GOD you're so my hero.

Believe it or not, tapes are becoming almost as rare as records. A friend went into a record store (can we still call them that?) and asked for a blank cassette and the guy said that they don't stock them but he could order them for her. She's thinking "I didn't ask for an 8 track!" You know you are getting old when...

Oooo Oooo OooOOoo, I love you.

Laurie, I blame you for my high anxiety today. I started using the budget spreadsheet.

I thought I would feel empowered and better about myself, like you. But I just feel destitute.

Destitute, with two cats and a large stash of yarn.

Please tell Bob to get his hand out of his private area and get his own beer!

I still have my Mili Vanili CD from back in the day. I haven't trashed it because it is just too priceless as pure CHEESE to dispose of.

I used to pop it in at parties to freak people out.

IKEAAAAAAAAA!!! I spotted an IKEA bag in your office! LOVE the IKEA! LOVE it! Have to drive 2 1/2 hours up here to get to one ... but don't think I don't.

Geee, the Ikea and the In-N-Out .. right there for you to go to at will. Sigh. Almost makes me want to move back to LA.

Almost.

p.s. Love the hat! Is that the Easy Roll Brim one?

Kat - yes :)

I would be concerned if there was a Nelson tape involved. Much scarier than Whitesnake.

i love your cats. can i borrow one on occasion? i think i'd prefer bob or roy, cuz i loves the lonesome tooth and of course, purely for cuddle value, but it can be the chairman meow. she could beat some sense into my dog. he needs some tough lovin.

incidentally, i am an EXCELLENT organizer and crap remover. so iffin you need some help with that room, i am willing.

those cat pics = priceless
that hat = beauty
your office = the most neat & organized "mess" ever

nicely done.

Girl you know it's true.. I own both of those (on CD however) and everytime I pare through my collection I contemplate ridding myself of them, but I just don't have the heart. Besides, I love to bellow out pour some sugar on me while I'm running the vaccumn.

Congrats on finishing your civic duty. Here in NH once we've done our duty, we get 3 years off *unless it's for Federal Court and then all bets are off* and I did my time just last year. I was excused on the premis that I had a pair of ladies(*)(*), and children ..and it was a rape case involving a minor. Guess If that were me, I wouldn't want me sitting on my jury either.

At least your office isn't like my DH2B's closet, full of Monkee's and Gary Numan albums. Right. Albums. As in record player.
At least you can see your carpet. There are places in our apartment where "carpet" is more of an abstract concept than reality.

I must admit that during a recent move...I finally....FINALLY threw away my Vanilla Ice cd that I bought...14 years ago?.

Word to your Mutha

If it makes you feel any better, I have Best of the Bingo Boys (Show You How To Dance) on CD.
Besides, there is nothing wrong with Whitesnake! Seriously.

I like how Roy is giving you some snaggle-tooth 'tude in the second photo.

p.s. I am commenting to you in the library when I should be reading an overview of the International Court of Justice. Does not bode well for my work ethic this semester.

Thank you for giving me my laugh of the day before having to scurry off to work. And don't feel too bad about the cassettes, cuz upstairs, in my bedroom, in the cedar chest that has the nice candles sitting on top of it (as undercover as I can make it) there are several boxes of cassette tapes....almost all of them from the EIGHTIES! Yup, still have them. Thought about trying to sell them on eBay, but would anyone really want them?

I was sure I had an older sister growing up that had gotten lost in my parents garage. It was a three car garage and a bicycle wouldn't fit in there, much less a car. The fire marshal was called by anonymous neighbors. Just sayin.

Roy is hysterical. So are you.

I love, love, love Milli Vanilli!!!!! Weren't they just the cutest! My sister still has her tape, and she still listens to it. A few years ago she horrified a couple of stockers at the grocery store where she worked. It was after hours and they were stocking shelves and she was in another isle wearing her headphones while singing along to her walkman while she changed the price stickers on the shelves. Pretty soon she noticed one of the stock guys standing at the end of her isle looking at her very strangely. So she took off the headphones and asked him "what's up". He said "You're not really listening to Milli Vanilli, are you? She said she was and continued to dance in the isle a la "Girl you know it's true" video.

I'd love to come to your yard sale and buy your Milli Vanilli tape!

I'll raise you one Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and a full collection of Poison, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Tesla, Def Leppard, L.A. Guns, Slaughter, Stryper and The Bullet Boys...all in various forms from vinyl to cd.

Do I win? =)~

I still have my Millie Vanillie tape! Except mine is in MY CAR! (to my defense, it was a friend who brought it in there to play as a joke - but it has stayed there for about 2 yrs now. my car is so clean.) But everyone I ride with me gives me a funny look.

I still have a lot of bad tapes. Including mixed tapes I made in high school. Someday I'm going to list what is on them just to embarrass myself. Teenagers are so cool!

Also some Queensryche, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, and Gun's and Roses - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION BABY!

PS. Love the Roy belly.

You crack me up!!!!! Those pictures of the cat are just hilarious.

I'm going to be in LA next week on business - last time I crashed the Tuesday Stitch n Bitch...would it be OK for me to crash the Thursday one this time???

Melanie, YES!!!

i distinctly remember owning a milli vanilli tape when i was a young'un, but i think we threw it out in a fit of righteous anger when the whole "we weren't really singing so we'll turn in our grammy and hide in shame now" debacle went down. then years later i watched the vh-1 "behind the music" thing and felt bad for them. the end.

also: (i should really remember to write down everything i mean to say before i hit "post") your office is the most organized clutter i have seen in my life. really. i just tried to clean my childhood bedroom and found MOLD (ew ew ew ew) growing behind the wallpaper in one corner and subsequently a lot of paper goods (mostly letters from my junior high penpal) had moldy spots on them as well. i was a little sad to throw them out but secretly grateful to the mold for making my decluttering a little easier. so you know, be happy you don't have mold in your office, anyway.

I'm doing the declutter thing too - all part of the mission to simplify my life. I've been doing it for a couple of years now, and whenever I find stuff that's just TOO shameful I put it in a plastic bag with some dirty kleenex and broken eggshells. Then I throw it away, hoping that if someone opens the bag they'll be too disgusted to dig beneath the surface ick to find the REALLY icky thing.

Did Annie Modesitt make it to your SNB?? She mentioned it on her blog....

cheryl ... she is coming in october :)

Ha! I think you're cat is channeling the spirit of Elvis! Now where'd I put that Tesla tape?

My apartment looks similar to your office, I wish I'd kept my Milli Vanilli cassette.

"blame it on the rain, yeah, yeah."

Aunt Purl, did you ever hear about the sequel to "The Wizard of Oz" named "The Marvelous Land of Oz"?

Here's an extract from the book:
"I beg to announce to your glorious highness," began the Scarecrow, in a solemn voice, "that my Emerald City has been overrun by a crowd of impudent girls with knitting-needles, who have enslaved all the men, robbed the streets and public buildings of all their emerald jewels, and usurped my throne."

"I know it," said Glinda.

Wouldn't this book make a great book club/knitting circle selection?!

Love your blog!!

Do not, under any circumstances, throw the Milli Vanilli tape away. It is priceless. A true antique (not implying you're old there. sorry. i had one too). I got rid of mine ages ago and have been looking for a new one ever since. Can't find one anywhere. I'm convinced you could sell it on Ebay one day and actually make money off it.

Good luck with the organizing. Take photos of all the stuff so you can still remember why you kept it, but its only taking up space on your hard drive instead of your house.

Roy is the best. I love that boy--if cats didn't treat us like servants, we may not recognize them.

I'm so, so sorry about your music...:-)

Oh, I LOVED that Whitesnake tape. Had one myself. Never went in for the freaky lipsyncers though. Don't think I still have that tape, but you just never know what could be unearthed when we finally get moved into our still unfinished home.

And, a little word of advice... when unloading those items in a yard sale, ALWAYS claim them to be leftovers from the ex. Blaming is what exes are good for. Weight gain? The ex. Money troubles? The ex. Freakish yarn obsession? The ex. Actually, no, don't give him credit for such a wonderful hobby. The Milli Vanilli, though. Give him credit for that one. Got any Vanilla Ice in there? How about Boyz2Men (isn't that how they spelled it?). Now that's something to be embarrassed about.

Damn it! 3 comments to you on the same day. Is there a Blog-Stalkers Anonymous I can join?

Anyway, Laurie .... so what kind of yarn is that for your hat?

And uhhhh .... y'all have still got all that 80s music .... but do you still go to the concerts?? No?! Oh uhhhh ... yeah, me neither!

(but for those who do ... Bon Jovi has a new album out in a few weeks with tour to follow!! Whoo hooo!!! (oh I.... uhhhh ... just heard that somewhere. I'm not on any email mailing lists or anything! Nope, not me!))

Love me some Roy!

So...if'n you are gonna post pictures of your house...where are the pictures of your yarn porn...er...stash?

I don't think there is anything wrong with your music. I uh...probably have those same tapes somewhere...right next to my Heart records. That's right. I still have actual records. I cannot bring myself to get rid of them.

Ps. What yarn are you using for that fabulous hat?

I LOVE BON JOVI. There I said it.

Kat -- "Iceland" 100% wool by Crystal Palace, because I'm longing to be in Iceland right now

Krista -- I actually bought tickets to and attended a Boys 2 men concert. Yes I did.

Before long I may admit I went to Tiffany's mall tour...

You make me laugh. . . thanks!

I was looking for a picture frame I knew was around somewhere (that's my packrat problem -- I know I have something, no idea where it's gotten to), and came across my secret hidden Corey Hart tape stash that I had managed to forget I owned.

The cat is scaring me.
The pink yarn is gorgeous.
I have that pink target computer bag in kelly green. Would've so bought pink instead if I'd seen it.

I was cleaning out my desk the other day and found a cassette tape of the Top Gun soundtrack. Why the heck have I kept that all these years?? I'd rather have the Whitesnake tape though... wanna trade? Ha!

gawd, milli vanilli and whitesnake. those take be back to the old days. i loved them both. miss the 80's:( boo hoo

I was just jamming (albeit unwillingly) to blame it on the rain two weeks ago! proof positive that you don't have to be ashamed since there are definitely buyers out there.

And at least it's not Spice Girls or even Chumbawumba... My New Kids on the Block tapes were somehow lost in the last few moves...

LOVE the cat pictures.

That cat sooo looks like he's grabbing his groin in the pictures. Those photos and captions would make great post or greeting cards.

Tanya

I have almost 200 Pet Shop Boys songs on my iPod.

From one Cancer to another... let's walk down memory lane, shall we?

Cassette tapes I've recently dropped off at the Goodwill under the cover of darkness include Paula Abdul & Boyz 2 Men.

I also have the pink computer bag from Target - it's so cute, and so pink!

Ok, can I play? I have LOVER BOY (yes, Lover Boy), Scorpions, Men at Work and Soft Cell all on VINYL! Yes, vinyl. Not to mention many more lovely hits and groups from the 80's. There, I said it. And while we're confessing embarassing idiosyncracies, I watch Cops, too. Oh, the shame....

Now, why don't you just be all nice and neighbourly ang give that Whitesnake tape to Crackhouse Bob? I'm sure he'd love it.

Aunt Purl Rocks!

Cat pic is XXX rated. There should be a brown wrapper on that one. (cute though)
Love the pink Do Trapper!
and finally,
My Confessions: I have a whitesnake too! I see Rick Springfield, Andy Gibb, and wait... what? whaaattt is this...Boy George yiiiikkkess who put that in there!

Hey! Longtime stalker, first time commentary! You should totally go on that TLC show Clean Sweep. Thay empty out your room, make you sort through it, and redecorate everything..free of charge. Granted, your room looks way more organized than lots of other people on the show. Anxiety? Maybe? Fun blogging opprotunities? Definitely. Wouldn't it be wild to meet a Professional Organizer?! I think so.

There's nothing wrong with a bit of Whitesnake!!

I totally have all the Spice Girls CDs.

I am so uncool.

We all have junk like that. And deep down we really like it. Cute hat :)

I had a Milli Vanilli CD. CD! And when I was a freshman in high school, I sold it to a senior for $10. I was an idiot.

I feel like I have to chime in and tell you about my craptastic taste in music too. I have (yes, I still have 'em) 2 New Kids tapes, 2 Tiffany tapes, several Debbie Gibson, Rick Astley, Michael Bolton and Lionel Ritchie. I hope my taste has improved since then!

LOVE LOVE that hat yarn... off to buy me some Iceland wool (and glad I read the comments before posting to ask about it...).

Thanks for the laughs, as usual!

Not only do I have all the Spice Girls CDs, I actually went to a concert. We drove from Chicago to Milwaukee to see them-- sadly, post-Ginger. It is the only concert I've ever been to where I was taller than most of the attendees.

And considering that some of those strangers on your lawn steal things, I don't think you should be ashamed of anything you have.

You are too funny. I think I still have my Milli Vanilli tape somewhere. I've started getting rid of things like that though, because I realized how embarrassing it would be if my kids found them. (hehe)

My blog contains the set list from a club I went to last Friday night. It will take you back! Whoooo!

Guilty Pleasures was the theme. I'll have to request me some Whitesnake the next time my friends do this theme again.

I do not know you. I am not even sure how I found ya. But Girl, you crack me up!!! And I really REALLY need that during this time in my life. Thank You.

Cats are from the devil...and those pics prove it! Now...who wants my VINTAGE Duran-Duran album collecton?

One of those Milli Vanilli guys died, so I think that makes that tape more valuable. Maybe even an Ebay kinda item.

And you know, for all that reputation-for-elegance-and-more-graceful-than-you-pathetic-humans stuff cats like to perpetrate on us, they sure have bad posture sometimes, don't they?

Wouldn't you have to mash the fritos into the bean dip for toothless Roy? I bet he didn't get his beer either....

Stuff you are too embarrrased to take to the dump!! Now, that is embarrassing stuff.. I have some of that!! We burn that stuff in the back yard. OH!the pros and cons of living in the country!-No trash pick-up (or other peoples' trash to hid the stuff you don't want in your trash can!, but-- you can burn in the yard!!at night!!in you PJ's!! This i know because i baught the "clean your house of clutter" book- another story!!- Hey, do you love milli vanilli-the guys who look good on the cover,, or the milli vanilli that sang??or all four??

Love your blog... wish you lived on my street... we'd have some laughs..and some drinks!...those two tapes helped get me through highschool!.. its funny to see that Whitesnake tape... I just had it in my car last weekend on a mini roadtrip! Also have you noticed how they sell "vintage" rock band tee's now? For all the kids.. I saw a Guns and Roses tee at Kmart... I had an original! Love it!
Rock On!

I know this is radical. But consider for just one minute simply THROWING STUFF OUT.

Just sayin'.

;-)

i don't have any old tapes from back in the day.. but possibly worse, i JUST bought paula abdul's album, like 2 weeks ago. on purpose. he's a cold hearted snake, look into his eyes! ahh... i have no shame

Crazy Aunt Purl! I'm touched and honored you want to comment on my silly ol' blog! I have now changed the settings, so PLEASE! Come! Comment! Enjoy! :)

Just wait...your music will come full circle. My old faves are now the hip old school post punk stuff. Now being rereleased with as double CDs with B-sides and studio tracks...pure heaven.

i snapped a picture of my cat when he was a kitten in the exact same Bob pose....we called it "kitty porn". do girl cats ever sit that way? i don't think so!

maybe one of your portland stalkers (and i ain't namin' names) will come to LA and help you clean your office - but hold on to your ikea stuff.

Hey Ms C!

I resemble that remark ;).

But me?... be helpful with The Cleaning? Hello? You've SEEN my place ... whatcha thinkin'! Now, had you just called it The Pilfering ... that I can do! ;)

Oh, and your use of the "kitty porn" phrase is gonna draw Taral into the mix. She resisted the Bon Jovi talk ... but she won't be able to pass up this one....

Aunt Purl, beings as Kat outed herself, her house is very neat, especially when she has IKEA storage items to work with and so, really, for the price of an in/out burger (or whatever it's called)i'm sure she'd come down and lend you a hand. (and maybe you could help her knit a hat that fits...i'm just sayin')

however, imho, i think it's just fine to have a "collector's" room so i'd vote to keep it just the way it is.

Haji - Please, please, please send me your vintage Duran Duran! Love them! Seriously. That is what I did for my birthday this year...go see them in concert. And I made my friends go too.

And since Ms. C and Kat are pushing me to comment...I fully expected Kat to push the Bon Jovi on me with a "but Auntie Purl loves them too" and she did. Kat's house has a room just like yours. And please don't mention kitty porn...Kat already got in trouble for saying "doggie porn" in front of a small child and his parents.

Also? Ms. C? Girl cats totally pose like that. Mine does. All the damn time.

I feel like I stumbled into a cocktail party heh heh heh

ooh, my name is there!

you know, to be fair once i post the bermuda pictures (and come up with some clever text to go along with them -- and that is the real reason why i haven't posted them -- can't come up with clever text) i'll do a house expose -- that should read exposay. it's only fair that i show you my mess.

You have the funniest cats EVER! I wish my cat was funny, she's just sort of a pain in the ass right now and crazy as all get out! By the way I should let you know that I have Milli Vanilli songs racing through my brain at the speed of sound right now and I'm positive they'll be stuck there all day! My aunt and I used to make up these really sweet dances to Milli Vanilli songs in our back yard, yeah, we were cool! Can't believe you still have those tapes, impressive...

Holy Crap! I am not kidding - or even proud - when I say that I own a Whitesnake CD (my first CD I ever owned) and a Milli Vanilli tape.

"Blame it on the rain," I guess......

Your cat has been giving my knittens ideas. Make him stop.

I still have my Milli Vanilli tape too (and all of the tapes I ever owned, in fact). I will never get rid of it because some day in the future, my grandkids will be talking about "some group that lip-synced and got caught" and I'll be able to whip out my tape and they will ooh & ahh.

oh how I appreciate your honesty. I also have those audio tapes (along with many other doozies) tucked away in a safe place because someday they'll be worth something ya know? ;-)

Laurie - love your blog - I too am one who hesitates to comment for fear of sounding stalker like (especially when answering an old post). However, I just did a yard sale and am also addicted to getting rid of stuff - found a great way to get rid of the stuff you're too embarrassed to sell. Freecycle.com. Check it out - many people found treasures in my junk and came to my house to take it away! I just set it on the porch with their name on it and there is no embarrassment because we never meet (besides I am getting rid of the stuff they want). It's great! oh yeah - no one wanted the cassette tapes - not even for free. sigh.

I saw Milli Vanilli in concert twice. The first time was when Club MTV came to Saint Pete, FL and the second time my aunt had to review a Milli Vanilli concert for the paper so I went with her. At the second concert, they had a sword fight with ninjas. And neither time did I suspect them of lip syncing.

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