Oh my. It's getting dark and swelling. [Her head is a deadly weapon. She broke my nose when she was 2 by launching herself at my face while we were playing.]
- Abby Martin
Scott- that's a good answer. I like it :)
- Abby Martin
Abby, you have my sympathies...I had an operation on my eye, 3 weeks ago and still got the bruises to prove it!! It's such a tender area and it hurts!!! Hope you feel ok...
- Emma
Let that be a lesson! :p j/k I bet the kid is glad you think it's an accident.
- Josh Haley
EMMA! What happened to your eye? Are you ok? I hope you are feeling better.
- Abby Martin
Abby, I'm not too bad, don't worry about me!! Other than the bruising, you wouldn't know I'd had anything done but it all started with an insect bite on my eye which caused bacteria in the eyelid and in the end, they had to operate on it. Then I had an infection from the op. *sigh* So, it's been a tough 3 weeks but I'm slowly getting there with some very loving tlc but thank you for asking, and you too Yolanda. Thank you both!! :)
- Emma
Ouch. Their little bodies are ridiculously hard.
- Anika Malone
Sometimes protection gear is required when playing with small, but tough people :)
- Baard Overgaard Hansen
from iPhone
guy at (ex-)work had to wear an eyepatch for a week or so because his six-month-old gouged him. !
- edythe
It happens. My youngest son headbutted my in the nose and cracked it once.
- Jason Huebel
I just remembered how my son (with the razor sharp fingernails) gave me a cut on the back of my ear that I thought would never stop bleeding.
- Ha3rvey
So far in her short life my daughter has broken my nose, scratched my cornea and given me more than one shiner. But it's only because she has a very hard head and a tendency to launch herself boldly. I am going to register that head as a deadly weapon. Good thing she's a sweet and loving child or I'd worry she was trying to take me out. ;)
- Abby Martin
Ouch! My son used to headbutt me, but never that hardcore. Sorry Abby!
- Shevonne
When my first ex was still my first "life" partner, she walked into a cupboard door and gave herself a rather tasty shiner. The problems came when the girls at work asked her how she did it. You see, "I walked into a door" is the most common excuse given by battered wives, so you can imagine what her work colleagues thought of me!
- Sir Slippy of Slippington
"Which is amazing. (Though why only e-mail — wouldn’t texting be even more useful?) Of course, because the feed only shows what’s in front of it, there’s no protecting you from the many other dangers that lurk around you. Then there’s the argument that the e-mailer’s focus is on their e-mailing and not what’s in front of them, so even if they were to have a transparent background as their guide, they still might not tune in until it’s too late. The company even warns that it “can’t take any responsibility for your stupidity.”"
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Just a reminder on the meetup we're having on July 12th. Have we determined a time yet? 2pm sound good? It will be a potluck, so it would be nice if everyone RSVPd so we can all be sure to bring enough food.
- Anika Malone
"This beach is pretty secluded and uncrowded most of the time, they have fire pits there so we can have a bonfire. Ample parking without a long haul to the coastline. And since we haven't had a Westide meetup yet, hopefully this will allow us the chance to meet those who live on that side of town."
- Anika Malone
I'm planning to be there! Are we just bringing whatever we want in ample quantities? Is grilling an option?
- Jandy
Yes, please. I wish I knew how many people were coming though. I do have a few bags of chips and a 12pk of Sprite here.
- Anika Malone
Wish I could make it, but I have a schedule conflict. :(
- MVB
I live close enough, I was going to bike down, but if we need more loaves and fishes, I could haul down in the car.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
don't have a canopy or a tent, but mentioning it again in case anyone else does who didn't see anika's comment before. um...blankets? will we need blankets?
- edythe
I noticed the 99¢ store had Tiki torches the other day. Okay, so more like Molotov cocktails on bamboo sticks, but they're only 99¢. Flammable liquid, an extra 99¢
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
will we need cups, plates, plasticware...?
- edythe
I have paper plates. Definitely need cups, napkins and utensils.
- Anika Malone
ill be there with some newbies to web 2.0
- phatemokid
So, will there be a flag? or balloon? kite? Really looking forward to meeting everyone, just not necessarily every single person at Dockweiler Beach until I find you folks. :-D
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
I have a green and blue umbrella and will post the location (geo coordinates) once there. A kite or flag is a good idea. I'll try to find one today.
- Anika Malone
anika, i will get some cups, napkins, & utensils. other people welcome to help me by buying some, too. :)
- edythe
Can you guys list what you're bringing so that we don't wind up with 50 bags of chips and a bag of cookies? ;)
- Anika Malone
I will be bringing a 12pk of soda, paper plates, 2 bags of chips and maybe a bag of cookies. We really need a table and a grill, so if someone has one they can bring that would be awesome. I don't have room in my MINI to bring those items.
- Anika Malone
I can bring some food. What are some good ideas for food? I also have some extra utensils I believe. Need to check.
- Amani
from IM
Hold on let me get this on Upcoming so people can post what they're bringing.
- Anika Malone
I'll go.... I'll cheat tho. i wont cook . yesterday i bought this HUGE umm. thing from KFC 3 SIDES, a big box of biscuits that I'm still working on.. and a cake... or a can bring those sandwich platters from costco.. either way... i was gonna bring 2 of these KFC meals.. 40$ it was ALOT for 2 people so i dunno. which one?
- Caroline
I just commented on the Upcoming thing - does it send out alerts if someone else comments? I couldn't find an RSS feed. I'm so confused!
- Jandy
Jandy, the Upcoming is more for me to see who is bringing what is one place and how many people are coming. It does send out alerts, though on what I'm not sure.
- Anika Malone
even hermit crabs leave their old shells behind from time to time. this usually happens right before finding a nice shiny, roomier, new shell, or prior to being eaten.
- Karim
"When the Dodgers debuted in 1962 at their stadium in Chavez Ravine, so did Mitchell -- on a Wurlitzer double-keyboard organ with a 25-note pedal board. At the time, he was best known as founder and director of a group often called the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir, which would appear in more than 100 movies. His career as choir director was framed by two stints as a silent-movie organist, played out more than 60 years apart. One of his last performances was in early June at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Avenue, where he was first featured in 1992."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
"Imagine this: It’s 1976 and you’re dating a man named Rick. He has a mustache and owns at least one reindeer sweater. High off of reading The Easter Parade and The Great Santini, he’s all pumped up to write the next great American novel but, to make ends meet, he’s currently working for Hallmark. He’s been really cagey about his latest project, only revealing that this will be the first time Hermann Zapf’s Crown font is used in a publication."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Want to do me a solid? Please follow the link, register, and vote for GrrlScientist so that she can go to Antarctica! She totally deserves to go! - http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs...
And those caps? They mean that I'm HILARIOUS.
- joey
What version are you using? I use ppt everyday and use 4 different templates. Never have an issue pasting to a new template, Right now, I have 3 different templates (5 jobs total) open. The version I'm using now (2002 because I had to revert back from 2007) opens them in new windows which is annoying.
- Anika Malone
I'm in 2007 and it will only open in new full windows...I want to have multiple documents open in one (where I can change the scale of them or move on to the front) so that I can see them both at the same time but it won't let me.
- joey
You can never have enough hatred for power point. I can't honestly understand why business world still patronizes themselves with presentations utilizing it.
- Geoff Schultz
Ah, yes. I think 2000 was the last iteration that didn't force new full windows. I was told that you can change the properties to make it open new instances in the same window.
- Anika Malone
My biggest wish for Office 2010 - consistent window behaviour. Double-click multiple Word docs? Multiple windows. Double-click multiple spreadsheets? One window and the fricking "Go to View tab, click 'Switch Windows' button, choose window I want, do the minor thing I want to do that involves switch to a different ribbon tab, repeat to get back to where I was." Or, I can run Excel...
more...
- Andy Bold
me, neither. and could anything be more boring and redundant than a powerpoint presentation?
- edythe
Nope. I'm with Edward Tufte on this one. Unfortunately, not all of my coworkers are.
- joey
Edward Tufte for the win. PowerPoint is the Devil's spawn! Word his bride!!!
- Rick Cogley
Is it incestuous for Word to be getting freaky with PowerPoint? So one should definitely avoid embedding excel in there too cuz shit really starts to drool and talk funny at that point.
- Geoff Schultz
Including Flixster for movie times, a couple of options for IMDb integration, iPhilix for Netflix (I use the free PhoneFlicks because I'm cheap), Runpee, and a movie quote app called MovieLingo that I'm eager to try out.
- Jandy
from Bookmarklet
please sign up here and list what you're bringing so we;re not all on the beach eating some cookies and with no beverages!! :)
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Picturing ye olde automobile going all KITT on you and saying in it's condescending way, "Yes, Michael, there is a lot of smog out there" ;)
- Andy Bold
i am about to do that myself. if i can ever get off Friendfeed.
- edythe
LOL A friend who's a librarian here just sent an email saying a borrower confused by the concept asked, "I have to bring them back? Like Blockbuster?"
- Anika Malone
I have this pet peeve about comparing libraries to Blockbuster. And by "pet peeve" I mean "major psychotic fucking hatred." :) Oh well, perhaps there is a place in the world where you can simply take DVDs and never bring them back.
- Dan Messer
Aren't people taught about libraries anymore? I learned that concept when I was 5.
- John
Apparently not. There are a few who are shocked, and I mean SHOCKED, that our DVDs check out for free. I know there are a few libraries that don't, but those are more the exception than the rule.
- Dan Messer
"Here are our favorite illustrations from A Sigh Of Relief (most ironic title for a book ever) along with the nightmares they have induced."
- Mark
from Bookmarklet