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- cool, thanks. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 26, 07:51
I was pretty pleased with the way dinner turned out. For the first time in a long time I was in charge of the heavy duty cooking. - Diva Dec 26, 07:38 11
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  - Only 3, but it turns out we had enought food for about 10. Dinner at my house tonight anyone who can make it over. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:53 5
    - Do I recall you made a roast? I did my first one last year - was so relieved it turned out. Holiday eats are stressful! -- nm - DJenBro Dec 26, 07:57 2
      - yes - made a standing rib roast for the first time. Turned out great! - Diva Dec 26, 08:17 1
        
        Mmmmm nummy nummy! -- nm - DJenBro Dec 26, 08:24
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    - I can't even make it out of this driveway! -- nm - Mara Dec 26, 07:56
- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Dec 26, 07:44
- nice -- nm - prayformojo Dec 26, 07:43
- You rocked the kitchen and party. - Mel Dec 26, 07:41 1
  - awesome. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:42
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- I got a rock... -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Dec 26, 09:02
- some t-shirts. (I got Halo 4 and Borderlands 2 early, so those were my xmas gifts.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 26, 08:19
- Ipad mini and some clothes. -- nm - pmb Dec 26, 08:13
- 2 flannel shirts, sweatshirt, gym pants, slippers, beer kit (Dogfish Head 60-minute IPA clone), cashmere scarf, bunch of candy and small stuff. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 26, 08:06 2
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    - Gym pants? Is that just a way to charge people more money for sweatpants? - Krusty Dec 26, 08:11
- New jeans, halo 4, the Hunt for Red October book, Easy Prey, chocolates & jellybeans ... and the Escape was an early one. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 07:59
- This fancy iPad mini I am typing on. Plus a ton of other awesome small stuff. -- nm - Andie Dec 26, 07:54
- Slippers (that I asked for but are too small and there's no receipt), a sweater (also too small but there's a receipt), 3 books by Sarah Vowell (that - CovingtonCat Dec 26, 07:42
- Sox, Season's 1-3 of Spin City (my friend John says I'll like it), Rotary Calendar (they do weekly drawings all year where I can win $) - a very nice - DJenBro Dec 26, 07:42
- Four Calvin & Hobbes books, milkshake maker, PJ's, nose/ear hair trimmer, Kidrobot Simpsons figures, Beastie Boys shirt, Starry Night umbrella and - Krusty Dec 26, 07:41
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  - nice haul. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:53
- New sheets, new clothes, Avengers bluray, a nice piece of stoneware pottery, some LEGO. -- nm - TWuG Dec 26, 07:33
- we did not swap gifts for ourselves, we just went for the kids. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 26, 07:32
LYC: Ticket to Ride on Steam is a lot of fun. - Krusty Dec 26, 07:28 4
- Take the hint! -- nm - TWuG Dec 26, 07:32 1
  - I did. It worked well. :-) - Krusty Dec 26, 07:34
- other gaming question - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:29 1
  - Not yet. I'm still working on playthrough #2. I bought some arcade games instead of the DLC. - Krusty Dec 26, 07:32
Neil's puppet dreams, still odd, and still funny -- nm - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:20
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- Don't ever spend much on others. About the same for SS and slightly larger gift cards for the grandkids...did spend more on - Meg Dec 26, 07:44 1
  - Get any good items at the outlets? I'm contemplating doing some after Christmas sales. - DJenBro Dec 26, 07:54
- I did less this year - except for Stalker - cause I got lucky this year and got an ST'er with kids & a pet! Yay! -- nm - DJenBro Dec 26, 07:34
- I backed off a little this year becaue I am not sure if my taxes are going up. - Bacon Dec 26, 07:29
- Sales GROWTH was the weakest since 2008. Growth is a crucial word there. -- nm - ty97 Dec 26, 07:27 1
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- DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! ? -- nm - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:20
it's Christmas week! that means two things in gossip land. Pictures of celebrities in bikinis, and reports of drunken club fights. - Loosi Lou Who Dec 26, 07:19 2
- And this differs from any other week.........how? -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 26, 07:20 1
  - more bikinis? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 26, 07:21
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- Me. -- nm - pmb Dec 26, 08:13
- Closed today due to weather. -- nm - Mara Dec 26, 07:59
- In 60 minutes, hopefully I am not. -- nm - ty97 Dec 26, 07:31
- Not me - still in bed - lazy day :) -- nm - DJenBro Dec 26, 07:30
- me... but hopefully it will be slow -- nm - Dano Dec 26, 07:26
- me -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 26, 07:25
- *raises hand* -- nm - Krusty Dec 26, 07:24 9
  - But apparently not many other went in today. The train and streets are rather empty. -- nm - Krusty Dec 26, 07:25 8
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      - I work until 3 which will be just after the bad weather starts. :-( - Krusty Dec 26, 07:29 6
        
        imma leave around 3:45 pm. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:33
        
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        My roommate flies in from Dallas this afternoon. Hopefully the weather doesn't mess it up too badly. - Krusty Dec 26, 07:48 3
        
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        Wow. That was some mess of travel you had to deal with. - Krusty Dec 26, 07:56 1
        
        re you im: i probably would have cried. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 08:22
- yup -- nm - decline Dec 26, 07:23
- Word. -- nm - Jim Dec 26, 07:21
- moi. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:17
- me. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 26, 07:16
- monkeys -- nm - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:16
Home prices post biggest annual jump in two years -- (link) - ty97 Dec 26, 07:15 2
- I'm sure ty had to fight ML to post the good news. -- nm - Mel Dec 26, 07:42
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Oh that's right. It is Wednesday. I have to get dressed and go to work -- nm - amoxy Dec 26, 06:43 13
- (ydc about my work whining, but) I'm on vacation today and have been at work for three hours so far. - ty97 Dec 26, 07:11
- i am at work. and i have already managed to go shopping this morning, fill up the gas tank, get a ice tea to drink, - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:05
- I need to go buy a birthday present for my mom. will someone please just tell me what to get her? -- nm - amanda Dec 26, 06:51 10
  - Spa certificate! -- nm - Mara Dec 26, 07:57
  - Perfume, warm slippers, just about anything from Sephora. -- nm - Krusty Dec 26, 07:50
  - She probably needs some of those warm gloves that still allow you to use your touch screen devices. -- nm - Jim Dec 26, 07:05 2
    - I was thinking maybe a scarf. she doesn't touch screen. it's maddening. -- nm - amanda Dec 26, 07:06 1
      - Scarves are all the rage around here lately. Especially these kind, with the jewelry on them -- (link) - Jim Dec 26, 07:09
  - Clearance Christmas Candy. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 26, 06:58
  - a snow shovel? Heard you're going to get hit hard today :( -- nm - decline Dec 26, 06:52 3
    - yeah, I was supposed to go lancaster today but was disallowed. an inch of sleet today, eight inches of snow tonight. ick. -- nm - amanda Dec 26, 06:56 2
      - noted -- nm - Dano Dec 26, 07:26
      - looks like I'll dodge that bullet. a bit of snow to start then it'll be all rain. -- nm - decline Dec 26, 07:00
Baseball player Andruw Jones was arrested for beating his wife around 1:30 a.m on Xmas -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 06:10 5
- but will he be able to buy comics from you today? -- nm - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:15
- shocking he did not swing and miss. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 26, 06:47 1
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- Daniel Radcliffe is boozing again. Got kicked out of a club for yelling at a DJ after getting hammered -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 06:11 1
  - Bad News Remlik! -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 26, 07:18
Happy Boxing Day! - CovingtonCat Dec 26, 04:48
wake up -- nm - prayformojo Dec 26, 03:54 1
- no -- nm - timPhone Dec 26, 04:37
was drinking lots of damn good wine from 4ish till early evening, now I'm sober again - zeitgeist Dec 26, 01:14
*compressing 5 gigabytes of logs* ... silly after-midnight work tasks -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 00:49 1
- careful compressing logs.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 26, 01:11 [Image]
my nieces in london both got furbys for xmas. even over face time, they're annoying as fuuuuck -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:43 4
- But what about the furbys? -- nm - Mop Dec 25, 22:46 3
  - ha ha, this is pretty funny. - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:47 2
    - I think jenbro suggested that drinking mass quantities helps a little -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 25, 22:49 1
      - Well it certainly can't hurt! :). Hiccic -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 23:01
I could swear I just saw Bo Crowder on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 22:29 1
- Internet says somewhat likely ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 22:37
Where's Truman? I have to know where he found my monkey tea strainer! I'm using it in a few minutes to brew a nice bedtime tea! -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:14 12
- Amazon, of course - tRuMaN, a little fall of rain Dec 26, 03:58 3
  - Very well done Tru! It is just so cuuuute - I love it! You're an awesome stalker :) -- nm - DJenBro Dec 26, 04:16 2
    - sadly, i cant even remember now what was in the box - tRuMaN 24601 Dec 26, 07:02 1
      - I put a pic up on FB :) and posted on B2 - there is one item that I don't know. -- nm - DJenBro Dec 26, 07:29
- So what kind of tea?? - Mistletoe Meg Dec 25, 22:33 1
  - A local herbal mix with chamomile, lemongrass & hibiscus -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:44
- is your cat still hooked on the catnip mouse? -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:16 5
  - Oh completely! She bats it all over the place - I have woken up to find it in my bed 3 times already. She loves it. -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:19 4
    - c'mon Jim -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:20 3
      - She just ate the chicken on my ceasar salad and is now laying on me purrring like a mofo! -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:24 2
        
        the day a cat gets my chicken is the day i pack it in -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:44 1
        
        I don't like chicken on a ceasar salad - unless it's blackened - so I always get it and then pick it off for Jim as a treat :) -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:45
Django Unchained, followed by Cowboys & Aliens tonight. I think Walton Goggins is getting typecast as a cowboy. -- nm - Mop Dec 25, 22:10 1
- Or as a Southern racist. He's also in Lincoln. -- nm - secretslacker Dec 26, 06:38
Raindeer really do have red noses....they have a lot more small blood vessels to help regulate heat -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 25, 22:08
Django question/comment - spoilerish maybe. - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:04 6
- Waltz is great. Lots of German-language roles. Only a few small parts in American films. This is really a star turn. -- nm - Mop Dec 25, 22:08 5
  - Waltz was born the same day as I was. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 25, 22:27
  - more than The Green Hornet?! - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:23 3
    - I didn't see that yet - knowing he's in it - I will now :) -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:25 2
      - it's your funeral -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:45
      - It will just diminish your opinion of him. He did the best he could with the material, but the material was horrid. -- nm - Mop Dec 25, 22:30
more spoilerish - but not really - Les Miserable movie comments inside. - DJenBro Dec 25, 21:54 6
- yeah, all sung. i thought Sasha Baron and Helena Bonham kinda stole the pic -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 21:56 5
  - a lot of fans of the stage show feel come away feeling that about the Thenardiers. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:34
  - Sasha is very good when he does what the director wants -- nm - peglegpete Dec 25, 22:24
  - Their scenes & Anne's were my favorites. -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:06 2
    - even though i had mixed feelings about it overall, i can see it making a crap ton of money over the holidays - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 22:15 1
      - Yep - and all of it's Broadway fans as well - the sold out show had a very mixed audience - DJenBro Dec 25, 22:23
Hey! Merry Christmas everyone who's still awake! - subversive Dec 25, 21:37 3
- Yay! Merry Christmas :) -- nm - DJenBro Dec 25, 21:55
- Merry Christmas :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 21:48
- Yes, yes it was. Merry Christmas! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 25, 21:42
Since ST is slow.. and you guys know the East Coast. How do I get to SUNY Stony Brook? I heard one option is JFK and then just take a train, yea? Or - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:34 15
- For $5*, you can take the JFK Airtrain from your terminal to Jamaica Station where you can connect to LIRR. - ty97 Dec 26, 05:42
- y'know all those limo drivers holding signs with names on them on your way to baggage claim, pick out a cute one :) -- nm - peglegpete Dec 25, 21:40 1
  - Haha.. that would be nice. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:43
- hahahaha. "Stony Brook is a hamlet" -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 21:37 11
  - So Stony Brook is in the middle of nowhere? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:44 9
    - yes and no. it's still just a train ride from NYC. but where it is on Long Island is not as built up - prisoner 24601 Dec 25, 21:48
    - as much as that is possible on Long Island. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 25, 21:46
    - I am also potentially going to Peoria IL.. that seems like the middle of nowhere. Population of like 105k... yet their ER sees like 70k. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:45 6
      - sounds like a dangerous place. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 25, 21:47 5
        
        I am going to assume they just get people brought from all the surrounding areas. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:48 4
        
        or there's a very high proportion of people with no health insurance. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 25, 21:49 3
        
        Even then, that is a ridiculously high number of visits for the population. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:55 2
        
        High unemployment and what loosi says. -- nm - tl Dec 25, 23:21 1
        
        And what you said, more rural, small town area without a lot of hospitals. -- nm - tl Dec 25, 23:26
  - Cool, thanks. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 25, 21:43
Let him go home, I've already made my plans, old man had a little much wine -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 25, 21:27 1
- Panama Red! -- nm - NRPS Dec 25, 21:31

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