larryc
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Eschew the hu.
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« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2009, 02:30:43 PM » |
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I wish I had another 20 hours a week to get my work done.
Wait--what the hell did I just write?
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« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2009, 03:15:29 PM » |
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Damnedest thing but, actually, nobody's ever bought me a snowman sweater and I don't even know what a soap cozy might be.
I did once get a fifth of Crown Royal in a big blue bottle shaped like a penis as a gag gift in grad school.
Got funnier as the bottle got lighter.
I'm not sure where it got to after the divorce.
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"Look upon me! I'll show you the 'life of the mind.'"
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ls410
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« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2009, 05:49:05 PM » |
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toilet paper
paper towels
dishwasher detergent (brand name! the Walmart doesn't rinse off but I can't afford better)
razors
brita filters
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« Reply #18 on: November 04, 2009, 05:58:34 PM » |
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toilet paper
paper towels
dishwasher detergent (brand name! the Walmart doesn't rinse off but I can't afford better)
razors
brita filters
Brita filters and razors (well the cartridges at least) are damn expensive - I'm adding those to my list too. |
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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frogfactory
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« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2009, 06:54:07 PM » |
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Damnedest thing but, actually, nobody's ever bought me a snowman sweater and I don't even know what a soap cozy might be.
I did once get a fifth of Crown Royal in a big blue bottle shaped like a penis as a gag gift in grad school.
Got funnier as the bottle got lighter.
I'm not sure where it got to after the divorce.
Oh, my keyboard. |
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At the end of the day, sometimes you just have to masturbate in the bathroom.
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wannabeaphd
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« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2009, 02:34:33 PM » |
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Harry & David Fruit of the Month Club!
I keep trying to talk the well-off in-laws into getting this for us every year! It's sooooooo much nicer than clothes that are too small for SO, trashy romance novels in hard cover that we will never read, and makeup that no one will ever wear!
Also, gift cards to Powell's and the iTunes store would be nice since we have decide that entertainment is one area we can cut costs...
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marigolds
looks far too young to be a
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if it ain't ruff it ain't me
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« Reply #21 on: November 23, 2009, 06:36:54 PM » |
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Last year my mom paid for the house to be powerwashed and the windows all cleaned. This year I'm jonesing for somebody to come and deep-clean the whole house. I've priced it out and it would only be $200. Somebody tell my mom!
Fantasy:
new iPhone to replace the one I broke last week (with car charger and DROP-PROOF CASE, please)
large high def monitor
Scan-Snap scanner by Fujitsu
Reasonable:
new slippers
Amazon gift cards (enough might get me through the diss without spending any more damn money)
sweater sets in neutral-ish colors (black, grey, tan, brown, cream)
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"You and your mom are hillbillies. This is a house of learned doctors."
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punchnpie
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« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2009, 06:52:50 PM » |
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- An Amazon certificate that covers about 5 vegan cookbooks I've had my eye on.
- Enough money for 2 computer games to help me procrastinate even more during the year.
- Another Amazon cerficate for 3 trade books that I'd like to own instead of getting them from the library.
- A positive decision from the DOE on my public service student loan reduction.
- A guarantee from the US Weather Service that there won't be any major ice storms this winter.
I have pretty much all I need. As much as I complain about him, I am grateful that the boy is still here with the mom, and boy, mom, and rabbit are all pretty happy and comfy. We've got food, we've got heat, and one of us has a job. It's all good.
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What about all them other professors – ain’t they your kin? Good God, no. I loathe them and they loathe me. – Sunset Limited
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« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2009, 05:42:32 PM » |
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What I really, really, really want: a publisher for my book! Couple of years ago, all I wanted was an offer on my old house - got that!
For all else, please consult my Amazon wish lists (although one is hidden - no, I don't want work books as presents; those are in the groceries budget). Advantage: I can see when something has been purchased (unless this is a cruel joke, I'm expecting a bread machine!). Disadvantage: people (read kittens) "forget" that I have them. Hah!
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"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." - Anonymous
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luvstowrite
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« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2009, 01:39:29 AM » |
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A subscription to a wine-of-the-month club
That sounds lovely. I want a Kitchen Aid mixer and I would *LOVE* to have someone (other than me) deep clean the house or have someone (other than me) clean out the garage or have someone (other than me) detail the vehicles. Hmmm... I'm starting to sense a theme here. I just got home from Costco and received the sales flier that starts on Black Friday. It has Kitchen Aid mixers for $229 or so... My wish list includes: Target gift card Home or Lowe's gift card that very expensive, special software that I really, truly want specialized research books time to get my butt to the gym toys from the 70s and 80s (my childhood) a vacation to Hawaii |
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"If you want to make enemies, try to change something." -- Woodrow Wilson
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buglet
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« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2009, 08:22:21 AM » |
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CD of Cecilia Bartoli's Sacrificium
Hillary Mantel's book Wolf Hall
some very good dark chocolate
a good pair of low-heeled, knee-high, brown leather boots
for my book manuscript to be positively reviewed
a phone call from my brother
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hipgeek
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« Reply #26 on: November 25, 2009, 08:32:56 AM » |
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I also wish for Amazon gift cards.
A big see through umbrella with a lifetime warranty.
Some dark chocolate truffles.
Somebody else to do all my moving for me (I live on the third floor and I'm not looking forward to lugging all my crap up and down the stairs).
Fuzzy slippers.
I'd also like a subscription to the wine of the month club.
A new car, my bike fixed, and a summer teaching job. That's enough for now.
But I don't like when people buy things for me because only I can determine what I really want.
Maybe I'm a Scrooge. Bah humbug.
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I have no tolerance for swinish behavior, except from actual swine.
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knitknat
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« Reply #27 on: November 25, 2009, 07:27:01 PM » |
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For the pregnancy test to have a plus sign on it (not going to happen).
For the doctor to figure out why I can't seem to get pregnant and fix it.
For my sister to forgive me that I simply can't handle being there when her beautiful baby boy is born (due Christmas day).
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Very, very wise words. All of them. Well done, knitknat.
At least one person thinks I'm not a moron. |
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marginalia
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« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2009, 07:41:16 PM » |
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Here's my list!
- a massage
- deep cleaning of my house (by someone else)
- anything art glass, such as a set of art glass Christmas ornaments
- expensive throw pillow to go with the expensive pillow I got for free
- leather chair and ottoman (not going to happen)
- dessert dishes and a teapot to complement my china set
- vanilla and cinnamon candles, but not the cheap yucky variety
- vintage cocktail shaker
- gift certificate to the local bookstore
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My new motto: If you want a cookie, bake a cookie.
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conjugate
Compulsive punster and insatiable reader, and
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Posts: 16,691
Tends to have warped sense of humor
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« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2009, 08:17:59 PM » |
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Okay, the Amazon gift card is ever-popular. It covers lots of other things as well. Such as video games, for instance, or kitchenware.
On the specific and far-too-expensive-to-really-expect side of things:
A GPS navigator with a lifetime subscription to the street map updater.
A smartphone/palmtop computer or similar gadget. I have a notebook computer, but I don't use it as an organizer or e-book reader, and it won't, for instance, beep at me for appointments and such. My cell phone has an alarm in it, but it's not terribly useful.
I can't think of many other things I'd like to blow a big wad of money on; I got a new TV when I moved, a new monitor shortly after I moved, and so forth.
I like fruit, and get the little snack packs from the grocery store to get fiber with my snacks. Yes, fruit is mighty expensive.
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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