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adorable tuxedo cat!

Biff is a total loud mouth too. He's such a punk, but then he does adorable things like curling up next to you and resting his head against your cheek.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Wheezy is a brat. she dominates the bed and you risk getting nipped if you push her. when she wants food she yells so loudly I'm sure the whole neighborhood can hear her. (this doesn't bother me so much except when I first get up and stumble into the kitchen. I try to tell myself to take a deep breath and get used to it. Baby cries are surely worse.)

Neither she nor our other shelter pet, Missy, are grateful. I constantly threaten to return them to their concrete kennels if they don't show us some respect. Only Bandit, gotten off of craigslist, is loving and thankful.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Wheezy! So sassy! Biff whines and complains, esp. for wet food in the evening. He's such a jerk, but he's so adorable, and really can be the sweetest fellow imaginable. He LOVES to be held, and will yell at me if I put him down before he wants to actually get down. Gertrude, I'm convinced is the sweetest cat in the world. She has the best disposition. So friendly! She has befriended Stella, the stray kitty, who still hides a lot, but comes out and hangs out whenever I'm knitting on the couch. She and Biff don't really get along (because Biff is a bully), but it's way better than it was before.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm so late in the game but Che Casino means what a disaster or chaos but it also means bordello. I used this on a professor in Rome to describe Roma II (his college and where I was on Erasmus) a few years ago, he didn't like me before and positively hated me afterwards!

― kv_nol (kv_nol), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:14 (seventeen years ago) link

What a cathouse! ;)

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Exactly!

Also it was Roma III, pedantic I know...

― kv_nol (kv_nol), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Question for y'all: how do I handle this situation? I have a radio show here in nashville, and I'm getting emails from listeners who want me to DJ with them, or exchange mix cds! I politely bowed out of the co-DJing with "I find that I'm really lazy and can barely prepare for one show" (said a bit more tactfully). I want to respond, because I appreciate that people like my show, and it's the nice thing to do. But, I don't really want to meet these people.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:30 (seventeen years ago) link

You can always just explain that, while you wish you could whatever it is you don't want to do, your busy schedule just doesn't allow it at this time.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:32 (seventeen years ago) link

That sounds good! I really don't want to sound like a jerk, because I appreciate everyone who listens. Today, though, I got a weird call of, "Did I meet you in Franklin? You were really good looking! You sound familiar." "Uhh, no, that wasn't me."

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Thank them for their interest in your show and for taking the time to write you to tell you they like it but explain that with the time demands on you from work, family, friends, etcetera, it wouldn't be fair to them to imply that you could dj with them or share mix cds. Then encourage them to continue writing with comments or suggestions.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I think what Sara says is good molly. maybe add that if you're time allows in the future you'd let them and maybe do something then? (that might be dishonest though). I have this problem with social activities period. ugh.

just returned from a pysch visit, 3 hours late to work, $200 and two vials of blood lighter. ugh. also a new script. for buspar. supposed to reign in my anxiety and "chatter". we'll see.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

I like "chatter" myself... less anxiety is always good, however.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:44 (seventeen years ago) link

the chatter is in my head. it get's annoying sometimes.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Well, I suppose in that case it makes sense; I hope it works!

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

I just have a dumb, never shut up brain that makes it hard for me to concentrate, sleep etc. The best help I've found so far is keeping a notebook with me to write things down just to get them out of my head (kind of like Dumbledore's penseive) or wearing headphones to lull my dumb brain to sleep with sweet music.

i'm pretty happy med-wise right now and don't really want to f with things but apparently buspar is pretty mild. maybe it will work. who knows.

still dragging from fasting for blood draw all morning. waiting to meet with boss. boo.

What's up with ethan this morning starting 10 million jean teasdale-esqe threads?

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:59 (seventeen years ago) link

The best help I've found so far is keeping a notebook with me to write things down just to get them out of my head

And we're back to why I started this thread in the first place! Finally, someone gets it.

Anyway, happy Mardi Gras, y'all!

― luna (luna), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:05 (seventeen years ago) link

yes, I forgot ILX! The best mental help tool evah! ;)

happy mardi gras to you too!

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Faites gras, tout le monde!

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:44 (seventeen years ago) link

I just had an email from my sister that she made a king cake - so jealous!

Happy Mardi Gras, TITTWISers!

― Calico (calico), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link

ohmigod I am dragging so hard. I feel like I'm a south park construction paper character today. what did that witchy phleabotimist take out with my blood? Do you think I could get out of work the rest of the day and go drink for mardi gras?

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Sam, I write stuff down for a similar reason. Unfortunately I tend to ignore what I wrote down - thus, I have a fleet of Post-It notes on my desk.

And yes - happy Mardi Gras!

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link

That's the spirit(s), Sam.

"I don't feel well enough to work. Do you mind if I go drink, instead?"

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link

While we're celebrating;

Happy Cherry Pie Day, too.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

food and caffiene are not helping me. gah!

oh man. . .now I really want cherry pie. (and beer.)

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Channelling your inner Homer, eh, Sam?

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:27 (seventeen years ago) link

:( I think homer lives in my belly. he needs to live.

I feel like I want something else to eat besdies my lean cuisne but can't think of anything I want. (probably a good sign I don't need anything.)

I need to shut up and get back to php'ing and documentation-writin' and other lovely things.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:29 (seventeen years ago) link

I've been froggin' out and dunkin' croissant in my coffee. So good!

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:30 (seventeen years ago) link

I've been froggin' out and dunkin' croissant in my coffee. So good!

Le sigh. I miss my mornings in Besancon.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I know it's not the done thing, but it's so good.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Puis-je t'offrir une petite cédille, molly? ;)

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:43 (seventeen years ago) link

I realize now why I feel like total crap. i haven't taken my medicine due to pre-blood fasting! man do i hate hate hate when my routine is thrown. :( I want to go home.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:48 (seventeen years ago) link

j'ai oublié la cedille! je suis soûle maintenant.

(i wish)

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 19:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Moi aussi.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

argh the french. you fancy butts.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

I loved learning French, but my comprehension is poor these days. C'est tragique.

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:01 (seventeen years ago) link

mine is zilch. how do you say that in french?

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Je n'y pige quedalle

In slang, at least.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Here's one of my favorite French sayings which my Algerian friend would yell all the time: Ça me fait chier. (sah muh fey she-A)

Literally, it means: that makes me shit. But it's great for saying that something sucks. "Mon boulot? Ça me fait chier." (My job? It sucks)

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I was merely being a pedant and giving molly some grief for not writing Besanançon with the cedilla on the c and then she claimed (falsely, apparently) to be drunk.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:50 (seventeen years ago) link

This should probably go on the librarian thread, but group meetings turn into a bitchfest about Amazon. I need a drink.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Why?

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:03 (seventeen years ago) link

We just read this annoying article written by some bigwigs who dictate library catalogs, that claimed that users will just turn to Amazon for their books. Problems with that actually happening 1) Totally classist! Libraries are free! Not everyone can afford to buy every book they'd like to read, 2) Amazon search results can suck (i.e. no authority control).

/end rant.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:07 (seventeen years ago) link

1a) Libraries often have out-of-print books that could run you ten or twenty times their cover price on Amazon Marketplace, even when they aren't rare/collectible!

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:09 (seventeen years ago) link

i like the librarian talk. alas, I have not been to one in years.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:12 (seventeen years ago) link

The worst or second-worst thing about where I live -- specifically, as opposed to regionally -- is that the library I'm close to isn't in my town, and the one in my town I'm not close to. I could join the nearer one, but it's like $100 a year or something (and small, even if it is several times larger than when I was a kid).

(Second-worst or worst: because I live on the town line, hardly anyone delivers.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Food?

― Michael White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:22 (seventeen years ago) link

You can never have too much librarian talk, book talk in general, or food talk.

Paying to join a public library Tep? Sacre bleu! (But I'm spoiled with a good public library system, plus the two college libraries right in town.)

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, yeah. I mean, they don't deliver anything else either, but that's okay. I have one, maybe two pizza places -- one of which is cash-only -- and two Chinese places, one of them terrible and the other pretty good for mall-type Chinese. There's a billion places that deliver in town, but I'm outside the delivery radius. Even Pizza Hut and so on don't come this far.

xp; yeah, you only have to pay if you aren't a resident. When I was a kid, we joined the Nashua Library (the town I live in now, but not then) because it was so much bigger that it was worthwhile. But that was $60 or so in 1980s dollars, so I guess the $100 for the smaller library now is cheaper, in constant $.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 21:34 (seventeen years ago) link

I think I'm gonna go stalk Charlie Louvin (no, not really). He's going to be at the radio station tonight and I think I need to pop on by and see what's up. I must promise myself I won't become saddo fangirl ("OMG I LOVE YOU!").

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 23:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Tell him Bubba said hey.

― Bellicose Veins (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 01:46 (seventeen years ago) link

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