Three random facts:

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

Originally posted by medeous@Dec 12 2003, 11:00 AM
2. my inquisitive daughter needed to know exactly why i didn't want her to use those terms.

Funny, I never even thought to ask why!

[cindi1023]

1. Sharky's Christmas gift wish got me thinking about how badly I acted at Christmas 5 years ago, pre-engagement. Rob & I were living together, and had been for 8 months. I was secretly hoping for an engagement ring for Christmas, but my friends and I had been harassing Rob & telling him that you don't propose on a major holiday & expect that to be the only gift! :P (we were young and stupid!) Christmas morning came, and even though I knew we'd scared him out of proposing on Christmas, I was still hoping. He gave me a really pretty white gold bracelet, which I love. But I was disappointed. And as the day went on, I started thinking he'd never propose, which made me mad! We went to his parent's house that afternoon, and I remember showing his sister the bracelet and saying "at least he's getting closer to having something on my finger." She just looked at me in shock. We later went to visit some friends, and I had a couple of drinks. I started ranting about how Rob was "throwing rings around" before he met me (he was married before, and had been engaged once before that). Basically I acted like a spoiled child. I was embarassing myself, but I couldn't stop. It's amazing he ever did propose (which he did, two days later, on our 2 year anniversary -- I didn't even think about that when I got so mad on Christmas day!) Our friends still tease me about the "throwing rings around" thing....

2. I don't think I've ever acted as badly as I did in the above-story....

3. I wonder if sometimes I share too much here....

[medeous]

1. chain-games are cheaper than therapy and less scary than confessionals.

2. my stomach is rumbling.

3. one of my students wrote this poem:
Santa is best
when he is dressed
He's better than the rest.

[cindi1023]

1. I now have visions of a naked Santa .... :blink:


2. When I was a kid, we weren't allowed to say "shut up," "butt," or "sucks." I never questioned it either.


3. I've always vowed that I will never say my mother's favorite mad-phrase "I'm so mad I can't see straight." So far I've kept that promise.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

Originally posted by medeous@Dec 12 2003, 11:24 AM
3. one of my students wrote this poem:
Santa is best
when he is dressed
He's better than the rest.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh my, makes you wonder about the nekkid Santa that showed up at his/her house last Christmas!

1. I made a scene about not being engaged last year, but not on Christmas, and only to Chris himself.

2. I am quite sure we won't be getting engaged this Christmas because Chris keeps saying how annoyed he is by the plans for my brother's wedding, which will be this coming March.

3. My alternative Christmas present hope is an iPod, but I am not convinced I am getting that, either.

[Seusomon]

1. It's been fascinating to watch how "sucks" has softened in people's perceptions. When I was a teen in the 70s, it was considered totally vulgar, like "fuck" and everyone understood the reference. Nowdays, it seems to carry little more force for most people than "bummer".

2. I'm cueing up Beethoven for Cuilanië

3. I need to buy new shoes. And some more long-sleeved shirts. Most of my clothes are summer things - a reflection of my perceptions of reality, I suppose.

[stargal1998]

1. The owner of the company I work for (and Nick's uncle) is named nick and looks like santa...I really don't want to think of him nekkid...

2. I have to run to the library at lunch.

3. It's snowing most heinously outside... And I'm not much for snow.

[bluecrayon]

1. Suck is by far one of my least favorite words. I don't dislike the F word, however.

2. Girl_who_loves_sharks wrote a great sentence about Kafka on chain game overkill but removed it because she crashed with me -- she should put it back!!! There can be two entries, I think for stuff...

3. I think someone could make a lot of money analyzing chain game mania and creating 12 step programs to get us to turn off our computers! ;)

[Sirius]

1. I decided not to put up a Christmas tree this year because I had already put up and decorated two trees for work and felt like I was running out of time. Brian never helps put up the tree because he could care less about holidays.

2. I came home last night and Brian was putting up the tree "Because I thought it would make you happy"

3. It made me cry.

[freckledcutie]

1. Legislation was passed last week that the word "fuck" would be allowed on the airways now as long as it didn't refer to sex...it all came about from Bono saying "fuck" on the music awards show

2. One of my students made their Christmas wish list yesterday and had the following wishes:
All I want for Christmas is for my mom and dad to be together and my grades to get better.

3. I'm going Christmas shopping this weekend for a brother/sister here at school and I keep obsessing about what to get so that I get the most for my $150.00 which actually isn't a lot when you're buying for 2 kids in middle school

[medeous]

Originally posted by Rustell@Dec 12 2003, 11:30 AM
3. It made me cry.
1. i don't know if rustell cried because she was happy or sad or mad.

2. i haven't put up a tree since i moved to this house 4 years ago.

3. i'm getting scrooge-ier by the moment: "i have no more red and green construction paper, i don't have yarn because you forgot to return it last time you borrowed it, i don't have any other colors of glitter, i have no pipecleaners left, there is only black felt now, that's the smallest size wiggly eyes i have." christmas comes around every year, people...please don't attack your art teacher because you forgot it once again.

[Sirius]

1. Remember I was having a bah-humbug day yesterday. Shortest way I can put this: a few years ago we agreed year one my mom would have day after thanksgiving and christmas day, brian's mom would have thanksgiving and christmas eve. year two we would switch. This year my mom was to have T-Day and Brian's mom was to have C-Day. My mom announced she would be out of town T-day so I gave B's mom T-day (uh, was I supposed to just sit home). So, my mom believes she should have C-day now. My dad (parents are divorced, mom is remarried, but they are all friendly) called yesterday "uh, aren't we doing Christmas at your in-laws" "yeah" "what time" "2" "Your mom just called and invited me to Christmas dinner at 2 Christmas day." It's a shame I'm not the type of girl to call my mother foul names, I really needed to.

2. So, Medeous, after a frustrating day Brian's attempt to bring me Christmas cheer when I know he could care less about it were frustrated happy tears.

3. I can't believe my mother some days.

[Sirius]

1. I am wearing formal wear this evening.

2. We did all of our holiday decorations (at home and work) in blue/white/silver. I suffered from red/green/gold burn out about five years ago.

3. I need to get ready for work. I am working an odd later shift today because of the party.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

Originally posted by stargal1998@Dec 12 2003, 11:39 AM
3. It's snowing most heinously outside... And I'm not much for snow.
1. It makes me very happy that you used the phrase "most heinously." :)

2. The boy is wrestling on the floor with bits of futon. It's funny when he swears.

3. I should be helping, but ... you know...there's this computer sitting here and I wouldn't want the keyboard to get cold or anything.

[stargal1998]

Originally posted by Rustell@Dec 12 2003, 09:01 PM
3. I can't believe my mother some days.
I echo that sentiment Rustell, but want to add that I don't believe my mother most days.

1. My mother got mad at me yesterday for saying I couldn't come down because I didn't feel well, but I would definitely come down on the 23rd. She told me (she wouldn't get on the phone so she was talking through or over my 14 year old brother) that I could just return all their christmas presents. When my brother was going to hang up she yelled, "You're grandma went to the hospital for chest pains."

2. She called later to let me know that she was kidding about returning the presents.

3. I am debating on taking a nap at my desk... :-)

[cindi1023]

1. I echo all the mother sentiments. I see my mom almost every Sunday, except around the holidays when everything is so hectic. At Thanksgiving she told my aunt that she hardly ever sees us, and all I can do is look at her with my best "What the hell?" face. Every Sunday equals hardly ever?? Not in my book....


2. I'm feeling especially lazy this afternoon....


3. I'm stumped as to who Rustell's SB, TS and JG are.... It's probably one of those things that's going to bother me until I find out....or figure it out myself... :P

[Cuilanië]

- Congratulations to gwensmom for that ballet class - if it hurts, it just goes to show you did the exercises properly. It'll go away after one or two more classes, when your muscles are used to it. :)

- Congratulations to Rustell for winning Word Bingo! I think it's fitting, somehow. B)

- Congratulations to me, I think I've fixed what was wrong with the internet connection... :D

[kittymao]

1. My mom was supposed to take me to the post office this morning, becuase I can't really afford to pay for postage myself. mean- I have the money, but it shouldn't be going for postage. But she flaked on me and went to work without taking me to the PO ( I was asleep, she should have woken me.) I was pretty certain she'd been trying to shrug it off since I asked. She's very passive-agressive, and it drives me MAD.

2. So now I'm going to take the bust to the post office, probably going to pay with change from my piggy bank, and I figured that while I was spending money, I may as well buy some apple juice. No matter how many times I ask- no one keeps the frige stocked with juice simply becuase everyone but me drinks milk.

3. *sigh* I am being driven mad by my family taking care of themselves, and not one of them realizing how much I am struggling just to keep my head up.

[bluecrayon]

1. The grayness of the day around me seems to have sunk into my spirit. I am definitely feeling like the color of my crayon...

2. I think he might have hung up on me, but I'm not sure...

3. Suddenly, it might as well be Monday... :(

[cindi1023]

Originally posted by cindi1023@Nov 19 2003, 10:50 AM
1. Everytime I hear the Barenaked Ladies Song "Another Postcard" on the radio, it reminds me of Nervousness (and the French monkeys' plot for world domination). Is this weird? :blink:

1. Rustell must not have seen my above post several weeks ago.... :D


2. I vow to not lose my word list for this round of Word Bingo....


3. Sending hugs and good-day-vibes to Kittymao & bluecrayon....

[freckledcutie]

1. I would buy kittymao apple juice right now if I could

2. My daughter has only asked for a stamp about 2 times in her entire life...she's 15

3. When I was 15, I was living in Sarajevo and I loved to write letters and buying stamps was a necessity

[sarahkate]

1. I'm hoping someone will be getting surprise somethings from me in the mail today and I'm hoping someone will like the somethings. -_-

2. My hand feels like it's slowly becoming paralyzed - see this thread (http://nervousness.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7173&st=0&) for the reason why!

3. According to Fact Monster.com (http://www.factmonster.com) -"Throughout Europe, people eat with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right." I wonder if this is indeed true?

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. I loved the holiday party, from where I just returned, because Carolyn was there. She used to work here but had to retire last spring because of health difficulties, and I was very sad.

2. In Australia, I am already 30 years old because it's TOMORROW! I know this because Mermaid just Q'd me and said so.

3. My co-worker's kitten, Butterscotch, broke his hip! That is the saddest thing. :(

[Cuilanië]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Dec 12 2003, 09:03 PM
3. According to Fact Monster.com (http://www.factmonster.com) -"Throughout Europe, people eat with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right." I wonder if this is indeed true?
I do it... I don't switch hands when I eat. But I've learned it in Montréal, QC, where I grew up. :o :blink:

- I'm listening to Beethoven again. Not the seventh, though. A while ago, I was listening to my favorite mix CD.

- My plane ticket arrived today! :D

- Hugs for bluecrayon and kittymao from me, too...

[stargal1998]

1. I hope sarahkate heals up and feels better.

2. I hope I get some good mail this weekend.

3. I have to announce something for the entire building in a few minutes, so I'm starting to warm up my voice.

[hainlam]

ok. ok.. haven't played on this thread in a while and I don't feel like working today..

1.. I did a very naughty thing at lunch

2.. my holiday party for work is tomorrow evening, and I am contemplating coming down with a quick case of the flu.. so I don't have to go

3.. my mother missed my birthday for the first time ever (and I am 28)

[cindi1023]

Originally posted by hainlam@Dec 12 2003, 03:54 PM
1.. I did a very naughty thing at lunch

1. I'm very curious now.


2. 30 more minutes and I'm done with work for the week.... Yippee! :P


3. I have a lot to finish in these last 30 minutes... Maybe I shouldn't have chain-gamed so much!

[medeous]

1. my teeth feel very fragile today...like if i clench my jaw anymore, my teeth might shatter and fly out of my mouth.

2. my legs are kind of achy, right above the knee. (knees? i have more than one, in total, but just one on each leg. you cna figure it out.)

3. i'm still not convinced that i am not deathly ill.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. If my mother missed my birthday, I would cry.

2. I wonder what naughty thing Aimee did at lunch.

3. A naughty thing I used to do during lunch when I worked retail was to smoke a lot of pot. :)

[hainlam]

ha ha :D smoked pot!

1... I had "relations" with my ex at lunch.. we were just going to have lunch.. but we didn't have time to eat.

2... I have a hurt knee, I skinned it running up the stairs and falling.. yep, I tripped up the stairs, like a big dork

3... I haven't smoked pot in a very long time

[sarahkate]

1. December 12th (today) is Alienspy's birthday! :D

2. December 13th (tomorrow) is girl-who-loves-sharks birthday! :D

3. December 13th is ALSO my father's birthday! :D

*****

4. December 13th is the day my mom's father died in 1976, when my mom was 19. She thought it was odd when she met my dad and found out that his birthday was on the day of her father's death.

5. I hope Fact # 4 didn't damper the HAPPY BIRTHDAY Spirit around here! Party on Julie & Heather!! I hope you both have FABULOUS birthdays! :D

[nymphette]

1: my storage is 0% full on my inbox because i am an idiot and can't read... i was seleting the sent items folder but didn't change it over properly to that folder and i ended up deleting oh, everything in my inbox that i was saving for reference.... this makes me very sad because i was saving someof them for a reason and now they are gone...

2: i should have stayed off the computer again today... one day away didn't improve my mood....

3: i will pop on tomorrow to say a certain thing to a certain someone.... who i hope got a certain piece of mail today.... and if not then monday will be happy mail day...

[Sirius]

Cindi

1. I did miss your post! See we do think alike!

2. the initials are a little tough. If it helps, the youngest of the three will be 50 next year. oh, i should rethink that list.

2. I won at Wrod Bingo. Wow.

[hainlam]

hmm.. it seems nymphette is speaking in some sort of odd code.. hmm.. must find decoder ring

1. this day couldn't end any sooner
2. now that I said I am pretending to be sick to miss my xmas party, I actually feel sick.. way to go self
3. i always have a hard time with #3

[Sirius]

1. I am an NNESS addict.

2. I am very busy, and just came to the computer to type up some Tent cards for the desserts.

3. Yet, I had to check in.

[Cuilanië]

- I have long known that I am a Nervousness addict... B) :rolleyes:

- I have this feeling that having my computer connected at last can be quite a distraction from what I'm supposed to be doing! :P :o :rolleyes: :ph34r:

- I burned my mouth eating pasta while it was too hot. I always do this - won't I ever learn? :blink: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :P

[Ishba]

*I went to visit the CIA today...

*I wish I had a spare $90,000

*I got a christmas card from Karen A., in the netherlands... I'm wondering if it's possibly off of postcard-X, because I can't find a Karen from the netherlands on Nness... :huh:

[kittymao]

1. I bought food from the store today- apple juice, koolaid, and bananas. I spent about a dollar on 7 bananas! that will last me like- at least three days! I'm so happy I have food! *giggles to self*

I felt so grown up shopping for my food. I was trying to find the cheapest things that were good for me, and thinking about the long run. But then- paying for food in quarters is kinda weird.

2. Mail did cost about $15. onlt $3 over my expected amount. I'm sure I can get my mum to reimburse me. I hopes. Oo, that would be so nice.

sorry all those facts are money related. It's just- Oh, I dunno. You don't miss it till it's gone, I guess.

a cheerful #4: School gets out in a week for three weeks! That means that I get to nervy all day, and work at the zoo and CHRISTMAS DINNER! Oo, so excited!

[Dalmaney]

1. I've got the mid-finals, dark winter, cold weather, alone too much blues.

2. I should stalk down my friend Erin's phone number. She moved without telling me... but I know where her parent live.

3. I want to see people, but I need to sleep tonight as I've got another test tomorrow. So people may have to wait until tomorrow.

[bluecrayon]

1. In the grey zone of my mood today a whole bunch of colored feelings just shot through -- in the mail today were 4 metal ATCs from hammerquill which just about spun me off the earth!!! Yikes...

2. And in another part of the mailbox was an envelope from Paul with 3 of his amazing prints inside. Double Yikes... triple yikes.

3. And yesterday I got a tiny wonderful handmade box from Gwensmom with something whimsical inside ---- quadruple yikes.


I am quite sure this is the most wonderful community on the planet!!!!

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I've smoked a couple ciggies today. Not only do I feel bad about myself, but I physically feel bad. They made me feel like poop. I feel guilty and not the least bit satisfied. *climbs back on the wagon*

2. I found "Waiting for Guffman" today for $2! I've never seen it, but I bet I'll think It's funny... Now I feel guilty for spending $2 on something frivolous.

3. It's sooo freakin' cold! My toes are badly in need of cozy socks.

[cindi1023]

1. "Waiting for Guffman" will be well worth DOA's $2...... :P

2. My stupid CD-writer is all F&#*ed up. I tried to copy a mix CD I had to send on to someone else, and when I played it back to test it, there's at least one skip in each song.... $#*)%&#*(Y(^*#(&@$()*#&(*Y&$(*&@$)(^&@)#*(!

3. I tend to have quite a potty-mouth... :ph34r:

[Seusomon]

1. I went to the hot tubs to unwind after work today. It was snowing. I decided I like being naked in the snow, so long as there is lots of hot water nearby.

2. I think I recognize the hand in bluecrayon's avator from the notorious bubblegum picture.

3. I'm wondering if Eve will phone me from Montreal. :unsure:

[medeous]

1. i can hear my pup squeaking her hollow-headed, noseless purple fuzzy teddy bear three rooms away.

2. i found out today that one of my co-workers has a degree in criminal justice and experience in corrections...i'm no longer amazed by her ability to quiet a group of fourth graders.

3. i think she got tired of me whispering "do that jail thing, again!" to her this afternoon.

[Ashley]

1. I'm sad I didn't get my lip pierced yesterday because I didn't realize that you can't drink until 10 days after the piercing and all the end of final parties are right now. Oh, well it would have sent my grandma and aunt into a frenzy.

2. So, instead my friend dyed the tips of my hair purple, then further up pink, and on the top of that blue. I like it a lot.

3. I need sleep.

[Sirius]

1. Apparently Brian purchased and installed a new track ball for me last night. As I dragged my bleary and sleep encrusted eyed self to the cpu this morning and sat down and something felt different. Oh, different track ball. He must be in surprise mode.

2. Nothing was wrong with my old track ball. I do like the new one though.

3. Last night's party went fantastically well if I do say so myself.

[medeous]

1. there's snow on the ground
2. my daughter is watching josie and the pussycats
3. i had no idea it would be so difficult to make a collage from someone else's assortment of ephemera

[Death_Or_Aldona]

Originally posted by medeous@Dec 13 2003, 11:49 AM
3. i had no idea it would be so difficult to make a collage from someone else's assortment of ephemera


1. I have spread out all the stuff you sent me at least 3x since it has arrived and then put it neatly back in the evie. Last night as I was trying to sleep visions of your ephemera were dancing through my head.

2. I watched "The Piano" for the first time last night. It's such a pretty movie. Holly Hunter is great...I've loved her in everything I've seen her in.

3. I ate popcorn for breakfast. I made up a song for when I eat popcorn. We buy the generic brand called "Corntown." My song is called "I'm going to Corntown."

[medeous]

Originally posted by Death_Or_Aldona+Dec 13 2003, 11:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Death_Or_Aldona @ Dec 13 2003, 11:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-medeous@Dec 13 2003, 11:49 AM
3. i had no idea it would be so difficult to make a collage from someone else's assortment of ephemera


1. I have spread out all the stuff you sent me at least 3x since it has arrived and then put it neatly back in the evie. Last night as I was trying to sleep visions of your ephemera were dancing through my head.
i have crumpled, cut, and reconstructed most of what i received in an effort to make it more familar...i wonder if i'm required to use everything?


2. I watched "The Piano" for the first time last night. It's such a pretty movie. Holly Hunter is great...I've loved her in everything I've seen her in.
my mother has a huge crush on harvey keitel because of this movie

3. I ate popcorn for breakfast. I made up a song for when I eat popcorn. We buy the generic brand called "Corntown." My song is called "I'm going to Corntown."
i read this as "Cowtown".

I'm going down to Cowtown
The cow's a friend to me
Lives beneath the ocean and that's where I will be
Beneath the waves, the waves
And that's where I will be
I'm gonna see the cow beneath the sea

The yellow Roosevelt Avenue leaf overturned
The ardor of arboreality is an adventure we have spurned, we've spurned
A new leaf overturned
It's a new leaf overturned

And so I'm going down to Cowtown
The cow's a friend to me
Lives beneath the ocean and that's where I will be
Beneath the waves, the waves
And that's where I will be
I'm gonna see the cow beneath the sea

We yearn to swim for home, but our only home is bone
How sleepless is the egg knowing that which throws the stone
Foresees the bone, the bone
Our only home is bone
Our only home is bone

And so I'm going down to Cowtown
The cow's a friend to me
Lives beneath the ocean and that's where I will be
Beneath the waves, the waves
And that's where I will be
I'm gonna see the cow beneath the sea

Yes I'm going down to Cowtown
The cow's a friend to me
Lives beneath the ocean and that's where I will be
Beneath the waves, the waves
And that's where I will be
I'm gonna see the cow beneath the sea
Yes I'm gonna see (I'm gonna see)
The cow (the cow)
Beneath the sea
[/b][/quote]

[Bugitha]

In honor of Girl-who-loves-sharks birthday, its an all Sharky post:


. If my mother missed my birthday, I would cry

My mother did miss my birthday, once. And I did cry.


1. It may not surprise Sharky to know that I used to tell time based on what program was on television.

2. I read Sharky's Best American Poetry poem, which she said I could quickly absorb because it was short. Hmm. It may be short, but I'm still absorbing. :)

3.Happy Birthday!

[medeous]

1. i got seven pieces of nervous mail today.
2. it's still snowing and i wish it would stop.
3. i long for sun.

[bluecrayon]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SHARK GIRL!!!!!

I feel we are dancing in our sagittarius greatness!!!!


I am late always with everything, but my birthday mail will arrive!!!!



sneaking in a 4th:

I wish it WOULD snow here. I miss snow.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I think your cow song is much better than "I'm going to corntown."

2. I haven't checked the mail yet today. I'm doing that thing where I try to act like a normal person to whom checking the mail isn't big deal.

3. I'm afraid it may snow today...I keep waiting for it. The snow we had finally all melted away. Stupid winter...

ps. Happy B-Day GWLS!

[medeous]

1. my cowtown is by they might be giants
2. my daughter and dog are playing fetch with snowballs
3. my christmas break starts dec 19

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I read "cowtown" a few times and decided "no Jaime...It just sounds familiar to you"

2. I need to get more They Might Be Giants. All I have is a mix tape someone made me in high school.

3. I saw They Might Be Giants for free :) They played with the Violent Femmes. That was a good day.

4. I feel like I have nothing to look forward to, so I keep looking back....

[bluecrayon]

1. I am still in my pajamas at 2 in the afternoon.

2. I have serious work to do which is why I am here chain gaming incessantly.

3. I am frustrated because no one is around to bump up all the games and now I will be FORCED to start work on my grant.

SIGH....

[Dalmaney]

1. I only have one more exam and it's not til Wednesday, so I refuse to study this weekend.

2. Tomorrow I have a meeting that promises to be several hours long ON MY BIRTHDAY. I pointed this out when we set the meeting... but no one really cared but me. There had better be some cake in it for me.

3. I don't have to make plans because Cory is having a Survivor finale party. I'll just claim that party as my party, especially since all my friends will be there anyway and this way I don't have to do anything.

[Sirius]

1. I am trying not to start Medeouses LMAO because I don't want to be the first one done and have to wait patiently for everyone else.

2. I have gotten multiple phone calls today complimenting what a great "event" i put together in regards to last night's party. I'm on the verge of beaming.

3. I want to go check the mail box, but don't want to get ready enough to even walk to the mailbox.

[Sirius]

1. I wore 2 1/2 inch heels last night, and survived.

2. Still, it has been almost four years since I last wore nylons.

3. I have a friend whose new year's resolution is to get a divorce. Sadly, I don't think he'll keep it. He's the only person I know who I would encourage to get a divorce; they honestly never should have gotten married in the first place.

[Sirius]

1. Who do I think I am kidding? I've already finished my portion of the pages for the Sock Money's LMAO.

2. i do have the mix cd LMAO that I haven't finished, because the cd with the Another Postcard(Chimp) song is in my computer at work and I keep forgetting to bring it home. So there. I'm not all that organized.

3. My house is also a wreck right now.

[Curlita]

1. Now I'm wondering if I still have my They Might Be Giants tape at home...

2. My husband just found out he didn't get a job he really wanted and he's bummed...

3. I have to confess that I taped "What Not To Wear" last night and I'm looking forward to going home and watching it.

and a requisite fourth...

4. Happy birthday to the gal who digs sharks, and early happy happy to Dalmaney. Celebrate in style.

[Cuilanië]

- Happy birthday Sharky! Enjoy yourself today... :)

- I've spent the whole day at my computer. My eyes are all dry. :blink:

- My mind is thousands of miles away from here... :)

[medeous]

Originally posted by Rustell@Dec 13 2003, 05:35 PM
1. Who do I think I am kidding? I've already finished my portion of the pages for the Sock Money's LMAO.


1. i hope rustell does not send this to me yet.

2. i hope she realises that if she sends it this early, i will lose it.

3. i feel i should do some housework.

[Sirius]

1. Medeous should tell me when to send it, so I can file it accordingly by the "Send" date, to insure it is accurately sent on the correct date.

2. I need to go make dinner.

3. I-A-N-W-U.

[medeous]

Originally posted by Rustell@Dec 13 2003, 06:51 PM
3. I-A-N-W-U.
1. i have deciphered this to mean "i am not wearing underwear."

2. rustell should send it on valentines day.

3. it's still snowing.

[siafu]

-medeous is the smartest
-i wish heather a super happy birthday
-i hope rustell gets mail from me soon

[Sirius]

1. Excellent work Medeous.

2. Garsh darn it, I was really going to be able to manage skipping getting the mail today, now Siafu is going to make me put on underwear, and a coat and walk down the street to the mail box.

3. I miss the "good old days" when you could have a mailbox at the end of your driveway. Geesh. Off to the mailbox. ;)

[medeous]

1. my house was built in the good old days when you didn't even need a mailbox...the mailman shoves it through a slot in the wall and it plops into a little basket right inside...no underwear needed. :P

2. yep, still snowing.

3. my daughter calls pizza crust "pizza bones" and tries to convince the dog to eat them.

[Bugitha]

1. I came down with the flu rather quickly last night, developing a cough, sore throat and body aches in the span of about two hours.

2. I just answered correctly all of the questions in the "Old Time Religion" category on Jepordy. I knew that my religious studies minor in college would come in handy for something. And people said I would never be able to anything with it. :P

3. I am trying to decide if I should write more christmas cards, wrap gifts, or just go back to bed.

[hammerquill]

1. I'm drinking beaujolais nouveau, and my dinner is cooking on the stove: leek, potato, and sorrel soup.

2. My scanner's top is open, and already it's collected a paper knife, a metal ruler, two CD cases, and several pictures I took of the neighborhood around my studio.

3. Of course, when it's closed, it collects stuff just as fast.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. There was no mail today...nothing...not even a flyer or bill :(

2. I have a headache. Maybe I need some caffeine. I haven't had coffee in a while and It's sounding pretty freakin' good to me right now.

3. I watched "Waiting For Guffman" today :) It was definitely worth the $2. Parker Posey is such a cutie.

[gwensmom]

(((Bugitha))) sorry you are so sick! :(

1. The weather was dismal today- cold, gray and rainy. Gwensdad and I snapped at each other a lot.

2. Tomorrow I will make 2 big pots of broccoli cheese soup, package it in empty Classico jars and give it to all 7 (!) of Gwens teachers and therapists for Christmas.

3. Gwen's last day of school is Thursday. After that I am home with her until Jan 6.

[Cuilanië]

- I've just posted what has to be my longest post ever.

- It's late, late, late...

- It's very easy to make me laugh when I'm this tired... but my left leg is very angry with me at the moment.

[hammerquill]

My left leg has been angry with me for about eight months. my back has been angry with me for three and a half years.

From where I'm sitting, I can see books and writings in six languages, one of which I've never technically learned any of (but only one of which - English - I'm truly fluent in).

I must make some ginger stuff (for making ginger sodas and hot ginger drink for sore throat or general comfort) before my lemons and limes go bad.

[medeous]

1. i'm feeling nostalgic this morning.
2. things to be done will remain undone another day.
3. i should get a new mattress so that i don't wake up feeling pummelled every morning.

[siafu]

1. one of the things i want to be known for in life is being an essayist.

2. the best american essays of 2003 had an essay in it about a guy shopping for a bed/his relationship to his mother. good one. medeous reminded me of him.

3. tomorrow i have my exam on professional responsibility. i need to go get my books out of the car.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. It's snowing like crazy. It's all over the place. I'm not leaving the house today.

2. I watched "It's a Wonderful Life" for the first time last night. It was very cute :) How I managed to make it this long without ever seeing it is beyond me.

3. I'm super hungry. There's no food. I'm not leaving the house today.

[Sirius]

1. I was almost 24 when I first watched It's a Wonderful Life.

2. It was also the only time I watched it.

3. It was part of a very memorable day with lots of cozy memories not associated with the movie, but with the company I had while watching it.

[Meika]

I woke up at five this morning and immediately turned on the t.v. which is not like me at all. I was surprised to see Saddam looking so dejected and being examined by a physician. :huh:

I hate HMOs. My husband has pneumonia but they made him pay full price for his cough syrup refill because he used it to fast. Huh???????

Can somebody tell me how two teaspoons every four hours from a 240 ml bottle is supposed to last four days?? <_< Especially when he barely sleeps because he's coughing so much. :angry: Blue Shield is going to be getting a not so nice phone call from me first thing tomorrow.

[medeous]

1. santa hat sock monkeys rock.
2. i almost feel like making cookies.
3. somebody is shovelling my walk and it's creeping me out...i'm not payin' for that, ya hear?? i didn't ask you to do that! but if it's free, carry on. :)

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. It's STILL snowing! I'm obsessing, I know. I feel so trapped though. I'm already getting cabin fever. I just explained to my husband's boots that this was my couch. I don't trust his boots...I don't like the way they look at me.

2. I think I should work on some nness stuff today. The living room is all spiffy clean though. I don't want to trash it already. Oh well...It'll be a clutter-party in here by tomorrow I'm sure.

3. I'm pretty sure I need to eat. I have't done that yet today. Maybe that's why I feel so odd :blink:

[Katiekat]

1. having a bummy day. i miss my ex. :(

2. i wish transitional periods of life weren't so confusing and roller-coaster-ish.

3. *sigh*

[Cuilanië]

- (((Katiekat))) - hang on, you'll make it through all right...

- I'm eating Chinese take-out, but I've eaten too fast... :blink:

- I wish it weren't Sunday night already.

[Sirius]

1. The weekend has gone too fast and I am out of chocolate chip cookies.


2. Brian is gone to Home Depot/Lowe's/sears all th places that sell table saws. He is on a quest.


3. No, really, I am out of chocolate chip cookies.

[Sirius]

I got my picture taken with Santa


I want to go to Havasu Falls.


Really...not a chocolate chip cookie to be found.

[medeous]

1. i didn't make cookies.
2. i want to be home.
3. although i've lived away from my family for years and years, i still consider the house i grew up in home.

[hammerquill]

The sun is out again and it's a beautiful day outside.

I should spend time out there, but I'm going to go to the studio and hit a piece of copper a few more thousand times.

I wonder if there's a place I can stop on the way and get good chocolate chip cookies; I seem somehow to have developed a craving for them.

[Meika]

I find myself caught up in a baking frenzy suddenly.

Three cakes to go and then on to candies.

I want to eat all of it myself. :unsure:

[siafu]

i'm wondering what rustell's havasu falls is.

i'm obssessed with the movie and comic ghost world.

i *am* studying.

[Sirius]

Havasu Falls
1. http://www.lcs.ece.cmu.edu/~schlos/trip_photos/havasu_canyon/havasu_falls_1_med.jpg

2. http://www.suphawut.com/photography/images/grand_canyon/havasu_falls.jpg

3. http://www.airvegas.com/images/havasu-falls.water.jpg

[Sirius]

1. Thanks for the card Siafu -- do you still want me to email what I had done before the CPU crashed?

2. See why I want to go to Havasu Falls?


3. It's a twelve mile hike into the Grand Canyon to get there....

[cindi1023]

1. Now I want to go to Havasu Falls, too!

2. My house is finally clean. It took some serious mean-looks to get hubby to help me, though. Why does he have to be such a pain in my ass when it comes to cleaning??? I'm not his mother!

3. I need to be wrapping presents, but I can't bear to make a mess in my living room, since it hasn't been clean in only God knows how long.... :rolleyes:

[Sirius]

1. Weeeeee. I'm not singing I'm making announcements.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/389388/xmas1.jpg


2. Me, Santa, Brian
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/389388/xmas2.jpg

3. Good thing I'm not too shy to show my pictures... :huh:

[sarahkate]

1. Awww.... Rustell always has the cutest photos! :D

2. Rustell's Brian reminds me of Tom Welling (Clark) on Smallville! Seriously - his face looks a LOT like his, at least, in that photo it does.

3. I wonder if Rustell is snickering at that last fact??

[Bugitha]

[/QUOTE]I must make some ginger stuff (for making ginger sodas and hot ginger drink for sore throat or general comfort) before my lemons and limes go bad.

[QUOTE]

Yum. Not really sure what this "ginger stuff" is, but it sounds good.

1. It took an entire hour to clear off my craft table so I would have a space to wrap gifts.

2. Considering the money I spent on Christmas this year, the pile of presents looks a little pitiful.

3. The cat's fished their toy out of a shopping bag, thus spoiling their surprise from Santa.

[Sirius]

!. I haven't heard that he looks like TomWelling but my mother has always says he looks like Superman. He wears contacts, so when she saw him with his glasses she really went off on the entire Clark Kent thing.

!!. I don't really have three facts, but I wanted to respond to SarahKate. Thanks for the cute pictures comment.

!!!. I don't think I'll tell Brian about the Tom Welling thing, since HE thinks I have a thing for him.

[siafu]

1. rustell rocks. thanks for the awesome pics of the waterfall. perfect study break
2. i'm glad rustell got her mail. (i don't need the cpu contents, r. i turned the thingy in. they didn't write, didn't call. s'ok. who wants to work in a place with no trees and smog-strangled sunlight.)
3. i should say a third fact about rustell, so i have a set. umm...she and her hubby look happy and peaceful together in that pic :)

[Sirius]

1. <<Alert the children not to read this post>> Santa is actually being played by our friend Brad.

2. I should really do something nice for Brad, as he drove 70 miles across town to play Santa for me for two hours.

3. I don't know many people who would have done that.

[Sirius]

1. Posting the Havasu Falls pictures is making me want to go there even more.

2. I have a friend who goes on a four day hike there a few times a year.

3. I have to do/go to a potluck for work tomorrow. I don't like potlucks.

[Sirius]

1. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

2. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.


3. The word "trivia" comes from the Latin "trivium" which is the place where three roads meet, a public square. People would gather and talk about all sorts of matters, most of which were trivial.



anyone like to contest any of these random facts?

[Sirius]

1. I haven't had the urge to chain game in a while, but just obsessively random fact.

2. I keep going to Top Five and can only come up with three answers

3. I've already got the holiday break feeling, so being productive at work will be difficult.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I just finished medeous's collage. I used 3 different glues. I don't have much confidence in any of them :huh: I have this sinking feeling that she's going to hate it.

2. I think I have eaten too many Reese cups

3. I don't think my chinchilla is feeling very well. Pooka hasn't been her usual chipper self today. I hope she's ok...maybe she's depressed. It seems to be going around.

[hammerquill]

Originally posted by Rustell@Dec 14 2003, 08:15 PM
1. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

...

anyone like to contest any of these random facts?
1. I will.

2. A jiffy is not always .01 seconds; it's often defined - and I first learned it - as the unit of interrupt timing a on given computer. For instance, on the Commodore 64 and many others, it was 1/60 sec - and this number was used in other places, too, it being the cycle period of AC current in the US and some other places. In some places it's 1/50 sec. Some people also use it to refer to the length of time it takes light to travel 1cm, or 1m, or 1ft in a vacuum, which are lengths of time many orders of magnitude shorter. Some places it's .001 seconds.

3. I also suspect that at some point in history or prehistory a war lasted less than a minute, when a king or champion was immediately killed as soon as it started; but it's probably not recorded.

[Dalmaney]

1. I am a Survivor Geek and think that All Star Survivor will be the funnest thing ever. As long as Rupert comes back.

2. I am now 22 years old. Somehow, that seems like a big leap from 21.

3. A superball makes an excellent shoulder massage aid.

[medeous]

1. yesterday afternoon i swept the snow off my car with a broom, which i then leaned against the wall at the top of the basement stairs.

2. sometime after that the light bulb at the bottom of the stairs burned out and the broom slid down the stairs.

3. going downstairs to do the laundry, i noticed the light was out and carried a light bulb in my left hand, stepped on the bristles of the broom and went flying down the stairs to land none-too-lightly on the concrete floor.

[medeous]

1. i hit my head on something, banged my knee up and cut my hand.

2. the lightbulb did not break, but lofted through the air to land gently in a basket of unmatched socks.

3. i've come to the conclusion that i'm a goody-two-shoe'd optimist at heart: my first words were not ")(#(%$)(#*)(**&*()_)_#^&*#@^$*&", BUT "wow, that sure was lucky!" :mellow:

[medeous]

1. i won't tell my family about the broom-skating incident because they'll worry.

2. i won't tell my boyfriend about the broom-skating incident because he'll worry.

3. i won't tell my school nurse about the broom-skating incident because she thinks i'm a loon.

[siafu]

i am glad medeous is ok.

i hope she didn't cut her hand too badly.

i am being lame about doing any more reading. and lame about going to legal aid. and thankful for nervousers who back me up when i need it.

[bluecrayon]

!. It's my birthday --

2. Let's have a party

3. cupcakes for everyone!!!!

and birthday crowns for all us quixotic, ever optimistic sagittarius warriors!!! :D

[cindi1023]

1. An early (or late) Happy Birthday to all you Sagitari!!!

2. Internet pop-ups send me into a near-postal rage....

3. Maybe I should cut down on the caffiene....

[siafu]

downloading a pop-up blocker wouldn't be too bad either. ;) T

[cindi1023]

1. I'm deathly afraid to download anything onto my work computer.... They've recently instated a new rule - If you download something & your computer blows up, you have to pay to get it fixed. I doubt a pop-up blocker would cause my computer to spontaniously combust, but I'd rather not take the chance... ;)

2. It's way too quiet in my office today. Of the 8 employees who are usually here, 6 are on vacation or in court. That leaves just me and "the wierdo" in the office today...

3. I really shouldn't be calling him that today.... he just gave me a Christmas gift....

[cindi1023]

1. It's so quiet.... I should have brought my Christmas Cards to work on today...

2. You'd think I'd be using the quiet to catch up on all the work I've been avoiding, but it seems much more condusive to chain-gaming.... :P

3. Just a couple more posts and I'll get to work...

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. Happy birthday bluecrayon!!!

2. We're completely stuck at home today. Our road is one big sheet of ice (stupid ugly winter never done nothin fer nobody hate world revenge soon)

3. One of our kitties escaped yesterday. He's been out all night. It's so cold. I'm so worried :( We've tried following all the little pawprints in the snow. He's nowhere to be found. :huh:

[cindi1023]

1. {{{{{DOA}}}}} Hope your kitty finds his way back to safety (and your cozy home) soon!

2. One of ours has been trying to escape lately.... Hubby went out to pick up a package Saturday morning, and she scooted through the open door. She got as far as the corner of the house before deciding it was too cold & scary, and she dashed back in.... But that hasn't stopped her from trying to escape on several other occasions...

3. This is my favorite nness thread.... I'm able to ramble & post totally random things anytime I'd like! :P

[sarahkate]

1. I am staying home from work today! I woke up & got ready for work this morning, went outside, shoveled, started my car, shoveled some more, tried to get the snow off my car & finally noticed that one of my windshield wipers is broken. My boyfriend just replaced my wipers yesterday so I think he didn't put them on tight enough, I couldn't fix it & thought it would be too dangerous to drive to work in the blowing snow with no windshield wipers so I called in!

2. I feel guilty for calling in (even though I had a valid reason) but I love staying home too! I love it especially because I get to eat weird things for breakfast that I don't get to at work, like an onion bagel with melted cheese, and .....ketchup! Yum!

3. Some kid (well, a "guy" around my age) came to my door a while ago & asked if I wanted my front sidewalk shoveled. I said "no thanks" and gave a lame excuse why. Now I feel really bad for turning him away. He probably needed the money, and I could have spared a few dollars and now I am faced with shoveling the sidewalk which is buried under many inches of snow :(

[Sirius]

3. going downstairs to do the laundry, i noticed the light was out and carried a light bulb in my left hand, stepped on the bristles of the broom and went flying down the stairs to land none-too-lightly on the concrete floor.

1. I am so proud of myself. Out of concern for Medeous I did not laugh while reading that post. Whew.

2. Happy Birthday Crayon of Blue!

3. Monday, yech.

[siafu]

1. i have all these details to arrange in portland. it's only 8:25 there.

2. i want something, but i don't know what it is.

3. maybe i want the radio on.

(4. my brown cat eats like i never done feed him.)

[atomic_cocktail]

1. I am trying to convince my husband to get me a kitten for Christmas.

2. This is the kitten (the little tuxedo one in the middle.)
http://cvhumane.com/products/full/2413.jpg

3. I would name em Pooka and love him and hold him and squeeze him and give him tuna.

Extra: I don't think he is going to get it for me.

Extra Extra: I am very sad about the above.

[cindi1023]

1. AWWWWW! He is SOOOOO cute!

2. Now I'm feeling like I'd break my vow of no-more-kittens just to take that precious baby home....

3. I don't think my babies would approve (nor hubby!)....

[cindi1023]

1. I jinxed myself.... I said something last week about having a series of good-hair days, and now it's all gone down the toilet. Today my hair's all pouffy & static-y & yucky. I look like I have bush-woman hair! <insert bride-of-frankenstein emoticon here>

2. Other than the hair, I think I look darn cute today! Maybe I can find a barette in my purse....

3. If there weren't 13 tons of crap in my purse, maybe I could find something.....

[Ishba]

1) snowday ^_^

2) homemade doughnuts :)

3) BUBBLEBATH!!! :D

[Seusomon]

1. My understanding of the origin of the word "trivial" is that it comes from the education system used during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. There was a "trivium" of three basic subjects (logic, rhetoric, and grammar), then a "quadrivium" of advanced subjects (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astonomy).

2. I had only a few hours of free time this weekend. :(

3. My week with my daughter starts tomorrow. :)

[Ishba]

* medeous' new icon reminds me of a stucco stork sculpture my dad made for his mother: at christmas time, she puts a santa hat on it. At easter, it has bunny ears and a basket of eggs. St. Patrick's day: a green bowler hat and a pot of gold... etc etc

* If I intend to switch rooms before I move out of the house, I'd better get to cleaning mine out :blink:

* My hair has gotten to the length where I can, from time to time, see the hair sticking out over my forehead in my peripheral vision... but not often enough to get used to it. Quite irritating.

[siafu]

1. i have aN eXAm at 1:30..it's quarter to one in my world

2. heidi is not back from her exam yet.

3. i will have to call a cab if she doesn't come in fifteen minutes

this kind of crap gives me a stomachache. it costs like thirty dollars to get a ride to my school.

[Dalmaney]

1. Today I really must start to study again. It was a great weekend, though.
2. It's noon, I just got up, and so I am still all fuzzy headed and don't want to work.
3. Last night I started organizing all of my art supplies into a little dresser I've had forever and never put anything in. The drawers are really too small for clothes. So now it can be my artsty craftsy supply dresser.

[siafu]

heidi came back, fyi.

[Seusomon]

1. I have a naturally optimistic personality.

2. It sometimes makes it hard to understand what other people are so upset about.

3. There are actually many kinds of problems that do go away when you stop dwelling on them.

[cindi1023]

<wishing exam luck to siafu!>


1. I spent part of my lunch hour wrapping Christmas gifts, because I'm paranoid that hubby might peek in the trunk of my car. He swears he wouldn't do that, but I just don't believe him 100%...

2. Everyone in my family (immediate and extended) bitches about the way I wrap Christmas gifts. I can't stand for the paper to be droopy or loose (plus, I don't want anyone peeking!), so I use TONS of tape.... guess it comes from that Christmas wrapping gifts at the mall. Lesson #1 - tape is cheaper than my time. Don't fight with the paper - tape it!

3. Now I'm the only one in the office... as soon as the mailman comes, I'm locking the front door. I don't like being here by myself with the door unlocked.... my office isn't in the best area of town.....

[Death_Or_Aldona]

Originally posted by atomic_cocktail@Dec 15 2003, 11:20 AM

3. I would name em Pooka and love him and hold him and squeeze him and give him tuna.



1. My chinchilla is named Pooka :)

2. Now I want a kitten, but kittens turn into cats and I already have 5 of those. Hmmm...one more cat prolly wouldn't make a difference right? Or maybe I need a puppy! I've never had a dog. If I had a puppy I would name him Zero.

3. Still no sign of missing kitty. :( I'm going to try not to think about it. If I think about it, I will cry. It's too cold to cry. My tears will turn into icesicles.

[Seusomon]

1. I haven't tried out my digital camera yet.,

2. I haven't done lots of stuff.

3. I had guacamole and chips for dinner tonight.

4. Eve is still beautiful, although it's been a few days since anyone has remarked on the fact.

5. After I see the Return of the King, I will write the definitive review of the film adaptation of the trilogy.

6. I'm sleepy.

[Ishba]

1) I'm craving guacamole now.

2) College finals are putting me in a foul mood, even though I'm not the one taking them.

3) I've got the beginnings of a sore throat :(

[Dalmaney]

1. My studying did not go well today. If it goes this way tomorrow, I need to recruit my friend, the King of Stats, for some emergency help.
2. I just found out my friend has a Possibility. She's as longstanding single as I am, so it's news in my world.
3. I think I will go to be soon. Sleep cures all ills.

[Sirius]

1. I had a runny nose today, thought I might be sick, then realized I only had it when I was at the community center. Not before I went in, when I left for an hour mid day or when I left. I knew I was allergic to work.

2. My gift choosing skills were complimented multiple times today.

3. I really need to change the ink cartridge in my printer, things I print are looking pretty crappy, but I insist on getting my full money's worth out of the cartridge.


Bonus: 3 random facts makes me happy.

[Meika]

My cat is still in heat and it's been two weeks.

I'm tempted to just let her go outside and get some kitty love.

She won't shut up and it's trying my patience but I adore her so I can tolerate it.

[Sirius]

1. Yippie! My grade for a course I took this past spring posted! Really, the system isn't that bad, I had an incomplete because of a missing item and it has taken a while to get that taken care of....

2. I was starting to become concerned I would have to retake the class to get credit.

3. I already have double booked plans for Jan 24 and Jan 29 and am trying to get them fixed.

[hammerquill]

5. After I see the Return of the King, I will write the definitive review of the film adaptation of the trilogy.

1. I've already written it, in five words: "The moral equivalent of bookburning."

2. I wrote that after I left the first one, almost two hours after I should have walked out, feeling ill and angrier than anything not involving actual harm to sentient beings had ever made me.

3. I dearly hope I never find myself in a room with Peter Jackson.

[Bugitha]

2. I am now 22 years old. Somehow, that seems like a big leap from 21

1. After I turned 22, I sort of lost track of my age for a while. If someone asked my age, I would have to think about it a minute before answering. That all changed when I hit 30. Keeping track again . . . :)

2. I spent 10 hours on the phone at work today. Gah. There are some parts of my job I just don't like! Tomorrow should only be about 5 hours on the phone.

3. I got some wonderful Nervousness Christmas cards this year. :D

[Dalmaney]

1. Today I am up and mobile at what I consider the "decent" hour of 8 am and hope to accomplish everything I need to.

2. I have defined what remains of my Christmas shopping, hopefully to the degree that I can accomplish it in the four shopping hours after my exam tomorrow.

3. I can't wait for tomorrow to be over! I'm going to spend a week on the farm, a few days in Calgary, read for fun, see LOTR, do all my shopping, get a nice haircut, stay up all night (hopefully a couple times), see some of my high school friends I actually still like, and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

-1- On December 26, my family (20 people) is having a birthday party for me at a restaurant that ostensibly I get to choose.

-2- My mother does not like any of my suggestions for restaurants, and all the places she suggests do not accomodate vegans, and I refuse to have dinner somewhere that my boyfriend cannot eat.

-3- I am making my mother take me out to dinner tonight so we can "test" a possible restaurant. It's called Olive & Sesame, which doesn't sound like a Chinese restaurant, but is.

[sarahkate]

1. I went "Christmas shopping" on Saturday with my mom & my sister.

2. The only thing I bought that day was a present for.....myself! A pair of Levi's cargo khakis that are WAY too big on me, but that's ok, the store was going out of business so everything was marked down and I had 2 coupons so they were only $9!

3. I heard that yesterday (12/15) is typically the busiest day of the year for the U.S. Postal service.

4. I am worried that I won't get my Christmas cards out in time. I didn't even finish making them yet! If fact, I barely started.

5. We got a Christmas tree on Sunday but we haven't decorated it yet.

6. I am not a law abiding citizen. I have included 6 facts, rather than the 3 that we are supposed to post here. I'm wondering if someone is going to arrest me. :huh:

[siafu]

i'll be your defense lawyer, sk. just pay the jellybeans up front, hear.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by siafu@Dec 16 2003, 12:19 PM
i'll be your defense lawyer, sk. just pay the jellybeans up front, hear.
Thanks Theresa! :lol: You must be THE most affordable lawyer on the planet.

[Sirius]

1. I like Siafus new avatar, although I didn't realize it was her at first without the ant.

2. When posting 6 random facts, I abide by the law, but work around it by submitting two posts.

3. Bending the rules, as opposed to breaking them, could be considered one of my trademark habits.


trademark habits?

[Sirius]

1. There is a woman outside with her two children. She has them bundled up in winter coats, sock caps and gloves. It is 54F/12C.

2. She is also the woman who lets her children dump sand on our tables. I am the only one who has not "spoken to her" about it yet, and asked her to clean it up. As I am here alone today, I think it will be my turn.

3. Why do so many people not care what their children do? Why do they have so much little disregard for other people's property? Oh, someone else will clean it up. Oh, it's okay if they break that, it isn't ours. Or do they all have crummy, dirtly, sloth-like homes filled with broken everything. A very factual question. A very ranting question.

[hammerquill]

My incoming e-mail server is down.

Normally, this would annoy me a bit.

Now, if it stays this way long, it'll drive me crazy.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. I don't understand why children are carrying around sand to dump on tables. I know it's the desert, but that doesn't make it clearer for me.

2. I suspect that many of the parents who let their children do whatever they want to do in public have spotless homes. I think they want their kids to let loose in public so that the impulse isn't there at home.

3. I can't stand Elmo. I think Grover, Telly, and Cookie Monster are far superior monsters.

[Dalmaney]

1. When I was a kid, I loved "There's a Monster At The End of This Book" with Grover.
2. I own a Cookie Monster audio tape, and the song "Me Got To Be Blue" is a guaranteed pick-me-up.
3. I also love the Two-Headed monster, especially when they do the phonics schtick.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

Originally posted by Dalmaney@Dec 16 2003, 12:53 PM
1. When I was a kid, I loved "There's a Monster At The End of This Book" with Grover.
Me too, Dalmaney!
That was the best.
It was a Little Golden Book.
I thought it was very exciting, and I understood why Grover was scared. And then I thought it was very funny that he was the monster at the end of the book!

[gwensmom]

Originally posted by Dalmaney@Dec 16 2003, 08:19 AM
I'm going to spend a week on the farm, a few days in Calgary, read for fun, see LOTR, do all my shopping, get a nice haircut, stay up all night (hopefully a couple times), see some of my high school friends I actually still like, and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!
1. Reading this put me in a good mood. It sounds fun!

2. I am rarely annoyed by children. But when I am, i just consider it payback for all the times I bugged people with my behavior when I was a kid. ;)

3. I think the kids must be playing in a sand table and dumping the sand on other non-sand tables.

[Dalmaney]

1. Once in kindergarten, two of my friends got in trouble for putting sand in the water table. They wanted to make an island!

2. Another time in kindergarten, I built a boat when I FINALLY beat the boys to the woodworking station. I don't think most kindergartens let four year old's wield hammers and nails anymore.

3. I remember stacking the choosing-time tags in kindergarten. For choosing time, our teacher would take little tags (livestock ear tags, technically) with our names and hand them out, and as you got your tag, you put it on the peg board to show what you were doing. That way only three people would be painting, or two woodworking, or whatever. The secret was to not be greedy and put your name on top. That never worked, as the teacher would for sure notice that. You had to put your name third or fourth, so you still got to choose something good but didn't get shuffled to last. People truly underestimate the reasoning powers of four and five year olds.

[cindi1023]

1. I still have my copy of There's a Monster At The End Of This Book.

2. A coworker brought me a handful of fortune-cookie inserts today, which included the most bizarre/funniest fortune I've ever seen.... can't wait to do a project centered around this one! ":) Hard words break no bones, fine words butter no parsnips. :)"

3. I'm also troubled by Rustell's sand-children.... Why? People bring their kids to our office all the time (even though our appointment letters tell them not to), and the kids are running around the waiting room, pulling pages out of the magazines, and just generally causing a disturbance. I guess they figure since we're a not-for-profit law office, and they're not paying anything for our services, that they can do whatever they want... It's pretty frustrating.

[sarahkate]

1. I am sad that I haven't made more ATCs. I wish I had some available for trade so I could nab medeous's LOVE ATC she has up on the ATC PIF thread. I LOVE it :D

2. I have TONS of Nervousness stuff to catch up on, which hopefully I can put a dent in tonight.

3. I wish I lived next door to the post office.

[cindi1023]

1. I am the biggest procrastinator in the world. I was "hired" to make a scrapbook for one of my coworkers, and she's bumped up my deadline to tomorrow! I thought I had at least until Thursday. Of course, I've known about it for a month....

2. I have a feeling I'll be up half the night getting it finished...

3. Adding to the lateness factor is the fact that we have dinner plans (that can't be cancelled) with friends....

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I'm getting a little behind on nness stuff too...I really need to pull my act together. I think money is the biggest factor. I just don't make things when I know they're gonna have to sit around waiting for postage. I still can't believe how fast I go through stamps. Jaime needs to slow down a bit before she gets in over her head again :blink:

2. I'm watching Get Shorty. This movie makes me happy :)

3. Kitty has finally returned home!!! yay! We slapped a collar on him as soon as he stepped through the door. I hate doing it to him, but he needs to wear it until we can trust him not to make any more escape attempts. The little info tag makes a slight jingle sound. I hope it doesn't drive him insane.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by Death_Or_Aldona@Dec 16 2003, 02:32 PM
3. Kitty has finally returned home!!! yay! We slapped a collar on him as soon as he stepped through the door. I hate doing it to him, but he needs to wear it until we can trust him not to make any more escape attempts. The little info tag makes a slight jingle sound. I hope it doesn't drive him insane.
1. Oh I'm so glad your kitty found his way home!!! That makes me so happy!!! :D

2. Last week I found out I have the SMARTEST dog in the world! I gave Delilah a peanut (in the shell) and she delicately bit the shell, cracking it in a few places & ate the 2 peanuts out without eating almost any of the shell!! Is that crazy or what?!

3. My mom suggested I bring Delilah on the Letterman show for his "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Dec 16 2003, 02:50 PM
1. Oh I'm so glad your kitty found his way home!!! That makes me so happy!!! :D

Thanks! I'm mighty happy now, that's for sure!

1. I'm gonna try to take pics of all my furry friends tonight to post in the pet picture thread. I've been meaning to do that for a while now.

2. One of my headlights is out. My mom is loaning us money to get it replaced. I'm so glad she is! I can't afford insurance right now, so if I were to get pulled over, I would be completely screwed.

3.It's actually sunny today! It's quite nice outside. The sun is melting all the snow away...just in time for all that water to freeze tonight. We're supposed to get more snow tomorrow :P

[Seusomon]

1. It was a very busy day at work today.

2. I can't wait to see my daughter.

3. I mailed some Nervousness stuff out today (first time in too long)

[Ishba]

01) I really need to start cleaning my room out

02) I really really need to write my psych paper

03) I really really REALLY need to get to the post office (actually, I need to get meself some $1 stamps so that I don't have to go to the postoffice anymore =p)

[gwensmom]

1. I just found out I MIGHT get a digital camera for Christmas.

2. Gwen fell out of her bed today but she is ok.

3. I had to go to the post office today! :o The place was packed, but the line moved quickly.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I waited in a 20 minute line just to get one measly little postcard stamp

2. We're gonna have mushroom, garlic, and spinach pizza soon. It'll be the first I've eaten today. mmmm....

3. I'm going to get drunk tonight. I have to. It's been far too long. We have Orange Dream stuff that you blend with ice...that's sounding pretty freakin' good to me right now! It's been such a stressful day...

[Curlita]

1. I hate seeing the "Lost Kitty" signs around our neighborhood. Nothing makes me sadder than the idea of a lost fuzzy. :(

2. Tonight I'm braving the holiday mob to go to JC Penney and return 4 out of the 5 bras I just ordered from them through the catalog. Note to self: it is impossible to purchase bras via catalog and expect them to fit.

3. We mailed out our holiday letters yesterday. Whew! One more thing off the list.

[Ishba]

1) I wonder if Hainlam saw her ratty fanclub yet...

2) I wonder if Rustell has had hot cocoa yet

3) I wonder if I'm ever going to stop procrastinating

[Dalmaney]

1. Something is up with my roomy and her family. I just had the most akward supper with her and her parents ever... I wish I was more perceptive to figure out exactly what.

2. On the plus side, she's decided to live with me for one more month. Mostly to avoid at all costs the tension of home, I think, but whatever. My life gets easier for a while.

3. I hate being in the middle of things. I have a very hands-off policy to life. If you don't tell, I don't ask. It works... but sometimes I feel very in the dark.

[Dalmaney]

1. My suspicions were right.
2. I think I may have a roommate for longer than just January, if she can afford it.
3. I don't know what I think about somethings sometimes.

[Sirius]

1. Oh, I looked at the cocca package for a while, but haven't had it yet.

2. I also eyed a brownie for about five minutes today, but alas I can say I have still never eaten a brownie.

3. I had fun Christmas Angel shopping today. Of course I was lucky enough to have tags forkids who wanted Star Wars toys!

[Sirius]

1. I don't understand why children are carrying around sand to dump on tables. I know it's the desert, but that doesn't make it clearer for me.

1. Oh, I just assume you all know that I work at a community center, looking out my window I see a playground (with sand) and beyond that a golf course.

2. We have picnic tables outside as well.

3. And a nice covered patio, complete with ceiling fans.

[medeous]

1. looking out my window at work, i see....nothing.
2. i have no window at work.
3. our building is a giant spiral, like a snail shell, and i'm in the very center.

[Sirius]

1. I had a center of the building job once....I felt a bit claustophobic.

2. Literally my view out my window at work:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/389388/view.jpg

3. I should have taken the picture the other direction (east out the window) for a view of the mountains....

[Sirius]

1. I have never heard of Twist magazine before today.

2. I purchased a copy of Twist magazine today.

3. I wonder if Teen Magazines were this bad when I was a teen.

[Ishba]

1) Grass!

2) And it's green!!!

3) I'm even greener with envy
(can you tell I'm not a snow person?)

[Sirius]

1. March 13, 2002 was the last time I visited snow. Haven't seen any since.

2. Actually our grass is still very green. The landscapers do the overseeding to insure we have lush grass year round.

3. I have a tripped planned in January to visit some of the white slushy stuff.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. I'm watching Office Space :rolleyes:

2. I'm going through that phase where I don't deal with silence well. I have to have music or movies rolling at all times

3. I'm a big fan of pants with skirts lately. I almost always wear skirts. Throwing comfy pants under them makes it much more tolerable in the winter.

[Sirius]

I have just wasted a bunch of time by reviewing posts that included my name. I did discover that I missed these...

1. rustell should send it on valentines day. - Medeuos okay, i was thinking i'd send my valentine's off to be postmarked from "valentine" or "love" or some other cheesy place. Oh, do you think there is a city or town named Cheese somewhere?

2. I've never met Rustell in person. – Seusomon
You need to come to Santa Fe! – Seusomon Yep, I missed both of these. Will we visit the O'Keefe musuem?

3. Oh and Rustell, we have the same dream house!!! Let's build it and move in together! - Alien Spy Okay, but I'm not getting up when the baby cries!!!

[Curlita]

1. I am drinking hot cocoa and it is yummy.

2. When I look out my window at work I see a little bit of garden, and sometimes a fat squirrel or a kitty. There are three different kitties who visit - a black fluffy one, a big tabby, and a grey one.

3. I used to live in AZ and Rustell's pictures are making me desert-sick (sort of like homesick).

[Sirius]

1. If the file cabinet in my head serves me correctly Curlita went to U of A in Tucson.

2. I went to Tucson in September.

3. I have a friend who lives in Tucson who I miss a great deal.

[Curlita]

1. I am shocked (shocked!) at Rustell's fine memory.

2. I also have a good memory and it freaks people out. I have found myself talking to people before and saying, "Oh, yes, we met! At so and sos party. You were wearing a yellow shirt. You don't remember? You were telling me about your rock collection." And then they start edging away from me, convinced that I am a deranged stalker.

3. I'm thinking about going to Tucson in the spring. My best friend from college lives there and I still have not met two of her four (four!) kids.

[Seusomon]

Originally posted by Sirius@Dec 16 2003, 10:00 PM
2. I've never met Rustell in person. ? Seusomon
You need to come to Santa Fe! ? Seusomon Yep, I missed both of these. Will we visit the O'Keefe musuem?

1. Of course we will - can walk there from my house if you feel like a little excercise.

2. Rustell's office view reminds me of the view from my old apartment.

3. I want to know more about Labrador.

[Sirius]

2. I also have a good memory and it freaks people out. I have found myself talking to people before and saying, "Oh, yes, we met! At so and sos party. You were wearing a yellow shirt. You don't remember? You were telling me about your rock collection." And then they start edging away from me, convinced that I am a deranged stalker.

1. I've been told many a time that people assumed I had a thing for them because I remembered details of our earlier meetings. So I can relate.

2. My friend in Tucson does not have any children.

3. He is still attending UofA.

[Ishba]

1) I think my step-mother's dog is a catholic

2) She keeps stealing devil duckies from my room. I thought it was because they squeaked but...

3) I just got one back with the horns chewed off

:ph34r:

[hammerquill]

:o Rustell! You can't be Sirius! ;) (okay, so someone probably already said it).

1. I just went to a rock concert for the first time in quite a while.

2. It was Counting Crows.

3. It was spur-of-the-moment; I need to pay more attention so I hear about these things earlier.

[medeous]

1. i have been going to bed earlier lately.
2. this has led my befuddled body to believe that i need to go potty at three in the morning.
3. i think i'm forgetting something important.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. I was curious about Insipid's new avatar, and I discovered that it is a representation of rats who love Hainlam because she sent them felt. I am going to assume, now, that Insipid has pet rats.

2. I also discovered that Insipid is very adorable because I saw her photo on her forums member page when I was doing the detective work.

3. Last night I went to the eye doctor and found out that my eyes have not deteriorated at all in the past two years, but that my prescription was a little off. I ordered new glasses and they are awesome-looking! I can't wait until they come in.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. It took me awhile, but now I am siriusly disturbed.

2. I wonder how long it will take before I am tired of that pun.

3. There's nothing really stopping me from having potato chips for breakfast, is there?

[sarahkate]

1. I don't think there is anything wrong with potato chips for breakfast! They are kinda like vegetables right? ;)

2. I have had really BAD eating habits lately. I usually eat something at work for "breakfast" or "lunch" and that's usually some cookies, or chips, or whatever junk I can find in the vending machine and I have either water or soda. Then I don't eat again until dinner, and when I eat dinner I eat a TON! Like last night swear I ate a pound of spaghetti with sauce! :o

3. Food makes me sad/mad/frustrated sometimes.

[Dalmaney]

1. I think I am going to go downtown and run a couple errands before I go to school instead of after.

2. My last exam of the semester is in 5 hours. I wish it was now.

3. After my last exam, I will go to Louis (campus bar) and celebrate! Or, at least, have a drink with some of my school buddies if they can stay, and meet up with Evan because he's done too and it's sad to drink alone.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

-1- Yet another way Canada is so much better than the states: they have bars on university campuses. Amazing.

-2- I seem to remember that UMass had a bar in the student union, but I was only 17 years old when I went to school there, so I smoked pot instead. ;)

-3- I decided not to have potato chips for breakfast and opted instead for my typical breakfast of an entire pot of coffee.

[cindi1023]

1. I got half-way to work this morning and realized that I forgot to bring the scrapbook I stayed up until 2:30 this morning finishing (the "professional" scrapbooking job I was doing for a coworker). It was sitting on my sofa.

2. I turned around and went back home to get it, resulting in my being 30 minutes late to work.

3. As a further result, my secret car-stash of chocolate is completely depleted.

[Ishba]

Originally posted by girl-who-loves-sharks@Dec 17 2003, 08:18 AM
*snip* my prescription was a little off *snip*
1) This explains why G-W-L-S thinks I'm adorable

2) My school pictures have been getting progressively worse throughout the years... this year's is horrible since I was trying to smile in my picture for the first time since I can remember because the lady taking my picture and telling me to smile was incredibly attractive. :rolleyes:

3) G-W-L-S has inspired me to have my picture taken in front of the cheese section of the grocery store too...

[siafu]

-i just posted three facts in questions, questions
-i need to go to the post office very badly
-maybe since i can't drive myself, i should quit mail art

[Seusomon]

1. I had a pointless fight with my ex.

2. I hate pointless fights.

3. I'll spend much of Christmas vacation catching up on Nervousness stuff.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by siafu@Dec 17 2003, 11:31 AM
-maybe since i can't drive myself, i should quit mail art
1. Noooo!! You can't quit Siafu!!! We would be much much much too sad without you here!

2. After this post I will have only 8 posts to go until I reach 1000 total posts! :D

3. I have lots of gifts to buy/make before Christmas. I don't think I can get it all done in time :(

[siafu]

thanks sk. i'll try my hardest to go today!

[Curlita]

1. I forgot to take my asthma medecine last night. Wheeze.

2. I find myself strangely disturbed by Rustell's conversion to Sirius. I don't like change.

3. I need some chocolate. Or some potato chips...

[Seusomon]

1. I want to participate in the ATC PIF thread, but I need to catch up scanning my recent cards

2. I want to eat Vietnamese food for lunch.

3. I like my digital camera, but I haven't plugged it into the computer yet.

[hainlam]

1. I have a rat fan club (hee hee.. snicker) I never saw it though, you changed your avatar back before I got to work..
2. I am skipping lunch in order to hear small children sing Christmas.. I mean, holiday songs..
3. I am going Christmas shopping this evening..

and ps.. I also have a copy of the Monster at the End of this Book.. I love Grover

[Dalmaney]

1. My last exam starts in 50 minutes.
2. I am tired of exams.
3. I bought lunch today for the first time this semester.

[Sirius]

1. Damn the google bot! Damn it. Damn it.

2. Jamie was looking for ideas for her baby's room and searched Google for "vintage cowboy theme baby" guess what is the FIRST thing on googles list....

3. My thread about Baby Shower Ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://nervousness.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7135)

[Sirius]

G-W-L-S has inspired me to have my picture taken in front of the cheese section of the grocery store too...

1. I think we should all do this.

2. And hold sock monkeys.

3. And put together a LMAO of "NNESSERS in front of cheese with Monkey"

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

Originally posted by Sirius@Dec 17 2003, 02:14 PM
G-W-L-S has inspired me to have my picture taken in front of the cheese section of the grocery store too...

1. I think we should all do this.

2. And hold sock monkeys.

3. And put together a LMAO of "NNESSERS in front of cheese with Monkey"
I agree. I was thinking of starting a cheese dept. LMAO, but the sock-monkey addition would add a modicum of the insane. Let's do it!

[Sirius]

Shall you start it or I?

Oh, facts...

1. GWLS or I will be starting a Cheese and Monkey LMAO
2. Details forth coming
3. Watch for it, you'll love it

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. Sirius should start the LMAO because Sharky hasn't even posted her AlienSpy baby blanket yet, even though she was supposed to do it two weeks ago.

2. It is snowing. Crap.

3. My co-workers were amused that I made my M&Ms into a Christmas tree shape on my paper plate at lunch. Is that weird of me? They were red and green M&Ms.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

Originally posted by girl-who-loves-sharks@Dec 17 2003, 02:20 PM
2. It is snowing. Crap.

Please let me be clear: it is not snowing crap.
It is snowing.
Full stop.
Crap.

[Sirius]

1. Ok, Sirius will do that, but it will be under the ficticious name of "Rustell"

2. You guys all change your avatars all the time. What's a name change here or there...

3. Just wait until I change the picture too!

[Sirius]

3. My co-workers were amused that I made my M&Ms into a Christmas tree shape on my paper plate at lunch. Is that weird of me? They were red and green M&Ms.

1. All green should have been used for the tree

2. Red for ornaments

3. Or properly color separated and coordinated.

[sarahkate]

1. I have oftened wondered why g-w-l-s had her photo taken in front of the cheese.

2. "CHEESE ON BREAD, PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD, AND THE GO TO BED AND IT TURNS RED!"

3. Are you furrowing your brow at that last fact? See more crazy cheese "facts" at CheeseOnTour.com (http://www.cowzakeptin.34sp.com/default.php?p=17)

[cindi1023]

1. I just found out that the cruise my hubby and I booked 6 months ago (depature: November 2004) for our 5th wedding anniversary has been CANCELLED! I'm majorly pissed! Now we have to go and research all this shit again....

2. On the plus side, one of my buddies, who's hubby works for Delta, offered us 2 buddy passes to use for our trip!

3. I feel very out-of-the-loop... Haven't been able to read all the new posts and have just been popping in and out of the forums the last few days, so I'm totally lost! Things that have me going "what the hell is up?" include: Sirius, the cheese department, something about rats and felt.... guess I'll spend my evening catching up on everything from the past 2 days.... :blink:

[gwensmom]

3) G-W-L-S has inspired me to have my picture taken in front of the cheese section of the grocery store too...

1. Sarahkate has a postcard featuring Heather's cheese picture. Ask her about it.

2. I need to find a sock monkey so I can sign up for the Cheese and Sock Monkey lmao.

3. When I pick up Gwen I will take the rest of her teacher's gifts and that will be overwith! Now all I have to do is make a cake for their Christmas party tomorrow.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Dec 17 2003, 02:34 PM
1. Sarahkate has a postcard featuring Heather's cheese picture. Ask her about it.

1. Why yes, I do! It's the bestest cheese/lasagna postcard in THE WORLD!