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stoopbeck ([personal profile] stoopbeck) wrote2008-09-24 11:09 pm
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YAY

Dad and I have been working on the garden this week. We moved concrete benches and mulched and reclaimed gardens that had become wretched hives of scum and gripeweed and I mowed the front lawn with our new mower (WHICH IS LIKE THE BEST MOWER EVER, OMG, because the one I mowed with back in the day was hella hard, and hella heavy, and my hands blistered up just pushing it around, and this one practically propells itself, yay, it's like walking a large dog-- a large, grass-eating dog, I guess) and we discovered a ginormous yellow jacket nest in an area in which we'd been picking up sticks for over an hour. By ginormous, I mean OH MY GOD, we watched for about two minutes and in that time we counted a hundred yellow jackets going into the nest. A HUNDRED. And that was just for two minutes.

And we sprayed the nest, but now we have all these angry homeless yellow jackets who insist on supervising everything we do in the garden. We stirred up some mulch today, and ten minutes later there were eight of them, making sure we weren't mucking things up. I hate the little buggers.

I had a fun phone conversation today. I called a comic book store in Montgomery today to see if they had a comic book that had sold out nationwide (YAY, because that means a higher possibility of a Deadpool movie, BOO, because that's making it mightyhard for me to get my hands on a copy). The guy at the shop told me, "We have two copies left, and they've been flying off the shelves."

I wasn't going to be able to go to Montgomery today, and they weren't going to be able to hold copies at the store, and he was all, "DID YOU KNOW #2 SHIPS TODAY OMG?!" And I was all, "I DID HEAR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, OMG" and then he told me it was ridiculous for me to have to go all the way to Montgomery and waste gas, so. He is sending me the two comic books. In an envelope. With an envoice.

He is trusting me to mail him back a check.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE WERE LIKE THAT ANYMORE. SOMEONE I MET OVER THE PHONE IS TRUSTING ME TO MAIL HIM BACK A CHECK BECAUSE I SOUND TRUSTWORTHY. OVER THE PHONE. (By the way, case of Small World Syndrome, he lives in Millbrook. In Pine Level, which is like five minutes away from here. Crazy!) I'm used to people who are like, "SIGN THIS FORM IN TRIPLICATE AND PROMISE US YOUR FIRSTBORN AND MAYBE WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU SOMEDAY IF WE'RE BORED ENOUGH."

This is the best thing that's happened all week. YAY FOR COMIC BOOK STORE GUY!
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[identity profile] scifigirl.livejournal.com 2008-09-25 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Comic book story guy is amazing!

[identity profile] stoopbeck.livejournal.com 2008-09-25 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Okay so I told mom and she was like, "DUDE he was probably so excited to get a phone call from a girl he didn't know what he was doing! He's going to get fired!"

And then she planned out our future lives together. OH MOM.
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[identity profile] scifigirl.livejournal.com 2008-09-25 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh MOM indeed.

ALSO COMIC BOOK GUYS ARE TOTALLY GETTING LAID BY COMIC BOOK GIRLS.
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[identity profile] scifigirl.livejournal.com 2008-09-25 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
BEHIND EVERY COMIC BOOK GUY THERE IS A COMIC BOOK GIRL SPENDING HIS MONEY ON RARE ASIAN COLLECTIBLES TO BRIBE HOMOSEXUALS WITH.

[identity profile] jzeiggy.livejournal.com 2008-09-25 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
wow, you people are hilarious. :) Congrats!

[identity profile] stoopbeck.livejournal.com 2008-09-27 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
We're very very special. :D
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[personal profile] theemdash 2008-09-25 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
. . .

<.<

>.>

STOP GIVING UP MY SECRET!
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-09-25 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Um... Does he have a geeky brother?!

[identity profile] stoopbeck.livejournal.com 2008-09-27 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
If so I know where to send him...

[identity profile] dyoselin.livejournal.com 2008-09-25 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
I do believe there are still people so trusting of other human beings that they would offer services and goods even before receiving payment or something in kind in return.

Yay for your comic book guy.

[identity profile] stoopbeck.livejournal.com 2008-09-27 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
It's always nice to see it in action, though. :D

[identity profile] dyoselin.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
True.

So when are you moving in with Sarah and Rosie?
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[personal profile] theemdash 2008-09-25 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
I ♥ comic book guys. Our guys call us when knew JWhedon comes out or there's some Doctor Who thing McKay didn't add to our order.
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-09-25 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Comic Book Store Guy FOR THE WIN!!!
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-09-25 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
So, for Halloween and/or next Dragon*Con, what do you think about going as our fav female fandom characters? Right now would be a great time to look for costumes. :D

[identity profile] stoopbeck.livejournal.com 2008-09-27 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, fun plan! Hm. Now I've got to pick just one... Any idea who yours would be?
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-09-27 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
For some reason, I think you should be Abby. For me, maybe Donna or Juliet? And hey, we can even switch costumes!
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-09-26 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Making of the Mercenaries 2 ad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCvIw7DMHXc
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-09-27 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Another reason to love Hank Green...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXX6kuk_XQ
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[personal profile] skroberts 2008-10-02 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently, my cousin is looking to re-home her ferrets. If she still has them when you move out, perhaps your parents would like to look at them. I remember them saying that they're most likely going to miss having Po and Bela around. *g*

[identity profile] stoopbeck.livejournal.com 2008-10-08 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
I checked with Mom and Dad, and they were tempted, but Mom wasn't sure that she'd have the time to take care of them by herself. I hope your cousin finds a good home for them, though! She has some pretty frickin' adorable ferrets!

[identity profile] ewanspotter.livejournal.com 2008-10-06 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I think you have meet comic store guy.

And make future comic store babies.