Scrumptious Bearded Armstrong as reflected in the switchplate of our bedroom in LA one week before we left for Utah
I promise this is the last of the reminiscing photos for a while.
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- Hugs and kisses to you, too! RT: @Monkey_Tree: @dooce he probably committed suicide because he was tired of LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.
- Our fish just died. And I'm sitting here crying. And it wasn't even my fault!
1. Jen said:
First?
2. Melissa said:
What a cool shot!
Nicely done.
3. jules said:
and now more adventures of the unicornman!
4. wendee said:
Cool Picture!
5. claire said:
your husband has a lightswitch in his head!
6. Sarah said:
Second?
7. Circus Kelli said:
Hee! That's great!
He's got this "Whaddayou lookin at?" expression!
Very scrumptious! Very bearded!
8. Biggest Apple said:
see if you can get him to line up with the switch plate so that the switch is his nose.
9. beachgal said:
That's neat. And he does look scrumptious.
10. Lisa said:
Second?! Long time lurker, first time poster ... love this site - Gotta get my daily dose of Dooce!
11. Laurie said:
Yummy!! :-D
12. Fran said:
HAWT!
13. kinda weirded out said:
this is the closest i have ever been to first... but of course i don't get up at the crack of dawn to check for a new picture...
14. twaci said:
with a beard like that, he HAD to get out of LA! that's more of a utah mountain man beard.
15. Fahrvergnugen said:
You know, when I was younger, I didn't think beards on men were at all attractive, then my boyfriend (now husband) started being beardy, and the whole fuzz-face thing became rather endearing to me. Your Jon looks quite nice with his beard--rather teddybearish.
16. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
I imagine that's the way Jeffrey Dahmer looked before he killed those people and cut them up like a paper snowflake.
17. Mojo said:
Oooooh. Freakishly Sci-fi. Kinda like Drunkenstein
18. A N N A said:
1) i really like the photos from the past. :)
2) very cool wall/lightswitch.
3) "crotchety old-hag's bitch"...brilliant comeback. ;)
19. Wicked H said:
He's got an on and off switch too??
Very cool!!!!!
20. Sarah said:
Can we all agree our reflections in shiny metal objects are frequently less than flattering?
But, beauty IS in the eye of the beholder.
21. Lauren said:
Jesus Johhny, does it always have to be about Dahmer?
Very very very interesting neato shot.
22. red said:
his hair is great. :)
23. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
I guess I'd have that look on my face, too, if I had two big bullet holes and a lightswitch stuck in my head.
Oh, wait. . .never mind, perception totally fucked!
24. Circus Kelli said:
Dr. J -- You're comparing Scrumptious Bearded Armstrong to Jeffrey Dahmer??
25. RazDreams said:
Look how super freaky his other eye looks. *Yikes!!!*
26. Mir said:
Is that a lightswitch in your forehead or are you just happy to... oh, nevermind. ;)
27. Melanie S said:
"claire said at 07:55AM, 01.18.2005:
your husband has a lightswitch in his head!"
That's how she turns him on!
28. cat said:
Oooooh, like a Christmas bulby face! Oh, wha?
Speaking of nomenclature, I HATE (hate, hate, HATE!) when my father-in-law calls his wife "mother." I don't know why; the incestuous allusion, perhaps? It gives me the willies. Just... ew.
(I just used "nomenclature" in a sentence. Huh.)
29. MyChelle said:
I specialize in Nose Hair pictures of my honey - this one might qualify. We LIKE the reminiscing pictures. As long as there are sufficient Leta and Chuck pics to keep us from the DTs
30. Sarah said:
Very cool photo...scrumptious is definitely the word for him!
Oh, and by the way...some of us don't have to get up at the crack of dawn...on the east coast it is after 10am already! Expand your universe, folks. The world exists beyond your front door. ;-)
31. becky said:
the reminiscing photos are cool. he looks unhappy at leaving, though.
32. that said:
he has a halo.
33. Amy IN MELBOURNE said:
*I sincerely apologize for the shouting..just wanted to catch someone's attention*
GPL,
I'm a transplant from Pennsylvania to Melbourne. (Me "Ozband's" from here.)
Feel free to email me if you'd like.
I personally miss Cherry Pepsi, Black Cherry Ice Cream and Conan - since we don't have cable.
But a lot of things are heaps better over here, too.
Take care, Amy
Dooce..just how many drugs are you guys on? And what kind? And can I have some?
Nah,, seriously...very creative! Fun! Fun! Fun!
34. Dazed & Confuzed said:
"Our" bedroom? You weren't married at the time, were you? You were living in SIN? I don't believe my heart can take it.
35. Amanda B. said:
I'm enjoying all of this nostalgia.
Is that the face Jon makes while he sends out stern emails? I will have none of this thankyou. This may also be the face he makes when Leta wants to go on her first date.
36. BJT said:
Earlier than usual! (me, I mean.)
Hee, distortion.
37. mrs. george #2 said:
I love the color on the wall, very purty. We want more nostalgia fun!
38. Em said:
Distorted Bearded Man!
39. Southern Fried Girl said:
He is quite scrumptious - gotta give you that. You have excellent taste, Heather.
40. August95 said:
"Hey Honey, do you see something in my eye?"
41. Jon in Michigan said:
He kinda looks like Chris from Rude Cactus.
42. Jennifer in Kansas City said:
I'm already getting excited for Leta's first birthday pix. Hope she gets cake EVERYWHERE (ok, just on her face) - and we know who would be more than happy to clean up! That's the former senator, Chuck!
43. GSV Micturition to Windward said:
The look says:
"I can't even say goodbye to the light switch without you getting in my face with your frigging camera ! "
Looking forward to a pic of him saying goodbye to the toilet.
44. Andrea in Canada said:
Melanie S...thanks for the morning chuckle! Cute joke!
I love this pic Dooce...very creative and yes...Jon looks great with a beard!
45. Amy said:
Me again.
Hell yeah! That is a dayamn beautiful red wall!!
..and, Mrs. George 2..I like your site..checked it out the other day.
I'll leave room for everyone else to comment now. Heather must spend 45% of her day reading emails and comments. Must suck, sometimes, to be so popular...
46. Splinter said:
I like these old photos. Don't stop them.
47. Lesa said:
You must have the coolest photo albums ever. You both take excellent pictures!
48. e said:
this doesn't have to be the last reminiscing photo - I think they're GREAT and I love that you share them!
49. Cheryl said:
I don't know exactly what Jon is doing but whenever you get tired of him-- send him my way!!
50. closet metro said:
Unless he's wired for a three-way, it looks like Jon is turned off at the moment.
51. Zorbs said:
It would be great to see a picture of the entire bedroom, the red wall just screams "boudoir" - said with the most exaggerated French accent.
52. LadyBug said:
Very cool pic. And I've enjoyed the reminiscing. Thanks for sharing, Dooce.
And on the topic of grandparents' names...a woman at our church did not want to be called "Grandma," so she decided to pick her own, very _unique_ name...*Precious*.
Yes. That's right. The woman insisted her grandkids call her PRECIOUS. Ack!
The funniest part is...the grandkids couldn't pronounce Precious, so they call her Pe-pe. HA!
53. Circus Kelli said:
"220, 221, whatever it takes..."
54. Sue From Ohio said:
That is wicked cool!!!
55. kristine said:
Pre-work posting!!
I like the comment about men having an on/off switch!!
56. Annalise said:
Only in L.A does one 'reflect' on his time there in a kitsch/flashy switchplate...ahhh *sigh*
57. Colleen from NJ said:
Heather, over here, it's Jon... I don't think we can move to Utah. The apartment has consumed me.
58. Ginger said:
Turned on AND screwed. Or is that off?
59. kim said:
that's a nice picture for the mirrorprojec..
60. kim said:
well, you know http://www.mirrorproject.com
61. Shout-Out to LadyBug said:
Oh. Mah. Gawd.
She TOTALLY deserved Pe-pe. I mean, Precious?! Is she freaking crazy?!
62. jennifer said:
oh, no no, you have to post at least one more reminiscent photo of that bedroom in all its red glory. please! i've got to see those walls in their entirety. pretty please? i ain't to proud to beg, ya know.
63. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Why do you promise that? I like these photos, although I do kinda miss Leta.
That thumbnail totally looked like a fish eye.
Ok, can we talk about poop now?
64. grass said:
me too, diggin' the reminicing photos. and are those walls TEXTURED?
65. Scotty G said:
"I swear I hear voices coming from behind this switch. Heather come here. Do you hear anything? Maybe if I look sternly at the switch it will stop. Shame on you, switch. Shame on you!"
66. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Hey Metro, aren't *all* men wired for a three way? And apparently a good about of women too.
67. Paige said:
Said it before, I'll say it again: he's one of the few men that can really wear a beard with pride.
68. Stephanie from Tennessee said:
What a nice looking man you got there. I agree on the beard. Most men look like ass with a beard. He looks nice with one!
69. jess said:
definitely cool.
70. tIffany said:
Circus Kelly just gave me the biggest 80s flashback.
This photo reminds me of frantically painting over dark blue and pretty red with Blah Apartment Off-White so we could get our deposit back.
71. andy said:
Now. . . let's see. She told me about this. . . this way is OFF? . . . No. . . wait. . . .
Just kidding. I'm just jealous because I can't grow a beard to save my life.
72. christine said:
OMG LadyBug, you totally made my day with that story. Although it's probably not accurate, I have this mental picture of a soft, powdered, rouged and perfumed little old lady frightening the poor little children by crying, "call me Precious! It's Prec-ious!"
73. closet metro said:
Strizzay - most men are wired for a three way. Me, I'm not even wired with a switch, just a little pull chain hanging from the ceiling.
74. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Is that what you say..."Wanna turn me on baby? Pull my chain"?
75. shy said:
i love the colour of your walls!
76. LadyBug said:
Shout-Out: No, not crazy. Just...different.
christine: She's not a typical "little old lady" at all (which is probably one reason she refused to be called "grandma"). She's desperately trying to hold on to her youth, has long, dark brown hair and wears hats. Lots of hats. And an occasional bow in the hair. Personally, I think once you reach a certain age...oh, say *SIX*, you're just too freakin' old to wear bows in your hair!
77. TulsaOkie said:
Kewl picture. I love bearded men!! They rock!
I hear you on the grandma thing. My mom is "grannie" and his mom is "grammie" but whatever. I'll just be referred to as "The over-protective one" or some other nonsense.
Haven't "seen" George in a while.. Hope he is well.
78. mobprincess said:
Today I am no longer a lurker.
Heather, you are amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Mmmm... Scrumptious Beards...
79. romy said:
FABulous. i love it. thanks for sharing the reminiscences! :)
80. the other Paula said:
Hey, I wear bows in my hair! (Just kidding of course).
John looks so stern, I feel for Leta's future suiters, I really do.
81. Caroline said:
I want to hear the rest of the drunken adventure.
82. Gooooder said:
He ages well thus far! Be happy.
And he does look really stern when he wants to.
83. cat said:
LadyBug, you must stop! Bows? HATS?! I can't take it. My heart...
Um, as for beards: they are fun/sexy to look at, but MURDER on sensitive, delicate skin, in uh, places...
84. Angie said:
Pretty switchplate. Nasty looking light switch. Hottie Jon.
Is it time for a new Leta picture yet?
85. Fran said:
He looks exactly like Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek: Next Generation when I close my left eye and cover my right one with my hand.
Jon-Jonathan....maybe there's a connection. ya think?
86. Miss Kimberley said:
He looks like he is concentrating very hard.
87. honestyrain said:
he's wearing man jammies, isn't he?
88. dänika said:
the beard. is amazing. I used to despise facial hair, but I have seen the light, and I am a Beard Convert. I love the beard!
89. Library Girl said:
Oooh what a cool shot, very rad!
90. kitten said:
To Cat--#83:
Yes! Someone's got to say it. I thought if my husband grew a beard it would grow out softer than the sharp 5 o'clock shadow he usually had. Turns out the beard & moustache is just as sharp, but now it has more reach on it. Visually it is cute, but physically, a turn-off.
I wish WAXING mens' faces would come into vogue. That would be sexy.
91. Jenny said:
Personally, I really love the reminiscing photos. Bring 'em on!
92. Peefer said:
Two words:
Will Riker
93. gordon said:
Don't do it Jon! Don't touch that switch!
94. Ms. Belle said:
Oooh...scratchy man.
95. annie said:
jesus, help the guy, he has a light switch coming out of his HEAD
96. Dawn said:
Have you just revealed to us how to turn the DJ on? Enjoyed the walk down memory lane!
97. LadyBug said:
honestyrain: man jammies? Holy crap, that cracked me up.
98. squish said:
I think Jon is an extremely handsome man. However, in this shot he reminds me alot of Norm Abrams. Sorry, Jon.
99. squish said:
Norm Abrams sans safety goggles.
100. closet metro said:
Norm Abrams is my hero. Jon is too.
101. squish said:
Metro, you look good with facial hair.
102. JulieT said:
One of these days, I would really like to come to this site and find that the first comment is not...
first? or
FIRST! or
Yipee! First!
Who the hell cares?
103. Danielle said:
Ladybug, I have images of this woman speaking in a gravelly Gollum voice saying "Just call me prehhhh-cious"
too freakin hilarious.
104. nobody. u didn't see me here. said:
yeah.i didn't wanna admit i thought of norm too.
but hey..at least he's a metrosexual norm abrams!
105. closet metro said:
Squish - it's gone.
106. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I like it when it says First!? and they are tenth woohoo
107. JulieT said:
Yup. My favorite is when the first 10-15 posts all say "FIRST!" or even better, "SECOND!
Bandwidth leaches.
108. coskel said:
i always wanted my bedroom to be that color ...mmm...
109. Mr. Eddo said:
I like the photo, John is cool.
I also added a Mr. to the front of my blog name since everyone else seems to have gotten so formal lately- what is with that?
110. Cristina said:
"hot forks of displeasure"
I love this
and
I have a new one for you--
"with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns"
as in "I hate Paris Hilton with the white hot intensity..."
111. LadyBug said:
Your "National Public Nightmare" post absolutely cracked me up. Seriously. I'm sitting at my desk, laughing out loud, and being ever-so-thankful everyone else is gone to lunch.
It just sounds like...like Leta was being so darned CUTE. I can just picture the whole scene. And personally, I'm a big fan of baby babble.
Thanks for the giggles, Dooce.
112. Erika D said:
What time does the interview air? Is it on 90.1? I'll try and tune in
113. Danika said:
After reading todays story I just want to give you a big I LOVE YOU HUG! (but not in a weird internet stalker way but a friendly your too cool kinda way)
Is there a link to the station we can hear the interview on?
114. Circus Kelli said:
I'd love to hear the interview, too! When? Where? How? Tell us!
That was a great story, Heather, seriously. You had me smiling from ear to ear -- I've been in similar situations.
Oh, and Closet Metro -- don't you mean Norm F. Abrams? :)
115. Chloe said:
Shit! I'm late for school, and I want to listen to your interview. Once again: What time? I don't suppose anyone knows the frequency for NPR in St. Louis? I'm thinking lower nineties, but I don't have time to look it up... GAH!
116. Mrs.Strizzay said:
That post ROCKED! I was so laughing. I only give my baby 1 toy at a time, then when she gets pissed at that one I give her the next.
But seriously, wouldn't the kan sa kwences have been worse if she screamed instead of sounded cute as hell? I hope you tape that radio clip.
I wanna hear it tooo (whiney voice)
117. pea said:
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=17
It says that audio for today's show will be available around 3pm. :)
118. pea said:
So tomorrow's should be available around that time tomorrow, I meant to say.
119. ashik said:
This is the sad news I got today from the npr website:
"There are no stations in District of Columbia that carry Day to Day"
I can still get it online, yes? Otherwise, my stalking-dooce-in-various-media-ways-plan will be FOILED. Help!
120. Kari said:
Who knew you'd be the type for red velour walls?
;)
121. ashik said:
Oh, and yes, I clicked on the link kindly provided by pea and that's where I got the tragic information.
122. Jackie said:
I miss seeing pictures of Leta.
123. Erika D said:
Well, the station that plays Day to Day in Salt Lake is KCPW...so, it looks like it will be on tomorrow between 1 and 2 pm MST and you can listen live at:
http://www.kcpw.org/streaming.php
124. becaru said:
National Public Nightmare made me laugh so hard...thanks for sharing.
Go Leta, go!
125. Katie said:
I hope I hear Leta noises during the interview!
Whoa, GEORGE! has his own blog? And I haven't figured this out until now? (until I clicked on Chloe's blog, that is...)
126. Meggan said:
Augh! How fun! You don't even notice the light switch at first.
127. Jazzy said:
He looks like he has a hole in his head.
128. Mrs.Strizzay said:
So if it is 1 pm MST and a tree falls in the forest, what time will I hear it in NY?
129. no name yet said:
this photo is phenomenal. seriously. i'd love to have an enlarged print to hang on my wall.
130. Amanda B. said:
NPR is usually 88.9- it airs tommorow? How exciting! I am a dork!
131. A N N A said:
oh, please, please, please let there be some kind, tech-savvy type who will record Dooce on NPR, and then post it on the interweb for those of us who are stuck at work in DC. without working speakers. or Day to Day for that matter. :)
if i don't get to hear the goldfish explosion and the costco-card devastation, i'm going to feel hot forks of displeasure EVERYWHERE.
132. Circus Kelli said:
Mrs.Strizzay,
Because I myself am time-zone-smarts-challenged... check here:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/custom.html?amp;amp;low=6&sort=0&c...
133. Danika said:
I am currently on Mountain time and it is 1pm. Pacific time its 12pm and Central time it is 2pm. So listen at this time tomorrow :D
Thanks to Erika D for posting the link where I can hear Day to Day!!
134. Kittie said:
Now that is art!
135. Erika D said:
Danika, I just hope the link works!!
136. Kathy said:
What?!?! Dooce does not have a cell phone? Wow!!
137. matt said:
stalking-dooce-in-various-media-ways-plan ... too funny. i was thinking the exact same thing about how i'm quite excited to listen to a radio spot of someone i've never met.
i bet heatherbarmstrong andthisismywebsite has a sultry voice.
138. Rebeka said:
Nice shot - very creative. I think Jon looks a lot better without the beard, but that's me...
139. Anita said:
Dooce--
Too funny about the inteview! I'll look for it (listen for it) tomorrow. They can do a lot with editing these days on NPR, heard a story about it on "On the Media"
Cool for you, and I shouldn't be laughing out loud (or checking your site so much) as I just started back to work full time after maternity leave.
BTW, I am screwed. I have no idea how I'm going to do this. My brain doesn't work any more.
140. Library Girl said:
Oh man, Dooce on the radio! And I'm going to miss it :(
Hmm does the fact that I'm seriously considering changing my OB-GYN appt. so I can hear the broadcast mean I'm going straight to hell? I'm mean it's not really a big deal right? I can always find out if I'm pregnant another day, the little meatloaf could handle waiting an extra 24 hours.
141. Amanda B. said:
I think we are all sick and lack hobbies. That being said I bet Dooce sounds like my friend Alice- slight southern accent when she's relaxed, and then like a little redneck monkey when she's annoyed or anxious.
(high pitched tone) Ama-yen-dah, stop turnin' dah-un tha ther-mo-stayat!
142. Danika said:
Erika D I tested the link already and unless something goes wrong from now till its on tomorrow it will work for me! YAY!
143. Colleen from NJ said:
hey, maybe we can listen from the website of npr.org or the local affiliate station, if it has a website?
and about mother of the year? oh,phooey! at least you're going to be on NPR!! i just squeezed pus out of my 4 week-old's ingrown toenail, and even though he was not loving it, i kind of was.
i am certainly never getting mother of the year.
144. Circus Kelli said:
Anita -- welcome to the other side.
There will be days when all you want to do is cuddle with your monkey(ies) and be a stay at home Mom. There will also be days when dropping the monkey(ies) off at daycare and going off to work seems a little easier.
There will be days when you have a fully functioning brain, and days when you're lucky if you have ONE fully functioning brain CELL.
I wish I could tell you it gets better over time, but I don't like to lie to people I've only "met" on the internet...
145. Circus Kelli said:
Colleen from NJ -- how does a four week old get an ingrown toenail? I've had them, but I was nearly into middle school when I got them.
The whole pus thing was pretty disgusting, yet satisfying at the same time.
146. Livie said:
Last? Am I last?
147. Anita said:
Thanks, Circus Kelli.
Uh, actually, waaaaaaaaah.
148. honestyrain said:
i'm with rebeka. not much into the whole geard thing myself. which is of course of no consequence to you. i mean, YOUR husband needn't go and shave on MY account. gosh, it'd be almost weird if he did do it on MY account, don't you think?
149. Circus Kelli said:
Heh, Anita... Yeah, it's a lot like that. :)
Let's see, there's
Momday, I mean Monday
Toohardtoleaveday, I mean Tuesday,
Waahhday, I mean Wednesday,
(so)Throughwiththisday, I mean Thursday, and finally
IcanmakeitthroughthisdayjustacouplemorehoursandIcanbehomeallweekend-day.
150. jes said:
your stories are so funny. it's hard for me to suppress my laughing while i'm reading at work. sometimes i think i might get dooced just for VISITING your site. anxious to hear your blubbering tomorrow. when does it air?
151. patricia said:
I just heard the ad for the Day to Day dooced episode, and I thought, I hope Dooce is on. And now you will be. That's terrific.
152. mrs. george #2 said:
Man today's thumbnail looks SO MUCH like the bell of a tuba. Shout out to the band nerds. Word to your motha.
153. bb said:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.. I'm asking a million times over for you to post the clip of the interview on the website. I live in Canada, but would still LOVE to hear it!
154. red said:
mrs geroge #2 --- funny, i thought the same thing.
i was drum major for 3 years. band nerd galore!!
155. closet metro said:
MG#2 & red, I saw a tuba too. Yes, I was a band nerd. Now I'm just a nerd.
156. laurenbove said:
There are no stations in Connecticut that carry Day to Day. Oh relentless hot forks of dissapointment...
157. Ashley said:
Everyone- you can listen to clips from Day to Day online at npr.org- you just have to wait for them to go up on the website- I am guessing it will be there tomorrow- yea!
158. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I saw a fish eye band geeks!
159. jes said:
BB- you can go to www.npr.org, select "day to day" from the drop down menu, and at the top of the page you'll find a red icon and "Listen to _____ show" (insert day).
tomorrow, just go to the website and click on that button and you can listen to the show! :)
160. Karen said:
I like reminiscing photos, thank you very much!
161. Ally said:
mrs. george #2 - i was convinced it was the bell of a sousaphone in the thumnail, too :)
162. stefanie said:
heather, how do you not have a cell phone???
163. Katherine said:
Dooce -
Great story on Memphis:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/18/shallow.jury.pool.ap/index.html
164. MrsDoF said:
Not having a cell phone usually is not so drastic.
For a stay-at-home mom, there is no need, really. Either there is an appointment to go to and arrangements are planned well and adhered to, or for most times, one gets on the regular phone (in Heather's case, I would say with Beth) and connects with a galpal and decides about going on a trek to the bagel shop.
Cell phones and fees are expensive. For a family/household with one income, they would be considered a luxury. The one DOF carries is paid for by his job, and is rarely used for personal calls.
165. Sque said:
I think you're onto something. ALL men should come with an off switch!
166. Katie said:
Or "on", as the case may be.
167. cb said:
Mrs DOF, I barely ever use my cell phone, but the two times I needed it when my car broke down, once on the freeway, made me never want to be without one. You can get prepaid phones that you pay for the phone and buy minutes online. It is about 25¢ a minute--expensive if you'd use it a lot, but cheap if you barely use it at all.
168. Fish said:
Dooce doesn't have a cell phone because she spent all that money on that watch that does the laundry for her.
169. bb said:
Thanks Jes!
170. Kristina said:
Hahaha, the Google ads are offering a Louis Armstrong doll.
171. Kristina said:
Sorry for the double post, but I was a band nerd, too. (Can I say 'was' yet? I've only been out of high school for a year and a half.) I played they flute...and now it's gathering dust.
172. Kristine said:
So I quietly read my dooce fill at work today and I just happened to have my headphones and I tried to get the station the program would be on...I get EVERY stupid AM station BUT the one with day to day on it.
Now what do I do? I see the hot forks of disappointment have already been used.
173. Autumn said:
Because I was so extremely bored, I've just spent 2 hours reading your archives. I thoroughly enjoyed your Memphis pictures. I miss Memphis. I miss Rendezvous pulled pork. I miss seeing the ducks at the Peabody and the glistening lights of the Memphis skyline at night. I have sworn for the past five years that I would make it back to Memphis in May...it still hasn't happened. I so want to go back to Bealle streat and drink one of those big yellow buckets full of all types of alcohol....know what I'm talking about? I can't remember the name.
I'm from Arkansas so I frequented Memphis quite often seeing as it was there or Dallas that you would go to get your thrills. I really miss that southern culture. It's comforting knowing that another southern girl is just right at my fingertips any time I want...and I mean that in a totally non-lesbian way:)
174. Katherine said:
On NPR? When, what show? Tell Tell Tell!
175. Amanda B. said:
Pulled-pork. Uh huh huh...Uh huh huh...
176. Mrs.Strizzay said:
LMAO
177. Fish said:
What the SHIT are you talking about, Manda B?
178. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Kristina (#171): It's been over an hour, and I can't believe no one has said this yet:
This one time, at band camp. . .
(a flute is a terrible thing to waste)
179. MrsDoF said:
Yes, for travel, the cell phone and minutes card is a must-have. When I go out of the county, that is, which is once a year to see my mother.
Fish, the way I know pulled pork is from when I lived in Tennessee. Click on my name and see a good recipe.
180. up past my bedtime said:
Fish: read Amanda B's comment with the Beavis & Butthead chuckle.
This is why I de-lurk? What's wrong with me?
181. Fish said:
Up past my bedtime:
rockabye baby on the tree top ...
182. Cristin said:
yes fish, combined with Autumn's post
183. mrs. george #2 said:
i played the flute as well. marching band was my life. i also JUST SO HAPPEN to begin a lot of my stories with "this one time..."
even though that movie came out well after i graduated from highschool, people found it endlessly funny that someone who used to be a flute-toting band geek really had a lot of stories that all began with "this one time..." BUT I NEVER WENT TO BAND CAMP. I wasn't THAT nerdy.
184. becky said:
what i wanna know is -- who else got dooced (not me, who's she talking about)?
185. Chloe (is here!) (I REMEMBERED!) said:
Come on, everyone knows that dooce doesn't have a cell phone cause cell phones are for posers. I don't have a cell phone either. So, that is now officially 5 people in the world who *do not* have cell phones, including the lady who I was talking to at work who also didn't have a cell phone. Cell phones stink! Yeah yeah!
186. kelley said:
Okay, so I'm confused. I did a search on this site for the word "truck" (don't ask) and I got at the top of the list an entry called Baby Einstein, dated 1/14/05. Odd, cuz in the archives, this post does not apppear. Then I did a search for Baby Einstein, and there were no results. Sucky engine. Weird phantom posts.
187. kelley said:
Okay. Well, it seems that there are other posts that don't come up in the monthly archives that DO come up in the Leta archives and/or the Nubbin archives. Shouldn't "monthly archives" archive everything posted in a certain month? Except for the Enjoying and How to Charm/How to Annoy, of course, which aren't "regular" posts, but ... well, this is confusing. To me, at least. What else am I missing?
188. Amanda B. said:
Fish- Autumn said "Pulled pork". Actually I think she said she missed her rendezvous with pulled-pork. Sounds like that may have been for the best.
189. Leon as The International Man Of Mystery said:
Is this your way of saying.....?
"DJ Blurb is switched on......he's a bit of alright"
Well Dooce, you're headed for a spanked bottom, and I don't care who knows it!
190. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Pulled pork? Is this a porn site?
191. mrs. george #2 said:
yes, yes it is.
may i pull your pork for a small fee, Dr. j?
192. GSV Micturition to Windward said:
She goin onna da radio ?
If anyone finds a link to a transcript, PLEASE post a link in one of the picture or story comments, or e-mail it to me at rob.stow@shaw.ca
Even if the interview was carried by a radio station in my area, I have terrible hearing and I would be lucky to catch every tenth word.
193. coskel said:
when is it NOT a porn site around here?
194. GSV Micturition to Windward said:
#185 (Chloe) I don't have a cell phone and I know *many* other people who don't. They tend to fall into two categories: very old and uninterested in new tech like that, or with union-made ears like mine and unable to find a cell phone compatible with their hearing aids.
195. Scotty G said:
You know if you are going to pull the pork then you have to play with the hush puppies too.
196. darsella said:
where is day-to-day aired? im in chicago and it's not on our local NPR station. we're such losers!!
197. darsella said:
i found it....tuesday, you can hear the show here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=17
198. Henryk said:
What's that thing growing out of his forehead?
199. Henryk said:
The Cell phone of today is the asbestos of the '50's......great stuff...until tomorrows technology finds out otherwise! :(
200. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Hush puppies? Pulled pork? Porn sites?
Is this heaven?
201. Coelecanth said:
I own lots of high tech devices, not including a hearing aid (not yet anyway), but I need a cell phone in exactly the same way I need a ball and chain.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about my former band nerd status and was a little perturbed to find such a discussion here. Further evidence of my center-of-the-universness.
202. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I am so last.
Why? Because it is 4:39 am (EST) and my sweet angel of a baby *puked all over me IN HER SLEEP*. And of course after I laid her down in her crib (still asleep) she decided she was going to wake up again and be pissed. Maybe she doesn't want to puke in her own bed. Joy.
203. Alaska Danielle said:
Last!
Sorry baby puke. :)
204. Oh No Biiatch said:
Last moohahahaha
205. Henryk said:
You all were almost last! DTG192338LJAN05
206. wlfldy said:
Who cares if your first?
207. wlfldy said:
Ok, actually, that would be you're. you are. you're. you are
208. sarah said:
I am last because I am in Copenhagen, Denmark, and 8 hours ahead of y'all so it's 14:10 here (that's 2:10 pm for you americans).
209. Henryk said:
OK Shazza..........you got the last place if you want it!(methinks that there'e something rotten in the state of Denmark!
210. Jen said:
NPR!!! You rule, Heather!
I live in SW Michigan where we have one rock station, one easy-listening, and one country. AND THEY ALL SUCK. NPR to me is proof that the air-waves are used for something more intelligent than some witless dj that likes listening to him/herself yammer on while they think they are doing me a favor playing a screeching Guns and Roses song at 6AM. Thank goodness for NPR. I'm sure your interview will be fine. Can't wait to tune in! I'll be listening on WVPE out of S. Bend, IN.
211. sarah said:
So you think eh....
212. Circus Kelli said:
Just because I'm already at work and propping my eyeballs open with toothpicks and trying to get my ass in gear for the day ahead of me (cause even though I'm at work, I don't really wake up until about 10:00am which is good cause that's when the four hour long meeting I have to take notes in starts today)...
What was I saying...
Oh yeah!
I'm SO last, y'all...
(And I can say y'all because I live in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, but I'm on the internet where no one can really hear my Midwestern accent...)
Must. Find. Caffeine.
213. sarah said:
Am still here. Watching. And reloading.
214. lulu cornichon said:
Morning, Dooceland!
That picture's great--it's a mirror! it's a switchplate! It's Two! Two! Two things in one!
215. sarah said:
Based on the time that the previous 6 daily photos have been uploaded, thus closing the opportunity to comment on the previous photo, I'll have to continue doing this for app. another 25 minutes.
216. HootyHoo said:
Circus, did you know your comments are down? I was going to make one. You know I want to.
217. sarah said:
*sigh*
218. cindy said:
can i tell you how frickin excited i am that your going to be on npr?
it's like chocolate cake with a fifty dollar bill on top of it.
219. ON-Looker said:
Congrats to everyone for making those comments a porn-infested muddle-of-entertainment must read for this sick-and-stuck-at-home-dooce-fan...
its now 1am in Australia, dont I qualify for SOMETHING!?
220. sarah said:
*double-sigh*
221. sarah said:
Hmm... if these * make your text go *bold* I wonder if _these_ do anything?
222. sarah said:
_That_ is *so* cool!
223. Psycho said:
refresh
224. Psycho said:
_these_?
225. sarah said:
Yep, _those_!