While it’s certainly nice to be back enjoying the comforts of home, I really feel that not enough can be said about the relative comforts of a truly great hotel with its mini-bar, complimentary fruits, and pointless but nevertheless much-appreciated turn-down service. In fact, were money not an issue, I wouldn’t hesitate to switch my full-time residence to a room at the Tokyo Peninsula Hotel. Yes, it’s a great feeling to own furniture and pay property taxes, but there’s an even greater feeling that comes with standard use of one of those fancy motorized Japanese toilets. Of course things there weren’t perfect. I could never figure out the in-room temperature controls that only seemed to alternate between two settings, sweltering and bone-chilling, and the internet connection was frustratingly slow at times – but those were trivial inconveniences when weighed against the advantages of room service and a crack concierge staff capable of lining up everything from fancy dinners to exclusive nightclub outings. And, honestly, ask yourself how often do you leave your place in the morning and return later that day to discover your bed made, your towels replaced, and your toiletries carefully aligned? Or have a beautiful woman in a spotless white bellhop uniform wish you a good day on your way out the door? It’s the little things.
And I miss ’em.
Even though my days and nights were fairly full while in Tokyo, I did manage to catch some Japanese television. I don’t know how many times I’d be sitting there staring at the t.v. when I’d turn to, say, Akemi and ask her what I was watching. “Really?”she’d asked in amazement. “You’ve never heard of Smap Smap?”. Believe it or not, no. For those as in the dark as I was, SmapSmap is a five member singing group that have their own show. The basic premise has the group splitting into two teams of two and competing in a cook-off. Their dishes are judged by celebrities and the proceedings are hosted by the fifth (odd man out) member. Exile is another group that, as far as I could tell, didn’t have their own show but didn’t really need one because they seemed to appear on everyone else’s show. The group is made up of two singers and a bunch of dancers. This struck me as really bizarre given that the singers didn’t really do much dancing while the dancers didn’t do any singing. If these guys had a falling out, I suspect I know which ones would be more capable of carrying on the proud Exile tradition. And yet, according to Akemi, the group’s leader is one of the dancers (conveniently, always right up front during the group’s live performances). The group’s leader? That would be like me starting my own Joseph Mallozzi String Quartet by bringing together the actual quartet and then performing some interpretive dance moves while they played.
Also available on the hotel t.v. was the pay-per-view programming that offered, among its many options, adult programming. This I always found kind of weird. I mean, I’m sure many would consider this a discreet way to enjoy some racy entertainment, yet I can’t help but feel the opposite to be true. You may think “Aint no one gonna know.” but, in fact, the second you make that xxx-rated purchase, I’m fairly certain everyone knows. By the time you’re done and heading out for the night, you’ll be walking a gauntlet of hotel employees silently judging your predilection for Latinas with large posteriors. And who wants that? Or worse. Can you imagine the following exchange at check-out:
Woman at the Front Desk (going over my bill): Ohayo, Mallozzi-san. We hope you enjoy you stay with us and…oh…fucku firimu o mimashita ka?
Me: I’m…uh…sorry?
Woman at the Front Desk: Fucku firimu…Last night, you watch fucku film?
Me: Uh…I don’t think…I was trying to order Polar Express and may have made a mistake.
Woman at the Front Desk: No, no mistake. You press button.
Me: I’m not saying I didn’t, just that I may have done it by accident. I was actually trying to order a different movie. Tom Hanksu filmu?
Woman at the Front Desk: You watch for two hours, then rewind and watch again but fast-forward to good parts only. Tanoshikatta ne?
Me: Okay, can we just move this along?
My sis sent me the above pic along, asking me to ask all of you and your friend and family members to vote for Felx, my mom’s dog, here: http://www.hhofdogcontest.com/node/25113. He’s already got 101 votes and only needs another 660 000 to overtake the current highest vote-getter who, while cute, has suffered no commensurate indignity for the crown. Winning the grand prize would mean a lot to Felix who has accomplished very little since that high school equivalency diploma.
Ok, I needed the laugh you provided tonight like you have no idea, so thank you! Consider Felix voted for! Have a great weekend!
Felix looks like he’s having a great time!!!! What dog wouldn’t in an outfit like that???
Can we vote more than once?
That was the beauty of a couple hours “rest” at a Love Hotel, no one had illusions what you were doing. Of course, hubby and I used to go because the tubs were giant sized and we could warm up for a few hours. Our little house was drafty and uninsulated, very unromantic, and the kerosene fumes were oppressive. Sometime around mid-February, hey our anniversary… we’d go get a room. A two hour “rest” usually was enough, unless we wanted a “stay” then we’d wait until after 11 PM when the rates went down. The theme rooms were intriguing, but we never did spring for the jungle room with the steam closet or the Meadow for Love with the flower-bedecked swing. I do regret I never stole the sheets printed with the octopus and the fisherman’s wife.
There. Way too much information, you’re all very welcome.
I’ve voted for Felix and he looks handsome in his little outfit. I thought that you were being sarcastic about the 660,000 votes that the winner has received… but no! 😉
In the UK some member of parliament tried claiming back the cost of hiring two ‘adult’ movies that her husband, who works for her, hired.
Hope that pugs and frenchies are well.
Only a totally insane person would not like to inhabit a four star hotel for a length of time. You forgot the laundry service availabe, so that when you come back you also have the ol’ whitey tighties folded along with the appropriate suit for the evening dinner. And of course there is the fitness room and pool that rarely have more than one other person actually using them at any given time. I have to admit though I’ve not enjoyed a hotel with a high tech toilet. but the jacuzzi suites at the Luxor, with the tubs-with-a-view have lots to recommend them.
Thanks for the huge laugh with the theoretical conversation. At least with the Japanese you don’t have the same types of sexual inhibitions found on this side of the Pacific.
Vote registered for the suffering puppy. So, when do we start talking Stargate again?
@maggiemayday: Thanks! Between your Love Hotel descriptions and Joe’s hotel porn checkout I nearly fell off my chair.
Joe, I can’t believe that after all the times you’ve been to Japan you’ve never heard of SMAP. I just looked up the Peninsula Hotel. I love hotel stays and after looking at the pictures of the place and its location, I can see why you miss it.
I’d love to see your interpretive dance..
Maybe the dogs could participate as well. Now that’s entertainment…
All kidding aside, I’m glad you had such a successful trip, but I’m sure you are very glad to be home. Were the doggies glad to see you or were they angry that you left them for so long?
Gina
Toronto science fiction author Peter Watts has put a significant amount of his own work on-line for free download.
http://www.rifters.com/real/shorts.htm
Don’t worry about the the cat pictures. It has something to do with a charity for taking strays to the vet.
Ok I voted, 132 I think I was, he is a cutie.
Welcome back Mr M. I hope you can teach the dogs that turn down,make up the bed stuff and leave a chocolate on my pillow, minus slobbers. They are pretty smart already, should be a snap. Good luck with that. I have read both the books already, Dec and Jan(slow month), but the trick will be to remember anything that I read when discussion time rolls around. and I just fiinished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep..hmm, still not sure about that one. but ok none the less. Enjoy your weekend. A bit chilly and windy today in central Florida today, supposed to warm up a bit tomorrow and the next day, let’s hope.
Disemvoweling posts – an alternative to moderation
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854185,00.html
Felix becomes completely catatonic when we dress him like this. No matter what position I put him in, he will stay still until I physically move him… not even offering him the cat’s food will make him budge. I think it’s the hat that makes him freeze. The boots he is used to wearing now that the snow is here.
Vote for Felix! Tell your friends, family… post him on your blog.
I voted. He is indeed a very cute dog, and the outfit is actually pretty adorable. I’m actually surprised at some of the dogs that are at the top currently–although a blue-eyed puppy eating a dandelion is probably about as cute as it gets.
I voted for Felix. How could I resist that sad face? It was a tad chilly (high of 28) in my part of PA today. Thankfully we have tents and heaters to work in outside so not really that bad.
Of course I voted for Felix-too cute! It’s nice to see a dog so well loved. Mostly I see abandoned/neglected dogs.
BUT How did your mom keep those shoes on him?
I saw an interview with Quentin Tarantino on Jay Leno and he was a guest judge on SmapSmap. He said they (the teams) take it very seriously. The losing team was not happy with him.
Stay warm!
T
Felix is now up to 161 votes.
Felix looks GREAT! And he got my vote. How does Momma Mallozzi keep the feeties on him? My dog always wants to chew em off.
Meh, I can tell you (as a former hotel worker), we’ve come to expect it and don’t even notice or care most of the time. The name of the movie doesn’t show up on most hotel bills (none I’ve ever worked at anyway, for exactly that reason) and we’re not going to remember it was you who ordered it unless you order it on the overnight shift and leave early in the morning while that same person is on and had to call down and have us adjust the transaction somehow (can you tell I’ve done that?). And even then, I usually didn’t “remember” the person.
I think the only one we all giggled over was the man who stayed nearly every weekend and was a member of a church group, yet ordered porn. That was noteworthy. You, as a regular guest, looking like a business man? Not at all noteworthy.
While I wouldn’t mind the luxury of a 4 star hotel, and fresh towels, knowing someone went into my “house” every day and that I would have to work out some sort of deal as to when I would leave for housekeeping and someone else knowing when and who I came and went with…no thank you. Plus, I get sick of eating out; I can’t imagine if that was every meal. I am simply too lazy to have to get dressed to eat lunch sometimes.
Mr. M,
I’m so glad you’re back, the time difference was quite confusing. I must say I was kind of dissapointed that there were no WFPOTD episodes this year, the icecream flavors from last year were great. Any idea when we will find out about season two for sure, and while we are on that note when is the break over for this season?
Love the pic of ur mom’s dog.
-ZPB
GUESS WHAT!!!! Guess what I did today!!!
I spent the entire afternoon in…
The EMERGENCY ROOM! Woo! Did dad have PA-monia again?? Nope.
Did das have a massive nosebleed again?? Nopers.
No – nothing as dull as all that. Instead, this time Mr. Das decided to put a brand-spankin’ new blade in his utility knife… (WARNING – NOT for the squeamish):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/dasNdanger/booboo.jpg
Joe – if you think that’s too icky, you can take out the link…personally, I thought it was pretty cool (though I think the doctor…AND Mr. Das…thought I was a bit morbid for taking the pics. Mr. Das kept calling me Abby (from NCIS – personally, I took it as a compliment! :D)
It’s been a long day, but I’ll share a quick ‘porn in a motel room’ story. Back in the 80s my mom, grandmom and I stayed in a seedy motel just outside of Philly. We wanted to stay at the Holiday Inn, but an elderly friend insisted we stay in this motel because it would be so much cheaper. She wasn’t kidding. Sunday morning we get up, and while my grandmother is in the bathroom, mom and I are trying to find the news, or something (I would have settled for Captain Kangaroo!).
Anyway…we flip to this one channel and…well…we couldn’t figure out what it was. We were literally tilting our heads to the side, trying to figure it out. Mom thought it was a dog. I thought maybe some kind of machine. Then suddenly we realized at the same time – it was an extreme close-up of…erm…ya know…that grown-up game, ‘hide the willy’. We both gasped, and changed the channel. Well, granny (who was 80-something at the time) called from the bathroom, ‘What are you carrying on about out there?’, to which we said she didn’t want to know, to which she replied, ‘What? Was it a show about natural childbirth?’ Mom and I roared, and said, ‘Nope…it was the thing that leads up to natural childbirth!’ Grandma didn’t believe they’d show such a thing on tv (for free, no less!), so we showed her…and, well…there is nothing I can say that could possibly describe the shocked/horrified/hell-condemning look on her face. It was hilarious, and quite priceless! And we never stayed in that motel ever again.
😛
das
You have my vote… 🙂 183 now…
@das: one word – OW!
I hope Mr. das is healing quickly. And “hide the willy”? Don’t think I’ve ever heard it called that before… 😉
@ Das – I thought that was a pretty cool picture of your husbands hand too! But I can be wierd sometimes. I once accidentially stabbed my hand with a knife trying to get the wrapping off summer sausage, right at Christmas for a cheese/sausage/cracker tray. It took a long time to heal. It healed from the outside in. Kind of interesting…
@Das That reminds me of when Marty Gero cut his finger during the wrap party (or something… it seems like it was too long ago to have been the wrap party). And I would totally have taken pictures too… that’s too wicked not to share! Being called Abby is most definitely a huge compliment! 😀
Has everyone been watching Castle? It seriously keeps getting better and better. But you hafta watch closely to catch the little clever lines of dialogue… about half go over my head the first time I watch each episode.
I hate room service and the maids at hotels! I find it incredibly creepy that they come in while I’m not there. While I love staying in hotels for up to about a week, it just gets old after that (and I start losing things…).
Well there is nothing wrong with a little bit of FAP…
Fap fap fap fap fap….
ahhh. done…
there you have it fapping.
How many good parts were there to the “movie?”
I was the impossibly cute Felix’ 200th vote!! My dogs would be plotting my early demise for that outfit, the huskies will barely deign to wear a bandanna. Need a little squishy dog to dress up…
I’m in for the string quartet, used to play the viola and have a friend who is equally rusty on the cello. Dust off yer dancin’ shoes, Joe!! Japanese TV / local cable channels, here we come.
@das – Tell Mr Das ouch! and to please take his antibiotics, aren’t emergency rooms fun? No more utility knives, need all digits to wrap holiday presents!
T’was up to 209 votes before I chucked mine on. I’ve posted the pic and the link on my facebook so good luck!!
Ouch! @ Das.. danger is your name!! LOL at your porn/grandma account …
I’d love to stay in a hotel for the rest of my life..and eat restaurant meals as long as we can select the food everyday (as in Nationality).
@DP “Toronto science fiction author Peter Watts…”
Ah yes, dear Peter Watts, perhaps the newspaper should spend less time on Tiger woods, and more on how Peter Watts was assaulted, and beaten up by US border guards, thrown in jail, and later kicked out at night in a snow storm with most items confiscated – including his jacket.
http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=932
Btw Mallozzi, if you think some messages are just too much you could employ the new practice of “Disemvoweling” 😉
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854185,00.html
@das
poop! That looks painful. I hope mr. Das gets better soon. 🙂
hahaha…. Thanks for telling us about the adult movie thing option in the room. Gave me a good laugh.
Thanks so much,
Major D. Davis
Lol, je vous comprend parfaitement quand vous dites que l’hotel vous manque, c’est vraiment la belle vie !
Mouhahaha à oué vous aviez aussi des chaines pour adultes XD, C’est certain que regarder ça dans un hotel sa peut rendre mal à l’aise, on doit se sentir observé …imaginé qu’un camoin d’intervention secrète se trouver dans le coin et qu’avec leurs super radar il capte la chaine que vous regardiez o_o la honte lol …je préfére encore en rester à pokémon même si c’est tout de suite moins erotique lol
Ahh trop adorable le chien de votre maman!!! j’ai voté pour lui!! Peut t’on le faire plusieurs fois dans la journée?
Gros bisou!!!
Anais.
You know, between “hotel room porn” and “latinas with large posteriors”, I think this specific blog entry will be getting a lot more visitors than usual. 😉
Voted for Felix!
The closest thing our family’s come to a 4-star hotel was the Red Lion motel(?) in Astoria, Oregon. Frankly, we only chose to stay at such an expensive place after searching for (and not finding) cheaper motels until about 9:30 pm. Did you know that every single motel along the Oregon coast is sold out on Fridays? It’s totally true.
So yeah, my clearest memory from that stay was that we could’ve ordered porn. I did consider it for a moment, but then, my mom, dad, and uncle were staying in the same room, so it would’ve probably been a bad idea.
Hi Joe. Is there any chance we might see those aliens from “Space” before march? A picture, or a promo 🙂
Me revoila!
Juste pour vous prévenir que demain je ne passerai qu’en fin de journée, car je serai à l’anniversaire de ma meilleur amie!
J’ai mis le lien du chien de votre mère sur mon facebook et mon blog 🙂
Bisou!!!
@das–I know exactly what you mean about being fascinated with the gore. My husband (why is it always the guys?) impaled his calf on a metal fence stake while puttering in the garden. I also watched while they stitched him up. The medic who did it was a military vet and he and my husband told war stories during the process. End result, nine stitches and U.S. $1,500 later he was good to go. Yes, that’s right, $1,500 for nine stitches and some people have told me that was a bargain. I just can’t imagine why people say our health care system needs fixing. For our $1500 he now has a manly scar on his gnarly old leg. I think we was robbed.
@ pastrygirl
The key with huskies is not to choose a humiliating outfit. My husky proudly wears his Elvis outfit every Halloween.
Oh, and you are able to vote for Felix every day…. from as many computers as you like. So get busy folks, we have a lot of clicking to do to pass that dog in Utah!
So I saw the latest ratings of SGU. Not good bud. Almost half the audience from the high is gone.
Look at Gateworld or other sites at the posts, 8 out of 10 of the fans reviews are negative.
I have gotten over being mad and upset and have moved on to thinking about ways to save the show. I feel like I am watching Babylon 5 Crusade all over again. Take a great series and ruin it.
I don’t want to see that happen with SG.
The very first thing you guys should have done when starting this series was to figure out what the fans want, what made people tune in week after week for years and stay devoted to the show and then build on that foundation.
Reading the reviews the list would go something like: Fun, camaraderie, action, aliens, humor, new gadgets, explosions, space ships, an enemy to humanity, heroes to root for, family friendly stories.
Like it or not that is stargate.
Now look at the last 10 episodes of SGU. How much of any of that is present in those shows?
The two shows the fans seemed to enjoy the most are the ones where the crew is on the planet getting killed and the last half of Justice where we see someone in the chair and we see another space ship and at least getting a hint of some science with the fiction.
The shows seem to be about 80 percent soap opera 20 percent stargate and the fans are not digging it. 5 years of SGA and i couldnt tell you if Sheppard was gay, had a kid, had a bad childhood, anything about his personal life, and I was fine with that.
So moving on for future that trend needs to reverse.
If its not too late I would recommend a re-evaluation of the second half of the season. Review every episode and make some changes now if possible.
Like dumping any footage of the crew going back to earth and visiting their friends and relatives. That is one of THE biggest complaints of them all.
Use the stones to bring people like Mckay or Carter onto the ship, figure out how to get control of it if you are going to use the stones at all.
Add some light hearted humor! How many times did Oneil say something that just made you bust out laughing? Shepperd too. I dont think I have laughed once in 10 episodes.
Dump any scenes shot like NYPD blue. You know the shakey camera where you close up on someones face and scroll down to their knees or something. Steady cam! Shakey cam is making people nauseous. Reshoot these scenes if its not too late.
Kino cam should also only be used sparingly.
The show needs a complete overhaul.
I dont know, at this point it might be too late to save the show. Too many fans have already bailed.
If i were in charge I would put out an official statement today. Let the fans know that you see that they are not happy with the show. Let them know that you wanted to take the franchise in a different direction but that you now understand that it was the wrong way to go. You made a mistake and you promise to try to get the show back on track.
And if the people in charge are not going to make the necessary changes in order to get the fanbase back, if they have the attitude of ‘screw the fans we dont care what they want we are going to write the show the way that we want it’, I would seriously consider handing the show over to a different group of writers.
If the next 10 shows are anything like the first 10 the ratings are going to continue to fall. I promise you that. And if that happens I would rather there not be a 2nd season at all. Which if sad for me to say considering what a huge fan I am of the stargate franchise.
So get to work bud. Get your butt in gear and figure out what you are going to do to save your show. Make sure you let the fanbase know. Give us a reason to tune back in next year or just call it quits and let the show die a quiet death.
Start up another new stargate type show in a couple years that more follows the recipe for success and people will flock to it.
Good luck.
That blue-eyed pup in Utah must belong to the Osmond family. One vote from each family member would put him in the lead. That’s why Donny won Dancing with the Stars. Yes, I live in Utah. No, I’m not an Osmond, but the “Osmond cousins” sang at my uncle’s funeral.
@sparrow-hawk.. Seriously? You’ve not heard it called hide the willy? Oh my. There’s an entire deli section … hide the sausage, hide the salami, hide the pickle. No wonder I can’t get a decent sandwich around here….
lols.. @ “Woman at the Front Desk: You watch for two hours, then rewind and watch again but fast-forward to good parts only. Tanoshikatta ne?”
@ DP – h, ntrstng bt dsmvwlng psts! hp J trs t! 🙂
@ Everyone – Mr. Das is going to the orthopedic surgeon on Monday for an evaluation since he did cut into (but not all the way through) his tendon. I just hope he doesn’t need anything more done, and it will heal okay. My biggest concern is that he does work with his hands, so this injury may keep him out of work if the doc says so. Then we have to worry about all sorts of other things…something I just don’t feel like thinking about right now. 😛
And yes, he’s taking his antibiotics. 🙂
@ JES – I don’t think I’d be fascinated with it if I thought his life was in danger, or if he was in excruciating pain. To me this was just a little ‘boo-boo’, though – I suppose – it can turn into something much worse if he needs work on that tendon. But the blood really didn’t bug me (unlike Mr. Das AND my sister, both who nearly passed out a week or so back when I had that killer nosebleed). I guess with me curiosity overrides the gross-out factor. Kinda like with those botfly videos on youtube…
@ Joe & Sis – I did my civic duty! If I go to the office today, I’ll send one off from there. 🙂 He IS adorable!
das
@ Sparrowhawk – Oh, ‘hide the willy’ – I learned that saying from my mother. 😀
das
@Shadow Step
Yeah, that story’s how I found Peter Watts. I just got over ranting here about an activist being forced into “mental health act” detention for protesting alone in Vancouver so I thought I’d bite my tongue on this one (and rant about it elsewhere, perhaps a trip to Michigan is in order, I wouldn’t even have to risk a trip across the border).
It’s strange how I went through that marine biology science fiction phase and no one mentioned Starfish (not to be confused with the Starfist series) to me or that there is a marine biologist out there writing marine biology science fiction.
@Shadow Step – Re: Disemvoweling — I think we stumbled onto the same article’s comment section.
Sis: it won’t let me vote again 🙁 . I’ll try from another computer. A husky in an Elivis outfit? Interesting.
Das: sorry about your hubby. Healing vibes going his way.
I saw a crime scene “scarf” in one of those novelty shops. I thought of you when I saw it 🙄 .
http://www.perpetualkid.com/fuzz-crime-scene-scarf.aspx
T
@das. your dad gets a 7 on the silly accident scale. Pretty impressive. Just to give you an idea, 9 was the man who cut his radial artery while moving a pane glass about. He would have bled to death had his neighbor not made him sit down and let us get there. As it was, he had us worried. The only 10 I’ve ever seen was the young man who decided to cut a chunk of chocolate. So, he put the plate on his thigh, took his knife, and stabbed downward. Did I mention he was using a paper plate? Not much bleeding externally, but he ended up with nerve damage. So, take heart your dad will not end up on some medic’s all time list of impressive/silly.
@ maggiemayday – Come to think of it, mom called it ‘hide the wienie’ (another deli selection) – I changed it to ‘willy’ because I just love the term.
@ Thornyrose – Not my dad…my husband. He’s a bit accident prone, but mostly little stuff – so far. 😛
Dad, on the other hand, is calling me up and yelling at me because I didn’t go to the post office yesterday, telling me how worthless I am (uh…I was in the hospital, with my husband…). Basically, this means he’s feeling GREAT! It’s when he starts telling me how wonderful I am that I start to worry. 🙄
Ah…life is back to normal. 🙂 (Hubby, for some reason, is playing helpful hubby and house-cleaning with me. He says he feels GREAT. I think I’m gonna give him vicodin EVERYday! 😀 )
das
HI Joe, I voted for Felix, but sadly, the website will only let me vote once. 🙁
Also, very sadly, I have my own stupid accident to relate.
I wanted to cut some cooking lard out of a paper pottle. The knife got stuck, so I pushed harder. Too hard, and the knife when through the cooking lard, through the paper outside and through the webbing between the left thumb & forefinger.
I left my son with my sister, & went to a neighbour’s house & her daughter took me to the emergency room. It was a Saturday night, and as we all know, Saturday’s are very busy, especially during rugby season (before the new rules made the game a little bit safer), so the ER was very busy.
When the doctor came to see me, I apologised for doing somthing so stupid on a Saturday, but she told me that she didnt mind, it made a change from rugby players.
The ER was so busy there was not an available nurse to help stitch up the wound (no blood either – v. impressed) so as the dr was stitching me up, I was playing nurse with my right hand & cutting the sutures. When the nurse finally made it to the room (I was given a room away fm the rugby players – for safety), she went quite pale & almost fainted at seeing me helping the dr LOL
I have to say, the tetnus injection hurt more than the stitching.
Okay, I bit my tongue as long as I could.
I’m volunteering to coordinate US protest caravans heading to Michigan to protest the Peter Watts beating. Email to : peterwattscaravan@yahoo.com
I voted for Felix last night and went to vote for him this afternoon and it just tells me i’ve voted already. I did send a link to my parents and friends, though.
@Das: What is it with guys and these kind of accidents? Mr. Deni came home once with (I shit you not) his elbow cut wide open and the bone hanging out. He’s one of those guys that is constantly getting something cut or broken, but this time I had to make him go to the hospital. He was like nothing happened, told me it would heal in a couple of days… So, I showed him your pics and he laughed, thought it was “cool”. Oi. Healing wishes coming your way! 🙂
I have voted in the ..ahem.. Mallozzi vote-rigging dog contest. 🙂
@Sis – okay, now I HAVE to see the husky Elvis, please please please!!!
Our little female wore her holiday elf collar today for a fundraiser 1.2K walk without too much fuss, but the antlers – no way! Sigh.
Ringo Hutto
Lehi, UT
Dog Photo: Ringo Hutto
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Hmm, ignore my earlier vote-rigging crack. Felix needs some serious help.
I managed to vote twice, but only when I went from Wimax (slow) to ADSL (fast).
Africa = Technologically disadvantaged? Depends where you look.
Welcome home Joe….were you greeted warmly? Did Fondy or the dogs ever find your outline?
I’m going out today to buy an entertainment unit to fit the Christmas present I bought for myself – it’s black, shiny & 42 inches – take a wild guess. I moved all of the furniture in my lounge room yesterday to accommodate.
Congrats on the new weight loss program – I see a book in the making.
I saw Justice on Friday night – interesting. I think the true villian in the piece revealed himself. I’ve been saying all along that I’m on Telford’s side. Its quite likely he has designs on Young’s wife, but nothing has happened, he has just provided support. I think Young reacted out of guilt over cheating on his wife when he beat him up. Now in Justice while what Rush did was bad, what Young did was way worse. I wonder why TJ didn’t recognise that the wounds he had were from a fight.
Cheers, Chev
RE: Felix – sometimes if you clear your cookies, you can vote again. Not sure if it keeps track of IP addys, but if not – just clear your cookies and see if you can vote again.
Of course, you’ll also lose all of your automatic sign-ins, but for Felix, it’s worth it! 😀 (I haven’t tried the cookie trick yet – I just got back from the office, and had voted there).
@ Sherwood Forest Maiden – I’m just really jealous that you got to sit in the ER with a buncha rugby players. 😉
(Speaking of which, I won’t be able to see Invictus until Monday (I hope!) because our local theater isn’t showing it…so have to go up the road. Finally a movie about rugby (sorta), and I can’t even get to it! GRRR!)
Hope your hand feels okay – that’s a nasty place to get cut/stabbed. Oh, and Mr. Das is complaining a MILLION times more about the tetanus shot than the cut! You would think he had his arm cut off. 🙄 (I used to love tetanus shots when I was a kid because my sister always used to punch me. Well, if she punched me in the sore arm, THEN I had an excuse to go crying to mom – otherwise, I just had to suck it up.)
@ Deni – OUCH! Okay – since we’re sharing ‘stupid men’ stories…here’s one for ya…
A friend of ours was putting an addition on, and he was working up on the roof – alone (his family were all at Sunday services). A storm was coming, and he wanted to get the roof buttoned up before the rains came. So, instead of going up and down the ladder to cut the wood on the ground, and carry it back up, he decided to bring the wood and circular saw up on the roof…and – get this – he balanced the wood across his leg to cut it. Needless to say, he sawed right into his thigh, and was very lucky he missed both the bone (barely), and artery. That’ll learn him for not going to church with the rest of the family! 😀
das
@Das @ Deni – it’s not just guys who have that ‘it’s only a small cut’ mentality. My German exchange student fractured a small bone in her foot so was on crutches for the kayaking school camp. Yesterday she received a small packet in the mail from the teacher-camp leader; in it was a certificate acknowledging that she had won the “I don’t need crutches – it’s only broken” award; and yes, she still got into the kayak, every day *rolls eyes*
Welcome back, Joe hope you had a pleasant trip. I tripped upon your blog when reading some of those negative comments on some boards that concerened your rant. I’d just like to say that I really enjoy the show. I like the ‘something different’ that Universe has brought to the table.
Voted for Felix. Perhaps the reason he’s not smiling is that his booties are on too tight?
Joe…see what happens when you have a buncha ladies on your blog? We totally ignore the porn topic in favor of exchanging stories about idiot men. 😀
das
Hi everyone, sheryl’s back after a little break, HI Deni, Airelle, Kabra, HI JOE, I missed ya, never got an answer to my private e-mail, @ Sherry Harris, if you didn’t get it, let me know, nothing earth shattering!! Cought up on the blog now. Have a nice w/e, Sheryl.
Hi Joe!
Ahhh, you are definitely back. The “fan” arrogance level has risen back to normal levels. Really, people? Really?
LOL, I wonder how one of them would feel if someone wrote a public letter criticizing their work, their business, or whatever they give a crap about?
Ah well, at least we have your posts, cute pics, and some rational comments to enjoy.
Take care, eh?
eddy
@dasNdanger
Hey, than canceling history + cookies trick works… not that I am encouraging others to do it, but who’s to know if you do?
@pastrygirl
As soon as I find that picture of Aspen as Elvis, I will ask Joe to post it.
Hey, Joe!
Just noticed you are reading “Otherland” by Tad Williams. Do you like it? I read the series a few years ago and liked it a lot.
Mandy
what a nice dog. I wish I had one like that 😛