Dear Getzi,
My great aunt enjoys giving me excess food from her garden. Most of the time this is welcome, but every summer she insists on giving me bushels of cucumbers. I have tried telling her that no one in my family enjoys eating them, but every year there she is giving us more. Do you have any suggestions of what I should do?
Betty, Monsey NY
Dear Betty,
I hear that cucumbers can be used as stain removers. I don’t know if it works but oops! I just spilled my red wine all over your shirt. Now you’ll just have to take that wet shirt off so I can put a cucumber all over it.
– Getzi
Dear Getzi,
My fiancee and I have been planning our wedding for almost a year now. It’s always been her dream to get married in Mexico. A year ago it seemed like a cheap way to have a destination wedding so I agreed with her plan. But as the big day is creeping closer, I’m getting increasing nervous about the safety of having our friends and families going to such an unstable country for our wedding. Do you think I should express my concerns now and risk upsetting Renee, or should I trust her that the reports on the news are overblown?
Pete, Austin TX
Dear Pete,
That fiancee is putting you in a real tough spot, man, what with all that international politics and shit. She’s probably not worth it. I think you should break it off because who wants to be tied down when you can be running free? I can see how you might be nervous about telling her you’re getting cold feet, so just give her my number. I’ll talk to her. Isn’t that right, Rennie baby. What’s that, baby? Renee? Whatever, baby, whatever. Hey, look, my shirt fell off.
– Getzi
Dear Getzi,
My wife is getting really upset me with simply because I prefer, when in the comfort of my own home, to go nude. I was raised by very conservative parents, in a very stifling environment. Now that I’m a successful adult with my own life and my own house, I think I should be able to live by whatever rules I set. Shouldn’t my wife understand that I’m just happier to not have to wear a shirt at home?
Orel, Pocatello ID
Orel,
Rock on, brother. Rock on.
– Getzi
Dear Getzi,
Are electric toothbrushes better than regular ones?
Kelly, Erie PA
Dear Kelly,
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
–Getzi
Dear Getzi,
My office has weekly meetings at which one coworker keeps bringing donuts. I appreciate the food, but I’m not a big fan of donuts. Would it be rude of me to ask if he could bring bagels instead?
Marlene, Rockford IL
Dear Marlene,
Here’s what I would do if I were you. I’d go into my boss’s office, take off my shirt, sit at his desk, put my feet up, pick up the phone, and call my boss. On his own phone. When he finally figures out how to answer his own phone when I’m calling him from it, I would then demand that my boss have the donuts changed to bagels. With champagne. And demand a raise. Then I’d tell him to move his stuff out, because his office is mine now. If my boss was a woman, I’d also tell her to take off her blouse.
–Getzi
Dear Getzi,
With all the scary news in the world today, I’m thinking I should have an emergency preparedness kit in my home or car. What should I put in it?
Angela, Paterson NJ
Dear Angela,
Being ready for emergency situations is a really important thing, and something we should all take seriously. My emergency preparedness kit is something I keep with me at all times, just in case of a sudden, unexpected nuclear apocalypse. I also have a plan of action, something I practice regularly so it will be easy to undertake even when I’m panicking. The action is that my shirt will oops! fall off. And my preparedness kit is CoreyPerry. I figure if there’s no food in this nightmare world, I can just eat him. Of course, he thinks I make him go everywhere with me because we’re “friends” — in a situation like that, it’s probably best not to tell the person that you’re just keeping them around for food.
–Getzi
Dear Getzi,
I sometimes get the sneaking suspicion that my best friend only keeps me around to be food in case of dire emergency. Am I crazy?
Corey, Anaheim CA
Dear Corey,
Yes. That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard.
–Getzi
Dear Getzi,
Corey Perry.
– Corey, Anaheim CA
Dear Corey,
I’m not saying it.
– Getzi
wow, that Getzi likes to put his cucumber everywhere.
Oh Getzi, you’re shirt keeps falling off! *giggle, giggle Japanese girl style*
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Renee? Whatever, baby, whatever. Hey, look, my shirt fell off.
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Dead from laughing!
Poor Getzi. I imagine when his shirt falls off, he must have a mariachi band around him like Antonio Banderas on the SNL sketch “The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, the Show” wherein once the shirt comes off, they’re contractually obligated to scream “No! No! Too sexy!”
(And a very small wooo Caps!*)
*No fun was actually invented by Ovechkin tonight. Don’t worry.
wow, that Getzi likes to put his cucumber everywhere.
*giggle, giggle Japanese girl style*
“No! No! Too sexy!”
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And it’s so true. Getzi’s cucumber is sexily everywhere. :P
(Caitlin, that Caps crap is NOT welcome here. Heh.)
I hear that cucumbers can be used as stain removers.
This is going to sound dirty now that everyone made the phallic connection, but I was going to suggest Getzi start eating more cucumbers. See, now my nice innocent “stained teeth” remark is turned into a fellatio joke. So beneath me!
See, now my nice innocent “stained teeth” remark is turned into a fellatio joke. So beneath me!
Pookie wrote that one, and I totally didn’t make the connection until KenF mentioned it. So you and I, for once in our lives, were NOT the ones with our minds most in the gutter. :P
So you and I, for once in our lives, were NOT the ones with our minds most in the gutter. :P
Should we be proud? Or disturbed that we’re slipping a bit?
I was going to suggest Getzi start eating more cucumbers. See, now my nice innocent “stained teeth” remark is turned into a fellatio joke. So beneath me!
Don’t worry – spelling ‘fellatio’ is above Getzi. He wouldn’t get it anyways!
(Halfway through his shirt would fall off anyways.)
(Caitlin, that Caps crap is NOT welcome here. Heh.)
Uh…Crosby did really well but he didn’t win! Woo?! :D
Should we be proud? Or disturbed that we’re slipping a bit?
I think I’m disturbed. I mean, what the hell? That was LOW-HANGING FRUIT! (Ifyouknowwhatimean)
spelling ‘fellatio’ is above Getzi. He wouldn’t get it anyways!
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Don’t worry – spelling ‘fellatio’ is above Getzi. He wouldn’t get it anyways!
Getzi: “It has the word ‘fell’ in it, as in ‘Ooops, my shirt fell off’ so it must be sexy.”
Getzi: “It has the word ‘fell’ in it, as in ‘Ooops, my shirt fell off’ so it must be sexy.”
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I thought it was going to far with the cucumber but it’s Monday night and yeah, low-hanging fruit. I’m so very sorry. It won’t happen again.
Yeah, Green stroking dead hookers in the woods is fine. Cucumbers? Too far. C’mon, Pookie. Sheesh.
Yeah, Pookie’s really gone way too far tonight.
Well, the hookers was just the truth, what can I say?
Yah, stay classy Pookie. Sheesh. All your cucumber talk is really not that becoming on a lady of your stature.
I hope somebody warned the Pittsburgh hookers tonight.
I would seriously hate to have a vested interest in this game. Sorry, carol, but this game is rough.
I’m crying a little inside, mcguffers. :-(
Come on, guys!
All your cucumber talk is really not that becoming on a lady of your stature.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I would say of Pookie that that lady is no lady.
I hope somebody warned the Pittsburgh hookers tonight.
Oooh… maybe this will be the dead hooker who’s their downfall!
Green stroking dead hookers in the woods is fine. Cucumbers? Too far.
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Carole…ouch. I’m so sorry. Stupid Blackhawks!
Well, someone just twittered this – Someone tell Vigneault to pull Cloutier and put Luongo in. #Canucks
It’s funny because it’s true. It’s sad because it’s true.
Someone tell Vigneault to pull Cloutier and put Luongo in.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That is BRILLIANT. Terribly sad for you, but really hilariously brilliant.
Someone tell Vigneault to pull Cloutier and put Luongo in.
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I’m so sorry, Canucks fans, but man I needed a hockey laugh tonight and when isn’t Clouts humor funny?
Oh, I see some photoshopped Loungo in front of the goal and the beach ball in the goal just like they did to Cloutier back in the day – http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2008/03/cloutier-beach-ball.jpg
I love the beach ball photoshops. Well, not when they’re my team, but…
Sorry, carol! But at least the Canucks went out with a fight.
Sorry, alix and Carol! The power of the Wax Hands and Matty’s cab could only take the team so far.
I’m so sorry, Carol and alix. But it was a better year than last year — at this rate, you guys are totally on track for the Cup next year!
Dear Getzi,
Are electric toothbrushes better than regular ones?
Kelly, Erie PA
Dear Kelly,
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
–Getzi
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I love love love love love love these advice columns. (If I were Getzi’s boss I’d totally bring him donuts just to see if I could get him to take over my office and demand bagels.)
Thanks, Kate! (And I would too. I mean, who wouldn’t want to try to push all of Getzi’s buttons if they were his boss? Ifyouknowwhatimean.)
And good morning, everyone!
I mean, who wouldn’t want to try to push all of Getzi’s buttons if they were his boss?
Does this include duct-taping fabric to his body so it CANNOT fall off? Because I would do that.
Howdy, IPB. Hope everyone’s having a great morning.
Does this include duct-taping fabric to his body so it CANNOT fall off? Because I would do that.
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I’m having a drowsy morning. I got up early so I could be here in case this goofy last-minute high-level all-day workshop I threw together for my boss needed any fires put out. As it turns out, slap-dash was apparently all the organization it needed, so now I’m half asleep, all my bosses are in an all-day meeting, and there’s nothing on the interwebs for me to read because I REFUSE the Caps. My life is so hard. How’s it going for you, Caitlin?
As it turns out, slap-dash was apparently all the organization it needed
Dude, that’s a bummer. I hope you at least have some sugary food stashed away. Unhealthy, but that’s totally what I eat when I have sleepy-mornings.
As far as myself, I’m doing pretty well. Can’t complain. Not too busy at work, planning a trip to London, catching up on a backlog of movies.
there’s nothing on the interwebs for me to read because I REFUSE the Caps
I’ve embraced the Caps to the point of no return. I found myself appreciating Sergei Fedorov last night.
I was totally yelling words of encouragement at the television last night with regards to Fedorov. I know. I drank the Kool-Aid. I need help.
Ooooh, London? How marvelous! When are you going? And for how long?
London, ooooh! Fun! I’m so jealous! (I’m ignoring everything you said about the Caps.)
(I’m ignoring everything you said about the Caps.)
(I was doing the same thing.)
Oh! Guess what really awesome thing I’ve done! I’ve gone 36 hours without drinking a Diet Coke. I KNOW! It’s amazing!
Ooooh, London? How marvelous! When are you going? And for how long?
February! Yeah, it’ll be cold, but it’s cheaper because it’s off peak season.
I’ve never been, so I’m excited. And we’re looking at a week and a half there.
I’ve gone 36 hours without drinking a Diet Coke. I KNOW! It’s amazing!
Good God, that’s awesome! I can’t even go two hours without some form of caffeine! A plastic star for Schnookie!
I’m ignoring everything you said about the Caps.)
Sorry, Pookie. :( (Yay Game 7!)
I’ve gone 36 hours without drinking a Diet Coke. I KNOW! It’s amazing!
Woooooooo!
Caitlin, you absomustilutely have to tell me when you’re going to London, and I’ll get one of my friends there to hook you up with an events calendar or something.
I just slept for an hour, because all the work for university had taken that much out of me. Crazy. And I have 6 more weeks of this shit to go! *whinebitchmoan*
I think a week and a half in London in February sounds fantastic! What are you planning to do when you’re there? Where are you staying? Who are you going with? EEEEEE! SO EXCITING!
I’m floored about the Diet Coke thing. We got Boomer a seltzer maker for Boomer Day, with the intention that it delicious homemade fizzy water would be a way we could wean ourselves off the Coke. I had no idea it would be so effective, though! I don’t even miss my Coke!
I’m so sorry that school is being such an a-hole, Mags! That said, hour-long naps are delicious. You should always celebrate when you’ve had the opportunity to enjoy one. :P
I’ll get one of my friends there to hook you up with an events calendar or something.
Ooh, thanks!
And school can suck it! How dare they make you work like that. Hmph.
What are you planning to do when you’re there? Where are you staying? Who are you going with? EEEEEE! SO EXCITING!
I’m going with Jen! And I think another Stars blogger is going with us, last time I checked. We’re staying in London proper, but I forget where the hotel is, ’cause I’m lame.
I really want to do the British Museum and we were talking about catching a play, too. We’ll probably do the standard sites although poor Jen may get more than she bargained for, since there’s too much history geek stuff in London to do, and I may just flip my shit over that.
And of course, as Mags reminded me – the zoo! I want to go to the zoo. Heh.
I don’t even miss my Coke!
Wow, that’s pretty amazing!
You should always celebrate when you’ve had the opportunity to enjoy one. :P
I totally did. With chocolate. And school will get better about 2 weeks from now. I must say, I don’t think 2 weeks is enough time to give us for a paper which requires 168 writing hours, but I’m not going to bring that particular whine here.
The British Museum is awesome! Hell, London is awesome. I know you guys are going to have a great time!
I must say, I don’t think 2 weeks is enough time to give us for a paper which requires 168 writing hours
Ooof. I’m so sorry. I totally don’t envy you! I’m flashing back now to my college days, and all the monster papers I put off until the last possible minute. Oh, those 168 writing hours, all crammed into one night. Good times, good times. :P
I had no idea it would be so effective, though! I don’t even miss my Coke!
That’s how my mother quit drinking soda – she switched to sparkling water/tonic water. She said the only thing she missed was the carbonation.
I really just need to give it up all together. But willpower? I’m so lazy I haven’t even checked to see if I’ve had any.
Oh, Schnookie, I was going to tell you guys in random cooking news: I made a German chocolate cake the other day AND NEVAR AGAIN. That cake almost beat me. Srsly.
The British Museum is awesome! Hell, London is awesome. I know you guys are going to have a great time!
I hope so! And I have friends I can drop in and annoy while I’m there, so it’ll be good to get to go. Heh.
Oh, those 168 writing hours, all crammed into one night. Good times, good times. :P
Oh, oh Lord. I’m having flashbacks to World Civ…the pain, the pain, the pain.
She said the only thing she missed was the carbonation.
Yeah, I wanted the carbonation, too. I don’t like bottled seltzer, though, so we got the idea to get this seltzer machine from some friends of ours. You end up with your own delicious tap water being carbonated — how awesome is that?
I really just need to give it up all together. But willpower? I’m so lazy I haven’t even checked to see if I’ve had any.
That’s insane. There is no such thing as going cold turkey with Diet Coke. NO. SUCH. THING. (I’ve tried. Many times. I normally get about 2 hours into my effort and break down. Heh.)
Oh, those 168 writing hours, all crammed into one night. Good times, good times. :P
Oh, oh Lord. I’m having flashbacks to World Civ…the pain, the pain, the pain.
I’ll bet. So far, I’ve been pretty good with the planning on other things, and the “write so many pages a day” thing, but this project is slaying me. (it doesn’t help that my partner is INCOMPETENT and my project super a RAGING PSYCHOTIC FREAK. Sorry, brought the whine anyway. Cheese?)
There is no such thing as going cold turkey with Diet Coke. NO. SUCH. THING.
Nuh-uh! I had to when the supermarkets stopped selling it! Coca Cola stopped shipping almost all of their products to Holland for about 6 months because of some huge food safety dispute with the gov’t. It was tough times yo.
You end up with your own delicious tap water being carbonated — how awesome is that?
That is the most awesome thing I’ve heard in a while. Is the seltzer thingy super fancy or complicated?
(I’ve tried. Many times. I normally get about 2 hours into my effort and break down. Heh.)
Yeah, that’s me and cigarettes (which are a lot worse for you, I know.)
it doesn’t help that my partner is INCOMPETENT and my project super a RAGING PSYCHOTIC FREAK. Sorry, brought the whine anyway. Cheese?)
I have plenty! I so sympathize, Mags, and I’m so sorry. :( That’s so not cook. You should throw stroopwafels at them and curse them in Dutch or something. People can really suck sometimes.
Nuh-uh! I had to when the supermarkets stopped selling it!
Man, that’s unconscionably awful! You should have let me know — I’d have airlifted diet coke in for you! (But I think I could have gone cold turkey if, say, it was impossible for me to obtain diet coke. I mean, that’s sort of a given. :P)
Caitlin, the soda maker thing is SUPER easy. This is the one we got (LINK), but I know there are others on the market. I have no idea how much of a racket this thing is with the CO2 tanks and all, but I love it ever so much anyway. :D
People can really suck sometimes.
No shit. The guy who’s supposed to supervise our project is also one of the accounting lecturers, so I see him quite a bit. And he’s just really, really rude. Before class started this morning I told him (at the risk of getting shitty grades for the rest of my life) that in all honesty I was disappointed and hurt by some of his comments on my research proposal, and he was quite shocked to hear that. So we talked about it, and he understood and it’s better now, but that doesn’t change that the way he commented initially was both rude and disrespectful.
As for my partner, I’ve assigned her the task of sifting through 5 years of annual reports for 9 companies pre and post the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Should keep her out of my hair for a while.
You should have let me know — I’d have airlifted diet coke in for you!
Ha! Now there’s an idea! Nah, this happened in the early days of IPB. It’s probably better I went off it, bottled water is much cheaper (I hate the flavour of my region tap water. So icky) and leaves more budget room for the really important things like chocolate and cookies ;)
and leaves more budget room for the really important things like chocolate and cookies
That is a VERY important consideration. For us, cutting out Diet Coke means we can afford cable. When presented with a choice of coke or our trannies in HD, we chose trannies. Heh.
When presented with a choice of coke or our trannies in HD, we chose trannies. Heh.
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Yeah, I’d be able to better afford London if I quit smoking. But cigarettes are so tasty! And delicious. Sigh.
I’ve assigned her the task of sifting through 5 years of annual reports for 9 companies pre and post the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
I can safely say your partner is paying penance for her ineptitude. Sarbanes-Oxley?! That’s just cruel.
But cigarettes are so tasty! And delicious. Sigh.
And they turn your teeth and nails yellow! Yay!
Sarbanes-Oxley?! That’s just cruel.
And now, for the price of just 168 hours of your life, you can know all about it’s effects too!
I got my foot in the door at my company thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley! That’s what you should write about — about how the IT security people had such an expanded workload as my employer ramped up its SOX compliance that they needed a temp admin. I am very fond of SOX on account of that. Thanks to it, I have health insurance today. :P
I really want to do the British Museum and we were talking about catching a play, too. We’ll probably do the standard sites although poor Jen may get more than she bargained for, since there’s too much history geek stuff in London to do, and I may just flip my shit over that.
Ooh, going to London sounds exciting, Caitlin. Make sure you see the Sutton Hoo stuff at the British Museum. Also the Tower of London does great tours that will be appreciated by history geeks and non-history geeks alike.
Oh and on the theater front, unless there’s something you’re really dying to see on the West End I highly recommend going to the National Theatre (which I love and covet and would like to pick up and plop right down in the middle of New York because they do such good stuff).
Schnookie, if my project super let’s me include that, I totally will. Sarbanes-Oxley created jobs, it’s totally a legitimate variable to include in the research :D
I am very fond of SOX on account of that.
I’m fond of Sarbanes-Oxley on your behalf…but I don’t ever want to have to deal with it ever again. Yargh.
Sarbanes-Oxley created jobs, it’s totally a legitimate variable to include in the research
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Make sure you see the Sutton Hoo stuff at the British Museum.
That’s definitely good stuff. Also, don’t miss Mausolos and the Mausoleum. That was my favorite part of the museum. :D
Caitlin, can I make 2 suggestions for stuff in London I think you’d really get a kick out of? They’re also a little off the beaten path, so they’re not as full of tourist, and they’re both choc-a-bloc of history but in a fun way that might appeal to anyone. The first is the Chelsea Physic Garden (LINK). It’s the most fabulous ancient walled garden and it’s full of all kinds of crazy plants. It was by far my favorite stop in London. If I lived in London, I’d go there every day. The second is a wild and cool and really goofy house museum, the Sir John Soane House (LINK). It’s this awesomely designed townhouse packed with all kinds of architectural and sculptural goodies. It’s a fun place to explore, and it’s a really manageable size so it fits nicely into a low-key day of exploring London.
That garden looks so neat, Pookie. Someday, when I get back to London, I totally have to go there.
It look us FOREVER to find the Physic Garden, but it was so worth it! It was so peaceful and gorgeous. And we got to see things like papyrus and coffee plants.
Oh, and cork trees!
Happy afternoon, y’all. I get to blow this popstand in half-an-hour for Round 2 of my root canal. I just hope that today’s part doesn’t include the bonus fire drill that yesterday’s did. I’m in the chair all numbed up and ready to rock and roll, when one of the techs runs by yelling “fire.” My dentist and tech run out of the room to go investigate, leaving me to contemplate how the heck to get out of the office if need be, and is it alright to evacuate with the root canal crap in my mouth. Turns out it was just the toaster oven in the break room bursting into flame.
And that’s my story.
bottled water is much cheaper (I hate the flavour of my region tap water. So icky
My dentist actually told me to stop drinking bottled water and start drinking tap. I guess I need the fluoride or something. But Buffalo tap water is just so nasty that I can’t bring myself to do it.
And this whole post is hysterical, but the CoreyPerry parts are brilliant.
Yay, I am loving all these suggestions! Thanks, guys! (Meg, I will check out the National and see what’s playing there while we’re there.)
John Soane looks like he was a friendly sort of man! Yay! I’m even more excited now… woo!
Also the Tower of London does great tours that will be appreciated by history geeks and non-history geeks alike.
Oh, yay. I think the last vacation-vacation I went on was to New York, and I’m wary of tourist attractions primarily because of the hellacious experience I had at the Empire State Building. So I was a bit freaked at the thought of the Tower of London, but I’m glad it’s got a great tour – yay!
Pookie, papyrus and cork trees?! Really?!
I really wanted to tag in a few days in Ireland, but there’s way too much stuff to do in London, so we’re taking a day trip to Paris, I think. 2011, I’ll try and do Ireland.
But Buffalo tap water is just so nasty that I can’t bring myself to do it.
It’s that chlorinated taste, I think. My parents’ water is always worse in the summer. If you buy a filter it’ll take that away though. You can get one permanantly installed (my parents did that) but the Brita or Pur filters also work quite well on the taste front.
I never drink bottled water for a bunch of reasons and I used to be perfectly happy with NYC tap water (which, broadly speaking, is very good) but my building has nasty pipes so now I use a filter. Oh well.
Good call on the Soane house and, even more than that, the Physic Garden, Pookie! I can’t BELIEVE I didn’t think to mention that. The day we spent at the Physic Garden was one of my favorite vacation days of all time. It’s utterly enchanting.
Amy, what a crazy root canal adventure! I really hope Round 2 is much calmer. And that it’s not too painful. You poor thing.
I think the last vacation-vacation I went on was to New York, and I’m wary of tourist attractions primarily because of the hellacious experience I had at the Empire State Building.
Yeah, I can safely say that visiting the Tower is a much, much better experience than the Empire State Building. Among other things the grounds are pretty big so you’re not dealing with a tiny space crammed full of tourists, etc.
That blows that you have skanky pipes in your building, Meg. NYC tap water is especially scrumptious, so that sucks that you can’t drink it straight. But yeah, Pur or Brita filters are a great suggestion for people with unpalatable tap water. I used to be really paranoid about tap water, and was a major Brita devotee for a long time. Then we moved to stately IPB Manor, where we have a well, and I decided it was probably overkill. Our water is quite tasty. (Considering that most bottled water is just filtered tap water anyway, it’s a lot cheaper and creates less waste to drink water that way… :D)
Amy, that’s an awful dentist experience! And sort of hilarious at the same time…
My dentist actually told me to stop drinking bottled water and start drinking tap.
I had a Doctor tell me all the fizzy stuff I used to drink is going to give me osteoporosis. I know it’s awful, I just can’t be arsed to worry about it.
I’ve had doctors who were very keyed on women’s bone health and none of them ever said anything about a fizz/osteoporosis connection… I think your doctor was making that up, Mags! :P
(Considering that most bottled water is just filtered tap water anyway, it’s a lot cheaper and creates less waste to drink water that way… :D)
I’ve always gotten a particular kick out of the fact that Dasani is London tap water. I mean, I figure if I want cleaned-up water from a major city I’m pretty much set already, no? (Not that I have a problem with London tap water which I remember being quite good.)
I think your doctor was making that up, Mags! :P
Wouldn’t be the first time! He was a temporary fill in while my regular doc was dealing with cancer, and he also told my obsession with herbal tea would lead to some nasty health issues. Quite frankly, dude is just full of shit, and I’m glad he was a temp.
I’ve had doctors who were very keyed on women’s bone health and none of them ever said anything about a fizz/osteoporosis connection… I think your doctor was making that up, Mags! :P
Apparently the actual problem has nothing to do with carbonation and is just that caffeine increases the urinary excretion of calcium and a lot of fizzy drinks are caffeinated. So get enough calcium and you’re good to go. :)
I have a 3 ft coffee tree that has berries for the first time. have no idea what i’ll do with the 6 berries, but its pretty cool. I feel like Juan Valdez. I wonder if the association will have any problems with me keeping a burro in the spare room.
when my daughter was born i told everyone that when they’re around her they need to talk with a british accent.
I mean, I figure if I want cleaned-up water from a major city I’m pretty much set already, no?
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Apparently the actual problem has nothing to do with carbonation and is just that caffeine increases the urinary excretion of calcium and a lot of fizzy drinks are caffeinated. So get enough calcium and you’re good to go.
Oh, well, that makes sense! Thanks for clarifying! (And I guess my doctors’ insistence that I get lots of calcium kind of covered their asses for not telling me about this caffeine thing… :P)
I feel like Juan Valdez. I wonder if the association will have any problems with me keeping a burro in the spare room.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I think six homegrown coffee beans is TOTALLY awesome. Just think how great it’s going to be to roast them and make a teensy-tiny cup of coffee! (We grew a peanut once. That was very exciting, carving it up to share between the three of us. And you know what we learned from it? Don’t eat raw peanuts. *Shudder*)
Crap! Here I am, halfway through a project to take a picture every day. Here I am, looking up from my window to discover there’s a celebration going on in the schoolyard across the street complete with hundreds of people dancing and one GINORMOUS bonfire (and attending fire trucks). Here I am, getting out my camera and…. REPLACE THE BATTERIES! DAMMIT!
What? The fizz give you osteoperosis? Your dentist is clearly a quack. And I’m not listening to him. :-P
Besides, that puts a dark cloud over one of my favourite poems – “A little song, a little dance. A little seltzer down your pants”. Please don’t ruin seltzer for me. Please?
Also, FYI – Very gloomy today in Vancouver. And Luongo’s near tears interview last night didn’t help. The whole city feels sad. We’re not even mad. :-(
Besides, that puts a dark cloud over one of my favourite poems – “A little song, a little dance. A little seltzer down your pants”. Please don’t ruin seltzer for me. Please?
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s so beautiful, Carol!
And I’m so sorry for all the gloom. Is the fact that you guys are CLEARLY on track to win the Cup next year helping at all? No? Sorry.
The whole city feels sad. We’re not even mad. :-(
Will assgrabbing help?
so we’re taking a day trip to Paris, I think.
Did I hear ‘Paris’?
If you decide to come to Paris, Caitlin, even for a single day, you REALLY should drop me an email before. I kinda know the place, you know… :)
Is the fact that you guys are CLEARLY on track to win the Cup next year helping at all? No? Sorry.
Nah. We heard that last year. And I’m more surprised than anything that I JUST figured out now that Luongo is a choker. We lost big time (the last few games were lost by 6 and 7 goals) last year as well, but it was brushed off due to the fact that Luongo’s wife had just had a baby. But now it seems to me that while he’s impressive during the regular season, he gets psyched out during the playoffs. It would also help if we had some decent defence as well. Clearly it can’t be one guy’s responsibility. *sigh* You woudl think with all the money and hype, we would be bullet proof. But alas, he is not.
Will assgrabbing help?
I think it will! In fact, I feel better just thinking about it. Thanks Mags!
And I’m more surprised than anything that I JUST figured out now that Luongo is a choker.
I didn’t want to be the one to point that out, but… yeah. That’s a big problem. Ooh, I know what’ll fix it — have the Canucks trade for Joe Thornton. Because surely in a “big choker” situation, two negatives will make a positive, right?
If you decide to come to Paris, Caitlin, even for a single day, you REALLY should drop me an email before. I kinda know the place, you know… :)
Oh yay! I had completely forgotten that you lived in Paris! D’oh! (And here I was all bummed out that all my brother-in-law’s family lives in Nice and I wouldn’t potentially see anyone I know!)
Once we get plans more firmed up, I will TOTALLY drop you a line.
Once we get plans more firmed up, I will TOTALLY drop you a line.
Cool! An IPB meeting overseas!
Because surely in a “big choker” situation, two negatives will make a positive, right?
Ouch.
Morning everyone! How we doing? Well besides Canucks fans anyway.
Caitlin, I’m totally jealous of your trip! We went to London a few years back. I would kill to go back! What a great city.
Good morning, andrew! It’s going great here, or as great as can be expected on a Tuesday. And you?
We planted our tomatoes in the ground last night, and got to be all neighborly and give some extra plants to the elderly couple up the street. So I got to feel all good about my gardenery self while feeling terrible about my physical fitnessy self, since apparently the act of piling dirt into a raised garden bed is more than my current state of fitness can handle. Heh.
andrew, quick question for you! Boomer loves “Black”, which we bought for the PS2 on your recommendation. She’s looking for something like that for the xBox or Wii. (I told her I don’t think the Wiii is big on first person shooters, but I guess I could be wrong.) Do you have any suggestions?
Morning IPB
St.Lou was a giant slut last night. No ass grabs for him.
Oh and a Hawks troll told me to get a tampon on my new blog. YAY!
Have fun in London, Caitlin! I would definitely go back there in a second.
Sorry about uni, Mags :(
Schnookie, 36 hours? I’m impressed! I would have killed someone by now if that was me and no coffee.
I’m doing good! Thanks for asking.
Oooh! Tomatoes in the ground, eh? That’s awesome. I’ve been the worst gardener in the world this season. I’ve only got a few things in the ground so far.
Oh and Getzi advice might have made me giggle even more than Crunchy advice. I can’t imagine how funny Looch advice is going to be.
Hey alix! I’m so sorry about the Canucks. I’m tellin’ ya, though — next year’s your year. (Have I already said that about the Stars and Sharks and everyone else’s teams around here? Uh… I totally meant it for all of you. :P)
I would have killed someone by now if that was me and no coffee.
HA! Don’t get me wrong — I’ve been drinking tea. I’m not caffeine-free, just Diet Coke-free. :D
I’ve been the worst gardener in the world this season. I’ve only got a few things in the ground so far.
It’s early still. We’ve actually gotten so much in the ground already that I’ve been really bored by the garden. We haven’t had to tend much to it, or, thanks to all the rain, water it… but it’s almost all planted already. I’m like, “Wait, how is it that I spend my whole summer on this? There’s nothing interesting growing yet and nothing to do!”
I can’t imagine how funny Looch advice is going to be.
Hm. We’d probably have to ask mcguffers to write that one. :P
Thanks, Schnookie! I might as well get There’s Always Next Year tattooed on my ass. Oh Canucks. Always the bridesmaid never the bride. Good thing Old Wax Hands looks good in a dress.
St.Lou was a giant slut last night. No ass grabs for him.
alix, so so sorry!!! You know I was rooting for your boys. Bummer for sure.
andrew, quick question for you! Boomer loves “Black”, which we bought for the PS2 on your recommendation….Do you have any suggestions?
Isn’t Black the greatest game ever invented? God I love that stupid thing.
Um, as far as recommendations go…I don’t know. I don’t have an Xbox, so I’m pretty useless there, but Halo is always a safe bet. I haven’t been super impressed with shooters on the Wii yet. But I hear good things about the new House of the Dead. I’ll probably pick it up when I find a used copy. There’s some good stuff still out there for the PS2, if you guys don’t care about only playing the new hotness.
Always the bridesmaid never the bride. Good thing Old Wax Hands looks good in a dress.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I really think you guys should go after Thornton. He’s just what you need to break that curse! I’m sure andrew could come up with all manner of acceptable trade proposals… :P
. So I got to feel all good about my gardenery self while feeling terrible about my physical fitnessy self, since apparently the act of piling dirt into a raised garden bed is more than my current state of fitness can handle. Heh.
I nearly killed myself trying to get extra dirt into the potato tubs this weekend. (Granted, alright, gardening in 4″ heeled boots – not a good idea, but I only had that one shot to do it!)
Something is eating all our collard greens. BOO, HISS.
Caitlin, I’m totally jealous of your trip! We went to London a few years back. I would kill to go back! What a great city.
Aww! Well, hopefully I can scrounge up all the money. Luckily we’re going during off-season, so it’s a lot cheaper than it would be say… during the summer. Because yes, I am crazy enough to venture into London in February.
(Granted, alright, gardening in 4″ heeled boots – not a good idea, but I only had that one shot to do it!)
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, that’s a problem. Heh. I nearly died from trying to put dirt into a 12-inch high bed, so I can’t imagine getting it into a tub. :P
And as for scrounging the money for London, I just made a point of not even looking at what the conversion rate did to my credit card bill. Spending money in London is all good until you realize what it equals in American dollars. (Shockingly good place to eat relatively cheaply in London? Pizza Express. And the best meal I’ve had in my entire life was a surprisingly cheap picnic in our hotel room with an assortment of apples, bread and cheeses from Neal’s Yard in Covent Garden. Mmmm… cheese. If I ever go back to London, that’s how I’m eating there the whole time. :P)
alix, so so sorry!!! You know I was rooting for your boys. Bummer for sure.
Thanks, andrew! I know you defs were. Unlike these *cough* arranged marriage Hawks lovers around here. :P
I really think you guys should go after Thornton. He’s just what you need to break that curse! I’m sure andrew could come up with all manner of acceptable trade proposals… :P
Hmmm…can we take Patty Marleau instead? At least he gives me a lady boner as I watch my team go down in flames in the playoffs.
Halo, eh? I’m afraid that’ll be too complex and having too many buttons for Boomer. I think she liked that Black had easy controls. For some reason she’s really intent on getting a new game even though we have a long way to go to finish Black. I keep telling her, “I can plug the PS2 back in!” “No, no” she says, “Just get something for the Xbox.” The fact that it’ll take as much energy (i.e. almost nil) to plug the xbox back in as it will to plug the PS2 in seems not to phase her.
Unlike these *cough* arranged marriage Hawks lovers around here.
If it’s any help, I’m pretty bored with my arranged tranny bride. I didn’t watch much of your series at all. Sorry. @@@
It’s early still.
Not so much out here! It’s 85 degrees everyday, I need to get some stuff in the ground!
I’m sure andrew could come up with all manner of acceptable trade proposals…
Yeah…no. Nobody gets Joe, unless the Sabres trade for him.
If it’s any help, I’m pretty bored with my arranged tranny bride. I didn’t watch much of your series at all. Sorry. @@@
Yeah it is actually. :)
Mmmm… cheese. If I ever go back to London, that’s how I’m eating there the whole time.
I’m going to gain fifty pounds there, yeah? The nice thing is, I’m so far away from it, I can save like a demon now. I don’t think I have to book the flight until September, at least.
It’s 85 degrees everyday, I need to get some stuff in the ground!
Yeah, I’ve already got almost all my planting done. Onions, collard greens, raspberries, plus the pre-planted blackberries, two kinds of squash, Roma and yellow tomatoes and green beans, plus the potatoes. Whew! I just have to turn one more bed and plant some onions in there, see how they do.
Wow, Caitlin, you’ve gone in whole-hog this year! WOO HOO! Sounds like you’ve got some great harvests in your future!
Spending money in London is all good until you realize what it equals in American dollars.
Hah! No kidding. Gotta love those $11 pints of Guinness.
Halo, eh? I’m afraid that’ll be too complex and having too many buttons for Boomer.
I’ve only played it a few times, so I’m not an expert, but it seemed to be pretty straight forward.
Thanks, andrew! I know you defs were. Unlike these *cough* arranged marriage Hawks lovers around here.
No arranged marriages here! We can commiserate in our lousy playoff performances together!
Onions, collard greens, raspberries, plus the pre-planted blackberries, two kinds of squash, Roma and yellow tomatoes and green beans, plus the potatoes.
Cripes, lady! You’re out of control. That’s a haul.
You’re out of control. That’s a haul.
What’s hilarious is we have actually a lot more room than we thought. And I still have to go buy planters for the herbs, so I can take them indoors during the winter. (Did I mention I have those seeds. Oh…yeah.)
Hah! No kidding. Gotta love those $11 pints of Guinness.
Jesus God in Heaven. My right coronary artery just collapsed in sticker shock.
Sounds like you’ve got some great harvests in your future!
Hopefully. Something is chowing down hardcore on the collard greens. I’ve tried two different kinds of environmentally friendly bug spray, but nothing has worked. Sigh.
I’ve tried two different kinds of environmentally friendly bug spray, but nothing has worked. Sigh.
Hm. That’s a bummer. We don’t plant much in the way of greens, so I don’t know what to recommend. (We also like to use bug sprays that are environmentally nightmarish. Heh. I’m going straight to gardener hell. :P)
No arranged marriages here! We can commiserate in our lousy playoff performances together!
Word. And actually I should admit that in the last minute of play me and my friend were sitting there, almost in tears, and she turned to me and said “Well it could be worse. We could have been President’s trophy winners out in the first round.” Ouch.
Jesus God in Heaven. My right coronary artery just collapsed in sticker shock.
Hehe…and that’s if you don’t go into the touristy pubs where they’ll try and charge you double (That only happened to us in Dublin but I was like, “Hey, you charged me twice for one beer.” and the guy didn’t remotely give a shit, “Oh, yeah…sorry.” Dick.). But yes, we spent literally thousands of dollars on that two week vacation. I don’t regret it one bit. Life’s too short to worry about exchange rates!
“Well it could be worse. We could have been President’s trophy winners out in the first round.”
ZING! And ouch. :P
“Well it could be worse. We could have been President’s trophy winners out in the first round.”
Hey, I hear ya. I was laughing at the Red Wings when they did the same thing.
I don’t regret it one bit. Life’s too short to worry about exchange rates!
Exactly. I spent the weeks leading up to our London trip freaking out about trying to get a handle on my budget, and then when I got there I was like, “Fuck it.” That’s why I don’t go every year. :P
Life’s too short to worry about exchange rates!
No kidding! But still. Yowza.
(We also like to use bug sprays that are environmentally nightmarish. Heh. I’m going straight to gardener hell. :P)
The only reason I’ve been using “environmentally friendly” sprays is because they’ve mainly been going on the greens. While I know we’re going to wash them before eating them, there’s something about spraying the hell out of a bunch of leaves that I’m eventually going to stick in my mouth that kind of bothers me. I may just say “fuck it” and let the caterpillars/worms/whatever the shit is enjoying my damn collard greens have them.
If it were anything else, I’d just be pouring nuclear waste on the plants, really.
I spent the weeks leading up to our London trip freaking out about trying to get a handle on my budget, and then when I got there I was like, “Fuck it.”
ha! That sounds about right. We didn’t have a budget, but once we got there and discovered the difference Tracie almost had a heart attack. It took me three days to convince her to turn off the CPA part of her brain. Meanwhile, I could’ve cared less. I was there to soak in the culture!
speaking of…Caitlin, try to hit a soccer match while you’re there. So much fun! Also, when you find yourself at the pub, ask if they have any cask-conditioned beers (also referred to as “real ale”) on tap. If so, you drink it. You drink it all. That stuff is indescribable.
If it were anything else, I’d just be pouring nuclear waste on the plants, really.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And I suppose that makes sense, to not be pumping chemicals onto the greens you’re planning to eat. Of course, playing devil’s advocate, something’s got to kill you… :P (Just kidding.)
Caitlin, try to hit a soccer match while you’re there.
Will add to the list!
If so, you drink it. You drink it all.
Yes sir! Will do. I’ll force the bartender to give me every last drop.
I’ll be like Marty when it comes to Sprite, yeah?
Of course, playing devil’s advocate, something’s got to kill you… :P (Just kidding.)
To be fair, I also chain-smoke while watering my plants. My logic, it is not sound.
To be fair, I also chain-smoke while watering my plants. My logic, it is not sound.
HA! That’s pretty funny.
That’s like me, doting over my vegetable garden with a Jameson on the rocks in hand.
To be fair, I also chain-smoke while watering my plants. My logic, it is not sound.
That’s like me, doting over my vegetable garden with a Jameson on the rocks in hand.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, our weekend gardening photo shoots generally follow an afternoon of greasy snacks and sugary mixed drinks. We’re all such paragons of healthy living!
That’s like me, doting over my vegetable garden with a Jameson on the rocks in hand.
I think I actually have gone outside with a vodka tonic before to check on them, actually. Sounds very much like something I’ve done… yeah.
WOOOOOOOO! Look what I got in the mail today!
click click click
Thank you Alix!
We’re all such paragons of healthy living!
I know, right!
Aww, those gift bags Alix sent Grrreg are super cute! Bless.
Always the bridesmaid never the bride. Good thing Old Wax Hands looks good in a dress.
OK, I just had an unfortunate flashback to when Jagr actually entered that beauty contest and wore the dress, wig and make-up. I’m not sure why, since he’s not OWH. But, I did.
Caitlin, have fun in London. The exchange rate is a little better than it has been over the last few years. That’s just in comparison to how awful it was before, but it a little better now. It was around 2 dollars to the pound last July and now it’s around 1.5 dollars to the pound. Better.
Aww, those gift bags Alix sent Grrreg are super cute! Bless.
Indeed! Absolutely adorable!
I can’t imagine how funny Looch advice is going to be.
It would probably involve the best recipes for kitten consumption.
I think Marty or Zach advice columns would be a hoot, too.
I just had an unfortunate flashback to when Jagr actually entered that beauty contest and wore the dress, wig and make-up. I’m not sure why, since he’s not OWH.
My mind went to the picture of Jay McKee dressed as Marilyn Monroe for his teammate’s wedding. As much as I love Jay, he’s not a pretty lady.
It was around 2 dollars to the pound last July and now it’s around 1.5 dollars to the pound. Better.
Yeah, no kidding. That is relieving though, for sure.
Jagr actually entered that beauty contest and wore the dress, wig and make-up.
That photo still makes my soul bleed a little. Dude, have we actually HEARD anything about Jagr recently? Or has he resigned himself to being a whimper over in the KHL now?
I think Marty or Zach advice columns would be a hoot, too.
I’d like to see a column where both Marty and Zach answer the same letter. In a world where one calls his boss ‘Lou’ and one still calls him ‘Mr Lamoriello’…and, well, let’s face it, the difference in ego would be massive, there’s just so much potential.