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oh, also, if someone would please ring me at 7:30 and remind me to go home for TAR, that'd be awesome. -- nm - amanda Mar 14, 10:07 1
- i have an old phone but it has an alarmclock build in -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 14, 10:07
it's kind of lovely in my office today. toasty warm, paul simon, coffee, fish, barefoot. I love working weekends sometimes. -- nm - amanda Mar 14, 10:06
We now have a result for our poll about what drop we would see for Alice in Wonderland from 1st wknd to 2nd. The answer is 47% -- nm - Facto Mar 14, 09:32 2
- That's very good to be honest. -- nm - celedhring Mar 14, 09:33 1
  - It's highly undeserved, IMO. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 10:26
March Madness Poll: Who will be the four #1 seeds? -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 09:21 10
- Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke. I think WVU should get it over Duke but it won't happen. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:54
- Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, WVU. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:31 6
  - CBS guys just said what you said, saying Duke will be a #2 in the East (w/ Kentucky) bracket to save them having to travel -- nm - stewie Mar 14, 09:56
  - yeah, this is what I'm seeing as well -- nm - decline Mar 14, 09:53
  - Hi, Nice to meet you. -- nm - Perpetual Duke Overration Mar 14, 09:32 3
    - If the committee has any brains at all; they'll put WVU/Duke in the same bracket, as they're some combo of 4/5 - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:36 2
      - I agree with your 4, just don't think it will happen... watch them put WVU and Syracuse in the same bracket and make Duke a fraud #3 overall - stewie Mar 14, 09:49 1
        
        I've heard a lot of talk Purdue might fall to a 4 seed which instantly makes me salivate. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:51
- kansas, kentucky, duke, wvu -- nm - G.waa Mar 14, 09:27 1
  - Syracuse not WVU -- nm - stewie Mar 14, 09:30
That's quite a wagon Liz Cheney has hitched her star to. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 09:03
I'm making baked ziti, meatballs and sausage today. Do I need a side dish too? - Krusty Mar 14, 08:56 25
- My mom always had a green salad tossed with Italian dressing with all of our pasta meals. - glory Mar 14, 12:22
- I would just like to say that I keep looking at this post and almost drooling. - amanda Mar 14, 09:53
- nah. vegetables are for pussies. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:31 3
  - I wouldn't make any if I was just cooking for myself and the woman. - Krusty Mar 14, 10:01 2
    - you should make pudding pie with graham cracker crust. then I would really start drooling. -- nm - amanda Mar 14, 10:03 1
      - We're pie twins! - Krusty Mar 14, 10:09
- broccoli -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 09:11
- Garlic bread! -- nm - Buzz Mar 14, 09:00
- Ziti? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 14, 09:00 6
  - pasta, usually baked. -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 09:07 5
    - Yeah, tube shaped, narrow and about an inch long. - Krusty Mar 14, 09:10 4
      - small cannelonis -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 14, 09:32 3
        
        Much, much smaller. Here's a pic... -- (link) - Krusty Mar 14, 09:49 [Image] 2
        
        stuffing a canneloni is hard this is far harder :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 14, 10:04 1
        
        We call it manicotti here and it's easy if you buy fresh shells and roll them yourself. I make manicotta every couple of months, a lot of work. - Krusty Mar 14, 10:15
- also, get a loaf of crusty french bread. -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 09:00 1
  - Italian bread is already bought, gotta get there early on Sunday's. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:02
- nope. -- nm - TFox Mar 14, 08:58
- I would get a really quick ceasar salad kit, but I'm lazy like that -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:57 6
  - I don't eat salad so never think of it. Good idea, others will eat it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 08:58 5
    - or some other veggie. -- nm - loosilu Mar 14, 09:01 4
      - Like? I'm not sure what would go well with ziti. I'm not a big veggie eater. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:04 3
        
        something green. looks good with the ziti and is healthy too. steamed broccoli or broccolini? green beans tossed with a little fresh parmesan? - kare Mar 14, 09:17 1
        
        I picked up some broccoli, I'll steam it and add some garlic butter to it later. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:56
        
        Mushrooms maybe? -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:11
apple sells 120,000 iPads on the first day ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:46 4
- �There's a sucker born every minute� -- nm - decline Mar 14, 10:08
- Kindle sold 500-750K in its first year. -- nm - stewie Mar 14, 09:10
- you mean they sold 120,000 iPads for one period? - Danedukenuuk Mar 14, 08:48 1
  - something like that. I was just distracted by the pretty pie charts. Mmm, pie on pi day ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:55
Thing that cracks me up: every time I log onto ST on my laptop while Jacen and I are watching TV, he points at the banner and goes "big big big city!" -- nm - TFox Mar 14, 08:34 1
- cute :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:38
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- I am setting my list now in case I'm not back home in time. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 08:44
- I love draft time. who will be the ruiner this year? who will be the mini ruiner?? -- nm - miss amanda jones Mar 14, 08:08 2
  - Smart money is on groiny and groiny. -- nm - Subversive Mar 14, 09:12 1
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Currently watching: Jaws (again) -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 06:43
PacMan/Clotty fight spoilers -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 06:24
Did everyone remember to spring their clocks forward? -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 06:22 5
- I wish I could fall behind, but stupid Perth voted against daylight saving. stupid Perth is sometimes stupid. -- nm - mafic Mar 14, 09:26
- At this point the majority of my clocks know to do it themselves. -- nm - Ender Mar 14, 08:07 1
  - mine does it by itself, but on the wrong days. - znufrii Mar 14, 09:33
- it's so *dumb.* why do I have to do that? "here, let me take away an hour of sleep." -- nm - miss amanda jones Mar 14, 07:38
- I did. My cat did not. - CovingtonCat Mar 14, 06:30
If Matt Stairs makes the Padres he will set a record by playing for his 12th team -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 06:18 1
- Impressive and more so since he's position player and not a pitcher. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 07:36
I had a dream last night where I went to Toronto to meet Andie. - CovingtonCat Mar 14, 05:31 2
- i'm so honoured to be your first ST dream visitor. My dream involved me renting an apartment that was a storefront - Andie Mar 14, 06:03
- thats a far better dream than mine *looking envious at the cat* - Danedukenuuk Mar 14, 05:35
Oh wow, the news reporter in House on Haunted Hill is played by Lisa Loeb -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 03:13 2
- I just saw a PSA about sexting. - con_carne Mar 14, 03:30
- (Mmmm... Bridget Wilson) -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 03:16
Shame on you, IAU! Pluto is a planet, too! -- (link) - psilotum Mar 14, 00:00
Slither on MTV! -- nm - con_carne Mar 13, 23:06 2
- It's starting again -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 00:12
- (insert MTV doesn't play music anymore joke here) -- nm - con_carne Mar 13, 23:09
oh frig. Tempe says our belgian triple is infected. I have one bottle. Don't want to drink it tonight. Do I open it to see if it's infected? - loosilu Mar 13, 22:44 8
- What's it infected with? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 22:48 7
  - "Injected with a poison. We don't need that anymore." -- (link) - Qale Mar 13, 23:00 [youtube] 5
    - i always preferred the original mix (give me a shot of energy!) -- (link) - fairway frank Mar 13, 23:29 [youtube] 4
      - Interesting. I don't think I've actually heard the original mix then. (And I really was coming into dance at that time too.) -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 23:32 3
        
        it's one of the first "ravey" tracks i could actually remember the morning after, wanting to buy - fairway frank Mar 13, 23:39 2
        
        Lords of Acid was my first concert at 14. Booyah! -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 23:43
        
        I have never been into dance music, but I was a teenager when these guys were at their peak, and I actually enjoyed them. Some killer tracks. -- nm - celedhring Mar 13, 23:42
  - answer: Nothing. Mine is fine. sonofabitch!!!! -- nm - loosilu Mar 13, 22:49
"To remind them why they're lesbians." Quality. -- nm - loosilu Mar 13, 22:00
Pacquiao vs Clottey result (spoils) - Will Hunting Mar 13, 21:52 1
- except collect the paycheck -- nm - G.waa Mar 13, 22:11
david, how far in ff13 are you? - tRuMaN Mar 13, 21:40
You were the chosen one! -- nm - Obi-Wan Mar 13, 21:35
Final table $12+1 180 man SNG at pokerstars. Tourney 252485295 if anyone is interested. - Subversive Mar 13, 21:32 11
- Nice Play! -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 21:38 10
  - Thanks! (I love that you always come watch) -- nm - Subversive Mar 13, 21:38 9
    - My poker playing has taken a hit lately so I am living vicariosly through others -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 21:40 8
      - I'm the same. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 21:45
      - Down to three Sub is in 2nd -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 21:40 6
        
        OUCH! -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 21:46 5
        
        This dude has been my nemesis this entire tourney. That's the 4th (!!) time I've doubled him up. -- nm - Subversive Mar 13, 21:47 4
        
        Ouch again, but you had to play it -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 21:50 3
        
        Dude's been pushing me around from the small blind forever. I haven't had a hand I could stand up with until that. - Subversive Mar 13, 21:51
        
        3rd, not bad -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 21:50 1
        
        That prize is going to buy a new photo background stand and a couple of muslins! - Subversive Mar 13, 21:53
*golf clap* for CNN. It took me a minute to figure out this headline ... Bono: 'I was never a lesbian' -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 21:12 2
- LOL -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 21:13 1
  - ygIKEm -- nm - psilotum Mar 13, 22:04
Keith Olbermann's father passed away this afternoon. - Tim Mar 13, 21:05 3
- Didn't he have the fun story about his mother being in some famous play? -- nm - G.waa Mar 13, 21:07 2
  - Chuck Knoblauch once tried to throw to first base at Yankee Stadium and threw it into the stands, hitting his mother. - Tim Mar 13, 21:09 1
    - yeah that's it, thanks! -- nm - G.waa Mar 13, 21:22
My poor niece ... she broke her elbow while playing at a friend's house. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 21:00 10
- wow, another tough one on the week for ST.... how old is she? i guess she's better though ... - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 13, 21:11 1
  - She's five years old. And one tough cookie. She insisted on going to school carnival before seeing the doctor. - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 21:16
- We brought my niece to a hibachi steakhouse tonight. 3' flames = 1" in tears - Max Mar 13, 21:03 6
  - I'm sending her a care package and a card with Uncle RC's Rules for Wearing a Cast. - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 21:09 4
    - If my niece ever fractures her elbow again (she's done it twice already) i'm totally stealing this! -- nm - Stephen Mar 13, 22:19
    - Wait ... dudes dig scars? -- nm - loosilu Mar 13, 21:50 1
      - Yep. They sure do. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 22:06
    - cute :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 21:11
  - ooooooh, that's bad. - Beryllium Mar 13, 21:04
- :( -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 21:00
NBC Nightly News just spoiled HBO's "The Pacific" big time. -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 21:00 3
- (The Japs lose.) -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 21:00 2
  - dude - fairway frank Mar 13, 21:00 1
    - I suggest not watching the show if that offends you. -- nm - Beaker, Ball of Hate Mar 14, 05:10
Has anyone here tasted a Pawpaw fruit? How would you describe it? Apparently it's the largest indigenous fruit in north america. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:52 1
- I didn't know that - Old Antarctic Explorer Mar 14, 10:23
is it a good or bad thing when the staff @ restaurant recognizes you at sight - JD Mar 13, 20:50 9
- I guess we want impersonal service where you're just another customer? -- nm - con_carne Mar 13, 23:08
- I love their portabello mushroom fries! Most of their other stuff, not so much. The room is so impressive, love the old building architecture. -- nm - jnine Mar 13, 22:27
- is it Hooters? -- nm - loosilu Mar 13, 21:52
- A really good thing is when they start dropping off things you didn't order, or refill your wine glass without it being on the bill. - zeitgeist Mar 13, 21:45
- I find more worrysome when they even know what I'm going to order. - celedhring Mar 13, 21:13
- What pixie said. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 21:08
- Only if it's Denny's. -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 21:05
- good (unless it's carl's jr.) -- nm - fairway frank Mar 13, 20:52
- Not if it's Denny's. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:51
I hear that if it was cold enough to snow, this storm would bring up to 60". -- nm - Mop Mar 13, 20:42 4
- 12" of snow = 1" of rain. -- nm - miss amanda jones Mar 13, 20:48 3
  - 5 inches of rain doesn't sound like a whole lot -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:49 2
    - Alice Springs got 5 inches of rain while I was in the northern territory a couple weeks back, it was a bloody non-stop deluge. - mafic Mar 13, 22:38 1
      - And thats not really common for Alice -- nm - Karl Mar 13, 23:30
Goldfrapp are back, releasing new stuff! - Facto Mar 13, 20:41 [youtube] 4
- "I fucking hate Goldfrapp." -- nm - Ellen Page Mar 13, 22:33
- Yeah, their new single is really good. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 13, 20:55 2
  - Or check out this stuff - Facto Mar 13, 21:14 [youtube]
  - And they are so versatile... -- (link) - Facto Mar 13, 21:02 [youtube]
I didn't make time to walk today, and I feel so lazy :( - MojaveMeg Mar 13, 20:41
progress is being made in the laptop reclamation ... yay :) It's like the old days, when I'd be installing a system on one machine while using another -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:35 3
- Ubuntu? how is it? I was thinking of using it instead of Windows 7 - J Mar 13, 20:41 2
  - Yeah, it's not installed yet. Still working on Phase 2 of the project. - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:45 1
    - ooh, scratch "elderberry". I think I will go with "gac", instead. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:48
Blank board syndrome -- nm - celedhring Mar 13, 20:31 5
- If your board doesn't roll for more than four hours, consult your doctor immediately. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 20:44 4
  - ....other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, fever, depression, and thoughts of suicide... -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 13, 20:52 3
    - ... and a desire to have sex with pets on the bed ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:53 2
      - "vivid or unusual dreams" -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 21:46 1
        
        Most side effects were only mild and were not enough for most people using the boards to stop using them. -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 22:34

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