― jel -- (jel), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:08 (seventeen years ago) link
How does one explain to a person - especially a person who also claims to be an introvert - that hell really *is* other people at breakfast. And conversation beyond grunting and "please pass the milk" really is NOT welcome before I've had my tea.
Especially when I'm in a rush to get out the door to get to work, and really not in a mood to talk about global warming or the Archbishop or whatever.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link
Then again, I suppose she's on holiday and I'm not yet.
But honestly, even on holiday, I don't talk about anything before I've had some caffeine. She doesn't drink caffeine, either, so I guess she doesn't understand.
I will say something tonight.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Have a Happy Christmas all of you who will be offline for a while(and those who wont be of course too)
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:21 (seventeen years ago) link
It worked perfectly for nearly 4 years!
Kerr, I can't download it. I will try again now and see if it's less busy.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Thing is, living with actual *strangers* isn't so bad because there's no pressure to communicate or anything. It's when you live with people who expect you to, you know, be friendly and talk to them and crap when all you want to do is crawl off to bed with a Chinese takeaway and a Jane Austen film, that's what's annoying.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:32 (seventeen years ago) link
Several years later, she's nothing like that and it seems she has changed in this respect.
Having kids that need rousing/cheering probably helps.
― M Grout (Mark Grout), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:35 (seventeen years ago) link
But let's not drag all that up again. :-(
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:37 (seventeen years ago) link
Keep a job
― Onimo has his finger in the stink (nu_onimo), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:38 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost)
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Maybe that says more about my taste in men or whatever, but it's not for me.
Oh, and similar complaints from the last housemate, as well. I'm hard to live with, I know that. I can count on the fingers of one hand people I've lived with that I'd live with again. The chances of my finding *any* partner ever are remote enough - the chances of finding a partner I could actually live with?
It makes me less upset and angry and depressed just not to think about it or beat myself up over it or worry about it. Not wanting is better than wanting and not having.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:43 (seventeen years ago) link
:-(
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:45 (seventeen years ago) link
i suggest
;^)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link
\:^)
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:02 (seventeen years ago) link
No, Western ("Catholic" as they call it here) Christmas isn't a holiday as this is an Orthodox country. So we work right up to 29th. Then the whole following week is a holiday, as is January 8 (that's Orthodox Christmas). Orthodox New Year ("Old New Year") is January 13 - it's not a big holiday but the country doesn't really start working fully until January 15, as a lot of people take vacation on that second week, too.
I don't have to work but for some reason I was selected from my department to be "on duty" in case Putin drops dead or something and we have to react.
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Freddie Da 262 (hb262), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:24 (seventeen years ago) link
The flat share thing was probably the most important factor that kept me from moving back to NY during my own dark period, so I totally symphathize with you, Ed.
Before I miss anyone leaving early - happy holidays Kate and Ailsa and everyone else.
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:40 (seventeen years ago) link
2) Sorry to hear abt the band, Kate. :(
3) Searching amazon.co.uk, am I right in assuming that "Mid T4ble" is a cd by the Dr C Fr4ctured, while "0nly Hum4n R3mains" is by another Fr4ctured completely? Must keep up with watercoolists' releases, been grebt so far.
4) 2006 was reasonably good to me.
― Ole Martin Halck (OleM), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.fat-pie.com/jerryjackson.htm
They're easily the funniest things I've seen all year.
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― OleM (OleM), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway have a good'un!
― Ste (fuzzy), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link
I'll be around throughout otherweise as one of my neighbours is very sharey with his wireless settings.
― suzy artskooldisko (suzy artskooldisko), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link
I am in Minnesota. We know our neighbours so is all good, ja?
― suzy artskooldisko (suzy artskooldisko), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:43 (seventeen years ago) link
Everybody have a fantastic Winter Consumerfest!
I'll try to check in occasionally, and I'll be at the Betwixt FAP.
Hope yer groovy!
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:45 (seventeen years ago) link
Ellison handled it all with good grace and said it was time for Virgil Goode (the hayseed's name) to have "a little Civics lesson". I saw this on CNN, where they pointed out that KE could trace his American roots back to like 1749 or something.
So much of the "news" on these channels is non-stories with Free! editorializing! by Botox clones who seem to speak about, say, Donald Trump v. Rosie O'Donnell with an attention-hunger that borders on the perverted.
― suzy artskooldisko (suzy artskooldisko), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:45 (seventeen years ago) link
see you shortly for mulled cider and other goodies
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link
It is a non-story (but one I've been commed to write about) in the sense that the official swearing-in has no book to oath over and the one where they do swear on a book is private, at their office. Ellison is basically refusing to call the guy a bigot because they've never met but the essence of his response is GET ONE CONSTITUTION.
― suzy artskooldisko (suzy artskooldisko), Friday, 22 December 2006 14:01 (seventeen years ago) link