http://soapzone.com/boards/topics.php/shared/talk SoapZone Community en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:36:31 -0700 http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775727 Phish, 1 reply, 61 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:09:32 -0800 Did anyone just see Pearl Jam on Saturday Night Live? I thought it was one of the best live performances I've ever seen on SNL (this is Mr. Phish). http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775428 GHCancellationFF, 7 replies, 203 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:34:31 -0800 I know Scarecrow and Mrs. King was released last Tuesday and was one of the most requested series on TVShowsOnDVD.com. Me, I am psyched about the upcoming May 11th release of Daria: The Complete Series! She was much cooler to me than the show she spun off from, Beavis and Butthead. (Yes, smart, wry Daria started on Beavis and Butthead, a show its polar opposite!) I'm kind of bummed that it looks like some of the music will be replaced entirely or consist remakes of songs by less costly artists, but I'll tak… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775299 Jazzy, 328 replies, 630 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:05:01 -0800 Weeds SUCK! They are already a nuisance! I plan to visit Home Depot to get the big guns to prevent weeds this season. So how was your week? Talk about WHATEVER... http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775298 CarlyisMyGH, 34 replies, 373 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:56:13 -0800 What did you see? how was it? i watched 'Precious' the other night and i liked it, i can definetly see why Monique won her oscar, amazing. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775237 TerriL, 91 replies, 185 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:35:50 -0800 This Houston - UTEP game is FRIGGIN AMAZING!!! Go Houston!! I'm looking forward to the Big East Championship game tonight. GO HOYAS!! Anyone else watching these games? Terri DIE DUKE DIE http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775166 lucia_di_lammermoor, 39 replies, 354 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:36:58 -0800 Complete the phrase ! (borrowed from a Grade 6th assignment, but thought it might be interesting here too.) http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775154 ScrubsBestThingOnGH, 33 replies, 316 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:18:03 -0800 Let's see here's my lazy Saturday afternoon agenda (not in any particular order lol): Eat leftover Blooming Onion from Outback dinner last night Scan a ton of old soap magazines from the 80s I bought off Ebay so I can put hundreds of rare photos into my soap opera Yahoo groups. Relax on my sofa in a comfy blanket (and no I don't mean a SNUGGIE-hate em lol!) reading a biography on Mary Todd Lincoln. Also for new reading I have Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King. Watch favorite movies: I am leaning towards Sa… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775150 Sherri, 11 replies, 32 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:06:59 -0800 Please join me in wishing our fellow SoapZoner sdnightnurse a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! sdnightnurse, hope you have a splendid and spectacular day!!! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775143 RealNik, 11 replies, 224 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:17:31 -0800 Just a reminder to set your clocks before you go to bed tonight. Set it one hour ahead. Good Luck.:-) http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775142 lucia_di_lammermoor, 5 replies, 208 views Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:03:29 -0800 I see that Kevin Trudeau, prolific author of "Natural Cures They don't want You to Know About" and other BS is at it again with his version of The Secret. Seeing that this kind of stuff is still allowed makes me sad because it gives people a kind of false hope, I believe, and takes advantage of the vulnerable. Snake oil salesman. If you don't know who he is or don't know about the controversy, just go to Wikipedia, or the 20/20 YouTube video exposee. And beware - he has no privacy policy on his… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775069 GHCancellationFF, 38 replies, 655 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:18:21 -0800 ...child's assignments! The above link is to a video. But it showed some of this 6th grade girl's papers via her mother, who wrote "Loser" on her papers. Apparently, the mom complained before to the school, and it stopped for a bit, but has restarted. The teacher claims it is his way of "relating to the students" and, unbelievably per the video, some parents defend it, but would not go on camera! If I had kids and some teacher wrote LOSER on ANYTHING, I'd go the the freaking Board of … http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775057 Glory_DaysRocks, 3 replies, 225 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:51:42 -0800 Because I am pretty sure I have it. Severe cramping after I eat and fast breaks to the bathroom. It seems like it only happens at lunchtime, though. I don't really notice it in the evening. I've read dietary changes can help. I've also read it may be a good idea to have a colonoscopy. I'm planning on making an appointment to see my family doctor but in the meantime, I'd appreciate any advice! Jennifer http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2775023 LovingTheCityPC, 11 replies, 289 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:27:09 -0800 Anyone ever tried this? Someone sent it to me today - if I have any cocoa I might try it. My microwave is only about 700 watts though so it might not work... 5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE 4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) A small splash of vanilla extract 1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe) Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix w… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774973 Momrobare, 20 replies, 541 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:13:22 -0800 Wasn't their earthquake just as big on the richter scale? Wasn't their devestation just as bad? I don't understand why one earthquake ...as bad as it was...gets more news coverage and more people giving to charity and making songs for than another. Can someone explain to me why one earthquake country is given more publicity and more people give to the recovery relief than others? Is one country more deserving of it all than another? I'm confused. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774919 StarryDreamer, 33 replies, 358 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:17:11 -0800 Only they used an ALL-Canadian cast of singers and did their song to "Waving Flag" for Haiti. On the radio this morning they suggested that it was a vast improvement over the "We are the World" (new version). What are your thoughts? Waving Flag: We are the World: Oddly, I thought it fit well vocally to have Justin Beiber end the song. Listening to it, you really get a sense of the youth rising up amidst the devastation. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774756 Schill, 11 replies, 245 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:53:38 -0800 My 13 year old has that terrible upper lip dark hair 'stache going on and it's just...uuuggghhh. We'd all like it to go away but isn't 13 a bit young to be shaving? Yet the only alternative is to let the faux-'stache keep growing. If he shaves it off, will it come back thicker/coarser? I can barely get him to perform basic personal hygene, LOL...I'd hate to add yet another thing for me to bug him about. Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Valium?? Kath http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774731 GHCancellationFF, 22 replies, 656 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:46:25 -0800 At least, that seems to be the word from CNN.com. Katherine Heigl was scheduled to return to the set on March 1st following maternity leave. She didn't. Now comes a report that Shonda Rhimes has agreed to release her from her contract: Frankly, I lost interest in the show after Season 2, so I have not watched in forever, but I figured some would like to know! Wendy http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774699 CesarFaison, 1 reply, 86 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:27:13 -0800 Hee. Larious. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774615 TerriL, 80 replies, 335 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:45:29 -0800 I was reading this article about this documentary regarding George Lucas and the fans of Star Wars: It got me to wondering about the SZ Star Wars fans, and how they felt. For me, I felt that with each tinkering George Lucas was destroying what was damn near perfect. I love the original trilogy. LOVE them. Especially Episode IV (A New Hope) and V (The Empire Strikes Back). Words cannot express how much I loathe the newer films or the changes done to the original trilogy. I will say that I can watch the r… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774434 kll, 6 replies, 85 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:42:59 -0800 I have been tutoring a Somalian woman, teaching her English and how to write -- we just finished the alphabet. She has eight children, and I helped get her three oldest a used notebook computer for doing their homework. I connected them onto the dial up internet using my AOL account -- because I only use AOL for my email. I want to create three additional email addresses -- one for each of them. I know it is possible to have more than one email address, but I can't figure out how to do it. Anybody out … http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774270 Joybama, 4 replies, 495 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:10 -0800 The recession has led a lot of Americans to find creative ways to survive. For Jim Kennedy, an unemployed 46-year-old California man, that's meant using his 1-million-mile-plus stockpile of hotel and airline points to keep a roof over his head. Unemployed man relies on accumulated points to keep a roof over his head. More PhotosSince being kicked out of his foreclosed home on Jan. 17, the former corporate development manager has relied on all those miles accumulated during years on the road to find a pl… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774240 DollyMama, 671 replies, 932 views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:49:10 -0800 Happy Friday everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774208 D-MyaWasRobbed, 11 replies, 210 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:23:10 -0800 I am in the market for a new mattress. I can't believe the one I have is 10 years old. I plan to head out looking this weekend but I have no idea what I want. There are so many choices: pillow top, firm, extra firm, memory foam ahhhhhhhhhhh. I am a bit of an insomniac so I hope this can help me sleep thru the night. I am mostly a back/side sleeper but I toss and turn lots. My friend just spent nearly $3000 on his bed. I did try it and it was very comfortable but man...that is a lot of money. But he s… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774192 TheImportantMrsJeter, 3 replies, 163 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:32 -0800 I HATE Sam right now!! HATE!! Simone http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774186 jinger, 9 replies, 539 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:16 -0800 (Partial Article) According to early autopsy results, actor Corey Haim died of pulmonary congestion. The former child star died after an apparent accidental drug overdose. Haim's mother Judy Haim told "Access Hollywood" that the Los Angeles County coroner's office revealed her son's cause of death to her today, and also said he had an enlarged heart and his lungs were filled with water. The coroner's office also said that prescription bottles containing four different medications were taken fro… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774134 D-MyaWasRobbed, 35 replies, 316 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:01:12 -0800 Tonight's episode is directed by the talented Chandra Wilson :-) http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2774023 Dreamylyfe, 21 replies, 316 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:29:38 -0800 Why don't they just call this Villains vs. Douchebags? Heroes, I WANT to root for you, but you keep being such jackasses! "I don't want your stinkin' chocolate, Probst, I just want to kick some ass! And sit out this challenge. Broken Toe Boy will go instead!" What is up with these people? Also, I try not to love Boston Rob, but he just won't stop being awesome. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773925 TiffanyNichelle, 146 replies, 377 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:59:05 -0800 We're almost at the Top 12! Finally! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773889 slacker, 25 replies, 569 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:54:35 -0800 For those of you that have EVERY intention of seeing Edward Pattinson, or as he's also known, Robert Cullen in his non-Twilight movie, back out NOW. There's quite a dramatic turn of events in the film, and considering the film is being heavily promoted to Twilight fans, The Hollywood Reporter almost blithely gave away the biggest surprise in the film, the ending, which will provoke quite the reaction in said fans. The ending is indicated here: New York Magazine takes it one, rather hilariously, step fur… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773598 Sebastian, 22 replies, 300 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:40 -0800 Conan O’Brien announced that his live comedy tour will stop at 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada, beginning April 12 in Eugene, Ore. The show’s title, “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour,” refers to the fact that O’Brien’s settlement with NBC forbids him from appearing on television again until Sept. 1. Ticket prices will start at $39.50. O’Brien broke the news on his Twitter feed, writing: “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to fo… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773458 LM, 21 replies, 297 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:05:01 -0800 Some thoughts on the episode (part 2 airs tonight and it includes Jeana and the husbands). While I feel bad that Tamra's marriage has ended (well not so bad, Simon was an ass), there is a little bit of karma there, in terms all the things she accused Gretchen of. Especially now we find out Tamra also talked to an ex-boyfriend of hers. Isn't that what she called Gretchen out for last year? Not sure what to make of Lynn's lack of acknowledgment that her daughters get no discipline. Granted, things are heavily… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773443 Cassandra, 23 replies, 485 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:14 -0800 ...discrimination? That is insane. A friend sent me this link: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's campaign to make sure that every LGBT person can be fired for being gay is expanding to his state's public universities. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has asked the state's public colleges and universities to rescind policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, arguing in a letter sent to each school Thursday that their boards of visitors have no legal authority to adopt s… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773356 River, 13 replies, 432 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:09:08 -0800 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck south of Santiago, Chile, the United States Geological Survey reports. The quake struck near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile, the USGS reported. This story is currently developing. We'll bring you the latest information from Chile as soon as we get it. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773331 PerfectlyAwful_2-14, 10 replies, 342 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:35 -0800 I'm extremely sad...I feel like an awful person. I just found out one of my neighbors past away. He died in December but I didn't know. The week he passed away I was on a trip and when I came back it was snowing so like a typical winter here in MI everyone runs to the car and house without dillydallying. You DON'T SEE anyone at all. So yesterday I was taking out the trash when I saw my neighbor Virgina. I called out hello and was ready to ask about her husband Joe, when she asks me if I knew her husband di… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773215 DollyMama, 631 replies, 963 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:45:33 -0800 Yeah - it's my Friday! YEAH - my oldest will be home tomorrow! Of course it's going to rain all weekend, but I don't care!!!!!!!!!! Been up since 2:30 - did give me a chance to watch this weeks episode of The Good Wife - freaking awesome! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773214 San, 18 replies, 392 views Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:20 -0800 Live, from New York, it's ... Betty White hosting 'SNL' Updated 7h 9m ago Actress Betty White, 88, will be the oldest host on NBC's long-running late-night show. By Gary Levin, USA TODAY Facebook has gotten Betty White the gig she never asked for: host of Saturday Night Live. The 88-year-old actress, beloved by generations of TV fans, will host NBC's late-night veteran May 8. The Mother's Day episode also will feature a reunion of six former female cast members, most of them moms: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, … http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773209 SIPort, 5 replies, 157 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:53 -0800 I just finished watching the finale. in the final scene, the crazy psycho is in a picture with a young boy. Is it just me or did the picture of the boy look a lot like Young Shawn? http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773201 CarlyisMyGH, 44 replies, 445 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:57 -0800 Do you enjoy it? I do medical billing, kind of a thankless job but i don't mind it, hey i get almost $30 an hour so i can't complain my dream job was to work in radio though, i'd love to be a talk show host too, but don't see that happening lol. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773088 D-MyaWasRobbed, 79 replies, 214 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:02:25 -0800 I'm so gonna miss this show. Vanessa Williams was on The View this week and she said the cast is pissed and hurt by ABC's cancellation. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2773087 ice_princess, 4 replies, 107 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:02:20 -0800 . http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772845 Bellaphone, 182 replies, 334 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:26 -0800 First off, does anyone want song spoilers for tonight? There was a spy in the rehearsal audience. In other news (Season 8 alumni addition): Danny Gokey's album opened at #4 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling about 65,000 copies last week. It's the best debut for a male country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus, I think. Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" went platinum this week (1 million in sales for those unfamiliar with chart lingo). Here's a bonus track from the Japanese version of Allison's… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772836 dogfan, 1 reply, 159 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:11 -0800 Often, we have teleconferences at work, because many people are in different geographic locations. Today, I was participating in a meeting, and was getting a little bored and half listening, because I was hearing someone talk about something I am very familiar with. All of a sudden, I hear one person interupt another, and loudly say, "Don't interupt me, it's rude, let me finish. There was dead silence for a moment, before the person continued on. Later, the same individual announced they needed to… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772790 Butler_McMahon_Fan, 10 replies, 320 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:24:45 -0800 I've been told, as a person who is just now reading the books, by people here and by friends offline, that Bella 'improves' or 'redeems herself' in Breaking Dawn. WHEN???????? I just finished the part in the book where she saw Charlie for the first time after her transformation. Um . . . . . . nope, she still irritates the crap out of me. I enjoyed Jacob's narration WAY more. Would have preferred it to STAY that way, to be honest. Still hating Bella. And Edward is getting on my last nerve just a tiny b… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772753 CarolineManzoWannabe, 42 replies, 143 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:05:25 -0800 And let the screaming begin. Oy!! I already hate one girl so hopefully she doesn't get picked. I've seen the finalists but I forget already. LOL Denise http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772655 lucia_di_lammermoor, 2 replies, 193 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:52:19 -0800 In the first PP, there was a post made about proposing that accidental drug overdoses can be considered a suicidal act. I thought about that remark a lot today, even after responding to it. My first thought was that, while it seems that people who do hard drugs may have a death wish, I bet that 99 times out of 100, if asked if they wanted to die, the answer would be no. It seems to me that the desire to escape or the need for a fix becomes so extreme, that the act of doing so must seem on the surface very s… http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772535 SufferSonnySuffer, 268 replies, 758 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:49:00 -0800 Go! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772532 MattM, 45 replies, 308 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:46:38 -0800 We Twitter, we MySpaceBook, we email, we Skype, we text and sext.... But when was the last time any of us put pen/pencil/crayon to paper, wrote someone a few lines or a few sheets, and put it in an envelope for the mailman to deliver? Share your last 'membrance now! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772526 D-MyaWasRobbed, 10 replies, 310 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:34:25 -0800 Wow this 911 call was pretty scary. In a nutshell: three armed robbers rang the doorbell and forced their way into the home. The 7 year old grabbed his sister and a phone and locked himself in the bathroom and called 911. The robbers burst thru the door and demanded to know who was on the phone and when he said 911...they bolted w/o hurting anyone. I am so glad there was a happy ending. And that is one smart little boy. He is a hero. http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2772053 Kati-AllAboutSawyer, 75 replies, 427 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:59:28 -0800 And don't anyone dare say Goonies! http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/shared/talk/2771940 Kati-AllAboutSawyer, 23 replies, 269 views Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:17:26 -0800 Here are a few of mine: Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas. Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. When Chuck Norris does pushups, he isn't pushing himself up, he's pushing the Earth down. The boogeyman checks under his bed for Chuck Norris every night.