[roseviolet]

Drive by ...

You know our friends who played Rock Band with us on Saturday? Turn out that they spent all day Sunday wanting to play more Rock Band, but feeling too shy to ask. So we asked them if they wanted to come over & play tonight. They'll be here in 30 minutes.

Good god, we are pushers!

[candycane_girl]

amilita, congrats on the new dog! Just be sure to train her well. My family and I didn't do such a good job and have spent the last 12 years being dragged down the street every time one of us takes our dog for a walk.

star, I love that you're following the wisdom of George Costanza! Then again, I'm a big Seinfeld fan and I always find his neuroses entertaining.

rose, you're a pusher! A rock band pusher!

sassy, yay for pie but boo on foot problems. They suck. I feel like I'm well acquainted with them due to my mother having to get both her feet operated on and then still having problems afterward. I just hope that if you get surgery that all goes well.

my big kvetch: cramps. Evil cramps that won't go away. And the fact that the drugstore on the corner was closed yesterday. I don't want to leave my apartment but I have things to do. I feel like I can't walk. Also it seems to be a bit heavy this month. I was hoping that being on the pill would make it lighter.

I don't really have any anti-kvetch. I think I'm just going to go back to bed.

(((((((((((kvetchies)))))))))))))

[stargazer]

Star, you're the only person I know who is patterning her life on the lessons of George Costanza. Pardon me for saying so, but it doesn't exactly sound like a positive step forward.

well, i do live with my parents at the moment and wear glasses. however, i do not have male pattern baldness or a neurotic amount of rage. let me leave you with this, rose, my dear, only a fool does not take risks. only a risk taker is never a fool. so bring on the success in 2009!

[roseviolet]

Amilita, I hope you can provide us a link or something. I love seeing pics of furbabies!

Sassy, that dress is AMAZING! Love it! Hope you hear some definitive news about your foot soon.

Star, you're the only person I know who is patterning her life on the lessons of George Costanza. Pardon me for saying so, but it doesn't exactly sound like a positive step forward.

(((((continued love for Mandi)))))))

Saturday was lots of fun. After seeing the musical I walked around downtown with my two girlfriends, which was fun. Then I went home & made dinner for our other two friends. After we stuffed ourselves silly, we played Rock Band until after 1am. We keep introducing friends to this game & in every case, people like it much more than they thought they would. Before they leave the house, the guys always talk about how they must buy the game. It's kinda creepy. I'm almost starting to feel like a drug pusher; We give people a little taste for free, but if they want more they'll have to pay for it!

[amilita]

Meet Shelby Lee!

Crap! Photo not working...

Must learn tagging over on MyFace...

[stargazer]

**troll alert** steve is posing as girltrouble with the spelling of " girltrouble' "

kitten, am i crazy? or, am i so sane that i blew your mind?

oh, amilita, you better take a pic and tag yourself in your FB so i can see! "tag that" is the new "that's hot" for 2009.

gosh, i must've had cabin fever. the meetup is not until next weekend! d'oh! well, i DID get out of the house. i came home to watch the movie WALL-E. oh.my.goodness. i love this movie. i laughed, i cried, i was in suspense. i am a child trapped in an adult's body.

[amilita]

Ho-lee crap! I just told the Mr. he could bring a dog home!!! He really wanted her, and he had a dog who he loved so much before he met me and she got stolen...so he said he felt a connection for this one, and he's picky about dogs...he likes smart ones who seem to have intuition.

I figure we can afford her, and she will get the Mr. and I both out for walks more. Wow! Will post pictures!

(((Sassy's foot)))

Feel better, Kitten!

Yay for gettin' your hair did, Star! I've got a plan for some thick bangs next week...

The Mr. is crazy about Seinfeld, and can watch the reruns endlessly. He and I were having this talk about how cell phones would destroy the plotlines of about half the shows...we want to make new shows where misunderstandings and waiting and all the other things are averted because Jerry just gives George a call, etc. This cracks us up, so I guess we're insane, too.

[sassygrrl]

Warning: drunken post. This is first time that I've had a "me" day in a few weeks.

((amilita))

Star, I understand about the Seinfeld references.

Glad that Leboy is feeling better!

I actually had pie on Thursday. I had my first dinner party on Thursday. Mcgeek is getting into these math GRE study groups, and we finally had one at our place. My friend brought homemade blueberry/strawberry pie. Her deal is-- Mcgeek will teach math, and she will bring desert. It's not great for our waistline, but WTF. Always makes me think of Pushing Daisies now.

Kvetch: Boss. Bleh. She didn't let me watch the inauguration, even when I was working. Hello! It's a little important, and I was working on the fundraiser. Otherwise, things are hectic (which is why I have been so M.I.A.), but I'm learning a lot. They may keep me on part-time.

Kvetch: Foot. Still unsure about surgery. I really don't want anymore hospital visits, yet I don't want to get shots every month either. The best part is is that I'm finally off my blood thinner next month!

Anti-kvetch: The company is doing a promotion video with me in it. I didn't have the best script, but it turned it okay. The best part though is the director gave me a bunch of websites, and actually sent me a job! I'm considering now of going into new/mass media as a career. He was amazed by my passion for film. It's just really weird how great things happen in your life.

Anti-kvetch: I'm losing so weight for this dress! Here's the link, but I'm not sure if it will post. It's this dress, but in
burgundy.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3016191?Catego...n=searchresults

Mando, great to see you in here!

((yuefie, christine, rv, kittenb, bunnyb, morn, everybody))

Love to all!

[kittenb]

Oh, poor Ziggy (don't tell him but the mental image made me giggle.)

Yes, star, you are a little bit crazy, I'll agree.

Rose, sounds like you had a lovely Saturday.

Amalita - It is good that everyone is circling the wagons, so to speak.

It is a quiet night in for The Kittens. The boy is coming over w/the rest of dinner. I made an herb crusted turkey breast. I had to get a little creative w/the recipe so pray for him. It smells great though, herby and mustardy. We are going to watch BSG on DVD. I have a head cold that is making me very uninterested in going out in the cold temperatures. Have a nice weekend everyone!

[stargazer]

(((amilita))) hang in there.

(((mando))) acos

*~*~*healing vibes for leboy's parts*~*~*

(((polly))) dude, i'm still totally down for a party. it is a cause to celebrate. i'll even throw rose petals on your bed for the climax of the party.

(((rose))) oh, crackbook is a time suckage. i've noticed alot of articles have been written about its time suckage. i know people who use that site to stay in contact with family and friends. pretty easy to share photos. eventually, you'll come to the darkside with the rest of us stepford wives. AP is one of us. We got her. you can be one of us too.

antikvetch: i'm feeling pretty upbeat today. well, i'm pretty upbeat and social everyday. so, i guess i'm just being me. i got my hair did this morning. very cute haircut & color + inexpensive prices=happy stargazer. i get to show off my hair to some strangers tonight. i'm going to a meetup group tonight. i've never done that so i thought, "why not?"

on a side note, i make too many references to seinfeld about real life experiences. so, i was chatting IM with zoya about life and making life changes when i referenced the episode about george costanza doing the exact opposite of his normal response to situations. i think i'm going to do that in 2009. not so much a bizarro world thing, but have a summer of george experience combined with doing the exact opposite.

gosh. i think i really am crazy sometimes.

peace, love, and hair grease!

(((kvetchies)))

[amilita]

No pie today, but I'll be having some in March, too!

Have fun at the show tomorrow, Rose!!

(((Ziggy)))

Hope LeBoy is feelin' fine. The Mr. did great with his.

With awards time, and Heath L. being nominated makes me a little sad all over again, too, Bunny.

Mando!!!!! So good to see you posting! I think of you often, a lot, frequently.

(((everyone)))

Thanks for all the vibes about the Mr.'s dad...he's still doing fine about it, and he may keep on that way. His dad is doing worse, and the Mr. bumped up his visit, and then his sister bumped up her visit even sooner...both are trying to make sure his needs are getting met and stuff like that. I'm hoping we'll get more information once his sister is there. I'm getting used to having this looming, so doing a little better for now.

Little funny thing - the Mr.'s dad is notorious for mispronouncing things or just getting them wrong altogether...and he calls networking sites My Face.

[roseviolet]

I didn't have pie today, either, because it just feels wrong somehow. March 14th should be Pi(e) Day! And I'm stickin' to it!

Happy birthday to Bunny's boy! Hope you two had a great time.

Hooray for LeBoy! That takes balls.
Heh heh.
~~~ fast healing vibes for LeBoy's sensitive bits ~~~

~~~ soothing for Ziggy ~~~

~~~ Christine & kiddo ~~~

Star, I have chosen to avoid Crackbook so far simply because I don't have the time. However, I plan on posting some of the wedding pics on my blog (I post a number of pics there). If any of you want to check it out, just drop me a PM & I'll send you a link.

(((((((( continued love for Mandi, Amilita, Mr. Amilita's dad & the whole famly, Yuefie, & anyone else who needs a hug ))))))))

Nothing much happened today. Tomorrow is a different story, though. First I'm seeing a matinee performance of "Rent" at our new performing arts center with a couple of friends. Then I have to run home & make dinner because two other friends are coming over for dinner as a thank-you for watching Millie and the fish while we were out of town.

Kvetch: A show I REALLY wanted to see sold out 24 hours after tickets went on sale. This kind of thing keeps happening to me! Seriously, it's happened the last 3 or 4 times that I've tried to see a local performance. I feel lucky that "Rent" didn't sell out on me, too. Grrrrrrrrr.

Anti-kvetch: Cute husband + cute cat + tasty Indian leftovers + Harry Potter movie marathon = good times

[pollystyrene]

Fly-by to say LeBoy's procedure went well, he's feeling okay and everything's good. I'll post details in the Childfree by Choice thread for anyone who wants to know (not the gory details, not that I know those anyway.) The girls in there are very enthusiastic for us- they want to throw us a "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" party!

No pie today, but we did stop at the bakery and get some yummy stuff to share with the Selenas tonight.

Yay for the new(-ish) car yuefie! I actually like Volvos. I'm kinda loyal to Toyotas, but part of my secret bourgeois fantasy is to have a Volvo, like a new one. The C70, their sports car is adorable.

Poor Ziggy. So embarrassing for a cat.

[candycane_girl]

I just wanted to pop in quickly and say that although I'm not very good at math, I would totally be willing to celebrate Pi Day with some pie. Happy Friday ladies!

[bunnyb]

PI!!! *slaps hand against forehead* d'oh. I read polly's post and thought "how does 3 divided by 14 equal 3.14? wtf?" .

(((ziggy))) how's jenny cat? yay on new cars!

*~*~*~*vibes for le boy's um procedure*~*~*~*~

feel better (((christine and kidlet)))

(((star))) it sucks being away from friends and family.

The boy's birthday is tomorrow; he's off so we're spending the day chilling and watching movies. Tonight we watched In Bruges, which was exceptionally funny.

It's been a year since Heath Ledger died and I'm still cut up about it, although I think his Oscar nomination today was a fitting tribute.

[yuefie]

Hee. national PI day. You ladies are smart... s-m-r-t smart

I'm back from picking up the new(ish) car. Yay. It's a few years newer than the last, but not new by a long shot. It's in much better shape and I love it already. I am one of those crazy volvo loyalists though. There are some things that need to be done, like a tune-up and brakes but nothing dire. Tomorrow I will take it to be smogged and then off to the dmv to register it. Whew, what a relief. Oh and my post-op appointment went fine. They said the wounds are healing quite well, but that the pain may continue for a few more weeks. I am still not allowed to lift or do anything strenuous. Man do my floors need a good scrubbing though, ugh.

Thanks for all the Ziggy vibes. We took him to the vet yesterday and they gave him an antibiotic/steroid injection plus antibiotic liquid we have to shove down his throat for ten days. Poor 'lil dude though, he's walking around with the e-collar, wailing every so often. Actually now he's just laying there looking like a defeated kitty with a lampshade hat

((((everyone))))

[kittenb]

3/14=3.14

Wow. I never would have come up with that joke or figured it out on my own. You ladies is smart!

[pollystyrene]

National pie day! Does this apply in Canada, cause i sure could go for a slice of pecan right now...
why would it be March 14 BTW?

3/14=3.14



Yeah, rose, come to the dark side...we have pie!

[stargazer]

Christine, I was trying to find an explanation for the "national pie days" because i know there was a national guacamole day in september. (btw, i didn't know about it cuz i'm mexican. i saw it online. )

anywhoo, there is number of National "Insert" Daysto be celebrated in our country. maybe it's cause we like to eat. we are a rather gluttonous country.

*~*~*vibes for ziggy*~*~*

rose, is there a way some of us can see your wedding pics? i mean, if you were on facebook, then we could see them with no problem. BUT, you are not on there so... *hint, hint* i'm sure you look all purty.

polly, whoa. tomorrow is leboy's appt?!? cool. he deserves a pie. my favorite pie is french silk pie from baker's square. yum!

(((kvetchies)))

kvetch: kinda nervous about getting an internship. won't find out until late feb. i just hate the waiting. *cue tom petty song "the waiting is the hardest part"* le sigh.

antikvetch: i remembered that turbojenn workplace and my school are housed in the same building. we got to go for a walk to macy's for lush purchase for her and then lunch for the both of us. very good to see her. sadly, i can't go for very long without seeing the chicago busties either individually or collectively.

[Christine Nectar...]

National pie day! Does this apply in Canada, cause i sure could go for a slice of pecan right now...
why would it be March 14 BTW?

kvetch: kiddo and i are both home sick. me with a head cold, she cause she was sick to her stomach all yesterday afternoon and last night. now she's getting bored, and i'm not feeling up to entertaining her...

i don't know if i have much in the way of "healthy" vibes at the mo, but i send my love to ziggy kitty!