It's just Thursday, MKF! 1/29/04

[Yours]

This thursday has bin a good one. Caught up on some well needed sleep and watched an ace movie with a ace mate while eating chinese take-out!

[Boschi]

So I just have to ask... where the hell is ktv? All these promises, these dramatic proclamations, yet... does she show? Hmmmm?

Okay and holy shit... I'm behind the times, what the hell is James Marsters doing on Without a Trace????? When did this happen?

Speaking of which, does anyone else induce way too many eye rolls from their significant other by saying, at least once during almost every TV show, "Hey! She/He was on Buffy/Angel/Firefly!"?

- Boschi

[CrazyTaraWitch]

I don't have a significant other, but I watch tv with my mom and sister a lot, and that happens all the time. Sometimes it can also be, 'that line reminds of,' 'that actor looks like,' or 'that song was in,' related to Buffy/Angel/Firefly. My mom especially finds it annoying.

[kisstheviolets]

keep your shirt on boschi (or not, heh)... it's only 7:29 here on the west coast so i am in well under deadline.

i had a super duper score today, mkf! i found someone selling their oregon bar materials (just the oregon state specific stuff, i already have the multi-state materials) for $20 including outlines, full copies of the previous six bar exams (including answers) and the various barbri books. so so so awesome.

i think it's totally un-american that you have to work on MLK day gorn... but i guess being in the legal field i'm spoiled when it comes to having court holidays off. when i was living in massachusetts and working for the state i used to get random days like "evacuation day" (when the damned, dirty british and loyalists were run out of boston) and "patriots day" (commemorating the battles of lexington and concord) off with pay. so sweet.

i'm off in a bit to head over to the girl's house (we've been seeing each other quite a bit this week and i think we're past date numbers at this point) for a bit of thursday nookie. she's going away with friends for the weekend so i won't see her till next week and she said she needed a fix before she left. who am i to deny the girl the pleasure of my company?

hope everyone is having a swell thursday.

and boschi, sweet boschi, my friend, my homie, mi amiga...

please brush your mothereffing teeth already. for the love of all that's pure and holy.

peace out yo's.

[Leaf]

Hey there folks.

Fortunately Mrs. Leaf is as big a Whedon geek as I am, so I escape the eye rolling. It's nice. Geekdom is always better with company anyway. She says hello to all and happy Thursday, by the way.

So, I am willing to give Ms. No Show a little geographic benefit of the doubt and trust that she may still turn up. Since she's all west coasty these days, she technically has a few Thursday hours left. But the clock is ticking, ktv. Tick frickin' tock.

In the interim, allow me to entertain you with this charming tale . Here's the deal - I live in Brooklyn and I have a car. It's not super practical and I don't drive it all that often. But I love my ancient little honda, and it's great to be able to get out of the city so easily. On Sunday night we were driving back into the neighborhood and cruising around looking for a parking spot. This particular game can take anywhere from 5 to 45 minutes, depending on the time of day, the day of the week, and whether or not one has used up one's stash of parking karma. We found a spot on a larger street and parked ourselves behind a couple of white vans. I moseyed back on over there today in order to move the car for street cleaning and lo and behold, wee little honda is nowhere to be seen. Panic ensues. Assumptions are made. The police are called. And then I take another look at where I had parked. And it slowly dawned on me that I had parked in a bus stop. Um........opps. The misleading white vans I had parked behind, in hindsight, were probably delivery trucks dropping off buns to the burger joint or something like that. So I'll be spending tomorrow morning hanging out at the good old NYPD tow pound ready to fork over an obscene amount of money for my little mistake. If it weren't Thursday I might cry. As it is, I can only laugh at myself. I parked in a freaking bus stop for pete's sake!

Aside from this adventure, my Thursday has been just fine. But I think I may be coming down with a little cold thingy. Anybody want to make me some tea?

-Leaf

ETA: well hot damn. too much time writing about the parking story and ktv shows up and beats me to it. good to see you, chica. happy thursday.
E (again)TA: gorn, I don't have Monday off either. Woe is us.

[Boschi]

i used to get random days like "evacuation day" (when the damned, dirty british and loyalists were run out of boston) and "patriots day" (commemorating the battles of lexington and concord) off with pay. so sweet.

"Evacuation day" just sounds unpleasant.

Paid holidays, on the otherhand .... very pleasant.

It's one cold Thursday here in Kansas City. I think we hit zero last night, and when my alarm went off this morning it was 2 degrees out, with a minus 8 windchill. Yeah, I've been in colder, but still just unreasonably chilly.

I'm sitting here, trying to get myself in gear for the day. I have a list of things to do left over from yesterday, and no great enthusiasm to address them. Anybody else juggle multiple jobs, all of which require self-scheduling and direction? It's nice sometimes to be able to arrange my own schedule (grand, in fact), but it's also a little tiring constantly keeping myself on track (or not). I'm sure I'd hate it if I had it, but sometimes I kinda wish for a mindless, supervised job with precise hours.

Whine, whine, whine... I need some cheese to go with that.

On better topics: I have found a location to keep baby chickens! This is exciting news. They are very vulnerable to cold and drafts when they are small, so they need a warm, protected place until they are older.
I have a seed-starting room at my mothers house that I can convert to a chicky nursery in March. Woot! Many fluffy, cheeping chicks that shall grow into cool looking little egg machines. I'm pretty excited.

My landlord has a chicken house and she wanted to expand her flock (her "girls" are getting a little old). So she and I have been flipping through the hatchery catalog, deciding what breeds to get. I suspect I shall subject the Thursday crowd to periodic chicken updates once March rolls around. You have been warned.

But today, today I have nothing exciting to share. Sigh. And I should stop procrastinating.

Anybody have anything interesting to distract me with?

- Boschi

[Leaf]

Good morning my Thursday cohorts!

So I have myself a big day today. Today I take the NY State Massage Licensing Exam - the shining culmination of the freaking epic process of transitioning from being a massage therapist in Massachusetts to being one in New York. It is the icing on a big ol' cake of bureaucratic red tape. So I have been studying my butt off. My head is swimming with muscular origins and insertions, contraindications, spleen and gallbladder meridians, and reflexology charts. So please think of me fondly between the hours of 12:30 and 4:30 EST today and send me any spare brain power or psychic smarty pants you have floating around. If all goes well I will be back this afternoon to gloat about how I kicked ass and maybe cash in some boschibucks on a toast. Wish me luck!

Boschi - congrats on the chickens! Very exciting.

Later gators,
Leaf

[Boschi]

Leaf, you are welcome to borrow my psychic smarty-pants, although they will probably clash with the rest of your outfit.

Best of luck.

[woahnellie]

Gorn....WHERE ARE YOU? It's Thursday and you haven't posted yet Did you forget?? I just got done fixing the vacuum. I really thing vacuums are out to get me....I can't seem to keep the belt from breaking. Or maybe my dog just sheds too much and I bought a cheap vacuum. But anyway it's ok b/c I like breaking out the toolbox every now and then. Well at least it was a short week until Thursday thanks to MLK. Now I'm just relaxing and enjoying my Thursday....it's a great day to be alive even though I'm about to freeze my bunions off.

[Willowtree252]

I join Boone in the call for gorn where oh were are you and KTV is probably with her hottie so we can forgive her this one time we all know Thursday snuggles are the best snuggles . I am having a great Thursday kittens it is colder than a well diggers ass here in Texas but I can handle it. Come on weekend. Happy Thursday kittens.

[littlewicca]

I will just wish a Happy Thursday for everyone

[kisstheviolets]

lookie, lookie, i'm actually early to the party (well according to recently established precedent).

i am not snuggling or anything with the hottie at the moment, though i will be later tonight it's all pretty crazy feeling... i haven't lived in the same town as the person i'm dating for a while (they have generally lived in a 30-90 mile radius but new england was small so i couldn't complain) but a* lives five minutes from me so it's hard to stay away from each other. we've done well this week though... i slept over sunday night, then we had lunch on tuesday, dinner on wednesday, and i'm sleeping over tonight and tomorrow with an option on saturday. this is moderation, yes? haha. i'm also supposed to meet a bunch of her friends at a dinner party on sunday, and am ridiculously nervous about that.

in happy thursday news, my brother finally got a job today. he was wrongfully terminated from his job back in september and has been struggling to find something while being a cute little stay-at-home dad with my niece and his two step-kids. but him and his wife have been struggling financially and his unemployment was ending soon so this job came at just the right time. i'm really happy for him. we're hoping some of the job-hunting luck will rub off on me. even my legal temping agency hasn't been able to place me anywhere lately. i'm either over or under-qualified for everything. totally bogus.

but really, what does any of this have to do with thursday? not a damn thing really, but what does anything really have to do with thursday? thursday is what you make of it... thursday says "give me your tired stories, your poor excuses and your huddled nookie-ing masses."

so boschirooni, good luck with the chickens. leaf, hope you kicked some massagey therapeutic licensing ass. gorn, the clock is ticking, you better show.

happy thursday everybody!

p.s. bosch: check out these cute little fetuses of non-specific origin... i'm partial to the emo fetus.

[Leaf]

Well kids, the deed is done! It was long and tedious and badly phrased at times, but the exam is done. Done done done! Now I just have to wait 6-8 weeks for the results (who in the world needs 6-8 weeks to score something filled out on one of those ancient scantron forms with a #2 pencil for pete's sake?!) but I am feeling quite confidant about it. And relieved that it is over. So thanks for the luck and the pants (which may have clashed but no one noticed. Have you ever seen a room full of massage therapists? We may have many virtues but a highly developed fashion sense is not among them.)

On this eventful Thursday, I find myself doing something rather unconventional, and that is looking forward to Monday. The weekend will be super busy with a big drive to and from Boston on Saturday and a working Sunday, but on Monday my job will be closed and I will have the day off with nothing to study for. I plan to wear my pajamas the whole damn day, watch movies, and eat things of questionable nutritional value. I can't wait.

So, on that note, ktv enjoy your nookie, whoanellie enjoy your vacuum, dianneswillowtree enjoy your cold, and bosch enjoy those chicken catalogues!

-Leaf

[Willowtree252]

Leaf you enjoy your time off and your pajamas Happy Thursday again oh and where is gorn again?????

[gorn]

Am I too late, MKF? No? Oh, thank goodness!

Wow, what a crazy day! The boss was out today, which SHOULD be a good thing, but everyone who usually pesters him came and pestered me. The folks whose job it is to normally pester me should've understood the situation and kept their distance for a change, but no, they had to come out in droves, too. Where's the love? I had coffee to drink, posts to write on the KIttenboard; I don't have time to sit around and work!

There's a hole in my sock and my little toe has been sticking out of it all day. Sounds like something for the Random Facts thread, right? I thought the same thing, too, but then I thought ... dammit, if I don't even have time for the It's Just Thursday, MKF! thread on a boss-less Thursday, it's just not right to fool around in any other thread.


It wasn't Thursday, but Mrs. Gorn busted out the Really Big Pot again yesterday and whipped up the best curry on the face of this Earth. And as good as it was yesterday, it was even better today - that's the mystery and the joy of curry; it gets better each day you let it sit. I came home late and starving, and I ate so much I couldn't get out of the chair. And then I fell asleep. Oh, ain't that a nice feeling? It's a little like Thanksgiving.


Leaf, congratulations! I read your post today before lunch, and though I did not have time to respond I did sneak into the restroom where I discreetly removed my big Psychic Smarty Pants and sent them your way. I'm not sure how smarty they are, but I'm quite convinced they are psychic (I'm going to need them back when you're done).


Happy Thursday, MKF! All the Kittens stopping by today sound pretty good. I know there are some Kittens who peek in here but don't post - hope you had a good one, too!

There. I promised myself I wasn't going to talk about mummies, nookie, or running over peacocks this week. Just a normal, happy - albeit busy - Thursday, MKF!

[gorn]

It's a double-post, MKF!

Oh, but I'm sick as a dog again today ... Took half the day off, but still had to drag my ass into the office to finish up some end-of-the-month stuff that just HAD to be done. Busiest time of the month for me is when I usually get sick. Could be worse, though - I could get sick on vacation, which would really suck.

Oh, Thursday! Have a word with Friday and ask him to go easy on me tomorrow.

[Floyd]

Today I sat around from 2pm until right now. It's 10 past 11.

Oh how I love getting out of class early on Thursdays. <33

[Yours]

I've been tidying and having a good convo to one of my best friends

[woahnellie]

Happy Thursday my Kittens. I'm enjoying a nice glass of wine after a long busy stressful Thursday. Well the day went well until I was getting ready to leave. And one of the parent's left the door unlocked in my classroom and my escape artist 4 year old Andy decided to run out the door and almost made it to the parking lot. Just put in me in a bad mood b/c I'm going to have to explain it to the my boss tomorrow. Fucking parents can't read the sign...It says Please Shut and Lock Door. Other than that the day went well. Our daycare center was accredited by NAEYC and our bosses were well pleased. So I raise my glass in honor of this cold, sleety, freezing rain, snowy Thursday and say cheers. May there be many more Thursdays for all of us Kittens.

[kisstheviolets]

i'm having a bad week and a craptastic, snuggle-free thursday, MKF! there's been girl drama afoot this week. sorry to hear you're sickly gorn, that is totally unacceptable for a thursday. i will have give friday a talking-to on your behalf. good luck tomorrow.

the clinton-obama debate starts in a half-hour so perhaps that'll make me feel better. i'm really conflicted about those two and wish they'd just get along so they could be on the same ticket haha. i was surprisingly sad when john edwards bailed yesterday.

okay, back to pouting for me... hope you're all having a better thursday!

[Boschi]

Ooph. The debate. I should watch that.

Just let me bathe in the joy of Thursday for a mo'.

aaaaahhhhhhhh.... Thuuuurrrrrsdaaaaaay.

Much better. One bit of Thursday business before I turn on the tube:

5 boschi bucks to ktv for her charming fetusses... fetuses... fetussi.... whatever. I think my favorite has to be tempura fetus. Which I realize could be profoundly offensive to some people. However, this is a blanket disclaimer denying any implication that fetusseseses should ever be deep fried in light and fluffy batter. Because that would be bad.

It's just that they look kinda cute with their little hats, and I like the tempura shrimp tail looking one. I think I'd call him flipper.

Sigh. If anyone would like to cash in some bucks today, I could really use a drink.

Boschi

ETA: debate? hello? All I'm finding is America's Funniest Home Videos. Maybe that's it... hmmmm.

[littlewicca]

Happy thursday Kittens. This week went fast, but not sooo great, anyway, glas is almost over.
I had a normal Thursday if it wasnt that I went earlier to work for two more hours because the superiors needed that..
Ok happy Thu all and have a nice friday and weekend

[Leaf]

Just a quick stop tonight, MKF.

gorn, feel better soon. Eat soup. Sleep a lot. Friday has received a good talking to.

ktv, enjoy your pout and the debate. Here's hoping next week will be better. You and Bosch are twisted fetuses junkies. Tempura indeed.

Happy Thursday all. I will now go collapse in a Leaf-heap.

[gorn]

Happy Chinese New Year Thursday, MKF!

If there's a Chinatown in your city, I HIGHLY encourage you to go out and enjoy the festivities. Chinese New Year is a great holiday! I used to find some excuse to skip out of work this time each year when I lived in Yokohama and spend the whole day strolling around Chinatown (Yokohama has the biggest Chinatown in Japan). Alas, but the nearest big city to me now is Nashville ... no Chinatown.

Gonna miss those steamed pork-buns ...

Before I get too sidetracked in the Joy of Thursday, I have a small announcement to make. This is likely to come as a shock to Mrs. Gorn, but I am ... Gay Now! 900 posts seemed like a long, long way away when I first started here about a year ago, but here I am.

Having said that, I'm actually a little embarassed now I waited until Thursday. It's become something of a tradition for me, but after all the storms and tornadoes that blew through here the other day - and me not posting for a day or two so as not to become Gay Now prematurely - I got a bunch of messages from folks wanting to know if I'm ok. Yes, the Gorn House weathered the storm and tornadoes just fine, and I'm a little touched and surprised anyone out there would think to worry about me. A heartfelt Thursday-Thanks to all of you!

In all seriousness, though, some of the little towns around me got hit pretty bad. I know it was no Katrina or California Wildfires, but these are some small rural areas where there's not a lot of support. If there are any charities in your area that are passing the hat, please drop in a couple of bucks for these folks. February is a pretty bad time to lose your house. At the very least, remember them in your prayers if you believe in that sort of thing (even if you don't, it's probably not going to hurt them or you).


I've got a meeting to run off to now. Thursday meetings are so much better than any other day of the week, you know? Monday thru Wednesday, I just can't be bothered, and Friday I'm too busy thinking about the weekend. Thursday is just right.

If you're having meetings on Saturday or Sunday, I think you need to get another job.

Happy Thursday, Kittens! ???!

[Boschi]

Congratulations to gorn on being Gay Now. I think you'll find it brings whole new dimensions to your relationship with Mrs. gorn. It has certainly worked for me. Uh... though not with Mrs. gorn. Because I wouldn't do that. Uh... not that I think she isn't attractive. Or that she is... Uhhh.... the hole is getting deeper, isn't it?

Heh. Let's change the subject, okaysie?

How about that weather!! Cold and snowy here, with a side of freezin' my ass off.

[Willowtree252]

Yes gorn is gay now (congrats), boschi is freezing her ass off ( sorry about that), now we just need to hear about one more and Thursday will be great. I am havening a damn fine day it is spring like and one more day till a full weekend with no work happy kitten here.

[umgaynow]

Yet another housebound Thursday for me, as there have been so many this Winter...I had to cancel my physical therapy appointment because the roads are too icy and also will have to wait to get my new glasses even though they have been in since yesterday...can't wait, as they are those new lenses that cut out almost all glare (will make night-driving with glaucoma much easier) and are both scratch and smudge resistant and easy-clean...all excellent ideas when you have a drooling dog who persists on kissing and/or rubbing her nose on them...a little known fact, dog saliva bonds with most plastic lenses like glue...only thing that takes it off is that spray stuff you get from the optician

Ah well, I guess I could spend the day washing things...first me and then my laundry...have a great Thursday kittens!

Sandi

[kisstheviolets]

i am seriously annoyed at the moment. i just saw a clip from my former governor, mitt the dick romney's concession speech today wherein he equated a vote for a democrat with "a surrender to terror." wtf? isn't that the republican strategy? get the electorate to surrender their principles and ideals on the mere threat of terrorism and some strange notion that only the GOP can protect us? douchebags.

my thursday started out lovely this morning with a little quality time with the girl before the alarm went off. i never mind waking up when it's still dark out if there's some snuggling involved. and yes, i know i was pouting about said girl last thursday, but what a difference a week makes. actually, there's not been a whole lot of difference (meaning she's still a spaz and unable to commit) but we're still trying to take it one day at a time.

i've been a domestic diva today. my brother got a new job finally so i've been taking care of my niece all week while he and my sister-in-law are at work. my niece is the most adorable little thing ever, but damn, carting that kids around, cleaning up after her, cleaning the house, etc., is no fun! i don't know how stay-at-home parents do it EVERY.FLIPPIN.DAY. my back is killing me and i freak myself out when i find myself having conversations with a 15-month-old that speaks alien-babble. oy vey.

happy thursday, party people.

[woahnellie]

Happy Thirsty Thursday.
Today was kinda an awkward day. Well first of all I thought I thought it was Thursday all day long. And I came home anxious to post in the Thursday thread and BAM I realized it wasn't Thursday. During lunchtime the electric went out, so we had to eat in the dark with the kids. And well the temperature dropped around 20 degrees from yesterday, crazy weather. It's just been a very very stressful week at work. We've been expecting important people to come visit our daycare and I wish they would just hurry the hell up and get here already so I can be stress free. Well Happy Chinese New Year Thursday.

[Willowtree252]

This has been a great week in some ways and sad in others. I am dedicating this to gorn for he is truly the #1 Thursday fan in the world.

T-G-I-F vs. S-H-I-T

A business man got on an elevator.

When he entered, there was a blonde already inside who gr eeted him with a bright, "T-G-I-F."

He smiled at her and replied, "S-H-I-T."

The blonde was trying to keep it friendly, so she smiled her biggest smile, and said as sweetly as possibly, "T-G-I-F."

The man smiled back to her and once again, "S-H-I-T."

The exasperated blonde finally decide d to explain.

'T-G-I-F' means 'Thank Goodness It's Friday.' Get it, duuhhh?"

The man answered, "'S-H-I-T' means 'Sorry, Honey, It's Thursday'

KTV I am so very happy you got that job ............um can I borrow some money I will gladly pay you back on Tuesday. .

Happy Valentines day kittens and kisses to all my girls.