Soooo....

[Gemini Cricket]

Kent Brockman: "The phony pope can be identified by his high top sneakers, and incredibly foul mouth."

[Kevy Baby]

I like peanut butter. But it has to be Skippy creamy.

[Snowflake]

So, last night I was in a rush getting home, had a trunk full of goodies from Trader Joe's and was praying for parking right next to the side door of the apartment bldg. so I could unload at the basement level straight from the car. Yay, got rock star parking. All is good.

Sooooo, this morning, I head down to the basement to go out the same way to get on the way to work, I get in the car and to my surprise, yes, my car has been visted by someone other than me. The glove box is open and all the stuff is shrewn all over the floor of the car, the comparment thingie inbetween the two front seats is open and the car stereo faceplate container is not to be seen and everything else is all over the passenger seat. I look around, none of the windows are broken, how'd they get in? Aha! I must have forgotten to lock the car in my rush to get the TJ goodies out. Bitch-slap myself on the forehead. Okay, assess any damage or missing items and I start picking up stuff off the floor, lo and behold, the car stereo face plate is still in the car, even the load of change and quarters in the ash tray are there, what were they looking for? Nothing missing, not even the bottled water, not even the copy of my credit report that is sitting on the floor of the front seat that I forgot to bring in with me. No damage, just my junk all over the car.

Soooo, today I feel is my lucky day. Maybe I should buy a lotto ticket!

[libraryvixen]

Snowflake, that sucks! I'm glad to hear that there was no damage and only a mess left behind!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Weird, maybe you were visited by the same punks who smashed my coworker's back window and took nothing but their $25 roadside emergency kit, leaving behind things like an easily stolen satellite radio receiver and a $200 pool cue among other things.

[MouseWife]

I am also glad that it wasn't worse, Snowflake.

My son was telling me that the whole 'car' issue sucks. What other personal item {something so valuable/expensive/important} do you just leave around like that? He said no way would he leave his PSP anywhere, etc.

I forget but I think we were talking about all of the cars we've seen with the horrible 'key' marks on them.

Have a great day and I would buy a lotto ticket. Heck, if that is what this made you think of, don't pass it up!

[Gemini Cricket]

Snowflake,
I'm glad nothing was stolen.

[Kevy Baby]

Sorry for the trauma Snowflake. There is enough drama in life without crap like this happening!

[Not Afraid]

WOW! i could've been so much worse! No broken window, nothing stolen - what are they teaching thieves these days?

[Snowflake]

WOW! i could've been so much worse! No broken window, nothing stolen - what are they teaching thieves these days?

That about $10 of quarters is not even worth boosting! Must have been on a mission for a laptop or cell phone.

The best part of the story is, had I not had the fan on in my bedroom, I would have heard the car door slam (likely) it was practically under my window. Then again, I can sleep through a war zone, but I feel like I didged a bullet and I owe myself a lotto ticket, just in case!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Stinks that they ransacked your car, but good that nothing was stolen! :)

[BarTopDancer]

Glad it was just a mess you had to clean up!

My car was broken into about 5 years ago. They stole my backpack, radio, the cds on my sun visor, trash can and stuffed Tigger.

They left my giant book of CDs, stuffed Weinermobile and a few other valuable things. The cops said they were after a wallet which is why they stole the backpack. Too bad for them I had my wallet on me.

Go buy that Lotto ticket!

[Prudence]

There are apparently 3 federal judges in the entire country who are hiring clerks. And, of course, they all want someone from a top 10 school. Which means that I am once again screwed. Only this time I'm screwed AND I have a giant student loan bill. I would have been better off embracing life as an administrative flunky, as that's apparently all I'm suited for.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Soooo, today I feel is my lucky day. Maybe I should buy a lotto ticket!


I'm sorry to hear about your woes. Were they looking for Valentino's ring?

[Snowflake]

I'm sorry to hear about your woes. Were they looking for Valentino's ring?

Oh No! No woes! Just a self bitch slap for my stupidity and grateful for the knowledge there was nothing in the car worth stealing and nothing was damaged. As I said, a lucky day!

Nothing identifiable as Valentino-realted in or on the car. Did not spring for personalized plates as I had in VA (rudyfan) now I'm just a jumble of letters and numbers.

[Capt Jack]

now I'm just a jumble of letters and numbers.


but truly, in a greater sense, arent we all?



no? ok, nebbermind

:D

[AllyOops!]

I'm so, so sorry about your car being ransacked, Snowflake! :( I'm so happy & relieved, though, that nothing of yours was missing!

My scariest encounter with a thieving scuzzhound was in my really early twenties. I was home one morning, curled up on the couch, and somebody knocked on my door. It was still so early, so I didn't answer. The next thing I heard from across the house was somebody breaking through the window and crawling into the house. I was inside with an intruder. I picked up my telephone, dialed 911, and whispered to the operator that I wasn't alone in my house (I didn't want him to hear me). Fortunately, my boyfriend at the time had stopped by, and without thinking he tore through my house, confronted the jackhole and chased him through the house. He exited out of the french doors in the back. The LAPD arrived immediately and searched the neighborhood, but never found him. :(

Sigh. Such scumbaggery out there. :(

My advice is to never confront somebody who is potentially armed and dangerous. My friends & family have a history (including myself) of reacting without thinking and confronting the suspect. THANK GOD we've all been lucky!!

[MouseWife]

Oooh, Ally!! So scary!! I think of this when I leave any of the kids alone. I always tell them, if someone knocks on the door, check and see where they go. {we do have only a couple of front windows and a dog out back but still....} This scenario is exactly what scares me. They may ignore what they feel is a salesperson but who knows?

Prudence, can't you try for those positions anway? You have to have faith, in yourself and in the system that they want the best person for the job. Regardless of the school they come from. Putting your best self forward, that is the best you can do. Let them know you ARE the best for the job.

Our house was robbed once. Everything that was taken/broken was mine. Sort of takes the gleam off of buying new jewelry. I think it was kids because they didn't take a brand new video game, still in the wrapping {returnable?}. They knew it was a crappy game, not worth much. A junkie, normal thief would have taken it thinking it was worth something.

[AllyOops!]

I'm so sorry about your house being robbed, MouseWife!! :( Mine was definitely a young guy that intruded, too. Those experieces are so awful! Your home is supposed to be your sanctuary and safe-haven. When somebody violates that, it becomes an absolutely terrifying ordeal. :(

[JWBear]

We have AC!!! There's a big mobile AC unit parked next to the building, with hoses and cables running in to the mechanical room. No ice buckets!

[Morrigoon]

Yay AC! Boo scary stupid thieves!

[MouseWife]

I'm so sorry about your house being robbed, MouseWife!! :( Mine was definitely a young guy that intruded, too. Those experieces are so awful! Your home is supposed to be your sanctuary and safe-haven. When somebody violates that, it becomes an absolutely terrifying ordeal. :(


It certainly was an awful experience. We'd just arrived home in the evening {right before Christmas, thank goodness we hadn't done any shopping...} from a few days at Disneyland. {Funny, I had a moment driving along the freeway, looking out at beach by Camp Pendleton, 'We've been robbed'....}

Everyone was eager to be home and took off to their rooms. Dad and I of course took to the tasks of unloading, etc. When I went to my bedroom door, I found it locked. That was odd. I used a key and then I realized it was locked from the inside. I started to knock on the kid doors quietly, telling them to get the heck out of the house now. This alarmed them and the two boys did quickly but of course the teenage daughter was like 'What???' as I stood there with my back to my door feeling Psycho stabbings in my back. {I am dramatic, aren't I?} All the while I am calling the police...grabbed jackets and pooled the family outside. Luckily they weren't locked inside still but that was so scary!!

And, forever we were freaked about leaving the house and anyone being home alone. We figured they would come back....thank goodness they didn't.

[Capt Jack]

Snowflake and MW, I know the feeling well. my wife and I were burlarized on xmas eve one year. they took every present under the tree but one. mostly I think they left that one because we came home. I still think I know who it was, but knowing and proving are sadly different things.

yeah, its very violating and hard to get over initially. however many lessons were learned from that instance. one is that xmas is more than presents. I still view that xmas as one of the more spiritual and unforgetable ones we ever shared. another is that 'things' are just 'things'. everyone was safe and alive and unhurt, so overall...no permanent harm done. not to mention that someone would be hard pressed to get into my place undetected anymore.

this too shall pass my friend.

[Snowflake]

We have AC!!! There's a big mobile AC unit parked next to the building, with hoses and cables running in to the mechanical room. No ice buckets!

Yay! This is good news! :snap: :cheers:

[AllyOops!]

Capt Jack!!!! I'm so very, very sorry for your ordeal!! And on Christmas Eve???? That just breaks my heart how somebody/somebodies can be so morally & spiritually bankrupt. How sinister an act is that? :(

Although I'm glad that your Christmas ended up being a special one, I'm still so upset that you had to endure that experience. To get through that situation with the positive and bright outlook that you had takes such a strong & good-hearted person. :)

[Capt Jack]

we were far more worried about the two cats we couldnt find when we walked in. searched high n low. wifey was heartbroken and inconsoleable (sp?). a couple hours later, one popped their head out of the closet (which we'd searched). peek in, the other is in there too, sound asleep.

not sure I can call it a 'positive' outlook. Im now one of the more suspicious, overly security conscious people youre ever likely to meet because of it.

[AllyOops!]

I hear you, Capt. Unfortunately, the most traumatic occurences always have the deepest impact on us. I'm still so sorry that had to happen to you & your family. :(

Thank God your kitties were okay!!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Eh, the only thing I've been robbed of is my dignity...

[Snowflake]

So I stopped at 7-11 and bought a couple of lotto tickets for Saturday and I also bought a slurpee and now have a brain freeze.

[Snowflake]

MW, Ally and Capt Jack, I think you all dealt with the respective burglaries with as much aplomb as can be mustered. I hope I don't have that kind of experience, a break in at home, that is really scary. As much as I call Tango my Little Watch Cat, I know she'd not pull out a sword like Puss N Boots to protect me, she's run and be a lump under my quilt!

As Morigoon said, Boo on scary thieves! :(

[Ghoulish Delight]

Okay, that's just too weird. Today at lunch, while waiting for the microwave to finish zapping my food, I was bored and opened a cabinet that I never opened. It contained some sort of log book. Kind of an odd place for a log book, above a microwave. I kinda wondered what it was, but then the microwave beeped and I didn't look.

3 hours later, I'm out by the break area getting some water. A contractor who come regularly to clean our equipment lab floors (don't ask why we need a contractor to come and clean our floors, it's a long, entirely uninteresting, story) has just arrived. Our facilities guy was there to let him in and tells him, "Don't forget to sign in. My boss asked me for the logs yesterday, so it's a good thing we've been keeping up with them." I bet you can guess where the contractor went to grab the log book to sign in.

Weird.

[JWBear]

Mmmmmm.... Chocolate ice cream....

[AllyOops!]

Add peanut butter to that chocolate ice cream & yummity yum yum yum!! :)

[Kevy Baby]

There are apparently 3 federal judges in the entire country who are hiring clerks. And, of course, they all want someone from a top 10 school. Which means that I am once again screwed. Only this time I'm screwed AND I have a giant student loan bill. I would have been better off embracing life as an administrative flunky, as that's apparently all I'm suited for.Pru... I am sorry to hear of your plight. But everything in life happens for a reason and this means you were meant to do something else. Don't give up - keep pushing.

[MouseWife]

Eh, the only thing I've been robbed of is my dignity...

LOL You crack me up.

Snowflake, well, ya do what you have to. I just remember being so grateful the police arrived super fast. Within minutes. {I had told them I was not sure if they were still inside.} But, I hope you, and everyone else, never has to go through it. It is such a violation. It really frightened the family, this was quite a few years ago.

Capt Jack, so glad you found your kitties!! That would hurt more than any item in the house.

Well, I cherish a lot of things. But, I do know, they are just things. I love my jewelry because of who gave it to me and why but it is just jewelry.

I have been married almost 25 years and do not wear a ring. Everytime someone asks me I tell them we didn't have the money when we married. They say, well, now you do but it isn't the same. It won't make us more married. If they were rings we wore during the ceremony, sure, those would be 'blessed' or whatever. Now they would just be to show people we are married.

Now, if next year we renew our vows....LOL Again, not that important...I think I'd rather enjoy the time I have with the Hubster than waste so much on a ring.

Ooo...ice cream sounds sooo good. Hot fudge...cherries...nuts...did I just lick my lips? :p

[Strangler Lewis]

There are apparently 3 federal judges in the entire country who are hiring clerks. And, of course, they all want someone from a top 10 school. Which means that I am once again screwed. Only this time I'm screwed AND I have a giant student loan bill. I would have been better off embracing life as an administrative flunky, as that's apparently all I'm suited for.

Why is it federal judge clerkships or nothing?

[Not Afraid]

Pru.........think positive. Fatalist thinking won't get you anywhere.


I have a new addiction. Well, having something 2 times is not really an addiction, but I'm working on it.

Pink Berry or - even better - Peach Berry. YUM.

[NickO'Time]

My Boss is a selfish bastard I have decided. I asked over two weeks ago in written form that I wanted our anniversary off. What does he do, he schedules me in the evening. :mad:
Rant over.:(

[€uroMeinke]

Okay, that's just too weird. Today at lunch, while waiting for the microwave to finish zapping my food, I was bored and opened a cabinet that I never opened. It contained some sort of log book. Kind of an odd place for a log book, above a microwave. I kinda wondered what it was, but then the microwave beeped and I didn't look.

3 hours later, I'm out by the break area getting some water. A contractor who come regularly to clean our equipment lab floors (don't ask why we need a contractor to come and clean our floors, it's a long, entirely uninteresting, story) has just arrived. Our facilities guy was there to let him in and tells him, "Don't forget to sign in. My boss asked me for the logs yesterday, so it's a good thing we've been keeping up with them." I bet you can guess where the contractor went to grab the log book to sign in.

Weird.


Oooooo - The Secret!

[Prudence]

Why is it federal judge clerkships or nothing?

It's not. I've already applied to the Oregon state courts as well, but have not heard anything back. Federal courts have the centralized nifty/evil OSCAR online application system (they're not all on it, but many are) so those are the applications I'm prepping right now. For state courts, there seems to be a bigger preference for locals, which is just another obstacle.

But, today I received the form letter from the Dean begging me to apply for clerkships (her mission in life it to raise our rankings) and inviting me to contact her to discuss her experience clerking in the 7th circuit. So, that's what I'm going to do. I've been looking for a reason to get "known" by the Dean anyhow. And maybe she's got come connections and will think I'm nifty.

[Moonliner]

I tell ya, this thread has more ups and downs than Cedar Point. Ya never know what your gonna get.

Dear Car thieves: I hope karma bites you in the ass, with big sharp pointy teeth.

Dear Pointy headed boss: Your employees are people. Treat them like that.

Dear Western America judicial establishment: Wake up! Ya got a good thing here take it!

Dear Xmas bandits: I hope your lower horn falls off

Dear Hot in the office: I'm glad you're cooling off.

Dear slurpie drinker: Damn you. Now I want one too!


Oh, and that log book thing was err umm interesting also.

[Not Afraid]

Maybe I need to go to the Park tonight. How long can I let this empty feeling take control of my life? My feelngs are the one thing I can control - or at least ignore if need be. Disneyland may just be the comfort I need.

[MouseWife]

Aw, Lisa. {{{Hugs}}}

[Mousey Girl]

I am just happy that I have a 3 day weekend!! I also have a rather full day for next Thursday. LOL I feel so selfish right now. Tomorrow I get my tattoo. Thursday morning I am getting re-clawed (which means a date with acetone Wednesday night). Thursday afternoon I am getting my hairs cut and colored. Thursday night Nick and I have a standing date with a group of my friends.

Everything seems to be about me! Nickolas is still at the center of my world, and he is so supportive of everything I am doing right now. He is just happy that I am finally doind stuff that I want to do. He is thrilled that I am losing weight. He is bummed that the house is slowly being robbed of the sugary snack foods which are being replaced with fruits and healthier alternatives.

Now, if I can just get Poohdog to leave Chicken alone I will feel much better about my household.

[BarTopDancer]

I love homemade rice krispy treats.
And sleeping till 11am
And 4 day weekends.

[Morrigoon]

Did anybody call my phone last night around 11pm? I got two calls from a blocked number and both times I couldn't reach the phone fast enough.

My sister in law called me this morning, turns out she's coming into town for an impromptu visit with the kidlets. Little did she know she picked the weekend my dad is coming into town, so our little gathering in Laguna just got bigger by 3 people :) Oh, and I might have some houseguests.

I've spent the last few weeks trying to cut into the mess that is my home. Got the upstairs bathroom gleaming, downstairs bathroom is uncluttered and ready to be made gleaming, kitchen and living room are a horrific mess but only half the horrific mess they were a couple weeks ago. Going to bust my butt after work tonight because I only have a couple hours to work on it before heading out for our D&D game. And the floor needs vacuuming, and I have furniture to move (because Dad's bringing me chairs tomorrow wheee!), and...

Who'd have thought being at work was more restful than being home?

[MouseWife]

Who'd have thought being at work was more restful than being home?


Ummm...me?

I was off yesterday and go in later this afternoon. All I've been doing is housework and other errands.

Phooey!!

I am also trying to work in a night up to L.A. for a family function...

You sound like you are working towards some good times, though.

[AllyOops!]

I love gummi bears & cornnuts.
I love Coke n' Cherry Suckies (Slurpees)
I love summer
I love magazines
I love fashion
I love lipgloss
I love LoT
I love super cute flip flops
I love the smell of coconut tanning oil
I love skulls & crossbones
I love holiday weekends
I love BBQ's
I love Starbucks
I love Jamba Juice, Robeks & Juice it Up!
I love to love & I love to love you, baby.
;) :D

[Ponine]

I rather cherrily report (not) that I am havng a less than steller day.

I dont have a great reason.But I have a tendancy to slip into depressin anyway so its not terrbily suprising. Esp after I was falling into the pit yesterday by lunch.
and let's see.. yesterday I got the.. 'Do you ever feel like you're all alone even though someones in the room with you?" speech,
along with the "Don't think that anyone thinks your're worth wating for" speech.
On top of that, the child who did the exact opposite of what I told him to eight times, and then I got blamed for the fact that he hadnt eaten yet at 8pm.

I did walk into the office today to be told someone died on the highway, I know that didnt help.

Reading NA's and SCA's threads didnt send rays of sunshine. (not that they should have, and its not a complaint, merely an observation)
I'm already feeling like my mortaility is a moot existance.

This day needs to end, and it needs to be Tuesday.

Because work may distress me at times, its way less stressfull and less work than being at home.

What do I need..... hmm.. a less action packed weekend?
A warm place to curl up and cry, or just be?

I know what I dont need.
Another action packed weekend, complete with a wedding.

[Prudence]

Why does gardening have to hurt so much?

[MouseWife]

Why does gardening have to hurt so much?


No kidding. I hurt even more so in the middle of the night...my arms can start aching and they hurt sooo much it wakes me up.


Ponine~ I had answered in the 'putting My Face On' thread...{but I guess I took too long to post and it wasn't...}

It seems like you are a very capable person. Perhaps you are surrounding yourself with negative people? These comments you quote, who the fvck are they to say anything like this to you??? You need to know, no one can talk to you that way. Don't give in to it, don't let them see it effects you. Eventually, you'll realize it is them with problems, not you.

I need to send you one of my 'FU' pins....I love it. I have a keychain of it hanging off of my backpack. When I set it around, people notice it and I can see their faces. It says don't mess with me or be prepared to see what you get. {hee hee, and it has gotten some other comments, good natured....}

LOL And I am such a pushover......

Anyways, whomever is speaking to you this way, you need to find a way to say 'Back off!' and you'll start to feel better. You are letting them take your confidence, take it back!!!

[Capt Jack]

Ponine~ I had answered in the 'putting My Face On' thread...

...Don't give in to it, don't let them see it effects you. Eventually, you'll realize it is them with problems, not you.

...you need to find a way to say 'Back off!' and you'll start to feel better. You are letting them take your confidence, take it back!!!

damn right! couldnt have said it better myself

[AllyOops!]

Tell 'em all to kiss your ass, P. Good things don't hurt. :D

The older I get, the more I'm finding my voice. Not as quickly as I'd like too, but at least it is finally happenening!! I never thought it would!

My life has changed drastically this year. I'm finally coping with everything that's been on my plate, and the result is a good one. I am now surrounded by positive people in my life, and it makes such a difference. I noticed how negative I was becoming, and it scared me.

Many people have said it before me, and believe me I thought that I was the exception, but it DOES get better. Life goes through cycles. Sometimes you get stuck in a cycle that just seems like it won't ever end, but trust me-it does. :)

[RStar]

Gardening hurts because you use muscles that are rarely used otherwise.

Excersizing helps prevent this. ;)

[MouseWife]

The older I get, the more I'm finding my voice. Not as quickly as I'd like too, but at least it is finally happenening!! I never thought it would!
:)

Good for you!!!

Capt Jack, you quoted it so that is like saying it. :D

My husband had someone at work who was treating him pretty shabbily. Mind you, he is the boss but she was talking down to him. He was not used to that as his crew is awesome and none of that goes around. Also, he wasn't sure how to deal with it, her being a woman. But, it really wasn't right and so he did talk to her about it and ya know, it stopped. She treats him with respect. Well, when she falls back he is firm and it is stopped ASAP.

[MouseWife]

Gardening hurts because you use muscles that are rarely used otherwise.

Excersizing helps prevent this. ;)


That is the problem, I do exercise!! I do weights, walk, run, whatever feels good.

It's just that I don't normally carry around one of those tree cutters and chop up things.

Not normally. :evil:

[Snowflake]

{{{{hugs}}}}} Lisa

[Not Afraid]

Well, going to the Park did help a bit. i actually got ethralled by TIFKaTSI, the new Gallery exhibition and the Subs. I was doing good until I was showing Zap pics of TIFKaTSI and came across some adorable pictures of Pookie hiding in a box at the Vet. Then I just wanted to go home. :sigh: At least I'm home and my sweet boy is sleeping on me.

I was trying to find a post I thought CP made about the Disney book illustrations exhibit at the Gallery, but i can't find it. :(

[RStar]

That is the problem, I do exercise!! I do weights, walk, run, whatever feels good.

It's just that I don't normally carry around one of those tree cutters and chop up things.

Not normally. :evil:
Oh, well then, what you need to do is find excersizes that work those other muscles.

But good for you! If I had been working out on a regular basis, I may not have needed my surgery! Now I HAVE to work out, or I'll need more (worse) surgeries! (back problems :( )

{{{{{{Lisa}}}}}}}}

Keep trying to stay distracted. Things will improve.

[MouseWife]

Well, RStar, I am hoping to avoid those issues as long as possible. My husband had back problems years ago {he was only about 34 or so} and the prospect of surgery....:eek:

Then, my m-i-l had hip replacement. That was really eye opening for me. I noticed a lot of my heavy friends {which I was} starting to walk differently because of their weight, to compensate. That made me think of how it would eventually effect my hips, too.

So, I do what I can. And, when I walk, to try and save the wear on my hips, I try and walk off of driveways and use the curves in the sidewalk {duh, whatever those are called}.

I used to work out harder but now I just try and work out regularly.

Walking is really good, though. When I wake up all kinked up, I think 'Oh, I hurt, I am not going...' but then I go and as I walk it seems to help work things out.

Except for my feet getting tired. :D

[blueerica]

As much exercise as anyone can do, there is always some muscle (usually the weird muscle that seems to get out of doing everything else but <insert activity here>) that ends up being used "for the first time."

I say, better than exercising is stretching. It's helped me through my worst times and injuries. My genetics aren't exactly predisposed for feeling great in a musculo-skeletal sort of way. But make sure you're stretching properly. Most people I see don't stretch the right way. Half don't get a good stretch out of it, the rest end up hurting themselves another way.

[RStar]

MouseWife, you've got the idea! Keep up the good work.

That's what I'm doing at this point, just what I can.

Today I was in the yard, working on my pond. I ripped up one side, reshaping it and re-landscaping. I never realy liked the way it turned out, and I re-themed it to beach side rather than the woodsy theme it had before. So I opened it up and made it a little sparcer on the plants.

I'm tired, but not sore. A good sign. :snap:

[Prudence]

I was exercising -- until my treadmill made a giant *POP* noise and the motor stopped working. Now I guess I have an expensive clothes rack. Anyone know if treadmills can be fixed?

[MouseWife]

blueerica~ that is why I think of yoga, isn't this done in a way that helps stretch the body? I stretch, but not always. And, I thought I read you should for way longer than I ever have.

RStar~ Your pond sounds lovely! What a relaxing project to have. {I think yardwork/gardening is relaxing unless you forget about your plants and they die and then it is a horrible, horrible feeling}. And, great sign that you aren't sore, that does mean you've been using those muscles before and are making them strong. :snap:

Prudence~ I had to laugh {sorry} at your description of your treadmills' popping sound. Oh, we are on our second {third?} one right now and I think that it needs maintenance. When we use the one at hotels it feels different. Ours isn't a middle of the road one, not the cheapest, but definitely not top of the line. I think it needs the belt tightened but I don't know how to do it.

Can they be fixed? Hmm. Depends on what it would cost. How old it is. Might be worth just replacing it. Or, at this point, joining a gym. We bought a lot of equipment because there are six of us in the house and we all can use it, so, cheaper than gym memberships. And, I can do it while the kids are around, etc. But, it does look like a fun time, going to the gym.

Let me know if you find out about equipment repair, we have a climber that is really cool but it needs fixin'. We'd buy another but haven't seen one like it anywhere {my sister gave it to me...}

[blueerica]

From what I remember (and I may be wrong), it takes 10 seconds for your muscles to even relax enough to get a good stretch. That's why bobbing and bouncing to get a good stretch doesn't work well (and makes people prone to injury.) I try to go around 20 seconds or longer (just because when my muscles relax, I can usually go deeper). And trust me, 20 seconds is longer than most people realize.

I looooooved yoga, and that's where I learned the most about stretching. As a side note, when I was doing yoga once or twice weekly, my body hurt less, and somehow I was losing more weight, despite doing "less cardio." Over the summer semester and fall semester, I should be able to take at least one yoga class a week, which has me excited!

[Mousey Girl]

I got my tat yesterday!! It came out even better than I had hoped. I am waiting for the picture to come through (I sent it to my email from my cell) so that I can post a picture of it.

[lindyhop]

I was at the recycling center yesterday and there was a little boy (maybe 4 years old) with his mom. He was throwing glass bottles and jars into the bins and everytime he would throw one and hear it break he'd shriek with absolute joy, "Did you hear that?" It was infectious. I almost gave him my one glass jar but I wanted the pleasure of throwing it myself. When he ran out of jars and bottles a man there gave him his last jar so he could get one more thrill.

It reminded me of when my son was little and the simplest things gave him such joy. One day we rode the bus to the park (we could have driven but the bus was more exciting). While we waited for the bus a train went by and big cement trucks pulled into the business next door. The boy was in heaven.

[katiesue]

I just put together my exercise bike. I have the worst time trying to get into any kind of routine having Maddy evey other week. So hopefully this won't become a clothes rack and I'll get more exercise out of it than just hauling it up here and putting it together.

[MouseWife]

lindyhop~ my husband used to pop himself upside the head with an empty 2-liter bottle and the little ones would laugh until they were almost breathless.

katiesue~ I have a bike that I keep in the living room. I need to get back into the routine of riding it daily. At first, ten minutes was hard. So, I would do ten minutes 3X during the day. Now, I ride for 30-45 minutes at a time.

But, what makes it tolerable is that I have a standup fan in front of me so that I don't sweat as well as keeping a cup with a lid {like a travel mug?} with ice water in it near by. I also keep the remotes right handy. Good during my soap at night.

Don't be discouraged if it seems hard at first, the results are great!

[JWBear]

We went the Scottish Festival at the LA Fairplex today. Male eye candy for days! And, I bought a jar of Vegemite! :D

[Prudence]

Can they be fixed? Hmm. Depends on what it would cost. How old it is. Might be worth just replacing it. Or, at this point, joining a gym. We bought a lot of equipment because there are six of us in the house and we all can use it, so, cheaper than gym memberships. And, I can do it while the kids are around, etc. But, it does look like a fun time, going to the gym.


Unless it costs more than about $1500 to fix it, it's cheaper to fix it that to replace it. It is at most 2 years old. I can't realistically do the gym while I'm in school. I'm lucky if I can fit in 30 minutes here at home; driving some place, getting a locker, changing, waiting for equipment, cleaning up, changing again, driving home, showering is a lot more time I don't have.

[MouseWife]

Wow, uh, then mine is definitely not top of the line. I don't know how to find the repair people for this....is there a number on the treadmill? {could it still be under some sort of warranty?}

I have to agree with the gym/timing. I work out in the morning right up until the last minute, run in, make the boys breakfast & lunch, sit him down and then I jump in the shower and we leave at the very last minute....

If I rush, I don't have enough time to do all of my sets and that isn't what I want.

[katiesue]

They've repaired the treadmills in our complex a few times so there must be treadmill repairpersons out there somewhere. Maybe call a local gym and see who they use.

[lindyhop]

I'm trying again to get myself in the routine of stopping at the gym on the way home from work. I usually tell myself that I only have to go and walk laps and then I can go home. Then when I get there I'm almost always ready to do more. But I let little things talk me out of it in the first place (like the condition of the 405 at 5:00 PM). I've managed twice a week recently but I'd like to get there four times a week.

Any exercise equipment I get definitely ends up as furniture. There's a stability ball in the second bedroom that needs to be pumped up to be usable but I don't even see it any more.

[MouseWife]

It was different when I wasn't working~ getting tired was alright, I would be at home, or in charge of my time, so I could do things and not worry about exhausting myself before/after work.

I have to set up my 'gym' each time I work out. Plus clean up after the dog and anyone else who has worked out prior to me. This part sucks but it is what it is.

I don't know, if I had to go to a gym, I would probably feel under too much pressure. You should see what I wear at home. Or, rather, that is the point. No one does. :D When I first worked out, I wouldn't allow the kids or their friends to come out of their rooms. If they were hungry they would come in hiding under blankets and get into the kitchen....

[Mousey Girl]

I feel like I am wearing jammies when I go to the gym. Probably because I am wearing what I wear around the house. I just can't justify the cost of buying workout clothes.

This week it looks like I will be going at 5:30am, that way I can spend more time with Boy in the evening. By the time I am home he will just be getting up.

[MouseWife]

LOL Me, too. {the jammies}

I do see some really pretty workout clothes. But, 'pretty' and 'practical' don't go together.

I wear a lot of black.

I haven't seen, MG, if you've posted pics of your tat?

[alphabassettgrrl]

I don't wear anything special to work out, just shorts and whatever t-shirt comes most quickly to hand.

[Prudence]

This weekend my workout has been housework. I almost have the "public" areas of the condo totally clean. I need to do more tidying up downstairs. Well, and the kitchen is a pit, but that's not my responsibility to clean. (Although I'll have to do it anyhow.) And I want to remove a few more spots I've noticed in the carpet. But the major work has been done, and hopefully it burned a few calories to make up for the lack of treadmill.

[MouseWife]

Hey, working out is working out. All of that cleaning is a lot of exercise.

Ugh. I've been exercising my right to eat today.

I did wash my car, and I tried to get everything, inside and out. That was a workout for me.

[CoasterMatt]

I survived a very busy day at work today.
But it was a VERY, VERY stupid day (as opposed to the usually stupid days).
I actually got asked
"How much for the $61 ticket?"

[BarTopDancer]

YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY

[CoasterMatt]

I think you missed a couple of YAYs in there.

[Gemini Cricket]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/pugwedding.jpg

[RStar]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/pugwedding.jpg

Congrats to the newlyweds!

[wendybeth]

YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY
I know! The Mariners beat the Angels!:D

[BarTopDancer]

I know! The Mariners beat the Angels!:D

The who? ;)

[Not Afraid]

Did you know.....
* Lindsay Lohan was arrested for a DUI and possession then gets drunk at Teddy's and throws up and passes out?
* There was an accident on Kali River Rapids this morning?
* Monstro has been repainted?
* Rosie O'Donnell has left The View?


I miss all of the important stuff.

[Moonliner]

Did you know.....
* Lindsay Lohan was arrested for a DUI and possession then gets drunk at Teddy's and throws up and passes out?
* There was an accident on Kali River Rapids this morning?
* Monstro has been repainted?
* Rosie O'Donnell has left The View?


I miss all of the important stuff.

Yes
No
Yes (blue)
Yes

[Prudence]

So this week I'll be getting my student loan check. What I should really do is pay down my debt so that I have as little as possible when I graduate.

What I *want* to do is pay off my credit card - only to load it up again with airfare and park tickets and head to Disneyland as soon as summer term ends.

But I'll probably be good. Maybe if I'm good the universe will reward me with an interview in California, at which point I could justify also stopping by Disneyland.

[JWBear]

Ding-Dongs tasted better when I was a kid.

[katiesue]

Ding-Dongs tasted better when I was a kid.


So did HoHo's.

[BarTopDancer]

Ding-Dongs tasted better when I was a kid.

So did HoHo's.

And SuzyQs and Twinkies.

[katiesue]

I never liked twinkies, they're kinda gross. No chocolate.

[BarTopDancer]

So did ICEEs (but not Slurpees), Pixie Stix (though I still love them) and lik-em-stix.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Ding-Dongs tasted better when I was a kid.

Did you accidentally buy the two-pack in the white wrapper? You have to get them out of the box, wrapped in foil. Foil wrapped Ding-Dongs (preferably refrigerated) were my favorite of all the Hostess snack cakes. White wrapper Ding-Dongs are sub-par.

[blueerica]

Same for just about every Little Debbie snack.

[Capt Jack]

agreed. something about the foil that makes all the diff in the world for ding dongs. that and a brief stay in the fridge.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm going to miss tomorrows game because they won't let me leave early.

I hate my job. /sob

[AllyOops!]

I love of all of that junky food just as much as an adult. Especially gas station pie! That stuff is the bomb!

You know, gas station pie..the little fruit pies with the little Hostess cartoon magician on the front? Hot damn those are tasty! So are Snowballs. And the Cupcakes.

My favorite guilty snack is a coke n' cherry suckie (Slurpee) with either cornnuts or snack bag Funyons. Or beef jerky. Or a power bar.

God Bless 7-11. :snap:

[JWBear]

Did you accidentally buy the two-pack in the white wrapper?....

Guilty as charged.

[Capt Jack]

My favorite guilty snack is a coke n' cherry suckie

I will never get used those being called that here (the only place Ive ever heard the term).
for obvious reasons, yes.

Im far too easily distracted by such things
:blush:

[AllyOops!]

I do believe I'm the only person who refers to them as such. However, I did that as a child (long before, you know, I grew up & got wind of the real meaning of "sucky".) :evil:

However, I refuse to call them by their actual name and they will forever, in my heart, be deemed "suckies". Just as I refer to strawberries as "strawbooties" (my littlest brother Trevor called them that as a toddler.)

I LOVE SUCKIES!! <---- ( If you'd like,You can guess which "sucky" act I'm referring to. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.)

:D ;) :p

[alphabassettgrrl]

I do believe I'm the only person who refers to them as such. However, I did that as a child (long before, you know, I grew up & got wind of the real meaning of "sucky".) :evil:

However, I refuse to call them by their actual name and they will forever, in my heart, be deemed "suckies".

I don't think I could order that with a straight face.

[Morrigoon]

I love of all of that junky food just as much as an adult. Especially gas station pie! That stuff is the bomb!

You know, gas station pie..the little fruit pies with the little Hostess cartoon magician on the front? Hot damn those are tasty! So are Snowballs. And the Cupcakes.

My favorite guilty snack is a coke n' cherry suckie (Slurpee) with either cornnuts or snack bag Funyons. Or beef jerky. Or a power bar.

God Bless 7-11. :snap:

God damn I wish I had your metabolism.

(says the woman who just ate a mugful of mint 'n chip ice cream she keeps in the office fridge)

[BarTopDancer]

I'm going to miss tomorrows game because they won't let me leave early.

I hate my job. /sob

So I won't miss the game, I'll miss most of the game.

Leaving from RSM at 5pm I am going to take the 241 to Chapman and come in that way. Unless someone has a better idea that doesn't involve calling in sick because at this point I'd have to have an ambulance come by the office first to prove I was that sick.

[ozron]

My favorite guilty snack is a coke n' cherry suckie (Slurpee) with either cornnuts or snack bag Funyons. Or beef jerky. Or a power bar.




i think I'm gonna be sick....

[Morrigoon]

Ugh... the foreclosure market is hitting my complex (and therefore our equity) HARD. Bad enough someone's on the market at $358,000 when the average is around $370,000... now someone's in a short sale situation, and they've got only 3 months before a notice of default is filed, so they listed their home at $325,000!!! :mad:

18 months ago, the *average* price for the neighborhood was like $400,000. "You're killing me, Larry!"

But seriously, we have to refi our home in 2 years. I need values to go the other way!

(and I'm pissed that I don't have the money to snatch up another unit myself, because... damn!)

[Kevy Baby]

Ugh... the foreclosure market is hitting my complex (and therefore our equity) HARD. Bad enough someone's on the market at $358,000 when the average is around $370,000... now someone's in a short sale situation, and they've got only 3 months before a notice of default is filed, so they listed their home at $325,000!!! :mad:

18 months ago, the *average* price for the neighborhood was like $400,000. "You're killing me, Larry!"

But seriously, we have to refi our home in 2 years. I need values to go the other way!

(and I'm pissed that I don't have the money to snatch up another unit myself, because... damn!)As a non-homeowner, I am quite happy about this. I knew it was inevitable for the short term and plan on buying within the next 6-12 months (which is the time-frame I believe we will be seeing the market bottom out)

[Capt Jack]

sad but true. I blame a lot of it on the new fangled 'interest only' financing that admittedly got more people into the market, sadly ones who really couldnt afford it and didnt know/didnt understand/werent paying attention to the pitfalls of such a deal.

as far as 'bottom out', Im not sure where the 'bottom' will be on that...although I have doubts prices will fall terribly far. however, I wouldnt mind snagging a nice rental property for myself.

[Kevy Baby]

Prices will not go horribly low. I still believe in the long-term investment value of real estate. But there are market adjustments taking place right now to balance out the overpricing in the last couple of years.

[CoasterMatt]

We need another earthquake to shake things up.

[lindyhop]

This week it looks like I will be going at 5:30am, that way I can spend more time with Boy in the evening. By the time I am home he will just be getting up.

I used to go to the gym four times a week at 5:00 AM when it opened. And then I just couldn't get myself out of bed any more.

[MouseWife]

Dang, that is early. The earliest I would get up is about 6:30 to head out at 7 for a walk.

Mostly, I work out late in to the evening.

Hey, Senor Borneio~ You went to Viejas. Were the tickets GA? Same price, etc? And was the sound so bad? Did you stay the night in town?

I know, so many questions. I live closer than you do but I think that is a sucky place for shows. The casino doesn't have a hotel, the area is, a, not exactly a place I'd normally choose to stay {I'd like to stay in Julian but not driving up at night after a show...} So, poopy as it is I am planning on going to a show there...

[RStar]

Right now we are helping our little girl with her application to the Sheriffs' Dept. Yikes!! :eek:

Boy, they look at your life under a microscope!!

[Kevy Baby]

Boy, they look at your life under a microscope!!Wait until they start doing the background checks. :eek:

[MouseWife]

When someone I knew was applying for some government position, they came to my house asking me questions about them. This person did not live in this city or state. I was asked if I felt this person was a real American, or something like that. Like, did I think they really loved their country, or darn it, patriotic?

Another time someone came around because a neighbor {who had moved} was trying to become a policeman or something. Again, not here but I guess they were checking his past. He was a really nice young man, he and his wife wonderful neighbors.

Good luck to your daughter, RStar!!

[Prudence]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

*pant, pant*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kevy Baby]

Feel better?

[Gn2Dlnd]

pant, pant, shirt, pant.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

MouseWife-- The seats were assigned for the show I went too - Sound was pretty good -- I didn't stay down there this year, the night before I was at HoJO's near DL. Several years ago I stayed a few miles away from Viejas in a town call El Cajon. I think thats the name. It's the last "big" city before you go up the hill to the casino. There are a lot of hotels there. I did the cheep Motel 6 - Nothing too special -

Hope that helps!

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Hypothetical.

Imagine a singer woman living on her own in her 30s. She has 2 cats. A good job. No steady boyfriend/accomplice/SO/husband/lover/lesbian tryst/paramour/designated driver to speak of.

Now, imagine this same person drinking a bottle of wine. Half a bottle of wine. Enough wine to get her a bit tipsy since she's only had raw veggies and fruit to eat for dinner. Picture her also dancing around her apartment at 11:15 pm, listening to Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of Hell' album.

What would you have to say about such a person?

Now, I want you to think very carefully before you answer.

Because I have a gun.

A water gun.

Full of urine.

And it's aimed right at you in case I don't like your answer to this completely hypothetical question.

[Morrigoon]

As a non-homeowner, I am quite happy about this. I knew it was inevitable for the short term and plan on buying within the next 6-12 months (which is the time-frame I believe we will be seeing the market bottom out)
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas? Excellent timing. :cool:

No, seriously, it is :snap:

[Morrigoon]

Hypothetical.

Imagine a singer woman living on her own in her 30s. She has 2 cats. A good job. No steady boyfriend/accomplice/SO/husband/lover/lesbian tryst/paramour/designated driver to speak of.

Now, imagine this same person drinking a bottle of wine. Half a bottle of wine. Enough wine to get her a bit tipsy since she's only had raw veggies and fruit to eat for dinner. Picture her also dancing around her apartment at 11:15 pm, listening to Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of Hell' album.

What would you have to say about such a person?

Now, I want you to think very carefully before you answer.

Because I have a gun.

A water gun.

Full of urine.

And it's aimed right at you in case I don't like your answer to this completely hypothetical question.

Sounds like a "Bridget Jones" moment to me. I'd say... "Good music choice"

In other news...

I know every doggy mommy is guilty of saying this, but I really do believe I have the cutest dog *ever*. Look at this guy!:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/Misc%20MC%20images/blankie006_precious.jpg

[Strangler Lewis]

Picture her also dancing around her apartment at 11:15 pm, listening to Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of Hell' album.

What would you have to say about such a person?

Now, I want you to think very carefully before you answer.



Let me sleep on it.

Wait, I just got up.

Sounds fine to me.

[Moonliner]

What would I say to the wolf with the red roses?

Yes.

[Mousey Girl]

I just got home. I found out that the gym doesn't open until 5:45. I am now off to take a shower and get ready for work.

Rstar, I have a firend whos fiance just went through all the stuff to become a correction's officer. During the process she was informed that her future in-laws have some major ties to a big branch of the Mexican Mafia.

I am really getting tired of sneezing. Yesterday, at work, I had a sneezing fit that lasted for more than 30 minutes.

[€uroMeinke]

Hypothetical.


What would you have to say about such a person?



Is she naked?

[Stan4dSteph]

Is she naked?Perv.

[Moonliner]

Did you know.....
* Monstro has been repainted?


In another thread, on another site, far far away..... Someone posted a vintage photo of Monstro that shows him spouting water.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/danolson/DL_8_56_N18.jpg

Did he really do that? Does he still do it? Inquirying minds want to know...

[BarTopDancer]

I am not a happy bartopdancer right now :(

[blueerica]

What would you have to say about such a person?

I'd say that's fine. You should see me dance around by myself, tipsy. With nary a cat in sight. Now that's strange.


Now, I want you to think very carefully before you answer.

Because I have a gun.

A water gun.

Full of urine.

And it's aimed right at you in case I don't like your answer to this completely hypothetical question.


Be nice.

;)

[Snowflake]

In another thread, on another site, far far away..... Someone posted a vintage photo of Monstro that shows him spouting water.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/danolson/DL_8_56_N18.jpg

Did he really do that? Does he still do it? Inquirying minds want to know...

wow.....

[Snowflake]

This morning it feels like a Monday. I was grouchy until I realized it's Wednesday and payday :D

[Mousey Girl]

Here is a picture of my shoulder:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/tn.jpg

[MouseWife]

Thank you, Borneio!! That does help. I need to see if the Hubster wants to stay over or not. Yeah, well, the Motel 6 probably was the best that part of town has to offer. {I've heard of an Ayres Inn but I saw it and it looks, on the outside, like a Motel 6}.

MouseyGirl~ is that a mouse or a rat? Oh man, I am NOT showing my daughter. She has been working on a tat to honor her beloveds who passed a few years ago. And she isn't going for little ones, either.

Thank you for sharing, that is really cool.

[Snowflake]

Here is a picture of my shoulder:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/tn.jpg

LOVE it! :snap: You rock MG!

[Mousey Girl]

It is an image from one of my first stamps. It is a field mouse. I had always pictured it holding a flower, but then I thought of the balloon. The guy who did it suggested the mouse sitting on the flower and drew it up. I am verrrry pleased with how it came out. My mom is still having issues, I had to show and tell her on Monday.

[Not Afraid]

I love it! It's perfect for you!

[MouseWife]

Oh, my aging eyes! That is a Mickey balloon! How cool! It is perfect.:snap:

[Ponine]

It is an image from one of my first stamps. It is a field mouse.
I'm sorry.... first stamps?
Did you do stamp art in a previous life?


(and its tres cool)

[BarTopDancer]

Ever have those days when you want to crawl out of your skin because it is driving you crazy? Ya. Today is that day for me. My hair is driving me crazy. My clothes are driving me crazy. I'd kill to put on something else right about now.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

In another thread, on another site, far far away..... Someone posted a vintage photo of Monstro that shows him spouting water.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/danolson/DL_8_56_N18.jpg

Did he really do that? Does he still do it? Inquirying minds want to know...Yes, he does still spout (mist, to be precise). Not often though, you've got to catch him at it. I haven't seen that in a long time. He blinks the eye more often.

When we last saw him, he was blocked out in tarp due to refurb, and was nothing but a gaping maw. Much scarier IMO to ride a boat into that. Did anyone get a picture of that?

[Mousey Girl]

I am a card stamper, can't get into the scrapping. Unfortunatly I can't walk into the room that houses my craft stuff. It became a junk room and I haven't yet felt the inclination to clean it out.

[Ponine]

Hmm... I'll have to look at my mice.
Hero arts maybe.... I know he's not Holly Pond Hill.

[Not Afraid]

When we last saw him, he was blocked out in tarp due to refurb, and was nothing but a gaping maw. Much scarier IMO to ride a boat into that. Did anyone get a picture of that?

Zap did.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/zapppop/monstro.jpg

Apparently, Monstro was getting a paint job. He is now a deep, somewhat metallic, silvery blue.

[mousepod]

After looking at these Monstro photos, I wandered over to MousePlanet and read Wade's great article on Storybook Land. Two neat pieces of trivia jumped out at me:
One of my favorite stories from the Gordon-Mumford book is how the roof of the church was aged by Imagineer Fred Joerger. They wrote: "Fred became notorious by standing over the little copper roof of a miniature church each day right after lunch and 'aging' the copper in the most organic and personal way imaginable…Luckily, the paint shop soon came up with its own chemical formula for aging the copper and Fred found himself out of a job."
Few Disney fans realize that Disneyland is the only Disney theme park with both a Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella castle.

[Snowflake]

So, my lucky day last week, bought two lotto tickets for Saturday's drawings.
My luck ran out, not one damn number, not one!

[Snowflake]

Zap did.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/zapppop/monstro.jpg

Apparently, Monstro was getting a paint job. He is now a deep, somewhat metallic, silvery blue.

Wow, that's really creepy. Great pic Zap (and thanks to NA for posting it)

[Capt Jack]

are you telling us he used natural human bio agents to age the copper?

translation: he wee wee'd on it?????

[mousepod]

Peeing on a church roof in Disneyland.

It just blows my mind.

[Capt Jack]

ditto, but actually I was looking at aging some copper parts for an art project Im doing...however saline wasnt working right (nor anything else I could come up with for that matter)...

so now........:blush:

[Ponine]

Dont you own dogs? Couldnt that help you somehow?
I have a chemical used to color copper at home, I'll try to get the name of it for you.


In other news..... wth??

SHANGHAI, China -- A 77-year-old Chinese woman shot by Japanese army troops 64 years ago has finally had the bullet removed from her head.

A newspaper reported that Chinese doctors took four hours to remove the more than 1-inch-long, rusty green bullet from the woman's skull earlier this month. She left the hospital in good condition.

The Shanghai Daily reported that one doctor said that while the surgery wasn't that difficult, it was unbelievable that she survived so many years with a bullet in her head.


The woman was shot as a 13-year-old in 1943 while delivering food to her father, a guerrilla fighting Japanese troops.

She survived under her mother's care, but the bullet apparently went undetected.

Her family became concerned about a possible tumor because the woman suffered from periodic headaches and fits and arranged a scan.

[wendybeth]

It looks like Monstro is getting some dental work done.

[Snowflake]

So, it's official, my downstairs neighbors are insane.

About a month ago, the downstairs neighbors complained to the manager about cat litter and cat poo odor in the master bath (directly below mine). Tango does her business in the box in the tub. The manager came up to our apartment, and my roomie took her into the bathroom, no smell in our apartment. My bathroom is clean and I clean the box twice daily (or more as needed). She advises we move the box to the other (public) bathroom, no way and I have not.

Last week, I come home to find a note under the door, "Dear Neighbor: Your white noise machine or fan is keeping us up at night. We can't sleep and ask that you not run it since it keeps us awake and some nights whatever you are using requires us to move and sleep in our sunroom. We suggest that maybe if you are using a fan to open the windows, it keeps our apartment quite cool." I took it to the manager and showed her, she said ignore it, they're a pain in the ass. I asked, rhetorically, between the street noise, the trash and recycling truck, the construction going on around the building and the garage door opening and closing at all hours right under their (always closed I might add) windows, how the hell do they hear me? The fan I was using is on a carpet and when the apartment is 85 at 3:00am, I am using it, to hell with you, it's hot. Besides, this same fan was running, 24/7 last summer on the hardwood floor right in the doorway to my room. They were under it then, why no complaint of the fan on the hardwood?

So, my roomie calls me today to report that they have now complained that when I flush the toilet, it causes theirs to "bubble." The manager comes into our apartment with the plumber and a secondary plumber downstairs and they flush away and flush away.

If it were not so ridiculous, I'd be angry. I mean, let's be realistic, we all live in an apartment building, it is an old building too, built in 1940. If they think I'm bad, they should live under our upstairs neighbor. She's 80 and and makes more noise than a 3 year old. Heck, her maid makes more noise and drops furniture twice weekly as she moves it to vacuum the dog hair. Hell, I could complain about their BBQ (which is illegal), but I'm an adult and realize this is apartment living and you just have to deal and I close the windows for the half hour it takes for the BBQing to be done.

Clearly this is my month to be on their ****list, literally today. They're nuts.

[blueerica]

Visible mojo for Snowflake.

Apartment neighbors can be a strange and tricky thing. Both upstairs and down. Ugh.

We got some store brand "ready light" BBQ briquettes for a hibachi and they smelled awful, and made us almost gag. We tried to put it out, and the neighbors upstairs nearly had a conniption. We felt bad, so I made brownies. I think we're cool now.

Oh, and the constant noise seems to be not the neighbors above us, but the ones above them. Figure that one out. (Kinda makes sense, since they're the ones launching cigarette butts, soda cans, plastic bags and miscellaneous trash from their balcony.)

Ugh.

[katiesue]

Oh Snowflake. So sorry. I lived downstairs the whole time Maddy was small, because hello I thought it would be nicer than having her running around like mad making the people below us insane. However I've found most other upstairs neighbors don't give a hoot about that.

I'm upstairs now and I worry all the time about bothering the nice couple below me. I've told them to just let me know anytime anything's bugging them. They said in the 15 plus years they've lived there I'm the quietest ever. One guy regularly did pottery at all hours, slamming the clay on the floor to get the air bubbles out. Maddy's dad, who isn't a small person, is on the second floor and got a treadmill. I can't imagine the racket that makes when he's running on it.

I'm pretty understanding of others. You are in close quarters and there's not much you can do about most stuff. One neighbor tends to blast his stereo occasionally but honestly it's not that bad and it's always during the day. The one thing I hate is smoke drifting in. But luckily no one near me is a smoker right now.

Oh best upstairs neighbor story. Maddy was having a birthday/sleepover party when we were on the first floor. Our upstairs neighbor was really quiet for the most part but he had a deep booming kind of voice. So the girls are settling down and for a couple it was their first sleepover so I was staying in the living room with them until they fell asleep. Well of course as soon as they quieted down the noise from upstairs started. Oh yea he was getting lucky up there and the booming voice was yelling "yes yes yes" and so on. I was panicking trying to think of what to tell the girls cause I knew someone was going to say something. They were 6 or 7 at the time. Luckily no one said anything and they all fell asleep.

[BarTopDancer]

Our upstairs neighbors do laundry at midnight and walk around like there is no one under them. And they only do it at midnight on weeknights.

[Prudence]

This is why I won't live in apartments any more. I always seem to get stuck between someone below who thinks I shouldn't flush the toilet between 8pm and 10am and someone above who is running a discotheque/brothel/daycare.

[Capt Jack]

I managed an apt complex for a short while (no break in the rent was worth that). yeah, some serious freaks livin in some of those apartments. (I wont even get into the 60 year old hooker I had to evict) :rolleyes:

next time they leave a note, tell them youre trying to get caught up in your taxedermy classes and youre sorry for the smell but it cant be helped.

they'll either leave or CMS will be out to collect them within a week
:evil:

[AllyOops!]

Right now we are helping our little girl with her application to the Sheriffs' Dept. Yikes!! :eek:

Boy, they look at your life under a microscope!!

Aww! That is wonderful news!! My Dad is a Deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept, my Mom is a Dispatcher for the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept., my Stepmom works in Narcotics for the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. (Don't worry, folks. I'll never squeal on your "stashes". :p), my cousin works for the San Bernardino Sheriff's Dept. & my late Grandfather was a Reserve Deputy with the Ventura County Sheriff's Dept.

Whew! So, I'm just a little partial to the Sheriff's Dept.!! :) Best of luck to her & please keep us posted!! :snap:

[Kevy Baby]

I am not a happy bartopdancer right now :(Por que?

Ever have those days when you want to crawl out of your skin because it is driving you crazy? Ya. Today is that day for me. My hair is driving me crazy. My clothes are driving me crazy. I'd kill to put on something else right about now.Oh

...someone above who is running a discotheque/brothel/daycare.I think I've been there.

[RStar]

Aww! That is wonderful news!! My Dad is a Deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept, my Mom is a Dispatcher for the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept., my Stepmom works in Narcotics for the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. (Don't worry, folks. I'll never squeal on your "stashes". :p), my cousin works for the San Bernardino Sheriff's Dept. & my late Grandfather was a Reserve Deputy with the Ventura County Sheriff's Dept.

Whew! So, I'm just a little partial to the Sheriff's Dept.!! :) Best of luck to her & please keep us posted!! :snap:
Wow, I had no idea! Cool!

Today she is doing the back ground check. I hear there may be a polygraph involved! :eek:

[Not Afraid]

Unless you live on acreage, you will always have neighbor issues. Of course, I have several large parties throughout the year, so sometimes I am the neighbor issue. ;)

[€uroMeinke]

So I got my new pair of glasses today, my second pair of progressives - and well, my eyes seem to have progressed. I'm amazed at how much more clearly I see now - but am also amazed by the self-induced vertigo effect I get simply by focusing on an object and tilting my head.

[Morrigoon]

BTD: At least the Ducks won! :)

[lindyhop]

My weird neighbor story:

I live in an upstairs condo that started life as your basic apartment (in other words, very close quarters) and I'm always happiest when the unit downstairs is empty. A couple of years ago I had the neighbors from hell. I don't know how many people were living there but I could wake up at any time of night and hear someone in the shower. They smoked and stunk up my place. And blasted their stereo. But the topper was that apparently no one had a key to the gate so they would knock on the window (below my bedroom window) and yell for Johnny to let them in at any hour of the day or night. And curse at Johnny when he didn't respond.

Then on New's Year while I was at this swanky party annoying someone else's neighbors, the police came and rounded everyone up. And that was it. My son said a bunch of people were lined up in handcuffs. I'm really sorry I missed that.

[Morrigoon]

Well, I had an interesting day today.

The good: my job gets a bit more interesting and varied, as I'll be taking over the company newsletter, learning how to actually sign up the new agents we hire, and various other tasks. Oh, and I'm still employed.

The bad: they're moving me back to the Aliso Viejo office. I lose my killer window office facing Lake Mission Viejo, and once again have to commute. Also, one of my duties will be filling in for the office manager on the phones when she goes to lunch.

[Gemini Cricket]

My new apartment complex is full of cats.

[Capt Jack]

So I got my new pair of glasses today, my second pair of progressives - and well, my eyes seem to have progressed. I'm amazed at how much more clearly I see now - but am also amazed by the self-induced vertigo effect I get simply by focusing on an object and tilting my head.

I got my first pair at the beginning of last year. spent the first few days feeling like I was motion sick learning to look through the correct part of the lens. not looking forward to that with the next set.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Now, imagine this same person drinking a bottle of wine. Half a bottle of wine. Enough wine to get her a bit tipsy since she's only had raw veggies and fruit to eat for dinner. Picture her also dancing around her apartment at 11:15 pm, listening to Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of Hell' album.

What would you have to say about such a person?

I'd say let's party! :)

I am not a happy bartopdancer right now :(

**hugs** I'm sorry. Hope you feel better soon.

Here is a picture of my shoulder:

Nice! :)


When we last saw him, he was blocked out in tarp due to refurb, and was nothing but a gaping maw. Much scarier IMO to ride a boat into that.

I'd like to see him do either the mist or the blink! I've never seen either. I agree that Monstro was scarier when he was just the teeth. I did get a pic but I don't have it posted yet.

Peeing on a church roof in Disneyland.

It just blows my mind.

Makes me giggle.

My new apartment complex is full of cats.

Kitties!!!!

[Not Afraid]

I'm being licked to death by a Golder Retriever. She's cute.

[Capt Jack]

I live in an upstairs condo that started life as your basic apartment ...and yell for Johnny to let them in at any hour of the day or night...the police came and rounded everyone up. And that was it. My son said a bunch of people were lined up in handcuffs. I'm really sorry I missed that.


uh...dont ask how I know but I think that was a crack bank.
Johnny was the teller...iffin' you catch my drift

[Mousey Girl]

Crap... I am officially declawed until tomorrow. I suck at typing without my nails. This is giving me vertigo, thowing me all off...my fingers are touching the keys. ewwwwwww

[Gemini Cricket]

Monorail Man came out on MiceChat.
I'm one happy fairy godmother.
:) :) :)

[Kevy Baby]

Then on New's Year while I was at this swanky party annoying someone else's neighbors, the police came and rounded everyone up.I had to read this a couple of times because I kept thinking, "I don't remember the police showing up."

Monorail Man came out on MiceChat.I hope that this isn't inappropriate to say, but, is anyone surprised by this?

[MouseWife]

I hope that this isn't inappropriate to say, but, is anyone surprised by this?

I am. On MiceChat? I thought we were family.

{all kidding aside, I hope he is feeling empowered by this}

[Morrigoon]

Rumor has it that there Dole Whip bar is gettin' one of them newfangled cash reggie-stirs what takes credit cards.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Monorail Man came out on MiceChat.
I'm one happy fairy godmother.
:) :) :)

And no link? We'll miss the 1000+ photos of the event!!

[Mousey Girl]

Good for him!!!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

So... Last night I decided to pay a visit to GD/CP's stomping grounds and take in the Angel's game. We always park on one of the side streets near the stadium and walk in. It was a fun game, I normally go to about one a year, but I enjoy it. The Angels won. Apparently this caused some sort of kharmic imbalance in the universe, because as we were walking back to my car, a woman came up to me and said "is that your car? someone just broke into it, and my husband is chasing him!" As you can imagine, I was shocked and stunned. This nice couple had also called the police. In a few minutes the police had set up a perimeter, and were walking around with the K-9 unit. I didn't really have anything valuable in the car, luckily the ipod with mousepod's latest episode was locked safely in the trunk.
About 20 minutes later, the police had found someone who ran from them. They took this couple one at a time to id him. Apparently it was the guy, according to them.
On the ground outside of the car, amidst the broken glass of my passenger window were 2 of my parking receipts from Disneyland, which seemed very bizarre, also included in the mess was a "Notice to Appear" for the Costa Mesa PD for someone I didn't know (Did the guy actually drop this?)
The police came back to me and asked my if I was missing anything like a Disneyland button or pin. I remembered that I had one of those Ariel's Grotto buttons from the last time we took my daughter there for her birthday. I mentioned the button, and they both looked at each other and smiled.

Apparently Ariel helped make the bust.

Major mojo for the couple who took the time to get involved, without them and the police, this guy would have gotten away.

I'm bummed about the window, but from what I can tell, nothing valuable was taken, and at least I got to sleep in a nice warm bed last night. I don't think I can say the same for him.

[Snowflake]

DPR! Wow! Major MOJO for the couple who got involved and God Bless Ariel and her appeal which allowed them to bust the guy.

I hope the insurance will cover the broken window and it gets fixed soon.

That's a bummer, but that is also a nice bit of the "restores my faith in humanity" because someone cared enough to do something kind for a stranger.

[Kevy Baby]

Rumor has it that there Dole Whip bar is gettin' one of them newfangled cash reggie-stirs what takes credit cards.Oh great... as if the line was slow enough already!

[Moonliner]

I remembered that I had one of those Ariel's Grotto buttons from the last time we took my daughter there for her birthday. I mentioned the button, and they both looked at each other and smiled.

Apparently Ariel helped make the bust.



Mermaid captures crook.

Humm, how solid is the LoT server? I may have to DIGG this one...

[Kevy Baby]

Monorail Man came out on MiceChat.
I'm one happy fairy godmother.
:) :) :)He and David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce Comes Out (http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/31/david_hyde_pierce_comes_out)
Former Frasier star David Hyde Pierce has revealed he is gay, after keeping his sexuality secret for decades. The actor, who played Dr. Niles Crane in the long-running sitcom, has always refused to talk about his personal life, despite rumours about his sexual orientation.

[BarTopDancer]

Por que?

Because my mean bosses made me stay till 5pm hence missing the 5pm puck drop.

But I am a VERY VERY HAPPY BTD! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO DUCKS GO!

Unless you live on acreage, you will always have neighbor issues. Of course, I have several large parties throughout the year, so sometimes I am the neighbor issue. ;)

It's not like you have people running out into the middle of their street to pull down their pants....


Oh wait.... ;) :evil:

[Ponine]

He and David Hyde Pierce

Wait, David Hyde Pierce wasnt out???

[BarTopDancer]

Wait, David Hyde Pierce wasnt out???

That's what I said.

[BarTopDancer]

What ever happened to the days of working at work and socializing on the phone on your lunch or after work?

[Capt Jack]

it was called 1950...and those days are long gone

[Ghoulish Delight]

What ever happened to the days of working at work and socializing on the phone on your lunch or after work?
Says the girl posting to a message board from work.

[BarTopDancer]

Says the girl posting to a message board from work.

At least my typing isn't disturbing those around me. :p

I'm not talking about productivity. I'm talking about disturbing those around you as you talk on the phone for 30-45 minutes about your personal drama.

[Not Afraid]

At least my typing isn't disturbing those around me. :p

I'm not talking about productivity. I'm talking about disturbing those around you as you talk on the phone for 30-45 minutes about your personal drama.
At least he/she isn't in a movie theater. ;)

[BarTopDancer]

At least he/she isn't in a movie theater. ;)

True.

I've been fortunate in my movie going experiences. I rarely have a talker or seat kicker in my vicinity.

Of course now I jinxed myself.

[Capt Jack]

when I went to see 300, I saw a poor little oriental lady pelted with popcorn from 10 directions when her cell phone rang and she proceeded to answer/hold a conversation on it.

yeah. I hate that. (still, I got a good laugh out of it)

[Snowflake]

when I went to see 300, I saw a poor little oriental lady pelted with popcorn from 10 directions when her cell phone rang and she proceeded to answer/hold a conversation on it.

yeah. I hate that. (still, I got a good laugh out of it)

Well, that's great! There are still people who go to the movies, to see the movies. :snap:

[JWBear]

What ever happened to the days of working at work and socializing on the phone on your lunch or after work?

We're supposed to actually work while at work?!? I thought it was just a figure of speech! <Slaps forehead>

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Wait, David Hyde Pierce wasnt out???

Isn't there a database somewhere? List of everyone in the world who is out and those who are not "out" but odviously should be. Ex. Pierce, the Nsync dude, MonorailMan, NirvanaMan.

[Prudence]

What ever happened to the days of working at work and socializing on the phone on your lunch or after work?

Probably gone the same place as the days when bosses didn't consider weekends and evenings merely a change of scenery with an expectation that the work would continue 24/7.

[RStar]

Well, that's great! There are still people who go to the movies, to see the movies. :snap:

Yah, it's too expensive to go just to make out! :rolleyes:

[blueerica]

when I went to see 300, I saw a poor little oriental lady pelted with popcorn from 10 directions when her cell phone rang and she proceeded to answer/hold a conversation on it.

yeah. I hate that. (still, I got a good laugh out of it)

My favorite was my Children of Men experience. I think the lady behind me was disabled in some way, because there was nothing normal about her. She started off during the previews on her cell. We thought it was over, but then the ABC preview for Ellen DeGeneres hosting the Oscars came on and she called some friend to tell him/her that the Oscars were on <whenever the date was> and to tune in. The theater was packed, or we would have moved at this point. Throughout the movie she kept chomping on her popcorn (and when I say chomp, I mean it literally - it sounded like chomp chomp chomp) laughed by saying out loud "hahahahaa *snort*" at the most serious of moments, so very, very loudly.

This won't ruin anything for anyone, but there's a scene where a goat or a lamb or something was passing on-screen and she said "Baaaahahaaah SHEEP!" I started laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. Of course, I didn't think the movie was all that great, but then again, I didn't get to pay attention to it. I felt bad for her. Afterward dozens of people in the lobby as we were walking out kept mimicking her laugh, throwing in sheep once in a while.

[BarTopDancer]

Is it Friday yet?

(note, this question is posed to those not across the date line)

[katiesue]

Maddy has her class play tonight. Some 50 minute long musical extravaganza about the colonists. Ugh. Shoot me now.

[MouseWife]

LOL Oh, katiesue!! I so feel for you. I know we love to see our kids do these performances but damn, when I had to go to these I would find it sooo hard to stay awake!!

Well, now moms have help like Starbucks, Red Bull and Rock Star. Whatever it takes to keep those eyes open. {toothpicks hurt, don't try those!! No matter what Fred says!!}

[Alex]

Don't go. Not having your parent(s) there at every important event is a valuable life lesson.

[Morrigoon]

Maddy has her class play tonight. Some 50 minute long musical extravaganza about the colonists. Ugh. Shoot me now.
Are they doing 1776? Or just some random thing thrown together by a teacher that majored in English in college and fancies herself a playwright?

[Brigitte]

My Maddie's school talent show is going on right now. I couldn't make it (I have 2 new daycare kids today, one of which is 1 so I'd have to cart 2 1 year olds and 5 other kids along to it. I'm not that crazy) so her dad went and is supposed to be taking video or pics of it for me. Can't say I'm that upset about missing it. She's doing a jump rope routine with her friend.

[MouseWife]

Oh Alex! You are so mean!!

If she can go, she should go.

Well. Coming from someone whose mother didn't show up for quite a lot, it does teach you something. {a stay at home mom within walking distance from the school....}

That you are on your own and it really isn't that important.

Sure, a good lesson to toughen one up but I have taken a different approach and am involved {was} with their school. It helps to support their relationship with their teacher, with us, etc.

There will be times that you can't go, these they have to deal with.

[Snowflake]

I'm so bored right now, I could scream.
Not bored with LoT, mind, my job, which today holds no interest or challenge.

[Capt Jack]

Don't go. Not having your parent(s) there at every important event is a valuable life lesson.

yeah, but in contrast, having one show up unexpectedly can really change your thinking as a child.

I was in elementary school chorus (well before my voice changed and went down 17 octaves) My dad was never able to attend. Id always ask, he'd apologize and let me know he wanted to but couldnt.

one day, one obscure performance in the middle of the day, out of the blue, I look up....wayyyyyy in the back, standing in his std arms folded 'master of all I survey' pose, was my dad.

I never forgot. he never mentioned it.
after he died, I found a picture he took of me that day without my knowledge.

sneaky bastage.

so...it can truly make a difference. even if only 'eventually'

[katiesue]

Are they doing 1776? Or just some random thing thrown together by a teacher that majored in English in college and fancies herself a playwright?

Random thing thrown together by a teacher. The one last year about the gold rush was bad enough. And they're endless because of course you can't be mean and every kid gets a part. Bleh.

[katiesue]

Don't go. Not having your parent(s) there at every important event is a valuable life lesson.


My mom never showed up to much and she was a teacher at the school :rolleyes: My dad would if he wasn't working but if he was working he couldn't take a day off just to see some lame school event.

[Alex]

so...it can truly make a difference. even if only 'eventually'

The key lesson from this is to only go once. But it is important that it be after a long string of not going.


For the record, in case I'm thought serious on that one, I wasn't. My grandparents attended pretty much every soccer game I ever played. My mom drove to Ellensburg (for god's sake) to watch me compete in the state trigonometry competition (where she made the mistake of letting my sister drive to a nearby store; a sister who then let a 14 year old in the car drive; a 14 year old who then drove the car into a house). I'm pretty sure my mom wouldn't recognize a trigonometry if she saw one walking across the street.

[BarTopDancer]

yeah, but in contrast, having one show up unexpectedly can really change your thinking as a child.

I was in elementary school chorus (well before my voice changed and went down 17 octaves) My dad was never able to attend. Id always ask, he'd apologize and let me know he wanted to but couldnt.

one day, one obscure performance in the middle of the day, out of the blue, I look up....wayyyyyy in the back, standing in his std arms folded 'master of all I survey' pose, was my dad.

I never forgot. he never mentioned it.
after he died, I found a picture he took of me that day without my knowledge.

sneaky bastage.

so...it can truly make a difference. even if only 'eventually'

Thanks for making me cry at work :p.

[BarTopDancer]

And from the other side - my parents rarely attending anything I was in. School plays and recitals were always a burden to get me to, let alone stay to attend. My mom was always *too busy* (sleeping orwatching TV or something) to come see me play in basketball games when I was a kid or swim in any meets in high school. And I remember clear as day how I felt when all the other kids parents ran back stage with flowers and hugs and stayed for the 'after party' and I got herded into the car and taken home.

[JWBear]

I'm so bored right now, I could scream.
Not bored with LoT, mind, my job, which today holds no interest or challenge.

Right now, I'd give anything for a job without challenges. Wanna trade?

[MouseWife]

Yes, Capt Jack, your story was really beautiful.

And, BTD, sounds like my mom. School was school.

Because of your similar story{ies}, I've always tried to be there. Even as my son is in 7th grade, I still go and make myself known.

Oh, and Alex, you are lucky to have had grandparents like that. :0) My kids don't.

I think I mentioned my mother recently thought I only had two kids....Um...yeah...I've told my kids that they don't have to do whatever the teachers say if it seems wrong. To reinforce the fact that I have their 'back', I have to be there.

[Prudence]

Got one of my spring grades finally. It was the grade I expected, but not the grade I wanted. I expect even worse from the other class, which will pretty much be the nail in the coffin of my hopes of getting a decent post-graduation job.

[katiesue]

I think I mentioned my mother recently thought I only had two kids....Um...yeah...I've told my kids that they don't have to do whatever the teachers say if it seems wrong. To reinforce the fact that I have their 'back', I have to be there.


My ex-mother-in-law thought that her son shouldn't have more then two kids (they have four) so she just ignores the last two. Like they don't exist :rolleyes:

I try to go to all of Maddy's things because my parents didn't. Well Dad would if he could. I don't know how many softball games he went to straight from work still covered in dirt so you could only see white around where his glasses were.

[Alex]

Oh, and Alex, you are lucky to have had grandparents like that.

It probably helped that I was the oldest kid of my generation in the family (on either my mother or father's side. I doubt they were quite so rigorous about attending the eighth kid's whatever event.

I am not good family. Lani reminded me the other day that my sister has two kids, not one.

If I were a parent I'd probably be all like "if you being in that dance class means I have to go to a dance recital of 9-year-olds then you're grounded. Now get back to cooking that meth."

[MouseWife]

My ex-mother-in-law thought that her son shouldn't have more then two kids (they have four) so she just ignores the last two. Like they don't exist :rolleyes:

I try to go to all of Maddy's things because my parents didn't. Well Dad would if he could. I don't know how many softball games he went to straight from work still covered in dirt so you could only see white around where his glasses were.


Oh, that sucks. My f-i-l thinks my kids are fine so he doesn't bother. I think he just is ignorant to reality. He asked us to move out to where he lived, heck, his wifes' family all moved out there, come on! I told him 'Well, my mother and my Hubbys' mother both live within minutes of us. We are not leaving.' How he could dismiss our families so easily. {I am close, as close as I can be, to my mother. When my m-i-l was alive, the Hubster needed to be close to her as she didn't drive and often needed care. Besides, after their divorce, she is the one who raised them and he went off and was a bachelor.....Do men still do this? Just leave the family and maybe get them on a Sat afternoon????}

Oh, sweet memory of your dad, katiesue. :)

LOL Alex, now, don't get me wrong, my kids are not in every class/team out there. Thank God! {or Buddha, whatever} When they've asked to do something, I let them try. They really are not interested in doing a lot, we have a lot going on here with us.

Too funny about you and your sisters' kids. I don't forget how many kids people have {normally} but I do forget ages, etc. And, while I was very involved with my sister who has kids the age of my two older ones, I basically 'quit' family when my kids got a bit older.

Family can suck. That is all I am going to say.

{I am stopping myself from ranting....}

[Gemini Cricket]

Where does one apply to be in the gay mafia in Hollywood anyhow?
I haven't seen any applications floating around...
:D

[Mousey Girl]

Besides, after their divorce, she is the one who raised them and he went off and was a bachelor.....Do men still do this? Just leave the family and maybe get them on a Sat afternoon????}


Only if it is their kid.

Nickolas recieved his yellow belt last night and I was there to see it!! I also made it to see his test Thursday night. I also know how many teeth he lost since Easter. These are moments that can't be rewound. These are moments Nick will always remember, as moments that I was there for him.

Some men can make sure they see another kid's every single sports game and practice, often taking him to those games and practices, but has yet to see how well his own son is doing in TaiKwonDo.






rant over

[Morrigoon]

Where does one apply to be in the gay mafia in Hollywood anyhow?
I haven't seen any applications floating around...

I think you have to go to the Abbey

[Gemini Cricket]

I think you have to go to the Abbey
Bless you, my child.

:D

[CoasterMatt]

I got to scream at work today :D

I'm a happy boy :)

[Gemini Cricket]

The Yahoo avatars make everyone look like they're twelve. What about for older people?

[MouseWife]

The Yahoo avatars make everyone look like they're twelve. What about for older people?


Wait, you are not twelve?

[Gemini Cricket]

Wait, you are not twelve?
My brain is twelve.
:D

[Not Afraid]

I cut open my thumb on the raw lid of a can of dog food. OUCH!

[Kevy Baby]

Is it Friday yet?

(note, this question is posed to those not across the date line)Yes, somewhere across the date line, it is Friday.

You said a person across the dateline couldn't answer, not that "across the date line" couldn't be an answer. I love semantics.

Where does one apply to be in the gay mafia in Hollywood anyhow?
I haven't seen any applications floating around...
:DAsk Elton John (Thinking of a Will and Grace Episode)

[€uroMeinke]

I filled out my expense report for May - I put over 1500 miles on my car last month. I think that's a record for me.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

/blows kisses

Jetting off to Midland! Will check in a little next week but I'm not sure how much--

Love you all!

[Kevy Baby]

Good luck LSPE and Tom!

[Not Afraid]

Have fun!!!!!!! Love you both!

[RStar]

Yes, have a great and memorable time! Good luck to you two!!!

[wendybeth]

Good luck, and come up for air (and the occasional update) once in a while!:cheers:'s to the both of you!

[Disneyphile]

Happy Wedding you two!!! :D

I swear, this has been a whirlwind couple of days. Yesterday, I was all excited when Final Cut Studio 2 and a new wireless LogicKeyboard arrived at my doorstep. I went to connect the keyboard, and it was faulty, so now I have to wait for another one. And, after spending 2+ hours upgrading my Final Cut software, I wanted to play, but it turns out that I need to upgrade my RAM, because it's running super sloooooooooooooooow now. So, now I have to make an early morning trek to Frys tomorrow, and my parents are in town and want to go to the zoo on Saturday, thus putting me even further behind on my Monday night editing deadline. :eek: Needless to say, come Sunday, it's going to be another 40-hour night for me.

[Morrigoon]

Congrats! I hope you have a wonderful time!

[Strangler Lewis]

LSPE: Safe travels and smooth sailing to you and yours. Have a wonderful time.

[SacTown Chronic]

Huzzah beautiful Bride!

[Snowflake]

Happy Wedding! Have a great time and send updates as you can.

[Capt Jack]

happy hitching

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yay, have fun LSPE!

[BarTopDancer]

I love my new (http://www.amazon.com/Shure-E2c-Sound-Isolating-Earphones/dp/B0000CE1UO/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-2379507-4590017?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1180713107&sr=8-1) toys (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=18C6CF82&node=home/ipod/ipod)

[JWBear]

All happiness to you both!

[Ponine]

Random thing thrown together by a teacher. The one last year about the gold rush was bad enough. And they're endless because of course you can't be mean and every kid gets a part. Bleh.

see, its the "radom thing thrown together by teacher" that makes it.
Your teacher and the one at our school that rewwrites the holiday music should get together.
Together that would be one heck of a train wreck.
In our case, they are also usually endless because no one has enough rehersal and a run time that should be 35 minutes, turns into an hour twenty.

[katiesue]

Well it was long. 10 acts each with it's own "musical" number. By about act 6 no one seemed to be paying attention. And hello you have a stage there - perhaps if you put the kids on it instead of at ground level anyone behind the first two rows could actually see something.

[Moonliner]

I love my new (http://www.amazon.com/Shure-E2c-Sound-Isolating-Earphones/dp/B0000CE1UO/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-2379507-4590017?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1180713107&sr=8-1) toys (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=18C6CF82&node=home/ipod/ipod)

He or she that dies with the most toys wins.

[BarTopDancer]

He or she that dies with the most toys wins.

:D

I'm getting the itch for a new laptop too. Mine is 3 years old. Works fine. I'm sure if I rebuild it it will work like new. But I still want a new one.