CherryBomb Ideas

CherryBomb's Future Home

2006-11-06T14:48:00.000-06:00

Moving out from the basement (and attic)

Decisions to be Made:

What tagline should we use?
What categories should we have for topics on the blog?

Things to be Done Now:

Visit the new home at http://cbbarandgrill.bjwcreations.com OR http://www.bjwcreations.com/cbBarAndGrill *Remember the new home is still under some construction! There will be glitches.
Suggest categories for blog topics.
Add your slogan for future merchandise.
Help compile the CB Dictionary!

Additional Things You Can Do:

View some potential merchandise.
People who want to be posters at the new blog email Bryan. There is a list of posters compiled here.

View Results of Past Polls:

The results of our logo vote.
The results of our format vote.
The results of our official name and the first poll for our official, full name of our home.
The results of our second poll for our official, full name of our home.

Ideas for the future:

Some Fun:

Potential SigO Questionnaire
The Cookie Exchange!
Put yourself on the map!
Take a look at Bryan. Umm, does that look like Regis to you?
The G-G and Mary Show!
You know you're a CB when...

Slogans

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"Where everybody knows your name (or at least the alias you're using at the time)" OR "Where everybody knows your alias" BUT NOT "Where nobody knows your name, but they'd recognize you anywhere."
"The CB Bar None and Occasional Grill: A place where knowing what you like involves thinking for yourself."
"Where everyone brings a shovel "
"Cherrybombs - We may all look sweet and delicious, but watch out, we're explosive!" OR "Sweet but dangerous" OR "Sweet but explosive" OR"Sweet but prone to detonation"
"The good, the bad, and the snarky."
"Where Shovels Are Offered"
"Where Snark is Demanded "
"Have shovel, will travel "
"Last train to Snarksville"
"ROTFLMOA" (perhaps not a tagline but...)
"A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you."-Henry Miller
“Enter at your own risk.”
"CBs Cover the World"
"Cherry Bomb Society for preservance of snark"
"Society of CherryBombs to TOTW"
"CherryBombs Away...Its Time to Write"
"CherryBombs for Bob's sake"
"My mind is going to crud"
"Stick a fork in me, I'm done. "
"TAKING OVER THE WORLD..."
If name is CB Bar & Grill: "Official home of the CherryBombs"
"In the darkness, there are CherryBombs"
"Don't Drink and Blog" OR "Friends don't let friends blog drunk." OR "Friends don't let friends drink and blog."
So Help Me, Bob. OR So, Help Me Bob.
for the love of Bob

Categories for Blog

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These are the categories ZaZa set up at the CB Bar and Grill right for examples and testing as of right now:

Other Suggestions?

McB- Books

Kay T- Blank Blog (for Writer's Block), Travel

Bryan- Fashion & Lingerie

CBs Take NJ: Part 1

2006-10-10T11:02:00.000-05:00

"There's something wrong

with New Jersey"

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The Bar
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p Rumor has it the CBs had only one round of drinks before the two men from security escorted them out. p

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Dee breaks a chair.

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After being forcibly removed from the bar, the CBs tried to find a new home for their fun...

...interesting choice.

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They eventually relocated to the business center.

Robin S, SDCB, Kim, CMS, Dee (I think)

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Snapshots

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What's a CB trip without a call to Bryan?

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Jen and Dee

CMS impersonates Bryan

NJ: Part 2

2006-10-10T11:00:00.001-05:00

The CBs (and these two other people)

Robin S, Bob, Jenny, Jen, Kim,

CMS, Dee, SDCB, McB

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And

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MOOT!

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Apparently Dee couldn't resist a picture of Bob with the tree!

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Let's not forget the nails and CB that

we never fail to enjoy.

Thanks Jen!

McB, SDCB, Jen, Dee, & CMS

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Last Night to Party!

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Robin S tells a story...

...with CMS and Dee in rapt attention...

...and the shortbread close at hand!

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Kim, CMS, Robin S,

SDCB, Dee, McB
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The CB Dictionary

2006-10-10T10:56:00.000-05:00

Help!

If we want our own dictionary that explains what lamb blasting and cookies really mean, we're going to have to compile it together.

In the comments of this post please...

1) leave suggestions for words and/or phrases we need to include in our dictionary.
2) add the suggested definitions of those words and/or phrases.
3) give the pronunciation keys.
4) use the word in a sentence.
5) do other dictionary type things that I've failed to mention :)

Thanks!

Potential SigO Questionnaire

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Bryan's Version~

Multiple Choice:
1) Reading a book makes me feel:
____a. Confused
____b. Good
____c. Wonderful
____d. Like I can live another day
2) If I bought a chair, I would want Bryan to know:
____a. The color
____b. The cost
____c. How it made my ass feel
3) If I were to go on a road trip, I would bring:
____a. A map
____b. Detailed directions
____c. GPS
____d. Bail money
4) My favorite fantasy involves:
____a. A photographer
____b. A writer
____c. A cabana boy
____d. All of the above

Short Answer:
1) What uniform or outfit would I most like to see Bryan in?
2) If I had a tree, where would I put it?

Essay:
1) How I feel about facial hair in general and goatees in particular.
2) If I had a shovel, I would...

G-G's Version~

Multiple Choice:
1) Reading a book makes me feel:
____a. Confused
____b. Good
____c. Wonderful
____d. Like I can live another day
2) In pictures from Hawaii, G-G appears to be approximately:
____a. 14 years old
____b. 26 years old
____c. 38 years old
3) If I were to go on a road trip, I would bring:
____a. A map
____b. Detailed directions
____c. GPS
____d. Bail money
4) My favorite fantasy involves:
____a. A tango dancer
____b. A mountain climber
____c. A consultant
____d. All of the above

Short Answer:
1) Which Brazilian (or was it Argentine?) shoes would I most like to see G-G in?
2) If I were taken to Task, what would I do about the elephants?

Essay:
1) If I saw a woman reading a romance novel on the train, my response would be...
2) If I had a shovel, I would...

CMS's Version~

Multiple Choice:
1) Reading a book makes me feel:
____a. Confused
____b. Good
____c. Wonderful
____d. Like I can live another day
2) My favorite homophone from the following list is:
____a. poll- "a survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information."
____b. pole- "a long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood, metal, or other material."
____c. Pole- "a native or inhabitant of Poland."
3) If I were to go on a road trip, I would bring:
____a. A map
____b. Detailed directions
____c. GPS
____d. Bail money
4) My favorite fantasy involves:
____a. A librarian
____b. A pet food sales person
____c. A writer
____d. All of the above

Short Answer:
1) When decorating an eye patch, which animals or fruits should you feature prominently?
2) Define "nice".
3) Why should you throw out that coleslaw?

Essay:
1) How I feel about demons in general and naked demons in particular.
2) If I had a shovel, I would...

CBs in Maui: G-G and Mary

2006-10-04T08:47:00.000-05:00

GG and Mary
Originally uploaded by cherrybombs_totw.

G-G said, "Photo of me and Mary (me in pink, Mary in green and rust; or maybe I should say, I'm the one with the blue umbrella in my drink, Mary's umbrella is yellow)"
Mary's reply, "The outfit is TEAL and Rust, sheesh, some people... nothing but beach beach beach..."

More Maui: Geek and Tongan

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Geek and Tongan
Originally uploaded by cherrybombs_totw.

G-G said, "me with super-sized Tongan who tried to pick me up on the beach (with the island of Moloka'i in the background)."

2006-10-03T16:55:00.000-05:00

G-G's Amazing Ocean Discovery

Mary said, "I've been desultorily sorting through my Maui photos, and I ran across this one. (It was obtained from a paparazzo who shall remain nameless.) It's our own G-G with /another/ man flirting with her. I'm telling you, Maui is the place to meet guys. ;)"

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That ain't a turtle G-G

This picture may be dedicated to a certain special CB...

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You know you're a CB when...

(The list formerly known as:You know you're too into J&B blogger when...)

you wait two hours to post saying blogger broke down
you know who the egg is and what Carolina state his barrier island is off of
you ask lurkers to come out of hiding
you have two mascots and one of them drinks large quantities of alcohol
you know what name Jen-T started with
you have suggestions for eye patches
you've gotten on and off a soap box
you try to reach 300 comments before they post
Bob's silences get the most responses
you've babbled when you met the Cherry
you know all the nasty things that have been done to LeFavre and you plan to do more
you've been told to be nicer and for awhile you actually listened
Tal has caught a grammar/spelling error you made
you give (((Hugs)))
you say "virgin blog" still
you know who not to get in a car with, unless you like to be arrested/fondled by men in uniform
you have never stayed on one topic in a post and you don't plan to
you throw parties when B&J are goneand the hotel you throw them in has burned down
you have written part of the hotel caper for them
you've complimented people on their collaging
you're still waiting for the SF guys to deliver your books
you have a shovel and you're willing to use it.
you've also started to think of decorations for it.
you are flattered when somone asked you to man the moot signal
when telling someone else about something that happened on here, you spend thirty minutes telling the backstory and only one telling the line.
you know what CC's plans are for the hole in her wall
and you also know the plans not involving OH
you say *ribbit ribbit* as a scare tatic
you watch the weather station for B&J
you know about twenty different ways to keep small mammals away from your gardens
you believe squirrels communicate
you make plans to steal from B&J, but can't decide on who should do the distracting
you have fights about who's a hotter hero
when you get excited about a book it's seen as normal behavior
you can name at least three pets and you know who has the horny son
LMAO is both a usual response and a wanted one
you can name at least ten different kinds of chocolate
you can say "bless your heart" and be forgiven...most of the time
you remember the Princess debate and you remeber who admitted to owning a "princess" shirt
you know what muppet you are
you know how fast G-G can run
you say IMHO like you mean the word humble
you weighed in on the Scotland vs DC debate, and your main argument was men in kilts
you've seen a kitten holding a gun
you wonder what happened to Bubbles
you know the conspiracy around the 100-post mark
you write your verification as your name, and people still recognize you
you have debates about if a book has too much HEA
you argue about good sex scenes
you have threatened OH at least once
you plan blackmail to keep the blog going past December
you remember who kept trying to get the last post and what she threw you in
you believe people in water have a purpose. that purpose is target practice
you feel guilty when you don't do a verification
you miss people when they go on vacation and aren't able to blog
you know blogger is plotting against you
being called "normal" is an insult
you create fictional conversations between J&B. ...and they sound real
you know not to mention the "Forbidden Book of Crusie Past", but you do it anyways.
you regularly have 'conversations' with people in 4 different countries, not including your own
people you have never met know what time you get off work and how long it takes you to get home and eat supper
you can quote Latin declensions
you have trouble finding Canada on a map
you know more about CC's remodeling efforts than her family does
you know what Vandermint is
you know what a flip flog is and how to lamb blast someone
you take an oath by crossing your heart with your pinkie and swearing to Bob
you discuss books and authors using only initials
an alligator in a Krispy Kreme bag makes perfect sense
you have intense discussions about characters and scenes in a book that isn't finished yet let alone published
you can name approx. 30 people other than your mother who think you are perfect
you know where the 'tree on his head' joke comes from.
you know when people talk about GAMs they aren't referring to legs
you've lusted after moot points
you've pictured paranormal cowboys and BCB together
you have to squelch random urges to proclaim, "In the darkness, there is death…"
you know how to take one for the team
you complain about having to write sex scenes while other people encourage you to try anyway
you tell others gory details of your life knowing they don't even know your name
you rant about all kind of bad things from Tom Cruise to the Da Vinci code
you have Bryan's cell number but you still want to now what he looks like
you write passages that take half an hour to read but save time by calling your husband 'DH'
you need three verification codes until you have figured out a good sentence for the first one
you treat moles with great respect
you know how to get sharpened daggars
you can talk about taking over the world with a straight face
you miss people you've never met and worry about them when they don't post!
you practice "snark" regularly
you've learned a lot of words beginning with X and Z in the last 7 months
people understand when you leave out whole words, thoughts and even the general idea of the post
it only takes one post from GAM or Jenny to make you a virgin again
you wear an eye patch to fit in and be considered cool
you write about LaFavre and Pepper, even when the Gam said not too
you know more about the planet jupitor than you ever thought you would
you share great cake recipies
you've successfully traveld back in time and enjoyed it in an odd way
the most frustrating thing about your computer going down is that you can't check the blog for the sixth (eighth, tenth) time that day to see what everyone's saying!
you know Jaws inhabits a lake in upstate NY and has it in for a certain CB
you mis-spell a word in a document and, rather than correct it, think up a verification sentence for it
you can no longer remember what you used to do with all the time you now spend reading and commenting on the blog
and you no longer care
you think getting fired wouldn't be so bad if you could just find a way to get paid for reading and commenting on the blog -- but you're sure you'll come up with something. Later. After you're done catching up on all the comments
you feel inexplicably panicked at the thought of a weather-related power outage lasting for days that results in loss of internet access -- never mind about the food in the fridge
you sit impatiently at your computer, waiting for people you have never met and who live half a continent away or halfway around the world to wake up, get home from work, have that first cup of coffee, finish dinner, finish writing that chapter, get back from boot camp, finish feeding the horses... and come out and play
you know with a great deal of certainty that somewhere on a barrier island a man is reading these comments and firing off an email to a woman who is sitting in her newly cleaned office:

"What the hell are they talking about?"

"I have no idea."

And that makes you smile

OH has described you as a growly bear wearing a green dress AND as a sack of swine -- and you just laugh and feel absurdly complimented
you take a "blog break" at work when no one is watching and as a result feel like you can almost make it through the next three hours without commiting a felony
you wonder whether, if YOUR mother logged on and read the comments, she would ever speak to you again
you will never again see a cruise boat without laughing hysterically
you get used to the concept of laughing and crying pretty much at the same time
you know LaFavre's first name but can't spell his last one
you associate coleslaw with death
your frying pan and long-handled kitchen fork are registered with the police as deadly weapons
you know what Spike and Dru were originally called (by Jenny and tal)
you've met Moot in person
you've actually heard Bob speak actual words
cats run and hide when they see you coming
you can speak Ionian like a native
you've received TMI about a certain vibrating bed
you've been issued a map of Tierra del Fuego with a battle plan
you think it's normal to go from Minnesota to Canada by way of Arizona
you wear fruit on and about your person for purposes of identification
you know who the ChippenMoles are
you know who Mother, Speen, and Needles are, and why they are to be feared
you know the origin of Talpianna's name
you know where OH is going to college
you know where Christina spent her summer and why
you can list at least 2 injuries that Jen-T's daughter has sustained and which sport she was playing when she got them
you know what OH's grandmother did to the cop and how many it took to take her down
you know what RG, OH, CG, GG, CC, MCB, BCB, and SDCB all stand for
you know what the Ag in AgTigress means
you know how many sons and grandsons Louis has...and what they do for work
you dream that you chaufeer JenT's kids to hockey games
you giggle your way through A History of Violence
you get your face painted with a bomb denotating a cherry
you feel the urge to travel the world in a biplane
the sight of a froggy housecoat sends you into hysterics
you know the plural of penis and aren't afraid to use it
you get tons of emails if your mother doesn't log on once a day : )
you feel safe enough to post your phone number on the Internet...don't mind when 30 giggling women call that number
travel five hours out of your way to meet someone you've never met
one eye has more literary value than two
the Egg came first, no need for a chicken
you have your daughter spend two hours reading the comments so you won't be left behind
you post at 1:30 a.m. so that everyone will know you are still here and you so don't want to miss anything
you spend ages correcting typos so that talpianna won't find grammatical mistakes and correct you
your DH gets GAM status because we know what that means
you know if someone is wearing a tree on their head, they're travelling icognito
when something is written in ALL CAPS someone is really, really serious
You know you're a CB if you ruthlessly change the subject mid-conversation without a twinge of guilt. /;+)
you log into the blog as soon as you wake up so you can start your day ROTFL.
and your children are used to it so they don't even turn to look at you.

AND

you say "Blogger's back" !!! (You know you're a Cherrybomb when you understand why that's a big deal....)

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Blog Ideas

Who will Post?

1) People who offered to post regularly.

Mary Stella
Wakapeka
Jen-T
OH
Zaza
Bryan
CMS
BCB
Kaitlin
McB
GatorPerson
AMC
CC

2) People who have offered to guest post:

Lou
Liz the Lurker (maybe)

Organization suggestions:

Have Sacred Posts- certain posts dealing with writing or critiquing can be saved in a sacred area
Have areas that allow for free thinking comment flow (no set topic)
Have one discussion blog, but copy stuff we want to keep over to the different "corners"
Have search capabilities for both comments and posts

Schedule for Posting:

Volunteer someone to draw names out of a hat. The order drawn will be the order for posting.
13 posting volunteers. That means once every 2 weeks if we all rotated and posted daily. (add in AgTigress's (and Tal's?) word of the (every other?) week and we have 14 (15?)
Rotate regular posters who have the email/login to post when comments get to certain number OR post a certain day.
Open opportunities to "guest blog" for CB's by having a regular blogger volunteer to receive contacts from potential guest.

2006-09-17T21:04:00.000-05:00

From the Glamour-Geek and Mary Show
Not Quite Live From Maui

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What's that? On the horizon...

2006-09-17T20:46:00.000-05:00

How to create a Bar & Grill look.

*Make a montage kind of things from funky old photos unique to CBs.

*Basement furniture, i.e. a retro rec room

*Photos of favorite places paralleling links on the website. For instance, a reading nook/bookshelves for ‘library’ ideas; large booth for ‘blog’ area; counter area or kitchen for “kitchen” area.

*Nostalgia from HW/SW: Wouldn't have to be real pictures.

Picture a convertible with BCB driving and MCB with her wand and a couple of state troopers flagging them down.
Like the burned out hotel.
Don't forget the chocolate fountains.
A map of the last road trip (We were basically on our way to Maui)
How could we picture the trip back in time?

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Design Ideas

* General:

Friendly – neither frou-frou nor seedy
Based on pictures sent to ZaZa of places cherrybombs like.
Reference desk could be ‘ask the bartender’
The place where we interact (e.g. blog) would be a booth
Avocado Green Shag Carpet (heh heh)
Don’t forget the stripper pole!
A bookcase with "Our Authors" displayed. As soon as they get published up the covers go. All facing out of course.

*Diner Area:

HUGE circular booth
TV high on the wall behind the counter
One corner wall, opposite our booth, covered with bookshelves
Juke box near the door or on the table to have selections
Opposite of our booth is the old couch from HW/SW with a floor lamp behind it and a low table in front, perfect for propping your feet up while you read.

*Kitchen Area:

A big table and different chairs
A couch and a fireplace for when it is raining
A cat?

*Links:

Different rooms with something that was immediately recognizable even at a small size that convey a certain feel

Website Area Ideas

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* J & B Updates

*Library:

Author talks/excerpts
Links to CB & Author websites
Advertise CB Books
Reader recommendations/reviews:
**Can be changed on a weekly/monthly list
**CB’s recommend/review books
**Request recommendations if looking for particular genre/subject
Reference area:
**Helpful links referenced in posts and comments
**List of international characters
**How to make things bold/italicized/blue
**A place to ask questions about certain things
**“useful links”
**List of definitions (ex: TOTW)

*Memory Lane:

You know you’re a CB if…
Stories Hall of Fame
A best verification list

*Kitchen:

Recipes from different CBs (food is a big part of what we talk about here too)
We can have diners when someone gets back from a holiday, and stuff. (Nanaimo Gran volunteered to do Greek for move in day)
Pity Party central when CBs are away at RW conferences
We need a national 1-800-chickensoup franchise. Someone add that to our TOTW plans.

*Open Chat Area:

Blog
AgTigress' Word of the Week. Maybe she can coax Tal into making guest appearances
A section for book discussions (as different from "book reviews") that says: "If you haven't yet read [insert title here], then stay the hell out of this space or don't complain when someone ruins it for you by giving it all away, and we're NOT going to tell you twice."

* Planning Place:

Place people can talk about how they are going to meet up and when/where they will be and the rest of us don't have to be jealous by those little tidbits they drop.
A new one for every major event

*Critter Corner:

Animals another big thing on HW/SW

*Contact Information:

A contact list of e-mails – strictly voluntary. So that CBs can communicate directly, rather than have the whole blog read it. Possibly with add/remove option?
Bryan’s phone number so we can call him up at all hours and annoy him. Maybe even a little dating corner for him. He can give us excerpts from his e-mails and we can discuss/tease them

* Interactive map:

http://www.frappr.com/cherrybombs

*Images:

A picture of JJ, Bryan, and Regis so we can compare
A picture of Bubbles with his sniper gun
Photos taken at CB gatherings
Jenny & Bob photos
CB Scrapbook