1119/543679577_acfa26d342.jpg

dude is so insane, he needs to be shown again:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/543577314_d353b39698.jpg

I have never wanted to play kickball so much in my entire life.

Also, I taught my kids how to act like zombies last week. The 9 year old is surprisingly convincing!

OK MALLET DUDE SHOULD BE MY DRINKING BUDDY NOW AND FOREVER.

That would be seriously entertaining for everyone.

HE IS JUST AS RADICAL AS HE APPEARS, LET ME ASSURE YOU

This is seriously brilliant.

John Justen, Fluffy Bear, and AWESOME ZOMBIE MALLET DUDE will drink it.

and elmo.

and HI DERE and Sara and Ned and srsly guys we should all just quit our jobs and get drunk together.

Wait, I quit my job 9 years ago. I AM SO AHEAD OF ALL OF YOU.

Jesus, by now you must be really, really drunk!

for our entrance to the field, I had dressed up as some sort of new-wave-voodoo-shaman-faggot-juggalo with a shredded garbage bag head-dress and did a zombie summoning dance while pouring fake blood in a circle around the pitcher's mound. the zombies came in from all corners of the field, danced around a while, and then turned on me and tore my heart out as i screamed like a banshee with tourettes.

i really hope someone got pictures or video of it.

DUDE WOW

ETERNAL HERO

And that didn't disorient the opposing team?

AWESOME!

I really hope to see that on youtube someday.

haha, the only trouble with the intro was when zombie businessman came at me waving a hard-shell briefcase and clocked me in the head with it. that sucked.

Ow.

I HAS A SUIT.

Which I will apparently be wearing to a wedding on Saturday.

The high on Saturday is going to be 92 degrees.

This is going to suck.

YOU WILL HAS A SWEATSTAIN

YOU WILL HASI WILL BE A SWEATSTAIN

FB HAS A FURSUIT

ME:

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/98/05/23360598.jpg

FB:

http://www.brunbera.com/fursuit/grizz01.jpg

LOL, remember the Br1an K1mmes/Sn0wolf revelation?

That was fantastic.

I'm really sad that my attempts to convince ILX that FB was a furry ended in failure.

You just gave up too easily.

John, I'm so sorry to hear about your impending melting experience. At least you won't be forced to stay in your suit all day; take the jacket off and be thankful you're not IN the wedding. (And maybe the venue will be air conditioned? I seriously do not understand the appeal of getting married in June. But it does seem to be popular.)

If FB wears the outfit you suggest, please make sure to hydrate him regularly.

Sara, the next time you suggest that I hydrate a furrie regularly, we are going to exchange stern words.

Well, it wouldn't be the first time.

I AM NOT AFRAID OF JOHN'S STERN WORDS

I'm sure that FB will be fully committed to "hydrating" himself, at any rate.

Whether that refers to booze, chronic masturbation, or bladder control problems is entirely up to you.

I think I'll abstain from voting on this issue.

IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY, BUT STILL.

Ignorance and horror are two very different things, John.

We have to go to a wedding next weekend. I will be wearing a sleeveless dress, so that seems better on the surface than having to wear a hot suit on a hot day. BUT. Consider:

1. The wedding is in North Dakota
2. It is a Catholic service, so at least an hour long
3. My sister is a bridesmaid, so A. and I will be trying to help my BIL with their 4 kids, one of whom is 5 months old. 6 kids, 3 adults, long dull service...
4. I'm just going to say it again: NORTH DAKOTA

GET DRUNK BEFORE WEDDING = PROBLEM SOLVED.

Also, it will make the drive go faster/be more eventful.

This weekend, I have to got to New Bedford to have dinner with my brother and his fiancee. OOOH, TOUGH LIFE.

Dan, when is their wedding?

Also, we should start formulating plans for your MN homecoming visit, so as to more successfully steal you away from family time.

John, you can be in charge of kidnapping Dan and J031. FB and Caledonia can make and execute the nefarious plans. I will innocently observe.

Their wedding = Aug 11.

I have not yet formulated MN plans. All I know at the moment is that if it happens, it will be during the usual Labor Day timeframe. Hopefully, I'll be able to be home for a week rather than a long weekend, so that will reduce some of the family vs friends pressure.

(Also did I tell you guys the story about the dude from my class in college who kidnapped a girl during senior year?)

FB didn't go to Harvard.

TELL THE STORY DAN

Guys down the hall from me are in a frat (actually the same frat as my dad, ha). Guys have an idea of throwing an impromptu party while hanging out with a dude who works in the dining hall. They decide the party won't be bangin' unless they invite some sophomore girls who live in a different dorm. Guys decide that they need to be off-tha-chain playas about how they invite these girls to the party, so this is the idea they come up with:

One of the girls is named Crescent. They send the dude from the dining hall and the guy I referenced down to snatch her while she walks back to her dorm from class while the other two guys drop a ransom note off at her roommates' suite stating "CRESCENT MOON HAS BEEN ECLIPSED. FOR MORE INFO COME TO [dorm + room number]. BRING FRIENDS."

All of this would have been fine if their imagined scenario of Crescent being totally cool with guys she didn't know very well bundling her into a car, driving her across campus, taking her to a room and tying her to a chair. This wasn't really the case; to their complete surprise and shock, Crescent reacted the way anyone who thought the scenario through would expect, namely by freaking the fuck out and sobbing for them to let her go. They brought in a couple of mutual female friends to calm her down, not expecting that said friends would react by saying "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?????? UNTIE HER!" The party never really happened.

The guy I referenced at the beginning of all this went to Harvard Business School the next year.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

That's awesome. Did I ever tell you about the classmates I had that got felony convictions for stealing a hot dog cart?

omg wow you guys

Sometimes I am so glad that college is far behind me.

Oh wait...

PLZ TO BREAK A LAW FOR HSTNGS LOLZ.

Wait, felony convictions??????? WAU! The only people I knew from college who had felony charges slapped against them were dealers, and they dodged the charges by giving up their suppliers.

I was considering changing my shirt in the middle of a restaurant so that I'd have something to write about for a sociology paper on deviance, but I just don't think it's going to happen. Also, I hardly think that would even qualify as a misdemeanor.

Why did they steal a hot dog cart?!

There was this HILARIOUS hidden camera show where these guys asked a woman pumping gas if she would fill her tank naked for $10,00. She said yes, stripped down, and started pumping gas. The guys basically said, "Thanks, good to know!" then jumped in their car and drove away.

THAT'S WHY YOU INSIST ON PAYMENT IN ADVANCE

Uh, not that I know about this from personal experience or anything.

I THOUGHT SHE LOOKED FAMILIAR

OK, before I get to the hot dog story, my personal favorite gas station related story is about my dad. A few years ago, in the late fall/early winter, he was pumping gas and minding his own business when this woman rolls into the station with a flat tire. She looks evidently distraught, and is sort of sitting in the car with her head against the steering wheel, so my dad goes over to see if she's OK. When he gets there, she rolls down the sindow and tells him that she has no idea how to change a tire, and her husband isn't answering the phone and so on. This is a Holiday station or some such, so it isn't like it's full service or anything. My dad asks her if she has a spare tire, and she says yes, so out of pity he dutifully grabs the tire/jack/lugwrench out of her trunk, lays down in the slush and proceeds to change her tire, after shooing away her requests of whether she can do anything to help. She goes inside the gas station, and 30 minutes later, the tire is changed. She thanks him, gets in her car, and he walks back to his car. As he gets to the door, she drives slowly past, rolls down her window and shouts "SUCKER! HA HA HA!" and speeds away.

I hate it when Dan peeks in my windows.

(xpost)

xpost to John: I think I know that lady.

oh my god, I can't believe your dad didn't shoot her

She has no idea how lucky she is, right?

The perfect ending to that story would have her driving into a tree immediately after peeling out.

I would be afraid of doing that to your Dad based on looks alone. (No offense or anything; John - am I remembering right that some kid once thought he was Santa Claus until he turned around and then the kid freaked out?)

(my brain is creaking audibly as I try to remember what your Dad actually looks like...)

SCARY, but I think she went with the "older chivalrous lumberjack" assumption.

the phrase "mean Santa Claus" is coming to mind.

Which is kind of awesome, really.

My Dad still looks like he might be Crocodile Dundee. But no one knows who that is anymore.

*impatiently waiting for the hot dog cart story*

OK, so these 2 guys I knew took a gangload of acid and meandered down to the Super America in town, wanted hot dogs but had no money, and in their advanced state of consciousness decided to steal the entire hot dog cart. This involved screaming at/threatening the clerk like crazy people (shocking), and throwing the cart into the back of their friends pickup truck. They might have gotten away with it had it not been for the fact that campus security apprehended them by following the drag marks to the landing of their dorm staircase where they had wedged it and were standing around it kicking it and screaming at each other.

Apparently, hot dog carts cost a lot of money, and threatening a convenience store clerk with violence while being under the effects of a controlled substance tends to not mitigate the charges.

wow

my Carleton envy is disintegrating quickly... wow.

Also starting to question the wisdom of hiring college students as babysitters.

Sara, just don't leave a baby and a turkey in the house with an acid-head babysitter, they always get mixed up.

If memory serves correctly, these were the same guys that decided to dine and dash at happy chef while a biker gang was eating dinner post-ride. Lessons to be learned - bicycles are not faster than motorcycles. Also, real bikers enjoy beating people up. Also, Northfield PD doesn't mind looking the other way when bikers are beating up snotty rich college kids that don't want to pay for their $6 meal.

As a former student, I feel pretty strongly at this point that Carleton is a bag of shit.

John's opinions are always so restrained.

btw, Happy Chef, like More 4, has gone the way of the dinosaur.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

wait, more 4 also?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

It's as if someone has been systematically closing all the places where I have been intoxicated to the point of incapacitation (barring peoples houses and bars, obv.)

...and churches...and day care centers...

More 4 is now "Econofoods."

Happy Chef is some kind of automotive store.

On the brighter side, the Rueb still stands, and now we have 2 other bars, The Contented Cow and Froggy Bottoms.

(were you still here when Northfield changed its motto from "A Special Place" back to "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment?")

Also gone: Godfather's and Bill's pizza; Hwy 3 is expanded some and that whole little area looks different.

You guys should all come down sometime; the town has changed some (it might look like a lot if you haven't been here in a while).

Petricka's is gone, too; now we have a Cub. (so not happy with that change)

Now listing all the changes in Northfield is nagging at me.

Where Hardee's used to be there is a Walgreen's.

It used to be that there was a vast emtpy space between Northfield and the Kmart that is technically in Dundas. Now that space is almost filled on one side by Cub, Target, and strip malls, and lots of new housing is expanding out behind all that.

And yet Southgate Cinema lumbers on somehow.

OK, so due to the Sonic Youth vs. Pet Shop Boys thread, I went out and got PopArt (the 2 cd greatest hits thing) and holy shit is it great and fun and all other good things in the universe.

Sonic Youth, as of the time of this posting, still suxors.

"Death Vally '69", "Kool Thing" and "The Diamond Sea" are really fucking great. Other than that... eh.

John, do you already have Alternative? Because if you don't, YOU REALLY REALLY SHOULD GET IT.

I am retardo when it comes to PSB, Dan. All of my knowledge was created in P3t3 Br3m3r's basement.

Well, that sounded a little more homoerotic than I meant it to.

This is, of course coming from a guy that just listened non-stop to the Pet Shop Boys while cleaning his apartment, so take that as you will.

Yeah, there should be a comma in there somewhere, but ehhh.

holy crap, someone else hates sonic youth? i'm gonna dance!

also: that hot dog story sounds like something from a beavis and butthead episode

A. suggests that Fundamental is one of PSB's best albums in a long time.

Well, that sounded a little more homoerotic than I meant it to.

hahahahaha. I'll never forget J3f, one of the groomsmen in our wedding - who happens to be gay, turning to me the night before during some PSB discussion and saying, "are you sure about this guy?" (Yep, A. is one of the few guys I was ever attracted to who is not gay. Rah!)

Still, last fall at the PSB concert we may have looked a bit out of place...

Also, I am reshelving all of our cds and I swear there is entire shelf of PSB. I don't know much about them, but I think I know someone with strong opinions...

Was J3f the guy I pissed off during my freshman year because he asked a mailing list whether sunscreen would kill the grass if he laid out on the sun and I made fun of him?

Nope; I didn't meet J3f until maybe halfway through my sophomore year and I think he was spared any mailing list nonsense.

We spent a ton of time together my junior year. He'd probably find that amusing about the sunscreen. (Also, WHY do I not remember that?)

J3f he got me through the world's most ridiculous modern dance class, which was more like this b.s. dance therapy thing. ("Lie on the ground and feeeeeeeel the energy of the ground. Now pretend you're a starfish...")

Oh yeah, and he and C3l3n4 and 3 other people got into a tiny car and drove to New York City for dinner during interim one winter.

My efforts to figure out who sunscreen guy might have been have failed. I am a terrible Scrivener.

Also, I should never look at HSTNGS thread before bed; it always causes you to all parade through my dreams doing weird shit.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR.

His first post to the list was "Hey guys, I want to lay out but oh noes the environment; grass is pwecious!" and I was all "If the grass is so precious, why are you lying on it in the first place????????????? POSER!" and then you introduced us to that dude from Caltech who I decided to have a massive fake fued with for no reason whatsoever (I actually emailed him privately off the main list suggest comebacks that would push the feud in a more entertaining direction).

And then FB, John and I got irritated and decided we were going to post messages to the list saying we were bored and annoyed with it, only John and I sent draft copies to ach other first and FB thought they'd gone to the whole list, so he posted this heartfelt missive about how everyone on the list sucked that built off of our nonexistent-to-everyone-else letters and the whole list went, "Uh u crazy" and John and I laughed and laughed and never sent our letters because we were entertained again!

WE WERE TOTALLY THE NOIZE BOARD

ha ha ha, I love you all.

Halfway through my sophomore year would have been a VERY BAD TIME to lay out in the grass because, at least in Minnesota, it was VERY cold and there was a hell of a lot of snow. Although, at St. 0laf, you never knew...

It was the first nice day of spring, so when I say "halfway through" I mean "halfway through second semester".

Also, the guy from Caltech went by the name "BJ" which caused no end of hilarity to ensue. (Okay, at least C3l3n4 and I thought it was hysterically funny.)

First nice day of spring at Olaf my sophomore year had to have been in, like, May. But now I'm thinking that was 3rik P.

3rik had a hair style that closely resembled the guy on the cover of Eraserhead, btw. (I've never seen the film, but somehow I keep seeing that image).

I remember riffing repeatedly off poor BJ's name.

It was an unfortunate moniker.

I think I liked 3rik for his uber-sincerity. But he was an idiot. Especially when drunk.

Sometimes I miss having M414 and C3l3n4 around. I still think of them every time I use Parmesan cheese because they always referred to it as "dried, grated vomit."

aw sweet

M414 was also the person that my mother was just completely confused by. She had short hair and wore sweatshirts; surely she was a lesbian!

(I'm pretty sure that led directly to the "do lesbians have periods" thing, too.)

BOO!

FB, here be zombie pictures! you may have missed them -- view full thread to see!

Hi FB & elmo! Thank God you're here. Reading Indiana vs. Han thread has nearly ruined my existence.

Also it is v. v. hot out and yet I'm baking a new cake recipe. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE ME ALONE FOR TOO LONG

Wonderful pics. I've missed a lot the past couple days so let me say awesome stories and I love you, you mentally deficient sociopaths.

Also, (xpost to 1993) that was the last time I participated on a discussion board/group blog/whatever until I started posting on ilx a little over a year ago. Didn't seem like this internet thing was really going anywhere.

and I love you, you mentally deficient sociopaths.

I never knew FB was such a sweet talker.

If you were here I would offer you a piece of this highly questionable cake. (That goes for everyone.)