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Heather talks about Valentine's Day on today's Momversation.
- I know zero about sports, but my entire heart is screaming, "Go Saints! Go Saints!" I am a stereotypical woman. TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE, JON!
- Marlo has a tooth! So says the blood that she drew when she grabbed my hand and tried to gnaw off my thumb!
- Leta won't eat her birthday cake. I guess we should have made it out of chicken nuggets and iced it with refried beans.
1. kiki said:
first?
2. Pete said:
Second.
3. Kiki said:
oragne wall?
4. Cindy said:
animal, vegetable, or mineral?
or cake?
5. Pete said:
That's either an orange brick wall or the cross section of a curry cake.
6. Michelle said:
OOh thats cake mmmmmmmmm know cake anywhere! hehe if Im wrong i'll eat it!!
Cheers great site very entertaining! love limpy!
7. Kiki said:
ok, being first was not feeling as good, as some descibed it, but quite exciting. I think some write "first?" just because they are so hurry to write something.
At least I was...
8. kel-bel said:
Thats beautiful.
But, no self portrait today?
9. JessicaRabbit said:
Yippie comments are back!
10. Pete said:
Please tell me all of you guys are halfway around the world, like in Australia or something, and didn't camp out like me till 4:30 am just to be one of the first ones to comment on her daily picture.
11. kel-bel said:
I'm in Australia!
12. danni said:
Or in Europe
It's 11.30 here
I hope Dooce and family are still in their bed
I wish I was!
13. Kiki said:
But how long will the comments stay on? It seems every time Dooce posts a picture of Leta, or tries to give a bit back of all the EVIL she gets, the hate mails just start to role.
WHY is the internet so mean?
WHY can't the mean people just be quiet?
WHY do they even read her blog?
Dooce, I wish you a happy hate-mail-free blog day!
14. alyssa said:
has matt jackson surrendered yet?
15. saralynnmo said:
Yes, Pete. I'm in England and it's 10:32 a.m. now. While it's fun to be in the top 20, it's not like camping out for the next Star Wars movie or anything.
16. Mel said:
I'm in Australia too!
17. alyssa said:
it is 5:34 am here and i haven't slept all night, because i have a paper due on the ubaid and uruk periods of ancient mesopotamia. who's jealous?!
18. Jen said:
Sunset on a wall? I'm in Tokyo.
19. nickyp said:
I have to comment just because it's such a novelty to come to this page and find less than 200 comments already here.
I'm in Melbourne, Australia and it's 9.41pm. I usually visit the page in the morning from work, but I might have to start dropping in in the evenings to see if I can get first position.
20. Henryk_ said:
Nice looking cake!
21. Henryk_ said:
Sydnay, Australia here!.....2152hrs
22. Henryk_ said:
correct spelling>>>Sydney, Australia here!…..2152hrs
23. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Looks like the Playdoh Fun Factory after all the layoffs.
24. Kelly said:
Perth, Australia here
25. kel-bel said:
To be more specific - I'm in Sydney
26. Henryk_ said:
Yea to k-b & K
27. Angie said:
Wow, is that a wall held together with chewing gum? Now I know why all you craaaazy americans are always chewing the stuff... you build your houses with it! :)
28. Henryk_ said:
I wanna go back to Rottnest!
29. danni said:
Ok, if we are going to play that game: I'm in Antwerp, Belgium
Ha, I bet most of you have never heard of Antwerp
It's almost noon and I'm hungry and that is doing strange things to my perception: the picture looks like a cake with cream filling
Mmm, cake...
30. Gia said:
I so thought that was going to be a pic of a pumpkin when I clicked on the thumbnail!
I like orange.
31. Star said:
London here.. 11:10am! :)
32. Henryk_ said:
Now I know why all you craaaazy americans are always chewing the stuff...it keeps em quiet!
33. Henryk_ said:
..............see what I mean.....golden silence!
34. Henryk_ said:
and...good morning Star!
35. Biggest Apple said:
Mmmmm - orangy :)
36. jilllian said:
been through Antwerpen. why do you think we Americans wouldn't have heard of it???
37. Henryk_ said:
tell us why jilllian.
38. Bonnie said:
American in Germany here! I'm planning a visit to Belgium in May, and Antwerp is on my list.
39. jilllian said:
oh lord. you will find ignorant people everywhere, not just here.
40. danni said:
Not just Americans
Most people
Reason: too small!
Entire Belgium has like 11 million inhabitants and is the size of a stamp
But I like it. Did you, Jillian?
41. jilllian said:
oh, just to clarify. i do not in any way think that if you have never heard of antwerp you are ignorant. i just felt as though that was implied by the question that followed up my comment. i mean no harm!!!
42. jillian said:
yes, i liked it very much. i spent most of my time in brugge. i would definitely return to belgium... and hopefully not because of work!
i actually just heard a commercial on the radio the other day that featured antwerp. i was taken by surprise.
43. cat said:
Chuck's a PERV. That is all.
;)
44. danni said:
I remember one time they were questioning people on tv and asking if they knew Belgium.
Most had never heard of it
Then they asked about Brussels. Reaction of most: oh, Belgium is the capital of Brussels then?
It is actually the other way.
45. jules said:
laugh.. one of my favorite parts of one of Eddie Izzard's performances, is when he's playing somewhere in America, and he looks at the audience and says, " do you know.. that there are other countries?"
46. jillian said:
the world never ceases to surprise me, danni!
47. danni said:
Brugge, yes very beautiful
On the other side of the country but actually only an hour drive away ;-)
48. Yamila said:
good morning!!!! 8.30am
here in the southern hemisphere autumn is coming brrrrrrr
49. jillian said:
it is a toasty -5 degrees F here right now Yamila.
50. kim said:
jay -- comments are back up. i think it'a wall. oh ja, a german from germany here ;o)
51. danni said:
Jules, that's hilarious!
I have to admit though that it is hard not to look across your own borders when they are in your backyard :-)
If your country is half a continent...
52. Anna said:
I hope thats not cake. Haha. I wouldn't eat it.
Looks like someone did a not so great grouting job on a wall.
No matter, cake or wall, it's marvelous. Wonderful shot.
53. Misha said:
top 100!
54. Lisa S said:
brick and mortar? very cool. my accidental photos always come out just black.
55. Paul said:
This will probably be my only ever post here, as the photos themselves don't really seem to invite comment.
But what, exactly, is this obsession with being first poster, or second, or even, gasp, top one-hundred?
Seems kind of sad, really...
56. Susie said:
Looked at it, thought, brick wall. Nice, solid picture, dooce. Then ya'll had to start talking about cake. Talking about some cake at 6:49 EST. If that's a cake, it's a tall, moist, excessively frosted, delicious cake. How am I supposed to eat Special K for breakfast now? Thanks, you guys.
57. Susie said:
Aw, Paul. Don't be sad. Here, have some cake.
58. falimako said:
I am watching the amazing race here in Australia, and some guy just vomited into his bowl and now he has to EAT IT! I feel so sick.
59. Henryk_ said:
I hope he is made to eat it!
60. Wicked H said:
That is one talented camera. I need to save up for one of those!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Former Congressman's way of getting to know his constituants. Priceless!!
61. danni said:
I say that makes it 1-0 for Susie
Sorry Paul!
62. louiemariz said:
Hard as a rock!!!!!!!
definitely a freshly packed brick wall!!!! want to have a bite?
63. Ramon said:
Danni: Antwerp.... Bollekes, vogeltjesmarkt, diamonds, industry, the economic/industrial motor of Flanders... and that all in the friendliest country of Europe.
(I'm a Dutch-Limburger banned to Boston, MA and that's why it's rather remarkable if I actually make it onto the top-100!)
64. danni said:
But Paul, I rember asking the same question once
I don't get it either, but it is really funny if people guess wrong
'First???' and then they're fifth!
65. jillian said:
Ramon - we are practically neighbors : )
66. mjt said:
Time Test 7:06 am EST
67. danni said:
Ramon, I like you already!
And also: go back to bed, it's too early to get up!
68. Ramon said:
Jillian: are we?
69. Ramon said:
Danni: it's 7:08 AM... we're 6 hours earlier than western Europe... time to get up and do something useful :)
70. jillian said:
I am in New Hampshire. Am planning on going to Boston on Saturday. I really hope the weather holds out!
71. Strizzf-ingblah said:
Huh? The normalacy (which is probably spelled wrong) of these conversations is scary.
72. danni said:
I think there should be a law that forbids people to get out of bed before 9.00am
When my boss asked me how I was doing this morning I answered that I'd be doing much better if he hadn't make me come to work this early
But then again, my work doesn't really involve doing something usefull
73. Ramon said:
Jillian: snow Friday and Saturday I heard... like we didn't get enough in the last month.
74. Susie said:
Well, get it started, Strizz. Crazy it up a bit. I tried with Paul, but he was too sad to play.
75. jillian said:
i am very upset about this snow. i am going to boston to pick up my boyfriend who has been gone for ten weeks. i really hope the weather is good and that his flight makes it safely. for ten weeks i have been dreaming about meeting him at the airport. i really hope this gets to happen.
76. Ramon said:
Danni: I agree. But then again, with a 22-months-old trying to convince me at 5 AM that the day has started....
77. Brigitte said:
woo! seventy...somethingth
78. danni said:
I had to wake up my 11-month old this morning at 7.30
Is that enough to hate me, strizzf?
79. Stephene said:
Canberra, Australia.
AND I watched the Amazing Race, also and nearly lost it when dude hate to eat his vomit. But, watching Jonathan and Victoria make me want to dry heave all the more.
Hmmmmm.... I think it's a brick wall.
80. Tara said:
AHHHH so jealous of your photography skills! I fear if I get the D70 I won't be able to use it and my pictures will still suck, and thats a waste of $1300. Let's face it, folks. I'm no Dooce.
81. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Striz, what we need in here is a Disco Explosion.
Or maybe just some ass talk.
Is it Tattoo Thursday?
82. Tara said:
Hey, you know what kind of sucks for Leta?
When it comes time for her to pick out a baby picture for high school yearbooks and whatnot, she's going to have a hell of a time choosing. For me, there was about three good ones...not so tough. For Leta, there's about 6 million. Good luck with that, honey.
83. Susie said:
Bucky, is your tattoo on your majestic ass?
84. Anita said:
That is a stunning picture.
Absolutley amazing. You could sell that and I would buy it as a print. (imagine doing some warhol-esque treatments to it).
really! Is it a cake or a wall???
Fantastic!
85. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Susie -- I don't have a tattoo on my majestic ass, but if you'd like to bring a safety pin and some india ink, we can fix that straight away!
86. CanadianAmy said:
Yeah B4E is right. We need an All Day Dance Party. With leather pants. And Somebody breaking the Guinness Record for longest 'twist'.
And um, orange cake.
87. Strizzf-ingblah said:
Danni, would you hate me if I said my 11 month old was still asleep?
88. the niffer said:
I have a tattoo above my majestic ass. Does that count?
89. CanadianAmy said:
i would Strizz.
90. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
CanAmy -- This won't be a party until somebody breaks out the Twister and Mazola.
91. CanadianAmy said:
But it would only be pseudo hate.
I could never really hate my 80's gal.
92. Susie said:
I'm not an artist like you. I can only draw a smiling bunny rabbit and an old-fashioned telephone. Either of those work for ya?
93. the niffer said:
Don't forget the A1.
94. Strizzf-ingblah said:
That is NOT cake. And if it is that is the nastiest looking cake EVER.
95. CanadianAmy said:
(CanAmy pours some Mazola in her hand and lubes up.)
96. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Niffer -- c'mon, whip it out! We wanna see your almost-ass tattoo.
Susie -- Do you think you could manage a Gumby for my left cheek?
97. Susie said:
I would totally eat that cake.
I HAVE TWISTER! and I can make balloon animals.
98. Strizzf-ingblah said:
Can-Amy, would you still hate me if I told that although the baby was asleep I have to take my tired ass out in the FREEZING ARTIC AIR to drop my kid off at school, and I didn't warm the car up?
99. the niffer said:
I have to go shower my stinky-ass self. Don't start twister without me.
And if any chocolate is being passed around today, please save some for me. I always come to the party too late and miss out.
100. Susie said:
I'll start practicing Gumby. How hard can he be? (Maybe I should ask Pokey that question...)
101. CanadianAmy said:
No, my Strizzy. I would wrap you in a big comforter and drive your kid myself.
102. Strizzf-ingblah said:
LIAR!!!! But thanks anyway. hehe
103. CanadianAmy said:
Yesterdays pic was cool, eh?
Did anyone else get what all the caps spelled?
104. Susie said:
niffer, I'm putting your chocolate right HERE. If I didn't put some aside, you would totally miss out. I got your back.
105. the niffer said:
BFE - I'm far too clumsy to take a shot of my almost ass tattoo. I'm sure you don't want a shot of my ass crack. well, maybe you do.
You'll have to wait until tonight when my husband's home to take it for me.
106. danni said:
Strizzf, good for you!
I wish I was still asleep...
And do they have schools on the northpole?
107. the niffer said:
Susie, you're the bomb.
108. southern fried girl said:
Odd picture.
Do the people that comment on this site just never sleep or what?
109. domino said:
cat - #43 - well said!
110. Gerah said:
Heather, my daughter is saying your name!
Well, she's really saying "Juice, Juice!" but I like to pretend she's saying "Dooce, Dooce!" and I have to say "No, honey, we can't look at Dooce's website ALL day long, we have to eat and sleep and stuff..."
Mkay, gotta go eat now.
111. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
CanAmy - if you look at the first letter of all the nonsense words (in the title of yesterday's daily photo), it spells out CHRISTIAN (Cong Hong Rong I Song Tong I A Nong).
I suspect it's a kid's bible-camp type song.
And no, I wouldn't know a thing about bible camp. ;)
112. rich said:
Kiki, You are much admired. The title is yours. Today is your day. Enjoy it!
113. CanadianAmy said:
B4E. It's true what they say about people with glasses. They do make you smarter!
just looked back at pic. kinda cool.
I don't know from bible camp either. I only know Catholic songs and how to say the 'Hail Mary' in french.
114. Susie said:
It's actually buck-teeth that make people smarter.
115. Kassi said:
It's probably paranormal activity, a body might be hidden behind those bricks.
116. CanadianAmy said:
And I know about GUILT.
I had a priest once tell our class that the only reason you could miss mass on a sunday was for a funeral.
And it must be your own funeral.
117. roos650 said:
A macro look at everyday details can be great, but is the color original? If so, must have been either very early or late? Does anyone here read your daily posts?
118. the niffer said:
CanAmy you bring back so many memories. The only French I can remember includes the Hail Mary, Our Father and O Canada.
119. the niffer said:
roos650 - I do.
120. CanadianAmy said:
TerRE de NOSE EYE YEUX!
Ton FRAWN ET SCIEN!
DEE FLEURONZ GLORIEUUUXXX!
121. CanadianAmy said:
I do too, roos. But that can only take you so far into Dooce-worship.
122. Andrea in Canada said:
or bricks or cheese :P cool photo! that nikon d70 does it all! want $ now so andrea can buy one.
up at 5am with NEO CITRAN...yuck
123. Jana said:
very cool about yesterday's title,I was trying to figure it out.
And what relief I got when I read the comments and everyone else was torn between wall and cake too! I thought I was just nuts! (I mean I know I am, but on this occasion I thought I was having a lucid moment)
124. dljon said:
Danni, are you kidding me? Of course I know Antwerp! There is a commercial for diamond that plays all the time here, proudly proclaiming that they get the BEST diamonds from Antwerp, Belgium!
So... is it true? Inquiring minds want to know!
125. Andrea in Canada said:
jillian(#75)...hope the weather is good enough for his flight to arrive! fingers crossed for you!:)
andrea: victoria, bc canada
temp: 14C
126. dljon said:
And are you people serious? CAKE?
I wouldn't ever have come up with that... I thought it was a brick wall.
127. donni said:
Just noticed... My Yahoo...Inside My Yahoo... DOOCE (blog from a hip mom)
128. Andrea in Canada said:
when i said cheese, i think i meant artificial spray on cheese...ew!
129. the niffer said:
Oh, Andrea, I love Victoria. So jealous.
CanAmy, thanks to you I will be singing O Canada en francais dans ma tete tout le jour!
Roos - are you looking for comments on yesterday's post? Cause if so, CHUCK WAS LICKING LIMPY'S WEINER! GOOOOO CHUCK!
130. Andrea in Canada said:
if you are visiting, let me know the nif!!
131. jules said:
CAKE or DEATH!?
umm... cake please. (:3
132. Maz said:
Bricks and mortar - a wall?
133. Strizzf-ingblah said:
all in all
134. Kendra in T-Bay said:
CanadianAmy: I love your version of the french national anthem.
I had to sing it in my french immersion class from kindergarden to grade 8!!
135. Cheryl said:
I know what it really is, but it looks like seven layer cake and now I am really craving it.
136. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
That picture of Chuck flicking his tongue out at Limpy made me feel, I don't know, like lightin' some incense, poppin' on some Barry White, and discoverin' alternate uses for a semi-splintery rolling pin.
Oh, I hate it when my reveries spill out in a room full of people. As you were. Ahem.
137. the niffer said:
BFE - you're so sexy.
Chuck's display made me feel like giving him a shake: "Chuck, lipstick is figurative term!"
138. Mallie said:
Is it a cake? Is it a wall?
I say it's a Wall of Cake! The best of both concepts, combined.
[Can you tell I haven't had breakfast yet? Heh.]
139. Hunzer said:
Dooce has some amazing photo talent so I'm blaming this one on her camera ~ That photo is screwing with me and I think I'm gonna hurl.
Please don't be cake. I may never eat cake again.
140. darthmiles said:
I too saw the my yahoo rss link, be prepared for an onslaught today.
I was planning a trip into Boston (from RI, where its 8:30am and 19 degrees) on Saturday as well, but the forcast snow will keep home I think.
141. jillian said:
thank you Andrea. I have my fingers crossed too...
142. Susie said:
Bucky? Honey? SAND THE ROLLING PIN!!!!
143. Jennifer said:
Mmmm...cake
144. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Susie -- NOW you tell me.
Pass the tweezer, please.
145. Summer (the elder) said:
I had something clever to say, but was distracted by my garlic-scented fingers.
Oh well. Carry on!
146. G-Dawg said:
Hey - on My Yahoo start page, it mentions dooce.com. Under the "Inside My Yahoo." It says "Blog from a hip mom."
147. Hayes said:
Red Iguana wall, I bet. Yesterday was the Red Iguana's door. The odd thing is, I was there Monday night and saw someone else--not Dooce--taking photos of the Red Iguana's sticker-covered door. Is the Dooce outsourcing her photos these days?
148. kalki said:
Thank god comments are back up. Everytime comments are closed, I die a little. And I'm not talking le petit mort either.
149. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
So, who else has done Tattoo Thursday on their sites?
C'mon, we wanna see your tats. Big tats, small tats, ass tats, tit for tats, tat dancing, tattle tales tats, raining tats and dogs, tats in the belfry -- c'mon people, whip 'em OUT!
Tat's all, folks
150. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Kalki -- my condolences that it's not le petit mort.
Maybe some Barry White and a rolling pin would help?
151. tIffany said:
Well obviously Heather, you always just stand there and the camera identifies all the shots, frames them, selects all the settings, and takes the picture. My Nikon is the same way. It's awesome! In fact, my camera takes all the pictures and then the photolab develops them and then my scanner scans them and then photoshop adjusts the curves and color balance all by itself, and burns and dodges all the right areas to bring out the main subject. Isn't photography the easiest thing ever? :-P
152. kalki said:
B4E: Barry White and a rolling pin just might hit the spot...and I do mean The Spot.
153. Surfer said:
That cake's been out in the sun too long!
154. Susie said:
Kalki, don't accept Bucky's rolling pin. It will give you splinters, or WORSE.
I got no tats.
155. Susie said:
Someone's left a cake out in the rain... I don't think that I can take it... cause it took so long to bake it... and I'll never have that recipe again....
WTF does that MEAN? Did anyone ever know?
156. laurenbove said:
Mmmmm, orange! Excellent light in that shot. Love it's ambiguity as well. It's an interior corner in a brick wall.
157. annabelle said:
That is not a cake. That is concrete blocks with this special goo that can be used to caulk up porous areas in old walls- you squirt it in and it expands and looks like giant, pulsating larvae of some sort- it freaks me out every time I see it in my parking garage. But that's just my guess....
158. Jason said:
I'm having a real hard time understanding how anyone in their right mind, with normal 20/20 vision, could possibly in their wildest imaginations think that this horribly sloppy masonry job is CAKE!?!?!?
159. jules said:
bucky, no tats for me.. i' m umm... allergic to pain!
(:3
160. Jason said:
It's not insulation foam. Its just plain old bricks and mortar. Its the back side of a brick wall, that the mason wasn't working on. Your standard brick wall has had the excess mortar whipped off, or scraped down to the surface of the brick. This is the messy other side. The somebody painter over the whole mess in a gloss acrylic paint. I wouldn't even be surprised if it contained lead...cause there are alot of people on something posting on here about cake for some reason.
161. bethy-mae said:
It's velveeta cheddar cheese cake or bad masonry? Very abstract.
162. Danny girl said:
Mmm, lead cake.
163. Amanda B. said:
Jason- we know you are really Bob Villa. Come off with my money beeotch.
164. zchamu said:
I cannot believe she posted this at 3:16 AM and there are already 162 comments. People!
165. kieran said:
What the hell is that? Is it brick or a sandwich?
166. Jules said:
jason jason jason.. of course we know it's not cake.. but we're hungry.. .. you got any cake??
who's got cake!?
167. smacks said:
I hate having an entire day without comments! Like we're being punished. Damn that Matt!
168. Tolovemoon said:
Neat image.. I like your since of humor... I also thought you were right about Matt:)
169. giggles said:
If the camera took the picture by itself - does that mean that Heather has ghosts too?
_I'm so glad the comments are back!!!_ :-) :-)
170. LadyBug said:
Cool picture. What a talented camera, to be doing all the work for you like that.
I'm glad the comments are open again. Wouldn't it be nice to have a hate-free day or two?
171. cathi now mrtl said:
Definite comment withdrawal yesterday, but damn did I get a lot done.
Got my new camera yesterday. Eye for picture taking wasn't included. We'll see how it goes.
172. Susie said:
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a hate-free day or two?
says the Lady who MURDERED THE MONKEY!
G'morning, LadyBug!
173. Susie said:
Look at Jason's URL. The man knows from cake. He's scanning the whole blogosphere lookin' to get him some CAKE!
174. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
LadyBug: Keepin' the comments hate-free (and monkey-free) with her Glock since 2005.
175. ChillyRed said:
And I Have Cong Hong Rong I Song Tong in My Hong E A Rong Tong
176. Susie said:
If you come on here hatin', LadyBug will pop a cap in yo' ass!
177. spoonleg said:
Phew, comments back up. My god, what do we all do when, for 24 full hours, we can't go anywhere and make random inane comments like WHAT ABOUT MATT DAMON?
178. Kimmieindallas said:
Great photography. And everyone is being so nice and ignoring "past" topics. sweet
179. Kate said:
first timer commenting on dooce after a year of lurking. i suppose one has to become involved at some point. snort.
180. tIffany said:
Jason's just trying to distract us with his technical mumbo jumbo so he can run off and eat all the cake by himself. "Bricks" and "mortar" - oh like that even makes sense! IT'S ONLY A *PICTURE* OF CAKE JASON - you can't really eat it!
181. Nilbo said:
Umm .. can I lick the rolling pin when you're done with it? I love helping with the baking ...
182. wheelomatic said:
Is wall cake any thing like floor cake?
183. Circus Kelli said:
Kewl.
184. stalkergirl said:
Hah! Look! I win! I'm NOT first! Oh wait... that's not cool... um so yeah. I love the picture! It really does look like cake, in some ways. I wish my camera took it's own pictures... I'd have a lot more photos of my kitties, that's for sure! Can't wait for the Chuck picture!
185. Sarah M said:
Yes Pete. Not all of us camp out until 3am waiting for Dooce to post her new pic. :-)
(though if i lived in America i'm sure i'd be extremely tempted - all for the love of dooce)
I'm from Australia so just before i go to bed at midnight i usually check and what do you know....
186. mrtl said:
Welcome, Kate! You must be a strong woman. There's no way I could keep my mouth shut for a year.
187. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Nilbo - you may certainly lick the "frosting" off the rolling pin when I'm done. But make sure you lick in the right direction, 'cause tongue splinters are a BITCH!
188. Deanna said:
Testing, testing: 6:52 am here in Sandy, Oregon. I wish I was one of the early posters, posting from Australia or Germany!!
189. Nilbo said:
Mmmm ... never had this flavour of frosting before ...
190. greenthumb said:
Morning Gang!!! (sniffle) Greenies got a cold.
Sorry B4E, I haven't been inked yet. I'm saving that for when I get my diving certification. but I did self portrait day anyway.
191. Moxie said:
"HOLD STILL, LIMPY!" ...
I use to say that to my exhusband.
192. ketokid said:
I think it is a masonary wall with the rising or setting sun in full force on the face.
193. Susie said:
Here, Greenie. BLOW.
(oops, it's the mommy in me)
194. bethiecow said:
I think this is my first time commenting here, after months of lurking. Hello all! =)
And I certainly hope that is not cake. If it is, it looks disgusting.
195. Nilbo said:
Here, Greenie. BLOW.
(oops, it's the perv in me)
196. cristin said:
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!
I googled the picture caption yesterday and it led to a link on the "I'm a Christian" song, the caption was the lyrics converted into another speech pattern, kinda like 'the name game song', but different
oh duh that doesn't seem to make sense typed out like that. sorry, my brain is missing the connection to my fingers I guess. y'all know what I am trying to say, right?
197. lauren said:
LOVED reading about all the folks across the ocean. Wouldn't it be neat to find out where everyone is from and do a nice little pie chart or graph? I'm a nerd in Washington, DC.
198. greenthumb said:
Thanks Susie, it'll keep me from wiping from wrist to elbow so much. he he he
Now pass over some of that cake.
199. Susie said:
Cristin, yea, we smell what you're cookin'
200. Gooooder said:
that limpy picture is so good, i had to look at it twice!
201. jules said:
how about i just totally got some cake from the secretary!
(:3
202. Susie said:
Greenie, here's your cake, sweetie. And you come get your tissues from me. (Whispers) Stay away from Nilbo.
203. kristine said:
Happy Self Portrait Thursday everyone! Did everyone have a nice day off?
My camera did the same thing. I've only had it for a couple of weeks and I was sitting on my bed last night and trying to figure out what the hell all the stuff in the indicator box was and CLICK - a bad ass picture of my ceiling fan.
I wish they had a Nikon D70 class for dummies somewhere.
204. greenthumb said:
Thanks Susie, just like a big sister. (whispers) Whose this Nilbo? Should I be skeered?
205. ginger said:
definetely a brick wall facing the sunrise.
206. TulsaOkie said:
Miss the comments yesterday Dooce, but I imagine it was for the better.
When I saw today's thumbnail photo I thought it was going to be a picture of the inside of Chuck's mouth. That's what it looked like to me anyways. How exactly do you find bricks that are neon orange?
I hope you have a wonderful day!
207. August95 said:
Nice orange wall. Your camera is very talented.
208. honestyrain said:
i like this picture! frame that bugger up and find it a wall!
209. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Greenie, don't worry 'bout Nilbo. He's still lickin' the rolling pin.
210. Nilbo said:
Nah, dinna be skeered. Just playin' with words, is all. Seems like a place where that's welcome. No harm meant ...
211. LadyBug said:
Alright, People. I'm-a gonna tell ya'll the same thing I told Bucky Four-Eyes.
*I'm sick of hearing about that damn monkey. If Uppercase GOD loves the damn monkey so much, why doesn't he just RESURRECT it already, HUH?*
I was having a bad day. I had one nerve left, and the damn monkey GOT ON IT. I know there's precedent for women getting out of a murder conviction by pleading temporary insanity due to PMS.....Where Johnnie Cochran be at?
Hey Johnnie....
I was insane, it was PMS.
I shot the varmint, I must confess.
212. Nilbo said:
... and Bucky, I really hope that's shredded coconut between my teeth ...
213. mrtl said:
LadyBug - the song in my head there was "Shot the Monkey."
214. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Nilbo, if that'll let you sleep at night, then sure! It's shredded coconut. Just don't let it linger in your mouth too long, is all I'm advisin'.
LadyBug -- I've addressed this issue in my comments. uppercase GOD inspired me right here at my desk.
mrtl -- LMFAO
215. mrtl said:
will leave someone else to come up with some clever lyrics - not my bag
216. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
That pic makes me want to eat lots of cheese. And then fart.
217. Johnnie Cochran said:
LadyBug,
Girl, you doin' mighty fine,
Comin' up in here with a kickass rhyme!
But if you need my reppazintation,
You must wait til I'm outta institutionalization!
I went nuts my damn self on Tuesday night,
And attacked my shrink, you know dat ain't right
I liked what Susie was about to say to Dooce,
So I put my name on it; now they won't let me loose!
218. mrtl said:
Damn, that one's good, Johnnie. You were always a great rhymer ("If the glove don't fit, you must aquit!").
219. Miss Lou said:
MMM Red Iguana..
#147 Hayes beat me to the answer.
Great, now I'm craving mole amarillo, which I have yet to find here in Dallas. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Anyone else up for a road trip?
220. sjn said:
Self Portrait Thursday = Brick Wall?
Many happy wishes to you and your family, Heather.
221. LadyBug said:
Bucky Four-Eyes, who shall hereafter be known as Bucky Four-Get-About-The-Damn-Monkey-Already:
Checked out your comment. So, Uppercase GOD resurrected the monkey ON YOUR DESK AT WORK? Sounds messy. You know, with the poo-flinging and all.
It's bad enough you're using the employee restroom for your self-portrait studio...now you're bringing dead monkeys into the workplace? That's just unsanitary, Bucky.
222. Emily said:
Love the color in the photo, Heather.
223. hannah said:
hey, these are the good old days. when i forget to check in the morning and am thus relegated to the good ol' triple digits.
in other news: i'm voting wall.
224. cristin said:
LadyBug said at 08:38AM, 03.10.2005:
Bucky Four-Eyes, who shall hereafter be known as Bucky Four-Get-About-The-Damn-Monkey-Already:
BWAH HAH HA HAH HAH
225. ella's ma said:
What time does this photo actually post? It's not even 8:00 in the morning here, and I'm at #220-something. Geez people, get some freaking sleep!
226. barbie2be said:
Love today's shot, Heather. It's all about texture!
227. Burdanilex said:
YES! Comments are back. I went totally nuts yesturday without them!
228. Seven said:
How do you people friggin' post so fast? It's amazing.
I thought that wall was cake for a second.
229. Christie said:
Paul,
You seem really sad. Why even waste your sweet time making comments that could hurt somone's feelings? That is really sad. If you are so much better than us then click that little X in the top right hand of your computer screen. I'm sure, Dooce and I both, won't miss you.
230. Peter Hentges said:
That is so *not* a cake.
231. amberlyn said:
i hate my job. HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT. i think i should quit. QUIT QUIT QUIT. give me one good reason why i should stay. money is not a valid reason. except it is.
oh crap.
pass me some cake.
232. Melissa said:
Ooh, it's all artistic and stuff. Cool.
Hey Heather, did you ever hear from Matt Compensating for his Small Dick Jackson again? If you do, I'm probably not the only one who would LOVE to read the follow-up. What a twerp!
233. Paul said:
I have to agree with Paul... being a Paul myself I add to the confusion, however what exactly is the point in trying to be the first person who 'posts' a comment here? That type of thing happens on Slashdot and MacNN, but on a personal site like Dooce? That type of behaviour does seem a little strange.
234. laura said:
maybe dooce turns off the comments because she gets tired of people treating her comments section like a chatroom.
235. Michelle Brady said:
dljon- #124
Are you talking about the Shane Company? I know about Antwerp because of their diamond commercials, too.
236. Sandra said:
It's a poor job of masonery, exterior wall. It must have been taken late in the afternoon in the CITY when the sky is orange from all the smog.
237. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Four-get the monkey, LadyBug?
Shall we Four-get the Alamo too, then?
Oh, how my heart weeps. Sweet, sweet, stanky monkey.
(lower lip quivers bravely as Bucky bites back the tears)
238. Michelle Brady said:
I thought the daily photo was like, a four-layer cake oozing with frosting, and I got mad because I wanted four-layer cake oozing with frosting. And some coffee.
Then I started seeing all these people saying "There's no way that's cake," so I had to go look again. I think they're right, because cake is waaaaay more porous than that brick wall.
239. Peace, love, and understanding said:
All Pauls need more cake.
Laura, nope, she's said she likes it. If you don't, well, have a bite of the Pauls' cake before you leave:)
240. Susie said:
See, Michelle, you appreciate the oozing, as do I. A good cake should ooze.
Bucky with the quivering, and the tongue out and geez...I tried to leave you a brilliant, insightful, moving, stirring, profound comment, but blogger is sooooo slooooow today for some reason
dooce, it is always fascinating to get a lance cysted. How sad that it's in a spot where you can't watch and take pictures too well.
241. Nilbo said:
Ptooie. That's not coconut at all! (picks it up, examines it carefully) Why it's ... (pops it back in) ... monkeylicious!
242. kalki said:
LadyBug and Bucky, you have officially made my Thursday. I heart you both to the nth degree. (Maybe LadyBug just a little bit more since she killed the monkey.)
243. Burdanilex said:
I had a lance cysted in my arm once and there was no crustaceousness. I feel ripped off now. I did however get to see the cyst in the little jar... that was neat.
244. PW said:
You call that tuckpointing?
245. mrtl said:
someone i know has a large lance on his head that i really wish would be cysted. i think he thinks it's viry skirry.
246. the niffer said:
So you did take your marble(s) and moved to Utah, eh Dooce?
I love cysting lances, but not my own.
247. Nilbo said:
If someone helps the doctor lance the cyst, is that person an acystant?
248. mrtl said:
kalki, I think I love you. You have made my Thursday. xoxoxo
249. kristine said:
Does anyone know where we put the post that Dooce posted about her comment section being whatever we wanted it to be?
We've asked her if she wants us to take this somewhere else, she wants us here. I think she likes knowing that while she's on the phone with Beth talking about having Dinosaur Lance on the back of her knees that she has about 80 people talking about .... monkeys?
250. Kassi said:
today is Thursday??
251. Susie said:
Nilbo, yes, exactly, and if that helper is an unpaid volunteer, that person is a freelance acystant.
252. kristine said:
Bucky-
I tried to post on your blog, but blogger is BAD today so I will just say it here.
YOU ROCK LOVE CHILD!
253. LadyBug said:
kalki: awwww, how sweet. I heart you, too, hon.
Nilbo: buh-dum-BUM.
(Um, yeah. That was a rimshot, to follow your "acystant" joke. I love puns. They're very punny.)
254. mrtl said:
kristine - try googling "dooce said" to get a bunch of times that she's joined in the conversation or commented on the discussion
255. LadyBug said:
Oh, Susie. Dear, dear Susie. I was posting a rimshot for Nilbo as you were posting your "freelance acystant" comment. And now. NOW. I think I love you. (So what am I so afraid of?)
256. Amanda B. said:
Good luck with the lancing and whatnot. May your discharge be crusty and the road home be flowery.
Be sure to tell them it's hurts REALLY bad and they will maybe give you good drugs. Not that I would have ever done that sort of thing in my past life.
257. LadyBug said:
kristine:
Is this the one you're thinking of?
http://www.dooce.com/archives/daily/01_26_2005.html
"To the commenters who flood my daily photo page every day, this is for you. You guys are NUTS, but finally my comments section is worth reading. I’m glad some of you have made friends with each other, I love that you’ll quote Barry Manilow and Kenny Rogers, that you’ll hold entire conversations with each other that no one else can follow. I love that GOD is a regular reader and commenter of this website. There is really never a dull moment in there."
258. VenusManTrap said:
Cysting a lance.
I did that once to a mongo-zit from Hades on my forehead.
How perverse am I for being fascinated/repulsed/yet could.not. stop. squeezing?
259. Nilbo said:
Heeheehee Susie. And one of LadyBug's majestic Buh-dum-BUMs to you!
260. Susie said:
LadyBug,
I only wanna make you happy, and if you say, "hey go away," I will, but I think better still, I'd better stay around and love you, do you think I have a case, LET ME ASK YOU TO YOUR FACE!!!
(it frightens me a lot that that is in my head)
261. Nilbo said:
Ooops. Sorry ... it was a different bum that was majestic.
262. LadyBug said:
Um. Nilbo? I don't have a majestic bum. Not really, anyway. It's more of a spacious spread brought on by having three children.
But you can check out Bucky's blog for a post (a day or two ago) about HER majestic ass.
263. greenthumb said:
I have a cebacious cyst on my neck, and when it got all huge and gross, I had to have it drained. This little tiny greek doctor who had a strong accent was all excited about the prospect of cutting it out while I just sat there...localized. I was all, um no. As it turns out, the cyst is right next to a nerve, so it was too risky to carve it out, and so he grabbed the syringe instead. This I was more at ease with at least, but I didn't expect him to do it and then whip it up in front of my face and say, look at that, that was really full. I almost past out from the sight of that 'cretacious' material. He caught me and laid me so far back in the chair that I started sliding out the top towards the floor. What a mess that day was.
264. annabelle said:
Nothing excites me more than the fluid and goo that I get out of the various blemishes and boils on my body- and my husband's body.
265. Peace, love and understanding said:
Kristine and LadyBug,
Thank you for finding that. That's what I was trying to say.
266. Nilbo said:
Oh, did that hours ago, LadyBug ... that was my clumsy reference. It was a great post. I peed myself. Oh, no, wait. That was Bucky.
267. kristine said:
Lady Bug, that's EXACTLY what I was looking for!
You are queen of the Dooce Search tool!
268. Laurie said:
I'm hoping that's cheese with peanut butter in between...otherwise that's really bad mortar work...
Tommorow is Chuck Friday! Hurrah!
269. VenusManTrap said:
Please someone else tell me that they pick/squeeze at the zits/bumps on their significant other's back???
270. santa cruz carolina said:
the colors in this pictures are awesome!
271. kristine said:
MRTL,
I like your blog. You mentioned your camera in your post. What are you using?
272. Laurie said:
VenusManTrap-
Yes, but I have to sneak up on him right when he gets out of the shower or else he freaks out.
Oh and Heather, after my knee injury a few years ago I had to get the "excess fluid" drained from behind my kneecap. Not wanting to ruin anyone's meal it was pretty gross (along with the needle, yikes)
273. mrtl said:
I'll say this once. EW!!!
to cysting lances, to squeezing on others, to the reminder of the woman who called the answering service and said, "I've got a boil on my butt and it's gonna bust!"
...can't tear myself away...
274. Susie said:
Ain't nobody gonna tell you that, Venus. What are you, married to Larry the Cable Guy?
275. mrtl said:
kristine - thanks - It's a Panasonic DMC-FZ20. Not as nice as the ::cue heavenly music:: Nikon D70; we just weren't putting out the money for that.
276. kristine said:
Venus - My boyfriend now...NO WAY JOSE! He would probably die of embarassment if I even suggested it.
We've been together for a year and he's never heard my subsonic burps or smelt the farts that burn your eyes.
I think that is why he still loves me.
277. kalki said:
Mrtl Penn Wright: XOXOXO right back. I totally dig your blog.
278. LadyBug said:
*waving the Sign Of The Pincher at VenusManTrap*
which is code for _Yes, my husband hates it when I do that, too_
279. victoria said:
Nice technique, Chuck.
280. Kait said:
Whenever someone says something needs to be "lanced" I imagine a doctor lunging at the offending pustule with a giant machete.
Or I think of Lorenzo Lamas' character on Falcon Crest. Either or.
281. Michelle Brady said:
Hey VenusManTrap...
I do it!
When we first got together and I would pick on him like that, my husband said I was "removing impurities" from his skin. That was six years ago, and he was blinded by love and my huge boobs.
These days, he's like "Back away slowly, beeeatch, you ain't getting nowhere near THESE zits."
But I always find a way.
282. VenusManTrap said:
HA!!! I KNEW IT! There are untold legions of us out there. Reincarnated from Momma baboons in a previous life.
Fess up ladies!!
283. mrtl said:
kalki, I'm not going to kiss you again, or next thing you know people are going to tell us to get a room.
Kait - You've put the theme song for Falcon Crest in my head. It hasn't been there since I left Annapolis, where there was a townhouse complex near my house named that. This isn't a good thing.
...trying hard to focus on cysting lances again...
284. Emily in China said:
Mmm. Lorenzo Lamas.
I'm in China and it's 1:08 am - March 11th here... trying to break through the Great Fire Wall of China. UGH.
285. kristine said:
I use to. I loved it too.
I MISS THE DAYS!!!!
286. Burdanilex said:
I could never pick at my bf zits. My ex would sometimes ask me to and my answer was always NO. The ex was also upset that I didn't have any for him to pick at. ick ick ick
287. cristin said:
VenusManTrap said at 09:55AM, 03.10.2005:
Please someone else tell me that they pick/squeeze at the zits/bumps on their significant other’s back???
OH GOD sometimes I want to, but he won't let me!
288. Kendra in T-Bay said:
I'll admit it....I like squeezing zits. Especially if I can't feel the pain associated with them!
289. Emily in China said:
Mine... but never my significant others. Though I do know many people who do squeeze their sig. other's zits.
290. cristin said:
greenthumb:
I loved you post today. beautiful. I tried and tried to post a comment, but blogger wouldn't let me. It was pullitzer-prize quality, believe me :P
I totally love you right now
291. wheelomatic said:
Venus Flytrap-my man sez one of the main reasons he fell in love with me was my willingness to "take care of" his zits and sebaceous accumulations etc. I was shocked to find that everyone does not do that for each other. It was sort of a family thing we did growing up. Mom would "work on" someone's "blemish" (greasy skin runs in the genes)and the rest of us would watch and grade the quality of what ever came out. It is a bonding thing...isn't it?
ok, I'll shut up now....
292. bethy-mae said:
All this crustacious talk reminds me of when my doctor cut this huge wart off my hand. He insisted on showing it to me and then he asked me "Do you wanna keep it?" eewwwww in a pickle jar in the fridge between the Jogging in a Jug and the gallon jar of pickles.
293. Christina said:
How did you all get from a wall and cake to popping zits? focus people.
I think it looks like a wall.
294. the niffer said:
My husband and I don't really do each other's zits, but we'll call each other to the bathroom to see result of "the one that hit the mirror".
295. Emily in China said:
Most likely a wall .. but oh how I wish it were a cake. I haven't had a good piece of cake in forever.
296. cat said:
Oh, ho, ho... ingrown hairs and tweezers. Mm-hmm. That's where it's at, baby. THAT is where it's at.
297. cat said:
Ew. That was creepy. I totally didn't just say that.
298. Torrie said:
I trimmed my monkey yesterday.
Ahhh.
299. VenusManTrap said:
Niffer...the projectile zits are the worst/best.
Christina....we introduced this topic due to Dooce's tale of cysting her lance. Sounds like you could use a good back picking.
300. the niffer said:
Christina - I say wall, too. Now back to doing things to significant others...
I forgot to mention that I do LOVE to fix the bigger boo-boos that show up on my hubby's body.
When he had "the worst ingrown toenail" that his doc had ever seen (it bled through socks, bedding, shoes for months) I took great pleasure in cleaning it for him even though he was writhing in pain.
But he never told me to stop.