rants and ramblings of utter randomness

CA's a leeetle too far away. I'll visit, though!

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chickadilly.livejournal.com

But you'd never have to wake up to find out that your car is frozen solid ever ever again! :D

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This is true. However, I might wake up and find that half the state has fallen into the ocean. Big phobia of mine, earthquakes. Right up there with tornadoes.

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meggitymeg.livejournal.com

Amen, sister. I've gotta get out of this place.

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*sings* If it's the last thing I ever doooo

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meggitymeg.livejournal.com

I was *so* singing that just now, too. *grins*

'Cause, girl? There's a better life for me and you.

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Hey, girl, you're so young and pretty.

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that's what all us Rhode Island folk do

*mildly startled* It IS? Erm. Okay.

*obediently goes off to buy milk and bread*

Can I pick up some scotch, too?

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heinous_bitca.livejournal.com

It's going to SNOOOOW tomorrow! Of COURSE you need to get bread and milk!

You've not lived here long, have you? ;)

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Here, as in where I am now? *grin* RI? Nope. Just since July. TRUST me, I'm still reeling from the Independence Day "EVENT".

The snow? Meh. No big deal. I've lived in NE most of my life (hello, blizzard of '78, looooved driving in that) so I'm okay on that score. :D I just didn't realize that running out to purchase bread and milk was a state requirement. :P

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Oh, good, I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't know that! Then again, I've only lived here one year. Er, 11 months and 2 days, actually.

But I don't wanna buy milk and bread! I just bought milk two days ago and I'm wheat-sensitive and GF bread is so danged expensive! Can I just curl up with my cat and a cup of tea ~~and a laptop full of fic~~, instead? Please please?

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*grin* I like your style, sweetheart. I'd like to curl up with my laptop and write some smut! Hee! Spouse just went to buy wine. So at least we're buying something before it snows. :D

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Wine and smut - sounds like my kind of snowstorm! *toasts you*

And of course I am always in favour of you writing! My beta (and once and future flatmate),

copper_beech found some stories of yours and got me hooked. And we had no idea (until

primroseburrows told us at a meetup) that you lived in RI! Such a cool state we have here, eh? *g* (And no, no pun intended! Eurgh.)

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*pours wine*

And thank you SO much for the kind words. *blush* I just moved here (July) and I can be a bit slow on the uptake sometimes. :D I just found out today about the nehp community, so I just joined it...I'd adore the chance to come to one of the 'meetups'!

As for the cool state--we are loving it. We've lived in NE most of our lives and we are very happy to have finally settled 'permanently' (we bought a house!)

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Yay! Congrats on the house! I hope to buy one of my own ... eventually .....

Yes, we should have another meetup, shouldn't we? Haven't seen any traffic on

nehp lately, but I assume people read it when someone does post.

Psst - okay if I friend you? :-)

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I'll be reading posts, too...*g* probably making them some time, I'd guess...so yes, a meeting would be grand. And of course I don't mind if you friend me. I nearly never bite. :D

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Yay! *friends*

I nearly never bite. :D - Aww... but what if I ask nicely? *bats eyelashes*

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*huge grin* Well. If you ask politely, then there's a very good chance I will.

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patchfire will be here on 2 Feb. We need a meetup sometime while she's here. Hmm?

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Sounds cool to me! That weekend (Feb 5-6 or whatever) is pretty busy for me, but a weeknight might work ... If you post something to

nehp about it, I'll respond when I figure out my schedule.

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My evening-shiftness poses some problems. But lunches are cool and I'm trying to get that weekend off. No guarantees, though.

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Hmmm... Weekend is probably best for most people. I wouldn't want it to get scheduled for my sake, and then have lots of other people not be able to make it. I'll see what develops on

nehp, and do my best to be there. (For the record, though, I think Friday or Sunday are better than Saturday for me.)

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I'll bring the champagne. Blizzard Party at Olivia's! And then, because we've run out of food (because all we have is bread and milk), we'll make cheese from the bread and have toasted cheese sandwiches (untoasted if the powah goes out).

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*grin* Hey. I've got a gas stove. We can grill those sammiches, no problem. :D And champagne? You're my new hero. *loves*

So...I was up early (5:30-ish) and nothing, yet...I don't think it's going to start until this afternoon. *grin* I am actually off to the market in a few minutes to pick up a few things. (Including milk. I already have bread. :D)

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Picking up milk or bread because you need milk or bread makes sense. Picking up milk and bread because it's What to Do when it's going to snow makes no sense. It's the grocery equivalent of lemmings.

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*huge grin*

I was in the market this morning (which was an experience to say the VERY least) and I saw a man standing in the produce department looking quite bemused at the chaos around him. Then I heard him say quite distinctly, "Must be a bread and milk day."

I nearly died. I thought of you IMMEDIATELY. :D:D

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robinhoo.livejournal.com

As we're supposed to get the flakes here in Jersey too, I dutifully went out and purchased my m&b today, too. Have you ever noticed that we even buy milk & bread if we don't need it? Because, y'know, we're so likely to get snowed in for more than a week.

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But why milk and bread? Why not cold cuts and tuna fish? Why not bottled water? Cat food? I never got the breadandmilk thing.

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erebor.livejournal.com

I suppose I should buy some milk and bread. It's supposed to snow, and that's what all us Rhode Island folk do. Why, I have no idea.

I did the same. I think it's traditional to buy milk and bread before a blizzard, and bottled water and toilet paper before a hurricane.

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