The Daily Progress asks some restaurant folks what they think of the proposed smoking ban. Our discussion was way better. They should have interviewed you guys. [DP]
Charlottesville Words is discussing Charlottesville’s failure to become vibrant literary city. I think everyone is using their talent on this site. 
Elizabeth said we needed our own TV show? Who’s got video equipment? [CWords]
Over at Real Central Virginia, Jim found a funny HOA restriction that basically says you must hide toys and bicycles after dark. [RCV]
I thought I was floating on spinning plateaus of reality when I read this meta-meta-meta narrative on cvillenews talking about writers talking about their writing [CN]
Life in Sugar Hollow talks about gardening tricks that failed and succeeded for 2007 [LSH]
Didn’t like our predictions for 2008, outskirts has his own. [OS]
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[Other Corner restaurants, like Qdoba Mexican Grill, have never allowed smoking. Libby Manatad, general manager, said the restaurant recently started strictly enforcing its smoking policy for its patio too.
“The only people who get upset are not customers,†Manatad said.]
(excerpt from DP article)
Forgive me for having my dipshit brain in situ this morning, but what in the name of crusty crap does that mean? Seriously.
Man, a tad confusing, isn’t it?
Qdoba has a semi-enclosed patio area, perfect for sleeping after hours. They tried to block it off with doors or movable panels or something, but the city would not allow it, due to architectural concerns.
Maybe she meant to say, “The only people that get upset are our customers.”
YES Thor. We do need a TV show. And I want to be on it. YES
or maybe she meant people who want to sit on the patio and smoke and are not customers…..
Sil…We could all sit around wearing balaclavas or paper bags with cut-outs. It would be totally hilarious.
“Manatad” confusing…?
/or was it just not funny?
i always wear a drinking helmet anyway.
Oh Byo that was a total groaner… get back in that hole
this is the best newsie of the day….
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/nyregion/09dead.html?_r=5&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
re: the HOA ban on kids toys in the yard, i wish my HOA had that. one of my neighbors has four kids. every evening when i come home, there are bikes, big wheels, skateboards, etc. littered all over his yard. it looks like ass.
Thanks for the shout. I’m hoping the Villains will have plenty of ideas for revitalizing the local literary scene. Now that France has wimped out on us, I can see them all sitting in the outdoor cafes, discussing Sartre in their smokin’ balaclavas.
Blanco… HOA’s, to me are (or can be) the antichrist.
/loves his rusting ‘67 coronet in his yard.
Blanco, would you rather it be littered by say, I dunno, some pitbulls or crackheads?
B’yo.. now I know where you live. I can see your house from mine.
(tap tap tap… email going out to Cville City Council to demand they issue a removal notice on the rusting heap of crap in B’yo’s yard)
Off Topic: Thanks again to all the villians that came out to the cafe last night. It was a BANGIN table dancin out of control affair (and yes there were villians on tables, cute ones!), and you have my huge gratitude.
OK back to writing my magnum opus novel, “The Man in the Iron Balaclava” to restore c-ville’s literary street cred…
Flooz… they already tried to do that. As long as I keep it covered with a tarp Im cool. But Im trying to sell it… ($200.00 and its titled…. anyone?)
Do you all know how rare and special it is to encounter a group of people who know the word “balaclava” and can use it in a sentence? If you’re not careful you’ll restore my faith in humanity.
And here I just thought he was referencing “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”
What if some of us don’t “do” TV?
Wait lilith, is there a difference between home studio production sold in “niche” categories, nationally vs TV?
“Blanco… HOA’s, to me are (or can be) the antichrist.”
oh, i’m not disputing that. they’ve been nothing but a PITA since i moved in four years ago. but whatcha gonna do?
“Blanco, would you rather it be littered by say, I dunno, some pitbulls or crackheads?”
how about neither? i don’t have any big wheels or smack junkies in my front yard, thankyouverymuch.
I’ll trade my smack junkies for your big wheels! Nothing like walking passed a sleeping homeless guy and hoping my dog doesn’t try to pee on him - akward. This warm weather has brought them out of the woodwork.
crack junkies on big wheels. I’d like to see that
I thought balaclava was a greek pastry. Looked it up and it makes more sence. Thanks for today’s lesson.
you could still wear greek pastries on your head - that might make it more amusing… it’s a hat! AND dessert! you can’t really say that about any other headgear, eh?
you’re better than me. i wouldn’t care at all if my dog peed on a homeless guy. but then, i don’t have a dog, so it’s moot, i guess.
does the HOA ask you to put away all your melonheaded offspring eating gravel in the front yard after dark, too? otherwise, I’m leaving him out tonight.
Here’s a legit newsy that’s seeing heavy traffic.
http://www.cvasports.com/news/public/miles_earns_full_scholarship.php