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February Lounging: It's a short month, maybe one will do....

We're already one week into the month, which means only three weeks left.....if we fill this one quickly (and with pitchers and catchers reporting in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS we might do that) I can always make a new one. But, here's a fresh one for y'all to play with.

For those that aren't aware, today is National Frozen Yogurt Day. You've got 45 minutes left to go get your free FroYo at Yogurtland.

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Poll
Favorite frozen dessert?
Ice cream
6 votes
Frozen Yogurt
3 votes
Gelato
1 votes
chocolate covered frozen bananas
1 votes
frozen junior mints
0 votes
sorbet
0 votes
juice bars
1 votes
does it matter, it's dessert!
1 votes

13 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Random thought for the night

but is it just me that finds it odd that in a nearly 4 1/2 minute video for Joe Cocker’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On”, no one is actually wearing a hat?

I seriously hope that isn't the only random thought for the night.
there will be others I'm sure

maybe not tonight, but other nights I’m sure.

Ah, good to know.

Would hate to miss out on the epiphanies.

today I learned that I get very annoyed with improper spelling and grammar in "textbooks"

my readings today were…difficult…..

Textbooks?
I'm taking a class this semester

I say “textbooks”, because it’s a social science class, which means a bunch of essays and stories and stuff like that…..

So OT - where DO you get your Duckies???
all over the place

the one for this week I got online. Many of them I’ve collected over the years at a variety of places — Eugene, San Francisco, Berkeley, random travels…..the college ones (there are many) all come from university bookstores….I picked up a few at Games of Berkeley a couple weeks ago…there’s a couple great stores online…..oh, and I have some from FanFest a few years ago too….

it is teh awesome!!!
Oooh, fun!

Is the subject matter interesting?

yup, all about international and multicultural perspectives on women
did you read....."READING Lolita in Tehran"
I've read it before, yes

it’s not on the list for this course, though I think it would be a good addition

it was pretty interesting.
Hmmm, that is a good subject.

I was reading a piece on the Margaret Thatcher, what with the new movie coming out about her, and she is an interesting character.

have you seen the movie yet?

Meryl Streep is amazingly good in it

That's another one I'm interested in.....love Meryl. If it's a substantial part - all the better.
I would watch her in anything.
Except Mama Mia, lol!
Oh, Pierce Brosnan, what were you thinking?!?!!?
Even Colin Firth could not save it.
I think you'd feel differently about the stage musical.

Not that I have seen it, but I find that sentiment to be generally true.

yeah....not a Mama Mia fan AT ALL
I love the musical

I’m going to go see it in SF in a few weeks. :)

Ha! See, Lynn?

Gigs proves my point.

Oh, I love Abba.

My friends think I’m ridiculou.

or ridiculous.
Oh, you aren't the only one.

I know several women who do, too.

One of them saw the musical on Broadway

and wanted to go up on the stage to start singing and dancing along.

you say that like it's a bad thing
Heh. Absolutely not.

The effect Les Mis and Avenue Q and Putnam County Spelling Bee have on me….Well, I’m hardly in a position to judge.

I'm SO EXCITED to see Les Mis in August!!!!
Okay, you just made me log into my email to see my ticket purchase confirmation.
ooooh, when are you going?

I’m going to wait until I get back to get my tickets, in case I see it in London this summer…..(and really, I might go see it again even if I do go see it in London….)

July 27th, as it stands now.

I am hoping not to have to change the date. But summer is far away still.

London, huh? Big whoop. I am totally not envious.

I'm going on the 28th!
Ha!

I’m going to come home on the 27th and tell you the ending in the lounge.

Oh and I just realized the Olympics will be in progress.

Still not envious!!!

I leave the day after the opening ceremonies

I’m going to try to catch some of the free workouts and practices before the games start, but won’t be able to attend any of the actual events (not that I could afford to anyways…)

Aw crud.

It’ll still be a great trip, I’m sure.

yup

it’s for a class I’m taking, and while that part is still up in the air, I haven’t planned out the rest of the time yet, but I’ll be gone for a month in total. Very excited.

Oh yes.

More than enough time for exploring.
Have a blast.

So good. SO GOOD.
I have. She is.

But I felt like she was the only good part of the movie.
After all, no matter how wonderfully she captures Thatcher, if the writers and directors haven’t given her anything to do, it’s kinda hollow.

I'm a 100% - my vote says it ALL

until others vote that is.

hiya
Hi!
hiya!
seems like there were lots of cupcakes
I didn't make any cupcakes.

but I made peanut butter treats

I heard they were awesome!
Ola...how are you - all cupcaked out???
amazingly, I did not eat any cupcakes yesterday
Hi, Berry girl.
Hi Lynnz - how re you?
I am well,

and looking forward to BASEBALL!

Or, at least the tailgates.

yeah....me too
Tuesday tailgates!

Looking forward to those.

How was the SB party?

I missed you guys, so much.

good food, good friends

oh, and I think there was a basketball game or somethin on tv…. ;)

Yay!

I’m sorry to have missed. Although, I might have drugged Jesa, early on.

didn;t go....work to do and doggies to watch
You have doggies?

What kind?

My nephew has a husky and I just got a terrier mix puppy.
Is this your first doggy?
As an adult - yes....we had a cat while R was growing up. Really more of a dog person.
I wish I could show you all the funny Dweezil antics.

Dogs are the best!

poll needs drumsticks
I count that as ice cream

but I agree, drumsticks are awesome

I had not had one for a while and was pleasantly surprised by a little chocolate surprise in the bottom of the cone
IT'S THE BEST PART! :)
Is anyone a Downton Abbey fan?

I love that show!

I haven't seen it yet, but it's on my list at some point

and knowing me, that means in about three years….

have S 1.

It would be awesome for an AN girls night.

I haven't seen any of it either, and I want to!
S. 1 at gigs?

Up to her.

casa de gigs is not currently accepting guests

perhaps in summer, but at the moment my living room is my study hall, and I have books and papers and notes all over the place. it’s way too organize to put away to make this place presentable…..

I understand.

Mi casa is a work in progress.

I have S. !. whoveer wants to show it.

first season is on netflix instant now
I like both yours and Lynn's suggestion

but you are all missing the “it takes me three years before I watch anything” rule…..

less reading texts more watching tv shows?
another text today
Only one? progress!
that is true

first one in a few days too, so that’s somethin’. Must’ve been busy hanging with friends all weekend to text….

need moar axe
poor dan
he had it coming
probably still has a cloud around him

like a robot pigpen

thats a funny picture
My shower today was amazing.

No moar AXE.

ugh, I would've showered immediately, if only to ward off the nightmares that might come while sleeping drenched in Axe....
I have a lot of hair.

Sleeping on it wet is… complicated.

I have vivid nightmares

last night I had a dream that I went to go see Moneyball, and it was projecting on two screens, one with the movie, the other with the original footage, and my sister kept asking me questions instead of watching the movie, and I got so annoyed and frustrated….

I woke up with a stiff neck and a cramp in my hand from making a fist. And I couldn’t go back to sleep like I normally do. Sigh.

what happened with the AXE?
cologne warfare.
Glory. Then tragedy. Then more glory.
OK - that explains it.
Ha!

No. It doesn’t. But that’s what we get for not going.

Are you inviting us?

And making us cheesecake?

Because that would be an awesome combination.
Gues not, got it.
well, I'm not a cheesecake fan

but make it pie or cake or ice cream, and I’m totally in.

What have you done for me lately?
Been meaning to give it a look, heard good things about it.
I needed something to replace Torchwod.
Although, Sherlock should have been that.

Benedict Cumberbatch! Ungh!

yes.....watching it every week.
Omg, Bates.

I can’t believe he killed her.

I don't want to believe he did!!! Too convenient.
I KNOW!

Could it be Mary’s fiance?

not sure what the motive for him would be?
He wants an in to titled society?
he's already sir Richard so is titled.
oooooh, popcorn....
Not yet, love.
I am starving myself for tomorrow.
And Red Vines!
what are you going to see?
Hugo.

We’re trying to see all the Academy Award noms.

Hugo in 3D

7:10 at UA Emerybay if you want to join us!

Oh yeah....I forgot. thanks.....school nights are kinda difficult for me.
Oh, it's wonderful!

I saw it at Grand Lake. Such a lovely venue.
UA is great, too.

YES!
And maybe pie, after.
we'll see if there's any room left in me after the popcorn!

mmmm….pie…..

I want to go see The Artist
i loved it

highly recommend it

that's what I was getting!!!
Me too.
I almost went last Sat....but inertia won
I would so see it with you.
I'll send you a text if I go
I'm seeing Big Miracle this weekend,

but I would love to see more Oscar films before the show.

The Artist is my choice to see on the big screen.

had those earlier
oooh chips and onion dip
Hello favorite people.
Hi, m'love.
ello dahling.
Talked about you this weekend.

And how hard that trip was, but how I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

We were watching Moneyball.
Awwww.

I talk about that trip all. the. time. One of if not THE best weekend I’ve ever had :)

I'm glad.
Whoa.

Apparently, I figured how to slash through my words. Ooops. Lol I miss going to the minor leagues games too…We had too much fun those nights :)

They were the bestest!
Seriously!

Can’t wait for baseball. It’s taking so long :(

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS UNTIL PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PITCHERS AND CATCHERS!
SHUT UP SERIOUSLY?!

that doesn’t sound far away at all ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

18th for us I think
We're a week early.

12th!!

oh, makes sense because of japan
I stared blankly at that for hella long before realizing that was why.
stupid out of country regular season games
not a blue jays fan, eh?
Canada doesn't count
well duh, they use that metric system shit....
omg, the 12th is THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Huzzah.

Seeing as I haven’t the money to go to spring training, I will be happy with being at the Evans diamond the following weekend.

ooooh, we need to plan an AN trip to Evans Diamond
I think everyone would enjoy it.

It’s great atmosphere there. And after last year, it’s just a great story to go and be a part of.

Maybe in April or May, I'll organize a group

someone better remind me….

Stop winking at me, gigs.

I got the hint.

Cal is having their Fan Fest this weekend!
hey miss thang ;)
hahahaha

It says OAKLAND not thang jeez learn how to read.

Hi MO
hi JO
Why am I double posting?

:(

Because you're super special
LOL

AN just needs double the MO, ya know?
(new catchphrase)

{reflexively reaches for shin guard}
You barely saved yourself there.
It's mostly just a precaution.

My main strategy is to avoid angering you in the first place.
And to have built-up goodwill to off-set accidental blunders.

Smart, this one.
Why, thank you, ma'm.
Looking forward to Hugo, tomorrow.
yay!
Yay!

Tired, though. Time to sleep.

good night!

I’ll see you around 7 tomorrow? 6:55?

I'll be there.
woo hoo!

you’ve got my number in case you can’t find me

It's just magic. I'm sure you will love it.
Yogurtland? When we live in a world with YOGURT PARK?

Blasphemy.

I remember Yogurt Park and some chain with Penguins in the early 90s
TCBY
I don't think that was it, might have been a SJ thing
I think they are the ones with the penguins...
Yogurt Park did not have free Frogurt today.

I called and asked.

They still exist? I just assumed they vanished years ago
Yogurt Park is an institution in Berkeley....

been there since 1977…

Duh. It's awesome.

It’s also open hella late so when it’s 11:30pm and I need some FROYO in my system, I have somewhere to go.

Don’t even get me started on yogurt places daring to open up on telegraph, it makes me ragey.

SCREW YOU PINKBERRY

Ones out here vanished around the time I graduated HS
Durant & Telegraph = yes.

Walnut Creek also exists.

Though WC always raises the question — Yogurt Park, or Yogurt Castle. DIFFICULT CHOICES.

How many there was at least 2 that I remember
Sadness.
I did tell them it's okay, I'd pay for their yogurt anytime

so good. SO GOOD.

(oh, and I think I creeped out the kid that answered the phone when I said I’d pay for it anytime….)

There used to be a great place in Davis.

Once a great place......

with a nod to Ken Kesey

JoJo!

How are you?

well - busy at work - but well. Taking care of my new puppy - which is kinda fun!
Excellent!

Dogs are awesome.

she is super cute....just the right size for me.
In more than one way, I suspect.

It’s true. They’re great company.

Okay, so I hate to ask a baseball related question here, on a baseball blog and all.....

but I’m trying to track down info on this guy. Anyone have any suggestions?

Oh my god his name is awesome.
Uh. Google?
yeah, goggling "Newt" anything brings up skewed results
he's a catcher, went to HS school in Phoenix

that’s all I found on The Cube

Phoenix HS in Oregon.
Oh...good work
yup, that's the high school my brother teaches at, that's why he's trying to track down info
there's got to be a teacher there that stayed in touch? Not that long ago

I found a 2001 reference to him?

WTF there are humans who aren’t on facebook.

I've only been on FB for a year, I still know many people that want no part of it.
I must not have brought home enough work.....b/c I'm done!

and I finished all my mid-years today!! YAY!!!

So come see Hugo with us!
no that's tonight! tomorrow is another story!!!
woo hoo!!!

I made my lunch for tomorrow! (hey, that’s progress some nights….)

Winter truly begins today.

And it could have been a lot worse. And I would have been sad.
But it’s not. So, I’m not.
Hey Lounge.

hi hh
Greetings, mistress.

That mango yogurt looks yummy.

hi
Hi Cope.

What’s new?

learning about AXE warfare
If you all learn nothing else from the women of AN, learn this:

AXE smells awful.

I knew that well before, also the commercials piss me off to no end
Whatevs.

See you tomorrow.

I can honestly say I have not seen one.....guess I am not watching the testosterone channel
ESPN and Spike probably have been the most logical locales for me to have seen them
and probably Versus or what the hell it called now NBC Sports Bazaar
NBC Sports Bizarre???

hah!

Avoid it at all cost.
HH
{checks to make sure shin guards are properly engaged}

MO!

I was hoping you'd drop them or something..

HEY! How you been?

Muahaha. You will never catch me off-guard, missy.

You know, I could say that I am
A. Great
B. Good
C. All right
D. Not good
E. Miserable
and all those would be correct. But in favor of a conventional answer, I will take a weighted average of them all and say that I am…all right.

I'll take all right.

I don’t want you to be D and definitely not E

They say that life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

Necessarily, becoming an adult is in large part learning how to respond.

And thank you for your kind wishes.

Mostly, it is up to me not be D or E.
How’s school going for you, Mo?

Why are there little pieces of wrapped paper in Quick containers

they look odd when they get shoveled into the milk

OKey Dokey...my Monday show is over and I need to get to BED!

anybody else watching Alcatraz?

Not starting it until next week

I think that is when ep 1 expires on Hulu.

I will be interested in your opinion on it.
Okay, I need to shut this down and go to sleep

good night all!

hats off, babe!
Pleasant dreams, mistress.
Ahhh, solitary.

Just a man and his thoughts.
And his E-Trade App.

Nooooooboody knows…..

Ooooh, I should've included frozen grapes on the poll above....

though these non-frozen ones I’m eating right now are awesome.

people freeze grapes?
Mmhmm.

I like to grab a bunch of grapes by the top stem, raise it above my head, tilt my neck upward, slowly lower the bunch and tear away a grape with my lips. I recommend it.
It makes you feel like a Greek deity.

Fail. That was meant for the original post.

I don’t know of people freezing grapes either.
Can’t imagine that’s very good.

Oooooh, I should've done that. Tomorrow I will....
Greek goddess of the lounge?
Or perhaps Modesty.
really good on hot summer days

(and by hot, I mean over 100 degrees….not this “hot” thing we get here in the bay area….)

The Rivercats need to have a frozen grape stand.
that would be amazing
Bacon always makes me think of AN....

I'd be stoked but they unleashed the jumbaco commercial

and I don’t think i can ever go there again

I like to think I have high threshold for these things but that's disgusting.
It isn't really made with bacon

It’s Torani bacon flavoring, which reportedly is like maple donut glaze with a little smoke. I don’t think I’ll try it. Some of you might want to get the Bacon Tuxedo T-shirt though.

Yes! Take that megachurch of Utah!
CHOCOLATE!!!!♥♥♥♥oxoxoxo!

WOOHOO!

No chocolate for me?

Come back, ONE WEEK!

Chocolate for EVERYONE!

I was reminding everyone that CHOCOLATE is the one TRUE dessert!

So, Downton Abbey Season Two is already available on DVD.

Yes, I bought it, because between Amazon prime and my Chase points, I paid nothing!

The M & M’s and I are going to do regular Downton Abbey viewing get togethers until Mad Men, I think. Let me know if anyone else wants to join in.

when do you think you'll be doing this?
Not sure yet.

We just cooked this up today. Probably during the week, because I’m at mom’s on the weekends until I’m sure she can fend for herself. But, I will be sure to let you all know.

Let me know too

I don’t want you to schedule around my horrible life, but if it works out, I’d love to join you.

I thought of all of you guys,

after we decided to do this. How fun would that be?

If it has to be during the week,

please let me know your best days.

for me it just depends...I have to be sure my nephew can watch the doggies.
I know. We have logistics.

I think we have to pick a day, and stick with it.

yup - I have seen it already so it would be a recap for me.
skigurl has not, though.

Which is fine. I could watch it again.

ooooh, let me know too!

Thursdays are really the only weeknights I can’t do, everything else is busy but flexible…..

I will.

Of course, I’m making the assumption that she won’t mind if we all invade her house, but I don’t think she will. We can take turns bringing dinner, which should make her very happy. I think it will be awesome!

Btw, EM,

Ian and I went to Jim’s last Saturday.

Our host started to seat us way in the back. I stopped him and said, could we please have one of those booths in the front?

He stopped and said, “You can have anything you want. In fact, if you see a seat you want, and someone is sitting there, just tell me. We’ll get rid of them”.

Lol!

so, i got spam on my twitter feed earlier.....
CHECK OUT THE Z LOUNGE!!! A NEW HOT LOUNGE IN OAKLAND!!! AND DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW!!!

Apparently the guy has mixed up which lounge I like to hang out in…. ;)

Wrong end of the alpha I say...
I only get porn and giftcard spam
it was in response to my tax deduction tweet.....

apparently tax deductions = PARTY AT Z LOUNGE!!!!!!

I could have bought - ohhhhh - about 50 million iPads
If Z Lounge means, you can apply 'z' through banal conversations, that'd be worth a look.
Go away, first comma.
so, no text messages today, but he called while I was at dinner

I accidentally hit the “deny” button instead of the “send to voice mail” button. {suspenseful music}

that just goes normal amount of rings then vm right?

if so he probably thought you just weren’t around.

I think the deny button hung up on him

but actually, I don’t knwo what I hit….

I wonder how long he has used this plan of attack and what the success rate is
I am missing out....is this a person you WANT to talk to?
He really wants to talk to her
Yeah - I GOT that part! Just wasn't sure of Gigs POV
perhaps at one point yes

he’s creeped me out enough that i’d say no now.

At least while he is working he seems uh busy
this.
psst you should nuke this and it will be like it never happened
Yes, but it adds to the comment count. ☺
Is this week over yet?!?!!?

I need a vacation….

yes happy weekend
WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!


(finally hit the “submit” button on my app)

:)

congrats

and good use of the snoopy dance, Willow Rosenberg approves

now all I have to do is go to the post office tomorrow to mail my transcripts, and email my references on Monday to remind them....

At least, that’s all i have to do for this. So much more to do for everything else in life….

Based just on the original post,

I thought you had designed your own smartphone app.

well, duh

Oh wait, that wasn’t it….

but if I could create a smartphone app that would show dancing snoopy every time my phone rang, that would be awesome…..

Linus and Lucy could be the ringtone.
yessssssssss
That in turn could be on your application.

“Gigglingone: Entrepreneur, Snoopy Enthusiast.”

Though, truth be told...

you could just say, “Hi, I’m gigs. I’m awesome. Select me” and it would work.

I thought about that

but figured they might want a whole page to read. So I put it as the last sentence.

Sold.

What’s the application for exactly, if I may be so bold?

a graduate program
Hurray for higher education!
that's what I say every time I get a paycheck. :)
I can probably cut that ringtone sometime tomorrow

just need to read up on iOS ringtone rules

and yes, the snoopy dance is awesome.

I need to bookmark where I found it, because I think I’ll be using it often.

you should do a celebratory text
AWESOME~!!!!!!!!!
All I heard was The Miz's voice
Should your weekend need additions,

this looks interesting.
Benefits go to Slow Food SF.

For pams.

oh wow.

I want to send this to everyone in my Gender and Women’s Studies class…..

Yeah.

Ideology can’t save us from ourselves.

this day is sooooooooo sloooooooooooooow...........
I told you it was the weekend yesterday you should have listened to me.
my weekend starts in about four hours, so I can manage
Yay for long weekends!
I'm pretty sure

I just cried at Top Chef for the first time.

Is anyone else watching Face Off?

It’s pretty fascinating.

Is it anything like the movie?
Nothing like it.

It’s a reality competition show about special effects make-up on SyFy. I kind of dig it.

Sigh.
sigh?
Hi.
why hello there
Some day will get to see you., irl.
I made fanfest and jesa's sb party though I got there a bit after the game
AND FanFest
um
OK...so I didn;t read carefully enough......

sue me!! ;-)

you could have said AND PARTY AT JOJOS
I could have.....but I didn't

sooooo last year!

I'm not on Facebook,

so I miss out on stuff.

there needs to be an offline safety net system put into place
sometimes we activate the email alert system.
Eh.

Whatever.

It hurt my feelings, at first. I don’t really care that much any more.

I've been forgotten on a few, hell Jesa forgot to invite Gus to the SB party
Here's the thing,

I used to organize these things. And I would make sure everyone was included. This is not so much the case, anymore.

it's so fractured now....will be even harder.
all we can do is our best
And yet, not one single person thought to include me,

not. one.

:(

It's a kind of what have you done for me lately thing.

But whatevs. I’m pretty much over it.

it's not intentional....if it were that would be great cause for concern!!
Yeah, it is.

And it was a great cause of concern for me.

I get that not everyone cares about people and things the same way. But I care about you, a lot. And I would never leave anyone out the way you did, me.

Like I said, I’m over it now, so it’s okay.

If you're talking about my party in Dec. I'm pretty sure I emailed you and I'm pretty sure you replied. Then that you couldn't come after all

The reason I think this is that you said in a lounge you were gonna make the same kind of cookies I was planning on. I do have several email addresses for you – so it is possible I don’t have the best one. You may think it was intentional – but I assure you it was not. That is not how I operate.

You did, and I thank you.

I appreciate that you gave me a heads up.

Did you know Adele lost her voice??! Must be the worst thing....
Yes.

She had throat surgery

Wonder if it was the same thing as Julie Andrews had....

Adele is performing at the Grammys so it must have turned out OK.

I hope so.

I’m not actually a big fan. I find her voice irritating. But I would not like her to lose it.

I read something about that
Work done.....got to get to sleep.

but HEY – tomorrow’s FRIDAY!!! YAY

So I want to like the other place, but I just can't. The format is terrible.

I can’t keep track of what is going on.

I've heard that from some
It's different. I'm getting used to it.

There are more threads that are loungey/Grilly in nature running simultaneously, which is part of the getting-used-to process. I lke this interface a bit better, too, but it’s the content that matters more than the package.

I need some sort of visual palate cleanser after watching Breaking Dawn part 1
I don't even know what that is....Vampire movie?
yeah the 2nd to last shimmering vamp movie
The Dark Knight.

(I kinda want to get trashed and watch Breaking Dawn someday)

I'm not even sure I could watch it then still
I'd want to try. :D

And then follow it with, like, Birdemic.

I opted for Watchmen and copious amounts of reading
omg why does Netflix not have The Bodyguard on instawatch.

THE PEOPLE DEMAND IT.

it will take them a month at least

to even start to secure the rights to haha

THERE SHOULD BE AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE BETWEEN NETFLIX AND ALL MAJOR MOVIE STUDIOS.
the studios want 3 million just to start the convo
ok

off to watch the dvr or netflix!

I just put on Hello Dolly.

Not a great sign,

Wall-e?

Is that you?

Kyli, how is FXIII-2? I'm in chapter 11 of the first one so I'm in no hurry to move on,
I haven't started it yet. D:

I’ve been working too much lately, and I’m still working on Skyrim. It’s sitting and staring at me. :(

I-I-I-I-I Will always love youuuul
For you

If I
Should stay
I would only be in your way
So I’ll go
But I know
I’ll think of you every step of
the way

And I…
Will always
Love you, oohh
Will always
Love you
You
My darling you
Mmm-mm

Bittersweet
Memories
That is all I’m taking with me
So good-bye
Please don’t cry
We both know I’m not what you
You need

And I…
Will always love you
I…
Will always love you
You, ooh

[Instrumental / Sax solo]

I hope
life treats you kind
And I hope
you have all you’ve dreamed of
And I wish you joy
and happiness
But above all this
I wish you love

And I…
Will always love you
I…
Will always love you
[Repeat]

I, I will always love
You….
You
Darling I love you
I’ll always
I’ll always
Love
You.
Oooh
Ooohh

I luv you, Dolly!
Lifetime is going to show it Monday night at 8pm.

I might sit on the couch all night with a box of kleenex and a pizza….

Never seen it, though that conflicts with HIMYM
now that we're dancing who cares if we ever stop 1-2-3- 1-2-3-123
never visit that tiny town in footloose
Last night, I didn't get to sleep at all... No....Noooo...

I lay awake and watched until the mornin’ light
Washed away the darkness of the lonely night (lonely night)

Anybody Grammy watching?
watched it on twitter live, probably was more entertained that way
yeah...no censoring I'll bet! .didn't know you could do that! I'm in til Masterpiece Theatre.
not the event, people live tweeting

though I think there was a live stream for people who lived on the same coast that wanted to watch it as it happened.

oh....I have not been on twitter all day.
Nah.

I’ll just watch the parts I want to see later on Youtube. :D

I saw Adele, can't think of anything else preformed that I want to see.
missed that one

saw the opening, then also Jennifer Hudson’s performance, but that’s about it. I’m sure someone will tell me tomorrow what I should go search for on youtube.

I started to see Nicky Minaj (howeverthefuckitisspelled)

and dove for my remote

:c

I have contracted new new Twitter

uh oh

I have so many different versions of twitter, I’m not sure which one is new new twitter….

the one that has been in the wild for about 3 months on a slow rollout
hmmmmm

my work computer has a different version than my home computer, both of which are different than my laptop, so I’ll just wait for them to agree with each other then I’ll know which one is the newest one…

pretty big rollout today maybe some will match
I got it two days ago and was SO CONFUSED.

No likey. :(

I hate it on so many levels still
Oh Kyli

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=34×6m-ahGIo

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
First the Is now the Es, we are going to run out of vowels soon.
it's okay

we can sometimes use y too

anyone home?
hi
'blanket!
finally over the sick?
about 90%

so, I’m going out tonight!

Infect many so more will have to stay inside
too bad I'm not a carrier any longer

just let over phlegm

I made pizza with many cheeses for dinner.....

nomnomnomnom

I had pizza with lots of cheese!
mine had four cheeses

cheddar, jack, mozz, and goat.

cheese and?
pizza doesn't need anything moar than cheese
this is true
I always make a cheese pizza

and then add no salt seasoning, pizza seasoning, garlic powder and chili flakes. My faaaaaaaavorite

ew not pizza then open faced baked cheese sandwich
Wow 11 days since I played Skyrim, something must be wrong with me.
Cope, my phone just rang.

{happy snoopy dance}

haha
next up might be the West Wing Theme Song

it would have to be earmarked for certain callers….

I really should do a Twin Peaks one for my phone

but I’m happy with Amarillo By Morning

hi
hello
what's up?
Not much just a bit of Cougar Town and New Girl right now
EAT FEATHERS, BITCHES.

oh. hi.

hi

bummed I couldn’t make it. too much work.

Next year.

You. Me. Destruction.

Because holyfuck there were some attractive men in there.

Chickie couldn't either. :(

I WAS RIDIN’ SOLO.

but did you get on the makeout BART train coming home?

apparently the 6:33 Richmond-bound train, three car from the back, there was a make out flash mob.

Yeah, I heard about that, but I was still fighting. :(

Also, I didn’t want to be the person alooooooooooooooone.

DAMMIT!! I MISSED ATTRACTIVE MEN!?!?!?!?!

Stupid me and my work ethic.

Oh who am I kidding….stupid me and my attempts to avoid this day all together…..

I found beating the crap out of them with a pillow to be excellent therapy.
next year, drag my ass out there.
Girl, I will.

I loathe today more than anything, but it’ll cure what ails ya.

feathers huh
YES.
I SWALLOWED ONE.

It hurt. :(

why were you swallowing feathers
Because it was hard to avoid?
Were you plucking fowl?
No.

PILLOWFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.

hullo
hiya chickie!
pie queen!
what going on?
making bread

wishing I didn’t have to miss the pillow fight lol you?

I didn't go either.

I should’ve. But finally got my groove on at work at 4:30, didn’t want to leave at 5…

yeah

I had to run down to my folks to help them out with some stuff

Why does H&R Block allow you to connect with your facebook profile?

Do I really want to post my tax filing status to my facebook feed?!?!?!?

weird I hope Zuck pays them well for your infos
that would be kinda bad
Can...not...stop...

laughing!

When my alma mater built their new education building, they were asking alums for donations to name classrooms and computer labs and stuff like that

I told them the prices were too high (I am an educator after all), but that I would love to get a bathroom stall named after me, since really that was the most useful place in the entire College of Ed while I was there…. they never got back to me….hmmmm…..

So, will they put a Falik symbol on the door?
Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed....

then there are times like these when I feel like I’m so buried in work that it will take weeks to dig myself out, and then I’ve just got more stuff to do piled on top of me…..

{sigh}

okay, back to responding to the work emails….

make sure to take little breaks for sanity

then call yourself and do the Snoopy dance.

daytime lounge?

good morning loungerinos!

morning overwhelmed giggs
I am feelign slightly less overwhelmed.

Mostly because my coworkers are all in the same boat for work, so I don’t feel as behind as I thought I was….

so just whelmed?
still overwhelmed, but in a more balanced way.

tonight and tomorrow will be “catch up on school stuff”. Monday will be “get ahead on school stuff”. Tuesday I’ll get back to “be overwhelmed by work stuff”. the weekends at least give me the chance to separate it all out that way….during the week, I just have way too much to do……

you should be less busy
that's what people keep telling me
THIN MINTS!
you caught the GS fever I see...
why yes I did
My daughter sold LOTS of cookies!

It is SOOO difficult not to hide them all for the future.

The future doesn't deserve them eat them all now
I would have to finish them all off before Wednesday.

( I give up desserts for the Lenten season). That wouldn’t bode well for my cardiac stress test on Friday.

Hide them in the freezer..,you might forget they are there.
Ooh! Frozen Lemonade cookies taste AWESOME!
(As you can tell, freezing them hasn't worked in the past years.) ;)
I put a bunch of Thin Mints in the freezer

and I’ve labeled them by month so that I don’t eat them all now

I don't have that sort of self control when it comes to Thin Mints.
I'm going to try it, see if it works....
If I only eat one sleeve at a time I consider that victory,

that doesn’t happen very often.

thankfully they put them in sleeves

if it was one bag in the box like they do with all the other cookies, there’d be a lot fewer cookies in my kitchen….

COSTCO SIZE THIN MINTS NO SLEEVES

this needs to happen

can we get them year round too?
This would be my plan if elected
I would like to endorse your campaign
My platform would also include

a ban on driving carts on the wrong side of the aisle, more diverse food tastings and children 6 and under must be leashed at all times

and a "10 items or less" line? please please pretty please?
Strictly enforced too
At Costco?

Who goes there and only buys 10 items?

Well, you might if it meant you wouldn't have to stand in line for half an hour
I guess.

I live about 55 miles away from the closest one, so I shop for the entire month. Usually, that means about twu carts. (And, yes, I normally let the people with only an armful of stuff go in front of me.)

ah, see, I live less than 2 miles away from the closest Costco.
That's just not fair.:(

I can’t get out of the place for less than $200-$300

I used to just go there to buy enormous

box of goldfish

I frequently do

I’m usually in the 3-7 items group. every once in a while I’ll buy more than that, but that’s maybe once a year….

Hey, you know what?

There’s a whole ’nother day to the weekend! YAY!!!!!

anyone left?
hiya chickie!
hiya pie queen!
how ya doin chickie?
I made crack brownies tonight

or what Nikki called “Whitney’s” :D

Sigh. The lounge is lonely and I'm late for the bbq.
it is late to be bbqing
and lounging?
perhaps, most are sleeping except Chickie he is prob getting his boogie on
in Boogie Wonderland?
probably I'm not wise in the ways of the Chickie but it sounds right
Except he's goth. Do they dance?
Yes. Very gothily.
Hello?
Hello cuposoup!
hey there stranger
Sorry, I've been spending most of my free time playing FFXIII.
I just haven't been around here much

As, ironically, I sit working on my post for tomorrow

Is it about Manny? Or is everyone Mannyed out already?
No, although he's part of it
I'm on a Macbook Pro now!
oooooh fancy pants
It's a refurb but the latest one. I struggled with the pc/mac choice cuz of the price.

This feels so much more comfortable.

I'm glad you got what you wanted

I love my MBP. It’s the best computer I have ever owned.

Thanks hun.

I’d been borrowing my ex’s PC for too long.

PC's are ick

I’m hungry — what’s for 2AM snack?

taquitos.

Not that I can eat them.

Looks like breadsticks

If I’m still hungry later, toast and nutella

I HATE HIM.
I am not pleased at him joining the team.
I'm cutting edge like that.
what else have you been up to?

How are your fur and feather babies?

I'm okay.

Here’s the start of my day- usually woken up early, feed the cats in the kitchen, bring Mamacat into the kitchen, bring Atticus’s food into the closet- depending on the day give him one or two pills, bring Buttercup her breakfast under the bed- or if she’s feeling brave on the cat condo. Give the pigeons their morning seeds. Clean up their poop on the kitchen floor. Turn on the aquarium light. Feed the turtle and fish. Let Moses out. Open the door for Tiberius because he acts like he wants to go out but is usually just a looky-loo. Last few weeks put dressing on Buttercup’s wound before she goes out. About every 3rd day clean up Harley puke from eating too quickly. And then I get to do my stuff and make coffee. Most days we work like a well-oiled machine. Amazing considering how cranky and out of it I am in the morning.

You are the animal queen
That is probably the best compliment I could get from a human. "Mom" is the best one from the animals.
cuppy!

night you two don’t get all crazy alone

Don't you c***block him!
would it work?
Nevuh!!!
good

Still writing over here. What keeps you up tonight?

My friend's here so I can't play my game, plus the dvr is full of shows we/he likes.
And you.
(hearts)
Night darling. Good luck with your article. Love you!
Got through Tuesday....

now I just have to deal with WTF. {sigh}

deal with WTF?

oh nm I see what you did there.

[peeks in]
{streaks through}
woo!
Woo!

(That was the HIMYM episode tonight.).

chickie!
gigs!
hiya lynn!
Hi, darling.

We need to do Tomatina next.

And a movue.
or movie.
yes to both!

my work schedule slows down after next week. maybe the week after?

Yes, please!

An all Alameda night. Whoever wants to join us, please do!

Week of the 27th.
Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday of that week works for me
That should be week of the 4th, love.

Sorry!

That week I'm free Monday, Thursday, Friday, or Sunday.

It’s a good thing I have a calendar to remind me what I have to do…. {sigh}

Me, too!

I’ve not heard about Downton Abbey, girls. So let’s just do our thing.

So I'll be in touch about the good movies.
Yay!

I have no idea what movies are out right now, and what’s coming out in the next couple weeks…

Wow.

There is literally nothing

Hugo is playing there.

It’s the only film I would like to see.

Maybe there will be something new next week?

If not, I’d be up for seeing Hugo again

We shall see.

I saw The Artist there this weekend.

oooooh, what did you think of The Artist?
I'm glad I saw it.

It really made me think. A silent movie within a silent movie. And then, the ending, was so great!

It made me smile, so many times.

I really liked the movie

So rich in so many ways. And I saw it a few days before seeing Singing in the Rain (again), which connected it that much more for me.

I think the challenge

was the film itself. Realizing it was a silent film, and then understanding what that is about, and how it affects film.

We have no idea no it began.

Wow, or how it began.

And I think this film shows us.

The SFIAAFF starts on that Thursday 3/8

Just in case there’s any of it that floats your boats.

White Frog

sounds a lot like Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

And I LOVE foreign films.

And I’ve never been to a film festival. This sounds really good.

that sounds fantastic!
The garden island of Alameda is calling!
Have you been to the theatre there?

It’s so gorgeous.

I have!

And yes, it is.

I remember when.

Ian was still in high school then, He had an early winter class. When I dropped him off, they had all the lights on during construction. It was so amazing!

My homework would get done much quicker if I didn't have the computer on at the same time

but this is way more fun. :)

Right?
it's an unfortunate side effect of taking online courses.....

I could turn the computer off, but then I wouldn’t be able to do the work.

Focus!

Good luck, darling.

thanks!

I’m determined to stay ahead of the assignments the rest of the semester, after spending the first four weeks falling behind….

I understand, my love.
I am in the same boat.
I so made major headway today. Yay!
hullo?
Hi Chickie!

Long time.

How are you?
Nice, okay!
Hi, lynn!
Hi darling!
Did you have your surgery?
April 16th is the first knee replacement.

I go in on Friday for a cardiac stress test to make sure I can survive the operation.:) The second knee will be replaced in late summer. The Bionic Man!

So couragess!
Hehehe.

The doc said there aren’t any other options left. Well, other than staying drugged all the time.

This is not an option.
I know.

It really has changed my moods a lot. I can’t wait to get off them.

Hi, chickie!

Hi, everyone! :)

Aparently, I suck.
uh.... I'm married. ♥

{and, no you don’t! It’s just that most people are busy.} I’m not sure how long I’ll be awake, either.

It's fine.

Sleep, love.

The sad part is that I can't have any coffee or other forms of caffeine after 10 tomorrow morning.

Talk about a stress test!

Goodnight, lynn!

Sleep well, and I’ll talk with you tomorrow.

So next time the College of Lockpicking is in town, I heartily recommend their class.
I'm tempted to go just to meet the eclectic group of classmates.

Also: Kyli Smash?

That was also a fun part of it, my table was funny.

I’m going to watch that… at some point… when I’m less lazy…

Well, Laverna, the table probably felt the same way about you.
Also:

1. I haven’t watched it either. I was just thinking that it’s been a while since I’ve witnessed a good old-fashioned Kyli Smash in all its caps glory.
2. I have heard mixed reviews about the show. I will wait until I hear a strong argument in its favor. Too much good stuff to see before it to care about riffraff, if it does turn out to be riffraff.
3. Lazy. Kitty.

That sounds interesting
hidey ho loungerinos!
hihi
what's goin on cope?
not much little reading lots of cookie eating, you?
I have a headache, which I'm trying to treat with thin mints and ibuprofen.

if that doesn’t work, it will be bed time early tongiht.

make sure you eat the whole box of thin mints before giving up

and thinking that it isn’t working

good plan. i'll work on that.
Hello?...Is anyone home?
sorta, busy watching the Sharks implode
Is that hockey?

Or a new reality show on The Animal Planet?

I don't watch any fashion of reality TV
You are a good man, Charlie Brown.

We don’t either. Well, I do watch Top Shot, but just to see the neat firearms.

Anyone hear from stm lately?

I miss my buddy… :(

I just want a day off. D:

Oh my god I need froyo.

poor over worked Kyli
froyo sounds good

when are you next working in berkeley? we could go for post-work froyo…

College hoops pick'em time!

Anyone who was in the group last year already got an automatic re-invite. Here’s for anyone who wants to join this year:

It’s bracket time! Join my Yahoo! Sports Tournament Pick’em group, “Is it baseball season yet?” http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/group/10044/invitation?key=c703e573c9809f61

Feel free to forward to others and/or to post elsewhere.

Anybody Oscar watching later?
Nope but I just watched two stretchers being brought out for the Sharks coach

but he got up on his own power, no clue what happened

reply fail - sorry
he np, word just came in
David Pollak ‏
McLellan update: He was struck by stick of MIN player who collided with McGinn in front of #sjshark bench.
Stick caught him squarely down center of face. McLellan still watching game on TV, not expected to return for 3rd period.
I was watching, but I was on twitter, not AN
Oh my....what happened?
I win
Not Buster Olney ‏
HEARD THIS: JASON GIAMBI DETAINED OUTSIDE THE OSCARS CEREMONY TRYING TO SELL STEROIDS TO JONAH HILL.
Not Buster Olney ‏
THIS IS MORE DEVASTATING THAN ANYTHING ELSE I COULD SAY RT @ChaddMaia: @TrippingOlney good thing there is no need to slide
too soon, too soon!!!!

{giggle}

For giggs
Puddles The Duck, the University of Oregon mascot, was in action at last night’s WWE RAW live event in Eugene, Oregon. Puddles accompanied R-Truth to the ring for his match against The Miz. Puddles kept interfering in the match until John Laurinaitis appeared and ejected him from ringside.
omg, please find me a youtube clip of this.

WANT!

Finding video of house shows is really hard if not impossible

It would have to come from WWE or a private video on Youtube from someone in attendance. If it was public is would be hit with a DMCA takedown pretty fast.

so you are saying it might take you a while to find the clip?

That’s okay, I can wait until morning…

I honestly wouldn't know where to start. I'd suggest trawling your Oregon peeps.
Well I found this just his entrance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80yYerOEMDc

ooooooh, excellent.....

these college kids, they need better cell phones to take videos with…..

Kyli, if you had to choose one to read first which would you pick

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies or Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter?

Zombies.
braaaaaains are better?
Reading? P&P&Z.
okies I'll add that to the rotation next when I finish my next book.
hey all. long time no see. okay, i gotta go but i'm thinking of you all. see ya soon.
Hi, take it easy
Take care, stm.

The snow is going to hit us head on in Mariposa.

be safe brother
Someone was JUST asking about you.....
Someone was just asking about you, too!

It was Bed.

Really?? On the OTHER site?
Through the looking-glass!
Is that better than down the rabbit hole?
may i inquire who was asking?
tutu the other day
glad you recalled - that's what I thought.....

but I know I wonder about people even if I don’t say…

I wonder about people I talk to regularly, but that is usually due to suspect behavior

I’m looking at you PAM

well - that too. But Pam is not one of my usual suspects.
hi stm!

how you doin?

well, you?
so busy

I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel though, so that’s a good thing.

Hi y'all

just popping in real quick to say hi and that I’ll open a new lounge on Thursday. You can use this one for Bonus Day tomorrow.

back to the books…..

books yay!

though I bet yours are less fun

this one isn't bad actually

it’s a memoir, so it’s an easier read than all teh academic articles I’ve been reading….

but 200 pages left to read before tomorrow night, so better get back to it

good night internet!

BONUS DAY!!!!!!!!!!

I should’ve taken the day off from work. I don’t think I get paid extra this month for working one more day than I did this month last year. That sucks.

sounds like you should have taken it off
You should have gone drinking with me, y'mean.
that would've been good too....
I don't even know if anyone is here....

I’m sorry to see that the lounge has slowed down so much here. I think I realized tonight that no matter how much I want it to be that this special thing we all once had is probably never coming back no matter which site I’m on.

I don’t know it just made me sad….if we never talk again, attijah, gigs, cope and Berry Jo I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed spending time on AN with you and I wish you all the best.

That is so nice, honey.
Don't be sad.

Just come back here, anytime.

HI....I am soooo here and not here. ABSOLUTELY - Nice to see you!

I am the eternal optimist – it will never be the exact same – but I think we can still enjoy each others company. We just have to come and hang out.

Yep.

So nice to see you!

Same here.
Miss you!

And so many on here. We will find an equilibrium.

I hope so...I totally get Bed's sentiment tho. It is kinda sad.
It is.

But, time will heal all wounds. In a few months, no one will care about this, and, honestly, nobody should.

Its pretty lame.

Hope all is well with you Bed
Skigurl can't do Dowtnon Abbey.

If anyone else wants to, let me know.

I do, I just don't know when I have time

the combination of work and school is kicking my butt right now. it will probably be like every other good tv show, I’ll start watching it two or three years after it was popular. * sigh *

I have the dvd's.

No rush, :)

Just know that I would love to get together with you all to watch it I know you would like it.

thanks!

and Downtown Abbey sounds much more enjoyable than the assignments for my class. This will be done in mid-May.

I do!

But I don’t mind waiting until gigs is free.
I just got back from watching a basketball game for the first time. Not as interesting as baseball, but more straightforward than football….it was fun.

Watch Hoosiers.

I can’t even tell you how emotional basketball can be.

When I was in Catholic school

St. John’s was in the mix. That competition was heart stopping.

The Great Hollow Tree Rental Shortage of 2012
Kaycee Sogard ‏ @KayceeSogard
Finding a place in Oakland is like finding a needle in a haystack.
7:19 PM – 29 Feb 12 via web ·
peekaboo
I AM THE CHICKEN HEATING MASTER!!!
well, it is a bit nippy

so, warm me up master!

New month....new lounge? Who's got the rights?

Baseball will be heating up so maybe we’ll have a bit more traffic here…..

making one now, given me a minute....
I'm happy baseball decided to exist again! :D
I'll be happy when it for real and the box scores don't look like NL ones on crack

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