My brother housesat for us while we were out of town for the 4th of July....
Our basement flooded and they cleaned the carpets with an EXTREMELY mild bleach solution. 
Mild enough that all it probably did was rewet the carpet......
Is there any alternative to pulling the carpet back to bleach the floor underneath?  I would really like to avoid that thought.
It's obvious there is mold (smell) and I would love to get rid of it quick!  Suggestions?

What year was the banana shortage again?

To: Mum

c/o No 1 Heaven's Gate

Hi, Mum,

I'm still sorting out your affairs almost two years since you left us on that warm summer's day. It's raining today, so it's a little bit miserable too. Anyhow, I've been meaning to close your building society account for sometime now. I finally got around to it the other week. The bank wanted a copy of your death certificate and two forms of ID including a passport or driver's licence, and all of this for the princely sum of twenty-three pounds and forty-six pence that remained in your account. You were not very good at saving your money, were you, Mum? But these are rules that are laid down by the government regarding money laundering etc. I guess they were worried that it might be dirty money! Your building society account is now closed.

Love
Peter
xxxx 

synapsomatic's question brought to mind C.P.E. Bach's music, which I've not listened to in a while. Well, when I went looking for online recordings of some on the quick, I found more than I bargained for; now I feel compelled to give everyone a "heads up" —

http://robert-hill-live.blogspot.com/

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Leaving for Melbourne on Thursday. Any last minute tips or suggestions of things that my parents and  I can go to? I don't want to be stuck looking at craft the whole time. :P I need variety.

It's now after 1am, so it's time to say...Happy First Anniversary!!

okay so today i got birthday money early so i can buy warped tickets.
and i can't wait!

but i have some questions.

- do i need to sneak my camera in, or are digitals allowed?
- how long is each band's set usually? (or at least how long is tai's set?)
- does anyone have pictures of the merch? or prices?

anything i should be expecting?
it's my first time going to warped, so i'm pretty stoked.
thanks in advance (:

Today was my birthday so instead of nicking out to grab a bite to eat and then going back to campus, I bought myself some food and drove up to King's Park. It might be winter (I was wearing thick jumper and gloves) but the sky was so clear and blue, the grass was green and I was sitting up on a hill looking over the city and the Swan River...

I regret not taking my camera with me. It's the kind of day that makes me happy to live in Perth, Western Australia. Yes, we're supposed to be one of the most isolated capital cities in the world. Yes, everybody comes here and says it's too quiet/small/slow. But we have an awesome natural park, the land for which was set aside in 1872 - amazing when you consider that today the land is very valuable and it's surrounded by heavily developed and expensive areas.

It was a nice, peaceful lunch with the kind of view that belongs on a postcard.

I assume that many people in this comm won't have been to Perth. So, what kinds of sights make you happy to live in your part of Australia? Or make you want to visit? Or, if you're also in Perth, is there some other spot that makes you proud/happy to be here?

Hey! I'm Stephanie :] Nice to meet you, how's the wife, etc, etc.

My current obsession is to get ALL of TAI TV on my ipod. I got season 2 and what we have so far of 3, but I want all of season 1, even if I have to rip it from youtube.
So I was wondering if, being the amazing people that you guys are, you could tell me (maybe make a list or something?) all of the episodes starting from the "hi! This is our new website!" video and ending at the Irving Plaza one.

Please and thank you :]

really random and kinda delayed question: does anyone remember the setlist from the san francisco (06/21/08) date?

many thanks in advance! :]

ok well i was looking through all my old fav tai tv, and i can't find a certain one!!

it's old, from the beginning i think.
and i dont remember anything in it but i know william tries to jump over a bush and trips. and in the end, they're like dancing. and i only remember william in it and he had looong hair.

and that's about it. i can't remember where i saw it and which one...


soo

can anyone help me? 

i've been gathering images for so long, in the hopes of sharing & inspiring you to share your images with me!

ladies haunting the woods & such is certainly my favorite sort of picture / activity.

why is it so hard to find ladies who want to play dress-up & run about?



here is a photo i took when i was 16. i wish for more of this sort of fun:



( some tasteful nudity, lots of magic ladies )

Hey guys!

TAITV should be posted soon. We've got really bad internet here, in the parking lot, in the middle of nowhere. Hope everyone is enjoying the summer sun! See you at a show soon?


Peace,

Jack The Camera Guy

some of the links don't work and it is so much harder to find stuff.

Anyway, the link for the academic calendar is unaccessible, so I was wondering if anyone happened to know when our 2008-2009 winter break is, or more specifically, the date of our return from winter break?

Hey, I don't know what it's called but I'm looking for this Clad zip up hoodie. It's black with the purple bat heart/diamond. Pete's been seen wearing it, he wore it on FN MTV also. So if anyone has one for sale or knows what it's called that would be great!



here's a pic of petey in it. It used to be on the website, but not so much anymore. :(

WHAT?!!? THE?!?! FUCK!?!?

two questions (that may or may not be of the silly variety):

1. I have a 2inch "memory foam" bed topper for my bed. Does anyone know of any way to clean the thing? It could use a good cleaning, beyond the "febreeze it until it smells good". I'm fairly certain it would be too big for my washing machine, even if you can clean it in there. Any ideas?

2. The other night we made some lovely vodka soaked watermelon. We ate up all the watermelon, leaving the vodka juice. Right now I have this leftover "watermelon vodka" sitting in a tupperware container in the fridge. Would this be adequate storage? Do I need to use it up by a certain date.