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[Kitsune06]

Dove Chocolate "fortunes"

There are two bags of little Dove chocolates on the staff table at work. I helped myself <eh-hem>.

My fortunes (printed on the inside of the wrappers) were:
1. Follow your instincts.
2. When two hearts race, both win.

Hmm. Nothing about bicycles.
:rolleyes:
You have to read your fortune and add "In Bed" at the end... ;) :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

After lunch I ate more chocolate. Here are those fortunes:
1. Do what feels right.
2. Love without rules.
3. Make a list of your dreams.
4. Dare to love completely.

Now there's a job I want, writing Dove chocolate fortunes!

[Lise]

After lunch I ate more chocolate. Here are those fortunes:
1. Do what feels right.
2. Love without rules.
3. Make a list of your dreams.
4. Dare to love completely.

Now there's a job I want, writing Dove chocolate fortunes!

KN--that sounds to me like a good set of directions for the year to come. I say, frame 'em.

Had another lovely time with J. today...:D

TD'ers--I'm off to DC in the AM for my brother's wedding :) I will have limited internet access until Sunday, at least. I will be home Tuesday..."see" you then, if not before!

[Trek420]

Dove has fortunes? I think I ate them

[KnottedYet]

Trek - the fortunes are printed on the inside of the wrapper.

Ug. I ate too much dinner. (I was really hungry). Now I gotta clean my apartment.

Buh-bye!

[Trek420]

'night! :)

[KnottedYet]

an hour later...

Knot stumbles out into the livingroom, a wild and desperate look in her eyes. Is it madness? No, it is Murphy soap fumes and the zing of orange-scented air freshener.

She braved the murky depths of adolescent hygiene, and cleaned SKnot's bathroom. Brave soul. Cleaned it top to bottom. Even scraped the congealed crud from his electric toothbrush. More cannot be revealed, lest delicate natures be affronted.

The she took safety and sanity into her own hands, and tidied his room and changed the sheets on his bed. Amazing discoveries of untold wealth ensued! Look! Stacks of clean underwear tucked away under the bed! Behold! Long-lost sweatshirts ! Gaze in wonder at several pairs of clean socks where no socks have gone before!

Ah, but not all discoveries are pleasant ones. Witness the terror of unidentifiable laundry trapped in the sheets at the foot of the bed. Food wrappers wandering aimlessly across the floor. Treacherous piles of paper (forgotten homework?) lurking in wait to topple the weary traveller.

Bedroom and bathroom are ready for the arrival of Grandma, who will be staying the night tomorrow. The washer and dryer are running at full speed. The couch already bears the warm fresh results of the last hour, waiting to be folded.

And now to tackle the rest of the apartment...

[Trek420]

wow, industrious. I usualy start cleaning then get distracted...dog wants to walk....cleaning ends....hence the mess :rolleyes: dust, check TD, sweep, check TD walk dog....

[KnottedYet]

That's how it goes most of the time in my household maelstrom. But when Grandma comes to spend the night, break out the soap and scrub-brushes! Battle stations! Woooop wooop woooop!

[KnottedYet]

Whoa! No-one posted at all last night? Is the power out in the Antipodes?

I slept like crap, had nightmares, and am miserable. I should take a pic of me with these huge bags under my eyes and post it so y'all can see the real me. (I look nothing like Flossie, who always arises fresh and sparkly and ready to greet the day with a smile.)

It is pitch dark here. Don't think I'd ever feel safe riding when it's this dark. How do you darkness-commuters do it?

Coffee. Gotta drink coffee. Eating breakfast might be a good idea, too.

[Fredwina]

It is pitch dark here. Don't think I'd ever feel safe riding when it's this dark. How do you darkness-commuters do it?
o.
with my current job, I'm not commuting, but the key is good lights and good night vision. I usually start riding at 5AM on weekdays, but this week I only got one ride in. Monday I was in 29 Palms with the 508, Tuesday I decided to sleep in. Wednesday I slept in, and Today I forgot to set the alarm. Now I have to decide what I want to do this weekend. My company is having a picnic at the beach, the Riverside club is having a century (on the path where I broke my arm), or I can do a ride in Redlands and go to a 'puter meeting afterwards....

[chickwhorips]

sorry you didn't sleep so well knot. even with baggs under your eyes i'm sure you still look beautiful.

my cleaning is usually along trek's style of cleaning. takes me 5 hours to do a 2 hour clean.

ah yes the dark times have come. it so hard just getting up in the morning when the sun isn't coming up until 9:18am going down at 7:56pm and we are losing 4 mins and 26 seconds a day. noooooooooo!!!!!! http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Angry/Mad.gif

[SadieKate]

5 days of drift to sift . . . I need the Cliff Notes version. Any absolutely life changing events or epiphanies I shouldn't miss?

[Bikingmomof3]

Lise- I am pleased everything is going so well with J! :) Safe travels and enjoy the wedding.

Knot- Please come here and clean. Try three teens, all boys, who share a bathroom. :eek: It was so much easier to keep the house nice and clean when they were little.
I am sorry you slept poorly, it could have been all that cleaning, it is not good to clean too much. ;)

I do not even like running in the dark. It is creepy in the woods (one too many scary movies/books) and there are no sidewalks where I live, which would be fine if the drivers did not seem to think they got better marks for almost hitting runners/walkers/cyclists. :mad:

Fredwina- I think all your weekend options sound like great fun. I cannot wait to hear which one you choose.

Note to self- talk amongst yourselves- How could you forget to buy socks (smacks head)-tad chilly running this morning in 32 degree weather wearing summer weight no show socks?!? Do you not harp at your oldest every.single.day. to make certain he has layers in his bag for running? Yes, you are constantly on his case, so what do you do? You forget. (Smacks head again)

[Kitsune06]

I'm the same on the cleaning. I let stuff slide until it *needs to be done* then I do it fantastically well, we all stand around looking at the newly vacuumed floor/cleaned kitchen/bleached shower, etc etc etc... then it gets dirty again... :rolleyes:

I didn't sleep so great either. I'm living with a blanket thief. I dream of snow drifts and freezing to death in the arctic... then wake up and discover someone's completely wrapped herself in the blankets and is happily stretched waaaayyyyyy out and snoring and snerking like a noisy little angel. :rolleyes: Aww.

So I unwrap the angel and steal the blankets back, to hear angry squeaking and grumping noises until she realizes that when I have enough covers to cover myself, she *should* theoretically have enough, too. Someday I'm gonna play the "You get the blankets, I get the bed" game. :p

Another restless night, another interview today. Early this afternoon... just before work. EEK! Not so nervous. I complained to DGF that I couldn't bike to this one so I didn't want to do the interview. She said "You're kidding me, right?" ...um... no?

so I'm going anyway, because really, a good job is a good job, anyway, and with any luck, maybe I can get a bike rack and do a park 'n ride or something once I'm over the main scary freeway...

[chickwhorips]

Note to self- talk amongst yourselves- How could you forget to buy socks (smacks head)-tad chilly running this morning in 32 degree weather wearing summer weight no show socks?!? Do you not harp at your oldest every.single.day. to make certain he has layers in his bag for running? Yes, you are constantly on his case, so what do you do? You forget. (Smacks head again)

this is for you: http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Feelings/Doh3.gif

[chickwhorips]

I didn't sleep so great either. I'm living with a blanket thief. I dream of snow drifts and freezing to death in the arctic... then wake up and discover someone's completely wrapped herself in the blankets and is happily stretched waaaayyyyyy out and snoring and snerking like a noisy little angel. :rolleyes: Aww.

So I unwrap the angel and steal the blankets back, to hear angry squeaking and grumping noises until she realizes that when I have enough covers to cover myself, she *should* theoretically have enough, too. Someday I'm gonna play the "You get the blankets, I get the bed" game. :p

i'm living with one of those too!!!! we need a plan of action to over come this evil.

good luck on the interview. your gonna rock!!!

[chickwhorips]

by the way:

happy friday the 13th everyone http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Funny/Investigate.gif

[Bikingmomof3]

I'm living with a blanket thief. I dream of snow drifts and freezing to death in the arctic... then wake up and discover someone's completely wrapped herself in the blankets and is happily stretched waaaayyyyyy out and snoring and snerking like a noisy little angel. :rolleyes: Aww.

I am a blanket thief. I wrap myself up and DH ends up freezing. I can only speak for myself, stealing all the blankets is not intentional, honest.:)


Another restless night, another interview today. Early this afternoon... just before work. EEK! Not so nervous. I complained to DGF that I couldn't bike to this one so I didn't want to do the interview. She said "You're kidding me, right?" ...um... no?

Wishing you well on your interview today! Please let us know how it goes. They would be crazy not to hire you.

[Bikingmomof3]

this is for you: http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Feelings/Doh3.gif

Thank You!

[Nanci]

Have you ever listened to a bird's heartbeat? I went to get Dill out, so we could go outside, and when I went to pick him up, I looked in horror at all the feathers and down strewn all over his bed. I said to him, "Dill, we could start a business making pigeon feather pillows!" Then I gave him a hug and rested my ear on his back for a minute. I could hear him breathing in and out, and his heart, which must beat close to 200 BPM. It was very relaxing and amazing.

SK- Queen who you know had moved home to Chicago-ish somewhere I think, quit the seemingly perfect job which turned out not to be and was immediately hired back at her old old job.

Knotted Yet and Dirt Diva got new bikes.

Lise found a nice guy. MWBR.

BMO3 had a stroke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A kitty found Annie.

I think that's the highlights...

[SadieKate]

Thanks, Nanci. 5 days of TD was overwhelming.

Queen - should I offer congratulations? The old old job provides a paycheck which is a good thing. But is the same job a good thing? Just curious. Sometimes you don't know until you try something different.

I didn't know about DirtDiva's new bike. Is it holly-proof?

I've got my fingers crossed for Lise.

[maillotpois]

Nice summary, Nanci. You should write for Cliff Notes.

Good luck on the interview, Kit!

Happy Friday - most of my work for the day is done. What a relief. Including a deposition of a witness taken in front of my actual client. That's always unnerving. I don't mind being a bobble headed idiot at times taking a depo, but in front of my client ...gah! Anyway, it went fine. Client is satisfied, etc.

[chickwhorips]

nanci can you take notes from nov 30th till dec 22nd and email them to me when i get back from vacation?

[Nanci]

Sk- also Fishdoc is almost moved or could be moved to her new home in ___________crap, I can't think of it- but she got the job! New Orleans?

[KnottedYet]

Today's Dove Chocolates:

1. Keep the promises you make to yourself.
2. Hey, why not?
3. When two hearts race, both win. (again)

My heart's a'poundin', but in fear not happiness. Me and my damm soap opera life. MWBR. Sometimes, I swear I am my own worst enemy.

[Bikingmomof3]

Today's Dove Chocolates:

1. Keep the promises you make to yourself.
2. Hey, why not?
3. When two hearts race, both win. (again)

I think they are trying to tell you something.


My heart's a'poundin', but in fear not happiness. Me and my damm soap opera life. MWBR. Sometimes, I swear I am my own worst enemy.

Oh no, what is wrong and how can I help? ((((((Knot))))))

[Kitsune06]

Hmm... unsure of the interview. Didn't get all tingly with good vibes, but don't feel like I made an a$$ of myself, either. Hadda change in the car to get to work less late.
TIRED.
Chica- I saw your pics from the other thread. What an office view. Geez. I keep having dreams of having quit my job, sold my car, and biked to Alaska. Good dreams. :D Somehow, it's always chilly, though...;) :rolleyes:
Knot- No! You're not allowed a soap opera life. NDD. ;) (((Knot))) Any comfort I can lend?

[Bikingmomof3]

nanci can you take notes from nov 30th till dec 22nd and email them to me when i get back from vacation?

What is this strange thing called a vacation? I have heard they do exist, but never believed it. :p

Since I obviously have not been on one in a l-o-n-g time, let me go on holiday vicariously. Where are you headed?

[Pax]

Queen - should I offer congratulations? The old old job provides a paycheck which is a good thing. But is the same job a good thing? Just curious. Sometimes you don't know until you try something different.

It was really scary walking away from that job but I'm glad I did. The new/old job is just a temp thing (6-8 weeks covering for a gal out on maternity leave) while I job hunt. It'll work out, things always do. ;)

[chickwhorips]

Chica- I saw your pics from the other thread. What an office view. Geez. I keep having dreams of having quit my job, sold my car, and biked to Alaska. Good dreams. :D Somehow, it's always chilly, though...;) :rolleyes:

those dreams are only chilly because someone steals your covers.


What is this strange thing called a vacation? I have heard they do exist, but never believed it. :p

Since I obviously have not been on one in a l-o-n-g time, let me go on holiday vicariously. Where are you headed?

they do exist! believe it! never knew what a paid vacation was until last december. now those are nice!

i am going down to the philippines. spending a bit of time in subic bay and then headed over to boracay island.

[Kitsune06]

those dreams are only chilly because someone steals your covers.


Exactly! :D
Are you kidding? I'm from WI. I slept in snow drifts as a child. Alaska doesn't scare me! Bears? Bah! We had Real Wisconsin Huskies! Salmon? Try Sturgeon! I'm ready! I'm prepared!

Brr... I'm putting on a jacket. :D

[Fredwina]

Sk- also Fishdoc is almost moved or could be moved to her new home in ___________crap, I can't think of it- but she got the job! New Orleans?
I thought It was Baton Rouge. You're close!

[Trek420]

It took several to get to these ahem :p Mine said:

* Get your feet massaged (good idea, think I can train Mae?)
* Go to your special place (a bit new age'y for me)
* Follow your instincts (you sure? they usually lead me off a cliff)
* Wink at someone diving past today (from a bike?)

Much better than a horoscope, though fattening.

[Kitsune06]

I spend too much time on TD/TE. Your dove chocolates have me checking my horoscope (no fortunes to be had...) Yesterday's was nice, saying I should have challenges, but be fruitful, etc... today's says I'll be standoffish, argumentative and looking for fights where there are likely none to be had. Great.

I'll have to harrass my sis later (because good-natured harrassment is always fun!) or something.

[Trek420]

Weekly Forecast for October 16, 2006

Says I should "Walk boldly toward your future on Monday. The beginning of the week is, to paraphrase a certain romantic comedy, the beginning of the rest of your life, and you might as well approach it with your all. (my life is a comedy allright) Happily, romance is certain to figure in somehow. (yeah right) And, on Tuesday and Wednesday, so is a new activity -- something healthy, perhaps cardiovascular -- something that you genuinely enjoy doing. (ooh, maybe my bike Bradley will be back from the shop?) Thursday is for taking care of business, and Friday and Saturday likewise find you paying bills, making phone calls, answering the door. On Sunday, pretend you're a plant that needs shade: Stay in."

[DirtDiva]

SadieKate: It's bright red, so I'm hoping the holly bushes think it's some kind of oddly-shaped relative they need to be kind to. I have named her Darth (http://www.giant-bicycles.com/images/_upload_au/bikes/models/zooms/2006/mod_ocr3.jpg). I don't doubt you will understand why. :D

[Kitsune06]

Mine:
Take care of pressing work-related stuff and errands on Monday while you've got the chance (Noooo, not responsibility!); Tuesday and Wednesday are chock-full, and you'll want a little extra time to think about or handle romantic matters.(Or be at work, and sit there, thinking about all the things I'drather be doing at home...) While life and love could be a little overwhelming now, at least it's interesting! Towards the end of the week, you're asking the right questions when it comes to love, whether you're seeking answers from a certain someone or your own heart.(um.... That gets me in trouble...) And this weekend, exploring all the possibilities is not only fruitful, it's great fun - and (bonus!) luck's on your side. (what's that whistling? Is that the cute guy from work, or a bomb flying through the atmosphere in my direction?):D

Uhm... yeah. Um... *sigh*

[SadieKate]

Queen, good to know about the job. Just curious as to whether it was a good thing to be back in it.

Thanks for the update on Fish. Isn't the FishFry back in a new school? How quickly I forget when faced with the prospect of a lovely steelhead.

Dirtdiva, Darth because both are giants? Here I go being obtuse again.

I'm off for some chocolate surveying. Three kinds here - California, Oregon and Vermont - which are demanding a tasting with some lovely Portuguese Port brought home from the trip to Oregon. Tomorrow, Oregonzola from the Rogue Creamery, perhaps paired with some crisp pears.

Yellow is visiting from Yewtah. She and Bubba are working on solving the world's problems. Expect world peace soon. I better get the port out to them to keep the solutions flowing.:D

[snapdragen]

Darth = Darth Vader. Dirt has come over to the "dark side" and bought a road bike....

[DirtDiva]

Alas, I didn't spend enough to get the free lightsaber...

[Bikingmomof3]

I'm off for some chocolate surveying. Three kinds here - California, Oregon and Vermont - which are demanding a tasting with some lovely Portuguese Port brought home from the trip to Oregon. Tomorrow, Oregonzola from the Rogue Creamery, perhaps paired with some crisp pears.

This sounds sinfully delightful. Some people do have all the fun. :cool:


Yellow is visiting from Yewtah. She and Bubba are working on solving the world's problems. Expect world peace soon. I better get the port out to them to keep the solutions flowing.:D

Have a splendid visit with Yellow and Bubba. I do not think there are any TE members near me and definitely no TD'ers.
I am looking forward to world peace. :)

[Pax]

Queen, good to know about the job. Just curious as to whether it was a good thing to be back in it.
It's great to be home! The job will do for now while I try to figure out if I want to stay in mental health or if it's time to move on. I've been doing this for a looooong time and might like to try something new...know any good jobs that you can forget about when you go home for the day???? :D

[Xrayted]

It's great to be home! The job will do for now while I try to figure out if I want to stay in mental health or if it's time to move on. I've been doing this for a looooong time and might like to try something new...know any good jobs that you can forget about when you go home for the day???? :D

President of the United States? You can forget about it while at the office too...

(Oh, sorry. I guess that's just the current guy who can do that. :D)

[KnottedYet]

Snort!

[snapdragen]

I'm thinking about finding one of those too! Sales associate at REI anyone?


know any good jobs that you can forget about when you go home for the day???? :D

[Trek420]

snapdragen Darth = Darth Vader. Dirt has come over to the "dark side" and bought a road bike...."

shouldn't it be black?

"Luke (insert some kinda gaspy inhale sound) I am your father (insert another gaspy inhale sound)"

[Kitsune06]

Ah, what a lovely morning...
I dunno what it is, but I'm having freakyweird dreams lately. Nothing quite like lucid dreams about things *actually happening* in the world, to make you want to *wake up and choke people*. And...
...
I was going to go for a run, but remembered this just after having breakfast.
One of those days.
Saturday the 14th. *dramatic music*

[Trekhawk]

SadieKate: It's bright red, so I'm hoping the holly bushes think it's some kind of oddly-shaped relative they need to be kind to. I have named her Darth (http://www.giant-bicycles.com/images/_upload_au/bikes/models/zooms/2006/mod_ocr3.jpg). I don't doubt you will understand why. :D

Love the bike - have fun on the dark side.:D

[chickwhorips]

so now i want a horoscope! everyone posted yours. anyone have a good one for me?

trek i think you should run with yours. perfect for you turning to the dark side....

kit the good luck is for that job on yours... i take it now you don't need me anymore with my good wishes.

[Kitsune06]

Chica- yours for today: Creative power ***
This influence is a strong stimulus to any kind of ambition, but the danger is that its energy can be rather violent and disruptive. It represents a ruthless burst of ego energy that does not take kindly to limitation. Positively speaking, this is an excellent time for doing any kind of heavy work, particularly if it involves making major changes of any kind whatever. Even if you think you are totally uninterested in power, you will get a great deal of satisfaction out of having and using power. There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to use this power creatively. Just don't try to kid yourself that you aren't thinking of your own interests now. You are, and there is nothing wrong in that unless your interests conflict with everyone else's.

Good thing it's a slow day at the PO, huh?

[chickwhorips]

yup no kidding. just don't know what this means for the rest of the day.

BF is working mids right now (midnight to 8 am) and doesn't sleep well. this is usually when things go a bit chaotic in my house.

[Trek420]

chickwhorips "trek i think you should run with yours. perfect for you turning to the dark side...."

I'll go with this Dove fortune that says "It's definately a bubble-bath day"

[chickwhorips]

why don't i get good fortunes like that?

[DirtDiva]

shouldn't it be black?
Yeah. I was kinda thinking Sidious, rather than Lord Vader. I suppose Darth Maul had a bit of a red thing going on, but he got cut in half. :eek:

[Trek420]

CWR, you just have to keep having another chocolate till you find the right one!

DirtDiva "Darth Maul had a bit of a red thing going on, but he got cut in half. :eek:"

well yeah he did but didn't Darth Vader get thrown off a cliff?

[Kitsune06]

Welll... Vader got tossed into the lava because he ignored the fact that the difference in elevations gave Kenobi a +2 dex and +2 str advantage (well... according to the DM...)
And then later... welll. it just got worse.

But assuming that this bike is "more metal than man" and nice metal to boot, I'm willing to call it "all good"

oh, god, I'm SUCH a NERD!!!!

[Trek420]

Vader got tossed into the lava? I thought that was Gollum? Wrong movie. Who'd want a bike named Gollum .... my precioussssssss ;)

[Kitsune06]

I can see maybe a skuzzy little BMX bike named Gollum... :p Well Vader before he was Vader... Anakin.

Vader had his hand neatly removed and was force-lightninged to death by the Emperor... but since I see no holly bushes anywhere in the story, I think we're safe!

[Trek420]

Darth Vader's available in a light blue...that would be Anakin.

[DirtDiva]

I thought it was Luke that got his hand chopped off? How did Sidious die? Maybe I shoulda just gone with Leia. She lived.

[Nanci]

Who else could come up with a type of animal which begins with the letter U, spur of the moment, in less than one minute???

[DirtDiva]

Not I.

[Trek420]

Nanci, fictional animals count? Unicorn. Do you have one of those?

[Kitsune06]

You're not talking about umbrellabirds, are you?

[KnottedYet]

I wrote "The Letter" to DPITA and mailed it. (had to be a letter since she won't talk on the phone) Just got back from the post office.

Feel slightly sick to my stomach, but tremendously relieved.

Can't think of myself as single. Just in some nauseous lightheaded limbo.


BMo3- I also mailed the CW-X to you. Don't worry, no "we can't live together" letter in *your* package! :D

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "BMo3- I also mailed the CW-X to you. Don't worry, no "we can't live together" letter in *your* package! :D"

It could be funny if you got the letters mixed up :o

Good luck KY.

[Kitsune06]

I'd hate to see BMo3 post to TD and say "Geez, Knot... I dunno about this..."
and later find out that DPITA got the bra.
Always 2x check your addresses, kids! :p

[Trek420]

Kitsune06, and be careful using "reply all" vs "reply" which is usually my trick, let's all surf safe.

[Kitsune06]

ohhhhh let's not get into 'reply all' stories...
My best/worst was a story I'd written for my ex (not much imagination needed there), replying to an email he'd sent me, ccing his parents (arranging plane tickets or one of the details of my visit or something) and I hit reply all with this story. :eek: :eek: :eek:
It's the type of mistake that 'larns ya right quick' and gives your inlaws stories about you forever.:rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

Nanci, fictional animals count? Unicorn. Do you have one of those?

My instant thought was "unicorns", too.

[chickwhorips]

trek i need to invest in these chocolates to begin with. wonder if i can find them online. google here i come!

knot i know its nerve wrecking but good for you! i'm behind you 100% (BMof3 if you accidentally get the letter instead of the bra, well... you have a shoulder to cry on.)

nanci my first thought unicorn.... what about an ultrasaurus (if you count dinosaurs).

[Kitsune06]

Ok, Nanci, you're driving us nuts with anticipation- what is this animal that starts with a U?

*chokes on her Dr. Pepper* CHICA! NO! How did I not come up with Ultrasaurus?! I was such a dinosaur nut when I was a kid, and it didn't even occur to me!

Ooh, you get bonus points. :D

[chickwhorips]

nanci we need your snake expertise over here on this thread (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?p=133457&posted=1#post133457).

[Fredwina]

I went to the employee picnic at the beach . It was 64 very hilly miles. Was doing OK until about 2 miles. when I Fell out of the blue . There was a CHiP behind me and he said I was up one minute and down the next . Just scraped up, but need to go helmet shopping again. I think I may have bonked. Plus I'm my getting strong enough that I get the Bike Friday up into 20's, and does it appear to have squirrely handling at that speed. My take a couple days off. Also may drop out of Tour De Tuscon. I've got other things I want to do in 2007 that are bit more important

[Kitsune06]

Ack- glad you're ok, Fredwina. Just blacking out like that is scary. No history of it, I take it?

[Fredwina]

Nope. I don't think I blacked out, as I can remember think "Oh S**t! I'm going down" before hitting the pave'.
Part of it was I thought I would have 50 miles and about 2000 feet of climbing. Real Life 64, and 4500 feet:eek: plus the BF climbs like a tank compared to my Cannondale:eek: :eek: almost took it, but wanted to haul stuff, then left my 508 tee at the beach:mad: should have ate mote at the picnic, and brought more with me.
To paraphrase my late Father, "we can but another handlebar, But we can't buy another you"
PS look at the bike 'puter. Max speed which I'm sure I was at) was 37mph I don't recall every going that fast on the "pocket tank" before

[Kitsune06]

:eek:
37 mph?!
was it calibrated for those tiny wheels? That's smokin! No wonder... Well... lotsa carbs nextime, b/c yeah, we can't buy another you! :p Like I said, though, really glad you're okay!

[Trek420]

Why Trek is called Tek'inator in Aikido.

Our dojo's lineage is there's:
* the founder of Aikido, O'sensei and....
* his favorite senior student was a man named Saito Sensei and....
* Saito Sensei is my teachers teacher.

Saito Sensei rarely came to the US, I got to see him three times. My teacher went back to Japan to train with him yearly. One rare exeption was five years ago in September Saito came to the US. The workshop was in Rohnert Park was advertised for a long time and everyone who is everyone was going.

But I wasn't.

My ex (not an ex at the time) and I were going on vacation and there was a no cancelation policy on the workshop so I said IF we got back in time Id go up North try to find a 2' x 4' space on the mat and train. But I wan't gonna register.

Well what happened happend and flights were stopped all over the world and when they finaly started up Saito Sensei wasn't going. We later found out that Saito Sensei had cancer, this trip would have been his last to the US and he never visited again.

We got back from vacation the skys were still oddly silent but my e-mail box was not.

First there were a slew of messages "Saito Sensei Workshop Canceled due to Sept 11 emergency"

then another slew of e-mails "New Workshop announced, same date place and time but all US High ranking instuctors"

then another slew from the organisers "ya know if you really want your money back just ask and we'll give it to ya".

Then there was a letter from A.N.

Now A.N. and I have played catch up with rank, he's always been a step ahead of me, 1st kyu when I was 2nd, shodan when I was 1st kyu, now I'm 2nd degree black and he's third. But at the time I was a 1st degree black belt and he was newly minted 2nd.

and in it he ranted about the workshop and that he wanted his money back but couldn't get it and about the workshop that had been put together something along the lines of "these instructors I see all the time, I paid to see Saito Sensei"

oooh, might not want to say that to the local head instructors if you want to get your next rank...

So I carefully composed a letter and in it I laid out that the organiser had reversed their policy and yes you could get a refund, but even if they had not we all new that going in that there were no refunds and that's becuase even in a national emergency there were expenses to organise the event and they are entitled to recoup them and I went on to say his comments about "you guys I see all the time" were uhm a little insulting.

Intended to reply to A.N and guess what happened?

Yep, all over the planet! Hombu dojo (the BEEEG one in Tokyo) major instrutors worldwide....all about A.N.s business.

This is martial arts, I have to train with this guy, he's big and strong and his 2 daughters are 2nd degree black belts. He gets to throw me across the room and turn my arms into pretsels. Did I mention he's big?

Now what?

At first I was so embarased I thought I'd simply give up on Aikido then one day I screwed my courage up and went to the class. From the dressing room I could hear A.N. talking and laughing and thought I'd sink through the floor.

I went out, walked past behind him he smiled, we did warm ups and Sensei gave us our first technique to do I was looking for someone to train with and suddenly literaly slidding in front of me on the matt in a bow .... was A.N. asking to train with me.

"Hi there Trek'inator" he looked up with a big :D

"Ami'san (an expression of respect) I bowed, "domo arigato" (thank you very much).

so things were fine but that's why I'm called "Dita'nator" on the mat

[Kitsune06]

Nice story!
I love aikido. My ex called it "the falling-down dance" because of the grace with which one can guide one's opponent into the floor. ;)
Do we get to call you Trekinator then? ;)

[Fredwina]

:eek:
37 mph?!
was it calibrated for those tiny wheels? That's smokin! No wonder... Well... lotsa carbs nextime, b/c yeah, we can't buy another you! :p Like I said, though, really glad you're okay!
Yes, it calibrated right. at least it matches the car and the other bikes. It's fairly good size hill, and a real popular training route. when I rode out, Health Net, Colivita, and Jelly Belly were having a race. No, these weren't people who bought the Jerseys, either.
BTW, here's the route :
http://routeslip.com/map.php?map=11609
SK, I know I should buy an altimeter. Maybe when sell the tank... I think I'm cursed when it comes to bicycling in Orange County. and it was such a pretty ride.
I drank a Rock star after I got back to the car, and some O'douls here. The o'd's seem to hit the spot for me as a recovery drink.

[Trek420]

Kitsune06 "I love aikido. My ex called it "the falling-down dance" because of the grace with which one can guide one's opponent into the floor. ;)"

I dunno how gracefully I'm guided to the floor, falls I think are something you give yourself not so much something done to you and my ukemi (falls) are more along the line of "crash burn". :cool:

It only LOOKS dance-like. When you're in it, doing it...powerful stuff but fun fun fun and constantly learning. I can't think of any martial art you smile as often doing, today in class Marinella had me cracking up (she always does) as she was doing a sword form with me...to the tune of Blue Danube.

"Do we get to call you Trekinator then? ;)"

only on TD? :p

[Kitsune06]

weellllll... I meant how gracefully the thrower threw you. The throwee doesn't need to be so graceful (unless they're good at landing and rolling, which is hard, hard, hard, and I don't think I could do it...):p

I try to call myself graceful (I try! I do!) but yeah, he had me land pretty disgracefully more than once. (like the "Oh, you're coming straight at me? Blurry hand movement, subtle step, oh, suddenly you're on your butt! How cute." :rolleyes: Never was good at finding balance, but I always had a thing for Ki and the exchange thereof.

[KnottedYet]

[QUOTE=Kitsune06;133472 but I always had a thing for Ki and the exchange thereof.[/QUOTE]

When I was preggers my Tai Chi instructor (yes, I tried 2 martial arts, karate and Tai Chi. Tai Chi was my favorite) was utterly entranced by my belly. aka SKnot. He said it was total Chi. I was so darn graceful as a huge pregnant chick (I'd been taking his class for a while) that he had me be at the front to help lead class.

That was one of the highlights of my silly little life.

[Kitsune06]

Pregnant women are amazing and beautiful in their own rights... but I'm assuming that wasn't what was originally meant...
I knew a shaman once (well, I still know her- beside the point) who had very interesting views of chi and people. SKnot strikes me as a very special person. It'll be interesting to see what he does when he grows up.

[Trek420]

tai chi is a beautiful art. One days I ride to work I pass a park where lots of old people do Tai Chi.

I wish I got there early enough to join them,

My teacher and any other women I know in Aikido have usualy stopped training while pregnant, either the balance thing or there's a tale that the falls/rolls could endanger the baby.

[Lise]

I'm in DC, my brother safely married. It was a wonderful wedding, and it's been a great weekend. My mom and I are staying at my brother's house tonight and tomorrow...she leaves Mon, I stay 'til Tues AM, exploring the city. I love DC.

I can't get into AOL mail! Whaaaaahhh! :( I just know J. wrote me...blech. I had the same problem last time I was here. What kind of computer lets you go anywhere except AOL mail? Wierd.

KN, I'm glad you sent that letter (((KN))). You've taken a big step toward opening your life back up to love and joy. I know a thing or two about this.

OK, I'm tickled that I got on here, but time to go to bed. Love to you all, L.

[KnottedYet]

We miss you, Lise!

[KnottedYet]

tai chi is a beautiful art. One days I ride to work I pass a park where lots of old people do Tai Chi.

I wish I got there early enough to join them,

My teacher and any other women I know in Aikido have usualy stopped training while pregnant, either the balance thing or there's a tale that the falls/rolls could endanger the baby.

Oh, goody. I'm an honorary "old people".

I watched my instructor and his instructor fight once. It was like watching snakes wrestle. I wish I could find my instructor again. I want to keep doing Tai Chi as a martial art. (as opposed to an old peoples' exercise)

Please note the proper use of the apostrophe. I've consumed an entire bottle of wine (don't even TRY to tell me I don't deserve it) and I can still do at least one grammatical gymnastic correctly.

I lost a few critters before I was able to keep one (SKnot). So I believe the thing about falls/rolls to some extent. But really, I believe that if the critters have other more pressing engagements, they won't stay with you no matter what.

[Kitsune06]

...my relieving officer is late. I've had too much caffiene (or something) and I'm crawling out of my skin trying to just sit still here in the chair, waiting for an opportunity to squeak outside and pace around the parking lot until I wear down some of this buzz. GRUH! (just watch, I'll want to complain about jsut being around her when she's here, I just know it...) :D

Knot- I appreciate the efforts with the wine, but I think I found a couple grammatical errors. ;) don't hit me!!! I type my stuff in word, squint to see if there are any green or red squigglies under it, then copy and paste it. When Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v don't work anymore, I put the bottle away. :D

[KnottedYet]

Hey, I only said ONE grammatical gymnatstic.

The rest are up for grabs!

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "Oh, goody. I'm an honorary "old people".

Knot, that's not what I meant...

First) martial arts is an activity where age in the sport is a good thing. it takes years to get this clumsy....and then they change everything and I'm a dolt again.

More important) tai chi is not and "old persons" art but....I ride past the edge of Oaklands China town and this square is a large gathering of mostly older Chinese doing Tai Chi every morning.

[salsabike]

Lise, glad you're having fun. Let us know what you visit in DC. It is a fabulous place to wander around in--the museums are amazing, I like the different neighborhoods, etc.

I was about to pursue aikido when my back decided to go fibromyalgia on me, and I had to quit ballet after many years and thus KNEW I could never manage aikido--too bad, since I too think aikido is beautiful.

I SMASHED my toe against Mr. Salsa's still-packed suitcase this morning on the way to the bathroom (in the basement dungeon--so it's not like it was actually in my way, just not accustomed to the smaller space configuration). OW OW OW OW OW. My toe is hugely swollen and purple and disgusting and I can't put any weight on it. Wonder how compatible this is with the 60-mile tandem ride planned for tomorrow? AND dammit, REI didn't have the SIDI Dominator size I need, although the guy was immensely useful in helping me figure out what size I really DO need (male regular width 42.5, for those who are interested. The women's shoe is too narrow for me, and TE Goddess Susan Otcenas helped me figure this out. Thank you, Susan. Wish you sold the male shoes; then I could buy them from you).

Why are construction crews such china shop bulls? They've dumped a gajillion nails in our yard, so we're trying to clean them up so a) the cats can go back out without six million nails underfoot and b) whenever I get back to relandscaping and a real garden I won't have to worry about being impaled by large nails every time I dig a hole to plant. Arrr.

Maillotpois, are you running/walking/hiking? How you feeling?

Fishdoc, are you there yet?

Am assuming that Choco, Maizey, tortoises are well, and Nanci's daughter's bird is getting better. Poor both of them.

[KnottedYet]

I know that's not what you meant, dear Trek. I'm just being an obnoxious drunk frat-boy @ssho1e.

Watching my instructor and his instructor fight taught me that Tai Chi is MUCH more than just old peoples' exercise.

We once did a thing in class where the entire class (I wasn't preggers at the time) tried to push over our instructor. We couldn't do it.

I loved the book "ChiRunning". Man, I followed that book and my running style improved soooooo much. Not enough that I could run in the Danskin Tri, but improved enough that I noticed. Tai Chi applied to gait. Very cool. I've tried to use it with my patients, but it rarely works. They need the whole philosophy first.

[Kitsune06]

No kidding, obnoxious. Watch out, you'll make me act like a 20 something, and that's the last thing anyone wants to see.

Honorary old people my @ss. I can still easily compare you to my age. I might as well be honorary ol--- waitaminute. *points*Margo! You put her up to that, didn't you!? ARGH! *forehead smite!*

Crassy, very crassy. ;) I wanna see how much of this you derete tomorrow. :D

and Chi pressing is very cool. ex decided to show me, so occasionally, we'd gently nudge each other by extending ki. Weirdos. I now just use it in ki pressing and massage to try to relax tight muscles or make dgf feel better...

on a related note: does anyone here know about seeing auras, or perceiving them? is it too highbrow for the moment? ;) :D

[Trek420]

Kitsune06 "I wanna see how much of this you derete tomorrow. :D"

yep, will she still respect us in the morning?

[Kitsune06]

Will she respect herself?

I know I'll feel just fine about me in the morning. :D I just like picking on drunk people. It's fun, but you know, I kid b/c I love. Of course. :D

It's ALWAYS SOMETHING.

The other officer is here now, but I have to wait 45 minutes before I can GO HOME. Going CRAZY WAITING. *taps foot restlessly-jiggles leg-drums fingers*

[KnottedYet]

Hey, I respect myself all over the damm place! Now, where's the damm corkscrew?

Don't tell, but I do a lot of aura and energy field work with my manual therapy at my job. My patients like it and they get better, so what's the fuss?

[Kitsune06]

The fuss is just that it's unconventional, ya d@mn hippy! :eek:
I'm working on 'seeing' aura, but for me it has to be a very dark room, and I can't look *directly* at it, but I can pick it up in peripheral vision. Pretty nifty stuff. I can feel it better. hot/cold, close, further away, etc. It's uberawesome for tantric excercise, etc. :D

*sniff* Knot, I wanna respect myself, too. *checks watch* half an hour till I get home. :rolleyes:

...the guy on the ad in the humor section needs some help with self-respect, too. Or just to get back on his saddle.

...help! I'm a Sag and I can't shut up!

[KnottedYet]

I can't see 'em, I can only feel 'em.

But honey, when I feel 'em, watch out!

I've done some very cool work with energy fields! But I can't say that, I can only document what muscles I've worked on, etc. I think the "field" is the brain's shorthand for something else it's observing. Maybe tension in muscles or something.

(oh, the weird stories I could tell...)

[Kitsune06]

to see them is something else, totally, and you know it when you see it. For me, it often looks like blue/green steam coming from my fingers, just a faint outline, where there's really only enough light to see a silhouette (and my hands should be black-on-black... but doing energy work, you can often actually *see* the cause and effect. it's like steam or vapor. Very cool.

I'm with ya on weird stories. D@mn hippies have all the fun. :D

[KnottedYet]

If you haven't already, check out Kirilian photography.

[Kitsune06]

I have. When I get a scanner, I'll put the pic online for you. I came out all white/pink/turquoise/blue, with a funny yin-yang energy swirl over my head. H was more pink/blue/green.

[Kitsune06]

mmkay y'all, it's been fun, but I've made enough of an @ss of myself tonight... so I'm going home. To sleep, perchance to dream. And yes, I'll have fun. :rolleyes:

[Nanci]

You guys were sure talkative last night while I was watching the season two finale of Grey's Anatomy. Talk about a tear jerker... I HATE McDreamy.

I didn't ride my bike yesterday. I'm still freaked out by almost getting hit last Sunday. (All my fault, what a dumbaxx) I put down eight more bags of cypress mulch under my big oak garage tree, and added another two patio blocks, dug in, to my little landing I made by where I park, and moved one flower, a carnation, and planted a lantana, along my stepping stone sidewalk where I envision someday little colorful flowers and edible tortoise plants tucked in the uneven edges of the stones. I hand-picked all the pine needles out of the grass in my tortoise garden. I moved my cast iron birds next to the new flowers. The torts grazed happily. I made crockpot chicken and dumplings, and went to see Jackass Two with a girlfriend. I was crying (with laughter) before I was five minutes into it...Then I came home and took the torts and Dill out again. With a nice bottle of Viognier. I love watching the birds go to bed for the night- the crows who are all out walking in the grass go back to the woods. A pair of doves that sound like they weigh ten pounds each- they are so clumsy! land in the oak and crash around and coo at each other till they fall asleep. Bluejays and squirrels look for acorns till it's almost dark. Sometimes the little wrens flit about and complain. Woodpeckers fly to the oak, out to the huge mimosa, out to the woods, back to the oak. When it's too dark to read, I take everyone back in the house. It got down to 40 something last night! Was 44F when I got up.

I get daily updates on Kelly's bird Roy. His first bandage change will be Monday. Then we will know what amount of foot was salvaged. He's doing fine, though.

Salsa, I had a toenail fall off a couple weeks ago. Actually, it was helped off. I think it got injured at Wickham Park in May. Then I dropped my bike on it last Saturday!! (You know I ride with sandals...) Watch your toe- purple and swollen might indicate a fracture.

Knot- I'm sorry.

CWR- got the snake thing handled. I wish they wouldn't have murdered it, though.

Oh, yeah, Baton Rouge, how could I forget?? Every time I think about it, I get that Garth Brooks song stuck in my head...

Lise, AOL blows. I bet he's sent you a bunch of letters! Probably even PR has written!

Fredw, that is very strange.

Oh, the "U" animal I thought of immediately was Umbrella Bird. Of course, BF who called from work at the sheriff's dept and demanded I produce a "U" animal with no explanation then thinks I made it up. I'm like, well Google it if you don't believe me. There is also the Uakari, a particularly unfortunate-looking New World monkey, and (sea) urchin.

Umbrella Bird

Any of three species of bird of tropical South and Central America, family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes, about 45 cm/18 in long. The Amazonian species Cephalopterus ornatus, the ornate umbrella bird, has an inflatable wattle at the neck to amplify its humming call, and in display elevates a long crest (12 cm/4 in) lying above the bill so that it rises umbrella-like above the head. These features are less noticeable in the female, which is brownish, while the male is blue-black.

In the long-wattled umbrella bird C. penduliger, the wattle is covered with black feathers and may reach a length of 28 cm/11 in. The wattle of C. glabricollis is short, bare, and red.

I'm resisting, I'm resisting!!

[Nanci]

Do you guys ever hear weird things at night? A few months ago, I woke up in the middle of the night. I thought I heard a man walking down the street, laughing. I went over to the window, and finally, after being really scared, decided it was an owl.

Now last night, I heard a thing that sounded like a man trying to bark like a dog, and I heard it in the space of about 30 seconds- first at my neighbors' which was what drew my attention- I went to the window for more information, then suddenly in my front yard, then way across the street in a field. Had to be a bird- but I sure don't know what...I listened to a bunch of owl calls just now, and it doesn't match any of them.

[Pax]

Sorry I missed the fun last night...hey Knotted, how's your head feel?? :D Mine would feel stuffed with cotton and my tongue would feel carpeted with 1970's orange shag. ;)

[KnottedYet]

Oh, no! What have I done?!?!?

[Trek420]

well there photos of you with the lampshade....and you mailed this letter to DPITA and a lacey bra to BMo3

[Nanci]

And what are you doing up so early??? And what kind of wine was it??

[KnottedYet]

Sage words of hard-won wisdom:
Ladies, DO NOT drink an entire bottle of wine in one sitting.

Wish I had someone to be very quiet and just hold my head while I lie in a dark quiet room and quietly repeat to myself "don't do that again. don't do that again. don't do that again."

Instead of putting underwear on my head, I was putting it in the mail? Lordy, that's some intense red wine! And who did I mail the lampshade to, dear Trek?

Oh, hey, I was so drunk that I forgot the Neilson television folks called last night. I'm gonna be a Neilsen family! I told the chickie on the phone that I sometimes don't watch TV for days, and she laughed. don't think she believed me. Watch out, folks! I'm gonna skew the data on US television viewing!

[KnottedYet]

And what are you doing up so early??? And what kind of wine was it??

I'm up early so I can fully enjoy every nuance of the migraine and upset stomach I gave myself. (I'm trying to head off the migraine, but I don't know if I'm gnna be successful.)

Let's see, what did I drink <rummages in garbage>
Pacific Peak Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon bottled in Ripon, CA
750 ml of high quality rot-gut purchased at the family-owned little grocery store near the ferry dock for a grand total of $3.64 (tax included)

Think I'm gonna be sick.

[CyclChyk]

NANCI -about those weird noises at night, I am convinced more times than not that someone is walking around my upstairs when there is not supposed to be anyone up there.

But then again, I believe in ghosts too.......:rolleyes:

[Nanci]

Try drinking some Gatorade.

The only thing I ever get a headache from is some roses. And only if I drink the whole bottle.

I never could get into Cab. I would imagine that a $3 bottle would be pretty horrifying, though. I think cheap whites are a lot better- like any of the Sutter Home whites, or Beringer Chenin Blanc or Pinot Grigio. Or Sutter Home Zinfandel or Pinot Noir, if you need a cheap red!

BF called to say his partner was going to a dove shoot after work. I said "I hope he shoots himself!" I hope I wasn't on speaker phone...

[Nanci]

I think Choco is blue again. That would explain why he didn't come out last night. I totally missed his shed last time. I will have to keep an eye on him. The reason I know is he is sleeping directly on the glass bottom of his viv- and the stand it's on allows me to look underneath.

[Nanci]

CyclChyk- here's something really weird. I sleep on a soft-sided waterbed- the kind with just about no water movement. I mean, you can feel it mush around if you roll over, but no waves like the olden days. (Dill sleeps on a waterbed, too-the kind with tubes- you absolutely can't feel _anything_ on that bed!) But anyway, sometimes I will wake up because I can feel the bed moving- like something big is swimming around in it, or like someone has sat on the edge of the bed or laid down or something. It scares the crap out of me, and I have no explanation...

My house itself is pretty quiet. I have motion sensors outside that sound a doorbell if they get set off. Only a couple times has it been a human...I'm an absolute chicken about being home alone. Except for the period of time last winter when I had a shotgun. I need to get one for myself.

[KnottedYet]

I'm feeling pretty blue myself.

(and somewhat green about the gills)

I'd like to find a quiet place to curl up, too.

Drinking Clif Shot electrolyte right now. As long as I don't move my head, I'm pretty ok. I think I'll go back to bed after I drink some more Clif, water, coffee, Extra Strength Excedrin.

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "Think I'm gonna be sick."

"don't do that again. don't do that again. don't do that again." unless splitting the bottle with a TE gal or few.

I'm off to get breakfast and get ready for a bike ride.

[Nanci]

I'm kind of thinking about going back to bed, too, till it gets warm out. Maybe first I will take a hot bath. It's up to 54 here! The local Century is next Saturday. I bet it's cold at the start, then gets up to about 80F. I can't decide if I want to start early before the official start, or start with the big pack, or ride with friends, or ride alone...

I had a dream about Boleros last night! I dreamed someone made one, and gave it to me, but it choked me around the neck, and didn't come down far enough to cover up my shoulders. It was a weird dream.

I really, really want this: http://tinyurl.com/y892eu

Maybe if I wait, I can get one on clearance like I got the zip cashmina last year...

[DebW]

Nanci, check out the barred owl. They have an incredible repertoir of sounds, some of them kind of freaky.

(((Knot)))

I'm at my sister's house in PA. First time I've been here since her cockatiel passed away, so I'm missing Chester. She was 17. Sunny the budgy is still here - but Sunny doesn't like to be held or sit on shoulders. Anyway, good to see my sis. Was visiting a cousin yesterday, and saw the Nat'l Geo place in DC (I should have waved to you, Lise). Also did a bike ride in Silver Springs on the Sligo Creek bike path. I'll try to get my sister out on her bike later today (after I install her new brake pads).

My business trip Wed-Fri was OK. I got away without giving a presentation, so it was low stress. Except then our working group figured out how far behind the previously set schedule we are, and how our science priorities were superseeded by upper management.

[Pax]

Knotted - hope your head and tummy feel better, try eating something greasy (like McD's sausage mcmuffin)...always makes me feel muuuuch better. :)

[KnottedYet]

Queen - Ha. ha. it is to laugh.:rolleyes:

Trek - I read "splitting the bottle" as "spinning the bottle" <snort>

Going back to bed PDQ.

[Nanci]

This call was single hoarse bark (think sealionish)- not at all a who-cooks-for-you. Not a whoo at all. I guess it didn't have to be an owl at all, but it wasn't anything like a whippoorwill.

The only owls we have are Barn, (very rare) Great Horned, Barred and Screech.

Must have been a Barred Owl- even though I can't find that exact call.

I was MTBing one afternoon and saw two barred owls doing _something_ that involved a lot of calling/chasing in the woods, right out in plain sight, for a _long_ time. Not sure if it was friendly chasing or territorial.

Cool site: http://www.whatbird.com/

[Nanci]

Ok, so I saw on the http://www.whatbird.com site that Absolut Vodka had bought seven of their bird images for a movie about Absolut Ruby Red.

http://absolut.com/ scroll to the right a couple clicks, and you can see this movie about the evolution of grapefruit. It's incredible.

[Nanci]

Ok, so maybe just the first couple scenes are really cool...

[Kitsune06]

I wouldn't spin the bottle with TD chicks. It'd cause all manners of trouble. Splitting the bottle might cause more- travel!

I did as promised and got sloshed last night, but went to bed right after (dgf hadda get up for work at 5) and a headache woke me up this morning.... so I'm visiting the Aleve and wondering when this weird streak of weird dreams will end.

Knot, you might feel better if you're sick. If you manage not to be, though, a little sleep and some carbs and hydration will help ya. I hope you feel better soon.

[KnottedYet]

Going back to bed for an hour. Night, y'all!

[Bikingmomof3]

Who else could come up with a type of animal which begins with the letter U, spur of the moment, in less than one minute???

My youngest twins answered immediately with, Umbrella Crested Cockatoo. It is a bird obviously, does it count?

[Bikingmomof3]

I wrote "The Letter" to DPITA and mailed it. (had to be a letter since she won't talk on the phone) Just got back from the post office.

Feel slightly sick to my stomach, but tremendously relieved.

(((((((((HUGS)))))))))


Can't think of myself as single. Just in some nauseous lightheaded limbo.

You shall not be for long, unless you want to be. You are brilliant, funny, athletic, lovely. Need I go on?



BMo3- I also mailed the CW-X to you. Don't worry, no "we can't live together" letter in *your* package! :D

I shall watch for it and let you know when it arrives. If the letter someohow got thrown in, I promise not to open it and to promptly return it to you.

[Bikingmomof3]

Wow, catch a little cold and I miss pages of fun!

Knot- feel better. Nothing like beign ill and an impending migraine. If I was there I would hold your head. I shall indeed be interested to see what arrives in the mail. ;)

Lise- It is nice to "see" you. I am please to hear the wedding went well. What a PITA it must be not to be able to check your mail.

I need to learn to stay up at night and play with everyone.

For now, it is still chilly and I am off for a run and then some toning exercisies followed by yoga.

Ciao!

[Nanci]

I'm off to buy some lettuce seedlings and possibly a miniature rose and another annual or two, then do some more footpath decorating and hopefully some stone dewobbling. Gotta check on the grass seedlings, too!

[Kitsune06]

I should probably go back to bed... and I might... but breakfast sounds good, too. :rolleyes:

[snapdragen]

Why are construction crews such china shop bulls? They've dumped a gajillion nails in our yard, so we're trying to clean them up so a) the cats can go back out without six million nails underfoot and b) whenever I get back to relandscaping and a real garden I won't have to worry about being impaled by large nails every time I dig a hole to plant. Arrr.

I have a construction story. There is a monestary (Poor Clares) up in the hills near me. They were rebuilding, all dependant on donations. The nuns helped the electrician pull all the old metal wiring out. Anyway, every evening after the work crew would leave, the nuns would go out and retreive all the dropped nails. They'd give them back to the crew to use.

[snapdragen]

Pacific Peak Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon bottled in Ripon, CA
750 ml of high quality rot-gut purchased at the family-owned little grocery store near the ferry dock for a grand total of $3.64 (tax included)


Oh dear. Next time, choose one from the $5 bin....:D

I was a Neilsen family once - during my heavy PBS phase. I hope I skewed things a bit.

[snapdragen]

Knotted - hope your head and tummy feel better, try eating something greasy (like McD's sausage mcmuffin)...always makes me feel muuuuch better. :)

That's just mean!!!! :p

[maillotpois]

Wow. 7 pages of TD since Friday. Here's what I get for not being on a computer for 36 hours....

Knot - wow you are going through a tough time right now - huge hugs to you. And I second the sausage biscuit suggestion. GREAT hangover food.

Salsa - I hope your toe's okay - I have lost most of both big toenails. Like Nanci's they had to be helped. (EEWW). I am hoping they grow back normally? :confused: Never lost a toenail before. Nanci, any insight on this?

The marathon's next weekend. Whatever. My enthusiasm is not high....

Had a lovely breakfast yesterday with SK and Yellow. Great to me her! She's like one little muscle!!! I had a great time, and SK even shared the last bit of her SB gold bar with me!! Wow. I tried hard today but could not find one of those. Maybe I have to stop at SB on the way back from work some night this week and see if they have them.

I got the PP and myself a small (1 oz). nibby bar each for the football game today. Yes, I am going to a pro football game. Chargers/49ers. I am SO not a sports fan, and last time I went to one was easily 15 years ago. But we were given tix and it seems like a fun family outing, especially with a nibby bar in tow....

Okay - gotta do some other computer stuff and then get ready for the game. :eek:

[salsabike]

MP, they do grow back normally. I lost a big toenail a couple of years ago after a strenuous hike with a wrong-fitting hiking boot. The podiatrist who took it off (once it detaches, it has to go, apparently) said it would make about 10% growth each month, and that is exactly what happened.

Snap, that's a classic construction story. Smart nuns. The guys--and they are nice guys--are just profligate in their waste. Slobs, too. Lots of cigarette butts. I will give them all their nails back but have a firm conviction that as soon as I leave for work they'll toss them high in the air and let them redistribute themselves around the site. Double arrrrr.

Nanci, wish I could see your yard---sounds really cool. I find I am missing my garden a whole lot--it got pretty much turned into a moonscape as they started the house expansion. I moved the flowering plants I most wanted to keep to a holding bed, which they destroyed part of, of course. The yard won't be relandscapable till at least early spring, after they're completely done with the house. All my bird feeders are still up--in fact, we got a pileated woodpecker for the first time last week at the suet feeder (think Woody). We've only had downy and hairy woodpeckers before, and of course northern flickers, who are gorgeous. Anyway, you get to plant all kinds of stuff in Florida that would roll their eyes upwards, swoon, and die here, like lantana, which I like (you can manage it here but it's really hard work--doesn't fit the climate). And yes, I hear weird noises at night especially when Mr. Salsa is traveling for work. Last week, I got to walk the entire yard with a flashlight since I was sure someone was breaking in (they weren't). Hate that. Wish we didn't have to experience that level of paranoia. Your waterbed thing is SO interesting---maybe it's the work of the moon and the tides on some profound planetary level. Not kidding about that. That is fascinating. Re Choco being blue--that's a sign that a shed is coming? Is there any worry about that or something you have to watch for/help with?

Knot, I know this sounds weird, but if things are bad, the relief will SO outweigh the loss. At least, that's sure how it worked for me with the seven-year-relationship-pre-Mr.-Salsa guy. Felt like someone had taken an elephant off my forehead when I finally ended it. It felt great--hard but great.

BMof3---your YOUNGEST twins came up with the umbrella cockatoo? Um..how many twins do you HAVE, anyway? Did you tell us how old your kids are, etc.? Did you do the Getting to Know You thread post yet?

Maillotpois, I am sorry you are feeling blah about that marathon. Expect you're more than a little frustrated about not feeling as strong as you hoped to when you ran last week. Should I send you another funny tearjerker book? (joke only! don't think I have any more like that book)

I will go to the doc tomorrow about my toe, since the purple area has extended down into my foot a little bit. Bah. It's raining like hell here.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMof3---your YOUNGEST twins came up with the umbrella cockatoo? Um..how many twins do you HAVE, anyway? Did you tell us how old your kids are, etc.? Did you do the Getting to Know You thread post yet?


Sorry, it should have been, my youngest twin (I only have one set of identical twins). He was born 5 minutes after his brother.

My boys are 14, 12 and 12.

Yes, I did indeed fill out the getting to know you form, it was prior to my purchasing my still nameless Trek 1000, so the bike listed is no longer in mine, the bike store thankfully bought it from me and gave me store credit. Here is the thread:http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showpost.php?p=98217&postcount=1311

[chickwhorips]

sounds like no one really got much sleep last night. add me to the bunch, but thankfully i didn't wake up with a hangover like some. (sorry to hear bout it knot, kit i told you not to drink that much.)

nanci i'm the same way when BF is gone out of town. i usually lock the doors when he's gone to make me feel better and grab one of the shot guns. i have a better chance of a bear coming in then a person, but still. amazing how those weird sounds come out at night.

salsa hope your toe feels better and good luck with cleaning up.

[Nanci]

Nice- just found out the lantana is toxic...But I have a different place for it! I got my mini rose, a tiny creeping sedum, coral bells, and a 1" live oak for a steal! It's all planted and has its own waterer and has its trunk wrapped and has a fertilizer stake and mulch. I've always wanted one.

When my toenails fall off, usually it takes several months, and the new nail has a good start underneath. I didn't htink this one was going to fall off, and it took six months. It was never black- just a vague light green, so I thought it was ok. Black toenails a VERY related to not enough electrolytes, it turns out. The new nail underneath is all soft nad weird looking, but once the dead one is gone, what grows out after that is normal, and when the icky soft part is grown out, it looks perfeclty normal again. That has been my experience in the previous two rounds of losing my big toenails.

Choco going blue is normal before a shed. They go blue, hide, turn clear agian, shed. I will increase his humidity and give him a moist hide. Actually first I will roust him out to make sure that's what's going on.

[Kitsune06]

sounds like no one really got much sleep last night. add me to the bunch, but thankfully i didn't wake up with a hangover like some. (sorry to hear bout it knot, kit i told you not to drink that much.)


Well, as long as everyone told everyone else not to drink that much, I guess we're good. Or at least responsible. For someone else. :D

I'm feeling better now... a bagel and some hydration later (orange juice!) and life is lookin' up. I had to fight with a blanket thief all night, too. gruh. :rolleyes:

Chica, wanna make a quick flight down here so we can play bartender with each other?

"Drink this- you'll feel better!"
:D

[Nanci]

http://tinyurl.com/yj5m6b

I asked for this for my birthday! Sweet!!

[salsabike]

http://tinyurl.com/yj5m6b

I asked for this for my birthday! Sweet!!

Beautiful!! What kind is it?

[Pax]

http://tinyurl.com/yj5m6b

I asked for this for my birthday! Sweet!!

Note to self...NEVER visit Nanci at her home! :eek:


:p

[Nanci]

Female Nelson's Milksnake, hatched 08/04/06, pin-banded aberrant. I love her. She'd get big, though, maybe 50 inches. I guess that's only ten inches longer than Maizey is now, though, and she doesn't seem big.

Here's a normal adult: http://www.vmsherp.com/ImagePages/Milks/Nelsoni.htm

Hey, look up in that MTB thread- I posted links to three little guys I caught and released.

[salsabike]

Hey! Coral snake? Or California Mountain King?
Will you really get and keep one, or are you joking on this one?

Oops---see that you told us already it's a milksnake. Handsome bugger.

[Nanci]

Oh come on, Queen! A few glasses of wine and you won't even notice the snakes any more! You can cuddle a nice tort or boxie, too!

[Nanci]

It's not a Coral, it's a Milksnake. A Nelson's Milksnake. Red on black, friend of Jack! Red on yellow, kills a fellow.

Really I wanted a Pueblan Milksnake which is about a foot smaller or so at adult size, but this girl is just so striking. But- $75, plus $55 to ship. Like where am I going to get that.

[KnottedYet]

Went for a good walk in the rain.

salsa - I am feeling huge relief. Amazing huge relief. In fact, right now I'm in terror that it WON'T end after all. Letter or no. That I'll cave again, or she won't get it.

Rain has stopped, and the sun is shining a little. Maybe I'll get to ride this afternoon.

My new battery for my iBook has arrived. so now I've gotta drain the old one. Got the cd player running and the brightness turned up trying to use up the old battery. Down to 85% battery power now. Jeez, my house goes to heck, but I keep my iBook charged!

[Pax]

Oh come on, Queen! A few glasses of wine and you won't even notice the snakes any more! You can cuddle a nice tort or boxie, too!

Don't you have anything cute and furry to pet...maybe a puppy or a nice hamster?? ;)

[Nanci]

I have featheries- they are way better than furries!

[Bikingmomof3]

http://tinyurl.com/yj5m6b

I asked for this for my birthday! Sweet!!

I hope you get the snake for your birthday. The colouring is lovely. Do you have long to wait for your birthday?

[Kitsune06]

salsa - I am feeling huge relief. Amazing huge relief. In fact, right now I'm in terror that it WON'T end after all. Letter or no. That I'll cave again, or she won't get it.
*hairy eyeball* no caving, and if she really "doesn't get it" you could always say "Oh, it's not you, it's me- as in "I'm really sick of...." I hate having to spell the obvious out. You're a witty chick, you'll come up with something.


My new battery for my iBook has arrived. so now I've gotta drain the old one. Got the cd player running and the brightness turned up trying to use up the old battery. Down to 85% battery power now. Jeez, my house goes to heck, but I keep my iBook charged!
...sounds like me. I need to baby my computer. I think there's something wrong with the RAM and/or the processor. It slows waaaay down sometimes. blah.


Don't you have anything cute and furry to pet...maybe a puppy or a nice hamster?? ;)
hamsters are kinda bitey and edible. I'd more suggest a cat. xdh's cat Escher got struck once by his boa (?) Phineas and was afraid of all things long and snake-ish for the rest of his life. It's sad and funny to see 13#, huge Esch bush, hiss and growl at the vacuum cleaner hose.

[Lise]

Lise, AOL blows. I bet he's sent you a bunch of letters! Probably even PR has written! Oh you are SO MEAN! Taunting me about PR that way. You know he'll always be my honey. :p

I still have pages of TD to catch up on, but as soon as Mom finishes packing, we're going to dinner.

I was able to get into AOL at my SIL's place today--J. had written to me :D and we got to talk this afternoon. (Insert silly grinning smiley face) We're both really looking forward to seeing each other when I get back. His sister is in town from Portland, helping him pack and move. He said he'd like me to meet her next Friday before she goes back--yikes! OUTFIT?!? :p

The wedding was wonderful, reception so much fun, and the brunch today at her house was lovely. Mom and I hung out with the newly weds and her parents until 4 PM, when they left for the honeymoon. Mid-day I walked over and briefly explored the National Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It's (mostly) all about Mary, my personal favorite. It's a gorgeous church. I only had about 20 min to poke around, but I'll go back another time. Met a friend of theirs' who is a nurse-practitioner, works in a clinic similar to mine. We huddled on the couch and traded stories, happy as pigs in mud. I'm going to go see her clinic tomorrow. Hope to lunch with my cousin, and get in a visit to the Phillips Collection, at the least, tomorrow as well.

OK, Mom's ready, so I'm off! Hang in there, KN. You're clearing your field to receive and give much love.

[Nanci]

Did you read my post about the Umbrella Bird? I think you would really like them!!

[chickwhorips]

kit i know if i play bartender with you i'll be hurting the next day!!!!!

KNot you won't cave. you have to many of us behind you to help you stay strong.

nanci cute little snake. do you have room in your house for yourself with all your family members?

lise glad to hear your having fun.

i'm sitting here watching the Ironman Coeur D'Alene and feeling like i'm really lazy. though i did run a bit, just to see how my leg is healing up. seems to be doing good, but have some weird spasms (happy knot) in it right now.

[KnottedYet]

"weird spams"

I got 4 cans of weird spam in my cupboard. Need some more?:D

[chickwhorips]

ha ha Knot! your so funny! so i can't spell for the life of me. :p gald that even though you have a hangover you didn't lose humor.

[Kitsune06]

It pays to always read the 'whole thing' first. I'm reading through Chica's post, and I see

weird spasms (happy knot)
and I go "Buh? Do weird spasms mean happy knots? Is this a new kind of lingo I don't know yet? What?"

And then I see the explanation later. It's not the spelling, it's the punctuation this time. ;) (insert grammar facist of choice here!)

CWR, if we play bartender, we'll both be wanting to die, but it'll be a fun evening. Let's do that ride *before* that, because I'm not so sure the bike will feel good after all that. :D

...I thought all spams were weird? oh man, I am *so* craving spam sushi right now.

[CyclChyk]

I love snakes as pets (not ones I stumble across in the "wild") I just can never have one for 2 reasons. 1. My DH hates snakes and 2. I can't feed em live food. Even the frozen kind you can buy, I can't feed to the snake cuz I think about the poor lil mouse whose life was cut short so it could become just another notch on the food chain.

I like reptiles. I would love to have a cameleon but its been veto'ed. I did get my tat finally tho. I wanted a lizard but since I promised I wouldn't get a lizard tat, I got a dragon. Kinda the same thing, right? Tho he still hates it.

Wanna hear something funny? When I prepare wings to grill, I can't eat them. I get caught up in thinking about the lil chickies as I "prune" their wings for grilling, and I get to where the thought of eating them repulses me. That makes my DH happy cuz he loves my hot wings.

Sorry - Just thought I'd share some of my quirky idiosyncrasies......

[DirtDiva]

I am *so* craving spam sushi right now.
Where's the vomiting smiley?

[Kitsune06]

DD- Hey! It's been a long, long, long time since I've had SPAM. (Probably close to 10 years, now that I think of it...) so I don't have an adequate memory of how traumatizing it must be. I just remember salty meat, and that's fine with me.

I have a hard time keeping anything as a pet that I've eaten before. All birds look about the same when waxed/feathered, snakes look about the same when skinned, fish, same, turtles and frogs, same rats look like squirrels, I'm sure, but I try not to think about/mention it around DGF. She's so sensitive... :rolleyes:

*pulls up her collar a little- her red neck is showing...* :eek: :rolleyes: ;)

[KnottedYet]

Spam sushi is yummy. But we already discussed this. Sorry, Kit, we just can't convert them...

(leaves more for us!)

[Kitsune06]

I kinda like how the shoyu tastes with it, but I can't bring myself to try adding the flavor of wasabi and/or pickled ginger. Knot... we might be in the minority, you know...
we might be...
weird.

[Pax]

"weird spams"

I got 4 cans of weird spam in my cupboard. Need some more?:D

Mmmmmm, Spam! http://QB.smugmug.com/photos/102799722-Ti.gif

[KnottedYet]

I just had to turn on the heat cuz it was so cold in the apt that SKnot was getting snotty.

Stinky Butt Dog immediately sprawled out in front of the heater fan.

oooh, electric bills.... there goes more bike money!

(c'mon, do we really need a warm place to live and food to eat? Can't we just have more bike stuff?)

I was wandering through my iPhoto, and found that pic i took of my no-saddlebags. Ha! Those jeans are now too big for me, and I don't wear them!

Don't worry, I'm not gonna take a pic of me in bike shorts and post it. (though the side view is quite nice, if I do say so myself...)

[Lise]

The Amazonian species Cephalopterus ornatus, the ornate umbrella bird, has an inflatable wattle at the neck to amplify its humming call, and in display elevates a long crest (12 cm/4 in) lying above the bill so that it rises umbrella-like above the head. These features are less noticeable in the female, which is brownish, while the male is blue-black.

In the long-wattled umbrella bird C. penduliger, the wattle is covered with black feathers and may reach a length of 28 cm/11 in. The wattle of C. glabricollis is short, bare, and red.

I'm resisting, I'm resisting!!

You. Are. EVIL! There was no resistance! NONE! :mad: :p

That's OK. You'll be sorry when my secret boyfriend, PR, wisks me away to IM France or something. Uh. huh. We'll just see then, Ms. Nanci! :rolleyes:

And for those of you who have yet to fall in love with the beautiful PR: http://www.peterreid.com/fotos.htm

[Kitsune06]

You mean the pic where everyone said "No saddlebags? Huh? All we notice are your ABS, woman!"

congrats!

Too bad heat's so expensive. I'd rather have bike stuff, too. :rolleyes:
Work's so quiet tonight I'm hitting 'refresh' every couple of minutes just to see if something new happened on the boards. Ugh. Gonna be a long, long night.

[Lise]

I am feeling huge relief. Amazing huge relief. In fact, right now I'm in terror that it WON'T end after all. Letter or no. That I'll cave again, or she won't get it.
KN, I hope you keep a journal or even just print out these posts and paste them in a journal. I know I suffered terribly from magical thinking about "making it right" with my ex. You've been miserable, we've all seen that. You can have joy, peace, love, support, sex, the whole nine yards. But you've got to make space in your life for it. And your (new) ex has shown that she cannot be that person. Stay strong, come talk to us for a solid dose of reality, and ride Flossie a lot. (((KN))) L.

[Pax]

Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
Lise, where on earth did you get your sig line?? http://QB.smugmug.com/photos/49063421-Ti.gif

[KnottedYet]

You mean the pic where everyone said "No saddlebags? Huh? All we notice are your ABS, woman!"


I don't have any abs, that was a shadow. Really.
No abs, no saddle bags, no shame... (oh, yeah, I'm cool... I posted my butt on the internet!! Right on, dude!!!)

That shadow-y non-ab was just bait for the unwary... moooohheheh;)

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "(oh, yeah, I'm cool... I posted my butt on the internet!! Right on, dude!!!)"

There goes the Congressional campaign, wait till the Republicans get a hold of that. :cool:

[Kitsune06]

Um... I'm pretty sure those are abs. Me an' my reading glasses say so. And if you're really stuck on saying it's just a shadow, then the shadow must have been created by your well-defined obliques. :rolleyes: If we want to recap this discussion, it's on page 135. Remember. I'm the one who was (for however long) working on a semi-coherant table of contents for this mess of a drift! :eek:

I think our republican party would be highly impressed with the butt on the internet thing, though. Frat boys! Ugh!

[Trek420]

yep, they're abs, reprised here. And Kit, how do you keep track of the pages!!

[KnottedYet]

DAMMIT, Trek!!! How will I get into Congress now? Oh, my political aspirations are DONE FOR!

(but the bait theory survives....;) )

Those aren't abs, they're just fat and shadow. But it is a rather nice looking picture, isn't it? (and those jeans are too big now, whoo-hooo!)

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "DAMMIT, Trek!!! How will I get into Congress now? Oh, my political aspirations are DONE FOR!"

Well, it was either this or the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders would have talked anyway, you could only keep that weekend under wraps for so long.:cool:

[Kitsune06]

I cheated. I managed to still have the same work notebook I was using to mark points of interest (There's something for everyone!):

p96- Don't poop on the floor.
p. 102- Dealing with lousy people
105 Nullum vinum flaccidum
107 Armadillo!
110 Australian Hotties
116- Tater- All Men are Animals
118- PR
135- Knot's azs
138 Brain Bucket Helmets/controversy therein/
139 Brooks B18 Downing St. ad/naked guys, hairy butts
141 Nopale salad

...and the next page got ripped out.

I think I covered most of the important stuff from that 50 pages...

Oh, and I scribbled in a recipe for chicken soup with ginger and shoyu in it. Anyone willing to fess up to that? It was good.

[Lise]

Lise, where on earth did you get your sig line?? http://QB.smugmug.com/photos/49063421-Ti.gif
I wondered if anybody would notice that! :p Let's see, my first sig line was about running like a dachshund (see avatar). Then one day I was thinking how much I feel like a superhero when I'm on my bike. But, hey, I'm a triathlete. So ya gotta have the swim in there. But I swim so reluctantly and haphazardly...sort of like...a three legged cat! And there you have it!

KN, I love it that those jeans are too big now. They looked mighty fine back then.

Kitsune, what are we at TD going to do when you get a job that occupies more than 1% of your brain power? I am so impressed that you've been indexing TD. Somebody needed to do it! Thanks! :D

[Nanci]

Hm, I was thinking a three-legged cat would be a great swimmer!! Or at least fast...

[Lise]

Hm, I was thinking a three-legged cat would be a great swimmer!! Or at least fast...
Maybe fast cuz it'd want to get out of the water so badly...wish that made me swim faster! I figured that with only three legs, the cat might swim, oh, say, a bit off course now and then? Sort of like a certain 46 year old, 5' 8" tall, blonde triathlete from the midwest? I'm just lucky I don't swim in circles. :rolleyes:

[Lise]

Those aren't abs, they're just fat and shadow. But it is a rather nice looking picture, isn't it? (and those jeans are too big now, whoo-hooo!)

I don't know, KN, they look like abs to me. And I'm a trained health care provider. I should know. (What I should know, I'm not sure...:p ) Lookin' good, in any event. You're not going to need bait. Ms. Right's going to turn toward you one day, and you're going to recognize each other. Maybe a fair amount of slogging through Ms. Wrongs before you get to her...or maybe not. But keep going, true to yourself, and you'll know her when she smiles at you. :D

[KnottedYet]

Don't wanna slog through any Miz Wrongs. <sulk>

I'm American, I want instant gratification! :D And I want it now!:D

[Trek420]

Don't you have to have a rebound relationship 1st? :::: surfs off to find thesbian manual :::::

think that was in there, chapter 5....ah hah! There's an exemption clause on page 2003!

[Xrayted]

My advice is to look back on this last relationship as a guide. Just think of it as this last Miz Wrong experience will help you to recognize/appreciate the Miz Right when you find her. And you will find her, dear. It happens all the time. ;) Just cherish her when you've got her. (you never know how much time you may have with them) And don't let allow anyone make you feel the way the last one did. You deserve so much more in life. :) :)

Take care!
Cindy

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot- Those are abs. :D You looked fine in those jeans and now they are way too big, Wow and congrats.

Ditto to what Xrayted and the rest had to say about finding Miz Right.

[salsabike]

Bah. Went to the doc this morning after almost talking myself out of it ("Aw, it's getting better, isn't it? No big deal. They'll think I'm silly for coming in just for a bruised toe."). They took an X-ray and you can clearly see several spiral fractures in the toe. But the joint is OK and it's not displaced. So I get to wear a walking boot for 3-4 weeks. Of course, my first question was, "THAT DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T RIDE FOR 3-4 WEEKS, RIGHT???" And the nice thing about this office is all the docs are young-ish jocks, so they totally understand. And no, cycling, as soon as the acute inflammation is better enough so clipping in isn't really painful, is just fine. Maybe by Friday...

My theory is that bad stuff happens in clumps. Given the last couple of months, I expect that pretty soon I'll have a run of really good luck again...I truly believe this.

So I'm sitting in the basement at the computer while the construction crew is nail-gunning, sawing, and hammering over my head. My sister thought I should put my bike helmet on, since she knows someone who got a nail inadvertently in the head and it acted as an occasional antenna. On the other hand, that COULD serve as extra and unusual entertainment, depending of course on whether I like the music/messages coming into my head through the nail antenna..."Aliens communicate with Seattle woman through nail in head." Yeeha!

[Nanci]

I knew it was fractured!!

Salsa- I think for November SS the theme should be snakes- what do you think??

I'm trying to think of something I could sell...

[Bikingmomof3]

Salsa,
I am sorry to hear your toe is fractured. :( At least you will be able to ride when the swelling does down.

Hmmm, nail in the head...probably not, although you could cut down on your cable bill. ;)

I think many on TD are due for some good fortune to come around, the sooner the better. :)

[salsabike]

Hmmm, nail in the head...probably not, although you could cut down on your cable bill. ;)



Hah! I LOVE that. Our cable bill IS pretty big. Maybe we could get a wireless network going through that nail, too.


I knew it was fractured!!

Salsa- I think for November SS the theme should be snakes- what do you think??

I'm trying to think of something I could sell...

Snakes as the November theme would be perfect! Just think of all the herpetological good will we could spread...Wouldn't everybody like to get a baby snake for November?

It's amazing, though, that the shipping for that new snake you want is almost as much as the snake itself. But it's so beautiful, that snake. Think I said this before, but I still think that snakes look like really gorgeous jewelry.

[maillotpois]

No WAY Salsa! Bummer!

Well, at least you know what's up with it and you can maybe ride. So it's not a toe-tal loss. (Sorry. :cool: )

[chickwhorips]

sorry to hear that salsa.

oh come on kit... you mean you don't want to try and ride with a hangover? i hear it makes the hangover better.

[snapdragen]

oh come on kit... you mean you don't want to try and ride with a hangover? i hear it makes the hangover better.

No it doesn't. Take it from me, it does not. Nix, Nada, Nyet :rolleyes:

[chickwhorips]

No it doesn't. Take it from me, it does not. Nix, Nada, Nyet :rolleyes:

ssssshhhhhhh!!!! your not suppose to tell her that!

[Aggie_Ama]

Hm, I was thinking a three-legged cat would be a great swimmer!! Or at least fast...

We have a three-legged Manx in my apartment complex, I call him Trey. I haven't seen him swim, but he can outrun my little Miniature Schnauzer. Heidi isn't slow but Trey is lightning fast, he doesn't know he is missing a front leg! :D He also purrs like a train.

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot- The bra arrived and I am so excited. :D It is pouring down rain, yet I still want to go take it for a test run. :) Thank You!! I have yet to try it on, my first action was to come directly to the computer to let you know it arrived safely. Okay, off to give it a go.

[KnottedYet]

Ah, good, you got the bra.

(that means I probably mailed The Letter to the right person...;) )

Bear in mind it is a little old, so a new one in the same size L would probably be snugger. Be sure to let me know if you like it! Susan O said TE would be carrying them. (there are different styles)

[KnottedYet]

Don't you have to have a rebound relationship 1st? :::: surfs off to find thesbian manual :::::

think that was in there, chapter 5....ah hah! There's an exemption clause on page 2003!

I'm sure with these imaginary abs I could get someone to volunteer for that position.

(all the same, I'd rather take advantage of the exemption clause)

[chickwhorips]

(that means I probably mailed The Letter to the right person...;) )

i think this calls for another bottle of wine! (not in a bad drinking way, in a good celebrate kind of way!)

[Lise]

We have a three-legged Manx in my apartment complex, I call him Trey. I haven't seen him swim, but he can outrun my little Miniature Schnauzer. Heidi isn't slow but Trey is lightning fast, he doesn't know he is missing a front leg! :D He also purrs like a train.

Trey! I love it. (get it? ... three legs ... trey ... :p ) I was picturing a cat missing a back leg, sort of half-ruddered, not able to swim very straight. Plus the whole get me the hell out of the water aspect of a swimming cat.

Salsa--so sorry about your TOE! I say charge the contractor. Sort of his fault, right?

KN--what can I tell ya? I don't recommend the four years of stunned celibacy I went through after my big break up. Blech. Have some fun. You're free! :D

[Kitsune06]

UGH!

I hate my internet connection. Just when I need it most (and most figure I'll have it) it goes down and out on me. SO that's why I'm first here this late (otherwise I would've annoyed everyone much earlier...) :rolleyes:

KN- Watch out! Sometimes the rebound relationship that starts on the best intentions turns out to be a sweet ltr. Lookit me. I find a cute chica at the fair, and waddaya know, she's still stuck with me and happy about it! a year later.

CWR- Nothing like biking on a hangover. I think the last time I tried, I was puking sake in the mulch on campus when xdh decided to 'race' me to work. Ungh. (Yes, I know it's crass to drink that much sake. No, I won't do it again.)

[chickwhorips]

(Yes, I know it's crass to drink that much sake. No, I won't do it again.)

i'm glad you learned your lesson.

[Kitsune06]

Yeah. I sure did. If I paid *that much* for something, it's staying down. So I only sicken myself on stuff other people bought. :eek: ;) :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

Doves o' the Day

1. Follow your instincts.
2. Smile before bed. You'll sleep better.

Off to Costco to try to figure out how to buy groceries without using any money...

[Lise]

I WANT my email.

I WANT to see J.

I WANT to be home without having to travel home.

What was that about instant gratification? :p

Clothes in the drier waiting to be packed, everything else is ready to go, cab coming at 8:30 AM. With the miracle of time zones, I'll be in my fair city by 11:30 AM. Home again, home again, higglety-pig.

I had a great day here in DC. Saw mom off, ate b'fast, took the bus down to Dupont Circle, picked up my phone charger from the hotel I stayed at Friday night (whoops--glad I was still in town!). Went to my favorite bead shop, Bedazzled, shopped. Went to a meeting, ran into someone who got sober the same year I did ('84) back in Chi-town! What a treat. Ate a sandwich in front of the new statue honoring Mahatma Ghandi. Appreciated the irony. Went to my favorite museum, The Phillips Collection, but they were CLOSED (every Monday)! So I hopped on the metro, and zipped down to the Nat'l Gallery to visit the Rothkos and Clyfford Stills there (I know I'm misspelling his name). Man, is the Metro easier to use than the El in Chicago. Walked up to the Library of Congress, which I'd never visited before. It is magnificent. They have an exhibit up of a work in progress, an illustrated manuscript of the Bible, commissioned by St. John's University. It is breathtaking. Some of the illustrated pages brought me to tears. The magestic words, calliographed, with the gorgeous, rich paintings that are almost tapestries. No flat image can ever do them justice. The exhibit's up 'til December, so if you're in DC, you must go to the Library of Congress and check it out. This link shows my favorite of the pages I saw: http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/why/overview.htm

Now I've eaten tasty leftovers, walked both dogs, done the laundry, packed, and am ready to crash. Sleep tight, TD!

[DrBee]

Hey Ladies!

I'm trying to catch up with TD and the rest. Not having so much luck with that! We had internet up the other day and then the computer wigged out. Now - we have a new one. We're still swimming in boxes, but the kitchen is unpacked! Only 2 more days till the fridge arrives. That will be a good day.

I'm still working on a new name and avatar. Any other suggestions?

FishJr is having a really tough time with the move. She was fine at first, now she's making herself sick. When she gets the least bit stressed - lunch comes back up. Not good. I started work today (it's going to be great btw) and she was fine most of the day, but tonight was bad. She promises to be better tomorrow. She misses her friends. We have her room almost unpacked - I think that's helping. Yeesh. Fishfry on the other hand is oblivious and apparently going through a growth spirt - he is eating everything in sight! Look out!

Wish me luck wading through the posts. See you soon! I may never catch up - I go out of town next week for a training course (lubbock, tx).

[DirtDiva]

Beelzebub? Sorry, not very helpful, but the only "bee" word I could think of. :p

[Kitsune06]

Our very own Biking Beeotch. ;)

No no no, I know, it wouldn't 'fit' but it was all I could think of. I fail. :o

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "(all the same, I'd rather take advantage of the exemption clause)"

yes there in chapter 5 "if previous GF has left you alone for over 2 years go directly past the rebound relationship. But only after passing the multiple choice quiz on our hidden agenda with a score of 85% or above"

Lise I believe that was something like "I'm an American I want my instant gratification and I want it now"

Dove chocolate fortunes:
wink at someone driving past today.
remember your first everything.

I won't look for better fortunes because I didn't spin today ;-)

[Aggie_Ama]

Trey! I love it. (get it? ... three legs ... trey ... :p )



It seems nicer than the typical "Tripod".


Yeah. I sure did. If I paid *that much* for something, it's staying down. So I only sicken myself on stuff other people bought. :eek: ;) :rolleyes:

That is a lesson I should learn. Come to think of it, the sickest I have gotten off alcohol has always been when others bought. Maybe I should stay away from the free drinks, they always ruin the next day.


Hey Ladies!

Wish me luck wading through the posts. See you soon! I may never catch up - I go out of town next week for a training course (lubbock, tx).

Anyone heading to Lubbock will need luck. I must find the picture of the Shetland Pony in a truck taken in Lubbock. People just aren't right up there. <<Sorry to our Lubbock members, I am an Aggie.>>

[salsabike]

Welcome home, Fish. Fishbee? Beegirl?

Does FishJr have something she can take care of, like a pet? Sometimes it's such a nice distraction, to have to care about something like that. How is Roux, by the way? Maybe FishJr could do some special stuff to help Roux adjust to the move...

Lise, those museums are SO great. I looked at the St. John's link you posted and that work looks to be exquisite. I could never stand living there but man, what a great place to visit. The temptation to charge the contractor for my toe is significant, even though he had nothing to do with it. I cringe now when I drive past other remodels. I have remodel PTSD except that it isn't even P yet, so to speak.

Knot, let us know if you figured out the groceries/money trick. And if not, did you at least have fun at Costco?

[Xrayted]

Sorry I'm kinda not firing on all cylinders tonight. But, here's a couple off the top of my head to get ya started...

Beetle Bailey (funny comic but somehow doesn't fit)
Aunt Bee (um, doubt she ever road a bike, always had a pie in her hand)
Spelling Bee (too much pressure and who needs that)
Quilting Bee (yeah, you're right, no time to sew)
let it bee, let it bee... (ode de Beatles, just cause I'm still in love with John L. :rolleyes: )
Bumble Bee (actually that sounds more like me)
Queen Bee (hmmm... kinda has a ring to it, oops - it was just my telephone)
Honey Bee (I'm sure you're sweet, but that may be pushing it just a tad)
Bee Bop (nah, sounds like you're smacking them around and then the animal activists will be after you)
BeeGee (I'm sure that would be a copyright infringement of some sort)
Bee Sting (aw, you wouldn't dare)
CBGB's (closed this w/e, may it RIP **sniffle**)
Busy Bee (yup, gots possibilities)


-X.

[CyclChyk]

Honey Bee?

Its late. Thats all I got.

Did someone already call that one and I overlooked it??

Its late................

[Kitsune06]

(all the same, I'd rather take advantage of the exemption clause)
yes there in chapter 5 "if previous GF has left you alone for over 2 years go directly past the rebound relationship. But only after passing the multiple choice quiz on our hidden agenda with a score of 85% or above"

I like that bit about our hidden agenda.
The hidden agenda that keeps Popoki Nui's (sp?) bike from going as fast as it should given the effort, and the same agenda that comes out with umpteen thousand page handbooks.

Page 1984 has a header that says "Car Repair- look down. If you wear steel toed boots on a regular basis- not for work- you are required to read this section. You'll probably even like it! If not, skip to page 3006- How to Get Girls to Fix Your Car"

I'm tired, gimme a break. ;)

[snapdragen]

Wow, a semi decent day at work. At least there were no flamingly stupid questions from staff. They seem to be tippy toeing around me....hmmm wonder why? :rolleyes:

Friends and I went to the Renaissance Faire this weekend. Ann and I fell in love about every five minutes. Too many really pretty boys; it was overwhelming. Hope this link works:

Faire (http://good-times.webshots.com/album/554861981nKjxvH)

I've discovered I like Mead. Whoda thunk it. I bought myself a Tibetan bowl. You tap it with a dowel, then while it's ringing, swirl the dowel around the outside of the bowl. The sound it makes is amazing.

[Kitsune06]

Oh, Snap, mead is FANTASTIC! People tend to make it too dry, but when they know what they're doing and stop fermentation just before all the sugars have been digested, it makes for a such a sweet, flavorful drink. Mmmm.

[snapdragen]

And Mead is a delightful morning drink.......:p

[KnottedYet]

Mead, good stuff.

Hot buttered rum, good stuff for the weather we're having right now. Nice before bed.

Those are about the only sweet drinks I like. Oh, and Drambuie and Frangelico and Whidbeys, but those only in *very* small doses!

[Kitsune06]

I feel pretty bad now that I know I missed out on Jaeger with opiates in it. =P
Canadians, is Absinthe really worth it? Not sure why it's illegal in the US, but anything made with wormwood raises an eyebrow for me...

[Xrayted]

Ah, Mead. How I love thee. We have a ren faire about 10 miles away at the Mount Hope Winery. http://www.parenfaire.com I try to go every year. They make a Honey Mead that just does it for me. Bad thing is I'm a rather cheap date so that can be bad. I can be talked into just about anything when I've been drinking. I got pulled put of the crowd and dressed up as a wench one year and put into a play. It was great fun but oh the blackmail-caliber pics that my GF's got. :eek: Total debauchery going on up there. All in fun. ;)
They have a wonderful Merlot that is just... sensual. This year they added an ice wine. Very nice, very nice.

**As I longingly look at my wine rack hanging from the ceiling and think, "No, it's too late now, time to go to bed, you idiot!**

[Xrayted]

Coming on here can be very therapeutic at the end of the day. This was a worse than usual day and you've all helped me get it off my mind for a while. Thanks! But, alas, I can't sleep. I apologize ahead of time for bumming you out. Just need to let it out. Warning: Now would be the time to bump to the next post.

I lost a friend early today in an industrial accident at the printing company where I used to work before I changed careers. Unfortunately, he died in a very horrible, painful way. Joe was a nice guy. Never did anyone any harm. Now he's gone. :( :mad:
I was on the emer. med. team while there (boy did we get paged a lot) and saw too many bad things happen to people who were forced to rush way beyond what was safe. A major reason I wanted to leave. Very stressful place. Very sad situation. Heart attacks and strokes on the job are common. :(
Those tough guys on the presses don't ever cry but I had 2 call me today and cry over the phone when telling me what went down. They tried to save him and couldn't. (BTW, the safety switch was deliberately bypassed.) I was very outspoken about these kinds of things while there, much to my own professional peril.
What's worse, in the end, the company won't give a flying sh*t and nothing will change. They'll get fined by OSHA and then keep doing it. AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

Ok, I'm done now. Tired of thinking. Thanks for the vent opportunity. Sorry for the downer. Peace and love to you all tonight. Be safe!

'night TE.

Cindy

[Kitsune06]

orange jouce and peach fodka. Very VERY good

Xrayted...
I'll write you better later, but I know how it is, working with emergency responder staff... You see more than you'd like, and there's always the fear of seeing someone you *know* needing said assistance.
I give my sincerest condolences for your friend, knowing how it is with htose large companies who treat fines as operating expenses. it's shameful. Bastards. I'm sorry... *shakes head*

[DirtDiva]

Xrayted - how awful! :eek:

[Nanci]

I'm sorry about your friend, X. That's one nice thing about a college town- not many industrial accidents to deal with. When I was in Minneapolis- well, I know what you mean.

Fish, I think you should leave your name. Because you will have to rename the fry too!

Did I miss some rule, and it is OK to drink mead for breakfast? Because it's made from honey and you can put honey on cereal and you eat cereal in the morning?? I love mead, too. And ice wine.

Last night I drank a relatively cheap Riesling. I think I am pretty over Riesling.

I got a note from a girl I ride brevets with- she crashed in front of a logging truck at night on the first day (of a 1000k up in the penninsula) and couldn't unclip and everyone ran over to sotp the truck and another truck came and had to run off the road...Still she rode a little the next day and 60 miles Sunday, but she's afraid to ride t night now...

[Lise]

Oh, X/Cindy, I am so sorry. The safety switch deliberately bypassed? Sounds like a lawsuit from his family, unless they'd say it was *his* fault...how tragic. Thinking of you, and all involved, today.

[Nanci]

I wasn't done drifting...

So my friend's ok, just shook up. That bent has never been her friend, as far as I can tell. They don't love each other.

I got my freaking PERIOD last night, at 3:30 AM- I haven't had it in, oh, four years? But I was off Depo for a year, and have just had one shot after starting up again, so it apparently doesn't have things suppressed! Cripes, it was like "Carrie" or something. Nice. I don't know how people who get it all the time can stand it!!

My two days of AC-less wonder are over- we're back up to the 90's today and tomorrow. But then back down to 80 again! It only got down to 67F last night.

Maizey didn't eat yesterday. I think her meal might have smelled like urine- I've heard they don't like that. I need to buy a bar of Ivory soap to wash her food off with.

Choco is still in hiding. I couldn't find him yesterday, but wanted to check, so I looked from underneath his viv and couldn't see him, and then opened it up and got out his moist hide, and felt all over in it, and he wasn't in there, so I go to put it back, and there he is in plain sight- he'd been coiled up underneath the hide...I miss him- I wish he'd hurry up and shed. We're watching the 6th season of Oz right now, and Choco has missed three episodes already!

We had a kid at work yesterday with no arms. She could draw with her feet- color in the lines! I gave her a sticker book and a ton of stickers, and yes, she could do that, too. How cool and lucky.

[Lise]

Nanci, meant to say sorry about your friend, too. I'm impressed when people are able to start riding again after an accident like that.

I'm sure Choco misses you, too.

The guy giving a tour at the Library of Congress yesterday had no arms! What a challenge. Whew.

I am *SO GLAD* that I don't get my period. What an enormous, painful mess that was for so many years. Plus the mood swings, enhanced by the fact of all the pain. I don't think I'll even try going off the Nuva ring until I'm 50 (to see if I would still get a period or if I were in menopause). Since all my women kin have had hysts in their late 30s, no one has any idea when "we" go through the Change. Hoping soon for you. After her hyst, my mom bought a new mattress to celebrate. Never bleed on it again.

(There, that should have driven away any male lurkers! :p )

Off to the airport! :D

[Pax]

...FishJr is having a really tough time with the move. She was fine at first, now she's making herself sick. When she gets the least bit stressed - lunch comes back up. Not good. I started work today (it's going to be great btw) and she was fine most of the day, but tonight was bad. She promises to be better tomorrow. She misses her friends. We have her room almost unpacked - I think that's helping. Yeesh. Fishfry on the other hand is oblivious and apparently going through a growth spirt - he is eating everything in sight! Look out!...

Sorry to hear that Fish, my family moved so often when I was a kid that my brother and I ended up going to 14 different schools BEFORE high school. I was more like Fishfry and had no problems with it, my brother, on the other hand, was just like FishJr and got physically ill whenever we moved. If it's any consolation it did pass within a month or so, he told me later that it really helped that I tried to help him ease into our new social settings (school, scouts, sports) by meeting people first and then introducing him. It took the pressure off of him to speak/interact first.

[Nanci]

Remember the Cornsnake costume contest? I voted for Paris hilton with Tinkerbell (Tinkerbell is a baby mouse in a purse...)

[KnottedYet]

(((xrayted))) I'm so sorry.

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot- First of all, we shall not let you cave and go back to her. You did the right thing and the perfect woman is out there just waiting for you.

My life in Knot's bra. That did not sound right. Warning, you may find out more about me than you care to know...I need much more support. I am without perk. The bra fits nicely, a little loose, but that would be from use. It looks fabulous on and I will definitely use it for cycling, but for running I need an under wire or three. Gravity has not been kind.

Inquiring minds want to know, did you discover the secret to shopping without money?

Kitsune- enjoy a drink for me. I have not been able to even have wine for a long, long time. I hate medication!

Lise-you are most likely on a plane as I type this. Your brother's wedding and reception sounded splendid. I am glad you had time to tour DC. I have never been to DC, so I truly enjoyed the tour you gave us.
So when will you being seeing J next?

Fishdr- do not change your name. We like you just how you are, although there have been some interesting suggestions.
I am sorry Fishjr is taking the move so hard. She will be better in a few weeks, probably less. How is Roux?

Snap-I am happy to hear you had a semi-decent day at work. So, you discovered mead. Enjoy!

((((Xrayted))))- I am so sorry to hear about the tragic death of your friend Joe. Prayers are being said for his friends and family.

Nanci-I was saddened to hear about your friends accident. I am so glad she was not injured more severely. Hopefully Maizey will eat today and Choco will be able to watch TV with you again soon. I am sure he misses you as much as you miss him.

[Nanci]

Maizey doesn't get another chance till next Monday.

[KnottedYet]

BMo3 - hey, enjoy living in my bra! (not many get that privilege:p ) I'm glad you can get some use out of it, and now at least you know that it probably won't work for running so not to order that particular style from TE. (there is a style with more support, and I assume Susan will carry it) I have no "perk", either (kids will do that to you) but I also don't have much. Like I said, the medium fits and supports my 34C just perfectly. Bra heaven for me!

I'll find one of the perfect women, you'll find one of the perfect bras.

I never did discover how to buy groceries without spending money. But I did manage to get out of Costco for less than $20!!!

[Bikingmomof3]

Maizey doesn't get another chance till next Monday.

Only once a week? Poor Maizey.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMo3 - hey, enjoy living in my bra! (not many get that privilege:p ) I'm glad you can get some use out of it, and now at least you know that it probably won't work for running so not to order that particular style from TE. (there is a style with more support, and I assume Susan will carry it) I have no "perk", either (kids will do that to you) but I also don't have much. Like I said, the medium fits and supports my 34C just perfectly. Bra heaven for me!

I am enjoying it. I could not go for a run this morning as it was still raining, so I worked out inside. The bra was great for that. It is really nice looking, for those who have not seen this style. I am a 36 B/C or maybe my size went down again.


I'll find one of the perfect women, you'll find one of the perfect bras.

A win-win situations :)


I never did discover how to buy groceries without spending money. But I did manage to get out of Costco for less than $20!!!

That is quite impressive. :cool:

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "I never did discover how to buy groceries without spending money. But I did manage to get out of Costco for less than $20!!!"

BMo3 "That is quite impressive."

Trek sez ~ did you flash the abs?

[Nanci]

If I kept trying to feed her every night till she felt like eating, she could become conditioned to feeding refusal.

Maizey, not Knot.

[chickwhorips]

X sorry to hear about your friend. that is very sad!!

nanci sorry about your friend also. hope everyone gets back to eating in your family.

lise have a safe flight.

fish i vote for leave your name as is.

knot i'm impressed with you only spending 20 at costco. didn't even know that was possible!

how do we always wind up back on the subject of alcohol here?

[Bikingmomof3]

If I kept trying to feed her every night till she felt like eating, she could become conditioned to feeding refusal.

Maizey, not Knot.

LOL! Good to know it is Maizey and not Knot. :D

[Bikingmomof3]

Prayers, positive thoughts, positive energy, well wishes, etc.,. are needed for tomorrow (Wednesday). Okay, starting now would work as well, I am nervous. :o

I go to hospital tomorrow for a round of tests. The first one begins at 9:30. Each of the three test should take about 1 hour each. I am going in sleep deprived (I cannot go to bed before midnight and must be up by 5am) and un-caffeinated (NO caffeine for 24 hours). Now the sleep deprivation I can live with, but NO caffeine is just plain cruel and inhumane. :eek:

Be fortunate none of you need talk with me tomorrow am. :D

Oh, they called this afternoon and did reassure me that should I have an induced seizure, proper medical personnel will be present-comforting, huh? :rolleyes:

I almost forgot to request well wishes for my poor family who must endure me tomorrow morning, and for me. Thanks!!

[DebW]

Prayers, positive thoughts, positive energy, well wishes, etc.,. are needed for tomorrow (Wednesday). Okay, starting now would work as well, I am nervous. :o


I'll be thinking of you tomorrow, BMO3. I hope things go smoothly, and the doctors provide some definitive answers.

On a different medical note, my doctor informed me at my annual exam in September that it was time for my first colonoscopy (the joy of turning 50). And a couple days later my health plan actually called to schedule it, and left a message on my home answering machine. Of course I put off calling back. Today, 6 weeks later, they called again and got me at work. So I couldn't procrastinate or weasel out of it. Just thought it was interesting the way they track down their patients. I suppose no one volunteers for that test. I've put off mammograms for 2 years at a time and they never called me (I did do it this year).

Has anyone heard from Beta? How is she surviving her 6 week bike exile? Maybe she found it easier to stay away from TE while she had to stay away from the bike?

[chickwhorips]

BMof3 you are in my thoughts (along with your family, but i doubt if you'll be that bad.)

good luck deb... i've had them before. they really do sound worse then they really are. ok so that may be a little white lie, but i wanted to make you feel better.

i haven't heard or seen beta in a while.... hope she's ok.

[Nanci]

BMO3, why do you need tests???

DebW, think No Big Deal. NBD. Great drugs, and then the relief of knowing you are almost guaranteed free of CA for ten years.

I have a new baby, I have a new baby!!

Salsa, you are not the only one to receive a snake today!

Introducing Addy, #2 on my most wanted snakes of all time list:

[Nanci]

Oh, and Baby Russell is no longer a part of the family- he has been released to the woods out back to make room for the new arrival...

[chickwhorips]

congrats on the new arrival! what kind is s/he? and name?

[Nanci]

Eastern Hognose Snake, Addy.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO3, why do you need tests???


Mainly they need to determine how much damage the stroke caused. They are also looking for clots, bleeds or other potential problems. As long as they are at it, they will see if I will have a seizure again--I have not had one in about 14 years. Oh joy.

[Bikingmomof3]

I appreciate the good thoughts for tomorrow!

Deb-you will be fine at your CA. Will they put you out? Some places do, if not they will give you some nice, relaxing medication.

Nanci- CONGRATULATIONS on your newest baby. :D

[snapdragen]

Eastern Hognose Snake, Addy.

Hognose. Is that the one you said would strike when frightened, but with it's mouth closed? "Go away! I'll hurt you!! but not really......":D

[Trek420]

"Go away! I'll hurt you!! but not really...... OOwwwwwww *poink* my nose hurts! :( "

[snapdragen]

Today at my department's All Hands Meeting, we had a guest speaker talk about preparing for pandemic flu. Initially kinda scary; but very interesting. I found out that if we are hit with a pandemic, there is a good chance I would be put to work helping with patient care. All county employees are disaster workers, and expected to help out where ever they are needed. I have no specialized training, I'd probably end up changing sheets and bed pans. :eek:

And when they asked the proper way to sneeze or cough - I got it right! In our sleeves! See, TE is a font of information......