MetaChat - Three Things On Your Mind Today

1. Umm. . .I don't have to work for two weeks. *giggles* - Old work took me out to lunch yesterday, then told me I didn't have to work the rest of my two weeks notice, but I'll be on payroll like I was working my notice, then get the vacation time over that. It was very nice.

2. I can't GO anywhere or DO anything for the two weeks because I have a play running, so I am committing to manic housework, gym time, and assorted tasks and errands.

3. I wonder what ever happened to Ethan Hawke. Not really, but anyway.

posted by rainbaby 26 September | 09:54

1. The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

2. The wonderfulness of interlibrary loan.

3. Exercising my ankle, as well as exercising the rest of me.

posted by JanetLand 26 September | 09:56

1. My new marraige
2. Life at Dumbco
3. The pain in my lower back & legs

posted by jonmc 26 September | 10:06

1. How am I going to get all my work done this week?

2. My college roommate, who emails about once per year, who emailed this morning to tell me that he and his wife, after 4 years of trying, are pregnant.

3. Why am I hitting a wall with my running?

posted by gaspode 26 September | 10:07

My mind is strangely blank.

posted by eekacat 26 September | 10:17

3. Why am I hitting a wall with my running?

Because running is boring. I'm impressed you've managed this long. I ran for 3 minutes and totally gave up.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 10:18

Our kitten Potato was acting kind of slow and weird yesterday, 48 hours after getting her kitten shots for the first time. And she looked kind of... greasy. And she slept most of the day.

Today, she's... normal? I'm going to be watching Potato pretty much all day.

posted by interrobang 26 September | 10:18

Oh, three things.

Potato
Potato
Potato.

posted by interrobang 26 September | 10:19

You named your kitten Potato??? Potato was one of my dream names when I wanted a dog (the other was Penny).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 10:19

1. I neatly dodged a wrong-way driver on a one-way street outside work today. Whew!

2. The project I'm working on has a screening at 2PM, and that will determine whether the rest of my work week is hellish, or heavenly.

3. The Falcons/Saints game last night, which was the first NFL game held in New Orleans since Katrina, was way more emotional than I'd expected.

posted by BoringPostcards 26 September | 10:19

1. The recent translation of Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers is turning out to be one of the best books I've ever read, though I'm only 130 pages into it. (And for the record, I wasn't that big on The Magic Mountain). The book is sitting on my desk, and I resent my job for keeping me away from it.

2. I have three e-mails in my inbox from people who are proposing social engagements during the evenings this week--one of these asserts that my attendance at this engagement is not optional. It is nice to be well-liked, but these social obligations are keeping me away from what Mann referred to as "the Joseph" during the sixteen years he intermittently spent writing it.

3. Helping to get a self-linker banned from MeFi was the highlight of my day yesterday.

posted by Prospero 26 September | 10:23

Nah pinky, running isn't boring - it's meditative. Call it prayer for the body. My problem is daydreaming and not pushing myself, so I'm not improving as quickly as I would like.

posted by gaspode 26 September | 10:26

- The game was way amazing last night BP! It was like a Superbowl. (plus I beat Dano in our fantasy football match as a result)

- Interrobang - If the cat looks greasy, watch it carefully - if it gets any greasier at all, take it in to the vet.

posted by rainbaby 26 September | 10:26

I'm impressed, gaspode- and I will be there to cheer for you when you run the marathon! (hehe)

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 10:30

The kitten looks less greasy today, but I'm watching her carefully anyway.

posted by interrobang 26 September | 10:33

1. This steeler's wheel - vanity 6 mashup. It's cheering me up on a rainy afternoon.

ii. Coconut cream. What will I make with it next? Maybe this?

iii. Peppermint tea (I found some! I'm drinking it! Yay! Thinking of you, specklet)

posted by taz 26 September | 10:35

1. Restrooms in the building are all out of order.
2. I need my 2 o'clock appt if you know what I mean.
3. I'm going to have sushi tonight.

posted by sciurus 26 September | 10:35

prayer for the body

Awesome, pode! Totally.

What works for me to break up the running routine is doing different types of workouts. Like, intervals once a week, a 5K for speed once a week, a long slow, a tempo run.

What's on my mind? Heh. What's not? But some of the more floaty items:

1. It's a beautiful early-autumn day.
2. I'm giving up my cell phone. I never really use it.
3. Family Archaeology Day.

posted by Miko 26 September | 10:57

1. Medical forms.
2. Bleu cheese or french?
3. The fractured cohesion of I Am Curious (Yellow).

posted by mischief 26 September | 11:01

1. Deciding on a clever name for a transcription service web site aimed at podcasters. Podsucker...Hudcasters...you know, for kids.

2. Worrying that if I mention transcription in a post, people will notice all of my typos in all past, present and future posts.

3. Getting past fear of e coli so that I can feed the dog all of that green tripe waiting for her in the freezer.

posted by simbiotic 26 September | 11:03

1. Thanking all you wonderful bunnies for all the great well-wishes and congrats... You are all the best, bester, bestest... truly! : )

2. Watching jon sleep this morning, kissing his shoulders, and thinking, wow, husband...

3. You say po-taaah-to, I say po-tah-to...

posted by Pips 26 September | 11:04

1. Should have gone to bed earlier. Drat.
2. Son. Sigh. Long sigh.
3. The springer spaniel puppy my daughter found this morning and of course brought home.

posted by mygothlaundry 26 September | 11:06

1. How the f**k did racist kiddie twin duo Prussian Blue reach the top 5 on the Billboard charts???!!

2. What's for lunch?

3. My eyeballs hurt.

posted by Joe Famous 26 September | 11:09

Joe Famous, on which chart did they get to #5???

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 11:12

The 'records most used for skeet shooting,' charts.

posted by jonmc 26 September | 11:15

1. Tea
2. Tea
3. Tea

Now where's my teapot god damnit?

posted by Daniel Charms 26 September | 11:18

1. paint for my new living room.
2. hiring movers.
3. instead of a vacation, it would nice to be *dead* for three months. then you could come back and there wouldn't be three months of unpaid bills or undone tasks, cause, you know, you were *dead*, someone else took care of it.

posted by crush-onastick 26 September | 11:33

1. I'm going to get that job but I don't know how much money they'll offer
2. I thought it was cigarette-throat leftover from Vegas, but no, I'm sick
3. I'm pretty sure Ethan Hawke is still at home pulling his pubic hair out over Uma Thurman

posted by scarabic 26 September | 11:44

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posted by By the Grace of God 26 September | 11:47

The story is here, Pinky. It was Billboard.

posted by Joe Famous 26 September | 11:50

sory that link didn't work.
try copying and pasting this:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/mboard/SouthFloridaTalk/controlDb?PageId=TlToVt&topicID=160816&boardId=175

posted by Joe Famous 26 September | 11:52

George Allen must buy a lot of records.

posted by orthogonality 26 September | 11:56

1. The bunnies I met in Vegas are such great, fun people. As are the ones I met in Toronto and Seattle. How can I meet all of the bunnies?

2. I've got work and a place to stay on Galiano for a month! Apart from my beloved cat, what the hell should I bring? Who can give me a ride to the ferry? When the hell should I go?

3. Prussian Blue? What. the. fuck.?!?!?!? I feel like I need a shower after reading that. How...what...aaaauuugggghhhh!

posted by elizard 26 September | 12:03

taz, this song makes my day! :D

Vanity 6 is giving me high school flashbacks... heh.

posted by BoringPostcards 26 September | 12:05

Ok, now that I've had a mug of tea, I can actually almost think straight. The things that have occupied/occupy my mind today are, in no particular order:

1. My thesis.
2. A girl.
3. Why do almost all the dramatic scenes I write end in an Apocalypse?

posted by Daniel Charms 26 September | 12:06

Prussian Blue appear to have gone from one of America's dirty little secrets to Pop princesses overnight. The group is now fielding offers from major record labels such as MGM and Geffen.

*makes mental note not to buy anything on either label*

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 26 September | 12:06

Prussian Blue appear to have gone from one of America's dirty little secrets to Pop princesses overnight.

I wonder how many people are buying it thinking that it'll be a rare collectors item someday or something. My prediction is that one of those girls will grow up to marry Dennis Rodman and the other will marry Melissa Etheridge.

(no harm in hoping).

posted by jonmc 26 September | 12:09

My prediction is that they will both die, violently, before they get out of their teens.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 26 September | 12:12

91,000 copies, wow- sold more in it's first week than Paris or Jessica's new albums. I guess in addition to hating minorities, white supremacists also hate file sharing?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 12:13

Well I would guess that you have the $cientology factor going here. Just like the 'tologists are encouraged to go see Tommy or Travolta's new flick a dozen times each, the hate freaks probably bought a bunch of copies each and bought them on release day, to push the numbers as high as possible.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 26 September | 12:15

1. How the f**k did racist kiddie twin duo Prussian Blue reach the top 5 on the Billboard charts???!!

posted by Joe Famous 26 September | 11:09

Where did you see this? Billboard's site shows
Ludacris Featuring Pharrell at #5 this week...

posted by BoringPostcards 26 September | 12:16

:( Joe Famous. Incredible.

From their wikipedia entry:

They have recently been criticized for stipulating that goods they donated to Hurricane Katrina victims should go only to white people; "After a day of trying, the supplies ended up with few takers, dumped at a local shop that sells Confederate memorabilia." [2] In the ABC Primetime segment referred to above, their representative can be seen going from house to house looking for someone willing to accept a donation of household supplies on a "whites only" basis without success; a white woman, at first incredulous that there would be such a stipulation, exclaims "Screw y'all!"

posted by taz 26 September | 12:18

a white woman, at first incredulous that there would be such a stipulation, exclaims "Screw y'all!"

This woman is a shining example to whitefolks everywhere. Good for her.

posted by jonmc 26 September | 12:25

The Prussian BLue thing is a troll, right?

I can't find anything on Billboard .

I can't find any confirmation or mention of their album other than the article Joe Famous linked to.

No mention of it on the blog linked from their mother's stormfront forum signature

posted by simbiotic 26 September | 12:35

Racist and borderline kiddie cheesecake, why don't they put in some pop-up ads for an offensiveness trifecta?

posted by jonmc 26 September | 12:39

Let's try Joe's link to the Palm Beach Post artcle here.

Here's the beginning of the article:

RACISM GROWS
September 22, 2006

By Claudia Rosett and George Russell

What does it mean for Black America that a hate preaching music duo could debut on the Billboard albums chart?

This week, the Billboard albums chart's top five is packed with nothing but new releases, with Bakersfield, CA Pop duo Prussian Blue shocking the nation by taking ..4 after selling 91, 000 copies of "End of A Black World" its first week out. The album is also serving as the soundtrack to a remake of one of the most controversial movies in U.S. history "Birth Of A Nation".

posted by taz 26 September | 12:45

3. Why am I hitting a wall with my running?
Ya gotta turn, pode. TURN!

1.Why the hell is my normally ox-strong kid so sick lately? First it was the appendectomy, now she's got something called Henoch-Schonlein Purpura that covers her in bruises and gives her intense stomach pain and makes her vomit blood. Poor little lamb.

2. Prussian Blue makes me feel bad about referring to her as "lamb."

3. I really, really want a glass of wine. They need to do more research on the safety of stuff in pregnancy. The whole "just best not to" schtick is irritating as hell.

posted by jrossi4r 26 September | 12:46

1. I desire change...
2. I want a plate of all white meat turkey with gravy, mashed po, stuffing, cranberry sauce, fruit salad, and a dinner roll, a glass of milk, a cup or two of tea, a piece of something sweet for dessert from the Roast House and a nap for lunch.
3. I am thinking of getting my hair cut pretty short.

posted by getoffmylawn 26 September | 12:48

1. Today was the first day I've been out of the apartment since last thursday (I've been sick), but I can't wait to get back home in bed.
2. Panic attacks again, wtf? really? why?
3. I have a lot of work to do.
--
on preview: hi, jrossi4r!

posted by safetyfork 26 September | 12:48

I just ate, but now I'm hungry again -- getoffmylawn.

posted by safetyfork 26 September | 12:49

three things I thought of while reading the thread:

1. What's DCharms's thesis about?
2. How Interrobang's potato comic is going, or if it's going?
3. Who's Prussian Blue, or maybe I'm better off not knowing.

posted by safetyfork 26 September | 12:50

2. I want a plate of all white meat turkey with gravy, mashed po, stuffing, cranberry sauce, fruit salad, and a dinner roll, a glass of milk, a cup or two of tea, a piece of something sweet for dessert from the Roast House and a nap for lunch.

Sounds like someone still wishes they were eating at the buffets in Vegas. You ain't the only one, getoffmylawn!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 12:52

I just ate, but now I'm hungry again -- getoffmylawn.

Let's go out to lunch safetyfork, I break from 12 to 1. Meet in front of Roast House at 12:05 pm?

posted by getoffmylawn 26 September | 12:52

Hi, safetyfork! I send you chicken soup with Ativan dumplings and a kiss on the forehead. Hope you feel better soon.

posted by jrossi4r 26 September | 12:56

Ativan dumplings
That is the best thing I have EVER read in my whole entire life. Send me 20 million dozen, OMG!

posted by getoffmylawn 26 September | 13:00

1. Lunch. Even though it was half an hour ago.
2. How did I get myself into this mess?
3. What will I do if Jeremy wins "Project Runway"?

posted by muddgirl 26 September | 13:01

1. Who is Prussian Blue?
1a. My cats are always sluggish the day after they get their shots. This is normal. Not sure about the greasy thing, though -- which, incidentally, I kept reading as "gassy." And I thought it was funny that the cat looked gassy, since it's not really a visual thing, gassiness.
1.a.2. The Saints game last night was awesome, except for the crappy music they played before kickoff. I teared up a few times.
1.a.2.2. Oh, and I FINALLY won a fantasy football game, against mosch, who really deserved to go down. And now I'm in 7th place instead of 11th. Yay! But next week, half my players have a bye, so the joy will be short-lived.
1.a.2.b. Just now, right this second, I saw the first fall birds (white crowned sparrows and dark-eyed juncos) of the season. This is neat because it means fall is almost here, but it also sucks because my beets are only just sprouting and they eat the leaves off of the seedlings. I thought I got the beets in before sparrow arrival. I suck.
2. "Jere-my! Jere-my! Jere-my! Jere-my!" That's what the school kids are yelling in the schoolyard behind my house. Apparently, Jeremy needs lots of encouragement.
2a. Traveling. Must do laundry and try, again, to get cat pee smell off of suitcase. At least it was the outside, this time.
3. The woman from the state didn't call me back yesterday with the info I need to write this article. The one that was due on Friday. Have to finish before I leave town.
3a. Also have to finish this big editing project before I leave. So I will again spend all of today typing, and it will suck.
3b. I have so much to do. Why am I spending time doing an extended list of things I'm thinking about? Typing things I'm thinking about takes much more time than actually thinking about them.

posted by mudpuppie 26 September | 13:02

Does Jeremy has two syllables (JER-MEE) or three (JER-UH-MEE)?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 September | 13:03

2. "Jere-my! Jere-my! Jere-my! Jere-my!"

Maybe he's spoken.

posted by jonmc 26 September | 13:04

Does Jeremy has two syllables (JER-MEE) or three (JER-UH-MEE)?

3.b.2. Must really learn to better transcribe childish chants.

posted by mudpuppie 26 September | 13:05

jrossi, I didn't know you were pregnant! Congrats!

posted by amro 26 September | 13:12

Ya gotta turn, pode. TURN!

damn! I knew there was something I was getting wrong!

hi jrossi!

posted by gaspode 26 September | 13:13

1. really needing to go to the doctor due to my own stupidity

2. buying a plane ticket somewhere cool for my vacation

3. my bed

posted by slackshot 26 September | 13:22

Hi, ladies! Thanks, amro. I'm due in March. I will be very cranky and mildly stupid until then.

3. What will I do if Jeremy wins "Project Runway"? Do you mean Jeffrey, muddgirl? Everyone's got Jeremy on the brain today.

Now I'm off to make some narco-noodles for GOML.

posted by jrossi4r 26 September | 13:23

*cancels lunch order and waits drooling for special delivery from jrossi4r*

posted by getoffmylawn 26 September | 13:50

1. Why does my head look so fucking enormous in pictures that wind up on websites?

2. Why whatever passes for god these days doesn't just drop an anvil upon the head of the anti-semite sitting next to me.

3. Noodling on my far more accurate statistical replacement for the Earned Run Average.

posted by saf 26 September | 14:26

2. How Interrobang's potato comic is going, or if it's going?

I'm kind of still waiting to hear from them. The last news I heard was that they'd have to wait until the next fiscal year.

If it ever happens, I'll definitely self-link it here, if that's okay.

posted by interrobang 26 September | 14:35

why are DC suburbs so boring?

why is chicken poop research interested in energy and water cycle studies? hell, wtf is chicken poop research?

why do I feel so crappy lately, and I do not seem to be able to pull out of it?

posted by carmina 26 September | 14:55

Ron Jeremy won Project Runway?

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 26 September | 15:13

Jeffrey, of course. Thanks, jrossi4r.

posted by muddgirl 26 September | 15:17

Thanks, jrossi4r. And sorry I missed lunch, getoffmylawn. Interro: I think it'd be great (I think its allowed if it doesn't get out of hand frequency-wise. Though I'm no admin).

posted by safetyfork 26 September | 15:59

Self-linking here is fine, in fact wildly encouraged. Who cares if we all go blind?

1. It's 8.00 am, I've been at work for 15 minutes and I'm counting down the time until I can go home already. Going to be a long day.

2. I am waiting to get the final "preliminary" plans from the architect so we can get moving on building our fucking house.

3. Was I the only one who thought of this when Prussian Blue was mentioned and didn't even know of the existence of those two bitches?

jonmc, the pain in your lower back and legs are related to your new marraige. Get used to it.

posted by dg 26 September | 17:12

1. Popovich CAT CIRCUS!

2. This fucking ink spot has ruined my white shirt, I might as well pour coffee on myself.

3. I'm not touching the trash can in the bathroom.

posted by krix 26 September | 18:48

1. Hoping for cold weather so my loud neighbors won't sit on their porch at night.
2. Wishing my day off didn't go by so fast.
3. Glad my headache finally went away.

posted by redvixen 26 September | 18:58

1) Did I really order the wrong video card?
2) How could I be so stupid?
3) Why am I still here?

posted by eamondaly 26 September | 19:44

1) Did I really order the wrong video card?
2) How could I be so stupid?
3) Why am I still here?

posted by eamondaly 26 September | 19:44

1) "Je-re-my ... uh ... wuz ... uh ... bulldog, wuz a good frien' of mine ..."
2) "... yadayadayadayadayadayadayada ..."
3) "... AND HE ALWAYS HAD SOME MIGHTY FINE WINE!!!"

posted by rob511 26 September | 21:28

1. Sinuses are so congested!
2. Tangelos I bought were too expensive!
3. Is the food on the stove burning? (Yes!)

posted by halonine 26 September | 21:50

26 September 2006