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some Lost valentines: -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 12, 08:46 1
- ...and one from Han Solo -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 12, 08:47
just set my tivo to get (among other things) the Canada vs Germany mens curling match - the Canucks better win or I will yell at Reagen - crash davis Feb 12, 08:44
Frick, Community was good last night. The dude who plays Abed is so bloody funny. -- nm - Subversive Feb 12, 08:43
interview with Chloe from Smallville.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 12, 08:37
So it looks like I'm going to be getting a dog. Never had one before. Should be interesting. - pmb Feb 12, 08:35 21
- good news! -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:46
- my daughter is dying to get a 2nd dog, but I will not do it until we move. - groiny Feb 12, 08:45
- I've just discovered a way to keep my dog occupied for HOURS. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 12, 08:42 2
  - Kongs are the best. -- nm - Shaun Feb 12, 08:48
  - This is good advice, especialy for young dogs to prevent chewing - scorpion Feb 12, 08:48
- Kewl. Welcome to the club! How old? - SyrDragon Feb 12, 08:42 3
  - He/she will be about 8 weeks when we get him/her. They actually come in 3 sizes, standard, medium and miniature. We're looking at a medium. My - pmb Feb 12, 08:46 2
    - any particular reason why you are selecting that breed? nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:47 1
      - I really need hypoallergenic (I'm still concerned what my reaction will be like to living with a dog). - pmb Feb 12, 08:49
- ooh, what kind? -- nm - Andie Feb 12, 08:36 11
  - Labradoodle from this place. -- (link) - pmb Feb 12, 08:38 10
    - I would love a dood. -- nm - mara Feb 12, 08:50
    - oof, I hope you like hair. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:45 5
      - They're hypoallergenic. They shed very little. -- nm - pmb Feb 12, 08:46 1
        
        ok, good. - groiny Feb 12, 08:47
      - Long hair dogs shed very little -- nm - scorpion Feb 12, 08:46 2
        
        someone forgot to tell the 2 Huskies I had that. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:46 1
        
        Huskies are not long haired dogs. Long hair dogs hair has to be cut, like human hair, or it just keeps getting longer. -- nm - scorpion Feb 12, 08:50
    - cute! -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 08:41
    - nice. a friend of mine has one (her's looks just like a poodle.) nice dogss. -- nm - Andie Feb 12, 08:40 1
      - My wife had one too that now lives with her parents (she brought him there for a weekend and they have a big back yard and he bonded with her dad so - pmb Feb 12, 08:43
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- i have never seen Reds! -- nm - Andie Feb 12, 08:37 2
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  - pritty good the book is far better -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:38
You don't care, but I just answered another question on Aardvark! -- (link) - mara Feb 12, 08:32
did people here like the Percy Jackson books? - prayformojo Feb 12, 08:31 3
- I would have no idea, because what a stupid name for a book. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:33 1
  - No kidding. Zeus throws thunder bolts, not lightning. Duh! -- nm - Shaun Feb 12, 08:34
- i just got the first one for SheFox the other day, but she hasn't started it yet. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 08:33
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- I can see one of the venues from my studio window... - OAE Feb 12, 09:29
- Yes, every hour of every day. -- nm - Subversive Feb 12, 08:43
- A bit...but no real appointment events. Hopefully the skiing. - Will Hunting Feb 12, 08:38 1
  - I'm dying to see ski-cross. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 08:39
- I don't get NBC so only if I go somewhere else, which would be rare but not impossible. -- nm - Dano Feb 12, 08:34
- Yes, as much as humanly possible -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 08:34
- Nothing I'm going to go out of my way to see - znufrii Feb 12, 08:33
- yes. lots probably -- nm - zork Feb 12, 08:33
- Probably some here and there (if I flip by and see an event I like) but nothing I'll go out of my way to see. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 12, 08:33
- yes, there is this sport called womens figure skating that I have heard good things about - crash davis Feb 12, 08:32
- I actually really like the winter olympics. (Curling!) So yes. -- nm - Callisto Feb 12, 08:32
- i've had enogh of this stinking winter to see it voluntarily on TV too - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:32
- Definitely, quite a lot. I'd say as much as possible, but I don't like hockey. Can't think of any other sport I'm going to skip on purpose, thought. -- nm - mara Feb 12, 08:31 2
  - Not only is that my most common typo, but I attempted to correct it! -- nm - mara Feb 12, 08:32 1
    - I make that typo a lot as well. -- nm - Subversive Feb 12, 08:44
- Yes, but probably not a ton. Maybe 8-10 total hours over the two weeks. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 08:31
- For sure the opening ceremonies, probably some along the way - oblique Feb 12, 08:30
Dear user, when you've had your computer for 2 days and come back complaining about spyware - oblique Feb 12, 08:29
ahh Bergerac :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:29
Metro derailment in DC, Farragut North. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 12, 08:28 1
- These people are incompetent. - Will Hunting Feb 12, 08:38
Cool, the new floor lamp has arrived and it's awesome. -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 08:25
AMC Best Picture Showcase Schedule (tickets go on sale today!): - JaxSean Feb 12, 08:25 2
- *sigh* I really want to do this again, but - pretty much a waste of money since I've seen all but 1 (and hope to rectify that this weekend). -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:28
- I guess that's a neat way of doing it; allows people to choose the "stream" with the highest number of films they haven't seen -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 08:28
BERY!!! my ST account just got hacked and someone posted under my name that I wasn't doing anything exciting this weekend - crash davis Feb 12, 08:24 10
- two tries and you're in - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:26 1
  - L4+! -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:27
- That sounds like a really dumb and/or malicious hacker. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 08:25 1
  - we can foil the hackers plans by editing that one post -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:26
- I blame truman's stalker -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:25 5
  - wait, has truman been here yet this morning? - TFox Feb 12, 08:26 3
    - He was alive and well when I spoke with him at 8 pm Central time on the phone. -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:27 2
      - phew. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 08:27 1
        
        I just said that in case the cops need to establish a timeline -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:28
  - yep, I bet she is jealous -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:26
Poll -- VD dinner suggestions? - znufrii Feb 12, 08:14 36
- Last year I think I did steaks and shrimp on the grill, with some fondue for dessert. - kelly Feb 12, 08:25 17
  - i am having dinner made for me Sunday, but maybe i should volunteer to do dessert. hmmm. - Andie Feb 12, 08:26 16
    - It was the first time I had fondue - it was pretty good, but it wouldn't stay hot enough. It kept solidifying. -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:27 15
      - you know where the fondue doesn't solidify? the Melting Pot, thats where -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:29 4
        
        *Please* don't get me started. - kelly Feb 12, 08:30 3
        
        well, it would end up costing you about a thousand dollars if you took Will. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:34 2
        
        Eh, I think he'd be too busy complaining to eat anything. -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:40 1
        
        the food there is great, but you do not get a lot, and it is pricey. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:49
      - were you using a tea light or a regular candle? - Andie Feb 12, 08:29 9
        
        Tea light. -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:30
        
        should use a fondue pot -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:29 7
        
        doesn't really matter after Andie has added her "touch of liquer" -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:30 1
        
        drunk people think everything tastes great. -- nm - Andie Feb 12, 08:31
        
        you should use a chocolate fondue pot - not a regular one. -- nm - Andie Feb 12, 08:30 4
        
        There's a difference? -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:31 3
        
        ahh, yes. - Andie Feb 12, 08:31 2
        
        Thanks. -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:32
        
        like this: -- (link) - Andie Feb 12, 08:32
- Red Lobster for the seafood lovers in both of you -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 08:24
- cliched, but yummy - your own gourment heart shaped pizza. - Andie Feb 12, 08:18
- I made a reservation at a fancy-ish local restaurant for tonight - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 12, 08:17 10
  - risotto is easy. really. -- nm - Andie Feb 12, 08:19 8
    - I feel full after the risotto. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 12, 08:21
    - use risotto rice -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:20 2
      - I bought some superfino arborio rice yesterday -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 12, 08:22 1
        
        no problem then -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:25
    - Hell's Kitchen has convinced me otherwise (and last weekend I screwed up mashed potatoes ...) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 12, 08:20 3
      - don't be intimidated. - Andie Feb 12, 08:22
      - it's easy. You just need to take your time. Keep adding the prescribed amounts of liquid as you go, stir and cook on low heat. - Diva Feb 12, 08:22
      - in Hells kitchen its really hard to boil water correctly -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:21
  - nice. - znufrii Feb 12, 08:18
- I hear your Herpes linger on the pallette -- nm - zork Feb 12, 08:16 3
  - damn, that should have been "make one's lips tingle" -- nm - zork Feb 12, 08:17 2
    - But you said the test came back negative! -- nm - lileve Feb 12, 08:23
    - Cuz that would make it funnier -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 12, 08:21
- Sizzler! -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:16
LIR: Best Buy. Nearly everything they sell is overpriced. What is there to like? -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:11 7
- the shade of blue they've picked out for the polo shirts is nice -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:13
- finding a bargin? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:12
- They're no more expensive than any other brick and mortar establishment imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 08:12 4
  - You have to do some looking around. Sometimes they're priced well, and other times not. - pmb Feb 12, 08:21
  - Which I also hate so they're in good company -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:12 2
    - There are occasions when you need things now, and not in two days. - TFox Feb 12, 08:16 1
      - And for that, I'm sure my $5 best buy gift cert will go far :) -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:16
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- Olympics tonight. Heading to the desert for 3 days tomorrow. -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 08:33 3
  - on an iguana with no legs? -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:34 2
    - In a new 4x4 that hasn't been off-road tested yet :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 08:38 1
      - Be careful not to scratch it up... - BAD Feb 12, 08:49
- Olympics watching tonight and throughout the weekend, cleaning, dinner & movie on Sunday, Monday (long weekend here) is another cleaning day. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 12, 08:19
- Movies, hopefully. (I have one Oscar BP nom left to see and it's playing at a theater with "Last Station" so I might try to see them both.) -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:17 3
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    - Precious. -- nm - kelly Feb 12, 08:18 1
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- House cleaning, seeing Lightning Thief. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 08:16
- bedroom rearranging today. lunch with mom and babysitting tomorrow. VD breakfast and hike sunday and dinner later. matinee of Valentine's Day with - Andie Feb 12, 08:13
- drinking obscenely tomorrow. - znufrii Feb 12, 08:13 6
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    - it's a bet. -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 08:18 2
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        *fear* -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 08:37
  - So a Cosmo while you have your unit in hand? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 08:13 1
    - Bourbon Manhattan instead of the cosmo, but yes. -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 08:17
- Building the largest snow fort this side of the Olympics. - Will Hunting Feb 12, 08:12
- 'Cuse vs. Louisville at the Carrier Dome on Sunday! -- nm - decline Feb 12, 08:12 1
  - nice! - SyrDragon Feb 12, 08:35
- Retreat training tonight followed by ice cream (yum). Kid's reherseal tomorrow w/ walkthrough so I can get ready for shows next week (doing sound) - oblique Feb 12, 08:12 1
  - Oh, and I'm apparently giving my wife the "Miracle Brownie Pan" for VD -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:18
- tivoing Opening Ceremonies, playing Halo, doing yardwork, running errands - nothing exciting -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:12 3
  - yardwork? Do you mean shovelling? :) -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 08:15 1
    - the big thing I have to accomplish is filling the hole under the fence where the neighbors dog keeps coming in to play with our dogs - crash davis Feb 12, 08:22
  - Hmm, I forgot to set up any dvr olympics recordings -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 12, 08:14
- Heading up to Montreal for the long weekend. High tea Saturday, romantic dinner Sunday, wine-buying Monday. -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 08:11
- indoors -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:11
Gmail blog explains changes that make it more obvious how to prevent public exposure of your contacts. -- (link) - mara Feb 12, 08:10 1
- I want to follow Ted Taco. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 08:13
Brian Williams (the Canadian one) said on Grapeline this morning that the openening ceremony will be one of the best ever and the aboriginal component - zork Feb 12, 08:10 1
- Of course it is. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 12, 08:18
In pictures: Years of fun from Frisbee creator Morrison -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 08:10
*eats a dozen apples with a banana chaser* nm -- nm - groiny Feb 12, 08:08 3
- believe me that none of us are turned on when you do that without chewing -- nm - zork Feb 12, 08:12
- *steals the tp out of the office restroom* -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 08:10 1
  - L3 -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 12, 08:32
not sure if the news will mention this.. email from a friend in vancouver about Arnie's run with the torch this morning... - Andie Feb 12, 08:07

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