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03 December 2007

Questions Rattling Around In Your Brain Share, won't you?→[More:]I have a few:

*What am I going to get my impossible-to-shop-for mother for Christmas? I did so well last year, it'll be hard to top it.
*How come there are all these new yogurts out that are marketing that they're full of live and active cultures? I thought all yogurt had live and active cultures? Or is this just their way of trying to trick me into thinking their yogurt is special?
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 12:47 | 54 comments
What's the next pomegranate? I want to get in on the ground floor.
posted by box 03 December | 12:53
*should I quit smoking, should I do it at new years?
*should I take my infection as a sign saying "no more ink"
*I got my roommate a bluetooth earpiece for xmas and gave it to him already. is that enough?
posted by kellydamnit 03 December | 12:53
Should I go to La Hacienda for dinner tonight? If I do, should I get the usual thing, or something else?
posted by box 03 December | 12:57
*how often should someone say, "I love you" in a relationship?"

*is there a causal relationship between the development of network structures and the increase of real income over centuries?

*Should I pump before my lunch meeting?

*What are effective strategies for the use of strap-ons?

*How should I write and design the data visualization handout?
posted by jadepearl 03 December | 12:58
I only have one at the moment. :D
posted by chewatadistance 03 December | 13:00
How am I going to deal with the fact that I want to keep all of the soapy hollow soaps I bought my friends for myself?

How am I going to go shopping for interview clothes when I have zero sense of style?

Why am I not eating lunch right now?
posted by gaspode 03 December | 13:00
Was Jimmy really going to whack Karen, or was it just her paranoia?
posted by jrossi4r 03 December | 13:16
box: yes, but you should order something you've never had before.

"should I try to paint the bathroom before Guy visits next week?"
"should I get a pedicure?"
"how many of the clothes which I haven't worn this year should be donated and how to choose?"

gaspode, those are wonderful! now I am sorry I didn't know about them before I shopped for some of my Christmas giftings.
posted by crush-onastick 03 December | 13:19
How soon will I die?
What to do about it? How how how?
posted by rainbaby 03 December | 13:28
*Should I pump before my lunch meeting?

*What are effective strategies for the use of strap-ons?


Am I the only one who finds this juxtaposition highly amusing?

Am I actually working today? If so, why is my friend (and temporary boss) an hour late to pick me up?

When will the power come back on so I can call him to find out?

Why have I still not gotten a phone with cord for use in power outages?

Why do I not have room on my credit card to order lots of lovely Soapy Hollow stuff for presents? (Actually, I know the answer to that one, and if I did I'd end up in the same dilemma as gaspode.)
posted by elizard 03 December | 13:31
Oh, wait--we have our own version right here! How could I forget this?
posted by elizard 03 December | 13:36
The other great thing about a corded phone is the real bells inside it. I don't have a landline at all, but, man, I like that sound.
posted by box 03 December | 13:47
Are graduate schools going to look at my facebook?

Should I make my profile public so they can see that I am a well-rounded, interesting individual?

Is one person's well-rounded another's hedonistic and irresponsible?
posted by mayfly wake 03 December | 13:51
I'm not an admissions officer, but: Will they look at your Facebook? Probably not, but maybe. Will it positively influence their decision in a positive direction? Call me cynical, but, while I could imagine turning someone down because of their presence on social networking sites, it's harder to imagine accepting someone because of it.
posted by box 03 December | 13:55
What does this soap smell like and why do i want it anyway? Is it because of those resins i lucked into forever ago, and don't i deserve yummy bath products for myself? Can i finally stop going to the Lush and faux shopping for bath products i have never even tried? Should i stop mock shopping for stuff and just buy myself things as i never do and 'tis the season for finally buying stuff?
Can i justify jewelry because it donates to charities i like?
Are rechargeable sex toys are a good investment?
Should i check my messages?
Should i finally pick ringtones i like and don't just despise less?
Should i post pictures of cellulitis just to scare the crap out of Kelly?
Should i stop asking questions yet?
To what extent should i extend myself to find new sex partners?
Does anyone ever get that the sexual content of some of my flickr stuff and etc. are to flout the censors and sensibility?
posted by ethylene 03 December | 13:55
If I don't nap now, will I miss my nap window?
Is that woman going to call me back so I can interview her or not?
Should I go "all out" and pick up alphabet noodles to go in the chicken stock, or just the use elbows I have in the pantry?
Why did I go to three shops this morning intending to get christmas presents that I know I want to get, but walk out of all three with nothing?

posted by cocoagirl 03 December | 13:58
If I don't nap now, will I miss my nap window?


I hate missing the nap window! But if there's too much pressure to fall asleep, sometimes I miss out on the first 20 minutes of the nap and it's not worth it if it was only going to be a 30-45 min nap anyway.

box- you are probably right. I'm just fantasizing about someone in one of the labs i want to get into seeing my profile and thinking "this girl is cool, she would make our lab more fun!" meh, i'm not really that worried either way, i think my app is pretty strong otherwise.
posted by mayfly wake 03 December | 14:04
(crush-onastick: I found out about it via this great MeTa post)
posted by gaspode 03 December | 14:09
A selection of answers:

- Gift for moms? Make her something.
- No more ink? No! More ink!
- Strap-on strategies? From what I've heard, the harness is the key.
- Interview clothes? Check out a book on the topic, or watch one of the many makeover teevee shows.
- Jimmy and Karen? Who the hell are they?
- Get the pedicure, put off the bathroom-painting.
- Dying? Not for a while. Try to make the best of things in the meantime.
- Old phones are heavy, and it's not like you really see them anywhere but secondhand stores and office-supply catalogs.
- Yes, one person's well-rounded is another's hedonistic and irresponsible (also I put too many positives in there).
- Possibly, but rechargeable batteries for your existing sex toys might be an even better investment.
- Unless you're cooking for a kindergarten or something, it hardly seems worth a trip to the store just to replace elbows with letters.
posted by box 03 December | 14:22
Should i post pictures of cellulitis just to scare the crap out of Kelly?
No. No. Hells nah.

Jimmy and Karen? Who the hell are they?
Oh, box. You sadden the whore in 4R.
posted by jrossi4r 03 December | 14:26
Gift for moms? Make her something.


Ha. Hahahahah. Funny. But there's nothing that I could make that my mother would want (and I don't blame her).
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 December | 14:28
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I find this collection of things riveting. Were it already a calendar.

Jimmy thought about it for a hard second at least.
posted by ethylene 03 December | 14:34
OMG, Mayfly Wake is back! Hi girl!
posted by matildaben 03 December | 14:35
i'll make your mom something.
Card?
Picture frame?
Diorama?
Can't do an ashtray right now but am willing to paint pottery.

Hey, 'fly. i say hi.
posted by ethylene 03 December | 14:36
is it getting too cold for cowboy boots?
posted by matteo 03 December | 14:46
Is there a word whose meaning corresponds to "avuncular," but meaning "aunt-like" rather than "uncle-like"?

How much do you tip at an open bar?

What will I wear to Wednesday's Christmas party? (Brujita's thread has me wishing for a wrap dress, but since the party is soooon, I think I need to "shop from my closet.")
posted by Elsa 03 December | 14:49
But there's nothing that I could make that my mother would want (and I don't blame her).

it's hard to go wrong with Loro Piana cashmere
posted by matteo 03 December | 14:49
Why am I the only person in the world who doesn't look good in a wrap dress? They always seem to be made of thin material that makes my ass look lumpy.

Why do I keep posting to MetaChat instead of finishing the article I have due on Wednesday? I only have to write 500 more words and I just can't seem to do it.
posted by jrossi4r 03 December | 14:58
matteo: No, but you will need thicker socks.
posted by crush-onastick 03 December | 15:02
Why didn't I think to order this dress early enough for my brother's wedding next month? Or this one? Why do I think I'd ever spend $400-$450 on a dress, no matter how much I like it? (You can customize the print and fabric, and have it made to measure for the same price.)
posted by elizard 03 December | 15:18
Should I sign up for Facebook just for the Scrabble thing?
posted by box 03 December | 15:22
Is this, like, the same cold and it just won't go away or does it really go away and then I keep being reinfected with it or is it a mutated version of that original circa early November cold or is it a new or even, possibly, more than one new colds altogether? And why do I care?

Also, why when you tell the computer that you want it to handle downloads the same way every time - like, open them in MS Word - and you check that little box a million times informing it of your preference in this matter of .doc downloads of which you get, like, a ton every day - but yet, the computer cannot wrap its brain around this preference and asks you again, every single time, why? And why does this conundrum cause you to lose control of the English language like that? Why, oh why, oh why oh?
posted by mygothlaundry 03 December | 15:41
This one has always bothered me: How do the separate arms of a snowflake manage to remain so nearly identical with the other arms? Sure, all the parts of the snowflake were created under more or less the same conditions, but how do those conditions create the myriad of snowflake forms and keep all the arms in sync?
posted by DarkForest 03 December | 16:11
Is it really poison oak? It seems to be. But how come I keep getting new blisters? What do I keep coming in contact with that makes it spread? And when is it going to go away? This new blister on my knuckle is making my finger a little stiff. Am I going to lose my hand????
posted by mudpuppie 03 December | 16:17
I don't know the answer, mygothlaundry, but I have the same problem with my work computer - it keeps asking me what I would like it to do with .jpg files, despite the fact that I have told it a million fucking times already and the box saying "do this all the fucking time you stupid piece of shit machine" is already ticked. WTF computer?
posted by dg 03 December | 16:20
i have this whole tube of pretty pricy poison ivy/oak stuff i have no use for. We should have a big pile swap. i also have off white gap overalls size small for whoever wants them. Will paint metachat on the butt.

DF, i think it's just crystal formation with such a small unit. When they get bigger they are even more assymetrical. they're not really all that symmetrical most of the time
posted by ethylene 03 December | 16:22
i have this whole tube of pretty pricy poison ivy/oak stuff i have no use for.

Ah yes, Zanfel. It's saved my life. But it hasn't stopped the spread.
posted by mudpuppie 03 December | 16:24
Can't you get a shot at the hospital?
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posted by ethylene 03 December | 16:27
jrossi4r, I laughed out loud when I read your question. Because I thought I was the only one.
posted by tangerine 03 December | 16:29
Thanks for the animation; it points out exactly what I mean. Water molecules are being accreted at each of the growing tips, with each tip getting the same variations from a 'perfect' water crystal.
posted by DarkForest 03 December | 16:34
Blue steel frying pans: a good idea? Too late! I already bought 'em. Will be seasoning them tomorrow. I guess we'll find out.

Comforable shoes? Why can't they just come find me... like show up on my doorstep one day? Actually, now that I think of it - this could possibly happen. My upstairs neighbor told me she ordered me some Uggs (bite me, Manolo) to thank me for taking care of her cats. Excessive, but who am I to argue? So... finally, the question is, will they fit? Will they? Huh?
posted by taz 03 December | 16:44
But not 'perfect,' they just always start with six angles. Sometimes one side or dendrite is way outta whack, bigger or half webbed.

i had to delete more questions.
posted by ethylene 03 December | 16:45
Who can i buy this for?
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posted by ethylene 03 December | 17:07
Please what is the opposite of a chair?
posted by Hellbient 03 December | 17:07
The stockade.
posted by ethylene 03 December | 17:12
eth, you can buy that for me! For meeeeeee!
posted by elizard 03 December | 17:17
Are higher oil prices and the resulting increase in ethanol demand in the American market finally going to make drinking so expensive that I have to quit?

And what will I have to quit: driving or drinking?
posted by paulsc 03 December | 17:25
OMG, Mayfly Wake is back! Hi girl!


yes, i'm back! can't stay away from you folks. hello to everyone who remembers me and everyone who doesn't.


...back and newly medicated so i'm not too anxious to post any more! yayyyyy....
posted by mayfly wake 03 December | 17:45
Should i post pictures of cellulitis just to scare the crap out of Kelly?

Already looked them up. That would be why my hands were shaking so bad my friend who drove me had to fill out my insurance stuff. And I remember when my tattoo artist got it (the result of an experiment gone awry, at old school tattoos using an antique machine). Scary shit.

Oh, and the pillow? Green and purple is so my color combo. ;)
posted by kellydamnit 03 December | 17:58
Should i make coffee and cook a mess o' foodstuffs or nap?
Shou;d i price tablets in hopes the PS download finishes before i die?
Is it really Monday?
Why can't i make myself watch theses netflix movies?
Is the weather making me even more lethargic?
Do we have to drink on Shysty McSquirty's birthday?
Why are my nipples set on permaperk lately?
posted by ethylene 03 December | 18:21
More mefi shopping fun:
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posted by ethylene 03 December | 18:34
Ooh, those are nice.
posted by box 03 December | 18:37
Are higher oil prices and the resulting increase in ethanol demand in the American market finally going to make drinking so expensive that I have to quit?
And what will I have to quit: driving or drinking?
Well, if you quit driving, you eliminate the chance of getting caught DUI, so there's a point in favour of keeping the booze.
posted by dg 04 December | 04:00
paulsc: convert your car to ethanol and solve both problems.
posted by ninazer0 04 December | 04:52
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