It's just Thursday, MKF! 1/29/04

[LesbianJedi87]

Hope everyone is having a great Thursday

Mine so far includes work and Starbucks. Yum. I actually haven't worked in a while and since I spent far too much money this last 2 weeks on Xbox 360 things I'm really in need of cash.

I expect a phone call from her today at lunch. I'm...nervous? We might go to the movies this weekend. I might actually say yes but since I don't want it to be a date I'm paying for my half of things.

[gorn]

Is it really Thursday today, MKF? I've been so busy the last few days, I've kind of lost track of things. What a strange week!

I'm at a loss to explain why, but I find myself somewhat envious of Leaf and her new hat. I'd kind of like a new hat ... Hell, I'd like to see everyone get a new hat on Thursday! When you think of all the money our country is currently flushing down the toilet, you'd think that would be something we could accomplish, you know? How much does a hat cost these days, anyway? And our population is about 250 million? Or is more now? I don't know. Perhaps I shouldn't really get my hopes up ... it might not be a realistic thing to wish for.

[Leaf]

gorn, I have proof that is definitely is Thursday. My last client today was a Sports Illustrated model. I'm fairly certain that could only happen on a Thursday. Yes, I know, tough job but someone's got to do it.

And where the heck is the rest of the crew? Slackers, the lot of you!

I wish everybody (ok, fine, slackers too) a new hat. It really does wonders for morale.

Love,
Leaf

[Sammy's_girl]

So it's thursday again huh?

This week has been pretty good stayed over at my girlf's house on monday which was great she even cooked a roast dinner for me!

We also shopped for fireworks for the halloween party were having tomorrow.
Should be lots of fun although im not sure that alcohol and fireworks go well together lol.


Anywho hope everyone has a fab thursday and a happy halloween tomorrow!

[Dorothy]

:( thursday sucks today!

[gorn]

:( thursday sucks today!

That's so sad, MKF ... But that's how Thursday's go sometimes. Sometimes she gives, sometimes she taketh away. I my case, she giveth - Arby's delivered ham & cheese croissants to the plant this morning as a kind of promotion for their "breakfast truck." As best as I can understand it, it will be a truck full of breakfasty Arby's goodness that drives around all the plants in our industrial park, the catch being you have to buy them yourself from now on. Hell of a nice Thursday, though - free ham & cheese croissants! What's not ta like? Damn, I wish it was Thursday more often!

[maudmac]

Happy Thursday, Kittens.

I am not liking the weather lately. Lows in the 30s. Leaves falling everywhere. Autumn is my least favorite season and I find it seriously depressing. I hate the angle of sunlight during this time of year. I hate the way the air smells. I know lots of people love autumn, but it just stirs my shit up and I find it harder to feel happiness. Once my shit gets stirred up, it snowballs. Shitballs? It shitballs into a giant ball of shit, collecting bits and pieces of everything I have ever suffered. (The secret to overcoming these sorts of events, though, is realizing that I participate in this shitballing process.)

I had a good cry over it last night, wallowed around in some self-pity, and now today I feel...the same. Still got some work to do, obviously. Oh well.

(I don't think my mood issues this time of year suggest SAD, either, because I feel better once it seems like winter to me, and if I had SAD, I ought to feel shitty until spring. It's just this transition from summer to winter that gets me. Once all the leaves have fallen, it's okay. If I wanted to psychoanalyze myself - and I usually do - I'd say it's got something to do with my childhood and the things I learned then to associate with this time of year.)



If I could find a way to make money from wallowing in self-pity, I'd be a gazillionaire.

*wallows*

But, you know, as always, there are many things to be happy about or to be grateful for or at least that aren't so bad. For example, I have a fresh bag of coffee in the cold-brewer thingy draining into the decanter right now. That'll last me through the weekend. That is worth one million huzzahs.

lol, now I can't think of anything else. I thought I could come up with a whole list of things to be happy about, but I ain't feelin' it right yet.

My apologies for flinging poo into the Thursday thread, but I appreciate this being a safe and welcoming place. Ah, there, now there is something to be happy about - community.

[Leaf]

It was the best of Thursdays, it was the worst of Thursdays, MKF. Actually, mine was just middling. Nothing dramatic like shitballs or ham and cheese croissants. Work has been really slow (fracking recession) and that sucks, but it was a beautiful day today, and I got a heck of a lot of laundry done.

There is a very charming Halloween parade in my neighborhood tomorrow night. Not the big crazy one in Manhattan. This one is small scale and sweet. Kids and their parents and the fire department and such. The plan is to watch the parade and then go to a friends place to get sick on candy corn. I am looking forward to it.

Take care everybody!
Leaf

[gorn]

Anybody home, MKF? I think they're all over in the Election Thread.

Shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but I'm quite glad this election is finally over. Who's idea was it to start so early, anyway? It was like guests who showed up hours before the party started and then were the very last ones to leave. McCain at least had the decency to close the door after him when he left, but Obama is still sitting here in my living room like he isn't going anywhere for four years. Well, whatever. There's drinks in the fridge and probably some leftover pizza. Help yourself ... like most politicians, you probably would anyway.

A happy post-election Thursday, everyone! I, for one, am eagerly looking forward to some Thursday Night Football sans political commercials. Yes, you heard that right, MKF - Thursday Night Football!! Woo hoo!!

Now, if only we can get them to take out the Viagra and Cialis adds ...

[woahnellie]

Where's the Thursday love people? I've been off work all day today, Thursdays are a good day to schedule Dr. appointments. Now I'm just lounging around the house waiting for my girl to get off work. Probably will play some video games and maybe take a nap. The weather here is beautiful for November. It's actually kind of hot outside today. Well not too much news. If Thursdays really love me they will make this killer headache I have disappear. Peace out

[maudmac]

Thursday yay. It's 75 degrees here...but the ground is covered in leaves and it's depressing. Phooey. I will not shitball this thread this week!

It's the first Thursday of NaNoWriMo, so I am noveling now. But I'm hungry at the moment. Wrimo does not live by coffee alone.

You know what I did last night? I made peach cobbler! OMG, it is soooooo good. Perfect deliciousness. Heaven in a pan. I have been wanting some peach cobbler for a long, long time. I am pretty happy now.

I painted my nails, too!

What's gotten into me?!?

Happy Thursday, y'all.

[Dorothy]

Spent my thursday being angry and frustrated and thinking up ways to expand acceptance of same-sex love... Just to find out that I'm way too unimportant and small to make a difference... And then refusing to leave it at that... And then thinking up new stuff

[gorn]

I painted my nails, too!

What's gotten into me?!?

Happy Thursday, y'all.

And that, Kittens, is the Power of Thursday. Believe in it.

[Leaf]

Late, yes, but still under the wire. Happy Thursday folks.

And good god do I want some peach cobbler now. The power of suggestion (at least as far as peach cobbler goes) is a mighty thing. Drool. Oh well, I will settle from some pretty darn good chili that Mrs. Leaf and I made a couple weeks ago and stashed in the freezer. It'll do, kittens, it'll do.

I hope woahnellie's headache is gone by now. I've been sick since Tuesday but am feeling vastly better now than I did this morning, so Thursday has done all right by me on that front.

Not much else happening today. Went to work. Got stiffed by one client and generously overtipped by another. It all balances out sometimes, doesn't it? Oh! And this is fun - the new sofa arrives tomorrow. Over a month late, but nonetheless it comes! Which means that the crappy ancient saggy sofa gets the official boot tonight. And due to the beauty of Craigslist, someone with no sofa at all will come and take it away. Upgrades are all relative, aren't they? It's a happy situation all around.

Ok, I'm off to eat some chili. Take care everybody!
-Leaf

[kisstheviolets]

i made it in on a thursday! woohoo!

i have been busy with work (still on the temp document review project), the election, the girl and my ever-exhausting family.

plenty to celebrate and be thankful for this thursday though! in addition to the awesomeness of having a new president and stronger congressional majority, my little politico achieved all of her job objectives and won every race and ballot measure her organization was campaigning for. so we're going camping to celebrate and get away for a couple of days. we're going to some hot springs, thankfully, cause it is freakin' cold and dreary here!

that's about all i've got time for. i'm making some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins for the weekend (and my co-workers) and need to sleep enough to be somewhat functional at work tomorrow until we hit the road at 2. yay!

i miss all you thursketeers and hope you guys are kicking ass and taking names!

[gorn]

I must confess, MKF, I wasn't really feeling the Thursday Love this morning ... until I found this -->

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEno ... 22&sp=true

Seems there's been a kind of ... I don't know, greyness to everything lately, both in my personal life and the world in general. But then I suddenly find this splash of colour. Fantastic, isn't it? Wouldn't you like to be at a tropical resort right now, a pina colada in one hand and [fill-in the blank] in the other?

You know what's kind of sad, MKF? My [fill-in the blank] would probably be a cup of coffee ...

Ah, well.

A Happy Thursday to all out there!

[Boschi]

I must confess, MKF, I wasn't really feeling the Thursday Love this morning ... until I found this -->

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEno ... 22&sp=true

But gorn, we're in ... the U.S.

Seems there's been a kind of ... I don't know, greyness to everything lately, both in my personal life and the world in general.

Yeah. Seriously.

Wouldn't you like to be at a tropical resort right now, a pina colada in one hand and [fill-in the blank] in the other?

I'll take a tropical resort, a pina colada (if I'm feeling fru-fru) or an icy cold gin and tonic with lime in one hand and my naked, unstressed girlfriend in the other.

Go ahead. Top it. Coffee be damned (gasp!).

On less fantastic fronts, sorry for my long absence. I plead forgiveness from the divine Thursday.

Waves to everyone out there - hope you doing well.

- Boschi

[gorn]

But gorn, we're in ... the U.S.

Yeah, I know. It's in Australia. But even if it were just up the street I doubt I'd be allowed to go. Just the thought that something like this is out there, though, I find somehow comforting. Vicariously titlating, if you will.

Ain't "titlating" a great word, MKF?

[Dorothy]

getting nervous allready, I've never been on a plane and never been to the USA...
But I have a new supporter, which is seriously the girl with the biggest voice I know she was ranting on prop 8 too, so I thanked her for not letting me be the only angry person in Amsterdam. She couldn't come but she really raised my spirit

thursday... one day to go, 8.30 hours to checkin, Ï should sleep, hope I can...

[Leaf]

Happy Thursday MKF

I got off work an hour early tonight, so I'm feeling pleased. On the other good news front the new sofa did in fact arrive last week. And we loves it precious, yes we does. Also, my sister in law is coming into town this weekend for our annual epic applesauce making extravaganza. Good fun.

Now, gorn, I gotta go with the Chicken Whisperer on this one. G&T in one hand, nekkid lady in the other (um..I'll stick with my own nekkid lady though, not Boschi's, cuz that would be confusing and disturbing and wrong.) Coffee, really? At the very least swap your pina colada for some coffee so the other hand is free. Step up to the plate, man!

Dorothy, have yourself a safe and fabulous trip and raise some hell.

Bosch, good to have you back.

And yes, gorn, titillating is a great word.

Hope the weekend brings everyone some brighter times.
Take care folks!
Leaf

[kisstheviolets]

happy thursday, party people!

i've made it in two thursdays in a row, woohoo! survived the camping trip to the umpqua hotspringslast weekend (though we were rained out on the second night) with only minor injury and two panic attacks (i was forced to cross a river on a log. no joke. i might have sat down and cried on the way back across.) there were gross naked old people fondling each other in our pool and the dude actually had the nerve to put on a cock ring in front of us. needless to say, we hopped out at that time.

all that trauma aside, it's been a good week. nothing spectacular has happened but its been one of those mushy, can't-get-enough-of-each-other kinds of weeks with the girl, and after two months of her election craziness and exhaustion, it's downright heavenly. i also kicked her ex-girlfriend/bff/housemate's undefeated ass in trivial pursuit the other night. i've only lost once, but i was kind of worried about going up against this broad. quite pleased with the result, however.

the girl sent me a text message today in transliterated hebrew and i have no idea what it says and can't find an online translator that will handle that format to english. i'm going to post it here and if anyone can figure out what it says please PM. i will warn you that there is a slight chance its pervy. haha.

ani rotzah otach. lo hayom aval ephshar Maher op tzricha laasot dvar chadashot alayi.

so anyone? anyone? bueller?

i gotta say, i really miss the kitten. i don't have internet on my computer at work (though i do read a lot of entertaining emails between shipping executives and their girlfriends/wives/mistresses) and i am not home much between the girl and visiting with my family (mom is in town till thanksgiving). i hope you guys are all doing really well.

gorn, i tried checking out your link but there was nothing there. hmm.

okay, i'm off to watch grey's and crash. peace out homies!

[Leaf]

Morning, kittens.

I've been enjoying the acquisition of a new hobby this week. I set out in search of one a little while back when I realized how desperately I needed something in my life that was just for me and absolutely nonproductive. So I snookered my brother into teaching me to play guitar and we had our first lesson on Sunday. So far I am having a blast with the three little chords I know. I think this is a good thing I've started.

Anyone else having a little looming anxiety about next Thursday? It's a Thanksgiving with Mrs. Leaf's family rotation for us this year. Her uncle is hosting in Concord, MA, so we'll take a tragically early train to CT and then the whole clan is going to (gulp) drive up together. Her folks are actually renting a van so we can save on gas and maximize the together time. I think they are really forgetting to factor in the value of still liking each other by the time we get there, but what do I know?

So I thought maybe I needed a last hurrah before all that non-chosen family fun. In that spirit, you are all welcome to come over for a virtual potluck at Casa de Leafy this evening and hang out on my marvelous new sofa. I'll make some crazy delicious deep dish pizza. You will love it, yes you will. Someone can bring beverages and desert and dip and whatnot and we will have a good time and laugh uproariously. Sound good? Come one, come all.

Later, gators!
-Leaf

[Boschi]

Hello. Another gray Thursday it is folks, but I have a warm bowl of cheesy pasta goodness, a hot cup of coffee and a full weekend of field work to look forward to. So I'm rolling with things.

Also, the granddaddy of all vegetable seed catalogs came in the mail yesterday and I am mightily pleased. I've already creased and torn the pages through constant reading. Talk about my precious... (still enjoying the couch, Leaf?)

I share with you the scientific name of a lovely flower: Salpiglossis sinuata.

Common name "Painted Tongue"

Fun to say, no?

And hey! ktv - ever get that note translated?

ETA: Oh! I got distracted while posting and missed Leaf's invite - how lovely. Yes, I shall be there with a healthy appetite and a bottle of Irish whiskey. Exactly how big is your couch (virtually, I mean)? It may get a little crowded.

EYATA: Wow. It's quiet in here. At anyrate: I just spent a while giggling at: http://engrishfunny.com

[Leaf]

Happy Thanksgiving, MKF!

It is all of 4:45am, and Mrs. Leaf and I are about to head out to Grand Central Station for the first leg of our travels. Her brother will pick us up in Connecticut and we’ll drive up to Concord, MA where her uncle is hosting the big meal this year. Only…who the heck has Thanksgiving dinner at 11:00am?! What is this, Thanksgiving brunch? But it’s not so bad, really. I don’t mind the early morning once coffee is in hand. It’s also sort of mysterious and lovely how quiet the city is at that hour. And I do like train rides. We did, however, just learn that the two cousins who are not speaking to each other will both be in attendance. I’m thinking we are in for some rollicking family fun.

I hope everybody has a great day!
-Leaf

[maudmac]

Happy Thursday/Thanksgiving, planet Kitten!

I am scrambling to finish my novel for National Novel Writing Month. I've fallen dangerously behind. I finally had to introduce a whole new character in the middle because I needed someone to do a lot of ranting about various issues because I need the wordcount. He's in the middle of something about gay marriage now. I'm lucky because he's got a lot to say. Of course it does nothing to further the plot and I don't care at this point because I. Need. The. Wordcount.

Weather is not too bad today. It's about 60 degrees now and sunny.

I am holed up at home, just me and my cat. She's pretty sick and probably won't be getting better. We are awaiting test results to confirm things. She's 16, which is 95 in human years. Holy shit, MKF! I am sad, but I'm also glad she's had such a long life. She's been the picture of health until very recently. That right there is something to be thankful for.

I hope everyone has a great day and finds lots of things to be thankful for.

Take care, Kittens of the world!

[Boschi]

Happy Thanksgiving from me too, folks.

The gf and I are visiting family (hers) in Chicago. So far, it has been a pretty darn good time. Hope Leaf is surviving her family gathering, or at least the trip to the gathering.

My holiday plans involve good food, napping and mellow hedonism.

I wish the same for all.

- Boschi

[gorn]

I may be just squeaking in under the wire on this, MKF, but I couldn't dare miss a Thanksgiving Thursday in the "It's Just Thursday, MKF!" thread! Is it a coincidence Thanksgiving always lands on a Thursday? I think not.

Thanksgiving really is one of my favourite holidays, and this year was one of the best. Nothing big or exciting - we didn't go anywhere and no one came to see us, but for me that was part of the appeal. Nothing against the family, but me & Mrs. Gorn live in a rather happy little world of our own and sometimes it's nice to keep it that way. My folks will be coming down for Christmas, and it looks like my brother-in-law from Japan may be coming for New Year's. Looking forward to both, but damn if it wasn't nice just sitting around having a beer with Mrs. Gorn and watching football. Tennessee is the local team down here, so that went well. And how 'bout them Cowboys?? Add to this both Mrs. Gorn and I both racked up monstrous fantasy football points and you have a most satisfying afternoon.

But turkey is the main attraction, and Mrs. Gorn outdid herself. Friends and family often joke that we have sushi for Thanksgiving, but the truth is Mrs. Gorn does a traditional spread that puts even my own mother to shame. Maybe she was a Pilgrim in a former life. Or maybe she just watches a lot of the Food Channel. Hard to say for sure. One of the best turkeys I've ever had, though.

I love that feeling after dinner, when you're so stuffed you can barely move, collapsed on the sofa watching the game. There's no other time of the year, nor food to be stuffed with that makes me feel so ... content. It's like everything is right in the world. Or at least, in my world it is.

I'm happy today, MKF. Got an awful lot to be thankful for. I hope everything went well in Concord and Chicago, and I'm happy for the cat who had such a good long life - when all's said and done, what more can any of us really ask for? Cheers to maudmac's cat! And for those who couldn't make it here today, I trust it's because you're still going through your list of all you're thankful for. I hope for all you it is a long, long list.

And now ... speaking of mellow hedonism ...

Happy Thanksgiving, Kittens!

[thiswomanswork]

Happy Thursgiving, MKF!

Well, I was scheduled to work today, but I called in instead, chilled with a friend, watched movies, ate roast, and tried (and failed) to get drunk.

Yeah, I'm gonna miss that time-and-a-half, but still, not a bad thursday all in all.

[Boschi]

Huzzah! I have two running trucks, a functional cell phone and a laptop that works.

I'm working from home today, updating websites and catching up on paperworky work. Blah.

Did everyone make it through the holidays with their sense of humor intact? maudmac, how about the deadline? Success?

Me, I did just dandy, thanks to a stop for headphones which prevented marital discord on the long drives. (How on earth can she listen to audio books so loudly for so many friggin' hours????)

Anybody have particularly yummy Thanksgiving meals? I had a lamb roast one night, along with a staggeringly sweet but super yummy southern style sweet potato casserole. The next night was beef roast glazed with tons of black pepper and maple syrup. Strange, I know, but it turned out really well and the potatoes that were roasted in the same pan were eye-rollingly good.

- Boschi

[maudmac]

Did everyone make it through the holidays with their sense of humor intact? maudmac, how about the deadline? Success?

Deadline, success, yes. I was still writing at like 7 pm on Sunday the 30th and, when I got just over 50,000 words, I validated that fucker, got my winner's certificate thingy, and washed my hands of NaNo '08. Huzzah.

My kitty passed away on Saturday the 29th, so... I... bleh. Finishing my novel was the last goddamn thing I wanted to do, but it was a good distraction for a while. (All my babies that I posted in the Pet Photos thread here are gone.)

....infinity