Robert:

It's been a busy busy sham of a work day, and just like the snow outside, i don't expect it to let up anytime soon. So that's pretty exciting, huh? Nope. Not at all. I feel like i've been neglecting you today, blog ol buddy ol pal.
posted by Robert at 1:08 PM ***

Robert:

Voila, i've got myself a web log. I forgot my glasses today. Remembered my glasses case, forgot the glasses. A fitting a perfect end to my work year. Blinded. Plus, i feel like i'm getting sick. Late January, early February is prime sick time for me... Our tour plans are heating up. We even have tentative dates: March 16 - April 5, and two likely tourmates. It's happening, and i'm more than ready! Let me at em! ... Unfortunately, there's going to be a lot of work today, being years end, so my entries may be shorter than usual - when i get a breath of fresh air... Also - John aka "MagicHat #9" - your email address isn't working... and speaking of my grand project for 2001 blog...

What's your favorite song of all time? You'll know mine on December 31, 2001
posted by Robert at 9:04 AM ***

Robert:

Pizza doing a number and it's no surprise. It's another one of those days that seems like it should be Friday, and no one seems to be around and updating. It's enough to make a guy pant in anxious waiting. Speaking of pants, I cleared out my whole wardrobe yesterday and came up with 2 big garbage bags full of clothes that i never want to see again. So if you're interested in a nice worn pair of parachute pants, you just let me know, ok? ... It looks as though i'm going to be movin' on up come february 1st, provided everything falls into place. If it doesn't, i'm going to be paying double rent for a month or two, which means i'm going to have to get a second job, quit the band, and devote all free time (about 6 hours out of 24) to updating this blog. Just kidding... pull back my lip while i watch my step spitting words hurts me facing backwards might cause you to slip to slow down.
posted by Robert at 1:43 PM ***

Robert:

I'm trying to update the HEY MERCEDES site, but my pals at affinity decided to close down for maintenance. Great... Luckily i have this blog, able to be updated via other means. Any means necessary. I just got the word that we may have a touring partner in March. Of course, i can't tell you who it is until it's final... I also just got word that there is a free pizza lunch in my future, which is a good and bad thing. Another news item to report is that i will be actually cooking a meal for dinner. I love cooking, but i don't think i've cooked meal #1 since i moved into my place in august. There may be an electric wok involved. This may get ugly.
posted by Robert at 11:23 AM ***

Robert:

Sometimes i wish i was tougher. Thicker skinned. Rubber to their glue... It never seems to work, though. And it's still snowing outside. It's starting to get a little ridiculous. This morning i sat up in bed and thought about everything i could do, all i could get done, if i didn't have to come here... Hey, i just got a box in the mail. What's in the box? A book i won on ebay. it was sent on december 15th. It just arrived today. We also received something here yesterday that was postmarked on december 1. Hooray for the postal service. Hooray for our side. Hip hip. Time to go leave some feedback. Time to labor.
posted by Robert at 9:55 AM ***

dan:

good morning-------

Thank you coffee. Thank you pop-tart. Thank you aquarium.


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posted by dan at 8:09 AM ***

dan:

whenever you are inspired to do anything, first drink five or six beers within a half hour and put in "sticky fingers" yeah its an albumn by the stones and play track number 3 and sit down and type...I am feeling right where I need to be but the songs over now and the next track is playing so it's still kinda nice..and I'm outta work in five minutes!i...I'm gonna go to my sistas and have a nother beer....


Tomarrow I'm going to pick up my NEW swiss tool...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yeah I can't wait; I'm told it can kick the leather mans' ass! we'll have to see. My friend in cedarburg got it for me for xmas so thats why I'm sooo stocked and chocked and stoked with coke. you know what I mean..Theres a sax solo now so I think I'm gonna cruise and locke (french for lock) the shop up for tonight... good-night folks..thank you verrrrrryyy much.
posted by dan at 6:29 PM ***

Robert:

To the boy who is trying deparately to set up the benefit show on Jan 20 in DETROIT: please email me!
posted by Robert at 3:54 PM ***

Robert:

All i ask is a tall ship, and a star to sail her by... One more hour left to avoid another nasty phone call. It was early afternoon when i quipped to a co-worker "You know, for this being such a busy day, I'm in a pretty good mood." Not 2 seconds later the phone rang and it was Mrs. Hyde, not to be confused with the very pleasant Mrs. Jeckyll... How they could be the same person really boggles me... Needless to say, i was spun right back into a downer, and i've been there ever since. It's nice that i have this check and balance thing going on. Whenever i start to sink into work, thinking it ain't so bad - bam! like magic, comes the stark reality of the biz, infuriating me. Looking for the day when i can get off of this island.
posted by Robert at 3:16 PM ***

Robert:

You may have noiced that so far today, in name, it's only been me posting. i'm not sorry to say that most of my alteregos will be getting the boot come January 1st. I only used them as a safety net, but now i just don't even care anymore about that kind of safety. Job security? Balderdash! I'm very very secure in my job. And i love every second of it. I also love my co-workers. All 4 of them. And i'd love to get back to it, but instead i have to be in an office the majority of the time. Read me? I know that somewhere in all of those science and fact books there is a quote from some scientist who from some experiment came up with some statement about the optimum time of day for a human being to be creative. I guarantee it's not 5 o'clock... It won't stop snowing, either.
posted by Robert at 1:11 PM ***

Robert:

I suppose it's only natural for this to be a strange week. Odd things always seem to happen the week between christmas and new years. You see old cousins and relatives at family parties and then say stuff like "we have to get together and do this and that and blah blah..." If it doesn't happen this week, it will never happen, and you'll be saying the same thing next christmas, guaranteed... So you find yourself around a varied group of people... Also, chances are you got some money or some gift certificates to burn. This is the week that you use all of them. For me at least, if i don't use em now, i'll lose em. But that's just me... So you've got some extra cashola... And, you still have to go to work for most of the week, but no one wants to actually do anything. They're too tired from christmas and too anxious for new years. However, since so much has to be tidied up before years end, there's actually twice as much work to do! ...So you're in limbo while at work... You're also probably wearing some new clothes, using that new coffee mug, brushing with a new toothbrush... I'm chewing some new gum. I got 5 more packs at home. You see how strange that is? ... My evil co-worker must have got some funky new hair product because he's totally slicked out. He now looks like Rod Roddy from that game show that ruined my vacation.... Anyway, i just wanted to make note of this yearly phenomena. Now, back on the chain gang.
posted by Robert at 10:24 AM ***

Robert:

As i sat in the theater last night, enjoying my favorite actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman in State and Main, i got this sick feeling in my stomach. Or perhaps it was coming from the pocket containing my wallet? There is no way i'm going to be able to see 100 new movies next year! It was easy to see 365 movies, because they were any 365 movies... including ones i've seen - all the ones in my home collection, all the ones in my friends' personal collection, etc... With this new year, i'd have to rent or go see a damn movie every four days or so, and the truth is... i just don't have the energy or the money. So i'm downsizing again - I will see only 52 new movies next year, one a week. That will give me more than enough time to track down films, and once in a while i could treat myself with a night out...

I still have another grand project for all of 2001 for this blog. I'm getting excited about it. I can't wait to let you know on Monday... when it will all begin.

I'll have more later, once i clean up this big mess from yesterday. Come March Come.
posted by Robert at 8:50 AM ***

Dr. Franklin:

What the?

Ok, What i got for Christmas:

Socks, Shirts, Boxers, a phone used to phone in today's entries, some tetracycline, some hydrochloric phalethamine, some heptanobic aceline, a vial or two of phylencedredenide, a case of frozen therazoraminacalcilide, a whole bucket of yellow curry soup, a tub of gyrochloricmongrophelicide, some hand soap, a flask of oihjouniunwuiooqoijcnurw #43, keys to the surgeon general's handball court, twelve petri dishes of tryptic soy tyrotornadohurricanocene, a stethoscope ornament, a layer of microscopic amerglobesys, a Braid "Killing a Camera" video, a handful of lubraskinsosoftsaurus, a framed diploma for my office, a folded handkerchief concealing illegal diamonds, a cute little Santa Claus illegal-diamond holder, an eye dropper full of santaclaschium acid, a pack of washable crayola markers, a glass of highly toxic metrocabaretlizene, a hat made out of nacho chips, a ghoulashifreakazeppelyanide catcher, a bottle of sopijj39jp219jpmd, a mpiwejp9j4pfm of 98yejncnlxkdi3, a healthy body and thankfully, some patients.

...being a seasoned physician.

Expect some sense tomorrow.
posted by Dr. Franklin at 2:16 PM ***

Oui:

Ce qui ai obtenu je pour Noël:

chaussette, chemise, boxeur, un bébé-en arrière nervure, un café tasse avec mon nom là-dessus it, un cas tasse racine bière, quelque gingembre racine sur un bâton, un montre avec mon nom graver sur dos, un cas montre, un grave expression, appuyer-sur ongle, un divin marteau, un cuillerée sucre, un générique raisin soude mettre en boîte, un bougie dans vent, un rapide coup-de-pied dans as, un pulseur table, un identification bracelet, et identification ceinture, un unité de feuillets magnétiques voiture piste, un unité de feuillets magnétiques voiture gestionnaire, un image Minnie gestionnaire, un mini-border dessiccateur, un bas chapeau, gant, soudeuse, bien âme, un bien-huiler machine avec mon nom graver sur, un football, un basket-ball, un fromage roue, un football boule, un autre chance, neutron danser, un image flèche soeur, un laser flèche, un point je trying faire, un Samhain enregistrer, un Sly renard enregistrer, un sly renard, un foxtrot, un pogo bâton avec mon nom graver sur, quelque gingembre racine sur un pogo bâton, un malade commutateur, un puffy autocollant lisse Rick, un puffy autocollant souffler papa, un élégant Warhols enregistrer, un petit plus temps, encore plus cette maladresse. Je m'ennuie.

posted by Oui at 1:45 PM ***

Drunk:

What i got for Christmas:

Socks, shirts, boxers, and a one way ticket off of this blog, thanks to a scuffle with Mr. Browne... Goodbye...
posted by Drunk at 1:32 PM ***

Jan:

What i got for Christmas:

Socks, shirts, boxers, mouse pad, a mouse, a moose, a wombat, a mongoose, a fish, a thrush, an amoeba, a hermit crab, a dog, a cat, a frog, a rat, shoes, winter coat, gloves, gourmet coffee, an alligator, a newt, a herring, an octopus, a carp, a komono dragon, a parakeet, a harmonica, a mirror, some dress shirts, some slacks, some breath mints, a handlebar, a wok, a sturgeon, a carpenter ant, a fly on the wall, a refridgerator magnet, a magnifying glass, a copying machine, a fax machine, a machine to fix the fax machine, just the facts, a head start on next christmas, a shiny new bicycle, and a red ram to ride the thing.
posted by Jan at 1:29 PM ***

Pumpkin:

You ever get the feeling that something is really wrong, although you're not sure what it could be? anyway,

What i got for Christmas:

Socks, shirts, boxers, a muffin warmer, random spice.
posted by Pumpkin at 11:59 AM ***

Jackson:

What i got for Christmas:

Socks, shirts, boxers, a bag of chips, a VHS collection of CHIPS episodes, a picture of Erik Estrada, a picture of Emilio Estevez, a pack of gum, a paper clip, a staple, a chocolate chip cookie, a scrap of paper, a pencil, a yacht, a yacht figurehead sharpener, a crayon, a dust bunny, a tumbleweed, a picture of a sand dune, some sand, a pile of dirt, a gathering of glass shards, a penny, a Porsche, a lifetime supply of cold sores, a pain in the neck, a sore throat, an ear ache, a runny nose, a head ache, a cough, a key to the city, a better mood, and Drunk Henderson's two front teeth.
posted by Jackson at 10:46 AM ***

Oewihnc:

What i got for Christmas:

Socks, shirts, boxers, one baby-back rib, a coffee mug with my name on it, a case of mug root beer, some ginger root on a stick, a watch with my name engraved on the back, a case of watches, a grave expression, press-on nails, one divine hammer, a spoonful of sugar, a generic grape soda can, a candle in the wind, a swift kick in the ace, a kicker table, an ID bracelet, and ID belt, a race car track, a race car driver, a picture of Minnie Driver, a mini-skirt dryer, a stocking hat, gloves, a scarf, a Smurf atari game, the game of life, a knife-wielding axe murderer who murders axes with the knife he wields, a welder, the well of souls, a well-oiled machine with my name engraved on it, a football, a basketball, a cheese wheel, a soccer ball, another chance, the neutron dance, a picture of the Pointer Sisters, a laser pointer, a point i was trying to make, a Samhain tape, a Sly Fox tape, a sly fox, a foxtrot, a pogo stick with my name engraved on it, some ginger root on a pogo stick, a sick switch, a puffy sticker of Slick Rick, a slick sticker of Puff Daddy, a Dandy Warhols tape, a little more time, some more paper towel cause i fucking swear i just spilled MORE TEA, another fan to clean up this mess, and a cure for this clumsiness. I'm bored.
posted by Oewihnc at 9:53 AM ***

Robert:

What i got for Christmas:

Socks, shirts, boxers, a gift certificate to Borders, a gift certificate to Dominick's (grocery store), a gift certificate to Ikea, a gift certificate to Jake's Coal Farm, a paper towel to clean up the tea i just spilled all over my desk, the American Psycho DVD, the American Beauty DVD, the Jaws DVD, the Il Mostro DVD, a candle in the wind, a wind-up candy dispenser, a package of styrofoam peanuts, a package of honey roasted syrofoam peanuts, a Peanuts Christmas TV special, a framed picture of the family, a feeling of being framed by the Corleone family, a picture of health, a can of whoopass, a tarp, a doe, a deer, a female deer, a Simpsons calender, a shopping spree, a chopping block, shipping news, a block of salt, a salted peanut, a styrofoam phone, a clue, a tattoo, a tattoo of a syrofoam peanut, a tattoo of a gift certificate for a tattoo, a Tattoo (from Fantasy Island) doll, a ray, a drop of golden sun, a fan to help dry up this desk which has been soaked with tea, some patience, a ransom note, and some random car parts.
posted by Robert at 9:18 AM ***

Robert:

Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas, everybody. How glorious for this wonderful day to fall this year on a MONDAY, the most dreaded of all work days. Now most of us have slept in, we're going to be lazy all day, and we're still makin' bank! Yeah baby. Wait a minute. Lazy all day? That doesn't sound too different from a normal MONDAY at work... (and next MONDAY we'll have off, too.) Goodness. I do have to roll into work tomorrow, which is a shame, given my plans for a late night skirting up to the bar at Dublin's... but i can hack it. It will just be me and a few other lucky souls. Who's going to want to do anything?

Speaking of next MONDAY, as 2001 rolls in, i have decided to partake in a grand grand project with this blog. I'm not going to tell you about it now. You're going to have to wait until then. But i can tell you this. It involves something every day and it will last for 365 of 'em. I'm excited. I get excited about dumb stuff... Sure, i'll do the movie thing as well, but this is something nice and separate, specifically for the blog readers! Well, it's almost time to start tearing into m'gifts, so i gotsta run.

Have a holly jolly one. Supposedly, it's the best time of the year.
posted by Robert at 11:08 AM ***