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I want to see a blue heron. where must one live for such a thing to happen.

horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:34 (seventeen years ago) link

well, mark is on the west coast & my parents live in delaware . . . but they're usually around water. i think i've seen a couple in minnesota since moving up here.

sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:35 (seventeen years ago) link

birds amaze me.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

seeing that photo reminds me of how much i love bird legs & toes. on the blue heron, for instance, their legs are so so long & once they get up in the air, everything tucks in so tidy against their belly.

sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

I've seen a few back home in MI. Sandhill cranes too.

danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I saw one of these standing in a pasture next to the freeway on Sunday.

http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/may/photos/egret-profileR-wade.jpg

Michael White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

screw chicks, dude

grbchv! (gbx), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

that's an egret, right?

sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

At the college I attended in the UK, there were a couple of peacocks that hung out by one of the academic buildings. It was beautifully unsettling.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.ukpics.net/images/chicks-large.jpg

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JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i was at an art gallery/farm in new zealand & peacocks ran around inside & out. that was kind of beautifully unsettling as well.

sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

One thing I find odd is that the joint in the middle of those bird legs is not the knee but the ankle. I think horses are the same way, actually.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Cats, too! The weirdest thing about birds is that their knees bend "backward" to ours.

Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I love the dancing kitty! I also love birds. Cuddling in bed is great, but I can't sleep that way, mostly because I can't sleep on my side.

This dvd intrigues me.

Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

that's an egret, right?

Yeah.

Michael White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

want to see a blue heron. where must one live for such a thing to happen.

i saw a few when i was canoeing on the huron river in ann arbor two summers ago.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Bird legs freak me out, actually. Too then, bend the wrong way, looking all reptilian, etc.

JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

then = thin

JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:48 (seventeen years ago) link

a friend of mine has a story about when she was little: she was always getting into arguments with her brother about whether birds have knees. at one point the argument turned into a physical fight and she broke his arm.

JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

"Too then" sounds like it could be a synonym for "so five minutes ago."

"Too then -- not enough now!"

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Birds actually do have knees, but they are closer to their bodies and often hidden by their plumage.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha.

Sarah, the next time I break up with someone, I'm giving her that dvd.

JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:51 (seventeen years ago) link

how are things with Emm4?

sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:52 (seventeen years ago) link

The birds' 'knees', like cats' 'knees', correlate to our ankles, not our knees.

Michael White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:52 (seventeen years ago) link

What about the bees' knees?

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Pretty good, Kelsey. Taking things slow.

JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:59 (seventeen years ago) link

two lumps please, you're the bees knees but so am i

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Would $30 buy you anything at a Michael Anthony salon? A mani? A pedi? I need to get my secret santa gift. I know she loves that particular salon, but I don't know if it's tacky to give someone a gift card that isn't big enough to cover ANY of the services...

Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:17 (seventeen years ago) link

there are a couple of manicures under $30, Sarah (and a whole bunch of waxing, if she's into that.) also, $30 sounds really generous to me.

horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:35 (seventeen years ago) link

heh

danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Ok, good. I don't know if you were here for it, but I was complaining a while ago about our office Secret Santa minimum gift amount being $35. Thankfully, I got someone I like well enough, so I figure I'll get her a gift card and then some dark chocolate from a chocolate boutique.

Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

YOU SHOULD BE SPENDING AT LEAST $35! MINIMUM! GOD WHAT IS WITH YOU, ARE YOU JUST CHEAP OR SOMETHING?

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

UM... xpost

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

minimum $35??? who do you work with, oil tycoons? god, being a grad student is so sad.

horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:39 (seventeen years ago) link

who do you work with, oil tycoons?

Worse. Shrill, pushy bitches.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:41 (seventeen years ago) link

back when I worked at a real job, our secret santa MAX was $20. that is the civilized way to accomodate your lower-paid staff, of which I was one.

horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Just got the e-mail about the annual office Glögg party two weeks from today. Expect drunken posting.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link

i don't know for sure, but i might be able to set you up with a discount on gourmet chocolate, sarah.

JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link

secret santa's are all but against the law here since it would be a federal violation for me to buy a gift for a supervisor. technically i'm not even supposed to pay for his coffee which i've done numerous times as a result of football wagering. which is also illegal now that i think about it.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Yup, Kenan.

Oooh! Could you find out for me pretty please, Julia?

Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link

i'll see what i can do, and let you know.

JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Jambalaya from the cafeteria today... hmmm. I hope this sits well.

danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Good luck to you. I had canned corn chowder which was pretty much just over-processed, sweetened goop. Never again.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Status: Tasted okay, resting comfortably. Still wary of that hot sauce.

danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:02 (seventeen years ago) link

i ate a chik'n patty. spicy, no less!

sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link

This African menthol gum is pretty good, though. I have brushed my breath.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Kiss me, I'm mentholated.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Actually, I was wrong yesterday. I don't have the Morningstar chik patties in my freezer, I have the Boca ones.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I had a hot dog again. Luckily it was the last in the package so I can go back to real food.

JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link

i am picking at leftover aloo ghobi. i just can't convince myself to eat much of it though--the daal was much better (i LOVE daal). star of india is a good place, but i'm not really in the mood for caulifloweriness.

JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link


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