Three random facts:

[Lorrell]

1. Such :naughty: cooks! And to think I've been using cornstarch as a thickening agent! Tsk


2. Got home and it was already dark but I got the mail out of the box anyways, check it out on that thread, "What did you find in your box today?" etc.


3. I'm caved in good with some silver bullets and Marilyn Monroe in "River of No Return" I might even screw with my sewing machine and cuss a little.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i still can't believe that those people are not joking.


it's starting to get late. i'm not really sure if that's important or not....

i feel discontent. i don't even know why.

[Zhenechka]

I went to Williams-Sonoma with ptichka because we have four hundred odd dollars in gift certificates to spend there.

We bought a thirty-two-dollar grill pan.

We mocked just about everything else in the store.

[Helquin]

Williams-Sonoma can be a very mockworthy experience. It's quite a shiny place.

I always leave impressed with the range of specialized implements.

Um, yeah. Forgot that third fact... It must be bedtime.

[Zhenechka]

I find it difficult to take a store selling twelve-dollar jars of cinnamon-sugar for toast seriously.

I find it even more difficult to take people who can't mix sugar with cinnamon on their own seriously.

I don't know how we're going to spend all of that money there.

[Helquin]

I recommend the raspberry seed tweezers. :lol:

I hope it doesn't rain again tomorrow. I need a peek at that sunshine.

My timing/schedule/whatever is crappy this week. Yikes.

[hammerquill]

According to a statistical study done at UC Berkeley (http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/new_web/VOTE200...ction04_Sum.pdf (http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/new_web/VOTE2004/election04_Sum.pdf)) Bush got 130,000 more votes than he should have in the Florida counties that used electronic machines rather than paper ballots.

One line from the report is "We can be 99.9% sure that these effects are not attributable to chance."

It would have taken more than that to swing Florida, but what about those closer states?

[Helquin]

Actually, there is quite a movement supporting recounts and voter fraud investigations in several states.

I was surprised to learn that one major obstacle challengers face in Ohio is the amount of money it costs just to request a vote audit. Apparently the filing fees are formidable.

Why aren't people more alarmed that the government charges money to ensure justice?! :blink:

[siafu]

i'm sufficiently alarmed.

but then i've become a lawyer zombie and get to hear the justifications behind the evil.

i hope my zombie innoculations hold out.

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Zhenechka+Nov 19 2004, 07:58 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Zhenechka @ Nov 19 2004, 07:58 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I went to Williams-Sonoma with ptichka because we have four hundred odd dollars in gift certificates to spend there.

We bought a thirty-two-dollar grill pan.

We mocked just about everything else in the store.
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Originally posted by Helquin@Nov 19 2004, 08:22 PM
Williams-Sonoma can be a very mockworthy experience. It's quite a shiny place.

I always leave impressed with the range of specialized implements.

Um, yeah. Forgot that third fact... It must be bedtime.
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I had a $75 gift certificate there. Before I went in, knowing their product ie; $500 stand mixers, I wondered if I would find anything I would actually need within my price range.

I bought a grill pan also (on sale), a small stainless steel frying pan that has revealed itself to be useless (everything sticks), and some measuring spoons that will fit inside spice jars. I got some change back too.
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I find it difficult to take a store selling twelve-dollar jars of cinnamon-sugar for toast seriously.

I find it even more difficult to take people who can't mix sugar with cinnamon on their own seriously.

I don't know how we're going to spend all of that money there.
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I bought a Schilling brand jar of cinnamon-sugar ONCE but it was only $2-$3. Now I have one of those shakers that traditionally have dried red pepper or parmesan in them filled with my cinnamon-sugar.

I recommend the raspberry seed tweezers.
my favorite are the special little shrimp forks.

[namelessgirl]

I started building my bed and then got distracted by a phone call and Larrissa's request to grocery shop... now it is late and I haven't finished it. I have to be up in 6-1/2 hours.

My grandfather took pity on me and sent me a surprise check in the mail because he knows how tight things have been lately.

He wrote "Mac n Cheese" on the memo line, so I'm going to take a picture in the grocery store of me pushing a huge cart of mac n cheese and mail it to him. He'll love it. Hell, the whole town will probably hear about it.

[Lorrell]

1. My but I'm up late tonight...J finally got home after sitting in a police




road block on Hwy 60...just outside Bartow. Damn the revenoors!



Bloomers on, Night creepers.........boom boom noisey late night.

[zanna]

i'm tired of fire alarms.

i'm tired of all the kids sneaking onto the roof though the attic and making the loudest noises like my ceilings about to collapse in on me.

and i'm tired of the term paper i haven't even started on.

[zanna]

do do do.

no one's here.

it hasn't been the same around here for some months. i can't quite place my finger on the exact reason though.

[Zhenechka]

We're having a dinner party tonight.

I'd much rather make stuff than clean the apartment and cook.

Ptichka's still in bed.

[Zhenechka]

Originally posted by tanagee@Nov 20 2004, 01:10 AM
I had a $75 gift certificate there. Before I went in, knowing their product ie; $500 stand mixers, I wondered if I would find anything I would actually need within my price range.

I bought a grill pan also (on sale), a small stainless steel frying pan that has revealed itself to be useless (everything sticks), and some measuring spoons that will fit inside spice jars. I got some change back too.

I bought a Schilling brand jar of cinnamon-sugar ONCE but it was only $2-$3. Now I have one of those shakers that traditionally have dried red pepper or parmesan in them filled with my cinnamon-sugar.
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We've had a friend clue us in on how to get the most bang for your buck there. We're waiting until after Christmas to pick up some red silicone spoons.

I think that my parents once bought the same Schilling cinnamon-sugar. We then used that jar to hold the homemade stuff.

The kitchen towels are pretty reasonably priced, however. Maybe we'll get some of those.

[Larrissa]

three

days

off :yay:

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i actually managed to get some sleep last night!

why do i still feel tired.....

i have yet to decide what my plans are for today. i think it's going to involve taking those long overdue pictures for that lmao.

[namelessgirl]

I so did not want to get out of bed this morning. My back kind of hurts from sleeping on the floor. I guess maybe bed building should be my priority tonight.

I'm obsessed with constantly reorganizing my to-do list and my budget. It doesn't give me more free time or any extra money, but somehow it makes me feel better.

Yeah. You got a problem with that? :ph34r:

[Larrissa]

sorta, but you do what yer going to do :D

semi-obscene postcards = nearly done

its hot in here

[namelessgirl]

"so take off all your clothes" :P

work needs to end soon. please please please. i can't keep my eyelids open much longer.

i need to do those antibush atcs this weekend as well as my altered nail pouch. larrissa has to make atcs too!

[velma]

i just realized i was logged in all night--never logged out from yesterday

i blame it on my cold or sinusitis or allergies or whatever the hell i have

i'm sitting here huddled under a blankie feeling sorry for myself...

[Larrissa]

hotmail is being pissy, and it makes me pissy.

tolerance to substances sucks. i remember when four shots of espresso would have me entirely wired. but no more. <_<

the day off is rocking. and being sloooow. thank you jesus, you sweet pimp, you.

[Lorrell]

1. I see someone giving up her life in this small town today. Last month she had a nervous breakdown and the police came with the Baker Act and hauled her away screaming in a patrol car. She had been trying to deal with being an elementary school teacher, the breakup of her marriage and subsequent divorce, and had been taking various forms of perscribed medication. It's too sad, and I thought she was very brave to have tried to cope on her own for as long as she did.



2. I see that some people are moving her things out of the house and a "For Sale" sign is posted, probably some of her relatives, realtors or whomever they are.


3. Maybe she's still in the hospital, I don't know, she tried to holler a phone number to me while she was in the squad car but when I called it I never got though, just a recording to leave my number and they never returned the call.

[velma]

That's a sad tale...

I feel less sorry for myself, sitting here on my pampered couch with a laptop, blankie and orange juice...

It's scary what they can do to people...

[namelessgirl]

I need a vacation from myself.

Today I must: buy website, make goodie bags, finish newsletter. Crap.

Tonight I must: build bed, make atcs, do laundry. Double crap.

[Larrissa]

people i contacted but shouldnt have: Z.

currently obsessed with: star punch, and pink thread zigzag stitch.

on repeat: the super mix

[Helquin]

oh wow Lorrell's story about her neighbor has left me speechless...

I was gonna post about my crazy neighbor, but now I feel like being nice to him.

I'll say Hi when I go out. He's building some very bizarre structure out on his porch. :huh:

At first I thought it was a picnic table, but it's going off in a whole 'nother direction now.

I'm wondering where it's going to go, because it's already too big to get through his front door...

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i don't have much to say today

blah.

i feel like lurking. feel free to hate me for it....

[namelessgirl]

i grrr at the Z from afar. much like you grrr at the C from upclose.


my tummy is rumbling. i'm wondering if "they" would let me drive home for lunch? :mellow:


i still have to make goodie bags and all that other stuff. i just spent an hour organizing shit and swearing under my breath at my coworkers for their lazyness.

[Christine_0701]

i splurged and got some pizza and a slice of cake today

i got Passion of the Christ in the mail today...gonna watch it on Friday

:D 3 more days until HP is released :D

[namelessgirl]

only two hours til i go home.

this is the best family portrait ever. (wait for it)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Zecretknock/ATT83438.gif

[Lorrell]

1. I just got a telephone call from a friend in Canada. :(


2. She's not very happy up there. :'(


3. 5 ATC's so far.... :) still here in Floriduh

[Lorrell]

1. Scary Sarah! Call the exorcist!


2. I've been thinking of taking a class in exorcism, there seems to be such a need these days. :huh:


3. How are the mice and rats doing, Those look like rat teeth to me! :lol: :evil:

[Larrissa]

thats scarier than that other thing i just read, by far. other than of course, my own inclsuion which, still, makes me feel icky.

i doubt i will get a response from Z. i want to know voodoo to make his balls fall off.

i clearly am in love with my clear vinyl. im makin a purse.

[namelessgirl]

i want to know voodoo to make his balls fall off.


actually, that doesn't take voodoo. didn't i lend you my pocketknife already?? :P

god i'm glad to be off work until monday.

so many phone calls to make. damned free weekend cell minutes.

[siafu]

i'm awfully sleepy.

i'm going to a planetarium laser show tonight.

i wish i could sew and write at the same time.

[Larrissa]

i wish i didnt have to pee so often. but coffee and alcohol both will do that to a person.

my vinyl purse is rockin, i think im gonna keep it.

today was Art day. the next day off, tomorrow, will hopefully be Cleaning day.

[Larrissa]

dear lord?

that is a massive volume of kitty.

and i love love love it.

[Lilac]

A conundrum.

at work

and I can't really talk about it.

[Larrissa]

hell to the :ph34r: things we cant post about!

i hope your okay and breathing enough, miss Tam.

my tummy growls at my neglect.

[Helquin]

Originally posted by namelessgirl@Nov 20 2004, 04:19 PM
this is the best family portrait ever. (wait for it)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Zecretknock/ATT83438.gif
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OK, that surprised the heck out of me :blink:

:lol:

There's some mighty fast posting goin' on around here tonight... I can't keep up. I'll just read for a while.

Neighbor Guy's mysterious woodworking project is starting to look like a kind of primitive bicycle rack. For like a really HUGE bicycle. :huh: I think he may be improvising...

He would make a good anthropology project.

[Lorrell]

1. It's nice that your taking an interest in him and his project. :D

2. My neighbors are envious of my tomatoes and lack of hurricane distruction in my yard, all my trees are standing tall.

3. They think I am a witch because after 3 hurricanes I didn't have to call FEMA or the insurance company and didn't lose a shingle or have to file a claim. :D

[Helquin]

I'm listening to Laura Flanders' weekly radio show. She's really good!

I admire people who can remain so levelheaded and calm in political discussions. :lol:

I guess it must be like the "professional demeanor" any of us has when dealing with kooks and cranks at our jobs. I'm still impressed, though!

Beautiful day out today, btw. :)

[Christine_0701]

I bought an embroidery hoop today to help with my beading

I have basically no homework to do this weekend, except catch up on reading for psych...

And start writing my notes in my psych text, in prep for the final :lol:

[Larrissa]

embroidery hoop would solve SO many of my problems. im gonna have to pursue this. and a thimble. good christ a thimble. i could fill a freaking thimble with the blood of my sewing accidents ....

ack i dont wanna but i said i would and it could be good for me.

im gonna go demand he do the same. demanding never worked in the past, some people are amazingly obstinant.

[Larrissa]

lilac just called :o sara talked to her. nooooooo! im scared :D

thats all.

[Larrissa]

yes you!

[namelessgirl]

Well i *was* talking to lilac. gabby guts has since taken over the phone. :P i'll get it back soon though ( i hope).

we had veggie ramen soup for dinner and it was yummy.

*rubs hands together evily* the commune grows. mwahahahaha.

[gwensmom]

Gwensdad and I went out to lunch together today!

Then we went shopping and bought a huge icky recliner. We need it for Gwens overnight babysitters to sleep in while Gwen is asleep. Recliners look horrible but they sure are comfy.

There were some really weird people in the recliner store.

What is Lilac saying?

[namelessgirl]

We're trying to convince her to come visit and we're asking about her farmland (potential commune relocation! she has many acres!). she's really neat. for being all shy, larrissa sure is giggling a lot. shhhh don't tell her i said she giggled. oh wait. you can read this too huh? :P

i finally started working on finishing an old project tonite, repainting a wooden shelf for the bathroom. i can't decide if i want to just paint it, or mod podge stuff on it.

we just had a glitter fight. i so won. :D :evil:

[namelessgirl]

so Larrissa talks to her for like AN HOUR and then just hangs up without handing the phone back to me. WHAT THE FREAKING HECK!?!?

I'm told there will be a visit though and that totally rocks my socks.

Tea monkey says you should go take a shower and rinse off the glitter. :P

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i haven't been drinking all evening. really...i swear.

a commune sounds nice right about now.

my mom keeps calling and i keep not answering the phone

[ebandit]

I want Lilac to stop by and visit me.....unless she is flying down...it is on the way..sorta..

[Lilac]

Hey Gene, just visit FLA when I visit!

I'll probably fly...but hey...maybe I'll drive just so I can make a detour to Alabama!

And Tennessee...to see Gwensmom!

[Larrissa]

love and

love

and happyhappy purses!

[gwensmom]

Originally posted by Lilac@Nov 20 2004, 11:01 PM
And Tennessee...to see Gwensmom!
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Eeek - better start cleaning up the house! How long do I have until you get here?

Three random things to do tomorrow:

Stay in bed as long as possible
unravel a sweater and wind the yarn into balls
get some packages ready to mail

[Lilac]

Oh, don't worry Gwensmom! Not until spring sometime!

And don't even worry aboput your house!

Have you seen my basement lately?

[Lilac]

Sara and Larrissa sound very innocent!!! :lol:

and they're both incredibly cool!

I don't think Larrissa giggled all that much! I'm sure I did much more giggling! :lol:

[Larrissa]

i am reminded of SEWING MISSION. and TWO MORE DAYS OFF. and im considering going for the 12 shot record for espresso. mmmmm. this is surely going to bring about one of those "quitting" times i go through ....

god we must use assloads of electricity.

im having an affair with the words "yer" and "fer" please. forgive me.

[Lilac]

I guess I'm going to have to haul my ass up to bed.

Damn, I hate freaking deadlines!

Especially when involves working in the office, alone with my boss.

Bah!

[Larrissa]

evil bosses are bad.

boys doing really stupid things isnt good either

holy holy hell. now im gonna worry and i dont even know if im able to talk about it.

[Zhenechka]

When everyone was typing about Z., I got worried. I suppose that I'm a narcissisist (who can't spell!).

Our guests just went home.

We had venison and gnocchi for dinner. YUM!

[Larrissa]

Z = espo = asshat = james number 2. NOT The James, Keeper of our Forums Addiction.

why do i let myself get so angry over other peoples situations?

why does it bother me soooo very much?

[Zhenechka]

Well, I feel better now.

I'm going to have a glass of water.

And then scoodle into bed.

[namelessgirl]

Sara and Larrissa sound very innocent!!!

OK Lilac, you win. That's by far the funniest thing everrrrrrrr.

One of the kitties is asleep on my cutting mat. He's so cute.

I don't think I'm going to get my bed built tonite. Again. :mellow:

[Helquin]

I just opened a can of Coke and now I'm suddenly nodding off... <_<

I hate it when my choice is Consume or Sleep. It seems a terrible shame to waste that pop, though.

Yeah, I know. Some of you kooks call it "soda" :lol:

[namelessgirl]

I'm going upstairs to tack up a wallhanging. The bed is not being assembled tonite.

Ms Larrissa will be taking over for the duration.

Please direct all requests/comments/complaints to her. Beverage service will begin in the rear of the cabin and proceed in an orderly fashion. Please have proper change in the smallest denominations possible when ordering alcoholic beverages.

[Helquin]

I'm having a rare moment of missing Florida...

This time of year is better there than here.

I had to institute media blackout. The world is blowing my mind.

I don't mind being torn between a giggle & a sob. I just don't like it to happen during the news.

[Larrissa]

im worried about my recent lack of news. someone Great once said its an important time to be paying attention.

oh good good. the verge of tears. with the whole blank entirety thing is happening. i dont like it, dont like it at all.

im gonna hit the alcohol.

[Christine_0701]

i'm gonna go to bed

well, not really, i'm gonna go read in bed

gotta finish my great condensed story

[Larrissa]

i have puttered in this damn depression for an hour or two, enough!

i dont want to sleep.

so very tired of it all.

[Larrissa]

oh my god :mellow:

i had no idea this even existed

hot hell, this pain.

[Larrissa]

ive been up all night, yes the sun is coming up.

loved.

goodness.

[ebandit]

It is raining here.

Not many people online this morning

I feel like I miss all the fun since I don't stay up all nite

[Zhenechka]

Me too, but my warm bed is so nice.

I'm going to attempt (again) to make a Jacob's ladder.

I'm thinking about not reading the news anymore.

[namelessgirl]

I have a LiveJournal friend who is sick and can't afford to get the help she needs. She actually only lives about two hours from here and I have her home address. Would it be too forward of me to show up just to make her tea and give her a hug??

Larrissa is still in bed and, judging from the posts, she shall be there for quite a while.

Today, I don't know what to do with myself.

[namelessgirl]

yay! she's up. you'll be hearing from her shortly, i'm sure.

i finished building my bed! and hung up my big wall hanging. my room is looking much homier now.

man i think we need to take the garbage out post haste

[gwensmom]

I made a casserole using a new recipe last night and it didn't come out well at all.

I made a scarf for a Christmas present for my aunt and it didn't come out well either. The edges are rolling despite a seed stitch border and an attempt at blocking.

I am having regrets about buying that big ass chair. But it's too late and now I will have to live with it.

[siafu]

you probably have three days to return your chair, sarah, but you'd really have to put your foot down.

i need another hour of sleep, but the snoring was getting to me.

maybe today i'll change my nail polish.

[Helquin]

Neighbor Guy's mystery project seems to be turning into some sort of small shelter. Perhaps for some litterbox privacy...

No, he doesn't use a litterbox, but his cat does. :lol:

I don't know what a Jacob's Ladder is in Zhenechka's context.

And I'm wondering about that condensed essay from Christine. I can't shake the image of something in a can: "Add water and stir over medium heat." :D

[Larrissa]

oh golly. said he had been thinking about it for days. i appreciate his directness about things. he used the word cute. damn the cute!

saras out with asshead, he didnt even say hello to me. which is good. he makes me angry.

i should respond to that now.

[Larrissa]

no caffiene today missy, the heart doesnt feel too well.

jf posted a voice post in her journal, somehow it made all the internet folk, you included, fill out to be real physical presences, out there, where you currently are.

"up and atom!" with me!

[Christine_0701]

not a condensed essay, a condensed book

they take the most important parts of a novel, and compress it into a shorter version, and put 3-5 in an anthology

they always turn out quite good....and it was sad

[Lorrell]

I fixed a nice brass floor lamp and it's up and running. Illuminations by my chair tonight.


I have another one I'm going to work on out on my Florida Room.


Both were really nice lamps that some idiot threw out

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i just shaved my legs in the living room. this was a new one for me. it was ok really....except for the nosey cats :P

i have horrible tummy pains. oh how i miss having a bathtub. there's nothing in there to prop my foot on. i hurt much to bad to be bent in half shaving while standing in there...

i really didn't get enough sleep last night. i've been awake since 8am. i still don't feel awake at all

[Lorrell]

I'm fixing up some broken recycled lamps today that I have picked up around town, people throw out the good stuff and buy new junk.


One is a really neat brass floor lamp with a table around it in the midsection for whatever clutter stuff you need under bright light and sitting beside you, it's like new, but the little switch top was missing from it.


The other one I don't know if it's salvageable although the wires seem to work, the prongs what hold the light shade are bent to hell and maybe I can pull it out with some pliers....


I have an old chandelier I've been wanting to repair as well...I can be found in the lighting dept at All-Marts...

after that I'm going to Blackpool for the Illuminations.....Heh heh :lol:

[Larrissa]

(im tired and dizzy and might just be talked out)

(i wish i had someone to lay next to and sleep)

(im drinking lots of water)

[Zhenechka]

This (http://www.historicvillages.com/Catalog/images/catalog/l105.jpg) is the type of Jacob's ladder I'm referring to.

Mine is snazzier.

I have to mail it to someone else tomorrow morning.

[Christine_0701]

so far I have been unproductive today

and I think I'm going to keep that up

I really like my vanilla lip balm

[Christine_0701]

yeay! my new goal is 1000

hmm, should take me 10 days, ya think?

at that rate, I should be top poster before I leave for x-mas :D

[gwensmom]

Today was really a yukky day. Gwen whined a lot and my neck is hurting.

Tomorrow is 50% off day at a thrift store I like.

Where is our friend Skilyne?

[Larrissa]

intersecting events are neat :)

i came right out and asked this time.

slacker day: success. i took a nap upon getting out of the shower, on accident. i love waking up and noticing, "holy hell! i fell asleep. ooops."

[zanna]

i've been working all day on my film term paper.

i'm doing christ-like figures in film.

it's due tomorrow, but i seem to keep finding things to play with on my desk rather than writing it like i should.

[Zhenechka]

zanna's paper topic brought back memories of ta-ing russian and soviet film last year.

i had a yummy supper.

i have three more atcs to make before i can go to bed.

[Larrissa]

ive been a computer slug for hours.

HOURS.

i think i rotted away my brain.

[siafu]

you're a zombie. that explains it.

i bought wheat germ and seltzer.

i have a hard time because the grossery store sells so much nonfood under the guise of food. and the whole foods store sells so much stuff i don't understand or recognize.

[Zhenechka]

we call whole foods, whole paycheck here.

i should not have had that beer.

three more atcs to go. still.

[Lilac]

I'm exhausted from working all weekend and can't believe I have to go back to that damn place again tomorrow.

I want to quit, but unfortunately, that's not an option.

I'm kind of happy now that I'm going away for thanksgiving. I need to get away.

[velma]

i'm sick of those dancing cats; i want to blow them up

:P

i changed my hair color again. it's now "deep burgundy brown"

[Larrissa]

the cats will go, when i find something to replace them. :)

next purse mission: says "i am a dork" on the front

about to have: mucho hot hot sauce

[Lorrell]

The lamp looks nice and I've spaced next to my bookshelf and stuffed chair so I have a cozy nook to read in..


I have a small red plastic tool box that came from the warehouse cleanup project I did with Gary.


Someone marked on the top of it "Blood of Jesus Sewing Kit" and when I looked at it today I thought of Larrissa. I keep all my car tools in it.


Now I'm having some cold tea and I'm going to go thru another box of stuff.

[velma]

I wish I could go help Lorrell--it sounds like fun!

I love recycled objects & recycled art.

I'm hoping to meet Larrissa & namelessgirl when I go to Florida!

(Who else is in Florida? When is Lilac going? Questions, questions...)

[sweet_little_bullet]

1. i made my first atc's today. they are ugly as crap, but i'm still excited. i owe it all to andrea (guzu) who posed a challenge i simply couldn't resist!

2. i'm listening to madonna's "spanish eyes".

3. i need to dye my hair... my roots are showing.

[Larrissa]

ice! :blink: burning. they brought back tijuana flats, and i think she picked out the hottest of the hot sauce.

getting to know people is awkward and fun

i know i shouldnt drink, with the mourning process, but moreso than follow advice, i must do what i must do.

[velma]

I'm wondering where in Florida Ft. Walton Beach is.
I'm wondering why I don't get up and put on a sweater since I'm cold.

I'm thinking sourly about having to go back to the dentist tomorrow. :angry:

[Lilac]

My son was playing with the computer today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/TamShad/bushslughand.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/TamShad/bushgettingpooped.jpg


Hmmm...I wonder if my "Bushit" ATC inspired that last picture!?

[gwensmom]

Aww, he is just like his momma!

I just found out something sad about another nervouser. :(

Where are you going for Thanksgiving Lilac?

[Larrissa]

:rofl: ooooh. nice pictures.

[Larrissa]

oh and ft walton beach is like an hour east of pensacola

[Lilac]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Nov 22 2004, 02:35 AM


Where are you going for Thanksgiving Lilac?
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I'm going to Hoboken NJ to have thanksgiving w/ Kevins family. <_<

Never met them before

Don't know if I really want to, but I guess it's inevitable.

[velma]

oh and ft walton beach is like an hour east of pensacola

where the hell is pensacola?

damn, my battery's about to croak.

g'night y'all!

[ebandit]

Both Pensacola and Ft Walton Beach are on the Gulf coast.

Both are nice.

I wish I were at the beach.

[Lilac]

I'm off to bed.

I wish I could stay and play but I'm beat.

Goodnight all!

[Death_Or_Aldona]

typing in the dark is no easy task

i'm sure all the drink isn't helping

i just wanted to stop by and say hi. so, HI. it's been a lovely night and a good day. no details for you! you must settle for love instead. much love... yo.

[Zhenechka]

It's much later than I thought.

I still have two ATCs to do.

@*#$^@! beading!

[Larrissa]

its also much later than i thought.

i plan to do what i did yesterday.

my chest still hurts.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i'm going tot ry that whole sleeping thing i've been hearing so much about

hm. yes, it's likely i will end up back here in a few hours.

i don't know what tot ry means....

[Lorrell]

Poise and Balance are elusive with me tonight, I manage to spill things on myself every 15 minutes or so...


I've got to write a letter to my friend in Canada sometime tonight or in the early AM


I wish she'd come back to Florida so we could go to Jupiter together.

[Larrissa]

drunk. and i ate italian bread. with olive oil. twas good.

im gonna say theres been well over 20 emails today, but yet im still jonesing for some. its been a couple hours dude. thats waaay too long. im tempted, yet again to leave two perhaps three for recipient.

it hurts that other people have to hurt :huh:

[Helquin]

Originally posted by velma@Nov 21 2004, 09:58 PM
oh and ft walton beach is like an hour east of pensacola
where the hell is pensacola?
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I know my Florida geography, but I thought the same thing when I read that answer! Who the heck will know where Pensacola is?! :lol:

It's PANHANDLE country! Not sure where Velma is vacationing, but most East Coast folks tend to favor Orlando (for Disney), Atlantic Coast towns like Daytona & New Smyrna (for beaches), Miami (for retirement) or Key West (for go-go boys).

I have made a mess and appear to be adhesive now. Little pieces of paper are clinging to me... and is that goop in my goatee? :huh:

Damnation! It is not water-soluble...

[Zhenechka]

As I crawled out of bed half an hour ago, ptichka informed me, "It's too early."

I got up anyway.

I have a meeting today.

[Helquin]

It's easy to forget the fragility of technology.

I had no internet or cable TV last night. One of my "packets" didn't "ping."

Well, you can imagine my surprise.

Apparently we got our ping back on this morning.... :huh:

It was good to have a night without TV & internet, though. :D

[Zhenechka]

I'm going to have a second cup of coffee.

Let's pray that it doesn't make me violent.

There's a workshop today for using class time efficiently.

I need this workshop.

I was wondering where Helquin was yesterday. Things seemed sort of baggy.

Olfa!

[gwensmom]

I know where Ft. Walton Beach and Pensacola are. People from here vacation on the panhandle, Destin in particular.

Gwen woke up at 2 am and yelled alot. Not crying/yelling, just yelling. When I got up to check on her she just grinned at me.

She actually laughed when I was putting her in the car to go to school. Her laugh is a huge open mouthed smile with cooing. I :wub: it when she laughs!

Helquin, perhaps you should start a new thread to discuss cheese. And I still want a hilbilly militia pic.

[Helquin]

I didn't forget about the pics! :lol: It will take forever for me to get one the old-fashioned way with film & developing, but I should be able to get a digital mug shot at Thanksgiving dinner.

I had such good cheese on lasagna last night. :D

I crave feta.

[nymphette]

[/quote]
I bought a Schilling brand jar of cinnamon-sugar ONCE but it was only $2-$3. Now I have one of those shakers that traditionally have dried red pepper or parmesan in them filled with my cinnamon-sugar.

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me too (in some that a friend lifted from pizza hut for me.. )!!! :P julian has been on a cinnamon and sugar toast kick lately too... mmmmm.....

ten new pages of facts since i was here last....

and i dont' think i have anything to say today....

[gwensmom]

I have some feta in my refrigerator.

Lunch will be a sandwich with swiss.

I sent an raok in a red box in a northerly direction today.

[nymphette]

i'd LOVE a sandwich today!!! but all we have is WHITE WONDER BREAD!!!

i refuse to poison myself.... blech!!

not only that but as soon as you chew that shit it turns into glue!!!!

(i see you sarah and sarahkate!!!) :D

[nymphette]

we had a family thing at my aunt and uncle's yesterday... appetizers and stuff and a nice visit....

and julian ended up breaking a banister in their front foyer thing.... :( i was so mad because he was just out of control whiel we were there!!!

mostly becuase when i get together with my family and he does something he KNOWS he isnt' supposed to do (or doesnt' do something he IS supposed to) and i tell him to or scold him, then everyone jumps in and says' oh, it's okay, don't worry, leave him alone, he's only four, it's fine, just let him do it, don't worry about him doing that'.... on and on and it drives me up the freaking wall!!!!!!!!

he also stayed at my mom's on thursday night- after whining and crying and being told he could sleep over friday... and then me telling him that he had to stop pitching the fit or he wouldn't be allowed to go the next night... then my mom says 'oh, let' spack your bag- stop crying and you can come with me tonight'................. he's now grounded form nana sleepovers for two weeks because he was ROTTEn when he came home and from now on when MOMMY says no, it doesn't matter what nana says.... i am okay with being the bad guy... as long as i have a child who knows that bad behavior does NOT GET REWARDED, i am okay with hearing 'me not like you!' until my mom goes home....

yes i ws pissed off..... :angry:

[nymphette]

my mom thinks that i expect too much from him....

he is such a well behaved, polite, wonderful child....

until he is let to get away with being lippy (which i dont' let him) or eating whatever crappy sugary junkfoods that he thinks he wants without eating a single bite of real food for a meal (which does NOT happen at home) or getting his way when he pitches a fit about something that he has been told 'no' about.....

when we get groceries, he is allowed to pick out a treat for himself- anythign he wants- whether it's a bottle of rootbeer, a little bag of treats, some chips, a small toy, whatever.... 9 times out of ten he'llpick a pint of strawberries or a head of cauliflower (that he doesnt' have to share, because it's his.. :P) or a gatorade type of drink.... he makes good choices on his own about what he wants to eat and drink... but when he's let to have free reign in a cupboard full of cookies, chips, candy, dunkaroos, fruit jelly snacks, etc, and not even asked twice to eat part of his real meal, well, he's FOUR.... so he gets wired and out of control on shit........ especially since he is nt used to having that kind of stuff routinely......

argh!!! i am just so frustrated!!!! sorry for bitching about it so much... it's just taken me from thursday night till now... wait, when he went to bed last night he was still rotten........ to get him back to 'normal'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and guess who woke up at 5:30 feelign sick???? and who had to get up with him, on the one day in known recollection that she was able to sleep in (because chris was taking harrison in for his bloodwork) and take care of a whiny child who felt like he ws going to throw up and who's tummy hurt real bad??? yup. me.

his stomach hurt because he was hungry. for real food, you know, with nutritional value. and not chocolate or junk food.

[nymphette]

yes, i know i sound like the treat gestapo and that i deprive my kids of candy and junk food and all those good things that kids love.

they do get 'treats'. but they dont' get them when they've been acting up. and they dont' get them every day.

and according to half of my family, i am sure i am the world's meanest mom ever.

[gwensmom]

My mom was the treat gestapo too and we turned out alright.

If a recipe calls for lard can you substitute shortening?

I have to give a tour at 10:00 today.

On the 30th I am volunteering at Gwens school. I am afraid of what they will tell me to do!

[nymphette]

and julian sounds like little weirdo, picking fruits and veggies over candy for a treat... but he LOVES them... and why shouldn't he pick something he loves, and doesn't have to share because it's HIS treat, over something crappy???

he likes to have candy etc as a treat too... but if asked, he'll usually pick a 'snack' over a 'treat'... peanut butter and apples over microwave popcorn... watermelon over licorice.... etc...

boy, i think i am starting to sound defensive.... oh well... it just burns my butt when i am undermined in my parenting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! argh!!!!

[nymphette]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Nov 22 2004, 09:23 AM
If a recipe calls for lard can you substitute shortening?
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i believe so... the only difference is one is pork fat, the other vegetable oil- they work the same way.....

my mom used lard in pie crusts when i was little.. now she uses shortening... i didn't even know you could still BUY lard!!! :o is it still legal with all this healthy eating and nutrition 'rules' out tehre??? :P

emeril loves pork fat...

[Larrissa]

nope nope.

uh uh.

:wacko: not today.

[sarahkate]

Hello people! :wave:

~ I actually had a good weekend, a weekend that I don't regret. It was fun and a bit lazy, yet a bit productive too. In fact, my weekend was so good I'm still in a good mood on a Monday morning. Unheard of! :D

~ I suppose a big factor contributing to my happiness at the moment is money. Thanks to my college loan refund (the portion not used for tuition and books this semester), I got a big fat check in the mail. Now I can buy Christmas presents & other things. Hurray!

~ My boyfriend just found out this morning he was offered a job he interviewed for on Friday. Yay! If he decideds to take the job this means quite a bit more money. He is hoping his current employer offers him more money to stay though, because he does like his job, it just doesn't pay enough.

[sarahkate]

~ I love Hannaford (grocery store) for having a huge natural foods section. Yesterday I bought a few things there, including a can of butternut squash soup which I haven't tried yet. I hope it's good. If not I'm sure adding a bunch of brown sugar will do the trick.

~ Speaking of butternut squash I can't wait to eat my mom's cooking on Thursday. She always makes lots of mashed butternut squash with tons of brown sugar just because she knows I love it.

~ Despite the good food, holidays just stress me out. Every year my boyfriend try to figure out a way to actually spend a holiday together for once. But as always his mom's overbearing, insane ways (meaning she would be all irate and pissy if her boy wasn't there on a holiday and act as though the holiday would just be RUINED) and my mom's hermit ways (meaning she doesn't want to go anywhere despite being invited by other people, including my boyfriend's mom, to their Thanksgiving dinners) have prevented us from spending the day together. He will go have dinner with his family & I will eat with my sister and mom in my mom's little cramped apartment which reaks of nicotine. <_<

[Christine_0701]

awww, Robyn, I know how frustrating that must be for you!!! When I'm a mommy, I'm going to be exactly like you, so don't you think you're the "bad mommy"

It's even worse on the other end of the stick...my "niece" Zoe is over at my friend's house more than @ her own home, and we teach her good things, we discipline her, and then she goes home and her mother does nothing so she loses it all <_<

I think she's a lot better now, tho, that she's actually in school :D I can't believe she's in Kindergarten....

[Larrissa]

swept, cleaned the living room, waited impatiently, know im not supposed to wait like that, wondering if its him or if it could be anyone

i have a pile of purses and postcards made for xmass gifties, ooooh baby. i love them.

the house is quiet.

[Lilac]

Hello Miss Lariss!

Wish I could stay and play.

Alas...that cannot be.

[tanagee]

Robyn, I sometimes feel like I am a bad mommy too because I expect her to act like a 'big kid' when she's only 2 1/2, I let her eat stuff that isn't technically 'crap' (goldfish, fruit snacks, juice boxes), and since I LOATHE veggies I do not feed her stuff I know she NEEDS to eat.

She lives on Cheerios, pancakes and PB&J. Although when we go grocery shopping and we are in the produce section she always demands a baby carrot from the bin of loose mixed raw veggies.

My mom is a food nazi so other than spoiling her with 'stuff' my mom would probably feed her better than I do if I ever let Megan stay there. (I have spent a combined total of probably 3 days away from Megan in the last 2 1/2 years.)

[Death_Or_Aldona]

money sucks and i hate it

i got a card in the mail today from my boy. wow. he's been so sweet yesterday and today...the last two days he cooked me "surprise dinners." i was a tad suspicious after visited that um...cooking site that sara posted. but the dinners were great and free of any scary surprises

i'm feeling much more hopeful about everything today. he's thinking about going to work for my uncle. it would be weird because sometimes he would be away for a couple of nights at a time. but my god, the money. insurance...the whole thing. i don't even know what we would do with all that money. hmm...yes, send lots of mail i'm sure. i don't know. we'll see. not sure if him being away so often is the best idea right now.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

what would i do if i could actually go see doctors, dentists etc. wow. it's almost scary to think about the security there.

i'm in a lots of pain again today. it's times like this i really miss living close to my mom. she always has vicodin handy.

my mom has been nuts the last few days. all together she has left 7 messages on my machine. now i'm afraid to answer the phone. she keeps calling and calling.

[tanagee]

1. Two weeks or so ago I noticed the toilet in our main bathroom was leaking from the tank, so we turned the water supply off, flushed the water out of the tank and have been using it on an emergency only basis.
a. A few days ago I then noticed the vinyl tiles were lifting from the floor arround the toilet, I pulled the corner of one up and the floor is water damaged and swelled up.
b. Yesterday morning the hubby pulls up more tiles and discovers a plethora of moldy wood.
c. Last night at 11 PM we removed the toilet, started scraping off the tiles and discovered that the previous owners had laid MDF (multi-density fibreboard) over the plywood sub floor, and laid the vinyl tiles over that. Well, when MDF gets wet it swells because it is essentially glue, saw dust and wood chips.

2. By Midnight we had the entire floor torn out except for what is under the vanity because we really did not want to have to tear out the tiles.
a. The plywood under the MDF in a 2 foot radius around the toilet has extensive water damage and is black with mold.
b. While tearing it out the hubby remarked that the upside is that I will never have to mop that crappy floor again.
c. I was walking to the trash bin with a bag of tiles and jagged MDF, tripped on the step between the kitchen and laundry room, twisted my ankle, fell and cut my hand on a nail.
d. The hubby got mad at me because instead of paying attention to what I was doing I was being the control freak that I am and telling him how to do something.

3. So now we have to replace the sub-floor around the toilet and by the shower, replace the potty, lay new vinyl tiles, repaint and replace the baseboerds ALL BY THURSDAY! :wacko: Luckily all that should not be too dificult.
a. I said we should just shut the door and make the rule that boys have to pee in the backyard and the girls can use our master bathroom.
b. I have had the tiles picked out for over 2 years, hopefully it is still in stock at Home Depot
c. Hopefully my mom's boyfriend will be cool and help out with a minimum of bitching and MFing us for not doing the demo job right or for just doing it the weekend before Turkey day in the first place.

bonus fact: Through all of the scraping, pounding and shop-vacing Megan stayed in bed and woke up fresh as a daisy this morning...wish I could say the same. My ankle is only a little sore but sore enough to ruin my day.

[zanna]

well, i'm done with my term paper and now i can put this whole past weekend behind me.

i'm excited about going home for this week. i miss my dogs, and my pull-out couch. :(

i'm leaving in about 30 minutes ..home sweet home, here i come.

[Larrissa]

damn it!

so freaking cute

i had a chicken sandwich with waffle fries and tea for lunch

[Lorrell]

1. The power has been off here for three hours, so as a result nothing is getting done.


2. When we called the frigging power company to report the outage, we reached the automated system and didn't get any explanation from a human. You have to talk to the robot, push the right buttons and maybe they will let you know what the hell is going on.


3. We took 2 1/2 hours for lunch (Fish Shack) waited 2 1/2 more hours listening to the Transistor Battery Radio and now it's almost time to go home, so much for Monday.

[Zhenechka]

I think that I'd like to get a job.

I'm quite sleepy.

I'd rather not contemplate the hoards of old Italians at NoFrills.

[Larrissa]

italian hard salami, mmm. :lol:

um, im walkin to the payphone, we dont have a housephone, and am calling the mysterious toronto person.

its makin my belly fluttery. i hope hes still in school and i get to leave a message.

you know the first time i called cryptaesia, he answered the phone, and i hung up. nearly wet my pants i was so scared.

ahhhh yes. see you later.

[Helquin]

That color I picked out for the bathroom is (whoa!) pretty red. I always forget that color looks different when it's covering a whole wall and not just one little 2-inch sample chip.

I'm resisting an urge to confront my brother about his dishonorable behavior, still going strong after 2 months. He should know better. He does know better. <_<

Crappy weather again... and possible snow flurries in the forecast for Turkey Day. Bleh. Grrr. Arrgh. Ptui. I'm a little cranky.

Maybe a nap would help... :rolleyes:

[Larrissa]

:yell: mother of hell

i am so nervous i forgot to bring the number with me

okay NOW im going.

[Zhenechka]

NoFrills was surprisingly painless.

Winter has begun with the first old Italian men yelling at me, "Such a pretty girl! Where's your hat?"

My season of self-control has also begun as I resist the urge to punch all the old Italian men I meet on the street.

[sarahkate]

~ Poor Tana!!! :( I'm worried we are going to have the same problem at my house with our bathroom. There is water damage but we are too afraid to pull up the linoleum to see how much damage has been done. And we only have one bathroom in the whole house, so if we start to tear everything apart it has to be done quickly. Eek! Good luck with fixing up the rest of the loo & I hope your ankle feels better!

~ I want to make some lip balm. I have never tried before but I found a vegan recipe that looks good. Now the problem is finding the necessary ingredients.

~ Oh, I had a dream last night about Zanna! It was so strange and felt so REAL. Even thinking back on it now, it seems like it's an actual memory, not just remembering a dream. :unsure: In the dream I was in Zanna's dorm which looked like a huge fancy old victorian house. She was in her bedroom with the door open and I ran past in the hallway. I heard a voice shout "SarahKate!" so I peaked into her doorway and I knew it was her. I flopped down on her bed because I was tired and asked "how did you know it was me?" "Because of your black hair. I knew it had to be you." "But I don't have black hair," I thought but didn't say out loud. Then I walked around the streets of some city with her and some strange girls. Very odd indeed.

[Christine_0701]

Originally posted by Helquin@Nov 22 2004, 12:54 PM
That color I picked out for the bathroom is (whoa!) pretty red. I always forget that color looks different when it's covering a whole wall and not just one little 2-inch sample chip.
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is that dried on the wall already, or still in the can? red darkens a lot when it dries

the things you learn from watching TLC

i miss TLC lol

[Helquin]

Originally posted by Christine_0701@Nov 22 2004, 04:19 PM
is that dried on the wall already, or still in the can? red darkens a lot when it dries
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It's on the wall, and feels dry to the touch. It definitely needs another coat, though. A lot of the original white is showing through, making the red more vivid.

At least that's what I'm hoping. :lol:

It wouldn't be the first time I've painted the same room twice without removing the masking tape. :D

I went through a phase of watching all those TLC "home improvement" shows when I first bought the house. They're a hoot!

[Zhenechka]

There's something special about red paint. It usually takes a gazillion coats to get on and then a gazillion coats to paint over.

I'd like a red wall in the living room.

It would match the new rug.

[Helquin]

I once painted a wall of my dining room what I thought was a wonderful, warm shade of terra cotta.

The next morning, I was so appalled at the shriek of pumpkin orange that I went out immediately to get a different color. :lol:

At least the bathroom is a small room, and the red is only on the lower half of the walls. I may sponge something over the red if I don't like it after the 2nd coat...

[gwensmom]

My mommy came over today and gave me some money. But it will go into the savings account so that I can pay our property taxes in Feb.

There is an anonymous user in this thread- hi LaRRissa!

I am still really pissed at the person who wrote me that horrible letter. She is behaving as if nothing has happened. She has pretty much shot to hell any respect I had left for her. <_<

[Larrissa]

nope, im visible today, youre gunna have to blame someone else

i was accosted by an icky man on a bike "yooou looook goooood, you aaalwaays loook good." :unsure: he said he saw me almost every day.

i like to think im capable of kicking ass, but i know im really not

[sarahkate]

~ I think Larrissa could kick icky-guy-on-bike's ass if she had to. (Go Larrissa! Girl Power! Wooohooo!) But just in the off chance you can't, stay as far away from icky man as possible!!

~ When I worked in the return desk at Lowe's I actually saw customers bring in empty cans of paint and the managers agreed to refund their money because the customer didn't like "the way it came out." Gimme a break!! Lowe's takes back just about anything and I, unfortunately, had to be the recipient of many of those returned items, including dripping wet toilet parts. <_<

~ Well, time to go home. The boy is making homemade french bread pizzas for us. I hope they turn out well.

[siafu]

SARAHKATE

WHEN YOU COME BACK TO TRF

SHARE YOUR VEGAN LIP BALM RECIPE

plleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease

[bluecrayon]

I am There.

It's cold.

except in my heart. (yikes)

[Zhenechka]

A warm heart (and sometime toes) is really all that matters.

I'm going to go do some dishes before ptichka gets home.

I would prefer to continue beading this ATC. So purty!

[Larrissa]

rawr! :D :D :D

im gonna go work on the jihad some more

maybe eat first

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i have forgotten to eat today. i should fix this soon

futurama makes me happy. it's sad that there will not be anymore episodes. i don't have cable. we hooked up the antenna so we could watch election stuff. i don't think i've had the tv on since. wonder when antiques roadshow is on these days.....

drinking the last of the chamomile tea. sadness. it's not my favorite, but it's very relaxing and i will miss having it around to comfort me,

[velma]

eating m&m's
paid $40 for a free-range turkey today
watching a woman give birth who claims she didn't know she was pregnant! maybe because she's heavy?? aiiiiieee!

[Helquin]

I am having perhaps too much fun with my Pit Bull song.

Today is the anniversary of JFK's assassination. I had forgotten all about that...

I'm back to liking the red in the bathroom. It's got potential.

[chunkymonkey]

turkey sandwhiches. yummy.

Today is the anniversary of JFK's assassination. I had forgotten all about that...
Have you seen the video game they made?

I'm off to go return the huge bag of underwear my mother purchased for me last week at fashion bug... throws me out of the house then spends like 50 bucks on panties. :blink: They probably won't take them back and I'll be forced to sell them for 50 cents at my yard sale.

[Zhenechka]

I'm wondering what the hell is going to happen in Ukraine. (http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/11/22/ukraine041122.html)

I'm still wondering.

I'll now bead and wonder.

[Helquin]

Yikes -- this Ukraine situation is frightening. What in the heck is going on with the world?

I am just too sad to think about a JFK assassination video game. Any human must recognize that such a thing is unspeakably barbaric.

I should curse & wave my fist in the air but I'm too tired.

Maybe I'll just grumble & frown. :angry:



Oh, I can't do that...

[Larrissa]

eeeee! :wub:

it happened again

damn me, damnations!

i dont know where i picked that up from, but i think it was earlier today. im lovin it folks.

:D

[Lilac]

I'm tired, as usual. Work has been physically and mentally wearing me out the last couple days.

I think I'm going to get offline and go watch Bubba Ho-tep.

Kid is watching Spongebob.

[namelessgirl]

This day has sucked. So much.

Legal stuff and court and crying. Oi lots of that.

I need tea and sleep. Badly. And to wake up tomorrow either in a different body, or four or five years into the future. When this won't hurt so bad and will have dulled to an ache.

[Larrissa]

oh dear :hug: :hug: hurry the hell home so i can hug ya real like.

[namelessgirl]

what's this??? ms LaRRissa the great, using cheesy internet hugs?? :o i kid i kid, thank you missy. ten more minutes til i leave.

we need to make those atcs tonight!!

i don't want to go to school tomorrow but i must. i also must study biology tonight.

[velma]

i'm a slug
i have no talent
i'm gonna eat some worms

[Lilac]

Originally posted by velma@Nov 23 2004, 01:57 AM
i'm a slug
i have no talent
i'm gonna eat some worms
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me too, Velma.

i'll join you in the worm eating.

lets sautee them in garlic and butter.

[Larrissa]

dudes! both of you are awesome ladies ...

STOP THAT!

:angry: quit being down on yourselves.

<psst! can i have some worms too?>

[velma]

lets sautee them in garlic and butter.


i love garlic and butter! how about a nice green salad and a glass of merlot as accompaniments?

[Lilac]

Sounds like a wonderful dinner!

Lets dress up in our old prom gowns and wear baby's breath in our hair for the occasion!

[velma]

alas, i never attended my prom. i looked down my nose at such things when i was in school. how about jammy bottoms and tank tops? let's be comfy.

i'm having the whole family over for thanksgiving
i must be out of my mind
i may have to sneak off, take my laptop into my closet and flee to Nness!

[gwensmom]

Can we have litter box cake for dessert?

Ballet was fun tonight but we will not have it on Wednesday :( . Damn those holidays!

I do not look forward to 5 consecutive days at home. Gwen is not going to like it either.

[velma]

Litter box cake with chocolate sauce!

I could stay on here for another hour, but I'm gonna go read my book.
It's addictive.
I'm all farmisht

[Lorrell]

1. Crickets are thermometers


2 The two species best: Common house cricket and White Tree Cricket.

3 To calculate the temperature from the house cricket's tune count the number of of chirps he makes in 14 seconds, add 40, and ya will have the temperature of the cricket's location...


Toys are cool, but for those of us who were poor, insects were everything. :o

[Larrissa]

oops i did it again :o

hahaha i love it

affecting peoples lives rocks.

[siafu]

but did you get a fancy chicken?

[Lorrell]

1. Don't you love it when your computer smokes the backlash.


2. In search of the engine of it all???


3 I just gotta wonder about the Rolls Royce? and the $40 mil blowing over my house. He's a trip all right.

[Larrissa]

OH, yes i meant to tell you, i DID get a fancy chicken.

your letter made me feel all happy

thank you <3

[Lorrell]

1. I'm so lucky to be out with the Gemini tonight, it's all one big movie to him


2. He knows he's the system of 360 and can talk about it all.


3 Let me create something and have yo's take it for granted, I'll have my turkey to talk about then, but I really don't like that bird.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

when i don't know what to say, i tend to giggle.

when i'm nervous, i tend to giggle

the fact that there's still vodka in the house makes me nervous. maybe i should fix that. when i drink, i tend to giggle.....

[namelessgirl]

you guys are freaking weird and i LOVE it !

larrissa is awesome. yep.

ah it hurts.

[Lorrell]

1. When I'm with the Gemini it's similiar to being with a robot. I just have to remember I'm running two programs at once.


2. I'm thankful I'm not having relatives or turkeys on Thursday.


3. I'm truely, truely Thankful....it's good to be Queen.

[Larrissa]

so im doing the clicky clicky thing in livejournal, and recognize this black and white ass icon. im like THATS A Z FRIEND. and it was z's friend. so somehow, i clicked in a circle and ended up getting all pissed off over soeone being SO WRONG to another human being. you know this person as ME. i wish bad bad things on him and his privates.

im making wallets out of the vinyl now. AND HOLY JESUS. these things are cool, and im seriously considering the impact of just giving them away. these are babies that must be LOVED.

i cried about daddy-o to sara. i dont prefer to cry in front of people. i came to a weird conclusion about whos made me cry the most in life too. we are currently at war. he accussed me of knowing my way around a turkeys ass really well. GAH.

[Larrissa]

i cant shut up

i cant feel sleepy

i cant believe me sometimes

[Death_Or_Aldona]

think i'm going to try to sleep soon

maybe.

tomorrow will be productive.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i'm not sleeping :P

nobody's around to play with...

orange soda is kinda yummy sometimes

[siafu]

i'm tired. and mad. and my guts hurt.

i need a dresser.

i have to get up really early. i should be abed.

[Zhenechka]

I have friends in Ukraine.

They told me that if I'd still been living in the States during the elections, that they would have worried about me too.

I laughed.

They laughed back at me and told me to stop worrying about them.

Damn, it's hard.

I need to be friends with some French people.

Nothing ever happens in France.

[Larrissa]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

<please dont make me>

oh my lord i dont want to.

[Larrissa]

whoo, ranting really does letta a load off. <_<

i should be eating, dressing, etc.

"wash windows" was on the todo list, but i marked it out, and wrote underneath: make chunkymonkey wash the windows. i find it really funny.

[gwensmom]

Originally posted by Zhenechka@Nov 23 2004, 06:41 AM
Nothing ever happens in France.
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Ah, but you were not here for last year's evil French monkey plot for world domination! It started in this very thread.

It's really yukky and raining here.

Gwen has to have 25 books read to her this year as part of a new initiative called "MCS Reads". If it quits raining I will take her to the library tomorrow to get some new books so we can get started. Should we begin with War and Peace or The Forsyte Saga?

[Lorrell]

1.Some stole my orchid from my front porch. It was in bloom :angry:


2. The police were here, some of my neighbors are missing some things as well.


3. I'm heartbroken :angry:

[Larrissa]

damn the orchid thieves!! adaptation was a really good movie by the way

hes doing it back, sooooo doing it back

i dont have my shoes on yet, but i should be leaving

[namelessgirl]

he called me last night to check on me at work and then again this morning to ask me a completely random question and have me look something up in my dream dictionary. obvious much? i don't know if you're suffering from guilt or love, but make up your damned mind. or take me out back and shoot me. it would hurt less. ok? thanks.

i have to meet with my department head today to discuss my schedule for next semester. i must must MUST keep it together and not lose my shit in her office. damn this will be hard. she's always so nice to me and wants to know "how people are doing." if she asks me, she won't like the answers.

my mom and brother are coming tomorrow night. the plumber is supposed to come tomorrow morning. i still have to clean house and get ready for the cooking extravaganza. i'm nervous about that.

i wish i was just at home sleeping. with him.

[sarahkate]

~ SIAFU!!!!!! You can view the vegan lip balm recipe I stumbled upon ... HERE! (http://www.pvsoap.com/recipe_vegan_lip_balm.htm) If you try it out before I do let me know how it comes out. I can't wait to try it.

~ My sister got into a car accident on Sunday. She was riding in her boyfriend's car and some chick who was going way too fast slammed into the car. Luckily the impact was on the front end of the passenger's side and not the passenger's side door otherwise my sister could have been very seriously hurt.... or worse. :'( Things like this make me want to walk around holding my sister's hand 24 hours a day to make sure nothing hurts her.

~ Work sucks. I want to go home and make crafty things.

[siafu]

Originally posted by gwensmom@Nov 23 2004, 02:50 PM
Gwen has to have 25 books read to her this year as part of a new initiative called "MCS Reads". If it quits raining I will take her to the library tomorrow to get some new books so we can get started. Should we begin with War and Peace or The Forsyte Saga?
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Aw man, poor Gwendear. I vote, as per usual, for the Count of Monte Cristo. Love, betrayal, revenge. Good stuff.

I fell this morning, and I spilled water all over the kitchen floor. Then the bus came and I left. I'm feeling kind of like a jerk about it.

I need me a spoon. I got a wild hair before the fall and took all the spoons out of my bag. Where does that leave us? No spoon.

[gwensmom]

Today is atomic_cocktail's birthday. I miss her. I tried to track her down and found her doing nanowrimo this year.

I did a rude thing. I hung up the phone on someone. She was pissing me off, not answering my questions and speaking to me as if I were 5 years old. I just couldn't stand the sound of her voice anymore.

I guess I am just in a pissy mood today. But when I leave work in 20 minutes I am going to get myself something really good for lunch so i can get over myself.

[Helquin]

"He couldn't get a mandate if he was wearing buttless pants in the West Village."

:lol: I thought that was a hoot.

What a day. I'll take my hoots where I can get 'em.

[siafu]

lol. i had to read that twice.

i need to go home and cook and look for my keys.

lunch was panini. blegh.

[namelessgirl]

My meeting with my department head was cancelled, she's out sick. I won't get to see her now for another full week, which means that by that point, all of the classes will be full and I shall be officially screwed. Oh yeah!

People arrive for Thanksgiving tomorrow, gah!! Commence freaking out and super scrubbing!

Larrissa got home from work early. Thank goodness it wasn't three minutes earlier though or she would have caught the end up my crying jag. Whew!

[Lorrell]

1. I read the book "The Orchid Thief" and I saw the movie "Adaptation, but neither have prepared me for what occured in my yard this morning. It was like a kick in the heart and I'm still mourning. My plants are to me, like some folks to their pets.


2. Now I'm all paranoid about the rest of my plants, I thought maybe I would keep the property nice and open as it is but I guess chain link, barb wire and pit bulls are the only way you get any respect for your property.


3. I suppose I could be flattered that someone thought it was beauty enough to steal, I probably would have felt worse if I had found it destroyed, with it's petals in pieces on the ground. I hope whoever took it will feed it and care for it :'(

[siafu]

my bus left me for no good reason.

i like eggplant.

i have to fight for my right to have no-shows removed. especially if i showed.

[Lilac]

I need to get off the computer and get some stuff done.

I'm dreading meeting Kevin's family. I wonder if they'll like me? What if they don't? Arrgghhhh! Too old for this!

My house is a freaking mess.

[Christine_0701]

I got the DVD's :D

And to think I was worried about getting there 20 mins after opening...I think I was the first person to buy it :lol:

We've watched the majority of the extra features, and right now are watching Philosopher's Stone

[velma]

i seem to be all by myself tonight
i guessed i missed everyone
boo hoo

[namelessgirl]

Ms Lilac totally rocks.

I'm still loving Velma's avatar.

I got a rubber duckie in the mail today for altering!

[Sirius]

the prime meridian and the equator meet in the democratic republic of congo

south asia's major rivers have their source in the himalayas

it is important to use a rubric when grading instead of just looking at it and saying it sucks (even when it does)


those are random

[gwensmom]

Three years ago we had a medium sized freezer that we never used. We gave it to a friend of Gwensdad's from work. This guy buys and cooks food in bulk and then gives it to people who need it.

Today this same guy sent a truckload of cooked frozen food home with Gwensdad. There is a turkey, a hen, a huge slab of beef, green beans, gravy, mashed potatoes, sausage biscuits, corn bread and fried chicken.

After all these years I still feel strange to be on the receiving end of charitable acts. But when people do things like this it gives me hope.

[Larrissa]

this fact deleted to: :ph34r:

your next fact will be represented by this: :wub:

the fact is, my chest hurts still: :mellow:

[Cellissimo]

I am going to drink a cup of Earl Gray tea.

I am going to eat tofurky on Thursday.

I am going to watch Ghost World this weekend.

[tanagee]

I found a baby snake in my yard today.

I was driving with Megan today and I saw this goofy little 7th grader walking on the sidewalk, I said "there's your Boyfriend" to Megan. That game is no fun to play with a 2 year-old, she takes everything so literally.

She kept asking me "where's my boyfriend" so I had to tell her I was just kidding and that it will be more fun to tease her when she's 12. I was tickled at the fact that I was thinking about her being something other than 2.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

trying to burn some mix cds for the 3 1/2 hour car ride i will be taking on thursday.

i'm so sick of this copy protection crap. i can't even burn some things for my own personal use...grrrrr.....

this trip. oh dear. i don't even know if we have enough $ to provide the gas needed to get there. so, when will we have those teleportation things like in star trek?

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i am actually planning on geeking out and watching some star trek this evening.

yes, i am a dork. it's been a loooong time

i wonder if i am smart enough, or tolerant enough, use linux on my machine instead of this horrible windows crap

[Larrissa]

oh boy. :rolleyes:

i feel so silly about it

but DAMN.

[Helquin]

Originally posted by Death_Or_Aldona@Nov 23 2004, 11:17 PM
i wonder if i am smart enough, or tolerant enough, use linux on my machine instead of this horrible windows crap
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I've been wondering the same thing lately.

I've got dishpan hands. Life is just a thrill a minute around here.

Yeah, yeah. Still workin' on that attitude problem... :P

[Christine_0701]

I feel guilty for not doing anything productive today

Damn, I've gotta rewrite my second feature article, but nobody gave me any good edits :lol:

Hopefully Frank (professor) does

[Helquin]

My Jackson 5 jag is greatly improving my mood.

The early '70s had such pretty colors. :)

I used to have a bad-ass hippy belt with a double buckle. :lol:

Rock on with your bad self!

[Christine_0701]

still working on my book (reading it, not writing)

strange dreams last night, I'm sure there'll be more tonight

Why do my dreams have to be so freaking realistic?

[Christine_0701]

I had cheese popcorn today, it was yummy

I drink loads of water

I need a new watch

[tanagee]

The new U2 song irritates me, Bono is counting 1, 2, 3, 14 in the begining!

I am freezing! Must be below 70 in my house :P

I got absolutely no productive cleaning done today for turkey day.

[Zhenechka]

Inspired by Helquin, I am going to go dig out my Jackson5 CDs. Woot!

I'm having a really hard time coming up with two more facts.

I'm happy that Thanksgiving isn't such a big deal in Canada, although ptichka has informed me that that's because she's francophone. If I'd married an anglo...

[sarahkate]

~ My coworkers have already started to decorate the office for Christmas. Too early if you ask me!

~ Somehow I got hooked on watching "The Amazing Race." Some of the contestants are just so evil... they are all yelling at and insulting their boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/friend/relative.

~ Why am I posting here? I have nothing to say! :P

[Zhenechka]

When we had a television, I also loved watching The Amazing Race.

I'm cleaning out iTunes. Hmmm...I have some questionable songs in there.

And not enough Elvis (Costello)! Where's Elvis?

[Lilac]

Shit! I just dribbled/drooled coffee out of my mouth, down my white shirt and all over my keyboard!

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Sorry, that was me trying to clean the coffee from the keyboard.

[Larrissa]

hell yes. YEAH bitch. archrival: defeated. first time i think anyone ever told me "DIE MOTHERFUCKER" and "FUCK YOU" in the same message. :yay: :yay: :yay:

you wouldnt understand.

"mostly unaware of which strings" is the key wording folks.

[Lilac]

Ha! I think I might understand...

And Good morning to you Missy!

Any cat vomit to clean up lately? :lol:

[Larrissa]

im incredibly pleased with myself. glitter up the nose must suredly burn. hahahaha :evil:

im am almost out of glitter because of it though, which sucks. i cant just go over to my moms craft supplies in the garage/my room, and take some of that crystally shit shes had there for yeeeears not being used.

ummm, he appears to be a tad neurotic, neat :D

[gwensmom]

Originally posted by Helquin+Nov 24 2004, 12:51 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Helquin @ Nov 24 2004, 12:51 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I've got dishpan hands. Life is just a thrill a minute around here.334026[/b]Madge and her Palmolive can take care of that.


<!--QuoteBegin-Helquin@Nov 24 2004, 01:30 AM
The early '70s had such pretty colors. :)334049[/quote]One of my fav radio stations is "Soul Classics Old School R & B". they play all the good 70's disco music. Yesterday on the way home from school Gwen and I were gettin down to
I I I I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you.
I'm just a love machine
A huggin kissin' thing


It finally stopped raining!

[namelessgirl]

If you guys can't tackle the Linux, at least switch your browser to Mozilla!!!!!

The plumbers are here trying to fix the bathtub. Finally. It's only been going on for a month. My water usage was DOUBLE what it was the month before and I am so taking the bill to my landlord.

I re-read some journal pages last night and they spooked me. Especially the one from what the psychic told me would happen and HOLY HELL she was actually right.

[sarahkate]

~ I have been thinking of downloading Mozilla's Firefox. Maybe I will do that over the long weekend. Gee, life without Internet Explorer...how odd.

~ Mashed potatoes... butternut squash .... dinner rolls ... oooh I can't wait until tomorrow!

~ My college loan refund money is dwindling quickly. I better start coming up with more ideas for inexpensive handmade gifts! :unsure:

[picasso]

I finished my hand made card project for work and will be sending them off next week.

I'm wery wery tired as I worked on them for 5 hours straight last night.

Can't wait until tomorrow to be in a tryptophan stupor!!

[Larrissa]

she says people are probably scared of me :unsure:

the plumbers are upstairs and they need to hurry up

its thanksgiving isnt it?

[Zhenechka]

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Tomorrow.

I'm going to go on campus now.

Even though I feel pukey.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i actually have switched browsers :) i'm using mozilla's firefox. it's fun and skinable

i think the boy is going to go the linux way. i hope he does. then i can play with his computer until i'm pretty confident.

i have tooooo much to do today. i just woke up and already i'm overwhelmed :P i'm sure lots of you are feeling the same way.

[namelessgirl]

okay. last minute shopping: salad, juice, and light bulbs. mm crunchy! oh and rent movies. yeppers.

i hate popping onto AIM to see if someone you WANT to talk to is on, but of course they're not and then before you can sign off you get nailed by someone you don't have time to talk to. bah. i'm about to fake a poor connection. scotty, we're losing power! i don't know how much more she can take!!

ok, seriously, time to go!

[siafu]

Originally posted by tanagee@Nov 24 2004, 08:01 AM
The new U2 song irritates me, Bono is counting 1, 2, 3, 14 in the begining!
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that actually makes me laugh.

i just ate some summer rolls. i should make those at home. i love them.

ok, can i go back to bed now...i think my liver fluke is acting up.

[Helquin]

Ack. I may have to investigate this Mozilla creature.

Some strangeness has made my display all wonky, and in trying to fix things I have redecorated t