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[salsabike]

Nanci, you'll trudge through the stupid bill thing and get it done. You'll get through this, and it'll be better. You're such a very cool lady. Try not to forget that it won't always be this frustrating. And then you'll get your *** up here for a visit and the PNW TE/TD group will take you on the wineries tour by bike. And you'll see your grandson. I swear. You will get there.

[Nanci]

Yeah, Salsa, at least I have my snakes! My Choco non-eating snakes! (But I managed to stuff another meal down Addy tonight, and the little piglet Zee took two servings! He kind of makes me nervous now around feeding time, after the biting incident of last Sunday. I saw this report of a hognose bite on line, and it is nothing to laugh at...I am the best handwasher in the world now!)

Nanci

[Nanci]

Koko and Mr. Toad:

[salsabike]

Absolutely, and those snakes are the coolest. Is Choco not eating because he's getting ready to shed? But at least Addy is now eating. And Zee sounds pretty indomitable. How's Maizey?

You're an original, girl. Stick around.

My best friend is 3000 miles away in Albany NY. Thank God for email. Our phone bills used to be pretty big.

My sister-in-law's sister-in-law, with whom I play constant online Scrabble, emailed me a screechy complaint about her contractor. Ha. Given my recent and ongoing experience (now they've invaded our crappy little basement dungeon living space and it's all draped with visqueen so they don't totally trash our stuff and it looks like The Andromeda Strain), I just emailed her back and said, "I recommend a flamethrower."

[salsabike]

Great picture! Mr. Toad, who has a very important job. And is cute to boot. And Koko's shell is so gorgeous. It looks like banded agate.

[Nanci]

Choco just shed, so I don't know what his problem is...Maize is fine. This little "cuddling" incident actually made me a little nervous tonight- it almost looked like Koko was going to take a bite out of Mr. Toad. But he didn't. Buttercup, who has been a reluctant eater all summer, has turned into a little porker now that she is stuck eating "bad" grocery store produce rather than healthy weeds that she grazes for herself (due to the weather). Fagalo woke up a couple days ago, and I fed him a couple nightcrawlers and soaked him, and weighed him (gained four grams in brumation!) and sent him back to sleep in his hibernaculum...

The coolest thing is how Zee takes the mice and bites them in the center- envenomating them, and finally when he is sure they are dead (they already were!!!) he swallows them head first. He's so cool.

[salsabike]

Ah, tortoise junk food junkie. It's the winter hibernating thing. We're all gaining pounds in brumation! I gained back 10 pounds in the last two months, and still had plenty to lose before I did that. I figure, I'm doing the damn best I can given the circumstances, and I'll just get up and try again. Trudge trudge. So Zee is acting like a snake in the wild, the way he's eating his mice. I wonder why he's doing that. It's like seeing kittens who were trained to hunt by a mother cat versus those who weren't. Our two cats are in the latter category and they have the instinct to hunt and catch mice but then can never quite figure out what to do with them. Think I mentioned once before that they once got themselves shut into a very small bathroom with a mouse they'd caught, who then hid in between the magazines in the bathroom magazine rack and drove them crazy because they couldn't figure out how to catch it. But when they do catch 'em, they just sort of play with them. We once found Nina the Abby cat sitting side by side with a mouse she's caught. Just sitting and hanging out.

[Nanci]

Kind of like when Maizey was letting the rat pup ride around on her back...

I had a cat who skinned a rabbit once. How do you even deal with that???

Nanci

[salsabike]

Exactly like the Maizey thing.

Eeewww. You feel bad and try to remember the cat's doing her job. And then try to distract yourself, or return to your original theory that if all creatures ate warm chocolate pudding, we WOULD achieve world peace. Failing to achieve that, you have a glass of wine and watch Grey's Anatomy, or, as we are now doing in the basement dungeon, The Bourne Identity, for the millionth time. Now THERE'S a real mystery. I have really odd random movie tastes. All time favorite movies, much to my own surprise: Tombstone. The Abyss. All That Jazz. The Bourne movies. No coherent tastes there at all.

[Nanci]

I wouldn't say it's my favorite movie, but something I can watch over and over is When Harry Met Sally. Or Bridget Jone's Diary. Favorites would be Magnolia, Clerks, Silent Bob can't think of the right name...A Walk in the Clouds, 25th Hour, - I'm too cold to think- going to bed now...Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back- not a favorite- but easy to watch a million times. What's that one about the guy who can't remember anything- Memento.

[mimitabby]

I wouldn't say it's my favorite movie, but something I can watch over and over is When Harry Met Sally. Or Bridget Jone's Diary. Favorites would be Magnolia, Clerks, Silent Bob can't think of the right name...A Walk in the Clouds, 25th Hour, - I'm too cold to think- going to bed now...Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back- not a favorite- but easy to watch a million times. What's that one about the guy who can't remember anything- Memento.

Nanci how come YOU are cold? In balmy florida? Shall we send you some wool stuff? Up here in Seattle, we all have lots of wool. I always have an extra sweater or two

[Xrayted]

I talked with Jen for about 2 hours tonight. She's in great spirits. I sent along all of your well wishes. She had a great day of napping and was full of pep. I couldn't get a word in edgewise. If you know me at all, you know that's quite an accomplishment. She sounded so much better and will be back in a few days. She sends her love and thanks to you all.

Nanci - I agree with Lisa... you should do something original that comes from you. How about a wine list/journal for someone who is wine challenged. And I liked the tar baby rat fetus story. You are a great writer dear. I think homemade gifts are by far better than store bought. Get creative. Those are the gifts that are really worth something.
I know what you mean about being cold. I grew up in St. Pete on the Gulf Coast. I've been in PA since I was 9 and I still can't handle the cold well.

(((CWR))) - glad your having enough fun for all of us. You certainly deserve it hon!

Kit - missed ya today. Sorry. We'll talk tomorrow. BTW, I finally got to see the sketch you sent. WOW!!

Had a guy patient today come walking out of the dressing booth wearing nothing but a smile. *Ahem* Right into the hallway. He knew exactly what he was doing. Just trying to get a reaction I think. Didn't work. (Luckily we were slow and no other people were around.) I just looked at him, shook my head, pointed back to the dressing booth. He got the message. Idiot.

Just hanging out tonight baking some more cookies and listening to some Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mr. Big, Grand Funk Railroad, Doobie Brothers, Bob Marley, ELO, EWF... mmmm... mood music and choc chip cookies! I can't even imagine a world without music or cookies. *shudder*
Hangin' out with my Mom, Aunt and cousins tomorrow for a major xmas cookie baking day. I've already made a bunch. But I was really needing some choc. chip cookies tonight. (Jeez, they are so good in milk.) *where's the eyes rolled back in my head smilie?*

See ya around TD!

-X.

[kelownagirl]

Yay, Jen!

Thanks for posting this X.

[Kitsune06]

OMG. You, X, couldn't get a word in edgewise?! VERY impressive! Ladies, if you've never spoken to this woman on the phone, you don't know... so I'll tell you... that's an amazing feat. Jen must be doing pretty well...
I'll talk to ya later, Mick...

[mimitabby]

Nanci
I agree with Lisa on the SS thing. If your SS is who i think she is, she has an uncommon amount of stuff and would probably be thrilled to have something original instead of stuff that costs money.

Glad to hear that Jen feels good enough to talk for 2 hours! x- thanks for letting us know.

Nanci,
I never heard of that wine, but it shouldn't surprise anyone, I am a long time teetotaler.

Well, brother in law stayed overnight. He's a smoker and coughed all night and he wheezes. Ack. My DH used to smoke. He'd be the same way today if he hadn't stopped some 20 odd years ago!