The temporary Hastings thread

They want big boy toys even if you do have kids. Be prepared!

A. has some brilliant gift all plotted out, which will make mine look dull. I can tell this because he told me that he doesn't trust my mother not to tell me (with good reason), and also, he's being all smug.

g. is now emailing me for a list of items I want.

gah! this is no fun! that makes me just feel like i'm greedy and going shopping for myself. why is he being such a dud this year? is this what marriage is like?

also why are my clients sucking here in the week before xmas. long story itemized:

-our vp office runs an employee recognition program which is now over and therfore time to post winners.
-I receive huge crappy photos on Friday, put together page and send to communications dir. for approval.
-She then calls my co-worker and tells him to tell me that her sec. will be sending me quotes to add for each winner. grr. will have to change page layout and why isn't she calling me directly, wtf?
-this morning she calls and asks where is page. I tell her I haven't gotten quotes.
-Secretary tells me she sent them last week through campus mail. Campus mail?!? that shit's notoriously slow and we're building a web page here people, wtf.
-Get package of dozens of long applications for the winners.??? Tell them I thought I was going to get a list of quotes to include, what do they want me to do, pick them out myself??
-An hour ago am told by communications dir. 'I trust your judgment, please select the quotes."

Again I say WTF?!?!?

Not only do I have to choose content for her but I have to TYPE IT IN. What makes it worse is this woman employs a full-time writer who generates content for us.

I'm tempted to put in something like "y'all n*ggas need to kook up some cokane wif baking soda. ba-caa!"

You sound kind of stressed out there... definitely time to fake a serious and contagious illness. It's weird that you have to select the content... the whole thing sounds weird.

As for gifts and marriage; I don't know, I'm the one who never comes up with a brilliant gift plan, not the other way around. On the other hand, we always have to make wish lists for A's family or otherwise they send really weird stuff (they'll do so anyway, but if you tell them what you want, they have less to spend on crazy stuff). I should also say that some years are harder than others - some years even I get the lightning bolt idea of brilliance. Just not this year, seemingly.

sorry for the long rant.

re work: I can't be gone right now. I missed a lot of time b/c of qtip and it's the holidays. my other coworkers are taking vacation time so I need to stick around. But the university closes on friday until after new year's so that's why I think people are being asses, just hurrying to get things done.

I'm really not sweating g. I honestly don't care what he gives me. I'm one of those dorks who truly enjoys giving more than getting. (I can always buy for myself.)

But I do know his mother, a compulsive shopper/bargain hunter, bought a pair of earrings for him to give me only b/c they were marked down from $500 to $300. I only know this b/c he told me how pissed he was b/c he told her he didn't have that much to spend on one gift b/c of the kitchen redo. I don't even wear earrings and certainly don't want some that are more than he wanted to spend and which he didn't even pick out. I have told him so and I better not open up any fucking earrings on xmas.

haha, can you tell I have a lot of work to do?

No problem on long rants; I think everyone is insane this week, trying to prepare for holiday stuff. Everyone at your work - and everyone here. Including me.

I hope you don't get any earrings - that sounds sticky! But it sounds like you have warned him away sufficiently.

I am making cookies today that will require rolling out. I hate that part. And I'm doing it again on Friday, only with small children. At least the ones I'm doing today wind up with a tasty filling. The kind for Friday are basically a vehicle for the kids to frost and decorate. Also, I don't want to call my Mom, but I have to do so to get some addresses. BLAH.

wow, sara, way to bust out with the maternal intincts! I never do roll cookies, too lazy.

our server's are down so much for getting that page up today.

shit I need to leave to catch the bus. back to therapy today after a month off, hurray!

(oh and to make you minnesotans jealous, the high has been 80 for the past couple of days here in Austin.)

Arg, 80 degrees. And here my house is heated and the butter for the cookies still seems stiff to me! I envy you the Texas weather right now.

And I don't know if it's so much a maternal thing; I'm just compressing my usual Christmas panic and mania into a lot shorter period than normal. Two sets of roll cookies in one week is probably a direct route to the asylum, but I hear they have padded rooms there and that does sound comfortable.

Have fun at your therapy... and stay warm. Ha.

Okay, before the second roll out cookie experience, I think I'm going to need booze. Holy cow, that's a pain in the @ss.

Wait, a few posts ago did you say you didn't need Cinnamon Dipping Prezels?
Because I....do.

mmm, booze.

sorry for such a posting frenzy yesterday afternoon. I was late for therapy. :(

I gave in and rattled a list of *general* items I would like for Xmas to G. and re-emphazied no earrings. My top items were knitting/sewing books and new boots. I can't imagine him shopping for any of those things so bet I will get gift cards. (my other item was a mavs jersey but he said 'they don't sell dallas stuff down here.' liar.)

Sara, today the high will only be 71! but it is humid out and I broke a sweat walking to the office. unnatural.

alright, I have a ton of work to do.

Only 71? You must be freezing! ;)

I'm going to need the booze because I know I'm going to do those cookies again. They are the cream cheese sugar sort that you fold up and put jam in the middle. In the middle of making them, I thought I'd just add a few chocolate chips to the jam. End result = awesome.

I hope you get what you want for Xmas Sam... and no need to apologize for posting frenzy. I need distraction from the other stuff going on around me.

GZeus - do I need Cinnamon Dipping Pretzels and I just don't know it yet?

I wouldn't mind them but I'm kind of afraid of what you dip them into.

There's a 20% chance of snow on Xmas day! Texas weather is madness I tell ya, madness!

I would dip the pretzels in chocolate. But that's just my default. Mmmm, or cream cheese.

So do you want snow for Xmas day or would it be too weird? I'd be happy to have it, but it should go away by the end of January.

I wouldn't mind snow. although ours is usually more like ice mixed with mud.

It's been two or three years since we've had a really good (by our standards) snow. I'd like to take the dogs out in it. I bet they've never seen any.

hey hastings thread, when does leaning tower (lyndale) do trivia?

Ice mixed with mud = BAD.

I'm clueless about leaning tower (although I've driven past it) - It's possible that John, FB, gbx, or M@tt H. might know...

RE: Leaning Tower - used to be Tuesdays, but they stopped for a while, which is when I stopped going. I'll try to find out.

thanks!

i mean, i guess i could just call, but i figured the ilx hastings brain trust would know

I think the HSTNGS thread triumverate of myself, Subgenius, and FB will be attending the Leaning Tower trivia thing tonight, so if you see us, say howdy. I'll be in an obey sweatshirt.

Have fun tonight! The Widows will be wrapping gifts for a HSTNGS family we (we do it every year; it's our bid to get into Heaven, which is otherwise a hopeless cause).

BTW, if I disappear for some amount of time from computer-land, that will be due to the impending death of my hard drive.

Damn, that should have read "...family we adopted..."

i am bringing a CREW to trivia tonight, i will say hi to hastings thread.

BATTLE FOR BAR TABS IS ON!

I have no idea what you're talking about.

lolz

JJ and FB - I'm here but tonight is sis' b-day so no trivia for me (I am a mine of useless info and would happily be on yr team). Could someone take a photie of the Leaning Tower sign and whack it on the watercooler thread for MarkH? He was piqued as his friend who moved here was talking about it and he no believes it exists.

Dan, drop me a mail on the addy below - it works.

Have fun tonight; my money (all 50 cents of it) is on Hastings Thread Trivia dominance. Do not fail me.

Also, A. just magically produced a used iBook for me to use. Always marry someone with computer skillz and mysterious computer hardware sources. There's my advice for you all.

And happy birthday to your sis, Suzy!

Birthmas Christface all around!

Come to think of it, my sister's baby could arrive soon. Last I heard they had no name (it is a boy). I thought I was having some success with suggesting "Daniel." But I have to say that older-brother-to-be Sam has had the most interesting suggestion: Chang.

SEVEN!!

Ha ha, I actually met a guy named "Sevin" once. I haven't suggested that one to her yet. (Although I did suggest "Garth Brooks Molitor," which did not impress.)

My brother and his wife wanted to call their son "Seven" but ended up making up "Seb1an" (my brother's name is 1an). My grandmother however perferred Seven and call him this until she died.

Dammit I thought today was Thurs. and therefor my last day at work for the year. but it isn't. it's Wed. I'm so bummed.

Huh, I was thinking today was Thursday for some reason, too. You'll make it, though, Sam!

wrt names for my sister's baby, "Four" would make more sense.

I'm waiting to hear if FB, subgenius and John conquered trivia last night.

Me too. B3t$y's birthday dinner finished at 9 so I could, theoretically, have gone on to triv. However DRUNK so no go.

suzy, it sounds like you had fun even without the trivia!

Wrapping was fine, except I suck at wrapping.

I was just thinking that if ILX/HSTNGS thread are going to meet up at Bunny's before you go, we should pick a date; I need to find a sitter if I'm going to get teh husband out of the house.

I don't think FB reads the board anymore so you guys should probably coordinate over email.

Yeah, definitely! Any time between 27th and NYE good for me, then 2nd or 3rd. I go back on the 4th. Although Dan raises a point. DJP, could you hook us up if not too much trouble? SRC, this address works.

I pointed out to sis' fiancé that all the men in Bunny's over 50 looked like Bud Grant. 'Cosby'-style sweaters were also a feature. Our party spent at least $100 on pull tabs last night, which was SICK.

Hmmmm, Dan you might be right. Suzy, I will email...

PS Dan, come home cuz we miss you.

Trivia went...non-winningly.

BOO HISS

You should have called me!

Against the rules, I'm afraid. Also, they asked at least one question that was incorrect (yes, the question), which threw us out a little bit.

Q: Who was the native american actor who played the famous "One single tear" character in the 70's anti-littering campaign?

A: Iron Eyes Cody. Problem with the question is that he was ITALIAN YOU FUCKING MORANS. HSTNGS doesn't truck with misinformation.

Also, I don't give a fuck what rachel leigh cook looks like, so I couldn't ID her in the picture round.

And we were drunk.

Damn, there goes my last 50 cents. But clearly you guys were not to blame. (Okay, maybe that depends on how drunk you really were...)

Also, who the hell is Rachel Leigh Cook?

And while I'm asking questions, who the hell is the "Nicole" on the front of People magazine and the tabloids? A. and I were at Target this morning, feeling really out of it. (We did know who "Angelina," "Jen," "Brad," and "Beyonce" were, though.)

We may have also been penalized by SubG appending comments to several of our following answers, ie "Sean Connery, who is also not native american"

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