Random Thoughts

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:27 pm

Thanks, guys! I'm not lining them, just doing what feels right. It's amazing how fast sewing goes when your machine is cooperative. If it were a dog, I would give it a little treat and a pat on the head.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:44 pm

miss buenos aires wrote:Thanks, guys! I'm not lining them, just doing what feels right. It's amazing how fast sewing goes when your machine is cooperative. If it were a dog, I would give it a little treat and a pat on the head.

They are cool little pieces of machinery. My wife has an old Singer that dates from the 1940s. She is very protective of it, 'cause it would be near impossible to replace the parts if they were broken or lost.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:06 am

So Lack's only jealous because he can't admit he's in touch with his feminine side.

Why, right now I am wearing a French maid's outfit with black stilettos and am carrying a feather duster. A beautiful image I'm sure you'll agree.

(please don't tell Mrs VG I've been in her wardrobe

).

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:58 pm

I do try and sew my seed as often as possible.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:51 am

I'm looking forward to So Lack's 2000th post. I'm hoping it will be a pearl of wisdom or a special commemorative poem (but not one about any specific board member!).

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:12 am

You missed my 3000th! I am pissed!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:43 am

No I didn't! As if I would miss such an occasion MDM

. Although I was a bit miffed not to have a slice of the MDM 3000th Post Commemorative Cake. Or is it still in the post?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:34 am

Yep, it's in the mail. You will know it by its aroma!

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:39 pm

I recognized an attractive man at the International Center of Photography today, and gave him a hug before I realized that he was *not* a friend of my sister's, as I had assumed when I couldn't place him immediately. He is my parents' downstairs neighbor. We don't have a hugging relationship. I realized my mistake and said, "Go home to your wife and your dog, so I can contextualize you!" (That is a direct quote--often I like to distract people from my beet-red face by saying something borderline rude.) Then his wife walked up, and I had to give her a big hug, too, like, "I hug everybody! Woo!"

That was not the best moment of my day. The best moment of my day was when I got a phone call saying that I had a job! Yay! I start on Wednesday. Editorial Assistant for a publisher that makes books about luxury watches. And no, I can't get you free samples. I am very sorry.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:42 pm

miss buenos aires wrote:Then his wife walked up, and I had to give her a big hug, too, like, "I hug everybody! Woo!"

then miss buenos aires wrote:That was not the best moment of my day. The best moment of my day was when I got a phone call saying that I had a job! Yay! I start on Wednesday. Editorial Assistant for a publisher that makes books about luxury watches. And no, I can't get you free samples. I am very sorry.

Congratulations on the new gig!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:15 am

Well done, and welcome to the wonderful worlkd of publishing! That's a pretty esoteric line! I trust their schedules will all run with tick-tock precision.

The hugging reminds me of Borat kissing the driving instructor. 'I, I'm not used to that, but OK.' Hilarious.

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:33 am

I'm thinking of burning some mix CDs for my own funeral and other funeral related events. Talk about hard. (Don't worry; I hope said funeral isn't any time soon.)

Maybe I'll be lowered to my final resting place as 'Pump It Up' is playing over my Bose speakers that I will instruct the funeral director to place strategically throughout the cemetary.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:57 am

Oh, everybody picks Pump It Up!

I gave much thought to my funeral, but I did ask my husband to cremate me and make sure I'm really dead before he does. Too many horror movies!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:18 am

miss buenos aires wrote:I recognized an attractive man at the International Center of Photography today, and gave him a hug before I realized that he was *not* a friend of my sister's, as I had assumed when I couldn't place him immediately. He is my parents' downstairs neighbor. We don't have a hugging relationship. I realized my mistake and said, "Go home to your wife and your dog, so I can contextualize you!" (That is a direct quote--often I like to distract people from my beet-red face by saying something borderline rude.) Then his wife walked up, and I had to give her a big hug, too, like, "I hug everybody! Woo!"

Brilliant! I wish I'd seen this. Or even been the recipient of the hug. I could imagine Mrs VG's face. I seem to bump into people that I know wherever I go in the world. Mrs VG would be "Not again!"

miss buenos aires wrote:That was not the best moment of my day.

I'm pleased to hear it!

miss buenos aires wrote: The best moment of my day was when I got a phone call saying that I had a job! Yay! I start on Wednesday. Editorial Assistant for a publisher that makes books about luxury watches.

How do you define a luxury watch?

Good luck for Wednesday MBA.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:20 am

mood swung wrote:Yep, it's in the mail. You will know it by its aroma!

It arrived today - the cream was a bit off. I ate it anyway.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:06 am

verbal gymnastics wrote:How do you define a luxury watch?

One book features watches that cost $1,000 to $50,000, and the other features watches that cost more than $50,000. You know, luxury.

verbal gymnastics wrote:Good luck for Wednesday MBA.

Thanks!

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:13 am

miss buenos aires wrote:I recognized an attractive man at the International Center of Photography today, and gave him a hug before I realized that he was *not* a friend of my sister's, as I had assumed when I couldn't place him immediately.

I cringe in sympathy, Ms. BA, as I can relate. I once groped a man I thought was my husband. I mean, like seriously groped, in a very personal way. And I whispered some very filthy things in his ear. I have really never gotten over it. My victim probably hasn't, either.

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:20 am

On Saturday night, Red and I met a friend of a friend who bears an uncanny resemblance to another one of our friends. It literally could have been one of those "separated at birth" scenarios. Has anybody else experienced this?

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:39 pm

BlueChair wrote:On Saturday night, Red and I met a friend of a friend who bears an uncanny resemblance to another one of our friends. It literally could have been one of those "separated at birth" scenarios. Has anybody else experienced this?

It usually turns out that they are actually the same person living in parallel universes.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:49 pm

Clones. They're everywhere.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:24 pm

the bastards.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:39 pm

Goody2Shoes wrote:I cringe in sympathy, Ms. BA, as I can relate. I once groped a man I thought was my husband. I mean, like seriously groped, in a very personal way. And I whispered some very filthy things in his ear. I have really never gotten over it. My victim probably hasn't, either.

He probably died and thought he'd gone to heaven (which thought reminds me of the stat that something like 9 out of 10 men fantasise over a woman coming up and doing something like this, or at least making a direct offer of making jiggy-jig, or would say yes to such an offer, and it was 1 out of 10 for women). Where and how did this happen? Reminds me of that scene in Body Heat.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:44 am

Goody2Shoes wrote:I once groped a man I thought was my husband. I mean, like seriously groped, in a very personal way. And I whispered some very filthy things in his ear. I have really never gotten over it. My victim probably hasn't, either.

I quite enjoyed it actually

Well, more than "quite" to be honest...

BlueChair wrote:On Saturday night, Red and I met a friend of a friend who bears an uncanny resemblance to another one of our friends. It literally could have been one of those "separated at birth" scenarios. Has anybody else experienced this?

Keeping in with the current discussion, did either you or Red grope this friend intimately and suggest sexual favours?

so lacklustre wrote:It usually turns out that they are actually the same person living in parallel universes.

Sometimes they're parallel people living in the same universe.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:46 am

Who the hell thought it was a good idea for Paris Hilton to have a music video?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:52 am

Well, with that vow of celibacy, she's got a lot of time on her hands.