The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

Still ten freak'n pages behind, you peeps have been busy.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I agree, love NCIS. Still many of the CSI's were good too, it is just this dude, he killed it for the rest of the cast. Wished they would have knocked him off and let the balance of the cast carry the series, the writers were good but nobody could get past him resulting in series canceled.

Never liked any of the CSI's. My parents liked Miami when it was on, but I found it way too gorry for my taste. They'll have it on, and sometimes I have to look away because I'll get grossed out. I used to love NCIS, but stopped watching after Ziva left. Absolutely cannot stand the new girl. I watched it a handful of times since she left. Once only because Jeri Ryan was on there (one of my favs from Star Trek). If Jeri Ryan had replaced Ziva, I'd still be watching. If Ziva came back, I'd watch.

I like Los Angeles, but mainly watch for Kensi/Deeks. And Nell. And Hetti. She's short and she rocks it. Don't like New Orleans. I don't like Scott Bacula for some reason. My parents watch all three NCIS's. Other than LA, the only other crime drama I watch is Hawaii Five-0. Other than a few ABC Family shows, I'm pretty much down to Big Bang Theory, Once Upon a Time, Last Man Standing, NCIS: LA,and Hawaii Five-0 for my weekly TV shows.

 

[Cesar R M]

I agree, love NCIS. Still many of the CSI's were good too, it is just this dude, he killed it for the rest of the cast. Wished they would have knocked him off and let the balance of the cast carry the series, the writers were good but nobody could get past him resulting in series canceled.

He was supposed to be the "primary CSI", I dont think he would have been dropped.. ever..

I only had issues with another cast member apart from "Horatio Caine".
It was one CSI from CSI NY ( dunno his name but it was the black actor portraying a LAB expert, he acted similarly exaggerated as Caine, just in a different style)

 

[Cesar R M]

Still ten freak'n pages behind, you peeps have been busy.

its lazy sunday! everyone has free time

Never liked any of the CSI's. My parents liked Miami when it was on, but I found it way too gorry for my taste. They'll have it on, and sometimes I have to look away because I'll get grossed out. I used to love NCIS, but stopped watching after Ziva left. Absolutely cannot stand the new girl. I watched it a handful of times since she left. Once only because Jeri Ryan was on there (one of my favs from Star Trek). If Jeri Ryan had replaced Ziva, I'd still be watching. If Ziva came back, I'd watch.

I like Los Angeles, but mainly watch for Kensi/Deeks. And Nell. And Hetti. She's short and she rocks it. Don't like New Orleans. I don't like Scott Bacula for some reason. My parents watch all three NCIS's. Other than LA, the only other crime drama I watch is Hawaii Five-0. Other than a few ABC Family shows, I'm pretty much down to Big Bang Theory, Once Upon a Time, Last Man Standing, NCIS: LA,and Hawaii Five-0 for my weekly TV shows.

I used to hate the new girl.
Thanks god they toned down her dumb overdone "geeky investigator" theme.
Hated when she did her "lol im smurt by setting papers around me and sitting in the floor" thing in a few episodes. She hasnt done so in the new episodes I've seen.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Well what are they? DD and I have issues with cruddy sock syndrome too.

The brand is called Asics. They look like this:

They're nice because they cushion where you want them to cushion and breath where you need them to breath. I've also had them for several years. I used them for ice skating, for Disney trips, for months when I was on the ankle brace, and not one developed a hole. They're not cheap, but you hardly every have to replace them. They make them for men too.

Here's a link. These are the exact ones I have, though I'm sure Di ck's has other Asics brand socks

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12714942

EDIT: It's worth noting that since I started wearing sneakers and these socks on WDW trips, I've only come home with blisters on the back of my heel where the sock did not hit. Also used them for ice skating and never had a blister, even with crummy rental skates. The brand makes variations that come up higher; I just prefer ankle socks.

 

[Gabe1]

Really? People sell jerky on the roadside in Texas? Now that's something I've never seen!

We tend to sell veggies on the side of the road, mainly tomatoes and corn, downstate melons. Jerky, no.

 

[Gabe1]

My sister and I had a delicious lunch today at P. F. Chang's (Boston). Their food was SO good!!!! My sister had their lemon shrimp (I tried some--yum!!!), and I had "combo" pad Thai (mushrooms, shrimp, chicken and some egg mixed in with the peanuts, noodles and sauce--tasty!!). We also had Vietnamese spring rolls with dipping sauce--mmmm . . . loves me some spring rolls!!

Never been there before, but I looked online and they're all over the country. (@donaldtoo , I noticed that there are two of them in Austin, TX, as well as other Texas locations. Have you ever been there?)

I even had a Sangria (which I always thought was Mexican, but anyway it was on the cocktails menu so I tried one). It had some vodka and Merlot and fruit juices. I love fruity things, and it was sweet with a bit of a kick to it . . . and, not being much of a drinker, I was all giggly by the time the meal was over . . .

I am a big, long time fanof PF Chang's. I'm sorry they are struggling financially and fear they will disappear.
My favorite meal is Mongolian Beef. We also order spring rolls and fried green-beans and their wondrous fried rice. It is until this year our traditional go to place for Easter Midday meal. Me, I just order my favorite wine. Their adult beverages tend to be more Americanized.

 

[Gabe1]

@MinnieM123 Don't forget they're racing tonight.

And on that racing note I was so sad to hear of the death of passenger at the raceway at Disney. Heartbreaking.

 

[Gabe1]

Never be sorry about the meat protein, I enjoy it vicariously through other people.

You have made mention to be a veggie for health reasons in the past. Curious how strict you are. Will you eat things like Poutine Fries or Jello or are you pretty strict?

 

[seahawk7]

Yeah, even if it is true, it was an extremely carpy excuse. She should have had Wednesday night and all of Thursday to do it. You need to budget your time when you've got this stuff going on.

I should ask my one professor, who pushes group projects so much, why in the world she seems to love them so much. I understand having them in certain courses, but it seems like I have them in EVERY class. And in every class it seems that one member drives me crazy the entire time. Sometimes more than one member.

In my other class with nothing but group projects the entire semester, there's this one girl driving me nuts. At the begining of the semester, she said she didn't have Facebook, which is usually how I organize groups and share files. That was fine; I said I'd send her emails. She also wouldn't let us have her phone number so that we could text her. Um...okay. And then she tells us, "I can never meet outside of class." And because she won't give us her phone number, we can't even tie her into meetings.

Then, she'll send me stuff that's wrong, and then when I tell her to go back and redo it, she sends me this paragraph long explanation as to why she didn't do it right. One time, I literally emailed her back, "Instead of sending me a long explanation as to why you didn't do it right, would you please just fix it?" And she also sends me unnecessarily long emails. Two weeks ago, she sent me a two paragraph long email that essentially said, "Did you double check to make sure that the due date is Friday?" I'm thinking, "Well, you could have not wasted my time by sending that in one sentence." And I had checked, and it was Friday.

Then, last week, there was an assignment that we were doing in class. While the professor is still talking, she sits there and does half the assignment. Which made me really angry. I'm the one who has to turn in all of the assignments (literally, unless I am completely unable to turn in the assignments, I am the only one allowed to turn them in as group leader. And after me, it's another girl in my group, not this girl), so I do all of the formatting (which is her formatting is horrendous). Someone else starting an assignment before I can do the formatting on my end just slows everything down. And then doing half the assignment without us was just really insulting to us. She doesn't seem to have the interest of the team at heart, just her own interests. And she comes across as so fake. She tries to act super sweet and all and tries so hard to impress us that sometimes I want to say, "Stop. Just...stop." It's probably a good thing I don't sit next to her in class. Of course, we had a group meeting after class that day and she wasn't there, and we spent half the time complaining about her. I was just glad that it wasn't just me. The other girl in my group said she's been driving her crazy the entire semester too!

Ugh. Sorry for the rant; I'm just so frustrated and needed to get it out of my system.

I hear you. I didn't think it was a good excuse.

 

[Gabe1]

its lazy sunday! everyone has free time


I used to hate the new girl.
Thanks god they toned down her dumb overdone "geeky investigator" theme.
Hated when she did her "lol im smurt by setting papers around me and sitting in the floor" thing in a few episodes. She hasnt done so in the new episodes I've seen.

Not sure who you are speaking to?

 

[seahawk7]

You have made mention to be a veggie for health reasons in the past. Curious how strict you are. Will you eat things like Poutine Fries or Jello or are you pretty strict?

I'm vegetarian but try to eat vegan most days. Vegan is harder for me.

 

[Gabe1]

The brand is called Asics. They look like this:
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They're nice because they cushion where you want them to cushion and breath where you need them to breath. I've also had them for several years. I used them for ice skating, for Disney trips, for months when I was on the ankle brace, and not one developed a hole. They're not cheap, but you hardly every have to replace them. They make them for men too.

Here's a link. These are the exact ones I have, though I'm sure Di ck's has other Asics brand socks

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12714942

EDIT: It's worth noting that since I started wearing sneakers and these socks on WDW trips, I've only come home with blisters on the back of my heel where the sock did not hit. Also used them for ice skating and never had a blister, even with crummy rental skates. The brand makes variations that come up higher; I just prefer ankle socks.

Thank you. Will try those. None of the socks at D icks are cheap but we've tried most, it is the breathing thing. So many say moisture wicking but find it to be the opposite. The ones at D icks we've found to be the best and the same style as your picture is the New Balance version, also breathe and have great cushion. Expensive too. Socks should not be so difficult.

 

[Gabe1]

I'm vegetarian but try to eat vegan most days. Vegan is harder for me.

Yeah my Niece is vegetarian, a school girl thing to do that stuck but my Sis and BIL went to vegan for weight control. They will flip to vegetarian if socially it needs to happen.

 

[Cesar R M]

Not sure who you are speaking to?

what do you mean?

my second part of the message (about NCIS) was towards starwarsgirls.

if you mean the lazy sunday thing.. is
lazy sunday = tons of free time = tons of new replies and posts.

 

[Gabe1]

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I like this photo. It almost appears animated.

 

[Cesar R M]

in other news.. I just read on a mexican newspaper.. that there was a crash on the WDW's exotic car racing (Richard Petty's Driving Experience?)

*edit*

its on cnn now

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/12/us/florida-disney-driving-experience-death/index.html

 

[Gabe1]

Yikes, did your son suddenly became a PhD in Rose Studies?

Ha! That made me smile.

 

[Gabe1]

Too bad you couldn't go into the first port, especially since you were to go to Margaritaville! I'm a big Jimmy Buffett fan so that would have been a stop for me too. Sounds like you took it in stride though. The taco bar sounds great. What cruise line and ship did you cruise on?

My DS took the same ship as you @MOXOMUMD and same ports. They went in June and were fortunate enough not to have to skip any ports, Sorry about the Buffett.

 

[Gabe1]

ohh no, I mean the bathroom sink area and the borders of the tub.
They were dark black blueish marble.

the toilet was also white/cream colored. very contrasty compared to the floor tiles.

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Yeah that is what we had in the Jumbo building however similar but smaller than the moderates.

As much as I liked many of AKL plus's I'm not overly impressed with their very small square footage in the main resort, similar to the moderates nor the tiny bathroom space. To me the main building resort rooms were not worthy of the deluxe price tag.