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biker_b_o_y_z

10-13-2007, 09:37 AM

ps. Diesel Femme Diva, Biker_boyzzz & Baketress-extraordinaire twas fabulous to do art & sushi with you all!

...sorry about getting us kicked out of the gallery though :$ damn my fine SA wine & those lackadaisical docents....
Lady C Sparkle: The art and sushi was great and the company of Diesel Femme Diva,Baketress-extraordinaire, and yourself was GRAND. It was kind of fun being on the run like a fugitive(h) in the gallery

[quote=Lady C Sparkle;2613314]OMG NOHO ~ SAY IT AIN'T SO

now i'm going to have to cross that godforsaken river just to see an art-house film

:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(

Friday, October 12, 2007
By FRED CONTRADA
fcontrada@repub.com

NORTHAMPTON - The Pleasant Street Theater, Northampton's last remaining venue for first-run movies, will show its last film within the next two months and then close its doors, said its owner yesterday.

This is just bad,bad,bad :@ for the Arts in Northampton. We are losing another gem in this great town:'(

CynnicalButch

10-13-2007, 09:40 AM

OMG!.. Where did our indian summer go!.. im so not ready for this!!

Rob and miss robin.. it was a pleasure meeting you last night.. thank you for the tip about this place :)

C

nhplowboi

10-13-2007, 09:44 AM

Alright Northamptonites, it has been many a day since I have taken a drive to your fine city for a dinner at Spoletto's and conversation with my favorite bartender Sally. Is Diva's still the only game in town or have any new establishments come on the scene? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Regards from NH......NHPB

biker_b_o_y_z

10-13-2007, 09:45 AM

Northampton, is it time to break out the sweaters? :|
Sweaters and jackets are fun. Indian Summer has been known to kick in around the end of October. NYC moved it's Marathon from the end of Oct. to Nov. because of this. I ran two Marathons in NYC 1985 in the heat of an Indian Summer, and than in 1986 when it was cooler.

biker_b_o_y_z

10-13-2007, 09:57 AM

[quote=miss robin;2613586]

On the other end of the spectrum, Annie Woodhull and Gordy Thorne, former co-owners of Thorne's, and founders of the A.P.E. space, bought the Zanna building and are turning the ground floor into a performance space called A.P.E. at The Window. (They've named the building "The Window"). If you walk by the building you'll see they've installed a little mini-window peephole so you can see the construction inside. That in itself is performative because you feel like a peeping jane peering into a window through a tiny hole.
This is a good thing, nice to see both you and Rob at Diva's last night. I am glad your friend enjoyed the Night Ride on the motorcycle

ForgetfulLucy

10-13-2007, 11:55 AM

I was at the same party !! Saw you drive up with the guest of honor!! It was a grand party, i really liked the belly dancer!!;)
Lady C Sparkle: The art and sushi was great and the company of Diesel Femme Diva,Baketress-extraordinaire, and yourself was GRAND. It was kind of fun being on the run like a fugitive(h) in the gallery

[quote=Lady C Sparkle;2613314]OMG NOHO ~ SAY IT AIN'T SO

now i'm going to have to cross that godforsaken river just to see an art-house film

:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(

Friday, October 12, 2007
By FRED CONTRADA
fcontrada@repub.com

NORTHAMPTON - The Pleasant Street Theater, Northampton's last remaining venue for first-run movies, will show its last film within the next two months and then close its doors, said its owner yesterday.

This is just bad,bad,bad :@ for the Arts in Northampton. We are losing another gem in this great town:'(

biker_b_o_y_z

10-13-2007, 12:53 PM

[quote=ForgetfulLucy;2613823]I was at the same party !! Saw you drive up with the guest of honor!! It was a grand party, i really liked the belly dancer!!;)
That was ONE great party.(^) Madame V and the Belly dancer were great. I gave the guest of honor another ride the following day, she showed me a picture of her birthday present(g) , a pedal operated plus electric powered bike which she has since driven to and back from Deerfield on . She told me she pedaled most of the way but engaged the electric motor up the hills FANTASTIC.

miss robin

10-13-2007, 03:22 PM

thank you for the tip about this place :)C

C, you're very welcome. I like your screen name. You should post a couple photos and find some threads in the forum that you'd like to write to and you'll start feeling like part of the b/f cyber community. This is a great site. Lots of terrific people on here, many of whom you can meet in real life at the dances and get togethers.

Alright Northamptonites, it has been many a day since I have taken a drive to your fine city for a dinner at Spoletto's and conversation with my favorite bartender Sally. Is Diva's still the only game in town or have any new establishments come on the scene? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Regards from NH......NHPB

Hi NHPB. I just saw Sally last night at Divas. Spoletto's is yummy. It's really astonishing that Divas is it. I wish there were just a nice bar or even a little bit of a sleazy bar, like the North Star/Grotto was, that catered to queers. I find this town so complacent.

The next time you plan to come down, you should drop a line on this thread and we can get a group together to have a drink somewhere (we'll make it queer by our presence!).

Miss Robin

nhplowboi

10-13-2007, 03:53 PM

Hey Miss Robin......thank you for the response. Sally is good people and we have known each other since the late 70's/early 80's. That woman makes the best vodka martini I've ever had.
Yep, I also miss the North Star. It was much more cozy and "Cheers" like. The food wasn't bad either. You would think that after the Enquirer newspaper named Northampton the "Lesbian Capitol of the World" that there would be a few more establishments to choose from!?
Thank you for the offer of organizing a meet, I will probably take you up on it soon.
Regards from NH....NHPB
PS: If anyone does a foliage trip up this way, feel free to stop by the store.

Taking a chance

10-13-2007, 04:15 PM

Sweaters and jackets are fun. Indian Summer has been known to kick in around the end of October. NYC moved it's Marathon from the end of Oct. to Nov. because of this. I ran two Marathons in NYC 1985 in the heat of an Indian Summer, and than in 1986 when it was cooler.

I need a new little dresser, one that does not have to be refinished. No matter how neatly I fold them, my sweaters refuse to be fettered by the mundane limitations of my dresser drawers.

Did you hear Tret Fure perform last night? I was at work until 5:45, crazy since I got there at 7 am, and I was forced to fall asleep in front of the television.

miss robin

10-14-2007, 07:24 AM

OMG!.. Rob and miss robin.. it was a pleasure meeting you last night.. thank you for the tip about this place

Oops, I don't want rumors started so to be clear, Rob and I were in a relationship and now we're just friends. Again welcome to the site!

PS: If anyone does a foliage trip up this way, feel free to stop by the store.

What kind of store do you have?

Miss Robin

nhplowboi

10-14-2007, 09:10 AM

Miss Robin.......It's a store of vices (beer, wine, smokes, lottery tickets), snacks, candy
(think Mallo cups, Sky Bars, Squirrel Nuts, candy cigarettes), some grocery store items and MOXIE. A quick stop for some and a gossip center for others. A small used book store is in the works and should be open in a month or two. It's like working three full time jobs but it keeps me out of trouble.

msmoxie

10-15-2007, 04:36 AM

ooooh! what a great selection of merchandise.;)
hello and welcome to the thread.
just drove through NH last eve, but as we were on 95,
unless yours is a rest stop (doesn't sound like it) we missed it.
BAH!
--mox (wondering what her pricepoint is)

Miss Robin.......It's a store of vices (beer, wine, smokes, lottery tickets), snacks, candy
(think Mallo cups, Sky Bars, Squirrel Nuts, candy cigarettes), some grocery store items and MOXIE. A quick stop for some and a gossip center for others. A small used book store is in the works and should be open in a month or two. It's like working three full time jobs but it keeps me out of trouble.

msmoxie

10-15-2007, 04:41 AM

WHAT?!
WTF.:s

a girl gets whisked shaken and stirred away to a northernland where moxie is sold on shelves, and come home to *THIS* distressing fact?

but on another note:

hey hey, that party sounds like fun!
did you see kushner? did you get dinner reservations?
are you wearing sweaters?
i have net spoken to you forEVAH, darling!

(t) (t) (t) xx mox

OMG NOHO ~ SAY IT AIN'T SO

now i'm going to have to cross that godforsaken river just to see an art-house film

:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(

Friday, October 12, 2007
By FRED CONTRADA
fcontrada@repub.com

NORTHAMPTON - The Pleasant Street Theater, Northampton's last remaining venue for first-run movies, will show its last film within the next two months and then close its doors, said its owner yesterday.

This is just bad,bad,bad :@ for the Arts in Northampton. We are losing another gem in this great town:'(

Taking a chance

10-15-2007, 04:55 AM

(8) Good morning, starshines. The earth says hello. (c)

nhplowboi

10-15-2007, 07:48 AM

MsMoxie.........Thank you for the welcome. You're right, the store is not located in a rest area. It's across the river from Brattleboro, Vt., in the downtown metropolis of Hinsdale, NH. Hinsdale (mini-sin city) where liquor and smokes are cheap, fireworks are sold and you can gamble at a dog track that also has poker tables and a roulette wheel. Maybe you all should plan an outing to the track one day. NHPB

Lady C Sparkle

10-15-2007, 09:13 AM

Welcome to the thread, Everyone!!!! :D

hey hey, that party sounds like fun!
did you see kushner? did you get dinner reservations?
are you wearing sweaters?
i have net spoken to you forEVAH, darling!

(t) (t) (t) xx mox

Welcome Back Sweetie!

I did see Tony K. He was fab-u-lous! Charming, Witty, Sharp!
I did not, however, score an invite to the dinner ~ clearly I need to schmooze the new Chair. *sigh*

I have broken out my winter wardrobe ~ sweaters and all, my office is goddamn frosty this a.m., i really need some of those usb heated gloves. I hate cold. hate hate hate being cold!!! 8o| Damn It All!

And isn't this horrible news, re: Pleasant St. Theatre???? :'(
If I had the cash (or the will to go into debt) I'd buy it and make it super-shi-shi like this: my favourite cinema in the world (http://www.electriccinema.co.uk/experience.php) <---CLICKCLICK
...there'd be plush leather sofas and chairs and ottomans, tapas & 'tini service (of course)...

I'm off off off and away on a business trip - from tomorrow.
Unless you want to pop over later and watch while i spin in circles in my flat trying to sort out my packing ... i'm afraid i won't see you for a bit!

Sophisticated1

10-15-2007, 09:25 AM

[SIZE=3]....

[FONT=Tahoma][B][COLOR=red]I'm off off off and away on a business trip - from tomorrow.
Unless you want to pop over later and watch while i spin in circles in my flat trying to sort out my packing ... i'm afraid i won't see you for a bit!

Sounds like some sort of Sparkling Tazmanian Devil bit, if I were you mox, I would go just to see that event! lol

Hope you are well good Lady Sparkle, safe trip and all that sort of thing. (ap) :D

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

10-15-2007, 09:27 AM

Lady C Sparkle

10-15-2007, 09:35 AM

Sounds like some sort of Sparkling Tazmanian Devil bit, if I were you mox, I would go just to see that event! lol

Hope you are well good Lady Sparkle, safe trip and all that sort of thing. (ap) :D

1, S1

Yeah, me-packing is always a little bit whirlwind chaotic.....I *try* to be thougtful and organised and i make a list, and then i think.."oh! i *NEED* that. Oh! and that! oh! and if i have that i *need* that. and those shoes. but what if i want black boots instead of black shoes. and what about handbags? oh! damn it! thrown those in too...." and then i do that..... and i can barely zip it shut and then i think better of it and have to start all over... :s i have packing *issues*.

thanks for the well wishes i'm off to fabulous SF for an event at fabulous SF MoMA! yay! :D

How was your weekend away 1,S1? Where did you go? What did you do?
Did you see Bears? (if so which kind? ;) )

Sophisticated1

10-15-2007, 10:15 AM

Yeah, me-packing is always a little bit whirlwind chaotic.....I *try* to be thougtful and organised and i make a list, and then i think.."oh! i *NEED* that. Oh! and that! oh! and if i have that i *need* that. and those shoes. but what if i want black boots instead of black shoes. and what about handbags? oh! damn it! thrown those in too...." and then i do that..... and i can barely zip it shut and then i think better of it and have to start all over... :s i have packing *issues*.

thanks for the well wishes i'm off to fabulous SF for an event at fabulous SF MoMA! yay! :D

How was your weekend away 1,S1? Where did you go? What did you do?
Did you see Bears? (if so which kind? ;) )

LOL Lady Sparkle! You do have packing issues don't you! (humm ^o) probably shouldn't let that get out..). Sounds like it could all be solved rather nicely with a valet and a sherpa. Simply make a list check it twice pass it along to valet boi with strict instructions of course, and then have a handsome sherpa, sherp your items to the location(s) of your choice. I mean really, why waste all that time when you could be having a (d) and chatting with your posse?

Where you might find said staff is a little dicey at the moment... but it is a grand idea no?;)

The weekend was spectacular! The mox and I went to Maine. Played in the Camden/Rockport/Rockland area. We did not see one bear ... well, 8-) except perhaps for the gentlman who owned an absolutely lovely cafe with fabulous coffee and exquisit pastries and other treats!

Beautiful galleries, stunning views, a really great (yet very wet, steep and up, up, up over rocks) hike, a lovely vineyard, oh and of course, a fine oh so chamber of commerce like D1 who showed us some sights and shared some meals with us.

Mox will have to show the pics!(p) Fun was had indeed!:D

Whisking her away for another short yet oh so private jaunt this week to, you know, :-* our secret mansion retreat in RI;)

We should have a little get together when you return from SF

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

10-15-2007, 10:53 AM

LOL Lady Sparkle! You do have packing issues don't you! (humm ^o) probably shouldn't let that get out..). Sounds like it could all be solved rather nicely with a valet and a sherpa. Simply make a list check it twice pass it along to valet boi with strict instructions of course, and then have a handsome sherpa, sherp your items to the location(s) of your choice. I mean really, why waste all that time when you could be having a (d) and chatting with your posse?

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Whisking her away for another short yet oh so private jaunt this week to, you know, :-* our secret mansion retreat in RI;)

We should have a little get together when you return from SF

1, S1

A Valet & A Sherpa! Hoorah! That is preeecisely what I require!
and a driver!
and someone to hoover & mop my floors once a week....
and a ginger-tom wrangler...
and a live in hairdresser cum manicurist...
and a spider-rescue-agent....
and and and.......

also...I have to say, I've witnessed msmoxie "packing" (aka wild shoving of everything *including* the kitchen sink into multiple bags big enough to house a fleet of speeding turles)....i was quite amused! :D (in that self-effacing, that is *so me* way).

Your weekend getaways sound Fab!
And are you doing the winter-close-down at the beach-shack ;) ??

And speaking of.....when are D1 and the lovely Beeeeee planning on visiting Noho???

I'm definitely up for a soiree upon my return!

BearEmotion

10-15-2007, 11:21 AM

Sophisticated1

10-15-2007, 11:24 AM

A Valet & A Sherpa! Hoorah! That is preeecisely what I require!
and a driver!
and someone to hoover & mop my floors once a week....
and a ginger-tom wrangler...
and a live in hairdresser cum manicurist...
and a spider-rescue-agent....
and and and.......

also...I have to say, I've witnessed msmoxie "packing" (aka wild shoving of everything *including* the kitchen sink into multiple bags big enough to house a fleet of speeding turles)....i was quite amused! :D (in that self-effacing, that is *so me* way).

Your weekend getaways sound Fab!
And are you doing the winter-close-down at the beach-shack ;) ??

And speaking of.....when are D1 and the lovely Beeeeee planning on visiting Noho???

I'm definitely up for a soiree upon my return!

LCS -
That is what happens when one makes a list...they just go on and on and on....

LOL Yes indeed! However I was quite impressed with msmoxie’s one :| bag this weekend. It was not only the single bag mind you, but it could be moved quite easily as well!! :o Of course, I won’t say a word about what it was like after the shopping trip!;)

OH OMG Lady CS, speaking of spiders, you should have seen the one that was crawling on me when I was visiting D1 last month in ME. We were at the tippy top of this look out tower when she grabs my arm, cutting off all blood flow. “DON’T MOVE!” she says “you have a spider on you.” So I say oh, ok, well, get it off… but she is freaked out by spiders and just keeps squeezing my now blue arm and saying “oh my god oh my god it’s the biggest thing I have ever seen!” Of course this is all taking place as I am standing right near the stairs on this tower.:| :| (which bothered me far more than the spider!)

Finally, pushing myself (and her) away from the scary steep stairs, I turned and I could see it walking down the back of my leg. It WAS huge. It’s body was about the circumference of a casino poker chip, only much thicker and very very hairy! I brushed it off me a D1 just kept making the scudgie oogie noise…. forgetting to let go of my damn arm! lol … (Make note to yourself, D1 would NOT be on the list of spider rescue agents!)

Now, speaking of D1, she is in fact venturing to our lovely town this coming weekend. I believe that she has a job in the works.

Yes yes, yes, we are throwing the tarps over the roof at the ‘shack’ and nailing the doors shut until next year! Lol. While we do that we might share some port in front of the fireplace. Too bad you will be away and couldn’t come along. Still, SF sounds like great fun!!

See you when you get back then? … When do you return anyway?

1,S1

Sophisticated1

10-15-2007, 11:32 AM

Good afternoon..
I am origionally from mass but have been living in Alaska the last 18 years..with several visits to Boston and NH to during that time..Presently I am in Midwest.. (been here a week) but it is a pit stop on the way back to NH... I would appreciate any information you might want to share as far as good places to live...,job situations... roomates needed...
I havnt been to Hampton in a few years ...Maybe i just need one more cup of coffee..lol
peace.

Hi there,

Im not all that up on things in NH. Is that specifically where you are wanting to land? I went to grad school in Keene, which seems rather a "groovy" place and it close to Brattelboro VT. I bet that there are plenty of folks on the thread here who may be able to help with some info. Check back soon, I bet you will have some tips.

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

10-15-2007, 12:22 PM

1,S1 (!!!!!!!!!!)

me <---- SPIDER-A-PHOBE!!!!

your post (the s-pider story) just 'caused me to very nearly crawl under my desk in horror. :| :| :| :| :| i'm still reeling. really reeling.

*

Tell D1 I said Helloooooooooooooooooooooooo! And I miss seeing her! And I hope she's having a brilliant time at school! And the ISACWIBS is not the same without her voice of moderation!

*

I'll be back Monday next - so available for soiree's the weekend of the 26th or the one after actually.... :)

*

BearEmotion ~

Welcome to the thread and welcome back to New England!

I don't know much about NH economy ~ but I hope someone around these parts can help!

Sophisticated1

10-15-2007, 12:34 PM

1,S1 (!!!!!!!!!!)

me <---- SPIDER-A-PHOBE!!!!

your post (the s-pider story) just 'caused me to very nearly crawl under my desk in horror. :| :| :| :| :| i'm still reeling. really reeling.

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LOL I love a good reel... though jigs are fun too;) hehe

Ya ... I was a bit more concerned with the height isssue :| but D1, like you a spider a phobe, was totally freaked out by it :o :o :o :| :| :|

But really, you can come out from under your desk....goodness knows what might be under there!

Ok no more spider stories. But OH! Speaking of oooggie stories... On the way home last night we stopped at a rest area sort of thing with all of the bad food, maps, gas and rest rooms. msmoxie was in the women's room and watched a woman actually let her baby crawl around on the floor or the rest room!!!:o :o :o :o :o When she told me, it gave me the heebie jeebies all the way home!

I will send hello's to D1 from you.

Give my best to SF!

Bring back good stories

1,S1

msmoxie

10-15-2007, 07:49 PM

1,S1:

*****NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*********
didja hafta bring up the baby on the floor?!
(pardon me) +o(
i was having such fun recalling the whisked shaken and stirred trip until i read, ahem, er, um, *that part*

(heavy sigh...but not too heavy..... oh dear, i need a barfbag and a superpowered therapist to help me cope with all my creepy crawly cootie neuroses...one valium, coming right up, oh, yes, tuesday at 4 is fine, thankyouverymuch)

but.....i still maintain that the scoop o' shrimp was WORSE.
at least the baby on the rest stop bathroom floor can be blamed on *parenting*
but the shrimp? WTF? a major supermarket chain???? yes, in a supermarket they have SELF-SERVE frozen shrimp in a big cooler in the middle of the produce/fish aisle.

:| :| that can not be ok. I am SO calling the health department...

right. so. yes. the weekend away was fabulomundo, cooties aside. the views, the drive, the hike, the pretty seaside towns, the company of the T-est of the TSBs....simply grand all around.

plowboi--thanks for the info! too bad fireworks scare me about as much as babies on the bathroom floor and scoopso'shrimp...things that explode make me go:| .

lady c--sorry i missed you...hope your trip to SF is wondrous. buy a winning lottery tix while you are there so you can start the cinema of your dreams *here* and with the leftovers, you can get a valet boi, and a second one for *moi* since i seem to have packing issues too.

huh.

is it a femme thing?
(bite yer tongue):P

xx mox

msmoxie was in the women's room and watched a woman actually let her baby crawl around on the floor or the rest room!!!:o :o :o :o :o When she told me, it gave me the heebie jeebies all the way home![/COLOR]

1,S1

miss robin

10-16-2007, 06:20 AM

Mlle Robin ~

Oi, Oi, Madame(moiselle)!!!
Calling The Ghetto (I mean, Grotto) Sleazy! :o

I managed that *fine* ;) establishment for a brief moment in time, yanno....

We might have been a bit .....tattered 'round the edges.....but sleazy, we never quite accomplished! twas always... a bit sticky. a tad manky. a little bit worn out and used up.

...but always warm. always super-friendly. the best place to find a sense of community for new and returning townies AND always busting-at-the-seams busy on the weekends!

*sigh* I miss it.

I only meant sleazy in the best of ways. :) I was thinking "dive," and "sleazy" popped up. I am a fan of dives. I don't understand why there isn't such an establishment for dykes here. Maybe they'd have to put one of those rooms full of brightly colored balls and gym equipment and a babysitter in the back room for it to work.

Toni Kushner was great. What a mensch. It was nice seeing you there and I think it's totally wrong that you didn't go to dinner with them.

Have a fabulous trip!

1,S1 didja hafta bring up the baby on the floor?!
....(heavy sigh...but not too heavy..... oh dear, i need a barfbag and a superpowered therapist to help me cope with all my creepy crawly cootie neuroses...one valium, coming right up, oh, yes, tuesday at 4 is fine, thankyouverymuch)

but.....i still maintain that the scoop o' shrimp was WORSE.
at least the baby on the rest stop bathroom floor can be blamed on *parenting*
but the shrimp? WTF? a major supermarket chain???? yes, in a supermarket they have SELF-SERVE frozen shrimp in a big cooler in the middle of the produce/fish aisle.

:| :| that can not be ok. I am SO calling the health department...

MsMoxie, my kids have probably seen the floor close up of some really seedy ("sleazy," appropriately used) NYC bathrooms. Sometimes you just have to let the baby crawl around while you pee and then you scoop them up and wipe their hands. It's when they stop crawling and sit that you have to worry because that's when they stick something in their mouth. Babies are just small hairless apes, afterall.

I read a T.C. Boyle story this morning in this week's NYer set in Central CA about a boy who feels no pain and let's scorpions crawl all over him and sting him. SHUDDER.

Whole Foods has a bin of self-serve frozen shrimp. I don't get them from there but why is it a bad thing?

Miss Robin

cicibird

10-16-2007, 06:32 AM

[COLOR=darkslateblue]Whole Foods has a bin of self-serve frozen shrimp. I don't get them from there but why is it a bad thing?

The idea of people breathing on raw shrimp that I could potentially take home? Ew.

The idea of the container "accidentally" being left open? Ew.

The idea of people touching raw shrimp and then walking around the store, touching things? Ewwwwww.

Getting shrimp from the nice person who keeps them on ice in a glass container that's only opened when necessary while gloves are worn and thrown away shortly after? A wee bit less of a health risk.

Holliday

10-16-2007, 12:25 PM

This Thursday:
GOD-DES and SHE
queer hip-hop duo
10/18, 8 p.m., Blanchard Campus Center, Mount Holyoke College

Hosted by Thursday Night Edge and the LGBTQ Awareness Committee
Free with MHC ID, $3 w/a Five College Student ID, all others $5
Doors open at 7:30

-and-

in November:
R. Michelson Galleries will host a series of talks on the image of fat women in life, art, and the media (as part of the Leonard Nimoy "Full Body Project" exhibit). Speakers include Leslea Newman, Susan Stinson, and Kelly Dunham.

http://www.rmichelson.com/Artist_Pages/Nimoy/pages/Symposium.html

TheaLeticia

10-16-2007, 01:13 PM

biker_b_o_y_z

10-16-2007, 04:06 PM

I need a new little dresser, one that does not have to be refinished. No matter how neatly I fold them, my sweaters refuse to be fettered by the mundane limitations of my dresser drawers.

Did you hear Tret Fure perform last night? I was at work until 5:45, crazy since I got there at 7 am, and I was forced to fall asleep in front of the television.
no I did not(h)

Taking a chance

10-16-2007, 04:08 PM

I totally want to go on Thursday, anyone with wheels in Noho or Amherst wanna hook a sister up?

I wish I could, but on a school night, that's like midnight for me.

Taking a chance

10-16-2007, 04:09 PM

no I did not(h)

How come, poopsie? Is she too lesbianic for you?

miss robin

10-16-2007, 04:22 PM

The idea of people breathing on raw shrimp that I could potentially take home? Ew.

The idea of the container "accidentally" being left open? Ew.

The idea of people touching raw shrimp and then walking around the store, touching things? Ewwwwww.

Getting shrimp from the nice person who keeps them on ice in a glass container that's only opened when necessary while gloves are worn and thrown away shortly after? A wee bit less of a health risk.

Lol! May I NOT suggest a trip to NYC's Chinatown. ;) I'm a NYer. I guess I'm desensitized to stuff in barrels and fish thown on ice with zillions of people walking by and truck fumes and dirt in general. I've eaten raw herring off streets carts in Belgium, tiny grilled fish from stands in Spain, ceviche in Mexico, and other stuff that is touched by people and weather and random bits of dirt, which is how most of the people in the world eat.

in November:
R. Michelson Galleries will host a series of talks on the image of fat women in life, art, and the media (as part of the Leonard Nimoy "Full Body Project" exhibit). Speakers include Leslea Newman, Susan Stinson, and Kelly Dunham.

Hmm...it's bugged me that Dr Spock represents fat women in art. I think those photos (or were they paintings? I don't remember) were kind of sensationalist. And why Leslea Newman? She's not a fat woman and neither is her partner.

Miss Robin

msmoxie

10-16-2007, 07:35 PM

Miss--OMG. YOu have me LOLing and recoiling in horror simultaneously.
(insert pause here--so you can picture the gesticulations)

i know, i know, my freakingoutness is all about coming from a culture of privilege and purell, and my admitted personal neuroses, which i enjoy poking fun at. which is probably a neuroses in and of itself. (it's amazing that i really am *not* OCD diagnostically) i know that the rest of the world is not so obsessed with sanitation and food processing as we are in the US, (or me personally) but i just can't get over the eeeeewwwwwww factor....same with the baby. that kid was in the just crawling can sit up and put everything in in my mouth stage--which is why i was so eeeeewwwwey...i get moms putting kids down--i don't mean to imply that mom was negligent--just um, why not at least put the tot in a carrier--why directly on the floor??? bleah.

maybe i need to expand my horizons, at least to chinatown!:P

but then the therapy bills will really suck.:|

--mox:D

Lol! May I NOT suggest a trip to NYC's Chinatown. ;) I'm a NYer. I guess I'm desensitized to stuff in barrels and fish thown on ice with zillions of people walking by and truck fumes and dirt in general. I've eaten raw herring off streets carts in Belgium, tiny grilled fish from stands in Spain, ceviche in Mexico, and other stuff that is touched by people and weather and random bits of dirt, which is how most of the people in the world eat.

Hmm...it's bugged me that Dr Spock represents fat women in art. I think those photos (or were they paintings? I don't remember) were kind of sensationalist. And why Leslea Newman? She's not a fat woman and neither is her partner.

Miss Robin

musicfemme

10-16-2007, 08:00 PM

No one says you HAVE to buy the shrimp in the barrel. Anyways, isn't that what cooking is for? To kill off all the germs people have breathed onto your food?

msmoxie

10-16-2007, 08:20 PM

oh sure. go ahead and be all commonsensical.;) (f)

cooking can do some of that, but it can also kill whatever lurks in the food to begin with before potential human contamination occurs/occurred, stuff that can be harmful (toxins, parasites, etc)

of course, these days---what the hell food product is left that's not touched and (over) processed by humans (and corporations)?!
not much.....except perhaps some certain rice on a certain reservation, and even then, it's all relative.

off to live in a bubble. i mean, chinatown.

No one says you HAVE to buy the shrimp in the barrel. Anyways, isn't that what cooking is for? To kill off all the germs people have breathed onto your food?

OutlawDaddy

10-16-2007, 09:04 PM

Feeling the need to get in touch with your inner lesbian and/or date yourself through celebrating THIRTY FIVE years of social music change - Holly Near and Emma's Revolution is coming to a small Unitarian Universalist society near you: Bring a Friend, Build a Movement, Stop a War (http://www.hollynear.com/concerts.html)

Oy/OD

Please don't forget to check out The Colonial Theater (http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org/performances.php?series=International+Discovery)all that the Berkshires... west of the Lee Outlets... has to offer

(http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org/performances.php?series=International+Discovery)

Sophisticated1

10-16-2007, 09:26 PM

No one says you HAVE to buy the shrimp in the barrel. Anyways, isn't that what cooking is for? To kill off all the germs people have breathed onto your food?

I still don't trust it. With all of the crap that is being passed around, especially in a grocery store where EVERYBODY goes. I dont like those bulk containers that are as easy for things to get into as they are for the food to get out. This shrimp container was just a big chest at the end of a row and anybody over 3 ft tall could reach their grimey mits in if they wanted too.

1, S1

cicibird

10-16-2007, 10:44 PM

I still don't trust it. With all of the crap that is being passed around, especially in a grocery store where EVERYBODY goes. I dont like those bulk containers that are as easy for things to get into as they are for the food to get out. This shrimp container was just a big chest at the end of a row and anybody over 3 ft tall could reach their grimey mits in if they wanted too.

1, S1

I'm more bothered by the idea of people's hands going into the shrimp barrel, going out of the shrimp barrel, and touching things that won't necessarily be cleaned.

msmoxie

10-17-2007, 12:30 PM

No kiddin'. it's all gross, from every direction!
i wash *everything* when i get home from food shopping, and i am meticulous in the kitchen. ok. fine. make me say it. i am meticulous about lots of things.

but, as :s as i am when i think about such things, i do recognize that if this is what my brain perseverates on, it aint all *that* bad and i've got it pretty good...enough food, shelter, friends, love, job, money....life is good...still....but gross is gross, and sick people are sick (as in ill--not as in disgusting) and well, then my job gets really super busy, and all because of basic hygeine issues that are (mostly) entirely preventable in a developed country such as ours.

i think it's funny how some of us get +o( and 8o| 8o| about things that others of us don't even notice. thank god for that! and thank god for soap, water, and purell. (or rather, kimberly clark or somesuch other corporation that's likely owned by cocacola or halliburton.)

(hey, what's that on the floor? my hand? oh dear, i finally washed the damn thing off.)

**muah**

I'm more bothered by the idea of people's hands going into the shrimp barrel, going out of the shrimp barrel, and touching things that won't necessarily be cleaned.

biker_b_o_y_z

10-17-2007, 04:44 PM

How come, poopsie? Is she too lesbianic for you?
I had another commitment and arrived after that(h)

Taking a chance

10-17-2007, 05:17 PM

I had another commitment and arrived after that(h)

Oh, a practical reason. What do I get if I guess where you were?

mistyblui

10-17-2007, 10:36 PM

hi everyone..

Lady C Sparkle..

thanks for the info and kind words.. yeah i figured P-Town would be kinda closed down by the time i get there..still am going to check it out..there has gotta be a few things open and if not i can still zip around on the bike..

miss robin

10-18-2007, 06:18 AM

No kiddin'. it's all gross, from every direction!
i wash *everything* when i get home from food shopping, and i am meticulous in the kitchen. ok. fine. make me say it. i am meticulous about lots of things.
**

You guys are so funny. Squeamishness is as individual as ... uh ... IDing. ;)

MsMoxie, I could not do the good work that you do in a million years because the flotsom and jetsam coming out of humans I'm not deeply connected to grosses me out.

(This reminds me that yesterday Theo and I took the train from New Haven to NYC and on the way back at rush hour we sat across from the most strangely disturbed never-still man with rashes and strange pills and a box of frozen peas and a word search book, who was itching and sweating and his fingers kept bleeding. I spent the 1 1/2 hrs like this ---> :|. Theo studied him for character analysis.)

Okay, forget the parenthetical comments. Can we tawk? I am so not a NYC gal anymore:

1. On the train down, a man sat directly across from me in a train that had a lot of free seats and asked me to put my foot on his lap. I didn't kill him.

2. Then, on the subway downtown, a big man came on and grunted that he wanted to get past me and almost shoved me down.

3. We exited the subway and a guy running for the train slammed into my purse and hurled me back 10 feet.

4. I got my heel caught in that gummy stuff between the cement sidewalk squares and caused a human pileup behind me.

5. I got my heel caught in a rubber circular doormat at the entrance of a coffee place (pile-up again).

6. I didn't check the return train schedule and Theo and I had to jump on the train with only minutes to spare without eating. We were famished.

7. I didn't buy everything I tried on.

Miss Robin

biker_b_o_y_z

10-18-2007, 06:45 AM

Oh, a practical reason. What do I get if I guess where you were?
Take a guess there are plenty of clues about.(h)

mistyblui

10-18-2007, 09:09 AM

miss robin

i hope all that stuff didnt happen to you in one day..if it did...did you go home and get into bed and pull the covers over your head..??..feel bad for ya..

as far as the "open shrimp" goes i wouldnt be scooping out any for myself..i love shrimp but....

the baby on the floor gets a big eeeeuuueeee from me..when i get home from being out in the public the first thing i do when i get home is wash my hands..as age creaps up on me it seems like i get the "icks" more often..

sending a good day to everyone..

nvcap1

10-18-2007, 09:24 AM

[quote=Holliday;2617571]This Thursday:
GOD-DES and SHE
queer hip-hop duo
10/18, 8 p.m., Blanchard Campus Center, Mount Holyoke College

Hosted by Thursday Night Edge and the LGBTQ Awareness Committee
Free with MHC ID, $3 w/a Five College Student ID, all others $5
Doors open at 7:30

This summer at Michigan when my chronic backpain had manifested itself in my hips and ankles for the first time and I had been in pain for days; I was on the telephone making a number of calls and GOD-DES came up and I took a break while she used the phone. I had the pleasure of hearing GOD-DES refer to me as "the nice lady who let her use the phone" Nothing like feeling old when you are in chronic pain and the young lesbian refers to you as "the nice lady." LOL. Luckily, I got adjusted by a chiropractor and emily from NYC and the Fabu list gave me a great massage that alleviated the joint pain. Nothing could be done about my being old enough to be refered to as "the nice lady."N.

miss robin

10-18-2007, 09:41 AM

miss robin

i hope all that stuff didnt happen to you in one day..if it did...did you go home and get into bed and pull the covers over your head..??..feel bad for ya....

Naaah, I'm not the pull-the-covers-over type, but I did want to karate chop the guy at the gym this morning who told me he could "hear me" run on the treadmill. WTF?! Women are supposed to run noiselessly?

I've had my quota of men this week, thankyouverymuch.

Miss Robin
p.s. Welcome to the thread! BTW, Ptown is lovely in the fall and winter. It's quiet and there are so many fewer people and the ocean is rough and beautiful.

mistyblui

10-18-2007, 10:12 AM

miss robin
some days are better than others..
thank you for the welcome..
i have a treadmill and i cant figure out how it can be done quietly..maybe i am doing it wrong to..well better get my toolbelt out and fix that..
i dont mean to stick my nose in here..i just want to get fimiliar with the area cause i wanna go there..i wish i could take off earlier to Ptown but i have commitments on November 11..i will wait till after that so i dont have to hurry and get back..yeah less crowded and maybe a little cheaper..cant wait ..it will be fun..

confession time...
i have been a "lerker" in here and i gotta tell ya you all are very funny..a nice group of people in here..

Lady C Sparkle

10-18-2007, 11:56 AM

****(ip)waving to all from the west coast(ip)****

i have no comment on big barrels of shrimp or babies on public restroom floors. :|

THIS (http://www.crownepointe.com/) <--clickclick is my recommendation for best place to stay in Ptown in the off-season (i can't even begin to afford it in the high season, but tis a fabulous luxury to have a room with a fireplace and whirlpool bath in the chilly cape-winter-air.)

musicfemme

10-18-2007, 12:48 PM

as far as the "open shrimp" goes i wouldnt be scooping out any for myself..i love shrimp but....

See, I think shrimp are horrendously disgusting all on their own. Which is probably why I have no concern about people reaching into and breathing on a big open barrel of them--in my opinion they can't get much grosser!

mistyblui

10-18-2007, 01:37 PM

Lady C Sparkle

You have me ooooooin and aaaaaaain..
I clicked on THIS and i looked at tha amazing place to stay..That is afforable for me in the off season..If i pay those prices during the season i better be on my honeymoon with the prettyest wife on earth till death..I would still concider it..what i will probly do is get there and look around for a place..Gonna wing it without reservations..Still need to know my options before i get there..

It doesnt matter how you say it i am still "yucking" over that baby on the floor and the open shrimp..sooo i was wondering what shrimp goes for in an open barrel with a scoop..

Lady C Sparkle

10-19-2007, 09:56 AM

(*)

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLIDAY

(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)

may your day, your week, your month and your year be filled with
magic & sparkle & laughter & love

(*)

teddybearbutch

10-19-2007, 10:42 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS HOLLIDAY

I hope ya day is filled with many (g), guilt free (^) so ya can eat as much as ya plenty of dancing and fun with whomever ya share it with

love, laughter and much happiness the next year and for ya lifetime

have a great day
teddy

Holliday

10-19-2007, 10:49 AM

Thanks Lady C and Teddy for the birthday wishes! :)

It's a dreary day for a birthday, but at least the leaves are gorgeous. <:o)

Holliday
xox

P.S. - I really enjoy being called "Ms. Holliday." hee hee

biker_b_o_y_z

10-19-2007, 11:58 AM

unndunn

10-19-2007, 05:54 PM

Hey all you Noho folks,
One of my favorite singer-songwriters is going to be up in Noho on tues. Oct 30 at the Iron Horse. I am planning to go and would love meet up and/or attend the show with any of you that are around. I saw her performance there last year and loved it.

here's a link:
Mary Gauthier | Home (http://www.marygauthier.com/site.php?content=home)

Hope to see some of you there
Unndunn

msmoxie

10-20-2007, 05:34 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ms. HOLLIDAY!!!

Miss Robin--oh. dear. what a :s day in the city! we are planning to go next month, I'll be sure to only pack my sensibly chunky heels! how big are those shoe-eating gaps? any chance you could PM me your picks on where to stay?
oh--and if i ever run on a treadmill, i bet *everyone* could hear me.

MusicFemme--perhaps not liking shrimp makes all the diffference. ;)

MistyBlu--what a nice thing to say! glad to have you here, 'specially if you keep saying we're a nice and funny bunch!

Lady C-- (ip) (ip) (f) (f) (ip) (ip) see you when you return to this coast.

i agree--the beach is fantastic in the fall!! Just spent 2 days at RI coast and
*sigh* wonderfully quiet and stark, just the water and the breeze and the spray.....:D i wanna go back.

Taking a chance

10-20-2007, 07:43 AM

Good morning, Northampton! Any predictions on the weather? (t)

cicibird

10-20-2007, 09:09 AM

cloudy with a side of warmth?

msmoxie

10-20-2007, 05:05 PM

Holliday

10-20-2007, 05:39 PM

Happy Birthday Ms. Holliday my (^) (g) to you a Fall Foliage Ride.(h)

Yay!!! :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ms. HOLLIDAY!!!

Thanks, Ms. Moxie!

biker_b_o_y_z

10-20-2007, 05:40 PM

Good morning, Northampton! Any predictions on the weather? (t)

They said it would be sunny ha ha. Packed my motorcycle up with my camera gear (p) and hit the roads on the hunt for fall foliage pics. Found myself in a down pour of rain(um) with some nasty gusts of wind. Came home drenched.:s Took a hot bath plus a (c) of tea.:) Now I am ready to watch "The Game" Hope you had a better day.(h)

Taking a chance

10-20-2007, 07:33 PM

How funny you should ask. I was all excited to go for a hike this afternoon when I got of work...and in my 20 min commute, I watched the clouds darken and thicken and the wind blow a BLUSTERY blow, and by the time i got home to don my hiking boots, WAH. full rain.

so i cooked instead.

hope everyone is well!

They said it would be sunny ha ha. Packed my motorcycle up with my camera gear (p) and hit the roads on the hunt for fall foliage pics. Found myself in a down pour of rain(um) with some nasty gusts of wind. Came home drenched.:s Took a hot bath plus a (c) of tea.:) Now I am ready to watch "The Game" Hope you had a better day.(h)

The sky was just gorgeous, all gray and blustery and I do believe that this weekend was peak, a little late. Later on, I had a scrumptious dinner at P and E's and a lovely stroll around town.

PS I was just informed that there was a grand slam, which is a good thing.

Lady C Sparkle

10-21-2007, 10:15 PM

Back! EastCoastStyle!

I'm just about utterly exhausted beyond human capacity :::::: what with ~ work events at MoMA (go see the Eliasson exhibit if you can) & prospect appointments & cosmo-nights with Olde Guard SF-Friends & social evenings in Chi-town with Nouveua fabulous people & excessively kind trolly-dollies & my darling girls here...

Hope you've all had a fabulous week/end!!!

msmoxie ~ aside from the obvious we need to catch up on...call me about NYC hotel rooms, i've got a gazillion to recommend or (not)recommend.

msmoxie

10-22-2007, 04:28 AM

yay! the sparkle is back!(f)
your timing is perfect, milady, the leaf-peeping is brilliant *right* *now*.
can't wait to :-* .

er, what's a trolly-dolly?

Back! EastCoastStyle!

I'm just about utterly exhausted beyond human capacity :::::: what with ~ work events at MoMA (go see the Eliasson exhibit if you can) & prospect appointments & cosmo-nights with Olde Guard SF-Friends & social evenings in Chi-town with Nouveua fabulous people & excessively kind trolly-dollies & my darling girls here...

Hope you've all had a fabulous week/end!!!

msmoxie ~ aside from the obvious we need to catch up on...call me about NYC hotel rooms, i've got a gazillion to recommend or (not)recommend.

Lady C Sparkle

10-22-2007, 08:07 AM

yay! the sparkle is back!(f)
your timing is perfect, milady, the leaf-peeping is brilliant *right* *now*.
can't wait to :-* .

er, what's a trolly-dolly?

Trolley Dolly ~

An often over-painted, glamourous and sexy female cabin crew member (LCS edit: or -as in my case- very fabulous gay men cabin crew members*) on a commercial airline, so-called because they offer drinks and other refreshments from a trolley pushed down the centre aisle.

*I was upgraded to first class yesterday by a fabulously kind gayboy trolley-dolly! wahey!

msmoxie

10-22-2007, 10:14 AM

whew. that is *so* much better than where my imagination took me.
what a great upgrade adventure!!!

Trolley Dolly ~

An often over-painted, glamourous and sexy female cabin crew member (LCS edit: or -as in my case- very fabulous gay men cabin crew members*) on a commercial airline, so-called because they offer drinks and other refreshments from a trolley pushed down the centre aisle.

*I was upgraded to first class yesterday by a fabulously kind gayboy trolley-dolly! wahey!

On other notes--

OMG. it. is. gorgeous. outside.
I've been walking about town meandering and erranding, then drove to williamsburg to continue the errand of gift purchasing simply to avoid paying a meter in town and to gawk at the leaves on the way! fabulous....and decided NOT to get a tasy morsel of a cheese danish from the bakery as the clerk coughed sneezed and blew her nose as she said can i help you and made no simultaneous move to er, um, shall we say, *attend to business* :|

i am going to weed my physical and metaphorical garden today in this glorious weather !!

Miss R--sorry I missed you the other night! another time, i am sure.

Butchlei

10-22-2007, 04:21 PM

FYI

I just opened a new thread about the 2008 April NYC weekend !!!

http://www.butch-femme.com/portal/forums/showthread.php?t=31212 (http://www.butch-femme.com/portal/forums/showthread.php?t=31212)

For all you interested, please subcribe and let the planning begin !!!

Taking a chance

10-22-2007, 04:53 PM

Lady C Sparkle

10-23-2007, 08:39 AM

June'y has designs on you. She thinks you're cute, and she called me to tell me so. I told her to back off in no uncertain terms. Don't you belong here? (ip)

Awwww Bless Your sparkley-buckled Birkenstocks!!!

I thought June was bloody-mincingly-marvellous,
I was very sad to have to leave!
Especially as they were playing dress up the (&) & the (@)!

I gave everyone your hugs, as requested!

But don't you fret PrettyPants, I do belong right here in our happy little Valley! (ip)

unndunn

10-25-2007, 09:05 PM

Hey there Noho people,

Frenchie (from the fabu east list) and I are having a butch-femme event in Wallingford, Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 10th and we would love you all to attend.

Saturday, November 10th at 2pm
at Gouveia Vineyards (http://www.gouveiavineyards.com/about_our_vineyard.php) in Wallingford, CT

we thought it would be nice to have relaxing afternoon in this beautiful winery. It's a great place to hang out with friends, and is fun whether you drink wine or not. They don't sell food there, but do allow visitors to bring picnic baskets and any type of food they want. We can also bring cards and board games if anyone is interested.

***single femmes are encouraged to attend***

also, it's fine to bring friends, but this really isn't the place for children

please let us know if you are interested and we can help to arrange transportation. For those of you from out of town, or without cars, we can plan it out and pick you up from the train station in New Haven. MetroNorth from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven, CT is less than $30 round trip and takes about 90 min.

Unndunn

virtualbliss

10-25-2007, 11:48 PM

Sounds like a good time... I'll look into it! :)

musicfemme

10-26-2007, 12:36 AM

Sounds fun! I will probably join you and even bring a friend or two along. :)

unndunn

10-26-2007, 12:36 AM

Sounds like a good time... I'll look into it! :)

that's great. If you need any more info feel free to p.m. me. The winery and vineyards where this is being held is about an hour from Noho. Right now there are about 8 people attending, but I just posted it yesterday, so there may be more.

I hope you can make it.

Unn

unndunn

10-26-2007, 12:37 AM

Sounds fun! I will probably join you and even bring a friend or two along. :)

that's great Julie, it's a really beautiful place. It would be great to see you again.

Unn

msmoxie

10-26-2007, 04:29 AM

(yawning)

morning whoville.
yeesh, i am tired.

(putting on thread nurse hat) IT'S FLU SHOT TIME! GET YOURS.
or, at least consider it. ;)

that vineyard trip sounds fun. too bad i can't make it. S1 and D1 and i went to a vineyard in Maine a few weeks back and it was lovely, tucked back on this country road and on a hillside, the leaves were brilliant. they had a big luncheon with a huge BBQ and live music and a grape stomping event-- and yes of course *those stomped grapes were not used in the making of the wine*

i could sleep that night after all. :o

the place was gorgeous, but the wine was not so good.

sakonnet vineyards in tiverton RI is a great one to go to, their wine is foot-free and quite divine. and the port is heavenly. and they have this *fabulous* stone hearth fireplace.

hoping everyone is well.

happy almost weekend.
(f) mox

unndunn

10-26-2007, 12:34 PM

that vineyard trip sounds fun. too bad i can't make it. S1 and D1 and i went to a vineyard in Maine a few weeks back and it was lovely, tucked back on this country road and on a hillside, the leaves were brilliant. they had a big luncheon with a huge BBQ and live music and a grape stomping event-- and yes of course *those stomped grapes were not used in the making of the wine*

(f) mox

it's too bad you can't make it. We're going to try to organize events on a more regular basis so I hope you can attend one in the future.

You know, we germ phobic nurses have to stick together! I remember the first time they demonstrated sterile technique in my nursing school. My reaction was, uh huh, I already do things that way!

:D unn

Taking a chance

10-28-2007, 03:21 PM

OutlawDaddy

10-28-2007, 03:55 PM

Well worth the trip to Williamstown, MA

The Clark Art Institute: (http://www.clarkart.edu/museum_programs/exhibitions_current_detail.cfm?ID=60&nav=2)

(Home of stodgy incarnate but well worth the trip from anywhere)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Exhibit

The Williams College Museum of Art: (http://www.wcma.org/)

The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy
American Dreams: American Art to 1950
Contemporary Photography
William Kentridge: Felix in Exile
Lunch

The Water Street Grill (http://berkshires.citysearch.com/profile/4601851/williamstown_ma/water_street_grill.html)
Wild Oats Food Co Op (http://www.wildoats.coop/index.htm)
Other Ideas (some of my favorite places)
Hopkins Observatory (http://www.williams.edu/Astronomy/Hopkins/)
Chapin Library (http://www.williams.edu/resources/chapin/welcome.html)
Mount Greylock State Reservation (lodge roads are now closed) (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/mtGreylock/)
Hopkins Memorial Forest (http://www.williams.edu/CES/hopkins.htm)
Mount Hope Park (http://www.williams.edu/go/elmtreehouse/directions.htm)
Shopping:

The Store at Five Corners (http://www.5-corners.com/main.htm) (routes 7 and 43)
The Mountain Goat (http://www.themountaingoat.com/)
North Adams, MA

MASS MoCA (http://www.massmoca.org/)
OD

biker_b_o_y_z

10-28-2007, 06:54 PM

What a beautiful cold sweet smelling day!

If I were a little girl, I would be very tempted to roll around in the leaves.

In other news, thanks for the reminder about getting a flu shot, Nurse Moxie.
Taking A Chance: You missed a great costume party last night where were you? I decided to be Indiana Jones. Yes today was a beautiful cold sweet smelling day. Fall is just wonderful. Time to get the leaf blower out and "wrangle" the leafs into piles around the house.

JesterButch

10-28-2007, 08:55 PM

hope to see some of you LIVE and IN PERSON(8)
rather than by the light of my computer screen!(p)(~):[
this coming Saturday at Yellow Sofa 8 ish to 10 ish 24 Main Street
also FYI Leonard Nimoy (don't call him Mr Spock) will be having a photo exhibit at
Michelson Galleries from 6-8 right up the street (next to Buena Y Sano)
and SisterSpit at Smith so it's a jam packed fun filled cultural Noho :P

p.s. I will be on guitar w/friends on drum, electric and possibly YOU on Kazoooo

unndunn

10-28-2007, 11:10 PM

just a re-post to let any newcomers know about this event. Right now there are about 10 people going.
-----------------------------
Frenchie (from the fabu east list) and I are having a butch-femme event in Wallingford, Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 10th and we would love you all to attend.

Saturday, November 10th at 2pm
at Gouveia Vineyards (http://www.gouveiavineyards.com/about_our_vineyard.php) in Wallingford, CT

we thought it would be nice to have a relaxing afternoon in this beautiful winery. It's a great place to hang out with friends, and is fun whether you drink wine or not. They don't sell food there, but do allow visitors to bring picnic baskets and any type of food they want. We can also bring cards and board games if anyone is interested.

***single femmes are especially encouraged to attend***

also, it's fine to bring friends, but this really isn't the place for children

please let us know if you are interested and we can help to arrange transportation. For those of you from out of town, or without cars, we can plan it out and pick you up from the train station in New Haven. MetroNorth from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven, CT is less than $30 round trip and takes about 90 min.

Unndunn

msmoxie

10-29-2007, 04:19 AM

have a great time!
and yes, we germaphobes must stick together.
can you believe the mrsa news? ugh. hello, media, it's not *that* new.
off to wash my hands and blow my nose.....and wash again. ;)

it's too bad you can't make it. We're going to try to organize events on a more regular basis so I hope you can attend one in the future.

You know, we germ phobic nurses have to stick together! I remember the first time they demonstrated sterile technique in my nursing school. My reaction was, uh huh, I already do things that way!

:D unn

Lady C Sparkle

10-29-2007, 12:04 PM

'ello 'ello 'ello everyone * i'm feeling a bit pants with change of season malaise & stresssssssed-out with work * hope you're all happy & healthy! xo

Outlaw Daddy ~ thanks for the links! Williams College Museum of Arts, Williamstown Theatre Festival (summer) and Mass MoCA are all highlights for me!!! We are in an extremely culturally rich area.

There is also this:
www.edithwharton.org (http://www.edithwharton.org)
(i think it closes for the winter though, soon)
and of course, stockbridge and great barrington are chock-a-block full of fantastic antique shops and retail and restaurants...

unndunn & Frenchie ~ have a fab winery event, I'd love to come and see you all, alas I have all sorts of crazy travel plans before and after and i'm forcing myself to stay put on those odd-weekends that aren't already jam-packed. As soon as I get a little housecleaning assistance (or win the lottery and dispense with this silly work stuff) I can think about having a social life again...! Anyway, Have a Brilliant Time!

FoxxieMsMoxie ~ flu shot week! I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get in to the open clinic on Thursday due to travel - am I able to schedule something with your office if I can't make the clinic??? I was the hugest-flu-shot-skeptic last year, but I must admit, it made a world of difference.
ps. (t) me about plans for this weekend coming! x

ChancieFancyPants ~ we missed out tenatively scheduled, but not confirmed brunch plans this weekend past :(. My sis was visiting and I was sooooo tired, I slept until after 10am both days this weekend!!! huzzah.
I've been meaning to ask you has our mutual friend had her babe yet?????

Sophisticated1

10-29-2007, 02:39 PM

Sophisticated1

10-29-2007, 03:26 PM

Events:

Well damn. I’m out for all of them this time around.

Nov 10th - Cant make the winery outing, though it sounds quite nice. Hope everyone has a grand time!

As for Leonard, I think I liked him better as Mr. Spock than Mr. Photographer. In addition, color me boorish, (as D1 certainly would in this instance) but I am not a fan of black and white photography. I know, I know, shocking … but entirely true. For those who are attending the event, enjoy.

Germs:
I have to say, I do appreciate a germ conscious approach. I don’t think you are “phobic” about it mox (the fox;)) just pleasantly aware and careful.

I worked with a woman at Smith who was constantly wiping all the phones down with alcohol, wore latex gloves to re-shelve books, and wouldn’t use the pens at the front desk. If a co-worked sneezed, she would often complain that they came in to work sick, were trying to make her sick and then she would frequently take the rest of the day off so she wouldn’t have to be around the germ infested. (No, I am not exaggerating in the least!) See, now THAT is phobic. Either that or an awfully good strategy for getting time off.

1,S1

Lady C Sparkle

10-29-2007, 05:37 PM

Oh Lady Sparkle, I know this, and the comming season are not at the top of your list. But just think, while you may lose the ability to lounge about the beach, you do gain the ability to sit in front of a roaring firplace with hot chocolate or a nice port....and ...and the colors!:o That natural bit of artwork has to do something for you! ...:-*just trying to see the silver lining for you[/(f) (c) ...(d)... hope the stress goes away and change of season goes down a little easier.

1, S1

You don't have to sell me on the Autumn, I do think its absolutely beautiful!
I love the colours and the leaves blowing around in blustery whirlwinds.

I don't even mind the switch to coats, pashminas and cashmere....

...but..but.... but but but....... Nooooooooooooooo. Winter. EVER. please. :'(

(though if i had a roaring fire all my very own i might be convinced to look upon it a tad more favourably............. but since i don't, i shan't. *strop, strop*)

Taking a chance

10-29-2007, 05:50 PM

Taking A Chance: You missed a great costume party last night where were you? I decided to be Indiana Jones. Yes today was a beautiful cold sweet smelling day. Fall is just wonderful. Time to get the leaf blower out and "wrangle" the leafs into piles around the house.

I had some fear that it would turn into a drunken bacchanalia, or some hope, perhaps. I bet you looked dashing. I went out to dinner and then to the haunted trail that the eleventh graders put on as a fundraiser. All hell broke lose when they knew I was coming. I screamed and screamed, and the kids that scared me in the beginning ran out into the woods and jumped out at me later on. Someone even grabbed my ankle. It was deliciously terrifying.

<snip>

ChancieFancyPants ~ we missed out tenatively scheduled, but not confirmed brunch plans this weekend past :(. My sis was visiting and I was sooooo tired, I slept until after 10am both days this weekend!!! huzzah.
I've been meaning to ask you has our mutual friend had her babe yet?????

Oh my god, did we have a date I forgot? That is so unlike me. I'm terribly sorry. :| In other news, yes, and her name is longer than her tiny little fingers. (l)

Lady C Sparkle

10-29-2007, 05:57 PM

Oh my god, did we have a date I forgot? That is so unlike me. I'm terribly sorry. :| In other news, yes, and her name is longer than her tiny little fingers. (l)

Twas only a tentative date, SweetPea, never fear!

And please pass on my: Congratulations & Well-Done Mommies!!!!
(*)(*)(*)WELCOME TO THE WORLD BEAUTIFUL GIRL(*)(*)(*)
(with a name longer than your precious little fingers)

Taking a chance

10-29-2007, 06:04 PM

Twas only a tentative date, SweetPea, never fear!

And please pass on my: Congratulations & Well-Done Mommies!!!!
(*)(*)(*)WELCOME TO THE WORLD BEAUTIFUL GIRL(*)(*)(*)
(with a name longer than your precious little fingers)

That'll show me, the next time I feel woefully alone, I will remember that I missed a party with Indiana Jones and brunch with a nice girl. Not unlike my mother who reported on a visit she made to friends of my sister's to where? Yes, you are right. It was West Stockbridge, 1.25 hours away, and they made a pit stop in Pittsfield, .75 hours away. I'll be forced to say Ha, the next time she says she missed me. :P

msmoxie

10-29-2007, 07:14 PM

hello weather lovers.
i love the chill in the air.

lady c, i too, desire a fire all my own. with a snifter of something nice and special. and the cozy sweaters and scarves.
*sigh*

about the flu clinic--call and see. i've got no good answer for you, nor special abilities to pinch a dose.

to anyone who is thinking about shot _vs_inhaled flustuff--as 1,S1, likes to say, i snorted germs this year and opted for the flumist over the flu shot. no special reason--just for kicks. but it's a wee bit liklier to cause the snorter to feel icky since the bugs are alive rather than dead. dunno if it's a coinkydink or not, having been in the line of fire of sick folks with *horrible* cootie etiquette (PLEASE. PEOPLE. cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. FOR. GOODNESS. SAKE.) for several days prior to the snorting-- but i got *pants* kinda sick for 3 days.
(but i got a great get well card and soup and saltines delivered. :))

love me, love my TMI. or not.

anyhoo--snort it, shoot it, just get it.

love,
your friendly and occasionally bossy and quickly recovering thread nurse. (f)

Lady C Sparkle

10-29-2007, 07:25 PM

to anyone who is thinking about shot _vs_inhaled flustuff--as 1,S1, likes to say, i snorted germs this year and opted for the flumist over the flu shot. no special reason--just for kicks. but it's a wee bit liklier to cause the snorter to feel icky since the bugs are alive rather than dead. dunno if it's a coinkydink or not, having been in the line of fire of sick folks with *horrible* cootie etiquette (PLEASE. PEOPLE. cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. FOR. GOODNESS. SAKE.) for several days prior to the snorting-- but i got *pants* kinda sick for 3 days.
(but i got a great get well card and soup and saltines delivered. :))

(f)

SNORT LIVE BUGS? :|

Sophisticated1

10-29-2007, 07:27 PM

....but.... 8-) .... but ......:'( I donwanna snort germs!! ...or anything else really. Bless me thread nurse for it has been 37 years since my last flu shot/snort... :|

1, S1 <--- who has good cootie manners.... not to be confused with well mannered cooties, or manners established by cooties... Should probably call it "cootie containment conduct"

Lady C Sparkle

10-29-2007, 07:39 PM

1, S1 <--- who has good cootie manners.... not to be confused with well mannered cooties, or manners established by cooties... Should probably call it "cootie containment conduct"

I'm sure your cooties are well mannered 1,S1 :)

msmoxie ~ I am, for the first time in my whole-needle-o-phobic life, actually looking forward to getting a shot (/ as an alternative to snorting active germs). I'm not sure if I should thank you or not, ......... but I'm definitely not kissing you!!! :|

edited to add::

... I am so not cleaning my flat right now.... and this is *the only* brief window in time when i coulda/shoulda been vaccuuming ... i need a housekeep, stat ....

biker_b_o_y_z

10-29-2007, 08:31 PM

[quote=Taking a chance;2631832]I had some fear that it would turn into a drunken bacchanalia, or some hope, perhaps. I bet you looked dashing.

It was an orderly party even though it was held on "LOUDVILLE" road in Easthampton, drunken bacchanalia did not make an appearance as a guest.
(h)
On another note our celebrated birthday girl is having another party very soon on Nov 10th(y)

msmoxie

10-30-2007, 04:37 AM

no need to thank me.
and certainly no kissing.
not even the fake air kiss kind.

my cooties may not be so well mannered or contained as 1,S1's.
it seems they may have paid a visit to said sophisticate.
the boisterous lil buggers.

:| slap a biohazard sticker on my forehead and call me typhoidmoxie.

*but we only went to a movie*
*and i really do have good cootie hygeine*

((((((((((sad sigh))))))))))

good luck with the nohousekeep thing.
sometimes lounging is so much more fulfilling.
other times cleaning is. but i get it.
i love tidy and clean when i return from travelling.
betcha *former downstairs neighbor* could hook you up.

so whoville, the motto for today is this:
contain your cooties.
and perhaps, shoot, rather than snort.
(but only about 5% of folks who snort get sick)
(and the shot will. not. make.you.sick. it's dead. dead, i tell you.)

this message in part paid by the cdc.;)

--typhoidmox

I'm sure your cooties are well mannered 1,S1 :)

msmoxie ~ I am, for the first time in my whole-needle-o-phobic life, actually looking forward to getting a shot (/ as an alternative to snorting active germs). I'm not sure if I should thank you or not, ......... but I'm definitely not kissing you!!! :|

edited to add::

... I am so not cleaning my flat right now.... and this is *the only* brief window in time when i coulda/shoulda been vaccuuming ... i need a housekeep, stat ....

musicfemme

10-30-2007, 05:30 AM

I had no idea a person could even snort live flu bugs. I started by reading moxie's post about the values of snorting vs. shooting and I must admit I thought perhaps the conversation in here had taken a far, far different turn. But then I went back a few posts and am all caught up. (y)

Lady C Sparkle

10-30-2007, 06:34 AM

typhoidmoxie <------- :D:D:D

rest up Lovely!

i have texted 'M.' formerly of downstairs to get the number of her cleaning contact.
i would be ever-so pleased and relieved if i could just get someone in for an hour a week to do my floors!

musicfemme ~ i *know*, right! snort, shoot, whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
which thread are we in? (in fact what year is this????)

Sophisticated1

10-30-2007, 10:13 AM

LOL Right! If msmoxie was actually talking about shooting and snorting anything OTHER than live or dead bugs (which just saying it that way is a thing that makes you go Eeeeeeeew!)... I would have to immediately start looking around for the empty pod from which the alien mox would have sprung!!!:|:|

Mox, Im not sure your cootie were as vigorous as we may have thought... I seem to be feeling better today... yay! :) ....huh... Gee, generally I don't like being around weakness of any sort.... but, I guess when it comes to cooties... I'll take the weak ass ones over the bold strong ones any day.:D

1,S1

Taking a chance

10-30-2007, 03:44 PM

It was an orderly party even though it was held on "LOUDVILLE" road in Easthampton, drunken bacchanalia did not make an appearance as a guest.
(h)
On another note our celebrated birthday girl is having another party very soon on Nov 10th(y)

I'm going to New York that day to have lunch with my mother to celebrate her 73rd birthday with all you can eat Japanese food where we are often the only Anglos. It is Sushipalooza.

Taking a chance

11-01-2007, 03:56 PM

Oh god, someone else post something. Anything. :|

musicfemme

11-01-2007, 04:46 PM

Anything.......

unndunn

11-01-2007, 05:39 PM

something.

cicibird

11-01-2007, 07:03 PM

anything. and something. oh yes.

Taking a chance

11-01-2007, 07:14 PM

Anything.......

something.

anything. and something. oh yes.

smart *sses ;)

Where do you live, Miss Bird? Have we met before? (&)

JesterButch

11-01-2007, 07:17 PM

here, I'll post a repost reminder (k)
Come to Yellow Sofa 24 Main Street and hear me sing and play the Kazoo :s
my friend Becky plays the bongo and my son she plays a mean electric guitar (8)
Ok, now it's time for ice cream cake (^)(c)(^)

Taking a chance

11-01-2007, 07:18 PM

JesterButch

11-01-2007, 07:27 PM

We play 8ish to 10:30ish

and by the way, don't forget to turn your clocks back (o)

msmoxie

11-01-2007, 08:34 PM

wha???
time to turn the clocks back?
already?

must. get. out. more.

(here's something for you, chancie.)

cicibird

11-01-2007, 09:45 PM

Have we met before? (&)

I don't believe so.

unndunn

11-01-2007, 10:18 PM

smart *sses ;)

LOL thanks Chancie, I resemble that remark.

:D Unn

Taking a chance

11-02-2007, 08:13 AM

smart *sses ;)

<snip>

LOL thanks Chancie, I resemble that remark.

:D Unn

You resemble a what? :P

Taking a chance

11-02-2007, 08:14 AM

wha???
time to turn the clocks back?
already?

must. get. out. more.

(here's something for you, chancie.)

I called in sick to make up for that lost hour. :|

msmoxie

11-02-2007, 09:46 AM

but. but.but.
(note to self--don't rely on b-f for RL news)
daylight savings happens on sundays.
today is friday.
yesterday was thursday.

i am oriented to person place and time.
and bush is still president.
the war is still happening.
i love my gf.
she loves me.
i love my friends.
the world is turning.
i do not snort or shoot or otherwise utilize mind altering substances
(last night's glass of petite syrah and the occasional martini notwithstanding)
i have not been abducted by aliens.

have i?

perhaps i should open a newspaper.

i am bewildered. 8-)
(note to self--read note to self above.)

I called in sick to make up for that lost hour. :|

cicibird

11-02-2007, 09:55 AM

Don't worry Ms. Moxie, daylight savings ends on sunday at 2am (at 2am the clocks will be set back to 1am). Spring ahead, fall back... we gain an hour! It'll be ok.

Taking a chance

11-02-2007, 10:01 AM

Don't worry Ms. Moxie, daylight savings ends on sunday at 2am (at 2am the clocks will be set back to 1am). Spring ahead, fall back... we gain an hour! It'll be ok.

Oh shoot, I called in sick for nothing. +o(

There's no way I'll ever get back the time I wasted asking kids to stop twirling rulers on their pencils.

Taking a chance

11-02-2007, 10:03 AM

msmoxie

11-02-2007, 10:05 AM

yay. i feel so much better now.

thanks cici and chancie.

unndunn

11-02-2007, 10:06 AM

You resemble a what? :P

a very smart ( )( )

msmoxie

11-02-2007, 10:07 AM

sweetie. you've not seen the size of my wine glasses.

yes. size matters.;)

Please pass the syrah. I'll take two; they're small. (d)

Taking a chance

11-02-2007, 02:57 PM

sweetie. you've not seen the size of my wine glasses.

yes. size matters.;)

But you said they were petite. (d)

I don't even know what syrah is like. (^)

msmoxie

11-02-2007, 03:12 PM

que syrah syrah, whatever will be, will be....

But you said they were petite. (d)

I don't even know what syrah is like. (^)

syrah is rather like shiraz--red, bold, and full bodied.
(kinda like some femmes!)
don't know why they call it petite.

any sommeliers around?

i am having a hard time being productive today.
*sigh*

but i've got some good cookin' on the stove.:D

Taking a chance

11-02-2007, 03:22 PM

que syrah syrah, whatever will be, will be....

syrah is rather like shiraz--red, bold, and full bodied.
(kinda like some femmes!)
don't know why they call it petite.

any sommeliers around?

i am having a hard time being productive today.
*sigh*

but i've got some good cookin' on the stove.:D

:-* I was imagining something much more syrup-y than wine, based completely on the sound of the word.

I love how you wrote something before and after the quote. I like a stylish post. (p)

What are you cooking? Is it beef stew? (c)

cicibird

11-02-2007, 05:13 PM

Event at UMass:

S. Bear Bergman, "Writing About Gender" Workshop
Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., Stonewall Center
Free and open to the public

Taking a chance

11-04-2007, 12:59 PM

This (http://www.rmichelson.com/Artist_Pages/Nimoy/pages/Nimoy%20Gallery.htm)was fabulous and so was the sushi.

Are Jester and Natural Butch still nameless? (8)

Lady C Sparkle

11-05-2007, 12:27 PM

Helloooooo Noho .....& all who sail in her!

(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)

drvnsnow

11-05-2007, 01:12 PM

Just wanted to spread the word about something I just found out is happening in NYC/Manhattan in early March of next year - a queer/trans edition of The Vagina Monologues! (I could just scream!)

Here's the MySpace site for more info (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=272698454). They are also looking for performers and one of the organizers mentioned older butches and femmes, specifically. They are really trying to make sure there is a broad spectrum of queer/trans representation.

I'm off to post in the NY thread now...

Lady C Sparkle

11-05-2007, 02:34 PM

Helloooooo Lovely drvnsnow!

Twas absolutely fantastic to see you & Bruno on Saturday!

(l)

Taking a chance

11-05-2007, 04:47 PM

Good Evening, Northampton!

While it was lovely to leave for work in the light, it was tragic to return home in the dark.

Does anyone else feel that way?

drvnsnow

11-05-2007, 04:55 PM

Helloooooo Lovely drvnsnow!

Twas absolutely fantastic to see you & Bruno on Saturday!

(l)

Right back at you! We had fun visiting and want to do it again soon.

msmoxie

11-06-2007, 12:18 PM

yes. i agree.
baby, it's DARK outside.
and i know what the hell day and time it is.
*sheesh* finally.

and i was drinking the wine, not cooking with it. i was making some kind of chicken/eggplant/pinenut/goat cheese yumminess. not quite as good as the other day's chicken/balsamic reduction/raspberry/mustrad/goat cheese conconction. i love to cook, but make shit up. no recipes, and no beef stew. i'm off beef...the taste, and looking toward being more ethical in my dietary habits.
of course, that means, i might have go back to nail biting.
at least i know where they come from, where they've been, what's on them, and (ahem) how often they are sanitized.

they must have some kind of nutritional value.
right?

happy day to everyone!
kisses.

Good Evening, Northampton!

While it was lovely to leave for work in the light, it was tragic to return home in the dark.

Does anyone else feel that way?

Taking a chance

11-06-2007, 03:25 PM

Was there a tornado in Franklin County? I ate a very early dinner at the Wagon Wheel in Gill (raise your hand if you've ever been in Gill) and when I was driving home, it was like the Wicked Witch of the East was wending her way home in the southern sky.

My landlord fixed my stove today, and I melted my poor rice cooker on Saturday, so last night I made dinner in my crock pot and just threw the rice noodles the hell in there, praying they would be cooked.

Now I can go back to bemoaning the lack of a beau for whom to prepare dinner rather than the lack of oven and stove top with which to cook dinner.

Please pass the chicken. (au)

Lady C Sparkle

11-06-2007, 03:33 PM

Was there a tornado in Franklin County? I ate a very early dinner at the Wagon Wheel in Gill (raise your hand if you've ever been in Gill) and when I was driving home, it was like the Wicked Witch of the East was wending her way home in the southern sky.

/snip

I've been to Gill! Me Me! (x)

And I thought the same thing...about the sky looking Tornado-like tonight...
as I was driving home the horizon was all aglow: orange and pink and pretty with the mountains in silhouette...and then as I was driving over the hills towards the river the clouds were all twisty and black and seemed to be nearly touching the ground :|

Butch4Harley

11-06-2007, 04:24 PM

Hey all,

I recently moved to the area and am looking for a bit of community. Love to get to know people up here and maybe have some fun to boot. I have actually been to Gill as well. Plus I think I got some pictures of the wild weather that was this afternoon. I wish you all well.

Quinn(pi)

Butch4Harley

11-06-2007, 04:41 PM

Driven through Gill with my mostly girlfriend on our way to Boston. Thank you for the welcome!

Taking a chance

11-06-2007, 04:48 PM

Oh hi, B4H! Welcome to the area. What the heck were you doing in Gill? (au)

(8) Miss Carey Carey, Bo Barey, Banana-fana, Fo Farey, Me My Mo Marry, Miss Carey

(8) Moxie, Moxie, Bo Boxie, Banana Fana, Fo Foxie, Me My Mo Moxie, Miss Moxie

Who else dares . . . ;)

Sophisticated1

11-06-2007, 09:21 PM

Hello Northamptonites and close-by--o-nites.

Did we all vote today ?..... Hummmm? I see that voter turnout was 39 percent, 7,248 out of 18,516 registered voters. Pitiful when you think about it. Everybody always gets all worked up over presidential elections when the local elections actually have a much greater affect on what happens in our lives.

Anyway, Mayor Higgins is still Mayor Higgins.

Lady C Sparkle lovely to spend time with you and you know who. :) (b) Slainte to good food and good company!

Take care all,

1,S1

Sophisticated1

11-06-2007, 09:23 PM

Welcome aboard Butch4Harley

1,S1

drvnsnow

11-07-2007, 04:48 AM

Not only have I been to Gill, but I've been to the Wagon Wheel as well. Good chow! I thought it was seasonal though?

Both Bruno and I worked well past dark on the NY side of VT and missed all the lovely sunset action. Although we did get a bit of hail (brief, weird rock-salt-like, out of nowhere) in the mid-afternoon near Burlington.

musicfemme

11-07-2007, 03:06 PM

Driven through Gill with my mostly girlfriend on our way to Boston. Thank you for the welcome!

Why is she only *mostly* your girlfriend? :|

Taking a chance

11-07-2007, 03:11 PM

msmoxie

11-07-2007, 07:23 PM

*whoosh*
finally back home from a day 0.5 in boston.
how do y'all do it, who go in and out of boston or travel for work, on a regular basis?

yikes, i can't believe i *ever* lived in boston and loved every second of it.
i was totally white knucked driving back til i was safely on the pike.
i musta been 20 then--before i realized i was mortal, and neurotic.
glad i stayed the night in the fancyhotel with the fancypricetag.
even if i *did* hear every surrounding snore, sexual release, and (ahem) flush from the very thin walls.

oh. my.

hope they had a good time.
i got nothing out of it, i must say.

i *hate* work travel. even in a 2 hour radius!!!!

welcome to the area, B4H.
lady C--i second that emotion.

--mox

drvnsnow

11-08-2007, 04:46 AM

Burlington? Off 89? That's how far up you live? :|

Oh no, that's where we were working that day. We're closer to Brattleboro.

unndunn

11-09-2007, 12:36 PM

Just a reminder that we are having an event in Wallingford, CT at the Gouveia Vineyards and Winery tomorrow. There's no need to sign up, etc. Just show up and look for the group of butches and femmes. Or, walk around saying "unndunn?...unndunn?...is unndunn in the house?" and I will answer. :)
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Saturday, November 10th at 2pm
at Gouveia Vineyards in Wallingford, CT
link with directions: Gouveia Vineyards (http://www.gouveiavineyards.com/hours_directions.php)

1339 Whirlwind Hill Rd
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 265-5526

we thought it would be nice to have a relaxing afternoon in this beautiful winery. It's a great place to hang out with friends, and is fun whether you drink wine or not. They don't sell food there, but do allow visitors to bring picnic baskets and any type of food they want. They also sell soda and bottled water. We will have some snacks as well as some board games for those interested.

also, it's fine to bring friends, but this really isn't the place for children

please let us know if you are interested and we can help to arrange transportation. For those of you from out of town, or without cars, we can plan it out and pick you up from the train station in New Haven. MetroNorth from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven, CT is less than $30 round trip and takes about 90 min.

Unndunn

teddybearbutch

11-09-2007, 03:22 PM

Sophisticated1

11-09-2007, 03:30 PM

:| ...:o.....SNOW? REALLY?? :D:D:D:D YAY!!!

nhplowboi

11-09-2007, 05:34 PM

Alright, friends are trying to drag me to Diva's soon. I perused their web site and saw photos of their "Country Hoe Down". Is this a regular event? I haven't done much two stepping since my 50th (ahem TAC, did you ever see the photos?) but I could be more easily persuaded if could wear my Stetson. Any info is appreciated. Thanks.

Lady C Sparkle

11-09-2007, 05:42 PM

***i've come in to squint & scowl at all you snow-lover/wisher people***

*squint, squint, scowl, scowl*

Sophisticated1

11-09-2007, 06:10 PM

***i've come in to squint & scowl at all you snow-lover/wisher people***

*squint, squint, scowl, scowl*

:| LOL hey now.... 8-) ah.... don't. ...um..d-d-d-don't squint and scowl too much there Miss, ... you, you could scare a boi!

1, S1;)

teddybearbutch

11-09-2007, 07:00 PM

***i've come in to squint & scowl at all you snow-lover/wisher people***

*squint, squint, scowl, scowl*

even squinting and scowling ya cute

hope ya having a great day birthday twin
teddy

p.s. the snow will b gone by sun :D

OutlawDaddy

11-10-2007, 05:57 AM

The sun is up...but I'm still trying to forget what I saw...even when I close my eyes real tight...the snow is still there!:s

On a different note, the weather should make for an even more interesting game today at Williams College.

ESPN began its "College GameDay" coverage yesterday and...
The show will air from a division III school for the first time.
Info on the rivalry...Ephs, Lord Jeffs through the years...
here: (http://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/ci_7425028)

OD

On a different note...I hope this issue has been resolved prior to the national media attention
Williams College (http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391468?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com)
Campus menaced by human waste
(http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391468?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com) Students, clean-up crews deal with 'reprehensible' public defecation (http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391468?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com)

and I hope it doesn't have anything to do with this article posted on the same day...opposite the above referenced menacing

In Williamstown
A green farm goes purple: Over the past five years, Williams College has become the Stinsons' single biggest customer, buying over half their annual crop of spinach, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, squash and cherry tomatoes.
(http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391469?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com)

Sophisticated1

11-10-2007, 08:51 AM

[QUOTE=OutlawDaddy;2644286]The sun is up...but I'm still trying to forget what I saw...even when I close my eyes real tight...the snow is still there!:s

On a different note, the weather should make for an even more interesting game today at Williams College.

On a different note...I hope this issue has been resolved prior to the national media attention
Williams College (http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391468?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com)
Campus menaced by human waste
(http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391468?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com) [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Students, clean-up crews deal with 'reprehensible' public defecation (http://www.berkshireeagle.com/search/ci_7391468?IADID=Search-www.berkshireeagle.com-www.berkshireeagle.com)

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Hey Outlaw,

You have snow???? I have yet to spot even a flake! :-* I have also been trying to practice keeping my public snow delight at a minimum lest the good Lady Sparkle thump me about the head while mumbling things about coats, and shoes.

8-)Game....game.... OH Is this that game with the helmets and shoulder pads and all the running back and forth?? ;)

:|:| "Public defication" now there are definitely two words that should never, ever be together in a sentence.:|:|

I... I just don't know what to say. Reading the (rather poorly wrtten) article a few things made me chuckle. The first was this sentence:
"Taken together, the defecations, urination and vomit have become a nuisance." Yes, I guess if you want to put it lightly.

I also enjoyed that an article of this topic was written around a big picture of Don Imus...talk about public defication! lol

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

11-10-2007, 10:06 AM

(x)(x)(x) * ~ * ~ * If a single flake fell, I did not see it * ~ * ~ * ~ (x)(x)(x)

*******************************************************

...my williams college story...

once upon a very loooooong time ago,

back in my wild collegiate lesbian avenger days,

my friend and i very nearly burnt down the beautifully quaint victorian
(in which the queer-student groups of williams are housed)
~ whilst teaching gorgeous williams-dykes to eat fire!

:o + :$ + :D

lucidflame

11-10-2007, 10:52 AM

<:o)Man oh man, I have some Williams stories, too! I went to the girls school up the street.
Can't say I was involved in starting any material plane fires though-
you folks know how to party!

Stone_to_bone

11-11-2007, 08:00 AM

Coming up for air and wonder how everybody's been?

ANd how is it that reading this from the bottom up (I know, weirdo), not able to see the name of who was writing, I STILL knew it was Lady CS? ;)

(x)(x)(x) * ~ * ~ * If a single flake fell, I did not see it * ~ * ~ * ~ (x)(x)(x)

*******************************************************

...my williams college story...

once upon a very loooooong time ago,

back in my wild collegiate lesbian avenger days,

my friend and i very nearly burnt down the beautifully quaint victorian
(in which the queer-student groups of williams are housed)
~ whilst teaching gorgeous williams-dykes to eat fire!

:o + :$ + :D

Taking a chance

11-11-2007, 08:04 AM

Lady C Sparkle

11-11-2007, 08:26 AM

Coming up for air and wonder how everybody's been?

ANd how is it that reading this from the bottom up (I know, weirdo), not able to see the name of who was writing, I STILL knew it was Lady CS? ;)

tee-hee! :)

that may *or may not* mean my reputation proceeds me.

And Hellooooo! Nice to see you here Mr.Bone!

Fire eating :|

Is that what the young folk are calling it these days?

We are talking ancient over-a-decade-ago history, ChancieFancyPants

...when I was a fledgling BabyDykeFemme...

My naughty friend G. and I, (public univ. attendees), took it upon ourselves to tour some of our fine liberal-arts-college-establishments as Radical Activism Emissaries.

Selfless, we were, in our pursuit of passing on the Avenger baton. (a)

Butch4Harley

11-11-2007, 01:05 PM

Sorry for taking so long to get back on and to answer questions. Sophisticated...she was my mostly girlfriend because we where basically in an open relationship with no boundries. Now though we have decided to become a true couple, though we are keeping it open.

Blavatsky

11-11-2007, 07:12 PM

Damn. It's freakin' cold...
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

msmoxie

11-12-2007, 04:48 AM

**ahhhh--i just love your inner renegade-activisty self, milady.**

and in other news--MR BONE! how lovely to see you again. hope all is well.

xx mox

(x)(x)(x) * ~ * ~ * If a single flake fell, I did not see it * ~ * ~ * ~ (x)(x)(x)

*******************************************************

...my williams college story...

once upon a very loooooong time ago,

back in my wild collegiate lesbian avenger days,

my friend and i very nearly burnt down the beautifully quaint victorian
(in which the queer-student groups of williams are housed)
~ whilst teaching gorgeous williams-dykes to eat fire!

:o + :$ + :D

Stone_to_bone

11-14-2007, 08:21 PM

All is indeed well, thank you for asking mizmox, and I hope you and your beau are well.

I was so happy that it was warmish today. A few days with frost in the morning was enough for me...

So Totally Bored with winter already

cicibird

11-14-2007, 09:54 PM

But STB, winter means SNOW! Snow is never boring!

<insert snow dance here>

miss robin

11-15-2007, 05:09 AM

Anyone going to the Pride Fundraiser tomorrow night at the Log Cabin? (I can't help but associate that name with gay republicans). So Totally Bored and I will be there.

Miss Robin

Lady C Sparkle

11-15-2007, 05:47 PM

Helllllloooo Noho!! waving to you from the pacific...

I've spent an exorbitant amount of time in SoCal traffic this week (not my favourite place in the whole wide world) but the weather sure is grand!!! and the sunsets magnificent!!!

And I've seen the s*ow-word forecast for Western Mass tomorrow and over the weekend...I can't say I'll be sorry to miss that 8o| meh. winter. meh.

Hope you're all well! *air-kisses*

Stone_to_bone

11-15-2007, 07:29 PM

(p)(l)(ip)
But STB, winter means SNOW! Snow is never boring!

<insert snow dance here>

Oh cici.

I love the snow when it feels magical to me(the first snowfall and the first month of winter nights when there's the flurry of late night snow under streetlights on silent streets and it makes that funky scrunching noise under one's boots) but by around the first ofthe year I begin to fantasize about moving to somewhere hot and coastal. I'm not so into the snow, maybe I should have a first snow party since I completely didn't have the Last BBQ Party I promised.(pi)(pi)(b)

STB

Taking a chance

11-15-2007, 07:31 PM

Blavatsky

11-15-2007, 07:50 PM

(p)(l)(ip)

Oh cici.

I love the snow when it feels magical to me(the first snowfall and the first month of winter nights when there's the flurry of late night snow under streetlights on silent streets and it makes that funky scrunching noise under one's boots) but by around the first ofthe year I begin to fantasize about moving to somewhere hot and coastal. I'm not so into the snow, maybe I should have a first snow party since I completely didn't have the Last BBQ Party I promised.(pi)(pi)(b)

STB

I was dreading winter too - as I do every year- but now that I threw $500.oo at my winter car, and am ready for driving through snow storms at night, and also realize that December, January, Feb. and March- Only four months of winter this year!- I am almost longing for the magical landscape of winter white. I can hear the snow fall, it is so quiet where I live- nothing but the sound of crystals falling. I love the pronounced sensations of the extreme New England seasons. The smell of woodstoves. The animal tracks patterned in the snow. The blurring of landscape in a sea of white. The moon on the snow. The freshness of cold. The way my neighbors check on each other. Hot chocolate.
Bring it on.

Stone_to_bone

11-15-2007, 08:37 PM

Blav

Maybe I could donate my dose of winter to you.

STB

I was dreading winter too - as I do every year- but now that I threw $500.oo at my winter car, and am ready for driving through snow storms at night, and also realize that December, January, Feb. and March- Only four months of winter this year!- I am almost longing for the magical landscape of winter white. I can hear the snow fall, it is so quiet where I live- nothing but the sound of crystals falling. I love the pronounced sensations of the extreme New England seasons. The smell of woodstoves. The animal tracks patterned in the snow. The blurring of landscape in a sea of white. The moon on the snow. The freshness of cold. The way my neighbors check on each other. Hot chocolate.
Bring it on.

miss robin

11-15-2007, 08:48 PM

I was dreading winter too - as I do every year- but now that I threw $500.oo at my winter car, and am ready for driving through snow storms at night, and also realize that December, January, Feb. and March- Only four months of winter this year!- I am almost longing for the magical landscape of winter white. I can hear the snow fall, it is so quiet where I live- nothing but the sound of crystals falling. I love the pronounced sensations of the extreme New England seasons. The smell of woodstoves. The animal tracks patterned in the snow. The blurring of landscape in a sea of white. The moon on the snow. The freshness of cold. The way my neighbors check on each other. Hot chocolate.
Bring it on.

Why don't you stop throwing money at cars, Blav (weird thing to do) and come to the Dance Party fundraiser tomorrow night.

You all sound like such New Englanders discussing the weather. |-) Can't we talk about shoes or lipstick cases or other important things?

StB (is that like a transitioning identity?) why don't you have a bbq anyway?

Miss Robin

Blavatsky

11-15-2007, 09:09 PM

Can't we talk about shoes or lipstick cases or other important things?

De Nile = river
Ms. Robin, you know soon enough you will be checkin' that weather daily youself, par for the course in Western Mass. LOL. And as you must know, I am ALWAYS willing to discuss shoes, even while stranded in a snowbank, Hahaha!
How are you these days anyway? Happy and well I hope! I likes me some Ms.Robin.
(Don't you just hate when peeps say "I likes me some..whatever?)
P.S.Working tommorrow night, and for the next 11 evenings- ack!

Stone_to_bone

11-15-2007, 09:24 PM

Why don't you stop throwing money at cars, Blav (weird thing to do) and come to the Dance Party fundraiser tomorrow night.

You all sound like such New Englanders discussing the weather. |-) Can't we talk about shoes or lipstick cases or other important things?

StB (is that like a transitioning identity?) why don't you have a bbq anyway?

Miss Robin

What, did you just meet me this afternoon? Yeah, I'm transitioning from a Stone to a Bone.
On that nasty note, I have to get outta here and go to sleep
STB

Blavatsky

11-15-2007, 09:38 PM

What, did you just meet me this afternoon? Yeah, I'm transitioning from a Stone to a Bone.
On that nasty note, I have to get outta here and go to sleep
STB

I can't believe I'm saying this, but yes, I guess you may donate your dose of winter to me (only 4 months, right?)
hahaha.
Re: nasty. No Nasty! We just want our promised BBQ!!!
Rest well...

cicibird

11-15-2007, 09:55 PM

Sweetstonefemme

11-16-2007, 09:21 AM

Oh so do I...its wonderful. On another subject....I have moved here and am so lonley am missing my friends badly, I need to make new ones....any takers lol...
The snow smell is one of my favorites... I like the crunching sound too and stepping on frozen puddles.

chewy_76

11-16-2007, 09:54 AM

I'm giving away my dose of winter also. I'll take hot and humid over freezing and snowy. Although... the snow is very beautiful after a blustery storm.

The Back of My Headboard (http://chewy-myblog.blogspot.com)

miss robin

11-16-2007, 10:07 AM

Oh so do I...its wonderful. On another subject....I have moved here and am so lonley am missing my friends badly, I need to make new ones....any takers lol...

Sweet, you should go to the Log Cabin tonight for the Pride fundraiser dance. You'll meet butches and femmes. Look for me if you go. I think I'll be wearing a black dress with shiny red shoes and my head looks like
<------------------------------that.

De Nile = river
Ms. Robin, you know soon enough you will be checkin' that weather daily youself, par for the course in Western Mass. LOL. And as you must know, I am ALWAYS willing to discuss shoes, even while stranded in a snowbank, Hahaha!
How are you these days anyway? Happy and well I hope! I likes me some Ms.Robin.
(Don't you just hate when peeps say "I likes me some..whatever?)
P.S.Working tommorrow night, and for the next 11 evenings- ack!

Ha ha! You're right. I bottom to weather. There are other New Englandisms that I can't stand. How about "gone missing" or "down cellar." And I do remember you have the Feet thread, hence you would be willing to discuss shoes. I have to check out that thread.

Miss Robin

Lady C Sparkle

11-16-2007, 06:42 PM

funfunfun in the eva lovely LAX.....anxiously & impatiently anticipating my already delayed flight to Denver

chewy ~ I like the conte crayon figure drawing a lot! do you exhibit in the area?
do you sell?

mlle. ~ have fun at the event tonight! I'm missing all the local events this season, it seems. when is the next women's fund event???

sweetstonefemme ~ send me a PM, we can meet up for a coffee when I'm in town! hopefully i can help connect you up to some people! being new to the area (or re-new to the area) can be tough - i know all too well!

all ye snow lovers ~.
(sticking my tongue out at each of you.)
i agree it is pretty for a moment.
it also severely limits my footwear choices.

chancie-fancy-pants ~ nope, not last week. this week.
and thankfully this week is drawing close. i do not (l) LA.
have a brill time in the PDX and please convey a gazillion kisses to Juney and her Barbies from me!

Blavatsky

11-16-2007, 09:39 PM

all ye snow lovers ~.
(sticking my tongue out at each of you.)
i agree it is pretty for a moment.
it also severely limits my footwear choices.

"for a moment" Haha!
It's snowing here right now......

cicibird

11-17-2007, 12:12 AM

ok, ok... I take some of it back. Winter is still fabulous, but only when there are a. storm windows and b. working radiators involved.

-Cici who is shivering and cannot fall asleep.

drvnsnow

11-17-2007, 06:00 AM

Well Lady C, I agree that it does severely limit our footwear options, but I'm okay with it because I love the snow that much (go on, gimme the face!). I do my best to find cute snow boots instead of just the utilitarian options...

chewy_76

11-17-2007, 06:11 AM

chewy ~ I like the conte crayon figure drawing a lot! do you exhibit in the area?
do you sell?

Lady C,
Thanks for checking out my blog. I started painting again last March, it's been about 18 years since I've pick up a brush. I'm presently building up a body of work and figuring out my subject matter and working on technique. That drawing is from my college days.

The Back of My Headboard (http://chewy-myblog.blogspot.com)

Taking a chance

11-17-2007, 06:38 AM

Miss Sparkle, I hope the rest of your trip gets better and better. (ap)

There is no snow in Franklin County, though there is the chill. (c)

I hope everyone's weekend is cozy and warm. (um)

Sophisticated1

11-19-2007, 10:13 AM

Report from the M.I.A. S1

Hello all you Northamptonites, old guard, visitors and newbies….

Just back from birthday week which culminated in a weekend in NYC. Stayed in Mid town, went the Metropolitan Museum of Art and saw Le nozze di Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera. – Fantastic!!

Had some wonderful meals, walked all over town, spontaneously danced with msmoxie in a big open court yard, (at her request no less!!:o) browsed in the other “museums” on 5 th Ave. you know, … like, the Cartier museum. ;)

(*)(*)(*)(*)The museums, music, theaters, food: OMG great fabulous fun! Have to return for more, and soon!!!:D:D:D

(n)(n)(n)The rabid materialism, gluttony, and greed and the insipid importance placed on luxury and shiny baubles over intellect and humanity I could totally do without. It made me feel 1.+o( and 2. Abundantly happy to have no need for such trappings and genuinely wealthy to be surrounded by great friends and the realities of the natural world.:)

STB – Nice to see you posting!! We should “do lunch.” I have a funny “what happened at the Opera” story for you.

Lady CS – It hasn’t snowed yet… deep breaths…. Spring and summer will arrive in about 4 months.

Happy Monday all

1, S1

msmoxie

11-19-2007, 05:55 PM

(pout!)
I just lost my post!
take two:

wwwwhhheeeee!
we're back from a whirlwind weekend of citified fun!
OMG it was all totally amazing. the met (both) were so wonderful and we have a romantic date planned for our next visit at the museum for high tea or cocktails at the piano bar on the mezzanine. and I gotta say, Tiffany's is like Big Lots compared to Cartier! we met a lovely woman from SF who joined us at the hotel lounge, saying, "excuse me, but i think we're family..." and we also met a few crazies, a loud and angry homophobic idiot on a cellphone, an over the top flirtatious hat saleswoman (and not with the would-be-buyer, which of course, would me MOI) and a sweet little old lady in a restroom.

or at least, 1,S1 met those last two. ;)
i'll never look at a fedora without giggling again.

hello and welcome to chewy and sweetstonefemme (SSF, see below)
ladycs--hope your trip back towards this coast is going well. a recap is in order on your return!
miss robin--hope the log cabin event was fun!

Lady and Miss--I think the next WF For the Love of Women dance is in Feb again.

to anyone interested--they are calling for volunteers for all kinds of activities.
SSF--if you like, it's a great way to meet people, and be part of a big event that's all for and by lesbians (of all identities--even bones, I am sure! ) I can put you in touch with the coordinators. PM me FMI.

BRR! it's cold. I had to say something about the weather, after all.
perhaps I should turn on my heat.

(k)mox

Lady C Sparkle

11-19-2007, 06:17 PM

myfoxxiemsmoxie & 1,S1 ~ I want to hear all of the weekends-long-stories!
...especially the parts about the hats and the diamonds!

i'm back: exhausted & freeeeeeeezing & in my jim-jams at a quarter-past-eight! :) yay!
maybe sometime this weekend for a recap? do you have to work the holidays mm?

drvnsnow ~ please tell me if you find a pair of really cute snow boots!

Ooo & ChancieFancyPantz ~ safe travels and happy holidays! give La'Mince-tressExtraordinaire a kiss from moi! x

msmoxie

11-19-2007, 07:11 PM

LCS--Stories will follow, yes, indeed! And goofy pictures from my cell-cam, eeep--we both left our real cameras at home. I do work T-day and the day after but am free the weekend. We'll cath up then perhaps.

I made a ton of soup today, YUM. That's the nice thing about cold weather. SOUP.

Maybe I'll have a soup-in. But first, I have to finish the remodel before my home is presentable to anyone but my closest folks who love me even without outlet covers.

xx mox

xx

myfoxxiemsmoxie & 1,S1 ~ I want to hear all of the weekends-long-stories!
...especially the parts about the hats and the diamonds!

i'm back: exhausted & freeeeeeeezing & in my jim-jams at a quarter-past-eight! :) yay!
maybe sometime this weekend for a recap? do you have to work the holidays mm?

drvnsnow ~ please tell me if you find a pair of really cute snow boots!

Ooo & ChancieFancyPantz ~ safe travels and happy holidays! give La'Mince-tressExtraordinaire a kiss from moi! x

Lady C Sparkle

11-19-2007, 07:16 PM

But first, I have to finish the remodel before my home is presentable to anyone but my closest folks who love me even without outlet covers.

xx mox

xx

i (l)(l)(l) you sans outlet covers (l)

msmoxie

11-19-2007, 07:26 PM

i know. that's why you're one of my closest--you're a scarce bunch!
you can see me and my house in disarray!

i (l)(l)(l) you sans outlet covers (l)

Lady C Sparkle

11-20-2007, 05:25 AM

it has happened....:'(

it is snowing.

miss robin

11-20-2007, 05:42 AM

it has happened....:'(
it is snowing.

Wah! x 100 :'(:'(:'( I was just standing outside in my nightgown with the poodles, snow falling into my (c).

(pout!)
miss robin--hope the log cabin event was fun!

Lady and Miss--I think the next WF For the Love of Women dance is in Feb again.

to anyone interested--they are calling for volunteers for all kinds of activities.
SSF--if you like, it's a great way to meet people, and be part of a big event that's all for and by lesbians (of all identities--even bones, I am sure! ) I can put you in touch with the coordinators. PM me FMI.

Ms Moxie, it sounds like you and 1, S1 had a wonderful time! ("Cartier Museum" -- you make me laugh, S1) The dance was a crashing bore. What is with the lesbian population here?

I'm looking forward to the Love of Women dance. Maybe I should volunteer. I need to meet people locally. I'm PM you for info.

I made a ton of soup today, YUM. That's the nice thing about cold weather. SOUP.

Do you puree soup in a food processor? I've been looking for a hand blender (on sale) for that purpose. I wonder if they work well?

Miss Robin

msmoxie

11-20-2007, 07:25 AM

Miss Robin--I'll be happy to get you the info re: the FTLW--but it seems i deleted the email so it will take a bit of dredging up!

i have a hand blender and i love it. one of the best purchases i ever made. it's my second one, and i far prefer it to my original. it's a farberware and the blending part detaches for easier cleaning and comes with attachments.
accesories are always a good thing for a girl, don't you know. ;)

i never follow recipes, i just make them up, so i dunno if i can ever duplicate this masterpiece. (ahem. if i do say so myself.) various squash, roasted pepitas, onion, garlic, broth, potato, parsnip, carrot, celery, cumin, thyme, nutmeg, cayenne, sherry...simmered and pureed with cream and more broth. and then i made a standard old fashioned chicken soup--no blending. (and the cream is fat free half and half and the butter for sauteeing first actually is smart balance, so it's better for you than it could be!)

when i put my humpty dumpty home back together again i'll have a soup-in--way better than a cookie exchange, right?!

YAY!!! it's the first magical snow of the year!!!!!!! i love it!!!!
but it seems there are lots of accidents on the road already! eeep.
i've not been called to go into work, so that must mean all my colleagues who would normally call out decided to brave it. yay.

which reminds me, mr bone--got any leads on snow tire deals for a subaru?
and did my friends ever call you about their hybrid highlander -vs- lexus SUV?
(pshaw--i want her to get a prius. just sayin', but *he* thinks *she* should get something fancy and big to speak to her professional success. *eyeroll*)
i don't have a fireplace so santa can't bring the tires to me through my chimney, so if you have any tips for me i'd be ever so grateful.
your wing is coming along quite nicely. when do you move in? ;)

happy day everyone!

lady c--no worries. i am sure you have divine snow-worthy boots, shiny and with pretty buckles or somesuch as befits your lasdyship. winter too shall pass, dearie.
eep! our workplace did not close, did it?! if so, i wish i had been called in!

Wah! x 100 :'(:'(:'( I was just standing outside in my nightgown with the poodles, snow falling into my (c).

Ms Moxie, it sounds like you and 1, S1 had a wonderful time! ("Cartier Museum" -- you make me laugh, S1) The dance was a crashing bore. What is with the lesbian population here?

I'm looking forward to the Love of Women dance. Maybe I should volunteer. I need to meet people locally. I'm PM you for info.

Do you puree soup in a food processor? I've been looking for a hand blender (on sale) for that purpose. I wonder if they work well?

Miss Robin

cicibird

11-20-2007, 07:38 AM

happy snow day, everyone!!!

Sophisticated1

11-20-2007, 08:07 AM

S1's morning:

|-)......"(o)"......:s.....(@) (@).....:|....:o...:D.....<:o)<:o)

Good thing it was just myself and the cat because I looked like a 5 year old running down my stairs yelling YAY!!!! Its snowing!!!! I need a happy dance icon.

Happy first snow of the year to everyone!.... Even they ones who are :'(. :-* there there, it will be okay
1, S1

musicfemme

11-20-2007, 10:36 AM

I am home sick today and only just bothered to look outside and see it had snowed. I missed it! :(

I don't have cute snow boots. I think my Femme Card may be in danger.

I'm thinking of making a cauliflower and black bean stew today. (i)

msmoxie

11-20-2007, 11:16 AM

*golly* i hope you feel better! soup cures all that ails.
your femme card is safe with me, i lack them too.
let's form a club and eschew (esshoe?) the "Standards."

I am home sick today and only just bothered to look outside and see it had snowed. I missed it! :(

I don't have cute snow boots. I think my Femme Card may be in danger.

I'm thinking of making a cauliflower and black bean stew today. (i)

musicfemme

11-20-2007, 12:23 PM

*golly* i hope you feel better! soup cures all that ails.
your femme card is safe with me, i lack them too.
let's form a club and eschew (esshoe?) the "Standards."

Yes, let's. My snow boots are from LL Bean and have "snow claws" on them. :D

I did make my stew and it came out lovely. Very nice to eat on a snow/sick day!

Lady C Sparkle

11-20-2007, 12:26 PM

Never fear darling Femme-sisters ~

I don't know if "cute snow boots" even exist!

(hence my request that should drvnsnow discover some she share her find)

I, in fact, have a pair of very un-cute, only moderately succesful at keeping my feet warm and dry, boots.

They are on my feet now.

:s --> :( --> :'( --> 8o| (<---phases of grief an un-cute footware hostage goes through)

musicfemme

11-20-2007, 12:35 PM

Holliday

11-20-2007, 02:28 PM

Well, if you don't even know where to find cute snow boots, the rest of us are surely in trouble. :o

I'm glad you are at least in touch with your feelings about being an un-cute footwear hostage. A lot of times I just opt to not leave the house until the snow thaws. It's not so much the boots, or even the cold, that gets me--it's not wanting to have to shovel out may car. Sometimes I think maybe I really will hibernate all winter to avoid the whole thing. Either that or hire a houseboi to do all my snow shoveling for me.

Let me add myself to the list of femmes in need of exciting bootage. Bootage? 8-) Today I didn't even need boots...I went to leave for a doctor's appointment and my car was gone. Apparently that 5'x4' patch of dirt down the street really is a driveway. :$ Oops and grrr. Officially marking the beginning of winter with a parking ticket and a tow truck bill!

I'm making myself feel better by putting up the Xmas decorations a few days early. <:o)

Holliday
xox

Sophisticated1

11-20-2007, 08:24 PM

Hey, Musicfemme, hope you feel better soon!

1,S1

Sophisticated1

11-20-2007, 08:28 PM

Holliday...yikes, your car was towed? Thats no fun!! Bad way to kick of winter. Sorry to hear that.

S1

Holliday

11-21-2007, 02:00 PM

Holliday...yikes, your car was towed? Thats no fun!! Bad way to kick of winter. Sorry to hear that.

S1

Yep. But after an hour or so of sulking, I decided that one tow in my six-ish years of living in the Valley isn't so bad. :)

Did anyone do the transgender day of remembrance? I wanted to go, but I had to deal with the damn car.

Happy early turkey day/tofurkey day/day of oppression to everyone!!

Holliday
xox

msmoxie

11-21-2007, 05:03 PM

Lady C Sparkle

11-22-2007, 08:56 AM

EEK! towtrucks and uncute boots and illness, oh my!
hoping everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow.
thanksgiving and easter are my favorite holidays--all history, religion, heritage and tradition aside, i see them as new beginnings of seasons and chapters of life, a chance to reflect on the seasons past and what/who really matters and celebrate that/them, and cook and eat with friends.

*pout* i am working and thus my celebration will be limited and small.

xx mox

Happy Day of Thanks, Noho-Lovelies!

i'm at the familial home...on roast potato & silver polishing duty!

*

a gazillion kisses msmox!
what are you up to this weekend?
shall we try for the apollo grille? i still owe you a 20-note! :)

OutlawDaddy

11-22-2007, 09:14 AM

Happy Thanksgiving or as we refer to it in this house...Happy ThanksGaining Day!

Re: The cute boots debacle...I hear it might be high time for a trip to the Prime Outlets in Lee:(g) (http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1031)

SHOES
(z)(x)
(Icons used to for demonstration purposes only...These people have on shoes)

An Alphabetical Listing
American Eagle Outfitters
Anne Klein Factory Store
Banana Republic Factory Store
Bass Outlet
BCBG MAX AZRIA Factory Store
Clarks Bostonian
Dress Barn Outlet/Dress Barn Woman Outlet
Easy Spirit Outlet
Factory Brand Shoes
Johnston & Murphy
Nine West Outlet
Reebok Outlet Store
Rockport Outlet Store
rue21
Stride Rite
Timberland Outlet Store

Sophisticated1

11-22-2007, 12:39 PM

To those who celebrate:
Happy fall, happy harvests, happy times of sharing! :D

To those who mourn:
Enaon Wasake. Skiciye kicipaesya wowasi o econ (y)
(Remain strong. Struggle against occupation)

1,S1

vegasgrrl24

11-23-2007, 06:20 AM

the only way to look cute in winter boots is to be otherwise naked. snow boots are just ugly.:|

NaturalButch

11-23-2007, 09:26 AM

Went to my scary hometown for Thanksgiving meal, got there and met up with my parents, then drove around for about 1 hour looking for someplace (anyplace) to be open so we could eat. My parents were sure that at least one Asian restaurant would be open, but alas...they were wrong. For future reference, not even a fast food place like the evil M or King Beef are open on Thanksgiving (apparently the winner of "most holiest" of holidays due to the lack of open stores/shops/and food stops.)

So by 3 pm or so I finally got to eat at this little place which was buffet so I had to fight a crowd and control myself - being as hungry as I was all I wanted to do was scream at everyone there. And then getting yelled at in the restroom, then going home and having my parents try to make me cry by stating how incredibly sad and lonely I must be and how much worse it will be for me when I move into a place where I know no one...AHHHH!!! And all the while (b)(d)and no one to (t) (mp) and :'( I'm tired now. I'm going to sleep for today. Night!

P.s. Please let the gay people be out tonight....Anyone doing anything fun in the area tonight, let me know...(e)

Sophisticated1

11-23-2007, 10:12 AM

Hey ...wait a second..... Outlaw, 8-) did you say "outlets?" Did, did, you saying shopping???

Your'e speaking my language OD! :D

1,S1

Sophisticated1

11-23-2007, 10:20 AM

Dear fabulous ones,

Take heart. I don’t think it is as bad as you may see it. It is after all, not the boot that makes the femme but the femme that makes the boot. (^o) or is that gives the boot…)

Anyway, in my opinion, it is all about situation and circumstance. To see somebody, any sort of somebody traipsing about the place wearing clothes that are wildly out of place looks ridiculous no matter how fine, fancy, fierce, or fabulous the attire may be. For example, a butch out for a hike in a tux or nice trousers and a sport coat would look like an imbecile who had no clue as to how to dress for the occasion. Likewise a butch walking around snowy streets in lovely shiny black dress shoes looks just as absurd.:s (or for that matter, a butch in hiking boots on the dance floor ….. :o why, given my dandy constitution I believe I would faint dead away…. 8o| after throwing them out of the ballroom of course!)

So, I don’t know ladies, I have seen plenty of femmes sporting footwear that is smart and also entirely appropriate for the weather and the elements. Versatility is just all-around lovely in my book. The appropriate outfit for every occasion, that’s hot! ;)

I know some of you detest the particular occasion in question (... ;) looking over at the good Lady C Sparkle….(d) put your feet up love.) But do know that there are some of us who thoroughly appreciate the reflection of flexibility and suitability in footwear presented by the femmes among us.

Walk on with your bad selves! (f)

1, S1

vegasgrrl24

11-23-2007, 02:50 PM

the only way to look cute in winter boots is to be otherwise naked. snow boots are just ugly.:|

Sophisticated1

11-23-2007, 03:23 PM

Hummmm naked woman in ugly boots???.... ^o) Is cute what comes to my mind?.... thinking, thinking.....8-) ummmmm no, no... not "cute." But its it something.... "common?" no no thats not it..... "Catastrophic?" Heavens no, its hardly that bad. OH I know...Comical! THATS it! :D

MyDymplez19

11-24-2007, 10:33 AM

Hello western Mass!

I was hoping that, being local and all, you might be able to help me with some research....

http://www.butch-femme.com/portal/forums/showthread.php?t=31548

Many many thanks in advance...

909 Pervertions

11-24-2007, 11:08 AM

hallo everyone-

is the old state hospital still a doggie park ? when i lived in western mass several years ago, i used to take my dogs all the time [the boys have since gone on to the next step/passed on- being 13 years & large breeds]... there was a cute little dog there frequently called * pinto bean,* and so much fun was had just watching all of the dogs playing together-

i was thinking of you, outlaw daddy- if you live near the park, your sweet (&) puppy might totally have a blast there! :)

best,

909
x

JesterButch

11-25-2007, 04:57 PM

why couldn't it be called the burgundy sofa or the rainbow sofa? anyway, we're gonna do our last gig of the year there on Saturday Dec 8 if any butchies and femmes wanna come OUT
come sing along and jamboree, drink latte and compare winter attire, whatever :P

24 Main Street
Northampton 8ish pm
Saturday Dec 8

(8)(8)(8) Fa la la (8)(8)(8)

musicfemme

11-25-2007, 05:02 PM

I think the idea is that if one were naked while wearing god-awful snow boots, it might distract a butch from paying too much attention to the boots, see. :o

msmoxie

11-25-2007, 08:02 PM

well, in that case...
i'll see your boots, and (some butch) will raise your skirt!
;)

I think the idea is that if one were naked while wearing god-awful snow boots, it might distract a butch from paying too much attention to the boots, see. :o

cicibird

11-25-2007, 11:23 PM

Do my ears deceive me, or is it raining... ice?

For the record, my snow boots aren't cute... they're gore-tex.

Sophisticated1

11-25-2007, 11:34 PM

Do my ears deceive me, or is it raining... ice?

For the record, my snow boots aren't cute... they're gore-tex.

I believe your ears are spot on.

As for the boots, there is a time for "cute" and a time for I gore-tex ;)

1, S1

msmoxie

11-26-2007, 04:20 AM

EEEK!
not that!
snow is one thing, but ice?

well, you know what we say in noho about that, no? (that's a general "you")
ice, ice, baby....

mox-- who is off looking for iceboots now and wondering how long it will take to scrape the ice off her windshield, and fretting about it. *sad sigh*

Do my ears deceive me, or is it raining... ice?

For the record, my snow boots aren't cute... they're gore-tex.

biker_b_o_y_z

11-26-2007, 04:25 AM

For Lovers of the cinema(~)
Just a reminder. For one day only Dec. 1 (thats this Sat.) from 9am-11pm (o) the cinema is offering packages of 20 tickets for $5 each . Night time tickets can go from $6.50-$8.50. Savings up to $70. Ticket package(g) = $20.00 Only on Dec 1 Theater 413-253-2547 or www.amherstcinema.org (http://www.amherstcinema.org)

I hate the fact that Pleasant Street is leaving us, I love my Indy and classic films, which now require a trip over the bridge:s

musicfemme

11-26-2007, 05:45 AM

I believe your ears are spot on.

As for the boots, there is a time for "cute" and a time for I gore-tex ;)

1, S1

The sky spitting ice definitely qualifies as a gore-tex time, I am thinking.

Sophisticated1

11-26-2007, 08:00 AM

The sky spitting ice definitely qualifies as a gore-tex time, I am thinking.

LOL Yes, I think I definitely saw that on the list of gore-tex wearing criteria!

Gore-tex boots: $150.00

Ice ice baby: .99 on itunes

Dancing in the ice-rain while wearing gore-tex boots and singing (8)"Ice, ice, baby ice"(8): PRICELESS!

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

11-26-2007, 11:52 AM

Sophisticated1

11-26-2007, 03:38 PM

Germ sharage? Oh My!!

I feel your pain Lady CS, I have had some silly cold since Wednesday.

I am not sure where I picked up my germs. Could have been some typhoid Mary opera goer in New York, or perhaps from the six year old I taught to thumb wrestle on the train on the way home. Not that I am a fan of thumb wrestling mind you but it did keep him from wandering about the train and other transgressions. But you know how 6 year olds are, they are filled with cooties and delighted to share them ... eeesh! :s

My tiny poceket sized bottle of Purell failed me this time! :'(

Still, having your own personal nurse is pretty handy. She can dispense all sort of drugs AND make chicken soup to boot (oops I said "boot" again...sorry)

Hope the rest of the crowd is healthy and well.

Slainte,
1,S1

teddybearbutch

11-28-2007, 10:33 AM

i somehow missed the ice-spitting. yay.

i have many pairs of nine west shoes which have become de-heeled, the resultant exposed nail in each stiletto qualifies them as perfectly acceptable ice-pick-esque footware. FYI.

in other news i've been subject to a miserable cold since t-day.

(this has nothing to do with my apparent dodgy footware rationale)

and as all good hostesses should, i've shared my sick with my company.
povre company. :$ luckily i've been well taken care of, despite my germ-sharage.

miss manners would be appalled.

*

hello to all posters, frequent & infrequent.
i hope you all survived the holiday!

*

and 909 ~ yes the grounds of the old state hospital (the other side of the 'river' behind smith) is still a great dog walking venue. :)

{{{{{{{LadyCSparkle}}}}} birthday twin I hope ya get well soon. Thank you for letting me know there is some nasty Ugly bug making the rounds up there Ill b sure to stay away fromt he area till some1 kills it dead and buries it where it cant get out or be brought back to life.

Hope every1 is doing welll

have a great day
teddy

msmoxie

11-29-2007, 10:16 AM

the cootie busting soup making thread nurse is at it again!

last week root vegetables and superbird chickens.

this week, unsuspecting turkeys.

lady c and S1, soup heals where purell fails....it's working for me, i mean really, between soup, purell, fanatic hand washing and the live bugs i snorted last month,
i've only been ickysick for a day, sortakinda sick for a day, then better, then sortakinda for another day over this last week whilst all around me the flu is flying and landing and cavorting and wreaking all kinds of snifflysnotty havoc.

in other news--for anyone interested in learning about local opportunites for self defense classes, feel free to PM me. some of us attended a basic informative session last eve.

and in OTHER other news--my outlets now have covers. :)

hoping we are all well and de-cootiefied.
mox

Lady C Sparkle

11-29-2007, 12:07 PM

the cootie busting soup making thread nurse is at it again!

lady c and S1, soup heals where purell fails....it's working for me, i mean really, between soup, purell, fanatic hand washing and the live bugs i snorted last month,
i've only been ickysick for a day, sortakinda sick for a day, then better, then sortakinda for another day over this last week whilst all around me the flu is flying and landing and cavorting and wreaking all kinds of snifflysnotty havoc.

hoping we are all well and de-cootiefied.
mox

meh... :s ...is all i have to say.

Oooh and edited to add: thank you very much for your get well wishes Teddy!!!
Steer well clear of the Valley of Cold Plague! And may it not travel down 91S anytime soon!

i'm still battling the sick. it appears to wane and then re-surge, but never quite go away completely. :(
(its been just shy of a week, but it feels an eternity)
i'm still calling it a cold though - because i subjected myself to a flu-shot, not-for-naught. 8o|

thanks for organising the session last night msmoxie!!! ...the discussion about overalls & footware was particularly enlightening :D!

i understand a shopping trip is in the offing, if we can coordinate schedules. YAY!

msmoxie

11-29-2007, 12:35 PM

oh dear lady--indeed. the overalls and footwear discussion was, um, silly and entertaining, and i suppose, a wee bit enlightening, into what i am still not quite sure...the foibles of publishing, perhaps?

your flu shot was NOT for naught! it does take apx 3 weeks to become effective, and it WILL keep you less sick than you might otherwise become. fear not. i have soup on the stove for you, love.

SHOPPING TRIP--YES!!! but um, eek, my schedule, quite nutty, so hopefully we can coordinate.

and i must say, the mission of shopping is quite at odds with my gift giving un-mission this year. that is to say--in honor of friends and family here and passed on, i am planting trees instead of purchasing and giving gifts. (i know, it takes the surprise factor away completely. sorz.) but still. a girl needs SHOES. snow boots, even. and maybe even a new year's outfit, or a bauble or two. plus--it's FUN!!

ANYHOO--interested in avoiding the malls and saving the planet this holiday season?
check out www.shopnwf.org (http://www.shopnwf.org).

--mox

meh... :s ...is all i have to say.

Oooh and edited to add: thank you very much for your get well wishes Teddy!!!
Steer well clear of the Valley of Cold Plague! And may it not travel down 91S anytime soon!

i'm still battling the sick. it appears to wane and then re-surge, but never quite go away completely. :(
(its been just shy of a week, but it feels an eternity)
i'm still calling it a cold though - because i subjected myself to a flu-shot, not-for-naught. 8o|

thanks for organising the session last night msmoxie!!! ...the discussion about overalls & footware was particularly enlightening :D!

i understand a shopping trip is in the offing, if we can coordinate schedules. YAY!

musicfemme

11-29-2007, 05:40 PM

Clearly I have not been vigorous enough with either my Purell or my soup-eating. My flu has lasted a good week and a half, but seems to finally be abating. Where can I get some of those live bugs to snort? :o

Blavatsky

11-29-2007, 07:37 PM

Hello NoHo thread...
Sorry to all who are sick with that nasty bug. I had it last week- still lingering, nice! Adding Emergen-C to the Sorrell and soup ( I get compensated for product placements, btw) seems to help.
Cute Femme Snow Boots, hmmmm.....
Sorel and Khombu have some reasonably cute femme snowboots.
If you are really hard-core, go for Michael Kors Winter Warrior Pump.
(Yes, there IS something wrong with me...!)
Personally, I just thank sweet Jesus that the hideous Uggs trend is over.
(No offense to Australians or people that still like them).
Still waiting for that first white winter blanket. Proof of Global Warming? Look no further!

Holliday

11-29-2007, 09:14 PM

Stuff:

Tomorrow (Friday) the Blind Boys of Alabama at UMass. 8pm.
http://umass.edu/umhome/events/articles/59353.php

Sunday is Vespers at Smith. Singing, handbell choir, arrangements by Benjamin Britten. Looks lovely!
http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/vespers99.html

I'm hoping to attend both. :)

Holliday
xox

cicibird

11-29-2007, 09:19 PM

Sunday is also Vespers at Mount Holyoke -- Abbey Chapel, 4pm and 7:30 pm

msmoxie

11-30-2007, 06:45 AM

oh, sweets, i am sorry you are still ickysick. the avg virus does last 2 weeks. if you are superlucky and totallyontopofit, often you can often nip it in 9, that is: 3 days to come on (stay away from other folks and load up on rest and fluids and SOUP and drugs, even--continue til resolved) 3 days of misery (definitely start drugs here) and 3 days of resolution (if you're not still resting and limiting contact with others then you're being foolhardy) of course, i have no stats or references to prove this 9 day thing, just oodles of observation and medical urban legends!

anyhoo--most practices still have flumist (aka live bugs to snort) and flu shots available, so call your doc's office or the local dept of public health for a dose. it's not too late.

be well, dear heart!

xx mox

Clearly I have not been vigorous enough with either my Purell or my soup-eating. My flu has lasted a good week and a half, but seems to finally be abating. Where can I get some of those live bugs to snort? :o

msmoxie

11-30-2007, 06:51 AM

I love sorrell in soup!
and I have a great pair of sorels.
the trick is keeping the sorels out of the soup.
i put my foot in my mouth enough as it is.

mmmmm, such tender treads, who knew?

isn't khombu, perhaps spelled differently, one of those weird mushroom type beverages with tons of purported health benefits?

how funny that your medicinal-consumable and footwear references are so similar!!

now we need designer emergency boots and we'll be all set, and your commission will be BIG.

hee.
mox

Hello NoHo thread...
Sorry to all who are sick with that nasty bug. I had it last week- still lingering, nice! Adding Emergen-C to the Sorrell and soup ( I get compensated for product placements, btw) seems to help.
Cute Femme Snow Boots, hmmmm.....
Sorel and Khombu have some reasonably cute femme snowboots.
If you are really hard-core, go for Michael Kors Winter Warrior Pump.
(Yes, there IS something wrong with me...!)
Personally, I just thank sweet Jesus that the hideous Uggs trend is over.
(No offense to Australians or people that still like them).
Still waiting for that first white winter blanket. Proof of Global Warming? Look no further!

msmoxie

11-30-2007, 06:53 AM

(squeal!) what fun!!!

(sidenote to S1--oopsie. perhaps the word's out. never fear.);)

Stuff:

Tomorrow (Friday) the Blind Boys of Alabama at UMass. 8pm.
http://umass.edu/umhome/events/articles/59353.php

Sunday is Vespers at Smith. Singing, handbell choir, arrangements by Benjamin Britten. Looks lovely!
http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/vespers99.html

I'm hoping to attend both. :)

Holliday
xox

ToughAsMarshmallow

11-30-2007, 07:32 AM

Just dropping by to say Happy Friday to my neighbors in NoHo. I live about 45 minutes east, but don't make it out that way nearly enough.

Stay warm and have a great weekend!

Sophisticated1

11-30-2007, 09:47 AM

(squeal!) what fun!!!

(sidenote to S1--oopsie. perhaps the word's out. never fear.);)

:|.....

^o) Oh fer cryin out loud..... This happens everytime :-* :-* :-* Just can't keep the girl in the dark :( . Well, I still have some tricks up my sleeve Miss so don't go thinking you have it all figured out!

1, S1

msmoxie

11-30-2007, 09:57 AM

As if, my love. As if.
I've got you pegged as dreamy after all.
I know there's more.(k)

(sidenote to LCS--your bucket, milady---------->+o()

hee.
mox

:|.....

^o) Oh fer cryin out loud..... This happens everytime :-* :-* :-* Just can't keep the girl in the dark :( . Well, I still have some tricks up my sleeve Miss so don't go thinking you have it all figured out!

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

11-30-2007, 10:49 AM

As if, my love. As if.
I've got you pegged as dreamy after all.
I know there's more.(k)

(sidenote to LCS--your bucket, milady---------->+o()

hee.
mox

damn it all to hell, i started a post...it got rather wordy, i was distracted by passing office visitors and et voila tis gone. gone. gone. meh. Anyway....

@msmoxie ~ no need for a bucket, Lovely, i find your mutual*mush charming! (l)
and i'm sorry i missed your call last night, i would love some of your fabulous soup!

also mm & 1,S1 ~ did i tell you i'm spending xmas in Montreal with mia familia? any tips & suggestions are quite welcome, you've both been there far more recently than i.

**waving helloooooo to Mlles. Holliday & cicibird**

@musicfemme ~ feel better, Sweetheart!

@Blavatsky ~ those boots sure are saucy! but i think they're designed for city folk or as strict pick-up/drop-off boots! i can't see trudging through un-shovelled sidewalks or over Noho's notorious 5' snowbanks in those! (well i can....'cause they're hot & i'm ridiculous, but i can't see them being much more effective than my normal footware)

@ToughAsMarshmellow ~ hello & welcome to the thread!

teddybearbutch

11-30-2007, 01:20 PM

WHEW

Made it thur NoHo and back home without being stopped by the NASTY, UGLY bug which has decided to court Ms LadyCSparkle.

hope everyone has a WARM safe weekend. I hear it is going to be COLD and snowy for as us.
teddy

Blavatsky

11-30-2007, 11:06 PM

I love sorrell in soup!
and I have a great pair of sorels.
the trick is keeping the sorels out of the soup.
i put my foot in my mouth enough as it is.You too?

mmmmm, such tender treads, who knew?haha. ummm. chewy.....

isn't khombu, perhaps spelled differently, one of those weird mushroom type beverages with tons of purported health benefits?not sure, i'm not all hip in the new-age legume department....

how funny that your medicinal-consumable and footwear references are so similar!!I thought so too! I had to look twice, and was all like "wtf?"*sigh* i love word-play....

now we need designer emergency boots and we'll be all set, and your commission will be BIG.We are working on that in the lab RIGHT NOW! And they will be edible in an emergency too!!! Some kinda mushroom leather...

hee.
mox
--------------------------------

Blavatsky

11-30-2007, 11:25 PM

[QUOTE=Lady C Sparkle;2665535]

@Blavatsky ~ those boots sure are saucy! but i think they're designed for city folk or as strict pick-up/drop-off boots! i can't see trudging through un-shovelled sidewalks or over Noho's notorious 5' snowbanks in those! (well i can....'cause they're hot & i'm ridiculous, but i can't see them being much more effective than my normal footware)

"(well i can...'cause they're hot and i'm ridiculous,...)" Hahaha!
Which ones? The winter warrior pumps? Yes, they are fab but absurd...plus reportedly painful.
ahhh....Fashion=Pain. But nothing is worth cold frostbitten tootsies!
Femmes trudging through 5 foot snowbanks with efficiency are cooler than any shoes...

JesterButch

12-01-2007, 03:50 PM

come hear Lebian Butch Neil Young versions of jamborreee improv jazz polka
or something like that at the Yellow Sofa this coming Dec 8 Saturday nite 8 ish
we hope you will all be there to cheer and sing with us
YAY(l)

Sophisticated1

12-02-2007, 08:51 PM

Just got back from Vespers at Smith. I think it was the sparsest, most pared down Vespers I have seen at Smith. No other schools participated this year and the decor was scant. Anybody else go?

The mox was pretty under the weather but toughed out dinner and Vespers. She just has to stop associating with all of those cootie ridden sick people! :s

Lovely weather out there tonight. I’m so not an ice fan (the slippery stuff or the drug). I would so prefer a lot of snow over a wee bit of ice.

Hope all are well

1, S1

Lady C Sparkle

12-02-2007, 09:29 PM

Oooo Noooooo msmoxie is poorly again (still)&(again) :( !!!
*smooches mox*

sorry I didn't make the Vespers, 1,S1 ~ the icy-rainy-muck was not so tempting!

Everybody get your PJs on inside-out & backwards,
there is a glimmer of a shred of a hope that tomorrow could be a
******SNOW DAY******
.......yeah...thats right....where SNOW DAYS are concerned i'm pro-snow.
(then & almost only then)(i'm fickle. its true.)

Andddddd.....next weekend....they'll be the SQUEEEEEE heard 'round the Valley,
as I get to see: THE GOLDEN COMPASS!!! :D:D:D:D:D
One of my top 10 favourite books ever written in the whole wide world.
(i may or may not have been squeeling and bouncing everytime i've seen a trailer - since august) Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Less than a week. less than a week. less than a week. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!