Spam & Mullets: The Return of the BAM???
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As I noted in "BAM Almighty", that thread had gotten so large that, at least for the time being, the new digs couldn't handle opening it. So, I am starting it over with this one. Why "The Return of the BAM???" Because, given that we no longer have whisper function, the post count per page might be more consistant, meaning that the BAM might be back!
For those not aware of that particular time-waster, some of the original S&Mers, most notably Foxxy, Azul and Oscar, would try to be the first to post on each new page and, if successful, would post "BAM!" It then became a combination of individual accolades ('zul became the undisputed King of BAMs) and a grudge match between the ladies (the "Cooties") and the guys (or "Icky Boyz") The grudge was generally felt by the Cooties as the Ickys pretty much cleaned their clocks in BAMs over time.
Anyway, no multiple postings to get to the bottom. Rude photos to declare your BAM supremacy are not only allowed, they are damned near de rigueur.
If it turns out nobody is interested in any of this silliness anymore (after all, our best and most prolific bammers have blown us off) or it turns out the new digs don't allow bamming to work, kindly disregard all of the above. -
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The grudge was generally felt by the Cooties as the Ickys pretty much cleaned their clocks in BAMs over time.bigblaster:
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Grrr I am irritated with my Friday night right now. My friends and I were just out at dinner at some dumb Hollywood hoity toity crappy restaurant, and it was OK, but then we all decided to go to the Edison in downtown for drinks. Except ALL of us went to dinner straight from work, so we all had a different car (there were 6 of us) and another friend on the way to join. So after much discussion over how to deal with this, since all of us wanted to drink plenty, we had a game plan and went off to conquer the night.
Then the friend who was on his way to join us -- a pivotal part of our game plan -- switched things up at the worst possible moment, leaving my best friend and I stuck at our respective homes (30 miles away from each other), and doing nothing totally alone tonight, while everyone else is out partying it up.
So, so irritated. Arrgh. I want to throw something. -
Icky Boyz and Cooties? I do not remember that stuff. That kind of sounds pretty silly but I hope it is fun. Chris took me to see UP. I loved it! It was cute, kind of sad and made me cry at the end. We were chaperones tonight. Drake and his girlfriend, Kelsey, went to see the new Ben Stiller movie and we did not feel like driving back and forth so we saw UP. The only bad thing was the place was full of kids who could not shut up. One of them kept putting his hand on Chris's shoulder and Chris told the kid if he wanted to keep his hand he better stay in his seat and stop bothering him. Chris did not say it that nice.
Waiting for Katja to get home. Her boyfriend broke up with her and she is pretty sad. I just want to make sure she gets home. He got mad at Katja because she did not want to have sex with him. So he dropped her at a restaurant and she called Chris to pick her up. He was steaming when he left. Chris knows where he works and I hope Chris does not do something stupid.
Kind of a fun day. Layed around in my pjs to 3 in the afternoon. Just did not feel like doing anything except watching tv and messing around with the dogs. I do not know what Chris did all day, but he was gone for like five hours. I think he was helping Anthony fix their bathroom. They have leaks everywhere. I know they went to home depot because I found three receipts from there on the counter in the kitchen. I will have to check to see what they bought.
I did not know it until just a few minutes ago that today was 25th aniversary of Chris and that bitch's divorce. I really hate her and I am glad she does not call here all the time wanting Chris to fix her problems. Her big mistake letting Chris get away because she is a slut. I hope she does not bother Chris on his birthday like she always does. It ruins his good time and she makes a big deal about remembering it. BFD! He said she never remembered his birthday when they were married, but now she can. Big deal!
Okay, Chris and Katja are home and by sound of Katja crying, I know she is pretty unhappy. See you later and I love the way the place looks. Very nice whoever dr. Typer is. -
59º and cloudy; high of 81º and nice today (at last!)
Dog woke me up a half an hour early. Little piece of crap. He wants back in from the back yard right now. It certainly not cold, but he can cool his jets out there for awhile so I don't go all "Torgy and the cat" on him.
Headache, too, so that doesn't help.
BUT, AGod won it for us last night. Because it's the Phillies, I can't do my "wocka wocka" victory dance around the house, but what I CAN do is "accidentally" grab the wrong hat when I go to work ("What? This isn't my Apple cap? It's BLUE? Silly me. Sorry.") -
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Waiting for Katja to get home. Her boyfriend broke up with her and she is pretty sad. I just want to make sure she gets home. He got mad at Katja because she did not want to have sex with him. So he dropped her at a restaurant and she called Chris to pick her up. He was steaming when he left. Chris knows where he works and I hope Chris does not do something stupid.thebrazilian:
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Não, ela é o meu primo.
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63º and partly cloudy; high of 85º today.
1st day of my weekend.
Tomorrow will be the less fun day: I'll take toes to the doctor for her six week checkup (which should clear her to drive, among other improvements), then we have to go to the DMV and register both cars, then I have to go to the car dealership to get my car serviced so that I can go get it inspected. While I'm at it, it needs a bath really badly.
On the plus, WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) will start in San Francisco. This means an Apple Keynote address, allegedly to be given by VP Phil Schiller, though I (along with the rest of the Apple fandom) will be waiting to see if Big Steve makes an appearance. This will be the next "Big Deal" presentation, possibly discussing things like iPhone, the next OS X upgrade ("Snow Leopard") and who knows what else? As always, Apple employees are kept as in the dark as the public (and rightly so--we are all blabbermouths.) The keynote will start at 1pm EDT (10am for you correct-coasters) so I'll be interested in that.
So, I'll likely mow the lawns today and maybe wash the cars. Beyond that, I'm in a grilling state of mind, so we'll see where I go with that one.
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[quote]WickedCurves:
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" all you want, Missie. I only speak the turth. -
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63º and partly cloudy; high of 85º today.bigblaster:
1st day of my weekend.
Tomorrow will be the less fun day: I'll take toes to the doctor for her six week checkup (which should clear her to drive, among other improvements), then we have to go to the DMV and register both cars, then I have to go to the car dealership to get my car serviced so that I can go get it inspected. While I'm at it, it needs a bath really badly.
On the plus, WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) will start in San Francisco. This means an Apple Keynote address, allegedly to be given by VP Phil Schiller, though I (along with the rest of the Apple fandom) will be waiting to see if Big Steve makes an appearance. This will be the next "Big Deal" presentation, possibly discussing things like iPhone, the next OS X upgrade ("Snow Leopard") and who knows what else? As always, Apple employees are kept as in the dark as the public (and rightly so--we are all blabbermouths.) The keynote will start at 1pm EDT (10am for you correct-coasters) so I'll be interested in that.
So, I'll likely mow the lawns today and maybe wash the cars. Beyond that, I'm in a grilling state of mind, so we'll see where I go with that one.
47/126Blaster,
Went and saw our Chargers get beat by Capo Valley last night in the CIF Championship game at the Big A Hole. They lost 1-0 on a bottom of 6 solo shot into the right field seats -- kid crushed it! Great game otherwise. Very well pitched, but a couple of bad calls and some odd coaching killed a couple potential rallies for us.
Cest la vie! Still proud to be a Charger!
By the way, Dave Tallman is still coaching as an assistant on the Varsity team. He was my brother's JV coach back in '72, and then mine in '84. 38 years with Edison! And a great guy on top of it! -
Hi, everyone! Busy night for me. Watched the PPV and then Bridezillas. I do not know where they find women like this, but it is total fun. I could have been a Bridezilla, but I was overwelmed by the whole thing. I think Chris and my mom took care of most everything. All I had to do was fit into my dress, not trip and fall and say I do.
Chris made me wear that ugly pink Dodger cap. Why does he get a pretty green one and I get this stupid pink one? I am going to buy me a green one because he says I cannot. Chris dragged out the Ronco rotissrie thing for a pork roast tonight. It turned out pretty good. I forgot we even had one, but we do. I think we have used it five times in ten years.
Another iron IV tomorrow, plus I get to meet my new OB/GYN. Whoopie! I know she is going to want get me in those stupid stirup things. Most embarrassing thing in the world. Chris thinks I am being silly, but I do not see him sitting there hanging out where everyone can get a free show.
Katja is still depressed. She did not even want to go out for breakfast this morning and she never passes on that. Drake and her ended up going to see a movie this evening and she is happier, but still kind of down. I guess her ex boyfriend said some pretty mean things to her and then called her stupid and ugly. When Chris came back with her, both me and Drake had to talk him out of going to find the boy and thumping him in on the head. Anthony knows the boy and he says he will take care of things. I hope he does not do something stupid.
Going to go snuggle with Chris. He is watching Ice Road Truckers. I am getting hooked also. It is pretty exciting and a lot of fun to watch. Good night all, see you tomorrow. -
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Blaster,TheAntiGiant:
Went and saw our Chargers get beat by Capo Valley last night in the CIF Championship game at the Big A Hole. They lost 1-0 on a bottom of 6 solo shot into the right field seats -- kid crushed it! Great game otherwise. Very well pitched, but a couple of bad calls and some odd coaching killed a couple potential rallies for us.
Cest la vie! Still proud to be a Charger!
By the way, Dave Tallman is still coaching as an assistant on the Varsity team. He was my brother's JV coach back in '72, and then mine in '84. 38 years with Edison! And a great guy on top of it!
The two of you probably won't believe it, but I was rooting for Edison last night. I almost went. Steve Lambright (the varsity coach) taught the kid how to pitch and was his instructor until he started high school. He really tried to get him to go to Edison, and to this day, the kid regrets that he didn't. He might still be pitching somewhere if he had..... -
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As I noted in "BAM Almighty", that thread had gotten so large that, at least for the time being, the new digs couldn't handle opening it. So, I am starting it over with this one. Why "The Return of the BAM???" Because, given that we no longer have whisper function, the post count per page might be more consistant, meaning that the BAM might be back!bigblaster:
For those not aware of that particular time-waster, some of the original S&Mers, most notably Foxxy, Azul and Oscar, would try to be the first to post on each new page and, if successful, would post "BAM!" It then became a combination of individual accolades ('zul became the undisputed King of BAMs) and a grudge match between the ladies (the "Cooties") and the guys (or "Icky Boyz") The grudge was generally felt by the Cooties as the Ickys pretty much cleaned their clocks in BAMs over time.
Anyway, no multiple postings to get to the bottom. Rude photos to declare your BAM supremacy are not only allowed, they are damned near de rigueur.
If it turns out nobody is interested in any of this silliness anymore (after all, our best and most prolific bammers have blown us off) or it turns out the new digs don't allow bamming to work, kindly disregard all of the above.
I would say when I joined the Icky Boyz, then we dominated the Bam! -
[quote]SVbeagador:
I would say when I joined the Icky Boyz, then we dominated the Bam!A fact I would not dispute. -
66º and cloudy; high of 81º with some possible toonderboomies tonight.
Yesterday was pretty much the do nothing day I wanted. Had the Dodgers won, it would have been close to idyllic, but it was still nice. My only exertions were a trip to the store for some beverages for dinner, and then grilling up a couple of moos.
Today, on the other hand, is a different story. I'll be driving toes to Center City to her surgeon for her six week checkup. They should be taking her off her blood thinners and, as a result, she should be cleared to drive.
The problem, of course, as I mentioned last week, is that her car (the one I've been driving for six weeks) has an expired registration. Three reasons I've been driving her car instead of mine:
1- It's registration was valid (or so I thought) while my car's registration also expired;
2- My car needs service so that, after it gets registered again, it can get safety inspected;
3- Her car is nicer than mine and has about 1/16th the mileage.
So, after the doctor, we go to the DMV to get both cars re-registered. Then I take my car over to the Saturn dealership (yes, it's still there. For now.) and get the oil changed and a tail light replaced. If I have time, I will then take it over and get it inspected.
Icky day off. ON THE OTHER HAND, toes has made my heart skip a beat (even more than usual) by suggesting that, while we're there, we might look at a replacement for my car. My car is okay and it runs well enough, but it has over 65,000 miles on it and isn't a car I'm thrilled at the prospect of driving to California with. We saw a newer Ion with only about 4500 miles on it on the website, so if we can get enough trade-in for the old Saturn, I might wind up with a newer car, instead. I am not a huge fan of the Ion, but last I checked, 4500<65,000 so I won't complain.<br />
In between all of this, we need to try again to reach the landscaper to see if his bid is ready, do some grocery shopping and, if we have a few minutes, swing by home depot for some paint samples and a tomato plant.
If we get all of this done, we'll treat ourselves to Pop Shop tonight. It's trivia night, so the return of "One Good Knee Between Us" to the competition would be a good morale boost for us both.
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Hi, everyone! Busy night for me. Watched the PPV and then Bridezillas. I do not know where they find women like this, but it is total fun. I could have been a Bridezilla, but I was overwelmed by the whole thing. I think Chris and my mom took care of most everything. All I had to do was fit into my dress, not trip and fall and say I do.thebrazilian:
My problem with shows like Bridezillas is that these women are perfectly aware that they're on camera, so they have carte blanche to behave far worse than they normally would. Therefore, these reality shows are not reality.
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Chris dragged out the Ronco rotissrie thing for a pork roast tonight. It turned out pretty good. I forgot we even had one, but we do. I think we have used it five times in ten years.That's our torgy: Keeping it hillbilly whenever he can!thebrazilian:
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Another iron IV tomorrow, plus I get to meet my new OB/GYN. Whoopie! I know she is going to want get me in those stupid stirup things. Most embarrassing thing in the world. Chris thinks I am being silly, but I do not see him sitting there hanging out where everyone can get a free show.thebrazilian:
At least, not that YOU'RE aware of.
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Katja is still depressed. She did not even want to go out for breakfast this morning and she never passes on that. Drake and her ended up going to see a movie this evening and she is happier, but still kind of down. I guess her ex boyfriend said some pretty mean things to her and then called her stupid and ugly. When Chris came back with her, both me and Drake had to talk him out of going to find the boy and thumping him in on the head. Anthony knows the boy and he says he will take care of things. I hope he does not do something stupid.thebrazilian:
I understand that whole "heat of the argument" crap but, if somebody wants to break up with somebody, why do they have to be cruel about it? I know, human nature, but just say it's over and move on. Of course, we don't live in a perfect world, do we?
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Going to go snuggle with Chris. He is watching Ice Road Truckers.thebrazilian:
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So, is it #20?
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[quote]bigblaster:
(see above comment about hillbilly.)
I am true Hillbilly. No question about it, the mother (the one who went out for smokes and never returned) was a pure, inbred, mother-loving, first cousin-marrying, card-carrying Hillbilly. To say their genetic pool was shallow was akin to saying Christmas comes in December. At least I am not a huge fan of Nascar, Monster-Truck rallies or pro wrestling, so I have been able to resist my baser instincts.
Hey, the Rotisserie thing was her idea, in the first place. She saw it on television and had to have one. Not my fault she never really used the thing.
Busy morning, Herself has the aforementioned doctor visits and other tortures of the Western World, plus gotta get her tires rotated (for some sick reason, that sounds kinky), do some grocery shopping (someone un-named left the milk out, overnight, for their bowl of Cap'n Crunch....ahem) and drag Katja out of her room and funk, for lunch and some spending of money that is not hers - for some unknown reason that seems to buoy her spirits. Boy gets out of school at 12:30, so we get to drag him along, also. He has already requested lunch at Chili's. If he is lucky, he will get Wendy's for lunch. -
[quote]grabarkewitz:
I am true Hillbilly. No question about it, the mother (the one who went out for smokes and never returned) was a pure, inbred, mother-loving, first cousin-marrying, card-carrying Hillbilly. To say their genetic pool was shallow was akin to saying Christmas comes in December. At least I am not a huge fan of Nascar, Monster-Truck rallies or pro wrestling, so I have been able to resist my baser instincts.
Hey, the Rotisserie thing was her idea, in the first place. She saw it on television and had to have one. Not my fault she never really used the thing.
Busy morning, Herself has the aforementioned doctor visits and other tortures of the Western World, plus gotta get her tires rotated (for some sick reason, that sounds kinky), do some grocery shopping (someone un-named left the milk out, overnight, for their bowl of Cap'n Crunch....ahem) and drag Katja out of her room and funk, for lunch and some spending of money that is not hers - for some unknown reason that seems to buoy her spirits. Boy gets out of school at 12:30, so we get to drag him along, also. He has already requested lunch at Chili's. If he is lucky, he will get Wendy's for lunch.Currently sitting in the waiting room at the doctor. So far, 45 minutes behind, which is nothing for these guys. A problem that I should have seen coming: My car's battery is dead. So, jumper cables are waiting for our return. -
In Torgy's defense, we have cooked some killer prime ribs in our Rotisserie. Set it, and Forget It!
Also, I have found myself watching Ice Road Truckers lately, though I have no idea why. Not much on Sunday nights. I'll probably get bored with it; heck, Orange County Choppers puts me to sleep, and I consider myself a biker. The conditions these people are working in are just incredible. Those temperatures do stuff to man and machines that they weren't really made to endure. Well, they do have a cutie on there this season. -
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In Torgy's defense, we have cooked some killer prime ribs in our Rotisserie. Set it, and Forget It!Babe Herman:
Also, I have found myself watching Ice Road Truckers lately, though I have no idea why. Not much on Sunday nights. I'll probably get bored with it; heck, Orange County Choppers puts me to sleep, and I consider myself a biker. The conditions these people are working in are just incredible. Those temperatures do stuff to man and machines that they weren't really made to endure. Well, they do have a cutie on there this season.
Lisa is a hottie. Plus, I get a kick out of her lack of fear while driving some very nasty roads and I use roads in a very broad sense. Nothing more than a skinny, very long hockey rink, IMO. Mary said she thought she could do that and I got a pretty good laugh at that. This is the same woman who would call a taxi to take her to work when there was a heavy frost on the front lawn.
Gonna use the Rotisserie, again, tonight. Picked up some hot cajun links and they are soaking in beer, right now. Should be quite good by dinner. Got a mess of baked beans (going with Jay Bush's best, too much time spent doing it from scratch) going and picked up some jambalaya at the local Safeway (just have to warm it on the stove). Gonna have to open some windows tonight as the air could be quite bad. No lit matches tonight. -
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Currently sitting in the waiting room at the doctor. So far, 45 minutes behind, which is nothing for these guys. A problem that I should have seen coming: My car's battery is dead. So, jumper cables are waiting for our return.bigblaster:
Pretty good morning, so far. Mary's early appointment was on time and it only took ten minutes. Just a Q&A session. She is relieved. We even got the shopping done fast and now are just killing time until the kid gets out of school and we can get lunch. Her Iron IV is at 2pm, but she says she doesn't need us to go with her. Looks like the rest of us will be hitting the various shopatoriums of downtown Concord. Frys, Sunvalley Mall and maybe a quick trip to Kinders to pick up some tri-tips for this weekend.
Still have to get the tires rotated, but someone was not up early enough to beat the morning rush at Les Schwabs'. We will try that again, tomorrow. -
No baseball - dodgers. And, no Lakers today. Bad sports day.
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No baseball - dodgers. And, no Lakers today. Bad sports day.SVbeagador:
I need a break as badly as the players. And, would the Lakers just get it over in two more. Every time they win, it seems the Dodgers lose. Better yet, given that scenario, Orlando can just go ahead and win four straight. -
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Better yet, given that scenario, Orlando can just go ahead and win four straight.SamAdams:
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[quote]BlueMamma:
Yeah... good day for me to continue getting caught up on Lost - we started season 2 yesterday. I'm so behind the times.
And hey, no spoilers, OK?"Rosebud" was the name of the sled. -
Well, we're very close to buying BB a new car http://www.yahoofreak.com/animated%20emoticons/Cartoon%20Animated%20Emoticons/badger%20dance.gif
We're likely going to choose between two Saturns--about equal price, about equal mileage. All things being equal, I need to decide between a 2008 Aura XE or a 2009 Vue XE. I've driven both (toes owns a Vue and we rented an Aura in Texas, last year), so I have some thinking to do. We'll probably buy tomorrow or Wednesday.
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[quote]ocmike24:
And the big boat sank after it hit the iceberg.
I guess I get the first BAM!!!!!!!Nice job. And now we know it's apparently 30 posts to a page.
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Oh, that Bam! Now I remember. On your car choice, Blaster, I like the Vue. Everyone is getting new cars. Chris got a new one, Katja is trading in her car for a newer Volkswagen something German and our neighbors bought a new Prius. I feel like trading in my cute pickup truck for something new, just to do it. I do like the new Toyota Highlander Hybrid. I just have to talk Chris into it.
My doctor visit was just stupid. She gave me some birth control pills. Why do I need birth control pills, I have been fixed? They say that they may help with my iron problem. I got a couple other pills to pick up tomorrow. But, it will be really embarassing to pick up birth control at my age. Chris is fixed too, so it would really make me mad if by some miracle I got pregnant. But we could be on the cover of the National Enquirer.
Every time I have to get the IV, they have to warm up my arm to find a vein. This time, they left the heating pad on too long and I have a burn on my arm. My day just sucked. I spilled my ice tea while they were giving me my iron, so I had to drink a lot of water. I do not like to drink a lot of water because I have a bladder the size of a walnut. So, I had to walk down a narrow hallway dragging R2D2 with me to go to the potty. Of course, they had no ass gaskets and I do not hover well. I know too much information, but I have to let everyone know how bad my day was. Chris thinks it is funny, but he is a guy, he can pee standing up. I tried once, it did not work out too well. Laugh all you want. I was drunk and I thought I could do it. It might have worked if I was not wearing jeans. Oh God, now I have the giggles.
Enough giggling, I am going to get Chris to make me up a bowl of ice cream with strawberries. Just heard a scream. I better go check it out. OK, nothing big, just Chris tickling Katja. I am sure she will wet herself. No control. Have good night. I am going to watch Weeds and hope to be asleep by eleven. -
Hey you know what sucks? Cleaning intensely, in anticipation of packing and moving. I filled up a big ol' trash bin full of stuff, plus five garbage bags of stuff to give away, after spending 7 hours straight cleaning my room. And I'm not even close to done. Damn. At least when I'm done with this, it'll make packing for the New York move easier. Sigh.
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66º and foggy; high of 82º, rain and toonderboomies.
Back to work, then back to Saturn of Mt. Laurel. Since it'll be so late (4:15 if I get all the lights), I doubt we'll be able to get the insurance transferred on whichever car I pick, so it'll probably be deciding and holding the car, credit approval and then pick the car up Wednesday.
Like the new iPhone 3Gs. Want it. Will have it. Not sure WHEN, exactly, but if I can figure the cash flow out, it'll be ASAP. Also, looking carefully at Snow Leopard, the new Mac OS X (10.6). It looks pretty interesting and I love the upgrade price ($29). Won't come out until sometime in September. Cool.
24 days until Manny comes back (barring rain)/45 until vacation/124 until the hypothetical move to SoCal. -
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Now everybody can!
You just need to get one of these gizmos –
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[quote]Harpo:
Now everybody can!
You just need to get one of these gizmos –
Herself says there isn't enough money in the world to convince her to try that thing. Actually, her words were a bit more blue than that.
Chance of rain today and I have to play chauffeur for Herself. She has to have her hand looked at and something about a scraping that about chilled my stuff. The only good thing about her hand being one huge throbbing pain center is that she begged me to help her get dressed. My first choice of Schoolgirl Slutty did not go over well. Can't fault me for trying.
Then the micro chihuahua decided to jump on her aching hand and he nearly ended up in the trash compactor for that dumb move. I got a feeling that being nice to her is job one. She already ripped Katja a new one for bumping into her and the boy is smart enough to know to not be in the same room as his mother. The doctor, if she is smart, will not make Herself wait. I am thinking that Mary might verbally slice the medico up like a side of beef if she makes Herself wait. I know where my bread is buttered. She wants something, I don't ask, I just get. She has that Lorena Bobbit look in her eyes. -
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Well, we're very close to buying BB a new car http://www.yahoofreak.com/animated%20emoticons/Cartoon%20Animated%20Emoticons/badger%20dance.gifbigblaster:
We're likely going to choose between two Saturns--about equal price, about equal mileage. All things being equal, I need to decide between a 2008 Aura XE or a 2009 Vue XE. I've driven both (toes owns a Vue and we rented an Aura in Texas, last year), so I have some thinking to do. We'll probably buy tomorrow or Wednesday.
The Aura would be silver (as shown) but I don't know the color of the Vue, yet.And the winner is...
...a 2008 Saturn Aura XE (techno gray)
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And the winner is...bigblaster:
...a 2008 Saturn Aura XE (techno gray)
Hmm, that thing ain't half bad looking. Seriously, Saturns have come a long way, and I hope they survive. I've heard that Penske is working to buy the marque. -
[quote]Babe Herman:
Hmm, that thing ain't half bad looking. Seriously, Saturns have come a long way, and I hope they survive. I've heard that Penske is working to buy the marque.
I heard that, also. I even test drove one, several years ago, but my only complaint was that I couldn't get comfortable in the driver's seat. Mary now wants a new car. I figure we will take a look at the Toyota hybrids, this weekend. As she is in pain - her left wrist is killing her something awful - she can pretty much get anything she wants. Speaking of which, I have to put a new ice pack on her wrist as the Tylenol they gave her ain't cutting it and she is allergic to all opiates. Her wrist hurt so bad she could not even pick up a fork so she could eat. Ended up having a sandwich and some fruit. She wasn't happy as I made stuffed peppers and pasta tonight.
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66º and foggy; high of 82º, rain and toonderboomies.bigblaster:
Back to work, then back to Saturn of Mt. Laurel. Since it'll be so late (4:15 if I get all the lights), I doubt we'll be able to get the insurance transferred on whichever car I pick, so it'll probably be deciding and holding the car, credit approval and then pick the car up Wednesday.
Like the new iPhone 3Gs. Want it. Will have it. Not sure WHEN, exactly, but if I can figure the cash flow out, it'll be ASAP. Also, looking carefully at Snow Leopard, the new Mac OS X (10.6). It looks pretty interesting and I love the upgrade price ($29). Won't come out until sometime in September. Cool.
24 days until Manny comes back (barring rain)/45 until vacation/124 until the hypothetical move to SoCal.
I'll be buying the new iPhone the first week of August, when my current contract with T-Mobile is up. I actually love T-Mobile and have zero problems with it. But gosh, I want a darn iPhone already. And I have patiently waited 2 years for it to finally become affordable. I could never justify the cost before, but now I think it's a good start-of-grad-school gift to myself. Also a start-of-grad-school gift to myself? $55,000 in student loans! Yay. -
[quote]Harpo:
Now everybody can!
You just need to get one of these gizmos –
I met someone else who applied to Northwestern's journalism school who submitted a writing sample with her application of an article she wrote for some random newspaper about her experience trying to pee standing up. It was a graphic, play-by-play account, that included descriptions of what happened when she missed or didn't aim properly. Oh, I forgot to say -- it was WITHOUT the aid of one of these gizmos. There's apparently some guy who makes his living teaching women how to pee standing up without the aid of anything but their own natural goodies and some aim.
It was really one of the most disgustingly gratuitous articles I've ever read, and the fact that she was also accepted was one of the reasons I ultimately decided not to attend Northwestern. The article scarred me for life THAT much. *shudder* -
[quote]Babe Herman:
Hmm, that thing ain't half bad looking. Seriously, Saturns have come a long way, and I hope they survive. I've heard that Penske is working to buy the marque.Yeah, he is. If he comes in and keeps the Saturn reputation for good service (both in sales and, well, service) intact, Saturn will do fine. The cars are fun to drive and, after the crappy Ion, much better cars. This Aura has about 18K miles on it, but handles nice, has some punch to it. OnStar and XM, two musts for me (especially with a long, cross-country drive coming up.) Lumbar support for my back. About 28 mpg. We had actually looked long and hard at a 2008 Aura XR that was on the lot: Black, fully loaded, tan leather interior AND a sunroof, but it had nearly 25K miles and would have been about $30/month more than we could swing comfortably. I really wanted it, but this one has everything I need, is in at a price we can (gulp) handle, and I'm happy with it.
I'll drive my 2001 SL1 to work, then over to Saturn of Mt. Laurel (they're detailing the Aura--couple of scratches on the trunk and one side that needed to be handled) and I should drive off the lot around 5:30-6! -
[quote]SamAdams:
Thank you for buying a USA product.Wouldn't have it any other way. I haven't owned a foreign car since 1978 (Datsun B210).
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