Warning: Some Violence and Much Strong Language.HE WROTE: M & M's are for closers
Well, I finished my part of Agnes yesterday. Then I heard a scream from Jenny's direction. She copied over an old Act Three and Four over what she had written that day. So she lost some writing. But she still has several scenes to do. Agnes vs Baby on the yacht. Agnes vs. Baby wedding part one. Agnes vs Shane the bridge delivered (don't ask).
So she asked for some peanut M &M's this morning and I told her M & M's are for closers and she didn't get it. It's hard being the literary one in this partnership.
Actually we've got a lot of rewriting to do. But at least the framework is there. I have to go back and layer in my deep literary insights, metaphors, allusions, figures of speech, illusions, yada yada.
So today we're rewriting, then walking from the Village to St Martins to meet our agent. Then walking back, because cabs are for closers too, and more rewriting.
191 Comments:
virgin blog!
Sometimes it pays to be on this side of the Atlantic.
Ah, poor Jenny. Damn technology. Can't live with it, can't beat it to pieces with a baseball bat.
Bob, be kind and take taxis. Jenny is trying to recover from a horrid cold, just lost some writing and is probably in a very violent mood right now. Remember, in the darkness...
Now I want some M&Ms.
ioiwaqc--iowa quack
Yeah!! I still have some peanut M&Ms left over from NJ if you want them. You earned them.
Cruel, Bob. Very cruel. Don't you know that M&M's cure the common cold? They're also very helpful for writing related problems like carpel tunnel, writer's block, and annoying writing parters. If you've been denying Jenny her M&M's, I suggest you sleep with one eye open. She and her keyboard are in dangerous proximity.
Hey, I'm totally new to this and now I have a blog--all I meant to do was a posting, but hey, that's ok. It's good to keep up on new technology, right?
Anyway, the whole purpose of this was to say how thrilled we are that Jenny and Bob are coming to our library in Medina! Having heard Jenny speak at Ohio Library Conference about the DLD experience several years back, I know we're in for some fun. And, adding Bob to the mix can only make it better! We are counting down!
I hope Jenny is feeling better by then because Cincy to Medina is quite a road trip! And then driving halfway back to Cincy going to Columbus the next day--yeow! At least the trees are looking really pretty, but the weather is supposed to be lousy.
Just one last thing: Did anyone besides me go out and buy Kirsty Maccoll's CD after reading DLD just so you could hear "Us Amazonians?" At least I held off until I read the book the second time...and anyway it's a great CD. I'm driving around singing it at the top of my lungs, much to the chagrin of my 12-year-old daughter!
Ah, Bob. I continue to be humbled by your bravery; denying a hardworking partner the simple every-day food group requirements of M&M's (you can keep the peanuts) is more than I could do.
Here's hoping we don't read a post from Jenny explaining how you "slipped" under said cab while she was searching form M&M's in her purse.
;-)
Bob, you big meanie, don't you know that peanuts have the protein necessary to sustain life, and chocolate has the, well, chocolate necessary to sustain writers? If she gets chocolate, she'll get done faster and possibly with less violence (to yourself, not toward the book characters).
Jenny: you poor thing! I sympathize on the lost writing. I've done it before and not even chocolate could soothe me, and now I back up everything I write to a separate hard drive so there is always another copy floating around.
okrqrm: OK Robert, quit riling Mom
Take a break and go see "Wicked." I hear it's marvelous. Hopefully it will take away the sting of having lost a day's writing...
OK Robert...BIG trouble..
Jenny needs M&Ms...that keyboard is at hand.
Lost writing ...that deserves the two pound bag...at least.
Welcome..Romancyclist...this is a great bunch.
xlemcro...red
Xcellent lines every memo, Crusie, Robert objects
well blogger objects too
nxmkyjzc..scripty blue
not Xactly my kinda YEX, Jenny zips Crusie
Sweet Babou, who is a GAM has NEVER ever denied me chocolate in any form. Okay, so he can't kill six men with his pinkie and a tube sock, but I'm afraid he's got you beat in the GAM department Bob. Sweet Babou even wooed me with the best chocolate fondue I've ever eaten. He made it with Jamieson's chocolate, which I highly recommend as the Krispy Kreme of chocolate to anyone who is hooked on the dark stuff like moi.
Geez, Bob, you're not so nice this week. That's not cool at all. After Jenny was so gracious and kind to the entire world (at least the part of it that was at the NJ Conference!) while she was feeling like death, don't you think you could just get the damn M&Ms for her?
Jenny, just say the word, and we'll have a basket full of them delivered to the SMP people, just for you! Tell Bob to stop being such a grouch. Tell him to wear his pink flamingo socks. I have a pair on now, and they do wonders for my mood.
Oh, and WELCOME, romancyclist. You will, of course, adore Jenny even more, if that is possible. However, if Bob keeps this up, we may have to take back that GAM keychain.
And did anyone else besides me notice that when the Blogger comments window popped up, in its original size, kyrathered had chocolate as the first word in each of the last three lines of her post? Man, that was just perfect, really. Now I'm off to find some PINK peanut M7Ms. I got a taste for them in NJ, and now want to see if they sell them around her. Otherwise, I may have to beg for a care package from Canada!
That is mean. Although Jenny should just order a taxi cab full of chocolate and charge it to Bob's credit card, which I'm sure she can get out of him with a couple of beers. That'll learn him :)
Bob, are you referring to Glengarry Glen Ross? I thought it mentioned "Ding Dongs are for closers". (heh, heh)
Actually, I thought it was moonpies for closers.
I received a snarky email commenting on my non-blog blog. What can I say, I was channelling Bob. Said email was from someone who calls herself MARY ... wonder who it could be ...
red: evxtrfzb - Eventually victorious, Xavier triumphs retroactively, foiling zen Bob.
Hi and welcome to new people! Dee, you should be able to find pink M&Ms in the stores for the next couple of months as a Breast Cancer Awareness promotion. After that, you may have to go custom.
I don't know, you people are talking about NYC taxis as if they're better for sick people than walking. I LIKE to walk in NYC, and the taxis scare me to death! Is it possible to scare a virus out of someone, or would the fright just weaken an already ill person?
But the M&M part is mean. Some nice mint milanos would be a kind gesture. The mini ones are a treat!
uklyyem: a very harsh adjective the meaning of which is inappropriate for a family blog
FYI - I'm still working my way through them, but the White chocolate M&Ms (okay, it is really white fudge, but . . .) are AMAZING. I'm sorry I settled for the medium bag instead of the large.
Hey you over there, and you in the corner too, stop throwing things my way, I'm just doing my CB duty here and sharing the news of my M&M study.
Bob - I'm with the rest, go, go now and get every kind of M&M made, jumbo, dark choc., white choc, pink, peanut, minis, not the peanutbutter those are yucky, almond, GET THEM ALL! We need the book finished, and sans chocolate, it is not probable. And I thought you got to keep your job, and 2nd place was a Caddy - from Glengarry Glen Ross.
ooooo and go see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - too funny.
dee: four out of 7.2 of kyra's lines have the word chocolate in them. :)
*sigh* and it was so nice having you around, Bob. especially with all this posting. but to deny The Cherry of chocolate...*sigh* really, i wish i had a chance to meet you.
uh, andi, almond m&m's are yuck, peanutbutter ones are excellent. now that i cleared that up...
I think maybe Bobster was making an allusion to something about the M&M's.
Said he "...I told her M & M's are for closers and she didn't get it. It's hard being the literary one ..." Then he goes on about metaphors, allusions, etc.
Can any of you all think of a movie, TV program, novel with a line about M&M's for closers? An odd construct. I think it may be more of a challenge to us than a swipe at Jenny. I bet it's a guy thang that Jenny and most of us all don't know about.
Louis and Bryan, help!
OTOH, if we can't find an excuse for his behavior, we can always go after him with the shovels, can't we!
whoops. welcome romancyclist, to the bedlam. (what? it describes us and i always wanted to use that word).
and did anybody notice in the other post Bob said "Will post again when I have this climactic scene done and I finish the body count."
and he did say in this post "Well, I finished my part of Agnes yesterday."
i can't wait for this book.
OH sez: uh, andi, almond m&m's are yuck, peanutbutter ones are excellent. now that i cleared that up...
Clearly OH is having mental disturbances since starting college. Peanut butter...um, no. Almonds...EXCELLENT! I agree with andi.
And this is why M&Ms has been able to expand their franchise to so many different varieties.
Though I still have to say, if you're going to indulge in chocolate, forget the M&Ms and go for something really high quality, like Neuhaus or your local artisan chocolatier...
Well, I see my use of the word chocolate has been well recieved ... what can I say? I'm a chocoslut. But it scares me that OH and Dee know my chocolate to line ratio.
I've seen the pink M&Ms for breast cancer awareness too. Now I can feel like I am helping a good cause while I pig out. But as a redhead I cannot wear pink. I look like a ... words escape me. But I do the ribbon thing.
Um, SDCB and CMS? In December, maybe we should just skip lunch and meet at Dufflet ?
G-G Looks delicious. Rich. Decadent. I'm in!
ggfrs - glamour geek feeds ravenous Sheryl : )
Gatorperson--I believe Deb already mentioned the literary reference--Glengarry Glen Ross.
Never read it or saw it. Could be why, like The Cherry, I didn't catch it either.
Oh Bob...be afraid, be very afraid!
We women are really very simple creatures. Feed us choclate, tell us our bums dont look big and SYMPATHISE when we lose our hard earned words!!
Jeez, it's not difficult.
Welcome romancyclist - great tag.
galcl - go and let crusie lament
OH- I can certainly pray for your grandmother - I hope that all goes well. Don't let them pick on you about the M&Ms - I'm very fond of PB and chocolate myself.
I don't know, GG - there are times for seriously savoring fine chocolate and times for a quick fix. Or playing with the pretty colors so they come out even.
Marcia - I'm not convinced about the white chocolate M&Ms. I cannot tell you the depth of my disillusionment with the English concept of "fudge". The first time I got that butter, sugar, cream, NO CHOCOLATE confection, I was surprised and disappointed. The second time, I chose one that was visibly chocolate, only to discover that it was ALL ON THE OUTSIDE. Caveat emptor. Because I respect you, I will re-open my mind about the concept, which I mentioned negatively some months ago (sorry), but I am dubious. I don't have any inherent objection to white chocolate, but I do prefer it offset with something tart, or blended with another flavor. Maybe I'll get some, or someone will offer me some. But, fortunately, no everyone shares the same tastes, so I'm glad they're making you happy.
ruhykkvh: sound I made when biting into the misleading chocolate covered fudge.
diane: I'm confused. When I was in England (and in a variety of towns, not just any one place) and wanted fudge, I got the same stuff we called fudge at home (and did I ever gain weight on that stuff!). Where in the world WERE you that you got some random un-fudge-like substitute? Of course, my experience was in 1990. I suppose they could have changed their vocabulary in the meantime. Is AgTigress around to help us with our definitions?
However, I'm thoroughly against white chocolate. It is not chocolate, it's some evil, demonic, ashen facsimile made to assuge longings that it comes nowhere near satisfying.
ok, I skipped lunch so I had to run across the street to the Rite-Aid with the huge candy aisle. They had white "Pirate Pearls" M&M (which I bought and which are not my favorite), something called Pumpkin Patch M&Ms (peanut butter thank goodness). Captain's Gold peanut M&Ms (yellow peanut M&Ms). But NO pink M&Ms.
Oh well... chocolate...
not that I am in favor of peanut butter M&Ms, but the thought of pumpkin flavored M&Ms really is gross.
after being at NJRWA this weekend I can only assume that adding literary insight means adding "in the darkness there is death"?
White chocolate is a misnomer if I ever heard one. I have nothing against it, judged by its own merits. But that it insists on calling itself chocolate when clearly there is no chocolate involved is just rude. Let it find its own name.
I don't mind the peanutbutter M&Ms as long as I know they are peanut butter. Peanut butter and chocolate just go together so naturally. Don't care for nuts in my chocolate though. Interferes with the purity of the texture. Mostly I'm just glad the brought back the red ones.
Teagan Oliver, welcome!
Bob just really really likes that phrase. It didn't make it into DLD so he's putting in his next one. I think he wrote a next one just so he could use it!
Bob I think the quote will soon be changed to In the darkness there WILL be death, if you don't give Jenny some peanut M&Ms. How could you Bob? I was so impressed by you this weekend, as being a true gentleman and very gallant, but now you tell us you are withholding chocolate from Jenny? Are you nuts? She will get you for this, you know. And she told us to go to your workshop because you are cute. Hmmm.
gfugkfl Get fudge,unusual killer fudge, love.
Bob Wrote: "I have to go back and layer in my deep literary insights, metaphors, allusions, figures of speech, illusions, yada yada."
Hmmmm, let's see here. I know I'm not the best conversationalist in the world and I think I opened mouth inserted peanut M&M's like a million times in front of Bob this past weekend, but I seem to remember Bob coming up to me at the after hours party and he said, "Hi." That was it. Just Hi. I tried to engage him in tantalizing confersation with Cakes about Moonlighting and Seinfield. But no literary insights, metaphors, allusions, or one single figure of speech.
Then I ask the man to dance with me which I got a head shake and then, "I don't dance." Of course after he saw me on the dance floor, well, that probably scared him away.
No need to go into any other confersations because they all ended up with Bob just shaking his head at me and him walking away...peanut M&M anyone? That would be squirrel food, right?
Okay, you guys are KILLING me with this! Zack (my 4-month-old) gets extremely fussy when I eat chocolate. Of course, I get pretty snarky myself without it, so we're in a bit of a standoff at the moment. Men.
Bob, give Jenny her chocolate or I'm going to eat a couple pounds of it and drop Zack off with you. Stronger men than you have crumpled under his wrath. In the darkness, you'll wish there was death.
GG, I'm with you on the white chocolate thing. It's pure evil and must be destroyed.
Well Jen-t, maybe he's just shy, or inhibited, or frightened. Nah, he has no fear.
No matter, we know he is an evil genius. Tell us he's denied precious Jenny chocolate and viola, we have 30+ posts chastising him. (Yes, yes, mine included.)
Alas, it's late, I'm killing time playing with blogs, and a group of young men at the table next to me are discussing M&M's and if they should do cartwheels and flips in the library. Though I asked them to wait while I go get a video camera, I dissuaded them from their task. They have since departed.
And, Moonlighting? Loved that show, until it jumped the shark. I must find it on DVD.
Lynn, my friend Patrica Hock is a die hard Moonlighting fan. She's forced me to watch the first four seasons on DVD. She's insane with it. She also loves Rosanne. I'm constantly having to find the mute button for her.
Not that I really know Bob to make this assesment, but I doubt he's shy, or inhibited, but I think he's definatley frightened of me. When I get around one certain female friend of mine, well all bets are off with what might come out of my mouth, and well, lets just say Bob had this uncanny ability to show up when I was with her. Yeah, I know, pathetic.
Okay, I posted on my blog about CherryBombs. Thanks to MCB for some very cute pictures which are the ones i put on the blog. Thanks MCB - you are the best! But by the looks of most of them, I think I frightened the CherryBombs too. Sigh, maybe I should just shove a sock in it.
I doubt there is much that frightens the CB's, no worries on that front! With that said, hey, sometimes a little fear is a good thing. Go with it.
I'm sure angelic (cough) Bob was simply doing research when he kept appearing at inopportune moments. Really, you were probably a muse of sorts and will be featured prominently in a book soon. We'll all be able to say we knew you when.
Never been a Rosanne fan, but did love Moonlighting. Watching those reminds me how much I used to love Bruce Willis's character, such a smart a**. I like that in a guy.
It needs to be time to go home.
Jen - You didn't scare me off. Just so you know. : )
Lynn wrote: "I'm sure angelic (cough) Bob was simply doing research when he kept appearing at inopportune moments. Really, you were probably a muse of sorts and will be featured prominently in a book soon."
Oh God I hope not. Something about a... well... i might have... hmmm, can't say it. Let's just say if I showed up, Bob would be writing a whole other kind of book. Nope, lets not go there people.
Thanks CMS - I can be a tad bit overwhelming at times.
Off to bed. Work the next two days and then I'm on the road again. Only I'm not living the dream, at least not my dream. I headed back down state for a freaking hockey tournament while other half of the family is heading back to Canada for some other games. Oh yeah, Living the kiddy dream!
Jen-T, overwhelming? You? Naaahhhh. You were fine. And very entertaining. Another M&M?
Michelle, I know how you feel. Once a week, I pumped and stored, then enjoyed the heck out of some chocolate! Trust me, it was soooo worth it!
kyra, there is not too much in my life that takes precedence over chocolate. Knowing how many times you used the word in your post is small, trust me. I think I can say the word in at least 14 different languages.
I finally got the 'personal' stuff from conference up over on the blog ( deeceetalks.blogspot.com) . I don't have pics up, so you'll just have to imagine. Head over to Jen-Ts blog if you really want to see what we all look like. And in any pic of Jen-Ts that has a redhead named "Lynn", know that it's really my friend Kim. Don't worry, Kim doesn't have internet, and has no idea that her face was given to someone else. ;>)
I agree with glamour-geek; so-called white chocolate is of the devil.
Michelle, I too have a child who is not shy about letting me know what she likes/dislikes. But she is so much fun I just deal with it.
I have an idea ... in the darkness there was death by chocolate. Death by chocolate is a really good desert; I reccomend it highly.
Jen-T: my gutter mind went south when you started talking about a whole 'nother kinda book with Bob. Do tell.
Christina - Thanks for Deb's not M&M but ding dong reference. Too subtle for me this evening!
Jen-T - Thanks for the NJ pics on your blog. Nice to see what people look like. Looks like fun was had by all!
Anybody remember getting dosed decades ago with paregoric for a cough? Turns out it's opium or morphine - maybe the old laudenum? Too late to spell properly.
That Fisherman's stuff - Images of a man hugging a mermaid. That'd stop a cough. Then you all ruined it by saying it's cough drops or liquid by mouth. Oh, well!!! Marinara/marijuana, mermaid/drops. Who can tell the difference?
well, geez, kyra, now i have those images in my head. thanks. JJ, put your pants back on.
welcome teagan oliver.
thanks diane.
never got into white chocolate. i mean, if your going to have chocolate, you should get the good stuff.
michelle said "Zack (my 4-month-old) gets extremely fussy when I eat chocolate."
ummm, how in the world does he know when you've had chocolate? now, some suggestions: have you tried hiding it in the cabinet? washing your mouth out after eating it? mixing it with other things so he doesn't see?
My goodness Bob, you are a bit of a Spartan aren't you? Cabs are for women in beautiful (but slightly stupid) shoes and peanut M & M's are merely life preservers... and the life you preserve today may be your own! If my computer had eaten two chapters???? Oh my...
i'm back to eating m&ms. it's making me a little sick.
OH said how in the world does he know when you've had chocolate? now, some suggestions: have you tried hiding it in the cabinet? washing your mouth out after eating it? mixing it with other things so he doesn't see?
I'm guessing that Michelle's wee one is much like kyra's wee one, and my six wee ones. They just KNOW. Also, it probably has a lot to do with the fact (and this is just an educated guess after having 6 of my own) that they both are still nursing their babies.
Chocolate never bothered mine, but MAN O MAN, did my oldest son hate me for anything with garlic. And my oldest daughter got really mad about too much milk. Second daughter couldn't stand leafy greens. The other ones? Nah, can't really remember. Besides, I'd already cut out most of what I liked, so I ate whatever I pleased except the things mentioned above.
Kyra, Zack had reflux and colic for the first 3 months, so we're just now getting to the good part. He has turned into quite the cutie, though. There is, however, much screaming (him) and very little sleeping (him, then me) when I have chocolate. He just started rolling over a few weeks ago - I never knew I'd get so excited over something like that.
Dee, thanks for the pumping tip. I may need to try that tonight - it's been a pretty rough day.
orangehands said, "how in the world does he know when you've had chocolate?”
It gets in the breast milk.
orangehands also said, “now, some suggestions: have you tried hiding it in the cabinet? washing your mouth out after eating it? mixing it with other things so he doesn't see?"
Hiding it in the cabinet won't do any good because just showing it to him doesn't rile him. He doesn't even appear to know what it is...how could that be? A child of mine born without the ability to sniff out chocolate? Perhaps he was switched at birth.
Why on Earth would I wash my mouth out afterward? That would negate the whole effect of the chocolate on me. If I'm going to deal with the sleepless night, I have to have the chocolate that causes the sleepless night so I can deal with the sleepless...vicious cycle.
jen t we are not scared off that easily. We are Cherry Bombs. I still love you.
Dee thank you for the kind words on your blog. I love those Mudslides made with the Happy Face Vodka. Can't wait until we get togehter again. When is that? I will bring something. Maybe more Canadian Hot Chocolate. My slacks loved the Margaritas. Thanks.
Glad to see that Julianne Maclean blogged. You CBs would have loved her.
Welcome to all the new Cherry Bombs.
Don't like white chocolate. Won't even go there.
blue drhevaq
Doherty really had everyone violently angry quickly. Give Jenny her M&Ms.
wait, babies can taste the stuff a mother eats in their breast milk? ewwww.
so, my plan to go to bed early really seems to be working. night all.
in case anyone was wondering, Bob hasn't blogged on The Bob blog since 5.30.06.
ok, ok, i'm going to bed.
Dee - Dang - I thought I fixed the Liz/Lynn/Kim thing. My deepest apologies. I'll blame it on still trying to recover from making an ass out of myself. Geez. Got an e-mail from a friend this morning with a picture of the "move" on the dance floor. Holy crap, I look like a total idiot. What was I thinking?
Breast Milk and M&M's...my thing when pregnant with my second child was peanut M&M's. I eat them daily, hence the 210 pound weigh in the day he was born. I also continued eating them for the next year while nursing. He hates peanuts, peanut butter and he doesn't really like M&M's. Go Figure.
Child number I craved fried fish and eat a lot of it when I was nursing, she hates all seafood.
Child number three, I was into hamburgers. I know, I don't eat them, well I did when I was pregant and while nursing and well, the kid hates them.
Hmmmmm, we've somehow ended up going from M&M's, cabs and being a closer to breasts and breastfeeding...how the hell did that happen? Bob probably wishes we had already hit 100 by now.
Jen-t said: Hmmmmm, we've somehow ended up going from M&M's, cabs and being a closer to breasts and breastfeeding...how the hell did that happen? Bob probably wishes we had already hit 100 by now.
Now the sicko in me has got a burning urge to combine the topics, but that would be a different kind of blog all together. Might interest Bob though...
gmfmarkh: Good morning for making another real knave hero
Anyone seen BCB lately? Last I heard she was sucking on zinc lozenges ... hope she didn't come down with something nasty.
Jen and I had a brief conversation about Bob's ability to turn us into babbling idiots with just a look. Its not even a mean look or anything - sort of dead-panned. Next thing you know, its peanut M&Ms in your mouth.
Curiously, my mom craved banana splits while carrying me. To this day I can't stand even the smell of bananas. Hmmmm, has a study been done on this?
orangehands said...
wait, babies can taste the stuff a mother eats in their breast milk? ewwww.
I don't think its the taste so much. But what Mom eats and drinks, so will junior in a manner of speaking. So if junior has a problem with chocolate, Mom must abstain.
Michelle, I've had some friends who's wee ones have/had acid reflux ... it looked like a nightmare. But it does get better. And I called my husband at work to come see Tweety's first tooth. We are pathetic -- welcome to the club.
Thank goodness Lana didn't have food sensitivities, she was just picky about taste. When my milk didn't flow fast enough she would butt with her head like a lamb ... painful but cute. Now she mainly does it for late snacks and comfort. The world health orginzation (WHO) recommends two years if you can and I am giving it the old college try.
OH: Grosser than that even sweetie. Babies can taste what you eat in the Amniotic fluid before they are born. Yummy!
Jen-T: I know what you mean. I craved things when I was preggers that Tweety won't eat for love nor money. She does love chocolate however, so no need for a maternity test :0)
BTW: If this one is a girl we had picked out the name Teagan. So Teagan, feel free to claim baby as your namesake! We love that name and I cannot believe one popped up here.
Well I'm off to chase Tweety. She has found Daddy's computer CDs. They make great frisbees.
Just had a visit from my DS. I gave him the book that Bob autographed for him, he was duly impressed and then....We were discussing the newest post about the M&Ms and he knew the GlenGarry Glen Ross reference. I was really impressed until later in the conversation he let slip that he reads the blog. Aha a lurker. I told him to comment once in awhile.
Since both my off spring read this blog and the comments, I do not feel free to get into the breast feeding conversation. They would consider that just Gross.
I wonder if Bob has given in yet to our anger and given Jenny her peanut M&Ms?
green gejpii
Geckos eat jellybeans prior 2 ingesting iguanas.
OoooKaay, this is the most fun place I visit all day! Chocolate, the vagaries of M&Ms, breastfeeding, amniotic taste, and new folks, YIPPEE!
Chocolate - white is only good when made into mousse and stuffed into a dark chocolate ganache. Never ever melt it, it does some very unnatural things. I am a dark chocolate girl, our local chocolatier, makes a beautiful little leaf. For milk chocolate I do love those damn triangular Toblerones.
Nursed all boys, and they only rebelled with cabbage, broccoli, and the like. In fact very late one night, new baby 1 was screaming his bloody head off when my always supportive, ever loving DH said in his dulcet tones,"What the hell did you eat to make him scream that way?" - I only cried the rest of the night.
Jen- as long as the pole was not in NJ, I think Bob should have gotten up and shaken his booty. He should be prepared for in the darkness there is dance.
Off Topic - we close on our new, someone else's old house, next Wed. and got the contractor/remodeler guy's estimate and guess what - having anything done is really expensive. I will grow to love the gawdawful shiny brass and glass light fixtures, fawcetts, ceiling fans, navy,green and maroon wallpaper,right? Maybe I'll just poke my own eyes out, I'm sure the medical expenses would be less costly than replacing every early 90's motif in new/old house.
Andi: Ain't home ownership fun? You save some cash and just buy yourself a pair of really dark sunglasses.
Andi, congrats on the new previously owned home. Yeah, its all expensive. All you can do is prioritize and tackle things one at a time as money allows.
MCB,
I also was wondering about BCB; I wonder if that vendor-type person got her. Might be time to drag out the shovels; we've not used them in a day or so and some of us like to practice.
BCB! Come out and play! We miss you.
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nope. not even on a good day.
re: Nursing, apparently when I was an infant I would refuse to nurse when my mother ate curry. I still don't like it and have a food sensitivity to peppers of all kinds. At least I had my mind made up early. :)
OK - my apologies to all for bringing up the white M&Ms. (I still like 'em, I just won't talk about them.)
Andi, more things in common. Dark Chocolate is my very favorite. In fact, yesterday at work, I was having such a bad day a co-worker got permission from the boss to make an emergency chocolate run to Wal-mart. They all pitched in and bought me a pound of special dark chocolate Hershey's nuggest with almonds. MMMMMM.
Andi- also congratulations on the new house. "New to you" homes can keep you busy for years to come. I recommend HGTV for lots of ideas. After a while, you get brave, jump in the deep end of DIY (Do-It Yourself) and things start to change.
on the other topics - mom's favorites vs kids after breastfeeding. I have a HUGE sweet-tooth - chocolate, hard candies, ice cream, cookies, cakes, and kid candies like skittles/now & laters/bubble gum. My cravings for sweets were extreme when I was pregnant and nursing. My daughters love all that also.
You ladies are remembering that there are two male CBs reading this, right? Plus the Bob.
Not that I don't find discussions about breasts fascinating... I'm just offering a friendly reminder.
And my mother ate Fig Newtons and to this day I love them.
Excuse me, I must go buys some M&Ms to leave at the B&B for Jenny and Bob so they'll be there waiting for them when they arrive here in Medina.
And thank you for all the welcoming comments! Will report back in after the event with them!
Andi: it sounds as if you have some easy, cheap solutions to the things you dislike (I'd probably like them, especially the colors, however dated). DON'T CLEAN. That will take care of excessive shininess. As for the colors, keep the drapes open, and they'll fade nicely. I'm sure your home will be lovely in no time! Best of luck!
I'm not quite sure why I feel as if I'm having a bad day - nothing too horrible has happened, and it's not even that hectic. But I started eating Guylian milk chocolate truffle twists. Lots of them. They're pretty good, for milk chocolate (the praline ones are yummy, too). But the dark chocolate/ orange ones are a disappointment (caveat emptor again) - thin dark chocolate coating, white chocolate orange filling. Bummer.
GG- it was many years ago that I was in England, but the fudge debacle was spread over a couple of different localities, neither of which do I recall. I'm sorry if I've mentioned it before, but it was very traumatic. Would I have bought fudge if I didn't need chocolate?
Real white chocolate has actual cocoa butter in it, and so has some slight claim to the name. But not the flavor or the satisfaction, though it can add a pleasant mouthfeel and additional richness to other things (such as the mocha and hazelnut praline layers of my favorite terrine; layer 3 is, of course, chocolate, and it's served with a chocolate sauce). But it just tastes like sugar and vanilla - not bad, but NOT the same.
Both vanilla and chocolate are originally from the New World. Can you imagine living in Europe before? With neither? Yikes.
Bryan, are the discussions of breast feeding worse than the endless reflections on the subject of chocolate?
Oh, and we were talking about trans-fats. Turns out they are, in high quantity, WORSE than naturally saturated fats - both elevating the bad (LDL) cholesterol and lowering the good (HDL) (NY Times 10/10 Science Times). So, stick with butter and cocoa butter, don't mess around with partially hydrogenated anything.
jzhar: the exclamation of a slightly confused superhero
Diane,
Actually, discussions about breast feeding don't really bother me. As I said, breasts fascinate me. They are ornamental and functional at the same time. And it has been... interesting... to eavesdrop on a conversation that I would normally be excluded from (and have now been included in).
But I like chocolate too. Not as much as breasts...
Andi: good luck with the new house. Our house is on the market and has been for 8 months. We are so happy to participate in the housing market slowdown. Really.
Bryan: Be a manly man and tough out the breastfeeding talk. :0)
Doing what I can, Kyra, Doing what I can.
Taking one for the team, as it were.
There's no place like the blog. There's no place like the blog. Don't have ruby slippers or silver ones either but tapping my heels together happy to be catching up (Ha the library's not open that late)
Bob Give Jenny whatever she wants. Her cold is beyond horrible and after all she did share that with you.
The two of them are amazing. And how Jenny could be so nice when she felt so bad I don't know. I'm thinking about going to the Chesapeake conference because I really want to hear the Yex and Violence talk again because I get more from it each time I hear it.
And no J&B I'm not sucking up. Much.
Quick whine. I hate not having access to any internet where we're living. HATE IT. Okay. Done. Thanks for the cheese.
NJ awesome. SDCB, CMS, DEE, MCB, Dee's friend Kim and yes you too JEN-T are beyond awesome. Had so much fun but now suffering from CB withdrawal.
JenT You don't scare me. You make me laugh. Haven't checked out the picture yet but sleep deprivation may have had something to do with the look.
Kids, husband, mom, sister to me "But you never stay up that late." Oh yes I do if CBs are around.
Welcome Teaganoliver, Romancecyclist and everyone else who's new but whose comments I have'n't caught up with yet.
OH (((prayers for your grandmother)))
Michelle ROTFL
SDCB sitting here (in library)snorting at your slacks/Margarita reference
Andi It's amazing what you learn to DIY once you own a new/old home and find out what a contractor charges. If you need to build a closet, I can walk you through it. How to build it not the closet. The best way to do something is too start it when your DH is away on a business trip. Then he comes home and the look on his face...I love it.
Marcia in OK what great co-workers and boss you have. Going on a chocolate run for you
White chocolate. Not chocolate and it needs a new name. It's good but not chocolate. That said I do stuff with it for my DH because he's allergic to chocolate.
Get your mind out of the gutter. That's not what I meant.
"Excuse me, I must go buys some M&Ms to leave at the B&B for Jenny and Bob so they'll be there waiting for them when they arrive here in Medina." On behalf of us all, a hearty thank you to Romancyclist!
Got to agree with the white chocolate = evil. Must have been a man who created that stuff, probably in retaliation for his wife's PMS.
Andi, good luck with the new house. I replaced about 1/2 my light fixtures when I moved in. Eventually, I plan to buy a can of spray paint and tackle the big brass dining room chandelier and the ceiling fan. I second Marcia's recommendation of HGTV and DIY. Great sense of accomplishment when you finish screwing in that new light fixture (of course, the sense of accomplishment would feel a lot better without the sprained ankle from falling off the bed while installing the bedroom fixture).
In fact, I have a potential spouse test included in my DIY. I'm on the short side at 5'3". Since I live alone, and believe that my house only needs to be convenient to me, I purposely hung the pendant over my kitchen sink at just about 5'10".
The test works in two ways:
A) the potential mate has to hit the light fixture, proving that he,
has the necessary height genes (biology!)
does dishes (or at least knows how to put them in the sink)
and
B) behavior test - how does he react to constantly hitting his head on the pendant? Does he ignore it (bad), say "we should rehang this" (eh), or does he reach in to the toolbox and rehang the pendant (WINNER!).
jmnghg - Jenny (&) M&Ms = No Guns, No Gore
Cary love your test. The house where we're living has a hanging lamp in the kitchen area of the great room. DH11 and I are the only ones who don't hit it but do you think anyone has raised it. No. I believe I'll tip them off about your test. Give them something to think about when they are out in the world dating.
Cary: great test! now if I can find someone to test it on...
Bryan: think of it as educational. I did think about combining the chocolate and the breasts earlier, but I figure that's best left to you.
Andi: DIY is fine, but then you miss out on hiring cute, hunky men to do it for you while you watch (not that way).
kkvsdh Karen kills voyeurs, says Doherty helped
bryan said "You ladies are remembering that there are two male CBs reading this, right? Plus the Bob."
ummm, i'm reading it too. have you all forgotten that? (actually, part of me is fascinated and wants to do a study on it, the other part of me wants to stick my fingers in my ears and scream "la la la" at the top of my lungs).
andi: congrats on the new/old house. as marcia said, that channel does wonders. esp. Debbie Travis. my mom has spent the last several years (before she started the school thing again) fixing up our house and backyard using those shows. we've painted, nailed, dug, plnted, and done a whole bunch of other stuff. now she's waiting till my brother and i finish school so she can gut the kitchen.
diane: hope your day is better
kyra: so, not gonna name her after me? *sigh* and one falls victim to another name. :) but that's a gorgeous name you picked out, so congrats. have you decided on a middle name yet? i like how Teagan Rose sounds. of course, i may be mispronouncing Teagan. Teagan May. Teagan Hope.
I love you guys so much! I'm having a horrible day and came over to the blog to whine about it but you all made me smile, especially the chocolate covered breasts. I ran out of the house in such a hurry this morning I failed to button my shirt properly. Those of you who were in NJ will not be surprised. The darn thing fits, I jsut didn't button it. Which explains why the paramedic never looked at my face! No one else noticed. Not Scope Dope! My roommate's mother likely won't live throughout the day. I hated having to come into work but no one could cover the shift. So now I'm waiting for the phone call, hoping it's not til later in the day so that she's not alone. There's nothing for me to do from here. At least at the hospital I could be the runner, fetch pillows, blankets, coffee, make phone calls.
A deep breath and I feel better. I'm listening to my new comfort CD and smiling because you guys are the best. I have dark chocolate m&ms!
ok, just looked up the name Teagan.
Teagan:
meanings:
a)Means "little poet", derived from Gaelic tadhg "poet" and a diminutive suffix.
b)Celtic/Gaelic; From Teague. Possibly also derived from Welsh Tegan 'pretty, fair'.
famous people:
a) Teagan Clive: a writer, bodybuilder, and actress. she wrote a book and articles for Weider magazine Muscle & Fitness for years.
b) Teagan Presley: at 15, she represented the USA at dance and gymnastic events in Germany and Denmark. she did 70 pornographic films in 8 months.
c) Teagan Beedell: a Canadian recording artist.
d) a software company
e) property services
and f) Teagan Oliver, a "romance, mystery, and just a bit of murder" author
and some random girl named Teagan Rose Moehlis. http://www.me.ucsb.edu/~moehlis/baby_first_year.html
cute kid
oh, CMS, i'm so sorry for your roommate. sending thoughts your way.
(((CMS))) for you and your roommate
OH I want you to notice that I didn't add to the breastfeeding comments just to spare your ick feelings. Really. That was my reason. The fact that I have three boys and that nothing I ate seemed to bother them at all has nothing to do with it.
rss: :)
Found the perfect Christmas gift for J&B on the famous (infamous?)Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog. It's a 10-1/2 inch-long, Swarovski-crystal-incrusted Moot with a moveable tail! Only $1,200 (plus $25 s&h)!! Sorry, the exact link's too huge to paste here, but you can find it in the main catalog here:
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/christmasbook.jhtml?RFX_Res=high (page 35)
i mean, who doesn't need one of these?
OH,
There are many discussions here that I try to forget you are reading. I hate to think about how we've corrupted you. And to think, you were supposed to be the next Mother Teresa...
LOL Bryan
Bryan, as my grandmother used to say re books ... at least she's not learning it on the streets.
ME - I'm not sure the CB fund can swing that. We might have to have a bake sale.
Just read through some of the comments on the other posts I missed.
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes.
I have to leave because the boys will be back from school.
I love the library and librarians. Wanted to add that for those of you who are in the above profession. Thank you from a reader, a writer and someone who needs a place to catch up on the blog. Libraries Wonderful places
It's snowing like CRAZY here!!!
(Sorry no time for more, but I wanted to share.)
lori: Noooo!!! It's too early for snow! (And that also that means I'm next in its path...)
ibapzhcv: i bitch about precipitation, Zinfendel has calming values
OH, you might want to close your eyes so you don't hear this story.
When my oldest DH was a baby, I was nursing her in bed while my husband was ragging on about something. I just looked over, and squirted him with my unoccupied breast. He surrendered immediately in total gross-out. Said something about them being loaded weapons. Was very careful not to irritate me while breast feeding ever again. I still fall down laughing thinking about the look on his face.
ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh dear, K.L. You really need to reread your comment, hon. Hilarious as intended but the typo puts it over the top. CB hall of fame stuff.
KL: LMAO! there are not enough acronyms in the world to convey how hard that made me laugh.
think they teach that in Special Ops?
Yes McB, I did mean DD instead of DH. Do you think Jen-t has peed her pants yet?
Andi, my word of advise: Be very careful about painting hallways. One room leads to another to another to another. Then you end up having to paint the whole house.
Bryan, at least you're honest in ranking chocolate after ... I'm not too sure about a Jewish Mother Teresa.
OH, stop snorting! Let's see, a primer on ?ex? For your young eyes? Might start with Alfred Kinsey. GiggleSnort!
ME, I think that croc thingy was pictured in the Wall Street J. Maybe I'll order 2 for bookends!
Cary, I'd kick anyone in the little round things who changed anything of mine without asking. Suggest you reconsider your last requirement. Maybe he should always have a toolbox in his car/truck? Or how he cleans his toilet(s)? Now that can be revealing!
CMS: So very sorry to hear about your roommate's Mom. Glad to hear the M&Ms are helping.
I thought you were going to blame G-G for the shirt thing?
Oh, My, My...
KI
I'm still laughing...
I can just imagine the look on DH's face.....did he get the splash effect?
vauhwx...red
vanity always upsets his work, Xactly
BCB report - She's been sick. I did speak with her briefly the other day and between working and being sick, she's just plan puckered out.
CMS - Sorry about your roommates mom. Hugs from the states.
okay, I have given up on the white M&Ms.
This weekend at my conference my friend/coworker said she was tired of being NICE all the time. I told her about BCB having to be nice that one time and getting tired of it! THEN I met this very nice Canadian couple, and it made me smile thinking of SDCB and CMS and maybe it is easier being nice if you are Candian. Or is that if you are from Minnesota?
Funny breast feeding story....
I must first say that the only time I had breasts was when I was pregnant or nursing. It was a novelty that wore off, and them some. Back to the story.
Okay, so my DD was maybe three weeks old and I just needed to get out and away for just a little while. she was nursing like every two hours, so the window of opportunity was slim. I went to the grocery store, alone. I had forgotten to put in those little pads to help with leakage. anyway, some other baby started crying, but I didn't think anything of it until like ten minutes later when some little kid says, "Mommy, why does that woman have two wet spots on her boobies."
My daughter was born in July, so lets just say I had nothing to cover myself up with. I crossed my arms, left the cart full of groceries and went directly home. My DH burst out laughing, which cost him later. Anyway, I never left the house again without those little pads tucked neatly in my bra.
Kay-T - Minnesotians and Canadians are similiar breads.
Now, now ladies, to be fair to Bryan I think we should even out this conversation and talk about penis's. After all I think we would all have lots of stories on this subject too ;-) Just so as you know - I'm a nurse so I have many, many amusing incidents.
But to be fair, he can start...
Sounds like my DH and Bryan would get on famously - both breast men.
Loved, loved, loved breast feeding. Almost had a third child just so I could do it again then I came to my senses :-)
jbefbopg - jenny and bob edit furiously but only pens go.
CMS and OH - prayers for your loved ones.
kl - too funny. and ME's observation just got me rolling. My DH was most shocked by the number of sprays, long horrifying story.
Thanks to all for the well wishes on the house, we are really excited. My dad swears he can teach me how to change out light fixtures, I hate that I can't just ask him to write the check, I used to love doing that, OH - brief lesson sometimes being a grown-up sucks. The painting I can handle I hope. And Gatorperson I am avoiding halls!
Jen - Minnesotans and Canadians are similiar breads, I must be channelling Bryan b/c I swear I read similiar breasts.
KI & JJ stories: LMAO.
GP: :)
i think i'd make a good Jewish Mother Theresa. cut down on all those prayers over dead people who didn't want them.
and besides, i used to corrupt my peers. think of this as cosmic payback. :) actually, according to JJ i corrupt her so...
lori: aw, lucky. i wish it would snow here.
BCB: in case you do decide to do catch-up, just know i hope you feel better soon.
andi: didn't notice it was breads not breeds until you said breasts.
I just want to know if the similar breads are white bread, rye, whole wheat or pimento?
For all who are suffering from illnesses both short and long term, (((HUGS))) and add my well wishes to the other CBs.
Well, maybe we're not corrupting OH after all. Maybe I'm the one getting the eduacation here...
DownUnderGal (& k.l.),
I'll have you know that I have never intentionally squirted anyone for giving me a hard time.
Breads, Breeds, Breasts, whatever...
Bryan wrote: "I'll have you know that I have never intentionally squirted anyone for giving me a hard time."
Okay, since he started it... When my second child was born, a boy, my DH was trying to be helpful by getting up with me and changing his diaper before I nursed him. The idea was to give me a few more minutes of sleep. This lasted two nights because the second night DH decided to try and change him in the semi-dark. I warned him that little boys, when hit with air, tend to "spray" and like HE should know this anyway, duh???? Well, he didn't listen all of a suden I got, "Jen! Turn on the F*&^%$(* light!" I never laughed so hard in my life!
And with that kid, everytime you changed his diaper you better have had a cloth ready because he let loose every damn time.
Oh, the stories I could tell...
Bryan,
So it was unintentional? I hear that happens when a woman is giving you a hard time. Sorry. I couldn't resist.
OH: Teagan Rose is a beautiful name. I'll run it past Sweet Babou.
Bryan: I'm so proud you are taking on for the team and trying not to squirt at people.
Now, OH and Bryan need ot stop reading this cause I've got a milk story too.
Although I never squirted anyone on purpose (Sweet babou has always been reverent around the boobies) I did get my Mother-In-Law on accident. Let me stress, I really like my MIL. When my DDD Tweety was a month old her Nana leaned down to look at her while I was feeding her. I don't think she was even thinking about what Tweety was attached to. But Tweety 'popped off' to see who was near and of course I sprayed like a fire hydrant. So the MIL got it all over her face and even in her m