Three random facts:

[tanagee]

i am home and it was 52 degrees in my house :eek:

my brandfuckingnew digital camera was waiting for me when i got home :rock:

i am like -1500.00 in my checking account and i have ceased to care. :rolleyes:

[Helquin]

This is weird... after a power outage yesterday, I reset my bedroom clock incorrectly. I fell asleep early last night & woke up to see "5:00 AM" on the clock, so figured I might as well get out of bed. But it was only 2 AM :lol:

Funny how much difference that 3 hours makes in one's perspective. :huh:

It's still warm & rainy here. It smells like Spring mud outside. :)

[gwensmom]

This is weird... after a power outage yesterday, I reset my bedroom clock incorrectly. I fell asleep early last night & woke up to see "5:00 AM" on the clock, so figured I might as well get out of bed. But it was only 2 AM
Gwensdad and I did that a few months ago. We got up at about 1:30 am thinking it was five. He walked the dog (who did NOT want to get up) and I did some exercises got in the shower. He came in while I was drying my hair to tell me that it was only 2 something.

I got to work at 7:30 this morning and have to stay all day! It will take awhile to get used to this full time schedule.

this calls for some caffeine.

[ReallyStrangeGirl]

I live in New England.

It's January.

And there are birds chirping outside my window? :huh:

[an-su]

I've been *found*, online, by some *friend* that I hadn't heard of since more than two years... funny thing. Sure not bad.

We were all (6 people) almost sleeping at the spanish class... the poor teacher kept looking at us hoping we were understanding what she told...

I've received a new year card sent to me from france, at the beginning of december ! Who ever understands anything about the mail system ? One thing can take from 3 days to months to travel between those two countries...

[Cuilanië]

I live in New England.

It's January.

And there are birds chirping outside my window? :huh:
:eek: That's scary.



Happy New Year, everyone. I haven't made any resolutions for the year, but I have set myself a goal for the month: finish painting the apartment. If I make it, I'll be pretty happy with myself.

Thanks for the birthday wishes - I only got them yesterday, but I was unable to post. Too-old browser version, probably.

Reed is at the airport. Theoretically, his plane leaves in five minutes. :'(

[Cuilanië]

I want the crying emoticon to work. <pout>

The Montreal airport website says Reed's plane hasn't gone yet. I hope nothing went wrong...

We had a horrible, horrible time getting back to Montreal from D.C. last week. Instead of arriving at 6:30pm on Thursday, we arrived at 11:30am Friday.

[Cuilanië]

I can read nervousness from home, but I can't post. At least my phone line and internet connection both work. Finally.

I'm in a sad mood, I just feel like going home and sleeping... It feels funny not to be leaving after the holidays this year.

My apartment looks like a very messy warehouse ATM. Not enough furniture yet - most of the mess is stuff that needs to be put in drawers or on shelves, and is currently in boxes, suitcases, or just strewn around...

[Cuilanië]

He's gone.

I'm going home.

I should have lunch sometime soon...

[Helquin]

It's good to see Cuilanië back! And it sounds like Hammerquill may be back soon...

Now what's the dilly-0 with Skilyne, Siafu/Luciente, and Miss LaRRissa? :huh:

I live in New England.

It's January.

And there are birds chirping outside my window? :huh:
My poor garden doesn't know what time of year it is! Ice storms only 10 days ago and now so warm the wild strawberry vines have wakened. The damned things spread like wildfire...


I've been *found*, online, by some *friend* that I hadn't heard of since more than two years... funny thing. Sure not bad.
How cool! I'm always leaving "clues" to snag the Google searches of long lost friends.

Speaking of which:
Dolly -- it's 3:30!

[Cellissimo]

Happy New Year, all! I haven't been posting much in the way of facts, but I've enjoyed reading all of yours - so happy to hear about gwensmom and ebandit's news! And wondering how Nymphette is doing.

Last night, my two good friends came over and we had one of our usual major cookouts. It was my first attempt to cook Indian food, and we had a good time turning the kitchen into an ungodly mess. The menu: idlys with sambar and coconut chutney, along with chai tea and cardamom coffee cake. The sambar was a pain to make because of all the special spices (have any of you heard of asefoetida?) but it came out tasty. Coconut chutney was delicious, and the idlys were a bit doughy, but very satisfying. Chai was strong but good, and coffee cake was wonderful.

I'm back at work today after having a week and a half off. It's a bit of a shock. And I start school on Wednesday. I don't feel ready.

[kittymao]

i got my christmas present from Rudy a couple of days ago- a scanner/copier/printer! rock out! I feel so on top of it now!

I gots me some chores to do today and I'm being a tad lazy- I really want them done, but that means having to go downtown and... blah. If I had a car it wouldn't be half as bad.

Hm. I made cupcakes last night. Guess what I'm having for breakfast?

[luciente]

i'm back to studying. it blows.

also, i am having doldrums about non study related life crap.

but i'm essentially ok. my toe is better. i wore shoes yesterday.

--------------------


i'm thrilled about sarah and gwen's funding. sweet!

also, it's great about nymphette's baby progress.

sorry about reed going home, eve. :(( i remember what a bummer that was for H and me.

[Helquin]

I'm hopelessly distracted.

I've lived so long on the relatively remote eastern side of my house that I'm not used to all of the activity I see from my new spot on the western side.

Today I am mystified by the social rituals of men who stand on the sidewalk and drink beer. Who knew there were so many of them around here? :huh:

I can't find my binoculars! :lol:

OK -- back to art. And chores. Can't forget those chores!

Hi Luciente! :wave: Peace out, y'all.

[Zhenechka]

Due to my new-found, academic-leave-related poverty, I only get to come onto campus once or twice a week and I don't get to check out any books.

My brain hasn't registered this yet because I'm celebrating reading a couple of chapters by posting here.

My brain is going to be muchos sorry on Friday when I need some info and it doesn't possess it.

[ebandit]

- so happy to hear about gwensmom and ebandit's news! (have any of you heard of asefoetida?)

Thanks I am still kinda in shock over it.. I wonder if anyone watches it.

I have indeed heard of asefoetida but heard/read only...

I want to be a fulltime artist.

[sarahkate]

* I'm enjoying the fact that I have a few weeks of school-free nights and weekends between semesters. I think my classes start in 2 or 3 weeks.

** Despite the lack of school work, I'm still wallowing in self-pity because I hate my job and the place I work. Not only do I just hate my job in general, but the building I work in currently has no running water, and no flushing toilets which means that we are expected to walk across a big parking lot to go to another building to use their facilities. That is just ridiculous, not because I'm lazy but because it's WINTER!! While our weather isn't too bad right now that could change at any moment - we could have below zero temperatures or snow storms at any time. Grrr. I hate this place. :(

*** Tana has a new digital camera and hasn't posted any photos for us yet? I demand photos! If I remember correctly, I think Miss Larrissa has a new digi cam too.... so where are all of her photos? Why is everyone holding out on us with their photo-y goodness???

[Zhenechka]

have any of you heard of asefoetida?

YES! It's no coincidence that its name shares the same root as "fetid."

Mmmm...Indian food. We eat Indian food quite a bit at my house. Not the hard stuff but dal is on the menu at least once a week. Mmmm...lentils.

I'm still at the library. I have an article in Czech to read and I don't wanna because I'm hungry.

Ptichka just e-mailed me to tell about the mint girl guide cookies she's eating. Grrrrr...

[Christine_0701]

2 posts into #1 poster spot :D

I didn't think I'd make it there till tomorrow, it's been so slow on here today!

doo de doo de dooo.....hmm, no 3rd fact...oh i know! I got a car for christmas :D

[nymphette]

i wanna have this baby tonight!!!!

labor tomorrow would NOT be good- we only have one vehicle... yet again.... :( this time, though, it isn't a mechanical thing... chris hit the ditch on his way home from work and the van is stuck on victoria ave!!!

he's okay... but ggrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! i am so tired of one thng after another around here!!! i just need to get into that hospital and reliquish ALL REAL LIFE responsibility!!!! i have about 30 hours or so of 'time off' if hte baby is going to be sick...... that is when the protein load will kick in and she'll crash with a high ammonia level- but this time we have a pediatrician monitoring bloodowrk and we do know what we will be looking for.....

let's just hope though that i have a full five days recovery-time in hospital with a healthy baby... i seem to be hitting my panic button every time i think about this baby being sick- i'm getting close to big time anxiety attacks when ever it crosses my mind.... it's always IN my mind, but i've been somewhat successful at blocking it... the closer i get, the more like a basket case i am though!!!!!!!!! it gets hard to breathe and my head starts to race and pound with a headache..... :(

[nymphette]

mmmmm.. indian food!!! i was trying to think of what to do with all this leftover turkey (i had my momma and sister and her kids over for supper last night!!!) other than a pot of soup....

turkey curry!!! how bridget jones!!! :P

i wanna see the second movie!!! is it out to rent yet??

[velma]

nymphette, you have my deepest sympathy! :( I know what it's like to just want to get the damn labor over with! But I didn't have your anxieties over health & transportation issues. I hope it happens for you soon and that everything goes well! My fingers are crossed for you!

[velma]

I just bought a whole bunch of Galaxy markers with my AC Moore gift certificate--and some Strathmore Art Paper. Woohoo!

I had one of my favorite recipes for supper: asparagus-cashew pilaf. It's SO yummy.

And speaking of food, kettle corn is like crack!

[ReallyStrangeGirl]

And speaking of food, kettle corn is like crack!

Only cheaper!

[gwensmom]

In my neighborhood there is only one guy who stands outside and drinks. But he is classy and has cocktails, not beer.

That second Bridget Jones movie is not so good as the first one and is waaaay worse than the book.

This working full time blows. When I got home I changed clothes and ate and then went on duty with Gwen. While taking care of her I also skinned and froze a bunch of chicken I got on sale for future casseroles, made my lunch for tomorrow and oatmeal for tomorrow's breakfast, then washed dried and put away clothes. I tried to start a new knitting project because I have nothing in progress :eek: but didn't even finish casting on.

[rockermom]

i hope to never have a full time job again, knock on wood, laminate, tile, chld's head....

i don't have enough takao minekawa music.

how am i going to kick it? i'm going to kick it root down!

[Lilac]

I got a "learn to knit" kit from my sister for Christmas, and I just have to say, that after trying to knit just a ROW, I've gained a new respect for all you knitting gals! I WILL learn, though. Eventually.

I just wish the yarn that came with the kit wernt so darn ugly! Maybe I'd be more enthused to persue this endeavor if the resulting hat and scarf were not the same boring beige of my carpet!

My aunt invited my son and I over for dinner this evening. She had an extremely luscious pork roast, home made sauerkraut, mashed potatos, biscuits and cheesecake! It's so nice not to have to come home and cook.

[rockermom]

oodly enough, i was just thinking i'd buy more yarn in neutrals from now on, straight from the sheep, as it were.

i have more WIPs than anyone here, i throw down, challange me!

i am dissrespectfull towards dirt, can't you see i am serious?

[tanagee]

*** Tana has a new digital camera and hasn't posted any photos for us yet? I demand photos! If I remember correctly, I think Miss Larrissa has a new digi cam too.... so where are all of her photos? Why is everyone holding out on us with their photo-y goodness???

I am still trying to figure it out.

I need to get a memory card for it, it has a little bit of internal memory but since it is fun to film the 25 second long 'movies' I need more!

AND a photo printer...so long, rolls of 35mm film!

[Lilac]

Ah shit...I almost forgot that I wore make up today.

Now I have to wash my face good.

Darn.

[Christine_0701]

I wore makeup today too! first time to class this year

I also kind-of dressed up (for me)...i'll take a pic of the outfit w/ my digicam...when I get it in feb

i'm trying to start wearing makeup and more "sharp" clothing in preparation for when i'm a teacher....is that dumb since it's not for another 4 years?

[rockermom]

dude, so did i!

now i can remember.

wash wash wash wash wash that balm right offa my lips!

[tanagee]

I saw a Hobby Lobby when I was in Chicago. I probably have seen it numerous times in the 10 times I have been in, but until now it had no significance. I could not stop and visit it since my hubby is a creep and finds my hobbies a waste of time :)

I forgot we have a friend who works for The Evil Bank of America, she took care of all my overdraft charges ($216.00 worth of them :eek: ) and authorized the acceptance of the check they found so offensive. :yay:

It is super cold here and my Grandma's Exploder's heater is kaput, thanks to my stoner cousin. My car smells all moldy from sitting out in the pouring rain for a week...the sunroof leaks :mad:

[tanagee]

My 'ness anniversary is coming up on the 11th, same day as the scheduled arrival of the wonderful baby Jelayna (sp?).

I had shrimp tacos for dinner. yummy!

I have an entire suitcase of laundry to do so TTFN!

[Larrissa]

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walgreens vest.

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thee walgreens.

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my cat.

i love mozilla for its "copy image location" goodness.
i love him for his bottomless goodness.
i love that i dont work today, thats goodness.

[hammerquill]

I took 335 pictures in DC and Montréal. I'll put one or twenty-six up in the next few days.

My camera crashed my computer interestingly, making me worried I might have lost a few of them, but I didn't.

I'm going to bed now.

(p.s. I'm thrilled for Sarah Gwensmom!
p.p.s. I'm crossing my fingers for Robyn.
p.p.p.s. I got a Christmas card from Siafucienteresa ^_^)

[Zhenechka]

I carved my first stamp last night. I haven't named it yet but every time I stamped it, I found myself saying (aloud), "Hey there cutie!"

It's been a long time since I talked to inanimate object on a regular basis.

I suppose that I'll start now and blame it on the degree.

[Zhenechka]

So far this new work ethic thing is working.

I should be able to mail in my grant application early.

And I find that I want to read and write. That hasn't been the case for about a year now.

[thunderstorm_19]

viewing at 10:30 (in one hour)...

tips and tricks copies 10 and 11 end today (under 3 hours)

my LMAO 'the february project' needs more participants

[gwensmom]

Well hello LaRRissa! It's great to see you again. Your kitty is so cute.

Six more days until Jelayna is due -- Woo hoo!

Rockermom is putting me to shame because I only have one half-cast on WIP!

Go Lilac! You can learn to knit.

[nymphette]

nymphette, you have my deepest sympathy! :( I know what it's like to just want to get the damn labor over with! But I didn't have your anxieties over health & transportation issues. I hope it happens for you soon and that everything goes well! My fingers are crossed for you!

today would NOT be a good day though.... :( the van is trapped in the city and chris is late for waork again (his sister just picked him up, he was supposed to be there at 8...) because as he turned out of copper sands, the shocks in the front end went... :angry:

i've had it with the whole car thing... and the house thing... my god... 500 for plumbing, 1000 for the van to be drivable, 400 for the car, just two weeks ago... and now it will be a couple hundred more plus labor (!!!) for the car again...

so i'm stranded, no fault of the damn sask weather....

i think i'll give this baby up for adoption... holy crap, i think any OTHER family in the world would be better..... :'(

[nymphette]

My 'ness anniversary is coming up on the 11th, same day as the scheduled arrival of the wonderful baby Jelayna (sp?).

!

double celebration!!! but i won't be here.. :P

i made buns this morning... i think i'll have a turkey bun and some soup for lunch...

thoough shrimp tacos sound WAYYYYY better....

that is the right spelling... as far as i have decided... unles she comes out and looks more like a bronwyn... or a SETH!!! :rofl:

[kamoke]

edmonton hasn`t been treating me too good. Im back to work after the holidays, and i just feel like a total blob of pooh

i`ll be working at camp this summer with an amazing girl, then hopefully to newfoundland to explore with an autre bon ami, then off to europe for two years.. thats whats happening as of today

and I`m going to vancouver in february with le fille to meet her parents and explore and whatnot.. should be cool


but other then that, i kinda miss hangin out here, and I miss my life back in newfoundland..

[velma]

What's a "Seth" look like? The only Seth I know of is the actor Seth Green. :)

i think i'll give this baby up for adoption... holy crap, i think any OTHER family in the world would be better..... :'(

Awww...this baby will be lucky to have such a creative, wonderful mommy!

[velma]

I see Kamoke at the bottom of the page! How goes it, guy?

[rockermom]

it's january, and my kid is on day two of his three day a week, three hour a day preschool.

now i have to actually do housework, since i have nine luxiourious hours a week.

eh, fuggit, i'm going to the thrift store!

[tanagee]

Now that I have some $$ back in to my checking account of course there are going to be debits on my account that aren't mine.

I have 2 transactions for a Patricia Casillas from Rite Aid and Walgreens for a total of $298.00...I pray to some helpfull deity that it is just a processing error and not some hanky-panky.

I am off to the mall to find a dress for Megan for my cousin's wedding this weekend. Megan thinks we're going to the mall to look for Santa.

[hammerquill]

I had to go to Canada to see my first Wal-Mart.

While I was there (in Canada - I most certainly didn't stop at Wal-Mart) I got a 1936 US wheat cent in change.

I only bought one book while I was there.

[hammerquill]

I find the sharpness of the French/English split in Québec society weird and the attitudes surrounding it kind of disturbing.

But I'd rather be there right now.

Even if the winter would get hard to take PDQ.

[ebandit]

I won one of the Nervousness Tips and Tricks books on ebay. Happy happy..I paid already.

I have a slight headache and don't want to eat lunch..though I know I should

Had my blood pressure checked in a screening (at work) a bit ago and it is still nicely controlled.

[Christine_0701]

got the gym pass

gonna try and get some shoes today for @ the gym

watching Cheetah Girls right now

[cryptaesia]

ive got a list of demands written on the palm of my hand

...you dont know where i stand

im living hand to mouth

hand to mouth

[cryptaesia]

i was standing in the freezing rain listening to coltrane when my reality went insane and i think i saw jesus

he was playing hop scotch with betty crocker who was cursing him out...

penny for a thought....

[gwensmom]

I just saw leonardotherat. Her daughter had a dental appointment a few blocks away from my office and she came over to shop in the thrift shop.

Since I am working more I am eating less. Lets hope that translates into weighing less really soon.

I just wrote a kick-ass thank you letter for our donors. Sometimes it is hard to think of yet another way to say thanks but this time it wasn't. Lilac's muse must have been here :eek:

[Larrissa]

cryptodude, i have green plastic elephant around my neck. and i blame you.

eight whole days left until The Visit

sleeping cats

[cryptaesia]

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:09fuxqq5ldde~T1

[kittymao]

that's a spiffy walgreens vest, Larrissa. Where I used to live there was a walgreens a couple of blocks away, but in this podunk town they have a longs. Longs is SO confusing. but at least they sell Alcohol.

fweh. I'm bored and lonely. I want friends. Especially artsy friends. I went to the Scrapbook shop yesterday and asked if anyone in the area did decos. She knew what they were but didn't know anyone. I wonder if once a week I should go in and do decos in the scrapbook space in the back, to gather interest.

I had a weird dream where there was a disastrous event ( It think it might have been a tsunami) and everyone went chaos-apeshit. We were driving so fast and we jumped onto the train tracks to move faster- and we sw cars crashing all over the place- very freaky, but kind of fun too. Is it weird of me to find doomsday dreams fun?

[Larrissa]

i had dreams about mister bee all night

upstairs for the music and the art supplies

i left the espresso up there too ....

[Lilac]

Not feeling too good today...think I may be coming down with something.

I fell asleep at my desk for almost an HOUR :eek: I'm reallly hoping that nobody came in and found me snoozing.

Mostly because I woke up to find a pool of drool on the mousepad.

[Zhenechka]

I have been working hard all day.

And I have accomplished nothing.

At least there's a purring kitty between me and the laptop.

[velma]

i can't believe it's almost 3:30 and i haven't really done anything...

i'm a lazy slut!

bugger!

[tanagee]

I still have not made it to the mall.

I have not left this chair for more than a few minutes.

see Rants and Raves for details

[gwensmom]

Are there really 32 guests on the forums! C'mon y'all, log in or join!

I'm leaving in 30 minutes to get my hair cut.

A third fact is elusive.

[Zhenechka]

I just had a pep talk from Ptichka in which she reminded me that a slow writer in English is an even slower writer in Russian.

I am a slow writer in English.

I am an even slower writer in Russian.

[rockermom]

hey KM, you are in central cali, like a knackered fresno kind of town?

i'm in the bay area.

should you ever come to the SF kind of place, we should
have coffee, my treat!

*BONUS FACT* my kid said that california is not a silly state, but we do silly things here.

[kittymao]

oo, I used to live in the bay area, but now I live in gilroy.

I may have to take you up on that coffee thing when I go out to the cuty- I miss it there sooooooooooo-ooo much.

cause no one does art out here in gilroy, save old ladies who do still lifes and scrapbooks, yech.

[Lilac]

nevermind!

[Helquin]

I was in tears laughing at Samantha Bee's segment on tonight's Daily Show (about the "homo-nausic" guy with the "double-intenduendos").

... But it might be my meds. :lol: I need to hear from other Daily Show viewers out there.

I made Chex mix tonight. :)

Oh, and we're on some kind of flood alert now. The river (2 blocks down the street) peaks on Friday morning and there's much hoo-hah about opening some kind of floodgate.

I don't think I would have known about it at all if my aunt hadn't called. I should prolly pay more attention to the outside world. :mellow:

[Christine_0701]

I don't get the Daily Show till late, so I couldn't help you there, but it wouldn't have to be very funny for me to laugh till I cried

because I cry everytime I laugh

and yawn. it's quite annoying actually

[bluecrayon]

back here from there and I feel upside down

or too big to fit into the door

and I miss him already, still, again, always. sigh.

[Zhenechka]

The neighbor's cat who is this [] close to being our cat has become a cat that wants us up at a certain time so that we can be with her.

It would be sweet if I didn't want to sleep in a bit.

Time to make coffee!

[nymphette]

chris's freaking brother told us on tuesday night thtat his girlfriend's friend could tow the van into the shopping mall's parking lot for us to get yesterday.....

he also told chris 3 times, and me once (on his way out my door he said that was what he was doing, 'right now') that he was taking care of it.. chris called hima couple of times to see hwat was up because a lady he works with's hubby has a tow truck and could have done it for 25 bucks.... but ken said 'oh, i'll take care of it'......

we got a call fromt he city police last night- they towed the van and we have to pay to have it out of impound today.....:yell: :yell: which is going to cost us probably another hundred bucks then.... i am so fucking mad at his brother... he has NO JOB and sits at home or tools around in his car with his friends all day before he goes out drinking at night.... and now WE have to pay because he fucked it up.....

another reason i'm mad- chris had our name on 3 different tow truck wait lists since the van got stuck..... and STILL wasn't up to get a tow.... ya wanna know why??? the tow truck companies are towing FOR THE COPS, instead of citizens.... so we wait in line for tow trucks while the cops get priority and they get to impound vehicles that get stuck because the fucking city can't be bothered to clean the freaking streets properly, or sand or salt the sheet ice roads.... we're over a million dollars into our snow removal budget....... and i've seen them out twice since this weather started........

typical... el nino year- we had NO SNOW until new year's eve, and they used almost half of their snow removal budget by NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nymphette]

oh i am in a foul mood...

disregard this last message....

i'll be back when i have something nice to say...... :O

[Zhenechka]

The snow has turned into ice pellets.

The only unheated room in the apartment is my office.

My space heater just died.

[lemur]

Saskatoon is the worst for 'using up snow removal budget' by the middle of December.
Obviously they are using it for other things, since they get less snow than we do.
Then all the main streets are covered with snow. First avenue downtown with a foot of snow all over it. Every year there's snow (which isn't always), it stays where it falls. What a disaster.

[hammerquill]

Robyn, I'd fight that ticket, on exactly the grounds of the waitlist being used by the cops.

My nice black t-shirt from Rievaulx abbey with the coat-of-arms tile on it is dying. I won't be able to wear it again after today. Sigh.

No, despite the impression some of you may have picked up, it is not t-shirt weather in the SF Bay Area this time of year. I'll be wearing lots else, and be cold all day in the studio anyway.

[an-su]

The first snow of this winter popped on november 22nd ! But since then I didn't see any snow...

I usually get fool around snow, but this time I don't really look forward. That's maybe because of the rather mild time ?

But well, I think we'll sure get a cold rain tomorrow... which is better ? cold rain ? dry snow ?

[Lilac]

I took my Dad to the hospital this morning to have a heart catherization and he told me - for the first time ever - that I was his one child he never worried about because he knew I'd always be able to "take care of myself." He also told me that I was the one child he thought would make the most money/go the furthest/be the most sucsessful. Hmmmm...I wonder if I've disappointed him in that area?

I think he was a bit concerned with his own mortality this morning because he talked about a lot of things he's never talked about before. Such as the "real" reason him and my mother got a divorce.

Ah well...he's a good guy. Despite what he sometimes thinks about himself!

[lemur]

Dry snow is much much better than cold rain.

I am so cold! I am wearing my downfilled jacket right now. This back room is freezing.

I feel like doing some art, but I don't know what, it's too cold back here to be very motivated.

[Zhenechka]

I'm taking a break from translating.

It's much easier going today than yesterday.

Probably because I was reminded of my own limitations by my spouse who is smarter than me.

[nymphette]

i think we should fight it, reed... what do we have to lose??? we certainly don't have a hundred bucks to be tossing at the freaking city...... :angry:

i'd say let the van ROT there and write it off.... however, at least IT RUNS... unlike the other freaking vehicle....

i can't believe the crap we've gone through since october, re: vehicles, car, health realted probs........ i just wanna curl up and cry..... hm.. well, i usually do that at least once a day anyhow, so.... :P but it's usually over pretty well nothing, just hormonal crap.... i NEED a good reason for a crying jag i guess... why not??? ha ha

[nymphette]

i realized two days ago that harrison's birthday is on sunday...

poor baby wont' be getting much of a party... :( not that he'll rmember.. but*I* will know....

two days before the new baby we'll have cake for him... and take pictures to pretend we had a big party... i wanted to have the HUGEST biggest most extravagant party fo rhim, after the year he's been through (well, BOTH years!!) but it just snuck up on me and there's no time to plan, no money to use, and i have no energy to expend on anything right now!!!! think that'll hld water when he's older and wants to know why his 2nd birthday party sucked so bad???? hm.....

[Zhenechka]

I totally think that it's okay to wait to throw Harrison a big-ass party until he can actively participate in the planning.

My first big party was when I was four and I told my mom I wanted a costume party.

I should go back to translating but I don't want to!

[kittymao]

this sunday is my paren't 33rd anniversary. wao. I made them a card. A pretty blah card, but- a card.

I have stuff to do ( blah! when DON'T i have stuff to do?) and am not looking too forward to it. I wish Rudy did stuff around here too.

Oh- it seems I'm moving out of this apartment, into a bigger one at the complex- Rudy's mum is gonna live w/ us for a while. Looks like I'm gonna see more of her, huh? So- my address is a little sketchy ATM. I may be moving out as soon as this weekend. I have no idea.

[sarahkate]

~ Wow! I could not even begin to imagine living with my boyfriend's mom. Yeesh! Poor Kittymao! Even if you do get along with her it will still probably be a little rough..and no privacy. Ack!

~ Canker sores are evil, especially when you accidentally bite them.

~ I haven't been to the gym in about two months. I actually don't mind going, but I was just so busy with school and the holidays... now I have no excuse... so why haven't I gone this week?! I'm a lazy bum.

[nymphette]

total bill for getting hte van back: $140.17... detailed bill includes: winching, linkage, shovelling, tow, plus impound fees and GST. of course.

and a word from chris's dad: "it isn't all ken's fault".

i want to cal lhim and get him to tell me exactly what part of 'i'll take care of it, we have a friend who can do it for cheap, it'll be done in the morning, don't worry about it, i've got it covered, no, don't worry about calling that other lady's husband, i'll take care of it, i'm going to do it right now, it's being done' (and other reassuring platitudes we heard over hte past two days....) is OUR FAULT????

oh yeah- the part where we thought that since he has NOTHING else to do all day while i am stuck at home with the broke ass car and chris is at work, late AGAIN due to vehicle troubles, and he assured us it was no problem bcause he had the time to do it and wanted to help- and we TRUSTEd HIM!- yeah... that was our fault... sorry... we wont' make that mistake again......
AAARRRGGHHH!!!

yet another reason why i hate my husband's family.... ken broke into our apartment (about 7 years ago) and stole the TV, VCR and a bunch of movies that we had borrowed from chris's parents, parked his car in the parkinglot BEHIND our car, blocking us in and was yelling and screaming and banging on the door way in the hall until i threw a plate at the door and told him i was calling the police, and when chris told his parents what happened, they said 'why are you acting like the village idiot???'

seriously.

[nymphette]

okay, i gotta ground myself from here again until i have something positive to say.... <sigh>

spreading my anger and ranting doesn't help anyhow... because i am impotent to do anythign about the whole situation.... blowing off steam still doesnt' solve anything.....

i'm going to go and eat chocolate and play hungry hungry hippos with julian... that should help.... :)

[Christine_0701]

argh! how frustrating robyn!! Yes, chocolate and munching hippos should help :P

I dropped my course I had this morning....too much interviewing for my likes blech

but now i've only got 3 courses, and I can't afford to have only 3 courses...I signed up for a media studies course, not sure I'll like it but I've heard it's fun, and i'm #1 on the waitlist, so hopefully I get in.

[Lorrell]

I really know how to have fun with Epsom salts...in the bath and in the garden.I had to soak my sore body this morning and it does wonders.


Ran into the former Garden Manager. I thought she had taken off to NC but she was at the bank today. Tomorrow she'll be at Pinewood, so I may go up there and hang out, pick some Tangerines, and maybe bring an orange cake. I miss her and she has proven to everyone that she cannot be replaced.


The boss was drinking Green Tea at breaktime and looked at the tea box and noticed it was from Sri Lanka and suddenly tears were flowing. It is sad and last the last BBC report was the most depressing. I still haven't had an e-mail from my friend in Malaysia. We took up a collection to donate to OxFam.

[nymphette]

the chocolate marshmallow santa was wonderful~!! i dont' like marshmallow chocolates as a rule, but he was dark chocolate, so it was all good....

i feel better, but i really really want more chocolate.....

my sister made mars bar rice krispy squares today.. she is supposed to bring me some tomorrow....... if they make it past my mom and sister and her kids longe nough to save me a piece!!! :P

[nymphette]

my appetite was ravenous last week, i was worried about weight gain at my prenatal appt.... i was down over 20 pounds from before i even got pregnant, by the time i got home from edmonton... and the docs werent' too happy about that....

i had actually gained two pounds at my second last appt, so they thought that was good.... <_<

it's gone again though.... <shrug> i dont know how, since i felt like i couldn't stop eating all last week!!!!!! :O i was sure i'd be up at least ten pound!!!!

i wish it was this easy to lose/maintain weight when i was NOT pregnant!!! :P

[kittymao]

oo. chocolate. sounds so gooooooooooo-ood. and I don't even like chocolate. I wonder- Oh, yes. It's cause I'm hungry. Bah. Lately I've been hating food. Cause there's never any around here to eat. So I eat... maybe once a day.

aaanyway. I am hoping living with Gloria ( rudy's mum) won't be too bad. I like her company, and she's nice, but... I hope she doesn't start stirring up drama. I don't need any drama at MY house. That's why we live HERE, and not anywhere else. Family drama is awful.

I had a dream about you nymphette- I dreamed that you were stuck at your home having your happy beautiful baby girl, with strawberry blonde hair. Wait- I don't think you were stuck, you were just home and waiting to go to the hospital and freaking out. Yea.
Or something. I don't remember. I think Spock was around so it was defenitely a dream.

[Christine_0701]

I know someone who ONLY loses weight when she's pregnant! odd, eh?

[gwensmom]

I'm at work but I had rather be home knitting.

When i get home I can't knit. I have to try a new chicken recipe. I need some new dishes for the casserole business.

I left home without a coat and now it's really cold outside.

Oh look it's time to go!!

[Cellissimo]

I haven't been posting much in the way of facts lately. But I have been lurking and reading. I hope Nymphette's car troubles will go away! That truely sucks!

I started school last night. Here's the reading list: Madame Bovary, Rememberence of Things Past, To the Lighthouse, and Light in August. I wonder if I shouldn't have taken the other class instead, but it's too late to switch.

I wish I could go home but I still have three hours left. Lately, being at work has been quite a chore...I wish I didn't feel so whiney about it...

[rockermom]

i had to leave a store due to the child's bad behaviour today, and we hadn't even been there five minutes!

it was even for him so he could buy a book with his x-mas certificate.

we've never had to do that before, and now that we are home (half hour bike ride both ways fer nuthin!!!) he's staying quiet and clear of me. hopefully it had a lasting effect!

[Zhenechka]

I was told that I've thrown one tantrum in my life. At a restaurant. My dad picked me up and put me in the car to wait while everyone else ate dinner. I didn't do that again.

Emma and Faulkner on one reading list! Bliss! I could live without Mrs. Woolf and Marcel, though.

My neighbor just got home and he is making a ruckus.

[rockermom]

i made quite the rukus this morning, what with blasting the music and having the kid in preschool.

i am being terribly selfish with my new found time.

i have still not yet washed the dishes.

[Cellissimo]

I haven't read that particular Faulkner just yet, but I'm hearing very good things about it. I read Sound and Fury years ago, and I would read that one again. I should make it a life goal to read everything that Faulkner has written.

I started M. Bovary last night. Got about three pages into it before my cat begged for attention. Looks pretty promising, but I may need to find another translation before I keep reading. I really wish I could read it in the original French!

The professor is fairly easy going. Good. I was afraid of getting another tough, ivory-tower livin' freak.

[scrumbles]

I am new here.

I am upsetting some people with my existence.

I am in love.

[Zhenechka]

Someone got to my blog by googling "Older women in Tampa who want sex."

Yeah, I'm a right-regular MILF site.

I'm going to go do some dishes to purge myself.

[tanagee]

Geeze, I love my kid!

She has been a little brat since Xmas; not listening and doing what we ask. But I have understood that it is because her whole schedule has been wonky. She also has a small cold and a touch of diarhea so I have been up to my elbows in stinky gooey pull-ups. So she has not been my favorite person lately.

However a few minutes ago, I as I am picking up around the house and getting ready to fly out to Sacramento tomorrow, she is sitting on her tricycle and she looks up at me and says "I need a kiss". :wub:

[Helquin]

Back when I had a blog, I remember quite a few hits from bizarre Google searches... :o

Speaking of which, I Googled myself earlier today (in a moment of exquisite boredom). I'm surprised at how many of my Blogskin designs are still floating around out there. And someone is offering one of my postcards at Swappington's for 2 points! :lol:

I hope that's a good thing. :huh:

P.S. Good vibes to all those enduring hard times. I'd offer more but I'm drowning in my own resurgent depression over here. The mantra du jour is "This too shall pass." :mellow:

[Larrissa]

I am new here.

I am upsetting some people with my existence.

I am in love.

oh

my face: red

hello

^_^ ^_^ ^_^

[Lilac]

I took my son to get his hair cut and have blue highlights put in. The blue didnt take, so now we have to go back this sunday to get it done again.



I bought him 2 Aqua Team Hunger Force T-shirts and on the way home he spilled red High C punch into the bag and got it all over the shirts! I was a scubbin and a scrubbin to get that junk out! And I still think there will be a slight stain.


I'm going to go soon and watch Napoleon Dynamite!

[Christine_0701]

you mean he didn't complain about cutting his hair?

or has he given up on growing it long?

I need to go in and get my hair cut again, but I need to find a good style first.

[Lorrell]

I once did a batik/tie-dye shirt and used Hi-C Punch for some detail staining in a hot bath.

I read Faulkner's Sound and the Fury while living in a half built house in the pines.

I found it hysterical and laughed so hard while I was sitting on the porch reading it that the neighbors came over to see what was so funny.:lol:

[namelessgirl]

today

really

sucked.

{truly}

[bluecrayon]

mine

too

namelessgirl

(truly)

[hammerquill]

I jammed my fingers on my left hand today, shutting a car door too forcefully. The joints hurt now. They're really going to hurt in the cold tomorrow.

It's supposed to be raining with 50mph winds about now (and the rain at least is supposed to persist through Monday), but it's calm and partly cloudy.

I have bits of West Side Story running through my head.

[Helquin]

Me

three

NamelessGirl

(ouch)

[hammerquill]

I made the mistake of listening to some of the Gonzales hearings.

A friend of ours who is a New Zealander (but has lived here a long time and has kids born and raised here) stopped by absolutely livid about the fact that that creature has even been nominated...

I'd start worrying about what Dubya will appoint to the Supreme Court again, but I've just eaten.

[Helquin]

Thank you, Reed, for reminding me that I listened to both the Gonzales hearings -- and the ruckus over certifying Ohio's suspicious election results.

Perhaps my depression is merely a sane response to an insane world. :mellow:

I'm starting to think there might be something to all of this Skull & Crossbones conspiracy stuff. Where the heck was Kerry today?! :huh:

[hammerquill]

Thank you, Reed, for reminding me that I listened to both the Gonzales hearings -- and the ruckus over certifying Ohio's suspicious election results.

Perhaps my depression is merely a sane response to an insane world. :mellow:

I'm starting to think there might be something to all of this Skull & Crossbones conspiracy stuff. Where the heck was Kerry today?! :huh:

I think he was cowering in a corner with all the world's major deities who are trying to avoid the blame for the more natural disasters recently.

Oddly, I was assuming that the depression going around was at least in part due to the Gonzales catastrophe. At least with Helquin and bluecrayon.

I should go find something to distract me...

[Christine_0701]

well, I got the story mostly done

I need to go back over the beginning b/c I changed writing styles partway through

anyone wanna read/proofread it for me tomorrow?

[Zhenechka]

Oddly, I was assuming that the depression going around was at least in part due to the Gonzales catastrophe. At least with Helquin and bluecrayon.

I've been depressed since 3 November because I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that I probably won't/can't return home exept to visit my family because why would I willingly give up civil rights that exist here and not in the US? Why would I ask my wife to do the same? Hell, I don't even know how we'd get her into the country...

But the blueness was starting to lift at the thought of 1. going to Seattle next Christmas and 2. finishing my dissertation come hell or high water.

Now, though, there are the Gonzales hearings. Even though the path has forked, I still don't like to watch the US suck. Does Washington State still have a democratic governor?

[gwensmom]

I have bits of West Side Story running through my head.
Cool, me too! I have been humming "I Feel Pretty" all morning even though i feel anything but.

This Gonzalez thing is depressing and horrifying but is it really surprising? It seems pretty consistent for W.

My head feels tight, I need caffeine!

[kittymao]

I knew nothing of high winds and rain, or of a gonzalez hearing. Which, it seems, is good. I knew TV was a joke. Now everything comes as a fun surprise, and I get depressed over normal things like lack of a kitten, bills and a taunting muse.

I just finished filling out medi-cal papers. I am so not goona get it. Good thing I just paid off my dental bills, cause I'm gonna need some MAJOR work... like three months ago.

bah! Enough of that!
Today I'm up early, have a glass of apple cider and feel right-productive! GO ME!

[ReallyStrangeGirl]

I overslept.

Missed taking out the trash.

What's that smell?

[jesses584]

Interesting topic, lets see...

1. i'm a vegetarian. no meat at all, no meat products (like beef stock) except shoes, i can't give up shoes made of leather.
2. i lost 30 lbs last year, and am shooting for more than fifty this year.
3. i'm learning french so i can move to paris.

[Christine_0701]

ooh, french. I love french

I want to take a beginners french here, to brush up my skills, but I can't b/c I have french 11 and 12 :(

I'm thinking of just ignoring that fact, and taking it anyways.

[nymphette]

Geeze, I love my kid!

She has been a little brat since Xmas; not listening and doing what we ask. But I have understood that it is because her whole schedule has been wonky. She also has a small cold and a touch of diarhea so I have been up to my elbows in stinky gooey pull-ups. So she has not been my favorite person lately.

However a few minutes ago, I as I am picking up around the house and getting ready to fly out to Sacramento tomorrow, she is sitting on her tricycle and she looks up at me and says "I need a kiss". :wub:

little things like that make the gooey pants seem worth it!!! :D don't you love it when they say something to surprise you like that??? :wub:

my contractions are getting way harder, but not a lot more frequent.... <sigh> but i also have had some spotting, so it's almost time... this would be great if i hadn't found out today that dr. r is out of town until TUESDAY!!! :O so i have contacted harrison's old genetic's specialist to get a list of bloodwork/tests to be done, in case i go into labor this weekend before he's back and they dont' have a dr from his group on.... i'm prepared to shout the whole building down if anyone argues with me about this baby's care!!!!!!!

i need a kiss... :P

[nymphette]

I'm going to go soon and watch Napoleon Dynamite!

i thought it was very funny....

my sister coulnd't believe we rented it.... i dont' know if she's seen it but she really seemed to be against the movie!!!

i laughed even though i was in a bad mood when i watched it... that's gotta say soemthing, right??? :P

[nymphette]

julian wants a krabby patty for lunch... <_< spongebob strikes again.... <sigh>

i made buns the other day though, so all i gotta do is throw a burger in the oven and he'll be pleased as punch... :D

what i'll eat, though, i haven't a clue.... harrison has leftover garlic mashed potatoes and corn from last night and some turkey will be fine.... i think i want rice....

well, actually, what i REALLY want is hummous and pita....... mmmmmmm.... however...... suffice to say, there's been no grocery shopping done in this household for a while......

[hammerquill]

This Gonzalez thing is depressing and horrifying but is it really surprising? It seems pretty consistent for W.


I'm kind of astonished that he managed to dig up someone who may actually be worse than Ashcroft. More slick and subtle, too. I'd been assuming (foolishly, perhaps) that anyone would be better than Ashcroft.

I found four lovely hardback books I wanted at the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library mini-store yesterday. Luckily their prices are ridiculously low.

I should be getting going. :wave:

[kittymao]

fer Nymphette- :x
ha, supa ol' skool.

I was sitting here looking at the computer and my eyes were getting all tweaky. Then I rememebered- I wear glasses. D'ur. Everything looks MUCH better now.

I know that joss paper has religious implications, but am not sure what. I thought the chinese burned them at funerals, but I may be thinking of something else. Does anyone know what exactly they are used for?

I was given permission to use the music downoad service, I'm so excited. Now to hunt down the songs I'd NEVER buy!
uhm, yea, REALLY new to this music share thing. heh.

[bluecrayon]

Like Hammerquill I am astonished that someone more odious than Ashcroft is looming large over our Constitution, sling shot in hand.

There is no end, I think, to how bad things and people can be -- we always have false relief during regime changes only to be pushed further down the idealogical divide when something worse shows its face.

Also like Hammerquill I feel I should be going, I just don't know where to go. I am back from There, I am still on sabbatical from my job, it's raining like Hell outside, and I'm feeling detached from life.

Where the heck is Larrissa???

[namelessgirl]

Larrissa is busy with work right now I believe.

The car is fixed for now. Let's hope there are no more repairs.

Money is so tight that I could only buy one of my textbooks so far =(

[Zhenechka]

Joss paper is burned during religious ceremonies to honour the dead. It's considered disrespectful to one's ancestors to not burn it.

I've never used joss paper.

I have accomplished squat all today.

I should try to do something before Ptichka gets home.

Larrissa is in love. All bets are off.

[bluecrayon]

[QUOTE=Zhenechka
Larrissa is in love. All bets are off.[/QUOTE]

ah, that strange landscape with all the shimmery colors?

or that nightmare that paces us through the night sleepless?

or maybe both, here and there combined?

[kittymao]

I used joss paper once, I don't anymore.
So- if one just buys it and uses it as an art supply, it's okay?
But if it's bought to be burned and it's not, that's bad.
Just trying to find a clear ground here ( though I'd not use it, now that I know.)

Like the Catholic faith and using the Virgin as a collage item.
eek! Like- in the Cell, Jennifer Lopez dreseed up like the Virgen de Guadalupe. That was just, oo, so NOT a good thing.

anyway. I should do some artsy stuff. I have this urge to draw pinup girls! Woo-HOO!

[Zhenechka]

I don't know about the whole joss paper thing. I only feel comfortable using religious symbols/items from my own background in stuff I make because I can predict the effect on various audiences from indifference to offended.

I'm going to go translate now.

Gracious me, I don't want to.

[Larrissa]

yes yes, hello there to all of you. i feel obtuse in here anymore. :confused:

i skipped out of work early "...im really sick ..." HA! i need to rest and thats what im going to do, figure i had 5 hours left o'work, so i should go CHILL the fuck out for five hours ....

yes, love love love. its entirely awesome. LESS THAN A WEEK! :eek:
meeting online friends in person is one thing, meeting someone you love without ever having touched them is another thing. im a teensy bit scared.

rock on...

[bluecrayon]

meeting online friends in person is one thing, meeting someone you love without ever having touched them is another thing. im a teensy bit scared.



so was I.

It was better than anything in my life when I finally got to there.

rock on, indeed! :)

[hammerquill]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Larrissa
meeting online friends in person is one thing, meeting someone you love without ever having touched them is another thing. im a teensy bit scared.

so was I.


Me three.

It was better than anything in my life when I finally got to there.

ditto. Though she came here first.

Eve would love to be with us, but she's using ancient technology (my eight-year-old laptop with Win95 zeroth release) and can't get this high-tech modern board to work on her browser: she can read but not post with its silly javascript wysiwyg toys. She's trying to get things sufficiently updated to join the twenty-first century.

P.S. I hate that this damn thing won't quote nested quotes. Have to do it by hand. What century was this again?

[nymphette]

i had some smarties....

i better stop with the chocolate... before it's too late.... :O

waiting for jodi to bring me some mars bar rice krispie squares.... THEN i'll lay of the chocolate....

[nymphette]

of course, i asked chris to pick me up some coffee flavored ice cream before he came home today....

technically, i should be laying off the ice cream too, even though it isn't chocolate....

hm... what does that leave to eat, that seems at all appetizing??? not much around here i'm afraid..... i still want some hummous!!!!!

[nymphette]

i figure though, since i still weigh less than before i got pregnant, i am okay to have a few little treats here and there.....

with how big this baby is, i wonder what i'll lose after giving birth!!! with julian, i lost 37 pounds after having him- but i had pre-eclampsia swelling and was big as a balloon with water retention!!!!

kittymao- pedro rocks!!!! :rofl:

[kittymao]

the wind is totally freaking me out now. I'm seeing roofing shingles fly all over the place, and the wind is actually whistling. Not to mention two fatalities- my plants fell off the shelf/balcony and broke their feeble winterized stems. I only have TWO plants left of the five that came here with me.

I drew today! Yaay! It's been such a chore as of liate. I don't know why. Oh well.

dare me to go check the mailbox? Psh! I DARE MYSELF!

[Cuilanië]

Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!!! Let's all welcome Eve to the wonderful world of Mozilla Firefox... :thewave:

I can post! I can post! :D And I didn't even have to install any plugins for java and such. Yet. :lol:

Isn't Reed sweet? :blush: That's a fact.

[gwensmom]

Working full time is kicking my butt! And every day I come home to find that Gwensdad has rearranged something or other and put the stuff he doesn't know what to do with on my side of the bed like I have time to deal with it!

I like him anyway and suppose I will keep him.

I would be too waaay too chicken to have an internet romance.

[Cuilanië]

Lalalalaaalaalalaaalllaaalala... Excuse my singing, but it's been a frustrating few days. I had to install three separate updates to this machine. Getting Firefox to work on this theoretically unsupported OS - not to mention actually finding old Win95 updates... - feels like quite an achievement.

'Course, my life is nowhere near as dramatic as, say, Robyn's... You rock, Robyn. Hope your labour and delivery go well and without transportation stress. I've been keeping my fingers crossed for you and your baby ever since you posted about being pregnant...

I guess I should go do something useful - like having dinner - now that I've got this thing up and running...

[Christine_0701]

yeay! welcome back Eve :D

that would be irksome, Sarah <_<

there is way too much snow outside

[Helquin]

Robyn, you do rock: I'm often overwhelmed just reading about what you're confronting!

Mad props also to Gwensmom, and I'm glad to hear she's decided to keep Gwensdad. :lol:

My "Type-A personality" husband did the same thing (with the rearranging & leaving piles of stuff to greet me when I got home) when he first became disabled & had to spend all day pacing around our apartment. As the "nest-builder" I always had my feathers ruffled by the changes in my carefully organized household. ;)

[Cuilanië]

You rock too, Sarah.

Internet romance... it just happens. :wub:

Oh, look, tabbed browsing once more...

[gwensmom]

Robyn rocks more! :rock: I only have one kid and I'm not pregnant.

Gwen may be getting sick. But if she's not I might have time to go to a fabric store tomorrow and I have a gift card. Watch out!

I'm not sure why I think I will have the time to sew anything :blink:

[bluecrayon]

Robyn rocks, Sarah rocks, Eve rocks, Helquin rocks -- I'm thinking we ALL rock or we wouldn't recognize each other!

I have so much time to dance around in I frankly don't know what to do with it -- I am not used to down time.

Internet romance? -- I just think of it as love that is stirred by words and that makes it very hot indeed.

[Helquin]

Oh goodness. As if it wasn't enough to see Sandra Dee workin' that Camelot-era chic and a young Rock Hudson in full-on butch drag, this movie is now serving up Bobby Darrin singing something characteristically bouncy!

1961 baby! It's swank!

Yikes -- now Rock is getting his jig on! :o

[hammerquill]

They're expecting extreme high tides and a lot of rain over the next few days.

High tides may well affect the creek by my house (which flows into Lake Merritt, a tidal estuary not far away), and make it more likely to flood with runoff. So I have to decide whether to park my car out in the rain this weekend or to risk leaving it in the garage.

Me want cookie.

[Christine_0701]

I have the poems narrowed down to 4

but I can't choose *sigh*

I'll go take another look, I guess...that's all I can do

[Cuilanië]

Posting first thing in the morning, yes yes...

Actually, I called my paternal grandmother, then my mother, first.

Going shopping for furniture, and maybe some wood. For making bookshelves. Yes.

[namelessgirl]

Bagel, pears, and mandarin oranges for breakfast.

Debating the whole going out thing tonight. Questionable to the extreme. But has potential. Drive?

Tupperware is evil.

[an-su]

Today I went to visit my 48yrs old cousin and her son... as my cousin lost her husband to a hearth attack... How strange is that... People talking about precautions... but then, you never know... if it is not the tsunami, it's the hearth attack, if it is not, it can really be anything else...

I did draw a bit, for some decos via some yahoogroups...

I will go to cook...

[an-su]

I have just put a few photos of some part of the Bosphorus on that page : http://geocities.com/violetscent1/bosphore.html?1105210695968

I still am not gone to cook... it is time, or I will have no dinner tonight and it is already 9pm

My boyfriend doesn't anyway his internet connection working tonight, so why I am keeping hanging around ? :)

[Lorrell]

I have a Robert Johnson tape to play in my terapin car, which has a mean cassette player in it, no CD player, and NO, I don't want to convert.

I really should make more of an effort to get out of town on the weekends, but I am too exhausted from work last week.

I need to go to Jo-Anns and get my supplies for my Mardi Gras costume and mask, etc. and I already have managed to misplace my purple notebook, my mind, etc.....:confused:

[Cuilanië]

I now have a purple four-drawer dresser and two raspberry bedside tables, courtesy of my mother. After I repaint them, they'll be quite nice.

I also have a cold. Damn allergy attack left me wide open...

I went to the hardware store again, to get a few items like thinner rollers for the textured part of my walls and an extra indoors mat to protect my wooden floor. I also got a dish-drying rack. No, I haven't done any serious dishes here yet... :rolleyes: Neither have I had any serious meals. Hmmm...

[Cuilanië]

I wish I'd found ginger at the fruit store. It didn't even have much fruit for a store calling itself "fruiterie"...

My fingers definitely are dyslexic. "Calling" came out "claaing". :lol:

I hate having a cold. Not sick enough to stay in bed, but enough to be miserable...

[Helquin]

I watched The Rose Tattoo last night and I'm still glowing today. I think it's such an underrated Tennessee Williams film (much better than the more popular Brando/Leigh Streetcar) and Anna Magnani is a gem.

That and soothing music -- how else can I cope with all of the craziness in the news?! :(

Art as opiate or antibiotic? :huh:

I'm making good progress on 3 Saints and a Tarot card.

And I just noticed last night that the Ninja-moticon is no more. :confused:

[hammerquill]

I watched The Rose Tattoo last night and I'm still glowing today. I think it's such an underrated Tennessee Williams film (much better than the more popular Brando/Leigh Streetcar) and Anna Magnani is a gem.

That and soothing music -- how else can I cope with all of the craziness in the news?! :(

Art as opiate or antibiotic? :huh:



I've seen some art which would probably kill just about any pestilential microbe, and which certainly nauseated me...
And I just noticed last night that the Ninja-moticon is no more. :confused:
It's just that if you type in its stupid name, the computer sees the colon-p and gives you :ph34r: instead. Need to inform James directly of the smiley errors. He doesn't read 3rf.

I just got a stainless steel stock pot for $6.

[Cuilanië]

I'm no longer able to ignore my stomach's signals. I'm hungry - it's just that right now I don't have much appetite.

I've noticed that I'm much more productive when I get up before 10am... The day seems so much longer, with more space for getting things done.

I must be getting old.

[Lorrell]

I found my purple notebook, I couldn't find it because I had placed the purple side down, so of course my solution is to color the other side purple so I don't have to go though this again...it's a sort of color blindness indigneous to store bought notebooks that I suffer from

There is a BIG accident up the road on the dangerous curve you have to take to get out of here, I've been listening to sirens and large type vehicles moving around...usually they hit one of the power poles and the lights go out. It's dangerous to drive around here on Saturday nights, everyone is drinking and the roads are pitch black with no lights.


I took myself out for a little picnic by the lake this evening and it was just beautiful. I walked a couple of miles around the lake. The sunset was awesome postcard material.

[oreogrl1]

I'm having one of those lonely days.
I present my graduation project on friday.
I want to chat, but no one is in there.

[Cuilanië]

I've just used one of my brand new saucepans for the first time tonight. For cooking pasta.

I want to do a grand cookout when I'm finally all settled in. Bit scary, though - I've never done such a thing.

The dishes are waiting... Now that I have a drying rack, I no longer have an excuse. Ah, well. :rolleyes:

[Zhenechka]

The translation? It is done.

The translation? Oh but it sucks.

I get to spend at least eight hours tomorrow in the library with a collocation dictionary.

[bluecrayon]

saturday night chaining through the quiet forums

will I ever have a date again????

wondering what's up with luciente these days...

[Helquin]

My hands are on fire.

I'm improvising a tuna casserole with feta cheese, asparagus, red onions, and a mysterious variety of hot peppers I bought the other day.

They aren't kidding about those peppers. I was fine during chopping, but now (10 minutes later) the heat is on! :o

Bono's not so bad. :mellow:

[Christine_0701]

Just finished updating my website

and read all the introductory material for my online course I can't sign into, unless it's with the guest account

all because I felt the need to do something

[Christine_0701]

I barely filled said need

I don't know what I want/need to do, but I wish I did

no third facts here...

[bluecrayon]

okay, I have done my bluecrayon work of bumping up stuff from pages 4, 5 and 6...

but I couldn't find that song title chain game!

I'm way tired and need a life.

[bluecrayon]

it's almost midnight.

I am listening to Neil Young

I am feeling the sharp edges of the triangle...

[Christine_0701]

I've tried bumping up the song title chain game 10 times now, and can't think of a song that has whatever word it is in it

i hate Hate HATE it when people come on, say hi, then leave RIGHT FREAKING AGAIN!!!!

why waste my time saying hi if you're just fricken leaving again??????

[Helquin]

How can it be almost midnight in San Francisco? It's not even 2 a.m. here.

I had to check 3 clocks because I don't have such a good track record with time! :lol:

My hands are still burning and I don't know what else to try to get this hot pepper stuff off of 'em... :(

[Christine_0701]

I don't know if it'll work, but milk?

I know if you eat something spicy drinking milk helps

just a thought

[bluecrayon]

it sure as heck FEELS like midnight...

I'm thinking someone needs to pull my fingers off these keys...

I fear I'm going to be chaining in my sleep!!!!

[Lilac]

Shit
fuck
damn

[Helquin]

This is my 9,800th post! :lol: I'm still 200 posts away from official psychosis, darn it!

I've got such a hectic day planned for tomorrow that I'm already overwhelmed... Watch me wimp out.

I could swear I just heard someone's cell phone ringing in the background of "You Make Loving Fun" on Fleetwood Mac's The Dance CD. :huh:

I'm playing it much louder than usual, since I was wallowing in "Landslide." :lol:

[hammerquill]

I'm happy to hear that the official Nervousness Psychosis doesn't begin till 10000 posts.

I was just thinking of Neil Young, because he's quoted in the quotation dictionary, and I don't have the song. Have to remedy that.

I hope Lilac's okay..... And I too have been wondering about siafucienteresa the past few days.

[hammerquill]

Perhaps it should really be called "neuraesthenia" or maybe "a nervous condition" or just "nerves".

I should get started looking stuff up for research tomorrow.

I'm kinda tired already, and it's only midnight.

[bluecrayon]

okay. Now I really am going to bed.

My fingers are cold and I can hardly think.

I just had to come back because I remembered a song that Bo Diddly covered -- I am totally nervousness crazed tonight and probably need medication!

or love.

or chocolate.

or a life.

[Helquin]

OK, my hands are really on fire now.

I've tried alcohol, milk, lemon juice and plain ol' soap & water, but this capsacin is one tough alkaloid!

It's starting to make me wonder about the wisdom of eating hot peppers, though... :huh: What's this stuff do in my alimentary canal?!

[an-su]

I remember crying out of the hot peppers in the meal, at a Ethiopian restaurant, at Paris.

I am glad I didn't had to touch those, just eat...

Well... I didn't even get to eat it completely... The restaurant owner was worried, thinking I didn't like it.

[nymphette]

, my life is nowhere near as dramatic as, say, Robyn's... You rock, Robyn. Hope your labour and delivery go well and without transportation stress. I've been keeping my fingers crossed for you and your baby ever since you posted about being pregnant...

...

drama drama drama!!! we usually say that about my 11 year old neice.... i guess it fits me lately....

which is why i am here at this ungodly hour when y child is still sleeping and one's at his nana's having a sleepover....

i've been up and timing my contractions for 45 minutes..... they're hard (woke me up) and i really have to breathe through them.... i am going to go have a bath and see what's happening after that....

[Zhenechka]

I've been typing my Russian-language proposal for the past hour and it hurts! It hurts!

I'm going to try walking to campus today. It should only take about an hour and the library should be empty.

I'm thinking about looking for a job with an NGO once this academic stuff is over.

[Larrissa]

you wouldnt believe what occured last night if i told you, which i cant. but the afteraffects are sleeping on the couch right now....

"this is a warning
step away from the car
this car is protected by vipers."

um yeah, excuse me, im in love!

[Christine_0701]

Helquin, you know the best way to make your hands stop burning? Go back in time and wear gloves :P

I slept pretty good even though I woke up 50 million times

and had very vivid life-like dreams and now I have a headache :(

[Christine_0701]

my back really hurts too

stupid sleeping weirdly <_<

hopefully it'll ease up as i'm awake longer

[Cuilanië]

One of my ears won't pop. Stuffed sinus. Yech.

I need to check on the status of the market before I walk out the door.

I wonder what the temperature's like today...

[Cuilanië]

Oh, I hope Robyn hasn't gone into labour yet...

I should get going. I wasn't exactly planning on spending so much time online, but I got distracted...

Pictures take so long to load with this. But that's the worst that can be said about it.

[Christine_0701]

Robyn's at the hospital right now

When she went to have her bath, her water broke so she didn't even get that luxury

she posted about it in member matters

[Cuilanië]

Oh god I hope she and her baby are ok... :crossed: Waiting for news is going to be nerve-wracking.

Um, in case anyone wonders, I was hoping she wasn't in labour because of Harrison's pediatrician being away...

Back to painting...

[Christine_0701]

yeah, I think by now the baby will be here

she's supposed to be sending jodi to update asap

so hopefully that's soon

[Zhenechka]

I'd like some baby news. Patience, little grasshopper.

My break is almost over.

DING! Gracious, today and tomorrow will be taxing.

[shecoo]

I'm bored

My hands are swollen from shoveling so much snow and chipping at the ice yesterday

My dog is an alpha female who makes me crazy on walks

[Lilac]

I hate my house.


I go out and I'm nice and happy and relaxed...then I come home to this place and I want to scream.


I think a lot has to do with the fact that my grandmother is living with me and as soon as I set foot in the door she's bitching about something needing done around here.

[gwensmom]

Tell her that she is absolutely right and what is a nice lady like her doing in a dump like that and doesn't she want to go back to her apartment before the whole place caves in on her.

I will be hovering around here all I can until we hear some news about jelayna/bronwyn skye.

It's now my turn to take care of Gwen again and I have been doing housework and cooking ever since I got off duty last time <_<

[Lilac]

Tell her that she is absolutely right and what is a nice lady like her doing in a dump like that and doesn't she want to go back to her apartment before the whole place caves in on her.

I will be hovering around here all I can until we hear some news about jelayna/bronwyn skye.

It's now my turn to take care of Gwen again and I have been doing housework and cooking ever since I got off duty last time <_<


I don't think that would work, Sarah. I don't mind having her here...I just can't stand the bossiness/bitchiness/nagginguptheassiness. Oh well.

I, too, am waiting of news of Mungo Bean. I refuse to acknowlege her as Jelayna! She's Mungo Bean! LOL

Poor Sarah, I hope you at least get a decent night's sleep tonight!!!!

[Cuilanië]

I'm hungry. Fortunately, food is forthcoming.

I still haven't done the dishes.

My place still looks like a lived-in warehouse...

[Zhenechka]

There are not enough obscenities in the world to convey my attitude toward my current fellowship application.

Why can't they be like every other civilized grant institution and have an on-line application?!

Because they're fucking morons who probably aren't going to give me any money anyway.

[Zhenechka]

I had planned on sending my grant application on Tuesday by Expresspost.

I just discovered, though, that the delivery standard to DC is 4 days, which means that it wouldn't arrive until Monday.

So now I have to send it Purolator which means that I can dick around and go to bed at a reasonable hour for the rest of the week.

Night all! :wave:

[Cuilanië]

My head is feeling increasingly stuffed, despite the cold meds. My face feels warm from the inside but not to the touch, if that makes any sense...

I can still smell my dinner. Maybe I should go put away the leftovers...

I'm looking forward to acquiring a vacuum cleaner.

[Helquin]

Wondering if I missed news about Robyn...? :confused:

Doesn't look like I'll make it to the P.O. tomorrow, but I hope to have a bunch of outgoing mail [art!] ready by Tuesday.

Another freakishly warm day: I saw hyacinths & daffodils sprouting! :o

[Zhenechka]

We're all still waiting for news on Robyn. I keep checking the thread in member matters.

The friendly neighborhood skunk showed up on our front steps last night.

A full night's sleep is a wonderful thing.

I should go pack my bag.

[an-su]

I'd be happy to hear nice news form the little baby too ! I've read quite a lot about her... since I keep checking this thread... so... :))

I should be studying spanish... I have an exam on thursday... arrgh :)

I feel so tired today...

[thunderstorm_19]

i am drinking organic, fair trade coffee.

my acrylics class starts this afternoon.

i spent $53 on supplies for said class on saturday (what a good excuse to spend money at the art store...).

[thunderstorm_19]

hyacinths, rain, and coffee are among the best smells ever.

i learned in highschool biology, that, apparently, the universally favourite smell is bananas.

i've got bunches of Nness stuff to do... i'm not behind, but i need to get on with it if i want to avoid getting behind.

[gwensmom]

A full night's sleep is a wonderful thing.
Amen, sister! I am felling pretty good today because I actually got one last night.

On Saturday night/sunday morning I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. I got up and finished knitting a hat.

:wave: and :wub: to Lilac who may need some TLC right now.

[sarahkate]

* I'm so anxious to hear good news about Robyn & little Jelayna.

** I received an invite to apply for the honors program at my school. It seems like such a hassle though... essays to write, getting recommendations from professors, working on an independent study project and taking an extra one credit class for the next three semesters. I don't know if I should go for it or not. Assuming I was accepted that would be a lot of extra work. :(

*** I wonder what is on Larrissa's couch? :huh: :p

[kittymao]

i. feel.so.
tired.
and I'm really not sure why.

My BF chopped his mane this weekend- kind of sad. he had about a foot and a half of hair, and he said- "I can't have long hair and a gut. So- I'm gonna chop my hair and lose my gut- then I'll grow my hair again." It doesn't look bad- really good actually, it's just strange.

so- things are moving. We may start moving in to our new apt as soon as next week. which is scary. but I'm so excited! We're talking of getting a couch- a black leather one! woohoo! and our new place's closet will be HUGE! yaay!

[Lilac]

:wave: and :wub: to Lilac who may need some TLC right now.


Awww! Thanks Gwensmom! I did need some TLC!

I actually just got back from seeing my doctor about this anxiety problem I've suffering through. He put me on Paxil and Alaprazolam....I don't know if this will be a good thing in the long run, but if these drugs can get me back to normal, I really don't care! I miss the old carefree me!

I clicked on Kitty's homepage...and I am in awe over her art!!! Kitty - you artworkis incredible!

[Zhenechka]

I finally figured out how to say "pedagogical materials" in Russian.

I think that I should call it a day while I'm still feeling smart.

Bah!

[Helquin]

KittyMao is pretty awesome. :)

The ideas are flowing today, but I'm frustrated with the slow pace & tedium of doing the actual nuts-and-bolts work... I need some minions.

What's with the server blinks lately? I'm getting "S.O.L." screens when there are only 3 or 4 at a time in here... :confused:

[ebandit]

Server madness on Nervousness.....and just as James declared "gotta be away for school work"

I was on tv today..here is a clip http://www.myweb.cableone.net/geneblack/inv-clip.wmv


It linked automatically...how nice!

[Cuilanië]

I am finally a student again. Part-time, and not enrolled in any particular program. I'm taking two English classes, back-to-back, on Monday afternoons. :)

Today has kicked my butt. I was not psychologically prepared for going back to school - but it went okay.

I already have an assignment, due in three weeks...

[Cuilanië]

Actually, I've missed my first class already - because I was busy signing up for it. :rolleyes:

I've got some Dickinson to read. :)

I'm hungry. And I still have a cold. But the mood is good.

[lilfrank08]

****i went to Joanne fabrics yesterday and bought 180 sheets of 12 x 12 inch very nice scrapbook paper for $10.00!! Im so happy!!

****Bought a new pair of nike shoes yesterday!! Glod and Maroon...florida colors...oops...im all for Ohio State!!

****I was a clean platter at lunch today! School never has good food...but today it was great!!

[Lilac]

Server madness on Nervousness.....and just as James declared "gotta be away for school work"

I was on tv today..here is a clip http://www.myweb.cableone.net/geneblack/inv-clip.wmv

I was afraid to "go advanced" and link it so copy and paste


I saw Gene! I saw Gene! I'm so excited! What an adorable accent...and gals...if you watch...at about 1 minute and 6 seconds into the clip, you'll get a flash of those famous dimples!!! hee hee!

And that painting is awesome!

I think we'd all better start saving the postcards and ATC's we get from Mr. Black...because one day he just might be a famous artist!!!! (and...you know...if that happens...we can sell that stuff for good money!:D )

[ebandit]

Methinks Lilac got too excited by that video clip. I can't help the accent. Ha ha. I was born southern. The dimples are just pure luck.

Thanks for the kind words, I sincerely hope that one day you CAN sell my mail art for $$$--while I am still alive...cause that will mean my art is selling!

I actually had fun and enjoyed the interview. I noticed, watching the tape, that I have a short neck...when I was young and skinny I thought my neck was too LONG...now it is too short (being fat makes it look shorter)

[lemur]

Oh I saw too! Don't worry Gene, I didn't laugh at you...much.:p It's cool that you got to do that.

I didn't think you'd have an accent-I don't know what I was thinking, like duh he's from Alabama. :rolleyes: Does anyone else always read everyone else's posts in their own accent?

Man, I'm tired. And I have done nothing but sleep today.

[ebandit]

I don't have an accent.

My way of speaking is normal, Everyone else has the accents!

I always imagine the posts sounding like TV announcers...generic (mid-western) voices.

[lemur]

We always thought everyone spoke with generic tv accents when we were kids.
That is how we speak in the Prairies. Except for out here, where it's hard not to let a little oowatinay creep into your speech patterns sometimes.

'oowatinay'-referring to the cree/saulteaux/metis/scottish/a few other things accent of the Rez. Oowwwaaa!

[Christine_0701]

lemur, have you red The Rez Sisters/Dry Lips Oughtta Move to Kapuskasing/the third play in the series?

that's what i thought of when you said oowatinay

the gym was too full when me and carol went there so excercising is off 'till tomorrow :(

[Cuilanië]

Does anyone else always read everyone else's posts in their own accent?
I do that a lot. And in my own voice, usually.

My ears - both of them!!! - are pressure-blocked and refuse to pop. Damn cold...

I seem to have misplaced an hour tonight. It's 10pm already...

[lemur]

lemur, have you red The Rez Sisters/Dry Lips Oughtta Move to Kapuskasing/the third play in the series?

No I can't say I have read them. How is it used in the books? (oowatinay I mean)

Oowatinay has almost become an all-purpose word for surprise, incredulity, greeting, what have you. People use it whenever.

Maybe I will read them now.

[Christine_0701]

it's not actually in the books, it just brought a sense of the cree/ojibway in the books to me

odd, since i didn't even know what oowatinay is until you said in your last fact

or wait, maybe oowatinay IS used...I think it is, actually....they're plays by Thompson Highway, i've only read The Rez Sisters

[Christine_0701]

AAAAHHHH!!! we might be getting more snow tomorrow!!!

at least it's just "a few flurries"

but still...no more snow!!!!

[Cuilanië]

I'm not tired of snow yet. In a month or so, I will probably be.

Cough drop has killed my cough, as it should, but it hasn't cleared my sinuses it usually does. Maybe the Sudafed hasn't quite kicked in enough yet...

I have this urge to goof off... oh, wait. Isn't that what I'm doing right now?? :lol:

[ReallyStrangeGirl]

[QUOTE=Lilac]
I actually just got back from seeing my doctor about this anxiety problem I've suffering through. He put me on Paxil and Alaprazolam....I don't know if this will be a good thing in the long run, but if these drugs can get me back to nor