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[Xrayted]

Well, looky here... you did it!!! thanks everybody. You put a big smile on my face. :cool: :) :D :D

Hey, Knot - no 'shrooms? gotta have 'shrooms in there. now go clean something woman... start with that dirty mind. Um, on second thought, leave that just the way it is. :D

Snap - cool video. LMAO! I had a Vader shirt as a kid. I thought Luke was a wuss. (<<I got away with that word. :rolleyes:)

BMo3 - so glad to hear you got snow! Yea! thanks for the pics. Tell Mr. BMo3 that I would love to go to Cabo. We'll hang out at Cabo Wabo and meet Sammy. *Ahem* Can I bring a date? :o :D

Kit - I think you may have been hanging out with the wrong kinda wool if it was smelling "sheepy". :D

There should be a barter system or something for dog owners. You've got those who can knit a sweater with the stuff and others who put sweaters on their dogs. (I had a Husky who loved me so much, she gave me a new fur coat everyday.)

I'm gonna go take Pounce out for a spin today before BMo3's snow gets here. Her first big girl ride out in public. Then, *sigh* the family. Grrrrrrrrrrr. (I may need another ride after that.)

I will back here later to get my smile put back on my face the whole way. ;)

[mimitabby]

Yes, Jennifer
I am surprised to know that the antidote to your headaches was SNOW.
why didn't you just say that?
We want to see pictures of you in the snow! go out with those boy children
and make snowmen.

[Nanci]

Thanks, Knot, sorry I missed 10000! But KG stood in for me, so all is well.

Nanci

[chickwhorips]

((((((((((((((((((((((((((big big hugs X))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

BM3 - glad to hear your doing good so far this morning. and snow?! again?! your on a roll.

knot - enjoy that run a little extra for me too today. i would appreciate it.

[Xrayted]

hey, i'm headin' out the door but i just saw a few of you asking about jen's snow... she's not home for a while so here's one she sent me in the meantime. the others have the kids in them so you only get this one. i'm sure she's very happy. :D

have fun today girls!!

[Xrayted]

Oops, almost forgot this one... foghat (http://youtube.com/watch?v=j04tsxNJikk) Take it anyway you want to. ;) :D

Edit: and this mini version is for Kit oh, baby!! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uYklKjLXRqo&mode=related&search=) :eek: :D

[Kitsune06]

X- Wiseazz. Mmmmm. Manboooooooobs... rrrrrrrhhhhhhhh

[mimitabby]

hey, i'm headin' out the door but i just saw a few of you asking about jen's snow... she's not home for a while so here's one she sent me in the meantime. the others have the kids in them so you only get this one. i'm sure she's very happy. :D

have fun today girls!!

yay!! thanks for the pix

[Pax]

Well looky here, I take off to the gym for a few hours and come home to find TD into five digits!! :D

[Trek420]

Yeah, sure babe. I'll start sending you S.B.D.'s mats and hairballs tomorrow when the Post Office opens...

awwwww, thanks dear. :p :D Mae's favorite squeeky toy is one of Beans. She sniffed it for days.

Mutt pen pals. :rolleyes:

[chickwhorips]

wow BM3 you really did get some snow!

[DebW]

Hey all! Happy 1000th. :) BMo3, glad you finally got snow. I spent a couple hours on the trail today in the Berkshires, and just a dusting of snow, but good and cold.

Off to the shower. Oh no, dog needs to go out first.

[Nanci]

I spent the day re-routing my drip irrigation for the Tortoise Walk, and digging azaleas out of the jungle that had grown up around them, and so rewarded myself with a new Gerber daisy, daffodil and some succulent I forgot the name of. Then I took pics of Choco in all of them. I had to cut down my Mexican petunias- we're obviously not going to have winter down here.

Nanci

[jeannierides]

and whew, we got off the 666 page before the world ended. :D ;) :rolleyes:

I know, I was pretty worried about being on that page myself! I'm back home from work, and wanted to contribute again...

did I miss the party??:D

[KnottedYet]

Coffee Song!

http://www.firstunitariantoronto.org/coffee.htm

[salsabike]

How was the serpentarium?

[Kitsune06]

Caffeine is my shepherd; I shall not doze.
It maketh me to wake in green pastures.
It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses.
It restoreth my buzz.
It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of addiction,
I will fear no Equal -
For thou art with me;
Thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me.
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of The Starbucks.
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over.
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the House of Mocha forever.

Our lager who art in barrels, hallowed be thy drink.
Thy beer doth come, I will be drunk, at home as in the tavern.
Give us this day our foamy head, and forgive us our spillages
as we forgive those who spill against us.
And lead us not to incarceration, but deliver us from hangover.
For thine is the beer, the bitter, and the lager, forever and ever.
Barmen.

[Pax]

Kit - Nice! :p

Well, my honey is off on a work trip for a couple of days and I thought it'd be a GREAT idea to down a bottle of wine all by my lonesome...I think I'll be singing a different tune in the am...night all.

[KnottedYet]

coffee and beer. Yup, that pretty much covers it!

[Kitsune06]

I can't tell if port and coke mixed taste good like cherry coke or nasty like... port and coke mixed. It gets better with every glass, though.

[margo49]

Oh. do I know that one!

[LBTC]

Kit, is that kind of like cough syrup?

[chickwhorips]

interesting kit.... only you.

[crazycanuck]

:( :( CC is sad..:( :(

On my ride to work this morning i saw a dead kitty cat in the middle of the road..:( :( Poorr kitty..

c

[mimitabby]

Sorry CC, but it's better than finding a kitty writhing in pain. hopefully it went quickly.

don't look now, but it's SUMMERY outside!!! blue sky, 50's !!!!

[Pax]

...don't look now, but it's SUMMERY outside!!! blue sky, 50's !!!!

Looks like we got your old weather here, snowy/icy and 26F with a windchill of 15F. :(

[chickwhorips]

blizzard warning in effect here from 5 pm tonight till 6am tomorrow. i say this now, but we all know i won't get any snow. :(

[chickwhorips]

ooooohhhhh! the wind is picking up, here it comes!

[KnottedYet]

I've got my windows open for sunlight and breezes, and my daffodils are coming up like crazy! My primroses are blooming, and my strawberries are up! Yup, it's spring in Seattle! :D

[mimitabby]

and i just did yardwork! trimmed all my rosebushes and pulled up the old star aster stuff etc. It was so nice to go out there and not freeze or get wet.

[Xrayted]

we are expecting snow and it is very cold here. everything outside is officially dead. Knot and Mimi... you suck. ;) :D

[Pax]

we are expecting snow and it is very cold here. everything outside is officially dead. Knot and Mimi... you suck. ;) :D

Agreed about the suckage. http://QB.smugmug.com/photos/47750040-Ti.gif

:D :D :D :D

[crazycanuck]

Ha ha..ha.err.umm..ha ha..?

It's 35c outside..:eek: :D :)

ha ha..eerumm..C goes off to go nuts!

c

[snapdragen]

I got my hair cut today, and it looks quite cute, if I do say so myself. I'm growing it out from it's short-short-short style of last summer. This may take years.:rolleyes:

Mom's carotid stent procedure is tomorrow. She doesn't seem the least bit worried. Maybe because all her children are worrying for her! My poor brother is in India - freaking out. I had my freak out monday, and am actually pretty calm about the whole thing. **'course I'll be checking my cell phone every 10 minutes tomorrow until Dad calls to tell me all is well** She won't let me come to the hospital with them.

In Pilates last night I told my teacher my powerhouse had burned down. I couldn't find my center with both hands and a map...not one of my better classes.:o Next week will be better.

[Bruno28]

I got my hair cut today, and it looks quite cute, if I do say so myself.


I thought there was something different about you today :D It looks very nice.

[Bikingmomof3]

Yippee! It is Snowing!! That makes two times in one month. :)

[mtbdarby]

Snap - we need pix of the new 'do you little cutie pie. Good luck to your mom tomorrow. Keep us posted.

Spring? Where? Winter and the bitter cold are setting in here. CWR, are you still there or did the wind blow you my way? Cuz I'll catch ya - really, I will:D

CC - **grumble** warm weather *grumble, grumble**

[mimitabby]

X, we suck? then what about all those ladies in the southern hemisphere?

hmmph. I still had to scrape my car windows this morning but all my roses are pruned.

[kelownagirl]

I was just happy that I could wear my suede jacket without my winter coat over top yesterday. It was a balmy 38 here yesterday! The snow is melting.

[KnottedYet]

Yeah, Mimi, I had ice on my windshield! And it was chilly enough I actually needed a nylon JACKET! Gasp!

Heee heee! Spring has sprung! Clear sunny skies, beautiful sunrise as the dog and I were out running on the forest-paths around the apt complex. Birds singing their little heads off! Little babbling brook in the neighborhood next door. Sunbeams lighting up the ferns. The smell of coffee wafting through the trees....

(have I made it sound idyllic yet?)

[Pax]

...(have I made it sound idyllic yet?)

Yup, now we're ALL moving there. :p

[chickwhorips]

yes dar i'm still here. we had some good gusts last night, but not as much snow. the majority of it went around us. though we had some good drifts. there was a 3ft one coming up the driveway to work and another one in front of the office. don't worry i was good, i waited till they plowed a path for me, and then ken helped me in the building so i didn't slip. between us i think he wanted to drive my quad around to park it. ;)

still suppose to get some more snow today, but its warm out a whole 34*F, hey CC we have almost the same temps. to bad mine is in F and your's is in c.

glad you got more snow BM3 and hope you had some too X.

[crazycanuck]

Hey there,

I'm off & away for the weekend. I'll try to keep cool but it's going to be bloody hot...:eek: Hope the waterfall is still a waterfall & not just a pile of rocks..

Ciao ciao..

c

[Duck on Wheels]

Yesterday it was -15C here and snowing and blowing to boot. I gave up on going to the gym, since I don't shower there. I just pull some wool and fleece on over my sweaty gym clothes and hike home. It's been ok so far, but -15 + wind chill ...? Næh. Today, however, it wasn't quite so cold. Maybe -8 when I left work, and since I was at my usual campus today I had to hike home pretty much past the gym anyway. So today I did a 55 minute class, and when I came out to hike home ... it was RAINING :eek: :mad: This is not a sign of Spring yet. This is just a sign of slush now and ice tomorrow when it turns cold again. Ææææsj! (That's yuck in Norwegian)

[snapdragen]

Dad called about an hour ago - mom's surgery went longer than expected. The artery was almost 100% blocked. I think she is a very lucky woman. I've had a good cry - nerves and relief. Dad thinks she may have to stay overnight at the hospital, but otherwise everything went well.

[Bluetree]

{{{{{{{{Oh Snap}}}}}}}

Glad to hear things are ok.

[Bikingmomof3]

((((((((((((((((((((Snap)))))))))))))))))))))

My continued prayers for your mom. I am very pleased to hear the surgery went well.

[spokewench]

Snap - so glad that you Mom's surgery went well and they caught it in time!

All my thoughts go out to your Mom that she recovers rapidly.

[chickwhorips]

big hugs snap! glad things turned out good.

[Kitsune06]

Dad called about an hour ago - mom's surgery went longer than expected. The artery was almost 100% blocked. I think she is a very lucky woman. I've had a good cry - nerves and relief. Dad thinks she may have to stay overnight at the hospital, but otherwise everything went well.


(((((((((((((((SNAP))))))))))))))))))
Take good care, Snap, glad things went well... best wishes.

[Pax]

Glad your mom is okay Snap! (((((Snap)))))

[Xrayted]

Just peeking in for a second at the end of my shift...

((((Snap)))) Yes, from the sound of it, she is a very lucky woman. So glad to hear she is doing well. :)

(((((((((Snap's Mom))))))))

CWR - It's snowing again here and this time I think we will get a decent accumulation. I'm still not sure how I feel about it though. AG, OTG and I are planning a ride on the Conewingo Trail this saturday. I hope it doesn't ruin our plans. I've never ridden in the snow before.

CC - As I am a sun baby, please enjoy the hot weather for me.

BMo3 - So, did you eat ALL of the chocolate yet or what? :D

Kit - hope today was a better day. Give 'em h*ll!! ;) :cool:

Well, they are kicking me out so I'll see y'all later. I'm gonna go see if I know how to lock in my 4WD. :o

[Kitsune06]

Just peeking in for a second at the end of my shift...

((((Snap)))) Yes, from the sound of it, she is a very lucky woman. So glad to hear she is doing well. :)

(((((((((Snap's Mom))))))))

CWR - It's snowing again here and this time I think we will get a decent accumulation. I'm still not sure how I feel about it though. AG, OTG and I are planning a ride on the Conewingo Trail this saturday. I hope it doesn't ruin our plans. I've never ridden in the snow before.

CC - As I am a sun baby, please enjoy the hot weather for me.

BMo3 - So, did you eat ALL of the chocolate yet or what? :D

Kit - hope today was a better day. Give 'em h*ll!! ;) :cool:

Well, they are kicking me out so I'll see y'all later. I'm gonna go see if I know how to lock in my 4WD. :o

SNOW RIDING IS EXCELLENT!!!!!
Just mind your balance, don't try to stop, etc etc. ;) my 21st b-day present to myself was to take my bike and go riding in 3-6" deep snow all over Brown's Camp (on the way to the coast) Tons of fun. Bogged a little, but hey. That was in the 6" deep parts.
With your big wide tires you'll be fine. :D Like Snowshoes, I tell ya. :D

Careful if ya crash, but at least you'd get more of a slide action and less friction/gravel/etc etc

On giving 'er hell... I'm doin' the best I can with what I got.

[kelownagirl]

Glad to hear your mom's doing well Snap. How old is she?

[snapdragen]

She just turned 79. I just talked to her on the phone - she's pi$$ed she has to stay overnite at the hospital. Cranky is normal for her, so that's a good sign. I even got her to agree she needs to start walking more for exercise.

[kelownagirl]

:D I love cranky old ladies. Sounds like that's a good sign.

[snapdragen]

Yeah, it's a good sign. Dad just got home - he's "brain dead" to quote him. Fed him, gave him a glass of wine; he'll probably fall asleep on the couch in about 20 minutes. ;)

This is a helluva way for me to get time off work.....but I'll take it!:D

[KnottedYet]

((((snap)))) and ((((((all of snap's family)))))

[Trek420]

:D I love cranky old ladies. Sounds like that's a good sign.

I want to be one when I grow up :p

go snaps mom! ((((( hugs))))

[KnottedYet]

You better not be tooo cranky!

Non-sequitur: I'm eating almonds, and my dog is begging for them. he loves potatoes and almonds and warm microwaved carrots.

My dog is odd.

[salsabike]

I had a Siamese cat when I was growing up who had a grand passion for canned asparagus.

My current Abby cat, Nina, thinks that the liquid from canned chick peas is beyond exciting.

PS Snap, my mom had this surgery some years ago and did fine. Best to yours--sounds like a strong character (why are we not surprised...).

[Duck on Wheels]

You better not be tooo cranky!

Non-sequitur: I'm eating almonds, and my dog is begging for them. he loves potatoes and almonds and warm microwaved carrots.

My dog is odd.

Trek is as cranky as she needs to be. :cool: I think that's generally called feisty, but can tip over into cranky when provoked. Warning: Don't make her need to be cranky :rolleyes: ;)

Feisty is good! Even cranky is good! Especially in "old" ladies. Go Snap's Mom!!!

Trek: What was the undoglike snack that Koko was fond of? Was it almonds? Or strawberries? Or both? Or something else? Do you remember? I'm getting old and not only cranky but also forgetfull. :o

[mtbdarby]

Snap, good to hear your mom did well. ((Hugs)) and best wishes to you all.

X - have fun in the snow and take good care of the other TE girls!

[LBTC]

My Ted cat loves asparagus. Actually stole some from the dog's mouth once! The dog, to be fair, had no idea what he was supposed to do with the vegetable dangling from him mouth!

Our Diva dog is on call again this morning as she may be needed to donate a bit more blood. She's a little heroine!

Hugs to Snap's mom.

Cranky "old" ladies rule!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[Duck on Wheels]

Who was it that said something about it being old ladies' privilege and duty to be cranky. Maybe because they know more than the rest of us and haven't got time to waste on foolishness. Mom might remember. Trek, if you see or talk to Mom this weekend, ask her. I'm off to another spin class. Have a good weekend TE/TD ladies!!! Ittj gjør nåles (local dialect for don't get into any trouble).

[mimitabby]

Who was it that said something about it being old ladies' privilege and duty to be cranky. Maybe because they know more than the rest of us and haven't got time to waste on foolishness. Mom might remember. Trek, if you see or talk to Mom this weekend, ask her. I'm off to another spin class. Have a good weekend TE/TD ladies!!! Ittj gjør nåles (local dialect for don't get into any trouble).

I just love how you can go into a foreign typeset like that. the rest of us have to content ourselves with $#*^$@ and then it looks like we're swearing :D

[KnottedYet]

Just got SKnot his b'fast (scrambled eggs with cheese, a sausage, hot cocoa) and now I'm eating mine at the computer.

The dog brought me his treat ball and dropped it by my chair like he's saying, "hey, put some eggs in here!" Cheese and eggs are even better than potaoes and almonds!

Trek wants to see my xmas tree, so I'm leaving it up for 3 more weeks!:eek: I win! (actually, the dog wins, cuz he's been plucking candy canes off the tree and eating them. I thought i got all the candy canes off, but he keeps finding new ones)

thank goodness for fake xmas trees.

[roguedog]

Dang.. I just now checked out this thread. THis is where all the convo is happening..

Hey X - I'm slow.. you're in PA now??? I thought you were in Sac?

Snap - good to hear all is well w/ your mom. cranky is awesome sign! :)

[snapdragen]

xeney is in Sac. X is in PA - land of Wilbur Buds :D

Mom called, she was having breakfast and waiting for the doctor to come in. Hopefully he won't take all day, and she'll be home by lunch. Otherwise she'll be even crankier!

I'd better go email my brother in India again - just to be sure he's not panicky

[Kitsune06]

Too many X's to keep straight; I feel ya, sis, I'll do my best. :D :D :D
*giggle fit!*
I'm giddy today. Too little sleep, too much sugar, too many plans, and too much time in between now and then.

Snap, glad to hear things are better. I want to be a cranky old lady when I grow up. Well... 'feisty'... not 'cranky'. I'm probably going to be 'b!tchy' to someone...

Waiting with bated breath until 11 when I can call the PITA (again) and settle things
working, working, working
trying to rub the knots out of my own neck.

Emily D!ckinson is my desktop today...
"CANDOR, my tepid Friend,
Come not to play with me!
The Myrrhs and Mochas of the Mind
Are its Iniquity."

And advisor shook my hand warmly the other day, told me he appreciated my frank honesty and candor. The above makes me wonder just a smidge if that was really a great thing. :rolleyes: ;) :D

[chickwhorips]

X i love biking in the snow. its so much fun. now is usually the time i get to bike alot, though we have had much more snow then in past years. at least this time of the year i don't have to compete with bears.

kit glad your in a giggle mood. good luck with everything. it will turn out just fine. (((big hugs))) trust me time will fly now that your looking fwd to something. believe me, i'm looking fwd to going back into town again, not for the second surgery and being drugged on v-day, but for the girl time that i get. AND i'm getting my hair done. always feels good to get my hair done. trying out a new girl, the one that does my friend's hair. her hair always looks great so we'll see how it goes.
ps kit - nice avitar.

happy friday! :D :D :D

[maillotpois]

So I'm coming back to re-located TD for the first time to find out how the heck Snap's mom is. We had linch last week and she sent me a PM yesterday and so I just had to check in...

BIG hug to Snap and Cranky Mama Snap.

Hi to the rest of TD !!!

[Trek420]

Trek: What was the undoglike snack that Koko was fond of? Was it almonds? Or strawberries? Or both? Or something else? Do you remember? I'm getting old and not only cranky but also forgetfull. :o

I don't recall, just that she had a passion for tennis balls and would go anywhere and do anything to get one. :D

Big ((( hug ))) to all cranky Moms.

[DrBee]

Hello ladies! Eek - TD moved! I was wondering how long that would take.

Snap - glad to hear you mom is doing OK and is cranky. Cranky is good!

[snapdragen]

Cranky mom is home - not really cranky right now, just tired. I've sent her off to bed. Chloe is being a good nurse and staying with her.

Thanks everyone for your kind words and support, I really appreciate it!

(((((All of TE)))))

[chickwhorips]

woo hoo! glad to hear cranky mom is now and she has such a good nurse.

[maillotpois]

Chloe won't let that lack of opposable thumbs slow her down, no siree!

Hi Fish!!!

[Bikingmomof3]

Whooo Hoooo! I am glad to learn Mom of Snap is home and being cared for by Chloe. :)

[crazycanuck]

(((((((Snap)))))) Sure hope your mom is feeling better.

(((((Snap's mom & dad)))))

c

[salsabike]

Fish!! How goes it, and how's your family?

[DrBee]

Hey Salsa,

The family is good! The kids love their learning center! Mr. Fish loves his job and I love mine! Wahoo!

We've been inundated with rain for the past 2 weeks. I'm getting a serious itch to ride - haven't gotten out for quite a while now. The guys at work are now doing a noon run. The knees aren't wanting to run, so I'm going to do a noon ride... if it ever dries up. :)

I really have to change my screen name one of these days.

[snapdragen]

I think just being home has made cranky mom feel better. She can take a shower today - even better! I was reading some of the post-op stuff sent home, wish I'd seen it before. Calmed me down immensely!

I'm off today to see "Menopause, the Musical" with friends.

[Pax]

...I'm off today to see "Menopause, the Musical" with friends.

I've heard it's wonderful, have a great time!

[roguedog]

Yeah.. it's finally raining in Ca. We need the water!!

But I'm bummed cuz I need to go riding...

COurse it's nice cuz I'm sitting at home nice and warm and maybe I'll just putz about or go back to bed.

Maybe I'll go pick up my repair stand later and then go visit Chris to see about painting my frame...

The life of the flexibly (sp?) minded...


Menopause the musical? IS it hot.. Is it cold or is just a flash in the pan?? Sorry..

[KnottedYet]

Hey, Trek is gonna drop by and see Chris today, too. Maybe y'all will run into each other!

[Trek420]

r'dog, I'm headed out the door. My plan is to go to the dojo and I may stop by and say howdy to Chris afterward (that would be about 11:45-12 ish).

[roguedog]

painfully.. extracting self from warm couch and fire....

ok... will prob stop by lbs and then head up to SL.. gotta look up his address for map.

[snapdragen]

I just got home - Menopause the Musical is very funny!

I'm having a hot flash
A tropical hot flash
My personal summer is really a bummer
I'm having a hot flash.
Comes on like a car crash
No warning just hot flash
Outside it is nippy, but I'm hot and drippy
I'm having a hot flash

:D :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

My mom and I are going to see that at the end of February!

[salsabike]

I personally liked "Stayin' Awake".

[Trek420]

ah, just woke up from a nap. :rolleyes:

[roguedog]

NAP??? Fine bit of "errand running" that was! :D

Hey, great to see you today. And I remembered that my bike maint class is next Sunday :(

Wanna ride Sat or you want to reserve Sun so you can enjoy the peace and quiet of the roads?

Still trying to figure out color... and paint job...

[Offthegrid]

I know I shouldn't say this because it's waaaaay too soon to even hope this, but I feel like I just met my future husband tonight. :)

[snapdragen]

I know I shouldn't say this because it's waaaaay too soon to even hope this, but I feel like I just met my future husband tonight. :)

Gasp!
:D :D :cool: :cool:

[Bikingmomof3]

I know I shouldn't say this because it's waaaaay too soon to even hope this, but I feel like I just met my future husband tonight. :)


I am so happy for you!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[kelownagirl]

Whoo hooo yeah baby!!!!!! :D :D

[crazycanuck]

Funky! I'm doing the happy dance...:)

c

[KnottedYet]

Coool!!!!!

Details! I want DETAILS!!!! :D

[kelownagirl]

And pictures???

[snapdragen]

Oh dear

I'm watching a show on TLC, "I Eat 33,000 Calories a Day". It's about four morbidly obese people.

Oh dear

[KnottedYet]

Ewwww, Snap! I don't want details or pictures of *that*!


Edit: oh, but THIS is fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG8WUpHdpVA

[KnottedYet]

If you like palindromes and Weird Al, you HAVE to see this! WoW! And it RHYMES!!! And follows meter! <kneeling at Weird Al's feet>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_pYYff7qP0

[Trek420]

and the orriginal .... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-xIulyVsG8&NR

[KnottedYet]

I think Weird Al wins... to do that with palindromes! Oh, be still my heart! <swoon>

[Wahine]

I know I shouldn't say this because it's waaaaay too soon to even hope this, but I feel like I just met my future husband tonight. :)

Wooooo hoooo, Susie. Keep us posted. :D :D

[Wahine]

I think Weird Al wins... to do that with palindromes! Oh, be still my heart! <swoon>

Knott, that is really cool. I'm glad you posted the link. DH loved it, he is a serious word geek and a Bob Dylan fan.

[LBTC]

Bob was soooo young then! But, yes, Weird Al wins in my books. I'm the geek in the house into words. heh.

~T~

[mtbdarby]

OTG, so tell us about this guy and where was the date??

[mimitabby]

OTG, so tell us about this guy and where was the date??

Yeah, curious minds want to know!

[Pax]

ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!
I'm sitting here studying for a "new job" test, if I pass it I'm about 99% sure I'll be changing professions from social services to working at the university library...I really need a change in venue but haven't taken a test in a long time and it's freaking me out a bit.

I took this morning off of work and my test is at 1:00pm, I usually ace most tests but haven't taken one where so much was riding on success...I can't remember ANYTHING I've studied. :(

[mimitabby]

Queen. relax.
go through the stuff you have to study and find something that you really don't "get" and read it.

As you take the test you will remember things.. and good luck.
and if you're drinking coffee while studying, drink it while taking the test too (or drink some right before you take the test)

[Offthegrid]

OTG, so tell us about this guy and where was the date??

*deep breath* OK. Well. Give me a moment because my head is still spinning. :D

The stats: He's 25 (I'm 27). We actually started chatting online because he is moving to my town this summer or so from about 45 minutes away. We talked on the phone for at least 3 hours every night last week before we met. He runs his own business. Never married, no kids.

We met for lunch at an Italian restaurant that has a gluten-free menu. He gave me a present when we met. Sometime during our phone calls, I mentioned I have a favorite scented lotion that Bath & Body Works was discontinuing. He actually got me a candle of that same scent!!! I was blown away. :eek:

Oh and he's really cute, too. I have seen pictures, but don't have them saved on my hard drive. Some other time.

During lunch, he was genuinely interested in what I can eat, and kept asking if he didn't mind if he ate gluten foods in front of me, so that was very sweet. We talked for several hours at the restaurant to the chagrin of our waiter. :D

Afterward, we went walking and just kept talking. At the end of the night, we held hands, hugged and I got a quick peck to say goodnight. Our date was nearly 10 hours of just talking. It was just an amazing connection. I feel like I could tell him absolutely anything. He's a great listener.

A caveat is he doesn't bike, but I'll fix that. :D He has said he would go mountain biking with me, after we both get mountain bikes. Which is *really* *really* *really* cool because my ex-fiance wouldn't do ANYthing active with me.

We're going to go hiking next weekend. I can't wait!

[mimitabby]

well, OTG, that sounds great! take your time and ENJOY!

[chickwhorips]

OTG sounds good! have fun and good luck!

Queen you'll do just fine. i'll send some good test taking vibes your way.

[Kitsune06]

OTG- I'm so happy for you. It's really, truly rare to meet people you just click with like that; I wish you the very best. :D

[Pax]

Well, my test was a bit mind-bending. I have no idea if I passed or not but am not feeling terribly optimistic. I went over to the library when I was done and talked to a couple of people and they were astounded at the depth of the test for an ENTRY LEVEL library job, they (both Masters level librarians) couldn't answer some of the questions. Oh well, if I didn't pass I'll try again in a month or so (the soonest I can re-take it).

Hope everyone else had a less mind-bending day.

[Bikingmomof3]

OTG-I am so very happy for you. :) Communication is so very important. He sounds wonderful and more importantly you sound so happy. :cool:

Queen-How do you think you did on the exam?

[Pax]

BMO3 - Not sure at all, I was completely guessing on 25 or the 64 questions...I've never even seen Library of Congress cataloging (it's not used here) and there were 10+ questions on it alone. :(

[Trek420]

Queen, I'm sure you did fine!

When you're done with the "good test energy" send it my way, I'll need it on the 23rd.

[Nanci]

Hi, popping in for a second with sad news- didn't check to see if this was posted elsewhere. Barbaro was put down today. I cried at work when I found out.

OTG!! Sounds great!

Nanci

[Pax]

Queen, I'm sure you did fine!

When you're done with the "good test energy" send it my way, I'll need it on the 23rd.

Will do, hope your test goes great! Is it for work too?

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO3 - Not sure at all, I was completely guessing on 25 or the 64 questions...I've never even seen Library of Congress cataloging (it's not used here) and there were 10+ questions on it alone. :(


I am keeping my fingers crossed for you! When will you find out the results?

[Pax]

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you! When will you find out the results?

They said it'd take a week or so, I guess I better try to be patient. *heavysigh*

Edit - Thanks for being so supportive. :D

[kelownagirl]

Nanci - so sorry to hear about Barbaro.... :(

Queen - hope you did better than you think - that's what usually happens.

OTG - a wonderful first date story. Maybe you're going to be "lise2" Keep us posted with the future dates. :) :)

[chickwhorips]

you know what i can't believe is that i forgot to tell you i lost my "moose virginity"!

we were driving back from dinner the last night i was in anchorage and i actually saw a real moose on the side of the road. in the middle of anchorage! it was an amazing sight.

[Kitsune06]

I read the first line and thought
"That hadda hurt..."
Chica, sometimes you scare me... :rolleyes:

[chickwhorips]

sometimes you scare me with your imagination. :p

[mimitabby]

sometimes you scare me with your imagination. :p

Yeah, really. congrats on seeing a moose. I've seen a lot of elk, but never a moose.

[Kitsune06]

Well there's a certain avenue it always goes down.

...well maybe less 'avenue' and more 'dirty back alley'... :p

[chickwhorips]

i can't say i've ever seen an elk.

i'll go with the second one of those two kit.

[mimitabby]

i can't say i've ever seen an elk.

i'll go with the second one of those two kit.

if you come down here, you'll see Elk!

[IFjane]

if you come down here, you'll see Elk!

no elk here.....no moose.....but we have bunnies....and deer (the deer are so accommodating - they jump right out in the middle of the road so you can see them :eek: :eek: ) and possums.....and worms (read the bike washing thread, mimi!) :D

[mimitabby]

nworms (read the bike washing thread, mimi!) :D

eyewwwwwwwwwwwwww! :eek:

[chickwhorips]

here's an article on driving and moose: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/moose/story/8597275p-8490013c.html
(i am so bored at work today i have resorted to reading the news!)

here are some moose pictures: http://www.adn.com/photos/wildlife/moose/v-photo_gallery_0/

[Trek420]

Will do, hope your test goes great! Is it for work too?


Yep, it's called the DSTAT, about 3 hours long. If I pass this would qualify me to bid on technical jobs at Big Mega Telco Corp.

[IFjane]

here are some moose pictures: http://www.adn.com/photos/wildlife/moose/v-photo_gallery_0/

They are so cute! But I wouldn't want to hit one with my car....or my BIKE. :eek: That could seriously ruin my day!

[Bikingmomof3]

here's an article on driving and moose: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/moose/story/8597275p-8490013c.html
(i am so bored at work today i have resorted to reading the news!)

here are some moose pictures: http://www.adn.com/photos/wildlife/moose/v-photo_gallery_0/

You *know* how much I love moose. :D

[Bikingmomof3]

Yep, it's called the DSTAT, about 3 hours long. If I pass this would qualify me to bid on technical jobs at Big Mega Telco Corp.


Trek,
I will be sending you positive test vibes. Remind my old brain, when do you take ity again? On the 23rd?

[crazycanuck]

Rocky & bullwinkle!

Umm yes, running into a Moose would ruin your day.However if you just hit the moose a bit, it would mozy on and tell it's moose friends "oh, that bruise..just a car.." something like that.

Possums are evil. Pest in NZ but protected species in Australia...:mad:

Hey are there such things as Moose bars on cars & trucks? Most 4WD's & utes in Australia have Bull Bars. Bull bars protect your car from when the suicidal kangaroos decide to jump onto the road just as you're passing.:eek:

Moose, Kangaroos-same damage..

c

[chickwhorips]

i heard about those suicidal kangaroos. worked with a guy from down there. he told me all about them.

i was told that armadillos will jump up right before a car goes by if they are on the road. i think they are suicidal too.

[Duck on Wheels]

you know what i can't believe is that i forgot to tell you i lost my "moose virginity"!

we were driving back from dinner the last night i was in anchorage and i actually saw a real moose on the side of the road. in the middle of anchorage! it was an amazing sight.

Now that the snow is deep, we're likely to wind up walking alongside moose on the classic Sunday hike route (up to a cabin in the woods for hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls). They use the wide, trampled trail to get from woodsy patch to woodsy patch for grazing, rather than struggle through belly-deep snow. They seem totally unfazed by hords of people hiking up the trail and kids on sleds racing down. Not quite 2 years ago I had a PhD student visiting from Brazil. I took her on a hike up there after work one day (trailhead is right behind the campus) and said we might see a moose, although the snow was gone by then. We got up to the cabin -- no moose. Back down past the parking lot -- still no moose. Then right in somebody's front yard on the way back to the main road, there was a moose grazing calmly. :cool:

[Duck on Wheels]

You *know* how much I love moose. :D

As in a menu item? Our neighbor hunts moose. It's deLICious!!!

[Duck on Wheels]

Umm yes, running into a Moose would ruin your day.However if you just hit the moose a bit, it would mozy on and tell it's moose friends "oh, that bruise..just a car.." something like that.


Hitting a moose does serious damage to car and moose. Bad all around. And this thing about the moose using trampled routes when the snow gets deep creates big problems for the railway. Dave Barry had a hilarious column back in the Lillehammer olympics days about how those "crazy Norwegians" -- you know, the ones crazy enough to do ski jumps carrying a torch with the Olympic flame, and when the one guy falls and breaks his collar bone at dress rehearsal they've actually got another guy crazy enough to step in and sub. Anyway, those crazy Norwegians were using wolf urine to keep the moose away from the railroad tracks. He wondered how they went about collecting wolf urine ... until someone filled him in on the secret (psssst. don't tell anyone, but it's synthetic).

[Bikingmomof3]

As in a menu item? Our neighbor hunts moose. It's deLICious!!!

Oh not to eat (well I never tried it), I think moose are lovely creatures.

[chickwhorips]

As in a menu item? Our neighbor hunts moose. It's deLICious!!!

you know i actually have never had moose. though i hear you get a TON of meat off of one and its a lot of work!

[Duck on Wheels]

I think quite literally a ton of work. They don't exactly fold up and fit in your pocket. Our neighbor and his brothers stay close to the family's old homestead when they hunt, so they don't have far to haul. They shot one from the kitchen window once. This may all seem callous, but since Norwegians pretty much exterminated their wolves and bears a century or so ago, they have to hunt some quota worth of moose and deer or the poor things starve and sicken, even after eating the forests to nubbins. But you can't just grab a gun and go out and shoot. You have to pass tests for accuracy every year as well as written tests on good hunting practices. And you have to have a tracker dog along so you can quickly catch up with any animal you injure but don't kill on the spot. Not that "good ol' boys" don't ever drink-and-hunt, but they do risk losing their licenses for it.

[chickwhorips]

they need to have stricter hunting regulations like that here. i think its a great idea!

[Kitsune06]

DoW- in WI we had quotas like that, too, for the same reason (and with all the corn and alfalfa fields, the things would breed like rats....) Deer seem so much easier. Nothing like pulling one over your shoulders to carry to camp :eek: if you've forgotten your drag bag. Fun, fun. I was the type to caaaaarrrefully check out all the innards, too (where else do you get an opportunity like that??!) oh and venison. mmmmm venison. God I MISS venison. *sigh*

and hunting out here is *nothing* like hunting in WI. I don't know *what* kind of deer they have out here but they're *not* the white tails I know (shorter tails, yes white, yes the same basic antler branching to the beams, but the build and coloration is different...) and there are just *nowhere near* as many out here. *huff* *sigh*
And here I move just when I was getting good... I knew how to still-hunt, how to lay scent trails, make mock scrapes, call, rattle, breathe, shoot... all that knowledge; wasted. *sigh*

[mimitabby]

DoW- in WI we had quotas like that, too, for the same reason (and with all the corn and alfalfa fields, the things would breed like rats....) Deer seem so much easier. Nothing like pulling one over your shoulders to carry to camp :eek: if you've forgotten your drag bag. Fun, fun. I was the type to caaaaarrrefully check out all the innards, too (where else do you get an opportunity like that??!) oh and venison. mmmmm venison. God I MISS venison. *sigh*

and hunting out here is *nothing* like hunting in WI. I don't know *what* kind of deer they have out here but they're *not* the white tails I know (shorter tails, yes white, yes the same basic antler branching to the beams, but the build and coloration is different...) and there are just *nowhere near* as many out here. *huff* *sigh*
And here I move just when I was getting good... I knew how to still-hunt, how to lay scent trails, make mock scrapes, call, rattle, breathe, shoot... all that knowledge; wasted. *sigh*

they have Mule Deer out here.

[crazycanuck]

I've heard kangaroo meat tastes quite nice. I've not had it yet though.

It's also a staple in pet food..blecuchhh..

Running into a kangaroo is not a good thing for you nor your car. Not something you want to try at home. Now running into a roo whilst mtn biking would be rather exciting. I've heard stories but never had that experience.

Passing kangaroos & emus whilst biking is just fine with me. THey're so freakin quick..I wish i was like that!


c

[chickwhorips]

oh and venison. mmmmm venison. God I MISS venison. *sigh*

i second that!

[Pax]

Well, I just got back from my interview and it was AWESOME!!!! The interviewer wants me for the lead position and was aware that I have another job possibility in the works so spent some time trying to sell me the job...it's so nice to be sought after! :D

If I accept it they'll fly me to San Francisco for the initial training, then I would be working digitizing parts of the local universities archives.

I might just have to give the position some serious consideration. It's a weird feeling to be walking away from my career and into something so new!

[chickwhorips]

woo hoo!!!! http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/90.gif so happy for you queen!

[IFjane]

Congratulations Queen!!! you go!

[crazycanuck]

Queen-Can I have your job? That's what I want to do..:(

c

[chickwhorips]

speaking of jobs. is it time to go home yet?

[crazycanuck]

No...I just started my work day..It's 8am..

NOt fair..:mad: Then again, it's nice & sunny here..:)

c

[chickwhorips]

normally i would think that is mean, but its sunny and low winds here today. :p

it just isn't good because i still can't go out and enjoy it. :( roads are clear enough and dry enough that i could take my bike out or run, but no.... i had to have foot surgery.

[Bikingmomof3]

Hooray Queen!!!:cool:

[KnottedYet]

Yay, Queen!

Can I have your job, too? Only managing research publications and in a science library?

(edit: the majority of library tech jobs around here are filled by Masters Librarians who don't want to leave Seattle. If I get my Masters, I'm headin' south. BTW, you know Trek is down there in SF, right? Maybe you two can connect while you're down for training.)

[Xrayted]

Well, I found a few minutes to come hang out tonight while at work. Woooh! It's a bit crisp outside this evening. I feel a change in the barometer too so I guess we should be seeing some interesting weather here within a few days.

Way to go Queen!! So happy for you. :D

((((((CWR)))))) You will be up and about soon sis. Just hang in there. ;) It's all worth it. You were hurting so bad before the surgery that you know you wouldn't have been out there running anyway. Or at least, you shouldn't have been. :rolleyes:

Kit - I love deer bologna, steaks, roasts... but I'm not the kind who could ever kill one. I used to go hunting when I was a teen. I'd sit out there on a boulder or up a tree (my bro never figured out how I could get way up there :p) and just hang out. I'd watch the squirrels and chipmunks, take in the scenery, the smells and the textures. The deer would walk (run) on by and I'd just sit in total amazement of their beauty and grace. My dad knew I'd never be able to shoot (I really did try but I don't think I ever took off the safety on my 30-30) but he loved the fact that I would come out to be with them all. Now, I can gut/drag/butcher one... but then I can't eat it. I have this thing that if I've ever met it "whole", I just can't eat it. :o But my bros give me meat every year and of course, it's gone almost immediately. So I still get my fix. I have 4 brothers who, 'til this day, are upset b/c I could out shoot them open sites when they all used scopes. Still can, I think. (I was pretty good with my 38cal and 9mm too. Squeeze, don't pull. :D)

Well, I've got a tip on a job myself and I'm off to check it out while still at my current job. Is that bad??? :rolleyes: :D

Catch y'all later.

[KnottedYet]

Job tip while at current job:

That's not bad! Go for it!!!

(sez Knot, stuck in a serious dead-end)

[Pax]

Thanks everyone! My honey and I are discussing it tonight (she's an academic librarian so her opinion will carry a lot of weight with me), it seems like a good thing but I am a tiny bit reluctant because some of the job is repetitive and I get bored easily...guess I need to buy and Ipod. :D

Knot - I sure hope I'll get some time to myself so I can finally meet Trek. BTW - the new boss is "family" and has offered a personal tour of the fun spots in SF.

[Wahine]

Queen, congratulations on the job offer. It is really nice to be sought after and even if you don't take it, it will have been a great experience. But, I have to say that I think it's kind of a good idea to take it. You might get bored after a while, but you'll learn new stuff, have something elso on your resume and if it gets to be too boring, you can sniff around again. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, you are very capable of making the right decision, I just wanted to give you a different perspective.

BTW - the average North American changes careers once every 10 years.

[KnottedYet]

Queen - cooooool!

I am deeply frustrated that I can't find Rush's "Presto" on YouTube... y'mean YouTube doesn't contain the entire Universe?!?!!

My spaghetti dinner was boring.

Time to go read "Science of the Discworld" and edjumacate myself. Again.
(not available on Amazon, only in the British Commonwealth as far as I know.) (but I could get S of the D 2 and 3 from Amazon)

Wonder if Brian Greene is on YouTube....

[Pax]

Queen, congratulations on the job offer. It is really nice to be sought after and even if you don't take it, it will have been a great experience. But, I have to say that I think it's kind of a good idea to take it. You might get bored after a while, but you'll learn new stuff, have something elso on your resume and if it gets to be too boring, you can sniff around again. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, you are very capable of making the right decision, I just wanted to give you a different perspective.

BTW - the average North American changes careers once every 10 years.

Thanks for the input Wahine, my trepidation is probably exacerbated by moving into such completely different territory.
- Currently...8 hours a day spent face-to-face with severely mentally ill homeless adults
- New job...8 hours a day dealing with digital book scanners and minimal interaction with people.

[snapdragen]

Yay Queen!

Guess I'm not average, I've been with the County for close to 30 years:eek: Not at the same job though, so a little average maybe.

I made Pork Tenderloin Diane tonight, with squash and grape tomatoes. It was really good.

[Trek420]

Knot - I sure hope I'll get some time to myself so I can finally meet Trek. BTW - the new boss is "family" and has offered a personal tour of the fun spots in SF.

you'd better! When will you be here?

[KnottedYet]

"minimal interaction with people" sounds like a beautiful thing.

[crazycanuck]

I'm sure the ladies in Boston weren't thinking Ooops when they saw this today http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21153657-13762,00.html

Anywho, I had my catch up with my manager and she's annoyed as well with our HR dept. I get to write a letter of complaint :) along with a few suggestions to possibly help people being forgotten...:mad: Our area manager will see it as well :)

*shakes head* hrrmrmmm...

c

[Pax]

you'd better! When will you be here?

Spent most of the night awake, thinking about the offer...I still don't know if I'm going to take it (I sent them an email last night with some additional questions). If I do take it I think the SF trip will be within the first couple of weeks of the job (so in Feb.). The place is in the Presidio (sp?), I think that's in SF??

[spokewench]

Queen - that is so cool - now you just have to decide

Was going to go out to dinner last night, but it was snowing and blowing really hard when hubby got home from work so I just made a green chile chicken with rice, beans and corn. It was okay.

I'm working on my serve in tennis right now - My stupid wrist is getting sore - hope that doesn't continue

Gotta start riding my trainer at least - since I've got my Mtn bike camp in Phoenix to lead in a couple of weekends I'm gonna just suck

[kelownagirl]

Queen - congrats on the opportunity to choose! If the new job seems a bit "slow", you'll have more time to read TE?

[KnottedYet]

cc - thanks for the link. I'd only heard a tiny bit about this. Somebody's career in marketing either just hit the toilet or is about to take off. (depending on how much trouble they get into. They certainly got some attention for the TV show!)

Queen - I'd take the library job. I have two friends who catalog images for the library systems. It can be very monotonous but it's also very low stress, and you can sometimes work from home.

[Pax]

Queen - congrats on the opportunity to choose! If the new job seems a bit "slow", you'll have more time to read TE?

No opportunity's to surf TE but I can wear an Ipod (if I can figure out to work one :D ).

[Offthegrid]

No opportunity's to surf TE but I can wear an Ipod (if I can figure out to work one :D ).

I've brought my iPod to work a few times. I'm going to have to start doing that again now that they took away our Web-based e-mail access. Some days for me a really, really, really busy and others are just so slow because my job is completely dependent on other people.

[KnottedYet]

I can't wear an iPod nor surf the web at work. Can't hardly ever even sit down! Gave myself a kidney stone last year because there isn't time to pee during the work shift. And I have to be cheerful ALL THE TIME!!!

Sheer torture, I tell ya! (being cheerful is harder than passing a kidney stone....:rolleyes: )

[Bad JuJu]

And I have to be cheerful ALL THE TIME!!!
Sheer torture, I tell ya! (being cheerful is harder than passing a kidney stone....:rolleyes: )
Roger that! Thank goodness I only have to be cheerful for intermittent 1:15-hour classes. And not even really cheerful--just civil. Even that's a challenge sometimes.;)

[Duck on Wheels]

The Presidio sure'nuff is in SF. It's the old Spanish military base (also more recently US Army base, now de-militarized). Very parklike, right near the Golden Gate. Lovely place!

[Pax]

The Presidio sure'nuff is in SF. It's the old Spanish military base (also more recently US Army base, now de-militarized). Very parklike, right near the Golden Gate. Lovely place!

Oooh, so I'd get to see the Golden Gate!

I called and left the soon-to-be boss a voice mail that I'd like to talk with her, I'm going to accept the position...YIKES!!!! :eek: :( :D :confused: :rolleyes: :cool:

[Wahine]

I can't wear an iPod nor surf the web at work. Can't hardly ever even sit down! Gave myself a kidney stone last year because there isn't time to pee during the work shift. And I have to be cheerful ALL THE TIME!!!

Sheer torture, I tell ya! (being cheerful is harder than passing a kidney stone....:rolleyes: )

I hear that Knott. I swear I have a bladder like a camel. It's not that I can't take a pee break, it's that I forget to when I'm busy. And well, I'm naturally sickeningly cheerful. If I'm grumpy, torturing people makes me cheerful so I get better when I'm at work. :D :D

What makes me mad, are people that are late for their torture.:mad: :mad:

[mtbdarby]

That would be me Wahine:p Torture away because work is very stressful and frustrating right now.

CONGRATS QUEEN!!

[crazycanuck]

Oh yay..It's going to be 38C today..41c tomorrow.:eek: Hot next week too..:eek: :)
I was told yesterday if i ride home along the Swan river in the heat & it gets too hot, just jump in to cool down. That's ok for the first 15km beside the river but the last 15km aren't...oh well..

Queen-Congrats!!

I had my hair cut yesterday. I no longer feel like a sheep & I can see!!! How do i look :)

c

[chickwhorips]

congrats queen!

cc you look beautiful!

[crazycanuck]

CWR-you look mahvelous too dear. ;)

c

[Pax]

CC, you look fabulous! ;)

[kelownagirl]

I had my hair cut yesterday. I no longer feel like a sheep & I can see!!! How do i look :)

c


I dunno CC - you look a little bald, and a bit jaundiced if you ask me.... :D

[crazycanuck]

Baaaaaaaa..:eek:

c

[kelownagirl]

I need to get my hair cut but I am at a crossroads with my hairdresser. He used to be so good but lately, I don't know, he's just not cutting it (no pun intended.) Do I two-time him and try someone new, only to come slinking guiltily back if it doesn't work out? I hate changing hairdressers, but I need a good haircut before I get married. It doesn't help that it's so dry with this cold that my hair looks like crap anyway...

[chickwhorips]

KG if he's not making you and your hair happy, try someone else. i'm doing the same thing right now. i love the girl that's doing my hair, but i'm going to try my friend's stylist just to see how she does. the other girl loves cutting and coloring curly hair so i told her i'd give her a shot. plus she does a great job on my friend's hair (for years) and she's fun to be around.

do you have someone else in mind?

[Bikingmomof3]

Queeen-Congrats on the new job! :cool:

CC-You look wonderful. :)

[chickwhorips]

BM3 how are you doing today?

[Bikingmomof3]

BM3 how are you doing today?

I am fine, thank you. :) Today is a wonderful day! How is your foot?

[chickwhorips]

glad to hear that BM3.

foot is good. so far no ibuprofen taken at all. and no pain or discomfort. waiting for another 3 mins before i can try and call my doc and see what she says about my x-rays.

[Bikingmomof3]

CWR-keep us posted on what your doctor has to say aboout your new and improved foot. :)

Today is a good day. :D

[spokewench]

I forgot to tell you all that yesterday while driving to work in a snow storm all of the sudden 20 elk ran out in front of my car and across the road. After the initial OMG when I saw that I had to stop on the ice, luckily I was going slow, it was the most beautiful scene of elk just flowing like a river across the road and back into the forest. Those are the things we live for!

This morning was a little different. I drove down the freeway no elk but there was this beautiful cloud hanging over the downtown area of our little rural town and the sun was just starting to peak out so the cloud had this yellow/orange iridescent glow. With the backdrop of the snow covered mountain it was spectacular.

[Pax]

Oooh, so I'd get to see the Golden Gate!

I called and left the soon-to-be boss a voice mail that I'd like to talk with her, I'm going to accept the position...YIKES!!!! :eek: :( :D :confused: :rolleyes: :cool:

UPDATE: Every communication I had with this company after the initial interview has gone from bad to worse. Their lack of communication was maddening...I accepted the job, the boss said "great, you're hired!!", then her boss calls (two hours later than he said he'd call) offers no apology and says the job offer is actually contingent upon two more interviews with him and the CEO, the CEO interview will take place in SF the week AFTER I start. :confused:

During the interview I was told I'd be going to SF for a week of training...then it's "we'll fly you out early morning on the 13th so you can meet the CEO that afternoon, then you'll fly home the next day", followed by another email saying "oh by the way, it's too expensive to fly you from Champaign, we want you to drive to Chicago (O'Hare) for a 6am flight". Well, O'Hare is a 3.5 to 4 hour drive depending on traffic, so I'm supposed to leave home at 1am to get to the airport in time to go through security, fly to SF for an interview after being up all night, then fly home the next afternoon and drive 3.5 to 4 hours home??

I contacted them today and declined their offer...I feel like a weight is off my shoulders!

[KnottedYet]

Well, it's probably for the best!

sounds like a weird way to run a hiring process... jeez! And asking you to drive to Chicago cuz they can't afford to fly you from Champaign? Weird.

(if they can't afford to fly you, how can they afford to pay you a wage?)

(hey, this wasn't Corbis, was it?)

[Pax]

Well, it's probably for the best!

sounds like a weird way to run a hiring process... jeez! And asking you to drive to Chicago cuz they can't afford to fly you from Champaign? Weird.

(if they can't afford to fly you, how can they afford to pay you a wage?)

(hey, this wasn't Corbis, was it?)

It was really weird, I kept thinking it was some laid-back/mellow/groovy California thing and I was just supposed to "chill" about the details?? :confused:

And nope it was Corbis.

[KnottedYet]

er, ewwwww. I thought you were going for a job within a university system.

Um, Corbis isn't the best.

You are better off waiting for something else. Whew!

[Bikingmomof3]

Queen,
How very odd indeed. Were you supposed to quit your current job, and hope the CEO in SF liked you? :eek: Very strange. Also, asking you to drive to ORD sounds very off. :confused: I am glad you went with your gut and declined the offer. I am sorry things become so bizarre. :( Something better and more organized will come along.

[Pax]

Knott - The other job I'm pursuing is at the local university, I'm REALLY hoping it works out now that I said no to the other one! *fingerscrossed* :p


BMo3 - Every single email that crossed my screen got more and more odd...the driving to ORD one was pretty much the last straw since it only costs another $120 round-trip to fly to the airport here? :confused:

[chickwhorips]

queen that is odd. good choice though. i'm keeping my fingers crossed for the other job!

[kelownagirl]

Sounds like you're better off without them - they'd be a pita employer. Hope something better crosses your path soon.

[Bikingmomof3]

Queen I am keeping my fingers crossed that you are offered other job.

[Pax]

Thanks for the words of encouragement everone! I'll keep plugging along and the right job will show up when it's time.

[LBTC]

Thanks for the words of encouragement everone! I'll keep plugging along and the right job will show up when it's time.

I agree, Queen, the right one will be there when it's the right time. This happened to me almost a year ago. The emotional roller coaster getting there was a bit tough.....I think this is the right job....they turn me down. repeat. etc. Of all the jobs I applied for I can unequivacably say, I got the right one! YAY!

You will too!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[roguedog]

Hey Queen, ya did the right thing. I'm from California and your story has red flags all over the field (in the spirit of the Super Bowl that I don't care about :)).

We're "mellow" but that ain't mellow. That's just plain strange.. disorganized.. and really lacking in consideration for people. If this is how they treat their future employees how do they treat their current ones??!

I mean this is supposed to be part of the wedding or honeymoon period and seems like they went down stairs on the wedding night to confirm they really want to be married??

Don't rule us out out here. And CERTAINLY don't just us based on that experience.

Best of luck in your future endeavors and I think this was a good thing.

[Wahine]

I'm glad that you were able to retract your acceptance. that all sound super weird. I also thought you were applying for a University based job. That was a good part of why I encouraged you. I had a friend that worked in a University library system and loved it.

I hope you get the other job offer. And It probably won't be so scary this time.

[Bruno28]

Hey Queen - really sorry the job didn't work out but sounds like you had a lucky escape. Better to find out now than after you had burned your bridges.

Hope something better comes along soon.

[DirtDiva]

OMG, I'm, like, hundreds of posts behind the TD times... :o

[chickwhorips]

its ok DD, it happens to the best of us.

[Nanci]

Queen- whew! Narrow escape! fingers crossed for alternate job.

What are elk doing in Arizona? Elk and cactus??

Yes, armadillos jump at _anything_ startling.

Juju! Hi! Doing TOSRV?

Nanci

[chickwhorips]

nanci! so glad to hear your ok down there! you are ok down there right?

[chickwhorips]

good news!

i've "walked" around all weekend without crutches! :D:D:D

bad news.

i get mobility now for a week and a half and then lose it again. :(

[Trek420]

Hey Queen, ya did the right thing. I'm from California and your story has red flags all over the field (in the spirit of the Super Bowl that I don't care about :)).

r'dog, aren't flags yellow in football? I could be wrong. Shows how much we care.

Game's on, I just planted some penstamen, taking the rust off the mailbox (can't replace it, I'll repaint) fill the bird feeders .... misc puttering.

Nanci, armadillos jump?

[KnottedYet]

I turned on the Superbowl for 30 seconds, and saw an ad for Cialis. Pardon me if I don't feel like partaking in this orgy.

[Pax]

We both like the Bears but my honey gets really aggravated when her team does poorly...I just changed the channel to Monsters Inc. :p

[roguedog]

We both like the Bears but my honey gets really aggravated when her team does poorly...I just changed the channel to Monsters Inc. :p

LOL, Queen.. YOU are my kinda people.. demented :)

[DebW]

We usually go out to dinner on Super Bowl Sunday because the restaurants have no wait. But today dh had to leave on a business trip and I had to drive ds back to college. So ate my own mediocre cooking. There was the usual number of cars on the Mass Pike - not everyone is watching the game.

[Geonz]

Yo, Queen, Hope the U. wants you (they should!!!). (Otherwise yo'ull have to come on out to my computer lab and work on those math skills...) I'd say those were big ol' red flags with a job waffling like that. At best it sounds like there were all kinds of weird things going on behind the scenes... as in, maybe somebody else doesn't want you on board (perhaps their Uncle Fud is their preference)...

[KnottedYet]

I just wandered thru all 5 channels I get with my rabbit-ear antennas, and didn't find Monsters Inc. I found the Simpsons, though. Anyone else old enough to remember when they were a 7 minute short on the Tracy Ullman Show?

Knot: old and bitter.

[kelownagirl]

Is there a football game on today?

[LBTC]

Is there a football game on today?

:D :D :D :D

hahahahahaha

indeed! DH needed a notebook and we popped in at Walmart to pick one up because the grocery stores we had bene to didn't have them....

and we've never seen the parking lot that empty!

Does that say something about a certain demographic?
~T~

[crazycanuck]

:confused: I think it had to do with some football team with the white jerseys..

Cricket's more exciting..Esp last night's ODI btwn Aust & NZ. AGH..NZ lost by 5(?) runs :mad:

C

[snapdragen]

I switched over to the SB at halftime to watch Prince. :cool: Now I'm watching The Green Mile, and flipping over to the Puppy Bowl sporadically.

[Wahine]

I switched over to the SB at halftime to watch Prince. :cool: Now I'm watching The Green Mile, and flipping over to the Puppy Bowl sporadically.

I loved the puppy bowl. I kept asking our host to change the channel so I could watch the labs playing in the water via the bowl cam. I also liked the boxer beating on the other puppies.

[kelownagirl]

I actually don't watch TV at all anymore. Not at all. It's weird. Dh turns it on to watch hockey and I keep an eye on it but that's it. We rent a movie every two weeks. I watch the cooking channel if I'm home sick but that's maybe once a year. I have no idea what anyone's talking about when they discuss the new shows now. I am enjoying it.

Course I spend a lot more time online now. ;) :p :rolleyes: :D

[salsabike]

My best friend from back East called and told me about the Puppy Bowl. Damn! Wish I'd seen THAT. It sounded like a blast, what with the halftime kitten show and all.

[DebW]

While driving in Conn. this evening, I found a radio station playing songs about homelessness. And a few tributes to Molly Ivens.

[salsabike]

While driving in Conn. this evening, I found a radio station playing songs about homelessness. And a few tributes to Molly Ivens.

Irreplaceable, Molly Ivins. I will miss her no end.

[chickwhorips]

:eek: i can't believe i missed the puppy bowl!

[spokewench]

Nanci - Yes, Nanci Elk in Arizona - I live at 7,000 feet - hardly any cacti, mostly ponderosa pines, snow, skiiing, etc. By the way, there are people looking for you in Australia - they want your take on vegemite vs. whatever that other stuff is!

[AllezGirl]

I just wandered thru all 5 channels I get with my rabbit-ear antennas, and didn't find Monsters Inc. I found the Simpsons, though. Anyone else old enough to remember when they were a 7 minute short on the Tracy Ullman Show?

Knot: old and bitter.

I remember that well, wait...does that make me old? :eek: :eek: :eek:
I love the Simpsons!

[Pax]

Maybe things do happen for a reason...I just got a call from a friend at the University, it looks like they're very interested in me and I should be getting a call for an interview later this week!

[Wahine]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you Queen.

[KnottedYet]

Yay!!!!!! :D

[chickwhorips]

keeping my fingers crossed on this one for you queen!

[KnottedYet]

*whine*
allow me to re-iterate my warning: don't get Verizon

Even though Wireless shows my $175 credit for overpayement on my last bill, the One Bill service doesn't show it. (The verizon store shows my credit has already been applied.) So I have to overpay again, or they will put me back into the collections mess, and the guy I talked to said I should call them again next month if the overpayment credit still doesn't show up on my One Bill.

[Pax]

Knott - That sucks! I ran into endless problems when I had "bundled billing" with AT&T and Cingular, my bill was constantly a mess. I un-bundled them and the mess straightened out over a couple of months. I hope your's gets un-screwed up soon.

[Pax]

Bumpity bump...TD must not die!

[chickwhorips]

no we can not let that happen!

we must work together!

[crazycanuck]

do be do..de do de do..

Hey kids! Just a quick howdy howdeeeeee :D

c

[Pax]

I came home from work feeling queasy today, ate some chicken soup and decided to top the evening off by making cosmos...I figure you can destroy germs by soaking them in alcohol, right? :p

[crazycanuck]

What's cosmos?

[Pax]

What's cosmos?

A drink with vodka, cranberry juice, roses lime, and cointreau...YUMMY!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Just got back from a week long road trip visiting friends. Good to see them all, but a LOT of driving (NY,MD,SC,NC,VA) and one too many Futons of Death to sleep on. :o

Word just in is that MimiTabby is dreadfully ill with a flu and can't even sit at her computer to read TE. :( So hopefully she will rest and mend over the next couple of days. Get better Mimi!!!

[Pax]

...Word just in is that MimiTabby is dreadfully ill with a flu and can't even sit at her computer to read TE. :( So hopefully she will rest and mend over the next couple of days. Get better Mimi!!!
Bummer...get well Mimi!

[snapdragen]

French Dip day in the cafeteria just ruins my diet for the day. Plus they had onion rings. Damn - I used 10 flex points today.

Got a massage tonight - purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[KnottedYet]

This flu stuff is just awful. Get better, Mimitabby!