LostSophia

What usually works for me is a turkey & havarti sandwich on sourdough bread (the nice sub sandwich kind, not a sliced loaf), with as much water as possible, followed by your OTC headache pills of choice, followed by cold water on the hands, feet and back of the neck and then soaking in a nice hot bath for about an hour. Actually, the cold water on hands, feet and neck trick also works to help sober up and clear your head a bit when you are still drunk too. A very nice addition for those days when you wake up still slightly drunk and don't want to be.

Yeah, we had the same problem at my old college. We had this asshat called Preacher Dan who would stand around in the park blocks on campus calling us rebellious heathens, and shouting things about how if you masturbate you might as well be gay. He got kicked off for a week or so for getting into a fist fight with somebody, but mostly he was ignored. The masturbation thing annoyed me enough that I got up on a low brick wall and starting shouting "Masturbation is normal. Most people masturbate. As a matter of fact, you are more unusual if you don't!" Actually, I did try to argue with him once. Basically, all I did was to point out the logical fallacies in what he was shouting. He tried to argue back, but it was still fallacious. Eventually, he just gave up and ignored me. I always thought it would be funny to set up near him and start shouting about Teutonic Religion. "And Odin did hang upon the World Tree Yggdrasil for 9 days!" etc. and so forth.

I don't know, going somewhere so you can not go somewhere sounds like it could be kind of zen, if you can manage to go with not going somewhere instead of not going with it.

Ah yes. The procrastination frenzy. I know that one well.

Yay Venkman! Cleaning always makes me feel like Sisyphus.

Wow! Way to go, Jessie!

I think that is a matter of priorities and what is important to you. You go, slinker!

You mean this, don't you?

And here's part 2...

Yes indeed! That is exactly what I meant. Thank you, Red. I knew 'Crimson' was in the title. If I had to sum up Chief in a video clip, for some strange reason, this one one be among the top contenders.

I love

I need to get on my piratical goals and become "The Notorious Red Tom Grimm", robbing Corporate America and tearing down the economic system with the clever use of flashy clothes and ominous pirate flags flying from a junky Dodge van painted up like a ship. Then out of the back of my clever van I would distribute the stolen food stuffs and clothing to masses of grateful needy people.

That reminds me of that bit at the beginning of The Meaning of Life where the accountants sail their building around like a pirate ship and attack the big corporations. I wanted to find a picture from that to post, but I can't for the life of me remember what the hell the short was called. Ah well.

I would, of course, also have to form some manner of pirate rock band.

Naturally.

Wow, thanks for all the welcoming!

Kate, your niece appears to have nearly mastered the double bird. Spending too much time around you, is she?

I knew something was missing in my life. Hello, Lost Sophie! Where's the rest of the family?

Ah, family... family... oh that family? Ah, don't know. Haven't seen 'em. What, this? This is just an old rug I'm taking out to the dumpster. Plastic bags? Well, the rug had some stains you see, and ah, oh the drippy red stuff? Well that's just jam. Yep jam. From the stains you see. Oh no, no! I'll get that! Mmmm... I just love jam! (Missed you too, Spain.)

Thank your mother on our behalf. Welcome back.

Awww... thanks! :Sniffle, sniffle: I'm gonna cry... :wink:

 

Hey where have you been?

My phone line was shut off due to lack of payment. My internet connection was dial-up. My mother bailed me out. I am horribly ashamed. And in my shame, I have crawled back to the board. Hi guys! I missed you.

Wow, Akhira. My condolences.

I can flex the muscle in my neck that runs from my collarbone up to my jaw just to the side of my chin (sternocleidomastoid is it?) in a very disturbing and unflattering way, but only on the left side. I can also only raise my left eyebrow without raising the other, but not the other way around. I can wiggle both ears however, and flair both nostrils, but can do neither only on one side independently of its corresponding part. I'm sure this is astoundingly useful information.

Yippy! I'm back online! Been going through internet withdrawals since the phone line went out. Now I am not only back, but finally out of the Luddite dark ages of dial-up! Woot!

Vagabond: Best of luck with the book. I'd tell you to ask my friend Ed Morris about publishing, but someone hasn't approved his application to join the board yet... Anyway, he started out publishing short stories on various online sites, and that seems to have worked out well for him. Got his name out there, and now he just landed a $12,000 book deal. Of course that took a few years, so don't get discouraged if it doesn't take off right away.

Jessie: Best of luck to you too!

Christian: I did indeed notice your casual dropping of the girlfriend info, and valiantly restrained myself from making jokes about your cat. Best of luck to you as well.

Assorted: Yes, that reader thing sounds very cool indeed. No, I don't think it will replace paper books either. Actually, it reminds me of the issue of CG vs. practical effects in film. Yes they have similar uses, but they are separate tools better or worse suited than the other to any particular task.

Is it sad that the first thought that crossed through my head when I read that was "Oh, that'll be good for my sinuses!"?

Bwahahaha! Not at all. You are adorably practically-minded as ever, and I am always happy to do anything I can to help you with your evil sinuses.

:Bows to Kate:

:Passes a note to Spain: Pssst! Here you go...

Lol. Heh heh. I was just kidding, really I swear! Mwahahahaha! Ahem, I mean, uh...

Yeah that's a no go because the college I am attending is REALLY fucking small. As in it only has 10 rooms PERIOD. So there are no TA's or anything like that.

Wow! That is tiny!

Moo hoo ha ha. Soon, the Scandinavian takeover shall be complete.

Yes, bring it! Please!

Can I come too? I'd move over if I could. It sounds that women can move around pretty safely there.

That'll change when LostSophia gets there. :wink:

MWAHAHAHAHA!

I will tie you up in a kneeling position in the bathtub, pour steaming chicken noodle soup over your head by the pot-full, and yank closed the curtain to leave you simmering in your scalding shame!!!!

Then I will tap you like a Maple tree and make sweet syrup of your life's blood!