I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking.

[thorne_scratch]

Happy birthday, mewsrissicat! You and your crew are some of the loveliest, nicest people I've ever had the privilege to meet, and I'm really looking forward to when you guys come to Baltimore in August. I hope your year treats you better than ever

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[twigcollins]

Man, someone should write that Swimming-Zoolander AU. Someone who is not me. Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty, and all that.

Hahahahaa. Glory. Also bear dicks. I am totally taking that one as a victory point regardless of if it had anything to do with me or not. (this is how I get the majority of my points.)

Um, things to fake, things to fake. Spastic colon? Seizure? Spastic colon?

*nom* We can totally take Sweden.

[thorne_scratch]

I love Zoolander. It's so dumb and yet so awesomely quotable. The Hansel quote about Mount Vesuvius still reminds me of your Mike talking to Cass.

Actually, I think these bear dicks were more recent, so not in reference to the ones you blindsided me with. You should take a point anyway, as I am well content to cede th crown of all bear genitalia knowledge to you.

Maybe I can just scream about bees being in my eyes.

Sweden (and its rock bands) are going down, dude.

[twigcollins]

Mike: Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and I'm gonna give it my best shot.
Cass: Please god I will pay you not to touch anything.

[thorne_scratch]

Ooh, Cassiel's Mike vein is throbbing again.

Mike knows how to breakdance fight!

[mewsrissicat]

Thank you, thank you! ♥ I can't imagine it getting too much better, outside of fate handing me enough money to pay off my mortgage, you know?

And don't tease me about Baltimore... I'm as tenacious about meeting up with friends as a yakuza is about collecting on his loan. I may /not/ know exactly where you live, but if I can surf the net and find out how to build ostrich incubators, you'd better believe that I can hunt you down. XD

I hope life is treating you well, and that you kick ass at your speech. Public speaking is still not my thing, even after two formal classes. But I am hell on wheels when training over the phone, which makes up for a lot!

[thorne_scratch]

You are very incredibly welcome! Well, I shall be hoping that you fall into a sudden monetary inheritance, then. Or that you win the lottery.

Oh, I am totally looking forward to Baltimore like you wouldn't believe. Make Catt bring her kimono so I can take many pictures. And now I have to admit, I am deeply and completely curious and intrigued. Ostrich incubators, what now? Should I be looking for you guys to arrive on bird-back?

I think life will treat me better after the next two weeks are over. As it is, I will... I don't know, build a robot double of me to make the speech, maybe. Or pretend I have lost my voice and cannot go on, woe.

[mewsrissicat]

Yeah, ostrich incubators! In a previous incarnation, my boss at that time was converting his farm from raising cattle, to raising black-neck ostriches. At that time the business was named "Royal Ostrich Farm", and I hired the contractors to build the ostrich runs, and then needed to find designs (and material) for the incubators for the eggs. [Sidebar: PA is too humid to let the eggs incubate naturally.]

The farm is now changed to Protos Foods (http://www.protos-inc.com/contact.htm) but is still going, which makes me happy.

[thorne_scratch]

Wow. Damn, man. You have, like, the best cocktail party opener I've heard in a while. "So, let me tell you about the time I researched and set up ostrich incubators." If someone busted that out, I'd give them my undivided attention.

[zenkatsuo]

Why not try faking a coma?

obligatory Sweden-bashing
Also, what's this about Sweden only making your list now? I can't imagine Sweden having done anything lately that had been more aggravating or disillusioning than it being Sweden is in general.
I would ask you why Sweden got added, but that would imply that you'd need a reason...
/obligatory Sweden-bashing

[thorne_scratch]

If I faked a coma, they'd probably get real suspicious when I came out of it just an hour later to attend the next session. Still, it is possibly worth a shot.

Sweden is on my nemesis list because some Swedish band has named themselves both my first and last name, and now whenever I try to google myself, all I get are links to the Swedish music scene. It is rather vexing. They stole my identity, dude! It is weird.

[twigcollins]

You really do need to write them a letter.

[thorne_scratch]

I am afraid they would think it was just mildly schizophrenic fanmail!

[m_steelgrave]

OH NO HEMORRHOIDS might get their attention, but OH NO EBOLA would clear them out in a heartbeat (ha).

[thorne_scratch]

Dude, Ebola sounds like a fine plan. Much more up to date than OH NO BUBONIC PLAGUE.

You still Gilgameshing it up?

[m_steelgrave]

Absolutely. I'm close to finishing the next part, in which our hero meets a new friend. You saw the last one I put up, yes?

[thorne_scratch]

Hooray! And yes, I did. Shit, I didn't comment, did I? I shall amend that straightaway.

[sakuranochi]

One condition of my PhD requirements is I have to give a paper once a year at a conference. It sucks.

My advice, when you get up there, start shooting.

[sakuranochi]

Also, Sweden produces some fine Death metal bands, Arch Enemy (although Michael Amott is technically a Scouser [a person from Liverpool]), Entombed, At the Gates, In Flames, Opeth. Feel free to destroy Sweden, just make sure these guys are on tour at the time.

[thorne_scratch]

Sweden has STOLEN MY NAME. You know my real name, google it and go see the identity theft!

[thorne_scratch]

I figured I'd just bring cupcakes. Everyone likes cupcakes, right? They'll be too busy eating their cupcakes to pay attention to me!

Stupid luncheon. Why can't everyone be drunk? I'd have such an easier time of it.