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The Lateshift: Some pudding is delicious. Some pudding is not.

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22:29 / 13.01.04

I'm here, briefly, while I enjoy my after-gym beer. I feel like I'm *so* hot right now.

Hi everyone!

22:38 / 13.01.04

So barbelith:

What are you wearing?
What are you listening to?
And if you're eating/drinking, what is it?

22:43 / 13.01.04

I'm wearing a very bright green shirt that says Hipster Scouts U.S.A. on it. It's Cat and Girl merchandise. I'm also wearing blue jeans. No socks, no shoes. I'm drinking a Newcastle, and I just finished some leftover Chinese Food. And I'm listening to the Zombies.

22:54 / 13.01.04

To answer my own question;
Diesel fitted jeans, long sleeve blue t-shirt and blue wooly jumper. And dalmation-like slippers. And knee high stripey socks. Wheres mazarine to talk about such delights when you need her?
Im listening to tapppity-tappity of my keys, and my computer rebooting every so often.
Im really hungry. I fancy a pot noodle.

22:59 / 13.01.04

I’m wearing a lovely jumper my brother gave me cause he can’t fit in it these days, and a pair of overalls, with the arms tied round my waist to turn them into trousers. I’m listening to the radio, and as I type this, my beloved ‘Sailing By’ has just finished. I'm customising my Radio 4 with the occasional parp on the harmonica, for dramatic effect. I’m drinking a bottle of Stella, again courtesy my brother, because he had me scrabbling around in the crawlspace under his cellar earlier on, helping him rewire the place. Also because he can’t fit down there himself.

So tonight, I’m skinny and baggy and beery and grimy. I’m *so* not hot.

Todd, how’d the surveillance work out?

23:16 / 13.01.04

BH- thats hot!
I always do the sleevy thing with leotards, lest they kill your legs and give you a wedgie. And am I the only one not drinking beer? I believe so.

23:25 / 13.01.04

Bop, trust me, it’s so very not. Not the way I do it.

I’ve just realised, this is actually my first boozy drink of the year. Purely by accident, I’ve been dry for a fortnight. Wow. That’s probably the longest gap this century.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

23:28 / 13.01.04

After reading this I'm gonna have a beer!

But... oh no, I'm not, because I wanna finish reading my book, and I hate alcohol + trying to read.

Tomorrow I will have a beer - to celebrate! I hope we can all join together then.

Oh, and hey everyone.

I'm wearing some jeans and a blue/white horizontal striped jumper. And some socks I got for Christmas. Just be thankful I'm not wearing the "hugs and kisses" boxers I also got. *shudder*

23:30 / 13.01.04

Someone bought about 10 pairs of boxers with a sprig of holly on the crotches the other day. Now if theres one thing you shouldnt wear after christmas...

00:34 / 14.01.04

Night all, if there is anyone left. Or have you all drowned in your beer, perhaps. I hope not; could make tomorrows lateshift difficult. Mwuhs x

00:34 / 14.01.04

Todd!! You're a hipster scout?! I went to the University of You Suck!

01:42 / 14.01.04

Oh man, I want a University of You Suck t-shirt, too, but I think I've spent the money I alloted for clever t-shirts this year. I used to LOVE Cat and Girl but I don't think it's been too good lately.

RE: Surveillance - such a pretty word for STALKING. It was pretty anticlimatic and unsatisfying. My accomplice did NOT succeed in getting fake moustaches, none of the donuts she brought were powdered, and she didn't drink coffee. It was absolutely FREEZING here in NYC, so she didn't want to hang around very long. Plus she seemed very self-involved. She wasn't in it for love of stalking. You could read the gory details and the subsequent mocking - if you were part of the secret barbelith livejournal clatch.

However, I think I figured out a place to get moustaches, and I have 5 - that's right, 5 willing people to go with me this weekend, so I have to pick the two (unless I figure out how to schedule stalking shifts) that sound the craziest and most interested in STALKING - rather than thinking I'm just some clever guy who wants to get in their pants. It's all about the STALKING. I've got a lot of fun e-mail through this, so I really can't complain.

ONLY NICE THINGS

22:41 / 14.01.04

Are we still on what you're wearing?

I'm wearing the sleepsuit I stole from Virgin Atlantic, because if you are going to charge about ten times the goign rate for a flight to Boston, you'd better expect me to steal everything you offer me. The fact that I didn't nick the reclining chair is testament to my self-control.

Just got in from birthday party, and tomorrow is the big new year's party, whence I plan to flee like a banshee with its arse on fire at the first opportunity. The invite says "dress to impress". I am so unused to impressing that I am at a loss. Reckon I may end up wearing my gown. That is usually impressive, albeit somewhat impractical.

00:08 / 15.01.04

I'm wearing a towel, as I have just put a fresh coat of paint on my hair. I am chemical and avocado oil fresh!!

00:29 / 15.01.04

This evening I've skipped the gym and gone straight to the beer.
I'm wearing a red-orange (NOT orange-red) t-shirt. And jeans.

I bought black and pink converse all-stars today. Pink is the new orange.

01:00 / 15.01.04

Gah. I’m wearing exactly* the same as yesterday. In fact, I slept in these clothes last night, so I officially stink. But it’s okay, because I am covered in paint and, y’know, working. I can't bother right now about things like clothes. And I’m listening to Joan Baez. Mid-seventies, hazy, mellow Joan. It’s like having marmalade spread on my eardrums, the kind of marmalade my mum used to buy when I was a kid.

*although, of course, I have changed my smalls. Of course.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

01:10 / 15.01.04

I finally have my beer! A little later than planned, but still.

I think Todd is a big skank and should tell us all about the stalking. I must know.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

01:13 / 15.01.04

I just watched the Scissor Sisters on telly too, so I'm a little excited.

Jake Shears was more Iggy than I imagined (it was the leather pants) but more bug eyed and demented than that. He sure is a skinny/muscley fella (more Iggy). Miss Matronic was more down to earth looking than I imagined, but maybe that's because she was dressed as Dorothy so much.

I don't know why I'm putting this here, but damn, my hands are freezing and my computer's slow.

01:15 / 16.01.04

My first new recipe attempt of the week, swordfish steaks with cilantro-lime butter, turned out well. I'm pleased. Tomorrow, I'm trying to make leek-stuffed chicken breast with a cream sauce, so wish me luck.

Cooking is fun and joyful. Perhaps in the spirit of this thread I should make some pudding.

Cloned Christ on a HoverDonkey

02:20 / 16.01.04

Drinking strong, black instant coffee. Sitting in the office, trying to avoid inevitable paperwork. Listening to The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips on my MP3 player, looking forward to driving home at 7am in my spangly new car. Wishing the gits at the dealership hadn't locked up the flippin' car stereo.

Also feeling rather smug at not having had a cigarette for 12 days now, after smoking 40ish a day for the last 10 years. YAY to the inventor of transdermal nicotine replacement - you're my all-time hero(ine). 8)

21:06 / 16.01.04

Is anyone awake or late tonight?

Haus, Im intrigued by this sleepsuit- what is it? Cause my love Emily and me had the discussion of the joys of the fleecy all-in-one pyjama suits we got when we were younger (we both had them up til we were about 13- we seriously have led paralell lives in a scary way, yet never crossed properly til recently). Anyway- is it one of those, cause if they give you big-people sized ones, then Im on that flight.

Evening. In particular, bear, if you're around. I'd wish to speak with you.

21:26 / 16.01.04

Dinking around at my computer lab, starving and slowly growing sleepy from hunger.

21:27 / 16.01.04

I am here, sitting in front of the tv. I have avoided Jim Davidson and an omnibus of Four Ugly Women Are Vile and so am now stuck into Newsnight Review. I am currently in a hiatus, and wish it would end soon.

21:30 / 16.01.04

Enjoying chicken fried rice! Hello!

21:33 / 16.01.04

*makes covetous eyes at Maz's fried rice*

21:36 / 16.01.04

Maz, we must write a book;
"The Joy of Socks." (please tell me it was you i was discussing this with) Have you experienced the joy of long stripey socks recently? I did today (the complete joy of socks), plus legwarmers. Overkill? Me?

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

21:47 / 16.01.04

I'm super bored, and my cat's gone mad. It's ok though, he does it every night - he just runs around making cat mumbling car noises.

I think I might be getting a colesore too, and I don't like it. I've never had one before, I don't think. Can you get them, like, hideen on the bottom of your lip? I've only seen big-pleasing-to-the-eye ones. Any hints?

21:54 / 16.01.04

I thought that said "I think Im getting a caserole"- and if you read the rest of it like that, it sounds very odd. One that you can hide in your lip? But what can you cook in something so small?

My mum got a caserole with safeway tokens or something. Not suitable for oven use... now; I think that somewhat defeats purpose of a caserole, no?

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

21:58 / 16.01.04

I hope it does turn out to be a caserole.

22:05 / 16.01.04

*stomach grumbling* I hate you people

22:06 / 16.01.04

Hmm. Im confused.

Can I get a quick drumming up of opinion here. Im sorry for being a bit.. well; but its not something I really want to talk about with real people. How wierd is sleeping with someone twice your age plus? I dont really know what I want to do. I said I'd see this guy tomorrow anyway. Found out he has 3 kids and one on the way, and Im somewhat freaking out cause I dont know what to do about the whole thang. Sorry. But are we talking "possibly ok" or "seriously baaad, stay away"?

22:30 / 16.01.04

So.... pudding is good....

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

22:40 / 16.01.04

*whistles*

I'm sorry, what? Methinks you need a self-help thread!

22:44 / 16.01.04

Sorry, Bop. Don’t mean to ignore you. I have to say though, I’d feel rather uncomfortable offering advice about such things to someone as young as you. If you seriously want proper advice, in the Keith/Lillith sense of the word, why not start a thread instead of just asking us lateshift weirdos?

Geez. Condensed version: he has 3 kids and one on the way. He’s a bad man. I dont really know what I want to do. Then don’t do anything until you’re sure. A full thread would explore all the age/power disparities and why they’re a bad thing.

Any good?

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

22:46 / 16.01.04

You're just elaborating on my sparse words, you plag...you.... uh.. you plague!

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