Merry Generic Winter Day-Off With No Religious Content

[nononono]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Subtle signs like that in a relationship can be tough to spot.

Denial, willfulness and pride can be powerful. We shared many common goals and ideals that made it seem a good match in many ways.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I agree. I am also against setting babies on fire. A terrible thing, that.

If you're going to eat them, you should cook them first.

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I've never seen him since that night. I think he moved to NY.

The one thing that truly bothers me about New York is the fact that it's chock-full of maladjusted creeps from Texas.

Originally posted by nononono
Denial, willfulness and pride can be powerful. We shared many common goals and ideals that made it seem a good match in many ways.

Translation: We were both registered Republicans.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by ironweed
Translation: We were both registered Republicans.

Take it to the PB!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
by ncs

[outable]A long, long time ago (four or five years?), I lived in Dallas and I had a boyfriend (some of you have met him) who played in a band. The band was pretty well known for one big party that they threw every year. Spring Bash. The drummer was a big Dallas scenester and so he would get over a thousand people to turn out for this party, which was held in a larger music venue in town.

I had a friend who we will call M, who was dating the biggest asshole I've ever met in my life. We'll call him Doug That Enormous Dickhead (or D for short). One year they were fighting when Spring Bash occurred and she didn't come (despite the fact that one of her best friends' (me) boyfriend was sponsoring the party) because she heard through her friends circle that D was planning to go. D was not close friends with any of the sponsors of the party, but he was acquaintances with the drummer, so he and his asshole friends decided to show up. It just so happens that a couple of my gay friends decided to go too and they had made their feelings about D clear to M (who had passed that information on to D). D saw my friends there, class act that he was, elbowed one of them as he walked past. More than once that night. The guy he chose to pick on was the smallest of the group. My dear friend Robert, who had been quite sick and weighed less than 140 at the time. D was a gym rat who probably weighed 210 or so.

Bad feelings came out of that experience. Nothing happened...

The next year, Spring Bash, M and D are "broken up" (this happened frequently, but we never knew whether it would stick or not). M goes to Spring Bash, but leaves quickly when she sees D and his asshole friends show up. At this point, D obviously knows that we will be there (what with Mr. Man being in the band). Some of the people I was with were very angry to see him show up. They (wrongly, in my opinion) walked by in the same manner he did the year before and "accidently" spilled a couple of drinks on him. He went ballistic (roid rage?) and a few moments later confronted us with his friends. So it was 3 meat heads against 4 or 5 women and a couple of gay guys.

At this point the band was packing up and the place was clearing out a bit (but it hadn't closed yet). He and his friends came up to our group and he started yelling at the women who threw drinks at him. I started to try to calm him down and just as I started to speak, he took his (full) beer, threw some at me and my friend and slammed the bottle as hard as he could onto the ground. No rubber floors, it turns out, so the bottle shattered, and pieces of glass flew up, hitting my friends. He then pushed one of my girlfriends and stormed off.

I went to the bouncers (who were actually walking towards us at that point anyway) and told them what he did. Then I walked with the bouncers and found him and escorted him out of the club. At this point we were screaming at each other. His parting shot to me, as he crossed the street to his car was that Mr. Man was cheating on me and making a fool of me and everyone in town knew it but me. As you might of guessed, he had been cheating on M, and making a fool of her, and everyone in town (including her at that point) knew it.

I've never seen him since that night. I think he moved to NY. M and he were actually done for good, but she was pretty much unable to re-integrate herself into that group of friends and we moved to different cities and haven't kept in touch. Our friendship was wrecked by the time that second Spring Bash came along anyway.[/outable]

Happy Friday afternoon.

You should think about starting up a blog.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
Where's a good NYC place to buy everyday silverware and a few glasses?

We have good stuff but for rank and file home eating, we have only 4 forks left because the others all ran away.

My mind screams Target but I don't know if there's any place better.

I got a great 12 serving set complete with iced tea spoons, 12 extra teaspoons and serving pieces for Christmas. I think that it was purchased through the Chef's catalog, but I don't see them there now.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
Where's a good NYC place to buy everyday silverware and a few glasses?

We have good stuff but for rank and file home eating, we have only 4 forks left because the others all ran away.

My mind screams Target but I don't know if there's any place better.

Bed Bath and Beyond. It's in the Beyond part of the store, but I'm pretty happy with the new daily silverware we got there last year.

[dtb]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
Where's a good NYC place to buy everyday silverware and a few glasses?

We have good stuff but for rank and file home eating, we have only 4 forks left because the others all ran away.

My mind screams Target but I don't know if there's any place better.

Michael C. Fina

They have expensive stuff too, but they carry everyday dishes, silverware, etc. too.

[dtb]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Go to a restaurant supply house. Great durability, low prices, and a huge range of prices and designs.

As an alternative, Crate & Barrel hasa a line of basics that they sell in sets of six and twelve that are quite goos for everyday.

OMG. Yes. This is the way to go. I hereby amend my former recommedation of MC Fina. What I recommend is going to MCF, picking out what you like, and then buying it on the internets.

I bought my everyday silverware at MCF, and then bought a case of it from some restaurant supply place (downside - I had to buy a boatload of teaspoons - maybe 24?) at a quarter of the cost.


ETA this link to the place where I got the boatload of my everyday flatware. SUCHADEAL!!

[NotFromHere]

I am surprised that there was not more flaming today.
Maybe because it was a short week.

Anyway, cool video of 4 guys "dancing."

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by dtb
OMG. Yes. This is the way to go. I hereby amend my former recommedation of MC Fina. What I recommend is going to MCF, picking out what you like, and then buying it on the internets.

I bought my everyday silverware at MCF, and then bought a case of it from some restaurant supply place (downside - I had to buy a boatload of teaspoons - maybe 24?) at a quarter of the cost.


ETA this link to the place where I got the boatload of my everyday flatware. SUCHADEAL!!

Sorta kinda on the subject, having never been married, I've never had the opportunity to beg people to give me stuff. I'm looking at a wedding registry now, and the bride and groom have registered for china with $22 bread plates. They're registering for $78 wine glasses.

My question is, did those of you who managed to score the formal china and silver and stemware from your friends, family and business associates actually ever use that stuff?

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I am surprised that there was not more flaming today.
Maybe because it was a short week.

Anyway, cool video of 4 guys "dancing."

Fuck off, skank.

[Adder]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I am surprised that there was not more flaming today.
Maybe because it was a short week.

Anyway, cool video of 4 guys "dancing."

For future reference, that was not cool enough to be worth sharing.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Adder
For future reference, that was not cool enough to be worth sharing.

How would you know?