Take Me Away!

@OldCatLady Not to worry. I'll save you a seat.

@MEHcus Certainly, our schedule is flexible. This ship can go anywhere, on the land, on the sea or in the air.

@MEHcus - You're not going to come back from vacation and quit, are you? Say no!

@KDemo Guess we'll just have to see what happens.

Also, no.

@MEHcus - You're scaring us. Oh, right, the end of the month is Halloween, I see what you're doing. Carry on.

@OldCatLady This is amazing!

@mfladd I'm allergic to most seafood. May I have a hamburger? (I'm a cheap date.)

@Barney Done. With a root beer of course.

@mfladd Looks wonderful (including the server in the background.) Hope the rest of him looks that good.

@mfladd Well damn, you're going to make new have to take back nearly everything mean I've ever said about you!

And I can't believe I'm saying this, but please join us! (Nope, that doesn't feel right)

@jaremelz :)~

@jaremelz *me. Geez @mfladd my efforts to be nice have scrambled my brain. Just not in my nature!

@mfladd

@mfladd Thank you very much, I accept with pleasure. Can you provide a large screen on which to watch the Cubs hang on to their present 6-3 lead? Until the game is over, I will be busy telling Maddon how to manage the team, though.

@OldCatLady will this do?

@mfladd Yes, thank you, and it worked, didn't it?

@mfladd can I byok?


Bring your own Kitten? this is a stray I just found I'm trying to find her a home tonight but it's so late! she keeps falling asleep on me too!. Also likes be under the shirt

@Foxborn Absolutely! And thank you for taking it in and rescuing it. I have a cat in my shed (big shed, more of a garage) right now that we saved. We are waiting to get him fixed and vaccinated and then transporting to my sister in CT who has agreed to take it. Thank you for the rescue!

Now that she is safe she deserves a drink too...

This one is for you.

@Foxborn @mfladd What good people you are. My three rescue cats all thank you sincerely. Is there anything the ship's staff can bring you? A case of champagne, a castle in France, a Harley Davidson?

@mfladd thanks I need a drink tonight got bad but not unexpected news today.
sadly I can't keep her(?)

@OldCatLady @mfladd YAY! one of my friends will take her in the morning

@OldCatLady how about a free chip making tray?

@Foxborn She's so cute! You certainly deserve that drink. Sorry about the news.

@OldCatLady All I have wanted my entire life is a very cute cottage/house (not a large house) on a beautiful lake with a dock. I would die happy then (seriously).

@Foxborn Congrats to you and kitty. I ask for a lake cottage and you ask for a chip tray. Don't I feel bad.

@Foxborn I would be delighted to send one, if I had such a gift at my disposal. I can provide a virtual hot stone massage, with candle scented to your order.

@OldCatLady I'll take it. Just got word that grandfather is getting worse. they are calling family and i can't go. so a hot stone massage sounds perfect

@Foxborn I can send wishes for peace and strength to you and yours.

@mfladd Well, for your kitty rescuing and your lovely dinner for us, here's a place to call your own.

@jaremelz Thank you. That is perfect. :)

@Foxborn That kitten is beautiful and lucky there are good people like you who care. I'm sorry about your grandfather. I hope thinking of good times you've spent with him will ease your stress.

@OldCatLady Good luck ever getting me out of that chair!

@OldCatLady you know me so well.

@OldCatLady Mimosas, anyone?

@OldCatLady I am sending you all to St Lucia. My favorite Caribbean Island I have been to.

@mfladd You're not coming with us? We could use a little more beefcake.

@Barney No, I won't be attending. But I am sending someone else in my place to crew the boat for you. Enjoy!

(p.s. @Barney I sent you an email)

@mfladd Okay! I'll get back to you after I get back from visiting Mom.

@Barney You know if I'm on a boat with @mfladd , one of us will get thrown over. Although I'll probably be too distracted by cabana boys and bartenders.

@jaremelz Well, then, I hope you can swim.

@mfladd One of my best friends in college was from St. Lucia. She was always showing me pictures from "back home." It is a gorgeous place, but pictures are as close as I will ever get to it. -sigh-

@Barney Me? Oh Barney.... :(

@jaremelz Hey, you're safe, @mfladd is too chicken to show us his bod.

@Barney poor shy chicken.

@Barney Thanks! I am already wet enough with this hurricane rain. :)

@Barney St Lucia really is gorgeous, I went scuba diving there for the day (cruise ship stop).

@mfladd Yeah, sorry about that. It was either send it up your way or bring it to Jacksonville. At least it's staying offshore.

@OldCatLady yup, it is pretty tame except for all the rain. Living barely above sea level my yard is swampy. Glad it missed you.

@beachbum I second that!

@beachbum Or cruise director! Then we'd get to have @OldCatLady around for all of the artfully-arranged fun.

@OldCatLady It was night by the time I got there.

@OldCatLady @sammydog01 Aw, I love purple.

@OldCatLady The moon is full.

@OldCatLady Is that a..um...pole in the tub?

@jaremelz It's a real place. You are welcome to call them and ask; Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada, Florida

@OldCatLady I'm so there.

@jaremelz I think that's the water filling the tub from the spout in the ceiling. A pole would be awesome but dangerously irresponsible. Bathtubs are slippery.

@mehdaf See, that would be so much more safety-conscious!

@jaremelz It looks like part pole part water.
pole from ceiling stops a foot or so above pool and water comes out the end of it -- so you can rinse your hair ?
I don't think it is sturdy enough to swing on. But I'll leave that to you ;-)

@mehdaf

Bathtubs are slippery.

As are (many) exotic dancers.

You know, @Pavlov, the more I think about it, the more pissed off I am at you. It wasn't nice of you to run off and leave us, your friends, like you did. We were worried about you. We missed you. Don't do it again or I'll drive up to where you live (I'm not that far away from you) and drag you back to us at Meh. Welcome back.

@Barney Just make him take the pleasure cruise back. Nothing but well oiled cabana boys and deckhands. That'll teach him!

@jaremelz I've been yelling at people all day and getting nowhere; I'd thought I'd continue my losing streak.

@Barney I'm sorry, really. I had to do too much adulting today, and even more tomorrow. Not cool, life.

@OldCatLady This is really going to make me hate my actual breakfast. Do we have a waiter?

@OldCatLady BRAVO!!!!!

@mikibell I'm so glad. That was our plan, and I'm going to keep it going as long as there's interest. Now- did you pick up your Monday gift basket yet?

@OldCatLady darn, I knew there was something I was supposed to do :)

@OldCatLady I don't care how old he is.. he is still a mighty good looking man...

@mikibell Sorry, I deleted him; I forgot about his abuse. Tim says he'll be glad to do it, though.

@OldCatLady hmm i missed that..Tim can keep his boots under my bed anyday!

@OldCatLady I found on too

@Foxborn Smiling! I'm smiling already, and I just poured my first cup of coffee. You did this. Thank you so much. The kitten is pure delight even if she does get croissant crumbs everywhere, and that waiter has been offered a permanent job. Whee! What a great way to start the morning!

@Foxborn I love purple.

@OldCatLady Oh woah. That's beautiful!

@OldCatLady man, I wish I could create something like that...

@mikibell Is this for real? If so, I envy you so much.

@mikibell I've been going back to look at this again and again. It's wonderful.

@Barney yes, I was @ camp with 150 cub scouts! (My first day off in a while and I ended up in the woods!)

@OldCatLady here it is as I was leaving today...

@mikibell You are a very special person for volunteering with these kids.

Oddly enough, I was talking to my Mom just a few days ago, during one of her more lucid moments, about our adventures in the Camp Fire Girls. When I was growing up, Camp Fire was as popular as the Girl Scouts and maybe more popular where I lived. Most of the moms were stay-at-home moms, however, no one wanted to be our group leader. So my mom, even though she worked full time, became our leader from first grade through high school.

A couple of years ago, after her heart attack, Mom and I started talking about our Camp Fire Girl experiences. It dawned on me then (sometimes I can be a little slow), how much time Mom put into making our Camp Fire experience a rewarding one. She said that, yes, it was a lot of work and that sometimes she was so tired, but that she loved our group (and me, too) very much and that she was happy to help us grow up to become the young women we are today. To Mom, we will always be "young". (We still keep in contact with some of the members of our group.)

So let me repeat, @mikibell, you are a very special person. Because of you, these boys will grow up to be better men. And they always remember you fondly.

@mikibell Similar to my view, but mine is on a smaller scale. Our little pond/lake is a bit over three acres, but the colors of the changing leaves reflect beautifully.

@Barney You are a such a love. No matter where they go or what they become, I will love my boys; they will always be "Mrs. B's Boys" in my heart.

@Barney I don't know about that, but I did locate our cabana boy.

@jaremelz Ah, he looks nice and friendly. I'd like to see, uh, more of him.

@Barney And he's so ready to serve.

@jaremelz The balls are in his court. (Geez, Barney what is wrong with you?)

@Barney He's good with cocktails. Very good.

And nothing at all wrong with you that isn't wrong with me! I might be desperate for a little escape from reality.

@jaremelz Are you saying all of this with a straight face because I'm giggling away. And speaking of away, I have to go pay some bills and yell at some people. See ya later.

@jaremelz Hey, you, you have my email if you ever feel the need to talk to someone about your troubles? I'm here if you need me.

@Barney Oh I'm cracking up over here! I don't have it, but a mutual friend does, if you don't mind him giving it to me. I'm torn between talking about it and pretending on the internet as if nothing is wrong. But I'll probably contact you later, you can vent to me too, always!

@jaremelz It's a deal! Later, gator.

@jaremelz I'll have a tall glass of ice water, no lemon. Thank you, very much.

@jaremelz Yum!

@lisaviolet I'll make sure he saves you some.

@Barney Did you say balls? You must be thinking of the tennis pro.

@sammydog01 Sweet mother of..

@sammydog01 Yummy!

@Barney The cabana boy looks like he has George Hamilton tan above the waist and a Conan O' Brien tan below it.

@lisaviolet I certainly hadn't planned to tell him about it. We'll be long gone before he notices. Picnic afternoon tea is served here:

@OldCatLady It's beautiful. And @lisaviolet What good is a getaway if we can't really, really get away?!

@OldCatLady Tea on the beach would be absolutely perfect. Would it, by chance, be served by the cabana boy?

@beachbum I figure the cabana boy could handle us all.

@OldCatLady If anyone needs me, I'll be in the tub.

@OldCatLady I have a kitten for you.

@sammydog01 Yowl!

@sammydog01 I need cuddles NOW!

@sammydog01 Can you hear me purring from there? Because I'm pretty sure I'm purring. Meow.

@OldCatLady Rain Calls for Comfort foods, I'm ordering us Bangers and Mash for dinner

@Foxborn

@mfladd Silly American

Bangers and mash, also known as sausages and mash, is a traditional British Isles dish made of mashed potatoes and sausages, the latter of which may consist of a variety of flavoured sausage made of pork or beef or a Cumberland sausage. It is sometimes served with onion gravy, fried onions, baked beans, or peas. It is mostly eaten in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Now Pass the Stout

@Foxborn I love the dish; it's my favorite pub grub. One of my cats is named Guinness, because he's exactly that color. Anglophile much?

@OldCatLady I'm making it for dinner to night, needed some serious comfort food with all the rain! it you like spicy try using Chirzo for the sausage it's SO yummy!!!

@Foxborn Nope, no spicy here. I just remembered that I have bacon, cabbage, and mash, so tomorrow is colcannon. It's just cool enough here to enjoy cooking again.

@OldCatLady I'm gearing up to finely start the first scratch soups of the season. Yay!

@OldCatLady Look Yum

@OldCatLady I might need a couple of days.

@jaremelz We'll pick you up whenever you say.

@OldCatLady Thanks! I just couldn't leave that spot very easily.

@OldCatLady Ooo So Pretty, but I didn't pack a coat I think I'm going to need to barrow several of the Kitties from the Petting room

@OldCatLady And yes, someone will be along to fan us with the leaves.

@OldCatLady Looks like too much man to handle "cabin boy", I say deck hand

@OldCatLady Too hairy for a cabin boy. Awesome as a deck hand.

@Foxborn Hands? He has hands???

@OldCatLady This has been one of the highlights in a very depressing week! Thank you! It was worth sitting through a very spotty internet connection to get it to load.

@LaVikinga I second that! @OldCatLady If you get tired of this maybe we can take turns daily as cruise director.

@LaVikinga @Foxborn @OldCatLady @sammydog01

All hands on DECK!

@sammydog01 Pick a day, any day, or the same day each week. My goal here was to brighten the month for @jaremelz, who had a load of (metaphorical) bricks drop on her as soon as her term of office began. Well, and to dilute the testosterone a little. And to share some of the travel images I find, because I'm stuck in a stoopid walking boot for a couple of weeks. And because it's a whole lot of fun.

@jaremelz I'm deep in the Pennsylvania woods (near PennState), the internet crawls at the cabin and my cell provider conveniently does not cover exactly where I am because of that ass Murphy & his Law.
It looks like I've missed quite the floating party!

It HAS been a sucky week. Topping it off, I've ended up with cellulitis after a leg procedure I had done two weeks ago. Can you say "shopping center walk in urgent care clinic?" Damned good thing I was paying attention and caught it quickly.

@OldCatLady @Foxborn @jaremelz @Barney @mikibell @Sammydog01 @lisaviolet @LaVikinga Ladies, you can call him whatever you wish. I'm just going to call him. That is an amazing photo.

Thank you all (especially you, OldCatLady) for a lovely thread that helps me escape reality -- in lots of ways.

@LaVikinga Good thing indeed. Please keep us posted; you are necessary to maintaining whatever balance this place has. Cellulitis sucks.

@OldCatLady If that's a boy, I can hardly wait to see him when he's a man. Woof!

@LaVikinga Ouch, that sounds quite painful. We are right smack dab in the middle of civilization, but ever since a storm a few weeks ago, we are constantly losing internet. I'm going to get stabby soon.
@OldCatLady I have greatly appreciated this thread. We are doing a bit better. My kid is off concussion watch, he is doing much better, just the occasional headache. My car is fixed, and I'm handling some other stuff that happened as it comes, nothing else to do but fight what you can and roll with the rest.

@jaremelz I'd love to blame everything on a planet being in retrograde or some such nonsense, but most of the haywire BS in my world is by my own hand. Inattention to detail and last minute changes in plans tend to throw big ol' monkey wrenches into the works.
@OldCatLady Thank you for the kind words! I don't quite feel like I'm a member of the community as much as I did over on deals, mostly because I haven't played around on the forums here long enough to catch the rhythm & flow of the comment system.

I guess I've spent too much time on Reddit and become lazy. So for right now I'll continue to sit in the corner and make the occasional smart ass remark because I am a smart ass.

@LaVikinga I've discovered there's always room for more smart ass here on meh. Which is good, because that seems to be my only speed.

@OldCatLady Mug. Need. Where, please?

@LaVikinga I find a lot of tempting stuff here; the photos link to various sites. From a quick look, lots of people want to buy that mug. https://www.facebook.com/ThePaganPoppet/photos_stream

@LaVikinga It may be this person; these mugs seem similar, and the 'look for images' google search showed the same name. I'm not trying to do an ad; I really don't know who the artist was. https://www.etsy.com/listing/153114857/the-dark-trail-coffee-mug?ref=shop_home_active_15

@OldCatLady OH! I do like that one even more. Thanks! I'll add the shop to my list of favorites.

@beachbum Yes! I love Hawaii, but I don't remember that gentleman from my visit there. Is he going to greet us with leis?

@beachbum I'll take the boat ride on Lava ;)

@OldCatLady You'll be the first to get lei'd!

@OldCatLady @jaremelz There will be plenty of leis to satisfy everyone. I promise.

@beachbum I love the fish- I found us a guide.

@sammydog01 You are hereby appointed talent scout extraordinaire. Wow.

@sammydog01 Awww- two of my favorite things.

@OldCatLady The greek yogurt oatmeal looks vaguely healthy. French toast for me.

@f00l Your very own butterfly dress will be delivered to you, custom tailored to fit, as soon as the assistant chauffeur is free. Please note that although the shoes look agonizing, it's an optical illusion. They fit like running shoes and can be worn all day, with the (invisible) cashmere socks.

@OldCatLady
as long as the dress makes everyone ignore any nearby Victoria's Secret models, and as long as it's easy-off, easy-on.....

I mean, there is a lots of help, and i do have to help all the help....

@OldCatLady Those are freaking cool. I'd wreck nails like that in two seconds.

@jaremelz These are special, indestructible and can be changed in minutes. I'm thinking about these for tomorrow.

@OldCatLady Yes! Indestructible is what I need. Both in nails and cabana boys.

@jaremelz Today's cabana boy just showed up.

@OldCatLady Put him in @mfladd 's pic above instead of the chick, and we are set!

@OldCatLady The good thing about young ones is that they can be trained.

@OldCatLady Do you know -- can those leaf nails be done on real nails.. so pretty but I would destroy fake nails. My natural nails are about that long (by luck, or good drugs, not sure which).

@mikibell I'm pretty sure those are just gel. I've seen some pretty foil appliques and Pinterest ideas, though. https://www.pinterest.com/source/nailcrazyyouknowit.tumblr.com/ has so many ways to get in trouble, and I LOVE these, which are not gel:

@OldCatLady oh wow.. I am not THAT girly, but wow.... keeping this link away from my daughter!

@OldCatLady I found one I think I can do on my own nails.. :)

@mikibell Essie is good stuff. That looks so much prettier than a simple French manicure.

@Foxborn First thing after lunch. Wow, that is a truly great place!

@Foxborn Do I have to share the hot springs with the monkeys or will they get out?

@beachbum Share, but they offer free grooming services if you don't scare them off

www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/there-is-a-hot-springs-in-japan-where-monkeys-relax-all-day#.csN15kXXK

@Foxborn Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

@OldCatLady If you insist.

@OldCatLady I'd like a glass of the middle bottle. Hell, forget the glass, just give me the bottle. On second thought, give me all three bottles.

@Barney Every passenger gets these in their Monday gift basket. With chocolates.

@OldCatLady Dark chocolates?

@Barney Yes, of course. Some caramels covered in chocolate and sprinkled with fleur de sel, too.

@OldCatLady Sounds heavenly.

@Kidsandliz Yes! You got it!

@OldCatLady Actually I used to work on these things. Have a USCG captain's license for them...

@Kidsandliz I used to crew on a Vega 27, and even that's a lot of work. Mostly we sailed around Chesapeake Bay. I am in awe of your license; I took the Inland Navigation course but not the test.

@OldCatLady I worked on tall ships for about 3 years on and off. You sort of get the license by default. And AB sail, and AB limited, and tug assist (I also worked on a small tug boat for a while going up and down the Chesapeake Bay)... helped with the very early the Fells Point (Baltimore) to Norfolk schooner races... I liked living on the Chesapeake...

@Kidsandliz It can be fun, but I had a day job that ate people alive. Gunkholing with no power lines in sight was a rare escape. I found bottom in so many coves that bf took it in every time. Even my 6 year old daughter was a better navigator.

@Foxborn Good morning to you, too. It's a fine, sunny morning; let's go shelling. Cape San Blas, Florida. I was born a few miles from here, but I haven't been back in awhile.

@OldCatLady Pretty! Just watch your toes.

@sammydog01 Can I keep this one?

@Foxborn Of course! Your cabin boy will set up a terrarium in your cabin.

@OldCatLady Does the beach look like that at every low tide or only after a storm (or is that photoshopped)?

@Kidsandliz I don't know, but it does seem incredible. Doesn't look 'shopped to me. Sanibel is nearby, and it is world-famous for its shelling. http://www.sanibelisland.com/shelling.html

@beachbum So beautiful!

@OldCatLady Well, if it is Smartass Saturday - I am filing a lawsuit against this Travel Agency for discriminatory practices. This is my lawyer.....

@mfladd And this is one of ours:

@mfladd Yes sir! We put ourselves in your hands.

Beautiful photos. And look, no arguing. I know when to shut up and enjoy the trip!

@jaremelz I will bring a friend if it is alright....

@mfladd Hey, that was when I just woke up and didn't even have a chance to comb my hair. Thanks a lot.

@KDemo Don't worry about it. You always look good.

Wake up! Time to go exploring India.

@mfladd Do I have to wake up? I mean, I'm curious about the sights, but isn't there some nice place to laze around today?

@jaremelz funny you asked that.

Time for lunch ladies. I have seen to it that lunch will be catered on of the islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

And then a quick nap.

@mfladd By quick nap, you mean the entire afternoon, yes?

@jaremelz Just for a bit. There is more sightseeing in store.

Kayaking.

And then some beach time. Just be careful of the elephants.

@mfladd I see we've got some serious walking to do. Looks like the sight is well worth it! And I'm all over that kayaking trip. I'll even refrain from tipping you over. For now. That water is gorgeous. Do we have time for a swim before cocktails?

@jaremelz actually, we will be scuba diving (you are all already certified, I saw to it)

@mfladd Sweet, thanks! You take care of everything. You didn't fiddle with my tank, though, right? I'd hate to go down and not come back up.

@mfladd What a truly great day. Sunshine, good food, great scenery. New places, new skills, even. I didn't know I was scuba certified. What else do we have a license for? And what's in today's gift basket?

@OldCatLady First we cocktails before dinner (@Barney I ordered you a root beer straight up)

Dinner reservations have been booked.

Then a show.

@mfladd I'll take the middle three drinks, any seat at that table, and front row for the show! Well done.
How/where will we be winding up the night? Dessert? One last beautiful view?

@OldCatLady All the rooms have been booked for the night.

@OldCatLady Gift baskets are not my specialty perhaps you or @jaremelz might like to add them. Thanks.

@jaremelz More cocktails after dinner outside of the hotel.

@mfladd I decided to order you a basket, to say thank you. It's being delivered by one of our best. Not sure what will be left in the basket by the time it gets to you, though.

@jaremelz something tells me I am the gift basket...don't eat me!

@mfladd Too late. Sorry.

@OldCatLady Ok, instead of gift baskets I thought we would do something different. Everyone will receive one of my favorites (in PURPLE)

2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Club Coupe

Happy Driving! (p.s. all shipping expenses have been paid)

@mfladd Now that's a gift! I'm so ready to drive it!

@mfladd I took the weekend off to go zombie-ing and missed India. Thanks for the trip!

@sammydog01 Zombie-ing? I'm intrigued.

@sammydog01 Yeah, how and what, and are you un-zombied? I have a mental picture of a rousing game of 'Zombied by Paintball'. Pictures would be nice.

@jaremelz @OldCatLady My son and I went to a 5K and obstacle course where the runners get chased by zombies. We were zombies.

I staggered around a field dragging my puppy fido

which distracted the runners so my son could jump out from behind a bush. Lots of screaming!

@sammydog01 Looks very fun!

@mfladd I have been sitting by my driveway waiting for my purple Porsche. Do you have the wrong address for me?

@Barney @JonT said he was going to send it out. Goddamnit! Here we go again. Barney, I will take care of it.

@mfladd Okay, that got a giggle out of me.

@OldCatLady ooh, what a cool thing to ride around on! The car is nice too.

@sammydog01 Yes, indeed. I believe I'll have a Kir Royale. Vitamins, you know, and it's light purple, which ought to please @Barney.

@sammydog01 Well, it's definitely five o'clock somewhere. Count me in.

@Kidsandliz Where on earth was that first photo?

@OldCatLady Still too warm, but long pants are an option for which I am grateful.

@OldCatLady Are you kidding it stopped and the temperatures rose about 20 over night. I'm deliriously happy (though that may be the wine)

@OldCatLady Oh, I hope you are right. I don't feel like any of those right now.

@sammydog01 Lucky you! Our local beaches specialize in fossilized shark teeth. People have jars full of them. Me, I'm stuck at home in a walking boot, so it's virtual travel for the moment.

@sammydog01 I was at the beach today, too. Unfortunately, this past weekend's Nor'Easter' created a 4 to 5 foot drop off at the end of the dunes so no shell hunting for me. At least the dunes held.

@OldCatLady We were looking for sharks teeth too. We met a couple of guys that found them- they have megaladon teeth there. Hope your foot gets better soon. @beachbum We went specifically because the rain and high tide unearthed some nice goodies.

@OldCatLady I love purple.

@mfladd Well, since according to wiki, Oct 10th didn't exist due that Gregorian calendar thing, the new thread is hereby named Not Today, aka I Can't Adult Today.

@Teripie Oh, we will have plenty of deckhands for that. You won't have to lift a finger.

@Teripie We do not lift a finger on this ship. That's what the chauffeur and deckhands and cooks and such are for. This deckhand just signed on:

@OldCatLady Damn

@beachbum My thoughts exactly.

@OldCatLady And a Spa Visit. I'm hoping for the Japanese room
But it's not the only option

@Foxborn The spa visit is easy; just let the staff know what time suits you each day. If I put cucumber slices on my cats, I would be the one sliced.

@Foxborn I'm probably not going to get these for the cats, either.

@OldCatLady I could not resist Spa kitty gif

@thismyusername I know; I have to force my mind into the other one, which is what I was thinking of:

@sammydog01 Yes, please, and can you be cruise director tomorrow? I just found out I'll be overloaded. Thankyouverymuch. 'Gnight!

@OldCatLady I can but I'll be away from my computer until late afternoon. So everyone sleep really, really late. I'll send this guy to keep you company.

@sammydog01 That ought to do very nicely. I'm available until midnight tonight. Thanks. And do you need some shoes to go with your uniform? I found these, and they're just your size:

@sammydog01 You're letting the dog (@mfladd ) eat at the table?

@jaremelz At no time did @sammydog01 say he would be fed, just that he could sit there.

@jaremelz Of course he can eat with us. I'm sure his table manners are impeccable.

@sammydog01 Good, because I call 1..2..3 not it if he makes a mess!

@jaremelz @OldCatLady No promises!

@sammydog01 Thanks for the invite.

@sammydog01 May I have a root beer?

@Barney Could you be a little more specific, and would you like it made into a float or served with a little umbrella? http://www.gourmetrootbeer.com/rev4.html

@Barney According to @sohmageek, this is the best root beer going....you get one!

@OldCatLady A root beer on the rocks would be just fine. Oh, and I'd like a little umbrella! Purple, if you have one.

@jaremelz What the heck is that?

@Barney It's a root beer float made from Rookie's Root Beer.

@jaremelz Ahh, we call them black cows.

@jaremelz They are amazing... and its in one of the glass jars I haven't seen that version in a while... Looks like that photo was taken at the farmer's market in burlington... I wonder where you found that at... They have all kinds of soda, but their sarsaparilla and Root beer are the best.

@sohmageek Master of the Googles

@sohmageek I LOVE sarsaparilla, which my grandma used to call sasparilly. That and birch beer. Now I need to go find some. Okay, Google, find sarsaparilla!

@OldCatLady We have old / older / new order Mennonites near me and since most have German heritage if you know where to look Birch beer is easy to find

@beachbum Today is the day we celebrate, refine and pull out the stops on smartassery. Think of it as a rodeo; you work all week, but Saturday is when you blow off a little steam. Maybe we need a belt buckle for the week's champion.

@OldCatLady Looks good! Uh, have you found someone to pour tea for me?

@OldCatLady The Butler isn't dressed yet. Slight delay.

@OldCatLady I was kind of hoping to have tea served in my room. Um, you know, privately?

@OldCatLady I'm so sorry. I'll be sending someone around to cut some firewood for you so that you stay warm.

@jaremelz Wow. I mean that sincerely. Thanks!
I think I'll be in this house, then. It has a bigger chimney.

@mfladd

@mfladd then don't come into this thread if it doesn't concern you. I'll start talking kittens in 3...2...

@OldCatLady Let's just go down to this sweet little swimming spot.

@jaremelz yes let's go swimming.

@mfladd We will give you a mani-pedi, too. Here you go, it's just your color:

@OldCatLady I don't know, I like this one better

@Foxborn Yes, and this is good too:

@Foxborn This is nice, too:

@Foxborn Or this, very seasonal. I have lots of ideas.

@OldCatLady we could do each one different!

@mfladd this is disgusting. you know what i'm talking about.

@marklog Really?

@OldCatLady i was referring to @mfladd and his irresponsible characterization that hot bikini babes pour bud light.

@marklog @OldCatLady I blame @jaremelz for this indiscretion (Bud, that is)

@marklog Apparently @mfladd needs his chakras realigned before we take him to Puerto Rico.

@OldCatLady Oh shit, this is going to hurt isn't it? I never signed up for Puerto Rico. Why do I smell chloroform?

@mfladd You don't want chloroform? Mmmkay.

@OldCatLady Frying pan it is then

@mfladd @marklog I hear that's all they're serving now in the old goat pasture, upon your requests.

@Foxborn @OldCatLady @jaremelz You better tie me up then.

@mfladd

@mfladd If you insist....

@jaremelz That is brilliant! You win today's prize: five acres and a house. This house:

@OldCatLady Oh thank you! Do I have anyone to help around the house?

@jaremelz This one looks like he could do all the chores. ALL of them.

@OldCatLady The young ones are pretty, the ones with a few years on them, just as much! Only they've got experience. With chores, yeah, that's it.

@jaremelz Oh shit! At least bury the body, or give me a burial at sea. You women are just not right in the head!

@mfladd I prefer to keep you around as a warning to others.

@jaremelz who let @mfladd into this thread?? He is killing that nice quiet tone ;)

@Teripie The crew is a little busy at the moment ;)

@Teripie I was trying to figure out what you were selling, then realized you meant set sail... I'm sprsmrt today.

@Teripie The crew isn't in a rush. Victor Webster signed on.

@jaremelz Damn that fantasy football!

@Thumperchick "Sale" "sail" it's all good. Though I think I like sales better. Good catch.

@Teripie We can't set sail until the captain finds his shirt.