The Late Shift: All honey, no vinegar.

03:25 / 21.01.05

No, a small one in North Vancouver. Im sure she's fine and Im just letting my imagination drive me 'batshit crazy'.
Im gonna spend all my saved up Karma points to make sure she is.

Huggles chief.

Thanks, and Huggles right back at you.

03:31 / 21.01.05

So to take your mind off it, tell me the tale of how you learned woodworking.

03:37 / 21.01.05

Oh its no tale.... We have trees in the yard, and as a child I would carve the branches and twigs that fell with penknives and whatever I could get my hands on...knives, chisels, drills, spokeshaves...you name it. I think I love woodworking more than I do drawing.

03:38 / 21.01.05

Gosh. That's really nifty! I also used to whittle when I was wee, but my parents would usually catch me with three bandaids on and take the X-Acto knives away.

03:44 / 21.01.05

lol... my parents were just glad to see me using knives for good instead of evil.

Well, sadly, Sally I must bid thee a good night. I have an early day tomorrow and must get some sleep if Im to face it.

Godnight!

03:57 / 21.01.05

Night hon, hope you hear from your friend soon.

22:08 / 21.01.05

Talk to me, people!
I just got back from Julian Cope. And I'm really fucked. And Baz Auckland and his girlfriend are asleep in the next room, so talk to me before I give into my primal urge to start singing "Highway to the Sun" out loud...
cos that'd be nothing like being a good host.

alas

22:13 / 21.01.05

Hey ho, Stoatie. It's still early here, I haven't eaten dinner yet. Sing to me, quietly?

22:13 / 21.01.05

Whatever you do, don't (wink wink) dip their hands (wink) in a bowl of warm water (wink).

alas

22:15 / 21.01.05

Whatever you do, no itching powder in the sleeping bags. It's been done, let me tell you, and Mike and Carol get so angry at such shenanigans...

22:17 / 21.01.05

I'm singing ever so quietly.
Only ROCKING OUT at the same time. Honest.
The amount of sheer volume I'm not generating is huge.

22:24 / 21.01.05

Whatever you do (wink wink) dont set their sleeping bags (wink wink) on fire (wink wink) while yodelling (wink wink)

It would seem that 'the man' thinks that's just wrong! (wink wink) But my lawyer says we can appeal.

(wink wink)

22:29 / 21.01.05

All those suggestions would be very wrong things to do.

By which I mean- they could easily beat me in a fight.

I think I'll just eat pasta, drink beer. and TRY... NOT... TO... SING...

23:05 / 21.01.05

Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things not bad
Sing of happy not sad.

Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.

Sing, sing a song
Let the world sing along
Sing of love there could be
Sing for you and for me.

Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.

sleazenation

23:09 / 21.01.05

so, stoatie, how was the gig...

alas

23:17 / 21.01.05

LA LA luh LA LA! LA LA luh LA LA! Luh LA LA luh LA LA Luh LAAAAA!

Me & Keggers is on the same vibe, man...

23:21 / 21.01.05

Good gig. I was fairly trashed. JC himself was utterly monged. He sounded like Black Sabbath.

I think I should sleep now.

Goodnight. Although I'll probably be back later.

23:21 / 21.01.05

Indeed, I am lord of all muppets!

How you all doing?

sleazenation

23:24 / 21.01.05

Hey alas - so have you been enjoying the teaching American English thread?

alas

23:49 / 21.01.05

Oh yes oh yes, sleaze. I've been meaning to respond to the accusations of naivete re: British foreign language education.

But, since I've dominated the thread, it seems obvious that I've loved it. Have you enjoyed it? (Lie, if you must, that question means "just stroke my ego . ..")

sleazenation

23:54 / 21.01.05

Oh I've definitely enjoyed it...

alas

23:55 / 21.01.05

Oh, and obviously "accusations of naivete" is hyperbole. I don't read it that way, at all.

I've been thinking about the conversation a great deal as I've been teaching my course, which is very historically oriented, but designed to undo some of the damage of the typical american high school US history course . . .

I am working in a new area, now, however, that necessitates a global perspective, and it is like opening a window.

alas

00:14 / 22.01.05

Ok. On to more important topics. They're playing an old Talking Heads song, but not one I know, on the radio. What should I drink?

00:17 / 22.01.05

Either lighter fluid or peppermint schnapps in hot chocolate, depending on wheter it was recorded before "Stop Making Sense" or after.

alas

00:24 / 22.01.05

It was from the album Stop Making Sense! What do I do?

My instincts say I should just stick with Red, Red Wine . . . Goes to my head . . .

UB40

00:25 / 22.01.05

Bear in mind that I say that as a fan of their earlier stuff. "Remain In Light" always seemed like a good album to sniff glue to.

alas

00:28 / 22.01.05

I'm curious, levkar, which of the fora on barbelith is the most glue sniffable to?

(I admit, I'm a sheltered (a)lass; so this is a new critical criteria for me, "It's got a good beat, and it's easy to sniff glue to. I'd give it a 76.")

00:32 / 22.01.05

I'd say the fora most suited for the huffing of solvent fumes would be Conversation and Temple ('cause I can't make heads nor tails of it anyways...)

Not that I've ever sniffed glue.

Demon ether, yes. But not glue.

01:40 / 22.01.05

There comes a point, when eating homemade salsa, when the tongue is no longer capable of any sort of sensation or feeling... I like that point. Its the point that I know I must stop eating natchos and homemade salsa. Either that or get my salsa from a home not occupied my masochists.

02:34 / 22.01.05

Good evening-ening all. Keggers, didja hear from your friend?

02:41 / 22.01.05

Hey Sally!

She sent me an email so I guess she's fine. Ofcourse it was yet another joke I had received countless times before... I dont think I was ever so glad to get it as this time though.
All is well, thanks for asking.