Welcome home, OZZIE. I am glad you and your 'Woodys' made it back to NC safely;) .
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Does anyone actually watch any college football in the next week. The Toilet Bowl, The ^$%^$%^$%^$%hole.com Bowl, The DBR Longest Thread Bowl, etc. I mean cmon, no one really watches them do they??
Random enough??
I'll be random and go back to Pop Tarts. Personally, I still mourn the graham cracker/milk chocolate combo. I think they were the precursor to the s'mores ones, but they didn't have the frosting or the marshmallow.
Hey, isn't Britney Spears a Pop Tart?
Well, given that there is no other new programming on, I occasionally cast a side long view at some of the Bowl stuff they send our way. And now that Yahoo! has a selection game, I do know that Florida Atlantic and Utah both won(1 right, 1 wrong).
Damn those basketball thread posters. What kind of site do they think this is?
Maybe this board can hold a virtual awards banquet at the end of the season. Honors can go out to members in various categories: most profilic on-topic, most prolific off-topic, most versatile, most knowledgeable (basketball), most knowledgable (sports in general), most entertaining, most concise, (most long-winded?), most controversial, and I'm sure there are others I'm leaving out. It would probably require some polls, but if it's the off-season, I'm sure JE wouldn't mind hosting them. :D
Ninjas
I continue to strive for greatest in uselessness. I was very dismayed to see all the threads that had no comments or posts with them. I'm thinking I may need to go post in some of those so that my own postless threads can "rise" to the top.
Since I'm on vacation I've missed a lot, even though I check the board daily. But man, I walk away for a day and this thread has exploded. Kudos to everyone for keeping it a live.
BostonDevil, congrats on things going well for your wee one.
DevilAlumna, will miss seeing you, or rather reading your posts, on a regular basis throughout the day. Good luck with the new position. Hope you'll find time to hang out on the board.
Wilson, umm, can you send some of your egg nog to the Triangle?
EarlJam, we need to find you a girl!
My NYD tradition is to eat Chinese food. Not too many good places around Raleigh. Anyone have any suggestions other than Neo China? When I lived in Massachusetts it seemed the thing to do and I sort of stuck with it when I moved to NC.
Time to hit the road - heading to Jersey. Woo traffic.
It's only 437 after I post this, and I forgot what I was going to say. Oh, yeah, I can remember that some of the threads about five or more years ago were way over 1,000 posts.
And with this post, we tie the steroids discussion.
Regardless of what the previous record-holder may have been, I believe it should be the goal to leave no doubt that this is the first thread people think of when they think of long, meaningless, multi-topical threads. If we need to get to 2000 to force that connection, so be it.
Post Whore...someone who posts somewhat irrelevant and uninteresting info that may or may not be on the topic of the board it has been posted at. This is done to inflate post counts. Of the 800+ posts I have done so far, I would be hard pressed to say that more than 10 had any real substance to them. But man, have I spent a long time posting those 800+ thoughts.
Totally changing topic yet again --
I have never been around kids much (besides when I was one.) I don't have any close friends in the area with children, and I've never been too geographically close to family with babies.
Last night, my husband's sister gave birth to a beautiful little girl. I got to hold a 20min. old newborn. Her feet were blue like a smurf's; she smelled wonderful; she barely cried, except when she was getting her first bath (but she fell asleep while she was getting her hair washed.) It was a wonderful wonderful experience. I'd never seen anything like it.
Now I understand why new parents are so instantly fond of this insistent needy creature that has otherwise destroyed their way of life. : )
Well, on this incarnation of board software, the longest thread is @ 695 replies (Football Coach discussion, EK Board.) This thread is now second only to the Michael Vick thread on the OT board (my post will push it past Ymmm, Beer.) It would be 4th on the PPB board, underneath the amalgamated threads on health care, global climate change, and gun control.
Christmas Eve, or Christmas Morning?
Mother Nature/God or what ever being/force that is providing some direction, if any, works in mysterious and wonderful ways.
Not the exact same thing, but I imagine the emotion around a pet can be similar. I say that because I have pets and no kids. I recently added a couple of kittens to the household. Someone decided they were disposable and deposited them at a busy intersection at 3-4 weeks of age. They have definitely changed things for me.
Christmas Eve...again no kids so Christmas Morning is for sleeping in.
But let's not forget our furry friends, they're precious too.
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Chupacabas are not cool, they're scary
Those with more experience with message boards, where does everyone get animiated smilies? Are they flash objects? (Which we can't use here?)
I'm trying to take my PW'ing to a new level.
You can probably just do a google to find animated smilies. As far as other pictures, still or animated, once you've saved them in My Pictures, you can upload them on http://tinypic.com/ then copy and paste to your post.
I just drank some tea with milk and honey in it and now i feel hot. Not sexy hot, warm hot.
Speaking of milk, anybody ever see Lewis Black do his routine about milk? Very funny stuff, especially the bit about soy milk. Something like there's no such thing as soy milk, it's soy juice. But they call it soy milk because if you say soy milk you actually gag. And you know how I know there's no such thing as soy milk? Because there are no soy "mammaries".
I did a quick google and found some smilies at http://www.clicksmilies.com/ saved one of them, and then clicked "file" at http://tinypic.com/ , then browse, click upload, then copy from the img code and paste to your reply.
I haven't done animated smilies before. Testing:
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As promised, I just did a quick, unscientific count of unique posters to this thread and we're at 35, assuming I counted right. No Jason though, and no throatybeard. Are they away for the holidays or are they just too good for us? Should we shame people into posting?
Mmmmm, tea. I have two shelves in my pantry devoted to tea. I don't drink coffee.
That's a good one - tea or coffee?
Oh, just to report, I'm taking a break from baking for the party tonight but I've already made brownies, a baked custard, and gingerbread. I'm going for chocolate-peppermint chews and cupcakes (sadly from a mix but they are for the kids) before 7:30 tonight.
Much more ambitious than I on the baking side. What I do miss are the "Spritz" cookies my Mom used to make for the holidays.
No Billybreen either. The mods probably don't or shouldn't sink to this level.
Tea over coffee but Hot Chocolate over either...
I'm not sexist but the females in my house do all the baking. Well, almost all. I bake muffins and oatmeal cookies sometimes. This morning I made an omelet. Eggs, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, cheddar. Tasty. Right now there's a turkey in the oven. We were away for Thanksgiving, so we're having family over and having a fake Thanksgiving.
Does saying I'm not sexist or even thinking it actually imply that I am sexist? Or because I think about whether or not that makes me sexist does that cancel it out and neutralize the sexism?
These are unknown unknowns.
I do drink the soy juice but can only tolerate the vanilla flavored stuff...
Nahhh. Especially not the mods! I wonder what they think about this thread. As long as we're keeping things light-hearted, hopefully they at least find it "harmlessly amusing." It's 2 weeks before the next game. Need something to talk about. Reminds me of Seinfeld, a sitcom about nothing. Or so it seemed.Quote:
Should we shame people into posting?
Watched it last night. Entertaining, weird, disturbing. Costner's finest performance this decade. I'd give it 3 stars and two buckets of popcorn, maybe some peanut M&Ms.
If there aren't any Red Vines or Twizzlers involved, I probably won't bother. Unless I smell the movie theater popcorn. Then I will watch anyways. I also like those popcorn tins you get around this time of year. No companies sent me any this year, all I got were some chocolates.
Why doesn't Bostondevil offer a prize for the most meaningless post in this thread? Maybe a nice car, perhaps a 3 series, or a back rub. But the post has to contain exactly 41 words and reference cars and back rubs.
You're most welcome! And I'm not writing this as a PW, but as a fellow member of DBR who wants to help Bostondevil's thread reach its goal. I think. Well, looking deep within my soul and seeing that I'm nowhere near 100% pure in heart, I suppose I'm guilty to some degree of possessing ulterior motives. But still...
Cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars backrubs cars
Imperial Garden at the corner of Lead Mine and Sawmill-used to be Hangchow from Creekside Drive until the owners got into a dispute with the city council folks over a sign and moved. Great Chinese food and I am not saying that just cuz' one of my patients and her husband own the joint:D . PM me for more details.
My favorite Chinese place was a dive off Main Street in Woburn. I think it was called China Delight and they only did take out. Course that was ten years ago so don't even know if I have the name and location right. I have a friend whose parents own a Chinese restaurant in Billerica/Burlington - can't remember which. Will get the name and location for you and PM it to you. It'll take me a couple days, but I'll get it to you.
BTW, I completely agree with you regarding the parental love for animals. I have two cats and no kids. In fact I brought my cats with me to my parents for Christmas, couldn't leave them at home alone for over a week.
I know exactly what you mean re holding a newborn. I told a friend of mine, who is the mother of my goddaughter, that I'm living vicariously through them as I'm not going to have little ones of my own. Course I think that's why she asked me to be the godmother. That little girl will be loved and spoiled if I have anything to do about it. :)
Enjoy your new niece!! And, congrats to your brother in-law and sister in-law.
P.S. If you want to be THE favorite aunt, give her half-birthday presents, i.e. presents in June. It really stinks getting birthday and Christmas presents days apart and then nothing for a year.
dang, still not a starter yet-must work harder:o
Come on, people. An hour and a half with no posts? That's not gonna get the job done. Family? Dinner? Pish posh.
I love Burt Reynolds. Discuss.
Tea, Angel on Top. :)
I just had a rabito. It's a fig stuffed with dark chocolate and brandy liqueur, then dipped in even more dark chocolate.
Worth every calorie, and then some.
I make no comment on Burt Reynolds, except to say that the 'stache unnerves me a little.
At the movies: popcorn or candy?
Just painted my toenails (first time). How long do I need to wait before I put stockings on?
-EarlJam
I don't think heroin does anything to your toes. I drank some wine before dinner, and then had some with dinner, and okay maybe a little after dinner. But I haven't found the heroine yet.
And now for something completely different . . .
My daughter is a writer. She's upstairs writing now. I intruded into her space long enough to ask what she's writing now. The title of this book is "Once I killed a man". Should I be worried?
coffe... star
Photoshop, the answer to all of life's visual problems.
DA,
Did you see the Vandy men won again? Weak schedule, very weak schedule but looks like they should get to 15 or 16 and 0.
YBT
I wish I had coffee.... at my in-laws and all they have is decaf hazelnut flavored "coffee." I'm such a coffee snob.
I think so, one of my two cats never scratched my sofa. Then she saw her moronic brother doing it all the time and me picking him up and sitting him down in front of the scratching post. Maybe she is just craving the attention but she is scratching the sofa now.
Mixed marketing message:
Well, for background I own and still use a Palm (Tungsten E2), an iPod(30GB Video model), and a cellphone(Nokia 6030, a nice candy bar style model). I am hoping to replace all three with one device, but that isn't happening after several weeks of research. The best I can really do is get rid of two of the three. Which should I get rid of? Of the objects, the Palm is the oldest(2+ years)the cellphone the next oldest(1 year) and the iPod was purchased in May of this year. I use the Palm to edit Excel spreadsheets, but I recently moved to Office 2007 and I need to upgrade some software.
So how does this all lead to a mixed marketing message? Palm has the Centro which looks somewhat similar to my current phone and has the Palm functionality that I am used to, but all the ads seem to feature teen and pre-teen girls using the red model. BTW, yes, I am a 30+ male. Should I even consider this product? Even if it meets all my needs?
Haha, yeah. I thought of that but then I have to spend $30 to keep the Palm alive or learn to use Google's or some other version of an on-line spreadsheet. Plus it obsolete's my newest device. On the plus side, the plan I can get with it isn't much more than I a paying for phone only. But the Centro is even cheaper up front and I can get a much better plan price using corporate employee rates.
Unfortunately, I have never been one of the cool kids.:(
Cornell and soy, that is. There was some discussion on a previous page about soy (tried to locate it but dang, this thread is getting long!
Researchers at Cornell University Medical College said that children who got soy formula were more likely to develop thyroid disease and that twice as many diabetic children had received soy formula in infancy as compared to non-diabetic children. In fact, in other countries such as Switzerland, England, Australia and New Zealand, public health officials recommend highly restricted medically monitored use of soy for babies and for pregnant women.
from: http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/soy.htm
I go with soy over Cornell...after a loss like the one we suffered I feel confident that there won't be any letdown in our next game.
There was a song from the 60's called Sugar Shack. I was just wondering if this is what they had in mind:
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Not sure if that is what they had in mind, but this will be #300 with this post.
Ding, ding, ding. You win a back rub. I'm saving the car for later.
I punted on the cupcakes and only made 4 desserts. People brought stuff though so there was no shortage of sugar. There were 2 scotch drinkers still here at midnight. All in all a good party. This morning church, the Christmas brunch while the kids rehearsed the pageant (I'm responsible for King Herod, Melchior, and a Roman soldier) all of that followed by a 6 mile run. Thanks for being so busy in my absense.
Now off for a bit of Christmas shopping. Santa is done but my parents and husband deserve a little something.
I walked down to the local bookstore (no driving or parking) and took care of some of the shopping. I'll get up early tomorrow and hit either Chestnut Hill Mall or Newton Centre, Pier 1 Imports can bail me out, I'm sure.
Miss the Pats game!?! Are you kidding me?
Brady or Manning?
Yeah, I know, I'm posting during a Pats game. I've decided Brady isn't going to throw number 49 with me watching today so I'm giving him the last 5 minutes to do it without me.
Say it with me -- Windows Mobile. :D
Personally, I'm lusting after the eTEN Glofiish M800, but at $800 list price, it's not likely. My old T-Mobile SDA is falling apart so I'll probably go with the Pantech Duo -- it's a candy-bar like phone, but dual slider to get a 10-key phone pad the long way, or pull out a full keyboard horizontally, and the screen rotates to landscape. It's got the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, so you'd have Office 2007 compatibility as well.
Depending on who your carrier is, I'd also look at the Sprint Mogul, the Sprint Touch, the Samsung i706 (I think), and the Moto q9h.
Throw in a 6GB MicroSD card and you've almost got the complete package (can't store *all* your music and video, but just have a spare SD card and swap out as needed.)
Actually, if the mothership didn't require a WM phone in order to get access to work email/calendar/contacts, I'd probably (gasp) get an iPhone, just for the sheer style factor. Palm, imo, is a company going nowhere fast.
Oh, and
Vandy, Vandy, oh, hell, yeah!
(they don't have any sort of creativity with their cheers there, but they do throw one heck of a tailgate for football games.)
We just got back from the Pacific Northwest Ballet Company's version of The Nutcracker. I haven't seen it since I was a little girl; watching it again was almost like being transported back to age 8, when I so desperately wanted to be a ballerina.
It was nice to be out where everyone was dressed in their finest (Seattle's usually a jeans & fleece sort of crowd), and to watch parents delight their kids by taking them to a very special event.
Now the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies music will run in my head for the next 10 days, but there are worse things to get stuck. ; )
Looks like I need to do a little more research! And yes, I have a spreadsheet comparing all the models and the resulting Total Cost of Ownership over a two year contract period. I have some employer discounts that make Sprint really attractive($250 cheaper over the two years) and I have always been an expense minimizer.
I by and large agree with this, but the the Treo series from Palm still has a lot of life in it. And it doesn't look like something targeted to a tween. In fact, Jack Bauer uses one. ;-)
There is now a WM version. I use the Palm version, and I haven't yet checked into it, but I would assume that Palm has made a relatively clean upgrade path. Obviously it would have pretty good access to your Office Apps.
BTW, my next phone choice appears to be migrating to the WM Treo or getting a iPhone.
Palm = Elevation Capital Partners cash investment of $325 million
Elevation has some really bright guys(you can say that about many of the Silicon Valley funds) but in particular Roger McNamee. They have also hired some pretty good people from Apple(in particular, former Apple product guru Jonathan Rubinstein, more instrumental in iMac and iPod than iPhone). So, while they may never dominate the market, I don't think they are going out of business any time soon.
We're slowing down but it is Christmas Eve.
So, to all the peeps who celebrate - Merry Christmas!
I drew up a devil santa for the home page and sent it into the powers that be... It sure would be appropriate... maybe tomorrow...
Season's Greetings to all...keep typing...
Yes, a Happy Holidays to all!
Woohoo, I've got another thread going without any replies! Inconsequence and irrelevance here I come! (Oh wait, I am already there!)
Darn, someone posted a reply...have to find another meaningless topic.
Who out there is staying home for Christmas? Just curioius.
I am for one...and it's great. No travel hassles, worries, etc.
We resisted the pressure this year!!!! Is there a medal for that?
I am also. Been home a lot in the last two years. Decided to have a little time to myself.
When did East Campus become coed...or Freshman dorms, etc.? I was working all those years at other Universities (now back in N.C.) and trying to catch up on changes.
Second question.
Where do students see movies on campus now?
Third question.
Where do students get snacks (burgers, etc)? We used to have "dope shops."
East Campus was Coed when I was there in '89. So that creates a window of 26 years or so. They have shifted it to all freshmen at some point, but I haven't paid attention.
For movies, during my days we watched them at Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center. I don't think that has changed.
We had the Lobby Shop and other things in the Bryan Center and I think they expanded the hours of the other dining facilities. And of course everyone had a microwave in their room...
My latest thread has gone 1:30 without reply. It may sneak through to irrelevance.
Wow, lotta changes. I mentioned somewhere else that we also had "chow men" who would come around around 10:30 PM or so and sell sandwiches, cookies, fruit, milk and stuff like that. They were very popular and allowed the chow guys to make a few bucks to boot. I think the women on East may have had the same kinda thing. Don't know though.
Microwaves were a thing of the future in my day...like so many other things. I did manage to sneak in one of the first TV's into my room however. Bought it for $25 (black and white, of course). (We weren't allowed to have them; even if you had the money to buy a new one! A monster of a thing probably worth a fortune on ebay these days to collectors...:).
Yeah, well it is Christmas Eve I guess. (And I now say good bye to Shane.)
My family doesn't let me wrap presents on Christmas Eve because I'm so bad at it so I'll keep this thread going!
I've outsourced my wrapping...
my wife and I are real scrooges this year... No decorations, no travel, and except for one or two, no wrapped packages. Not having kids around makes a difference.
Even so, we sat by a nice fire and talked until now. That was nice. Now it's time to hit the sack, we'll open the unwrapped packages tomorrow...:).
Season's Greetings to all...
Mele Kalikimaka everyone!
Mele Kalikimaka to you too Ymo!
Am signing off the board as will be heading back to North Carolina in a few hours. Still haven't opened presents at my parents, that has to be a new record.
Will return to reading and posting tomorrow.
Hope everyone has a great Christmas/day off and you enjoy your time with your families.
Tilly
In the spirit of Christmas and with the prodding of Fish80 I have decided to offer a prize, truly. I'm thinking of a number over 500. Whoever gets that number post in this thread will win a handknit scarf. I will do the knitting. The winner may pick color family, funky or classic style, and within reason yarn content. Good luck!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all
Christmas Cheers to all!
Lavabe
And there you have it.
Does anyone remember Sen-Sen. Wee, little squares of licorice flavored breath 'mints?'
Also -- does anyone know why hundreds of thousands of dollars is spent 'decorating the inside of the White House' -- which no one will really see -- when that $$ and all those volunteers could be feeding the homeless, or whatever. Confuses me. (Off-topic, know it belongs in Public Policy, but...couldn't resist).
From the original thread -- never a fan of pop-tarts, but White Castle still make me drool. As does Taylor Ham, and Philly Cheesesteaks. (...have to be a Jersey or Philly girl to appreciate the art of such. And let's add Salt Water Taffy & Cotton Candy down the Jersey shore).
are we there yet? are we there yet? :p
I always figured the best saltwater taffy could be had in Utah. But I was never much of a taffy connoisseur.
Yeah, almost. Wait, there it is-- see that sign up ahead?
FOOD NEXT EXIT
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Happy Birthday! To my son Sean, that is. 21 today. Just his luck his birthday falls the day after Christmas. Reminds me of my Dad, whose birthday was June 9th, which was always within a week or so of Father's Day.
I thought we were going to see the
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South of the Border Sombrero
And Happy Holidays to all!
BostonDevil, it is very kind of you to offer a prize. But I was just joking certainly didn't mean to goad you into it.
Or the:
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Gaffney Peach
I've mostly seen empty ones along I-70 - but you always recognize the blue roofs. The picture above is missing the weeds in the parking lot!
Sadly, this what Stuckey's looks like today:
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Speaking of out west, here's an interesting sign along an Arizona highway:
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Interesting sign, where in AZ? I am there every few months as it is in my territory(I set auto/home/umbrella insurance rates for my company's western states, please keep the boos to a minimum!). I'm tempted to say down near Tucson somewhere, but honestly even after spending 5 years there, much of it just looks exactly the same starting from west of the Valley and down into Tucson.
Hmmm... the caption didn't say. Here's the link.
It is in CA, apparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzyzx,_California
My favorite road sign ever is in Dallas. It's the one for East Northwest Highway.
Southeastern CA is more or less like western AZ and many parts of Southern Nevada.
PS Feels like we are running out of steam...
Good catch. Thanks for the correction. Amazing, but I'm getting a deja vu just looking at the location on the map, as if I've been there before. If it's on I-15, no doubt I've seen it before, having travelled frequently between LA and LV back in the early 80's.
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Okay, new thought...best Christmas present you got this year?
Planet Earth on HD DVD(sister) or a new watch(parents)...not sure which yet.
Best gift this year - two 9" cake pans with bottoms that lift out. There is a ridge on the bottom so better doesn't come out.
Don't laugh, I claimed my mother's pans like this when she passed away because I couldn't find any like them in the stores. She got hers as a wedding gift in the 40's.
Here's what I got:
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and:
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It's toss up for me as well.
80 GB ipod (from Dad) - how in the heck am I going to fill 80 GBs, I'm sure BillyBreen can/will tell me. :D
Cal Ripken pillow his wife designed and sold on QVC prior to Cal going into the HOF (from Mom)
Spending my 7th Christmas in a row with my parents - priceless!
Up until 6 weeks ago, dogs. Then I adopted two little kittens. (See my avatar) Now, either. (Okay, maybe its me running out of steam!)
Just another night and go to bed at decent hour...
Paper or plastic?
Paper
Manual or Automatic transmission?
Depends upon the driving situation. I like a manual transmission and it is much more fun, But if you have to slog through bumper to bumper traffic the mindlessness of an automatic is useful.
Dogs
Paper
Manual
Best Christmas present was a dog. Unfortunately, we could not keep her. :(
The popcorn from the big tin: do you eat the caramel popcorn or the cheese popcorn?
(Definitely cheese)
Caramel, cheese and the plain/butter flavoring. If you want some popcorn, don't leave the tin in plain sight when I am around. Yes, I will use it as a substitute for a meal.
Sorry about the dog...
And yes I have the day off :)
Am being a PW as no one has posted in about 45 minutes. Plus, I'm at work and a little bored.
Snow skiing or water skiing?
Metal needles or bamboo needles?
I'm beginning to really prefer bamboo as they are never cold. :D
This is an easy one - snow in the winter, water in the summer. :)
Have cake, will eat it too...
But if pressed, then I would have to say snow.
The iPhone I got for my wife. Posting this from it now. She's never gonna get it back from me.
How many movies do you want to download? How many photos do you want to store?
DukeUsul: Yeah ... I just bought a car adaptor for my iTouch. ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS for my trip back down to Atlanta. Just be very careful w/the iPhone in the car (see BillyBreen's other thread on the OTB ... truly sad news B'Breen).
Cheers,
Lavabe
I used my iPod a lot for videos when I moved from NC to my current location. I haven't used it much since, unless I've been travelling and missed an epsiode of a show I would normally watch. I paid for the episode even though it was sitting on my DVR.
I post, therefore I am
I did a little (very little) research about the movies and audio books (is that an oxymoron). It would be cheaper for me to buy the movie/book than purchase it for my ipod. Plus the screen is so small for viewing (wait don't reply yet :D ). BUT, if I were a traveler like, say BillyBreen, then I could see why downloading a movie/book to my ipod would be beneficial. Or if I had a laptop and could watch the movie from that, again I could see the benefit. So I'll just have to download music and pictures. Yea, I know boo hoo.
Hey, if everyone at DBR sent me their picture I could put it on my ipod. And still have room for a few CD's. :D
Disclaimer: I don't mean to pick on BillyBreen. He is a HUGE Apple fan, and he does do quite a bit of traveling. Perhaps a bit of jealousy on my part. I'm sorry Billy's ipod was stolen. Billy, Billy, don't lose your ipod. I'm feeling EarlJam deprived. Anyone else suffering with me?
The first thing I do load on my ipod when I get a chance to is going to be my DUMB CD. I love it!!! Now I can play it anywhere I go and anytime I want to. Yippee, woo hoo! Though I hope I don't start chanting with it in the middle of somewhere, like a group of Tar Heels. hee hee
Bringing our either/or game into the world of theater.
Comedy or tragedy?
Musicals or straight plays?
(I've got another play coming up in the Boston area in a couple of weeks. I'll post another shameless self promotion thread next week.)
Hey, I'm the G-man! I'm going to relish it for a little while. Carry on.
Definitely comedy over tragedy. There's enough real tragedy.
Saw the G-Man. Brilliant!
Dogs.
Manual.
Well, it was only one of my iPods. And I've never really watched a movie on an iPod. Fortunately, I always have my Apple MacBook Pro with me if I want to watch anything I've bought from iTunes or ripped from DVD, but usually I'm playing games or reading on flights.
Dell laptop + T-Mobile SDA smartphone bluetooth modem over EDGE cellular speeds = speedy fullscreen DBR browsing in a snowy Denver airport. Goodness, I love technology. What would I have done before all this???
Oh wait, I would have just read a book... <sheepish grin> Excuse me while I pull out my copy of "I am Legend."
Or, I could finish watching Season 1 of Arrested Development, hmmm...
Oh, and:
Dogs (duh)
manual (except in rush hour)
drama (over comedy or tragedy)
musicals (comedic musicals)
Almost 10 hours between DA's and my posts. It's like some of you guys were sleeping or something.
- exotic birds over cats and dogs
- automatic over manual (I'm old and have nothing to prove, and would feel really stupid shifting gears in a minivan)
- comedy over tragedy (both on stage and in life)
- DVDs over plays and musicals (uhm, can't get to the stage with three pre-schoolers)
comedy definitely
no musicals please
New preferences:
city living versus country? (over 90% of people live in cities)
Miles versus Kenny G.?
Piano versus violin?
Franz Klein versus Holbein (younger or elder)?
Pound cake versus fruit cake?
but for some reason DBR did not use it??? Anyway...a belated Seasons Greetings again...:)
Go Duke!!!
Bush mispronounces Battier
This thread should not count toward a Longest Thread title. It has no focus or real continuity. It is like the Phony War of 1940. Form attempting to supplant substance.
Haha, we are trying to stuff the stat sheet on meaningless opponents.
As far as the Longest Thread title, well the criteria seem self-explanatory. I mean it isn't the Longest Thread on a continuous topic or the Longest High-quality Thread on Coach Cutcliffe's impact on uncommitted recruits for 2008-09. :):):)
I live in a city sort of. I mean there aren't any buildings over 4 stories within miles of me. So is that a city. The cities of the South and the West are very different from those of the Northeast: NYC, Philly or Boston. If you can't tell, I struggle with the definition of what a city is.
Miles, any doubt?
Violin...
No idea...
Pound cake...
It's overrated.
Doing my part for this thread:
suburbs
Miles
violin
Franz Klein
Pound cake versus fruit cake? Difficult choice--if the fruit cake is well done (real high-quality fruit, no nasty green pieces), and liberally marinated with brandy, then I have to give the fruit cake the nod.
How was that Dip's coconut pie anyway? I'm curious. I miss that place so much.
Green tea or black tea?
Green tea...but hot chocolate over both(okay, I still have my childhood sweet tooth).
Posting from enemy territory...Kentucky (Her house). Nobody's looking though, so I'm safe. I did have to leave my brand new Duke hat (thanks, Santa Mom!) in the car in favor of my utterly destroyed Braves hat (which, sad as it might look, is still functional and hands down the best one I've ever owned).
city
miles
piano
i have no idea what you are talking about
pound cake
and
white tea
gum: fruit flavor or mint flavor?