tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49981682481120736772024-03-13T08:14:07.074-04:006th Floor BlogSix friends living together in New York City and the antics and adventures that are their lives.6th Floor bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05778365407906872120noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-41073139526122716612009-03-07T13:43:00.000-05:002009-03-07T13:44:31.208-05:00redirectNew post up. Why aren't you at the <a href="http://www.ceetar.com/6thfloor">6th Floor</a> yet?6th Floor bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05778365407906872120noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-29030645946298436922009-02-28T17:57:00.001-05:002009-02-28T17:57:41.452-05:00You should be reading at <a href="http://www.ceetar.com/6thfloor">www.ceetar.com/6thfloor</a> already.6th Floor bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05778365407906872120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-19791138252940765092009-02-20T11:09:00.002-05:002009-02-20T11:13:00.649-05:006th Floor Blog's Academy Awards<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, and </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> 6<sup>th</sup> Floor Blog Oscars</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="en-US">Again, please update your links to <a href="http://www.ceetar.com/6thfloor">www.ceetar.com/6thfloor</a> The blog will be updated there shortly. Likely this is the last post via blogger. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0SPOYjWHG7s/SZ7WUluoUHI/AAAAAAAAABs/bzm9qL2q96c/s1600-h/oscar-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 131px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0SPOYjWHG7s/SZ7WUluoUHI/AAAAAAAAABs/bzm9qL2q96c/s200/oscar-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304913060302442610" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Presenting 6</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><sup><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">th</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> Floor Blog's Oscar nominees for must-see movies!</span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0SPOYjWHG7s/SZ7WUm_4_wI/AAAAAAAAAB0/fQHnLBP2_kc/s1600-h/oscar-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 137px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0SPOYjWHG7s/SZ7WUm_4_wI/AAAAAAAAAB0/fQHnLBP2_kc/s200/oscar-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304913060643274498" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The Dark Knight</span></span></span></span></b></u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">It seems like this movie only got recognition because Heath Ledger died after doing an excellent job portraying the Joker, but it was really an excellent movie. I'd even venture to say the best Batman movie ever.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I agree. It was a great movie; suspense, action, excitement. It borrowed from the comics obviously, but it was an original story, and a compelling one.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Quantum of Solace</span></span></span></span></b></u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Spectacular or not, you have to go see a Bond movie. </span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Action, explosion, gadgets, cars. It's hard to make a bad Bond movie, and that means it's always worth seeing.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The only thing to debate is if you liked the Bond Girl, or if the movie didn't have enough over the top explosions.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Wanted</span></span></span></span></b></u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">This is certainly not a serious movie, and as such would never ever be considered a 'great' movie, but I sure enjoyed watching it.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sometimes complete ridiculousness, like curving bullets, is fun. All the silly stuff they do such as Angelina Jolie (and that's almost enough of a reason to see a movie in it of herself) scooping up the cowering 'hero' with her car., is just zany. Sometimes it's more fun to just say 'screw physics'.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That was my entire college philosophy!</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b><a href="http://6thfloor.ceetar.com/2008/01/6th-floor-blog-goes-the-moviestwice.html"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Cloverfield</span></span></span></span></a></b></u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">We may be biased about this one, being in New York, but I felt this was a rather compelling movie, despite all the crazy cult hype.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The problem was people looking for a monster movie or comparing it to Godzilla. It wasn't about the monster, it was about the journey of the characters through the city while the monster attacked.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The reason they didn't just run for the border was a little bit of a stretch, but after you accept that, it was interesting. I enjoyed the different way it was filmed, as if from the camera the guy carried around the whole movie.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Now </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><u>that</u></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> was a little contrived. Who would keep carrying the damn thing around at that point? It must've been an awesome camera, but still, good movie.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b><a href="http://6thfloor.ceetar.com/2008/05/6th-floor-blog-goes-the-movies.html"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Iron Man</span></span></span></span></a></b></u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">I liked Iron Man. I know some didn't, but it was a good comic book movie, and he had some excellent cars.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">It was half Iron Man, half Tony Stark. I think it was rather well done for an origin story movie. I'd like to see more.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">He'll be in the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/">Avengers</a> movie right? When's that come out?</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">2011.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Damn.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482451655280418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-50152678206667138552009-02-18T10:25:00.001-05:002009-02-18T10:27:47.303-05:00Frank's Hot<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Frank's Hot</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Reminder: Shortly I'll be updating via wordpress at <a href="http://www.ceetar.com/6thfloor">www.ceetar.com/6thfloor</a>. So update your links. Currently it'll redirect to here, so no worries.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank walks into Starbucks to meet Ann, Tabitha and Scott.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">When you called me and told me to come hang out at Starbucks, you should've told me it was warm out. I'm dying in this winter coat!” Frank exclaims, flinging his coat on a chair and sitting down.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You have heard of checking the weather right? They publish this sort of information.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Or you could've turned around and gone back upstairs once you realized it was warm today.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I didn't think to check, I figured it was February. And cold. And once I was outside, no way I was headed all the way back upstairs.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">True, you're late as it is.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Hey! Frank made it! Howyadoingbuddy?” Scott says, walking over from behind the counter.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I'm hot.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That's what she said!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha punches Scott in the arm.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ow! You been working out or something?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Just the practice I get from punching you. You seem to be saying an extraordinary amount of punch-worthy things lately.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Your normal Cappuccino Frank?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Nah, I gotta have something cold. How about one of those new Tazo-lattes?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sure.” </span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Of course, a blender drink.” Scott mutters under his breath, walking away.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You guys want to watch the Oscars on Sunday?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sure. I'm hoping Milk does well, I liked that movie.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I haven't really seen any of those movies. I was talking about this with Sara, I don't think these are ever really the 'best' movies of the year. They only consider a small subset of movies,always the 'artsy' ones.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I almost never have seen many of the nominees, I watch movies for entertainment.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I think most people do. I'd rather read a book for a great story, there is only so much you can do in a two hour movie.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I'm going to make myself a list of the real best movies of the year. “</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Oooh..I'll help you with that.” Scott says, dropping off Frank's drink.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You're working.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tonight then. I'm sure Sara wants to help anyway.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-90482365058955427572009-02-16T12:03:00.004-05:002009-02-16T12:08:48.934-05:006th Floor Blog Goes to the Movies: Taking Woodstock<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> 6<sup>th</sup> Floor Blog Goes to the Movies: Taking Woodstock</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-----------</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Please update any links and such to www.ceetar.com/6thfloor. Sometime this week I'll be switching everything to there and updating the blog at that url and via wordpress. This is also the perfect time to contact us about exchanging links or site suggestions or whatever.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-----------<br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara and Frank stroll into the 6</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><sup><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">th</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> floor Wednesday night and Ann looks up from her book.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Where have you guys been?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I got these two free tickets to see a pre-release screening of a movie. Sounded cool, so I took Frank.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SZmdBEU9QoI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/vpaKm1trq0I/s1600-h/takingwoodstock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SZmdBEU9QoI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/vpaKm1trq0I/s320/takingwoodstock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303442677872542338" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Aww, a date. How cute.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">He was just the only one around when I got home today to go with me.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“</span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The benefits of not having a 'real' job!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">What was the movie?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Taking Woodstock, directed by Ang Lee.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“</span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">It was surprisingly good. Based on the autobiography of Elliot Tiber.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">His parents owned a failing motel upstate, and he helped get the Woodstock people to come play there.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“</span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">There was plenty of raving nudity and drug use too. The whole movie was like a 'free love' rave.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Seems to be how I'd think of Woodstock.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I was surprised how much I liked it actually. Woodstock wasn't really my scene. And he never even made it to the stage!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“</span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That amused me too. And how the Turnpike was backed up for miles that they had to close it. You know they're having a Woodstock 2009 right?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">It can't be the same. You can't recapture that peaceful mania.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">There would be too much security, too much worry, too many restrictions.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“</span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The police would be there in force, arresting thousands of people. No way people would be skinny dipping, doing drugs, and having sex all over the place these days.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No way. Like I said, no way you can recapture that. It's pure nostalgia.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-25730779067717223782009-02-12T13:49:00.002-05:002009-02-12T13:52:40.061-05:00Hot Chocolate Festival<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Hot Chocolate Festival</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">It's that time of month again.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Pills are in the medicine cabinet.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No no..not </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="text-decoration: none;">that time of month. This time of month!” Sara holds up her <a href="http://www.citybakery.com/">City Bakery </a>cup.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SZRvm8HHxmI/AAAAAAAAAQo/3yf09Gss40w/s1600-h/IMG_3387.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SZRvm8HHxmI/AAAAAAAAAQo/3yf09Gss40w/s320/IMG_3387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301985376083625570" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Hot chocolate festival! Which one is that?!”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Arabian Nights hot chocolate.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sounds intriguing.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I think it's..”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No no, let me guess. I'd say it'd have to be some sort of middle eastern spice. Maybe some cardamom? Saffron? Tumeric?”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Very possibly. Something citrusy. Orange peel maybe. Or I guess it could be saffron. What do I know?”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I want to go for Sunken Treasure Hot Chocolate.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Hershey kiss at the bottom of the cup?”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Maybe. Can I have a sip Sara?”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Oops..sorry. All done.”</span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SZRvnBlgi0I/AAAAAAAAAQw/AMAgsawoH2A/s1600-h/IMG_3388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SZRvnBlgi0I/AAAAAAAAAQw/AMAgsawoH2A/s320/IMG_3388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301985377553255234" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-65811142433283658572009-02-09T20:22:00.001-05:002009-02-09T20:23:38.140-05:006th Floor Super Bowl<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Welcome to the . </b> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today's contributors are:</b> <span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">Ann</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sara</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Frank</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Billy</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"> and </span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Scott</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Super Bowl Sunday</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">Quick note before I get on with the post. I've connected with a domain, so now the official link of the blog is www.ceetar.com/6thfloorblog. Likely switching to wordpress, but working on getting the starts of an acceptable theme setup, so as of now, that link redirects. But it won't. I've commissioned Sara to start tweaking some stuff, for instance, the width of the site. It was stupid and small prior, and I always felt like things were getting squished. I should've done this a while ago. I also need to fix the header graphic now, as it looks tiny.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Vegas was a blast, but I'm glad I got the red-eye and am here for Super Bowl Sunday! Woo, go Steelers!”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">I think I'm going with the underdog story in the Cardinals.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I'm just hoping it ends. Some cool commercials, like </span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><a href="http://6thfloor.ceetar.com/2008/02/super-bowl-sunday.html"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">last year</span></a></u></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">, couldn't hurt.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Good football, good </span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><a href="http://6thfloor.ceetar.com/2009/01/6th-floor-super-bowl-snacks.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">snacks</span></a></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">.. That's all I need.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">I've already resolved myself that football is over, and there is no way the game will be as good as last year.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Baseball season! Baseball! Pitchers and catchers report in like two weeks!”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Rather giddy aren't you? You'd think you'd have learned by now, yet every spring you get your hopes up, and every October you're a miserable wreck of a person for two weeks.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Bah! This year IS the year. You just wait and see.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">---------Football Game---------- </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">I dunno Scott. That game was pretty exciting.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Last year was better.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Two Super Bowls for Ben Roethlisberger now. Are we going to get Eli-Ben comparisons again about how the Giants should’ve taken him?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">No, I think Eli’s fine. I’m sure some idiots will bring that up on WFAN, but Eli won last year, he didn’t have a great post season this year, but I don’t think anyone’s worried.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">So, how lame was the 3D glasses thing?</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Hated it. The commercials weren’t bad, the the idea that they actually sent out millions of glasses around the country?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">Would’ve been lamer if Tabitha hadn’t spotted the glasses and picked them up for us.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">That’s true. Kudos Tab. Maybe I’ll even watch Chuck tonight to make the most use of them.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">There were some funny commercials..but in general I think this year failed. Maybe the economy caused the ad agencies to let some of their people go?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">You’d think they’d be smart enough to keep the funny guys though.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">You know what the big-wigs thing is funny, and what’s actually funny are usually completely different things.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">It’s the old adage: Most people end up doing the job that’s one level above what they’re good at.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">That can't be true. It implies that most people are doing things they're not good at.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Explains the state of our country though.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">Hard to argue that.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-83247173518998877902009-02-06T15:46:00.002-05:002009-02-06T15:48:31.262-05:00Snow Storm<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Welcome to the </b><span style="color:#000080;"><u><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html">6th floor</a></u></span><b>. </b> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today's contributors are:</b> <span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">Ann</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sara</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Frank</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">, </span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Billy</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"> and </span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Scott</span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Snow Storm</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">I think the snow is out to get me.” Scott announces as he shows up at Catalina’s to meet everyone for dinner. </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Scott drapes his snow-laden jacket over the back of the chair and sits.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Every direction I turned, the snow was coming right at me!”</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SYyiAcu9NwI/AAAAAAAAAQg/NKjxUuzYN5o/s1600-h/snowsign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SYyiAcu9NwI/AAAAAAAAAQg/NKjxUuzYN5o/s320/snowsign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299788990105073410" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Yeah. It’s a little rough out there today.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I’m glad we decided on Catalina’s and not somewhere else. I’m freezing just from walking this short distance from the 6</span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><sup><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> Floor.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">It’s not as cold as it could be, but it’s hard to see more than 10 feet in front of you.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I almost feel bad for the tourists. All the street signs are plastered with snow; it’s hard to know where you’re going.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Getting lost in New York and seeing new and exciting things is a rite of passage.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;">Rite of passage? I don’t know if I’d agree with that assessment.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Well, at least they’ll be able to run home confirming that New York in the winter is a weather disaster and a frigid uninhabitable nightmare.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">That’s blown out of proportion. It’s not like New York is Maine. Sure we get some nasty, ice-cold days, but I think tourists lump us in with Upstate New York and ‘New England Winters’ too much.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">I prefer this to some of those sticky, 100 degree summer days.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">The city smells better in the winter.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Hard to argue that one. Ignoring the occasional </span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><a href="http://www.nj.com/jjournal/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1233905108179220.xml&coll=3"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">syrup smell</span></a></u></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> anyway.”</span></span></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-31355420445803293572009-01-29T21:45:00.002-05:002009-01-29T21:47:52.827-05:00Take the Red Pill<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Welcome to the </b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><b>6</b></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><b>th</b></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><b> floor</b></u></span></a><b>.</b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today's contributors are</b>: <span style="color:#999999;">Ann</span>, <span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sara</span></span>, <span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span>, <span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Billy</span></span> and <span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Scott</span></span>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject</b>: 6<sup>th</sup> Floor Blog Takes the Red Pill</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">I feel like re-watching the Matrix Trilogy.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wwBtCHbU-Rs/SYJqFO2BNtI/AAAAAAAAAFE/7E8m0JDPEpY/s1600-h/matrix-poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wwBtCHbU-Rs/SYJqFO2BNtI/AAAAAAAAAFE/7E8m0JDPEpY/s320/matrix-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296912749857683154" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> It’s been a while. You guys in?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Nah.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Wasn’t a huge fan of the endings, but I’ll start at least.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m always in for the Matrix. Give me that red pill.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Blue pill is probably a safer bet.” </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Come on! That’s no fun.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">He’s right. If Neo took the blue pill.. We’d have no movie!”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wwBtCHbU-Rs/SYJqFDn_a0I/AAAAAAAAAE8/ktz7liyZR08/s1600-h/red-pill-or-blue-pill.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wwBtCHbU-Rs/SYJqFDn_a0I/AAAAAAAAAE8/ktz7liyZR08/s320/red-pill-or-blue-pill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296912746846055234" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“Have you ever stopped to think…Maybe you already took the blue pill?”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">What?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">If you take the blue pill, everything goes back to normal. You don't get unlocked from the Matrix. You forget it even existed. So if you took it...you'd forget even taking it.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd like to think I wouldn't have taken the blue pill if given the chance, so that means I haven't already taken it.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Taking the blue pill doesn't solve anything though. In the Matrix, Neo is searching for answers. Taking the blue pill doesn't provide him that. It may make him forget the questions, but inevitably he'll just think up those questions again.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Can you take the blue pill more than once?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">I guess so. After a while, Morpheus would probably get tired of him showing up though. Might just whack him.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Morpheus: You again? Here, let me write you a prescription.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Okay, I'm hitting play. Get over here.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139999732572707356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-9496011186897784422009-01-28T21:58:00.002-05:002009-01-28T22:02:40.813-05:006th Floor Super Bowl Snacks<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> 6<sup>th</sup> Floor's Snack Post</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb-Y29kcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/5beXaCxtcRQ/s1600-h/super_bowl_xliii_300x180.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb-Y29kcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/5beXaCxtcRQ/s200/super_bowl_xliii_300x180.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296545395403231682" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I want to talk about something to you that's very important to me.” Billy says solemnly, looking at Scott and Tabitha sitting on the couch across from him.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">What kind of snacks are we having on Saturday? And what type of food for dinner?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott snickers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb-Xl0oII/AAAAAAAAAB0/gDx0cvLs1WA/s1600-h/tostitos-multigrain.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb-Xl0oII/AAAAAAAAAB0/gDx0cvLs1WA/s200/tostitos-multigrain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296545395062907010" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann and I are going shopping tomorrow. We'll get a bunch of chips and frozen appetizers and the like.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Get some of those little, wrapped hot dog things.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Pigs in a blanket?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb91f9R7I/AAAAAAAAABk/NIQNzTaZ8dc/s1600-h/pigsblanket.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb91f9R7I/AAAAAAAAABk/NIQNzTaZ8dc/s200/pigsblanket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296545385911502770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Yes! Those!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I saw this delicious recipe for Guinness brownies. We should make those!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Beer brownies?” Tabitha makes a face. “That's on you.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Well, first we'll need some Guinness.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That's a given.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb92xGIfI/AAAAAAAAABc/KGafEcExeWI/s1600-h/Pretzels.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb92xGIfI/AAAAAAAAABc/KGafEcExeWI/s200/Pretzels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296545386251821554" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">One for the brownies, one to drink while you make the brownies?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Yeah! I like the way you think Tabitha.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I'm just hoping for good commercials anyway. Like <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/super-bowl-sunday.html">last year</a>.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No changing the topic. Should we order food on Sunday?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You know food always takes a decade to get here on Super Bowl Sunday.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">We could order early.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Order at the start of the second inning..”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Quarter.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb9wOeLeI/AAAAAAAAABs/iPfQtK3NCsA/s1600-h/pizza13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D32kiKebtsk/SYEb9wOeLeI/AAAAAAAAABs/iPfQtK3NCsA/s200/pizza13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296545384495984098" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Whatever. And then it should be ready for half time right? Who's performing this year?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Springsteen.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Springsteen? Geeze, they're sure playing it safe these days.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Springsteen's good though..”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">He is..but it's still safe. Just don't think that's the right reason to pick a band.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Any other snack requests?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No, I trust your judgment.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You do?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No. But I trust you'll shop early and I'll be able to bitch about your choices early enough to get more stuff.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha rolls her eyes.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902170479034695622noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-87714291911317474132009-01-26T07:36:00.003-05:002009-01-26T07:38:30.198-05:00Frank's Escape<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="">Welcome to the </span></b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="">6th floor</span></a><b><span style="">.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="">Today's contributors are:</span></b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" >Ann</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" >Sara</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >Tabitha</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">, </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" >Billy</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> and <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">Scott</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Subject:</b><span style=""> </span>Frank's Escape</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“I'm so tired of the cold!” Tabitha shouts from the couch, curled up in a ball in a blanket and drinking hot chocolate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" >“Relax Tab, it's not that cold out.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" >“I hear it's well below freezing in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Buffalo</st1:place></st1:city> today.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“Contrary to belief, knowing that's it's colder elsewhere doesn't make it warmer here.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);font-family:Georgia;" >“That's very deep.<span style=""> </span>Maybe you just need another blanket.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);font-family:Georgia;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" >“If you give her more blankets, she may drown!”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" >“At least Frank's warm.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“Frank's warm? Wait..where is he?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);font-family:Georgia;" >“Vegas.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);font-family:Georgia;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“VEGAS?! And no one told me?<span style=""> </span>You know how I hate being left in the dark.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SX2uXTJ362I/AAAAAAAAAQU/oJhTzQ34n_M/s1600-h/Bellagio-Las_Vegas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SX2uXTJ362I/AAAAAAAAAQU/oJhTzQ34n_M/s320/Bellagio-Las_Vegas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295580452159482722" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" >“Sorry, he made us promise not to tell you right away.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“I shouldn't be surprised.<span style=""> </span>Can I call him and berate him?<span style=""> </span>He's probably still asleep given west coast time.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" >“Go for it, he'll probably get a kick out of you being annoyed.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" >“Sometimes I think he goes on these trips as much to get a rise out of you as for any <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/poker-and-me.html">other reason</a>.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“Ugh, so when is he coming back?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" >“Dunno. Later?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:navy;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“You never ask the important questions.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);font-family:Georgia;" >“I'm sure he'll be back for the Super Bowl.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);font-family:Georgia;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" >“Well Tabitha, you don't look cold anymore.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" >“This really gets the blood boiling huh?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Eurostile;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" >“If Frank keeps pulling stunts like this we may be able to save on heating.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-27685702438488154912009-01-22T21:53:00.003-05:002009-01-22T21:55:29.381-05:006th Floor Chatter<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> 6<sup>th</sup> Floor Chatter</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I saw the most ridiculous thing today.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott's new haircut?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">My new haircut is dashing. Don't be acting jealous now.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">This woman was pushing a stroller and talking on her cellphone. No big deal, no, but then she got to the stairs, and now she's talking on the phone while trying to bounce the stroller up the stairs.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Some people just have no common sense.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Did you go over and help her?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Some guy did, as she got up the first 2-3 steps.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I saw something that pissed me off too.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Your face?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Lame. No, I was in a lobby downtown on my laptop and drinking coffee, and they had those automated doors. This suit must've been waiting for a ride or something because he kept peering outside, and every time he did this he'd walk by the magic eye, opening the door. This flushed out all the heat and attacked everyone sitting nearby with a gust of cold air. Infuriating.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Magic eye? You mean motion sensor right?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Magic eye sounds cooler.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Like those squinty image in an image things?”</span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SXkxTa_dn4I/AAAAAAAAAQE/aTr-J8lMIsE/s1600-h/magiceye.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SXkxTa_dn4I/AAAAAAAAAQE/aTr-J8lMIsE/s320/magiceye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294317046683508610" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sure.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-39002575880089657532009-01-20T17:19:00.006-05:002009-01-20T17:26:42.567-05:00Inaugural Inauguration Post<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Welcome to the </b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><b>6</b></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><sup><b>th</b></sup></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><b> floor</b></u></span></a><b>.</b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today's contributors are</b>: <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Ann</span>, <span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Sara</span></span>, <span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span>, <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">Frank</span></span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Billy</span></span> and <span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">Scott</span></span>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject</b>: Inauguration <img src="file:///D:/Ceetar/Writings/6thfloorblog/pictures/inaug.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">So the inauguration's tomorrow. Should be interesting.”</span></span></p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DvA8JmK3hjs/SXZPmAwbzgI/AAAAAAAAACw/WnsOh9laYJY/s320/inaug.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293505926477368834" /> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Probably not.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“You don’t think so Sara? It’s a historic day.”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Historic doesn’t mean interesting. Maybe I’m just jaded, but I don’t find political speeches very exciting. Blah Blah..we’re moving forward..Change…we can..yes.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">Aww, is someone a grumpy pants today?” Scott says, playfully punching Sara in the shoulder.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">So are we watching the inauguration?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“I was planning on watching.”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Working. Can't.”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><i>This Afternoon..</i></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">Drinking game? There must be one right?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><u><a href="http://nextround.net/2009/01/16/the-inauguration-day-drinking-game/"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Of course!</span></a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">Do we really want to drink?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Silly question.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">It's still morning.”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">Does that matter?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Not really.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">I haven't gone to bed yet. So it's technically my night.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">I hate your schedule.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">Okay! Let's do this! Primer shots!” Frank grabs a bottle of tequila.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">Ann groans. “This isn't going to end well.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">I'll get our beers.” Billy says, as it nears noon.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">Drink to the future!” Scott proclaims, as Obama comes up to take his oath.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><i>Later..</i></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="left"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Did you end up watching Sara?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Yeah, I did. After they sent around an email banning people from streaming it because too many people were streaming video hogging resources, they put it up on the big LCDs we have hanging to monitor servers.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">Turned out to be a pretty powerful speech.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">Sure, I mean, he's had months to work on it.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">There were a bazillion people there! How could they even hear or see?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;">I don't know, they showed people in the crowd taking pictures and videos. I couldn't help thinking that all they'd get was a small grainy image. Are they really ever going to watch that again?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">Nah, they'll upload it to their computer and it'd sit there. Occasionally people will see it and ask what it is. They'll have to explain it's the inauguration.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">I think the American flags will give it away.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">True, that's a good point. Still not New York Times worthy images though.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">And the pictures you take are?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David,Arial Unicode MS;">I'd like to think with a good camera and some opportunity, I could take pictures just as well as anyone else.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">Keep dreaming dude.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-55140901830326795192009-01-19T21:28:00.003-05:002009-01-19T21:32:25.675-05:00Frank's Date<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Frank's Date</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">It's 12:30 on Friday night/Saturday morning when the apartment door opens and Frank comes in quietly, probably expecting most of his roommates to be asleep.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Such is not the case.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frankie! How'd it go? You do her?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Crude Scott. Did you like her? It's late, you must've had a good time. You going to date her again?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Where'd you take her to eat?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">What's her name? Where'd you meet her? What's she like? Blonde?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Can't a guy unwind from his date without the third degree? I'm surprised Sara's not here grilling me as well.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">She was going to, but...” Ann gestures to the couch where Sara is fast asleep.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ahh. How'd you find out I had a date anyway? I didn't tell anyone.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You turned down drinking.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">And then I noticed you'd shaved and left your razor out. You never shave Friday evening.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I smelled your cologne when I came home. I didn't think you'd put that on to go play poker or pick up takeout.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">What is this? CSI: 6</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><sup><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">th</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> Floor?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You going to answer our questions, or leave us hanging here?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">If you're all so deductive, maybe you should already be able to figure it out!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Come on!” Ann whines. “Gossip!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Is it gossip if it's about myself?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Irrelevant. Answer the questions.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Her name's Rose. This is actually our second date, I must've slipped by you on the first.” Frank sticks out his tongue. “We went to an Italian place in the Village, I had a four cheese lasagna, she had Chicken Francese.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SXU3UnGGtRI/AAAAAAAAAPU/5ZUli-pu4P0/s1600-h/chicken_francese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SXU3UnGGtRI/AAAAAAAAAPU/5ZUli-pu4P0/s200/chicken_francese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293197764275385618" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> No, she's a Brunette.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That's all you get, I'm going to do some work now.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank pushes through the rest of them grouped around them and heads to his room.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Seemed a little annoyed.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Guess he didn't get any.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">He didn't bring home any leftovers...” Billy pouts.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-88669277314594018622009-01-15T20:48:00.002-05:002009-01-15T20:50:57.830-05:00TiVo Logjam: 24<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> 24</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">24 Premier tonight. Two hours worth!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">And two hours worth tomorrow. That's 1/6</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">th</span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> the season already. Isn't that crazy?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I just caught up! Well almost..I need to watch that movie, Redemption.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wwBtCHbU-Rs/SW_n7tMlF_I/AAAAAAAAAE0/BRkjoGqNQ2U/s1600-h/24_redemption_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wwBtCHbU-Rs/SW_n7tMlF_I/AAAAAAAAAE0/BRkjoGqNQ2U/s200/24_redemption_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291703100114278386" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Go watch it now. Then we can watch the episodes tonight.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">But I..”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Go!” Frank picks up the remote and turns on the tv and goes to the <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/are-you-going-to-watch-that.html">TiVo</a> menu.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Here, You've got three hours. More than enough time. Tabitha will bring your dinner into the living room.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I will?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Me too, while you're at it. I meant to watch it last Sunday, but I forgot.” Scott says, joining Sara on the couch.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Oh, fine. Not like I don't have better things to do.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Do you?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Truthfully..No. Sad life isn't it?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">And while you're in there Tab, could you..”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Bring you a beer? Sure, why not.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha mutters 'very <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/weight-loss.html">healthy</a>' under her breath and gets a beer </span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I'm surprised we have any left at the rate you guys drink them.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139999732572707356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-17069748939775895412009-01-13T09:26:00.003-05:002009-01-14T20:02:29.904-05:00What Time Is It?<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Welcome to the <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html">6<sup>th</sup> floor</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Today's contributors are</b>: <font color="#999999">Ann</font>, <font face="Verdana" color="navy" style=" ">Billy</font> and <font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">Scott</font>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Subject</b>: <font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>What Time Is It?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999">“I see you got your watched fixed Scott.”<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>Ann says, indicating the watch on Scott’s wrist.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWykrJXMMDI/AAAAAAAAAPM/yoUfgEZIORo/s200/fossilwatch.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290784723408007218"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“Hmm?<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>No, not yet.”<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>Scott replies, as they’re walking down the street.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy">“Why are you still wearing it if it’s broken?”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“It’s not broken, the battery is just dead.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy">“Does it tell time correctly?<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>No, so it’s broken.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“It’s correct twice a day.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999">“Twice a day, that’s all you need out of a watch right?”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“I’m just wearing it to remind myself to get the battery replaced.<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>Otherwise I’d have sat on my desk for weeks.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy">“When did the battery die?” Billy asks, as they wait for a light to cross the street.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“Just before Christmas.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999">“So weeks.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy">“Frank and Sara would probably tell you not to bother, just use your cellphone.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“And I’d say it’s a lot easier to just glance at my risk then fumble for my phone and hit a button to illuminate the screen.” Scott demonstrates, as they turn down the block to the apartment.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy">“I agree.<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>However, I have always wanted a pocket watch.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00">“I’d break it.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Georgia" color="#355E00"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999">“Well, have someone get married.<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>Pocket watches seem like pretty standard ‘best man’ gifts.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#999999"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy">“I’ll keep that in mind.”<o:p></o:p></font></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-20916186780002424412009-01-11T06:15:00.001-05:002009-01-13T07:26:37.212-05:00Take it Like a Man<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></font></font></font><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><font color="#000080"><u><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"><b>6</b></font></font></u></font><font color="#000080"><u><sup><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"><b>th</b></font></font></sup></u></font><font color="#000080"><u><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></font></font></u></font></a><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"><b>. </b></font></font></font> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"> </font></font></font><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Ann</font></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">, </font></font></font></font><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Sara</font></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">, </font></font></font></font><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Tabitha</font></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">, </font></font></font></font><font color="#800080"><font face="David, MS Mincho"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Frank</font></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">, </font></font></font></font><font color="#000080"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Billy</font></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US"> and </font></font></font></font><font color="#355e00"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Scott</font></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Training Wheels</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">As if you would expect us to be anywhere else...We're at a bar a little downtown from us. Ashley is still here, it's a little after New Years. We're having a little 'going away drink fest' for her. Surprised?</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900">“<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Another Tom Collins Ann? You're really on the gin tonight.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999">“<font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Tasty stuff. But I'm worried you haven't had enough. Would you like this? I could get another.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900">“<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">No no, I'm fine. I still have half my Bacardi and cola here.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999">“<font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Fiiine.” Ann slurs. </font></font></font></font> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#800080">“<font face="David, MS Mincho"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Tequila Shots? Ann? Tequila? Tabitha. Tequila!”</font></font></font></font><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W8OaCvZxCWI/SWazYhpavaI/AAAAAAAAADI/qdFINX0iywI/s1600-h/tequila+shot.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W8OaCvZxCWI/SWazYhpavaI/AAAAAAAAADI/qdFINX0iywI/s200/tequila+shot.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289112046323547554" border="0"></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#800080"><font face="David, MS Mincho"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Frank takes a tally, and has the server bring over six shots, only Tabitha abstaining.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font lang="en-US">Ashley: “Woah, you're going to use the training wheels? Kinda girly don't you think?” Ashley says to Scott, as he reaches for the salt and lemon.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#355e00">“<font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Girly? I thought that's how you were supposed to do them?”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300">“<font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Bah. Do it like a real man Scott.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#355e00">“<font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Fine.” Scott puts the lemon down.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#800080">“<font face="David, MS Mincho"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">There is an exception though.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999">“<font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Body ssshots! Right?”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#800080">“<font face="David, MS Mincho"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Yeah. As long as you're licking the salt directly off a hot girl.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#355e00">“<font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Hmm...” Scott looks at Ashley and starts reaching for the lemon and salt.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font lang="en-US">Ashley: “Don't even think about it.”</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Sara smacks Scott.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000080">“<font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Cheers everyone!” Billy says, raising his shot glass, sans lemon.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font lang="en-US">Everyone: “Cheers!”</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000080">“<font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Delicious! I love tequila.” Billy proclaims, putting his glass down.</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300">“<font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">So why do they call the lemon and salt training wheels anyway?”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#800080">“<font face="David, MS Mincho"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">Beats me. Google it.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300">“<font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><font lang="en-US">No way I can type straight on my phone tonight. Later.”</font></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241332527709333135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-29569418864174814532009-01-10T09:27:00.002-05:002009-01-11T08:50:38.772-05:00Weight Loss<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></font></font><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><font color="#000080"><u><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></font></u></font><font color="#000080"><u><sup><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></font></sup></u></font><font color="#000080"><u><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></font></u></font></a><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></font></font> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></font></font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"> </span></font></font><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">, </span></font></font></font><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">, </span></font></font></font><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">, and </span></font></font></font><font color="#355e00"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Weight Loss</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">The following happened in cyberspace.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: So starting today I'm going to be serious about losing weight.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: Don't we drink too much for that? ;)</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: I'll just abstain. Or nurse a Bacardi and diet coke.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: I could stand to lose a few pounds too. I suspect I'm too lazy to stick to a diet.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#355e00"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Scott: No one needs to lose weight, you're all hot. Bar tonight?</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: I'm serious Scott.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#355e00"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Scott: So am I!</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: You know Scott, you could afford to lose a couple of pounds too!</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: 6</span></font></font></font><font color="#999999"><sup><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">th</span></font></font></sup></font><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"> Floor Diet Thon?</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#355e00"><font face="Georgia, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Scott signs off.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: lol</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: Maybe I'll try to stick with you for a while Tabitha..couldn't hurt.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: As long as we're on a health kick, maybe I should try to curb the coffee habit?</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: Woah! That'd be a big deal. It </span></font></font></font><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><u>would</u></span></font></font></font><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"> be healthier though.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: Or I could just start drinking it black more..no calories that way. ;)</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: I feel like you would have more success that way than trying to cut it out.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: Maybe just cut back.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: Only have one cup in the morning? Bah. :P</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: Could drink tea.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: I could drink tea...and coffee!</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: You're hopeless.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: You know, we could probably just do simple things. Cut out soda, skip dessert once a week. As long as we skipped a night of drinking here and there too.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: The guys wouldn't like that. :-(</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: Like Sara said, they could probably afford to lose a pound here and there. </span></font></font></font> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Sara: They rarely do the shopping anyway. All we have to do is buy healthier foods. They'd probably eat it and never notice.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#999999"><font face="Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Ann: I doubt that'd work. They'd just eat more. And they do still manage to buy beer, or ice cream, or other sweets.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: It's worth a shot. I'm going to be buying healthier stuff for me anyway. I was headed to the store on my way home. Update the Google shopping list if you want something specific.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha: I have to go now ;-) ttyl.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#4c1900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha signs off.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#dc2300"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US">*Google shopping list refers to a shared Google document we all have access to that we can add the groceries we need to. My idea. It's brilliant I know.</span></font></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139999732572707356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-54033425828670402012009-01-07T21:03:00.003-05:002009-01-07T21:04:55.787-05:00Entertaining Ashley<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Welcome to the </b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><b>6</b></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><b>th</b></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><b> floor</b></u></span></a><b>.</b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today's contributors are</b>: <span style="color:#999999;">Ann</span>, <span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sara</span></span>, <span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span>, <span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Frank</span></span>, <span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Billy</span></span> and <span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Scott</span></span>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject</b>: Sara’s Sister</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">We’re all hanging around in the living area with Sara’s sister Ashley who’s here visiting until after New Years.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWVfHvVA1xI/AAAAAAAAAPE/Bb7NkfriPS8/s1600-h/shakeshackcocoacloseup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWVfHvVA1xI/AAAAAAAAAPE/Bb7NkfriPS8/s200/shakeshackcocoacloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737923984840466" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“So Ashley, what are you going to do while you’re here?”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ashley: “Oh, well, whatever Sara wants to do, you know? I’m really just here to visit her. And get up to Zabars.”</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Ahh, yes, the yearly pilgrimage to Zabars.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Zabars. So cliché, I suppose you want to go to Times Square and take a picture with the naked cowboy as well?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ashley: “No no, that's touristy stuff! I do want to try to go to that cool restaurant you guys took me to last time I was here though.”</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">You mean Catalina's? I don't know if I'd call it cool.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“I certainly don't think it's cool. You should check out that Italian place downtown that we went to last month.”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">That place was delish! Those Raviolis...mmmmmmm” Billy rubs his stomach contently.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ashley stares oddly at Billy for a second. “I'm really not into Italian.”</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Frank gasps.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Just stick to the tried and true plan. Never fails.”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Drinking?”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Drinking!!”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Billy grins and high fives Scott. “Drinking!”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ashley: “Is that all you guys do?”</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha giggles.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ashley: “How about we just walk around, take in the sights?”</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">It's kind of cold..”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Aww, don't be a wuss Tabitha. Just walk faster and it's not too bad.”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">We can just make frequent hot chocolate stops.”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ashley: “Sounds good to me.”</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-22364920320129602082009-01-05T21:07:00.005-05:002009-01-05T21:17:08.043-05:00Bounty<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>6</b></span></span></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></u></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor</b></span></span></u></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>. </b></span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> All We Got For Christmas</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Featuring everyone's favorite Christmas gifts!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9v1q-NpI/AAAAAAAAAOc/eAbyantyKXU/s1600-h/bioshock-ps3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9v1q-NpI/AAAAAAAAAOc/eAbyantyKXU/s200/bioshock-ps3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287997542045202066" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Frank: Bioshock</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“</span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Excellent game. I'm really enjoying the storyline, and the game play is pretty smooth.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK98jIl0NI/AAAAAAAAAO8/evBLNhpqCyE/s1600-h/IMG_3380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK98jIl0NI/AAAAAAAAAO8/evBLNhpqCyE/s200/IMG_3380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287997760407458002" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sara: Sam Adams Chocolate Bock</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“</span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Probably my favorite beer. One of the few that actually has chocolate instead of just the chocolate flavor from the grains. Limited edition unfortunately.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9wbNMXoI/AAAAAAAAAOs/xgyQh8gtTWI/s1600-h/IMG_3378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9wbNMXoI/AAAAAAAAAOs/xgyQh8gtTWI/s200/IMG_3378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287997552120848002" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Billy: Wine Fridge</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“</span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Probably similar to Sara, but I really like the wine fridge, and now I don't have to worry about one of you remove the wine I wanted to drink from the refrigerator for space.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9vR4-PKI/AAAAAAAAAOU/jM3u5EQ_9MY/s1600-h/8gigflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9vR4-PKI/AAAAAAAAAOU/jM3u5EQ_9MY/s200/8gigflash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287997532440247458" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ann: 8GB Flash Drive</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“</span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Perfect for transporting stories I've half written elsewhere, or being able to access my notes on any computer.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9vxrLz9I/AAAAAAAAAOk/tH73VZYyz0c/s1600-h/ny_giants.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9vxrLz9I/AAAAAAAAAOk/tH73VZYyz0c/s200/ny_giants.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287997540972351442" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Scott: Giants playoff tickets</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“</span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">What needs to be said? Giants. Playoffs. I'll be there.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="en-US"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9wwz3vnI/AAAAAAAAAO0/79vnlS2iZRw/s1600-h/IMG_3379.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SWK9wwz3vnI/AAAAAAAAAO0/79vnlS2iZRw/s200/IMG_3379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287997557920218738" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tabitha: Picture clock.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“</span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I love our new clock. I can't wait to pick out pictures for the hours.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What was your favorite gift?<br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-26920685018733341932009-01-03T11:53:00.002-05:002009-01-03T11:55:59.202-05:00Busy Week For Everyone<style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p><b>Welcome to the <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html">6</a></b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><sup><span style="font-size: 9pt;font-size:85%;" ><b>th</b></span></sup></a><b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"> floor</a>.</b></p> <p><b>Today's contributors are</b>: <span style="color:#999999;">Ann</span>, <span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Sara</span></span>, <span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span>, <span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David;">Frank</span></span>, <span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Billy</span></span> and <span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Scott</span></span>.</p> <p><b>Subject</b>: Leading up to New Years</p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#999999;">“Busy Busy Busy!” Ann says, flinging bags onto the table.</span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#355e00;">“</span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">You’re telling me! George has me working extra hours lately. Sucks!” Scott says, as he puts on his coat.</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#999999;">“At least the money’s good right?”</span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#355e00;">“</span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">What good’s money if I’m always at work?” Scott grumbles, walking out the door.</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">Speaking of work...Ann..you have to be like the worst blogger ever.” </span></span> </p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#999999;">“Come on! The worst? I can't be that bad.”</span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">It's been what, two weeks?”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#999999;">“I know I know...not like I'm the New York Times with people waiting on me every day though.”</span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma;">New York Times? Bah! All the news in there is hours old. Truth be told, blogs </span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">are </span></i></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">the news source of the future.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana;">Especially among people our age. I definitely know more people that flip open their laptops first thing in the morning than people that go get the morning paper. Even if the first group is going to nytimes.com, it's not the same.”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma;">I read the Onion more often then I read a regular newspaper.”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-style: normal;">And watch the </span></span></span><span style="font-family:David;"></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><u><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/anns-jinx.html"><span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Daily Show</span></span></a></u></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> or Colbert Report more than the regular news.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#999999;">“Okay, okay. I get it, digital age, new media, blah blah blah..It's not like it's a news blog. It's just fun entertainment. It's been almost two years and I don't even think I've nailed down a firm identity. Except that I <a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/search?q=+beer">blog about beer</a> too much.”</span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">That's because we drink beer too much.”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana;">Come on now, too much beer? Never.”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">At least we're not all becoming beer snobs like Sara.”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I read one </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/good-books.html">book about beer</a><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> and start appreciating it a little more and I'm a snob?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia;">Aww, there isn't anything wrong with being a little snobbish, look at all those stuck up wine sommeliers.”</span></span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">It's not bad to appreciate quality, but I think those sommeliers, and the people that swear by them, take it a little too far. It's nice to actually enjoy a bottle of wine, or dinner, without it being 'perfect'.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The ones that write reviews like 'The bread was a tad too crispy, and the meat slightly below the appropriate temperature.' are useless to me. That's why I'm always skeptical about 'professional' critics. They're eating the food for a different reason than the average person, so why should I care what they think?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#999999;">“Kind of on the 'too much of a good thing' slant?”</span></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">I never want to get to the point where I can't enjoy a McDonalds hamburger occasionally. I don't want to only eat fancy froo-froo food.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Or become one of those people that claims they can only get good food in France, and say they're bilingual even though they'd be lost in Paris outside of a restaurant?”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana;">I don't know if they'd be lost. As long as they navigated based on the restaurants. Besides, I doubt they're going anywhere else.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia;">I don't picture those food snobs with their fois gras and $100 bottles of wine trekking up the stairs of the statue of liberty, that's for sure.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Not that there is anything wrong with that type of food. The French do make some excellent dishes.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">Of course, but so do other places. Even here. I'm as unpatriotic as the next guy, but it always bothers me when people act like America, and specifically New York, doesn't have a derth of quality food and drink.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">That's a very, very valid point. It'll have to be a topic for another time though.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">What, you bored of talking to us?”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">No, but I have to go pick up my sister from the train, she's staying with us remember? Through New Years?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">Oh, right. It's going to be a busy could of days.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David;"><br /><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">“It certainly is. But 2009! that's M M I X! It's exciting!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David;">'tis just a number. New Yankee Stadium opens though.”</span></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></p> <p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Citi Field!” Sara shouts, exiting.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:David;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><br /></span></span></span></span> </p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><br /><br /><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-23851691607114444702008-12-23T09:04:00.003-05:002008-12-23T09:06:50.804-05:00I solemly Swear..<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language: #00FF;font-family:Tahoma;">Welcome to the </span></b><a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/welcome-to-6th-floor.html"><span style="mso-bidi-language:#00FF">6th floor</span></a><b><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FF;font-family:Tahoma;">.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language: #00FF;font-family:Tahoma;">Today's contributors are:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FF;font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Eurostile; mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile; mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Subject:</b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Ann's 2009 Promise</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">I don't do 'normal' blog posts here often, preferring to stick to the group style.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This feels a little like the Fourth Wall of a Broadway play.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However, with my putrid care of the blog over the last couple of months, I feel to necessary to take a step back and try to work harder at creating something that people actually want to read.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Some bloggers or writers may say that they do it for themselves, but in my opinion every writer wants his story to be read.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Stories are like a writer's babies, and no one wants their baby to become a dusty paperweight in the back corner of some library, or the unread feed in someone</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile; mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">s feed reader.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>So I'm going to lay out some rules and goals for 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">I like the number 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>10 posts a month, which seems like the right number since there isn't always a 'story' to blog about around here.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/SVDwTQM0YFI/AAAAAAAAAOM/ISvTMz3nnwQ/s400/annspromise.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282986576462504018" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">Try out different angles.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I've made a couple of posts which are more of my personal train of thought and observations, and I'd like to do more of that.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I'd also like to explore some of the more personal matters that go on around here.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I rarely blog about personal relationships, or any real negative stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There will be more fights in 2009, more breakups, and hopefully more fun.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Reader input on the</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;"> style of blog posts they like best are always welcome ,and encouraged.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Do people like it best when it's all six of us? Or are lesser, two-person blog posts exciting too?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I enjoy occasionally doing review type posts, particularly after a movie, or finding a cool new product. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">More pictures!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I like pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I probably could have a dozen blog posts just on some random observation we make, and if I photographed it, all the better.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">Promote the blog better.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I think comments make blogs better, and an interactive readership is something that would be great.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If I get links out there, and draw more people in, this could happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">I installed a Twitter feed on the top right of the site.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It's probably silly, and there is no way I'm going to start regularly sending in updates multiple times a day.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I've encouraged people to tweet the random one-liner though.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I may just do away with it entirely.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">I intend to start writing a book.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I</span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile;mso-hansi-font-family: Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">ve been floating around ideas for a while, and It</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile; mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">s time to actually put pen to paper (fingers to keyboard) and start something.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I may post some blurbs here, and I</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile; mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">ll definitely upload much of it and link to it in the sidebar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">I</span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile;mso-hansi-font-family: Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">ve thought about buying a domain, for this as well as other things.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile; mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family:Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">m not overly impressed with blogger, but I also don</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-ascii-font-family:Eurostile;mso-hansi-font-family:Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">’</span><span style="font-family: Eurostile;mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-hansi-font-family: Eurostile;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-language:#00FFfont-family:Tahoma;color:#999999;">t need bells and whistles.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The thing I hate most is the width of the actual text area. I wonder if I can get Sara to look at some of the code behind it and tweak it..hmm..<o:p></o:p></span></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-72178651761692844882008-12-03T22:04:00.003-05:002008-12-03T22:07:36.900-05:00Toast Freedom<b>Welcome to the 6</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b> floor.</b> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today's contributors are</b>: <span style="color:#999999;">Ann</span>, <span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sara</span></span>, <span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span></span>, <span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Frank</span></span>, <span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Billy</span></span> and <span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Scott</span></span>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject</b>: 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of Repeal Day</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STdI-KWWZgI/AAAAAAAAAN8/vmuI9TooDnM/s1600-h/ToastFreedom.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 157px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STdI-KWWZgI/AAAAAAAAAN8/vmuI9TooDnM/s320/ToastFreedom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275765721255011842" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">So I get out three hours early on Friday. It’s our holiday party instead of a party.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“Err…what was that?”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Instead of a party, they’re just letting us go three hours early.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">You could get started drinking early for </span></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><u><a href="http://www.repealday.org/"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Repeal Day</span></a></u></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Maybe. It’s the 75</span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><sup><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">th</span></sup></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> anniversary this year right?”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">I believe so. It really is a great <a href="http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/keepin-it-repeal/">holiday</a>, you’ve got American History, drinking..it appeals to everyone!”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Well, everyone except prohibitionists.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Those people don't exist anymore. Do they? DO THEY?!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sure. There are still plenty of dry counties out there. The place where they make Jack Daniels </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">for one. Plenty of people still seem to think alcohol is a bad thing and a sin or something.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Silly (other) Americans!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">I think I'll hit McSorley's..despite it not being historically friendly towards women.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Straight from the website, 'Established in 1854 – McSorley's can boast of being New York City's oldest continuously operated saloon.' It survived prohibition, and I think that's deserves a couple of half-pints of dark in it's honor. I'll meet you there after work.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STdI-KeZhkI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Ul7hce7QWp8/s1600-h/mcsorleys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STdI-KeZhkI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Ul7hce7QWp8/s320/mcsorleys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275765721288771138" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sweet!”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">I have to agree, this is the best drinking holiday of them all. There's too much green on St. Patrick's Day, and it's too Irish, not American. The night before Thanksgiving is nice, but no </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">one wants to be hungover and have to cook a turkey. New Years Eve is a great day too though.”</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd say New Years is more of a family holiday, a celebration of new beginnings, new chances, and the Twilight Zone.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STdI-RQSC9I/AAAAAAAAAOE/onc5x03A5ns/s1600-h/twilight_zone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STdI-RQSC9I/AAAAAAAAAOE/onc5x03A5ns/s320/twilight_zone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275765723108608978" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Greatest drinking holiday or not, I'm going to make an effort on Friday.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Shouldn't be too hard at a great place like that. Hmm..do I want light first, or dark?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">We'll get both and split them.”</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:David, Arial Unicode MS;">Smart.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-81200009811854888602008-12-01T18:29:00.002-05:002008-12-01T18:34:48.551-05:00The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year?<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the 6</b></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor. </b></span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Final Month</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I warned you!” Ann intones, walking into the living </span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STRzc5w9E5I/AAAAAAAAANU/PiH2_IJAZ2w/s1600-h/Rock_Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STRzc5w9E5I/AAAAAAAAANU/PiH2_IJAZ2w/s320/Rock_Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274968003937375122" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">room.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No! Dive for cover!” Frank leaps behind the couch.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I always feel like a celebrity talking to a tabloid when you '<a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/december.html">interview</a>' us like this Ann.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Well then it's good practice for when you are a celebrity right?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Oh sure, of course. Any day now.” Tabitha rolls her eyes.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Fine, since you're all in such a bitchy mood ... Let's do what you hate most about December.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That's easy. The extra crazy lines for even the simplest of purchases.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Not a huge fan of the cold.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 94, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Christmas cards. I hate the buggers. Really, you wish me a happy holiday? Isn't that nice of you, let me hang onto this generic piece of paper to collect dust for a month!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The wretched heat in some places. They figure It's always going to be 20 out and blast it, but today, and many days in December are actually kind of nice. I wish they'd have a little more control over being able to set the thermostat day to day.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I hate seeing another year ticking to a close without me seemingly accomplishing anything. Tick..Tick...”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">....</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank! I see you behind the couch!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Fine. I hate the tree.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(220, 35, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">The Tree? The Rockefeller center Tree? Are you a terrorist? How can you hate the tree?!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">“<span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No, I just hate the tree and the whole idolization behind it. Big deal, it's a big freaking tree. And who in their right mind goes ice skating there? It's packed like sardines!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile,Arial Unicode MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Wow..maybe he is a terrorist.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(76, 25, 0);">“<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">But Frank..what about that wonderful scene in Home Al...”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family:David,MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank cuts her off. “Don't even get me started on Home Alone 2. I'll never watch something with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000346/">Macaulay Culkin</a> in it again.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998168248112073677.post-5023360306739493912008-11-30T18:05:00.003-05:002008-11-30T18:15:33.010-05:00Leftovers For a Week<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Welcome to the 6</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b> floor. </b></span></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Today's contributors are:</b></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dc2300;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Sara</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#4c1900;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Tabitha</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Frank</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">, </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Scott</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Subject:</b> Could there <u>be</u> anymore food?</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I hate to say it, but I'm full.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Ann</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">fakes surprise, “You'd better be, after all that.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I think he ate for three.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">At least.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#800080;">“<span style="font-family:David, MS Mincho;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Yet we're still going to have leftovers.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That's a good thing. Leftovers are the best part of Thanksgiving.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I'm good with Turkey for one day, I don't think I could handle it as dinner all weekend. That's on you guys.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdxAeGn2I/AAAAAAAAANE/RAFgb2dRySo/s1600-h/dinner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdxAeGn2I/AAAAAAAAANE/RAFgb2dRySo/s200/dinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274592316358041442" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Gladly. Just make sure there is some stuffing and potatoes for me to eat with it.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">We'll take care of removing the leftovers this weekend. It'll be a clean start by Monday.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I think us girls can take care of the pies.” Tabitha says, with a wink to Ann and Sara.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Dibs on the chocolate crème.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdwyoazxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/fJi_R0Ncz3Q/s1600-h/cookies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdwyoazxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/fJi_R0Ncz3Q/s200/cookies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274592312643211026" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">I'm partial to the mincemeat tarts myself.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">You're not going to share any of the dessert?” Billy pouts.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Maybe a little.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That cheesecake looks scrumptious.”</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdwthvPYI/AAAAAAAAAM0/a8FRhcxLf4A/s1600-h/cheesecake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdwthvPYI/AAAAAAAAAM0/a8FRhcxLf4A/s200/cheesecake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274592311273012610" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">We can share some, we've got way too many desserts anyway.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Should we do one of those round robin “What I'm thankful for” things?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Lame.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Pass.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdx4EyxYI/AAAAAAAAANM/9qQeZakQlOA/s1600-h/eatenmincemeat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbfdoFdwAd8/STMdx4EyxYI/AAAAAAAAANM/9qQeZakQlOA/s200/eatenmincemeat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274592331284268418" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Fine, but I'm going back to the monthly 'Tell me about December' post for the blog. Think about it.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Can we reuse l<a href="http://6thfloorblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/december.html">ast years</a>?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">No.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#000080;">“<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Billy groans.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;">“<span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Maybe I'll think of a slightly different question this year. Hey..where's Frank?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile, Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Everyone looks around and notices Frank has left the table and is asleep on the couch.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#4c1900;">“<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">We've got our first Tryptophan casualty!”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#dc2300;">“<span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Who had Frank in the pool?”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;">“<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">That'd be me.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color:#355e00;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Everyone hands Scott five dollars.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13957288154506730109noreply@blogger.com1