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Kitsune06

09-16-2006, 06:51 PM

Some joke I read implied that the heat of h*ll was caused by the friction of the outer bounds expanding to allow space for the sheer number of souls going there every day. (allowing for all the various things that lead one to go there)

*shrugs* I'll bring the hard cider and porter. For all we know, anything stronger would ignite. ;)

On a merrier subject:
The weather today was pretty nice. Rainy here and there, but relatively warm. I managed to see it rain during a bright, sunny spell, blue, clear sky and everything. An old tale says it's a sign foxes are getting married :D

KnottedYet

09-16-2006, 09:08 PM

TE Seattle ride was great! Oh, so great. 52 miles and two meals (with alcohol of course!) on the ride.

I'm so tired I can hardly type.

I wanna do it again tomorrow...:D

betagirl

09-17-2006, 02:19 AM

DebW

09-17-2006, 03:59 AM

Some joke I read implied that the heat of h*ll was caused by the friction of the outer bounds expanding to allow space for the sheer number of souls going there every day. (allowing for all the various things that lead one to go there)

But adiabatic expansion always leads to cooling. Is hell adiabatic? Does it have an atmosphere? Does it obey the hydrostatic equation and typical mass conservation laws? A new forefront for scientific investigation.

Lise

09-17-2006, 04:09 AM

It doesn't sound like my century will be as fun as your TE Seattle ride....

Lise - probably a good thing you decided not to do this one.

Forecast today is for strong storms to develop in the afternoon. That's not what's as depressing as the 15-25 mph winds out of the south for today. The route goes north into WI then back down. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. :D Gears will certainly be used today!

Enjoy your Sunday everyone.
Yep, it doesn't look like a great biking day today. I know I made the right choice when I realized I just didn't have the training to do it enjoyably. I could ride 100 miles, but it wouldn't be as fun as it should.

I was at the UIC Pavillion last night, for the big anniversary celebration of that little 12 step group I'm part of. I have a service committment, and mainly stood, (sometimes walked) in heels, on a cement floor, for 5 hours. They were the lowest heels I own, but still. My legs and feet hurt. I must've kicked myself, too, because at one point I looked down and had blood on my ankle! I don't hurt myself this much riding a bike! :rolleyes:

Have a great century, beta. Looking forward to the report. L.

KnottedYet

09-17-2006, 06:33 AM

But adiabatic expansion always leads to cooling. Is hell adiabatic? Does it have an atmosphere? Does it obey the hydrostatic equation and typical mass conservation laws? A new forefront for scientific investigation.

The scarey thing is that I understood most of that...

mimitabby

09-17-2006, 06:37 AM

So would it be crazy to try to ride a century tomorrow on the fixed gear? It's relatively flat from what I gather, and the gear is pretty easy for me so hills shouldn't be too heinous. Though downhill might be interesting....

Just toying around.

Sounds like h*ll will have a great group. I'll bring a bottle of wine and the parcheesi.

why not? it's flat, the bike is new and sweet and light!

KnottedYet

09-17-2006, 06:38 AM

This is SKnot's latest fun thing www.sodaplay.com

Like the old geometry stuff we used to do with soda straws and lumps of putty. Very cool and it's keeping him entertained for hours.

mimitabby

09-17-2006, 06:40 AM

Gee, you rode 52 miles, KY! after my 30 and after some nice man stopped and jumpstarted my car (the battery just didn't last 5 hours of sitting with the headlights on) i went home and... finished a book.

but first i went to Elliott Bay Bicycle to give them
the matching purple and black handlebar tape for our tandem. DH will have new handlebars with bar end shifters now. I took a look, they're pretty cool. (my handlebars already have the purple and black...)

:D

KnottedYet

09-17-2006, 06:49 AM

MimiT - Yup, we were like the Energizer Bunny out there.

I wanna do it again!

Glad you got your car jumpstarted. Next time we should go with you to your car to make sure you didn't leave your lights on again!

After I got home I realized that not only had I done my longest ride yet on the commutermobile, it may also have been my last long ride on it for a while. When I get Flosshilde back from RC the commutermobile will go to SKnot until he outgrows it.

Wonder how much faster I'll go on a road bike? (I'm sure the lavender tape will add a mile or two per hour!:D )

Trek420

09-17-2006, 07:20 AM

oh g*d, there she goes about the bar tape. :confused: ;) :cool:

OK, it's on my desk, to the left of my Mac, here, I'll put it in my bag so I won't forget it .... there ... in the bag. Happy now?

There's a shipping envelope on my desk at work (for the stamps that get donated to Easter Seals, long story) and a post office in the Kaiser Bldg.

On my lunch break the tape will be in the mail.

It won't make you faster, just cooler looking if at all possible.

Cheese and rice :cool:

KnottedYet

09-17-2006, 07:34 AM

I love you, Trek! :D

(cheese and rice! hee hee!)

I know you were just WAITING for me to mention the tape! I did! I did! <Knot bouncing up and down gleefully and giggling>

We want you, Trek. Bring the tape up yerself so you can ride with us!

Join us.... reisistance is futile... become one of us.... we will assimilate...

;)

Trek420

09-17-2006, 08:01 AM

KnottedYet

"I love you, Trek! :D"

HAH, yeah right, whatever, PNW TE and my dog loves me.

"Bring the tape up yerself so you can ride with us!"

I'm outa vacation time, but hey, there's a Sunday ride here next week :cool:

How'd you pick the name for the Waterford? :confused:

Trek420

09-17-2006, 08:01 AM

KnottedYet

"I love you, Trek! :D"

HAH, yeah right, whatever, PNW TE and my dog loves me.

"Bring the tape up yerself so you can ride with us!"

I'm outa vacation time, but hey, there's a Sunday ride here next week :cool: I'll be looking for a Waterford.

How'd you pick the name for the Waterford? :confused:

KnottedYet

09-17-2006, 09:21 AM

How'd you pick the name for the Waterford? :confused:

Well, from a book by Tom Holt called Expecting Someone Taller. It's kind of a spoof of the Ring Saga. There's a ditzy smartass (but sweet) character, Flosshilde the Rhine Maiden. My favorite.

So, in finest stream-of-conciousness, "Flosshilde" came to me as the right name for the Waterford. Wisconsin. Beer. Norse/Germanic. Water/Rhine. Blonde/Gold. Ditzy smart@ss. Sweet. Beautiful. Bugs Bunny.

Yup, Bugs Bunny. Singing. As in "oh Brunhilde, you're so lovely" (Elmer Fudd as Siegfried) "Yes I know it, I can't help it." (Bugs as Brunhilde)

Just switch the valkyrie Brunhilde for Flosshilde and you've got the soundtrack. And yes, I did sing it to her as I was getting her out of the box.

I'm a dork. But a sweet ditzy smart@ss dork.

KnottedYet

09-17-2006, 09:26 AM

I saw someone wearing a great t-shirt once. Had to talk to her about it. It looked very professional. Like you'd expect to see employees of a company wearing.

It said (in subdued professional printing over the left chest):
Fasoult and Fafnir
Construction
Rates Negotiable

I nearly peed my pants laughing.

DebW

09-17-2006, 09:41 AM

Kitsune06

09-17-2006, 10:19 AM

Odin hired two giants, Fasoult and Fafnir, to build Valhalla. In exchange for their work, he promised to give them his sister-in-law Frigg. Unfortunately, this was a promise he never intended to keep. Freyja gets mad at Odin for even PRETENDING to give away her sister...:mad: So the giants come to collect their due, Odin commands Loki to find *someone else*. So Loki does what Loki does best... telling the two giants about Alberich/Andarvi and the Rheingold. The promise of power and the ability to escape from the deal with the giants interests the gods, even Odin himself...

...and that starts the chain of events for Ragnarok.

...this all vrom a Wagnerian opera "Der Ring des Nibelungen"

...way, way, way too much time on my hands. :rolleyes:

except Wagner uses different names for the gods/goddesses... am I right, Knot?

snapdragen

09-17-2006, 11:36 AM

Today was bath day for the queen - aka Chloe the wonder corgi.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h181/snapdragen/Chloe/IMG_0427A.jpg

Kitsune06

09-17-2006, 11:44 AM

Awwww!!!!

Trek420

09-17-2006, 11:53 AM

Awwwww, it the tomato picking doggie?

DebW

09-17-2006, 12:09 PM

Odin hired two giants, Fasoult and Fafnir, to build Valhalla.

Sorry I asked. I think my head would explode if I tried to understand all that. Or even remember the names of two gods/goddesses and what culture invented them and who they were married to and whether they could throw lightning bolts. Why would a god have to hire carpenters, anyway?

Lise

09-17-2006, 01:16 PM

...and the heavens just opened with torrential rain. Hope beta is done with her century. :(

Adorable wet Corgi! She's Corgi-rific! :D

mimitabby

09-17-2006, 01:16 PM

oh good now i don't have to wonder about who or what Chloe was anymore!

DrBee

09-17-2006, 01:55 PM

Hey there!

I'm back from BR and we had a VERY successful trip! We found a place for my son and daughter to go. It's not a daycare center it's a learning center. Very cool place. They conduct Preschool - teaching them to read, and learn geography, science, math, french, and so on. It looks like she'll learn more there than she would where she is now. They also take younger children and teach them French, early reading skills, counting, colors, etc. Very awesome place! Yippee!

We also .... da da da daaaaa.... drumroll... found a house! It's brand spanking new and is huge! We paid less per sq ft than we sold our current house for! Yippee! I'm going to put some of the pics on photobucket - I'll let you know when I have them posted.

Mr. Fish made good progress on getting grad school and a job arranged - so yippe there, too!

And - we had a pleasant visit with in-laws! Freaky!

I'll catch up on the 10 pages of TD that I missed tomorrow or so. We have a dinner thing tonight - after driving all day. Fun times I tell you!

Later ladies!

winddance

09-17-2006, 02:09 PM

Yay, fish! I had a lab simulation on fish farming yesterday. We had to make sure the fish didn't die or get sick. I thought of you. ;)

Glad you found a house and a good school!

Kitsune06

09-17-2006, 02:16 PM

Sorry I asked. I think my head would explode if I tried to understand all that. Or even remember the names of two gods/goddesses and what culture invented them and who they were married to and whether they could throw lightning bolts. Why would a god have to hire carpenters, anyway?

The Norse gods were a lot more 'human' than those of other mythologies, I think. I mean, why would a god give one of his eyes to drink of the well of wisdom? There are some things best not asked.

betagirl

09-17-2006, 02:55 PM

Hey Lise - We finished just as it started to thunder up in Evanston. 106 miles total. It was windy as expected on the route back. There were 6 of us so we did a paceline as much as possible to help with fatigue. It was a very nice route, even with a lap around the Kenosha velodrome track. I'm beat. Just ate a heaping mound of pasta, and will proceed to veg. I'll be asleep in an hour :D

Thanks for your concern :) I did get stuck in traffic from the Bears game letting out on the way home. There's always traffic isn't there?

I did get a new Livestrong bracelet today. And a waterbottle.

On an unrelated note, have you all seen the movie "Dodgeball"? The character who sets me off the most is Jason Bateman's as the dumb sports commentator. I really liked him on Arrested Development. Before that, jeez the last time I remember seeing him in something was the Hogan Family :rolleyes:

Lise

09-17-2006, 03:28 PM

Beta! I'm so glad you didn't get slammed with the rain. I hope you drove to Evanston? I'm also glad I didn't try to do the ride. I would not have been up for it, and I have no experience with pacelines. As someone pointed out, triathlon's taught me to stay well back of other riders.

I'm thinking next year will be the 1/2 IM, the Accenture sprint, and then maybe this North Shore Century. The year after that, short runs, sprint tris, long rides. The best laid plans, right? But that's how I see it.

Fish! Great news all around! I am so happy for you all, and looking forward to pictures.
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Spoke on the phone with a guy from Match today. Nice conversation, seems like a cool guy. Raising his 13 year old daughter, wife died when the girl was an infant. Main disadvantage at this point: He lives waaaay out in the hinterlands. (Plainfield, for those in the know). I am such a city girl. Who knows though? MW, as always, BR! :D We're going to meet sometime this week. I hope he plans something and invites me. I hate it when the guy sort of waffles, and waffles...I know they're trying to be considerate, or whatever, but it's attractive to me when a guy just makes a plan for us.
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KN and mimi--I saw the pix from the Seattle ride! What fun! Sorry it was so chilly for you though. You've certainly got the clothes for those rides, though. :D
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I cleaned out my basement storage locker today, and I threw away all KINDS of stuff. Stuff I was saving from my former life, basically evidence of my misery. Journals, paintings I'd made. I did a little ritual before hand, and burned one page from the journal I kept in the last year of my marriage. It felt wonderful to get rid of all that stuff. Some is going to the resale, most went into the garbage. My locker is so clean and organized now. It won't be a battle to find things. I also brought up the "fall and winter" boxes. They'll live in my bedroom for a month or two, no doubt. I haven't figured out any more gracious way to do the seasonal transition thing. :rolleyes:

Kitsune06

09-17-2006, 04:23 PM

But... there are so many NICE people in Plainfield. I had a teacher who lived there and commuted to work *every morning* I think it was close to an hour drive. Nuts.

Lise

09-17-2006, 04:34 PM

But... there are so many NICE people in Plainfield. I had a teacher who lived there and commuted to work *every morning* I think it was close to an hour drive. Nuts.
True! And he seems to be one of them. Where did you live when you were growing up?

Kitsune06

09-17-2006, 04:39 PM

Fremont (no one knows where that is...) half an hour west of Appleton, or 2 hrs west of Green bay, or 3 hrs north of Milwaukee, on HWY 10... not far from Weyauwega, Waupaca or Steven's Point. ;)

Lise

09-17-2006, 04:57 PM

I have a general idea where that is, but we must be talking about different Plainfields. Plainfield, IL, is not an hour's drive from anywhere that's 3 hr N of Milwaukee! :p

Kitsune06

09-17-2006, 05:03 PM

Must be! I'm talking Plainfield, WI. Gee... must be a lot of plain fields in the greater Midwest. ;)

Nanci

09-17-2006, 05:04 PM

I was driving home from the grocery store- getting potatoes and cranberry sauce for my turkey dinner. Saw this thing that looked like a small bird, sitting upright in the road. As I blew past it, it fluttered around in the wind, but didn't move or fall over. So, as I drove on, under this time pressure to get home, peel the potatoes, boil the potatoes, mash the potatoes, I made it half a mile before deciding to turn back. Sure enough, as I run out into traffic, it's a little yellow and green bird- hit by a car, but still bright eyed and fighting. I scoop him up and get in the car and rush for home, planning to call the rehab place, leave a message, bring him in. Bird is biting my thumb, painfully, and making a growling noise. When I get home, and inspect him, his wing is broken, and there is way too much blood. I am hopeful, though- all other extremities are intact, and his eyes are bright. But, as I am holding him in one hand and cutting vet wrap to immobilize the wing, he closes first one eye, then the other. I wrap him up, but he begins agonal breathing. In a minute, he is lifeless- gone. I have him wrapped in a paper towel, and for a minute, think of throwing him in the trash, but can't. I bring him out under the ancient mimosa tree and bury him, wrapped up neatly, under a cement block that lives under the tree. At least he died somewhat peacefully, instead of being smashed by a car, again.

salsabike

09-17-2006, 05:08 PM

Lise had one of those nice cathartic clean-outs today. Those are SO uplifting when you're ready for them.

Bruno28 is another on the TE list whose wit makes me laugh.

The inside of my back itches. That means I'm coming down with a cold. What a weird pre-cold symptom that is.

Where's Choco?

Lise

09-17-2006, 05:09 PM

Oh, Nanci, that is a sad story. But you've shown why you're a premier member of Team Paloma. Both in the sense of birds, and peace. You are so loving with all of the creatures. I am sure they feel that, somehow. L.

Nanci

09-17-2006, 05:11 PM

Lava is in the shop, getting a new more mountainy rear cassette (moving up from 105 to Ultegra!) and getting her bad read shifter inspected. I hope I don'[t have to buy shifters, too. This is a very bad pay period for that.

Did I tell you I caught two snakes yesterday?? (on my ride) Both released. One baby Black Racer, one unidentified so far.

salsabike

09-17-2006, 05:11 PM

Ah, poor bird. And Nanci. I'm sorry. But glad to know you do those things.

Nanci

09-17-2006, 05:13 PM

Choco comes out every night to watch Nip/Tuck or Grey's Anatomy. He loves the same TV shows I do. I kiss him a lot. He is due for another feeding tomorrow night- keep your fingers crossed!!

Lise

09-17-2006, 05:14 PM

Lise had one of those nice cathartic clean-outs today. Those are SO uplifting when you're ready for them.
And it's only just begun. Really, it began last week when I got rid of a lot of clothes. Stuff I was saving because it was "nice", or someone had given it to me...except that I didn't like it! ----->woosh!----> out it goes!

Next: Art/craft supplies and cross-stitch supplies. I used to make a lot of cross-stitch, and I still love it, but who has time? The art/craft stuff is from when I was trying to be the perfect wife with the perfect home (sheesh :rolleyes: ), and, failing that, to express my misery in paint. I'll probably hang onto the oil paints. I love the smell and texture of them, even if I'm not much of an artist. Probably the tubes of acrylics, too. But not all the craft stuff. I am done with that. Except my glue gun. Just used that tonight! A glue gun is a tool, like a drill. Everyone should have both.

Nanci

09-17-2006, 05:17 PM

I can't just leave them there.

I was going to say something- oh, I haven't seen Dodge Ball, but I _have_ seen Murderball. Guess which one is better...

Nanci

09-17-2006, 05:20 PM

Two four-day weeks in a row, coming up!! Then a five-day week, then a three day week! I love bike events! But I got suckered into the lunch stop at the upcoming back-to-back centuries in October- can only ride the first day.

At the volunteer dinner last night, a patient of mine was there. It was really strange. Someone who was in a horrible accident, who had a 1:500 chance of living, they said. She might be joining my group. It's so weird to see people out of context.

Nanci

09-17-2006, 05:21 PM

Burning up old mementos is very cathartic isn't it. All they make you do is harbor resentment.

salsabike

09-17-2006, 05:30 PM

No, I couldn't just leave them there either...gotta try.

Just started watching Grey's Anatomy recently and LOVE it.

Out of context sightings--I have seen fellow ballet dancers (back in that day) in public places whom I could not recognize because they had street clothes on and their hair down.

And re that memento burning stuff: I once wrote a letter to an ex that for the first time was really blunt about all the crappy stuff he did and was. Had the whole lunch-with-girlfriends-ceremonial-burning-of-letter-in-fireplace thing. Then I sent him a copy anyway. Believe me, he deserved to see it. That was 20 years ago and it still makes me laugh and I'm still absolutely glad I did it. It could only have done him good.

Lise

09-17-2006, 05:34 PM

Burning up old mementos is very cathartic isn't it. All they make you do is harbor resentment.
Yeah. They're like...mold.

The day I took my engagement and wedding rings into the jeweler and traded them in for a lovely diamond solitaire necklace was a very powerful day. And journals? Seriously? I'm going to reread them? I don't live in that (spiritual) neighborhood anymore.

betagirl

09-18-2006, 03:09 AM

Happy Monday everyone....(ew)

Nanci - that was very kind of you to try to save that bird.

I haven't seen Dodge Ball, but I _have_ seen Murderball. Guess which one is better...

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess Murderball :D

why not? it's flat, the bike is new and sweet and light!

MT - You're right, it would have been sweet. But I'd probably have died in the wind. Next time...

Lise - ah yes the therapeutic process of getting rid of old things. I recently found a box of notes and other various things from high school after we moved. I'm not sure that I'm ready to open that thing up yet and go through it :D

As for Plainfield, yeah that's far. But not impossibly far. You could compromise and meet in the middle much of the time. Or alternate. But I'm getting slightly ahead of myself :)

Nanci

09-18-2006, 03:59 AM

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess Murderball :D

So I'm sick because I found that slightly humerous..Out on a limb- movie about the quadraplegic rugby team:eek:

DrBee

09-18-2006, 05:14 AM

Murderball - going out on a limb. Ooh that was bad! ;)

Here's a link to the photos of the house (http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m202/lbilodeau/). They're still finishing it up, so the post-construction crud is still quite evident. I hope the link works.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 05:24 AM

Wow! What a house!

Prices are so bad here, that I literally can't afford anything. Can't even get a mortgage for a trailer (cuz the land underneath it would cost too much.)

And if the apts keep raising the rent, I've got a deal with my best friend that I'm gonna come live in her garden shed.;)

Nanci

09-18-2006, 06:00 AM

Gorgeous house, Fish!

mimitabby

09-18-2006, 06:07 AM

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KN and mimi--I saw the pix from the Seattle ride! What fun! Sorry it was so chilly for you though. You've certainly got the clothes for those rides, though. :D
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Lise
we were HAPPY with the weather. you ought to see what's out my window this morning. Driving rain, grey grey grey. I'm supposed to bike commute
in this stuff? I could hardly see in my car!!! ugh!

Nanci
that bird story brings back some very sad memories that i have about some other animals hit by cars.. I will not share them so you guys won't suffer the flashbacks that i still have.

FishDr happy new house to you..

Nanci

09-18-2006, 06:28 AM

I hate when I find an animal- always a bird, that's still alive but quite obviously beyond repair.

I was driving to my ride meeting place Saturday morning, and there was a suicide squirrel at the side of the road, so I started gently beeping my horn at him (not like that really helps squirrels- but birds can figure it out!). Around the bend, as I was beeping, came a cyclist- he probably thought I was honking at him, like "What did I do??" Squirrel decided to go back into the yard.

DrBee

09-18-2006, 09:51 AM

Okay - my feeble attempt to catch up on TD...

Nanci - good attempt at saving the bird. Sorry he didn't make it.

Lise - Have we names this guy yet? He sounds promising. A little distance could be good - won't get crowded that way.

Knotted - glad you finally have the new bike in hand!

Kit - I'm lost - how did the interview go?

Snap - any more word on the promotion? That did sound promising

Salsa - bees are important for honey production and crop pollination. Those two things go hand in hand.

Windance - a date??????

OK - that's all I can do for now. I'll catch back with you later. I'm swamped at work trying to get all of those ducks in a row. And - now I get to shop for a fridge (for the house).

Nanci

09-18-2006, 04:14 PM

I installed his thermostat tonight, bringing the hot side of his viv down from 113F to 86F. The first thing he did when he discovered it was climb the cord!! Tonight he ate his pink with no problem! He's so precocious and smart! I can't take him out tomorrow- I will miss him so much!

My bike may be done with her surgery tomorrow...

Nanci

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 04:19 PM

Kit - I'm lost - how did the interview go?

I get lost, too.

This is interview 3, after finding out after two interviews one of my references had changed his phone # and had just forgotten to tell me. :eek: Grr. Then he got all upset that I was mad at him. Grr.

So Interview 3 went well. It was for an Administrative (personal) Assistant to a fairly prominant Financial Advisor. I looked good (I think) felt mostly awake, and was grounded/centered enough to answer all his questions in ways that provoked the gent to say he "liked [my] way of thinking" I'm excited about it, but after my previous experiences, I'm not really getting my hopes up too much. I like to ask a final question, something like "After speaking with you, I feel great about this position; do you have any concerns about my fitness for the job?" It gives a decent chance to counter any objections/curiosities they might have. He said, fairly enthusiastically, that he thought I'd be a great fit, and that I should hear back regarding the 2nd round of interviews. Sweet. :)

So there you have it. MWBR.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 05:47 PM

I had a bad day at work. Rephrase that. At the job. (I love my work, I hate my job) I love my patients, don't get me wrong. It's the politics that make me have conniptions.

So I broke my own rule, and spent BIKE MONEY on a bottle of red wine. Because I'm grumpy. And I need it more than the bike does. Costco. Concha Y Toro. Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. Mutt-wine.

I need to get l@id. It's been a year since I got any. Grump grump grump.

Pardon me while I have a b!tchy moment. Or three.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

<self-centered narcissistic moping>

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 05:50 PM

Ki-tsu-nay: I will use your final question when I go out interviewing for other jobs.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 05:51 PM

By the way, congratulations on the good interview!

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 06:10 PM

Thanks! :D I can't take the credit for the question, though, it was on FAQ farm. AND, you're allowed all the b!tchy moments you need, Knotted, you deserve them.

I was bad and spent "everything else" money on my biking habit. OMG though, $120 rain jacket for $30. Couldn't believe it. I know, I'm bad. I shall be beaten, but seriously. Wow. Can't believe I lost my good biking jacket this summer, though... $30 idiot tax.
That and a semi-waterproof (originally $40) $20 trunk bag so I can go to the gym in peace without carrying everything in my backpack. I'm okay with it for shorter rides, but after doing the lats, back rows, etc, Kitsu's NOT going to be carrying ANYTHING on THOSE shoulders, thankyouverymuch.

O.m.G. Is that really adding up to $50? :eek: *hides* Bad paycheck to do that on. D'oh.

salsabike

09-18-2006, 06:22 PM

Choco is obviously a highly handsome and talented little guy. Nanci, how old is he? My animal rescue neighbor was telling me that snakes have to be trained early-early to eat dead food, so sounds like he IS pretty darn precocious and active. A good baby.

Fish, what I also meant was, aren't honey bees in some danger? Haven't their populations shrunk in certain parts of the country, or is it world?

maillotpois

09-18-2006, 06:55 PM

Okay, first of all - ALOHA.

Hawaii (the BIIIIG ISLAND) is great. We saw sea turtles and a lot of fish. The PP pointed at every clown fish we saw - like they were Nemo or something. I personally really liked the trigger fish and the school of whatever it was that made me feel like I was part of their whole fish SWARM. Very cool.

And the sea turtles. They're as old as we are, and they are so quiet and gentle, and they swim up and then stick their beakky little faces out of the water to breathe. And their eyes are amazing.

But back to why Salsa is MEAN. I am reading this TE book and it is just wonderful, but I can just tell, and I won't say any more. But I know it will be a tear jerker.

Fish you're next on the book list so get the kleenex ready.

Okay. I have a mai tai to finish. Love to you all. Trade winds don't suck.

(Oh, but I did have a huge klutzy fall and landed on the fat part of my hand by my thumb, and maybe it is the coumadin at work but it's swollen like crazy and I can't bend my thumb right. I don't feel like I need to throw up from pain any more so it is not broken. Gosh what a klutz. Glad I don't have to ride a bike right now.... )

salsabike

09-18-2006, 07:07 PM

But it's the FUNNIEST tear jerker you'll ever read, and I promise you all will feel okay at the end. And there is still one requirement: to post your favorite malapropism or mixed metaphor.

Which came first, the chicken or the road? THINK ABOUT IT.

Oof. Glad you don't feel like puking anymore. Sounds like wonderful snorkeling.

Lise

09-18-2006, 07:12 PM

Kit, good luck with the job. Great last question, thanks for sharing it. That bike jacket sounds like an INCREDIBLE deal. You'd be kicking yourself around the block if you *hadn't* gotten it.

MP--aaahhhhh, that all sounds so wonderful! I am so happy for you guys. Whoops--except for the hand part. Hope that's healing up.

Nanci, how wonderful that Choco is turning out to be a great little snakey companion. Does your BF enjoy handling them as much as you do?

I had a great day. Started with going to the new chiropractor, who does Active Release Technique. I read about it in a local sports mag, and it sounded like the kind of trigger point release stuff I was trying to do on myself at home. I told him the main thing was my R elbow, but he also worked on my L hip and my shoulders. Told me I have some calcified lymph nodes in my neck. My sister and I were laughing ourselves to tears about that tonight. I was often sick as a kid with upper resp. stuff. We pictured my lymph nodes like little dead hampsters, having just given up the ghost...perhaps you had to be there. :p

Anyway. He (the chiro) is young, handsome, and very nice. Appropriately medical with me, but aware that I deliver babies, don't do ortho, so wasn't *too* technical with me. At one point, he was leaning on me to do an adjustment, and I said, "oof". He said, "You should have picked a lighter chiropractor!" :p http://www.activebodychiro.com/doctors.htm (top guy on the page. Actually cuter than picture indicates.) Was in the medical tent for Kona IM '03. Of course I asked if he'd met PR. :D Nope, but he saw him. Sigh. THE POINT, LISE? He did electro stim and ice to the elbow, a lot of adjustments, then put some tape on my arm, which I'm to leave on until it falls off. Sort of stretchy cloth tape. Seems unlikely to be pulling or holding anything in place, but OK.

Knotted, what do you know about this tape thing? Do your docs use it? Sorry work sucked so badly today. You definitely need to get laid. All your pals at TD will back you up on this, I feel sure.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 07:26 PM

chickwhorips

09-18-2006, 07:42 PM

knotted i'm having one of those days too, though thankfully kit has made me feel better.

lise tell me more about this 'Active Release Technique'. sounds interesting. i can't wait to get adjusted. going into town in the begining of next month and have all my appointments made already.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 07:43 PM

What would I do without the music video (from iTunes) of OK Go's "Here it goes again".

It restores my faith in humanity.

Even though my bike-goddess boss said it was dumb. (I made her look it up at work cuz it involves treadmills)

(and I have to gloat cuz she was suitably impressed that Flosshilde only weighs 21.5 lbs. Her ti Seven weighs 19 lbs.)

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 07:46 PM

Edit : delete this sucker, too.

Dang, I shouldn't be posting right now.

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 07:48 PM

Lise- great point. I'll tell DGF you said so if she asks for massive justification.

MP- Aloha! Hope your thumb feels better. Maybe ice it? Maybe another Mai-Tai for medicinal purposes? I've always loved those big sea turtles... wished I could see one in person.

Chick- Glad I could help. Anytime.:D

Lise

09-18-2006, 07:54 PM

Lise - it sounds like kineseo tape. Very cool stuff, works like magic sometimes. The adhesive is acrylic, so leave it on until it falls off. when the edges start to peel, trim the edges off with scissors. Once it comes off, it won't go back on.

We do ART where I work, too. Good stuff.

sounds like you're in good hands. (not that anyone in PT would ever let me say that about a chiro, but who the frick cares? We all have the same goal.)
Yep, that's what he called it. It seems like it couldn't possibly do anything, but he told me I'd think that...(Hey, I think I just figured out that this elbow pain is caused by having to type OVER a cat! :p) Thanks for the vote of confidence. It's scary putting myself in someone else's hands. At one point, when he was working on my hip, it was so intense I said, "no!" immediately followed by, "I didn't mean that. Sorry." I understand, though. I do stuff to my patients that's sometimes painful and often scary.

I didn't know that PTs didn't like chiros. Hmmm. Competition? I had a great experience some years ago with a PT who specialized in pelvic pain. Frankly, she did a lot of the same stuff this guy is doing. A good clinician is a good clinician.

Then tonight had dinner with my sister at a Turkish cafe near my house, and went to get pedicures! Her treat, a belated b-day gift. Then we had the luxury of just hanging out at Starbucks and talking. It's so seldom the two of us, no kids, no Mom, no pressures. We have a great time together, and laugh at the same warped stuff. (Lymph nodes like dead hampsters :rolleyes: )

I have a date with the guy from Plainfield on Wed afternoon. He seems like a nice guy--we shall see if that elusive chemistry is there. The cool teacher guy that I actually emailed hasn't replied. I'm trying to remember that it may be that his type is petite brunettes, or whatever.

The smoker is trying to talk me out of my "non-negotiable" stance about not dating smokers. Jeez. Don't they get it? It's such a give away about their character. The last person who over rode my non-negotiables (I allowed them to be over ridden!) ended up hitting me, etc. I'm just not replying to him. When his reply to my "I don't date smokers" was "C'mon, Lise, I said I'd smoke outside!" ... uh, yeah. No. I'm just not replying.

DebW

09-18-2006, 07:58 PM

Good evening. I'm up at an odd hour, but have a fever and can't sleep. Napped for an hour, read a book (Swimming to Antarctica, by Lynne Cox) for an hour, now reading TE and sweating. Think I'll go find a map of the century route I'm doing next weekend (assuming this friggin fever doesn't last long).

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 08:01 PM

NO! You got it too? Grugh. Sorry to hear that, Deb... Hope you feel better soon.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 08:01 PM

Yup, PT and chiro compete. As an assistant, I get the benefit of the doubt. Frankly, like I said, we have the same goal, so WHO CARES?

Feel the love, and watch "Here it goes again" a few more times.

(I wanna be in a band. Knot the rocker. And this song is SO PERFECT for how I feel right now.)

Lise

09-18-2006, 08:02 PM

salsabike

09-18-2006, 08:04 PM

Trek420

09-18-2006, 08:07 PM

you mean this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

DebW

09-18-2006, 08:09 PM

Deb, I loved that book! What an amazing woman. Hope you're feeling better soon.

She has a new one out called "Grayson". She meets a baby gray whale while swim training off CA and swims around with him trying to find his mother. Happy ending.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 08:15 PM

trek - That's the one!

I bought it on iTunes, so the guys would get a few cents at least.

That is the best video I've seen in a long time! Man, the difficulty involved in co-ordinating 8 t-mills! And ya gotta love the plastic tarp backdrop!

Edit: And SKnot says he can separate the soundtrack from the video so I can put the song onto a CD and blast it in the car.

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 08:45 PM

I'm so giddy- my trunk should be getting here tomorrow or Wednesday! :D I can't wait to actually have useable packing space on my bike... Am I nuts for being this excited?

Lise

09-18-2006, 08:48 PM

KN--I just noticed bruising under the kineseo tape on the back of my arm, above my elbow. I knew he was working it hard, but bleeding? Yikes. Do you see this?

Kit--great news about your trunk. Remember how we like pictures!

Going to bed. Really. :rolleyes:

DebW

09-18-2006, 08:52 PM

I'm so giddy- my trunk should be getting here tomorrow or Wednesday! :D I can't wait to actually have useable packing space on my bike... Am I nuts for being this excited?

Nuts? Of course not. I got a trunk pack recently and it's great. No more commuting to work with a sweaty fanny pack. Only problem is that I have to take off my spare tire bag from behind the saddle and put it in the trunk because they don't both fit. Very stable too. Better than panniers in that regard.

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 09:02 PM

Thanks for the reassurance. I'm strongly hinting to the GF that if I get a mtn bike friendly rear rack with pannier supports (don't have the braze-ons for rack attachment, I've looked.) =P I'll go to the local Whole Foods on my regular bike runs and get the good groceries. ;)

In the mean time, I so need this just so I don't go nuts trying to carry anything but water in my hydrapak- unless I can get away with just a water bottle. Muahahahaha

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 09:04 PM

DebW - glad to hear so many good comments for the trunk. I'll probably get one for Flossie.

Lise - yes, I've bruised my share of patients. I admit it. I even bruised one of my clinical instructors. Don't worry unless it turns into a huge or unusual bruise. Getting down to the lower layers of tissue or into the joint capsule sometimes impacts the upper layers of tissue. Don't take off the kineseo, it will help clear out the bruising. There are kineseo patterns specifically for bruising. They are nothing short of miraculous. (Kineseo tape is wild stuff!) Did your chiro mention "pushed radius syndrome"? I wouldn't know without seeing you, but it sounds like something (among others) he's treating. I hate to sound cliche'd, but "trust the process."

maillotpois

09-18-2006, 09:27 PM

MP- Aloha! Hope your thumb feels better. Maybe ice it? Maybe another Mai-Tai for medicinal purposes?

Here's the irony: we used all the ice for mai tais...

DebW

09-18-2006, 09:28 PM

The most traumatized I think I've ever been in my life while conscious was inflicted on my by a PT. I was in serious danger of passing out for 30 minutes after I left her office. Collapsing in a sobbing heap was barely avoided too (actually, it was only partially avoided). She was working on my frozen shoulder (post collarbone fracture) and did too much at once. I suppose I should have screamed and yelled for her to stop, but I'm the stoic sort. Couldn't keep a few tears from rolling down my face while she worked on me though. Afterwards the pain was so deep in the joint that I simply felt traumatized. Suppose I shouldn't compain too much as I do have a working shoulder again, thanks to PT. Knotted, do you ever traumatize your patients? Lise, hope the chiro does good things for you.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 09:37 PM

yes, I have traumatized my patients. I've made a few cry. But they love me anyway. Cuz I'm so dang sweet...

Deb, frozen shoulder seriously sucks. It is one of the hardest things to treat. The PT joke is that frozen shoulder goes away after 6 months of treatment, or after 12 months of leaving it alone.

I give some of my patients gold stars (honest to gawd!) for putting up with tough stuff. The funny thing is that most of them want me to stick the stars on either the back of their hands or on the tips (toes) of their shoes.

DebW

09-18-2006, 10:06 PM

yes, I have traumatized my patients. I've made a few cry. But they love me anyway. Cuz I'm so dang sweet...

Deb, frozen shoulder seriously sucks. It is one of the hardest things to treat. The PT joke is that frozen shoulder goes away after 6 months of treatment, or after 12 months of leaving it alone.

What do you mean it goes away after 12 month of leaving it alone? You're not serious are you? I went through all that for nothing?

My PT only traumatized me once. I think she figured out she overdid it when I stood up and almost passed out. But I was such a diligent patient at my home exercises that I finished in only 4 months. I was doing 3 hours per day of exercises. *Need to bike again * must exercise * good motivation.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 10:14 PM

Unfortunately, yes, I'm serious. In most cases, adhesive capsulitis will go away on it's own after a year or so. But you've still got the muscular compensations to deal with after that. Better to say howdy to the PT's.

Biking is a darn good motivtation.

Some days I think that's all that keeps me going...
<Knot being gratuitously bitter>

DebW

09-18-2006, 10:18 PM

Unfortunately, yes, I'm serious. In most cases, adhesive capsulitis will go away on it's own after a year or so. But you've still got the muscular compensations to deal with after that. Better to say howdy to the PT's.

Are these wacky noises that my shoulder makes ever going to go away? People can hear it across the room.

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 10:19 PM

Funny; I've asked the same question!

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 10:26 PM

PT, ladies, go to PT!! I can't help much without actually seeing your shoulders (umm, that sounds bad. but I mean it in a professional way). The shoulder is so wacky that you really should go to PT for anything, even years later. Did you know your arm isn't actually attached to the rest of your body?

It's true!

My right shoulder sucks, but I don't go to PT for it cuz they'd make me exercise. And I don't believe in exercise. I just want chocolate and massage. Besides, I don't even have time to pee at work, let alone get my shoulder fixed.

(see kidney stone thread. Again, I'm telling the truth. I don't do that often, so take notes, ok?)

Kitsune06

09-18-2006, 10:34 PM

I support my rights to bare my shoulders to anyone. :D Yes, yes, PT. I don't go because it costs money.

And yeah, it's fascinating about the shoulder. Thanks, Dad, for showing me that with just a little work carving the November deer, one could make it look like the shoulder was never there at all. Weird.

...re: the other thread, you are one tough woman, Knot. Gawd.

DirtDiva

09-18-2006, 10:44 PM

The inside of my back itches. That means I'm coming down with a cold. What a weird pre-cold symptom that is.
That's one of my asthma symptoms. I get itchy kind of inside my chin sometimes too. We can be weird together. :D

salsabike

09-18-2006, 10:54 PM

That's one of my asthma symptoms. I get itchy kind of inside my chin sometimes too. We can be weird together. :D

Ha! Finally, a little company. I KNEW there must be a few others. Isn't it odd? Hard to explain to others, too.

KnottedYet

09-18-2006, 11:10 PM

My Three Songs

(and please tell me I'm not the only one to visualize a cartoon tapping wingtipped foot here) (how old are we, anyway?)

Happy Tuesday, y'all!

Here are the three songs I had to listen to before going to bed this morning:
Here it goes again, by Ok Go
How we operate, by Gomez
Possession, by Sarah McLaughlan

Feel free to purchase from iTunes, so the artists get some moola.

(oh, yeah, and at this very moment I'm listening to "Dudley's Kitchen" by the String Cheese Incident.)

DirtDiva

09-18-2006, 11:47 PM

Ahoy, me hearties! (http://avast.vorb.org.nz) Me sides be splittin' with laughter, or perhaps I just had too much of t' rum. Yaaaarrr! Especially good when yee venture into t' forums and read t' gear geekery threads.

Jones

09-19-2006, 02:31 AM

Knotted yet is the Kineseo tape the miracle tape that the Discovery team talk about. I have read that their Chiro puts some pink tape on them after crashes etc. and it cures all.

crazycanuck

09-19-2006, 03:59 AM

Yar har, thar she blows. Me's had too much rum yar I tinks.

My fave radio station's breakfast show hosts tried to talk like pirates today...I think they had a ton of laughs!!!

Hello again. We've completed our moved and are enjoying the quiet streets surrounding our house. If it gets any quieter it might just be like a morgue..(you know what i mean..)

Our commute is rather interesting. I'm doing the short route in the AM as the headwind on the long route can be a #*$%*%%& and would like to get to work at a reasonable time!!! The long route is for the evening.

The bike routes are heavenly...ahhh..

c

Me tinks thar wind is a beaut.

betagirl

09-19-2006, 04:15 AM

I need to stop sleeping so early. I miss all the good TD discussions and find myself playing catch-up every morning. Never can be the same.

Here's the irony: we used all the ice for mai tais...

*snort. :D I hope they "fixed" your thumb pain and that it didn't transfer to your head this morning.

Knot - sorry about your crappy day. Why we as people have to have so many politics in our lives is baffling sometimes.

Kit - great final question.

Lise - What are you going to do on your date with Plainfield guy?

CC - congrats on being all moved in. Moving is fun eh? I get to help some friends on saturday get moved in. Wheeeeeee....

Deb - Sorry you're not feeling well.

It's 43 degrees here in Chicago this morning. I did a double take toward the weather-watcher thing in my task bar. Noooooooo. But I can try out my new cold weather north face shirt I got at the REI sale that was severely marked down ($90 down to $40). It's also TEA weather. Anyone else a hot tea addict? I love the stuff from Republic of Tea.

I will also try out Sloane today on my commute in. Please send positive vibes that I don't kill myself in traffic :) I will leave early to allow extra time. And I have to swap out those pretty celeste green tires for more "practical" conti-4 seasons I got. They're boring and all black *sigh*

betagirl

09-19-2006, 04:31 AM

My cat Roadie was checking out my bird Bummi yesterday....

http://www.demitassedesign.com/bummi_roadie.gif

Lise

09-19-2006, 04:49 AM

KN, thanks for the reassurance. It's a minor bruise (what I can see at the edge of the tape), and only sore. I bruise easily, too. This kineso tape is such an interesting idea. I'll google it, but do you know of any good links to learn more about it?

Beta, your cat looks just like my Isaac! Good luck with Sloane. Sorry you have to lose the pretty tires. I just looked at the weather page--:eek: --49 degrees. Sigh. We may have one more flurry of warm at some point. Plainfield guy and I are meeting in OP for coffee at 2pm. Should you happen to wander through Cosi around that time....:p

I just looked at my October schedule. Good grief. I'm never going out on a date. I'm out of town for my brother's wedding one weekend, and I'm working most of the last two. Poor, poor me. I much prefer vacation, in which I don't work, and yet I get paid! :rolleyes:

CC, I'm glad you've got the moving behind you! Now you can start to have fun settling in.

Trek420

09-19-2006, 04:54 AM

betagirl "My cat Roadie was checking out my bird Bummi yesterday...."

awwww, does Bummi know how to say "here, kittie, kittie....yarrrrr"

Bicyclette

09-19-2006, 05:09 AM

Is all this pirate talk because today, 19 September, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day?- http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html :D

Am I the only one who never knew of this????

Nanci

09-19-2006, 05:37 AM

Lise

09-19-2006, 05:41 AM

Ahoy, Bummi looks exactly like my daughter's bird from hell I mean Senegal named Precious Roy. (I know a really sweet Senegal named Chester- too.)

http://home.alltel.net/nlevake/Kelly/roy.htm

That's Roy while he was still a sweet baby...
Ahoy! Roy looks adorable! Sorry to hear he turned into BadBird. What happened?

Plus which, did anyone else notice that beta's been holding out on us? In the past few weeks, she's revealed a dog and a cat and a bird that live with her. What other creatures, eh? And how do they all get along?

betagirl

09-19-2006, 06:05 AM

LOL Lise. I have a zoo eh? I have 2 cats, a dog and a bird. I used to have 2 birds but one recently died. I have no idea why, he was just in the bottom of his cage one morning :(

Nanci - Bummi is a Senegal parrot as well. She's more sweet than from hell, but there are days when she gets that Senegal screech going that I feel like I'm in hell. :) She's my buddy. I've had her 9 years now, hand fed from a baby. Though not as young as Roy! He's adorable. Love the name.

The bird that recently died spoke. He knew my other cat's name and would call him "Hey Jules". He could also mimic the microwave beep, my sneeze, and had various other colorful words he'd been taught over time :) Bummi isn't so talented. She mimic's my laugh.

So I'm ready to commute: tights, wool socks and a long sleeve top. Is it september or november? sheesh.

KnottedYet

09-19-2006, 07:25 AM

Knotted yet is the Kineseo tape the miracle tape that the Discovery team talk about. I have read that their Chiro puts some pink tape on them after crashes etc. and it cures all.

Sounds like it. Kineseo comes in a variety of colors.

Lise

09-19-2006, 07:30 AM

beta, how shocking to get up one morning and find a dead bird. Sorry. How do the rest of them get along with each other?

I went for a run this morning, about 4 miles. Not too cold, once I got going. Not a great run. I felt tight, and like my pulse was just going up too high. (not wearing HRM, just perceived exertion). Those are discouraging. But, I got it done. I know I need to stretch more on a regular basis. That will help.

I remember running the 1/2 marathon last Sept 25 in shorts and a t-shirt...what the heck? I hope it warms up a bit again before taking the plunge.

KnottedYet

09-19-2006, 07:54 AM

I need a TE minder (kinda like the scientology minders, eh?) to come to work with me today and keep me from blowing my top during our monthly staff meeting.

I'll do my best to meditate on Flosshilde the Wonder Waterford and keep my mouth shut. Pretty campy wheels. Lugs. Campy brifters. Frog pedals. Lavender bar tape. Fast tires.

Yup, feeling better already.

DrBee

09-19-2006, 07:58 AM

Is all this pirate talk because today, 19 September, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day?- http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html :D

Am I the only one who never knew of this????

Yar, surely not lassie!

I always forget the date!

DrBee

09-19-2006, 08:06 AM

We just found the builder (of the house we're buying) has offered us a $2K allowance instead of sod. That'll work! Apparently they never do that, so this is lucky and good!

I also found out this morning that I am getting the official offer call tomorrow morning. I sure hope they threw a bonus in there!

Mr. Fish is on his way to Ms State Vet school for Roux's biopsy and likely start of chemo. He has these wierd nodules/lesion-like things on his nose. Not pretty. So - think good Roux thoughts today. His appointment is starting right now.

On a better note - it's gorgeous here! I have all of the window's open! Clear day and light breeze. Temps is 74! It's killing me, because I can't go out and ride. I have Fishfry here with me and I'm trying to work. Not having much success at that. Luckily it's supposed to be like this all week, so I'm going to try to slip in a ride tomorrow afternoon.

MP - sounds like you're having fun in Hawaii (except for the hand thing, of course). I hope you heal quickly!

Knotted - good luck with the meeting! Stay strong and calm ;)

Lise - Sounds like Oct will be busy for you!

Beta - pretty bird and kitty!

Nanci

09-19-2006, 08:48 AM

Lise, a lot of birds start out cool- they love their mom that handfeeds them, but then they have a different sort of bond with the human they choose for their mate- usually their owner, but sometimes not! Roy was so adorable when he was a baby, my exBF- the French guy who's in the pics with Dill- used to carry him around in his pants pocket, and Roy loved it! But then he bonded with his real owner, Kelly, and is very protective of her/aggressive to everyone else. Luckily, he sees my grandson as a great feeding opportunity, not an enemy.

I'm not sure exactly how old Choco is. Three-four months? He was started out on frozen/thawed pinks without needing to try any other foods or tricks to get him to eat. Lucky, I guess.

But I got Maizey as a wild-caught adult- she's probably three or four years old. She ate F/T right away, too.

Nanci

betagirl

09-19-2006, 11:00 AM

Ok that was cold....

I was fine going into work, but it was a relatively short turn around time to come back home. So I got that nice I'm kinda sweaty chill as I started out back home. Brrrrrrr. I'm with you Lise, I hope this stuff is temporary.

But, Sloane is awesome. You know that feeling when you get in synch with your bike? Had that on my way in today. She's nimble, light and fast. I may need to swap the handlebars out though. They're kinda narrow. Got stopping/starting down pat. Had a couple reminders of "thou shalt not coast" as I got tired :) A fixed gear is certainly a bit more of a workout.

Knot - how'd that meeting go? Your bike sounds fabulous.

Nanci - Bummi is pretty social. She's scared of strangers at first and will be nippy. But as she gets to know a person, she's more than happy to hang out on their shoulder. My other bird, not so much. He was aggressive, even toward me after a while even though he was handfed.

Lise - Bummi hated the other bird actually. He'd tell her to "shut up" as she screeched at him if he got too close to her cage. They had to be caged separately or they'd fight. And yes, the weather is wack. I think after a while all you can say is that it is what it is here and dress accordingly.

Fish - way to rub it in that it's 74 :D Great news on the house bit. Hopefully Roux does well at the vet.

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 11:52 AM

Arrrr! Raise t' sail an' drop t' anchor; we be startin' into a cussed thread drift. Free o' t sailmen, wheeless wenches an' rottin' scurvy- a real group 'o righteous pirate wimmen on steeds o' steel an' alum'num.

Anoth'r interview fer me on th' morrow wit' a'nuther ship's crew- called this morn' fer a sur'prise innerview an' a warnin' shot across me bow.

Parron me brevity, bu' I have i' on good author'ty a' e' wench i' show'rin' an' I need ta' make sure she be safe 'rom 'e bilge rats. ;)

betagirl

09-19-2006, 11:53 AM

Is there a pirate-speak generator on the web I don't know about?

Bruno28

09-19-2006, 12:14 PM

Arrrr! Raise t' sail an' drop t' anchor; we be startin' into a cussed thread drift.

Scots and Pirate - is there no end to your gift for dialect????:D :D :D

betagirl

09-19-2006, 12:36 PM

This one my b/f sent me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTKL8MNH95Q

why?

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 12:38 PM

I dunno, 'at'd make 'an uncomplicate 'ings by far. As i' is, I go' told ta walk 'a plank. :rolleyes:

Bruno28

09-19-2006, 12:50 PM

A lost classic restored to the collective consciousness, good one Beta! I particularly liked the 'Apache..'pache boy' segment.

Sadly, however, I have to confess it made me want to dance.

chickwhorips

09-19-2006, 12:52 PM

chickwhorips

09-19-2006, 01:05 PM

Test your reaction time with this special test.

Click here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf)

betagirl

09-19-2006, 01:31 PM

This may be a repeat, but if I'm ever crabby this will make me laugh. Repeatedly:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8638474466565549573&q=interpretation+of+falloutboy

Off to see how old I am....

betagirl

09-19-2006, 01:35 PM

Dang. My average time was 0.2616 seconds on my first try. It suggested I get a cup of coffee....

How does it know me so well? :D

LynneK

09-19-2006, 01:44 PM

Ok that was cold....

I was fine going into work, but it was a relatively short turn around time to come back home. So I got that nice I'm kinda sweaty chill as I started out back home. Brrrrrrr. I'm with you Lise, I hope this stuff is temporary.

Am I the only Chicago gal who likes it this temperature? I can do without the billowing dark grey clouds, but 54F is boots-and-turtleneck weather! Yum!

Lise

09-19-2006, 02:11 PM

Fortunately, Lynne, there's lots more chilly and bleak where this came from!

beta, glad to hear Sloane was such a treat. If you ever want another way to check how much you usually coast, ride with LynneK. NO COASTING! :D

That's wild that the one bird would tell the other to "shut up"! How would he know how to use that phrase correctly?

I went in for 4 hr of overtime and was scheduled with *ONE* patient. So I sat there until 4 PM, because goll-darn it, they wanted me there, they can pay for me to be there! Good grief. :rolleyes: So wierd. Dumb scheduling decisions.

Fish, glad to hear the house/move things are going so well. I'm thinking of you all with Roux.

Lise

09-19-2006, 02:14 PM

Dang. My average time was 0.2616 seconds on my first try. It suggested I get a cup of coffee....

How does it know me so well? :D
0.2494 seconds on the 2nd try (penalized on the first try for jumping the gun. I could tell that sheep was thinking about bolting). It suggested that I, too, needed a cup of coffee, but also rated me "Bobbing Bobcat", so, hey, that's not so bad! :D

chickwhorips

09-19-2006, 02:24 PM

best time has been 0.1984 seconds at a rocketing rabbit. it says i'm very alert, hmmm.... not sure about that one.

snapdragen

09-19-2006, 02:32 PM

This one my b/f sent me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTKL8MNH95Q

why?

I dunno beta --- wth was that? :confused: Think I should show it to my friend - she's full blood Apache.......:eek:

DrBee

09-19-2006, 02:46 PM

I was a bit twitchy with the sheep my first two tries and was penalized. Third try - 0.2392 - need coffee (or lemondrop).

Must try again...

Beta - great video - it's a good guess at what he's saying. A nonsense song making tons of $$$. Imagine that.

DrBee

09-19-2006, 02:52 PM

This one my b/f sent me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTKL8MNH95Q

why?

Beta??? WTF??? Now that was some quality choreography there. OMG - that was bad! Kinda like a train wreck - you have to keep watching.

DrBee

09-19-2006, 02:55 PM

betagirl

09-19-2006, 02:56 PM

I just share with you what my friends share with me. Because I love you all. :D

Nanci

09-19-2006, 03:11 PM

I had to make Fudge Stripe Cookie Salad for the Century Volunteer Party last Saturday. So I had some leftover Fudge Striped Cookies.

New perfect food combination: Fudge striped cookies and Shiraz.

Fudge Stripe Cookie Salad

Large Cool Whip
1 small pack instant vanilla pudding
1 cup buttermilk
2 cans mandarin oranges
2 rows fudge stripe cookies, broken

People in Florida want to know why it is called salad, if it doesn't have greens.

Up North, if it has Jello, or Jello Pudding, with stuff mixed in, it is a "salad."

If it has meat and any other ingredient, it is a "hot dish."

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 03:27 PM

chickwhorips

09-19-2006, 03:52 PM

nanci what are fudge stripe cookies? they do sound tasty and so does that salad.

Nanci

09-19-2006, 04:00 PM

http://www.kelloggs.com/keebler/products/fudgeshoppe.html

Look at the pack om the bottom.

snapdragen

09-19-2006, 04:07 PM

**Attention Please**

It is official. My doctor just called, I am going through menopause.Woot!!!I think...

Nanci

09-19-2006, 04:10 PM

Um, congratulations??

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 06:58 PM

Snap-
I'll spare you all the pagan, hippy stuff I was "raised" with, and just say "Congrats on moving on to something different!"

CWR- Fudge stripe cookies are a unique sort of evil, and given time/opportunity, I'd eat an entire box myself.
... and dangit, I keep getting slower and slower at that stupid sheep thing, RRRR!!!!! Stupid sheep! Need Coffee. RRrrrr.

Lise

09-19-2006, 07:00 PM

**Attention Please**

It is official. My doctor just called, I am going through menopause.Woot!!!I think...

Um. Just a relief to know?
.......................
Nanci, that cracks me up that you can make a Fudge Stripe "salad". A Taco Salad has meat in it...does that make it a hot dish? WHOA! We've stumbled upon a dilemma of definition! DARN those Mexicans! :p
.......................
The guy who was so hot to meet me yesterday hasn't replied to my email of this morning. This thing is wierd, man. WIERD! Not, of course, as wierd as that "Apache" video. Has anyone alerted the Apace Nation? They may have something to say about this. Soooo very 70s. And yes. I do remember the tapping wing tip. I dug those boys. Torn between Chip and Ernie. Chip, so handsome...Ernie, so smart...

PS, what's with that new little "multi-post" icon in the lower right corner?

Lise

09-19-2006, 07:04 PM

best time has been 0.1984 seconds at a rocketing rabbit. it says i'm very alert, hmmm.... not sure about that one.
Whoa! You're probably still riding on the extra adrenaline from your run-in with the "Landlord". :eek:

snapdragen

09-19-2006, 07:10 PM

Snap-
I'll spare you all the pagan, hippy stuff I was "raised" with, and just say "Congrats on moving on to something different!"

Let me guess....Maiden, Mother, Crone?

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 07:22 PM

Indeed. Mominlaw and friends all had big parties etc. :D I love their look at life.

Edit:
The reason I said I'd "spare it" was b/c I made the faux pas of telling my mom "Congratulations!" ...she didn't get it, so I tried to explain (Mom being a good, "normal", midwestern woman) and the moment the word crone left my little mouth, h*ll broke loose, and it took a long, long time to assure her that it was an 'ok' if not 'good' thing "over here"

Lise

09-19-2006, 07:24 PM

snapdragen

09-19-2006, 07:28 PM

Indeed. Mominlaw and friends all had big parties etc. :D I love their look at life.

I plan on doing a bit of celebrating. :p

Yup Nanci and Lise - this is a good thing! It means I can stop taking bc pills and "let nature take her course"

In truth, I had all the symtoms years ago; but my doctor refused to believe a woman in her late thirties could be perimenopausal, let alone menopausal. The old coot.

Hmmm, things may get interesting.....

Lise

09-19-2006, 07:33 PM

So, Snap, how was the diagnosis made? FSH? I'm on continuous NuvaRing (essentially the same as bc pills). I have hot flashes, I'm 46. It's not contraception I'm worried about, but my ovulation and periods coming back. They are both so painful. I think I'll continue using the ring until I'm 60. :p

Congrats to you, though. Lots of rituals and ceremonies out there to celebrate your passage to crone-dom. I even saw that Susun Weed has a new menopause book out. Oh, it's good to have been born at the end of the baby boom!

KnottedYet

09-19-2006, 08:13 PM

Survived the staff meeting at work. Kept my mouth glued shut, filled my mind with happy humming thoughts, and let the ego temper-tantrums fly over my head.

Hmmm, mmm, hummmm:) :) :) La, laa, laaaa :) :) :)

Might have the new bike tomorrow.

Feel like a major stud, cuz I switched out the pedals on the Kona. Took off the Frogs, put the flats back on for SKnot. Got to play with a big wrench and some grease.

Have a screw in one of my car tires. SKnot enjoyed making puns on that... Tire hasn't gone flat yet. Hope it hangs in there until I can get it fixed. This messes with my plans of going to the bank and getting the Waterford tomorrow. Sigh.

snapdragen

09-19-2006, 08:18 PM

Does that make us boomlets?

It was a blood test, FSH sounds familiar, I think there was a second one also.

Good news on the Pilates studio - the two women I work with and I will be going to our teacher's other studio, continuing our circuit trio. They have to finish out their sessions with the old place, so I'm on my own for a couple of months.

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 08:25 PM

Feel like a major stud, cuz I switched out the pedals on the Kona. Took off the Frogs, put the flats back on for SKnot. Got to play with a big wrench and some grease.

*whistle* Biker Stud Knot!

What you can do to take care of the tire without screwing (har har) with Les Schwab, et all, (Assuming this is a tubeless tire. I have never dealt with a tubed car tire but weird stuff happens) bike to a GI Joes, Schucks or Auto Zone, and grab a patch kit. Should be a thingum that looks like a T with a needle-nose with a hole in the middle at the end of the T, and there'll probably be a rat-tail rasp with it... and then 4-5 4" long brown 'patches'. Kit is roughly $8, I think, but $8 to fix 4+ flats and the knowledge that you can do so is totally worth it.

The directions are there, but I'll post something like 'em...
Jack car up, use tire iron to remove lugs, pop tire off. Deflate tire. Locate screw. Remove screw. Use rattail rasp to even out the hole, use T shaped thingum with patch threaded through to push patch through hole (all the way) and then pull back out partway. Snip just about 1/2" above tread. Put tire back on, making lugs about finger-tight. Hit tire with heel of hand to make sure it's settled evenly, then tighten down evenly with iron. Inflate the tire, lower car, remove jack, feel like total car stud. :D

For anything less, I generally just use Tire Slime... but I run my car with Slime always in. For some weird reason, the little thin racing tires got slow leaks until I put it in, now no problem.

Trek420

09-19-2006, 08:38 PM

directions: open trunk, look at tire and jack, call AAA :D

KnottedYet

09-19-2006, 08:38 PM

Kitsune06

09-19-2006, 08:41 PM

:rolleyes:

....oop, oop, there's that hair pin. I knew I dropped it somewhere.

I'm drawing the line at installing DGF's O2 sensors (though I'm sure I could, given the manual and proper tools...) and waiting on the $50+ so I can finish rebuilding the **** carbuerator. God I'm a dork.

salsabike

09-19-2006, 09:49 PM

DirtDiva

09-19-2006, 11:56 PM

My parking lot has no flat places where I could safely jack up the car. And I'm basically a big chicken. My Subi-gurus said to take it to Les Schwab ("Free Beef Now!") or Discount Tire.

I'll just bask in the glow of changing out the pedals...

Ooh, my iTunes is playing one of my all-time favorite songs right now: "Dreams I'll never See" by Molly Hatchett. (yes, I know, it's really an Allman Bro's song, but I like the Molly Hatchett version best)

:rolleyes:

....oop, oop, there's that hair pin. I knew I dropped it somewhere.

I'm drawing the line at installing DGF's O2 sensors (though I'm sure I could, given the manual and proper tools...) and waiting on the $50+ so I can finish rebuilding the **** carbuerator. God I'm a dork.

THAT is a cool job. Truly.

This multiquote thing is cool. :cool: No fiddling with messy code. Just one easy application. Call now for your FREE one month trial. ;)

Bruno28

09-20-2006, 12:32 AM

PS, what's with that new little "multi-post" icon in the lower right corner?

This multiquote thing is cool. :cool:

Oh, right, now I see how it works :D ANd the little arrow takes you back to the original quote - Fantastic!!!!

DebW

09-20-2006, 03:22 AM

My fever is gone this morning. I did go out and vote yesterday and spent 2 hours at work, but too sick to stay there. Feeling better today but I'll take the car to work just in case.

**Attention Please**

It is official. My doctor just called, I am going through menopause.Woot!!!I think...

Congrats, Snap. I've been "going through" for 6 or 8 years. Still waiting for the "gone through". For the last 2 years it's been: "Oh good, 6 months and no period. Great! Maybe I'm done for good. Oh darn. Well, maybe this is the last one." Grrr... Keep having to postpone that menopause party.

Kit, how do you inflate a car tire at home? Hand pumps are pretty worthless for tubeless car tires, aren't they? I've even failed with a wheelbarrow tire.

Knotted, great job on the pedals. The Waterford comes home today. The Waterford comes home today. I'm sure you have an appropriate homecoming planned. Or maybe it's leaving home as quickly as possible?

The multipost thing isn't working for me. Must take more javascript than I've got. Can't take the sheep test either. :mad:

DrBee

09-20-2006, 04:11 AM

Damn, this thing is addictive. 0.2126 is my best time so far. Those sheep are sneaky.

Oh, right, now I see how it works :D ANd the little arrow takes you back to the original quote - Fantastic!!!!

Multiquote - cool! Every time I hear a word starting with "multi" I immediately think of Mulitpass (from the movie: The Fifth Element). It's just how my brain works.

Lise - I got down to 0.2128. FishJr did pretty good with 0.5268! Mr. Fish was somewhere around 0.18. FishFry - not quite there yet. He likes the scrolly bar better than the mouse buttons.

DrBee

09-20-2006, 04:12 AM

What was that? I posted and there was a little message that came up that thanked me and said it was taking me to my post. Never seen that before.

Fudge stripe cookie salad sounds gooooood!

Kitsune06

09-20-2006, 05:57 AM

Kit, how do you inflate a car tire at home? Hand pumps are pretty worthless for tubeless car tires, aren't they? I've even failed with a wheelbarrow tire.

Good point. I've got an air compresser in my "Oh **** Kit". One of the ones that plugs into your cigarette lighter socket. It takes a little longer than @ the gas station, but the convenience was well worth it. Not sure how much one costs; it was a present I got when leaving home. Dad's a postie and always has one in his car.

edit:
gawd, I can't believe I'm up already. gruh. Interview. Gruh. gotta make sure my trunk gets delivered sometime when DGF isn't home so I can squirrel it away
"Gosh, my, that old thing?! I've had it forever!" :eek:
though now she asks "Forever, eh? How many days?" ;)
Gruh. Coffee.

mimitabby

09-20-2006, 06:37 AM

mimitabby

09-20-2006, 06:39 AM

I plan on doing a bit of celebrating. :p

Yup Nanci and Lise - this is a good thing! It means I can stop taking bc pills and "let nature take her course"

In truth, I had all the symtoms years ago; but my doctor refused to believe a woman in her late thirties could be perimenopausal, let alone menopausal. The old coot.

Hmmm, things may get interesting.....

Congrats!! I'm at the other end here, Almost no symptoms left, except the dumb hot flashes, but nothing serious. It's great it's great it's great!!

on another note; I took my Veloce Bianchi in to put fenders on and the lady said "you can't put fenders on that, it's a racing bike!" she spent a lot of time messing with different fenders; she tried. There was more toe interference, not to mention cable interference and tire interference.
she also bragged up all her bikes and suggested turning my bike into a 650 special (talk about changing out parts!!!!

Got home and DH put a rear fender on the thing, at least i won't get the rooster stripe.

Lise

09-20-2006, 06:51 AM

Salsa - about the bee population decreasing... they are getting hammered by mites (varroa). The lab that I'm going to is breeding a strain of bees that has high levels of resistance to that mite. I'm going to be looking for genes associated with varroa resistance to speed up the selective breeding process.
I agree--what a cool job. Can I designate more of my tax dollars to go to your research and less to ... other things?

Multiquote - cool! Every time I hear a word starting with "multi" I immediately think of Mulitpass (from the movie: The Fifth Element). It's just how my brain works.
Me too! And I hear it in her accent: Moooltipaass. I also hear that anytime I see a movie at a Multiplex. Seriously. :o

Lise - I got down to 0.2128. FishJr did pretty good with 0.5268! Mr. Fish was somewhere around 0.18. FishFry - not quite there yet. He likes the scrolly bar better than the mouse buttons.
I'm impressed with Mr. Fish's score. You can tell him I said so. It's sort of a Zen thing (apologies to actual Zen practitioners). You have to let your mind unfocus, and nail those sheep as soon as they bolt. If you concentrate too much, you'll shoot them for just eating grass. :p

PS: Can't believe I got the mooltiquote thing to work. AND: Mimi! Cool avatar! Now I have to go find your post about her and reread it!

mimitabby

09-20-2006, 07:05 AM

Lise, it's on the web!!

scroll down...
http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/alfonsina/alfonsina_inglese.html

I still don't know the significance of Zuave shoes. does anyone here?

DebW

09-20-2006, 07:12 AM

I began reading up on this subject some years ago. I'm not an evolutionary biologist, but find the subject fascinating. Appologies to anyone here who is, as this is may be dated and incomplete info (if so please enlighten me), but it will make you believe in the value of older women.

At first glance, menopause would seem to be counter to evolutionary theory (the more offspring the better chance of leaving your genes to future generations, right?). Most mammals do not undergo menopause. Humans and (one other mammal** whose identity will be revealed below and which is not at all closely related to humans) were the only mammals known until recently to do so. I discovered three different theories on the origin of menopause:

(1) humans simply live too long. If other mammals lived as long as we do (based on heartbeats per lifetime or some other criterion) they might have menopause too.

(2) by nurturing grandchildren rather then children after a certain point in life, a woman may do more to ensure that her genes survive. It becomes a numbers argument: the survival of 2 grandchildren is the same as the survival of one child. But it has to play out over many generations with many other variables going on at the same time.

(3) groups, tribes, villages are more likely to survive periods of hardship (drought, flood, etc) if the group includes older women who have lived through similar hardship before. Without menopause, women wouldn't live as long. Remember Old Flo in Jane Goodall's first and 2nd chimp books? Pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation take a huge toll on a woman's body, particularly as she gets older. In most aboriginal (pre-literary) cultures, women were the storehouses of knowledge on local flora and nutrition. This theory was published around 1990 by a researcher who spent time with aboriginal cultures (in the Carribbean?) studying local flora and fauna. If he asked about the edibility of a certain plant that wasn't a normal part of the people's diet, he would be taken to see an old blind toothless crone who would remember what the people ate during the last drought 50 or 60 years ago. During the next drought, it was the knowledge possessed by this old woman which would ensure the group's survival. So evolutionary survival is based on social groups, but the result is the spread of genes that produce menopause. And older women were essential (until recent times) to survival. Doesn't that make you all feel good?

** The other mammal which has been known for decades to undergo menopause is the pilot whale. It's known because they were harvested commercially. Probably the orca too, but it wasn't commercially whaled.

Lise

09-20-2006, 07:16 AM

Fascinating information, Deb. Thanks.

chickwhorips

09-20-2006, 08:06 AM

http://www.kelloggs.com/keebler/products/fudgeshoppe.html

Look at the pack om the bottom.

mmm.... those do look good, put them in a salad a BAM!

Damn, this thing is addictive. 0.2126 is my best time so far. Those sheep are sneaky.
very addicting.... and very sneaky!

This multiquote thing is cool. :cool: No fiddling with messy code. Just one easy application. Call now for your FREE one month trial. ;)

i just had to try the multiquote thingy. it is cool.

DrBee

09-20-2006, 08:39 AM

Yeah, FishDr I read in my Natural History a few years ago that the problem was that Italian honeybees did not groom themselves properly, they just let the mites stay on their bodies. We just have to breed more fastidious bees, neat freaks; was what I understood. (no pun intended here!)

On the other end of the spectrum - bees can also be too festidious. Who knew?

DrBee

09-20-2006, 08:46 AM

(2) by nurturing grandchildren rather then children after a certain point in life, a woman may do more to ensure that her genes survive. It becomes a numbers argument: the survival of 2 grandchildren is the same as the survival of one child. But it has to play out over many generations with many other variables going on at the same time.

Very true Deb (coming from an Evol Biologist)! Good information!

DrBee

09-20-2006, 08:48 AM

I finally received the official call! Yippee! Yay! Wahoo! Even though I knew it was happening, it's nice to have it in writing!

I'm outta this place on Oct 12th!

DebW

09-20-2006, 09:03 AM

I finally received the official call! Yippee! Yay! Wahoo! Even though I knew it was happening, it's nice to have it in writing!

Great new, Fish.

Very true Deb (coming from an Evol Biologist)! Good information!

Glad I got it mostly right. Do you know of any menopause studies on non-human mammals? Does menopause imply a well developed social organization and some level of communications?

DrBee

09-20-2006, 09:16 AM

Do you know of any menopause studies on non-human mammals? Does menopause imply a well developed social organization and some level of communications?

I'm not sure - my work focused on marine invertebrates.

DrBee

09-20-2006, 09:21 AM

Here's an add Fishfry thing... we were asking the kids last night what they wanted to be for Halloween. FishJr named one of a dozen disney princesses. No surprise there. FishFry.. you'll love this... said he wants to be an octopus. Yes, an octopus. And he was quite adamante (sp?) about it. We tried suggesting all sorts of other things he likes. Nope - an octopus. Now how am I going to find time to make an octopus costume. It's not like they're going to sell it at Target!

Oooooh - I'm going to get to shop at Target and not Wallyworld! Wow!

mimitabby

09-20-2006, 09:24 AM

Trek420

09-20-2006, 09:41 AM

hard to describe but I saw a wonderful octopus costume once, picture this.

6 fake arms were sewn out of long shirt sleeves stuffed with whatever kind of stuffing. Each one had a glove on the end like hands (not entirely accurate but cute). I forget how they did the "suckers" on the arm.

Each arm is attached to the side of an actual shirt.

then each arm has a string that attaches to the real kid arm so ....when said kid raises or moves his hands...all 8 arms (2 real ones, 6 stuffed ones) moved.

Like a whole-body puppet! :D I bet my sis or neice could sew this with ease, I sure couldn't but it was fantastic.

bikerz

09-20-2006, 09:41 AM

FishFry.. you'll love this... said he wants to be an octopus. Yes, an octopus. And he was quite adamante (sp?) about it. We tried suggesting all sorts of other things he likes. Nope - an octopus. Now how am I going to find time to make an octopus costume. It's not like they're going to sell it at Target!
That's cute! Key question - what color?

And congrats on the official offer!

What's your new name going to be (bee)?

Nanci

09-20-2006, 09:49 AM

How about several pairs of panty hose or tights, with the legs stuffed, with his head in the middle??

DrBee

09-20-2006, 09:51 AM

Mimi and Trek - 8 working arms that sounds great! Complicated, but great!

BikerZ - I still haven't decided on a new name yet. You'd think I would've come up with something by now. Hmmmm... will have to keep thinking. On a completely different note - I can still taste that crab and cellophane noodle dish we had at the Slanted Door. Geez that was good! I'm going to have to find a vietnamese place in BR.

Color of octopus - not pink!

DrBee

09-20-2006, 09:52 AM

How about several pairs of panty hose or tights, with the legs stuffed, with his head in the middle??

That might be do-able! Maybe I could find tights with spots on them. I still have to make the legs work though.

Bruno28

09-20-2006, 11:56 AM

Why don't you get a live octopus and....no, no - I'm starting to see the flaws in this approach already :D

margo49

09-20-2006, 12:06 PM

Bruno, you are one very sick cow (or sheep or goat)

KnottedYet

09-20-2006, 12:19 PM

Talked to my LBS. Flosshilde is ready to come home! I got her pedals right here, debating asking them to put 'em on, or if I should now that I know how.

gotta go to my boss's birthday lunch now. On my afternoon off, too. Hey, that's employee loyalty.

Got my car tire fixed (free) at Les Schwab.

see yas later.

Trek420

09-20-2006, 12:40 PM

I read somewhere that octopi change color according to mood?

What color is a happy octopus?

Knotted, the bar tape's in the mail. I went to USPO in the Kaiser bldg, long line, trotted to downtown where there's a small and little known office.

We want pictures!

margo49

09-20-2006, 12:43 PM

I read somewhere that octopi change color according to mood?

I think you will find that is (are) squid. and not all of them - just some species

KnottedYet

09-20-2006, 01:03 PM

Whopee. Made it for 5 minutes of the birthday lunch. ('s ok, really) Gonna pick up SKnot after school and then go get Flosshilde. About 1 1/2 hours from now. It's wildly rainy and windy here, so I won't be riding tonight.

Trek, I'm hoping the TE gals going on Flossie's inagural ride this weekend will be able to help me wrap the bars with the new tape if I get stuck. (I haven't wrapped bars in 10 years or so.) I will post pics then!

I've already got my shopping list for the LBS this afternoon. Hey, that's what Visa is for, right?

Got my eyes on a seatpost rack and one of those "trunk" bags with the fold-out panniers.

DrBee

09-20-2006, 01:13 PM

A happy octopus? For some reason that just totally cracks me up!

DebW

09-20-2006, 02:05 PM

Gonna pick up SKnot after school and then go get Flosshilde. About 1 1/2 hours from now. It's wildly rainy and windy here, so I won't be riding tonight.

Sweet. Tell Flosshilde that your TE friends send their love. :D

Got my eyes on a seatpost rack and one of those "trunk" bags with the fold-out panniers.

When I said glowing things about the stability of my trunk bag, it wasn't attached to a seatpost rack but to an old Blackburn touring rack attached to my dropouts and brake bolt. Not that a seatpost rack might not be wonderful too, I just have no personal experience with one. Just thought I should clarify that.

dachshund

09-20-2006, 03:07 PM

Re: menopause.
I started this a couple of months ago. The hot flashes were a sure sign. That plus no periods (yay!), and I'm 50. :)

Hot flashes were happening many times a day. Then I read Andy Pruitt's book on cycling. There's a section on the "aging cyclist" where he talks about supplements designed to manage estrogen. I started taking the Beta 3 fish oil and Carnitine.

The hot flashes stopped. :cool:

Is that wild, or what??

Eden

09-20-2006, 04:26 PM

wheew - my resident kitty is totally accepting the new kitten. We lost his elderly cat companion recently and we thought we shouldn't let him be alone too long so we adopted a new kitten on Monday. She's really lovely. Her fur is light grey at its tips so she almost appears to be silver, wth very faint darker grey tabby markings. I'll have to see if I can get a picture of her.

Trek420

09-20-2006, 06:16 PM

fishdr "A happy octopus? For some reason that just totally cracks me up!"

well, you are the fishdoc :p

Lise

09-20-2006, 07:18 PM

KnottedYet

09-20-2006, 07:53 PM

Flossie drew blood.

I was running my hands down her seat tube (rubbing off some of the sticky-goo left from shipping) and ran over the bolt for the FD bracket. Slit my pinky and I bled all juicy-like.

Does that mean we've bonded?

snapdragen

09-20-2006, 08:42 PM

KnottedYet

09-20-2006, 08:52 PM

I'm feeling luggy as we speak...

Am I Campy or Shimano?

Trek420

09-20-2006, 08:56 PM

Oh puhleeze, you're Campy now :rolleyes:

KnottedYet

09-20-2006, 09:07 PM

I dunno. Flossie's a mix. The LBS guys were impressed that Limewave was able to mix Campy and Shimano like she did on Flossie.

Dang, this bike is beautiful. (and will be even sexier with new bar tape)

My cut is scabbed over and has stopped oozing. Guess I'd better work on that bolt with an emery board.

SadieKate

09-20-2006, 09:15 PM

A metal file or a new bolt might be less continued bloodshed.

If anyone else is lusting after a Waterford, Paul at Recycled Cycles in St. Louis, MO told me last week he has a 1984 Waterford (I think with Campy) coming in to the shop in a size 52 (I think). I don't remember the exact details because I need another vintage bike like I need a hole in the head.

I've still got a 1976 Bob Jackson mixte hanging in the garage I need to deal with.

KnottedYet

09-20-2006, 09:34 PM

Wow! My LBS is Recycled Cycles of Seattle! www.recycledcycles.com

They all got gooshy over my 1997 Waterford with Campy.

Lise

09-21-2006, 04:57 AM

I saw the most adorable cartoon yesterday! My niece and nephew have colds, so when I stopped by my sister's to pick something up, they were slumped, snuffling, on the couch. It was my niece's turn to pick the show they would watch, because she was due for her asthma breathing treatment. She picked ... WONDER PETS!

It's for "yiddo kids", as Maya says (say it out loud, and imagine you're 3, with a cold). A hampster, duckling, and tiny turtle get news that a baby animal is in danger! They get out of their containers in the playroom, put on their Wonder Pets capes, sing a song about cooperation, get in their boat-plane, and fly off to the rescue! This time it was a baby pigeon (animated), who was "stuck" on the nose of the Statue of Liberty. They rescued him, and returned him to his Papa pigeon, anxiously waiting in the nest on top of the Statue.

Adorable, and, of course, it made me think of Nanci! I reminded Maya that we had looked at pictures of Dillbird on Nanci's website. She snuffled in agreement.

Nanci

09-21-2006, 05:17 AM

Octopi _do_ change colors, for camoflage and according to mood. I've caught babies, gently, in the ocean. They're pretty cool little guys, but very shy.

Nanci

Trek420

09-21-2006, 05:20 AM

KnottedYet "Dang, this bike is beautiful. (and will be even sexier with new bar tape)"

bar tape is in the mail.

Lise, awwwwww, for the "yiddo kids". I saw my neices kid (I guess great-nephew?) Saturday. The fambly got together for my Moms 85th b'day.

He's doing much better at the holding up his head thing. Very cute, got hair and everything.

Well, think I'll bike to work today, A's are not in town so should be room for me and the GT on BART,

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 05:55 AM

Vision of lovliness!

Walked out to my livingroom and Flossie was still there. Chatting with the Kona, I presume.

SKnot was telling the LBS dudes how HE was getting a "new" bike, too. So I think he's enthusiastic. Though he's too cool to tell me that.

What is the little braze-on peg thing on the inside of the right seat stay? Kona doesn't have one.

Gotta go make b'fast. byeee

mimitabby

09-21-2006, 06:25 AM

Trek, I'm hoping the TE gals going on Flossie's inagural ride this weekend will be able to help me wrap the bars with the new tape if I get stuck. (I haven't wrapped bars in 10 years or so.) I will post pics then!
.
happy new bike to you KY
Inaugural ride? When ? where?

can I come?

oh.. THIS weekend? I'll be in Leavenworth. I hope someone else takes pictures!

Eden, I'd love to see photos of your kitten. I am always fascinated by what it is that makes a person choose one cat instead of 20 others.. a special spark, what? what made you choose this one?

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 07:18 AM

MimiT - I haven't ridden her at all yet. Was fiddling with fit and putting on pedals, etc. after I picked her up last night. Had a migraine (oops, there goes the balance) so not riding this morning before work, either.

And tonight it'll be dark when I get home.

Friday I have to take SKnot to a weekend camp as soon as I get off work, and it'll be dark by the time I get home.

Geez!

So the first time I ride might be Saturday morning. Dunno what time. Gotta go to the LBS for some help and probably eat some lunch near there. If you don't go to Leavenworth, PM me or give me a call.

DebW

09-21-2006, 07:33 AM

What is the little braze-on peg thing on the inside of the right seat stay? Kona doesn't have one.

Is it near the dropout? Might be a chainhanger. You can hang the chain on it when the wheel is off. Truthfully, I don't know why you would want to and I don't use mine. Is there someone here who can sing the praises of chainhangers?

edit:
Since no one has chosen to sing the praises of chainhangers, I'll add that the one place it could be useful is if you carry your bike flat in a car without its rear wheel. Then the chainhanger would keep the chain under tension so it doesn't sag and get the car greasy. Otherwise using it would increase mess since you have to handle the chain to get it on and off the chainhanger.

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 07:51 AM

Yeah, it's just a few inches above the dropout.

Mystery solved!

chickwhorips

09-21-2006, 07:54 AM

as usual i'm a day late and a dollar short, but you all will find this funny. we went on another eider banding trip yesterday, but failed miserably. the great part is, i had everyone and i mean everyone, all 15 people, talking like pirates. then we kept doing the captain morgan one leg up on nothing in random places. i tell you its not easy in mud up to your knees with eel grass.

here is a neat photo from when we went out this weekend. you can see the boats going out to the trap site.

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 08:05 AM

mud. eelgrass. goofy field crews.

Sigh. I miss fieldwork...

bikerz

09-21-2006, 08:08 AM

CWR - that is a beautiful photograph! So bronzy and warm. Really great!

mimitabby

09-21-2006, 09:04 AM

CWR - that is a beautiful photograph! So bronzy and warm. Really great!

warm? mmmmmm. doesn't look warm to me!
It is beautiful though.
looks peaceful.. and QUIET..

chickwhorips

09-21-2006, 09:57 AM

warm? mmmmmm. doesn't look warm to me!
It is beautiful though.
looks peaceful.. and QUIET..

it was quite chilly out that morning. besides all the birds flying around it was peaceful.

this is what the lagoon looks like with all the brant flying around. very busy this time of the year.

Lise

09-21-2006, 10:08 AM

CWR--gorgeous pictures. Thank you! :D

mimitabby

09-21-2006, 10:12 AM

the second photo does NOT look quiet! quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack

DrBee

09-21-2006, 10:23 AM

Beautiful pics CWR! Very nice!

Update on Roux. He's in his 2nd day of chemo and is doing well. He's showing no side effects at all. They're shortening the time between dosages because he is doing so well. This means that he will be home on Saturday! They will give us some preliminary info on tumor shrinkage this evening.

Nanci

09-21-2006, 12:09 PM

THat's great news, fish!!

chickwhorips

09-21-2006, 12:46 PM

thanks! i have other really pretty pictures from around here somewhere. you can see the volcanos in them.

fish glad to hear about roux!

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 02:02 PM

Fish - so good to hear about Roux!

Bean sends him a tail-wag and a friendly snif.

Lise

09-21-2006, 02:07 PM

Fish, I'm delighted to hear things are going so well with Roux.

CWR, are you also doing gov't work? I can't remember. If so, I'm going to designate more of my tax dollars to go to both you and the Fish/Bee Dr.!

The dating saga: Mr. FarAway is interested in seeing me again. It's about a 45 min drive for each of us to meet in the middle, or 1.5 hr for either of us to get to the other. This may, or may not be worth it. I will see him at least one more time. I like the guy, but do I have time for this kind of travel? He also has a 13 yr old daughter, and, of course, she's the priority.

A vey attractive man who lives closer to me is emailing...I'd like to meet him, at least.

And Mr. Canceled By Email At Midnight Before Our Second Date got back in touch! This was the guy who kissed me passionately after dinner, really wanted to see me again, made a biking date, and then emailed me the night before, yes, at midnight, that he couldn't do it, because of work. The entire text was: "L! I'm screwed with work!!! So sorry!!! R." I never heard from him again. Imagine my surprise when he emailed me today, to tell me he'd been hit by a drunk driver, and spent the summer recovering. Says he feels terrible for not "reaching out" to me. I did reply, expressing my surprise and sympathy, hope your healing goes well, take care, etc. I wanted to say, "and your excuse for never calling me the day of the date you cancelled was....?" What a trip. Decent of him to contact me, though. If I ever saw him again, I'd be checking for scars. Cynical? I guess. :o

Lise

09-21-2006, 02:10 PM

Ha! I just heard back from him. This accident was the day of the Accenture tri, which was August 27. He ditched me on May 26. He did say, "Please accept my apologies." I accepted. Take care. bye. :rolleyes:

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 02:13 PM

the majority I've dated had kids. They're the ones who understand my kid-centric priorities.

I did have one tell me her kids were top priority in her life, but she wanted to be the top priority in my life. Not SKnot.

Uh. Yeah. Buh-bye.:confused:

chickwhorips

09-21-2006, 02:39 PM

lise i am a gov't worker x2. support your postal service also. :)

DrBee

09-21-2006, 02:52 PM

Lise - oh my! That's too bad that Mr. Faraway is so, well, far away. Maybe something will click on the next date. And Mr. Crappyexcuse needs to ... well... tell him he can kiss some other part of your anatomy! Good luck with Mr. Cutie Guy. :)

I'm running around the house trying make sure the house will pass the city inspection. For some wierd reason they focus on light globes and light bulbs. Very odd. So - I'm taking inventory.

betagirl

09-21-2006, 03:59 PM

\rant on

F*ckityF*ckF*ckF*ck

I had a doc appt today with the gastroenterologist. Long story short, after spending some time up my butt he declared that I am not allowed to ride my bike for 6 weeks. A fight I've had in the past with him and won, I did not win today. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Now, I really like my GI and he understands what cycling means to me etc. I've been seeing him for 4 years. But right now, I severely dislike him. Even if I know he's right.

I plan on taking up a drinking habit in the interim.

/rant over

DebW

09-21-2006, 04:16 PM

I had a doc appt today with the gastroenterologist. Long story short, after spending some time up my butt he declared that I am not allowed to ride my bike for 6 weeks. A fight I've had in the past with him and won, I did not win today. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Now, I really like my GI and he understands what cycling means to me etc. I've been seeing him for 4 years. But right now, I severely dislike him. Even if I know he's right.

Oh Beta. How miserable. I'll pout with you for awhile. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Did that help any?

Take care and do what you know is best.

DirtDiva

09-21-2006, 05:54 PM

Aw, beta. :( That's gonna be hard! :eek: We're here for ya though - vent to your heart's content. :)

Lise

09-21-2006, 06:55 PM

awww, beta, NO WAY! What's the reasoning? I'm sure it's solid, but that just sucks. And all you have to go through for the evals, etc, sucks too. So sorry. Are you glad you got in that last century for the year?

Fish--good luck with the inspection. Now I can feel reassured that my gov't's using my tax dollars well, supporting you and CWR in your good work.

Yeah, how about that "I got hit by a drunk driver this summer...my life has been spent healing up...I feel terrible about not reaching out to you..." Oh? When were you hit? Really? Two months after you stood me up? Hmmm. Well, you should feel terrible. Sorry he got hit. That's awful. But it does suggest he was seeing someone--got hit by a car--is now single--trolling around to see what action he might scare up with me. Sheesh.

Driving home tonight, two people running, side by side, in the street. We have great sidewalks around here. And the guy was dressed all in navy blue, nearly invisible in the dark. :confused: Why?

KnottedYet

09-21-2006, 07:11 PM

Oh, Beta, that soooooooo sucks!

snapdragen

09-21-2006, 07:37 PM

I plan on taking up a drinking habit in the interim.

I can recommend Shaker's Rose Vodka and Grapefruit juice....:rolleyes:

Lise

09-21-2006, 07:55 PM

I can recommend Shaker's Rose Vodka and Grapefruit juice....:rolleyes:
I used to love vodka and grapefruit juice. I had totally forgotten about that. What a funny little memory snippet!

salsabike

09-21-2006, 08:08 PM

When I got home from work tonight, I checked TD before I looked at my email. Sick.

Go Roux!

Congrats on a close escape, Lise.

I've spent the last eight nights in a hotel by a Boeing airfield, which has its entertaining moments. Lots of small planes, but twice HUGE aircraft have gone right by the window. Tomorrow night the new roof will be mostly on the house and we get to move back into the basement for the next few months, while the crew comes inside to tear down walls, make new ones, do plumbing, wiring, heating. Eeeewwwww. (After they're done, I expect we'll be in debtor's prison and you can email me there). My mom is struggling along in the rehab place but at least doesn't seem to be in critical shape, this week, anyway. In the last 8 days I have bought an orange Shebeest jersey (looked so cool but arms too long, so going back), a new sports bra like Brandi Chastain's (I still don't look like her, though. How come?), and that damn Steep and Cheap jersey because it was so slick-looking. And some shoes. Huh. Wonder if there's any correlation between buying and stress right now? Hmm. Will have to think deeply about this.

betagirl

09-21-2006, 08:09 PM

Thanks ladies.

Snap - thanks for the drink suggestion.

Lise - I've seen that too. I'm really not sure what they're thinking, especially with the cabs/drunks/drunk cabs.

Tonight we had our kickball league, so I had a few beers and a magner's cider once we migrated to the bar (we lost).

The reasoning? Well, I'll try not to be TMI here. I have what they call "fistulizing" crohn's. My colon thinks it's a fun idea to grow tunnels to various parts of my body. I liken it to termites. These tunnels originate near the end of my colon :D I have disease activity in my rectum right now, basically. This stuff is a major PITA to treat, literally and figuratively. It's quite stubborn. The GI seems to think that sitting on a bike seat doesn't do me much good when this gets active. It really doesn't bother me on the bike, but he wants me to give my butt a rest. The threat is if I can't get this to calm down with drugs/rest, then we talk surgery. The only real way they do it is a temporary ileostomy (aka bag) so nothing passes through there and it can heal. Takes on average 6 months from what I gather.

So that's what it is. My contention is not cycling will make me stressed and/or depressed on some level. It really is my outlet to get through the day to day nonsense of life. I feel so much better after a ride. So hopefully this is temporary. I can't imagine 6 weeks off right now. But that's only because it's forced :)

I'll try not to get too pouty :D I am trying to figure out how I'm going to keep up my endurance for the Miami man aquabike in 6 weeks....He did say it was ok to swim at least!

Lise

09-21-2006, 08:35 PM

beta, I am so sorry. This disease rots. Sucks. Stinks. Is stupid. :mad: If staying off the bike for 6 weeks keeps you out of the OR, though, it will be worth it. ((((beta)))) L.

DrBee

09-22-2006, 05:18 AM

Geez Beta - that totally sucks! We'll help try to keep you happy for the six weeks. A little vodka and grapefruit juice might help, too. I'm going to have to try that. Snap - you're always there with a good drink suggestion ;)

Salsa - good to hear you mom is fighting her way through. The planes sounds interesting. They'll make living in the basement seem all that much better!

Roux got another good report this AM and will definitely be coming home tomorrow! Yippee!

How on Earth am I ever going to get all of my work done and clean out my office in 2 weeks? Perhaps not posting on TE while I'm at work??? Nah - what's the fun in that? :p

betagirl

09-22-2006, 05:51 AM

Awesome news on Roux Fish!

I have a bag of hurricaine mix left over from a party I had that I was looking at mixing up. You should come up. We'll sit on the front porch and get sloshed :D

DrBee

09-22-2006, 07:39 AM

Sounds like fun Beta!

Tater

09-22-2006, 08:28 AM

\rant on

I had a doc appt today with the gastroenterologist. Long story short, after spending some time up my butt he declared that I am not allowed to ride my bike for 6 weeks. A fight I've had in the past with him and won, I did not win today. :mad: :mad: :mad:

/rant over

Nooooooo! :( Beta, you and I have been neck and neck in mileage over at BJ! It has been a morning ritual of mine to check where you are at, then where we are at and how much farther we have to go to catch Corsair. *Sniff* I guess I'll have to catch her for both of us now.

chickwhorips

09-22-2006, 08:30 AM

beta sorry to hear about the not feeling so good thing. i remember when my dr told me i couldn't have chocolate or milk for two weeks. favorite dr too. i just looked at him and asked him if he was crazy.

Roux got another good report this AM and will definitely be coming home tomorrow! Yippee!

How on Earth am I ever going to get all of my work done and clean out my office in 2 weeks? Perhaps not posting on TE while I'm at work??? Nah - what's the fun in that? :p

glad to hear about roux!

i'm trying to finish with end of FY06 budget stuff and start on FY07 and i just want to strangle people! argh!!!!! though i always have time to check on TD even if i don't have time to say anything.

DebW

09-22-2006, 09:15 AM

This morning shortly after arriving at work I get a call from the division manager saying he needs to talk to me. I'm still in my bike clothes, but he says we need to talk now. So I go to his office (bike clothes, no shoes) and find out that 7 people are getting layed off today, including a guy who is working on one of my projects. I must say this is an improvement. Last time they layed off someone working on my project I had NO advance notice and was in FRANCE on business and the person was a good FRIEND. And I only got the news after-the-fact accidentally. I almost blew a gasket that time. This time I got 2 hours notice. Is this an improvement in company policy? Actually, losing this programmer isn't a big deal since he doesn't know modeling or chemistry and wasn't making fast progress. I wanted to rehire my previous programmer just for the summer to do this project (because she was good) but the company wouldn't let me. Ever since the current CEO took over this company, $$ has meant more than science.

My vent for the day. The steam clouds are subsiding. Back to other subjects, like sick pets :( , banding eiders :), and Beta's intestines :mad:.

Eden

09-22-2006, 09:32 AM

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]Eden, I'd love to see photos of your kitten. I am always fascinated by what it is that makes a person choose one cat instead of 20 others.. a special spark, what? what made you choose this one?

photo up in the pet thread!

We decided on a kitten since we have a resident cat and adding a kitten to the household is usually easier than adding an adult cat. Koji is really, really bonded to me, so I wanted to avoid having him think he was being replaced, but he is also used to having cat company so I didn't want him to be lonely either.
Surprising enough there aren't a huge number of kittens available for adopting right now - at least not at the shelters that I visited. We went to the Seattle Animal Control shelter and all of theirs were fostered out. I did try to contact several of the foster homes, but those kittens (from PetFinder) were already adopted. I had my eye on a beautiful little Siamese mix boy, but he was so pretty and his foster mom made him sound so nice that there were many people interested in him and I was not first in line. At the Humane Society there were only a few as well, 5 or 6 really little ones and 5 around 2 months. Shio caught my eye at first because she is really beautiful - her fur is grey and so shiny so she looks almost silver, but of course there is personality to take into account as well. He sheet said she got along with other cats OK and I got to take her out of her cage and spend some time with her. She wasn't timid at all (which I though was a necessary quality if she was going to be companion to a 3 y/o who is basically still a kitten in a full grown cat's body) and very curious even when there was a whole lot of noise going on out in the lobby. After spending time with her it really would have been hard to leave her at the shelter :rolleyes: .
It's taken a few days for her personality to really emerge (she was only a day or so post spay when I picked her up so she was still a bit quiet), but she really does seem to be a good match for Koji. She's tough enough and big enough to hold her own with him, but she doesn't get snippy with him either. He gave her quite the bath yesterday without a murmur from her (in fact I think she liked it). My elderly cat would freak out when Koji tried to lick him.