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superhero superheroOG 2004

why am i at work today? Staples didn't close our office. So annoying. My snowboard is at home, begging to be used.

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brothermanOG 2004

I have no excuse not to work bcause of the weather since I can work from home.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

so i hear you were snuggling w/rob thomas of matchbox 20...

superhero superheroOG 2004

more like his wife! although i swore lauren to secrecy about that whole night, haha, it was pretty crazy

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

haha no...im so glad she told me. it was the raddest thing....she said they were like BFF's w/you! so awesome! seriously!

and ive got the hugest crush on your wife! she's SO cool and is SOOOOOOO in love with you! i LOVE it!

superhero superheroOG 2004

it's hard to explain my love of punk/ska and matchbox twenty, they just kind of don't go together at all ... i usually keep it secret, lol.

haha i built her on the internet that way, LOL j/k

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

ya know what...i totally get it. i love ska/classic punk but there are just some nerd bands that're so cool to love. ya know

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brothermanOG 2004

What is considered a nerd band?

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

hmmm, i dont know how to explain it. a lame band that you love....? lol like abba....lame....but i love them.

superhero superheroOG 2004

haha. yeah. band that you'd never admit to liking, probably.

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brothermanOG 2004

Gotcha... So Savage Garden would be that for me since I like that song "Truly, Madly, Deeply". hahaha...

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 brotherman

YES! lol *very gay btw....nuthin but love!!

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

I've been ripped on a lot by peeps who know I like that song. Haha... Now the Redsweater community will probably do the same.

superhero superheroOG 2004 brotherman

hmm. i might admit liking "To the Moon and Back" if i was held at gunpoint.

*said to make brotherman feel better* haha

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 superhero

ill help...i like the carpenters too. lol

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

You're a chick though. Guys take more heat for liking stuff like that.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 socalgal

Why do birds

Suddenly appear?

Everytime you are near

Just like me

They long to be

Close to you

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

and you did a great job building her! lol

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

yeah, great times... all that happened is i got made fun of cause i didnt know what kinda cheeses that stupid place had or how to pronounce wine names... bah...

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

yeah mike walked in asking for a milkshake. lauren and i were like OMG you're fired.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

FIRST of all... i thought she said ROOT BEER FLOAT... so i asked... and SECOND... if its a restaurant they DEF can make them... she was just lazy

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

it was a wine tasting bar.

iwz iwz

our office closed, but I'm working from home. :/

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brothermanOG 2004

I didn't even call mine. But when I opened the IM program, I saw someone online who doesn't work from home, so I guess they are open. They already know if we get dumped on with snow, I won't be there. I shot my boss an email.

englandkid englandkidOG 2003

I have the best job - my boss called ME and told me to go back to sleep!!

theremin thereminOG 2002

My work was cancelled and they didn't call us, so I drove 104 miles for nothing, risking a car accident... what a 3 hour / half a tank of gas waste of time.

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brothermanOG 2004

Usually company's have a hotline to call for weather.

theremin thereminOG 2002

I don't work for the company, I'm contracted.. but Bloomberg never closes, the global economy would nosedive.. someone just decided not to work and someone else neglected calling some of the people on our team...when they knew 5 hours ahead of our shift to tell us not to come in. Half of the people on the team slipped their mind. So not coo.

theremin thereminOG 2002

Plus, we went in on the day of the snowstorm previous to this, which was a worse one. So frustrating. Could've planned a fun Friday night instead of driving for no purpose.

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brothermanOG 2004

I hope the 104 miles is roundtrip and not one way. Cuz I'd have to say you are crazy to drive that far then. haha...

theremin thereminOG 2002

Roundtrip and still crazy. But, you do what you kinda gotta do to earn a buck and a can of beans in this crazy world.

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brothermanOG 2004

Very true. I drive 64 miles roundtrip and am very happy I only do it 3 days a week now.

theremin thereminOG 2002

If I were working full-time or apartments in my job area were cheaper, I'd move closer to it. Almost moved to Bensalem PA area where it's affordable and closer to work, but I shifted my plans.

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brothermanOG 2004 theremin

Where do you live and where do you commute to?

theremin thereminOG 2002 brotherman

Madchester NJ to Skillman NJ (Princeton vicinity)

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brothermanOG 2004 theremin

Haha... I looked up Madchester and it is a type of Rock. Is that the codename for your real town? Cuz I've never heard of a town by that name.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 brotherman

he means Manchester. a little, woodsy area near Toms River, Lakehurst, and Jackson.

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brothermanOG 2004 fivezero

Ah, gotcha. Sorry, I don't speak South Jersey. LOL!

theremin thereminOG 2002 brotherman

Redsweater doesn't need another regional Jersey discussion, does it? Look, there's 2 hours of Jersey below me, 2 hours of Jersey above me. I've always been from Central Jersey that's why I find it so strange and aggravating that anybody above The Amboys disses me for a Southerner (not saying they're the uncoo - just that I'm a Central boy - it's very cultural... at worse, I'm South Centralite, but nonetheless a Centralite)... not about to have a psuedo yuppie tell me otherwise at any time of the day. hahaha

This will probably spark another regional Jersey war, but oh well.. Had to respond.. couldn't let it go.

But in a more direct response to the comment.. it's not Jersey speak at all. I just say Madchester, 'cause my town is called Manchester, and Madchester was a music movement in Manchester England in the 80s/90s (Happy Mondays, New Order, Stone Roses, etc)... so your bit of internet research had the right reference in that regard. Kinda made me laugh you thought Madchester was the actual name of where I live in NJ. hahaha. Wasn't trying to be cryptic or anything... truly thought you'd figure it out.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 theremin

haha i got this rad geography lesson from lauren and dan on their last visit. still kinda confusing BUT i kinda get where things/people are. lol

don't listen to a word that guy says

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brothermanOG 2004 theremin

Sorry... I had to wikipedia it to figure it out... I do not know music movement history, nor do I care to know.

Us Northerners consider everything below route 78 as South Jersey. We rule... you drool... :oP

theremin thereminOG 2002 brotherman

So in other words, Cranford, Elizabeth, Bayonne are South Jersey ...whatever, take the 1/4 of NJ you say is North Jersey and just declare it a brand new State. Where I'm from will always be Central... as well as anyone who lives in this region... Northerners will never legitimize that.. not the first time I've had a NJ regional debate with someone, so nothing new. I have Southern Jersey cousins... they even have different accents. Central Jersey exists not only geographically but culturewise as well. Ask a real South Jersey person if they consider me or anyone else in Ocean County to be a South Jersey person. Northerner's won't let us be Central, Southerners won't let us be South. Keep the Peace, Tear Down the Wall. This isn't Belfast.

iwz iwz theremin

* slow clap *

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brothermanOG 2004 iwz

Wow, I don't think I can respond to that. That was like a line out of a movie.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder brotherman

...and the award for most overacted soliloquy for something completely trivial goes to.......

hahaha

theremin thereminOG 2002 fivezero

You know for a fact I'm in the suburb section and not the rural section

theremin thereminOG 2002 fivezero

"Manchester Township is 82.5 square miles and is the third largest Township in central New Jersey's Ocean County."

Toms River = "Total 52.9 sq mi"

Little? South Jersey?

I think not
Rest my case
Goodnight

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 theremin

nice spin there. i was speaking of population. shut your yap. please. i beg you.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 fivezero

and i agree we're in central jersey. *shrug*

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