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[Lise]

Burning up old mementos is very cathartic isn't it. All they make you do is harbor resentment.

Yeah. They're like...mold.

The day I took my engagement and wedding rings into the jeweler and traded them in for a lovely diamond solitaire necklace was a very powerful day. And journals? Seriously? I'm going to reread them? I don't live in that (spiritual) neighborhood anymore.

[betagirl]

Happy Monday everyone....(ew)

Nanci - that was very kind of you to try to save that bird.

I haven't seen Dodge Ball, but I _have_ seen Murderball. Guess which one is better...

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess Murderball

why not? it's flat, the bike is new and sweet and light!

MT - You're right, it would have been sweet. But I'd probably have died in the wind. Next time...

Lise - ah yes the therapeutic process of getting rid of old things. I recently found a box of notes and other various things from high school after we moved. I'm not sure that I'm ready to open that thing up yet and go through it

As for Plainfield, yeah that's far. But not impossibly far. You could compromise and meet in the middle much of the time. Or alternate. But I'm getting slightly ahead of myself

[Nanci]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess Murderball

So I'm sick because I found that slightly humerous..Out on a limb- movie about the quadraplegic rugby team

[DrBee]

Murderball - going out on a limb. Ooh that was bad!

Here's a link to the photos of the house. They're still finishing it up, so the post-construction crud is still quite evident. I hope the link works.

[KnottedYet]

Wow! What a house!

Prices are so bad here, that I literally can't afford anything. Can't even get a mortgage for a trailer (cuz the land underneath it would cost too much.)

And if the apts keep raising the rent, I've got a deal with my best friend that I'm gonna come live in her garden shed.

[Nanci]

Gorgeous house, Fish!

[mimitabby]

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KN and mimi--I saw the pix from the Seattle ride! What fun! Sorry it was so chilly for you though. You've certainly got the clothes for those rides, though.
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Lise
we were HAPPY with the weather. you ought to see what's out my window this morning. Driving rain, grey grey grey. I'm supposed to bike commute
in this stuff? I could hardly see in my car!!! ugh!

Nanci
that bird story brings back some very sad memories that i have about some other animals hit by cars.. I will not share them so you guys won't suffer the flashbacks that i still have.

FishDr happy new house to you..

[Nanci]

I hate when I find an animal- always a bird, that's still alive but quite obviously beyond repair.

I was driving to my ride meeting place Saturday morning, and there was a suicide squirrel at the side of the road, so I started gently beeping my horn at him (not like that really helps squirrels- but birds can figure it out!). Around the bend, as I was beeping, came a cyclist- he probably thought I was honking at him, like "What did I do??" Squirrel decided to go back into the yard.

[DrBee]

Okay - my feeble attempt to catch up on TD...

Nanci - good attempt at saving the bird. Sorry he didn't make it.

Lise - Have we names this guy yet? He sounds promising. A little distance could be good - won't get crowded that way.

Knotted - glad you finally have the new bike in hand!

Kit - I'm lost - how did the interview go?

Snap - any more word on the promotion? That did sound promising

Salsa - bees are important for honey production and crop pollination. Those two things go hand in hand.

Windance - a date??????

OK - that's all I can do for now. I'll catch back with you later. I'm swamped at work trying to get all of those ducks in a row. And - now I get to shop for a fridge (for the house).

[Nanci]

I installed his thermostat tonight, bringing the hot side of his viv down from 113F to 86F. The first thing he did when he discovered it was climb the cord!! Tonight he ate his pink with no problem! He's so precocious and smart! I can't take him out tomorrow- I will miss him so much!

My bike may be done with her surgery tomorrow...

Nanci

[Kitsune06]

Kit - I'm lost - how did the interview go?

I get lost, too.

This is interview 3, after finding out after two interviews one of my references had changed his phone # and had just forgotten to tell me. Grr. Then he got all upset that I was mad at him. Grr.

So Interview 3 went well. It was for an Administrative (personal) Assistant to a fairly prominant Financial Advisor. I looked good (I think) felt mostly awake, and was grounded/centered enough to answer all his questions in ways that provoked the gent to say he "liked [my] way of thinking" I'm excited about it, but after my previous experiences, I'm not really getting my hopes up too much. I like to ask a final question, something like "After speaking with you, I feel great about this position; do you have any concerns about my fitness for the job?" It gives a decent chance to counter any objections/curiosities they might have. He said, fairly enthusiastically, that he thought I'd be a great fit, and that I should hear back regarding the 2nd round of interviews. Sweet.

So there you have it. MWBR.

[KnottedYet]

I had a bad day at work. Rephrase that. At the job. (I love my work, I hate my job) I love my patients, don't get me wrong. It's the politics that make me have conniptions.

So I broke my own rule, and spent BIKE MONEY on a bottle of red wine. Because I'm grumpy. And I need it more than the bike does. Costco. Concha Y Toro. Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. Mutt-wine.

I need to get l@id. It's been a year since I got any. Grump grump grump.

Pardon me while I have a b!tchy moment. Or three.



<self-centered narcissistic moping>

[KnottedYet]

Ki-tsu-nay: I will use your final question when I go out interviewing for other jobs.

[KnottedYet]

By the way, congratulations on the good interview!

[Kitsune06]

Thanks! I can't take the credit for the question, though, it was on FAQ farm. AND, you're allowed all the b!tchy moments you need, Knotted, you deserve them.

I was bad and spent "everything else" money on my biking habit. OMG though, $120 rain jacket for $30. Couldn't believe it. I know, I'm bad. I shall be beaten, but seriously. Wow. Can't believe I lost my good biking jacket this summer, though... $30 idiot tax.
That and a semi-waterproof (originally $40) $20 trunk bag so I can go to the gym in peace without carrying everything in my backpack. I'm okay with it for shorter rides, but after doing the lats, back rows, etc, Kitsu's NOT going to be carrying ANYTHING on THOSE shoulders, thankyouverymuch.

O.m.G. Is that really adding up to $50? *hides* Bad paycheck to do that on. D'oh.