One of my former roommates pulled a milder form of that sort of disappearance as a practical joke on me and our other (sane) roommate. He had his ex-girlfriend call us one evening when he and a friend were supposed to be visiting her, and tell us they'd never showed up, were hours late, and that she was really worried. The "joke" fell apart when we called his mom to find out if he'd stopped there unexpectedly, and he called us back—angry that we'd worried her unnecessarily—just before we were going to get the highway patrol involved.
Sane roommate had to talk me down from moving him out of the apartment in absentia. And might not have been able to do so if a 400 lb. waterbed hadn't been involved.
I think I've finally found a way to rearrange my furniture to maximize space and fit in the new loveseat.
I need extension cords and a strong boy.
With the right extension cords, you can TRAP the strong boy.
(Ignoring the plaintive cries and thumping from the closet.)
Was there a new EW this week, or was last week's summer movie preview a double issue? (Still trying to figure out how much of my mail is missing, grrrrrr.)
It's a double issue (the cover says april 29th and may 6th). Of course, I just got mine
this
week, but at least my missing mag worries are laid to rest.
Thanks, ita. Good to know. I reported the missing issue to EW, and they've extended my subscription a week. And I now have a list of things I'm expecting through USPS within the next ten days or so--an Amazon package that should've been here yesterday, contest entries that it looks like were just mailed out, and several people on a list I'm on who are mailing me things in exchange for writing critiques and/or free blackberry jam. If any of it doesn't turn up, I'll make a stink about it. If NONE of it shows up, I think I'll camp out at my post office and cry.
I reported the missing issue to EW, and they've extended my subscription a week.
Hmm. I missed two issues in March. I may have to call EW.
But for me, I always get my mags the near the end of the week, so it's a bit of an annoying subscription.
I need extension cords and a strong boy.
Ah, the things one could build with those ingredients. I've always figured heavy lifting is what teenaged boys are for, as their brains seem to all be in a storage locker somewhere.
Are Pringles smaller than they used to be?
I'm menstrual and indulging and I
know
things in general seemed bigger when I was a kid (and therefor smaller and younger than I am now), but the shape seems somehow pointy and there is
so
much room between the chips and the edges of the canister.
And while ranch Pringles are tasty and ranchy tasting, they shouldn't have a reddish cast to them, darn it. Have these people never seen a botle of Hidden Valley?
