Fashion Board 4-6-04 to 5-7-04

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by AnotherSarcasticSock
I think that Kwame would make a much better fit in Trump's organization. I think that he'd actually focus on helping Trump and I think the Bill will spend his time pimping Bill. More importantly, when Bill works with grownups, if he checks on them 100 times, they'll bitchslap him.

Omarosa needs to be euthanized.

I watched the apprentice for the first time last night (one of our lobster dinner guests is addicted) and I have to say, I wanted to kill omarosa, or however you spell it. I wanted to shake her violently until her neck snapped, to be precise. what was her claim to fame/how she got on the show? I missed a lot of that from not having seen the show before.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by purse junkie
And have you porn addicts heard about the voluntary industry quarantine/production shutdown due to an HIV-positive actor and his many unprotected partners? Sad news.

Thank god for reruns.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
I think I may have a torn ACL. Has anyone here had one? I can still walk, but there is a horrible pain on the inner side of my knee (i.e., the side closest to my other kneee cap). It hurts a lot when I'm moving my knee from bent to straight and pushing off the ground. I'm trying to figure out whether I should hobble aroudn for a couple days until my knee feels better or whether this is one of htose ACL things and I need to make a doctor appointment.

I tore my ACL. I'd tell you about it, but what happens in Singapore, stays Singapore.

If you're having a lot of pain on the inner side of your knee and it hurts pushing off, it could just be torn cartilage. No surgery is fun, but that's the easiest of surgical fixes for your knee.

The problem is that you are having trouble straightening it. The ACL is the ligament that does a lot of that work. If you told me that your leg/knee gives out on you when you're going down stairs (and going down stairs was much harder than going up after I tore my acl), I'd say you have a tear.

Either way, it sounds like you have some damage in there and you need to get it looked at. And there are other ligaments that you may have damaged besides the ACL.

The good news is, depending on how active you are and how bad the tear is (if you have a tear) you may not need surgery at all. Strengthening the muscles around the knee and tendon can really help. The year* after my ACL surgery was the worst in my life. So, think about that and if the doctor insists on surgery, get a second opinion. Those fuckers can't wait to cut you open.

TM

* Recovery time is no longer a year. It is amazing how quickly improvements in these procedures come about. Although, I will note that it will take quite awhile, no matter what, for you to be 100% (unless you're Jerry Rice).

[dtb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
But Less is the King of the Bedroom. As in, "Oh, Less, you're the King. You're the Master."

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Followed by, "OK, I said it. Now would you please, PLEASE untie me and let me leave?"

She's back!! Huzzah!

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
My sister ran into distant acquaintance on the train on Monday. They are both divorced, single parents. They made plans to meet for a drink tonight.

She's been e-mailing me, asking for advice to get ready for the date. Yesterday's electronic conversation got a bit heated. She didn't like it when I told her to keep her feet on the ground and not get caught up in all the attention (he's called her three times and been e-mailing several times a day). He may be interested in her, but he could still be a wacko. This is her first date since her husband left her and their infant son.


She just sent me one of his e-mails as proof that I was wrong (he's not a wacko) and she is right (he wants her and she is a desirable woman):
(Apologies if you're the original author. I promise not to let me sister know I met you on the FB)


What does the FB say?

Anne
If a guy sent me this BEFORE the first date, I'd run. Maybe that's why I'm in the ranks of spinster-hood.

This could have come from PM form file.
Seems innocuous to me.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
This could have come from PM form file.
Seems innocuous to me.

Maybe, but in evaluating this opinion, keep in mind most of SS's predate emails include credit card information.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
This could have come from PM form file.
Seems innocuous to me.

Harumph. You never used ellipses with me!




(Not that I would have wanted you to. I generally dislike ellipses in posts and emails, and especially by men. (Sexism alert): it suggests to me that the guy is trailing off or can't decide what to say, which is not very masculine. And given that one has complete control over what one types in a post or an email, one has no need to use ellipses as mere filler. Most of the time it's serves as a visual "um" or "like," rather than as an extended pause to express that words either aren't necessary or can't quite capture what one is trying to express.)

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by Anne Elk


(too many phone calls and a too-eager email)

Stalker. Wack job.

Have your sis call you after the date.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Can you post her email? Its difficult to evaluate this one w/o the context. She may have flirted, and then he had to say something- unless he plays the "disinterested moody" guy act.

No, she didn't send me that one and he didn't hit "Reply with Text".

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Which management style do people think would work better in Trump's organization? I tend to think Kwame's calm, cool and collected, "nothing's a problem, I have everything under control" attitude would be better. Working for Bill would be a pain in the ass because he'd tell you to do things 100 times and he'd be checking on you all the time, but at least you'd know he has a handle on things.

I think Bill probably is the better fit, at least for running a Trump company. Trump's mr. risk taker big picture outside the box guy, and Kwame seemed a little more HBS, Dow Jones Industrial kind of guy. Then again, Trump may want a bunch of simp, corporate guys beneath him, since he's the one who does the thinking etc., in which case Kwame would be the better choice. It's sort of hard to see what's best for Trump, though, because Trump doesn't sell much lemonade himself.

[spoiler ahead]

Now, WTF did Bill chose the Chicago project, other than because he's from Chicago? It strikes me as a complete morass. first off, he's on for a year, and it's at least a 3 year project. At best trump hires him to work another two years, at which point he needs to find a new job; worse, he's stuck moving it only partly forward. What's more, he's got to deal with construction. I can't imagine dealing with unions and regulators is easy. Sure, you have guys on the team to do it, but in the end, he's got to be the one paying off the zoning director and the union leaders to make sure the steel gets in on union trucks.

Meanwhile, the golf course is a perfect entrepreneurial experience. Put aside San Diego for a minute. Even so, he's building and marketing a club and residential thing. There may be some zoning bullshit to deal with, but most of it is selling image and luxury, while making sure the right ditches get dug. He could actually show some innovation. What's more, he can probably show concrete results in 1 year--it's not done, but he can sell ten lots and set up a club or whatever. Get rehired for more years, and not have an end in sight. Besides, Caroline, who clearly likes him and probably is hot for him, did the golf course thing in NY, so she could be a big help.

As for omarosa, she remains seriously detestable. I really hope, for her sake, because she must have some talent, that she was simply maintaining the act throughout the show, and has learned how she comes off. There's simply no way she can get away with the lying/misleading bullshit she did on the last project once she's in real life. It's like she thinks she can simply talk and bullshit her way out of any situation, so she doesn't make sure to get it right first. Pretty dangerous, especially when you can't do the talk in the end.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Dave

Pound for pound, the fiercest animal on the prairie. Or so I've been told.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
This could have come from PM form file.
Seems innocuous to me.

He's a divorced guy with a kid. Of course he's clueless how to approach it. He probably hasn't done the dating thing in years, and is now all kinds of excited to have digits, and he's overplaying his hand. IT's not like he's hanging out in the bars all the time if he's got a little un at home. But some slack on the wack, go on a date in a public place, and then move on if it's a no go. Why the worry?

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
No, she didn't send me that one and he didn't hit "Reply with Text".

can you just tell her that your internet friends want to see her emails and see if she'll send them along?

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by bilmore
Yeah, that's pretty much my basis for not liking it. She's just screwed up, and I doubt she had a clue what the consequences would be.

This is reminding me of the whole Andrea Yates fiasco. Guess what I think about this one?

[andViolins]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Thank god for reruns.

Not to worry. Many porn companies have up to a year's worth of new films already in the can. Like Anal Intruders 47.

aV