Cashmere, are you readying for Vegas, or what?! Do I need to go buy a corset too??

I doubt I can get one that quickly! DH mentioned that he wants me to buy one, so I'm in the market.

Thanks, beth! I'm looking there. I like Stormy Leather's leather corsets but their site is down. If I'm going to spend the money, I'd like to go custom.

Mechantes is also good, and a bit less pricey for custom.

You know how you have to talk to them? Like a whore. You know why? Because that's what they are, they're whores. They'll try to fuck you any way they can. If you go to a whore, she might say, "$200." And you say, "For you, bitch? I don't think so." "No no no, $175." It's like that.

He also told me that buying a used car was like buying a whore. I think my uncle is related to Frank Miller.

See, this did make me laugh my ass off, because it is absolutely not in keeping with the mental image of your uncle (if it's the same uncle) that I had built up. And because I would pay cash money to see your uncle bringing his astoundingly rude interpersonal skills to a conversation with the car salesman guy who asked if you were going to go back "to your country". Cash money.

But, that said - seriously, I can see no possible justification for talking to a prostitute in such a fashion. That's just awful. Awful. I mean, it's awful enough when you're horrible to someone in another service industry, like a waiter or something, but when it's somebody you're negotiating having sex with - good heavens. I just don't understand people. Why such wanton discourtesy and belittling of other people? Why?

signed, sat next to a truly obnoxious bunch of White British Men in the pub the other day - the kind of guys who are all over Bangkok, but whom I very rarely actually happen across in the course of my life here. And the way they were talking about their partners and exploits, and the astonishing rudeness with which they returned their food to the waitress, calling a bacon sandwich "filth" and all this bullying rubbish just to show how fucking manly and powerful and rich and white they were - I was one gigantic cringe.

Ok, so apparently the cough is only gone with the Robitussin-Benedryl one-two punch, not just the Benedryl. The rash is still there, but does not hurt. And now I'm wondering how long I have to take the Benedryl before all the symptoms from the allergic reaction are gone.

I flunked parallel parking.

The section on long-distance driving began "Say you goin' down to Memphis for the dawg races."

Reminds me of the guy who taught computer basics at my college. His favorite saying, which happened at least once every class was, "Who's Big Brother? Ahhhh-Beeee-Ehhhhmmmmm."

IOmemememeN: Being sick with the cold from hell SUCKS. For the most part, I haven't left bed since Sunday.

Found this on Wikipedia [link] and it makes me wonder just how much theobromine is in a square of 100% cacao baking chocolate.

Recent studies have found that theobromine, a compound found in cacao, is more effective as a cough suppressant than prescription codeine. This compound suppresses the "itch" signal from the nerve in the back of the throat that causes the cough reflex. It is possible to get an effective dose (1 g, though 0.5 g may be sufficient)[3] from 50g of dark chocolate, which contains 2 to 10 times more cacao than milk chocolate. Cocoa powder contains roughly 0.1 g per tablespoon (5g).[4] Theobromine was also free from side effects in the blind tests.[5]

Also, why am I complaining about having a cough when it is clearly a message from On High that I need to eat more chocolate.

huh ... my mother always told me that chocolate was bad for a sore throat and/or cough. Obviously, she lied ... probably wanted to keep all the chocolate for herself.

I think it's probably the milk in chocolate that's the problem if you've already got a cough? Because dairy makes you all phlegmy, and if you're already all phlegmy and disgusting then it's a bad idea?

Aw, Barb and Andi- I hope your bodies start behaving themselves soon!

Ugh, I have the hiccups.