The Place of Seldom Whispers

Life is even better when your wife dances naked around the kitchen proclaiming that she has milky shit. I'm not sure what milky shit is but she seemed awfully proud of it. whatever it is.

I am now being yelled about posting this

life is awesome

saw this link in my :: mumble mumble :: facebook :: mumble:: profile today and took a look:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/26/opinion/26coontz.html?ex=1353819600&en=edea6bb06d38c5fc&ei=5124&partner=facebook&exprod=facebook

an interesting take on the entire question of what legal and being married means.

So Misty came out of surgery with flying colors and should be home tomorrow morning.

If you'd like to call her to check in she can use her mobile in her room at the hospital where she is staying tonight for observation.

The funniest part was the knock out cocktail they gave her and the speed of impact on her system. The doc said here's a shot of vodka Misty said yeah wow you definitely meant vodka and then she was casper solid gone and nighty night. She had no memory of anything else she said or did or what happened after she made the vodka comment. tee hee.

this would be beyond awesome

http://www.cubedoor.com/product_pics_door.php

heeee heee heee
I have no idea what they're saying but it looks funny

http://www.apple.com/jp/getamac/ads/

Morning - so this isn't a real post - well I guess it is real in that it exists, but it is not real in that it is not part of any sort of "journaling." I am looking to help out a friend who may be looking to move out to work in the DC area fairly shortly. They will be looking for a place along these lines:

In terms of housing in DC. I'm still thinking lower MD. Has to be on/near Metro. Dogs allowed. Minimum 2 bedrooms, prefer 3 bedrooms. Nice neighborhood, where it's safe to walk the pooch at any hour. Has to have A/C. I'd love to keep the rent around $1k/mo, but I realize that's unrealistic. It has to be under $2k or else we won't eat or have utilities, which doesn't work either. You get the idea. Thanks for asking around.

If you know of folks/companies/etc... that would be renting something along those lines please let me know.

thanks oodles!

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update to add additional info (thanks AK for the request for clarification!)
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One dog, 50 pounds. Yard is a big big plus but not a necessity, safe walking areas nearby are imperative.

I'd love to be able to walk to the Metro, but again that's a plus not a necessity. If I can drive to the nearest station in 15 minutes and park there, that's okay.

It's really a combination of price, dog-friendly factors, and how long my commute would be. So, for example, if the place doesn't have a yard (factor against) that may be outweighed if it's a short commute and a really good price.

so I'm fairly certain that many folks are familiar with http://woot.com and maybe this is also no big surprise, but it was a pleasant surprise to me - they have a sub site just for wine

http://wine.woot.com/

nice.

So the thing about this cartoon is that I think there really are people that would pay significant sums of money for this service.

oie.

but still - a thought for a "fun" retirement job

"If you were gay" on Google Video
I was looking for the Internet is for Porn - Avenue Q, but I found this instead - man love anime and the muppets on crack come together in this fabulous video.

This quote from a BBC article regarding an add campaign for an Ontario school

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5294690.stm?ls

"It still strikes me as being very repugnant," she said. "Lakehead has so many positive attributes that you could really sell to people that live down south."

Life is good - T Prachett is delivering another in the Tiffany Aching series come 10/01/06.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060890312/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_57/102-6522709-7059359?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

now to shower

(1) Liberal Arts at Work!

Yesterday, Misty and I were headed out to dinner to celebrate my recent liberation from campus (I had just come off being tied to campus for duty), and Misty saw a furniture store named "BiF." She commented that this was an odd name for a furniture store. Then she mentioned that she simply could not remember but wasn't Bif a character in Death of a Salesman? I mentioned that it was more likely that it was Back to the Future she was thinking of. Whereupon there was much hillarity and mocking. But since I am that kind of a geek I did a quick google check on the character names for Death of a Saleman and yea verily - Biff Loman is indeed a central character in that little bit of literature.

I am amused.

(2) pet moment

Parrot has now eaten food out of my open hand!! woot! Next we will work on itching his head in the spots that are hard for him to reach without threats of nips.

( aside ) I also need to find another set of small bead mala beads to replace the ones currently on my wrist that Parrot has rather thoroughly mauled - they are one of his favorite chew toys.

So I got this image in triplicate with the words "It's Friday - get excited!!!!!" in large yellow font. I needed to share the spanking hippo gif with y'all




oh yes - there is the fun in my office environs - oh gods

hey anyone...

younger sib and partner are expecting their first little one (currently in peanut shape on sonogram). I have been tasked with finding where I/they might lay hands on a convertible crib such as this one from
Amazon

the kicker is that it (a) must be cherry finish and (b) must have a solid head board

I have wrestled with froogle, amazon, mysimon, google, etc.... and found many many convertible cribs, but getting both cherry and solid headboard appears to be one hell of a stretch.

Can anyone (a) recommend a good search engine for this specific kind of search and/or (b) tell me of a place I might lay hands upon this crib.

Thanks y'all


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update

found it and have sent a list to sib of local furniture stores that carry that which is desired
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me
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20060617/lbob060618.gif

very subtle :: wipes off sarcasm ::

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20060617/lprc060618.gif

sometimes the funnies aren't about being funny, but about thinking and remembering - I like that - it's not always about being entertained or about a quick laugh - sometimes it's a thoughtful pause well rendered in a way to bring meaning to a topic being glossed over or overhyped -

:: shrug ::

but I like a good drama more than a slap stick just about any day of the week

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20060610/lnq060611.gif

I have uploaded a new series of userpics for me which will also help with the theme of the update as I have seen many do - I went with trying to find images from real life for my photo fodder.

Would it be possible to add alcohol to these, and if so what kind would work best?
http://recipes.stonyfield.com/recipes.cfm?action=details:recipeID=835

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If you have seen both Toy Story and Requiem for a Dream, this will make you pee yourself. If you have not, it will simply be amusing.
Toy Story Meets Requiem for a Dream