Klytus

Re: Quote of the Week From My Life.

Wife: So I was thinking...

Me: Always dangerous.

Wife: :: swat ::

Me: Case in point.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings

You gotta love a diet where copious amounts of bacon actually helps you lose weight.

Re: The cranky thread

I used to have a Logitech ergonomic trackball that was teh awesome' date=' but it no longer works and they've discontinued that model so replacing it is impossible. This is why I'm cranky: as soon as I find something I really like, they stop making it, while crap I don't need proliferates. So my next mouse purchase is going to be one of these. But I'll be buying it online 'cuz none of the stores around here would ever deign to consider stocking anything this useful. They've got useless crap to sell, dang it!

Word. I have a Microsoft trackball mouse that has served me well over the years, and I dread the day it will need to be replaced, for none of the other trackballs I've seen have the same feel, or that the ones that come the closest are WIRELESS, and I most emphatically do.not.want. a wireless mouse for my PC.

Re: The cranky thread

Perhaps, as a woman, I can shed some light on this conundrum.

We women, when we have a problem, just want a sympathetic ear and no judgement. It is a bad idea to give anyone advice, man or woman, as even if they ask for it, they usually don't really want it. Even if someone asks, the best thing to say is, I don't know, what do you think you should do ? Telling someone what has worked for you is better.

But women especially just need a good listener. They do not want advice. The best thing to do when a woman tells you her problems is to just listen and then give her a hug. No woman wants a quick fix. If you give her that, she will think you are not listening or taking her seriously. So the best thing to do when a woman tells you her problems is to just listen.

After a number of bad relationships, I learned my lesson. So, when the ladies in my life got started on venting about something, I would ask "What do you need, here: an ear to bend, or help solving the problem?" Once I knew the answer, I could go into the proper listening mode (there is a big difference between listening with empathy and listening analytically) and be present for them in the way they really needed.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: Hit me with your rhythm stick! Hit me slowly! Hit me quick! Hit me! Hit me! HIT ME!

Q: What happens when the Rain Man becomes a masochist?

A: Back in thyme.

Re: The cranky thread

if they spell it that way' date=' how do they pronounce it? Welsh always confuses me. actually all Gaelic forms do. [/quote']

 

I once saw a post from a lady whose daughter was hearing folks speaking in Welsh. Daughter said: "What's that, Mommy? It sounds like they're talking in cursive!"

Re: The cranky thread

:: thwap ::

Re: The cranky thread

We've got a couple fires nearby and the town just decided to not do a fireworks display tomorrow. Still selling fireworks at the grocery store in town though there was a sign saying that no fireworks to be set off until July 24. If the conditions are the same, hoping they make the right decision before the pioneer day stuff.

 

Oh, there are people in town playing with fireworks though. yay! fire!

If there's a good side to the storms we've had that caused over 2 million folks to loose power for several days, it's that the ground is nice and wet, so the fire risk level is low.

Re: The cranky thread

This year' date=' most states in the USA have declared fireworks illegal to use, due to drought or fire conditions. There's only six or seven states where it's still acceptable.[/quote']

 

Alas, Virginia is one of them, and there are those stupid yellow fly-by-night Fireworks booths all over the place.

 

It's gonna be a very noisy evening in the neighborhood tomorrow...

Re: Answers & Questions

A: Psychiatry for Utter Idiots

Q: What did you see on your shrink's bookshelf that made you decide to stop seeing him?

A: It can always get worse.

Re: [LoH] Run Info

Does anyone want to take advantage of the holiday tomorrow (well, in the U.S. anyway) to do some of the Level 40 runs in the early afternoon?

Re: Answers & Questions

A - You'll never make it work' date=' but if you do, at least invite me to your Nobel ceremony.[/quote']

 

Q: What do you think of my plans for a machine that will generate an an anti-idiocy field?

 

A: It was blue.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: The time has come' date=' the Walrus said, to say "goo goo goo joob!"[/quote']

 

Q: What time is it?

 

A: Dirty power.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: At least they don't have to elect some awful President.

Q: What's the best thing about living under the heels of a cruel and bloody tyrant?

A: Not even then.

Re: Quote of the Week From My Life.

More dialogue with me and The Wife...

Wife: I need to borrow you thingy-book.

Me: ::befuddled look::

W: You know! Your second book on chugga-wugga!

M: What?

W: You know! So I can look that up :: points to a stone pyramid we'd just bought earlier::

M: You mean my crystals book?

W: Yes! That's the one!

M: ::laughing:: Oh, obviously! I mean, "chugga-wugga" and "crystals" sound so much alike, its easy to confuse them.

W: You're making fun of me!

M: I'm marveling at the absurdities you come up with.

W: :: pouts:: You're making fun of me...

Re: A Thread for Random Musings

It hit 101-effing-degrees in the DC Metro area, today, and it's going to be in the 90s/100s for at least another week. My wife and I are counting our blessings that we got moved out of our previous non-air-conditioned place last weekend.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: The sooner you get into the penguin suit' date=' the sooner we can be out of here![/quote']

 

Q: Is there no other way to sneak out of this convent?

 

A: Because it does!

Re: Answers & Questions

A: Blacklight and cheese whiz

Q: What does Lord Vader have in mind for the Emperor's birthday party?

A: I'm rather enjoying this 101° heat.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: I'm looking for a seven-letter word that's a synonym for "Antidisestablishmentarian"' date=' but I don't think it exists.[/quote']

 

Q: Why are you pulling out your hair over your new crossword puzzle?

 

A: I don't think anyone has ever said that before.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: No' date=' I'm not your Mommy.[/quote']

 

Q: Why are you such a "mother"?

 

A: That wasn't the question.

Re: Answers & Questions

A: I imagine you're wondering why I called you all together this evening. Well' date=' so am I. I'm hoping somebody can tell me.[/quote']

 

Q: How do you tell when Colombo has finally gotten too old to do his job?

 

A: All part of the plan.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings

After a stressful week of working and packing, a stressful weekend of moving, and another stressful week of working and UN-packing, I have bloody-well had enough. I am taking tomorrow off.

Re: Answers & Questions

A - That's a terrible' date=' terrible idea. I'll bet we could sell millions.[/quote']

 

Q: Why don't we sell vampire's blood as an immortality/weight loss elixir?

 

A: But still valuable.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...

In warhammer "scanlty clad" and "helpless" are often worlds appart:

How dangerous a woman in the fantasy genre is can be calculated very easily: it is both directly proportional to her "hotness" and inversely proportional to how much clothing she wears.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings

As much as it sucks to move, it feels really good once its all over and done with! The wife and I and all of our stuff is in our new apartment, and it feels really good to be here. This is the first time in a very long time for us both when we were able to live in a place that wasn't with roommates. This place is ours, and we could not be happier. True, we both forgot to back the house elves, so that means unpacking all the boxes by ourselves again, but it could be much worse. For example, we could still be living in the old place with its mold infestation and no A/C.