Thursday, November 20, 2008
Housekeeping Thanks for Coming to Slog Happy!
Posted by Megan Seling on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:24 PM
I had a lot of fun at last night's Slog Happy of Shame, you guys. Thanks to everyone who came, and laughed, and applauded, and shared the humiliating writing of their youth.
We had fantastic readings by Abby, Original Monique, Debbie, Jessica, Lara, Joh, Enigma, Ingo Pixel, Will in Seattle, boxofbirds, and Scary Tyler Moore, and while everyone was all kinds of great, my personal favorite sentence of the evening went like this: "My beefaroni exploded in the microwave."
That's all I'll say. If you missed it, you missed it. You missed the letter to a potentially gay, possible virginity-taker; you missed short poems about snow; you missed the rant about a bitchy mother; you missed the viking funeral for a dead hornet that involved a Ritz cracker, fire, and super glue; you missed the story about a dragon and a frog; and you missed the screen play featuring an 8-year-old little sister as a stripper. There was more... so much more. But that's all I'll say.
Theatre Off Jackson was the perfect place to have it, I'd say—comfortable seats, small enough to not be overwhelming, good drinks, really delicious cookies. Paul Constant was a fantastic, charming host, and the audience was polite and laughed and heckled at all the appropriate moments. You guys are wonderful.
So thank you to all of you who helped make it great.
And now... let's talk about December's Slog Happy! What do you want to do? Karaoke at Twilight? A goofy gift-exchange at a pub? Drinks and snacks at someplace warm?
Your ideas, I want them.
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Either is awesome by me- karaoke rules (and Paul rules at it), the White Elephant would be brilliant as well.
And that you, Paul and Megan. That was very fun times.
And that you, Paul and Megan. That was very fun times.
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Aislinn, I disagree. Feeling obligated to bring something to yet another place during the holiday season makes me want to stay home. Bringing some kind of treat because you feel like it is another story though.
I like the Twilight idea.
I like the Twilight idea.
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But, that's the fun of a White Elephant exchange -- just grab something crappy that your great-aunt gave you and voila, instant fun. I have an 18-inch tall porcelain unicorn statue that has been burning a hole in my closet just waiting for my next White Elephant.
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I have borne witness to the boundless karaoke talent of some Sloggers, which would be a crime to waste. But I do love me some Christmas, so I'd be happy to set aside karaoke for a later date and do some awesome White Elephant. I have just the thing(s)!
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I don't keep things I don't like. I don't care if someone gave it to me. I don't like it, I toss it.
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white elephant exchange AND karaoke. fnarf and i will duet on 'i saw mommy kissing santa claus under the influence of LSD'.
jesus h. tapdancing christ, mikki, you are a pisser and moaner. if you're gonna be like that at SLOG happy, stay the fuck away. and your little dog, too.
jesus h. tapdancing christ, mikki, you are a pisser and moaner. if you're gonna be like that at SLOG happy, stay the fuck away. and your little dog, too.
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Thanks Paul for your witty commentary and hosting, thanks Megan for kicking things off. It was a lot of fun.
I agree with Mikki, no on the gift exchange/white elephant idea. Karaoke, maybe, but that may be too many performance-centered SLOG happies in a row, which might scare away the more attention-adverse sloggers.
I agree with Mikki, no on the gift exchange/white elephant idea. Karaoke, maybe, but that may be too many performance-centered SLOG happies in a row, which might scare away the more attention-adverse sloggers.
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I've been bugging Her Meganess for both Twilight Exit and a gift exchange for several weeks now.
Do I see a building consensus? I do believe I do!
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Abby, if I was there, I assume you'd have to fight all the other Sloggers for the awesome unicorn. Probably best not to cause a rift in the community.
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I think we should definitely have it at the twilight. I like the idea of Karaoke and maybe a white elephant at the beginning?
Like, people who don't want to bring gifts can start the karaoke earlier (ahem, mikki and ba). Other people can exchange silly gifts. All gifts should be under $5.00.
Like, people who don't want to bring gifts can start the karaoke earlier (ahem, mikki and ba). Other people can exchange silly gifts. All gifts should be under $5.00.
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STM, I wasn't being bitchy and you know it. You've cleary got a problem, so either let it out or shut up. And you don't have to acknowledge anyone you dislike at slog happy or online, so your catty attitude is unnecessary.
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@1 for the win. Everyone has to exchange white elephants. Now, to do that we need a list of places that sell elephants ....
But Twilight would be fun. Maybe make the elephants (or other animal gifts) optional - bring one, get one.
But Twilight would be fun. Maybe make the elephants (or other animal gifts) optional - bring one, get one.
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@Wisepunk: I'd agree. Rockband is like karaoke, only with more tears and less lube.
Wait. karaoke doesn't involve lube? FMT has some 'splaining to dooooo.
Wait. karaoke doesn't involve lube? FMT has some 'splaining to dooooo.
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you WISH, david wright.
you know what your problem is, mikki? the problem is you are so full of piping hot crap that the very mention of your name draws flies. i didn't say you were being bitchy. i said you were a pisser and moaner. you don't have enough class to be bitchy.
SNAP!
monique, will you sing 'santa baby'? and poe, 'all i want for christmas is charlie crist'?
you know what your problem is, mikki? the problem is you are so full of piping hot crap that the very mention of your name draws flies. i didn't say you were being bitchy. i said you were a pisser and moaner. you don't have enough class to be bitchy.
SNAP!
monique, will you sing 'santa baby'? and poe, 'all i want for christmas is charlie crist'?
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I'd do karaoke, but the only song I know is "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang. The important things for me are that (1) there is more than one bartender, (2) there is actual food available, and (3) it's someplace I can get home from without having to take 3 buses.
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@ 26, Don't you worry, I'll bring menorahs and latkes and other culturally competent items to lure you. If that's not enough, I'll have to resort to drastic holiday measures!
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Do we know exactly WHERE The Twilight will be by the next SLOG Happy? It was my understanding they were going to be moving in early December.
Either way though, I'm okay.
Not so big on teh karaoke myself, but fun to watch other people butcher classic rock tunes.
I think I've already disposed of any potential "white elephant" items I might have had on-hand, but there's always the 99-Cent Store at 23rd & E Union for a quick pick-up item.
Either way though, I'm okay.
Not so big on teh karaoke myself, but fun to watch other people butcher classic rock tunes.
I think I've already disposed of any potential "white elephant" items I might have had on-hand, but there's always the 99-Cent Store at 23rd & E Union for a quick pick-up item.
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The Twilight is a fantastic idea! Karaoke is always voluntary, so you don't have to perform, or even pay attention to the performers, if you don't want to. And if you want to bring something for a white elephant, great! If not, don't participate! Everyone wins!
And they have deep fried bacon.
And they have deep fried bacon.
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scary tyler moore, ever since I said you had facial hair you've been mad at me. Well let's not mince words any longer. I may not be a prize myself and thats due to unhealthy habits such as binge drinking, binge eating, binge cursing, binge anything really, but i presume you've been a hateful, unwomanly, hambeast your entire life and you take it out on others. I don't really get why you're going after my girlfriend for something I've done and for who I am as a person. Now I know that I'm not very nice to a lot of people on Slog but if you think you're being a better person you're sorely mistaken. Take the higher road or admit you're just a fatter, uglier, manlier version of me.
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oh, begone before somebody drops a house on you, ba. you didn't include binge fucking. i wonder why that is?
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@34 - they're made from potatoes. We export potatoes. Eating more potato pancakes creates jobs. This allows us to buy more white elephants and brand them with logos like "p0wned by the Ds" or "Property of Barry" on them, which infuriates the Red Bushies who then travel to our state and spend money while protesting here.
Which allows us to buy more potatoes. And make them into more pancakes.
Which allows us to buy more potatoes. And make them into more pancakes.
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Hmm. Will. Just a thought, here, but... everyone out here in Slogland cannot read your mind. It does appear that, sometimes, there is a train of thought in that head of yours that connects things like the state of Washington to latkes. But, since you rarely share that train of thought with us, lots of the time, we have no idea what the fuck you're talking about.
I'm a little afraid to say this... but... maybe some more explanation every once in awhile is in order.
I'm a little afraid to say this... but... maybe some more explanation every once in awhile is in order.
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Well duh. Don't the Huskies and Cougars meet in the Washington Potato Cup every year? It is right on every WA license plate: Potatoes! Washington! It's sad that Will is so misunderstood.
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Someplace with a giant fucking fire pit. Winter SlogHappy should have fire. And rum. FIRE AND RUM!
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Karaoke, Rock Band, or Singstar, and I'm there, definitely. A white-elephant gift exchange - ehn, not big on obligatory gifts, even silly ones, but I can probably find some kind of useless crap around the house to wrap in tinsel. Even though my stepsons have moved out.
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