Posts by derrycastlerock

Original Post by devotchka613:

 Jeff Goldblum...

 yeah, he's another one! I don't really know why..well he is very tall and lanky!!

And I LOVE Alton Brown and Good Eats...but I don't think there are new episodes anymore? Does anyone know if he still shoots that show?

I am excited for his "Feasting on Waves" or whatever it's called, where he is on the ocean and such.

I also kind of find the PC guy from the Mac commericials cute...I am weird.

Original Post by kazanoodle:

Oooh, that Dos Equis guy is rugged.

 yeah but a little old...it's so weird... and I definitely don't have a "daddy complex" hmmm, maybe it's the exciting way he's described in the commercials?

just to throw this out there...when you get laser eye surgery you can no longer donate your eyes or eye tissue...like if you are an organ donor, since they are essentially "scarring" your eyes with the laser. If you were normally a good viable donor, you could no longer be considered as a result. Not a huge reason not to, but just throwing out a possible downside to laser eye surgery.

Anyone else find it incredibly uncomfortable and borderline tasteless when NBC interviews athletes immediately after they don't medal, don't advance, or are disqualified? Especially in the track events, I want to punch the stupid announcers in the face .... "How does it feel to know you didn't medal?" How do you think he/she feels you moron! I am all for interviewing the winners, but c'mon...The worst was when Wallace-Spearman (sp?) found out he was disqualified for stepping on the line in the 200m and the stupid lady reporter just shoved her mic in his face waiting for him to say something. Geez lady, he is obviously furious at losing the silver on a technicality, leave him alone!!

I also felt awful for the 15 year old US high diver (female) who didn't advance to the finals and when she was interviewed she started crying and the stupid camera wouldn't cut away! Let her be for pity's sake!

Sorry, end of rant.

mine is kind of gross...but friends/family who talk on their phones to me while in the bathroom. Yeah, I can hear you pee or I can distinguish the echo-y sound of the stall. Take the 30 seconds or so  to do your business and call me back when you are done!!

Same with strangers in public bathrooms on their cells! I don't want to hear about your awesome shopping spree while taking a tinkle in the next stall. Chances are your friend on the phone can hear me peeing and that weirds me out, even if they are a complete stranger!

women who draw in their eyebrows. I realize some of you have blonde hairs but sometimes I just want to laugh out loud when it's so obviously fake.

chapped lips!! my own or others with flaky, looks painful, type dryness.

people who dislike bands after they become popular. C'mon, if their music hasn't changed, no need to forsake them just because they are successful!

people who don't brake properly, i.e. brake at the last second while I am in their passenger seat grabbing the "oh-**** handle," hanging on for dear life.

I do apologize for contributing to the following above peeves: whistling, popping gum, humming-probably off key, bad driving, lying, and probably some others that I missed, hee hee.

Original Post by dbackerfan:

New lyric     ....as she comes to scene
Then heavy head turned with ice cream, being the one
Who will dance on the floor in around.

 "Billie Jean" but I don't know the actual lyrics, ha ha

New Lyric: The incinerator... put it all together...we can drive on...with one headlight . (hint- Bob Dylan's son's band.)

Original Post by restless_girl:

How is she being 13 "cheating"?
If they are saying shes 16, she's clearly going into a much tougher group.
If she IS 13, you should be thinking "oh my god, she's great for a 13 yr old"...
This topic doesn't make sense to me.
If she's 13 and still won, doesn't that mean she deserved it?

yes and no. Think about it, before puberty hits, you are typically a lot more agile, flexible; a huge advantage in gymnastics. It's impressive but still not "fair."

ooh I think any pop-culture references are fun to dress up as and really can be made cheaply.

I was Smurfette one year, blue paint is fun and you don't have to make it slutty.

The year before that I was Daria (the cartoon), though most people didn't know who I was.

I had a friend who dressed up as the Saint Pauli girl:

http://www.swabianidols.de/wp-content/uploads /2007/03/StPauliGirl.jpg

Basically leiderhosens (sp?) and stuff, and then she drank that particular beer all night to point it out!

I always get the "a distant, distant ancestor of yours in Germany, just left you millions of dollars" emails.

But I do submit to publisher clearinghouse online every once and a while, ha ha.

Seriously, nice going team. How inspirational!

SW:  184 (as in last week)  GW:  160 (12/26/08)

1. AUGUST 1 - 181.0
2. AUGUST 8
3. AUGUST 15
4. AUGUST 22
5. AUGUST 29
6. September 5
7. September 12
8. September 19
9. September 26
10. OCTOBER 3
11. OCTOBER 10
12. OCTOBER 17
13. OCTOBER 24
14. OCTOBER 31
15. November 7
16. November 14
17. November 21
18. November 28
19. DECEMBER 5
20. DECEMBER 12 
21.  DECEMBER 19

So, surprisingly down 3 lbs, not sure if it will stick, but here's hoping!

Good Luck!

Original Post by bettypage4:

Lots of people slip and fall at work because of inferior, low quality (and sometimes incidentally high fashion) footwear.

And excuse you.  This is not a generational thing.  This is a professionalism and safety thing.  And by the way, I work in HR.  Just because you see a lot of people doing it, does not mean that it is right or professional, just like a lot of people you see are unfit and unhealthy (thin and overweight alike).  The "everyone does it" excuse is merely that--an excuse. 

 Whoa, didn't mean to anger the HR gods. I am not arguing that people slip and fall because of poor footwear, but "low quality" and "inferior" footwear encompasses all footwear, in my opinion, not just styles like dressy sandals.

Perhaps you missed the part where I wrote, it's up to each company's HR department to determine what is professional, since you seemed to feel the need  to repeat it back to me.

To clarify further, I wasn't using "everybody is doing it" as an excuse to wear inappropriate items of apparel. I was saying that I know AND have seen women from many different job markets, wear peep toe pumps and still look professional.  It's a versatile dress shoe that does show a little toe.

Original Post by bettypage4:

They might not be trashy, but many sandals I have seen at work are not appropriate and cause people to slip and fall. 

Besides, if I can see your toes, then they are probably not appropriate for work.

  Slip and fall?! No more so than any closed toed dress shoe. Again, we are probably talking about different styles. And peep toe pumps are perfectly professional (again certain styles) and I see women everywhere wearing those, exposing (GASP) toes.

Fact is that trends change and the only people who can determine what's "professional" or acceptable in a company setting is HR.

This must be a generational thing...I'm afraid to ask opinions on whether women should wear pantyhose vs bare legs. Ha ha.

to 14: I can see how writing anything can potentially be beneficial to structure and technique, but I wonder how "creative" you can get with characters who already have a pre-set personality and traits? I agree that it takes a lot of talent to keep consistency within a character, especially in a series like a television show. But if that's all the reading and  writing (though the article didn't specify if the 15 year old writes her "own" stories) this teenager is doing, I wonder how productive it can be  for her in the long run, creatively. 

 It's a safety net, I guess, but let's hope doesn't produce a generation of writers who believe "sampling" is the only way a body of work can be written (And I realize one can argue that there is no originality left...) I also have issues with the sampling of music, so I guess in my perfect world, every art form produced would be unique. I am so insanely impressed by a good story!

But for the most part it sounds like a harmless form of expression and as long as the production of these "fanfictions" are not being sold without due credit to the creators, I can see the appeal.

ooh, I want in too! Especially if we can motivate each other through the first of the food-li-days, like Thanksgiving...grrr.

SW/CW: 184

GW by Xmas: 160

Height: 5'2

Good luck to us all and Friday's work fine for me!

Original Post by smwhipple:

• Unfortunately, lettuce does not do well frozen, so look for lettuce and tomatoes at bulk stores like COSTCO, Sam's Club, etc. if they're your preference.

 Also for lettuce, ditch the pre-prepared salad mixes (bags of spinach too,) lettuce mixes, etc... You can get a huge bunch of greens for a lot cheaper if you take the time to shred and store them yourself! I stupidly just found that out after months of buying what I thought was the better deal. Nope, and it's usually fresher cause no one had to waste time packaging the greens!