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Abby about: Leah those are amazing!!! 6370 (the one of her sucking her thumb and nuzzling you made me cry!!!    Abby about: so... yeah..i cheated and looked it up yesterday. I'm the worst movie person ever..my only guess was stranger than fiction.    Abby about: so..... He seems pretty comfy in there...sigh. Its so ironic that after worrying so much about him coming early, and all the issues, that now I'm pretty sure he might come late!! And I would LOVE for all of us to get together!! Our schedule is wide open except for donna's wedding and Dickey's wedding weekends.    Abby about: music ha!! nice Aaron!!    Abby about: so..... What's new? I'm bored..sitting at work...trying to wrap up some loose ends so that Derek isn't too screwed when he has to take over my project, but its painfully boring (sorry D!). And waiting on this kid to arrive...hurry up little dude!!    Abby about: farts not kidding...i just giggled so hard I had a contraction...christ.    Abby about: shenanigans I can vouch for it...it totally looked like you! :)    Abby about: LeFucker agreed thewsie...those comments were completely nutbaggery!!   Abby about: gloating sidney crosby had a similar freak show trying to surround him, and he turned out alright...just sayin'...   Abby about: gloating Just wanted to point out that I called LBJ out as an egomaniacal pain in the ass 10 years ago. That's right. You should all always listen to me. My snap judgments of people always get proven right. :P   Abby about: baby pool A friend of mine set up a baby pool...no money involved...just bragging rights if you get it right ;) oh..and the hints: The doctor told Abby last week that Jones already weighed 7.5 lbs! The official due date is July 21st. Abby and Brian were both big babies, born early.   Jones is a big boy... Abby about: homeowner I'd prefer Lowes I think, but there are none even remotely close to us. They are currently building one a little closer to us...but home depot will still be way more convenient.    Abby about: a week late yeah...that episode was good...this weeks? not so much.    Abby about: hearthquake Did you all feel it? So weird!! :)   Abby about: zzzz aww...boozin..that makes me sad...5ish more weeks until I can have a bevo!! YAHOO!!! and yay for baby balon meet-n-greet! tell your wifer I want to see pics!!   Abby about: zzzz I think someone drugged my water...so what are you guys doing this weekend? The only thing we have planned is rocking out for Sweeney's b-day and a cookout for Father's Day.    Abby about: Vaca aww!! she looks so happy in all of those pics in the carrier!! She is too stinking cute!!!   Abby about: ipod just get an iphone :) seriously...its awesome to have everything in one gadget. that being said, what are you going to be using it for? running and exercising? then go as small as you can...looking for a toy to entertain you? the touch if you have wireless at home. Jones now has my old Classic ipod and it will stay just plugged into his stereo.    Abby about: hey pittsbrughians... so freaking lame that they had a countdown on espn or the mlb channel or something showing how much time was left until his first pitch.    Abby about: house for sale looks GREAT biggie!!!   Abby about: my cents aww!! Sounds like the Thews house is quite busy!! Wish I could see their antics!! And YAY cristen! you rock in so many ways! :) mm...yes, the belly is quite "ripe"..ugh. And we are 99.99% sure that the munchkin will be better known as Jones Daniel Mountain. But everyone be warned right now, that I will personally throat punch anyone who calls him "JD". Not kidding.    Abby about: my cents speaking of missing people...I need to crush soon...although guessing I am going to be off the travel list for a while :( I think we should all plan for around labor day. I need some absurdity in my life and you guys provide it like no others :) (hmm...I guess we will be crushing at some weddings this fall, huh?)    Abby about: my cents Thewsie, how are your boys doing!?! And your wifer!! miss you guys!   Abby about: baseballs i like baseballs...lots of purdy players. that's all of my sports wisdom for today. You are welcome.    Abby about: I heart the Penguins marketing people! PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking for 250 students to help with an important task and there's only one major requirement: You must know how to flush a toilet. Construction is near completion on the NHL team's new arena, the Consol Energy Center. But like with any new arena or stadium, officials need to simultaneously flush all the toilets and urinals to make sure everything is working. The Penguins are calling the June 10 event the "Student Flush," a spinoff of their popular ticketing program known as "Student Rush." Students already involved in the ticketing program can enter for a chance to win. Students must be 18 or older to participate in the flush-apalooza. In all, there will be 400 flushers, including some construction officials, on hand that day.   Abby about: my 2 cents I need to try skype sometime..I don't really understand what it is..just internet teleconferencing? And yes, Avatar in 3D was pretty sweet...Alice in Wonderland was not NEARLY as cool. sigh. And agreed...3D TV is stupid if you have to wear glasses and sit upright to watch. no thnks...I'll wait for the super bright hologram technology ;)   Abby about: BabyBalon!!! YAY!!! Congrats Toner and Jess!!! Welcome to Sophia!!!   Abby about: zzzz wow! lots of good news today!! YAY biggies job!! and YAY balon baby!! any news Leanne!?!?    Abby about: zzzz gosh...even former jocks are still stupid... i keed i keed!! just trying to stir up some action here! snoozefest people...   Abby about: omg!! so...on the google homepage today you can play pacman!!!! Crazy!!!   Abby about: KFC meat every time i see that damn "sando" I gag...not sure why it repulses me THAT much...i like everything it is made of...I think it might top the "big mac snack wrap" for gross out factor...   Abby about: now all our teams are done your coworker is a twatwaffle   Abby about: Gideon starts to eat he's so adorable!!!   Abby about: Bacon Survey omg greg...that made me gag...   Abby about: sausage probably not a surprise to you perverts but i really only like links ;)   Abby about: good news this time Awesome news Biggie!! YAY!!!!!   Abby about: horse lady oh man...that sounds awesome! I'll have to google it...it has to be online somewhere, right? :)   Abby about: home invasion ugh...sorry biggie!! that blows!! hope the security system gives you peace of mind...and is a selling point for when you move!!   Abby about: Uncle Dougums for hire! Congrats Dougums!!   Abby about: sausage omg andy...so gross...lol!   Abby about: charette time the block wall quotes were each around $6500...too much for us right now after demo costs, maternity leave, buying a car and needing to replace two windows this summer.    Abby about: charette time railroad ties are impossible to get anymore due to ecological concerns..and we also got a quote for a lumbar retaining wall...still $4200...blah. so..fill it is   Abby about: baseballs I have a countdown to when Garrett Jones will be whored out to the highest bidder...   Abby about: charette time So we had to tear down our garage two weekends ago. Now we have a concrete pad that is roughly 3 feet below our yard level. We don'thave the cash right now to build a retaining wall, so we are going to lose one off street space by bringing in fill and sloping down to the alley level (see the linked pic). Anything special we should know about slope stabilization? And how would you do the bottom edge? A couple rows of block? How would you anchor that to the existing slab?   the site Abby about: nfl draft boners ahh....jack...my first hate :)   Abby about: Birthday!! Derek is in a meeting and just texted me that its 4/20...AKA the most appropriate birthdate ever! HAPPY BIRTHDAY THEWS!!    Abby about: nfl draft boners as much as i would have loved hearing him tear thiebow a new asshole, the previews just kept showing him gizzing all over him...so I asked Brian to change the channel when he came on...I hate that self righteous fucker :)   Abby about: not quite a motorized barstool, but... are you freaking kidding me!?!? lol!   Abby about: jobs YAY Biggie!! KEeping my fingers crossed!! :) :)   Abby about: music I win!! I win!! weird!   Abby about: let very fun idea wes!!   Abby about: A double disc concept album featuring (Justin Timberlake) collaborating w/ (Beck) featuring, among others, vocalists like (the dixie chicks). The 22 songs track the life and times of (Norman Rockwell) and, according to the composers, play like the soundtrack from a night of (Chamber music) at (Studio 54).    Abby about: sports man..that sounds awesome!!!!   Abby about: work Ditto Cathryn's comment! My old firm only walked people around if they really liked the person!! (not sure what they do here...)   Abby about: plumbing omg...it scares me that people that dumb are allowed to drive...   Abby about: work Good luck Biggie!!!!!!   Abby about: medical office work Jared, can you email me your work contact info for me to pass along? I'm sure Todd would love to talk to you!!   Abby about: medical office work Wes, is your boss liscensed in Ohio?   Abby about: medical office work My sister and her husband are going into practice on their own and are looking for a new office space. One of their options is an old building on the Main Street of their small town (Bucyrus, OH). They are looking into their options and are looking for a small firm that does medical office fitouts. Anyone have any suggestions for them? Thanks!   Abby about: lawn care he's still in the "oh boy, what did i do!?" stage... So exciting!! its a nice place!! and all the major stuff has been done!! new roof, new windows, all new floors (while they aren't what he would have chosen..they are clean and new!, new kitchen, new main bath...he just needs to add his style stamp now!! AWESOME!   Abby about: lawn care love love love the last tip wes!!   Abby about: lawn care wow!! old man rodebaugh is coming out!! we are lazy and don't edge (i do love the look though!!) and brian could tell you more about his hate affair with all trimmers! we've had gas and electric and i'm not sure which one he likes better at this point. I've never scraped the underside of a mower... and I'd totally have a composter if I had a big enough yard!! (we're not allowed in our township unless we have a certain amount of property. There are all sorts of options out there...if you have a lot of grass, you would need a huge composting pile to handle the clippings...and they can be a little bit of a challenge to get going...adding the right mix of moist compost, dry compost, turning it, etc...but they are great...my parents have had an enormous one for decades..just for kitchen waste..   Abby about: baseball it was fun to actually see people excited about the pirates today...it was a madhouse out there!   Abby about: My son is good at.... ha!! man...that would be SCARY! :)    Abby about: happy dyngus day why are those stupid things so great?! I love them!   Abby about: My son is good at.... making scary faces!!    Abby about: pathetic musics I love them both!! Glen Hansard is awesome!!! Derek and I saw him when the Frames opened for DAmien Rice...he's great!!    Abby about: babies! Aww!! Guess you are doing great then Cameron!! :) Way to grow! And sounds like Caden is keeping everyone on their toes! lol! This is from a couple weeks ago...I've grown since! :)    Abby about: nucking futs Derek and I saw this at lunch...too funny!!  hockey coach goes nuts Abby about: babies! 9 months!! She's growing so fast!!! Lol at your little germ carrier..that's how my sister's two girls are..they get the sniffles and then give the rest of us the bubonic plague!   Abby about: babies! anyone have any updates about their little ones? I feel disconnected!!    Abby about: music unfortunately my first images of beating up bears has now degenerated into having sex with bears...eww. that's a lot of hair...   Abby about: Footballs I'm so glad that insurance is going to help cover the helmet Berg!! I know that they are pretty expensive, so that is awesome!! Besides, all the cool kids are wearing helmets and bands these days...I know so many kiddos with them!! Darn SIDS making kids sleep on their backs and getting flat spots!    Abby about: CAD help aww...hubby to the rescue :)   Abby about: our own Michelle omg, that is too funny!!!    Abby about: ecofont I thought this was a pretty cool concept. Josh, maybe your business should adopt this font.   save ink Abby about: C-town ooh!! burn on you porkchop ;)   Abby about: Happy St. Patrick Ahh! she is so adorable!! #4 cracks me up with the drool and expression..looks like she HAS been drinking! ;)   Abby about: irish music YAY biggie! :) glad that you are "back" :)    Abby about: less grocery talk lol at Andy! :)   Abby about: holy shit Cleve-town!!! HA!!! ;)   Abby about: Not Cam I find his standup way better than his show :) although his show usually gets a couple of chuckles from me between all the sideeyes i give him...   Abby about: Cam Aw!! he's so stinking cute!! Thanks meng! and good work Cristen and Thews!! He's adorable!   Abby about: Cam meng, upload it to tinypic.com or photobucket.com and they have premade links then for how to post it to a message board!! YAY! pics!   Abby about: Cam Aw!!! Congratulations and welcome to this crazy world Cam!! :) :):)   Abby about: Thews 2.1 So looking like tomorrow will be the big day, huh? I'll be thinking of you guys!!! Can't wait to hear details and his name!   Abby about: Cell phone spying This is creepy!!  eww Abby about: Thews 2.1 Was Caden induced too?   Abby about: Thews 2.1 Still no baby!?! Poor Cristen!!   Abby about: zzzz I think your babies just realize that they need all the extra days resting that they can get in order to keep up with Dad when they come out :)   Abby about: zzzz anything exciting going on? Thewsie and Cristen...how you hanging in there? What is everyone doing this weekend? My sister and her hubby are coming to visit, so I am thinking Hofbrauhaus tonight and maybe 3D Alice in Wonderland sometime tomorrow :) Besides that....no plans.    Abby about: sonvuabitch I think its more of a hillbilly sort of word...   Abby about: sonvuabitch Bub shivered in fear, ascared that he was going to be anally raped.   Abby about: Biggies Biggest Concern ha! you are welcome to gamble on my child's arrival...although if someone chooses like 2 weeks past my due date adn they win, i might beat them!   Abby about: Biggies Biggest Concern although maybe we could have a wheelchair brigade..i am probably not coming because at this point, i get super faint if I am on my feet for more than 15 minutes or so.    Abby about: Biggies Biggest Concern biggie, i'd have to agree..the last thing you want to do is have someone bump your knee, fall on you, etc :( sucky!!!!   Abby about: vent bet your kitchen still smells ;)    Abby about: hockey yep, i was sooo good that Crosby wanted to be my boyfriend.    Abby about: hockey The pens tried calling me up, and were quite crushed when I told them that I couldn't come, for now, because I'm pregnant. Poor pens...   Abby about: vent I can't even tell you if I like them or not since my mean hubby decided to starve his wife and now has banned them from the house! :)   Abby about: vent i think that may even have been the flavor of the infamous box of zatarans... :) and eww! that really sucks Cathryn!! Have you said anything to maintenance? maybe they need to fix the exhaust fan!   Abby about: vent man...i really really really miss being drunk...   Abby about: vent AAANNNDDD I never even ate the cursed zatarans because i fell asleep while you were making it and you hated the smell, so you dumped it down the sink, woke me up, told me I already ate it and sent me to bed :P   Abby about: vent i asked you to make them for me once, because i was wasted...and i think your mom gave us that box when she cleaned out her pantry before going low carb!    Abby about: vent they freaking STINK!! blah!! I think i'd rather someone heat up fish than ramen   Abby about: vent ramen noodles should be banned from the workplace...just sayin'... some asshole here makes them every.fucking.day. I hope they die of high bloodpressure from all that sodium   Abby about: Thews 2.1 Anyword on Cristen and the new little one? Cristen, any progress? Thinking of you!!!   Abby about: Holy Hockey yeah, the game was amazing!! I am just so happy that we got silver when we weren't expected to do that well and that it was such an exciting game!! YAY! and seriously, I don't mind that Canada won..now if it had been Russia and Ovie, it would have been a different story for me!    Abby about: o.m.g. stupid snow...pretty sure it is cancelling our roadtrip to ohio this weekend :( Thewsie, wasn't it all blizzardy when Caden was born?   Abby about: o.m.g. wow..hillary duff just "blew" her nice girl image...lol!!  getting engaged Abby about: Little Man Mountain woo!! go cristen go!! I hope he doesn't keep you waiting too much longer!! :)   Abby about: Little Man Mountain Had an ulrasound today and everything looks great!! Our little boy is growing right on track!! Soo relieved!!    Abby about: 8 for 8 Congratulations Aaron!!! YAY!   Abby about: Shutter Island no..i don't like to pee my pants :) and that movie looked like it would make me do it for sure!   Abby about: labor no really! i mean...they all might be old wives tales, but there is supposedly pressure points on your legs and feet that can help along labor (which is why you are supposed to get pedicures minus the leg/foot massage when you aren't close to full term)...   Abby about: labor Cristen, do NOT do the castor oil..while it supposedly works, everyone that i have heard from that tried regretted it big time!! pedicures, raspberry leaf tea, spicy food, orgasms...hmm...those are the main ones i have heard..and the most fun sounding!   Abby about: Planning ahead! I can't blame you Cathryn!! :D Hope you find some fun places to go!! :)   Abby about: Planning ahead! its fine if you guys don't want to be awesome and hang out...whatever    Abby about: Planning ahead! Derek and I were just talking about how we should plan a get together this summer in Cleveland to be able to see everyone and see all the munchkins!! We should do a picnic somewhere...potluck style...bring the games...either early summer or very late summer (maybe Labor Day?) would be preferred by this pregnant lady   Abby about: St Baldricks Just in case any of you were missing your chance to donate to st. baldricks this year, i had told a friend of mine about it and she decided to become a shavee...she is an adorable mother of 4 and is having a hard time making her goal, despite the fact that she is a woman shaving her head...soo...if you are interested... ;)  Bald women are hot! Abby about: TEAM OHIO Ha! I'm such an ass...I looked at the miserable cities thing and felt bad along the way for the various cities..and got to #20 and barked a short laugh and thought "eat it philly!"   Abby about: HELLO ahh..thank you!! that explains it!!   Abby about: HELLO oh no andy :( I hope your project wraps up as smoothly as possible!! I think of you every time i see Moguls...but i am not sure why...have you done them? are do you just love them? I'm confused why you are in my brain so much the last few days ;)   Abby about: footballs its a good name ;)   Abby about: yay canada! i am way jealous of those mittens!!!   Abby about: yay canada! is How I met your Mother on CBS? If so, I think there will be a few Robin Cherbotsky comments in there...   Abby about: research for Work maybe not a single man...you pervert ;)    Abby about: baseballs when do the olympics start? I was hoping they were going to be on while i was off...but alas..nothing..and here I am back at work. boo!   Abby about: drinking fountains how is that legal!?!? you are required to provide drinking fountains, aren't you!?!   Abby about: hey buffalo apparently i can't drive in snow. wrecked my car friday. not much actual damage to it, but the airbags went off, so it is likely totalled. fuck. oh..and we are fine.   Abby about: fun stuff Aw biggie!! that sucks dude!! i'm so sorry!! :( Are you having surgery soon? Fast healing to you!!    Abby about: cheese must have been an internet explorer thing..i didn't have to relogin with firefox   Abby about: site update i've been grounded for the last 2 weeks...the doc is going to spring me on friday, so there! :P   Abby about: site update (shh..don't tell him i told you this, but sometimes he makes me call him that in bed...)   Abby about: site update i'm lazy...i win :)   Abby about: Clevelandites Biggie, if you would seriously be interested in talking to him, email me with your contact info...i honestly don't know what he is planning, but I will put you guys in contact.    Abby about: hockey coop woke me up this morning because he was doing that sleep barking thing..cracks me up!! its so high pitched!!    Abby about: hockey oh..and pens rule, sabres drool :P   Abby about: Clevelandites I have a friend that is looking into redeveloping a historic building and would like to consult with an architect that specializes in that sort of thing. Any suggestions for firms that he should contact?   Abby about: hockey ha...sounds like i called Derek a little barky shithead...**snort**   Abby about: hockey i offered him up to you earlier today...little barky shithead   Abby about: How me likey!   Abby about: omg "I'm better than Superman. He's just a cunt.... in underpants." shit..i'm peeing my pants   Abby about: omg [hand tangled in my hair, massaging my scalp] "I'm stuck. I'm stuck. Your pubes! You got to shave."   Abby about: omg Brian and andy...you two are lucky that Cathryn and I didn't think of this first!!  Sleep talkin' man Abby about: project friends Leanne!! when i am allowed to be up and do "strenuous things" again...you are dead meat!   Abby about: random question lol! Thanks! someone just got a dog that reminded me of him and they were asking what breeds people thought it was.    Abby about: random question what kind of dog is brody again?   Abby about: request filling out my library book request form now..i have a few books waiting there for brian to pick up :) Video games might happen soon!! although I think they might be hard to play laying down (at least when you have as mad of skills as i do..)   Abby about: request ellen is amazing biggie...if you haven't ever watched her, give her a try...she's hysterical..and tends to have decent guests :)   Abby about: request well..transporting would be nice, so thatI could transport to becky's couch to meet the babies and give her a hug! But you have proven that your expertise on that was overblown...so...postulate instead on...the ridiculous horribleness of daytime tv   Abby about: request I'm gonna need you guys to step up the chatter next week!! I am only on day two of bedrest and I am bored already!! (for that that don't know, this is only expected to last for 2 weeks and then back up and about!)    Abby about: Pantuso Twins cristen is next :) still march 14th cristen?   Abby about: Pantuso Twins this is clickable for a better view :)    Abby about: Pantuso Twins Dominick    Abby about: Pantuso Twins Samantha    Abby about: Pantuso Twins I couldn't be happier right now!!!!   Abby about: bils i agree andy!! i felt so superior when i lived in north carolina one summer ;)   Abby about: almost Pantuso baby time man..i am sooo freaking excited!   Abby about: tuesday news! awesome!! was that one of you guys? ;)   Abby about: demetri martin we saw two really funny guys this weekend too...steve byrne, who i always adore..he's awesome. and then daniel tosh's standup routine..so freaking funny!   Abby about: Sarcasm mark This company is way behind the times|  sarcasm Abby about: More random stuff that doesn't sound like fun Cristen!! I hope the next few weeks go by quickly for you!!! ((HUGS!))   Abby about: more random stuff I'll add one that would never grace your lists: Damien Rice "O", single handedly my most favorite album ever..and my most listened to..i think I listened to it daily for close to two years   Abby about: crawl we're going to have to be game time...depends on what the doc is staying at that point. if things continue the way they are, i'm out, but Brian might be there :) For those of you who don't know, we are having a few complications. I'm on restricted activity right now but hopefully things will be getting better soon, but please keep us in your thoughts!!!    Abby about: bday Happy birthday wesley-poo :)   Abby about: St Patty i think each of you going should bring a case of some fun beer...and you can park them in various areas around the house and yard and all open the same beer at once...give yourself a time limit and then move on to the next beer locale ;)    Abby about: weddings i could probably deal with a few "drunk idiots" but not an entire houseful of them :) if we could share the wealth or bring some hotels into the mix, pgh could be on :) I just won't be too pleasant with screaming drunks til 4 am ;)   Abby about: weddings yay for a wedding! I was afraid that we were going to have to manufacture reasons to get together this year ;) And biggie..i heart kuerigs!! you can get the refillable cup at target :) like $15   Abby about: Nissassa lol at "anne taylor sale induced shopping spree" HA!    Abby about: Baby Berg ooh...the assassin's creed commercials almost made me want to buy a playstation just to play that game!   Abby about: Baby Berg Congratulations!!! He is so freaking cute! :)   Abby about: football really? you don't think cribbs is trying so hard to earn his way out of cleveland?!? The guy is amazing, but no one would be fighting over him if he hadn't hustled his ass off this season.    Abby about: Blah man...we got oooold!! even derek doesn't have big plans!   Abby about: HOCKEY! oh you sneaky little bitch ;) lol!    Abby about: HOCKEY! God i heart hockey!  new commercial :) Abby about: Blah sounds like our evening :) we bought apples to apples last night, sure to provide a riproaring good time :)    Abby about: United State of Pop 2009 this makes me happy... (i've been in a poppy/dance mood this year)  DJ Earworm Abby about: whoa! Brian just showed this to me...its googles version of Pocket Robie!! Man, that would have been sweet while in Europe!!   amazing Abby about: Dhani he's purdy...me likey   Abby about: colts don't you mean "irregardless" ;)   Abby about: holidays nope, i'm with you all week D...ugh    Abby about: holidays hate you leanne ;)   Abby about: holidays here...trying to fill out my time sheet...oddly enough, they don't have a project number for "sitting on my ass and killing time". ugh. god i hope this project starts soon!! so tired of making shit up! (and being boooored!)   Abby about: i had a dream lol!! on my way cristen! :)   Abby about: I Had a Deram THIS!! "i've been craving some time off, and a trip to the OBX would be just what the doctor ordered. i could vacation at that same house every year." and thewsie, i'll drive you adn the wife and kiddos down anyday :)   Abby about: footballs makes me really sad :(   Abby about: birthdays Happy birthday Andy!!!!    Abby about: Fonts i can't see it, but i am guessing at what it is...and i think berg used that on his resume ;)   Abby about: stupid mondays brian built some sweet walls in our basement this weekend...we now have 4 rooms and a hallway down there(almost 4...the laundry and bathroom are still one room for now). i sat in my dining room, barefoot, pregnant and sewing. ugh. But i made some super sweet plush alphabet magnets ;)   Abby about: browns cribbs is awesome every game! man...sooo glad i was passed out on the couch and didn't see a single second of that game...we are PATHETIC. Oakland and now the browns?!?    Abby about: mushy not sure why, but i was just overwhelmed with love for you all :) you are all the bestest friends ever :) (see...hormones can be nice sometimes!)   Abby about: aural pleasures look how fancy and techie you are now! ;) btw..i love the buildup and the haiku format, well played   Abby about: aural pleasures you have to type "< b >" and then make sure you end the part that you want bolded with "< /b >" (take out the spaces when you type it...i had to do that so it wouldn't bold my post)   Abby about: babies Congrats to the Baders!!! :)    Abby about: awesome Thought this was pretty cool...Xerox is printing out these cards that children designed and sending them to military people if you take the time to "sign your name" and add a message. take a minute and send a card to the troops... :)   Thank you card! Abby about: Feed the Englishes can you tell i'm hungry!?!   Abby about: Feed the Englishes speaking of pad thai..i've been making my own version at home...its yummy...i boil up some long noodle (angel hair, linguini, etc) while making the sauce. I just saute up some peanut butter, chicken broth, red pepper flakes, basil, garlic, i add lemon grass and curry sometimes, but they aren't completely necessary..sometimes i add a citrus juice, last time it was oj...and then simmer the pasta in the sauce fora minute or two when it is done. (I personally like to add some peas and spinach, but brian hates that.....so sometimes i make chicken for him to add and toss the veggies in mine). yum!   Abby about: ringtones oops. sorry :) guess i was wrong :P   Abby about: Feed the Englishes I made an awesome soup last night...meat filled tortellinis, seasoned/canned tomatos, spinach, some veggie bouillon, basil and red pepper flakes...mmm I bet it would be awesome with some crusty garlic bread!    Abby about: ringtones you need an iphone ;) you can convert anything in your itunes to a ringtone :)   Abby about: interviews ahh...snorting over beavers.com :)   Abby about: interviews what a stupid interview question!! what would that tell you about someone? I mean, i would choose bear because I am a horrible swimmer and am scared of the water...but does that really tell them anyting about my professional abilities? I guess your answer tells them that you are a clever man :)    Abby about: Tiger i'm just so disappointed in him. Bastard.    Abby about: Tiger oh my   Abby about: hockey hmm...pens fans DEFINTELY HATE him...i hate him more than Tom Brady :)    Abby about: New Event i'm down...and my super fetus will kick your fetuses butt... yeah...shit talking doesn't work with babies..it just feels wrong :)   Abby about: lots o lol...i love the pic that starts on the film strip with ben wearing a hat backwards!! too freaking cute!!    Abby about: lots o Does Toner make you wear a blond wig and stuff your shirt to be all voluptuous like the real Jess?   Abby about: Most awesome video ever!! I feel good so far, just all the usual stuff, but I will happily take it all! :)    Abby about: Most awesome video ever!! lol @ "movie premier" :)   Abby about: Turkeys Brad i love your description of him... "full of dumb"...lol!    Abby about: Stuff ha! yes thewsie, we are adding to the herd of little ones that are going to be running rampant at future drunken gatherings :)   Abby about: stuff needless to say...the mountains are out for skiing this year ;)   Abby about: Most awesome video ever!! oh..and please don't put anything on facebook yet...we just wanted our friends to know...not the whole world :) i mean...if it gets around, it gets around...but i am not telling work yet...so... :)   Abby about: Most awesome video ever!! Thanks! We are due July 21 :)    Abby about: Most awesome video ever!! Check it out!   OMG!! Abby about: For you new planners in the group lol!! no worries honey, i closed the application window...   Abby about: For you new planners in the group oh man...just shoot me...more tests! Berg, i don't understand your beef? couldn't a new firm just have a leed ap in it?   Abby about: birthday boy! Happy birthday aaron!! man!! there are a lot of b-days around this time of year, huh? :)   Abby about: YAY! Aww! thanks C! :) And Happy Birthday Berg!!   Abby about: gift idea duh andy, its from the versace pond animals humping collection...all the cool kids are wearing them :)   Abby about: Happy Birthday aww...happy birthday brad!! man..that sucks!! hope you all are feeling better!   Abby about: question of the day mmm...biggie, are you getting super domestic while at home? Cathryn, you are a lucky, lucky girl!   Abby about: question of the day because coke is magic :)   Abby about: old email omg that email is awesome!   Abby about: birthday Happy birthday to Cat and Brian! :)   Abby about: Another Bruiser aww!!! congratulations to the Meng family!!!!    Abby about: baby meng update oh man!! poor Pam!! I will keep them in my thoughts!!!   Abby about: ARE 11 weeks!! holy crap! i would contact them!    Abby about: weekends what a clever costume (the little girl and pinata)!! I like when people get all creative :)    Abby about: weekends anything fun happen this weekend? i'm sleepy and bored :)   Abby about: structures Berg, you don't have to do full calcs, just sections of them. (at least from what i remember). and while it isn't easy, it feels way scarier than what it really is.    Abby about: footballs holy crap!! the guy in the article, Tony Shafer, is from Sandusky...he has the craziest damn bus that he painted in browns crap and takes to the games every week.    Abby about: World record impressive!! sometimes it takes me about that long just to get MINE undone ;)   Abby about: baseballs nope, this is good...i like having SOMETHING to read :) even if i don't particularly care about the topic :)    Abby about: scholarships nope, i'm a selfish bastard...still paying off my loans from when i went...   Abby about: costumes This is my personal favorite costume that i saw this year...  yip yips Abby about: Halloween no parties this year...and no desire for a costume...boo-humbug :) can't wait to see pics of the little ones (and big ones) in their costumes!   Abby about: my other football rant mmm...speaking of delicious hot dogs..the next time you guys are all in town, we HAVE to go to Frankfurters for hot dogs on saturday for lunch....mmm...all this hot dog talk makes me want one!    Abby about: my other football rant ha! "your team is so sucky that i have time to grill up some dogs on the sidelines rather than worry about you.."   Abby about: my other football rant dude...he ate a WEINER on the side lines! He came out on national television... ;)   Abby about: Clevetown Browns lol..yes, this is exactly what i think of when i hear "Cleveland"... Up against those three, Cleveland is like a bright, shining Metropolis of the Future.   Abby about: Home Sweet Home Your photos are amazing!! so dramatic and awesome! :) I'm glad you had an awesome time!!   Abby about: eyebrows everytime i see that commercial i think of you giggling Andy :)    Abby about: eyebrows nope, no accident...just a funny thought :) i like the velcro idea...kind of like mr. potato head..you could swap out features..."watch out, andy has his "i just farted" eyebrows on.."    Abby about: eyebrows If you were to have your eyebrows burned off, would you have fun with drawing some back on? You could look angry all day...or surprised...or have one up in the air so that your face said "Really?!?" all day....the possibilities....   Abby about: efffing awesome eww...i guess it would certainly make you think twice about playing in that fountain....   Abby about: efffing awesome for those of you who have iphones and are taking the ARE's, there is a sweet app called "mental case" that is only $2.99...it allows you to set up an account at flashcardexchange.com, download flashcards that other nerds have uploaded, and study with flashcards on your phone...amazing, for those of you without an iphone, you can still use the website! very cool!! i am so pumped, they actually had a bunch of flashcards for the AICP exam too!!!! here's an examnple..just click on study and "enjoy"  i have a technology boner Abby about: O They have some really beautiful pics!! and i can't believe all the photobooth shots are on there!! lol!!!   Abby about: names Meat....ha!   Abby about: cracking me up... awkward family photos from the past  funny stuff Abby about: footballs you forgot this thought: 8. The pats are ridiculous, point whoring assfaces. I kept hoping for someone important to slip on the snow and ice and break their face.    Abby about: cover letter or spray painted wolves howling at the moon on mirrors ;)   Abby about: cover letter Derek says it shows up fine in explorer...   Abby about: cover letter whoa! weird that all of your spaces and formatting showed up in the sort window, but now on the main comments page...   Abby about: cover letter ballsy :)    Abby about: random thoughts aaron...well done..i love the randomness!   Abby about: ballsy Holy crap!! that is ridiculous!!! lol!!   Abby about: bored Biggie!!!! sneaking on for a little downtime in the the middle of all the activity, huh? :)   Abby about: Bacon Aaron...I think you should whip up a batch of these for us to test out this weekend ;)  interesting... Abby about: bored "bummer-thinking"...lol :)    Abby about: bored every party needs a pooper, that's why we invited Wes...   Abby about: bored iPort...nice call Aaron :)   Abby about: bored i would say young...like 3...except i don't want to have to go through adolescence again...so instead i say 17   Abby about: WTF my thoughts: first birthdays are a big deal...(one of the milestone b-days)if it were any other birthday i'd say screw it and go on my trip...but they might have more reason to be upset with you in this case since you are so close to your family. related to the football game...i think they are silly to have scheduled it during a game. EVERYONE is going to be bitching about them behind their backs..and since they are fans, there is no excuse like "we didn't realize"   Abby about: Puff, puff, give god..i think it would be hilarious to see my parents all high and happy :) lol!!   Abby about: job search I like andy's idea...although i might not even presume that much...I'd be more likely to say something about how i would welcome the opportunity to meet with them.   Abby about: Baugh House nice!! well..i expect a flip book of pics at biggie and cathryn's wedding :) so jealous that you aren't going to have to do much work....   Abby about: Baugh House Aaron...are you moved in yet? Whats going on at your abode? when do we get to see pics of your love shack? :)   Abby about: Landscape Architects awesome!! thanks Amy :)    Abby about: Landscape Architects Thanks Josh!   Abby about: Landscape Architects always...we actually only do maybe half of our work instate...the rest is all over the place    Abby about: Landscape Architects Anybody have a good suggestion for an Ohio based landscape architect? preferably EDGE certified. Thanks!!!   Abby about: Sketchup Thanks Brad! :)   Abby about: Sketchup I am going to be working from home this Thursday and Friday while the G-20 is happening in the Burgh (most businesses in downtown are closing their doors). I am planning on building a sketchup model of a university during that time. Should I have Pro installed on my laptop or will the free version be fine?    Abby about: not cool does moorman know bills fans? I keeed, i keeed ;)   Abby about: revison cloud confusion omg..that's hysterical :) what could they possibly have actually been doing? i refuse to believe that a contractor was actually that stupid....   Abby about: Columbus ooh...i likey pics of home remodels...   Abby about: Columbus i was feeling daring andy and tried your site and lo' and behold, it wasn't blocked!! thanks! :) so ridiculous!   Abby about: bumper bowling... odd frames you must bounce the ball off of one, and only one, bumper. even frames, it has to touch both bumpers. the 10th frame, it has to bounce back and forth 3 times :) it was amazingly fun :)    Abby about: Columbus horny and stupid ones, apparently...wow... guys..i am going to need a little help to get through this week...what is going on in your worlds?!? anything? home projects? baby milestones? fun pics to look at? nothing much going on here...except that we invented a sweet new bowling game this weekend...I think it should be a competition event...bumper bowling. I'll leave you with that for a few minutes...cliff hangers are awesome (and I have to go do a little work for the first time in like 4 weeks...)    Abby about: weekend fun weekend aaron!!! enjoy!!! :)   Abby about: simmons That was amazing!!!   Abby about: super cute aww...although that thing is borderline creepy :)   Abby about: awesome the rule is about boners...not just flashing your peepers to the world. btw, i heart you guys..this is an awesomely ridiculous convo   Abby about: awesome aww...i love how you poor, confused men think that seeing a boner means it should go in someone's mouth...   Abby about: Buffalo Pittsburgh Friendship Committee that is the gheyest poster ever..lol!   Abby about: awesome for the record, i don't really like any boners flashed at me before i brush my teeth...   Abby about: i heart these things... Wes, did you start writing for this site?  he-he Abby about: Got Twins? Congratulations! wow!   Abby about: gangstagrass no labor day plans here...its quite possible that I will be getting laid off next friday, so we are laying low and not making plans.    Abby about: effin awesome   odosketch Abby about: wow..that's really hard to read...sorry!    Abby about: ahh...this makes me feel so normal :) Random thoughts from people 25-35 years old.. -I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. -More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me. -Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. -I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter? -Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk. -That's enough, Nickelback. -I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. -Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with? -Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft. -There is a great need for sarcasm font. -Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it. -I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it. -How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? (SOOOO TRUE!) -I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. - I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. -The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text. - A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it. - LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say". - I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. - Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying. - Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart". - How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said? - I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a *** from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers! - Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies" -What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other? - While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart. - MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. - Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. - I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water. -Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever. - I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night." -I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. - Bad decisions make good stories -Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do! - Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year? -If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible. -Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem.... -You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day. -Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection. -There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far. -I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to. - "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever. -I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?' -I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away? - I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste. -When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking. -I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes. -Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles... - As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists. -Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is. -It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood. -I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. -Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it. -Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time... -My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that? -It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text. -I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit. -I think the freezer deserves a light as well. -I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay. -The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.   Abby about: Revolutionary item to spec... jesus andy..what was that?! my internet filter picked it up as "porn"...awesome :)    Abby about: there, i fixed it there might be some jewels in   here Abby about: footballs: me They were saying on Mike and Mike this morning that Philly has a big problem with dog fighting (ie, that there is a lot of it happening...) ugh.   Abby about: Patino ahh..that's a funny typo... "louisville COUCH" HA!! maybe it was the sofaking ;)   Abby about: houses i don't know that it is a bad idea, but like josh said, there are good ones and bad ones...i'd ask around and find out what people thought of their inspector and maybe use one of those. that being said, we used the guy that our buyer's agent suggested.   Abby about: Disturbing holy crap Brad!! so i take it he is dead? :( scary!!!   Abby about: fainting goats anybody see the episode of mythbusters yesterday with them? I feel so bad for them...but damn is it funny    Abby about: TGIF! anybody have anything to make time go by faster? I'm so bored I might start doing work soon! **gasp**   Abby about: Pantuso Twins baby eating jokes..man aaron, you are killing me today!! lol!   Abby about: Pantuso Twins! pretty sure they will be teaching us some things at some point... ;)    Abby about: Pantuso Twins! I can't wait!!!!! Congratulations!!   Abby about: sad news I'm so sorry Biggie! :( That is amazing that she will touch 55 lives!!!   Abby about: cross ha!! glad to hear that you two are still truckin' :)   Abby about: good morning ahh..i thought that you were truly doing it all at once :)    Abby about: good morning um..ditto?!? nine months?!?! anything specific about that time frame?   Abby about: good morning i don't think "efficiency" has ever been uttered in the same sentance with "Dickey" before....   Abby about: good morning YAYAYAYAY!!!!!! Congratulations Jared and Marcie! :) :)   Abby about: spot on i fully intend on being annoying for the first few weeks :)    Abby about: iphones i have my husband to be that guy ;) just kidding honey... (shh..not really!)    Abby about: iphones every party needs a pooper thats why i asked all of you....iphone poopers...iphone poopers :)   Abby about: iphones what are your must have apps? :)   Abby about: no reservations so wes and leanne...do you two ever take out this aggression in bed? he-he...   Abby about: Withdrawl please tell me that is true!!! :) :) We had a lazy lazy weekend...brian had a wisdom tooth pulled out on friday, so he was all drugged up most of the weekend :) They gave him this drug for the procedure that put him in la-la land...he walked out of the dentist, sat in the car and said "THAT WAS AWESOME!" lol!    Abby about: HA!! that couple that danced down the aisle was on the Today show today :)   so cute Abby about: roller skatin' babies   roller skatin' babies Abby about: um... Derek, can you please do this at your wedding?!!   fun! Abby about: drunken shenanigans o.m.g. Those are ridiculous! some of the people are spraypainted!!! how pissed would you be?!!?   Abby about: tests eww!! sorry Dougums!! I am sure that you kick its sorry butt!!! GOOD LUCK!   Abby about: footballs "shart" our path home...i bet you were sharting if he really had weed! crikey!   Abby about: footballs "copy"...is that your affectionate name for the popo now D? :)   Abby about: Leah Aww!! she is so freaking cute!!! I saved your photo page so i can check back in! I didn't realize you were updating pics on there frequently! YAY!   Abby about: pics from the balon wedding speaking of pics...any new pics of Leah? :) :) How are things going?!    Abby about: pics from the balon wedding does my face always melt off when I am drinking?   Abby about: creeeeaaaakk... **groan**...i am too old to do that two weekends in a row   Abby about: brr!!! you two are going to have a lovely car ride, aren't you? :)    Abby about: brr!!! for any of you that havne't left yet...its gonna be chilly there!! might want to reconsider your wardrobe!   brr Abby about: fun he-he...you said "wet" I bet it will be "dirty" too :)   Abby about: random venting so your grumpiness is doing better today then? ;)   Abby about: weekend Yay biggie!! :) :) keeping my fingers crossed!!!   Abby about: rodebaughs Biggie, how did your interview go? :) Hi guys! I can't believe we get to play again this weekend!!!   Abby about: rodebaughs I am still glazed over today, worn out from this weekend! The wedding was gorgeous and I am so jealous of your honeymoon!! It was awesome to see all of you fools! :)   Abby about: Leah So glad that you are all home and doing ok!! You guys will certainly be in our thoughts in all of the future months as more tests are done and you find out more. In the mean time, I am so happy that you guys are able to all be at home as a family!! Enjoy settling into your new life! :)   Abby about: Leah Update My heart goes out to you guys. We are here for anything you guys need and we are continuing to think of you and pray for her! (((((HUGS!!!)))))   Abby about: Happy Birthday Alicia! Happy Birthday Alicia!!!! :) :)   Abby about: Leah Update Well that is good news!! I am so happy that you can hold her again!! Thinking of you guys a ton!   Abby about: Leah Update Thank you for the update!! I have been thinking about you guys non-stop and my mom has you on her prayer chain!   Abby about: Leah omg, I am so sorry!! That is so scary and she (and you guys) will be in my thoughts!!!   Abby about: Building falls down So are we...that shouldn't be able to happen   Abby about: Building falls down Ha!! That's hysterical Andy! STIKA!! What's happening?!? Good to hear from you! and damn...that would suuuck!    Abby about: Building falls down omg!! That's terrifying! what the hell kind of foundations are they using? toothpicks?   Abby about: oh my   Stoned Wallabees Abby about: hey friends oh no berg :( although i am in a similar boat...although I am not having to research it for them...they already know all the ins and outs from the last round of layoffs. blah. We went to Cedar Point this weekend..it was mega! :)   Abby about: Baby Pauling Can't wait to hear news! And her name! :) Thinking about you guys!!!!   Abby about: Baby Pauling Oh! Cool! I totally had the wrong date on my calendar :) YAY! I hope they enjoy their day today! :)   Abby about: Baby Moorehead YAY for babies!! :) :)    Abby about: Baby Pauling Do you know what time it is scheduled for? It's today, right?   Abby about: Baby Pauling Thinking about you guys!! Can't wait to hear details! :)   Abby about: Jealousy How can I get a job doing things like this?!!?   mascots Abby about: Some Funny Stuff omg..i just giggled through "someone puked in my van"...ahh...parent hood...can't wait!   Abby about: Some Funny Stuff Ha! Awesome!! I am so tempted to send that to the long haired jeep freak in our office ;)    Abby about: quiet Ha! Red bull does that to me!! I chew on my tongue the day after drinking it!   Abby about: quiet The two hooligans from pittsburgh are alive and kicking :) Brian is in training all week thought and ready to poke his eyes out.    Abby about: Lil Awesome!! :) I hope that you are able to stay cool and calm and enjoy your last few days alone together! :)    Abby about: Lil' Pauling This is the week!!! Are you two freaking out? Bursting with excitement? Ready to pee your pants? all of the above?   Abby about: ARE fees That's insanity!!!!    Abby about: bored HA!! ahh...i love you guys!   Abby about: bored I knew it Aaron!! all of the stories about strippers doing each other with dildos is just a cover for man groping!   Abby about: bored So are you guys going to naked mud wrestle this weekend? I think that is the male equivalent to a pillow fight in undies, right?   Abby about: Italy My brother is at the Military base in Aviano, Italy right now for some training. He thinks that they will have a long weekend to do a little travelling (he is only there for two weeks). Train tickets to Rome are at least $300 and will take a bunch of time, so he was looking for some things he could do closer. Any suggestions for great towns up there besides Venice? (Aviano is in the northeast corner)   Abby about: Just in case you had the IQ of a rock too... Crunchberries are not   REAL Abby about: weekend Ha! Unfortunately, we had to hit the road to get to my parent's the next morning, so getting super "Celebrate-y" and hopping in the car at 7:30 in the morning don't mix. I think the highlights of the night included the actually winning moment, of course, the crazy honking and screaming happening out of cars, brian nearly getting tackled by some guy that he didn't know running up to hug him in joy on the street, and then brian and I running around the house with his stanley cup beer coozy that he made last year hoisted above our heads :)   Abby about: Baby Pauling Whoa!!! very exciting!!!!!! Can't wait to meet the little one! :)   Abby about: sports: you guys I hear that Mario told them that before the last game and that is why they pulled it together :) I think turgid doesn't even begin to describe it...   Abby about: the economy   bailouts... Abby about: the economy Amid Recession, One Automaker Is Prospering...  compact cars Abby about: long list of unemployed Whoa!! Sorry to hear that Biggie! But that is awesome that you already have some interviews!! Crazy!!! Columbus must be doing better than the 'Burgh! Enjoy your time off!!!!!!   Abby about: Move here now please :) We were ranked #1 most livable in the US again by a magazine...  here Abby about: Hangover i guess that if a movie is being targeted at children, it should be something that is appealling to kids..and not scary and depressing...   Abby about: wall-e sucked...so depressing. very little about it was light and funny, the way that i prefer my kids movies... too much social commentary   Abby about: Hangover hmm..i might have to give it a try...i am so skeptical of "funny" movies these days ;) speaking of movies...we didn't feel like watching any of the movies on demand this weekend...but we ended up renting Tale of Desperaux...kids movies have REALLY gone down hill...it was terrible!   Abby about: Hangover Did you like the movie Cathryn? I could have guessed that Andy would have... ha!   Abby about: Continuing education Cathryn, just move here :)    Abby about: Continuing education Whoa!! I just called to confirm and PA does NOT currently require continuing education!! crazyness!   Abby about: Continuing education awesome..thanks Brad! I can't find anything about PA! I found a site that listed what each state's requirements are as far as number of hours and PA wasn't listed...and it isn't on their liscensure site...grr!    Abby about: time suck!! Thews!! you are a crazy man!!! what did you think!?!?!   Abby about: Continuing education Anybody know how to document continuing education without being an AIA member? I'm confused...   Abby about: time suck!!   ruh roh...i shouldn't play with these until my homework is done... ;) Abby about: Happy Birthday Meng! :) Not sure if you are around, but if so, have a happy day! :)   Abby about: Um, where do I live? aww....is everything in black and white? I think you might live in Pleasantville... ;)   Abby about: Needing a fix... Thewses- I need a Caden fix...please send pics of your precious baby soon :)   Abby about: house deeds ha! both actually!! have you heard any of our recent "ghost" stories? But actually, we are just curious about how old the house is. We had gotten conflicting reports...country website says 1920, but the county deed recorded has 1867.    Abby about: Friday Funny So I almost just peed my pants...my boss set up a conference call for about 10 people. We sat down to call in the number and we got some porn line instead! He had sent out the wrong number!! HA! I sent out a new number right away, but most of the people had gotten the other number first. HA!!!    Abby about: Pens oh my... :) That was a FUN game to watch if you were a Pens fan! Detroit looked like we did the first couple of games...just never in the right place at the right time and being owned by the defensive players.    Abby about: mmm   Bacon Porn Abby about: murphy Congrats Berg!!! I hope you are able to sell it quickly and get what you need out of it!    Abby about: ho fame judging by your boring silences, you are all on your way, aren't you? ;)   Abby about: ho fame If anyone wants to come here and bring me some food..maybe a nice breakfast sando,I'd love you forever ;)   Abby about: I agreed...glad i never started being a fan...they are ridiculous!   Abby about: Bourdain Damn! I tell you guys too much...    Abby about: random hhmm...i think i go both ways with that one. The first time I typed it though, I went with the E. I am proofing a report right now that someone else wrote and I just had to look up "synch" because I always use "sync". Both are acceptable.    Abby about: sad state of Hockey Versus carries hockey the entire year, i think they had a contract to be allowed to cover some of the Stanley Cup, same as it has been the last few years. I hate when NBC covers them..they are asshats. But after tomorrow's game, NBC has the rest of the cup games. And I really don't understand why hockey is so underrated...It is an amazing sport :(   Abby about: Hockey Talbot is awesome, Greg introduced us once, but super slow Hal Gil is the guy that I was unexpectedly drooling over at the bar.    Abby about: Hockey Damn! I was pretty close!! :) :) GO PENS!   Abby about: Hockey nope..nail biter..we come out blazing, go up first...then they score two..and we come back with one more...and then get the final goal in the last 3 minutes.   Abby about: Checking in YAY!! That is excellent!! :) :) I am so excited for you two! :)   Abby about: non-controversial rant oh..and I have also heard my boss do that once or twice...ridiculous. although in all honesty, when I was doing architecture projects we were forever being held up by the engineers...so I bet one gets jaded overtime or pissed off and jerky or something.    Abby about: non-controversial rant I only do it when I am working with your firm Leanne ;)    Abby about: Checking in Hey Brad, how are you and alicia doing? I have been thinking about her a lot lately!! How much longer?!? :)   Abby about: Stalkers Berg, that sounds awesome!! Enjoy!! And if I get laid off, I am painting, opening an etsy shop and learning new things (ala brian)   Abby about: Stalkers was the Lost plane an Oceanic flight? (I don't watch, so i am assuming that is the reference..) :) and damn! you are going to have to work hard on that ship! :)   Abby about: Stalkers Did one of you drug me in my sleep? I am messed up today! :) anything new and exciting happening? We are just anxious about the pens game tonight...eek! oh..and that whole shitty economy thing. stupid layoffs and paycuts :(   Abby about: Death HA! wow!! that is an awesome idea!!    Abby about: Death I don't need to go back to Vegas for another 15 years. Not my cup of tea...but the Cirque du soleil show we saw ("KA") was AWESOME! and the fountains outside of the Bellagio are amazing :) I could have sat there all night and watched them. I want a beach vacation again next time...all that walking about killed me. Do not attempt to hike in the Grand Canyon and explore Vegas in the same day. :) I would, however, be up for a camping/hiking trip out west. We want to see Zion, antelope canyon and more of the GC :)   Abby about: sports: you guys Is Cleveland alive? You guys ok? :(   Abby about: sports: you guys Wes, have you watched the games? I am curious to see what other people think of the non-calls. I mean, they have called the entire playoffs loosely, but this is a little out of control. ugh. Pens are looking good about 50% of the time...Osgood is huge in the net..boo!   Abby about: silky hens... i heart that blog :)   Abby about: ridiculousity it was at Urban Outfitters :) or, you could get it   here Abby about: ridiculousity so which one of you published this awesome book i saw last night? It is called "Creative Cursing" and it is a spiral bound book where all of the pages are cut in half and each have one word on them...you open to two random pages and get a sweet curse word...some of my favorites: "didlo wrangler", "cooter crammer", and "turd pincher"    Abby about: hmmm i think you should go photograph some shoes dangling over a power line...i will never understand that....   Abby about: Two things YAY!! Fringe friends!! Sweeney, you should watch the other episodes online starting with episode one..it is a really cool show :)    Abby about: Two things One: That Pens game last night was so unreal! Weird weird way to end that series, but AWESOME! Two: Does anyone here watch Fringe? I watched the season finale last night on DVR after the game...I'd love to talk to someone about it :)   Abby about: We Shall Remain watch out D...Brad is going to kick your ass for confusing his post with Berg's ;)   Abby about: Columbus Kids it just disgusts me that developers and city planning groups continue to not give a flying f about what these buildings look like...it would cut into the profit margin...and what if the developer doesn't want to build it?! ugh..sorry.. i was worked up when i saw the plans for the one here about 6 months ago..and it is all flaring up again. horrible.    Abby about: Columbus Kids Where is the LC located? They are talking about putting its bastard brother on the north shore here..which would be a disaster from the standpoint of trying to knit the fabric back together here...If it is in no-man's land in columbus, I bet it is fine...but a building like that should NOT be in an urban setting...makes my skin crawl. Good to hear it is a good venue though! Maybe they can make a new prototype for here...   Abby about: Columbus Kids nevermind...found it. horrible The lifestyle communities pavilion   Abby about: Columbus Kids I saw an ad for an outdoor concert venue, fairly small, and i can't remember the name of it. Do you know the name of it? It is a corrugated metal panel building with a sloped greenspace in front.    Abby about: ugh wanna count how many double, single and triple rooms there are in these dorms and make a spreadsheet about it? :)   Abby about: King James ha! touche...   Abby about: King James too much hype...it is like "The Titanic" movie, or the fried rice at Johnny Mangos...too much hype and I am just not interested... oh wait...that and i HATE basketball :)   Abby about: movies and such he-he...poor derek...so stressed right now. It really is amazing that we have both been slammed with work when the office is "slow". boo   Abby about: hiking thanks guys! :)   Abby about: hiking anyone remember what the elevation change was on that little hike we did in the aiderondacks? We are finalizing our trip to Arizona and I was wondering what some of these hikes are like and they only give you an idea of the amount of descent that will be covered...and i don't have a good gauge for that :)   Abby about: Cleveland :) Dear Thews, Lets talk about pooping....   Abby about: Cleveland :) We are coming to town this weekend. I believe the plan is to be in Tremont Saturday night if anyone wanted to come and play! And Thewsie, I just sent you an email about popping in to meet Caden! :)    Abby about: vomit   Chicken in a can Abby about: OUCH!   At least we are not Detroit Abby about: zzzz ha!! a fox!?! Weird!! was he growling and stuff? do they sound like dogs?   Abby about: footballs My first serious boyfriend looked like Sam the Eagle...super nice guy though ;)   Abby about: abby! oops!! sorry!! yes, it was Palais Royal   Abby about: mike polk I take that back...the tuscany one was the most annoying..that director with the big ideas...just let bourdain be salty and sarcastic...and show good food.    Abby about: mike polk most annoying no reservations episode ever...harvey is crazy! wierdo....   Abby about: who moved my cheese? ahh...maybe 2010 isn't so bad then...biggie is right, apparently they moved everything in 2009.    Abby about: who moved my cheese? oh no...i am just starting to get used to 2009!    Abby about: newa ha! nice Meng...already planning how to mess with your child :) love it! :)    Abby about: news CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :) How exciting! :) When are you due?   Abby about: 4.20 Is today your birthday Thewsie? If so, Happy Birthday!! :) If not...happy four-twenty!   Abby about: john madden zzzzzz...is it vacation yet?   Abby about: awesomitude and to continue the grossness...brian refused to let me grow a playoff beard this year...i blame him if we don't make it to the cup playoffs ;)   Abby about: awesomitude since we are jizzing all over our love of sports...i thought i would spurt poetic for a moment about playoff hockey...i forgot how awesome it is and how much i love it..and how my heart pounds..and how i sit on the couch white knuckled...ahhh...playoff hockey, i heart thee.   Abby about: news its always like that..don't you remember the floods last year? or the tsunami...always a ticker item    Abby about: Better off Ted We watched this show last night...tonight is its actual time slot though...pretty amusing! :)    Abby about: What do you call these? Are they the same thing? Or do they have two different names?    Abby about: ping pong that dude is RIDICULOUS!!   Abby about: Bored? and Ben Harper did a live set on my favorite radio show last week  Listen Here Abby about: Bored? I posted a couple of my go-to sites on the Gallery page, as well as two sites that I just found and thought were interesting :)   Abby about: Cavs i'd rather pluck my pubes out one by one then watch that   Abby about: Cavs So when do we get to find out where Labron is going to be playing? :)   Abby about: Lost i have started to watch atlantis to fill the whole that is left without sg-1...its ok..grows on you after a while..but certainly not as good as sg-1. oh!! there is some stargate movie on tonight...the one about the arc of truth i think...i forgot to set a recording!! damn!    Abby about: Lost um..biggie and berg, how have we never talked Stargate before!?! I didn't know that you liked it!    Abby about: Lost i never want to hear another joke about how dorky i am for liking plain old sci-fi...you lost folks are nuts! ;)   Abby about: zzzzz ooh!! nice! That is exciting to me..makes me think about fun travels...and reminds me that I have to do that too if i want to leave this country anytime soon :) ...boo   Abby about: zzzzz what's happening? Anything exciting out there? or are you as bored as me?   Abby about: LEED AP Hey jake! Is your firm hiring? I can spread the word if you tell me more.    Abby about: tp for my bunghole HA!! funny you should ask...we recently switched from charmin ultra to the one we had this weekend (which brian claims is his new favorite as well). I think it is the quilted northern, but i can check for you ;) he-he...   Abby about: crawlz Oh! and for those that weren't there, or pickled those brain cells, Congratulations to JARED!! He is registered! :)   Abby about: crawlz i didn't take any, sorry!! I know leanne did though :)    Abby about: Crawlz speaking of poo..i just wanted you all to know that i successfully pooed yesterday, no repercussions from drinking the bottle of Pepto :) I know you were all concerned :)   Abby about: Crawlz i think it was Bill....blech. lots of shenanigans...like brian asking the cougar that sweeney was talking to if she bangs other guys when her husband is away (she was married). and toner telling us that the joker's headquarters are down the street from our house, in Bellevue., and discussion of making mouth babies and butt babies and which one is preferred...and some disturbing jokes that can't be repeated her for fear of them being misconstrued and someone getting arrested :) and some other straight up jokes that were pretty damn funny...   Abby about: Crawlz know what's super awesome? When you let your dog back in during a lazy afternoon on the couch and you don't realize that his paws are covered in puke mud from frolicking in a friend's vomit until he has bounded across all of your furniture...thank god we had just bought a steam cleaner! (and thank you brian for using it while i was in the other room gagging!)   Abby about: patty Aaron and Brad, you guys are not coming to town until tomorrow, correct?   Abby about: patty you know what is funny? I actually had the typo at first, so i deleted it and put Brain :)   Abby about: patty you know all girls think with their clits, right? ;)   Abby about: patty My brain is pulsating with excitement over the impending friendship units! :)    Abby about: patty HA!! i forgot about wesley's lil' stabber!!    Abby about: 2nd greatest idea never executed = shower? I just said i want to bask in your brain...not shower with it ;) Or are you implying that your mind is dirty? ;)   Abby about: Crawl we've got 31 right now. might be some random locals that join in too.    Abby about: 2nd greatest idea never executed = Aaron...I can't wait to bask in the oddity that is your brain this weekend!   Abby about: Cuteness Aww!! He is so adorable!! :) Can't wait to meet him!! :) :) :)   Abby about: zzzzz Did you all already leave for my house? Is that why you are so quiet today?   Abby about: i heart the computerweb this is freaking sweet!!!! thanks for sharing!   Abby about: crawl ahh...forgot about TO already   Abby about: crawl popcorn? I don't understand...   Abby about: crawl wes...i hope you are wearing a boner maxi pad when we go to primantis...that would be quite gross to see your remnants of said explosion all night...eww!   Abby about: really?? and vick?   Abby about: How I Met your Mother in our house it has two names... "the Peeper Dance" and "The Weiner Dance". Brian will be performing it at 3:45 A.M. This Sunday morning :)   Abby about: How I Met your Mother although it is not the "i was right and you were wrong dance", because clearly that would never happen in our house ;)   Abby about: How I Met your Mother oh yes, he does a variation on it, quite frequently...and always partially clothed :)    Abby about: How I Met your Mother I think we find RoE extra funny, because their relationship is so similar to Brian and mine...Patrick Warburton IS brian...so ridiculous.   Abby about: How I Met your Mother smart ass brian... Leanne, I never saw that show, in fact, the name isn't familiar. weird!   Abby about: How I Met your Mother Did anyone watch it last night? Hot Donna is looking weird!! I kept being reminded of pam anderson minus the huge boobs.   Abby about: ?? Thanks Michael :)   Abby about: ?? If anyone has Bryan and Cristen's address, can you email it to me?    Abby about: really?? That's AWESOME!!! And what movie is that from? I was dying to know what he was really saying :)   Abby about: crawl The crawl is starting at the primanti's in market square, for the traditional sandos with fries kickoff :)   Abby about: crawl absolutely!! we have plenty of space :)   Abby about: Work related Does anyone know of any companies that do space planning? Like taking a look at a company or a school and run all of these calculations and figure out how much space they need for each little aspect? We work with one, but they are getting too busy so we need a backup option.    Abby about: Caden Just wanted the Thews' to know that I am still thinking about you and I hope that things aren't too overwhelming right now!! Big hugs to you three!! :) :) And...when you get a spare minute, don't be shy about sending out pics!! I HEART seeing my friend's kiddos! :)   Abby about: hoyl jesus boo...hiss! Sweeney, no Journey!?!? How are we friends? ;)   Abby about: hoyl jesus HA!! Burn!!! :)   Abby about: online storage not sure about that, but if you had a gmail account, they have an absurdly high attachment limit, so she could email them to you, multiple ones per email   Abby about: Bebe Thews AWW!! YAY!! I was just telling the girls that i was betting it was going to be a boy since he didn't want to leave the sweet spot...like father like son, huh? ;)    Abby about: Bebe Thews Wowsa! Thanks for the update Aaron! They must be exhausted!!!   Abby about: eww!!   gross!!! Abby about: Bebe Thews Sure is taking his/her grand ol' time, huh? Poor Cristen! Thinking of you hon!!   Abby about: For all you Rollins fans he has a new radio show   Henry Rollins on kcrw Abby about: Crawl yep, there are a bunch. There is one over on the north shore, where we are ending, but the rates looked absurd when I looked. Brad and Alicia are staying in the Courtyard Marriot on Penn Ave (the hotel from our wedding). It is about a 15 minute walk from the end..and a 10 minute walk from the starting point.   Abby about: Bebe Thews Any news!?!?    Abby about: Abigail Mountain, RA Aww shucks,...**kicking the dirt** THANKS!!! It awesome that you heard me scream in happiness all the way from here!! ;)    ABby about: Bebe Thews AWW!! I can't wait to hear all the news!! I'll be thinking about you guys!!! :)   Abby about: I can see clearly now I use those too! They are pretty good!    Abby about: italy We went to that park..perhaps with Elvio? I remember having a ridiculous discussion with Becky and Cathryn while there about beating up school children. There was a carneval and a night club there.   Abby about: BDC is back oh..and i am always looking for old posts that people made with certain links, but i can never get to them...so i was thinking that the gallery area might be helpful, they wouldn't get buried under tons of other comments   Abby about: BDC is back snow days...so jealous!! so how much snow did you get/are you expected to get? Are all of the huge piles gone from the last storm?    Abby about: Lil' Thews!?!? Any word yet?   Abby about: BDC is back wow..this is so weird!    Abby about: ARE anybody take any graphics exams lately? What is the current wait time for results? I took one a month ago...I figure i have at least 2 more weeks before I can start getting anxious.   Abby about: St. Patty's Day Just a reminder to get your orders in for the crawl shirts. I need to submit the order on Thursday.   order form Abby about: Lil' Thews Any word on the little one? Did they make their appearance yet? :) :)   Abby about: ARE can you mix and match test types? If so, i would just switch for those...make sure it doesn't screw you in any way though   Abby about: St. Patty's Day Please go to this link and fill out your T-shirt order. I need to submit this by Thursday the 26th.  T-shirt order form Abby about: BDC I am getting some estimated pricing on the shirt options right now and finding out how tough it would be for the t-shirt printer to make multiple versions. I am going to try and post a shared spreadsheet on google docs so that you could all enter your orders   Abby about: BDC Sure, i think we could discuss a mixed order of hoodies and t's. The voting was split almost evenly between the two options. And just FYI, the shirt design is different, but it is based on those elements.    Abby about: skiing wish we could have played leanne!! my tailbone is still in pain though, so i think it was a good choice. I had a hard time sitting in the car and at the play the last few days. Have fun!!!!   Abby about: BDC you just like it because your bridges are on there Aaron :) Derek came up with the idea of intermingling the shamrock and the fluer-de-li one night at a bar.. :) pretty sweet!! and appropriate for the 10th anniversary!!    Abby about: awesomeness Some art student painted 6000 paintings to make this movie...pretty sweet!!  Amazing Abby about: Harry Dick The London Cuckhold   Abby about: Harry Dick ahh Andy...its a good thing we don't work together. We would be fired...or at least banned from client interaction together. I saw a bawdy play last night...the theater was full of blue-hairs and I got uncomfortable a few times when I realized that I was guffawing over cum, bush and fart jokes surrounded by grannies :) (funny damn play though!)   Abby about: Henry Rollins Henry Rollins is guest hosting my favorite radio show today...noon-3 on KCRW  Morning Becomes Eclectic Abby about: site update Josh, I use Google Reader for my RSS feeds   Abby about: Dave That is very sad news :( Will you please give us more information as you hear more? (((((Hugging Thews and Cristen)))) My heart goes out to you both and your sister.   Abby about: 15 Reasons Why You Should be Having Sex... Right Now! what's sex? ;)   Abby about: Baby Pauling AWW!! YAY!! congratulations!!!    Abby about: St. Patty yeah..i am going to restrain myself and not drink at the parade, but i have always wanted to see the craziness :) well..i might have one little beer ;)   Abby about: St. Patty We are doing the weekend of the 14th. The parade is that day, so whoever wants to come early can come down and join the parade shenanigans and pre-game for ethe crawl :)    Abby about: Congratulations!!! Since she is being all quiet about it, I thought I would out Becky and tell everyone that she is licensed now!! YAY! Congratulations Beck!!!!   Abby about: Sadness ha!! i love the leprechaun approach! nice! :) :)   Abby about: St. Patty toner...its ok, i got a boner too :) cool...there is another option on the books, but we need to decide if it is appropriate enough..there are some neat bars, but nothing is the same as the southside. :)   Abby about: St. Patty pants are not required....shorty shorts are preferrable and no wes, you are not invited ;)   Abby about: St. Patty's Day Just so you all realize, this is the 10 year anniversary of the blessed event, so you should really try to clear your calendars :) I set up a quick survey to gather info from you fools..its just three questions:  St. Patty's Day Decisions! Abby about: hey pittsbrughians testing out the locations...we were debating about switching up the venue to another part of town. we can talk more later :)    Abby about: hey pittsbrughians... we are doing a dry run this weekend...and t-shirts are in the works :)    Abby about: Birfdays Happy 26th B-day Pryber!! You big baby you!!! :) :)    Abby about: what? omg..i heart that blog!!! and andy, i didn't realize the lol/fail blog group had added that one!! ha!   Abby about: rendering I'm way over that home wrcking bag of bones... give me 70 KAte Beckinsales :)   Abby about: rendering sweet!! I want a wife!   Abby about: weather HA!! Bonnie!! :D an accident would have made better film! :)   Abby about: question poop   Abby about: ugh! how much do you have? it was coming down pretty hard last night, but now it is outright raining, so it melted a lot of it and turned it into ice and slush. yuck! supposed to switch back to snow soon though   Abby about: ugh! That's ridiculous!! what an ass!!!   Abby about: old HA!!!! yes..and he was wearing rainbow knee highs and shorty shorts..so i got all hot and bothered ;)   Abby about: old yeah..it would have been way cooler of a story if i had hurt myself while hotdogging it :)   Abby about: old dude...that was what we tried...i went in all preachy and made fun of jamey until she went and got skates..and then i tried them and almost killed myself. I turned tail and got blades :)   Abby about: old greg...you missed the best part about the referree!! He was in his 40's and i think his hair model was Gallagher...mullet and mustache...yikes!   Abby about: old i fell while trying to take off the roller skates and trade them in for roller blades...i hurt my tailbone...seriously. I tried buying one of those donut pillows last night, but couldn't find one! talk about feeling old!!!   Abby about: LEED help again we have a ton of LEED projects in our office (higher education), developer driven projects are much less likely to be LEED certified until it is mandated   Abby about: LEED help again So actually..since Derek and I don't do architecture..our chances of being involved in a LEED project are pretty slim.....so from that standpoint, i think we should still take it now and then opt in   Abby about: LEED help again awesome..thanks! Can i get a copy of your super sweet cd? :) :) pretty pretty please? :)   Abby about: LEED help again so...i know we discussed this..but for someone like me or derek, who do almost exclusively planning projects, should we take the LEED exam before the changeover? or should we wait until 2010 when the neighborhood one rolls out?    Abby about: stupid ARE Those are the patented WTF!?!? questions that they front load each section with to shake you up and catch you off guard. For anyone who hasn't take one yet, just know that they are there, waiting to mess you up and move past them :)   Abby about: sportsguy ha! you guys are such suckers..i don't read things like that :P   Abby about: really cheap housing so how long does the resin allow it to withstand the weather?   Abby about: on a serious note AWESOME!!! That is such EXCELLENT news! YAY!!! :) :)   Abby about: Happy day! Are you guys watching the inaugeration today?   Abby about: pittsburgh... they played music when ben was down too...i remember thinking it was weird both times... brian and david did nekkid snow angels in celebration..dawn caught it on tape. Hysterical!!!!!   Abby about: COLD ha! cooper wouldn't go back out this morning after eating either! once was enough..guessing there are going to be little poosicles on our floor when we get home, probably right over by the warm heating vent.   Abby about: brr!! how cold is it where you are? supposed to have -20 windchills tonight!!    Abby about: Building Systems If i remember correctly, the ARE forum website had some sections of the book that they recommended reading. (I think they might even have notes to those sections posted on the ftp site) I either skimmed those sections or read the notes...I can't remember :( Stupid old age and dead brain cells...   Abby about: Another Old Man he-he...i wish...that would be making noise though and we aren't allowed to do that here ;)   Abby about: Another Old Man Happy Birthday to you, you live in a zoo, you look like a monkey, you smell like one too! :) :)   Abby about: music flying lotus is awesome! reallying enjoying this album!   Abby about: music and that site is sweet derek!!!   Abby about: sports That's fun berg!!! :)   Abby about: Electric Cars I can't believe there wasn't a bigger fuss about those cars!! ridiculous! and you are right...everyone that had one loved it! why would they start over?    Abby about: the one i can remember Happy birthday Wesley-Poo :)   Abby about: LEED Agreed...that was also my big beef with it...and how the whole system was effed..so these changes are a good thing..i just can't seem to lose my angst with them :)   Abby about: LEED Sigh...thanks Leanne :) now can you come and kick me in the ass and make me schedule that and my last ARE?    Abby about: LEED Does anyone else have this incredible dislike for LEED? I know that i should just suck it up and take the damn test now because it will look good professionally, but i really am not interested in it at all. especially since i don't really do buildings...and now that there are going to be continuing education credits...ugh.    Abby about: skiing ha! man, that poor guy!! funny stuff though!   Abby about: mistakes damn...you guys are assholes..no wonder contractors hate architects!   Abby about: baby Aww! Congratulations to your sister!! (and you, DUE!!) what a cute name!! is it pronounced like kendall? or does the "e" change it?   Abby about: kent state that all sounds correct to me!   Abby about: Happy New Year!!! Just feeling a little mushy on the last day of the year and am sad that we aren't all celebrating together!!! I love all you fools and I look forward to all the happy events happening this coming year!! Can't wait to share them all with you! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and please be safe tonight!!!   Abby about: my rustbelt football fan friends... personally, i would just he rather not go to Cleveland :) But he has a pretty posh job now, if i were him, it would be tough to leave it to go back to all the stress and long days of being a coach...although i am sure the money is better being a coach...   Abby about: ugh Working hard? ugh...i really need to, but i can't seem to get going!    Abby about: ugh Anyone else here today?    Abby about: GPD I'm outta here!! YAY!! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! :) :)   Abby about: Bored God, i hope coopie doesn't read BDC today...he will feel so underloved next to the pug!   Abby about: GPD That was AWESOME!!! :)   Abby about: Bored my top five: 1. my couch, in pj's, with a fire in the fireplace, reading 2. my bed 3. the masseuse 4. in a hot tub 5. the beach   Abby about: Bored i saved choosing site furniture for today...could be worse ugh   Abby about: Bored I'm here Laner!! :) Derek is too   Abby about: music Me loves me some Man-Man!! he-he...no seriously..they fucking rock!!!!    Abby about: Old man Happy Birthday Jared :) :)   Abby about: SNOW aww...white christmases for you!! (just trying to help you see the positive :) it is just freaking COLD here! no snow, sorry that we didn't take our fair share!!    Abby about: SNOW raining cats and dogs here! eww! i find it so bizarre that it snowed in Vegas and malibu, but it is too warm to snow here   Abby about: Army Football I think it is pretty sweet :) i think old school camo would have been neater than the new pixelated camo though   Abby about: technological advances its much more fun to bitch about refs and real people conspiracies than technological glitches :)   Abby about: Merry Christmas and Happy Hannakah   you're welcome boys Abby about: Lord Aeck Sargent AWWW!!! YAY For them!!! I was wondering how he is doing!! sounds like he is doing really well!! i am not surprised though...i mean, he is the prince of Kenya, after all :)   Abby about: about sports... i'm not going to lie...I was a squirmy mess last night watching the game...i couldn't decide whether or not I was enjoying your misery or if it was just too much to enjoy. The announcers were BRUTAL!    Abby about: hockey i still think its overkill...but i do heart the NHL for holding its players to a higher standard.    Abby about: Happy! Happy Birthday Andy! :)   Abby about: crazy weather not really so much bitching about husbands as talking about other crazy women, kids, pets, girl things, politics...yes, it is a reason to get together, drink wine, eat snacks and talk to other women...at least my group is :) our book this month was Twilight..the young adult vampire book...lol!    Abby about: crazy weather mmhmm... wanna join? We are reading Uncle Tom's Cabin next :)    Abby about: crazy weather I drove through some really nasty weather last night on the way home from book club. The snow flakes were literally the size of silver dollars. I was having a really hard time getting my eyes to focus on the the stripes on the road instead of on the huge flakes coming at me in my headlights. roads were rivers of icy slush..yuck! hope your house is ok!!!!!   Abby about: Pics Those pictures are great berg!!!! the train station ones are amazing!!!! :)   Abby about: music not ripped off by Coldplay yeah..he is one of those tragic stories...sad chap..amazing musician...posthumous fame.    Abby about: Festivus I posed a while ago asking the same question and got no nibbles :) We have no plans as of yet. People are more than welcome to rock out the new year in Pittsburgh if they don't mind coming twice in the first half of the year (the crawl is here too). Or if anyone else has ideas, that is cool too :)    Abby about: archidorks wow..i have been away from architecture too long already..i read "CM" and thought "cervical mucous" eww!!!   Abby about: OJ God that makes me laugh...dumbass most likely got away with the crime of the century and then he goes and does something stupid and ends up in jail anyways.    Abby about: Abby D-Rock we really do sit with just a low wall between us...but we still IM work questions back and forth :) i heart technology!   Abby about: Browns jokes Maybe you will get lucky and my good luck charm-ness will allow you to continue to cheer for a winning team! No really...no thanks needed..you are welcome :)   Abby about: Browns jokes derek was feeling left out: Q. What do the Cincy Bengals and Billy Graham have in common? A. They both can make 70,000 people stand up and yell 'Jesus Christ' .   Abby about: Browns jokes Q. How do you keep a Cleveland Brown out of your yard? A. Put up a goal post.   Abby about: Browns jokes Q. What do you call 47 millionaires sitting around a TV watching the Super Bowl? A. The Cleveland Browns.   Abby about: Browns jokes The Ohio Highway Patrol are cracking down on speeders heading towards and into the city of Cleveland. For the first offense, they give you two Cleveland Browns tickets. If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.    Abby about: help you can try to ask me :)    Abby about: random House that was an old episode wes...silly :) Bird...bird..bird is the word :)   Abby about: random House wow!! never made the holmes connection at all! weird!!!    Abby about: digital music Thanks Brad :) It isn't broken yet..just starting to have physical issues with switching between cds   Abby about: digital music they have a computer, but it is in a different room and they don't have wireless currently. I am just looking for the simplest way for them to do this. Thanks guys!   Abby about: digital music hmm..i don't think the stereo is hooked up to the tv. They could really probably use a whole new system AND an ipod. But theoretically, if the correct connections exist and the receiver can do it, just getting an ipod and plugging it into their existing reciever would be the best option?    Abby about: digital music ok, i have a question for all of you audiophiles. My parents were asking about ipods this weekend. They have a 25 disc changer system at home that is starting to not work so well. They realize that going digital is where it is at. If you were to make your entire collection digital and would want to listen to it mostly at home on your pre-existing big honking speakers...what would you do? Would you get an ipod? Are there other systems that would work well too? They are intrigued by the capability to take it with them in the car too, but honestly, this is all a big step for them. Thanks!   Abby about: sports boners I am obsessed with power rankings this year...I can't leave them alone...i obsessively check on Tuesdays for the new NFL one to come out...i like the witty commentary...and of course it helps that the Steelers are doing ok this year so there isn't pain associated with them. I haven't figured out the schedule for the NHL one yet though..are they Monday issued? Those aren't quite as amusing...not as many mean comments. I have recently taken up knitting and got a sewing machine in an effort to shrink the size of my boner. it is getting scary...   Abby about: footballs yeah...cribbs is impressive!   Abby about: footballs you can take a little bit of pride in the fact that Harrison caused two of those fumbles and he is a Kent Stater! although i can understand if you don't, because i always wish a broken leg on cribbs when we play the browns, even though he went to KSU too... :)   Abby about: footballs That was the most fun steelers game I have watched in a very long time. Sorry Andy!    Abby about: holiday photo omg...that is amazing!!! honey, start growing your beard!!!    Abby about: Thanksgiving Have a Happy Turkey Day everyone!! and safe and uneventful travels to all! :)    Abby about: Brad Happy birthday Brad! you should join facebook so that i get a reminder for your birthday too!! I heart that application (probably the only facebook application i actually like or use)   Abby about: snow it has snowed every single day for the last week or so here :) kinda fun...none of it is enough to cause any issues, so it remains fun :)   Abby about: Berg Happy Birthday to my little Honeybaked Ham!!! :)   Abby about: NYE Just heard a song about New Years..and thought we could start the discussion. Is anyone doing anything interesting for NYE this year?    Abby about: there are no words...   utter ridiculousity Abby about: MNF I love that this is a win "And Harold was the only one to get kicked out! " ha!   Abby about: MNF is everyone alive?    Abby about: MNF We were at the game last night...it blizzarded for about 15 minutes before the game, just long enough to have snowball fights in the parking lot, which was fine by me. I can't believe polamalu made that catch!! it didn't look like an interception at all :) It was fun to see it when we got home! he is amazing!   Abby about: fun for all That is uber cool!!! :)   Abby about: snow ha! gonna be a repeat of last year's game in cleveland, huh? :)    Abby about: Is anyone on this site... wes..i just wanted you to know that i am still snorting over "butt-pug" :)   Abby about: marriedness Berg, are you getting used to saying "wife" yet? :) and has sex become purely for procreation yet? ;)   Abby about: happy birthday You beat me!! you sneak :) Happy 30th Birthday Cathryn and Happy 31st Birthday Brian!! :)   Abby about: Browns really? no commentary this morning?   Abby about: Google site seeing That's the old neighborhood that we used to live in!!! fun!! :)   Abby about: In an effort to avoid the grim outlook on the political horizon... aww..nothing is going right for you today Thewsie..that link didn't work for me...lucky for me, my day is all puppies and rainbows!! YAY! :)   Abby about: Testees wow..i should definitely check out that show then andy ;)   Abby about: awesome sea creature that is freaking AWESOME!!! :)   Abby about: Halloween nope...no costumes...being really boring this year. last year was enough excitement between my fall down the steps and Brian's 30th birthday party :)    Abby about: Snow damn you berg!! Enjoy!!! :)   Abby about: ELections You should all cheer for the steelers this weekend...  If the Steelers win, so does Obama :) Abby about: Weekend Pictures sleeting here...ewww..   Abby about: Weekend Pictures Ha!! I wish i could remember what i said to you...all i know is that you really wanted to kill me with your "little stabber" then ;)   Abby about: Abby ahh derek...green is such a nice color on you... you are just jealous that I apparently bring good luck to sports teams when i become a fan...i become a steelers fan and the win the super bowl in a few years...i become a pens fan and they go to the playoffs one year and the stanley cup the next...maybe i am just a pyschic front runner? ;)   Abby about: Buffalo obviously you can't rank teams based on one week's performance...hence the browns not jumping up much after the fluke win two weeks ago ;)   Abby about: Buffalo ha!!!   Abby about: sporting points... i feel so dirty for even typing those words "much like mccain"... **off to shower and scrub with steel wool**   Abby about: sporting points... Mike and Mike this morning said that the Bills and the Titans are the teams to beat in the AFC...we tried coughing and clearing our throats to get them to notice that they missed us...but then decided that it was fine...much like McCain "I like to be the underdog".   Abby about: depeche? How are all of you Browns fans doing after the huge rush last weekend followed by the big let down this weekend? What a boring game!!!   Abby about: Joe Schidlowski Heard an update today...apparently he has a brain tumor that caused the stroke. There is nothing they can do at this point and he isn't expected to recover :(    Abby about: Florence pics CNN is asking for pictures of Florence for some feature they do... the attached site is where you can upload  CNN assignment Florence Abby about: Lego House That is really sweet!! and by following links to the gelaskins site, there are a lot of other sweet artists!! thanks!   Abby about: House Bummer!!!    Abby about: House Cathryn, didn't we find out last time this happened that Fox has the whole episode online or something? If it is up already you could fastforward to the end. Seriously though, i dont' get what is up with the stupid "lets make this run 3 minutes longer" thing...eff you FOX!   Abby about: Browns i think you forgot the pipe after that first sentance Aaron :)   Abby about: Browns you know what else helped? That the giants played horribly...holy turnovers Eli!!    Abby about: Browns Think they are all still in shock? :)    Abby about: Morning! Everyone have good weekends? Ours was so lazy!! Went for a great walk in this amazing park yesterday though...the weather was fantastic this weekend!    Abby about: What I did for 5 months... Wow!! the deck looks so great!!! i love the lights!!!! and Cristen's baby bump is looking too cute!!!! :) (wow..that was a lot of exclamation points..can you tell i am excited?)   Abby about: I heart Google.. "Goggles" prevents you from drunk emailing :)   Beer Goggles Abby about: financial crap 101 listening to last week's this american life...and it is doing a very good job of explaining what is going on and how we got here to me. (me being completely clueless on the economy)  this american life Abby about: google even outright "googling" doesn't work....weird!   Abby about: google anybody else having issues with anything related to google this morning? I can't get gmail, google maps or anything blogspot    Abby about: heat we have briefly turned ours on a few times to take the chill out of the air...but we love our space heaters...we have an oil filled one that looks like a radiator that we often leave on either by the drafty front doors or the draft kitchen to take the edge off the heating demands in those rooms...and we have a tower fan heater that we park in front of us in the living room...brian, cooper and i fight over who gets to be closest to it :) usually cooper wins because we put it on oscillate and he sits directly in front of it :) we are fighting turning it on like normal even more so this year since brian is home all day and our heating demands are going to be higher.    Abby about: ZZZZZZZZZZ anybody do anything interesting this weekend? we tried this really cool new thing...its called "drinking"...basically you drink a lot of beer (this beverage that is bubbly like pop and comes in lots of flavors) and then you start feeling silly and talking loudly. Pretty fun!    Abby about: OJ Anyone else find this whole OJ thing hilarious? What a dumbass...dude, you managed to escape a life sentance once so you go and eff up huge and get one anyways...ha!!!    Abby about: footballs the steelers are way overrated in the power rankings...especially now that we are limping along...ugh. we haven't looked good since the first game of the season.   Abby about: baseballs "Most people"...HA!!    Abby about: MNF it was ridiculous...i think someone left the game every other play...the cart was so busy shuttling people in and out of the locker room!   Abby about: MNF ugh...we actually WERE sitting a few rows behind her black twin that was wearing a Steelers TUBE TOP!! Gag me...ugh. What an ugly first three quarters...we just SUCKED!! but the 4th was maaawesome! :)    Abby about: MNF Watch for us in the crowd tonight...we'll be the ones wearing black and gold and twirling a terrible towel ;) GO STEELERS!   Abby about: sports my favorite announcer quote from the "cellar dwellers" game (as comcast labeled it) ...after the 3rd or fourth turnover: "and THAT is why these teams are both 0-3!!"   Abby about: i oh..and the legend for the ranking system is on page two   Abby about: i'm the best fan!!! eat your hearts out losers ;)  bleeding black and gold Abby about: weekend musings Wes, do you and biggie have a new appreciation for what i deal with now? :)    Abby about: Last house that is insane!!! I have blissfully not paid much attention the devastation...how sad!! and i have to say..i agree with the comments below that say that we need to quit rebuilding in areas that are so prone to natural disaster...or at hte very least require much stricter code requirements in those areas...geez...   Abby about: fonts there is also this one  fontcubes Abby about: fonts dafont.com?   Abby about: Happy, happy! oh! Happy Anniversaries!! Wowsers! 2 years for Thewses and 3 for the Englishes?    Abby about: Happy, happy! Happy birthday Tony!!! :)    Abby about: Footballs speaking of footballs...last night's game was NUTS!! I was sad that i really needed to go to bed and missed the second half!    Abby about: Footballs The wind was amazing wes...i can't believe that either team threw as much as they did...craziest, windiest night ever. I actually almost fell over twice in the concourse because of the wind.    Abby about: Footballs you know what is a pretty sound? i wish i could have recorded it...The slow buildup of grumbling that crescendos with the sound of 45,000 hearts breaking and the wind whooshing right out of their sad little lungs... can you guys fire your coach right now? He is amazingly bad...   Abby about: Thursday brian will be there, along with my brother in law...is anyone from here going to be at the game? I'd love to meet up with you if it won't jinx your game for you... :)   Abby about: Thursday besides..my sister and i have this thing...i call her before the games to wish her good luck...and if the browns are looking good, i call her and tell her that they are looking like the better team...and then we get our act together and squash you...so taking the high road pays off for me ;)   Abby about: Thursday ha! no, i am seriously scared of you crazies, so i will be on my best behavior   Abby about: well, i won't be drinking since we have to drive home after the game...so hopefully that will help keep my temper in check...but seriously...i have to wear my jersey...its wrong not to.   Abby about: Thursday what kind of pussy fan would i be otherwise?   Abby about: Thursday oh yes...my steelers jersey and terrible towel will be in effect   Abby about: Thursday all i have to say is that we are going to the game this weekend in cleveland and i am nervous about people being mean to me.. so i think i am going to stick tightly to my poor, misguided, browns-loving sister and try to stay our of the line of fire.   Abby about: as promised Wow!! That looks amazing!! I LOVE the flooring and shelving!   Abby about: palin photos she looks like a charicature..i mean..with most people you can see what a charicature artist might emphasize..but i she already looks like that!! a charicature would be an exact likeness!   Abby about: good weekends? how tough was it to install? and thanks! :)   Abby about: good weekends? wow josh!! i can't wait to see pics!! where does the sun tunnel lead to? i love those things! Leanne --> :P    Abby about: good weekends? Anyone have any amusing stories from this weekend to entertain me with? I hate mondays/tuesdays :)   Abby about: endo i am so freaking bored this afternoon..ugh!!!!! huury up clock!!!!   Abby about: OBX pics Thews, i noticed that the site brian used was pretty bogged down. We were trying to find a site where people could download the full res versions of the pics, but it seems awfully cumbersome. If you wouldn't mind, shutterfly or ofoto or one of those sites are great for mass viewing. I can upload ours there as well and if anyone wants something in higher res, we can just email the original.    Abby about: obx pics anybody else have any pics? I am going to make a nifty book like the paulings did of their last europe trip :)   Abby about: science is cool this is pretty amusing dork humor!!  chemistry Abby about: got this in an email... omg...those are hilarious!!!!   Abby about: A couple of favorite pics ha!! i love the pirahna ball pics!! and the flips! The lighthouse pictures are lovely too :)    Abby about: A couple of favorite pics    Abby about: A couple of favorite pics    Abby about: monday Cooper is still sleeping Thews! He has a mega fun hangover :) I am way depeche about being back..this sucks. It was awesome though!! the beach couldn't have been more gorgeous..and the horses were really neat!!    Abby about: vacation i think we could manage a beer each day for you...how about the first one of the day..while you are sitting in work :)    Abby about: funnyness that's ridiculous :)    Abby about: just for you wes team ohio vs team north atlantic (i think that was our name at least)   Abby about: OGO that looks like so much fun!!!!!! :)   Abby about: just for you wes all of that homo-erotic celebrating at competition really ruined it for me....  G-hey!! Abby about: Hump-day Shocker AH!! THat is so great!!! I have to admit, the thought crossed my mind when you didn't show up for competition :) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Can't wait to see you and hug you and hear all about it on vacation!! :)   Abby about: Olympics ha! i was just going to post about what miracle fabric their costumes must be made of since they never have camel toe or nipples...either that or they have Barbie doll boobs and crotches...i guess that would explain their flexibility...   Abby about: Olympics agreed aaron..the one looks 9, tops!    Abby about: ugh i think i would chew my own arm off to get out of here early today   Abby about: passed out this is rather amusing (sad for the poor guy though)  google sees all Abby about: mario scarf ahh..a BDC first...a post about knitting..but you have to check out this scarf this woman is making...just look at the pictures ;)  mario scarf Abby about: Weekend Hi-Lite wes, you know you are going to be rock hard when that happens nightly in the OBX as long as you are in the middle ;)   Abby about: AUG 8, 2008 i hadn't noticed...nice snowman joke!   Abby about: Duncs i love goofiness like that! :)    Abby about: nomorepansychildren.com did duncan bark at the cable?...he-he..i am picturing him barking and backingup the way that cooper does when i pull out the vacuum cleaner    Abby about: nomorepansychildren.com you'll have blaine and ronnie to play with next week :) and then all of us!! woo!! vacation!! 2 years is waaaay too long to go without a real vacation!   Abby about: nomorepansychildren.com i'm so glad wes...brian doesn't find them funny for some reason...i think he is a commie...or a robot   Abby about: bored ha!! I'm bored too..but i have nothing else to say...these are my favorite time killers right now... http://icanhascheezburger.com/ and http://ihasahotdog.com/ and http://failblog.org/   Abby about: ha! this site is surprisingly amusing..my favorite is the "push olivia push" cake...wow...  cake disasters Abby about: who fucking sleeps with their doors open...especially when you live in an area with MOUNTAIN LIONS!! dumbasses...they are lucky it didn't kill their children or something!!!  wow Abby about: stupid ARE and i am going to be a complete ass here, but if bob rhodes can come home and take the tests in one week and pass them all (or whatever the time period was) we all worry about these damn tests too much   Abby about: stupid ARE nope, but i did read several sets of notes from his books that people posted on the are forum's ftp site   Abby about: stupid head hunters god..i feel so unwanted...i have never been called! dammit..i am award winning! ;)   Abby about: stupid head hunters ha! sock it to 'em andy :)    Abby about: Firenze tips hard to tell what is touristy any more, so i will just list my favorites that aren't museums: fiesole..if just for the view...boboli gardens, going through the market, gelato..mm.., the noe!!, buying breakfast at a forno or from a fruit stand, man..that's it, i quit, i am moving back!   Abby about: Competition Weekend way to rub it in wes and sweeney ;) :P pbbbbbbbbbbbbt!!   Abby about: Competition Weekend thank god you said that aaron..i was just telling derek how i tried going over this chain in our parking lot this morning and i almost bit it because my leg wouldn't go up high enough!!! stupid getting old! biggie, thanks! :)   Abby about: Competition Weekend Thanks to the hosts!!! That was awesome!!! oh...and we are stupid and left cooper's food and bowls. you can just throw them away, we have more :) sorry! :)   Abby about: ugh that beheading story just got more disgusting...did you see that the guy was "hacking off pieces" of his victim and EATING them?!?...gonna vomit   Abby about: Competition hurry up clock!!! i am so ready to go!!!   Abby about: Competition aww..yay for little lloyds...and big ones too ;)   Abby about: wtf!! What the hell is   this?? Abby about: Competition YAY!!! :) coopie says he has a boner and can't wait to play with everyone :)    Abby about: Holy fuck!!! i can't even imagine...  guy beheads a guy on a bus Abby about: such a wuss cool! thanks! that makes life easier than trying to find a new kennel. Greg and Justin. Looks like we will be driving our own car to avoid fuzzing up your cars with coopie hair. you two can decide who the other driver is :)    Abby about: new toys ooh ooh!! make it mine Aaron..so that next time i call to tell you that some random person looks like you, you will know its me and not to answer ;)    Abby about: such a wuss looks like we might be bringing Cooper after all. The kennel was full (i think cooper paid them off to tell us that). Are you sure you don't mind if we bring him Brad and Alicia?    Abby about: people are strange what a weird story!!!  moldy bills Abby about: Competition Weekend oh..and can you reiterate the events? Thanks :)   Abby about: Competition Weekend Ha!! he's got a good point..where's all the shit talkin? What do you need us to bring? (besides a giant can of whoop-ass ;)    Abby about: Fun! oh..are you saying that his drive time should only be counted for half?   Abby about: Fun! is your math off today honey?    Abby about: ugh andy..you crack me up..and i just commetned last night that everytime i see that commercial with "your son Rip is on line toot" i still laugh..but only because i picture you giggling everytime :)   Abby about: ugh some people shouldn't be allowed to be parents  Talula does the hula from hawaii Abby about: Footballs greg...are you posting work stuff on bdc? what the hell was that gibberish?!   Abby about: omg oops..that was me...although brian might as well have written it...he played it for a while last night :)    Abby about: Friday Nostalgia are you sure you aren't actually 40? i don't remember that at all...oh wait...was it a cable thing? because i didn't have cable until college   Abby about: Another one bites the dust! Mr. Bullie turns 30 today :) I don't think he frequents these parts though :)   Abby about: bday Happy birthday AMY!!!!   Abby about: work hmm..that seems to be the common answer :) we are doing all projects on revit now, which is fine for architecture...but doesn't work so well for urban design. was hoping someone else has blazed this trail already.   Abby about: work are any of you using Revit for planning? or really large site plans?    Abby about: exciting news from the queen of nerdland speaking of which...i forgot to tell you all about this amaizng sight brian and i saw last weekend...while sitting in traffic on the way to a movie, we noticed this old man feeding the birds...on his neighbors lawn..he was standing on his porch and throwing bread crumbs at his neighbor's house. weird, right? well when he turned around to go back into the house, his pants had no back!!! not like chaps...like something chewed off the entire ass and thigh part of his pants!! his droopy old white ass was hanging out and he had no underwear on!!   Abby about: exciting news from the queen of nerdland why must you hate, honey?   Abby about: exciting news from the queen of nerdland so...the guy that wrote buffy the vampire slayer..(the show, not the horrid movie)...was pissed off during the writer's strike...so he wrote this tongue in cheek musical about a superhero...it is called Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog...and he (along with a bunch of other people in the biz) filmed and produced it on their own dime (no one was paid) and are airing it for free on the internet next week. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS is the lead character... i adore joss whedon (the writer) and i think that all of you non-corporate radio, non-chain restaurant/store, etc., snobs, should take the time and watch this show to support people trying to fuck the big networks.   dr horrible trailer Abby about: interview question doug..stellar question!!!!    Abby about: interview question oh aaron...you are not nosey enough or pervey enough to be my friend   Abby about: happy country everyone we also saw Hancock...we both really liked it. had me laughing out loud a few times..and the plot twist really took me by surprise..maybe i still just had the dumbs from all that drinking :)   Abby about: good points   10 things to love about $4 gas Abby about: so fun ha! thanks andy..oops!   Abby about: so fun who is david welch?   Abby about: holy crap i just snotted on my screen aaron :)   Abby about: holy crap that sucks doug!! booo...   Abby about: T-shirts XL for Brian, M for Abby   Abby about: Competition Weekend games sounds good, and 1 color is good too...we can do shirts vs skins..wait..that would negate the shirts...pants vs no pants?    Abby about: rant i find it interesting, and very revealing into your pysche, that you think that other drivers pace themselves around YOU. ;)    Abby about: camera ha!! love that beating it up made it work...glad technology hasn't gotten past that :)   Abby about: fuckin commies china is sooo ghey  official olympic cheer Abby about: Competition we played four square at a gallery crawl once....it was still awesome...possibly more fun since i was wasted    Abby about: fail that fail blog is hilarious! and so is this:  ihasahotdog Abby about: Pregnancy pact that's what you think andy... ;)   Abby about: seriously? wow..that is RIDICULOUS!!    Abby about: that that is the weirdest thing i have watched since "love me, love my doll"  creepy mother effers! Abby about: baseballs? i only ever read DH as dear husband...that is what it stands for in girl web talk. baseball is boring with or without a DH ;)   Abby about: Live Golf HA!! nice one Sweeney!!! I was so depeche last night after i suffered through hours of golf when it tied and there was going to be more!! but then i rejoiced when i heard that it was going to be a full 18 hole playoff today and i would be free to watch what i wanted for the rest of the evening. YAY!    Abby about: awesome brian found this but was too lazy to share with you all...  dirty art Abby about: boring day...sorry..don't have anything to stir things up though   Abby about: anno Happy Anniversary!! wow!! 4 years already!! congrats! :)   Abby about: Browns i just keep reading "Liquor Control Board"..and no, i don't really want to know who LCB is :)   Abby about: The News Ha!! love it!! Good job biggie!!! :) And welcome to bdc cathryn!! :)    Abby about: posting Cathryn should be able to see the register thing...it won't be there for you biggie, because you are already registered and your computer has a cookie for you...for her, it should be in the text that is where the posting fields are for us.   Abby about: The News HA!! Congratulations to the Considines!!! I need to know more info of how it went down :)    Abby about: this never gets old...   amazing Abby about: hot amen...brian is at home running a 220 line up to our attic to power a HUGE air conditioner...hoping my house is starting to get chilly by the time i get home :) YAY for AC!!   Abby about: WHAT WHAT whoa!! really!! man..that sucks when past mistakes stick with you that long...poor guy! Aaron..not sure which we are going to see...depends on the time we can get the troops rounded up.   Abby about: WHAT WHAT ha!! your postman must have gotten a laugh out of that wes :) anybody doing anything besides drinking cold beer in a kiddie pool this weekend? :) My family is in town, so i am trying to come up with things that work for 5-66 year olds...very tough thing to do. I think tonight we might be going to a laser show at the science center...and tomorrow i am hoping to talk everyone into kayaking on the river... :)   Abby about: Interesting Weekend so sad..looked promising in the first period..i had high hopes of tying up the series... :(   Abby about: pens its old..but the building itself is AWESOME!! The seats are much closer together than in new arenas..and the concession stands are sucky...but it isn't a bad place to watch hockey :) GO PENS!! That was a super fun game to watch!! (although anything would have been more fun than two shutouts!) and you don't get versus HD? sorry...HD hockey is the BEST!!!   Abby about: zzzzz so what did people do this weekend? anything fun? anything not fun? You all should be thankful that you don't live in pittsburgh...we enslaved those that do to build our new patio this weekend (THANK YOU!!!!) Still recovering!   Abby about: pens so depressing...its like they switched out our players for another team :( I don't even recognize this team...   Abby about: ahh..the internet...   dickipedia Abby about: boo andy Much better andy, thanks :) he-he...   Abby about: boo andy boo ;)    Abby about: A Quiz i remember mandy..no idea of her last name...and no idea who jim davies is   Abby about: pens God...can you imagine being a detroit fan after last night's game!! holy shitty reffing!! ugh! at least it won't really affect the outcome of hte series...but still...   Abby about: pens ahh..thanks brian..i HEART that song :)   Abby about: pens Detriot is impressive...going to be intense!!! can't wait to not have to hear the fucking flyer staff and players bitch and moan anymore...seriously the whiniest group of tough guys ever. i want to punch them all in their sweaty taints    Abby about: Congrats CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so happy for you!!! :)    Abby about: Outta left field Andy..you and i have the same sense of humor as a 7 year old boy :)   Abby about: ARE: Site Design yes...take your time...read, reread, triple check everything. it IS easy..super easy, but i still managed to fail it. It was deceptively easy and made me not worry enough. There is only one right answer for hte zoning one, so triple check to make sure that you read right and drafted it right.   Abby about: fav. songs sweeney, are you sore from yesterday? how was the first day back on the bike!?!?   Abby about: Pencil Dick LOL!! awesome! :)   Abby about: competition weeeknd berg, i used that forum a lot. it is hit or miss. overall i think biggie is right and there are a lot of stupid people on there that freaked me out a bit, but i think it was priceless for the graphic sections. I learned a ton on there for those secitons!   Abby about: a.r.e I used the Kaplan books and the archiflash cards. (the flash cards that come with kaplan sucked...didn't really use them..the archiflash ones were nice)   Abby about: Baseballs doug, i can't see anything but the word "sex" when you write "crossexamination"   Abby about: where is everyone i'm here...pouting over hillary winning last night. I want her out!   Abby about: Portfolio thanks josh, i'll have to check it out, i just got a copy at home yesterday :)   Abby about: Obama is awesome :) Obama knows how to win Pgh'ers hearts Calls went out all over the city yesterday that was Franco Harris inviting you to a tailgate party with Obama and the Steelers! lol!    Abby about: Get Your Boys Ready for December weird...i have only ever met one other person with my birthday (aug 30)...and given our group of friends you guys are mostly grouped in late fall and early spring. you are all abberations of the national norm. weirdos   Abby about: 4th of july hhmm...yes...70 pounds is certainly an issue... I want one of these in an adult size..no joke  awesomeness!! Abby about: free food! boo..line was way too long to be worthwhile. went to subway instead   Abby about: free food! a new qdoba is opening downtown today and are giving away the free burritos...mmm..tastes even better when it is free... :)   Abby about: Bourdain We love no reservations, that is awesome! i hope buffalo wins!!    Abby about: Sorry Andy!! Don't read below!!!   Abby about: stern got the rundown in case you care... He got into an arguement with his assistant in the hall, so Howard brought him in to discuss it on the air and it got really heated. Apparently Artie feels like he's not doing a good job and taking advantage of his generousity. The guy was getting mouthy, so Artie ended up throwing a glass of water at him and going after him. They said it took like 7 guys to hold him back. Afterwards he came in and blamed Howard for egging it on and said basically that he can't garantuee he'll never get physical with anyone at work again and that he was resigning. He sounded like he was crying by the end of the discussion and they sent him home.    Abby about: Stern Anybody listen to stern? I heard something happened with ARtie, but i can't get anymore info than that...   Abby about: might be a repeat ha! that one is my computer desktop right now..makes me laugh. some of those people are pretty damn clever   Abby about: might be a repeat but these things make me laugh and i thought i would make sure that i had shared them with you...  ridiculousness Abby about: Skybus that sucks!! stupid skybus!!!   Abby about: work question man..where is everyone? I don't do much construction...i am torn. i can't remember...i think you can have a certificate of substantial completion and still issue punch lists afterwards. There is usually never just one punchlist...you start it towards the end of construction, but it takes forever to get all of the little item crossed off the list.    Abby about: birdseye views omg!! i didn't know you could rotate the view!! duh!! :) our house isn't on there...oddly enough, my parents is...and in higher res than downtown pittsburgh.    Abby about: birdseye views microsoft is attempting to out-do google. Check out this site...lets you see birdseye views of many areas...florence was fun to look at!!  birds eye views Abby about: very cool!! scientists found ways for elephants to take pictures in the wild...interesting!  elephant photographers... Abby about: peeps thought some of these were amusing...i liked 3, 16 and 30 and thought the perspective on 26 was good...and 33 made me laugh after the previous conversation!  Peeps dioramas Abby about: Netflix aw dammit. agreed...horrible.    Abby about: Netflix which of you nuts jobs told us No Country for Old Men was good? Eww...   Abby about: Spears on TV we dvr'd all the sitcoms and watched them after the game...how dare you question our pens love ;)    Abby about: Go sci-fi um...wow...   Abby about: 401 K or Yankee Game Aaron, got any pics of the happy couple from your trip? :) i love virtually travelling through other people's vacations.   Abby about: 401 K or Yankee Game aaaaandd...you guys are all dorks and i heart you and your silly economic discussions    Abby about: 401 K or Yankee Game CONGRATS!!! I knew it!! I told people at the crawl that if you didn't come back engaged, i was going to be very mad at you for missing hte crawl :) YAY!!!!!!   Abby about: Good Friday A little something for you all to respond to whenever you end up checking in...what did you do with your 401k when you switched jobs? I don't know whether to roll it into my new 401k when it starts up, or start a rollover IRA...ugh...i need a financial advisor.    Abby about: rrrruuuutttuu!!! your computer sucks brian...   Abby about: rrrruuuutttuu!!! you can fastforward, and in case it doesn't come up, it is the first video ("pens tie for atlantic" or something)   Abby about: rrrruuuutttuu!!! Hockey fans have to see this sweet work by ruutu last night...it is right at the end of the highlights reel, not sure if you can fast forward or not :) Place went nuts!!!  ruutu is schweeet!!! Abby about: stillers seriously...rooney should let his PR people talk for him...ALWAYS   Abby about: Ben ha!! Kaelynn makes me laugh :) Yay for Benjamin coming home!!! :)    Abby about: holy shit she started at 13 months!! that is mind boggling...if you watch it long enough...ann curry writes a word down and the little girl reads it...it was in cursive!!! Her parents didn't know she could read cursive!   Abby about: holy shit you have got to see this...baby girl that can read.  amazing Abby about: quasi political... i agree wes...baseball is stupid :)   Abby about: eww   holy fucking weird!!! Abby about: i'm right you're wrong muscles... lmao at "i betting that you don't get sex when you flex those at home..." HA!! :)   Abby about: Baby Lloyd AWESOME!!! Congrats to the Lloyds!! can't wait to hear more news on names and such!! :)    Abby about: NCARB Berg, i was reading on the ARE Forum last night that the best way to get through quickly is to keep on top of them. Get the name and extension of the person that is dealing with your file...get their timeline and check in on it from time to time...and also find out who is going to get it next and get contact info for them so that you can keep the ball rolling. Good luck!!!   Abby about: tie clasp oh..nevermind..i know nothing :)   Abby about: tie clasp sounds like lakewood might be a nice option then. closer to the thews and a hotel...pubby places...i can get steph to help with a list if you would like   Abby about: funny those kids books were so wrong :) loved them!   Abby about: a Aaron, my bosses all have iphones and adore them :) I get emails from them on there all the time.    Abby about: Blu Ray Wins Out... we just got a surround sound system that upsamples dvd...i think we are good to go, considerign we rarely watch movies, and if we do, we rent HD ones one demand.   Abby about: crawl I may be out...i am such a dumbass...scheduled General Structures for the 18th... i will make an appearance on monday for brian and berg's de-fuzzing, but that's probably all i can swing.    Abby about: crawl yeah...what he said..   Abby about: yo my opinion...for what its worth... keep conklin in..he has been amazing. we have bitched much less about him than we normally do about fleury... and i guess i might go back on my statement last night...maybe we should leave the lines alone and let crosby be on his own...but if they start looking listless again...we should put the wondertwins back together.   Abby about: more awesomeness Blog with some really sweet light fixtures  awesomeness squared Abby about: Possibly the coolest sculpture i have ever seen....read how it changes throughout the week.  awesomeness Abby about: wedding dates ooh...excellent question andy.    Abby about: Brian learned not to say "i don't care" and replaced that with "i don't have an opinion on that" which made me much happier. good luck berg!! although it sounds like she already has most of it planned out :)    Abby about: Say something... boo :) Did i scare you!?   Abby about: ARE FYI, i would need them fairly quickly. i have a graphics test this week and one next week and then i have five weeks until the first structures test.   Abby about: ARE Does anybody have study guides that they would be willing to let me use? I just need the general and lateral structures and predesign...i would be willing to give you some money towards them.    Abby about: whoa ha...wondered why the names were so odd :)   Abby about: double whoa!! um...wow...damn, this guy must have been on some CRAZY stuff!!  shrinkage Abby about: whoa This in from Becky...wow...  Kent state freaks Abby about: Competition please make this day go faster...i even missed the entire morning taking a test and it is stiiillll dragging. Congrats to the Posners!!!!! And Happy Birthday to Leanne!!!! And boo to the Englishes not being able to make it to competition...i completely understand :( still makes me sad though.    Abby about: Competition works for us, pretty sure :)   Abby about: Competition Weekend agreed leanne :)   Abby about: Competition Weekend i have an email in to my niece to see when she is coming in for her yearly 2 week visit...hopefully she answers soon.    Abby about: Paging Mr. Thews... oh...and YAY!!! That would be super sweet if the thewes came!!!!! :)   Abby about: Paging Mr. Thews... I don't know if the week is decided yet. PRobably the second to last week, but it kinda depends on the houses that are available. When will you know? If there are weeks to work around, also let us know, so we can avoid them :)    Abby about: funny laugh i think berg is probably referencing all of the events of last year in which china tried killing our pets and our children with their inferior products   Abby about: Paging Mr. Thews... Thewsie...do you still check your hotmail? I need an answer about the Outerbanks trip asap. Is there a better email address for you? Thanks!   Abby about: BDAY Ha-ha :) You are both babies compared to the rest of us. Happy Birthday Greg!!!   Abby about: crap I'm teary...  dad's home! Abby about: I hate people good analogy wes!!! seriously...architects take it up the ass...and without much complaint!!   Abby about: other stuff two questions: Does anyone have mooreheads sheet of salaries that he sent around a few years ago? I can't find it on my computer. And what is the rule/etiquette for portfolios...can i use my firm's professional photos for projects that i did in my portfolio? what about renderings and drawings?   Abby about: high as fuck Its pretty bad right now. but just on his torso. Doc gave him vicodin and he still was in a lot of pain last night. :( Hopefully he gets over it quickly!! He is miserable :(   Abby about: high as fuck my poor husband is at home with the shingles!! and i playing catchup at work. You guys dreaming about vacation!?! so jealous!!! :)    Abby about: test Congrats biggie!!! and i have a boner about taking a vacation with some of you fools :)   Abby about: docs ha!! these mental images are awesome! :)    Abby about: docs i was told by a faculty member at a law school that he knew how to do what i was doing because his firm went through a renovation 15 years ago...i almost killed him.   Abby about: water yeah..i am just going to bring the empty bottles with me next time i come to visit and fill them up ;)   Abby about: water Had a good laugh the other day as i was drinking a bottle of water and noticed that the label says "Source: Erie County Municipal Water Supply Buffalo, NY". Yep..i paid for a case of Buffalo tap water...   Abby about: check out this motherfucker ha!!! that's kinda funny    Abby about: Snow Week Congrats brad!!!!! Off to go look at the pics now!   Abby about: testing that about covers it biggie :)   Abby about: Rock God ooh...burn sweeney!!! :D   Abby about: WWYD Wes, you have to share half of the hookers with leanne :) And thanks! I feel so responsible now!   Abby about: vacation oh...oops :)   Abby about: vacation i think beachfront is worth it if it is only that big of a difference..that one was 10.6 miles from the beach!   Abby about: WWYD yes wes, that would be sweet!! abigailmountain at gmail.com. Thanks!!   Abby about: WWYD thanks kids!! ING it is! :) And yay for VACATION with friends!!!    Abby about: WWYD HSBC, Emmigrant or ING for an emergency fund? We are leaning towards ING because of the attached checking account which we could pay for emergencies out of.    Abby about: awesome its nice to see responsible parents :)   meanest mom Abby about: bday We went to Max's Allegheny Tavern, a German place over by derek's. It was awesome!! I had weisswurst, sauerkraut and brussel sprouts. half of you are probably gagging now (like brian was when my meal came) but i LOVED it!   Abby about: bday seriously derek, could your birthday take any longer?!?! i want sauerkraut!! lets go to dinner now!!! :)   Abby about: Another Birthday! Happy Birthday Derek!! and a belated happy birthday to Wes!!    Abby about: Merry Christmas!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!! I hope your holidays are wonderful!! And that santa brings you everything that you want :)   Abby about: PGH Super cool workspace...well...interesting at least :)   Inventionland Abby about: text messages i almost peed myself last ngiht when derek told me that!    Abby about: Archidork talk we don't use REvit, but we use Archicad, which is the same premise, and have for over 8 years. basically i don't think that it pays to do a project totally in 3D. at some point it makes more sense to start detailing in 2D. it becomes more and more complex as more people are involved in a project.   Abby about: Browns v. Bills yep... "skulling" over here   Abby about: The Curse... Wow!! That is horrible! :(    Abby about: The Curse... 2007 was a bad year for a lot of people. 2008 is going to rock!! It has to, right?   Abby about: Home Alonezzzz!!!!!!! HA! Poor Sweet-J :) We were pulling for the bills..boo. :(    Abby about: kinda funny i have to laugh every time i think about someone's email in my office..we go by first initial last name@...and her name is Pat Hart...but her email is spelled out...pathart@... guess she didn't want it to say phart@ :) fart..ha!!!   Abby about: NBA-LBJ NBA = GAY   Abby about: Got this from a rep...kind of amusing. I actually enjoyed the "bloopers" more than the original :)   Hibereliminator Abby about: Hunting brian, wouldn't that eliminate half of all hunters?    Abby about: seriously???   Stupid packaging designers... Abby about: ugh HA!! nice andy...   Abby about: ugh Definitely fun for group play, but i played by myself for a while on thanksgiving and very quickly got bored.    Abby about: For the guys ahh...sarcasm...i think the only thing funnier is potty humor...now, sarcastic potty humor might break me :)   Abby about: holy fucking geez!! Having happy holidays Jared? ;)   Abby about: holy fucking geez!! no wonder men die younger than women...what kind of ass needs thrills like   !?!?! Abby about: big $ refunds?? Thanks berg for pointing this out!!!   Abby about: big $ refunds?? probably not worth the effort of figuring out how much you spent or digging up old statements to prove it.   this is the settlement link Abby about: big $ refunds?? probably the ATM withdrawals from a year of living there and several other trips   Abby about: monday morning sports My favorite was when one of the pats said something to the baltimore coach and the coach blew kisses at him :)   Abby about: poor pittsburgh...never invited... but you could get a mini mansion in pittsburgh!! ;) think it will ever work? I want more friends in town!   Abby about: Damn! Hackers are smart!!  Hackers are smart!! Abby about: here you go berg... Wow...that author is awesome...he gets my standing ovation. Ballsy to come out and say that, but good for him!!!   Abby about: poor pittsburgh...never invited... Saw a really funny quote in the paper today..it was talking about how the real estate crisis isn't really affecting Pittsburgh. "Pittsburgh doesn't have a hangover because it wasn't at the party." HA!!!!    Abby about: bored bub only has puking stories today...he has the stomach flu :(   Abby about: ricky williams- the Randy Moss of The new commissioner has been notibly tougher on things.    Abby about: Blood Suckers I am still getting letters from lawyers from the accident that we were in the night of Becky's Bachelorette. None of us were hurt, but we are all getting letters. so silly. the first few scared me, thought i was in trouble for something!   Abby about: Fa-la-la-la-la-la Some sweet, nontraditional christmas tunes for all you non-grinches...check out the two christmas stations on   somafm.com Abby about: Moondays ooh!! how are the home projects going??? Which part are you wrapping up now?   Abby about: somebody's got a case of the moondays... Holidays rough on you Josh?   Abby about: Brad!! when is your birthday!! i didn't have you on my calendar :( HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! :)    Abby about: for the 800billionth time, i never was and never will be a fan of ANY ohio football team. and I HATE college sports. Hate them.    Abby about: footballs and such its really very sad, but we are rooting for WVU against Pitt so that OSU doesn't get to go to the championship :)   Abby about: Thanksgiving Happy Turkey Day everyone!!! A turkey sat on a backyard fence and he sang this sad, sad tune...thanksgiving day is coming gobble gobble gobble gobble and i know i'll be eaten sooooon...gobble gobble gobble gobble oh i'd like to run away...gobble gobble gobble gobble i don't like thanksgiving daaaaay!!    Abby about: turkey eve funny   Åmazing first dance Abby about: Happy Birthday Bergie poo!! And Aaron, Happy birthday to you too since most of us wont be around BDC for yours!! Happy 30th you old farts! ;)   Abby about: Black Friday my sister in law and her family does the madness that is Black Friday. I don't think i will be venturing anywhere near the stores...but i might get stircrazy in the afternoon and try it. certainly not in the wee hours of the morning though   Abby about: weather is dumber oh no!! your pretty slab!!!    Abby about: weather is dumber whoa!! did you feel it?!   Abby about: Slavic Village and by "there" i meant slavic village, not all of cleveland   Abby about: Slavic Village ouch..man, that sounds terrifying to live there! i'm not gonna lie...i am glad i left cleveland when i did..i hope this turn around in the other direction soon.   Abby about: Tiny yep...he and he does dishes...if you don't mind them being spit cleaned...he is the best doggie :)   Abby about: what cooper vaccumed all the crums out of the couch cushions last night...it was gross and awesome at the same time :)   Abby about: what andy...we were channel surfing last night...and we all got excited by a show about pygmy elephants on HD...i mean..who can resist a show about midget elephants in hd?? but we were greatly disappointed to find out that they were still quite large!! boo...i wanted to see tiny elephants!   Abby about: workplace protocol he-he...giggling about "leanne's pooing habits" lol!!!    Abby about: I'm a dork... but have any of you watched the show Eureka on SciFi Network? I adore it and i want another friend to talk to about it :)    Abby about: shoot me ugh...time to go yet???   Abby about: Real Life . . . Thanks dougums!! Leanne, i am off to write you:)   Abby about: Real life... Have any of you ever dealt with Cluster Zoning? I am looking for some examples of a code that has this all laid out. (Cluster zoning is allowing denser development in one area of a site in exchange for the rest of the site being left untouched and being made a conservation area.)   Abby about: sports you work with douchebags...we are pretty nice to the browns fan in our office. we just tend to pat him on the head in sympathy ;) jk...but we are nice to him.   Abby about: sports you forgot to gloat about our free qdoba!! we grabbed a bite before the game adn their credit card machine wasn't working so we got our meals free!! YAY!! :)   Abby about: Happy Birthday!!! Happy Birthday Brian and Cathryn!! Cathryn, i hope you ended up taking the whole day off today to celebrate! :)    Abby about: footballs nice recovery aaron :)    Abby about: still alive and well ha!! group hug sween :)   Abby about: Halloweener Sweeney is doing ok. Nothing is broken, but he has to go see his knee doc to see if there is damage there. He was on the north side, where he parks, starting his walk to downtown. He started to step down off the curb, saw a car coming really fast down the street so he stepped back up on the sidewalk. That car ended up running the red light at the intersection, t-boned a car coming through in the perpendicular street...that second car's airbag went off and it got pushed off course towards sweeney...jumped the curb, hit him, he landed on its hood...it ran into a low wall around the parking lot and dumped him off on the far side of the wall. he is very lucky that he got tossed onto the hood, or it could have been really bad.    Abby about: Halloweener wow...those are some "special" pics! :) Derek, nice one of you swimming in the carpet!   Abby about: NFL Schedule Change oh...and my football weiner is chafed from being so fellated last night. it *almost* got uncomfortable ;)   Abby about: NFL Schedule Change Andy...at one point near the end of the first half, i actually turned to brian and said "i hope we are point whores and run the points way up"...unfortunately we only got 3 more points after that. I hate the Ravens...and what in the HELL were we thinking putting Ben back in!?! Just proving he only had a stinger?? stupid stupid stupid...the field was getting very "chippy and mean" by then...no reason to have a single starter in. next thing we know we will be pulling that shitty "call a time out just as the kicker kicks" routine.    Abby about: NFL Schedule Change Not a single other of those games sounds interesting to me. and your hopefulness is "cute"   Abby about: Bub oh no thews..you did not just call brian an asshat, did you? I learned the hard way once that he considers that one of the worst words you can use to describe someone.   Abby about: Andrew Lee English... Andy, i am in the same boat as you...didn't grow up liking any team...so when i moved here and started dating a steelers fan..and they played really well...i started enjoying football..and naturally became a Steelers fan :)    Abby about: TV survey hey hey hey!!! no backing down on the costumes!! :) They are mandatory, starting at 2!!    Abby about: This weekend When are you all coming in? Friday? Saturday?   Abby about: TV survey we have a 42" Vizio (the model that will do 1080p). It is lovely. And honestly, i don't know how the picture could get much better than what we have. :)    Abby about: TV survey LCD is sweet...we decided against plasma because of the shiny screen which is bad for reflections..if you have the right room, i think plasmas are supposed to be crisper and all that, but i adore our LCD   Abby about: douchebaggery award Its such poor sportmanship...grr   Abby about: douchebaggery award greenberg, i can't believe i am agreeing with you..but the pats are the biggest fucking point whore bastards on the planet...yes...we get it...you are a great team this year..you don't need to get that many points. assholes. i hope brady breaks his fucking arm in the 4th quarter next game instead of the records. asshat   Abby about: Be careful tonight!! I know around here they are gearing up for lots of checkpoints this weekend (Halloween revelry)...guessing that is a pretty common theme, so be smart this weekend kiddos!   Abby about: world series damn!! how was it aaron? we watched the first episode, but forgot about it last night in our ghost hunters fog    Abby about: Bored? Try this...  Feed the hungry and exercise your brain! Abby about: home record HA!!!!!   Abby about: FREE!!!! berg...my dad used to have a septic tank cleaning business (i loved going with him when i was little...insert dirty little girl joke here). And i vaguely remember him spreading it over local farmers fields (not when things were actually growing...but in the off season for fertilizer..no idea what he did with it in the summer.   Abby about:   Funniest ecard site :) Abby about: is baseball over yet?? nft   Abby about: berg's wishes Greenberg...i really hope that brian's 400 pound aunt takes you up on your email offer that you sent to everyone!!!!   Abby about: sports ha ha...you said "wedge"   Abby about: sports I hear you sweet J, i was rooting for the bills. THey played amazingly!!    Abby about: Sing with me Derek and Cathryn! oops..not nearly enough gobbles in the second half..sorry.   Abby about: Sing with me Derek and Cathryn! A Turkey sat on a backyard fence and he sang this sad, sad tune..."Thanksgiving day is coming, gobble gobble gobble gobble, and i know i'll be eaten soooon. Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Oh i'd like to run away...Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, I don't like thanksgiving day."   Abby about: kent state sorry, my parents are in town this weekend, no c-bus for us   Abby about: sports n stuff n music Berg, i told you my hate for lebron is completly irrational. I just do...much like my seething hate for Jack Del Rio..absolutely no reason, i just don't like him   Abby about: sports n stuff n music Baseball = snorefest, LaBron = I irrationally hate him and always have..nice that some of you are finding reasons to join me   Abby about: Idiotic lawsuits 80% + 10% = 90%...Dougums...what is the other 10% of you? ;)   Abby about: Idiotic lawsuits That is stunning..and so freaking absurd. flame me all you want, but i am so fucking tired of the disabled community bitching about everything. I'm sorry. you are disabled in one way or another. we are doing everything that is rational in order to make things more accessible for you. many things that we are currently doing are already over the line of ridiculousness in my eyes.    Abby about: dumming down a classic Like this country doesn't have enough issues with debt and math skills..now monopoly is coming in the "electronic banking version" so your kids never have to touch money or add or subtract in their head.   new monopoly Abby about: Vick I'm just saying that someone shouldn't get punished three times for the same crime.   Abby about: Vick Uncle Dougums - can you explain how someone can get charged several times for the same crime? I mean, i know technically he broke the federal law, the state law, the local law...but really...that is shitty..the highest court should take precendence...   Abby about: Probably completely inappropriate... lol andy...sigh :)   Abby about: Probably completely inappropriate... but i find it funny...So brian and i met someone this weekend who has a large group of friends that also does a competition weekend...except theirs is held on martin luther king day weekend and is themed...brian will have to tell you the other events he remembers, but i remember the "chris rock paper scissors" event. and the opening ceremony is a 40 drinking race...the first person to finish theirs gets the "leader jacket" which is a brown paper bag for their 40s. this is passed around to the leader after each round.    Abby about: ice bowl seriously, we could have funded a sweet catered tailgate with a butler ;)    Abby about: ice bowl Actually..no..we were both wrong..i think it is Jamey..greg!! help!   Abby about: ice bowl Mr. and Mrs. Awesome, D-Rock, Greg "I have a chubby" Pryber, and his sweet ass girl, Jayme.   Abby about: Sabres Tickets ooh!!! nice!! hopefully we can get decent tickets for under $100 then? :)    Abby about: Cheaters i thought it was a first rounder if they make the playoffs but it was a 2nd AND 3rd if they didn't?   Abby about: Attica!! WHOA WHOA WHOA!! Did Dougums really just agree with Brian? I think a pig just flew by my window...and i am feeling the urge to sing!!   Abby about: Cheaters And really...you know belichek's true punishment is the bitch out he recieved from his wife for having to shell out half a million in fines ;)   Abby about: Cheaters How about the punishment on the Pats and Belichek? HA!    Abby about: TV i can't speak for anyone else here, but we are in for sure if the tickets are less than $100, we'd need a heads up if they are over $100...shellling out over $200 for a game is a little tough for me to handle. I told brian, being a ligetime Penguins fan, that he is more than welcome to still go no matter what the cost is, but as a sports fan newbie it isn't worth it to me. If that were the case, i would still want to come up and hang for the weekend and snuggle with the pups and watch on tv :)   Abby about: TV ugh..if they are over $100 i am out.    Abby about: TV Nice!! Sounds like it is "a go"!! :)    Abby about: TV you feel an affinity for those brothers, huh wes? gross.   Abby about: Football fans i wish i had a youth one...mine is an adult and it is huge.    Abby about: Football fans oh i totally agree with you on the pink jerseys..hate them..but i am GEEKED about the new lines of female sports apparel..have you seen the commercials? love them!   Abby about: Football fans Apparently Pittsburgh has the highest percentage of women football fans in the nation.   PGH women rock ;) Abby about: This just in... That is so sad :(    Abby about: heh...heh....heh...heh aww...coopie is 50% gay...but i wasn't really sure how to answer the sex questions..he hasn't ever had real sex..just humping   Abby about: question i think we're estimating around $250 for university work right now. Some of the cheapest buildings we have done were $96/sf for shell only. Decent buildings, but not anything super fantastic. i don't have a good guess on how much the interior fit out of those projects cost. $123 sounds obscenely cheap to me. Like prefab steel building shitty.    Abby about: flash back speaking of Knight Rider...i saw the original episode this weekend. i don't think i ever knew (or certainly didn't remember) the back story! awesome! :) Every one have good weekends?    Abby about: dumb apparently it must be around some jewish hotspot, because i have never met another person with my birthday, and honestly, i think greenberg and my one boss are the only jewish people i know.   Abby about: Happy Birthday Thanks Donna!! :)    Abby about: NCARB Biggie..i wouldn't do mm first, well..at least if i could do it all over again..that is exactly what i did and it is a very tricky test..better to get used to the are's bullshit on another test...like cd's. easy test.   Abby about: big brother although i think you made a good distinction in your tirade...i do find clothing that is excessively revealing offensive, but unless goodies are being exposed, they still shouldn't be illegal...although...there is the question about risque clothing on young kids.    Abby about: omg i guess i can see why people would loose weight on these old weight watchers recipes...so gross!! love the commentary on some of these though...  i'd rather be fat... Abby about: big brother how much more big brother can we get!?! This is ridiculous! i mean, i hate baggy pants as much as the next person, but outlawing it?   Pull those pants up sonny!! and put away that whale tale young lady!! Abby about: baseballs i think it was actually the reverse...the 30 run game was game one and then those poor orioles had to face them again immediately for a second beating   Abby about: damn blinky message thingy keeps telling me that there are new messages and there aren't!! Aaron..i love talk radio...and now i kinda heart sports radio too...some of it at least. We listen to Mike and Mike in the morning, they are usually pretty amusing. There is this assmunch on the local station during the afternoon drive shift...basically he has made me understand those people that used to listen to Stern just because they hated him. I HATE this guy..but we end up listening half the time anyways...although, in my defense, i probably wouldn't listen if brian weren't in the car with me.    Abby about: wow Josh, you sound like you have experience with this.... ;) Amy, are you Blingin'?   Abby about: wow nice leanne!!! :)   Abby about: wow ooh dear god...look at what they are selling  "to make your husband happy" Abby about: wow sorry, that was from me   Abby about: ahh..pittsburgh.. these parents should be taken in for child cruelty...  H-O-T! Abby about: change of topic... so any good wedding stories? was anybody "that guy/girl"? :) come on people..wes and i are bored!!   Abby about: change of topic... i'm really excited about it :) I love movies like that :)   Abby about: soccer wes, we had every other normal high school team, just not soccer..pretty sure the other, larger high school in my town didn't either, and i know damn well none of the small towns around us did. weird :)    Abby about: soccer not to belabor the point because i don't really care that much, but i just found this in a quick search: Soccer Voted Hottest Sport in the U.S. For Each Of Past Five Years URL: http://www.teamsportswear.com/tipcat/Custom_Soccer_Uniforms Quote: "Play on high school soccer teams soared 88% between 1990-91 and 2003-04, while registration on U.S. Youth Soccer Association teams climbed at an almost identical rate to nearly 3.2 million players in 2002-03. According to American Sports Data, total soccer participation in the U.S. is at nearly 18 million. Girls account for 40% of all soccer players and 47% of all high school players. Soccer has also grown significantly among NCAA colleges, with a nearly 200% increase in female players since 1990-91." Note: american Sprts Data can be found at http://www.americansportsdata.com/index.htm.   Abby about: soccer i really don't think that is true...kids haven't been playing soccer everywhere for 40 years..my high school team didn't even have a soccer team until a few years after i graduated. it is spreading.    Abby about: soccer you are dreaming if you think it isn't going to gain in popularity here!! Every little kid is playing and is growing up to have an interest in it. Add that to the influx of immigrants whose favorite sport is soccer and you have a huge increase coming!!    Abby about: Nightmares on Wax Thanks to whoever shared them...i am listening today and really enjoying them!   Abby about: weather God hates Steely McBEam...it has done nothing but flood and storm here since it was released yesterday :)   Abby about: weather well, there are rumors that there was just a tornado over downtown...that storm was INTENSE!!!   Abby about: IRS ugh...that is crappy :(   Abby about: i'm bored   coolest personality test ever Abby about: barry bonds the only reason i give a flying eff about the whole barry bonds thing is that it is OVER now...thank god!!! so freaking tired of hearing about it.    Abby about: For the harry potter fans.. yeah, they are just each saying their names   Abby about: For the harry potter fans..   kinda catchy Abby about: are you fucking kidding me?!?! "the stress of football got to him"?!?!? I bet it is sooo tough to be making bank for a playing a game...waah.    Abby about: running I think becky and steve were planning on each running half   Abby about: baseballs omg, really!?! This weekend!! yahoo!! i *heart* football!! I am really geeked to see how things go this year!!   Abby about: Happy Anniversary!! Amy and Josh!! Congrats!! That is a long time already :)   Abby about: music WESELEY!!! BITE YOUR TONGUE!! STYX is a amazing!!!! Berg, my greatest hits is skipping due to too much play, i need a new one   Abby about: Harry Potter i will email you my thoughts later berg, don't want to say anything in front of anyone else who is reading or will read. i am excited about the encyclopedia though..fun idea...wow..i am such a dork   Abby about: Harry Potter nope, just a speedy reader :) read 500 pages the first night and then finished the last 250 the night after.    Abby about: Harry Potter andy, have you been sneaking harry potter behind cathryn's back? I can see you huddled under the covers with a flashlight while cathryn sleeps away    Abby about: Harry Potter I did last night...bought it monday night after work because people insisted on telling me things about the book    Abby about: Rock Star Keep Sweeney in your thoughts. He was in a racing accident this weekend and got pretty beat up. He is doing alright, but he has a broken leg, hand and ribs. Ouch! Send him speedy healing thoughts!   Abby about: weird question mm...don't know..good question..i know i have seen skinny toothless since then the one time, but that is all   Abby about: weird question ".think they swindled people out of money? think they change towns every 3 months, kill someone, then leave? this family is shady. i need answers." HA!! Seriously, i am on the edge of my seat every day when we go home to see if they have returned..it is really really weird! I hope they left...they left their garbage strewn about the yard...disgusting...actually had to pick up a dirty diaper and a maxi pad out of our yard!! *vomit*   Abby about: MUSIC i wonder how many other people are going to start bitching non-stop in order to try and get out of their contracts scott free? and brian, you are right, if there is an outdoor new years game, we are there! :)   Abby about: clarification the attorney's name was Anus? or Anus is bringing the fun?   Abby about: clarification so who's bringing the fun today? :) not it!   Abby about: clarification well that is somewhat good to know :)   Abby about: Maine Pics wow, it is gorgeous there!!! looks like it was a great time! :)   Abby about: Awesome stuff alert.....beep...beep ha!! i'm a dummy..i thought it was called "bad robot" because of the thing at the beginning..oops   Abby about: Awesome stuff alert.....beep...beep wow..nice alert sweet j!! That looks AWESOME! Great trailer..so sucked in!   Abby about: Hello?? You fools back yet?? sigh....    Abby about: Black Snake Moan sounds like a porn   Abby about: Roll call nice!! real vacations are awesome...i can't wait until next year when we get to take one again :)   Abby about: Roll call I thought the Thews's and the larges were going to Maine?   Abby about: Roll call Anyone here this week besides derek, brian and i? Actually, brian and i are only at work today and tomorrow.    Abby about: telephone really? huh..that's silly   Abby about: telephone the waiting in line thing is nuts..i have never wanted something enough to wait in line for it :)    Abby about: Architecture stuff sorry biggie, never done that   Abby about: telephone the iphone is very ground breaking...really cool stuff...operates like something out of the horrible tom cruise movie where people got arrested for crimes before they commited them. and it appears to be the best integration of all the pieces so far...it is an ipod (most phones hold like 5 songs and you have to buy them from the phone network), it has a huge screen for internet, photos, etc, and it still works as a phone..pretty cool if you ask me.    Abby about: puff puff pass   Trippy!!! Abby about: Where he might hate you...or he might just be absurdly busy at work lately...but i would lean more towards personal hate ;)    Abby about: strange question i get that all the time!! i was talking to derek about it the other day. i always thought it was just me!!   Abby about: Paris Priceless Berg...i want to send that newscaster some flowers. awesome :)   Abby about: Architect i like the RA thing amy...i think the problem with intern, or "apprentice" is that it belittles what we do..my job won't change a bit when i get liscensed...just my legal title.   Abby about: Architect Amen brother Wes   Abby about: Architect Brian, we've been over this before...the gripe comes from the fact that many states have retarded title laws that until we are liscensed, we are not allowed to CALL OURSELVES ARCHITECTS...while any jackass that "creates" something is allowed to call themselves an architect freely. ITS BULLSHIT. **Stepping down**    Abby about: Cheerleaders... you talking real, old school script? or just writing by hand in general?    Abby about: Cheerleaders... ha...crease...love that term   Abby about: Another one bites the dust... so i heard a conversation the other day discussing what common things are on their way out due to advances in technology. Their list included maps, books, newspapers, etc. just about anything printed. What else do you think is on its last legs? Cds, probably dvds, ...   Abby about: Steelers mascots are gay..i am done being a fan if we get cheerleaders too. throw back helmets are kind of fun.   Abby about: The Buzz interesting...i love DC   Abby about: 420 happy birthday thewsie!! wow, what a great birthday present being liscensed is!! :)   Abby about: Official congrats thewsie!! that is awesome news!!    Abby about: Happy Tax Day! ha!! :) stupid taxes :(   Abby about: ?? ha! at least someone is having a good time, huh? :)   Abby about: ?? Oh where, oh where has my work ethic gone...oh where, oh where can it be?? This week's been short but today is so long... Oh where, oh where can it be...?   Abby about: DIY-ers   Be careful! Abby about: afternoons off i hate you all...except leanne and who ever else has to work all day    Abby about: fuckers if it is a one time $30 fee, you should pay it bigs, you are like the biggest baseball fan i know (and i live with Brian afterall)    Abby about: giada that and she has ginormous boobs...i also think she looks a bit like a bobble head...tiny body, big head...but i like her :)   Abby about: how weird!!! A coyote walked into a quiznos in downtown chicago!  coyote in downtown chicago? Abby about: eggs how is that egg thing possible..there has to be some glue    Abby about: Maine wow, that place looks amazing!! It looks like something out of early americana tintypes! so neat!!!   Abby about: dunch i like lupper...sounds less dirty   Abby about: braappp don't hurt yourself in your excitement sween!! Have fun!   Abby about: trump!! sweet!! did you guys see that trump made a bet with the WWF dude that means that one of them will be shaving their head!!  baldie! Abby about: buffalo you buffalo guys invent more slang than any people i know...weirdos :)   Abby about: poopsmith did i get this song from here? because if not, i need to share it. "Poop in the potty, poop goes in the potty..."    Abby about: cube trees i am just trying to stick to my mom's rule for once...if i don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all :) i have gotten myself into trouble a few times lately by being "mouthy"..and not in a dirty way, you perverts!   Abby about: Electricity Thewsie, any news on your electric issues? I don't even care to comment on the Kurtz thing beyond this: I hope he is embarrassed that someone wrote that about him.    Abby about: pennsylvania legislators what a bunch of fucking idiots...i wouldn't even be able to take cough syrup and drive my car...assholes.    Abby about: can circuit breakers go bad? how do you know when they have flipped for the last time? maybe that breaker needs to be replaced? tough question...hopefully someone has some free insight   Abby about: parenthood never heard of that before, huh? Totally normal :)   Abby about: i'm dumb i don't understand that game    Abby about: roysopp i don't have that particular song andy, sorry!    Abby about: penndot game made me laugh...and i seriusly played it...i used to LOVE playing Memory   Abby about: bored?   fun with penndot Abby about: itunes apparently it is...interesting...sucks up a lot of bandwidth though, so probably not a viable option   Abby about: itunes anybody know if you can share itunes libraries across the internet? or just across inhouse networks? Because i think my coworkers have every album you guys mention and i get to listen to them when ever i want and it is all legal :)   Abby about: zzzzz thank goodness it is friday, but i really could have used some more sleep this gloomy morning!    Abby about: i don't get this at all... Some germans are up in arms about an abandoned polar bear cub being raised by zoo handlers...they say that the bear should be killed instead, because it is wrong to have it domesticated of sorts...  assholes...go drink some beer and chill Abby about: I really enjoy "blouse bunnies" :) kinda like "sweater puppies"    Abby about: bored? Name your boobies... enter your name and it will tell you what your boob's names are.   Mine are "Milkshakes" Abby about: Rules of Engagement Anybody watch it last night? I giggled the entire way through because i swear Patrick Warburton's character is based on Brian :)   Abby about: pics those pictures are rather amusing. I think my favorite is the last one, the one of aaron and lindsay...kind of shows how most of us were feeling by then :) oh...and thew's nipples...nice :)   Abby about: the big o damien rice "o" is up for a bit in case anyone wants it, I think i might have posted it before, but i had a special request for it.   Abby about: that's right... i fought wes and won :) seriously hilarious wes!!    Abby about: berg is awesome Dude, i just spent a little time perusing the st. baldrick's site. You are kicking the other people's butts in money raised!! good work!!!!!!!!!! I think i might have gone to school with one of the shavees...indian doctor   Abby about: brazilian girls are awesome :)   Abby about: pandora i completely agree aaron. record companies should be on their knees thanking pandora...assmunches... brian, are you kidding about the chinese?    Abby about: how depressing... stupid government...seriously, how can they treat radio differently based on its format?  sucky Abby about: wow amazing story wes!! freaky!! Leanne! protect your hubby! lock that door :)    Abby about: CONGRATS!!! That is super exciting Donna!!! You rock!! I am uber jealous!! THewsie!! crossing my fingers for you to be all done too!!! :)   Abby about: fucking lying gas companies... check out this statement from CNN... "Average U.S. retail gasoline prices have risen 20 cents to $2.55 a gallon, and demand could rise further in coming weeks as daylight savings time gives Americans more time to drive, an industry analyst says." ...are you kidding me??? Daylight savings time?!?! Assholes...   Abby about: bigs...you kinda suck!! darn you!   Abby about: save the planet   ikea is going to charge for plastic bags Abby about: hockey amen brother wes :)    Abby about: I hate shows that you have to watch every week to follow...too much commitment for me.   Abby about: studio 60 whoa! is studio 60 over? or just on a hiatus?! i liked that show! haven't watched the black donnellys...looked dumb the only shows i catch with any regularity are scrubs, medium and house.   Abby about: aww the whole family is back. yay!    Abby about: YAYYAYAYAY!!! Hot damn i can post again!! Thanks hubby!! you rock!   abby about: Be careful with that particular tax credit...there was just an article a couple days ago in the wall street journal about how there are a lot of audits being triggered by that tax break...lots of people were abusing it, so they are really checking them out.   abby about: from brunt: "wow friend of friend just got sued for music downloading kids 5000 bucks ouch made me think of how much illegal music I have not sure if you are protected but thought I would share"    abby about: Being a person who's butt is also on the line, i would like to set this up in some way that we can't get in trouble at all. Sorry, but it totally isn't worth it.   Abby about: zzzz vibrating alarm clocks...sounds like a delightful way to start your day! ;) (by the way, i looked it up and they do make vibrating ones for deaf people...it has a little device that you slip under your pillow (or elsewhere) to wake you up)   Abby about: ARe you freaking kidding me!?!   10 hour wait for gas Abby about: meeting minutes ha!!! love people like that...maybe they should think before they speak, huh?   Abby about: Indians Fued zzzz...sleepy afternoon...anything fun going on?    abby about: weather it would be fine driving here if the roads were flat, like buffalo's. the hills are absolute killers. that and no plowing anywhere.    abby about: weather wow..what a dick..my one boss said basically the same thing, but i left anyways...we just made it home. the roads are HORRIBLE...plows aren't even on the highways...we had to try three different ways home before we found a hill that we could make it up.    Abby about: Pittsburgh Hockey   check out these crazy ticket prices...ouch!!! Abby about: Pittsburgh Hockey and average tickets are much more than $30...when my sister took us, we had normal seats and they were $80 a piece.   Abby about: Pittsburgh Hockey the pens have a sweet deal if they stay..they are just being greedy bastards and if they leave, i say fuck them. go rape another city for ticket sales. I am so unbelieveably tired of them bitching and moaning....   Abby about: snow wow, you guys hadn't gotten any til now? it snows like every day here! not a ton of accumulation, but at least 4-5 inches hang around.    Abby about: Benefits damn pa!    Abby about: Benefits i think mike moorehead has gathered some of this info, but i don't have a copy of it right now. This is what we have, as far as i know: Firm: Architecture, interiors, landscape, urban design only, 18+/- employees Reimbursement for ARE fees: yes Access to studyguides: Company has 1 set Paid time off to take exam: yes Bonus after passing: yes, and an unnamed salary increase to take place at next review, Reimbursement for LEED exam fees: not sure, AIA dues: Company paid, Sick days: 5, Personal time:2, Vacation: 2 weeks, Life Insurance (ex. 2 x salary): None Short-term disability: yes, but i also have supplemental. Long-term disability: Yes Maternity leave (ex. 6 weeks at half pay, company paid): 6 weeks, no pay from company as far as i know..not sure how the short term disability pays, Family coverage = free after 5 years Do you have a deductible: no, but co-pays aren't cheap Dental extra cost to us if we want it, but is less than $15 a month (not sure how dental works): Vision (ex. Included with medical insurance): yes, money towards contacts or glasses each year. Does your company offer part-time opportunities, job-share or the ability to work from home on a frequent basis? Not technically, but they have worked with people in the past.    Abby about: supa-bowl Berg, is today "completely politically un-correct comment day?   Abby about: crazy japanesse that comment isn't funny at all...it is offensive and he should be drug out and shot    Abby about: Be a parent.. I am sure i am insensitive, but i think the airline had every right to kick this family off...  Sit down! Abby about: Beer! that is insanity!    Abby about: stupid sexy huh-huh....muff...   Abby about: Alicia Alicia and Brad, So sorry to hear that you had such a scare and had to have surgery!!! My thoughts are with for a speedy recovery!!!   Abby about: traumatized That's horrible Donna!! What section were you taking?   Abby about: GO BUCKS your house wasn't burned down, was it? :)   Abby about: Happy Birthday Derek!!! Hope your day is as fun as it can be at work!!    Abby about: Will power! happy birthday wesley poo :)    Abby about: LIENS-BOOOO Don't know for sure, but generally, leins are a bad thing. know any mortgage people that you could call?    Abby about: Pregnant and congrats to the Andrijowyches....wow...poor kid that has to learn to spell that last name...i thought Stallkamp was bad as a child   Abby about: ARE thanks cat...guess i had better get those multiple choicers out of the way first    Abby about: ARE ncarb said mid february....hope they stick to that no set date has been announced yet. jerks Cathryn...you are so not funny :) I actually just want to get them done asap so i can stop thinking about them. not happy with them hanging over my head...and i would really like to have them done before summer kicks in and i lose all interest in studying :)   Abby about: need ARE help What do you think of this schedule? crazy? doable? 4 weeks to study Feb 2 - Mech to get it out before the test changes two weeks to learn the program...then one graphic per week Feb 20 - Site planning Feb 27 - Building Planning March 6 - Building tech 5 weeks to study and then take both general forces and lateral in one day (April 10) then 3 weeks for contract docs (May 1) then predesign on May 22   Abby about: The OC aww...aaron, are you ok? which stage of grief are you in right now?   Abby about: Suckas Have fun at work today...brian, cooper and i are off to the doggie park. :)   Abby about: top ten rant aaron...you left out the "sooooo" before "last year"...geez...    Abby about: weather i guess that would be "cooling", huh?    Abby about: weather two words....global colding   Abby about: Loves... ha!! my cousin got a treadmill one year from her now husband, but at the time she was expecting a diamond ring...oops! love my elliptical. time to go hop on it :)   Abby about: work nice berg!! i love stargate :) I got buffy season six, i was pretty excited! christmas was nice, it was cool to be able to just take our time on christmas morning and not have to rush off to ohio. but it was weird not seeing my family.   Abby about: slow week anyone else here with brian and i today? :)    Abby about: oh yeah ha!!!that is sooo cooper! i love when they get all hyper! btw, house is looking awesome!!!   Abby about: Happy! did you dream that you had the morning pee and pee the bed? because that would be sweet to be incontinent on the day that you turn 30!!   Abby about: Old! WHOA!! old man, old man!! :) Happy Birthday Andy!!! (cradle robber!)   Abby about: hot dogs mmm...chicken finger subs!! so jealous!   Abby about: Wish List I want lots and lots of clothes :) but on my just for fun list: Base cabinets and a new countertop and sink for our kitchen. oh! and a garbage disposal. I w ould also like the elves to come and finish all of our half finished projects. That would be the best!   Abby about: Wish List In an effort to spark a conversation tomorrow...what is on your Christmas wish list this year? Did any of you used to flip through the catalogs and make a collage of all of the toys you wanted? ahh...the good old days :)   Abby about: cover sheets you really don't have enough CD's! WOW!! Donna, well done starting a non-sports conversation :)    Abby about: Girls, where are you? Miss you!! miss non-sports talk...   Abby about: Today's dose of foreigner bashing This the weirdest thing i have heard in a long time  The French are mean and dirty and Japanese people are crazy Abby about: Crap..guess i am going to have to work now... Apparently the governtment is going to start requiring companies to monitor and store all email and im activity  Read all about it Abby about: Wikipedia berg, so is "My friend is a Jew" a bad thing to say? We should say "My friend is Jewish"? I honestly never knew that "jew" could be derogatory!   Abby about: Mornin! lol..funny :) seriously, where is everyone? i know wes and brian are sick...cathryn is insanely busy...anyone else?    Abby about: Mornin! weekend was good...i have a new pet peeve though...companies that have "clever" little 1.800 numbers that don't put down the numbers, just the letters. stupid companies    Abby about: zzz zzz..i'm here too :( we are going to uncle fran's surprise party    Abby about: Musak bye bye everyone!! have a happy holiday!! i'll be here on friday if anyone else is :(   Abby about: New LEED test a friend of mine just took the new test and this is her rundown: The test wasn't easy, but it wasn't impossible either. I studied for about a week, most intently on Saturday evening, all day Sunday and Monday evening. After my first pass through the questions I was pretty sure I had about 30 questions right, and you need to get 39 right to pass. So then it was just a matter of making the best educated guesses I could and carefully reading the rest of the questions to figure out what they were asking. The practice exam in the USGBC Colorado chapter study guide is very similar to the real thing - the way the questions are worded and the kinds of things you need to know. I also read the reference guide cover to cover (very boring) and made a study sheet of all of the credits with the requirements and reference standards for each. If I would have had another day or two to go back over the study sheet, I think the test would have been easier. Also, you need to know about the online registration process, CIRs and the pdf letter templates. There is a good section about this in the Colorado Study Guide, too. I think overall, the test would be easier if you had been through the LEED process before, but it is certainly possible to pass if you haven't. :-)   Abby about: Mornin me, but not for too long. office field trip at 11 and then we are free!! yahoo!!!   Abby about: Bday oooh!! happy b-day bergie poo!!!!   Abby about: slice speaking of your life aaron. happy birthday!! i realize it is a couple of days early, but i am guessing most of you guys aren't going to be around the rest of the week. Any big plans!?   Abby about: Marriage tips   Amusing marriage tips for Katie Holmes Abby about: Bdays Happy Birthday BRAD!! :)   Abby about: entertaining ha!! awesome wes    Abby about: friday music happy sweet!! thanks wes!! they are defintely a unique sound, can't wait to llisten to the new one!   Abby about: Frickin Amazing! That was stunning leanne!!!   Abby about: Compy's Suck it team ohio...  we have your ass next year ;) Abby about: randoms i just tried to go pee...and a coworker was in a stall on her cell phone...who does that!?!! seriously...FINALLY!! she is out, i can pee now   Abby about: Becareful watching at work i couldn't even watch it all...totally made me nauseas   Abby about: Becareful watching at work but thank god we aren't THIS effed up...blech...  um...wow Abby about: Morning!!!! Phew!! I am still tired this morning!!! :) Awesome weekend though!!! There are quite a few things that were left behind, let me know if they are yours. Camera, tiny pillow (might be one of those folding blanket things, i didn't check), a navy feece, mante's bowl...that is all i found so far, let me know if you are missing anything else :)    Abby about: TODAY Did all of you leave already? because i need some help making it through today...talk! :)   Abby about: TODAY'S THE DAY!!!! THANK GOD!!!! I am sooo excited to see all of you!! hurry up and get here!!!! :)   Abby about: competition do we have a final count on team members? 3 pairs per team or 4? THANKS!   Abby about: mother of the year   seriously cute Abby about: sucks yeah, the crappy floors we have currently have actually been a blessing with all the work we have been doing...haven't had to worry about them at all!! so nice!!   Abby about: sucks me too!! i wish today was friday, but then you would all have to see my drywall dust covered house :) hopefully it will be a little cleaner tomorrow night :)    Abby about: bloody-loads someone should work on that button leanne, obviously it shouldn't be aaron, since he is still procrastinating about the transporter! by the way, is everyone else's firms absurdly busy all of a sudden? it is madness here!    Abby about: address i'm a tard...sorry... :(    Abby about: address 709 Klemont Ave, the burgh, 15233   Abby about: i ooh!!! congrat's Biggie!!! That is awesome!!! I really AM jealous!! next year, brian and i can join you in your freedom!   Abby about: YAHOO!! Drywall is done! Thank god! I have added "drywaller" to my list of horrible professions that i would not like to do. THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone that has helped us!! You guys ROCK!!!!    Abby about: zzz "awkward" is a very awkward word   Abby about: LEED Thanks andy!! i will pass it on! but your link didn't work :)   Abby about: LEED Are there any forums out there for LEED test takers? Someoen i know is looking for some more advice, specifically about the new version.   Abby about: digital era absolutely...even the cheapest camera out there are more than sufficent for normal picture taking. I say find something small enough to be comfortable in your pocket, and i find a large view screen to be very nice, especially since half the time you end up showing people your pics from your camera :)   Abby about: cad question cad proficency test? never heard of such a vile thing    Abby about: game...bring it does anyone have a "real" dartboard? We have bought one, but do you think we should have two with the number of games that need to be played?    Abby about: game...bring it sounds good :) guessing the cats will spend all weekend holed up in our room anyways, poor things don't know what they have coming!    Abby about: game...bring it is tela fine with another doggie in the room, or will the other occupants have to be human?   Abby about: game...bring it Sounds good alicia :) that reminds me, anyone that stays in our room will have to deal with the kitties...our room and our closet are going to be their safe haven from the canine confusion :)    Abby about: game...bring it seriously...i'm so ready to see all of you!!! what times are everyone arriving?    Abby about: game...bring it i can't play...the best i got was around 8 seconds.    Abby about: California vs. Iraq And here i though becky and schmidt were just being paranoid when we in cleveland last...geez...you should all move to pittsburgh, it is safe here. Come on...you know you want to. You could even become a Steelers fan without fear of being a front runner this year since they suck so bad...moooooovvvvveeeee heeeeeeeerrrreeeee :)   Abby about: California vs. Iraq wow...that's really interesting...   Abby about: confused haven't you read the news lately? they keep finding bodies in the manholes and stuff around ground zero...did people crawl in there? how did they get in there!?    Abby about: confused come on berg...i answered your question!    Abby about: confused can someone explain to me how all these bodies are in drainage pipes and stuff around ground zero?   Abby about: political ads brian and i almost died when this ad came on the tv last ngiht...its like a saturday night live skit!!!  Santorum's latest ad Abby about: competition wes...its pretty hot when you take charge ;)    Abby about: competition because there was the whole argument about if team pittsburgh swept 1st, 2nd and 3rd in cornhole, would they get points for each place? or would team buffalo get points for Second, if they came in 4th?    Abby about: competition geez...hubby starts posting without checking with me...so anyways...if you guys want, i can get snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, stuff for burritos, along with the kegs for the nice round number of $15...if people would rather, we can just stick with $10, everyone bring a snack and order pizza and round up money then. Either is cool with me, but i need to have a general consensus by this weekend so i can steal my mom's sam's card.   Abby about: Protect your banana wow...i don't know what gmail was reading in my emails, but check out this product it suggested to me!!!  Protect your banana Abby about: MORNING!!! What's cooking? Biggie, how was the concert?    Abby about: important questions i need answers to Why has this taken so long!?!   Sweet mother of god, bring it on!!!!! Abby about: important questions i need answers to Bigs....to echo sweeney.."maybe just a little bit...." and..I HATE YOU! ;) seriously, you suck..i want a beer..but no, decaf chai tea is in my cup   Abby about: new topic If anyone digs the Brazillian girls as much as i do (berg, no comments..i am talking about the band) they are performing a live set on www.kcrw.com starting probably around 2:30   Abby about: architecture firms bob used to work there    Abby about: Jingle bells Crazy!! listen to the backwards lyrics!!!  http://pub.sinuspl.net/flash/Jingle_Bells_Reversed.swf Abby about: Comp Weekend. wes, you had better never leave your job..you have the cushiest damn job (besides alicia) :o) i hate you   Abby about: Comp Weekend. cathyrn, you call my boss and i will call yours...family emergency ;)    Abby about: new man why had it been living there for 4 weeks!?!!? you are lucky you didn't get a nasty infection, you goober!!!   Abby about: music ok...so maybe i still look at it occasionally...   Abby about: music the smurf album cover was like that...picture of a smurf with a picture hanging on the wall in the background that had the same image in it...blew my little 5 year old mind...    Abby about: Cool site The piazza signoria one with the snow is amazing!!!   snow! Abby about: Pittsburgh Hampton is very pricey. nice area...maybe 15-20 minutes from us...east of our house, maybe a little bit north    Abby about: BDC hates me it hated me too, wes   abby about: One to watch for... at least i fully embrace my inner child and let her out with frequency..wes, someday you are going to explode in a shower of legos    abby about: One to watch for... see what i deal with wes?    abby about: I married Mc-freaking-Gyver oh yeah!! forgot about those! :o)    abby about: I married Mc-freaking-Gyver Aaron, i call your bedroom in the competition...you are cool with leather and swings, right?   abby about: I married Mc-freaking-Gyver Special shout out to Blaine-the-soot-snorter and Derek-the-shovel-slinging-maniac who were freaking awesome and helped us out last night! It works well to have your mom paying people to be friends with you..... Thanks boys!! we owe you tons of kisses and brews!   abby about: I married Mc-freaking-Gyver So...we are doing the attic renovation...probably 2 tons of plaster and lathe up there. two flights of stairs in the house, two more outside to the dumpster. Brian comes up with this hairbrained scheme to string a rope from a beam in the attic, through the window and down to the far side of the dumpster...and then he wants to send 75 pound bags of plaster down the rope...nuts. but it freaking worked!!!! we got so much hauled out of the house last night!!! He is a genius :o) (there were only a couple that were too heavy and hit the front side of the dumpster and exploded everywhere...but even that was rather fascinating to watch!!!!!   abby about: Awesomeness YAY for power!!!   abby about: homo-nership gomez of gonzales or something, wasn't it? and he said "hearthquake" :o)    abby about: Snowy fun Leanne! those pictures are crazy!   abby about: Lighting You guys have any great places for cheap, fun lighting? Ikea is lacking what i am looking for. (i also don't want the lights to plug in, i want them hard wired) THANKS!   abby about: morning! oh no :o( that is horrible!!!    abby about: morning! any word from wes and leanne about when life returns to normal for them? poor kids!   abby about: pot i love that the soldiers had "ill effects" from the burning pot :o)   abby about: SNOW Wes and leanne are stuck at home this weekend. Apparently they have had some snow damage and their power is out because of that, so they have to wait in case one of the electricians that they are on the waiting list with is able to work them in.   abby about: pot   That darn marijuana abby about: SNOW maybe you should go try to bail out wes and leanne...the highway is shut down!!    abby about: SNOW wowsa!! wes and leanne are snowed in!!!   snowy buffalo abby about: poor peoples weren't we told once in school that, at least in industrial towns, that the poorer areas were downwind of the industry?   abby about: crash wow...i can't even imagine how scared the people around there were when it hit...the memories..    abby about: TV damn!! i love that show and i missed it!!!   abby about: websites whoa! brian, did you write that last response from home? or was i being all techy in my sleep? :o)   abby about: websites a standard text input field does not recognize returns, bold, underlines or italics. i can do the other stuff, just didn't think it was worth the time it would take to do it.    abby about: friday music happy thews, how do you get .wmas to play on itunes? please share your wisdom :o)   abby about: Meng Party ugh...makes me nauseous just thinking about it   abby about: Meng Party since all you boys are slackers or are keeping secrets....the voits and the mountains will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Airport. 216.898.1898...the rate was $79 and there is a shuttle to the reception   abby about: Meng Party yeah boys...cough up some answers :o) Berg, i am assuming north olmstead is too far away from your house...rumor is that is 1/2 an hour away, right?    abby about: team ohio she was rather tough...and the monkey on her little pink shirt kept leering at me everytime she got me out...bitch   abby about: music never mind...got them to work in a different browser awesome pics Thewsie :o)   abby about: music wish i could get the pics to work :o(   abby about: New competition event!! WE need this...  Jell-O abby about: Where the F... wes and lanner are on their way to see cathryn and andy   abby about: H-moon no idea leanne...i definitely carried an orchid on my lap the whole 2 day shuttle ride :o)   abby about: I return... Thews, the girls got together and decided that the only way to honor your nuptials was to celebrate our own inner Thews :o) Glad you are back! your wedding was beautiful and a blast!!! Got any honeymoon stories that you are allowed to share? :o)   abby about: g.loves you i am unable to play .wma's as a group..just individually...so i have to click on the next song when one ends... sucks :o(   abby about: ncarb could be, i wouldn't doubt it...but i would guess it is more that they don't want to have to learn how to spell another name :o)   abby about: ncarb wes, can you take care of getting my name changed with them and with the testing company (i have prepaid vouchers in my maiden name, what a mess!) It is taking me forever!!! I need to get testing again!   abby about: football this is totally insensitive, but why do we need to rebuld at all? new orleans should now be just the part that made it through the storm...that was the historic part...screw everything else, most of those people have found new lives elsewhere anyways.    abby about: Cad question Do autocad, revit, desktop, etc allow you to bring in a .pdf?    abby about: 10 opinions aaron..i love you..thank you    abby about: morons was that a dream? because i wouldn't put that past an animal that is owned by jared   abby about: morons i hear crickets....what are all of you doing? i know that not all of you are working!   abby about: Friday berg, there is a guy here at work that looks like he is wearing the hogwarts uniform...cracks me up...but i know he would be so offended if i said something to him...but seriously...a sweater vest and tie?    abby about: wedding bliss hey, anytime...seriously, i can't believe that it is true...so gross...adn i also can't believe that i was screaming about it...awesome. sorry.   abby about: wedding bliss wedding?    abby about: wedding bliss That's derek's firm's project! :o)   abby about: fall wow...nice sweeney! aaron..you suck   abby about: bills ok two pet peeves... one: companies that call me and i probably owe money to, but they won't leave me a message, so they are basically just harassing my secretary. 2. websites that don't automatically jump to the next field when you are entering in a phone number..come on!! there are only 3 numbers in any area code, you should work that into your coding!   abby about: so gay this is horrible..i can't stop watching!!!    abby about: so gay aww...he's the best doggy...sitting on the steps where i can actually see him! :o)    abby about: so gay i think you get to request whether or not they have naptime :o) cooper didn't eat his breakfast this morning (so he wouldn't puke in the car) so he had to eat during naptime and relax    abby about: so gay YAY!! the webcam works at my work computer...now...WAKE UP COOPER!! :o)   abby about: so gay love it! i need to get to work so that i can look at him too!   abby about: holy shit you aren't going to believe this, but our water heater just blew! Seriously! can you imagine if we didn't have this warranty!?!?!?! waiting for Mr. Water Heater (no joke) to call me back!   abby about: VHS-DVD Anybody had any old tapes converted from VHS to DVD? I have quite a few that i want to transfer. Anything i should know first? Did you jsut use one of the online companies?    abby about: Busy can't wait to see you guys!!! kisses back! :o)   abby about: this weekend we aren't coming to ohio until sat.   abby about: Awesome   About freaking time! abby about: PSA totally got the joke, no worries :o) no...we had 6" long old lady pubes in there...how gross!   abby about: PSA biggie, how much is it to renew, any idea? i am sure the electrical problems are going to start coming soon :o) Berg, they even cover hair clogged drains, so that would be great for someone like you.   abby about: PSA heads up to anyone buying a home...totally ask the seller for a home warranty...it has saved us at least $500 already in plumbing repairs! (luckily they are reimbursing us for repairs we had done before we figured out that we could use the warranty!)   abby about: site update 1, 5 and 10 seem fine to me :o)   abby about: ipod lol!! nice to be the one that people hate for once..i am tired of hating wes as he takes every other afternoon off :O)    abby about: ipod geez...are all you people working or something? I am bored at home, sitting around while a plumber fixes out leak...again...   abby about: ipod could you really not loose something this tiny??  shuffle abby about: hello? you boys really shouldn't be allowed to play without supervision   abby about: Tests nope...i honestly can't...we were never taught the states in grade school and i have never bothered to drill myself!    abby about: Tests i don't tknow...i failed and it told me that the short bus was coming to pick me up   abby about: Tests   Can you pass third grade? abby about: weekend drinking i hate him..i want out so bad   abby about: that game last night i forgot to post this yesterday....Steeler baby cracks me up and also creeps me out...check out what he said for the Dolphins game  Steeler Baby abby about: that game last night wes, i can't believe you have no comment about your fellow "Wes"..he was kicking some butt...i hated him   abby about: competition Kegball is out due to rules 2 and 10...fuck them   abby about: off topic nothing, i have seen how upset you get over your hot buttons :o) sweeney, are the trucks and vans downtown for the light show tonight at the game? or are they starting filming on taht movie that you are an extra in?   abby about: off topic bored...wanna start a fight? :o)   abby about: Frezze Tag for what its worth, flip cup really is the big team event. the other event can be smaller teams   abby about: Frezze Tag i like bocci   abby about: Frezze Tag well, that is how you lose at least...which is why i was thinking it would have to be a timed game or something...doesn't really work so well with three teams.   abby about: Frezze Tag everyone on the team gets frozen   abby about: bitching I'm with you leanne about the strategy games...had to laugh though :o) and brad, i had to look up Urlacher...i am such a girl sometimes. Tela should be proud to be physically superior to our little doggies :o) they can be her male harem :o)   abby about: \"dig frantically at your pillow\" event "so he can sit in them"...dogs are so funny   abby about: thanks Bub How would we play freeze tag in teams? Time it? by the way, if we don't make it an event, i think we should still play! :o)   abby about: bitching brian, can you make a poll for how the points get determined? give everyone a week to think about it and log on to vote?    abby about: bitching you are decent at cornhole too matt!   abby about: bitching the idea of capture the flag kindof gives me a boner   abby about: bitching removing bowling removes the driving issue in the morning, so that is good. Beirut? or something more physical? There are school playgrounds right next to dave and dawn's house...we could play HORSE, or kickball or freeze tag...or capture the flag :o) or flag football   abby about: bitching sounds good...events stay the same unless someone speaks up. sounds like weighted point system is a group favorite. And if the events are settled, we all have two months to practice up on the events that we aren't so good at...pittsburgh, rally up those pong paddles! Buffalo, break out those bowling shoes, and ohio, practice everything ;o)    abby about: bitching don 't forget Brad, Aaron...he was rocking cornhole last competition...   abby about: bitching ok..well how about people ruminate and see if there is anything else to replace flipcup, (we could just do that for fun on the side!) and we leave the other 4 events. i like leanne's method of assigning 1st, 2nd and 3rd places...and i like the weighted point system for each of those places. more complex, but when have we ever made competition simple? can everyone field 4 teams? ohio?    abby about: bitching Are there other events that would be more even? It is early and nothing is set in stone. So Darts and Beer pong are givens...flip cup should stay in because it isn't a game of skill and it is the one event that whole teams can come together...and i don't know about ohio, but pittsburgh never plays flip cup..maybe twice a year at a big event.   abby about: Competition Oh, and all dogs are welcome as long as they won't eat or terrorize my precious cats (even though they will be hiding under my bed all weekend if they are smart!) I am working out the logistics of where puppy owners are staying on saturday night. I don't want to impose on Dave and Dawn any more than we already are (not to mention, my own comfy bed will be calling to me!)    abby about: bitching ahh! that was the other thing we discussed this weekend...i think that we should do the 3 points for 1st, 2 for second, 1 for third...other people are against that for reasons that i don't remember due to alcohol consumption   abby about: crock hunter I also desperately dislike watching beer pong...it always puts me to sleep...i like that it will take place at a time when another event is going on to entertain me    abby about: competition so...we talked a lot about competition weekend this weekend...maybe the boys should fill all of you in and make sure it is kosher. One thing i need to ask...none of you are going to die of horror if we have plastic darts, are you? because i really like my walls and i really don't like spackling... (oh, and we have two plastic boards available and no real boards)    abby about: Why my office is cooler than yours not only do we have a watermelon in the back slowly absorbing vodka, but we just had a sweet daybed delivered so that we can take naps :o)   abby about: Mr. Rain Maker looking bad for your race this weekend sweeney? :o(   abby about: apple i fear i may be too old, but we will give you a call if we feel like downing a few after obedience class and dinner tonight..but chances are probably slim :o)   abby about: Hybrid Mini that's cool :o) but i like my little hybrid mini cooper better :o) seriously, my dawg is sweet!   abby about: weekend of competition i think we should decide now on what the official cornhole settings are...(ie distance apart, slope, etc...) and we need to order new, matching and consitant bags   abby about: weekend of competition if bowling stays on teh roster, we definitely need to do it first event on saturday so that we aren't drunk yet   abby about: Mrs. Mountain THanks Cat :o)    abby about: weekend of competition team bub vs. team cathryn is rather amusing :)   abby about: weekend of competition dipthong---he-he...sounds dirty   abby about: weekend of competition i am totally on team pittsburgh...we are going to KILL you all!! :o)   abby about: weekend of competition i need to know more about lesbian slippers :o)    abby about: weekend of competition being nailed by a cold, hard ball doesn't sound like much fun to me... i vote for flip cup...and vegas style bowling :o)   abby about: weekend of competition i love you guys..this totally cracks me up :o)   abby about: Mug Shot eww brad!! that guy has a creep factor through the roof!   abby about: that douche bag kid... that's it! i am boycotting highschool football games this year...oh...wait...   abby about: golf i hate you biggie   abby about: everybody busy? yeah, that story has been all over the news here...fucking idiots...sports parents like that burn my ass more than anything   abby about: Jumper wow sweeney...i just read about that :o(    abby about: hotels i want a wife :o(   abby about: Pug Bowling... didn't leanne post that last week? :o) she thought is would be a great competition weekend exhibition event :o) still funny though :o)   abby about: Rant alert mine just shows up as underlined when there is a new rant   abby about: wow... I just heard the some doctors have started charging an annual fee (prett hefty one, like $1500) to be their patient...in return they only take on a small amount of patients and you get better service...i think that is ridiculous...what do you think?   abby about:   this is what we have leanne abby about: images i believe you can purchase them from Entourage...we have a set of disks here :o)    abby about: cooper wes, what do you do if your puppy doesn't like treats...he is seriously mutant...we've tried soft, hard, etc... he doesn't even like peanut butter!! ooh..maybe i should try cheese...   abby about: Banking as far as online banks go for savings, HSBC and Emmigrant direct have better rates right now... 5% or more   abby about: cooper look at us, all excited to talk about puppy poop :o) I forgot to mention how incredibly well behaved he is...scares me that he must be storing up all his orneriness...my biggest behavior complaint is that he gets too excited to give us kisses and ends up scratching us with his paws :o)    abby about: cooper Cooper's doing well (and he asked me to remind you that it is "Dr." Livingstone) He has an amazing ability to stall going to the bathroom...which is great, because he can go long periods of time without needing to go out, but it is also really frustrating because we still have to keep taking him out and stand out there with him to make sure that he isn't tempted to poop on the floor... we will be much happier when we can trust him to not run off into a corner and shit...and when the kitties are comfortable chilling in the living room with us again...i miss those furballs!   abby about: Cad question hmm...yeah...i do'nt really know what i am talking about either...    abby about: Cad question Ok, so i never worked at a firm that used desktop...and we just got a new version of our cad program that is probably very similar to desktop. Are all of the sheets in one file? How do you control access into that file, do you pretty much have to have shared access for every file? Hope this makes sense..   abby about: banks nope, sorry...we are all PNC here in the Burgh   abby about: interview lol! Big Ryan Ware fan, huh?    abby about: weekend Aww...cuddly pups! :o) Cooper will be anxiously awaiting all of his new friends!   abby about: weekend He has actually done amazingly well! He is a little skittish, but that is to be expected...especially when you are the runt :o) One cat is doing well, the other one thinks that if he ignores him, he will go away :o)   abby about: weekend Dr. Copernicus Livingstone...but you can call him Cooper if he likes you ;o)    abby about: weekend crap...  Try this one abby about: weekend We got a puppy and the front of our house is now painted (partially) Before and "after" pics:   Check out our house and our puppy! abby about: one eye hey man, its your own fault...you made it so easy for us to all post our own links :o) maybe the front page should just be a place for us to send you artwork or flyers for parties or absurdness...one single image...ditch the image gallery on the side   abby about: one eye nevermind...nothing has been posted on the main page for so long that i forgot that was an option!   abby about: one eye am i missing something? what cyclop?   abby about: SWEET!!! They started painting the outside of our house today!!!!! so excited!!! we won't be the most ghetto house on the street!!! (outwardly at least)   abby about: In other news eww!    abby about: In other news i like puppies :o)   abby about: adorable i hear that they are quite ferocious, hate to cuddle and never give kisses!   abby about: news flash He should look something like   this abby about: news flash so...we are probably getting a puppy tomorrow! If all goes well, we will be the proud parents of a puggle...beagle/pug mix :o)   abby about: everyone alive and well? hmm...all the nameless posts are mine...weird   Abby about: SWEET!!! Free lunch! YAY! get to go tell a girl how awesome my job is :o)   Abby about: Help! groan lots cracks me up!   Abby about: Help! grunt nation?    Abby about: Help! So we are going to a wedding this weekend at the same place where our reception was...we would like to rearrange christina and jason's sign as well...got any ideas of how we could do so ("cool taint" is awesome, but i would like to do something different if at all possible...maybe using letters from their names)   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... well..we have a lot of applicants....but she really stands out...   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... an intern that we are wooing is coming in for a second interview today...hoping she comes around lunch so that i can con the office into letting me take her out to lunch...mm...free food...   Abby about: human again not derek, he is in seattle, lucky bastard! I tend to watch a lot of "animal cops Detroit" and it was funny last night to be watching them cruising through these neighborhoods and think of all you fools on the loose there :o) HAVE FUN!! and BE SAFE!   Abby about: Fantasy mm..aaron...good call...beer...mmm... having a margarita tonight! YUM!!!    Abby about: Drive Detroit You can expunge DUI's in some states...   Abby about: Drive Detroit Does a DUI ever fall off your record?    Abby about: Idlewild I am so interested in seeing this movie!   Abby about: Blade i think that means i missed two..the first two   Abby about: Blade oh yeah!! that is where i have seen her before...she is naked all the time in that show!! sweet biggie, i know who to talk to if i get lost (pretty sure i missed a few episodes in the marathon yesterday)   Abby about: Blade yeah. blue moon is the devil!    Abby about: Blade cute derek....   Abby about: Blade HA!! that's funny!   Abby about: Blade there is a big difference between drinking 6 beers (drunk for me) and 20 beers (drunk for brian)   Abby about: Blade there's an easy way to avoid hangovers...   Abby about: Blade Anyone here watch "blade: The Series"? Watched the marathon yesterday while being a wastoid on the couch...i am officially sucked in   Abby about: wow! it was super quick with phoebe from charmed and xander from buffy   Abby about: wow! This is really interesting...i picked Jeanie from I dream of Jeanie...it took maybe 25 questions for it to guess it right...  guessing game Abby about: Prediction ouch...ahh..i missed football   Abby about: internet dating that is amazing!!!   Abby about: Sketch-up my firm keeps bitching at me because i don't know how to use it...and they are paying...so i think i might use it as an excuse to come to clevetown on someone else's dime. Thanks though!! i know where to turn to when i have questions!    Abby about: Sketch-up There are some training classes for sketch-up being held in cleveland on Aug 2...i am probably going. anyone else going? I am so freaking lost with that program...    Abby about: email Thanks CB!! :o)   Abby about: new kitty aww! we stopped by the shelter this weekend to gawk at all the cute dogs and cats there.    Abby about: cristen hey cristen! can i get becky's email address from you? I seem to have misplaced it...imagine that..i am so organized and top of things too...   Abby about: strange question "my pits felt like the sahara desert"...lol!!!   Abby about: competition yep   Abby about: competition president's day?   Abby about: new car my opinion is that new cars lose value too quickly to be worth it...but i really wanted a tiburon when i bought my car 4 years ago.   Abby about: Muah big kisses for the spam killer (keeping my fingers crossed that this will work!)   Abby about: Ultimate F dirty thews...love it! :o) glad i wasn't alone in the confusion!   Abby about: GAMES Amen Leanne :o) (and just for the record, i kept thinking that ultimate "b" was a typo...just got it though..man, i am dumb sometimes!)   Abby about: siskell and ebert you are not! oh, and to anyone that may have suggested to us in last few years that blazing saddles is a funny movie (because a million people have told me that, therefore we decided to buy it yesterday when blockbuster was closed and we desperately wanted a movie to watch in our AC'd bedroom) you suck...that movie is not funny...and it is incredibly racist and uncomfortable to watch...saying the "n" word every two minutes is not funny   Abby about: Looking to relocate? We are hiring an intern and a PM. Pass the word on to anyone that might looking for an awesome new job in an awesome city :o)  Awesomest firm in the world Abby about: slow news day thanks for sharing dude...the kitten majorly creeped me out!   Abby about: slow news day shhh!!! ;o)   Abby about: competition i hope everything comes out clear, please let us know!    Abby about: competition aww bigs...so sorry you had a sucky 2 weeks, but we are glad you are back here too! :o) how is your dad doing!?!   Abby about: competition ooh!!! YES!! vegas bowling!!!!!   Abby about: competition euchre tourney, i friggin loved the kickball, but that may have just been me, the quarters was fun...trivial pursuit was fun too!   Abby about: competition we don't, but by the time you all get here we would be out of work   Abby about: wow! someone just audibly farted...multiple times in the corridor right alongside my desk...couldn't see who it was though...instantly perked up to look, but couldn't see...damn bookshelves...this was like 20 seconds of walking toots!   Abby about: subject You still have it, there are lots of assholes around here...you guys might all be gay for how much you love assholes...   Abby about: subject derek, i think you are a mujician :o)   Abby about: PETA wow!! that is definitely a show stopper!!! but man, they must have been dying under there!! 90 degrees and in the sun! yuck!   Abby about: help! someone take away the internet from me and replace it with work ethic... thank you   Abby about: PSA well..this is certainly a catchy anti-smoking campaign  Don't Pass Gas Abby about: weather wow! i can't imagine what those car dealerships are going through!! ugh!   Abby about: happy boy ahh...that explains the instant recognition then...she is your ultimate wet dream!   Abby about: happy boy lol..you are so funny...i think you must spend waay too much time looking up hot girls on the internet to recognize and know the names of as many people as you do! ;o)    Abby about: chug-a-lug seriously though, i laughed EVERY SINGLE time a ball went in the river and people dove for them...so funny!   Abby about: chug-a-lug ok, so maybe it wasn't him, but it majorly looked like him...i told him at the time and then his cousin emailed him today to see if that was him! :o)   Abby about: chug-a-lug DId you guys see brian holding the sign "hit it here and i chug a beer" last night at the home-run derby?   Abby about: whoa!! building stone walls sounds much cooler than painting...i hate painting...ugh...although i hate removing wallpaper paste even more than i hate painting   Abby about: whoa!! oh, and each time the symbols rearrange so that it looks like they are guessing a new one...gotcha...i didn't think of the rearranging thing...duh :o(   Abby about: whoa!! can someone explain to me how this works!?!   nuts! Abby about: carlton jams mmhmm...pretty sure a couple of coworkers left to go get us beer about 20 hours ago.. :o(   Abby about: carlton jams zzzzzz...anybody got anything to keep me entertained for the next half hour?    Abby about: undies i bought some women's versions of the boxer briefs...nice for lounging and sleeping, but waay to bulky under clothes :o)   Abby about: undies lol...i hate you steph..seriously, how are we friends ;o)    Abby about: undies combo meal...gross..lol!! but i definitely prefer the ol' boxer briefs...support with outlooking like underoos   Abby about: \\\"Kissed him like a kitten\\\" that is so creepy...who kisses a random little boy's tummy??   Abby about: Berg! ha-ha!! "package deal" HA! :o)   Abby about: who are you!!! oh, come on...did you know what they did before the accounting scandal? no...so really i knew what was important about the company...that they sucked   Abby about: who are you!!! boo to you...i hate basketball   Abby about: who are you!!! greg oden sounds familiar for some reason, but not the other guy... but i may be thinking of Ogden   Abby about: Sad News wow :o(    Abby about: Who else is stuck at work today?? aaron, d is out at a meeting...but the show was Entourage   Abby about: Longest. Day. Ever. Ugh...   Abby about: Bored? Puppy curling anyone?  stupid game Abby about: Hot poker well, i have printed out wedding pics, printed out a coupon, made a two page, room by room, to-do list for all the things that need done to our house, taken a poop...that's about it..oh yeah, and bought this stuff that you are supposed to wash with to avoid poison ivy for tomorrows landscaping adventures   Abby about: Hot poker zzzzzz....remind me that if i ever own a firm, that employees should just get days like today off...seriously, i haven't accomplished ANYTHING!   Abby about: Who else is stuck at work today?? ooh me!! on the count of three! one...two...   Abby about: Who else is stuck at work today?? yep :o)    Abby about: Who else is stuck at work today?? derek attempted the ol' "I'll just have a couple of drinks" and ended up drinkng the bar dry...then realized he was minutes away from missing his favorite tv show, paid the bill and ran out of the bar full tilt...bit it HARD turning the corner onto his street...right in front of four cops...road rash everywhere...gross   Abby about: Who else is stuck at work today?? "fell over" is a little soft, don't you think?    Abby about: Who else is stuck at work today?? i am...boo   Abby about: cats are awesome! check out this story!! look how tiny the little kitty is at the bottom of the pic!  bear scared up tree by cat Abby about: pics we have a bunch of pics too, i will download them to the computer and send them out when i send out the long lost English wedding pics :o)   Abby about: ego feeding spam They were at least complimentary today :o)    Abby about: Lightning Check out these really cool pictures of lightning over Pittsburgh the other day!!   Cool pittsburgh pics! Abby about: ego feeding spam Brian, i am starting to think that you are making this spam yourself!    Abby about: crazy weird comics i love the angel finger one...cracks me up :o)   Abby about: crazy weird comics Really strange comics that someone has made from old vintage etchings  married to the sea Abby about: hot girls he already talked to Josh :o)   Abby about: hot girls more like: "Anyone know anyone that needs a website?"    Abby about: Sweendog Happy Birthday Sweeney!!! only one more year til the big 3-0!! uhoh! :o)   Abby about: Pittsburgh is the coolest aaron, you are a RPS genius! my friend that went to the competition was in the last two...it was best out of 7...she and the opponent had each won 3, so it was down to one last throw...the lady beat her with a "rock"...   Abby about: Pittsburgh is the coolest Aaron..it is very sad that you don't live here. There is a rock/paper/scissors competition at the courthouse today at noon...big screen tv is one of the prizes...   Abby about: voitfest Bueller? Anyone? TIme of reception? 4? :o)   Abby about: World Cup I have a really hard time understanding british accents...anyone have a link to a broadcast of the game going on right now that is being announced by an american?   Abby about: Lets try this again...   professional pics take 2 Abby about: crazy chewbacca is star wars, not star trek...geez leanne, get your dork facts straight :o)   Abby about: crazy lol...nice :o)   Abby about: crazy very good, but extremely disturbing point....Berg? you aren't a furry are you?   Abby about: crazy i just kept wondering about the real reason for those life-size stuffed horses..eww..    Abby about: crazy its my understanding that plushies are basically a subculture of furries...my question...do you re-use your little stuffed friend? how do you clean it? eww    Abby about: crazy pretty much...apparently foxes and racoons are "hot"...so gross... they have these little furry costumes that have union suit-like flaps in front and back so they don't have to remove the costumes to do it...eww...    Abby about: crazy tell me about it...it was so bizarre...weird, creepy, stuffed toy humping freaks.    Abby about: crazy so...last week was Anthrocon in the "burgh...it is the largest annual convention of "furries and plushies"...if you haven't heard of these freaks, then you should check them out...so bizarre...but basically there were tons of freaks walking around town last week wearing big furry tails and animal ears...apparently inside the convention, there were people in full animal costumes...those are furries..i don't even want to go into what plushies are...gross....so proud that pittsburgh is the national convention's home.    Abby about: images home computer or work computer?   Abby about: images hmm...hoping that they will work on the xbox then. we get our prof. pics tonight and i think he saves them on a dvd since they are large and there are so many.    Abby about: images on DVD anybody know if you are able to view dvd's that have image files on either a dvd player or an xbox?   Abby about: 10 opinions seriously, how are we friends...at least i agree with you on the loafers with no socks   Abby about: 10 opinions stupid sweet 16 bitches is on MTV...i would rather gouge out my eyes than watch that show   Abby about: good luck thews! hope you kick the crap out of your test today! :o)   Abby about: movie nonsense yeah, me too...and i just assumed that i had missed a post somewhere that was now off the page :o)   Abby about: movie nonsense ahh...i see...i was really confused too lany :o)   Abby about: My Space so how many of you are on My Space?    Abby about: The Mountains its where nicole lives, you goofball!!!   Abby about: special thanks aww...how cute are you two :o)    Abby about: crazy tables those tables might be the coolest thing i have ever seen!   Abby about: morning fools :o) is it friday yet? :o)   Abby about: Thor the pony you have some of the most random, bizarre stories i have ever heard! :o) lol!! must be fun working there!   Abby about: vellum i'm worried about the heat melting the vellum and fusing to the roller...eek! :o) oh well...gonna give it a try at lunch! :o)    Abby about: vellum anybody printed on vellum with a laser printer? ever have problems with it fusing? I am scared to try some that is labeled "Ink Jet" on the office laser printer...   Abby about: deal or no deal derek called us to tell us, so we caught the end of it, and they were playing clips of it on the radio this morning and saying that he was "excitable, to say the least" :o)   Abby about: AIA Convention check with amy, she might be :o)   Abby about: we he-he...that's funny...yeah, i have been checking three different forecasts...two say high of 81 or 83..the other says 87   Abby about: gross wow...look at all of these  beer cans Abby about: boredom i only wish i were bored this week! :o)   Abby about: beer my hills will be mountains in 10 days!   Abby about: site update its back to the old b for me...that is weird!   Abby about: Asshole Drivers oh no!!! i am so glad that you are ok!! :o(   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... Someone in my office just recieved a care package from his mother....she went to the alamo...and sent him a pen that looks like davy crockett's gun and a set of plush cow ears/horns to wear on his head...now everyone is taking turns wearing them, aiming the pen and cavorting around the office.   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... thats all...wish i had something to talk about.    Abby about: Help I have a gay brother-in-law nice doug!! lol!   Abby about: Voit/Johnston wedding Thank you Cathryn!!! I am all teary over here!! I can't wait to see the video at the reception!!! sniff sniff   Abby about: somewhere in Athens YAY for the VOITS!   Abby about: tv i hate the office :o)   Abby about: Mother Nature i take it tonight was the first practice night for motocross? :o( and steph, i can't explain...testosterone is a poison   Abby about: music oh come on, you secretly love derek...just like he secretly loves you :o)   Abby about: The VOITS!!! Wes and Leanne should be officially married now!!! YAY!! :o) Congrats guys! can't wait til the first round of people get home and we get to see pics!!!   Abby about: Pecking order Does this fit you? interesting article about   Birth order Abby about: Important announcement Derek has decided at long last to come over to the dark side...he has signed up for cable! woohoo!    Abby about: superfly snooka man...that would win on america's funniest home video for sure!   Abby about: Blast from the past That is seriously the coolest talent show gig ever!!!!!!   Abby about: momma steph i am so unbelievable disturbed by our misguided youth today...seriously    Abby about: Pittsburg Rocks They will also be showing a vidoe of the ceremony at their receptiong :o)   Abby about: non europeans aaron, thewsie, jared and derek aren't pulling their weight...shame on you...and derek was just whining about being bored...post damn you!   Abby about: drink o meter a little off since it is for brits...but most of you started drinking before you were legal anyways...  drink o meter Abby about: kantz thanks! weird!   Abby about: Kantz man...i still don't have kantz's email address somehow...anybody have it?   Abby about: time think i can talk the bosses into starting beer thirty early today?    Abby about: in other news... he's insane...people like him are the good reasons behind survival of the fittest :o)    Abby about: clocks lol :o) i much prefer this conversation to the usual sports conversation :o)   Abby about: music me too! me too!! they are awesome!    Abby about: Thews homestead? Is there an official new Thews home? :o)    Abby about: stuff I can't stand that show...i want to beat the little spoiled brats   Abby about: Scrubs i'd rather pull out bub's pubes one by one than watch the office...that show is horrendous   Abby about: Scrubs yeah, tivo is awesome from what i hear :o)   Abby about: Scrubs we watch scrubs sometimes when we remember...and how i met your mother was pretty darn funny at the beginning, but then we forgot to watch it...we are bad about remembering what nights things are on.   Abby about: David Blaine Is anyone really impressed/entertained by his stunts? I love his card tricks, amazing...but the not eating while suspended in a box, buried in a block of ice and now   this?? Abby about: SHHHHHH!! you and leanne must be having the longest week ever! :o) it will be time to party very soon!!! :o)   Abby about: SHHHHHH!! hi :o) i have nothing to contribute about the draft or baseball, but wanted to say hi...tired of checking and not seeing that darn "b" spinning around...   Abby about: Andrea B Bing, there are no cheap tickets anymore...we found our best rates on Orbitz   Abby about: music i LOVE the extraordinary disk..."kick out the chair" is friggin AWESOME!   Abby about: Lost and found Did someone pick up my phone charger by accident? I can't find it anywhere and that is the only thing i can think of. It is grey and the actual wall plug is this rounded grey plastic, think Denari. And I have found a Jokers wild shirt and a red towel.   Abby about: I wow...don't get derek started...he watched some terrifying PBS show the other day that basically said that we are damned if we do, damned if we don't...and that some of the "fixes" that we are making are actually making other problems worse...he was curled in the fetal position, rocking back and forth and sucking his thumb by the end of the show.   Abby about: bub he's too busy being green to be yellow :o)    Abby about: drinking my dad and brother in law both pulled me aside at different points and commented on what a great group of people you all are :o)    Abby about: drinking no kidding...man...all that spam is absurd!!!! what do they honestly think they are achieving by that? if it were a real ad, that would make sense, but gobbeldgook is bizarre and stupid. sic 'em tony!   Abby about: drinking looks like the bubdotcompound might need a rehab connected to it! :o) seriously though, you people have issues :o)   Abby about: drinking i actually just talked to him, he said to tell everyone "hi and thanks!" :o) and wes, you are a filthy, filthy liar...i can't believe you were able to have two beers...impressive...   Abby about: drinking i had an amazingly clear voicemail from blaine that was just the entire bar singing some bonjovi song whose name has left my brain...but it was amazingly clear and everyone was singing together :o)   Abby about: oh! and thanks for such a fun, wonderful weekend!! I had an absolute blast!!    Abby about: We're alive! Well...mostly...brian actually headed back home today after he dropped me off....he was turning lovely shades of green in the car. Hoping that it is just because he didn't really eat anything yesterday... Did you guys all make it home ok? anybody besides berg leave anything?   Abby about: wHAT THE F? that would be awesome!! berg can help me with sketchup (building a town in it right now) and the rest of you can make some kickass sketches and perspectives for me to wow my boss with when he gets back from vacation on monday! :o) Biggie...that would be awesome if i could get that converter from you!    Abby about: another thing... did i mention how excited i am to see all of you guys!!?!?! and for you to see our lovely house that will be eating up all of our time and money for the next few years? :o)   Abby about: power adapter does anyone still have a power adapter for italy that i could borrow?    Abby about: wHAT THE F? of course today is going quick, i realized that i need to haul ass today becuase i really need to be in the office all weekend and we all know that isn't going to happen, so time is flying by today to punish me and make me come in this weekend!   Abby about: Pittsburgh is Fun! wow biggie!! you were a bowler extraordinaire!   Abby about: Pittsburgh is Fun! nice, cool..i was just checking, our email here has been blocking random people and spitting their emails out to me like 2 months later...weird...   Abby about: Pittsburgh is Fun! Leanne, are you out there today? busy in meetings?    Abby about: names ha!! that is horrible!   Abby about: job captain ooh!! donna!! congrats!!!! :o)   Abby about: sore back = wow!! ambitious berg!! fish ponds are cool! :o) can't wait to see it! i also can't wait until next year when the inside of our house is solidified some and we can focus on the landscaping! YAY! i love small gardens!    Abby about: sore back = were you doing all of this for your backyard? or someone elses?   Abby about: sketch up nevermind, i just need to have the hatch have an bounding line turned on, then i can convert them to faces...sweet :o) oh boy!! off to pop up lines!   Abby about: sketch up boo...i deleted the lines that defined the edge of the buildings...crap...   Abby about: beer taps we didn't happen to leave our beer tap at any of your houses, did we? not sure where ours disappeared to...then again, we can't find anything in our house right now!   Abby about: sketch up to all you sketch up gurus...if sketchup won't accept hatches, then what is the best way for me to bring a 2D master plan in and make it 3-d? do i really have to have outlines of each building and then trace over them and pop them up in sketch-up? my plan is currently lines with buildings shown with a solid hatch, no outline   Abby about: this weekend are you guys here yet? i wanna play!!    Abby about: this weekend i think wes and leanne are.   Abby about: remember these!?!?   blast from the past!!! Abby about: this weekend you're dirty...wanna marry me? :o)   Abby about: this weekend lol...we need a designated poster :o)   Abby about: So, to recap... Friday night party at our house (directions will be posted) Saturday Day: boys golfing, girls at shower, reconvene at our house for BBQ, cornhole and beer pong Separate for the evening's festivities Saturday night, girls come back to our house, sleepy boys to derek's and rock stars to our old apartment Sunday we reconvene somewhere to tell stories and stare nauseously at some food   Abby about: this weekend i don't have a problem with normal late night shenanigans, there aren't going to be 50 people at our house on friday night, but late night shenanigans with around 50 uber drunk people on saturday night doesn't not sound like a good way to cap off our first full week in the neighborhood.    Abby about: this weekend girls have a limo, so we will be heading back to our new house. any girls that want to join the late night, can feel free to do so, but i will be heading to my house to gorge myself and pass out. Guys can stay at either our old apartment or derek's. we will have the apartment ready for whatever....biggie...can we use your truck to move pong to the apartment? (and then back to the house on Sunday?) :o) It isn't so easy to move that bad boy around on cars.   Abby about: Happy Monday! yes, please eat lots on saturday night brian! :o) girls, we can get sandos with fries too, at the original primantis :o)   Abby about: Happy Monday! Phew! what a weekend. We made it alive! Are the rest of you still kicking? :o)   Abby about: hello? yeah, way to talk your way into a horrible hangover   Abby about: hello? Aaron...love it...please do it and take pictures    Abby about: hello? Anyone else stuck here today? :o( feels like a saturday detention! thinking of joining brian in a half day though to go clean our new house...that's right, be jealous, while you suckers are stuck at work, i will be scrubbing baseboards and filthy floors covered with old lady dust... eww   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... we only have one potty, so no passing out IN the bathroom allowed! :o)   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... you have one week from tomorrow before we start the debauchery all over again! :o)   Abby about: zzzzzzz.... how do we ever make it through the summers? it is gorgeous here today and i have major ants in my pants!   Abby about: hey pittsburghers... nope, never. what about 'em?   Abby about: 13 days only if you scream about how much it burns    Abby about: 13 days sweet...i love it! hate those little bastards!    Abby about: 13 days hey hey hey...it is also so as not to piss off the new neighbors yet..i would like to work into that a little slower :o)   Abby about: does wes still live? geez...bub almost killed himself this weekend...please don't help him too much in two weeks...obviously he is good at hurting himself   Abby about: woohoooo damn...can i leave now?   Abby about: fryday Leanne, do you have any idea how many of us are staying at the hotel? so i should bring blankets and stuff?   Abby about: music i'm dying over here...   Abby about: Venting I'm sorry berg :o( want me to beat her up?   Abby about: Venting i'm so glad that the parties are separated if you are drinking G&T's...please don't kill my fiance!   Abby about: Venting i have been doing some serious arm workouts with this house, so i am in tip-top shape to hold you back! :o)   Abby about: NCARB what in the hell do you need a picture for? do you guys get actual "licsenses" in ohio? weird!   Abby about: radio ooh..i here you about that hole...i can't even see the light anymore!   Abby about: radio ooh!! thewsie!! you are alive! crawled out of your ARE hole, huh?    Abby about: wallpaper yellow wallpaper was a horrendous story...if it is the one i am thinking about...the one where the woman goes nuts looking at the wallpaper?   Abby about: sports i think Jared's hate is much more of what we are really feeling...i curse whoever invented wallpaper to burn in the fiery pits of hell along with whoever invented pantyhose. DIE m'effers!! DIE!!   Abby about: sports now boogers, that is a much more interesting topic that i think we can all get down with! ;o)   Abby about: sports i would bitch more about the baseball talk, but you are right, i have nothing else in my head except for the all-out house demolition/renovation...paint colors swirling, the sounds of the wallpaper scorer and squirting the crap out of the walls with a pesticide sprayer! oh..and the image of derek completely covered in wallpaper dust after he sanded a room for us :o) Derek, you put the ROK in D-rok!   Abby about: sports ooh!! ooh!! me! actually, i don't hate the season...and i actually like catching a game or two...but i really really really really really really really hate stats and all the talk about them. stupid waste of brain cells. :o) love you guys!    Abby about: rock biggie, how much is one fun unit? when are people coming in? brian and i won't be there until saturday as time contraints are pressing in on us, but we can't wait to get nuts!   Abby about: Lewis the Cat i am perfectly sane...just because i personify my cats infinitely and constantly talk to them does not make me insane! :o)   Abby about: funtimes speaking of conflict...anybody ever had a client tell you that you weren't allowed to take pictures of the project...even though it is in your contract? this woman is such a bitch!   Abby about: funtimes... because your feet stink :o) oh, and i make you dinner every single night...   Abby about: funtimes... wow!! how did you get so lucky?!? :o)    Abby about: funtimes... sounds like a lovely day Andy...maybe your wifey will have dinner ready when you get home and rub your feet while you have a cigar and some whiskey :o) man...i want to be a husband in the 50's..that would be sweet!!   Abby about: time Is it friday at 5 yet? by then we should have all the papers signed and be opening the door to our new house! :o)    Abby about: drugs we need sleep to repair our muscles...but that only happens during certain stages of sleep..maybe the key is make a drug that knocks us out directly into the healing stage of sleep   Abby about: random stuff i hate him now...cheating bastard   Abby about: Jeopardy did all you Jeopardy wanna-be contestants see this?   online trials Abby about: musac you even have your own huge room to stay in at Chez Mountain :o)   Abby about: musac gee...glad i could go into enormous amounts of debt to improve your beer pong opportunities   Abby about: musac i think he is already converted...he is so geeked about these silly paddles :o) i am not coordinated for your type of beer pong...therefore, i don't like it :o)   Abby about: musac i like the other style without paddles better...   Abby about: musac let me rephrase that...i can listen to wma's...but only one at a time...which is really annoying...for some reason, the mac version of windows media player doesn't allow playlists.    Abby about: musac I can't listen to .wmas, but that is ok   Abby about: tv pilot berg, didn't alicia and i make plans to video you having that done? :o)    Abby about: tv pilot they are filming a tv pilot literally right out in front of my office...i ran downstairs to put something in the mailbox and it was mayhem! :o)   Abby about: hello? what are you all doing? still recovering from this weekend?    Abby about: blackalicious that's right, rest up fools, april is going to be a fun, debaucherous month! yahoo!   Abby about: Bachelor ridiculous, isn't it? we signed schmidt up for it (because the rest of you would have beat us up for doing it, love you schmidt) and then we started reading the articles...fuckers   Abby about: houses Aaron...are you a little anal man? I don't think i would have guessed...seriously...   Abby about: houses we have a postage stamp sized yard, but we are excited about it.   Abby about: houses just wanted to share that i am giddy with excitement that we are closing on our house within the next two weeks! YAHOO! i have been being a real big dork and photoshopping pics to figure out what colors we want on the walls :o)   Abby about: Pictures oh no you don't...you can't claim him as cornhole partner and not ride in cabs with him...gotta take the good with the terrifying :o) Biggie...seriously...you and cabs on st. patty's don't mix to well. :o)   Abby about: T-shirts So are we all squared away on our t-shirts? someone ended up buying them from you?    Abby about: I need stories! Spill it! :o) What happened this weekend?!   Abby about: House of Thews matt...i don't think i have ever met anyone as in need of a green beer as you! take off early! you have already worked your 40 hours i am sure!   Abby about: Holy shit. so when is closing and when are you moving? :o) Congrats!!!!   Abby about: Holy shit. nice house dudes! the staircase is really fun!! nice woodwork! :o)   Abby about: brackets have i mentioned how much i detest backetball? but go KENT!!   Abby about: st patty Brian and i are here :o( boo...so is schmidt   Abby about: question i can right click..you jsut have to buy a new mouse.   Abby about: question i second the regular moniter at your desk thing...in fact, in my office, people have a regular mouse, reg. keyboard, reg. moniter and just plug in the laptop like a regular cpu... also, if what you are working on isn't graphic intensive, laptops are fine for multiple programs...works just fine here, even with graphic intensive programs...also, shut it Jared...macs are so far superior to pcs it makes me ill. Summary: I would get a laptop if i had lots of presentations to make, or needed to work at home a lot. otherwise, desktop units are cheaper and faster.   Abby about: st patty oh no kantz..that sucks :o( i am sure we will have a buttload of commiseration stories with you :o( THanks for needing/wanting the shirts!    Abby about: reggae jew beards are not cool. they are gross..and scratchy    Abby about: reggae jew damien rice can come down    Abby about: bursting guessing you are talking about the boiled corned beef and cabbage dinner? its easy man, you can do it :o)    Abby about: good and bad HEY!! sucks for ABBY!! seriously though...worst trip of my life...but i am way behind for my two big meetings this week...so that is all for now suckas! :o)   Abby about: drinking hmm..biggie in bubblewrap...intriguing ;o)    Abby about: drinking i think you should wrap yourself in bubblewrap :o) its a new fashion statement :o)   Abby about: Slogans we should all have t-shirts made with these logos :o)   Abby about: Slogans no joke...put my name in and the first thing to come up is "Just Do Abby."   Abby about: hostel that hostel was so horrible...remember the fight we got in with those 14 year olds, cathryn? :o) so bad!   Abby about: Car i bet it is a minivan for all the future thews's. :o) Hi Jake!! What's cooking in Bushland?    Abby about: bracketology Sweet!! If that happens, i am sooo watching it at dave and dawns in full kent regalia...that will be the only basketball game that i will watch :o)   Abby about: battle in the strada-sphere man...i have to say that i am really enjoying my coworking laying into an idiot associate that we have in our office...battle royale, baby!   Abby about: Survival wow...if anybody actually survives intact, they are going to be busy pushing us to the bars!   Abby about: SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!!! seriously people...i need help to get me through mondays... oh wait...this is only a 4 day week for me. Arizona here i come!    Abby about: I Actual people...biggie, his corworker drew, aaron, schmidt and steph were in town this weekend...it was very fun, super drunk and very exhausting   Abby about: I'm exhausted... thanks for a great weekend guys!! :o)   Abby about: Sweet vids sweeney, what's your plan tonight? you coming to hang with us? :o) Andy, i'm scared about what you might say in my dreams... "ooh...you loooooove BM don't you?!"   Abby about: baseball YAY!! i love biggie!! Aaron, you are off the hook since i made you do it against your will ;o) But the rest of you had better start thinking of some for the next time i see you!   Abby about: baseball are you all gone for the afternoon? come on here people...i need entertainment...and compliments apparently :o)    Abby about: TUNES my ego knows no bounds...i make friends compliment me in my sleep :o)   Abby about: TUNES Aaron...you were in my dream last night...you told me that you luuuuved me and you couldn't believe that you had never noticed how hot i was...i told you that i was a "diamond in the rough" :o)   Abby about: TUNES gross biggie...gross   Abby about: NFL this Q/A doesn't make it sound so bad...  NFL issue Abby about: Random question Did any of you get ashes yesterday? I find it interesting that i feel like i know all of you pretty damn well and i don't know if any of you are practicing any religion.   Abby about: Music Request biggie...is this suggestion for leanne tied to some sexual fantasy?   Abby about: Music Request its on there, but i forgot to change the zip file name..it is called Archive.zip   Abby about: Music Request leanne, check the ftp at 2:30...i am uploading damien Rice "O"...one of my all-time favorite albums   Abby about: rain cloud rumblin AUGH!! wes!! that sucks! :o( What happened? anything too expensive?    Abby about: rain cloud rumblin want to meet at lunch for a hug? :o) sorry to hear that things aren't going so well! What is your dad having done!?!?!    Abby about: computers yeah, when our hvac kicks off, it is deafeningly quiet in here...someone invariabley goes "shhh!!! you guys are obnoxious!" :o)   Abby about: zzz i'd probably cry if i heard that...i love potty humor...   Abby about: AUgh! houses... so..the seller got their own estimate to have the house painted (FINALLY!) and it comes back at $6900...the estimate we got was $13,000. Something is not right here...sigh...trying to get a third painter to go out there now.   Abby about: insurance yes, but i actually have another small policy on my own to make up the difference in pay if i were to have to use the disability ins.   Abby about: Suggestions from you fools WES!!! congrats on no car payment!! That is awesome!! Brian and i are counting the months till the little silver beast is all mine...right around the same time that his lease is up! YAhoo!! no carpayments is AWESOME!   Abby about: Suggestions from you fools I'm going to go ahead and say that buying a new car is one of the stupidest investments going...buy a car that is a few years old...and try to wait until after the mortgage is all done if you can.   Abby about: Somehow i totally missed your earlier post berg...sorry! But she is so adorable! As Brian would say, "I just wanna bite her!" :o)    Abby about: bar was it really dirty looking and wood? :o)    Abby about: baseball shufflepuck :o)    Abby about: IDP I jsut want to reiterate something that donna shared a while ago, and if i had been smart, would have looked at sometime in the last four weeks... this website is PRICELESS...do yourself a favor and read through the messages before choosing your testing schedule  ARE Forum Abby about: Cold tests i think that it would have been nice to have been able to take the structures sections straight out of school, since we don't use any of it in real life and i have forgotten everything now.    Abby about: #1 Single I think i might be obsessed with Lisa Loeb...she is so adorable!   Abby about: Cold tests yeah...i was pissed about all the leed crap...bullshit!! Wes...my boss told me to just use all of the community planning projects we have done for the city and various towns :o) consdering we never make any money on those anyways... :o)   Abby about: Monday Mondays when you fail a test first thing are even better...seriously...don't bother studying for MM...only 4, count 'em FOUR!, of my 105 questions were from the study materials...glad i wasted the last four weeks. Awesome.   Abby about: leprechaun you would totally fail the math portion..when is the last time you had to do any sort of serious math (beyond counting how many women you have defiled)   Abby about: Nuke it!!! HA!! that's ridiculous!    Abby about: Nuke it!!! I'm so proud to live here!   Abby about: house i actually have fond memories of mante and the blow-up doll and peanut butter :o)   Abby about: house i think it is DIF? anybody tried the old vinegar or fabric softener method? sounds cheaper :o)   Abby about: house I'm quite positive that our house will still look a fright by the time you all get to see it in april (dear god...i think i have finally caved and decided to think that the house could be ours again!) but at least you will all get to see the beauty that it is now so that you can ooh and ahh over our completed renovation some day :o) oh..and the outside of the house is REALLY scary right now...   Abby about: house Lucky peeps :o) I think i will be on a wallpaper vendetta after working on this house...seriously...the only rooms that don't have wallpaper are the closets (i think) and the kitchen and bath, but the kitchen has that old school plastic tile more than halfway up the wall. I might torch some wallpaper stores.   Abby about: house LMAO at the thought of cathryn in a pink and purple house...somehow that is funnier than andy being there :o)   Abby about: music Aaron, We have to deal with the exterior painting because we are getting an FHA mortgage and it is a requirement that certain things are dealt with before the mortgage is issued...peeling paint is a big one for some reason. I LOVE HGTV...those people on house hunters are stupid...and you are right...it is amazing to me that people wouldn't consider buying a home that they had to paint the inside of...come on!! don't be so friggin lazy!! I can't imagine moving into a place and NOT painting! Jem is awesome..that is her only cd so far. she has a few other songs out (i think one or two are on the OC soundtrack). She is also hot...we got to hang out with her band when she was in the 'burgh...thanks to Becky brunt :o)    Abby about: house LOL...oh boy...i just need a firm answer!! I want to dream and plan and pack and pick out paint!   Abby about: Tests thank you for mentioning the archiflash!! we have those in teh office as well as the kaplan sets and i was thinking that the archiflash were the same as the kaplan flash cards, but they are not! phew! good save guys!   Abby about: Tests Our company bought the full Kaplan study guide set...and then i looked through some of the suggested reading (like ching and our MM book)   Abby about: aaaaaaaaaaahhhh nope, because technically, we don't even have an offer in on the house right now...basically we will revive the old offer once we hear its a go! Come on lady!!!! PLEASE!   Abby about: Tests Bradley Baier, you are almost done, aren't you?   Abby about: ugggg biggie!! you wild thing!!! that is nuts!   Abby about: Tests Good work Thewsie!! MM is my first. I was debating about doing one more before the wedding, but that was only if we weren't getting the house...so that is still up in the air.   Abby about: tests just wondering who has started testing and how far you are. My first test is monday...i'm scared   Abby about: Dinner went to qdoba tonight...quesadillas are yummy :o)   Abby about: lunch scary when i am in complete agreement with Jared :o)   Abby about: lunch stop at target for sure...your tender chode will appreciate a loving wipe...   Abby about: crawling i'm surprised we don't have a place like that here andy! we put french fries on everything else here! I actually heard of a pizza with fries on it the other day!    Abby about: crawling Andy, no chipolte's here..isn't that sad? but i can totally get it the next day if people don't want to go there for pre-game :o)   Abby about: crawling OMG...please tell me that there is a chipolte's for the pre-crawl fill up!!!   Abby about: awesome target, my friends, target...in the toilet paper aisle   Abby about: guiness can't wait for happy hour...oh wait!! beer thirty starts right now!! see you monday suckas!!!   Abby about: guiness do "cairish are bombs" work?    Abby about: cat w/ stuff on it i think they will be soon...i am inspired :o)   Abby about: These pictures are hysterical...keep going...there are pages and pages!  ridiculous! Abby about: Italian Virgin WOW!! i know that building!! i can't believe that kent is there!! those lucky kids!! no more sauerkraut smell!   Abby about: Italian Virgin right now we are planning on day trips to Sienna, venice, rome and the cinque terra. We will be in milan the day before we fly out. Just wanted to see if i was missing anything. I need to look up the address for the new school!   Abby about: Italian Virgin yeah, that is what i thought! Racheal ray said that it was on the south side of the arno though...i was so confused! glad to know that i am not nuts!   Abby about: Italian Virgin Biggie...what happened in Milan?    Abby about: Italian Virgin I loved Venice, just because it was so different than any where else on the planet. No Greek SALAD!?! damn! The Noe is a definite...probably lunch that first day since we will be staying over that way. Man...i am going to pee myself!! Just got a bunch of travel books from teh library to refresh my memory and make sure we dont miss out on anything! oh...so il latini is on the south side of the arno? Racheal ray went there the other day on her $40/day show and i was stunned to find out that it was on the other side...guess i was always drunk :o)   Abby about: Italian Virgin Ok people...lets reminisce...what are the places that you would say that a first time visitor to Italy should not miss? Cities, restaurants, etc.   Abby about: yessssssssssssss huh...andy's gay today... :o)   Abby about: yessssssssssssss I would just like to point out that Biggie celebrates gay holidays....pitchers and catchers...awesome :o)   Abby about: girl advice you should all try to get onto the planning commissions...i know at least part of our commission here is architects (my boss is on it) and i know that cathryn was asked to be part of it. See what you can do to make a difference.    Abby about: girl advice definitely give and take...brian's censure of my illegal activities has definitely made me curtail them some...but not entirely...now i save it for special occasions :o)   Abby about: Apartments sounds great Dave! We will make sure to give you enough warning so that you can drill the holes for the cameras :o)   Abby about: Apartments we're trying, but he hasn't answered my calls and i am getting antsy...i wanted to explore options in case he is a butthead.   Abby about: Apartments Anybody have any great advice for finding apartments that will rent monthly or short term?   Abby about: Sad Thanks guys!! You're the best. And no Andy, no loud sex last night. Brian has the flu...very romantic valentine's day, i studied and he watched tv :o)   Abby about: My Haunted House That is absolutely nuts!! i would check on the murder story...sounds like a ghost story that someone told her as a little girl or something.   Abby about: Sad Just wanted to let you all know that we signed the letter terminating our offer on the house last night. The old bat wasn't getting back to us and today was our last day to bail and get our hand money back. We plan on waiting to look seriously until after the wedding now.   Abby about: Curious George Yes please!! I want to see that movie too :o)   Abby about: Happy Valentine's day everyone! Thought you might all find this site amusing  Anti-VD Abby about: Baldrick's Day Berg, are you doing it again this year? People are clamouring to donate to your good cause... :o)   Abby about: Snow awesome...i need to see that sometime! :o)   Abby about: Snow Please tell me you have pics of Duncan playing in the snow that was WAY over his head and wearing a jacket! :o)   Abby about: Snow How much snow did you easterners get? We got maybe 2 " here...which was surprising because everytime i looked out the window it looked like a blizzard. apparently all our hot air kept melting it :o)   Abby about: VP Chenney we had a hearty laugh about it last night when we heard...so ridiculous! No shot for me...didn't feel like it...i drink a miller lite though, sweet nectar of the gods.   Abby about: Its time... Dear friends, I just poured a shot for my boss...he had a rough week :o)   Abby about: Its time... I love you guys!   Abby about: Its time... dear real estate agents. Please do your job and stay on top of all this so that my blood pressure doesn't spike anymore. Dear office, Please forgive me for ranting and raving and slamming the phone down. I would love you forever if you opened up beer thirty right now.   Abby about: Its time... come on...entertain me with your "Dear ________" Letters, please? Its really freeing...   Abby about: Cathryn I bet my sister could play cornhole in her basement...hell, she could have a whole competition weekend down there...they play wiffle ball   Abby about: Cathryn Cathryn, that's because you weren't invited ;o)   Abby about: Dear Co-worker--- this is the year 2006 and i am not your bitch...maybe you should learn how to do simple computer functions that the rest of us have to do everyday...like combining multiple .pdfs into one document, or making a photograph smaller. Get a freaking clue and don't ask me to do your piddly shit anymore. Dear Little old lady who's house we want to buy ---- please get off your wrinkly little ass and let us know if you are going to sell us your FREAKING house or not! We can't take it anymore!! Seriously, what are you waiting for!?! You are OLD! I would think you would want your money ASAP!   Abby about: Its time... For Friday "Dear ________" Letters   Abby about: House thank goodness Aaron...we were literally just talking about my paranoia and then i see your post! :o) and yes, good call brian :o)    Abby about: House May 28th...uh-oh..didn't you get a save the date? crap!! brian and i were just talking about his and how i am paranoid that i forgot someone...although i am sure i sent you one...what is your address? Maybe i had the old one?   Abby about: House Congrats!! (You both know that we are insanely jealous as we still sit here in home limbo!)   Abby about: Shirts Aaron...my breakfast just shot out of my nose...thank you   Abby about: St Patty I wear my long sleeve shirts all the time...short sleeves = never.   Abby about: St Patty I agree...t-shirts are cool...$15 is good...less is better...and long sleeves are the best.   Abby about: for sale apparently being a short female doesn't help much.   Abby about: how much are you worth wow!! that's weird!! $1,730,370 Brian, don't even think about selling me!   Abby about: high school reunion funny how many of us were class officers...i was too...so was steph..neither one of us are planning this one...we did the lame attempt at the 5 year one, so we are stepping back on this one. someone else picked up the slack.   Abby about: olympics I LOVE watching skiing and the luge! Olympics are sweet biggie!!   Abby about: High school reuniion Oh, and i am totally going to my reunion if it doesn't cost a fortune...i have to see if Andy Walker got hot like we always predicted.    Abby about: Question Illustrator rocks berg...bow down to its immense power...seriously though, it is FAR superior to photoshop for making diagrams, maps, site plans, etc. Jared, we don't have a dvd drive. It isn't that big of deal..i am sure i won't have a burning desire to own it after the wedding, and until then, i can work on it on my office computer.    Abby about: Illustrator Does anyone have Illustrator that they can hook me up with?    Abby about: Oh yeah, by the way awesome Thewsie!! How is the house hunt going?   Abby about: Victory parade I was there too sweeney! It was nuts!! I got to see Hines!! (and everyone else, but i don't really care about them ;o)   Abby about: LEanne!! Happy Birthday!!!! :o)   Abby about: Sigur Ros Nice!! I had a similar experience when i saw Damien Rice...except i had tears streaming down my face...his music makes me ache   Abby about: Mad Traffic People are nuts...traffic was ridiculous this morning with all the people coming into town for the parade...NUTS! Should be interesting...   Abby about: structures prof wow...i don't remember that at all...   Abby about: SHH!!! I hear crickets chirping....hello?    Abby about: My brain is way to fuzzy to figure this out right now, and we are traveling after the cutoff date, but check this out!  50 cent flights Abby about: Steelers :o) Woo-hoo!!! Man, that was FUN! And i would just like to thank my sister for calling and talking shit right before the steelers got their act together and started kicking butt!    Abby about: home schooling I was listening to a financial talk show (that happens to have a religous bent) and they were talking about home schooling...i was wondering if i was biased against homeschooling because the typical religous fanaticism of the families creeps me out a bit, or if other people also find it strange.    Abby about: Home Schooling So what do you guys think about home schooling? I personally find it odd and a major disfavor to the social development of your child, but curious to see what you guys think.   Abby about: game   think we are a little obsessed here? Abby about: groundhog I had to laugh when someone here asked if Phil was at least waving a terrible towel when he popped out :o)   Abby about: weaver Holy geez!! there are babies popping out everywhere! congrats! (I'm keeping my legs crossed!)   Abby about: Abby agreed...on all counts...man...i hope things are chill tonight..i really don't want to fight with them the rest of the time we are in that apt!    Abby about: Abby ha!! love the 700 club idea...lol!!!!   Abby about: homoeroticism promotions Oh...and i feel justified bringing their sexuality into this since they were screaming things about their assholes to annoy us last night.   Abby about: homoeroticism promotions I can't even begin to tell you how badly i want to move and just get away from the situation...speaking of which...we are in limbo still because our seller is in the hospital...we are potentially going to hear something today. Please god/dess/omnipotent being/whatever, for my sanity, send us good news today.   Abby about: homoeroticism promotions Sucks those little bastards are protected,,,but i will just call the cops next time.   Abby about: homoeroticism promotions oh..and by the "f" word...i mean FAGGOT!! I HATE THOSE LITTLE FAGS THAT LIVE ABOVE US...ok..better now..thanks   Abby about: homoeroticism promotions I tried to beat up gay boys lat night... Our lovely upstairs neighbors were extra loud last night, we literally were vibrating in our couches from their TV, so I went up to nicely ask them to turn it down. They couldn't hear me knocking, so I went downstairs, rang their doorbell and then came back up. He came to the door, I asked him to please turn it down some, he said sure. Then he came down and knocked on my door and apologized for being loud, saying he didn't mean to be. Then he went back upstairs and started stomping on the floor, dropping things on the floor, screaming things about his a$$hole, stomping some more. After about 45 minutes I lost it. Went up, knocked on the door, no dice. So I POUNDED on the door. They came to the door, slid another lock closed and started making "ooohhooohhhhhhhh" noises...i screamed some obscenities (but refrained from the "f" word) and then went back downstairs and slammed my door shut as hard as I could. Contemplated calling the cops, but decided that I didn't feel like waiting up to see if there were coming or not (it was 11 by this time) so I called the landlord and told him the situation, that they are always loud, but normally we ignore it, but new tenants won't be so complacent, so he might want to think about that since we are leaving soon. I as so livid...it took me about half an hour to stop shaking.   Abby about: crap   we're all getting cancer... Abby about: stupid mondays what kind of fridge did you get? there were some sweet deals at the sears dink and dent this weekend...wish we knew if we are getting this friggin house or not...i think i might explode.   Abby about: poisoned derek, throw that coke out now... men..seriously, no wonder women live longer!   Abby about: Estimating FHA inspector is requiring a roof vent, there currently isn't one. Has to be taken care of before the mortgage could go through.   Abby about: stupid mondays i wish you guys had pics of that house...leanne was telling me about the kitchen..in the words of George Takei... "Oh MY.."   Abby about: stupid mondays you suck matt...i hate you...i TOLD you i am old :o) oh..and broke...bowling and window shopping is cheap    Abby about: stupid mondays What did you do this weekend Wesley? Start the entertainment...i am sure their is some absurd story in there :o) We went bowling and looked at appliances! YAY! man...so old...   Abby about: Estimating Gable vents are out of the question because it is a finished attic space. I was told that ridge vents would be the way to go in this situation. :o( We would also have to add the soffit vents   Abby about: Estimating Anybody have any rough guesses of how much it would cost to install a new ridge vent in an asphalt shingle roof? about 60 LF, there is not a vent there now.   Abby about: Poll Bing, you wouldn't want to hear what is said in our bedroom in the m iddle of the night...so strange...disturbing even   Abby about: Dinner Anyone have any good restaurant suggestions in the Canton area?   Abby about: Poll yeah, mine are generally sad dreams...i used to have scary dreams all the time when i was a child, now i just wake up with tears streaming down my face...happens several times a month.   Abby about: A A'RON - Original is up, now you can all bask in his creative genius :o)   Abby about: Poll just out of curiosity how often would you say you have a "bad dream"? never, once a year, once a month, all the time? i'll leave the definition of "bad" up to you.   Abby about: A That's ok a'ron...you only get one present from couples now, therefore you only have to give them one cd :o)   Abby about: A Its uploading....i will let you know when it is all on there   Abby about: A Leanne, if i can remember how, i will upload it to the ftp   Abby about: A oh, way to go Aaron..being all self depreciating and now you have made derek feel bad... :o)   Abby about: A By the way...the titles crack me up a lot...like Three Legged Dog :o)   Abby about: A'RON clap clap clap clap clap...impressive!! I am burning it onto my computer right now...seriously...awesome :o)   Abby about: Pics wow...i don't remember trying to lick and hump everyone...   Abby about: askance askance adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong] adv 1: with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer" 2: with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"   Abby about: The King That is the most ridiculous pricing i have ever heard....30 freakin seconds...unbelievable...and we wonder why other countries look askance at us   Abby about: music How in the hell do i have so many gay "straight" friends?   Abby about: ha! Glad i grew up in No-Man's-Land and didn't have to chose a football team until i moved to a city with a winning team... :o)    Abby about: anybody care? wow..nice rant Thews! Basketball is totally my least favorite sport on the planet...rock on!   Abby about: Here we go Well said Wes :o) that was very proper use of "yinz" (I think it is with a "z" though) These last two games have been so much fun to watch...   Abby about: Here we go I bet David!!! Brian is at home throwing up again...apparently he wasn't over the flu like he thought he was... PITTSBURGH'S GOIN' TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!   Abby about: House of Thews oh no!! i didn't think about the fact that this means you two crazy fools will be reunited!!    Abby about: House of Thews Congrats Thewsie!! I'm sure brian sends his congrats from the crapper that he has been chained to all day at home!   Abby about: Muppets Pretty sure that you don't have to be a steelers fan to find this funny...  Puhlalama Abby about: Woo-hoo!!! They accepted our offer!! Now we just have to work through the FHA inspection and we might just have a house!!!!!!! :o)   Abby about: hair removal on girls, that is a brazillian...you could tell them that you want a partial brazillian as well ahead of time   Abby about: The King wow...that is amazing...and i would stop drinking entirely if that ever happened to me   Abby about: The King :o) That was pretty amusing...i wonder what it is from?   Abby about: SHHHH!!!! Apparently we get to start experiencing that tonight! :o) We are meeting our agent at 8!   Abby about: SHHHH!!!! Its a "bedroom" supposedly, but it is way too tiny to be anything but a teeny office, or a walk-in closet (and it has a door connecting it to "our" bedroom...so you can imagine what will we will be choosing to do with it if we get the house...IF OUR BUYERS AGENT EVER FREAKING CALLS ME BACK THAT IS... :o) I'm impatient!   Abby about: SHHHH!!!! This house is big enough! we could put the boys in the attic, you two can have the other big bedroom and we could still have a guest room and convert the tiny one into our walk-in closet...stop looking immediately, you are coming to the BURGH! :o)   Abby about: SHHHH!!!! Thanks!! keep your fingers crossed for us...we are going to be asking for a whole lot of concessions :o) Hopefully she just really wants to get rid of the house :o)   Abby about: SHHHH!!!! I think I hear crickets chirping...    Abby about: Paint Sounds perfect Biggie! I think the hot pink would give teh room a sexy, romantic glow...   Abby about: Little Bernie Aww :o) Bernie is a daddy!! man..that is the name we are planning on naming our doggie when we get it...seems wrong now :o)   Abby about: Paint So biggie...what colors can i expect to be picking out of my hair after this weekend? :o)    Abby about: tests bleh...just scheduled my first test... I'm going to be a real live architect one of these days!   Abby about: silly That's not funny...that is pretty much what my cat does with her tail if we don't keep her medicene in her...she thinks it is following her because she has a disease that makes it twitch uncontrollably.   Abby about: footballs That was totally the quote of the day...for those of you losers that root for other teams and weren't there to enjoy our deliscousness yesterday: We were all standing out on Dmac's porch yesterday hooting and hollering with all the other deliriously happy fans when he yells: "What a weekend, God, AKA Tom Brady, loses and tell Jesus to take off that fucking Peyton Manning Jersey."...so friggin' funny    Abby about: BErg Berg, can you email me and brian with how stringent the FHA inspection was when you got your house? THanks!!   Abby about: this weekend Biggie, we are in for a painting party. We just have to head out in time to be home for the game on Sunday. We are also available the next weekend if anyone is available to help that weekend instead. :o)    Abby about: music LOVING pink martini :o)    Abby about: monday sucks - Happy birthday Wes....and DEREK too! :o) You are all getting old so quick!   Abby about: Music Leanne...every time i hear sex-bomb, i picture a cartoon penis dancing around and singing...the opening is opviously the mouth...so funny....back-up ball singers :o)   Abby about: My rant today... i hate phish   Abby about: Cats rule! Although the owner is lucky that the cat liked him that day...  Hero cat Abby about: Loneliness... My afternoon has been so amusing..thank you :o)   Abby about: borderline suicidal Its good to see that others are feeling like i am. See you in the bathroom, wes. THANK GOD we have nothing going on this weekend, besides a playoff game, that is! YEAH BABY!   Abby about: Its like a dream.... I went to lunch, had a beer, shot the shit for a while, then we come back and the office is dark!!! YEAH BABY!! closed!! see you fools tonight!!   Abby about: koolaid if he cant live without flavored drinks and peanut butter small bag for weekend trips so that he doesn't have to the lug the big bag with him electrical converter    Abby about: giddy!! So excited to see you fools tonight!!    Abby about: how long is he going to be there?   Abby about: Amen ditto   Abby about: Leanne you've got mail :o)   Abby about: Duncan aaawww...duncan makes me melt :o) and portsmouth is ok too :o)   Abby about: march madness ok..while all this is out on the table...do the Johnstons have any dates set/in mind for anything yet? I have started getting a flood of questions about when bachelorette parties and showers are going to be. March madness/housewarming/Englishes visit/teams pulled out of hats competition is cool with me! Brian, any chance that there is a fairly easy calender system around somewhere that we could use as a group calender to rough out some dates?    Abby about: Smoke Congrats biggie!! :o)   Abby about: Friday night activities mmm!! lizard!! i could go for some lizard!! although brian and i won't be getting there until 8ish.   Abby about: Friday night activities Sweet!! It is on 4th (by bergs old apartment). I think it is this old school sort of cabaret place...i haven't been there, but it always sounds like fun!!    Abby about: the new dag i think wes is thinking about the little puppy that steven's girlfriend brought over (at least i think it was steven's girlfriend...)   Abby about: Friday night activities Anyone interested in going to the Pickwick tomorrow night? I have never been there and apparently they have a "Sinatra's Vegas" show at midnight...sounds like fun   Abby about: NYE lol...he does collect swords :o) I will definitely be giving them the quick rundown to prepare them for the crew   Abby about: NYE Ok...so my sister and her husband want to come to Berg's. I hope that is ok with everyone. They want to meet some of our friends and have a good time. I warned them already that there will be extracurriculars around and they are totally cool with that. Any objections?   Abby about: love it! Hubba BUBba Brew - nice thewsie!! Can't wait to see all you fools this weekend! So..since apparently the belly dancing idea tanked...what do you guys want to do friday night?   Abby about: music my radio station (which i found that cd through) is cooler than yours...nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah   Abby about: and in local news... that was laugh out loud funny :o)   Abby about: musac sweet!! thanks brian!! and berg, i LOVE STARGATE MONDAYS! and i have been very sad to be without them since we switched to basic cable...   Abby about: alone Never mind Berg, i have made reservations at Chez Bruntbourne for the evening of NYE.    Abby about: alone Bergie-poo...what's the sleeping situation looking like at your place? you full up? should we contact Mr. Kantz?   Abby about: alone I'm here :o) and i had a dream about all you jerks last night...i am still a little mad at you all. we were hanging around at biggies new house and i wanted to partake in a little green love and no one would play with me...and then you all disappeared and went to go play without me...i was so mad at you...you guys have a lot of making up to do to me this weekend. :o) And yes bigs, i am so pumped as well!! Bring on the madness!    Abby about: GPD Just had a frightening thought...i hope whatever brian has isn't the same thing that sweeney had...eww   Abby about: Feliz Navidad aaron...lush and velvety...purrrr...tell me more...   Abby about: GPD damn you a'ron :o( we have stingy, scroogy boss left here today...not looking good for an early dismissal...bleh... and brian is at home either sick or hungover...really relaly hoping that he isjust super hungover and that this isn't the stomach flu   Abby about: Feliz Navidad good for you gilly!! that is awesome. I wish we had affordable housing downtown here...everything is absurdly expensive...it killed me to make the decision to look for homes a little bit outside of the city, but it isn't like we will be living in a shiny new house on a cul-de-sac..   Abby about: Feliz Navidad! i hate you all :o)   Abby about: Merry Christmas Happy day-before-the-night-before-christmas everyone!! :o) and enjoy the real day too...kisses to everyone!   Abby about: I oh no1!! that suckes!! so sorry sweeney!!!    Abby about: ending letters yours truly...but sounds a little gay. depends on how formal...if it is a little bit casual, but for work...i often end with "Please call me if you have any questions"   Abby about: chores i thought about it when i wrote it, but decided to leave it anyways... i am also a child inside...derek asked me just the other day when i was going to grow up :o)   Abby about: chores sweet...alright people...you now have free reign to call work parties (with beer and pizza of course) and not feel like a mooch about it. Whoever can come, comes.    Abby about: test that allows all of us to delete every post   Abby about: Holiday Season One more thing...sorry if some of you are bored silly with all this house and mortgage talk... but brian and i were talking the other day about repairs that will invariably need done at all of our new homes (now or in the future). We were wondering if there would be any interest in some people getting together at various times to help people with these projects. Like right now, i am sure biggie has some things to do...like major amounts of painting, or a new floor, or landscaping work in the summer.    Abby about: Holiday Season ahh..that makes sense now :o)    Abby about: Holiday Season cool :o) um...what's a "blower door"? sounds like something berg would want in his house :o)   Abby about: Holiday Season I just read an article about energy efficiency mortgages that allow you roll the costs for new EE windows and furnaces into your mortgage...and then you get tax breaks...cool   Abby about: email Leanne, are you getting my emails? Wasn't sure, because i know your email usually classifies my emails as junk :o)   Abby about: Damn it Can you make a "delete" button for all the posts so that we could delete the posts with a click of a button...would be nice for when we screw up our own posts too...   Abby about: Holiday Season Andy - I am going to live forever then...i couldn't possibly lie about farting because i giggle everytime :o) Gill, that nut thing is hysterical! Wes and Leanne - So sorry :o( That really sucks!! They are going to buy at least part of it, right? Brandnew furnace is a big selling point for a house...they should pay for the whole thing!   Abby about: Holiday Season me too...and it really sucks when you are trying to make up things to put on your time sheet...ugh...   Abby about: Damn it do spammers really think that people go to those websites? I don't understand the point!!   Abby about: Santa is your puppet i had to use explorer instead of my usual browser...   Abby about: Santa is your puppet wes, maybe you have to BELIEVE in him, grinch :o)   Abby about: Santa is your puppet   Make Santa do WHATEVER you want him to Abby about: mixmas yeah...didn't work again...   Abby about: mixmas thanks laura, i removed it (and the pics that had been up there) and am trying to upload it again...the site might be too full   Abby about: unbelievable! we just watched a show recently about alittle boy from some third world country that had the same thing and looked almost the same...it was horrible...he died at the end of it from an infection...so sad :o( The grow pretty quickly and they just don't have the health care (nor the money) in these countries to deal with it sooner...   Abby about: Ho-ho-ho!! The new xmas music is up, check it out (and let me know if i did it right...)   Abby about: last call for tunes that are currently up...   Abby about: englishes Yay for all you people settling into new homes! So exciting!!! We went and looked at the one that we are really interested in this weekend...major ups and downs...sigh...home shopping really isn't all that fun when it comes down to making the big decisions, is it?   Abby about: Music I have three sweet-ass christmas music cds that are mixes of old classics that i can put up today...any interest?   Abby about: beer Sweeney...you have found yourself a sweet new job my man!    Abby about: blah blah berg had to open his mouth and whine about the music talk...now all we have is sports... Anybody have any rocking plans for the weekend?   Abby about: gold star of the day... Funny...i just listened to the Decemberist for the first time today...reminded me a little bit of James   Abby about: Leanne That's right...i forgot...oops   Abby about: Leanne Is she at work today? Miss that girl...   Abby about: house Aaron, if anyone else had said that they were going to turn their living room into a "Sherlock Holmesian smoking den", i would have laughed at them...but somehow i believe you :o)   Abby about: house so excited for you biggie!! so when does that mean you can move in? tomorrow?   Abby about: soundtracks look at wes being all tech-savvy! :o)   Abby about: dirty three I freakin' love modern music with string instruments in it...that is why i love Jem and Damien Rice   Abby about: Mante yeah...if by some chance, we were to take this house, that would probably be a good thing because there is an enormous amount of rose wallpaper to remove! It belonged to two old ladies...   Abby about: house eeek...we either have to pay three month's rent or hope that someone else can move in quickly if we want to break our lease. Hoping to draw it out a little bit...I can't imagine january/february is a hot leasing time   Abby about: Mante's job so..can you new homeowners give us an idea of how long the process takes? We found a great house that we are really interested in (so far). Will be going to look at the inside soon...problem is with any house we find now, our lease isn't up until end of april...how long does the whole process generally take?    Abby about: Baby Lloyd aww ...she is so chubby and cute...doesn't really look like a newborn!!    Abby about: ug-ly unis not sure why derek posting as a young black girl cracked me up so much, but it did... in other news, our gay, extremely loud neighbor that lives above us slipped two $5 starbucks cards under our door yesterday attempting to placate us for having to listen to his loud gay sex and his blaring madonna   Abby about: dilbert I like "When life gives you lemons, shove them down your shirt and make your boobs bigger" and yes, before you say it, life gave me a lot of lemons   Abby about: Baby Lloyd WOW!! obviously the size you pop out at has no influence over your adult size :o) Brian was in an incubator when he was born :o)    Abby about: Baby Lloyd yeah, thats a HUGE baby!!! wow!!   Abby about: ski trip anyone? think there will ever be a time in our lives when there isn't something that we should be saving our money for?    Abby about: sweeney agreed...seriously wes...how much personal time do you get at your job!!?!? You are always at home or leaving early! you suck :o)   Abby about: Posting tunes doesn't work on macs :o(   Abby about: Posting tunes I haven't read all the posts yet, so i will comment on those later, but I have a small whine to make...is there anyway to save these music files in a format that isn't WMA? My computer won't let me play those in playlists, meaning if i want to listen to them, i have to click on them one by one...makes me sad.   Abby about: Amadou Amadou and Marian are sweet! Glad you are loving them :o) M'bife is our favorite. David, i got WAY too drunk on Sat. at the country bar with brian's family...awesome...I turned into Blaine...hugging them all and telling them how much i love them. now i can't make fun of blaine anymore...boo   Abby about: Any good stories? Anybody have any absurd holiday stories?    Abby about: Anyone out there?? you suck leanne :o)    Abby about: Anyone out there?? Juice, are you still drunk from yesterday? :o) sigh...seriously long day ahead...ugh   Abby about: Anyone out there?? I'm lonely and bored already..   Abby about: Turkey Day Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Drive safely!!!   Abby about: Whoa!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AARON!!! T-day, huh? Awesome :o)   Abby about: Hello - anyone out there? I'm here...and will be here friday, anyone else going to be besides brian? I'm thankful that somehow all of us are still friends and get together so much. I am also thankful for the feast that is cooking in the office kitchen right now and the five bottles of wine that are chilling back there...ahh...my firm ROCKS!   Abby about: for abby and derek YAY!! I love that song :o) he-he :o) I sang it to my neices last time we were home!   Abby about: Speed 3 WHOA!! Glad that you are ok!!! (are your pants dry yet??)   Abby about: Fireworks Is anyone going to be arriving with any all-natural fun before 9? The fireworks might be cooler then :o)   Abby about: heat anyone? Yes Leanne! Leave now!! come on!! getting here at 10 is unacceptable! :o)    Abby about: heat anyone? Aren't you the cute little idealist, berg.    Abby about: We're old... thank god i am going to see HP tonight to feel like a child again!   Abby about: heat anyone? I used to have an electric mattress pad...it was AWESOME! like a gentle full body heating pad...i would wake up so relaxed!   Abby about: heat anyone? we are going to be sad to leave our apt with free heat...our place is toasty! and our cats LOVE to lay next to the radiators...cleo tries to crawl under it...and nicholas likes to lay on his back with his legs spread open and warm up his poor little missing balls   Abby about: funny LOL...seriously...it was so amusing/annoying that i had to laugh after he walked away...good thing he is REALLy hard of hearing!   Abby about: funny I'm sure wes and brian will think this is another sign of the arrogance of architects, but .our accountant just stopped at my desk and gave me a lecture about what he thought should be happening architecturally in one of my projects...it was everything I could do to keep a straight face :o)    Abby about: words 35% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee. - There is another version of this test somewhere that gives you the other percentages of what your speech patterns are....i'll have to look for it   Abby about: HP awesomeness! Cool! If we take our tickets to the concession stand, they are giving away a free small popcorn this weekend!!    Abby about: HP HP!!! HP!!! Can't wait!! Its seriously the highlight of my weekend...besides seeing you fools, of course... :o)   Abby about: tasty tunes oh man...that was one of the all time funniest studio moments...Kantz had that damn knit fisherman hat on...LOL!!! and when he was done, he sat back down to watch Shrek :o)   Abby about: Tosca... makes me wanna touch myself...awesome..thanks wesley!    Abby about: in other news... eww...what kind of crap hole was that?? and burning down a building to demo it? i don' t think that would fly here! WEIRD!   Abby about: monday...ugh Congrats to the Johnstons!! What did you get?!?! Sweeney, that is a like a three minute walk from my office...sweeeet!! you can join derek and i for our lunches on the river in the spring! :o)   Abby about: Kick Ass Sweeney!!! Sounds like things are looking up!! So exciting!! WAIT!! Does this mean you will be working downtown!!?!? YES!!!!!   Abby about: monday...ugh Seriously...i felt like a small-town girl...it was weird...downtown Philly is AMAZING!! absolutely incredible, i want to go back and stay downtown!   Abby about: job interview good luck sweendog!!! knonck 'em dead!!   Abby about: Weird!! Check this out!!!  Green Puppy Abby about: For all you Browns fans.. I just got a fax at work with Browns jokes...had to share: How do you keep a Cleveland Brown out of your yard? Put up goal posts Where do you go in case of a tornado? Cleveland Browns Stadium, they never get a touchdown there Why doesn't Akron have a professional football team? Because then Cleveland would want one What do you call a Cleveland Brown with a super Bowl Ring? A thief One day two young boys were playing at a park in Pittsburgh. Suddenly a large dog came upon them, attached one of the boys. Thinking quickly, the other boy grabbed a stick and scared the dog off. A local reporter saw the whole thing. "You're a hero!" He began writing his headline. "Heroic Penguin fan saves friend" The boy said, "I'm not a Penguins fan." "Oh, Ok. Quick thinking Steelers Fan rescues pal." "I'm not a Steeler's fan either." The reporter said, "I thought every kid around here was a Penguins or a Steeler's fan!" "Actually, I'm from Cleveland." At this the reporter writes again: "Dirty hoodlum assaults family pet."    Abby about: Karma Are you sure he wasn't one of those idiots that hired thet company that kidnaps people who get off on it? I can't remember the name (they were on stern once), but basically there were hot girls who would pop up and fulfill some sick fantasy that fat middle-aged perverts had about being kidnapped, raped, beaten , etc..whatever floated their boat.   Abby about: structural engineer If you're going to use that argument bub, at least get the terminology right...they don't say that they "archtitected the plan", they say "so and so was the architect of the offensive plan"...so suck it!   Abby about: structural engineer it just annoys me that while i am not legally allowed to call myself an architect after almost 9 years, any jerkwad that can throw together a football offense is allowed to be called one?    Abby about: HP awesomeness! So...we now have tickets to go...they were selling fast...i would suggest that we bring flasks full of delisciousness and dump it into our extra large, extremely overpriced sodas    Abby about: HP awesomeness! so what time would you guys like to go see HP on Friday? 11 0r 12? I was planning on buying fandango tickets for myself, leanne, sweet jay, berg and aaron...is this right? Berg? You in?   Abby about: wow love you honey :o)   Abby about: wow nice slogans...unfortunately i don't think i want to get behind the bublican party...i know the guy who would be going all dick cheney behind the scenes..   Abby about: monday morning crap wow dave...that kid has major issues....   Abby about: monday morning crap I think you are waaay to rough on young boys brian...did your father beat you for calling him daddy or something? no "daddy" after 4!?!? are you kidding me? no holding hands after 6!?! you are ridiculous...how about you give these kids a break and let them be children for a while. They will stop soon enough, enjoy it while your child wants to near you and be seen with you. Seriously, a six year old is still a very little child...relax   Abby about: monday morning crap andy - agreed...was he southern? I heard a lot of that in the south   Abby about: HP I only saw two theaters that are hosting it on fandango...one is a really crappy theater in the middle of suburbia...the other one is sweet I figured no matter when we go it is going to be ridiculous...think late friday night would be any better? like the midnight show?    Abby about: HP I don't want to know who is on team bub, i want to know who is on team harry! YEAH!! I want to buy tickets soon. like today or tomorrow, apparently fandango is doing amazing presales...ridiculous!    Abby about: HEY!! I call my dad "daddy" occasionally.    Abby about: Bergs newphew he really couldn't get any cuter!!   Abby about: RadioShuffle you should have seen derek squirming in pain, covering his ears...luckily i had the doors locked or he would have jumped out of the moving car!    Abby about: RadioShuffle So derek and i were checking out the new BOB FM (the shuffle format here) last night...and the coolest thing happened...The Right Stuff by New Kids on The Block came on!!! AWESOME!!!! I was relieved to find that i still knew about half of the words!    Abby about: big weekend yeah baby!! now we are talking...i think my little nubbin is turgid...eww   Abby about: NASCAR "full body hard-on"...hmm...maybe this conversation isn't boring...   Abby about: NASCAR ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....   Abby about: sorry...not sure why that didn't work...crap    Abby about:   &W) style='text-decoration:none'>Happy Halloween!!! Abby about: Addresses how are they horrible for everyday use? They are super easy to use...i don't have even a tiny fraction of the errors and blue screens that i used to get on my pc...   Abby about: Addresses forgetting about itunes and ipods for a minute, Macs are so much more superior to windows based systems...and i would think that you, as a designer, would appreciate the simplicity and beauty of the mac design...   Abby about: news Congrats!! Can't wait to see pics of the place! :o) man...buying houses is cool...   Abby about: To Abby - Tickets Thanks Laura!!   Abby about: Highest and Best Use Anyboydy remember anything (or have a copy) of that highest and best use worksheet that we used for that CSU class?   Abby about: cheap fares hey guys...what places do you check for the cheapest air fares? we are keeping an eye open for cheap fare to rome, florence or somewhere of the like. What are some of those fare e-letters that you guys get?    Abby about: Awesomeness! Addition of pics on main page looks cool dude!!   Abby about: Houses feel free to pass on any helpful hints you have found along your searches :o) I didn't know that the pink hats were for breast cancer...i just thought it was a gimmick to get girls to buy football stuff...guess i had better stop making fun of them...   Abby about: Houses we are just starting...how long have you been looking biggie?   Abby about: RESPONSIBILITY well said berg...   Abby about: Overtime oh no thewsie..that is not fun... MNF is way too late for me... i turn into pumpkin at 11:30   Abby about: Not Gay agreed...   Abby about: Sex Offenders that was the one nolde showed us...so scary   Abby about: Into the West Brad and Alicia...those pics are gorgeous! how much of the time did you camp?    Abby about: hello YAY!! man...i needed this today! Thank GOD!   Abby about: Bud light presents they took all the links off due to budlight threatening to prosecute..that sucks    Abby about: Flue Powder Leanne...i think you and i could be official muggle embassadors :o)   Abby about: Quarter Life Crisis i think what i find even more depressing is that once you are out and have the job that you toiled away for so many years in school to get...and you STILL don't have the life you envisioned and you have no idea how that will happen unless the gods decide to drop the powerball on your head...   Abby about: Quarter Life Crisis i have one of those books at home if you are interested in reading it...in fact...maybe i should read it again...   Abby about: this week sucks my butt-hole are you guys all that busy? or are you all sitting shiva for the indians? come on peeps...miss you :o(    Abby about: back to the grind Welcome back Cathryn and Andy!!! :o) Any stories to tell? did you get sneaky and do it in a pool only to discover that it was one of those pools with the glass wall that is viewed from in a bar? no? damn...that is my dream to see that some day...not specifically you two though...oh crap..   Abby about: pick em league i got in around 11:30 no problem...if you can't get in...call me and i will try to sign in for you and make picks   Abby about: random thought for the day well...at least in indiana it is fairly even too...although november and february are consistantly a little lower...feb makes sense since there are usually less days...  birth month statistics Abby about: random thought for the day hmm..that is interesting...i thought that there were statistically more births in september from people that celebrated the Holidays and the New Year a little too much...   Abby about: baseballs Biggie...baseball is just so slow...(unless, as i am told frequently by brian, you understand all the strategies being employed) and there are so MANY friggin games....how can i possibly be interested in 180 games (or however many there are...) and they don't fight enough... :o)   Abby about: baseballs I wish i even remotely cared about baseball...   Abby about: First Step You should talk to Dawn (DMac's wife) or Mel sometime...they could give you some ins and outs.   Abby about: First Step Congrats sweeney!! That is exciting!! What subject/grade do you want to teach?    Abby about: Iron Chef AWESOME!! :o) Hi Kantz!! nice of you drop by!    Abby about: marco... i'm here...just trying to kill a few minutes until the blessed hour of freedom at lunch. so bored today...   Abby about: ENglish wedding! thanks leanne! I was able to look at them that way :o) I love the series with donna and wes, you and wes and then you and donna :o) he-he!    Abby about: ENglish wedding! do you guys get the password screen when you try and look at the pics? I can't get in   Abby about: FYI for Bubdotcom-ers i think most of the bdc-ers could use a detox month...september has been ROUGH!   Abby about: poop too bad we don't live in the same city...we could nap together :o)    Abby about: poop i hear you...man..i am ready for bed!!! but i get to go to a baby shower tonight! woo-hoo!    Abby about: Reality TV Rocks! I would totally watch that show...and not tell anyone that i did :o)   Abby about: Indians Tickets feel free to laugh at me if this is as ridiculous a question as when people ask us if we can get them steeler's tickets...   Abby about: Indians Tickets Is there anyone that could hook me up with two tickets to the Indians playoff games that are coming up? My brother is a huge fan and his 40th birthday is next week...that would be an awesome present for him!   Abby about: KOL, oggi that explains it...glad you guys had fun! Berg, you working today?   Abby about: Football season eek...i think i made some ballsy picks...hmm....hope that keeps me interested in the games this weekend! :o) Anyone here going to the Role memorial at kent tomorrow morning?    Abby about: Football Season blah blah blah....so...anything interesting going on out there? crap...i need to go make my picks!   Abby about: Now that yeah...i li ked making her bend backwards and swing around the balls :o) our secretary sent it to me   Abby about: Now that's flexibility!! this is so strange and oddly fascinating...especially after you start manipulating her fall by moving your cursor   CRAZY! Abby about: Berg got married um...how much did that cost berg?    Abby about: Football Season Leanne..marry me...that is EXACTLY how i feel...if basketball fell off the face of the earth i would rejoice...give me a hockey fight or a steelers game ANYDAY!    Abby about: Need...more...drugs Holy crap...i think i need more narcotic cough syrup to try and understand you people...you are all over the place!!   Abby about: Hurricanes I want to know where in the hell they got these names?? "Stan, Tammy, Vince and Wilma"...little italy? What the hell!?!    Abby about: Music Trivia part duex i think that is honestly the first time i ever knew the answers to music trivia :o)   Abby about: Hurricanes (CNN) -- Forecasters could run out of names for tropical storms and hurricanes before the season ends November 30. The Atlantic basin has seen 17 named storms since the season began June 1, and only four are left on the list. What's a meteorologist to do if the names run out? Go Greek. Should the Atlantic see more than 21 named storms "additional storms will take names from the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and so on," according to the National Hurricane Center Web site. "We only have four names left on the list this year: Stan, Tammy, Vince and Wilma. If we have a fifth storm it would be named Alpha," said Daniel Brown, a meteorologist at the center, which is based in Miami, Florida.   Abby about: Music Trivia part duex Courtney cox, isn't it?    Abby about: Sweeney this was the give away... I check my look in the mirror I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face    Abby about: Sweeney's songs the boss, huh? Took me while...i could hear the song in my head...finally connected a voice to it...    Abby about: football/wedding sweeney...correct.   Abby about: football/wedding i'd rather be closer to home when we stop...the two hour drive last weekend really blew...i can't imagine making it 3.5..yuck!    Abby about: lady with no arms!!! i guess she has to use her teeth... and what happens when that baby is too big for her to pick up with her chin? i can't even imagine the courage it would take to have a baby with no arms...   Abby about: lady with no arms!!! i just had that thought in the bathroom...and how does she get her pants up and down? did you see her driving!?! AMAZING!   Abby about: lady with no arms!!! that is the most amazing thing i have ever seen!!!   Abby about: uh hell's yeah! and i don't even snore...much...   Abby about: uh i get to sleep with three sexy people this weekend! Score! Cat and Andy...can't wait to see you too! SO excited for the big day!!!   Abby about: not trying to start a fight or political conversation.... crazy...scary to think of the damage that could be done by people hacking into the white house website....false info everywhere... maybe someone at google has a bush vendetta?   Abby about: not trying to start a fight or political conversation.... but how in the hell do people get these things set up? google the word "failure"   Abby about: Coolest. Webpage. Ever.   How friggin cool is this?? Abby about: love were you able to type that without bursting out laughing andd making the whole office look at you oddly?   Abby about: love Who else "threw" this weekend? We have two peers (jerry on himself and andy on toner)...   Abby about: love What a fantastic weekend! I'm exhausted... Just a few things...since i missed out on the gay love fest, i would just like to say that i love all you boys and girls Congrats to Becky and Steve!! YAY!!! Can't wait for the wedding this weekend!! (ouch, my liver just kicked me) and last, but certainly not least...GO STEELERS!!!   Abby about: Brunt I think it does if you finish the project before your birthday weekend! Well done! Happy Birthday BECKY!!! (tomorrow)   Abby about: Ab and Leanne at Bergs Don't worry steph...leanne is always ready for more :o)    Abby about: berg thanks man!   Abby about: music Berg - how am i supposed to defile leanne in your house while you aren't there with out your address to get directions?    Abby about: Directions Berg - Sorry if you already posted it, but could i get your address in case i end up meeting leanne there    Abby about: golf OOh...all of the deflowerings lately is exciting me! Yeah baby...   Abby about: Philatelist I bought two sets of those the other day...but i am using them...i am not a gay collector of stamps...    Abby about: this weekend Aaron..can you email brian your new address so we can mapquest directions?    Abby about: site update "b" shows up for me just fine andy...thanks for teh pube story..i will go heat up my lunch now and studiously check for curlies...eww   Abby about: site update They just can't add their own   Abby about: mmm...ribs... rib fest this weekend...awesome   Abby about: site update cool man...now i can see how many dumb comments i make...   Abby about: What the gas price near your office? we saw a lot of 3.19, 3.09 last night   Abby about: notice about craziness How can this be happening? how is it that people turned into animals and are shooting at the national guard and tipping over ambulances? Looting i can understand...basic human greed...but shooting at the people that are there to help rescue people!?! I am just blown away by all of this... Is there help coming from other countries? We would be there in a second if something like this happened overseas...    Abby about: internet porn i'm so tired of seeing people's underwear...all around...men, women, teenagers, thugs...put your fucking underwear away! I understand that sometimes iwth the low rise pants they might hang out a little when you bend down or soemthing...but come on...on purpose??? Gross...i always catch myself looking for brown spots.   Abby about: spammers were there more spammers? because i wouldn't worry about it until it becomes a problem...    Abby about: Pretty quiet today Rain getting everyone down? We saw the Brother's Grimm last night...strange movie...not as good as i had hoped, but they rarely are these days...boo... Gas is ridiculous..i am choosing to not visit my own family this weekend because i don't have the extra $100 to shell out for gas and tolls.   Abby about: job stuff Thewsie...i heard that both KA and City ARch are swamped...   Abby about: Labor Day Festivities cute andy :o) I can't believe that the big day is almost here!! we won't be making it either, wes and leanne. Family stuff with the Mountains. Have fun though!!!   Abby about: Football Picks i'm in :o)   Abby about: Hey Abby no problem about the flier...since we don't have access to the internet at home (nor will we for a while yet) the other stuff is much more difficult for him. Besides, as far as i know, no one has put any pics on the ftp server.   Abby about: Just Sayin Hey Hey TC! Brian is off playing golf today, so he won't be checking in until tomorrow! Hope things are going well there!   Abby about: Whoa!! What's up with Spammers? Brian may need to add a password to post on here..what the heck! Hi all!    Abby about: post Did all you bastards take the afternoon off? Andy - that is really funny...i just heard about that the other day...i had never played that game...   Abby about: post mm!! Original Pancake House! i'm in!   Abby about: flier well done on the flier wes...made me laugh :o) Did you actually have photos around that worked that well? or did you specially take some?   Abby about: footballs HA!! "Bengals fans, feel free to admit you are Bengals fans this season."...this is your year derek! :o) Sucky browns...he-he!   Abby about: Drinking I have the whole cd on my work computer   Abby about: Drinking i am in love with "milk"...the rest is pretty good too, but doesn't remain in my brain all day like milk :o)    Abby about: Drinking she'll loan you her toothbrush...she'll bartend your party...   Abby about: FF too much info for me to process about football...i like the pick the winner pool :o) I'm am easing my way into sports....FF would be like diving into the arctic ocean for me   Abby about: FF no way man...that is way to much work   Abby about: Registry Macy's and Target I believe   Abby about: we need conversations!!! well wes..i think you got the conversation rolling! I have found myself sickly interested in all the CSI and Law and Order shows lately...mostly because that is all our ghetto ass rabbit ears (complete with foil additions) can get in...but i also really enjoy extreme makeover shows were ugly people get prettier...i am shallow and love it. Wes, go watch nova and frontline (which i love too) and leave us reality tv gluttons alone :o)   Abby about:   HOT! Abby about: H Kate Beckensale is at the tops of mine...but moreso how she looked in Underworld...HOT!   Abby about: H i think most girls have a hypothetical gay fuck list....   Abby about: Hollywood Aniston - America's sweetheart...and pitt hooked up with Jolie way too quick and so publicly..that blows...   Abby about: geek i wore mine out...haven't you seen my broken hinges and heard that suctioning noise when i flip my phone open?    Abby about: geek he has a hot date with a super sexy lady tonight...i heard that they might not even make it out because she is so turned on by his new phone and hot wheels!   Abby about: Florence and do you remember where it was?   Abby about: Florence Hey, Help me out...what is the name of that restaurant that we all loved in florence...the one where they would just bring out plates of food and you ate whatever they brought?    Abby about: Flooding boo..i should have known...i guess singing Barry Manilow in a golf shirt and plaid pants is more believable ;o)   Abby about: Flooding OMG...i would pay to see footage of that!   Abby about: Flooding Apparently you are all gross enough that David knows that it was very appropriate to make his first comment be about poo! Nice david!! Welcome to the chatter!   Abby about: hines ward YAY!!! HE is my favorite! I can still have his babies now :o) oh yeah...and wear my jersey   Abby about: check these out Those are the coolest bikes i have ever seen!    Abby about: Lushy McBarfly Its just a screen name   Abby about: ACAD 2006 whoa...i wonder what that would be good for?   Abby about: bats nevermind...maybe i am stoned...i jsut got up to go to the bathroom and felt some discomfort and thought "wow! what did i do to make the "girl" so unhappy?" Get into the bathroom and notice that my lace underwear are inside out...ouch...   Abby about: bats nope...not stoned...just really cool   Abby about: Lushy McBarfly HA! Found Lushy's almost husband! YOu should have gone for it girl! He makes a shit ton of cash!!  "O" Abby about: bats I woke up Saturday morning with my hand more asleep than i have ever had a body part. I floated halfway inbetween dreamland and conciousness as the blood flowed back into my hand. I had the thought it wasn't so much like pins and needles, more like a vibration as the empty cells suddenly ballooned to fullness with blood. I wondered if vampires like that feeling when they feed...   Abby about: WEEKEND That's hysterical! I would just like to comment that last time i was home my neices (14, 13 and 9) were throwing rocks up in the air in order to get the bats to dive. They never once screamed "like a girl" when they got close :o) Wussies...   Abby about: Hot Penguins Just wanted to share a quote with you from Brian about Crosby, the new penguin recruit..."He probably had vaginas being thrown at him as he got off the plane." Um...yeah...the boy is really cute...  small pic Abby about: i am pleasant today... i just went on a rather loud rant in my office about how kitchen duty sucks because people are too effin lazy to put their damn coffee spoon in the dishwasher, instead, they set it in the sink for me to put in the dishwasher...fucking lazy bastards and yes, we have kitchen duty for a week about every three months...   Abby about: podcasts anyone? they are audio broadcasts that you can subscribe to and whenever there is a new one, it automatically downloads...they are in MP3 format so that they can be listened to on ipods or other players. some are like personal journals done by people, but some are real shows...like many NPR shows are now being saved as podcasts, so i can listen to my favorite shows and not clog up the bandwidth here. I love them! Science fridays are awesome!   Abby about: podcasts anyone? Does anyone else listen to podcasts? I enjoy them...weird...   Abby about: its just WRONG! funny...brian and i were talking about that last night... And Brian...I TOLD YOU THAT MISS OHIO WAS CUTE!!! HA!   Abby about: Work Sucks FYI...that really happened in my office...it is pretty small here and everyone heard...and then you could hear all the snickers...so funny...poor guy turned eight shades of red when he realized what he said!   Abby about: Work Sucks i like mine too...most of the time :o) where else can you hear a coworker yelling about how we need to get the money shot...oh wait...you guys are talking about your day jobs?   Abby about: Work Sucks Gruesome, but i love it!   Abby about: Blah...weekend hangovers suck! talk about conversation enders...well done. so...aaron...did the producer of that american idol-esque dance competition show contact you yet? he called brian to get your info   Abby about: Blah...weekend hangovers suck! wow...don't all talk at once...you are over stimulating me...   Abby about: Blah...weekend hangovers suck! i hear you...the only reason i woke up (after waking up late, taking a shower and then falling back asleep again) was because my cat meowed super loud in my face and made me wet the bed.   Abby about: Harry Potter I would just like to say that harry potter is pretty sweet...i decided that i couldn't wait until tonight to read some more of it, so i brought it to work. Got into the elevator with a high powered attorney fresh from his porsche SUV. He asked me what i was reading, i told him. He said he just finished it and he wanted to talk to me about the ending when i finished it. Funny :o) Happy Tuesday people!   Abby about: Why I hate people...my vent for the day! Sorry to hear about your car! THat blows! grr...my back driverside light is out...it got cracked by some assmunch who also didn't say anything to me...   Abby about: you have to click on aaron and metal's names...as of right now they don't look like links, but they are :o)    Abby about: Lunch not me...ooh....i think i hate you...boo...   Abby about: Anybody alive out there? yeah, not here either... Thanks for an absolutely awesome weekend... The dance off was the highlight for me, followed closely by the kickball game.   Abby about: zzzzzz ahh...that sucks..that is why we throw family obligations out the window if it means that we get to leave work early :o)   Abby about: article OMG! "dozens of times with a clawhead hammer" vomit...what the hell is wrong with people?   Abby about: woe is me.. Are there any other poor suckers around like us that aren't leaving until later?    Abby about: Proof that God is a Woman Recent research indicates that more women seek medical care for a TMJ problem than men, and women are more likely than men to report ongoing pain. Physiological differences in pain signal processing may explain why more women suffer from TMJ conditions than men. In baboon studies, estrogen receptors were found in the temporomandibular joints of the female baboons, none were found in the males. Recent research has focused attention on the relationship between sex hormones and pain. A study conducted by Dr. Linda LeResche, University of Washington in Seattle, demonstrated that women on hormone replacement therapy were 77% more likely to seek treatment for jaw pain than those not undergoing such treatment. Also, women on oral contraceptive therapy were 19% more likely to seek treatment. Evidence is emerging in support of a biological explanation for why there are more women suffering from TMJ pain.    Abby about: Wearing flip-flops will kill you. lol :o) I love fiesty biggie :o)   Abby about: Wearing flip-flops will kill you. Biggie..i can't wait to deflate that ginormous ego of yours :o)   Abby about: Proof that God is a Woman Who is Affected by TMJ Diseases/Disorders: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that over 10 million people in the United States suffer from TMJ problems at any given time. While both men and women experience TMJ problems, the majority of those seeking treatment are women in their childbearing years.    Abby about: zzzz you haven't been treated to the locked open jaw panic have you? hmm...maybe that would be worth the pain and fright to do that...nah...   Abby about: zzzz yeah right...i know his future wifey has TMJ...that isn't happening...ouch!   Abby about: oh shit yeah yeah...you should save me a fudgy delight   Abby about: zzzz eww..i don't envy you two your drive! I do however envy those that will be frolicking in sculpture park after partaking in chocolatey delights! jerks :o)   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! the boob job will be necessary in about ten more years after mother nature continues her bungee jumping service off of them...poor little things just aren't what they used to be   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! lol..that is really funny andy...i ran into my high school guidance counselor at a graduation party at home a few weeks ago...it was really weird...we stood there and stared at each other before remembering who the other person was. I said, "Mr. Hinton? I don't know if you remember me, Abby Stallkamp." He said, "You were really smart, weren't you?" um...yeah...WERE... and he was there with his trophy wife whom he had obviously spent a fortune on at the plastic surgery shop   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! when i win the lottery honey, you can be my trophey hubby...but i still get to get a boob job, a personal trainer, personal masseuse, a huge ass house, a nice car, lots of sparklies and a personal chef to cook us amazing tastey dinners that magically won't make us fat.   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! ooh...i hate all of you that are going to sculpture park.... and i would totally quit my job too...i used to say that i woud wait until i got liscensed...but no...i would just straight up quit!    Abby about: My verdict... in case anyone cares... thumbs down on "four kicks" and "wasted time" Thumbs up on "molly's chamber" and "the bucket" (totally didn't know that molly's chamber was by them)   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! wow! I can't believe that they can do that? Why don't all CD's have a security feature like that? Then they could all stop bitching about piracy.   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! boo...kings of leon doesn't work for me...but it may be cross platform issues...i think macs don't like windows media player a lot...sucky...sorry   Abby about: TIME TO ROCK!! does anyone have any KOL? I thought i knew who they are, but i was confusing them with kings of convenience. I'd like to hear what all the fuss is about.   Abby about: std Whoa whoa whoa!!! i don't believe i knew that there was another trekkie in our midst!    Abby about: fuckin what? you mean if we test negative we are out? Did anyone watch rock star INXS last night? I watched a little and there was this one guy that was so thews...he was gyrating his hips and then falling to the floor and then looking epileptic...very funny   Abby about: fuckin the proper response to that would have been "Oh! Then kick some ass ABBY!" :o) Miss you!   Abby about: fuckin Donna!! HI!!! That's all...sorry about crappy contractors to all of you...they suck   Abby about: Today I MIGHT HATE YOU ALL THAT ARE LAZING AROUND THE REST OF THE WEEK...I'M JUST SAYIN'...   Abby about: rants brian, you should have your own rant column so that when you go off on one of your pet peeves, i can send you off to write a rant about it...like crooked hats   Abby about: spell check man...it is dangerous to make a typo on here! Jared, you coming to STD? I have some pics for you.   Abby about: STD if you guys could bring your bags though, that would be great...ours are on their last legs and we don't have time to make new ones before then   Abby about: Aaron BTW...good conversation started Aaron! Well done on your first column.   Abby about: Aaron I think guidance counseller is the best possible job in education...better pay, don't have to deal with classrooms full of children very often (one on one basis mostly), no papers to grade and still gets the summers off!!   Abby about: NIN only downloaded 5 songs for me...is that right?    Abby about: not so sunny toronto do it :o)   Abby about: not so sunny toronto is elizabeth going to be around at all for the weekend? I have heard a lot about her :o)   Abby about: Monday I totally agree with you about the south...i lived in NC for a summer...scary bible thumping freaks...   Abby about: Morning! damn...   Abby about: Morning! Happy monday fools! Hope you all rested up for this coming weekend? Getting your ass kisked takes a lot out of you.   Abby about: WOW! The world record for 24 hour rainfall is 71.8" on 7-8 January 1966 when Tropical Cyclone Denise slammed into Foc Foc, Reunion Island.    Abby about: Deluge! Not to bum anyone out, but did you guys see this story?? Can you imagine getting 37 inches of rain in ONE DAY!?!? It says that it was the record for India, i wonder what the world record is?  Its raining, its pouring... Abby about: small world What? My 20 posts a day lately aren't good enough for you? :o) Apparently peeps are busy...boo   Abby about: small world whoa...majorly weird...do you have her email address? I think about her from time to time and wondered what she was up to.   Abby about: what are these guys thinkin? love the site strom...he-he...the names are hysterical...i like "soft-hair kenny" and "weird twin dog kenny"   Abby about: wonka i thought that he looked a little like jackson, but that was the only parallel i drew   Abby about: wonka I thought Dep was brilliant...odd, totally believeable and somehow charming through the creep factor. I lliked that they showed his past and how he got that way. The kids were all exactly like they were in the original, which i think was good.    Abby about: wishes and midgets we wanted to see it well lubed, but alas, we took real live oompa loompas along with us...   Abby about: I wish Jared, have you seen the new charlie and the choc. factory? Was wondering what you think about the new oopma loompas.   Abby about: work poo you guys need bigger work potties...we have two stalls in each bathroom for jsut my little office!   Abby about: lunch ooh..i hate you! that is awesome! I meet derek by the river a lot for lunch, but that isn't quite the same! Can you walk there?    Abby about: music ooh! NIN please :o)   Abby about: Morning! Morning kids! Wow..it feels like fall out there! So lovely this morning! Derek, want to meet me for lunch in the park?    Abby about: sooo..... oh..and asshat...like any of the conversations on here are "useful"...just because it was something that didn't particularly interest you is no reason to put the kabash on our conversation   Abby about: sooo..... Hockey is going to be super fun if this new guy is as good as all the hype...   Abby about: sooo..... making you uncomfortable, huh? I'm really excited about football season!! (and to see a few hockey fights! YAY!) We were talking football at l unch today, tom was getting me all caught up on the Steeler's WR situation.   Abby about: name WOW!! which state makes you do that? i think that would definitely impact my decision! Eek Alicia...sounds like fun...can't wait.   Abby about: name You guys can think it is not a big deal all you want because you bastards don't have to change your names, but it really is a big deal. Honestly think about it sometime, what it would be like if you were expected to give up your family identity and take on someone else's just because you fell in love. Its really bizarre...   Abby about: name I hear you...i remember the first time i started thinking about it, when AMy and Summer were debating what to do about their names... its just so bizarre..."Go ahead and drop the name that you have had your entire life, that all of your acheievements are tied to and start fresh. Oh..and sorry if your new name sounds stupid with your first name."   Abby about: Shatner speaking of great music, derek bought the Verve remixed #2 the other day...man i love that cd...if anyone was interested, i am sure he would put it up...does anyone else have the other ones?   Abby about: Awesome Remix Anybody heard the mix of In Da Club and Closer by NIN? AWESOME :o) Wish i had it...just happened to catch it on Sirrius   Abby about: std 05 Dream on you two...i have been brushing up...all i need is to be able to stay sober enough to not fall over when i throw...victory will be mine! And i would like to make a group addition to the ballot for dorkiest friend...derek, brian, steph, schmidt and myself have been discussing God and creationism vs. big bang and evolution all day.   Abby about: If I had a nickle for every time... definitely lots for two person teams...too easy to create uber teams if we get to choose...   Abby about: If I had a nickle for every time... I'm cool with rotating teams. whatever team i am on is guaranteed to win anyways...   Abby about: If I had a nickle for every time... i think it might be 42 degrees in my office...i had to turnon the old space heater to defrost my legs   Abby about: :o)!!! Thanks Aaron and Leanne! You guys rock!!!   Abby about: Dorky habits Berg - good call on the mustache pic...   Abby about: My OLDEST friend steph pointed this great text out to me...  underwear go on the inside of the pants Abby about: Dorky habits Yeah...but i am more mainstream dork which is a little more embarassing...the love of sci-fi kind of pushes me into "normal dork" land (like andy and and his LAN parties)...boo... I would rather be a freakish dork like thews who watches spelling bees and has cartoon tattoos...    Abby about: Dorky habits aaron! can you post the mp3s at some point? I listened to the first book a while ago and loved it!    Abby about: Berg? Is that berg in this picture with the hat on backwards?  shirtless Abby about: Dorky habits hey hey hey...i am proud to be a dork.... seriously...star trek is cool, star gate is cool, harry potter is cool, pbs is cool (i watch/listen to nova and frontline online at work)    Abby about: Dorky habits Berg...i am so friggin jealous...SG-1 monday nights are the only thing that redeems mondays in my book and i have been deprived for about a month now that we dont' have cable...hurts   Abby about: sweet, sweet air woo-hoo! Congratulations! That is great! :o)    Abby about: antics it can't be a good file...it is only 424k...that is teeny   Abby about: coolest thing ever honey...you are one of the coolest things ever :o) Thanks!   Abby about: coolest thing ever Brian...you need to take the gay man pics off...or put up some new stories so that i don't have crotches on my screen when i check BDC....   Abby about: coolest thing ever stupid ass program doesn't work on macs...   Abby about: conFIRMation ha! I love that leanne calls us the stallkamps...for future reference, that is how we will be referred to by all until next May 28th...if i am losing my name, i at least get this small gesture of respect to my soon to be lost connection to my german roots. -Frauline Stallkamp   Abby about: KOL Wes, we are out on t-shirts...boo   Abby about: Cha-ching berg, your mom does rock! That is awesome! I remember when i got to borrow them from you and listen to them in studio...ahh...those were the days! :o)   Abby about: you're killing me... ok people...it really isn't fair for you to all be so quiet on the week that i ended my ediets subscription....what am i supposed to kill time at work with now? wish i had a great topic to get the conversation started...i am lame too...boo   Abby about: andy and mike i want to see a picture from behind :o)   Abby about: site update is it possible to march the buttons down the left hand side of page, vertically? and i know you have answered me before, but isn't there a program that would allow random pictures from the picture albums to show up in an area of the site? That could be fun..picture of the day...   Abby about: My fiance is the coolest... when's the last time you played? you are going to be so out of practice old man   Abby about: My fiance is the coolest... he discovered that our xbox has mariokart n64 on it!! AWESOME! We have been playing non-stop for days now. Biggie, i challenge you to a race the next time you are in town! :o)   Abby about: Oh my God! Man...i so want to see more footage of that girl when she got up! (if she got up!) wow!..makes MY head hurt!   Abby about: architecture Aren't they the firm that took a whole bunch of us to an indians game in grad school? Sorry...that's all i know   Abby about: std05 damn you all...i want to go to sculpture park!! That is definitely a friday event, right? D-rock, you headed down on thursday or friday?   Abby about: ARE Excellent! Thanks Brad!! One thing my coworker told me was that their were quite a few questions that must have come from the supplementary materials that they suggested and that he would have looked over those if he could have done it over again (he passed though, without looking at them, but they caused him some stress)   Abby about: ARE I had also heard that Pre-Design was hard and was thinking of saving that for the end since it apparently pulls stuff from many of the other categories...   Abby about: A.R.E. Advice Excellent! I had heard taking M&M first as well..and the structural next is good planning! THANKS!!!   Abby about: A.R.E. Advice Anybody have any suggestions for which tests to start with? I just got the OK to start testing!   Abby about: Thews adn Cristen Bling Holy Bling Batman! BEAUTIFUL!!!   Abby about: Thanks WOW!! A Thews family heirloom! how cool! I can't wait to see it!   Abby about: geez...twist my arm why don't you? Here's a pic of   Abby's bling Abby about: This week in Thews history Congratulations Thews and Cristen!! That is fantastic! Seriously though...we need details :o) Cristen, help a sister out! By the way, i am terribly jealous that we didn't get to see all of you this weekend!    Abby about: salary/cost of living comparison yeah baby...pittsburgh has it all...low cost of living and ME!   Abby about: email is your email down too?    Abby about: H and friggin M!! Pittsburgh Mills Mall...sounds pretty cool...off 28 towards the turnpike...H&Mm baby!!   Abby about: H and friggin M!! YES!! H&M is coming to this new mall in pittsburgh!! YAY!!! it is opening in a few weeks! holy crap i am so excited!   Abby about: technology Fridays really suck when your email isn't working...keep on chatting it up on BDC...PLEASE!   Abby about: Coolest show ever by the way...i hope no one watched Urban Explorers last night...it was TERRIBLE...booo...   Abby about: Potter I agree with you, but i am too cheap to buy the hardback, so i make myself wait until paperbacks come out. also really excited to smoke and go watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the IMAX by our house. :o)   Abby about: wedding date? lol..i just said it before he could...safer that way :o)   Abby about: wedding date? whoa berg..i think my head just exploded...you should enjoy it, that is the only way you would ever beable to get me to "explode" in any way but anger :o)   Abby about: wedding date? i know berg...that was that part that was "not funny" :o)    Abby about: wedding date? not funny...and i don't think we aren't saving that much...more like $1000...but that is still a lot of hours at a second job that we don't have to work! woo-hoo!   Abby about: Marijke lol...that was Role! he-he...run run run past all of Europe's most famous architectural gems until you get to the hidden coffee shop in the obscure neighborhood that we were supposed to be studying...   Abby about: breeze wow...that's pretty classic!!    Abby about: Keane?? Thanks for the Keane, Berg. I am listening right now!   Abby about: Keane?? Biggie...the kills work fine for me...   Abby about: Keane?? That would be awesome! Biggs, i will check on the kills after this live set ends on KCRW...enjoying this dude...   Abby about: Keane?? Does anybody have any Keane?? I would like to hear more by him/them (?)... I heard a song today that i swore was the presidents of the united states   Abby about: sad news who are they going to find that knows obscure sections of paris and berlin like that man? :o)   Abby about: sad news I am very sad...   Abby about: hello ooh..brian is so jealous...he has all the equipment now, but has to wait a little longer to buy the hops and stuff.....awesome Thews!   Abby about: somebody's got a case of the Mun-Days You had better not all be on vacation this week or i might die of boredom... Anybody do anything cool this weekend? anybody got anymore celebrity bestiality commentary? come on people...help a sister out!   Abby about: buffett Seriously, it was so cool! There were boats stacked 6 deep all along the riverwalk...tons of people EVERYWHERE :o)   Abby about: survey i'm seriously contemplating heading to the fridge and cracking open a beer early...i could use a little liquid inspiration today...   Abby about: ugh woo-hoo!...party in the backyard!! man i love summer! ...to all you suckers who won't be playing cornhole in the shade of awesome fire escapes - HA!   Abby about: Teaching wow... Cathryn - I would definitely take the planning position...what an opportunity! My boss sits on the council here. It would be very cool to be in the know about everything going on in your town and to be able to impact the decisions. Rock on! Leanne - That is awesome! I wish I had actually done any real work when i was teaching in school. I don't really have anything to offer you. Traffic circles - scary and foreign...i hate the damn things, but if i had to drive around them all the time, i am sure i would adjust. Emminent Domain - I agree with all of you that think we just opened the door to the greedy devil.   Abby about: cool radio stations since we are talking about them...i just wanted to tout the wonders of my favorite radio station too...KCRW out of Santa Monica...they have an amazing show that is on from 12-3 our time called Morning Becomes Eclectic. Nic Harcourt hosts it and is a genius at scouting out new talent and since they are an NPR station, they can play whatever they want...huge archive of live sets (they have several a week)   check out the coolest radio station ever Abby about: flash very cool...your nerdiness turns me on   Abby about: BOYS TOWN wow! Those are pretty special names! lol....seriously...pie-hole pizza!?! lol!!   Abby about: restaurant names i think it specializes in creamy desserts   Abby about: restaurant names my favorite restaurant name around here is "Thai Me Up"...cracks me up   Abby about: ? Aug 5-7 in buffalo   Abby about: missing I think Luke has gone into hiding. No one ever seems able to find him. We saw Bing at New Years and i think others have seen him around here and there when he ventures home. If anyone has his contact info, you should let him know about BDC...we could use some Bing commentary around here :o)   Abby about: missing Holy crap STROM!!!! What's cooking!?!? You loving life in Chicago? Pittsburgh is treating us well, Bub and i are busy planning our wedding and trying to keep up with everyone else's craziness. Speaking of missing people...has anyone heard anything about Weaver and Noelle? I saw a girl this morning that made me think of her and i was thinking how weird it is that we haven't run into them since we live in the same city! Are they having babies yet?    Abby about: Cell-phones Anybody have Cingular? What do you think of them? Brian and i might be switching over in the next week or so. Seems cheaper than sprint.   Abby about: Jacko 1 stone = 14 pound   Abby about: musac The new Beck is awesome! Yeah biggie! Yeah!!    Abby about: baseball Derek...i hate you :o) having fun?   Abby about: Ahhhhhh, Winnie Cooper she was cute then...now she just looks funny... alyssa milano, on the other hand, is hotter now than she was then! Woman just keeps getting more attractive!   Abby about: Ahhhhhh, Winnie Cooper Winnie Cooper is not hot...her body is great, but that face! She looks like a friggin bobble-head doll!   Abby about: musac Christ wes!! I had finally beaten derek's ego into submission with the help of a few others and you have to go and put something like that in print!   Abby about: The first time we were in Italy Apparently derek has regaled you with tales about the amazing abilities of manuela a few times :o)    Abby about: google Does google change their symbol everyday?   Abby about: musac Definitely want it! bundle that baby up and send it off to brian to post! I love the monkey song!   Abby about: Characters Honey, i am so glad that you are going to be keeping me company in hell! So..anyone else have a sick interest in listening to Paul Anke's new album where he sings rocks songs as swing music? Nirvana, Bon Jovi, Soundgarden..   Abby about: Characters Thews is definitely Depp! Craziness!   Abby about: copyright infringement And WHOA! Scott Cann could be Wes's brother! I definitely see the Val Kilmer thing with Andy Bob looks an awful lot like Matthew McConahaugh. Leanne...you are hot...angelina rocks!   Abby about: copyright infringement I used to get Mariah Carey from the black boys all the time back in the early days at Kent. Other than that i have never really gotten any lookalikes.   Abby about: Goat Haus - the movie shuffle board is fun   Abby about: new digs Andy, how are you liking the new office? does this mean that you are no longer in the boss's home?   Abby about: Vacation, biatches wow am i jealous...   Abby about: store wars Agreed Aaron...weird hippies...shouldn't they be out hugging trees?   Abby about: THis sux Leanne...should we make him "walk the plank"? ARRGH!! he-he   Abby about: THis sux wes...you suck   Abby about: Competitions eww...that is no fun at all!   Abby about: Competitions Thanks nolde! Biggie, i hope you get paid overtime? I don't and would jump off a bridge if i had to work that much...   Abby about: Competitions Anybody know of any good websites to look for architecture competitions?   Abby about: jeoPARTY Brad makes me anxious..he speaks so quickly and jumps on the next question right away...stresses me out. He is going to win for sure though unless he really effs up tonight.   Abby about: jeoPARTY Aaron, were you screaming at the TV last night too? Ken...man...you are letting me down!   Abby about: Hampton I ran into Hampton this weekend... couldn't remember his name or exactly how i knew him until i went up and started talking to him... small world   Abby about: midgets derek..you are gross...but i would say that if they are smart, the answer is yes...like on the cartoons where they hold out the piece of meat to the mean ol' animal and then throw it and the animal takes off after it and leaves the thrower alone... Berg-you dream way too much   Abby about: lake wow..thanks berg!! that is just mind boggling! What if lakes just appeared out of no where?   Abby about: lake That is so bizarre! I want to see a picture!   Abby about: midgets nope..it was a link at the bottom of the story called "click here to learn more" or something like that...   Abby about: saying the wrong things yes berg...i meant my machine gun jubblies...secret weapon   Abby about: saying the wrong things wow andy...i totally would have fought you if i had been that girl...but then again brian is always yelling at me to shut up before i get us in a fight...oops...   Abby about: How many midgets can 1 lion kill? Sorry...i was too disturbed by the thought to not check it out...the link was at the bottom of the story   Abby about: How many midgets can 1 lion kill? I hope you all saw this follow up article...  duh Abby about: breakfast Berg...want to explain why you smell like Bullie? weird...   Abby about: odd collections My dad doesn't really "collect" per se...but he loves tractors and one of his cost more than any car you'll ever own...odd    Abby about: bundles of joy wow..i can't believe one of you crazy people are becoming a parent as we speak!! weird!!!! we are growing up...not sure if i like it...still adjusting to the thought of getting married...kids are a long ways off..hopefully   Abby about: clones who in the hell is marzipan? you fruity little almond love bucket? I would totally pic a sound i hear all the time...like the sound of fingers hitting the keys on a keyboard...or if that got too tiring, i would change it to the sound of my alarm clock going off...now that would be a great way to wake up! Leanne...I think my love affair with angelina is over...you can have her...my new love is kate beckinsale. ok..maybe i AM gay...   Abby about: clone gay/not gay Oh my god! That chick IS metal! weird...   Abby about: clone gay/not gay I think i am all about it...i'm hot...i'd do me ;o)   Abby about: gifts from the gods I was afraid of what might be in it...didn't seem like a wise move... (that and brian would have gotten mad at me...he-he..)   Abby about: gifts from the gods so...we walk out our front door yesterday morning, dragging our feet about heading back to work...and lo and behold! The gods of procrastination had left a rather large bag of pot on our front stoop! craziness...i was scared of it, so i left it sitting there, but man...   Abby about: Throwdown in the B-Lo OOh!! camping!! i would love to be able to use my tent again! And i have heard so many stories abotu the sculpture park! Andy and Cathryn....any word on when Mikey's Cabin is this year? Is he having it? Hope he wasn't thinking of Aug 5-7...   Abby about: M big gay fiance i am shocked at the Burberry mention...   Abby about: WES You suck...but congratulations on being done with school!!! Yahoo!!!   Abby about: Polling Baby, your dorkiness turns me on!   Abby about: Congrats I'm sold...lets look into that...it couldn't get much more fun than that!    Abby about: congrats Andy...I'm hearing the same thing from a lot of people...who wants to join us for a wedding and celebration in aruba? :o)   Abby about: Congrats I think one would have to drink to be a storm chaser...at the very least after seeing one! yikes! now THAT is excitement!   Abby about: Congrats Congratulations Pam and Meng!!!!! Come on...tell us the story...how did you do it meng?!? :o) And Leanne...speaking of dates....when are your festivities?    Abby about: My over enthusiastic fiancee man...can you feel the excitement coming out of Brian in his announcement? Not even an exclamation point...you can almost hear the death march... Seriously though...thanks to all of you for your congratulations! We are really excited (don't let him fool you with his "too cool to be excited" routine. We are thinking of tying the knot Summer 2006, but will of course let you know as soon as we know for sure.    Abby about: story oh my god...i need one of those... and it would say, "Quit staring at my crotch!"   Abby about: ZZZZzzzz i have nothing to say...but i am enjoying reading and being a fun sponge...thanks guys!   Abby about: butt cleansing Is it sick that i am really enjoying the butt and poo conversation? I like poo   Abby about: Eye Patches Brian, isn't Lavar Arrington the same guy that broke your neck? He was a little rough and angry in his sports playing....   Abby about: booger terrorists I think i might puke...   Abby about: a new high (or low) gross...i think i just vomited...whoever wrote as eric's mom...you are a sick sick individual    Abby about: Niiiiisch!! We actually thought we would shake it up and go to finnegans wake, right around the corner...meet us there at 7 for $1 beers!    Abby about: can eww...pretzel chunks...i just have soy milk and tea spew on my screen... but seriously people...hurry the hell up...we are dying here! someone make it 5!!   Abby about: Touch Tongues Congrats on being an uncle berg!!! Cute name too! And also...congrats on all the money you have raised for St. Baldricks!! That is really impressive!