RITA's LXII: Painting My Age with Beauty of Thy Days.

[DoctorDoom]

Could it be because they're hideously ugly?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all...

You didn't know it yourself?


I meant besides myself, of course.

you know what else? Halibut with burnt orange and thai chili sauce is beyond yummy. not bad with a nice Auchentoshan on the rocks.

I've never had Halibut, but that sounds pretty good.

[DoctorDoom]

sigh, I think
I'm gonna miss this avatar
Aw. It's going away?

[K'Nort]

Could it be because they're hideously ugly?

They're pretty aware of it too. I just saw an ad for their new heels (http://www.littlerubbershoes.com/post/112) and the tagline is something about coming from such ugly parents.


also, I feel it's time for a drink. I think I'm gonna pour myself a Stark.

I would love one too. But I'm meeting up with Gus's family soon enough. So both the reason to have one and the reason to abstain. Day three of a six-day visit.

[morna]

It's like a train-wreck. I just can't pull myself away.

I know. It's repulsively fascinating.

We are getting amazing Halibut right now. If you go to Alaska you must stop by. It's kinda on the way (particularly if you're going by boat)

[DoctorDoom]

oh god help me - I went in.
I am certain this calls for a 'that's what he said'.

[howyadoin]

I would love one too. But I'm meeting up with Gus's family soon enough. So both the reason to have one and the reason to abstain. Day three of a six-day visit.They're not stayin' with you, I take it?

[morna]

They're pretty aware of it too. I just saw an ad for their new heels (http://www.littlerubbershoes.com/post/112) and the tagline is something about coming from such ugly parents.




I would love one too. But I'm meeting up with Gus's family soon enough. So both the reason to have one and the reason to abstain. Day three of a six-day visit.

Go for it! you have buffer days!

[K'Nort]

They're not stayin' with you, I take it?

They're at a hotel.

His mother and her parents. 80-something, I'd think. Slow moving.


Go for it! you have buffer days!

I worded it poorly. I have about a buffer hour. They arrived Saturday and leave Thursday. They're at the tv station now.

[Guapo Méndez]

We changed our microwave oven about 3 months ago and today I'm seeing the results: the electrical bill went down around 100 bucks.

We've run the AC's nonstop for the past month, with a steady 100º+ temperature, so I was dreading the bill. I was happy to see it was 1/3rd lower than last year's.

[Puma]

They're at a hotel.

His mother and her parents. 80-something, I'd think. Slow moving.




I worded it poorly. I have about a buffer hour. They arrived Saturday and leave Thursday. They're at the tv station now.

Have one, you have time.

[howyadoin]

Have one, you have time.Even if you've only got 10 minutes, there's still time for a shot, at least.

[darkhanamaru]

my cell phone is working again. thank god. now i can text again.

[Puma]

Even if you've only got 10 minutes, there's still time for a shot, at least.

and if I wasn't at work right now I'd join you.

[Puma]

my cell phone is working again. thank god. now i can text again.

text Paul and tell him what the EPL is.

[darkhanamaru]

text Paul and tell him what the EPL is.

Paul? text? ha! getting the man a working land line phone is a chore. this the prickly pear we are talking about.

[Chris Nowlin]

and if I wasn't at work right now I'd join you.

You and I have very different jobs.

[darkhanamaru]

You and I have very different jobs.

I am very much in the mood to blow money on good scotch.

[morna]

interesting, I am very much in the mood to drink a good scotch.

[morna]

Puma, what TF are you doing at work at this time of day!? Go home right now and get a libation and hang out with us!

[K'Nort]

Maybe I'll have a shot.

I'm still out of gin, damn it.


We're having gusts up to 50mph right now. Interesting walk home. I worried about my glasses a couple times.


And the landline comment reminds me I need to load my stupid Treo cd-rom. Why can't they do a print manual? Besides the stupid trees, of course. I listened to two grouchy voice mails today re my message still tells people to call my now-disconnected landline.

[darkhanamaru]

And the landline comment reminds me I need to load my stupid Treo cd-rom. Why can't they do a print manual? Besides the stupid trees, of course. I listened to two grouchy voice mails today re my message still tells people to call my now-disconnected landline.

you can't access your voicemail?

[K'Nort]

You and I have very different jobs.

Damnit, Chris. I've been hoping to catch you in Rita's for the last couple days and now I can't remember why.

[Puma]

Puma, what TF are you doing at work at this time of day!? Go home right now and get a libation and hang out with us!

It's only 4:30; we're open til 6pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Have to babysit the middleschoolers for a while longer.

[Chris Nowlin]

Damnit, Chris. I've been hoping to catch you in Rita's for the last couple days and now I can't remember why.

I'm here now.

But I tend to only be here at night these days. I've become particularly nocturnal.

[K'Nort]

you can't access your voicemail?

I can do that. I just can't change my message.

Which I don't particularly care about, but it seems to irritate people who call me.

[morna]

scotch seems to be quite a good substitute for gin.

[Chris Nowlin]

I am very much in the mood to blow money on good scotch.

I'm going to pour a glass of Balvenie because I can do that in my office (well, I'm not supposed to, but whatever)

[K'Nort]

scotch seems to be quite a good substitute for gin.

Bushmill's is my substitute today. Because I had half a can of ginger ale for mixing.

[morna]

I'm sorry it IS early yet. Sorry Puma - join us as soon as you can!

Chris. I'm drinking the Auchentoshan you didn't over at Bret's the other week. Thanks for saving me some - my scotch budget is severely curtailed of late. :)

[Chris Nowlin]

I'm sorry it IS early yet. Sorry Puma - join us as soon as you can!

Chris. I'm drinking the Auchentoshan you didn't over at Bret's the other week. Thanks for saving me some - my scotch budget is severely curtailed of late. :)

Yeah, I killed a lot of that. *looks sheepish*. It was excellent.

We'll do it again (soon I hope!) and I'll bring some good stuff.

[K'Nort]

I'm sorry it IS early yet. Sorry Puma - join us as soon as you can!

Chris. I'm drinking the Auchentoshan you didn't over at Bret's the other week. Thanks for saving me some - my scotch budget is severely curtailed of late. :)

Geshundiet.

[morna]

no worries - I was honoured you liked it so much - being a relatively inexpensive option.

Also we have lock-down. good I think.

[howyadoin]

Puma, what TF are you doing at work at this time of day!? Go home right now and get a libation and hang out with us!Heh. What time do you think most day jobs shut down?

[morna]

Yeah, I killed a lot of that. *looks sheepish*. It was excellent.

We'll do it again (soon I hope!) and I'll bring some good stuff.

heh heh we kept trying to throw other things in your path but you were rather single minded in your affections that night.

[howyadoin]

heh heh we kept trying to throw other things in your path but you were rather single minded in your affections that night.Yeah, he wasn't being distracted by anything shiny.

[Puma]

Paul? text? ha! getting the man a working land line phone is a chore. this the prickly pear we are talking about.
True, he is something of a luddite.
You and I have very different jobs.
you have a job?

[Athena Bast]

Hnnh. I'm in a building on campus. Building is locked. Lady knocks on window of room I'm in and asks to be let in as she's looking for somebody and very worried.

Harmless-looking lady in her late forties or so, I don't see the problem. A few minutes later she finds me again asking for direction to the math graduate student offices, at which point it occurs to me I probably know the person and could help.

She tells me he wouldn't appreciate people knowing she's looking for him and would prefer not to give his name.

Is that not a bit odd? She's possibly somebody's mother. Or possibly... I dunno.

I found the situation strange.

We had a woman once who wanted us to look up her order that she made back in November. She didn't have a day for November, just ballparked it as November. She didn't have the order number so we asked her for her name to which she then said, "Why do you need that kind of information to look up an order?"

[K'Nort]

no worries - I was honoured you liked it so much - being a relatively inexpensive option.

Also we have lock-down. good I think.

I'm actually puzzled by the closing statement. It was much more useful advice than insults. Seemed to learn from prior, less admirable threads.

[darkhanamaru]

ah, Rory Root just died.....that's sad

[Paul McEnery]

ah, Rory Root just died.....that's sad

Yeah, I just saw that. I'm just, I don't know what. Crap. I'm really stunned and sad.

[Athena Bast]

MORNA!!!!

http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3/22/942/22942743_gqrobertdowneyjr.jpg

Get this before they turn him into Shia LeBeouf

[darkhanamaru]

Yeah, I just saw that. I'm just, I don't know what. Crap. I'm really stunned and sad.

yes, I Pm'd you what warren said ....ruptured hernia

[K'Nort]

Crap. Mexican.

Should have gone with rum.

[Athena Bast]

I must admit, this is kinda cool.

The Joker Poker Set

http://i.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aug08/11/tdk.jkr.pokerset.jpg

This unique collectors’ item includes a deck of 54 prop replica Joker cards (as seen in The Dark Knight film!) and a standard “playable” 4-suit, 54 card deck defaced by The Joker. Also included are 100 4-color poker chips in Joker-themed colors of green, purple, red and black, and 5 dice. The entire set comes housed in a black aluminum carrying case (which locks to prevent The Joker from defacing the second set of cards!), and the case is packaged in a 4-color box. A 4-color Certificate of Authenticity is also included and appears as one of the playing cards!

Advance-solicited; on sale August 27, 2008 * Poker Set * $99.

[Chris Nowlin]

We had a woman once who wanted us to look up her order that she made back in November. She didn't have a day for November, just ballparked it as November. She didn't have the order number so we asked her for her name to which she then said, "Why do you need that kind of information to look up an order?"

I love people.

I may have solved that mystery too. I had assumed was the mother of somebody. But my roommate told me that there had been an older woman taking math classes who was very weird and looking for math help on Friday. May be the same lady. Maybe.

[morna]

MORNA!!!!

http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3/22/942/22942743_gqrobertdowneyjr.jpg

Get this before they turn him into Shia LeBeouf


wha?

Ya Thanks, I looked it up last night - nice but I like this waay more:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/usagi%20fan%20arts/downey.jpg


plus there is a weird photo shoot in there all S'n' M like.. not my cuppa meat

[Athena Bast]

I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination but this...

http://i.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aug08/1/tnsv2_cv5_solicit.jpg

gives me the heebeejeebies on a couple of levels.

[DoctorDoom]

wha?

Ya Thanks, I looked it up last night - nice but I like this waay more:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/usagi%20fan%20arts/downey.jpg


plus there is a weird photo shoot in there all S'n' M like.. not my cuppa meat
I wonder how those bristles would feel....

[DoctorDoom]

I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination but this...

http://i.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aug08/1/tnsv2_cv5_solicit.jpg

gives me the heebeejeebies on a couple of levels.
..... Sex in the water, practically.

[Athena Bast]

I wonder how those bristles would feel....

From experience (not his but someone similiar) quite damn good.

[Puma]

yes, I Pm'd you what warren said ....ruptured hernia

damn, I met him a few times when we were putting together our first GN collection. Nice guy.

[Chris Nowlin]

Closed threads make me curious to read them.

[morna]

I am in ignorance.

[Chris Nowlin]

I should have stayed ignorance.

[Puma]

I am in ignorance.

about Rory? He was a comics dealer in Berkeley. Very well known in the Bay Area.

[morna]

ah! thanks. I don't have to feel remiss for not knowing.

[DoctorDoom]

I must admit, this is kinda cool.

The Joker Poker Set

http://i.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aug08/11/tdk.jkr.pokerset.jpg

This unique collectors’ item includes a deck of 54 prop replica Joker cards (as seen in The Dark Knight film!) and a standard “playable” 4-suit, 54 card deck defaced by The Joker. Also included are 100 4-color poker chips in Joker-themed colors of green, purple, red and black, and 5 dice. The entire set comes housed in a black aluminum carrying case (which locks to prevent The Joker from defacing the second set of cards!), and the case is packaged in a 4-color box. A 4-color Certificate of Authenticity is also included and appears as one of the playing cards!

Advance-solicited; on sale August 27, 2008 * Poker Set * $99.
My 'want' sense is tingling.

I want this, and therefore will buy it

[DoctorDoom]

From experience (not his but someone similiar) quite damn good.
Ah, I see. That's sexy.

[DoctorDoom]

I should have stayed ignorance.
Tsk. You should have!

[howyadoin]

I wonder how those bristles would feel....
From experience (not his but someone similiar) quite damn good.http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/470985698_c7ade6e757.jpg

[Athena Bast]

I owe Spike a coke or something.

Him and Pro and Jmaq and Moebius I think.

[morna]

those are all soft - I know!

[morna]

progress report:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting.jpg


soon I'm going to have to start making some important decisions

[Athena Bast]

those are all soft - I know!

*chokes on her Chips Ahoy! Thinsations*

[howyadoin]

progress report:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting.jpgIs that the Persephone?

Adonidaaaaaaaaass!!!

[kmeyers]

MORNA!!!!

http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3/22/942/22942743_gqrobertdowneyjr.jpg

Get this before they turn him into Shia LeBeouf

Wow, he looks very, "Kneel before Zod," here.

[Chris Nowlin]

progress report:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting.jpg


soon I'm going to have to start making some important decisions

This is exciting!




I also want to point out that I'm also bristly.

[howyadoin]

Wow, he looks very, "Kneel before Zod," here.I'm just amused by the big fuckin' Q on his forehead.

[morna]

yes, may be time to flip it again.

[DoctorDoom]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/470985698_c7ade6e757.jpg
Well... Purrrrrr.

[StoneGold]

I should have stayed ignorance.

What happens when the over-sensitive run into trolls.


See, I made fun of both sides there, that makes it OK, right?

[Elegance Liberty]

So here I am at college. I can't leave because my sister forgot her phone and I don't trust her with mine.

Well, at least school stuff is working itself out. Maybe I can sleep easier at night now.

[darkhanamaru]

I am so getting one of these

http://www.hometechind.com/hometech-2000.html

[morna]

I am so getting one of these

http://www.hometechind.com/hometech-2000.html

they need a proof reader - maybe they'll trade!

[morna]

progress report:


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting051.jpg


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting052.jpg

I think we might be going literal here.

[howyadoin]

those are all soft - I know!
Well... Purrrrrr.Always nice to be appreciated.

[howyadoin]

progress report:


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting051.jpg


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting052.jpg

I think we might be going literal here.The eyepiece really draws you in.

[DoctorDoom]

So here I am at college. I can't leave because my sister forgot her phone and I don't trust her with mine.

Well, at least school stuff is working itself out. Maybe I can sleep easier at night now.
College and sleeping easy? Never!

[DoctorDoom]

progress report:


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting051.jpg


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting052.jpg

I think we might be going literal here.
Very nice!

[DoctorDoom]

Always nice to be appreciated.
Don't mention it.

Aw, nuts.

[DWEarhart]

Rory Root passed away today.

If all comic book retailers could at least try emmulating him just a bit; I can only imagine.

Now he's gone.

r.i.p. Mr. Root.

[howyadoin]

Well, most of the initial texture/volume-building is done. Soon be time to start laying down some colour.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2506614447_e3a063c8da_o.jpg

[morna]

neat how frosty that looks.

meanwhile mine's taken a turn for the abstract - perhaps predictably

[howyadoin]

neat how frosty that looks.Yeah, I'm not sure whether to keep that or not. Maybe I'll just do a few washes of blue over it.

[morna]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting053.jpg

[mattx110]

neat how frosty that looks.

meanwhile mine's taken a turn for the abstract - perhaps predictably
metaphysical deconstruction of a repulsor blast? Looks pretty at last update. I'm still working up the painting umm... balls to go at the canvas like that.

Hi folks.

[howyadoin]

meanwhile mine's taken a turn for the abstract - perhaps predictablyWell, that was kinda the idea, right?

[DoctorDoom]

Rory Root passed away today.

If all comic book retailers could at least try emmulating him just a bit; I can only imagine.

Now he's gone.

r.i.p. Mr. Root.
Who was he?

I apologize in advance for my ignorance.

[howyadoin]

Who was he?

I apologize in advance for my ignorance.http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5955

[morna]

I am in ignorance.

about Rory? He was a comics dealer in Berkeley. Very well known in the Bay Area.

pay attention!

[DoctorDoom]

http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5955
I see.

Thank you, Howy.

[Paul McEnery]

It shouldn't, but it does and it will. Man, I'm telling you, I work at a dinky little law firm in nowhere'sville Florida and my managing partner blackballed a woman we interviewed because she had a tatoo on her ankle.

In which case, you might as well be a great big whore, mightn't you.

I might also suggest that one's opinion of the industry might be skewed by an encounters mediated by the court system.

[DWEarhart]

Who was he?

I apologize in advance for my ignorance.

A kind - - damn near THE kindest, most generous man I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He owned Comic Relief in Berkely, California; an upper than upscale comic outlet. It was like walking into a fine library. He helped make comics classy and poured his heart into the biz, helping books and their creators.

I had heard legendary tales of Comic Relief, so, as I do sometimes I took a road trip to experience it for myself. I was overwhelmed; completely in awe of not just the shop but also of Mr. Root. We spoke at stitched length about characters, books, and the industry. Got to keep in contact with him on Warren Ellis' old forum and The Engine. Great man.

<sigh> I'm bummed.

[Pól Rua]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/mpainting053.jpg

I've seen it flipped so I know what it is, but when I saw that, my first thought was "Maakies Tugboat!"

[DoctorDoom]

A kind - - damn near THE kindest, most generous man I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He owned Comic Relief in Berkely, California; an upper than upscale comic outlet. It was like walking into a fine library. He helped make comics classy and poured his heart into the biz, helping books and their creators.

I had heard legendary tales of Comic Relief, so, as I do sometimes I took a road trip to experience it for myself. I was overwhelmed; completely in awe of not just the shop but also of Mr. Root. We spoke at stitched length about characters, books, and the industry. Got to keep in contact with him on Warren Ellis' old forum and The Engine. Great man.

<sigh> I'm bummed.
Thanks for the further info. I appreciate it and am saddened to hear of his passing.

[morna]

I've seen it flipped so I know what it is, but when I saw that, my first thought was "Maakies Tugboat!"

pfft - literalist

[Pól Rua]

pfft - literalist

I have an affinity.
Both as a munky AND a drunkard.
I'm a munkard.

[gary bolt]

I've seen it flipped so I know what it is, but when I saw that, my first thought was "Maakies Tugboat!"

DOOK, DOOK, DOOK...

BLAM!!!

[morna]

oh-oh I'm getting feisty.

I think I'm going to put away the paints before I ruin my iron man/makkies tugboat. We have Natural Born Killers to watch later and tacos to eat soon.

[Valmore]

Heavy Metal Bakesale!

[Pól Rua]

Ah, is there anything more endearing than a drunk with a firearm?
I think not.

[Gilda Dent]

It's ten o'clock and I don't have to go in to work tomorrow.

I've been known to stay up until one or two on a work night.

And I am ready for bed.

[Pól Rua]

Heavy Metal Bakesale!

Morbid Angel's Food Cake?

[howyadoin]

oh-oh I'm getting feisty.

I think I'm going to put away the paints before I ruin my iron man/makkies tugboat. We have Natural Born Killers to watch later and tacos to eat soon.Damn, tacos would be awesome right about now.

[Pól Rua]

It's ten o'clock and I don't have to go in to work tomorrow.

I've bee known to stay up until one or two on a work night.

And I am ready for bed.

You should have a nap and then get up in the wee small hours and join the Insomniac Chorus.

[morna]

ironical. we humans are almost as perverse as cats.

[howyadoin]

Morbid Angel's Food Cake?Hah. Makes sense that a band with Cookie Monster for a singer would like cake, too.

[StoneGold]

Damn, tacos would be awesome right about now.

You know what would be more awesome? Illegal fireworks.

[morna]

so, the question, at this point is: should I have another Stark or be good and have... something ... else, like .... um

nevermind. I know what you guys are going to say anyway.

[Guapo Méndez]

You know what would be more awesome? Illegal fireworks.

Nah, they give me heartburn.

[Royal]

Rory Root passed away today.

If all comic book retailers could at least try emmulating him just a bit; I can only imagine.

Now he's gone.

r.i.p. Mr. Root.

No Fuckin Way....

Really?

[Gilda Dent]

ironical. we humans are almost as perverse as cats.

Either that or takes a lot more energy to manage one two-year-old than three groups of 15 young adults, and this will be my first solo full day with the little one in months.

Night all.

[mattx110]

Who else likes this handsome bastard?????
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ld7ugE1wiy0

[kmeyers]

Hah. Makes sense that a band with Cookie Monster for a singer would like cake, too.

That's hilarious. I like heavy metal, but I can't stand unintelligible growling to noise.

[Joe Rice]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/CBRNY/101_5173.jpg

You were always on my mind . . .

[morna]

hmm ya I could see that. Good night Gilda.

[howyadoin]

That's hilarious. I like heavy metal, but I can't stand unintelligible growling to noise.I saw them open for Motörhead once, and they were one of the most boring bands I've ever seen.

Which seems like the ultimate sin for a metal band.

[DWEarhart]

No Fuckin Way....

Really?

yeah....... (http://comicspro.blogspot.com/2008/05/rooting-for-rory.html)

[StoneGold]

Who else likes this handsome bastard?????
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ld7ugE1wiy0

I want to bash his head in with a road sign stake.

[Joe Rice]

So this coming Friday's date was switched to Saturday past, and it went really well. Gonna see her again Monday and she might end up being my free personal trainer, too. But she was super charming and we both had the weird experience, super-rare in these internet dating sites, that both of us were better looking in person than in our pictures.

Got date number 2 tomorrow up near Harlem. It's good the first one went well . . .doesn't matter from here on, really.

[StoneGold]

Hah. Makes sense that a band with Cookie Monster for a singer would like cake, too.

I thought you were talking about these guys at first.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cwv1ZRDjz-w

[kmeyers]

I saw them open for Motörhead once, and they were one of the most boring bands I've ever seen.

Which seems like the ultimate sin for a metal band.

I was thinking of a different band. I just went to their myspace page, and you can at least understand what this guy is growling. But boring, paint by numbers seems to sum up their musical style.

[mattx110]

I want to bash his head in with a road sign stake.
What? you sifaguck!

[DoctorDoom]

Damn, tacos would be awesome right about now.
I just had some tacos. Homemade, of course.

[StoneGold]

What? you sifaguck!

Granted, it doesn't take much to make me want to bash someone's head in with a road sign spike, but he's definitely square in that category.

[Valmore]

The U.S. Postal Service has my blessing to burn in hell.

[howyadoin]

I just had some tacos. Homemade, of course.What'd you put in them?

[kmeyers]

The U.S. Postal Service has my blessing to burn in hell.

They might be one circle above the DMV, but they're definitely there.

[mattx110]

Granted, it doesn't take much to make me want to bash someone's head in with a road sign spike, but he's definitely square in that category.
Why? That's rude... he's good. I have extrememly high standards. And I'm never wrong.

[DoctorDoom]

The U.S. Postal Service has my blessing to burn in hell.
What did they do now?

[DWEarhart]

The U.S. Postal Service has my blessing to burn in hell.

Man, you really wanna test out their 'neither rain, sleet, gloom of night' oath don't you?

Is this about the price hike?

[DoctorDoom]

What'd you put in them?
Two separate types. Steak and ground beef (the latter were some leftovers). Lettuce, diced tomato's, a little sour cream, beans, and my own chipotle sauce.

[Valmore]

They might be one circle above the DMV, but they're definitely there.

Good.

What did they do now?

I ordered a book for my wife and a DVD for my daughter on Amazon. Amazon sent the book on May 7th with an estimated delivery date of the 13th. The shipment that was in arrived from Jacksonville into Tallahassee at 2:08 a.m. on Monday the 12th. It's now the 19th and STILL NO BOOK. Amazon also shipped out the DVD on the 11th with an estimated delivery date of the 17th, and tracking proves futile.

Worse, a comic order I placed that got sent out on the 14th? Arrived today - BEFORE THE OTHER TWO EARLIER ORDERS!

[mattx110]

Two separate types. Steak and ground beef (the latter were some leftovers). Lettuce, diced tomato's, a little sour cream, beans, and my own chipotle sauce.
Marry me, i'm not a citizen and you'd be saving me from INS. And hunger. Mostly hunger. I'm that lazy.

although... no beans, i'm not a fan. Sometimes they're good, but I need to be in the right mood.

[Valmore]

Man, you really wanna test out their 'neither rain, sleet, gloom of night' oath don't you?

Is this about the price hike?

I could deal with a paltry price hike if they actually did their damned jobs well enough to warrant it.

[howyadoin]

Two separate types. Steak and ground beef (the latter were some leftovers). Lettuce, diced tomato's, a little sour cream, beans, and my own chipotle sauce.Sounds tasty.

No cheese, though?

[DoctorDoom]

Good.



I ordered a book for my wife and a DVD for my daughter on Amazon. Amazon sent the book on May 7th with an estimated delivery date of the 13th. The shipment that was in arrived from Jacksonville into Tallahassee at 2:08 a.m. on Monday the 12th. It's now the 19th and STILL NO BOOK. Amazon also shipped out the DVD on the 11th with an estimated delivery date of the 17th, and tracking proves futile.

Worse, a comic order I placed that got sent out on the 14th? Arrived today - BEFORE THE OTHER TWO EARLIER ORDERS!
Arrrg! Jerkstores!

[DWEarhart]

I ordered a book for my wife and a DVD for my daughter on Amazon. Amazon sent the book on May 7th with an estimated delivery date of the 13th. The shipment that was in arrived from Jacksonville into Tallahassee at 2:08 a.m. on Monday the 12th. It's now the 19th and STILL NO BOOK. Amazon also shipped out the DVD on the 11th with an estimated delivery date of the 17th, and tracking proves futile.

Worse, a comic order I placed that got sent out on the 14th? Arrived today - BEFORE THE OTHER TWO EARLIER ORDERS!

Had a similar situation last year. Sucks.

[DoctorDoom]

Sounds tasty.

No cheese, though?

I knew I left something out. Yeah, two types of cheese. Cheddar and mozzarella.

And it was pretty tasty.

Marry me, i'm not a citizen and you'd be saving me from INS. And hunger. Mostly hunger. I'm that lazy.

although... no beans, i'm not a fan. Sometimes they're good, but I need to be in the right mood.

Marry you? Ha! You'd have to pull your weight.and I'm not sure you could even do half that.

[Agent Helix]

I've actually started seriously working on a concept again.

[Valmore]

Had a similar situation last year. Sucks.

I know. I mean, is someone reading the book in the USPS warehouse or something? Did they just decide to let that shipment gather dust for a week or so?

Heck, if it was for me I'd be a bit less angry. But it's for my wife and she's been dying for this book and she's seen it in stores for cheaper than I paid for it, but she knows I already ordered it for her.

[Joe Rice]

I know. I mean, is someone reading the book in the USPS warehouse or something? Did they just decide to let that shipment gather dust for a week or so?

Heck, if it was for me I'd be a bit less angry. But it's for my wife and she's been dying for this book and she's seen it in stores for cheaper than I paid for it, but she knows I already ordered it for her.

Sounds like a local fault, not the USPS. Maybe even the companies you're dealing with. It's easy to bitch about the postal service, but if you consider that most times, you can get something hand-delivered to any place in the country for under a dollar? Kind of amazing.

[howyadoin]

I've actually started seriously working on a concept again.For what, exactly?

[mattx110]

I knew I left something out. Yeah, two types of cheese. Cheddar and mozzarella.

And it was pretty tasty.



Marry you? Ha! You'd have to pull your weight.and I'm not sure you could even do half that.
You don't know me!

And I could pull a lot more than my weight...

[howyadoin]

You don't know me!

And I could pull a lot more than my weight...You need to have a glorious beard.

[Agent Helix]

For what, exactly?

A comic. Three, maybe four issues, depending on how the plot details get hammered out. It's vague at the moment, but it's starting to coagulate into something I think might work.

[DWEarhart]

I knew I left something out. Yeah, two types of cheese. Cheddar and mozzarella.

And it was pretty tasty.

Corn or flour?

El maiz o enharina?

[StoneGold]

Why? That's rude... he's good. I have extrememly high standards. And I'm never wrong.

I didn't have to get too much past pretty douchebag on an acoustic.

[mattx110]

You need to have a glorious beard.
I wear a beard normally... not Jack level glorious. But substantial/

[DrewTheXenocide]

So I just had this dream about this girl from my school, whom, apparently, I knew in Junior High. Weird shit.

Funny, though, that this happens to me right after I leave school.

[mattx110]

I didn't have to get too much past pretty douchebag on an acoustic.
You are about as wrong as my first girlfriend. It wasn't a stupid haircut. And blue hair was still punk, not pose passé!

[DoctorDoom]

Wow. That episode of CSI:Miami...

Wow.

[mattx110]

So I just had this dream about this girl from my school, whom, apparently, I knew in Junior High. Weird shit.

Funny, though, that this happens to me right after I leave school.
Cool. I've done that. Weird Weird Weird dreams. The past opens up things for my mind.

[howyadoin]

A comic. Three, maybe four issues, depending on how the plot details get hammered out. It's vague at the moment, but it's starting to coagulate into something I think might work.Cool. Always nice to see vague ideas coalesce like that.

[kmeyers]

more beardiness.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/kmeyers/P1220364.jpg

[Agent Helix]

Cool. Always nice to see vague ideas coalesce like that.

Right now, I have my opening, my ending, and bits of my middle. I'm taking the Sleeping Beauty story, changing it around, and extrapolating it into modern day where it becomes a bit more of an adventure story. I'll post some concept art later this week.

[DoctorDoom]

You don't know me!

And I could pull a lot more than my weight...

*snicker*

You need to have a glorious beard.

Like Howy! Or Robert Downey!

A comic. Three, maybe four issues, depending on how the plot details get hammered out. It's vague at the moment, but it's starting to coagulate into something I think might work.

Nice. Hope it works out.

Corn or flour?

El maiz o enharina?

Corn.

[DrewTheXenocide]

Good.



I ordered a book for my wife and a DVD for my daughter on Amazon. Amazon sent the book on May 7th with an estimated delivery date of the 13th. The shipment that was in arrived from Jacksonville into Tallahassee at 2:08 a.m. on Monday the 12th. It's now the 19th and STILL NO BOOK. Amazon also shipped out the DVD on the 11th with an estimated delivery date of the 17th, and tracking proves futile.

Worse, a comic order I placed that got sent out on the 14th? Arrived today - BEFORE THE OTHER TWO EARLIER ORDERS!

I've had worse. This past semester, I ordered a couple CDs the week before spring break, so that I could listen to them on the way home. They never came. I expected 'em to be there after vacation (two weeks) and still nothing. It came a couple days after that.

Shit happens. Whaddya gonna do?

[DoctorDoom]

I've had worse. This past semester, I ordered a couple CDs the week before spring break, so that I could listen to them on the way home. They never came. I expected 'em to be there after vacation (two weeks) and still nothing. It came a couple days after that.

Shit happens. Whaddya gonna do?
Kick something?

[morna]

ok we're out for a bit to watch Natural Born Killers.

laterz


awesome tacos BTW mmmm tacos

[mattx110]

*snicker*



Like Howy! Or Robert Downey!

Don't snicker me... unless it's a euphamism. Then snicker away.


And oddly enough, I have the exact same haircut and facial hair as on that robert downey GQ cover. Which makes me feel very sadly un-dreamy by comparison. It's one of those economics "all things being equal RDJr still kicks your ass" moments.

[kmeyers]

I've had worse. This past semester, I ordered a couple CDs the week before spring break, so that I could listen to them on the way home. They never came. I expected 'em to be there after vacation (two weeks) and still nothing. It came a couple days after that.

Shit happens. Whaddya gonna do?

The only problem I really have with USPS, is that "shit happens" fairly consistently.

So, what I do, is if it's something I want or need immediately, I pay a little bit extra to make sure it finds it's way to me on time.

[kmeyers]

Don't snicker me... unless it's a euphamism. Then snicker away.


And oddly enough, I have the exact same haircut and facial hair as on that robert downey GQ cover. Which makes me feel very sadly un-dreamy by comparison. It's one of those economics "all things being equal RDJr still kicks your ass" moments.

Do you have a big Q lodged in your head too? I hear that's all the rage nowadays.

[mattx110]

Do you have a big Q lodged in your head too? I hear that's all the rage nowadays.
I knew I was missing something... other than raw sex appeal.

[Michael P]

So this coming Friday's date was switched to Saturday past, and it went really well. Gonna see her again Monday and she might end up being my free personal trainer, too. But she was super charming and we both had the weird experience, super-rare in these internet dating sites, that both of us were better looking in person than in our pictures.

Got date number 2 tomorrow up near Harlem. It's good the first one went well . . .doesn't matter from here on, really.

I look better in person than in my pictures, I think.

But I take horrible pictures.

[DoctorDoom]

ok we're out for a bit to watch Natural Born Killers.

laterz


awesome tacos BTW mmmm tacos
Byes, morna.

[kmeyers]

I knew I was missing something... other than raw sex appeal.

Don't underestimate the sex appeal of the Q. In most cases, you can't even use a Q without U.

[Joe Rice]

I look better in person than in my pictures, I think.

But I take horrible pictures.

We can bond on that my brother. Photos add a few chins to me . . .so weird.

[Michael P]

Question: With all these tie-in miniseries going on, how am I supposed to believe that the Final Crisis miniseries itself is anything special?

[howyadoin]

more beardiness.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/kmeyers/P1220364.jpgThat is a pretty happenin' beard.

Corn.Another test passed.

[DWEarhart]

Awoke after someone in my dream dressed as a Best Buy employee axe kicked the top of my head.

Expected the worst at work today but was able to sidestep catastrophe at every turn. People are starting to notice. I don't like that. Gonna have to aggravate boss-lady tomorrow or something.

[Joe Rice]

Question: With all these tie-in miniseries going on, how am I supposed to believe that the Final Crisis miniseries itself is anything special?

It probably isn't special at all . . .but at least it's not written by Johns or Rucka!

[kmeyers]

That is a pretty happenin' beard.

Danke.

When I first grew it out, I was surprised by the number of red and blonde hairs it has. Because my actual hair color is pretty dark brown for the most part.

[mattx110]

Don't underestimate the sex appeal of the Q. In most cases, you can't even use a Q without U.
Maybe it's about being a "badboy". "Bitch, I don't follow your spelling rules"...

I'm not badboy...

[DoctorDoom]

Do you have a big Q lodged in your head too? I hear that's all the rage nowadays.
I don't need John Cleese stuck to my head. He's already inside.

[howyadoin]

Question: With all these tie-in miniseries going on, how am I supposed to believe that the Final Crisis miniseries itself is anything special?I don't understand why you'd want to believe something like that.

[DoctorDoom]

Another test passed.

How much further do I have to go?

How much longer til I finally know?

[kmeyers]

Awoke after someone in my dream dressed as a Best Buy employee axe kicked the top of my head.
.

Best Buy might be one of the worst places EVER. I swear, I was just looking through the games they had in the computer section, there were two employees standing behind the desk area. The phone(not 3 feet away from them and myself) rang and rang and neither one of them even acted like they were going to answer the call.

I personally wanted to answer it because the constant nonstop ringing was so annoying. I just wanted to pick up the phone and say, "here, this is for you."

[mattx110]

I don't need John Cleese stuck to my head. He's already inside.
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. The marriage is off. He's 3 times your age!

[Michael P]

I don't understand why you'd want to believe something like that.It's more that DC wants me to believe it, but I'm getting mixed messages.

[DoctorDoom]

Danke.

When I first grew it out, I was surprised by the number of red and blonde hairs it has. Because my actual hair color is pretty dark brown for the most part.
Looks great on you!

[DoctorDoom]

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. The marriage is off. He's 3 times your age!
His comedic perfomance in Monthy Python's Meaning of Life!

Uncultured swine!

[mattx110]

His comedic perfomance in Monthy Python's Meaning of Life!

Uncultured swine!
That's not what I meant and you know it.

[DoctorDoom]

That's not what I meant and you know it.
Yes it is.

And you're going to tell me who I'm supposed to watch out for with my 'math' comment. Preferably now.

[kmeyers]

Maybe it's about being a "badboy". "Bitch, I don't follow your spelling rules"...

I'm not badboy...
I'm not sure ANY "badboys" give a shit, or even know much about the rules of grammar.

[mattx110]

Yes it is.

And you're going to tell me who I'm supposed to watch out for with my 'math' comment. Preferably now.
He'll show up.

[kmeyers]

Looks great on you!

You're too kind. But it's starting to get warmer, so it's gonna have to go soon...at least most of it.

[howyadoin]

His comedic perfomance in Monthy Python's Meaning of Life!

Uncultured swine!matt doesn't get Monty Python references, remember?

[mattx110]

matt doesn't get Monty Python references, remember?
I only like good comedy.

[howyadoin]

How much further do I have to go?

How much longer til I finally know?You'll know when you know.

And then it'll be time to go.
It's more that DC wants me to believe it, but I'm getting mixed messages."Mixed"?

All I'm seeing is shit, for the most part.

[kmeyers]

He'll show up.

And he will math us to death, and prove we are all wrong.

Wait. He never does that.

[mattx110]

And he will math us to death, and prove we are all wrong.

Wait. He never does that.
Doc, just wait for KM to piss him off.

Art is an exercise of math!

[Radioactive Zombie]

Hey, kids. Anything going on that is of interest?

[mattx110]

Hey, kids. Anything going on that is of interest?
I broke up with myself. I'm just too much of a headache.

[howyadoin]

Hey, kids. Anything going on that is of interest?Not at the moment.

[DoctorDoom]

You're too kind. But it's starting to get warmer, so it's gonna have to go soon...at least most of it.

Ah, I see.

[kmeyers]

Doc, just wait for KM to piss him off.

Art is an exercise of math!

Heh. Yeah, that would be bad. But only if he insisted that was the only way to teach art.

Sure Art has mathematical applications, but that's not the way to teach art, in my opinion...at all.

I was a senior when I met that Art/Math teacher, and knew it was a waste of money and time for me. He could teach me nothing. Math formulas hinder my actual art process. For me it was a free flowing process.
I

[howyadoin]

Oh God, not this debate again...

[DoctorDoom]

He'll show up.

You'll know when you know.

And then it'll be time to go.
"Mixed"?

All I'm seeing is shit, for the most part.

And he will math us to death, and prove we are all wrong.

Wait. He never does that.

Doc, just wait for KM to piss him off.

Art is an exercise of math!

Have I seen this person in action?

Heck, I'd settle for a pm.

[DoctorDoom]

Oh God, not this debate again...
This does sound sort of familiar...

[DoctorDoom]

matt doesn't get Monty Python references, remember?

Yeah, that's right.

I only like good comedy.

Where is your soul, man?

[Chris Nowlin]

I have the following points to make:
a) math and art can learn much from each other
b) Dr. Doom is on ignore

[mattx110]

Heh. Yeah, that would be bad. But only if he insisted that was the only way to teach art.

Sure Art has mathematical applications, but that's not the way to teach art, in my opinion...at all.

I was a senior when I met that Art/Math teacher, and knew it was a waste of money and time for me. He could teach me nothing. Math formulas hinder my actual art process. For me it was a free flowing process.
I
Actually. Those of us who learned art through math look at the world like the Matrix and we can all slow down time. Your loss.

[DoctorDoom]

Hey, kids. Anything going on that is of interest?
Nothing of interest. Kid.

[mattx110]

I have the following points to make:
a) math and art can learn much from each other
b) Dr. Doom is on ignore
Ohhh... I was thinking 'dox.



:biggrin:

[DoctorDoom]

I have the following points to make:
a) math and art can learn much from each other
b) Dr. Doom is on ignore

A) Agreed.
B) What? What did I ever do?

[kmeyers]

Oh God, not this debate again...

oops



....

[mattx110]

Yeah, that's right.



Where is your soul, man?
I do like monty python. Got sick of it though, I prefer subtler comedy. The kind that don't require rationalization to make sure every moment can be regarded as genius.

[Chris Nowlin]

On the off chance that Dr. Doom is wondering why she's on ignore, it's because she insulted math.

[howyadoin]

I have the following points to make:
a) math and art can learn much from each otherI was thinking that a series of math-based abstracts could be pretty cool.

[howyadoin]

On the off chance that Dr. Doom is wondering why she's on ignore, it's because she insulted math.Disgraceful, that's what it is.

[DoctorDoom]

On the off chance that Dr. Doom is wondering why she's on ignore, it's because she insulted math.
I was defending math! I even stated it's underappreciated!

[kmeyers]

Actually. Those of us who learned art through math look at the world like the Matrix and we can all slow down time. Your loss.

But visually representing the slowing of time doesn't necessarily need a degree in math or physics, as long as it looks realistic. Yes?

Basic comprehension, sure. But I really don't need to learn mathematical theories to figure out and calculate what looks realistic.

[mattx110]

But visually representing the slowing of time doesn't necessarily need a degree in math or physics, as long as it looks realistic. Yes?

Basic comprehension, sure. But I really don't need to learn mathematical theories to figure out and calculate what looks realistic.
1. this isn't about realism
2. i mean literally slowing down time... like physically. like Hiro Nakumara.

[howyadoin]

I was defending math! I even stated it's underappreciated!We are satisfied.


Or at least, I am.

Chris?

[kmeyers]

1. this isn't about realism
2. i mean literally slowing down time... like physically. like Hiro Nakumara.

Oh, then we're talking about totally different things. If my art teacher told me I could learn through math how to stop time, I would first think he did way too much acid, but then listened to what he had to say, just in case.

[Radioactive Zombie]

Aaaaand... Vietnam and the Philippines are rather similar.

Bleargh... is there a good place where they sell gas masks? I need one when I visit the latter in August.

[Pól Rua]

Aaaaand... Vietnam and the Philippines are rather similar.

Bleargh... is there a good place where they sell gas masks? I need one when I visit the latter in August.

Check army surplus stores. That's where I usually get mine.

[Radioactive Zombie]

Check army surplus stores. That's where I usually get mine.

Okay, I know one. Hell, I get my Sea Cadet supplies there. The filters are another story, I haven't asked, though.

I need to find one that's decent enough to let you see. When I visit, the humidity is bearable [less than my time in Louisiana].

[mattx110]

Oh, then we're talking about totally different things. If my art teacher told me I could learn through math how to stop time, I would first think he did way too much acid, but then listened to what he had to say, just in case.
I was trying to light up the joint with some humor.


That was entirely unintentional.

[howyadoin]

Check army surplus stores. That's where I usually get mine."Usually"?

.

[kmeyers]

I was trying to light up the joint with some humor.


That was entirely unintentional.

Oh, I was hoping my time machine would be functional in the next few minutes.

[Chris Nowlin]

We are satisfied.


Or at least, I am.

Chris?

She can be off ignore now.

Sorry for any misunderstanding.

I blame Matt.

[DoctorDoom]

We are satisfied.


Or at least, I am.

Chris?
At least I satisfied someone.

[DoctorDoom]

She can be off ignore now.

Sorry for any misunderstanding.

I blame Matt.
Yay!

*hugs*

Math and Physics rock!

[howyadoin]

At least I satisfied someone.Uh oh. Troubles at home?

[kmeyers]

At least I satisfied someone.


Wha?!
Didn't Jason like the breakfast?

[Chris Nowlin]

I was thinking that a series of math-based abstracts could be pretty cool.

We like things like this (http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2007/03/the_mapping_of_the_e8_lie_grou.php) (the picture down the page).

Also, we're into fractals, abstraction and 2/3-dimensional representations of 4 (or higher)-dimensional objects like the hypercube (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Hypercube.svg/417px-Hypercube.svg.png) or a Klein bottle (http://www.sgocity.com/pix/klein_bottle.jpg).

Also of course things like the Mobius strip, which is best found in that issue of Promethea.

Etcetera.

[DoctorDoom]

Uh oh. Troubles at home?

Oh, you are evil.

But I do live alone.

Wha?!
Didn't Jason like the breakfast?

No. He loved it.

[kmeyers]

No. He loved it.
Well, you have no troubles, then.

[Michael P]

Well, you have no troubles, then.

Indeed. Cook a man a breakfast fit for the gods, and he's yours until the stars go cold.

[howyadoin]

We like things like this (http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2007/03/the_mapping_of_the_e8_lie_grou.php) (the picture down the page).

Also, we're into fractals, abstraction and 2/3-dimensional representations of 4 (or higher)-dimensional objects like the hypercube (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Hypercube.svg/417px-Hypercube.svg.png) or a Klein bottle (http://www.sgocity.com/pix/klein_bottle.jpg).

Also of course things like the Mobius strip, which is best found in that issue of Promethea.

Etcetera.I remember the first one from the 70s.

http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/string/circle.jpg

And a Klein bottle's just a bong. I like that hypercube idea, though.

Oh, you are evil. When the mood strikes me.

[mattx110]

She can be off ignore now.

Sorry for any misunderstanding.

I blame Matt.
It's always my fault, isn't it?

[howyadoin]

It's always my fault, isn't it?Sorry, matt. It's just your turn this month.

Er, year.

[mattx110]

Sorry, matt. It's just your turn this month.

Er, year.
The special "definitaly not COTM" award... I feel like I've got a few of those.

[Michael P]

After the way I've been eating this past week, I don't know if I can go back to eating my own cooking.

[Chris Nowlin]

I remember the first one from the 70s.

http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/string/circle.jpg

And a Klein bottle's just a bong. I like that hypercube idea, though.

When the mood strikes me.


Wait, isn't that what Starbuck keeps seeing?


And howy- just a bong?

[StoneGold]

Guh, it's creepy remembering exact bits from sitcoms I haven't seen in 20 years. And yet, I don't remember any of my conversational Spanish.

[howyadoin]

And howy- just a bong?Well, the hole's in the bottom, so it wouldn't be that functional.


Or is it supposed to represent the ideal woman?

[mattx110]

Guh, it's creepy remembering exact bits from sitcoms I haven't seen in 20 years. And yet, I don't remember any of my conversational Spanish.
I've had a similar reaction to rewatching decade old Home Improvement and Fresh Prince episodes.

[kmeyers]

I ojk

http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/string/circle.jpg
.

ok, this is a geometric figure.

It's kind of what my Art/Math teacher presented to me. Symmetry doesn't = Art....thank God.

[howyadoin]

I've had a similar reaction to rewatching decade old Home Improvement and Fresh Prince episodes.The Fresh Prince with Shatner was fucking hilarious.

[Radioactive Zombie]

Gregh. I hate hard cookies for some reason.

Chewy ones are the secks.

[mattx110]

Gregh. I hate hard cookies for some reason.

Chewy ones are the secks.
Me too:biggrin: as far as store-bought go, soft is better.

[Chris Nowlin]

ok, this is a geometric figure.

It's kind of what my Art/Math teacher presented to me. Symmetry doesn't = Art....thank God.

Fortunately math people also study chaos and random systems.

[Radioactive Zombie]

Me too:biggrin: as far as store-bought go, soft is better.

My complex office [dunno what you call the office for an apartment complex, so...] has an employee that makes very, very good cookies. Soft and hard at the same time!

[StoneGold]

I've had a similar reaction to rewatching decade old Home Improvement and Fresh Prince episodes.

In this case, it's old Sledge Hammer! episodes.

[DoctorDoom]

Well, you have no troubles, then.

....Yeah. Let's go with that

[mattx110]

ok, this is a geometric figure.

It's kind of what my Art/Math teacher presented to me. Symmetry doesn't = Art....thank God.
Please look up 'symmetry' in a dictionary before making further comment on the concept. Also note math doesn't = symmetry....

[howyadoin]

....Yeah. Let's go with thatUh oh.

Troubles at home?