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MeTa post:
reasons for leaving
scody is pronounced "maverick"
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 3:39 PM on October 4, 2008
and oh crap, I just saw that jonson's account is disabled. I just thought he wasn't around much these days. He's my Crowded House concert pal (seriously: some enterprising science-y type needs to look into creating an alternate source of energy by channeling the giddiness jonson and I generate when we're in the same room talking about the songwriting genius of Neil Finn), so I'll have to email him to see what's up.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 3:46 PM on October 4, 2008
MeTa post:
The 2008 MetaFilter election prediction contest
Colorado - Obama
Florida - Obama
Indiana - McCain
Minnesota - Obama
Missouri - McCain
Nevada - McCain
New Hampshire - Obama
North Carolina - McCain
Ohio - Obama
Virginia - Obama
2.3% Obama
GO WHITE SOX!!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 9:06 AM on October 3, 2008
Colorado - Could go either way. Huge fundie population.
Not exactly. There's a big fundie population in specific pockets (Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, etc.), but Denver/Boulder have always been predominantly liberal, and the entire front range is generally more liberal than it's been in quite some time, due to changing demographics. Also, Focus on the Family aside, Western-state conservatism has not... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:36 AM on October 3, 2008
MeTa post:
It's not my decision...
OK. I have never particularly liked Heart. UNTIL NOW. The Wilson Sisters RULE THE UNIVERSE. That is all.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 12:12 AM on September 21, 2008
Doesn't matter; the Wilson Sisters still rule the universe! And three-quarters of Van Halen have pitbull-lipstick stains around the bases of their wangs!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:02 AM on September 21, 2008
MeTa post:
Loves me/loves me not
Q: Have you tried winning over the object of your affection with DELICIOUS BACON?
If "NO," please try DELICIOUS BACON first before posting your question to AskMe.
If "YES," then he/she is obviously immune to DELICIOUS BACON'S charms. You should feel free to DTMFA.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 7:31 PM on September 17, 2008
MeTa post:
!@#$%
Mmm. Little Debbie snack cakes... guilty pleasure of my youth. The best were the Swiss rolls.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 10:45 PM on September 13, 2008
loquacious: it's ON, bitch.
*throws down creme-filled gauntlet*
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:59 PM on September 13, 2008
being caterered to by robotic koala butlers
....who bring them platter after silver platter of LITTLE DEBBIE SWISS ROLLS!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:44 PM on September 14, 2008
*shoots swiss rolls out of a cannon towards New York*
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 2:00 PM on September 14, 2008
*Briefly lays down arms snack cakes to take a bite*
*declares DELICIOUS CHOCOLATEY TRUCE*
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 2:17 PM on September 14, 2008
MeTa post:
the rape of Google
I was just a kid who had only read his name; if I had never actually heard it spoken out loud, how was I to know? The shame, it still burns!
And don't get me started on Wagner...
Don't feel bad, Alvy; it was years before I learned that Yeats and Keats don't rhyme (thankfully before I declared my English major in college, however).
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:59 PM on September 14, 2008
MeTa post:
Yup. I'm actually back.
W00t! Miss Lynnster walks among us!
I'm snowed under till Labor Day weekend (and then, after that, am only available on Sept. 4 because: Sept. 2 and 3 = PAUL WELLER AT THE WILTERN!!!! and Sept. 5 = leaving town for a week). I can also get together after I get back on Sept 12.
People should feel free to disregard my fussy schedule, though, if something else is better for y'all.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:25 PM on August 18, 2008
If it is an evening I could go, though, I'll toss out the suggestion of the Roost (on Los Feliz Blvd., just where Los Feliz turns into Glendale) -- we met up there a few years ago when Jessamyn was in town and a splendid time was had by all (cheap drinks, good jukebox, and a post-meetup 'do at Jumbo's Clown Room).
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:28 PM on August 18, 2008
(And the Roost is good for eastsiders and we Valley Girls, no?)
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:28 PM on August 18, 2008
In my experience, the Roost also gets crowded later on the weekends (slumming hipsters, begone!), but is generally fine during the week and on the early side (7-ish) on the weekends in terms of being able to get tables and carry on conversations.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 4:15 PM on August 18, 2008
Oh, and one more important note about the Roost: CASH ONLY. They are not impressed by your silly credit or debit cards. For those who fail to come with a pocketful of pretty green, there's an ATM at the gas station across the street.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 4:17 PM on August 18, 2008
no need to whisper about enjoying the Valley, MissLynnster! Well, actually, the only reason to be quiet about it is to keep word from getting out that whole chunks of it are actually totally awesome.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE, LOS ANGELES PEOPLE. YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT THE VALLEY SUCKS! YEP, IT'S A WHOLE VALLEY-WORTH OF SUCKAGE. NO, DO NOT EVEN BOTHER COMING OVER THE HILL TO SEE FOR YOURSELF! IT REALLY DOES SUCK! PLEASE TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 6:17 PM on August 18, 2008
Assuming I haven't utterly collapsed in a heap after sprinting to the finish of my book deadline that very day, count me as an aye!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 12:25 PM on August 19, 2008
Drat, I sidebarred this meetup, but somehow managed to create a link specfically to ob's comment about starting a new thread for a downtown meetup.
Admins, please hope me! This is what happens when I try to juggle my metafilter life with editing a freakin' 464-page book.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 6:34 PM on August 19, 2008
Yes, but it does tend to make them easy to spot.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:12 AM on August 24, 2008
I'm really only ten feet tall; the camera always adds a couple of feet.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 10:43 AM on August 25, 2008
Praise jebus, my book is FINALLY done... all 464 pages of it, exactly 12 months after I received the first essay to start editing. W00t!
So what this means is that I'm very much inclined to come out and celebrate, but having just walked in the door, I also suddenly feel very much inclined to collapse. So consider me about 50/50 for actually making it.
And don't forget: cash only!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 6:35 PM on August 29, 2008
MeTa post:
pre-empting Obamaveepfilter
Doesn't the president's and VP's family get SS protection?
If there really are Schutzstaffel protecting Cheney, that would explain a thing or two.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:48 PM on August 22, 2008
MeTa post:
Apology.
Huzzah for the white guy with the afro who no longer has an afro! I'll buy you a beer if you're ever in L.A.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 7:30 PM on August 6, 2008
Just go ahead ahead and bend over - we'll take turns. You're no longer a man.
posted by plexi at 7:44 PM on August 6
So much for "goddammit, you've got to be kind," eh, plexi?
Also, maybe you should relax and not be so violent. Or do you gauge yourself on your ability for disdain?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 8:30 PM on August 6, 2008
It didn't take much digging. He's kind of made a name for himself calling out others for not being kind enough, so... sow: meet reap.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 8:33 PM on August 6, 2008
MeTa post:
Suddenly Nicky
Yay! From one chick who has to watch her Tg levels to another, it's great to have you back and in good spirits, Nicky.
Speaking of radioactivity, I remember the first time they gave me a big fat dose of I-131 (though my dose wasn't quite as high as yours) -- I decided that it's kind of like being a temporary superhero, but with one really irritating power. For example, among the cautionary instructions I was given (which are additionally unsettling to hear when... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:50 PM on August 3, 2008
are you surviving ThyCa too? Or Graves disease?
ThyCa here, too -- in remission for a decade! (So apparently I'm officially in the "win" column medically, as my endo told me.)
The docs say to flush two or three times when going to the bathroom. Mischievous thoughts come to mind like what could I do with radioactive poop or pee? and what would happen if I just flushed once? Would my neighbors fry slowly?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 8:02 PM on August 3, 2008
"Oh, your surgery is over! So you're getting better now, right?"
The key to answering this question is a small matter of some simple preparation.
1) Take to wearing turtlenecks or scarves.
2) When someone announces that you're ALL! BETTER!, pull down the collar or scarf to reveal your neck scar, on either side of which you have attached two perfect Frankenstein bolts.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 3:52 PM on August 5, 2008
er... 4) PROFIT!!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 3:54 PM on August 5, 2008
Oh, I know -- people recoiled when they saw my scar after my thyroid surgeries too (I had two, back-to-back). People also recoiled after I had double-jaw surgery (I had unusually brutal bruising and swelling, due to abnormal bleeding brought on by then-undiagnosed hemophilia). I literally made friends and family members cry involuntarily when I first got home from the hospital, and then had mothers shielding their kids from me for the first couple of months when I was in public....all of which... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 8:18 PM on August 5, 2008
MeTa post:
Misogyny Filter (?)
Implying that the girlfriend might miss a pill implies that she's human.
Speaking as someone who remembers to take medication every morning by putting it right next to my toothbrush, I read it as implying that she lacks good dental hygiene. But perhaps that's just me.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:51 PM on August 2, 2008
MeTa post:
The title of the proposed LA meetup.
Work's crazy for the next 6 weeks, so I'm a long-shot at best. West side is generally workable for me, whether weeknight or weekend, but decide amongst yourselves.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:18 PM on July 21, 2008
bonus points if scody comes
*sidesteps dirty joke*
I've been working late most nights, so a weekend is more likely to work for me.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 4:48 PM on July 21, 2008
FOR GOD'S SAKE, PEOPLE. I LIVE IN THE VALLEY.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:37 PM on July 22, 2008
I'll just do it by fiat.
Dude, tell me about it! I'd kill for one of these!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:27 AM on July 24, 2008
Will Bela Lugosi Jr. be attending??
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 2:23 PM on July 26, 2008
darn it, between work being a swamp and the emotional exhaustion of a memorial service yesterday, I think I'm just going to have to go home and collapse tonight. Sorry, splatta!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 1:06 PM on July 30, 2008
MeTa post:
monkey king
God damn it, you've got to be kind.
Sez the guy with the history of insulting comments, followed up by pious finger-shaking exhortations that everyone else is failing to live up to your righteous standards of niceness.
God dammit, you've got to start with yourself.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 11:34 PM on July 11, 2008
Among the great pleasures at Metafilter is the ability to sift through a user's comments. You can learn a lot about someone that way -- their areas of interest and expertise; their willingness to give useful advice in the green (and not just seek it out for themselves); their sense of humor and perspective; basically, their overall interest in contributing meaningfully to the community.
And so it was this morning that I got up, made a nice cup of tea, checked in at this... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 10:22 AM on July 12, 2008
No, "anyhoo" is another way of saying "I didn't go to college."
Only if you get it as a tattoo.
Across your FOREHEAD.
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 5:35 PM on July 14, 2008
OOHYNA
Yeah, that looks snappy!
posted to MetaTalk by scody
at 6:16 PM on July 14, 2008
