tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post238374463402368534..comments2024-01-12T07:22:33.175-08:00Comments on The Fabulous Lorraine and Fiends: Off to the Stew Party!FabulousLorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-66041982288363013512008-10-07T13:21:00.000-07:002008-10-07T13:21:00.000-07:00ACK! I meant to e-mail you...Will do so..ACK! I meant to e-mail you...Will do so..FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-46034540602779299812008-10-07T13:05:00.000-07:002008-10-07T13:05:00.000-07:00Hi, it's your Friendly French Teacher, not sure ho...Hi, it's your Friendly French Teacher, not sure how to e-mail you.Martha W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171124063224823836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-74161182411421199022008-10-06T19:38:00.000-07:002008-10-06T19:38:00.000-07:00Of course Cabal is going to be there! Like we'd l...Of course Cabal is going to be there! Like we'd leave him home???<BR/><BR/>Not the Bengals tho, SUCH snobs, and it simply isn't safe, the extra insurance was thru the roof!FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-88565523834936651152008-10-06T19:27:00.000-07:002008-10-06T19:27:00.000-07:00Oh wow! Cabal is going to be there! That is very...Oh wow! Cabal is going to be there! That is very exciting. Hope he is up for it!<BR/><BR/>Siri there is a picture of me on my last fm profile. I go by the same name there.<BR/><BR/>I'll be with my godchild. 12 year old with long blonde hair and long legs. If anyone is up for coffee or drinks I'd be up for that (after I bring the godchild home to her mom!)AletaMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639273261672273258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-30489614726710210262008-10-06T19:15:00.000-07:002008-10-06T19:15:00.000-07:00Well Siri, it's, uh, likely no one else will be we...Well Siri, it's, uh, likely no one else will be wearing SKULLS, hee-hee.<BR/><BR/>Well you all know what Kitty and I look like yes? Or if not us, then I am thinking there will only be ONE white dog....<BR/><BR/>If he is well enough, poor guy....FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-29363721802900734172008-10-06T18:20:00.000-07:002008-10-06T18:20:00.000-07:00Speaking of the midwest - have my room reserved - ...Speaking of the midwest - have my room reserved - have the time off work, and have skull hair clips and hand jewelry to be known by the other fiends Wednesday night. I'm not sure who I'm more pumped about seeing - Quiche and Cat and Gayle and Aleta, or Himself.<BR/><BR/>Any idea how early the doors open?<BR/><BR/>SiriSirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750550597247874957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-7282322464119791582008-10-06T17:09:00.000-07:002008-10-06T17:09:00.000-07:00Hellos to Ethan from Kitty and Quiche here in the ...Hellos to Ethan from Kitty and Quiche here in the midwest! Tell all later Val and have fun!!!!!!FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-82855466073837314142008-10-06T17:07:00.000-07:002008-10-06T17:07:00.000-07:00Thank you for passing that on Quiche!Liveblogging ...Thank you for passing that on Quiche!<BR/><BR/>Liveblogging from the reading: I'm in line and have just met Ethan of Neverwear, who is lovely. And has a kickass mustache. ;) I now have a sticker and am supposed to show Ethan 'Going Wodwo' later. <BR/><BR/>Very cool. ;) more later!Dread Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081969484772150648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-51102496000966156522008-10-06T16:50:00.000-07:002008-10-06T16:50:00.000-07:00Val, passed that onto the tour people, no need for...Val, passed that onto the tour people, no need for them to be like that....None at all.<BR/><BR/>He's right you know, I need to be here, taking care of things, and Cat is WAY better at the road than me...FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-80496855211003055442008-10-06T16:32:00.001-07:002008-10-06T16:32:00.001-07:00Oh, I forgot to say, Phiala, love the crocheted ...Oh, I forgot to say, Phiala, love the crocheted Cthulot!!Chantrellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304351215076622980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-78379387759369714862008-10-06T16:32:00.000-07:002008-10-06T16:32:00.000-07:00Wow, that took a long time to catch up on. So, whi...Wow, that took a long time to catch up on. So, while I read all the comments, not sure how much I actually retained.<BR/><BR/>Poor Cabal :( I hope he gets better soon. For his sake and yours Lorraine! Ew!<BR/><BR/> both of Boss's readings were awesome of course. Saturday's was great as I got to sit with Amacker and mistressmousey and we all got to visit with boss after the reading. The last time I saw him was when we ran into each other at the House on the Rock last August and it was so surreal we had a hard time carrying on a conversation (not to mention the fact that we were both starving with low blood sugar). <BR/><BR/> 1 of the questions was "why doesn't the Fabulous Lorraine come out with you on book tour?" He basically praised you, amazed at how you can find things he lost with just the power of your mind, and how you hold life together by staying at home. If you are on the road with him he would ask you how the bees, the garden, or the dog were and you would reply, " how am I supposed to know, I'm with you!" or something along those lines.<BR/><BR/> Then part way through the Q&A there is a rumble of laughs and squeaks and then Amacker and I saw the enormous spider coming down over its the boy's head in front of us. Thank Fod Amacker was there, she grabbed the Web and swung the spider down to the floor. It wasn't poisonous or anything, but my FOD was it huge!!! <BR/><BR/> San Francisco was lovely as well. mistressmousey saved me a place in line luckily since I couldn't get up there early. Didn't get to visit with Boss this time but I was trying not to be greedy about it ;-) The questions were funny and the answers were lovely and clever as always. <BR/><BR/> As far as waiting to read the book, I'd already read it so I was just listening to chapters as a refresher. I totally understand not wanting to hear it until you've read the book. At the same time I never ever pass up an opportunity to see Neil! <BR/><BR/> this has become a novel!Chantrellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304351215076622980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-83298839914846041692008-10-06T15:49:00.000-07:002008-10-06T15:49:00.000-07:00People moving… yes, I like it as a sport. :) If I ...People moving… yes, I like it as a sport. :) <BR/><BR/>If I can rant a bit -- Barnes & Noble's staff seriously needs to lose their snotty attitude about Boss' reading tonight. I realize that they're getting a lot of calls, but why they needed to be shirty when answering my perfectly reasonable question about parking eludes me. It's an event in West LA, where parking laws are capricious and mutable, and, as far as I can tell, are determined by the alignment of the planets. <I>(Astrology, while derided by many, is actually the only fair predictor of when and where it's safe to park in LA without getting towed. Mars is quincunx Saturn? Don't park on the east side of Venice Blvd. in a five-block radius!)</I> I did not need to have it condescendingly explained to me that middle schools have parking lots. Seriously. Middle schools have tiny parking lots, as none of their students drive. So after the 50 spaces are full, what then? <BR/><BR/>*grump*<BR/><BR/>I clearly need more coffee before I drive over to the event, to take my chances in the parking lot lottery. Then I plan on having a nice nap while I wait. And must figure out some way of conveying Malena's greetings to Boss. Tough, with no signing.Dread Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081969484772150648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-33307476651977072762008-10-06T15:33:00.000-07:002008-10-06T15:33:00.000-07:00Hey Jess, I'm five foot one and three quarters. fo...Hey Jess, I'm five foot one and three quarters. for some reason people always think I'm taller,until I ask them to get something I can't reach.<BR/><BR/>Poor Lorraine, poor Cabal. I'll be your grossness factor was overcome by concern for poor puppy.<BR/><BR/>Cool reading error of the day <BR/>"Everyone has a skull"Dragonsallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776798562258217431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-89622688282624948252008-10-06T10:39:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:39:00.000-07:00Wow, well ok....We are still pretty much the same ...Wow, well ok....We are still pretty much the same band, Paul and I, with out the drummer.....FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-3297452214959678032008-10-06T10:27:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:27:00.000-07:00I get this article from 2003I get <A HREF="http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/12/11_kerre_folkunderground/" REL="nofollow">this article from 2003</A>AletaMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639273261672273258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-73802335049318106932008-10-06T10:24:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:24:00.000-07:00When I click on that, I get a blank page...What ar...When I click on that, I get a blank page...What are you getting, Aleta?FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-62845008872659265582008-10-06T10:20:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:20:00.000-07:00People moving? Sounds a sport for our Fiendish Oly...People moving? Sounds a sport for our Fiendish Olympics to me!!!!! <BR/><BR/>What is this FU thing? I thought the site was gone? Must go look....FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-63882330771243999632008-10-06T10:00:00.001-07:002008-10-06T10:00:00.001-07:00Jess - a cattle prod perhaps?Jess - a cattle prod perhaps?Arwennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538364000414529666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-53082299164956025342008-10-06T10:00:00.000-07:002008-10-06T10:00:00.000-07:00Yes, moving people is pretty fantastic. :) The dow...Yes, moving people is pretty fantastic. :) The down side, of course, is that I can be unintentionally intimidating.Dread Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081969484772150648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-29722297898778076112008-10-06T09:56:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:56:00.000-07:00Geez, I'm like two comments behind, here.That's it...Geez, I'm like two comments behind, here.<BR/><BR/>That's it-- I need to start lifting weights again! Oh, God, I want to move people. Just because I can. That'd be fantastic. :DJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-1777705793840320432008-10-06T09:55:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:55:00.000-07:00And that is a looong day, Val. I get up pretty ea...And that is a looong day, Val. I get up pretty early, but I don't get nearly as much accomplished!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-70981590261093438522008-10-06T09:54:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:54:00.000-07:00Jess, I solve this problem by just picking people ...Jess, I solve this problem by just picking people up and moving them. ;) A friend who's a big guy and weighs about 250 once said he didn't think I could move him… well, the laughter from the crowd that followed my moving him out of my way was pretty epic. ;)Dread Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081969484772150648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-6869570579843408052008-10-06T09:52:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:52:00.000-07:00But do you have to use a step-stool all the time? ...But do you have to use a step-stool all the time? I envy people who don't need step-stools.<BR/><BR/>I suppose it's not all bad-- I do I have the advantage of being able to duck between people's legs if I need to make a quick getaway... :DJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-15534447527334306382008-10-06T09:49:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:49:00.000-07:00Ehh, not to play the Misery Olympics or anything, ...Ehh, not to play the Misery Olympics or anything, but yes, 4:30's my normal start time. Got to get up, work out, get myself out the door to meet the Saltmine U. vanpool, to be in the office at 7 a.m.; then leave at 5, and get home around 7 p.m. -- that's if I don't go out to see friends or run errands, which can put me back home by 10. Then freelance work or homework for the studio until about midnight. Rinse, repeat. <BR/><BR/>It's a lot of effort and time and sacrifice to have a day job with long hours and a long commute, as well as the work it takes to become a good artist, and then the freelance work, too. But that saying about how you can get what you want, or you can just get old -- it's pretty true. And I prefer to get what I want, or die trying. If that means a fearsome schedule, then that's what I'll do, and I don't whinge about it. <BR/><BR/>Much. ;)Dread Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081969484772150648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-14828394983224372882008-10-06T09:45:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:45:00.000-07:00I envy the things tall people can REACH. I am of a...I envy the things tall people can REACH. I am of average height, but shortest in my department by a good four inches and shortest in my family by a similar margin. The fact that my best friend is 6'4" and I can reach nothing in his kitchen doesn't help either :)Arwennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538364000414529666noreply@blogger.com