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27 February 2006

How is your Monday going? →[More:]Mine has been strange. My co-worker didn't come in, and the phone was so quiet, I thought maybe it was Sunday. Meanwhile, after getting a new iPod I don't have the cord for this weekend, I come to the office... and there's the cord I need. Doh. Too bad I paid for express shipping on the new one. But at least now I can go home and hopefully put this whole iPod drama to bed.

So how're you, dear bunnies?
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 13:04 | 74 comments
It's going alright, as far as a workday is concerned, but I can't seem to post on SpoFi, which is a bummer.
posted by Hugh Janus 27 February | 13:07
Well, I'm annoyed. Know why? Because I'm just now working my way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I'm on season 4, which happened like 5 years ago, and there's no one to talk to about it! I lurrrrve Anya. And Spike!

Otherwise, my Monday is pretty normal.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 13:10
I'm in the middle of writing this horrid, tedious, long, legal article that is taxing the crap out of my brain. But I'm in a groove, which is good.

Unfortuntely, I've got to break the groove to pick up the kid from preschool. Then we have to take the cat to the vet. He's got a big, icky, goiter-type thing growing out of his neck.

In summary: legalese, pumped up four year old, goiter kitty.

posted by jrossi4r 27 February | 13:12
At the risk of seeming insensitive, I have to say that Goiter Kitty would make an excellent band name.

My Monday so far has been fairly standard. I woke up, had a bowl of Weetabix and a cup of tea. Next on the agenda: walking the dog. With any luck I'll have broken the back of a review I've been working on today, before I have to go to work.

posted by bmarkey 27 February | 13:17
My day is going well. This afternoon: work. This evening: beer with a close friend.
posted by cmonkey 27 February | 13:21
I bowled my first Turkey (three strikes in a row).
posted by Eideteker 27 February | 13:22
I'm on season 3 mike.

Monday has so far been a non event. Except for non life threatening injuries mentioned in another thread, so far, so good.
posted by Capn 27 February | 13:28
I had a free slice of chocolate cake and snagged two free butterfingers this morning.
posted by sciurus 27 February | 13:30
Later in the the day, sciurus is planning on going into insulin shock.
posted by Specklet 27 February | 13:33
Meh. I'm feeling both physically and mentally nauseous. No idea why.
posted by eamondaly 27 February | 13:40
Wait till you get to season 4 Capn! So great. It takes a few episodes to get rolling but it's my favorite season so far, and I'm only halfway. I am dying right now waiting for the next disc to arrive from Netflix.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 13:43
I am tired, down, and Meh. Also, it is too cold.
posted by rainbaby 27 February | 13:44
Monday is not bad for a Monday. Work is still boring, but at least it's not bad, just dull. I have a board meeting for our local uni/community radio station tonight, so that might be interesting, for a variety of reasons.

Now, back to migrating that web service to a new server. Woo. Hoo.
posted by richat 27 February | 13:46
insulin shock

Not with my metabolism/energy level. ;)
posted by sciurus 27 February | 13:47
Oh, and I don't have a kitty-goiter, nor do I know anyone or any pets who do. So, I got that going for me, which is nice.
posted by richat 27 February | 13:47
I am actually working. At home. It's awesome. Be still, my heart. However, right now I'm trying to translate the ugliest flyer in the whole world (done apparently in Publisher or possibly Word, it uses no less than 4 separate fonts! Some all distorted and curvy! W00t!) into a small, discreet, attractive ad that won't draw attention to the fact that these people have no clue what they're doing.

I spent last spring & summer watching Buffy & Angel! I practically cried when I had to watch the last episodes.
posted by mygothlaundry 27 February | 13:49
I'm always willing to talk about Buffy. I can't believe you like season 4 the most. I will rank it above 7, certainly, maybe even 6, but I don't think of it fondly. My favorites are 3, 2, 5 in that order.

My friend just went through the whole series and he liked 7 a lot. I got the S7 DVDs for xmas but I found I couldn't watch it except for a few episodes. Maybe I should try again. It's still sorta fresh in my mind from when it aired, though.

I also went through the entire Angel series (again, mostly), but I couldn't make much headway into season 5. Smile Time is one of my favorite episodes of all time, though.
posted by kmellis 27 February | 13:50
I was going to be kind of down on my Monday, but the painter guy next door is singing in Spanish. At the top of his lungs. He sounds so happy! I'm tempted to open my window and sing back at him.
posted by wimpdork 27 February | 13:55
Ha HA! I am successfully turning this into my own Buffy discussion thread! Sorry TPS

I *know*, MGL! I discovered Whedon via Firefly, which breaks my heart every time I watch the 14 lonely episodes. I'm already sad, and I'm barely halfway through Buffy and have yet to start Angel!

kmellis, maybe season 4 tanks starting on disc 4 - I dunno. So far, I await each disc with increasing excitement. I can almost feel Whedon really hitting his stride with this season. Admittedly, it's mostly Anya and Spike that are doing it for me - I never was very fond of Cordelia, and they, collectively, replace her brilliantly.

I did read somewhere that season 4 is the season whose quality is most debated.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 13:56
wimpdork, that sounds great. I think knowing that is happening somewhere has improved my Monday.
posted by richat 27 February | 13:59
Ditto, wimpdork- I wish someone was singing in another language at the top of their lungs here in this cube farm.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 February | 14:08
My Monday is good. My ex-bf just bought me really good tickets (graduation gift) to see David Sedaris in April. Last time I went to see him, at a book signing, the place was so crowded I could only hear his disembodied voice coming out of the middle of the throng of people.
posted by amro 27 February | 14:11
Let's just say: "I'm glad it wasn't me." Still, I'm a-busy with the cleanup.
posted by danostuporstar 27 February | 14:13
Is he trying to become an un-ex?
posted by sciurus 27 February | 14:14
Nah, sciurus, I don't think so. I've just been lucky to have ex-boyfriends who remain good friends.
posted by amro 27 February | 14:18
I suppose this really isn't the place to admit to never watching Buffy or Angel. I adore Firefly, though. I hope that makes up for my lameness.
posted by deborah 27 February | 14:25
It's not too late, deborah. I hadn't watched them until a few months ago either. Bless the wonder that is television DVDs plus Netflix. I was skeptical that I'd like Buffy but I really, really do.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 14:39
You know, there are some circles where having watched nerdy shows like Buffy puts you in the lame group.

(But those circles are wrong).
posted by Capn 27 February | 14:46
I think Buffy is stupid, but I watch SBTB, so what do I know.
posted by Hugh Janus 27 February | 14:49
Count me in as a long-time member of the Scooby Gang (Buffy/Angel watchers).
posted by matildaben 27 February | 14:50
I've been killing time before I go meet with my future supervisor and (for the first time) co-workers/lab-mates for the next 4-6 years (which I will continue to be frustratingly impecunious) in about an hour.

Kinda nervous. I also put in a new set of contacts today and they're a little irritating.
posted by porpoise 27 February | 15:01
How many other people had to look up "impecunious"?
posted by mike9322 27 February | 15:03
I'm going nuts because my one coworker is on vacation and another one is in training all day, so I'm fielding a bunch of extra calls as well as doing my regular stuff.
posted by sisterhavana 27 February | 15:21
If you've got those Monday Blues ...
posted by essexjan 27 February | 15:46
Turns out Goiter Kitty is actually Abscess Kitty. The vet was kind enough to show me the big vial of pus she extracted. I'm still woozy about that.
posted by jrossi4r 27 February | 15:53
God DAMMIT I tried drinking caffeine because I'm very tired because I only got a few hours of sleep last night (it was mudpuppie's last night in town and we were celebrating) and I have to get a set of drawing out by the end of the day so I needed to be productive but instead of being productive I am now instead tired and jittery and feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest and I can only pray that this wears off before I have to play in my pool tournament tonight!

Gah!

I need a milkshake and a whuffle.
posted by Specklet 27 February | 15:53
I've had a good day. Got some decent work out, had a few laughs with co-workers, went to a lunchtime AA meeting to acknowledge my 7th sober anniversary, and had a Domino's Ay Caramba Fajita Pizza for dinner which was ridiculously expensive but just what I needed.

And although it's only coming up to 9pm, I'm going to bed soon.
posted by essexjan 27 February | 15:53
Band name: Big Vial of Pus
posted by mike9322 27 February | 15:56
I'm kind of scatterbrained today. Like I was on caffeine but it's all emotional. I just want to play Scrabble with cmonkey.
posted by matildaben 27 February | 15:57
COMPLETELY FUCT. Godamn cooltype.dll muthertrucking error adobekiller is ruining my plan to get my taxes done early.

rassinfrassin arg.
posted by krix 27 February | 15:57
Update: I just lost the morning's output, +/- 500 words, because the computer crashed as I was thinking "Boy, I really need to back this up". The rest of the afternoon will be comitted to getting ready for work and silently sobbing.
posted by bmarkey 27 February | 16:23
Monday morning group meeting: 8am - 2pm. An hour longer than last week, and about the same as the week before. No lunch. Christ.
posted by mullacc 27 February | 16:43
I did read somewhere that season 4 is the season whose quality is most debated.

I've found that s4 lands in the middle quality-wise for most people. Like kmellis, I'm surprised you prefered it to s2 and especially s3. The trouble with s4, for me, was that s2 and s3 are so damn good that the next season was bound to be a bit of a letdown. "Hush" is brilliant, however. So are the Faith episodes, "Wild at Heart," "Fear, Itself" and "Superstar." But there are some stinkers. And there's Riley, who I never much liked.

s6 tends to be the most polarizing (in my experience), mostly, I think, because of Spike. A significant faction of the fandom loves him and wants to see him in every scene. s6 and s7 were good for many of those people. I'm not a part of that faction myself. So, s6 and especially s7 were, for me, less than steller.

I'm actually in the middle of rewatching Angel at the moment.
posted by Smo 27 February | 16:58
I need a milkshake and a whuffle.

Well, I'm all out of milkshakes.
posted by Capn 27 February | 17:13
Well, I'm all out of milkshakes.

That's because I took them to the yard. I was looking for some boys.
posted by matildaben 27 February | 17:19
These milkshakes of yours? Are they and good? How do they compare to mine?
posted by Capn 27 February | 17:35
That's because I took them to the yard. I was looking for some boys.


I just laughed so hard I choked. Thanks.

Today is weird. I got my first poli sci test back. Not good and very annoying. I made a stupid test strategy mistake and it made me go from the highest grade in the class to one of the lowest. Meh. Took a spanish test. Think I did well enough. Went to the grandmother's and began planning for the summer/next fall. The good is that I'm moving on campus which is will MUCH more convienient. The bad is that I have to find a new home for my dog. Sad.
posted by YouCanCallMeAl 27 February | 17:36
Sorry Specklet, all out of whuffles :-( But I have waffles!

≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by flopsy 27 February | 17:40
S4 had some good episodes. But some of the worst, too. It was very uneven and the serialized plotline was very poor—Adam and everything related to him sucked.

Except that when BuGiWiXa kicks Adam's ass, that's freakin awesome. They should have done that more often. Woulda kicked the ubervamp's butt right quick.

S6 and S7 both fail because the season arc in each was very uneven and I don't think there's many really good episodes to make up for it. Other than OMWF, which is probably my favorite hour of television, ever. Buffy told me I can sing along, and I do.
posted by kmellis 27 February | 17:41
See, I haven't met Adam yet. So season 4 could take a turn for the worse yet. So far, love it. In retrospect, we'll see.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 17:51
Well, I'm all out of milkshakes.

Sorry Specklet, all out of whuffles :-(

Who are you guys giving all your milkshakes and whuffles to?!? It should be me! Meeeee I tell yuh!

That's because I took them to the yard. I was looking for some boys.

Oh yeah. Oh yeah, that was good.
posted by Specklet 27 February | 17:59
My monday was dull and grinding. AND I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT!

*head asplodes*
*reassembles head*

OK. I can tell you that I had yet another chicken bacon ranch sub with banana peppers and chipotle sauce, a bag of lime & black pepper chips, and a pink lemonade. and also a cup of vending machine coffee, light & sweet.
posted by jonmc 27 February | 18:00
jon: Any cheese horns?
posted by matildaben 27 February | 18:05
sadly, no. I have a sinking feeling that the cheesehorns may never pass this way again.
posted by jonmc 27 February | 18:05
I read a whle ago that Adam was an ad hoc addition to wrap up the season quickly. I think Professor Walsh suddenly wasn't available or somesuch. With that in mind, I cut them some slack.

s6 and s7, not so much. OMWF (almost!) single-handedly redeems s6's many shortcomings. I bought the soundtrack as soon as it came out and I must have listened to it, wow, at least 50 times. s7, though, I pretty much hated (disclaimer: I missed a few episodes and didn't care to catch them later); the recaps at Television Without Pity were the only reason I watched as much as I did. Which I recommend you take a look at, mike9322, if you like snarky commentary.
posted by Smo 27 February | 18:10
My Monday wasn't bad at all. I noticed that I'm getting better at my asanas, got a good result at Weight Watchers, and bought a really nice leather jacket at less than half price in Tesco. So for the first time in $DEITY-knows-how-many years, I'm under 16 stone, and I've finally (after, ooh, a decade of wanting one) bought a leather jacket.

Oh yeah, and I watched Serenity today. Damn, but those studio types at Fox are dumb - they cancelled a perfectly good series... and if I hadn't heard Joss himself say it, I would never have believed that movie only cost $37 million.

The upside to my Monday - when I'm working, Monday is my day off. I get my weekend a day late, but at least I don't have to put up with the same Monday-morning blues that most folks do.
posted by Incharitable Dog 27 February | 18:12
Buffy...

Also, we learn that the actress who plays Professor Walsh was not carefully playing a character without much affect in Mamet's House of Games. She's just not much of an actress. HoG still worked, though, in my opinion.

She was like a dog going back to its own father vomit.
posted by kmellis 27 February | 18:19
*surprises Specklet with whuffle*
posted by sciurus 27 February | 18:19
Also, I've decided that MeFi has been completely taken over by psychos and have just made my last comment there for a long time.
posted by jonmc 27 February | 18:35
P.S. Welcome, Incharitable Dog, to Metachat. All I know about him/her is that he/she lives in UK (north of Liverpool) and likes to stay up late on IRC. I hope you stick around. You may have already noticed it gets pretty weird in here, but I think you like it.
posted by matildaben 27 February | 18:38
Weird is relative. Hey, if a thread about Mondays can deviate into Joss Whedon discussions, this place can't be so bad ;-)
posted by Incharitable Dog 27 February | 18:52
Yay! Thanks, squirrel-urus!

Yes, weird is good.
posted by Specklet 27 February | 18:54
Of course, my Monday would be substantially more fun if there were more people on IRC, but I guess that's a time zone thing. Oh well, plenty of time for that another day. I just hate it when things are too quiet...
(And I don't make a habit of staying up late... actually, last night was the first time I've been on IRC in years. Despite not being tired, I think I was asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow, too, though that might be due to the serene feeling I get sharing a bed with the cats.)
posted by Incharitable Dog 27 February | 18:58
Your cats are obviously very different from my cats. Mine play Nascar on the bed all night.
posted by matildaben 27 February | 19:02
The phrase "play Nascar" made me giggle.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 19:05
The band name should be Abcess Kitty and the Big Vial of Pus(s). Just sayin'.
posted by wendell 27 February | 19:08
The idea of you giggling made me giggle, mike.
posted by Specklet 27 February | 19:08
Mine play Nascar on the bed all night.

they drink beer and flash their boobies? cool.
posted by jonmc 27 February | 19:24
Specklet, you giggling at my giggling made me redouble my giggle, and add in a blush.
posted by mike9322 27 February | 19:32
P.S. I got home, plugged in my "new" iPod, and it's doing the same shit as the other one. So my iPod drama is far from over.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 February | 19:53
And now I'm on the phone with some foreign guy who is walking me through the script... FUCK YOU APPLE I HATE YOU SO MUCH WHY DO YOU TORTURE ME IN THIS MANNER I WANT TO THROW THIS STUPID BROKEN PIECE OF SHIT AT YOUR HEADS!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 February | 20:05
Won't someone get Steve Jobs on the phone for TPS? My stars!
posted by mike9322 27 February | 20:08
No fucking kidding! How many people at Apple do I have to talk to about this???????
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 February | 20:29
Monday sucked fairly hard and, with Tuesday half gone already, this week is shaking up to be pretty sucky all round.
posted by dg 27 February | 22:06
← Death of a thousand cuts (minus nine hundred and nintey nine cuts) || Now I'm hungry →

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