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Originally Posted by betagirl
Is God Save the Queen an angry song?
I have music in my head almost always, and sometimes it doesn't make sense (slow music when i am riding my bike as fast as i can)
oh wait, you are just listening to this music?
ha, my son used to do that and now he's a graduate of the music dept
of the U of washington.
my limit is cd's. i will listen to the same CD over and over again in the car
but i am rarely in the car long enough to hear the whole thing.
Oddly enough, I can see kissing just about any animal. But not licking them. OK. I would probably lick my cats. hmmmm...no. What's the deal with getting a buzz from licking a toad? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
I am at the second day of a 2 day conference. they have a complimentary espresso bar. I had 7 yesterday - 4 with caffeine and 3 decaf (of course after my usual homemade pot of espresso that I drink in the car in the morning). today I have an echo at 3 so I ordered decaf right off. The espresso bar woman just commented that I switched over to decaf really early today. I think its probably a bad sign when you develop a reputation amongst a group of hundreds of people after just one morning.
I am totally going back to law school. Complimentary espresso bar at the conferences? I'm in! Wait...I don't drink caffeine anymore, and, so far as I can tell, I don't want to practice law. Dang. It just sounds so...perfect. :o
Can you tell I'm jones'n for coffee? I am going to look for one of those Melitta cones that fit on top of a mug so I can make a cup of decaf once in awhile.
Why the ECHO, MP? And how are those pesky clots?
What's the conference about? Other than drinking espresso. ;)
I've been soooo busy at work and had to go to Aberdeen (up in the North of Scotland) for 2 days so I haven't been on my bike for a week.....just in case anyone cares.:(
I hope it's a nice day tomorrow.
At least the Sex Pistols version is :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
My current ineradicable song is "Slowhands" by Interpol. I wake up in the middle of night singing it in my head. No wonder I sleep badly.
Lise - don't go to law school. your job ROCKS!!! the echo is to see how the heart has improved ( I hope) from baseline at the hospital. the pulmonary artery pressure was elevated because heart trying to pump blood to lungs met up w/resistance of the clots. so hopefully it will be better 2 months later. they're doing it as a stress echo, which is good. maybe now's the time to tell the doctor about the marathon :cool: . (in my defense, she did say I could walk for exercise....)
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At least the Sex Pistols version is
I didn't just start listening to the sex pistols, but recently downloaded their main album. It'd been a while though. Last time I heard their version of God Save the Queen was the karaoke scene in "Lost in Translation" :)
Got my front brake from the LBS. So that will be my project for the weekend. Not that it'll take me all weekend, but I really need to focus on school stuff this weekend. So I can't let my bikes talk me into being irresponsible.
Bruno - Bummer. Will you get some time to ride this weekend?
If I had that many espressos you'd have to tie me to the chair to keep me from bouncing off the walls. :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
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Originally Posted by Queen
I'm not saying it was pretty.
Oh my! Here's a snake story for you Nanci!
Piggy Python
Nanci - My guess would be some sort of boring beetle. Possibly a large one if you're seeing droppings. Can you get a camera up there? Look up and see if there is a hole - that should give you an idea about size. You're right - not termites. And - you wouldn't get droppings like that from a carpenter bee. Carpenter ants, maybe. A pic would help.
MP - how did the echo go? 7 espresso's???? I think you'd have to peel me off of the ceiling! I'm still thinking about that OJ. Geez that was good!
Well - we've been working all day to get the house spiffed up. We don't have a specific time set for tomorrow. I'm hoping she'll delay until Sunday. We still have a lot to do and we're both pretty much beat tonight.
Oh yeah - I told a couple of people at the conference about TE. One of them did RAGBRAI this year and the past couple of years. She just bought a Pilot :). It sounded like she might visit TE. So - keep an eye out for some fishie newbies.
My bike is s'posed to have prepped for shipping today. The shop didn't call me, so I guess it didn't get shipped yet. Maybe tomorrow. I want that bike so bad I could just cry.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...t/100_0579.jpg
Isn't she pretty?
No, no, no - Dwight Yoakam. Or maybe Alan Jackson :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LynneK
I wonder how long it'll take the snake to digest the ewe??? Interesting...:eek:
Well, Australia's in mourning again. Yesterday, Peter Brock (if you're a petrol head you may have an idea...) a race car driver died in a crash during a race not too far from Perth.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...50-601,00.html
First Steve Irwin then Peter Brock...who's next? I felt a bit left out as I had no clue who Peter Brock was.
I can tell you this though. It's a bit like telling a Canadian that Gretzky died. Brock was & is the biggest gent for motor car racing-He won the Bathurst race 9 times...
Oh our loan was approved- we've signed the paperwork, transfer of land title signed, deposit paid. Now all we're waiting for is the settlement agent to go to the bank & hand over paperwork...That'll be on monday or tuesday..Then we move in & start commuting!!!! YAYYAYAY....
MP-that's a lot of coffeeeeeeeeeee...You should see me without coffee and i only drink 1 cup a day...maybe less
Bruno-how was the granite city? I enjoyed visiting Aberdeen...:)
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That's the worst thing I remember about selling my house last year....having to keep it unnaturally tidy all the time. I seem to be some sort of paper magnet. Wherever I've been I leave a little accumulation of reading material behind me.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by fishdr
CC - The granite city was looking good. It wa a beautiful day. I was visiting with education inspectors and saw the most amazing state school (what you would call public school?) I've ever seen. Aberdeen Grammar School is like a stately home. Stayed in a horrible hotel tho'. I have to spend 4 weeks up there in November (for work) so need to do more research on the hotels. When did you visit?
Bruno, i was there in the early 90's. I flew to the Shetland Islands from Aberdeen(i think...umm yes i do believe) I;'d love to go back but I'd like to discover other places...like the red centre(ayers rock & alice springs) and other areas in Australia
My rellies live in Elderslie, Johnstone, Renfrew and Paisley....(paisley :eek: )
In terms of a place to stay have you tried the lonely planet message board or even the book on Scotland? YOu never know what places you'll find.
I understand the term state schools...same terminology down this way...
I don't know how vendors keep thier houses so neat & clean!!! Fish i'm sure you're doing a great job keeping the house nice n tidy! Any luck on finding a place in BR?
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Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Ah, Paisley....that's bandit country :p
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I'm not saying it was pretty.
MP - My usual daily starbucks is a grande coffee with 2 shots of espresso in it. Though as of late I still find myself yawning after that or within about 4 hours. They used to make me jumpy and I'd go all day then crash and burn around 5. I've obviously built up a tolerance. So I'm right there with you in the coffee addiction club. I even own a shirt with the caffeine molecule on it:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/prod...l-caffeine.jpg
I highly recommend picking one up :D http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/ladies/3751/
Up at 6 am on Saturday again. What's up with that? My brain is in overdrive with all the work I have to do. I did get 2 pages of my dissertation written. So that whole process is officially started. :eek:
There's a town in Scotland called Paisley? So that's where all the hotel bed comforters come from!
Hang in there, Knotted. She is pretty, and she'll be under you soon. And when I look at her picture, I hear her saying "Come on. Hurry up. Let's go riding. Anywhere you want to go. But someday we must go touring together. Can't you see I was built for touring? We'll visit the most wonderful places together, you and I. We'll have a grand time. We'll build beautiful memories. I'm waiting patiently until we can be together."Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
My SO and I weaned ourselves off caffeine out here in AZ, it felt like taking medicine to have to drink coffee (just to avoid the headache) when it was already 90 degrees at dawn. Now that we're heading home to IL we've started having an occasional cup in the mornings...which is rapidly heading towards LOTS of cups in the morning! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by betagirl
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Originally Posted by betagirl
Yep - Paisley pattern does indeed come from Paisley....but don't let that fool you into thinking its some quaint little heritage town....as I said, bandit country.:eek:
Morning TD...
My doctor called me at 8 last night to tell me my echo was basically good. I still have some issues but nowhere near as bad as when I was in the hospital. I have an appt. to talk to her next week - did not expect her to call at 8 pm on a Friday!
Fish I wish I could send you OJ.... Good luck spiffing the house!
See my sig line. I have a 5 shotter when I go out in the AM. Since that is over $5, we usually make it at home. I brew a pot of espresso (literally) for myself and steam soy on it. But I usually have only the one every day. I was off it for a couple of years with the childbearing/nursing business. I can stop whenever I want. Really. :cool:
Knotted I hope your bike gets there soon or you may explode.....
I might explode anyway! Deb, that was dang near pornographic!
Is it a sign of maturity or obessession or just pathetic that I'd rather look at bike porn than people porn?
Mimi - your Bianchi page is very cool!
Mornin', all! It's finally raining here! YAY! I'm all happy now. When it lets up SKnot and I will go riding.
MP - your doc is peachy-keen to call you right away (even at night!) and tell you the echo was good. But I do kinda wonder if "marathon" equals "walking for exercise"...
I gotta go see if I can find the link again for the silver earrings with the caffeine molecules, and the other molecules.
DebW "Hang in there, Knotted. She is pretty, and she'll be under you soon."
Huh? oh, right the bike, never mind :p sorry TE TD. I need more coffee :o the mind just goes there.
"I hear her saying "Come on. Hurry up. Let's go riding. Anywhere you want to go. But someday we must go touring together. Can't you see I was built for touring?..."
in CA? huh? c'mon down.
Trek - I have these little daydreams of riding down the coast to CA. I also have little daydreams of riding down to OR to take the bike mechanic class. www.bikeschool.com
Hey, it's cheaper than grad school! Probably more useful, too. Kinda like an addict taking chemistry classes...
cc - I read in another article the snake vomited the ewe back up. :eek: Don't know what happened after that.
Can't decided what to do today. Bro and SIL are coming out at the end of the month for Dad's birthday (80 years old!) I should start the marathon house cleaning. But my favorite art and wine festival is this weekend......
I thought porn involved pictures. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Oh, no, not necessarily! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
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just got back from a 10 mile training run. Thank God for Jamie, my running buddy. She's 25, I'm 46, and I can run farther than she can. We're doing the 1/2 marathon together 10/1, as we did last year. We do our weekend long runs together. I count on her to say, "Can we walk now?" when I'm just about dying! Together we go much farther than either of us would go alone.
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Thanks to SadieKate gently chiding me for wearing a parachute-like shirt in the triathlon, I got a real tri top yesterday at my LRS (local running shop). I got an XL--really it's a size too big, but it's what I'm comfortable wearing. It's loose enough around the middle that I don't feel as self-conscious. And 20% off! So now I'm going out on the bike to try it out and double check our mileage. I never believe my pedometer. I always believe my bike odometer!
Ok, maybe I should've said "dang near literary erotica".
(hee hee, you got Trek going, too! "The mind just goes there" ;) )
I neeeeeeeeeed to go for a bike ride!
... and on the subject of literary erotica,
someone needs to write some with bikes involved. I remember when I worked in a library and we'd have chickies come through and check out 20 or 30 romance novels at a time. And I was thinking about how much I could change the world if I wrote romance novels with active adventure in them (like multiday bike rides) or educational bits (a little string theory, anyone?) or empowering subtext (you are woman! hear you roar!) or subversive political messages.
DebW "I thought porn involved pictures. :confused"
oh no, not always but then the literary stuff I suppose would be more like erotica not porn but let's not go there shall we this is TE TD family forum but no, not always pictures.
I'm resting and carb loading for BATO tomorrow. Aack, knotted's answering questions ahead of me, I'll just shut up and drink coffee and eat breakfast.
Knotted I think you really need to write a series of Triathlete romance novels.
Someone once explained to me that those all have the same plot which is "girl gets house"
Yours would be "grrl gets bike"
There is slash also.Not exactly porn,not exactly erotica.Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
Happiness is: Coming back from the 10 mile ride after the 10 mile run and remembering that there's SUSHI in the frig for lunch!
Happiness is also feeling strong and happy about training again, after two weeks of exhaustion and ennui post-triathlon.
Whew - what a day! We managed to get the house clean and the yard, too! I didn't get to wash the windows, so there were little kid fingerprints, but oh well! I showed the house at 4:00pm today. They seemed to like it. The woman is a real estate agent, so she already knew the house. They said they'd let us know in the next day or so.
We had a super lousy thing happen today. We found out that one of our dogs (Roux) likely has lymphoma - advanced. He dropped weight all of the sudden and started breathing fast yesterday. His neck is really lumpy (lymph nodes) and the nodes in his legs are as well. The prognosis is not good. He may not make it back to LA. At least we had cleaning to keep us from being totally depressed today, although many tears have been shed by all of us. He seems comfortable, just breathing really fast. We'll get confirmation of the diagnosis on Monday or Tuesday. This just sucks! He's only 8 and a sweetheart of a dog. Not fair. FishJr is taking it okay. She asked all sorts of questions which, of course, launched me into more tears.
Now - to watch the LSU football game and try to make a lemondrop.
Sorry to be a bummer - needed to share.
MP - had OJ this morning. It was totally inadequate. I'll have to make another trip out there to get some of the good stuff! ;)
Oh, fish, so sorry to hear about Roux. He will be loved until (and beyond) his last moments with you. Glad to hear the house is keeping your minds and hands occupied. (((fish and family))) and (((Roux))). Lise
Roux...what a cute name for a pooch! Good thoughts your way, Fish and family.
Fish- so sorry to hear about Roux's problems... I hope all is well and ends well (if it comes to that) for him. He knows how much you all love him, and that's the important thing...
Caffiene. Um, yeah. Where would I be without it? I'm working on a 16oz Rockstar Juiced right now. So good. I hate coming home from camping and then going right to work later that day! Argh!
Oh, and I agree--the mind just... "goes there".
I'm with you, Knotted & Trek. Tri & biking erotica...
or even moreso, the concept of education or whatnot combined.
(HOW would you work in quantum physics?)
I can only imagine the next sort of story that's going to end up on my iBook. :p
but yes, not long before your rhine-maiden is there, Knot... and then she can lure you into all sorts of wonderful trouble... ;) Will you ever be able to stand the temptation to ride her at every opportunity, though? :D
Oh Fish!! I am SO sorry about you dog. How terrible. It is so sad when they get sick and they can't tell you what's wrong and you can't tell them you're doing everything you can to help them.
I hope the FishJrs hang in there. What a crazy time for you all - the worst time for this added stress, that's for sure. Sad. Sad.
Now these are some calves.....
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...0614/Par912353