1. Anthony Van Dyck, a 17th-century Flemish painter. Most of his subjects have that type of beard, now called a 'vandyke.' It is unclear whether he made them grow it out for him, or whether he just painted it on them. I'm not sure which would be worse.
2. I finished it a couple of weeks ago, but I was off-the-grid at the time. All it needs is to get hooped.
3. It means 'Dentist' in Slovenian, but not on purpose.
4. Cuki is a contemporary folk band of the type which might sit in as panelists on the Slovenian edition of "Pocakajte Pocakajte ... Ne Povej Mi!"
5. It probably gets cold there.
6. MacSolutions Plus
for out-of-warranty repairs, definitely. I broke an iMac G4 with hubris [those fuckers are tricky inside]. They had a logic board in-stock [!] and fixed it in two days. The clerk told me they can fix 'any Mac that's not beige,' and then said, 'probably some of the beige ones too.'A few things which do not merit separate entries:
1. It's bullshit that a bottle of beer is 11.5oz. It's also bullshit that a pound of coffee and a pound of bacon are both only 12oz. This makes me genuinely, sincerely angry.
2. I'm tracking a package that was sent via DHL.
What the fuck is this?! When did DHL stop being 'we'll deliver your package' and start being 'we'll take it to the Post Office for you?'
3. I just upgraded to Snow Leopard. I know it was supposed to be kind of a low-key update, but I really like this one. I guess there's not a whole lot of new technology in it, but they totally fixed a lot of my peeves. I'm also waiting for my complimentary upgrade to Windows 7. Am I the only person who's excited about this? I'm such an upgrade geek.
4. Woop! My moustache wax
just came in the mail. This will come in handy for my birthday beard. [Three-zero on the three-one! I think that deserves a wacky beard. Only difficulty is making it look presentable for the more respectable holidays first.]- Z
1a. No, just Van Gogh.
1b. The answer is, or should be, yes.
2. You are confusing the term with 'craft nite.' [cf. (e:zobar,50121), (e:dragonlady7,50175)]
3. No, cuki means 'owl.'
4. The answer is, or should be, yes.
5. Slovenia
6. They probably would be if they were easier to find.
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1. Approximately
2. It wasn't even the right post office!
3. wut
4. Once I figure out how to use it.
- Z
1. Didn't he also cut off his ear? Or was that Van Gogh? I forget... He only painted male subjects or were females graced with the beard as well?!
2. "Get hooped" - I am unfamiliar with embroidery jargon. Is that like dousing it in alcohol and cough syrup and sniffing it and getting all "hooped"?
3. Cuki means Dentist?! As in? "The cuki told me to avoid cookies. I have too many cavities."??
4. Is that Slovenian for "Dance with sequins while you can"?
5. Where? North pole? I didn't know that!
6. They should be more popular - I bet a ton of Mac cheeses out there would find bit of info useful.
--NB--
1. Professional short-changing. While bakers give you an extra piece to a dozen, coffee growers and breweries take away 4oz! Say is a liquid ounce equal to a solid ounce (as ml = g)
2. heh.
3. :::link:::
4. PICTURES please!!!!!!!!!
-TP
DHL got rid of their domestic ground service earlier this year. I was happy that we didn't have to use them anymore at work. They really sucked.