Good Saturday Morning, Crew!

[Random_Australian]

Hi there crew!
Sorry about leaving for a while yesterday, I was called away to a party. For your information, it was cool and good. :bounce:

So, how is everyone today? Who has special plans for the weekend? :D

:bounce: Time to rise and shine, crew! :bounce:

The song of the day is 'Hey, that's no way to say goodbye' by Leonard Cohen. (as mentioned by crew member the other day) :)

And a big welcome everyone, zonkers has joined the crew!
:party: :bounce: :party: :D

[Random_Australian]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• Crispini
• DanCa
• Droopy
• Entanglement
• Femmocrat
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• GBrooks
• Haruka3_2000
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• Libnnc
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Neoma
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Petersond
• Random_Australian
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• Starbucks Anarchist
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Terrya
• Tjwmason
• TexanWitch
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab
• ZombieNixon
• Zonkers

And a very special mention to the morning crew mentor, Clintmax himself! Hope you are back soon Clint!

And we have a new member, zonkers!

[zonkers]

2. Thats a hell of roster, crewmaster. Morning.

[Random_Australian]

5. Good morning zonkers!

Though I am not the crewmaster myself :( - he's away right now so I am filling in, but don't worry, I made this thread to copy the person in question, so it won't be different when he comes back! :bounce:

Want to be added to the morning crew? It is not anything formal, just a list of people who are up bright n' early! So, want in? :)

[zonkers]

9. Count me in!

[Random_Australian]

11. Done, mate, welcome to the crew!

[AirmensMom]

36. Welcome to the crew, zonkers!

We always have a great time here. :hi:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

3. Fine thanks R_A

My weekend plan consists of to snack on chocolate biscuits (cookies to our American friends). :)

[Random_Australian]

6. Good morning Anarcho-S!

Sounds like a good weekend plan to me, man!

Mine? Cleaning my room. :(

But at least once it is done, it is over! :bounce: :)

So, what is the weather like there?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

55. A cloudy, temperate day

...which is fine by me. :hi:

[tjwmason]

12. Biscuits?

Don't you realise that the name (and origin) is French...why do you hate America? ;) :hi: :pals:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

54. Oui! Je regrete!

:hi: :pals:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Good morning!

Not much going on here. Watching a gay wedding planning show on LOGO.

[Random_Australian]

8. Good morning, Haruka!

For reals? Where you are allows gay wedding? That is sooooo cool if they do :bounce:.

Don't worry if they don't, I am SURE it will be allowed soon in quite a few places. :)

Not much huh? Sounds to me like 'not much' is a lot of relaxing! :bounce: Have a great weekend!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. Well the couple they were showing was in Canada.

I'm in New Jersey, which has domestic partnership, but I feel we'll have gay marriage in a few years.

The tv show was on Logo, which is the totally gay tv station owned by MTV.

[Random_Australian]

16. Sounds great for, Canada at least!

But let me guess... if you cross borders, the US will not recognise the marriage. Harrumph in the nastiest possible way to them if so.

Anyway, domestic partnership is a step in the right direction.

So, you are not one of the cross dressing bandits? Uh huh. SUUUUURE you aren't.

Ok, if you had given their description as really handsome and brave and smart, then I would get suss, but I hear you are more into protest arrest than larceny or theft arrest. (That is you with the arrest yes? Or have I gotten you mixed up?)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. Yeah, the US won't recognize their marriage.

No, I'm not a cross-dressing bandit. I also rarely crossdress and I'm the one with the protest arrest. I've had other arrests, but none of them for theft type stuff.

[Random_Australian]

21. Thought they wouldn't. What gimboids.

As for the rest of the arrests, life on just one side of the law is boring!

Ok perhaps anyway I will change the subject.... so, is New Jersey a red or blue state?

(Or city or town or whatever...)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

56. It's a blue state, but I live in a red county

It's still pretty liberal though. Republicans in NJ are more likely to be traditional fiscal conservatives than a fundie.

[sbj405]

7. Good morning, RA.

I'm pretty good. No big plans for the weekend. You?

[Random_Australian]

10. Good morning sbj!

I'm pretty good too, and I plan to be cleaning tomorrow. x( But when it is done, it will all be ok, at least.

So, how is the weather there?

[sbj405]

14. Hot and humid.

Yuck. Too hot to do anything outside or I'd be kayaking or hiking.

[Random_Australian]

18. Urgh! I hate weather like that!

Luckily, I am in winter right now so I don't have to sit through it, but as an Aussie I can certainly sympathise.

Anyway, too hot for kayaking? What about falling-off-kyak-ing ?

Just a suggestion. :) :bounce:

Well, at least it is good weather to gripe about. :)

And freak all else. :(

[sbj405]

20. Unfortunately, where I kayak fallling in would require medical aid

The polluted waters around Washington, DC. There's a "poop flag" which lets you know the water quality for the day.

[Random_Australian]

22. Err yuck vomit spew.

I forgot about the american tradition of fine environmental care. Urgh.

What is the water quality usually like anyway? How far can you see through the water?

An you ARE kidding about the medical care aren't you? Right? Right? Oh dear I certainly hope you are! I suppose you must be though. :bounce:

But you are, aren't you?

[sbj405]

26. Not entirely kidding

You can't actually see anything in the water. Though I am constantly amazed that stuff actually lives in that environment. There are nicer places to go, but this is the closest and it's free.

[Random_Australian]

27. Err yuck vomit spew * 2

Can't actually see anything? That is a lot worse than I thought.

So, kayaking is out, what now? Sweating is fun, I hear.... :)

[tjwmason]

15. Good evening R_A.

:hi:

Hope that everything's splendid with you - life is merry in this little corner of the world. Not least because of:

Pakistan: 119 & 36-1
England: 461d.

:hug:

[Random_Australian]

17. Good evening tj!

Most things are splendid with me, but my back is sore. :( :'(

And the only reason you're beating pakistan is because their men are getting diverted to fighting!

:P

:hug:

Nice to see you!




P.S. 461d? That is pretty impressive!

[AirmensMom]

42. Hey tj!

:hi:

[Cannikin]

23. Good morning Random. Hi TJ!!

[Random_Australian]

24. Good morning Cannikin!

How goes life in Cannikin land?

[Cannikin]

31. I'm hooked on Superman Returns like a little kid, so I'm browsing

superman fan sites. Dont judge me by my dorkiness!;)

[Random_Australian]

47. 'Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself' as the great John Williams said.

So I won't. (Yeah, I know, it was Jesus and some other people)

[tjwmason]

25. Good morning Cannikin

:hi:

How are you today my dear fellow?

:hug:

[Cannikin]

32. Doing great now that you're here!

[Hissyspit]

28. Morning!

No big plans, just tidying up, maybe grill some baby back ribs.

[Random_Australian]

33. Good morning Hissy!

Same plans as me, it seems!

By the way, what are baby back ribs?

[Hissyspit]

38. Pork.

"Baby Back Ribs are located on the loin of the hog. They are
basically the spine and part of the ribs. They are cut when you
'take' the loin off of the backbone.
The name comes not from the age of the hog, but because of the small
size of the "ribs" compared to the larger pork spareribs. Pork
spareribs are the actual ribs of a hog."

http://www.askthemeatman.com/answers/answer_to_where_do_baby_back_rib.htm

Baby backs tend to be more expensive because they taste really good and are tender.

Apologies to all vegetarians and vegans reading this!

[Random_Australian]

44. I'm sure the vegetarians don't mind the odd comment.

Expensive? Something I will not taste for some years, I'm afraid. University students are not renowned for large budgets. :(

Oh well, the food I have is tasty enough! :)

:bounce:

[xchrom]

29. i've had my coffee and a cigarrette --

i'm ready for anything!

well not really -- but it's fun to say it with bravado.

[tjwmason]

30. Are you ready for me?

That really would be the test. :hi:

[xchrom]

37. buddy -- you better have game!

:headbang:

[Random_Australian]

35. Good morning xchrom!

Sure is fun, man! How are things this weekend for you?

[xchrom]

39. fine -- my fog is back.

the weather is fine --

and the rest you know.

and your self?

[Random_Australian]

45. My weather is fine, but I don't mind. Hell, if I DID I would go crazier,

and the rest of me is sore, but happy. :sore but happy smilie: :bounce:

[xchrom]

48. i need to go out and get me a little

sore but happy!

[Random_Australian]

51. My advice: Dance for 3 straight hours. I did.

:)

It was fun.
And The Plan was accomplished. Small steps to bigger plans, it was. :)

[xchrom]

53. oooh -- you startin to get groovy with the girl?

dude -- you sly dog.

so what's happening?

[AirmensMom]

34. Hey, RA!

:donut: :hi: :bounce:

Good to see you this morning! We're having fun playing with our new kitty and introducing him to the rest of the gang. And we're meeting friends this afternoon for a walk in the woods (if the weather clears) and supper.

:bounce:

[Hissyspit]

40. Hi, AirmensMom. Here is my new kitty...

in case you didn't see this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5423133

[AirmensMom]

41. Oh, thank you for the link!

She's a doll! We had one that looked like that ... named her Mieze (pronounced MEET-zee). What a little cutie! :rofl:

Do we have cat people in the Lounge or WHAT? :rofl:

[Hissyspit]

50. Millions of Cat

people, apparently!

[Random_Australian]

43. Good morning Miss AirmensMom!

Lovely to see you too!

New kitty? Wait a second, my psychic powers are predicting a surge in Lounge kitten threads!
:bounce:

If the weather clears? If it doesn't, just do doughnuts in the car until you burn enough fuel to create enough global warming to... actually, I don't like this plan. How about some umbrellas?

Have fun! It is always good to see friends!

[AirmensMom]

46. Yep!

Here's the link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5426173&mesg_id=5426173

There does seem to be a surge in kitty adoptions ... and, therefore, plenty of kitty lounge threads. :loveya:

I have new pics that I'll be posting one day soon. :bounce: I swear, he's already grown and improved in condition since Thursday!

It's raining this morning. If we can't walk, the guy is going to take my Dell laptop apart and see if he can fix it. I've got nothing to lose by letting him do it. Dell support was useless. :shrug:

These are new friends -- we met them when they brought the kitty trap over. They work for a local pet rescue group. So, we have cats in common at least. :D

[Random_Australian]

49. That is great to hear!

And the whole animal rescue thing is pretty damn good too, IMO.

:D

Improved condition sounds good too.

Where were you thinking of taking this walk if it clears up?

What kind of wood?

[Random_Australian]

52. Time to get going to bed, crew!

Have a good day and take care of each other. :bounce:

:bounce:

You have risen, now it is time to shine, crew! :party: