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I always feel better sleeping under the Hastings thread mascot. Call me superstitious...

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 15 August 2006 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Why do I always want to take a nap at this time of day? Why?

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Thursday, 31 August 2006 20:35 (eighteen years ago) link

Is this thing on? Check. Check.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Thursday, 31 August 2006 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Check.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Thursday, 31 August 2006 21:25 (eighteen years ago) link

Czech?

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Thursday, 31 August 2006 21:26 (eighteen years ago) link

jeden-dva jeden-dva

― stet (stet), Thursday, 31 August 2006 21:31 (eighteen years ago) link

ihttp://www.check-check.jp/image/check_top.gif

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Thursday, 31 August 2006 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link

? How do I shot image on nuILX?

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Thursday, 31 August 2006 22:23 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.chessvariants.com/d.chess/eternal.gif

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Thursday, 31 August 2006 22:25 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.check-check.jp/image/check_top.gif

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Thursday, 31 August 2006 22:26 (eighteen years ago) link

That's better.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Thursday, 31 August 2006 22:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Is that a dog or a small deer? I'm so confused.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Thursday, 31 August 2006 22:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Well, I've never heard of a deerhouse, so I'm assuming it's a dog.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 1 September 2006 16:23 (eighteen years ago) link

This new Hastings thread doesn't have the ZING of the old ones.

WE CAN REBUILD IT. WE CAN MAKE IT STRONGER, MORE OBSCURE AND OBLIQUE, MORE NEEDLESSLY WORDY.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 1 September 2006 16:25 (eighteen years ago) link

I want to believe.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 1 September 2006 17:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Okay, a random recollection that I'm sure none of you have heard. I think we all remember a large family whose oldest daughter was a close friend of mine. When we were in high school, her mother was pregnant... again. I had to talk D34n out of leaving a box of condoms on their doorstep on Christmas morning with a note saying they were "from God."

In retrospect, I kind of think we should have sent the package...

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 1 September 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link

The c/d VHS tape thread reminded me of the thrill of finally getting a VHS recorder after having spent 1978 to 1990 with two Betamax VCRs. (Sure, buying Betamax looked like a good idea in the 70s, but when Dad replaced it in the mid-80s, it was already clear that Betamax was dead).

Also, that original 70s era Betamax is STILL in one of my parents' storage area. (The deer head that called "Wally" that freaked my sister out all the time is stored separately).

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 1 September 2006 20:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Tonight, we shall celebrate the majesty of HSTYNGS with a clambake. Afterwards, we will drink until we are imobilized. In these ways, we acknowledge our history and heritage.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Saturday, 2 September 2006 14:14 (eighteen years ago) link

But no mention of cornfields.

That can't be right...

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 2 September 2006 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Motherfucking sonofabitching clambake, yo.

Afterwards, the world is our oyster. Or clam. whatever.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Saturday, 2 September 2006 16:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Must... refrain... from.. seafood...jokes...

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 2 September 2006 16:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Also Old-ILX is currently up. Not sure if using the "search" function is still a potential disaster.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 2 September 2006 16:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Never hold yourself back on my account...

WHERE IS EVERYONE ELSE, BTW, WTF?

Not that I'm complaining, but this could be retitled the "Sara and John chatroom" thread.

xpost: WAHT?

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Saturday, 2 September 2006 16:22 (eighteen years ago) link

I know. Our chats are just not the same without the possibility that one of us might spontaneously strangle the other one.

Everyone else: clearly off dressing for dinner. I might be, too, if I wasn't putting off my 5 miles on the treadmill...

(Also, I have revived the Old-ILX Hastings thread, without using ILX search. Go me!)

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 2 September 2006 16:28 (eighteen years ago) link

one month passes...

Reviving this thread so it's easy to find.

(You may thank me later with jewels, furs, etc.)

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 14 October 2006 14:12 (eighteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

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― commercial boiler, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 07:40 (seventeen years ago) link

commercial boiler!

Always believe in your soul!

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Friday, 10 November 2006 10:33 (seventeen years ago) link

If this boiler is "Made in France," I fear that it hates America.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 21:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey. Shit is broke again, eh?

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 24 November 2006 18:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Sadly, yes. Andrew can't get to the server right now for some reason, so they aren't sure when it will be up.

(And just when I had a new "Jane" story to relate, too!)

But I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has come out of the requisite turkey-induced coma.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 18:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Let me guess. I'm the only poor sucker dumb enough to be at work today, no?

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 24 November 2006 19:04 (seventeen years ago) link

I am "at work," but I'm reading the new Subgenius book instead of "working," and in a little while I am going to give blood.

― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 24 November 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link

(xpost) Ah, well, retail; that is the nature of the beast. It's not that you're dumb, it's just how that works. (I did it myself for years, plus my Dad and brother are still into it with the liquor stores. This is a crazy season for that business).

I'm cheating here by not actually having a job, aren't I. I'm going to make a Tollhouse Pie for tomorrow's Thanksgiving with friends. And we're all going to see the NAG production of Beauty and the Beast tonight, because our friend is in it.

Less fun: I am trying to gather up all the non-working electronics in the house and put them in a box in the garage. Blah.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 19:12 (seventeen years ago) link

How is the new SubG book? Also, is this an advance copy or something, or have I simply not been paying attention again?

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 24 November 2006 19:23 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.amazon.com/Subgenius-Psychlopaedia-Slack-Bobliographon/dp/1560259396/sr=8-1/qid=1164396708/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5636873-7067059?ie=UTF8&s=books

That might be your answer.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 19:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, that's the one. It's pretty gott-verdammt funny, more roffles per square inch than previous books.

I finally realized that Rev. Susie the Floozy is Susan Barrows, who used to be an OHMYGOD hottie back in the late 70s/early 80s and roughly forced hundreds of young boychildren to confront their own onrushing puberty at several Atlanta Fantasy Fairs, simply by wearing a Phoenix costume and telling dirty jokes.

― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 24 November 2006 21:04 (seventeen years ago) link

hola. . .

A&M just sunk us (Texas) :(

I'm hard at work on xmas craft. no pajama pants still but finished a purse for my sis-in-law during the game. hurrah.

tonight, mavs and spurs, yay!

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Friday, 24 November 2006 21:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Yay Sam - your motivation!

My pie is cooling; I'm done with walking on the treadmill. I'm not done watching Hitch. I realize I don't go to the movies often these days, but since when is a romantic comedy almost 3 hours long?!

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 21:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Whew, I misread that; it is only almost 2 hours long. That makes more sense.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 21:34 (seventeen years ago) link

That means it is almost 2 hours TOO long.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 24 November 2006 21:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Nah, it's kind of cute. Plus, my other choices were not inspiring and walking on the treadmill requires distraction. Untold Scandal was good, but not to the level of Dangerous Liaisons, plus it was kind of depressing.

I'd ask what you'd recommend, but I'm kind of afraid to hear the answer.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 22:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Movies that don't involve Will Smith. Movies that don't involve the "isn't it funny when white people dance?" joke. Movies that don't involve the words "romantic" and "comedy" next to each other.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 24 November 2006 22:41 (seventeen years ago) link

I try to avoid Tom Cruise myself. (That being said, Independence Day was truly horrific, I saw it with a bunch of guys that LOVED it the day it opened, and wasn't Will Smith involved in that?)

Romantic comedies are not the worst thing that can happen to you. You just have to be prepared for fluff. I realize this is an argument with you that I will not win.

(This is why, when I look at my Neflix friends page and see "John, 91% similarity to you," I get suspicious of somebody's math).

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 23:00 (seventeen years ago) link

That is odd. Maybe Netflix doesn't count things that no one other than myself has ever watched against me.

― John Justen wants to hit you in the head with a pipewrench. (John Justen), Friday, 24 November 2006 23:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Just in case, I have sworn off ever putting any braids in my hair.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Friday, 24 November 2006 23:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Also, yeah, it is only comparing what people have rated. And compared to almost anyone, I have seen few movies; your rated movies list does have some odd ones on it. FB still wins for Most Out of Control Queue, though.

I also note here, for posterity, that no one I know has rated Boxing Helena.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 25 November 2006 00:15 (seventeen years ago) link

what the fuck is hastings

― emily robinson (roxymuzak), Saturday, 25 November 2006 00:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Hastings is a city in Minnesota, located near the Twin Cities. I grew up there and went to high school there, which is where I met John Justen, Dan Perry, and the mysterious Fluffy Bear.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 25 November 2006 00:35 (seventeen years ago) link

For my own part, I believe Hastings to be a state of mind, occasionally manifesting on this plane of existence as glimpses out of the corner of my eye, never quite possible to see full on. Here's one of them:
http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/pics2/eyepics/FETI.JPG

― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 25 November 2006 00:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes, it's that, too. Absolutely!

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Saturday, 25 November 2006 00:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Skipping 842 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

Aside from working all weekend on a test and on these insufferable checkbook registers, yesterday I made White Russian cupcakes. The batter was really runny and there was more than I needed for 24 cupcakes, so I persuaded A. to make a few White Russian cupcake pancakes. Verdict: pretty good.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Monday, 19 February 2007 06:55 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.stoptazmo.com/20th_century_boys/
This authoor is amazing.
I don't care if you never liked 'comics,' this is insanely good.
It's almost as good as his previous work "Monster" which has been released here in English, but is also available illegally.

― Moisture G Mess (The GZeus), Monday, 19 February 2007 07:10 (seventeen years ago) link

LISTEN TO THIS IMEDIATELY AS IT EXPLAINS THE INTRANUT AND IS BRILLIANTZ.

http://iacmusic.com/songs.aspx?SongID=35014&ArtistID=19071

― John Justen wheedly wheedly whee chugga chugga whee dunt dunt dunt (John Justen), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 06:17 (seventeen years ago) link

But I thought the internet was a series of tubes...

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 15:44 (seventeen years ago) link

That song works either way.

― Moisture G Mess (The GZeus), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Ok, Baily's Irish Cream is attempting to shift its target audience from white women to black men.

.......ZUH?

― Makes Charms of Clowns (The GZeus), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Maybe they figure they have nailed down the "clown white" woman demographic. (They've got me for sure; I just bought a bottle of Bailey's last month!)

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 05:05 (seventeen years ago) link

I have no idea what the maximum file size is on MySpace music, but I'm having troubles...
Long song...

― Makes Charms of Clowns (The GZeus), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 05:09 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.myspace.com/thegzeus
"WHAT DO WE SOUND LIKE" doesn't exist on sandboxes, to my knowledge, but some of you might enjoy this.
Opossum is the most accessable, as it's intentionally melodic.

How do you think the guy who wrote the song used in Trojan commericals feels?

Then there's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_XZPLvwPDs
The 30 second version had better quality, but what can one expect?

― Makes Charms of Clowns (The GZeus), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 06:08 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.myspace.com/verbazlm
Myself and SaILo are in the top 6???
What level of Cocain is involved here?

― Makes Charms of Clowns (The GZeus), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 06:37 (seventeen years ago) link

"Maybe they figure they have nailed down the "clown white" woman demographic. (They've got me for sure; I just bought a bottle of Bailey's last month!)
-- Sara Robinson-Coolidge"

Sara, preparing for her apertif:
http://pr0n.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/b/bd/Juggalette.jpg/180px-Juggalette.jpg

― John Justen wheedly wheedly whee chugga chugga whee dunt dunt dunt (John Justen), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 16:38 (seventeen years ago) link

If only John were my makeup artist, I know my looks would improve.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 16:53 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.myspace.com/thegzeus
FRIEND　ME　BECAUSE IT’S A PAIN TO GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN MY PERSONAL AND MUSICAL SPACES. [/WHINE]

― Makes Charms of Clowns (The GZeus), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 19:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Just a note - it looks like NU-(nu-nu-whatever)ILX is up and functioning. Check out this thread for more:

The new I LOVE X is ready.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 19:36 (seventeen years ago) link

four years pass...

oh we had one of these?

― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/168634354_3cdf3e3df8.jpg

― river wolf, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link

forgot about that lil dude

― river wolf, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link

oh man perusing the all caps FITE upthread is rofflesome

― OH NOES, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:48 (twelve years ago) link

hahaha no lie

― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 1 December 2011 23:42 (twelve years ago) link

Ey up or something.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 December 2011 23:55 (twelve years ago) link

Okay, I read through part of this and wound up laughing so hard that I was crying pretty hard and then there were no tissues available and my eyes kind of hurt.

― Sara R-C, Friday, 2 December 2011 02:55 (twelve years ago) link

I have recovered (mostly) and wish all HSTNGS-related people a happy weekend...

― Sara R-C, Saturday, 3 December 2011 01:27 (twelve years ago) link

yay Bestival double CD

BOO Cure lineup with only one guitar, the lack of Porl/Perry is very very noticeable

on the plus side Robert sounds fantastic

― OH NOES, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 01:00 (twelve years ago) link

I feel like we have all fallen into some kind of holiday-created hole. But I'm not dead at least.

Any other HSTNGS survivors?

Miss you guys...

― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 21 December 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link

my sister and i are going to a HSTNGS-related get together on the 26th iirc

― river wolf, Wednesday, 21 December 2011 00:51 (twelve years ago) link

^^^post again afterwards if you survive ;)

― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 21 December 2011 00:54 (twelve years ago) link

yay I started my Xmas shopping

― OH NOES, Wednesday, 21 December 2011 00:59 (twelve years ago) link

I think I finished mine today?

Sadly, I despise wrapping and so that is going to ruin the rest of the week for me.

― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 21 December 2011 01:31 (twelve years ago) link

Okay, maybe it will just make the week mildly annoying.

― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 21 December 2011 01:31 (twelve years ago) link

Wrapping: still not finished!

Me: yeah, I still know how to procrastinate. I've still got it, people.

― Sara R-C, Friday, 23 December 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link

lol I've wrapped up everything I've bought so far

― OH NOES, Friday, 23 December 2011 00:07 (twelve years ago) link

i have been done with christmas shopping for like 2 weeks

its weird

also if you all havent read "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman you totally should

― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Friday, 23 December 2011 00:09 (twelve years ago) link

I want to go back to the world where I am ahead of John in organization.

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE

― Sara R-C, Friday, 23 December 2011 05:22 (twelve years ago) link

ps haven't read or even heard of that book, because I live under a rock, etc. etc. Will add to hopeless TBR list at Goodreads, tho, thx

― Sara R-C, Friday, 23 December 2011 05:23 (twelve years ago) link

lol it was already on my list, we see how well that is working here. Description sounds ace, tho

― Sara R-C, Friday, 23 December 2011 05:25 (twelve years ago) link

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE DAY HSTNGS

Drink some eggnog and unwrap some presents for me.

― Sara R-C, Saturday, 24 December 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link

Happy New Year to all, especially HSTNGS-related types. <3 to you all and stay safe tonight.

― Sara R-C, Saturday, 31 December 2011 21:53 (twelve years ago) link

happy new year hastings<3

― estela, Saturday, 31 December 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link

let's go to the stube

― river wolf, Saturday, 31 December 2011 22:58 (twelve years ago) link

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S Y'ALL

― OH NOES, Saturday, 31 December 2011 23:42 (twelve years ago) link

Everybody live through the night?

I did, despite my friend M4rn13 attempting to murder me slowly with boozy eggnog, wine, champagne, and bourbon.

I think I need to go drink six more cups of coffee now.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 1 January 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link

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