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[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yay Knot!!!!!!

Hey Nanci,
tarantulas eat only every couple of weeks too- and likes snakes are very clean and quiet pets as well. They are fascinating to watch the things they do. Gave mine up a few years ago. Now they live at Cornell. I stick with cats these days, it makes my life easier to be tank-less.

[Nanci]

There's a snake in the Photo Gallery of the snake forum named Snapdragon right now...

[kelownagirl]

Yay, Knot!! I am SO glad for you. Good luck with getting the rest of your application finished.

My chicken crockpot stew is smelling good - the potatoes are a bit mushy though. Last time I did potatoes in a beef stew, they were quite firm when it came time to eat. Not sure why they aren't this time... Oh well.

We told everyone at work that we're getting married and they were all excited for us. So much fun....

[mimitabby]

Drove by the Mutual Fish Market on Rainier avenue on my way home tonight and a big sign in front of the store proclaimed "BIG fresh crabs for sale" So tonight I am having Dungeness crab. One of the best things to eat in the entire world!
(and potatoes and fresh broccoli)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My chicken crockpot stew is smelling good - the potatoes are a bit mushy though. Last time I did potatoes in a beef stew, they were quite firm when it came time to eat. Not sure why they aren't this time... Oh well.

We told everyone at work that we're getting married and they were all excited for us. So much fun....

I'm still excited for you and your Romeo!

A good cook once told me that yellow potatoes (with the thin smooth skin) stay firmer and hold their shape better when cooked in a stew or soup...that baking potatoes (big, with the brown skin) are starchier and fall apart more. I never compared them, just reporting what I was told.

My DH has has a terrible cough and cold lately. This morning I threw all kinds of veggies in the crock pot with some veg stock, and it was a good hearty veggie stew this evening. I used a small eggplant, a butternut squash, an onion, a turnip, broccolli, summer squash, white beans, garlic. I browned the onions, garlic, and eggplant first in a skillet with olive oil, then threw it all together and cooked low for 5 hours.

[Xrayted]

Ya know, I was running late all day, got hammered at work all night, left very late after a nasty OR case, almost got plowed by a semi on my way home from work (his fault)... thinkin' WTF else? Pulled into the driveway and there stands a skunk! Sh*t! So, I waited him out by taking a short drive around the neighborhood and looked at everyones xmas lights. (I like the white ones the best I think.) Ok, he's gone so I go home finally, take care of some stuff and think if it gets any worse, I'm gonna drink myself into a comma. (that's about 2 drinks for me. ) Well, I came here first cuz you ladies always cheer me up. Voila!! Just what the doctor ordered...

Woohoo, Knot!! Congrats on the GRE still being good. Welcome back to the world of being a broke college student! Can you do a lot of the classes online? I like the online stuff. Saves gas. And I don't really need the "campus experience" anymore, ya know.

KG - so cute, you two. I wish you both all the happiness you can handle.

Snap - you want me to do a drive by to see what kind of dog Floyd's got? I'll be just a few miles away on Sat when I'm at my aunt's house making cookies. Maybe I can snag a pic of the pooch.

(((BMo3))) Talk to ya later.

Kit - I see ya got the package I sent. Ok, ok, I'm calling ya. Gimme a second...

See ya TD! Have a great night!

[kelownagirl]

...if it gets any worse, I'm gonna drink myself into a comma.


X - is that anything like drinking yourself into an apostrophe?

[Offthegrid]

I'm shocked (b/c the scale at the gym didn't show a loss), but I'm down 2.75 pounds. That brings me to 25.5 pounds lost so far.

Tomorrow night I have the heart rate testing with my trainer. My bike's already in my car, ready to go.

In the bad news (and a massive rant -- brace yourself) ...
My orthotics are a DISASTER. I asked for a pair to wear with dress shoes, knowing I'd use the same pair to wear with my cycling shoes. So, getting two pairs -- one for sneakers, one for dress shoes. The dress shoes orthotics ARE THE SAME WIDTH!!! I checked with them TWICE during the fitting to see if the dress shoe version would be slimmer so they could actually FIT in dress shoes.

So not only are they not even close to fitting in my dress shoes (professional office; I sometimes have meetings with the company's top executives), they are *so* wide they don't even fit in my cycling shoes. I paid an extra $175 to get the second pair, so hopefully they can fix it. The woman I spoke with just seemed completely oblivious to the fact that dress shoes are narrower than sneakers and didn't seem optimistic about getting them made any smaller. Hello!?!? Has she never had to wear dress shoes?

To make things even worse, every time I have to go to the podiatrist's office, I have to leave work early. So far my boss has been patient, but this will be the sixth time just for this doctor.

*sigh*

[kelownagirl]

OTG - that really sucks. I don't know much abut orthotics but I can imagine the frustration. I can't believe they don't understand the difference between different kinds of shoes (maybe you should ask for some for your F-me shoes? )

Congrats on the unexpected weight loss - 25+ lbs! Whoo hooo! I cannot believe how easily I can gain weight. I had 3-4 days of 1400-1600 calories and no exercise and I gained more than a pound. (Thinking of BMO and how she has to eat 2000+ calories a day. Sigh... I wish....)

Lisa - you're right about the potatoes - I've heard that before. I'm going to try them next time.

[Trek420]

kelownagirl "X - is that anything like drinking yourself into an apostrophe?"

X be careful, all that drinking is hard on your semicolon

Sorry TE TD, could not resist.

[crazycanuck]

I've never drunk myself into an apostrophe...sounds exciting.

Anywho, just want to share a laugh with ya. Go to this link www.perthmtb.com & check out some of the team names...
HAHAHA....oh dear..

Anywho...
BM03-did you try the vegemite yet? C'mon try it...
c

[Xrayted]

Maybe I'll just keep drinking until my next period.

[kelownagirl]

Trek, X - LOL!!!

CC - pretty funny team names there. At first I was wondering why everyone was calling themselves "Man - something"...


Can somebody babysit for me Thursday night. I am tired of calling people around here. I have our staff Christmas party to go to.... Argh. Can a 9 year old stay home alone for 3 hours?

[Kitsune06]

If you drank yourself into a comma, I think your period would be the least of your problems. Then again, you do risk colon problems (especially with enough dark beer)--- I swear I've had a semicolon by the end of a rough morning :P

[kelownagirl]

I love you guys. Splitting a gut here. More, more!