annabear

Good Morning,

I just went over to the political thread and there haven't been any posts in about 6 weeks. Is there somewhere else that the coming election is being discussed?

Thanks

Nope, I think it's just waiting for someone to jump back in.

Love the new 1st Spam pics!

Sending out {{{safe thoughts}}} to all of you in the possible path of these storms. :F_05BL17blowkiss:

We're getting remnants of Gustav here today. We need the rain, so it's a good thing for the grass, trees, animals, etc. Not so good for the sinuses.

sneaking back in to say.......

HAPPY FOUR WEEKS DAY TO PARKER!!

Aww, I can't believe the little man is a month old already. I hope they've all adjusted & are doing well. :Laie_6:

:kirtsun_05:

I think the funniest thing I've ever seen Clay do - outside of Spamalot - was the Jefferson Dance. I still laugh outloud when I see him getting those feet going!

Between this and the odd fact that someone here at work just spontaniuously burst into the Jefferson's theme song, I'm :lmaosmiley-1: ! I wish, literally...

Hey, Anna!

The hardest part is getting started. Once you're on track, it's a lot easier!

Do you feel you need to exercise more, or change your eating habits more? It might be easier for you if you start by changing one thing at a time. It's not so overwhelming!

Right now, it's both! I've let myself get stressed out lately and I tend to slip back into old, bad habits. It turns into a vicious cycle.

I like this, ausdon!

excessive cuddliness of my personage

TGIF!!!

Oh, and of course:

Grudgingly, guiltily peeks into thread...

I have really got to get back on track, but I seem to be having trouble finding the track!

Or....they'll just have another one to sell for charity in February....

Along with another tabard, pair of gloves and several rubber chickens!

I know you're all dying to spend some money on Clay, so here's a little something to tide you over until Spamalot starts again.....

Broadway Cares on ebay

Aren't they going to have to have another one printed up in just about 2 weeks?

Have fun, ausdon!

ACK! I'll be looking for tix for those shows too, but I can't do anything about them yet. Hopefully I'll be able to find something last minute.

Count me in for dinner at Carmine's - I LOVE that place!

{{{muski and muski mom}}}

I keep popping in, hoping we'll have heard a little something from the daddy who will soon be soiling his pants again on Broadway. Next time Parker's napping and you're not, could you find your laptop and blog a line or two, Clay? Thanks! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

I had a rather creepy experience last night... about 10:30, I was getting ready to head for bed & decided to sit down on the couch to watch TV for a few minutes. Why, I don't know 'cause there certainly wasn't anything on, but I digress... I'm flipping through channels and I hear what sounds like someone lightly tapping on my sliding glass door. Creepy enough at night, especially being a single gal, living alone. Even creepier because I live upstairs and the only way someone could be on my balcony would be if they scaled the building.

I shrugged it off and continued flipping. Again, tap tap tap. This time the cats hear it, too. I go out to my kitchen to try and peek out the blinds at the pass-through window to see if I can see an animal or something. Nothing.

A few more minutes and tap tap... rustle... tap tap. It really sounds like someone is right outside my sliding glass door and I'm starting to get freaked out. Finally, I turn on the balcony light and open the vertical blinds, with the phone in my hand, ready to call 911 if Jason or Freddie are out there! Nothing. Then I see something twitching on the balcony. It was a freaking HUGE - I'm talking a good 2 inches long - cicada!! YUCK!!! He was stuck on his back, kind of wedged in between the boards of the balcony floor, and then suddenly managed to flip himself back over - and run head first into my sliding glass door again... tap tap.

{{{muski family}}} Sending good thoughts your way.

Welcome back, Gibby!

I don't have any gray to cover - yet! - but I do occasionally color with a shade darker than my natural color because it tends to get brassy, especially in the summer. The last time I had coupon for Clairol's 'Perfect 10' and really liked it.

Now I'm really craving something sweet, but am trying to stay away from sugar!

Shhhhh! I'm playing hooky from work today...

for keepingfaith and mom

Sorry about your iPod, luckiest.

Hope the week gets better for all of you, preden.

Denial and procrastination can be very valuable to one's mental and emotional health, don't you agree?

Some days, abso-freakin-lutely! Enjoy your day, muski. :14:

Hmmm... all this talk of Twinkies... I don't have any pics of Twinkies in my photobucket... will these do?

I do not need him to be a superstar, I just want him to be around to continue to entertain us. He has so much talent in many different ways that I believe he will be here when other so called superstars will be forgotten.

Welcome back & congrats on the 300 miles!

*decides it would be a good idea to dust off the stationary bike and get moving again...*

I hear ya! Only for me,

I don't have another long weekend until next Memorial Day!!!!!!!!!

indeed!!

annabear, thank you posting that clip -- if you hadn't done it, I would have. I was thinking about all this today, and how much his life has changed since then. At that point in his life, he wasn't "multi-platinum" Clay Aiken. He wasn't "touring machine" Clay Aiken. "Broadway star" Clay Aiken wasn't around either. The BAF was just at the bare bones starting point. He probably thought of UNICEF only at Halloween. He wasn't ready to tell stories about his life via LTS quite yet. He was just starting to get a clue about how crazy enthusiastic his fans were (still are). And little did he know how exactly his family dynamic would change in 5 years. Of course, that's not to mention the 5 gazillion changes to his hair!

And yet, on that one day, he made an impression, and a strong one at that. There was a glimmer there that so many got to see. It made me so proud of him that very day.

In the same manner that he has seemingly changed (while his core being has pretty much been left untouched, IMO), it's been interesting to watch us as a fandom grow and change too. I've learned so much from people I would have never met otherwise -- different cultures, different foods, different religions. I've also learned so much about how people react when there's no "Clay Aiken" around in the way he was 4 years ago; how people's posting styles on message boards really say a lot about them; and how differently Clay means to each one of us. I'm just glad I've gotten to "know" so many of you -- thanks to one Clay Aiken.

You're welcome. Thanks for posting my thoughts. *sniffle* The thread title says it all for me: He simply makes me smile when I see him.

Good luck, Play and hugs for {{{cha cha}}}'s computer woes.

A schmoopie YouTube trip down Memory Lane:

I'm off to work on bears for the SSS TBAF sale in Nov!

Happy Labor Day! I'm trying hard to focus on this lovely day off

rather than thinking about having to go back to work tomorrow and how there are no more long holiday weekends until -

*gulp* - Thanksgiving!

I saw that thread, Play. Gee, I wonder if Mike Nichols and Eric Idle realize the mistake they made! :o Oh, wait...

"Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character," said director Mike Nichols in a release. "People will be surprised by his wide ranging talent, since the first impression is of great country charm and a singer to remember. This guy is not only a star, he is a lot more. We are lucky to get him for Spamalot."

For those who don't enjoy Sir Robin for what he is, may the rabbit with great big pointy teeth nibble their bums!

What a dinner, Wanda! Let us know a little sooner next time so we can all show up on time! I love Indian food, but only moderately spicy. There are some really good frozen options, as luckiest said. That's what I do 'cause I'm not about to spend all the time & money just cooking for me - I don't think the cats would care to join me!

My favorite spicy food is Thai. OMG - we had the BEST Thai food ever last time I was in CA. It was this little hole in the wall place in San Francisco. You'd never have known from the outside that it was a great restaurant. I've been trying to find Thai that good ever since, but nothing has compared. We also had some really good Spanish food in Long Beach - chicken and vegetables coated in a spice paste (not hot spicy) and baked in a clay (hee!) pot. There was a Thai place just down from our hotel in NYC that I wanted to try, but the only time were in that area when they were open was the first night we got into town and we were headed up to the Shubert to meet ausdon & family. We did have a lovely (and LARGE) plate of Chicken Parmigiana, a wonderful glass of wine & a cute waiter at Carmine's! YUM!

Welcome BettyJean, LA, Hippo and woo! Lovely blends, Betty. :F_05BL17blowkiss: Another southern Californian (born in Orange County) here, transplanted to Ohio. For now!

Still sending out safe vibes to all in the storm's path.

So glad to see our world travelers made it home safely. And still in disbelief that this: didn't work!!

we've had a few new members lately. They're checking in! But I'm sure we all use View New Posts and are rushing over to welcome them, right?

:26:

Busy weekend with school work, house hunting and company! Not caught up from the end of the last thread yet, but checking in quickly to see what's happening.

Safe travels back to the US, Scarlett & KAndre. Can't wait to hear more about your trip! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Sending out safe vibes to all in the Gulf Coast area.

FCA Spam Rewind Pins order form

I see Scarlett down there!

Let me say - I am happy, Clay will be back in Spamalot

So am I - whether I can manage to get there or not!

Clay will be back in a place and a role where he seemed to have fun and was respected and successful beyond anyone's wildest dreams and he'll be dressing up and dancing and talking about coconuts and swallows and soiling his pants and singing about lovely Spam, wonderful Spam and how they won't succeed on Broadway without any Jews and instructing King Arthur on the proper use of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch and we'll have recaps and stories and stage door pics and videos and pre and post show cellcerts and friends meeting up for the 1st time and the 100th time and every time in between!

What's not to be happy about? :8:

What is interesting to me is the way that some nastiness can be passed off as an opinion. You can have an opinion without being offensive. I think choice of words has a lot to do with it <snip> There is a big difference between saying you don't care for a particular look and saying Clay looks like shit.

BINGO! I've seen this happen way too many times, especially recently.

ATDW Virgin CD signing.

:thbighug-1: ausdon!