muck_a_luck

CK gets caught stealing
almostrussell: Hey you!
bagend1993: Hey!
almostrussell: Boromir!!
bagend1993: It is?
bagend1993: Not Sharpe?
almostrussell: My ears icon boromir!!
bagend1993: Wha?!
almostrussell: It's the same as one of my fav LJ icon thingys and it's called Ears, on my list!
almostrussell: Cos you can see his ear!
bagend1993: I think I gacked it from you.

I am ptrying to get my phone call to go through as I type. Came up with the thought while tweaking the computer before breakfast. Wanted to call

uisgich and tease here about the laptops, but the line kept being "engaged." (*giggle*) Then she finally came on AIM before I could get the call made.

Laptop Hell and Trip to Crete
almostrussell: I'm in laptop hell, and have taken a half hour break!
almostrussell: Paul is helping this time too, so won't be working til 2 in the morning this time!
bagend1993: What's Paul up to right now? [CK thinks Paul may be on phone...]
bagend1993: Are you still on dial up? [CK thinks maybe the modem tying up line]
bagend1993: Poor you, with the laptops, and whatnot...
almostrussell: No, on satellite, and he's installing office on 12 of them, then a interent client thing, then an email account, then my databases, then I'm personalising the databases, and sticking on the Breakfree clients!
bagend1993: I seeee.....
bagend1993: :-D
bagend1993: Having fun, then.
almostrussell: Nope!!
almostrussell: Also waiting for phone call from Crete, in the hopes of setting up a last minute holiday in a week or so!
bagend1993: You suck.
almostrussell: No, but I will be getting brown 8-)
bagend1993: I want to go to Crete.
bagend1993: *pouts*
almostrussell: It is so good! It'll be hot, hot this time of year, tho, so in need of air conditioning!

The Crisis of the Envelopes
bagend1993: Stupid Netsky virus.
bagend1993: Aahhh!
bagend1993: Have let myself run out of plain #10's!
bagend1993: Boogers!
bagend1993: Oh, wait! [Sees box under desk]
bagend1993: Possibly false alarm! [Box is empty]
bagend1993: Nope, definitely down to the last 20 or so.
bagend1993: Boogers.
bagend1993: Are you talking to Crete instead of holding my hand during the horrible envelope crisis?!
bagend1993: You suck.
bagend1993: *mutters*
bagend1993: *taps monitor*
bagend1993: Hello?
almostrussell signed off at 10:20:00 AM.

So, I make the third attempt to reach Uisgich at her work number. Am preparing to leave rude message with secretary, am handed off to SM, get my marching orders regarding problem of "engaged line." Uisgich disappears.

The Return of Uisgich
almostrussell signed on at 11:36:08 AM.
bagend1993: You need to change the socket Paul is using for the modem.
almostrussell: ???
almostrussell: I heard you tried to surprise me!
almostrussell: Internet down all afternoon, and Paul had left phone off the hook!!!!
almostrussell: That was such bad timing!!!!
bagend1993: :-)
bagend1993: Oh, well.
bagend1993: Much amusement for me, regardless.
almostrussell: And a shocked SM!!
almostrussell: He said, I've been talking to Cathy!
almostrussell: John says Hi!!
bagend1993: *waves*
bagend1993: I was mad at my stupid phone. Sometimes it gives me a really, really terrible connection, and that was one of those times.
bagend1993: *pouts*
bagend1993: Can't v. well banter with strange man on the phone if you can't hear diddly...
bagend1993: :-D
almostrussell: John agrees!!
almostrussell: He says for a trucker pretending to me a lesbian, you have a really nice voice!!
bagend1993: Am so pleased!
bagend1993: And have never purported to be a lesbian!
bagend1993: Weirdo pervert, maybe...
almostrussell: That's so true!!
bagend1993: Which part?
bagend1993: *looks suspiciously*
almostrussell: weirdo pervert part of course!
almostrussell: Me too!
bagend1993: Ha!
bagend1993: Did you not find out about the phone problem til the cavalry arrived home from the office?
almostrussell: Ha?
bagend1993: I'm noticing the time...
almostrussell: that's right!
bagend1993: Dope slap for Paul! haha
almostrussell: He feels so bad!!
bagend1993: Poor baby. *pets Paul*
almostrussell: back in a sec - changing connection

Food Porn, leads CK to think of The Black Dog Tavern
almostrussell: Almost tea time, but what to have??
bagend1993: Eggs and homefries?
bagend1993: With cheese and plenty of yummy sauteed onions and green peppers?
bagend1993: Buttermilk biscuits on the side? Or cornbread with honey?
almostrussell: Ooooh! that sounds so gooooood!
bagend1993: Easy, easy, too.
bagend1993: Now I want some.
almostrussell: I'm sighing here!!
bagend1993: So, off you go!
bagend1993: Wasn't meant to be food porn.
bagend1993: Cook extra for me!
bagend1993: I'll be over in a few.
almostrussell: But that's what it turned out to be!
almostrussell: Okay, I'll set a place!!
bagend1993: I wanna go to Martha's Vineyard.
bagend1993: Specifically, I want to go to the Black Dog. Speaking of food porn.
bagend1993: The Black Dog Tavern. http://www.theblackdog.com/legacy/general_store.cfm
bagend1993: I have their cookbook. It is to drool for.
almostrussell: Martha's Vineyard? As in where Mulder's parents live?
bagend1993: Have made a couple of fab recipies.
bagend1993: Yes.
bagend1993: Martha's Vineyard is off Cape Cod.
bagend1993: Can only be reached by plane or ferry.
bagend1993: Popular vacation place and very upper crust.
bagend1993: In winter, it shuts down, becomes v. isolated and small town.
bagend1993: In summer I think v. touristy.
bagend1993: Heres a thing about it. http://www.theblackdog.com/vineyard/index.cfm
almostrussell: Nice linkies!!
bagend1993: Laura and I are now planning our great escape. We are going to take her dog and SUV.
bagend1993: Meet us.
bagend1993: :-D
bagend1993: You can fly into Boston.
almostrussell: Yay! Just tell me where and when!!#
almostrussell: Okay, boston it is
bagend1993: We hittin the road in 10 minutes. Be there by midnight. *snortle*
almostrussell: Oh no!!! Would have to be supersonic! No more concords! *wah*
bagend1993: LOL!
bagend1993: Well, we would not want you to crash, anyway.
bagend1993: No firey doom, please.
almostrussell: And concord never cmae any where near Inverness - wee Scottish airport that it is!!#
bagend1993: No!
almostrussell: Only mainland airport without radar! If it's foggy, planes have to land at the nearby RAF base!
bagend1993: You didn't have your own Concorde?!
bagend1993: So you said. About the radar, I mean.
almostrussell: Sadly, no!
bagend1993: :-)
almostrussell: Ah yes! I remember!

Lewd comments about SM
almostrussell: Okay, so Paul working til 6, and SM has been sitting in the bedroom with me, cos he can't get near his machine down stairs! I knew there had to be a reason he was hanging around
bagend1993: Hmmm. Could have been some other reason.
almostrussell: Nah!
bagend1993: Oh, well. A girl can hope.
bagend1993: :-)
almostrussell: LOL!!!
bagend1993: Aren't you supposed to be cooking or something?
bagend1993: >:o:-DO:-)
almostrussell: Actually, yes!
almostrussell: Thanks for the remo
almostrussell: reminder,even!
almostrussell: Be back in about an hour *hugs*
bagend1993: LOVE!
almostrussell is idle at 1:21:09 PM.
almostrussell is no longer idle at 1:38:11 PM.
almostrussell is idle at 1:48:18 PM.
bagend1993: I'm hungry.
bagend1993: And you're off eating eggs or some such.
bagend1993: *glares*

CK worries about missing Daisy
bagend1993: Daisy has disappeared.
bagend1993: And all her journal entries are locked to me.
bagend1993: Though I am still on her friends list.
bagend1993: *worries*
bagend1993: On the up side, my friend in WA has found a med that has fixed her long-standing thyroid problem.
almostrussell: Thats good!
almostrussell: and I wonder what happened to daisy?
bagend1993: She keeps a v. tight lid on her journal. I think somehow her entries change to private after about a week of being friends only.
bagend1993: So if she was away for a week not making entries, then she would seem to just disappear.

End of the Day
almostrussell: *poke*
bagend1993: Yes?
bagend1993: How can I help you?
bagend1993: Am having small end of day crisis, thinking I forgot to do something.
almostrussell: Just sayin' *poke*
almostrussell: Ah
bagend1993: What did I forget?
almostrussell: Erm, to water the plants?
almostrussell: to feed the cat?
almostrussell: to top up the water in the car?
bagend1993: "top up" :-D
bagend1993: Who does your first on phones at the office? She was lovely.
almostrussell: What??
bagend1993: You're so limey.
bagend1993: :-)
almostrussell: Louise, and she's nice!
almostrussell: What, with "Top up"?
bagend1993: So, so limey! :-)
bagend1993: Heh.
bagend1993: I actually used the word "snog" today in an AIM to my friend in WA.
bagend1993: She was v. confused.
almostrussell: Is that limey too? I thought snog was universal!
bagend1993: No, a quintessentially limey word.
bagend1993: A Yank uses it, you know she's puttin on airs.
bagend1993: *points to self*
bagend1993: Though it is an excellent word. Also like snarky.
almostrussell: y'always puttin on airs!!
almostrussell: snarky is good too!
bagend1993: I read so much LOTR stuff, with people writing accents, I have to be careful not to let the Britishisms sneak in...
almostrussell: Why? Over here, loads of americanisms have snuck into out language!
bagend1993: Like I said, puttin on airs.
almostrussell: LOL!!
bagend1993: You should read Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior.
almostrussell: You've mentioned that before!
bagend1993: I mention that because I agree with her that in some ways it's kinda rude to acquire an accent that is not yours.
bagend1993: Not rude, but you know, puttin on airs...
bagend1993: It's a great, funny book.
bagend1993: And you learn useless stuff!
bagend1993: Like correct way to eat asparagus!
bagend1993: And some useful stuff...
almostrussell: But if you live in Scotland, you start saying "wee", it just starts to come natrually
bagend1993: :-)
bagend1993: That's another one I have to watch out for.
almostrussell: And that's someome else's accent!
bagend1993: Not trying to criticize anyone...
almostrussell: Ah asparagus!!
bagend1993: OK. Either cough up some serious food porn (um, pun not intended), or quit with the sighing and gasping over food, already!
almostrussell: *hangs head in shame*
bagend1993: *pets you*
bagend1993: Now, now.
bagend1993: I am being v. crabby to everyone.
bagend1993: Cellmate says not, but everytime I open my mouth I feel like I've said something cruel and rude.
almostrussell: I can always get under the coffee table!