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By CheeseburgerBrown (Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:39:54 PM EST) rolloffle (all tags)

Would somebody mind getting the lights? Thank youp.

It's hot. This is Popsicle beating the heat in her new orange swimsuit, which I believe she is in the process of soiling as this photograph was taken.

This is the International Schoolhouse Brigade sojourning briefly in the Big Smoke, at the Ein Stein cafe and pub, where several of our party have worked or do work (Scarlet, LittleStar, Slozo). Popsicle is hanging out between pool games while Mademoiselle J. supervises with clockwork-like Swiss efficiency.

I went for a walk out behind the schoolhouse. A got a new canteen at an auction, so I filled it with water so's I wouldn't be all thirsty on account of the heat (32 degrees Celsius this morning).

This is Persephone the hot dog playing in the creek. Not pictured: Persephone.

Popsicle and Bo sitting with Littlestar, showing off their matching casts.

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did you write... by vardaman (2.00 / 0) #1 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:43:49 PM EST

on the photos themselves, or PhotoShop them? Nevermind, I guess I forgot how technically advanced the average HuSian--and you included--are. Not that's tough, I reckon; I've just never done it.

: I Have a Tablet/Stylus Input by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #2 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:46:16 PM EST

I draw directly on the Photoshop files.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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that cast on a 2 year old by MillMan (4.00 / 3) #3 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:48:57 PM EST

looks like a light-speed WMD.

When I'm imprisoned as an enemy combatant, will you blog about it?

: Most Of It Is Soft, Actually. by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #24 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:31:36 PM EST

I discovered when I went to draw on it that only the a very short length of it is hard...the rest is all filler and dressing to help keep the thing dry.

My mother took her swimming this morning, taped up in seran wrap and shopping bags.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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Teething too, maybe by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #4 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:55:11 PM EST

in that first pic. Get out the whiskey and razor blades.

She Done Have Her Teeth Areaddy. [nt] by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #5 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:57:03 PM EST

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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Oh, If You Mean The Last Pic... by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #6 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 02:57:44 PM EST

I think she's eating a Freezie.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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No, the first pic with the bright orange cheeks by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #7 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:00:25 PM EST

maybe it's a reflection from the swimsuit though.

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That And Sun, I Reckon. by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #8 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:04:48 PM EST

We've all been kinda flushed and bothered.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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ObRemoteParenting by ucblockhead (4.00 / 4) #14 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:37:18 PM EST

OMFG, you mean you don't use sunscreen on her 24/7 OMFG, child abuser!!!!
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: Cancer Saves On Hair-Cuts [nt] by CheeseburgerBrown (4.00 / 3) #20 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:24:29 PM EST

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I like the one of Persephone best by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #9 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:05:18 PM EST

Popsicle sure is a cutie, and Mlle J. looks like she's fitting right in!

No cast on the first pic. And the wrist is not swollen. Is it old? And who put the cast on Bo? The schoolhouse brigade, or the doctor (which would have been really cool)?
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: First Pic Is Right Before The Fall by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #12 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:32:38 PM EST

The doctor did indeed put the cast on Bo, which I also thought was amazingly sweet.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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Man, I'm upset now. by Jave27 (2.00 / 0) #10 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:18:30 PM EST

Your 'Land of the Forgotten North Country' looks sweet as hell to hold an event such as HuSiStock... I can't make it due to timing of a previously discussed road trip with the fiancee. We're going to visit her dad in El Paso, and checkin' out the Grand Canyon and various other bits around the U.S. during the upcoming great event. So, it's not like I'll be bored at all, but I'm sad to be missing out on what surely will be a great time. Have a Canukian brewsky for me, and be sure to schedule a future get together. I'm only about 6 hours away by car.

"Beating up the homeless. It's cruel, but it's a good clean work-out and leaves you feeling winded and superior." - CheeseburgerBrown

: noooo!! by 606 (2.00 / 0) #30 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 11:41:46 PM EST

Damn, it's too bad I won't see you there. Have a good trip anyway.

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You Need To Work On Your Handwriting by TurboThy (4.00 / 5) #11 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:32:15 PM EST

I read that as "MILF J."
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You can't fix anything, you can't change anything, so just tell them that everything is A. The Fuck OK. —Rogerborg

: Pervert! by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #13 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:37:03 PM EST

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Remember: There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Ladies, when I won't have sex with you, you know there's something wrong. -- thenick

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: MILF J. by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #23 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:29:55 PM EST

...Which I somehow read as HOT HOT FFM ORGY ACTION.

Go figure.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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get that girl a milkshake by 256 (4.00 / 2) #15 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 03:59:19 PM EST

by "spent the last eight years living on a yacht moored off Sainte Maarten Island in the Caribbean" did you actually mean "spent the last eight years slowly starving in the bring of a white slave trade ship"?

seriously.

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: That's How They Shipped Her To Us by CheeseburgerBrown (4.00 / 1) #22 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:28:50 PM EST

She doesn't eat much, but she does eat regularly enough (each time we eat) and widely enough (she eats anything we put in front of her -- she'll even have a spot of junk-food like chips for a treat) to make any kind of exciting teenage eating disorder unlikely. She doesn't go to the washroom after meals to throw up, for example.

She seems to like beef, so Littlestar got her some steaks for tomorrow. Tonight we're having beefless tacos...the best I can do is try to encourage her to eat her fill, which I always do.

Should I start surreptitiously (sp?) putting bulk-up powder in her tea?

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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so by LilFlightTest (2.00 / 0) #16 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 04:14:14 PM EST

which bone?
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It Was Lost In Transmission. by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #19 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:23:48 PM EST

The something-something plate is all I got. I'm sorry. I was trying to work it for ya, too. Littlestar got out her anatomy book to try to have a looksee, but all that did was remind her how much her sub-standard anatomy book suckulated.

If I'm the one to take her for the de-bandaging in one week, I'll be sure to get the attending physician to write it in my little red notebook, so I can relay it accurately.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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: epiphyseal? by LilFlightTest (2.00 / 0) #27 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 07:10:09 PM EST

breaking that blows, but that would be why it's only gonna take a week to heal, since that's the growth site...
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The bottom pic looks by yicky yacky (4.00 / 3) #17 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:12:43 PM EST

even better if you imagine that littlestar and popsicle have each other's hand and arm.

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: you broke my brain by 256 (4.00 / 3) #18 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:15:05 PM EST

now i can't look at the picture without thinking "mutant baby with giant right arm"
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ping by aphrael (2.00 / 0) #21 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:24:36 PM EST

seeing as we're coming up on two weeks, can we have a husistock update? :)

If television is a babysitter, the internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up.

Here's An Update-ette, Just For You: by CheeseburgerBrown (4.00 / 1) #25 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:49:21 PM EST

1. Littlestar and I continue to be foiled in our efforts to arrange a corporate credit card with which to buy goodies. The latest delay is that the bank manager has been promoted, and replaced with somebody entirely new. We're supposed to see him tomorrow, and if he suggests that we need to do any part of the process over again and/or start anew I will literally leap across his desk, grab him by the hair, and then suffocate him in the crack of my heatwave-moistened ass.

2. A new hammock hanging zone has been created for you, aphrael. The old hammock hanging zone was located in a circle of trees in an area which has now been fenced in as a dog-run. The new hammock hanging zone is more centrally located, and does not feature lumps of turd. Old Oak has promised to prune back the surrounding greenery in order to make the new hammock hanging zone less insect-friendly.

3. We have 1 barbecue and have procured 3 mini-grills (one charcoal, two electrical). We may be able to score a second barbecue. We have not yet bought/assembled/imagined a grill suitable for the bonfire pit. We are attempting to decentralize the cooking somewhat, in order to make things go with fewer bottlenecks.

4. There will likely be a very cool cross-genre band called King Tobias performing on Friday night. My brother Isosceles Cat will be putting together some kind of a set for Saturday night. Once we score the corporate credit card Littlestar and I will hit Long & McQuaid to rent some gear.

5. The Weather Network assures me that the temperature will not be in the high thirties in two weeks, no doubt to the great relief of many. At least to me.

6. By hitting garage sales Littlestar has acquired many chairs, but we still only have 1 picnic table. We need more.

7. Six generous people have made fabulous donations.

8. Old Oak's pontoon boat may or may not be in the water in time to give folks rides and/or go fishing. He makes no promises, "becoze ze blooty thing is in such a bat shambles, ja!" At the very least he will probably have towed it out the yard, where it is now taking up a fair hunka space.

9. My Internet connection should be upgraded to "phatter" tomorrow. Network will then be re-stupided together with a second wireless thingy on the end of the very long Ethernet cable reaching toward the yard. By this precarious means I will attempt to lend connection to all who come.

10. There is no ten, only Zuul.

More later. Gotta go help make tacos.

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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Long & McQ's by 606 (2.00 / 0) #32 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 11:53:22 PM EST

While you're out looking to rent gear, ask them how much it is to rent two DJ-quality turntables and a three-channel DJ mixer... but don't rent them yet. There are two reasons for this: 1. I'm a little rusty and want to brush up on my skills before committing to anything (yes I know I've barely any time...) and 2. I'm sure I haven't donated enough to cover the cost of such a rental. Also, 3., I don't know if anyone likes Trance music.

Send me an e-mail if you have any further info.

Has Old Oak come to his senses now?

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Trance - yes. by calla (2.00 / 0) #36 Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 06:24:49 PM EST

That would be swell.

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agreemsg by aphrael (4.00 / 1) #38 Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 09:38:17 PM EST

just not at 7am, k? :)

If television is a babysitter, the internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up.
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: well by 606 (2.00 / 0) #41 Thu Jun 16, 2005 at 02:09:45 PM EST

Well what if you've been dancing since midnight?
I can usually only make it to 5 AM, personally.

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thank you. by aphrael (2.00 / 0) #37 Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 07:52:13 PM EST

it's a shame that only six people have donated. :(

i am more than happy to help ferry people from the airport, but will be offline from 26.6. Should I call on the morning of friday of that week to find out who/when needs ferrying?

If television is a babysitter, the internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up.
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: That would be great! by littlestar (2.00 / 0) #42 Thu Jun 16, 2005 at 08:32:27 PM EST

Hopefully we will know more by then. All help is appreciated.
*twinkle*twinkle*

*littlestar.
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Dear Sir by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #26 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 06:44:07 PM EST

I must recuse myself from HS2005.

I am very much in the "drunk and very unhappy about this" category.

These two events are not disparate.

Which is why I shall be sending you a personal email about this on the morrow, with much heartfelt apologies.

Right I've just re-written this grand finale paragraph about 8 times and deleted it as many.

Which is the usual tim eto post.

Begs the question... by ana (2.00 / 0) #28 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 07:25:37 PM EST

whether Tim Eto Post is a relative of Emily's.

Even if it had been raining flaming poodles, it's better than work. -- blixco
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Emily always loved by Breaker (4.00 / 3) #29 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 07:39:03 PM EST

Prof Yaffle, and Bagpuss, IIRC.

Saggy, baggy Bagpuss.

but Emily

Loved him.

: Reading those words by nebbish (4.00 / 2) #33 Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 05:11:47 AM EST

Made me want to cry. I hate being an adult.
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you've written like four diaries by 606 (2.00 / 0) #31 Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 11:46:14 PM EST

in the past five days while I've been disconnected out in Montreal. Are you trying to shake me from your tail?

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Shit! by CheeseburgerBrown (2.00 / 0) #35 Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 08:44:51 AM EST

And I haven't even replied to your e-mail yet, because I thought Littlestar had already relied to you. Thinking about it now, I don't know why I've assumed that. Did anyone get back to you yet?

How was Montreal?

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I am from a small, unknown country in the north called Ca-na-da. We are a simple, grease-loving people who enjoy le weekend de ski.
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: LittleStar did reply by 606 (2.00 / 0) #40 Thu Jun 16, 2005 at 02:07:37 PM EST

everything is under control. I'll call the toll-free a few days before I fly out to confirm everything.
And I'll tell you more about Montreal when I get back to Calgary and have a free moment to collect my thoughts, instead of spending all my time chasing after friends I haven't met in a city I don't know.
But actually, Montreal is damn good. Did you know you can go drinking here on a Wednesday night and most of the clubs are packed? Kul wahad!

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Popsicle looks... uncannily like her mother by Rogerborg (4.00 / 2) #34 Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 06:08:04 AM EST

Are you sure you were involved in this process? I know that conventional wisdom is that parthenogenis doesn't occur in animals higher than the turkey, but there are a couple of stories from a long time ago, in a [galaxy|sandy asspit] far, far away.

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ATTN: CBB by molasses (2.00 / 0) #39 Thu Jun 16, 2005 at 08:57:01 AM EST

Did you get my email from last week? Let me know, cause f not, I'll send again (was sent to your gmail account).

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