I wish I played polo just to be able to wear this outfit.
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12/10/2011 13:53 #55683
Caesar's PalaceCategory: vegas
12/10/2011 13:39 #55681
A trip to chinaCategory: shopping
(e:tinypliny) and (e:pmt) headed down to the Chinese grocer last night. She was blown away by the appropriation of the Indian Buddha into the Chinese Buddha. I was equally amazed at the appropriation of the virgin Mary. Check out her dragons.
The picture tiny posted had a lot of arms...
but check out the Mega arm one. The thousands of hands kind of look like HPV based tumors.
(e:tinypliny) also could not get over how fat they made the buddha. We discussed if he had diabetes or not.
They do have a lot of cool pottery although some of it is very expensive.
This bird was almost $2000 which is surprising the way they just have them layed out on cheap shelving.
I wanted this mug so bad, but it was $15.
The picture tiny posted had a lot of arms...
but check out the Mega arm one. The thousands of hands kind of look like HPV based tumors.
(e:tinypliny) also could not get over how fat they made the buddha. We discussed if he had diabetes or not.
They do have a lot of cool pottery although some of it is very expensive.
This bird was almost $2000 which is surprising the way they just have them layed out on cheap shelving.
I wanted this mug so bad, but it was $15.
metalpeter - 12/10/11 19:58
I have a Wood Dragon that I really need to replace so maybe......
I have a Wood Dragon that I really need to replace so maybe......
paul - 12/10/11 19:21
Clearly, he ate a lot of dumplings when he got to china. I can see how it would happen.
I didn't see a lucky cat that I remember but I am sure they would have them. The place is huge. Its worth taking a trip out there something. It is on sheridan right past niagara falls blvd. In the summer you could prob ever walk there from South Campus station.
Clearly, he ate a lot of dumplings when he got to china. I can see how it would happen.
I didn't see a lucky cat that I remember but I am sure they would have them. The place is huge. Its worth taking a trip out there something. It is on sheridan right past niagara falls blvd. In the summer you could prob ever walk there from South Campus station.
metalpeter - 12/10/11 17:45
Now in terms of the god with all the arms I don't really know any thing about that.... But like those dragons though.... Gotta ask though (maybe you just didn't photo it) where was Chinese Lucky cat not the same as Hello Kitty.....
Now in terms of the god with all the arms I don't really know any thing about that.... But like those dragons though.... Gotta ask though (maybe you just didn't photo it) where was Chinese Lucky cat not the same as Hello Kitty.....
metalpeter - 12/10/11 17:43
The Indian and Chinese Budha are both Budha but are different... The Chinese one is and from what I know has all ways been fat.... Now how different people or companies make him well that is a different story.... At least with the wood ones it is supposed to be good luck to rub its belly....
The Indian and Chinese Budha are both Budha but are different... The Chinese one is and from what I know has all ways been fat.... Now how different people or companies make him well that is a different story.... At least with the wood ones it is supposed to be good luck to rub its belly....
tinypliny - 12/10/11 17:15
I think the happy man personification is based on some Buddhist monk. He is some God among 12 others, called Hotei. Granted Buddha hung out under a tree quite a lot for a good part of his life, and that is probably an über-sedentary lifestyle but I am still hesitant to believe that they thought Buddha was that obese...
I think the happy man personification is based on some Buddhist monk. He is some God among 12 others, called Hotei. Granted Buddha hung out under a tree quite a lot for a good part of his life, and that is probably an über-sedentary lifestyle but I am still hesitant to believe that they thought Buddha was that obese...
tinypliny - 12/10/11 17:11
I was thinking about why they would make the appendages and the level of fat so grotesque... Maybe the point is regular people can never hope to get those many arms and hands or even that fat. I guess they slipped a bit because they weren't factoring in super-sizing in the US.
I was thinking about why they would make the appendages and the level of fat so grotesque... Maybe the point is regular people can never hope to get those many arms and hands or even that fat. I guess they slipped a bit because they weren't factoring in super-sizing in the US.
12/10/2011 13:34 #55680
Christmas Wish ListCategory: holidays
Fancy tuna in glass. Full stop.
tinypliny - 12/10/11 17:08
Ortiz should really send you a christmas gift basket, considering how much publicity you have given them over the years.
Ortiz should really send you a christmas gift basket, considering how much publicity you have given them over the years.
12/10/2011 13:32 #55679
Driscoll's raspberries from wegmans tried to kill meCategory: food
I have never been as sick as Thursday night. I ate dinner and within 1hr I was sweating, cramping, puking, shitting, and then shakinh and writhing in pain on the bathroom floor screaming for help.
I seriously have never been in so much pain. It was the nost viokent gastrointestinal issue I ever had. Comparatively, the appendix exploding hurt less although it was similar. Strangely, unlike bacterial or viral food poisoning I was fine several hours after puking my guys up.
The next day, I investigated everything I ate the night before and I found the culprit. The raspberries I bought from Wegmans the night before were thoroughly infested with white/gray mold and I didn't notice when I ate them with my dessert. It was dark in the kitchen so I just grabbed a handful from the fridge without inspecting. Big mistake. Who does that? I feel like such an idiot. At the same time paying $3+ for raspberries I bought the night before, I didn't expect they would have gone bad. I might never eat raspberries again.
Since then I systematically tried each and every other thing I ate that night with no problem. I threw the raspberries out. I should have brought then back to the store.
I seriously have never been in so much pain. It was the nost viokent gastrointestinal issue I ever had. Comparatively, the appendix exploding hurt less although it was similar. Strangely, unlike bacterial or viral food poisoning I was fine several hours after puking my guys up.
The next day, I investigated everything I ate the night before and I found the culprit. The raspberries I bought from Wegmans the night before were thoroughly infested with white/gray mold and I didn't notice when I ate them with my dessert. It was dark in the kitchen so I just grabbed a handful from the fridge without inspecting. Big mistake. Who does that? I feel like such an idiot. At the same time paying $3+ for raspberries I bought the night before, I didn't expect they would have gone bad. I might never eat raspberries again.
Since then I systematically tried each and every other thing I ate that night with no problem. I threw the raspberries out. I should have brought then back to the store.
paul - 12/10/11 19:26
It was seriously the worst experience I could imagine. I was literally shaking and twitching on the floor.
It was seriously the worst experience I could imagine. I was literally shaking and twitching on the floor.
metalpeter - 12/10/11 17:39
I wonder if washing would have helped? Would one notice the mold and would it have been washed away? Good to at least know what caused it.....
I wonder if washing would have helped? Would one notice the mold and would it have been washed away? Good to at least know what caused it.....
tinypliny - 12/10/11 17:06
I was pretty relieved that you found out what it was. That box had berries that were completely covered in spores on the inside. It was scary looking. Maybe you should put boxed berries on your always-wash-before-eating list. I wash berries too, but just once and twice if I am freezing them (unlike the obsessive compulsive washing of greens).
I was pretty relieved that you found out what it was. That box had berries that were completely covered in spores on the inside. It was scary looking. Maybe you should put boxed berries on your always-wash-before-eating list. I wash berries too, but just once and twice if I am freezing them (unlike the obsessive compulsive washing of greens).
12/06/2011 00:37 #55659
separate age of consent for same-sexCategory: vegas
I wonder what the argument for this was? I am not saying they should lower the age, but it seems like they should be the same.
According to Nevada Revised Statutes, the age of consent for opposite-sex relations in Nevada is 16 while the age of consent for same-sex relations is 18.
metalpeter - 12/06/11 16:37
16 I'm moving to Nevada.....HA. It does seem odd that they aren't the same..... Guessing the age of consent is a very old law.... Not sure about that states history or when laws changed but there was a time that at 16 you had kids and a family go back far enough you might find some 12 and 14 think the the non Disney real Pocahontas was 12.... Again just a guess that when they came up with the law of what was legal for same sex they wanted to protect from rape and said both people had to be adults so they made it 18? Again no idea just a guess......
16 I'm moving to Nevada.....HA. It does seem odd that they aren't the same..... Guessing the age of consent is a very old law.... Not sure about that states history or when laws changed but there was a time that at 16 you had kids and a family go back far enough you might find some 12 and 14 think the the non Disney real Pocahontas was 12.... Again just a guess that when they came up with the law of what was legal for same sex they wanted to protect from rape and said both people had to be adults so they made it 18? Again no idea just a guess......
looks really cool the pictures that is...
What was the Ted Baker display about?!
And that mirror is so cool!
Wow, I need to go to Vegas to just look around someday. Last time we were so short of time and running to catch connections to the Grand Canyon. It was so tiring.
I like H&M!