DeLarla

Nervous, schmervous. Geeze, it's only us! Don't be nervous, switch it to excitement mode!

I used to be a boring paralegal with a real estate license. I'm still both those things, but I just bought my own foxy, fun, exciting and awesome business, and I'm so excited I can't sit still. I'm waiting (impatiently) for my website to be built and I'll tell you the rest when it's up and running, winky wink. Lisa Bonekovic, Business Owner. Sorry for boasting, but I just can't stop saying that!

My weakness is food. FOOD. fOod. FooD. fooD. foOD fOoD FOOD FOOD FOOD. It never goes away.

Since we're asking questions, what's with certain words or phrases being double-underlined in blue? Anyone else seeing this?

She must be out celebrating with two tablespoons of something. Zoe, you rock. xoxox Congrads on your amazing success.

Wow, now I'm getting super excited! I made Buca reservations for 5:45 so we can have drinks before food. Those of you driving in, NO excuses. Go to bed an hour earlier, pack the car the night before and get your butts to dinner! UHHHH... where is Megan? Anyone got her number?

I've hadbad experiences with public Laundromats. The day I met my husband, he asked what I wanted out of life and the first thing out of my mouth was, "MY OWN WASHER AND DRYER." I've always been up before the chickens, so another time when I was much younger I walked into my apartment's laundry room before daybreak. I flipped on the light, and there was a witch with a long, green pointy finger reaching at me to eat my brains! Okay, fine, she was really just a bag lady sleeping in our laundry room asking me for some money, but she scared the living crap out of me so I ran like hell! I'm not afraid of the bag lady (will prolly be one myself some day) but when you don't expect something like that before you've even sipped some caffeine, it could really screw up a kid's head!

***cracking up here*** Jenna WAS talking about my MONSTER husband! He's got 3 bulging disc that have turned him into a complete A-hole! I'm not even apologizing for him any more. I could leave him, but he gives good _ _ _ _. OKAY, NOW I'M CHOKING AND DYING LAUGHING FER REAL!

I once went to an eating disorder specialist for therapy, and she was so enthralled with my insane eating habits that she pulled out a bag of Gummy Worms from the drawer and mindlessly ate them as if I was some Lifetime movie.

http://www.bucadibeppo.com/loc_index.asp?FL=YS&ID=NV#List That's the website for Buca di Beppo that has the menu, address, phone number, driving directions, etc. Jack, are you saying it's not worth driving 2 days for 2 tablespoons of grub?

I'll keep the ball rolling. When I lived in Portland, Oregon, I used to get up before the sun to do laundry before the apartment rush hit the machines. One dark morning I walked in the apartment laundry room, flipped on the light, and threw my laundry up in the air while screaming blood murder running back to my apartment. The second I flipped the light on, a big raccoon that had been in the laundry garbage freaked out and headed flying towards the door... and uh, well I was standing in the doorway so it zipped right through my legs. There went another pair of pants.

Okay, what scared the pants off you? Remember the Tom Hanks movie where the Fed-Ex plane crashed and he had to survive on a deserted island for years before getting rescued? And he kept hearing these loud crash noises in the dark and freaking out, yelling into the dark jungle, "WHO'S OUT THERE?!?" Then he finally learned it was just coconuts falling to the ground? Well, the same crap keeps going on in my office making me jump out of my chair, so I thought I'd share the visual. I have a patio door, and things keep banging randomly outside my door making me fly off my seat. It took a couple weeks of investigating before I realized it's just pinecones hitting the ground. So yes, even if you're not in the forest, trees really do make noise if they fall to the ground. Now make me laugh - when's the last time you had the pants scared off of you?

Sorry, Zoe, but I'm bugging out of this thread and won't be able to check on you in fears of accidentally seeing Fred. No thanks, no time for passing out today. Can ya send me a PM when you have the date?

I agree that Bandster rules should dictate an earlier dinner. If I wait too late to eat then I eat way too fast and end up PBing anyway. Six O'Clock it is.

Crazy how those rumors got around back then since the internet didn't even exist, but I heard the same rumor in Southern California. The screams were from a girl that got murdered during the recording of the song. Pretty funny since I worked in recording studios, and the whole reason they go into the studios is to block out all the sounds from outside... duh, because they are soundproof! But till this day, you can't help but listen for that scream! Yep, it's a great ride so far... but floating on the raft sounds pretty good about now, too. I'll let you guys in pretty soon. I'll have a website up and running by October. Say what? Roller coaster, woo hooo hooo hooooooo. Okay, now somebody tell me who sang Blame it on the Rain... that's the only line I can remember, but we've sure had some funky weather lately. Great, now I'm gonna have Play that Funky Music Whiteboy stuck right after the Weather Girls get out of my head. NICE TO KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HEARD OF DISCO!

I hoped the band would eventually change my way of thinking, but every day is still a constant struggle. Even after a year, food haunts me. I wish I could say more, but this is one fugging ugly battle of a screwed up monster we're dealing with, that's fer sher.

I haven't pre-ordered the menu from Buca yet because some folks said they're coming for sure but haven't confirmed. Plus all the Vegas last-minute people. The food served at Buca is enormous (each entree serves 8-10 people.) I'm going to make reservations for 20, but I won't pre-order yet. If anyone has time to go on-line and search for Buca di Bepo, they should have an on-line menu. I think everyone was pleased with my selection last year - nobody complained and things got dead silent when the food arrived except for the "Mmmms" and "OMG, LOOK HOW BIG IT IS." I'm suggesting: One large salad and one small (feeds 900 in BucaLand) One large Garlic Bread (think of an enormous deep dish pizza) One chicken dish One white Pasta dish One red pasta dish One dessert Michelle, what do you think? Wanna take a stab at suggesting the menu this year? Let's vote. Last year dinner was 5:00 p.m. but 1/2 the people were an hour late so this year it's 6:00 p.m. Trish is driving, lots of folks are traveling. Should we make dinner for 6:00 or 7:00 p.m.? Thanks, and see ya'll soon! P.S. I finally went South and earned the right to say "ya'll," Ya'll!

I hope the unfill brings you relief. This weird weather, traveling, stress, etc., have given me some weird symptoms, too. Worst PB of my life eating my first real Cajun food the other day. When I don't get enough sleep, old 70's songs get stuck in my head, and right now it's singing to you, "Blame it on the Rain...." Hope you feel better.

Anybody remember the old disco song, Rollercoaster? Rollercoaster, wow-owe-wow say what, Rollercoaster, woo Hoo HooO HOOOO... Well, that's what life's been lately so that song won't get out of my head. Instead of trying to make it go away, does anybody wanna get up and sing and dance to it with me? I miss you gals & wish I had more time, but Rollercoaster, woo hooooooooo hooo HOOOO!

I've only had time to check a few PMs lately, but when I see Zoe, I jump. My girl parts are in working order (and so are hubby's) but Mother Nature and the Powers that Be would not allow us to conceive. Over the years many of my hysterecotomied (I might have made that word up) friends have urged me to get one. Everyone says life without periods is Heaven, so I sure hope it clears up your problems. I'll be thinking of you. You always make me smile because we're always on the same page. Every time I've seen a post with someone worried about some surgical removal, my response always mentions that mass has weight and to consider the pound or two as a loss in the bucket! Let me know when your surgery is.

OMG, I can't take time to respond, but there's no way those flowers can be real, and all those fur babies and wedding shots and brides and babies! LOVE it. More, please.

I'm so confused. I figured I was the only Lisa Lisa Bo Bisa from New Jersey in the world, and I just atttended a seminar, too. Okay, I'll go to bed and try to get some of that "sleep" that people rave about. Losing my marbles due to insomnia, so I'll shut up now. Glad your seminar went well though!

Can someone summarize what's going on here? Are we talking about Lopez or Pleatman? Prettyone, you are being very vague. Please be specific to the "vindictive" and "slanderous" statements you're referring to. Who is on a witch hunt, and what doctor is being hunted and slandered? I'm trying to figure out if you consider anthing I've ever said on this board to be anything but factual. What exactly are you saying?

Prettyone, when you accused people of being vindictive and on a witch-hunt against Lopez, were you referring to me?

Mandy, I've got lots of experience with consignment shops since I used to sell my clothes all the time, but the only Plus Size Consignment Shop in Vegas had to close down because it wasn't doing well. Other "normal size" stores took some plus size things hoping they would do well, but nothing ever sold. If you want to send some boxes to me, I'll be happy to add them to the Vegas Bash Exchange, but sometimes it's best to just let go of the stuff and give them to charity. The local shelter told me the safe shelters for abused woman get a lot of plus size women in there, but they never have plus size clothes so they have to live in the same clothes till they find some.