Sunset at the Froggy Bottom Cafe, Day 3
Can you believe this is our third cafe diary of the day??
Please do NOT recommend this diary if there are still two other Cafe diaries on the recommended list.
NEWCOMERS WELCOME! Please pull up an e chair and tell us about yourselves.
Let me initiate this new diary. Good to have a nice thin page to post on and a nice clean place to rest for a minute. I am totally amazed at this Froggy Bottom Cafe. Who knew!!!!!
You had the hardest day so far and tomorrow is Friday, do you think there will be a big crowd…
Well now to relax a bit for me..
Katie Bird: Tues
Brother Feldspar:Sun
Kansas: Thur.
Cabin Girl: Friday
Diane101: Sat
Abbott: Wed
I think I might have done this wrong in last diary, so need Monday Still.
As for this Thursday host, I’m going to disappear for a while. Y’all feel free to throw food and spill beer and make enough noise so they can hear you over at those other liberal blogs.
I’ll be back now and then just to make sure there’s fresh coffee for anybody who wants it.
Froggy Bottom’s Up!
Hosting on a Monday will take a very special kind of person. A very sweet and perky person. Saccharine sweet. Annoyingly perky. And with thick skin, too, like a rhinoceros. A someone who can drag the rest of us out of those miserable Monday morning blues with the brute force of her bright-eyed-bushy-tailed optimism. A someone to throw open the curtains on a cold grey winter’s morn and say “Rise and shine!” even though I’ve got to commute 1.5 hours to work for an idiot boss and the fascists are taking over the country and dammit I’m out of toothpaste.
Find that person, and you’ve got your Monday host. Someone I’d follow to Hell and back, by the way.
That was the best want ad for a site host I have seen, and who will fit that description, I wonder. All applicant apply here…
And I love the tone of this site, it is just great.
I’d like a white wine spritzer, please. I know, it’s a wussy drink but I’m on medication. I promise, I won’t drive myself home.
you could at least pretend not to be wussy. I mean, it is the internet and all. =P
Okay, I’ll have a vodka martini, shaken not stirred.
now yer catching on!
In a related story, I’ll have a black and tan please…
Will someone please tell me to cut it out now??? I’m beginning to annoy myself…
smack myself in the head moment….
I know that there were many at Kos who spoke openly about AA and provided enormous amounts of support for those struggling with alcohol addiction. I think there might have been entire weekly diaries that acted as extra support-groups, though I’m not sure about that.
So while I’ve had fun in a totally frivolous and inane way playing bartender – it’s only now occurred to me that seeing a cute little cocktail graphic could be an incredible kick in the teeth where they least expected it for someone doing sobriety.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
how about some yummy smoothies?
As far as AA folks go, I can only speak for myself. The pics of drinks don’t make me want to have one. I have been sober many, many years and that obsession has been lifted. For others it may be tempting but then they have to deal with it. In early sobriety we are taught to not put ourselves into a situation that may be detremental to our sobriety but if one has good reason to be somewhere that drinks are being served go ahead but be sure of your motives for being there. Our focus here is of grave importance and our need to connect and discuss the state of our nation is of grave importance. Sooooooooo…each individual has to make that decision for oneself. It may not make sense to some that are not in recovery but others that are I think will understand. On that note…goodnight all.
IMHO your thoughtfulness for asking this question shows who’s side you’re on. it’s very unselfish to think this way. i urge you to look on the bright side and maybe flip this around. people who cant drink won’t be damaged by anything you serve in here. (renee <—point 1) and maybe some might actually come to terms with things by rehearsing sobriety in an online bar. (renee <—point 2!)
and im thinking if you ask the question once or twice a month or maybe even a little less often, well if someone says they have a problem with it? i’m already guessing you’ll come down on the side of right because you’re already thinking about all the angles of your own behavoir and how it would affect others negatively.
not a lot of that going around these days, you know. gotta bottle to put some of that in? .
well, nobody replied. you gave them an opportunity. that’s about all you can do. i think now though there’s lots of serious froggy drinkers in this bar!
Hey there, thanks for replying – sorry to get back to this so late.
I guess I started thinking about it when I saw a name earlier today that I recognized, and began wondering what I knew about them. I was trying to remember if it was the same person who had posted some very candid, personal and moving diaries about the decision to stop drinking. I remember mention of stressing about an upcoming party where they would be serving alcohol, and then a follow up to talk about how it had gone down. It was just plain cool to see so many people offer encouragement…
I just hated the thought that I would be a pain-in-the-ass in any way to someone who’s volunteered to tell their story like that.
Hhhmmm, I think I’ve just answered my own question – keep my graphics in check until the cafe turns into a bar at night by agreement…
Even if you never see my very late response, thanks for your input…
Thanks for being so considerate to others needs. I know exactly who you are thinking about because I was involved in that thread. Early sobriety is a bitch but this place can lend alot of support.
As a person in recovery, 17+ yrs, I for one don’t have an issue with the bar theme. I would hope any others who are in recovery that feel a twinge would speak up and let us know that they are uncomfortable. I am married to a normy, whatever that is, who on occasion will have a glass of wine with a meal, or a martini before a meal when we go out. She always has asked me if I am ok with her having these drinks. My response is always the same, is it going to cause you problems if you drink today.
I have an allergy to drugs and alcohol. It causes me to break out in jails, institutions, handcuffs and straightJackets. Simply put, if you add alcohol/drugs to this body, you have an instant asshole. That ladies and gentlemen, is why I choose today to abstain from mind altering substances.
can’t keep up! I was still in 3.5. It looks like we’ve hit on something here…
can’t keep up either, this is a wiz bang success.
I really never expected this!!!!
I was going to have a grand opening, but I’m afraid of what that might bring, 4 diaries, 5 diaries in one day…
Well, if you need a bartender for the grand opening….
I know what you mean – last night we had a little after-hours party that went really well, today the cafe keeps filling up – what’s going on here?
thanks for the offer and yes mam, you can be the bartender along with anyone else and maybe emeregency floater host, can I put you down for that and join you up with the Forg crew site..
I can float-host – no problem. Did I miss something, though? Is there a crew site beyond bloggiesbook?
I will email you…
Can I come too?
Ooh – I want to be an emergency floater host! 🙂 For the next two weeks, anyway. After that I’ll be travelling until I start school.
I’ve never hosted anything, or posted a diary for that matter, so I think it would be fun. I could bore you all with talk about music (I’m on a big Tom Waits kick) and libraries…
Email me and I will send you invite to crew site.
And I can’t wait to get off work
and see my baby
she said she’d leave the porch lite
on for me
I’m disheveled I’m disdainful
and I’m distracted and it’s painful
but this job sweeping up here is
is gainfully employing me tonight
I Can’t Wait to Get Off Work
(And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue) – Tom Waits
Hi. I wanted to let you know that you’ve inspired me to have entirely too much photoshop fun with a frog.
too much photoshoppin fun? is that possible? heehee…be in lata to clean up.. doesn’t look like too much of a mess QQ
early yet though
pie
I get so easily distracted – bright shiny objects, frogs, it doesn’t take much. I’m just messing around at this point …
frog in pie – I’m walking away now…but that was just … fun.
That’s awesome, Z. 🙂
hello there – how’d it go?
It was a little tight, what with all the reboots and such (thank the gods I have a little notepad file that I keep URLs and the text I’m working on saved in).
It’s actually a fascinating course; it’s kind of sad how I automatically procrastinate anything as soon as it’s assigned, though.
oh yeah, yes indeedie. now thats what i call a pie shot.. makes a mess doesnt she? that little frog eat all that pie? my my. and how bout that look of guilt too? caught in mid-devourment, like a light switch flipped on at midnight. deer in the headlights look is what i see. i bet that froggie’s so full she couldn’t hop if she hadta.
it’s simply the best. on my end im collecting links but i dont think we’ll get anything done this week. fridays is the traditional day to post “friday random tens” but i hadda work late at my day (night) job and this weekend is one of those holiday jobs. it’s going to be good though im thinking. a herstory of pie!
now if we only had some ben and jerry’s
to go with those cherries
we’d be
very
merry
and happy
and gay
Hey, are there any snacks around here? Cuz I’m having one hell of a chocolate fit. I’m trying to watch “Being Julia” and I snuck out after the first 10 minutes to join you all here. Does anyone know if this movie gets better? So far it’s a yawner.
I knew it! I kept seeing all these rave reviews of that movie and I thought:
*yawn*
Good to know I was right. 🙂
my husband and son are watching it by themselves…and I was the one who wanted to see it. Are they even aware that I’m no longer in the room? Are they watching it on purpose? The NBA playoffs are on and my husband is watching “Being Julia” Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Sorry, now where is the chocolate?
hey …’you talking to me’?..I’ll always second the chocolate theme..my queendom for chocolate or as a t-shirt I once had said..hand over the chocolate and no one will get hurt.
Oh – I keep forgetting to ask. If you don’t mind my bringing it up, how is your daughter?
Not to sound snotty but she’s my *step*daughter. I married her dad when she was already grown and we have a very uncomfortable relationship.
She recovered quite nicely from killing a young man with her monster truck, and is due to give birth any day. The father is a drug dealer, they get in violent fights that resulted in her spending a week in jail, and they raise pit bulls.
So, um….she’s fine?
Sorry to sound callous, but sometimes it feels like a married into an episode of COPS.
Sorry – didn’t mean to pry. Just wanted to make sure you were ok.
I didn’t mean to scare you with TMI. It’s a weird situation because I’m having all these maternal instincts happening to me, like buying baby things to give to her even though she can’t stand me. I feel a real need to protect her baby because he’s going to need all the help he can get.
At the same time I’m really upset that she seems to be completely over the fact that she killed someone.
It’s ok – you didn’t scare me at all. I just don’t like to poke at sore spots (says the girl w/ two canker sores).
It sounds like you’re in a really tough situation. On the one hand, you’re obviously the sanest person in this new baby’s life. On the other hand, you can only get as involved as the parents (and your own life) will let you. I think it’s safe to say, though, that the baby will be better off just by having a *step*grandmother like you. I hope things aren’t too tough for him/her.
Thanks.
Canker sores are the worst! My 17 year old son rarely goes a week without having at least 2 in his mouth. I guess some people are just more prone to it? I remember getting them a lot when I was his age, but now I rarely get them. But I notice that the older I get the longer they take to heal.
Ever since I saw Barton Fink based on good reviews, I’ve taken critical acclaim with a truckload of salt. Perhaps I’m just not a deep and thoughtful person, but I want my movies to make sense and not stress me out.
Of course, what do I know, I hate modern art too. And I hate when people don’t capitalize their writing (looking at you E. E. Cummings). I’ve become my grandmother.
I have to be in a certain mood to see thought-provoking movies. Tonight I really could have used some brainless comedy like Office Space or something. I’m tired of thinking. Ouch!
I’m hoping tomorrow to be in a Spanglish kind of mood.
That’s totally how I felt about ‘Memento.’ Everyone loved and raved about it, but it left me scratching my head and eventually irritated because I didn’t get it right away.
Am I lazy? Maybe, but I like for my movies to make sense, too. 🙂
In an ironic twist, I liked Memento. I must have been in the mood for it at the time I guess.
We are such complicated, or one could say weird, beings.
I’m not particularly complicated when it comes to movies. I like ’em sappy and obvious. My father used to accuse my mother of only liking movies about ‘spotted dogs and friendly whales’, and I’m afraid it’s hereditary.
Now, I’ll read challenging books and listen to challenging music and talk to challenging people, but movies? Dumb ’em down all the way!
I may be too snarky and cantankerous but I could do the Monday thing or fill-in float if you tell me what I need to do. Is it just start the threads and respond to posts in it? Cause I don’t even have to get dressed to do that. 😀
And now that I have your attention, I was reading the disapproval ratings for Bush with:
Economy
Approve 39
Disapprove 56
So I was thinking about that Forbes article from last year that ranked the recent Presidents on some economic indicators (Clinton came in first). I was thinking of adding Bush to it since they left him off. It would probably take a couple of days for me to find the data and work it out so I wanted to see if anyone thought it would be a good idea before I went through the effort.
I don’t know exactly what you’re talking about, but if it help show Bush for the shrub he is, I say it’s well worth the effort!
I should have provided a link to show what I meant otherwise I seem a little insane.
MSNBC article
Forbes data
Send me an email and see my comment up thread if you want to join crew.
Below 40%! Couldn’t happen to a more deseerving guy.
All right, fellow swamp denizens. Enjoy your revels, your wild carousing, your debauchery! Enjoy your snark, your witty puns, your clever comments! I am off to the land of nod – a magical place where the inside of my mouth isn’t excruciatingly painful. I will see you all tomorrow, bright and early (CA time, anyway).
And in case anyone was wondering, the answer to the joke I posted in Cafe 2 is:
“Make me one with everything.”
G’night.
Got two:
* A Latin scholar walks into a bar, sits down, and says to the bartender, “Excuse me, please, but I would like a martinus.”
“You mean a martini,” replied the bartender.
“My good man,” the patron said, insulted, “if I wanted more than one I would have said so directly.”
* A man walks into a bar carrying a shoebox under his arm. He sets it in front of him and asks for a beer.
“What’s in the box, buddy?” the bartender asks.
Without a word, the man opens up the box and takes out a tiny piano, a miniature piano bench, then carefully lifts out a man in a tuxedo, exactly one foot tall. The little man sits down at the piano and plays a flawless rendition of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”.
“Man, that is amazing!” the bartender enthused. “Where did you find him?”
“Well, I was walking along the beach,” the man said, “when I found this bottle. I opened it up and a genie popped out, and said he’d grant me my deepest desire. I guess he must have had sand in his ears though, because that’s how I ended up with this 12-inch pianist.”
The designated driver is ready to pull out. Anone needing a lift home should climb aboard now. What a day huh gang? I am wiped out. Diane, if you are still around could you email me about two things…1)I really want to host birthday night 2) I would be happy to be a substitue host if given at least a day’s notice. Pleasant dreams all.
OH MY GOD
would ya look at this mess. i warned the bosses about thursdays. jeez, looks like people been partying here all day long. torn up, thats what i see. oh well.. good thing they hired me. best get busy this place opens early. now. where did i put my broom?
Not much activity in the old cafe this morning. Where is everyone. No coffee/tea this morning, no pastries?
Sorry I couldn’t bring any, didn’t have time to pick up some.
who has the all important Friday duties?
That would be cabin girl who has duties today, and I think she is planning on posting around noon or 1 pm EST.. But meanwhile we can use this greatly overstretched, widened diary…..lol
Abbott did you get the latest email for the group site…
yep – I’m in on the social committee
Don’t think it was me this time – I was out stretching margins in another diary last night….
oh yah….
now that’s service…
while yer at it, do you mind toweling off this barstool? It’s all sticky from last night.
upthread just a little…. bayprairie was in at… 2:17am to mop up. She’s reliable, you know?
Bayprarie? I found her passed out behind the bar when I got here this morning… 😉
<laughed, snorted, choked>
She has totally kept me entertained for days…
Can I show off my little piece of bayprairie inspired art? OK, I already have upthread, but…. I’m needing some constructive criticism here – or you know,… thunderous applause or um…something…
frog in pie
Has anyone seen my calculator? It’s an HP financial thingamabob and it helps me, um, actuary stuff. I can’t find it and it’s really becoming a problem. Thanks.
for wondering if you’ve just implied that I’m an insurance liability??? Or do I need to walk away from the internets and get a life one of these days?
No, your not a liability. Missing my calculator however, that’s a liability.
Well you might be able to find one in your start menu under accessories, will that help you out.
BTW Hi, Zander, I see you over there.
Hi, I hope you managed to survive that onslaught of mail without too much stress. It must have gotten a little crazy…..
I am still twirling and swirling and then today I chatted with Susanhu for a minute, referred to Froggy Bottom and she said what??? She has not even seen the diaries or noticed what was going on (my note:as she is just way to busy keeping us all informed and working her fingers to the bone.)
Someone needs to go and get her (in one of her diaries) and bring her over here for a little rest and relaxation, and tell her thanks for the great job she is doing.
So to Susan this is an invitation to come and join our little gathering spot over here.
Now I am wondering if booman has even noticed this little cafe. I know its not the biggest joint in the world, but heck its been sitting there on Recommened diary road for a nice spell of time.
I sure hope Booman will join us too, what say booman and Susanhu.
and a new cafe is up….