Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[papayahed]

ohhh Good Luck!!

[Scheherazade]

On a more serious note though. THis week I'm 37 weeks pregnant. My husband and I went to see the Dr yesterday, and so I'M GOING IN THIS SATURDAY TO HAVE LABOUR INDUCED!Good luck, Tournesol!

But why are they inducing you so early?

Take some snacks, drink (water especially) and CDs with you.

Will be thinking of you on Saturday!

[farnoosh]

WOW! good luck, Tournesol!!!!!!!!!
Saturday I'll be sleeping hopefully,(after 2 weeks of non-stop studying),I'll keep you in my dreams!:)
Back to the Q:
We have a little openning behind the kitchen in the back of the house, where the walls are tall, my mom thought it was a great place for the "delicates" until the peogons found out about it...I think they are on mutual agreement now.

[JuniperWoolf]

I'll be thinking about you on saturday, Tournesol.

[papayahed]

1) I wonder how mama and baby are doing?


2) I just spent a week in a dry climate, this morning I woke up dry and flaky (face). My face lotion isn't helping all that much any ideas?

[LadyLuck]

2) I just spent a week in a dry climate, this morning I woke up dry and flaky (face). My face lotion isn't helping all that much any ideas?

I like to use a salt scrub. It will help exfoliate your face, while the oil will help to replace some of the moisture. My only caveat is that if you're prone to breakouts, it can trigger one.

[JuniperWoolf]

I live in a dry place. Tip: don't shampoo your hair too often, it'll get all frizzy and split ended.

[papayahed]

I live in a dry place. Tip: don't shampoo your hair too often, it'll get all frizzy and split ended.

I was kinda in your neck of the woods but not really. Usually down here in the swamp I have to wash my hair every other day or it looks oily and greasy but up there I could have gone all week if I wanted (I didn't though).

I'm worried about all that oil in the salt scrub, :idea:maybe I'll do an aspirin mask! I haven't one of those in forever.

[JuniperWoolf]

Haha yeah, the lack of moisture here is a killer. On the plus side though, we don't have many people with very bad acne.

What's an asprin mask?

[LadyLuck]

I was wondering the same thing. I don't think I've ever heard of that.

[papayahed]

I take about five cheap drug store, noncoated aspirin and crush then up and add either water or milk to make a paste then appy it to my face for about twenty minutes then exfoliate when I remove it. It's cheap and it leaves me with smooth skin.

I found this recipe which adds jojoba oil:

http://viviandanger.hubpages.com/hub/famousaspirinmask

[LadyLuck]

Got it :)

I'm thinking of cutting my hair off, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I've super thick hair, and long layers seems to work well. Does anyone know of any good shoulder length cuts that can accommodate lots and lots of layers?

[TurquoiseSunset]

I just spent a week in a dry climate, this morning I woke up dry and flaky (face). My face lotion isn't helping all that much any ideas?

Well, if you don't want to try olive oil, maybe avo? Or yogurt works really well. It exfoliates and moisturizes. Or a honey mask. Or a honey and yogurt mask! :D

My mother is into this new thing where you mix some yogurt with the contents of one spirulina capsule. It's scary looking but her skin looks amazing afterwards.

[qimissung]

My youngest son is spending Thanksgiving elsewhere. I knew this had to happen sometime-and I am glad he's growing up and that he has friends and is happy-but I'm still depressed.

Any suggestions on how to deal with this would be appreciated.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Every time I see this thread, I think of a boy coming in here and it going down something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT7T7ul1s1k&feature=related).

[Vonny]

Every time I see this thread, I think of a boy coming in here and it going down something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT7T7ul1s1k&feature=related).

:lol: I think that would happen to me if I got on here!!

[qimissung]

Thanks mutatis. Uhmmm, that was a help. *sarcasm*

[Vonny]

Thanks mutatis. Uhmmm, that was a help. *sarcasm*

The answer to your problem, Qimissung, is you need a new puppy or kitten.

[TurquoiseSunset]

My youngest son is spending Thanksgiving elsewhere. I knew this had to happen sometime-and I am glad he's growing up and that he has friends and is happy-but I'm still depressed.

Any suggestions on how to deal with this would be appreciated.

I understand, my mother felt that way about me moving out. I just reassured her that I would still visit A LOT. They only live a few minutes away. So I would suggest that, although you can unfortunately not spend Thanksgiving with your son, you can always have a family-only type day or evening when he comes back. That way you still get some quality time together.

[qimissung]

The answer to your problem, Qimissung, is you need a new puppy or kitten.

Thank you, Vonny; I would agree, but I already have cats.


I understand, my mother felt that way about me moving out. I just reassured her that I would still visit A LOT. They only live a few minutes away. So I would suggest that, although you can unfortunately not spend Thanksgiving with your son, you can always have a family-only type day or evening when he comes back. That way you still get some quality time together.

Thank you, Turquoise Sunset, that's a good idea. I'm going to suggest that.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Sorry, qimi, I didn't even read the latest post. Just hit quick reply.

[qimissung]

I know. I was just kidding. I feel the same way if I go into the guy's thread. Any advice for me? :D

[JuniperWoolf]

Hmm, I'd do something that you can't do when the kids are around. For example, get really, really drunk.

[qimissung]

That's an idea. Or walk around naked. Such freedom. :D Thanks, Juniper.

[Varenne Rodin]

:lol: I think that would happen to me if I got on here!!

Vonny was right. She has been banned, I see.

[JuniperWoolf]

Or walk around naked.

Haha, or do both, now there's a good time.

[qimissung]

Better and better...drunk, naked, and singing at the top of my lungs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnQZ-nFg9BY

[JuniperWoolf]

Hahaha, I just watched a shed roof blow into a parked truck. Damn mountain wind.

[papayahed]

my banana bread is still wet in the middle. wtf?

[LadyLuck]

my banana bread is still wet in the middle. wtf?

Maybe lower the cooking temp a bit and add some time... I've been toying with baking tonight too.

[JuniperWoolf]

Or mash it with a fork and have banana bread pudding.

[qimissung]

At least you have ovens. I'm paying a very high price for not calling a professional-I needed to replace. a broken bake element and we asked my son's friend to do it. He is very competent, but he had never done this before. He made the attempt, without unplugging the stove, and WHOMP! A flash of light, a loud noise-I'm just so glad he didn't electrocute himself, but now the wires in the back of the stove are meted-kind od like the wicked witch of the west.

A little longer in the oven, I think, papaya.

[motherhubbard]

If it's a really heavy bread the timing can be kind of tricky. It can be easy to end up with burnt on the outside and mush on the inside. I'm with Qim on longer baking time, but you may want to turn the temp down a bit, too. Or try making muffins instead of a loaf. they cook faster.

[papayahed]

I turned down the temp just a bit and baked it longer, it came out pretty good.

[LadyLuck]

I turned down the temp just a bit and baked it longer, it came out pretty good.
Good to hear. I've been toying around with some baking myself and had to do the same with cookies. I am working to develop some gluten free recipes that don't taste crummy, so it is a huge experiment :)

On another random note, do any of you have issues finding jeans to fit? I tend to run tiny in the waist with wider hips... basically think the typical hourglass shape and you have me. The only issue is that the only jeans I've found are difficult to find in smaller sizes. I'm looking at Levis curve id jeans in the bold curve, but the size 8 isn't something I can find at the store. Anyone have any better suggestions of brands that may fit well and still hold up to constant wear?

[qimissung]

If you can't find them in the store, can you possibly find them online?

[LadyLuck]

I found them online, but they're about $50 a pair. If I only needed one or two not a huge deal, but I need 5+ :frown: They seem to go on sale in the store, but not so much online. I swear I hate buying jeans!

[qimissung]

That is a discouraging amount. I'm out of ideas. Sorry, LL.

I really, really, really do not want to get up these days. Suggestions, anybody?

[LadyLuck]

Multivitamins have helped me. All the issues I've had over the past few years were directly tied to my diet. Removing things that gave my system problems and adding a multivitamin helped a ton. The only catch is that I'm taking higher end vitamins. The store bought ones don't seem to work, but I've been taking Shaklee ones, and I've had great success.

[papayahed]

On another random note, do any of you have issues finding jeans to fit? I tend to run tiny in the waist with wider hips... basically think the typical hourglass shape and you have me. The only issue is that the only jeans I've found are difficult to find in smaller sizes. I'm looking at Levis curve id jeans in the bold curve, but the size 8 isn't something I can find at the store. Anyone have any better suggestions of brands that may fit well and still hold up to constant wear?

The best and cheapest place I have found for jeans s Old Navy. I know, but I buy them for work. They run ~ $30 but a couple times a year go on sale for $15.95. When they are on sale I'll go in and buy 5-10 pairs. Seriously, after a few months at work my jeans look like I step in a way back machine and I'm heading to the Motley Crue concert in my ripped up jeans.

[LadyLuck]

Thanks Papaya! I'll have to try theirs on. We don't have an Old Navy at the mall here, so I likely didn't hit that store. I must have tried 10 different stores and 50+ different brand and style combinations, and still I couldn't find ones to fit right. If they fit in the hips I have 2-3 inches of extra material in the waist. If the waist fits, I look like I have sausage casings on my hips and thighs :lol:

[papayahed]

Thanks Papaya! I'll have to try theirs on. We don't have an Old Navy at the mall here, so I likely didn't hit that store. I must have tried 10 different stores and 50+ different brand and style combinations, and still I couldn't find ones to fit right. If they fit in the hips I have 2-3 inches of extra material in the waist. If the waist fits, I look like I have sausage casings on my hips and thighs :lol:


I'm straight thgouh the hips and waist and I have no butt. And I'm short.

[LadyLuck]

I'm straight thgouh the hips and waist and I have no butt. And I'm short.

I'm short, but VERY hourglass. I finally got a pair of the curve id jeans in the mail, and they fit perfectly. I'm thinking they're worth the price, and I'll just order them from Amazon. They don't have all the spandex in them that most jeans have now, so I just hope they hold up well to make it worth the price. They're 99% cotton 1% spandex, so I'm thinking they should last for some time.

[papayahed]

There's no way I would pay $990 for shoes but if I did it might be these:

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7326/kce396cpns440v1.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/831/kce396cpns440v1.png/)

[LadyLuck]

Those are cute, but I would go for these...

http://us.jimmychoo.com/content/ebiz/jimmychoous/invt/112kyrlemhc/112kyrlemhc_large_1_black.jpg

Too cute!

[JuniperWoolf]

Haha, I would never be able to pull either of those off. I wear these mostly:

http://www.decademailorder.com/images/products/50lopezblack%20black.jpg

They're really padded and boyish, so they make your feet look bigger than they are which sort of looks a bit little-kid-ish. I like to wear them with soft, fuzzy white socks all rolled down to the ankle and poking just above the lip of my shoes. If you wear them with a lacy pink skirt like this one:

http://www.dressingvintage.com/images/separates-3004-01.jpg

-you end up looking adorable, kind of like a counter-culture ballerina. Ignore that ugly blazer though, I'd have to wear something cool and dark (to match the shoes) like this:

http://www.icie2.com/img/570/poin-02240-black-smocked-chica-off-shoulder-peasant-top.jpg

I'd throw a bondage belt around my waist for some unexpected hardness and a pleasant jingle sound:

http://theblackcatcloset.com/ebay/AP44.jpg

Some more lace around your neck:

http://www.anyemogirl.com/image/anyanne/handmade-beaded-unique-EMO-girls-Occaision-choker-necklace/716oc-black-lace-white-cameo-choke-necklace-antique-vintage-gothic-victorian-formal-cocktail-party.JPG

With a biiiiig pink blossom in your hair like this one on the left (not the ugly flaming pink one on the right):

http://hair-news.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mandizzle-flower-hair-clip2.jpg

Squeeeee!!! Cute!

[qimissung]

I see you are the person I should be going to for fashion advice, Juniper. Any ideas for people who are slightly older (not more diginified, just older)?

Those shoes are cute, ladies, but I refuse to wear shoes that make me feel off balance. Give me tennies or clogs any day.

[JuniperWoolf]

Actually, yeah. I can't wait until I'm older so that I can get away with great fashion. I won't be able to pull off expenesive shoes, real jewlery, nice blazers or lovely hats and gloves until I grow out of looking like a fifteen year old and develop some class in my face:

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000180306/polls_Rita_Hayworth_intro_2428_541433_answer_2_xla rge.jpeg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_li5wPxltMR0/SROGo8-sskI/AAAAAAAAEE0/5fspvMNzKqo/s400/model+with+pearls.jpg

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfgd52nVK11qegasto1_500.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/cellar_door17/169087_118337994905439_100001877181899_134948_3297 371_n.jpg

I'll also be able to wear scarves over my hair and red lipstick (red lipstick looks clownish on younger people):

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w7pflohsyrU/TVb-weSE4iI/AAAAAAAAAcM/X69lGnOfCy8/s1600/scarf4.jpg

http://pollywalkeronline.com/images/rome-serie-tv-2005-138-g.jpg

I obviously won't be able to pull off the cutesy look anymore, my style will change. You can stop dicking around and focus on doing things well when you don't look like a little kid. If you're too young and you're using a look that's way too "mature" for you, you end up looking kind of creepy:

http://media22.onsugar.com/files/2011/09/35/0/1892/18922219/c44eb5ad1912b20d_Teen_Fashion_B.jpg

I look forward to new ages and new styles. I even know what I'm going to wear when I'm ancient. The way I see it, beautiful flowing pieces of fabric which are practically works of art in themselves work great on ancient ladies. I also like that whole old witchy wise-woman look.

http://www.ancientlight.info/products/images_pooka/tee_crone_c.jpg

Decent.

[LadyLuck]

Juniper - Makes me think of how I used to dress. Now I'm stuck looking like a grown up :lol: I still look in the mirror and wonder just when that change happened.

Does anyone know where I can get some cool vintage tees that don't have things like "Red Hot" blazoned across the breasts? I love the jeans, vintage tee, and blazer look for work. I just keep having problems finding shirts that are appropriate. I'm in a pretty casual atmosphere so I can get away with casual and trendy. Mostly I just need to look like I care about what I go out of the house in.

[qimissung]

You chose well, grasshopper. I love those slightly fitted sweaters they used to wear. Those go nicely with jeans, and a blazer if appropriate, for a kind of uptown look for day or a casual evening.

And the eastern clothing, that just kind of grazes ones, um, curves. I see that just because I'm now a grownup I don't have to eschew color, and it doesn't necessarily have to be shapeless, to pretty and even elegant.

Thank You, Juniper.

In answer to your question, I don't know LadyLuck. I gather you've looked in some vintage clothing stores? I'm not sure t-shirts were a staple for woment at least until the sixties.

I googled "vintage t-shirts" and several things came up, including these:




http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=high&q=vintage+t+shirts&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=827&wrapid=tljp1326400211310019&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11594802561967997022&sa=X&ei=6kIPT5TJHIrE2QWF5OndAg&sqi=2&ved=0CH4Q8wIwAQ#


http://www.palmercash.com/c-1-womens.aspx





http://www.vintagetshirtstore.com/Vintage/Vintage+T+Shirts

[papayahed]

http://www.bustedtees.com/

[papayahed]

Anybody know what to do with a scarf?

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Anybody know what to do with a scarf?

They make good coffee filters in a pinch.
Socks work well too.

[Sancho]

You could use it for a tourniquet for when you accidentally amputate your leg with a chainsaw, or something.

Wait, what?

Sancho’s head snaps back and forth.

Uhhh, I think I may have…Errr…did I wander into the wrong… Mmmm…hey, Gill, where’d all these wimmin come from?

[iamnobody]

This...
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/DMoodie/summer_scarves.jpg

Not this!
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/tlksouthern2me/Hi16.jpg

[TurquoiseSunset]

Anybody know what to do with a scarf?

There's this girl on YouTube, JuicyStar07, who normally does makeup tutorials, but she has this one video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TW1DzXsnUQ) where she shows different ways to fold a scarf. Very educational :D

[JuniperWoolf]

You could use it for a tourniquet for when you accidentally amputate your leg with a chainsaw, or something.

Wait, what?

Sancho’s head snaps back and forth.

Uhhh, I think I may have…Errr…did I wander into the wrong… Mmmm…hey, Gill, where’d all these wimmin come from?

Aww, it's okay. It's cute when you guys wander in here, you can stay!

Latte?

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lazp14n64M1qzvsqto1_500.jpg

[qimissung]

I like the part where Sancho's head snaps back and forth.

Scarves, not so much. I find them extraneous, papaya, they just get in the way Isadora Duncan was killed by a scarf if I remember rightly.

[Helga]

scarfs are for cold weathers not fashion, I don't get these pictures why wear a scarf when it's hot outside?

[papayahed]

They make good coffee filters in a pinch.
Socks work well too.

Another good reason why I don't drink coffee!


You could use it for a tourniquet for when you accidentally amputate your leg with a chainsaw, or something.

Wait, what?

Sancho’s head snaps back and forth.

Uhhh, I think I may have…Errr…did I wander into the wrong… Mmmm…hey, Gill, where’d all these wimmin come from?


I think the WO fell off the sign on the front door.



Aww, it's okay. It's cute when you guys wander in here, you can stay!



Agreed!

[papayahed]

Speaking of coffee, anybody up for a cocktail?

[Sancho]

Aww, it's okay. It's cute when you guys wander in here, you can stay!

Latte?

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lazp14n64M1qzvsqto1_500.jpg

Don’t mind if I do.


Speaking of coffee, anybody up for a cocktail?

Nope, I’m good with my Kitty-Kat Latte. And thanks, Ladies. I think I’ll stay a while. You won’t even notice me. I’ll just be sitting here in the corner…drinking my latte. Probably licking myself.

http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/bulldog_tutu.jpg

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Another good reason why I don't drink coffee!


Seriously, the sock filter is a good substitute if you're out camping. As long as you get the water boiling, it will kill off the foot funk which typically rises to the surface which you may then skim off.


Don’t mind if I do.

...I’ll just be sitting here in the corner…drinking my latte. Probably licking myself.



Sancho, I'll leave you to your licking and head back across the street where I belong.

Girls, I leave you to your scarfs.
Good night.

[iamnobody]

Speaking of coffee, anybody up for a cocktail?

I, for one, could use a drink. I'm gonna have a glass of red wine. Cheers.

[papayahed]

Seriously, the sock filter is a good substitute if you're out camping. As long as you get the water boiling, it will kill off the foot funk which typically rises to the surface which you may then skim off.


Yet another reason not to go camping!




Sancho, I'll leave you to your licking and head back across the street where I belong.

Girls, I leave you to your scarfs.
Good night.

awww come on man. You don't have to wear a tutu, Sancho just does it for the fun of it.

[qimissung]

Boys in tutus. Sounds like the name of a really bad B movie. Or a really good one, depending on your viewpoint. :D

[Helga]

Boys in tutus. Sounds like the name of a really bad B movie. Or a really good one, depending on your viewpoint. :D

The Smiths have a wonderful song called 'Vicar in a tutu' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuScm5aqL6c

'vicar in a tutu, it's not strange, he just want's to live his life this way'

[qimissung]

:lol: "Vicar in a tutu..." why didn't I think of that!?

[JuniperWoolf]

'vicar in a tutu, it's not strange, he just want's to live his life this way'

Haha, that's a great line. It reminds me of that Monty Python song about the Canadian.

I cut down trees, I skip and jump,
I like to press wild flowers!
I put on women's clothing,
And hang around in bars!

[kiki1982]

:lol:

... oh, sod it! I didn't want to be a weather forecaster, rabbitting on about sunny periods and patches of rain spreading from the west!

I wanted to be...

a lumberjack!

Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia...

...

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day

I cut down trees, I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatory-
On Wednesdays I go shopping
and have butter scones for tea!

chorus

I cut down trees I skip and jump
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
and hang around in bars!

chorus
Mountie Cleese is very dismayed about the hanging around in 'bars'.

I cut down trees, I wear high heals
suspenders and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie
just like my dear papa!

chorus
The mounties do not even get to the end because of their dismay. This time it is Mountie Idle who is not in for it.

I was already confused when Sancho turned up then, because I remembered him from the razor thread as the one who wanted to buy a straight one...

[Helga]

I love the Monty Pythons and their songs.

The Galaxy song is my favorite

Whenever life gets you down, Mrs. Brown
And things seem hard or tough
And people are stupid, obnoxious or daft
And you feel that you've had quite eno-o-o-o-o-ough

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at nine hundred miles an hour

.....

So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth

[Paulclem]

My favouritestest Python song has got to be "Always look on the bright side of life" from The |Life of Brian.

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best
And...

Always look on the bright side of life (whistle)
Always look on the light side of life (whistle)
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing
And...

Always look on the bright side of life... (whistle)
Come on!
Always look on the bright side of life... (whistle)

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow

So always look on the bright side of death (whistle)
Just before you draw your terminal breath (whistle)
Life's a piece of ****
When you look at it

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you

And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the right side of life (whistle)
Always look on the bright side of life (whistle)
Always look on the bright side of life (whistle)

I had it down for my funeral, but I've heard another tune that I think will be the one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQv0v0Ykc14

[Helga]

I also loved the kids singing 'Every sperm is sacred'

[Paulclem]

Yes - that was a good one. That's set in good old Yorkshire.

[qimissung]

I love the Monty Pythons and their songs.

The Galaxy song is my favorite

Whenever life gets you down, Mrs. Brown
And things seem hard or tough
And people are stupid, obnoxious or daft
And you feel that you've had quite eno-o-o-o-o-ough

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at nine hundred miles an hour

.....

So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth



:rofl:



I like The Tale of Sir Robin from Monty Python and The Holy Grail:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4SJ0xR2_bQ


I'd print the lyrics but the expression on Sir Robin's face is priceless.

[prendrelemick]

Spam!

[kiki1982]

Every sperm is sacred :lol: I howl along to it when I do the ironing, makes it more interesting :D

Always look on the bright side of life is my guidance song.

And my absolute favourite of all time must be the one with all the STDs. and they all exist as well. Wonderful... Can't get enough of it. I know, I'm weird :blush:.

Somehow it reminds me of Rochester...

[Paulclem]

Spam!

Spam indeed. I liked the viking chorus.

This is the kind of stuff we talk about on the Blokes thread. :lol:

[qimissung]

Does this make us separate but equal? :D

[Francie]

I think I may have picked an odd time to pop in and say hi, talk of sperm and STDs? :D

[Helga]

I think I may have picked an odd time to pop in and say hi, talk of sperm and STDs? :D

the Monty Python do make us think of the important stuff, don't they.

[Paulclem]

It's the quiet invasion of The Blokes that's done it. We always talk about interesting stuff - shovels, allotments, sheds, testicle tape for measuring sheep, alcoholic preferences, rugby, football, the weather....it's a real discussion hotbed.

[PoeticPassions]

It's the quiet invasion of The Blokes that's done it. We always talk about interesting stuff - shovels, allotments, sheds, testicle tape for measuring sheep, alcoholic preferences, rugby, football, the weather....it's a real discussion hotbed.

Are you trying to say that you (the blokes) are more interesting??

[Francie]

Oh yeah :) I'm getting to see John Cleese in a month or so, hopefully it'll be as funny as Holy Grail or some of the others!

[Helga]

It's the quiet invasion of The Blokes that's done it. We always talk about interesting stuff - shovels, allotments, sheds, testicle tape for measuring sheep, alcoholic preferences, rugby, football, the weather....it's a real discussion hotbed.

I may not enjoy talking about make-up and clothes but the blokes thread does not appeal to me after reading this list....

maybe we need a sci-fi or superhero thread, I'd be all over that.

[Paulclem]

Are you trying to say that you (the blokes) are more interesting??

Now would I claim a thing like that on a ladies thread? :biggrinjester:

[Paulclem]

I may not enjoy talking about make-up and clothes but the blokes thread does not appeal to me after reading this list....

maybe we need a sci-fi or superhero thread, I'd be all over that.

:lol:

Just my little joke Helga.

A sci fi, superhero thread would be great.

[Helga]

I know Paul , I guess this points more to me and my lack of interests. hard to find a good subject on threads made for each gender, maybe I'm a third kind of people.

[Paulclem]

I know Paul , I guess this points more to me and my lack of interests. hard to find a good subject on threads made for each gender, maybe I'm a third kind of people.

Sci fi and superhero threads would be good. I remember how popular the superhero avatar weekends are. And you can be interested in whatever you want or don't want. I have a particular interest in sheds as I have three on my allotment. It doesn't make me an interesting person I know...

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=785&pictureid=7556

It is a fine shed though. Just look at the lean....

[Helga]

I'd love a shed in my garden, wanted one for years!

[Sancho]

SNORT!
El Sancho jerks awake.

Please don’t tell me I slept through a discussion about Monty Python or gardening sheds or something.

Also, you know, that ball there ain’t gonna throw itself.

http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/bulldogball.jpg

[Paulclem]

I'd love a shed in my garden, wanted one for years!

This one looks flimsy but is made of railway sleepers embedded deep into the soil. Nothing short of a direct hit by something big would topple it.

This year I'm going to paint it - I got the paint last year but didn't get round to it - yellow. I might even put some flowers on it - big five petalled blooms with a nice orange centre - like the little kiddies at school paint.

I think it'll look good.

[qimissung]

I may not enjoy talking about make-up and clothes but the blokes thread does not appeal to me after reading this list....

maybe we need a sci-fi or superhero thread, I'd be all over that.

I don't know...the testical tape for measuring sheep sounds kind of interesting.

And really, it's past time for a sci-fi or superhero thread, don't you think?

Paul-that shed is a work of art just as it is! A large, primary-colored flower would simply detract from the stunning simplicity of its lines and the rugged wood its made of.

[qimissung]

SNORT!
El Sancho jerks awake.

Please don’t tell me I slept through a discussion about Monty Python or gardening sheds or something.

Also, you know, that ball there ain’t gonna throw itself.

http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/bulldogball.jpg

I'm afraid you did miss some go-o-o-d conversation , Sancho, lol. Now, fetch!

[PoeticPassions]

Do it helga! Start the thread on super heroes and such! :d

[papayahed]

Do it helga! Start the thread on super heroes and such! :d

I second it!!

[iamnobody]

While we're waiting for that thread.....Anyone else think Captain Marvel's cape looks like a curtain?
http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp294/velazques10/CaptainMarvel2.jpg
http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp294/velazques10/CaptainMarvel-1.jpg

[Helga]

can't say I like that superhero.... my current favorite is Diabolik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDSwPdJUAgc


I think the girls thread is the perfect place to talk about superheroes!!

on my amazon wish list is a coffee cup that says:

http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Marvel-Superheroes-Multicolored-MC4132/dp/B004GUFUO6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=IH1HKSTTG2QNJ&colid=LJFUJNSNUTU

and

http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Buffalo-Marvel-Comics-Multicolored/dp/B004GUHQZM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=INPZP8XZTR7L6&colid=LJFUJNSNUTU

[Paulclem]

As Kiki has just found out, we're discussing what's in "the drawer" in our respective houses in The Bloke's Thread.

We have been expounding certain physics theories as to how "the drawer" works - you know, the phenomena whereby nothing you want can be found, but everything you will want next week is- by which time it'll have disappeared again.

We also seem pretty unanimous that it's some kind of inter-dimensional portal/ wormhole through which objects disappear until they are sought by females - much to the chagrin of males who want to access the contents. It is a source of constant frustration and humiliation, but what can you do against the primary laws of the universe?

Perhaps there's a superhero who's conquered drawer physics?

Drawer Man!!

No, it doesn't sound right. They all wear their drawers outside their trousers, so perhaps that would just be confusing...

[papayahed]

can't say I like that superhero.... my current favorite is Diabolik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDSwPdJUAgc


I think the girls thread is the perfect place to talk about superheroes!!

on my amazon wish list is a coffee cup that says:

http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Marvel-Superheroes-Multicolored-MC4132/dp/B004GUFUO6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=IH1HKSTTG2QNJ&colid=LJFUJNSNUTU

and

http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Buffalo-Marvel-Comics-Multicolored/dp/B004GUHQZM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=INPZP8XZTR7L6&colid=LJFUJNSNUTU


Now those are cute!!


As Kiki has just found out, we're discussing what's in "the drawer" in our respective houses in The Bloke's Thread.

We have been expounding certain physics theories as to how "the drawer" works - you know, the phenomena whereby nothing you want can be found, but everything you will want next week is- by which time it'll have disappeared again.

We also seem pretty unanimous that it's some kind of inter-dimensional portal/ wormhole through which objects disappear until they are sought by females - much to the chagrin of males who want to access the contents. It is a source of constant frustration and humiliation, but what can you do against the primary laws of the universe?

Perhaps there's a superhero who's conquered drawer physics?

Drawer Man!!

No, it doesn't sound right. They all wear their drawers outside their trousers, so perhaps that would just be confusing...



How about "The Finder" ????? He finds things at a single glance, able to grab things out of packed drawers without looking.

[kiki1982]

ha, yes!

"The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle was solved today as it has been recently discovered that Margaret Meldrew put away all the planes 'to know where they are'." (Victor Meldrew)

Eve Voltaire hated women because 'they aways know where things are.'

I always say to Mr Kiki (I ike that :D) that I put those things away, because at least then one of us knows where things are - if I can remember, which sometimes does not occur and in which case the law of the universe that I am also human and may forget things is proven once again. This doesn't change the fact that Mr Kiki always asks for stuff he has put away...

I call it saving time and damage limitation. You call it humiliation and embarrassment.

:devil:

No, to be fair, everything is not too much organised in this house and there is enough to search for which I have put away.

As my father says, 'I have not lost it, I just don't know where it is.' (whatever that means)

[prendrelemick]

Of course women have mobile man-drawers known as handbags. They hold twice as much and are three times more mysterious.

If I'm looking for something and Mrs P utters the phrase "It's in my handbag." I know I might as well give up the search.

[PoeticPassions]

While we're waiting for that thread.....Anyone else think Captain Marvel's cape looks like a curtain?
[/IMG]


Yes! and pretty gaudy/tacky one at that....

I wonder who came up with the idea that superheroes wear capes in the first place anyway... I know I don't. :)


As Kiki has just found out, we're discussing what's in "the drawer" in our respective houses in The Bloke's Thread.

We have been expounding certain physics theories as to how "the drawer" works - you know, the phenomena whereby nothing you want can be found, but everything you will want next week is- by which time it'll have disappeared again.

We also seem pretty unanimous that it's some kind of inter-dimensional portal/ wormhole through which objects disappear until they are sought by females - much to the chagrin of males who want to access the contents. It is a source of constant frustration and humiliation, but what can you do against the primary laws of the universe?

Perhaps there's a superhero who's conquered drawer physics?

Drawer Man!!

No, it doesn't sound right. They all wear their drawers outside their trousers, so perhaps that would just be confusing...

The drawer may follow a similar principle as the dryer where one sock out of a pair always seems to get lost... I'll go for the wormhole idea.

As for the name of the superhero.. may I suggest 'Storager Forager'!? Ok, pretty stupid, I know. But I'm not feeling creative today.


ha, yes!

"The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle was solved today as it has been recently discovered that Margaret Meldrew put away all the planes 'to know where they are'." (Victor Meldrew)

Eve Voltaire hated women because 'they aways know where things are.'



I will say that I always seem to know where other people's things are, but never my own... I wonder if it is a psychological thing, or whether it may mean that I just pay less attention to my own things... I lose everything. Wallets, phones, keys, jackets, jewelry... The worst part is that most of them have never been recovered. bah

[kiki1982]

Of course women have mobile man-drawers known as handbags. They hold twice as much and are three times more mysterious.

If I'm looking for something and Mrs P utters the phrase "It's in my handbag." I know I might as well give up the search.

:lol:

My grandmother was like that. If she couldn't find something when she was out (which regularly happened) she used to say, 'Oh it must be in my other handbag.' As a little girl I used to be confused about that because my mother only had one handbag. My grandma died when I was eleven, but now, at the age of 29, I have several handbags of different sizes which change according to the clothes I wear and it sometimes happens that I can't find something... However that is only very rarely.

I am not one of those women who carry around twenty lipsticks, twelve powder boxes, 3 magazines and a whole lot of other junk in their bags. Although mine are big, they only have my seven necessities in it:

1 lip balm lipstick
my glasses case (if I do not forget)
my book
my keys
1 bottle of water
my mobile
my purse

And that is all.

Have we girls already talked about what is in our handbags, actually or not?

That about the dryer... It doesn't happen to me anymore... I think the disappearing socks ceased to be when I started clearing up the bedroom and consistently throwing them all in the washing basket.

[Paulclem]

The Finder - with one big round magnifying eye, and a handful of long thin fingers to reach into the other dimension behind the drawer.

Not even he would venture into a lady's handbag.

[Helga]

OK, when it comes to handbags that is probably my girliest obsession, I can honestly say I have about 25 handbags. Though it has changed now that I have to carry my schoolbag all day but when it comes to my handbag it has the same things in it at all times:

a small purse for coins
a cigar case with pictures of James Dean I use for my cards (bus card,credit and that stuff)
a notebook
a book I'm reading
sunglasses
keys
and extra chewing gum
and my calendar book
sometimes my laptop, it's only 10'' so it fits in most of my handbags

[papayahed]

The Finder - with one big round magnifying eye, and a handful of long thin fingers to reach into the other dimension behind the drawer.

Not even he would venture into a lady's handbag.

Perhaps The Finders sidekick could be a woman? That way all bases are covered, nothing is off limits??

[Paulclem]

Perhaps The Finders sidekick could be a woman? That way all bases are covered, nothing is off limits??

Excellent.

My wife was explaining to me today what she - and presumably all females - call "drawer blindness" which is a condition that manifests in men only.

They open the drawer, missing the big sticky out thing they are looking for, but instead are overcome by the expectation that they will not be able to find whatever it is, thus succumbing to panic and subsequent "drawer blindness".

I find this explanation to be consistent with my experience of blokes tales of finderless woe. Perhaps The Finder should be a woman then?

I'll have to relate this revelation to my Mates on the Cold Ale thread.

[prendrelemick]

No, I think if The Finder was a woman her powers wouldn't be super (or should I say every woman has these super powers)

Perhaps he's a man who is comfortable with his feminine side.

GASP! As he locates a corkscrew
OOO! As he finds the pickled onion fork/dispencer in the lightbulb drawer.
AAH! As you notice his cape tastefully matches his belt and sets off his highlights to perfection.

[JuniperWoolf]

I don't really have to look for things, all of my clothes are just on the floor so you can see all of them at all times. It's a great system. I'm fridge blind though. This happened less than two days ago:

"Dave, where's the coke?"
"On the door."
"Nuh uh."

I deny that it's on the door until he has to come all the way into the kitchen from his room and, without pause, grabs the bottle of coke which was sitting on the door at my head level less than six inches away from my eyes. It wasn't even behind anything.

[Paulclem]

I don't really have to look for things, all of my clothes are just on the floor so you can see all of them at all times. It's a great system. I'm fridge blind though. This happened less than two days ago:

"Dave, where's the coke?"
"On the door."
"Nuh uh."

I deny that it's on the door until he has to come all the way into the kitchen from his room and, without pause, grabs the bottle of coke which was sitting on the door at my head level less than six inches away from my eyes. It wasn't even behind anything.

Perhaps your blokey qualities have affected your natural feminine ability at drawer/ fridge physics? Perhps having an edge of violence counteracts the "finding" ability we've been on about. :biggrin5:

[kiki1982]

My father also suffers from such selective blindness... His mother used to tell him to 'take [his] eyes in [his] hands and [to] look once more'.

Saying that, she used to lose a lot of stuff, but was able to find other people's :confused:.

Blindness happens to my husband and myself alike... I have done the Juniper-thing...

[JuniperWoolf]

Haha, oh no, I really hope fridge blindness doesn't start to be referred to as "the Juniper thing." That will amuse David though.

[papayahed]

K Ladies, any remedies for dry eyelids?

[qimissung]

How about a lotion like Oil of Olay, papaya?

Would you like to know why you don't see something right in front of you, guys? ( I say guys, 'cause Paul Clem) Aha, I knew you would:


http://searchengineland.com/human-hardware-you%E2%80%99re-looking-but-are-you-seeing-13909

If anybody checks this out, I have another question about something I do, and I'm not sure how to fix it.

[Helga]

How about a lotion like Oil of Olay, papaya?

Would you like to know why you don't see something right in front of you, guys? ( I say guys, 'cause Paul Clem) Aha, I knew you would:


http://searchengineland.com/human-hardware-you%E2%80%99re-looking-but-are-you-seeing-13909

If anybody checks this out, I have another question about something I do, and I'm not sure how to fix it.

I am in the 30% apparently... what about you qimi?

[PoeticPassions]

K Ladies, any remedies for dry eyelids?

Hmm, I have never had dry eyelids, but since they are more sensitive (and the skin is thinner) than most of the rest of the face, try some kind of eye cream. Otherwise, my go to recommendation is always vaseline, because it has a hundred amazing uses and is cheap and effective.

[PoeticPassions]

Saying that, she used to lose a lot of stuff, but was able to find other people's :confused:.



Oh man I am the queen of losing stuff. I have lost almost everything imaginable (even myself ;)), and it has become so bad that I am known for it amongst family and friends and constantly made fun of. However, I have never lost something that was someone else's... so that makes me wonder whether I inherently value my own stuff less than other people's? Or maybe because I don't use other people's things that often, I am (statistically) less prone to lose them??? I don't know, but my scatterbrain has really been detrimental to my wallet...

[TurquoiseSunset]

K Ladies, any remedies for dry eyelids?

If your eyelids are dry, but the rest of your face isn't then you've probably had some sort of allergic reaction? This has happened to me. If you have sensitive skin you shouldn't put your normal moisturiser over your eye area. You need a special eye cream or gel for sensitive skin.

Also, the eyelids are probably the oliest parts of the body, so that's another reason it makes me think you've had a reaction to something if they are dry. But the reaction needn't be because of some 'wrong' cream you've put on them. I've been using specialized stuff for quite a while, but it still happens to me from time to time (especially the inner corners of my top eyelids).

[qimissung]

I am in the 30% apparently... what about you qimi?

hehe, yes indeedy, Helga (high fives Helga).

[qimissung]

Oh man I am the queen of losing stuff. I have lost almost everything imaginable (even myself ;)), and it has become so bad that I am known for it amongst family and friends and constantly made fun of. However, I have never lost something that was someone else's... so that makes me wonder whether I inherently value my own stuff less than other people's? Or maybe because I don't use other people's things that often, I am (statistically) less prone to lose them??? I don't know, but my scatterbrain has really been detrimental to my wallet...

me, too! Why can't I remember things? I locked my keys in my car on Saturday. That seems to be happening more often.

[Helga]

ok I just saw this picture and it reminded me of the reading in the bath thread we had not so long ago. I have very complex thoughts on it but anyways: https://plus.google.com/photos/101625065766993171014/albums/posts/5742727509047121250

[KCurtis]

me, too! Why can't I remember things? I locked my keys in my car on Saturday. That seems to be happening more often.
At least you're not driving looking for your car keys-I have done that twice.

[papayahed]

If your eyelids are dry, but the rest of your face isn't then you've probably had some sort of allergic reaction? This has happened to me. If you have sensitive skin you shouldn't put your normal moisturiser over your eye area. You need a special eye cream or gel for sensitive skin.

Also, the eyelids are probably the oliest parts of the body, so that's another reason it makes me think you've had a reaction to something if they are dry. But the reaction needn't be because of some 'wrong' cream you've put on them. I've been using specialized stuff for quite a while, but it still happens to me from time to time (especially the inner corners of my top eyelids).

I'm going to change my eyeline and clean my brushes tonight, I'm hoping that helps.

[papayahed]

ok I just saw this picture and it reminded me of the reading in the bath thread we had not so long ago. I have very complex thoughts on it but anyways: https://plus.google.com/photos/101625065766993171014/albums/posts/5742727509047121250

1) Love the toy boat at the foot of the tub
2) Not crazy about the books being so close to the water. I know I'd ruin a few books if that were mine.

[Helga]

1) Love the toy boat at the foot of the tub
2) Not crazy about the books being so close to the water. I know I'd ruin a few books if that were mine.

yeah I guess I'd be worried about the books because of the heat and humidity, but it looks good...

[Sancho]

At least you're not driving looking for your car keys-I have done that twice.

On an early get-up at the hotel once, I set my room key on top of the TV and turned the remote in to the front desk. The clerk looked at the TV remote and said (a little too sarcastically for my taste) “Uh, sir, we like to leave those in the room.”

[JuniperWoolf]

Haha, that's great. I don't have many brain-slips like that, but I did once find a jug filled with peach juice in the kitchen cupboard instead of the fridge. I don't remember putting it there, but I was the only person in the apartment. I'm pretty sure someone very quiet broke into my house and moved my juice.

[Paulclem]

Haha, that's great. I don't have many brain-slips like that, but I did once find a jug filled with peach juice in the kitchen cupboard instead of the fridge. I don't remember putting it there, but I was the only person in the apartment. I'm pretty sure someone very quiet broke into my house and moved my juice.

it starts with the juice in the cupboard... it's good that you're still noticing. When others start noticing what you didn't, then.... Sancho looks like he's begun to reach this stage. They have... good places these days.

[Sancho]

Yep, it’s only a matter of time before they find me wandering around the neighborhood wearing nothing but a crazy, unhinged smile.

[Paulclem]

Yep, it’s only a matter of time before they find me wandering around the neighborhood wearing nothing but a crazy, unhinged smile.

:biggrin5:

Good job it's warm in your neck of the woods. Here I might get frostbitten parts at certain times of the year.

[papayahed]

yeah I guess I'd be worried about the books because of the heat and humidity, but it looks good...

What would be cool is if it was one of those spinning bookcases, like when you want a bath you push a button and the bookcase rotates so the books aren't exposed to water ohhhh even better if there was a full bar on the other side so you can have an appletini while soaking.

Somebody has to invent that.

[qimissung]

ok I just saw this picture and it reminded me of the reading in the bath thread we had not so long ago. I have very complex thoughts on it but anyways: https://plus.google.com/photos/101625065766993171014/albums/posts/5742727509047121250

omg, that looks awesome!!!! Oh, that and an appletini, what heaven!!!

[Helga]

What would be cool is if it was one of those spinning bookcases, like when you want a bath you push a button and the bookcase rotates so the books aren't exposed to water ohhhh even better if there was a full bar on the other side so you can have an appletini while soaking.

Somebody has to invent that.

I can see great minds coming together here and creating something amazing for us all...

[tonywalt]

I'm going to change my eyeline and clean my brushes tonight, I'm hoping that helps.

I use an Organica eye contour for that delicate area. Aveda is also good.

[Paulclem]

omg, that looks awesome!!!! Oh, that and an appletini, what heaven!!!

Is an appletini an apple equivalent of a martini?

If so, what is a mart?

I used to drink but now I know nothing.

[Helga]

Is an appletini an apple equivalent of a martini?

If so, what is a mart?

I used to drink but now I know nothing.

All I know is it's JD's favorite drink

[JuniperWoolf]

All I know is it's JD's favorite drink

:thumbs_up Awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNvG2krOYw&feature=related).

[Annamariah]

me, too! Why can't I remember things? I locked my keys in my car on Saturday. That seems to be happening more often.

I mostly can't even close my door without actually holding my keys in my other hand, just to make sure I won't lock myself outside with the keys still insine my apartment.... It's never happened to me, and hopefully never will, so maybe being this neurotic has some good sides to it :rolleyes:

I also always check I've got my keys, wallet, phone and bus ticket with me before I go anywhere. ONCE I stepped out of the bus without checking my bus ticket, and of course that one time it had slipped out of my pocket and I had to go buy a new travel card... They found my old card later, so I got back the 20 euro note I'd had between my travel card, so the monetary loss wasn't as big as I thought first. The whole thing still sucked, though.

[papayahed]

Is an appletini an apple equivalent of a martini?

If so, what is a mart?

I used to drink but now I know nothing.


The exact origin of the martini is unclear. Numerous cocktails with names and ingredients similar to the modern-day martini were first seen in bartending guides of the late 19th century.[6] One popular theory suggests it evolved from a cocktail called the Martinez served at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco sometime in the early 1860s, which people frequented before taking an evening ferry to the nearby town of Martinez. Alternatively, the people of Martinez say the drink was first created by a bartender in their town.[7] Another theory links the first dry martini to the name of a bartender who concocted the drink at the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City in 1911 or 1912.[8]




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(cocktail)

[Paulclem]

Thanks. I am wiser.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Padre Martini ??

[papayahed]

Is it possible I go to the movies just for the popcorn?

[Scheherazade]

Why not make the popcorn at home?

[LadyLuck]

Why not make the popcorn at home?

It tastes so much better that way. We've been popping it an home for movie nights, and I'm not sure I ever need to go to the theatre again.

[Helga]

Is it possible I go to the movies just for the popcorn?

I go just for the nachos

[Paulclem]

Why not make the popcorn at home?

I make popcorn at home sometimes. I like it. it takes about 5 mins to make a tasty panful. Fantastic.

[TurquoiseSunset]

I make popcorn at home sometimes. I like it. it takes about 5 mins to make a tasty panful. Fantastic.

Do you think popcorn tastes better if you make it in a pot with oil, or if it's air popped (or airpopped...or whatever)?

[iamnobody]

Tastes better in oil, healthier air popped......so sad.

[papayahed]

If I make popcorn at home its those microwaveable bags, maybe that's my problem.

[JuniperWoolf]

If I make popcorn at home its those microwaveable bags, maybe that's my problem.

Haha, me too, but I barely ever want popcorn. I'm told I eat weird, I go to the theators like Helga for the nachos but I only eat the cheese.

[Helga]

Haha, me too, but I barely ever want popcorn. I'm told I eat weird, I go to the theators like Helga for the nachos but I only eat the cheese.

I ask them to put the cheese all over the nachos, not just in the tiny box. Now that is tasty!

[JuniperWoolf]

Mmm, that's what I'm going to be doing next time.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Yeah, and then when someone grabs for one, you can say, "Hey, that's nachyo cheese!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaha..ha....ha.......* crickets*

[JuniperWoolf]

Yeah, and then when someone grabs for one, you can say, "Hey, that's nachyo cheese!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaha..ha....ha.......* crickets*

:smilielol5:

[papayahed]

Anybody use that dry shampoo?

[TurquoiseSunset]

I've used it. It's alright, but they can sometimes have very overpowering perfume, sometimes very powdery and sweet. So all day, every time you move your head you smell it...it makes you queasy after a while. I gave a brand new bottle away once, because of that.

If you can find a nice smelling one I would say they are worth it. They are great for hair that's gone a bit flat.

EDIT: Also, I recommend an aerosol. They are easier to use.
EDIT2: Cosmo did a review of affordable dry shampoos. I've also heard recently that Batiste (or something like that) comes highly recommended and that it's very cheap as well.

[cacian]

Anybody use that dry shampoo?

I did once never again. Pretty bad.
Water is better.
Hold on a minute I thought boys were not allowed in here.
Mutatis post is here.

[cacian]

Yeah, and then when someone grabs for one, you can say, "Hey, that's nachyo cheese!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaha..ha....ha.......* crickets*

I thought you are a boy?
This is a girly thread right?

[TurquoiseSunset]

It's not a strict rule Cacian. It was meant as more tongue-in-cheek.

[cacian]

It's not a strict rule Cacian. It was meant as more tongue-in-cheek.

Oh so sorry. I went to the BLOKE thread and I thought twice about posting.
I thought it was meant seriously.
Haha there you are me taking things at face value.

[Paulclem]

I've come just to annoy Cacian. Now I'm off to the safety of the Cold Ale thread.

[kiki1982]

I went to the Blokes thread once after Sancho wondered in here. Sometimes blokes wonder into this one though, but maybe they get freaked out. I felt out of place in that blokes thread too, so no change there.

Mutatis acting as Brian might be better placed though, because he is so attentive :p.

These threads are quite interesting, because you get to know who is a girl and who is a boy (although that might be a wee bit naive on my part). You can't always judge by their writing.

[Paulclem]

Mutatis has donned the garb of a dog, (wolf), to enter your sanctum unchallenged. I'd challenge him if i were you.

Oh so sorry. I went to the BLOKE thread and I thought twice about posting.
I thought it was meant seriously.
Haha there you are me taking things at face value.

It was the rapier wit wasn't it Cacian. It was wasn't it - the rapier wit....

[kiki1982]

Ooooo, now you come to mention it, he's a wolf in dogs' skin.

:p

[cacian]

I went to the Blokes thread once after Sancho wondered in here. Sometimes blokes wonder into this one though, but maybe they get freaked out. I felt out of place in that blokes thread too, so no change there.

Mutatis acting as Brian might be better placed though, because he is so attentive :p.

These threads are quite interesting, because you get to know who is a girl and who is a boy (although that might be a wee bit naive on my part). You can't always judge by their writing.

That was exactly my thoughts because it is hard to tell but then it is all mixed here anyway so there is not way of finding out after all...lol

[Sancho]

I like to visit this threat when the boys are busy hurling insults at each other over Harry Potter books or academic snobbery or some such nonsense. But I only ever show up here in disguise – you know, so nobody will know I’m a dude.

http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/bulldogtiara.jpg

I think I’ll have Grande nonfat half-caf latte with a sprinkle of Madagascar cinnamon, please.

[BienvenuJDC]

Hear, hear, Sancho!!
Anyone here ever make Figgy Pudding? I'm attempting it now!

[qimissung]

lol, Sancho. Do you think maybe we could get one on Brian? hehe.

OK guys, of utmost importance: what's your favorite horror movie(s) since it's Halloween?

My favorites are all so old, but still provide a thrill.

The Bad Seed especially now knowing there's a grain of truth in it.

Village of the Dammed, the original, not the remake (sorry Christopher Reeves)

The Shining, still a fave after all these years

The Haunting of Hill House, again the original. The book is awesome, too. I love movies where people lose their minds.

Halloween. The only movie that I really love Jamie Lee Curtis in.

I found this, too:



http://thehairpin.com/2012/10/beyond-clarice-underrated-horror-heroines






There's a great list here. Horror heroines are awesome.

[OrphanPip]

Have you seen Vincent Price's Theater of Blood? It's about a Shakespearean actor who murders theatre critics, it's incredibly campy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGcT8gFzH14

[qimissung]

lol. Sounds awesome, because who hasn't wanted to do that?

[papayahed]

Anyone here ever make Figgy Pudding? I'm attempting it now!


Please tell me more of this figgy pudding?

[iamnobody]

The recipe I tried ended up tasting very much like carrot cake, but with raisins.

[TurquoiseSunset]

to enter your sanctum unchallenged

Kinky.



Anyway...

I was talking to my manager and colleague (both men) and a female colleague, and we were discussing training we went on. The lady who who lectured had the most distracting hair (and vpl)...it was so distracting that I had trouble focussing on the lecture at times. I kept thinking about who much I wanted to teach her how to do her hair correctly, etc. The men were so surprised to find out how distracted I was by her hair. However, the woman had the same reaction I did.

Why do you think it was so distracting? Why should I care if her hair looks funny? But I just couldn't help myself staring the whole time...

[qimissung]

What did it look like? :yikes: I'm sure I would have been distracted, too. Men just don't care. I don't know why we spend billions in the beauty industry when all we really need to do is just show up. :D

[TurquoiseSunset]

She has shoulder length curly hair that she wears straight. So I think what happens is that she blow dries her fringe and then very quickly dries the rest in a rough manner and then she flat irons only the ends to get them straight. But the first few inches from her roots have this weird crinkle cut effect (which bugged me the most), and the rest to the ends are stick straight. On top of that she lightens her dark ash blonde hair, but it's gone very brassy (spelling?) and she hasn't used decent conditioner in years.

It looked like a really bad blonde wig that's not been stored properly.

I sat there thinking of the advice I would give her about the colour, the conditioner, the correct dryer, brush and flat iron and the technique. I had a whole make-over montage running in my head.

[qimissung]

Wow. She needs to go see a professional hair stylist pronto, but of course she won't because she thinks she looks awesome.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Your description sounds an awful lot like Phyllis Diller. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRK5A45Qrc&feature=related

[qimissung]

Ok, ladies. Our last post here was two months ago. I noticed the guys talk on theirs every week. So, yeah, I'm a bit jealous. Surely we can do as well as they do. We don't always have to talk about specifically girly stuff, do we? But it would be nice to just chat, without having to chat about a specific thread topic.

So, how was everyone's Christmas? What are your New Year's Eve plans? Any resolutions for 2013?

[Delta40]

My Christmas was quiet as my family is small but it was nice. We're in the middle of a heat wave and last night the mosquitoes ate us alive as we welcomed the new year. My resolution is to enjoy this year and complete my next play. What about you qimi?

[qimissung]

I'm glad you had a nice Christmas, Delta. It is hard for me to imagine a heat wave right now, even though I lived through one just a few months ago, lol. And we had a rash of West Nile Virus cases, enough that it made the news nationally. It was kind of scary, so I kept the doors and windows closed during the evening when the mosquitoes come out. So boring.

I had a good Christmas-it was also small and quiet. I'm drinking wine and watching movies tonight. And for the new year I want to keep learning Chinese (fingers crossed), continue with my Chinese calligraphy, my watercolor classes, and I would also like to write more regularly.

I hope you finish your second (!) play, Delta. I have thought in the past of writing a screenplay, but a) I don't think I have the stamina to write something that long, and b) I don't feel at all that I can write convincing dialogue.

I also want to walk more and do yoga and, in general, be perfect....ah, aspirations!

[Sancho]

Hi ladies. I just dropped in to say, Happy New Year!

I went to a rockin’ party last night. I wore my favorite striped shirt.
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/happynewyear_zps362c8690.jpg
New Year’s resolution: learn how to talk to girls.

[Delta40]

Lol Sancho you look pretty lost (but no gun thankfully!!!) Is that really you?

[Sancho]

Lol Sancho you look pretty lost (but no gun thankfully!!!) Is that really you?

Haha. It could've been, a few years ago. El Sancho has a few more years on him than stripy-shirt guy.

[Delta40]

Heh heh - I didn't think so. But for the sake of the nation's safety, all young men should learn how to talk to girls...:lol:

[caddy_caddy]

hehehe .
What a New Year Eve!!
The current went off so I went to bed from 8 .

[qimissung]

Hi ladies. I just dropped in to say, Happy New Year!

I went to a rockin’ party last night. I wore my favorite striped shirt.
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/happynewyear_zps362c8690.jpg
New Year’s resolution: learn how to talk to girls.

:lol: Oh, if I only knew then what I knew now., .'course I looked more like him than that rockin' girl in the short dress...sigh (:D)(actually that's true, though :D)


At least you start out the new year rested, Caddy! Now I'm going back to bed, perchance to sleep; at the very least I get to be very lazy.


Heh heh - I didn't think so. But for the sake of the nation's safety, all young men should learn how to talk to girls...:lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

[papayahed]

HaHa good idea Qimi. Anybody watch the bowl games on new years day? Me Neither!

[qimissung]

lol. I watched a few minutes of the Orange Bowl. Does that count?

[Delta40]

Ok Bowl games. Lawn bowls? C'mon! Over here everyone is raving about the cricket....

[qimissung]

Do they really still play Cricket? So two centuries ago! I kid, Delta. I would love to watch a game of Cricket. I would even love to play a game. The only thing I know about it is a scene from the movie Hope and Glory which was hysterical and made it look like so much fun.

[papayahed]

lol. I watched a few minutes of the Orange Bowl. Does that count?


I think so.

Don't tell anybody but I'm tired of football bring on march madness, I really like filling out the brackets.

[papayahed]

What do we think of these:

8639

or these:

8640

or these:

8641

[Scheherazade]

If we have to choose one of those, I vote for the last one... Though I have to admit that I cannot see them all that clearly on my phone.

:p

[papayahed]

Nahh, I was just looking for opinions. what can't they make sandals that are comfortable AND cute???? Why can't the Clarks and Born people borrow a designer from Calvin Klein for the afternoon????

[qimissung]

How about these, Papaya?

http://www.nomadicstate.com/

I like the last ones, too. But I would say on the whole, at least for me, comfort and fashion are two mutually exclusive ideas. Sorry. Although people who like it don't seem to think so.

[papayahed]

Oh my, those are something. Are they comfortable Qimi?

What about these

8642

They comein black as well.

[qimissung]

Those are cute, I think. I was just kidding with the ones I suggested. Actually, they look quite comfortable, although I doubt they look very good with a dress or a pantsuit.

[papayahed]

haha, but for grocery shopping they might be ok!

Either way I think I'd better log off and spend some time on my feet if I don't want to scare people this summer.

[*Classic*Charm*]

*Knocks politely*

Hello?

[Scheherazade]

Oh my, those are something. Are they comfortable Qimi?

What about these

8642

They comein black as well.Nice shoes (especially in black) but I have persuaded myself that I look shorter with ankle straps.
*Knocks politely*

Hello?Well, knock me down with a feather!

Where have you been, girlie????

[*Classic*Charm*]

Hiya Scher! Good question! I can't believe how much time has gone by!

The forums look so different, and so many of the regulars are gone, by the looks of things.

[JuniperWoolf]

Yeah, it's going to take me a while to get used to the changes too. I miss the old profile designs, I used to put time into making them pretty.

[OrphanPip]

Yeah, it's going to take me a while to get used to the changes too. I miss the old profile designs, I used to put time into making them pretty.

Ya, I'm not a huge fan of the profile set up in this version of V-bulletin, but I've gotten used to it.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Hey guys! Yeah, it's taking some getting used to...it's so busy!

[papayahed]

Hey! Hi, Classic, JW, and Pip!!

ok,one more pair:

8717

ok, I lost my ability to post pictures.:toetap05:

[qimissung]

I think those are cute,papaya.

[JuniperWoolf]

I like those too, they're a sandal I'd actually wear. I don't like most sandals, but they look cute and comfortable.

[qimissung]

What about these, Papaya?

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/clarks-womens-shoes-mimmey-jane-platform-wedge-thong-sandals?ID=760522&PartnerID=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc=LINKSHARE-_-2-_-21-_-MP221&LinkshareID=J84DHJLQkR4-7HLgH8DdhOF0UKgnwBIaoA

I'm on a budget, or I would check them out, myself. Maybe I will anyway. They are Clark's. But they look cute and comfortable.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Those last ones are cute, Papaya.

I'm not a fan of wearing sandals, personally. I find straps really uncomfortable.

[papayahed]

ok, Ladies can anyone recommend a good hiking shoe?

[Annamariah]

I have two pairs of Hanwag shoes, and they are the best I've ever had. Really comfortable to walk in all day long, plus the winter boots I have are amazingly warm. They totally saved my toes from freezing last winter :D

http://www.hanwag.de/index.php?lang=2

[qimissung]

Here's a short article on how to pick a good hiking boot. This person likes Lowa Renegade GTX-mid.

http://www.literarytraveler.com/gear/if-the-shoe-fits-a-hikers-dream-boot/

[papayahed]

I have two pairs of Hanwag shoes, and they are the best I've ever had. Really comfortable to walk in all day long, plus the winter boots I have are amazingly warm. They totally saved my t last winter :D

http://www.hanwag.de/index.php?lang=2

doh! They aren't in the States


Here's a short article on how to pick a good hiking boot. This person likes Lowa Renegade GTX-mid.

http://www.literarytraveler.com/gear/if-the-shoe-fits-a-hikers-dream-boot/

Thanks Qimi, I settled on a vacation and now I need to practice my walking for the trip.

[qimissung]

Where did you decide to go, Papaya?

[Annamariah]

doh! They aren't in the States
Oh? Their website says Hanwag shoes are sold in several locations by Moosejaw in Michigan.

http://www.hanwag.de/dealers.php
http://www.moosejaw.com

[Sancho]

I own 4 pairs of these: Merrells.
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/image_zpsb3409581.jpg (http://s971.photobucket.com/user/mollyandbruno/media/image_zpsb3409581.jpg.html)

They fit me like buttah- like buttah!

I buy them on the web from Sierra Trading Post. Get 'em a full size larger than your regular shoe size, or better yet, go to a backpacking store and try them on, then go on line and order them.

Of course everybody's foot is different. What works for me might cripple you and vice versa.

[JuniperWoolf]

ok, Ladies can anyone recommend a good hiking shoe?

You've got to call them hiking boots, Papaya. Boots. It's a very masculine game, hiking. That being said, if you want to make a splash, these look pretty amazing:

http://serotoninjunkie.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/010552520005_1.jpg?w=490

[faithosaurus]

I like those. Like...hiking on the runway, haha.

[cacian]

You've got to call them hiking boots, Papaya. Boots. It's a very masculine game, hiking. That being said, if you want to make a splash, these look pretty amazing:

http://serotoninjunkie.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/010552520005_1.jpg?w=490

me like a lot!!!!! :D

[qimissung]

Or hiking through the wilds of your own life.

[papayahed]

Where did you decide to go, Papaya?

Nicaragua it has Volcanos and nature reserves


Oh? Their website says Hanwag shoes are sold in several locations by Moosejaw in Michigan.

http://www.hanwag.de/dealers.php
http://www.moosejaw.com

Thanks!


I own 4 pairs of these: Merrells.
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae197/mollyandbruno/image_zpsb3409581.jpg (http://s971.photobucket.com/user/mollyandbruno/media/image_zpsb3409581.jpg.html)

They fit me like buttah- like buttah!

I buy them on the web from Sierra Trading Post. Get 'em a full size larger than your regular shoe size, or better yet, go to a backpacking store and try them on, then go on line and order them.

Of course everybody's foot is different. What works for me might cripple you and vice versa.

Ya, I'm going to make a trip over to Dallas in a couple weeks to do some shoe shopping.


You've got to call them hiking boots, Papaya. Boots. It's a very masculine game, hiking. That being said, if you want to make a splash, these look pretty amazing:

http://serotoninjunkie.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/010552520005_1.jpg?w=490

I do like the fancy, but Ya trying to kill me JW?????

[JuniperWoolf]

:p It's so unnatural and scary looking, isn't it? I found this picture when I was looking for that one:

http://media.katu.com/images/101202_hiking_shoes_405.jpg

Hopefully she has someone walking behind her the whole way.

[Calidore]

You've got to call them hiking boots, Papaya. Boots. It's a very masculine game, hiking. That being said, if you want to make a splash, these look pretty amazing:

http://serotoninjunkie.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/010552520005_1.jpg?w=490

That might be the greatest merging of the practical and impractical that I've ever seen.

[Idril]

I prefer to hike in bare feet. I'm a sure footed little beast if left to my own devices, shoes just confuse the issue. Whenever I go hiking in the Badlands, I do it barefooted. Sure, my feet sting a little by the end of the hike and once in a while I get poison ivy but the hike itself is smooth with no slipping or sliding. Stinging feet and a little poison ivy is a small price to play. ;)

[Helga]

I agree with Idril (not that I hike a lot) I don't like shoes that much and I hate, really hate socks! Don't wear them except at work cause I have to. I am always scanning the ground in front of me when I walk and I prefer bare feet. That being said, I am going to Brighton in 10 days and I have already ordered shoes I'm gonna try out and hopefully buy when I get there :)

Talking about shoes, I was working with a girl who has 72 pairs!!! I am planning on buying pair number 5, who need's over 70 shoes?

[Calidore]

The perfect accessory for those boots:

http://gadgets.3yen.com/wp-content/images/hello-kitty-chainsaw.png

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Nicaragua it has Volcanos and nature reserves

...Ya, I'm going to make a trip over to Dallas in a couple weeks to do some shoe shopping.



Before you head out this way, a word of caution; avoid the backside of Dallas... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ugvPm9XA-k

You shouldn't have any problem finding a place to get your trail shoes around DFW (or boots depending on the actual type of terrain you plan to trek)
Good luck.

[qimissung]

You certainly won't find much good hiking here, either, if you stay long enough to try out your new shoes, I mean, boots.


The perfect accessory for those boots:

http://gadgets.3yen.com/wp-content/images/hello-kitty-chainsaw.png

I love me some Hello Kitty. Thank you, Calidore. :D

[JuniperWoolf]

The perfect accessory for those boots:

http://gadgets.3yen.com/wp-content/images/hello-kitty-chainsaw.png

Pair that up with two of these and you'll be the most stylish person in the zombie apocalypse:

http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hk-bullets-gun.jpg

[kiki1982]

ooo, I think I might pop out to the shops later :D.

72 pairs? Where does she store them all? I grant you, over the years, you tend to buy some for parties and things, and never wear them again because they're more uncomfortable than you thought or because they went wirh a particular outfit you can't wear every day. So, maybe at the end of my life I'll get to pair 72...

I usually have one or two pairs I wear every day, one pair of flat big ones for walks, one pair of boots for the winter (since that season about 10 years ago where I bought my very first pair of boots because they were the thing to have, my legs get cold) and a number of other things like sandals, high heels and things.

When we were in Prague last time I bought my first platform ones.
Humanic the shoe shop (they've got an online one as well, Austrian shop apparently). I had never seen a shop (and it was huge) where I could have bought so many many shoes. And usually I can't find anything to my taste.

[Helga]

The girl I was talking about is 23 years old and some of them are apparently very expensive, she named some designers but I don't know them so I forgot.

[kiki1982]

:eek: Bl**dy hell, good luck to the future husband! Jimmy Choo, by any chance?

[papayahed]

Doh! At the Dr.'s office I found a Vanity Fair from 2010 and there was an article about Christian Louboutin (the shoes with the red soles). All I can say is "ick". The whole article was bizarre and horrible, from a mother and daughter talking about running from the repo man in his shoes to Christian Louboutin talking about fathers wanting to screw their daughters.

Not sure the purpose of the article but it made me strongly dislike that whole scene.

[papayahed]

Seriously. I dug up this post to talk about.....wait for it.......shoes. After reading the last few posts there is a bit of a possibility I may be obsessed.

I'm looking for comfortable, cute, sandals/walking shoes. I've scoured the internet and I don't think they exist. They either make me look like pontious pilate or my grandma. Any suggestions?

[Calidore]

I'm looking for comfortable, cute, sandals/walking shoes. I've scoured the internet and I don't think they exist. They either make me look like pontious pilate or my grandma. Any suggestions?

Become a grandma or look for a Savior to crucify. If you can't beat 'em....

[Helga]

I always tell people to check out http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/ I own 4 pairs from them and all are so comfortable.

[qimissung]

I got some of the nicest sandals I've ever owned from the Bass outlet store at the Outlet Mall in Allen. You can check online, too, also. Just be careful that you're putting in Bass store or shoes or whatever; my computer and is just positive that I want the BassPro store. :D