What is a "Thread Drift"???

[violette]

I read them but just don't have a clue what they are.

[mimitabby]

it's a group of people who lack focus and change the subject constantly.
:cool:

[bcipam]

Mimi... is that your cat in your avatar...:p

[snapdragen]

Oh look! A puppy!:D

[mimitabby]

Yes, that's Enza, who I trapped in 2001. She and her 3 sisters were totally wild, had ringworm and all sorts of other great bugs. I trapped their wild mom
and let her loose again, I tamed all the kittens and all her sisters found great homes.
Enza is the coolest cat, she chose me. So I kept her

[Offthegrid]

Please, I beg of you, not another thread drift! :D :) :p ;) :D

Violette, just think of them as chat room meets forum.

[Trek420]

OMG, my co-workers are talking about American Idol. How do people get so caught up in that? It's just karaoke with a live band. ;) :cool: :rolleyes:

[maillotpois]

I have a friend whose diabetic, high blood pressure husband didn't know that there's like a million milligrams of sodium in cup-a-noodles. Is anyone really that clueless??

(Eating a cup a soup right now. :) )

[SadieKate]

I know someone who thought that Goldfish crackers were good for you because they're "vegetarian" and he would lose weight.

Even if we really aren't defining thread drift (aka TD), I think we're giving a fine example of it.

[mimitabby]

Goldfish crackers aren't vegetarian, they're fish!

oh, you mean the crackers themselves are vegetarians. Cool. I'm glad to know that.

[maillotpois]

Even if we really aren't defining thread drift (aka TD), I think we're giving a fine example of it.

Show by doing.

[SadieKate]

Always like to be a role model.

[Bikingmomof3]

Always like to be a role model.

Sk, you are doing a splendid job. :D

[maillotpois]

Hey - BMo3 - any riding lately??

[Bikingmomof3]

I have been on the trainer, but not riding outdoors yet. I have been running though. My legs have no problem running but protest loudly at biking. :( It will be a slow road back.

How are your lungs?

[snapdragen]

Wha?.....I'm sorry, I got distracted by a speck of lint flying by...what were we talking about?

[snapdragen]

So - now in our own special way, we have demostrated a thread drift. Feel free to join in on the real TD thread violette - we don't bite...well, except for Kit, but she's on a road trip right now.:D

[SadieKate]

It takes a village to drift.

[maillotpois]

How are your lungs?

Like new!

Sorry about the leg soreness issue. You'll come back.

[GLC1968]

Goldfish crackers aren't vegetarian, they're fish!

oh, you mean the crackers themselves are vegetarians. Cool. I'm glad to know that.

LOL Damn you...I just snorted tuna on my keyboard. Tuna is a fish...but it's not gold.

[violette]

hey BMo3, I'm the opposite, when i run, my leggs sulk at me for a couple of days, they make me walk funny...but when I bike, if I to go to stop, they want to keep going...and going...and going (Energizer Bunny!)

[maillotpois]

Quick learner!

;)

[violette]

OOOOOOHHHHHH NNNNNOOOO!!

I think I started another (won't say it) thingny.

[Bikingmomof3]

Another successful assimilation.

[maillotpois]

Resistance is futile.

[violette]

BMo3, just leave the "imilation" out of it.!!! I'm just on a roll today.

[Wahine]

LOL Damn you...I just snorted tuna on my keyboard. Tuna is a fish...but it's not gold.

I inhaled some rice. Coughing fit ensued. Spittle flying everywhere.

You know, some tuna has yellow fins, that's kinda gold. I don't think they are vegetarians though.

[mtbdarby]

I can NOT keep up with 3 TD's:eek: :eek: :eek:

Violette, you have let the beasties out. Now, put them back in the box like a good little girl and return them to their regularly scheduled TD. .....:p

Silly, silly girls.

[Trek420]

Mimi... is that your cat in your avatar...:p

Or are you just happy to see me? Sorry, someone had to step up. :rolleyes: :cool: ;) :p

Now stop before THIS one gets to 10,000 posts.

[Haudlady]

Now stop before THIS one gets to 10,000 posts.

That sounded suspiciously like a challenge, Trek! :D

[FreshNewbie]

is guinea pig a pig or a rat that wears fur coat? Always wanted to know...

[KnottedYet]

I just ate beans for lunch.

Pity my afternoon patients....

:D

[spazzdog]

Just don't make 'em pull your finger

:eek:

[mimitabby]

Dang, the clouds are bigger now than they were an hour ago!

Knot, what's for dinner?

[wannaduacentury]

OMG, my co-workers are talking about American Idol. How do people get so caught up in that? It's just karaoke with a live band. ;) :cool: :rolleyes:

I halfway keep up with Dancing With the Stars, it's more interesting right now and has more promise. Jennifer
:rolleyes:

[mtbdarby]

Knot, I need a gallon of chicken soup ASAP. Then someone want to tuck me and read me a story? My nose is sore now - no Puffs in the office:(

[spazzdog]

LOOK!

A flying pig... there; over the moon:p

[GLC1968]

I hate it when I choke on cigarette smoke coming from someone's car. :mad:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I can NOT keep up with 3 TD's:eek: :eek: :eek:

Actually, this would be 4. One of them is taking a little nap, remember...

[roguedog]

Hey ... you Texans and other country music folks..

I've always wanted to know.. Why is Amarillo so special that it seems everyone sings about it?

[Trekhawk]

Hey ... you Texans and other country music folks..

I've always wanted to know.. Why is Amarillo so special that it seems everyone sings about it?

I would really love to see an Armadillo before I leave the USA. Ooops sorry was that Amarillo....perhaps I could see an Armadillo in Amarillo.:D

[Celeste]

I would really love to see an Armadillo before I leave the USA. Ooops sorry was that Amarillo....perhaps I could see an Armadillo in Amarillo.:D

We saw at least 6 dead ones on the side of the road during our training ride on Saturday thru the country....Should I take a picture for you? :eek: They are cute; but none too smart.

[Trekhawk]

We saw at least 6 dead ones on the side of the road during our training ride on Saturday thru the country....Should I take a picture for you? :eek: They are cute; but none too smart.

LOL - for awhile when we first got to the States all the wildlife we saw was squished. The first thing my little boys would ask me on returning from a ride was 'what did you see squished on the road today mum'?

Im happy to say since then we have seen lots of live wildlife. Hmm perhaps I still have time to see an Armadillo.:D

[Trek420]

So now we have "OT Australia" and "OT Texas"? :D

[KnottedYet]

Dinner tonite? Gee, I dunno.

I have no idea.

Probably just a baked potato and some cheese.

Dar, I'd be happy to make you some chicken soup!

[SadieKate]

I've always wanted to know.. Why is Amarillo so special that it seems everyone sings about it?Cuz I have family there? :rolleyes: :p

Ah, yes, nothing like spending your childhood summers in Amarillo.

[LBTC]

Those teeny weeny hawks that kill the pigeons downtown are called kestrels.

Should Violette be renamed Pandora?

H&B
~T~

[Wahine]

Should Violette be renamed Pandora?

H&B
~T~

Yes, seems appropriate.

[crazycanuck]

Ya can't leave the crazycanuck out..:D

Amarillo by morning..how does the song go?

Hey we saw not one but TWO pelicans sitting on a freeway lamp post the other day :eek:

I've not seen many creatures lately..perhaps that's a good thing...

Hey..bring back summer..i'm going on strike

C

[LBTC]

Around here, the herons are a sure sign of spring....

hugs & butterflies,
~T~

[kelownagirl]

I am too busy to post in yet another drifting thread this week, but I AM here!!! :rolleyes: :D

[Duck on Wheels]

OMG! FOUR TDs!!! This one wasn't even there yesterday when I logged off, and today it's already up to 4 pages :eek: When will I ever find time to get out on my bike now?

Today's after-work plan is to give RubySlipperz and Big Red their Spring cleanings, including changing Big Red's pedals to semi-clipless (one side platform) and maybe even giving per a new saddle (if I find a good one at the LBS on my way home). Forecast for tomorrow is rain, but forecast for Saturday is sunny again. Now if I can just get myself off the net long enough for a ride on Saturday, I'll have something to post about when I get home. :o

[Bikingmomof3]

Cool picture of the herons T! :cool:

Coffee time. :)

[Offthegrid]

I've pretty much been living on Frosties since Monday. I just don't feel like eating ANYthing -- not even my homemade gluten-free chicken noodle soup.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've pretty much been living on Frosties since Monday. I just don't feel like eating ANYthing -- not even my homemade gluten-free chicken noodle soup.

Frosties? As in Sugar Frosted Flakes??

[Offthegrid]

Frosties? As in Sugar Frosted Flakes??

Frosties as in the cold chocolatelike concoction from Wendy's.

[Celeste]

Mmmmm! Frosties! Vanilla or Chocolate? The vanilla ones are new here but I think the original ones are best. :)

[Pedal Wench]

I like pie.

[SouthernBelle]

Mmmm, chocolate.

[roguedog]

Hmm... haven't heard from X or Kit... should we start calling jails in the Reno area? Or do you think they're visiting the "ranches" of Reno :p

[Offthegrid]

Mmmmm! Frosties! Vanilla or Chocolate? The vanilla ones are new here but I think the original ones are best. :)

DEFINITELY chocolate. I'm not a big vanilla fan. I like to let them get real melty first before eating them. Same thing with ice cream.

I do hope my tummy will start cooperating with real food soon, though.

[roguedog]

Woop. Found X and Kit in TD: Oz.. Man, gotta keep up with all these :)

[7rider]

Oooo...
Frosties and french fries (dipped, of course, in the Frostie).
The breakfast of champions!! :D
Mmmmmm....

[maillotpois]

Frosties are actualy health food. Very low fat as I recall.

[DrBee]

Oh good Lord - not another TD! Say it isn't so...

We had boiled crawfish last night. Ohhhhhhh so yummy!

And a frosty must be lowfat. How do you like the vanilla one?

[mimitabby]

4 td's? I only know about 3!


eeek.

It is so beautiful outside i didn't need a coat!

[maillotpois]

I got so behind on the other TD's that I became overwhelmed by the amount of reading I would have to do to catch up.

This one is still quite manageable.

Must find a frosty.....

ETA: crawfish??? Yum!!!!!

[DrBee]

We're going to drop the kiddies off at the grandparents and get a sack of crawfish to boil (that's approx 35 lbs) and eat and eat and eat for our anniversary. Well, we won't eat toooooo much! :p

I'm buried in data analyses. bleh

[maillotpois]

Seriously - 35 pounds???? That's almost enough crawfish for me. Almost. :cool:

[DrBee]

You know how I eat! We had 10 lbs last night and it was gone in a flash!

The two of us could do some serious damage at an all -you-can eat place!

[maillotpois]

Yeah, they'd lose money on us. :rolleyes:

[DrBee]

I have a nice new chair in my office. It's one of those mesh-backed chairs with a cushy leather seat. Nice!

New pup comes home tomorrow :) We've warned the cats!

There's something that makes me giggle when I see the students here at work mowing with a bee veil on. It just looks silly.

[maillotpois]

What's the new pup's name??

[Trekhawk]

Seriously - 35 pounds???? That's almost enough crawfish for me. Almost. :cool:

Ok what is a crawfish???

[DrBee]

Name of new pup - Cassi (short for Cassiopiea - the constellation). I am going to spend most of tomorrow picking up the kids toys so Cassi won't eat them!

Trekhawk - Gasp... crawfish (crayfish) are part of louisiana culture! They are similar to what you might know as a yabby? BTW - do you know what a yabby pump is? I used one extensively as a grad student (actually I have my own). Here's a link with all sorts of info on crawfish: http://www.crawfish.org/home.htm

[maillotpois]

Crawfish etouffe - YUM!! Gosh, thinking about food is the last thing I need.

Cassi is a great name! Nice constallation, too.

TH - you would like crawfish, I am sure. Do you like lobster? Very similar.

[Trekhawk]

Name of new pup - Cassi (short for Cassiopiea - the constellation). I am going to spend most of tomorrow picking up the kids toys so Cassi won't eat them!

Trekhawk - Gasp... crawfish (crayfish) are part of louisiana culture! They are similar to what you might know as a yabby? BTW - do you know what a yabby pump is? I used one extensively as a grad student (actually I have my own). Here's a link with all sorts of info on crawfish: http://www.crawfish.org/home.htm

Thanks DrBee - they sound yummy. I have seen a yabby pump but I have never used one. All this talk of yummy things has made me very hungry.:)

[DrBee]

I have Nestle treasures creamy caramel in my office. Dangerous!

[Trekhawk]

Crawfish etouffe - YUM!! Gosh, thinking about food is the last thing I need.

Cassi is a great name! Nice constallation, too.

TH - you would like crawfish, I am sure. Do you like lobster? Very similar.

I LOVE LOBSTER. LOL back in Aust that is what we have for Xmas Lunch. Having Xmas in the Summer time has its perks. Lobster and Beer YUMMY.:D

[maillotpois]

I have Nestle treasures creamy caramel in my office. Dangerous!



Like this?

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=CreamyBalls.jpg&category=Chocolate&date=1996-06-02




Returning to our roots....?

[DrBee]

MP - Oh you are sooooo bad! Good thing I ate it before I looked at the link - I would have spit it all over my beautiful monitor. An acquired talent of a seasoned TD poster.


Lobster is super yummy - funny. Fishjr (I need to come up with new names for them) was calling the crawfish lobster last night - drove her dad nuts!

Crab is my favorite of all time.

[Bikingmomof3]

I am sticking with creme puffs. :p

[maillotpois]

Just don't eat these:

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=battery-instruction.jpg&category=Instructions&date=2006-10-25

[Bikingmomof3]

Just don't eat these:

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=battery-instruction.jpg&category=Instructions&date=2006-10-25

OMG that explains so much. :rolleyes:

[Trekhawk]

Just don't eat these:

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=battery-instruction.jpg&category=Instructions&date=2006-10-25

Laughing and tea is coming out my nose. Naughty MP.:p

[maillotpois]

Naughty MP.:p

I do my best. :rolleyes:

[Trek420]

Like this?

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=CreamyBalls.jpg&category=Chocolate&date=1996-06-02




Returning to our roots....?

Or this! Since we have a new mother on board

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=MotherStck.jpg&category=Chocolate&date=1996-06-05

[Celeste]

So now we have "OT Australia" and "OT Texas"? :D


What does "OT" mean here?? Over Time...Out of Town...Please explain:o

[snapdragen]

Off Topic - the story of my life....

[SadieKate]

Oddly Temperamental - the story of my life....:D

[maillotpois]

Obtusely theatrical.

[Veronica]

Shouldn't that be obtusely triangular?

V.

[DrBee]

overly ticklish

[roguedog]

OMG.. I can't believe I've just posted my 400th post.

I'm part of many forums and I've never gone above 100 or even 50 posts!

[roguedog]

Soo.... is it really OT when it's in TD???

[LBTC]

Well, RD, the answer is either "of course" everything in TD is OT.

or, "of course not" since the very nature of TD is OT, then anything in TD is IT for TD.


Maybe I should just post pictures instead. :o

H&B
~T~

[Pedal Wench]

In the Bahamas, they call their lobsters 'crawfish' - Florida lobsters, where you only eat the tail. When you catch them out of season, they call them 'hard-backed grouper'!



MP - Oh you are sooooo bad! Good thing I ate it before I looked at the link - I would have spit it all over my beautiful monitor. An acquired talent of a seasoned TD poster.


Lobster is super yummy - funny. Fishjr (I need to come up with new names for them) was calling the crawfish lobster last night - drove her dad nuts!

Crab is my favorite of all time.

[chickwhorips]

phew!!!! sorry i'm late for the party. i just flew in and boy are my arms tired! :rolleyes:

fish! glad to see your back and posting regularly.

i'm starting to get confused with all the OT TD's. where am i again?

[Offthegrid]

Yeah, I ate some breakfast and my tummy doesn't feel upset! Yippee! Maybe I can have some real food tonight.

[Pax]

So, we're here now. Okey Dokey!

Today is a packing day...what fun. :( Man, I'm so sick of moving!

[KnottedYet]

"We are everywhere" (hee hee!)

[LBTC]

Too early today to know if it's a high energy or low energy day. Yesterday was low again, darn it. It was either the tomatoes or the cheese I had the night before. I'll have to wait for the energy to be back again before I try the tomatoes again. I hope it wasn't them!

H&B
~T~

[IFjane]

Low energy here - going through that wonderful time of life that hits us in or around our 50's......and never know what to expect from this body from one day to the next. :mad:

It's hard to go on much of a bike ride when I can't be more than 50 ft. from a bathroom at any given moment. *insert pouty face here* :mad: :mad:

[DrBee]

Hey Chick!

I had a Luna Bar (Smores) and a V8Fusion for breakfast. I ought to be plenty energetic this morning. Look out bees!

It is so foggy here in the AM lately, I feel like I'm in SF!

[mimitabby]

Daylight in orange and blue is peeping through the dark gunmetal grey clouds.
Another day starts in Seattle.
Chance of rain 30% all day.

[KnottedYet]

Ok, who wants mushrooms sauteed in olive oil, butter, and garlic; scrambled eggs with cheddar; home fries; and coffee?

[roguedog]

ME!!!! I was just thinking of having bfast. How nice of you.. can you upload now???

[violette]

Went to my upper body weight class yesterday..I can almost lift my fork to eat my breakfast this morning OUCH!!

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot, I am on my way over for breakfast. :)

[mimitabby]

Violette, cool, how long you been lifting weights? I've been doing it about 2 months and i can already feel a difference!

[DrBee]

I thought about running when I woke up this morning. That's about as far as I got. I'm such a slug! I ride tomorrow :)

[Trekhawk]

Violette, cool, how long you been lifting weights? I've been doing it about 2 months and i can already feel a difference!

Hey Mimi - Im having Biscotti with my morning cuppa. LOL whenever I eat Biscotti now I think of you (you mentioned once that you make your own).

Now before anyone says it - I know its a little early to be eating Biscotti but Im off to the kids school for Art so I need the extra pick me up.

[chickwhorips]

knot can i have tea instead of coffee?

mimi i'm so happy i'm leaving the weather you have right now, which is what we have all the time, average about 10 days of sunshine a year plus massive winds, to some nice weather! weather report for the weekend mid 30s no wind and clear. ahhhhhh........

[CR400]

Wow, now this is a fun thread(s). Only problem is if we had to many we'd all go crazy. Now, about lunch?????????

[maillotpois]

Knot - breakfast sounds great, thanks!

yay! it's Friday!!! and I get to ride my bike tomorrow!

[CR400]

Back when I was in high school I would send notes to my friends like this. One good friend would love to do this too,TD. It got to the point though we would write (warp) before one so as not to confuse the other people we sent notes to. Of course this happend while trying to send her a note 30 pages long as a joke:eek: . Lots of warps for that many pages:D :) .

[Aggie_Ama]

TD-Look what an innoncent question did!

Nothing is special about Amarillo. I think singers just think it sounds like a beautiful place. The town is flat and dry and flat. Now Austin is a Texas town to love!

I got a birthday present from my in-laws last night. My birthday was February 17. Who complains about $50 to the Cheesecake Factory though?

[Offthegrid]

Yeah, I'm officially eating food again. Tummy is all better. Knot, I'll be right over.

[violette]

Mimitabby
I've been going to the gym for 4 years, started doing core exercises for the past month. I'm 5'6" 120lbs. I need to build muscles badly if I want to be a good biker.

Going to eat nachos tonight at Boston Pizza, need protein... Ha, Ha!

[DrBee]

violette - I used to weigh 120 (and am 5'6")...then I had 2 children and 15 lbs. Gotta love it.:p

[bcipam]

OK gone a few days and am amazed to see this tread still afloat...

Does anyone watch "American Next Top Model" or am I the only one?

Edited to add: 9 pages and counting....

[maillotpois]

violette - I used to weigh 120 (and am 5'6")...then I had 2 children and 15 lbs. Gotta love it.:p

My skeleton weighs about 120... :rolleyes:

(Actually, my lean body mass weighs about 135 lbs. How scary is that? Oh well. I am a bit over 5'6" :cool: )

[snapdragen]

I'd be very pleased to see 135. I'd be pleased to see 145. :o

[maillotpois]

I will never see those numbers while still breathing. Possibly after being flayed and boiled.

[LBTC]

At 5' 1 1/2" I was pretty happy at 120 ish (usually 122)....

At 130ish (132 last I checked) I am trying to accept myself, but wishing for closer to 125.

It's really quite ironic that I've been diagnosed with a disease whose primary symptom is usually dramatic weight loss. Can you imagine? Just a few pounds....it would be such a relief! heehee

Actually, if I could just get my energy to stay for good I know that I can lose it - with energy I can bike, with biking I can lose weight! I can't wait!!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[crazybikinchic]

Anybody go see Body Worlds?

[chickwhorips]

i've watched america's next top model, but reruns, not the one that is on now. soon to change that though.

[Bikingmomof3]

There are "auditions" in Cinci for some model show (I do not pay close attention to these things) BUT I noticed I could not even try in my wildest dreams (looks and weight aside) I am older then the cut-off of 27 and I am not the minimium height of 5'7. *sigh* :rolleyes:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

There are "auditions" in Cinci for some model show (I do not pay close attention to these things) BUT I noticed I could not even try in my wildest dreams (looks and weight aside) I am older then the cut-off of 27 and I am not the minimium height of 5'7. *sigh* :rolleyes:

Yeah, I'm not anorexic and 6 feet tall so I probably wouldn't qualify either. That, plus being almost 53 they'd consider me nursing home material, practically DEAD already!
Sigh...I'll have to try to find a life somehow, some other way.... :cool:

[DrBee]

We just spent the day at the zoo with the in-laws. It was a fun time - a special weekend at the zoo for families, so they had lots of extra activities. It's sooooooo nice to live somewhere that has stuff to do!

I think we're getting crawfish again tonight. I'll eat some for you MP.

The new pup seems to have done nothing bad while we were out. :eek: She does have a thing about laying on the sofa, though. Ah well.

[Celeste]

Anybody go see Body Worlds?

YES! I did! Very cool! My sister and I had a great time! We kept laughing and saying to each other in a groovy german accent, "Gunther vants to plastinate you, ya!"...."Gunther vants your body, ya!" :D

Our talking like silly German tourists did not ammuse others however. They must have thought we were nuts! Did you sign up to donate your body?? Eeeww.

[LBTC]

Hey, folks!

The new outside living room is beginning to take shape. I have erradicated the lilac (lots of digging - that was fun in the warm sun!) and tomorrow we will remove the debris, do more digging and levelling and try to figure out what our temporary cost-free plan is. We'd like to use the area this year, but it will probably be next year or the year after before DH installs the outdoor gas firepit, and we can afford to put proper rocks down, etc. We might decide to pay a little less down on our debts in order to do the rock this year, but we'll be sticking with the cheap plastic furniture for now.....etc.

And the peach tree looks a fright. I bet it has been 8 years or longer since it has been pruned. Since we have no idea what we are doing, it may not recover. We enjoyed having a few peaches last year, but I could easily do with twenty peaches or so, not the hundreds we got last year. Sad thing was, the tree lost several large branches due to the weight. Apparently we should have thinned the peaches out. :eek:

Time to get the veggies cooking. BBQ steak, too. yummy

H&B
~T~

[mimitabby]

9pm Saturday Night at the mimitabbyraleighdon house. Just me and the catz.

One more load of laundry and then lights out. Pretty exciting life I lead.

[snapdragen]

I am watching The Queen on "Lodgenet" in my hotel room.

[LBTC]

Hockey game on in our living room. Lots of time to surf the TE TD threads. :D

Debating on getting a movie, but the wine is making me sleepy already.....

;) :p ;)

H&B
~T~

[KnottedYet]

Just woke up from a nap. will be going to bed soon.

[horsemom]

Crazybikinchic---I saw Body Worlds in Philadelphia. Verrry cool. Here is a link from wikpedia for those of you who are not familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Worlds

There is also a similiar exhibit in Las Vegas at the MGM, I think, but it is old and ratty looking and not as detailed.

Is this a thread for those of us with ADD. I think I have that oh look, shiny....

Laura

[Aggie_Ama]

One of my dogs just woke me up at 7:30. I am not happy. Why didn't the light sleeper (DH) get up?

Maybe I should start early on the weeds in my backyard? I really want them gone so we can build a retaining wall. :rolleyes:

[LBTC]

Hey, Aggie

'Cuda woke me up before 7:30 too. I'm still trying to decide - yoga and get my day started? or back to bed to cuddle? DH is still fully asleep.

hmmm

And yes, although I am the heavy sleeper, I am also the one who is up with the dogs, occasionally that happens 3 times a night, but usually it is just once.

Did you go weeding?

H&B
~T~

[Wahine]

My last dog was awesome. He loved to sleep and wouldn't even think of getting up until you were already up. Unless he had some sort of very rare emergency situation. My dog before that, had DH up at the crack of dawn. In winter in Edmonton, that's no big deal. In summer, that means 4:30 or 5 AM!! Thank goodness DH would walk her, feed her and come back to bed. I just had to roll over and go back to sleep.

Body Worlds is coming to Portland soon. I'm definitely going.

[LBTC]

Of course I should clarify. Dogs wake me up. I let them out, I use the bathroom, I let them in, they go back to bed. On a weekday, it's usually time to be up anyway, and I do yoga all on my own while the rest of the family sleeps. I should do this on weekends, too, but then I'd miss out on "cuddle" time. ;)

It was a good cuddle today. ;) ;)

Hugs & Butterflies,
~T~

[Duck on Wheels]

Anybody get April fooled? I thought maybe it was a joke when DH phoned to say I had to pick him up because he'd had a flat about 20k from here. But it wasn't a joke. He'd really had a flat on his way to H€ll. Still, it was a convenient one in terms of timing. I'd just got in from pruning the currant bushes and had not yet gone out again. I drove out and picked him up, making it back home just in time for coffee at the neighbors'.

When we got back from coffee, I washed the kitchen floor and made supper* while DH, unasked and unannounced, Spring cleaned all of our bikes. :D RubySlipperz lookes absolutely jewellike, and Big Red is pretty gleaming too, though (s)he badly needs a new saddle.

*cassava melon, tomato/fresh basil/marinated feta salad, mashed carrots-and-potatoes, and thick-sliced ham steamed on top of the c&p as they boiled. A menu I learned while on a low-fiber diet. Should work for the gluten-challenged too.

[chickwhorips]

with the new living arrangement in the morning now i let peanut crawl into bed for a bit. she loves it. she's such a cuddle bug! thankfully she's one of those that once you get out of bed then she does the ok.... i'll get up too.

[Trek420]

Crazybikinchic---I saw Body Worlds in Philadelphia. Verrry cool. Here is a link from wikpedia for those of you who are not familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Worlds

There is also a similiar exhibit in Las Vegas at the MGM, I think, but it is old and ratty looking and not as detailed.



I'm pleased (in an angst filled gruesome way) to read on Wikipedia that all the doners for Body World were "willing donors". Don't know if it was that I read or heard that the donors were prisoners of some sort and well....that means not exactly willing. Either way not sure how I feel about it for art or education. I suppose if it inspires someone to learn more about medicine or to take better care of themselves....maybe it's all good.

[roguedog]

I'm pleased (in an angst filled gruesome way) to read on Wikipedia that all the doners for Body World were "willing donors". Don't know if it was that I read or heard that the donors were prisoners of some sort and well....that means not exactly willing. Either way not sure how I feel about it for art or education. I suppose if it inspires someone to learn more about medicine or to take better care of themselves....maybe it's all good.

WTH?? I thought this was some wrestling show or something.. but after that post.. I've gotta go look up what the heck this thing is...

[KnottedYet]

I'm pleased (in an angst filled gruesome way) to read on Wikipedia that all the doners for Body World were "willing donors". Don't know if it was that I read or heard that the donors were prisoners of some sort and well....that means not exactly willing. Either way not sure how I feel about it for art or education. I suppose if it inspires someone to learn more about medicine or to take better care of themselves....maybe it's all good.

There are two body shows making the rounds. One has "willing donors" the other is mostly executed Chinese prisoners. The prisoner one is the one that's here in Seattle. Had a long discussion about it with one of the PT student interns at our clinic. He was boycotting the show because of the $$ paid to the Chinese government for the bodies and the shady documentation.

[mimitabby]

AH, now I understand! i was totally confused about the German thing
because I know they are chinese. There are 2 exhibits! ah!!!

Yes, I couldn't see going down to view someone whose mother is crying somewhere because she couldn't bury her son's body.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Personally, I think the whole thing is incredibly creepy.

[Aggie_Ama]

The weeds are gone! The retaining wall is built. The tree rings are not done, but darn I am tired.

Why didn't I stop to put on sunscreen before venturing out? I slapped in on my face and went to work on the yard. Now I am red. I usually try to protect my fair skin, why not today? I just wanted one more thing to bother me. :rolleyes:

The body worlds is kind of creepy to me. That is just not my thing.

[LBTC]

We (mostly DH) pruned the peach tree, and some mystery trees at the back of the yard. I moved the peony, hydrangea and english ivy. We hauled all the branches and cuttings out to the front lawn for chipping when the guys come around. Can't remember if that is this week or next week. We moved some stuff around in the carport and changed the position of the BBQ so it will be adjacent to the "outdoor living room". We hauled all the bags of leaves and other rakings to the curb also, for pickup - hopefully this week.

The dogs had a run in the park. 'Cuda has not licked his foot today. He'll have to wear the cone when we go to work tomorrow though.

We installed the new light in the kitchen. It looks magnificent. :D

I made a nice dinner with loads of vegetables, and chicken in a home made curry sauce.

And DH and I spent some time with the mardis gras mala's, and did a pseudo meditation session. And he wants to do it again tomorrow.

Now, if only I could focus on assignment number three of my course.

All in all it was a good weekend, despite that there was no time on the bike. Hopefully we'll get a ride in this week.

Hoping for good evening weather.

I hope you all had a super fabulous weekend! Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[AuntieK]

Dum-de-dum, twiddling my thumbs.
I'm up in the middle of the night waiting to register for a race. Registration was supposed to open today, so I thought I'd wait up for midnight. But apparently the race people aren't up waiting to let us register. :mad:
Does this make any sense? Boy, am I tired!

[violette]

Went for my bike ride last night after eating deep fried chicken...it came with me on the ride, was with me when I got back and is still sitting on my stomach this morning. I guess it just loves me!!! (but it was gggooooodddd)!

[Duck on Wheels]

We (mostly DH) pruned the peach tree, and some mystery trees at the back of the yard. I moved the peony, hydrangea and english ivy.

That peony prob'ly won't flower for another few years now. They don't like being moved. But they can't always get what they want. Sometimes ya gotta move'em, and they do survive it. They just take some years settling into their new home.

[LBTC]

Good morning, Duck! You're right, and it's a risk I've had to take. I'm not terribly worried, though. When we moved in in June last year, there was no evidence that it had bloomed at all last year. And when my SIL, the award winning landscape designer, gave her recommendations for what to do with our overgrown yard, it was the only plant she recommended I move. When she said it was a peony, I was shocked. :p It didn't look like anything to me at the time. Besides, it was right in the middle of the corner we'll be developing as our "outdoor living room", so it had to go. It's now in a sunnier part of the yard, which I hope it likes, and as long as it grows, even if it does not bloom, I will be happy. Really, I'll be amazed at everything that survives and thrives under my care. I am so not a green thumb!

Hugs & Butterflies,
~T~

[roguedog]

MOrning...

Waaaahhh.. I don't wanna go to work... sigh. Any lottery winners wanna adopt a tax write off???


AuntieK - man.. that is dedication!! Is there some limit to the number of entrants or something?

Violette - Sounds yummy. Isn't that a sign of good fuel - it stays with you and doesn't burn quickly?

[Duck on Wheels]

Good morning, Duck! You're right, and it's a risk I've had to take. I'm not terribly worried, though. When we moved in in June last year, there was no evidence that it had bloomed at all last year. And when my SIL, the award winning landscape designer, gave her recommendations for what to do with our overgrown yard, it was the only plant she recommended I move. When she said it was a peony, I was shocked. :p It didn't look like anything to me at the time. Besides, it was right in the middle of the corner we'll be developing as our "outdoor living room", so it had to go. It's now in a sunnier part of the yard, which I hope it likes, and as long as it grows, even if it does not bloom, I will be happy. Really, I'll be amazed at everything that survives and thrives under my care. I am so not a green thumb!

Hugs & Butterflies,
~T~

One of mine bloomed for the first time last summer. I think I'd moved it once, thus delaying first bloom til age 4 or 5. Worth waiting for, though. Lovely! And yes, they like sun. Good luck with yours!

[DrBee]

I have registered my oldest for kindergarten! Wow, what a weird feeling.

The new pup is doing great - she's adapted well to her new family and thoroughly enjoys "treeing" the cats and baying to her heart's content when she does.

I'm going to have to look up this body worlds thing now. It does sound exceptionally creepy. Ewwwww.

Have a great day!

[mimitabby]

a stranger feeling is cutting your son's hair and discovering grey hairs above his ears.

[Aggie_Ama]

Mimi- I found my first grey at 19, wonder how my mom felt hearing that? MY dad has a gorgeous head of silver hair, I know who to thank for mine!

Why did my doctor feel he had to tell me ways to prevent a UTI? I do all those and still got one, thanks buddy! At least my boss told me to take the afternoon off without asking questions. Must be that I wasn't wearing makeup and looked pretty rough. :o Might be because he admitted having a hangover. Who has a hangover on Monday?

[mimitabby]

Your boss has a hangover, apparently. I hope you feel better soon.

[violette]

roguedog----that's a good one "good fuel" (I must remember that one), but I think the way I was sputtering and weezing, I must have been sucking the fuel from the bottom of the tank...:D

[AuntieK]

AuntieK - man.. that is dedication!! Is there some limit to the number of entrants or something?



Yep, LOTOJA tops out at 1000 riders. Last year I spent a couple of months on the waiting list before getting on. I still haven't registered for this year. Found out the registration didn't open until 1 pm. It's now after 1 pm and no sign of it being opened yet.

Any luck finding a lottery winner, roguedog? :p

DrBee, my youngest in in K. Now that's when it gets weird.

[maillotpois]

wow, kindergarten for the fry!! that is amazing!!!

auntie k - good luck with lotoja!!

I just had the most amazing polenta from a restaurant snap introduced me to. oh yum!!!!

[DrBee]

I don't want to hear about good food - I had easymac for lunch. Oh yummmm...not. I can still taste that OJ we (me and MP) had when I was in SF and the fantastic food at The Slanted Door (me and BikerZ). I'm hungry!!!!!! At least I live in a place with good food now :D I know it's been 6mos, but I'm still grateful!

reaching for chocolate....must stttttooppp.:eek:

[AuntieK]

Did somebody say CHOCOLATE???
I'm all out of my stash of chocolate, and I think I'm DYING!:eek:
Must...find...chocolate....

[chickwhorips]

step away from the chocolate!

[KnottedYet]

Pssst... hey! Over here! I just bought a "pound plus" bar of bittersweet at Trader Joe's. C'mon over! I haven't even opened it yet.;)

[chickwhorips]

knot your not helping.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I made homemade chicken soup for dinner. Afterwards I had a giant mug of dark hot cocoa....with 6 big marshmallows piled on top! :p :p

[KnottedYet]

A square of Trader Joe's chocolate in a mug of hot rice milk makes mighty fine hot chocolate!

MmmmmmMMMmmm. Chocolate. Resistance is futile. MMmmMMmmm.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

MmmmmmMMMmmm. Chocolate. Resistance is futile. MMmmMMmmm.

MMMmmmmmm....and now we read that it's GOOD for us, too!!! :D :D :D

MMMmmmm....chocolate.....wool......lugged steel.....

[crazybikinchic]

Cadbury EGGS!!!!!!!!!!! YUM:D :D :D

[KnottedYet]

Cadbury EGGS!!!!!!!!!!! YUM:D :D :D

I tried to buy some today, but couldn't find them at either grocery store I went to!!! Horror!!! (cadbury carmel eggs are my favorite)

[crazybikinchic]

Just had one tonight. We have done really good this year about not buying them as soon as they were available (and I work at a pharmacy with all that stuff out). :eek:

[Aggie_Ama]

MMMM.... Just remembered the break and bake cookie dough DH bought. Yippee! I deserve comfort food. :D

[DrBee]

Mr. Bee is out doing overnight sampling (fisheries work), so it's just me and the munchkins. It's tough to watch Planet Earth (which they requested) when there is a constant "what's that" and "why" coming from the nearly 3 yr old! Aargh. And the pup has cornered the cats and is barking/baying her little heart out. Ah, how peaceful. Knot - I could use that chocolate NOW! I have 2 bars of Ghiradelli bittersweet in the pantry. It could be a pantry raid sort of occasion.

Cadbury minieggs are my favorite. I've already inhaled one bag this year so far. Must get more. We had a conversation about cadbury eggs last year, I recall.

[maillotpois]

I had polenta for dinner. I think it has crack in it. It's my new favorite food. I may get fat.

But I can eat less of it than of chocolate. :rolleyes:

[snapdragen]

MP - if they start calling you by name at Aqui I'm going to get worried!:D

[ShubieGA]

Dark chocolate M&M's are my downfall! :p

[mimitabby]

E. Guittard semisweet chocolate 61% cacao all natural couverture chocoate wafers for baking and eating.:cool:


that's my crack.:D

but i can stretch it out for weeks and weeks.

then DH comes in and eats half in a sitting. so... I hide it. :cool:

[KnottedYet]

"George of the Jungle" is one of the greatest movies of all time!!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/6304711867/ref=s9_asin_image_1-hf_favarpcbss_2238_g1/002-2336623-9737620?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=06XF1EWZCR3H64TWBN9V&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=279580901&pf_rd_i=507846

[LBTC]

Poor DH. I've been doing pretty well in the kitchen these days, but dinner tonight wasn't very good. I feel bad for him.

Only solution - chocolate (sweetened with beet sugar of course).

Time for a shower and tandem mala on the mat. (thank you for the mardis gras beads, beth!)

Hugs & butterflies,
~T~

[Offthegrid]

(cadbury carmel eggs are my favorite)

:eek: Cadbury eggs are GF? Awesome!

[AuntieK]

Fine, thanks a lot everyone, now I'm off to the store to reload the chocolate supply (which, by the way, will be hidden from everyone!) :D
My list:
Cadbury mini eggs and Lindt truffles (milk chocolate variety, thank you).
Mmmmmm.....

[AuntieK]

Hmmm...I just realized that I don't look like my avatar anymore since I got my hair whacked off last week.
Maybe it's time to start looking for a new avatar? Great, one more thing to worry about!
Ok, off to the store.

[songlady]

How much ketchup qualifies as a serving of vegetable? (Can you tell the state of my nutrition lately :rolleyes: )

[Aint Doody]

Hershey's Dark 100 calorie bars to hide in my desk. I always think I'll just eat one, but I eat more.

[margo49]

DS#1 bought me a tablet of Lindt Blueberry and Almond noir Myrtille Intense for my birthday. I have kept it intacta for several days. (Medal of Valour in the post as I write!)
Only for the anti-oxidants of course!

[Kitsune06]

I know we've created a 4th drift (ladies! you're like herding cats!) but I think I'll just continue to do what I do, drifting entire threads here and there by pointing out strange and/or troubling factoids.

...but not too strange.

...and not too troubling. :rolleyes: ;) :D

Drift:
Imagine TE: the RPG.

I'm a lvl 5 Drifter with 1957 exp.
+3 int
+2 wis
+3 cha
-2 tact

I think I got nerfed, though =P
maybe I should re-roll as a paladin?

[AuntieK]

Back from the store and have happily stashed my chocolate supply. :)
On the way home I saw this bright red, really sporty sports car convertable being driven by a georgous blond...who was picking her nose! :eek:
Ewww...what makes people think that just because they have climbed into the driver's seat and shut the door that they are completely invisable to the rest of us?

[maillotpois]

That last post took away any budding desire I had for chocolate.


I suppose I should thank you? :cool:

[crazybikinchic]

Just lost my appetite!

[Bron]

How about simnel cake then instead of the chocolate? Or is that just a British thing?
I really ought to make mine tonight.

Bron

[Offthegrid]

On the way home I saw this bright red, really sporty sports car convertable being driven by a georgous blond...who was picking her nose! :eek:

Thanks for the laugh! If I were bold, I would have blown the horn. Heh.

[Bikingmomof3]

How about simnel cake then instead of the chocolate? Or is that just a British thing?
I really ought to make mine tonight.

Bron

The word "cake" caught my eye. Please, please share the recipe.

[Geonz]

BikingMomof3, I just peeked over at the BJ forum (where I am proud to be one of the many Thread Drift Warriors - we try to make the subject headings stupid-sounding and I suspect people know who we are and avoid us ;)) on the "2500 mile race" post and saw your name on it... how's that going?

[Bikingmomof3]

BikingMomof3, I just peeked over at the BJ forum (where I am proud to be one of the many Thread Drift Warriors - we try to make the subject headings stupid-sounding and I suspect people know who we are and avoid us ;)) on the "2500 mile race" post and saw your name on it... how's that going?

Ha! I forgot all about BJ. :o My computer died and with it all my links and passwords. Anyway, my biking is not going well. :( I hate the trainer, but I need to regain balance before setting out in traffic or even around other riders. My balance has been difficult to regain. On the upside, my running has greatly improved. :p This shall be the spring and summer of relearning bike skills.

Thank You for inquiring. :)

[Bron]

The word "cake" caught my eye. Please, please share the recipe.

Simnel cake is traditionally made for Mothering Sunday but most people eat it at Easter now. The 11 balls represent the Apostles (minus Judas) but some people put 12 on to include Jesus.

Well, here is the recipe that I am going to try tonight. I'll have to see how it matches up to my Mum's.
The amounts are all given as weights, if you use measuring cups, then it will need converting, if I have time later I can try to do the conversions.

Bron (hooray, I can drift too :D )

Ingredients
110g/4oz butter (or margarine, but not the low-fat stuff)
110g/4oz soft brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
150g/5oz plain flour
pinch of salt
½ tsp ground mixed spice (optional)
350g/12oz mixed raisins, currants and sultanas
55g/2oz chopped mixed peel
½ lemon, grated rind only
1-2 tbsp apricot jam
1 egg, beaten for glazing

For the almond paste: (Marzipan) or you can just buy some decent quality marzipan).
125g/4oz caster sugar
125g/4oz ground almonds
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp almond essence



Method
1. To make the almond paste: place the sugar and ground almonds in a bowl. Add enough beaten egg to give a fairly soft consistency. Add the almond essence and knead for a minute until the paste is smooth and pliable. Roll out a third of the almond paste to make a circle 18cm/7in in diameter and reserve the remainder for topping of the cake.
2. Preheat oven to 140C/275F/ Gas 1. To make the cake:cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs until well incorporated and then sift in the flour, salt and spice (if using) a little at a time. Finally, add the dried fruit, peel and grated lemon rind and mix into the mixture well.
3. Put half the mixture in a greased and lined 18cm/7in cake tin. Smooth the top and cover with the circle of almond paste. Add the rest of the cake mixture and smooth the top leaving a slight dip in the centre to allow for the cake to rise. Bake in the preheated oven for 1½ hours. Once baked, remove from the oven and leave to cool.
4. When you are ready to decorate the cake, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 3. Brush the top of the cooled cake with the apricot jam. Divide the remainder of the almond paste into two; roll out a circle to cover the top of the cake with one half and form 11 small balls with the other half.
5. Place the circle of paste on the jam and set the balls round the edge. Brush all the top with a little beaten egg.
6. Return the cake to the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or long enough for the almond paste to brown.

[Bikingmomof3]

Thanks Bron! :)

[DrBee]

Good morning Ladies! It's sunny and chilly here this AM. Mr. Bee and his dad are putting up our fence today...and tomorrow...and the next day... Yippee!

I bought more Cadbury minieggs yesterday. yummmmmmmmmmmmm.

Sorry, but I just had to start everyone's day off with a notion of chocolate. I would just be wrong not to :)

[KnottedYet]

i'm eating a Cadbury caramel egg and drinking coffee.

Mmmmm.

[LBTC]

BMo3, I'm thinking about butterflies that help you balance....:) I sure hope you can get outside on your bike soon, but I'm glad you've found that running is pretty good for you!

I am amazed at how different I feel this morning. :D The new massage therapist is a wonder! YAY!!

Let's all have a wonderful Thursday and hopefully all of us have a long weekend with good friday off, like I do! Yahoo!

Anybody need some soil? We've got a massive raised vegetable bed that we'll be cutting down to 1/4 its size....that's a lot of soil for just topping up the other flower beds.....but, hey, maybe they need that much. I guess we'll find out when we start digging tomorrow!

Hugs and happy butterflies,
~T~

[mimitabby]

what's MOTHERING SUNDAY????

blink blink :confused:


but i found a Simnel Cake
http://www.tpcalcake.net/home/simnelcakenet.jpg

[crazycanuck]

Mothering sunday is Mother's day...

C

[mimitabby]

OH! Do you celebrate that in April instead of May? (right after the hippo races?)

[AuntieK]

i'm eating a Cadbury caramel egg and drinking coffee.

Mmmmm.

Oh! This reminds me of my favorite way to eat the mini eggs--put one in your mouth, sip a warm drink, and hold both in until the inside of the egg is nice and gooey on the inside. Yummm...:)

[DrBee]

Ooooohhhh - I'm going to have to try that now!

Heading home for Elizabee's easter party at school. Funny - I've always called her elizabee.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMo3, I'm thinking about butterflies that help you balance....:) I sure hope you can get outside on your bike soon, but I'm glad you've found that running is pretty good for you!

Thank You. I need all the butterflies you can spare. I now have what one of my twins has. Ick. So very, very tired.


I am amazed at how different I feel this morning. :D The new massage therapist is a wonder! YAY!!

I am SO happy to hear this. Yippeee! :cool:

[Bikingmomof3]

but i found a Simnel Cake
http://www.tpcalcake.net/home/simnelcakenet.jpg

Now to replicate that. My friend from Norway Taught me how to make all sorts of yummies from marizipan. ^ straight years of yummy goodness. (drool smilie)

[maillotpois]

That cake looks TOO yummy!

[Trekhawk]

Now to replicate that. My friend from Norway Taught me how to make all sorts of yummies from marizipan. ^ straight years of yummy goodness. (drool smilie)

OH MY!!!!! Did someone mention marzipan. I love, love, love marzipan. :D

[roguedog]

Uh.. relaxed and tired.

haven't slept well the last 2 nights. this happens every so often. went to spin class this morning and it kicked my butt! going thru the day was tiring...

then i had an evening event with our ea.. and i couldn't resist. had a nice gin n tonic (tanqueray 10).

relaxed and mildly loopy. hopefully i can sleep well tonight cuz my hard spin class is on fridays!

mildly obsessing over whether i should get a digital camera for the grand canyon trip and for life in general....

i can't wait for my vaca!!!! only about 3 weeks....

[Wahine]

OH MY!!!!! Did someone mention marzipan. I love, love, love marzipan. :D

I've never been one to eat marzipan but when I was in the south of France, I could spend hours looking at the marzipan creations, all kinds of animals, teapots, everything you could imagine. Works of art. You gotta love how the French treat food.

[LBTC]

RD vaca sounds cool...go get a nice little digicam, you'll love it!

Yup, I went out after work - first time I've been invited by any of my co-workers, so I had to say yes! I had a glass of pinot grigio which I haven't had before, and it was a fairly nice wine. And I drank a glass of water too, so that probably helped....we decided to stay for food, and there was, of course, nothing on the menu that actually worked with the "diet" that I'm supposed to be on. I had a swiss mushroom burger. I didn't eat the bun, so it was just the cheese (but swiss should be a bit better than cheddar), the raw tomato, lettuce and pickle....and who knows how the fries were prepared....

so I feel full. And I'll have to have a pair of girl guide cookies, because, what the heck, I just blew the whole eating thing anyway....here I go. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

maybe I'll dip them in goats milk. yeah. that's a good idea

Hugs & butterflies,
~T~

[kelownagirl]

I had forgotten my D&D character Gwendolyn.. memories of games that lasted entire weekends...


I know we've created a 4th drift (ladies! you're like herding cats!) but I think I'll just continue to do what I do, drifting entire threads here and there by pointing out strange and/or troubling factoids.

...but not too strange.

...and not too troubling. :rolleyes: ;) :D

Drift:
Imagine TE: the RPG.

I'm a lvl 5 Drifter with 1957 exp.
+3 int
+2 wis
+3 cha
-2 tact

I think I got nerfed, though =P
maybe I should re-roll as a paladin?

[RoadRaven]

OK... enough off topic nonsense... I have read and read and no-one has answered this question which was about page 3-4...

Are guinea pigs pigs, or are they fluffy rats??? Don't make me google this!

And... I had rice for tea, just rice and I desparately want toast but I am not eating bread at the moment

[KnottedYet]

They are flufffy rats.

And they were raised indoors (in Incan times in Peru) as a food staple. I saw a neat show on TV where the archaeologists were talking about how some parts of houses in Incan architecture were designed with guinea pigs in mind. (like with double doors so the piggies couldn't get out) The archaeologists also sampled the current methods of cooking guinea pig.... I'll never get the image out of my head of this one chickie in her fancy mountaineering clothes, munchin' on a guinea pig and exclaiming over how tasty it was.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig

[mimitabby]

OK... enough off topic nonsense... I have read and read and no-one has answered this question which was about page 3-4...

Are guinea pigs pigs, or are they fluffy rats??? Don't make me google this!

And... I had rice for tea, just rice and I desparately want toast but I am not eating bread at the moment

Guinea pigs are not much like rats. They are more like little goats. they bleat at you when they see you and when they are hungry. Their babies are born ready to run, with all their hair and quite large too. It seems to me they are pregnant for about 3 months; which is epic compared to a rat.
They are also fragile, you can't drop one and expect it to land well.
They are, however, rodents, they have the front teeth that grow all the time like other rodents.
They come in all sorts of colors, and have great hair, but I am not sure that they have much personality.

[roguedog]

I had forgotten my D&D character Gwendolyn.. memories of games that lasted entire weekends...

ooooh.. let's start our own WOW clan :))) That would be a very sinful thing for me to get back into....

[Trekhawk]

Guinea pigs are not much like rats. They are more like little goats. they bleat at you when they see you and when they are hungry. Their babies are born ready to run, with all their hair and quite large too. It seems to me they are pregnant for about 3 months; which is epic compared to a rat.
They are also fragile, you can't drop one and expect it to land well.
They are, however, rodents, they have the front teeth that grow all the time like other rodents.
They come in all sorts of colors, and have great hair, but I am not sure that they have much personality.

My youngest boy is in Kindergarten and his teacher has Guinea pigs in the classroom for the kids. They are so cute and Mimi is right when they have babies they come out looking just like mum or dad but smaller.:)

[Trekhawk]

I've never been one to eat marzipan but when I was in the south of France, I could spend hours looking at the marzipan creations, all kinds of animals, teapots, everything you could imagine. Works of art. You gotta love how the French treat food.

Ooohhh another reason to visit France.

The great thing about liking Marzipan is not many people like it so you dont have to share.:D

[LBTC]

Doesn't marzipan stick to your teeth?

I feel very out of the loop on the D&D thread. Just like drugs, I didn't do that...

I wonder how many parents would be offended if the teachers who keep guinea pigs in their grade school classroom, also taught the students in that class the incan traditions around the animals.

The sun is shining, it's already above 10 degrees C, and it's the extra day in a long weekend. We'd better get cleaning the house and doing the yard work so our chores are done when we want to go ride!

Hugs & butterflies,
~T~

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Doesn't marzipan stick to your teeth?

I feel very out of the loop on the D&D thread. Just like drugs, I didn't do that...

I wonder how many parents would be offended if the teachers who keep guinea pigs in their grade school classroom, also taught the students in that class the incan traditions around the animals.

The sun is shining, it's already above 10 degrees C, and it's the extra day in a long weekend. We'd better get cleaning the house and doing the yard work so our chores are done when we want to go ride!

Hugs & butterflies,
~T~

T-
Marzipan is basically almond paste I think- not nearly as sticky or bad for your teeth as caramel or taffy.

D&D- I don't even know what it is- a computer game I guess. (Down&Dirty? Death&Destruction? Darryl&Darryl?) I got intensely into Myst when it first came out (ancient history), tried one or two other games after that but it seems I had already gotten the computer game bug out of my system. These days I do other things. To each their own.

I did an google for guinea pigs to see their different colors and varieties, and found there were lots of pictures of South Americans roasting them on grills! :eek: :D They look kind of creepy roasted with their little feets sticking out at right angles, but I bet they taste good, maybe little little rotisserie hens?

I always put chores, housecleaning and yard work down at the bottom of my list....way after riding my bike. :rolleyes: :cool: :p (kitty gossamer tumbleweeds rolling by....)

[Bikingmomof3]

Marzipan is a tad more sweet than almond paste. YUM! :)

I planned to make the Marzipan cake today. Yesterday Twin B (DS#3) made Danish Kringle using almond paste. Oooooh so, so yummy! :D

I remember playing Myst a *long* time ago. D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) I never, ever got into. Not my thing.

Well so far today I have thrown my back out, put my cell phone through the washing machine (I do believe that killed it forever.:( ), and broke my coffee tray. Today is NOT going well. :( :mad: :( :mad:

[Kitsune06]

I had forgotten my D&D character Gwendolyn.. memories of games that lasted entire weekends...

Not surprisingly, I was a Ranger sort... though I could really get into Clerics. our RPGs were VERY role-play based...

My WOW character "Aryn" was a NE Hunter, with moonsabre Jai. Got to lvl 53... I loved the game when it first came out, but it sounds more and more like they nerfed the *entire game*

*sigh* I'm also a Whitewolf (vampire the masquerade and Werewolf) player. Toreador or Brujah. Aryn was also my Toreador- wore torn jeans and a gauzy hippy shirt... painted in la galleria... Maris was my Brujah, with hand-etched dual pistols, painted biker jacket and leather chaps.

Then there's Cyberpunk...
:rolleyes:

[kelownagirl]

I played D&D back in 1979/80 before computers. We had a grid on the table and block things to make the walls which we built as we went. We had metal characters which we painted. We'd start a game and couldn't end it until we were out of the dungeon. My character Gwendolyn was a Mage and she managed to stay alive long enough to get enough experience points to be relatively safe. I also had a male character named Tyler who fought for me too. It was handy having him along. :)

I have a feeling I could totally get into playing D&D again. If only there was someone to play with...

[Kitsune06]

Vampire, Werewolf and Cyberpunk were all pen and paper... D&D, too...

[LBTC]

KG - I bet there is an online game you could play, and seems like there's at least one person here you could play with.....way beyond anything I'd try to learn right now!

Lisa - that's right - almond paste. I remember that that's why I don't like it! Right up there with amaretto, etc. blech. Kind of funny that I like biscotti, isn't it?

BMo3 - you've had your three bad things today, the rest of your day will be good. :p Sending special happy spring butterflies to distract and cheer you. OH, and aren't you feeling kind of sick, too? there are few butterflies for healing you, too! Grab a nice book, curl up in a sunbeam and relax. You've earned it.

If anyone is interested, I posted about my massage therapist in the health forum.

Hugs and butterflies!
~T~

[kelownagirl]

LB - not sure it would be the same to play online. There was something cool and sitting at the table all night with a group of friends, eating, drinking, and doing, well, whatever...

[Bikingmomof3]

BMo3 - you've had your three bad things today, the rest of your day will be good. :p Sending special happy spring butterflies to distract and cheer you. OH, and aren't you feeling kind of sick, too? there are few butterflies for healing you, too! Grab a nice book, curl up in a sunbeam and relax. You've earned it.
Hugs and butterflies!
~T~

Thank you. I am watching the snow, the sun is gone, but the snowflakes are beautiful! :) I need a nap.

[Kitsune06]

My elf ranger was great, but you know how weird little things happen to come up? well one of our quests was all in a dungeon, and she hated a) dungeons b) being forced to wear her armor all the time.

So after this quest, she runs to the shore and pulls all her clothes off. She's sunbathing nekkid when (thanks, DM) one of my friends' characters (who happened to follow his pet chicken everywhere...) stumbled into a group of kobolds who didn't take kindly.

Aryn pulls out her daggers and- I swear I have never rolled so well for a fight. :D

After it all, the DM puts the story together and everyone's looking at me, and it's at the point where I attempt to sheath the daggers that I realize -oh- all my armor's back... at the beach. meaning I'm... :o :o :o


After another couple instances like that, it became a running joke that Aryn was a better fighter nekkid.

...like Sean's character in L5R who couldn't subdue anyone- she'd attempt to kneecap someone and he'd roll so she'd take their leg clean off, or she'd try to crack someone in the head with her (sheathed!) katana, and he'd roll so she broke their skull. ...except when she tried to actually kill people, then he'd somehow manage to roll a critical failure. oops. :o :p

[chickwhorips]

it became a running joke that Aryn was a better fighter nekkid.

a running joke? i knew it to be true a while ago. ;)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My elf ranger was great, but you know how weird little things happen to come up? well one of our quests was all in a dungeon, and she hated a) dungeons b) being forced to wear her armor all the time.

So after this quest, she runs to the shore and pulls all her clothes off. She's sunbathing nekkid when (thanks, DM) one of my friends' characters (who happened to follow his pet chicken everywhere...) stumbled into a group of kobolds who didn't take kindly.

Aryn pulls out her daggers and- I swear I have never rolled so well for a fight. :D

After it all, the DM puts the story together and everyone's looking at me, and it's at the point where I attempt to sheath the daggers that I realize -oh- all my armor's back... at the beach. meaning I'm... :o :o :o


After another couple instances like that, it became a running joke that Aryn was a better fighter nekkid.

...like Sean's character in L5R who couldn't subdue anyone- she'd attempt to kneecap someone and he'd roll so she'd take their leg clean off, or she'd try to crack someone in the head with her (sheathed!) katana, and he'd roll so she broke their skull. ...except when she tried to actually kill people, then he'd somehow manage to roll a critical failure. oops. :o :p

After growing up wrestling, getting nuggied, stomped on, and exchanging pummeling, stooge moves, and black and blue marks with my older brothers, as a grown up I find Solitaire to be pretty enjoyable. ;)

[Kitsune06]

a running joke? i knew it to be true a while ago. ;)
:o Fear my warrior's streak! :p
Reminds me of an offcolor joke entailing boarding a vessel... YARRR!!!!:D :D :D :D

After growing up wrestling, getting nuggied, stomped on, and exchanging pummeling, stooge moves, and black and blue marks with my older brothers, as a grown up I find Solitaire to be pretty enjoyable. ;)
solitaire? ack. Watch out for those papercuts. I hear they can be nasty, when from cards. ..unless you're playing on your computer. ...then bear in mind, sometimes, I swear, they make it so you *can't* win. :eek:

I love RPGs... Roleplay can be so much fun... a chance to step out of everyday life and *be* the ranger/vampire/werewolf/kitsune/cleric/paladin/techie/nomad/hunter you always wanted to be.

one could argue "why role play when you can do whatever you want with your life?"
...
because I don't think society would be ok with me just running off into the woods and being an elf ranger or wearing leather pants, trenchcoat and carrying a couple pistols wherever.

...and kevlar is just *so* expensive!:rolleyes:

[RoadRaven]

I like Kevlar

I dislike role plays

I had 3 eggs for breakfast and my sons are watching Dr Dolittle III

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I love my kevlar bike tires. I also love my Lycra. And my wool best of all. Not too hot on polyester, but it has its uses.

Actually, I like playing Mahjohng on my computer more than solitaire. Very relaxing. Those are the only games i play on comuter these days, and not very often at that.

I just ate some good French cheese on rye crisp, with an Emergen-C packet in water.
Finished my work for the day already. I was going to ride this afternoon, but it's still in the 30's and grey- yuk. Think I'll just grab the nearest cat (3 to choose from) and go take a warm nap instead. Might make pasta tonight and keep it simple.

[Geonz]

Ha! I forgot all about BJ. :o My computer died and with it all my links and passwords. Anyway, my biking is not going well. :( I hate the trainer, but I need to regain balance before setting out in traffic or even around other riders. My balance has been difficult to regain. On the upside, my running has greatly improved. :p This shall be the spring and summer of relearning bike skills.

Thank You for inquiring. :)

Here's to balance!! One step at a time ;)

[Bikingmomof3]

Here's to balance!! One step at a time ;)

Yes, my balance will return. :) As soon as it decides to stop snowing here, I plan to practice in parking lots, not fun or scenic, but safely away from drivers and others. My skills will return, they cannot get worse. :p

[chickwhorips]

:o Fear my warrior's streak! :p

yep it worked. i'm running in fear. :p

[crazycanuck]

D&D ..my brother played it but i have no clue :o Do they have online versions? I'd play but due to the time difference i don't think it would work..:(

BM-Warm sunshine heading your way..

Kit..where's our dear X? What have you done with her? She's been darn quiet..:eek:
X...come back...

I'm still hungry...I just had breakfast and am wandering off mtn biking on my own in a bit..I'm going to see what i have in my fridge..

C

[roguedog]

Nightash - Orc rogue lvl 43.. cuz I'm a contrarian. (wow)

Nightash - Human paladin.. forget what lvl (DAOC)

I'm really a tank at heart. Sadly, that's how I'd played my rogue. It was also funny except I kept dieing :(

KG - um.. not much has changed .. just the location of the friends. Playing Dark Age of Camelot, we had guild members from all over the world which unfortunately translated to staying up way too late (hint, hint CCR:p ) chatting and hanging out. I thought that part was amazing that I made friends playing this game from all over the globe (sound familiar?)

KG & Kit - I'm a def RPG-er. Dunno why. I think it's cuz I read so many fantasy books and it's the coolest to be able to "live" it for a time. And the graphics are awesome.

KG - for a humorous taste, click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcWXL8jpFGs

Have been vaguely considering Guild Wars or Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.

However, now that I"m into biking I can't stay up forever anymore.

"LEEEEEEROOOOYYYY JJJJEEEENNNKKKINNNSSSS rules!!!!"

[roguedog]

BMO - I hope you get better and you feel better.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO - I hope you get better and you feel better.

Thank you. 3 of the 5 of us are sick. :(

[LBTC]

Thank you. 3 of the 5 of us are sick. :(

Sending in the uber healing butterflies now. These ones suck all the illness out of the house, thereby increasing the speed of recovery for the 3 who are sick, and sparing the 2 who aren't yet from getting it. They are huge, purple and blue, and fly in wider arcs than your average butterfly. Can you see them yet? ;)

Hugs and, well, you know,
~T~

[Bikingmomof3]

Sending in the uber healing butterflies now. These ones suck all the illness out of the house, thereby increasing the speed of recovery for the 3 who are sick, and sparing the 2 who aren't yet from getting it. They are huge, purple and blue, and fly in wider arcs than your average butterfly. Can you see them yet? ;)

Hugs and, well, you know,
~T~

The butterflies are spectacular, thank you. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

Well, here is the recipe that I am going to try tonight. I'll have to see how it matches up to my Mum's.
The amounts are all given as weights, if you use measuring cups, then it will need converting, if I have time later I can try to do the conversions.

Bron (hooray, I can drift too :D )

Ingredients
110g/4oz butter (or margarine, but not the low-fat stuff)
110g/4oz soft brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
150g/5oz plain flour
pinch of salt
½ tsp ground mixed spice (optional)
350g/12oz mixed raisins, currants and sultanas
55g/2oz chopped mixed peel
½ lemon, grated rind only
1-2 tbsp apricot jam
1 egg, beaten for glazing

For the almond paste: (Marzipan) or you can just buy some decent quality marzipan).
125g/4oz caster sugar
125g/4oz ground almonds
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp almond essence



Method
1. To make the almond paste: place the sugar and ground almonds in a bowl. Add enough beaten egg to give a fairly soft consistency. Add the almond essence and knead for a minute until the paste is smooth and pliable. Roll out a third of the almond paste to make a circle 18cm/7in in diameter and reserve the remainder for topping of the cake.
2. Preheat oven to 140C/275F/ Gas 1. To make the cake:cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs until well incorporated and then sift in the flour, salt and spice (if using) a little at a time. Finally, add the dried fruit, peel and grated lemon rind and mix into the mixture well.
3. Put half the mixture in a greased and lined 18cm/7in cake tin. Smooth the top and cover with the circle of almond paste. Add the rest of the cake mixture and smooth the top leaving a slight dip in the centre to allow for the cake to rise. Bake in the preheated oven for 1½ hours. Once baked, remove from the oven and leave to cool.
4. When you are ready to decorate the cake, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 3. Brush the top of the cooled cake with the apricot jam. Divide the remainder of the almond paste into two; roll out a circle to cover the top of the cake with one half and form 11 small balls with the other half.
5. Place the circle of paste on the jam and set the balls round the edge. Brush all the top with a little beaten egg.
6. Return the cake to the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or long enough for the almond paste to brown.

My son (one of the healthy ones and the baker in the family, made the cake). Oh my. Wonderful goodness!!! :D He added fresh blackberries and raspberries to the top. (insert drooling smilie). This is indeed a recipe that will be made each year. Thank you for sharing this. :D Our family now has another tradition. :cool:

Side note: we are a family of science geeks :p , so the measurements in grams were fine. :)

[roguedog]

darn it.. now i'm tempted to make this as well as lemon meringue pie.

someone tell me how on earth we get "mer-ang" out of that word.. i always feel bad for ESL folks with all the French and other languages mixed into ours...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

someone tell me how on earth we get "mer-ang" out of that word.. i always feel bad for ESL folks with all the French and other languages mixed into ours...

I think it's the NON French/Latin/Italian/Spanish derived words that are harder for most ESL'ers. (Unless they are Chinese etc...in which case ALL english would be hard to learn. :rolleyes: ) So much of French/Italian/Spanish are constructed the same way and have words from the same roots.
In Spanish, for instance, when you see the written word, there is only ONE way to pronounce it, there are no weirdo exceptions and rule-breakers in basic pronunciation of letters. None of the infuriating english "I READ that book last week" vs. "I will READ that book next week".....and no "died" and "dyed" or "waited" and "weighted" being pronounced exactly the same way. :(

[Bikingmomof3]

I do think English is a difficult language (my typos excluded :rolleyes: ) to learn. Norwegian was fun and I still use it. Spanish was simple compared to German, I recall precious little Latin. :rolleyes: Russian meant learning how to read and write a completely different alphabet, by then I was up to the challenge. :cool: One of my boys is studying French, a language I would like to learn someday.

[Bikingmomof3]

I have two Easter outfits. Both were purchased when it was in the 80s a week or so ago. Well tonight is Easter Vigil and it is snowing, which delights me. The problem is, the outfits are for warm weather. The dress is sleeveless and the skirt and top combo are definitley not any warmer. Ack! I knew I should have knit myslef a shawl!