Three random facts:

[gwensmom]

Originally posted by Lilac@Jul 16 2004, 09:47 PM
Good news, though - MY BOSS IS NO LONGER MY BOSS! My Boss's boss is my boss. My boss and I are equal! Yippeeeee!


Oh so sweet - YAY Lilac!

I am up way past my bedtime because we just got back from Spiderman 2.

It was pretty silly and I don't see how those actors said those lines with straight faces. But the animated spiderman was pretty amazing and his Aunt's dining room chairs were to die for.

TOM IS HERE?!? I'm going to look for him....

[bluecrayon]

aw, it was just a happy thought -- the THOUGHT of Tom being back. He already told me privately that's not likely to happen.

blues sure do come in a lot of shades and textures and I seem to be experiencing them all sitting here on a Friday night...

but if I had to choose this all over again, I would still choose it... :(

[Skilyne]

I am not feeling so lonely right now. :)

I love this site!

I wish I knew how to knit monkeys. I would knit one right now...it seems like the sort of night to do that.

[zanna]

wow. all ya'lls stories are very inspiring about meeting your husband online ..

i just got back from my date with dave. he is really a great guy, more so than i had expected.

but i've only got a month and i've got to move away. doesn't look like i'll be meeting my future husband within that time frame. :P

[tanagee]

I put Megan to bed

'stole' $2 from my hubby while he's sleeping

and went to McD's for a Mc Flurry...my first one, YUM!

[Obsidian_Cat]

I'm doing the happy dance - I don't have to go to work today!

I do have to clean my apartment though....

My local fabric store is moving - I just got a whole bag full of goodies for 70% off, whoohoo!!

[Larrissa]

i love my livejournal

have i told you this?

its cold in here and i havent turned off the swampcooler but should

....

[tanagee]

Beanie is in Norway with his new family.

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.

God! I can't believe July is already half over!

[Obsidian_Cat]

I need to get back to work, this is just a break!

I wish I had something good for lunch... Oh well, the cat's will be happy - tuna it is!

It's freakin' hot and humid here, time to bump (the air conditioner down, that is)!

[Larrissa]

july flew

june flew

life flies

[nymphette]

Originally posted by Curlita@Jul 16 2004, 05:04 PM
I think that a placenta bra might come in handy. You know, as far as providing extra support.
you actually CAN buy slings for belly support during pregnancy....

i think it would just put more pressure and strain on your back though...

not sure how it would work.... <_<

[kittymao]

ak. I am just kind of boggled. Last night my mom called me to tell me they have two months to move out of the house they've rented for 13 years. And their rent never increased during that time ( $980) so I think they're going to have a very hard time moving elsehwere. and with my parents being over fifty- there's a fear of them leaving their jobs, they might not be able to get new ones. But the Bay Area is so expensive... *STRESS*

I did discuss the cat situation with the Rudy- if My parents can't keep him in their new place, I'll take my Cookie monster. *gasps* Shmoo's buried in the backyard! I don't wanna leave the Shmoo!

Ga! Why'd they have to do this?! The landlords I mean. I knew they were all businessy but GEEZ! my parents are just... I don't know if they can handle this as well as they should.

[gwensmom]

I got some ice cream sandwiches! I am eating one right now. :drool:

Three more weeks until Gwen's school starts! I can't wait to go register.

Both the city and county school systems are making budget cuts. They are letting teachers go and cutting back on art and music again. But there is no mention of getting rid of football. :angry:

[Curlita]

Originally posted by nymphette+Jul 17 2004, 09:33 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (nymphette @ Jul 17 2004, 09:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Curlita@Jul 16 2004, 05:04 PM
I think that a placenta bra might come in handy. You know, as far as providing extra support.
you actually CAN buy slings for belly support during pregnancy....
[/b][/quote]
Someone recommended those to me about a month ago when I was having back problems, but I dunno. They look kind of goofy, and I wonder if they are really necessary. My back pain worked itself out without the sling.

I'm tired and drowsy and don't feel like being at work. I don't think this is a fact as much as it is a constant state of being.

Another exciting weekend of cleaning approaches. Three days until the house goes on the market and we can finally get this show on the road!

[siafu]

i am trying to think of a way to get to the michigan womyn's music festival (http://www.michfest.com) in august. it's basically a bunch of women camping in the woods, eating vegetarian food, and listening to music.

today i am doing a practice test.

my reward is cutting pieces for a socks monkey! i want to find a tiny (dollhouse) microscope to sew to its arm, so it can be a scientist!!

[Obsidian_Cat]

Originally posted by kittymao@Jul 17 2004, 11:41 AM
*gasps* Shmoo's buried in the backyard! I don't wanna leave the Shmoo!

Sorry to hear about your parent's situation, kittymao. I hope they work it out!

My first black kitty was named Max - but I always called him the Shmoo, or Shmooie. He would come running at any of those names! I didn't have a place to bury him, so he's cremated... if I ever have a house I'm going to bury him and plant a tree.

Oops... that just made me all boo-hoo. *sniff*

[Obsidian_Cat]

I started a Live Journal... several times!

I keep meaning to use it...

I can't post some stuff on my web site blog, 'cause work and family read...

[kamoke]

my head is pealing... yumm ;)

there are still christmas orniments around my house :lol:

the saving is going great! Im surprised in myself

[Larrissa]

i dont know what im waitin for

something though

better things by portishead is playing

[Obsidian_Cat]

Poor kitties, I found a vegetarian eggroll in the freezer - no tuna!

Kitties are snoozing anyway, tired from running away from the vaccum cleaner I guess.

Where's the mailman?

[Larrissa]

yum! frozen eggrolls. i shall have some for lunch.

i should get going.

fact three. facts are lies! LIES!

eh, what did i just say? oh yeah. i have to get the post office today and send late stuff.

[siafu]

i have to go too.

i'll be back later of course.

it would be nice if my eye would stop crying.

[Larrissa]

i shall depart now

adios my friends

these arent facts but i like them this way

this songs bass is shaking the keyboard

[Obsidian_Cat]

I enjoyed my eggroll very much... and then I treated myself by making a mixed berry non-fat frozen yogurt milkshake, double yum!

I must now go and shower, because I'm all ick.

Then I have 5 kitties, a bunny, and two dogs to take care of. I'll be back later too tho'!

[Lilac]

It's a dreary, rainy day and I don't feel like doing much of anything...but I will.

I wish I could have gotten my butt to the post office earlier...I have a few things I wanted to get sent out. Oh well...they'll have to wait till Monday.

Okay...well I'm off. Bye!

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Curlita+Jul 17 2004, 09:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Curlita @ Jul 17 2004, 09:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by nymphette@Jul 17 2004, 09:33 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Curlita@Jul 16 2004, 05:04 PM
I think that a placenta bra might come in handy. You know, as far as providing extra support.
you actually CAN buy slings for belly support during pregnancy....

Someone recommended those to me about a month ago when I was having back problems, but I dunno. They look kind of goofy, and I wonder if they are really necessary. My back pain worked itself out without the sling.

[/b][/quote]
I bought one and it irritated the skin on my hips and bum.

must. go. to. kmart.

don't. want. to. get. dressed. though.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I'm very full. I just ate the first real meal I've had since I moved.

It's raining here. It's good rain, nice and drowsy-making.

I miss my kitties. Since we're staying with 'the fam' they can't come inside. I have to hang out with them on the porch :P I miss my cuddly bed buddies...

[gwensmom]

I have to fold and put away three loads of laundry. Then I actually have to iron three pieces of clothing. Aaaaaah I'll do it tomorrow.

I mailed off an ebay sale and two RAOK's this morning. One in to a non-nervouser who is dying of cancer. :(

We got our car insurance bill today :o

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I just got a postcard from wonky and crypt! yay!

I think that's a sign that today is going to be a good day.

As of yet, the day has just sort of been hanging there- trying to decide which direction to go, ah...but the scales are tipping my friend...I should take a bath.

[Curlita]

Ob-Cat - my childhood kitty was also cremated. We got her when I was 4, my sis 2, and she died when I was 23.

We got her cremated, but never buried her because my sister insisted that mom and dad might sell the house, and then what?? So she is still in a plastic box, ten years later.

In some ways this seems more horrifying than having her burried in the backyard in Marlyand, 3,000 miles away.

[Curlita]

Three More Random Facts About Corporeal Remains

I guess I just now realized that when we move, J and I will leave behind some buried ashes and collars from two beloved dogs. We scattered their ashes in the garden and yard, where they hung out. I'm okay with this.

I'm not as okay with the fact that J wants to be cremated and scattered. I feel a real need to have a place to go to remember him, and I'm hoping I can talk him into getting at least a portion of his ashes buried or kept in a repository somewhere.

I used to really want to be cremated also, but in the last year I've decided that I want to be buried in the cemetery where my grandparents and great-grandparents are. My sister might get a plot next to me.

[gwensmom]

My dad was cremated and mother never told us what she did with his ashes. I finally asked her and she said she still had them in her closet.

She also had daddy's dog cremated and drove around for at least a year with the ashes in the trunk of her car. I think they are also in the closet now.

I want to be cremated. I can't imagine spending all that money on embalming and caskets, etc. It should be used for the living. Plus the thought of being put in the ground freaks me out!

[zanna]

ok, got three choices for the evening ..

[1] hang out with my best friend and then go to a friend of her's party at about 11:30 ..

[2] drive about 20 minutes to murphy's friend's apartment and go to their party which will be i'm thinking all drunk boys ..

[3] or hang out with dave all evening doing innocent things until possibly midnight and then go to the 1st party.

hmm. i've got to make up my mind in about 20 minutes ..

[Obsidian_Cat]

I've had lots of animals, but Max is the only one who was cremated...

It sounds weird and morbid, but of all my companion animals, he's the one I can't bear to be without - dead or alive.

If I had a familiar, he was it. But I know we'll meet again.

http://forums.nervousness.org/uploads/photo-3643.jpg

[Curlita]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Jul 17 2004, 12:45 PM
I want to be cremated. I can't imagine spending all that money on embalming and caskets, etc. It should be used for the living. Plus the thought of being put in the ground freaks me out!
I used to feel that way - that it was a waste of space to be buried, that being cremated was tidier and more economical.

But now that I live out here where my family came from, I have a stronger sense of wanting to be buried with "my people."

Besides, it looks like being cremated tends to mean that you will wind up in a trunk, closet, or under a buffet. :lol:

[Cuilanië]

My kitchen implements were used to mix grouting today. This made me angry.

I'll be glad Tuesday morning when I can take a shower.

I'm going to go knit more monkey now. :wave:

[siafu]

aw, E. will the implements recover?

i'm about to use a non ebay auction, because it is free. i hope it works.

:ph34r:

[tanagee]

My dad was creamated and is still in his box at my mom's house, although she bought a really cool old chest and has his box in with all his navy stuff.

I want to be creamated, I used to drive past a cemetary all the time and I felt a sense of obligation eveytime I drove by so I don't want my family to feel obligated to visit my decomposing body. whereas if I am scattered, I will be every where.

It's a morbid thought but I already have plans for the disposal of my hubby after is demise. I want to (with permission of course) scatter his ashes along the drag strip where he wins his first major event.

[tanagee]

When my step-grandpa passed away we mixed his ashes with my grandmas and we (the whole family) scattered their ashes off this bluff in Big Sur where they used to like to park their motorhome during storms and be romantic.

I am going to do the same with my mom and dad.

Non death related fact:
My kitchen implements were used to mix grouting today. This made me angry
The guy that came to fix the shower in my apartment used my WHITE towels to wipe his hands and clean up the icky black mold that grew under the tracks of the shower doors. Talk about mad!

[Curlita]

My husband wants to be scattered in the ocean.

My mom wants to be scattered, too, and my dad says he wants to be scattered wherever she is.

I feel guilty about my eating today. Now that I'm seeing the midwife every other week, I am more worried about getting the weight gain lectures even more frequently. :'(

[Curlita]

Someone asked me today if I was sure I wasn't having twins.

It's time for me to go home from work.

Plans for the weekend: cleaning, painting, swimming, yoga, and maybe a dog walk.

[bluecrayon]

I'm sad.

I'm wondering.

I'm alone.

[Larrissa]

i bought stuff. clothes art supplies transfer paper.

my sandwich had four kinds of cheese

this guy is moving a tv and im waiting impatiently for his return

[bluecrayon]

I'm glad life moves around me, heedless of whatever it is I'm feeling.

I am going to There tomorrow.

he says he loves me, okay. I can live with that!

[kamoke]

I guess it must be love

I bought canvas and glue sticks and national geographic.

I didn't want to come right home after work so I sat on top of the water tower. To my surprise, random friends of mine showed up there too... i was shocked..

[kamoke]

I was wearing pink sunglasses and had my pants rolled up

i swear to god i have some sort of immunity there.. I do or say anything and people just laugh at me.. little do they know Im serious half the time

va va va voom!

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i made some postcards today

they're not very good

my fingers are sticky from glue

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Curlita@Jul 17 2004, 03:54 PM
Someone asked me today if I was sure I wasn't having twins.


I hate people like that.

I hate people who take it upon themselves to make comments about your pregnancy or parenting.

I am waiting for pizza hut to show up.

[Skilyne]

Since the theme of this day seems to have been death, I'd like to be cremated and scattered half in the NYC subway and half in the forest...2 of my favorite places. :)

I hope you are not feeling so sad and alone right now CB! Thinking of you...

I got a lovely postcard from Indigo. YEAH! :)

[bluecrayon]

I want to see kamoke in his pink sunglasses and rolled up pants!

I am just coasting along like always not really sure where I am from moment to moment

but I am leaving tomorrow to see him and to feel it and to be immersed in something wonderful...

yikes. wish me luck.

:) :ph34r: :wub:

[Skilyne]

*blows luck CB's way* GOOD LUCK!!!!! :thewave:

I am listening to a CD I borrowed from a friend. It is not too bad.

I am feeling hungry...but not sure what for.

[Curlita]

Our basement is clean. This is an impressive thing.

Tomorrow I will clean the kitchen and bathroom.

Tomorrow I will also try to walk before it gets too hot. I will take the dog to Starbuck's and we will get coffee and a scone.

[Skilyne]

YIPPEE!!! I am a full member now! This makes me VERY happy.

I am eating cookies.

I am craving Oreos, but I am all out.

[Lilac]

I made myself "oreao soup" earlier....take 4 oreos, let them sit in about a half cup of milk till they dissolve and then eat resulting concoction with a spoon. Yum!!!!

I'd like to make more, but my commom sense is forbiding me. I'm munching on a stupid apple.

I am SO happy I can stay up late and play chain games tonight! I don't even have to feel guilty because I can sleep in tomorrow!!

[hammerquill]

Originally posted by kamoke@Jul 17 2004, 06:45 PM
i swear to god i have some sort of immunity there.. I do or say anything and people just laugh at me.. little do they know Im serious half the time

Uh, oh. Maybe we'd better call the Mounties after all.

I am working on last-minute research and preliminary copyediting of the letter B of the Yale Dictionary of Quotations.

So if in the near future my sig shifts a bunch among different quotes by people whose names begin with B, you know the reason.

Someday I hope actually to get back to treating nervousness as nervousness, and not as just a fun set of forums...

[Gingersmack]

I am up late, hanging with my eldest.

I didn't have "oreo soup" earlier, or any day.

I went to pick up craft supplies today :)

[Cuilanië]

I'm up early again.

The whisk and measuring cup will recover, but I won't be using the wooden spoon for my food anymore.

Today's going to be spent cleaning. Sigh.

[Christine_0701]

Originally posted by bluecrayon@Jul 15 2004, 12:12 PM
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:
I've just been more of a lurker than a poster lately

don't worry, I'll get my spot back once school starts up again

uhm...3rd fact....oh! I got my balding pics finally, yesterday, and was going to scan them in today but didn't get around to it, so hopefully tomorrow :D

[hammerquill]

Ben&Jerry's "Coffee For a Change" ice cream was $1.49 a pint at Grocery Outlet today.

I was fairly good (only two pints), considering...

I do wish they'd bring back prepacked pints of "Coffee, Coffee! Buzz, Buzz, Buzz!" though.

[siafu]

i need to go to *that* grossery outlet. i haven't seen b&j at mine for a while.

i went to wendy's. i got a salad and a fruit cup. it makes me giggle that i did.

i ate my last liquorice altoids today. i liked them. they were kinda peppery and kept me awake while i studied.

[Cuilanië]

I'm knitting while sitting at the computer... that's a rather funny mix of occupations. :)

I have to find out where the Ben & Jerry's scoop shops are in this city.

Paris is being invaded by Starbucks. Not good.

[littlest-bee]

I just dropped by to check my pms and somehow 30 minutes have passed.

I'm going to Turkey tomorrow.

The house smells of paint fumes and it makes my head hurt.

[Larrissa]

somehow i woke up at 5am and its already 6.

i have to remember to print my monkey on the transfer paper ...

i wish all of you a fantastic day!

[Larrissa]

i am the only member or guest here.

i feel so alone.

my camera is being so good!

[gwensmom]

Hey, there's littlest_bee! I was wondering where you were. We want to see pics from Turkey.

I knit at the computer too.

I have to make a double recipe of casserole today.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i officially hate this stupidity. two viewings are booked for today. one within the next hour, and one between 1-2.

2 this morning viewing threw a curveball into our plans. mom was going to make pancakes for breakfast, but there wasn't enough time to make them, eat them, and tidy up before 9:45 (right now) which is when the viewing window starts. i'm really ticked. so i am instead attempting to eat a freezing cold plum. I HATE eating fruit straight from the fridge, but the fruit bowl was "clutter" so it got put away, so there's no warm fruit.

3 part of the reason i'm feeling b*tchy is because i'm hungry.

[Curlita]

Originally posted by littlest-bee@Jul 18 2004, 03:26 AM
I just dropped by to check my pms and somehow 30 minutes have passed.

At a glance I read this as having to check on your PMS here. :lol: Enjoy Turkey!

I would never have Lilac's self control at stopping at 1 serving of Oreo soup. Self control is not on my list of virtues, especially when it comes to any form of chocolate.

Thunderstorm's posts do not make me look forward to the process of having our house on the market. :wacko:

[Dalmaney]

I almost had enough sleep last night and feel considerably less cruddy today than I did yesterday.

I will soon cook a whole whack of blueberry pancakes... despite the fact that I really don't have anyone to eat them. Make it... and they will come.

Only 26 days until I see the Boy. I miss him.

[Obsidian_Cat]

I'd take a blueberry pancake right about now...

I had to get up at 5 am - this should be illegal on a Sunday morning.

I'm a REAL girl now!

:lol:

[Curlita]

I don't wanna get dressed and start cleaning.

Yesterday I had carob chip pancakes. Not quite as good as chocolate chip pancakes, but still mighty tasty.

Must. Do. Laundry.

[Skilyne]

I would not have Lilac's self-control either!!! Wow...only ONE oreo soup? I've been known to eat like 12 oreos in a night. (don't ask me WHY I am still so damn little)

I have to really watch my weight, because it is not good for me to lose too much...since I have Crohns.

It can be as much of a curse to try to gain weight as it is to lose it. Trust me...it sucks!!! (goat balls) :P

[Lilac]

I am leaving to pick up my son at the halfway point between his father's and my house.

It will take me three hours both ways.

Blah.

[Curlita]

Happy road trippin' Lilac!(?) We'll be here waiting when you get back.

Erica 2, is Crohns the same as IBS?

Singer Beth Orton has Crohns.

[Obsidian_Cat]

I used to work with someone who had Crohn's... if I remember right, the symptoms can be similar to IBS, but Crohn's can have much more severe problems with ulcerations if it get's out of hand. Definitely take care of yourself!!

I don't think I've ever met an Oreo soup... probably a good thing I'm not a huge fan of Oreos. I know - blasphemy! I'm like the only one in the world.

I changed the litter this morning, never a favorite job - but it cracks me up how my little goobers line up to use the fresh box! "ooh, me first, me first!"

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Curlita@Jul 18 2004, 08:32 AM
Thunderstorm's posts do not make me look forward to the process of having our house on the market. :wacko:
I think the difference is that she DOESN'T want to be moving...you will be excited that people want your house. But I agree, it is a pain to have to keep it spotless.

The first open house we went to the house was dirty, the office was a mess and the dirty breakfast pans were still on the stove. :wacko: It so made me NOT want to buy the house.

For some reason 95% of the houses we looked at were empty.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I woke up early today...it was before noon and everything

yep- that's early for me.

I dunno what I'm going to do with the day...thinking about watching star trek and making postcards...hmmm....

[Curlita]

Originally posted by tanagee@Jul 18 2004, 10:04 AM
For some reason 95% of the houses we looked at were empty.
A lot of the houses we saw were empty, too. The one we bought had been a rental and had been on the market for 2+ months.

If it takes longer than 3.5 weeks for our house to sell, it will be vacant when people come and look, too.

I am halfway through cleaning the kitchen! Go me!

[Larrissa]

i wish aol wouldnt block my presence on the list at the bottom.

am applying today at subway, the one i didnt eat.

i found my turquoise eye shadow, uh oh. its the only makeup i ever wear.

[Sirius]

i don't envy Curlita packing and moving while pregnant....and in the summer...

I am a post-it note junkie. I beleive I should not buy any more until I use all of the ones I have, but I am weak when I get in the store "Oh look they are shaped like..." "Oh look, they are blue, or fuschia, or whatever"

On the other hand, I have never been a big fan of white-out

[siafu]

now i know what to get you for your birthday, rustell. when is your birthday?

i'm planning my day hour by hour today.

i must get some stuff up for auction if i am going to go to michigan.

[Sirius]

my birthday is in January....speaking of celebratory days, "Joined: 26-July 03
" -- my nervousness anniversary is only a week away.

One half of my desk is clean, the other half, not so much.

My nervousness downside, is that is is causing me to keep things I would normally throw away, because now I might be able to use it for something....

[Cuilanië]

The apartment is blissfully empty - and clean.

I'm so looking forward to having my own place, though it'll be a hassle to keep it clean.

I'll be able to use the shower tomorrow evening, and get really clean the way a spongebath isn't enough to do.

[Dalmaney]

It's time to round up the troops for our pontoon boat cruise.

I'm being a rebel. The only sunscreen I'm wearing is on my lips.

I really should shave before spending this much time in a swimsuit. Ah well... maybe tomorrow.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I hate many things about aol...i wish i didn't need it

I can't wait 'till my boy and I have our own place again...then we'll have a cable modem again...and privacy

Pooka (my chinchilla) is running through the house in her ball. She likes to knock into the catfood and create a huge mess for me to clean up.

[nymphette]

i am pretty well all packed to go....

we will be gone until the 23rd- in edmonton for harrison's transplant consults/etc...

i hate packing to travel with him- he has an entire large suitcase, plus a diaper bag and a backpack full of his stuff, and a bunch of stuff in my bathroom bag..... ONLY his stuff... i get the tiny suitcase for my stuff... and that is packing ONLY the necessities....

[gwensmom]

I nearly gave myself a heart attack while ironing today. I thought I had sprayed furniture polish on my clothes instead of spray starch. Turns out the spray starch was lemon-scented and I bought the can so long ago that I forgot!

I need to know the best way to give money to a political campaign. Should I give it to the DNC, the DNC congressional campaign fund, the local Democrats, the Kerry campaign, MoveOn or what?

Today I cooked, ironed, vacuumed and did laundry and hated every minute of it. This must be what they do all day in hell.

[tanagee]

I am starving!

I want to eat but...

I can't find my hubby.

[Skilyne]

Erica #1: Crohns is worse than IBS...it can be much more severe and is really up near the top of the list as far as digestive problems go. There is IBS, then ulcerative colitis, then Crohns.

I first got sick when I was 13...I was so sick they didn't think I'd even live for awile...and have been dealing with it since.

I'm in remission right now :D , but I still have to be careful, because even when you are in remission, there are effects of Crohns that can affect me...such as EXTREME tiredness, joint pain, weight loss, or cramping. Just part of my life...but it gets tough sometimes.

I had a pretty good day today...but off to work tommorow. After last week, I can't say I am all that excited at the prospect of going in. But I am strong...and I can do it! (keep telling myself that) :P

[siafu]

sarah, it depends what you want to accomplish. though, i might skip the democratic committe itself. who wants to foot the bill for justin timberlake's services? <_< admittedly, the idea behind the big name entertainment is to attract even bigger money than ours. not my interest, personally.

i think moveon is OK. if you're interested in local action though, it might be a good idea to call your league of women voters locally and see what candidate info they havel.

i had forgotten how interested i am in running for office. this fall will be all about the networking.

[Larrissa]

"tell me you love me, why did you leave me all alone ... bridges were burned, now its your turn, to cry ..." mmm one of my only embarrassments

the only place i can even consider eating this much is at a buffet. they are evil.

my skirt rocks. its striped.

[Curlita]

Originally posted by tanagee@Jul 18 2004, 05:39 PM
I am starving!

I want to eat but...

I can't find my hubby.
:lol: Are you going to eat him? Starting with his legs?

I know a lot of people with chronic conditions and have a few myself. It's hard learning to live a whole different way to keep things in check.

It seems like we all have to develop our own systems of accomodation.

[Dalmaney]

I just made a pan of brownies and ate one.

They may all be gone before I eat another.

I escaped the sun without major burning.

[zanna]

i really like dave.

we spent almost the entire weekend together, and he is so awesome.

last night though i must have drank more than i ever have, because this morning i was sicker than i ever had been. :ill:

[zanna]

yeah, so last night i went to that party ..it was freakin crazy.

when i woke up this morning passed out in a bed with 3 other people i got up to find the apartment, well, wow. i don't know a word to describe it.

i'm too tired and filled with thoughts of probably lust, so i'll post the cool pictures i took tomorrow. :)

[Sirius]

Originally posted by Cuilanië@Jul 18 2004, 12:34 PM
The apartment is blissfully empty - and clean.

I'm so looking forward to having my own place, though it'll be a hassle to keep it clean.

I'll be able to use the shower tomorrow evening, and get really clean the way a spongebath isn't enough to do.
Your current home didn't have a shower?!?!?!?! Maybe I missed something...

[frizball]

Spinning kicked my butt backwards this afternoon. I forgot my water, so Tasha gave me a dollar to get some from the vending machine. Some people are so kind and generous, I wish everyone were like that.


It's hot EVERYwhere in Htown. Inside, Outside, In church, In the gym... it's like you can't escape it... the heat is bound to fry your brains out.


Oh... I went to fill my tires up with air after I went to the gym, and remembered I needed some stuff at the grocery- so I went in... in my biking spandex. :ph34r: People stared... and i wanted to tape a paper bag over my bum. But I made it out safe. :P

--leah

[Dalmaney]

It's finally my betime.

My computer is full of the kids music. Crazy rap-loving kids.

Tomorrow is another day... but not a very difficult one, hopefully.

[Sirius]

i am havingspace bar problems.

others arehere, but no one isposting.

crappycrap crap, does this meani needanew keyboard

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I hate it when my space bar skips...this one used to do it all the time

I need to go buy spray paint. Who runs out to buy spray paint at 1:30am? oh yeah....

So, I'm patiently waiting for the boy to finish obsessing over 'puter junk so we can go buy spray paint....now I'm obsessing about spray paint...

[Lilac]

Well, it's 3:13 Am...I was awoken by my dogs flipping out about something outside a little bit ago. Ended up going out to investigate but could find nothing. I've been on the internet for, what...20 minutes now and they're STILL flipping out, running from window to window like they're possessed. I don't know if I should go back out or what.

I don't want to call my father at this time of the night because of something so minor...but I want my Daddy! This is one of the times it sucks to be the only adult in the house...I hate being afraid! I HATE IT!!!!

I'm pretty sure that it's probably only an animal of somekind...but what freaks me out is that earlier today I got a call from this really weird guy I went to high school with...I mean I seriously HAVENT seen or spoken to this man since back then...and he just called this afternoon, out of the blue...talking as if no time at all had passed. I was rude and told him never to call me again. (I didnt like him back then, why even pretend I wanted to talk to him now?)

Oh well. The dogs continue to bark...I continue to sit here...I may go upstairs and get a gun. (Although for as long as I've lived here, I HAVE NEVER been frightened ennough to get out a gun.)

[Lilac]

awww, dont worry, helquin! :)

Things are settling down...and in the meantime I did go out and look around again. I noticed a garbage back had been dragged halfway across my backyard and torn to shreds...so I'm sure it was just some racoons (or maybe that damn bear)...so my adrenaline rush is subsiding.

It's so nice to know that someone is concerned about me, though. Thank you. That made me feel much better!




*I'll probably be going to bed soon...so goodnight sweetie!

[Lilac]

vanishing post phenom again...

tell me again why this happens?

I don't like it!

[hammerquill]

I'm glad Lilac's okay... Hope the adrenaline poisoning wears off soon.

Of course, if it was a bear, perhaps the gun would have been in order. Bear meat! ;)

We have some interesting wildlife around here from time to time, but no bears.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I shouldn't still be awake....

I should be in bed, but I'm not sleepy. Insomnia...I forgot to take my good night pills....

At least I got quite a bit accomplished tonight, er...last night...hm.

[nymphette]

i can't sleep... :( so i thought i better come on here and waste some time... it's better than laying in bed, frustrated that i can't sleep!!!

we leave in four hours... i guess it's good i am going with my mom, that way i can nap while she drives... in theory that is... i really can't sleep in a car, unless *I* am driving... :o i am too skittish about other people's driving...

i am a control freak..... drives my family nuts...

[nymphette]

anything else disturbed in your yard lilac??? i'd be freaking out if it was me- just because of the dogs freaking out!!!

i sometimes freak myself out, thinking about how close we are to the corrections centre... :P well, if someone escapes, they wont' go to regina to hide out, and balgonie, pilot butte and white city/emerald park are all bigger and 'known'... which leaves copper sands... <_<

yes, i know there are better things to worry about...

[nymphette]

must

get

sleep

[nymphette]

though to do that, i'd have to be in bed

which i'm not

craving black licorice ice cream

[nymphette]

we let julian's toad go on friday evening... i was afraid it wasn't getting enough to eat with us hunting fo rit and we just wanted to keep it so julian could study it and get a kick out of having a 'frog' for a pet... :P

guess what was sitting on our sidewalk by the deck tonight??? yup... waiting for us to feed it no doubt... fat lazy toad....

i guess after a week in captivity, it has become institutionalized.... :lol:

[nymphette]

that's it... i gotta get bck to bed!!!

miss all y'all!!!

at laest i thought to get some CD's for the trip!!!i'v e got fleetwood mac, the 'big chill' soundtrack, the police, the eagles, and (blush) garth brooks's 'the hits'.... heh heh!!!

[Dalmaney]

Good luck in Edmonton, Nymphette. Avoid everything I've seen on the Edmonton news in the last little while.

It is too early to be awake, and I will go back to sleep in a little while.

I will be so glad when the only problems I have to put up with are mine. I am getting tired of having to try to care about 18 people's incredibly important things. Like how there are no Glad containers. Why are you only discovering this at 730 am and what do you think I can do about it right now?!

[Obsidian_Cat]

Oooh, Lilac - it used to freak me out when my dog did that! Even though it's good, cause barking dogs usually scare creepy outside things away...

My cats think they're dogs, they go nuts over people and animals outside. Although mostly I think they just want to catch/play/get attention from whatever it is, and they don't bark of course!

I took my mommy to see Lyle Lovett last night - he played for 2-1/2 hours straight, and took a couple of requests! Wheeeee - it was fun.

[Larrissa]

morning! i am IMing with some stranger outside of nervousness. you all are being cheated on.

he has this link to a picture of his desktop, live. our conversation shows up on it. neeeat.

and um, i slept too long and have to do stuff today and call people. do i want to? nope. stupid counslers better help if i put out the effort to call them.

[kamoke]

who is this penny that sent me a RAK?!?! awesomely cool postcard though! I love it!

today I'm going to go up town with a friend and get some free money and whatnot

the world is a very small place.. haha, and my mom just told me that apparently my father is a drug addict.. :huh:
maybe thats why he's so crazy :lol:

er.. have a good day yall! :D

[Larrissa]

penny = penster

"My guess is that some people have had life bite them in the ass,and some havent. the ones that have, have quite a different view on life :P"

i pursue connection

[Obsidian_Cat]

I'm playing hookey from work today....

Tomorrow's Jerry Springer is "Fighting Lesbian Biker Babes."

Why do I pay for cable? :lol:

[siafu]

i am probably going to buy stock in columbia sportswear today. i should hurry up.

i am putting it off because i am chicken. bock.

but whatever. if i don't like it, i can forget ever doing it again and stick with my mattress.

[Larrissa]

[my nails have six different colors of polish]

[the kitten apparently ate an 8" length of string. it came out and my mom is so grossed out.]

[access granted.]

[tanagee]

There is a poster on every telephone pole in town advertizing $2000 reward for the safe return of what looks to be a lost yorkie puppy. I have a feeling said puppy has become dinner for the Coyotes.

When my dog freaks out for no apparent reason I fear there is an earthquake coming, animals can sense it coming well before it hits.

I finally went to K-Mart the other day and one of the Extreme Makeover 'contestants' works there. (The woman that looked like a used up old druggy-chick who had really bad teeth. click here for photo) (http://abc.go.com/primetime/extrememakeover/images/gallery/ep221/marilynda/gallery.html?photo=1)

[siafu]

and now she looks like a somewhat strumpet? weird. weird. weird. did you get her autograph?

i saw i robot last night. it was crap. but i liked it. there were things i liked about it. not the least of which was the animatronics. that was the best part of my weekend.

then i went grossery shopping.

[sarahkate]

~ Today is my first day of working 10 hour days. Going ok so far. I managed to wake up early enough to get here on time. Only about 5 more hours until I can go home. I'm halfway done - Wooohoo! This will be so worth having every Friday off.

~ I just had lunch but I'm still hungry.

~ Last night I had to drive my sister home to my dad's house which is out on a really curvy country road. It was way creepy considering that it was dark, raining and foggy. Oh and there were little frogs jumping out in front of my car all over the
place. I tried to avoid them but I fear that I may have hit a few. :(

[Larrissa]

i shouldnt harrass strangers thru AIM

my hair is now dyed, over dyed, its always dyed. this time is dark dark red.

the lawn needs to be mowed, by me, soon. very soon.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 - well, we just got called, so there's a viewing within the next hour

2 - we thought it was going to be a totally quiet day

3 - it's thundering, and will probably rain soon

[Curlita]

I wonder if she feels that having an extreme makeover has improved her overall quality of life?

I just got back from yoga and next I need to mop the floors.

It's not supposed to be as hot here today as it was yesterday. Fingers crossed.

[Curlita]

Fingers also crossed that the garbage men will take away the GINORMOUS pile of garbage we have out there. Otherwise we will need to sneak it into a dumpster in the dead of night.

I am drinking electrolyte enhanced Smart Water in hopes that it will make me perkier.

Failing that, I will have to go make some half-caf.

[Dalmaney]

I am drinking some home concocted iced coffee that is pretty darn good.

It is ridiculously hot outside.

Pete left for the city this morning, so I'm a single pseudo-parent for the next 2 days.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

Um...I just woke up :P

I did a lot last night. I'm so proud ;)

I'm trying to figure out what to do with the day...the library is calling to me...it's calling me a nerd.

[kamoke]

she probably feels a bit more confident.. I probably would

I used moms credit card the other day.. apparently it was her debit card :lol: oops

dinner is on the cook.. yumm

[Cuilanië]

Originally posted by Sirius+Jul 19 2004, 05:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sirius @ Jul 19 2004, 05:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cuilanië@Jul 18 2004, 12:34 PM
The apartment is blissfully empty - and clean.

I'm so looking forward to having my own place, though it'll be a hassle to keep it clean.

I'll be able to use the shower tomorrow evening, and get really clean the way a spongebath isn't enough to do.
Your current home didn't have a shower?!?!?!?! Maybe I missed something... [/b][/quote]
The tiling was old and water filtered through into the wall, leaking into the apartment below. The old tiles were removed weekend before last, and the tiling redone. The grouting should be dry now. I can put up with spongebaths, but I'm looking forward to using the shower again tonight...

I used to say the household chore I hated the most was cleaning the toilet, but that was before I ever had to clean an oven.

The semi-ex-inlaws are coming by tomorrow afternoon for the finishing touches in the shower. I should get beer or something to be hospitable, although I don't really feel like being hospitable to my ex's father right now.

[Cuilanië]

I'm craving junk food, but resisting. Soon it'll be a moot point, 'cause there won't be any to be had anywhere.

Think I'll have some pasta instead. At least I've got the makings of salad to go with it...

I wish I was headed west, like, now.

[Curlita]

Cheers to a finished bathroom. Living through a bathroom remodel is no mean feat. You should get YOURSELF some beer, Eve.

I'm afraid to say this lest something jinx it... but I think I am done cleaning!

I'm going to go make some electrolyte enriched lemonade to celebrate.

[kittymao]

It feels good to be here at Nervousness. For some wacky reason I think my depression's lifting. I can't put my finger on it- but it could be Ozzfest. *shrugs*

You know- it could also be the Vanilla Pepsi.

Or the knowldge that there is a videogame in the living room that I have yet to play...

[kittymao]

I'm thinking its the Nervousness-esh stuff.
I feel crafty.
Har.

[siafu]

i'm glad you're feeling better, kitty.

it's awesome having you around again.

leaving school is a big feat.

[Curlita]

The real estate agent is coming to take pictures of the house tonight. That means I have to make things look tidy as well as actually clean.

Why is it that the more things are happening in ones life, the more one wants to journal about it, yet one has no time because so many things are happening?

My lemonade did not turn out as well as I'd hoped. I guess I should have used actual lemons instead of lemon juice, but there is no way I would have spent the time necessary to squeeze actual lemons.

[Larrissa]

i mowed the lawn

i recieved my first two returns for collection LMAOs today

i have 5 internet minutes left

[Skilyne]

Today was not a bad day...but I am feeling sick. This happens often...and it annoys me. I'll get sick for a day...just randomly...then get better just like that.

I filed for the 4004 NYPD police examination. This has been my dream, but I have been too afraid to take that step and pursue it. But today, I decided that it was time to suck it up and go for it...the worst I can do is not make it.

I feel strangely relieved and excited. Ahhh....but now the studying must begin! Siafu...I am now joining you! :)

[Lilac]

My downstairs bathroom smells like broccoli.

I had an extremely stressful day at work.

Garbage was scattered all through my yard, but nothing else appeared to be touched.

[Skilyne]

Sorry about your stressful day at work Lilac!!! Hope things go better for you tommorow.

I am eating Cheez-its...and they are good. But they are just hitting the spot the way I wished they would.

I am going to get some pictures scanned for me tommorow...so I am hoping to post some pics from NYC. We'll see if it works out!

[Larrissa]

i dont get angry often

i dont know how to deal with it when it happens

she isnt answering her phone

[Larrissa]

its really getting on my nerves with the typo thing. and i cant edit an IM window. damn!

he makes me laugh

i have my first non-nervousness address to send to, whoooo

[hammerquill]

I got a parking ticket today.

I also got a hole in my much-abused left index finger. With a fairly dull object. Right next to the burn from last week.

And someone started turning left in front of me, and got me to give my brakes a serious test....

[hammerquill]

Despite the above, I had an okay day.

I realized over the weekend that, in a manner of speaking, I am actually being paid to watch movies. Just two or three.

However, they're so far movies you'd have to pay me to watch.

[Dalmaney]

My feet have big nasty blisters on them.

I am feeling sorta blue... I hope it doesn't last.

I fed myself some creamy hot chocolate and will put myself (and everyone else) to bed in half an hour.

[kamoke]

i miss blue..

I think I either have something wrong in my head, or it's starting to get bad.. I just remember one time where I was just yelling at myself, and I just couldn't stop.. it was like a one sided argument and I was hiding under the covers and everything.. I went in my moms room and layed in bed. I told her I was crazy and she laughed at me.

anyways, I typed a lot more rambling, blah ble blo blah blah?

[zanna]

i'm all alone here in radio land ..

today i saw murphy, talked online with dave, and spoke on the phone with him.

still my mind is rattled with indecision and laced with a guilt that i never thought i deserved.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I'm going to go get a soda soon...I drink too much soda these day :P ah well...I'm making up for that month where I didn't drink any

One of my cats is begging to come inside...he's very vocal. Makes me sad...wish he could come in...

I really miss the kitties...wish they could hang out all the time

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I watched intolerable cruelty today...it wasn't as good as I would have liked it to be...I dare say I didn't like it much at all...it had a few moments though

I've been reading Sandman comics again...makes me wanna start a comic of my own

I draw like a 5 year old and I have no stories to tell. It'll be the best comic ever!

[moonweaver]

My husband is working in Ft. Lauderdale for the second week in a row.

I miss him, but still I value my alone-time.

I went to see the new Harry Potter movie with him on Saturday.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by Skilyne@Jul 19 2004, 07:51 PM
I filed for the 4004 NYPD police examination. This has been my dream, but I have been too afraid to take that step and pursue it. But today, I decided that it was time to suck it up and go for it...the worst I can do is not make it.

~ That's so cool Skilyne! I really hope it all works out for you - it's nice to know that there are good people out there who want to be police. Sometimes I wonder how many cops are actually honest and trustworthy because there are lots of stories about corrupt cops around here, so it makes me feel good to know that there ARE honest & trustworthy people like Erica who want to get into that line of work. :)

~ I think Larrissa was in one of my dreams last night but now I can't remember what it was about! :unsure:

~ I'm wearing a green shirt. I look like a pea.

[Dalmaney]

I still have a giant blister on my right foot.

I think my friend will come visit me next weekend.

We should go to Jennifer's to eat. It's this restaurant that everyone around here RAVES about all the time.

[siafu]

go, skilyne! :D do you have a study guide?

last night, i printed out all the forms i need to fill out for artificial insemination. they'll probably sit around for some time. i got a couple things i gotta do.

i dreamed i was fighting with a biiig hairy bellied biker. i wasn't losing too badly. it was comical though.

[Larrissa]

i never used the word "mad" mister J.

today shall be a good day, as dercreed by me

i had a dream with namelessgirl in it the other night

[tanagee]

Originally posted by zanna@Jul 19 2004, 10:21 PM
today i saw murphy, talked online with dave, and spoke on the phone with him.

still my mind is rattled with indecision and laced with a guilt that i never thought i deserved.
Zanna, no guilt! you are 18 and heading off to college have fun, go on some dates, kiss a few boys. In 10 years you can settle down and have fond happy memories.

I am supposed to be leaving in 15 minutes, but I have not even taken a shower yet.

I wish the Border Collies next door would shut the F up! They bark all day at cars that drive by, the mailman, kids walking to and from school, ME...well only one of them barks at me the other 2 shut up when I tell them to.

[Skilyne]

That's so cool Skilyne! I really hope it all works out for you - it's nice to know that there are good people out there who want to be police. Sometimes I wonder how many cops are actually honest and trustworthy because there are lots of stories about corrupt cops around here, so it makes me feel good to know that there ARE honest & trustworthy people like Erica who want to get into that line of work. Thanks so much Sarahkate! You made me smile... :)

I don't have a study guide yet, but I am going to be going out later this evening to buy one. And there is also a study guide that the NYPD has put up online as well.

A lot of people I talk to do not seem to believe I will be able to make it as a NYC cop. This bothers me, because I think when someone has a dream that they have been thinking about since they were like 10, that you ought to be supportive. And they have stupid reasons too...like I am too short and thin, too good of a person, or that I won't be able to handle the physical end as much. But for pete's sake! There are many different roles within the NYPD...I don't HAVE to be a beat cop. Besides, I'm so much stronger than I look...you'd think by now people would realize that. (ok...gonna stop now. This is becoming more of a rant than a fact) :P

[sarahkate]

~ I went out to the grocery store to get something for lunch and I saw someone driving the wrong way in a lane! Luckily it was on the campus/plant where I work so there isn't a ton of traffic. One of the guards was yelling at the person though. :o

~ I also saw a man walking into a store with a hair net on. I thought it was a little bit funny.

~ Last night Cory was watching Fear Factor on tv. Two people had to lay in a big box of cockroaches. Ughhh. Gag!

[Cuilanië]

I'm eating a tuna and green apple salad. With balsamic vinegar. Good stuff.

I bought a piece of watermelon for the first time in ages, and it's GOOD.

This was my attempt to avoid pasta today, and so far it's working. :)

[siafu]

i have a new entry for my blog, but i can't remember my password.

i want a drum. i found a drum that comes with a free harmonica. good times.

i need to go do work. no more. i don't want to do any more.

[Cuilanië]

Something weird happened to the post above. Now going to fix it.

[sarahkate]

Originally posted by Skilyne@Jul 20 2004, 01:04 PM
Thanks so much Sarahkate! You made me smile... :)

~ You're very welcome. :D I think you have a really good chance of making it in. Even if you weren't strong at all they probably need to hire so many women to the force otherwise they could be sued for sexual discrimination so that alone gives you a good chance!

~ I wonder if one day I will see Skilyne on one of those real life cop shows. And I will wave at the tv and say "hello erica" and she won't say anything back to me because she will be on tv so she can't hear me of course. Though, Miss Skilyne will have to show us her purrty self soon so I will know what she looks like. :P

~ Yup, I'm a little bit crazy today.

[Cuilanië]

Go Theresa, you can do it! Just a few days more. :)

The shower has a new showerhead. :)

I have to vacate this apartment by Oct. 15th. Originally it was the 1st, but I got them to see it my way.

[Skilyne]

My purrty self? LOL...don't count on that! But I will get a picture up here one of these days...as soon as I get someone to scan some in for me!

Glad you got them to see it your way Cuilanie!

I hope that Lilac is having a better day at work today!

I just saw that Sarahkate has her birthday the day before mine. Go September Birthdays!!! :P

[Dalmaney]

I went grocery shopping again; today I spent $80 and bought a nice big tub of ice cream.

I might go see if the roof door is open. :ph34r:

Even though I shouldn't go up there, it would be the perfect place to lie in the sun and read and listen to music.

[Lilac]

I hope you're feeling better Skilyne!!!!!

I'm still having a pretty sucky day at work.

I'm tired and want to sleep.

[siafu]

thank you, e. i put that one line on my desktop :)

time for food.

and a practice test. wow. i'm so lucky. once, one of the review profs said that the kid he sat in front of to take a really hard bar said, you know, i hear some people take a course to study for this. :lol: that made me laugh.

[Lilac]

I'm in a deep blue funk because of my coworkers.

On the verge of tears.

Want to quit. Shouldnt have accepted offer.

[gwensmom]

Originally posted by Dalmaney@Jul 20 2004, 01:02 PM
I went grocery shopping again; today I spent $80 and bought a nice big tub of ice cream.


I guess $80 will get you one big-ass tub of ice cream!

I'm in a deep blue funk because of my coworkers.
Are they jealous of you because you are obviously so superior to them? Do I need to come up there and kick some butts?


It's hot as hell here today. It's plenty humid too. I wonder if hell is humid.

[Curlita]

Hugs to Lilac. Happy to come help kick butts with Sarah.

And applause to Sarah for her smartass comment about the ice cream. Hee hee! It made me titter.

I bought ice cream sandwiches on Sat and accidentally left them in the freezer here at work. Apparently our freezer here does not work very well, because it melted all over the fridge. My assistant had to clean it up and it could not be salvaged. :(

[Cuilanië]

Originally posted by Lilac@Jul 20 2004, 08:57 PM
I'm in a deep blue funk because of my coworkers.
Aww -- :hug: They'll get over it. Hey - maybe if they'd worked harder, and been creative enough to want to start their own businesses, they'd have been promoted too.

Curlita - I did have that beer. B)

I'm still hungry, but I don't know for what. :rolleyes:

My aunt and uncle are in Paris this week. I'm having dinner with them tomorrow. :)

[Skilyne]

:hug: :hug: :hug: Big Hugs to Lilac!!!

I will be happy to join the butt-kicking force and show your co-workers a thing or two!

I also enjoyed Sarah's comment about the ice cream... :P

[Lilac]

Yes! Everyone come and kick their butts! :yell:


I'm IM'ing with my sister right now. She wants to join in on the butt kicking, too.



She's sending me pictures to post on the picture threads to cheer me up. (I can't post some of them, though! ;) )

[zanna]

going out with dave to sit on motorcycles and take pictures.

i better go finish getting dressed ..

um, yeah.

[Dalmaney]

My sentence construction skills are on vacation for the summer.

There isn't a tub of ice cream big enough to feed my ravenous horde.

The Book Break next door makes a killing selling my kids ice cream and milk shakes.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I have a headache

my boy has a toothache

we're a grumpy bunch today

[frizball]

I went by work today and got my last check. The guy who I used to work with is now doing 11 hour shifts with no breaks. It's illegal and I hope this company crashes and burns.

At the gym this morning when i was lifting, a trainer was helping me out- he was v. attractive, but he kept stumbling over his words which I thought made him even cuter. Then instead of saying I'll let you ... he said I like you and I was like Gee, Thanks. HA Poor kid was embarrised.. oh well- he's still cute.


I got 2 new swimsuits. For 22 bucks a piece. What A STEAL! I love a good deal ;)


--Leah

[Dalmaney]

The Boy just called me... sigh.

It's raining and it's time for supper... two blocks away.

In the words of my granny, "You're made of neither sh*t nor sugar; you won't melt."

[Larrissa]

florida

impulsiveness

excellent

[Larrissa]

change of scenery

change of mental landscape

change is good

[Larrissa]

whoooo

yeeeeah

i think so, dont you?

[Larrissa]

i cant contain my joy!

ahhh yes

this is supreme

[siafu]

i agree

i concur

take your sunblock

[Larrissa]

why thank you miss T.

i havent done the other necessary yet

"take out the rambly parts" - hell no

[siafu]

and i appreciate you

and your good friends

and i appreciate myself for going to take a shower now.

bonus: i don't appreciate the following two things

extra idiot tasks
ebay sellers who are flaky

[Larrissa]

i have quite a potential mess suddenly

i shall inform you wonderful people of the outcome

but right now we are in ambigious mode

[Skilyne]

I just got back from the bar...where we were celebrating my friend's 23 birthday and her impending move to NYC.

I was very well behaved, and didn't drink anything...because I figured having been sick all day, it wouldn't be such a good idea.

But that Amaretto Sour looked SO GOOD!

I was carded 3 TIMES!!! I am going to be 23 in September, and I KNOW I look young...but seriously! 3 TIMES???!!!

[Death_Or_Aldona]

Law and Order is on in the next room....the one with Ice-T

This is the second time Ice-T has come up today

The TV is ALWAYS on in the next room....it drives me a lil nutty...sometimes Ice-T Law and Order is on and I can hear him in my dreams....not good....we need a door on our bedroom in a bad way...

[gwensmom]

Sending good karma to Robyn and Harrison in Edmonton. I hope it is going ok.

The people in my ballet class said they would pay me to make them casseroles. I might try it. At worst, I would have a lot of extra food on my hands and I can freeze it and feed it to Gwensdad later.

So does this make me a professional chef?

[Larrissa]

happiness

the unknown

moronic grins

[Helquin]

befuddlement

the banal

wry smiles

[Lilac]

Kevin took me to the movies earlier to cheer me up. We were planning on seeing Fahrenheit 9/11, but he said that after my horrible day at work I needed to see something light and funny, so we went to Anchorman.

It was hysterical!


Kevin is incredible.

[Lilac]

....and here's the sweetie...


http://img49.photobucet.com/albums/v150/TamShad/sexy.jpg

[Lilac]

? ? ?

Why are my posts always dissapearing???

[Dalmaney]

I have given casseroles as thank-you gifts.

I have recieved (gratefully!) casseroles when my mom was in the hospital and I was keeping my dad and little brother alive.

I love homemade macaroni and cheese.

[siafu]

i don't have to make phone calls if i don't want to.

dammit.

kapische?

[hammerquill]

I had this great idea on the weekend.

But I got distracted by all the stuff I had to do.

Now it may be too late, even assuming I can get it together.

[zanna]

there was a stolen kiss.

that no one should seem to care about.

yet for the life of them, it mattered the world.

[hammerquill]

I have spent much of this evening so far breaking CDs and editing the Bible.

There are reasonable explanations for both of these.

But I prefer to be cryptic.

[Cuilanië]

First thought upon waking up this morning: 'It was a dream. Thank God.' I had the grossest dream ever... I was catching cockroaches for an experiment, and a big one jumped into my left eye. ewww. <shudder> I think I had a double personality in that dream, too.

I'm tired. Didn't sleep properly, with the light on and all...

I can't see the picture Lilac posted...

[siafu]

sorry for being a spaz earlier.

i'm nice now.

i was doing a practice test today. i told you that. i was keeping score like it was the old guy muppets in the balcony versus me. i have learned their names too. statler and waldorf. so it was s&w v. t. final score for today... 34 v. 51. home girl wins. tomorrow i must whip them soundly.

ps. don't worry if that score looks semi-dismal. some of the stuff is learn as you go---we never even breathed a word about it in school.

[Helquin]

Today I was prescribed bifocals: the middle-age equivalent of a bar mitzvah :violin: :lol:

I miss bluecrayon :mellow: When is she coming back?

I have been thinking about a random act of public art :ph34r:

[hammerquill]

For a little while there, I was afraid my mouse was dying.

But I performed some emergency surgery, and it's all okay now.

Swiss Army knives are useful!

[Larrissa]

amazingly enough, i have come in contact with lots of secrets in the past month or more and have kept them. most of them. the ones that matter.

oh hell, i feel bad about It on one side

and full of happy angst on the other side

[Obsidian_Cat]

I don't care.... I must convince myself!

Emergency mouse surgery sounds intriguing... hope it didn't involve stitches!

I've been doing genealogy research to keep my mind off things...

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i want to know why it is so hard to search and find the distance between two cities (not travel time, distance)

2 my wrist hurts

3 i've got stuff to do

[Lilac]

Things pretty much suck again today here at work. There are some people who seem to be genuinely happy for me...but the others make me feel so miserable...like I did something horrible.

I know I should just dismiss it, but it's not that easy.

My feeling are really hurt. :'(

[frizball]

I went to see Napoleon Dynamite the other night. It was possibly the funniest movie I have ever seen. EVERYone go see it- you will not be disappointed. ;)

I talked to this boy last night. We used to be friends, but then he was very mean and he and my other friend abandoned me. It was a pleasant chat, but it made me think of the past. Sortive like tearing open an old wound.


I have given up drinking for my health and because of all the people around me with drinking problems. Some friends treat me like I'm a child b/c I refuse to drink. Scuse my french but F that. :angry:

[siafu]

i'm sorry your feelings are hurt!

i hope those who are being unkind get a grip.

i could sing a song for you. how about 'don't let me down, bruce' by electric light orchestra.

and.........YOU GO frizball. do what you wanna, in that regard.

[frizball]

Thanks Siafu :)

Lilac, I wish I could send you a hug on the computer..but we aren't that far along yet :P technology wise I mean. Hope your day gets better. You can tell your coworkers I said to sod off.


I forgot I was doing laundry.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Both of my web sites are down, and my blog.... how annoying!

frizball - anyone that treats you like a child for making an informed decision for your own well being is, well - childish! Peer pressure is nothing if not immature.

I'm sorry to hear about work, Lilac... that just stinks, but I've been there! Pooh on them. :(

[frizball]

I agree

I am gona go now everyone! thanks for the fun as always.


Gotta go take care of that laundry :P

--leah

[Obsidian_Cat]

I must leave and give Yogi the cat a pill.

And scavenge something for dinner!

And paint some. :D

[kittymao]

today was the first time eve I changed my own tire. and it was the back one. I rock! Heh. Let's forget the part that I put on the tube AND the tire backwards, okay?

Uhm. I'm very intent on swimming today- in fact, I'm here in my bathing suit, just catching up so's I kin jump in.

There was something else but I fergot.

[gwensmom]

I should be sticking address labels on 600 envelopes right now.

The transmission in my vehicle is acting funny. :unsure: I hope it won't be expensive to take care of it.

There are 2 1/2 weeks until Gwen's regular school starts again. I think I'm going to make it! :yay:

[tanagee]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Jul 21 2004, 01:44 PM
The transmission in my vehicle is acting funny.  :unsure: I hope it won't be expensive to take care of it.

My hubby charges $750-1700 just to re-build a tranny, he doesn't install them, his are high performance hot-rod tranny's. Standard labor is usually around $75 per hour. He used to work for a Chevy dealer in IL.

Beware of places like Aamco.

What kind of car is it? What is it doing? I can ask him what you should expect to pay.

edited to add: I asked him what a typical tranny job (remove, rebuild and replace) should cost; he said about $1000.00

[Cuilanië]

Dinner with aunt and uncle was good.

Paris on a summer evening without one's love loses a good part of its charm.

I mis-swallowed my pill, and now it's stuck at the back of my throat. sigh.

[Curlita]

Hugs to Lilac. Rise above the petty workplace jealousies!

I brought my dog to work today, as there was a real estate agents' open house at our home and he has been determined to be detrimental to the home-selling process.

He has been meandering around the museum exploring, his too-long toenails click click clicking. I wish he would lay down and eat his pork twist.

[Curlita]

According to the real estate agent, a lot of people are interested in our house. We might not have to keep it immaculate for very long! Fingers crossed!

Number of people who have asked me if I'm sure I'm not having twins: 3

Weeks until we close on the new house: also 3

[Death_Or_Aldona]

so...curlita...are you SURE you're not having twins??? tee-hee

Our neighbor had a bouncing baby girl last night

I'm only assuming that she's bouncing...I haven't seen her yet :P

[kamoke]

very small world... apparently my dad is a well known chap

I regret not taking that chance. arg.. ;)

my ankle clicks when i walk ;)

[Obsidian_Cat]

I'm starting to get a headache, so I should probably go to bed.

I started to clean up the kitchen, but somehow ended up on the computer!

The cats have finally settled down, so I guess I should too...

Nite! -_-

[Larrissa]

i may have made a real life friend.

it takes awhile to call someone "friend"

james has an adorable accent.

[Skilyne]

I am sending hugs to Lilac! And I'm glad that you had a nice time with Kevin last night!!! :wub:

I miss Bluecrayon too.

I am SO THIRSTY for some reason...I just can't stop drinking!

[tanagee]

I thought my scanner was coming from Pleasanton, CA which is 5 hours north of here and where Visioneer is located. But it is coming from North Carolina which is really far from here, so I won't get it until Friday :(

A friend of ours who does appliance repair came by and looked at our washing machine, it will be $300 to fix it. I paid $350 for it 6 years ago so I guess it won't be getting fixed. :wacko:

But, if I wash on the gentle cycle, keep the front panel off, have the fan blowing on the motor and only do a few loads over a few hours time I can atleast get some laundry done til we can afford to buy the cool one I want.

[gwensmom]

Mad hijinks in Tennessee (http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/07/20/cheesy.arrest.ap/index.html)

Too bad he didn't have a monkey with him.

edited to add: I asked him what a typical tranny job (remove, rebuild and replace) should cost; he said about $1000.00
Holy $^#*!!! I'm hoping it just needs more fluid or something. It's Ford Windstar piece-of-shit minivan I have to drive because it was the only handicap-accessible thing we could afford. The transmission has been acting sluggish and today it kind of bucked really hard. I want one of Mr. Gee's high performance hot-rod transmissions!

[Cuilanië]

The roommate's acting all pissy again. I'm tired of wondering 'what got up his nose this time'.

I'm making coffee, in a rare act of pulling myself away from the computer long enough to do it. :rolleyes:

If the weather holds nice and clear, I might go out and sit in the sun. :)

[Lilac]

I got up to go pee and couldnt resist popping into the forums for a minute or two!

I've been laying awake most of the night dreading going to work in the morning. (Actuallly I'll be getting up "officially" in about 2 hours.) Waaaaaaaa! :'(

I think I made the wrong decision. :(

[Cuilanië]

Lilac - :hug: - don't let them see how much it bothers you. You're better than those petty jealous people deserve!

The problem with coffee - and most hot drinks - is that it cools way too fast.

I want a change of breakfast from my usual muesli-with-fresh-banana-and-milk, but I forgot to get honey and good bread. Guess I'll have to [gasp!] go out before breakfast.

The current problem with my growing hair is the part that hangs on my forehead. :rolleyes:

[Lilac]

Thanks Cuilanie! :hug: :)

[Cuilanië]

:)



I'm shedding a lot of hair these days.

It looks like another hot, hazy, humid day out there...

And I have to get going. 11am already. :wave:

[Obsidian_Cat]

It's another day in the neighborhood...

I'm ready for a change.

I'm also ready for a cup of tea.

[Obsidian_Cat]

It's too quiet here.

I guess I'll work.

I'm sure someone needs a phone call returned.... :blink:

[Larrissa]

my belly hurts from laughing

they arent that funny

but i love them

[Curlita]

Originally posted by Death_Or_Aldona@Jul 21 2004, 06:30 PM
so...curlita...are you SURE you're not having twins??? tee-hee

1. Et tu, DOA, et tu?

2. Exhibit A: count 'em, one fetus

http://rapunzal3.walagata.com/USViewOneSM.jpg

3. My belly itches. I think I have a rash.

[Larrissa]

i spent my hours already, its 9am.

he was here, it was good

i dont know about this other one ...

[Obsidian_Cat]

Somebody needs to kick my ass and get me out of this mood....

Or maybe I just need a new kitten!

Are you sure, Curlita? What's that... right... there...??? :lol:

[thunderstorm_19]

1. ugh. boys are stupid.

2. i'm tired.

3. i've got loads to do this afternoon.

[Sirius]

Oh Gwensmom, that is worthy of just posting the article for those who won't use the effort to follow the link!

Cheesy, nude Monn arrested
Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Posted: 12:43 PM EDT (1643 GMT)


MARYVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Michael P. Monn's birthday celebration went a little awry when he was arrested while drunk, nude and covered with nacho cheese.

Monn was detained early Sunday as he ran toward a Jeep in the parking lot outside a swimming pool snack bar.

According to police, he was stark naked and was carrying a box of Frito Lay snacks and a container of nacho cheese.

"The male had nacho cheese in his hair, on his face and on his shoulders," Maryville Police Department officer Scott Spicer said.

"The nude male had a strong odor of alcohol and was semi-incoherent."

Investigators suspect Monn climbed an 8-foot fence, broke into the pool snack bar through a window, threw nacho cheese on a wall and scattered chips on the ground.

About $40 in chips and $7 in nacho cheese were stolen.

Monn was charged with burglary, theft of less than $500, vandalism less than $500 and public intoxication and was cited for indecent exposure.

He was held at the Blount County Jail in lieu of a $9,300 bond.

It was Monn's 23rd birthday.

[Curlita]

Cheese only on his head and shoulders? I'm a bit disappointed, as the first paragraph suggested that he'd actually rolled in the cheese.

Maybe it's just cuz I'm pregnant, but the story kinda made me hungry.

Speaking of pregnant, where is Julie? We need another pregnant lady around here for you people to pick on. ;)

[Obsidian_Cat]

Originally posted by thunderstorm_19@Jul 22 2004, 11:21 AM
1. ugh. boys are stupid.

YES!!! That's the problem exactly! :lol:

I'm living in the moment and really enjoying this beautiful, frothy, warm cup o' chai.

And the oatmeal cookie that went with it. (They were out of peanut butter).

[siafu]

Speaking of pregnant, where is Julie? We need another pregnant lady around here for you people to pick on.

i'm woooooorking on it. i have narrowed it down to thirty six possible midwives and some class i should go to in august.

i rather must work on essays. stress diversion, i guess.

i need my planner.

[Cuilanië]

Awwwwww... (that's for the ultrasound picture.) :)

My aunt gave me a pot of peanut butter and a can of maple syrup. She felt she had to rescue me from the culinary dearth of this country. :rolleyes:

I wonder how Lilac's doing today. And bluecrayon. But wasn't Julie due sometime soon?

The monkey's going good, I've assembled the first two pieces and they match...

[thunderstorm_19]

i think i read that julie's due the 28th of july. :)

i'm joining ebay.

i keep typing ebday.

[Cuilanië]

I should start sorting out my books, to figure out which ones I want to keep when I move. That's bound to be a wrenching experience.

The Brat (a.k.a. my roommate - that's what I call him [to myself of course] when he's being pissy) shut himself in the bathroom and will hog it for an undetermined length of time. I'm tired of having roommates...

I've been looking at apartments. Chances are I can't afford to stay in Paris past October, unless I want to put up with even less amenities than I enjoy here.

[zanna]

well, dave invited me to go up to helen, ga for the weekend with him and some friends who are renting a cabin.

i agreed to go.

it seems like it will be fun ..

[Death_Or_Aldona]

I keep flipping ideas back and forth

I just don't know what to do with myself today

Maybe I should go out...going out tends to cost money though...meh...

[Lilac]

Still sucks.

Not much time to write.

Busy, busy, busy...which is good because it keeps me from having to asscociate with anyone here.

[Skilyne]

I am annoyed, because I can not figure out how to post a picture in my post here. Everyone else seems to be able to do it...so why am I not figuring out how???!!!

I have pictures from NYC to share.

I am going to be brave and post one of myself. :P

[gwensmom]

:yell: I am so pissed off at Lilac's co-workers!!! Those jerks need to get over themselves.

I can't wait to see a picture of Skilyne!

I forgot to label the oatmeal and the babysitter fed Gwen my oatmeal. (Gwen eats quick oats because her delicate gastrointestinal system cannot handle the regular oats that I eat.) Subsequently, my poor baby threw up 3 times at school today.
:(

I hate it when I am a bad mommy.

The transmission is ok. The transmission fluid was low and sludgy. They drained it and added new and I am back on the road.

[tanagee]

Originally posted by siafu@Jul 22 2004, 10:33 AM
Speaking of pregnant, where is Julie? We need another pregnant lady around here for you people to pick on.

i'm woooooorking on it. i have narrowed it down to thirty six possible midwives and some class i should go to in august.


1. I need to stop sleeping on the couch, but I AM working on it! My window of opportunity is closing though. I want to have a baby BEFORE I turn 35. Even though that is 14 months away, hubby and I are going to be in separate states during my Sept. egg