We went to Bob Chinn‘s yesterday to help Steve celebrate a birthday. It was a typicaly Bob Chinny experrience: waitstaff in Hawaiian aloha shirts with tropical fish, a huge dining room with the handwashing stations everywhere that were supposed to look like barrels of Myers’ Rum (an ingredient in the famous Bob Chinn Mai Tai) and bits of crab shell and aerosolized drawn butter floating in a fine mist over our heads. A word not often heard at Bob Chinn’s was used: “traife.” Well, most of us were not concerned with that, and we tried to keep the spray and…
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Overheard at the Starbuck’s today, while waiting for some much-needed “go juice” for my brain: Man behind a long line of people ordering chai soy-milk frothy venti lattes: “They should have a fast line for the people ordering non-froufy, plain black coffees.” Women in line ahead of me: “But we want our froufy drinks – do you want to cut ahead?” Man: “No, I’ve got plenty of time before my flight, I just wish I could walk up, get my coffee, and go.” Me, after some reflection: “But that would mean I’d have to stand in two lines, because my…
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My blogchum Bill recorded this little gem under the heading “Outsider” and “Art.” Like, WAY “outsider” “art” I particularly like the meowing part. DISCLAIMER: Music is not safe for work, unless your company policy does not prevent you from spitting coffee through your nose. Do not listen to this music while operating heavy machinery. Do not listen to this music while pregnant. Do not attempt to become pregnant while listening to this music. Good job, Bill! Well done! You’ve inspired me to do something regrettable and embarassing with music, too! Maybe we could encourage everyone to perform “Night and Day”…
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… because listening to a short clip of the adowwable tune nearly sent me straight into diabetic shock. But if you want to listen, it’s here. And thewe’s a wingtone for you cewphone, too, snookum snookums! Thanks to the nefarious machinations of Boing Boing Technorati Tags: Cuppycake, Annoying Music
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The sky outside is almost black, and there’s thunder and lightning going (very unusual for winter). We’ve got a winter storm warning for tonight, with snow, sleet, rain, ice, and all kinds of slidy badness. Tonight’s commute will be fun. Meantime, let the whining begin: “Can I leave eaaaarly? I’m wooooooried about the traaaaaafic.” And by the way, it’s just before 11am here.
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Something is definitely fishy around there. That lady that was here a few days ago came back. My monkeylady jabbered to her and gave her some of those paper things and then they looked at me and tried to get me to play. Well, I only did a little, I was thrown a little off my game by the presence of the other lady. However, I will soon have her under my paw. She will be mine. My monkeys went into one of the “No-no Riley” rooms last night and left the door open, and so I went in and…
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Two years ago, I was “angy” about a big mess that I got stuck with at work. Today, I was angy all over again. It’s that group again. The same one that is characterised by secretaries booking “their” people 6 months in advance, changing the personnel constantly, changing dates constantly, and the housing bureau is always about 6 or 7 change requests behind. This year, I thought I managed to stay ahead of the wave the whole time, as I’d had to send a number of faxes and emails to the bureau just to get changes done – and some…
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We get swag sometimes at work – usually it’s squeezy foam objects shaped like cows or hockey pucks or airplanes. Today, though, it was lobster pens. We’ve already got a bunch of Mickey pens, and star-shape pens, and heart pens, but a Boston hotel came in today with lobster pens. Not that exciting, I know, unless you happen to be a devotee of His Buttery Succulence, Lobster, the Lord of All Crustaceans. Either that, or you hang out at Fanatical Apathy. Via: Flickr Title: Lobster pens! By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Feb ’06, 4.17am PST
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Reuters AlertNet – Record snowfall in northeast US strands travelers NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – New Yorkers dug their way out of thigh-high record snowfall on Monday after the biggest snowstorm of the season canceled flights and delayed trains across the northeastern United States. The sun came out as people returned to work after relentless snow kept falling most of Sunday, sinking New York City into its deepest snow on record. The storm cut power to tens of thousands of homes and stranded many people who had gone away for the weekend. Yeah. I got called into the office…
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Coffee Hour treats from Holy Moly. Yum! Now I need to remember to get good quality coffee and cream. Via: Flickr Title: Treat By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 12 Feb ’06, 6.06pm PST Technorati Tags: Episcopal, Treats