Impatience is rewarded... (6/22/07)

But I am now owed a ham, strawberry/coconut cake, and a scotch (3!!! ). Payment can be forwarded any time.


The Victory:

- There is a new Ships and Dip website! Unless you just get there via “Favorites” like me. It’s still the old one that way.

- Many people have booked contingency hotels, just in case the host hotel doesn’t come through. They’re overachievers, in my opinion.

- Speaking of overachievers, those crazy folk in Southern California are having another gathering. Just rub it in, why don’t you?

- In contrast, those who might attend a similar gathering in Washington simply expressed fears of inferiority before failing yet again to decide on a date (August 18, people! August 18!!!).

- I was the Radio DJ of the week on Pioneer Radio. I hope you all listened. If not, I will be mortally offended and won’t write any more of these reviews. So there.

- The passport rules have changed again. It’s probably better to just get one so you won’t have to depend on the vagaries of the government.

- Excursions were discussed. The zip lines seem to be a popular idea right now. But not for me, unless there are dolphins up there with me.

- The Doodles have booked their flights using airmiles. Others (namely Gary) lack such foresight. I myself lack such foresight, since I don’t even have a departure date yet for the flight I’ll be taking in about 5 or 6 weeks… Of course, I don’t have enough airmiles either…

- There has been some speculation about haunted cabins on the cruise. Like we’d even notice with all the music and staying up all night…


Caribbean Lounge:

- Ships and Dip stuff is now available on Napster. I didn’t actually know the Napster was still available on Napster.

- The Detroit show rocked! And was taped for an upcoming DVD/PBS special. There was also speculation about a new CD…

- Cleveland rocks! And had a set list that makes me very sad to have missed it (one of my goals in life is to hear Life, in a Nutshell live someday). Garyrulez said hi to some people, but not to others. People’s seats were discussed. And if you need to relive the experience, YAY4BNL posted a bazillion amazingly good pictures to help you with that.

- The 100s and 1000s rocked! And would be a very good addition to our cruise.

- Many people will be going to Guster concerts all over the country. Guster really gets around.

- We discussed the Lamery that is the Bravery.

- Chicago rocked! And involved fun mistakes and strange guitar pick action.

- But Buffalo rocked even more than all those other concerts put together! So there. Although the amazingly high energy of the concert led to amusing exhaustion afterwards. And much admiration of Suebee’s bracelets.

- BNL is everywhere. Even in the imaginary world of the Sims.

- We all had a first BNL show. And most of us had that first BNL show way before lame people like myself ever managed it (what was I doing for those 9 years?!?).

- Boothby Graffoe and the Checkerboard Guy will be joining us on the cruise. Oh yes, there will be juggling.


Seven Seas Lobby:

- Where Nikki’s friend Jackie probably still needs a roommate. No cool people left behind!


Indian Library:

- In which robe retrieval methods were discussed. All those nervous about naked photos should choose their method well in advance. I just grabbed mine and pretended the other 600 people were no longer there. It’s important to cling to such illusions when there is nothing else (literally).


The Buffet:

- It would appear that life is no longer a song. Or, if it is, then it’s a song without words. Like something classical. Or maybe jazz.

- The girls shut up for once. It won’t last.

- If I needed another reason not to eat green beans (I don’t), I think a snake head in the can would do it.

- The greatest actors on the planet are Kevin Spacey and Jodie Foster. According to us anyway. And really, who else matters.

- Americans tend to think that Canadians like them. That may not be so true…

- Happy Father’s Day! How many dads got ties?

- Bras and what fills them are as contentious as short people. As is the idea of making everything into a disability.

- Shell hit 2000. And did not receive a single firework, thanks to the extreme negligence of personal venus. Should we shun her? (Shunnnnnnn!!!)

- The Doo Wop Oldies quiz confirmed that I didn’t pay anywhere near enough attention to the oldies station as a child. I’d probably do a lot better with an 80s quiz though.

- Apparently we now know everything, as there were very few questions asked.

- The movie “Once” is supposed to be good. But I haven’t seen it. Oh well.

- The British Nessun Dorma dude was so great that he got three threads. Of course, one of those threads was to discredit him. But still…

- In case any of you were thinking that maybe you were a little too obsessed for your own good, check out the Backstreet Boys fans. They’re crazy. We look pretty normal in comparison.

- Lude didn’t get feedback from a competition. It really sucks when that happens.

- The shuttle Atlantis got to wake up to BNL. Thus proving that BNL is really everywhere, even in space!

- PA thinks it’s funny that Dennis Leary is an asshole. She might be right.

- Idiocracy. Is a movie that I haven’t seen. But might someday.

- There was some more economics. I still don’t get it. Possibly because I lose interest before I can finish reading even one post (not because your posts are boring – just because I am incapable of focusing on economic things).

- There might soon be a show focusing on people making idiots of themselves due to misheard lyrics. I think we might do pretty well on such a show.

- Hillary’s got a campaign song. We’ve got better ones (whatever.).

- People suck. Old, young, somewhere in the middle – all suck. But Nicey puts them in their place.

- Badly behaved kids suck too. Which can be blamed on their thoroughly crappy parents most of the time.

- Not so much information about the people above us this week. Again, maybe we know everything?

- There were more random questions to be answered. Thus showing that many of us are freaked out by sea creatures and might resort to cannibalism in certain situations.

- Some parents don’t restrict their crappiness to bad parenting. Some also give their kids stupid names.

- Today was Steve’s birthday. I would have sent a card, but that might have crossed that stalker line.

- People discussed the environment. And often disagreed. I think we should just go back to blaming cows. It’s much simpler that way.

- There were a few more quotes. And they included one from Miss Piggy. That’s quality.

- Alaina, because she is the rockingest enabler of obsessions, posted fixed Behind the Music videos.

- Many of us have seen celebrities wandering about. But how many of you have ever had Scotty from Star Trek open the door for you at an appliance store? Oh yeah, I’m cool.

- Thrill rides are usually safer than they feel. But they occasionally do cause real, non-fun damage.

- CayCay was impressed by Bon Jovi. You don’t hear that so often.

- Many of us have good taste in movies. I like movies.

- Where is everyone? Apparently waiting until Friday so they could harass me about writing the Week in Review… Or else they were in the June doldrums, had the post-concert blues, were writing bitch lists, suffering from GH-related injuries, traveling, forming opinions about others and worrying about it, have sex-changes, or engaging in behavior considered unacceptable by spouses. I think we should just blame Giles.

- The global relevance of this message board was raised by an extensive discussion of Steve’s hair and glasses. Many of us wear glasses, much like Steve. I don’t, but that just means you can all laugh at me when I go blind in my 50s and can’t take it.

- There is a new Bathroom Session. But it is somewhat controversial, so exercise caution if you want to view it (although it is good).

- The guys talked about technology, pornography, and the hockey draft.

- And while we may know everything in other threads, we are still apparently working very hard on our ABCs, having practiced for 103 pages now.


And that’s all for now. Actually, that’s all for the next two weeks. I’ll be on vacation next week, so you’ll all just have to deal. I am not writing this from a hotel. And I am definitely not writing this from a winery concert. So savor this moment, for it is fleeting.