I got the honor and privelage of going shopping for "wheels" with the Roommate's Wife this afternoon and evening. You see, she had the transmission give out on her little car a couple of months ago, so I've been helping out by picking her up from work, taking her shopping, etc., but I'm not going to be around for a couple of days, so she figured that she better get something. Off we went.
Meanwhile, three hours later, she is now the proud owner of a $1,000 1988 Ford Bronco II. Sure, it's got its issues, but it runs and drives, and she can afford it. Done deal. Luckily, I am somewhat of a "shade-tree" mechanic, so I foresee a few evenings spent tinkering with it, and getting it up to its full potential. Should be fun to do as well. I like to work with my hands, and figure out problems.
What's that? Where am I going for a couple of day's? Thanks for asking. I'll tell you.
I actually have two day's off in a row (woot!) so I'm going to take myself a little mini vacation. My Uncle (Mom's Brother) is down from New York for a couple of weeks, and so my Dad has taken a week off, and they are taking the houseboat out on the lake to stay for the whole week. I'm going to go hang out with them starting tomorrow after work, until Tuesday evening. I'm really looking forward to it.
Unfortunately (since there is no internet connection) there won't be any blogging during that time. (So what's different? Shut Up!) I hope to have many stories of fun and frolic to share upon my return. Until then, ya'll behave now.
Posted by Johnny - Oh at July 24, 2004 10:16 PMAll right, you go off & play & have fun. We'll be waiting.
Meanwhile I'm going to rummage through your fridge and drink all your beer.
Posted by: Harvey at July 25, 2004 01:12 AMBehave? Us? Your loyal readers? Methinks you have mistaken us for another blog's fans...
Crank up the stereo, Harv, and toss me a beer!
(wildly tossing CDs over my shoulder) Where the heck does he keep his Charlie Daniels? Looks like we're going to have to make do with George Thoroughgood...
...Bbbbad, bad to the bone...
Posted by: Susie at July 25, 2004 01:41 AMSusie - catch!
Yeah, so I threw it high to see if your boobs would pop out of your tube top when you jumped for it. So sue me ;-)
I can't wait until Sally gets here. There'll be bras hangin' off every doorknob in the house by the time Johnny-Oh gets back...
Posted by: Harvey at July 25, 2004 02:14 AMI'm here... My God! What HAVE you two been doing with his shaving foam? I brought beer, bras (mine's staying on till Alex gets here) and I'm thinking of bringing The Munchkin...or would that be TOO cruel?
Posted by: Sally at July 25, 2004 09:39 AMHey, all! Sally, there's someone outside looking for you. Mumbled something about "always being your fiend"... or maybe that was friend. Want I should go get her? Harv, toss me a beer would ya?
Posted by: That 1 Guy at July 25, 2004 11:44 AMLOL! She's no fiend of mine! You know what? That American flag Johnny keeps in his living room would make a great dress for me. Pass the shears please.
Posted by: Sally at July 25, 2004 12:41 PMHmmm, that stereos not loud enough. I wonder if I wire it through the fridge if I can more power. We need Den Beste in here.
btw, Johnny - Oh, have fun working on that Mitsubishi engine in the Bronco II. :)
Ooh look! A washing machine for the girls. Let me load it up with a blanket so it becomes unbalanced. More "motion", I'm told.
Pheh! Got Damnit That 1 Guy, stop putting cigarette butts in my drink, you wanker!
Posted by: _Jon at July 25, 2004 01:11 PMDang it, Harv! Have you any idea how difficult it was to wrestle these girls into a tube top to begin with??!!???
If you're not going to help me put them back, I hope Johnny's got a clean tee shirt underneath all those handcuffs and flavored massage lotions in his underwear drawer.... Oooh! Kiwi-Watermelon! Who's feeling "achy"?
Posted by: Susie at July 25, 2004 01:21 PMOver here! I'm all "achy"!
Sorry _Jon, I thought you were done with that. You set it down!
Posted by: That 1 Guy at July 25, 2004 01:25 PMAlex is on his way! He's bringing a large inflatable something, two litres of baby oil and a bubble machine!
Posted by: Sally at July 25, 2004 03:49 PMGive us a hand with this inflatable thing, and put the baby oil somewhere Harvey won't find it please. Sally! That dress! Look better wet on you though. Anyone got a super soaker handy? And who's house is this anyway?
Posted by: Alex at July 25, 2004 04:05 PMOH I'm great with water guns! I have a whole stash! Here are FIVE super soakers. BTW, has anyone found any chocolate syrup? No party *ahem* I mean house is complete without chocolate syrup...
Posted by: Boudicca at July 25, 2004 05:20 PMThis dress is so tight I don't need five super-soakers! I don't want to put somebody's eye out!
Thanks anyway, Sis. Let's go get Johnny's guitar and have a strum....
DOWN Harvey!
Posted by: Sally at July 25, 2004 06:08 PMGeez, Sally, I was just adjusting your dress. Some parts were perking out too far so I thought I'd push them back in.
Susie. Hmmmm... looks like you've got a perking problem, too. Although "problem" isn't really the right word for it, since it's hardly a BAD thing ;-)
Now let's see... if I were chocolate syrup, where would I be... I know!...[rummages]... heh... bathroom closet. He's got 3 shelves full of the stuff.
Now... since he's not here to use the shower curtain anyway, I've cut it, duct taped it, laid it out in the hallway, and lubed it up with Hershey's syrup.
SLIP N' SLIDE!
Somebody go ahead & break that sucker in. I'm going to root around in that Extreme Closet he's always talkin' about...
Posted by: Harvey at July 25, 2004 06:26 PMLend me that syrup and chocolate sauce NOW! As for Sally's perkiness problem, well she has always had that thank God. I am just glad that I am able to take advantage. I mean help her out by warming her up that is.
So now I am off to this Extreme Closet as I am pretty sure I will find Sally there...
Posted by: Alex at July 25, 2004 07:17 PMThis Extreme Closet is great! It's a little tame compared to ours though... We keep all manner of "items" on top of ours. Including the "sleep-mask" my cousin gave me last Christmas... What's THIS? A Saturday Night Fever suit? Oh MY! And... and... and, uh, an entire collection of "Abba" records?
Posted by: Sally at July 25, 2004 07:28 PM"Saturday Night Fever Suit" ROFLMAO!
Wait, don't wear that suit with the chocolate sauce... it may not come out. Oh what the hell. I vote Harv wears the suit and does the slip and slide... I'll sit on the washing machine and *um* watch!
Posted by: Bouddica at July 25, 2004 09:24 PMWhoo hoooooo .......OOOF!
Aw, damn, my back is killing me! So much for the ceiling fan!
Better try my hand at the slip-n-slide!
Posted by: That 1 Guy at July 25, 2004 10:47 PMUmmmm - Hey there. Just peeking in to see what all the noise is. OOOOHHHHH Chocolate!!!
And if I may make a suggestion? You need to put that Slip'n Slide outside, just extend it on over to We Swear, cause _Jon foolishly left for a few days. We need to slide on over there and check his place out! (Can anyone pick locks?)
Posted by: Teresa at July 25, 2004 11:06 PMTeresa - good idea... [rummages through Extreme Closet]... My GOD! *Why* does this man have a thousand foot roll of plastic sheeting?
[shrug]
Well, I'm going to unroll it over to _Jon's place. Teresa, follow me with the Hershey's syrup. Once it's all slick it'll be a breeze to transit back and forth.
Ok, Teresa, start lubricating...
... no, not like THAT!
Besides, Bou mounted the washing machine first. She at least gets to finish the spin cycle.
I'm off to _Jon's. I shall return.
Posted by: Harvey at July 26, 2004 12:30 AMWe're back from reigning Narnia! That Extreme Closet is something else...Oh, we're moving to _Jons? I'll just grab the suit...
Posted by: Sally at July 26, 2004 05:17 AM[slides back over from _Jon's]
I stole a bunch of spare computer parts from _Jon's basement. I'm gonna go scatter them outside in Johnny-Oh's driveway so that we'll hear his tires pop when he pulls in and we can make a clean getaway.
Or as clean as you can make it when you're covered in Hershey's syrup.
Speaking of clean, what HAVE you ladies been doing to the poor washing machine? There's puddles everywhere, and... oh... OH!... nevermind...
Posted by: Harvey at July 26, 2004 09:52 AMThere was a sudden 'leak' when it hit the spin cycle!
Did someone find Johnny-Oh's guitar? We need real music.
Posted by: Boudicca at July 26, 2004 10:31 AMHope you have a good and restful time away!
Posted by: Michael at July 26, 2004 04:10 PMHeh. Johnny-Oh's gonna NEED that rest so he has the energy to kick all our asses when he sees what we did to the place :-P
Speaking of which, did you know that you can make a HELL of a mural out of Silly String?
Watch this...
PHSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT!
See? It's that one scene from Spiderman 2!
Hmmmm... I need to practice some more...
PHSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT!
Hmmmm.... still not very impressive. I'm going back to _Jon's to get my six shooter. I'll be right back.
Posted by: Harvey at July 26, 2004 07:21 PMHarvey, you forgot to staple black velvet to the walls before making your silly string art! No wonder you can't get the look you want.
Hey, who's got the Margarita pitcher? I need a drink after gazing upon _Jon's "server"...
Posted by: Teresa at July 26, 2004 09:41 PMNope, I forgot the extra chocolate sauce, I forgot the CoolWhip, and I forgot the cellophane.
However, I do have a case of D batteries and a bottle... a half bottle... wait...
A quarter bottle of vodka.
Damn slow elevator!
[sliding in]
Got my six-shooter and...
... Say, I wonder if Cheez-Whiz would work better than Silly String?
Speaking of cheese, you're looking drunk and vulnerable, LeeAnn, and OOPS! I accidentally spilled my drink on your blouse. Why don't you just take that off? I can throw it in the washing machine downstairs.
Come to think of it, why don't you come with me? You'll LIKE that washing machine...
Posted by: Harvey at July 27, 2004 08:01 AMMake sure she leaves those D batteries here though.
Where the hell did that vi... oh here it is.
Posted by: Machelle at July 27, 2004 10:37 AMWhen the hell is he coming back? You know, someone has to do something about these, uh, slightly soiled fruits and vegetables. I'm not touching them without gloves.
Posted by: Sally at July 27, 2004 03:20 PM"Hey, who's got the Margarita pitcher? I need a drink after gazing upon _Jon's "server"..."
ROFLMFAO!!!