The Couch 2: Electric Bugaloo

~ratthing Tue, Jul 7, 1998 (18:51) seed

continue thy couched couchings here in this topic, for "The Couch" has been frozen!

~riette Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (00:47) #1

Ooh, it's cold in here!

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (01:33) #2

man, and I was hoping somebody had moved the new couch into it's own topic... I needed the peace and quiet and comfort of the old one... especially if everyone else was in here breaking in the new one!!!!!

~riette Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (01:47) #3

We were just making it more homely. Perhaps we can get a bunk couch next.

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (02:13) #4

and the obvious question is: Can I be on top?

~riette Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (04:19) #5

Much as I hate it, I'd have to say yes - I'm scared of heights, and I don't want to be pushed off at any point!

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (05:16) #6

at least, then, I'll have someplace nice to land when I inevitably get booted out on my arse...

~riette Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (06:42) #7

Ha-ha! We'll be sitting arse to arse, drinking champaigne and watching as the others fly past!

~wolf Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (15:21) #8

eating strawberries and chocolate the whole while. who did the decorating in here? good thing i picked up a leather, neutral couch. we could use another, but it wouldn't be as cozy, huh?

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (17:12) #9

depends on the activity, I think...

~wolf Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (19:29) #10

yes, quite right..

~mikeg Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (21:07) #11

we could have two couches real close to each other. kind of like at right angles.

~wolf Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (21:44) #12

already have two couches (remember? the old one, then we moved in the leather one) we could put in two more and make a pit!

~autumn Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (23:09) #13

For an orchestra!

~KitchenManager Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (00:38) #14

no, for dancing...anyone gotta Skatenigs tape?

~riette Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (01:13) #15

ha-ha! Small space to dance on, isn't it? Well, we can just stand still in time.

~stacey Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (13:19) #16

the Skatenigs huh... you are certainly outlining your mood! I cannot do ANYTHING in time (on time, occassionally) so how about we just dance in whatever teeny space we're allotted... FREE FORM... (like my singing, shall I sing??)

~riette Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (13:39) #17

Is that a trick question? Well, okay then, but only if you sing that one called, WOO HOO - you know, the one you sing so loudly, it echoes all over our computers sometimes.

~stacey Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (13:42) #18

you mean Woo Woo? I'm sure I could come up with a catchy tune to go along!

~riette Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (13:45) #19

Oh, believe me, it's catchy enough as it is!

~KitchenManager Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (14:46) #20

not my mood, Stacey, outlining the only type of dancing I can do well... and they did mention making a pit...wonder how difficult couch diving is...

~stacey Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (14:49) #21

give it a whirl!!!

~riette Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (17:00) #22

ha-ha!!! Just lend us that fancy bath of yours, Stacey!

~stacey Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (18:07) #23

pile in!

~mikeg Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (21:03) #24

cor, can we? that'd be ace. nekkid hot-tubbin'!

~wolf Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (21:59) #25

i dunno, sure hot tubbin' is good for my fur?

~autumn Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (22:35) #26

You might wind up looking like an albino wolf when you get out!

~wolf Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (22:54) #27

haha! wouldn't that be interesting....how'd i explain it to the rest of the pack?

~autumn Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (23:07) #28

They'd probably make you the omega!

~wolf Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (23:10) #29

no joke!

~riette Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (00:54) #30

Yes, get it, Wolf - if you're good we'll comb your face for you.

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (01:07) #31

will you comb mine next 'cause I ain't shaved in awhile...

~riette Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (06:39) #32

Sure - I'll even comb your arse for you if you ask REALLY nicely. Or even better, I'll let Stacey do that . . .

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (07:28) #33

that hasn't been done in a long time...both of you may need to work in shifts...

~riette Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (10:40) #34

Okay, let me just go find my rhino brush - that ought to do the trick. Want a middle- or a side parting?

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (10:42) #35

I'll leave that up to the expert...

~riette Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (10:50) #36

Hmm, now let's see. If I cut it a bit, it'll form a page boy - then you can wear those trousers that sag down to your knees, so everyone can see you're new buttocks-style. You'll be able to make a pony and everything. How does that sound? Oh, and a middle parting will of course be the most natural thing.

~stacey Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (13:46) #37

roflmao! where's the detangler!

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (13:58) #38

well, if you two is a team, and she's creating the do, I guess that makes you the detangler...

~stacey Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (14:07) #39

(this does not sound like an ideal job...)

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (14:12) #40

(would agree with you there one hundred percent... which, of course, is fine with me as I figure you'd eventually get frustrated and start shaving...)

~riette Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (01:21) #41

Think I'll stick to the do - just don't you dare fart, dear muffin, or the scissors may slip . . .

~mikeg Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (11:47) #42

there is only one response to all of that euwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

~riette Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (12:34) #43

Okay, if you ask that nicely, I can't possibly say no. Get down those pants, so I can do yours too . . .

~mikeg Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (16:19) #44

um, polite decline?

~riette Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (16:47) #45

Damn, so much for thoughts of a bum-styling career! Ah, well - staring into pumpkin poltergeists ALL day would take the fun out of it anyway!

~mikeg Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (16:55) #46

now i am afraid of you :)

~riette Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (17:00) #47

Of me? �smile� And what terrible things do you think I might do to you?

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (23:26) #48

as opposed to the terrible things you know she would do to you given the chance...

~riette Sun, Jul 12, 1998 (01:33) #49

Was that a 'please'? Shall I do the terrible thing now or when you phone me in Switzerland?

~mikeg Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (05:15) #50

(scrunches up in couch, pulling knees into chest) So, like, I'm me. But who's that? The thing I've realised for a while now is that whoever I am, it's different to who I think I am. And there's no way I can stand outside of myself, look back in and see the truth. But you all can. So do. Tell me who you think I am. This is just an experiment, and I hope it's not too self-indulgent!

~riette Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (07:20) #51

In time you will end up surprising yourself, I think. As an outsider I think you're an intelligent, honest, funny, kind and very stubborn person. And I think it's good that you are.

~autumn Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (12:13) #52

Did you ever have these heart-to-heart conversations at slumber parties? And all the girls would get pissed off at each other for telling them their faults and go home in the middle of the night?

~riette Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (15:20) #53

I haven't. Not even sure what a slumber party is - don't think we have those in Namibia. But when Gillian (my best friend) and I go to Paris we always end up telling each other about our faults halfway through the journey, when we're bloated with cheese and cake, and bored; then we fight all through the last two hours, but then we get there, and the city is just so beautiful, and there is the adventure of tracking down our hotel, and all the wonderful smells, the river, the street musicians and artists - and then we're best friends again.

~terry Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (10:11) #54

I have to make it to Paris in this lifetime.

~riette Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (10:56) #55

DO. You have not lived until you've seen Paris. You have not eaten until you've eaten in Paris. And, boy, it's a romantic city.

~mikeg Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (16:43) #56

we could have a Spring trip to Paris. now that would be cool. Spring trip to Austin. Spring trip to Paris. Spring trip to Brighton (i'll put you all up :)) fun fun fun.

~autumn Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (22:47) #57

Count me in!!

~riette Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (05:13) #58

It'll probably end up being only the three of us!

~KitchenManager Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (22:49) #59

are these going to turn out like the National Lampoon's Vacation movies? (don't know about Paris...I think me in Paris would be quite scary...)

~riette Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (01:13) #60

NO!!!!! Wer, really, Paris is the least scary place in the world. ANYTHING goes there, and we won't turn out like those horrible movies. They give an utterly false impression of life ANYWHERE in Europe. There is just so much to see! You can eat bread in the park beneath the Eiffel tower, wander the beautiful, cobbled streets, go to the art market, see the most beautiful cathedrals imaginable, eat and drink like a king for little money, and you can stay out as late as you please - it's very very safe. And I bet you'd be SAD to go back afterwards.

~terry Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (05:55) #61

Bruce Sterling has a terrific article in the latest Wired magazine about the Eifel Tower, where he recently dined and accumulated the most interesting statistics and historical lore. And he talks about other "mega-projects" around the world incidentally. A worthwhile read if you want the background on the Eifel Tower. That Bruce has a rough life, being assigned to places like Paris, but someone has to do Wired's dirty work I guess.

~riette Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (06:25) #62

I'd love to replace him - I could just do with a dirty job like that.

~autumn Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (15:26) #63

You would fit right in in Paris, wer...there are 10 wers on every street corner! But the cost would be prohibitive.

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (22:38) #64

oh, please explain... (and, just how do you picture me in that head of yours?)

~riette Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (01:12) #65

ha-ha, Autumn!!! I think you're right!

~KitchenManager Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (23:18) #66

ok, then you, too...how do you have me pictured in that head of yours, Riette? (you can do a sketch and post it in art if you want...)

~KitchenManager Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (23:19) #67

(this is supposing that I'm no longer in my white suit and hat, Riette...)

~riette Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (02:41) #68

I'll do the sketch . . .

~terry Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (05:49) #69

If you ever do a montage of "spring" could we make it into a t shirt Riette?

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (11:02) #70

yeah, why ain't you doing a logo for this place?

~terry Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (11:28) #71

That would be awesome! If she's game.

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (11:39) #72

(or at least gamey...)

~autumn Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (21:22) #73

I picture you as a real "character," wer, with cross-sections from all walks of life too numerous to mention here. I am frankly curious to see you/your picture, because of all the folks here, you are the one I feel I'm best able to envision (yet I have no idea what you look like, except the height). :-)

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (03:54) #74

Terry, I'd love to design a t-shirt thing for us, of course, but you have now seen my style, and all my work has a slightly african touch - I don't know if that appeals to everyone/whether that would be fair. AFter all, most people here are American, and I don't know how to do something more american looking.

~terry Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (07:04) #75

Think spring and all it's connotations. Flowing water. Seasons. Flowers.

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (07:25) #76

I'll think about it - but nothing's going to happen straight away. The mosaic is slow and painstaking work, and I can't do anything else until I've finished it - self-discipline is very important to me, because it is not part of my nature. But I'll start doing some sketches in bed.

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (11:37) #77

*raised eyebrow*?

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (12:29) #78

�raised eyebrow too� Why? Sketching in bed? Some people read in bed, I sketch.

~terry Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (08:15) #79

People do things in beds.

~riette Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (09:47) #80

And others do it in the hay.

~terry Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (21:07) #81

As in roll?

~riette Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (01:02) #82

You will know.

~KitchenManager Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (22:48) #83

Use the force.

~riette Tue, Jul 28, 1998 (00:38) #84

That's my motto too.

~autumn Tue, Jul 28, 1998 (00:38) #85

Has someone been eating blackberries on the new couch?? You know, big, fat, juicy ones that leave your fingers purple?

~KitchenManager Tue, Jul 28, 1998 (00:38) #86

numph I...

~riette Tue, Jul 28, 1998 (00:38) #87

Wasn't me, really, I swear it's just paint!

~KitchenManager Tue, Jul 28, 1998 (00:38) #88

and it'll wash right off... (well, at least it did off of Stacey and I...)

~riette Wed, Jul 29, 1998 (05:15) #89

Just don't you dare lick her - I don't want to be responsible for the two of you ending up in hospital!

~stacey Wed, Jul 29, 1998 (13:09) #90

edible paints... flavored too! I prefer the mango buttered pear glacee with verigated sprikles!

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 29, 1998 (16:12) #91

and I, personally, am intrigued by the thought of being hospitalized for over-licking...

~stacey Thu, Jul 30, 1998 (13:13) #92

*laugh*

~riette Wed, Aug 5, 1998 (11:39) #93

or under-licking for that matter

~KitchenManager Sat, Aug 8, 1998 (23:41) #94

or licking under the matter

~riette Sun, Aug 9, 1998 (01:30) #95

After all, the licking is what matters . . . especially under.

~KitchenManager Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (00:37) #96

not to drift off topic, but... anyone seen Stacey's shoulders around here lately?

~riette Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (00:44) #97

No - she's probably decided it's time to run around the globe. Or perhaps she just has a more interesting life than the rest of us!

~wolf Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (11:30) #98

probably the latter, Stacey HAS a life!!

~terry Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (20:56) #99

Stacey goes, and comes.

~autumn Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (21:39) #100

Maybe she's in Austin--remember she was trying to find a good fare before school started back up?