oh momma -- between (e:paul) and (e:twisted) mentioning the sidekick (and being that I have T-Mobile), I am tempted... but I'm unsure if I want to pay even more in monthly fees. Is it truly worth it? Could I still buy the phone without the extra service and just walk around looking cool ;) ? Well, if it's good enough for Paris Hilton and Paul...

Also, I want to mention how tickled I am (yes, I said 'tickled') that (e:twisted) has become so entangled in the elmwoodstrip community. Between her bathroom chats with (e:paul) and a possible rendez vous in The Castro with (e:haikuster)... it's just too cool.

Side note here to (e:twisted) : I can't believe you have yet to go to The Castro for Halloween! I recall at some point they tried to move the celebration down to the Civic Center because there had been some hate crimes committed by people who drove in from places like Livermore, Stockton, and Walnut Creek to "see the queers" -- what-ev-er. I'm glad the civc center thing didn't take hold. Not having Halloween in The Castro is like not having Mardi Gras in New Orleans or not having Dingus Day in Cheekotwaga ;)

(e:Metalpeter) - sorry, I shoulda clarified. The tranny award on my co-worker's desk had something to do with a transmission sales quota or something. I work at a Business to Business ad agency, so awards like that are fairly common. Fact of the matter is, I was the only one to think it strange that it said "Tranny Award" on it. Most people here only find humor in fart jokes and videos of men getting hit in the nuts. Not that those can't be funny, but that can't be the entire scope of one's sense of humor.

But, I guess that would explain the popularity of Shrek (sorry all of you Shrek-lovers out there).

[inlink]metalpeter,178[/inlink] Well, let's start off by saying that I spelled it incorrectly -- it is not spelled "twinky" -- boy, I'm an idiot for blowing THAT reference to pop culture. This is from an explanation I wrote awhile ago to a few co-workers:

in the late-70's, a former San Francisco city supervisor got away with the assassination of San Francisco mayor George Mascone and city supervisor Harvey Milk and pleaded temporary insanity as he had eaten too many Twinkies and was high on the sugar. As he was primarily a health-nut, the sugar rush supposedly interfered with his ability to make rational decisions about controlling his anger.

The supervisor was convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter. he was then paroled in the 80's and ended up killing himself a couple years later.

hmm... I guess that was a pretty obscure reference, wasn't it? I should mention that I first heard about it while attending none other than Williamsville South HS, so it can't JUST be a regional expression.

Reasons to vote for John Kerry even if you're not that crazy about him at
(I kid you not):

johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com

yay! let's get out there and not vote for bush!

Contrary to conspiracy theorists, I too doubt that either SPoT or *$'s (read star-bux) were responsible for the fire -- though I'm sure that the afore-mentioned theory was half kidding. It is sad though, I'm glad I was able to have a nice cuppa with (e:paul) before it was incinerated. One thing I noted was that they served Seattle's Best coffee -- kind of unusual for around these parts. It's pretty good coffee, not the best in the world (and it is owned by *$'s) -- but still pretty good!

I would be very surprised if they were back on their feet any time soon -- I don't think having a coffee house is a very lucrative business and it's going to take a lot to rebuild. Unless of course, the insurance company is very cooperative and helps them get back up on their feet and get things running again. Uh, not to sound like a pessimist but, yeah.... right.