What's everyone up to right now?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Preparing to do battle with a flat-pack credenza.

[Angrboda]

Greeting the day.

[Clueless Morgan]

I went shopping and was sucked in by a salesman hawking satellite tv services. I dumped that 4 years ago and would never go back so I knew how the sales pitch would end. But the guy's pitch was so entertaining and I wasn't in a hurry so I played along for a bit. And then said no at the end.

-Teresa

My mom likes to do that with the door-to-door Kerby salesmen that offer to vacuum your stairs for free.  We sit there and watch them vacuum and pitch, vacuum and pitch...

Salesman at the door: "Would you like a free stair vacuuming with a brand new Kerby vacuum? No purchase necessary!"
Mom: "Sure, come on in!"

Sets up and starts the vacuum.

Salesman: "So are you liking what you see so far?"
Mom seeing cleaner stairs already: "Absolutely"

Vacuum and pitch, vacuum and pitch...

SM, a quarter of the way up the stairs, laying out dirty filters: "Are you liking what you see so far?"
Mom: "The stairs are looking great!"

Vacuum and pitch, vacuum and pitch...

SM, halfway up the stairs: "How much would you pay for a vacuum like this?"
Mom: "I already have a vacuum."
SM *still vacuuming* "The Kerby has a lifetime guarantee! You can will it to your children!"
Me: "I already have a vacuum."
SM: "What about her?"
Sister: "I'm just visiting."
SM: *goes back to vacuuming*

Ten minutes later,

SM, just off the phone with his area supervisor: "Sorry about that, now let's talk about how to change the bags!"

Ten minutes later,

*Knock at the door: area supervisor has arrived*
Supervisor: "Just checking on my salesman" *fake chuckle* "How are things going?"
Mom, the stairs are 3/4 finished: "Great!"
SM: "See how clean the stairs are? Only Kerby can do that!"
Mom: "My vacuum does the same job just as well."
Supervisor: "But this is a Kerby!"
Mom: "Yeah, I know."
SM: "We're prepared to make you a deal today!"
Supervisor: "Only $2,000, that's 40% retail price!"
Mom: "Oh, no thanks, we've already got a Kerby in the closet over there!"
SM looks at closet door.
Supervisor looks at closet door.
Sister opens closet door and points at old Kerby.
SM and Supervisor look back at my mom.
Supervisor: "You already have a Kerby?"
Mom: "Yeah, they work great!"
SM: "So..."
Supervisor: "You're not going to purchase a Kerby today?"
Mom: "No, I've already got a Kerby over there."
Supervisor: "So why did you invite SM in?"
Mom: "He said he'd clean my stairs, no purchase necessary!"

Five minutes later, Supervisor gets off phone with Regional Manager.  Whispers to SM who is still vacuuming.

Supervisor: "Well, take care, and keep Kerby in mind!"

Salesman, finishes vacuuming in silence.  Packs up the vacuum.

Mom, seeing him to the front door: "Thanks, you did a great job!"
Salesman, scowls back to his truck.

[Astreja]

Vacation week!  Went to get a steroid shot for my cranky knee this morning.  Stopped in at the credit union to sign some papers.  Arranged a truck rental for Friday, and a hair salon appointment for Wednesday.  Moved a bookcase.  Currently taking a break from demolishing old plaster.

And yes, I do seem to be unclear on the concept of what "vacation" means...   

[Sal]

Just relaxing in front of the computer, playing my favorite MMO.

[Angrboda]

Listening to Def Leppard and eating chili cheese fritos. They had a BOGO sale on them. About to kick back and watch the A-Team movie.

[Rev. Rye]

Just finishing a massive article about the reopening of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce Spirit's copyright infringement lawsuit over "Stairway to Heaven" and a massive musical defense argument over how Spirit's case is bullshit:

In addition to "Taurus" and "Stairway to Heaven", I included videos of:

• Cartoone's "Ice Cream Dreams", on which Jimmy Page a similar lick to "Stairway" before Led Zeppelin formed (though after "Taurus" was officially released). [Note: Spirit's legal team has never once established that Page was familiar with the "Taurus" before Led Zeppelin toured with Spirit.]
  
• Davey Graham's version of "Cry Me a River", which sounds more like "Stairway" than "Cry Me a River."
  
• Graham's version of "She Moved through the Fair" and Page's "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" (from Knebworth) to underline how plausible it is that Page could have been inspired by Graham more than "Taurus".
  
• Granata's Sonata for Guitar, Violin, and Continuo, written about 250 years before Stairway, but including a shockingly similar opening.
  
• Bach's Bouree (performed by Elizabeth Farr) and an Earls Court version of "Heartbreaker" where Jimmy Page is seen performing the famous Bach lick starting around 6:14, showing how familiar he was with the idea from even public domain sources.
  
• Axis of Awesome's "Four Chord Song" to underline how absurd the new instruction that even disparate non-copyrighted elements can constitute copyright infringement.
  

[brewer]

Gave a driving lesson today. I'm so frustrated and angry. 

Should have stabbed him the eye to put us both out of misery.

[The Valkyrie]

Gave a driving lesson today. I'm so frustrated and angry. 

Should have stabbed him the eye to put us both out of misery.

Well, woofers shouldn't be driving!

[Fireball]

Gave a driving lesson today. I'm so frustrated and angry. 

Should have stabbed him the eye to put us both out of misery.

Well, woofers shouldn't be driving!

Dog on a golf course is a sure recipe for disaster. No wonder frustration and anger abound!