10 things

Dec. 20th, 2007 08:43 am
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1. Those Vacherin Mont D'or I wrote about last week were even better than I hoped. I'm going to the airport this afternoon to get more. Hopefully they are there and refrigerated when I arrive since they were hanging out in Milwaukee yesterday for some reason instead of sitting in the airport walk-in fridge.

2. I have been to Milwaukee twice. Once for a Cheese Conference where the Secret Service wanted to arrest us for carrying (cheese) knives because John Edwards was staying at the hotel at the same time, and once with [livejournal.com profile] prof_southbay on the way to Ann Arbor because some awesome LJers ([livejournal.com profile] teabee and [livejournal.com profile] n2plus6 who never post anymore live there. I like Milwaukee. I would prefer if my cheese was in San Francisco though.

3. If you like cheese puns, check out this metafilter thread. Problems with posts tagged with cheese Thanks [livejournal.com profile] susanbeeswax

4. I like cheese puns too much. In the new year, look for my complation of lyrics to cheese pun songs I sing at work.

5. I'm also thinking of a posting of pictures I found on my computer while cleaning out my attachment folder. People really should give their baby's photos titles with the kid's name on them (most of these were not from Ljers so don't get paranoid). I was totally guessing at times based on the ethnicity of the parents cuz, you know, babies are funny looking.

6. I had an awesome weekend with [livejournal.com profile] smallstages. Awesome.

7. [livejournal.com profile] beelavender and family are in town and I've already gotten drunky-drunky with the adult members. I'll be hosting a Bee B-day party at my place in early January so watch this space for info. Let me know if you want a special invite.

8. Do you guys know about the Green Apple outlet? It's at the old Busvan for Bargains storefront on Clement a couple of blocks away. I am not talking about the Green Apple Annex a couple of door down, this is just a discount store. If you can spend some time, you can find some deals. It has a different name, some appley pun (Apple Seed? Apple Core? Wormy Apple?) that I can't remember.

9. Oh what else? I feel like I should try to make it to ten entries. Hmmmmm. Oh yeah, I'm really mad at you LA and NY folks because "Persepolis" is opening in your cities first. Booooooooo!

10. I have avoided hearing almost any x-mas music this year. Having worked at a mall for many holiday seasons, x-mas music really makes me want to kill. While I think I could cop a diminished capacity plea do to that factor, I'd rather not have to push it in court. Thank you, retailers of San Francisco, for making life bearable this x-mas-oriented-festival-of-capitalism season.

Date: 2007-12-20 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] goodbadgirl.livejournal.com
Whenever I think of how much I miss you my face looks like this: :(

Sending you big kisses. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Date: 2007-12-20 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
awwwwww. I've been thinking of you. the timing is always wrong to call. boo hoo.

Date: 2007-12-20 06:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-macnab.livejournal.com
I'm pretty sure they're planning a limited theatrical release with plans to open in more cities depending on how it does. Which, yes, is lame.

number 9

Date: 2007-12-20 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jillbertini.livejournal.com
When is Persepolis opening for the rest of the country? I can't wait to see it!

Re: number 9

Date: 2007-12-20 06:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
I don't know, and I tried to figure it out too!

Re: number 9

Date: 2007-12-20 06:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jillbertini.livejournal.com
Rats! I was looking on the dumb Sony Pictures website and it says NOTHING! Bastards.

Re: number 9

Date: 2007-12-21 10:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ilipodscrill.livejournal.com
i heard it comes to SF Jan. 11th

Re: number 9

Date: 2007-12-21 10:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jillbertini.livejournal.com
Ooooh. I'm drooling.

Too bad I'll be out of the country; hopefully it will stick around for a couple of weeks so I can see it when I get back!

Thanks!

Date: 2007-12-20 05:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serazin.livejournal.com
Hey, we should totally gather a Persepolis viewing gang when it does come out. Any idea what the ETA is?

Date: 2007-12-20 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
I really can't figure it out. and yeah, many folks have already been talking about ganging up!

Date: 2007-12-20 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] smallstages.livejournal.com
8. Green Apple Seed!

And yay for the awesome weekend! Apparently it was so awesome that it took me ten-plus hours to sleep it off last night ...

Date: 2007-12-20 06:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
was that really the name? Wormy Apple would have been better.

Date: 2007-12-20 05:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ammonoid.livejournal.com
10. I have avoided hearing almost any x-mas music this year. Having worked at a mall for many holiday seasons, x-mas music really makes me want to kill. While I think I could cop a diminished capacity plea do to that factor, I'd rather not have to push it in court. Thank you, retailers of San Francisco, for making life bearable this x-mas-oriented-festival-of-capitalism season.


I can say no such thing about the east bay stores I've been in to. It'll all be over soon, tho.

Date: 2007-12-20 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
Hold on AMMONOID! Don't listen to the voices in your head. ;)

Yeah, I avoided the big stores completely this year. I needed a couple of name-brand presents for relatives but I did those online. There's no x-mas music online unless you want there to be!

Date: 2007-12-20 06:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ammonoid.livejournal.com
Actually it was the smaller shops that were the worst offenders this time. Maybe its the smaller enclosed space that did it.

Date: 2007-12-20 05:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chreebomb.livejournal.com
INVITE! :) I could use a party. And it's my birthday, too, so, you know, parties rule.

Date: 2007-12-20 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
Sure, c'mon up!

Date: 2007-12-22 05:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
I can't find your e-mail. please send it so i can invite you. gordon at gordonzola dot net

lucky number seven

Date: 2007-12-20 06:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rednfiery.livejournal.com
please invite me. i haven't met bee yet, and i really really want to. :)

Re: lucky number seven

Date: 2007-12-22 05:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
does your e-mail start with "ech"? if not, I don't have it. Please send.

Re: lucky number seven

Date: 2007-12-22 05:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rednfiery.livejournal.com
yep, that's it. thanks, g!

Date: 2007-12-20 06:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] seriesfinale.livejournal.com
I was born in Milwaukee and moved away when I was very young. I like it OK, especially during the summer when there are festivals and baseball and brewery cruises on the river--I don't think I'd ever want to live there. I love Wisconsin though.

All the same, this time of year, I would most definitely prefer being in San Francisco to either.

Uff da, it's miserable there in the winter months.

Date: 2007-12-20 06:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] red-eyed-soul.livejournal.com
oh, man. you shoulda let me know you were gonna be in milwaukee. if you ever make it out here again, we should hang out.

Date: 2007-12-20 06:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
I will next time. the cheese conference was during the last Presidential primaries and the stopover was a couple of summers ago. I liked it enough to go back!

Date: 2007-12-20 06:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] red-eyed-soul.livejournal.com
silly me.

the entry made it sound like it was recently!

Date: 2007-12-24 02:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
Hey, I have something for you. send me your address please.

gordon at gordonzola dot net

Date: 2007-12-20 08:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pantryslut.livejournal.com
I like Milwaukee, too.

Date: 2007-12-20 11:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dcart.livejournal.com
We love Green Apple. Thanks for the tip on the outlet.

I want an invite to the party. If I'm in town, I'll be there.

Date: 2007-12-21 02:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] walktheplank.livejournal.com
Having worked at a mall for many holiday seasons, x-mas music really makes me want to kill.


I had the same experience when I was working at the Walker Art Center. A lot of the "sound sculptures" played on a continual loop, over-and-over again, six days a week, for eight hours a day.

If someone had tried to vandalize the sculptures, I would have been happy to lend a hand.

(I'm not sure which was worse: the bad poetry with echo effects, or the guy who made a two hour video of a couple of parked cars, with Neil Diamond playing in the background.)
Edited Date: 2007-12-21 02:30 pm (UTC)

Date: 2007-12-21 11:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] elusis.livejournal.com
I will now express my outrage at our first meeting involving you shaming me for making cheese puns while here you are, Mr. Cheese Pun Name himself, publically flaunting your sick public cheese pun activities.

Date: 2007-12-22 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
your biggest offense was grabbing the cheese paddle. Besides, cheese puns are best handled by the professionals. ;)

Date: 2007-12-22 07:02 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] elusis.livejournal.com
With this multi-year relationship of humiliation, you'd think we'd have at least turned it into a scene by now.

Date: 2007-12-23 07:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beelavender.livejournal.com
You failed to mention my mad pub quiz skills. Caribou! Dan Fogelberg!

Date: 2007-12-24 01:17 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] elusis.livejournal.com
I am belatedly asking for an invite.

Date: 2007-12-24 07:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beelavender.livejournal.com
Express more outrage! He likes it!

Date: 2007-12-24 08:39 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] elusis.livejournal.com
See our exchange above - he's definitely the top in this relationship.

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