I haven't seen the movie as it's not being released here til 7 October. I'm not going to read any reviews yet as I want to make up my own mind about if the film does the book justice. However, the book had a lot of stuff that resonated with a lot of women which has some value.

I haven't spent any time in India or Italy, but quite a bit of the stuff that she wrote about Bali where I have spent time working (although the limited time that I spent there doesn't give me much authority in terms of making cultural assessments) seemed to be pretty spot on in terms of her interactions with the friend who she assisted with buying land. She starts off with the "Balinese are beautiful, peaceloving smiling people". No doubt there is quite alot of truth in this, but as with everything, there is also the other side which is stated by Felipe when the Balinese friend took ages and ages to actually decide on a piece of land to buy: "she's fucking with you".

Cross-thread to the Razzamatazz13 The Engaged Edition. Have just finished reading "This is not the story you think it is" by Laura Munson-also a memoir and intensely personal-some would say, not stuff that should be released to the public, specially given that she is still married to the person in question. What's interesting is that this author had written 13 novels prior to this one, none of which had been accepted for publishing. When she published an article, I think it was in the New York times, of what is now an excerpt of the book, there was a huge reponse from readers. It would seem that when an author writes something that hits a nerve with a large number of people, this is what launches their career to new heights, so we could look at both these books in terms of "look at me, look at me" (authors should have kept the not insignificant issues in their personal lives to themselves) or they could be considered disseminators of information that has served its purpose in terms of giving other people in parallel or partially parallel situations ideas about what action to take next which is then exceedingly useful in their own lives.

I was at a local party this afternoon / evening where I found out that the diocese plans to remove and sell the stained glass windows from the church they just closed. The windows were purchased over the last 150? years by parishioners making donations in their relatives names. I'm glad I'm out.

Perhaps they are moving them to another parish. What do you think they should have done, Griff?

The locals want to take control of the building and keep it as a special events chapel so it will pay for its own upkeep. It is right next to a cemetery full of the people whose names are on the lower part of the windows. It is one of two historically significant buildings in the area, which are on the grounds of an early college most of which burned in 1864. The massive farmhouse across the street was the convent. I believe the church was built as a replacement after the fire. It is the brick church on this page which was closed in part due to the priest shortage, but mostly due to the parishioners lack of influence with the thankfully departed insane bishop.

The gel coating on my nails is chipping off. that means my polish is going to get pretty shabby pretty quickly, which means I'm going to be up for a manicure much sooner than I should be.

Yes petty I know, but it's still irritating when people don't do their job properly.

where are my motherfucking photos that I uploaded picasa you fucking bitch?
Nevermind, I found them.

I, too, am a great believer in a job well done. That's why I never hesitate to leave it to a better qualified person. ;)

Sounds a bit lazy, I know...

:p:

INVISIBLE TICKLISH NOSE HAIR

It's only invisible to you. I can see it from here. Frigging gross, dude.

I feel your pain.

Sometimes, an email can be like nails on a chalkboard. Gaaah! Names have been removed to protect the unfortunate.

Corporations "sharing the love?" Sounds faintly obscene. :rolleyes:

Where's my FlipCam?

Uuuuuuuuuggggghhhhhhhhhhh....those words "Shhhh, it's a secret" will strike terror in me for the rest of my days.

Shawnee and Squirrell, read the book and let me know what you think. I just read the movie review (even though I'd said to myself that I wasn't going to) and it's had exactly the intended effect of the author which was that now I don't want to go and see the movie and will probably wait for it to come out on DVD instead. That'll be about a $10 saving. :)

My computer chair is old and hurts my ass.

I need a new one.

But that would mean I have to get OUT Of my computer chair and go buy one.

And I haven't been doing a lot of that lately. :)

The weather is perfect today. I REALLY don't want to be in my windowless office all day. I think I'll go for a walk after lunch.

A pimple in or on my nose, you know how those mother truckers hurt??

In keeping with the nose theme --

ragweed.

cement dust in sinus

Miserable stinking head damn cold. I haz all the snot.

Snort some of Griff's cement dust, and the snot will chuck up and fall out.;)

It's allergy season. You don't have all the snot. There seems to be plenty to go around.

We should make soup!

Ewwww... I thought it was soup, but it's snot.

Snot funny!

I can empathize. My nose is fine, but I've got a cough. Blech.

Cut 1/8" off my ring finger today making dinner. I don't know what made me sloppy with the chef's knife, but I'll never be sloppy again. That'll leave a mark. After much wailing and moaning I finished dinner (chicken tetrazzini) with J's assistance.

Laterally or longitudinally?

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That's an inverted bird

I'm back to work which isn't irritating except the dude I had been keeping under control last year had all summer to cause trouble. Now I have to repair a Mom relationship that I initially mishandled but was healing which became a shit storm under his guidance. I'm thinking he really can't help himself. He talks and talks and talks about whatever pops into his mind first, telling himself that he is building relationships but he confuses and misdirects people to the point that old wounds are reopened. I've got to keep the clown in a box.:mad:

nobody is sorry about my finger

http://cellar.org/2010/ringfinger.jpg

OUCH, that looks like it hurts. What did you do to yourself?

six posts up sir!

rub some dirt on it and get back in there, kid!

Dull knife would do it! Keep it clean, and wrapped for a few days. (unless its really bad, then get to a clinic to have stitches!)

My hubby had a Whilshire stay sharp knife come out of the case (or actually the case opened from the bottom, and the sharpener and case seperated) and he sliced through the meaty part of his hand. He should have had stitches, but he just kept it clean, and wrapped tight. If he had gone for stitches, he would have had a scar. You cant even tell where it happened now, and it was a flippin deep cut!

I am sorry you got hurt, its a bad finger to keep from banging. Good Luck!

Yah especially if you play bass! I had to cancel rehearsal this week so it doesn't get hurt worse.

Well, that does suck. Sorry UT!

Bummer, will you be side-lined long?

Oh yuck, I'm extremely sorry I looked at the picture of ur finger

Oh, it's worse than the picture looks!

The strings won't touch the wound directly so I think a week out will do it, but it may open the wound and be painful. It would be rock n roll if I bled out. I should wear white instead of black.

The last time I did that to myself I made a splint out of plastic, which covered the end of the finger and kept me from re-injuring it. I had to use it for a couple of weeks.

Oh yeah, that's a good idea. Once when the eczema was really bad on my fingertip, I used a finger bandage applicator to protect it.

http://www.cmsmedical.co.uk/fbapp1m.jpg

I am sorry for your finger UT. I split mine down the middle once so I feel for ya.
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I bought super premium cat food. No corn,wheat and high protein.Now the litter box is super premium stink. :(

I can acclimate them to the food but I cannot acclimate my nose to the smell.

So I am going back to the medium range food which makes them shed and have dandruff. I suppose I can supplement with a omega oil for their skin.

Why must I choose between dandruff or stinking poos. It's mildly irritating.

Teach 'em to flush.

I've heard of this. Cat's flushing. :unsure:

I should have gotten a tea-cup chihuahua. Maybe I will anyway. In a couple of years,when my son transfers to university, I can get a dog. I wonder if it would be a little terror, or cat treat. My cat is huge. Large. Enormous with inch long incisors so he has huge dumps. He would probably eat the dog.

You can get a training kit from amazon.

Nosebleed and the knock-on effects. Hopefully done with soon so not yet "upsetting me"..... but I had decided if I woke early to get up and get stuff done but it's all the sort of stuff you can't do immediately post nosebleed.

The Dr precribes tea :)

waking up sick on a three day weekend is not fair!

OK done the laundry, finished "fall/10-year cleaning" the cars (my share of it anyway) still not had a re-bleed, but now my hands are going crazy itching and weeping. Ah well. no more rubber gloves and dirty jobs for me today....

(I think the nosebleed was caused by all the dirt that went up my nose from the car-cleaning yesterday. There was six inches of muck in the vac after I hoovered out both cars. Half of that sand from our recent trip up north, the rest formerly edible, I think. Darn kids.)

My hands are now irritating me. Tune in again to learn which body part wil irritate me next.

Rambling? Moi?

Caffeine?

Hell, yeah!

What's mildly irritating you today?
 

Well, it's beyond 'mild', but: Panaramio and their 'Help' forum/system. Is teh suck.

Someone called off at work, so I'm going to run a route for them. Unfortunately, it's going to take me to Cameron, about an hour north of Kansas City...I've been in Kansas City on business off and on all summer. Not what I wanted to do on a Sunday night, but I'm getting paid well, so I can't complain too much.

My ex... 17 YEARS AGO is stalking me on the net again. He "friended" a person we both knew 20 years ago, that I am freinds with. She posted a comment on her status, and he answered with "except the next time around I'm not wasting my time with any psycho's or psychics as she likes to call herself.." Knowing I would see it. Why can't this guy just go away? I do not answer him, and now he is bringing others into it. SIGH

I sent her a private message appologising, but sheesh....

Hopefully she'll defriend him, it he keeps it up. I'm sure you're not as crazy as my ex. :lol2:

It is utterly mind-boggling how many corporate clients think it's a good idea to have their voiceactor narrate web addresses out loud.

"Double you double you double you dot nextgen dot [company] dot com, slash content, slash HQ dash departments, slash legal dash amp dash external dash affairs, slash code dash conduct."

Dumbasses.

but you sound so sexy when you say "slash"

My right contact lens is irritating me. It's brand new but keeps "losing focus". I clean/rinse it and it's fine for a few seconds, then it's gone again. Grrr.

Did it get flipped inside out by accident?

nope. can't see any print on it, either. I think it's because I only have 6 days to go until I'm 40, my eyes are preparing for bifocal land! :lol: