Three random facts: [Archive] - Page 3

BreezyK

10-21-2002, 04:29 PM

Paperdream, I've never heard of woodlice, but the name sounds absolutely dreadful!

1. To kill ants: I follow the trail all the way to the nest, spraying Raid all the way. Then I find the hole that is their entrance, and I take a stick and make the hole nice and big. Then I spray raid directly into the hole, and spray any ants who stay alive long enough to escape. Then I laugh maniacally. Then I return home and feel quite satisfied about what I've just done.

2. The ants that invaded my home lived on the sidewalk 4 houses away. I don't know why they skipped the first 4 houses and travelled directly to mine.

3. My next door neighbor has a bird that learns sounds. It imitates the sounds of squeaky brakes, garbage trucks backing up, and sirens. He also whistles tunes he makes up himself.

thunderstorm_19

10-21-2002, 05:20 PM

1. raid is bad.

2. i spent $15 on stickers and x-mas cards in hallmark.

3. i ordered a box set of x-mas cards from world wildlife fund canada's website's online store today.

4. i routinely send ICQ messages to my housemates at school, when we are both at home in our rooms at our comps and i could easily open my door and talk to them, or walk across the hall to see them.

5. i'm sending at least one person some unexpected mail soon.

6. i sulked while eating ice cream tonight, cuz i wanted the chocolate fix but i feel fat today. heh.

ezerd

10-21-2002, 05:28 PM

1.) another cure for ants - mix boric acid (you can find it in drugstores and some grocery stores) with something sweet and sugary - my dad swears by fruit juice concentrates - put the mixture in a soda cap or a small lid, making sure that the ants can get into it, and leave it around where they seem to be going (of course, make sure it is out of the way of your pets). the ants will eat it and take it back to the nest. it works really well and you don't have to deal with yucky chemicals - especially aerated ones! yikes!

2.) my cat is being extraordinarily kooky and affectionate today. it's really funny.

3.) i LOVE the movie The Cable Guy! love, love, love it! i used to watch it everyday. i'd even watch it in spanish, french or korean. i couldn't get enough. now, though not every day, i still watch it quite frequently.

thunderstorm_19

10-21-2002, 05:32 PM

ah ezerd i'm glad to know i'm not the only one who cringes at the thought of nasty chemical sprays for bugs...personally i won't even wear bug repellent.

1. my cat tried to climb my pants today. i'm wearing regular fit khaki jeans. picture a 13 pound grey furball clinging to the back pockets. i wonder if i have claw marks on my ass.

2. my typing is probably annoying my dad, who's trying to watch TV.

3. green jasmine tea is yummy.

GuineaBaby

10-21-2002, 05:32 PM

1. if we don't leave within the next ten minutes, we'll be late for class.

2. I, too, am sending at least one person unexpected mail this week. (I would have done it today except I keep forgetting today is Monday! lol)

3. raid definately is bad. It leaves a funky smell that doesn't want to go away, no matter how much I clean up after it.

Mermaid

10-21-2002, 05:39 PM

1. ) Woodlice I think are called slater beetles here.Woodlice aka Slater Beetles (http://www.dryad.demon.co.uk/julies/woodlice.htm)
2) 10.30am and all is well. It will be 11.30am when daylight savings comes in.
3)some rainbow lorikeets just flew overhead.

thunderstorm_19

10-21-2002, 05:58 PM

1. raid and such don't just smell bad. they aren't healthy. many pesticidal ingredients are known or suspected carcinogens, and can also irritate respiratory tracts, and a bunch of other charming things... ewwwie!

2. i'm tired.

3. i love stickers. i have tons. i want more. LOL

JustSu

10-21-2002, 05:59 PM

my poor eyeballs are crossed from reading 3 full pages plus a little in this one thread alone!

z'anne - sorry to disillusion you, but i'm 51 (for two more days - and getting cards from various nervousness folk!), 6 years post-menopausal (hysterectomy in 1996 and yes, i have had a lot of surgery, thanks) and i still get zits. not a lot, not very often, but it happens.

there were other things i wanted to comment on, but dang, i've forgotten them. shoot!

1. i, too, dream of finding new rooms in houses - mostly my little gran's house (sold in 1983) and always upstairs, but sometimes in other houses, and usually the rooms are additional bedrooms and luxury baths, way more than we need (or could use), and an extra living room.

2. i'm in a class this week for work, which means i'm avoiding having to deal with the ISO auditors, hurrah!

3. since i got home, i've been singing, "are you ready for some football?" and the answer is YES!!

see ya!

mejaka

10-21-2002, 06:00 PM

1. In the United State, wood lice are most commonly known as sow bugs, pillbugs, or roly-polies. I call them roly-polies, unless I'm talking to an adult, when I call them pillbugs. I actually use "sowbugs" to differentiate between the kind with the rounder back that really roll into a ball, and the flatter kind that only partly roll and have legs that stick out to the sides more.

2. My cinnamon-roll dough turned out nearly perfect.

3. I've a beagle named Reggie who is embarrassingly fat.

eenie

10-21-2002, 06:22 PM

1. my freshman year of college, i took a class called "the wide world of birds," because i thought, hmm.. a class on birds for 3 credit hours of biology? how easy will that be?
oh, how wrong i was. it was the most difficult, tedious, annoying class i have ever taken. as a result, i now hate birds.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

2. i too have fears of my dog dying, or of my boyfriend's dog dying while i'm watching it.

3. i have a midterm tomorrow morning that i should be studying for.. but i'm not.

BreezyK

10-21-2002, 06:48 PM

Raid: Yes, of course it's toxic! That's why it kills ants! I don't use it nearly enough to be concerned about it being unhealthy. Maybe I should be concerned about my contribution to the collective toxicity caused by all of us Raid users, but I doubt it... http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif It's the only thing with an effect that's immediate enough to satisfy my deathwish for the little buggers. And the poison bait thing never works for me.

Woodlice/Pill Bugs: Oh! If that's what they are (rolly pollies), then I think they're kinda cute! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Sowbugs, though-- I thought those were those awful little bugs with the pincers on their bums. I'm terribly uneducated when it comes to bugs... so I could be completely wrong on that one!

1. There's a guy that always goes fishing right outside the window where I'm typing. I just saw him walk by with a lady. How nice for him. He has long dark hair and looks like a very happy guy.

2. It was one of my best friend's birthdays sometime earlier this month, and I just realized that I haven't called her. It's okay though, because we're both very flakey that way, and no one gets hurt. In a way, I think it makes us closer.

3. Finally. On my desk;
My Monitor (bondi blue)-- on my monitor: My cat, Mazzy
My Printer.
Two grids torn out of a calendar for October & November under a plastic sheet.
Also under the plastic -- random little pices of paper with notes
A wire mesh pen holder with pens
A Kleenex box w/ a 3d lenticular design and no Kleenex
a 2" x 2" paper block -- free gift from curtis fine papers
a lovely journal with a stainless steel cover
an envelope from a "be a mentor" program I never completed
a Jack of Hearts and a 10 of Clubs
a Lotto ticket
a binder with bills and things
a Discover card that I never ordered
a remote to my stereo
(my list is so mundane! there are more interesting things *around* my desk!)

Katiekat

10-21-2002, 08:43 PM

Okay, one more post to end my day...

1. I really like That 70's Show, even though I thought I would hate it when it first started. The characters are really funny, and i think the actors do a great job. (Plus, I think Hyde's kinda cute. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif)

2. I have like 15 books I want to read currently in my possession. I can't decide which one to start with.

3. I can't think of another thing, so I'm gonna be really unoriginal and tell you what's on my desk:
- monitor, mouse, speakers, keyboard
- vcr & tv remotes
- cd's: energy mix, traditional chinese instrumental music, Bloodhound Gang, Eminem (sorry, hope that doesn't offend anyone...it's my guilty music pleasure.)
- my old wallet (empty)
- my new label maker
- a cute coffee-cup shaped coaster
- a quarter
- loose thumbtacks, paperclips, and safety pins
- some ATC's
- big mug of iced tea
- thin green sharpie, fat green sharpie, fat turquoise sharpie
- blank cd-r's (3 spindles full)
- a pretty painted glass bottle that was my gift for being a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding
- a Propagandhi poster
- cup o' pens
- 2 halloween cards: one for each niece
- Crayola GelFX markers
- lots and lots and lots of random papers
- a 12-pack box of cinnamon Dentyne Ice (i heard they don't make/sell this anymore??)
- a Killian's Red beer coaster
- a little lamp with a burned out bulb
- cd cases
- a postcard from Vinnie's Tampon Cases, introducing Vinnie's Giant Roller Coaster, Period Chart, & Journal Sticker Book. (http://www.chroniclebooks.com/vinnie/)
- a bunch of random things that I cleaned out of my wallet, and now don't know what to do with (school id, movie card, etc)

Bugitha

10-21-2002, 08:53 PM

As a kid I once sprayed an entire can of foaming carpet cleaner into an ant hill. Watching all those little guys riding the foam amused me to no end. The knee-high pile of foam in the yard did *not* amuse my parents, however.

I too am sending out random nervous goodness this week.

1. There are an estimated 100,000 bats under a bridge nearby. They come every spring/summer have their babies, and then migrate south to Mexico. I heard a bat can eat 1200 mosquitos in a night--this makes bats my heroes.

2. My cat doesn't know how to purr properly. She just sort of soflty wheezes or makes snarfly sounds when she's happy.

3. I just spotted the scotch tape I've been looking for for three days under my desk! Hooray! Wonder what else is down there. . .

gryhare

10-21-2002, 09:11 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bugitha @ Oct. 20 2002,23:53)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. There are an estimated 100,000 bats under a bridge nearby. They come every spring/summer have their babies, and then migrate south to Mexico. I heard a bat can eat 1200 mosquitos in a night--this makes bats my heroes.[/b][/quote]
Anything that eats mosquitoes is beyond good in my book. That was the excuse I gave when I bought the bat stamps at the Post Office... all the other people there were buying the ASPCA ones (and don't get me wrong, I think they are great), but I bought the bats. I got looked at like I was out of my mind, and I wasn't even mailing anything weird that day. I explained about bats and mosquitoes... it was fun.

Oh, crap -- now I have to come up with three random facts.

1. I wish we had a place like that bridge here. More bats! Bats are good!

2. I have a cast iron pelican bottle opener that my dad got in Korea in 1953. It weighs a ton (for a bottle opener), and I named him Harvey [Wallbanger]. I think I've maybe used him a dozen times in as many years for actually opening a bottle. Harvey hides when there are bottles around that need to be opened -- I don't think he likes his job.

3. I'm not going to list the things on my desk, because it's already been done. Besides, the first list like that convinced me I needed to clean off my desk! It's relatively neat still, so it wouldn't be a very interesting list anyway. It's a small desk.

Kim

GuineaBaby

10-21-2002, 09:35 PM

1. japanese sucked

2. i have hot chocolate

3. i forgot to do part of my English hw

Wombat

10-21-2002, 09:39 PM

We had several thousand flying foxes move into the botanical gardens quite a few years ago. At first the gardens management didn't mind but after the f/foxes started muching their way through a prize fernery, it was decided they had to go. After much debate and numerous attempts to get the f/foxes to move out, gardens management announced they were going to start culling the f/foxes. Fortunately, there was a huge outcry and the f/foxes were given a reprieve. Now authorities are trying to relocate the f/foxes to a leafy Melbourne suburb. So far they've moved about 50! I love the f/foxes - they're so cute. Every evening around dusk you can see them fly out of the gardens en masse to begin their nightly foraging. I often see them around my area.

Only 9 more sleeps until I'm on holiday - yeah!!!!!

Uni finishes this week - yeah!!!!!

JustSu

10-21-2002, 11:39 PM

wombat - you're kidding about flying foxes, right? we have "flying" squirrels in the US, but they really should be called "gliding" squirrels, since that's all they do. do the flying foxes if there are such things, really *fly*? your post sounds like they do.

trying to get my head around the image of a fox flapping its forelegs - almost forgot the facts!

1. i have a secret passion for online jigsaw puzzles, like the daily one at webshots.

2. i love dolls and would collect them if i were neater, more organized and rich.

3. i want to paint my downstairs cobalt blue with white trim and replace the hunter green 3-recliner sectional with something else, almost anything else. (anyone with a truck interested in procuring said sectional at a reasonable price, please get in touch offline, and i'll see what i can do about sending hubby away for a couple of days so i can do that!)

Wombat

10-21-2002, 11:51 PM

JustSu, your comments on the flying foxes almost had me falling off my chair with laughter - I didn't realise people wouldn't know what a f/fox was!! Yes, they're real animals and they do fly. They are large bats and have dog- (or fox-) like faces, hence the name. They're really rather cute, though people tend to be wary of them because of their size - they have nothing to fear however because f/foxes eat fruit and nectar.

victoria

10-22-2002, 12:19 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Victoria - strategic socks??? Do you place it on strategically, or what?[/b][/quote]

Penster, that made me laugh - I personally have not been involved in strategic sock placement, but I had a mighty big crush on Flea of the Chili Peppers, and well, given the chance... okay, I'm counting the crush thing as fact one.

GuineaBaby, the sea-monster thing is what I always think that icon is, great minds think alike.

Fact two, I've two recently-finished books under my desk, one dreadful and one excellent. The Ice Storm and Summerland. The Corrections is down there too.

Three, things on my desk -
a mini-shrine from Jane, its of La Virgencita.
A finger-nun.
Dot from the Animaniacs.
Fry and Bender and an un-opened tin of Slurm, Futurama.

St. Anthony with detachable Baby Jesus. You can take the baby away if you've lost something, and give it back when St. Anthony does his job. Right now, he has the baby.

The Communist Manifesto, which I should be reading for school.

GuineaBaby

10-22-2002, 12:39 AM

victoria-the icestorm. was that made into a movie or the movie made into a book? or is the title just coincidence (Elijah starred in one)

1. I just saw a repeat of jay leno with jake gyllenhaal. He's such a sweetie! ^_^ (if elijah wood's rejects me, I have my back up fiancee!)

2. I just ate the last lollipop from our last year's trip to disney land. Those things are *soooo* good!

3. I gave part of the lollipop to the dog (it was grape which I don't like all that much) and got some cutie pics

Z'anne

10-22-2002, 12:54 AM

JustSu - D A M N I T and I thought I was going to age beautifully without the stupid zits on my face!! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif Oh well, my hubby loves me and the dog loves me and the cats and horses love me. I'm happy.

1. here is the list, NOT from my desk, but of the birds I've seen:
Red Tailed Hawk
Blackheaded Grosbeak
Rufous-sided Towhee "Western"
Dark-eyed Junco "Oregon"
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Cowbird
American Robin
Mountain Bluebird
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Crow
Steller's Jay
Barn Swallow (a nesting pair live in my barn)
Bandtailed Pigeon
Merlin
Varied Thrush
Tree Swallow (a nesting pair that live on my house)
Raven
Cedar Waxwings
Chestnut-back Chickadee
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker "Red"
Anna's Hummingbird
Great Horned Owl
Mourning Dove
California Quail
White-crowned Sparrow
Purple Finch
Turkey Vulture
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Various Ducks

They do not all live here, but fly over, stop for a visit and trade places when the seasons change. I love my flying friends.

2. One of my favorite comfort foods is beans and rice. We had that for dinner tonight. Luckily, hubby likes it, too.

3. My cats are acting all lovey-weird too. Maybe it's the full moon. I hope it's the full moon. They have all been fixed and I'd hate to think the doc didn't get the job ALL done. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

Well, it's late, almost 1 a.m. and I still have some LMAO's to work on before hitting the sack. Nite - Nite

Penster

10-22-2002, 01:07 AM

It's really easy to fall behind here......

Z'anne - A pileated woodpecker hit my living room window a few years ago. I thought someone had shot a rifle through it...that's how loud it was. Didn't damage the window, but knocked the wind out of the bird. I got a couple of pics of it sitting in the grass. Eventually I called my next door neighbor and he came and removed it to keep the neighborhood kids away from it. Later it recovered and flew away http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif.

JustSu - I hope you have a wonderful birthday!!! (Btw, it's the same day as my sister's http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif)

These 3 things are getting harder for me to think of.....

1. I've been on 2 Caribbean cruises and I want to go on a third (that magic number!) http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

2. Well, I've never been to Spain.......but I kinda like the music.... (heh.....just a little nostalgia http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif)

3. During my childhood the pinky on my left hand was jammed in the car door and the bathroom door (both times by my older sister - I don't think she liked me much....), which left it somewhat deformed under the nail http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

victoria

10-22-2002, 03:12 AM

GuineaBaby - The Ice Storm was originally a book; the book is a lot more depressing and mean-spirited. I really liked the movie.

Facts -

I love TV, but haven't had cable in years.
Right before I started reading a lot of fiction, I was reading a lot of screenplays.
My favorite screenplays are Ghost World and anything by David Mamet.

GuineaBaby

10-22-2002, 03:15 AM

Victoria-Then I'll have to most definately check out the book! ^_^ I have only seen the ending of the movie twice (caught tail end/s of it on tv).

1. I'm up doing my computer project, trying to get as much done before tomorrow as I can (well, I want to be in bed by 5) as possible because I'm already behind

2. I don't want to go to math, but at least I'm learning something I don't know. I think.

3. If I get bored in math tomorrow, I'm going to work on a layout for diary x that I can get Dawn (maybe) to set up for me.

JustSu

10-22-2002, 04:18 AM

wombat, whew! i've been worrying about those poor little foxes (foxen?) trying to fly with fur instead of feathers and legs instead of wings! the flying foxes sound really cute. i'm not afraid of bats, though i wouldn't want one landing in my hair, just because it would startle me into piddling on the floor. but given a bat that's not flying around, i would cheerfully pet it and tend it if it needed it. (sucker for animals, me)

1. my method of burial of choice (my own), if it were allowed, would be to have an apple seed or 6 stuck in my mouth, be sewed up in a gunny sack, and planted in the lower 40 with enough of a marker so that no one turned me up by accident plowing and grow apples for my great grandchildren.

2. i hate brussel sprouts. i don't want to eat anything that hasn't made up its mind what it's going to be when it grows up.

3. i can play the piano, though i haven't been actively doing so on a regular basis since the whole church thing blew up in our faces.

queenfisher

10-22-2002, 04:51 AM

i am really enjoying all these stories and 'updates' from you all.

hehe that is so cute about the flying fox. we found a baby flying-something in the jungle once - uhh yea shame my memory sucks. i shall have to dig up the photo, and maybe the name of it will come back to me. it was sooooooooooo cute.

JustSu - did you come up with the burial idea yourself? sounds cool to me ;-)

for those into birds, have a look at some of my bird postcards here (http://queenfisher.net/postcards/gallery/birds.htm). i have my favourite ones there - the National Wildlife Federation Songbird and Wildbird Postcard Series. couldn't believe it when i got the 2 dozen in the mail one day - mint, and in perfect condition.

i shan't be listing birds i see around this place, it's such a boring place bird-wise compared to all the plantations we've lived in.

1 - to start off my final year project in uni, i went with my professor to this village up north. i couldn't believe there was such a diversity in such a small area and many of them were new to me and proudly listed the birds i saw to the prof. but all he said was 'that's it?' - what a blow, but of course later my list grew much longer.

2 - my most favourite vegetable is broccolli. i don't understand people who prefer cauliflower uhh. spinach is a close second favourite.

3 - my sister and i went to the city just now and decided to see a movie - we were pleasantly surprised when ready to give the guy RM20 for our tickets, he only asked for RM6 as there was some kind of special promotion going on.

;-)

/shafina

Last edited by queenfisher at Oct. 22 2002,12:52

Death_Or_Aldona

10-22-2002, 05:10 AM

Wow! I go away from this thread for a few days and look at how it's grown! It's going to take me forever to get caught up http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1) It's a little after 8am and I STILL haven't slept.

2) My poor little hermit crab died http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

3) A good friend is in the hospital with kidney stones

And here's an extra to make up for being away:

4) The lovely girl next door is my friend again...hurrah!!!! It's the hardest thing in the world, not being friends with someone you love dearly http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

JustSu

10-22-2002, 05:28 AM

death_or_aldona (where did you get the name, btw?), i'm sorry to hear about your hermit crab. my little ghost shrimps became bottom food rather than bottom feeders over the last few days. :-(

shafina, yes, the burial idea is all mine. i can just picture my kids taking their grandchildren down to the tree to play in its branches and saying, "yum, your great grammy makes good apples!"

1. i'm going to take thinking putty to class today so maybe i won't be constantly putting something in my mouth.

2. i haven't slept either.

3. i hear a sweet little voice saying, "neenee, apa dood nay nay" which must mean, "come hug me grammy i love you."

jaydestarr

10-22-2002, 07:08 AM

flying foxes... that was great! I thought the same thing at first, though. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

sorry about the hermit crab, death_or_aldona.... http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

1) A very large flock of Canada geese just flew over the apartments.

2) In the center of the campus (kind of), we have a fountain with a very large sculpture of Canada geese in flight. Why? Something about the geese being loyal and family-oriented.

3) I am going to try to launch a one person campaign to get people on my campus to go vote in the election on Nov. 5. Dammit, college students should make themselves be heard more! I'm mad that Virginia's higher education ranks 48 out of 50. That's pathetic! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

thunderstorm_19

10-22-2002, 07:55 AM

1... flying foxes, as wombat said, are a type of bat.

2... snakes are not slimy (how's that one for random?!)

3... i'm realllllly hungry

veow

10-22-2002, 08:14 AM

heh

1. For those who haven't figured it out, I'm Death_Or_Aldona's girl-next-door. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Yes, yes, we had a terrible falling out. It was really awful and sad and now it's over -- thank goodness!

2. I think I may have actually slept through eight hours last night! Wow!

3. I've always wanted to read The Ice Storm because I love the movie so much. Victoria -- should I read it? Was it too depressing? http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

mejaka

10-22-2002, 08:41 AM

1. I had to walk on the dike road today, because there was some kind of goings-on at the beach with police and crime-scene tape and everything.

2. I like fry sauce.

3. I love Canada geese. Loyal and family-oriented--yes. They mate for life and generally if one dies, its mate will remain mateless until it dies.

jaydestarr

10-22-2002, 08:56 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">They mate for life and generally if one dies, its mate will remain mateless until it dies. [/b][/quote]

Well geez... that just brings a whole new meaning to the Goose Fountain. I'll get a picture of it today and post it later. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1) I really, really want a tangerine right now. I think I might leave for class early so I can get one.

2) My hair still smells like grape even though I dyed it over a week ago and have washed it numerous times since then. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

3) I'm going to go make a cup of Green Tea.

eenie

10-22-2002, 09:18 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (mejaka @ Oct. 22 2002,08:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. I had to walk on the dike road today, because there was some kind of goings-on at the beach with police and crime-scene tape and everything.[/b][/quote]
doesn't that freak you out? it always makes me morbidly curious and sad wondering what happened.

1. i just took a 7 page midterm, composed entirely of short essays. my hand is dying.

2. i'm right-handed.

3. i believe in spirits, but i don't know that i'd ever want to see one. i'm comfortable with a blind sort of belief, because anything else would be frightening.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

sistasmell

10-22-2002, 09:48 AM

My friend's neighbor shot and killed an intruder at 3 am yesterday morning. My friend stayed home from work all day, sitting on her balcony, trying to hear what the policemen were saying, spying on the CSI people, and watching the body being taken out of the house. She kept me updated throughout the whole day. Talk about morbid! She even managed to nonchalantly walk by reporters and get interviewed. We are so going to H.E. Double L.

1. When I was about 11 years old, I developed a craving for vinegar. I would drink pickle juice all the time, and when there wasn't a jar of pickles around, I would sneak into the pantry and drink vinegar from the bottle. I hid the habit from my family for some reason.

2. Especially to KatieKat- I am in love with Vinnie (of tampon case fame). I e-mailed him once to tell him, and he wrote me back! What a hottie.

3. I, too, am obsessively worried about my dog dying. We almost got squished by a car that was backing up through the crosswalk yesterday. I had to pound on his trunk to get him to stop. I was so scared for my little doggie man that I bruised my hand doing it! I think I need to work some of this out before I even consider having human children.

lobster-girl

10-22-2002, 11:08 AM

what is fry sauce?

kittie will be released from oxygen tank but still needs to be monitored. he is a ferocious feline and there are warning signs pasted all over his cage! lol!!!

1. i had my wisdom teeth removed a year and a half ago. 2 were fine. 2 were impacted. the impacted ones were so grossly impacted that i have nerve damage due to the anesthesia being so close to my roots or something like that. basically, the left side of my lower lip is numb. like it's asleep or something and sometimes the numbness seeps into my teeth and it's all very odd especially when i drool! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif but then again, it always FEELS like i'm drooling cuz my chin is cold due to the #### numbness! and, i really need braces cuz my mouth is a mess, but because i am 31 my insurance company will not cover othodontia because it is now considered cosmetic. hello? have they SEEN my mouth?

2. i am feeling all anxious inside and i hate it. my granny isn't doing too well and i just got in trouble for calling out yesterday and i'm taking 2 days next week...aack, i need a hug.

3. i also believe in spirits and stuff. when i have an actual experience, it doesn't freak me out, but when i think about maybe having an experience, then i totally scare myself and have to sleep on my couch with a nightlight on. a good experince was when i got contact from my mom a few months agfter her death. it was my first night in my very own apartment and i went to sleep with the radio on low cuz i was kinda freaked about being alone and i woke up a few hours later totally startled like something woke me and my room was aglow in a pale blue light. the volume on the radio turned up suddenly and the song that was palying was "pennies from heaven" my mother's name is Penny! then the lgith faded and the song faded and i smiled said goodnight and went to sleep.

thunderstorm_19

10-22-2002, 11:33 AM

1. i've seen at least one ghost/spirit...

2. i hate pumpkin pie.

3. i'm gonna make sum tea and work on my essay.

GuineaBaby

10-22-2002, 11:35 AM

1. I just woke up and after this I will shower.

2. I want to go back to bed.

3. I only got like five or six hours sleep and I want more.

GuineaBaby

10-22-2002, 11:37 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (thunderstorm_19 @ Oct. 22 2002,11:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. i've seen at least one ghost/spirit...[/b][/quote]
I wanna hear about it!

1. The puppy stuck her nose in my room and is staring at me (do I smell that bad???)

2. My celtic music is still playing

3. I went straight from my bed to my computer and I really have to pee now.

measi

10-22-2002, 12:02 PM

I've tried to resist this sucker, but ####, it's just getting too intriguing with the amount of pages on it, so here goes... I'll have to go read all 28 pages now... (work? what work?)

1) I am an adoptee, as is my younger brother. We're not biologically related, but we look oddly enough alike. And we both thought it was ironic that we're the kids of an OB/GYN and are adoptees. Neither of us knows anything about our biological parents. Completely sealed records.

2) I had jaw surgery when I was 16-- I had a severe overbite and they broke my lower jaw and moved it forward nearly an inch to correct the problem. I still have a metal plate on each side of my lower jaw, and set off metal detectors at airports if I have a quarter in my pocket. The benefit was that I had my two existing wisdom teeth pulled before they were even an issue.

3) I'm a Montana native transplanted to Massachusetts.

g3d

10-22-2002, 12:02 PM

This is scarily addicting....

Jadestar, where do you go to school? I went to Virginia Tech and William and Mary.

1. I saw White Oleander last night with one of my friends and we ate movie theatre cheeseburgers....and they weren't bad at all (but expensive!)

2. I slept from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., then I was up for the rest of the night and I watched Match Game and old Batmans on TV

3. My family is going to Las Vegas for Christmas....it all sounds horrifying, but I have no choice in the matter.

Death_Or_Aldona

10-22-2002, 01:08 PM

1) mmm...pumpkin pie is one of my favorite things about fall! Oh..especially pumpkin pie blizzards from dairy queen...

2) Alrighty...my name...Death or Aldona is from a line in a terrible movie called NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. Yes...it's awful, but It's such a freakshow...I love it. It's one of my guilty pleasures. Um...Aldona is The Judge's (Dan Akroid) daughter. She's played by John Candy http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Chevy Chase's character's life is threatened by the judge, so he had to decide which is worse; marrying Aldona or DEATH! I really like the way Death Or Aldona sounds....If I'm ever in a band, that's what we shall be called. But, of course I won't tell anyone that cause they prolly wouldn't take us seriously. Hmmm...I don't really like to be taken seriously sometimes. So yeah...kinda embarrassing...not as "artistic" (or whatever) as I'd like...but that's the silly story. (It does have a nice ring to it though...doesn't it?)

3) I finally went to sleep around 10:30am...I've been up and down all day...It's now 4pm and I'm still all sleepy-eyed and groggy. Grrr...must...face...world...friend in need...

*I like it when Veow says my name, and there's good stuff around it...I'll make sure she doesn't leave Nervousness for good http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif*

(please be kinda and ignore typos http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif )

jaydestarr

10-22-2002, 01:11 PM

g3d - I go to Christopher Newport University (http://www.cnu.edu). WAY back in the day we used to be an offshoot of W&M, but we've grown quite a bit since then. So what did you think of White Oleander?

1) I'm waiting for my boyfriend to come eat the pizza I just made. He said he'll be here 'soon.'

2) The room switch a roommate and I submitted the first week of September was just processed today.

3) I went to take a picture of the goose fountain, but there was a small protest with media coverage going on. I quickly ran away.

pixelady

10-22-2002, 01:41 PM

It's been so long since I've read this thread!

1) I'm only in my 20's but I don't get zits on my face anymore unless we don't change the sheets every week. I do get them, however, on annoying parts of my body like the crook of my elbow and my back. Not many and not often but d*mn are they painful!

2) Two of the worst drugs I've ever been on are Prednisone (steroid) and Depo-provera (4 injections a year birth control). I would never ever ever ever take either of those again, not for $1,000,000 dollars.

3) I've been on birth control pretty much since puberty. Sometimes I wonder what I would really be like if I didn't have my hormones regulated so much. It's a scary thought.

Since it's been awhile, here are some bonuses:

4) The Houdini stamps were released just before we sent out our wedding announcements. I thought it would be a bad omen to use those on the envies so we used the audabon (the bird society thing) stamps instead.

5) A really beautiful girl 3 ahead of me in the post office line last Saturday had a lovely tattoo in the middle of her eyes right above the bridge of her nose. It was really well done. She said that she had to have a cat scan or MRI (I don't remember which) and that it was painful because it pulled on one of the ingrediants in the ink.

6) When my friend's nephew was learning to speak he learned both spanish and english (they're from puerto rico) he couldn't pronounce the word "aranya" (spider) so instead he'd say acana (ah caw na) in this really cute little voice. To this day I still think of that when anyone says spider in english or spanish. (He also used to describe anything that was hot, that bites or stings or hits as "pica"s)

7) I have two rubber band balls on my desk. One I dissesemble for rubber band fights with my coworkers, the other I won't touch because it was a friend's- she said she was going to retire when it got to be the size of a tennis ball, and she did. *wipes tear*

8) I'd be a perfect smoker - I always need something in my mouth and I always need something to do with my hands. (I won't smoke though, I hate it.)

And finally....

9) If I ever find out who uses the restroom and doesn't make sure everything flushes (on a daily basis), I'm going to give them a swirly in their own you know what.... *glowers* I'm a nice person, really. I just don't want to see other people's waste products.

jaydestarr

10-22-2002, 02:16 PM

1) As usual, I need a nap. I plan on taking one after this post.

2) I don't want to go to my night class tonight because I genuinely think I'm allergic to the maturity level there.

3) This (http://www.cnu.edu/busn/acct/fountain.jpg) is the goose fountain (about 2 years ago.. the crane in the background is where the Freeman Center Gym now stands). I'll go out tonight and take one of my own. That should be interesting. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

eenie

10-22-2002, 02:57 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (pixelady @ Oct. 22 2002,1:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">9) If I ever find out who uses the restroom and doesn't make sure everything flushes (on a daily basis), I'm going to give them a swirly in their own you know what.... *glowers* I'm a nice person, really. I just don't want to see other people's waste products.[/b][/quote]
i'll help you with that mission. i hate that so much..

1. i make soap all the time, but i've never actually used one of my soaps (well, once at my boyfriend's house, but i can't really count that). so, i could be making absolutely horrible soap and people are just too nice to tell me.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

2. i can't decide if i'm more addicted to LJ or nervousness. i check both sites compulsively.

3. when i was little, i used to eat Tums like candy. i'd wait until my mom went outside to do something, and i'd climb up on the counter to get the tums bottle out of the cabinet and stuff as many in my mouth as i could.

Wombat

10-22-2002, 03:51 PM

Flying foxes (http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/about/flyingfox/factsheet.html)

Ok, I hope I've done this right. Above is site where you can see what a flying fox looks like.

I, too, used to drink vinegar when I was a kid. Someone once told me it had something to do with a deficiency but I'm not sure. I still like vinegar but only have it on my salads these days!

It's been over a week since I watched any telly.

Wombat

10-22-2002, 03:53 PM

Oooh, it worked!!!

mejaka

10-22-2002, 04:09 PM

Fry sauce: What Westerners (America) in several states eat on French fries. A salmon-colored blend of catsup and mayo, with a tiny touch of horseradish if it's really good fry sauce.

1. Tonight I will don a foam hat and pretend to be a jungle guide while making such riotous jokes as the following:
*The jungle ecosystem has many lessons for us. For example, if a pride of lions has made a kill--say, a zebra--it will attract hungry fultures who will wait until the lions are finished and then clean up after them. This points out the basic law of the jungle: "Don't be a zebra." It also is a good lesson to remember at the end of the meeting when the room needs to be tidied up.
*Okay, everyone wearing yellow--make a noise like a banana!
*Here's a little advice. Never play Monopoly in the jungle, because there are alots of cheetahs around. If one says it's not a cheetah, it's just lion.
I will also pressure grown adults to make jungle-animal noises, and be subjected to a presentation by a man who has gone several times on safari (I visited his house once and it was just horrific).

2. If anyone here can guess why I would be participating in the above, I will send you virtual chocolate (the best I can do until Stephen gets that chocolate-delivery function going on Nervousness).

3. I forgot to put Reggie outside today while I ran errands. He got into three garbage cans. I am STILL MAD and he is still outside.

lobster-girl

10-22-2002, 04:27 PM

hey, thanks mejaka, i've never tried that! i personally think the best french fries in the world are from this hamburger stand in canoga park, california. they are sooo good they don't need 'nuthin'! but if i do feel a need to garnish my fries, i use ketchup, ranch & bbq sauce all mixed together. yummy!!!

drat! 3 more things...thinking, thinking...

1. i'm still feeling all anxious and freaky so i made myself a big mug o hot chocolate.

2. i just stumbled across a web site for the old t.v. show "parker lewis can't lose" i can barely rememer that show!

3. i'm acting as a consult for an author and we're meeting at the swank Musso & Frank's in Hollywood for dinner. (now, i'm all nervous!)

Melbernai

10-22-2002, 04:49 PM

1) I like pumpkin pie so much, that when I was a little girl, just that was my nickname. Yes, my parents called me "Little Pumpkin Pie" for about 6 years of my life.

2) Today was Pre-K's very first field trip, in all history of my school. I've been bugging them for two years to let us take a field trip, and they always said my class was too young, but I finally won. We walked about 3 blocks to the town firehouse, and we got to see lots of fire trucks, fire engines, fun tools, and a hottie firefighter who demonstrated how to get into his uniform in under 15 seconds. I thought I was gonna die. The kids liked it too, but I'm sure, for different reasons.

3) I think I need a boyfriend. Ha.

~Meli

victoria

10-22-2002, 05:03 PM

GuineaBaby and veow - definitely, I think The Ice Storm is worth reading, and I've upgraded my opinion some about it. I think I was just disappointed because I expected a lot more. Rick Moody is a great writer, but basically he stretched a really fantastic short story into a so-so novel. Moody's struggled with serious depression, and is supposed to be the Tobey Maguire, writing his own view of Connecticut growing up. I think he just let the anger get in the way of the writing, but a lot of his critics don't mind.

Facts, which I'm running out of -
1. I am about to watch Gilmore Girls, a nice positive view of Connecticut.
2. The last CD I bought was The Pogues.
3. I'm allergic or something to something in tattoo ink, and probably shouldn't get any more.

eenie

10-22-2002, 06:34 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Melbernai @ Oct. 22 2002,4:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1) I like pumpkin pie so much, that when I was a little girl, just that was my nickname. Yes, my parents called me "Little Pumpkin Pie" for about 6 years of my life.[/b][/quote]
that's so cute, meli.: )

1. when i was little, i had two nicknames. cookie monster and moocher. the first is self-explanatory, the second is because i would beg everyone for food constantly.

2. i love paper journals. i have three full ones right now, and i'm getting a new one on friday. i wish i had it now, because i'm dying to write on paper.

3. i wish i knew html. i hate having to beg people to do journal layouts for me.

JustSu

10-22-2002, 07:08 PM

i've had a ton of nicknames. my favorite when i was growing up was "sarah heartburn".

1. i'm eating titans blitz ice cream

2. i can type in my sleep

3. my cats have an electric catbox.

BabyChee

10-22-2002, 07:18 PM

FriedSpam I love rats too!

1. I'm very allergic to rats but not mice
2. I once got 100 hours of community service for keeping a pet rodent in my dorm at university
3. I'm still a virgin at 21

Melbernai

10-22-2002, 07:24 PM

1) Smallville rocks my socks.

2) I can't believe I missed last week's show. I heard that Clark and Lana *kissed* -- omg, what in the world was I doing sleeping?http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

3) There are more areas of my bedroom floor covered in laundry then open to walk on. Sheesh.

~Meli

thunderstorm_19

10-22-2002, 08:09 PM

1. i wish someone was here right now to read this essay over with me.

2. mom's too busy, and is now going to bed (not that i blame her, it's 11:12 pm).

3. this thing has to be mailed tomorrow.

thunderstorm_19

10-22-2002, 08:10 PM

4. oh and did i mention, it's only half as long as it should be

mejaka

10-22-2002, 08:15 PM

BabyChee, I salute you, quite sincerely.

1. My nicknames have included Little Red Monkey, Little Blonde Bombshell, and the inevitable Janna Banana. It did not help that I loved bananas...

2. For a while during middle school I toyed around with alternate names. Janna-Kae was one. Kay is my middle name. I'm named after my mother's three sisters.

3. Once, in sixth grade, I wore a dress that had a very high waistline. I was passing out papers and daydreaming as always and got wondering what it would be like to be pregnant. My wonderings were somewhat focused on the incorrect but childishly logical idea that it would be some kind of proof that someone other than my family (that is, one of my peers) cared about me. I extended my belly as far as I could under the dress to see what it looked like, and the kid next to me--one of the triple threat of 6th grade--said, "Janna looks PREGNANT!" I was too insecure to even really feel embarrassed...I just felt an awful resignation. My mother always told me that I'd be wonderfully surprised when I finally went to college, and she was right. I made friends easily in college. But up to then it was hard and my social life mostly sucked, other than one boyfriend whom I was with for four years, who was a really good friend to me.

thunderstorm_19

10-22-2002, 08:53 PM

1. this thread's had about 6000 views!

2. to keep me from going nutty while i sit here, discovery channel is on, and they're growing adult human teeth (begun from stem cells), in the kidneys of mice.

way wierd.

3. i have a kanker sore.

Katiekat

10-22-2002, 09:56 PM

1. The person who has posted most on this thread, with 62 posts, is GuineaBaby. (eenie is 2nd with 39, mejaka is 3rd with 36.)

2. This is my 20th addition to the thread.

3. Once I get an idea in my head, I will usually stick to it. That explains why I went through all 29 pages of this thread and tallied up posts. Yes, I'm a dork. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

thunderstorm_19

10-22-2002, 10:02 PM

katiekat your signature quote is brill!

1. i wonder how many times i've posted to this thread?

2. i'm tired, so going to bed. g'nite.

3. that should be g'mornin'. it's 1:04 am

jaydestarr

10-22-2002, 10:40 PM

I think that I might try to find a copy of Ice Storm. I wonder if the unversity library has a copy... although I doubt it does...

thunderstorm_19, what does brill mean in that sentence? I'm confused. I usually am, though... I still don't get a joke someone told in my Newswriting course the other night... http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

melbernai, your description of your bathroom describes my bathroom and bed right now. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

eenie, check your pm, ok? nothing bad, I promise...

BabyChee, I salute you, too. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

1) Until my 10th grade theatre class, I was a really shy kid. I always got picked on for being small and being the first to hit puberty. I never really had many friends throughout school, and I still don't have many close friends, but the ones I do have I love.

2) The boyfriend I had in highschool, who was my first "real boyfriend," definitely wasn't a good influence on me. Neither was the first one I had in college (who dumped me because I was "too sad" and stuff). The one I have now, though, rocks. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3) It's 1:34 AM now so I'm going to follow thunderstorm_19's example and go to bed. :: waves ::

GuineaBaby

10-23-2002, 01:55 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Katiekat @ Oct. 22 2002,9:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. The person who has posted most on this thread, with 62 posts, is GuineaBaby. (eenie is 2nd with 39, mejaka is 3rd with 36.).[/b][/quote]
Oh my! And I was thinking other people did...now I feel like I'm self absored lol

Babychee-I hope to accomplish what you have. (so far I've had no prob since no one seems to be interested in my goods.)

1. I got a 96% on my mid term that I just got back! *does back flip and lands on head*

2. I *still* don't know what I'm making for guys for christmas.

3. I've got some paper clay to try and make little figures out of. Anyone use it before? Is it good?

veow

10-23-2002, 06:04 AM

1. My nickname when I was little was Motor Mouth. Yeh, I was talkative, and very friendly. Not at all shy. Wonder what happened?

2. About ten years ago, I worked in a huge dept. store (http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif) and everyone there called me Toad because I really liked Toad the Wet Sprocket -- I'd seen them a few times so I had several t-shirts and a sticker on my car. One shirt was just a photo of a hand pointing at a toad on the ground. That's the shirt that got it all started.

3. I don't think anyone's given me a nickname since then, except my bf (which doesn't count cuz it's just us).

eenie

10-23-2002, 06:17 AM

babychee--i think that's very cool. you rock.: )

1. and once again, i am late to ceramics, because of this #### board.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

2. my garbage men have started coming at 4:30 in the morning, something which nearly gives me a heart attack.

3. i used to play with my name a lot too. i made my sophomore math teacher call me teri, and at some point in my school career, i spelled my name "erynne" for awhile, until shane told me that he liked it better the other way.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

thunderstorm_19

10-23-2002, 06:23 AM

1. brill = brilliant

2. essay still not done

3. coffee good

sistasmell

10-23-2002, 06:26 AM

I think I could be in love with fry sauce, from the sounds of it. Has anyone had that mayo they put on fries in Holland? I think it has a bit of mustard in it, and it is so wonderful. I could eat those things all day! When I worked in Faneuil Hall, I used to eat cheese fries with vinegar and bbq sauce. Delish!

1. My childhood nicknames: lambchop, chicken neck, and knee-ba (http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif- this one from my dad, who was a drinker...)
2. My favorite nickname: Queen Adrian. A guy I dated called me that. It didn't catch on, sadly.
3. I got talked into going to see the Jackass movie this weekend.

AlteredArtist

10-23-2002, 07:00 AM

New member/lurker but I'll play!

1. I was a mens barber for many years.
2. One of my favorite movies is Kalifornia.
3. I met my husband in 1994 on AOL in a room called "on vacation."

Katiekat

10-23-2002, 07:49 AM

Thunderstorm _19, your last post was #27. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1. It's quite rainy & grey & blah right now, and I can't seem to wake up fully because of that.
2. My most recent nickname was "KingPlaya," which came about because my initials are "KP" and at the time, I dated 3 guys, one after the other, actually breaking up with one and the hooking up with the next the same night!
3. I really want to join the 20 Things lmao that grindstonefreak has created, but I'm too worried that I won't be able to make 20 things within the time frame. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

g3d

10-23-2002, 08:17 AM

I DID join the 20 Things LMAO, and I'm still worried I'll screw up on the time frame.....

1. I have a ton of work that I should be doing, and I'm getting quite worried about my inability to start/finish tasks.

2. I have about $100 to last me until the end of the month, and I'll have to have two tanks of gas between now and then.

3. I had a potato and cheese biscuit for breakfast, which cost about $2.30 that I didn't have!

Boy, this is a pretty depressing one!

measi

10-23-2002, 08:18 AM

1) I'm having daily self-questioning sessions asking myself if I'm insane for attempting NaNoWriMo, even though I know I've managed to pull off a 35-page thesis paper in three days under pressure.

2) When I was in fifth grade, a couple of boys in my class (who often teased me) asked me if I was a virgin. I thought it sounded like a bad word, and rather than admit that I didn't know what it meant, I said no. *cringe*

3) My cubicle currently has the following items on its edges in decoration for Halloween: a furry, black cat, three tarantulas, a life-sized snowy owl, and a stuffed black cat from the Hallmark store. Of all of those, the only thing I bought was the owl. Everything else was bought for me by co-workers. (I guess being the resident "out of the broom closet" Witch has its priveleges).

~ Mel.

mejaka

10-23-2002, 09:09 AM

1. I'm surprised to find I'm third in the rankings of number of posts! :^ ) I thought I was talking way too much, but I don't think Guinea is so I guess I'm okay!

2. I was reminded while talking to my young nephew about his dating life last night that I once dated three guys on the same day. Went out to breakfast with one, to an afternoon outdoor dance party with another, and then sent that one on his way just before the third showed up for an evening out. Told my nephew that #2 was just crossing Buchanan in his car when #3 pulled up in front of my house. Nephew said, "BUCHANAN? That's like--35 feet away from Grandma's!" Yep. #3 didn't know #2's car, and thought I was standing on the front walk eagerly awaiting his arrival. Nephew now has had to adjust his mental image of Aunt Janna a bit... heh...though I did tell him that that was one FREAKY day and totally unrepresentative of my normal dating life.

3. I'm headed to Spokane with a friend today--a DAY OUT! Yahoo!

jaydestarr

10-23-2002, 09:26 AM

thunderstorm_19, thanks for clearing that up. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

AlteredArtist, hey! Welcome to the board! Kalifornia is one of the few movies Brad Pitt has done that I haven't seen. I might have to check it out. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Measi, I'm questioning myself for the same reasons. Oh, and in case I didn't email you about it, I would like that Excel Spreadsheet you mentioned.

Now for my next three...

1) I'm on an 80s music kick. I just scared the crap out of one of my roommates because I was playing Queen & David Bowie's performance of "Under Pressure." You know, the song that Vanilla Ice used the backbeat from for "Ice, Ice Baby." She came in again awhile later because I was singing the theme from the Breakfast Club pretty loudly.

2) Next time I'm near my sister's house, I plan on raiding her CD collection so I can have even more 80s music.

3) Garbage collection here on campus starts at 7:30 am. Why they would start collecting garbage on a college campus at that hour is beyond me. They even do it on Saturdays!!! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

sistasmell

10-23-2002, 09:45 AM

Our garbage collection also takes place at the crack of a s s. Now, if only I could get the garbage collection and mail delivery times switched, I'd be in heaven.

1. I was just mortified to see Jadestar referring to Under Pressure as "the song that Vanilla Ice used the backbeat from for "Ice, Ice Baby."" It's sad to think someone out there might only know the song through Vanilla Ice. I'm officially an old fogey.
2. The most guys I've even dated in a day was 2, but I got caught. I ran into a blabbermouth from work when I was with both guys. Same place, just different times in the day with different guys. It was so nice of her to mention it to the second guy, who happened to be my boyfriend.
3. I've had two trick or treat sized Payday candy bars today. And that's all I've had.

lobster-girl

10-23-2002, 10:01 AM

morning all! g3d, yer in a wee bit better shape than i...i have $24.00 to last me till the 31st! yikes! luckily i have half a tank of gas and some subway tokens just in case and my fridge is full of food i will actually eat but still...i'm a little bit freaked out! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1. i'm a natural blonde. one of those blondes that they call california blonde...my hair was halfway down my back and all golden and pretty when i chopped it off and dyed it orange. i've only grown the blonde back twice, once when i was 21 and then when i was 28. it's been almost every color along the way from hot pink to blue to white...it is now a reddish brown and everyone thinks i'm a natural red head. my sister always envied my blonde and i always envied her auburn. we're weird.

2. i am so nearsighted that if i lose my glasses i'm pretty much screwed. i'm too blind to find them without someone else's help. i'm THAT nearsighted!

3. after my horrendously heartbreaking break up i signed up for bellydance lessons, wore only matching bra's and undies, bought some great lingerie, painted my toenails (i had never done that before) and took the ex's porn and gave it all away. now, i still do the bellydance exercises, my little toe on my right foot is painted purple, my bra & undies do not match and ,y friend's still thank me for the porn. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

jaydestarr

10-23-2002, 10:23 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. I was just mortified to see Jadestar referring to Under Pressure as "the song that Vanilla Ice used the backbeat from for "Ice, Ice Baby."" It's sad to think someone out there might only know the song through Vanilla Ice. I'm officially an old fogey.[/b][/quote]
That's how my roommate referred to it! She made me feel old when I set her straight. I remember when "Ice, Ice Baby" came out I got joked in my classes for knowing that he stole the backbeat from another song. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif I was a weird kid.

1) I was singing "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. I've also got versions of it by The Cure and Marilyn Manson, but the original is the best. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif One of the roommates came in to sing it with me. I love my roommates this year.

2) For my life I cannot remember the name of that 80s song with the kick ass video (part live action, part animation, it had awesome camera angles moving on different sides of a "mirror". It's driving me nuts!

3) The last five songs that WinAmp played: Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Nine Inch Nails - Terrible Lie, Bjork - All is Full of Love, Tool - Opiate, Alanis Morrisette - A Man. Random enough? I've also got a ton of classical in my playlist, too. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Before we get into the debate over MP3s, I own all the albums on which these songs appear and transferred them to my computer for reasons of convenience, or I downloaded them from the artist's official site. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

measi

10-23-2002, 10:38 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (jadestar @ Oct. 23 2002,1:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. I was just mortified to see Jadestar referring to Under Pressure as "the song that Vanilla Ice used the backbeat from for "Ice, Ice Baby."" It's sad to think someone out there might only know the song through Vanilla Ice. I'm officially an old fogey.[/b][/quote]
That's how my roommate referred to it! She made me feel old when I set her straight. I remember when "Ice, Ice Baby" came out I got joked in my classes for knowing that he stole the backbeat from another song. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif I was a weird kid.

1) I was singing "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. I've also got versions of it by The Cure and Marilyn Manson, but the original is the best. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif One of the roommates came in to sing it with me. I love my roommates this year.

2) For my life I cannot remember the name of that 80s song with the kick ass video (part live action, part animation, it had awesome camera angles moving on different sides of a "mirror". It's driving me nuts!

3) The last five songs that WinAmp played: Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Nine Inch Nails - Terrible Lie, Bjork - All is Full of Love, Tool - Opiate, Alanis Morrisette - A Man. Random enough? I've also got a ton of classical in my playlist, too. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Before we get into the debate over MP3s, I own all the albums on which these songs appear and transferred them to my computer for reasons of convenience, or I downloaded them from the artist's official site. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/b][/quote]
Jadestar: The video is A-ha's "Take on Me." http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

(in the immortal words of Carol (Garlynara), yeah, I'm an 80's geek... SO?!?)

I'll get that excel spreadsheet to you in a bit... gotta find it first!

1) We got the first snowfall of the season in Massachusetts-- a whopping 1/4th of an inch, and traffic was still hellish.

2) I had Taco Bell for lunch

3) I really am dreaming of being on the couch in my pj's right now.

pixelady

10-23-2002, 10:45 AM

I LOVE Take On Me!!!!! That's one of the first music videos I ever saw!

1) My first "big girl's music" was Paula Abdul's tape that had Opposites Attract and MC Hammer. I felt so cool. (Before that I listened to Fraggle Rock music, Jem (the cartoon) music tapes, and other little-girl music.)

2) I've had two moles removed from my back. There wasn't anything wrong with them, they just annoyed the crap out of me. I have two more that I want off (and then I'll almost be mole-free!) but I'm not sure if my doctor will go for it again. And Lidocain hurts!

3) I love the Marilyn Manson video version of Tainted Love. I thought it was *sexy*! I know, I'm a freak. Lol. That's one of my favorite songs of all time... when I RPG'd Ars Magica (one of the best RPG's ever, way better than D&D, thank you very much) I had a character that was obsessed with his snails. He used to go around singing "I've got to *beat beat* feed my snails, I've got to *beat beat* feed my snails" and all sorts of snaily-lyrics to that song. He also used to let them decide what hallway to go down if we didn't have any other way to decide. *rolls eyes* I miss role-playing. *sighs*

mejaka

10-23-2002, 11:43 AM

1. A-ha's "Take On Me" video WAS the first video I ever saw.

2. I remember the day half the high school skipped to see the unveiling of the "Thriller" video on MTV.

3. I am tired tired tired of hearing my sons sing a few lines over and over of some weirdo version of a song I knew in the original. (All I can remember of the original, from their interference, is that the chorus inquired whether Annie was okay, and that the words they sing are the same but the whole tone of the song is entirely different from the original).

lobster-girl

10-23-2002, 12:26 PM

...and another 80's geek steps up to bat!

mejaka...the original song that the "annie, are you okay..." is from is michael jackson's "Smooth Criminal" and the line is "eddie are you okay..." (i'm totally rolling my eyes at myself) i was not a michael jackson fan but watched the video over and over again so that i could "steal" some choreography from when i choreographed the finale from my senior dance show...we danced to the song "crime time" by FALCO but we had to get a translater in to approve the lyrics becuase the school's VP was afraid that all that german might actually be offensive! and "tainted love" is even older than Soft Cell...they covered it too.

1. my favorite soft cell song is "It's a Mug's Game" i can't find it anywhere save for an old cassette tape with my high school radio music on it.

2. the first video i really remember was "you might think" by The Cars. i loved the Aha video but my family didn't have cable...or atari...but we did have Select T.V. for awhile.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. i was in a fedco parking lot the first time i heard the song "We are the World" (wow! where did that memory come from?)

jaydestarr

10-23-2002, 12:54 PM

measi, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Seriously, it was driving me nuts. I had finally gotten the instrumental into my head, but I couldn't even remember lyrics! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif There is absolutely nothing wrong with being an 80s geek. You can help the rest of us regain our sanity when we have lapses of memory. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Wow... I remember all of the songs and stuff you mentioned, pixielady. You know, I don't feel so bad about having this 80s kick now. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Oh, I might not really like Michael Jackson (never really did), but I think that the Alien Ant Farm song is an injustice to Jackson.

Oh, lobster-girl, I'm just as nearsighted as you are. I meant to mention that before. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1) I think that the best remake of an 80s song is Snake River Conspiracy's rendition of The Smiths' "How Soon is Now?" OK, it doesn't hurt that Toby (the SRC lead singer) is just one of the most amazing girls. I adore her. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

2) There is a girl in my major who is obsessed with Michael Jackson. If anyone says anything remotely bad about him, she jumps to his defense. It's... disturbing...

3) I really want to go rent Labrynth. I saw David Bowie in some random movie last night (Zoolander or something?) and I *really* want more of that. Mmmm... David Bowie... :: drools ::

sistasmell

10-23-2002, 01:01 PM

Tears are rolling down my face from all you 80's people! You have got me thinking about the times my friends and I would move Kelly Boughton's living room furniture to the edges of the room and practice our "moves" to Kool and the Gang's "Celebration" and the whole Thriller album. Me? I was wearing my nylon breakdancing pants.
A-Ha's "Take on Me" was the ONLY video that was on for awhile there, or so it seemed. I still liked it and thought Mr. Falsetto was a cutie. And Falco.... The 80's were so silly.
That snow was lame, wasn't it, Measi?
1. I loved the song "Rock Me Amadeus" to no end.
2. I used to stare at the cover of a particular Boomtown Rats album and fantasize about Bob Geldof's bulge.
3. I'd probably still do it if I knew where that album was.

thunderstorm_19

10-23-2002, 01:24 PM

1. i was born in 1982.

2. i strongly dislike most 80s music.

3. in fact, one of few 80s songs i like is "come undone" by duran duran... and i luuuuv that song.

pixelady

10-23-2002, 01:28 PM

Speaking of nearsighted - I was in the same boat. Then I had LASIK. A *life changing* experience. I tottally encourage anyone that is nearsighted to go and try to get it done, any way you can. Beg, borrow, steal, kill... whatever you need to do. Used to be that I couldn't recognize my (then) boyfriend's (now -ex) face if he were standing right in front of me. Now I can look out the window of my boss's office and see the top leaf of the tree almost across the street crystal clear. I asked my eye doctor: "Okay, I went from what/20 to what/20"... he said "you went from nothing/20, you couldnt' see anything at twenty feet. Now you're 15/20 and I wish I had an eye chart that could measure 10/20." Wow.

Sorry, lol.

1) I can't -not- chew on a lollipop. A friend gave me these adorable tootsie pop miniatures (with the tootsie rolls in the middle still!) and I managed to suck for all of two minutes. Then crunch crunch crunch. Just like the commercial.

2) My best friend has five children. I would watch any of them or all of them at any time, no questions asked. They are the most well-behaved kids of all time. Their dog on the other hand... *shudders* ... is the most wretched animal that ever lived. I don't get it. *shrugs*

3) I keep an online journal tracking my massage schooling... it's at http://pixelady.blogspot.com/. I don't know if anyone other than me has ever read it cause I'm too cheap to pay for the nifty membership. *grins* My favorite website at the moment (besides nervousness.org...heheh) is inpassing.org.

pixelady

10-23-2002, 01:34 PM

Does anyone know the name of the Pink Floyd song that has the lyrics "Why won't you talk to me" "Because you're my weakness"?... it's the only one I can stand at all... I HATE Pink Floyd but I love that one song. I think it was late 80s, early 90s but I have no clue for sure

1) I still have all my old Magic the Gathering cards from 1994. Some of them are worth something, I have to see about selling them.

2) My favorite fidget toy is "the tangle"... I got it as a give-away from a tradeshow for one of the magazines we publish and it is ADDICTIVE. If you like to fidget, I think they have them online for cheap.

3) For lunch I ate a greek salad, some garlic bread, and *gasp* a Pepsi. But don't tell anyone, they'll think I'm no longer a die-hard Coke fan. I didn't have a choice, okay?

measi

10-23-2002, 01:46 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (sistasmell @ Oct. 23 2002,4:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Tears are rolling down my face from all you 80's people! You have got me thinking about the times my friends and I would move Kelly Boughton's living room furniture to the edges of the room and practice our "moves" to Kool and the Gang's "Celebration" and the whole Thriller album. Me? I was wearing my nylon breakdancing pants.
A-Ha's "Take on Me" was the ONLY video that was on for awhile there, or so it seemed. I still liked it and thought Mr. Falsetto was a cutie. And Falco.... The 80's were so silly.
That snow was lame, wasn't it, Measi?
1. I loved the song "Rock Me Amadeus" to no end.
2. I used to stare at the cover of a particular Boomtown Rats album and fantasize about Bob Geldof's bulge.
3. I'd probably still do it if I knew where that album was.[/b][/quote]
Oh, don't get me started-- I'm about to see how the "October snowstorm" is blocking traffic on route 128/I-95 southbound in a few minutes. *sigh*

It's one of the few things I miss about living in Boston-- doing a reverse commute everyday to Needham. Now I'm doing a Randolph to Needham commute, and I'm just doomed with traffic both ways.

1) I lip-synched "Open Your Heart" by Madonna for my parents the year that album came out during our Christmas dinner. I have no idea why, and when I finally realized what the song was about when I was a couple years older, I was utterly horrified and embarrassed.

2) I reached my adult height at age 12. (5'5")

3) I moved in with my boyfriend of 18 months, Erich, six weeks ago. And we haven't had a fight yet about anything more significant than our Dungeons & Dragons characters. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Z'anne

10-23-2002, 02:25 PM

All you cute youngster make me feel really old. Sorry, I'm stuck in the 70's. THE best rock & roll. I was 10 years old when the Beatles came to America and I haven't stopped lovin' rock & roll since then.

Pixielady - I love Pink Floyd, but can't remember what song that's from right now.

Jadestar - If I remember correctly, David Bowie's first movie, other than Ziggy Stardust, was The Man Who Fell To Earth. I liked the book and they stayed pretty true to it in the movie.

1. Finally went grocery shopping today, (hate grocery shopping) and spent over $263.00. That's just for two people and that should hold us for about 1-1/2 months. AND that does not include bread, meat or candy or cookies.

2. I make my own bread. It's like fresh, out of the garden veggies, it tastes better homemade.

3. I'm so happy to be a part of this wonderful group of people!

BreezyK

10-23-2002, 02:52 PM

Allrigthy, 80's! I was just thinking how old I feel lately, and how I'm turning into my mom, because all I ever really want to listen to lately is 80's music, and well geez, it's basically retro now! I'm starting to hear myself think, "I don't get the music these kids listen to nowadays." It's really quite frightening!

jadestar, I just downloaded some MP3's from Labyrinth a couple days ago. Oh, Bowie! (yes, I'm bad for doing it, I know. please don't chastise me, y'all-- I'm already going to h e l l anyway! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif )

Moby and Bowie were in concert together a while back, and I missed them. I was very bummed.

1. I own Labyrinth on video. I have most of it memorized. I just recenetly bought The Goonies on DVD (I already had it on video). I have basically all of that one memorized. It's brilliant, and has a running commentary from several of the actors, including Corey Feldman, who I had a huge cruch on (need I say "Stand by Me"?), but boy did he grow up to become a putx.

2. The only time I every go to clubs in San Francisco, is to see the cover band, "Tainted Love" play. They are brilliant. The do all 80's, a lot of new wave, but the highlight of every show is always Bon Jovi's "Livin on a Prayer." Everyone sings along together and it's very communal in an odd sort of way!

3. I have a cassette tape of my best friend singing "Like a Virgin" when she was about seven. It's adorable. And she obviously had no idea what she was singing about.

BreezyK

10-23-2002, 03:03 PM

Katiekat

10-23-2002, 03:23 PM

I'm also a huge fan of cheesy 80's rock. I make a hella-rad 80's mix cd, if I do say so myself. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. I think i'm super-sensitive to hot water. What I consider a hot shower, Chris deems tepid. What he thinks is comfortable nearly scalds me to death.

2. I clean my ears with Q-tips, even though every doctor I've ever had tells me not to. They're not the boss of me!

Okay, it's time for more sex-talk:

3. I've had sex with one man, gone down on two, and been gone down on by three. One of the guys I received oral from was the guy I "dated" right before Chris. As he was going down on me, I realized I really didn't like him enough to reciprocate, and that I'd rather be with Chris. What a way to make up your mind, huh?

Mermaid

10-23-2002, 03:34 PM

A while back somebody mentioned teeth dreams

Here are some comments on 'teeth falling out' dreams
1.First, from Jeremy Taylor's website
( )

"Teeth" in the dream world are most often an archetypal image of the dreamer's sense of confidence and competence in the waking world. Dreaming that there is something amiss with my teeth usually points to insecurities about my ability to "get my teeth into it," or maybe I've "bitten off more than I can chew."

Ironically, the very fact that you remember such a dream is a reliable indicator that the you, the dreamer, can deal
creatively and transformatively with the problems that life
presents. If this were not the case, you would not even have remembered the dream. All dreams (even nightmares!) come in the service of health and wholeness, and no dream ever came to anyone to say, "Nyah, nyah--you've got these problems and you can't do anything about them!" The more emotionally charged,
or urgent the dream, the more likely that it points to a
creative possibility previously hidden from the conscious
mind, in response to a pressing waking life problem.

2 Then the following is from Dreamgate
( http://www.dreamgate.com/ )

Many of us have been the victim of tooth-loss dreams and have carried this concern into the morning. Here's a quote: "Tooth dreams are open to many interpretations and have been handled successfully by very few of the modern dream interpreters."
This was written in the Second Century by the ancient
interpreter, Artemidorus. Even the Vedas and texts 2000 years BC talk about tooth dreams. So you can see there is a long history of confusion. Freud and Jung explored the
possibilities of tooth loss and hysteria, but modern dream
interpreters take a different approach that is more direct.
What, we can ask ourselves, do teeth do? They hold, cut, grasp and generally are the first way we had to do these things. But then we lost our first set, just as we were gaining in self-control and power. And yet, shortly thereafter, a new and larger world and set of teeth appear! And so, if I have a tooth loss dream, I can ask myself, 1. What parts of my world and life are slipping away? and 2. What new larger world will this lead me too? Lose a tooth, gain a world!

3 . a 'dreamchatter' from Sweden replied"
I visited my dentist today.
She took my last (salary next Friday) 1600 Swedish Kronas, Huh!
It must be cheaper to dream about teeth http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
A quarter of teeth needed a replacement because...
yes... it fell out.

Mari

Jeremy Taylor's website ( http://www.jeremytaylor.com/)Dreamgate (http://www.dreamgate.com)

Mermaid

10-23-2002, 03:42 PM

Yesterday

1. My son had an operation
2 My grandmother turned 93
3. Someguy received August one headlines (http://nervousness.org/lmao/index.cgi?id=5257)

PS
4 Blake is home again (my son)
5 My activities will be centred on how he seems.
6 I'll have to read some of the other facts - maybe ask my husband who once ran a mobile disco and has lots of 80s music
(was number 6 too roundabout an answer)

Wombat

10-23-2002, 04:12 PM

KatieKat: I'm intrigued - you don't count oral as sex? Have to say though, I love the way you make up your mind on who to date!

Today is my last uni class for this year - I'm a free woman until March, 2003!!

Bad news is I still have to work...

I'm releasing my first BookCrossing book into the wild today.

mejaka

10-23-2002, 04:13 PM

1. I graduated high school in 1984.

2. As a child I desperately wanted to have ESP.

3. My husband had LASIK and went from 20/500 in one eye (which means that a tree looked to him at 20 feet the way it looks to a normally-sighted person at 500 feet) to 20/15 (which means that what he sees at 20 feet now, a normally sighted person has to be 15 feet away to see). His eyes are so beautiful without the glasses obscuring them. He had wanted his eyes fixed for so long--originally he was fantasizing about radial keratotomy! But I'm glad it took so long to decide to just spend the money, because LASIK is so much better than RK. And now something even better is coming down the pike--about six months away, acc. to a friend in the business. It will not require the lens to be moved.

sistasmell

10-23-2002, 04:21 PM

1. Rrrrrr. I think David Bowie is looking better now than he ever did.
2. I've never just had oral sex with anyone. It always involves "the hole and the pole" as my hero, Jerri Blank, would say.
3. I bake bread, too, but the only thing that I'm super great at is hamburger and hotdog buns.

Katiekat

10-23-2002, 04:51 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">KatieKat: I'm intrigued - you don't count oral as sex?[/b][/quote]
Yeah, I differentiate between the two. For me, "sex" is intercourse, "oral" is foreplay. But don't get me wrong, I don't go dealing it out to just anybody. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. I would pay someone, anyone, money to play with my hair right now. I am in dire need of some tactile interaction!!

2. To the best of my knowledge, I'm not allergic to any food.

3. I have a 'favorite' set of grandparents. My maternal grandparents (whom I call Nanny & Poppa) were much more loving to us as kids than my paternal grandparents were. My nanny says "Pshaw!" a lot, and my poppa used to say "britches," as in "Pull up your britches!"

lobster-girl

10-23-2002, 05:12 PM

well wishes to mermaid's son! and i would love to bake bread but i have no yeast and i know there are recipes for no yeast, i should go looky..but if anyone woudl care to share? i can't beleive you make your own hot dog buns, sistasmell! and i have Labrynth on viseo too! and dorkily enough i can quote from it...

1. my favorite movie ever is "What a Way to Go" starring Shirley Maclaine, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum & Dick van Dyke

2. i'm off work in an hour and then i have to go and put in some hours at my other job which i am trying to disentangle myself from.

3. i have a crush on the verizon guy..."can you hear me now?"

eenie

10-23-2002, 05:17 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Katiekat @ Oct. 23 2002,4:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But don't get me wrong, I don't go dealing it out to just anybody. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif[/b][/quote]
shoot, and here i thought i had my chance.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. i don't consider oral sex sex either.. though i wouldn't just give it to anyone either. i'm always mystified at the girls who go on oprah and say they'd rather give a blow job than a good night kiss. you'd rather have a penis in your mouth than a tongue? i don't get it!:-p

2. i'm so thankful for the good friends i have made on nervousness.. i'm talking to two of them right now, and they make me warm and fuzzy.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. tomorrow i have to go to an all-day education conference, which is a crock because i'm not even a teacher yet.:-p

amylyn

10-23-2002, 05:19 PM

1) I should be studying
2) I am freezing cold,but too cheap to turn the heat on till November
3) Craving chocolate , maybe hot chocolate will warm me up.

jaydestarr

10-23-2002, 06:04 PM

pixielady, I have to chew on tootsie pops, too. I almost finished one once, but failed miserably. Ah well. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Oh, and the song you're thinking of is Lost For Words (http://www.lyricsstyle.com/p/pinkfloyd/lostforwords.html). If you follow the link, beware of pop up ads. I loathe popup ads, but I can't seem to find a lyrics site without them.

measi, you have 3 inches on me. And I haven't grown (taller) since I was 12, too.

Z'anne... now you've made me REALLY want to go out and rent David Bowie movies!! GRRR!!!

BreezyK, your comment about going to h e l l for downloading MP3s made me giggle. That's just such a funny concept... http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Mermaid, I hope your son is okay. I'm glad to hear he's back at home.

Mejaka, ESP is not all that fun. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

1) I love my current roommates.

2) I figured out why I dislike baseball so much. It's that stupid song they play between EVERY friggin play almost. GRR! It probably also stems from when I worked at a ballpark. That sucked.

3) I really want to see Red Dragon, but no one else around me does.

Katiekat

10-23-2002, 06:22 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But don't get me wrong, I don't go dealing it out to just anybody. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif[/b][/quote]
shoot, and here i thought i had my chance.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. i don't consider oral sex sex either.. though i wouldn't just give it to anyone either. i'm always mystified at the girls who go on oprah and say they'd rather give a blow job than a good night kiss. you'd rather have a penis in your mouth than a tongue? i don't get it!:-p[/b][/quote]
Eenie, you are too sexy for your shirt!

And, yeah, the whole "blowjobs are like kisses, everybody does it" thing? What the he-ll is that all about?? I saw that Oprah, and those girls are nuts. Tongue's a good place to start, give the penis action some time! Damm!

1. I always thought that giving head was rediculous and gross, and said I'd never do it. Then, in my first real relationship, I ended up trying it, and while it's no Thai egg roll, I figured there could be worse things. The real selling point for me though, was that I enjoy doing things that make the person I love feel good, so there you go.

2. I just realized that I'm talking about sex and penises and blow-jobs while at work, surrounded by Sesame Street toys and pictures of children. That is a little strange.

3. Ooww! Cramp! Damm that Aunt Flo, she can be a mean bitch sometimes.

eenie

10-23-2002, 06:58 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Katiekat @ Oct. 23 2002,6:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">And, yeah, the whole "blowjobs are like kisses, everybody does it" thing? What the #### is that all about?? I saw that Oprah, and those girls are nuts. Tongue's a good place to start, give the penis action some time! ####![/b][/quote]
the funny thing about that episode is that my one of my aunt's friends was on the promos.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif we were at the oprah show (the one where she did her last book club book.. it was so boring, and i'd have rather watched it from my couch than the studio;)) a week before that, and they pulled her out of the audience because she said she had a teenage son. they kept her afterward, and coerced her into saying things that could be used as commercial clips. she's a newspaper editor, and she was so embarrased that she was on national tv talking about oral sex.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. my favourite flowers are stargazer lilies.. when i get married, i want a bouquet of stargazer lilies.

2. before shane, my longest relationship lasted a month. i was always really into guys at first, but then after dating them for a week, i'd start to detest them.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif i kept waiting for that to happen with shane, but thankfully it never did.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. i don't have many friends, but i have a lot of aquaintances.

jaydestarr

10-23-2002, 07:04 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. my favourite flowers are stargazer lilies.. when i get married, i want a bouquet of stargazer lilies. [/b][/quote]

Oh! I love those, too! My boyfriend's favorite is the Tiger Lily, but stargazers are so much easier to find. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I'm completely addicted to this thread! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

1) I wrote a "Hello, World" program in Perl. Hey, it's a start. And I didn't even use the example in the book. I just tried what I *thought* would work. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif (ok, so it's not anything special, but I was proud dammit!)

2) I'm hungry, but I'm trying to wait for my boyfriend to get back from class so that we can eat together.

3) For future reference, my boyfriend's name is Geoff. It's quicker than typing "my boyfriend" all the time.

queenfisher

10-23-2002, 07:40 PM

1 - in the 80s, my big resource for pop trivia and gossip was the 'smash hits' magazine from the UK. i think i still have cuttings from it stuck inside the wardrobe door in my old room of my grandmother's house.

2 - i managed to break my mail app and lost all saved mails again! grrr.

3 - in a dream world, i am living my life without computers.

;-)

/shafina

gryhare

10-23-2002, 08:07 PM

This is totally unrelated to anything else in here, I think.

Today I sent on the Saddest Song You've Ever Heard LMAO. I did it, and sent in within 24 hours -- it wasn't at all difficult to choose the song, and was difficult to deal with the whole thing.

Tonight, totally unrelated to anything, I was looking for a specific picture of my son -- and ran across the pictures that make the song so sad to me. I haven't voluntairily looked at these pictures in 11 years, 3 months and 22 days.

It's just weird.

And now, since I've posted on this, I had better figure out my three random facts. Since it's the spooky season, maybe my three random things will have something to do with that -- but would that make them random?

1. There is a penis-shaped potato on my desk. Really. It came out of the bag that way. I have done NOTHING to it!

2. I once (not very long ago even) made penis artistamps, just for the heck of it. I'm also making a quilt using the same design. That has an evil purpose.... hehehe!

3. I think bubble gum machine toys are the greatest things going, especially at the price.

Kim

jaydestarr

10-23-2002, 08:09 PM

1) in a dream world, I would own a computer that is much better than the one I currently have (and in a much cooler case), and I would actually know all the programming languages I want to know... I wouldn't just be learning them.

2) There is a couch (http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/pubimage.asp?id_=883740) in the elevator. No, it's not supposed to be there. But it's comfortable!

3) My roommate Mary and I are going to play with the couch tomorrow and take pictures of it. We're that bored.

edit: if anyone is online and really, really bored, feel free to send me a message. i'll be around for awhile before i get fed up and, well, go find something to do. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

mejaka

10-23-2002, 08:51 PM

1. Thanks to whomever posted the link that took me to the lyrics page from which I managed to find the lyrics to "Smooth Criminal." Now I can remember how the original version went, which will bug my sons, and I'm also relieved to see it *was* "Annie" that the song was about. Sort of. Well, not really. What an ugly song, thematically speaking. I don't guess I'll be singing it to my boys, on second thought.

2. I'm really ticked off at a certain person on a list I run, who preaches tolerance constantly but takes offense at everything and nothing. Today she is offended because another listmember reported a comment made by her Jewish husband about the Jewish women he knows. She is mad not only at the Jewish husband, but the wife who reported the comment. And yet she herself posted a bit a few months ago about a "cute" class her kids were in called "missionaries impossible" which we were all supposed to think was just marvelous and wonderful--even me, whose three sons and possibly daughter will one day be far from home for the first time, trying to get along with their companions, being homesick on Christmas, having doors slammed in their faces, wearing holes in their shoes and the knees of their pants in the service of the God they believe in. But hey, why take offense at Missionaries Impossible? (I don't, really--I take offense at her taking offense at things less inherently offensive as her own post was...if that makes sense and boy I really am ticked here, I better find another topic).

3. I bought what I thought was a nice little dog bed for the beagle today, and once I got it out of the packaging it turned out to be the size of a queen-size bed. I had to fold it in quarters to fit in in any room of the house. At least he seems to like it.

Penster

10-23-2002, 08:59 PM

Go to work for a day and there are 3 more pages to read! Good thing I speed read! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

KatieKat - I love scalding hot showers - the hotter, the better.....only thing is they are bad for me because of my high blood pressure http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif . I also use Q-Tips and I think as long as you don't try to clean around your brain, you will be safe. I mean....there's cotton on the end of them! I think we might be distantly related.....I love having someone (anyone!) ....well, almost anyone.....playing with my hair. Or combing my hair. Or running their fingers through it. Or washing it. Or massaging my scalp.....hmmmmmmm.....

Mermaid - I hope your grandmother had a wonderful birthday. Do you know if she received the postcard I sent her thanking her for adding to my "Forgotten Folklore & Dying Ditties" LMAO? Perhaps you could check on that for me. I would appreciate it if you could. Thanks!

I have to agree, that A-HA video, Take On Me, was the only video on MuchMusic for a very long time....

1. I have 5.72 GB of mp3's on my computer. Everything from the 20's to present-day.

2. I have an older sister who celebrates her birthday on October 24 - the same day as JustSu http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Happy Birthday!!! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. I shredded paper for 4 consecutive hours without even so much as a piss break today.....

I'm tired.

WitchDust

10-23-2002, 11:49 PM

I just spent an hour & a half catching up on this thread which has a life all its own now. I was only gone for 3 days!
I love the 80's music posts but I'm an oldies kinda girl, 60's & 70's are my fav, bats are too cool & I'm not touching the blow jobs topic in case my hubby reads what I wrote ( ahem)

1. I'm totally pissed off because I missed the Sopranos & Six Feet Under Sunday & also the reruns. It's my doctors fault because the meds he gave me made me sleep for the last 4 days.

2. Just an hour before reading these posts my cousin & I saw a family of bats flying around our street light by the barn & were discussing if they were from the same family that lived there when we were kids. We decided they were *grin*

3. I took a Valium 5 hours ago & it hasn't stopped me from being Nervous yet! I'm taking a Hydro now & going to bed like a good little Witch.

queenfisher

10-24-2002, 12:03 AM

1 - msn messenger sucks! :-P

2 - i don't think i've got many photos of myself in the 80s *phew*

3 - i like my naps...

;-)

/shafina

GuineaBaby

10-24-2002, 03:32 AM

1. I made a cd bowl last night and burned my wrist on the toaster oven. I had to take off the bracelet I haven't taken off in the last three months (leather from hawaii w/dolphins onit) because it kept touching it. Now it's fine. ^_^ I made more cd bowls tonight and some record ones to give cookies or plants in for Christmas.

2. Tonight I made snickerdoodles and Dawn made peanut butter cookies. She also made sugar to decorate.

3. I'm totally upset because I didn't realize Monarch of the Glen was on until 40 minutes into it. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

sistasmell

10-24-2002, 05:40 AM

Hey Jadestar- I saw Red Dragon, and it's actually pretty darn good. You should go be scared.
Mejaka, I want to see Reggie!
And all 80's kids, I want to see pictures. An old friend just sent some of me the other day. Ugh, I had blocked all those "looks" out.

1. I watch 70's movies for decorating tips. I sat through Equus the other night just to catch glimpses of Richard Burton's house. The one with Oliver Reed and evil kids growing in pods was the best. His office made me so jealous.
2. My favorite movies are war movies and my favorite tv shows are cop shows, yet I am not so fond of those subjects in real life.
3. I watched The Jerk last night. Someone mentioned it a long time ago in this thread. I loved it when his dad taught him the difference between s h i t and Shinola.

pixelady

10-24-2002, 06:28 AM

Thanks Jadestar!

1) Jay and I decided that our firstborn son (years off from now, I'm sure...) is going to be named "Neil Jayson"- Neil because that's my father's name and Jayson because it sounds good and it's Jay - Son (Son of Jay). We don't like the "Jerome Junior" idea, so we're doing it this way.

2) Our firstborn girl is going to be named Jerika Lee. My friend is a writer and Jerika is his favorite character, a very strong woman, plus we love the name. Lee is my mom's middle name.

3) If we have another boy, his name will be Sebastian. We're going back and forth on a middle name. Nathaniel was suggested but I like Michael. Any other suggestions?

jaydestarr

10-24-2002, 08:29 AM

You're welcome, pixielady! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

GuineaBaby, I'm glad to hear your wrist is feeling better. I got a burn this morning too - a steam one from the water I was boiling for tea.

sistasmell, I'm going to eventually see Red Dragon, but it's a matter of finding someone else who wants to go see it. I'm rather paranoid about venturing places alone around this area. I have my reasons for that.

1) I'm probably missing people in doing this, but here I go anyway: happy birthday JustSu and Heartwindow! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

2) I'm cranky today. Bitchy might actually be a better word for it. I'm ready to snap at anyone who gives me the least amount of shit. (in real life, of course, not on message boards) After class, I'm going to take a nap and hopefully that will make me less bitchy.

3) I have to do a presentation today about the recent lawsuits against McDonald's. The ones where people are suing the restaurant because they got fat after eating the food several times a week. :: sigh ::

veow

10-24-2002, 08:49 AM

Jadestar -- have you heard Snake River Conspiracy's cover of the Cure's Lovesong? It's not as good as How Soon Is Now (which is wonderful, I think, even tho my bf grimaces whenever I play it), but it's definitely worth a listen.

1. I've been obsessed with music lately, and especially covers. I'm digging the I am Sam soundtrack -- it has some great (and not-so-great) Beatles covers. I really love Aimee Mann and Michael Penn doing "Two of Us." Aaww. They're cute.

2. I'm not sure if I remember this correctly, but I think the first video I saw on MTV was "Do you Really Want to Hurt me?" by Culture Club. Boy George is walking around inside a prison or something. I thought WoW, that guy's coooooool. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif I was like ten or something, what the hey? http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif I was an MTV junkie from the get-go. And I held on through about 1989 or so. I don't watch it now. The last few times I've tried it's been the same top 40 crap or the same hiphop crap. I AM getting old -- all that crap is starting to sound the same to me!

3. Eventually someone may say to me that this thread does not allow posts from bad eggs. I'm becoming one. Death_Or_Aldona says she won't let that happen. But I'm very discouraged, distracted. I don't know what will happen. I want Marky to come home. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Hey! What does it mean to dream about umbrellas? I love umbrellas, but have never really dreamed of them until last night.

vee

jaydestarr

10-24-2002, 09:24 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">have you heard Snake River Conspiracy's cover of the Cure's Lovesong? [/b][/quote]

yep. I heard it in concert (twice now http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif) and I have Sonic Jihad. SRC just kicks all ass. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1) I'm starting to get stressed about the NaNoWriMo now. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

2) I want to know more about the recent events in Moscow. No, they're not directly related to me, but they are definitely significant events.

3) I should be getting ready to go to class right now, but instead I'm here posting. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Katiekat

10-24-2002, 09:28 AM

GuineaBaby ~ How do you make cd bowls? I would love to learn -- it sounds way cool.

Penster ~ yay, I love finding people I *should* be related to, because I don't like some of the people I really am related to.

1. Chris is still asleep in my bed, and although I don't want to sleep anymore, I do wanna crawl back in bed with him.
(so i did, i've been gone about 25 minutes.)

2. I love to watch holiday themed movies during the holidays. At Christmas, I always watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, and A Wish for Wings that Work. For Halloween, I gotta watch Creepshow. Just gotta.

3. Blue has always been my favorite color. Always has been, always will be. I just love it, and I don't know why.

pixelady

10-24-2002, 10:08 AM

Umbrellas? Hrm...

Perhaps you're trying to protect yourself from something, or someone? Are you shielding yourself for some reason? Did you see an umbrella you liked in a store and didn't buy it? Was there an umbrella on a tv show? Just guesses, I have no idea.

1) Last night I dreamt that my husband told me he won the lottery, $1500. He said he used some of it to buy more quick-picks and spent the rest on a single chip for a las vegas style betting-game. And lost it. I slapped him in the dream and told him that wasn't all he deserved and that he could walk home (we were about 3 hours away from home in my dream) for all I cared. I woke up, held him, and apologized for hitting him but said he really deserved it. Of course he was confused and I had to explain.

2) The night before last I got up to go to the bathroom, but I couldn't find my way out of the room. I kept opening the closet door, walking into it, realizing what it was, closing it, cursing at it, and doing it again. Wierd.

3) I use two types of aromatherapy oils when I sleep. Re-balance by Meadows (England) which has gerenium, bergamot, chamomile, citrus, and something else, and a pure Lavendar oil.

lobster-girl

10-24-2002, 10:14 AM

yeeps! i really thought it was "eddie" lol! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

*the dork formerly known as lobster-girl crawls back into her closet to retire her leg warmers, flashdance sweatshirt & side ponytail*

1. speaking of penises...there is a watermark on my bedroom wall that is a remarkable representation of a penis, in profile, at attention. when i first saw it, i really thought that someone had snuck into my house and painted it on my wall, but it's actually a swelled (heehee) water mark.

2. when i was in 2nd grade, we got to do talent shows on firdays if the class behaved and our work was done. the cool kids sang & danced to GREASE, i sang and danced to either HAIR or Jesus Christ Superstar. Nothing like a 7 year old singing "Sodomy...."

3. the sheets on my bed are bright pink!

guinea...are cd bowls made the same way as record bowls?

hogarthian

10-24-2002, 10:37 AM

i like this topic:

1 my right is is one inch shorter than it was five years ago

2 a mouse lives in my kitchen and I'm powerless to do anything about it

3 It's 3.30am and I can't sleep at the moment

g3d

10-24-2002, 10:46 AM

Measi.....what IS "Open Your Heart" about? Is there some sort of hidden message?

And do you guys remember that funny commercial a few years back with the guy being rushed into the ER and they have some sort of beeping monitor on him and all the ER workers and the guy start singing "Tainted Love"? Funny! Wasn't it for Levi's?

1. My first video was something by The Waitresses, I think. What would have been the name of the song?

2. I would love to buy a computer for my house, but I'm not sure we're ever going to have the money.

3. I'm going to play Bunko tonight.

hogarthian

10-24-2002, 10:51 AM

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1 I just worked out that you had to register separate to use forum properly

2 I still can't sleep

3 I wish there was a bottle of beer in the fridge

hogarthian

10-24-2002, 11:01 AM

1 I'm only replying to this post again so I can reply to another

2 I'm too tired to be sensible

3 I walked into a lampost on Saturday night and broke my glasses

AlteredArtist

10-24-2002, 11:22 AM

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1 I just worked out that you had to register separate to use forum properly[/b][/quote]
Hogar: me too! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

1. I've had sleep and still feel brain dead today. See what I mean... is brain dead one word or two words?
2. I just signed up for me first LMAO... woohoo!
3. I watch Spongebob with my 6-year old son.

measi

10-24-2002, 11:25 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (g3d @ Oct. 24 2002,1:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Measi.....what IS "Open Your Heart" about? Is there some sort of hidden message?

And do you guys remember that funny commercial a few years back with the guy being rushed into the ER and they have some sort of beeping monitor on him and all the ER workers and the guy start singing "Tainted Love"? Funny! Wasn't it for Levi's?

1. My first video was something by The Waitresses, I think. What would have been the name of the song?

2. I would love to buy a computer for my house, but I'm not sure we're ever going to have the money.

3. I'm going to play Bunko tonight.[/b][/quote]
It's not that it really has that much of a hidden message--- it's just the usual sexual undertones that Madonna puts in her songs. When I figured it out at 14, I was utterly horrified. (I was the goody-goody kid in school that everyone hated for throwing off the bell curve).

I remember that commercial vaguely. Don't remember what it was for, though.

1) I do think I'm one of the few people who *doesn't* like "Tainted Love." It's one of those songs that I've always felt indifferent about.

2) My entire desk is covered by paper right now... ack!

3) Is it time to go home yet?

jaydestarr

10-24-2002, 12:34 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1 I just worked out that you had to register separate to use forum properly[/b][/quote]
Aww! It took me a day or so to figure that out when I first joined. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Welcome to the boards, though! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Madonna songs of the 80s are most definitely laden with double entendres. That's part of their fun. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1) I only got to do half of my presentation today. We ran out of time in class. I have to start in the middle on Tuesday. Feh.

2) It's about to rain here. I want to go play in it!

3) For some reason my TV goes haywire whenever the screen is mostly white. It's weird.

Bugitha

10-24-2002, 02:44 PM

Because I had gotten seriously behind in life, I had to lay off this thread for two whole days till I got caught up. I must confess, I had serious withdrawl problems. Oh, how I've missed you guys.

So to catch up. . .

80s nostalgia recently prompted me to buy Duran Duran's greatest hits. It wasn't like it was an impulse buy. I planned to buy it weeks in advance.

We didn't get a half-day off when Thriller premiered. But the powers that be at my jr. high school did see fit to call a special assembly to show it. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

In theory, I love the idea of making my own bread . In practice. . .not so much.

I have a big stack of Christmas movies I watch every year, too. Charlie Brown, the Grinch, A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th street (1947 version), White Christmas, Its a Wonderful Life, and A Child's Christmas in Wales. I want to get National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and Christmas in Connecticut to add to my collection.

1. Because I'm such a non-confrontational person, it was major victory for me when I confronted a professor about an unfair grade on my midterm yesterday. Not only did he change my grade, but he agreed to write me a grad school recommendation which I had the nerve to ask for while I was waiting for him to adjust his gradebook. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

2. The last time I went bowling the ball slipped from my fingers and flew backwards into the benches by the scoring machine. Terribly embarrassing.

3. I have no school tomorrow because it is a state holiday. (Nevada Day, observed)

BreezyK

10-24-2002, 04:32 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (g3d @ Oct. 24 2002,10:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. My first video was something by The Waitresses, I think. What would have been the name of the song?[/b][/quote]
I think the only Waitresses song that got really popular was "I Know What Boys Like," but maybe I'm wrong. My fave is "Go On" (I think that's the title. "I can't go on. I'll go on," is actually a line from Beckett's Molloy.

1. My favorite Christmas movie is, hands down, "A Christmas Story."

2. In my eight grade class we studied "Joe Versus the Volcano" to illustrate Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey.

3. Today was an out of the office day for me. I go out into the market and take note of new trends. Translation: Shopping day. I can't for the life of me understand why I dislike my job.

GuineaBaby

10-24-2002, 07:09 PM

1. I just gave my guinea pigs a bath with the "help" of my sister.

2. Computer class was turned into a lab so I got out early.

3. I'm exhausted.

queenfisher

10-24-2002, 07:53 PM

hogarthian - welcome to nervousness. i was looking around your website yesterday - really like the artist books.

1 - i am close to having serious withdrawal from formula1.com (http://www.formula1.com/news/home.html) not updating in over a week!

2 - i found an old sketchbook from the late 80s when i used to draw from pop magazine photos - quite amusing stuff!

3 - i don't sketch as much as i used to - i think a new 'at least a sketch a day' rule should be in order.

;-)

/shafina

mejaka

10-24-2002, 09:50 PM

Bugitha, which Christmas in Connecticut? I love them both... :^ ) And congrats on standing up for yourself!

1. One of my dear grandfathers-in-law passed away today.

2. As creator of this topic I hereby rule that veow can post as long as she wants. And bad eggs, too, if they play by the rules, but I don't consider veow a bad egg because bad eggs don't care that they aren't keeping up and tend to either keep signing up for things as if they aren't ridiculously overextended already, or just disappear with stuff without a word.

3. I miss doing Christmas programs with my family. I wish I had learned to play piano or guitar well enough that I could play while Brett and I and the kids sang. I wish I could remember all the words to Calypso Carol.

3.

Bugitha

10-24-2002, 10:52 PM

mejaka, I've only seen the Christmas in Conneticut with Barbara Stanwyck--at least I think it was Barbara Stanwyck. I've heard there was a remake--is it just as good?

1. I spent about two and a half hours on nervous stuff tonight and am finally caught up on all of my outstanding nervousness projects. yay! Time to sign up for some more, I guess. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

2. I can't believe October is almost over.

3. I'm desparately tired and am going to sleep now.

alpaca

10-24-2002, 11:10 PM

1. I train in martial arts 5 times a week.

2. I've been published or featured in newspapers and TV since I was 8.

3. My full name can be translated as "A night-traveller's pearl"

jaydestarr

10-24-2002, 11:56 PM

1) I'm really tired right now, but I have to wait for the idiots ouside to shut up before I'll be able to go to sleep. I'm on the fourth floor and my windows are shut and I can still hear them. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

2) I downloaded a bunch of fonts tonight. I was bored.

3) Tomorrow I am going to go shopping for "more professional" clothing, probably go see my kitty, work on my gender comm portfolio, finish making handmade postcards for unfinished postcard swaps (and send them), and of course update my journal and check these boards a bunch. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

evelynhoney

10-25-2002, 07:31 AM

1. alpaca - what a gorgeous name. Did everyone know Keanu Reeves was born in Lebanon? http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif On Sept. 2, 1964. I used to have a huge crush on him UNTIL I saw his band. Which is awful. Seriously awful. The lead singer actually got mad and screamed "Stop looking at him. Look at me!" What on earth did he think we came there for?

2. my mom is makin gme get off. more later i promise!!

queenfisher

10-25-2002, 07:46 AM

evelynhoney - interesting trivia, hehe.

1 - the only time i bought an issue of vanity fair magazine was because they had keanu on the cover on a norton motorcycle. and because i really liked that motorcycle - the picture of him riding it inside the mag was just what i was looking for to give my dad a big hint. didn't work though ;-)

2 - my hands smell of garlic.

3 - i like garlic. mmm...

;-)

/shafina

g3d

10-25-2002, 09:13 AM

hmmmmmm......

1. I'm still looking for more questions for the NERVOUS MEMBERS' QUESTIONS LMAO.....please post if you haven't already (in the forums, not on the LMAO page).

2. I stayed up til 3:30 a.m. and read Anna Quindlen's ONE TRUE THING cover to cover....good read.

3. I have a terrible headache right between my eyes due to #2 above.

eenie

10-25-2002, 09:21 AM

1. i think that keanu reeves is, quite possibly, the worst actor ever.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif although i am a fan of the bill and ted movies.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

2. the first music video i ever saw was thriller. i was pretty young and it scared the bejesus out of me.

3. my new favourite word (i have many) is mysogynistic. i hate the meaning, but i've had good reason to use it recently.

queenfisher

10-25-2002, 09:44 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i think that keanu reeves is, quite possibly, the worst actor ever.[/b][/quote]

haha - so true!

1 - i saw 'the war' a few days ago, with that actor GuineaBaby's going to marry. now that boy is good ;-)

2 - no matter how late i fall asleep at night - even past 2am, i always manage to wake up before 7 or some ridiculous earlier time. so i should be in bed by now.

3 - my hands still smell of garlic even though i've washed a couple of times more since. thank goodness i like garlic.

;-)

/shafina

sistasmell

10-25-2002, 10:25 AM

Ha. Poor Keanu Reeves. He is a terrible actor, but nice to look at.
1. I got drunk with my landlord last night. He was really acting up!
2. I think I was sitting there waiting the day MTV came on the air. We were practically the first to get cable in our town and I've been a slave every since. So, I think Video Killed the Radio Star was my first video.
3. My parents were clueless that my little brother and I stayed up half the night watching the Emmanuelle movies on Cinemax. We had a frightening knowledge of sex before the age of 9, which, I think, was pretty good for us.

lobster-girl

10-25-2002, 11:19 AM

could the waitresses video be for the Square Pegs them song? did they make a video for that? i love "A Christmas Story"! it's tradition to watch cheesy holiday movies at my make an ornament tree trimming...we usually watch a christmas story, pee-wee's christmas special & santa claus conquers the martians...i can't wait!!!

1. my regular substitute art teacher in high school was rumored to be a porn star. we got my mom to rent the movie for us and yup! it was her! aaack!!!!!

2. i dated a guy who stopped brushing his teeth because he thought that they added chemicals to promote tooth decay. if you see any pictures from that time they are usually of my trying to get away from his mouth! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. tomorrow i am attending 1 memorial and 2 wakes for a friend of mine who was killed on the freeway last week. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

BreezyK

10-25-2002, 01:44 PM

Hehehehe! Ahh, yes, poor Keanu! Lovely to look at, and, well... that's about it. Yeah, he was good in Bill & Ted... probably because he was playing himself. He had the honor of being included in My Contribution (http://nervousness.org/images/uploaded/BreezyK_60200.jpg) for veow's "Create Your Own Movie Poster" LMAO, in which I decided to put to top of my list of bad actors all into a movie that required actual analytical and acting skills. I don't get the tendancy hollywood has to cast Keanu in things he just can't handle...

1. I didn't have cable when MTV first came out, so I missed the best of its inception. (I do know the Take On Me viedo quite well, though!)

2. queenfisher, I've hear that rubbing your hands on stainless steel (like a spoon or a pot or something) will get rid of the smell of garlic. ... if you want to get rid of it! (mmm, wonderful). Or maybe it was onions... now I can't remember.

3. I just found a wonderful little store in Berkeley that is filled with stuff that's perfect to add to nervous projects. (It's Castle in the Air, for anyone who happens to live near me).

GuineaBaby

10-25-2002, 02:27 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (queenfisher @ Oct. 25 2002,09:44)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1 - i saw 'the war' a few days ago, with that actor GuineaBaby's going to marry. now that boy is good ;-)[/b][/quote]
And he looks so adorable in it, too! ^_^ I have yet to see it though. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

1. I am afraid to work on crafts that make big messes because I'm afraid my attention span would be too short and I'll end up walking away from a half finished project.

2. My hands feel all gross and dry because I don't use lotion (*gags*)

3. I'm listening to KTOM (country) right now. Good stuff.

victoria

10-25-2002, 02:40 PM

Keanu! - River's Edge or Prince of Pennsylvania. That's the Keanu I had a crush on, I think he was cuter back then. Whatever he did in those movies, it looked a bit more like acting, it was still bad, though.

Fact - I once slept with a guy just because he looked like Keanu. Young Keanu.

Fact 2 - I met a girl who dated him in high school, and she confirmed that he is an idiot. And barely capable of speech.

Fact 3 - My crushes have grown up. Currently, its Steve Martin, whom I want to marry for his art collection and because I love his writing.

papillona

10-25-2002, 02:56 PM

This is my fist post... it's about time! Ok, here are my 3 randomnesses

1

papillona

10-25-2002, 03:02 PM

Oops, I messed up that last one...

1 - I have a strange addiction to John Travolta, so much so that I talk about him as "John" and my husband knows who I'm talking about.

2 - I can smell a silk sweater from the front of a store, and navigate myself right to it... purely by smell.

3 - I can't take Advil because it gives me such a terrible side pain that I can't even stand up.

GuineaBaby

10-25-2002, 03:45 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (papillona @ Oct. 25 2002,3:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1 - I have a strange addiction to John Travolta, so much so that I talk about him as "John" and my husband knows who I'm talking about.[/b][/quote]
Same here with Elijah Wood! ^_^ My family and best friend know who 'lijah, 'lijahbaby, and Elijah is. hehe

1. I'm looking for a cool way to decorate the record and cd bowls to make them unique.

2. I got a couple purse handle sets while at a second shop yesterday and now I have to figure out what exactly I want to do with them to make them look...not granny like.

3. It's a bit dark in here...I'm gonna go turn on a light

Bugitha

10-25-2002, 03:47 PM

I've always thought Keanu was a horrible actor. But my guy friends all think he's a great actor. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif But then, what do guys know? (hee hee).

I never had MTV http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif . My first introduction to music videos was a show on PBS, of all places. I think it was called COLORSOUNDS (but I could be wrong). Before each video, they would put a part of speech up on the screen, like "nouns" for example. Then they would play the video and run all the words to the song across the bottom of the screen, highlighting all the nouns, or whatever. My brother and I watched it religiously. We learned a lot of great songs but not much grammar, I'm afraid.

1. I think I've eaten more pudding in the last 6 months than in my whole life before then. I'm not sure where this obsession came from.

2. I compulsively buy board games even though I can never get anyone to play them with me.

3. Shampoos I used to use with no problem now make my head itch. There are only three or four left that do not cause me any problems.

jaydestarr

10-25-2002, 05:10 PM

Hi alpaca & papillona! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Welcome to the boards!

1) I do not like Keanu Reeves, nor do I like his style of acting. Feh.

2) I'm making a bit of progress in my quest to learn Perl. Considering I don't know any other REAL programming languages (the little bit of PHP that I know doesn't count, IMHO), I think I'm doing pretty darned good.

3) I should be working on my Gender Comm portfolio, but I think I'll read a good book instead. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

(edited because it was a premature post! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif)

mejaka

10-25-2002, 07:01 PM

1. I used a shampoo at my Mom's once that made my head break out in tiny sores. That resulted in my head being sensitive to practically everything for a long time. I had to use Johnson's Baby Shampoo for months, and every so often I have a recurrence and have to go back to it.

2. I have never in my life had a crush on a celebrity.

3. One year for Christmas I did an artistic interpretation of the board game Concentration (I think that's the one, AKA "marbles" at our house, and several other names). I used Canson Mi Teintes paper, markers and colored pencils. Each "home" featured a different theme--floral, greenery, heavens, and one other I can' remember right now--with a big compass-points-style sunburst at the center. I mounted the finished board in two pieces to wood and painted wood playing pieces to match. Made everything look old....They were very cool, among the coolest things I have ever made just for the heck of it.

Katiekat

10-25-2002, 08:32 PM

1. I just recently found out that I cannot correctly pronounce the word "peculiar." I always end up adding more syllables than there really are.

2. I'm just now, as of like 10 pm, starting my laundry. That's procrastination.

3. Papa John's pizza always makes me ultra-thirsty after i eat it. But it's my favorite kind, so I put up with it.

veow

10-25-2002, 09:19 PM

grrr... stupid ugly day.

1. My and Death_Or_Aldona's friend Marky is still in the hospital. And it looks like he may be there a while. He's a few years younger than me and is going through renal failure. What the ####? This sucks.

2. I still haven't sent my not-very-altered Barbie back to arizabif, but I can't understand why.

3. I 've altered playing cards for an lmao (i think evelynhoney's) and haven't sent them yet, either. It makes no sense to me to have things finished and still not send them. I don't know what the ####'s wrong with me, but I'm really gonna try to get a wad o' stuff out to peeps on Monday. My good sweet jaime girl is gonna help me.

GuineaBaby

10-25-2002, 09:23 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Katiekat @ Oct. 25 2002,8:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2. I'm just now, as of like 10 pm, starting my laundry. That's procrastination.[/b][/quote]
Whoops! You just reminded me I have to get mine done! If I don't get it done tonight (as of 9:30 right now) I will be going clotheless out in public lol.

1. I broke out in hives on my arm from something the dog got into.

2. My aunt visited and brought chinese food. No head ache so I guess it's not the MGS or whatever that caused it the last time. could be just stress?

3. I made Thistle a cute little tinkerbell outfit. I just came in from my mom's craft room with a bunch of neato stuff to make into purses. Now I just gotta find some nifty patterns!

Bugitha

10-25-2002, 09:49 PM

Mejaka, yes, baby shampoo is one of the ones I can use! I just hate to because although it leaves my hair whisper soft, it smells like. . .well, baby shampoo! I have never had a celebrity crush either--I mean whats the point? Also I am in awe of your concentration board! (BTW,I love that game!) do you have a picture of it?

1. Because my planning skill are quite lacking, I've just discovered that if I don't take the GREs in the next 8 weeks, I will be SOL as far as applying to the grad schools of my choice.

2. I have no time to study for the GREs in the next 8 weeks and boy howdy I do need to study for them.

3. No matter how much I study, I never do well on standardized tests and am convinced they really are not very good indicators of one's academic abilities.

sorry to rant about the GREs but now I'm quite obsessed.

GuineaBaby

10-25-2002, 10:03 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (GuineaBaby @ Oct. 25 2002,9:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2. My aunt visited and brought chinese food. No head ache so I guess it's not the MGS or whatever that caused it the last time. could be just stress?[/b][/quote]
I take that back. I feel a headache creeping up. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

1. I think I've got a pattern I want to try for making a purse with

2. I am still out of dental floss, but hopefully mom will buy some next time she goes shopping at Costco or something

3. I am going to go sew now

mejaka

10-25-2002, 10:32 PM

Guinea, I think I mentioned my mom can't handle MSG. She's very, very careful. It can be listed by other names in the ingredients of a product. Natural vegetable flavoring is one...I don't know them, but she knows them all. She can also *taste* it in the food now.

Bugitha, I don't have a pic of the board and right now it's buried in some boxes while we do some remodeling (or rather, finishing) work in the basement. When I find it I'll take a picture. The only problem I had was with glue--nothing I tried would stick thick stock like Mi Teintes to wood without wrinkling. But in the end, even the little imperfections were part of the beauty. :^ ) I may make some more of them one of these years.

1. I finally saw _Amelie._

2. At Halloween, Brett and I usually carve elaborate scenes on our pumpkins, with thin-walled areas that glow. I can't remember how this got started--nobody in my house did it as a child.

3. As a teacher, my opinion is that certified tests are pretty much garbage.

sensewerks

10-25-2002, 10:33 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. I just recently found out that I cannot correctly pronounce the word "peculiar." I always end up adding more syllables than there really are.[/b][/quote]

which leads rather indirectly to one of my peculiar pet peeves - why in the blasted blue blazes can't someone tell our dear prez that there is no such word as 'nucular'?!?!?!? i've given up watching news on tv because i cannot stand to hear him say that one more time...

and i'm looking for words that are just fun to say. things like phylactery, beelzebub, obfuscations, flagelate and phantasmagorical. misogynist is a good one. anyone else have any favorites?

1. i watched 'matrix' again last night and, while his acting leaves much to be desired, keanu reeves still looked just fine in his floor length duster... (and can someone please explain melanie griffiths to me. i guess there must be something there if antonio banderas married her but as far as her acting goes, she makes keanu look like oscar material!)

2. i thought i heard in passing tonight that richard harris died? if so, i'm going into mourning.

3. i need chocolate.

ox, jane

Alpaca

10-25-2002, 11:05 PM

Evelyn -- I knew, naturally http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Yummy he is!!

BreezyK

10-25-2002, 11:23 PM

sensewerks, this is for you:
(these are only some of my very favorites).
I'm not political at all, I just can't resist making fun of his speaking skills, regardless of him being prez or no. No issues here, just good clean fun:
"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, it's probably in Tennessee --that says, fool me once, shame on ... shame on you. Fool me {unintelligable rambling here}... You can't get fooled again." 10-02
"Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of 'Hop on Pop."-4/02
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."-9/00
"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" -1/00

1. When I first started on this board, I thought, for some reason that GuineaBaby was a mom/wife, not a student. It's taken me a while to start learning just 'who' everyone is.

2. I've never had the problem w/ MSG that so many Americans seem to have. At most it makes me sleepy sometimes.

3. Last year, I carved my pumpkin to look like Jack Skelington. I liked it so much, I'm thinking about doing the same this year, even though it's entirely unimaginitive.

Alpaca

10-26-2002, 12:43 AM

Man this is a long, cool thread! Three more things:

1. I grew up in the Omani desert till I was 4, rolling down sand dunes and visiting oases.

2. I slept on a scorpion in that same place, when I was 1. It was crushed under my weight before it could sting me.

3. A couple of years ago I found myself on the 6th floor of a flaming building and made it out through smoke that left us covered in soot. If I hadn't been in the building though, the friend I was visiting would have been asleep at the time of the fire and choked to death on the fumes.

GuineaBaby

10-26-2002, 01:16 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (BreezyK @ Oct. 25 2002,11:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. When I first started on this board, I thought, for some reason that GuineaBaby was a mom/wife, not a student. It's taken me a while to start learning just 'who' everyone is.[/b][/quote]
Really? Hmm... I can be Elijah Wood's wife and I'm a mommy to my guinea babies... http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

1. I have glue all over my fingers from gluing gems to the record bowls...very neat! ^_^

2. I was so excited that I downloaded Totoro in english and Japanese but it turns out it was only sound. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

3. Sushi is having a popcorn fit so I'm gonna get her out a bit.

sistasmell

10-26-2002, 06:18 AM

Oh my goodness, Breezy K. My husband called me in to see Bushie majorly screw up that "shame on me" cliche. He was in tears laughing. We Tivo-d it to show to friends and have watched it several times since. It's one of the funniest/saddest things I've seen in my life.

1. Richard Harris did die yesterday. We should all be in mourning.
2. Adorable bike messenger boys (a good 10 years younger than I am) flirted with me last night. They liked the lime green kitty cat hat I made last week. Yey!!!
3. I am sitting here keeping my fingers crossed that our great old truck passes inspection. It's being tested right now. I think it passed into the category of "vintage" or "antique" this year, so it doesn't have to pass emissions. I can hope, right?

evelynhoney

10-26-2002, 07:26 AM

Victoria - Me TOO!!! You are the only person I know who has ever even HEARD of Prince of Pennsylvania. Keanu with shaved hair on one side, purple on the other. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif And Steve Martin was born in Waco. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

And Alpaca - Isn’t sad to know so much about a person. Lol Seriously, and BIG shame on me, that is one of the only things I KNOW about Lebanon.

Bugitha - I compulsively buy board games too!!! I have strange ones that people have never heard before. My nephews are currently in the habit of trying to lose all the pieces to all the games though. I actually bought a backgammon set because it had greek lettering on it. And I can never find somebody old enough that actually understands the rules. Although I don’t mind playing Monopoly Jr. over and over again. Have you taken the online GRE test? It really helps tell you where you need to study. When I took it I rocked on math and logic, but not so much on reading comprehension. The problem is I was an English major. Do college English classes take away the ability to decide firmly on what something means?

1. We have three different Life games listed from easy to hard: Monsters Inc., the regular version, and the star wars version.

2. One of my favorite things is my nephews. Benjamin, 2, just petted GuineaBaby’s babies (although he called them kitty cats) and then petted sistasmells dog. He was so excited to see them on the screen. I also like it when he dances for juice. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. I have a friend that gets cranky when I spell intelligence like intelligence. He says my doing that is almost an oxymoron. I am rebelling against the absurdity of proper spelling is all. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

evelynhoney

10-26-2002, 07:28 AM

see because he made a big deal about it i can't spell intellegence wrong now. Ok. now I did. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

mejaka

10-26-2002, 07:58 AM

1. I can read upside down nearly as fast as right-side up (which is fast), and write upside down, and spell things backwards (so when I play Cranium I'm always the gnilleps person).

2. I found this one board game out of WA called "The Farming Game" and before the year was out every person in my family and Brett's had to have it.

3. In college, I was the American representative to the International Students' Council, and tutored a lot of the international students.

Last night when I posted here I was going to post about Richard Harris, but it was too sad. :^ ( Seems I've posted about a lot of sad things...so I complained about tests instead.

Bugitha

10-26-2002, 08:42 AM

Mejaka, could the marbles game be "Aggravation" instead of Concentration? Thats what it sounded like you were describing--and that is the game I love although, oddly, I don't have my own copy of it--I'll be buying that one soon.
Of course this came to me at 4am. I was sleeping soundly and all of a sudden my eyes popped open and I was thinking about board games. Geesh.

evelynhoney, I have not taken an on-line GRE but I did take some practice tests out of a book and I need to work on pretty much everything! My math skills are terrible, but I'm not that worried since supposedly most of my schools only look at the verbal part of the test for my major. At least thats what they say, but a sucky overall score due to lousy math ability seems like it wouldn't look too good. They changed the test this October eleminating the analytical section and replacing it with an essay writing section. This is good news for me since those analytical questions on the practice tests were really trying my patience. Writing is one of my strengths--except for the misspellings.

1. I woke up feeling tired today. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

2. I'm listening to Christmas music right now (yes, already!). It's Loreena McKennit's A Winter Garden CD which I bought specifically because it has the Coventry Carol on it. I'm strangely fascinated by that song.

3.I FINALLY cleared one of my worktables of the rugs, papers, boxes, and crafty stuff that had piled up there over the last month so now I have a good place to spread out and. . .study. Wish it were for something more fun.

thunderstorm_19

10-26-2002, 08:46 AM

1. i'm reaaaaaally hungry.

2. i sometimes get migraines.

3. once when i had a migraine in highschool, i had dad come pick me up at lunchtime cuz i was miserable, and my friend laura had given me a tylenol w/ codine fo the headache... by the time i got home (10 min drive from school), got out of the car, and into the house, dad had to ask me what i was on, because i was acting so stoned from the tylenol. (gotta loove codine)... it didn't actually take away the pain, it just knocked me out and i slept it off.

4. regular tylenol does crapall for me. i take advil.

mejaka

10-26-2002, 09:20 AM

1. I often mix up "Aggravation" and "Concentration," because as a kid we did not own the card-matching game under the name "Concentration," and we played "Aggravation" with marbles, on a homemade wooden board with small depressions routered into it.

2. I wish this morning I could just stop time for about four hours. I want to work on the ABC ATCs but I need a good, long block of time to do some calligraphy and illumination.

3. I added a line to my address over in the LMAO area of this site: "Join the Forums--a cool alternative to online LMAOs!" I hope it has some effect. :^ )

naughtymonkey

10-26-2002, 09:38 AM

I'm going to the "Harvest Fest" at St. John Fisher soon, the college where my dad teaches, and I'm wearing red for the occasion.

I've been trying to open ratemyprofessors.com to see if he's on there but it won't load.

My HS football team, the Webster Warriors, thank you, are undefeated and on their way to another state title, which would be their 3rd in 4 years.

Katiekat

10-26-2002, 12:31 PM

1. I've always wished that i could stop time. Like snap my fingers and everything & everyone but me just stops.

2. *sniff -- ahh!* One of the custodians that works here smells like...hmm, i think it's pipe smoke, and it reminds me of the way my dad's old jacket smelled. It's smokey, but in a good way.

3. I'm very territorial about my magazines and photographs. I don't like people to read my magazines before I do, and it bugs the crap outta me when my mom picks up my developed film for me & looks at the pics without me. grr...

victoria

10-26-2002, 05:04 PM

Evelynhoney - the Waco thing, yes, its one of my aces, I sort of grew up SoBap, there you go. My belief is that Leap of Faith has a lot to do with Martin having been from Waco, also home to the fabulous band Little Feat...

Jane - Melanie Griffith... try Cecil B Demented. And demented, that's a great word to repeat over and over, rythmically appealing, despite what it means. John Waters can do something with anything, and he never actually makes anyone "act," Melanie was right at home.

Fact 1. I'm a bit obsessed with movies and stuff. I try to be an encyclopedia on movies and stars and directors that I like. the Wilson boys and Wes Anderson, anyone?

Fact 2. I'm more obsessed with art, and want to meet Robert Rauschenberg more than anyone. He grew up in Port Arthur, TX, and the only dissapointing thing I've ever seen on him is that he once dissed Janis Joplin, fellow Port Arthurian.

Fact 3. I have a few reviews at the internet movie database, and it is my favorite bookmark, after nervousness, of course!

victoria

10-26-2002, 05:08 PM

I'm cheating, because I used to cheat all the time at board games - mejaka, I loved aggravation.

GuineaBaby

10-26-2002, 10:39 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (evelynhoney @ Oct. 26 2002,07:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2. One of my favorite things is my nephews. Benjamin, 2, just petted GuineaBaby’s babies (although he called them kitty cats) and then petted sistasmells dog. He was so excited to see them on the screen. I also like it when he dances for juice. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/b][/quote]
How cute!!! ^_^

1. I just watched part of an Elvira movie. I missed like the first half so I still have no idea what is going on.

2. I bit the inside of my cheek twice and made it bleed both times. Usually it doesn't bleed.

3. I made a really cute purse last night that I'm so proud of...took me like three hours. Now I want to make something else!

jaydestarr

10-26-2002, 11:34 PM

1) I've been doing a lot of leisure reading lately, but barely any scholastic reading.

2) I am online in my boyfriend's room on one of his other computers. We haven't started IMing each other. Yet...

3) One of my roommates is contemplating rushing a sorority and has undergone a severe attitude change. It's not a good change, either. She just feels like she really, really has no friends and that's the only way to get them. :: shrugs ::

GuineaBaby

10-27-2002, 02:30 AM

1. I just sewed another purse. I'm getting better with each one. ^_^

2. **edit**

3. Moonmaiden's post in her LJ reminded me it's time to fall back!

evelynhoney

10-27-2002, 05:30 AM

jadestar - sororities don't make any sense to me. I thought about doing a sorority, but it was for resume type things and not friends. But I really didn't have the money or the body type for it. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

1. I am up at 7 because the time change. It is sort of good, but I still didn't get the sleep I needed.

2. We made a mini halloween party for my nephews yesterday. With bone sandwiches and deviled egg eyes. Then we went to watch Nightmare before Xmas and we all fell asleep except my 6 and 7 year old nephews. That is weird...

3. If I am in a graveyard, I do my best to walk around the graves. I used to think people were going to get me, but later it just gives me the creeps. What if someone is a real stickler and comes back to haunt you? http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Katiekat

10-27-2002, 02:55 PM

uh-oh. Looks like this thread is gasping for air... is it dying or simply taking a break??

That said:

1. A guy that comes into the library quite often just asked me for my phone number. For once, it's not all that creepy, seeing as he's my age, and it wasn't the first time i'd ever seen him.

2. I miss my friends.

3. Six Feet Under is on tonight, and I can't wait!! Love that show.

GuineaBaby

10-27-2002, 03:51 PM

1. I got screwed up because of the time change. I didn't wake up until 3.

2. I have a headache from sleeping too long

3. **edit**

Bugitha

10-27-2002, 04:31 PM

Time for my daily fix of three random facts. Yipee!

1. Although I can barely afford food right now, I splurged on a $9 candle today. Its the harvest sent from Yankee Candle Co. and I just could not put it down. It smells so good like cinnamon and pumkin pie. I'll skip lunch the next few days to pay for it. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

2. Because of the time change, I keep looking at the clock and thinking, "Is that all it is? It feels later."

3. Does not caring about the outcome of the World Series make me unamerican?

eenie

10-27-2002, 04:41 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bugitha @ Oct. 27 2002,4:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2. Because of the time change, I keep looking at the clock and thinking, "Is that all it is? It feels later."[/b][/quote]
i keep looking outside and thinking, "why is it so dark? this sucks."

1. i LOVE deviled eggs. when we have big family dinners and someone has made deviled eggs, i will stuff myself so full of them that i am barely able to eat anything else. with the exception of the awful deviled eggs that someone had made at my boyfriend's parent's house last year.. they had.. raisins in them. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

2. i just started a new journal at www.blurty.com. you all should too! if you join before the month is over, you get all the perks of a paid account for free, and you don't need an invite code to join.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. today i became an aunt for the second time. my sister-in-law had a baby boy at 8:33 this morning, and they named him james carter.

thunderstorm_19

10-27-2002, 05:35 PM

1. i'm goin back to uni tomorrow (it has been reading week so i've been home).

2. i'm listening to Vivaldi, trying to find a piece i can hear in my head, but don't know what it's called.

3. i bought $10 worth of stuff for various nervous related things today, incl. bunches of notebooks so i can start my own LMAOs that have been waiting for such a while.

thunderstorm_19

10-27-2002, 05:38 PM

1. i've bought about $20 worth of stickers this week... hallmark has a great selection right now.

2. i love those black and white square cards with the quotes on them... the newest addition to my signature comes from one i saw the other day (live to the point of tears).

3. another quote from those is : we all live in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars... but i forget who that quote is by.

GuineaBaby

10-27-2002, 06:02 PM

1. I *love* The Tribe! Ryan's my fav. I got a link to the newsletter and I keep refreshing the page to hear the theme...anyone like this program, too? It's from New Zealand. We get it on satellite.

2. I signed up for blurty.com at eenie's suggestion. I'll be checking it out later tonight since I am still crafting and dinner will be done/here soon. Mom ordered pizza and I am making scalloped potatoes because I've been craving them.

3. Dawn just kissed me on my cheek bone. Yuck!

BreezyK

10-27-2002, 06:50 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (sistasmell @ Oct. 26 2002,06:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Oh my goodness, Breezy K. My husband called me in to see Bushie majorly screw up that "shame on me" cliche. He was in tears laughing. We Tivo-d it to show to friends and have watched it several times since. It's one of the funniest/saddest things I've seen in my life.[/b][/quote]
Oh, sistasmell, I am so jealous you got that on Tivo! I saw it late at night on the Daily Show, and I swear I hadn't laughed so hard all year (I was also crying)... the way that show sets it up always makes it even funnier. I've been searching the internet since, looking for an MPEG so I could share the fun with friends, but all I've been able to find was an MP3. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif Better than nothing, though!

1. One of the major reasons I chose the college I attended was because it had no sororities/fraternities. (That being said, most of the reasons I chose my college were pretty dumb, because the level of education there was way below par).

2. My S.O. surprised me last night w/ tickets to Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme, which I've been dying to see, and I thought was sold out. It was my first Opera. Luhrmann did a great job with what he had, but I was really sruprised by the actual opera itself. The plot was so horribly flimsy, and I kept waiting for an aria(or whatever) that would get me emotionally, but it never came. The singers/actors did a great job, and the set was stupendous... but I just couldn't get into the opera. Guess I'm not sophisticated enough... I'll stick w/ musicals, plays and symphonies from now on.

3. I hate this time change. For me it means going to work while it's still dark, and getting out of work after it gets dark. I'll be living like a mole. Yuck.

eenie

10-27-2002, 06:56 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (thunderstorm_19 @ Oct. 27 2002,5:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">3. another quote from those is : we all live in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars... but i forget who that quote is by.[/b][/quote]
"we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars"--oscar wilde.: ) i love those cards, too.

ooh, valerie, add me to your list.: ) sparklingerin

1. i am addicted to eye drops. i put them in constantly, because my eyes feel dry all the time.

2. i spell things the british way, but if i concentrate, i can spell them the american way, which is something i'll have to do when i'm teaching english.

3. i am a big chicken. i hate the dark, and i didn't sleep for a week after i saw the blair witch project.

Bugitha

10-27-2002, 07:05 PM

Raisins in deviled eggs?http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif Ewww. Thats just crazy talk.

1. There is early voting on campus tomorrow (how convenient!) so I spent 3 hours today pouring over my sample ballot and looking up stuff on the candidates on the internet. One name in the congressional race sounded really familiar. When I looked him up on the internet and saw his picture I about fainted--I went to high school with him!!! Which made me feel really old. I think he'll get my vote, though.

2. I made mystery meat for dinner. I'm sure it was beef but I don't know what cut. I found it in the back of the freezer. It was pretty good whatever it was. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

3. This is always a bad time of night for me. I leave the window open so the room gets super cold before I crawl under my pile of warm blankets to sleep. I sleep really well in a cold room. But I don't enjoy being conscious in one.

GuineaBaby

10-27-2002, 07:15 PM

okay...I added you! I haven't updated yet, but you're added. ^_^

1. I like sleeping with my face cold, but my body warm.

2. I can't have anyone touching me when I sleep...not even the dog.

Geez...I can't think of anything right now....
3. Just remembered I gotta go finish up my laundry!

eenie

10-27-2002, 07:29 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (GuineaBaby @ Oct. 27 2002,7:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">okay...I added you! I haven't updated yet, but you're added. ^_^[/b][/quote]
being the procrastinator that i am, i've updated many times.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. speaking of beds, i just went to make mine and realised that there was a condom sitting right smack in the middle of it. ::cringe:: this wouldn't be so bad, had both my parents not been in my room several times tonight.

2. i have one day to complete a ceramics project, which is due on wed. oops.

3. i have a picture of al gore and tom petty taped on my computer monitor.

Katiekat

10-27-2002, 09:05 PM

Eenie! *giggle* About the condom thing -- I've been there! I have to be really careful about the empty wrappers...Chris has a tendency to toss them randomly over his shoulder or off the side of the bed... don't want my mom (or dad, holy- god-in-heaven) to find one of those!

1. i had a HUGE headache from about 6pm until 10, and now, thanks to advil, my head is comfortably fuzzy.

2. i will admit this, but very sheepishly: i watch the Anna-Nicole Smith show, and *cringe*...i like it. **kt runs and hides her head while blushing furiously**

3. i think i now have a serious crush on Jimmy Fallon, thanks to the Saturday Night Live commercial that he's doing on E! He's just so #### cute!!

Wombat

10-27-2002, 09:19 PM

Just to get you all jealous - daylight saving started here on Sunday. Now it's our turn to live in the light! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I know all about parents and condoms. A boyfriend I once had thought he'd flushed a condom down the loo but it didn't go anywhere and my dad found it. I had to pretend I'd never seen it before!

Only two more sleeps 'till my holidays start!

jaydestarr

10-28-2002, 01:13 AM

Thank goodness I'm in college... I don't have to worry about stray wrappers! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1) I randomly remembered something that happened about this time last year: a random pair of underwear turned up in the communal bathroom of the dorm room I was living in. I went back and actually counted my underwear and they were all accounted for. No one else claimed it, so I threw it away. I still wonder wear it came from.

2) For the first time in quite some time, I really, really lost my temper with someone. Granted, the person was online and couldn't really feel the full force of my fury, but I was livid for a few hours. He really hit a nerve. I'm still more than a little peeved at him.

3) I've turned all but one of my clocks back and that one is bugging the crap out of me. I'm too lazy to get up and change it, though.

Alpaca

10-28-2002, 01:33 AM

1. I have two-degree connections to a helluva lot of famous and infamous people on the political scene, and new ones keep popping up.

2. I am known for my eerie luck and being in the irght place at the right time.

3. In university my classmates called me Jouj hayouj ("horny Jouj"), for no other reason than the fact it rhymed with my pet name Jouj (honest!)

GuineaBaby

10-28-2002, 01:51 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Alpaca @ Oct. 28 2002,01:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. I have two-degree connections to a helluva lot of famous and infamous people on the political scene, and new ones keep popping up.[/b][/quote]
If you ever come across a connection with Elijah Wood, put in a good word for me. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

1. I have no officially started work on getting together a scrapbook for my best friend's Christmas gift.

2. My laundry still has not been completed. I keep walking away, not drying things.

3. Tomorrow I am going to "offically" get down and dirty and clean my room. it's too cold now to do it.

Helquin

10-28-2002, 07:37 AM

I'm back! omg, I thought I would never get caught up with what I missed in this thread over the past week! I've only been able to cram in about 3 pages every time I sit down at the computer... And I missed so much fun stuff while I was gone: 80s music! birds! Keanu crushes! Bushisms!

(1) Although it's cold as the dickens here, I'm glad to be back in Ohio now. We're at the peak of glorious Autumn color and I'm loving it.

(2) Yesterday in the park I saw a mother duck with 3 little ducklings. They're adorable, but I was a little sad because the last time I saw them there were 4 ducklings.

(3) I've got my eye on a career shift... an interesting & challenging opportunity has recently presented itself so I'm getting poised to pounce on it in early November. It's in the arts and I'm very excited about it. Wish me luck!

Bonus facts since I've been gone for a week http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

(4) The first "video" I can remember seeing pre-dates MTV by quite a bit: David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging."

(5) Re: lobster-girl's post of Oct 24, I sing songs from Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar all the time! I used to have the Broadway & film soundtracks on vinyl &/or 8-track (!) but I never replaced 'em with CDs.

(6) I recently saw a rafter (http://www.bcpl.net/~tross/gnlist.html) of wild turkeys crossing the road... a very rare sight since they are notoriously shy. Gave me quite a shock: they are big birds!

sistasmell

10-28-2002, 09:35 AM

I kind of feel like I'm running out of facts, but I would hate for this thread to die. Hmm....
1. I'm good at hooking up stereos and vcrs and that kind of stuff. I love to do it when I help people move (which I also love to do).
2. I think infidelity is unacceptable.
3. I was ruthless about throwing stuff away when I cleaned closets this weekend. I even managed to get my man to do the same. I usually can't throw stuff away, but I feel strangely satisfied.

g3d

10-28-2002, 10:13 AM

Bugitha - I'll play board games with you....my family buys them for me every year, because I love them, but then no one will play with me. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

KatieKat - I, too, am addicted to Anna Nicole, and I'm very ashamed.....that Bobby Trendy just kills me!

The Waitresses song was definitely I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE, and now I can't get it out of my head. I LOOOOOOOOOOVED SQUARE PEGS, too!

My facts:

1. I was in a sorority, Chi Omega. For me, one of the best decisions I made in college, but it definitely isn't for everybody.

2. My husband and I watched the documentary HANDS ON A HARDBODY this weekend. It's about one of those contests where people try to win a truck by keeping their hands on it. The doc. was great - highly recommended.

3. I intended to work on nervous stuff all weekend, but did nothing but work on my 0-9 ATCs....I think I got a little carried away with them!

BreezyK

10-28-2002, 10:20 AM

1. Once again, I have wasted the first 2 hours of my work day (and counting) on this site. And I have an important planning meeting tomorrow that I should be preparing for!

2. Last night my S.O. and I played "Strip Scrabble." If you score a word over 30 pts., you get to take of an article of the other person's clothing. It led to stuff much more fun than scrabblle. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

3. I've been dying to see more than just tiny bits and pieces of the Ana Nicole show! I love train wrecks! But, either it's on a night when I have classes, or when something else I need to watch is on, so I always miss it.

lobster-girl

10-28-2002, 11:17 AM

i used to have "Prince of Pennsylvania" on video! also loved "The Night Before"yeah, i thought the keanu boy was really cute, if not vapid! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
played "Cranium" once and i'm really good at the sculpting part, not artistically, just am able to sculpt the things i needed, excpet for "DAvid & Golitah" how in the H.E. double hockeysticks do you sculpt THAT?

1. my 20 year old cat threw up on my vcr remote and totally shorted it out. i would rather get a new vcr than a universal remote.

2. when i was 4,5, & 6, my mom would audio record me telling stories. i still have 2 of the tapes. i can't really listen to them though, cuz it makes me miss my mamos mucho. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

3. my best friend's wedding is THIS WEEKEND!!! and we, the corn maidens, aka bridesmaids are wearing orange dresses made from indian sari's and popcorn garlands in our hair! (um. it's not really a traditional wedding)

oh yeah, kitty is finally home and now on heart medicine! yay for kitty being home!!!

GuineaBaby

10-28-2002, 02:24 PM

1. The first video I remember seeing was Ricky Scaggs "Honey Won't You Open That Door."

2. I have been thinking about joining a sorority when I get to college. I'm still at the "I don't know" stage because I know how some sororitys can be mean and others aren't.

3. I have been sneezing all morning

p.s. Yay for kitty!

Sera

10-28-2002, 02:26 PM

This is my first-ever posting to this forum. I am a maniac bookcrosser, and that's how I found nervousness.
Three facts:

1. I have been unemployed for the past four months,and still don't quite know how I've managed to get away with it.

2. My cat's name is Ozzfest (although I have never been to an Ozzfest, or a Black Sabbath show, and can't understand anything anyone ever says on "The Osbournes.")

3. I am in love with a man i've been friends with since I was 15 (that's 8 years now), but i've only been in love with him for the past 3 months, and he can never find out because he is living with the girl he's been dating for the past four years. (Is this turning into one of those bad math problems....?)

GuineaBaby

10-28-2002, 02:31 PM

Welcome to nervousness, Sera! ^_^

1. I only watched the Osbornes until the show with Elijah Wood replayed (I got it on tape now too), because that's all I wanted. I have to agree, it's hard to understand them.

2. I saw Angel last night and am very disappointed in the direction it's taking

3. Mom went to costco's while i was sleeping

Katiekat

10-28-2002, 10:16 PM

1. I think the best, cleverest, funniest commercial jingle is the Goldfish cracker song: "the healthy snack that smiles back, until you bite its head off..." !! So friggin funny.

2. I went to Victoria's Secret this weekend, and spent over $100 on bras and underwear. Their panties are the best!!

3. I just about fell asleep just now. I think that means i should go to bed. G'night, Nervous friends.

Bugitha

10-29-2002, 06:52 AM

Welcome to the forums, Sera! I found nervousness through bookcrossing, too. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

g3d, come ovah and play!

My current favorite funny commercial is the Geico gecko and the pretty woman romantic motage to the tune of "Sometimes when we touch" Cracks me up.

1. I have an exam in an hour and see how I spend my time instead of studying?

2. I had nightmares last night that left me feeling drained this morning.

3. I sent out two nervous projects yesterday. Alpaca--the postcards are in the mail!

Dalmaney

10-29-2002, 07:35 AM

GuineaBaby-- Another person who watches Angel! Yay! Although, technically I can't watch it anymore, as I'm never home on a Thursday and I cut off my cable. But I still read the really sarcastic summaries at Television Without Pity. I must say that I'm sort of glad my eyes haven't been scarred by some of the things they've described thus far. Most digusting couples ever. Ew, ew, ew.

1. I only have 2 midterms left, one today and one next Tuesday. Soon all I have to worry about is a huge pile of assignments! Such a relief.

2. My apartment is currently without hot water. I have hope that it will return in time for me to shower before I go to school.

3. My sister leaves on Saturday to move to Perth, Australia. Her husband got a fabulous job with the U of WA, and they've both lived there before, so they're really excited. And of course, I look forward to visiting them someday. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

lobster-girl

10-29-2002, 09:44 AM

yikes...it's fading away! come on people, think of some more random whatever to add! it's kinda like writer's block...

1. today is my big brother's birthday. i got him robots.

2. the 'friend' who ended the friendship called yesterday and i didn't know how to respond really. it was weird. they sounded just like they always do, as if nothing had happenned. aack.

3. i still have to dye and cut my costume. only 2 more days!

sistasmell

10-29-2002, 11:58 AM

I'm trying! Really! Okay, three more:
1. I am frighteningly organized. Today I put all my unstarted Christmas knitting projects in separate ziploc bags, including pattern, yarn, and a note to remind me who it's for. Now when I get one done, I can look at the pile of goodies and hopefully be inspired to start another. I made the mistake of telling a friend, who told me "Christopher Lowell called. He wants his anal-retentiveness back."
2. I have eaten a whole bunch of the trick or treat candy I bought to give away. I'll have to make another run to the store.
3. When I was little, I had very scary teeth. My two front teeth were ginormous, like a rabbit, and I had far too many teeth for my small mouth. I had the front two ground down to normal size, had 8 teeth removed (not counting 3 wisdom teeth- one wouldn't come out), and had honking braces. Now people compliment my teeth all the time. They had better!

BreezyK

10-29-2002, 02:28 PM

Okey dokey... been in a meeting all day, which has prevented me from goofing off at work. But here I go, doing my little bit to keep this thread alive.

1. I used to be afraid of using public restrooms when anyone else was in there. I didn't want anyone to even hear me move, let alone hear or smell anything.... I'm getting better. How's that for random? I bring this up because I just used a restroom.

2. Magazines I subscribe to: Dwell, Real Simple, New Yorker, Met Home. Thinking about subscribing to Ready Made. Anyone heard of it? It's awsome... about craftyness and do-it-yourself stuff for the 'modern' set. Their website is readymademag.com (http://www.readymademag.com).

3. I own a Hello Kitty Vibrator. Authentic Sanrio. Vibrator. That's right.

titancia

10-29-2002, 02:31 PM

Hi!! I've watched my sis post a few times on here, and finally decided to get my butt in it too. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1. I *LOVE* the tv show Angel, too! It's on Sunday's at 9pm on the WB, and I record it even as I watch it, so I can watch it again later. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

2. I think James Marsters ("Spike" on Buffy) is majorly sexy.

3. My eyes are different colors, but only slightly. One is blue and the other changes from hazelish blue to greenish blue (they aren't in-your-face-freaky-different-colors)

Bugitha

10-29-2002, 05:06 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">the 'friend' who ended the friendship called yesterday and i didn't know how to respond really. it was weird. they sounded just like they always do, as if nothing had happenned. aack.

[/b][/quote]

Oooh, I fantasize that the 'friend' who dumped me recently would do that so I can give her a piece of mind. When things started to get strained, I was extra-nice, stupidly thinking that it would save the friendship. Oh well. So what did you say when your friend called?

1. I have been craving ice cream for two days now. So far, I've had the strength to resist, but I feel myself weakening.

2.. . . .weaker. . .

3. . . .even weaker. . .

I think I hear Ben and Jerry calling my name.

Wombat

10-29-2002, 05:10 PM

roastparsnip wants to know if the hello kitty vibrator has claws?!

BreezyK

10-29-2002, 05:25 PM

Wombat, Here' what Kitty looks like (http://okayko.com/junk/kitty.jpg). Got her on EBay. You need to leave three facts when you post... you're breakin' the rules!

Ugh, that means I have to too. I'm drawing a blank.

1. I am in real need of a massage. My shoulders are killing me.

2. I wish it was Wednesday so I could go to my improv class.

3. I think Vin Diesel and Conan O'Brian might be aliens.

There I did it.

Wombat

10-29-2002, 05:59 PM

Thanks BreezyK! roastparsnip said to say your toy is very cute.

1. Today is warm and sunny and roastparsnip and I are having a hard time concentrating in the office.

2. In about four hours I start my holidays - yahhh!!!

3. It's lunchtime - roastpasnip is off to the market and I'm going for a walk along the beach.

queenfisher

10-29-2002, 06:29 PM

1 - despite an early big breakfast, i'm still feeling tired - been feeling tired for the last couple of days.

2 - i am always saying that i should start an exercise routine. do you exercise? if yes, how? and then, why? what's your motivation? i know i really really need to, at least to get a little fit. i sit here for hours, and then sit some more hours on the floor. not much movement, huh? my great big excuse is that i don't want to lose the weight i find so hard to gain.

3 - someday i want to be chubby.

;-)

/shafina

Wombat

10-29-2002, 07:48 PM

Queenfisher, I'll swap some chubbiness for a bit of sveltness! My voluptuous belies the amount of exercise I do, but I guess I'd be bigger if I didn't engage in physical activity. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I usually walk around 30 minutes a day, longer when I can. I've always enjoyed walking and find it very relaxing. A few years ago I got into ballroom dancing and now dance at least 4 hours a week (in my first year of dancing I lost 20kg without dieting). I also go to the gym two to three times a week.

I'm still having trouble concentrating - only 2 hours and 15 minutes before my leave starts.

roastparsnip bought us melting moments for afternoon tea.

Alpaca

10-29-2002, 11:39 PM

LOL you asked for it...

1. I have 140 or so beauty marks on my body.

2. I am reading my 805th book.

3. I carry my website around on a zip cartridge and work on it at my workplace when I can't be bothered to work http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

thunderstorm_19

10-29-2002, 11:49 PM

1. seth green is yummy

2. i cracked. for explanation, see my uni house frustrations rant post.

3. it's 11 minutes to 3 in the morning, my heat's on, and i'm freezing.

Helquin

10-30-2002, 07:51 AM

I think I can manage to pull a few more facts out of my hat here...

(1) I found Nervousness through the 1000 Journals site. Even though I checked that site compulsively (several times a day) for months I was never able to sign up to receive a journal. I finally gave up, frustrated at the number of journals that were stuck/lost/stolen before they reached even the 3rd person on the list.

(2) A couple of nights ago I stumbled across one of those E! "True Hollywood Stories" about Sid & Marty Krofft. What a hoot to remember H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, and Lidsville -- all Saturday-morning favorites when I was a kid. Anyone else remember Witchiepoo singing "Oranges Poranges"?! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

(3) I know a horrible secret that I've kept for over 20 years. Mercifully, I no longer see any of the people involved... but I've never broken my vow to keep the secret.

So what's up folks? Is anyone else still playing here? http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

sistasmell

10-30-2002, 08:22 AM

Ready Made is great! I just subscribed a couple of weeks ago. Everyone should go to their site and get a free trial issue. They send it out lickity split- and no pressure. Breezy K- do you have the first issue? I am really interested in how to make the fedex envelope wallet. I would do anything for a copy of that page.
1. My vibrator is beige. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
2. Before I got a dog, I gave a lot of thought to how much it needed to be exercised, compared to how much walking I felt like doing. I ended up with a dog who's a maniac, even considering his breed (and especially considering his age and size), so I walk a very fastpaced hour each day. I lost 14 lbs. straight off the bat, then nothing else in the two years since.
3. I have absolutely no idea how many books I've read. I really wish I knew.

Bugitha

10-30-2002, 08:25 AM

I'm still playing! Always the last one at a party to leave.

However. . .I think my facts are becoming less interesting--not that they were all that fascinating to begin with.

1. I have been craving the Basque beans my mother used to make. I REALLY wish she'd written some of her recipes down. I miss her lasagna too.

2. My spelling is becoming progressively worse instead of better. I misspelled three words in a 36-word postcard requesting a graduate bulletin and application materials from Columbia University. I fixed the errors, but I'm thinking I'm probably not Columbia material!

3. I'm starving, but don't feel like fixing anything for breakfast. Laziness trumps hunger except in the most extreme cases.

thunderstorm_19

10-30-2002, 08:37 AM

heh, bugitha i totally relate to being to lazy to get food. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1. i'm not going to class

2. i've got raging PMS

3. my heat's not working

4. time to go on a cleaning rampage

mejaka

10-30-2002, 09:20 AM

1. Grandpa's funeral was awesome. I'd love to go to a dozen Mormon funerals a year if someone didn't have to die first.

2. We had a flat an hour outside of Missoula, in 15-degree weather with sharp icy snow. Brett let me sit in the car while he changed it.

3. I'm having two young men as dinner guests tonight who have been away from home for quite some time. I asked them what they most wanted and they said, "BREAKFAST!" So I'm tossing breakfast food menus around in my mind. Biscuits and gravy...pancakes...bacon...eggs........

About weight loss. This is what I think contributed to mine:
--Knowing I wasn't going to have any more babies (so no sabotaged slenderness).\
--Finding an alternative to hormone-based contraception.
--Cutting back from about 7 cups of 1% milk a day, to three.
--Pilates. I swear by this. Not only did people start asking me about my weight loss within three weeks (when I hadn't lost any!) but my back is finally strong, I can twist and look behind me when backing a car, I'm more flexible, I can sit on the ground...None of this was true for years before I started doing fifteen minutes of Pilates a day.
--Walking, 45 minutes a day, outside. Moving to a beautiful area made this a pleasure rather than a chore.
--Deep breathing. I think it helps.
--Not making any food off-limits, but always making sure that if I ate something fattening, it was what I REALLY wanted to eat. (Sometimes I was just eating it because it was there; sometimes fruit would do as well; sometimes I really did want it so I ate it).
--Taking treats in quarter portions. A quarter of my typical portion. Then giving myself seconds.

kittie_naughty

10-30-2002, 09:39 AM

1) I can't believe you all are still at this!
2) that hello kitty vibrator takes the cake and beats the one I have- a dolphin with a big smile on his face
3) I haven't been to any classes this week at all and am feeling guilty. I sometimes doubt if I will complete my darn M.A. before I turn 35 http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

kittie_naughty

10-30-2002, 09:46 AM

three more http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

1) I am both avoiding work right now, and going out in the cold to walk the two blocks to the supermarket. I could take the bicycle, but it's cold. I could take the car, but there's nowhere to park. I could do my work, but I keep thinking it will take care of itself... *sigh*
2) somebody from nervousness with whom I've never had anything to do wrote an email to somebody else from nervousness that I know saying that I'm mean. I think that's really fucked up!
3) i got a random act of surpriseness/kindness in my postbox yesterday. yay!

kittie_naughty

10-30-2002, 09:51 AM

http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

1) When I have a lot of work to do, my nails grow really really fast from typing on the keyboard. When my nails are long, it's a sign money is soon on the way. My nails are long at the moment http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
2) I used to have an English Bulldog named Twiggy. She was my soulmate (really!). When I left my partner three years ago, I left her with him. It broke my heart, but he had a house with garden where she could play outside, and I didn't have anything except a one-room flat back then. I still hope she's having a good life. But I feel so incomplete without a dog. Sometimes I cry cos I still miss Twiggy.
3) I am very gentle person in real life.

lobster-girl

10-30-2002, 09:55 AM

more to read! yay!

Bughitha, when the firend called and sounded like all was cool and asked if i wanted to talk, i said no. not now. now isn't good maybe next week. bye. i swear, it's like dealing with a breakup of a boyfriend or something, you know? you hear them and in your head yer all mad but they sound so normal and you're like, yeah, we are still friends but no. i had some gut feelings about certain things that i know i hid from myself and though i lvoe my froend dearly and she is fun and charismatic, you cannot say such mean things about a person and then pretend all is cool. i'm not going back. (wow, need to vent, lobster-girl?http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif)

1. last year for christmas, i got my good friend (my best pal's soon to be hubby) a c*o*c*k* ring for a stocking stuffer. meant to be funny AND useful. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif (hope i din't offend anyone)

2. i still have the $150 gift certificate to a fetish clothing store my last ex boyfriend gave me for a christmas present. it is many years old but still good. too bad i have no playmate to have fun with it....yet! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

3. i went to Michael's (crafts) yesterday specifically to replace my 1/8" hole punch and ended up buying 100 mini ziploc bags, 20 blank manila tags and 3 sheets of funky paper

sistasmell, if you like readymade, you should look into livingroom magazine too, it's cool! oh and the most recent martha stewart kids has a couple of pages on fedex, bubblewrap & duct tape envies & wallets and such...

sistasmell

10-30-2002, 10:39 AM

Ah, yes. I love those magazines, too, lobster-girl. I buy Martha kids and Baby and scare my husband to death, when really I just want the stuff for myself. Those foam kid wallets were so awesome. The magazine that really makes me pee my pants is Elle Decoration, the British edition. Oy.
I think my facts might be getting lame, but here goes.
1. I used to have 9 cats, and they all slept with me, even though I'm allergic to cats. I took a lot of allergy pills!
2. I went grocery shopping last night without having dinner first. I bought a ton of crap.
3. I have always had seriously dark circles around my eyes, even when I was a little kid.

My dog has still not adjusted to daylight savings time. I am so tired from having him jumping on the bed at 5 am for the last 4 days.

thunderstorm_19

10-30-2002, 11:21 AM

1. this cleaning rampage is exhausting

2. i didn't go to class

3. i have to go halloween stuff shopping today

BreezyK

10-30-2002, 01:42 PM

Living Room Mag... it came out at least a year ago and then disappeared, now it's back with issue #1... I'm guessing it was originally independant, failed quickly, then BH&G liked the concept, so they bought it out. There's a lot of great content in there, but it's so poortly designed. Typfaces every which way, colored type on top of other colors that you can't read at all... to much crammed in everywhere. It's so messy. It reminds me of a tabloid type mag, like People. I wish they'd hire a new Art Director/Design Editor, 'cause otherwise the magazine would be awsome.
Sistasmell, you can order back issues of Ready Made on their website. The first issue I ever picked up was the most recent, so I can't help you out with that article you're looking for. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

1. Right now at my desk I'm eating: Cucumber Dill Hummus with Roasted Garlic Triscuits, a Chocolate "Milk Chug," and an aqful little cup'o soup-type thing called "Creamy Thai Noodle." Creamy??? It tasted nothing like Thai. It actually tastes nothing like anything.... it's just spicy water.

2. While heating up the soup, I caused a volcanic eruption in the microwave. While trying to take my first bite, it was so hot that I spit it out (well it actually just sort of fell out), right on to my pants.

3. Me and the people who sit near me have to dress up in a color theme tomorrow for Halloween. We are going to be CMYK (and a special process - foil). I'm yellow. I hated silly team and/or dress-up events in high school, and I still do.. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

GuineaBaby

10-30-2002, 02:36 PM

1. I don't own a vibrator nor have I tried doing that

2. My room no longer looks like my room. It looks like a craft room.

3. I still don't know what to get the guys for christmas!

GuineaBaby

10-30-2002, 02:36 PM

oops! double post! ^_^

So here are three more:

1. I had a nightmare last night where the lights wouldn't get bright enough and I couldn't get the radio on and I know there was a ghost involved...(I saw something on TV)

2. I made thistle a tinker bell outfit and she fell asleep wearing it. She even plays in it, which is rare for her.

3. my pants are stuck on the set of drawers next to my computer.

Bugitha

10-30-2002, 02:53 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Bughitha, when the firend called and sounded like all was cool and asked if i wanted to talk, i said no. not now. now isn't good maybe next week. bye. i swear, it's like dealing with a breakup of a boyfriend or something, you know? [/b][/quote]

That's so funny you said that. Things with my ex-friend had been weird for a while. The last contact from her was an e-mail asking for some of the books she had lent me back. I wasnt going to be home when she wanted to come over so I told her I'd leave 'em in a bag on my porch. When I got home that night, she had left things I lent to her and had NOT asked for back on my porch. My first thought was--wow! She's returned my stuff. I guess that means we're broken up!

1. I miss the ex-friend's dog much more than I miss her.

2. My thesis is due three weeks from tomorrow. I have only one page written so far. Panic is setting in.

3. We have some lovely concord grapes growing in the yard behind my apt. house. Wish I had the time to make jelly.

lobster-girl

10-30-2002, 03:42 PM

[I miss the ex-friend's dog much more than I miss her]

http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif i find that so funny! (did that quote thing even work? i have no idea how to use it!)

1. i finished my 10 ornaments for an ornament lmao and, well, they looked much better in my head than they do in reality. hmmm....

2. i need to get my best friend her garter...does nayone know the rehearsal dinner ettiquette? i have no clue and well, there's gonna be someone there who's not really a part of the wedding party who keeps belittling my projects and taking over and it's making me mad/sad/icky...help!

3. i met a crushworthy boy but he's smitten with "not so good" girl that EVERYONE gets smitten with and i want to stomp my foot and throw a tantrum and say "pick me!" "pick me!" "i'm way cooler than she is and you're cute & funny...."

oh yeah...i love sid & marty krofft! i met marty...he's kinda weasely...kept staring at my chest! http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

sistasmell

10-30-2002, 06:18 PM

Oh Breezy One- Grr. Even Ready Made is sold out of issue #1. I'm losing hope of ever having a proper Fedex wallet!
I think my Living Room mag is an old one. I haven't seen one in a long time, but just assumed they didn't carry it at the grocery store anymore. I'm sad that it's crappy now.

Jeez, Lobster-girl, I thought only people in the wedding party got to go to the rehearsal dinner. I didn't get invited to my best bud's, even though I baked the darn cake. Icky people, in particular, shouldn't be invited. Also, there was a real Chesty Morgan- I don't hold a candle to that!

1. I'm ready for bed. I have started going earlier and earlier in my old age.
2. I put up with a lot of people in my neighborhood, just because I like to see their dogs. How do annoying people get such wonderful dogs?
3. I am really knocking out the knitted xmas presents. 2 more in two days. I rawk!!!

Helquin

10-30-2002, 06:27 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (sistasmell @ Oct. 30 2002,08:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">3. I have absolutely no idea how many books I've read. I really wish I knew.[/b][/quote]
Same here... and I don't even know how I could start to count 'em.

And all of this talk about Ready Made magazine is getting me curious, but the last thing I need is yet another magazine to stack in my house! I'm a compulsive magazine-saver, always telling myself that one day I'll sit down & go through them all to clip out the "good stuff" and pretty pictures. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

(1) I've been wondering what happened to the Nervousness_Fairy. Is s/he still around?

(2) I just heard that my little town here in southern Ohio is getting its own Hobby Lobby! Oh boy -- now I'll be really broke.

(3) Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, but this year I'm not doing anything. I didn't carve a Jack-o-Lantern, I'm not wearing a costume or going to any parties, and I ain't handing out candy to any Ritalin-addled kids. I am now officially a curmudgeon. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

eenie

10-30-2002, 06:43 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Helquin @ Oct. 30 2002,6:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">3. I have absolutely no idea how many books I've read. I really wish I knew.[/b][/quote]
Same here... and I don't even know how I could start to count 'em.[/b][/quote]
me too.: ) i wish i had kept a written log of every book i've read.. my sister does that, but i always forget to start it. i don't think i could even count all the books on my bookshelves (including the books i have stacked on the floor in front of the bookshelves), because they're overflowing.

1. i shower in the morning. if i don't shower in the morning (which i won't tomorrow, because i leave at 7AM), i feel so gross for the entire day.

2. someone is writing a newspaper article about me, because i'm special (or something..http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif ).

3. i plan on voting this tuesday, and so should you.http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Helquin

10-30-2002, 08:10 PM

(1) I'm another morning-shower person... and also feel gross if I don't shower before leaving the house.

(2) I'm having car trouble this week. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif I'm wishing I was one of those butch guys who could tinker with an engine & make it all right, rather than one of the poor saps who has to go to an auto shop, pay a small fortune for repairs, and sound like an idiot trying to describe the problem. That's what I get for taking art instead of machine shop in high school! (Too bad the art classes were so lame!)

(3) I plan on voting this Tuesday, but I'm shamefully ignorant about the candidates running for local offices. I go through this every year -- always wondering why we vote for dog-catchers & county coroners in the first place. I hate to vote based on political party alone, but usually end up doing just that when it comes to these minor offices. Ummm... does it really matter if the dog-catcher is pro-choice or the coroner is opposed to the "War on Drugs"?

Bugitha

10-30-2002, 08:32 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">3. I have absolutely no idea how many books I've read. I really wish I knew.

Same here... and I don't even know how I could start to count 'em.

me too.: ) i wish i had kept a written log of every book i've read[/b][/quote]

I wish I knew, too! I did keep a log for a few years where I also recorded the names of movies I saw. But at some point I stopped doing it. When I discovered bookcrossing.com last May, I vowed to use that as an electronic list of what I have read. So far, so good. There is only one book I've finished since May that has not yet made to my bookcrossing "bookshelf."

1. I took a nap at 6:30pm which means I will not be able to sleep well tonight.

2. Tomorrow I will be cramming for a medieval art exam. No halloween fun for me. http://nervousness.org/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

3. I like ice in every kind of cold drink: juice, milk, soda, water, whatever. I MUST have ice!!! I forget that not everyone is like that and have to remind myself not to be offended when someone offers me a soda and then hands it to me in a can. Also, I prefer to drink out of glass rather than plastic. I don't know where all this came from. I'm really not as picky about other things.

GuineaBaby

10-30-2002, 09:43 PM

1. We're not doing anything for Halloween this year. It's getting scary. Dad's at work so it's just us girls. The only thing we plan on doing is dressing the dog up and taking her to visit grandma in the home.

2. I went on a little cleaning spree today and cleaned my room and made my bed. It's not completely clean, but at least I can see my floor (which still need to be vacuumed lol).

3. I am voting too. I don't know much about the candidates, just that I'm not voting for Rusty Araes, Jeff Denham, Gray Davis...and that's about it. I'll read the little tidbits about them before I vote on Tuesday, though.

flea

10-30-2002, 10:34 PM

in 4 1/2 hours i will be waking up to get ready to fly to new orleans.

i made a half mask to wear with a bever jawbone as part of it

i'm gonna sleep like shit tonight

thunderstorm_19

10-30-2002, 11:27 PM

1. i cleaned house for 5 hours straight today

2. i will NOT do that again

3. we carved pumpkins over at becky's tonite

stephen

10-31-2002, 12:12 AM

1. When I changed the forums to show 20 posts per page, this topic only had 36 pages. It now has 39.

2. There were only 16 debates on nervousness in total, with a total of 1795 comments. This thread has 745 posts currently and is still going strong. Thus,

3. This topic could probably become an entire section of Nervousness.

gryhare

10-31-2002, 06:50 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (stephen @ Oct. 31 2002,03:12)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">3. This topic could probably become an entire section of Nervousness.[/b][/quote]
And since it really shows no sign of going away, would definitely make a better use of computing power than those dumb debates!

As for voting on dog-catcher, at least, that's one that I do want to know something about. Why the heck vote for some jerk that's afraid of animals and hates dogs? I have a friend who lives in VA -- the county animal control officer is exactly that sort of person. Afraid of dogs, hates animals in general, and is, in fact, a big bully. But he's not elected, but instead appointed, and therefore, there's not much that can be done about this giant walking butt.

And now that I've compulsively responded to other posts, I guess I'll have to think up 3 facts.

1. I think that bubble gum machine toys are the greatest things going. They make great embellishments for altered books and mail art, and they are really cheap! Cheap is good!

2. There are at least 800 books in this room where I am now, and if I had to even make a guess about how many books I've read in my life, it would be a waste of time.

3. My husband's pet rabbit steals dog food. Really.

Kim

lobster-girl

10-31-2002, 09:54 AM

woohoo! it's HALLOWEEN!

1. i finished my halloween costume. haven't tried it on yet but i don't care . i'm wearing it and that's final! we're going to fabulous West Hollywood and then to a private party at The Beauty Bar.

2. last week i read 4 books...Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, Touch of Evil, 4 Blondes & The Big Rumpus...i still have 3 morel ibrary books to go....and the stack of mags i have is about 3 feet tall! i sent in a zillion subscriptions when i had some extra $$$ and i never have time to read them!

3. I once lived in a house that was haunted. (who hasn't?) my bed would move and the garage door would open & shut by itself and it was really freaky and for the longest time it only happenned when i was home but finally one night the moving bed woke up my (at the time) boyfriend and he screamed "what the f* was that?" and i mumbled "i told you the bed moved" and went right back to sleep.

sistasmell

10-31-2002, 10:09 AM

I have never really given any thought to the dog-catcher being a meanie. Why would someone like that want the job?

1. I am the biggest sap in the world, so I am always bringing strays home and calling the dog-catcher. (I'd keep them all if my husband and dog would let me). Thankfully, our dog-catcher is a big sexy hunk who looks just like Big Chris from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. He even wears the leather car coat. He is so nice to all the doggies. Someone stop me if I start dognapping just so I have an excuse to call him.
2. I haven't been reading much at all lately. I shamelessly watch Forensic Files in bed and fall asleep in the middle. My National Geographics are going unread, too.
3. My mom still sends me cards with money for every holiday, including today. How cute is she?!

Katiekat

10-31-2002, 12:07 PM

1. I have one ghostly occurance story. A few months ago, my mom and I were at home; mom was in her basement workroom, and I was upstairs in my bedroom. The weather was nice, so we had the front door open and the screen door was not locked. I heard the screen door open, and my dog kind of wuffed (you know, the sound they make when they wanna bark, but they know the person they're barking at). I heard the screen door close, and I called out "Hello?" At this point, I was already at the top of the stairs, heading down to see who was there (i figured it was chris), and I could see my dog just sitting there, kind of looking toward the front door with a curious look on her face. I got to the entry way and looked outside -- no one there, no cars, no one walking away. I even went outside to double-check...there was absolutely no one around. So i went inside, and looked all around inside my house, wondering if someone was there (yikes!) and asked my mom if she was expecting anyone. She wasn't, so i told her what had just happened. She couldn't explain it, and neither can I, except to say I think a ghost came visiting.

2. I'm thinking that my Hallow's eve plans are scrapped, due to working boyfriends.

3. Right now, it is snowing here. In October. It's snowing.