3.20.2009

Open Mic Night.














Who's up first? {notice I did NOT say who's ON first. tee hee}


What can I get you to drink tonight?

Happy TGIF!

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am listening to the self titled cd from The Script, an Irish trio that blends rock, pop and soul.

Wondering what I have for beer in the fridge for tonight cuz I used up the rest of the Guinness for cooking. Perhaps I will just have some strawberry margaritas instead of stopping on the way home.

~R

Anonymous said...

tap tap tap... sound check... 1...2...3... can you hear me ok???

good.

I am drinking sake tonight. I just toasted my boss for a great belly laugh today at her (and my) expense...

she's on vacation starting last night... we've been SO good - argument free for 3 weeks!

until...

well, I can't go into the content... but suffice ti to say that it was the stuipdest of stupid TRIVAL little things that made SO MUCH sense to do.

me: I recommend we do X.
J:I don't understand, give me an example...
me: abc...means def...
J: I don't think abc is a good example... that would NEVER happen...
me: well, I wonder what a good example would be, but we have criteria we are not yet addressing...
J: ok, well, we'll just have to wait and see...

not TOO bad, but I've seen abc happen ;-) anyways, I let it go - it'll happen and we'll fix it later...

NEXT! LMAO...

me: we have an unused data field - we can rename it and just use that...
J: WAIT A MINUTE... what if someone is using it???
me: ok - well, if they might, I suggest moving it over as an optional field.
J: WAIT... WHAY would you MOVE it?
me: to put it in as an optional field, it's not in the document as used, but we can continue to support it as optional...
J: WHY don't we JUST update the documentation???
me: to say WHAT??? (LAMO!)
J : well to whatever it is that someone does with the field..
me: um... umm... I agree we don't know what it's for... should we step back and ask?
J: I'M not asking them - we control the fields...
me: (confused) well, I'm not seeing a problem then, LET's move the field we don't need to ask...
J: YOU'RE not assessing the IMPACT before your acting...
me: I *THOUGHT* I WAS... I *THOUGHT* I said let's WAIT...
J & me: blah blah blah....
E and B; (assessing the match like a couple of kitty cats watching a tennis match between Federrer and Aggasi...
J: Eric and I agree to disagree.
me: we do? (LOL) well, ok then... let's wait until we have more information...
j: ok
me: ok

All is settled that nothing is settled!!!! 10 minutes LATER :-)

Today, E and I went over it... I said, so we'll do that one later risght? HE BURST OUT LAUGHING! and we LOL for at least 10 minutes about it! Then when we finally were able to look at each other without laughing, I told E the truth...

me; E (I says...in all seriousness) What you saw indicates that we are mellowing out,

He bawled! He's like - I was RIGHT there... and so was B... and you two were just ARGUIN'... LMAO!!!

Classic J and me.

Later, yesterday after the bickering session, I asked her for something and she asked if I had what I needed. I said "yes." (must've had daggers coming out of my eyes, but I was holding it back. She says, "you sure?" I sed "yes. and now, I got other stuff to do that I have to do before you go..."

She stopped by later... asking where a file was... I sed " I sent you an email on Saturday saying I'd have it by COB Monday... you had it Monday morning and we discussed it Monday afternoon.

J: oh.

me: I just needed you for one thing and it's no rush because there's time when you get back.

J: no, let's do it now.

me: ok.

J and me: blah blah blah...

me: thanks.
J: I'll take it with me to review...
me: no, I told you it's okay.
J: well, anyway I will.
me: thanks and have a good vacation (I already left a note wishing her so on her desk).
J: thanks. (exit J)

minutes later...

J: oh one more thing... blah blah blah...

(and all is well with the world once again.)

now I have a week of none of that and I think I shall be bored :(

And when she comes back, she will have a week of work of mine to catch up on and she will be overwhelmed. We shall see...

blondie16 said...

The Prophet on Marriage
by Khalil Gibran



Then Almitra spoke again and said...
"And what of Marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:

You were born together,
and together you shall be forevermore.

You shall be together when the white wings
of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the
silent memory of God.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love.
Let it rather be a moving sea between
the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.

Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together.
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress
grow not in each other's shadow.


~ blondie <-- who has just started on a nice glass of wine.

blondie16 said...

Who's next???

and I'll be back later for my second turn at the mic. I might even sing a song. tee hee!

~ b

blondie16 said...

I sincerely apologize for the poorly stocked bar. I requested a vodka gimlet and not only was the bar out of sweetened lime juice but they were out of regular lime juice as well. grrr.

I settled for an appletini, which I must admit is very good even if not the gimlet I was looking for.

We need entertainment, people. Who's next?

~ b

Anonymous said...

That sounds wonderful...

Good poetry
Makes a beautiful naked woman
Materialize from
Words,

Who then says,
With a sword precariously waving
In her hands,

"If you look at my loins
I will cut off your head,

And reach down and grab your spirit
By its private parts,

And carry you off to heaven
Squealing in joy."

Hafiz says,
"That sounds wonderful, just
Wonderful.

Someone please - start writing
Some great
Lines."

'The subject tonight is love' - versions by Daniel Ladinsky

Anonymous said...

Tap dance and song requested... I deliver :-)

Puttin on the Ritz

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to
why don't you go where fashion sits,
Puttin' on the ritz.

Different types who wear a day coat, pants with stripes
and cutaway coat, perfect fits,
Puttin' on the ritz.

Dressed up like a million dollar trouper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper (super duper)

Come let's mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks
or "umberellas" in their mitts,
Puttin' on the ritz.

Have you seen the well-to-do up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare with their noses in the air
High hats and Arrow collars white spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime for a wonderful time

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to
why don't you go where fashion sits,
Puttin' on the ritz.
Puttin' on the ritz.
Puttin' on the ritz.

blondie16 said...

More than you know
More than you know
Man of my heart, I love you so
Lately I've found you on my mind
More than you know

Whether you're right
Whether you're wrong
Man of my heart, I'll string along
I need you so
More than you'll ever know

Loving you the way that I do
There's nothing I can do about it
Loving may be all you can give
But darling, I can't live without it

Oh, how I'd cry
How I'd sigh
If you got tired and said goodbye
More than I show
More than you'll ever know


Look for {and listen to} Michelle Pfeiffer's version from The Fabulous Baker Boys over on the side bar.

~ b

Anonymous said...

Love songs you want... Here's a bittersweet one...

Broadway Hotel - Al Stewart (a slow standard waltz)

You told the man in the Broadway Hotel
Nothing was stranger than being yourself
And he replied, with a tear in his eye
Love was a rollaway
Just a cajole away
Mist on a summer's day
Nothing was clear
Love was a smile away
Just a defile away
I sought it every way
No-one came near.

You asked the man for a room with a view
Nothing was said as he stared at his shoe
Then he replied as he gave you the key
Love was a rollaway
Just an unfold away
That's all there is to say
No-one came near.

Alone in your room you hide
as the night rolls by
In the street outside
And you feel over the words he said
Till they turn to rain all around your head.

You're seeking a hideaway
Where the light of day
Doesn't touch your face
And a door-sign keeps the world away
Behind the shades
Of your silent day.

You made your home in the Broadway Hotel
Room service came at the push of a bell
And the man said as he put down the tray
Love was a stealaway
Just a reveal away
I tried to find a way
Nothing was clear
Then as he turned away
You asked the man to stay
He was there all the day
No-one came near.

Anonymous said...

Perrier Please... it's still Lent. 4th Sunday this weekend.

Ooohh darlin... please believe me.. I
ll never do you no wrong...
Believe me when I tell you...
I'll never leave you a lone.

Sang this one tonight actually. can you her my off key-ness.

t

Anonymous said...

Classic Beatles :-)

blondie16 said...

Fun comments tonight. Thanks for playing.

Last person to leave please turn out the lights.

g'nite
~ b

Anonymous said...

Forever (KISS)

I gotta tell you what I'm feelin' inside,
I could lie to myself, but it's true
There's no denying when I look in your eyes,
girl I'm out of my head over you

I lived so long believin' all love is blind
But everything about you is tellin' me this time

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind
Forever, until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever

I hear the echo of a promise I made
When you're strong you can stand on your own
But those words grow distant as I look at your face
No, I don't wanna go it alone

I never thought I'd lay my heart on the line
But everything about you is tellin' me this time

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind
Forever, until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever

I see my future when I look in your eyes
It took your love to make my heart come alive

'Cause I lived my life believin' all love is blind
But everything about you is tellin' me this time

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind
Forever, until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever

It's forever, this time I know and there's no doubt in my mind
Forever, until my life is through, girl I'll be lovin' you forever


~R

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