Random Thoughts

[Mara]

Then again, I was really excited to see King Lear last week, and the production was disappointing. Maybe I should lower expectations.

[Mara]

Hmm.

Had an awkward encounter with a co-worker, where he was describing, in graphic detail, the things that went wrong with his one-night stand last night. I started off looking at him quizzically, then started sighing and twitching, then said "I don't want to have this conversation," and finally had to walk away rudely.

I'm really surprised, because in this day and age, I've never had to go beyond sighing and twitching. Who does that?

[NickGlass]

A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Liv Ullman with Cate Blanchette as Blanche, October in DC, moving to New York later.

Tickets go on sale August 12th, in case anyone but me cares.

'Cause I'm peeing myself with excitement.

Mine.

[number8]

Hmm.

Had an awkward encounter with a co-worker, where he was describing, in graphic detail, the things that went wrong with his one-night stand last night. I started off looking at him quizzically, then started sighing and twitching, then said "I don't want to have this conversation," and finally had to walk away rudely.

I'm really surprised, because in this day and age, I've never had to go beyond sighing and twitching. Who does that?

Well, that's rude.

[Derek]

Well, that's rude.

Seriously. She didn't even let him finish his story!

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Just kidding, Mara. :P

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[Ezee E]

I would definitely be up for a Cate Blanchett-anything play if it were in a relatively close distance.

But my conversations with Mara would probably give her twitches.

[Mara]

But my conversations with Mara would probably give her twitches.

Well, I'll put up with stuff from a friend that I won't from a co-worker. And I'll put up with more from a woman than a man (sexist, but true.) But he was way over the line. Icky.

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A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Liv Ullman with Cate Blanchette as Blanche, October in DC, moving to New York later.

Tickets go on sale August 12th, in case anyone but me cares.

'Cause I'm peeing myself with excitement.

Dina would be there with bells on if she could. And she'd drag my sorry ass with her even if she had to carry me.

[MadMan]

I'm sitting here watching some of the Michael Jackson Memorial Tribute special. Yes I know its insanely excessive, and I'm not going to mourn the man. But I can't look away. Al Sharpton's speach was hilarious hyperbole: the best part was "He taught us to love." Really? What? :lol:

I'm instantly reminded of everything surrounding Princess Di, and how that was overblown, also.

[Ivan Drago]

I'm instantly reminded of everything surrounding Princess Di, and how that was overblown, also.

I remember waking up at 7 am the Saturday morning of Princess Diana's funeral excited to watch cartoons...only to find out that her funeral was on instead...on ABC, NBC, CBS...AND Fox.

I didn't know what to do with myself that morning.

[Benny Profane]

I love how Al Sharpton managed to put the election of a black president into his speech about Michael Jackson.

I am pretty sure he was born under power lines.

[Sycophant]

Why is this sandwich shop's best sandwich a special they rotate in only every six weeks or so?

[EvilShoe]

Michael Jackson is dead???

[Mara]

Michael Jackson is dead???

Who???????????

[Mara]

There's a perfect character that works with me. Love her. She's about fifty, spray-tanned and with huge, crawling vine tattoos all over her arms and chest. She also has a couple of ass tattoos. I know because I've seen them. I've seen them because she e-mailed them to everyone.

She also wears tons of make-up and a huge blonde Godiva wig, has talon-nails, and dresses like Lindsay Lohan, with hooker heels. Her office is filled with hodge-podge random stuff, ranging from torture porn figurines to pictures of puppies. She has a loud, abrasive, squawking voice with a thick Baltimore accent.

She brings her dog to work on every day that she comes to work, which certainly isn't every day. The dog wears hair ties and sweaters and follows the lady around like a shadow.

She can be very tricky if you cross her, but the truth is that most of the time she has a huge heart. She'll go out of her way to make sure that people get things that they need. We all have a huge soft spot for her, even though she's a total oddball.

I'm thinking of her fondly today for two reasons: first, because they're changing my job this week, and I won't work with her anymore, and I'll miss the wackiness. Second, she made Jell-O cake for everyone today, and I'd forgotten how hard Jell-O cake rocks.

[Wryan]

A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Liv Ullman with Cate Blanchette as Blanche, October in DC, moving to New York later.

Tickets go on sale August 12th, in case anyone but me cares.

'Cause I'm peeing myself with excitement.

Sounds badass.

[Wryan]

Hmm.

Had an awkward encounter with a co-worker, where he was describing, in graphic detail, the things that went wrong with his one-night stand last night. I started off looking at him quizzically, then started sighing and twitching, then said "I don't want to have this conversation," and finally had to walk away rudely.

I'm really surprised, because in this day and age, I've never had to go beyond sighing and twitching. Who does that?

Did he think he was in a Kevin Smith film? Or is your coworker that guy who wrote the Beer in Hell book? If the latter, please do my gender a favor and push him down an elevator shaft.

[Wryan]

There's a perfect character that works with me. Love her. She's about fifty, spray-tanned and with huge, crawling vine tattoos all over her arms and chest. She also has a couple of ass tattoos. I know because I've seen them. I've seen them because she e-mailed them to everyone.

She also wears tons of make-up and a huge blonde Godiva wig, has talon-nails, and dresses like Lindsay Lohan, with hooker heels. Her office is filled with hodge-podge random stuff, ranging from torture porn figurines to pictures of puppies. She has a loud, abrasive, squawking voice with a thick Baltimore accent.

She brings her dog to work on every day that she comes to work, which certainly isn't every day. The dog wears hair ties and sweaters and follows the lady around like a shadow.

She can be very tricky if you cross her, but the truth is that most of the time she has a huge heart. She'll go out of her way to make sure that people get things that they need. We all have a huge soft spot for her, even though she's a total oddball.

I'm thinking of her fondly today for two reasons: first, because they're changing my job this week, and I won't work with her anymore, and I'll miss the wackiness. Second, she made Jell-O cake for everyone today, and I'd forgotten how hard Jell-O cake rocks.

Where...again do you work? And how does this woman also work there?

[Mara]

Did he think he was in a Kevin Smith film? Or is your coworker that guy who wrote the Beer in Hell book? If the latter, please do my gender a favor and push him down an elevator shaft.

I've looked up this book now. What a tool.

[Mara]

Where...again do you work? And how does this woman also work there?

I work in a MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC and I didn't even tell you the worst parts. (Hint: it involves psychotropics.) One time she got mad and threatened to quit and join a bunny ranch, which probably would have made more sense.

And the second question has a verrrrrry interesting answer, but I fear I have said too much.

[Wryan]

I work in a MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC and I didn't even tell you the worst parts. (Hint: it involves psychotropics.) One time she got mad and threatened to quit and join a bunny ranch, which probably would have made more sense.

And the second question has a verrrrrry interesting answer, but I fear I have said too much.

I had forgotten you worked there. I was imagining you doing the corporate office thing somewhere for some reason. Still, a woman of her character working at an establishment of that ambience...a winning combination. Can't make that stuff up.

[Skitch]

You guys should read Syrup by Max Berry.

[Wryan]

Working at this publishing company editing this style of books (local and regional history) has lead to the recognition of some increasingly amusing tropes. After reading and editing more than one hundred books since I've started working here last March, some familiar things put in an appearance. If we're talking about early pioneering, you can bet that dear friend Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg and his diary will pop up.

Or if you're talking about anything remotely connected to horticulture or an early Frenchman, Andre Michaux is bound to arrive sooner or later.

If you dare to mention a local icehouse that cut blocks of ice from the frozen lake in the winter, you best mention that they were packed in sawdust to keep until summer. No other material is possible. Just sawdust. Always sawdust.

Everyone was secretly involved in the Underground Railroad, especially in the South. Anyone who did own slaves treated them like family.

Any day on which the president was expected to pass through a small town ended in disappointment.

The phone system was more personal back when than it is today.

On and on. I am amused.

[NickGlass]

Yeah, I work in book publishing as well, and, as a trivia buff, amassing a wide range of minute information is one of the most interesting perks.

[Morris Schæffer]

He was so passive when Federer was serving in that fifth set, and he just didn't have what it took to close things out. Perfect evidence was being up 6-1 in that second set tiebreaker. Letting that get away I thought was the end of the match. He was able to battle back, but whenever it counted, he couldn't put Federer away, and then it seemed like he was just waiting for Federer to lose the thing rather than trying to take it from him. It's a shame, but he certainly put up a much bigger fight that I thought he would.

A little late here, but part of me thinks that if Andy had emerged victorious from that second set, Federer would have stepped up his game even more. He's usually flawless when under extreme duress.