I'm sorry. You were going to ask me to choose, right? Did you want to finish?

Zoe ,'War Stories'


Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 06, 2009 5:43:59 am PST #29494 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

It has helped a great deal with my getting-up issues that I get tea brought to me by a Girl in the morning. When she's away, I use my tea machine with a timer. Like a coffee machine, only TEA. Awesome.

IOawesomeN, I have a walker! A company that delivers two days after you place your order. For mobility aids. That's unheard of. I am so happy. Now I'm off to practice walking with it.


sj - Nov 06, 2009 5:44:45 am PST #29495 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I use my tea machine with a timer. Like a coffee machine, only TEA. Awesome.

Does it make good tea? I had a tea machine before, but it was way too weak.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 06, 2009 5:47:17 am PST #29496 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

It's fantastic. It has settings for different kinds of tea, so that it brews for the right time and with the right temperature of water. This is the one: [link] I managed to find it cheaper than that on the high street, although I don't know if they sell them internationally.


smonster - Nov 06, 2009 5:58:22 am PST #29497 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Put the alarm ACROSS the room. Not next to the bed. Open the blinds before you go to bed, if you live somewhere where that's not a safety issue.

That would have to be outside for me.

Vortex is me. I can get up, walk across the room, hit snooze, and be back in bed asleep in no time. And do that every few minutes for an hour. Now, if it were inside some kind of puzzle box that I had to figure out, and it changed every single day... hmm. I think there might be an alarm app that makes it really hard to hit snooze. I should look into that.

Program a voice message on your cell's wake up alarm that is you, telling yourself "Time to get up, get your lazy ass out of bed, and get some shit done!" (That's my message verbatim."

I may have to try something like that. I'm also considering changing my alarm to The Muppet Show theme, hoping that it will kick things off in the proper vein.

Feel free to suggest a good wake-up song!


DCJensen - Nov 06, 2009 6:01:18 am PST #29498 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.

"Good morning Good morning" by the Beatles.


sj - Nov 06, 2009 6:02:18 am PST #29499 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

It's fantastic. It has settings for different kinds of tea, so that it brews for the right time and with the right temperature of water. This is the one: [link] I managed to find it cheaper than that on the high street, although I don't know if they sell them internationally.

Want! Amazon.com has them. They're pricey, but maybe I can get it for myself after Christmas.


Tom Scola - Nov 06, 2009 6:04:00 am PST #29500 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

I can't justify getting myself a tea machine. It's really not much less work than boiling a kettle and pouring the water into a teapot.


Barb - Nov 06, 2009 6:04:26 am PST #29501 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

What kind of appetizers are you making?

Don't know yet. I'm going to go to Fresh Market and peruse and see what captures my fancy. Definitely bringing some good cheeses. Perhaps a hummus. The crowd we're dealing with does not have adventurous palates. Little spinach/cheese quiches counts for exotic.


Strix - Nov 06, 2009 6:06:52 am PST #29502 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

"Get Up" by REM


Vortex - Nov 06, 2009 6:08:25 am PST #29503 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I'm also considering changing my alarm to The Muppet Show theme, hoping that it will kick things off in the proper vein.

yes, the wake up music is key. I work in a separate office than my boss, so no one really watches my comings and goings. Therefore, I am often "late" (I put late in quotes because if they want to be a hardass about my getting in on time, then I will be a hardass about leaving on time, and will no longer stay until 6:30 or 7 on a regular basis). Occasionally, I really need to be in on time, so I set my phone to do an additional alarm for a drop dead time. It's usually something peppy like Britney's "Circus", or Ini Kamoze "Here Comes the Hotstepper". I also have Tim Gunn saying "Carry On! Make it Work! Holla at your boy!"