Three random facts:

[Lilac]

cant...keep...eyes...open

must...stagger...up...to...bed

good...night

[Gingersmack]

My eyes, however, are still open :wacko:

Not enough wine to stagger.

Nighters, sweets!

[kamoke]

Me and a friend carried a 40(ish)lbs bar over 2 kilometers today

I went to the hospital because my hand was chewed by a fence. Apparently I've had a tetnis shot

I played board games with the girls tonight, it was great fun!

:o

[Sirius]

Originally posted by Curlita@Jul 12 2004, 08:41 PM
I started what I hoped would be a frank conversation with a friend of mine via e-mail and now it has turned all ooky.

I don't want to go to work tomorrow. I don't have any energy left for work with all the drama at home.

Mr. Orkin Man sez that the goo he squirted around will make the ants even more active for the next 7 days, which means that we can't put our house on the market until a week from when we'd planned to... since a buncha ants wouldn't make the best impression... I'm very nervous that our house won't sell quickly.
when we bought this house and sold our old house, we too were concerned we wouldn't sell it fast enough. It sold 4 days after we put it on the market. We had* to live in a hotel for two months while waiting for this one to finish being built.




*"had" is a bit extreme, we chose not to stay with friends or family....

[Gingersmack]

when we bought this house and sold our old house, we too were concerned we wouldn't sell it fast enough. It sold 4 days after we put it on the market. We had* to live in a hotel for two months while waiting for this one to finish being built.

LOL, same thing happened when we put the house in Milwaukee up for sale. We worried about getting it sold, paid our realtor extra to MOVE on it... yada yada. Two offers the first week, and I was on the train back to Washington (8 months pregnant, no flying) and two other kidlets running amuck when hubby called and gave me the news. He was still packing up the last of the house!

[Obsidian_Cat]

I put waaaayyy too much sugar in my tea this morning.

I wish I had a lemon, it would balance things out.

I need to write a new phone script for our on-hold message... bleh.

[Curlita]

Okay, Ginger and Rustell, please focus on sending me your good house-selling karma!!

One month from today we close on the new house. At least I know we will be moved in there before I hit the 8-month mark.

I find that work gets in the way of my life these days. I wish I didn't have to go there.

[Curlita]

The ants in the kitchen are gathered around the little poison pools like wildebeest at the watering hole.

Bwahahaha!

My hands are swollen. Time for a trip to the pool.

[siafu]

hi. my neck feels much better. heidi did indeed contribute extraordinary rubbing skills.

i said we were having subs for dinner so we did. B)

the alarm is going off in the other room.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Tiger Balm (http://www.tigerbalm.com) rocks for sore necks and muscles...

A neck rub and then Tiger Balm is heaven!

I just looked at next week's schedule... I shouldn't have.

[sarahkate]

~ For the first time ever I put something in my Signature line. It's a link to my 20Questions page. Girl-who-loves-sharks told me about it and now I'm addicted. So if anyone is bored click that link in my signature and ask me anything! :)

~ I got my FreakyGeeky creature return in the mail last night. It was tanagee's sock creature, Lefty! He's very cool - you should all be jealous of me because he is mine ... all mine. :wub:

~ I ate some Wheat Thins for breakfast. They were boring.

[zanna]

Originally posted by Gingersmack@Jul 13 2004, 12:30 AM
Zanna hasn't answered my PM's... ?

yikes! i'm so forgetful! :wacko:

sarahkate, i've got something new in my sig too ..give me some hugs big sis! ;)

this afternoon i have to leave for atlanta and shall be gone until thrusday night. :(

[uzumaki]

There's a big black ant crawling all over my art table :'( Make it go 'way!

I just realized I sent someone in Canada a SASE for an ATC swap. And that's not going to work, because of the stamps. I feel like an idiot.

I woke up due to someone beating a rug outside. Loudly. For fifteen minutes. :angry:

[sarahkate]

~ I gave zanna a few hugs... even though she hasn't answered my PM either... but that's ok... I still love her. :P Good luck in Atlanta little sista!

~ I'm a little bit silly today.

~ I have nasty bruises all over me. It looks like someone beat me to a pulp. I would take some pics to share with you all but I don't think anyone wants to see photos of my pasty white thighs. :lol:

[zanna]

godd@!#@T&^@$()I*()*(&*(^BD^%&^#) #&^%&*$#

gah, i totally suck at pm's.

:P

[sarahkate]

~ bad zanna! :spank: Don't worry about mine.. it wasn't anything urgent anyway... just :ph34r:. ;)

~ Oh I found out that I am eligible for a unsubsidized stafford loan for school, up to $4000! So looks like I will be able to go to school this Fall. Yay! I will just try not to think about all of the student loans I will owe when I finish. Agh.

~ That reminds me, I can start shopping for a laptop! Anyone have any suggestions about laptops - which are good - which aren't so good?

[siafu]

yeah sk. i would buy it used. we have two that we got for around five hundred dollars from online auctions. i used my dell through law school (about two years) and will use it for the bar exam and for practice. plus it actually came with manufacturer's warranty. if you need any assistance spying one out and figuring out what features you need, let me know. heidi has a toshiba with a magnesium shell that is super light. also a workhorse.

i got all into that tiger balm site like i was going to find out something super cool.

i like the twenty questions site.

[Dalmaney]

I just woke up from my two hour morning nap.

I like that I have time to nap almost every day right now.

In exactly one month, I'll be home.

[sarahkate]

~ Thanks for the info Theresa! I will look into online auctions, that's a good idea! :)

~ I like the 20 Questions site too. I think it's my latest addiction. :)

~ I think Cory might make strawberry shortcake for me tonight. :wub:

[bluecrayon]

Tired and rolling up against the summertime blues...

road trips beckon my spirit

but homelife gravity is pretty powerful.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Originally posted by siafu@Jul 13 2004, 10:53 AM
i got all into that tiger balm site like i was going to find out something super cool.
Ummm.... it's a balm, that's pretty much all there is to it... ;)

I have to do a health fair tomorrow; no computer, no music, no fun, unless the employees actually show up this year!

Hope it doesn't rain - I hate lugging all my gear in the rain.

[siafu]

Originally posted by Obsidian_Cat+Jul 13 2004, 04:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Obsidian_Cat @ Jul 13 2004, 04:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-siafu@Jul 13 2004, 10:53 AM
i got all into that tiger balm site like i was going to find out something super cool.
Ummm.... it's a balm, that's pretty much all there is to it... ;)
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it was their flash presentation that snared me.

every time i hear pat benatar i'm all...OooOOOoooh, her music rocks, like i've never heard her before.

the federal marriage amendment is going up for vote tomorrow. if you'd like to sign a petition against the federal marriage amendment, you can go to http://www.moveon.org/unitednotdivided/

[nymphette]

harrison has to get another shot today, poor baby... this one's the MMR- he can't get tht after transplant because it is a live vaccination....

julian is grumpy and out of sorts because he is sick....

which basically goes without saying that *I* am grumpy and out of sorts too... he is driving me nuts.... <_<

[nymphette]

anybody know how much a toad should eat in a day???

we found a big-as-my-fist toad in the driveway the other night and caught it for julian to keep for a while...

but we aren't sure how much to feed it- we've just been giving it whatever mosquitoes/flies happen to get into the house, plus chris goes into the shed out back and grabs a moth or two for it.... it's a big fat thing!!!

[nymphette]

making banana bread today...

homemade chicken noodle soup for lunch....

boring day.... i wish i had some friends who didn't work all the time or who's only pasttime is going out drinking.... :(

[nymphette]

more serial posting for me today....

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v115/robyn987/harrison_and_nana_in_the_post.jpg yesterday's leader post article...

my celebrity baby... :D

[nymphette]

some women in qu'appelle, where my mom lives, called her to tell her they want to do a fundraiser for us!!!

hopefully i won't have to sell my soul after all...

chris doesn't get any kind of vacation pay or paid time off or anything from his work (not to mention any kind of sick leave) so if i want any help from his in the three months + that harrison will be recuperating post tx, we'll need to raise money for that too... i was so concerned with getting the donor expenses covered, plus money for transportation for me during the time, etc, that i didn't even think about that.... :'(

[Lilac]

Oh Nymphette! That is SOOOO wonderful!

So, there really are some good people out there!

I wish you and your family the best of luck with this fundraiser!!!!!!!!

[nymphette]

thanks lilac!!! i think things will go well!!!

lilac and i have the same favorite breakfast- eggs benedict.... mmmmmmmm.....

i like my eggs cooked HARD (which i ALWAYS have to send them back to be recooked.. <_<), with bangers, not ham or bacon, and lots of louisiana hot sauce!!!

okay, screw the salmon.. i want eggs bene for supper!!! i craved hollandaise sauce all through my pregnancy with julian.... :P

[Lilac]

Originally posted by nymphette@Jul 13 2004, 05:46 PM
okay, screw the salmon.. i want eggs bene for supper!!! i craved hollandaise sauce all through my pregnancy with julian.... :P
That's what I craved all through my pregnancy, too!

And I think I'll have eggs benedict gor dinner.

Too bad we didnt leve close together, Nymphette...we could have each other over for dinner! (I love salmnonthe way you described, too!)

[cryptaesia]

a wise monkey once said never monkey with another monkeys monkey

wws is a smellygirl witha smellyhead who like to smellthings

and she is stoopid tooo

[nymphette]

i think we'd get along famously, lilac.... :D

when i got up this morning, the cat food was ALL OVEr the computer room.... :angry: we have a pet door, so all the neighborhood cats help themselves.... i need a bb gun to scare them out of here!!!

that was a joke... i couldnt' shoot a cat with a bb gun.... anything less than a shotgun would be a waste of ammo....

kay, that was a joke too...

[WonkyWalkingShoe]

I am not smelly.

I am not a hippy either.

I'll show someone who's boss, and I'm boss.... that's who.

[sarahkate]

~ Awww Harrison is so damn cute! :wub: That is great that people are offering to help out with fundraisers. Why can't everyone in the world be so giving and caring?

~ I just got my yearly raise. A pathetic 2% raise. I will be lucky if that comes out to $5 extra per week after taxes. :angry:

~ I found out my bf has to go away to Niagra Falls tomorrow for an overnight trip because his boss wants him to play tour guide to some people visiting from Bangladesh. They are here for work related reasons but they have just been using their time here to visit all of the touristy spots like NYC and now Niagara Falls. Cory has never even been there before so I don't know how he is supposed to show them around. I guess he is basically just there to babysit.

[stargal1998]

1. Yay for press for Harrison's cause. We need to have a nervousness televised benefit.... We could get people to sing, dance, etc.... That would rock.

2. I feel for you, SK. Nick is leaving Thursday until the middle of August for some trade shows. I will not see him for 23 or so days.

3. Nick bought a '93 Mazda MX-6 with just one or two minor problems from the family of a friend this weekend... For $250... I tried my driver's lesson with him today (in reverse, which sucked) and I found out there is a REASON I drive automatic... I suck with le manual transmission...

[nianono]

My nine month old baby girl, Freyja, is teething.

My two year and nine months old little girl, Katja, is all done teething.

This July has been very cool so far here in New England.

[nianono]

My thoughts are with you Nymphette.

I wish everyone the best of health.

My desk area in the dining room is out of control.

[gwensmom]

Hi Nicole and Bugitha! Great to see you here.

Lilac and Nymphette, if you have dinner and don't invite me I will just :'(

I got an NYC postcard from Skilyne today- thanks Erica!

Gwen is feeling much better today and is back to her old self. Let's hope she stays that way :crossed:

I'm glad Harrison and Julian are on the mend. But will their poor mother ever recover?

That is amazing about Harrison's benefit concert! That guy is good people.

[Dalmaney]

I think I'm on top of everything job-wise for today. I love that feeling.

I should put my hair up in french braids again.

I bought nectarines and should steal one and put it in my room so I actually get to eat one. The ravenous horde devours everything in the kitchen.

[Cuilanië]

My hair will no longer behave with just finger-grooming, so I bought a comb. I lost my old one ages ago.

A hot-water bottle is a nice thing to have around. Yes, I know... I sound a bit obsessed, don't I? :rolleyes:

I've done the back pieces for my first monkey attempt. And I'm wondering why the pattern calls for two separate pieces, it doesn't make any sense...

[Cuilanië]

:yay: Robyn for fundraisers! Are you planning on doing another craft sale too?

Tomorrow is national holiday here. No mail, almost no business... I have yet to figure out where I can catch the fireworks without the crowd, but I'll bet it rains anyway... <_<

It's been raining at least three times a day here for the past two weeks or so. Cold rain. AUTUMN rain. And the actual season still two months away. Sigh.

[Cuilanië]

People have been shooting private fireworks (or setting off firecrackers, whichever...) almost every night lately. Least I hope that's what it is, although what went off during the afternoon sounded like a gunshot...

I'm riding the rollercoaster between high optimism and fear of not making it there in good time.

I didn't sleep much last night. My eyes are burning...

[Cuilanië]

twenty-questions is kinda funny.

I'm feeling a bit homesick.

'Home' is a complicated word for me.

[Cuilanië]

I wish the MoveOn.org petition wasn't so geared towards US residents. I would've liked to sign it.

If that disgrace passes, I do wonder what the US will do about the perfectly legal same-sex marriages performed in Canada... or in Belgium and the Netherlands, for that matter.

I should eat something more substantial than what I nibbled on earlier.

[Cuilanië]

Hello to the rarely-seen posters - cryptaesia, wonky, bugitha, stargal...

I have a letter to write, but I don't know how to start or how to say what I want to say. And I hafta write it soon.

When I move away from France, which event will happen sometime not too far in the future I hope, I will not want to take all of my books with me. Some I have definitely outgrown and evolved beyond.

[stargal1998]

1. I HATE my insurance company's optical provider.

2. Of course, it's not like insurance is SUPPOSED to save you money or anything, right?

3. It feels good to be back, if somewhat temporarily... I missed you all <sniffle>.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i wish i was better at stockpiling or snooping for people's addresses here... it's hard to surprise anyone who's address isn't posted on their page...

2 i'm glad to be done the Treasure Hunt object, it was a lot to keep track of.

3 clover's yowling.

[Skilyne]

Of course, that does NOT mean anyone is obliged to stay up and play with me. I wouldnt want anyone having a crabby day at work tomorrow on account of me! (Are you listening, little sis? ) :lol: Of course! And I went to bed, and woke up late, but ended up having a pretty good day at work today. The most I would have been was REALLY tired...I wouldn't have been outright crabby at the guys...I'd have seethed quietly inside. ;) But luckily, it did not come down to that.

It is SO HUMID and MUGGY out today...WOW. That is all that can be said.

I want to take a ride on the subways.

[kittymao]

is it bad of me to feel guilty for buying 4 pieces of clothing and spending money that could have gone for rent or mailing? I mean... it was only $15, but that's my only excuse. And It's not like I'm overdrafting or anything. Besides- I'm gonna make my lunch all this week. and even if I don't that's less than $5 a day for lunch.
WHY DO I FEEL SO GUILTY!?


I feel like a waste of life. I should be doing artsy things, or cleaning the house or... ANYTHING! *sob*

gaak.

[Curlita]

Originally posted by Cuilanië@Jul 13 2004, 12:32 PM
Tomorrow is national holiday here. No mail, almost no business... I have yet to figure out where I can catch the fireworks without the crowd, but I'll bet it rains anyway... <_<

This is the first year since 1998 that I haven't had a Bastille Day dinner! With everything else that is going on, I just can't imagine trying to put on a dinner party. Still, I am sad. :'(

Maybe I will risk listeria and eat some imported brie anyway.

It makes me cranky when volunteer board members want to second-guess my direct mail. I've only been writing direct mail for 10 years now.

[Cuilanië]

The listeria thing was blown out of all proportion. I don't think the cheese will be that much of a problem. ;)

Got to go finish my supper now...

Then I think I'll knit a third monkey piece, and go to bed.

:wave:

[Curlita]

The disappearing post phenom. has struck again.

Does it often strike the chain games? Cuz that would really screw some of them up.

I'm trying to resist the urge to go buy some junior mints.

[Curlita]

Originally posted by Cuilanië@Jul 13 2004, 02:34 PM
The listeria thing was blown out of all proportion. I don't think the cheese will be that much of a problem. ;)

Ah, listeria hysteria. Under normal circumstances I would be about as worried about it as I am about salmonella (read: not in the slightest).

Even though the risk is slim for listeria, if you do get it while pregnant it can be very bad (like, fatal) for the fetus. Which is why I'll probably buy pasteurized.

Maybe I will go buy some brie right now, while I am thinking about it, and those junior mints...

[tanagee]

It is Africa hot here!

I am having "one of those days".

I am cranky as usual.

4th fact:
I think I am going to take Megan over to the pool, dispite my unshaven bikini line. Screw them if THEY don't like it!

[Curlita]

Originally posted by tanagee@Jul 13 2004, 03:44 PM
4th fact:
I think I am going to take Megan over to the pool, dispite my unshaven bikini line. Screw them if THEY don't like it!
I think once you pass 30 you are entitled to comfort before fashion.

I'm going to the pool tonight. My maternity suit covers all my fuzz, so I don't have to worry about shaving it. Yee ha! Bring on the skirted bathing suits!

I still haven't left to get my junior mints.

[Lilac]

Kevin is taking me to see The Music Man (with Jeff Goldblum in the lead, may I add) tomorrow night!

Oh, and he's taking me to dinner at the Grand Concourse! I'm already drooling thinking about their lobster ravioli!!!!

I have no idea what I'm going to wear.

[zanna]

i'm off for the next few days gone to atlanta ..

i'll miss you guys!

bye!

[Obsidian_Cat]

Originally posted by kittymao@Jul 13 2004, 04:24 PM
is it bad of me to feel guilty for buying 4 pieces of clothing and spending money that could have gone for rent or mailing? I mean... it was only $15, but that's my only excuse.
I always feel like that, kittymao - and I have friends who go on "real" shopping sprees, and they feel no guilt!

Have fun in Atlanta, zanna! I wish I were going somewhere this month...

I guess I should be excited that I have leftovers for dinner, so I don't have to cook!

[bluecrayon]

I am uncharacteristcally grumpy today

maybe pms in my pocket again...

but everything feels out of focus.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Originally posted by bluecrayon@Jul 13 2004, 06:28 PM
I am uncharacteristcally grumpy today
http://www.obsidiancat.com/smile/hugs.gif Grumpy happens - hope it passes soon!

I'm expecting pms next week - when I'll be working 18 hour days.

I'm considering sending a mass email to my floor at work warning them to stay away!

[bluecrayon]

he is going out of town today with the other part of the triangle...

he will be with me next week...

is he lucky or what???

:angry:

[Skilyne]

Bluecrayon...I hope you feel better soon! :)

Tommorow is WEDNESDAY! For some reason, this is making me happy.

Last week at this time, I was in NYC...*sigh*

[Lilac]

I sometimes wonder if Blue and Helquin makes plans to meet each other here at specific times... ;)

I've almost started thinking of them as a "couple" (well, okay, maybe not quite a couple, but an...item) because I seldom see one here without the other.

Which is quite cute and makes me smile!





Hi Skilyne! *waving frantically*

[bluecrayon]

Originally posted by Lilac@Jul 14 2004, 03:49 AM
I sometimes wonder if Blue and Helquin makes plans to meet each other here at specific times... ;)






:wub: :lol:

it couldn't be any worse than the long distance relationship I'm already in! At least I have more contact with Helquin!

and he DOES rock my socks, he's so darn smart and witty!


It used to be I never saw Larrissa here without Lilac -- Hmmm... ????? :lol:

[Skilyne]

Hi Lilac!!! *waving frantically back*

I am craving cheese.

A guy on the NYC subway took "it" out...played with it briefly...looked at it...put it back...took it back out...looked at it...and then put it back again. Some people really fascinate me. :P

[Dalmaney]

It is on the edge of curfew and I should go enforce in three minutes.

I am waiting for the Boy to call.

I am going in to Winnipeg for two days next week to see the Fringe Fest and take a mini-vacation.

[bluecrayon]

took what out, Skilyne???? :lol:

okay, I was feeling pretty darn blue but now I'm starting to laugh at these random facts and I know why I love this site so much...

I'm not craving cheese, but I am craving everyone's company...

[Skilyne]

I am remembering why I love this site also!

I am addicted to my late night visits to Nness.

I pay for it when my alarm clock goes off and I curse and hit it viciously. :P

[frizball]

I didn't know what I wanted to do for my birthday and then I heard on the radio that Ringling Brothers b&b CIRCUS is coming to town and opening night IS on my bday. SO IM GOING TO THE CIRCUS ON MY BIRTHDAY.

I don't think I will every really grow up. I will always love the cirus, crayons at resturants, and that odd dessert called dirt or mud or ...something.

VH1 was genius when they created I love the 90's. It brings back so many memories...slap bracelets,mortal kombat, and that I'm too sexy song. YES! :lol:

[kamoke]

headache from the heat causes me to not catch up on last pages

I really want to have a garage in which I could use tools and create things late at night

I'd really like to do several things right now. All of which I feel no umph to do

[Curlita]

Am I really the first AM post? Y'all must have stayed up too late last night!

My feet and hands are all swollen, even though I went swimming last night. Worrisome.

I have to give a presentation to a Rotary club today. <_<

[sarahkate]

~ Wow! Maybe everyone is at some N'ness party that they didn't tell us about Curlita! :'(

~ I haven't eaten breakfast. I'm hungry. I went to bed last night starving. Good thing it's almost lunch time.

~ Since the boyfriend is away tonight I have the house to myself so hopefully I will actually get some over due N'ness stuff done.

[Dalmaney]

I slept until 1130.

I don't want to go for my run, so I shall put it off until tonight... or something.

I wanna go home. But I can't for another 4 weeks.

[Larrissa]

back = :yay:

??? = :angry:

??? = :wacko:

[Curlita]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Jul 14 2004, 08:30 AM
~ Wow! Maybe everyone is at some N'ness party that they didn't tell us about Curlita! :'(

Nobody loves us, everybpdy hates us, let's us go eat worms.

Speaking of, SK, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Tsk tsk! Go eat something, if you haven't already.

Trying to find my happy place.

[sarahkate]

~ Why the :angry: :wacko: faces Larrissa? Glad you are back. It's been a little bit too quiet around here without you.

~ Looks like it's going to start raining any second now. Hmpf. :(

~ I just found out GOOD NEWS! Starting next week I will be working 4 - 10 hour days! I will have Fridays off (unless one of the two other ladies that I am on this 4- 10 hour days schedule with is out on vacation in which case we have to work 5- 8 hour days instead ) which means 3 day weekends for me almost every week! Awwww yeaaaaaahhh! :rock:

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by Curlita@Jul 14 2004, 02:09 PM
Nobody loves us, everybpdy hates us, let's us go eat worms.

~ Poor us. :'( I don't want to eat worms! Noooooo :'(

~ Curlita will be happy to know that I had some lunch. My tummy is full of pasta and veggies in a garlic herb sauce which sounds much more delicious than it actually was since it was just a frozen preservative filled thing that I cooked in the microwave.

~ I hope Curlita finds her happy place and hopefully wherever it is it's stock piled with lots of chocolate.

[Cuilanië]

3-day weekends = :rock:

Larrissa back = :rock:

I'm eating chicken sandwiches.

[Larrissa]

:wub: yes yes. hello. it was a short week.

i did almost nothing productive

the faces ... hmmm ... :lol:

[bluecrayon]

I'm dealing badly with this triangle business...

but I am way happy to see Larrissa's beaming face...

I told someone just yesterday that I was gonna go eat dirt! :D

sigh.

(does that sigh count as a 4th fact?)

[Larrissa]

"i said shut up!"

i had a clue but its been erased.

we are back to the unclear posts.

[Larrissa]

disappearing posts.

bastard server.

theres always things that need to be done.

[Larrissa]

i should trust my feelings

but my thoughts have intruded so far i cant trust anything

i heard disappointment

[bluecrayon]

I heard my brain tell my fingers to move on...

I see sunlight creeping over the fog

my son wants to go see Spiderman 2

okay, then. I have a purpose! :)

[stargal1998]

1. We just had a customer get angry with our website (at work) being hard to navigate. His exact words:
"Your website is harder to navigate than shoving a stick of butter up a wildcat's $#% with a red hot poker."

2. I think it's hilarious.

3. I also think we should report him to the animal protection society, I mean, it sounds like he knows about this kind of behavior.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by stargal1998@Jul 14 2004, 02:35 PM
1. We just had a customer get angry with our website (at work) being hard to navigate. His exact words:
"Your website is harder to navigate than shoving a stick of butter up a wildcat's $#% with a red hot poker."

~ Zoinks! :blink: What a freakazoid!

(oh...by the way... Hello Nicole... my one and only personality twin :wave:)

~ it rained. then the sun came out & it was still raining which was actually kind of nice. now the rain is gone and the sun is hiding again.

~ sometimes i like to be a rebel and use only lower-case letters. oooh look at me! rebelllllll.

[stargal1998]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Jul 14 2004, 02:44 PM
~ sometimes i like to be a rebel and use only lower-case letters. oooh look at me! rebelllllll.
1. I can totally vouch for SK being a rebel. She's a total rebel. And my personality twin, which rocks! :D

2. Over the next few weeks, I am going to be totally committed to finishing up Nness projects before their deadlines...

3. I just found out there is a paper store about 15 miles away where you can all kinds of paper, cardstock, etc... for $3/lb...
Wooo HOOO!

[thunderstorm_19]

terrific storm last night kept me awake for more than an hour, roughly between 3 and 4 a.m.

the real estate agent will be here tonight.

i'm thinking about going back to school (i've been off this year)... maybe in january... if i can decide what to do...

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by stargal1998+Jul 14 2004, 02:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (stargal1998 @ Jul 14 2004, 02:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sarahkate@Jul 14 2004, 02:44 PM
~ sometimes i like to be a rebel and use only lower-case letters. oooh look at me! rebelllllll.
1. I can totally vouch for SK being a rebel. She's a total rebel. And my personality twin, which rocks! :D
[/b][/quote]
~ :lol: Yes, you all better watch out. renegade sarah on the loose! I do things like tear tags off of mattresses, drink milk straight from the carton (actually, I really don't do that), and sometimes I don't wear a bra (ok, only if I'm in my own house). ;)

~ I wish there were some cool paper stores around here. About all we have for craft stores are the big chains like Michaels, JoAnn, AC Moore. Though, I did find out about a stamp store in a nearby town. I will have to check it out soon.

~ I think everyone on N'ness should chip in some money and we can all buy a big house somewhere, preferably near a nice beach. We could all go there whenever we wanted and have big N'ness parties. Oooh so nice.

*oops I forgot to be a rebel. Look at all of those upper-case letters. Shame on me.

[tanagee]

I got Sara Kates freaky geek Noodle and yooouu didn't! neener-neener-neener :P

Off to have lunch at IHOP with my mommy and grandma

I have no voice today as the cold has taken up residence in my throat.

[Sirius]

We had a wild storm here last night as well. It included some of that what-the-hell-was-that thunder. I enjoy listening to the storms, but not when they come in the 6 hours I had allotted for sleeping.

Know what makes a person feel like an idiot? When they are at a light, see a green sedan behind them and see odd lights, and then they say to themself, "hey that's one of those sneaky cop cars" Then the light turns green and they go, moments later lights start flashing , they look down at that dial on the other side of the steering wheel and say to themself, "ohmigod, i was speeding when i KNEW there was a cop behind me." D**M speeding tickets.

So, I don't make new year's resolutions, but I do set little goals (don't ask me how it is different) -- one of them was to "run out of Thank you cards" this year. I have a box of cards, so I'll always have one ready for any occassion, yes, I am the old lady on the hallmark commercial, and basically the goal was to show my thankfulness more. Unfortunately, instead, as of today, I have run out of sympathy cards. This is not a happy thing.

[Dalmaney]

My car was broken into last night.

They took my stereo and the mix CD the Boy made me, and broke my window.

Now I have to deal with the police and try to get my insurance to deal with me from another province. I hate stupid people.

[sarahkate]

~ Oh no! Poor Dalmaney! How horrible! Those bastards. <_< I hope they catch those damn thieves!

~ I'm glad Tana has my crazy girl Noodle. I'm sure she will be very happy living in California. :)

~ I want to sew some more freaky creatures.

[frizball]

I love cherry kool-aid!!! but i have to drink the sugarfree kind <_<

I am reading a really good book called "the vanishing man". I read it before i go to bed and I get scared and wake up thinking i hear noises. HAHAHA

I just spoke to a few friends from college and told them that I was transferring and it was sad. I feel like the devil even though I know I'm doing whats best for me.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Originally posted by stargal1998@Jul 14 2004, 01:35 PM
"Your website is harder to navigate than shoving a stick of butter up a wildcat's $#% with a red hot poker."

Was he really able to say that without laughing? And who was the first person to try this experiment and survive....

http://www.obsidiancat.com/smile/jump.gif Larrissa's back!!! Oh, sorry... you guys already knew that.

I spent today discussing sexually responsible behavior with bored credit card employees. They were mostly miffed because I brought regular condoms instead of raspberry flavored this year... It's been 2 years since I took flavors with me, but like elephants they never forget. :o

[stargal1998]

1. Oooh, SK wants to make more animals. And those of us on this thread want more animals... Sounds like a win-win situation to me... ;)

2. I am really sorry someone broke into your car Dalmany. I know what an attempted break in feels like, and a real one must feel 10 times worse. We must call Encyclopedia Brown in on this one.

3. Obsidian Cat, I did not hear him say it, but I read it in his email. That man has problems...

[Cuilanië]

I've come across that wildcat & poker image before - there must be some back-of-beyond place where it's common.

I wonder how the monkey'll turn out. I caught what I think is a mistake in the instructions already.

I took a nap this afternoon, and it's done me good. :)

[gwensmom]

We received donations of yarn that were not suitable for our charity knitting program. I put it up for auction on ebay and these two people are fighting to pay over $14 for a sack of yarn that had a 1.99 price tag on the bag!!

I might get as much as $100 when all is said and done. That will cover 12.5% of the cost of administering the program this year and I will look like a proactive employee who thinks outside the box.

Gwen is feeling great and if she keeps it up I'm fairly certain I will survive the rest of the summer :)

I wonder how Harrison Julian and Robyn are today.....

[kittymao]

my hours went back to shit. As soon as someone else hires me, I'm so out of that place.

I have artsy stuff to do. But boring stuff too. Maybe I should do the boring stuff first. Then I'll feel good about myself!

Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious scores very high on the "I don't know what the hell that is but it's sure good looking" scale.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i got boring stuff done today too

2 my CAT... i stripped my bedsheets from the bed (which reminds me to move them from washer to dryer) and the cat decided to plop down on the now coverless comforter. grh

3 the same cat would have stayed out all night, and maybe all today, were it not for the storm last night. as it was, someone (aka mom) must've gotten up in the middle of the night to let him in. he was out when i went to bed, but when the storm woke me, he was beside me on the bed, which was really kinda nice.

[siafu]

hi. i missed you. i was so busy i didn't even think in three random facts. i went to a mediation place to drop off an application for a free bilingual training. guess what. the director [who i had put on the application as a reference before i knew she worked there] is someone i go to church with. the training costs like 6-8 hundred dollars, so this is sweet. it will augment my practice. and for a while, i will be working with neighborhoods. superfine with me :lol:

then i went to the post office and mailed off a couple of nervous things. then i went to the three dollar store. i got a broken in blue tshirt that says 'chill' on the front in white letters and a blue dress with flowers all over it. sometimes pants seem too hot. B)

i also studied a lot because you know....with the small bus there is a lot of waiting around. and i called gordon smith's office and found out that he voted for the federal marriage amendment. i should call wyden's and see if he voted against it like he said he would. <_<

[Curlita]

I am wondering what Obsidian Cat's job is. It sounds like fun talking about sexually responsible behavior.

I am eating Junior Mints.

My feet are still swollen. Someone suggested it might be an elctrolyte issue, so I drank some Propel "fitness water." I'm skeptical, but willing to try anything.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 oh. holy. jesus. i F***ed up utterly. i was supposed to make stir fry for dinner. I completely and utterly forgot that that concept had even been discussed.

2 so dad's now totally PO'd, refused the suggestion of cold turkey and salad with lipton sidekick noodles, and has stormed off to get swiss chalet. which to my mind isn't much of an improvement.

3 i goddamn knew there was something i was forgetting. dammit.

[Dalmaney]

Repairing my window will cost $416 dollars.

I don't know what a stereo will cost, so I think I will remain without one until I go home and the Boy can possibly install it for me.

Life is both not fair and a b*tch sometimes.

[siafu]

curlita, wiggle your toes a lot so that part of your feet can get better circulation. also, can you put your feet up while you sit at your desk? that would help.

aw dalmaney, i'm sorry about your window! :hug:

we have a new and :ph34r: landlord.

[bluecrayon]

Oh, I am tired of singing this one note song...

but I am totally sad about the triangle

I am hoping that going on the road next week will ease some of the craziness inside me...

[hammerquill]

A ninja landlord, eh? Must make life interesting.

I've got milk (though I didn't have any last night when I wanted some). But I don't have eggs, sugar, much brown sugar, much honey, almost any vegetables, almost any fruit, or enough olive oil to make it through the week.

Something tells me I should go grocery shopping.

I somehow really don't like going out of my way or making stops on my way home from work, even though several regular errands make lots of sense to do that way.

[Curlita]

Originally posted by siafu@Jul 14 2004, 06:11 PM
curlita, wiggle your toes a lot so that part of your feet can get better circulation. also, can you put your feet up while you sit at your desk? that would help.

I try to do that a lot. I am sort of trapped behind my desk, so it is hard to put my feet up very high. I need to go lay down on the floor in the living room and prop them up on the sofa for a while. I've been drinking lots of water, too.

I am sad about bluecrayon's triangle. I cannot imagine how painful that would be. I'm way to jealous for an open relationship.

Tonight I painted the woodwork around the kitchen door where the little painter boys had slopped blue paint.

[kamoke]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Jul 14 2004, 01:44 PM

~ Zoinks! :blink: What a freakazoid!


remember that cartoon..? ;)

bed

factless

[Lilac]

I just got back from a wonderful evening! I was like 20 FEET AWAY from JEFF GOLDBLUM!!! *swoooon* And yes, he looks just as good in real life as he does on the screen. The show was great...dinner was delightful and Kevin was sweet.

We stopped into a Jazz club after the show and Kevin had a Frank Sinatra impersonater (LOL) serenade me with "I've Got You Under My Skin." Corny, i know, but soooo cute!

He's doing all the right stuff...and I'm just giddy tonight! I'll never be able to get to sleep!

[Cuilanië]

I'm waiting for people to come and re-tile the shower stall.

It means I'll have to be social all day, and I'll feel invaded.

Wonder if I can get away with leaving the place for a few hours this afternoon...

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by kamoke+Jul 15 2004, 01:22 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kamoke @ Jul 15 2004, 01:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sarahkate@Jul 14 2004, 01:44 PM

~ Zoinks!  :blink: What a freakazoid!


remember that cartoon..? ;)
[/b][/quote]
~ Scooby Doo? Shaggy says ZOINKS! Or are you talking about some freakazoid cartoon that I have never had the pleasure of seeing? :unsure:

~ I had trail mix (actually Ann's House of Nuts Swiss Mix) with Corn Chex mixed in for breakfast. Mmmm.

~ I have a meeting to go to in a few minutes. Ick Poo.

[stargal1998]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Jul 15 2004, 09:47 AM
~ Zoinks!  :blink: What a freakazoid!

1. Freakazoid was I think on Fox for a while in the late 90s. He had blue skin, black hair and wore a red spandex type jumpsuit...

2. Woo HOO! SK has a 4 day work week too... I love Mondays off, but I hate getting up early the rest of the week, LOL.

3. Someone gave me a MyScene Barbie doll that they got in a McDonald's Happy meal because they said it looked like me. She is standing on my desk, to the right of my keyboard.

[Curlita]

Small cat insistent on sharing my breakfast. Won't take hint.

Today I'm wearing a jumper with the top button missing. Yesterday I found that my dress had a grease stain right on the front. The day before that I wore a blouse that was so wrinkled it looked like I'd slept in it.

These days I really don't have the energy, once dressed, to contemplate changing into a second outfit.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by stargal1998+Jul 15 2004, 09:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (stargal1998 @ Jul 15 2004, 09:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sarahkate@Jul 15 2004, 09:47 AM
~ Zoinks!  :blink: What a freakazoid!

1. Freakazoid was I think on Fox for a while in the late 90s. He had blue skin, black hair and wore a red spandex type jumpsuit...
[/b][/quote]
~ Oh that does sound familiar. I'm not sure if I have ever seen the cartoon though.

~ Turns out we didn't have a meeting because my boss is out today, but I just spent the past hour and a half standing in my co-workers cubicle. We were chit chatting about how great having 4 -10 hour days will be, complaining about our boss, gossiping about a former coworker, movies, and casinos. :P

~ I was so unproductive last night. I just couldn't get motivated to do anything. Hopefully tonight will be different.

[Dalmaney]

I loved the "Freakazoid" cartoon. It was awesomes.

I am going to get my car repaired this afternoon. Hopefully this will put an end to unhelpful advice.

My kids are sweethearts and gave me chocolate to make me feel better... mmm... chocolate covered coffee beans are a good drug of choice.

[Obsidian_Cat]

I hate it when I can't check in regularly... so much to catch up on!

kittymao: Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious scores very high on the "I don't know what the hell that is but it's sure good looking" scale. :wub: Oh, yeah!

Curlita: I manage a volunteer program and am a marketing coordinator for a Planned Parenthood. And I'm filling in part-time for their bookkeeper too... and manage and design their web sites... and lots of stuff! I love doing the community education stuff - some days I may be talking to teens about STDs, sometimes office workers about birth control, and some days senior citizens about cancer screening. I get to meet lots of differnt people from all over the state, and field some very interesting questions.... And occasionally have religious fanatics throw plastic fetuses at me! Wheee!!

[lobstergirl]

i can't beleive we're past 1000 pages for Three Random Facts...i remember when it just started!

i don't have to go in to work until 4:30 so i am being ultra lazy today.

i've just decided that i want a pen-pal becuase my last pen-pal & i lost touch and i can't find a current address for her. anyone wanna be my pen-pal? warning...i ramble...:P

[tanagee]

I'd be lobstergirls pen pal but we live 1/2 hr from each other, so whats the point? :)

When I took a friend of mine to the family planning clinic for a pregnancy test we were acosted by some right to lifers who were trying to get us to look at pictures of fetuses. Having been there on several occasions previous to that one with other friends, I remembered what other offices were in the building. So I got in one lady's face and said to her "Just because I am a young woman you assume I am coming in for an abortion? There is a Cardiologist in this building, I could have a heart condition. There is a Sports Medicine Orthopedist in the building, I could have a injury. How dare you make assumtions of me based on your fucked up beliefs!" Boy, did she back down and start appologizing.

That last one was full of facts so I'm done

[siafu]

go tana!

i just watched the trailer for resident evil apocalypse. good excuse to go eat popcorn and candy. whee!

i am a person who takes a shower if she is too hot. when i lived in the jungle that sometimes meant three a day.

[Curlita]

Planned Parenthood rocks.

I had a fact, but now I've forgotten it. Damn.

I've been tidying up the office and getting organized today.

[Curlita]

Oh, I remember! I want to hit 1,400 posts today. It is my personal goal.

What jungle did you live in, Theresa?

Trying to resist urge to buy chocolate. Trying very hard.

[siafu]

i taught for a year in panama, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of the city. it was halfway between panama city and costa rica.

i miss it there a lot and think i may consider it one of my Homes.

i haven't checked my email yet today.

[bluecrayon]

I seem to have surpassed Christine as top poster around here and yikes!

I just have a quick mind and quick fingers, I guess!

still -- yikes. :ph34r:

[Curlita]

I never made it overseas until last year, something I regret. I never felt like I was capable of doing work abroad.

I have a big burrito for lunch.

My desk is slowly getting cleaner.

[stargal1998]

1. If lobstergirl wants me, I'll penpal...

2. I have to return 3 month overdue library books (which kills me because I never abuse my library privilages. Originally, I had asked Nick to return them and we kinda had a little fight and then I just forgot they were in my car. The librarians are going to hate me, and I'm going to have to pay way too many fines. I am such a dummy.... I dread going in there.

3. I should bother my boss and ask where I am at hourly this pay period, as we get paid next week, I did work OT and knowing how many hours I worked would let me figure out how much money I have to spend on said fines.

[Cuilanië]

I was starting to worry about my scratchy throat, but I remembered that I had trouble breathing on my way up the stairs earlier because of the humidity and general mugginess (asthma - yay), and my semi-ex FIL smokes. <_<

Today wasn't exactly hot, but muggy with humidity. And I have no shower. A cool shower would've been nice. I agree, Theresa - water is the best remedy for being too warm.

I had a third fact... I'm sure I had a third fact... I went book-hunting this afternoon. And I found some books. :)

[Curlita]

Our library is very kind about letting us wait to pay fines, or letting us pay partial fines.

I have stopped feeling guilty about the fines, and now just feel like I'm supporting the library.

Of course, I think the largest fine I've ever had was about $5.00.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Burritos lead to chocolate... In fact most of life's roads really lead to chocolate!

Protesters are a pain in my butt; and they don't realize (or admit) that 90% of our work is not related to abortion. That's why I love doing community education - I love telling people about all of our programs for underinsured men and women, our prenatal programs, our HIV/STD initiatives, and on, and on... You're right Curlita, we do rock!

I don't think I could survive in the jungle - where I live now seems like one big, uncomfortable swamp to me in the summer!

[bluecrayon]

everything leads to chocolate in my life

knee jerk reactionaries are a thorn in everyone's life, I think

I have lived in San Francisco for so long now, I don't remember what summer really is.

[Skilyne]

I am thinking of Bluecrayon and her triangle...hoping things get better for her. I'm there too CB!

I'm happy to hear that Lilac had such a nice time with Kevin last night!!! And he sounds SWEET

I had a tough day at work today. Not bad...but just tough. I know why, but it is hard to put into words. Maybe I'll attempt that later.

[siafu]

the cat's flea medicine came.

i have a headache. time to go fix it.

hang in there, erica. :wave:

ps. i had fun playing, blue! :hug:

[bluecrayon]

which might be my cue to head into my life

has anyone seen it anywhere? :lol:

skilyne, what's up with us anyway???? Can't we find the door out? :(

[gwensmom]

We finally found a special needs bed for Gwen on the internet :yay: Now we have to convince our insurance company that they need to pay for it.

I took Gwen to school and came home and went to bed. I didn't set my alarm right and woke up at one minute after school gets out! Fortuately we live 5 minutes away and I was only 8 minutes late.

Still hoping that Harrison, Julian and Robyn are better :wub:

[Skilyne]

Thanks Siafu!!!

I am not entirely sure what is up with us CB. But I'm thinking it is not us...it has to be them!!! ;)

I hope things work out for you with the insurance Sarah!

[Dalmaney]

I think I may buy myself a ridiculously big ice cream cone for supper.

I got new library books from the library today. The only novel is chick-lit. I refuse to read anything of substance when my life is sh*t.

My life could be worse... I'm sure I'll bounce back in a couple days.

[bluecrayon]

as much as I want IT to be them, I know it is me, myself and I who allow the triangle to exist

nothing exists without tacit permission from everyone involved...

because if I leave, it won't be a triangle anymore...

does this logic comfort me at all?

heck no.

and it doesn't mean I will change anything, either. :(

[Curlita]

When I was uninsured AND coming out of a bad relationship where my SO had not been faithful, I spent a lot of time at Planned Parenthood. They were great! Go, Obsidian-Cat!

Now that I'm a big pregnant lady, I really have a hankering to go to a pro-choice rally with a "Pregnant By Choice" maternity shirt on.

Hey, if the pro-lifers can use children as a handy prop, so can we!

[nymphette]

the boys are doing better- harrison seems to be 100% (except for a terrible, awful, like he had before when he was little ... diaper rash is too mild a term... open, bleeding, excoriated little bottom and boy bits... :( my poor baby...) and julian is almost over his cough and sore throat...

i'm not doing better though... yesterday was hell, it was too hot and julian locked the keys in the van with my wallet and the diaper bag... i was soooo angry at him becuse i told him not just once, but TWICE to NOT close the door.... the whole day was a runaround.... :(

okay, nto the whole day- we went to rucker's with jodi and her two kids and we had a lot of fun... then came home and bbq'd and then enjoyed a huge thunder/electrical storm... which cooled things off nicely, thank you very much....

[nymphette]

i have been craving green food lately.....

caesar salad with supper last night (again...), a bowl of green beans with balsamic vinaigrette on it for a snack, and guacamole today....

i must be lacking in iron or zinc or something....? folic acid maybe.... wht the heck is in green???

[Curlita]

According to Kermit, green is the color of spring and green can be cool and friendly like.

I has some major chef salad cravings through the first and second trimester.

Now they have been replaced by carb cravings. Mmmmm, snickerdoodle!

[frizball]

I came home from a friends this morning and did pilates and totally forgot about MY HAIRCUT. So Now i'm going at 6:30 and I am going to miss spinning too :(

I love avocodo- and curlita I totally am with you on the carb cravings. I started the south beach diet and am now "detoxing" and.... i just want some cake.

My birthday is tomorrow and i'm going to the CIRCUS! I know i told you this already, but... it's exciting :D

[siafu]

i am going on the south beach diet after the test. it has less fat than atkins.

i am on number 9 in criminal intermediate. this is ok.

i'm proud of robyn for keeping on trucking. good luck to harrison! :hug:

[nymphette]

my guacamole is very yumy, but i can't eat a lot of it until late tonight when chris gets home!!! all i have is tortilla chips (no pitas!!! which is what i really want with it!!!) and they are too salty right now and taste blech...

avocados in general are just too yummy!!! julian used to love them when he was little.... now he wont' eat them.... <_<

he's on a kraft dinner kick... good thing his dad likes it too!!!

[frizball]

I could eat guacamole with my hands if i had to lol! I love it!

I really want chiptole.

I could eat an entire avocado now that i think of it :huh:


... I meant chipotle

[nymphette]

Originally posted by frizball@Jul 15 2004, 04:24 PM
I could eat guacamole with my hands if i had to lol! I love it!

i could too!!! and it is very very tempting, right now.... <_< i want the guacamole, but i just can't stand the salt on the chips!!!

when i was pregnant with julian, i craved mustard and i ended up dipping carrots in it because i would have felt stupid if i'd have eaten it with a spoon.... :P

mmmmmmmmmm... chipotle!!!!!!

[frizball]

I agree with the salty chips

Never tried mustard on carrots, but one of my fave snacks is carrots with peanut butter.

Talking about food is making me forget i was grumpy Hahaha

[Lilac]

I accepted that offer at work today.

I'm feeling kind of numb...not happy, not sad....

But I'll probably dance a jig in the bank lobby when I get my first new, improved paycheck.

[Lilac]

I am thrilled, however because Lobstergirl loved the WTA I sent her!!!!

I'm very insecure about my artistic abilities, and hearing that she liked my work put a big cheshire-cat grin on my face!

yay!

[kittymao]

i have been feeling off today... depression seems to inspire me. I'm feeling Artsy- like the way I did in college. But I can't seem to get it out. like- It's stuck.

mebbe Melange's art book might be the took to kick off the plug. It's an amazing book and I want to read it as much as participate in it.

I took chicken breasts out and they're thawing. but what to do with them?
I think I'll go prepare them. Surprise Rudy.

[kamoke]

when I picture someone living in the jungle it looks very sweaty and green

mom just said goodnight.. :lol: we're so funny! We can't even hug each other because we're extremely ticklish and we don't trust each other because we are both evil.. our goodnights consist of laughter and often a lot of rowdyness

florida keys

[kittymao]

Kamoke's mum sounds fun...

I wonder where I get my looniness from.

Probably my dad- I'm a passive-agressive wackadoo cause of him. I don't hate him- he's just weird.

[bluecrayon]

kamoke himself sounds like fun!

but he lives too far away for a road trip, darn it!

I'm getting dressed finally at 530pm.

[Dalmaney]

I went swimming in the river and have wild wet hair.

I had a giant ice cream cone for supper.

I am tired, but it will soon be noisy down here, so I am going to leave.

[hazelex]

1. I have a rescued Border Collie named Nelly
2. I am a recovering drug addict
3. I have done tattoos on myself and other people.

[Skilyne]

I am a little bit drunk right now. But not so much that I can't function correctly.

Maybe pleasantly buzzed is more like it.

I am also feeling sort of needy :ph34r: ...and he is not home!!!!!!!! AGHHHH!!!!

[zanna]

fun stuff!

i'm back from the atl and have registered for my first semester of college.

i am so excited to be moving up to the city ..it's all so crazy and very unlike anything i've ever experienced. yah!

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i am off to bedfordshire soon

2 there are people coming to view the house in the morning

3 i have little tidying jobs to do... grh

[Larrissa]

EH! i say. :wave:

i read four books during my hospital stay

i wrote pages and pages in my stinking journal

talking to sara rocks

[Larrissa]

people judging people is so infuriating.

you think you know???

you SO dont.

[Larrissa]

i haveta make a new avatar

the cat breath isnt fresh

im not doing it tonight

[Lilac]

Originally posted by Skilyne@Jul 16 2004, 02:05 AM
I am a little bit drunk right now. But not so much that I can't function correctly.

Maybe pleasantly buzzed is more like it.

I am also feeling sort of needy :ph34r: ...and he is not home!!!!!!!! AGHHHH!!!!
Don't worry about being a little tipsy, sissy-poo! big sister is taking advantage of the child being gone for the week and smoking a little weed!


Feeling pretty damn good, too!

But soon it will make me tired and I'll drift off to bed....

[Lilac]

Actually going through the "munchies" phase right now and this bowl of bran cereal is tasting like manna from heaven!

mm-MMMM!

good stuff!

[Lilac]

Okay...now I'm ready for bed.

Goddnight all fellow Nervousers.

If I can only lift my butt out of this computer chair, I'm sure I'll maker it to bed jsut fine!

[hammerquill]

I've been listening to 1984 at work; just finished it. I'd forgotten a lot of the detail and subtleties of it.

It's a lot scarier than it used to be.

I spent quite a while when I got here reading siafu and bluecrayon's great extended exchange over on Questions, Questions.

[Dalmaney]

It's my bedtime now.

I missed a call from the Boy, which makes me vaguely sad.

Tomorrow will be a better day than today. If I say it's a fact, then it is.

[siafu]

does this mean larrissa was unwell and in the hospital?

yikes.

i wish i could help.

[tanagee]

I'm eating mini pretzels with cheese whiz and drinking hot green tea.

Although my birthday isn't until September I am getting this scanner (http://www.visioneer.com/Products/flatbed/7300usb/home.asp) from my mommy in a week or so.

I can't wait for it to come so I can goof off and waste even more time than I already do. I told my hubby that I was getting it so I can scan articles, price-lists and pictures for his website. :evil:

[Curlita]

All this food talk... mmmmm! i like mustard on cheese slices as a snack.

I went to a party last saturday and someone brought the BEST guacamole. I could have eaten a little bowl full of it.

I talked to one of my best friends on the phone tonight. It made me happy.

[nymphette]

chris put harrison at 95 mls/hour on his overnight feed (he's supposed to be at 54) and he started to throw up at 3 and has just settled down in the past half hour....

meanwhile, after stalking around and 'helping' me (ha ha) and then throwing himself on the couch in a testosterone hissy fit and feeling sorry for himself, he defended his behavior by telling me 'it's not MY fault, YOU didn't notice it either!!!'

pardon me, but fuck you and if you think i need to walk behind you and double check everything after you do it then stand back and dont' bother to help me anymore... what little help i get isn't worth the shit i go through when he screws up....

but that took the cake- saying 'it's not my fault'... uh, WHO turned him on at 95?? wasn't me... and when i ask him 'did you turn him on' or 'did you put him at 95/54 (depending on time) he gets defensive and says 'YEAH' all dripping with snottiness.....

and he's sound asleep and has been since 3:30... like usual... he screws up, harrison pays the price, and *I* deal with the consequences...... every time, typical, typical....

and tomorrow he'll be all normal, pretending like nothing happened and won't understnd why i am pissy with him.... welcome to the circle of (my) life....

sorry for being whiny.... :(

[nymphette]

and did imention that he forgot my pitas??? he only stopped at the mall befor ehe went to geoff's house to play his stupid fu#%ing game, and then to walmart AND superstore after, and yet forgot....

and he called me three times today during hte day -'is ther anything you need or want me to bring home'??? just pitas for my guacamole, thanks....

he did, however, remember to get himself some gingerale, dr. pepper and rootbeer....

did i mention how annoyed i am right now??? first of all that i didn't get my pitas, but hey, he'll have drinks to last a month... second of all him screwing up AGAIN with harrison.... i know people aren't perfect, and make mistakes... but the SAME MISTAKES over and over?? and then to take it out on me... i admit i wasn't in a good mood, cleaning up projectile vomit, and trying to suction harrison's nose, from puking formula through it, but *I* at least had a reason for being grumpy.... and ti wasn't in defense of my own stupidity...

i haven't screwed up with harrisons\ feeds in over a year, and the couple of mistakes i made, i LEARNED from.........

but that he takes his anger at his own stupidity out on me, really takes the cake....

and then rolls over and falls back asleep

i may have mentioned that already.....


i think single motherhood is sounding better every day.... though what the hell would i do with 3 kids, one special needs, and who knows about the third?????

okay.

enough of the pity party.... pretty sad....

[Larrissa]

i went into the emergency room for the whole danger to yourself thing.

ended up spending the night and next day in an unlocked mental facility, a huge old house with two single beds in each bedroom

they served a beautiful lunch

things are fine now, i have a problem with moods staying around too long and i probably should have known that and just chilled. but no. i freaked the fuck out.

[Obsidian_Cat]

The problem with freaking out is that one is seldom able to think rationally at that point in time!

I still stand by my statement that no one is allowed to leave - vacations, personal leaves and catch-up time is allowed, but full-blown abdication will not be tolerated.. :lol:

Yes, I am Napoleon reincarnated. http://www.obsidiancat.com/smile/crazy2.gif

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i am sitting here in a brightly lit house... all the lights are on because people are coming to view the house at some point between now and 11

2 i am eating cheese, and peanut butter with honey on crackers, with my coffee

3 my glasses are very much covered in fingerprints

[thunderstorm_19]

1 mum just called to say there's a second viewing appointment booked at 1pm

2 the 10 am one (or, 'sometime between 10 and 11) isn't here yet (it's 10:58)

3 our agent is also coming to put up the sign... and the painter might show up to paint the trims outside, if it's dry enough

[Cuilanië]

Aww Robyn... ***hugs*** to you and poor Harrison just coming out of being sick... :( Want a knitted stuffed monkey? There's not much of a waiting list yet... :rolleyes:

I'm worried that the shower stall isn't being done right with proper waterproofing. He's already skimped on the prep layer's drying time. :angry: Well, I won't be the one dealing with the crap afterwards if he screws up.

I mean... If he didn't want to wait, and take an extra day to allow for the drying (the bathroom doesn't have adequate ventilation, so it's slower than anticipated), they could've dropped off the materials and I'd have done the work myself. With proper drying times. <_<

Does it show that, despite all pretense to the contrary, I don't get along with my semi-ex FIL? Not that I haven't tried.

[zanna]

i was suppose to go into the darkroom today to do some pictures, but my teacher never called. :angry:

this evening i may be going out to meet dave, this other guy i met from the internet.

i know, i'm a horrid person ..but it's so much fun .. :evil:

[stargal1998]

1. Day 3 or 4 of not biting my nails and I actually have good white nails instead of just skin.

2. Not biting my nails is driving me nuts. I mean, I like biting my nails because it's a comfort, but when I do bite them, my hands look even more like a little kids. So having nails would make them look like less of a kid, right?

3. I really want black bean soup...

[nymphette]

Originally posted by Cuilanië@Jul 16 2004, 09:21 AM
Aww Robyn... ***hugs*** to you and poor Harrison just coming out of being sick... :( Want a knitted stuffed monkey? There's not much of a waiting list yet... :rolleyes:

i'm sure you have all kinds of nervous addicts lined up for some knitted monkey goodness!!!!!! we love monkeys.... (i originally typed mondays instead of monkeys... i'm not sure why....)

i'm not as grumpy this morning as i thought i'd be.... and i know chris will spend all day/night tonight sucking up... and probably theweekend too....

i'd rather he just use his brain for something other than his games, just for once.. and not even for ME, but for the kids....

[nymphette]

mmm... black bean soup with lots of rice in it.... nicole, you can come for lunch!!!! i know what *I* am having now... :P

did i mention how suggestible i am about foods???? <_<

although nobody else i know is craving green..... :huh:

[thunderstorm_19]

1 the 10 am appointment still isn't here (quarter to 12)

2 i just made myself some lunch

3 i got one piece of nness mail today (thanks bex!)

[bluecrayon]

okay! I just spent almost an hour bumping up everything in sight! :D

I now feel I can spin into my life with a clear conscience and a song in my pocket!

I was so darn happy to hear his voice dancing in my head last night, I don't remember where I am anymore in the triangle. .. yikes. :unsure:

[Dalmaney]

Today I need to: meet with the boss about money, pick up my car, go grocery shopping, mail a letter to the Boy, and learn to care about the float that's in the parade tomorrow.

I am feeling much more stable than I was yesterday and the day before.

I went swimming in the river last night and it was fun.

[Curlita]

Oh, Robyn, big hugs to you! I get little glimpses of how you feel on a lower level - the feeling that you are Julie the Cruise Director of the entire household and if something goes wrong, it's all your fault, and if things go well, well, no on realizes it ever took any effort. It sounds like you need a good old-fashioned hen party.

I love Dalmaney's posts from camp.

I'm going out to eat Thai food tonight, which will make my feet swell, but it may be worth the price.

[siafu]

lunch is good. i always like it. especially when someone gives it to me and it is beautiful.

glad you're feeling better now.

moods is moods and sometimes, they suck. i would say suck goat balls, but it's kind of vulgar and i wouldn't want to offend anyone. :unsure:

[scartwink]

...I have a real Magic ring...it appeared out of thin air...
...I want to marry a redhead...
...I smelt demons once....

[scartwink]

Oh I just wanted to say this is my fav. post forum sooo far....I am newwww

[Obsidian_Cat]

Hi Scartwink, this is always a fun and interesting thread to read!

LaunchCast is playing George Carlin for me... :lol:

I think I forgot a conference call - bad girl...

[Sirius]

I think I am going to see George Carlin next weekend. He is performing at the MGM Grand. I was going to buy tickets in advance, but decided to do the wait and see approach.

it is humid, which is not common for arizona, it is muggy and gross, this is why i don't live other places, why is it here?

i'm ready for the weekend

[tanagee]

I was lucky that when I was pregnant with Megan I had only a few incidents of feet swelling...but then I was a lazy bum who spent the last 4 months of my pregnancy laying around on the couch doing nothing. :P

Not that I HAD to lay around, I quit my job at the end of 2002 to get ready for the baby and had really nothing else to do :)

My best friend had 'cankles' for the majority of her pregnancy because she had so much edema. She was put on Modified bed rest because of it.

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Sirius@Jul 16 2004, 10:30 AM
it is humid, which is not common for arizona, it is muggy and gross, this is why i don't live other places, why is it here?


we are having some humidity too and I have noticed, from watching the news and from a Dr in Peoria that was one of my customers, that weather we have here in So Cal usually floats east to AZ.

We are having 'monsoonal moisture'.

My ROUS' are up early today and are playing tag in the attic...WHY AREN'T THEY DEAD YET???

[tanagee]

I will feel much better if I go take a shower...I know it.

I am just too tired to get up.

My green tea is getting tepid, I have to get up and warm it up so that'll be my motivation to get in the shower.

**apparently I am too tired to spell correctly too**.

[nymphette]

i was on 'sedentary rest' with julian for about two months- becuse of very high blood pressure, severe edema, protein in my urine and some bleeding... then i was fine... i didn't have to stay in bed or lay down all day, but i couldnt' really do anything....

with harrison, nothing- i only ever had one instance of high BP, and that was from toting a 3 and 2/1/2 year old around for an hour before my prenatal appt!!!

at one point, i had julian, my niece and nephew, a special needs foster child (that i babysat regularly), a boy with PKU and his older brother to take care of!!! we needed the money!!! :o

[sarahkate]

~ I have been neglecting the chain games lately but today I'm here to play. :)

~ Sometimes my boyfriend disappoints me and sometimes I wish I could have another boyfriend, a secret one, to hang out with when I'm mad at the first one.

~ Sometimes I'm a horrible person. Really. I am.

[nymphette]

things are going well with this pregnancy so far, blood pressure wise etc...

just stress from wanting to find out if baby is going to have UCD is making me lose my mind!!! and fighting with our perinatologist to try to bring him round to OUR side of things....

i think i give on that point though.. he can't understand because of that whole fraternity-of-gods thing that doctors have for each other... they can't admit one of their own (or in this case MANY of their own) could screw up that badly.....

[nymphette]

i cant' decide if i have the energy to make prawns for lunch!!! i really want some, but do i want to clean them??? is it worth the hassle??? and why would i buy them shell on needing to be cleaned anyhow!!!

oh yeah, because they were $4.50 for a bg of 60 jumbo prawns.... that's why... :P

either prawns or i throw a couple of frozen egg rolls in the oven... <_<

[nymphette]

Originally posted by sarahkate@Jul 16 2004, 11:43 AM
~ I have been neglecting the chain games lately but today I'm here to play. :)

~ Sometimes my boyfriend disappoints me and sometimes I wish I could have another boyfriend, a secret one, to hang out with when I'm mad at the first one.

~ Sometimes I'm a horrible person. Really. I am.
i dont' think you are horrible SK!!!! i think it's normal to wish you had a spare!! :P

i wish i had TWO spares, then i could forget the one i have and have another different one.. with a spare....

did that make sense??? i'm only being pissy cuse i had a bad night, his fault, and i still dont' have any pitas for my guacamole!!!! :ph34r:

[Larrissa]

goat balls. theresa, i have love for you :wub:

assumptions are sometimes so quick, a person doesnt realize its an assumption

and uh ... i am chewing minty gum and listening to aphex twin, (cheating cheating on the internet my momma loves meeee)

[frizball]

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!: :birthday:
I don't know if I should go to florida tomorrow, or if I should wait and drive by myself later in the week when the extended family leaves?

I wish pottery barn was cheaper b/c they have nice bedding and I really want this stripey one but I will not pay 130 dollars for it.

[Dalmaney]

I got my car back. I wish I knew how to fix things so I didn't have to pay someone else to do it.

My car's name is Alfred, or Al for short. He is my friend, and I feel bad for him having his wiring exposed. It's not dignified.

I need to get a little radio to leave in the glovebox and a whole whack of batteries. It's no CD player, but it'll keep me sane for the ten hour drive home (in three and a half weeks!).

[Obsidian_Cat]

Happy Birthday, Frizball! Have some cake: http://www.obsidiancat.com/smile/cake2.gif

I had to go a week without my car a few months ago; I really missed it!

Our clinic has reallllllyyyy messed up this weeks accounting... :wacko:

[thunderstorm_19]

1 so there have been 3 viewings, and one more is due at any time now (around 3, and it's 13 minutes past)

2 i'm hungry

3 and sleepy

[Larrissa]

the privacy of lj = love

peppermint eclipse gum = love

windowlicker = love

[Sirius]

Originally posted by tanagee@Jul 16 2004, 10:39 AM
My ROUS' are up early today and are playing tag in the attic...WHY AREN'T THEY DEAD YET???
Have you explained ROUS here, or do you assume we have all seen Princess Bride?

Coincidentally, I told B to have fun storming the castle when he left for work.



It's all so inconceivable....

[sarahkate]

~ I almost forgot.. today is my one year Nervousness anniversary! :o I joined one year ago today at 10:21 AM. ^_^

~ Today is girl-who-loves-sharks 1 year n'ness anniversary too! :D

~ I love you guys! You all have made this a pretty damn good year. I'm glad I have been able to spend my days chain gaming with you all for the past year. You all make me smile. :wub:

*can you feel the love?! Awww*

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Sirius+Jul 16 2004, 12:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sirius @ Jul 16 2004, 12:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-tanagee@Jul 16 2004, 10:39 AM
My ROUS' are up early today and are playing tag in the attic...WHY AREN'T THEY DEAD YET???
Have you explained ROUS here, or do you assume we have all seen Princess Bride?

Coincidentally, I told B to have fun storming the castle when he left for work.



It's all so inconceivable.... [/b][/quote]
No I haven't, I figured if no one knew they would ask.

My dad used to tell everyone to have fun storming the castle when they left on short errands.

My aunt who has a great sense of humor told him when they got back from the grocery store "We pilliaged some beer, but the Armenians got the goats head!"
(the store by my mom sells whole goat heads)

[tanagee]

It's interesting to go to grocery stores in different areas of L.A.

The store I shopped at when I lived in Hollywood had esspresso, salad, olive, pate and make your own pizza bars, you could buy wheat grass and had a huge ethnic foods section.

My store I shop at now sells 40# bags of carrots for your horse where the same chain store 10 miles east in a more affluent neighborhood has a wine department with a wine steward.

[gwensmom]

As expected, the PR department did not have the whole first draft of my newsletter finished on time and not one of them was at the office today to discuss revisions to the part that was finished.

I knew I should have done it myself, but theirs looks much better than mine.

Gwensdad brought home a delicious dinner from a great Italian take out last night. He even got a bottle of wine, which was the wrong kind for the food but we will overlook that. We lit candles and ate on our new table.

[Skilyne]

I had a HORRID day today.

Listening to me talk, I am concerned that you might all get the idea that I am always some crying mess who hates her job, has perpetual bad days, and is an all around whiner. I'm really not...life has just been tough lately.

I am hoping that Nymphette, Larrissa, and anyone else who might be having a tough time is doing better! Thinking of you all...

Despite my horrid day, I am still trying to hold out hope that it will improve.

[thunderstorm_19]

1. there have been 4 viewings. there is yet another to come this evening. and one tomorrow morning.

2. mom is taking me out to dinner.

3. i need a nap.

[Cuilanië]

Originally posted by Sirius+Jul 16 2004, 09:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sirius @ Jul 16 2004, 09:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-tanagee@Jul 16 2004, 10:39 AM
My ROUS' are up early today and are playing tag in the attic...WHY AREN'T THEY DEAD YET???
Have you explained ROUS here, or do you assume we have all seen Princess Bride?

Coincidentally, I told B to have fun storming the castle when he left for work.



It's all so inconceivable.... [/b][/quote]
DAMN I knew I should have known that... LOL

Rustell, if you will not go to the weather, the weather will come to you. No one escapes hot and muggy. Muahaha. :evil:

Monkey progress: good. :)

[Skilyne]

I wonder what Cuilanie's monkeys are going to look like. I love knitted monkeys!

I am hungry, but lazy.

So I am not getting up yet to feed myself.

[nymphette]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Jul 16 2004, 02:40 PM
Gwensdad brought home a delicious dinner from a great Italian take out last night. He even got a bottle of wine, which was the wrong kind for the food but we will overlook that. We lit candles and ate on our new table.
how romantic!!! :wub: candles, wine and everything!!! and all at the spiffy new table too!!! :D

then my first thought would be 'what does chris want from me???' if he happened to have any imagination and foresight to do something like that.... <_<

<sigh> i am not a romantic at heart, but.... sometimes a girl likes to know she is appreciated.....

[Dalmaney]

I am mildly addicted to caffiene.

I am mildly addicted to mah jong solitare.

I am completely addicted to the Boy.

[nymphette]

i've never seen a knitted monkey... but i think i will eventually!!! :wub:

the "A" on our keyboard has been wrecked for about two years now... i try to catch most of my missing 'a' typos, but sometimes, i just say screw it! and hope it's somewhat understandable....

i actually AM a good typist, not that you could tell by my posts.... i used to type about 80 WPM, and with capital letters and proper punctuation!!! ;) now it's about 50 if i do it right.... still about 80 when i type like this though....

i am not sure how i got addicted to all the periods and exclamation marks, etc, that i tend to put at the end of my sentences...

[nymphette]

skilyne- if you're hungry, i have some eggrolls here you can have... they aren't bad for frozen convenience food...

however, they have given me a severe craving for chinese pork dumplings... :'( so i guess it serves me right for being lazy and throwing them in the oven instead of cooking REAL lunch!!!

my sister has next week off so i get to go to edmonton without julian!!! he is close to unmanageable when my mother is around, not to mention when we are staying t a 'new' place (like ronald mcdonald house, or the outpatient resident dorms we will be at this time)... i was fearing for both of our lives/sanity by the end of the trip!!! we leave monday morning and will be back (hopefully) on thursday, but may be there till friday.... i'll try to update to let all y'all know how harrison's doing, and what they are doing to my poor boy.... if they need to do a chest xray though, i am outta there!!! i cried so badly when he had it done in toronto.. i had to squish him in this plexiglass tube with his arms up over his head and he kept looking at me with this 'why mommy' look and just crying and crying...... :'(

[nymphette]

i see you indigo!!!

julian decided his toad needed more water in his tank and while i npped for fifteen minutes, he made a trail fromt he bthroom to the back porch and fille dit about 3 inches deep... <_<

anyone know how much a 10-year old's fist sized toad should be eating in a day??? it gets moths and flies and mosquitoes as julian and i catch them in the house, and chris gets it a big dinner from the shed when he gets home... but i dont' know how much this big fat sucker should be getting!!!

[Skilyne]

Oh yeah...toss those eggrolls over here. YUM!

I am feeling a little better now that I am getting my mind on other things.

So long as I don't think of my problems, then things are looking up!

[nymphette]

i'm the same way...

i hope if i ignore my problems, they'll go away....

my mother always told me that- if i do