Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Nah, it was in a friend's back yard. Lots of beer was consumed though. Isn't the microbrew festival sometime in August? I know that I've hung out in Smith Square with lots of microbrew booths all around.

I'm pretty certain that there's probably a festival dedicated to every major food item. You just have to look around for it.

I was making a general reference to the various Oktoberfests. I try to stay away from downtown if at all possible - I hate parking down there and my car seems to get damaged each time I make the trip.

Anyone ever used the Texas Bar ethics hotline? I have a conundrum involving a client conflict (with each other), past actual fraud (hence the conflict) and the potential (or actual) theft of a lot of cash (from a third party) that is making my head hurt. I just left them a message. The Bar, not the clients.

Also, I will be in Fort Worth for a few days - is there anything remotely entertaining to do there during the day?

-T(brain hurts)L

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by bilmore
I've never understood the allure of food styles developed in countries most notable for starvation.

Should there be some kind of sarcasm alert here? Or are you just being offensive?

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Should there be some kind of sarcasm alert here? Or are you just being offensive?

I think he probably was channeling the late Sam Kinnison (spelling?) [insert KW's siren here]

K("Don't give the Ethiopians food aid for chrissakes. Give em a U-Haul. Hey!! You want food?! Move out of the desert!! Oh!! Oh!! Oooooohhhh!)E

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by bilmore
I've never understood the allure of food styles developed in countries most notable for starvation.

Which reminds me that an under rated food is brown rice. Great with a couple of spices and some beans. Goes with simple and complicated dishes, and nothing is better for cooling your mouth when you eat too much wasabi.

Sexual Position: Her legs on my shoulders. Makes for the best finish.

str8.

Finish for who? Isnt it all the same for you guys?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I've heard rumors of an Ethiopian restaurant here in Houston, but I haven't found it. My favorite is in a little strip mall in Berekely near Telegraph Avenue. I used to go there all the time with my sister.

I've never been able to get past the "grab a handful of goopy food between a sponge-like bread" aspect of those meals, especially with a large group. Perhaps on a date (with someone I've been dating for a long time), but not with a bunch of slobby friends.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by bilmore
If these people are telling you things like this, they're not the kind of people you want to be listening to anyway.

I know, bilmore, but these are just the most extreme examples. The typical answers are "You'll regret it," or "You'll change your mind."

To which I feel like replying: "Spare me."

[SlaveNoMore]

paigowprincess
Finish for who? Isnt it all the same for you guys?

Not at all.

Contrary to popular belief, sometimes we actually want the woman to stay.

not7yS

PS - If Samuelson keeps up this "hybrid" food schtick, Aquavit is soon gonna go the way of Atlas.

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Finish for who? Isnt it all the same for you guys?

And speaking of finishing, I have this friend, no really, who was with this guy who splooged on her twice (bc coitus interruptus is such an effective method of contraception). She said there was more splooge than she had ever seen in her life and she asked why. He said it was bc he was really horny. Now, I can understand one gigantic sploogisode,(ie no jerking off or having sex recently), but two big ole floods in an hour? What the dilly-o? And does ths mean the orgasm was more intense, or lasted longer? I know there is a correlation between coming and splooiging for men, but I also know it is not direct (ie a guy can come without sploging and vice versa, though its not as common, though one guy I was with used to have multiples all the time with one splooge per- hey I am good). So 'splain

(note I may or may not know the answer to this but really feel like discussing sex today for some reason)

[c2ed]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
"Final Destination 2"
"Shanghai Knights"
"The Jungle Book II"
"X2: X-Men United"
"The Matrix Reloaded"
"Pokemon Heroes"
"2 Fast 2 Furious"
"Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd"
"Rugrats Go Wild"
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde"
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"
"Bad Boys II"
"Exorcist: The Beginning"
"Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over"
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life"
"American Wedding"
"Freddy vs. Jason"
"Jeepers Creepers 2"
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico"
"Scary Movie 3"
"The Whole Ten Yards"
"The Matrix Revolutions"
"Barbershop 2"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

I'm not even sure what some of these are sequels to. Once Upon a Time in Mexico? American Wedding?

And could Exorcist: The Beginning really be a sequel, or is it more a prequel?

I think the only movies on here that I saw the first one to is The Matrix, Legally Blonde, X-men, and Charlie's Angels.

C(then again, the last movie I saw in a theater was Kissing Jessica Stein)deuced

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I am going to print out these articles and show them to people whenever they look at Mrs. R and me after we mention that we're thinking about not having kids.

You'd think it's a crime against humanity that we're thinking about not breeding. I don't care if we have "good genes" (their words, not mine) and that the world could use more "people like us." Fuck off. It's our life. We'll live it how we want.

Good for you - if you don't want them don't have them. You don't need to give anyone a reason why - it's none of their business.

People who make comments about the state of others' families should be taken out and shot. On a related note, the only thing possibly worse than comments about not having kids when you don't want them is comments nagging you about kids when biology isn't letting you have them.

I'm getting remarks right now like - "I guess you two do more than work after all," "See, I told you that you just needed to relax," "It's about time," and "So you finally figured it out, huh?" Yes - we've been fucking like bunnies for years, but sometimes that doesn't cut the mustard in the baby-making department, but thanks for your comment - it was ever so helpful.

-T(and crabby today too!)L

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Meet better men.

What she said.

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
I know, bilmore, but these are just the most extreme examples. The typical answers are "You'll regret it," or "You'll change your mind."

To which I feel like replying: "Spare me."

Kids will no doubt completely change your life. Even to the extent that you tend to lose your childless friends, who basically cannot stand to be around your snot nosed little brats.

Had you asked me five years ago, I would have said I could take them or leave them. And I basically had to be dragged into fatherhood, kicking and screaming. Well, we had sex, so there may have been some screaming, but not too much kicking.

In any event, I occasionally still get wistful at my relatively carefree childless friends and wonder what a life without children would be like. That being said, I wouldn't change anything.

[lawyer_princess]

Originally posted by infinitytrack
Kids will no doubt completely change your life. Even to the extent that you tend to lose your childless friends, who basically cannot stand to be around your snot nosed little brats.

Had you asked me five years ago, I would have said I could take them or leave them. And I basically had to be dragged into fatherhood, kicking and screaming. Well, we had sex, so there may have been some screaming, but not too much kicking.

In any event, I occasionally still get wistful at my relatively carefree childless friends and wonder what a life without children would be like. That being said, I wouldn't change anything.

It's incredibly rude for other people to make comments to you directly about your reproductive habits. That said, I think it's silly for a couple in their 20s to decide they NEVER want children. I know people who changed their minds. Once a year (maybe on their anniversary), couples should sit down and have a serious talk about whether they want to start a family. That way no one assumes anything, no one is locked into a decision they made years earlier, and no one is afraid to speak of they they have a change of heart. If both parties agree that they still don't want children, there is peace of mind that you are both on the same page.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by c2ed
I'm not even sure what some of these are sequels to. Once Upon a Time in Mexico? American Wedding?

I believe Once Upon a Time in Mexico is the third movie in the El Mariachi series, and American Wedding is the third American Pie movie...