GM's thread about nothing (10 Viewers)

[Tiger Fan]

I CANNOT wait for the Oregon/Stanford game tomorrow. Picking up one of my best friends tomorrow at the airport at 11:40am, after coaching Kellen's soccer game at 9am and watching Cooper's game at 10. I hope Cooter scores FOUR girls tomorrow.

My buddy Dean and I will try to dodge Oregon AND Oregon State traffic (I freaking hate it when the schedule Duck/Beaver home games on the same day within hours of each other. Traffic is Atlanta bad. Two slow, snaking lanes for NO FREAKING REASON AT ALL for 70 miles /rant) by bypassing 5 and taking lesser traveresed 99. We may or may not open up the sun roof and we may or may not put on Widespread Panic and we may or may not enjoy our slow crawl to Eugene.

With any luck, we'll check into our hotel (yes, there is a baby jeebus) by 3pm, throw the keys in the safe, crack some cold ones and begin our slow trek to the stadium. We'll hit bars and tailgaters on our way, tossing a small football along our journey. We'll get to our seats and yell and scream and chant and dance. I'll duck out 4 minutes before half time and run to the beer garden to beat the lines. I'll grab 2 beers at a time because I can't buy more and I'll cozy up to a table full of nice looking people by a TV that's showing, with any luck, ANOTHER game than the one we've all paid to see live. Perhaps one I've got a wager upon? Sometimes, I have to coax my new friends to let me tune 1 of the 48 TV's away from the Duck game and I'll offer them a beer or a toke or a joke.

I'll stumble back to my seats where Dean the hard core fan has refused to budge from and has never once sat down. He'll laugh at my red, squinty eyes and tell me all about what the Ducks did or didn't do in my absence. He'll ask about other scores and my bets and ask me for the 18th time what we want to do after the game, will we still want to go to the strip club? I'll high five the crowd and bemoan the wave. I'll order a black coffee at some point and probably attempt to bum a cigarette on the outside rail of the outer ring of the stadium. I'll plead with Dean to leave early if the games out of reach either way, but it won't be because this game will be one of the greatest games in PAC-10 History and will come down to the wire.

Stanford will win and I'll hate it as a fan. But as a gambler holding +7, I'll pay for my tickets and my room and my gas and my beer...well, maybe not my beer. But it's a big nut out on Stanford because I think they'll outclass and outplay and outlast the Ducks. I think their QB and their coach are the best in the nation right now.

Sunday, we'll wake up slow, hit an on campus bar and watch several NFL games at once before heading up I5, sans traffic, to Portland where we'll watch more football and slowly realize that the weekend is over and it's time to think about going back to work and that always sucks, but at least I'll come back to my love and with any groveling I might score some loving. Or at least a nice meal.

Like a kid on xmas eve, I am.

THIS SOUNDS AWESOMEHave to say I am totally jealous of people who get to party and tailgate and go to college football games

I know Tre is getting to his tailgate at 7 AM< GM has outlined his plans, and Jeep is heading over to Bama.Fla

And that's just off the top of my head

SOOOO hard being a big college football fan in NYC, which is a college football black hole

You're cordially invited to the LSUNYC alumni association football watch party - http://www.lsunymetro.com/

 

[Tiger Fan]

Bypassed the LSU/TEN game today. Sold my tix and am gonna relax with a few folk and watch it at home. We've got LSU and Saints season tix, so it's tough on my body and liver when there's back to back home games. Did it last week and it was rough....likely aided by Hartley blowing a 28yd fg to win the game in OT....but oh well.

We should kill Tennessee

 

[Early_10]

"Taxi cab" made me snicker.

Somedays I just feel like you single me out.

 

[Guster]

Going through a divorce can really friggin' suck, but days like today remind me why it was all worth it...

I've got my (4 y.o.) daughter tonight, in the morning we'll wake up, make breakfast and watch SportsCenter. Then it's off to gymnastics class (for her, not me) and then Falloween for the afternoon. After that, I drop the kid off with her mother and then saddle up to the bar at the local watering hole that requires the bartendresses to wear skimpy plaid skirts as I give my liver a run for it's money.

Life is good

I was really hoping you would be doing cartwheels and tumbles while she sat on the bleachers playing Gameboy DS or whatever the kids are doing these days

for some reason i let myself be talked into salsa dancing yesterday. at work. with coworkers. I think that's enough public humiliation for one week

on the other hand, after a couple drinks gymnastics could be kinda fun - it's at a huge facility with springy floors and some trampoline runways. if they had a parent's free for all night, i'd totally be there

 

[Early_10]

My sons and I are polishing off a box of Scrabble Junior Cheez-its and relaxing after a hard day of school/work. I gave both boys a small mountain of them on a paper towel (I'm not wasting dish space on this meal) and kept the box for myself. A few minutes go by and my youngest - Cooper - asks me in a sluggish, over-indulged voice "Dad, can I have, like, five more? I need a pee". Confused, I look over to see what he's doing and he's spelled his name out on the paper towel with the few remaining Cheez-its, but is absent a 'P'.

So we started sifting through his brothers' stash as he was busy getting a drink of water. No 'P's in the pile, but I did notice a "T". I told him to use a "T" instead of a "P" and that 'Cooter' is what I wanted to name him, but his mom wouldn't let me. He didn't believe me, so I told him to ask her. She picks him up in 20 minutes. Not sure how she's going to react when he asks her about this, but I'd kinda like to see her reaction.

We actually have a friend we call Cooter. And he says "COOCOOCOOCOooooo"

 

[Early_10]

Is the Dallas stop coming soon GBGM?

Meet me in Houston?

GM, you passing through Houston?

No, sadly our trip back via car got cancelled since my wife started a new job and can't take that much time off.

Not another nanny job, right?

:choking::laughing::choking:

 

[Frostillicus]

I had the same experience with bacon infused bourbon. :X

You can include bacon flavored sunflower seeds here as well.

Dead to me. Again.

You actually like these?

 

[shut it down]

Still dipping, Brett?

In the process of hopefully my last quit. I'm back on Chantix with a month left and while I had a relapse a couple of weeks ago where I got one a day, I've been without it since Sunday. Next week starts my last month and while I've thought, "I'll have a last one" before starting that month, I've pretty much figured out that's ignorant.

My MIL just broke a 45-year smoking habit (she says for good) with the help of Chantix. She's had some crazy/vivid dreams, but no suicidal urges or anything, thankfully.I got up early with the baby and we're watching Sunderland/Man. U. Wife and I are going to RKade Fire tonight.Sorry I haven't been around much, crazy week at work.

 

[Frostillicus]

These chips over spears people are .

:X

 

[SofaKings]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

 

[SofaKings]

Detroit's cheaper and has an atmosphere

HELLSYEAH!The sky in Detroit is bigger than the sky in New York City!

 

[YSR]

Still dipping, Brett?

In the process of hopefully my last quit. I'm back on Chantix with a month left and while I had a relapse a couple of weeks ago where I got one a day, I've been without it since Sunday. Next week starts my last month and while I've thought, "I'll have a last one" before starting that month, I've pretty much figured out that's ignorant.

My MIL just broke a 45-year smoking habit (she says for good) with the help of Chantix. She's had some crazy/vivid dreams, but no suicidal urges or anything, thankfully.I got up early with the baby and we're watching Sunderland/Man. U. Wife and I are going to RKade Fire tonight.Sorry I haven't been around much, crazy week at work.

Isn't this the weekend you've got two awesome back to back shows? Remind me who the other was? GB of mine heading to AF tonight too. :jealous:

 

[YSR]

Just spent the morning priming a ceiling in the hallway in our unairconditioned half of the house.

Now I'm on my second cold Shiner Bock, watching my Clemson Tigers.

Who, as I was typing, just had a defensive breakdown and allowed Miami to tie the score.

 

[krista4]

Still dipping, Brett?

In the process of hopefully my last quit. I'm back on Chantix with a month left and while I had a relapse a couple of weeks ago where I got one a day, I've been without it since Sunday. Next week starts my last month and while I've thought, "I'll have a last one" before starting that month, I've pretty much figured out that's ignorant.

My MIL just broke a 45-year smoking habit (she says for good) with the help of Chantix. She's had some crazy/vivid dreams, but no suicidal urges or anything, thankfully.I got up early with the baby and we're watching Sunderland/Man. U. Wife and I are going to RKade Fire tonight.Sorry I haven't been around much, crazy week at work.

Isn't this the weekend you've got two awesome back to back shows? Remind me who the other was? GB of mine heading to AF tonight too. :jealous:

I think it was Belle and Sebastian. His post inspired me to buy tix for their Chicago show in a week, but I'm not going to make it. I'm still in the market for a college football team to care about. It seems to be required down here. Maybe Arkansas?ETA: GM, your weekend sounds fantastic.

 

[shut it down]

Still dipping, Brett?

In the process of hopefully my last quit. I'm back on Chantix with a month left and while I had a relapse a couple of weeks ago where I got one a day, I've been without it since Sunday. Next week starts my last month and while I've thought, "I'll have a last one" before starting that month, I've pretty much figured out that's ignorant.

My MIL just broke a 45-year smoking habit (she says for good) with the help of Chantix. She's had some crazy/vivid dreams, but no suicidal urges or anything, thankfully.I got up early with the baby and we're watching Sunderland/Man. U. Wife and I are going to RKade Fire tonight.Sorry I haven't been around much, crazy week at work.

Isn't this the weekend you've got two awesome back to back shows? Remind me who the other was? GB of mine heading to AF tonight too. :jealous:

Yeah, Belle and Sebastian in Los Angeles tomorrow.

 

[Tiger Fan]

Was craving chili, but didn't feel like putting in the time, so I went with a new concoction: "TF express chili"

6 cans of your favorite beans (I used 2x black, 2x red, 2x chili)

1 packet of your favorite chili in a packet (I used McCormick)

hunk of diced garlic

1. Put all into a pot and stir on medium heat until it comes to a boil

2. Simmer for 10 minutes

While it's simmering, feel free to add any spices from your pantry to taste. I added a bit of cumin, chili powder, garlic salt, and cayenne pepper. In retrospect, I shoulda just bought another chili packet....but it still came out pretty good and only took 15 minutes to make.

ETA: sorry to offend the "chili shouldn't have beans crowd"

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Still dipping, Brett?

In the process of hopefully my last quit. I'm back on Chantix with a month left and while I had a relapse a couple of weeks ago where I got one a day, I've been without it since Sunday. Next week starts my last month and while I've thought, "I'll have a last one" before starting that month, I've pretty much figured out that's ignorant.

My MIL just broke a 45-year smoking habit (she says for good) with the help of Chantix. She's had some crazy/vivid dreams, but no suicidal urges or anything, thankfully.I got up early with the baby and we're watching Sunderland/Man. U. Wife and I are going to RKade Fire tonight.

Sorry I haven't been around much, crazy week at work.

Isn't this the weekend you've got two awesome back to back shows? Remind me who the other was? GB of mine heading to AF tonight too. :jealous:

I think it was Belle and Sebastian. His post inspired me to buy tix for their Chicago show in a week, but I'm not going to make it.

I'm still in the market for a college football team to care about. It seems to be required down here. Maybe Arkansas?

ETA: GM, your weekend sounds fantastic.

You should really piss them off and go with a Big 10 or ACC team like Wisconsin or North Carolina. If anything you'll have some lively conversations

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

Be careful. Joe deleted my post that referenced that twitter name.

 

[charvik]

sorry GM, I have Stanford ML +235 tonight...

 

[charvik]

also have Florida +9, sorry jeep...

 

[SofaKings]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

Be careful. Joe deleted my post that referenced that twitter name.

Seriously?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

Be careful. Joe deleted my post that referenced that twitter name.

Seriously?

Yes, I swear.I recently signed up for twitter. My fiancee was asking who I was "following" and she grabbed my phone.She said "Smokingroaches? Really? Who is that? Are you smoking pot again?"That was my post (although not verbatim because it was a week ago). I thought it was funny but apparently it was too risque for this board ETA > Read it while it's hot

 

[El Floppo]

I CANNOT wait for the Oregon/Stanford game tomorrow. Picking up one of my best friends tomorrow at the airport at 11:40am, after coaching Kellen's soccer game at 9am and watching Cooper's game at 10. I hope Cooter scores FOUR girls tomorrow.My buddy Dean and I will try to dodge Oregon AND Oregon State traffic (I freaking hate it when the schedule Duck/Beaver home games on the same day within hours of each other. Traffic is Atlanta bad. Two slow, snaking lanes for NO FREAKING REASON AT ALL for 70 miles /rant) by bypassing 5 and taking lesser traveresed 99. We may or may not open up the sun roof and we may or may not put on Widespread Panic and we may or may not enjoy our slow crawl to Eugene.With any luck, we'll check into our hotel (yes, there is a baby jeebus) by 3pm, throw the keys in the safe, crack some cold ones and begin our slow trek to the stadium. We'll hit bars and tailgaters on our way, tossing a small football along our journey. We'll get to our seats and yell and scream and chant and dance. I'll duck out 4 minutes before half time and run to the beer garden to beat the lines. I'll grab 2 beers at a time because I can't buy more and I'll cozy up to a table full of nice looking people by a TV that's showing, with any luck, ANOTHER game than the one we've all paid to see live. Perhaps one I've got a wager upon? Sometimes, I have to coax my new friends to let me tune 1 of the 48 TV's away from the Duck game and I'll offer them a beer or a toke or a joke.I'll stumble back to my seats where Dean the hard core fan has refused to budge from and has never once sat down. He'll laugh at my red, squinty eyes and tell me all about what the Ducks did or didn't do in my absence. He'll ask about other scores and my bets and ask me for the 18th time what we want to do after the game, will we still want to go to the strip club? I'll high five the crowd and bemoan the wave. I'll order a black coffee at some point and probably attempt to bum a cigarette on the outside rail of the outer ring of the stadium. I'll plead with Dean to leave early if the games out of reach either way, but it won't be because this game will be one of the greatest games in PAC-10 History and will come down to the wire.Stanford will win and I'll hate it as a fan. But as a gambler holding +7, I'll pay for my tickets and my room and my gas and my beer...well, maybe not my beer. But it's a big nut out on Stanford because I think they'll outclass and outplay and outlast the Ducks. I think their QB and their coach are the best in the nation right now.Sunday, we'll wake up slow, hit an on campus bar and watch several NFL games at once before heading up I5, sans traffic, to Portland where we'll watch more football and slowly realize that the weekend is over and it's time to think about going back to work and that always sucks, but at least I'll come back to my love and with any groveling I might score some loving. Or at least a nice meal. Like a kid on xmas eve, I am.

THIS SOUNDS AWESOMEHave to say I am totally jealous of people who get to party and tailgate and go to college football gamesI know Tre is getting to his tailgate at 7 AM< GM has outlined his plans, and Jeep is heading over to Bama.FlaAnd that's just off the top of my headSOOOO hard being a big college football fan in NYC, which is a college football black hole

XColumbia Homecoming vs Dartmouth at Baker Field.. Oct 23rd- still tickets available.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Party went well last night but it got me thinking, Tanner's birthday is the same as my Dad and Otis got married on my M&D's anniversary. Weird. I might need to check out or check in or something.

I also drank too much whiskey and couldn't get a boner.

 

[SofaKings]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

Be careful. Joe deleted my post that referenced that twitter name.

Seriously?

Yes, I swear.I recently signed up for twitter. My fiancee was asking who I was "following" and she grabbed my phone.She said "Smokingroaches? Really? Who is that? Are you smoking pot again?"That was my post (although not verbatim because it was a week ago). I thought it was funny but apparently it was too risque for this board ETA > Read it while it's hot

That is ridiculous. No wonder I don't spend much time here any longer.

 

[shut it down]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

Be careful. Joe deleted my post that referenced that twitter name.

Seriously?

Joe> hi.I realize that marijuana is a societal scourge, and that thousands are killed every year by drivers who are under the influence of pot . But since I live in a state where weed is almost completely decriminalized, can you just delete any posts referring to marijuana for the OTHER 49 states?

 

[wilked]

lol at chili packet seasoning and meatless. Might as well add water to hamburglah helpah and call it chili

 

[gary mexico]

lol at chili packet seasoning and meatless. Might as well add water to hamburglah helpah and call it chili

 

[St. Louis Bob]

waiting on smokingroaches twitter updates for todays festivities.

Be careful. Joe deleted my post that referenced that twitter name.

Seriously?

Joe> hi.I realize that marijuana is a societal scourge, and that thousands are killed every year by drivers who are under the influence of pot . But since I live in a state where weed is almost completely decriminalized, can you just delete any posts referring to marijuana for the OTHER 49 states?

Seems reasonable.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I also see why my Dad doesn't gamble any more. Completely out of control. When I was 6-7 he used to have buddies over to play poker. On weeknights. All night. I would watch with fascination and couldn't wait until the morning because there would always be $5-$10 bucks on the floor. I woke up this morning thinking, "wow, why would I put a hundred on black for my Dad, he's probably pissed." Apparently he was up with my Mom until 3 am putting 3 hundred here 4 hundred there and actually won.

I don't know.

 

[YSR]

I also see why my Dad doesn't gamble any more. Completely out of control. When I was 6-7 he used to have buddies over to play poker. On weeknights. All night. I would watch with fascination and couldn't wait until the morning because there would always be $5-$10 bucks on the floor. I woke up this morning thinking, "wow, why would I put a hundred on black for my Dad, he's probably pissed." Apparently he was up with my Mom until 3 am putting 3 hundred here 4 hundred there and actually won.I don't know.

Are you still drunk?

 

[shut it down]

I also see why my Dad doesn't gamble any more. Completely out of control. When I was 6-7 he used to have buddies over to play poker. On weeknights. All night. I would watch with fascination and couldn't wait until the morning because there would always be $5-$10 bucks on the floor. I woke up this morning thinking, "wow, why would I put a hundred on black for my Dad, he's probably pissed." Apparently he was up with my Mom until 3 am putting 3 hundred here 4 hundred there and actually won.I don't know.

Did Rocko get your account?

 

[YSR]

1 pot of coffee + 2 hot dogs + 6 beers - 2 pints of sweat from painting + ((rage+resignation+depression over being Clemson fan)/knowing that this will happen) + winning all bets thus far today - no smokingroaches tweets + new bottle of Makers + awesome arctic char and coconut rice recipe for dinner = wait, what?

 

[heckmanm]

First anniversary is tomorrow - heading out for dinner and I like my chances for teh sexy time later.

 

[krista4]

1 pot of coffee + 2 hot dogs + 6 beers - 2 pints of sweat from painting + ((rage+resignation+depression over being Clemson fan)/knowing that this will happen) + winning all bets thus far today - no smokingroaches tweets + new bottle of Makers + awesome arctic char and coconut rice recipe for dinner = wait, what?

 

[FFchamps01]

1 pot of coffee + 2 hot dogs + 6 beers - 2 pints of sweat from painting + ((rage+resignation+depression over being Clemson fan)/knowing that this will happen) + winning all bets thus far today - no smokingroaches tweets + new bottle of Makers + awesome arctic char and coconut rice recipe for dinner = wait, what?

Sounds like an awesome day. Minus the rage, resignation, depression and painting.

 

[krista4]

VOLS!!!!

ETA: No, not quite.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

VOLS!!!!

Fire Miles nowHe's a brutal game coach

That was some of the worst mismanagement of the clock I have ever seen

 

[krista4]

VOLS!!!!

Fire Miles nowHe's a brutal game coach

That was some of the worst mismanagement of the clock I have ever seen

This ending is amazing. I told Mr. krista4 they should fire him before they even left the stadium.Now it's a miracle in Baton Rouge!

They should fire the TN coach instead.

 

[Tiger Fan]

holy #### miles is a dumb ####

 

[Tiger Fan]

lol at chili packet seasoning and meatless. Might as well add water to hamburglah helpah and call it chili

veggie chili down? Said I needed some express chili

 

[wilked]

My two cents... you should have enough spices to make your own chili packet. No need for all the salt. Outside of that, at least throw a can or two of diced tomatoes, and it wouldn't kill you to have some onions

 

[Tiger Fan]

My two cents... you should have enough spices to make your own chili packet. No need for all the salt. Outside of that, at least throw a can or two of diced tomatoes, and it wouldn't kill you to have some onions

I wanted express chili and didn't want to do any work (browning meat, cutting veggies, mixing spices, etc). On a normal day, I would do all that.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I also see why my Dad doesn't gamble any more. Completely out of control. When I was 6-7 he used to have buddies over to play poker. On weeknights. All night. I would watch with fascination and couldn't wait until the morning because there would always be $5-$10 bucks on the floor. I woke up this morning thinking, "wow, why would I put a hundred on black for my Dad, he's probably pissed." Apparently he was up with my Mom until 3 am putting 3 hundred here 4 hundred there and actually won.

I don't know.

Are you still drunk?

Yes?I'm kind of depressed, my Gb, best friend if you will, proposed to his girl friend yesterday. We've been friends since we were 8 and he was the Dsico Stu of the group. First marriage for him and she has 2 kids. And she looks a lot like Mrs. SLB. And she is divorced from Mrs. SLB's good friends BIL.

*sigh*

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I tried tagging Mrs. SLB with the nickname "Hotlips" but it didn't stick. I kissed her and it was like kissing a Koala Bear. She said no.

 

[Tiger Fan]

need to make a decision to begin drinking or not while watching these games. mrs tf gonna be sleeping on the couch in about an hour or so.

 

[shuke]

Still dipping, Brett?

In the process of hopefully my last quit. I'm back on Chantix with a month left and while I had a relapse a couple of weeks ago where I got one a day, I've been without it since Sunday. Next week starts my last month and while I've thought, "I'll have a last one" before starting that month, I've pretty much figured out that's ignorant.

Yea, once you give up the "last one" thoughts, you're on the right track.

 

[shuke]

My two cents... you should have enough spices to make your own chili packet. No need for all the salt. Outside of that, at least throw a can or two of diced tomatoes, and it wouldn't kill you to have some onions

I wanted express chili

You keep saying that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. What you made is called "bean soup".

 

[shuke]

mrs tf gonna be sleeping on the couch in about an hour or so.

Pics?

 

[Steve Tasker]

Long time listener, first-time poster here.

Nice looking thread.