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No, can't even trade 'em for Flossie. Next question. ;)

Snap, I like that, "mousages", Jimmy Dean mousages and eggs.

Knot, could you make a stew of that?

X-food poisoning, yuck. I had that in music camp on Vancouver Island decades, centuries, milenia ago. It was from the pasta sauce. Mine was the puking kind.....mostly.

I'm on the safety commitee at work, one of our members, the guy who did the ergonomic evaluations for our building died in a car accident. he was only 47.

We found out via an e-mail.

I just think that was heartless....they could not even take us, the safety committee who worked with him to the side to tell us.

"Back in the day" the company would have some respect for a coworker.

I'm on the phone (call center job) talking to a customer and up pops an e-mail...well, if something happened to me....folks get an e-mail and get back to work...welcome to "the New...."

X- Woo hoo! I love the shots. I'm a freak about that kind of stuff. I don't know much technically but... just enough to get myself in trouble.
Gonna be as technical and dorky as I can get within my knowledge right now... forgive all my wrongs, for I am undereducated. ;)
It looks like a lateral, but I don't see your fibula in the pics. oh, oh, the one on the right is lateral, the other is or looks like a medial? It's hard having an interest in something and no way to doublecheck my correctness. ...and here I am phutzing with the brightness/contrast of the films... too cool.
It looks like your fibula got away with a little less damage than the tibia. =P Fascinating. I <3 your films- thanks for sharing!
Yeah. I'm sick. :D

Knot- YAY! You're back!!!

Trek- I'd be careful around our medical personnel and all this talk of kidneys. Those things are worth $$.

Food poisoning: It likes me. =P Mine's prettymuch never the puking kind, though. :eek: My latest and greatest was from fast food (I'm pretty sure) ugh.

actually kit is right about it being a police box:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardis
what other encyclopedia would the article about Mr Spock be ten times a long as the one about Dr. Spock?:rolleyes:
but then again, I like Daria too

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Lise, do I get some sort of award if I start reading from the beginning and ever get to the end? :eek:

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Hmmm...prize...sculpted abs from all the laughter? Seriously. There are some "must not miss" moments in there. Settle down with some chocolate, and probably some wine, too, and read a little each day. Don't rush. Have fun. :D And welcome.
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Dinner with J, brother, and brother's co-worker went great. I did have a moment of thinking, "I'm sitting here with three straight men, one of whom I'm dating, and I feel completely at ease." How the world turns. :cool: Now I've met both his brother and sister, and they are both nice, funny, and relaxed. The brother is quite a cyclist! He owns seven bikes! Latest is a "Moots" (?) handbuilt in Colorado, of titanium. Also owns a Cervelo time trial bike. I drool (fortunately not literally) when I hear the word "Cervelo". He said, "Now if only I were any good at time trial." I replied, "I know. If only I were worthy of my bike, right?" :p The man endeared himself to me by asking two things: What got you into catching babies? and What distance triathlons do you do? :D Happy girl.

PS: J's dog is named Mr. Spock.

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Hmmm...prize...sculpted abs from all the laughter? Seriously. There are some "must not miss" moments in there. Settle down with some chocolate, and probably some wine, too, and read a little each day. Don't rush. Have fun. :D And welcome.

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Oh, I agree. I'm still getting through it but it's more facinating than most novels I've read lately. Welcome, OTG.

X- Welcome back! :) I had Chinese this evening, so far so good. Nice looking leg. :cool:

OTG-Have I welcomed you to TD? If not, I apologize and welcome to the wonderful world of TD. :D

Lise- I am so happy for you!!! J sounds lovely, his family delightful and I love the name he chose for his dog. :)

I need to go to bed. Too little sleep makes the symptoms more pronounced. I do not know why. I would call Dr. KIJ's nurse, but she is not friendly. I can wait. Anyoo, you ladies have a wonderful evening and I will catch you in the morning. :cool:

I can't go to sleep. Well, I was asleep for four hours, but now I am awake. BF left unexpectedly for three days. I had dinner made and a movie (Thank You For Smoking) to watch, and a bottle of wine. I wouldn't even say goodbye, and now I feel badly.

((((Nanci)))). I saw your name on TD and thought, "What are you doing up?" Go to bed, girl. It will all be more bearable with some sleep. See? Jennifer's asleep! Me too. Going to bed now. 'night, TD.

You new girls to TD realize there is a quiz at the end, right?

I bought a PDA today - a Palm TX. I found one that had been used at a trade show, technically used, but still with all accessories and box - for $100 off the regular price. Now maybe I'll stop missing my appointments - providing I figure out how to work the thing, and make it talk to my Outlook calendar at work.

We had a emergency drill at work today. The scenario was a terrorist bombing at Moffett Field, with radiation cloud fun thrown in. We'd get little email updates with THIS IS A DRILL plastered across the top.

I would die without my Palm. I read the New York Times on it on the way in to work every morning. (avantgo.com, snap) My debit card records are in it- like a checkbook register. My Wine Enthusiast software, and my cellar records. My diet software, Calorie King Diet Diary, which I was religious about for over a year before I- I don't know what happened, but you can clearly see the results of not caring. I use HanDBase for all kinds of databases- triathlon/cycling events, vet records, continuing education,blood donation...I use a program called BugMe! to write notes. SplashID has EVERY number- insurance, credit cards, bank accounts, passwords, DL numbers. I like mileage calculator- it has almost every city I ever look for. And of course the built-in Palm simple functions like notepad, calendar and address book.

Hey, CC, I probably won't be up when you post, but I wanted you to know I always appreciate your posting and like reading what you have to say in the morning when I get up. :D

Take care!

Obsessively watching election returns on news websites...Checking the numbers over and over and over again...

:D :) :D :) :D :) :D :)

*sniff*

I opened the door tonight after biking home from work and on the counter are/were a dozen roses from my dearie for my birfday.

I wanted to hug him but he's not home tonight.

Oh how I love my dearie.

*sniff*

c

c- you're lucky.

My DSL went out last night at 2:00 AM, so then I finished this really good book of short stories, Reasons To Live, and then I had nightmares about people breaking into my house to kill me and then going swimming with people I was afraid of and realizing at 2:30 PM that I had missed the UPS guy that had Inez.

Inez didn't leave Colorado till 9:30 last night! She got to Kentucky at 2AM and spent two and a half hours there, (maybe she got to check out the new IM KY site) and then left for Jacksonville, FL, (90 minutes NE of here), arriving at 6:23 and leaving quickly at 6:48, on her way to Gainesville. I imagine she should check in and out of Gainesville around 9 AM- then who knows how long it will take her to get a ride here- 15 minutes from the UPS hub.

I hate being home alone at night. Maybe I will bring my pepper spray in from the truck.

Nanci

Craze, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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c- you're lucky.

My DSL went out last night at 2:00 AM, so then I finished this really good book of short stories, Reasons To Live, and then I had nightmares about people breaking into my house to kill me and then going swimming with people I was afraid of and realizing at 2:30 PM that I had missed the UPS guy that had Inez.

Inez didn't leave Colorado till 9:30 last night! She got to Kentucky at 2AM and spent two and a half hours there, (maybe she got to check out the new IM KY site) and then left for Jacksonville, FL, (90 minutes NE of here), arriving at 6:23 and leaving quickly at 6:48, on her way to Gainesville. I imagine she should check in and out of Gainesville around 9 AM- then who knows how long it will take her to get a ride here- 15 minutes from the UPS hub.

I hate being home alone at night. Maybe I will bring my pepper spray in from the truck.

Nanci

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Inrz is turning into quite the "world" traveller ;)

My DH is out of town til Friday. I hate being home alone as well. Luckily we have a small arsenal at my disposal..... (Don't judge me cuz I'm not a democrat :eek: )

I used to have the use of a shotgun and I felt very safe at that time. Maybe I need a replacement.

Someone tried to break into our house about a year ago. They didn't get in, though they tried both doors. My back door edge was bent to sh*t, but the deadbolt held long enough for the person to give up. Oh- I don't live in a "real" house, I'm in a trailer- so you can imagine the security issues...(But my house payment is super cheap, and I live on gorgeous land, five acres, which has quadrupled in value since I bought it) But anyway, I think the neighbor's barking dogs scared off the person, and it happened after we left for work, while it was still dark out. I was scared sh*tless for months. I put wooden bars on the windows so they couldn't be opened without breaking, put motion detectors outside that go off if there is anyone walking around anywhere, put motion detectors in the house that absolutely SCREAM if anyone comes in- you couldn't even stand to be in the house- bought a lock for the front gate, put up Beware Of Dog signs. Put the outside lights on phototimers, bought timers for inside lights. I think it helps always having either the squad car or the pickup here- at a minimum. Then BF and I worked out this whole defense plan of what to do if I heard someone out there and he wasn't home, involving the shotgun- where to go, etc. Florida has a newish law that no longer requires a homeowner to retreat before shooting- you only have to be in fear for your life (and this applies to personal vehicles, too) which, trust me, if someone came in my house, I would be in fear for my life. The only thing that worried me was that Maizey's viv (and now the torts') is in the spread pattern, so, what, "Wait a minute before I shoot you, I have to move my snake..." Anyway- I'm less fearful than right after it happened, but still can't sleep and have nightmares if I do fall asleep.

Chyk,

What centuries are you planning for next year? You're sort of in the same area for the big cool ones as I am. Like Three State Three Mountain is for sure. That's in Chatanooga. And Six Gap- northern Georgia.

x now that is a kick in the shin. ouch. food poisoning. no bueno!
last year the entire time i ate like royalty in PI had no food problems, just weight gain. get back to anchorage on xmas day and finially found a place to eat and WHAM! bad food poisoning. between that and jet lag i slept for two days straight and had to go to the clinic to get fluids pushed into me. i know how it goes, hope your feeling better finially.

Cchk...My arsenal comes from mah behind..Esp after drinking coffee...:eek:

err..ya..

Guns scare the &&&*** out of me...dunno how you guys in the US do it but that's a whole diff story right and we're not going down that garden path...

c

The brother has a MOOTS??? Wow. They make very nice components as well as custom bikes- and they used to have a catch phrase something like "Moots is like jewelry for your bike." Every other bike at IM FL was a Cervelo, mostly P3s. Where does everyone get the money?

Glad you liked the brother.

X- yow, did it ever heal? I broke just my little fibula (like a spiral shattered deal) (thanks to a stupid horse) and it took _months_ to form any new bone. Could you walk pretty normally with that, like that?

hey x-ray,

Do you mind me asking about the x-ray? I dunno if you've told us but what happened?

I hope i'm not being rude by asking.

c

So glad to get to celebrate with you. :D
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Nanci, sorry it was such a tough night last night. (((N)))

I have two days off just because...Ian and I are spending tomorrow blobbing and perhaps going for a 60km road ride..

Kit-was this meant for me or the other cc?

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Hey, CC, I probably won't be up when you post, but I wanted you to know I always appreciate your posting and like reading what you have to say in the morning when I get up.

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Nanci-Sure hope you have a better night's rest wed night..(your wed night...)
How did you enjoy "Thank You for Smoking'?

I've only really had food poisoning once. I was on my way to NZ (after living in Japan) via Thailand/Cambodia/Philippines and ate poorly cooked chicken in Bangkok from a roadside stall. Long story short, it was thier new year, could not get away from area I was staying & had to eat something. I just about missed my flight the next day. Not only that but the airline staff were a bit unsure of my NZ residency status but let me fly anyways.

c

I didn't make it all the way through Thank You For Smoking, though it was very good up to the point where BF got home and I got mad and went to bed at 7:30...I am going to do over tonight.

Inez arrived in Gainesville at ~8:30 and only spent two minutes at UPS before going out for delivery!!

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actually kit is right about it being a police box:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardis

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Yep
I watched it all in glorious black and white so that red and blue came out the same shade of grey.
Tho' I *was* able to distinguish betweeen the shades of grey of a "yellow alert" and a "red alert" in Star Trek TOS.

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hey x-ray,

Do you mind me asking about the x-ray? I dunno if you've told us but what happened?

I hope i'm not being rude by asking.

c

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Not rude at all. Check out the Show Us Your Scars thread. That pretty much tells (and shows) it all. And...

HAPPY BIRFDAY, CRAZYCANUCK!!!
I'd send ya flowers, but apparently you already have some. So, how old are ya anyway, like 80? :D Yeah, yeah, I know, 34. Your just a young pup. (and by definition, that kinda makes me a young pup too. Yea!)


Nanci - Sorry about last night. Hope everything is ok now.
Oh yeah, I walk just fine now Nanci but I'm just a little short on that side. Over the years, my fib didn't heal correctly where they took the grafts so I have to have it rebroke and a plate/screws done soon. It's very painful even though we don't put much weight on it. Mostly when I lay left lateral. It pulls against the tendons and tweaks the bone. Movement in the body of a bone isn't a good thing. :( I put it off for school but no more excuses now. (the bike isn't a good enough reason for the doc :eek: :confused:) Also, I need to break the 4th MT just proximal to the MTP joint in the left foot, move it anteriorly and pin it, as it and the toe are both falling out the bottom of my foot. Very painful to walk on. Will get both done at the same time so less cast/recovery time. Amazingly, I still have my original arch though which helps tremendously.
I'm trying to schedule the surgery soon so I can still go on my spring bike vacation that the TE ladies are helping me out with. Even if I have to rent a scooter, I'm going. Ok, maybe a motorcycle, scooters are too cutesy for me. Sorry scooter riders but if I'm motoring, I want something that vibrates, growls and has some serious kick. I may just go somewhere for a week to rest and recoup while still in the cast too. Good thing I'm an expert on crutches or this all might slow me down a bit.

Lise - I'm so glad that J's family is as cool as him. It's nice that you felt at ease with a bunch of guys after 'everything'. I know how that can be. ;) Just two questions, what style of baseball cap does he wear and how does he roll his brim?

Wait for it, wait for it.......... Duck! *Crash!*

(Oh, c'mon Dar, ya know it's funny! :D)

Gotta get outta here early to take care of something very important and urgent. See y'all later.

X.

I think broken bones have the potential to hurt forever. My fib can still hurt as much as the day it happened, 12 years later, and it has a huge nice bridge of bone holding it together now. Any weather change sets it off.

Yeah, you don't want to have a leg length discrepancy (I'm too lazy to m-w that for correct spelling, so I will just hope for the best...) for long or it will cause problems in other places. BF claims to have one, but I want to see films. Unfortunately, we don't have a ruler in my dept- it's out at the ortho center.

What spring bike vacation?

Speaking of bike vacations, I got the catalog yesterday for Woman Tours or something. Oh, if only I would win the lottery.

Nanci - I've got a thread going to have TE'ers help me pick my first bike vacation. I welcome any suggestions.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=11440

TD'ers get extra credit. :cool:

Now I really have to go. See ya!

X.

X - Boy am I offended;) Yeah, yeah it's funny! I noticed you ignored my offer to accompany you on your vacation. **sniffles** I just don't feel the love no more....

Nanci, sorry you had a rough night girl. I used to sleep with a pistal in my nightstand but since I've had my little guy no guns in my house. Do you have Inez yet??

CC - Happy Birthday!! Have a fantastic day!

Knot, sorry to hear about the food poisoning. Hope you're on the mend soon!

No Inez yet...

Crazy - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! How old are ya?

My hubby was away last weekend to see his mom who is very ill. I missed him and his hugs (it's the longest we've been apart since we met) but they were going to a very special person so I didn't mind. Having two big dogs sleeping on the floor next to me helps with the freaky night stuff...

I'm not the one with food poisoning, it was Xray.

I've been quiet on the boards because I've been exhausted and struggling with crazy work schedule.

Gawd, I hope I don't get food poisoning..... :eek:

Trek - "there was this one time, at band camp..." (and you even play the flute! which makes it even funnier! And I never saw the movie, which makes it even morer funnier!) Oh, yeah, and sorry you got food poisoning at band camp.

False alarm- it was pest control. Got to ask him not to treat the tortoise grazing area.

Happy Birthday, CC!

Knot, I don't know why I keep gettig you and X mixed up - maybe you're related??

Trek, I thought the same thing when you mentioned band camp:p Dare I ask if you have any interesting stories to share?

Of course I have 20 photos already, but here's my favorite!! She is so calm- it took her 30 minutes to get completely out of the tiny deli cup she has spent her whole life in. I wonder what she's thinking right now.

Is it ok to join in this thread "uninvited"? If not, no problem. :cool:
(the snake photo was the last straw, I used to keep snakes too...and tarantulas, turtles, rodents, mantises, any number of crawly friends...)
I did read the whole thread first, as per the rools....

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Is it ok to join in this thread "uninvited"? If not, no problem. :cool:

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Me too, me too:):)

I never thought I'd say this about a snake, but AWWWWW!!!! She's adorable!

Lisa, I thought you were already here!

You see, the Cornsnake Forum people aren't very talkative, and the Hognose section of Kingsnake.com is even worse, so this is my herp chat area...

So you've been reading since September? :-)

I just wish TE had unlimited photo space for us like cornsnakes.com does. I just posted a whole series of pics of Inez there- the box, opening the box, her in her cup, coming out of the cup, etc. No limit!!

In cycling-related news, I am going down south Friday to one of the prettiest parts of Florida, all by myself :-( Maybe I should try to lure my one local brevet-riding friend, but she already said no...200k in Cape Coral Saturday. Definitely putting the lights on the bike for the end of the ride now.

Nanci