Lateshifty

23:59 / 13.08.04

Wonderfull! Amazing! Awesome! (at least according to the latest polls)

00:04 / 14.08.04

Ginchy! So, that's a fair amount of notice for a halloween party Keggers, any thought to a costume?

00:07 / 14.08.04

Yeah Im borrow some stilletos and leathergoods from a friend. Hehehe Welcome to She-Keg!

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

00:08 / 14.08.04

A tornado warning? Golly...

Morning, all. I'm a little sleepy - still on a bit of a rush after hurtling around Edinburgh, but crashing soon, hopefully. Are you still about, Ginge? What's the story on the return to London?

00:08 / 14.08.04

Jesus! Halloween? I don't even know what I'm doing next week! (Actually, I do, I'm packing to move house, but you know what I mean. Socially.)

00:12 / 14.08.04

Well Halloween is THE big party night with my crowd. Most of my old friend lived in the same apartment building so its 4 or 5 floors of people booze and other oddities.

00:13 / 14.08.04

A tornado warning? Golly...

I was really being paranoid, and all other members of the family were rather irritated at being made to sit in a closet for forty-five minutes, but I keep thinking, "well, you know, there's always that off chance that not sitting in the closet could mean messy, unpleasant death." And who needs that?

How's the supervisory training going, Stoatie? Or are they just throwing you into the fray?

00:18 / 14.08.04

We had a Hurricane go through here years ago! I was too young to know better so I sat by the picture window and watched the whole thing. AMAZIGN! The tree beside the kitchen window got hit by lightning and it twisted one of the branches in a most awazing shape. Trees uprooted and my uncle, running down the street chasing his chimney.. That god I was young enough to enjoy it. Now I think I'd just be too worried about the house and people in it.

00:20 / 14.08.04

What you need, sally, is the Quantum Sleeper. I am horribly tempted to buy one of these things just to see if I then survive the fall when it bursts through the floorboards and crashes to the basement. I don't think this place even has a basement...

00:22 / 14.08.04

The unit can also be fitted with defensive devices customized to the requests of the purchasers such as tear gas spray, robotic arms, or projectile weaponry, for examples.

This must be a joke, surely...

00:24 / 14.08.04

Forget quantum sleeper...I just make sure all the pitbulls in my yard have a coke habit. I've not been bothered in years.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

00:25 / 14.08.04

My beloved and I would very likely kill ourselves trying to get it up the stairs. In any case, huddling together (me, him, the cats) in the closet prepared to dive under a pile of pillows at a moment's notice is kinda fun.

We're supposed to get whatever's left of Hurricane Charley tomorrow- I hope grant's okay, Florida got whalloped.

00:26 / 14.08.04

the training's going alright- it's not s much the supervisory bit as the actual logistics of that department- but tonight it doesn't matter anyway cos it's a weekend, therefore busy (although what with the Olympics starting, there's not much other news, so it's not even that busy), therefore I'm doing my normal stuff cos SOMEONE has to!

I've been thinking recently about animals and weather (cats in closets for tornadoes etc)- it's weird. Biscuits (my dog) is scared absolutely shitless of thunderstorms. BUT if she's outside and it starts thundering, it doesn't bother her anywhere near as much. D'you reckon it's cos when she's outside she can figure out what the sound actually is, but if she's indoors in an artificial environment it's just loud noise? It can't just be to do with having more freedom of movement, cos stuff like fireworks freaks her out wherever she is.

00:26 / 14.08.04

Robotic arms? Well, I suppose someone's got to answer the phone while one's hiding.

00:28 / 14.08.04

Dunno, Stoatie. One of my cats is kinda similar, she gets upset if you hold her during a thunderstorm, because she wants to go to the window and look. Of course, she also stands in the shower right before a person gets in and then gets very upset when the water gets turned on.

00:38 / 14.08.04

I think the robotic arms are to tickle the wrongdoers. It is a vital but little known fact that evil, like trout, can be tickled to sleep.

00:40 / 14.08.04

Thats just to kinky for words...so let me yodel it....(kidding)

Bastard Tweed

00:45 / 14.08.04

Ah, weather. My old nemesis. We meet again. Only this time, the advantage is mine.

Y'know, because I'm staying somewhere else.

In general, it seems that animals tend to take natural disasters more gamely than us. I remember, our blue heeler hopped into the flood waters with ready alacrity in spite of a genetic predisposition against rain and a deathly fear of thunder. Certainly handled it better than I did.

And remember, Stoats, if your newfound toadies start to give you any lip, all you gotta do is line up the bunch of them up abreast in a single line for a the patented Running Moe Howard Gestalt Slap.

00:47 / 14.08.04

Running Moe Howard Gestalt Slap. (Now in colour)

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

01:30 / 14.08.04

Did everyone die???

01:34 / 14.08.04

I was engaged in a bizarre email flamewar with other people in my office. It's all cool now though. I sent them pictures of kittens and 70s sitcom characters until they all burst.

STOATIE IS DA MAN!!!

I get all reticent and self conscious when I think people don't like my posts. I'm actually quite shy when I'm not constructing my own little grand guignol grotesqueries.

01:42 / 14.08.04

ARE YOU MAD?? We love your posts!!! I commit them to memory! I force school children to repeat them at the playground! I print each and everyone,using an ink made from my blood, and have them branded onto my backside!! (not really, but no reason for reticence and self consciousness)

Bastard Tweed

01:43 / 14.08.04

Stop it. You make me blush like a little French mangirl.

01:44 / 14.08.04

mmm...french mangirl... I love it...except for the whole man part.

01:46 / 14.08.04

Hey folks.

Nice alliteration in that there post, Czernobog!

What's shakin' (and thank whomever it wasn't yer house, Sally)?

TCi!!!! Howdy!

The Lonely Man Theme (closing song to the Incredible Hulk tv series) Is the saddest thing I've ever heard. I am sad now.

01:54 / 14.08.04

Well shake off them blues my Canuck friend: think of the theme song to The Adventures of the Gummi bears.

Bastard Tweed

01:56 / 14.08.04

Evening's greetings, Cat.

I take it from your general lateshifting that you're voting against the GOP this year. Or do you live in Canada, America's civilized hat?

01:56 / 14.08.04

Here let me help:

Gummi Bears!
Bouncing here and there and everywhere
High Adventure that's beyond compare
They are the Gummi Bears!

01:57 / 14.08.04

LOL!!! I have that on my pc! And the lyrics:

Dashing and daring,
Courageous and caring,
Faithful and friendly,
With stories to share.
All through the forest,
They sing out in chorus,
Marching along,
As their song fills the air.

CHORUS:
Gummi Bears,
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare,
They are the Gummi Bears.

Magic and mystery,
Are part of their history,
Along with the secret,
Of gummiberry juice.
Their legend is growing,
They take pride in knowing,
They'll fight for what's right,
In whatever they do.

CHORUS:
Gummi Bears,
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare,
They are the Gummi Bears.

CHORUS:
Gummi Bears,
When a friend's in danger they'll be there,
Lives and legends that we all can share,
They are the Gummi Bears,
They are the Gummi Bears,
They are the Gummi Bears!

01:57 / 14.08.04

I live in Canada, and I'd like to think of America as our dirty underwear, thank you!