As Time Goes By . . .
May262008
While Bob toys with Jennifer Aniston, I am doing construction/ vet/ recuperation/ upholstery/ fiction writing. And occasionally surfing the web when my lungs start to wheeze or my head starts to explode. One of my favorite sites is LOLcats (because I’m easily amused and I like cute animals; sue me) where you can find pictures of bobcats:
more cat pictures
And then there’s LOLdogs, and political humor, and Graph Jams. Yes, graphs. This is my fave because it’s so helpful. No really:
more graph humor and song chart memes
There is something so elegant about that. And useful. And funny. All my favorite things.
And if the above websites weren’t enough time wasters for you, here’s one I retreat to when I’ve had it with the world. Kind of like basket weaving. Without baskets.
And now, off to clean the kitchen. By which I mean, “pack up half the stuff in there for Goodwill because nobody needs twelve mixing bowls.” I’ve had some of that stuff for so long, it’s vintage. And then I’ll clean the coffee pot. Because Bob’s coming on Thursday, assuming he can tear himself away from Jennifer.
Back later, maybe with pictures, definitely with Bob stories since he’ll be helping me put together a couch. Bob and I with tools. God, I hope I can post pictures by then.
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94 Comments to 'As Time Goes By . . .'
On May 27, 2008 at 12:21 am Jenyfer Matthews said...
Yeah! You are back! We missed you (well, at least I did)
Sorry to hear that you have been unwell on top of everything else. I would offer to help packing up your kitchen and take some of those vintage mixing bowls off your hands if I were closer.
CANNOT WAIT to hear more Bob stories. Fingers crossed on the pictures!
On May 27, 2008 at 12:33 am Jenyfer Matthews said...
OMG – thanks so much for getting me started on LOLcats!!! It’s only 8:30am and I think my whole day is going to be shot now…
On May 27, 2008 at 12:41 am Jade said...
Love the picture. The cat looks like s/he could just roll out the words:
“Yo Dude! Just hanging.”
Hey, you could have a contest: writing dialogue for what the cat might be saying.
Have printed the graph and will post it by my desk. A Flowchart that’s funny & useful! And have to check out your suggested websites.
You’re putting together a couch? (Did you design it?) Would love to see a picture of the finished product. Very cool!
On May 27, 2008 at 1:02 am Louis said...
Dang!
Those puzzles get me every time.
And Coolness!
Great.
On May 27, 2008 at 7:37 am Susan D said...
Did I miss something? Bob and Jennifer Aniston?
On May 27, 2008 at 8:11 am Mary Stella said...
Jenny, have you ever seen Mind Manager? We use it at work for Mind Mapping projects, presentations. It’s totally cool. I’m now trying it out for the book I’m developing.
On May 27, 2008 at 9:24 am WapakGram said...
I have to have my LOL cats everyday. They are awesome. Thanks for Graph Jams.
Susan- there was a headline about “Mayer- Aniston frolic by the pool” or something like that. We, of course, deemed “Mayer” our dear BOB, not that other guy that sings or something.
Jenny- so glad to see your voice again. I also think it is very kind of you to send things off to Goodwill and not to Mollie.
On May 27, 2008 at 10:20 am lilyblues said...
I like Free Mind, a java-based open source mindmapping tool for Windows. Because I can’t play with Curio.
On May 27, 2008 at 11:45 am Absolute Cherry said...
Love the bobcat! I hope that we’ll also get pictures of Bob and the couch construction – clearly this is going to be even better than the horned altar. Jenny and Robena (and various other walking wounded) how are your knees? And thank you all for the sympathy and the poor babies – they were even better than the pain pills.
On May 27, 2008 at 1:00 pm robena grant said...
Ha ha! Love the debonair Bobcat … can see Bob in that pose as he lectures, “Now this is how you write a YEC scene.”
Not sure on my knee yet Ab. Cherry. Today is the follow-up appt. with the Orthopedic Doc. Had the MRI Thursday. Thanks for asking and I hope you’re doing a lot better.
And Jenny, I’m not being drawn into your field of play. Nope, not even taking a peek. I’m ignoring all of those links, I swear. Got a request for a proposal from a dream agent yesterday and the ms. isn’t finished. Fortunately she only wants a partial at this point. But I see many long writing days ahead.
On May 27, 2008 at 1:30 pm McB said...
Oh, thank you, Jenny. Because I can’t waste enough time at work when I’m left to my own devices.
Susan – not to worry. Apparently Bob missed it, too.
On May 27, 2008 at 1:39 pm McB said...
Wait, is that supposed to be “devises”?
On May 27, 2008 at 3:26 pm CrankyOtter said...
There was a good LOL cat recently with a black cat, fangs bared behind a clueless looking grey cat captioned, “Lestat? Never heard of him…” awesomeness. Thanks for the graphjam link and welcome back.
Other cool puzzles – logic puzzles kind of similar to minesweeper called “slitherlinks” can be found here:
http://www.krazydad.com/slitherlink
I found these recently and have been obsessively working through the penrose versions.
What’s bob doing with JA BTW?
On May 27, 2008 at 4:48 pm Jenny said...
Here’s the Lestat link:
more cat pictures
Damn. It worked.
Good luck, Robena!
On May 27, 2008 at 5:15 pm CrankyOtter said...
Don’t kill me for this, but more icanhascheezburger greatness at
http://punditkitchen.com/
Must stop and go work. Argh!
On May 27, 2008 at 6:57 pm Libby said...
Jenny, your blog is my favorite reward for getting my writing done. Thanks, however, for some other fun links that I can hopefully stay away from until I finish the WIP.
Good luck Robena!
On May 27, 2008 at 7:40 pm talpianna said...
I posted another Aniston/Mayer headline at the end of the comments on the last blog post.
More for your delectation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lalalaurie/sets/72157600210407240/comments/
http://ittybittykittycommittee.blogspot.com/
http://catsinsinks.com/
http://www.stuffonmycat.com/
On May 27, 2008 at 7:41 pm talpianna said...
I’ve tried to post a comment twice, and it hasn’t gone through. It contained mostly links to other cute-cat sites. Wha’ hoppen?
On May 27, 2008 at 7:41 pm talpianna said...
Oh, now it’s appeared twice, with an “awaiting moderation” comment on each.
I give up.
On May 27, 2008 at 10:12 pm robena grant said...
Yuck! Surgery for me next Thursday. I tore the medial meniscus. The look on the black cats face (Lestat) was the same as my reaction to the Doctor.
On the positive side I’ll get a lot of writing done as I recover.
On May 27, 2008 at 10:25 pm Merry said...
Oh, it’s just a little jigsaw. How long can it take? And I’ll check out those other links too…
[an hour later]
Arrrrrrgh!
On May 27, 2008 at 10:49 pm Jenny said...
Yeah, forgot to warn you about the jigsaw black hole. Sorry.
Tal, I found you in the moderation folder. It was all the links. They figured you were pushing Cialis. Deleted one and approved the other. Patience, grasshopper.
Robena, no. I was hoping you’d end up with Advil and ice packs, too. Thursday we will all send argh vibes in sympathy.
On May 27, 2008 at 11:10 pm Barbara Martin said...
Thanks for the puzzle, Jenny. It took me double time to do the sphagetti fork; and then I moved on to the critter puzzles. Much better results. Very good for stress relief…you forget about your old worries and fret over whether you can beat the clock!
Robena, poor you. Good luck with your surgery and recoery period.
On May 28, 2008 at 4:29 am talpianna said...
They showed anyway, as I commented. I guess to avoid this happening, if I want to post more than one link, I should do it in more than one post.
And no, I’m not pushing Cialis. On the other hand, if you happen to want your penis enlarged…
On May 28, 2008 at 6:44 am DownUnderGal said...
Talpianna – a woman of many talents…..
LOL on the cats. Why do I drink liquids and come here?
Good luck Robena. Hugs on the knee.
On May 28, 2008 at 8:48 am JanLo said...
Good luck Robena. I’ve been holding off the surgeon with both hands for several years. Someday, may actually agree. We’ll be thinking about you. Thanks guys for all the great websites. Good for a laugh when you need one.
On May 28, 2008 at 9:19 am Absolute Cherry said...
Oh thank you Jenny, I already had LOL Cats n Dogs but didn’t realize there was one for politicians too…. more spit takes at work, just what I needed!
Robena, so sorry to hear about the surgery, you poor thing! I hope all goes smoothly, and by all means continue making the Lestat face at your doctor. It’s a good thing when they fear you.
On May 28, 2008 at 10:36 am Daniela said...
I don’t know if I should be posting this here or not; but if I shouldn’t have please, forgive me since this is my first time posting (not reading though I find this refreshingly entertaining!)
I have read all of your books in these past months (I am in the process of picking up “The unfortunate Miss Fourtunes” from the library) and I love them especially Bet Me, Welcome to Temptation and Faking It. Then thankfully to the powers of technology that be aka the internet I discovered “Don’t Look Down” and “Agnes and the Hitman” and then your website (blogs) and Bob’s. Cutting the story shot your witty banter reminds me a lot of this TV show that I watch called “Bones” I don’t know if you are familiar with it; the male lead is David Boreanaz (Angel) the female Emily Deschanel and when they have a ‘discussion’ or a difference of opinion it turns into this hilarious exchange of words and I can’t help but remember them when I read both of your blogs.
Ok now that I got that out of my chest I hope I didn’t get myself in trouble.
And I do hope that your knee is feeling a lot better.
Have a wonderful day.
On May 28, 2008 at 6:39 pm Jenny said...
It takes a lot to get in trouble here, Daniela, so you’re not even close. It took me awhile to get into Bones (“Why are they always fighting?” I kept asking. “Who would do that in real life?”) but then I watched a couple of episodes on the web and ended up getting the DVDs. I told Bob he should watch them because our hero and heroine in the next book are like that. He said, “Just hand over the Supernatural DVDs you promised me two months ago.”
Cleaning like a madwoman here which isn’t easy in the middle of construction but I don’t want any more “you haven’t emptied my wastebasket since the last time I was here” reproaches, and God knows no more coffee pot traumas. Come to think of it, where did I put the coffee pot when I packed up the kitchen?
This could get ugly.
On May 28, 2008 at 6:57 pm Slave Driver said...
Don’t worry Jenny. As a true coffee addict I know it’s possible to wring a cup out of old grounds scraped out of the sink and a sweat sock. Sure, it doesn’t taste like Starbucks, but it’s not $6 either.
On May 28, 2008 at 8:22 pm robena grant said...
Ha ha, slave driver, good visual.
I say run to the store … fast. Grab some instant, he’ll never know, he’s a military guy.
On May 28, 2008 at 9:11 pm Jenny said...
Here’s his grocery list, the Six Basic Food Groups According To Bob:
Water
Ramen
Chocolate chip cookies
Dr pepper
Coffee
Peanut m and ms
No, I am not making this up. I suppose if you count the peanut M&Ms as protein and the ramen as fiber . . .
On May 28, 2008 at 9:17 pm Slave Driver said...
Well, you know, it could be worse. At least he hasn’t asked you to pick out all the red M&Ms.
Yet.
On May 28, 2008 at 9:56 pm talpianna said...
But, Jenny, when you’re on tour doesn’t he force you to hand over all the packets of instant cocoa in your room?
On May 28, 2008 at 9:58 pm JulieB said...
Did you know one pack of ramen is actually _two_ serivngs? Of fat and sodium…
That was a big “Ah ha” moment when I joined Weight Watchers.
On May 28, 2008 at 10:06 pm talpianna said...
Robena, hope everything goes well for you. And just in case you need a second opinion:
http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2007/12/funny-pictures-kitten-doc.jpg
On May 28, 2008 at 11:18 pm robena grant said...
Forgot to say before, thanks everyone for your well wishes. One of these days I’ll open the comments on my own blog so I can moan and groan there. Hah. There’s a plan.
Tal, I love the Kitten Doc.
Jenny that shopping list is fabulous. I remember when Bob had pound cake for breakfast at retreat. Of course I had to say, “Eww. Cake for breakfast?” Then I scarfed down eggs and toast and marmalade and then turned around and had some pound cake.
On May 29, 2008 at 12:05 am sharon white said...
Like Daniela, I’m in the process of getting the few books of yours, and Bob’s, and this blog, and Bob’s new one makes the time between books go by a bit better. Keep up the good work, and am hoping you’ll have time for a breath, or two, in the next few days. Hug your four footed friends, and any new pictures would be nice.
On May 29, 2008 at 8:37 am Susan D said...
Pound cake for breakfast? Pourquoi pas? Almost as good as cold pizza.
I dunno about those basic food groups. I thought they were:
Chocolate
Red Wine, French Roast Coffee, (Good)Beer
The P Group (popcorn, pizza, potato chips, peanuts, pretzels, etc)
Everything else
Thanks for the heads-up on Bob and JA. I learn SO much from this blog.
Now I must go Google “Ramen”.
On May 29, 2008 at 9:14 am Kieran said...
I remember being a little girl and slathering butter on my pound cake after toasting it. Have some butter on your butter, right?
On May 29, 2008 at 9:28 am McB said...
Well, he’s got chocolate in there twice so at least Bob’s priorities are right.
On May 29, 2008 at 9:42 am McB said...
Bones – I would probably like that show, for the banter alone, except that I read the books first. I know that the show is only loosely based on the series’ main character and the two shouldn’t be compared; I do it anyway.
On May 29, 2008 at 10:58 am Courtney De said...
McB-on Bones: I love the books, love the show-I just pretend that one has nothing to do with the other, and I’m fine. (And, really, aside from the lead character’s name and profession, one really doesn’t have anything to do with the other.)
Susan D-Seriously? You have to google ramen? Clearly, you were never a poor college student. Bob, apparently, never grew out of that phase.
And, finally, Jenny-Bob’s list just says coffee-I see no note specifying that there must be a coffee pot. He’s a mach man-he can just chew the beans, can’t he?
On May 29, 2008 at 10:59 am Courtney De said...
That should be “macho” man.
On May 29, 2008 at 12:18 pm K.L. said...
Get him chocolate covered coffee beans. He will munch a few of those, and will happily hang from the ceiling for a while.
On May 29, 2008 at 12:36 pm Diane (TT) said...
McB – like Courteney, I am able to completely separate the two Dr. Brennans. The TV character bears NO resemblance to the one in the book (and neither does her situation, or partner – Agent Angel is definitely NOT Andy Ryan, in so many ways; I guess they thought Canada would be too foreign for US audiences). And if I still had my TV hooked up to anything, I might be able to remember to watch it, because I did enjoy it, quite a bit. They’ve got a fine line to walk, between making the main characters character-less and going all soap-opera.
On May 29, 2008 at 3:30 pm Jenny said...
You can watch a lot of the episodes on the net.
Milton just went upstairs, which is NOT allowed, and then slipped and fell all the way down, knocking a metal folding screen down in the process. Sounded like the end of time. Then he got up and chased Veronica through the house. Lots of courage, non-existent learning curve. I’m still hoping this will discourage him from going up there again, but since Bob will be up there and Milton adores Bob . . .
On May 29, 2008 at 6:12 pm Naked Under My Clothes said...
Ahh, yes, Kieran: have a little butter with the butter.
The only real way to improve butter is to dust it with a bit of sugared flour to keep your fingers from getting sticky. I think people call them “shortbreads,” which must be British for “heaven on the hoof.”
But nothing is as fine as the one food that hits nearly all food groups: chocolate-dipped potato chips. Salt, fat, and chocolate, in one tidy package.
On May 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm talpianna said...
You are missing an essential point in BONES. The books are by forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, who writes about a fictional forensic anthropologist named Temperance Brennan. In the TV show, the heroine is a forensic anthropologist named Temperance Brennan who writes novels about a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs.
So no wonder they are different!
On May 29, 2008 at 8:52 pm talpianna said...
By the way, I think I just spotted Bob en route:
http://tinyurl.com/6yk8gh
On May 29, 2008 at 10:47 pm Heather said...
Have you seen indexed for more graphing goodness? I like the index card with pen drawings and she’s got a wonderful sense of humor.
On May 30, 2008 at 2:30 am Reb said...
What country are you in, Susan D? In NZ, we call Ramen “instant noodles”. And I eat far too many of them. Found some yummy Thai flavoured ones the other day, then realised that they had a THIRD of my daily calorie needs. In one pathetic little packet of noodles. So I’m not buying them again.
They don’t compare with my childhood favourite: butter biscuit sandwiches. Take 2 butter biscuits, slather a biscuit thickness of butter on one, put the other on top.
I’m eating dinner of rice and veges while I type this, honest.
On May 30, 2008 at 4:14 am talpianna said...
You people didn’t grow up on bread-and-butter-and-sugar?
On May 30, 2008 at 6:48 am jenb said...
Talpianna, bread and butter and sugar..brown sugar.
Loved them as a kid. Now I think I must teach our granddaughter to enjoy them too.
On May 30, 2008 at 9:20 am Kieran said...
I found out the hard way about ramen, too, from freakin’ Weight Watchers, to whom I should be indebted, but it’s kind of like trying to be indebted to the teacher who hits your palms with a ruler. I thought ramen had no calories since it’s totally devoid of nutritional value, but a package is 8 whole points, and when you’re allowed only 20 points a day, you just have to skip ‘em. They never fill me up anyway. But I loved them with mozzarella cheese thrown in! Lots of gooey cheese!
I also love shortbread, and having lived in Scotland and consumed pounds and pounds of it as a college student, I have to exist on those memories rather than buy it today as a 44-year-old (who pretends to bake chocolate chip cookies for her kids but who really makes them for herself). But no longer, thanks to &*@#&*!%$ Weight Watchers, who taught me about “red light” foods, foods that I simply canNOT keep in the house (I think they got that red light analogy from Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood—he would have been a good WW spokesman).
I would never be able to keep peanut M & M’s in the house. Ever. What control Bob must have!! I can only keep super dark chocolate, which doesn’t appeal to me, but sometimes I’m so desperate for chocolate, I gnaw on it thoughtfully, hoping to enjoy it someday.
On May 30, 2008 at 10:56 am Daniela said...
Thank you for the response!
And I have also read the books although I did after watching the series and as every one else points out they are quite different.
All this talk about pound cake is making me crave some with ice cream- bad for the figure but good for the heart! (well.. .not really but I hope you understand where I am coming from)
I have heard about Milton’s love for Bob a couple of times before but could I ask if somebody could please maybe give me a bit more background on this?. It seems to be a really amusing story.
Thanks
On May 30, 2008 at 11:01 am Daniela said...
Ooops forgot to say and please excuse if I sound repetitive; but I think Bob should watch the show it would be really really interesting to see what he thinks about it.
This is it I promise to not say anything else about the subject.
On May 30, 2008 at 11:13 am Louis said...
I like sugar sprinkled on peanut butter sandwiches…brown or white sugar.
On May 30, 2008 at 11:19 am Merry said...
Jenny wrote: he’ll be helping me put a couch together…
I’d love to see pictures of that. Having just assembled a couch myself, I’m curious to know if other people get through the whole process and then find an extra screw left over. Where is it supposed to go?
Earworm du jour: You put de lime in de coconut and drink it all up, you put de lime in de coconut and call me in de morning…
On May 30, 2008 at 2:27 pm Chelle said...
Man, I LOVE Bones! I started watching for David B, and ended up loving it and went out and bought all the DVD’s. I think you have to watch it from the beginning though to truly “get” Bones and Booth. One thing I thought was interesting was that the first episode really assumes you already know what’s going on. My writer mind kept going, “oooh, no info dump. and I get what’s happening. Cool!” Another thing I love is that there are stories that don’t get resolved and carry through from season to season, like the Gravedigger.
Although, no spoilers, I didn’t buy this season’s finale. Either I missed some HUGE stuff or the writers committed a heinous character violation and/or were seriously tee’ed off at an actor.
And how much do you LOVE Angela and Hodgins and that Angela’s father is one of the guys from ZZ Top?!?!?!? LOL
On May 30, 2008 at 2:47 pm Jenny said...
I think the writer’s strike screwed up the season arc on Bones, but yeah, the finale did come out of left field. What I loved was the red herring which I completely bought into.
Bob and I have been talking plot since yesterday. Brain hurts, but plot is good. Or at least heading in the direction.
I haven’t mentioned the couch yet. The parts are leaning up against the wall in the torn apart TV room/kitchen, so you’d think he’d mention it, but either it’s so chaotic in there that he thinks it’s just part of the general mess, or he knows what it is and he’s pretending it’s not there. He’s subtle like that.
(Note: I just deleted 3004 spam comments. If you got caught in there, you’re gone. Sorry. Really. I just can’t face even skimming that much spam to find you.)
On May 30, 2008 at 3:12 pm Chelle said...
Ahhh, the writer’s strike. Forgot about that.
Probably Freudian.
On May 30, 2008 at 4:46 pm Melissa Blue said...
3004 spam comments? I wouldn’t dig my mother out of that. I love her, but 3004?
On May 30, 2008 at 5:29 pm Diane (TT) said...
Clearly I need to find a way to revisit Bones! I’m sure that my life will settle down someday and maybe I’ll ask for DVDs for my birthday. It’s not that I don’t have time at the moment, it’s more that I don’t have the ambition or mental energy to add anything to my life: if it’s not in the routine, it probably isn’t going to happen.
Obviously a foreign concept to those of you who engage in all kinds of creative endeavors (building couches! playing with new software!), but it’s my rut and I’m not sure if I’m too lazy or too stressed to climb out of it.
Although I will probably be taking a road trip for a friend’s birthday – she’s turning 50, after all! Definitely something one should celebrate.
On May 30, 2008 at 7:51 pm Merry said...
Do you ever look at woot.com?
I don’t know if you’ve seen this T-Shirt, but it would be perfect for Bob:
http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=9471
On May 30, 2008 at 9:25 pm MG said...
BONES – one of the best shows ever. Love it.
On May 31, 2008 at 1:28 pm Barbara Martin said...
Jenny, on Milton’s learning curve… dachshunds are hounds after all. Hounds are stubborn with a mind-set geared for hunting or doing whatever it is they like…not what the human wants. Hounds will persist in the behaviour you want stopped; and do very strange things.
For instance, like a Borzoi I had in for show handling and he did two very irritating things: steal food and drink water that had chemicals in it (pine sol and bleach was the worst). He got away once with a whole chicken I had taken from the oven and left on the oven door, and turned away for a couple of seconds to get the baster, heard the pan clutter to the floor behind me. When I turned to look, dog and chicken were gone. The only place he could have gone in that particular house was the living room: where I found him swallowing the second half of a hot, partially roasted chicken. They have long muzzles and sharp teeth for a reason. Your very own hairy gators. The end of this story: he lived with no apparent damage.
On May 31, 2008 at 2:14 pm MJ said...
Speaking of time-wasting, I’ve been mining the Interwebs for papier mache inspiration and stumbled across this site about “dark rides” in old amusement parks. You may have seen it, Jenny, but just in case: http://www.laffinthedark.com.
On June 2, 2008 at 7:40 am Courtney De said...
Jenny hasn’t posted a new blog since Bob arrived because:
a) They’ve finally killed each other
b) They’re trapped underneath that couch they tried to assemble
c) They’re busily writing (and arguing) away
I’m hoping for “c,” but you just never know.
On June 2, 2008 at 8:32 am JulieB said...
Courtney De wrote: Jenny hasn’t posted a new blog since Bob arrived because:
a) They’ve finally killed each other
b) They’re trapped underneath that couch they tried to assemble
c) They’re busily writing (and arguing) away
OR
d) They’ve decided to do research for the novel and got locked in the Rock and Roll Amusement Park after riding the “Nights in White Satin” Rollercoaster
e) Tommy “The Big Calzone” Cabrini is sueing them for stealing the title of his upcoming cookbook and they’re in endless hours of depositions
f)Bob has accepted Milton and they’re in a giant puppy pile of love… Oh wait, that’s someone else…
C’mon kids, join the fun!
On June 2, 2008 at 9:40 am McB said...
Sugared butter bread … oh yeah, the ultimate in comfort food. It raises your blood pressure while clogging your arteries. What more could you ask for?
On June 2, 2008 at 9:41 am Merry said...
Courtney De spake thusly:
They’re trapped underneath the couch…
Is this a variant on the ancient Roman tradition… come back on your couch or under it?
Either sounds like good material for a post. Preferably with incriminating pictures
On June 2, 2008 at 10:00 am RfP said...
g) They’re at pistols drawn over the prologue
h) In revenge for the loss of the prologue, Bob has declared all descriptive words to be info dump
i) The loss of adjectives, similes, hyperbole, and active verbs has left Jenny with literally nothing to say
On June 2, 2008 at 11:03 am JanLo said...
1. Bob’s fighting to kill off characters, Jenny’s fighting to snark them into submission.
2. Bob’s “We’re doomed” prophesy has finally come true.
3. They’ve finished the third collaboration and moved swiftly on to the fourth – they’ll surface around Labor Day.
On June 2, 2008 at 11:04 am Slave Driver said...
OR
They’ve called Cousin Russ to get his expert opinion. They’re trying to make a nutritious entree out of Dr Pepper, Ramen, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Water, and Peanut M&M’s. Bob thinks there might be a cook book in it. Jenny is too tired to argue. Milton is waiting for the food to start flying. The couch has gone up in flames. Veronica is waiting for Mr DeMill to do her close up. Everyone else is hiding in the meadow grass.
On June 2, 2008 at 1:35 pm McB said...
1. Bob and Milton have bonded.
2. Jenny, in shock, writes Bob’s character out of the book.
3. Bob retaliates by writing Jenny’s character out of the book.
4. Milton takes over, saves the day and wins the Pulitzer.
5. Jenny and Bob are too chagrined to comment.
On June 2, 2008 at 2:36 pm Slave Driver said...
McB,
You forgot that Milton, wanting to keep his private life private, writes under a pseudonym and uses Veronica’s picture because she’s more photogenic.
On June 2, 2008 at 8:48 pm talpianna said...
I think Jenny just shot Bob because he kept comparing her to Jennifer Aniston…
On June 2, 2008 at 8:49 pm Merry said...
Well, at least she knows now what to do with the body.
On June 2, 2008 at 9:28 pm sharon w. said...
Is the river near Jenny’s house deep, or fast running? i guess we’ll find out tomorrow, on Bob’s blog. Hmm.
On June 2, 2008 at 10:35 pm Slave Driver said...
i learned from my friends in the Missouri Water Patrol that the average body needs a minimum of 18 cinderblocks to keep it submerged. but, we all know that Bob is above average.
On June 2, 2008 at 11:55 pm sharon white said...
How deep, and swift is that river that runs close to Jenny’s house? Hmm. Many possibilities, and red herrings. How many steps did Milton fall/slide down? Very, very interesting;)
On June 3, 2008 at 7:00 am Daniela said...
Or they could be reading these posts and laughing; and keeping quite to see what other ideas pop up.
Although I like your scenarios better.
Maybe after putting the couch together they discovered that extra screw and they are fighting to either put it away or insisting and finding where it goes.
On June 3, 2008 at 10:06 am Office Wench Cherry said...
Chelle said in regards to Bones:
Although, no spoilers, I didn’t buy this season’s finale. Either I missed some HUGE stuff or the writers committed a heinous character violation and/or were seriously tee’ed off at an actor.
And then Jenny said
I think the writer’s strike screwed up the season arc on Bones, but yeah, the finale did come out of left field. What I loved was the red herring which I completely bought into.”
I haven’t seen the finale (I could only watch so much tv on the computer while I was on vacation and I used it to watch Supernatural) but I am totally spoiled. I’ve always found that character to be not loveable and endearing but rather cold and lacking Brennan’s sense of justice and compassion. And quite possibly some of the events of last season/early this season bent the needle on that particular moral compass.
I do think the writer’s strike messed up what could have been a great season but since I agreed with the writers I shouldn’t complain too much.
I was never one for sugar and butter on bread but if you mix raspberry jam and butter in copious quantities and then spread it on soft, chewy white bread you could be in heaven.
Ramen. Never got the allure but my husband loves it. He cooks it in the water then drains it, mixes in the spices and adds Frank’s hot sauce and ranch dressing. He picked that one up in his bachelor days, I am not responsible for it.
On June 3, 2008 at 10:52 am jenb said...
It is Tuesday so I wonder what the GAM will post today…
putting a couch together?
On June 3, 2008 at 10:53 am Slave Driver said...
“Ramen. Never got the allure but my husband loves it. He cooks it in the water then drains it, mixes in the spices and adds Frank’s hot sauce and ranch dressing. He picked that one up in his bachelor days, I am not responsible for it.”
Ooh, I smell a cookbook. We can title it “Warning; Recipes Not Fit for Human Consumption” with a sub title of “And your dog will sniff politely and walk away”
I will add my hubby’s “Brown ground beef, DO NOT DRAIN FAT, add can of Dark Kidney Beans, DO NOT DRAIN JUICE, serve over toast.
My kid will contribute her famous “Bacon Bits Drenched in Balsamic Vinegar Soup”
It’s quite the palate pleaser.
Zesty!
On June 3, 2008 at 12:24 pm JanLo said...
Why is it men, when single, eat the grossest things?
From my husband’s bachelor days: bowl of cold Spaghetti-Os with a generous dollop of cottage cheese on top. Bleatch! He still eats it now and then, and I have to leave the room!
On June 3, 2008 at 1:12 pm Tara said...
My husband never makes anything too gross, but he’s really into pouring whatever he makes over toast. I don’t get the appeal. I’ve pretty much stopped asking him for dinner ideas because I always know his answer will end with “and pour it over toast.”
As odd as we think men’s eating habits are, most of them don’t get the mixing sweet and salty thing that so many women like. My addiction is to Doritos, jalapeno cheese dip and chocolate milk. Hubby just shakes his head and looks away. He especially doesn’t get that the cat likes to share it with me.
On June 3, 2008 at 7:18 pm talpianna said...
News Flash: After he started seeing Aniston, Mayer cut his hair, writing on his blog he modeled it after Michael J. Fox’s ’80s do.
On June 3, 2008 at 10:07 pm Jade said...
So with all the discussion of LOLcats & LOLdogs, the question that comes to mind is: Does Bob have any pets?
My current new fav is potato/corn chowder with red peppers in it (some people add cheese and bacon bits). But crab cakes are The Very Best food. And since I’ve been reading “Agnes & the Hitman” –very sexy and lots of plot twists–I’m into sour cream, pecan pancakes!!
On June 3, 2008 at 10:45 pm Jill said...
Bob and I have been talking plot since yesterday. Brain hurts, but plot is good. Or at least heading in the direction.
And ?
On June 4, 2008 at 3:49 am talpianna said...
JILL??? Are you J.A.’s replacement?
Bob has a dog, I believe.
On June 4, 2008 at 12:43 pm Jeepgirl said...
I think Bob has a german shepherd named Hannah.
On June 4, 2008 at 8:14 pm Jenny said...
My god. I’m going to stop blogging completely, the comments are so much better than anything I could write. Especially the drivel I wrote during the storm and then just posted.
I did forget to mention that Bob and Milton have bonded, at least a little. Bob no longer looks at him like, “Come back when you’re bigger.” He’s not going to get bigger. Milton, that is. Well, Bob’s full grown, too. Neither, however, is mature.