October 15, 2004

gettin' the grease

“Alright, squeaky wheel! Turn around.”

I’d complained just enough for Bear to put down his beer and dig his thumbs into the sore spot between my right shoulder blade and my spine. Like any fine massage, it hurt like a Friday morning hangover. But y’know, the good kind of pain. I’m already carrying my shoulder bag on the opposite side, sitting in my ergonomic chair with both feet planted, and avoiding any style of shoe with the word “heel” in it. And yet, we’re on day three of a Zoolander-esque, “I can’t turn left” disability. You know you’re getting old when sleeping wrong turns you into an invalid.

But this wheel is done squeaking.

Last night, if by “I’ll stay for just one” I meant, “I’ll stay for a few glasses of wine, a coupe of cigarettes and just one enormous baked potato” then I am the model of resolve. Sweet baby jesus, I love my friends. We get a little twitchy if we go too long without seeing each other and when we finally reunite, it’s a big old pile of schmoopie.

“No, I missed YOU more.”

You get the picture. Try not to throw up in your throats.

Tomorrow night is the Krissa/Stuart We’re Getting Married Party, at which I intend to officially begin calling the groom by his real name -- as opposed to Blah Blah Stuart Blah. While the moniker has a nice comedic ring, it doesn’t seem quite as appropriate to say to his face. It's like the Russian gal in our office that people refer to as “The Big Girl.” She’s not fat, mind you. Just big. Tall. Sturdy. Formidable in four-inch heels. Anyway, I digress. I am quite excited to meet Krissa’s boyfriend-for-life.

Okay, a bit of housekeeping:

It’s that time again. I need to update my links. If you’re missing from the link list on the right, fire away. I’m totally dedicated to the proposition of getting that list up-to-date. By the way? We’ll be undergoing a slight site re-design soon – in anticipation of some exciting news. So, stay tuned my friends!

Posted by This Fish at October 15, 2004 09:50 AM
Comments

I would be honored if you'd link to me. :) If you want.

Posted by: Anna at October 15, 2004 09:58 AM

I'd enjoy that honor as well! If you deem me fit for linking, that is.

Posted by: Caroline at October 15, 2004 10:02 AM

Your site is one of my dailies. I love it and I unabashedly ask that you link me: My blog name is Swish and the address is www.imsosure.com.

Thanks!

Posted by: emily at October 15, 2004 10:04 AM

Looking forward to the news.

Posted by: Matthew Caldecutt at October 15, 2004 10:32 AM

Is there a screening process, or can anyone be linked to?

Posted by: PinkStiletto at October 15, 2004 11:03 AM

Very curious about the exciting news...I'm like a little kid when someone says something good is going to happen but won't tell me what. Yep, I was that kid who unwrapped my Christmas presents before the day and rewrapped them. I have a friend from high school who tells me what she's giving me way in advance because she's given up on trying to keep it from me. I even know my man is proposing - (and that he's shopping for a ring) he just refuses to give me a ball park as to when. He says I have to be surprised about somethings. Hmmphf! Anyway, one long comment later...if you put me on your links list, I would be honored!

Posted by: KVB at October 15, 2004 11:03 AM

I'd be honored.
Love your site, though I stay very quiet in the comments.

Posted by: Court at October 15, 2004 11:12 AM

Ohhh! I would love a link! I read your blog daily and even read through all the archives! I'm "Simzgirl" over at http://www.simzgirl.com/.

Thanks!

Posted by: Carrie at October 15, 2004 11:26 AM

I read your site daily as well. I would love a link to my site.

Thanks!

Posted by: mike at October 15, 2004 11:47 AM

Okay, I'm another lurker who reads away but keeps fairly quiet in the comments, but I do read you daily and have a link to you on my blog. I'd love a reciprocal link.

Posted by: Judy at October 15, 2004 12:20 PM

Love your site and looking forward to hearing your news. I'd love a link to http://atourtable.blogspot.com

Thanks for entertaining us every day!

Posted by: Linda at October 15, 2004 01:16 PM

As a longtime fan, I'd be honored to be linked. And I'm sure Diddy would be too.

Posted by: Steve at October 15, 2004 02:33 PM

Hiya, Fish -
I'd loooove a link (www.livejournal.com/~dailycrush) - you're one of my regular reads, and I hope you might occasionally get some entertainment from my site, as well -
And I'm looking forward to your re-design! Yay! Keep up the good blogging! ;)

Posted by: Kristi at October 15, 2004 02:42 PM

I would be honored, I love your site.
Em

Posted by: Em at October 15, 2004 03:05 PM

Link-O-Rama: Add me, too, please. (robertsheard.com)

Posted by: Robert at October 15, 2004 03:13 PM

Oooh oooh, me too!

Posted by: Single at October 15, 2004 04:09 PM

Are you taking people off? Cause I'm gratefully over there, and don't want to disappear.

Yay for news!! Weeeeee!

Posted by: Kim at October 15, 2004 04:40 PM

Oh, how very mean! "in anticipation of some exciting news"??? You're going to let me leave for the weekend with that? I shall wait with baited breath.

Posted by: petitchou at October 15, 2004 05:02 PM

One link, please, with scrambled eggs and a pumpkin muffin. Thanks!!

Posted by: UV at October 15, 2004 06:19 PM

You actually have a link in your sidebar to my OLD url which I haven't used for ages. My new one is http://mootpoint.blogdrive.com

Posted by: Brenda at October 15, 2004 06:37 PM

You have my old URL linked. Please pick the new one off of this.

Posted by: Gopi at October 15, 2004 08:02 PM

I read your blog daily and I'd love to be linked. My blog's name is Lucky Pink:

http://luckypink.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Amber at October 15, 2004 08:04 PM

:)
I'd also love to be added to your prestigious list.
http://sweetdaisy.blogspot.com
Harmony In Motion

Posted by: Harmony at October 15, 2004 11:31 PM

Does this redesign mean the fish found a bicycle? oooo

On the edge of my chair here!

Posted by: angie at October 16, 2004 02:39 AM

I'm another of your daily readers, and I'd be very happy to have a link!

Posted by: Kimberly at October 16, 2004 02:54 AM

My cat won't give me my arm, so I'm typing this one-handed. Link me please :D.

Posted by: Gail-Marie at October 16, 2004 02:55 AM

Hi fish, I also read your blog daily, no one reads mine so I would love to be linked (your linked on mine - not that thats worth anything) tia, my blog is www.katyacoldheart.blogspot.com

Posted by: Kelly Fisher at October 16, 2004 07:08 AM

A redesign? Even more pink? :)

Posted by: Frankenstein at October 16, 2004 01:01 PM

Regular reader long linked to you; a recipro-link to Pepper of the Earth is always welcome. Thanks!

Posted by: Linus at October 16, 2004 02:06 PM

Would love to be linked: Right Girl on the Left Coast

Posted by: Jenn at October 16, 2004 04:09 PM

Hey Fish, I'm yet another daily reader who would love a link. [:

Comfortable Pain...
www.comfortablepain.blogspot.com

Posted by: Jean at October 17, 2004 12:51 AM

i'm like gopi and need an update on the link.

Posted by: dahl at October 17, 2004 04:41 AM

Count me in for a link, please! i hate kit kats @ http://kht20.blogspot.com

Posted by: Kat at October 18, 2004 09:26 AM

Hey, Fish, count me in! We all love the linky love!

Posted by: Katie at October 19, 2004 06:42 PM