Looks like another Friday night hanging out alone at the apartment...

[JTG of the PRB]

Guess I'll make some pizza, watch some Star Trek, and work on a short story I'm writing.

Oh, and hang out with you guys, too. Feel free to keep me company too! :hi:

[Dr. Strange]

1. Don't forget Battlestar Galactica tonight!

:patriot:

[JTG of the PRB]

4. Believe me, I haven't forgotten!

Though I believe tonight is just a half-hour catch-up special, followed by a half hour special talking about BSG's impact on modern culture. The season premier isn't until NEXT Friday, and you'd better believe I'll be watching that one!

[CatholicEdHead]

20. On DVR because of NCAA and High School Basketball

[fizzgig]

2. what kinda pizza?

:hi:

[JTG of the PRB]

5. Tombstone Four Meat pizza with some black olives.

I decided it would be cheaper to buy pizza at the store than ordering tonight, so that's what I'm having.

How YOU doin'? :hi:

[fizzgig]

9. ahhhh...good old tombstone

i'd probably eat a lot of those if i had an oven that worked :P

i'm not too bad tonight, just hanging out at home, trying to figure out what i'm going to eat for dinner...i might need a greasy meal as i'm still feeling a bit urpy from last night x(

[JTG of the PRB]

11. Ahh... Never good to feel like that.

I remember the last time I felt urpy... Well I actually don't because I;m not sure I've ever felt "urpy," per se, but I can sympathize!

[fizzgig]

19. thanks

i'm beginning to think that the only thing that is going to fix this is a burger and a bloody mary. hell, i had breakfast at lucile's this morning and that didn't even help. i am too old for this crap

[JTG of the PRB]

21. I'm thinking about knocking back a few Car Bombs at this moment...

Though those are really only fun when you're doing them with other people... That way I can impress them with my mad chugging skillz. :P

[bicentennial_baby]

26. you're a genius...

Bloody Mary is a cure all for urpy. And then, the hot and greasy yum.

:patriot:

[Juche]

3. Perfectly normal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PsnxDQvQpw

[JTG of the PRB]

8. ...

:rofl:

"Nothin' special 'bout ME , mothafucker!"

Nice. Very nice. Thanks for sharing that! :rofl:

[Elidor]

6. It's nice to have a chill night, even if it's Friday

I'm getting ready to make some sushi. I feel great. It's good to be alive. Got some Dining Rooms playing, chillin, just entirely too happy for no apparent reason. Some days I just have it made.

[JTG of the PRB]

12. I hear ya! Looks like I'll be going out tomorrow at least.

One of my friends is turning 21 Sunday, and another is turning 21 on Monday so Saturday is going to be party night.

It still would have been nice to go out tonight since I didn't go out at ALL last weekend, but meh... I like chillaxing too!

[TexasLady]

7. I'll hang!

I got rid of two out of five kids for tonight. I feel kinda giddy, and while I haven't screamed naked in my house in a bazillion years, I may decide to just polish off this cheap wine and think about it ;)

[JTG of the PRB]

13. Yowza! Now THAT sounds like a party!

:rofl:

[Haole Girl]

10. I'm stuck at home tonight...

Have too bad of an ear ache to go out. :-(

[JTG of the PRB]

15. Aww... I'm sorry to hear that!

I was in last Friday night because I didn't feel well... I can sympathize! Hope you feel better soon!

[Haole Girl]

17. It might not be illness....

I'm hoping it's just from playing my iPod too much, to avoid hearing my co-worker's nonsense, at work!

Stupid thing to do... I know. :eyes:

[JTG of the PRB]

18. Hey, if you gotta avoid nonsense, you gotta avoid nonsense!

That's what I always say!

Okay, not really. This is the first time I've EVER said that.

[Haole Girl]

23. lol!

That was funny!

:D

[lost-in-nj]

14. I'm home alone to....

:hi:

lost

[JTG of the PRB]

16. Hey Lost!

:hi:

It's not too bad. I'm getting to work on this short story I started yesterday, plus I get to hang out and relax and watch one of my favorite DVDs. I can't complain too much!

[JTG of the PRB]

22. Holy crap! Who could destroy 15 Borg cubes that easily?!

This guy, of course:



Sorry. Don't mind me. Just talking to myself! :silly:

[Sugar Smack]

24. Hi, guy. What's your short story about?

I'm working on one tonight too, started a few days ago. :hi:

[JTG of the PRB]

25. Howdy!

:hi:

Actually, it's for a contest related to Wheezy's novel "Wake" that I stumbled across in the Writing Group last night. I got inspired, so I decided I might as well let my creative juices flow and see where it takes me!

It seems pretty good so far, but I know I'll have to do some editing on it. I always do.

What's your story about?

[Sugar Smack]

27. Oooh, NICE. I should look into that, too.

You know, I spent about 2 hours at Borders tonight. I picked up a copy of The Artist's Way (having read & loaned it to 2 people who never returned it), and I also got Trainspotting. I'm doing a few sketches in my book.

My story's called "The Mascot". It's about this 6 foot tall art scholar woman whose current job prospect is a mascot in Disneyland. Goofy. She winds up publicly losing her mind at the end. I wrote a thread on the concept a year ago. Here's the first paragraph:

"Donna Dee applied her lipliner with a shaky hand. She pressed palm to chin for leverage and then rubbed her perfect Icy Mocha lips together. Maybe a little concealer would hide the circles. Some Visine dribbled in to mask last night's dispatch of wine. She would laugh, if she had the luxury of being someone else. It wasn't a hangover any more. This was a slow microwaving of every cell in Donna's body. She was forty, working at Disneyland, and would later fit a huge Goofy mask over her head despite the makeup."

I'll show you the entry in my journal if you want to see it.
:D

[JTG of the PRB]

28. Here's the link for the contest:

http://www.fanlib.com/contest/home.do?contestId=22pf

And I'd love to see the entry! Your story sounds very interesting!

[Sugar Smack]

29. Hey, thanks!

*lol*

What if a Mascot at Disneyland was having a REALLY BAD day?

Posted by Sugar Smack in The DU Lounge
Tue Sep 18th 2007, 10:15 AM

Say it's Goofy. And the woman was hired to wear the costume because she's tall and she's really good at galumphing around. She's PMSsing and just quit smoking. Her dream job at The Smithsonian never panned out, although she was an ace scholar in art and history at a really prestigious college. Being called Goofy every day is beginning to irritate her.

So, her boss calls her into his office and reprimands her. Her lungs are in the process of healing, so she's hocking up oysters in front of the children. She tries to be discreet, but it's really tough. Anyway, he orders her to "stop coughing" and sends her on her way, calling out to her to "go out there and galumph" like she REALLY MEANS it.

All the bathrooms are being worked on, so the's forced to stand in a public line with her bladder aching. Naturally, there is one ladies' room to one men's although the discrepancy between the volume of either sex is out of control. The woman in front of her turns around, holding her little girl's hand. The woman was her worst enemy in high school, and her daughter asks Goofy why she couldn't just go find a fire hydrant.

What Would Goofy Do?

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Sugar%20Smack


It's a little sample of an obviously more detailed story. Thanks for the link.
I'm checking out your journal in a minute. :yourock:

[JTG of the PRB]

30. Any time!

Like I said, it sounds like a very interesting idea for a story. My current roommate actually was a mascot at Disneyland for a couple of years, and she's certainly told me a few horror stories about the job. Sounds like you've definitely got the right idea about how crazy it can make somebody!

Thanks for your link as well! Your sketches are some seriously good stuff. :yourock:

[Sugar Smack]

32. Your journal is awesome.

Awesome. God, good luck with your story, too. I know it's going to be good.

I'd give anything to get a few true stories of mascots, myself. I'll look them up or ask around.

Thanks for the compliment, boyo!:D

[JTG of the PRB]

33. Thanks! I really appreciate it.

Once I'm finished and I post the story, I'll send you a link if you like.

[Sugar Smack]

34. Please do. Your writing in GD was really good.

I'd love to see your fiction.

[JTG of the PRB]

35. Thanks!

:blush: Jeez, getting me all embarrassed... Thank you again though! :yourock:

[kineneb]

31. hanging out at home on the internet, as usual

hard to get lots of time off as the spousal caregiver. Spent afternoon reading. Feeling overstressed and depressed again. Ate leftovers. Got to go feed Hubby his high-protein drink.

[DarkTirade]

36. What a geek.

Some of us are... um... staying home, eating healthier foods and watching Torchwood. :P