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verbal gymnastics wrote:

Do they have any job vacancies?

Someone else I showed this to pointed out that because of the scripty font, "Where" kind of looks like "Whore"... so, "T&A Cleaning Services: Whore Service is Guaranteed!"

Check out my Barack O'Lantern:



I carved it last night at a pumpkin carving competition. I'm pretty proud of how it turned out

Spotted on my drive home:

Why have the random thoughts dried up? Because you haven't been around as much lately, VG! ;) My random thought of the day: All other economic woes aside, I'm bummed that the Canadian dollar is doing so horribly right now. Our Seattle trip is suddenly a lot more expensive than when we first booked ...

From the earlier link The patented DX610, for rodent control, mouse control, mice control, utilizes advanced state of the art technology that works by transmitting a powerful range of ultrasonic sound waves in the 45,000 Hz range .Humans can only hear sound up to 20,000 HZ, and your pet, (dog or ca...

Thanks, Spooky. We may try those. We just got the basic snaptrap - that one looks extra fancy Maybe it would do the job better... we've had no luck in the past 24 hours or so.

We didn't buy the electronic noise thing yet for fear that it's going to adversely effect our kitty... *sigh*

Thanks - we might pick up something like that today....

Just found Powell's speech on youtube. Very inspiring. I was especially moved by his sentiments about Muslim Americans. Reminds me of the point made on The Daily Show about McCain's responding to allegations that Obama is an Arab with "No, he's a decent man"... as if the two are mutually e...

Seeking opinions/help everywhere I can get it. Perhaps some of you have dealt with this and can give Blue and I some tips. We've got mice in our basement. We've not actually had one scurry across the floor with us down there yet, but we've seen plenty of evidence to know they're there: we've heard t...

I haven't actually had time to watch these yet, but I've read good things... hopefully I'll get a chance at lunch today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82lhqiAF-M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cen37qxA7E

Not allowed! No more London meet ups until Blue and I make it back!

Okay, okay... let's just say we'll be there in spirit.

UK -The Right Stuff (You Got It) -New Kids on the Block US- Blame It On The Rain -Milli Vanilli AUS -If I Could Turn Back Time -Cher Blue, take some solace in these shitty results. Milli Vanilli is the pinnacle of fail. You're making Blue and I feel old! New Kids... the year you were *born*! Wow! :...

Well, my friends, even though as a "typical voter" I'd probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this recent crisis, I can tell you that "that one" won the debate.

This one: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2903926133_280542c350.jpg Is my favourite. She just has this incredibly mischievous and thoughtful look in her eyes. Like she's got a plan for that big ball, and you'd better watch out. Verbal, you must have your hands full. I'm also in support of more p...

Happy Birthday, VG!

Hope you had a great one... you've certainly had a great year. I also look forward to sharing that next beer (or four) with you, whenever that might be.

I've been out of town for the weekend, so sorry I missed it! Happy Birthday, Spooky! I hope it was great.

I haven't been watching nearly enough Olympics this year. Watched a bit last week but lately I've just been reading up online. Glad Canada has finally won a couple of medals. On another topic, why is it that "migraine" is synonymous with "headache" for so many people? If you're a...

A new fast food joint opened up near our house. Somehow I don't think they understand what copyright means.

Blue and I went up to a cottage with his family last week - we forgot our camera, so we didn't take many photos, but did have my phone with me on a boat ride out in the lake and snapped a few shots. Here's Blue & his Dad, looking excited: http://www.beingelated.com/Adam.jpg And me & my siste...

Took some time during vacation for some reading - got through Paul Auster's The Book of Illusions in 2 1/2 days... may be a record for me! I can say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I need to read more of Auster's stuff - Blue has been a fan for awhile so we have a few of his books on our shelf at home. I t...

Otis Westinghouse wrote:What is skordalia?

Skordalia is a garlicky potato dip - one of our favourites at the local greek places. Here's the recipe we used:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/skor ... index.html

This recipe was a bit too salty, but otherwise very yum.

Blue and I just started a full week off of work (11 days, in fact), and are kicking it off with a really nice and crazy-big Greek themed dinner. We've got three different dips (Humous, Skordalia, a red pepper feta one that I can't think of the name of), moussaka, spanakopita, and saganaki - finished...

More positive vibes to Spooks!

Saw Dark Knight last night. Maybe my expectations were too high, or maybe I just don't have the right appreciation for comic book films... but... I wasn't overly impressed. Don't get me wrong, Heath Ledger was INCREDIBLE and beyond disturbing as the Joker. Even if the rest of the film was total and ...

verbal - nothing will beat the spam I got yesterday. It seems a new trend is to have a fake headline in the subject line -often oddly sexual- and some random link in the body... Things like "Troops want larger jackhammers" or "JFK memoirs reveal affair." Yesterday's took the cake...