Beverly, you're making me laugh since I meticulously read the FAQ long, long ago when I was still lurking. I thought it was so awesomely written and funny and interesting. And the Meara thing I loved. So I loved the Meara before I even met the Meara and then when I met Meara I really loved both. And you don't have to call it a Mearant. But I'm gonna. It only applies to her rants, though.

Yours would be a Bevrant.

Barb! Whee!

Jilli, we are one in PMS and chip eating tonight!

raises hand

Though I was in Graphic Design class tonight, so I could not properly fume and slounge as is the ordained duty and right of PMS. I did glare daggers at the maladjusted jackass that a) stole my seat and b) ended up CLIPPING HIS FINGERNAILS in the last 10 minutes of class. Blech.

J, have I mentioned how much I am enjoying seeing your homework every week? It's inspiring.

Aw, thanks doll! I'm kindly sparing y'all snapshots of my "sketching", because I'm sure newborns can draw better than I can. Next week, a poster goes up! Whee!

Hey Barb, pusher of cabana boys!

No fair! She already has the meara named after her. (The quote and response thing. She started it. Back in the before time, on TT or WX or sommat. Point being, she already has a ...thing...named after her.)

True. So who else d'you want to enverb? Or nounify?

Perhaps providing a disturbing link could be itaing? Supplying indepth information about esoteric animals could be billyteaing?

...Actually, surely if someone becomes synonymous with ranting, surely it should be Joe?

I feel I should declare my solidarity with the chip-eating PMS-ers - although really, in my case it's not so much with the P, and rather than chips I've made improvised griddletop (for I have no oven) peanutbutter cookies, and nommed them. Er, and also 72% swiss chocolate.

Nom nom nom.

Hi, Barb.

Ginger is, indeed, a good neighbor. She makes me wanna buy insurance, is how good she is.

There was some other stuff I was going to say, but most of it has escaped. I had a good brain day at work, was on top of all kinds of stuff, but it exhausted me. And now? I got almost nothing.

Except, I have to say, that for as cute as vw is over her CBD... oh, he's cute, and sweet, and likes many kinds of carrots, including the kinds of carrots that are like bacon and also eggses made by vw, and it makes us happy to see vw happy... well, I'm sorry but no guy compares to mine.

I was preparing to get all butch and fix some bits on the innards of our toilet, after having performed some exploratory reaching in and looking. But, chivalrous fella that he is, Daniel manfully strode forth and dealt with it himself, on purpose to spare me from having to touch the icky, corroded, sitting in the water for who-knows-how-long bits. Geez, we clean the toilet bowl but the only time anyone ever thinks about cleaning the inside of the toilet tank is when they are faced with having to reach down into it to fix the flapper and other parts. My mechanical inclination is sufficient to do the job, but not sufficient to make me happy about the general ick. But I don't have to. Cuz I have a Daniel.

Except, I have to say, that for as cute as vw is over her CBD... oh, he's cute, and sweet, and likes many kinds of carrots, including the kinds of carrots that are like bacon and also eggses made by vw, and it makes us happy to see vw happy... well, I'm sorry but no guy compares to mine.

You're too cute.

But I don't have to. Cuz I have a Daniel.

Yay for that!

no, some sort of tinkly piano stuff. i didn't listen to the whole thing

Sigh. Another plum opportunity wasted.

Perhaps providing a disturbing link could be itaing? Supplying indepth information about esoteric animals could be billyteaing?

How about disturbing links about esoteric animals?

This morning, while listening to a favorite album - They Might Be Giant's Flood - I realized that I have been a fan of this band for more than half my life! (since age 16). I started thinking about other music I liked then and how they have stood the test of time.

Well, since I've been looking for an excuse to post this, I've been introducing Wallybee to the joys of Western music. (She likes classical and opera, but the language thing has previously stopped her getting much into recent stuff.) We've been going through four CDs I put together for her (appearing below), it's been useful language practice.

Anyway, the CDs:

Love Songs
The Rose – Bette Midler
If I Could – 1927
Here, There And Everywhere – The Beatles
Love… Thy Will Be Done – Martika
Stay With Me Till Dawn – Judie Tzuke
The Closest Thing To Crazy – Katie Melua
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Into My Arms – Nick Cave
Fields Of Gold – Sting
The Power Of Love – Jennifer Rush
The Miracle Of Love – Eurythmics
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Love is – Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
Sway – Bic Runga
From This Moment On – Shania Twain
No Ordinary Love - Sade
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
The Power Of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Hurting Songs
Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime – Beck
I Can’t Tell You Why – The Eagles
Stay – Lisa Loeb
Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth & Don Henley
A Good Year For The Roses – Elvis Costello
The Picture – Kid Rock & Allison Moorer
All I Know – Art Garfunkel
Full Of Grace – Sarah McLachlan
Hurt – Johnny Cash
Crying – k. d. lang
Where I Stood – Missy Higgins
A Little Soul – Pulp
Careless Whisper – George Michael
White Flag – Dido
Kiss The Rain – Billie Myers
Everything’s Turning To White – Paul Kelly
This Way – Jewel
One – U2

Upbeat Songs
No Promises – Icehouse
Absolute Beginners – David Bowie
Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
Confide In Me – Kylie Minogue
Love Somebody – Robbie Williams
Why? – Bronski Beat
All The Man That I Need – Whitney Houston
Glory Box – Portishead
Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War – Paul Simon
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
Russians – Sting
Brilliant Disguise – Bruce Springsteen
Feeling Good – Michael Buble
Handbags And Glad Rags – Jools Holland & Stereophonics
Believe – Elton John
No Aphrodisiac – The Whitlams
Penguins – Lyle Lovett

Other Songs
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon And Garfunkel
Send In The Clowns – Mandy Patinkin
More Than This – Roxy Music
Drive – The Cars
Better Be Home Soon – Crowded House
Real Men – Joe Jackson
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? – Paula Cole
Where Do The Children Play? – Cat Stevens
Home – Sheryl Crow
Sand And Water – Beth Nielsen Chapman
Woman – Neneh Cherry
Stuff And Nonsense – Split Enz
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
Teardrop – Massive Attack
Through The Barricades – Spandau Ballet
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits

Barb!

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