Good Monday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
Time to rise and shine! :bounce: I hope you had a great weekend filled with lots of fun and laughter! But Monday arrives and the work week must begin. I know, I know. I wish it would last longer too.

I watched the Academy Awards last night and let me just say; Brokeback Mountain was ROBBED! The whole awards show was a letdown for me. x( Only Ang Lee and Gustavo Santaolaolla won awards. I was pissed!

So, are you ready to go today? I hope so because ready or not...here it comes! :bounce:

Song Of The Day: "If You're Going Through Hell" by Rodney Atkins

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• DanCa
• Entanglement
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab

[XemaSab]

2. Morning Clint!

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

3. Hello, hello, Xema!

:hi:
You doing OK today?

[XemaSab]

6. Pretty good, yeah

How about you?

[Clintmax]

15. I'm just fine, thank you!

Today is the last day of my long weekend off from work. x( It's back to the old grind tomorrow.

[XemaSab]

19. Ugh

One thing you missed, BM also won "Best Adapted Screenplay."

[Clintmax]

21. Yes, it did didn't it?

I forgot that one. I just find it strange that the Director won, but his film that he won best director FOR didn't. :shrug: I just don't understand.

[XemaSab]

25. I didn't see any of the films nominated for any of the major awards

I saw 5 movies last year in the theater. :D

[Clintmax]

29. Shoot...I never get to go to the theater.

Greekspeak only likes comedies, and anything else is depressing shit to him. :shrug:

[XemaSab]

31. I hear ya

Last year I went and saw Narnia, Star Wars, Harry Potter, March of the Penguins, and Memoirs of a Geisha, and I wouldn't have seen the last if I hadn't read the book so I knew what I was in for.

I cried all the way through "Penguins," and I got choked up during Harry Potter and Geisha.

I saw "Eight Below" the other day and bawled freely during the beginning and the end.

I am SUCH a sap. :(

When I see movies at home, I don't get that emotional about it, but hey.... it's all good! :D

[Clintmax]

34. I haven't seen any of those.

And I had to go see Brokeback by myself.

[XemaSab]

41. I read the short story back when the film version was but a rumor

and it looked WAY too depressing.

:(

[Clintmax]

45. Oh it IS sad in the end...

I cried like a baby. But it is a fantastic show regardless!

[XemaSab]

47. But knowing what's coming

I don't think I could enjoy the story. :(

I tend to be a bit depressed, and I try to stay away from things that are likely to make me more depressed. :(

[Clintmax]

49. Yes, I can understand that.

I guess I need to go see "Crash" to see if all the hubbub is warrented.

[XemaSab]

52. Meh, I'll rent the video

It's been pretty trashed here tonight. :shrug:

I'd like to see "Good Night and Good Luck" and maybe "North Country," but the video store I go to sucks, so I need to get a membership somewhere else first. Virtually every time I've gone in there intending to get a film THEY DON'T HAVE IT. 12 Monkeys? No. The Birds? No. Chinatown? No. Unforgiven? No.

It's pathetic.

[Clintmax]

61. Well good lords!

I don't know which place it is, but Hollywood Video isn't much better. Try someplace else. Blockbuster maybe??

[XemaSab]

68. It's the local video store

I hate to go to a mega chain, but dammit, one time I went in there with a list of like, 5 major films I wanted to see and they had ONE of them.

I only started going there because they were local, but then of course they moved across town, so now there's no video store I can get to without driving 20 minutes or getting on the freeway. :nopity:

I've heard mixed reviews on Netflix, but I usually rent movies on the spur of the moment, ya know?. :shrug:

[Clintmax]

71. I thought about Netflix also...but I don't rent enough

to justify the monthly expense. I've heard bad things about them too, so I think I'll just stay with Hollywood Video until something better comes along.

[XemaSab]

78. I'm a fickle friend of the cinema

I am picky about what I like, so I go on movie binges and when most of the films suck I get disillusioned and stop watching movies for a while.

OH F***!!!! I FORGOT TO PUT OUT THE GARBAGE!!!!! DAMMIT!!!!!

eh, too late now. :(

[Clintmax]

81. Oh, shit. I used to do the same thing.

Forget that stupid trash! Luckily, living in an apartment complex, we have these huge dumpsters that we throw the trash in.

[XemaSab]

88. False alarm

For some reason they get the trash on the other side of the street on Monday, and our side on tuesday.

And I was all set to run out in my PJ's....

What would have been the real bummer is that the trash bin is stuffed with fence pickets at the moment, so we would have had nowhere to put NEW trash until next week. :P

[Clintmax]

93. Oh, that's good!

*WHEW*
Now, just don't forget tomorrow! :rofl:

[XemaSab]

96. Totally

Tomorrow I am *SO* on it!

All 4 bins are going front and center!!! :bounce:

[Clintmax]

97. 4 BINS???

Good gods. :rofl:

[XemaSab]

100. Yeah

It's California.

We've got trash, recycling, and 2 green waste bins.

We're modern like that. :bounce:

[Clintmax]

104. Oh, I see.

I was thinking 4 of the big blue bins like BFI supplies their customers.

[XemaSab]

107. Oooh, no!

That would be a LOT of garbage!!!!

[Clintmax]

110. Yes. It would.

That's why I was surprised at first. :rofl:

[billyskank]

86. I am always forgetting to wheel the rubbish bins round the front

on collection day. After a few weeks the thing ends up totally stuffed with refuse. x(

[XemaSab]

90. That's what I thought I'd done

and I ripped out some fences the other day so there was basically the remains of a fence in the bin... not much more going in there for now.

[billyskank]

53. Hey Xema!

:hug:

[XemaSab]

60. Hey!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

4. Clintmax!!!

Always lovely to see you! I was fine with "Crash" winning best pic, but i definitely think BBM was a fab pic!

:loveya: :loveya: :hug:

[Clintmax]

9. Morning, Miss Seattle!

:hi::hug:
It's always a pleasure to see you too, my dear! :loveya: I haven't seen "Crash" but after all the talk from the critics and others, I got my hopes up too high I guess.

[SeattleGirl]

12. Oh my, you have to see it!

It's fabulous.

And on a very very HAPPY note, my daughter and her boyfriend told us tonight they are engaged. I am so freakn' happy!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Clintmax]

16. Oh, WOW!

Congratulations! :bounce::bounce::party::party: That's so exciting!

[SeattleGirl]

18. Thank you!

It's a little weird to think of myself as a MIL, but I promised the groom-to-be that I won't be a medding MIL. have had to deal with that, and don't like it!

[Clintmax]

23. Well good for you!

It's an exciting thing for you I'm sure! I'm VERY happy for you and the happy couple! :bounce::grouphug:

[SeattleGirl]

26. Thank you, darlin'!!!!

:bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce:

[Clintmax]

30. Oh, you're welcome, my dear!

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

57. Oh you!

:loveya:

[Clintmax]

24. Self Delete: Dupe

[tjwmason]

5. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Good to see you this fine morning.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

10. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
It's great to see you too! How is work today? You're not being a sourpuss again are you? :rofl:

[tjwmason]

13. No, I'm not being a sourpuss.

But I am being ultra-bitchy. :evilgrin:

Work isn't too bad, but I didn't sleep too well last night so I'm guessing that this afternoon I'll start to be somewhat more grumpy.

Are you enjoying your long-weekend?

[Clintmax]

17. Why, yes I am!

I haven't done nearly as much as I wanted to, but it's been good! I'm glad you're not being a sourpuss, Man! Why the ultra-bitchiness though?

[tjwmason]

22. Because bitchiness is fun.

:bounce:

Not doing as much as one wants is good fun too - and I'm glad you're having a good time.

[Clintmax]

27. So long as you're having fun, TJ!

That's what matters! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

32. Well as much fun as Monday morning can be....

I've starting counting down the minutes to lunchtime though - there are too many of them.

[Clintmax]

38. LOL! I do that too sometimes.

I think we all do.

[tjwmason]

42. But I am hiding away in a gorgeous sound-world.

Two new C.D.s arrived at the week-end, and I've been playing both incessantly since then (and now I've ripped them to my M.P.3 player too). :bounce:

It makes the wait so much more tolerable.

[Clintmax]

46. That's always good!

I subscribe to Rhapsody and I can play any song in their library anytime I want to! I think it's over 2,000,000 now! I don't have an MP3 player.

[Robeson]

7. Hey Clintmeister!....

...work is a bummer, isn't it? I didn't watch the show last night. How was Jon Stewart? Was he his fun self, or did they make him tone it down?

[Clintmax]

11. Hail, Robeson!

:hi:
Yeah, work is a pisser. :rofl: Jon was his old self pretty much. He did a fine job!

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Good morning Clintmax!!!

:hi: How is your longggggg weekend going? MrG watched the Oscars with me for the first time ever last night, and was just a tad crabby about it. :) :hug:

[Clintmax]

14. Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
My long weekend has been fine so far. I haven't done nearly as much as I WANTED to, I'm all alone here you see, but it's been good! He was crabby, huh? Well, I'm sure it didn't kill him to watch the show with you, the poor boy. :rofl:

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. Hehehe...

It was the first time I ever got to see it real time since my marriage. My dad and I watched it every year together from the time I was five. This was a small victory for me. :) :hi:

[Clintmax]

28. Well that's good!

:bounce:
It was the first time in a LONG time for me too!

[MissHoneychurch]

33. Good morning Clint

:hi:

I am back to work. So far so good.

[Clintmax]

35. Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
I've been wondering how you were doing! I'm glad to hear you're doing better now, my dear!

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Yes I am doing better

fortunately. it really sucks to be sick. And it gets boring after a while.

[Clintmax]

44. I hear ya there!

I HATE being sick worse than anything!

[MissHoneychurch]

55. and then you feel better but not good enough to work

and you get bored. I was home the last two weeks except 3 1/2 days of work.

[Clintmax]

63. Yes, I can see how that would be boring as hells!

Makes going back to work preferable to sitting around like that, huh?

[MissHoneychurch]

66. Definitely

and since I enjoy my job I am not upset to go back to work.

[Clintmax]

72. I sure you're not!

After that much time...I'd be ready to go back to work too!

[MissHoneychurch]

77. Except ...

I have a co-worker (he is a student and works parttime) sitting in the reading room :cry: who isn't liked by anybody here. He is strange and he smells.

[Clintmax]

82. Oh, Gods.

Maybe someone should tell him. Is it body odor or just a really bad cologne?

[MissHoneychurch]

89. body odor

today isn't as bad. Bad deo I suspect. But it isn't only his smell. It is also his way of dealing with things. He is very annoying. And the whole company thinks so. I don't know why we keep him :shrug:

[Clintmax]

92. Someone should tell him about his odor.

There's hardly anything worse in a place of business than someone who has bad body odor.

[MissHoneychurch]

94. But that would only be half the problem solved

his annoying personality won't change :scared:

[Clintmax]

99. That's another problem all together, yes.

There's not much you can do about THAT. Does he perform his duties properly?

[MissHoneychurch]

101. That is the point

he gets on everybodys nerves WHILE performing his duties.

[Clintmax]

105. Oh.

That's a problem. Sure enough! I wish I had a solution for you about that...but I don't.

[MissHoneychurch]

108. The solution will be him not working here anymore

I think there will be a party when he is gone :hide:

[Clintmax]

111. LOL!

I've had people like that too. I know how you feel.

[MissHoneychurch]

112. The good thing is I barely work with him

but my friend is and she gets a screaming fit every day because of him.

[Clintmax]

113. That sucks,

I'm glad YOU don't have to work with him too much though. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

115. OK, different topic

when is greekspeak coming back and did he take the puppy with him on the trip?

[Clintmax]

117. Not sure when he's coming back...

probably a week from today. :cry: No, Tony stayed with me. I'm glad too, but I've been really lonely and can't imagine what it would have been like these past four days with out Tony with me.

[MissHoneychurch]

120. Sorry you felt lonely

:hug:

at least you had two furbabies to cuddle with.

Next time you let me know in advance and I come by to keep you company :)

[Clintmax]

121. Oooo, I would LOVE that!

I'll definately let you know next time! :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

126. I just booked my flight online

now it is official ... I will be in the U.S. between Sept. 2nd and 23rd.

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

127. That's SO exciting!

I can't wait to talk to you on the phone, Miss Honey! :bounce: It will be a dream come true! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

128. Hey, maybe we can even meet

Joani and I plan on a trip in the South.

[Clintmax]

130. That would be fantastic!

:bounce:
Even better than talking on the phone! How far south are you going to come? Have you decided yet?

[MissHoneychurch]

132. no we haven't thought about that yet

just the plan to go down South by car and visit DUers on the way.

[Clintmax]

133. Sounds like a wonderful time, Miss Honey!

I hope you make it this far south! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

135. I hope so too

we sure will make the effort. and maybe you can come a bit north like to GA.

[Callalily]

54. Morning MissH

Glad to hear that you are feeling better. Now don't try to catch up on work your first day back! All will get done in due time.

[MissHoneychurch]

69. Good morning SimplyF

I am not overworking myself, don't you worry :hug:

It is quiet anyway, so I just correct catalog entries at the PC.

[LaurenG]

36. Good Morning Clintmax!

I did not watch the Academy Awards but I did hear about that. I hope you have a great day. :hi:

on edit: Wow, that made no sense, I hope it's better now.

[Clintmax]

40. Morning, Miss Ohio!

:hi::hug:
I just had my hopes up too high. That's why I was so disappointed. I hope you have a great day too! :bounce:

[LaurenG]

48. Thanks Clintmax

(I just re-read what I'd written and I did correct it now!) :loveya: :hug:

[Clintmax]

50. You're welcome!

Any big plans for today? I need to go to Target to get a couple of things when they open.

[LaurenG]

62. I will work today and then

I think I'll clean a closet tonight. :shrug: I went to target yesterday to get some things for organizing. I did the kitchen cabinets yesterday. (I didn't get to hike yesterday x() But next weekend looks terrific right now. What did you do with your other days off?

[Clintmax]

65. Not nearly as much as I planned to.

But then that happens to me all the time. I did get some things done though. I need to organize the kitchen cabinets too. BADLY! Do they have several things to help with that at Target?

[LaurenG]

129. Yes they do

I hope you get what you need. I found several helpful items.

*sorry it took so long to get back, work got in the way. lol

[Clintmax]

131. That's OK...I'll check it out when I'm there!

Thank you for the idea! :bounce:

[newyawker99]

39. Good morning everyone!

:donut:


:hi:

[Clintmax]

43. Good Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug:
It's always a pleasure to see you in the mornings!

[newyawker99]

87. It is great to see you too Mr C.

:hi:

:hug:

[Callalily]

51. Good morning Clint!

I suspect I'm one of the few people who did not watch the awards. I really should have. There's a guy from this area that collaborated on a documentary. He was at the awards. Have to find out how it did.

Heard snowblowers at 4 a.m. this morning, so I look outside, and sure enough SNOW! So I get up at 4:30 to shovel my area. Ugh! I got my workout in for the day already.

Hope the plows are out in full force. Should be slow going again this morning. I think I'm ready for spring.

[Clintmax]

58. Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
I'm sorry you have to deal with so much snow. x( In contrast, it was 80 degrees down here yesterday and sunny and beautiful! 76 today and 80 the three days after that! I think you need to consider moving down here to Florida! :rofl: Who gets a snow blower out at 4 in the freakin morning?? They need their ass kicked! :rofl:

[Callalily]

76. OMG! That's funny . . .

These neighbor is really nice, so I don't mind. They are the ones that feed my cat when I'm gone, and let me tell you Clint, it's not an easy task. My cat's old and is on three meds. She takes two with her food in the morning and one with her food at night. So they have to come over twice a day, just for my cat. Now those are the type of neighbors to have!

I've been to Florida, and it's a very nice state. Warm weather most of the time is quite enticing. And more would be an added bonus!

[Clintmax]

79. Yes, those are the kind of neighbors to have!

I agree! Especially if they help you so much with your cat when you're away. That's great! You should come down here! We have plenty of room! :rofl:

[Callalily]

84. Bags are packed.

Pick me up at the airport in four hours. Looking forward to

[Clintmax]

95. LOL!

I'll be ready! Which airline? :rofl:

[billyskank]

56. Hi Clintster!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

59. Hail, Billy!

:hi::hug:
Good to see you today! :bounce:

[billyskank]

64. You too dude.

:)

[Clintmax]

70. Hows work so far?

Anything exciting going on?

[billyskank]

74. They've dumped a system in my lap which doesn't work

and no-one knows why. Guess who has to fix it! :bounce:

[Clintmax]

75. Depending on what's wrong with it...

THAT can be a tedious thing! Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you!

[tjwmason]

67. Good morning billy.

:hi:

How is life in the north today?

[billyskank]

73. Afternoon mason!

Life here oop north is okay.

(I don't really think Wellingborough is the north, old bean). :hi:

[tjwmason]

80. It counts as the north from down here.

But glad to hear that things are well.

[billyskank]

83. I used to think the Watford Gap was down south

:crazy:

[Cannikin]

85. My feelings exactly on Brokeback. Good morning anyway!

[Clintmax]

91. Hail, Cannikin!

:hi:
God morning to YOU, Sir! You doing OK today?

[Cannikin]

106. Doing great. Hope you are too! (gives coffee to swimboy)

[Clintmax]

109. I'm swell, thank you!

:bounce:
It's about time to make a Target run, though.

[swimboy]

136. Ahh! Thanks!

:donut: Much better now! You're very kind! :pals:

[tjwmason]

123. Good morning Cannikin.

:hi:

A most beauteous pleasure to see you, as always.

[swimboy]

98. Must . . . get . . . coffee . . .

Hey, man--I'm off to work. We meet our new director today. I hope your four-day weekend has been effin'g awesome for you--I'm glad you're getting the break. I'm pushing through until around the 15th when sanity may return! Thanks for the sunshine! :hug:

[Clintmax]

102. Hail, Swimboy!

:hi::hug:
Thank you for the good wishes, Dude. I hope work goes easy for you today!

[MissHoneychurch]

103. Hello swimboy

here is some coffee for you :hangover:

:hug:

[swimboy]

137. Thanks so much!

:donut: :9 :hug: I'm much better now!

I'm excited about your trip to the States. I'm just two blocks from the main north-south highway on the east coast. If you are ANYwhere in the vicinity, I hope I can convince you to stop for a visit. Joani and I have a date in a couple weeks (:woohoo:) so she will already know where to find me. :fingerscrossedforluck:

[MissHoneychurch]

139. Oh you can be sure of that

if I am near you there will be a magnet pulling us to you :hug:

[tjwmason]

124. Good morning swimboy.

:hi:

I'd be careful about returning sanity - it's a greatly overrated phenomenon, I certainly don't have any.

Hope that your new director isn't bad at all - my temporary boss is down here today, but I don't think that he's really going to try and manage me (managers who do that inevitably fail).

:hug:

[swimboy]

138. Sanity--I guess if you don't have it you don't need it.

Good morning/afternoon to you! :hug: :loveya:

Silly bosses thinking they could manage you (:rofl:). That really is pretty funny.

[tjwmason]

140. Good afternoon.

:loveya:

The last one tried to manage me, she's now left the company.

How's work going?

[swimboy]

141. How's my work going?

Here's how--

[tjwmason]

143. Oh dear - that doesn't sound too good.

If you need to let off some steam you always know where you can find me, it sounds like you could do with the song of the day.

:hug: :loveya:

[AirmensMom]

114. Good morning, Clintmax.

:donut: :hi: :hug:

Just checking in ... not on DU much these days. I don't know that song, but the title fits. We could use some good vibes/prayers/happy thoughts. harleydad's boss told him last week that if he moves, he won't have a job. For months, they've been telling him that he can telecommute. Lying bastards, all of them! The builder bailed on us also. Well, the house isn't sold yet, so at least we have some time to figure out our next move. We've sort of been in shock for several days.

I never watch the Academy Awards. I'm sorry it was a letdown. :hug:

[Clintmax]

116. Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
I'm glad to see you today, my dear! And I'm sorry for all the problems! Holey moley, what a mess! I hope everything works itself out and SOON. As far as the song goes, it is a really great country song I came across the other day. It has a lot of traditional country style to it, which makes it even better in my opinion, and the lyrics are great! Such as:

"If you're going through hell, keep on going, don't slow down, if you're scared don't show it, you might get out before the devil even knows you're there."

[AirmensMom]

122. Those are great lyrics.

I don't listen to country music (harleydad says it'll break the sound system), so I don't know any songs except for It's Five O'clock Somewhere, which my 4-year-old grandson loves to sing. Anyway ... I'm not too good at the "don't show it" part.

Yes, it's a mess. I actually couldn't eat Saturday -- all day! I have a pretty healthy appetite, to that's very unusual. Yesterdady was a little better. I hope I can stay on the Morning Crew even if I don't show up for a while. If there's ANY good news, I'll be sure and let you know. :hug:

I have to go clean up the damn house now in case someone comes over ... even though we hardly ever get any action on Mondays. I hope you have a wonderful day off. Thank you for your cheerful morning threads. :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

125. "It'll break the sound system." ROFL!

:rofl:
I have a pretty wide musical taste, so I listen to all kinds. Except rap. :puke: :rofl: You're place in the crew is safe, my dear! Take as much time as you need. I know you have a lot of stuff going on and I know you can't be here every morning. :hug: You certainly let me know of any good news, you hear? I hope you have a great day today too, my dear! :loveya:

[Minnesota Libra]

118. Good Morning all Clintmax and everyone else, hope ........

......this is a good week for everyone.:grouphug: It's a bit cool here this am with an inch of the white stuff on the ground but that will melt off in short order.:bounce: Be good to each other this week and let's get the neocons out of our capitol. :toast:

[Clintmax]

119. Morning, Minnestota!

:hi:
Good to see you today! I wish you a good week also! :bounce:

[Clintmax]

134. Time to get going, my crew!

I hope you have a fantastic day today! :bounce: Take care and I'll see everyone here tomorrow! :bounce:

[In_The_Wind]

142. I'll either stay up or I'll wake up earlier tomorrow.