The Vent and Rant Thread

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

One day your in-laws are going to stumble upon MobileRead and you're going to be in trou-ble!

I've yelled it in her face before.

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

I'll be happy, in my infinite {snorfle} legal experience to help her start concocting a theory of plausible deniability right now. [note: i practice patent law in the corporate setting, so i am clearly TOTALLY suited to this particular predicament]

A jury of people who know her would never convict me.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by SolRaven

What if they are made of leather? One of the things I noticed in S. FL is that people that live here usually wear decently made flip flops, while tourists are more likely to wear drug store flip flops, but when I was in HI I noticed a lot of people wearing drug store flip flops by a brand called "Locals" and I think most of them really wear locals.

Yes, most folks wear rubbah drug store slippahs. I, on the other hand have had my upscale leather slippahs for nearly ten years now, and they're called lethah slippahs.

The first time I ever saw rubbah slippahs was in Navy bootcamp, more years ago than I care to contemplate. We called them "shower shoes", 'cause you were supposed to wear them in the shower to pervent spreading your athlete's foot fungus around.

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by wodin

Yes, most folks wear rubbah drug store slippahs. I, on the other hand have had my upscale leather slippahs for nearly ten years now, and they're called lethah slippahs.

The first time I ever saw rubbah slippahs was in Navy bootcamp, more years ago than I care to contemplate. We called them "shower shoes", 'cause you were supposed to wear them in the shower to pervent spreading your athlete's foot fungus around.

I have two pairs of Olukai's which are from your islands. Ironically, I didn't see them the 3.5 weeks I was there, but found them on Zappos! I bought the off white ones and loved them so much, that as I was trying them on, I went back online and bought the all black ones.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

1. Having a severe guilt/panic attack (long, stupid, personal story as to what) so I'm too agitated to read much less work and there is the red face, tightness in chest, labored breathing, etc. that goes along with that.

2. My left foot and ankle are still swollen but at least they don't hurt. I put that down to wearing nothing but tennis shoes for 2 weeks.

3. I've gained a good 15lbs back. :?P

*pets* I used to have crippling panic attacks, I can empathize. one thing that helped me a LOT was having a "safe" person to phone. they didn't necessarily even need to say anything, I just needed to know they were there, or sometimes just to know they were available and cared if I needed it. have your hormone levels checked. I found that mine were completely whacked out

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by SolRaven

I have two pairs of Olukai's which are from your islands. Ironically, I didn't see them the 3.5 weeks I was there, but found them on Zappos! I bought the off white ones and loved them so much, that as I was trying them on, I went back online and bought the all black ones.

Now they look wearable. The old cheap flip-flops I used to wear did a number on my feet.

Anyone remember sandals? I don't think I've seen them in a while. They used to be quite popular.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Now they look wearable. The old cheap flip-flops I used to wear did a number on my feet.

Anyone remember sandals? I don't think I've seen them in a while. They used to be quite popular.

yeah, I have a couple pair of good "Rockport" sandals. shower shoes were what we wore to the showers in Girl Scout Camp and you only ever wore them to the beach other than that. for everything else there were sandals. some time after the Army, where they were at first shower shoes, then flip flops, my daughter started wearing the cheap rubber things, and indeed, between that and Highland Dancing, her arches became badly injured

[phenomshel]

I buy a good pair of leather sandals every couple of years or so. Usually Earth Shoes brand if I can find them. Just not the style that goes between your toes, LOL. Doesn't matter how well made or how soft that piece is, I just can't stand it.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

yeah, I have a couple pair of good "Rockport" sandals. shower shoes were what we wore to the showers in Girl Scout Camp and you only ever wore them to the beach other than that. for everything else there were sandals. some time after the Army, where they were at first shower shoes, then flip flops, my daughter started wearing the cheap rubber things, and indeed, between that and Highland Dancing, her arches became badly injured

Originally Posted by phenomshel

I buy a good pair of leather sandals every couple of years or so. Usually Earth Shoes brand if I can find them. Just not the style that goes between your toes, LOL. Doesn't matter how well made or how soft that piece is, I just can't stand it.

In my younger days they were popular for both men and women, but it seems like very few men wear them now.

[SneakySnake]

Classic old dude wear. I give you the spangled codger...

[SneakySnake]

The banded bodgie!

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

It should not be this hard to find a nice green nail polish. Argh.

try black. suits you better

Originally Posted by orlok

What everyone seems to be forgetting is that green and red clash horribly. Surely a red devil should be wearing black nail polish, or at the very least flame yellow?

just what I wanted to say

Originally Posted by DixieGal

The Wicked Witch of the North is here. That's right, Tim's sister and part of her family are in south Florida. Brrrr! Did it suddenly get cold, like an evil force is in the area?

Today I need to go to Lowes to shop for a multiuse shovel. Something suitably heavy for, allegedly, whacking her over the head, yet lightweight enough to carry into the woods and, hypothetically, digging a shallow grave.

it's funny to have terrible in-laws and go to mobileread to rant

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

One day your in-laws are going to stumble upon MobileRead and you're going to be in trou-ble!

make sure you don't advise them to have ereaders, DixieGal

[Rumpelteazer]

One of those mornings again: only managed a couple of hours sleep, my computer crashed and didn't want to load Windows. I'm now in safe mode making a back-up. Hopefully it will reboot normally after safe mode, it usually does.I suspects yesterday's Windows update is the cause.

If it doesn't want to start I'll give it to my dad for the store since I can't find the Windows discs and he wants to install XP anyway. Saving up for a new PC is priority number one now.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Anyone remember sandals? I don't think I've seen them in a while. They used to be quite popular.

I wear Teva sandals as my everyday summer footwear when I'm not on my bike. I even use them for jungle trekking if I don't have a heavy pack on my back. Perfect for dirt, rock, or river walking! Good support under the foot, and no worries about getting them damaged in harsh conditions.




Stitchawl

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

make sure you don't advise them to have ereaders, DixieGal

i would never suggest anything to make her life more pleasant. My agenda would be at crossed putposes.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

In my younger days they were popular for both men and women, but it seems like very few men wear them now.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I wear Teva sandals as my everyday summer footwear when I'm not on my bike. I even use them for jungle trekking if I don't have a heavy pack on my back. Perfect for dirt, rock, or river walking! Good support under the foot, and no worries about getting them damaged in harsh conditions.




Stitchawl

they are part of the normal Northwest Uniform