Posting this for a friend, Ayesha Lytton, who runs Solace Beach, and is having a huge Black Friday sale on land rentals.

AFTER THANKSGIVING LAND SPECIAL ~ 12 HOURS ONLY!
Friday, Nov. 27th ~ 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. SLT

Hotlist parcels, pay 1 week get 3 weeks free!
1/4 + SIMS Reduced tiers, pay 1st two weeks, get one week free.
Pay 2 weeks, get 2 weeks free on all other parcels.

Huge range of sims - fantasy, beach, woodlands, gothic, etc.

Go to http://listings.solacebeach.com/ or TP to the Solace Beach rental office inworld before 9pm SLT today!

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This isn't a suck, but rather a commiseration for all you folks working retail during this season. Penny Arcade has been telling tales ("Retales" is their word for it) of the horror of the job. You can find the beginning of the war stories here and then talk of the mythical Back (As in, "Could you check in the back to see if you have any more?") here.

Name: Kereia
Age: 30
Location: Germany
Favorite TV Show: I can't narrow that down to one. Aside from CM, Being Erica, Vampire Diaries, and True Blood
Other Shows Watched: The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, Psych, The Mentalist, Fringe, Numb3rs, Merlin, Spooks, Supernatural, Being Human, Castle, Life on mars (UK)/Ashes to Ashes, Legend of the Seeker, Primeval, and White Collar.
Favorite Quote: "Aziraphale collected books. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them. He was not unusual in this. In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand book seller, he used every means short of actual physical violence to prevent customers from making a purchase. Unpleasant damp smells, glowering looks, erratic opening hours - he was incredibly good at it." (Good Omens)

CM related:
Garcia: Sir, does this stuff actually work on real breathing girls
Hotch: Why are you asking me?
Garcia: I abhor the whole "chick digs jerk" thing.
Hotch: Well, fortunately for you Garcia, you are one of the exceptions.
Garcia: (Flattered) Well, be still my speckled heart, so are you, sir.
Hotch: (Smiles) Thanks. (52pickup)
Favorite Color: Orange
If I was a criminal, I'd be... an art thief. *has watched far too many heist movies*

I've been lurking here for a while, and I co-mod cm_icontest with drop_down_dead , but I just realized that I have a grand total of two lj friends with whom I talk about this show, so I thought I'd introduce myself and start participating. :)

Dear 4.29 million of you customers since 3am this morning:

That coupon was for YESTERDAY. As in (read the big bold lettering: THANKSGIVING DAY ONLY!!!) Today you do not get the coupon. No. Not even a penny of the coupon can you use. So no, don't tell me that you 'have a coupon!!!! smile smile smile' because... unless you are a card holder and are using your reward dollars then there is NO COUPON FOR TODAY!! Grah.

Happy rest of your shopping,

Ropemaker

P.S. Just because it only showed in yesterday's newspaper does NOT mean that it has to be valid for more than one day. Please read carefully the big bold print.....

Hello all! Its been a while since I posted, I sort of took a break working on my real life art projects! But now im make to making some outfits! I have a few that ive done, added to my Legend of The Seeker Series. All items are avilavble at my main store in Mithica and on Xstreet! So check it out and dont forget to join the group for updates!

Mord-Sith, comes in black and white as well.


Noldo .. comes in black and green as well


Seeker

Mininova.org has taken down all torrents relating to copyrighted material.

For those of us outside the US, where/how do you normally get your House fix in a timely manner?

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Hello there, long time reader first time poster.
Your friendly popular christian bookstore worker here, earning some extra cash outside of school hours.
*Please DONT leave religious comments here*

Yes Sir, I am happy to look at a picture on your phone to see what book you would like.
But please, if you are to show me a picture, please make sure one second after you show me that it dosen't switch to your screensaver/next image of our favourite yellow american family doing things that no underage female like myself should see.
Luckily I was too stunned to comment and just squeaked out a 'Um, What book sorry?'
Thankyou. =]


Also, a suck from when I was first starting out, a few months ago involving myself and an elderly lady.

This badge means i'm still in training. Your still happy for me to serve you? Great! A joke about how it looks like my name is "In training" and not *kaylieejay* ? Haha, that one wasn't too bad.
But then getting me to look up your customer card account, then find your book that has come in that happened to be in the wrong place and then bitching that your train is coming in four minutes? I'm sorry that like most customers you took two hours to decide you just want your book ten minutes before your train arrives. I'm sorry that I took a while, but I AM new and that isn't an excuse but still I give you a friendly smile and a sincere appology in return for an eye roll and a scowl.
*mind you the train station is a good 6 minutes away for me to walk, let alone an elderly lady.


Hope that this isn't a rulebreak, In both times I was completely appropriate and polite. =]

Name: Katariina, but ppl know me as Kat
Age: 30
Location: Finland
Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds
Other Shows Watched: CSI, CSI:NY, Private Practice, Alias, Xena, The Pretender...
Favorite Quote: "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Kahlil Gibran
Favorite Color: Black
If I was a criminal, I'd be... A thief or a stalker... nothing big or grand.

And as I come here, I'd like to bring you a little something I wrote as a result of this week's episode:

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First of all, hi there, new to the community
Okay I guess this would be a customer sucks. I work at a certain rather popular Italian place. I work mostly dinner shifts where all the drama kings and queens seem to come in. Its extremely busy, I'm taking down names as the people seating just do not have the time to deal with the huffing and puffing and the angry sighs as to the fact that they have to wait 55-60 mins for a table. Lady walks up to my podium as I finish writing in my paper work and throws the pager at my podium. As it slides towards me I look up thinking "And in three..two...one.."

Her: So I wanna know what the *insert offensive word* is going on!! Those people came after us and they were sat before us!!
Me: Just a moment..*turns, grabs current wait paper work from the seater's podium* Can I see your pager mam? Yes well here are the people that were just sat. *They were three names ahead of angry lady*.
Her: Well I didn't ask for a *insert offensive word* explanation!! I want to know how long its going to be!!
Me: It'll be about 15 more mins..
Her: *making exacerbated and angry sounds, leaves pager and sits down glaring at me*

Last time I checked, asking what was going on, usually means you want an explanation.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/pinkglove.asp

Hey, guys. I hate to be that gal who has these questions before Thanksgiving is officially over, but I'm trying to do some planning for the next few weeks.

Where would people recommend driving around to look at lights in the next few weeks as we get closer to Christmas? Neighborhoods or parks, particularly. I really don't want to drive more than 30 minutes (I'm not too keen to go all the way to Oglebay or Greensburg), but I'd love to hear recommendations for places around the city.

Thanks, and I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving.

For those of you who missed it..

The Dos and Don'ts of a Turkey Dinner

Top Seven Reasons Minnesotans love Cream of Mushroom Soup

Da Babies present: New Meat In Cell Block H

...from back in the days when Midget really WAS more cheeks than face...

~1700 caps from last night's episode, and a Hotch-centric picspam located here, spoilers!

• 18:03 Agh, the ISN'T-THAT-AMAZING girl is at the booth next to me again. #

Long ago my wife and I both drove for an airport shuttle service. Seven passenger vans, guests saved a little money by sharing the ride to the airport. For most of the year our business was mostly tourists and business people.

But then came Thanksgiving week, and Hell Wednesday (HW). Prior to 9/11, it seemed like half the United states flew on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We'd show up for work at 0400 and already be a half hour behind schedule. Some remembered sucks in general form.

• People who lied about their flight times because they wanted to sleep in. If you have a 0700 flight on HW, you need to be at the airport by 0530 at the latest.


• People who bitched about the share ride nature of the service. It is clearly explained by the res agents. No, giving me $5 will not make me skip my next four stops and go directly to the airport.


• Space for luggage, as you might imagine, was at a premium. Guests were told that there was a two bag per person limit. So when I show up for a two-person pickup and you have ten large bags? I laugh.


• Surfboards. Even on a regular day those required a charter rate. Who surfs on Thanksgiving?


• When we reached the airport, some people would complain to me about the lines snaking out of each door.


• We don't take checks. Never had. So don't scream at me when I ask for another form of payment.


• Around 0900, things would quiet down.. until flights started arriving. Then we got a whole new load of sucks.


• Yes, I'm looking in my Thomas Guide. I don't have every side street in the Bay Area memorized. Waiting for three minutes while I plan my route and let my dispatcher know where and when I'll be clear is not going to "ruin the holiday."


• If I ask you to step off the van to let another person or persons on, it is because you will be getting off before them. I do this now to prevent shuffling at every stop. Same thing for luggage.


• I understand that you're not local, and come from a place with slightly different values than San Francisco. But please don't try to start an argument with me over politics, gay rights, or the 49ers. In addition, I don't care about your religion.


• My work radio and the van radio (tuned to an all-news station for traffic updates) are part of my job. I'm not going to turn them off.

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They ran a few old episodes from different seasons on bravo today. It got me thinking what guest judges would round out a perfect season for you. 14 judges.

here is my list.

1. Anthony Bourdain - I know he won't come back but pretty please with a cherry on top!

2. Eric Ripert - He's probably absent this season because of Jen I don't mind that but I want him back next season

3. Micheal Symon - because I think he is fun

4. Food Critic Jeffery Stiengarten - because he is so.... well, critical

5. Aaron Sanchez

6. Christina Tosi for a dessert challenge

7. Traci De Jardin

8. Cat Cora

9. Rick Bayless

10. Alton Brown

11. Mario Batali

12. John Besh

13. Neil Patrick Harris

14. Chris Cosentino

What are yours?

She was born 8-17-09, and she is a handful, but we love her.

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A friend of mine will be in from out of town this Saturday and we're thinking of doing some karaoke that night. The place I used to frequent is no more, and karaokepittsburgh.com appears to have outdated information. This is where you come in!

We'd prefer non-smoking and as close to the city as possible (I live in Stanton Heights). I'd love a place that's not too crowded, and that just has open karaoke -- not a contest -- but we'll take whatever suggestions you can give in case it's slim pickings!

Thanks, everyone! Happy Thanksgiving!