MetaChat - THREE POINT SHOUTING UPDATE

1. I AM GLAD THAT I AM WORKING FROM HOME TODAY, SO I CAN STAY IN FROM THE COLD AND ALSO HAVE THE LAUNDRY PICKED UP AND DELIVERED. I'M TOTALLY OUT OF CLEAN SOCKS, SO THIS CAME NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON.
2. SO LITTLE TIME, SO MUCH TO DO!
3. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE EEEEEEEVER!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 21 January | 11:23

1. JESUS CHRIST IT'S COLD OUT ALTHOUGH I GUESS that now I'm inside it's actually pretty cozy.
2. I'M SO SICK OF PEOPLE BEING JERKS ABOUT STUFF BUT then usually when we talk about it they're pretty reasonable and besides I can understand them getting upset even if I don't agree.
3. HITLER WAS A REALLY BAD GUY BUT WHEN you get right down to it he had a lot of pretty cool art-design ideas.

posted by cortex 21 January | 11:27

1. I AM ALSO GLAD TO BE WORKING AT HOME (well, at Starbucks right now) TODAY. IT IS GROSS OUTSIDE.
2. RE: GROSS OUTSIDE -- I'M TIRED OF THE RAIN. MAMA NATURE, ENOUGH! AND TURN UP THE HEAT. THIS 50F WINTER BULLSHIT IS MAKING ME CRANKY. 74F and SUNNY PLS.
3. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE OFFICE EVER AGAIN.

posted by birdherder 21 January | 11:30

1.THE GIANTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!! (*sing 'Eli's Coming.'*)
2.ICELANDIC SCHNAPPS IS SURPRISINGLY MILD GOING DOWN BUT THE AFTERTASTE IS KIND OF LIKE YOU JUST DRANK A LOAF OF SEEDED RYE BREAD! (what this booze was doing in a sports bar in Queens is a mystery to me)
3. I LOVE THE HOUND!

3. HITLER WAS A REALLY BAD GUY BUT WHEN you get right down to it he had a lot of pretty cool art-design ideas.

"As reprehensible as [Hitler's] world-domination scheme might have been, it should have at least won an Oscar for set design" - Jim Goad

posted by jonmc 21 January | 11:46

1) I HAD TO GET UP AT 4 FREAKIN' 30 IN THE MORNING TO TAKE THE MISTER TO THE TRAIN BECAUSE I HAVE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS THIS MORNING AND IT WAS FREAKIN' COLD (-5C)!

2) FIRST MEDICAL APPOINTMENT (blood and urine samples, wheee) WAS A FREAKIN' FASTING TEST AND I HAD TO GO IN THE DARK AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE ON THE WAY HOME*!

3) I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND I DON'T WANNA BECAUSE I HAVE HAD A FREAKIN' SINUS HEADACHE FOR THREE DAYS (I'm going for other reasons)!

*PLEASE PEOPLE, DON'T WANDER AROUND IN THE DARK WEARING DARK JEANS AND DARK SWEATSHIRTS. I CAN'T FREAKIN' SEE YOU!

posted by deborah 21 January | 11:53

1. I MOVED MY OFFICE INTO OUR BEDROOM OVER THE WEEKEND SO I WOULDN'T GET FROZEN JOINTS AND ICE FINGERS WHILE WORKING. IT IS NOW MUCH NICER TO WORK, PLUS, ALL THE HAIRY CREATURES ARE HERE WITH ME.

2. YAY GIANTS!

3. SOME BAD GUYS ARE GOOD DESIGNERS. BUT THEY'RE BAD GUYS.

posted by chewatadistance 21 January | 12:32

WILLIAMSBURG HAD MUCH LESS ATTITUDE EIGHT YEARS AGO!!!I MISS NORTHSIX!!! CONFIDENTIAL TO THE HIPSTER BITCH: LEAVING MY COAT ON THE CHAIR MEANS THAT I'M COMING BACK TO THE TABLE, YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO DUMP YOUR FAKE PRADA ON MY SEAT!!!! ASK BEFORE YOU GRAB, SWEETNESS!!!

I HAVE TO GEAR UP FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF RENOVATION APPLICATIONS AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!!

I DID NOT GET ANY SLEEP LAST NIGHT AND THERE IS CONSTRUCTION NOISE GOING ON UPSTAIRS. GODDAMNIT IT'S A FUCKING HOLIDAY!!!!

posted by brujita 21 January | 12:47

1. I THINK ONE OF MY COWORKERS IS HITTING ON ME. BUT I'M NOT SURE AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE COMPLETELY SQUICKED OUT.

2. FUCK THIS MICROFORM. DIE IN A FIRE, YOU FUCKING REELS AND CARDS. FOR REALZ.

3. I FEEL LIKE I'M NEVER GETTING ENOUGH DONE HERE TODAY.

3b. I'M SLIGHTLY PISSED ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL ALONE TODAY BUT NOOOOOOOOOOO, THE INTERNET DUDE AND MY COWORKER CAME IN. NOW I CAN'T BLARE MY TUNES ACROSS THE OFFICE AND BEBOP AROUND. :(

posted by sperose 21 January | 12:49

I HAVE A HEADACHE AND I WANT IT TO BE GONE!

I MADE TOO MUCH OATMEAL FOR LUNCH AND NOW I FEEL KIND OF SICK!

WE ARE HAVING A LAZY DAY ON THE COUCH. IT'S AWESOME.

posted by gaspode 21 January | 12:50

Do you mean aquavit, Mr. McNally? I find traditional caraway flavored vile; though I like others--I tried several at Marcus Samuelsson's place a while ago.

posted by brujita 21 January | 12:50

No, not Aquavit. This was some shit I saw Anthony Bourdain drinking on his travel show and then I saw it at my bar.

posted by jonmc 21 January | 12:58

1. IT'S COLD

2. IT'S REALLY COLD

3. ARRRGH IT'S COLD AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS BE AT HOME IN FRONT OF THE FIRE BUT NOOOO I'M STUCK HERE AT WORK AND I CAME IN EARLY FOR A MEETING THAT WAS CANCELED FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING AND NOW I'M MAD THAT I HAD TO COME IN EARLY!

posted by ramix 21 January | 13:04

1. SEMESTER GRADES ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY. I MADE IT THROUGH ABOUT THREE FEET OF EXAMS, PROJECTS, AND PAPERS SO FAR THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER TWO FEET OR SO TO GO. *cries*

2. I ALSO HAVE TO HOBBLE TOGETHER FOUR FREAKIN' UNIT PLANS TO TURN INTO MY PRINCIPAL ON WEDNESDAY. HE THREATENED THE TEACHERS WITH "DISCIPLINARY ACTION" IF WE DIDN'T. (NICE, HUH? WAY TO BUILD A GOOD RAPPORT WITH YOUR STAFF.) IT'S COMPLETE BULLSHIT, TOO. ALL THESE UNIT PLANS ARE JUST GONNA GET THROWN IN A PLASTIC FILE BIN SOMEWHERE. AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF HE'D GIVEN US THIS SO-CALLED DEADLINE BEFORE LAST THURSDAY.

3. Hmmm... leftover tuna helper for lunch.

posted by Pips 21 January | 13:23

Oooo tuna helper. That sounds good!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 21 January | 13:26

1. MY OFFICE IS A FUCKING FREEZER.

2. I'M GETTING SICK OF MEETING THESE GUYS WHO ARE ALL PERFECT FOR ME IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT WRONG FOR ME IN THE SAME WAY- NO INTEREST IN ME!

3. SOMEONE I KNOW SENT ME A STUPID FORWARD OF "EBONICS OF THE DAY" WHICH I FIND PROFOUNDLY FUCKED UP. LIKE, SOME LIGHT HEARTED RACIST JOKES TO CELEBRATE MLK JR OR SOMETHING? WTF.

posted by kellydamnit 21 January | 13:36

1. I AM PURPORTEDLY "WORKING AT HOME" BUT SO FAR I HAVE JUST DONE THE DISHES AND A LITTLE LAUNDRY AND HAVE DRUNK MANY CUPS OF COFFEE AND MY SEMI-OVERLY-INTENSE CO-COUNSEL KEEP EMAILING ME AND I AM SINGING LA LA LA LA LA. I AM NOT SO GOOD AT GROUP PROJECTS.

2. WTF KELLYDAMNIT THAT IS SO FUCKED UP.

3. WHY DO PEOPLE OVER AT METAF ALWAYS CORRECT THEIR SPELLING ERRORS IN A SEPARATE POST? MOST PEOPLE ARE READING REALLY FAST AND DON'T NOTICE UNTIL YOU BREAK THE THREAD/TRAIN-OF-THOUGHT WITH THE CORRECTION AT LEAST IN MY OPINION.

posted by Claudia_SF 21 January | 13:58

I KNOW. BELIEVE ME, WORDS WERE SAID TO THAT EFFECT. NO RESPONSE YET, I DON'T THINK I'LL GET ONE. I MIGHT SEND OUT THE TEXT OF THE 'I HAVE A DREAM' SPEACH TO HER NON-BCC FORWARD LIST LATER AS A COUNTERBALANCE.

posted by kellydamnit 21 January | 14:08

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA -- YOU SHOULD DO IT ALL MANDELA-TUTU-Y -- HIGH ROAD WITH NO REFERENCE TO PRIOR POST, JUST CELEBRATION OF HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND LEGACY OF KING. HEH HEH.

posted by Claudia_SF 21 January | 14:14

1. I MADE MY VERY FIRST BATCH OF HUMMUS--WITHOUT A FOOD PROCESSOR OR BLENDER. IT'S TASTY NOW. WILL BE EVEN BETTAH LATAH.

2. MY BEAU HAS BEEN IN WISCONSIN ALL WEEKEND AND I GET TO MAUL HIM TOMORROW!

3. I'M GOING SHOPPING FOR BAGS OF ARMY MEN, COWBOYS 'N' INJUNS, AND DINOSAURS. SAVING PRIVATE JURASSIC BROKEBACK!

4. WESTERN KENTUCKY DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO HAVE A PROPER WINTER. IT'S GOING TO RAIN, SLEET, AND POSSIBLY SNOW A BIT TONIGHT. BLACK ICE AND IDIOT DRIVERS IN MONSTER SUVs GOING FOR omgMILK & omgBREAD RUNS MAKE BABY JEEBUS WEEP.

posted by bonobo 21 January | 14:16

1. I GOT SO MUCH DONE THIS MORNING I GOT TO TAKE A NAP. BY GOD I NEEDED A NAP. AND IT WAS GOOD.
2. TWO AND A HALF HOURS UNTIL THE BEES GETS DROPPED OFF AT THE VET. THEN I CAN CATCH UP ON MORE SLEEP SHE WOULD NOT LET ME GET. OR TRY TO STICK TO THE PLAN AND USE CHEMICALS I DON'T WANT BEES AROUND, AT LEAST TO DO MORE CLEANING... MORE CLEANING, REALLY? INSTEAD OF NAPPING?
3. I HAVE TO MAKE OR GET SOME DECENT FOOD-- HOW DID IT END UP I HAVE NOTHING IN THE PLACE BUT STARCH? WILL COFFEE GET ME THROUGH THE LETHARGY?

posted by ethylene 21 January | 14:38

1. I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING DONE TODAY. Well, apart from reading some stuff.
2. I MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR AN ESSAY THAT WAS DUE TODAY, 1700 HOURS. I FELT SO RELIEVED, AS I HAD BEEN TRYING TO FINISH IT ALL DAY, WITH NOT MUCH SUCCESS. HAD TOO MANY IDEAS AND TOO LITTLE TIME. It's not the end of the world, though, since I got an extension.
3. I BOUGHT SOME PU-ERH TEA TODAY. HEY, THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING! YAY!

posted by Daniel Charms 21 January | 16:13

1. I AM HAPPY SO THIS IS HAPPY SHOUTING. I AM HAPPY TODAY!!

2. TOMORROW I'M GOING SHOPPING FOR BRAS AND SNOW BOOTS IN MANHATTAN. YAY SHOPPING!

3. WE SAW 'NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN' YESTERDAY. IT WAS EXCELLENT. CREEPIEST BADDIE EVAH.

4. I CHATTED UP THE BUTCHER (CARMINE) AT OTTOMANNELLI'S TODAY AND HE GAVE ME A LOVELY CRUSTY LOAF OF BREAD, FREE, WITH MY PURCHASES. JASON IS ON A CHEESE-FINDING ERRAND AS WE SPEAK.

posted by essexjan 21 January | 16:19

WHY DO PEOPLE OVER AT METAF ALWAYS CORRECT THEIR SPELLING ERRORS IN A SEPARATE POST? MOST PEOPLE ARE READING REALLY FAST AND DON'T NOTICE UNTIL YOU BREAK THE THREAD/TRAIN-OF-THOUGHT WITH THE CORRECTION AT LEAST IN MY OPINION.

ACTUALLY I WONDER SOMETIMES WHY WE DON'T SEE MORE OF THAT THAN WE DO. THREE POINT SPECULATION SHOUTING UPDATE:

1. MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST AS ANNOYED BY IT AS YOU ARE AND SO ACTIVELY SURPRESS THE URGE.
2. MOST PEOPLE CAN'T SPELL WELL ENOUGH TO NOTICE THEIR ERRORS, OR ELSE IT'D BE A LOT WORSE.
3. NO U.

posted by cortex 21 January | 16:33

"Surpress": intentional, or proof of point 2?

posted by matthewr 21 January | 16:37

1. FOUND THE CHEESE

2. JAN LIKES IT

3. LIFE IS GOOD

posted by essexjan 21 January | 17:03

mwa ha ha, I see what happened there.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 21 January | 17:12

1. YET ANOTHER TRIP TO YET ANOTHER DOCTOR IN PHILADELPHIA.

2. MR. V'S CANCER IS AT A WORSE STAGE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, though he's in great shape and they may have gotten it all. But he's at a high risk for reoccurance.

3. THE CANCER DRUG SUTENT COSTS $6000.00 A MONTH. EGADS.

The doctor told us there are options, so please, I'm not looking for sympathy. Yet. :^)

posted by redvixen 21 January | 17:43

"Surpress": intentional, or proof of point 2?

Hypercorrection. I actually started with "supress", correctly identified it as an error, and then apparently felt some deep subconscious need to reveal my tendency to conflate prefixes.

THIS IS NOT MY SUPPRISED FACE, in other words.

posted by cortex 21 January | 18:42

Some typos need to be left to their own devices.

posted by ethylene 21 January | 18:44

I SPENT THREE HOURS DOWNTOWN LOOKING FOR A LONG, BROWN, PUFFY, HOODED COAT. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND ENDED UP ORDERING ONLINE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE I PARKED WOULD COST ME $28.

I AM MAKING THE GREATEST SOUP IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT IT ENDED UP NOT FITTING IN THE POT AND I HAD TO SWITCH OVER TO MY GIANT STOCK POT. NOW I HAVE TWO POTS TO CLEAN.

posted by misskaz 21 January | 19:13

PART DEUX:

1) I ENDED UP HAVING TO GO FOR MORE BLOOD TESTS AFTER MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

2) I ALSO HAD TO GO GET AN XRAY FOR MY LEFT SHOULDER.

3) I HAD TO GET SEMI-NEKKID FOR THE DOC AND THE XRAY AND I HATE GETTING NEKKID, SEMI OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANYONE EXCEPT THE MISTER.

4) GOOD YELL: WE HAD DINNER AT MCDONALDS (shut up, we had Chicken Snack Wraps) AND THEIR RASPBERRY PIES ARE TEH OSSEM.

posted by deborah 21 January | 21:07

1. IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET DONE WHEN YOU BREAK OUT THE HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. THE INSTANT GRATIFICATION OF MAKING SOMETHING CLEAN IS UNIQUELY SATISFYING. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE TRIES TO USE THAT TOOTHBRUSH.
2. IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET DONE WHEN YOU KNOW THIS IS THE ONE CLEAR SHOT YOU GET WITHOUT LITTLE FEET TESTING THE BLEACH OR STANDING ON YOUR BACK WHEN YOU BEND OVER. YOU CAN SEE THE CARPET IN MANY SPOTS THAT YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO STEP OVER.
3. SO TIRED, NOT CLOSE TO FINISHED BUT SO MUCH FURTHER ALONG THAN I EXPECTED. WONDER WHAT NEXT TO THROW AWAY, WHAT NEW CONFIGURATION OF STUFF TO TRY-- ACTUALLY FOUND THE MATE TO A SOCK IN AN OLD BOX OF TAPES.

THIS IS WHY EXERCISE SEEM SILLY WHEN YOU COULD BE USING THAT ENERGY TO CHARGE A BATTERY OR BUILD A HOUSE.

4. SHOULD I VACUUM SOME TONIGHT OR WAIT TO DO A MORE COMPLETE JOB TOMORROW? SHOULD I JUST TRY TO RELAX AND MAYBE HAVE A COCKTAIL WHILE I PLAY AROUND WITH STUFF AND IDEAS OR SOLDIER ON UNTIL I COLLAPSE IN A BATH? CAN I REALLY GET ANYTHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL DONE IN THE HOUR OR TWO I WILL HAVE BEFORE THE BEES RETURNS FREE OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS?
PLEASE DO MY THINKING FOR ME. I AM SO TIRED.

posted by ethylene 21 January | 22:58

WOW I SHOULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED MOVING.
I THINK MY WHOLE BODY HAS SEIZED UP.

posted by ethylene 21 January | 23:11

BONOBO, GOOD FOR YOU! RECIPIE?

posted by brujita 21 January | 23:45

whoops! take out the second I

posted by brujita 21 January | 23:52

brujita (you little witch, you!)--
I used Hummus III from Allrecipes with some changes based upon reviewers' suggestions. I added cumin, ground red pepper, and yogurt and adjusted the tahini and lemon juice to taste. The advice to peel the peas and boil them a bit helped quite a bit with the mashing.

I ate some last night (garnished with paprika and fresh parsley I grew) with pita chips, carrots, and cukes--it's wicked good. Next time, I'll cut back on the garlic (I used three cloves) and cumin. It's delicious, but very strong once the flavors saturated the paste. When I get back from school and work tonight, I think I'll mash another can of garbanzos and add it along with some of the other base ingredients. There will be a great deal of leftovers. I'll fill a lined muffin pan with the leftovers, freeze it, and store the results so I can keep enjoying this stuff.

Next experiment: falafel with yogurt cucumber sauce!

posted by bonobo 22 January | 06:01

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