The Late Shift 3/8- The Quest for Perfect Toast

23:40 / 05.04.04

grr. I h8 you.

but take some dahl anyway.

23:46 / 05.04.04

I'm here. Feeling ugh, but still better than early Sunday morning.

23:49 / 05.04.04

TLBH. Dahl, My yummers steamed cauli curry (see gastro thread.), Rajma(kidney bean dish) and Quinoa chickpeas pilau

Basically thought I'd try and cook for the next couple of days in one fell swoop of YUM. But greedy bastard friends will probably eat it all.

Maybe I'll just uninvite them. They're fuckers anyway...

re fitba: indeed. watched highlights. My nerves can't take much more tho'. How's yr lot?

23:51 / 05.04.04

hiya maz. hugs for you.

Hate aimed at Stoats,obviously, for implying that I'm mumsy.

23:57 / 05.04.04

Ouch.

Cheers for the dahl, though.

23:58 / 05.04.04

Nothing wrong with presoaking beans, or tupperware for that matter. Although I do remember about a year ago when "that's so tupperware" was the hip Barbelith insult for anything too domestic.

Ganesh

00:02 / 06.04.04

Hello.

*waves goodbye*

(A quickie Almond homage, as I head straight through the Late Shift thread in the direction of bed without collecting £200. Must. Fight. Insommmnnnia...)

00:06 / 06.04.04

Ta Ganesh!

00:07 / 06.04.04

blimey. now you see 'im..

that's so tupperware" was the hip Barbelith insult/b>

Oh yeah, I remember that... But actually, (as long as I don't actually turn into my parents) I'm Tupperware And Proud!

00:08 / 06.04.04

How's yr lot? Calamitous. In a word.

Anywayyy... Gah. Shania Twain is on the radio. It’s like being stabbed in the brain. She always reminds me of the time I was working in a shop, some regular customer noticed I like music and asked me what kind of music I like. So, I politely and uncontroversially said “all kinds”, to which she asked whether I like Shania. And, because it seemed to matter to her and I’m trying to be an excessively polite little till-boy, I said ‘yes’ for some reason. Cue weeks of Shania talk every time this lady comes in, culminating in me being presented with a Shania compilation tape, and all the time I’m awkwardly fielding lots of unsubtle hints about the imminence of Shania’s upcoming tour, just because I’m too polite to admit the truth of my deep, deep hatred of Shania Twain. And her music, for that matter. And all this was from a lady old enough to be my mum! Well, almost.

Sorry for the rant. Calm now.

00:08 / 06.04.04

Does anyone else remember that Stump song about the male stripper at the Tupperware party?

00:11 / 06.04.04

Stoatie: no. Could you hum it?

00:13 / 06.04.04

mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mm-mmm... can't remember the next bit, but that's the chorus. Kind of.

00:16 / 06.04.04

BH: ha. ahahahahahahahaha. sorry.

Stoats, no, but I remember sfd sending me a great interview with Andy Martin (ex-The Apostles) where he coined the phrase 'Tupperware Socialism'

which is going to be the name of my band.

bitchiekittie

00:16 / 06.04.04

what a lovely humming voice you have, stoat.

I have to say that not only do I own proper tupperware, but I have quite a collection of the disposable kind as well. not only can I hand someone a tupperware full of party surplus but I can also toss out those leftovers that have become mystery mush in the back of the fridge without remorse.

domesticky and proud!

00:20 / 06.04.04

My shania-hatred is a product of having done temping for whichever label it was she's on, just when 'that don't impress me much' was a hit.

cue months of endless shania videos on the in-office system.

arghghghghghhhh

00:26 / 06.04.04

I can also toss out those leftovers that have become mystery mush in the back of the fridge without remorse.

Aaaamen. There are certain funks out of hell that are not meant to be smelt.

00:35 / 06.04.04

funks out of hell that are not meant to be smelt

This is an album that cries out to be made.

BiP: Ah hahahahahaha backatcha. And Stoatie, it doesn’t ring any bells, but I dig your humming, dude. D’you know any more?

00:46 / 06.04.04

I'm listening to Swans' "Children of God" at the moment... so this is "New Mind"...

MMM-MMM--mmm-MMM-MMM--mmm-MMM-MMM-MMM-MM-MM-MM-MM-MMM-MMM

Doesn't work as well without the drums, so put a "duggaduggadugga" under the second lot of MMMs and you're getting there.

Olulabelle

00:52 / 06.04.04

What's with all the humming?! It's cute, but can you all stop for a brief minute and say nice things to me?

Or hum them if you must!

Either is fine really, I just need to get *shakes hands* rid *shakes again* of the bad energy...

00:59 / 06.04.04

I'm trying to think of a happy tune to hum, but Swans have given me a head full of aggressive noise.

So I'll say hello instead. In a very nice way.

00:59 / 06.04.04

Bad energy? Have you been messing with occult forces beyond your control? Or is that the wrong end of a stick from a completely different dimension? One which cannot be seen with human eyes, not without the help of my special specs.

Have a glass of wine.

01:07 / 06.04.04

Better stil, have some wine pie.

01:11 / 06.04.04

That must be the nicest thing it’s possible to say. Even without special specs on.

Olulabelle

01:13 / 06.04.04

Special specs? What, you mean X-Ray Specs? Like the band?

01:18 / 06.04.04

Er..like this, actually.

..but then I’ve always been the uncoolest comics dweeb around.

01:19 / 06.04.04

ooh, I have a recipe for redwine/veg/cream pie somewhere. will make some and send it to you, Olulabelle.

01:51 / 06.04.04

Oh well, if everyone’s buggered off/taken to conversing in private/gone back to work, then I’m orf to bed. Sleep well all, and nice things to everyone. I predict that tomorrow is going to be utterly fabulous.

02:00 / 06.04.04

I've just been snowed under with work. Night, BH.

02:18 / 06.04.04

I'm still awake, but who knows for how much longer.

01:00 / 07.04.04

I did go to sleep. Then I woke up, ate my veggies, and here I am. Okay, there was a little more to my day than that. But not much. Spring break. 2004. Woo.

How is everyone?

01:09 / 07.04.04

aren't you supposed to be wearing a skimpy bikini, caning coke, chugging kegs and dating an unsuitable boy?

or am I too influenced by US tv?

01:10 / 07.04.04

Awright! Well... just got told our company's probably being bought out... "hopefully" there won't be mass redundancies... but I don't trust the buggers. Ah, fuck it, I'd get a payoff anyway.

Other than that, fine!