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04-09-2009, 02:48 PM
Benny Profane

I bottled my first batch of homebrew last night. Can't wait to taste it in two weeks!
04-09-2009, 03:03 PM
EvilShoe

I tried Christian Bale's tuna + apple diet, but gave up after nearly passing out.
The man should stick to movies.
04-09-2009, 03:24 PM
Kurosawa Fan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antoine

Billy Bob Thornton. He takes his music seriously,* and you had better respect that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWS6qyy7bw

*but not seriously enough to bother bringing his drums to the radio station.

Wow. Did that deejay sleep with his girlfriend or something? That was one of the more awkward interviews I've seen. His bandmates looked as uncomfortable with Thronton's behavior as I felt while watching.
04-09-2009, 03:27 PM
Wryan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

The problem was that there were about a thousand little hoppity bunnies on the road. They kept looking up at me, and there was nothing I could do about it, since I had an embankment on my right, trucks on my left, and cars going 65 mph right behind me. The first couple of thuds bothered me, but then I got used to it.

What was awful was several hours later when the sun came up, and the street was a massacre of dead bunnies. There was literally a bunny every three feet, with a spray of blood behind it. To this day, it was the goriest thing I'd ever seen.

Jesus. Christ.
04-09-2009, 03:31 PM
Wryan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

There are a number of loud women in my office. (This is culturally foreign to me, but I see a lot of around Baltimore: women who are really, really loud even if they're not angry.)

It's escalated to full yelling today, but I can't tell if they are actually fighting, or agreeing with each other at full voice. I'm a little concerned and will likely hide in my office for most of the day.

Given that "noise" is one of my biggest pet peeves, yes generally, I hate people who talk loud when they don't really need to. It's pointless and basically offensive to me that they--without even realizing it--consider themselves so important that they must talk at a decibel level normally reserved for fire engines in any given situation.
04-09-2009, 04:29 PM
NickGlass

There's an editorial assistant--she sits just behind me to the left--who constantly sneezes and it drives me insane. The sound and spray she emits doesn't bother me as much as my self-conscious decision as to whether I should feel obliged to say "gesundheit" every time she lets one loose (and, oh my, she really pronounces them). She only started two weeks ago, and after saying "gesundheit" every hour for the first three days--and only once receiving a nod or comment of acknowledgment--I gave up. She can sneeze, she can grab a tissue, and her heart can pause for a moment, but I do not want god to bless her.

Yesterday, I noticed that she has a Neti Pot on her desk. It made me simultaneously laugh and cringe.

Also, I must have you know that she sneezed twice during the time it took me to write this post. I did not say "gesundheit."
04-09-2009, 05:22 PM
Ezee E

What is a Neti Pot?
04-09-2009, 05:40 PM
Raiders

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezee E

What is a Neti Pot?

The greatest invention ever for those with bad sinuses and allergies.

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus...re-9/neti-pots

Quote:

If you're one of the millions of Americans dealing with chronic sinus problems, you know how miserable the headaches, facial pain, and clogged nasal passages can be. In their search for relief, many sinus sufferers have turned to nasal saline irrigation, a therapy that uses a salt and water solution to flush out the nasal cavity.

Although several methods of nasal irrigation exist, one of the most popular is the Neti pot -- a ceramic pot that looks like a cross between a small teapot and Aladdin's magic lamp. Although nasal irrigation using the Neti pot has been around for centuries, its use is on the rise in the U.S., thanks to a recent appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and a fair amount of news coverage. Neti pot originally comes from the Ayurvedic/yoga medical tradition.
04-09-2009, 08:09 PM
Ivan Drago

I'll take anything to make my sinus problems go away right now...
04-09-2009, 08:12 PM
transmogrifier

I have slept through the middle of the last three movies I've watched at home. I've turned into my grandfather.
04-09-2009, 08:39 PM
MadMan

Can't stop procrastinating long enough to get this math homework done so I can go home for the weekend.
04-10-2009, 01:43 AM
Ezee E

Anybody participate in the Beat the Streak on ESPN.com?

I've never gotten over 8.
04-10-2009, 11:55 AM
Sven

Going to Chicago for the weekend. Coming back Tuesday. What is fun there?
04-10-2009, 12:08 PM
Kurosawa Fan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sven

Going to Chicago for the weekend. Coming back Tuesday. What is fun there?

From my experience, just about everything.
04-10-2009, 02:53 PM
bac0n

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sven

Going to Chicago for the weekend. Coming back Tuesday. What is fun there?

I was always a fan of the Northside, Clarke & Belmont area. Lots of great shops, bars, Wrigley isn't so far off, neither is the lake.
04-10-2009, 03:42 PM
Mara

How creepy am I?

A guy I remember a little bit from high school just added me as a friend on Facebook. I checked out his Facebook page and realized he's gotten freakishly hot, so I saved a picture and e-mailed it to a single friend of mine in an effort to get them to marry each other.

Some are born happy, some become happy, and some have happiness thrust upon them whether they want it or not.
04-10-2009, 06:05 PM
NickGlass

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

How creepy am I?

A guy I remember a little bit from high school just added me as a friend on Facebook. I checked out his Facebook page and realized he's gotten freakishly hot, so I saved a picture and e-mailed it to a single friend of mine in an effort to get them to marry each other.

Some are born happy, some become happy, and some have happiness thrust upon them whether they want it or not.

The strangest thing about that is your intention for them to get married.
04-10-2009, 06:12 PM
Mara

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickGlass

The strangest thing about that is your intention for them to get married.

And make babies!

I'm a match-maker. I can't help it.
04-10-2009, 06:19 PM
number8

I had a baby once. It was ugly, so I gave it a pet bird.
04-10-2009, 06:22 PM
Mara

I've even been known to set up people I don't like with other people I don't like, theorizing that they'll be perfect for each other.

:lol:
04-10-2009, 07:05 PM
number8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowland

So, Dan Ackroyd... yeah.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...new_vodka.html
04-10-2009, 07:05 PM
Mara

If I wasn't a native English speaker, I don't think I'd understand how to use the word "so." It had many official and unofficial uses.

Merriam Webster has, essentially, twenty different definitions of it.
04-10-2009, 10:13 PM
Sven

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

If I wasn't a native English speaker, I don't think I'd understand how to use the word "so." It had many official and unofficial uses.

Merriam Webster has, essentially, twenty different definitions of it.

Look up the harmless word "set." Especially in an unabridged dictionary. Yikes.

In Chicago! Looking forward to many things, one of them being a complete divorce from the internet. So long, suckers. Bring on the deep dish, vertigo, and jazz.
04-10-2009, 10:16 PM
[ETM]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

If I wasn't a native English speaker, I don't think I'd understand how to use the word "so." It had many official and unofficial uses.

Merriam Webster has, essentially, twenty different definitions of it.

Every language has those. You'd love all the uses we have for "e".
04-10-2009, 10:45 PM
Sycophant

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sven

In Chicago! Looking forward to many things, one of them being a complete divorce from the internet. So long, suckers. Bring on the deep dish, vertigo, and jazz.

Ta-Nehisi Coates said on his blog that he's gonna be in Chicago this weekend, too. I'm gettin' suspicious...

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