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Lex
05-16-06, 01:08 PM
I just got back from lunch - Wendy's. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

TexasGuy
05-16-06, 01:09 PM
I had the usual chicken sandwhich. I'm hoping i get down to academy and find a small fridge this weekend. This way I can start having more complex things then chicken sandwhiches.
Lex
05-16-06, 01:12 PM
I had the usual chicken sandwhich. I'm hoping i get down to academy and find a small fridge this weekend. This way I can start having more complex things then chicken sandwhiches.

I had a chicken sandwich too! We are really the same person except you're being evilly stubborn.

TexasGuy
05-16-06, 01:20 PM
I had a chicken sandwich too! We are really the same person except you're being evilly stubborn.
Oh come on. You can't say you're not stubborn evilly at times :D
Lex
05-16-06, 01:22 PM
Oh come on. You can't say you're not stubborn evilly at times :D

Well, yea.....I'm allowed to be though. I run this operation. I am the Trump of stalking. This means you can be as stubborn as you want with everyone but me. :D
jschen
05-16-06, 01:59 PM
Eating a light lunch. Grilled cheese and fries. Gotta cut back on the food to make up for all that ice cream! :D

Apple's replacement for the iBook is out. Now that their entire laptop line has transitioned to the Intel processor, I know which one I really want. (Well, almost... I've narrowed it down to two choices.) But I want to wait for the next generation Core processor. Maybe this fall, if the next gen processor's out by then. Plus, the next major update to the OS will be out by then. I don't really need a new laptop, but with the ability to dual boot into Windows (and run Windows at full speed), it would allow me to have my Mac and yet still have access to all the top games. :D Of course, buying a new PS3 this winter would be cheaper, but I'd be in the market for a laptop in a year or so anyway.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 02:08 PM
Yes I want the new generation of Intel's Duo Core Chips. Conroe is supposed to be one big bad ass bish along with meriam (or however itse spelled).
jyossarian
05-16-06, 02:08 PM
Well, I've raced alleycats, but I don't normally, because I live in a little town. And in reality, most people have no idea what the whole messenger culture is, but there are a few who ride fixed in town, so it would be a kind of introduction to alleycats to most folks. I'm always down for a party/movie afterward. good idea!
Sounds like if you get a few friends together that ride, and make the checkpoints interesting, you could have a good time. One checkpoint I lucked out at was the Trivia Pursuit checkpoint. I managed to spit out correct answers 67% of the time.
jschen
05-16-06, 04:23 PM
I just went to grab ice cream bar #4, only to find that they had packed up already. Darn... I should have paid closer attention to the event schedule. Oh well... three free ice cream bars in one day isn't too bad.
jyossarian
05-16-06, 06:13 PM
I'm watching the Gilmore Girls *sigh* and trying to decide if I should tilt my drop bars up a little or give the handlebars a few more days of trying to get used to it before I tilt the bars up.
Karldar
05-16-06, 06:49 PM
BFing, getting ready to essen and head to work. Just got my ass handed to me in a few Halo 2 games.:(
here and there
05-16-06, 07:56 PM
Just finished some school work, now its time to relax and watch the simpsons and hang out on the board before I make my lunch and get my stuff ready for school and work tomorrow.
hi565
05-16-06, 08:01 PM
Time to work on a paper, and study for a bio quiz I forgot about WOOO WOOO...

<<<<<Procrastinator
CycleMagic
05-16-06, 08:13 PM
you better get to work, hi565! Or, maybe you do all your best work when you have limited time, eh?

I am winding down, gonna get ready for bed soon. my legs are sore from the hilly after-work group ride tonight...poor poor me. I guess what doesn't make me fall over, just makes me stronger, eh?
jyossarian
05-16-06, 09:23 PM
I'm watching a 'Good Eats' episode on pizza dough and craving a pizza now. With fresh garlic and sausage. mmmm....
Karldar
05-17-06, 03:50 AM
I'm watching a 'Good Eats' episode on pizza dough and craving a pizza now. With fresh garlic and sausage. mmmm....
I think Alton Brown is the Devil...culinarily speaking, that is. His show always makes me hungry, and it's not like you can use ignorance as an excuse 'cause he shows you how to make whatever dishes he's explaining.

I'm BFing(got home early from work), gonna make some juice, toss some chicken in the crockpot, and check my email. I'm trying to decide whether to look at my "to-do" list. I don't really want to do anything right now. Might catch up on the Cash In The Attic episodes I've been recording...the British version.
56/12 and 22/28
05-17-06, 05:07 AM
I think I screwed up my back doing summersaults.
Lex
05-17-06, 08:23 AM
I'm watching the Gilmore Girls *sigh* and trying to decide if I should tilt my drop bars up a little or give the handlebars a few more days of trying to get used to it before I tilt the bars up.

Poor Jyo, as much as I like the show last night's episode sucked AND was a rerun. Next season isn't going to be as family oriented which is sad....very sad.....:(
Lex
05-17-06, 08:25 AM
I think Alton Brown is the Devil...culinarily speaking, that is. His show always makes me hungry, and it's not like you can use ignorance as an excuse 'cause he shows you how to make whatever dishes he's explaining.

I'm BFing(got home early from work), gonna make some juice, toss some chicken in the crockpot, and check my email. I'm trying to decide whether to look at my "to-do" list. I don't really want to do anything right now. Might catch up on the Cash In The Attic episodes I've been recording...the British version.


LOVE Cash in the Attic really good show......well, except when the annoying blonde woman hosts.....but the male host is very likable......or lickable......something like that. :D

I hate Iron Chef America but Alton Brown is just shocking in his knowledge of food on the show. It scares me.
Lex
05-17-06, 08:26 AM
I think I screwed up my back doing summersaults.

You should have worn the tutu. Not only is it stunningly stylish but provides invaluable back support.
jyossarian
05-17-06, 08:30 AM
I'm drinking coffee and thinking and wishing there were hot naked girls in the office building window next to me.
blonduathlongrl
05-17-06, 08:42 AM
good morning guys!!!
sun is finally shining here, helping things dry out a bit and i went for a run!!! eating 3 sand and then it's biking time! how is everyone?
Lex
05-17-06, 08:47 AM
I'm drinking coffee and thinking and wishing there were hot naked girls in the office building window next to me.

You forgot the commericial tag in this ad for the Playboy channel. :roflmao: :lol:
Lex
05-17-06, 08:47 AM
good morning guys!!!
sun is finally shining here, helping things dry out a bit and i went for a run!!! eating 3 sand and then it's biking time! how is everyone?

Hi Blondie! Sun is also out here after seven days of rain but I am stuck inside - all day.
jyossarian
05-17-06, 08:52 AM
Sun's out here too. If it's not raining later tonight I may try to squeeze in a ride. It's supposed to pour the next two days then dry up for the weekend!
Lex
05-17-06, 08:55 AM
Sun's out here too. If it's not raining later tonight I may try to squeeze in a ride. It's supposed to pour the next two days then dry up for the weekend!

Uggggg...I hope the rain isn't coming from the west. Not only do I need some sun but the kid is going stir-crazy.
explody pup
05-17-06, 08:57 AM
I'm drinking coffee and thinking and wishing there weren't so many hot naked girls in the office building window next to me. It's so distracting and I have a lot of work to do.
blonduathlongrl
05-17-06, 09:00 AM
Hi Blondie! Sun is also out here after seven days of rain but I am stuck inside - all day.
good morning! looks like we had the same weather! wow, it was starting to wear me out!
Lex
05-17-06, 09:09 AM
good morning! looks like we had the same weather! wow, it was starting to wear me out!

You're in NH, right? So it's not like our climates tend to be that diverse. Sucks for both of us. :D

On the upside, word is that we're supposed to have a mild, dry, summer. Of course, the word comes from the front desk receptionist and I have no idea of where she got the information. :rolleyes:
Karldar
05-17-06, 09:16 AM
LOVE Cash in the Attic really good show......well, except when the annoying blonde woman hosts.....but the male host is very likable......or lickable......something like that. :D

I hate Iron Chef America but Alton Brown is just shocking in his knowledge of food on the show. It scares me.
Well, the blonde has actually grown on me a bit, but that could be because the one I watched this morning was hosted by some annoying blonde guy that seems a bit too "fabulous.";) I miss Alistair. Then again, my DVR is half full of Cash In The Attic episodes. Maybe they're pulling hosts in off the streets to keep up.

I love Iron Chef America! One of the few shows I don't mind being Americanized. I just love seeing what everyone prepares and the judges' reactions. AB is just a bonus.:D
Karldar
05-17-06, 09:19 AM
I just got done playing some Halo 2. I think we lost more than we won, but it was fun anyway.:D

I'm probably gonna watch some more TV, then crash. It's all overcast and cold here.:mad: It's been at least 2 weeks since I went mountain biking. I was hoping to get in shape for summer. Now I'm gonna be lucky to get in shape for fall.:(
TexasGuy
05-17-06, 09:23 AM
ummmm
i actually got some work done
:-/
wrote up some responses for some company who never pays me a single dime but i seem to end up taking care of all of their legal / arbitration needs. GO ME. Up until i hit refresh and the site actually loaded 2 minutes later I was being a productive member of this company. :o :(


I'm listening to the Dance hcannel on Launch Cast: Sorry - Madonna
You've said it all before. I've heard it before
Lex
05-17-06, 09:23 AM
Well, the blonde has actually grown on me a bit, but that could be because the one I watched this morning was hosted by some annoying blonde guy that seems a bit too "fabulous.";) I miss Alistair. Then again, my DVR is half full of Cash In The Attic episodes. Maybe they're pulling hosts in off the streets to keep up.

I love Iron Chef America! One of the few shows I don't mind being Americanized. I just love seeing what everyone prepares and the judges' reactions. AB is just a bonus.:D


Isn't the blonde guy that hosts on occasion Paul Hayes - one of the appraisers and also on Bargain Hunt? He takes the whole "pretty boy of antiques" thing a bit seriously. Do you get the one hour shows or are you recording the half hour. I think it's so bizarre that they ransack someone else's house in the second half of the show to fund things like a face lift. LOL Btw....did you see the guy who collected irons? How crazy was that - especially as even the older ones weren't worth anything.

I'm a big Iron Chef fan but think they camp it up on the American version in a way that doesn't quite work.This, of course, doesn't mean that I don't still watch it. :D
blonduathlongrl
05-17-06, 09:25 AM
You're in NH, right? So it's not like our climates tend to be that diverse. Sucks for both of us. :D

On the upside, word is that we're supposed to have a mild, dry, summer. Of course, the word comes from the front desk receptionist and I have no idea of where she got the information. :rolleyes:
lol!!!! if that receptionist said it then you know it THE word!!!!! can you ask her how the summer will be in NH?:D
Lex
05-17-06, 09:25 AM
Up until i hit refresh and the site actually loaded 2 minutes later I was being a productive member of this company. :o :(


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

That is just sick and wrong.
Lex
05-17-06, 09:26 AM
lol!!!! if that receptionist said it then you know it THE word!!!!! can you ask her how the summer will be in NH?:D

I'll also ask her who the next governor will be - just to give you a head start - and if there's any chance of frogs falling from the sky. :D
Karldar
05-17-06, 09:32 AM
Isn't the blonde guy that hosts on occasion Paul Hayes - one of the appraisers and also on Bargain Hunt? He takes the whole "pretty boy of antiques" thing a bit seriously. Do you get the one hour shows or are you recording the half hour. I think it's so bizarre that they ransack someone else's house in the second half of the show to fund things like a face lift. LOL Btw....did you see the guy who collected irons? How crazy was that - especially as even the older ones weren't worth anything.

I'm a big Iron Chef fan but think they camp it up on the American version in a way that doesn't quite work.This, of course, doesn't mean that I don't still watch it. :D
No, no, this is a different host, like Alistair and Lorne only more annoying. My favorite appraiser is Jonty, of course, but I don't mind Paul. Oh, and I record both the hour and half-hour episodes. That reminds me, I really should start recording Bargain Hunt, as well. That's a fun show...especially when a team actually makes some money.:lol:
TexasGuy
05-17-06, 09:33 AM
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

That is just sick and wrong.
The site loading slow or me being productive?
:o
Lex
05-17-06, 09:37 AM
No, no, this is a different host, like Alistair and Lorne only more annoying. My favorite appraiser is Jonty, of course, but I don't mind Paul. Oh, and I record both the hour and half-hour episodes. That reminds me, I really should start recording Bargain Hunt, as well. That's a fun show...especially when a team actually makes some money.:lol:

I wish that there was a U.S. version of "Bargain Hunt." I would LOVE to be on that show. I also like Jonty - he really tends to hit the prices right on....which is amazing in such a subjective business.

I haven't seen the blond guy then.....I don't think. Alistair hosted another show when an American woman would come into the homes of people trying to sell and help them stage their homes by being entertainingly brutal. He's just a really polished and compelling host.
Lex
05-17-06, 09:37 AM
The site loading slow or me being productive?
:o


Maybe a little of both. :D
Karldar
05-17-06, 09:46 AM
I wish that there was a U.S. version of "Bargain Hunt." I would LOVE to be on that show. I also like Jonty - he really tends to hit the prices right on....which is amazing in such a subjective business.

I haven't seen the blond guy then.....I don't think. Alistair hosted another show when an American woman would come into the homes of people trying to sell and help them stage their homes by being entertainingly brutal. He's just a really polished and compelling host.
I don't know that Bargain Hunt(or Cash In The Attic, for that matter) could do that well in NA. I mean, we don't really have much that's old enough to make money, do we? Bear in mind, however, that I haven't actually watched the American version of Cash In The Attic. I guess some colonial stuff and antiques brought over from Europe and Asia could make up the bulk of the money makers. Though, I do remember once, on Antiques Road Show, that a guy brought in an original Navajo blanket he had been using as an armchair cover. It was worth about a million bucks. I was afraid the old dude was gonna go into cardiac arrest when they told him.
Lex
05-17-06, 09:49 AM
I don't know that Bargain Hunt(or Cash In The Attic, for that matter) could do that well in NA. I mean, we don't really have much that's old enough to make money, do we? Bear in mind, however, that I haven't actually watched the American version of Cash In The Attic. I guess some colonial stuff and antiques brought over from Europe and Asia could make up the bulk of the money makers. Though, I do remember once, on Antiques Road Show, that a guy brought in an original Navajo blanket he had been using as an armchair cover. It was worth about a million bucks. I was afraid the old dude was gonna go into cardiac arrest when they told him.

I do think people who have been grounded in an area may have more stuff lying around their house that might be antique and worth something. Having said that, there are a lot of American antiques that are worth quite a lot that people use for everyday use - as with the Navajo blanket - so it could be interesting. I didn't know that there was an American version of Cash in the Attic. Sounds interesting. What channel is it on?
Karldar
05-17-06, 10:06 AM
I do think people who have been grounded in an area may have more stuff lying around their house that might be antique and worth something. Having said that, there are a lot of American antiques that are worth quite a lot that people use for everyday use - as with the Navajo blanket - so it could be interesting. I didn't know that there was an American version of Cash in the Attic. Sounds interesting. What channel is it on?
I don't know what channel it comes on. I kinda don't want to know. I haven't seen any adaptations of British shows that are as good as, much less better than, the original yet. It's the whole American entertainment mentality that bothers me, really. "Someone else did it and it was a hit! We should do the exact same thing...only make it suck really bad!"
Lex
05-17-06, 10:10 AM
I don't know what channel it comes on. I kinda don't want to know. I haven't seen any adaptations of British shows that are as good as, much less better than, the original yet. It's the whole American entertainment mentality that bothers me, really. "Someone else did it and it was a hit! We should do the exact same thing...only make it suck really bad!"

Hey, as has been said before - there are no new ideas. LOL I just hate when they take a concept and really ruin it. "The Office" is a really good example of a Brit show translated and done well. Helps that they had the creator of the show on board probably. "Coupling" is a show that was good in Brit form but painful when translated.

I don't know what Bargain Hunt would be like without it's host - though DD is kind of off now and that annoyingly cheesy guy is the host, right? His name escapes me right now. I really think that Cash in the Attic is a show that would translate well. Without Alistair though.....*sigh*
Karldar
05-17-06, 10:13 AM
I've been afraid to watch the Americanized version of The Office. Coupling was painful, for sure. <--That sounds funny!:lol:
Lex
05-17-06, 10:48 AM
I've been afraid to watch the Americanized version of The Office. Coupling was painful, for sure. <--That sounds funny!:lol:

The American version of the "The Office" is great. The characters - though the resemble the Brit characters in some ways - are so much their own that they really make the show work. Helps that the writing is excellent.

Do you watch "Escape to the County?" I love that show. So cool looking through all the houses.
jyossarian
05-17-06, 11:43 AM
I'm eating a cuban sandwich for lunch and loving every bite of it. Wondering if the Ride of Silence will interfere w/ this week's episode of Lost.
blonduathlongrl
05-17-06, 11:49 AM
back from a ride, felt rusty..nothing like the feeling of being free, is it? :)
hi565
05-17-06, 12:20 PM
realizing I have ALOT of **** going on. Here is the list of things going on for school...

Quiz Tomm. in math
Quiz on monday in english
Paper due Friday in english
Test friday in Soc. Studies
Project due in two weeks for Soc. Studies
Paper due wed. In latin (found about today)
MCAS mon. and tue
A concert next thursday (going to be great, but may get in the way)
Plus I am going to be away all weekend for a hiking trip.

Shwwwaaaaaa.

Time to get to work. :(
TexasGuy
05-17-06, 12:33 PM
working.
i felt so productive this morning but now im winding down and not feeling very productive/wanting to work/do anything.