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883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 07,May,2003 | I Had the Time of my Life just came on the radio so, as if possessed, my coworker and I broke into the dance from the last scene in Dirty Dancing. You know, the one where they are all doing that move in the aisle up to the stage. I didn't do the eventual swan dive, though. Rob most certainly would have dropped me. Nobody puts Baby in a corner. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 07,May,2003 | The Straight Dope From America's Favorite Cauc-izzy: DJS 1. Name one song you hate to admit you like. Just about anything by DMX. He's got this ego thing that kind of bugs me and he acts like he's such a friggin' tough guy, but at the same time his songs pretty much kick ass. I hear his new song 'X Is Gonna Give It To Ya' and I want to seriously go out and fight people. It's that good. And yes...I'll probably end up buying his damn CDs now. 2. Name two songs that always make you cry. Weird. I don't think there are any that make me cry instantly. One that I can think of would be 'Cats In the Cradle' (not sure who sings it). I'm sure that when the day comes that my dad isn't around anymore, it'll make me cry like a lil' bitch. I think there might be a couple of Johnny Cash numbers that make me sad, too. That one that's on his new CD that Sting wrote called 'I Hang My Head.' That's a sad one. Yep. 3. Name three songs that turn you on. 'D'Yer Mak'er' by Led Zeppelin, but only the Sheyl Crow version. Her voice is all scratchy and HOT, HOT, HOT. 'Please God' by Ana Voog. Yes. The local Minneapolis girl who has that webcam at urlLink Ana Voog.Com has a hidden track on her album. It's somewhat naughty. DJ likey. Last but not least, I guess I'd say 'The Love Boat' theme song. Love....exciting and new... 4. Name four songs that always make you feel good. Oh, good Christ. 'Battleflag' by the Lo Fidelity All-Stars. 'What I Got' by Sublime. 'I Left My Wallet In El Segundo' by A Tribe Called Quest. 'Rotten World Blues' by EELS. I don't know. This changes constantly, so check back with me next week. 5. Name five songs you couldn't ever do without. 'Aurora' by Bjork. 'Untouchable' by Garbage. 'Sounds of Science' by The Beastie Boys. 'Paradise City' by Guns N' Roses. 'Sugar Free Jazz' by Soul Coughing. Okay...admittedly, I didn't spend too much time on these questions. I'd have to really consult my CDs because I know I'm going to constantly go back and say 'Oh shit...I forgot about that track. Maybe I should amend my post on Pandyland.' Can't. Won't. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 07,May,2003 | Good Qs. 1. Name one song you hate to admit you like. Anything by J. Lo. Hard to get behind an 'artist' that sings songs other people wrote for her about how real she is. But damn, theyre catchy! 2. Name two songs that always make you cry. Kite by U2 and Ghost by The Indigo Girls 3. Name three songs that turn you on. Ultraviolet (Light My Way) by U2, I am the Walrus by the Beatles, Criminal by Fiona Apple 4. Name four songs that always make you feel good. Too many to list! Brimful of Asha by Cornershop (esp. the Norman Cook remix), Interesting Drug by Morrissey, Beautiful Day by U2, Ordinary People by Pulp, A Little Respect by Erasure, Sabotage by The Beastie Boys and 2,000 other songs. 5. Name five songs you couldn't ever do without. So Im on a deserted island theyre not going to say You get to bring 5 songs, they are going to say You get to bring 5 albums. In light of this, Ill list the 5 albums that I couldnt ever do without: Achtung Baby , U2 A Rush of Blood to the Head , Coldplay Louder Than Bombs , The Smiths All That You Cant Leave Behind , U2 1 The Beatles, heck, anything by the Beatles! |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,May,2003 | Maybe this will get Stoner to post SOMETHING. 1. Name one song you hate to admit you like. That gay remake of 'Big Yellow Taxi' by Joni Mitchell - sung by Counting Crows. That band has bugged the hell out of me since 'Mr. Jones', but something about this song makes me want to tap my feet. Don't tell anyone or I'll have to kill you. 2. Name two songs that always make you cry. 'To Make You Feel My Love' by Bob Dylan 'The Promise' or 'Goodbye' by Tracy Chapman 3. Name three songs that turn you on. Just take 3 songs from: Anything by U2. Anything by Radiohead. 4. Name four songs that always make you feel good. 1. 'Save it For a Rainy Day' by the Jayhawks 2. 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1' by the Flaming Lips - '...those evil-natured robots, they're programmed to destroy us, she's gotta be strong to fight them, so she's taking lots of vitamins...' Classic! 3. 'Carnival' by the Cardigans 4. 'Galileo' by the Indigo Girls 5. Name five songs you couldn't ever do without. 'In Your Eyes' by Peter Gabriel 'With or Without You' by U2 'Blackbird' by the Beatles 'Driftwood' by Travis 'Taxi Ride' by Tori Amos |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,May,2003 | I Haven't Posted In a While. That Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You. The Boomsticks (the softball team I'm on) has their first game tonight. I'm predicting a Boomstick loss since our infield needs some major, major work. We had a scrimmage in the rain on Sunday against another team associated with our company and that didn't go so well. Not that we're not a good team, but they were short handed and we ended up giving them a few people from our squad to fill in their gaps. Of course, they were a couple of our better players. First of all, the team we played, call themselves Rage. Yeah...totally gay. They look like they're stunt doubles for the Addams Family and after a few innings I could see why they named the team Rage. The catcher who has something totally fucked up with his eye, spent the bulk of the time yelling at the pitcher. Why? I don't know...maybe it's because we were hitting everything he put over the plate. The funny part was seeing said catcher up at the plate. When he wasn't popping up into the infield, he was swinging the bat like he was at the 'ring the bell' thingy at the carnival. You know...swinging down and swatting the ball as opposed to swinging nice and level. Wow...I sound like a total sports nerd. Don't be deceived. It rained, we played anyway and I think I yelled a little at how horrible our infield played. People were bobbling balls, overthrowing, and missing easy outs. I think at one point I shouted: Looking good Boomsticks, looking real good. I need to take it down a notch. In other news: the girls that sit next to my cube here at work say the word 'girl' once every 3 words. I am not even kidding. 'Girl, his basement was all flooded and he ran downstairs to save his Sega Genesis, girl.' 'Girl?' 'Girl, it's so frustrating and girl, I told him that he needs to fix that shit, girl.' 'Oh girl. You know they never listen, girl.' 'Girl, you feel me?' This is the inside of my head: girl, girl, girl, girl, girl, girl, girl.... |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,May,2003 | Down by the Station Early in the Morning See the Little Puffer Bellies All in a Row So we book ourselves at the Residence Inn in Worthington (a suburub of Columbus), Ohio. It is a two minute drive to the office where we are working, and at a rate of $99 per night, it's a steal for business travelers. But then maybe that's because there are train tracks about 100 yards away. For those of you who are nostalgic for the days when trains carried freight across this great nation, may I recommend the Residence Inn of Worthington, Ohio. Pets are welcome, and you don't have to go down the hall for ice. Also, people here suck, and I am paid to waste my energy on them. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,May,2003 | Keep On Truckin': Why Not to Waste Your Energy on People Who Suck Some people are energy vampires. When you are with them or after you depart, you feel drained or depressed. They are emotionally insatiable; no matter how much attention or time you give them, there is always one more thing they need. If you try to help them feel better, they resist and argue for their problems. They don't recognize their ability to generate joy, love, or prosperity for themselves, so they look to others to sustain them. Watch out for anyone who says, 'I have so much love to give and no one to give it to.' Immediately translate that into, 'I am the emotional black hole of the universe, and I will suck every ounce of life force from you if you let me.' Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,May,2003 | Regarding the previously mentioned U2 calendar in my cube: At least I'm pretty sure it's been previously mentioned... anyway there is a U2 calendar in my cube, and May's picture is borderline workplace-inappropriate. It's a concert photo, of Bono's face and a woman's outstretched arm, her fingertips on Bono's lips, barely in his mouth. It's a beautiful shot, and one that I felt a little creepy about keeping over my computer. So, I moved it to a corner of my cube, out of site for most people walking by. I don't want to offend anyone. Anyway, Duf said all that needed to be said about my fantasy life when he put the following note by the picture (aparently it's not out of his site): 'This is my hand, signed Heather Lee 4.30.03' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,May,2003 | Panda, I'd like to belatedly publicly acknowledge your birthday. I'm very sorry you had to sacrifice your cuticles for the occasion, but I suppose it's part of growing up? Hope you enjoy the rest of the eve, HAL |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,May,2003 | The Worst Manicure Ever. Happy Cinco de Mayo. I forgot my wallet this morning (don't ask how since I had my purse). This would typically be irritating, but especially today since I wanted to get myself a b-day manicure. So I went home during my lunch hour to get my wallet and stopped for a quick mani on the way back to work. I picked my color and then sat down at my usual mani station. My regular woman was out sick...so I got someone else. A man. I've never trusted men to even do my dishes, let alone paint my nails. If he was gay I may have had more faith. But he wasn't. He cut the hell out of my cuticles (they were bleeding). He painted 'outside the lines'. There wasn't even a much-awaited hand massage. He sucked and it looks like a monkey painted my nails (which actually would have been an excellent b-day surprise, by the way). I suppose after a few margaritas this evening, though, I won't notice I even have fingernails. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,May,2003 | Birthday Backatchas! Panda, dear: Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! You don't look like a monkey, but that one time you did kind of smell a little bit (kinda). Many happy returns of the day! Duf' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,May,2003 | Greatest Lyrics Ever? 'All my lies are only wishes, you know that I would die if I could come back new.' Wilco Ashes of American flags from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,May,2003 | But what about the next 4 months??? You know on Thursday, when I said that the addition of bling-bling to the dictionary was the happiest day of my life? Well, I was wrong. This Sunday night is the urlLink Alias season finale. It is certain to be the highlight of my young (cmon now) life. J.J. Abrams created the show, along with another Pandyland favorite, urlLink Felicity . For these achievements, I think that statues should be erected in his honor, and we should have a national holiday in his name. Sunday's eppy is two hours long, and depending on what happens, I might not make it to work on Sunday. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | Hot Tip of the Day... Want to get some of your pictures out for the world to see? Check out urlLink Fotolog . It's a free site that'll let you upload pictures to share and people will comment on them. Plus, you can look at other shots people have taken and comment on theirs. It's kind of a photography nerd's paradise. Loosely translated: I like it there. I like it a lot. urlLink Here's my wimpy little collection thus far. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | Rockin' the Old Skool I just sent a fax! How ya like me now? Kool Mo Duf' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | Not Enough Time for a Proper Post I miss you. Last night we went out drinking to 1) celebrate the dysfuntion of my team, and 2) celebrate the fact that a friend of mine graduated from the Port Authority police academy. #2 was much more fun, but #1 was free, so I can't complain too much. After #2, my coworker D and I went to an Italian restaurant/bar so she could buy me a b-day drink. Here we ran into some (mostly) foreign waiters/bartenders. They preyed on our naivete and drunkenness like flies on shit...but my favorite line was said by a pretty cute waiter from the Dominican Republic. 'Are your eyes blue?' 'Yes.' 'Because I'm drowning in them and I don't know how to swim...I get off at 10:30.' 'What's your name?' *insert hot accent here - and trill the r's* 'Frrrrrranco.' Sorry Franco. Can't. Busy. Shortly after that I drunk-dialed my parents. More details on that later. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | The Thursday3 Brought to you in DJX Setraphonic Siz-ound. 1. So, what's your break-up story? My previous girlfriend was a mess. When she wasn't 'hanging' out with her previous boyfriend, she was calling me at work threatening to cut herself if I said I'd break up with her. Yeah...a real keeper. Well, we were on and off and when we were back on, she decided that she wanted to go on a 'business trip' with her ex-boyfriend. You know...just as 'friends.' I wasn't too crazy about the idea. When I grilled her about the accomodations, I learned that she was indeed staying in a hotel room with him with only ONE bed. Her logic was: 'Yeah, but you've stayed with your friend in Oregon and she's a girl.' For the record, I slept in the bottom bunk of her kid's bed. Not even REMOTELY the same thing. Despite my pleas for her to not go, she went. When she came back, I promptly dumped her like a visit to the restroom after eating at Khan's Mongolian BBQ. The following is an e-mail conversation that transpired weeks after the dump-age.. Crazy: I'm sorry I called you so late last night. I just wanted to tell you about this dream I had that you were in....blah blah blah blah... DJS: What part of 'I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU EVER AGAIN' don't you understand? 2. Have you ever lied to spare feelings when breaking up with someone? I used to. I've got this thing in my genetic code where I don't want to let people down, including ex-girlfriends. The previous story (and yeah, there's a lot more to it) was the exception to the rule. I don't give two shits about that psycho now. 3. Stevie Wonder says 'there is superstition.' Discuss. For someone who can't see how ridiculous his clothes are, he's got a helluva lotta insight. This is evidenced by the number of wackos who hang around the 'Speculation' seciton at the bookstore I part-time at. Those assholes usually pull up some floor, grab a stack of UFO, Nostradamus books and make a night of it. So yeah, Steve. There's a lot of superstition goin' on. Word is bond. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | The Return of an August Tradition: Now in Stereophonic, Quadraphonic Technicolor! The Thursday3 By Duf 'Bling Bling' Fer 1. So, what's your break-up story? In college, I had a girlfriend (well, more than one, but I digress), we'll call her BP. One night, drunk at a party, BP got mad at me and threw a bottle of Heineken at me (Duf ducked, bottle breezed by). I ended it because she clearly had an anger management problem. She called me a lot and even waited for me in my bed one night (scary). Eventually, we reached an understanding (or so I thought). One afternoon, I was at home watching Jeopardy (With Alex Trebek - a Canadian) after a vigorous academic schedule. BP comes down the hall walking out of my roommate's room. BP: I just *&^%$# your roommate. Duf: Who was better? BP: He was by far. Duf: That's funny, your mama said I was. BP remains silent then throws herself at Duf and beats him about the head and neck. Offending roomate removes BP from the person of Duf. Eventually, Duf, roommate and BP reach an understanding. 2. Have you ever lied to spare feelings when breaking up with someone? No, I pretty much tell the truth. However, I have broken up with someone from the (edge of the) bed of someone else so that I would not 'cheat.' 3. Stevie Wonder says 'there is supersitition.' Discuss. Stevie hasn't been so right since 'Master Blaster.' I try to get the same hotel room if I was in it during a good business trip (or if it has a great shower) (Hal calls me princess for this). When my team is in the NCAA tournament, I try to watch all the games in the same place and wearing the same things I wore during a (usual) first round win. I lift my leg at all railroad crossings, and if I am going late through a yellow, I swipe the ceiling of my car to keep johnny law/50 down - ya heard me? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | This is the urlLink happiest day of my life . And just like Robert Verdi, 'I myself aspire to bling-bling.' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | And They're Total Grannies! I've seen Paris I've seen France I've seen Stoner's Underpants! |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 01,May,2003 | DJS, Wanna borrow my video camera? All the sudden I'm pro-war. Wow! Love, Duf' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 30,June,2003 | It is True Yes, Lee Jeans is coming out here to get corrupted by yours truly. He's a very naive boy and has no idea what he's gotten himself into. Poor thing. As far as his tendency to wear Lee Jeans...that would be negative. I think I mentioned in an earlier post that he doesn't wear any pants at all. Why do you think I would invite him here for an entire weekend otherwise? To drink pop and talk? I don't think so. I think I've said enough. Cheers. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 27,June,2003 | Whoa, whoa, whoa... Lee Jeans is coming out to Shit-cago for a Panda Bear rendezvous? What the...? This is news to me, yo. Tell him to say hit to Buddy Lee for me. Those commercials are still top quality. (still awaiting confirmation that he wears Lee jeans...over) |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 27,June,2003 | Just in Case You Were Wondering... I was not at urlLink the tragic porch party on Saturday night. (Very, very sad, btw.) I was on a yacht drinking white wine and watching the fireworks. (Yep, I'm a snob-and-a-half.) My parents called in a panic on Sunday morning (while I was at the Gay Pride Parade) just to see if I was OK. Mom and Dad, I like to go out, but I can't attend EVERY PARTY In Chicago. They're funny. 11 days until Lee Jean's arrival, but who's counting? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 27,June,2003 | Tell me why I need to care that Strom is dead. Never has one person been so famous for being old. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 26,June,2003 | Sad story. Optimus Prime returns from the Gulf. urlLink Check it. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 26,June,2003 | How to Make an Ass of Yourself by Panda Bear Last night I attended an event with my grad school alumni association. Not only was this going to be an important networking experience, but I was also going to be inducted onto the board of directorsso I had to be on my best behavior. However, theres one detail Im leaving out here the event involved wine tasting . I was doomed. I started drinking a nice white wineand it was going down way too easy. I was greeting people as they came inDont worry though I wasnt using my Country Bar technique. No one was getting his/her chest strokedbut I was getting pretty chatty, especially when I met some people who could potentially get me a job. I met a guy who worked in Orbitzs marketing department and talked to him for a while. More wine was tasted. I then talked to the Dean for a while, but at that point I remember telling myself Panda, keep your shit together. Just smile and nod. Dont say anything stupid. By the time the wine class was supposed to start, everyone was lit. The poor lady who was supposed to teach us about all the wines hated us. We were all talking (very loudly) during her entire presentation. (Mental note: at the next event dont let the attendees DRINK before the presentation.) We had more wine, and more wine, and well, you get the idea. The event ended at 8pm, but of course that was way too early for me to go homeso I suggested to my friends (at that point, EVERYONE was my friend) that we stay and buy some more drinks. The Orbitz guy and I were pretty tight by then. I thought I was definitely going to get a job offer from thisuntil I realized he just wanted to get into my pants. Do you want to go out sometime? I think youre really cute. Wait, I thought I was networking. Instead, me talking to him was mistaken for flirting. The good news is that within only a few days Ive found potential job prospects (at Target and Orbitz), but the bad news is I have to date these guys first. Fuck me. I shared a cab with the Orbitz guy (would you believe he lives down the street from me in IANs buildingJesus) and right when I got into my place he called. I could tell you were into me at the eventblah, blah, blah. Sorry, friend. All I wanted was your business card. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 25,June,2003 | Another Felonious Assault!/ Duf Reveals His Aussiphobia - it's an island of criminals! By Duf Fer PB licked my drinking glass. I will never wash it again. But then, I never washed it anyway... PB: the proper authorities will contact you. [Closed circuit to Lleyton Hewitt, quoting Nelson from 'The Simpsons': HaHa! It was a good career, sucka! Go back to Australia and realize your ambition to become the biggest loser jerk in tennis since Ilie Nastase (also Australian)!] |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 24,June,2003 | That was a nice touch...having Panda assault my keyboard (I will never wash these keys again...). By the way, there was like $.33 missing out of my drawer. I'll need you to cut me a check for that. Thanks, friend. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 23,June,2003 | Ahhhh, Monkeypox. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 23,June,2003 | The PBJ3 (Sans Burritos, BB, & Duf) and Those Crazy Dancing Fools PBJ3 started out innocently enough. HAL and I showed up after DJS and Bob (not his real name) had already ordered some delicious, but unhygienic, burgers and fries at the Country Bar . HAL and I waited for what seemed like an hour for our first drink(s): a bottle of ML and a well drink happy-hour special rum and coke (definitely the clearest rum and coke Ive ever consumed). First, the singing . We initially got the book of b-side karaoke hits . We chose a few numbers and since the place wasnt being run by the karaoke Gestapo (please refer to PBJ1 October archives), Mark and DJS got called up to sing a rousing rendition of Brass Monkey by the Beastie Boys. The crowd fell in love, and couldnt wait for more. Yours truly got up to dedicate a number to the Country Bar Country Bar, this one is for youThank You for everything. Yep, I brought things down a notch with a Dido tune . We soon found the Karaoke Bible , and thank God we had time for a few more cocktails before DJS and I were called up to sing a duet of Total Eclipse of the Heart . This brought tears to the eyes of most of the patrons. Mark then made the crowd holla with the classic sensation, Runaround Sue . Second, this summary could not be complete without discussing the bar full of boozehounds . (Ourselves included.) I felt it necessary to greet everyone who came into the bar . They either got a good chest stroking (guys only), or a very enthusiastic Welcome to the Country Bar! greeting . I wanted people to feel comfortable while smoking, drinking, and singing various ditties like Gin n Juice (sung only ONCE all night, btw.) In the case of Kool Kirby, however, he got a nice leg hump to remember the evening by. Im not quite sure if those coming in were terrified by this display, or if they stayed just because of it. Baby Got Back brought out the worst in everyone, especially a guy with gold teeth who told me I had a little back. One fella came right from work at Outback Steakhouse, wearing his bling (or as HAL pointed out, more appropriately, his pieces of flair ). I also witnessed a terrible crime a classless sluts thong was sticking out and was just begging to be snapped. This lead me to meet a guy named Lee. For those who are wondering, DJS made sure to ask whether or not he wore Lee Jeans . For the record, I dont even think he was wearing pants (probably prompted by DJS plea for everyone to take off their pants ). Finally, the evening was concluded by eating pizza at Dulonos . More American Flag glasses could have been stolen, but that seemed inappropriate to DJS who couldnt complain enough about our salad pizza . We missed Duf and BB, but photos are in the process of being developed as I type. 2 roles, in fact. But the summary above should not overshadow Saturday Night Fever . Mells Beauty Bar ended up being a complete bust only one manicurist for the entire establishment? Forget about it. This got us in the mood to get our groove on at Drink , not a place we would normally frequent, but it seemed just right for that nightespecially when everyone heard their favorite songs and we got a choice spot to dance, right in front of the window . After Marc danced for 2 bachelorette parties, we annoyed the cops, we got elbowed by falling-down-drunk couples, we broke the glass, and smacked each others asses, we left on a high note . In other news Its a good sign when: he calls (when he says hes going to call) and we end up talking for almost 2 hours. Its a bad sign when: you find out his friends have given him the nickname of Chachi. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 20,June,2003 | Will You Take a Visa with My Mother's Name on It? The Friday Five on a Rainy Monday By Duf Fer 1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short? I have the original natural hair: the afro, and I keeps it low, yo. 2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime? When I was eight, I had an afro (power to the people with no delay), that I would corn row on weekends (corn rows hurts BTW). I had a Philly fade in college (a.k.a. the high top fade, a.k.a. the kid-n-play lite), but other than that, I have had the same style pretty much my whole life just at varying lengths depending on how lazy I am about my barber visits. 3. How do your normally wear your hair? Low like a marine (Semper Fi, yo). 4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like? I would wear a long ass beard and dreadlocks (seriously), but the corporate world is not ready for a Rasta Manager. 5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened? Two: when I was in high school, the clipper fell off and I was bald, baby, bald. But I got the next cut free. What is up with the next cut free deal anyway? I want the current cut an the next three cuts free. The other hair disaster was when I lived in D.C. (Marion Barry - best mayor ever - if you like crack and prostitution and late buses). I went to a salon to get my hair cut. I got a serviceable cut and some pretty rude treatment. I was a poor as hell college kid, and when they told me the fee (BB, PB and H will yawn, but you have to understand that at that point I had never paid more than $10 for a haircut) was $50, I almost wept. I think I ended up charging that to Mother Duf. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 20,June,2003 | DJS, if you still have that health club membership card, bring it out tonight. I could use a few laughs myself (along with several cocktails to wash it all down). I will see you clowns in a few short hours. Get ready. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 19,June,2003 | If There Was Ever A Night That I Needed To Drink 5-8 Beers...It's Tonight. I'm a corporate trainer/communications expert by day. When the IT guy is gone for say, vacation, I've somehow become the back-up. Nerdy, right? Not really. I know somewhere betwixt jack and shit about all this network, internet, router stuff that computer nerds eat for breakfast. I've spent the bulk of my day on the phones with clowns in California who have been trying to replicate a problem we're having here at work. It's cut into my 'normal' work time and I don't get a penny more for doing any of this shit. To quote Dirty: Happy Friday friends...and fuck me. And now...The Friday Five brought to you in part by DJS Industries, a subsidiary of the Soft Drink corporation. 1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short? It's short, but kind of long on top right now. I don't know that it's necessarily wavy or curly, but it's thick. It's like a goddamn brillo pad. 2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime? The biggest thing I notice is that I've gotten a lot more gray hair over the last 5 years or so. I'm only 30 years old, but I fear that by the time I reach 40, I'll look like Phil Donohue. I guess I can be grateful that I won't ever, ever, ever be bald. 3. How do your normally wear your hair? As low-maintenance as possible. I'm a guy for Christ's sake. I don't need to mess with that kind of shit. I do hate it when it gets too long. You see, I'm cursed with a large head (physically, you twits) and when my hair (thick hair) gets long, my head size grows exponentially. That's when I need to cut 'er down, yo. 4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like? The gray would be gone. Other than that, I don't really have any complaints. Well...maybe a cowlick or two would get outta my sight. Sometimes I get the Alfalfa thing going on in the back. 5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened? I had some broad in high school cut my hair for me. She had a shaver but no guards. I told her 'who cares, cut it anyway.' She applied the shaver to my head and slipped. Bzzzzzzzzzzzt! There was a three inch bald spot in front of my ear. I shrugged and said 'well, you might as well make it even.' This was back in the mullet days, so she proceded to shave the side of my hair, leaving it long in front and long in back. I looked like some kind of crazed Indian brave with a thick mohawk. Two days later, I had my picture taken for my health club membership. I could never get away with it now, but it looked kind of rockstar. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 19,June,2003 | You still know nothin' 'bout me. The other night I saw urlLink this movie . In a theater. Full price. My choice. Awe yeah. I might even get past my urlLink Vin Diesel aversion and see the original. Maybe. For those not in-the-know, Mr. D was not in the sequel. On a side note, when I googled the words 'I hate Vin Diesel', urlLink KMC Forums came up . I can't make this stuff up. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 19,June,2003 | The FF in full effect. 1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short? Naturally wavy. Medium length. 2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime? Its gotten darker (from light blonde to dishwater brown, but I color it enough to deny my brunette-ness). Its also gotten curlier. 3. How do your normally wear your hair? I get lazy often. I like wearing it up so as not to deal with it. 4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like? I would love a good haircolor. Really, I would. I spend a fortune on getting it done, and it kills me because each time I leave the salon with okay results. For the money and time that goes into it, I should want to marry my hair. Or at least sleep with it. 5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened? Im not risky enough to have all-out disasters, though like any girl, Ive had my perm regrets. However, last time I got my hair cut, Danielle (her real name) decided to give me bangs. This despite the fact that I have a cowlick that denies all bangs. So I had to bobby pin the bangs away for the longest time (I still have to, almost 3 months later!). Im afraid to go back. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 19,June,2003 | eBay Scare I like to mix it up, especially when I'm bored at work. So I was talking with my coworker and we thought it would be a great idea to have a ping-pong table here at work in our corner office. I said 'That's easy - we'll check 'em out on eBay!' That was a mistake. We went on eBay and looked up ping-pong tables. A slightly used one popped up on the screen for less than $100. For shits and giggles, I bid. I was immediately overbid, which made it obvious that someone was Proxy Bidding - I assumed they put a maximum bid in for $100, so the site automatically puts in another bid for them when someone else bids. So I put in another bid. And won - I was now the top bidder. Which immediately made me panic. Two seconds later, though, someone put in a higher bid. Relief! But wait....5 minutes later? They retracted their bid. I was on top again. Our first reaction: 'Fuck.' Initial concern: how in the hell would we ship it here (the seller required the buyer to pay for shipping). More important concern: if our NY office would find out we had a ping-pong table, we'd be fired for sure (but I suppose I can think of worse ways to get let go...). So I performed an eBay no-no. I retracted my bid, with the consequence of now having a negative record on eBay for the next 6 months. Oh well. It would have been pretty cool to have 'Ping-Pong Tournament Fridays' though. That would mix well with our Friday Beer Run. Who woulda thunk eBay could almost give you a heart attack? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 19,June,2003 | A Friday Five Close to my Heart 1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short? Now it is naturally wavy and I straighten it everyday. And it is short...but I'm growing it out which is taking forever. I am very impatient. 2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime? When I was little, my hair was stick straight and my mom insisted on the 'Dorothy Hamill' haircut = a.k.a. the 'Bowl Cut'. I was already a tomboy growing up, but that hair cut made me look even more masculine. When my little bro and I would be out together, we would be referred to as 'those cute little boys.' I think this gave me a huge complex. Then one day in grade school my mom agreed to take me to the salon and get me a perm. (Remember when this was actually cool??) This started me down the road of hair hell . The perm never went away and I had naturally curly hair (Felicity-type curls) all the way through high school. I also grew my hair out in high school giving me a horrific 'poodle look.' In college I really started experimenting with my haircuts and color. I was a hair model for a while which means that I would get my hair done for free or at a discount if I let them do WHATEVER THEY WANTED. Please refer to question #5. 2 summers ago, my hair was the shortest it's ever been...even shorter than all y'alls' (with the exception of Duf's...his is pretty short). But now it's finally to where I want it to be. Yep, it took me 28 years to finally get it right. 3. How do your normally wear your hair? Like I said above - straight and sometimes behind my ears. I like to keep the cut very 'wash-n-go.' 4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like? I always wanted really, really straight hair like those Vidal Sassoon girls. I love those angular type haircuts. Remember that band from the Eighties - urlLink Swing Out Sister ? I love her hair. I guess you always want what you don't have because you don't know how many times (when I still kept my hair curly) people came up to me saying 'What I'd give for your hair.' Hell, you can have it. 5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened? I have had way too many disasters, but I have only cried once. I always remember to keep in mind that it will grow out. I think Bassy can remember my experiments with out-of-the-box hair color during college. She was my roommate at the time - my hair had a nice purple hue for a few weeks, and then it turned a weird red-orange color. My biggest consistent mistake has been getting it cut too short. One time, when I was still going to a transsexual hair stylist here in Chicago (another story for another day), I was shaved up the back and had spit curls cut on the side. That was wacky. In the past few years, though, I've been much more conservative. If I was working in a record store and not for a software company who knows what I would look like right now. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 19,June,2003 | Here's proof. The image quality is shitty because it started out as an ENORMOUS-sized file. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 18,June,2003 | My friend and I did Wham!'s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go . We didn't win, though. CK2 won with her rendition of Garbage's 'Stupid Girl.' It was great, HAL, Shortenay, and Bonnie (all fake names) were up in the judges seats and CK2 was pointing at them and mouthing the words 'stupid girl...all you had is wasted...' She took home top honors today. I guess the Wham! performance got a close second. Damn. Winner takes all. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 18,June,2003 | Two words: Choose Life Sadly, DJS and company did not win. They were edged out of the top spot, though they were my pic (damn the other judges!). I'm still coming down from the performance. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 18,June,2003 | Which Song, DJS? and If It Weren't for Search Engines and Porn... You need to tell us which song you're lip-syncing. Captain & Tenille? The Carpenters? 50 Cent? Whatever you guys picked, I'm sure it will be great. Believe it or not, we've had record numbers coming to our crappy little site this month. Before you start the parade, I have to be honest. It's because of people who use search engines to scour the internet for porn. 'Sexy Animal Sluts' is the big one. I'm not kidding. It's sad how many sickos are out there, but it makes me laugh because I'm sure they click on the link and think 'Oh, yeah baby...I'm about to see some chicks having sex with animals...' when all they get is a picture of Butch Bassy in her fishin' gear. Now that's funny. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 18,June,2003 | Hi. We're doing a 'Puttin' On The Hitz' type of event here at work. Remember that show? The one where people make total asses of themselves by lip-syncing songs in front of God and everyone? Yeah...that's what we're doing. I know this sounds tre gay, but I'm on the Entertainment Committee and since we've done Bagel Bowling 3 times already and we've cooked breakfast for people more often than we care to remember, I thought it would be kind of fun (and stupid) to have people get into it and rock the mic on the rooftop of our parking garage here at work. And they bought it. There are going to be around 9 performances today starting at 1pm. We'll be eating mouthwatering hotdogs, delicious chips, and savory soft drinks. I'm performing with a friend here at work and it's going to be abso-fucking-lutely crazy. There will be pictures and I will post them here on Pandyland, since I know our ratings have been slipping. Oh...I forgot to mention: HAL is a judge. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 18,June,2003 | HAL, please don't be concerned. At my last Tai Chi class, they told me it was OK to diss all my friends and pay them a lot of money. That doesn't sound suspicious, does it? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 17,June,2003 | Panda, the people in your link look like cultists. I'm concerned. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 17,June,2003 | There is Something in the Water in this Town People have been incredibly rude to me lately. But urlLink this has helped me cope. I'll tell you more about it some other time. And BTW, there will be no cat fights this weekend. Only drinking and harmony amongst all members of Pandyland. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 17,June,2003 | Counter-Counter Point By Duf Fer Two weeks ago I bought a skirt (mini no less) at Anthropolgie, and I have been tickled pink. It frames my ass beautifully, hangs at the same level in front and back, and is really easy to hike up at the urinal. It is well worth the $125 I paid for it. Now I can just find a matching bag (Kate Spade, please) and shoes (Jimmy Choo, please), I'll be all set. If there is a cat fight between Hal and PB at PBJ3, I'll cry and cry and cry that I missed it. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 17,June,2003 | Counterpoint: Do Buy a Skirt on Sale With all due respect, Panda, your first mistake was shopping for clothing at Anthropologie. Sure, they are a great place to find a $50 knick-knack, but let's be realistic about their clothes. I think you said it all with your reference to a $90 piece of cotton with straps. Do I really need to point out that this item was probably made in a Taiwanese sweatshop from scraps that the Urban Outfitters people didn't want, at a cost of $0.13? Give me the right sales price to justify this - 50% off? 75? Sorry. While I feel for you and your frustration, I think you're a smarter shopper than that. You can do better. I think you are throwing the baby out with the bathwater, as it were. One cannot stop purchasing skirts on sale simply because her friend bought a piece-of-crap burlap sack at Anthropologie. Sorry, friend. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 17,June,2003 | Don't Buy a Skirt on Sale So I go to urlLink Anthropologie , a store known for it's over-priced merchandise. I skip looking at the full-priced clothes (a tank for $90? yeah right.) and make a bee-line to the sales rack. I found a choice long, brown, linen skirt with these weird rips on the bottom...it had a sort of edgy look that I liked, plus, it was half off. Sweet no? This skirt sucks. I wore it for the first time today to work. The skirt fits strangely - it clings to my ass, but has a loose waist, so when I walk it slowly creeps down. My ass was pretty much hanging out of it in the bus today. Lord help me if I've turned into Thong. When I walked the 2 blocks from where the bus drops me off to where my office is, I was pulling it up the entire time. I'm sure everyone who passed me thought I had major problems. Moral of the story: most of the time you get what you pay for. But I still wouldn't buy a tank for $90. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 16,June,2003 | 3concerts8days By Duf Fer In the past 8 days, I have seen 3 concerts. Not bad for a married man (props to my lady). Last Monday, I saw Coldplay at the University of Illinois - Chicago Civic Center. On Friday night, I saw Wilco at the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden. Last night, I saw Pearl Jam at the Xcel Energy Center. If I ranked the bands among my favorites, I would rank them thusly: Wilco Coldplay Pearl Jam [Coldplay and Pearl Jam are almost indistinguishable in my ranking; I like Wilco quit a bit more than the other two, and I love the other two.] But I would rank the concerts: Pearl Jam (best show I've seen in quite awhile) Coldplay Wilco The show last night was phenomenal. The band was tight. The crown was hyped. They did covers (including 'Driven to Tears' by the Police and 'Rockin' in a Free World' by Neil Young). The energy was electrifying. The Xcel Energy Center turned the house lights on (meaning 'you don't have to go home, but you got to get the hell outta here'), and the band played on. It was political. Humorous (a fan joined the band for a rousing number). As the years have gone on, the band has only gotten better. They even waxed nostalgic about not having been to MN for five years (I saw the last show as well - I saw both with my friend Renee - a faithful Pandyland reader - we waxed nostalgic about all that has changed (and not changed) since the last show). So, I found myself, a couple of times, remiscing about my turbulent 20s. Thinking about love and loss and those crazy times. I thought about grundge and the whole Seattle scene and Kurt Cobain and there was emotional force to it all for me. I didn't cry or nothing, but it added layers to a show that, even without them, would have slain me. I mean, even urlLink the opening act rocked. The cherry on top of a great night: we kinda sorta partied with Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist 'Jack' after the show. All in all, a magical evening. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 16,June,2003 | If one diamond* is good, a handful must be better, and urlLink this entire briefcase full is fantastic! |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 16,June,2003 | The I-Don't-Feel-So-Well Monday 5 by DJS 1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have? Visit Egypt. Ever since I was a young-in (and I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark) I wanted to head out to Egypt and check out some pyraminds, tse tse flies, and some delicious artifacts. I used to actually read up on all of the ancient lore and I was convinced that I could find the lost ark of the covenenant. Now that I'm older and a bit more agnostic, I'm not sure it ever exists. But...it was fun while it lasted. 2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest? I'm a guy, so this doesn't happen too often. Sometimes DJ Laura Z will ask my opinion (and yes, I get the 'is my butt too big in these?' question) but I'm usually pretty straightforward. I guess I don't remember a time when anyone, Duf included, asked me what I thought of his pants or his haircut. So, I guess my answer is: when applicable, yes. 3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened? No, not really. 4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why? I know I sound like a total nerd, but I think it would be cool to be Neo from the Matrix and just kick all kinds of ass all the time, fly whenever you wanted to, love Carrie Anne Moss down, and hang out with Lawrence Fishburne. Jesus...who wouldn't want that? 5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted? There's two. I always wanted to learn how to play an instrument. I've got an acoustic guitar in my closet just dying for me to learn how to play it. I also wish I had the ability to go without sleep for as long as I wanted. As a busy 30 year old, I find I don't have enough time in each day to get my shit done, so I'd like to chip into my sleep-time hours, with no negative drawbacks and regain that 1/3 of my life that's just being wasted. Did I mention I don't feel good? F this...I'm going home. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 15,June,2003 | Dont Hate I Was Out of Town Everyday is Like Sunday 5 by Panda 1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have? Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. I was supposed to do it on my honeymoon, but we all know how that turned out. 2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest? I have been accused of being brutally honestbut with hair, outfits, etc, I can be like a guy in that I dont notice subtle differences. Especially with hair colorwhen Thong was still in the office she was getting her hair highlighted at least every 3 weeks (it was gross) and she always asked me if I liked it. Instead of saying yes or no, I usually told her I couldnt tell. This was true and not too hurtful (?). I have had some interesting hairdos over the years, and I usually appreciated peoples commentsunless it was some asshole guy telling me they like girls better with long hair. Those guys can go to hell. 3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened? A friend once told me how a guy really felt about me when we were going out. This I did not need to know. Does this even answer this question? Actually, I guess I found out 2 things from this: 1) the person who told me this bit of info is not that great of a friend, and 2) that guy was a total shite. 4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why? Dylan (Drew Barrymores character) in Charlies Angels. She kicks ass and looks good doing it. 5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted? To be a psychic would be fantastic, but I wouldnt want to know when people were supposed to die. Too creepy. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 13,June,2003 | 1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have? Skydive. Thats one. 2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest? Nope. But I dont feel that Im all-out lying. If someone gets a perm, I might not like it because I feel that its not my style, but I can appreciate that someone else might like it. Therefore when I say it looks nice, Im really saying that someone must like it. But maybe its just not my thing. 3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened? Yes many times. There are many categories for this. First off, there are the times that someone tells you something private or secret about another person, and you know that they shouldnt be telling you. An example would be Jane told me her deepest secret want to hear what it is?? and it kills you that this person actually tells you. There are also the times that friends make decisions that you wouldnt make, and all you can do is support them and shut up. Something like, Im going to invest in Worldcom - I would rather just not know about it. Yet a third type is when you are told something that puts you in a dilemma to tell or not tell. I really dont like those. Dont tell Jane, but her car is getting towed or Dont tell Jane, but Im about to sleep with her dad. Alright, so car towing doesnt usually create a morality crisis, but you get the idea. In case you cant tell, Im not a fan of secrets. Ignorance is bliss. 4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why? I wouldnt mind being Buttercup in the Princess Bride. Some pretty cool stuff happened in that book. 5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted? I would love any kind of musical talent (take note, Bassy), be it singing, playing an instrument, conducting, or anything of the like. Instead, I make mix tapes. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 12,June,2003 | The FF by BB, yo yo. 1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have? Play with a killer band in a sold-out, big huge arena outdoors, like Soldier Field in Chicago. On a more realistic note closer to home, I'd like to play the main room at First Ave. 2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest? No. I try to minimize hurting people's feelings so I try to find something positive and confusing to say. Them: 'Hey do you like my haircut?' Me: 'Haircuts are indicative of change and I find that change in this life is good. Sometimes change can ruin your life for awhile, but most of the time it turns out ok. People can learn a lot about themselves in times of change. You're learning a lot about yourself now.' Hopefully I will have lost their attention by using big words and long sentences, all the while conveying my true feelings about their haircut. 3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened? Ok, I've been stuck on this question for like 20 mins now and I've got nothing. If something comes to mind, I'll post it latah. 4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why? Since I don't play video games, I'll go for a board game. I would like to live in Candyland. Why? Because everything is sweet and edible and the name rhymes with PANDYLAND! reason enough right there. 5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted? 3 Way tie: (1) Be a bad-ass volleyball player. (2) I would like to sing so lovely that it brings tears to people's eyes and goose-bumps to their skin. (3) I would like to sweet-talk my way in and out of any sticky situation. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 12,June,2003 | No posts, no posts, no posts, then BOOM over-posting...AGAIN! or My Friday Five or If I'm Lyin' I'm Dyin' or We're All Dyin' By Duf Fer 1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have? Sleep with buxom twins. Is that TMI? I want to be honest ( but , see answer to question 2, below ). 2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest? No. Of course, I could be lying now. 3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened? Yes. Went to clinic. Got curative cream prescription. Applied cream. Learned lesson. 4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why? 'This Modern World' oh, wait, I am in that fictional world. Okay, then I pick Pac Man. Nope, I'm in that world too. Alright, I would like live in Scooby Doo, being a meddling kid and gettin' my sn-iz-ack all the way iz-on. Care to join me in the vizzy, friezzys? Close second: living in Tomb Raider, seeking Lara's long lost twin Lola ( see answer to question 1, supra , and question 5, below ) 5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted? Four way tie: (1) I would like to be able to charm buxom twins into the sack. (2) I would like to be the greatest chess player of all time. (3) I would like to be able to dunk a basketball. (4) I would like to be able to clover my tongue. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 12,June,2003 | Once I was out with DJS By Duf Fer Lost my login info, but just found it. What's new? Here's a blog for my peeps. Once I was out with DJS and he said that someday, when he has a little critter [or little critters] of his own, he would not mind waking up in the middle of the night for feedings and gentle rockings to sleep. This is my prayer for DJS: that he never actually has to test that statement. My prayer is that he will have a child [or childrens] that sleeps [be sleepin'] through the night because friends, I am so tired today, my whole body hurts. Here's how it happened: TinyE (the pride and joy of Duf and Mrs. Duf), who can now crawl out of her crib, went to bed around 8:30 . Duf and Mrs. Duf went to bed at 11:00 . Mrs. Duf was reading a thriller by a Scandanavian author who puts the 'er' in thriller. Duf was working one a poem about elevation from disgrace and despair through the enjoyment of a near perfect plum. Anyway, at 1:30 , TinyE woke up and came walking into the marital bedroom where nothing much was going on but a bit of the old in out, in out (known Chez Duf Fer (pronounced 'doo fair') as inhaling and exhaling, also know as catching flies, also known as snoring (for those of you who misunderstood me to reference that wonderful 70s icon A Clockwork Orange )). Anyhow, TinyE woke us up, and Mrs. Duf, who does most of the heavy lifting on the graveyard shift (and otherwise) coaxed her back to sleep. PumpkinCountryBumpkin (also known as TinyE) woke again at 3:00 and DadDuf did not get her back to sleep until 3:30 . At 5:00 , she woke up, and she was done for the night. I needed her to go at least until 8:00 . I would have taken 7:00 . I'll admit that 6:00 would not have lead to a blog, but would have allowed for some gripin'. But 5:00 ? Ouch friends, ouch. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 12,June,2003 | Music Competitions have reached a new urlLink pinnacle . |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 11,June,2003 | Glad to hear y'all had a good time with ColdPlay. So I'm curious about the all-girl 14 yr. old band....were they one of the openers for Coldplay? Why were they horrible? Could they not play their instruments? I'm hoping you will say 'yeah they could play but their songs just weren't for me.' otherwise, I will be disappointed to learn that yet another crappy band is getting good gigs and continuing the perception/belief that female musicians aren't so good on instruments. (It's hard to escape that belief when it's presented to people many times over.) Maybe I need to stop the negativity here and remember what's important....she looks good in a tube top. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 11,June,2003 | I think we all know who's behind urlLink this . |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 10,June,2003 | Cold (n' Hot) Play HAL, I am sorry to break it to you, but that show was all for me . I know I told you I had to 'catch a flight' at 4am, but it really was to meet Chris without hurting your feelings. It's unfortunate you had to find out this way. Yes, the show was great, but the time we waited before Coldplay came on was clear proof of who were the biggest fans. We started about 10 layers of people back from the stage when we first arrived at 6:15. There were 2 (yes, TWO) opening bands before Coldplay finally made its appearance. What we survived: feeling really, really old; standing for over 3 hours with no water (or BOOZE - it was a 'dry arena'...Duf and I would have downed at least 2 more cosmos otherwise); a weirdo who kept staring (without blinking) at HAL's chest and then asked me about my monkey shirt ('So, what's up with the monkey?' 'Who are you tryin' to get crazy with, ese? Don't you know I'm loco?'); some pot smokers from Sandwich, IL ('I like Jewish ass.' 'Wait, you know I'm Jewish.'); a horrible, all-14-year-old girl band called Eisley ('Please visit our website. Please!'); and lots and lots of sweatiness. We ended up only 4 people back from the stage once Coldplay started. It was awesome. To whoever's foot I totally stomped on while jumping up and down and screaming like a lunatic: I'm very sorry, but this ain't Madonna, bitch. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 10,June,2003 | Hi kids, I've had a nice collection of days off - over the weekend I was in my friend 'Kat's' adorable wedding. Though the event was great, being in the small town freaked me out. I actually saw a bumper sticker that said 'First Iraq, Now France'. And that's not the only nutso political expression I saw. Ewwww. Then on Monday, Duf and I drove to Chi, met up with Panda and spent a couple of beautiful, intimate hours with Chris Martin and his band. You might know his band as 'Coldplay'. I know them as 'HAL's Collection of Future Husbands'. Thanks to Panda's efforts, we were on the floor just a few feet from the stage. I thought Chris did a great job of playing the show just for me, while not making the rest of the crowd feel completely ignored. I thought that I did a great job of expressing my enthusiasm, while not earning a restraining order. Chris is a good guy, and a great dancer. He wasn't as goofy as he was in Phoenix (no boy-band falsetto impressions this time), but all was forgiven when he got on his guitar and did his 'back and forth' move. For me. After the show, we caught a few zzz's before heading back to Minneapolis yesterday. Panda was again the true trooper - she went to bed at 2, and got up at 4 to catch her plane to NYC. She's my hero. I love rock and roll. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 10,June,2003 | As a tumbleweed rolls past the site known as Pandyland... I'm listening to the House Party Motion Picture Soundtrack . Just thought you might want to know that. 'They come from miles around...to check out the sound. Watch the walls come tumblin' down...' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 09,June,2003 | Some Real Characters T, Nish, and I ran into some total cuckoos over the weekend. As a quick preface, we went to Capturing the Friedman's on Friday before we hit the bars. A fascinating documentary, with some twists and turns: at the end you didn't know who to believe. As an added treat, the director attended our showing for Q&A after the movie. He originally started filming the documentary with the theme of 'NYC Party Entertainers.' This turned into something urlLink he never imagined . It won the Sundance documentary prize. See it if you can. On to the retard recap: 2 fellas came up to T and I in an Irish pub, one of them we called 'Hans without Franz' because he was pumped up, wore a white muscle shirt, and was covered in bling - gold chains, bracelets, and earrings. Total chach if we ever saw one. His friend who we coined 'St. Matthew', approached us with the line 'I used to be an altar boy at the Catholic school down the street from here.' How does one respond to this? We told them both we were lesbian yoga instructors. This fascinated them to no end. 'So, are you 2 lesbians with each other ?' The next place we went to, we were first confronted by a guy who was with a bachelor party; and then dissed by 2 of his friends from the East Coast who attended Yale med school. 'Hey, friends, I want to introduce you to these 3 stunning ladies...' Yale Asshole: 'Um, don't you see we're having a conversation ??' Needless to say, we found out these guys were on a bank role from their rich parents - when you can go to Yale med school w/o student loans, the assumption is you're loaded. They were assclowns anyway. At the next bar (yep, we were crawlin'), T ended up talking to a guy I nicknamed 'Sporto Spice.' He looked like he just got off the soccer field...he had a blue and white jersey and looked like the type who would wear a visor indoors. He was nice enough to take her drunk ass home. The next night, after the Yo La Tengo show (killer, btw), we were innocently eating a nice meal at Clarke's diner, when our waitress came over with 2 glasses of milk. 'Those 2 guys over there ordered these for you - they insisted on one chocolate and one plain. Enjoy.' When we glanced over at their table, they gave us the ol' 'wink and point.' Hilarious. Then a few minutes later they sent over an orange and on their way out of the joint, they stopped by our table to tell us that it was important we consume it. 'The vitamin C in that orange really helps with your stomach enzymes.' Whatever, dude. Always a story, friends. Always a story. Sometimes I feel like I'm on some fucked up episode of Seinfeld. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,June,2003 | Nigel Update Nigel is alive and well in Appleton, WI with my 'rents. He's been staying with them in their guest bedroom since my studio is too small. I think my mom is getting annoyed with him because he doesn't like her home cooking...either that or the fact that he has a sock in his speedos (mom thinks that's inappropriate). Since I am moving into my new (bigger) place soon, he will make his return to the big city soon enough. I will most likely welcome him to Chicago with a doo-rag. It's an appropriate head covering for summer. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,June,2003 | MIA Sorry to be outta da loop lately, just busy is all. I must say that I'm lookin good (maybe a little butch?) as a bass fisher-woman. Excellent work, DJS. Weekend was non-eventful. lots of church gigs and I actually rented some movies. Saw 'Catch Me if You Can' and 'Good Girl' Liked them both very much. Catch Me was a fun movie but what I liked most about it is that it's based on true events. Some teenager in the 60s actually posed as an airline pilot, doctor, lawyer & teacher. talk about cahones. It shows what the power of donning a uniform and talking authoritatively can do for you. It's all acting, baby. In the DVD special features, you meet the actual guy who did all of this and listen to him talk about his experiences, I thought it was pretty fascinating because I can't imagine actually doing any of those things. The guy racked up about 5 million in forged checks and bank fraud, landed in jail for about 6 years but has been working for the FBI in catching criminals like himself for the past 20 years and he's paid huge amounts of money to design new security features for check companies. talk about the american dream alive and well. King Nigel is a great name for your puppy, DJS. Panda and I once had a half-mannequin man named Nigel. He rocked. Dressed in blue speedos and hats that correlated with the seasons. Panda, what happened to poor Nigel? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,June,2003 | Love that. So great, DJS. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,June,2003 | I'm sure yer all sick of it, but we named our little puppy. His name is Nigel . King Nigel if you want to get technical. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 06,June,2003 | I'm really excited about seeing urlLink this tonight. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,June,2003 | Well, this just in... I'm like you Panda, I like giving them real people names. I had a little dog like the one I'm getting, but he looked more like the Taco Bell dog, just much...much cuter. One of the original names I threw out was Bill and that got shot down. Ironically, I just suggested Nigel not too long ago, too. I like that one too. Right now, we're both in agreement on Kenobi . I'm serious. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,June,2003 | I like King Friday, but how about... Some dog name suggestions by Panda If I'd ever get a dog again (Smokey, RIP ya trooper), I'd name it a ridiculous person name. For example, the name Clarence always cracks me up. That and Stanley. Some others: Bob Clyde Dennis Dave Miles Ned Cliff Shamus Nigel Rodney Caesar Calvin Wolfgang Lamont Harvey Lorenzo Hector Hank Those are just a few I thought of...there are always more. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,June,2003 | Duf' Positions Himself for Dog-Namer of the Year Honors By Duf' Fer, Special to Pandyland Boy dog: Biscuit Girl dog: Triscuit Done and done. Duf' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,June,2003 | Didn't Bother With Friday Five...Instead, Here's a Self-Serving Question... 1. If you could pick a name for, say, a small little male dog...what would you name him? Why? I'm partial to the name Friday for my dog, but it's getting the thumbs down from my partner in crime. She wants to call him something like Max or Jake, which I think is too common and not very inspired. But DJS, why Friday? The lady we're driving 4 hours into Sconie and 4 hours back from has been calling the little guy 'King.' Like I mentioned, he's the tiny runt of the litter that only weighed 1 pound a few weeks ago. Since I think that's kind of cute, I thought I'd combine both King & Friday together. That makes King Friday, the puppet king in Mister Roger's Neighborhood. Plus, who wouldn't like a dog named Friday? 'Hey, there's DJS...but what's that creature walking with him?' 'Oh, that's his dog, Friday.' Am I crazy? Lemme hear ya Pandylanders!!! This isn't the kind of post that will do me much good after today!!! Holla! |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 05,June,2003 | Spanish Villa I've been cleaning out my apartment tonight (getting ready for the big move, what can I say - I'm a dork. I plan ahead.). In my cleaning, I stumbled across some of my old piano music and guitar tablature...specifically the lyrics to a song that was performed by a band Bassy and I were a part of during our good ol' college days. The name of this band? '5 Below.' (There were 5 of us. Gay, we know. At least we didn't call ourselves 'Serendipity', one of the other choices.) Anyway, looking at these lyrics again made me laugh out loud. The song was written by our good friend Nemo (not to be confused with the new animated Disney character). I never paid much attention to the meaning of them, but looking at them now, it seems he was having a, shall we say, 'lovers' quarrel' with someone. The 'Spanish Villa' refers to an apartment building that was close to the UST campus; a building inhabited mostly by college students, in this case - Nemo. When you read these lyrics, imagine a Spanish-style guitar rhythm. If I would have had a sombrero at our gig, this song would make dancing around it appropriate. Here they are [with my comments, of course]: What will you find? It cannot be alive the anger in your eyes, For life [he's pissed!] I won't even try to understand why these feelings arise, Again [doesn't rhyme, but whatever...this was always an awkward stop in the song.] Chorus: It comes out at night, right beyond Marshall's lights; [that would be Marshall Ave. in St. Paul] It's a fear that I can't control Some things never change, some things I can't do Why don't you just follow your heart? Leave me here to die [in front of the Spanish Villa he could have gotten shot, I suppose?] Just do it polite [how does one leave someone to die politely?] Go flee this night You lied All I can try to believe is my life I didn't try to lie Again [another awkward pause.] (Chorus) It's not a crime to see the signs the anguish in your eyes [first anger, then anguish in her eyes...this girl is all over the place.] Tonight Oh yeah, I tried to be on your side I really did lie Again [wait, I'm confused. First he said he didn't try to lie, then he really did? And she lied too? Liars!] (Chorus) End. Bow. Gracias amigos! Si, si! |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 04,June,2003 | I like small dogs. It's true. Panda... why didn't you say you had a pool? I'm going to visit you ALL THE TIME. That's sweet! By the way, have you thought about why you went over there the other night? I mean seriously... it can't just be the t-shirt and dessert pan. I have nothing else to say. Sorry. But congrats to you two on your recent successes... |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 04,June,2003 | That's a miniature pincher. Anyone who says: 'That's not a real dog!' gets their teeth kicked in. I like all dogs, big or small. Turns out, we live in a townhouse and will stay there for another couple of years. It would be grossly unfair to have a big dog in a place where we don't even have our own yard. We haven't thought of a name for him yet. But yeah, he's tiny. At eight weeks old, he weighed one pound. He should top off at a whopping 5-6 pounds. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 04,June,2003 | It's Official After 4-1/2 years in the same studio apartment, I'm moving in August! It's currently a renter's market in Chi, so I took advantage of the good price on a one-bedroom...just down the street from where I am now and still only a block from the lake. Finally, I will have more space, and can have more than 2 people over at one time. Plus, there's an indoor pool (not that I'm actually going to use it, but it's a cool thing to have, I suppose). Another bonus: my apartment number is '311'...like the band. Won't forget that one. I'm even thinking of buying a car. And that's not crazy talk! Hey DJS, what kind of dog is that? A Rott puppy? It looks like the smallest dog ever. Does he currently work for Taco Bell? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 04,June,2003 | Contrast to a couple of days ago... You know how it seemed like my day was shit on Tuesday? It's amazing what another 24 hours or so can do. Firstly, I've been working like a madman to get the editing on my 2nd book done. I'm making huge strides and I'm like halfway done, methinks. I've set somewhat unrealistic goals to reach every week and amazingly, I've been able to meet them. (pat on back) If all goes well, I should have a readable version of my latest and greatest to share with my eager readers. On top of that, I've been continuing correspondence with a children's author who has been giving me all kinds of leads and the 'go-ahead' to drop his name when writing to agents. Keep them fingers crossed, kids. Secondly...remember how I was going to be a goddamned hero and join the fire department on an on-call basis? Well, I had an interview a couple of weeks ago and I thought it went well. They told me that they'd contact me in the next week if they were interested in bringing me to stage 2. A week went by, then another. After my softball game last night, I got the mail and saw a letter from the city of Woodbury. Shit. I cracked it open and was ready to say 'Goddammit' when I discovered it was letting me know that I made it to stage 2 and that I had to go to a meeting next week. Yeah! Thirdly...I'm in the worst physical shape I've ever been in. EVER! To combat that, I'm going back to kickboxing. I've worked out a schedule that allows me to workout just about everyday and not disrupt my normal schedule too much. This probably seems lame to most, but I've been yearning to get back in the ring and knock some suckas out. My new regimen starts next week, yo. Fourthly - We get to go and pick this little guy up on Saturday: Anyway...that's my good news this week. 'Everyone knows these are rock hard times...' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 04,June,2003 | urlLink Jarvis 'Shocker' is right. I can appreciate the need to try something new as an artist. But 'Darren Spooner'?? Okaaayyy... |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 03,June,2003 | Sammy Sosa is a urlLink cheater . Who woulda thunk it? I wasn't really paying attention during that part of the game, though. (Too busy eating my churro and drinking hot chocolate. I only go to games for the refreshments.) Shit, I don't care if Sosa uses a wiffle bat, as long as I can get my Hebrew National hotdog with all the fixin's. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 03,June,2003 | I was...I was indeed, HAL. It's all for you. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 03,June,2003 | DJS, I'm touched - you were going to drive back for lil ole us? That dedication goes a long way with me. Assuming it works for Duf and Bassy, let's shuffle to the Friday. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 03,June,2003 | PB & the Get Drunk Crew, No, I think the whole fiance thang is working just fine. It's all my fault, yo. 've just got a bad habit of scheduling stuff for myself without checking the calendar for plans we've made MONTHS in advance. I hate myself for it, but I'm growing, learning, yearning to become better at not doing that so much. So...my plan was to drive back from Mankato 1.5 hours in time to rendezvous with you cats at the agreed-upon location. I've worked it out with the missus and I think we've reached a compromise we can all live with. However, if Friday the 20th would work for everyone else, that would save me an extra trip and make everyone happy. Plus...isn't it better to get your driggity-drink on Friz-i-day? Methinks so... As for the Eels concert, there's not way around it. I've paid for portion of the cabin and it's too damn far to justify driving back and forth to see E and the crew. Damn me. Damn everything. 'Saturday morning...who's gonna play with me? 6 in the morning, baby. I gotta long, long day ahead of me...' - Eels from the album 'Shootenanny!' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 03,June,2003 | Old Man Duf' Addresses the Youth of Today By Duf Fer Young Peoples, Concert City for Duf' too: Coldplay in Chi-town on Monday. Wilco at the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden. Pearl Jam in St. Paul. R.E.M. in St. Paul. For you young people, Pearl Jam and R.E.M. are bands that are popular with my generation. They recorded on cassette and compact disc. The cassette was a recording medium that served for music listeners in between the LP record and the compact disc. There was also (briefly) an 8-track player, but I will have to explain that separately. Rock on, Duf |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,June,2003 | Summer Concerts. Married Life. Cold Cubs Game. DJS, Perhaps this whole fiance thing is not working out so well? Seems to me, all your fun is ruined because of trips to Northern Minnesota with your beloved. (Need I remind you of skipping out on PBJ3? That's all I'm sayin'.) But seriously, how would Friday, June 20th work for you? Better? I, too, have been delirious about the concerts I've attended this year/will be attending. Tori Amos in Mad City (w/Ben Folds in August), Coldplay (seeing 'em again w/ Duf and Hal on Monday - ow!), Yo La Tengo this weekend, Wilco at Summerfest...oh, my spinning head. DJS, I, too, can feel your bliss. Duf, I'm shocked and disappointed that you would think I could ever demote you to lame-o status. I'm not lying when I say your lifestyle is one I long for. Toenail clippings and all, I want to have a family eventually. But I am also not ready to have that with just anyone. God knows I could have had it all last November. What I'm saying is, the 'thrill-a-minute' you describe can get old. But I enjoy it while I can...and will make sure you do a shot with me at PBJ3 (and perhaps before the big show). And then I will put you in a cab and make fun of you behind your back. BB, don't worry, be happy. Worrying gives you wrinkles, sweetheart. Hal, to answer your sarcastic question, I'm definitely not inviting Ian to the show, especially since we just had this discourse over e-mail: 'How are you?' 'I'm fine.' 'Just out of curiousity...have you figured out why you came over on Saturday night?' 'I wanted my stuff.' 'Are you sure that's all?' 'Please don't e-mail me or call me anymore. Thanks.' I am now taking off to freeze to death at the Cubs game tonight. Cheers. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,June,2003 | Happy...then Sad. It's a great day here in the land o' DJS. I got past what I thought would be a difficult assignment here at work with little or no difficulty and more importantly I was able to sneak out to Electric Fetus to pick up the the EELS album 'Shootenanny!' {Duf - I tried to call and see if you'd join me. Alas...twas not to be} Best part? It came with a free 4-song EP if you bought it at one of 3 special locations. Yes!!! Then came the even better news: the EELS are going to be playing a show at First Avenue on July 22nd! This is the best day of my life!!! I'm not a huge concert goer, but I've been known to make it to shows that literally will stop your heart had you been to them. Seeing one of my all-time favorite bands in the world in a small, intimate venue is like the prequel to what will be a legendary journey to see Ms. Bjork in Colorado. But I digress... This has the potential to be an even bigger concert year for me than last year when I saw a veritable ass-pocket of great shows. Then, the bomb hits: I'm going to be out of town on 7.22.03, spending a week with my fiance and her family up north in a cabin, some 6-7 hours away from the stage where Mark Oliver Everett, Kooool G Murder, Butch and the rest will be rocking the place to rubble. Stop the bus. I'm getting off. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,June,2003 | Sometimes You Post Just to Post by Duf Fer Saturday night I was clipping my toenails and arguing about housekeeping. PB, someday you will have to adjust to my boring life of work and family. Try to ease into it; your life seems so thrill a minute. I don't want you die of deceleration trauma. Also, am I wrong to be worried that I will end up in a cab during PBJ3 and earn the lame-o label? I better go home and practice drinking. Bass Babe, during PBJ3, you simply must fill in the blanks of your latest post for me. There is much unsaid there, BB, much unsaid and we all know that silent waters run deep. Last, I was sending a thank you letter to Hal, and she saw it in my cube ready for mailing. The letter is more than a month overdue, so I'm sure she has no clue that I'm thanking her for. So embarrassing that. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,June,2003 | An Interesting Turn of Events I was hanging out with some friends on Saturday night at Avenue Tavern...K turned into a drunk lame-o and had to be put in a cab and taken home. I still wanted to stop by MM's on my way home so I went in, got a free shot from my friend Doug, and sat down next to a nerdy looking guy...I asked Doug to get a shot for him too. Turned out, this guy was a physicist from Germany who just moved from Southern France to Chicago to work for the Department of Energy. He was interesting, but I wasn't attracted to him in the least...just nice to talk to (and I had to share my shoddy German with him - knowing how to say 'You asshole, go home' auf Deutsche always gets a few laughs). Well, of course, with him being of the male-asshole-persuasion, he thought this was his cue to get a little touchy feely. Oh Jesus. When he excused himself to go to the bathroom, I used the opportunity to get the hell out of there. I just didn't want to deal. On my way home, I got a random call from my ex, Ian. This couldn't get any weirder. I asked him where he was, he said he was at Nick's Uptown. I asked him if he was alone, he said he was. I told him I'd be there in 5 minutes. This visit with him was going to be strictly selfish on my part - for those of you in the know, he's had some stuff of mine that he's been promising to give back to me, and I intended to get it back that night. No hanky-panky would be involved. Just an exchange of goods (well, maybe just a one-way exchange). I saw him, we made small talk, blah, blah... Here's our conversation, edited as not to completely bore you: Me: 'When can I get my shit?' Dumbass: 'I've been meaning to give it to Anu.' Me: 'Yeah, I hear you've been giving her other things as well.' [Closed circuit: he kissed my friend Anu a week after we broke up. Whatever.] Dumbass: 'But it was totally innocent...[insert other lame excuses here]' Me: 'I don't care. We're going to your place and I'm getting my stuff.' Dumbass: 'So do you want to go out again sometime?' Me: 'You gotta be kidding me.' When we got to his place, he gave me my stuff, and then asked if I wanted to stay for a bottle of wine. What version of 'NO' don't you understand, friend? I told him I'd see him around and left immediately. I hope I didn't just open up a can of worms. But it was all worth it, because I got urlLink this back. Amen. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,June,2003 | Playing Catch Up On Monday...This Is: THE DJS FIVE 1. What do you most want to be remembered for? Man, this is going to be a heavy one, but here goes. I'd like to be remembered as someone who is a bona fide 'good guy' that will hopefully encompass my role as husband, father, grandpa, brother, son, you name it. When I'm gone, I want people to go: 'Remember DJ Shovelpants? Yeah, he was one of the good ones. Damn I miss him and his smart mouth.' A close 2nd would be to have people remember me by my work, and by work I mean my writing, and by writing I mean the stuff that I've been writing for the kids. You know how I do. 2. What quotation best fits your outlook on life? Off the cuff: 'As soon as you're born you start dying, so you might as well have a good time.' - Cake 3. What single achievement are you most proud of in the past year? I'm proud that I've finally found the one person on this planet who I love unconditionally. Turns out, I'm doubly lucky that I also get to marry this woman in less than a year. A close 2nd would be the completion of my 2nd novel. Turns out I really do have a knack for this writing thang... 4. What about the past ten years? Not sure this qualifies, but I guess that my biggest achievment in the last decade would be getting rid of all the things that held me back over the years: friends who were the equivalent of bags of shit on legs, my cold-hearted non-supportive ex-wife, all the scary, scary ex-girlfriends I've dated, and the attitude that I should just give up on the dreams I've always had and just to get in line with everyone else. Forget that noise. 5. If you were asked to give a child a single piece of advice to guide them through life, what would you say? 'That's the way it goes sometimes, but just remember it goes the other way too.' (I think that was from 'True Romance') |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 02,June,2003 | The TagBoard is gone, yo. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 31,July,2003 | Pandyland will be 1 year old on August 16th. If I wasn't driving out to Colorado to see Bjork at Red Rocks, I'd suggest we get together and celebrate. Lee Jeans could even come along...and maybe Moses Oatmeal, Dirty... |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 30,July,2003 | Happy Early Birthday, Hal! Since I will be MIA for the next couple days, I thought I'd send Hal an early b-day greeting. And, referring to the picture above, I hope all her dreams come true. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 29,July,2003 | Instant Karma's Gonna Got Me By Duf Fer Last night, at poetry group, I workshopped a poem called 'Departure.' It is (in early draft and)about a man who is on a flight and thinking about home (in the most connubial sense of the word). All the other poets hated it and did not understand it and kept telling me that image, without a concrete concept to anchor to, is worthless. I feel now that my criticism directed at an artist early this week has come full circle to visit me. Why don't I follow the old maxim related to not having anything nice to say? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 29,July,2003 | Heirress to the Hotel Chain By Duf Fer I think the woman between Hal and BB (above) is one of the Marriott sisters. They make it to all the parties. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 28,July,2003 | I'm Not 40, I'm 39.95 That's what it says on my mug today. Cheesy. Rob and I have a contest everyday to see who can find the cheesiest mug in the office kitchen for our morning coffee. One day, Rob came up with one that said 'World's Greatest Boss.' The next day, I was victorious with a mug that read 'I Have the Best Ideas!' But the all-time winner is the mug that says: '1984 Tennis Champ.' Quality. Unfortunately, we haven't found that mug since. Someone else must have caught on to our mocking, and took back the mug permanently. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 28,July,2003 | About the game link-thing: Yeah, it was awfully strange...but I'm weird like that. I totally appreciate that other-wordly goofiness. I didn't want it to end. I'm guessing the opium guy was the designer or something. I'm sure there's a story behind it somewhere. In other news: who iin the hell s that betwixt HAL and BB up above? |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 28,July,2003 | Closed Circuit to DJS (and anyone else who clicked on his Link O' Day game) WHAT THE...? Totally bizarre but I managed to get through the whole game. It's kind of interesting to go into something like that and have no instructions and let the brain work a little magic to try and figure it out. The graphics and Flash work were quite inventive and the little dude smoking opium was a funny, weird addition.... On the other end of the spectrum, I enjoy these games, particularly the Card/Puzzle section and Multi-Player Bowling (great boredom relief for coworkers and myself.) urlLink My Link O' Day . |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 28,July,2003 | Old School Catholics I was brought up by an old school Catholic mom - she went to Catholic grade school and an all-girls college. She has told me stories about when she would go to mass during grade school, and if a girl happened to forget her mass veil, she would have to wear a Kleenex on her head (wouldn't want any hair to show - sinful!). Needless to say, I was brought up in the Catholic tradition as well. Catholic grade school, college, AND grad school - the whole nine yards. I was a bit of a 'talker' during my grade school years (shocker) and got smacked upside the head more than a few times by some crotchety old nuns after getting caught 'talking to my neighbor' during class. (Side note: why do grade school teachers always refer to your other classmates as 'your neighbors'? ie: 'Don't look at your neighbor's test' or 'Pass the papers back to your neighbor.' Weird.) So I've been packing for my big move this week, and have stumbled across various things I've forgotten about: old letters, funny pictures, and...old school 'prayer cards' that I've collected during my Catholic school years. I've decided to keep one of them in my wallet for good karma: St. Jude, The Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases. Because things have gotten kind of hopeless around here, I need all the help I can get. 'Pray for me who am so needy...' |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 28,July,2003 | A Pet Peeve leads to the Tuesday One My biggest pet peeve: guys who don't get out of their seats on public transportation for old people, disabled people, or pregnant women. This morning a woman got on the bus who must have been at least 8 months pregnant. She looked as if the baby was going to pop out at any second. She had to walk all the way to the back of the bus until she got to my seat, and I got up so she could sit down. She probably passed about 10 men who paid absolutely no attention to this poor woman. My question to y'all: Is Chivalry Dead? I'm afraid, in this hardened city, it is. |
883,178 | male | 36 | Fashion | Aries | 28,July,2003 | Addicting Link O' the Day I don't know where this came from, but I was totally engrossed for a good 20 minutes. urlLink Very cool puzzle-type game . And no...it's not one of those stupid shoot the blocks or ball games that everyone here at work plays. |
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