Random Thoughts

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:43 pm

Mechanical Grace wrote:If it's a worthwhile boyfriend, he'll have brought the snack with him.

One of the many reasons I want a boyfriend. Snacks, letters and sodas.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:24 pm

Mel Gibson - what a tool...

http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-a ... d-cover-up

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:26 pm

1. Letters and sodas, letters and sodas. I agree heartily.

2. Why does the whole Mel Gibson thing not surprise me??

3. My boss has closed the office tomorrow on account of heat (projected 100'+). I'm pretty lucky.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:17 am

miss buenos aires wrote:And a snack. I also want a snack.

I've got a ham roll in a cheese bap that I made for my lunch that you can have. There's also a Snickers bar and a Cadbury's Dairy Milk with Caramel in my draw that you can have. I don't have any soda though. Sorry.

Having just looked through my draw there is a Best New Music CD from Q magazine called Rise and Shine from 2002 which is still in its cellophane.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:54 am

verbal gymnastics wrote:I've got a ham roll in a cheese bap that I made for my lunch that you can have. There's also a Snickers bar and a Cadbury's Dairy Milk with Caramel in my draw that you can have. I don't have any soda though. Sorry.

I haven't eaten meat in thirteen and a half years and I haven't eaten sugar in three weeks (besides a mango sorbet that I really, really needed). But thanks for the thought, anyway.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:33 pm

The bad news is that I may have a slight problem with the IRS. The good news is that I found my Lucinda Williams tickets while looking through my 2004 tax stuff.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:31 am

Boy With A Problem wrote:The bad news is that I may have a slight problem with the IRS.

Is there such a thing as a "slight" problem with the IRS?

Boy With A Problem wrote: The good news is that I found my Lucinda Williams tickets while looking through my 2004 tax stuff.

I hope these weren't tickets for a 2004 show!

scielle · Post by **scielle** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:41 pm

This Heather-Macca story is getting really sad.
http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/arti ... zes_money/

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:02 am

Breaking news on CNN :
Paris Hilton : "I'm going celibate".

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/ ... index.html

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:54 am

Celebrate. I think she meant 'I'm going to celebrate.'

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:29 am

She must make you so proud to be an American!

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:35 pm

I'm going to make curtains!

Does anyone here know how to make curtains? Help!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:34 pm

Good to see Joe Lieberman take one on the chin tonight. Unfortunately the pantload now wants to run as an independent, so we may have to put up with another six years of his ugly kowtowing and boring moralizing. What an egomaniac. I was down at a business meeting in Stamford today and saw his minions squaring off with Ned Lamont supporters across one intersection. Got a little feisty at one point.

Still, a long overdue bad sign for the Republicans I think. If there's any justice in the world the GOP will get its clock cleaned in November.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:49 am

miss buenos aires wrote:I'm going to make curtains!

Does anyone here know how to make curtains? Help!

First, make sure you have a boyfriend who will make sure you have enough snacks and soda...

...then you will need, erm...

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:12 am

Thread. You need thread.

And that's where the trouble begins.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:10 am

I have thread!

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:40 am

Umm, you'll need fabric too, MBA. Do you have fabric?

Or some old jeans or something to make curtains out of. . . . .

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:56 am

Kind of Scarlet-in-reverse, making curtains out of clothes.

Sheets work well, I'm told, MBA.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:01 pm

Whatcha need to know mba? My wife's pretty handy with a sewing machine and that sort of thing - I'd be happy to ask her on your behalf.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:07 pm

I have fabric!

I guess what I need to know is...can it be as intuitive as I'm intuiting? Do I just hem all the sides and stitch the top around a curtain rod?

And where does one buy a curtain rod?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:11 pm

I'll ask the boss.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:26 pm

The easiest thing to do is to fold a flap over where the top of the curtains will be and run two straight lines of stitching around 2 inches apart - the curtain rod will need to fit in between these two lines. You can leave some extra fabric at the top for a ruffle if you like. Then just turn up a bit of fabric on the bottom if you want a hem - or you could put some special ribbon or trim on the bottom. The possibilities are endless.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:29 pm

fucking 'ell.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:30 pm

The expert replies:

"It's really not that hard if you're fair at sewing, but the thing to consider is if you want them lined (which is a little harder to do). Make sure that the gathers aren't too much or too little (so use the material before you cut it, to hold it up and see how you think it's going to look.) Curtain rods - Target's good."

Get sewing so lack!

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:33 pm

I can't sew, I'm a blind man.