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[Xrayted]

what's wrong with that Buddha X??
he lost his brains, but he seems happy about it!

yeah, both of us.

[mimitabby]

so X, do you have a curious George jersey? we just watched the movie last week. It was cute.

[Kitsune06]

Oh. My. Gawd.

Shoot me now. DG and I were out partying last night. Partying as in "listen to the neighbor and his band play music and enjoy gross amts of free alcohol". DG gets plastered and becomes the honorary life of the party, even though everyone's about had it. We eventually get home and spend about four hours camped out infront of the throne (I was ok, but DG wasn't, and sweety that I am, I stayed with her to make her feel better and clean up the aftermath...) ick. DG had to go to work at 7 this morning, though, so I hope she's surviving. I feel like h*ll, and need to get some sleep but can't. ugh. I think I flashed a few guys at the party. I'm sure I'll find out for sure this afternoon. :eek: my shirt and DG's djimbe are still there. Funny, the more I drank, the better I drummed.

Mmkay. 'night TD

[mimitabby]

Oh. My. Gawd.
Funny, the more I drank, the better I drummed.

Mmkay. 'night TD

uh, do you mean the better you THOUGHT you were drumming?

[Kitsune06]

Probably, but because the party had been going for awhile before I got there, (go me and my "incredibly realistic" security guard uniform...):rolleyes: the band was well on their way out, too, so... no one sounded good anymore, I'm sure. :p

[Xrayted]

mimi - My Curious George books from childhood have been passed down to the kids in my family. I still love the stories and lessons to be learned in them. No CG jersey as yet. I'm such a kid at heart tho that I'd have no problem wearing one. I saw one I liked online so it's on the x-mas list. I've practically melted the CC since getting the bike so no new purchases for me for a few months. I love Disney stuff too and I've got a few jerseys with that theme on the list too. (my other nickname is Mickey but don't tell anyone. ;))

Kitsune - I don't even know what to say. I guess I hope you get your shirt back. Glad you both lived through it. (although it probably doesn't feel that way) Air drum if ya gotta but stay away from drum sticks when partying. You can take an eye out. (or put the stick through a drum head skin. Don't ask how I know this.)

[KnottedYet]

Useful tricks for SI joint grumpiness:

These are to be done VERY VERY GENTLY!!! Like rocking a sleeping baby! GENTLY. BARELY. ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLY.

I mean it!

These tricks are to calm down the spasming muscles. They take a while. As the muscles in your pelvis/low back calm down the locked-down bones can shift around again. Movement can be easier, but you should still be taking it carefully (no bending down for stuff on the floor, squat instead) because all those critters are still gonna be sensitive. Those sensitive muscles will still be tender and sore for a few hours, too.

When my patients have had an "episode" of SI related pain, I tell them to do these tricks at least twice a day (morning and night) for a couple weeks. Helps to break the spasm/pain/spasm cycle. You can also do them any time your back feels grumpy.

Trick #1 Pelvic Shotgun

(called "shotgun" because it hits many targets <muscles>)

*Lie on your back on the bed or the floor, with your knees bent and feet on the floor/bed.
*Completely relax your back. Just lie there for about a minute.
*Put a pillow between your knees.
*Gently, barely, imperceptibly squeeze the pillow for 10 seconds.
*Let off the sqeeze for 10 seconds.
*Do this for 2 or 3 minutes.

Trick #2 Foot Push MET (muscle energy technique)

*Lie on your back, knees bent and feet on the bed/floor.
*Completely relax your back. Just lie there for about a minute.
*Straighten one leg and let it rest on the floor. Keep the other bent.
*Gently barely "push" through the bent leg, like you were going to slide your foot down the bed. (but don't move the foot. don't push hard enough it actually moves) Hold the imaginary push for 10 seconds.
*Let off the push for 10 seconds.
*Repeat 3 times in a row on the left.
*Repeat 3 times in a row on the right.
*Do this for 2 or 3 minutes

Use these as needed. I like the shotgun, it works well for me. But I have to do it for a good 5 minutes. Sometimes the shotgun doesn't fix me, and I use the foot push afterwards.

These should feel as boring as h*ll. They ARE boring! You are boring your muscles into a state of calmness.

[Nanci]

I am sitting home like a slug today. Actually, I got up at 5AM and mapped out the IM FL bike course, and wrote the distances on the map, so I can figure out when BF will be where, unlike last year where I'd be at some intersection, with everyone going "What mile is this???" I need to buy sidewalk chalk to write on the road with. Allez, allez!

And I "inquired" about that snake I really really want. Haven't heard back yet.

I am resisting going to the garden store, since every penny has to go toward A. IM FL and B. Snake.

Next step with Baddy Addy I guess is tuna water-scented mouse. Mmm.

Oh, and I updated my Nano. It's the 4GB. I have 90% Podcasts and 10% music. I think I've filled it once since I got it, last spring, and even though I listen to Podcasts every day, I have never run out. Lots of new stuff to listen to on the way to Panama City Beach! The weather is good- highs in the mid 70Fs and lows around 50F. Sunny.

Maybe this would be a good day to take Maizey outside and practice scale photography.

[chickwhorips]

x i want to come and relax in your back yard, specially the hot tub! actually considered getting one of those portable hot tubs up here. still thinking about it. not sure where i'd put it.

kit was it that extra drink you had for me or did you drink more after that? hopefully it was more after that so i don't get blamed for this.

[Kitsune06]

I think so, Chick,... I got there and was handed a jello shot, then upended a bottle of Ouzo into a party cup with ice until I had roughly a shot in there, and poured pepsi- did that twice, and I think I was handed another jello shot. I don't really go nuts, I'm just relatively "cheap"... but that second jello shot was for you, I shhwear. ;) I'm feeling a lot better now... time for breakfast. Wish I could go good 'n greasy but too lazy to hit fast food. :D

[maillotpois]

HI TD!

We were in Carmel all weekend. Part work, part long overdue romantic getaway. So that was fun. Catching up on some work now. And some TD. You guys weren't too prolific in my absence for once!

But now I hab a code.... :( snif! waterey eyes. sneezy. bummer....

Hey Salsa - great use of gems!!

Wow. Jello shots. It's been a long time.

Knot - your stew sounds fantastic. I also believe Garlic is a vegetable. Please share your recipe!

[snapdragen]

Circus Animal Cookies are crack disguised as sugary pink and white goodness. :o

[Kitsune06]

...the only problem is crushing them up fine enough with the frosting, and every once in awhile you sneeze and sprinkles come out. :rolleyes:

[snapdragen]

And isn't that embarrassing, little candy pastilles hanging out your nose.....


I have too many Peeps in the house - left from my club's ride yesterday. It's kinda scary, they have "Good Until" dates into 2008. :eek:

Who wants Peeps? Punkin' and Ghost shapes :D :cool:

[Trek420]

I do I do! :D :D

I'm up in Sonoma with Duck on Wheels. Just back from a walk with her and DDog. Now back out to the garden with Mom. See you later TE TD.

[Nanci]

I love Peeps!!

Have you ever seen the Peeps surgery site?

http://www.peepresearch.org/surgery.html

[Kitsune06]

Hey Snap- check out these for peep fun.... Peep Research (http://www.peepresearch.org/) and Peep Jousting (http://www.punkasspunk.com/peeps/joust/)!

Do not read either while drinking anything. :D

[snapdragen]

Have you ever seen the Peeps surgery site?



OMG!! That is too funny!

"Only after ceasing compressions did we realize that Peeps have no hearts, making our heroic efforts unnecessary."

Kit - I've seen the Peep research site, but the jousting was new to me. :D

[Kitsune06]

"I like to think he's swelling his manly throat sack to attract female Peeps."- of the "Ultimate Peep"

[KnottedYet]

I'm cold.

It's cold here.

Basement apartments are cold.

Did I mention I'm feeling cold?

[Bikingmomof3]

Who wants Peeps? Punkin' and Ghost shapes :D :cool:

Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am a Peep Addict. :o They are so delicious, especially if you put them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. YUM! Peeps...drool......

[snapdragen]

Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am a Peep Addict. :o They are so delicious, especially if you put them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. YUM! Peeps...drool......

Ooh, that sounds good. I was thinking of floating one in some hot chocolate.

[Bikingmomof3]

OMG, the Peep surgery was too freaking funny!

[Bikingmomof3]

Ooh, that sounds good. I was thinking of floating one in some hot chocolate.

Oh yes, I strongly encourage Peeps floating in Hot Chocolate.

Still drooling in Ohio.....

[Nanci]

I'll never forget when we went camping and my sister roasted Peeps over the campifre...

[mimitabby]

we love peeps too, but we prefer them stale. We buy them day old after holidays and stock up. then we open the packages early so they can harden a little. My husband used to go to men's retreats 2x a year and they have a campfire and... he would bring peeps for roasting over the campfire.

I wish i had some peeps. And the day after Halloween i won't even BE in this country!!!

[Xrayted]

Oh, gosh, here we go. I've been to the Just Born Peeps factory in Bethlehem. (PA, not the other one) They are soooooo good straight off the line. They do a neat little tour. You're literally frothing at the mouth by the end.
Roasting over a fire is my favorite. Haven't tried the hot chocolate one. Yet. :D
The GF's and I stayed overnight in Bethlehem in August for a Mel E. concert at the Musikfest so the next day we had to go. Hit the Martin Guitar factory too. Ah, between the Peeps and the guitars, I was weak in the knees the rest of the day. For me, that's the kind of trip where I leave the CC's at home or I seriously end up buying stuff I just shouldn't.

Mmmmmmm Peeps! I feel like I gotta go brush my teeth now.

[snapdragen]

Yes mimi, "aged" Peeps are the best; although I think I'd prefer to float a fresh Peep in hot chocolate. :cool:

[Xrayted]

Hey, did ya know it's..........................................

Nanci's birthday ?!!

[Lise]

Hey, did ya know it's..........................................

Nanci's birthday ?!!


NO WAY!

Happy Birthday, Nanci!

:D :D :D Wishing you snakes and herps of every imaginable variety. :D :D :D

I've got 12.5 more hours to go of my 36 hours at the hospital this weekend. Pray for quietness amongst the preggers.

All this discussion of Peeps is cracking me up. I've always distained Peeps, but will give them another chance now. :p

KN, do you have any of ex-PITA's belongings? You could set them on fire for warmth. Best use I can imagine. (((KN)))

[salsabike]

Hey, girl!! Happy Birthday to you AND premature welcome-home wishes to Inez, too!

[Xrayted]

See what you started! I was sitting here reading every post I could, trying not to think about the Peeps. I'm in my jammies but I was seriously thinking of getting dressed and heading to the store to buy some so I could put them in hot chocolate. I compromised and settled for the cocoa alone. (with tiny marshmallows of course) I'm so wired right now, I can't even close my eyelids. I know better than this. It's right before bed time. What was I thinking? I tend to have strong reactions to things. (Nyquil totally winds me up.)

Ah, heck. I think I'll go back to reading posts since I'm obviously not going to be able to sleep for a while. I really kinda miss blinking though. (sigh)

[Kitsune06]

See what you started! I was sitting here reading every post I could, trying not to think about the Peeps. I'm in my jammies but I was seriously thinking of getting dressed and heading to the store to buy some so I could put them in hot chocolate. I compromised and settled for the cocoa alone. (with tiny marshmallows of course) I'm so wired right now, I can't even close my eyelids. I know better than this. It's right before bed time. What was I thinking? I tend to have strong reactions to things. (Nyquil totally winds me up.)

Ah, heck. I think I'll go back to reading posts since I'm obviously not going to be able to sleep for a while. I really kinda miss blinking though. (sigh)

Do us all a favor and don't try under the counter drugs or Red Bull. I wish I could get wired that way without my heart doing that weird irrhythmia thing the way it does when it gets caffiene.

Lise- Thinking good thoughts for you. Thinking about burning PITA's things, too. I can feel the warmth already. Oh, wait, it's the office space heater. :o

I hope DG is feeling better. I haven't heard from her since she left for work...

[Xrayted]

Do us all a favor and don't try under the counter drugs or Red Bull. I wish I could get wired that way without my heart doing that weird irrhythmia thing the way it does when it gets caffiene.

I hope DG is feeling better. I haven't heard from her since she left for work...

Yeah, I occassionally get the racing heart too. Oh, you meant from caffeine? Yeah, then too. ;) Another reason I don't drink coffee. Never been in a Starbucks in my life!

Maybe you should call her and make sure she's ok. I'd be worried sick if I were in your shoes. Course, I wouldn't have drank like that either. (I'd have passed out long before that.) How are you feeling tonight? Get any sleep today? Ever figure out where your shirt ended up?

[Kitsune06]

How is it that reading your post, it sounds like it's said quickly and with hardly any pause for breath? Breathe in, breathe out. slow. Don't hyperventilate. :D Yah, I meant from caffiene. Caffiene gives kind of an icky feeling when used as a stimulant etc.

I tried calling DG, but she hasn't answered. I'm assuming she came home and went to sleep immediately, in which case she'd be p*ssed if I woke her up, however concerned I was. She always tells me she's stronger and more self-reliant than I act like she is and I needn't worry so much but... *shrug* I worry anyway.

She's probably fine, and with two whole hours left in my shift, I don't want to start worrying too much... :(

I'm feeling ok now. I slept for a couple hours, got up, drank some water, had some Hammer gel, visited the neighbors for money won during a bet, my shirt and the djimbe. Took said money and bought greasy burgers for lunch to make myself feel better...

[crazycanuck]

Peep..peep..

I've never had peeps...:(

Jen's never had tim tams, i've never had peeps...:(

Peep Peep

ps-happy birthday nanci.

[KnottedYet]

Much warmer now.

Toasty warm.

Feel the nice heat.

Did I mention I'm warm now?


(gotta love wooly long underwear!)

[KnottedYet]

Happy Birthday, Nanci!!!!

[Kitsune06]

Um... Good luck with that, Knot. :)

Nanci- Happy birthday! Wishing you the best of luck with herps and slitherins

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ARGH Xrayted- now I'm all worried about DG and she's still not answering the phone... she must just be asleep. I'm gonna freak out so bad if I drive home and she's not there... :eek:

[DebW]

Much warmer now.

Toasty warm.

(gotta love wooly long underwear!)

Watch out for moths. I used to love my Stil-longs, wooly underwear from the 70s, and my ProTogs wool T-shirts from the same era. But time and moths have a way with wool. The stuff still works, just have a little bit of ventilation.

Ug. It's 12:45 am and I'm trying to stay away a little longer working on a proposal. Wish I could turn in the short version: "Dear NASA. I need funding. You know I do good work. So why not." But there's that darn peer review process.

[Xrayted]

Ah, sorry Kit. I'm sure she's fine. I didn't mean to plant that in your head. She's probably just sleeping it off like you said. After a night and day like she had, I wouldn't hear the phone either. (and I wake up over every little sound) When you get home, you'll find her quietly drooling into her pillow. Now doesn't that sound better?

Knotted - glad you're among the living and warm blooded again. I'm all bundled up too. My nose is cold though so I guess that means I'm healthy.

[Nanci]

It's not my birthday till November 18th...I'm just planning ahead. But thank you! I'll go back and read it again!

I love stale Peeps, too. You have to slit open the package and then forget about them.

Isn't that cool how they used to only have them for Easter, but now they have them for Halloween, too??

Three day work week this week!

I am wearing the world's ugliest sweater. It is part of my Super Star costume. I have to take it off- it's just so bad...

Knot- do you ever sleep??? What are you doing up??

[Bikingmomof3]

Peep..peep..

I've never had peeps...:(

Jen's never had tim tams, i've never had peeps...:(

Peep Peep

ps-happy birthday nanci.

I shall send Peeps as well. :D

[Bikingmomof3]

My nose is cold though so I guess that means I'm healthy.

I thought that only applied to cats. :D

[DebW]

I'm at work at 6:30 am because I missed the time change this morning. Clock in the bedroom hadn't been changed. More time to work on the proposal. I can crash Tuesday night.

[Bikingmomof3]

"Dear NASA. I need funding. You know I do good work. So why not."

I just read this to DH (who is constantly writing proposals) and he loved it. :D He says it would indeed make life so much easier and free up a lot of his time from writing and reading proposals and give him more time for research.

Sorry you forgot about the time change. :(

[Nanci]

I hate the time change. Takes away an hour of the tortoises' grazing time.

I forgot to change the timers on my timed lights. When I got up, Mr. Toad was sunbathing under a heat lamp that's not supposed to come on till daylight, and Milly was wide awake!

I hope the guy in Colorado checks his e-mail nice and early...

[crazycanuck]

Have any of you been to the Indy 500??

Sitting here pondering which event to try and get us to next year. I need to figure out how to keep it secret from Ian as � want to surprise him for his birthday...

c

[DebW]

I just read this to DH (who is constantly writing proposals) and he loved it. :D He says it would indeed make life so much easier and free up a lot of his time from writing and reading proposals and give him more time for research.


Actually, that sort of used to work. You still had to write a proposal that had merit and got some descent peer reviews. But you got funded because the people who controlled the money knew what you could do. Now the funding is so tight that it's really cutthroat.

[Xrayted]

It's not my birthday till November 18th...I'm just planning ahead. But thank you! I'll go back and read it again!




OOPS!!! I should have looked at your bio. You got me. It doesn't happen often so savor it. :D

Sorry everybody, false alarm. Take down the signs and streamers. Put the cake in the freezer, we'll have it next month. Yeah, you can eat the chocolate gifts. They have a shelf life of what... about 3 days? Eat 'em if ya got 'em.

***slaps head and talks to herself** I only changed the clock by one hour. I'm soooo confused.


***Down periscope, dive, dive, dive!!!***

[KnottedYet]

Hey, X, I was right there with you!

Happy Birthday EVERY DAY to your real Birthday, Nanci!!!:D :D :D

[Nanci]

Isn't there some list on the forum front page way down at the bottom that says whose birthday it is that day?

X- you got me, too. I'm like- wait- my birthday isn't next month in December!!

Still no word from snake guy...

[Xrayted]

Isn't there some list on the forum front page way down at the bottom that says whose birthday it is that day?

X- you got me, too. I'm like- wait- my birthday isn't next month in December!!

Still no word from snake guy...

I thought you were just being sneaky. Not everyone posts their b-day. Shoulda investigated further, that's all. Of course you caught it in time so I don't think the b-day gods will rack up an extra one in there. If they do, go for a nice long ride. I hear it can take years off a girl. :D
I've actually written your true b-day on my kitchen calendar so I don't screw up again. You understand tho... you're a Scorpio too. ;)

I hope everything goes well with the snake dude. (first time I've ever said that in a sentence) Inez sounds divine.

Well, off to scrub in the tub. Just realized I'm still in my bike shorts. Gotta have time to stop for a few things on the way to work too. This hour jump is just messing me all up.

have a good day y'all

X.

[mimitabby]

I hate it when you contact someone and they don't.... read their emails.

happy not birthday Nanci, I have a bday in November too.

KY was cold for a reason. the temp dropped to 30 degrees last night here, i got up to discover my car encased in a block of solid ice. I had trouble opening the door and couldn't scrape the windows. I resorted to the forbidden dumping of a bucket of hot water over the windows. Worked great just like always.

I might ride the bike to work tomorrow since it's the last time I will be able to until spring.. and wednesday i am leaving on an airplane.
maybe i should buy some peeps (at full price!) for my cousins in Italy?


Click on Calendar, somewhere to find birthdays.
There are two gals that share My birthday but i don't know them.

[Kitsune06]

Brr! Ugh! No kidding, Mimi- I hadda scrape my windows for the first time after work at 11. Ugh. Biking to work on sub-30 mornings is gonna be interesting. Thank god for insulation.

Xrayted- yup, quietly drooling. Woke up when I came home and was feeling better... we had dinner and watched V for Vendetta. So good. Too bad people can't be moved by a superhuman "terrorist" here. :rolleyes: I love that movie so much...

Brr! Heat!

[Nanci]

Eer, still haven't heard from snake guy- I just wrote him again saying I was ready and willing to buy Inez as soon as he replied with her feeding history...

[Nanci]

Yay, she's bought and paid for! Now she just has to get here. Think tiny snake that will fit in a margerine cup, traveling from Colorado to Florida, on a plane, by UPS, in a box marked "This Side Up" "Perishable!!" I hope they keep her right-side up!

[mimitabby]

oh, that will be something to really be nervous about. I have had many animals shipped, and all turned out okay, but it's always nerve wracking until they are in your arms... (i have had a goat, cats, chickens shipped to me)


but so glad you finally got through to the guy. did he just not see your first correspondence?
I am going out for my walk in the sun with hat and gloves just in case it's still cold out!

[Bikingmomof3]

Yay, she's bought and paid for! Now she just has to get here. Think tiny snake that will fit in a margerine cup, traveling from Colorado to Florida, on a plane, by UPS, in a box marked "This Side Up" "Perishable!!" I hope they keep her right-side up!

Whooo Hooo!!!! May Inez have a safe and speedy journey to your loving home. Keep us updated.

[Bikingmomof3]

Brr! Ugh! No kidding, Mimi- I hadda scrape my windows for the first time after work at 11. Ugh. Biking to work on sub-30 mornings is gonna be interesting. Thank god for insulation.

Send the cold my way, please? We are near 70. :( :( :(


Xrayted- yup, quietly drooling. Woke up when I came home and was feeling better...


I am very glad to hear your GF was safe and sound home and asleep. :) I was beginning to worry.

[crazycanuck]

ARGH..

never mind..Just a whinge about a poster...
c

[chickwhorips]

i swear it wasn't me, but have an idea who your talking about.

[Lise]

The good news is, between work and J, I am so out of touch with the rest of TE that *I* have no idea who you're talking about. The bad news is that I'm so out of touch.

Also, it's been a gorgeous three days here, and I've been indoors the whole time. Working a bunch, then sleeping today. It's supposed to drop 20 degrees by tomorrow. My only comfort is that it was so windy today that both running and biking would've been tough.

Nanci, I am so happy for you about Inez! Eagerly anticipating pictures and stories. :D

[snapdragen]

i swear it wasn't me, but have an idea who your talking about.

Arms folded, toe tapping. :confused:

I just finished putting up my Halloween decorations. I've had to tone it down lately, I was scaring the kids :D Tomorrow is the neighborhood parade - kids and dogs all dress up. Quite cool. Chloe will be a Ladybug.

[Lise]

Arms folded, toe tapping. :confused:

I just finished putting up my Halloween decorations. I've had to tone it down lately, I was scaring the kids :D Tomorrow is the neighborhood parade - kids and dogs all dress up. Quite cool. Chloe will be a Ladybug.
Oooh, oooh, Snap, I meant to tell you that I saw a Corgi the other day, and thought, of course, of you and Chloe! Looking forward to pix of her costume. :p L.

[chickwhorips]

Arms folded, toe tapping. :confused:

I've had to tone it down lately, I was scaring the kids :D

on the fact that your already tapping your toe and giving me the look i won't comment.

[Kitsune06]

....am I in trouble again? *tucks tail* I didn't do it, er, I didn't mean it... er... I meant something else comPLETELY. ...what?:confused:

[chickwhorips]

do you want a shovel to help kit?

[snapdragen]

Is Kit digging herself a hole again...............

[crazycanuck]

Never mind, keep moving along. Just a knee jerk reaction to something i read, that's all. Not by any of you lovelies.!!!!:D

c

[Bikingmomof3]

Oh it was not me was it?

Just my insecurity showing through.

BTW, I am fending off children who are trying to eat your PEEPS. Never fear, I saved them. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

I just finished putting up my Halloween decorations. I've had to tone it down lately, I was scaring the kids :D Tomorrow is the neighborhood parade - kids and dogs all dress up. Quite cool. Chloe will be a Ladybug.

Pictures, please.

[DrBee]

Hey TDers!!!

I've been so swamped with moving stuff and a new job that I haven't had a chance to even check in with y'all.

Looks like everyone is having fun!

The wife of a colleague is a cyclist (and triathlete) and has given me some good info on their cycling club. It sounds like a supportive group! That could be really good for me since I haven't ridden in what feels like forever. I can only begin to imagine how MP feels (congrats of finishing the marathon btw). My bike is sitting behind me right now. It looks lonely. Soon I will ride. Soon!

The kids are super excited about trick-or-treating tomorrow. Ben managed to move away from the octopus idea and decided to be spiderman. I let him decide. Elizabeth is going to be a pumpkin witch. I'll post a picture.

Gotta run and eat dinner. I'll try to do more catching up later. Just wanted to let y'all know I didn't drop off of the face of the Earth.

Later!

[Bikingmomof3]

fishdr-glad to see you are settling in and able to be on here with us drifters. :)
Great news on finding a cycling club so quickly!
I cannot wait to see pics of the costumes. My guys will just be handing out the candy this year.

[chickwhorips]

fish glad to hear things are going good.

yes i need haloween pictures! no one does anything around here!

[Fredwina]

We have a preschool on site, and today was thier dress up day. one of the few perks of this crazy job

[chickwhorips]

i just got sucked into backcountry.com found a pair of travel pants, hopefully, and now getting sucked into TE and running shorts. ack! i need to go home. i'm spending all my hard earned money!

[Kitsune06]

www.instructables.com has me stuck. Making a shaker flashlight out of a tictac box... flame thrower out of a spiderman water gun... I mean... wow! I wish I had access to that site as a kid!

(well... maybe not. I was dangerous enough!) :rolleyes:

[snapdragen]

Pictures, please.

But of course!

[Xrayted]

Kitsune: Glad to hear she's ok. So whadja have for dinner? I love leftovers. ;) I saw that pic at the theatre and was glad he didn't keep talking in all V's. (think the very beginning of the pic) I wasn't too bad but overall not my kind of movie. A little dark for me but I liked the political undercurrent.

Nanci: Congrats on being a mommy again. So, when's she coming? Do you think she'll get along with the other "children"?

Lise: Very cool on J. So happy for you. So are you going to Paris at some point or ???

fishdr: Glad to see you back. Great news that you are getting to know some other riders. You'll be back on the bike soon I'm sure. I wish I was still a kid. I loved getting dressed up for Halloween. Wait, I still do! Actually, it was a fundraiser for the local humane league. I was a scarecrow. (right, BIIIG stretch there X) I didn't get any pics of me (cuz I'm the photographer, NOT the subject thankyouverymuch) but I may be in some that the league took. No one had to ask me what I was so I guess I did good. There was one lady dressed as what I took to be a zucchini. :confused: I dunno.

BMo3: Good job on saving the Peeps. I must admit, I stopped on my way home from work tonight and got a package. I can hear them chirping from the kitchen. (which is weird cuz they're pumpkins :confused: ) But I'm not listening, nope ya can't make me eat ya. I won't do it... ***puts fingers in ears*** I don't hear you! (Oh man, the packs of cocoa are right there in the cupboard.) Aaaaaaaah!! (Go on, you know you wanna.) NOOO!!!! (Sure just one, no one will know) I'll know. (Don't make me bring up the time you ate...) Wha... hey now, that's not right! This is a family forum, afterall. (hehehe, go ahead, have a Peep)

You suck.

Mmmmm. Oh, that was really good. (Told ya) I feel so cheap. ***shakes head*** Beaten down by my own mind. Now I'll have to go to confession tomorrow... and I'm not even Catholic. (sigh) Well anyway, good job on saving your Peeps, BMo3. ;) :D

X.

[Kitsune06]

I actually really liked his V monologue. ...aannnd I'm kinda dark. The first time I saw the movie, I was kind of upset that we didn't get to see his face, but now I'm pretty convinced that it would've taken away from the movie. Oh! I love the movie so much...

We had a cheap 'n easy pasta thingum, but most of it ended up being leftovers for today. Prolly just as well. :rolleyes:

[Xrayted]

You? Dark? Ah, I don't believe it. :rolleyes:

[Kitsune06]

muahahahaha!

[Xrayted]

Ok, here ya go, Kit. Enjoy!

VoilÃ*! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-Ã*-vis an introduction, so let me simply add that it's my very good honour to meet you and you may call me V.

[Kitsune06]

(((<<Xrayted!>>)))

[Xrayted]

Actually, I found it rather interesting in an interview that I read that Alan Moore, who was the guy responsible for the comix series, refused to have anything to do with the making of the film. Bitter about losing his rights to it long ago I believe. Of course, he's done this with all of his stories that have been made into movies, such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. That one definitely could have used his guidance. Incredible mind and imagination. Alas, for my tastes, just a bit dark. Like I said tho, gutsy political statements. Gotta respect him on that. :cool:

Maybe I'll rent V this w/e and give it another try. Just for you, Kit. ;)

[Kitsune06]

:D Watch it on Sunday the 5th. :D

The script you found was the original wachowski bros script... here's (http://www.xs4all.nl/~eriksch/) the link to the one in the movie... I think it "works" a little better.

[Xrayted]

Why the 5th?

[Kitsune06]

"Remember, remember,
the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason
why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot. "

The movie starts and ends on Nov 5th with a year lapsing between the beginning and end. :cool:

[Xrayted]

Sorry, it hit me after I posted it. The movie was originally supposed to come out on the 4th to tie it all in. I remember it cuz the 5th is my b-day. I guess I've got b-day plans now. Thanks Kit! (You're trying to turn me to the dark side aren't you? :cool: :D )

More interesting still is that Alan Moore shares a b-day with Nanci. (Well, different year I'm sure.) Had to look that one up. I figured he was a trouble making Scorpio too. ;)

[Xrayted]

November 5th is also the day used in Back to the Future. Just in case you needed more useless movie information.

[Kitsune06]

Scorpios... Aren't scorpios generally sorta... dark? What happened to you? :p
Another one I like (as with just about anything from Dark Horse comics...) Sin City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_City) (<3 Marv!)
... but Transmetropolitan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan) is my favorite...
Spider Jerusalem is a lot like Hunter S. Thompson- crazy, intelligent, and dark as can be.

[Xrayted]

Scorpios... Aren't scorpios generally sorta... dark? What happened to you? :p


Ya know, you're right. When I was about your age (I'm guessing you're around 22?) I was much darker and cynical. You have no idea how much I've changed over the years. But it's too long of a story and way too hard to talk about.

Peace!
X.

[DebW]

There was one lady dressed as what I took to be a zucchini. :confused: I dunno.


I dressed up as a zucchini once. It was a really really lame costume. All I did was wear these wool-lined army-green overalls I found and tell people that I was a zucchini. I suck at dressing up, and it was the best I could do.

[Lise]

~~~~~~~~~~~~sigh~~~~~~~~~~~~~
J. is wonderful!

Oh, how I love this phase of the relationship...:p I know it doesn't last, and good thing, as I need more sleep than this, but it has been sooooooo long since I felt like this. Last time I felt like this was in '94, with S., of whom you've heard. But that had an element of craziness to it that this does not. If I had a day off, she would just not go to work in order to be with me. Yep, it was off from the start. J. stays up way too late with me, but leaves, goes home, gets up, goes to work/school/etc. Has a life, and it's not me.

I was tired after the long work weekend, but I did get three 1 hr naps in that 24 shift. Came home and slept a few more hours, got up and made some coffee. For those who were around for the "my heart's beating very strangely" episode this summer, you know I don't drink much coffee anymore. So I was really needing it. Just as I reached for the mug, Isaac the cat jumped onto the counter, knocking off the coffee, shattering the mug, splashing coffee everywhere. Me, him, wall, floor, dishwasher.... I screamed. I am not proud. But I screamed "NOOOOOOOO! Damn it!" Then I cleaned up and made another cup of coffee. :rolleyes: Isaac was drenched, but I let him handle himself. He didn't seem to get too wired, I'm glad to say.

Made a pumpkin pie, broiled salmon, couscous, green beans, and salad with candied walnuts, cranberries, and gorgonzola. Way easier than it sounds, or is that just because I'm happy? J. came over, we ate, hung out and watched part of A Walk On the Moon. But when Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen started making out, well, so did we. ;) What a great evening! But I think I need another cup of coffee this morning. Another beautiful day here, although 20 degrees colder, as predicted.

This is cool--the picture on the movie was fuzzy. Normally I have a great picture. It's a big TV, and I never watch it, except for movies. I was dismayed and baffled. J. said, "It looks like a cable problem." Got up, looked at the back of the TV, adjusted a cable, fixed the problem. Wow. I would've just cleaned the disc and figured the whole thing was "broken". ("Broken", for me, means, "I have no idea what's wrong.") It may sound silly, but I love it that he knew what was wrong, got up, and fixed it.

Paris--Yes! We're planning to go mid March, when he has spring break from grad school. It's easy for me to request a week off that far in advance.

I'm already thinking of scaling back my triathlon plans for next year. I am not sure I want to be training for a 1/2 IM when I could be spending time with this guy. I'm thinking I may do Accenture at the Int'l distance instead, and a couple of sprints through the season. Seriously. I've had the pleasure of four years of training and racing triathlons, and no pleasure of dating someone wonderful for...oh...say...a decade! Things got bad with S after about a year, although I stayed for six. Then over four years of nothing, 2 1/2 years of online dating with seven months of largely frustrating involvement with T. in there....yeah, I may prefer snuggling with J. over 1/2 IM training.
..........................
But enough about me: FISHDR! Glad you resurfaced! Glad the fishfry are doing well! Your new home sounds pretty great. Have you started with the new job? Remember when you were nervous even to go for it? YAY FISH/BEE.DR!!!
..........................
Looking forward to all Halloween pix! :D L.

[KnottedYet]

Yay, Lise!

How marvellous!

I hear ya on the "went bad after one year but stuck around for 7." So glad both you and J have outside lives! (I know that sounds weird, but you know what I mean.)

.......
SKnot and I watched "V for Vendetta" together. At some point he turned to me with wiiiiiide eyes and a struck expression and said, "Mom! This is what is happening in the United States RIGHT NOW!"

That movie started some very good conversations.

[mtbdarby]

Alright, can anyone join this thread or do I have to just keep lurking?!

Lise, I just had to pop on and say how happy I am for you! It is so nice to hear how happy you are with J. as an added bonus in your life. ((hugs)) your way and I'm living vicariously through you these days. I am too frustrated with dating on this end.

Nanci, congrats on the latest addition. I hope she makes it safe and sound to you as quickly as possible. Make sure to post a picture.

Fishdr, glad to hear the move and new job went well. Can't wait to see Halloween pix.

Kit, girl, I can not even pretend to know what movie you and xrayed were talking about, even after a couple pages of reading backwards. But your posts still crack me up!

I saw the quadrathlon posted on the Badger State Games website yesterday. I'd like to do that race at the beginning of February. Now all I have to do is start running again and learn how to xcountry ski. No problem! It's a 5k each of running, mtb, snow shoeing and xc (any style). And it's by age group which is cool. At least it would give me something to shoot for in the winter so I keep working out.

[KnottedYet]

<sings> "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts"

We're dressing up at work. I'm assigned the Island Girl costume. I get to wear a coconut bra and grass skirt.

Oooh. Feel the enthusiasm. Feel my thrilled participation. Whoopee.

I'm wearing long underwear with my grass skirt.

I don't like dressing up at work.

[Xrayted]

Ah, sorry to the one I offended on a TD post early this am. Thanks for the PM. I just took out that whole part of the post to be safe. I had a bout of insomnia and get too real sometimes. At least I don't get cranky when I'm tired so that helps.

Anyway, Lise, so glad it's going great with J. He sounds like a wonderful man who obviously can appreciate a wonderful woman when he sees her. Don't assume the honeymoon stage has to go away just because of past relationships. It's all in your control to keep it fresh and fun if your hearts are still there. A tender caress, a little strategically placed pinch, a nibble on an ear, holding hands like you're teenagers, making out on the couch, getting/giving a nice massage... doesn't have to stop, dear.

mtbdarby - Welcome to the TD world. Wear your helmet and gloves, it can get kinda rough in here. :D V for Vendetta. There's no way to explain it so you just gotta watch it for yourself. (I know Kit, 11/5;) I promise.)

Knotted - Very smart kid there. Most adults don't get the political undertones. Must get it from his Mom. :D As for the costume, ok, we gotta have a pic of that. Pleeeeeease. As for me, I'm masquerading as an x-ray tech. (Sorry, I just don't have the heart for it today.) I did get my haircut shorter this am, so I guess I will be kinda going in disguise.

Have a fun day everyone. Be safe.

X.

[Lise]

I'm pretty sure that's what my ancestors celebrated. And keeping in memory the midwives who died through the centuries, accused of practicing witchcraft when they saved mothers' lives.
.......................
Darby--good to see you here! Really? You haven't posted on TD before? Welcome. Hang in there. Wasn't there a paramedic around for awhile? Or was that someone else. I'm not in the "it will happen when you least expect it" school of thought, since if I weren't looking, HARD, I never would've met J. But when we did meet, it became easy. May it be so for you.
.......................
XR--thanks for the encouragement. This guy is so thoughtful and inventive, and I can be so, too. We've both had some hard times, so we each know how to appreciate each other. Why not keep it going? :D
.......................
KN--sorry. I am cracking up at the costume you have to wear. Even funnier that it's assigned. ~snicker~ sorry. Couldn't help myself. :p

[KnottedYet]

Island Girl will have vengence!

Yeah, go ahead. Laugh. Keep it up y'all, and I'll come shake my coconuts at you!!!

(maybe I'll be Butch Island Girl and wear my steel-toe boots and my jeans and army-green tank top under the costume. Somebody's Fantasy Island version of Island Girl, I'm sure.... uh, could be mine...;) )

[Nanci]

Hey Dar, you can just hop in whenever you feel like it.

INEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will be arriving next Wednesday the 8th. Snake on a plane!!!

Lise- you sound so happy. Aren't you glad you dumped PR? I think you'd have time for half IM training.

[mimitabby]

hi everyone. I am most unhalloweened today. DH who loves halloweeen does the pumpkins, decorates (a little) buys the candy, fusses over the children is still in Arizona. Normally when he's out of town we chat a lot but this time he's had a lot of trouble with cell phone coverage. Not exactly coverage, he says he has a great signal, but still can't get calls through. he's calling it congestion. Anyone know of a good antihistamine for a cell phone?
So I am feeling terribly lonely as I prepare to embark on this big exciting trip.
He's peeved at me because i tend to be clingy, but I yam what i yam. A lot of my friends have already put me into the "she's on vacation" category, so they are not communicating "oh, i thought you left"

Sorry KY, i can't imagine them MAKING me dress up for Halloween. here, we celebrate Halloween by bringing everyone's children's candy to work and for 2-3 weeks, we have a sugar fest.

Lise, your romance is a wonderful thing, thanks for sharing it with us. You are being so tasteful and sweet. as often as we can, DH and i try to rekindle this kind of thing. Doesn't work when you take separate vacations though.

mtdarby, xcountry skiing is the only type i've ever tried, and it was a blast. I found it to be a great way to stay warm in 20 degree weather.

Kit, my older son (who I think is older than you) was born on Nov 5th, and he is a non-dark scorpio. (Aries Ascendant cheers it up immensely) My younger son is a very dark pisces. Neither turned out the way I thought they would.
(I thought the older one would be the martial arts type and the younger the artist. The older is a grad student in Music and the younger is a math nerd with muscles all over him. go figure

[KnottedYet]

Oh NO!

I just realized I'm gonna have to shave my legs for this darn costume! (I don't go to work for another 45 min, and I'm delaying the inevitable shower and costume routine)

Butch Island Girl is looking better and better. But I'm just not butch enough to carry it off. It would be much funnier if I didn't have such a femme-y physique.

[DebW]

Oh NO!

I just realized I'm gonna have to shave my legs for this darn costume! (I don't go to work for another 45 min, and I'm delaying the inevitable shower and costume routine)

Butch Island Girl is looking better and better. But I'm just not butch enough to carry it off. It would be much funnier if I didn't have such a femme-y physique.

I vote for Butch Island Girl. Or keep the long underwear on. Or go with hairy legs. Hairy legs are sexy, right? Island girls didn't really shave, right? Be authentic.

[KnottedYet]

OMIGAWD!!!!! I am SOOOOOO cute!

Butch Island Girl! I wish I could take a picture of myself so y'all could see! Oh, man! This is awesome!!!!

Ok, maybe I'll like Halloween at work afterall...:D

[chickwhorips]

dar welcome to the otherside, ok just the drifing side. though kit may pull you into the dark side if your not careful. she has a "gift" for doing that.

[mtbdarby]

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies! Can you believe it took me this long to find this thread????

KY, I SOOOO want a picture of you in your costume, hehehehe. For once I am NOT dressing up for work (I did post a picture a couple weeks again of me and my son at the fairy tale ball). My Halloween spirit today consists of a grey Tshirt that reads "Jack-O'Lanterns Dating Service. Guaranteed to smile. If he starts to stink toss him out!" Could be my new dating moto....

Mimi, did I read you're going to Italy?? Very cool. I was there as a teenager and would love to go back as an adult. I actually tried xc skiing once and really enjoyed it. I'd like to try skate skiing as well as see which one clicks for me.

Lise, good memory. Paramedic got dumped after GRABAAWR. He got very clingy and jealous and I just couldn't take it any more. So I took a 3 month dating vacation and enjoyed the rest of my summer. I just got back online dating and I'm frustrated already. The guys I like don't like me, the ones I'm not interested don't leave me alone, blah, blah. I'm ready to give it up again but I signed up for 3 months so I'll hang in there that long. Any tips? How did you meet J?

[chickwhorips]

lise i'm so excited for you!!!! i love these kinds of updates! :)

[Bikingmomof3]

Lise - Thank you for the update! J sounds wonderful and you sound so HAPPY! :cool: I am thrilled to hear you will be able to go to France in March! :D

Knot- Sknot sounds quite mature, you have done a good job. :) Your costume sounds great! Have someone, anyone take your picture. You must share, please???

Mtbdarby- WELCOME to the drifters.

Xrayted- I forgive you, for what I have no idea, I miss out of all the fun.

Nanci- Soon Inez will be in your loving hands. :) We will want pictures.

(((((Mimi)))))

I thought I would surprise the boys with Halloween balloons and streamers, as well as a Big Pumpkin Cookie, Spider Web Munch, and Pumpkin Spice Ghost Cake. Three boys, with three different taste. One mom who loves to eat. :D All recipes are located here: http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/featured.aspx

Time to decorate. Slight hitch, I cannot blow up the balloons. Guess that part will not be a surprise. We will be carving pumpkins when the boys get home from school. All the candy is ready to hand out, I just wish it would stop calling my name!

I love seeing all the Halloween costumes. :)

[Kitsune06]

KN- Some movie, huh? I can only imagine the "butch island girl" look. :D

CWR- I was going to reply to something you said, but forgot. Oh well. *waves* Hi!

Halloween might be 'interesting' this year. Gotta find directions to the clinton St. Theater and drive all by myself. :( Stupid work. Stupid getting off work late. Grr.

[Kitsune06]

Curiously, I concede that there can be no coincidence. Comics of captivatingly comedic commitment to cerebral entertainment circumventing the very concern of our earlier critical thought and converstion....

Happy Halloween- V style (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=214)

[Lise]

Lise- you sound so happy. Aren't you glad you dumped PR? Technically, we were never together...:p

Dar, sounds very similiar to my experience. I met J. on match.com. Yes, it can happen. :D Hang in there, keep looking, take a break when you need to. I really tightened up my profile, was very clear about what I wanted and didn't want. That helped.

[KnottedYet]

When I got to work this morning the whole clinic erupted into hysterics! Yup, I am MIGHTY fine as a Butch Island Girl!

Going the school to pick up SKnot and his friend in costume. I still gotta work a few more hours. Hope I get the chance to get out of the car in front of all those kiddies and embarrass the heck out of him!:D

[Lise]

When I got to work this morning the whole clinic erupted into hysterics! Yup, I am MIGHTY fine as a Butch Island Girl!


PIX! PIX! PIX!
Everybody, stomp your feet and join on in! :p

[Kitsune06]

PIX! PIX! PIX!

[Xrayted]

PIX! PIX! PIX! PIX! PIX!

Come on Knot, you can't leave us hangin'!! **as I sit at work surfing the net "illegally" while the patients pile up** Show us those gams! (just hope you shaved 'em first :eek: heeheehee)

10 minutes 'til quitin' time!!! Yahoo!!!


(BTW Knot, like the rainbow theme? ;))

[mimitabby]

PIX PIX PIX ! ! !


I believe the BUTCH island girl did NOT shave...

[snapdragen]

PIX! PIX! PIX!


Here are pix from my neighborhood parade, hope the link works!

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555255806Mvayhw

[mimitabby]

PIX! PIX! PIX!


Here are pix from my neighborhood parade, hope the link works!

http://community.webshots.com/album/555255806Mvayhw

nope, it says this is a private album, ask the owner to invite you!

[Trek420]

PIX! PIX! PIX!PIX! PIX! PIX!

my fashion theory, coconut bra and leather? grass skirt torn levis and doc martins? both? a girl can always hope

[Kitsune06]

Leather is *always* hot.

[Trek420]

yep, mine's just a fashion statement. I'm not that kind of bikergrrl.

so....flower lei and crew cut? pix pix pix pix.

back to the family friendly forum so....last year the little munchkins nearby nearly ran me out of candy...this year....trippled the stock and....here I sit twiddling my thumbs.

[Kitsune06]

I managed to get off work an hour early tonight, so I can go to the RHPS (otherwise it was doubtful). I need candy. The guys are passing by my window and occasionally noticing my fangs and (while subtle) dramatic eye makeup. Felix (this guy is TROUBLE) keeps asking if I'm going to bite him. It started out like "I'm scared... you're not gonna bite me, are you?" then "....could you bite me?" then ... "I wanna get bit...." always teasing. :rolleyes: :cool: Boys. I told him I was too young for him. He says "Yeah, you're like, 19, right? Didn't I see you trick-or-treating last year?"
Uh, No.

but...
if someone's offering candy... hey. =) I'm there.

[snapdragen]

nope, it says this is a private album, ask the owner to invite you!

Try again? I changed it to a public album.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555255806Mvayhw

[mimitabby]

Yes, it works now. how amazing, a parade!

[snapdragen]

Yes, it works now. how amazing, a parade!

Yup! It's going on 10 years now I think. The guy that organizes it is a Highway Patrolman. The police and fire departments usually have a car and truck for the kids to investigate, along with all kinds of goodies. Stickers, coloring books etc. Each year it seems more people show up, the marching band started coming about 3 years ago. One of the band members was a babysitter for the patrolman's kids, and said they wanted to join the fun.

[Xrayted]

Going the school to pick up SKnot and his friend in costume. I still gotta work a few more hours. Hope I get the chance to get out of the car in front of all those kiddies and embarrass the heck out of him!:D

That's just a bit cruel. I love it. :D
Xmas time when I was barely 18, I loaned my Mom my vehicle for the day cuz hers was being repaired. She just had to pick me up from work that afternoon. So I come outside with my coworkers at the end of the shift and there stands my Mom in a Santa suit... with all the stuffing in the boobs. (think Dolly Parton Santa) She starts swinging them around and doing a little boogie right there in the parking lot! Immediately had us all on the ground. The thing is, that's totally out of character for her. She's normally very quiet and subtle. She manages to crack a joke about every 3 years. It was, however, exactly what my Dad would have done. She knew I was missing him badly since that was our 1st Xmas without him. When I recovered enough, I went right over and gave her the biggest hug. (It had to be big, those boobs were huge!) I'll never forget she did that for me. :cool:

Knotted, today he's embarrassed but someday your son will look back on this and realize that he has a truly incredible Mom with an amazing and creative sense of humor. What a lucky kid.

p.s. Of course, when I play Santa, I put all my stuffing in the rearend. Makes quite a fashion statement. Little hard to drive tho. Ya gotta put the seat the whooooole way back. :cool: :D

[salsabike]

I can't wait to see Inez!

Snap, your Halloween parade is very cool. I'm a total sucker for little kids in lion suits and the like.

Mimi, we should've had dinner--we would have had fun! Have a wonderful trip---hope you got all your spatulas for the cousins.

Lise. How totally delightful to listen to you burble euphorically.

X, I didn't see your early morning, now-gone post, but what a genuinely gracious, kind P.S. you wrote about it. I'm not kidding about this. Nicely done.

KYet, you by God better post coconut pix.

Our beloved Siamese cat Beeper has been in the critical care animal hospital since Saturday. Slowly getting a little better, but is 16 with newly diagnosed polycystic kidney disease, so we'll be glad to have her back home soon but know it won't be forever...between Mom, house, toe, job in a higher-stress level at the moment, and now the Beeper, I am hoping someone will just whack me over the head with a baseball bat and knock me out for a little while, just for a break (full recovery has to be guaranteed beforehand. And mashed potatoes and gravy during the rehab period. And good books. A little chocolate...wait--maybe I can do this BEFORE the baseball bat descends...).

After be-jeweling my walking boot, I got liberated from it yesterday by the doc, so if anyone needs it, let me know. I am thrilled. Now I know how painful it is for people with legs of different lengths. MAN, the rest of my body hurt more from that than the damn broken toe did.

Fish. Nice to see you. Interesting bee stuff in the news, about the honeybee genome.

BMom (see? yet another variation of your name here), sounds like you had a cool Halloween.

Hello, mtbdarby!

[Xrayted]

Well, there are pumpkins smashed on the road a few houses up. (sigh) I'm lucky, they always leave mine alone. Here's some from years past. Not enough time to do many this year. I've collected more patterns I want to try though in case I find time this w/e. Better late than never I guess. My Mom "orders" some every year from me. She got the only one I carved this time. Well, it is Mom afterall. ;) (Emmitt Kelly, the king of clowns) Of course, I forgot to take a picture. :(

[Xrayted]

I took out a whole paragraph (on a post to Kitsune) but the offense was a very mild crack about Dubya. The rest was pure genius. There were some real gems in there, gems I tell ya! :rolleyes:

but thanks, salsa.

[KnottedYet]

No pictures of Butch Island Girl.

Sorry. Oppotunity lost.

Slicked back hair. No earrings or makeup. TIGHT tight TIGHT sleeveless shirt. Really goooooood bra (if you know what I mean). Baggy Levis rolled up a bit so my wool socks showed. Black leather steel-toe boots. Bike chain tattoo on my bicep.

that was the butch part.

Island Girl part was: pink flower over my left ear. Rainbow leis around my neck. Coconut bra. Grass skirt.

Yes, black leather is hot. My feet were very sweaty.:p

[crazycanuck]

Snap-cool pics and it looks like you live in a cool neighbourhood..
What did chloe dress up as?? So cute!!!

x-ray-I loved your post!!!

Salsa-sorry to hear about beeper. I hope you have many more happy times with him and give him lots of love.

nmnnmmm..I feel like i want to show someone the "Zip It" scene from Austin Powers..mmmrrmmm..perhaps that humor will enlighten them

How do i ignore something that's bothering me round here? I'm going to go nuts...actually that's not a long journey for a crazycanuck is it...:o

Anywho, am sitting here wondering what to put in my "australia' themed package to some people...Vegemite, tim tams, anzac buiscuts..ummm what else??

Knot..not happy about no photos!!!


Ahhh..I'm so happy I started pilates again...Ahhh...:)

c

[DebW]

No pictures of Butch Island Girl.


I went to bed last night with hope and awoke to disappointment. Next time we'll have to send the TE TD official photog on a secret mission. :D

My proposal was submitted at 5:45 yesterday. So after one good night's sleep, I feel like I've emerged from my 3-day-old brain-fried state. OK, maybe my brain is still feels sort of sauteed. I put my bike in my car this morning and am planning on a 2-hour mid-day ride. After working all day Sunday and 14 hours Monday, I can afford 2 hours off. Assuming my brain is working well enough to stay awake while I ride...

[Nanci]

Nice ladybug, Snap! Chloe looks like she's haveing a great time!

Nanci

[KnottedYet]

On a mission:

Today is payday. (RABBIT RABBIT by the way) During my little lunch break I need to get gas for the car (empy light has been on since yesterday) and call to make an appt with the grad school admissions folks.

At some point after work I need to get groceries. Which means I need to make a list this time. "Out of control at Costo" can no longer be my modus operandi! :eek:

(and I need to clean the house, etc etc. but that's what SKnot is for, eh?:D )

New month, new leaf, new life! Last month was a maelstrom. This month I will have PURPOSE! <stirring march music in the background> No more crap! Just good stuff! No more wasted engergy! <music gets louder> I will stand on my own two feet and I will boldly face whatever comes my way! <flags begin waving in background, music cresendos>

[Xrayted]

Awww!I feel so deflated. I woke up hoping to see a pic worthy of screen saver status and... pffft. Pinch flat. That's ok, Knot. I've got a pretty good imagination. I'll just dig up a photo from another thread and play pin the coconuts on Knot. :D (sorry, could NOT resist! just couldn't.) So, didja embarrass SKnot?
The ladies I work with were talking it up big about how they were going to dress up. I knew better and just went in as my regular abnormal self. Results: One person with a shirt that said 'Boo' and another with a shirt that had ribs on it. Very creative for a bunch of radiology people aren't they?
I did however get my daily look of "what is the matter with you" from the girls. All I did was tell a funny (ok, laugh 'til ya cry, hilarious) story to a woman I graduated school with, who is now my coworker as well. (she gets my humor) We came out of the breakroom laughing, crying, redfaced and out of breath. And there was the "look". I only missed getting the look twice since I've been there, I wasn't feeling like myself on those days. I promise, I'll do better in the future. :D

I really have to get serious about moving away. Far away. How far can I go before I have to tread water? Yeah, that's good. Right there! :p

BTW, I just walked out and took this pic in my backyard while writing this post. Persistent isn't it? Gotta love that kind of determination. **Note to self: finish the weeding and raking or no bike for you.** (Oh, them's fightin' words!)

Have a inspiring day!!

X.

[mimitabby]

Salsa, so sorry to hear about your kitty. Right now, I have a cat who is about 12 years old.. She may live to be 20 but then she might start failing soon. Cats just don't live long enough!


My back was starting to improve but then yesterday was a most stressful day at work. Talk about out of control! Unfortunately that meant i was doing a lot of ladder work and stretching too. So Now I am ready to get on a transcontinental jet with a screaming back. must pack advil...
I have been doing the exercises prescribed by KY, they are helping, but sometimes life just makes everything worse!
DH changed his return flight to 9am, so at least we won't be scurrying around in the airport in a panic!

To X, who I think asked, I am going to Calabria via Milan for a week. Friends in Milan, relatives (and friends) in Calabria. This shy person is going to attempt to forge new friendships with her second language.

My lucky SS will get some bauble that i can pick up in Italy that doesn't weigh a lot.
I am terrified that my cousins are going to give me olive oil as gifts (VERY HEAVY AND did I tell you that my sacroiliac is screaming?)

One more little goody. I entered in a "Design a Bianchi Bike" contest some months ago, and unlike our friend Fat Bottomed Girl, i did not win. Therefore, I am not going to be the proud owner of a custom Bianchi anytime soon. It was fun to do though, so if they have a contest next year, I'll try again.

[snapdragen]

Yep, Chloe was a ladybug - courtesy of Target dog costumes. Only problem, they don't make the costumes to fit shortlegged pudgy dogs. Towards the end of the parade, the jacket had come undone and kind of sat down on her hips. After the parade, then the trick or treaters, she was exhausted. Ever see a dog with bags under her eyes? :D

cc - there is an ignore feature so you don't see posts from "irritants". Works like a charm - I use it on another forum quite a bit.:rolleyes:

knot - I'm marching right behind you! I vow to try harder and succeed with this Weight Watcher thing. The KitKat bars we have left mean nothing to me! I am strong, I love vegetables, chocolate has no hold on me! oh god is that a Scharffen-Berger bar........

[snapdragen]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

That is all.

[Grog]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

That is all.

I share your views.

[Bikingmomof3]

Warning-small rant, which requires no comments, I just need to "do" something with these feelings/thoughts/actions.

I was so very happy yesterday. I love Halloween, DH was arriving early to help bake and carve pumpkins, all was well on TD, everyone happy and costumed. :)

1) The children (whom I do love) arrive home. Honour roll and gifted son #1 brings me his grades. :eek: A B+ in honours Algebra! Brief background, his IQ is freakish (a term I can only uses here) and his math scores for the state, gifted people (again, I am half brain dead, you will see why later), and national testing were literally off the freaking charts. He has the audacity to remind me it is a "respectable grade". Now, IF the child EVER studied, I would be happy for him, knowing he worked very hard and earned a good grade. However, he is in 8th grade and has NEVER done homework. He finishes it at school. This grade will be on his HS transcript, he knows that. Numerous deep cleansing breaths later I sit down and discuss how maybe he should take a different approach, blah, blah, blah. Then I get the teen attitude. :mad: So, I stupidly decide some bonding time with my child is in order and decide to go running with him. Never thinking he will work off his frustration. When thinking of this bonding time, I totally left out of the thought process that he easily logs in over 100 miles a month.

2) My bonding run with DS #1. I almost died. What makes a grown woman (moi) think for a second I can keep pace with a ticked off, conditioned cross country runner? Hey CWR-if you are reading this, I more than ran for both of us! The 2 mile loop I usually do when pressed for time, takes me about 30 minutes with my warm up and cool down. Not yesterday! I went 3 miles in the same time, NOT including my long warm up and cool down. :eek: On the upside I was no longer angry with DS, just myself and my calves hate me.

3) Happy Part-the twins carved pumpkins with Dad. :cool: I will see about posting pictures. Then the adorable little kids started trick or treating. Very cute. :D

4) I hobbled over to my neighbours who kept offering me wine, then was insulted because I declined, even when I explained about my medications and reminding them I do not drink. :mad:

5) I started feeling poorly around 9ish, came home from the neighbours-we had a neighbourhood bonfire of sorts, took a hot shower and really did not feel well. Ended up in hospital on Halloween (the hospital staffed dressed up :D). I had another TIA, whooped to freakin do da. So, I came home in a total funk. :o :mad: :o

6) My funk made DH think I was mad at him. I assured him it was not him, but me. Nothing doing he is convinced I am mad at him. SIGH

7) This morning. I ate 1/5 of the Pumpkin Spice Cake (hush-I had bread, fruit, and dairy and that is the version I am sticking with :p ), coffee and I am still in a funk. DH began skulking about thinking it is him. I used the "it's not you, it is me" line, to no avail. :confused: He left mad because I was not honest with him about what he "supposedly" did to make me mad/sad. :rolleyes: Duh-he did nothing, I am just in a mood. Angry teen, clueless neighbours, and a TIA all in one evening can do that to some people.

8) We will not even discuss the sugar crash I had this morning after everyone left. :o

WHEW-I feel better. :) If you were brave enough to read this far, thank you. I needed to vent. Now I feel so much better.

I will look at he previous posts to see pictures and hear how each of you celebrated after I shower.

Again, for those who read this far, Thank You!

[maillotpois]

Wow BMo3 that just stinks. I am so sorry. DH should understand after all you've been through you're going to be a little edgy. And I am sorry about DS1. Knowing the potential is there but the motivation is not is just a killer. We'll go up and down with the PP on this. She's got huge potential/smarts, but her follow through stinks sometimes. And she's only 10 so I know it is going to get tougher and the stakes higher.

Help me with the lingo here - I know you have explained before, but "TIA"?

Anyway, big hug!

[maillotpois]

Xrayted - wow. What a touching story about your mom and the santa costume. Made me smile. Thanks for posting that.

[snapdragen]

BMO3 - Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! Or better yet, try the Klingon howl at the sky thing. ((hug)) Sorry you had such a "trying" day.

I think the number of people using the ignore button is going to skyrocket today. It's a good thing. :D

I told some friends I couldn't face work today, so I've called in dead. I've got no sick leave - too many other "I can't face work" days....:rolleyes:

I'm nervous, the Stones concert in Oakland has been postponed a day because Mick's got throat problems. They've cancelled their Hawaii gig...oh please let him be healthy for Las Vegas...our airfare and hotel is non-refundable.

[Grog]

I think the number of people using the ignore button is going to skyrocket today. It's a good thing. :D


Do we have stats on that? :D

[maillotpois]

Ooh. I think I know what you all are talking about on the ignore posts. (I am ALWAYS the last to know and I am stunned I was even able to figure it out). Lots of backpedalling going on up there - after every post practically. Hmm.

[Bikingmomof3]

Help me with the lingo here - I know you have explained before, but "TIA"?

Anyway, big hug!

Thank You for the hugs. :D

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)-some call it a small stroke or a warning stroke. TIAs tend to precede larger strokes, at least in my case. :(

Yep, still have not moved my butt off the couch-darn sugar.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO3 - Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! Or better yet, try the Klingon howl at the sky thing. ((hug)) Sorry you had such a "trying" day.

Perfect!


I think the number of people using the ignore button is going to skyrocket today. It's a good thing. :D

We have one? Even us MAC users who do not have a simple spell check button -ah ha, it explains a lot of my typos now. :p
I miss too much as it is, but still, we have an ignore button?


I told some friends I couldn't face work today, so I've called in dead. I've got no sick leave - too many other "I can't face work" days....:rolleyes:

This made my entire day. Calling in dead is AWESOME.:cool:



I'm nervous, the Stones concert in Oakland has been postponed a day because Mick's got throat problems. They've cancelled their Hawaii gig...oh please let him be healthy for Las Vegas...our airfare and hotel is non-refundable.

Healing thoughts are being sent Mick's way. :)

[chickwhorips]

x - when you get that pin the coconut on KYet game up and running wanna send me a copy? it will keep me busy at work for a while.

BMof3 - you didn't have to run for me too. i did 2 miles with the dogs and that kicked my but. sorry your having one of those days. (((((you)))))

ok my rant:
since i dove into the pool and hit my head (yes there was water in the pool) my C2 vertebrae likes to slide out of place and pinches a nerve down my left arm and i can barely move my head. well guess what happened. i am in such pain and have a headache from he!!. i'm sitting her trying to stretch at work and nothing is helping. i think i'm going to have to break down and take meds tonight, but i hate doing that. they put me to sleep and when i wake up in the morning i'm so groggy and bla. why couldn't this have happened in another week? i have an adjustment lined up with the dr i use to go to in phoenix, and two massages lined up. its going to be a long day..... :(

[Bikingmomof3]

Snap- The neighbourhood parade looked like great fun. Chloe made an adorable ladybug. :)

Kit- How was the RHPS?????

Xrayted- what a fabulous memory of your mom! Love the pumpkins. Calvin and Hobbes is my favourite, as I am a huge Calvin and Hobbes fanatic. Ah, yes, I did see that post and laughed hysterically. I loved it. Sorry you had to remove it.

Mimi- Have an awesome time in Italy! Sorry about your back. :( I guess this means the TD girls will not be getting Olive Oil?

Salsa- I am sorry to hear about Beemer. ((((((Hugs)))))) Congrats on being liberated from your bejeweled walking boot.

CC-I am afraid to ask, but I must. What is Vegemite?? Also, what is bothering you. I share my pain. ;)

Deb-Congrats on getting the proposal finished.

((((CWR)))))-go home now. Take heavy duty meds and while you are at it, tell them you cannot come in tomorrow either. Feel better soon.

[chickwhorips]

thanks BMof3. i might have to. that means i wouldn't be able to check on TE. gasp :eek: the horror!

snap just got through the pictures and i love them! looks like so much fun. there were a total of 2 trick-or-treaters that came to my house. my co-worker got 4 and my boss had 6. such a rush! i can just see it now there will be tons of candy at work.

[snapdragen]

Yes BMO3, you should be able to put someone on ignore.

Click on the offending user's name, then go to view public profile. You should see "Add *** to your ignore list" Click on it and that should do it!

[Bikingmomof3]

Thanks Snap! I would have ever known. What does adding the person to your buddy list do?

Jennifer-who is not in any way knowledgeable about computers.

[Lise]

1. WHAT? What happened? What are we ignoring? Post me links people! You know I'm much too busy being happy and exausted to follow TE brou-ha-has these days! Help a girl out!

2. Snap--impressive computer graphics skills, as always. Chloe's so cute as a ladybug. I love the evolution of the Halloween parade.

3. Jennifer/B3--sorry. I put a package in the mail yesterday, that should cheer you up! Are you sure that's a guy (your DH)? It was always like that with woman partners for me--I know you're mad at me and just won't tell me--wait...that was *my* attitude. Never mind. :rolleyes: "No, honey, it's just that my brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen. No, I'm not blaming you for it."

4. I think KN has pix of butch island girl, and is just holding out for a suitable bribe. Hmmmm? What think you, TD?

5. J. keeps me up way too late making me very happy. I am tired. Would like to quit work yet have paychecks keep rolling in. My chances? Slim. Back to work. :p

[Bikingmomof3]

WHAT? What happened? What are we ignoring? Post me links people! You know I'm much too busy being happy and exausted to follow TE brou-ha-has these days! Help a girl out!

I am not ignoring anyone, but Snap taught me how. :p


"No, honey, it's just that my brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen. No, I'm not blaming you for it."

OMG too funny. I will use this next time he phones today!


I think KN has pix of butch island girl, and is just holding out for a suitable bribe. Hmmmm? What think you, TD?

I think you may be right? What shall we bribe her with?


J. keeps me up way too late making me very happy.

AAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW that is so sweet. Young love. Enjoy every sleep deprived moment.
;)

[maillotpois]

Yeah, the whole Lise/J thing just makes you smile, doesn't it???

[Fredwina]

BMO3 & MP - as a much older verison of DS1/PP , I regert at time that people didn't push me harder when I was younger. I've thought abiout going and finishing my masters, but haven't decided if I want to take on that much debt at this stage of my life. C'est La Vie;)
Meant to post earlier, but it's been crazy here. Plus, promises of more crazieness tomorrow. Maybe I need to post in the "dear so and so" thread. Or maybe, I should wander next door and rampage thourgh the Ice Cream factory...

[Kitsune06]

ok my rant:
since i dove into the pool and hit my head (yes there was water in the pool) my C2 vertebrae likes to slide out of place and pinches a nerve down my left arm and i can barely move my head. well guess what happened. i am in such pain and have a headache from he!!. i'm sitting her trying to stretch at work and nothing is helping. i think i'm going to have to break down and take meds tonight, but i hate doing that. they put me to sleep and when i wake up in the morning i'm so groggy and bla. why couldn't this have happened in another week? i have an adjustment lined up with the dr i use to go to in phoenix, and two massages lined up. its going to be a long day..... :(

At least your thick german-farmer/cheesehead skull protected ya, or we'd be in trouble! *hugs* Wish I could work on that neck for ya. sending good thoughts your way.




Kit- How was the RHPS?????


Our host informed us that RHPS, while normally starting at 12, starts at 9 halloween night, so we missed it. On the upshot, though, we all watched it at his place and yelled/threw things at the appropriate times- so it was all good. The hostess was Magenta, the host was Marilyn Monroe (until the duct tape making his 'cleavage' started irritating his moobs, then we ripped it off. This did not make him feel better) bloody bulls etc all 'round, it was a good party. :) My god, some of those lines, though... so raunchy.
"Those are some well-hung speakers!" :D




snap just got through the pictures and i love them! looks like so much fun. there were a total of 2 trick-or-treaters that came to my house. my co-worker got 4 and my boss had 6. such a rush! i can just see it now there will be tons of candy at work.
I even managed a trick-or-treater at work! One of my coworkers brought her daughter in. So weird seeing the daughter of a girl my age. She looked like a little her! Weird weird. I know, I know. Too cute, though. :D


I think you may be right? What shall we bribe her with?


I could possibly arrange a trade with pics of my costume... I *need* pics of that. Still... hm. I think my modest modesty is still a little upset with me over that.

I figured out how to go as a naked guy for next year's halloween. Just gotta wear my trench coat over the top so I don't get arrested. :D I have to do this **** while I'm young enough to say "I didn't know any better!" :D

[mtbdarby]

Bmo3 - sorry to hear about the TIA. Sounds very scary! I'm sure dh will come around. If not, send him to KN and the butch island girl can make him come 'round, hehe.

X - very cool about your mom. I can only aspire to such coolness.

Snap - love the pix. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for the tip on ignoring posts. That could come in handy.....

Lise - could I send you my profile and let you take a look at it? And then could you fill me in on the bru ha ha that's going on? I must have missed it (thank God).

Amber - girl, head home. Take some drugs and then a nap. Hope you feel better soon!

(singing) "You put da lime in da coconut and drink it all up, you put da lime in da coconut and drink it all up...."

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO3 & MP - as a much older verison of DS1/PP , I regert at time that people didn't push me harder when I was younger. I've thought abiout going and finishing my masters, but haven't decided if I want to take on that much debt at this stage of my life. C'est La Vie;)
Meant to post earlier, but it's been crazy here. Plus, promises of more crazieness tomorrow. Maybe I need to post in the "dear so and so" thread. Or maybe, I should wander next door and rampage thourgh the Ice Cream factory...

Thank you for comfirming that as parents we are doing the right thing. Sometimes the lines get blurred. Again, thanks. :)

As for the craziness, I suggest wandering to the Ice Crfeam Factory, then while enjoy a lot of ice-cream, post on "Dear So and So". :cool:

[Trek420]

Bikingmomof3 "What does adding the person to your buddy list do?"

It means you have to go out for beer and chocolate with them.

[Bikingmomof3]

MP-Yes, everytime I read Lise's post I get a huge smile on my face. I am so happy for them. :D

Kit- Bummer you missed the showing, although your own private party sounds as though it was much more fun. I do hope the host's moobs are better off today. I could see how duct tape could irritate.
We all need to get together for Halloween. I personally am thrilled to know someone who already has a plan to "dress" as a naked man for Halloween. :D :cool: :D

(((CWR)))-I do so hope you are at home, medicated, and sleeping. Feel better soon!

mtbdarby-I have had several before they are not scary anymore. I do think they terrify DH and that is why he is acting like an a** today.
I have been singing that silly jingle ever since Knot wrote about her costume. :rolleyes:

Hello Humor section-no one wrote to tell me a little sun was creating such a fuss. Maybe next time the ER willl let me use my laptop so I can keep track of things? I do get behind. :p

[Bikingmomof3]

Bikingmomof3 "What does adding the person to your buddy list do?"

It means you have to go out for beer and chocolate with them.

Now that would be fun! :cool:

[crazycanuck]

BMO3...I'm going to send you some vegemite in your " from australia with biking love" package. I warn you to only use a smidgen bit on your toast or you'll have this look on your face :eek:

It's healthy..really..unlike Peeps...:D

c

[chickwhorips]

no i'm being blockheaded and still at work, not really working. now really considering going home.

[Kitsune06]

I thought we weren't using our real names here? It adds that odd bit of 'reality does exist, you know' to the forum, instead of our internet facades (who we want to be vs. who we really are in reality...) then again, I spent way too much time online as a kid and the topic has been one of debate for some time. If anyone wants to call me Aryn, that's fine... Amber. :D ;) It's always felt weird to call people by their pseudonyms when they've let me know their real names... (or the names they favor...):confused:

[mtbdarby]

CWR - I blame you for damage to my MC today. Just saw your post on the north face cargo pants and fell in love:rolleyes: I've been looking high and low for a pair of cargo green pants. They had better fit!

BM03 - I get it now! She's a bit, uh, blunt huh? lol. Too funny how many buttons one person can push.

I read the peeps conversation before. I am officially in the minority as I can't stand the little rascals. DS got some trick-or-treating last night. Those get to go to dad's house....

OK, I'm outta here shortly. Need to work on a business plan tonight AND workout. I had better do both!

[chickwhorips]

i ordered two different sizes in those pants. i hope they fit too, but who am i to blame for my visa bill? thats no fair if your blaming me.

oh wait i'll blame kit! i always blame her. :cool:

[Bikingmomof3]

I thought we weren't using our real names here? It adds that odd bit of 'reality does exist, you know' to the forum, instead of our internet facades (who we want to be vs. who we really are in reality...) then again, I spent way too much time online as a kid and the topic has been one of debate for some time. If anyone wants to call me Aryn, that's fine... Amber. :D ;) It's always felt weird to call people by their pseudonyms when they've let me know their real names... (or the names they favor...):confused:


Big Ooops. Sorry, I fixed it. Well I edited it. :o

[Fredwina]

As for the craziness, I suggest wandering to the Ice Cream Factory, then while enjoy a lot of ice-cream, post on "Dear So and So". :cool:
Unfortunately, the don't give tours. Maybe I can go stare at the 10 -foot cone outside... It makes Ice Cream for the Rite Aid/ Thrifty Drug Stores. Posting, we'll see. I'd like to do it at home,. but I need to run buy church before I get there. maybe tommorrow or friday(I'm off :) !!!)

[Kitsune06]

*cries a little* Chica, you abuse me so. That's ok. I blame you for the disgusting amts of time I spend at the gym, for making me start running (peer pressure!) and also for the days I should go to the gym but don't because I'm emailing her, etc. :)

I want chocolate and beer with the ladies on my friends list!!!

[chickwhorips]

Big Ooops. Sorry, I fixed it. Well I edited it. :o

i didn't notice it. had to go back and look. thats what i get for being out of it.

2 more hours to go... can i make it?

[chickwhorips]

*cries a little* Chica, you abuse me so. That's ok. I blame you for the disgusting amts of time I spend at the gym, for making me start running (peer pressure!) and also for the days I should go to the gym but don't because I'm emailing her, etc. :)

see what goes around comes around. glad we have each other to blame.


I want chocolate and beer with the ladies on my friends list!!!

i need to start adding poeple to my friends list if this is what is involved. here i just had a mental friends list.

[maillotpois]

Bikingmomof3 "What does adding the person to your buddy list do?"

It means you have to go out for beer and chocolate with them.

Even better! That's obviously two separate outings because while I love both, I am not one to pair beer and chocolate....

[salsabike]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/11/01/fat.fightingwine.ap/index.html

Study: Fat, boozing mice stay healthy

[Trek420]

maillotpois "Even better! That's obviously two separate outings because while I love both, I am not one to pair beer and chocolate..."

if rootbeer floats are so good...why not beer floats?

[Nanci]

"These fat old mice can perform as well on this skill test as young lean mice," Sinclair said.

Leaving for IM Florida very early tomorrow. I am afraid I will get hopelessly behind. Maizey ate. I bought/arranged Inez's home, but Choco had to move to the bototm bunk of the two-viv rack, so then I couldn't see him, so then I had to rearrange the living room. I also had to buy food for the anoles, toad, and frog. The toad is very full and content now. I also bought cool homes for the anoles and the frog, and furnished those, too. Meanwhile, Addy did not choose to eat her anole-scented mouse. I am going to try her on live when I get home.

What did Fat Bottomed Girl win?

CWR, no more diving! If you ever worked in an ER- man, you'd NEVER dive.

Salsa, hope Kitty is doing as well as can be expected. i will give Choco a hug in effigy of hugging of your kitty.

[chickwhorips]

sounds like that would be more of a beer slushy

[salsabike]

Leaving for IM Florida very early tomorrow.

Salsa, hope Kitty is doing as well as can be expected. i will give Choco a hug in effigy of hugging of your kitty.

Hey, have a fabulous time, girl! Love the living room having to be rearranged to make all the snakes happy.

Do--give him a smooch for me too. Beeper's kidney values are still improving with lots of IV hydration, but the underlying disease will be there for good. She'll probably come home tomorrow and we'll do everything we can to keep her happy and going for as long as it works for her.

This is The Beeper, just a few weeks ago:

1975

[Nanci]

What a cutie, there's nothing like a Siamese.

Nanci

[maillotpois]

Salsa - WOW - how did I miss the cat issue? I am so sorry she's not well. I went through kidney failure with my rottie 5 years ago and it was rough. Cats are sotough though - she may amaze you. I hope she does. She's a beauty.

Trek - beer float? Again, another pairing that's not too appealing.... while each on their own are delightful!

[Pax]

I'm so glad I LOVE red wine! :p


Salsa - Your kitty is adorable.

[Kitsune06]

Siamese have such interesting personalities. I wish Beeper the best... when she comes home, give her a kitty headbutt/temple rub/chinning for me.

[KnottedYet]

Salsa, that is a beautiful picture!

[bikerz]

Beeper - that is one of the best cat names I have ever heard! I love it! I'm wishing her all the best. MP is right - cats are so tough.

[winddance]

I love Siamese, too! They're so spirited.

My best to Beeper. She's a beautiful kitty, and I'm sorry to hear that she isn't well.

[salsabike]

Aw, you guys are SO good. Thanks.

MP, the cat thing just happened last week. I'm tellin' you guys, I'm just livin' la vida loca here. Now arguing with the nursing home about giving Mom actual restorative PT versus "maintenance" PT, which is not enough. Arrgh.

When we got Beeper as a kitten, she had such a beautiful little face that we decided to name her Shane (Yiddish for pretty, as in "shane punim"--pretty face). She was a tiny little fluffball and you could still see the pink skin under the fluff because she was only 6 1/2 weeks old. She would launch herself at our two-month old Abby, Sara, and when Sara would fight back, the fluffball would emit these indignant little beeping sounds. So we started calling her Beeper. And she is a typical Siamese, constantly yakking, very social, very much the grande dame. And Kit has it right, too (Kit, you must have cats or have had them)--she's a total head-butting, head-rubbing cat. We love her.

Thanks, yawl.

[Kitsune06]

My cats were my babies... I had two. Had to leave them behind when I moved (XH has and loves them now) because DG is allergic, but I'm always plotting and schemeing about some way I can get them back and have them in my life... If I can't find a way... y'know...

Tsukiko "little moon" for her huge-pupiled eyes, was called 'squeaker' as a kitten because she was always very, very talkative (I was home all the time thru her kittenhood and talked to her, so it was normal for her to 'answer') sometimes "spook" too, because she'd get a kick out of raising every hair on her little body (full back ruff and bottlebrush tail) and tear*** through the house, bouncing off the walls. Balanced? No. Fun? Yes. :D I love that little girl. I think I cried more over leaving them than I did about leaving my ex. :(

[Lise]

Salsa, my heart goes out to you and DH and little Beeper. I'm glad to hear she's doing better. My cats are my littlest hearts. They're 16 & 17 years old, and seemingly in good health, although I suspect diabetes in Ariel, as she seems to be drinking a lot more water lately. I need to get them in for a check up. I know they can't last forever, or even that many years longer, but losing them will break my heart. They've been through everything with me for nearly two decades. They've been the steady, stable ones.

J. passed an important test on Friday, when he first met the cats. He went right to them, and talked to and petted them. What most impressed me is that Ariel didn't run away or hiss, as she usually does with new people. She let him pet her several times, even turning her head so he could scritch her jawline. She, more than Isaac, really reflects my state of mind/spirit. I took a picture of them with my cell phone the other day. They often sleep on top of the living room radiator, where I have a long bench cushion, and a bowl of water on the window sill for them. This particular morning I found Ariel sleeping with her head resting on Isaac's butt. She's usually pretty particular about maintaining her own space. It was so uncharacteristic that I snuck up and got a picture without waking them. It reflects how relaxed and happy I'm feeling.

Now J. and I are talking about going to Italy instead of Paris, as it occurred to us that Paris might well be as cold and rainy as Chicago in mid-March! :D Ah, this is very nice.

Dar, I'd be happy to look at your profile, and to send you mine. PM me, OK?

Nanci, have a GREAT TIME at IMFL! We'll all be rooting for your BF and for Melissa. It occurs to me, though, that I will be away from a computer most of the weekend. I get to spend most of Sat and Sun with J! This is the first time we've had more than just a couple of hours at a time to spend together. We're both looking forward to just hanging out with each other. Then on Sunday, my sister's giving a talk at the Chicago Humanities Festival, and J. gets to meet my mom and sister. I would say ":eek: ", but I'm really not scared about it. Isn't that nice. :) L.

[salsabike]

Salsa, my heart goes out to you and DH and little Beeper. I'm glad to hear she's doing better. My cats are my littlest hearts. They're 16 & 17 years old, and seemingly in good health, although I suspect diabetes in Ariel, as she seems to be drinking a lot more water lately. I need to get them in for a check up. I know they can't last forever, or even that many years longer, but losing them will break my heart. They've been through everything with me for nearly two decades. They've been the steady, stable ones.


I so understand what you say. And by the way, our other cat, 15-year-old half-Abby Nina, has had diabetes and IBS for four or five years. The insulin injections are not hard at all and don't bother her a bit. So it's perfectly livable. The IBS, when it flares up, complicates the diabetes, but that's a different issue. And that's how Nina got diagnosed, by the way---that summer, she was following me as I watered flower beds and frantically drinking from all the puddles.

I do believe that we hand our whole hearts over to our animals in a way that we never do to even our most loved human companions. With people, there are certain defenses that are good and healthy, or at least in our nature, to keep up; with animals, none of that exists and you just love them without reserve, which is the delight of it all. I wouldn't miss it. But it's damn painful sometimes. We lost the first Abby, Sara, when she was a year and a half old (Car. Now we have Invisible Fence, since we could never deal with that guilt again. And for those who want to know, it works just fine with cats). Sara was the love of Mr. Salsa's life--he really did hand his heart over to her--and he sobbed his heart out when we had to put her to sleep. I don't ever want to see that happen to him again. He got his heart broke.

Geez, guys, I don't mean to be morbid. I think I need Xrayted's Calvin and Hobbes pumpkin. Not to mention the Three Stooges, who still make me laugh, sick though that may be.

Kit, Tsukiko sounds like a blast. Got any pics, or was that too hard to do?
Boy, I would have a hard time living without cats. I hear there are some that people with allergies are NOT reactive to...just a thought.

My, Lise, Italy is wonderful too. Wonder what the weather is like on the Amalfi Coast in March? Good for you, babe. Love that you're having this much fun.

Nanci, you'll be on our minds. I have the utmost faith that you'll have a blast.

[Lise]

IMy, Lise, Italy is wonderful too. Wonder what the weather is like on the Amalfi Coast in March? Good for you, babe. Love that you're having this much fun.Amalfi coast! That's exactly what he sent me a link about today! We were talking tonight as I pulled into the hospital parking garage. He told me he'd found some cheap tickets on Alitalia. Just then my phone cut out, and I called him back. He said, "Did you hang up when I said, 'cheap tickets'?" I said, "Are you kidding? I'm 1/4 Scots! I love the words 'cheap tickets'!" :p It *is* good to have such fun. Off to try to sleep here in the call room. Sleep tight, TD. Except for CC and Dirt Diva. You guys get up! It's the middle of the morning! :D

[salsabike]

1979

Here's something to fuel your dreams with...

[Kitsune06]

Kit, Tsukiko sounds like a blast. Got any pics, or was that too hard to do?
Boy, I would have a hard time living without cats. I hear there are some that people with allergies are NOT reactive to...just a thought.


When I left, I didn't want any pictures of either of them... it was way too hard to have pics of the babies I couldn't see... now I want some and have realized I don't have a single one, so I asked my ex to see if he could email me some, so we'll see...

I have *such* a hard time living without cats. DG tries, because she's always been allergic (and her dad, too) she's always had gerbils and rodenty things... so we got rats... and as genuinely bright and affectionate as rats are, they're sooo not cats or even close to being a replacement for them. *sigh* I try not to think about it. I try really hard. :( I never felt anything but venom for the people who would give up their fur babies for people... but... I went and did it myself. :(

[Xrayted]

WOW ladies! Pretty gabby today, eh? Lets see how long I can get, shall we? I see one of our newest isn't such a little ray o' sunshine afterall. PITA. That's all I gotta say on that subject. Next!
It was just gorgeous here today. 63 degrees and sunny. I rode in town to my former hospital early this a.m. to say howdy to all the folks who taught me everything I know about xrays. (Yeah, boss, it's all their fault. **points at the competing hospital** ;)) OMG, the ribbing I got for walking in in bike shorts. I got hazed pretty good. I can take it as well as I can dish it out tho so it's all groovy. Then I took a spin around the countryside just in case this is the last nice day for a while. (Oh please don't let it be the last good day!)
Was in the OR a lot today and learned something very interesting... When changing into OR scrubs, I realized I now fit into a size small!!! Yea!!! When I started there 2 months ago, size medium was a tad snug. I came home tonight and celebrated by - what else? - getting on the trainer for an hour.
Mimi - So happy about the vacation. So sorry about the back. I hope it doesn't give you trouble on the trip. How many hours is that plane ride?

Snap - Geez, I hope you get to see the Stones. Mick will be fine. They'll put a little spackling and duct tape on him and he'll be right as rain.
As for calling in dead, here's one just for you... enjoy.

"The Lost Dr. Suess Poem"
I love my job, I love the pay! I love it more and more each day!
I love my boss, he is the best! I love his boss and all the rest!
I love my office and it's location. I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and gray, and piles of paper that grow each day.
I think my job is really swell, there's nothing else I love so well.
I love to work among my peers. I love their leers, and jeers and sneers.
I love my computer and it's software. I hug it often though it won't care.
I love each program and every file. I'd love them more if they worked for a while.
I'm happy to be here. Iam. I am. I'm the happiest slave of the firm, I am.
I love this work, I love these chores. I love the meetings with deadly bores.
I love my job - I'll say it again - I even love those friendly men.
Those friendly men who've come today. In clean white coats to take me away!!!


<<<Oh my gosh, my fingers are about to fall off. Onward!! >>>


CWR - Gimme time. I'm still looking for a viable candidate pic for the pinning of the coconuts.:D (Just kidding Knot! Really. ;))

Kitsune - You're just an adorable old (young) softy for the kitties, ya know that? (((Kit)))

Nanci - Have lots of fun! Be safe! BTW - did I tell you that when I was in clinicals, my nickname was Nanci? I had no name on my tag for over 6 months so they gave me one and it stuck.

Lise - Cats like him, huh? How cool is that? Meetin' the folks too? One would say this is getting quite serious.
(Oh, and one more thing.) Pleeeeease take me to Italy with ya! I'll be good.:D


<<<Are we there yet? Not quite. (Sh*t.)>>>


CrazyCanuck- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!!

Salsa - Sorry about Beeper not feeling well. Hope she continues to improve. She's a beauty. Nothing wrong with liking the 3 Stooges in my book. Curly just kills me. As a matter of fact, I happen to have 3 Stooges bird houses that I made hanging in my back yard under my white pines. They currently need a touchup. Kinda fading. Here's what they looked like before the weather and sun got to them.

Ok, NOW I'm done. (I think I'll go stick my hands in some ice now.) 'Night TD!!!

[Nanci]

And mine's a TDer...

[crazycanuck]

BMO3....Sure hope customs isn't hungry when they scan your package...At least we'll have a half healthy officer...


CrazyCanuck- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!!
OI OI OI...
xray-ummm do you know the words to Waltzing Matilda???


Nanci...I've no clue what to get my SS...NOt a TD person...Perhaps an australian care package.,..AHA..I know my duty now is to make all my SS"s fat!!!!..

All the best to your dear at IMFL..give him a big hug & wish him luck from the crazycanuck down under...

I think you ladies will be awake soon..What a boooooteful day it was here in Perth..Not a cloud in the sky...ahhh...31c forecasted for sat & sun/.


Must go make dinnneerrrr..

c

[Bikingmomof3]

Nanci, All my best for you, your BF, and Melissa at IMFL!!!!! You will have a blast and we will be here cheering you on!!!

[KnottedYet]

And mine's a TDer...

(Uh oh! Now you can't talk about it!)

Have fun!

<knot shakes pompoms and does best Butch Island Girl cheering section impersonation>

[Xrayted]

CrazyCanuck - ya mean this one? BTW, did they officially adopt it yet as your anthem? May as well. Your version is the best by far.

Waltzing Matilda

by Marie Cowan

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Up rode the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred
Down came troopers one two three
Whose that jumbuck you've got in the tuckerbag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong
You'll never catch me alive said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.


Now, I gotta get off the bike and in the shower. (Yep, on the trainer while surfing. I love wireless!)

[KnottedYet]

I need to shower, too. No trainer ride though.

Unlike SOME people (Trek......;) ) *I* have to go to work today!

man, I hate trying to pick out work clothes. Can I just go in my jeans and Ibex shirt? (Or my coconuts and grass skirt?)

How do you surf and ride at the same time? Is the computer balanced on the handlebars?

[mtbdarby]

You guys are cracking me up this morning! And I'm actually working!

Salsa, sorry to hear about the kitty as well. Beautiful girl!

Nanci, good luck at IMFL - can't wait to hear all about it and see pix.

X -score on the small scrubs! They probably just razzed ya cuz you're in such fine shape girl:D Thanks for the poem too, I think we need that here today (I think we're about ready to loose it here).

Kit - I can't imagine choosing between the furry friends and our people. My heart goes out to you.

CWR - how's your melon this morning? Did you make it into work?

KY - thanks for showering this morning, lol. Oh wait - I didn't! I work in a shop with lots of dirt and sawdust so sometimes I just stumble out of bed and head to work. The good part is I can wear whatever I want and I work with all guys, so I bet they'd like the coconut bra outfit!

Lise - the Italy trip has me drooling! So how long have you and J been seeing each other? Glad to hear he passed the animal test - that's always a big achievement. And right from that to the family, huh? Have a great weekend and tell us all about it on Monday. I'll PM you my profile.

Here's my rant for the day: My 2 dogs are getting on my nerves. I have an invisible fence but one of the collars isn't working. My elkhound must have figured it out because she's been taking off into the swamp first thing in the morning and last thing at night (I can't see her in the dark). Now I suppose I could dig out my tie outs and tie them up but I'm too lazy. The border collie comes back when I call him but not Miss Thang. So last night I left her butt outside and left the back garage door open for when she decided to come home. Around midnight I hear her barking - at the front door! I was so mad at her that I just let her in and barked at her to go lay down. Da*n dog slept on my couch last night! So this morning I put their collars on and let them out in the front. Normally, they won't go around the side of the house because she got zapped once (which is why I was surprised she ended up at the front door last night). They stayed put. Yesterday morning after she decided to waltz home, I watched here turn around and stare at the swamp then get into the "pounce" position (I think she's a reincarnated cat). Suddenly a deer walks into the yard looking at the dog. They stare at each other....the deer steps closer....the dog holds her position....the deer runs to the neighbors yard and Xena gives chase and STOPS AT THE LOT LINE!!!! I don't get it, that dog will run through the back yard to the swamp and stops at the sides??? I guess I just need to leave their collars on again and if she does it once more I'll walk her into the fence. I hate doing it but it's bow hunting around here and she could get herself shot running in the swamp with her light-colored bootie. Arrggghhh....vent over.

I have a potluck dinner tonight and I'm in charge of the veggie. Couldn't think of anything last night and it's very cold and windy today so I made minestrone. And I finally get to play a board game - Apples to Apples!

[chickwhorips]

salsa good luck with the kitty. hope she's feeling better and a beautiful little thing too.

x i have that dr seuss poem hanging up on my desk. the boss has even laughed at it. i'm happy i have a good boss!

dar the melon is feeling a bit better so far this morning, but the heavy duty drugs didn't seem to work their majic like they usuall do. i couldn't manipulate the vertabrae back to where it needs to be. which is kinda scary. usually it works just fine. i have to say i slept good. had a hot compression on my neck last night to relax the muscles and my puppies kept coming over to check on me and give me really wet kisses. ahh the doggie love. good luck with your rugrats.

thanks to our pilot i am now addicted to the sour skittles. he got a bunch for the trick-or-treaters and has a ton left over. they keep showing up on my desk. :eek:

[Kitsune06]

*drools* sour skittles....

Quiet night last night, quiet day today. Watched "stick it" ... an obviously teen-geared movie about gymnasts. Interesting, anyway. Made me glad I had a childhood not centered around training for something.

Got a voicemail from the new job, regarding the results of my credit/background check. I'm on pins and needles, but I want to listen to it when DG is awake... but I want to let her get all the sleep she needs, so I have to behave myself and be patient...

gotta clean the house- having friends over for dinner... (!) Haven't done that in a while. that's about it...

Chica, I hope you can get your neck all fixed... I worry 'bout ya.

[maillotpois]

*drools* sour skittles....



LOL!! I drool even thinking about those. Talk about your Pavlovian responses....

[Trek420]

I'm off work today, had an appt with the Dermatologist. He removed 4 moles a few weeks ago, one just cosmetic it could get irritated and 3 were pre-pre-pre cancerous. It's healing fine and now I'll have to go see him every 6 months for a while.

My dermatologist commented on my "farmer tan" and light glove line, but the sun damage is where I thought "the sun don't shine"

I celebrated the progress by ordering an SPF protective shirt. Did you know that our clothes have almost no protection from the sun?

I wimped out on riding to the appt :o which may have been a good thing. Sky was dry when I drove there, rained while I was in, dry while I drove to get haircut, rained while I was inside, dry on drive home, now light drizzle...

[chickwhorips]

you know untill i started looking at trave clothes and they say that they are SPF bla bla bla, i never would've thought about it.

i guess i just assumed that if i was covered then i was protected. well i guess not! my poor skin.

[Trek420]

nope nope, according to the good doc non SPF clothing is about 2-4 SPF. In a way it's worse, you think it's protected so stay out longer.

Funny thing is my back is fine. He says even though I have dark hair and eyes complection-wise I'm a redhead and burn easily.

so sunscreen, hats blah blah from now on. :o

[Lise]

Wow, Trek, that's useful info. Thanks. I'm a blue-eyed blonde, with solid redhead on my mom's side. Come to think of it, I'm really a blue-eyed grey-haired person, the blonde used to be real though...:p Anyway. I am diligent about applying sunscreen to uncovered parts of the body, but didn't think about putting it under clothing. Now it's so cold here that I doubt any sunrays are penetrating my many layers, but come spring/summer, I'll be much better about getting it all over. Like Nanci, I like that Neutrogena SPF 45 spray stuff.

Glad the doc visit went OK, and that the reports were good on the moles. I got some vicious sunburns in childhood, and am sort of waiting for the other shoe to drop about my skin. I have one thing on my belly that was worrying me, but my doc said it was a "senile keratosis" or age spot. Lovely. Beats the heck out of melanoma! Give me senile keatoses any day! :rolleyes:

[Trek420]

Lise "my doc said it was a "senile keratosis" or age spot. Lovely."

That's the keratosis that can't remember its own phone number and address. I talked to your keratosis yesterday at work :p

[Lise]

That's the keratosis that can't remember its own phone number and address. I talked to your keratosis yesterday at work :pDang, it uses the phone? Things are worse than I thought! :p

[Trek420]

YES! She called me and couldn't remember her own number, so I asked her name and address and said "Mrs Keratosis if you can tell me that I could look up your number in 411".

She gave me the address from 40 years ago, then started to cry because she didn't know where she is now....even the city.

Yes! while you're napping in between catching baby duty your keratosis calls me.

[mtbdarby]

I think Treks been hitting the sauce on her day off:p Such goofy girls!

CWR - I finally found your post from yesterday that started all the who-ha. You rebel!

Alright, our resident gorgeous, blue-eyed blonde midwife has proofed my profile. It is now tweaked so stand back and watch the men flock in!

Or not, hehehehehehe. I think I need a drink. Nope, potluck with the Pastor and the rest of my bible study group. Must......be.....sober:p

[KnottedYet]

I celebrated the progress by ordering an SPF protective shirt. Did you know that our clothes have almost no protection from the sun?


What shirt did you get? C'mon dear, post a link!

(and I am your friendly neighborhood source for hats, sunscreen, and clothing. Just lemme know what you want... )

[crazycanuck]

Ahhh....The ignore button's wonderful isn't it....

Anywho, I'm really really annoyed. I've had 3 flats in the last couple of days & i don't know why. I have kevlar tires so perhaps it's the way i'm using the tire levers...I've not been able to ride...:( :( as much as i want. I managed 10km this morning before another flat..I was right beside the train line and only had to walk 5min to the station. I didn't have time to change it as i'd be there forever and start work at 630 so I'll have to change it after work and speak to my lbs guys about it. Need to go there anyways as i only have one spare tube left....

I just want to bike...man am i addicted..I feel so bad leaving my bike at home...

Have a great day or evening wherever ya may be.

c

[chickwhorips]

CWR - I finally found your post from yesterday that started all the who-ha. You rebel!

which one? i tend to make a few of those posts, usually aimed at kit though. :rolleyes: (its all in good fun) the latest one is the "I hate..." one. i was just recently attacked on that thread.

[chickwhorips]

Ahhh....The ignore button's wonderful isn't it....

gasp! i didn't mean to have anyone put me on ignore! does this mean i'm kicked off of TD?

goes and hides in a corner

[crazycanuck]

No,sillyalaskanchickiewhochasesbearsandcatchesfishwithbarehands...:rolleyes:

c

[chickwhorips]

phew! i was a bit worried there for a bit. the last thing i want to do is offend anyone and be put on ignore. that and i like TE and love TD. i don't know what i would do without you girls. mainly i think i would actually have to work and gasp! :eek: that horror is a bit to much for me and my short-timers syndrome brain to take.

[snapdragen]

gasp! i didn't mean to have anyone put me on ignore! does this mean i'm kicked off of TD?

goes and hides in a corner

No dear, I believe we are talking about ignoring miss sunshine. :rolleyes:

Hey - I thought I was the short timer.......or do you mean something different?

[chickwhorips]

ah yes.. i have apparently made friends with her on the humor thread i started.

i leave in two days for training/small vacation. not that i'm counting down days. only 9 days till my massage. :cool:

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "What shirt did you get? C'mon dear, post a link!"

it was on Steep and Cheap, it's gone now. You'd have to come to CA to see it.

"(and I am your friendly neighborhood source for hats, sunscreen, and clothing. Just lemme know what you want... )"

Knot? you're a pusher for athletic gear? Thought you were in the medical field? :cool: hey you, i can get you whatever you want. Want Illuminite? Over here.

uh oh, I just visited the "I hate" thread :o

[Lise]

YES! She called me and couldn't remember her own number, so I asked her name and address and said "Mrs Keratosis if you can tell me that I could look up your number in 411".

She gave me the address from 40 years ago, then started to cry because she didn't know where she is now....even the city.

Yes! while you're napping in between catching baby duty your keratosis calls me.
OK, this is so scary. Did she give you the address on Orchard St. in Des Plaines, or the one on Greenview? I don't even remember the number. WAIT A MINUTE. I didn't have an age spot 40 years ago! I was six years old! Someone is impersonating my age spots! :p Seriously, though. Poor lady. Now I'm planning for the future. What will I do. I know. Pull out the phone book. That says what city I'm in. But will I remember my plan? Argh!

Dar--good luck, girl. We want the right guy flocking to you. You may have to weed through a bit of the flock to find him. I counted, and may have missed a few, but I think I had dates with 16 guys between last November, when I went on Match, and Oct 2, when I met J. Email or PM me anytime. I feel your pain, sister!

CC--good luck with the tires. I believe you deserve some Clif shot bloks just because.

Off to dinner with friends, will check the "I hate" thread when I get home. Oh! The Drama! :p I am so glad that TD has stayed a pretty safe little enclave here.

[chickwhorips]

ok trek. hit me! *ouch!* not that hard.

i need the hookup for the sun protection! im see-through and going to sunny weather in the next two months! :eek: :eek: and i'm terrified of the sun.

[chickwhorips]

dar do we get to see this "new and improved" (i couldn't resist) web page?

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot? you're a pusher for athletic gear? Thought you were in the medical field? :cool: hey you, i can get you whatever you want. Want Illuminite? Over here.

I am eyeing some Illuminte running tights...


uh oh, I just visited the "I hate" thread :o I am having way too much fun over there. ;)

Dar have you released the "improved" profile? You must share all with us. Some of us (me) live vicariously through the young and dating.

CWR It is a good thing you are not counting the days until you leave. :p

CC Sorry about the flats.

I really needed a run tonight, but I convinced DH it was okay to not be with me all the time and he took a prospective professor out to dinner. He has called every 15 minutes to ask how my head is, do I have any symptoms, etc. It is nice to be loved, but maybe not quite so much? Then my back-up running partner (yep I am 37 and I am not supposed to exercise alone-SIGH) came home from school with a nasty cold. He better not be faking to get out of running with his mother. Oh, that sounded so wrong. I do not want my eldest to be ill, honestly. I just do not tolerate lying and he has had a little teen fibbing rebellion going on here as of late.

[Bikingmomof3]

No,sillyalaskanchickiewhochasesbearsandcatchesfishwithbarehands...:rolleyes:

c

CC-there is no way we can rename CWR with that name-brilliant as it is. :cool: I have far too many typos and no spell checker. Think of the typos. :eek:

[DebW]

Wow. Today is the best laugh I've ever gotten out of TD.

senile keratosis: the keratosis that can't remember its own phone number and address.

CWR's new name: sillyalaskanchickiewhochasesbearsandcatchesfishwithbarehands

You people are priceless.

CC, sorry about the flats. You're not using tire levers to put the tire back on, are you? :eek:

BMo3, I hope your backup running partner is healthy and RUNNING with you.

[chickwhorips]

sillyalaskanchickiewhochasesbearsandcatchesfishwithbarehands

that's my native name, how did you know? :rolleyes:

[chickwhorips]

less than 2 days until i'm on a 30 travel to the east coast, and less than 9 days till my massage!

not that i'm counting right? ;)

[CyclChyk]

OMG I am so dizzy! Usually I don't read this thread cuz its for all you cool chicka's and I am too old to be cool, but for some reason I wanted to catch up with it. JumpinJahozaphit! If I felt clueless before, I definately am now.

SALSA - so sorry about your baby.

X - you are rather a creative one, aren't you?

CWR - I refuse to believe you made friends with Mr. Sunshine - um, MS Sunshine. Shame on you.

{{{{BOM3}}}} that hugs more for me than you

KIT - I will rent V this weekend. You have me curious now.

I am sure there were other comments I wanted to make but the dizziness is really starting to affect my already lacking thinking abilities...... besides, I have to go search for pics of hot babes in bikini's and some other stuff.....:D (hot babes in underwear didn't sound as good)

[crazycanuck]

DebW..I use tire levers all the time but haven't had this problem until now..:( Ummm what am i doing wrong then?? It's so much easier changing mtn bike tires..

Well kids, it's a booteful day in the nieghbourhood, won't you be, won't you be my nieghbour? Ahhhh, it's a sunny & cloudless day here in Perth and a lovely temp of25c. Anyone want to come down here for a vacation & miss winter? Snap, when ya retire come on down for a visit.

I'm going to make you ladies jealous allllllllll summer long...Actually summer's not here yet but you'll know when i start whingeing about the 35c heat.

Ciao for now.

I'll try my native name

crazycanuckoriginallyfromCanadaanddoesnotlikehotweatherbuthasboyfriendwhowilloffertoputmeinbeerfreezerduringaperthsummer.

How's that?

[Xrayted]

Woa! Total head rush. I was just hangin' around upside-down trying to get rid of the hickups. Felt like I was about to get a nose bleed so I figured it was time to come down. Everything seems to be leaning to the right, now. hmmm... That can't be good.

So, Knot, I didn't catch if you got to embarass SKnot with the coconut pasties. I've finally gotten over the fact that there will be no pix. I'm ok now. Really. **sticks bottom lip out and pouts** (Of course, if some did happen to surface, a PM wouldn't be totally unwelcome. :cool:)

CrazyCanuck - I'm counting on you to let us know about your wonderful summertime. It's good inspiration for those of us waiting out the freeze. :cool:

(((BMo3))) - You know what that's for. :) BTW, have they done a spinal pressure on you yet? Just curious. It can tell many stories.

Naaannnccciiii!!! - I know you're busy at the IMFL but... I think one of your snakes left his hide behind at my house. I found part of one, about a foot long today while raking my yard. So, is this recycleable or what? (plastics, cans, newspapers... shoot - no used snake-skivies bin anywhere)

Kit - I've got my copy of V all ready to go.I figured I better not wait in case they have a 'run' on them at BlockBuster. So, what do I need for this shindig? I may as well turn it into a RHPS type of event. Whaddya think?

CWR - How's the casaba and stem? How often do you have this slippage problem? It's not something to take lightly young lady. Movement causes spurring, pinching and all kinds of bad voodoo.

Well, gotta go see what kind of mess I've created elsewhere. I think I've let it "soak" long enough, right CyclChyk? ;)

[snapdragen]

cc - a visit down under is definitely on my list of places to go, along with Tasmania and NZ.

I think I need to get a copy of V for myself, sounds like something I'd like.

Went back to work today after 2 days of calling in dead. Everyone is tippy-toeing around me again.:p Careful, don't piss her off, she'll retire and not tell us!

Anybody have a PDA? What kind? I'm thinking of this one (http://www.palm.com/us/products/handhelds/tx/?creativeID=LMFB|tx_learn_more_kefta).

I seem to be in major WW sabotage mode right now. If it's not nailed down, I eat it. :( I do fine all day, then get home and dive headfirst into a box of cookies.

Bed time for me. 'nite all!

[DebW]

DebW..I use tire levers all the time but haven't had this problem until now..:( Ummm what am i doing wrong then?? It's so much easier changing mtn bike tires..


CC, whether using levers contributed to your recent string of flats is one of the UNKNOWABLES OF THE UNIVERSE. [Though I could expound on how to examine your tire and tube after every flat and frequently determine it's cause.] But you give yourself better odds if you banish those levers and toughen up your thumbs.

[crazycanuck]

Deb I'm crap at changing bike tires...I have weak thumbs BUT..i'll give it a shot when i replace the tube tomorrow...:D

Thanks for being helpful deb :) I enjoy reading your maintenance posts.


Hmmm...i'd love to cause havoc in the humour thread but i think i'll leave it up to X-ray, cwr, kit, snap & the others...

BTW Snap...when are you going to retire??? You discussed it somewhere on TD..


c

[KnottedYet]

My "To Do" list for today:
pay bills
go to bank
clean kitchen
buy work pants
grad school


Gotta love a "to do" list like that!:D

Cyclchyck - the dizziness won't go away until you read all 400-some pages of TD:p (and you can't be too old to be cool)

[crazycanuck]

Has anyone heard from Dirtdiva???

I wonder who else we're missing.

c

[DebW]

My "To Do" list for today:
pay bills
go to bank
clean kitchen
buy work pants
grad school


Gotta love a "to do" list like that!:D


Grad school? For today? I'm assuming that's a one-day task since it didn't say "apply to grad school" or "start grad school" or "attend grad school" or "finish grad school". Sheesh, if you can do grad school in a day, I went to the wrong school! :rolleyes: Seriously, in what field are you looking at grad school?

My daughter, in her 1st year of grad school, just wrote her 2nd proposal. The night I finished my proposal, she asked my to review hers. What kind of life is she in for?

[Xrayted]

Well, I'm off. (in so many ways) Tons of things to do before work. I'm sooooo far behind right now. **shakes head** I have to get caught up by tonight or no going out with the girls. And, I-do-not-miss-the-night-out-with-the-girls. Ever. Besides, this is a special one. (Oh, please don't get me a lap dancer like last year. Not kidding!) So no time to put the azz on the saddle today.

Everyone have a fabulous day and be safe.

X.

(Nope, no pics - no matter what happens.:rolleyes: )

[KnottedYet]

DebW: library school. (or as it's known now, "Information Science" school) I love working in PT, but my body can't do this forever. I miss working in libraries and I miss working with scientists. So science librarian could be a good thing. (been thinking of it for about 20 years)

Gotta get moving on the application for next fall.

[Kitsune06]

I am sure there were other comments I wanted to make but the dizziness is really starting to affect my already lacking thinking abilities...... besides, I have to go search for pics of hot babes in bikini's and some other stuff.....:D (hot babes in underwear didn't sound as good)

CWR, don't you have some pics like this? ;)




Kit - I've got my copy of V all ready to go.I figured I better not wait in case they have a 'run' on them at BlockBuster. So, what do I need for this shindig? I may as well turn it into a RHPS type of event. Whaddya think?


Hmm... I dunno what would be good for watching this movie... I'm usually just so taken by the scripting and choreography that I can't really think of much else!

SO! It's OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL!!! I got the call last night that I'm officially hired at my new job! WOO! I should start the 13th, as long as my current job oks it, otherwise the 20th (that's when the full 2 weeks is)... but man, I want 'out'. :D SO EXCITED! W00t!

[KnottedYet]

Congrats, Kit! Hoooray!! :D

[mtbdarby]

BMo3 - you had me cracking up on your son not wanting to run with his Mom!

Cyclchyk - so are we cool by default just for posting here? Wow, I'm glad - never thought I would be cool on my own, hehe.

CDubyaR - which would you like to see, the new or the improved??? Yep, that's the post I caught. I'm not sure who's the bigger instigator, you or Kit? (thinking out loud) Are they sisters? Separated at birth perhaps??

Let me see if I have this correct, Trek is our illuminate dealer (cuz of her shining personality) and Knot is the apparel dealer? This could push some of us buying junkies over the edge ya know!

Xray - hanging upside down already? I hope the morning light didn't bother you too much! What kind of mess are you creating today?

CC - I will live vicariously through your summer there. It's too cold and dark for me to ride at night now. Our Indian summer is coming next week - in the 50's! I'll have to bring my bike to work for a spin at lunch time to enjoy.

Lise - IL guy called last night and kept me up late talking last night. He wants to get together but we don't know if this weekend will work. I'll keep you posted.

OK, you asked for it. I'll post my profile link. The pictures are a year old and I, um, unfortately am a little heavier (the red dress does not look good on me at this point in time!). I'm working on it though. I appear to have Snap's issues of being good during the day and succumbing to the powers of the cookies at night time. But first, please raise your right hand and repeat after me:

"I (state your name), do solumnly swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I will live vicariously through my TE/TD sista's plight of the dating-after-divorce-in-the-shallow-gene-pool that is central Wisconsin. I will laugh, cry, and laugh some more at the rednecks she is sure to encounter along the way. Chocolate, advice and copious amounts of alcohol (preferably white Russians and margaritas) will be distributed and consumed around the world throughout this ordeal, for as long as it may take to find a suitable mate. We will be using the chain ring rating methods (a scale of 1-5 chain rings with 5 being the best) for each sucker, er, suitor, who wanders into the web we have helped weave for this team project. We are currently using match.com as our source for prospective mates, but will do our best as supporters of this project to find suitable men from our own family, friends and fellow bikers. So help me God (cuz I believe in him and it's my pledge!)."

Drum roll please \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/: http://www.match.com/profile/showprofile.aspx?ortp=1&TP=U&uid=AO%2bNMJi%2ff77uM9%2ftT0Ae3g%3d%3d&lid=21

I'll try and get some current pictures up soon. If you can't see the link let me know and I'll have to cut and paste it here. Now, I think we need a project name. Any ideas?

Dar (who's thinking she probably shouldn't have had that last cup of coffee...)

[DebW]

SO! It's OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL!!! I got the call last night that I'm officially hired at my new job! WOO! I should start the 13th, as long as my current job oks it, otherwise the 20th (that's when the full 2 weeks is)... but man, I want 'out'. :D SO EXCITED! W00t!

Excellent news, Kit! :) :) :) Obviously you didn't tell your future employer about TE, or that security check might not have gone through. Oh, the stories we could have told! :D

[Tater]

Hey, Snap, I have a Palm and love it! I cannot recall, for the life of me, what particular one it is. (Just got it earlier this summer, too!) The wi-fi is cool, but most importantly I can keep track of project due dates, appointments and such. Handy for my bird brain!

Kits: way to go with the new job! WOO!

[KnottedYet]

Dar - the profile is peachy! Very nicely written!

Unfortunately I don't know any single men in the midwest. Come to think of it, I don't know any here, either.;) But if I find any good ones I'll send 'em your way!

[Trek420]

Dar, I'm sure your profile's great. I just can't access it from work.

"Now, I think we need a project name. Any ideas?"

How about "operation kiss a frog, find a prince"?

synchronise watches TE TD

[maillotpois]

Great profile, Dar!

Snap, I have a treo 700. I have had Palms for about 10 years, and the ones with email capability for about 5 years - basically when they started making them. 3 years ago I finaly switched to just using one unit for both cell phone and email. I had a treo 600 for 3 years and when the phone started to crap out, I got the 700. So far so good. It's not wifi, but EVDO or somethnig internet which is super fast.

[KnottedYet]

Operation FROG: Find Really Ok Guy