Get back to the pool!
(I was trying to think of a way to slip this in the 'bots thread as a thank you to everyone.)
My list:
* See the Richard Serra show at MoMA
* Have a picnic at Haines Point
* Go to the floating pool thingie in the middle of the East River.
File for adjustment of status for shivbunny which is really hard when the motherfucking church manages to submit your request for a marriage record to the county but not the actual proof that you've married. Ever try to file for a green card without proof that you've married?
Shouldn't you be on your honeymoon or something?
All you fuckers have fun lists. Mine is full of things like "find a truck to haul all the deck planks I pulled up to the dump" and "get a new roof put on the house".
7: Build front and side fences, fix cracked foundation, build front porch, and replace house wiring. Somewhere in there I'm supposed to have fun.
5: Immigration sort of ate up all our honeymoon funds. And now it might even be another $600 because of this cockup with the church.
7 - It's only because we have to fill our sad, empty lives with something other than playing with the most adorable baby ever.
Feel better?
Immigration sort of ate up all our honeymoon funds.
Hey, he has a choice, he can live in America or he can have romance and adventure in his life. I think we know what the rational choice is.
Finish preparations for the huge party we're having tomorrow night, then try to get through the weekend intact.
On the fun side, I want to
* Eat some butter and sugar corn, and other tasty things from the farmer's market as they come in. Also grilled meats.
* Go to one of my favorite places on earth, Narragansett beach at the end of the day as the sun is starting to set behind the shore. Swim, and then sit on the beach until dark and watch the sky, sea, and sand change colors.
* Hang out with my parents at their house. Don't need to do anything, just spend time with them watching the cat.
* Spend the evening in my backyard, watching the stars come out and listening to music.
* Go to the north shore. Check out the Cornell show at the Peabody Essex Museum, walk around Salem, then head up to Woodman's for some scallops.
* Eat some clamcakes, feel slightly ill afterwards.
And the not so much fun side:
* Mow the lawn several more times. Also much other yardwork.
* Hang out with my parents because my mom is recovering from a broken hip and can't walk so good (thanks in advance for any good wishes, etc.)
* Sweat.
The odds that I will do the things on the second list are much greater than those of my doing the items on the first.
10: Here's my cutest-baby entry. Out of date picture: Tommy.
Really sorry to hear about your mom, JL. Didn't know that.
Do go see that Cornell show. It's total insanity.
1: No more beard, Smasher? Have we been voting for a lie??
* See Man Man and Prefuse73
* See Daft Punk and M.I.A.
* See Daft Punk again
* Ultimate tourney in Milwaukee
* Beach it up
* Pass final in Corp. Fin. class I've been ignoring all summer
All in all, a good summer. And the final hurrah:
* Go diving in Oman, spend a day or two in the desert, then spend a day sulking in Dubai as I realize how many petrodollars went into building an even gaudier, even larger, even less ironic Las Vegas using nigh slave labor in horrendous conditions.
9: Given the number of Americans I meet these days who tell me they are thinking of moving to Canada, we should just set up an exchange program, save everyone the hassle.
19: Thanks. I don't believe I'd mentioned it before, so there's no reason you should have known. It does mean, however, that I'm spending all of my free time for the next month or so (at least) visiting them, helping out, etc., so the odds I'll make it to the Cornell are very slim.
Oh, hell, we might not even be legally married.
No more beard, Smasher? Have we been voting for a lie??
Apo, why must you constantly try to lead American youth down the path of licentiousness and immorality?
You look--and who would have thought it possible--even better without the beard, Smasher.
Sorry about your mom, JL. And sorry for confusing arthegall with Apo.
"You look--and who would have thought it possible--even better without the beard, Smasher."
Rank post-hoc rationalization -- telling yourself these things won't help you sleep at night. You botted the election, you can't unbot it.
Me, I grew up with an abiding faith in the integrity of the mediabistro/unfogged electoral process. Now I just feel dirty.
- See Marnie Stern
- See various electroacoustic ensembles
- See Gogol Bordello
- See Upsilon Acrux
- Write a dissertation prospectus
- Get a for-real advisor
"- Get a for-real advisor"
As opposed to the RealPhD (tm) Blow-up doll I've been using.
It's pants I'm missing in that photo.
I saw Marnie Stern! Impressive that she's able to play with Zach Hill, since whatever he's drumming, it's not rhythm for her songs.
The RealPhD's advice gets more and more divorced from reality after a few trips through the dishwasher.
I played two Marnie STern songs on my show to see what she sounded like. The first one was awesome. The second one was the most annoying thing I've heard since the second Les Georges Leningrad album. O what to do?
Now I just feel dirty.
That's wot makes Capps so hot.
I think stuffing a rubber blow-up doll into a dishwasher has to be one of the more disturbing things I've imagined in a while. That and the pictures of that goofy hippy eating a placenta, that Apo posted.
Damnit.
Immigration sort of ate up all our honeymoon funds.
There's always charming Bethlehem, PA. Al Green and Deep Purple are both playing the Musikfest in the next week or two.
- See Marnie Stern
This should be a good show. Did you see her on her first tour? Does she have an actual band for this one, instead of a CD player?
- See Gogol Bordello
I can't believe these guys skipped Chicago on this tour.
sorry for confusing arthegall with Apo.
All us North Carolinians look alike.
Since the RealDoll isn't a blowup doll anyway, the joke is moot.
arthegall is the person who likes soccer.
I told you guys that I interviewed MS, to disastrous results? A joke about noodles/noodling gone horribly wrong.
In fairness, Armsmasher, what the hell were you thinking?
A better tack would have been to note that people call such shredding "wanking" and then ask her if she has a preferred vibrator.
That and the pictures of that goofy hippy eating a placenta, that Apo posted.
You scrolled down that page? Jeez, I clicked away at the sight of that ziploc bag.
How was the meetup? Dish, please. Is Beefo Meaty silent and grim in person? My evening sucked, by the way.
I think stuffing a rubber blow-up doll into a dishwasher has to be one of the more disturbing things I've imagined in a while.
I agree. People too lazy to handwash their lovers are horrible people. Probably the same types who prefer those cheap teflon-coated dolls. Why people don't just stick with the tried and true well-seasoned cast iron blow-up dolls is beyond me.
Meetup: cancelled!
Sifu couldn't make it either, and then other people's plans changed, and I had pulled an all-nighter the night before and was in no state to bake cookies ... and SP was left holding all the ground beef.
It's an embarrassment. SP was incredibly game, given the circumstances. We resolved to reschedule at a later date when everyone could make it, and to ply SP with enough drinks that he forgets we ever flaked out on him like this.
How was the meetup? Dish, please.
Yes, please do.
Your girlfriend is reading this thread, M/M/.
They are not allowed to tear down the Cyclone, surely? It's a fucking landmark! Of historic importance! The only fucking reason to go to Coney Island in the first place!
I did the first thing on your list already, w/d. I've also taken care of items on lists 3, 17, 21, and 28. Perhaps you all should add "come up with imaginative plans" to your lists.
49: You're forgetting the Mermaid Parade, Jackmo.
This was supposed to be Astroland's last summer, though it appears to have gotten a one year reprieve.
- Finish language documentation project.
- Write papers.
- Write grant proposals.
- Pack up belongings.
- Drive round Britain with tent.
- Drive to France.
- Fly to other side of world.
Perhaps you all should add "come up with imaginative plans" to your lists.
If you're counting seeing the Cornell show for 17, note that I specify seeing at PEM. As for eating corn and grilled meats, I've done those too, they just are worth doing again. If you not referring to those, I must ask you to stay away from my parents.
Apparently "look at David Beckham's ass" was on my list and I didn't even know it.
Astroland and the Cyclone are separate entities.
The Mermaid Parade is fun, but every time I've gone, I've ended the day with a couple of rides on the rollercoaster. Last time in a tutu.
Your girlfriend is reading this thread, M/M/.
It's okay, Smash, she already knows I hate teflon and dishwashers.
The Mermaid Parade is fun, but every time I've gone, I've ended the day with a couple of rides on the rollercoaster.
True, it is kind of a package deal.
Last time in a tutu.
The Cyclone has made you foreswear the wearing of tutus? Then it must be destroyed!
get on plane to Thessalonika travel get on return flight from Istanbul
This looks like our to-do list from last summer, w/d. You taking the train? And how long are you going to be in Istanbul?
7: I've already scratched "new roof" off the to-do list, along with "repaint house," "replace front door" and "refinance to pay for it all." Cry, cry, write checks, cry. On the plus side, the neighbors are now saying nice things behind our backs.
Still to do: plant bougainvillea, clean BBQ so we can have a house rewarming party (though not strictly necessary, since we've been doing well on the "grill as much meat as possible" line item at other people's parties), and go to Maui.
55: Assuming this article is accurate, you're wrong that Astroland and the Cyclone are separate entities but correct, because in practice the Cyclone is the only ride in Astroland which won't be torn down.
The tutu took up too much room in my closet, and I was having a hell of a time getting the sand out of it. Unfortunately, it had to go.
The Cyclone is safe but what about the Wonder Wheel?! I looove the Wonder Wheel! That should SO be saved, too!
61: If the Cyclone is so safe, then how come you scream like a little girlchild when you ride it?
62 - I meant safe from being torn down.
The Wonder Wheel is very safe. Never a single accident in 85 years!
Also, to merge the threads, I actually went to Coney Island with McMegan last weekend. I proposed that it was a Libertarian paradise: all of the rides are fragmented into multiple parks run by private owners and there are lots of guns. (toy, but still)
The grocery stores started putting out Halloween candy a couple of weeks ago.
visit my boyfriend
buy a house
get my shit together.
1. Finish painting house.
2. Finish roofing house.
You people with your barbecues and amusement parks are slackers.
Are you buying because you're settling down permanently where you are?
70: I guess so. Though I admit that the idea of "settling down permanently," which I was determined to do when I got a t-t job lo those many years ago, now seems just . . . weird. But, I mean, the school PK's starting next year goes through 8th grade, so....
OT, but this (from the NYT) is the best sentence I've come across all week:
Shana Dale, a NASA official, has the unenviable job today of explaining how it was that astronauts flew while drunk.
Hey, I've got paint/roof AND barbecue. It's not either/or, you know, unless you're determined to snuff all joy out of your life.
when I got a t-t job lo those many years ago
We aren't prudish here, B. You don't have to censor "tit".
NPR quoted a spokesperson for the dock workers' union in Long Beach this morning that it's a good thing a strike was averted because we wouldn't all get our Christmas presents. It is July and I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
I expected more freaked-out junior faculty in this thread. SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER AND I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED TO WRITE MY BOOK!
B, I don't think the real estate market has bottomed out yet. It's falling faster in the Inland Empire than in LA proper, if you're looking for bargains. You probably know all this.
I've also taken care of items on lists 3, 17, 21, and 28.
Hey Smasher, which of the items on list 21 did you already do? Because if there are some others than "Beach it up", I'd like to hear how they went. Oh, and so long as it wasn't the first item either. Man Man is going to start rocking the county fair circuit soon just so they can somehow tour more.
74: No, I meant t-t. The tit job is the one I have now at SG.
77: Inland empire, fugghidaboutit.
I can't believe we're 80 comments into this list and no one has said their goal for the summer is "get laid". Y'all are doing much better than I am.
77: for what it's worth, I don't think it has come remotely close to bottoming out yet. Which all in all probably isn't a good thing.
It's falling faster in the Inland Empire than in LA proper, if you're looking for bargains.
Yes, because Inland Empire is like living in hell.
I can't believe we're 80 comments into this list and no one has said their goal for the summer is "get laid".
Paging Teo...
Elgin ND is worse. But a 3-bedroom goes for $5,000,
Launch two new products
Hire two employees
Bully a hidebound organization into changing it's literature creation and distribution systems
Launch 4 websites, including promotion to all customer audiences
Lead a major corporate branding intiative, including product line rationalization
Prepare for a major celebrity-endorsement PR push
Paint house
Landscape front yard
Engage realtor
Move half of all shit owned into storage
Sell house
Buy house
Get new child to sleep every night
Keep old child from jealous meltdowns
Train to be able to run 3 miles
Sleep
Learn the difference between its and it's, apply appropriately
Learn the use/mention distinction, apply appropriately.
Launch two new products
Meat products?
Don't I wish. Meat-related program activities have largely been curtailed of late, alas.
Meat-related program activities have largely been curtailed of late, alas.
The last meat-related program activity ended up adding Get new child to sleep every night to the list.
Paging Teo...
I've basically given up at this point.
I've basically given up at this point.
It's for the best, trying never got anyone laid. What's the deal with the party?
What's the deal with the party?
It's for my graduation, my dad's sixtieth birthday, and my sister's twenty-first (along with a couple other birthday's of relatives). We're expecting about a hundred people.
"birthdays".
Don't follow sifu down the path of evil.
Considering all the pendantry around here, the new rollover text is somewhat amusing.
96: Sounds fun. Different parties going on for the young 'uns than for the older generation?
Also, new addition to my list. I have to mentally will this tour into coming to Chicago, since The Field was absolutely fantastic at Pitchfork festival but I had to miss his afterparty show (damn friends and their work on Monday).
But considering the subject of the comment, "pendantry" is even more amusing, I'll grant you.
97: Damn, and I usually avoid mistakes like that. Sorry.
Different parties going on for the young 'uns than for the older generation?
No, just one big party. Not a whole lot of young 'uns involved.
On days like this, that are actually warm and sunny, don't sit indoors at the computer.
Go camping for the next three weekends.
Sort out playroom (gulp).
To all the work- and research-related items on my list, too numerous and anxiety-enhancing to enumerate, I would add:
Make proper Spanish gazpacho
Make lots of my favorite ratatouille
Generally eat a great many fresh ripe tomatoes
Go for a plane ride with my friend who has a pilot's license
Learn to fly my new remote-control plane
The last two should be done simultaneously.
I would be most impressed if the second and fourth were done simultaneously.
I would be most impressed if the first were done with only your second and fourth fingers.
Sometimes I suspect that Heebie is shittin with us.