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25 July 2006
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD!→[More:]I'VE HAD THAT BANANAPHONE SONG IN MY HEAD ALL DAY AND IT WON'T GO AWAY.
"RING RING RING RING RING RING RING - BANANAPHONE"
IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS I WILL ACTUALLY MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY!
I HAVE AN EYELASH IN MY EYE AND CAN'T GET IT OUT!
I WILL HAVE A FRIEND'S CAR FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND, EVEN THOUGH I'M FLAT BROKE, I CAN DRIVE AROUND AND NOT BE IN THE HOUSE! (EXCEPT THAT I HAVE JURY DUTY TOMORROW!)
MY NEW DOCTOR'S A PINSTRIPE WEARING FREAK WITH A PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE HAIRCUT AND THE TINIEST EXAMINATION ROOM (ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN AVERAGE ELEVAOR) I'VE EVER SEEN!
MUDPUPPIE, TWIST THE CORNER OF A PIECE OF TOILET ROLL INTO A POINT. DRIP A BIG DRIP OF WATER INTO YOUR EYE (OR, IF YOU WEAR CONTACTS, COMFORT DROPS) AND AS THE WATER MAKES THE EYELASH FLOAT OFF YOUR EYE, HOOK IT OFF WITH THE POINTY BIT OF TOILET ROLL.
ITS NAPTIME BUT MY 10 WEEK OLD BABY REFUSES TO NAP BECAUSE HE KNOWS I'VE GOT STUFF I NEED/WANT TO DO. BUT HE'S SO CUTE ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO BE UPSET WITH HIM. DARN YOU, CUTE BABY BOY!
I JUST FOUND A DEAD SCRUB JAY DOWN THE STREET. THIS IS VERY BAD -- A LOT OF BIRDS AROUND HERE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE. I REPORTED IT. A HEADLINE IN THE PAPER SAID THEY WERE TESTING ALL DEAD BIRDS AROUND HERE (INSTEAD OF SIMPLY TAKING STATS) AND IF THEY FOUND MANY MORE OF THEM, THEY'D START AERIAL SPRAYING, WHICH SUCKS.
I AM AFRAID FOR MY OWN FRIENDLY SCRUB JAYS. THEY'RE PART OF MY FAMILY. AND I KNOW THAT CHICKENS CAN CATCH IT, BUT STILL HAVE NEVER READ DEFINITIVE INFO ON WHETHER IT HURTS THEM. KINDA SCARY. BOOOOOOOO!
WHY DOES THE BAR THAT THE MECHA MEET-UP IS AT HAVE TO BE SO FAR FROM ANY GGT BUS STOPS? I CAN'T GO BECAUSE IT IS TOO FAR INTO THE MISSION FROM MARKET STREET, I DON'T GO INTO THE MISSION ALONE EVER, ESPECIALLY WALKING ALONE AT NIGHT, AND THE LAST BUS BACK TO MARIN IS AT 7:30 PM. AS MY GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER USED TO SAY: DAMNIT ALL TO HELL ANYWAY.
I CAN'T DRIVE (I MEAN I AM ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT MY CAR ISN'T), BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER. THE 70/80 HAS STOPS NEAR 7TH AND MARKET, MISSION AND 1ST AND 7TH AND FOLSOM AS LATE AS 12:30 AM. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ANY OF THOSE PLACES ARE NEAR THE LATIN AMERICAN CLUB? DOES ANYONE KNOW IF CABS BE HAILED IN DEATHVILLE AKA: THE MISSION AT NIGHT? SORRY, BUT NOT ONCE IN MY 8 YEARS HERE HAVE I EVER HEARD ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT THE MISSION NEIGHBORHOODS.
GOML, I will drive you to/from the bus stop if you choose to go that route. Actually, I don't even mind picking you up in Marin -- since I'm driving down from Davis, there's really no such thing as out-of-the-way.
Getoffmylawn, that part of the Mission is full of hipster bars. Cabs are plentiful, streets are well-lit and crowded on Fridays. I might avoid Mission Street itself, but I've never had any trouble on Valencia or Guerrero in that neighborhood north to Market (and I go drinking in that neighborhood a lot, and have friends who live there).
If you can get a ride that's obviously best for your peace of mind, but it's not all freaky nasty weird. Really.
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