Three random facts: [Archive] - Page 3

BreezyK

10-21-2002, 05:29 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, 06:20 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, 06:28 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, 06:32 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, 06:32 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, 06:39 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, 06:58 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, 06:59 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, 07:00 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, 07:22 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, 07:48 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, 09:43 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, 09:53 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, 10:11 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, 10:35 PM

1. japanese sucked

2. i have hot chocolate

3. i forgot to do part of my English hw

Wombat

10-21-2002, 10:39 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

10-22-2002, 12:39 AM

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

10-22-2002, 12:51 AM

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, 01:19 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, 01:39 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, 01:54 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, 02:07 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, 04:12 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, 04:15 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, 05:18 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, 05:51 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, 06:10 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, 06:28 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, 08:08 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, 08:55 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, 09:14 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, 09:41 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, 09:56 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, 10:18 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, 10:48 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, 12:08 PM

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, 12:33 PM

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, 12:35 PM

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, 12:37 PM

</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, 01:02 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, 01:02 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, 02:08 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, 02:11 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, 02:41 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, 03:16 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, 03:57 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, 04:51 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, 04:53 PM

Oooh, it worked!!!

mejaka

10-22-2002, 05:09 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, 05:27 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, 05:49 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, 06:03 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, 07:34 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, 08:08 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, 08:18 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, 08:24 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, 09:09 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, 09:10 PM

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

mejaka

10-22-2002, 09:15 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, 09:53 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, 10:56 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, 11:02 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, 11:40 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, 02:55 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, 07:04 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, 07:17 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, 07:23 AM

1. brill = brilliant

2. essay still not done

3. coffee good

sistasmell

10-23-2002, 07:26 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, 08:00 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, 08:49 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, 09:17 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, 09:18 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, 10:09 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, 10:26 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, 10:45 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, 11:01 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, 11:23 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, 11:38 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, 11:45 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, 12:43 PM

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, 01:26 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, 01:54 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, 02:01 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, 02:24 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, 02:28 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, 02:34 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, 02:46 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, 03:25 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, 03:52 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, 04:03 PM

Katiekat

10-23-2002, 04:23 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, 04:34 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, 04:42 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, 05:12 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, 05:13 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, 05:21 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, 05:51 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, 06:12 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, 06:17 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, 06:19 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, 07:04 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, 07:22 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, 07:58 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, 08:04 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, 08:40 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, 09:07 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, 09:09 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, 09:51 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, 09:59 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

10-24-2002, 12:49 AM

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, 01:03 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, 04:32 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, 06:40 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 movi