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The crowned one
22-08-2010, 00:12
A Trade Train is an online game which allows you to trade a deck you don';t want for one you do by participating in a virtual "Train" with other AT members.
At the urging of several regular riders, I'm opening a thread to allow us to discuss train stuff when we aren't actually in motion.
If anyone has any concerns, questions, etc about the Tarot trade trains, they can be asked here...
Below this you'll find a set of rules for the various iterations and the post below will contain thread links to past trains. :)
Scion
At present three flavors of train have evolved: Regular Trains (which tend to be leisurely and chatty), Mystery Trains (which involve a story that players will solve while playing characters), and Bullet Trains (in which deck trades break the sound barrier).
That being said there are a few things for future and past riders to note. :)
2. Anyone on past trade trains who is still waiting on decks, please let us know. We're trying to keep track, but without a central notice of outstanding trades it's hard to know. If you ARE waiting for something from Trains 1-1000 please post and let us know.
3. We will be starting another Mystery Train in the next month or so, if you're interested please let us know ASAP so we can build you into the story.
( EDIT: I love this one Scion! ;)
HISTORY OF THE TRADE TRAINS:
If you haven't ridden a train yet, the best way to get a sense of how fun and crazy it can be is to look at some of our past adventures... Check it!
REGULAR TRAINS:
Trade Train #1 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=84552)
Trade Train #2 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=84937)
Trade Train #3 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=85540)
Trade Train #4 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=86943): The Halloween Mystery Train! (Curse of the Misfortune Teller)
Trade Train #5 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=88766)
Trade Train #6 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=89206)
Trade Train #7 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=91283)
Trade Train #8 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?p=1364837)
Trade Train #9 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?p=1431335&posted=1#post1431335)
Trade Train #10 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=98592)
Trade Train #11 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=100857)
BULLET TRAINS:
Bullet Train #1 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=90642)
Bullet Train #2 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=92315&page=1&pp=10)
Bullet Train #3 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=95456)
Bullet Train #4 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=102894)
Bullet Train #5 (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=106265)
Old Housecleaning threads:
TCO's original planning thread that started it all. (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=84324) :)
Pre Train III chat (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=85212)
Halloween pre mystery train IV chat (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=86264)
Pre-Bullet and Train 7 Chat (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=89966)
Trade Train IX Signup & Chat (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=96245)
Yet another classic poster for our walls!
The rules follow below; just look them over and feel free to ask if you have any questions. At the request of several people, I've included short and long versions of the guidelines.... if you do decide to join us, and you aren't clear about something, please take a moment to read the longer rules below the yellow soundbites below. :D
SHORT RULES:
The Trade train is a fast, fun game that allows you to trade a deck you don't need for a deck you do by setting up a series of Stations at which Tarot decks are offered and chosen. :)
Each player is a "Station" we will visit on the trip for a set period of time, according to a randomly assigned order.
You may choose your deck at any time.
First player to choose a deck at a Station moves us to the next Station.
For Regular trade trains, the Station order is determined by preassigned random order.
For Bullet trade trains, the person who chooses a deck immediately becomes the next station to offer.
You will only offer when we reach your "Station."
Any kind of deck is fair game.
Riders may join the Regular Train during the ride (until the last 3 stations), but will not pick til the next offering/Station. Bullet Trains are locked down before departure.
You must complete a trade to keep your chosen deck.
Everyone who trades a deck will pick a deck. It's a win/win.
Each player must have fun.
It is that easy. As others can attest, these trains are fun, hilarious, and exciting.
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LONG RULES:
ITINERARY: From the sign up list of riders, we will generate a random order of Stations. This itinerary will determine the order in which you will post your decks to trade. But you can CHOOSE at any time. This itinerary will be posted at the top of the thread along with a record all of the completed trades...
SPEED OF THE TRAIN: We spend 24 hours maximum at each station (i.e. person listing decks) before moving on to the next station. If/when someone picks a deck, the next person/station can list as fast as they want. So you have to stay on your toes and in theory we could go through the whole train in an afternoon.
OFFERING DECKS: You may list as many as you like, but but will only trade one. Everyone who trades a deck will get to choose a deck. Any type of deck is suitable: Majors-only, Pip decks, Oracles, Sets, along with full 78 card decks are welcome. You may change your decks as often and as fast as you like while the train is at your station. And remember, offering a better selection encourages every station to offer a better selection themselves to insure they'll place a deck. It's a win/win!
SELECTING A DECK: You can choose your deck at any time from any rider, but once you have chosen you may not choose again. If you choose a deck you must trade a deck to close your deal. This is a chance to expand our horizons for the cost of post.
NO TAKERS?: Feel free to tweak your offerings during the allotted hours of your station. If no one chooses any of your decks within the alotted hrs the train moves on to the next person/station below you on the itinerary. You will have a chance to list new trades later as when the list reaches the bottom it will go through a second time, starting at the top with the first person who has not had a deck picked from his list.
KEEPING IT FRESH / KEEPING IT NEW: Remember: the quality of each offering dictates the quality of every other trade... The train is only as snazzy as we make it. In order to keep the landscape surprising and to insure the train moves at a reasonable speed, please board the train ready to shake up your offerings. If there are no takers within the first 6 hours, consider changing your offerings. We encourage everyone to list at least 2 decks that are not repeats from the previous train. If a deck has not found a home on the previous train(s), its likely that people already own it or don't care to. If you list an offering identical to the previous train, and a trade is not made, we will move on after 12 hrs.
UNCOMPLETED TRADES: What If someone picks a deck, but the person that listed their choice fails to choose a deck for themselves? Unfortunately then the person that picked that deck would lose that deck. This sure will add some butterfly style excitement. At this point that person that lost their first choice would have a opportunity to re-choose in the second go-a-round.
FINISHING YOUR RIDE: After you have listed, traded away a deck, and accepted a deck you are off the train, but feel free to participate in the chatter. After you finish a trade please leave your decks posted for at least another 24 hrs so all those aboard can browse what they missed...
END OF THE LINE: No decks will be sent until all trades in the chain are complete or the train finishes two laps. This insures no one will be left out and also gives train members something to look forward to/worry about in the days ahead.
TALK: In-game chatter is highly encouraged!
YOU CAN'T LOSE!: You only give a deck if you get one. If after the second round you have not managed a trade you are off of the train, nothing lost or gained, unless you accepted a deck, you would lose that, And that train member would re-list.
JOINING THE TRAIN: You can sign up starting now. Also, anyone may join the Train at any time before the train reaches the THIRD TO LAST person of the FIRST ROUND. Then the train closes: no more tickets.
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The internal workings for those who care: The itinerary of offerings will be randomized blindly. I've asked another rider to send me a mixed list of numbers equal to the number of people on the train.
Even more boring internal workings: With just 20 riders we have 1 048 576 combination's of deck combination's in all at just one deck. With a average of 3 or 4 decks being listed each the number is huge. To be in matched pairs takes it to 190 opportunities. SO with just 20 players we have collectively 190 opportunities to make a trade, imagine the numbers as we add cars to this train
Don't forget about the library in that nook over there, there's a sauna and spa/pool downstairs, and private rooms in the mezzanine :D
A gentle reminder that the pub falls under the rules of the forum and they must be followed here too. That means that posts specific to a certain forum still need to be posted within those forums, given that we do have a bit of leeway here... So don't forget about the "Get it off your Chest" thread and Reading Exchange forum :)
There is a train coming soon...
franniee
22-08-2010, 00:17
cool when? I am ready for some fun and some riding on the rails!!! Maybe we should theme it the house painting train. :D
Wheee, new thread :)
Just come back from a quick walk, between rain showers, and gonna go attempt to tidy my room in a while. Or rather, move the mess around to new places :D
Queen of Disks
22-08-2010, 00:27
duuuude we get a space station now! Win. :party:
There is a train coming soon...
oh, i may be stowing away in the corner :party:
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 00:31
traaaaain?
I've little left to offer, but I'm sure I can come up with something ...
The crowned one
22-08-2010, 00:36
How about sometime during the wine harvest "Gŵyl Ganol yr" Franniee?? :D
Sept 19-23.
or alternitively : 'Michaelmas', the feast of the Archangel Michael. (sept 25)
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 01:03
How about sometime during the wine harvest "Gŵyl Ganol yr" Franniee?? :D
Sept 19-23.
or alternitively : 'Michaelmas', the feast of the Archangel Michael. (sept 25)
Me likes...
franniee
22-08-2010, 01:23
How about sometime during the wine harvest "Gŵyl Ganol yr" Franniee?? :D
Sept 19-23.
or alternitively : 'Michaelmas', the feast of the Archangel Michael. (sept 25)
For your wino }) friend! :laugh: Sounds great to me!!! Let's get the bottles stacked up!!
franniee
22-08-2010, 01:25
You know which train I thought was fun? The one where we pick a person and send them something from their wish list or something we think they will like? Did that work out ok for people? I think that would be a fun train to repeat..... Whatcha think?
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 01:33
Morning everyone
A Train????
Wahey :party:
I had a wonderful, terrific gift today - a Laura Tuan Celtic Tarot :) Beautiful and gorgeous. And thank you so much PathWalker!!! It is stunningly lovely with the most lovely cardstock. I am blown away :laugh:
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 01:51
awesome on your gift Wendy :)
a train?? hmmm will have to see, might have to be a stowaway this time around depending on when it is.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 01:52
You know which train I thought was fun? The one where we pick a person and send them something from their wish list or something we think they will like? Did that work out ok for people? I think that would be a fun train to repeat..... Whatcha think?
this sounds interesting franniee, which train was that? would love to read the thread if you remember which one it was.
Bat Chicken
22-08-2010, 02:05
I might be able to do this one... We'll see how productive I am over the next two weeks! :D It is so close to my October deadline, I might be OK. What isn't done by then....
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 02:47
Good morning all :)
Train..probably stowing away here. But stowing away is fun! So I look forward to it :)
Been a bit of a week for me...arguing with Krystal regarding legal representation(Although I didn't know we were arguing...), Joe getting mad, me backing off...I see his point, if Krystal is taking offense it puts him right in the middle. So I backed off..but so afraid this is gonna go badly for him due to her stubborn need to be the BOSS....I don't want to be the boss, I only want my son to not go to prison, that's all. I've never tried to tell her how to raise Elaina or how to live her life, I've never said this is wrong or you're doing that wrong etc. For the first time I'm really wishing he hadn't married her. She could be his downfall, just so she can be IN CHARGE. Even that would be okay if she had the brains to back it up, but she doesn't. I've always thought, he married her because she's sweet, not smart, and that's okay.... she doesn't seem very sweet any more.
And at the same time hoping my worries are unfounded and it all comes out okay. I wish this would all get over with so I could sleep again.
~Yira
Yira - all I can do is pray, and I will do that every day, as I have been doing. If all of us send all the energy, vibes and prayers we can - they will surely help. Does Joe realise why Krystal does/says what she does? Although it's hardly something you can ask. Does Joe have a male friend, or cousin or something, who could talk to him and say things that might cause offence (or put Joe in an awkward position) if they came from you?
You know which train I thought was fun? The one where we pick a person and send them something from their wish list or something we think they will like? Did that work out ok for people? I think that would be a fun train to repeat..... Whatcha think?
I like that idea!
Bummer though, I'll be on vacation that week. You guys have a blast though.
Yay! We are in space!
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 03:04
Wendy, I know you all are and I can't even begin to express my gratitude adequately to you ALL...I am so fortunate to have you guys, this train, and so on, to help me feel a bit better about things or even just to rant a bit (I hate ranting, makes me feel like a schmuck LOL)
I know Joe is close with his grandfather, and goes out there to see him often. And his cousin who lives close'ish to his grandfather..I'm not sure if they would talk about such things though, or if like me they're trying to help without alienating Krystal for fear of losing him entirely in the process. (Thus being no help at all.) They're from my ex's family and so I can't ask them, because I'm persona non grata there. His father is treating Joe much the same as he treats Jack, like an unwelcome/disowned burden so no support for him there. To be honest, he doesn't have many male friends left because Krystal doesn't like them...I know that sounds bad, but in many cases I didn't blame her much. Still, it would be nice for him to have someone NOT me to talk to...for his own sake you know? Not that I mind being his main confidant at all.
Emmsma -- Are we in space or is this the Twilight Zone.... haha!
~Yira
Oh yira! Sorry that things don't seem able to settle down. Is there no way to talk to her in a way thats non-confrontational, or is it too late for that?
Gah. My vacation is coming so soon. I'm not ready. I don't know Sedona at all. Need to find restaurants and points of interest so that we don't sit in the hotel staring at each other.
And I need to figure out what decks will come with - and what bag they will all be packed in. :P
Oh, and right as I started to shop for work - over shopping so that they'd be ok when I am out - as noone else does that for me - now I've got a budget to stick to. Oops. No more shopping this month! (I was informed of this about an hour after my $1500 drug purchase) More than half my monthly budget. Well, just 10 days left in the month and $40 in the budget.
Spent the morning looking at slides with the boy. We'd look at the slide, then he'd draw it on the computer. :)
Lots of fun.
Oh Twilight Zone. That might be a fun train theme!
I love twilight zone about as much as Sci-Fi. :D
And Outer Limits!
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 03:07
Emmsma, fantastic that you're going on vacation -- you need it! I don't know Sedona either so no recommendations but a web search might set you right?
I'm hoping my backing off will set things smoother. Although I may end up b****ing a lot here in frustration...I feel like slapping her upside the head and telling her to WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE WOMAN!! As the girl in Joe's thread here said, Justice isn't a given, and just because we know Joe is in the right doesn't mean he won't go to prison if they are able to put him there.
~Yira
Wendy, I know you all are and I can't even begin to express my gratitude adequately to you ALL...I am so fortunate to have you guys, this train, and so on, to help me feel a bit better about things or even just to rant a bit (I hate ranting, makes me feel like a schmuck LOL)
I know Joe is close with his grandfather, and goes out there to see him often. And his cousin who lives close'ish to his grandfather..I'm not sure if they would talk about such things though, or if like me they're trying to help without alienating Krystal for fear of losing him entirely in the process. (Thus being no help at all.) They're from my ex's family and so I can't ask them, because I'm persona non grata there. His father is treating Joe much the same as he treats Jack, like an unwelcome/disowned burden so no support for him there. To be honest, he doesn't have many male friends left because Krystal doesn't like them...I know that sounds bad, but in many cases I didn't blame her much. Still, it would be nice for him to have someone NOT me to talk to...for his own sake you know? Not that I mind being his main confidant at all.
This really is a terrible situation for you. I know this would go against the grain, but how well can you befriend Krystal? Go out of your way to be nice, friendly and helpful to her? Talk about whatever it is that interests her. And show her how vulnerable and scared you are? And talk to her about the very real horrors of prison..... (not in front of Joe), and ask her whether it might not be best to do things the way the professionals advise if it spares Joe these horrors. And at no time seem to be telling her what you think they should do.
Emmsma, fantastic that you're going on vacation -- you need it! I don't know Sedona either so no recommendations but a web search might set you right?
I'm hoping my backing off will set things smoother. Although I may end up b****ing a lot here in frustration...I feel like slapping her upside the head and telling her to WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE WOMAN!! As the girl in Joe's thread here said, Justice isn't a given, and just because we know Joe is in the right doesn't mean he won't go to prison if they are able to put him there.
~Yira
Could you print that thread out?????
franniee
22-08-2010, 03:18
this sounds interesting franniee, which train was that? would love to read the thread if you remember which one it was.
I think it was the Valentine's one. Maybe a year ago.
Change of scenery would do me a world of good. My depression lately has delved into the depths of self harming delusions. Extremely not good.
My only fear is the whole not getting along with my mom. She can be so judgemental, and I am not feeling strong enough to deal with right now.
I just have to remind myself that I am almost 41 years old and have been taking care of my family for 7 years now. I am not perfect but I am doing the best that I can.
She wasn't perfect either and some of the choices she made for us kids, I NEVER would have made. Her judgement and criticism does not necessarily indicate failure on my part. No matter what she thinks.
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 03:33
I am definitely trying to be Krystal's friend -- best way to stay close to my family, because I know I'm only the mom. Joe has married and started his own family and it's not my place to "be the boss" but...she's very sensitive to any slight (which I've tried very hard not to give her!) and has taken unexpected offense in the choosing of legal representation.
This is Joe's thread in the Prayers forum here -- http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=139667
(((((EMMSMA))))) Hang in there girl..and don't harm yourself! You're worth so much more, and have so much to give. Where would all those around you be without you...so much the poorer...
I do know about motherly judgement, having been in that situation with my own mother once upon a time. Now, on the other end of it, I know I do my best, and love with all I am -- and there's none out there that could give more. Same for you...keep that in mind honey. You're the best mother your son could have.'
You're staying in a hotel/motel right? Then you can limit the mom times to times you're feeling a bit stronger...definitely make sure your vacation is restful for YOU. You need that.
(((((Hug)))))
~Yira
Thanks yira. I know I won't do anything. Its just in my head. Its just a dark part of me thats always been there. I know how to ignore it. Its just been rather loud and extra present lately.
Tiring.
BUT, then there is Tarot. :D
Ya know. That darned Oracle of Shadows and Light. They are so flippin' cute. But so huge. they actually do not have a comfy spot on any shelf of either of my deck places. :( They just stick out. Annoying me.
but they are cute and make me smile whenever I use or look t athem, so I don't want to be rid of them. I just wish they would fit.
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 04:36
(((((Emmsma))))) and (((((Yira))))) hang in there, ladies!
I like that idea for the train very much, TCO. It sounds like a fun, thoughtful kind of train ...
Checking in.
Everyone is having a busy day, I suppose. Quiet here.
I've cleaned the bathroom and am on load #2 of laundry.
Giotto Tarot is here. I might be caught up on LS decks. Only one I know I want is the Comparative. Might break down next payday and get it from Alida.
Where is everybody?
:eek: I watch the threads and would like to try this once.
I've got decks to trade!
If I mess up...let me know! :)
Hi Dasani - the next train is being planned and plotted at the moment - but you'll be more than welcome along, and welcome to the exotic waiting room (ahem, space station) which, as you will see, offers just about everything we could reasonably want. And sometimes goes further, and tries to help our unreasonable wants ... :D
Hey Dasani! Trains can be fun. Just keep an eye out for the next one. tentatively going to be around mid September. There will be a pre-train sign up thread and then when its time, a new thread for the actual train.
Glad to have you aboard.
Checking in.
Everyone is having a busy day, I suppose. Quiet here.
I've cleaned the bathroom and am on load #2 of laundry.
Giotto Tarot is here. I might be caught up on LS decks. Only one I know I want is the Comparative. Might break down next payday and get it from Alida.
Where is everybody?
I'm still here - was playing computer games with himself.
I saw a card from the Comparative in Frankie. Interesting deck :) Sent me scurrying off to look through my Tarot of the Origins. Would Amazon be cheaper for shipping than Alida?
:D
See... I'm already on the wrong thread to signup!
We'll, I tried to get on early! :D
Amazon had one going for $199.
I'm wanting it, but not THAT much. :D
Nah, you are in the right place Dasani. There isn't a sign up yet. This is where you will get updates, though, on when it will happen.
This place is like an in between train, hang out spot. Its our own little Mickey Mouse Club. We talk and vent and support each other during the hard times, and cheer each other on when things go right.
And then there are trains. :D
Ah - yes, well - that would seem about $175 too much ....... :D
Alida then - and if anyone says anything, well you saved over $150 altogether including shipping and now you're trying to work out what to spend your savings on :)
The man-person really never questions my purchases. Just laughs as I try to figure out where things can fit. (Considerable challenge these days.)
But your thinking is sound. 8 days isn't long to wait for it though. :)
Soon it will be on its way. :D
For now, I am shuffling the Giotto.
PathWalker
22-08-2010, 06:02
Amazon had one going for $199.
I'm wanting it, but not THAT much. :D
Comparative
or
Origins
????
seems like a lot for either, but I have an Origins up for trade if that's what we're talking about :)
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 06:08
:D
See... I'm already on the wrong thread to signup!
We'll, I tried to get on early! :D
Welcome Dasani....you're in the right place, but you're gonna have a LOT of pages until we get to the "sign-up"....These people are REALLY chatty :bugeyed:
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 06:10
You know which train I thought was fun? The one where we pick a person and send them something from their wish list or something we think they will like? Did that work out ok for people? I think that would be a fun train to repeat..... Whatcha think?
I'm not too sure about this...I s*ck at picking out presents!
Comparative. But I keep peeking at trades. Still wondering about Kaleanna's Paulina. Can't decide, so I've done nothing about it.
Might go somehwere at look, to choose once and for all.
I'm sort of alone. Emm is napping! Hasn't done that in, oh 6 years!
David is off on a trash run to the dump.
Might pop on a movie! Westside Story? or Fiddler on the Roof?
My two all-time faves.
PathWalker
22-08-2010, 06:17
can't help on the film front - musicals for me are Blues Brothers of Rocky Horror kind of thing :)
The Comparative, it's a nice deck, but keep in mind it's the same size as other LoS decks, so the quarter size images are small. They are interesting to compare sure, but you're not getting details, if that matters to you.
grabbing a cuppa.....
x
o.k. I've got to go do laundry or something! :D
Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awWhFChwHJk
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 06:21
Rut Roh...I scared her away... :(
What - little sweet us?
Hey how did your househunting go?
Mellaenn
22-08-2010, 06:26
Hi, everyone. I love the zero gravity in this space station - I feel so light!
Yira, glad to see you here. I'm with Wendy - lots of prayer - for her, for you and for Joe! And even for the people who brought suit against Joe; that sounds crazy but it does the most interesting things to people when you pray for them!
I picked up my niece at the airport and got her over to the in-laws and hung out with her at the condo pool for a bit. It was warm as bath water, but nice just the same. I'm grabbing a bite to eat and then I'm going to join Joe for one of his "Message from Heaven" galleries tonight. He hasn't been doing much this summer so I think we have a lot of sign-ups. It does get to be a long night listening to other people's readings, but sometimes I get a message from the Other Side myself, so ya never know.
Welcome, Dasani. This is a great place!
I'd love a dip in a warm pool - ah, bliss :) I have an actual swimming cossie somewhere. As you can tell, it's been a while. Himself hates swimming and it's no fun all on your own.....
One day I'll get grandchildren and I can take them swimming :) But not for a few years - lad's a bit young yet.
Hope its a good evening :)
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 06:35
Where is everybody?
I had to get lil one to go to sleep finally and before that was on phone call with a friend for about an hour and during talking on the phone I made kids lunch. Though I didn't eat lunch yet so I guess I should eat a lil something huh?
Yep - you should - can't keep an engine going with no fuel ......
Mellaenn
22-08-2010, 06:43
Oh, I :heart: Rocky Horror - but I do like the first half better than the second half!
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 06:47
Watching a Sesame Street retrospective that was filmed in 1989. Weeping over poor lost Susan and Mr. Hooper. And Gordon looks just the same today. This was back in the good old days, when Big Bird and Kermit and Oscar take precedence, and no Elmo yet ...
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 06:53
okies i got some spaghetti and some of the roast i made last night
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 06:56
Aw crap, now Elmo is up.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 07:25
Aw crap, now Elmo is up.
My 2 yr old loves Elmo :D Yes it can get annoying at times hearing elmo over and over again but Elmo isn't as bad as Barney. I can NOT stand Barney. uggggggggg, LOL.
Ugh. Barney is pure evil. Was so funny that really bad and windy thanksgiving parade - They were taking down the floats after there was an accident.
Right on the front page of the newpaper Barney being stabbed by NYPD with horrified children looking on.
Elmo. He's not so bad.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 07:49
Ugh. Barney is pure evil. Was so funny that really bad and windy thanksgiving parade - They were taking down the floats after there was an accident.
Right on the front page of the newpaper Barney being stabbed by NYPD with horrified children looking on.
Elmo. He's not so bad.
I didn't see or even hear about that emmsma,
How's your day going emmsma?
That was years ago. Was so special I never forgot.
I'm ok. Started to watch Ran - The Kurosawa film. but had to wake the boy from his nap.
Hubby is off to grab some pizza. think i am about to do some mad libs.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 08:09
That was years ago. Was so special I never forgot.
I'm ok. Started to watch Ran - The Kurosawa film. but had to wake the boy from his nap.
Hubby is off to grab some pizza. think i am about to do some mad libs.
We will be having leftovers tonite, got lots in the fridge so they gotta be used :) lil one is sleeping as is hubby, so am just relaxing.
haven't done mad libs in like forever, lol
Time off to just relax is a good thing. Relaxing with a full belly, also good. :D
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 08:59
Hey how did your househunting go?
Well....pretty much as I expected. I really didn't think any of them would be a fit, but now I'm more motivated to find what WILL fit, so it was a GREAT success, although there really aren't many around. The first one was the best of the 3, but the basement was un-finished....REALLY un-finished. As bad as naughty oldest teen is behaving, I can't make him sleep there. Nice place, though. The 2nd was odd...no, ODD :bugeyed: There were NO doors for the bedrooms...and it didn't look like there had ever been any. Strangest house I've ever been in. The 3rd was one I knew I wasn't really gonna want, as it is a "fixer-upper", but D*MN it did have potential, aside from the pit bull that kept trying to jump up on me :( I've spent the afternoon online refining my search parameters....
SO...hows trix with everyone???
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 09:01
I can't stand Elmo OR Barney !!! I liked Grover (((Grover))) :D, and Oscar sometimes :)
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 09:05
o.k. I've got to go do laundry or something! :D
Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awWhFChwHJk
OMG...that was GREAT!!! She is coming back, RIGHT?????
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 09:38
I can't stand Elmo OR Barney !!! I liked Grover (((Grover))) :D, and Oscar sometimes :)
I like Cookie Monster, and Grover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8mB6VsUHw
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 10:04
Offspring is simply not permitted to watch Barney (or "Big Purple Dinosaur", as she knows him). Or Caillou. Is he a Canadian-only cartoon?
Elmo gets on my nerves, but I can live with him. Fortunately, as she LOVES him. But I show her the classics on YouTube - ask her where was her cookie lost, she says "in the BOOgie moosic".
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 10:07
OH...and I liked the Yip Yip aliens....
Emm wasn't allowed Barney either - or Boo Bahs. or what were those creatures that they found out later cause speech delays. Telle tubbies.
They creeped me out.
Oh fought for awhile but then lost on the Doodle Bops.
Storm, what is a Yip Yip alien?
ANd how many are going for the Pixie Lenormand?
It looks so neat, I have to have it. Just when i said I was nearly done with all my shopping.
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 10:14
Ah yes, Teletubbies. Offspring likes their successors on In the Night Garden.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 10:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8mB6VsUHw
Thankies emmsma :)
After watching that one we of course had to watch a couple of elmo and kermit the frog ones and one mickey mouse one, LOL.
My 12 yr old was like" Now Why did you HAVE to do that?" ROFL
After that I did Rubber Duckie and then the Mannha Mannha song.
Its my hubby that gives me the looks. :D
But I never did let the boy see the Trevors the other night. Oh might have to!
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 10:20
Storm, what is a Yip Yip alien?
ANd how many are going for the Pixie Lenormand?
Yip Yip Aliens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQaj31Wtko)
And I ordered the deck. I was lucky enough to meet him, and see the proofs (?) a couple of weeks ago. He's even MORE delightful in person!!!!
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 10:20
Here ya go emmsma and Stormy
the Yip Yip Aliens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTc3PsW5ghQ&feature=related
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 10:20
The Yip Yip aliens were the ones that went "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip, uh-huh, uh-huh".
http://www.mydisguises.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/yipyipphone.jpg
And emmsma, I've preordered the Pixie's too. Looks like fun :)
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 10:21
LOL, we all had the same idea, ROFL
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 10:23
For us, a YouTube session must include:
- Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco
- C is for Cookie
- Grover's Near and Far
- Rubber Duckie
- Ernie and Bert fishing
- The Ladybug Picnic
- The Alligator King
- and (sigh) Elmo's Potty Time
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 10:24
ANd how many are going for the Pixie Lenormand?
It looks so neat, I have to have it. Just when i said I was nearly done with all my shopping.
Looks interesting but I won't be getting them.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 10:25
For us, a YouTube session must include:
- Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco
- C is for Cookie
- Grover's Near and Far
- Rubber Duckie
- Ernie and Bert fishing
- The Ladybug Picnic
- The Alligator King
- and (sigh) Elmo's Potty Time
I remember some of those but some I don't. Might have to let lil one see some of those.
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 10:26
Looks interesting but I won't be getting them.
I'm not ordering them either-for a while anyway. I've got other stuff on my study & wish lists that will come first.
Oh, and Hi! How's everyone doing?
Thanks guys. I DO remember them. Gosh its been a long time. :P
Haven't felt this old in a while.
I am awful and awaiting a catastrophic incident that will leave me housebound with vision and both hands/arms functional to study my decks.
I don't seem ready to stop buying. I can't pre-order this week, but I plan to when I get paid.
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 10:46
Hey all :) Getting myself back on track -- did two readings tonight. Now let's hope they're decent readings :bugeyed:
I really want the Pixie Lenormand. Would like to get the signed copy too but, since I haven't gotten a paycheck in 2 months that's out. But, with luck I have it straightened out now, and will be able to get one of the regular ones once I catch back up on bills. *fingers crossed* (for straightened out. I can live without the deck but am getting tired of fending off bill collectors..lol)
I really like the artwork on the deck..yes, familiar, but that's what I like! hehe
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 10:50
I am awful and awaiting a catastrophic incident that will leave me housebound with vision and both hands/arms functional to study my decks.
I don't seem ready to stop buying. I can't pre-order this week, but I plan to when I get paid.
It's not that I'm ready to stop buying, just that for now, my list has to be very narrow. Other stuff needs my money more right now.
Hey Yira!
Were your readings here at AT or RL or F2F readings?
(OMG. She was right. I speak in code!)
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 10:53
Hehe, they were here Emmsma :) And I'm afraid just on the verge of being late...both due by tomorrow :bugeyed: so bad of me :(
I wouldn't mind more f2f readings...but on the other hand my mental block lately has me worried enough without doing them in person so perhaps it's for the best they weren't :)
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 10:55
It's not that I'm ready to stop buying, just that for now, my list has to be very narrow. Other stuff needs my money more right now.
Having said that, I have a question. What do you all think of the Elemental Tarot, the deck of the week on the main page? I find myself fascinated by that tree and the other cards that are shown. I think this one will be going onto my wishlist for later on....
At some point I'd like to get back to reading here. There's still plenty of time, but I am slightly disappointed at not having heard back from the owner of the cafe - the one that invited me to read at a gathering she's having in October.
I'd expected a call. Oh well. Will have to find her number and give Her a call. :)
SO what are we all up to this evening?
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 11:03
Watching The Sting, my favourite movie of all time. But going to pack it in soon.
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 11:06
I like the CoS exchanges (but I liked the IDS exchanges better) and the ISG exchanges. But I can see why you'd be disappointed in your F2F ones...do call her! Personally I'm hoping Kathy forgets about the halloween party and me reading, currently. LOL
I'm just reading and hanging out..tomorrow I'm gonna be VERY busy potting all my baby african violets and washing bird cages and doing laundry. Gonna have to fill my days to get things done before school starts a week from Monday, or I won't get them done until the NEXT semester break...and that's Christmas. No good, I'll be busy otherwise there! hehe
Looking forward to school but yet not. It'll get my mind off things I think, but again, the work is HARD and I'm going in tutorless for "real" computer classes.... EEEEK. LOL
~Yira
Hmm. Not sure what I think about the Elemental. Guess I'd looked at them recently but the name didn't stick.
I tend to like LS decks, but this one doesn't seem even to me. I am really not feelin' the salamanders and the Devil in drag doesn't work for me either.
But the Tower and Hermit cards make me think I should see more before I decide. Perhaps after you get them, you can give a review. :)
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 11:08
At some point I'd like to get back to reading here. There's still plenty of time, but I am slightly disappointed at not having heard back from the owner of the cafe - the one that invited me to read at a gathering she's having in October.
I'd expected a call. Oh well. Will have to find her number and give Her a call. :)
SO what are we all up to this evening?
Just drew my daily DruidCraft card, now trying to concentrate on a post in the daily draw thread and my blog, but the stereo is loud and my brother and his friend are yelling at the TV, watching the Sprint Cup race at Bristol. I just can't think...... :(
jackdaw*
22-08-2010, 11:11
my brother and his friend are yelling at the TV, watching the Sprint Cup race at Bristol. I just can't think...... :(Welcome to my world. If honey weren't dying of the cold he'd be doing the same thing right now :laugh:
Going to bed now. 'Night all :heart:
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 11:12
Sweet dreams JD :)
~Yira
Have out Songs for the Journey Home. I always like them, though I never gave them much time.
Never gave anyone much time, I suppose.
Shuffled til a bunch spilled onto the floor. Figured I should read them.
They have alot to say. Such a warm and wonderful deck.
Not sure I can share these - for reading for others. They feel like they are talking TO ME. Ya know?
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 11:26
Good Night, JD. Sweet dreams.
I think I'll just give up on the blog post for tonight, but I did post in the daily draws.
I know what you mean, emmsma, there are decks that I don't think I could share with anyone else/read for others with.
So what decks are your personal decks? For you alone?
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 11:51
I dunno...I kinda felt that way about the Shadowscapes at first, but I wasn't sure if it were that or my own self-doubts when it came to reading. So, I forced myself to read for others with it...
It does seem to be very spiritual-oriented though. So if the question is not very spiritual I grab a different deck.
Of course, perhaps I just haven't found the deck to be ME only, as you have? Two of the four decks I read with, I consider to be part of myself. The other two I don't have a "bond" with (at least yet). But I will read for others with them.
ETA - The two that are "part of me" are Gilded and Shadowscapes. The other two I work with but don't quite feel that bond yet are Anna K2 and Halloween. (not quite what you asked but hey...lol)
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 11:52
So what decks are your personal decks? For you alone?
Tarot of Dreams(MM edition). I tried to make this my PDR deck, but found that I just couldn't share my readings. They were just too intense.
Sacred Circle. I haven't read with this deck in a while, but it cut right to the core for me. This is another of those decks that I'd love to do a study of.
Of course, I don't really read for others very much. I've done a few Oracle readings in the exchanges, they're fun. But learning was never about reading for others, just myself.
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 11:54
Of course, I don't really read for others very much. I've done a few Oracle readings in the exchanges, they're fun. But learning was never about reading for others, just myself.
:laugh: I guess after saying that, I could say all of them......:laugh:
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 12:05
So what decks are your personal decks? For you alone?
Don't have any personal decks for me alone, or if I do I just don't know it yet or realize it yet, LOL. I have not done much readings for others and not for myself. Not sure why, guess apprehensive, LOL.
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 12:05
I'm here, but not really....American Football pre-season...:party:
Sounds like we're all kinda moving along.....
As to the deck question??? I am SO overwhelmed with all of my beauties.....I can't choose just one...
I expect the discipline of the coming cooler temps will help with this.
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 12:06
I need to get a good night's rest, so I'm off to bed...Good night all!
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:07
I think you should have more confidence in your skill, Kaleanna :) The reading you did for me was spot-on...couldn't have been more accurate.
Sometimes confidence is all that holds us back...it's worked that way for me a lot, perhaps you too? :)
~Yira
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 12:08
I need to get a good night's rest, so I'm off to bed...Good night all!
Nite BlueDragonfly, Sleep well and sweet dreams
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 12:08
I need to get a good night's rest, so I'm off to bed...Good night all!
(((BD))) Sorry you're having to struggle on a daily basis....MANY thanks for the lake, right???
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:10
Sweet dreams BD :)
~Yira
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 12:10
I think you should have more confidence in your skill, Kaleanna :) The reading you did for me was spot-on...couldn't have been more accurate.
Sometimes confidence is all that holds us back...it's worked that way for me a lot, perhaps you too? :)
~Yira
Thanks Yira :D. Yes I am sure that has some to do with it. I find that I am my worst critic, LOL. I know I shouldn't be that hard on myself but I find myself being like that quite a bit.
Decks that feel very personal to me:
Templar Tarot
Songs for the Journey Home
Mystisches Kipper.
I've done Kipper readings for others before - here at AT, but they still feel like they say so much more to me personally than I could ever see in readings for others.
Templar, I have'nt studied like I wanted to. I am just not study oriented lately. I want to, but don't seem to have the energy or time.
But when I handle them, it seems magical. It wants to tell me about my Soul. It is so hokey to put into words, but it is a deeper feeling than I've had with any other deck.
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:18
Doesn't sound hokey at all. Sounds good, and comforting....
Kaleanna, we're all our own worst critics. The challenge is learning to move past that and just offering what we have to give regardless...
~Yira
Night BD.
Your reading for me was quite insightful, Kaleanna.
Maybe you just need more time reading, so that you can trust and believe what we already know - You are a Reader! :D
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 12:21
Kaleanna, we're all our own worst critics. The challenge is learning to move past that and just offering what we have to give regardless...
~Yira
So very true Yira :D I am definately working on moving past that :D
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 12:24
Your reading for me was quite insightful, Kaleanna.
Maybe you just need more time reading, so that you can trust and believe what we already know - You are a Reader! :D
Thankies emmsma :)
Yes more time reading is definitely something I am working up the nerve to do, LOL.
aww thankies. Yes need to do more trusting and believing in my abilities. I have been learning to trust my intuition alot more.
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 12:26
Okies, I will try and get back, if I don't fall asleep. I have to go get 2 yr old to go to sleep.
Hugssssssssss
Ok. Later. Emm lost a front tooth tonight. :D Been loose for ages. Didn't want any help with it.
Tooth fairy visit tonight!
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:37
See ya both later, Emmsma and Kaleanna :)
Your youngling is different than mine were...if a tooth was even remotely loose they would work at it until it came out. Used to really gross me out..LOL
~Yira
Yeah, I was that way - if I thought it MIGHT be loose, i was working at it.
He didn't trust me, I guess. Too many string and doorknob stories I guess. :P
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 12:41
It's a generational thing.....skips and all that
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:42
Yeah, I'd tell the boys that story -- they were too eager! I'm a pretty tough person but mouths...teeth..blood....*shiver* I just can't do it! I made my kids put their teeth in an envelope all on their own LOL. They thought it was fun and always wrote a note to the tooth fairy. I just liked that it meant I didn't have to handle the teeth!
~Yira
Good to know. thanks storm. :)
SHould DO something. Boy heading to bed shortly.
I've given over a small red organza bag. Almost too small for a mini deck. Its where the tooth goes, to go under the pillow. in the morning, the tooth is gone and there is money in the pouch. :)
This is one of those "love being a mom" moments for me. Took several pictures when it first came out - the tooth. like last time.
This is only tooth #3. Dunno if he is behind schedule or what.
The crowned one
22-08-2010, 12:44
Ok. Later. Emm lost a front tooth tonight. :D Been loose for ages. Didn't want any help with it.
Tooth fairy visit tonight!
I have both my childerns first lost baby teeth, on a necklace :)
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:46
Never loved the whole tooth fairy thing....LOL But playing Santa Claus now...that made everything worthwhile! Seeing the joy in their faces, the surprise...yeah, Santa Claus is my favorite role :)
~Yira
OMG YIRA! That was funny.
Guess with my work, I am not phased by blood and stuff. I still have the other two teeth. and I've got a pill vial with the teeth of all my past cats. Any baby teeth that came out and several adult teeth from when Griselda got old and losing them.
And I'm the one that pulled those, - under general anesthesia of course.
Dunno why, but it pleases me to know I have ALL of her canine teeth. :P
Yep. Freaky little girl that emmsma. :D
Thats very cool TCO.
Yes, I enjoy Santa too. And the easter bunny. We always did the plastic eggs and put candy, coins and small toys in them. Dropped them all over the yard.
He loves it. Think we are coming to the end of such things. that is a little sad.
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 12:58
Ordinarily blood and gore doesn't bother me much -- I'm a farm girl, I grew up raising all our own food including meat, and while I never killed the animal, I always helped prepare it to become food. But there's something about teeth..blood..mouth.... Ugggh just THINKING about it makes me all queasy....lol
Joe used to tease me about it actually...he'd come running up to me hollering Mom look! *wiggle wiggle loose tooth in mouth* ERRRGH go away you brat!! and he'd run off laughing...LOL (brat is something I call the kids in jest, never if I'm mad...hehe)
~Yira
yirabeth
22-08-2010, 13:20
Wow, just received the shortest feedback I've ever seen anyone try to pass off in an exchange...10 words. 12 if you count "great job". ROFL
Gonna have to go to pumping for info I think.... :bugeyed:
~Yira
Stormdancer
22-08-2010, 13:59
Wow, just received the shortest feedback I've ever seen anyone try to pass off in an exchange...10 words. 12 if you count "great job". ROFL
Gonna have to go to pumping for info I think.... :bugeyed:
~Yira
UM...yeah.....
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 14:29
Hi All,
I am back finally. Lil one decided that he kept wanting to play and not go to sleep, he finally wound down and fell asleep.
What is everyone up too?
Morning and Hello kaleanna and anyone who's awake :)
I've just got up, read my emails and heading to get some breakfast :D
Who else is up???
Good grief Jesii - what are you doing up so early :bugeyed:
Himself is making fresh bread - it's just baking and smells amazing. It's for my packed lunches at work next week :)
NorthernTigress
22-08-2010, 16:40
Man oh man!
I stay offline for one day, and I find a new train station/space station, with over 100 messages!
I'm cool with a September Train. I remember the Valentine's Special, and it was fun and different. I wouldn't mind something similar; I could even picture the Twilight Zone theme fitting in there somehow.
I must go find the Valentine Train thread. I don't really understand how it all works .....
Y'know, it's 7.45 a.m. and having got us up at 6.30 Poppy has gone back to sleep. This is so not fair!
Wendy, I went to bed really early last night, and I am a naturally ealry riser anyway, which means even if I go to bed really late, I'm still awake at quarter to seven :D
Ahh - I'd like to get up at about 8.00 but Poppy prefers 6.00 and I have adjusted my pattern to fit hers. It seemed easier because she is the most determined dog I have ever met, and although we tried for months we got nowhere with the idea of getting up later.....
What plan have you for today?
I have some work to do on Frankie's journal but aside from that, I am a lady of leisure :D
Ahh - I'd like to get up at about 8.00 but Poppy prefers 6.00 and I have adjusted my pattern to fit hers. It seemed easier because she is the most determined dog I have ever met, and although we tried for months we got nowhere with the idea of getting up later.....
What plan have you for today?
I have some work to do on Frankie's journal but aside from that, I am a lady of leisure :D
Humm... my plan consists of maybe a short walk, trying to find some packing material so I can start wrapping crockery for uni, and probably alot of reading :D My mum bought me the third and fouth books in the Dumas Musketeers series, and I really wanna get on and read them. Apart from that, not much, lazing probably LOL
Sounds like a good day :)
When do you actually go up to Uni?
Sounds like a good day :)
When do you actually go up to Uni?
Tuesday 21st September, the enrollment is the Wednesday, but you have to go up the day before, and settle into accomadation :S
Not too long to wait then! Be a bit strange to start with but you'll have a great time. Is it a long way from home, or will you be able to pop back if you need to?
I better drift off to brekkie, or he'll get upset with me :)
it's not too far, a couple of hours by car. I really wanna go, I've just never been away from home for more than four days, so I'm nervous, and leaving mum's gonna be hard :(
Enjoy breakfast :D
kaleanna
22-08-2010, 17:14
Nite everyone, I stayed up way too late tonite.
Hugs
'Night- waves hand not holding full glass of water :D
it's not too far, a couple of hours by car. I really wanna go, I've just never been away from home for more than four days, so I'm nervous, and leaving mum's gonna be hard :(
Enjoy breakfast :D
You'll be fine!! PathWalker will only be a thought away :) And there's texts, actual phone calls, Instant Messaging ... - and don't forget Skype. Need to get that set up for sound and vision (nice and free......)
With my brilliance for technology, Skype may be a little beyond me LOL. Just got back from my (short) walk, God it's hot out there!
Nice breakfast?
Yummy thanks :)
No, I admit I don't do Skype - got a serious aversion to sound-&-vision chats. Prefer text based... You should have seen me disappear from the room at Mum & Dad's when he was chatting to cousin Deb on Skype and wanted me to join in . I was out like a bolt from a gun... and I like Debbie :laugh:
I'll be useless when all calls are routinely sound & vision! I'll have to turn into a hermit.
I like text and I like sound- vision is freaky, so we will probably stick to one of the two at a time :D I am gonna miss her, but i'm close enough to see her often (this is why i didn't go to brighton- 5 hours away). It's just gonna be really odd to start with :(
When I was a kid my dad wouldn't let us make long phone calls because of the cost. I got conditioned to the idea that phone calls aren't meant to be idle chit chat. That leaves me with text based or real life. I will admit most of my friends are local and we don't phone - we arrange meetings by email, and then go out or visit each other.
Yeah, I thought we couold email. Its as long as you want it to be, cheap. nothing really wrong with it. Except I have to work out which of my Mum's emails she acctually uses!!!!
and there is SO much to do before I even go! i need to find out if I had any of these vaccines, and sort out insurance, and get a picture the right size for a pass card, and sort out finance ( which is taking forever). ARGH.
but my other option is stary at home and work at tesco's, and i'm not doing that!
My middle step daughter just got her Masters in Civil Engineering, and has been sponsored to do her Phd. She worked at Tesco before she went to Uni - the opportunities she now has are amazing. And she knows that without Uni, she'd still be on checkout.....
You're gonna do great - Ironwing said so in our exchange thread :)
My middle step daughter just got her Masters in Civil Engineering, and has been sponsored to do her Phd. She worked at Tesco before she went to Uni - the opportunities she now has are amazing. And she knows that without Uni, she'd still be on checkout.....
You're gonna do great - Ironwing said so in our exchange thread :)
Haha, my problem isn't with working in tesco's, it's with spending the rest of my life working there cause I was too scared to do anything else! I may end up working on the checkout if it helps pay me thro :)
Yep, the ironwing did :party:
Haha, my problem isn't with working in tesco's, it's with spending the rest of my life working there cause I was too scared to do anything else! I may end up working on the checkout if it helps pay me thro :)
Yep, the ironwing did :party:
Oh yeah - working anywhere is fine to help get you through - but not as a career choice lol. My lad works part time in McColls and I'm pleased about that because it means he pays his own way while he studies. I'd be a bit hacked off if he went full time and abandoned his music .....
Ah well, I best go and sort the dogs out :)
Bye Wendy, have a good day :D
Oh wow, i'm at the top of the page :D
Hello. 2am here. Young one woke and moved into my bed. Talking. Moving. Hubs is already on the couch, so I guess I am up. :(
I don't know why, but I am resistant to sleeping in the boy's bed. I get cranky and resentful.
I've got a bed. If I'm going to sleep, I want to do it in MY bed.
Oh Emmsma - I'd be absolutely wiped out!!
Could hubs go sleep in boy's bed, and that would leave the couch for you?
Ouch Emmsma- sending sympathetic hugs
Am now drinking black coffee, seem to fall asleep again between ten and half past. mum at work AGAIN today :( so me and dad get baby bird feeding duties LOL
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 19:45
Good Morning!
Jesii, I've never raised birds, I'll bet it's alot of fun to feed the babies! It sounds like you've got alot of details to handle before going off to uni, make a list, add to it when you think of something, cross things off when they're done-that is the satisfying part of lists!
I've got a 2 hour shift, a short errand to run and then I'm going to the lake for a relaxing afternoon of swimming, reading, walking and unwinding. Deck and journal are going with me.
BlueDragonfly
22-08-2010, 19:48
Hello. 2am here. Young one woke and moved into my bed. Talking. Moving. Hubs is already on the couch, so I guess I am up. :(
I don't know why, but I am resistant to sleeping in the boy's bed. I get cranky and resentful.
I've got a bed. If I'm going to sleep, I want to do it in MY bed.
(((emmesma))) I hope you manage to get some rest tonight.
Jesii, I've never raised birds, I'll bet it's alot of fun to feed the babies! It sounds like you've got alot of details to handle before going off to uni, make a list, add to it when you think of something, cross things off when they're done-that is the satisfying part of lists!
It is fun, expect
big twezers + tiny bird = always afraid your gonna hurt the bird. It's cute tho, and cheeps alot, so you always know if if it is bored, and wants someone to play with LOL
Oh, i have about four lists, and several deadlines etc LOL
I hope evrybody has had a good a day as me. and thats why they haven't been online :D
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 00:31
I hope evrybody has had a good a day as me. and thats why they haven't been online :D
LOL Jesii....I just woke up....9 am is VERY late for me:bugeyed: I'm usually up by 6 or so, and I'm feeling very sluggish, and typing that way too :)
Saturness
23-08-2010, 00:59
Hey everyone :)
I see we have a new thread! Great!
We are having a sunny and warm day here today - it seems winter is losing it's strength. The temperature is pleasant, I hope it does't get any hotter 'cuz I hate summer.
Is anyone around?
PathWalker
23-08-2010, 01:01
Jes and I are here, me bACK FROM WORK, jES WONDERING WHAT KITCHEN THINGS SHE'LL NEED WHEN SHE GOES TO UNI!
oh, caps lock LOL
Morning all ... thanks for the birthday greetings. Not a great day, very "poor me, poor me" - honey is well known for "forgetting" that morning and surprising me at supper. Receiving no word otherwise, I prepared supper and when he came home he said "well, I was gonna take you out for supper". Yeah? Well, you know I cook supper unless there's any news to the contrary ... so, supper at home. No gift. Didn't expect it, as we recently replaced pooter and hope to buy new bed this weekend. But not even a card for offspring to scribble in. Sigh. And SHE was a brat from waking to sleeping. And honey sick, and me PMSing and nothing nice in the mail, and that means a deck coming from overseas must be lost, and *sniff*
Aww, what a not nice birthday :(
I hope you did complain!! Birthdays are among the basic human rights, imho ;)
About the deck ... don't give up... there might be a back-up coming your way!
I'm here - had lazy day and seem to have done nothing. Not sure I feel any better for it.
Except I bought an Old English Tarot - the deck interests me. I read the reviews on here, and the 2nd one indicates that the minors have an interesting aspect connected with Luttrells Psalter. Not that I have read that, but now I might have to....
Also I bought a book - Falling into the Arms of God - Meditations with St Teresa of Avila. I am a long, long way from being a Christian, but St Teresa was a great mystic and I will find a lot in her teachings that I can take into my own spiritual life. Also I am re-discovering Julian of Norwich, and Thomas a Kempis. I just wish they weren't all so christian - they have so much of wisdom in them that applies to us as humans. Am finding an interest in Bahai as well....
I loved the Valentine's surprise train ... but as I will be on vacation too in September, not sure if it will work out fro me.
Wendywu, would you recommend Torquay as a destination? I want to spend a few days at the coast...
Aulruna - cooeee - I got your paypal addy but don't know how much to send!!
I loved the Valentine's surprise train ... but as I will be on vacation too in September, not sure if it will work out fro me.
Wendywu, would you recommend Torquay as a destination? I want to spend a few days at the coast...
Torquay is great. Not a lot to do if it rains though ..
I love Torre Abbey (it's a museum), and the coast here is beautiful. Great walks. Moors - countryside, Agatha Christie - all sorts of stuff.
I live there :)
Aulruna - cooeee - I got your paypal addy but don't know how much to send!!
Info on that is coming up :D
It won't rain during my vacation!! The last time we drove around the South it was raining cats and dogs, so I just KNOW this time will be better.
And yes, Agatha Christie is luring me to Torquay - I've read all her books, including the cheesy romances publishe under a pen name. And we'd pass through Lyme Regis, part of the Austen devotional trail...
On Dartmoor there is Jamaica Inn, if you're a du Maurier fan :)
There is a lot of history round this area - certainly Cockington is worth a visit, and the big house there. Actually, there's a lot of things in the area - we tend to stick the moors and the coast because we do enjoy walking. But this area has a lot to offer.
Morning! I was up til about 330, almost 4. Hubs got up and I stole the couch. Not sure when the young one got up. I've been up about an hour.
Tired. Headache. But OK. Regular morning for me.
We used to rehab baby pigeons at one of the clinics I worked at. It was lots of fun. One was even adopted! It was very nice to hear updates on our former patient. She even had babies!
We'd feed them soaked dog kibbles. Once spongy, they were hand fed - one by one, til the birdie refused them. Time consuming but great fun.
I miss birds.
SO whats going on out there?
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 02:00
G'morning all :)
I cannot believe I slept so late! I woke up, rolled over to look at the clock....and jumped out of bed in a panic attack, it was 11:00 am. !!?! The house next to mine has been sold and the new people remodelling it, and the pounding and banging going on from 7 am every day for the last week. I expected it to wake me up, but I guess they took today off...LOL So I didn't set my alarm, and since I've been doing MY work after midnight every night because of the heat/humidity, I was a tad behind on sleep. Still, my poor dogs....needless to say they wanted out right away!
Today will be a fun'ish day. Planting baby african violets into tiny little pots of their own. Remember those auctions I did for AV leaves? They all have babies now!
~Yira
Great that Emmsma got some sleep :) Also fantastic that Yira did!!
Sounds like a good day on the Train :D
Lotta sleeping in going on today. And playing with babies!
Have fun with your plantings, yira.
I'm starting my sedona research. Must have some idea where and what to do while we are there. I've decided I don't much like vacations. I might, if I went on my own. But noone likes what I do, so I either don't get to go where I want at all, or its so rushed that I wish I didn't bother.
At least we all like food. Well my parents are not adventurous, so I plan to ditch them several times - to eat Indian, Sushi... wonder if they've an Ethiopian place. There were a couple great ones in NYC. I would very much love to eat that again. Maybe try something completely different.
No plans today, really. Want to paly with the microscope again. Laundry. Working on my scarf - crocheting! Will take forever, but I like it. Relaxing while watching tv.
We have a few discs for Emm from netflix. The series is just getting worse and worse. the dialog is so trite that its hard to sit through. Emm loves it though. :P
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 02:18
Kids are like that..if it has the characters they like, they don't care that the FIRST movie was the only good one of the series, they want them ALL (and watch them to death lol) I have every "sequel" to the Disney movies that came out when my kids were little, and in almost every instance the first was great and the sequels were painful to sit through...LOL
~Yira
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 02:43
Morning everyone,
I have been up but had to make bacon this morning and just got done cooking it, so now am sitting here eating a bacon sandwich and trying to catch up on AT.
How is everyone?
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 02:47
Morning Kaleanna :) I'm feedback'ing exchanges and otherwise hanging out for a few before getting busy with RL stuff.
Bacon sandwich sounds yummy!
~Yira
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 02:51
Morning Kaleanna :) I'm feedback'ing exchanges and otherwise hanging out for a few before getting busy with RL stuff.
Bacon sandwich sounds yummy!
~Yira
Kewls Yira,
Yeah I have lots to do today to make sure 12 yr old has stuff ready for school tomorrow. Can't believe that he is in 7th grade.
It is, I just wish that I had some tomatoes to put on it then it would be extra yummy, LOL.
Kimberlee
23-08-2010, 02:51
Hi everyone!
I have no hope of catching up. School starts tomorrow, and my oldest is starting kindergarten. Ahhh! LOL
Anyway, I've been super busy getting everything ready.
Also, I started a tarot comic on my blog. :D Check it out if you'd like.
How's things?
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 02:53
Aww, what a not nice birthday :(
I hope you did complain!! Birthdays are among the basic human rights, imho ;)
About the deck ... don't give up... there might be a back-up coming your way!
Don't be silly, luv ... all part of the train, it happens, and it's not your fault - you're not responsible for the postal system! No way you should be essentially penalized for what they lose or delay ...
Just sitting down with the last of yesterday's pizza.
Nothin' like pizza for breakfast. Then I figure I will wake the man. Its going on 10am, after all. :D
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 02:56
Not a Christie fan, but Lyme Regis caught my eye - loved "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles.
franniee
23-08-2010, 04:41
Hey guys! How's everyone doing? The power has been going out for the past 24 hours - last night it did it at the end of The Count of Monte Christo.... I wanted to see the end. :( Then it did it a few times while we were sleeping and it lasted into the morn. So much for sleep.
I was so excited to go to a new yoga class today but it didn't turn out as planned! The teacher was vile and abusive to me! It was insane! You are supposed to tell the teacher if you have an injury or physical limitation so the other 4 ladies were speaking with her and telling her this or that. So I told her I have had a spinal fusion and my flexibility isn't great. She made a comment about my weight. :(
Then during the class she gave me a hard time about my mat and made me get a communal one..... I've been taking yoga at our gym for a year now. No trouble.
So a half hour into it she went to do this mild twisting pose (reach down with one hand and you have the upper arm raised in the air and your body is turned sideways from your hips and legs) and she told me that I was supposed to just do the same pose we did before - I didn't say anything because I had no idea what she was going to do. Once I saw what it was there was no reason why I couldn't so I did it and she got furious with me and attacked me!
She said very sarcastically...... I told you NOT to do that SO you do it?????
I said it's ok I do this to stretch and she said something back at me like it was going to injure me or something and I looked at her quietly and said.... what is your issue with me? What is your problem? and she said You come in here and tell me all your injuries and you don't listen to me - if you were going to do your own thing then why bother coming to class - why don't you just leave! (I wasn't doing my own thing - I was doing what the class was doing!)
I said I am supposed to tell you if I have a physical limitation so that if I need to modify you don't get upset - there is nothing wrong with that move for me - I have been doing yoga for years - I KNOW MY BACK! YOU DON'T!
I did end up leaving and I told her she should NOT be teaching yoga and that she needs meditation! I am so glad I didn't curse at her!! Whooo hooooo me!!
I felt her immediately when I walked into the room. She is very very bitter. She is not a happy person and she has many troubles. I didn't want to read her but it came at me and I said to myself....shields up!!! My gut said leave when I walked in.....when am I going to listen first!!! Oh well. :heart:
When I got to the front desk and I was shaking so badly and was in tears I couldn't calm down. The sweet man behind the desk said it's ok breathe in and breathe out. :love: I made a formal complaint. Can you believe that was my Sunday morn?
Hey guys? What are you all up to today?
Its gotten mighty quiet here.
I've found a nice list of Sedona Restaurants and info on the Energy Vortexes.
Don't know how I'm going to swing it, but I MUST go to the vortex. One of them, anyway.
I'm now seeking shopping places. :)
((((Franniee))) what a horrible teacher :bugeyed:
Wow!! terrible experience - and you handled it so well. Sounds like she has some sort of "I am God, you are miserable amoeba" complex. I'm glad you walked :D
Here - share my chocolate :)
Hey guys? What are you all up to today?
Its gotten mighty quiet here.
I've found a nice list of Sedona Restaurants and info on the Energy Vortexes.
Don't know how I'm going to swing it, but I MUST go to the vortex. One of them, anyway.
I'm now seeking shopping places. :)
Sounds like you're going to really do your best to get a lot out of this holiday!
franniee
23-08-2010, 04:50
((((Franniee))) what a horrible teacher :bugeyed:
Wow!! terrible experience - and you handled it so well. Sounds like she has some sort of "I am God, you are miserable amoeba" complex. I'm glad you walked :D
Here - share my chocolate :)
OMG!!! :laugh: I laughed out loud because there was this tiny piece of hershey's chocolate sitting on the counter since last night and I had been avoiding it and after I wrote that out I walked by it and scarfed it up!!! :laugh:
I heard you! and thank you for the chocolate!!!!
Energy vortexes? You are going to Sedona? I want to go too - maybe next year - it'll be a big bday for me and I asked hubby to surprise me with a trip somewhere.
(((Franniee)))
How awful for you! I hope something is done to remove that wicked teacher. She should NOT be around people.
franniee
23-08-2010, 04:55
(((Franniee)))
How awful for you! I hope something is done to remove that wicked teacher. She should NOT be around people.
Thanks emmsma! :heart:
So tell me about Sedona? A client came back from a trip there and raved about it. She brought me the most gorgeous turquoise - I wrapped it in silver wire and wear it! I love it! But anyway the place is supposed to be magical.
Now this is what you call chocolate .....
I've been in Arizona since '04 but I've never been to Sedona. I'm going to make a point to get to one of the Energy Vortexes.
I've heard alot about them, so now is my chance to find out for myself. I could really use some healing. If only my guys were open to it, I know it would help them too.
Lemme copy a page of info on them, that I found.
The Allure of Sedona's Vortex Sites
Many people visit Sedona to explore its metaphysical dimensions, especially its vortexes. Page Bryant coined the name "vortex" in 1980 for areas in Sedona that have highly concentrated energies conducive to prayer, meditation and healing. Although the idea of a vortex in Sedona is relatively new, Sedona has been known as a sacred place long before that time. For hundreds of years, Native Americans have performed ceremony in Sedona, and some tribes continue to this day. "Sedona as a whole is a vortex, with the energy spread throughout it like a bowl," says adventure guide and author Dennis Andres in his book What Is a Vortex. Nonetheless, the term "vortex" has taken hold because it helps to explain people's experiences of well being at the sites that Bryant identified. Some scientists, such as Pete Sanders, Jr., believe that scientific string theory can help explain what happens at vortexes in dimensions beyond ordinary perception. In his book Scientific Vortex Information he says, "Even though we cannot measure those dimensions yet, you can still experience them because you exist in them. ...and so do the vortex sites. What is happening at the vortex sites is energy flow in those deeper dimensions. You have the inner ability to measure, feel, find and tap that energy."
What is the definition of "vortex"?
The term vortex refers to its less common definition: "A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it." In other words, a vortex is a site where the energy of an area is concentrated. Because Sedona as a whole is known to be a spiritual power spot, a vortex site in Sedona is a place where one can feel Sedona's spiritual energy most strongly. Page Bryant, a medium, came up with the term while investigating sacred locations in the area.
What are the commonly identified vortexes in Sedona?
The commonly identified vortex areas are
Airport Mesa. Closest to the Uptown area of Sedona, it offers panoramic views. Bell Rock. Adjoining the Village of Oak Creek, it has an easily identifiable bell- shape formation.Boynton Canyon. Still a site for annual Native American ceremonies, this vortex is off Dry Creek Road in West Sedona and offers the longest hike of the four main vortex sites--up to three hours round trip.Cathedral Rock. Located on Lower Red Rock Loop Road, it is the most photographed site in Sedona. The cathedral-like structure rises above Oak Creek. "We consider these four areas just a fraction of the energy sources and sites that you can tap in Sedona," says Sanders. Other special places to connect with the sacred energy of Sedona include The Chapel of the Holy Cross, Schnebly Hill, West Fork and the Amitabha Stupa.
Are all vortexes the same?
Opinions differ. Some people say that all vortexes are equal in their ability to amplify energies; others will tell you that there are different qualities at different sites. Pete Sanders identifies some sites as upflow vortexes (where energy rises out of the earth); others as inflow vortexes (where energy flows into the earth). Upflow vortexes, such as mountains, mesas and pyramidal-type typography, are useful when one wishes to view life from a higher plane, to develop a more universal perspective or to send a prayer or affirmation out into the world. According to Sanders, upflow vortex sites make people feel positive, exhilarated and rejuvenated. "They literally unwind you and help you tap that universal oneness and harmony," he says. Bell Rock is an example of an upflow vortex. Inflow vortexes, such as valleys, canyons and caves, are good for introspection and spiritual problem solving. "If you want to understand and/or heal something from your past or go inward for past-life memory, those skills will be enhanced in an inflow vortex," says Sanders. Boynton Canyon is an example of an inflow vortex. According to Sanders, most of Sedona (excluding cliffs and mesas) is a huge inflow area because it lies in a valley cut by Oak Creek.
How do I find the vortex spot when I get to the site?
There is no "x" that marks the spot. The entire area is considered to be a vortex. This makes it much more accessible. A visitor can decide to linger at the base, take a gentle walk or climb to the apex. How will I experience a vortex? Each person will experience a vortex differently. Possibilities include new insights, intense feelings of joy or release, sense of wellbeing, a physical healingnew or heightened spiritual awareness. After working with nearly 5,000 people, Andres has observed that Sedona encourages all kinds of shifts and that vortexes are real. "But unless you trust your own ability to sense," says Andres, "it may be difficult to tell what, if anything, is really happening."
Why doesn't everyone feel the same effect?
Everyone is different and so are their experiences. While one person might see colors or energetic swirls, another might simply feel more supported and uplifted.
What can I do at a vortex?
Sitting quietly and experiencing what the site has to offer is the simplest and most direct way to interact with a vortex. Meditations, breathing exercises, ceremonies and visualizations are additional ways to experience Sedona's vortexes. In their books Andres and Sanders offer suggestions that have helped people explore the vortexes' unfamiliar energies.
Got it from: http://www.visitsedona.com/article/213
I remember Photokat saying that she'd been there and had an absolutely mystical experience. She was in awe.
I ended up googling because it was new to me, and it seems a very strange and magical area. I would love to visit there.
franniee
23-08-2010, 05:08
Now this is what you call chocolate .....
OMG that is awesome!!! I wish I had that around! Sadly all we had was the hershey's because we made smores last night.
I got sent an email full of pics of boxes of chocolate like that. I think the sender thought it was kind. I call it torture of a particularly twisted kind :laugh:
franniee
23-08-2010, 05:10
WOW now I totally want to go there!!! Thanks for posting that. My client said it was great - she went on a hike and found this beautiful rock she kept but she said the whole place was just magical! Definitely get there!!!
The crowned one
23-08-2010, 05:18
Paint paint paint paint :)
Anyone have a front loader with a" hand wash cycle"? If you do have you used it? is it delecate?..or more delecate then "delecate" cycle? :)
franniee
23-08-2010, 05:21
Paint paint paint paint :)
Anyone have a front loader with a" hand wash cycle"? If you do have you used it? is it delecate?..or more delecate then "delecate" cycle? :)
I've used it - it was fine. I don't think I used the delicate cycle before. I don't stray too much from normal. :D Well with the machine that is. })
The crowned one
23-08-2010, 05:26
Thanks frannie:) I do not think anyone is going to put you under "normal" })
TCO - himself says, firmly, that the delicate cycle is for delicate fabrics that don't need much washing. Handwash cycle is for things that need to be handwashed or they'll fall apart ..... thus, he says, handwash is more delicate than delicate. I believe him when he speaks that way :D
franniee
23-08-2010, 06:04
yup that's right. I used it for something that should have been handwashed and it was great.
franniee
23-08-2010, 06:09
It's pouring and dark and very windy! I forgot how much I enjoy rainy days!!! :thumbsup: besides we really need it.
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 06:49
OMG, franniee, I can't believe that someone who is teaching yoga is behaving like that! I was upset on your behalf! I once had a gym teacher ridicule me in front of the entire fourth grade This was back in the days when I was a chubby pre-teen; before I discovered dieting (and other things) and she made comments about my weight, too. It turned out her problem was with my dad, not me. (He was the school superintendant.) But I never forgot how that felt.
What was good about your story for me is that as a centered and self-aware adult you responded perfectly. Go, you! And I relived that old scene of mine with a happier ending. So thanks for my therapy of the day, franniee! We get our healing where we can find it! :grin:
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 06:57
Emmsma, my husband and I drove through Sedona once on the way from the Grand Canyon down to Tucson. We were just going to stop and get some ice cream and maybe look around for an hour or two.
But for some strange reason, as soon as we got there we had a compulsion to get a room and spend the night. We didn't go anywhere special or do anything noteworthy, but just the sheer feeling of that place - oh, my gosh! I would love to go back there someday. We had such a happy sense of well-being. And this was way before my collection of metaphysical books grew from a tiny corner to one entire wall in my library, so I didn't even realize what a special place it was.
My point is, you will enjoy looking up places to eat and shop - oh, the shops! Oh my gosh, the shops! But you really don't have to "do" anything. It is a place to just "be".
franniee
23-08-2010, 07:00
Thanks Mel :heart: the trick now is for me to let it go and not go over it a million times as I am wont to do :( Virgo and all! :laugh:
I am trying to practice what you spoke about and release and pray for people that upset me. Much easier said then done. I am also trying hard to not allow others emotions to take over me. The second I felt her I envisioned a force field of spinning shields all around me. I also worked on aligning my chakras.
franniee
23-08-2010, 07:04
Emmsma, my husband and I drove through Sedona once on the way from the Grand Canyon down to Tucson. We were just going to stop and get some ice cream and maybe look around for an hour or two.
But for some strange reason, as soon as we got there we had a compulsion to get a room and spend the night. We didn't go anywhere special or do anything noteworthy, but just the sheer feeling of that place - oh, my gosh! I would love to go back there someday. We had such a happy sense of well-being. And this was way before my collection of metaphysical books grew from a tiny corner to one entire wall in my library, so I didn't even realize what a special place it was.
My point is, you will enjoy looking up places to eat and shop - oh, the shops! Oh my gosh, the shops! But you really don't have to "do" anything. It is a place to just "be".
OH WOW!!! Go emmsma - this is how you convince them..... plan a trip to a water park or some other mindless fun near by that will appeal to them and once you get going tell them you want to stop here on the way or plan a big hike while you are there....maybe that will appeal to them? figure out what they like to do and include it.....just get there......
My husband has a business associate in Az so when he came for a visit I mentioned that I wanted to go to Sedona and he said his wife loves it there and loves metaphysical stuff.....so I can keep hubby happy with a visit to his associate and I can check it out. :heart:
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 07:09
Hi All, I am here kinda, I started laundry and have to catch up on dishes and Got son's clothes ready for tomorrow and found 3 backpacks that son can choose from, later will have to pack his backpack will his supplies.
I can not believe that it is already school time again, boy where did the summer go ? it went by too quickly.
Anyway, hope everyone is having a good sunday.
franniee
23-08-2010, 07:49
I'm ready but we don't start school around here until September 7th.
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 07:52
I'm ready but we don't start school around here until September 7th.
Wow franniee,
I am sure that if ours could start in sept my son would love it, ROFL. I don't think he is really ready for it to start.
I'm here too. Went and stretched out in bed and worked on my scarf for a bit. Chatted with the hubby.
Can't believe how drained I'm feeling today.
Glad to hear I can have a special healing time in Sedona - whether I get to the actual Vortex spots or not. :)
Thanks for that Franniee. I look forward to hearing about YOUR trip out. :)
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 08:11
I'm here too. Went and stretched out in bed and worked on my scarf for a bit. Chatted with the hubby.
Can't believe how drained I'm feeling today.
Glad to hear I can have a special healing time in Sedona - whether I get to the actual Vortex spots or not. :)
Thanks for that Franniee. I look forward to hearing about YOUR trip out. :)
Hiya emmsma,
Hugs
Sorry that you are feeling so drained. I hope that you have a wonderful vacation and that it goes smoothly :)
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 08:12
Thanks Mel :heart: the trick now is for me to let it go and not go over it a million times as I am wont to do :( Virgo and all! :laugh:
I am trying to practice what you spoke about and release and pray for people that upset me. Much easier said then done. I am also trying hard to not allow others emotions to take over me. The second I felt her I envisioned a force field of spinning shields all around me. I also worked on aligning my chakras.
Hey, I'm back - sorry, my sister called for our Sunday afternoon chat.
OH, yes, it is MUCH easier to talk about it than it is to do it! At first, when I did this in the past, I would just pray for the person kind of woodenly and by rote, like a child's prayer, and very resentfully. But with time I began to "chillax" into it! I think what happens is the prayer changes me and then I in turn attract a new experience with my new vibration. Hmmm. Or some-such.
I think we should all meet out in Sedona - that would be too cool!
franniee
23-08-2010, 08:12
Wow franniee,
I am sure that if ours could start in sept my son would love it, ROFL. I don't think he is really ready for it to start.
yes but I am ready!!! READY now! My daughter loves school and I think she would love it if it began tomorrow. She likes hanging with her friends and camp has been over a couple of weeks now so she is jonsing!! I used to love school too. :heart: Really love it!
But right now I find I don't have time for a little quiet. I need quiet everyday to recharge. Either it be with a cup of coffee and mindless internet surfing or straightening up my room or whatever chores need to be done - I need peace. I love my daughter but she loathes to be alone unless the TV is on! I don't want her watching TV all day so I try and get her to read or do some math sheets or whatever and it becomes a battle. I lose patience and forget that if I dangle a carrot we are good to go..... sometimes I want it to be done because I said so. DUMB Franniee!! :laugh: so she follows me wherever I go! :eek:
Right now she is with her Dad in the den.... whooo hoooo quiet for me. I sound awful!!!!! I LOVE THEM BOTH truly I do and I would be lost without them but just an hour a day of peace is all I ask. :heart:
So I am ready for school. She begins 2nd grade this year. The backpack, lunchbox and supplies are bought and the clothes are ready for the first week.... then I need to buy some more - fall and winter. My luck it will be cold the first day - although with our summer I can't imagine. }) I just need to get her new sneakers. They must wear sneaker everyday so they can go to gym - I guess they can carry them too but the principal is far too strict so new sneakers gets me off the hook.
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 08:18
School started here last Tuesday. That just seems so early to me! In Missouri, where I grew up, it started in September, always the day after Labor Day, and that just seems so classic.
Saturness
23-08-2010, 08:25
((((FRANNIEE)))
I had a similar problem with a Yoga teacher. I have a problem (not a problem really, it's not bad for my health, it's just the way it is) in the rotator of the femur on the hip bone that makes my feet slightly twisted outwards. You can't tell because I learnt to walk with my feet straight, but it's not it's natural position.
So, I was taking yoga classes, first it was all right, but then the teacher started to pick on me because of the position of my feet. I told him I could not keep my feet straight while in the position we were doing because the problem was where my femur meets the hipbone, not on the feet themselves.
He didn't believe me. He grabbed my foot and tried to force it straight. I fell on the floor. And he still looked at me with contempt, like I was some sort of freak who should not be doing yoga.
I got the message, left and never came back. And never tried yoga again.
You expect to find nice and understanding people in yoga classes, and you find a bunch of @$$holes. No thanks, I don't need people pointing my physical incompetence and lack of flexibility, I can just look in the mirror do that myself :rolleyes:.
Do you guys have seasonal decks? Or is it a free-for-all. Using whatever deck you feel for?
Are there decks, for you, that you are drawn to more often at certain times of year?
What are your Fall/Autumn decks?
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 08:48
What are your Fall/Autumn decks?
Mostly I don't have seasonal decks, but I really do feel more in the mood to use my Halloween deck this time of year as Halloween is approaching. What about you?
franniee
23-08-2010, 08:54
((((FRANNIEE)))
I had a similar problem with a Yoga teacher. I have a problem (not a problem really, it's not bad for my health, it's just the way it is) in the rotator of the femur on the hip bone that makes my feet slightly twisted outwards. You can't tell because I learnt to walk with my feet straight, but it's not it's natural position.
So, I was taking yoga classes, first it was all right, but then the teacher started to pick on me because of the position of my feet. I told him I could not keep my feet straight while in the position we were doing because the problem was where my femur meets the hipbone, not on the feet themselves.
He didn't believe me. He grabbed my foot and tried to force it straight. I fell on the floor. And he still looked at me with contempt, like I was some sort of freak who should not be doing yoga.
I got the message, left and never came back. And never tried yoga again.
You expect to find nice and understanding people in yoga classes, and you find a bunch of @$$holes. No thanks, I don't need people pointing my physical incompetence and lack of flexibility, I can just look in the mirror do that myself :rolleyes:.
OH my (((((((((Marina)))))))))) that is horrible! Let me tell you that the Wednesday yoga class is wonderful - it is run by this woman who is calm and peaceful and I love it! She wasn't at all bothered by my limitations and knew I would work around them. The monday teacher is also fine. I have literally been taking yoga for years. When I first injured my back I did kundalini yoga for a couple of years before I had to have surgery. I LOVE yoga! I just don't like the new fangled crap that is out there. Twist yourself into a pretzel etc. Yoga should be meditative and relaxing when I said this to the monday lady she said ah.... you like pure yoga.... ok who knew. :laugh: but yes I expect yoga to stretch me out and release things I have been holding and relax me. Set me up perfectly for the day.....
try it again but go to a reputable studio or teacher.....
today I had to put a block in between my upper thighs and one between my legs - you have met me ..... my thighs are not tiny. }) with the block between my legsI couldn't get my two big toes to touch. Anyone with a brain cell could see my FAT thighs were in the way!!!! but she got mad at me and said put your toes together! I said they won't reach - and she of stick legs said YES THEY WILL! DO IT!!!! I dropped the block between my thighs and they met! :laugh: I thought it was funny! I got a chuckle inside. What a hateful person she should quit teaching yoga NO DOUBT!!!
I guess I mostly don't either.
I find the Faerie Tarot - the Nathalie Hertz one - is more a spring deck for me. I like to get out of the house a bit early - before we have to leave for work - to just sit in the quiet morning to draw cards. Its very nice.
Dark Grimoire is more my Halloween deck, as I wasn't really able to connect to the Halloween Tarot. (Should have gotten the tinned version. Think I was resentful that I hadn't, so I was closed to it.)
Those are the only decks that come immediately to mind.
TdM's seem more wintery. Somehow. :)
franniee
23-08-2010, 08:56
Do you guys have seasonal decks? Or is it a free-for-all. Using whatever deck you feel for?
Are there decks, for you, that you are drawn to more often at certain times of year?
What are your Fall/Autumn decks?
I don't really have seasonal decks although I enjoyed the Sakki Sakki in spring - I just went in search of the sweet twilight because someone mentioned it. I enjoy the boho goth during halloween and the halloween tarot too.
franniee
23-08-2010, 09:03
I guess I mostly don't either.
I find the Faerie Tarot - the Nathalie Hertz one - is more a spring deck for me. I like to get out of the house a bit early - before we have to leave for work - to just sit in the quiet morning to draw cards. Its very nice.
Dark Grimoire is more my Halloween deck, as I wasn't really able to connect to the Halloween Tarot. (Should have gotten the tinned version. Think I was resentful that I hadn't, so I was closed to it.)
Those are the only decks that come immediately to mind.
TdM's seem more wintery. Somehow. :)
You know I never connected with the halloween deck either. I just recently got the tinned version and haven't opened it or the vampire deck... gotta break into those one of these days.. .but anyway never got the dark grimoire. Gotta go check it out. :)
My spring deck -- USG Original Ride -Waite
summer deck -- USG Yellow-Box RWS (Italian)
autumn deck -- USG PCS Commemorative RWS
winter deck -- Koenigsfurt RWS
Rider Blue-Box and University Books RWS are for the special occation such as the New Year Day, Christmas, etc.
Good Morning, everyone. Here comes a Wolf-Crying-Old Boy still being indecisive about his mobilephone. Today, yes, Today! :D
There's been no chance for my summer-sunday-clothes (old style pale-green suits and Panama hat) this year and the summer is coming to an end. Still killing hot, but I feel a bit of autumn in the air. Another kind of cicada is singing.
A late congrats from me, Jessi. Winchester, isn't it? Home of A. Audrey Locke and I heard it's a great place. Really good for you!
The crowned one
23-08-2010, 10:12
My spring deck -- USG Original Ride -Waite
summer deck -- USG Yellow-Box RWS (Italian)
autumn deck -- USG PCS Commemorative RWS
winter deck -- Koenigsfurt RWS
Rider Blue-Box and University Books RWS are for the special occation such as the New Year Day, Christmas, etc.
A solid wardrobe of decks :)
I do not own a (working )cell, last man in Canada without one no doubt.
I rewired a rotary phone to work on our modern lines just for the hell of it. My other phone is made of LEGO. (really)
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 10:57
I rewired a rotary phone to work on our modern lines just for the hell of it. My other phone is made of LEGO. (really)
Jack would find that Lego phone to be AWESOME!!! hehe I like rotary phones, they're retro-cool.
My only phone is a cell phone. I like it because I can text instead of talk which suits me fine...I text waaaay more than I talk lol.
Joe and family stopped by today, had dinner, watched some movies, etc. -- this is why I've not gotten all accomplished I wanted to this semester break! But, I also feel we needed the visit time too. Just in case. Besides...he's my ADULT son wanting to stop and see mom. I'm soo NOT gonna complain LOL
Tonight -- plant all the baby AV's. I already set my adult AV's up with reservoirs so the fact that I'm gonna have about 3x the plants to water and care for shouldn't be any harder this next semester...
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 10:59
Hi all! I spent 5 hours at the lake today, but I paddled around in the water too much and have a few overused muscles.
Seasonal decks....I don't really have any particular decks that would qualify. I use whatever deck I want, whenever I want.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 11:17
Hey BD :) Perfect day for the lake, sunny but not too hot..glad you had fun :) Hope your muscles ease up on ya too!
I don't really have a seasonal setup on my cards. I have 4 decks that I read with, and while one is "seasonal" (Halloween) I am using it when ever someone wants..I want to be able to read with it for Kathy. (This year or next, who knows...or maybe not..depends if someone I'd probably be less than charming to is regularly invited to her parties...)
~Yira
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:20
Good Morning, everyone. Here comes a Wolf-Crying-Old Boy still being indecisive about his mobilephone. Today, yes, Today! :D
Good thing I'm not holding my breath :D
((Roppo))
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:21
I rewired a rotary phone to work on our modern lines just for the hell of it. My other phone is made of LEGO. (really)
Things that make Storm go....HMMmmmmmmmmmm??? What would be REALLY cool is if the LEGO one worked :D
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:23
Joe and family stopped by today, had dinner, watched some movies, etc. -- this is why I've not gotten all accomplished I wanted to this semester break! But, I also feel we needed the visit time too. Just in case. Besides...he's my ADULT son wanting to stop and see mom. I'm soo NOT gonna complain LOL
Tonight -- plant all the baby AV's. I already set my adult AV's up with reservoirs so the fact that I'm gonna have about 3x the plants to water and care for shouldn't be any harder this next semester...
~Yira
Time with them sounds like a wonderful idea....AND !! YAY !! for baby AV's :)
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:23
Hi all! I spent 5 hours at the lake today, but I paddled around in the water too much and have a few overused muscles.
This sounds delightful!! Does it get crowded where you are? How close are you?
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:26
today I had to put a block in between my upper thighs and one between my legs - you have met me ..... my thighs are not tiny. }) with the block between my legsI couldn't get my two big toes to touch. Anyone with a brain cell could see my FAT thighs were in the way!!!! but she got mad at me and said put your toes together! I said they won't reach - and she of stick legs said YES THEY WILL! DO IT!!!! I dropped the block between my thighs and they met! :laugh: I thought it was funny! I got a chuckle inside. What a hateful person she should quit teaching yoga NO DOUBT!!!
"Enjoying the tickle and the Giggle" I see...GOOD for you
**Kicks dumb*ss yoga teacher...HARD** :mad:
Sounds like a lovely day BD.
I've been regaled with stories detailin the pictures my guy is drawing on the computer. Latest one is a take on Mario Brothers.
He just loves his pictures. Made the cutest little fuzzy things earlier. He calls them Eewee's. Super cute. I wanted to sit and cuddle a giant pile of them.
they were sort of colorful tribble looking things.
Anywho. Resisting the shopping urge so far. having a mighty strong Rum & Coke. Was an oddly stressful day for me. All self imposed.
Think the drink is helping. :)
jcwirish
23-08-2010, 11:34
Hello everyone. Sounds like a fun day BD!
Emmsma, enjoy your cocktail!
Hey Storm, how's things?
I had a date with my kid today. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch and then went shopping at the Target. We loves the Target. They have everything there, even office supplies, which I quite enjoy. The kid miraculously found Pokemon he doesn't already have, so he got a treat.
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:37
Hey Storm, how's things?
I had a date with my kid today. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch and then went shopping at the Target. We loves the Target. They have everything there, even office supplies, which I quite enjoy. The kid miraculously found Pokemon he doesn't already have, so he got a treat.
I LOVES the Cheesecake Factory :D So, Pokemon is still going strong?? I kinda miss my younger kids...then I could watch fun stuff too. Now, if I had cable, they'd be watching Crap MTV reality shows :(
Yay! Cheesecake!
No real cheesecake in Arizona. :P
Perhaps I am spoiled. I had Junior's Cheesecake on the way home from work. Every now and then, I'd just have to hop off the subway for a sweet little detour!
Then there were Italian bakeries.
How nice to have a kid that likes to shop!
Trade ya sometime. :D
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 11:41
This sounds delightful!! Does it get crowded where you are? How close are you?
I go to the state park on the north side of Higgins Lake, it's about 10 miles from my house and on the road I drive home from my morning client.
It can get crowded on the weekends, and when the weather is hot/humid. At this time of the summer, it's starting to quiet down, so it's not too bad.
I go every chance I get, which hasn't been too often this summer.
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:44
No real cheesecake in Arizona. :P
This is a DISGRACE!!!!
Thing is, I've never had the cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory :bugeyed: I'm too full from the other YUMMIES I've eaten...
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 11:44
Hello everyone. Sounds like a fun day BD!
Emmsma, enjoy your cocktail!
Hey Storm, how's things?
I had a date with my kid today. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch and then went shopping at the Target. We loves the Target. They have everything there, even office supplies, which I quite enjoy. The kid miraculously found Pokemon he doesn't already have, so he got a treat.
Oh Yum....Cheesecake Factory, I haven't been since I moved back to MIchigan. No Target close by here either.
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:45
It can get crowded on the weekends, and when the weather is hot/humid. At this time of the summer, it's starting to quiet down, so it's not too bad.
Is it a "touristy" kinda thing, or more sedate?
I don't know the Cheesecake Factory! Are there any in Arizona? Maybe in Sedona?
*adds Cheesecake Factory to "Things to do on Vacation" List*
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 11:49
Is it a "touristy" kinda thing, or more sedate?
Mostly families. People of all ages, shapes and sizes.The "party park/beach" is the South State Park. Lots of tall pines, and paths to stroll on. You can bake on the sand, or sit at a picnic table under the trees(or haul a table down onto the sand, too).
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 11:50
I don't know the Cheesecake Factory! Are there any in Arizona? Maybe in Sedona?
*adds Cheesecake Factory to "Things to do on Vacation" List*
Oh, there ya go! Hopefully you'll find one. :D
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 11:51
This is a DISGRACE!!!!
Thing is, I've never had the cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory :bugeyed: I'm too full from the other YUMMIES I've eaten...
And what would that be?
Mostly families. People of all ages, shapes and sizes.The "party park/beach" is the South State Park. Lots of tall pines, and paths to stroll on. You can bake on the sand, or sit at a picnic table under the trees(or haul a table down onto the sand, too).
that sounds great. Used to do that kinda stuff when I was a kid. Family always doing picnics and stuff. BBQ at the park!
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:54
Mostly families. People of all ages, shapes and sizes.The "party park/beach" is the South State Park. Lots of tall pines, and paths to stroll on. You can bake on the sand, or sit at a picnic table under the trees(or haul a table down onto the sand, too).
That sounds wonderful !! And pine trees, Oh I miss that aroma....
jcwirish
23-08-2010, 11:55
Yeah, Cheesecake Factory is pretty yummy! Although, I'd take a nice Italian bakery any day. They say Vegas has some fabulous restaurants, but I never get to any of them.
I find the decor of the Cheesecake Factory dizzying though. How can you mix Egyptian style columns with blown glass lamps, chrome and busy fabric? It's a cluster "you know what" of interior design.
"Just keep your head down and stare at your delicious cheesecake. Do not look around!"
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 11:57
Time with them sounds like a wonderful idea....AND !! YAY !! for baby AV's :)
I'm seriously seriously overwhelmed with babies. I mean..SERIOUSLY. Originally I planned on trading these with other fanciers to get varieties I don't have etc. But fun fun, a viral infection that causes the plants to rot from the center out and is highly contagious is going around -- no one is buying or trading ANYTHING. I know a couple professional AV'ers that have lost entire collections. Hundreds of plants. No cure.
Mine are okay, but I don't really want to chance trading with someone else. They feel the same I'm quite sure! But, in the meantime, what am I going to do with probably 50-75 babies??? (Or more..haven't actually counted them yet. I will once I get done potting them all...) I may end up composting a good 2/3 of them and trying again another year.
*sigh*
~Yira
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 11:57
I don't know the Cheesecake Factory! Are there any in Arizona? Maybe in Sedona?
*adds Cheesecake Factory to "Things to do on Vacation" List*
PRRRfect :D.....another successful enabling })
jcwirish
23-08-2010, 11:57
That sounds wonderful !! And pine trees, Oh I miss that aroma....
That's the very best smell, isn't it? I took it all in while in Yosemite. Mmm!
Yeah, Cheesecake Factory is pretty yummy! Although, I'd take a nice Italian bakery any day. They say Vegas has some fabulous restaurants, but I never get to any of them.
I find the decor of the Cheesecake Factory dizzying though. How can you mix Egyptian style columns with blown glass lamps, chrome and busy fabric? It's a cluster "you know what" of interior design.
"Just keep your head down and stare at your delicious cheesecake. Do not look around!"
LOL! I like that. Hope I can find one.
Sara Lee Cheesecake is fine - but its not REAL cheesecake.
jcwirish
23-08-2010, 12:00
I'm seriously seriously overwhelmed with babies. I mean..SERIOUSLY. Originally I planned on trading these with other fanciers to get varieties I don't have etc. But fun fun, a viral infection that causes the plants to rot from the center out and is highly contagious is going around -- no one is buying or trading ANYTHING. I know a couple professional AV'ers that have lost entire collections. Hundreds of plants. No cure.
Mine are okay, but I don't really want to chance trading with someone else. They feel the same I'm quite sure! But, in the meantime, what am I going to do with probably 50-75 babies??? (Or more..haven't actually counted them yet. I will once I get done potting them all...) I may end up composting a good 2/3 of them and trying again another year.
*sigh*
~Yira
You are so good! I can't keep a single house plant alive for more than a week. Seriously, I kill them all. Outdoor pots fare a tiny bit better, but I have gotten so tired of buying them and watching them die, I don't even try anymore. would it look bad to put fake flowers in a pot and set it on the patio? Kidding. :D
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:00
I'm seriously seriously overwhelmed with babies. I mean..SERIOUSLY. Originally I planned on trading these with other fanciers to get varieties I don't have etc. But fun fun, a viral infection that causes the plants to rot from the center out and is highly contagious is going around -- no one is buying or trading ANYTHING. I know a couple professional AV'ers that have lost entire collections. Hundreds of plants. No cure.
Mine are okay, but I don't really want to chance trading with someone else. They feel the same I'm quite sure! But, in the meantime, what am I going to do with probably 50-75 babies??? (Or more..haven't actually counted them yet. I will once I get done potting them all...) I may end up composting a good 2/3 of them and trying again another year.
*sigh*
~Yira
EGADS !!! That's terrible !! Is there any way to save at least one from each..um...er...variety (for lack of a better word)
Suppose you can't freeze and thaw out later??? sorry, reading STOOPID fiction, and I seem to be stuck in that thinking.......
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:03
That sounds wonderful !! And pine trees, Oh I miss that aroma....
C'mon up....I can smell them on the breeze all the time!
I tried to figure out how to post a pic, but am too tired/tech illiterate to do it tonight. but if you google image search Higgins Lake MI there are some nice aerial photos. The park I go to is at the top of the section that goes off to the left.
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:06
Mine are okay, but I don't really want to chance trading with someone else. They feel the same I'm quite sure! But, in the meantime, what am I going to do with probably 50-75 babies??? (Or more..haven't actually counted them yet. I will once I get done potting them all...) I may end up composting a good 2/3 of them and trying again another year.
*sigh*
~Yira
Oh, I hate having to destroy plants.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 12:08
EGADS !!! That's terrible !! Is there any way to save at least one from each..um...er...variety (for lack of a better word)
That's what I'll do actually..probably two of each variety, one "just in case" (you never know...)
I need more lights though. That's not happening til the money starts coming in again...LOL
AV's aren't hard. I throw mine some water every so often (actually I set them up on reservoirs earlier today so even that will be less often) and repot them twice a year. They grow and make flowers, and everyone's happy..hehe
~Yira
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 12:09
Oh, I hate having to destroy plants.
ME TOO!! I spend all this time gently poking them into soil (itty bitty things y'know lol) and then I'll dump them in a heap when I can't find homes for them...
You wouldn't happen to want a few would ya?? LOL (they're even registered/named varieties!)
~Yira
I'm guessing there is no way to raise them all yourself, til the disease scare is past?
Working in a no-kill shelter, it squicks me to think of healthy euthanasia. Even for plants.
I blame Storm. Her talk of freezing them til later had me thinking - why if we could do that with kittens!...
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:11
ME TOO!! I spend all this time gently poking them into soil (itty bitty things y'know lol) and then I'll dump them in a heap when I can't find homes for them...
You wouldn't happen to want a few would ya?? LOL (they're even registered/named varieties!)
~Yira
Seriously? I'd love a couple. PMing you.
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:13
You are so good! I can't keep a single house plant alive for more than a week. Seriously, I kill them all. Outdoor pots fare a tiny bit better, but I have gotten so tired of buying them and watching them die, I don't even try anymore. would it look bad to put fake flowers in a pot and set it on the patio? Kidding. :D
I hear Ya on this. I've killed so many it's not even funny :( . I think the ones that bother me the most are the Rosemary trees I buy every Christmas....only to toss in a matter of months :(
Amazingly, I've managed to keep the AV from a "sympathy" basket I got recovering from surgery alive for 4 years :bugeyed: My Mom(green thumbs and fingers and toes) is amazed...and THAT makes me smile })
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:17
Seriously? I'd love a couple. PMing you.
I might just be interested as well, but ONLY if they're headed for the Heap...
Hey...BD is CLOSE to you.....
We may just have a successful AV rescue in progress :D
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:18
I blame Storm.
:eek:
:bugeyed::bugeyed::bugeyed:
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:19
(actually I set them up on reservoirs earlier today so even that will be less often)
~Yira
Inquiring minds ???? and I've still not re-potted mine...I'm afraid that will be the end :eek:
:eek:
:bugeyed::bugeyed::bugeyed:
YES, YOU! All your fancy sci-fi talk of freezing the babies!
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:26
I think the ones that bother me the most are the Rosemary trees I buy every Christmas....only to toss in a matter of months :(
Growing rosemary indoors isn't that hard. Give it LOTS of light, and water only when the top inch or so of soil is dry in the pot. If it's near a heat source, maybe mist it(every other day or so) to keep it from drying out.
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:27
YES, YOU!
Couldn't be...was JO stole the cookies from the cookie jar..
(more like the coffee from TCO's house)
:D:D:D
:*
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:30
Growing rosemary indoors isn't that hard. Give it LOTS of light, and water only when the top inch or so of soil is dry in the pot. If it's near a heat source, maybe mist it(every other day or so) to keep it from drying out.
I know, right????? This is a hardy type of plant...and during the winter I keep a pot on the stove steaming for some humidity....I have radiant baseboard heat, and they weren't near that...
Maybe I should mist it anyway (IF I decide to try again) 'cause that's what happened...parts of it just started to dry out and die....
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 12:33
The offer goes for everyone..if you pay for shipping. I'm sorry to have to add that :( Haven't received a paycheck in 2 months, and I'm so money-tight I can't even pay attention right now..lol I could probably fit 2-3 in a box though (WELL wrapped and padded.) So it shouldn't cost too much....
When I get them all potted and sit down and figure out how many I have to go, I'll find pics and list how many I'll give away. :) Then if anyone's interested I'll look into shipping them.
Reservoirs -- basically you take a disposable (like GladWare) storage square/bowl, put a hole in the lid, thread some braided acrylic yarn through the side of the plant/pot (with one of those big yarn needles). Water plant well the first time, so the yarn in the pot is wet, let it drain so it's not dripping, then wet the yarn hanging below the pot. Then fill your GladWare bowl with water, put lid on, put yarn through hole, and Voila, it waters itself. Just fill reservoir when needed.
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:39
This is very clever. I've seen it done with macrame cord, too.
The crowned one
23-08-2010, 12:39
Things that make Storm go....HMMmmmmmmmmmm??? What would be REALLY cool is if the LEGO one worked :D
It does. ;)
Couldn't be...was JO stole the cookies from the cookie jar..
(more like the coffee from TCO's house)
:D:D:D
:*
And for putting THAT song in my head...
http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/weapons/weapons-smiley-006.gif
So, was that your gun?
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:46
And for putting THAT song in my head...
http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/weapons/weapons-smiley-006.gif
So, was that your gun?
Whoa! :bugeyed:
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:48
So, was that your gun?
You FOUND it !!!!
((((Emmsma))))
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:49
It does. ;)
REALLY??? OMG how cool is THAT????
Pictures????
Figured now that we were in space, it should be ok to have it back.
So much out there in space - according to the movies - we need the protection.
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:52
***PHEW***
I feel EVER so much safer :D
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 12:55
Well, knowing we're all so safe with stormy on patrol, I'm off to bed. I'm an early-bird, ya know! G'Night all!
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 12:56
Well, knowing we're all so safe with stormy on patrol, I'm off to bed. I'm an early-bird, ya know! G'Night all!
G'Night BD...let those muscles get some rest...
(((BD)))
OK peeps. I'm off to stretch out and shut my eyes.
See ya in the morning. Or sooner, if past nights are any indication.
I'm outta here... http://www.mazeguy.net/cartoon/mysterymachine.gif
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 12:57
Sweet dreams, Emmsma and BD :)
~Yira
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 13:09
I'm outta here... http://www.mazeguy.net/cartoon/mysterymachine.gif
G'night (((Emmsma))) Thanks for my gun :D
Stormdancer
23-08-2010, 13:26
And on that note I am off to ice my back and go to bed....at a reasonable hour:bugeyed:
G'Night All ~~~~
morticia monroe
23-08-2010, 13:35
night yall...
jcwirish
23-08-2010, 13:39
Shoot! I had to run about an hour ago.I completely forgot to pick Kirk up from work. Yikes! Geez, his work is east of the strip and we are about as far west as you can get. He wasn't happy with me, but he ended up having a beer at Applebee's, so he can't be that mad at me.
I'm so bad. :D
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 14:13
Hi all,
It feels weird to be awake right now knowing that I have to be up between 6:45 and 7am tomorrow to get son up for school.
I just had a bowl of intense chocolate ice cream. since the kiddos were asleep.
So who all is still here?
I may go do some reading or watch some tv til I fall asleep. I dunno.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 14:29
I'm here now :)
Planted 90 baby AV's. I'll probably keep ~30 of those (new varieties, 2 each, plus 1 each of the adult plants I have) The rest...who knows....LOL
~Yira
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 14:32
I'm here now :)
Planted 90 baby AV's. I'll probably keep ~30 of those (new varieties, 2 each, plus 1 each of the adult plants I have) The rest...who knows....LOL
~Yira
Awesome Yira on the planting, If i could grow av's and had the $$$ i would take you up on your offer for some of the plantlets. Avs' just don't seem to like me, LOL. I do well with pothos, sansevierias, and philodendrons.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 14:35
Actually just got looking at space...I don't have ROOM for 40'ish plants. 25-30 MAYBE. Unless I buy another plant stand, and even building it myself it still runs about $125. Not happening. So, keeping enough plants to fill my plant stand, and then the rest is outta here LOL
But there's time :) All those I planted tonight are in 2tsp. medicine cups..they're tiny :)
If you change your mind, Kaleanna -- let me know!
~Yira
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 14:38
Actually just got looking at space...I don't have ROOM for 40'ish plants. 25-30 MAYBE. Unless I buy another plant stand, and even building it myself it still runs about $125. Not happening. So, keeping enough plants to fill my plant stand, and then the rest is outta here LOL
But there's time :) All those I planted tonight are in 2tsp. medicine cups..they're tiny :)
If you change your mind, Kaleanna -- let me know!
~Yira
I will definately let you know if I do Yira :) I just don't understand why they don't like me, LOL. them and hoyas I can not seem to grow but give me most any other plant and I can get them to grow like crazy.
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 14:43
I think I should try and go lay down, 6:45 comes awful early, LOL
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 14:43
Nite Yira,
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 14:49
The main reasons for AV's dying is:
1 - too damp. They like to have moist soil but must have EXCELLENT drainage. IE, take the African Violet soil you buy in a store, and mix it half-and-half with perlite. (small white rock stuff) That's perfect AV soil for the casual fancier. Water when top is dry, from the bottom, and throw out any water they don't suck up. Don't let them sit in water.
2 - Not enough DIFFUSE light. They like a LOT of light, but not direct. Direct will burn the leaves. East or Northeast facing window is best if you don't have a plant stand.
3 - Don't give em a bigger pot. When they need fresh soil (2-3x a year) take them out of their 4" pot (for standards. semi-minis like 3" pots, minis like 2" pots) loosen old soil, cut off a bit of root if you need, and fit it right back into the pot it came from. They like to be root bound. These will look like their pot is too small but trust me, they love it. They come from mountainous regions and grow in crevices in the rocky ground.
4 - if you accidentally get water on the leaves (or if they get really dusty and you decide to wash them!) blot as much excess water off with a paper towel as you can, and don't set back in the window for 24 hours so they can finish drying naturally.
And that's it :) I find them very easy, I water them when they are dry and dump out excess water from their tray in half an hour or so. Walk away, enjoy flowers!
~Yira
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 14:57
Sweet dreams Kaleanna :)
~Yira
The crowned one
23-08-2010, 15:03
I just watched "the Prince of Persia"...I really enjoyed it, I love a good fun story, honour and family, action, and a romantic happy ending...what more could I ask for? I am happy now :)
NorthernTigress
23-08-2010, 15:57
Well, It's official. The festival is over for another year. I'm back to reality. No more crazy performances; no more time with once-a-year friends. No more greasy festival food. })
So, the good news is, our volunteer team won the First Annual Scavenger Hunt. And I got about a dozen free Tshirts that I'm planning on making into a dress. The bad news is, the volunteer appreciation party was a bust, and hubby and I left after about ten minutes.
And extra-special good news just for TCO: at the Beer Tent (it's not a festival without beer) I found something I like that isn't a vodka cooler. It's Rock Creek Dry Cider.
The crowned one
23-08-2010, 16:17
I know the cider well, a good one. I remembered when that brewery opened.
NorthernTigress
23-08-2010, 16:24
I know the cider well, a good one. I remembered when that brewery opened.
Yay! I can finally say I have good taste. (kidding! Or am I?)
The nearby actor's bar, "The Next Act" has new owners, and a new menu. They have an imported Belgian beer called Fruli, that contains strawberry juice. I'm going to try that one some time soon.
NorthernTigress
23-08-2010, 17:01
Well, I feel like I'm in a brain-fog, so it's time for me to go to bed.
Sadly I am having the brain-fog too, but I've just arrived at work for the day :bugeyed:
Morning :D
I'm not in a brain-fog, and it didn't rain anywhere near as much as i thought it would :( Don't know what I'm going to do today, except a walk, at some point :)
and feeding the baby birdy too
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 19:46
Slipping in with a big (((((((Aulruna)))))))
Just because.
We are dog sitting for the next two weeks. He's a nice doggy. But kitty is bullying him.
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 19:47
Good Morning Wendy and Jesii! It's still morning there, right?
*counts on fingers, sips more coffee, tries again*
Yep, just gone tweleve o'clock midday now :)
Not properly raining here, just spitting. The baby bird has graduated from a small plastic box in the airring cupboard to a small cage in the dining room, and I'm not sure he likes it, he's still squeaking LOL
Anyone else about?
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 21:15
I'm here, shepherding child and dog and kitty. But no baby birds.
Toothache. Can't afford to have it repaired, so may have to spring to have it pulled. Thank heavens at least it's a back one ... but I'm such a coward about dentists. They'll start exploring, and it'll turn out that EVERY tooth needs work ... sigh.
I'm here, shepherding child and dog and kitty. But no baby birds.
Toothache. Can't afford to have it repaired, so may have to spring to have it pulled. Thank heavens at least it's a back one ... but I'm such a coward about dentists. They'll start exploring, and it'll turn out that EVERY tooth needs work ... sigh.
Oh god, i hate the dentist too :( tho no reason, cause i've never had any work done at all...?
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 21:20
Nope, it seems to be pretty quiet right now. And I'm leaving for work in about 15 minutes.
Big step up for baby bird, is there more space around him? He's probably frightened, poor little guy...
Nope, it seems to be pretty quiet right now. And I'm leaving for work in about 15 minutes.
Big step up for baby bird, is there more space around him? He's probably frightened, poor little guy...
Yeah, he is in a little box in a bigger cage. I guess he will get used to it in the end, i hope so anyway :) then we all get to stop cutting mealworms in half, and trying to feed them to him with a pair of twezers. Not my favourite job ever, but the bird 'sesame' (as in open sesame!) is mega cute, for a small, scrawny, half featured thing LOL
BlueDragonfly
23-08-2010, 21:23
I'm here, shepherding child and dog and kitty. But no baby birds.
Toothache. Can't afford to have it repaired, so may have to spring to have it pulled. Thank heavens at least it's a back one ... but I'm such a coward about dentists. They'll start exploring, and it'll turn out that EVERY tooth needs work ... sigh.
Ouch, I hope you find some relief very soon.
Cookie recipe hunt continues....
oh, what kind of cookies?
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 21:27
Yummy sugar cookies for offspring and I. Cupcake baking was a huge hit, squares not so much (my fault, not hers, I overcooked them). Going to try sugar cookies next because she can decorate them. Much more fun than tea biscuits, which is my Plan B.
Oh, sounds fun :party: are you going to graduate up to cakes? I always feel like I've acclompished something when I make a cake, Just cause it's a whole big/little cake in its own right!!!!!!!
Opps, heavy rain= leak in another room's roof :(
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 21:46
Yes, because she gets such a charge out of the decorating. I think we'll stick to cupcakes for a little bit yet, though, but eventually move to cakes. But she's not a huge cake eater. Even the cupcakes, she only licked the icing off the tops.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 22:10
'Morning all :)
Tired..was up til 2am potting AV's, and at 7am this morning the next-door house is being worked on again...pounding, table saw squealing etc...
I'll be glad when they finish working on the outside and move INSIDE! hehe
~Yira
HOwdy gang! 5am and time to catch up on my purple pages before starting the day!
I see dog sitting and baking, baby birds thriving, too many baby AV's....
Morning to anyone I've missed.
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 22:13
Halloo! Doggy's mom just called to see how he is. Reassured me on a couple of points, and I reassured her on a couple of points, so all hands are happy. Especially offspring.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 22:16
Morning Emmsma, JD, Jesii! And BD if you're still here!
~Yira
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 22:17
Morning everyone, I have been up since 6:50am, went to sleep way too late last nite, will have to try and get in a nap hopefully, ROFL(yeah probably won't happen)
Son is up and just finished breakfast so now he has to get ready for school, his first day.
Yay! For one less kiddo in the house all day. :)
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 22:19
Wow, that seems so early to me to start school - must be due to the hotter summers in the southern US? Here (and I think all of Canada) we don't start until after Labour Day, so early September.
Morning all!
(Well, technically it's 2pm here, not exactly morning.)
Work sucks!!!!!!!!
Love the baby bird stories! I once nursed a duckling who was unable to swim. It would eat cottage cheese and softened rolled oats (yay for duckies, no worms!) and I had to give him liquid vitamins with a syringe. After one week, he stayed on the surface successfully and I released him. He ran straight at the next duck mom with ducklings without even one glance back... Was very happy for him!
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 22:24
Mine starts after Labor Day also -- Sept 7th. I myself start next Monday though...
Errgh, just looking through my plant notes and have noticed that the few leaves that weren't doing so well and I decided to keep them just in case they DID decide to produce (but probably won't) are the ones I really paid a lot for in the bidding war for them...*sigh* I'm guessing I won't get any babies from them :(
~Yira
We do the cutting up mealworms for the three baby tarantulas, and Spud has graduated to micro-crickets as well. Also Spud has moved to a slightly larger pot because she moulted!! And is definitely a bit bigger.
Boris and Incey have made nice big burrows through their substrates and are both eating.
Cyd is just gorgeous and is webbing nicely in her tank. And excavating under her large piece of bark to dig out a cave for herself.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 22:27
Oh, graduated to micro crickets? hehe soo tiny I bet :) What did they eat before? Any current pictures?
~Yira
Glad to hear it. I was saying only yesterday that its been awhile since I've heard any news on the spidery ones. :)
Good to know all is going well with them.
Oh, graduated to micro crickets? hehe soo tiny I bet :) What did they eat before? Any current pictures?
~Yira
Beanworms - sooooo tiny. We bought a colony off Ebay - you just keep putting beans in (any sort of bean, we use haricot) and they just keep on reproducing. Eventually they turn into beetles and start the whole process all over again. The colony is getting rather large.... What amazes us is you don't even put water in!! Just more beans.
And spiderlings love 'em :)
And as they get bigger, its micro crickets and chopped meal worms. Although I think Spud would manage a very small whole mealworm. But we'll wait a couple of weeks just to be on the safe side. Don't want her being attacked by her dinner :bugeyed:
I'll do pics later - I'm still at work :(
Yay to Spuddie for moulting!!
The beanworms sound kinda fascinating...
I feed one day chicks and white rats to birds of prey without any problems... but worms... don't like!
jackdaw*
23-08-2010, 22:39
Ack! Bloodthirsty, the lot of you! :laugh:
Bad mood. Honey just called to complain that I didn't put enough in his lunch today. Wah wah.
Well, jeez, when last week he complained that he didn't have time to eat his lunch and there was no point in making him one ... or he complains other times that I put too much in there. Can't please him at all. He can make his own g.d. lunch from now on.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 22:43
JD, that's the best bet if you ask me...you can't know how hard he'll work and maybe he'll be extra hungry one time and not another, you're not psychic...have him make it himself if he's going to complain..or at least, if time is tight for him in the mornings, ask him, what do you want in your lunch, then put THAT there..then if he's hungry or not, HIS fault...hehe
~Yira
Yep - I agree with Yirabeth. Either eat what you're given and like it - or make your own. If I complained to himself, I know he'd just point at the kitchen and leave me to it .... (and knowing this, I wouldn't dream of complaining :D)
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 22:51
I'd be the type to complain -- I have to be in the MOOD to eat most lunch things. Unless it's leftovers, I always like those. I'm just not much for sandwiches etc, the usual "lunch" fare.
But then, I wouldn't let someone else make my lunch because of it..hehe I'd want to make sure I packed something I would like to eat.
~Yira
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 23:02
Morning, all. I have a few minutes here before I launch off into the day to run some errands.
Actually, speaking of cranky spouses, the reason I am even contriving to leave the house at all this morning is that my dear sweet beloved is a trifle cranky with his upcoming certification test in one week. I do feel for him; he works a zillion hours a week and has to study on top of it.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 23:02
G'Morning Mell :)
~Yira
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 23:08
just back from taking Cody to school, gosh almost forgot how much I dislike morning school traffic. This morning there were parents that didn't wanna show respect for rules of the road and not wanna wait their turn to get out of the driveway for school nor the side street to turn onto the main street, kids not watching the walk/do not walk sign and running across the street to school. But I made it safely, LOL. and got son safely to school.
On the agenda this morning is gotta go to the grocery store to pick up meds and a few groceries, exchange bread that wasn't good when we got it, post office, and home. While at home will attempt to fold the clothes, will have to put them away when lil one is asleep though, try and do some cleaning when he is asleep and get son after school as it will be way too hot for him to walk.
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 23:16
Work sucks!!!!!!!!
(((Aulruna))) I'm sorry that this is happening to you. I have to admit there are days - like on Monday mornings - that I actually don't half mind my unemployed status. :)
Well, actually lots of days I don't mind. Just at bill-paying time, that's a crunch.
Mellaenn
23-08-2010, 23:23
G'Morning Mell :)
~Yira
Oops - almost missed this - hi, Yira! Wish I wasn't so fumble-fingered with caring for plants; I'd take you up on the AV's. I've been reading on feng shui lately and I do need to get some green growing things.
But my first step is (gasp-shudder) de-cluttering. I am SUCH a packrat. And we have lived in this house for 16 years.
OK - I'm outta here for bit...{waves}
I'd be the type to complain -- I have to be in the MOOD to eat most lunch things. Unless it's leftovers, I always like those. I'm just not much for sandwiches etc, the usual "lunch" fare.
But then, I wouldn't let someone else make my lunch because of it..hehe I'd want to make sure I packed something I would like to eat.
~Yira
I eat what I'm given and be grateful - I can't stand the huge, hurt puppy eyes staring at me - which is what happens every time I don't want the food.
I get desperate to know what to do with an unwanted lunch ... it seems so wasteful to throw it away. So I eat it.
kaleanna
23-08-2010, 23:56
clothes are folded, and now lil one is up, got him dressed for the day and he is now eating breakfast. Watered some of my plants time to water the rest.
yirabeth
23-08-2010, 23:58
Oops - almost missed this - hi, Yira! Wish I wasn't so fumble-fingered with caring for plants; I'd take you up on the AV's. I've been reading on feng shui lately and I do need to get some green growing things.
But my first step is (gasp-shudder) de-cluttering. I am SUCH a packrat. And we have lived in this house for 16 years.
OK - I'm outta here for bit...{waves}
African violets are a good place to start -- if you follow the easy steps I listed earlier, they are among the easier houseplants. Plus, metaphysically, they provide protection and promote spirituality. So win-win! hehe In any case, they're not a jump now or lose proposition -- the ones I potted last night will take some months to grow out of the tiny pots they're in. Some are so tiny I didn't separate into individual plants, I just planted the whole clump...lol I'll separate them out later when the stems are not thread-sized.
~Yira
Got a voicemail from my mom. 7am. I was just coming out of the shower and missed her call. Debbie. I wanted to tell you something. Please call me.
Uh oh. Not good.
Seems she saw a commercial on TV about a homeschool program. Online thing. (Since I am obviously doing jack shit about my son, she's got them sending me brochures and a video.)
Gee thanks mom. For starting my day with the knowledge that my mother thinks I am a moron, incapable of looking into these things myself.
Well, I've looked at about a dozen programs online and off. My son fights structure. The discipline needed to partake in these programs is beyond him right now. But she just doesn't understand that.
She doesn't believe there is anything wrong with him beyond having crazy parents....
Gonna be a great flippin' day.
yirabeth
24-08-2010, 00:22
Those that haven't been there don't really understand. With luck most of those will at least empathize, but others will judge...don't let her get you down. You know you're doing your best, and that's the best you can do!
A word on homeschooling -- it was the worst move I could possibly have made for my son. My intentions were good....but my son did NOT appreciate it. As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.... It was the most miserable 3 years of my life.
Part of my problem with it was lack of support from my spouse. With my son, I was completely on my own and did everything I could to prevent the complete meltdown my spouse would have if I brought any troubles to his attention. In your case, though, you and your hubby are a team working with your son..that's a good thing.
If you're considering homeschooling, though, and with Emm's troubles with structure, you could consider "unschooling". Very unstructured, child led..it's a lot like what you do now, say for instance with the microscope, only on a larger scale. You would have to be careful to note the learning they're supposed to have at that point in their education and introduce those through the topics he's picked, but it's very doable.
I'm sorry about your mom though. I know it's hardest when those who are supposed to be on your side only criticize. :(
~Yira
Saturness
24-08-2010, 00:23
Hey everyone...
I didn't pass my driving test again :(
I feel like giving up. I always hated driving anyways, maybe I'm meant to be a pedestrian for the rest of my life...
*le sigh*
(((Marina))) :heart:
Remember - third time lucky!! It was for my son and it will be for you too. You'll see. Practice - that's all....
But I'm so sorry - but I know you'll get there in the end. No giving up!!
Yeah, thats basically how we have to do things. The Unschool way. But she isn't willing to listen to me - so she doesn't understand. In her mind, I am nuts and seeing things in him that arent' there. I suppose I have "convinced" everyone that he has problems, so they/we are drugging him for no reason.
Guess she believes I'm "keeping him" from going to school to, though he's been kicked out of 2 schools and the third won't even consider him because we live outside of his district.
Meh. This is just the joy of having my mother. She always thinks the worst of me. Doesn't realize that I have lived on my own since I was 19 and can manage pretty ok.
Last time she visited, she felt in necessary to explain - step by step - how to clean my toilet, as though I'd never done it. :(
And we weren't even in my house, so its not like she felt I'd done a poor job. It was pretty weird.
Saturness
24-08-2010, 00:33
(((Marina))) :heart:
Remember - third time lucky!! It was for my son and it will be for you too. You'll see. Practice - that's all....
But I'm so sorry - but I know you'll get there in the end. No giving up!!
Thanks Wendy :)
But I'm so tired of taking classes and everything. I've been working on this since March, I just wanted it to be over :(
I hope I'm luckier - and less nervous - next time.
They don't get any better - I'm 54 and my mother in law holds my hand to take me across roads :D :laugh:
Himself is 61 - she is finally starting to treat him as if he might just be growing up now :D
jackdaw*
24-08-2010, 00:35
Emmsma and Marina :heart:
Having a crap day myself, but for different reasons ... toothache, defiant child and whining spouse. And now I have to take offspring and dog out at offspring's general naptime because new landlords doing final walk-through of house before taking over. And it's raining. So you know what the house will smell like when I get him back in!
I'm sorry Marina. I know how much you want this to be done with.
Thanks Wendy :)
But I'm so tired of taking classes and everything. I've been working on this since March, I just wanted it to be over :(
I hope I'm luckier - and less nervous - next time.
Can you find someone who will let you drive them round, hour after hour - so that you get soooooo much practice that all your nerves wear off?
My friend took her son Lloyd to a huge car park, late at night, and let him drive her round while she read her book. My other friend used to drive on a disused airforce base to practise :D
James (my son) only ever drove in his instructor's car and it took him three tests to pass because he didn't have too much practice time.
Emmsma and Marina :heart:
Having a crap day myself, but for different reasons ... toothache, defiant child and whining spouse. And now I have to take offspring and dog out at offspring's general naptime because new landlords doing final walk-through of house before taking over. And it's raining. So you know what the house will smell like when I get him back in!
Oh lor' - that's a LOT to cope with in one day. I think the worst is the toothache. It just seems to be soo dominant. I have to use that toothpaste for ultra sensitive teeth and gums. Doesn't work that well but it helps some. You going to the dentist? It's pricey but sometimes it's the only option.
That wet dog smell just lingers and lingers. My house is full of it at the moment because himself took both dogs out for a walk and it piddled down all over them. They are longhaired....
Saturness
24-08-2010, 00:44
Can you find someone who will let you drive them round, hour after hour - so that you get soooooo much practice that all your nerves wear off?
My friend took her son Lloyd to a huge car park, late at night, and let him drive her round while she read her book. My other friend used to drive on a disused airforce base to practise :D
James (my son) only ever drove in his instructor's car and it took him three tests to pass because he didn't have too much practice time.
I suppose I should do that - I only drive in my instructor's car too. But right now the last thing I want to see in front of me is a car :(
I'm sure the next time I try I'll be 10 times more nervous than now, and I was already very nervous.
I don't know why I even started, I hate driving. But my parents thought it was weird that a 22 years old person didn't know how to drive. And they both love cars and love driving so they can't understand why would someone hate such a wonderful thing! :rolleyes:
jackdaw*
24-08-2010, 00:46
Marina, if you're only doing it to shut your parents up, then why stress yourself over it now? Take a break! Come back to it later if YOU want it ...
Hey I'm nearly 41 and have never learned. I'm not afraid, but I haven't tried either, so who knows.
Yeah, either drive with a friend, or take a break. You are young yet. Still time for it. No sense getting so upset over it to the point that you can't do it.
Oh, now my boss thinks I'm incompetent too. Just got an email asking after something we'd talked about on Firday - that I'd said I was going to take care of immediately after our talk.
Wonder what I've done to make her think I wouldn't.
Grrr.
Marina, if you're only doing it to shut your parents up, then why stress yourself over it now? Take a break! Come back to it later if YOU want it ...
This is very true! If you don't actually need to be able to drive, and hate it, and are only learning because your parents want you to ......
What would you say to someone else in your situation?
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 00:58
Thanks Wendy :)
But I'm so tired of taking classes and everything. I've been working on this since March, I just wanted it to be over :(
I hope I'm luckier - and less nervous - next time.
Sorry :(
Was there a specific concern? Did they say what went wrong?
I remember I hated driving when I learned. My parents would not let me practice either, even though we have a "traffic training park" at our home town ... just designed for the purpose, it is a bit like a car park, but with crossings, traffic lights, etc. - to simulate real situations.
My instructor was an uncle with a temper ... duh.
It still surprises me that I passed on the first try.
My first ride in my mother's car alone with a friend (who could not drive) was an absolute nightmare :D
But you know what? After a few times driving by myself, I fell in love... am a passionate driver and accident-free 25 years later :D
Just stick with it!!!
yirabeth
24-08-2010, 01:03
(((((Marina)))))
I'm sorry :( I agree with Wendy though...driving time is what you need, rather than back to back tests with not much practice in between. Practice makes Perfect, as the saying goes! In my state, they have to have a minimum of 200 hours daytime and 50 hours night time driving (not including classes -- this must be with a parent.) before even being allowed to take the test - and there's a form to fill out and sign, stating when and how long they drove, a legal document sort of thing. When Jack starts driver's training next spring, he's going to be driving me everywhere..I won't be driving much at all for the next 6 months! hehe And even still I won't allow him to drive in certain circumstances just because, even knowing the rules, it's not 'instinct' yet. That reaction that doesn't take thought but just HAPPENS as needed. So no he won't be doing winter trips to the Big City for a year or two after getting his license...lol
So..even if it's technically illegal...is there anyone to sit in a vehicle with you in some out of the way place where you can just practice practice practice?
~Yira
Well, jeez, when last week he complained that he didn't have time to eat his lunch and there was no point in making him one ... or he complains other times that I put too much in there. Can't please him at all. He can make his own g.d. lunch from now on.
Sounds like an excellent plan!!!! He should be grateful. I don't know ANYONE who is actually getting a packed lunch from their spouse. (Please! Make me lunch!! I promise I will appreciate it!)
I never learned at all. When I wanted to, my epilepsy was such that I couldn't. After my epilepsy became thoroughly controlled, I no longer wanted to learn ....
Thankfully my town has a most excellent bus service, and everything here is actually within reasonable walking distance so that if himself couldn't drive me somewhere I can get about without too much trouble.
But now I wish I'd learned a few years ago. We can't afford lessons for me now, and although I love himself dearly I don't think he'd make a good driving instructor for me. My son would, and would be delighted to teach me so I might hold that in reserve as a plan for when there is enough money for a car for me :)
Sounds like an excellent plan!!!! He should be grateful. I don't know ANYONE who is actually getting a packed lunch from their spouse. (Please! Make me lunch!! I promise I will appreciate it!)
I am that someone ...... :D
(((Aulruna))) I'm sorry that this is happening to you. I have to admit there are days - like on Monday mornings - that I actually don't half mind my unemployed status. :)
Well, actually lots of days I don't mind. Just at bill-paying time, that's a crunch.
((Mell)) Thanks for saying that ... and also for reminding me how it felt to be out of a job.
Anything on the horizon for you??
Saturness
24-08-2010, 01:23
Thanks everyone :heart:
You are right, I suppose I should give myself a break from the tests and practice a bit more. I cannot wait too much though, because I have one year to pass the test (I started the whole thing on March, so I have until March 2011 to finish). If I don't pass in this one year, I have to start the process all over again (and pay it all again). So I'm afraid I cannot stop and go back when I feel like it, which may be never...
Sorry :(
Was there a specific concern? Did they say what went wrong?
Yes, they did. But I don't want to talk about it :(
Makes me feel stupid. It was a mistake caused by sheer stress, something I could have avoided so easily... *le sigh*
jackdaw*
24-08-2010, 01:23
He used to make me lunch from time to time. Made it all the time when I was pregnant.
Problem was, half the time I didn't really enjoy it. But did I complain? No.
Hello, back from PO and Library and went shopping for three large tomato's and wine gums. LOL
Everyone haveing an alright day, apart from the lunch box and the homeschooling and the driving test (((((hugs)))))
Saturness
24-08-2010, 01:56
So..even if it's technically illegal...is there anyone to sit in a vehicle with you in some out of the way place where you can just practice practice practice?
Yes... my father. I think I'll have to invite him to go out for some practicing driving with me. But I guess he already thinks I'm a failure. His step-son, who is the son he wanted for his own, passed the driving test the first time he tried. :rolleyes: And he also studies medicine, to humiliate me further. Golden boy. *snickers*
Guess I'll be inviting my mother instead :P
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 01:59
Holy cow, so many things going on here today!
Marina, I'm sorry to hear about your test. I hope you can find some way to practice, or....in making the decision to give it up, talk to your parents about it. When my son was learning, I took him to a big church parking lot(snowy) and had him practice turning, braking, correcting a slide, and how to do a donut(which I promptly told him, he was never allowed to do again!).
JD, I agree with making him decide what gets packed!
And (((Hugs))) for every crappy thing that's going on right now!
I have an unexpected few hours off, so I'll get the chance to go to the farmer's market in town today! I'm canning some dilly beans later, so I need to do the prep work for that, and sugar cookie recipe hunting.
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 02:03
Hello, back from PO and Library and went shopping for three large tomato's and wine gums. LOL
Everyone haveing an alright day, apart from the lunch box and the homeschooling and the driving test (((((hugs)))))
Hi Jesii, I hope to find some nice tomatoes at the farmer's market today, myself. Umm...what are wine gums?
And speaking of libraries, our town has been without for about a year now. But thanks to grants and a millage, our new library will be opening in it's temporary home tomorrow! I'll be able to go check it out on Wed. morning.
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 02:37
HI All,
Just checking in,
HUGS to those that need em.
I went to the post office and then the grocery store.
I sometimes wonder when I will learn to totally listen to my intuition. UGGGGGGGGG.
I was at the grocery store today and saw one of hubby's fave drinks and so I thought I would get him some and my intuition told me that I shouldn't call hubby. Well, did I listen............... Oh no, I just had to call him. Thought it would help to brighten his day, but it didn't. Seems he was having a bad day.
Sheesh, gotta start listening to my intuition more!!!!!
Hi Jesii, I hope to find some nice tomatoes at the farmer's market today, myself. Umm...what are wine gums?
And speaking of libraries, our town has been without for about a year now. But thanks to grants and a millage, our new library will be opening in it's temporary home tomorrow! I'll be able to go check it out on Wed. morning.
Wine Gums are a kind of chewy sweet, they come in different colours....
"....Wine gums (or winegums) are chewy, firm pastille-type sweets similar to gumdrops without the sugar coating. They are manufactured from animal gelatin and are mixed with sweeteners, flavourings, and colourings. Wine gums are popular in Ireland, the United Kingdom, many Commonwealth nations, and several northern and middle European countries. Common brands include Maynards, Bassett's, and Waterbridge....."
Oh, new libraries!!! I'm looking forward to seeing the new library in winchester, but I love all libraries. Enjoy!!!!
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 02:45
Thanks for the explanation, Jesii! I'll bet the university library will be huge! While our library will be small, I can order any book from anywhere and have it delivered to my library. I love being in the library, too!
Thanks for the explanation, Jesii! I'll bet the university library will be huge! While our library will be small, I can order any book from anywhere and have it delivered to my library. I love being in the library, too!
Yeah, and i'm hoping it will have loads of new film books! I'm a film book junkie, but i've read most of the ones at our local libraries, so some new ones will be good.
I like ordering books, but now i'm 18, I have to pay, so i haven't ordered anything latly :)
jackdaw*
24-08-2010, 03:20
Landlady called, the new landlady apparently arranged to come view the apartment and house upstairs for final walk-through before signing over the house. So I remove all evidence of dog-sitting, pack up dog and offspring, and go for long walk. Aggravation, as neither dog nor child are amenable to docile walks and wound up yanking on choke chain on one and wishing I had choke chain for the other. Come home, and doesn't look as though anyone was here at all. Bad enough they give you only three hours notice when they're supposed to give twenty-four, but then kick me out of the house for no good reason at toddler's naptime? Grrr.
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 04:12
Yep, I'd be hot about it, JD! So, does that mean they were there and you don't have to worry about it?
I had to go pick up some garlic for the dilly beans, so I went down to the little farmer's market, and I do mean little, what a disappointment. Last year there were 7-10 vendors each week, this year there were 2 today and one of them only had homemade bread and handmade soaps, which are nice, but not what I was looking for. So I went to the grocery store for the garlic.
franniee
24-08-2010, 05:16
OH Marina - I wish you were closer we could go driving together. :heart: Driving is so much fun! Such freedom!
Just popping in for a bit. Finally ate some lunch - I was famished! A nice salad with a little fresh turkey. It was surprisingly good.
Tired Chickie was up again at 4AM! :( She was frightened..... this has been a little trend.... I hope it stops! She got up a few times within the hour.
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 05:21
(((Trade Trains Friends)))
Passing out hugs for everyone whether you need one or not!!!! :grin:
OK, I've just got to share this with everyone...
Today, I am so happy! I have no idea why. I'm just happy! :)
ETA - oh, yeah, even though I have to clean the house now. This is very strange....:confused:
Bat Chicken
24-08-2010, 05:26
(((Trade Trains Friends)))
Passing out hugs for everyone whether you need one or not!!!! :grin:
OK, I've just got to share this with everyone...
Today, I am so happy! I have no idea why. I'm just happy! :)
ETA - oh, yeah, even though I have to clean the house now. This is very strange....:confused:
I echo the hugs.... :)
Nice to see you so happy Mell! Let's hope it's infectious.... :D
franniee
24-08-2010, 05:26
(((Trade Trains Friends)))
Passing out hugs for everyone whether you need one or not!!!! :grin:
OK, I've just got to share this with everyone...
Today, I am so happy! I have no idea why. I'm just happy! :)
YAY!!!! :thumbsup:
passing out hugs too. :heart:
franniee
24-08-2010, 05:28
does anyone have some fun smoothie recipes. I need to drink a cup of milk a day and I want to make a fun shake with ice - I had this WW chocolate powder that was good but I wouldn't mind trying some with fruit - any recipes?
franniee
24-08-2010, 05:30
I just made one with milk, protein soy powder (yuck), strawberries and ice..... not too good. :(
Bat Chicken
24-08-2010, 05:33
I just made one with milk, protein soy powder (yuck), strawberries and ice..... not too good. :(
I am lactose intolerant, so I get the enriched soy milk, vanilla soy yogurt and strawberries, blueberries, peaches or whatever is best and in season. Blend it up and YUM!!
Saturness
24-08-2010, 05:36
OH Marina - I wish you were closer we could go driving together. :heart: Driving is so much fun! Such freedom!
That's what everybody says, but I fail to see the fun. It's only stress, stress, stress for me :(
I have no good recipes for smoothies, BUT I love to make a banana & milk shake. Just that - banana and milk in the blender. I love it! :heart:
franniee
24-08-2010, 05:40
ah...... I have no yogurt - I probably should have gotten that. OK next time.
Marina..... my first bf went to teach me how to drive stick.... we never got out of my parents driveway. We almost got to the mailbox and he was yelling at me about his stupid clutch that I put the parking brake on and left him and the car there and went and got my Dad and he taught me. Then I taught my siblings how to drive stick..... so just find the right teacher. Someone calm and capable and NOT a yeller. then it won't be so stressful. Get to a big open lot or something and play. You must practice and take the car out as much as possible or you won't pass the driving exam. It is fun! You'll look back on this and laugh some day. don't stress....
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 06:03
My BoGo pewter arrived today :) Yay! makes up for the lil incident earlier with me calling my hubby and him not being in very good mood!
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 07:06
Yay for kaleanna's BoGo pewter. I guess mine is on the way. Did you have to sign for it?
Franniee, I go to the freezer section and get the Yoplait fruit smoothie mixes; they are so YUM!!!! Not too high in calories, either and very easy to make.
Marina, I agree with everybody - practice, practice, practice. Your dad is pushing you to get the license, he ought to be willing to give you some support. Maybe your step-brother can take you out to practice!
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 07:16
Hiya Mell,
no I didn't it was just in my box, I don't know why I didn't have to sign for it, as I was expecting to have to sign for it. I am just glad that it is here :D
Here's one I like:
Watermelon Smoothie
Ingredients
1/3 medium wedges Seedless Watermelon, cubed
1 cup cracked ice
½ cup natural yoghurt
1 tablespoon caster sugar
Combine ingredients in blender container. Blend until smooth. Serve in a tall glass.
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 07:25
I have no good recipes for smoothies, BUT I love to make a banana & milk shake. Just that - banana and milk in the blender. I love it! :heart:
So do Avery and I !!
Saturness
24-08-2010, 07:38
So do Avery and I !!
You have a good taste then!
It's my favorite! When I was a child I lived basically of banana & milk shake :P
Well, work shift is over! Home, sweet home, here I go!
Can't wait to talk to love tonight, I miss him! :heart:
franniee
24-08-2010, 08:03
Here's one I like:
Watermelon Smoothie
Ingredients
1/3 medium wedges Seedless Watermelon, cubed
1 cup cracked ice
½ cup natural yoghurt
1 tablespoon caster sugar
Combine ingredients in blender container. Blend until smooth. Serve in a tall glass.
yummmmmm but again there is that yogurt.... gotta get some - tomorrow. Thanks Mel I will look at the yoplait. I wanted to make some healthy smoothies - I figured I need to drink milk at least a glass a day I might as well make it fun and frosty - I like to put frozen fruit or chocolate in it.... Gosh I love Chocolate!!!
Tomorrow I will try the banana - I have those....but I still have to get some yogurt. :)
We went out a bit today.... got our nails done and went to the library for more books..... and Chickie actually read one! YAY! She has an aversion to chapter books. She reads very well but she wants picture books so the librarian helped me find some chapter books that have pics. When we get to the library she doesn't want to pick out anything so I end up picking what I love - magical books.... fairy tales....witches...astronomy all things mystical - sometimes she gives me a hard time about reading them. So today she got animal books.... cats doing goofy things or pigs or horses.... I don't care what she reads just as long as she reads. School begins in 2 weeks!!!! Whooooo hooooooo
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 08:12
Here is my son's first day of 7th grade school pic
franniee
24-08-2010, 08:13
Here is my son's first day of 7th grade school pic
He's so sweet!!! :love: WOW 7th grade! Congrats!!! :thumbsup:
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 08:16
He's so sweet!!! :love: WOW 7th grade! Congrats!!! :thumbsup:
Thankies :D, yes he is sweet most of the time, :D
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 08:35
Ha, ha, not quite as happy as earlier! :grin:
I've been over on Monster.com and all of the rest. Yikes. I always think "All of those jobs; is there nothing I'm qualified to do?" Of course, there are jobs I can do, but I really, really didn't like HR. You're just the police for the company. What I really want to do is training, and everyone slashed their training budget when the economy tanked.
I used to be able to tend bar to pick up cash, but as I am now a non-drinker, that is a wash. I try for the retail jobs, even though they don't pay much, because I figure I could advance up into HR or training quickly with a big company. But no retail experience. Ah, well...something will come to light!
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 09:32
Hi everybody.....I'm home....
**hugs dusty cluttered home and sighs**
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 09:33
Welcome home Stormy :D
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 09:37
My BoGo pewter arrived today :) Yay!
Mine too, and yet I've not even opened it....yup...yup...I am just THAT grown up....
((not really, it came at work, and I just got home, and....))
BTW....In my opinion? Hubby's mood is none of your business. Why let his struggles affect you so deeply...He's grumpy, doesn't mean you have to fall into it...just sayin', and YES, I've been there and know how hard it is to separate myself from the "feelings" and "Moods" of my family. GREAT sanity saver, though
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 09:41
Mine too, and yet I've not even opened it....yup...yup...I am just THAT grown up....
((not really, it came at work, and I just got home, and....))
BTW....In my opinion? Hubby's mood is none of your business. Why let his struggles affect you so deeply...He's grumpy, doesn't mean you have to fall into it...just sayin', and YES, I've been there and know how hard it is to separate myself from the "feelings" and "Moods" of my family. GREAT sanity saver, though
true Stormy, it was that it just kinda caught me off guard as I wasn't expecting that, but I did manage to get myself over it pretty quickly where as before I would not have and would have stewed on it well into the evening.
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 09:42
(((:heart:Marina:heart:)))
I read the disappointing news at lunch...so very sorry, but I really do agree with many here. Get out a DRIVE....withOUT the "Instructor" in the car (if you can do that...keep forgetting not everyone is in US with our rules :( )) MOM.....sibling....Dad.....even licensed friends???? I really do think you need just the experience, and all you're getting right now is so tied up with "Instructor" thing that you're really not able to learn the "feel" of driving. Your Spirit soars, and driving is a way to experience that in your body....
I'm a thinkin' that up there was no so coherent....Let's just go with "What Frannie said".....That WOMAN can DRIVE !!! :D:D:D
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 09:45
true Stormy, it was that it just kinda caught me off guard as I wasn't expecting that, but I did manage to get myself over it pretty quickly where as before I would not have and would have stewed on it well into the evening.
OK, then You're fine.....of course it will have an effect, but it's how YOU deal with that effect that matters, and it sounds like you're doing ok....
OH....CUTE kid.....wanna trade???}) Just kidding!!! :) Was he kinda excited to be going back???
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 09:48
OH....CUTE kid.....wanna trade???}) Just kidding!!! :) Was he kinda excited to be going back???
Thankies :D, I think he was kinda excited though he didn't show it a whole lot, LOL.
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 09:49
OK, then You're fine.....of course it will have an effect, but it's how YOU deal with that effect that matters, and it sounds like you're doing ok....
So true Stormy and I am learning, it may have taken me awhile but am learning heheheheh
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 09:57
Gotta be honest...I am SO disgusted/discouraged with "Where i work" that I'm not even in a frame of mind to open my new BoGO.....How ODD is that???
AND...the "work" situation does not affect me as I am
"Just the Clerk" (done purposely on my part and probably one of my smarter moves), and yet the ability to "black-ball" in an area as big as the Chicago area??? OMG, I am SO naive....:bugeyed:
"Networking" has come to have a whole NEW meaning for me, and it ain't good:(
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 10:04
Gotta be honest...I am SO disgusted/discouraged with "Where i work" that I'm not even in a frame of mind to open my new BoGO.....How ODD is that???
AND...the "work" situation does not affect me as I am
"Just the Clerk" (done purposely on my part and probably one of my smarter moves), and yet the ability to "black-ball" in an area as big as the Chicago area??? OMG, I am SO naive....:bugeyed:
"Networking" has come to have a whole NEW meaning for me, and it ain't good:(
Bummers :(
(((((((( Stormy)))))))))
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 10:36
I'm so sorry to read this, (((stormy))). It makes it tough to get up and go to work every day.
(((Storm)))
Sorry work is being so rough. Not one of my best days today either.
I was doing fine til some late afternoon emails insinuating that I've let some things slide - or just didn't bother to deal with them.
Got upset and furious. Emailed boss telling her that I do the job of 3 people and that if she doesn't feel I'm doing as well as she needs me to, she should find someone to take on some of the work, cause I'm doing all that I'm able.
Don't think its going to go over well. To make things worse. She left home and didn't see it, and she keeps texting me, to give me more crap to deal with.
Up to my eyeballs and ready to bail.
And I love my job, so that pisses me off that I am being made to feel like such a failure.
Yay. I'm whining on the top! :(
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 10:49
(((Storm)))
Sorry work is being so rough. Not one of my best days today either.
I was doing fine til some late afternoon emails insinuating that I've let some things slide - or just didn't bother to deal with them.
Got upset and furious. Emailed boss telling her that I do the job of 3 people and that if she doesn't feel I'm doing as well as she needs me to, she should find someone to take on some of the work, cause I'm doing all that I'm able.
Don't think its going to go over well. To make things worse. She left home and didn't see it, and she keeps texting me, to give me more crap to deal with.
Up to my eyeballs and ready to bail.
And I love my job, so that pisses me off that I am being made to feel like such a failure.
(((((((((((((((((((((((emmsma))))))))))))))))))))) )))
Just keeps getting better.
Just got forwarded an obituary for one of our volunteers. We had gotten very close for awhile. She had back surgery and so stopped coming in. I've been missing her an hoping she'd feel up to coming back.
But she never will.
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 10:57
Just keeps getting better.
Just got forwarded an obituary for one of our volunteers. We had gotten very close for awhile. She had back surgery and so stopped coming in. I've been missing her an hoping she'd feel up to coming back.
But she never will.
oh :( am sorry emmsma
((((((((((((((((((((emmsma)))))))))
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 10:59
Just keeps getting better.
Just got forwarded an obituary for one of our volunteers. We had gotten very close for awhile. She had back surgery and so stopped coming in. I've been missing her an hoping she'd feel up to coming back.
But she never will.
(((:heart:Emmsma:heart:))) This may just be a point where you need to STOP....and grieve ....sounds unexpected, and I'm pretty sure it will reverberate through your job and all of the workers there....not to mention your OWN PRECIOUS SELF......
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 10:59
((((emmsma)))) I'm so sorry to read about the loss of your friend/volunteer. And that you're having such a tough time with your job. Try to sit down and have a conversation with your boss. She might not realize all that you do or be aware of the time it takes. Careers that you love are hard to come by nowadays, do your best to keep yours. :)
franniee
24-08-2010, 11:12
Just keeps getting better.
Just got forwarded an obituary for one of our volunteers. We had gotten very close for awhile. She had back surgery and so stopped coming in. I've been missing her an hoping she'd feel up to coming back.
But she never will.
I am sorry for your loss (((((((((((emmsma))))))))))) and rough days.
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 11:17
Frannie....You are NEEDED in Brazil......YOU.....Marina...driving!!!! It's become such an albatross for her, and D*MN, it really is a freedom not to be missed!!!!!
This is so hard. I've not lost anyone yet. Not someone I knew. Grandpa, who I never really talked to anyway. Uncle John passed after I got out here to Arizona. My great grandmother.
This is the first friend. So I am sitting here doing the, I didn't write as often as I should have after her surgery. I didn't go visit her. I should have kept in touch after she stopped volunteering.
I did run into her a few times. She came to the store once or twice and I saw her at the Counselling Center, where we take Emm and where her partner works.
I can't stop crying.
franniee
24-08-2010, 11:30
Frannie....You are NEEDED in Brazil......YOU.....Marina...driving!!!! It's become such an albatross for her, and D*MN, it really is a freedom not to be missed!!!!!
I know..... I feel terrible I am not closer! I would make her feel the need for speed. }) She would have such fun! or........ she would throw up! :laugh: but I am betting the latter would not happen..... I only had trouble once and the woman was preggers with twins and she didn't know it. :D
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 11:34
I can't stop crying.
And so you should not....crying is Energy in motion....=Emotion...don't think, just feel it and experience it, and then you will be able to let it go....It's a process.....
franniee
24-08-2010, 11:36
This is so hard. I've not lost anyone yet. Not someone I knew. Grandpa, who I never really talked to anyway. Uncle John passed after I got out here to Arizona. My great grandmother.
.....
I can't stop crying.
OK first of all she moved on to a better place. I believe this. I lost my brother and it was terribly hard and still is but I know he is around me and I talk to him and I know he is there when I need him.... I know he is in a better place. My husband lost his Dad a couple of years ago and he saw him a couple of times...... not that I needed that validation but I know their energy remains. Energy transforms but doesn't leave. So you might want to take an irish approach and revel in her life and celebrate her being near you. Not that it makes it easier but I am just saying. :heart:
OK first of all she moved on to a better place. I believe this. I lost my brother and it was terribly hard and still is but I know he is around me and I talk to him and I know he is there when I need him.... I know he is in a better place. My husband lost his Dad a couple of years ago and he saw him a couple of times...... not that I needed that validation but I know their energy remains. Energy transforms but doesn't leave. So you might want to take an irish approach and revel in her life and celebrate her being near you. Not that it makes it easier but I am just saying. :heart:
This is very true and something to focus on. I tend to dwell on the selfish first - I will miss her - and the wife she left behind. And all her fuzzy babes.
But yes, she is out of pain - she had several chronic ailments - and she can be reunited with the fuzzies and friends that went before.
Perhaps I can sit a moment and think of what deck feels like her - and shuffle away and see what comes of it.
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 11:52
You honor her life and her passing by greiving for her, in whatever way you choose. She'll know and understand.
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 11:58
OK...nasty post from Storm..who is in a BAD mood, but really....
It seems to me that we are spending more and more time here complaining and whining...in such a way that we are letting off steam .....
>>>YES...WE DO need to unload, but it seems to me that we're doing nothing to counteract that....<<<<<<
It is a train...STEAM is needed, but.....If I were actually sitting on a train, are these the conversations I'd be having with my fellow/fella riders??? No, probably not.
Maybe we need the next train to be one of those clever "Character" kinda things, so we can all shed some skin and get back into the "play" spirit of the game of "TRAIN"
franniee
24-08-2010, 12:10
Deep conversations happen everywhere or at least they do around me.... yes I DO know I am a magnet.....
but no worries want to go back to smoothie recipes? or some cool books? Whatcha want to talk about Storm? Speaking of which we had such rain 3" in less than 24 hours that some places flooded terribly!!
or do we need to begin a real train? I am ready and up for one and I have collected some fun stuff....but am I ready to part with them all?
OK how about some readings..... it is a full moon or will be in 15 hours or so.... who wants a reading? I'll pull out an oracle or something different...
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:17
OK how about some readings..... it is a full moon or will be in 15 hours or so.... who wants a reading? I'll pull out an oracle or something different...
I have Morgans tarot right next to me....never really touched.....may take a bit to get it out of order....:bugeyed:
My question is Yabbbie Slayer meets Mud Mom...one card...what'cha got?
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 12:21
Well, according to the new train regulations, we can't do readings (even mini-ones) in the Cafe. "Posts specific to a certain forum still need to be posted within those forums."
I don't make the rules, but I do notice when they get posted.
BlueDragonfly
24-08-2010, 12:22
Deep conversations happen everywhere or at least they do around me.... yes I DO know I am a magnet.....
but no worries want to go back to smoothie recipes? or some cool books? Whatcha want to talk about Storm? Speaking of which we had such rain 3" in less than 24 hours that some places flooded terribly!!
or do we need to begin a real train? I am ready and up for one and I have collected some fun stuff....but am I ready to part with them all?
OK how about some readings..... it is a full moon or will be in 15 hours or so.... who wants a reading? I'll pull out an oracle or something different...
Full Moon already? :bugeyed: Where does the time go?
I canned 6 pints of Dilly Beans today. All sealed, but still a bit warm to the touch. I'm so proud of me! I grew the beans and hot peppers, Serranos, in my garden!
I don't know if I'll be able to participate in the next train, I may have to be a stowaway. With my schedule the way it is right now, it'd be hard to be here that much.
eta-speaking of time, it's time for me to turn in, I've got a really long day tomorrow! Good night everyone!
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:25
Well, according to the new train regulations, we can't do readings (even mini-ones) in the Cafe. "Posts specific to a certain forum still need to be posted within those forums.".
Well, I suppose TCO will be along shortly to chastise our activities....})
franniee
24-08-2010, 12:26
Well, I suppose TCO will be along shortly to chastise our activities....})
Where does it say we can't read for one another. .. we have always done that. I am confused.
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:26
Full Moon already? :bugeyed: Where does the time go?
Fly Bye kinda thing???
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:27
Where does it say we can't read for one another. .. we have always done that. I am confused.
No worries...we're ok....
Marina gives WONDERFUL readings with her Karma Cards })
franniee
24-08-2010, 12:28
I have Morgans tarot right next to me....never really touched.....may take a bit to get it out of order....:bugeyed:
My question is Yabbbie Slayer meets Mud Mom...one card...what'cha got?
with the whispering.....
base 9 of cups....
Yabbie Slayer : Star Mud Mom: Eclipse
My money is on Yabbie slayer!
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 12:28
I could amuse you all with talk of some of the weird and wonderful performances that were offered at the theatre festival that just finished.
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:29
with the whispering.....
base 9 of cups....
Yabbie Slayer : Star Mud Mom: Eclipse
My money is on Yabbie slayer!
Dudette!!! Question????
franniee
24-08-2010, 12:29
I have Morgans tarot right next to me....never really touched.....may take a bit to get it out of order....:bugeyed:
Pull out the Morgans or break out that brand new pewter...... tell me what I need to know.... })
:laugh:
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:31
I could amuse you all with talk of some of the weird and wonderful performances that were offered at the theatre festival that just finished.
That festival you were involved in sounds like SO much fun....I' such a hermit type
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 12:33
Where does it say we can't read for one another. .. we have always done that. I am confused.
In most of the more recent cafe threads (since the 1000 post limit was re-instated), there's been a "friendly reminder". It doesn't specifically say "No readings" but there is a subtle "Don't forget about the Reading Exchange forum and Get It Off Your Chest in Chat".
I'm not trying to be a party-pooper. I've always loved our little one-card Quickies.
franniee
24-08-2010, 12:34
oh the wind is howling and it is cool - humid but cool! Love love love cool!!!
I'm not trying to be a party-pooper. I've always loved our little one-card Quickies. I saw the get it off your chest comment.... but we have always done little mini readings - it is part of our chat.... according to strict rules we should be in chat for goodness sake....
Not getting on you NT - no worries
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 12:37
That festival you were involved in sounds like SO much fun....I' such a hermit type
Oh it was fun. I managed to see 11 plays in 11 days. One day I saw 3 plays back to back.
As I mentioned to a friend, where else could you watch a semi-dramatic play about homosexuality at a Bible College, then turn around and see a vampire drag show called "Dragula"? :laugh:
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 12:46
Where does it say we can't read for one another. .. we have always done that. I am confused.
Kat mentioned that, as there is a reading forum... on the actual train we turn a blind eye. The odd reading will not kill anyone, its not like we do deep feedback..;)
Her point was that we are not exempt to the general rules here on the train...in spite of four Mods! LOL. I do agree.
WE have a lot of freedom here. I do love our pub.
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 12:47
with the whispering.....
base 9 of cups....
Yabbie Slayer : Star Mud Mom: Eclipse
My money is on Yabbie slayer!
LOVE this :D nice one Franniee...Whats in the glass tonight? We never get to talk anymore.
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 12:54
So should we talk callous body or the next train? I am ready for one...but I like some of the idea's we are all tossing around...and we need to decide what type of train...not necessarily a date yet. :)
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:54
Pull out the Morgans or break out that brand new pewter...... tell me what I need to know.... })
:laugh:
1st card...."And there I was, surrounded"....you and chickie....No doubts
2nd card....Maya.....showing a stroller going one way and a wheel chair going the other way...but Maya is MAY....Spring....and the Sun is big.....
3rd card is "The war has reached a critical point.....between...".Atlantis & Mu" WTF???? But many Kabangs in the image...You and chickie....
The final card was titled "AWAKE"....
MY take on all of these is gonna really suck for you...I could not do it, but.....
Back off, let Her wheel her chariot for a bit and stand by to pick up the pieces, but they will be small....if that helps???
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 12:55
And hey, where would we be without the Karma Kard readings?
Storm, I do agree with you that it's good to lighten up here when we can. We come to each other for support and commiseration, but I think it's great when we share the good stuff, too. That keeps it balanced. :)
(I'm just sayin'!) :grin:
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:56
As I mentioned to a friend, where else could you watch a semi-dramatic play about homosexuality at a Bible College, then turn around and see a vampire drag show called "Dragula"? :laugh:
My life is missing something....How much fun would this be?????
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 12:58
its not like we do deep feedback..;)
Crap...I am shallow???....I KNEW it....:(:(:(....
ROTF...over it....:D:D:D:D
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 13:00
So should we talk callous body or the next train? I am ready for one...but I like some of the idea's we are all tossing around...and we need to decide what type of train...not necessarily a date yet. :)
On the one hand I like the idea of a novelty type of train, but on the other hand, my cupboard is bare of decks that I would be willing to trade. So, I'd be a stowaway anyway!
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 13:07
My life is missing something....How much fun would this be?????
It happens every August. You've got a year to save up for a trip to Edmonton.
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 13:33
So should we talk callous body or the next train? I am ready for one...but I like some of the idea's we are all tossing around...and we need to decide what type of train...not necessarily a date yet. :)
Well, I'm kind of sad that I never got to participate in a Mystery Train. It might be fun to do another one, even though I do understand it would be a lot of work. And I *was* on the Valentine's Day "giving train" where everyone posted what they might want, instead of what they were giving away. That one was interesting, and a mystery in its own way, since you didn't know what was coming in the mail.
It's been a while since we had a bullet, but the regular-speed trains are easier. So I could go either way on that one.
Someone mentioned Twilight Zone as a theme and/or title.
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 13:39
I have the time to write parts for a mystery train, but I don't know if I have the talent. Still, I would be willing to help with anything that has some extra writing to it, though, TCO. Especially as I am not riding as a trader this time.
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 13:59
Mystery train is out for now, as one needs to commit a crew and two writers....just too much work right now...but it was a lot of fun...perhaps before the year is out.
The wish list is fun for most riders I think.
Bullet are fun for me... but as the conductor it is hard to participate.
I like the space theme..but for decks well there are few.
Off topic but does anyone know of a recipe for " Famous Wok" - Bourbon Chicken? it is a fast food joint in our Malls here...I love ther Bourbon chicken!
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 14:05
Dang, you had to mention food.
It's after 10 pm here, but I'm really hungry. There's a bunch of fruit and veggies in the fridge, but all the meat is frozen.
The crowned one
24-08-2010, 14:17
I made hoisin and ginger fried pork with chow main for a snack tonight...
Now a movie and a pig out! ( I will hit the gym tommorow :D )
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 14:22
Steamed veggies was tempting, but I ended up just opening a package of Knorr (formerly Lipton) noodles. I am soooo lazy.
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 14:35
I'm watching a show called Man Versus Food. They are talking about a sandwich with fries in it. That's right, not on the side. The fries are INSIDE the sandwich.
I'm watching a show called Man Versus Food. They are talking about a sandwich with fries in it. That's right, not on the side. The fries are INSIDE the sandwich.
We call those "chip butties" and himself adores them :) Good if you throw in a fried egg too.....
Morning everyone :)
Remedies for arthritis in the jaw anyone? Eating starting to not be a pleasure any more :(. Although I do know that really, it's no bad thing if I cut down...
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 15:40
I'm just thinking. We end up talking about food so much, there ought to be a food-themed Train.
I lOVE chip butties, but only occasionally LOL
Morning everyone :) Just got out of bed, and it's not raining here anymore! It is supposed to rain later on, but there is breif sunshine :D
How is everyone?
Morning Jesii :) I'm great, looking forward to the day (which I do hope is a little more productive than y/day when I slacked off terribly). Weather is cool and fresh.
Tell you what though - we're going to put the heavier weight duvet back on the bed. Night times are getting chillier! So soon :bugeyed:
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 16:30
My boss has annoyed me with a 3 day work week once too many times. So tomorrow, I'm giving out resumes!
Good for you! It's been going on for ages IIRC - it must be really difficult to cope with. Hopefully it won't be too long before someone snaps you up :D
Morning Jesii :) I'm great, looking forward to the day (which I do hope is a little more productive than y/day when I slacked off terribly). Weather is cool and fresh.
Tell you what though - we're going to put the heavier weight duvet back on the bed. Night times are getting chillier! So soon :bugeyed:
I'm not sure my yesterday counts as productive, but it was fun :D
I know, it's only August, but I slept with 3 blankets on my bed. and I didn't have the window open, it is really cool out there are night. but there was a beautiful moon :D
NorthernTigress
24-08-2010, 17:09
Of course, I was also planning on giving out resumes TODAY, but I ended up giving an emergency Oracle reading to my friend instead.
That's pretty important :)
The picture on my wall-calendar for August is an Eagle Owl just coming into land on a high tree stump. It is beautiful. Her eyes! (or his - not sure ....)
Ah well, I suppose I'd better make the coffee and get ready for Wonderful Boss who is coming in today. I shall be glad to see him; it has been a week and I have missed him.
yirabeth
24-08-2010, 21:20
Morning all. Rough day yesterday, finally saw the accident report. Pain and sorrow and rage all mixed into one very thick piece of fantasy writing...it is ironic they don't seem to see the contradictions within their own fantasy.
Another rough day today, Joe has court this morning. Not so sure there's such a thing as not-rough days any more. I just would like to sleep again...ahh well. I suppose this is where they say time heals all wounds. Or something of that nature.
On the good side, meeting BlueDragonfly this afternoon :) That should be fun!
~Yira
jackdaw*
24-08-2010, 21:32
((((((((Yira))))))))
Saturness
24-08-2010, 21:39
Morning all. Rough day yesterday, finally saw the accident report. Pain and sorrow and rage all mixed into one very thick piece of fantasy writing...it is ironic they don't seem to see the contradictions within their own fantasy.
Another rough day today, Joe has court this morning. Not so sure there's such a thing as not-rough days any more. I just would like to sleep again...ahh well. I suppose this is where they say time heals all wounds. Or something of that nature.
Oh Yira, I'm sorry :(
Maybe you should do into that Spirituality or Chat forums and ask people to send good vibes to Joe's case. People do that all the time, and your problem is a serious one!
I caught up quickly and I saw TCO suggesting a new train... I could not participate until September, and maybe not even then because I do need to save money beforehand for the shipping. BUT I could always hang about and chat :)
And I promise to no longer post the Karma Cards readings, in respect to the new rules. I guess I'll start offering them in the Oracle Readings forum :P
yirabeth
24-08-2010, 21:48
Yep...I do have a thread there for Joe...I guess I should not talk about it here but there instead. Actually there's really nothing gonna change how I feel, at least externally...I should wake up and smell the roses sorta thing lol I'll work on that! Sorry for not catching up before saying G'morning all... :)
Marina, I think TCO said things like your Karma readings were cool :) hehe
~Yira
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 22:08
(((((((((((((Yira))))))))))))) You and joe and krystal are in my prayers. We are family here Yira, and hope you know that you are part of the family here! I think that is what makes this train so special. I think Marina meant that in addition to here to also post in spirituality one to get as many people praying and sending good thoughts for Joe.
Marina, Your Karma readings are kewl. and Yes I think TCO did say something about your readings being Kewl :D
Morning All,
I am up though rather be sleeping, LOL but have to get kiddo off to school.
(((((Yira))))) Hugs and good thoughts :)
Just made myself the most amazing salad with squares of chesse, and ate it with two slices of chesse and onion bread (the kind of bread where inch long stips of baked onion fall out :D ) YumYum LOL
Mum at work, and Dad out taking birds to bird shop to sell (we have too many), so home alone at the moment :party:
yirabeth
24-08-2010, 22:18
Oh I knew Marina wasn't trying to push me away :) Just trying to keep in the spirit of the thread is all.
I'm looking forward to meeting BD today :) Should be fun! Off to court now though :)
~Yira
yirabeth
24-08-2010, 22:18
Oops, hit enter too soon ---
G'morning Kaleanna and Jesii!
~Yira
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 22:20
Good morning everyone...
I am SO sorry for my RANT last night. I apologize. :(
These are my own issues and struggles with setting boundaries, and understanding that I can't "make it right" for everyone.
Please, PLEASE disregard my tantrum from last night.
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 22:21
Good morning; just eating my bowl of Kashi before I go off to the gym. Yira, I am so sorry that you and Joe have to be going through all of this! I wish I could take the pain away for you somehow magically. :)
Well, today I'll need to tiptoe about so my dear hubby can study. Only one more week until the test. I stayed away from the house yesterday for hours, but can't do that all day today. I do have some projects that I can work on quietly in my office area. Maybe I'll clear out that shelf I need for tarot decks!
OK - off to the world of sweat and steel...
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 22:22
Morning all. Rough day yesterday, finally saw the accident report. Pain and sorrow and rage all mixed into one very thick piece of fantasy writing...it is ironic they don't seem to see the contradictions within their own fantasy.
Another rough day today, Joe has court this morning. Not so sure there's such a thing as not-rough days any more. I just would like to sleep again...ahh well. I suppose this is where they say time heals all wounds. Or something of that nature.
On the good side, meeting BlueDragonfly this afternoon :) That should be fun!
~Yira
What is this court date for? If you can spot the contradictions in the police report, hopefully a lawyer can too???
Mellaenn
24-08-2010, 22:22
Good morning everyone...
I am SO sorry for my RANT last night. I apologize. :(
These are my own issues and struggles with setting boundaries, and understanding that I can't "make it right" for everyone.
Please, PLEASE disregard my tantrum from last night.
Hi, Stormy! We have a quota of one rant per month and you were overdue! :grin:
You ranted Storm? Well done! I'm sure there is a medical paper somewhere that says that Ranting is a good form of stress and tension relief...or something :D
I know we can't trade on this thread, but I've traded my Llewellyn (which i've used a total of zero times) for a new Vampyre deck!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!
Saturness
24-08-2010, 22:25
Oh I knew Marina wasn't trying to push me away :) Just trying to keep in the spirit of the thread is all.
No no no, I wasn't pushing you away AT ALL! I just want Joe and you to get lots of prayers and good vibes to help you! :) I'm sorry if I seemed cold, you know I consider your situation serious and keep your family often in my thoughts!
Sorry for taking such a long time to reply, boss was around :P
ETA: Did TCO said specifically that "Marina's Karma Cards readings are fine"? LOL! })
Good morning; just eating my bowl of Kashi before I go off to the gym. Yira, I am so sorry that you and Joe have to be going through all of this! I wish I could take the pain away for you somehow magically. :)
Well, today I'll need to tiptoe about so my dear hubby can study. Only one more week until the test. I stayed away from the house yesterday for hours, but can't do that all day today. I do have some projects that I can work on quietly in my office area. Maybe I'll clear out that shelf I need for tarot decks!
OK - off to the world of sweat and steel...
Kashi??? What what???? I have never heard of this - or i may have but can't remember. please enlighten me :)
and btw, "sweat and steel" sounds slightly like bondage. :D even tho you didn't mean that, i'm guessing LOL :D :D :D
franniee
24-08-2010, 22:36
Coffee is in the cup :) Sorry I missed chatting with you TCO. How's the house coming along?
The day is dark and dank..... kind of like it that way. }) OH! and it is pouring rain! NICE! It is cool! 62 Not too bad.
I like the readings as long as we keep them light and fun so keep those karma kards handy Marina.
As for a theme..... no clue. I liked the surprise idea but I am not sure it went over..... we can do a fall theme or halloween.
(((Yira)))
I just caught up with your story ... so sorry that this whole mess of a court case has dropped on your family in addition to everything else :(
Also, I hope you can manage to hang in there as the voice of reason without alienating Krystal. She must be very scared to act like this, but in the end I think you are right - this is a head job, and unfortunate, a human system of justice is as fallible as everything human. It is so important to collect all the evidence you can and present it. Just the fact that the accident involved casualties will put him into a disadvantage right from the start.
Maintain your clear head!
(I was involved in a very minor accident myself once ... I was waiting to pull off the curb when another woman just crashed into my car. No one was injured, minor damage on the cars. She maintained in front of the police and everyone that I had been driving out without looking - she was so adamant I came within an inch of admitting my guilt! And even when it was determined by the facts and witnesses that my version was true, she kept writing me accusing letters for 6 months after that! So yes... people get worked up over accidents and can't separate fantasy from reality.)
And OF COURSE he will always be your son ... just ask her sometime if she thinks she will give up caring and feeling responsible for Elaina once she marries!
What new rules are banning Marina's readings??
franniee
24-08-2010, 22:48
What new rules are banning Marina's readings??
Hi Aulruna :love: !
Last night I did a mini goofy reading for Storm and she did one for me and it was mentioned that we are not supposed to do readings here but to take it over to the reading exchange thread.....but TCO said later that they were fine and so are Marina's so no worries.... it's not a reading thread.
What new rules are banning Marina's readings??
I don't know, i think it says something at the end of the very first post :)
anyway, off to Robin Hood again, be back later :D
Edit: Fran just said.......
franniee
24-08-2010, 22:49
Kat mentioned that, as there is a reading forum... on the actual train we turn a blind eye. The odd reading will not kill anyone, its not like we do deep feedback..;)
Her point was that we are not exempt to the general rules here on the train...in spite of four Mods! LOL. I do agree.
WE have a lot of freedom here. I do love our pub.
Here ......... alls well.
Saturness
24-08-2010, 22:57
What new rules are banning Marina's readings??
It seems that while small readings are allowed in the train itself, here at the pub we should not do them often because that would be breaking a major forum rule. Readings must go into forums that are specific for this kind of thing ("Yours Readings", "Readings Exchange", "Oracles readings" etc.). And venting posts should go into "Git it off you chest", at the Chat forum.
Of course, I think TCO sais some of it's is allowed here, but we should keep it discreet because theoretically we are going against the rules.
But frankly, I don't consider the Karma Cards as "real readings", because they are so silly. I don't even interpret the cards, lol! :P
Well, theoretically the whole pub construct is actually Chat and not Tarot Games & Fun. Even less so if we take the Tarot out of it... If we want to follow through with it, I guess the only thing left would be discussing train-related topics (next dates, decks received, favourite train types, etc.)
Of course, putting it into Chat is not really feasible, as that is a subscriber forum...
Saturness
24-08-2010, 23:08
Well, theoretically the whole pub construct is actually Chat and not Tarot Games & Fun. Even less so if we take the Tarot out of it... If we want to follow through with it, I guess the only thing left would be discussing train-related topics (next dates, decks received, favourite train types, etc.)
Indeed. We do have a unique freedom here, because nowadays it is more chat than train-related discussions (although we do discuss trains when they are about to happen). I think the mods, TCO & Kat, would have to decide what to do. Solandia knows about the Train Pub (we told her about it at the RS10), and so far I haven't seen her complain, at least not openly. So I assume it's not so bad...
We wait until the mods show up and ask them what they think...?
franniee
24-08-2010, 23:10
Well, theoretically the whole pub construct is actually Chat and not Tarot Games & Fun. Even less so if we take the Tarot out of it...
That's what I said. :)
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 23:11
We wait until the mods show up and ask them what they think...?
When they show up I'm just gonna act like I've been behaving the WHOLE time :angel:
worked when I was a kid })
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 23:16
Yes we do have a unique freedom here. I think what makes the Pub such a success is that we have that freedom and that we are like a family here, through the good and through the stresses. Because we lift up one another when needed, chatty when needed, we also have fun in here. I love coming here to the Pub, to family especially when having a rough day, cause then I can listen to the chatter, or vent or hide when needed, or joke, or help lift someone's spirits etc.
The Pub to me is Family!
zan_chan
24-08-2010, 23:17
If I may, I believe that we're breaking the rules right now by engaging in meta-discussion, talking about the forum itself... :)
Master_Margarita
24-08-2010, 23:18
Morning, all! Hugs to Yira.
:heart: M_M~
zan_chan
24-08-2010, 23:18
Hi, by the way :) Been away a few days. Busy, busy and all. Do I see talk of a new train? I haven't even received my deck from the last one! Hope it's okay...
Saturness
24-08-2010, 23:20
Hi, by the way :) Been away a few days. Busy, busy and all. Do I see talk of a new train? I haven't even received my deck from the last one! Hope it's okay...
I haven't, either. But it's because it's coming as surface mail, I expect it to take at least three months to reach me...
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 23:21
Hiya Zan,
How are ya?
zan_chan
24-08-2010, 23:23
Hi Marina! What deck do you have coming from the last train? I forgot... :P
EDT: Hi Kal! I'm good. Went on a big roller coaster tonight - feeling all pumped up afterwards! :D
Stormdancer
24-08-2010, 23:29
If I may, I believe that we're breaking the rules right now by engaging in meta-discussion, talking about the forum itself... :)
EEP ! :bugeyed:
:angel::angel::angel::angel::angel:
Saturness
24-08-2010, 23:30
Hi Marina! What deck do you have coming from the last train? I forgot... :P
EDT: Hi Kal! I'm good. Went on a big roller coaster tonight - feeling all pumped up afterwards! :D
A vintage Aquarian from Kat :)
And your deck? What was it?
zan_chan
24-08-2010, 23:37
Mine is the Belgian print Hanson Roberts from NT :) Looking forward to it!
Saturness
24-08-2010, 23:44
Mine is the Belgian print Hanson Roberts from NT :) Looking forward to it!
HR used to be one of my favorite decks! I used it so much I grew kinda sick of it :P
The Belgian print is the one in the orange box with the little "window"?
zan_chan
24-08-2010, 23:47
Yep, the one with the window. I have an Italian print HR that I always really liked, so I assume the Belgian is even nicer :)
Anyhoo, I must be off to sleep already. Early morning followed by a long day at Disney Resort...
kaleanna
24-08-2010, 23:51
Nite Zan, sleep well.
Saturness
24-08-2010, 23:52
Oh, I think that's the HR I have. The Belgian one. I had never noticed :P
The printing quality of my deck is veeeeery good, I think yours will be too!
Night Zan :*
franniee
25-08-2010, 00:20
trying to get out the door..... Chickie takes forever! So does her father. :( going for sneakers and possibly build a bear..... not sure why on the latter since the house is Full to the brim with animals but I may not have energy to say no......bad belly ache!
Some excellent news today ...
1. My Heroes deck from Alec arrived :D (Actually, looks like it has been here for two weeks ... another case of my nice but a bit overzealous neighbour who took the package in but then went off for two weeks *rolleyes*)
Deck looks really cool!!!!
2. Artus of Albion by John Matthews arrived from Amazon, just in time to get me in the proper mood for the Glastonbury trip.
3. We disputed our tax statement and will get a nice sum of money back.
Unfortunately, some devastating news as well, so it's a bit hard at the moment to look at the bright side of things :(
trying to get out the door..... Chickie takes forever! So does her father. :( going for sneakers and possibly build a bear..... not sure why on the latter since the house is Full to the brim with animals but I may not have energy to say no......bad belly ache!
Ooooh, please take me and Luc along to Build a Bear!!!
Saturness
25-08-2010, 00:26
1. My Heroes deck from Alec arrived :D (Actually, looks like it has been here for two weeks ... another case of my nice but a bit overzealous neighbour who took the package in but then went off for two weeks *rolleyes*)
Deck looks really cool!!!!
Wow, which deck is that? I never heard of it :bugeyed:
Unfortunately, some devastating news as well, so it's a bit hard at the moment to look at the bright side of things :(
(((Aulruna)))
Maybe you don't want to share the bad news (personal subject, I know), but I hope you and your family are fine!
(((Aulruna)))
Maybe you don't want to share the bad news (personal subject, I know), but I hope you and your family are fine!
Thanks, dear...
Well, you were with us at Lady Rhea's shop... not successful so far.
The other thing is, we met a very nice guy at a family gathering this weekend, got on like a house on fire, swapped addresses and planned to visit later this year. And now my mum, who is friends with his parents, told me he was diagnosed with cancer and awaits his final results after the therapy... very worried.
Wow, which deck is that? I never heard of it :bugeyed:
It's a non-traditional French deck, 33 cards. Will have to look closer when I'm done working...
Saturness
25-08-2010, 00:43
Thanks, dear...
Well, you were with us at Lady Rhea's shop... not successful so far.
The other thing is, we met a very nice guy at a family gathering this weekend, got on like a house on fire, swapped addresses and planned to visit later this year. And now my mum, who is friends with his parents, told me he was diagnosed with cancer and awaits his final results after the therapy... very worried.
Oh my... two bad news indeed :(
Last year, the first guy I ever loved in my life found out he had cancer. He died within a month because it was a case of violent leukemia, he did the treatment but the disease was faster. And he died. I was devasted when I found out, he was just 21... it is never easy.
I hope you friend's treatment works fine and that you get to visit him! :heart:
Thanks for sharing the Heroes deck picture! :D
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 01:14
(((((((Aulruna))))))) So sorry for your friend, keeping him in my thoughts. As for the first, whatever it may be, thinking of you and hoping for some happier news :heart:
(((Aulruna))) - I am so sorry about your bad news. :heart:
I am delighted about your tax rebate - just in time for your holiday :)
I bought a book from Amazon marketplace yesterday for £0.01 plus £2.75 p&p. It came today by special delivery which costs more than £2.75.... I don't understand at all :bugeyed:
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 01:20
Back from supermarket and thoroughly chastised offspring - I've been known to abandon half-full carts in the aisle to take a tantruming child home sans treats (also sans groceries, unfortunately). But this time she caught me at a bad moment, with $170 worth all loaded on the conveyor belt. Just had to sit it out. Of course, she did have me so addled that I forgot half a dozen items I needed ...
So on that note, I think it would be sour cream & onion chips for lunch if I didn't have to set a good example.
Sucks that so many people have not yet received their last train's decks yet, but at least that should comfort Aulruna and I that mine isn't here either!
Oh jd I have so much sympathy. It's hard when they're at the tantrumming stage. It does end - honest it does! And it ends sooner if you stick to your guns all the time, the way you are doing. But I know how awful it feels in the supermarket, on the bus, in the library .... I remember getting off the bus way before our stop because he wouldn't stop yelling. Ha! Walking home in the rain shocked him silly ... (and we walked the long way home). Don't think he ever did it again on the bus :D
You're a good mum - it's hard to maintain that belief when you're living the reality of the terrible two's, but you are a good mum and it will end :)
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 01:29
No, no ... if I was a good mum, I'd have left the groceries at the checkout and marched her home regardless, now THAT would've been sticking to my guns!
But (((((Wendywu))))) thanks :)
Ummm ... bashful question that might have you all rolling your eyes and saying "Duh, of course, you ninny!", but am I one of the ones ever-so-gently reminded by the conductors mentioning the "Get it off your chest" thread?
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 01:32
((Aulruna)) I'm sorry for the bad news.
Hope all is well with everyone else. Marina, I'm with you; the Karma cards are a sort of burlesque of a reading. They are fun and lighten things up.
Things are well with me. My job is to play quietly in my room today while hubby studies.
I do have to share this with you guys - my Life Lesson yesterday was "Don't Tempt Fate"! About 10 minutes after I posted my chirpy little "I'm so happy!" I found out that I'd left my driver's license at Sears when I was there yesterday. Then I noticed that no matter how far down I turned the thermostat, it was getting hotter - the AC went out.
Long story short, I spent the rest of the evening fixing both problems. I called Sears and the license was there so I drove in to get it, and the AC repair guy came out late. So I only had to sweat for about 4 hours. But my plans for chilling out with my numerology studies never came to fruition. On the plus side, I used it as an excuse not to clean the house. :grin:
Jackdaw* - Don't be daft!! Of course not.
I vent here ..... I wouldn't on the get it off your chest thread because - and this sounds so damn stupid - but here in the train thread it's different. I'd be shy of blabbing the details of my private financial problems etc. all over other bits of the board.
This place is home, you guys are family and if I can't vent here then I'll just bottle it all up instead :D
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 01:36
Ummm ... bashful question that might have you all rolling your eyes and saying "Duh, of course, you ninny!", but am I one of the ones ever-so-gently reminded by the conductors mentioning the "Get it off your chest" thread?
I think it applies to all of us, or at least most of us, at one point or another. That's why I'm trying to remember to post good stuff, too. But for reasons as quoted above, I'll be trying not to Tempt Fate. :grin: But I do cherish the fact that I can vent the bad stuff here and you guys have got my back!
By the way, I do admire you brave women who have taken up the mantle of motherhood. You guys are heroes!
Spud moulted :) That's Spud and Incey have moulted now. Just waiting for Boris out of the babies now but she's not such a hearty eater and so will probably take longer.
Spud is a good inch leg span now - getting a big girl :)
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 01:43
Spud moulted :) That's Spud and Incey have moulted now. Just waiting for Boris out of the babies now but she's not such a hearty eater and so will probably take longer.
Spud is a good inch leg span now - getting a big girl :)
Yay for baby spideys! Wendy, I have felt more connected to spiders ever since you began to post about your spiders.
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 01:46
Yay for Spud!
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 01:53
Well, theoretically the whole pub construct is actually Chat and not Tarot Games & Fun. Even less so if we take the Tarot out of it... If we want to follow through with it, I guess the only thing left would be discussing train-related topics (next dates, decks received, favourite train types, etc.)
Of course, putting it into Chat is not really feasible, as that is a subscriber forum...
There is a seventh dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Trade Train Cafe, Pub, Disco, Rehab and Space station Zone. ;)
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 01:55
There is a seventh dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Trade Train Cafe, Pub, Disco, Rehab and Space station Zone. ;)
I can just hear that, narrated by Stephen Hawking ...
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 01:57
trying to get out the door..... Chickie takes forever! So does her father. :( going for sneakers and possibly build a bear..... not sure why on the latter since the house is Full to the brim with animals but I may not have energy to say no......bad belly ache!
Build a bear is a blast! Avery and I did it. About 70.00 later we had a bear with a heart beat, starwars uniform, sunglasses, and a track suite LOL! He carries the bear everywhere, but the clothes and sunglasses etc are a waste, they came off on day two and never went back on...he says "the bear out grew" them :D Girls may be different. Boys take clothes off...girls put clothes on...
nothing ever changes })
There is a seventh dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Trade Train Cafe, Pub, Disco, Rehab and Space station Zone. ;)
TCO - I used to think I loved you; now I know I do :D. I have been a sci-fi freak since my youngest years - no wonder this place feels like home!
Ekkk. lots of conversation about what we can and cannot do :(
So are we still aloud to rant? Just wondering...? Mum just got back from food shopping and work, and there are crickets and mealworms in the dining room... I love our house :D
If we don't have anything to put on the train, can we just stow away?
Lotsa peeps stowing away - no worries :)
Jesii - you're fine posting just the way you do!!
We have crickets and mealworms on the mantlepiece in the sitting room :D
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 02:27
Ekkk. lots of conversation about what we can and cannot do :(
So are we still aloud to rant? Just wondering...? Mum just got back from food shopping and work, and there are crickets and mealworms in the dining room... I love our house :D
If we don't have anything to put on the train, can we just stow away?
It is degree's of everything Jesii. I think I explain it sonorously and translucently just a few posts above LOL!
Look at it this way if it is 71% suited to another forum it belongs there, we have about a 21% ley-way here... to keep that freedom we all behave, and generally we all really do...so no worries anyone. Lets the Mods point out line crossings and let the members draw the lines :D
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 02:28
Wendy skull one of the new collection has been found..it is a small one...
Actually the dog got ahold of a nice piece of mammoth tusk I had and did a lot of damage to that too...that bloody dog! I love her, but the destruction of irreplaceable items is getting a bit long in the tooth.
Saturness
25-08-2010, 02:50
Back from lunch. Had... McDonald's. I couldn't help it, I was craving!
Don't k33l m3! :(
TCO - I used to think I loved you; now I know I do :D. I have been a sci-fi freak since my youngest years - no wonder this place feels like home!
Everybody loves TCO. ;)
I *love* sci-fi!
I love Sci-Fi too!!!!!! (haveing never met tCO I couldn't comment :D )
Thanks for clearing that up for me guys :)
Wendy skull one of the new collection has been found..it is a small one...
Actually the dog got ahold of a nice piece of mammoth tusk I had and did a lot of damage to that too...that bloody dog! I love her, but the destruction of irreplaceable items is getting a bit long in the tooth.
Eeek!! Oh dear. One of ours has suddenly started breaking housetraining - in our bathroom!! But we love her....
Saturness
25-08-2010, 03:03
I love Sci-Fi too!!!!!! (haveing never met tCO I couldn't comment :D )
;)
You don't have to.
The answer is always "yes we love you, master", unless you want to be kicked out of the bar! LOL!
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 03:04
So no painting today I phoned Cluade and told him not to come...Arms to messed up. But I am going to leave here early befor the Doc. and do some photography...I need some deep forest air!
Bliss!
Marina, The golden arches? I still crave the odd big mac...extra sauce and reconstituted onions.
Saturness
25-08-2010, 03:11
So no painting today I phoned Cluade and told him not to come...Arms to messed up. But I am going to leave here early befor the Doc. and do some photography...I need some deep forest air!
Bliss!
I'm so sorry that your arms are hurting, TCO. I think you are working too hard!
So we won't have our train master around today? Sad sad. :(
Marina, The golden arches? I still crave the odd big mac...extra sauce and reconstituted onions.
Yep! I had a Cheddar Melt Meal })
Fat and horrible, I know, but I love it. It casts an evil spell on me once a month and I have to eat it, lol!
;)
You don't have to.
The answer is always "yes we love you, master", unless you want to be kicked out of the bar! LOL!
LOL "yes we love you master"
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 03:20
I eat McD's more often than I should - damn Walmart and their insidious placement of a McDonald's right by the checkouts and putting their Happy Meal toy displays temptingly outside the door! And every time I do I feel so bloated and gross that I vow it's the last time. And then ...
I think the last time i ate McD's was 4 years ago. That was longer than I thought but I don't really like it much, although me and some friend (who never eat there either) thought that we could go eat opur last get-together before uni there- cause we never go it would be an adventure LOL
Saturness
25-08-2010, 03:42
And every time I do I feel so bloated and gross that I vow it's the last time. And then ...
Happens to me too. And one month later... there I am, stuffing my face with some gross McDonald's hamburger. It's stronger than me. :P
Queen of Disks
25-08-2010, 03:44
just seeing how everyone is doing before I run off to work.
(((yira and aulruna)))
My first job was McDs. Hated that job. The fun part about the reconstituted onions is that it gives off this horrible smell when you reconstitute them. (open up the pack of onions and let them soak in water for a while.) And the smell gets on your hands and under your fingernails and never goes away. (That in addition to reeking of grease when you go home at night. I always got a shower when I got home.)
It's a family tradition to do your time at McDs. My dad was a manager there for a while until his health forced him to quit. He still has nightmares about working there. :bugeyed:
I hate it when there's a lingering smell on my hands. DOn't mind them getting smelly when I do something, but it has just got to be washed off when the job's done!
franniee
25-08-2010, 04:20
(((((( :heart: Aulruna :heart: )))))))
Got a bear with jammies and a robe and a hoodie dress. I talked her out of all the silly accessories.... they all get lost anyway!! And ordered the Twinkle toe sneaks.... they should be here in a week. Now I just need some clothes for her.
franniee
25-08-2010, 05:09
Ooooh, please take me and Luc along to Build a Bear!!!
Come for a visit! :heart: You know I love it when you guys come to NY! We never did get a chance to go to Rosa's..... }) Taso made guac Sunday night.... YUM! He hasn't figured out the Pomm margaritas yet but maybe we can all figure it out together. ;)
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 05:29
We had a Build A Bear in the city we last lived in. I was all excited for the day offspring would be old enough to take her in. And then we moved :(
And if outgoing landlord keeps springing last-minute visits on us due to closing of the deal to sell house, without bringing our post-dated checks for us to destroy, then we will be doing so again :mad: 24 hours' notice is required. NOT 1.25!
franniee
25-08-2010, 05:56
I bet you can buy it online too Jackdaw. She wanted the iCarly bear..... they catch you with the accessories....this one had a necklace on it.... I bet that is what drew her in. }) Although she does LOVE animals.... she has a ton of stuffed animals. She likes them more than she ever liked dolls.
We also went to the lego store....now that place is cool!!! She got to fill up this container with whatever she wanted and it was $5 although for some reason it cost me $8. :confused: Not sure how that new math went but the place is definitely worth a visit. They have this advent calender thingy that looked nice - I may have to go back and get that.
Just did a full moon cleansing and blessing and reading. Took a couple of hours but there was such peace in the house. It is overcast, cool and damp - perfect hermit weather and I am in hermit mode. :)
PathWalker
25-08-2010, 06:34
Just wandering about, catching up, waving, picking up the glasses, you know the kind of thing...
Had... McDonald's. !
But I have to say, that althougb I've only been a vegetarian for two years, I have NEVER had a Mcdonads burger - or any other fast juk food one either! Do you know what they put in those things?
NEVER
Home made with proper ingredients, yes, but junk food, nope :(
DOes that make me a food snob, I guess so LOL
Goodnight to all
Pathwalker
(no moaning, no reading, no talking off topic :) )
Come for a visit! :heart: You know I love it when you guys come to NY! We never did get a chance to go to Rosa's..... }) Taso made guac Sunday night.... YUM! He hasn't figured out the Pomm margaritas yet but maybe we can all figure it out together. ;)
Okay, deal :D
I'll start with test runs on the pomms right away :D
But you have to come here too - because we have LEGOLAND (http://www.legoland.de/) 30 mins away, and the even cooler Playmobil Funpark (http://www.playmobil-funpark.de/) right in our city!
We had a Build A Bear in the city we last lived in. I was all excited for the day offspring would be old enough to take her in. And then we moved :(
And if outgoing landlord keeps springing last-minute visits on us due to closing of the deal to sell house, without bringing our post-dated checks for us to destroy, then we will be doing so again :mad: 24 hours' notice is required. NOT 1.25!
Ack! Is he just careless, or does he like to torture people?
We have a few Build a Bear stores in Germany, but they have only a fraction of the US sortiment, and of course, all the stuff Luc likes (http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/596698/display/11153856) is NEVER there!
(Well, Lady Liberty was just for fun... but we DID take the whole pile on the left!)
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 07:22
Hey all, back from a busy day :)
BlueDragonfly is such a sweetie! We had a good time talking tarot and oracles and gardening and kids. LOL She showed me her Haindl, and I love it -- not nearly as dank and dark as I expected it to be! I showed her my Fifth tarot and she loved it too. We each decided we needed to get our own copy of the decks we browsed. She also saw my Anna K2, but didn't like it quite as much. We didn't end up doing any readings because we talked too much -- who woulda thunk?? ROFL We plan on meeting up again sometime though :) I brought her an African Violet plant (teenage size not the "newborns" I transplanted the other night. The teenagers are orphans too! LOL) and she brought me a tarot deck. She brought me the Paulina --- I love it!! Awesome! I think I will add it to my lineup. It seems very readable to me. Then she went off to work and I came home to cook food for the bratkid.
~Yira
Saturness
25-08-2010, 07:33
YAY Yira! I'm so happy you and BD had a great time together!
I hope it helped you to relax in such a complicated moments -- and congrats for getting the Paulina! :heart: I think it is a deck that suits you!
I wish I could visit my AT friend just as easily. But I'm so far away from everybody! :(
I'm about to go home... finally. I'm tired. I want shower, dinner and sleep. My right shoulder hurts for no reason at all. I so could use a hunky and sexy masseur.... })
Leaving now! See you all later :*
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 08:05
I think you're right, Marina, it really does suit me. On the one hand it makes me feel like I'm shallow though...but on the other hand, it makes me happy! A deck I really think I can get into, and it's USG too! So heavy laminate like I need for my riffle shuffling :)
I wish you lived closer too! I would help you with driving, although I'm not a racecar driver like Franniee. But I'm a good driver in spite of that!LOL
If you find a hunky and sexy masseur, could you send his older brother my way?? I think my shoulder hurts..yeah.....LOL
~Yira
franniee
25-08-2010, 08:06
ooooooo Legoland looks marvelous!!! I was buying her the playmobile stuff but she really didn't take to it. She is finicky. :D But lately she makes all sorts of things with her legos. Cool! Whatever floats her boat as long as it doesn't bother me. :D
I love Luc he is so lovely!
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 08:27
Hello everyone:)
I had a good day in the Forest.
franniee
25-08-2010, 08:40
Hello everyone:)
I had a good day in the Forest.
I bet that was fun! What did you see? You always take the coolest shots!
BTW care to join me in a glass of wine? or is it too early over on the other side of the continent. })
Saturness
25-08-2010, 08:55
I think you're right, Marina, it really does suit me. On the one hand it makes me feel like I'm shallow though...but on the other hand, it makes me happy! A deck I really think I can get into, and it's USG too! So heavy laminate like I need for my riffle shuffling :)
Oh, it's not shallow! I said it suits you because you love Shadowscapes, that has a very detailed art and the Paulina is a bit like that :D. It suits your collection, full of pretty decks :heart:
I wish you lived closer too! I would help you with driving, although I'm not a racecar driver like Franniee. But I'm a good driver in spite of that!LOL
Thank you! I'm sure if fellow ATers were teaching me how to drive my life would be much more fun!
If you find a hunky and sexy masseur, could you send his older brother my way?? I think my shoulder hurts..yeah.....LOL
I will, I promise. })
But so far I haven't had any luck... no hunky masseur with hunky older brother for us :(
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 08:56
I bet that was fun! What did you see? You always take the coolest shots!
BTW care to join me in a glass of wine? or is it too early over on the other side of the continent. })
Never too early! The BBQ is fired up, and I am going through the photo's I took. My photo-shop has died for some reason...darn pirates and their unstable software LOL!
franniee
25-08-2010, 08:57
I like the Paulina Yira. I should go and pull it out. I like the shadowscapes too but I need heavy duty glasses for both of those. :D
Today I've been playing with the Sun and Moon - I hate the card stock - it is so thick I can't shuffle it nicely but I enjoy the images.
Saturness
25-08-2010, 09:02
TCO, glad you had a good time :thumbsup:
Today I've been playing with the Sun and Moon - I hate the card stock - it is so thick I can't shuffle it nicely but I enjoy the images.
I am curious about this deck... I'm somehow attracted to the images, but I'm not sure if it's readable... hum.... are you enjoying it?
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 09:06
I did have a good time, thank-you Marina, company would have made it a better time as I saw some wonderful waterfalls and still waters... it was soothing and peaceful....and worth sharing :)
Franniee what is in that glass of yours?
franniee
25-08-2010, 09:26
I did have a good time, thank-you Marina, company would have made it a better time as I saw some wonderful waterfalls and still waters... it was soothing and peaceful....and worth sharing :)
Franniee what is in that glass of yours?
white wine chardonay I think.
NorthernTigress
25-08-2010, 10:14
Mine is the Belgian print Hanson Roberts from NT :) Looking forward to it!
Your Hanson still isn't there yet? Bwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 10:23
Hi All,
I have been pretty busy with lil one today.
We finally got some rain and expect to get more hopefully in a bit.
Here is the bag I am working on for my bogo pewter deck. It is made but I need to add finishing touches to it.
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 10:53
hmmm wonders where everyone took off to :/
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 11:21
here but not....15 min
franniee
25-08-2010, 11:27
Love this song...... do you guys like Pink! She's awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-xxIc1Vpg
NorthernTigress
25-08-2010, 11:31
I am happy to say that I gave out some resumes today at a mall that is one subway ride away from where I live. Best of all, there's a chance that I might have an interview at --
Wait for it...
Wait for it....
Wait for it......
A Tea Shop! They were happy to see that I had management experience. And then I told them I was a tea fan. :D
So I've been told that there will be interviews on Thursday, so I'm waiting for a phone call.
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 11:36
I am happy to say that I gave out some resumes today at a mall that is one subway ride away from where I live. Best of all, there's a chance that I might have an interview at --
Wait for it...
Wait for it....
Wait for it......
A Tea Shop! They were happy to see that I had management experience. And then I told them I was a tea fan. :D
So I've been told that there will be interviews on Thursday, so I'm waiting for a phone call.
Oh, yay, NT; sounds like a great possibility for you! Keeping my fingers crossed. I love tea, too!
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 11:40
I am happy to say that I gave out some resumes today at a mall that is one subway ride away from where I live. Best of all, there's a chance that I might have an interview at --
Wait for it...
Wait for it....
Wait for it......
A Tea Shop! They were happy to see that I had management experience. And then I told them I was a tea fan. :D
So I've been told that there will be interviews on Thursday, so I'm waiting for a phone call.
Yay NT! I hope that all goes well with the interview and you get the job :)
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 11:45
{Waves to everyone else}
Nice bag, kaleanna. I can't wait to get my Elf of Heaven bag from you!
Franniee, I love that you did a full moon cleansing. I was thinking about working with my altar and doing something special for the full moon, but I'm too tired; it's been a busy day.
As we left my in-laws a while ago we drove by the ocean to get to the road home. The moon was just moving in and out from behind the clouds - I love the full moon over the ocean!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 11:48
here but not....15 min
HERE!!!! FINALLY !!!! And I figured out what my rant from last night was...BFF at work and I talk EVERY day....about work.....and sometimes it's an overload....
AGAIN...I DO very sincerely apologize.....I have NO desire to stop all y'all from venting/ranting here. WE are family, and the support here is AMAZING!!! I had just allowed myself to be overloaded...MY problem...MY boundaries that I lost track of
SORRY !!!
And I've not caught up....
NT....resumes....GOOD
Kaleanna....Bag....GOOD
TCO...sore arms???...BAD
Frannie....changing colors...??? GOOD although i thought I saw a different one earlier?????
~Yira.....court??? BUT...Yira and BD getting to meet??? GOOOOOD
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 11:50
Love this song...... do you guys like Pink! She's awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-xxIc1Vpg
I LOVE her story....and I really like some of her stuff, but not too sure of this one...might just be a patience issue since I REALLY wanted to get to the Train pub...LOL
(btw...her real name is Alicia :) )
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 11:55
(btw...her real name is Alicia :) )
Hmmmm - I wonder why you would notice that! :grin:
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 11:55
So much to do, so little beer to do it in.
Franniee and I have been hammering out a sub game for the next train... it will be very fun and a bit daring for those that choose to play.....it is completely optional and separate from the train...details to follow..but not yet ;)
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 11:59
So much to do, so little beer to do it in.
Franniee and I have been hammering out a sub game for the next train... it will be very fun and a bit daring for those that choose to play.....it is completely optional and separate from the train...details to follow..but not yet ;)
Oooh - that sounds interesting! Now I really wish I had some tradable decks; but the trade train has been so efficient lately that I already traded away everything I was willing to part with, for the most part.
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:05
More catch up...
((JD=GOOD MOM)) tantrums....BAD
Wendy....!!yay!! for spiderlings :) not so good about dog issue though :(
Mel....A/C??? eek.....better now though
Jessi....another LEAK???? eek
Zan...did I read roller coaster??? think so, but you are probably WAY past that by now
TCO....still don't know what happened to your arms??????
Yira....court???? sounds like a LOVELY visit with BD....were y'all on the lake???
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:07
Hmmmm - I wonder why you would notice that! :grin:
It's a mysterious thing......
I really do admire her Moxie.....i don't even know what "moxie" is but I'm pretty sure She has it, especially since I put it in "'s LOL
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 12:08
Sure I knew as soon as it got bad LOL : lateral epicondylitis . I was seeing the Doc. for solutions :)
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:11
No, we met in the city park here in my town, it's next to the AuSable river, and has a pavillion on it -- good in case it decided to rain, which it definitely looked like today LOL (but it didn't)
Joe's court was merely him letting them know he does NOT intend on pleading guilty and wants a jury trial. I think now he's in the "discovery" phase..gathering information etc? Or some such.
~Yira
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 12:11
OK, I just can't stand this anymore. After all the talk about not just ranting here, I'm going to indulge in a mini-rant. A very devoid of details rant. Just the essence of a rant...
Oh, you know what? Never mind! There is no benefit if I can't tell you all the details and I can't tell you all the details.
Hmmm. Guess I just found out there is no such thing as a half-a$$ed rant!
Although - I do feel strangely better!
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:12
Was it a mini-rant about rants?? ROFL
(((((MELL)))))
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:13
lateral epicondylitis
Just outta curiosity...what's this in layman's terms??
~Yira
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 12:14
No, it's about a person who did something that is annoying me to no end. That is the first time for me on AT. Usually I can just blow some things off, but this one has me cookin'.
ETA - and no, it's not anybody on this thread!
S'okay. I'll get over it. I'm the one with the problem. That's the way it works with these things.
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:21
Just outta curiosity...what's this in layman's terms??
~Yira
DITTO...???
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:23
No, it's about a person who did something that is annoying me to no end. That is the first time for me on AT. Usually I can just blow some things off, but this one has me cookin'
SO glad I'm not the only one feeling SO annoyed...what the heck is going on in the stars????
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 12:23
No, it's about a person who did something that is annoying me to no end. That is the first time for me on AT. Usually I can just blow some things off, but this one has me cookin'
"Sounds intresting, lets hear it"...says TCO looking over his beer Eyebrows raised :)
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:24
Joe's court was merely him letting them know he does NOT intend on pleading guilty and wants a jury trial. I think now he's in the "discovery" phase..gathering information etc? Or some such.
~Yira
WITH lawyer, right???
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:27
"Sounds intresting, lets hear it"...says TCO looking over his beer Eyebrows raised :)
LINK????? })
And about your arms???? In English please???
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:28
ETA - and no, it's not anybody on this thread!
Dang, I'll have to try harder next time! *grin*
~Yira
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 12:29
Thanks all on the bag comments. :D I hope that the BoGo will be very happy in the bag. It will have a zipper closure and not sure what kinda decorative things to add to the bag but I will figure it out :D. It is lined with a soft reddish fleece material.
Mell, I can't wait for you to get your bag for your deck, I so hope that the deck finds it very comfy and that it will love it's new home :)
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:30
WITH lawyer, right???
He has a court-appointed attorney...is he any good? Will he fight for Joe? *shrug* I don't have a lot of confidence right now...full update in my thread for Joe here in the Prayers forum.
~Yira
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:31
I'm the one with the problem. That's the way it works with these things.
95% of the time, yes...but NOT always!!! I had an "issue" in the last week or so with a member....'course I was in a MUCH better place than I seem to be now. It's not ALWAYS us.....
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 12:31
"Sounds intresting, lets hear it"...says TCO looking over his beer Eyebrows raised :)
Watch out! If you come into range, I just might swipe that beer from ya! (And you guys know I don't drink anymore!) :grin:
Now if you had some rum - I could be in trouble....
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:31
Ohh Kaleanna, I'm sorry I meant to say lovely!! too! I got sidetracked..dangit...
I like your bags, you make them so lovely :) Red fleece lined sounds so luxurious.
~Yira
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:33
He has a court-appointed attorney...is he any good? Will he fight for Joe? *shrug* I don't have a lot of confidence right now...full update in my thread for Joe here in the Prayers forum.
~Yira
Please, PLEASE ignore my post from last night...We are family....which means I can rant and Y'all can say...."What the heck is up Storms *ss???? OH well,..."
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:33
I had an "issue" in the last week or so with a member....
Did anyone else but me quickly think back to make sure they didn't do something overly stupid or offensive to our Stormy in the last week?? ROFL
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 12:34
Good Evening! Quite a talkative day here, I see!
I so thoroughly enjoyed meeting ~Yirabeth today! Our time was too short, just a quick break between clients for me. We're both busy girls, so it was a real treat. Now I have 2 people I can talk about tarot to-in person! :D
And seeing the Fifth up close and personal has moved it to the top of my wishlist. I was kind of surprised that I didn't really care for Anna K2 all that much....
She's got a beautiful box for her Shadowscapes that her son gave her, and now I want one too, so I'll have to be on the lookout for one! And I've got the cutest little African Violet.....Thank You so much(again).
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 12:34
Watch out! If you come into range, I just might swipe that beer from ya! (And you guys know I don't drink anymore!) :grin:
Now if you had some rum - I could be in trouble....
Boy did you say "rum" to the wrong person. My collection is stellar. :D
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:35
Did anyone else but me quickly think back to make sure they didn't do something overly stupid or offensive to our Stormy in the last week?? ROFL
~Yira
NO one here, and it's in the BGO LTD bag thread......I thought I was VERY mild, but I didn't have Emmsma's Ray Gun....})
(((Emmsma))))
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:35
Please, PLEASE ignore my post from last night...We are family....which means I can rant and Y'all can say...."What the heck is up Storms *ss???? OH well,..."
Nononono. I'm so sorry...If I weren't so tired I woulda realized what that would sound like to you :( No, it was more a matter of being VERY long...and I figured I didn't want to write it in two different ways to keep it interesting and I know you all check that out sooo....LOL
(((((Stormy)))))
~Yira
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 12:37
I think the best thing for me to do is to chill out, then approach this person and tell her how what she did made me fee (in a polite, non-threatening way, of course.) Yep, that is what I'll do.
Before that I'd be better off not giving in to the temptation to gossip about it here. Yeah (grumble, grumble) I believe that's the right thing to do.
But y'all made me feel so much better because I know you care!
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:39
But y'all made me feel so much better because I know you care!
We dooooo! We WUBS you!
~Yira
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 12:42
Boy did you say "rum" to the wrong person. My collection is stellar. :D
Rot roh!!!! :bugeyed: I do miss rum a wee bit! I used to get sent to the islands all of the time in my old job. Lots of them made excellent rum!
Hi, BD...I think that's so cool that you and Yira had your In Real Life get-together! I love meeting peeps from AT. Y'all are both sweeties; I'd've loved to have been there!
PS, Yira, Stormy wouldn't be mad at sweet little old us!!! We're too darn cute, for one thing!
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:43
BD, I know where Jack got that box, if you're interested in a link to it? :)
I'll have to introduce you to my friend Kathy -- she's very interested in tarot too, and would LOVE to have more tarot-minded people to connect with :)
~Yira
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 12:44
Ohh Kaleanna, I'm sorry I meant to say lovely!! too! I got sidetracked..dangit...
I like your bags, you make them so lovely :) Red fleece lined sounds so luxurious.
~Yira
Thankies Yira :D I had to find somethiing that suited this deck both with the lining and the outside fabric. the outside fabric I have had for several weeks before I even ordered the BoGo Pewter deck. The outside fabric is actually from a shirt that I had come across and knew that it would make an awesome bag, though at the time I had no idea what deck it would be used for :)
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:46
That's really cool Kaleanna -- using old things to make new. The bag is gorgeous, yet comes from an old shirt...awesome :)
~Yira
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:47
Before that I'd be better off not giving in to the temptation to gossip about it here. Yeah (grumble, grumble) I believe that's the right thing to do.
Aha...so THAT is what maturity looks like...LOL...grumbleGrumble...LOL
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:47
Cr*p.......::D:D:D:(
Master_Margarita
25-08-2010, 12:48
Love this song...... do you guys like Pink! She's awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-xxIc1Vpg
Another P!nk lover here!
:heart: M_M~
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:50
Rot roh!!!! :bugeyed: I do miss rum a wee bit!
NO, not REALLY....just sayin'... I have an AMAZING ability to romanticize silly stuff.....
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 12:51
BD, I know where Jack got that box, if you're interested in a link to it? :)
I'll have to introduce you to my friend Kathy -- she's very interested in tarot too, and would LOVE to have more tarot-minded people to connect with :)
~Yira
I'd like that, although I'm going to look around locally, too.
We'll have to get together when Frankie comes to visit! Talk about enabling! Bring Kathy too!
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 12:51
That's really cool Kaleanna -- using old things to make new. The bag is gorgeous, yet comes from an old shirt...awesome :)
~Yira
:D Yep it is pretty neat to take something that is old and give it a new life so to speak :D
I have this skirt that I am planning to make some bags from, its a light blue tiger stripes fuzzy soft type material and when I came across it, I thought it would make for some awesome bags.
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:52
Another P!nk lover here!
:heart: M_M~
tired enough to take the time to hear it through now....BRB
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 12:54
Cr*p.......::D:D:D:(
:laugh: ahh Stormy!
kaleanna, I love using "found" fabrics for things like bags. I have a totebag that I made from an old pair of jeans, and I bought a pair of pajamas at the thrift store the other day for the lace around the cuffs and collar!
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:54
I'd like that, although I'm going to look around locally, too.
We'll have to get together when Frankie comes to visit! Talk about enabling! Bring Kathy too!
Speaking of which -- BD brought her materials for Frankie's Bride's bag, and it's going to be AWESOME! She does such neat work..tiny little decorative stitches holding the patches together and a good eye for color, putting them all in :)
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 12:56
Speaking of which -- BD brought her materials for Frankie's Bride's bag, and it's going to be AWESOME! She does such neat work..tiny little decorative stitches holding the patches together and a good eye for color, putting them all in :)
~Yira
:blushs: Thanks, it's fun to do. And hand sewing is so relaxing, good thinking time.
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 12:58
Speaking of which -- BD brought her materials for Frankie's Bride's bag, and it's going to be AWESOME! She does such neat work..tiny little decorative stitches holding the patches together and a good eye for color, putting them all in :)
~Yiraoh...OH...OHHHHH where is that thread???? I have a card..a card that NO one else has..I WANTZ to play....
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 12:59
oh...OH...OHHHHH where is that thread???? I have a card..a card that NO one else has..I WANTZ to play....
Frankie's Bride -- http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=141116
~Yira
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:00
Love this song...... do you guys like Pink! She's awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-xxIc1Vpg
Just watched the whole thing...not sure what I think of the music, seems to be missing Her Heart Voice, but I really did start to connect at the end, the mirror scene...
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 13:02
kaleanna, I love using "found" fabrics for things like bags. I have a totebag that I made from an old pair of jeans, and I bought a pair of pajamas at the thrift store the other day for the lace around the cuffs and collar!
Awesome BD :D I too look at thrift stores and such, I think that is where the shirt had come from awhile back. I haven't been to thrift stores in weeks which I miss but I just look for stuff around the house, LOL as we have too much stuff here, ROFL.
I wish I could go to the one that has .25 cent day til 1pm on wed. might have to pop in there tomorrow and limit myself to maybe $3-5 dollars. Might do that to see if there is any interesting fabrics there.
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:06
Frankie's Bride -- http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=141116
~Yira
Many thanks...I think I can be a part of this one.....Happy Dance :D
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:08
I wish I could go to the one that has .25 cent day til 1pm on wed. might have to pop in there tomorrow and limit myself to maybe $3-5 dollars. Might do that to see if there is any interesting fabrics there.
OH I am SO missing the one that was right next to my work....A GREAT way to satisfy that "need to buy" 'cause you can get SO much for $5
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 13:10
I wish I could go to the one that has .25 cent day til 1pm on wed. might have to pop in there tomorrow and limit myself to maybe $3-5 dollars. Might do that to see if there is any interesting fabrics there.
I have never even heard of something like this? what does it mean? A loaf of bread here is 4.00 bucks.... what can you get for 2 bits?
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 13:10
OH I am SO missing the one that was right next to my work....A GREAT way to satisfy that "need to buy" 'cause you can get SO much for $5
So true Stormy :D. And it would get me out of the house for a bit. Gotta get out now and then, LOL and I have been pretty good about not going to the thrift stores and such sooooooooooo........ if it is not pouring down tomorrow that is what lil one and I will do :D
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 13:12
Well friends I'm off to bed -- I took a sleeping pill because I just haven't been sleeping lately, and I'm exhausted...and now I'm trying to not fall asleep here...LOL
I'll see you all in 1/3 :)
~Yira
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 13:14
I have never even heard of something like this? what does it mean? A loaf of bread here is 4.00 bucks.... what can you get for 2 bits?
This is a thrift store that just opened up. It has clothes and shoes and purses and on Thursdays, their prices are (I think) 1.75 per item and then each day the price continues to go down and on wed. the price is 25 cents for any item, does not matter if it is a shirt, pants, jeans, shoes, dresses, even formal dresses. On wed they are only open til one cause after that is when they get in the new shipment and have to restock the store.
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 13:15
Well friends I'm off to bed -- I took a sleeping pill because I just haven't been sleeping lately, and I'm exhausted...and now I'm trying to not fall asleep here...LOL
I'll see you all in 1/3 :)
~Yira
Nite Yira, Hope you can get some rest. We love you!
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 13:16
Well friends I'm off to bed -- I took a sleeping pill because I just haven't been sleeping lately, and I'm exhausted...and now I'm trying to not fall asleep here...LOL
I'll see you all in 1/3 :)
~Yira
Good Night, ~Yira! Sleep well. It's been a long day for me and I'm following your example shortly.
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 13:19
A loaf of bread here is 4.00 bucks....
:bugeyed:
I know this little grocery store that has a fantastic bakery, most loaves of bread are $2-$2.30. And she makes the best sourdough bread I've ever tasted in my life!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:20
I have never even heard of something like this? what does it mean? A loaf of bread here is 4.00 bucks.... what can you get for 2 bits?
TCO...Kaleanna explained it...mostly clothes and house hold items...I get ALL of my clothes from them...BIG colorful over shirts... and materials for other stuff if you're so inclined....Canada prices would be double
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:21
:bugeyed:
I know this little grocery store that has a fantastic bakery, most loaves of bread are $2-$2.30. And she makes the best sourdough bread I've ever tasted in my life!
Yeah but He's in Canada.....health care and all that....
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 13:23
Yeah but He's in Canada.....health care and all that....
and on an island...transport and all that too! LOL
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:24
Well friends I'm off to bed -- I took a sleeping pill because I just haven't been sleeping lately, and I'm exhausted...and now I'm trying to not fall asleep here...LOL
I'll see you all in 1/3 :)
~Yira
I'm following her....almost 10:30 my time and tomorrow is "first day of school" for youngest teen....
Not gonna share the pict that just popped into my head...LOL, but made ME laugh....
ETA...think "Exorcist" without the smut....})
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 13:33
Sweet Dreams, Stormy! :)
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 13:39
A friend of mine had this on her facebook: Every women deserves a man who looks at her every day like it's the first time he saw her and I don't want to brag, but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in High School.
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 13:44
My pillows are calling me.
Good Night all!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:45
I don't want to brag, but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in High School.
Things that make Stormy say...."HUH" ???
But She's sleeping...shhhhhhhhhhhh
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 13:46
My pillows are calling me.
Good Night all!
I want Her pillows...LOL
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 13:48
I better get to bed to ...Avery is making an early return...as of tommorow...thanks to the bad arm! I am heading to th mainland in the early AM..I better sleep now!
gOOD NIGHT ALL!
Mellaenn
25-08-2010, 13:48
Me, too, I'm outta here - good night, everyone! :)
NorthernTigress
25-08-2010, 14:14
Wow. I just did a phone reading. My friend who has been under so much stress lately wanted another reading on her marriage. I used my Shadowscapes, and had her on speakerphone while I was laying out the cards. It was an interesting experience.
When I was done, I tried to take a photograph of the reading to send to her by email. I'm not sure why, but the cards just didn't come out right. No matter what I did, the image was out of focus. Has anyone ever had this happen?
Morning everyone :D
Was up really late watching a bad movie last night and still up at half six in the morning. Sometimes i hate my bodyclock :)
I got round that problem with Ironwing by scanning in all the cards individually, and then shrinking them to a reasonable size and saving them all again. Now I can post images, or email them or anything, without problems. It took a while in the first place, but has been so worth it over the months.
I gotta go to the Posh Office today :(
NorthernTigress
25-08-2010, 16:20
Hi Jesii, Hi Wendy!
I did the scan thing with a couple of my oracles, but scanning a full 78 card Tarot deck seems a little daunting.
It took a whole weekend (it's the 78 card Ironwing)... but I was fed up with doing pics all the time to attach to readings. But yeah - took ages :)
Morning Jesii :) Sorry your film was rubbish!
NorthernTigress
25-08-2010, 16:52
Goodbye Wendy.
Good night everyone. Looking forward to wallpapering the world with my resume again tomorrow.
bye *waves*
I knew it was going to be rubbish, it was a very bad 1980's western-action film, there was no way it could be good. But i didn't wanna be awake at half six in the morning the day after! Anyway, I'm off to read in bed :D
hope everyone has a nice day
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 19:29
Yawn. Been up since 4:30 and it's now 7. Offspring getting her father's cold, and woke coughing and stuffed up and wouldn't settle again.
That's what I do too, Wendy. When saving readings for myself, I either scan my full deck or save pix of all cards from one of the Sites Which Must Not Be Named (think add, subtract, ________ and divide). And then I have them for any subsequent readings. No messing with bad lighting, blurry focus or embarrassing shots of ugly toenails next to cards on the floor.
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 21:13
*gasps, with horror-struck look at thread*
Oh no, I've killed it! I'm a mur-diddly-urderer!
Saturness
25-08-2010, 21:46
*gasps, with horror-struck look at thread*
Oh no, I've killed it! I'm a mur-diddly-urderer!
Nah, it wasn't you. The thread smelt me coming and killed itself, like it always does. :mad:
*kicks train thread*
At least I haz good coffee.
JD, you and I are the two solitaries souls that haunt this train when everybody leaves. :P
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 21:52
Nah, it's just that nobody loves us :(
Bored. My sub expired so I've only half the forum to waste time on.
Offspring just slept for two more hours. Have to take her out shortly to buy cough medicine so she won't keep waking in the night coughing.
Yep, drug the babies. I'm such a good mom :rolleyes:
How's the coffee today, Marina?
Saturness
25-08-2010, 21:59
Nah, it's just that nobody loves us :(
Yes, I think we should create the Unloved Souls therapy group. But we must not love each other, because that means someone loves us and then we cannot belong to the group.
:bugeyed:
Bored. My sub expired so I've only half the forum to waste time on.
Oh noes! I remember when it happened to me. What I hated most was that "resident" user title. Bleargh. It's not like I frequent the Subscriber forums anyway :|
Yep, drug the babies. I'm such a good mom :rolleyes:
You could be worse. You could be giving them rum. :eek:
When my mother was looking for a babysitter for my sister, she interviewed one that gave alcohol to calm down the babies. Mom didn't hire her, obviously.
How's the coffee today, Marina?
Good. Not as hot as it could be though :(
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 22:01
Nah, it's just that nobody loves us :(
Now Marina and JD, you know we all love both of you !
Morning, wish I were still sleeping, LOL.
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:02
A dab of whiskey on the gums was an old cure for teething babies, apparently. And a beer before breastfeeding helped the milk run AND the babies to sleep well! Me, all I can picture is unnaturally cranky and thirsty babies on waking in the morning ...
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:03
Hi kaleanna. How was the boy's first day of school?
zan_chan
25-08-2010, 22:04
Nah, nobody kills the thread. East coast is just waking up, West coast is still asleep, and Europe and the beautiful, exotic East are entrenched in their work day. That's all :)
Meanwhile, hi guys. All well?
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:05
Hi Zan. Well enough. Whatcha reading with these days? Or need we ask? :laugh:
zan_chan
25-08-2010, 22:08
Hi Zan. Well enough. Whatcha reading with these days? Or need we ask? :laugh:
Haha, well, need not ask really. For myself, Haindl and the Holitzka I-Ching deck (gorgeous deck, by the way). And for others, generally MG or Albano.
How bout you?
franniee
25-08-2010, 22:10
TCO, glad you had a good time :thumbsup:
I am curious about this deck... I'm somehow attracted to the images, but I'm not sure if it's readable... hum.... are you enjoying it?
Yes I do enjoy it. It is near my computer so I pull it out often. I am not so sure how readable it is ..... sometimes I get good info other times it leaves me a bit blank....or maybe that is me. :D
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:10
Now Marina and JD, you know we all love both of you !
Morning, wish I were still sleeping, LOL.
Ditto........
Coffeeeee.................
:D
First day of school for youngest....MANY prep hours needed, LOL
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:11
Ha. Still not reading with the Thoth, then?
Me, I'm going to tackle the Prague for a bit. It used to be my favourite deck. Then I got out of it for a bit (ie, got broke and sold my 1st edition), and when I returned to it with the 2nd edition the magic was gone. Mainly the feel of it - don't care for the cardstock or slightly larger size of the second edition - but I think on second look it's a bit cold. Aloof. Still beautiful, but not as wonderful as it once was to me.
ETA: crossed posts. Hi Stormy, love ya too :heart: Which deck are you talking about?
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:12
Holitzka I-Ching deck (gorgeous deck, by the way).
Inquiring minds??? Maybe coffee will enable to me make my way to Google...
zan_chan
25-08-2010, 22:13
Ooh I quite like the Prague. I traded my 2nd ed for an Ukiyoe a while back, but Ive always sort of wanted the 1st.
Not exactly reading with Thoth yet. Studying whenever I have the chance, and doing a number of practice/pretend readings, but nothing deep enough to call actual reading.
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:14
Well, the first edition has much better cardstock, IMO, but I prefer the retouched images of the second. Going to see this week if I can rekindle the passion ...
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:16
ETA: crossed posts. Hi Stormy, love ya too :heart: Which deck are you talking about?
Rut Roh...Already confused :bugeyed:
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:17
Good Morning! I'm around, but was working on my daily draw and blog entry. If I don't do them first thing, I goof off till-POOF- there's no time left to do it....trying to form good study habits and all that.
I think Zan says it best:
Nah, nobody kills the thread. East coast is just waking up, West coast is still asleep, and Europe and the beautiful, exotic East are entrenched in their work day. That's all :)
Meanwhile, hi guys. All well?
eta- hahaha, a little slow on the typing this morning!
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:17
Yes I do enjoy it. It is near my computer so I pull it out often. I am not so sure how readable it is ..... sometimes I get good info other times it leaves me a bit blank....or maybe that is me. :D
This one?
Whoopsie - franniee's new avatar had me confused *blush*
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:18
Greetings....
Howdy~~~ :D
Saturness
25-08-2010, 22:18
Hey Kaleanna! Good morning :D
A dab of whiskey on the gums was an old cure for teething babies, apparently. And a beer before breastfeeding helped the milk run AND the babies to sleep well! Me, all I can picture is unnaturally cranky and thirsty babies on waking in the morning ...
ROFL! As if they weren't naturally cranky already! Ugh.... babies...
If the MOM drinks the beer, no problem. Now, if the baby drinks the beer... dangerous... :P
By the way...
<shameless advertising moment> Is anyone interested in joining the OMM? I'll close the sign up and post the partners today! :thumbsup:</shameless advertising moment>
I know it's bad to advertise a reading circle here, but it's been a bit quiet I was wondering if there aren't other people interested in reading with their oracle decks.... :angel:
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 22:19
Hi kaleanna. How was the boy's first day of school?
First day of school went well for him, second day - hmmm not sure, he was soooooooo not in good mood and would not tell me why and I finally told him that if he didn't wanna talk about it that that was ok but what WAS NOT ok was for him to yell at me and WAS NOT ok to take it out on me and WAS NOT ok to tell me that I can't tell when something was bothering him. So he finally calmed down some as we got to the grocery store and as we are getting out of the car, I told him (Jokingly) that I knew what happened and he was like "What" and I said a girl kissed ya and he just gave me this look and I said OK ok what then 2 girls kissed ya (and he was like NOOOOOOOOOO and I said Ok ok, I know it was 5 girls, and he was like Mom! No! and he told me "You're was lucky that you're holding Zach cause if you weren't..........." So got him out of a bad mood and kinda in a bit better mood
Howdy~~~ :D
hi :) I'm falling asleep in a libaray with no coffee and no cash. How do these things happen? And I wonder if my Vampyer tarot turned up at home?
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:21
:laugh: so WAS it a girl ... or 5?
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 22:21
Morning Jesii, Stormy and BD
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 22:21
Morning all :) Slept well although not enough of it...still drowsy. But gotta take Jack to an interview for admission into an advanced studies program in High School. I hope he gets it, he needs the extra challenge. He gets bored too easily.
~Yira
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 22:23
:laugh: so WAS it a girl ... or 5?
ROFL JD, (neither, I was just joking with him). But as to what was the reason that he was in such a bad mood, he still didn't tell me what it was that happened to get him in a bad mood
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:24
First day of school went well for him, second day - hmmm not sure, he was soooooooo not in good mood and would not tell me why and I finally told him that if he didn't wanna talk about it that that was ok but what WAS NOT ok was for him to yell at me and WAS NOT ok to take it out on me and WAS NOT ok to tell me that I can't tell when something was bothering him. So he finally calmed down some as we got to the grocery store and as we are getting out of the car, I told him (Jokingly) that I knew what happened and he was like "What" and I said a girl kissed ya and he just gave me this look and I said OK ok what then 2 girls kissed ya (and he was like NOOOOOOOOOO and I said Ok ok, I know it was 5 girls, and he was like Mom! No! and he told me "You're was lucky that you're holding Zach cause if you weren't..........." So got him out of a bad mood and kinda in a bit better mood
:thumbsup: Good Job, Mom!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:25
F Mom! No! and he told me "You're was lucky that you're holding Zach cause if you weren't..........." So got him out of a bad mood and kinda in a bit better mood
!! YAY !! Mom!!!
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:25
Yeah really. Way to know the way to push the laugh button ...
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:26
This one?
Whoopsie - franniee's new avatar had me confused *blush*
I was hoping that was it, else I was loosing my last marbles :D
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:27
Morning all :) Slept well although not enough of it...still drowsy. But gotta take Jack to an interview for admission into an advanced studies program in High School. I hope he gets it, he needs the extra challenge. He gets bored too easily.
~Yira
Will the high school principle be there? Is Doni Pummell still principle? If she is, tell her Marsha said Hi(my alter ego IRL), and that I'll get in touch real soon.
eta- and Good Morning to you!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:27
Morning all :) Slept well although not enough of it...still drowsy. But gotta take Jack to an interview for admission into an advanced studies program in High School. I hope he gets it, he needs the extra challenge. He gets bored too easily.
~Yira
OH I hope that goes well. Is it for all classes? Is he excited about it??
franniee
25-08-2010, 22:28
This one?
Whoopsie - franniee's new avatar had me confused *blush*
Sorry I was speaking of the Sun and Moon Tarot. The card stock is very very stiff and thick. I can't shuffle it well. I have long fingers so size isn't an issue but it doesn't bend well....it's like cardboard. Shame really because it is a pretty deck.
As for the avvy - this is Leo our demon kitty! He thinks he is a dog....chews everything in sight including our feet. :laugh:
jackdaw*
25-08-2010, 22:29
Your marbles are just fine, dear, it's my mind that's being lost. Not enough sleep.
Going to go dress and take offspring to drug store, she needs cough medicine and soft tissues (been making do with paper towels but that ain't gonna cut it for her dainty little runny nose).
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 22:30
:thumbsup: Good Job, Mom!
Thanks BD :D
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 22:32
Yep, she is, and will be there. If there's a moment I'll mention that! Marsha???ROFL
Stormy I'm not sure but I think it's an additional class sort of thing. I'll find out more today though. I just got a notice in the mail a couple weeks back that he was selected as a candidate for the program and an interview date/time...so we're going, and will find out more soon :) It's 1 hour from now... luckily I'm ready to go! hehe
~Yira
Saturness
25-08-2010, 22:32
Sorry I was speaking of the Sun and Moon Tarot. The card stock is very very stiff and thick. I can't shuffle it well. I have long fingers so size isn't an issue but it doesn't bend well....it's like cardboard. Shame really because it is a pretty deck.
As for the avvy - this is Leo our demon kitty! He thinks he is a dog....chews everything in sight including our feet. :laugh:
Oh, the cardstock isn't very good? Too bad :(
I find this deck tempting, but I never order it. I only remember this deck when I don't have money anymore :P
We had a demon kitty called Leo! D'you know that?
He thought he was a hired killer and guman that had to eliminate all the human race, starting with the babies... which was no good when my sister was born...
So we gave him to my uncle before he completed his mission, lol!.
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 22:33
Just wanted to add, I'm not laughing at BD's name - her name isn't Marsha in RL :) Which is what I'm laughing about! LOL
~Yira
Hi gang :)
Home again. The morning disappeared in a haze of paper, but I got everything done I'd hoped to, so that's OK.
It's absolutely bucketing down here - hope Jesii's roof is holding out!
Barbara Walker Tarot arrived - I'm gonna have a proper look through later.
Marina - I don't have an Oracle I want to read with!! Tell me about some good, non-fluffy Oracles?
Yep, she is, and will be there. If there's a moment I'll mention that! Marsha???ROFL
Stormy I'm not sure but I think it's an additional class sort of thing. I'll find out more today though. I just got a notice in the mail a couple weeks back that he was selected as a candidate for the program and an interview date/time...so we're going, and will find out more soon :) It's 1 hour from now... luckily I'm ready to go! hehe
~Yira
Good luck Jack!!
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:36
Marsha???ROFL
~Yira
Hey, what's so funny? Oh, never mind, I forgot about the Marsha Brady crap.....
Good Luck to Jack! We enrolled my son in a tech school/high school program to deal with the boredom issues. He loved it!
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:39
Just wanted to add, I'm not laughing at BD's name - her name isn't Marsha in RL :) Which is what I'm laughing about! LOL
~Yira
Well, technically it is my first name, but due to all the legal crap involved, I just left things *as is*. Work, tax forms, all that stuff that wants to see legal ID.....
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:39
As for the avvy - this is Leo our demon kitty! He thinks he is a dog....chews everything in sight including our feet. :laugh:
We had a demon kitty called Leo! D'you know that?
He thought he was a hired killer and guman that had to eliminate all the human race, starting with the babies... which was no good when my sister was born...
So we gave him to my uncle before he completed his mission, lol!.
**Note to Self** Don't name Kitty Leo :bugeyed:
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:40
Well, technically it is my first name, but due to all the legal crap involved, I just left things *as is*. Work, tax forms, all that stuff that wants to see legal ID.....
I'm a split personality! :laugh: :bugeyed: :D
I'm a split personality! :laugh: :bugeyed: :D
Yay, we love split personalities!!!! (from a distance-see Criminal minds)
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:44
Your marbles are just fine, dear, it's my mind that's being lost. Not enough sleep.
Going to go dress and take offspring to drug store, she needs cough medicine and soft tissues (been making do with paper towels but that ain't gonna cut it for her dainty little runny nose).
Will offspring drink tea? Adding a good dose of honey to it will help calm the coughs and sooth an irritated throat.
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:45
Yay, we love split personalities!!!! (from a distance-see Criminal minds)
I've heard of the show, but have never watched it!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:46
Yay, we love split personalities!!!! (from a distance-see Criminal minds)
OH...I love that show, but it can be kinda creepy sometimes.
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 22:47
Good morning everyone:) I am up way too early for a guy who does not have to work...but I am going to go to the mainland today...so it seems my body has reverted to my Vancouver schedule LOL
OH...I love that show, but it can be kinda creepy sometimes.
Sometimes?????? All the time LOL but it has levels of freakyness :) me love it, fave TV show (please DON'T read into that)
BD- you should try it sometime, watch in a lit room with company presnt for the first time, cause it can be really graphic and freaky, depending on the episode
Saturness
25-08-2010, 22:48
Marina - I don't have an Oracle I want to read with!! Tell me about some good, non-fluffy Oracles?
Hum... lemme see...
Some Lenormands are not fluffy. The Melissa isn't, the good ol' Piatnik Lenormand isn't etc.
The "Symbolon" is definitely non-fluffy, despite the colorful cards.
You know, the "Froud's Faeries" and the "Heart of the Faerie", although they have faeries in them, they are not fluffy. I like the latter best than the former :D
I won't talk about the "Playing Card Oracles"... you know my opinion... :P
And there is always the "Karma Cards" })
Anyone here has better suggestion for non-fluffy oracles? LOL!
I wanted to leave my beloved one a surprise love note, but he woke up before I could finish it. Oh well. Damn insomnia :P
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 22:50
Good morning everyone:) I am up way too early for a guy who does not have to work...but I am going to go to the mainland today...so it seems my body has reverted to my Vancouver schedule LOL
:heart: AVERY !!!:heart: :D:D:D
Saturness
25-08-2010, 22:52
Good morning everyone:) I am up way too early for a guy who does not have to work...but I am going to go to the mainland today...so it seems my body has reverted to my Vancouver schedule LOL
Good morning TCO!
So happy to know that you are going to get Avery today! I can already feel the happy vibes ~:heart:
But you should get more sleep, you know. It's no good if you are drooling when Avery wants to play ;)
I had the Froude's Fairies and passed it on, but I have the Symbolon.
I keep saying I want to learn Lenormand but I don't know if I have the mental resources to learn a whole new system at the moment.
Karma Cards.... I don't know these, or Heart of Faerie - I will go look :)
I only have seven mins left on my time, bye everyone :)
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:53
Hum... lemme see...
You know, the "Froud's Faeries" and the "Heart of the Faerie", although they have faeries in them, they are not fluffy. I like the latter best than the former :D
Anyone here has better suggestion for non-fluffy oracles? LOL!
No better suggestions, but a second vote on Froud's decks!
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 22:55
I only have seven mins left on my time, bye everyone :)
Bye Jes! Have a great afternoon!
Saturness
25-08-2010, 22:56
Karma Cards.... I don't know these
DON'T LOOK FOR IT!
Really, it sucks, I was just kidding. I thought you knew that it's the deck I use to give fellow ATers nonsensical readings! :bugeyed: ROFL!
The "Heart of the Faerie" is very pretty, and I like it more than Froud's first deck because... because I do. LOL. I get along better with these faeries. ;)
You coul always use the "Druid Animal" / "Druid Plant" oracles, I think they are awesome decks although I don't have them! Or "The Shaman's Oracle" that seems nice too :)
You have a great oracle collection, IMHO! :heart:
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 22:56
Good morning TCO!
So happy to know that you are going to get Avery today! I can already feel the happy vibes ~:heart:
But you should get more sleep, you know. It's no good if you are drooling when Avery wants to play ;)
I seem to drool a lot lately ...LOL
Yes it will be sooo nice to get Avery...he wants to help paint the house :)
I am going to hold off making coffee and pick one up on the way out...
DON'T LOOK FOR IT!
Really, it sucks, I was just kidding. I thought you knew that it's the deck I use to give fellow ATers nonsensical readings! :bugeyed: ROFL!
The "Heart of the Faerie" is very pretty, and I like it more than Froud's first deck because... because I do. LOL. I get along better with these faeries. ;)
You coul always use the "Druid Animal" / "Druid Plant" oracles, I think they are awesome decks although I don't have them! Or "The Shaman's Oracle" that seems nice too :)
You have a great oracle collection, IMHO! :heart:
I remember your oracle readings!! I forgot it was this deck :laugh:
I have never read with an oracle ..... I'd like to try. Not today!!
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 23:05
I seem to drool a lot lately ...LOL
Yes it will be sooo nice to get Avery...he wants to help paint the house :)
I am going to hold off making coffee and pick one up on the way out...
Mmm...to go coffee, always an adventure!
Enjoy teaching Avery the finer points of house painting!
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 23:07
Enjoy teaching Avery the finer points of house painting!
The finer points? hmm... "Son we are both left handed so my beer and your juice goes in the right hand" :D
Saturness
25-08-2010, 23:07
I seem to drool a lot lately ...LOL
Really?
Have you been too tired or seeing delicious things too often? These are usually the reason why people drool, lol! :P
We will miss you today, TCO.
I have never read with an oracle ..... I'd like to try. Not today!!
Well, you don't have to start today!
I was just inviting in case someone felt like participating of the circle. It happens every two weeks, so there is always an opportunity to join it later ;)
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 23:09
The finer points? hmm... "Son we are both left handed so my beer and your juice goes in the right hand" :D
There's that, and how cool it is to step in spilled paint and make footprints! :laugh:
yirabeth
25-08-2010, 23:10
Well I'm off, taking Jack to his appointment. Have fun everyone!
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 23:13
I remember your oracle readings!! I forgot it was this deck :laugh:
I have never read with an oracle ..... I'd like to try. Not today!!
As a beginner, my advice is to say what you see!
I also have the DPO(have read with) and the DAO, they're good ones, too!
The crowned one
25-08-2010, 23:13
Anyone having problems with skype?
I desparately would like to talk to someone before I go to Van...but bloody skype is not working..
It is a great thing when it works :)
Marina, I have seen delisuios things...the root of my Drool LOL
Bluedragonfly...I think I will let him do contrasting colour on the back side of the house...we will "sign" the house with a hand print each ! Thanks for the idea!
Well, you don't have to start today!
I was just inviting in case someone felt like participating of the circle. It happens every two weeks, so there is always an opportunity to join it later ;)
Lorena Babcock-Moore, who created Ironwing, is creating an Oracle deck. (Actually, two - she is creating two!!). When the Lichen Oracle is completed and released, I will most surely be buying it and using it. I am really looking forward to it!
Until then, I will look at the ones I have. They don't feel right... that Lichen Oracle feels perfect and I can see things in those images. I wish she'd hurry up. Although I know she has lots of other things to do...
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 23:15
Well I'm off, taking Jack to his appointment. Have fun everyone!
~Yira
Good Luck Jack!!!
Well I'm off, taking Jack to his appointment. Have fun everyone!
~Yira
Bye - good luck :heart:
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 23:17
Bluedragonfly...I think I will let him do contrasting colour on the back side of the house...we will "sign" the house with a hand print each ! Thanks for the idea!
*bows deeply* Glad to be of service!
Sorry, no advice on Skype, IM is my greatest achievement in communications online. Although, I did talk to my son one time(no webcam here), I could see and hear him, and he could hear me!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 23:18
Lorena Babcock-Moore, who created Ironwing, is creating an Oracle deck. (Actually, two - she is creating two!!). When the Lichen Oracle is completed and released, I will most surely be buying it and using it. I am really looking forward to it!
Until then, I will look at the ones I have. They don't feel right... that Lichen Oracle feels perfect and I can see things in those images. I wish she'd hurry up. Although I know she has lots of other things to do...
Isn't she also doing the black cat oracle??? I'm anxiously awaiting that one!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 23:19
Bluedragonfly...I think I will let him do contrasting colour on the back side of the house...we will "sign" the house with a hand print each ! Thanks for the idea!
I like that hand print thing...how cool!!!
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 23:19
Well I'm off, taking Jack to his appointment. Have fun everyone!
~Yira
Bye Yira
Good Luck Jack
Isn't she also doing the black cat oracle??? I'm anxiously awaiting that one!
Yeah - the Lichen Oracle and the Black Cat Oracle. They'll both be good, but I really, really want the Lichen Oracle!
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 23:26
I remember your oracle readings!! I forgot it was this deck :laugh:
!! WOW !! That was close
Stormdancer
25-08-2010, 23:28
OK....Gotta scoot to work
I must say, the first day of school is the best! They're excited and motivated. And it's gonna last ALL year, RIGHT????
**Dreamland** :D
Enjoy the 1/3 ~~~
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 23:30
Lil one is still asleep. Once he gets up and eats breakfast, I gotta go to the store and then I plan to go to the thrift store and try to find some interesting fabrics, and gotta go to post office to mail a package.
I am limiting myself to about $5.00 at the thrift store as it is .25 cent day til one :D
When I get home, more items will go on ebay, lil one will eat lunch and down for nap, I gotta do dishes and hmmm not sure yet what else will get done but at least some things will get done.
Saturness
25-08-2010, 23:31
I desparately would like to talk to someone before I go to Van...but bloody skype is not working..
It is a great thing when it works :)
Marina, I have seen delisuios things...the root of my Drool LOL
Well, you will have to hide your Playboy magazines while Avery is there, you know... })
I hope you have succeeded in talking to them on Skype. Have a good day in Vancouver and give Avery an AT kiss!
Lorena Babcock-Moore, who created Ironwing, is creating an Oracle deck. (Actually, two - she is creating two!!). When the Lichen Oracle is completed and released, I will most surely be buying it and using it. I am really looking forward to it!
Until then, I will look at the ones I have. They don't feel right... that Lichen Oracle feels perfect and I can see things in those images. I wish she'd hurry up. Although I know she has lots of other things to do...
Wow, I hope you get her oracles then! I know how much you love the Ironwing, there must be something about her art that speaks to you in a deeper level... when you get her oracle, I want to see you using it (doesn't need to read for me, but I like to see people reading with decks they really connect with... the reading is usually so rich because it flows...). :D
Hello guys. 4 hours and it'll be Thursday here.
Some of you know that now I'm engaged in a bidding battle at an auction. Well, no enemy appears on the field. (I love Japanese auction where the sellers don't know much about Tarot. I could get two Dusserre Dodals, a Blue Box Rider, a Rider De Luxe, a LS Pam-B etc, all of them at very low price! ) :D
Ah! I have yet to go out and purchase my first mobilephone! Tomorrow, I will.
Good grief Roppo!! Such treasures for the taking. *shakes head despairingly* - will never happen on any of the sites I visit....
But - I have Ironwing, and so I am happy :)
BlueDragonfly
25-08-2010, 23:42
Hello guys. 4 hours and it'll be Thursday here.
Some of you know that now I'm engaged in a bidding battle at an auction. Well, no enemy appears on the field. (I love Japanese auction where the sellers don't know much about Tarot. I could get two Dusserre Dodals, a Blue Box Rider, a Rider De Luxe, a LS Pam-B etc, all of them at very low price! ) :D
Ah! I have yet to go out and purchase my first mobilephone! Tomorrow, I will.
A good day/evening to you Roppo!
I thought you'd have purchased your phone by now and be an old pro at using it! :laugh:
Good luck on your bidding battle with "no enemy"! :D
kaleanna
25-08-2010, 23:55
Hello guys. 4 hours and it'll be Thursday here.
Some of you know that now I'm engaged in a bidding battle at an auction. Well, no enemy appears on the field. (I love Japanese auction where the sellers don't know much about Tarot. I could get two Dusserre Dodals, a Blue Box Rider, a Rider De Luxe, a LS Pam-B etc, all of them at very low price! ) :D
Ah! I have yet to go out and purchase my first mobilephone! Tomorrow, I will.
Good Luck with the auction Roppo
Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but I sincerely believe Anima Mundi is on my side when I'm buying occult books or Tarot decks. More often than not I was the only bidder. :D
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 00:09
Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but I sincerely believe Anima Mundi is on my side when I'm buying occult books or Tarot decks. More often than not I was the only bidder. :D
Awesome on being the only bidder more often than not :)
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 00:10
Hubby just left for work and lil one is eating and soon we will be off to the thrift store and then post office and then grocery store and then back here for lunch and getting stuff done that needs to be done and putting lil one down for his nap. I am so looking forward to getting out of the house for a bit.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 00:46
Hello, I'm back. Think fresh air did offspring some good, as she is not coughing now. Was that $9 down the tubes on cough medicine? Who knows?
Will offspring drink tea? Adding a good dose of honey to it will help calm the coughs and sooth an irritated throat.
She'll drink tea (and coffee) as it's what we drink, and in fact we save a swallow or two for her when she's so inclined, once the cup is cool. Wish I'd read this before leaving for store, as we're out of honey! I tried before making her honey and lemon juice, and she won't touch the stuff ...
Have fun with Avery, TCO. Love the idea of the handprints.
Good luck to Jack and Yira!
Honey cranky. Hope nothing going wrong at work today. But it was hard to pick up, as offspring did linoleum faceplant seconds before he called and she was still wailing ...
ETA: ooh ... just checked the mail, my Belgian print Albano is here! Me like ... but ... seems to me to be a bit fuzzy; my lost and lamented mini Albano didn't have that problem ... sigh, and so the quest continues: who wants to trade for a mini or a '68 version????
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 00:57
Okay, I've been very good and bad at the same time. I ordered part of brother's birthday gift(something I know he'll love) from Amazon and to be thrifty and qualify for free shipping, I ordered The Fifth Tarot! I was so enabled after seeing Yira's copy yesterday! :D
Saturness
26-08-2010, 01:08
I think I'll start selling some of my decks.
My problem is that usually no one wants to buy them because of the international shipping :(
But I have way too many decks that I don't use and this is starting to bother me...
I also have NO IDEA how to price decks.
How much would you ask for a Tarot of Prague 1st edition set? I don't use this deck at all, and I'm not such a huge fan of MRP, why should I keep it?
And I also have a few TdMs I never use...
The problem is the common decks. Nobody buys them from me because they can order it from Amazon, so why would they pay extra shipping for it, right? *le sigh* Which makes total sense.
Maybe I should sell the decks in "sets" like some people do?
I need some tips from more experienced sellers... I really need to downsize my collection a bit. Thank you~:heart:
What about trading Marina? You could post the decks you have available together with your wishlist, and see if anyone can trade with you?
I don't know about a Fairytale 1st but it sounds like it ought to be expensive!
All your shipping hs to go insured doesn't it? I can see why that would make the more common decks difficult to sell. What about Ebay? Could you sell there? Or would that be too much of a hassle (that's why we stopped selling on Ebay a couple of years ago - before that we had sold vintage silver charms and had lots of fun).
Read recent threads in Trading and see what people price at?
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 01:21
Appointment went well -- they seemed to like him. Will hear back in the mail in the next week if he makes the final cutoff.
Now off to take Jack school clothes shopping and get my own schoolbooks...back later!
~Yira
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 01:45
Marina, for some that you don't know about cost, try emailing Jeannette. She's helped me in the past.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 01:47
Hey everyone!! I hope some of you are still around this morning.
I took my Mac into the Apple store two days ago. I was helped by a kid named, Alex, who is a transplant from Boston. I love this kid!! He assured me that my computer could be fixed, and then he informed me that he was going to waive any costs for me as well. What? :) :)
My computer is 3 years old, and I have no warranty, but somehow this lovely kid hit a magic button and waived all costs to fix it.
So we sat there backing up all my files while we chatted about the Red Sox. It was great! I should have my baby back early next week.
Soo happy people. I love Mac. :)
How is everyone? Who's here? I miss you guys. It's hell not having a computer.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 01:53
Jo! So good to hear!
Wow!! Alex is fantastic :) I shall send huge bucketloads of happy vibes his way, and hope he has a great few days!!
I'd hate being off-line - I have far more communication online than IRL....
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 01:57
Wow!! Alex is fantastic :) I shall send huge bucketloads of happy vibes his way, and hope he has a great few days!!
I'd hate being off-line - I have far more communication online than IRL....
Me too! It's been really weird to not have constant access to you guys. It felt very strange. Kirk was home yesterday and was using his computer all day. It was so annoying really.
Yes, Alex, is one of my one favorite people. I gave him a glowing review in the online survey Apple sent me. I told them he needed a big fat raise too. Hope they listen to me. :D
How are you Wendy? How are you JD? What's new?
MY DECK CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY DECK CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really do love parcels in the post, but my new vampyres deck came! I looked at it and thought "ewww" and then looked at it again and it is starting to grow on me :) I may end up loving it as a fave deck by the end of the day! (I just drank caffine btw, thats the reason for the exclamation marks) Loads of rain here- it's so nice when you are inside a nice warm house :D
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:01
MY DECK CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY DECK CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really do love parcels in the post, but my new vapyer deck came! I looked at it and thought "ewww" and then looked at it again and it is starting to grow on me :) I may end up loving it as a fave deck by the end of the day! (I just drank caffine btw, thats the reason for the exclamation marks) Loads of rain here- it's so nice when you are inside a nice warm house :D
LOL!! More caffeine for Jesii.
What's a Vapyer deck? I'm so out of the loop.
Congrats Jes!!
LOL!! More caffeine for Jesii.
What's a Vapyer deck? I'm so out of the loop.
Congrats Jes!!
Ummm...yeah, that would be me unable to spell "vampyres" LOLOLOLOL sorry :D
I think it's a Vampyre deck of some sort - innit Jes?
We are fine here - the refinancing arrived but I have not heard from the IRS with a figure.... so the money ill have to go on deposit until I know what to send them.
The spiders are doing great - Spud and Incey moulted :)
Aside from that, all is good.
Oh - Wonderful Boss had a birthday and went away to attend a wedding with his wife. He said it was a really happy day and the best wedding he's ever been to after his own :)
Hey Jo - I have a copy of your book :) I had to ask Mellaenn to send me one I can read with Windows...... I'm gonna settle down and read this weekend, because it's a Bank Holiday weekend and I get Monday off.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 02:08
I'm fighting with my own revenue services here, who say they've been paying the baby bonus to me ever since end of fiscal year, but there's nothing we've seen from the bank, so we think it might be a bank issue but might be a revenue issue ...
Yep, it's Llewellyn's new Tarot of the Vampyres, I was just typing too fast and can't spell :)
It's very interesting, and happily just fits in my box of tarot- I'm gonna need a new box soon LOL
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:12
Oh, okay, the Vampire's. That does make more sense to me. I thought I had missed out on some fancy new deck made by some guy named Vayper.
Great news on the money Wendy! What a relief. Phew.
Hope you enjoy the book. I'm just going to start on a few re-writes this week.
JD, I have some IRS issues as well. Mainly, they want me to pay them a whole bunch and I don't have any money. What a mess. I hope you get it sorted out very soon.
I'm fighting with my own revenue services here, who say they've been paying the baby bonus to me ever since end of fiscal year, but there's nothing we've seen from the bank, so we think it might be a bank issue but might be a revenue issue ...
Oh what a pain because each will blame the other!! Hope you get it sorted soon :)
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:19
JD, couldn't they check to see that the checks they've sent out haven't been negotiated? it shouldn't be that hard to figure out for them. They can look at your bank statements too. Ugh, how frustrating!
Saturness
26-08-2010, 02:21
Sorry for not answering, I left to have a quick lunch :)
What about trading Marina? You could post the decks you have available together with your wishlist, and see if anyone can trade with you?
The problem is that I really want to downsize the collection. I have a couple of decks I really want, I could maybe get a trade for those, but most I wanted to sell.
All your shipping hs to go insured doesn't it? I can see why that would make the more common decks difficult to sell. What about Ebay? Could you sell there? Or would that be too much of a hassle (that's why we stopped selling on Ebay a couple of years ago - before that we had sold vintage silver charms and had lots of fun).
I could try Ebay... thanks :)
No, it doesn't go insured, but it always ALWAYS goes with a tracking code. And it's always air mail. That makes the shipping a bit expensive (nothing absurd for international, around $15). But as you said, that would make more common decks difficult to sell, that's why I am thinking about selling sets instead of individual decks.
Read recent threads in Trading and see what people price at?
I will take a look, thanks :)
Marina, for some that you don't know about cost, try emailing Jeannette. She's helped me in the past.
That's a great idea JD! Thank you ~:heart:
I see most of MRP around $150-200, but I'm not sure the the Tarot of Prague 1st edition would the worth the same price of a Victorian Romantic, for instance. Hum...
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:21
Well, I just checked the mail and there was no BG pewter in there. I should get it tomorrow I think. The decks went through customs in NY last week.
I'm going to sit down and do a side by side comparison of the first and second editions when it gets here. I don't really need 2 of them, but there you go.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:24
Hey Marina! How're things?
I wonder if you could sell your more common decks locally. Maybe a used bookstore or even a local Craigslist type of thing. Selling them as a group set might work here too.
Saturness
26-08-2010, 02:31
I wonder if you could sell your more common decks locally. Maybe a used bookstore or even a local Craigslist type of thing. Selling them as a group set might work here too.
Hey Jo! Good to see you :)
I'm okay...
The problem is that selling to a local used bookstore here is the same as giving it away. They won't pay you more than $5 for it. I don't want to become rich selling decks, but I don't feel like giving them away to a bookstore so they can sell it later for $100. :rolleyes:
I'd rather give the decks away to friends then.
We do have a local Ebay-ish site here. Maybe I'll sell the decks through it instead. :)
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:34
Hey Jo! Good to see you :)
I'm okay...
The problem is that selling to a local used bookstore here is the same as giving it away. They won't pay you more than $5 for it. I don't want to become rich selling decks, but I don't feel like giving them away to a bookstore so they can sell it later for $100. :rolleyes:
I'd rather give the decks away to friends then.
We do have a local Ebay-ish site here. Maybe I'll sell the decks through it instead. :)
Give it a shot and see how it goes. How many decks are you thinking of getting rid of?
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 02:43
Well, I'm off to be with the kid for a bit. Hope to be around later to catch up more.
You could try putting them up on the Trading forum - you never know? What's common to you might be just the very deck that someone else is looking for :) And it's not going to cost anything to post a thread....
I admire you for doing it. I think about it but never actually do it!
Saturness
26-08-2010, 03:09
Give it a shot and see how it goes. How many decks are you thinking of getting rid of?
I'm not sure yet, when I go home I'll take a look at my collection and have a more precise number :)
You could try putting them up on the Trading forum - you never know? What's common to you might be just the very deck that someone else is looking for :) And it's not going to cost anything to post a thread....
I admire you for doing it. I think about it but never actually do it!
Thanks :)
I have tried opening threads in the past, only to close them two weeks later because I got ZERO response. Unless it was an uncommon or a brazilian deck. I'll try it again, maybe make a nice set and sell it for a decent price, shipping included... :heart:
Except for the Tarot of Prague, which I'll sell individually I think. I don't use this deck at all.
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 03:25
Hi All,
I am back from my lil shopping excursion at the thrift store and then had to go to grocery store.
Now remember I had set a $5.00 limit as for what I could spend, so is it bad that I went over that a couple of dollars? LOL
I got some leather items for 25 cents a piece :D as well as some other neat articles that I will use to make bags from.
Anyway, I will talk more about the different fabrics once I lay lil bit down for his nap.
be right back
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 03:52
okies I am back,
I got fabrics that have butterflies on em, an interesting swirly type print, one that has harry potter type scenes but with a bear that is dressed in the wizard type suit and holding a wand, was cute, couldnt pass it up. a lovely red patterned vest that I think will make for an elegant couple of bags. And that is all I can remember right now.
franniee
26-08-2010, 04:00
OK I need grammar help - please.
I want to say
Our instructors definitely got a work out, jumping in and out of the students’
cars for a couple of hours, they were awesome!
there were multiple students with their own cars...... should it be students' cars?
Yes, it should. Student's car = 1 student with one car. Students' cars = many students + their cars :)
franniee
26-08-2010, 04:10
Yes, it should. Student's car = 1 student with one car. Students' cars = many students + their cars :)
Thanks Wendy! I get ditzy sometimes!!!
You're welcome :) It must have been a really fun course!
franniee
26-08-2010, 04:37
You're welcome :) It must have been a really fun course!
OH it was! We had a beautiful day - low humidity but warm and we had a large turn out 40 students and 20+ instructors. We got the fire dept to come and drench the course to get the kids to skid and boy did they! It was great! They came in with puss faces and left with big smiles and a new respect for driving.
The trouble now is I wrote up the article about the event as I am supposed to do since it was my event but the editor of the magazine is a HORRIBLE VILE person! She comes up as the devil when I pull cards on her and she may give me a hard time about printing it. She is hateful! She went behind my back and told people that I had some master club e-mail list to promote my husband's business! It is a total lie! then she walked into my husband's business and couldn't even say hi to him and be polite to him..... my husband is a sweet soul. He had no idea that she attacked us behind our backs....when he found out he was beside himself. Terrible!! Some people enjoy spreading misery....makes me sick!!!!
I need to breathe and release.....
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 04:53
OMG, there are some evil people out there. That's terrible. How do ou deal wiu someone who actually enjoys being hateful? I am not good at dealing with people like that. Either you call her out and let her know you've got her number, or you steer clear of her. It's no fun no matter how you choose to deal with people like that. Sorry you have to be around this person.
franniee
26-08-2010, 05:06
OMG, there are some evil people out there. That's terrible. How do ou deal wiu someone who actually enjoys being hateful? I am not good at dealing with people like that. Either you call her out and let her know you've got her number, or you steer clear of her. It's no fun no matter how you choose to deal with people like that. Sorry you have to be around this person.
I'm not good at it either! People like that make me physically ill! In fact in anticipation of seeing her or dealing with her my stomach goes in knots and I get very anxious! Just the thought that I have to send her my article is making me sick! I can't allow it to bother me or to feel her energy.... I can feel it now because I thought of her! YUCK!!! Like goo - dark sticky slimy goo.
I had to get all these protective herbs etc and crystals around me the last few times. I saw her 2 weeks ago and it was ugly! She is so DARK! Not intelligent and very very jealous and hateful, spiteful. She has done eveil things to many of the club members. Some of the kindest people and she attacked. She is sneaky and does it when no one is looking! EVIL!
Once we realized what she had done I wrote an e-mail and sent it to the board members of the club and while I did not name her by name there was no question who I was speaking of..... at the next board meeting she was MIA! Next tuesday we have another board meeting.....we're going.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 05:14
There is power in numbers. People like that are usually very weak so they pick on the nicest people and bank on being able to get away with it. I'd keep close to those who understand what's going on. She won't be brave enough to take you all on at once.
Keep your crystals and herbs going and rid yourself of her energy as often as possible. It may be hard, but it could be helpful to send her some
healing energy as well. The more goodness she gets sent her way, the better. It would be good for you as well. It will be easier to keep her energy away.
franniee
26-08-2010, 05:17
There is power in numbers. People like that are usually very weak so they pick on the nicest people and bank on being able to get away with it. I'd keep close to those who understand what's going on. She won't be brave enough to take you all on at once.
Keep your crystals and herbs going and rid yourself of her energy as often as possible. It may be hard, but it could be helpful to send her some
healing energy as well. The more goodness she gets sent her way, the better. It would be good for you as well. It will be easier to keep her energy away.
YES you are right - she won't come near us when we are together. That time 2 weeks ago she kept her distance. She is somewhat afraid - not sure how she could be given her actions but I sense fear. I will do as you say. I am trying to pray for her and those that are ugly - that one is a hard thing to do!! But I will make a better effort of it. :heart:
franniee
26-08-2010, 05:20
I took out the shadowscapes - I LOVE this deck! It is stunningly beautiful!
(((Franniee & husband)))
I think all you and Jo have said makes sense - stick with the other good people and tell the truth loud and clear so that everyone hears it.
Also, and I know how hard this sounds, and how very hard it is to do - but pray for her. That her twisted nature - untwists, and she receives enough grace to turn herself around.... this will not only help her - it will help you enormously as well, because you will run no risk of being "infected" by her nastiness - not even by so much as reflecting it back at her. All she does and says will not touch you one bit - it will just slide down your shields and away from you.
But I have to say - the course sounds fantastic - both my son and himself would have loved it :)
I took out the shadowscapes - I LOVE this deck! It is stunningly beautiful!
I keep thinking about that deck - if not to read with then just because it is lovely to look at.... but I've spent my month's allowance already. Part of me doesn't want to buy a deck I don't think I'll read with. Then I think of what Le Fanu and I agreed once - that there are many ways of using a deck, and reading is only one of them. So in that respect it wouldn't be a waste. But I still feel the guilt of buying a deck *gasp* not to read with.
franniee
26-08-2010, 05:53
YES praying for her is the right thing to do. I know. I woke up with her on my mind. Full moon and all.
I keep thinking about that deck - if not to read with then just because it is lovely to look at.... but I've spent my month's allowance already. Part of me doesn't want to buy a deck I don't think I'll read with. Then I think of what Le Fanu and I agreed once - that there are many ways of using a deck, and reading is only one of them. So in that respect it wouldn't be a waste. But I still feel the guilt of buying a deck *gasp* not to read with.
This deck is so beautiful to look at. I pulled some cards when we began talking about this..... kind of like what do I need to know when I submit the article or whatever.... I was bored so I pulled cards... the thing is I'm not so sure I can read them this way but boy can I get lost in them! WOW and they shuffle like a dream! Although in retrospect I got the 9 of pentacles Lovers knight of cups then Ace of Swords & moon and Ace of pents - I think this does tell me to pray for her.... to know who I am and just be. Understand that I am blessed etc. hmmmmmm
Another deck that is gorgeous is the Maroon.... I can get lost in those cards as well. OH and I love the De la Rea and the Masonic Tarot and I never pick them up to read with them but they are too gorgeous to trade away.
I have a bunch of decks I don't read with but I know how you feel - I think it is a sin too. I am not a collector type person - I like to enjoy and use what I have if I don't then I should give it to someone who will use it but yet I have some I couldn't think of giving up. :)
I have so many I love and never use.
I mean - all I read with is Ironwing :D Since October 2009... and I really don't want to use any other deck yet. But I keep thinking that one day I will - and suppose I've passed on the ones I would have wanted to read with! Oh lor' that sounds so selfish - all these decks I have and don't use, that others would love to work with and haven't got...
But I'm not ready to give them away yet. Maybe one day, but not yet.
I have the Masonic and it is beautiful - I love to look at it. Once I had a reading from Tabi with hers - it was what made me buy mine :)
franniee
26-08-2010, 06:04
I don't have an ironwing but it looks beautiful. I've never read with the masonic..... or had a reading with it.... I will get to it one of these days. ;)
Hey Franniee - I just read your sig. - very apt :)
No - I've never read with my Masonic either....
Ah well.
Bat Chicken
26-08-2010, 06:29
I went off Tarot entirely for nearly two years. I toyed with selling my collection and didn't. Glad too. When I came back my mood had totally changed and the decks I might have sold first, I now couldn't part with. I am an art person, some decks I have just because they are gorgeous, others that are ugly but I like to work with. I cull from time to time - stuff I just never connected to on any level. They find a better home and all is well!
My new Moo minicards are here!!! They are so cool!
I have these bursts of guilt about the decks sometimes. I get over it .... I wouldn't sell unless something convinced me that it was completely the right thing to do. And it isn't at the moment :)
franniee
26-08-2010, 06:51
My new Moo minicards are here!!! They are so cool!
I know I shouldn't ask..... I am too easily enabled }) but what are Moo minicards?
It's not that fantastic set of Cows is it? That were being drawn in Creation? Because if it is, I'd love to know how to get hold of them. Mad Cows? I'll go look.
I'm thinking of skimo's Crazy Little Cows. Love that deck. On the AT Deck lists it's shown as unpublished. I'm hoping it will be self published this year :)
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 07:19
Hi all, back from shopping :) Went fairly well, even on the very strict budget I had -- usually I have this "budget" and then I spend that, plus whatever I can afford out of my current month's living expenses. I told Jack, this time, we add everything up and STICK to it..there IS no spare...only one mini-argument, and I finally told him fine, but only if you put this other thing back. He decided it wasn't so important after all. So he got 2 special items, and a bunch of "ordinary" items, and my budget didn't break into a zillion pieces! LOL The kid grew a lot this summer..he may well prove the doctor wrong after all! (He's always been excessively short. The doctor said, by his height he would only grow to be MAYBE 5'6"...he's close to that now so maybe....)
It was sooo hot out today..and I'd headed out with my hair down and no clips in my purse. But I figured, once I'm in the store I'll cool down...but the air conditioning seemed to be out of order today. So I headed to the haircare aisle and picked out a clip...took it off the cardboard it's attached to, put it in my hair. Ahh, so much better! Then when checking out I handed the card the clip had been attached to..the woman just couldn't seem to understand. I tell her, "I put this clip in my hair but I still need to pay for it." She goes..."But nothing's on the card." "I know, it's in my hair, see?" (I turn my head to show her and point at it in my hair.) She goes, "But that's stealing isn't it?" "no...it's only stealing if I don't pay for it, that's why you're gonna run it over the scanner so it adds to my bill." "oh...." She scans it, then says, "Do you want this?" "No...there's nothing on it, the clip is already in my hair...go ahead and throw it away..."
:rolleyes: LOL
Fun fun, love that shopping! LOL
~Yira
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 08:04
I am back, How is everyone. I had to go get son from school and then run to target to pick up some cokes.
I think we will have pizza tonite for supper, that is something that is quick and easy to do.
I still wanna add more to my bogo bag but not sure what yet. I added some fun fur stuff around the edge of it.
Or maybe I will get to work with some of the "new" fabrics I got today hmmm not sure ye.
What is everyone up to?
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 08:05
Hi all, back from shopping :) Went fairly well, even on the very strict budget I had -- usually I have this "budget" and then I spend that, plus whatever I can afford out of my current month's living expenses. I told Jack, this time, we add everything up and STICK to it..there IS no spare...only one mini-argument, and I finally told him fine, but only if you put this other thing back. He decided it wasn't so important after all. So he got 2 special items, and a bunch of "ordinary" items, and my budget didn't break into a zillion pieces! LOL The kid grew a lot this summer..he may well prove the doctor wrong after all! (He's always been excessively short. The doctor said, by his height he would only grow to be MAYBE 5'6"...he's close to that now so maybe....)
It was sooo hot out today..and I'd headed out with my hair down and no clips in my purse. But I figured, once I'm in the store I'll cool down...but the air conditioning seemed to be out of order today. So I headed to the haircare aisle and picked out a clip...took it off the cardboard it's attached to, put it in my hair. Ahh, so much better! Then when checking out I handed the card the clip had been attached to..the woman just couldn't seem to understand. I tell her, "I put this clip in my hair but I still need to pay for it." She goes..."But nothing's on the card." "I know, it's in my hair, see?" (I turn my head to show her and point at it in my hair.) She goes, "But that's stealing isn't it?" "no...it's only stealing if I don't pay for it, that's why you're gonna run it over the scanner so it adds to my bill." "oh...." She scans it, then says, "Do you want this?" "No...there's nothing on it, the clip is already in my hair...go ahead and throw it away..."
:rolleyes: LOL
Fun fun, love that shopping! LOL
~Yira
Yay Yira for the shopping trip going fairly well :D
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 09:34
It was sooo hot out today..and I'd headed out with my hair down and no clips in my purse. But I figured, once I'm in the store I'll cool down...but the air conditioning seemed to be out of order today. So I headed to the haircare aisle and picked out a clip...took it off the cardboard it's attached to, put it in my hair. Ahh, so much better! Then when checking out I handed the card the clip had been attached to..the woman just couldn't seem to understand. I tell her, "I put this clip in my hair but I still need to pay for it." She goes..."But nothing's on the card." "I know, it's in my hair, see?" (I turn my head to show her and point at it in my hair.) She goes, "But that's stealing isn't it?" "no...it's only stealing if I don't pay for it, that's why you're gonna run it over the scanner so it adds to my bill." "oh...." She scans it, then says, "Do you want this?" "No...there's nothing on it, the clip is already in my hair...go ahead and throw it away..."
:rolleyes: LOL
Fun fun, love that shopping! LOL
~Yira
I LOVE this story !!! Makes me wish I had long hair just so I could do it...gotta be another way, I'll keep my eyes open :D
I'll call it..."pulling a ~Yira"
OH...and.....
~~~Hello ((TRAIN))
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 09:51
Hiya Stormy
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 10:14
Got notice today that my BG pewter shipped. YAYY!! Does anyone know how/where to use the tracking number, or should I email Baba? It only says shipped:Airmail, and since it has to be signed for I need to know which day I need to ensure I'm here to sign :) (Unless they'd let Jack sign?? maybe)
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 10:24
Got notice today that my BG pewter shipped. YAYY!! Does anyone know how/where to use the tracking number, or should I email Baba? It only says shipped:Airmail, and since it has to be signed for I need to know which day I need to ensure I'm here to sign :) (Unless they'd let Jack sign?? maybe)
~Yira
Is it being shipped through the post office? If no one is home, they'll leave a notice for you to come in and sign for it. The mailman may try to deliver a second day, so call the P.O. if you want to go in to pick it up-or it'll end up on the mail truck.
Hi all, just a quick stop, low battery, no cord, shift close to ending, but I'll be back when I get home.
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 10:32
Hehe, Hi and see you soon BD! :)
I'm not sure if it's coming through the post office - it just says Airmail Registered. Is that the post office, or could it be UPS/Fedex/Etc?
~Yira
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 10:40
Hehe, Hi and see you soon BD! :)
I'm not sure if it's coming through the post office - it just says Airmail Registered. Is that the post office, or could it be UPS/Fedex/Etc?
~Yira
Hi Yira,
I thought I was going to have to sign for mine and a couple days ago when I went to check mail it was in my box and I didn't sign for it. I am not sure exactly why i didn't have to sign but it was in the mailbox waiting for me.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 10:41
Hehe, Hi and see you soon BD! :)
I'm not sure if it's coming through the post office - it just says Airmail Registered. Is that the post office, or could it be UPS/Fedex/Etc?
~Yira
It's most likely through regular mail. You should be able to use the tracking number on the Post office website, but it won't tell you a whole lot except what the last arrival point was. Things are scanned when they arrive.
Back in an hour or so.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 10:46
Marina give us a list of what you have. I suggest you sell the rare ones and put the rest on the train...or try for a "group sell" or trade :)
Put up 2 or 3 commons for a deck you covert... or see if you can swing a package deal with someone.....
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 11:06
Yep, it's regular mail :) I plugged the number into the website and found it's already in Jamaica, NY...
When it hits Gaylord, I can figure it will deliver the next day :)
~Yira
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 11:12
Hiya StormySo sorry to abandon you!!!!!
13 yr old needed attention.....
TALK....OMG can She talk, "do you like the way I cut my hair??? do I look good in these jeans??? ad naseum......:bugeyed:
Listen...to music...rock-ish, and when I asked who they were??? Internet search
TALK......OMG
Astrology...finding her chart.....
Mom, Can I use the computer??? SHE gets lost on Astrodeinst....and then MY space...:bugeyed:
LOL.....sorry
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 11:13
Got notice today that my BG pewter shipped. YAYY!! Does anyone know how/where to use the tracking number, or should I email Baba? It only says shipped:Airmail, and since it has to be signed for I need to know which day I need to ensure I'm here to sign :) (Unless they'd let Jack sign?? maybe)
~Yira
My tracking number was in my shipping notice...I just go to USPS and plug it in....
got mine })
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 11:21
Do ya like it?? Is it pretty? As big as their other cards, ie, BBC etc? LOL
~Yira
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 11:24
Do ya like it?? Is it pretty? As big as their other cards, ie, BBC etc? LOL
~Yira
I like mine :) I like it so much that I just had to start making a bag for it :D
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 11:26
Hehe, your decks are lucky :)
I do prefer boxes though...but you make lovely bags!
~Yira
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 11:56
Do ya like it?? Is it pretty? As big as their other cards, ie, BBC etc? LOL
~Yira
They remind me of the Quantum...or Kat Black's Golden...in....um...er..heft??
It's different...the card stock.....and I've not spent much time with them. By the time I'm able to it's too late and dark ...
And...NO...I try not to use lights....
I will say...check them when you get them....some printing issues and the cards DO stick together with that Pewter siding....
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 11:57
HeeHee...:D:D:D
Missed being an Idiot...
THIS is top o the page....:)
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 12:04
Girlie, you're not an idiot, whether cracking a joke at the top of the page or not! We like your jokes :)
Thanks for the warning to check the cards -- I'll definitely do that the day they come in.
~Yira
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 12:09
Girlie, you're not an idiot, whether cracking a joke at the top of the page or not! We like your jokes :)
Thanks for the warning to check the cards -- I'll definitely do that the day they come in.
~Yira
I may not be an idiot but I DO have a history of post DUMB stuff at the Top o page......
Yeah....check those decks..I found an extra card, and to be honest I've not really had the time/light to really check them out.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:12
Hi Honeys, I'm hoommeee! *finally*
I have a dumb question(yes I could google, but....) Is there a difference between coated and buffered aspirin?
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 12:14
It's 9 already and I have to work on something....I put a HUGE target on my back on work today....actually, did it twice })
First one was with the "Princess"....NO worries...
Second one was the "Queen"....might have to do some damage control,.....but...SO worth it.....
Tennis???? (goes with marina's karma card reading to "SERVE")
Right now I am at 40 v love.....
Might lose a bit tomorrow, but looking into "work" to help....
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 12:15
One has a base to counter acid, the other is coated so it hits the intestine before release.
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 12:16
Hi, BD - no helpful info on the coated vs. buffered. Maybe buffered has other chemical goodies mixed in to help protect the stomach?
Hi, everyone else. I meant to post here an hour ago and got lost on that thread about Pixie's lost LeNormand. That is really, really clever. I wants one!
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 12:16
Hi Honeys, I'm hoommeee! *finally*
I have a dumb question(yes I could google, but....) Is there a difference between coated and buffered aspirin?
IMHO??? No....but I AM a top o the page idiot....ROTF
Seriously?, I wouldn't think so
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:17
Hey guys. Didn't get any resumes sent out today, but I did get a call for an interview on Friday. It's for a swimwear shop. There may be a downside to wallpapering the universe with resumes.
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 12:17
Welcome home BD :)
~Yira
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 12:18
One has a base to counter acid, the other is coated so it hits the intestine before release.
This is one of those posts that leave me scratching my head thinking that the answer is just SO close.....
SO...there IS a difference....
GEEZ is it bedtime already????
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 12:19
Hey guys. Didn't get any resumes sent out today, but I did get a call for an interview on Friday. It's for a swimwear shop. There may be a downside to wallpapering the universe with resumes.
Was there not a "Tea house" in the works????
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:24
Was there not a "Tea house" in the works????
Tea house said they might phone, but hasn't officially phoned yet. Swim Shop phoned today.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:26
Welcome home BD :)
~Yira
Thanks, I'm glad to be here. All comfy in my nightgown and flannel shirt, my longest 2 days of the week out of the way.
Thanks for the quick info on the apsirin, I need to pick some up for a client and the grocery store didn't have any of the right dose and formula. When I asked at the checkout, on the off chance that someone would know, they didn't. So I'll go to the pharmacy in the morning.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:28
Okay, I've been very good and bad at the same time. I ordered part of brother's birthday gift(something I know he'll love) from Amazon and to be thrifty and qualify for free shipping, I ordered The Fifth Tarot! I was so enabled after seeing Yira's copy yesterday! :D
Yira, see what I did? totally enabled!
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 12:31
Hehe, that's totally awesome BD! I could tell how much you liked it, I was actually considering giving mine to you but it'd been a gift. I'm so glad you're getting one :)
~Yira
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 12:32
Tea house said they might phone, but hasn't officially phoned yet. Swim Shop phoned today.
Er, ummm - are there a lot of indoor pools where you live? How can a swim shop keep going all winter in Canada?
I got a few leads today, by the way. I have an interview tomorrow for the one that I think may be a scam, but I'm putting on the suit and heels and going just for the practice. The other was news of an upcoming job at the Clerk's office (where I've been volunteering) that would be a contract being a sort of a coordinator for all of the people who want to schedule hearings about their property tax bills. (That's a lot as we have big issues with that here in Palm Beach county).
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:35
You know the whole "bad things happen in threes" thing?
Well, I had three bad things happen to me today. When I woke up and did my "wind the pocketwatch" ritual, I found out that the winding-stem was broken. Then I went to pay for lunch, and found out that my debit-card wasn't working, because both of my accounts were overdrawn. (I have two bank accounts, one for my debit card and one for automatic withdrawls.) And finally, I got around to asking about my family account in a store points club, and found out it was cancelled when my mother passed away. They gave me my own account, and five thousand "pity points". I had YEARS worth of points on that card!
Okay, but you know what the funny part is? Out of those three, the one that bugs me the most is the pocket watch.
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 12:36
BD, I really like the Fifth Tarot. Teressena and Marten Bakkens, who created the Fifth Tarot, came down to south Florida and we were able to get them to do a presentation at our Tarot group. It's a great deck for self-meditation.
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:38
Er, ummm - are there a lot of indoor pools where you live? How can a swim shop keep going all winter in Canada?
I got a few leads today, by the way. I have an interview tomorrow for the one that I think may be a scam, but I'm putting on the suit and heels and going just for the practice. The other was news of an upcoming job at the Clerk's office (where I've been volunteering) that would be a contract being a sort of a coordinator for all of the people who want to schedule hearings about their property tax bills. (That's a lot as we have big issues with that here in Palm Beach county).
There's lots of indoor pools and waterparks. As well as nice lakes in the summertime. We aren't ALL snow and ice up here, you know. :laugh:
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:38
Hey guys. Didn't get any resumes sent out today, but I did get a call for an interview on Friday. It's for a swimwear shop. There may be a downside to wallpapering the universe with resumes.
I don't know, I think that would give you alot of "options". You remember the old saying about kissing a few frogs, before you find your prince?
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 12:41
Er, ummm - are there a lot of indoor pools where you live? How can a swim shop keep going all winter in Canada?
Hot tub-ing in the snow is the BEST!!! Even swimming...just sayin'
And on that note...need to go to bed...
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 12:42
There's lots of indoor pools and waterparks. As well as nice lakes in the summertime. We aren't ALL snow and ice up here, you know. :laugh:
Yes, I do know! :grin: I spent a month in Canada one year during January when we were bringing our Saint John office online with new software and documentation processes. I was the only training facilitator they had that knew the old system the Canadians were using and the new system.
yirabeth
26-08-2010, 12:42
Sweet dreams, Stormy :)
~Yira
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 12:43
Hot tub-ing in the snow is the BEST!!! Even swimming...just sayin'
And on that note...need to go to bed...
Good night, dear Stormy. One day closer to Friday!
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:48
Good Night, Stormy! Sleep well!
NT, is the pocketwatch an antique? It shouldn't be too hard to replace. The other 2 things really suck, too, but something like that(your little ritual) just centers your day.
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:49
I don't know, I think that would give you alot of "options". You remember the old saying about kissing a few frogs, before you find your prince?
True enough. And sometimes the frog kicks you in the face when you're trying to kiss it. I know that even having an interview doesn't automatically mean having a job.
But I still wish the Tea Shoppe would call me.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 12:51
Did I just read that a few of you got your BG pewters today? Hmm, maybe I will get my mail then.
Congrats on the job interviews NT. That's always a good sign. There really are a few jobs out there after all. Hooray!
Should I risk walking to the mailbox in my wife beater and pajama pants? Maybe I should put on proper clothing. Hmm?
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:51
Good Night, Stormy! Sleep well!
NT, is the pocketwatch an antique? It shouldn't be too hard to replace. The other 2 things really suck, too, but something like that(your little ritual) just centers your day.
Actually the fact that it isn't an antique makes it harder. It's a "Chinese Movement" watch, which means that it was made in any one of hundreds of factories in China, so there's no way of finding the right replacement part.
I can't just return it, because I don't have a receipt. That's a story in and of itself.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:56
True enough. And sometimes the frog kicks you in the face when you're trying to kiss it. I know that even having an interview doesn't automatically mean having a job. I'd bite his little foot off! :laugh: (okay, I'm tired)...
Job seeking is so different now, and every interview brings you closer to the right one!
But I still wish the Tea Shoppe would call me.
I think working in a Tea shop would be wonderful. I'd have to sample all the teas regularly, just so that I'd know what to recommend! Yum!
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 12:58
I'd bite his little foot off! :laugh: (okay, I'm tired)...
Job seeking is so different now, and every interview brings you closer to the right one!
Giggle })
I think working in a Tea shop would be wonderful. I'd have to sample all the teas regularly, just so that I'd know what to recommend! Yum!
True. Plus there's a potential for a staff discount; not just on tea, but also on funky teapots and such. :D :D :D
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 12:59
Actually the fact that it isn't an antique makes it harder. It's a "Chinese Movement" watch, which means that it was made in any one of hundreds of factories in China, so there's no way of finding the right replacement part.
I can't just return it, because I don't have a receipt. That's a story in and of itself.
That's why I asked if it was an antique. Hubby wore one, and we had if fixed a few times, the jeweler hated working on newer ones for that very reason.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 13:01
Giggle })
True. Plus there's a potential for a staff discount; not just on tea, but also on funky teapots and such. :D :D :D
I could never work someplace like that, that offered staff discounts, I'd never have a paycheck left. :D I used to collect old teapots, nothing very valuable, but I loved using them.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:03
Good night, dear Stormy. One day closer to Friday!
LOL took a time out to talk to MID Son.....mild-est of my kidz...come back to....FRIDAY????? Momentary thought that it was tomorrow :(
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:03
I think the tea shoppe will call. That's just my thoughts.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:06
Did I just read that a few of you got your BG pewters today? Hmm, maybe I will get my mail then.
Congrats on the job interviews NT. That's always a good sign. There really are a few jobs out there after all. Hooray!
Should I risk walking to the mailbox in my wife beater and pajama pants? Maybe I should put on proper clothing. Hmm?
jo...JO.... JO
Miss You!!!!!!!
I'd diss the "wife beater" clothing and stroll confidently in the rest???
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:07
I used to work for this company in the Bay area and we had this shop in San Francisco that sold outrageously expensive tea! Did you know some of that stuff can be hundreds of dollars? I sure didn't. I'm quite happy with my Twinnings English breakfast.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:09
jo...JO.... JO
Miss You!!!!!!!
I'd diss the "wife beater" clothing and stroll confidently in the rest???
Hey Stormy!!! Yes, I'm quite a vision right now. I've always thought of myself as what one might call a fashion plate. :D I really should change. I don't want the neighbors to think I'm being boastful with my chic ensemble. That would be rude, don't you think?
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 13:12
Hi, Jo, I read the good news about the resuscitation of your Mac! It must be really hard to be without 'puter! (How dare hubby use his own computer...) :grin:
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 13:12
I used to work for this company in the Bay area and we had this shop in San Francisco that sold outrageously expensive tea! Did you know some of that stuff can be hundreds of dollars? I sure didn't. I'm quite happy with my Twinnings English breakfast.
Hi Jo! :D
My son used to send me samples from this shop in Cleveland, special blends, and herbal teas. He told me what some of them cost and they kind of lost their appeal.
I've been drinking "Good Earth" teas lately, I love their chai tea made into iced tea.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:18
I really am on my way to bed....BUT...BACON and POPCORN????
OMG
I am SO jones-ing......
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:20
Hi, Jo, I read the good news about the resuscitation of your Mac! It must be really hard to be without 'puter! (How dare hubby use his own computer...) :grin:
LOL I read this...ad\nd THOUGht this..poor Kirk...
(((Kirk))) Get OFF the computer :D
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 13:20
I really am on my way to bed....BUT...BACON and POPCORN????
OMG
I am SO jones-ing......
Did I miss something? Popcorn does sound good, though, don't have any bacon.....nope that would mean getting up and moving....
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:22
Hey Stormy!!! Yes, I'm quite a vision right now. I've always thought of myself as what one might call a fashion plate. :D I really should change. I don't want the neighbors to think I'm being boastful with my chic ensemble. That would be rude, don't you think?
Dudette...YOU and ME...PORCH...we will have SO much fun
But wait...I was going to bed..........
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:23
Poo! No decks in the mail. I changed my clothes and everything.
Yes, Mell, the Mac gods have looked favorably upon me and my computer will be fixed soon. I am so very happy about this. Everyone should send very good vines to, Alex, the kid who waived all repair fees for me. Bless that boy.
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 13:25
I've been drinking "Good Earth" teas lately, I love their chai tea made into iced tea. I love their sweet and spicy tea. But it will be several months before I heat up the tea-kettle; it's just too hot here until maybe late October.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:25
Dudette...YOU and ME...PORCH...we will have SO much fun
But wait...I was going to bed..........
No going to bed!! I'm bringing an appropriately stained wife beater for you to wear on the porch with me! Now if only we had some moonshine in a jug and some chewin tobaccy...
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 13:25
I've got to give it up for tonight, have a great night/day!
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:31
Did I miss something? Popcorn does sound good, though, don't have any bacon.....nope that would mean getting up and moving....
There is a NEW Bacon...kinda "instant"..and really not too bad......
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 13:32
Night, BD. I need to follow suit, too...but before I desert you, dear Jo, what is a wife beater and why are you wearing one? (I get an absurd mental image for a gnarly looking guy with unkempt hair sort of draped over your shoulders like a sweater!)
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:34
No going to bed!! I'm bringing an appropriately stained wife beater for you to wear on the porch with me! Now if only we had some moonshine in a jug and some chewin tobaccy...
I am NOT doin moonshine
I am NOT doin chewin baccy
I am......I yam what I am....LOL
bedZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:34
Night, BD. I need to follow suit, too...but before I desert you, dear Jo, what is a wife beater and why are you wearing one? (I get an absurd mental image for a gnarly looking guy with unkempt hair sort of draped over your shoulders like a sweater!)
LOL! A wife beater is one of those ugly white undershirts/tanks that men wear under their dress shirts. However, some not so nice guys gave it the wife beater name when they started wearing them around like regular shirts. I'm only wearing one because it's still around 100 degrees out right now.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:35
Sh*t.....
Cr*p....
Duh.........
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 13:37
Thanks, Jo. I had a feeling it was something like that! :)
Wassa matter Stormy?
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:37
I am NOT doin moonshine
I am NOT doin chewin baccy
I am......I yam what I am....LOL
bedZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Oh shoot! Alright then, go to bed lady. I'll have to come up with some more tantalizing images for you of us on the porch. How about a pitcher of cosmos and some Van Morrison on the CD player? Sounds good to me. :)
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:38
Thanks, Jo. I had a feeling it was something like that! :)
Wassa matter Stormy?
Mell, some good ideas in my head for the book. Really! I'm putting them down as soon as I get the puter back and I'll send them on to you. :)
What's up Storm?
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 13:44
Time for me to put a plate of munchies together for Avery and I. Pepperoni, cheese, milk and oreo's :)
Hello Sponge Bob, good night forum :)
I hope my new BG gets here soon!
Mellaenn
26-08-2010, 13:44
Mell, some good ideas in my head for the book. Really! I'm putting them down as soon as I get the puter back and I'll send them on to you. :)
Cool - maybe in a way it's a good thing that you had the time to just resonate with the idea part of it and you were restricted from being able to actually work on it.
Oh, jeez, I just wrote this and fell asleep as I was typing - time for beddy-bye! Talk to you soon. :)
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:50
Wassa matter Stormy?
SS DD....top of the page woes....LOL
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:50
Cool - maybe in a way it's a good thing that you had the time to just resonate with the idea part of it and you were restricted from being able to actually work on it.
Oh, jeez, I just wrote this and fell asleep as I was typing - time for beddy-bye! Talk to you soon. :)
Oh nos! Time for bed missy.
Good night TCO. Have fun with Avery and SpongeBob! I love the sponge.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 13:53
Time for me to put a plate of munchies together for Avery and I. Pepperoni, cheese, milk and oreo's :)
Hello Sponge Bob, good night forum :)
Food sounds good as long as it's all served separately
((((Sponge Bob....do we have Jelly fish??? )))
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:53
I am NOT doin moonshine
I am NOT doin chewin baccy
I am......I yam what I am....LOL
bedZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I was only kidding about the chewin tobaccy... and probably the moonshine too. :D
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 13:55
Oh, time for Ghost Hunters! Gotta run. Good sleeps for everyone. :)
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 15:04
Hey I'm back (not that anyone probably knew I was gone :P)
I decided to walk Hubby to work, and then have a moonlight picnic on campus. I found another feather to add to my collection: this one all black and in perfect condition. It might be crow, or another magpie; but it's got such a strong vibe to it.
The last thing I did on the way home was to stop and visit my tree-gnome. Every time I visit gnomie, he's a little different. More and more bark is growing over his nose and eyes. In less than a year, he might be gone! :bugeyed:
Good morning :)
I anm soooo tired! I slept well enough but it took ages to get off - I have a gum/tooth ache that my dentist assures me isn't caused by anything and so there is nothing he can do :bugeyed: He says my teeth are absolutely fine - there is nothing to do at all..... I am using toothpaste and mouthwash for sensitive teeth and gums but oh my goodness - last night it hurt something chronic! It''ll pass, I know it will - but I do hope it goes quickly :laugh:
But - on the up side - I am in my own office today. Life is good!!
The last thing I did on the way home was to stop and visit my tree-gnome. Every time I visit gnomie, he's a little different. More and more bark is growing over his nose and eyes. In less than a year, he might be gone! :bugeyed:
Take photographs. Once he's gone, and over the years, you might forget what he looks like!
You got an interview! So soon - wow, well done!
I love the idea of plastering the universe with your resume :laugh:
Now the wolf came at last!
http://grimoire.blog.ocn.ne.jp/doll/files/kt-1.jpg
My very first mobilephone. I'm a member of the civilization.
No one knows the number of this phone and I have to be very cautious about to whom I may tell. First, my sister (a Lucy Van Pelt type) :D
I'm now engaged in a web auction for a rare deck. 32 hours left and I see no opponent in the field yet. Good sign?
Master_Margarita
26-08-2010, 16:03
G'day!
Late night here on the West Coast. I can't sleep because I'm so upset. The sale of my late mother's condo is falling apart at the last minute because of stupid, stupid petty stuff that I can't do a thing about.
My meditation practice tells me to take a deep breath, because I can't do anything about the things that I can't do anything about. But still. But still.
:heart: M_M~
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 16:05
Take photographs. Once he's gone, and over the years, you might forget what he looks like!
You got an interview! So soon - wow, well done!
I love the idea of plastering the universe with your resume :laugh:
Thanks for the encouragement. :D
I do have pictures of the gnome. I may take another photo tomorrow during the day.
Now the wolf came at last!
http://grimoire.blog.ocn.ne.jp/doll/files/kt-1.jpg
My very first mobilephone. I'm a member of the civilization.
No one knows the number of this phone and I have to be very cautious about to whom I may tell. First, my sister (a Lucy Van Pelt type) :D
I'm now engaged in a web auction for a rare deck. 32 hours left and I see no opponent in the field yet. Good sign?
Congrats (I think!) on the phone - they are handy to have :)
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you - the cards you're going for are gorgeous (if they're the ones you posted about in Tarot Decks).
G'day!
Late night here on the West Coast. I can't sleep because I'm so upset. The sale of my late mother's condo is falling apart at the last minute because of stupid, stupid petty stuff that I can't do a thing about.
My meditation practice tells me to take a deep breath, because I can't do anything about the things that I can't do anything about. But still. But still.
:heart: M_M~
Ohh that's hard ((((M_M))) - when there's nothing you can do it's very difficult to stay calm. Of us all you are probably best placed to maintain calm through your meditation practice but I do feel for you. I remember when my mum died - there seemed to be so many formalities to go through, and things to deal with. It took ages to be able to mourn her because I'd been so busy dealing with things!
Master_Margarita
26-08-2010, 16:18
Ohh that's hard ((((M_M))) - when there's nothing you can do it's very difficult to stay calm. Of us all you are probably best placed to maintain calm through your meditation practice but I do feel for you. I remember when my mum died - there seemed to be so many formalities to go through, and things to deal with. It took ages to be able to mourn her because I'd been so busy dealing with things!
I've been the strong one for so many months taking care of all the legalities, and I've been so patient, and today I just felt like my patience was all used up. (Meditation becomes most interesting when I reach the point where I feel like I can't go on...and do anyway...I'll have to increase my time on the cushion for a while I think).
The stuff that is going wrong is so stupid and fixable (and wasn't going wrong when we agreed on the sale). The closing is set for August 31. I'm sure I will have more to report before then. It helps to vent.
:heart: M_M~
NorthernTigress
26-08-2010, 16:39
There's a lot of house buying/house selling going around these days. I have two of my friends are trying to sell their houses. One due to a divorce, the other because they wanted to buy the wife's mother's old house and move in. I can imagine the stress you are going through.
Morning everyone
Roppo- wow on the phone! Welcome to the world of phone people. :D
((((((MM))))))) hugs on the house-selling, hope it all works out for you :)
Wendy- morning- oh dear tooth ache :( never good, but i'm sure it will get better over the day :)
I've just woken up and am off to breakfast :) hope everyone's day goes okay. It's still raining here ( i think) It's got to the stage where everything is wet and you can't really tell :)
We're supposed to just have drizzly rain today, which is an improvement over the stair-rods that plummetted down yesterday :)
I have bought a large chocolate fudge brownie from the baker over the road - whose baked-on-the-premises stuff is delicious. And now I am sat (baddie tooth and everything) munching cake sat at my office desk. :D
ETA Now I have eaten the cake. I feel fat, bloated and absolutely chockfull of sugar. I hate that sugared-up feeling. Why did I do that? Simply because (oh, play that violin!) I had a poor night's sleep and something so silly as a toothache. For pity's sake - grow up!! A toothache. It's nothing!!
I've been the strong one for so many months taking care of all the legalities, and I've been so patient, and today I just felt like my patience was all used up. (Meditation becomes most interesting when I reach the point where I feel like I can't go on...and do anyway...I'll have to increase my time on the cushion for a while I think).
You are allowed to not always be strong you know...... much better that you aren't .... :heart:
I have bought a large chocolate fudge brownie from the baker over the road - whose baked-on-the-premises stuff is delicious. And now I am sat (baddie tooth and everything) munching cake sat at my office desk. :D
Good for you! I'm sure the chocolate will both numb the pain and make you happy- instant medcine LOL I just ate a whole bowlful of Raisin, oats and more, and I doubt, added to a slice of toast, I'm gonna need anything for ages :) but the brownie sounds great! I'm a chewy flapjack or Lardy cake girl tho - lots of sugar :D
Just gone through my deck list and decided, for fun, to see if I can rememeber what came from who! Seem to have stolen or been given quite a large amount from my Mum, and then the 130 deck collection. Oddly, nearly all the decks I bought for myself, I have traded away! So me thinks I can't (or couldn't) pick decks for myself LOL
Tastes change. The list of decks I have had and traded away is tremendous. So many that I thought I really wanted. I remember selling a lot of decks to get the Ma'at and Steele Wizard. I really yearned for those two decks. And yet, I don't have either of them now (and nor do I miss them).
It's very difficult.... I seem to be happy with the ones I have now. I don't have any desperate desires for any others, and don't feel I particularly want to trade away the decks I have. I know there are about 8 or 9 that I will list for the train, but I wouldn't sell or trade them anywhere else. The train is different.
Tastes change. The list of decks I have had and traded away is tremendous. So many that I thought I really wanted. I remember selling a lot of decks to get the Ma'at and Steele Wizard. I really yearned for those two decks. And yet, I don't have either of them now (and nor do I miss them).
It's very difficult.... I seem to be happy with the ones I have now. I don't have any desperate desires for any others, and don't feel I particularly want to trade away the decks I have. I know there are about 8 or 9 that I will list for the train, but I wouldn't sell or trade them anywhere else. The train is different.
In my case, the taste seems to change every quickly ;) but i am happy with the decks I have now, though I do feel a little guilty about all the decks I lusted loudly after, bought and then traded I on. I try to think that my deck is now making someone else very happy, so it wasn't a waste of money :D
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 19:53
I was undecided this morning. Knew I wanted to bake something with the offspring today, but not sure what. Had it narrowed down to three possibilities. Thanks to Wendy, it's going to be brownies.
I am happy. I woke up to find someone has given me a gift subscription :D Anonymously, too, although I have my suspicions ...
Jesii, I do that a lot too. Agonize at length and to everyone about how I want something, or how I'm going to get something, or how much I love it once it arrives, and sheepishly trade/sell it not long after. Part of why I'm trying so hard to curtail my collection lately. Keep it under control ...
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 20:33
3.33 in the morning and I am up! Strage dreams, and a song popped into my head that I decided I had to hear LOL "Mashmakhan" As the years go bye.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 20:40
Gee, thanks, TCO, guess what I have to go find on LimeWire now ... haven't heard that in bleens. Good ... middle of the night, I guess.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 20:47
well you are up anyways :)
Now do I put on coffee and call my sleep cycle over...or do I try to go back to bed??
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 20:49
True. it's 8:20 AM here, been up for almost two hours.
I would try to go back to bed, if I were you ...
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 21:02
Here you go !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8VLC6vLLE
Good morning you two :)
I have taken some nice strong painkillers and my raging gum-ache is reduced to a dull roar. I am wondering if there is any point going to the doctor, since the dentist says nothing is wrong and there is no treatment he can provide. Dammit all - this is genuine pain - something must be bloody well causing it! It's been happening for weeks now. And I am really fairly good at ignoring minor aches and niggles.
I'm sorry gang - nothing you can do - why blast it out all over the train ....
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 21:10
Are you usung an NSAIDs to control the pain? if so it is swelling and nerve related.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 21:12
Good Morning! I slept in till 6:30! I was awake till almost 1:00 am though. First cup of coffee is very strong!!!, but good!
TCO, how busy is your day, how well do you function on short sleep? Those are the questions to answer when deciding on going back to bed or not.
Me? When I wake really early like that, I know it's pointless trying to go back to sleep, I always feel worse when I wake up later.
I don't know what you call cocodamol? It's Co-codamol 8mg/500mg and one takes two tablets every five hours or so. They dull the appetite and the brain along with the pain, so I don't like taking them for too long.
I am on 24-hour slow release NSAIDS for a muscular problem at the point where a couple of surgical incisions nearly but not quite "crossed over" (gawd I sound like a total wreck but I promise I'm not :D) and I suppose that either helps or hinders. Also I get arthritis in the jaw hinge and that can hurt like billy-oh by evening.
It'll pass sooner or later - I generally find that waiting cures most problems but if I thought the doc could do anything and I wouldn't just be wasting her time I'd think about it.
This all sounds terrible. I'm one of the healthiest people I know - I always think of myself as being as fit as a fiddle; I never get ill - y'know, colds and such. I think I'm just gonna pretend none of this is happening. Adopt a Vulcan attitude "there is no pain, there in no pain....." :laugh:
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:17
Good morning folks. 4:15 AM here in Vegas and I woke up to see hubby off to work.
Wendy, ouch! There's got to be something going on there with the gums. So sorry, that sounds pretty miserable.
TCO, put the coffee on, I did. :)
Hello to anyone else still around.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 21:20
(((((Wendy's gums))))) my toothache has subsided to a mild irritation until I eat something cold with that side of my mouth. Not sure what the meds are, Wendy, but I hope they work!
Morning BD! Enjoy the strong coffee. I'm off to get another cup and some breakfast for us.
And I found a brownie recipe online that seems to replicate the one I used to have. Let's hope it works out as well ...
ETA: oh, and morning, Jo!
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 21:20
I think it is just an analgesic I would have to look it up to confirm that. if Nsaids do not help it is not swelling related.
I made coffee no point being up at 4.20 now...without one ;)
All this about the coffee is sending me off to the coffee pot :) Back later ....
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:24
Morning JD. Sorry you've got a toothache. Geez, mouth pain is awful.
(((Wendy and JD)))
Hi BD. I've got espresso roast going over here for my strong coffee. Yum! I won't be going back to bed any time soon.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 21:27
First cup of the day! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :D
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:29
First cup of the day! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :D
That's what I said. :D
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 21:31
Good Morning, Jo!
I just discovered why my coffee is so strong. Mr. Coffee has a bellyache, clogged hole at the bottom won't let the coffee drain through. While I'm cleaning it, I'll pull off that little flappy thing(technical term) that lets you pour while the coffee is still brewing, I think that's what causes the clogs.
Ouch, Wendy! I hope your tooth feels better soon. You said you have arthritis in your jaw, does that create pain that could radiate along nerves? Maybe you need to get an evaluation and adjust the NSAID levels.
Brownies sound good! The busy part of my week is over, so tonight I'll get out the box with that cookie recipe. I didn't realize I had so much crap to sort through and get rid of in that closet.
Enjoy your coffee and the company, TCO!
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 21:32
Hey Jo :) Wrong person to sympathize with - Wendy's is bad now, mine has subsided to quite manageable for the moment. But thanks anyway :heart:
Just finished first chapter of your book. Very interesting so far, but slow going with child and dog and cat related issues.
ETA: poor Mr. Coffee. My perk is a borrowed one from my mother that's probably as old as I am and doesn't have a little flappy thing. Think will ask Santa for a new one.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:35
Good Morning, Jo!
I just discovered why my coffee is so strong. Mr. Coffee has a bellyache, clogged hole at the bottom won't let the coffee drain through. While I'm cleaning it, I'll pull off that little flappy thing(technical term) that lets you pour while the coffee is still brewing, I think that's what causes the clogs.
Ouch, Wendy! I hope your tooth feels better soon. You said you have arthritis in your jaw, does that create pain that could radiate along nerves? Maybe you need to get an evaluation and adjust the NSAID levels.
Brownies sound good! The busy part of my week is over, so tonight I'll get out the box with that cookie recipe. I didn't realize I had so much crap to sort through and get rid of in that closet.
Enjoy your coffee and the company, TCO!
Lol! Yes do clean the flappy thing. That should help. :D
Thanks JD. I know it's hard with the little one. I do appreciate it very much.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 21:43
The flappy thing is a hard plastic arm that will need to be sawn off. :( Have to wait till later for that.
This pot came from the thrift store, and is older, but it brews my morning coffee quickly and well! Essentials for me.
Saturness
26-08-2010, 21:45
Hi everyone!
I'm at work already;.... enjoying a good coffee but VERY sleepy. I had a horrible dream yesterday, I dreamt that I had arrived too late at work and that I was about to be fired for that. :( Uh-oh.
As you all know, I hate waking up early.
You guys talked to much, I'm not ctaching up. So if you have any important news, let me know :P
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:45
The flappy thing is a hard plastic arm that will need to be sawn off. :( Have to wait till later for that.
This pot came from the thrift store, and is older, but it brews my morning coffee quickly and well! Essentials for me.
We're on our third coffee maker in two years. We are far too clumsy to have a coffee maker with a glass pot, Ugh!
This one is all metal and seems to be able to withstand our frequent accidents.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:48
Hi everyone!
I'm at work already;.... enjoying a good coffee but VERY sleepy. I had a horrible dream yesterday, I dreamt that I had arrived too late at work and that I was about to be fired for that. :( Uh-oh.
As you all know, I hate waking up early.
You guys talked to much, I'm not ctaching up. So if you have any important news, let me know :P
Good morning Marina. Sorry for your stressful dream. Enjoy your coffee.
No big news from my end except that I should be asleep, as usual.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 21:52
I'd love to have one of those old fashioned enamelware perk pots-the kind that sits on the stove-with the little glass dome at the top.
Good Morning, Marina! Sorry about your nightmare.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 21:56
I'd love to have one of those old fashioned enamelware perk pots-the kind that sits on the stove-with the little glass dome at the top.
Good Morning, Marina! Sorry about your nightmare.
My brother has my great grandma's LOL...he does not drink coffee so it only comes out when I am there...same with ale. ( he drinks both wehen I show up LOL)
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:56
I'd love to have one of those old fashioned enamelware perk pots-the kind that sits on the stove-with the little glass dome at the top.
Good Morning, Marina! Sorry about your nightmare.
Me too! I used to use a French press and I loved the way the coffee tasted. The coffee was always so rich because the oils from the beans went into your cup. Of course the press was glass, so you can guess how ling that lasted in my house.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 21:58
I had a french press coffee at my ex's a few weeks ago. It was very good, I will have to get one of those today.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 21:58
Hey TCO, how was the Sponge Bob last night? Ryan has decided he's tired of Sponge Bob, which is a great disappointment to me. I'll still get him to watch it with me, but it used to be our favorite show to watch together.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 22:01
Hey TCO, how was the Sponge Bob last night? Ryan has decided he's tired of Sponge Bob, which is a great disappointment to me. I'll still get him to watch it with me, but it used to be our favorite show to watch together.
(try this again LOL...I hit edit instead of quote LOL
I only made it through 2 episodes 6 Oreo;s 3 slices of cheese and 1 pepperoni stick...no wonder I get a gut every time Avery comes here LOL
Good morning Marina!
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 22:05
Morning Marina!
Jo, does the French press make the coffee taste ... well, darker? Is it similar to French roast? My preferred blend is the Columbian medium type roasts. I'm a wimp, or just lazy.
A coffee percolator is another idea. They always smell soooo good.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 22:05
!! WOW !! Was gonna wait on the coffee, but seems like I'll need it to keep up :bugeyed:
TCO....LOL at the 3:33.....I've been doing the 4:44 for a week or two now, but I do manage to go back to sleep.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:06
(try this again LOL...I hit edit instead of quote LOL
I only made it through 2 episodes 6 Oreo;s 3 slices of cheese and 1 pepperoni stick...no wonder I get a gut every time Avery comes here LOL
Good morning Marina!
Yikes, pepperoni and Oreos would not go down well with me.
I'm addictive to Sponge Bob's eternal optimism.
Stormdancer
26-08-2010, 22:06
Ryan has decided he's tired of Sponge Bob, which is a great disappointment to me.
OH NOOOOOOOO!!! Although to be honest it's only the jelly fish that I like...
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 22:08
My brother has my great grandma's LOL...he does not drink coffee so it only comes out when I am there...same with ale. ( he drinks both wehen I show up LOL)
Technically I do have one, but it's my camping coffee pot, the one that sits on the side of the fire....and is burnt black on the bottom.... :laugh:
I think I'll amazon one and plant a birthday gift idea bug in family's ear.
ROFL, my nephew just got up, scowled and wanted to know why I was canning pickles at 8am in the morning....he's a night shift person!
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:09
Morning Marina!
Jo, does the French press make the coffee taste ... well, darker? Is it similar to French roast? My preferred blend is the Columbian medium type roasts. I'm a wimp, or just lazy.
A coffee percolator is another idea. They always smell soooo good.
I don't think I know what you mean. You can use any coffee you want in the French press. The taste is just richer and really good. I think it's the best cup of coffee out there because you don't lose so much of the flavor of the bean. I think you'll like it. It's not any thicker like an Italian cup of coffee or something. It's very good.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 22:10
Morning Marina!
Jo, does the French press make the coffee taste ... well, darker? Is it similar to French roast? My preferred blend is the Columbian medium type roasts. I'm a wimp, or just lazy.
A coffee percolator is another idea. They always smell soooo good.
I love french roast, it has such a full/robust flavor.
I've never tried french press coffee, either.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:10
OH NOOOOOOOO!!! Although to be honest it's only the jelly fish that I like...
Really? You don't love Gary, the snail? I love Gary.
I really just love that there's a show out there with a snail named, Gary. Just the idea of this cracks me up.
I always wanted a big, dopey St. Bernard when I was a kid, and I was planning to call him, Larry.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 22:11
SpongeBob and Fairly Odd Parents are my two guilty pleasures. Offspring loves them, and I've been known to turn them on during her naptimes. Although I think the car trip across the island with SpongeBob in the DVD player may have dampened my enthusiasm for a little while ... ten hours was just too long! :bugeyed: I can recite along with the ripped pants episode by now ...
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 22:14
I don't think I explained myself well, Jo. Maybe I don't know what I'm asking. Let me put it this way, then. I don't like Starbucks coffee. Too dark, maybe too rich, for my liking. Do French press coffees taste like that?
Maybe I need to sample the French press coffees before I consider ...
Oh, yes, Gary. Love Gary. When offspring started to say "meow", it was from imitating Gary, not the cat!
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 22:15
Oh, look what I found! http://www.amazon.com/GSI-Outdoors-Cup-Percolator-01254/dp/B001LF3I6Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1282824687&sr=8-2
It's only an 8 cup, but they have larger ones(14 cup) in blue!
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:15
SpongeBob and Fairly Odd Parents are my two guilty pleasures. Offspring loves them, and I've been known to turn them on during her naptimes. Although I think the car trip across the island with SpongeBob in the DVD player may have dampened my enthusiasm for a little while ... ten hours was just too long! :bugeyed: I can recite along with the ripped pants episode by now ...
Ooh, can't do Fairly Odd Parents, but I'd watch Sponge Bob all by myself. I love Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends too, and Fanboy and Chum Chum. I'm very immature, apparently.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 22:18
I don't know the other ones, the two I mentioned and Penguins of Madagascar are offspring's only YTV shows. The others she watches are for younger children and are more educational. We both love Curious George, too.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 22:18
I don't think I explained myself well, Jo. Maybe I don't know what I'm asking. Let me put it this way, then. I don't like Starbucks coffee. Too dark, maybe too rich, for my liking. Do French press coffees taste like that?
Maybe I need to sample the French press coffees before I consider ...
Oh, yes, Gary. Love Gary. When offspring started to say "meow", it was from imitating Gary, not the cat!
Starbucks burns thier beans...it is the bitterness you likely do not enjoy.
A french press is very smooth, it uses pressure not heat to extract the coffee.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:20
I don't think I explained myself well, Jo. Maybe I don't know what I'm asking. Let me put it this way, then. I don't like Starbucks coffee. Too dark, maybe too rich, for my liking. Do French press coffees taste like that?
Maybe I need to sample the French press coffees before I consider ...
Oh, yes, Gary. Love Gary. When offspring started to say "meow", it was from imitating Gary, not the cat!
Gary kills me! I love the one about Gary taking a bath. I think I can recite that one by heart.
I think you can still use as much or as little coffee as you want in the French Press to determine the strength of the taste. Like I said earlier though, the coffee will contain more of the oils from the beans. I like that, but it may not be everyone's taste.
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:21
Starbucks burns thier beans...it is the bitterness you likely do not enjoy.
A french press is very smooth, it uses pressure not heat to extract the coffee.
Yes, exactly! I would say it's the bitterness you don't like. The french press isn't like that.
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 22:40
Ooh, can't do Fairly Odd Parents, but I'd watch Sponge Bob all by myself. I love Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends too, and Fanboy and Chum Chum. I'm very immature, apparently.
We watch Spongebob, The Kids Next Door. I loved watching Fairly Odd Parents.
And we watch educational shows too.
I can not stand Fan Boy and Chum Chum or Adventure Time. I dunno why just cant, LOL.
Oh yeah, Hi everyone :)
I wish I were still sleeping but had to get Cody off to school, he is walking to school this morning. We live right down the street from his school and he walks if it is not too hot or cold or raining. He walks home from school if it's not too hot, or cold or rainy.
The crowned one
26-08-2010, 22:45
OK I have finsihed my pot of coffee , time to go lay down again...yes I can sleep after a full put of high octaine coffee...nothing seems to affect me from T3's to caffine :) Well break through doses of anti inflamitories do work eventually on dental pain...thank god! LOL...not that I have needed that in a few months now :)
Good night again:)
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:46
We watch Spongebob, The Kids Next Door. I loved watching Fairly Odd Parents.
And we watch educational shows too.
I can not stand Fan Boy and Chum Chum or Adventure Time. I dunno why just cant, LOL.
Oh yeah, Hi everyone :)
I wish I were still sleeping but had to get Cody off to school, he is walking to school this morning. We live right down the street from his school and he walks if it is not too hot or cold or raining. He walks home from school if it's not too hot, or cold or rainy.
The one I hate is Flap Jack! It's beyond creepy. Ryan can't watch that one, and he doesn't want to anyway.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 22:49
OK I have finsihed my pot of coffee , time to go lay down again...yes I can sleep after a full put of high octaine coffee...
Good night again:)
I'm the same way.
Good night again! Sleep well!
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 22:50
Good night TCO.
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 22:50
The one I hate is Flap Jack! It's beyond creepy. Ryan can't watch that one, and he doesn't want to anyway.
Ewwwwwwww I don't like that one either
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 22:51
OK I have finsihed my pot of coffee , time to go lay down again...yes I can sleep after a full put of high octaine coffee...nothing seems to affect me from T3's to caffine :) Well break through doses of anti inflamitories do work eventually on dental pain...thank god! LOL...not that I have needed that in a few months now :)
Good night again:)
Nite TCO sleep well
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 22:53
Ewwwwwwww I don't like that one either
Good Morning, kaleanna! I read about your haul yesterday! Inspiring!
I'm waiting for the local thrift shop to restock with fall and winter items. I'll be looking for leather coats, vests, jackets, that sort of thing. I want to try my hand at leather pouchs(es?)
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 23:00
Good Morning, kaleanna! I read about your haul yesterday! Inspiring!
I'm waiting for the local thrift shop to restock with fall and winter items. I'll be looking for leather coats, vests, jackets, that sort of thing. I want to try my hand at leather pouchs(es?)
Thanks BD :D
I was surprised that I found a couple leather items, a silk jacket, among the other fabrics I listed. I am going to try and work with some of the fabric sometime today. That is if I don't take a nap when lil one takes a nap.
The bag I am making for my BoGo pewter still needs something but just not sure what yet. It is getting there though. I love the fact that it has a zipper. So glad that I figured out how to put zippers in the bags, LOL
jcwirish
26-08-2010, 23:04
Well kiddos, I'm going back to bed. I think I can get a couple of hours before the small one wakes up.
Hey Kaleanna, good luck with the bag. I'm sure it will turn out great. :)
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 23:05
Making leather pouches is interesting though my wrist doesn't like me trying to put the holes in the leather, so I have put that on the far back burner.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 23:06
I haven't tried zippers, yet. I've done a few drawstring bags, like Frankie's. And I made one with a flap that worked out really well. I've got a flap style one I'm working on for my Shadowscapes, and I think I'll use that pattern for working with the leather.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 23:07
Well kiddos, I'm going back to bed. I think I can get a couple of hours before the small one wakes up.
Hey Kaleanna, good luck with the bag. I'm sure it will turn out great. :)
Good Night again, Jo!
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 23:07
Well kiddos, I'm going back to bed. I think I can get a couple of hours before the small one wakes up.
Hey Kaleanna, good luck with the bag. I'm sure it will turn out great. :)
Thanks jc :)
Nite jc, sleep well, I wish I were sleeping but lil one woke up and so it looks like it will be a longish day.
kaleanna
26-08-2010, 23:10
I haven't tried zippers, yet. I've done a few drawstring bags, like Frankie's. And I made one with a flap that worked out really well. I've got a flap style one I'm working on for my Shadowscapes, and I think I'll use that pattern for working with the leather.
I have tried drawstring bags but not sure that I do them justice, LOL. I have knitted a couple with flaps.
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 23:21
I'm back - took child and guest dog for long walk. Well, long for toddler legs, anyway. Both enjoyed it very much. Would have made ice cream stop on way home (it's a gorgeous day), but there don't seem to be doggie hitching posts around here, and don't know dog well enough yet to gauge how he'd deal with it. So will take just offspring later today.
I admire the heck out of you lot who can sew such gorgeous Tarot bags. I tried once, with some cheap nasty satin, and it looked like a white satin potato sack. The very concept of working with leather ... :bugeyed: Some of the pouches you've shown me just awe me.
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 23:25
Well, I'm off to work for the day. Have to stop at the bakery and pick up some cinnamon rolls to bribe my mid-day client into waking up, had to change her timeslot for today and she's not a morning person.
See you tonight.
ROTTEN HEADACHE!!
And still 3 more hours to go at the office...
I want some of JD's brownies - haven't had any dessert or coffee for lunch, because stupid me forgot to recharge the casino card.
And hubby is on a business trip.
Hope I get out in time for some retail therapy :D I have started crocheting a bag for my Elemental, but I need wool for the 2012 Tarot of Ascension and the Shaman's, and all the talk about thrift shop hauls makes me want to hit Oxfam (more or less the only thrift shop here ... well, there is a nameless one near my home, but that is TOO thrifty!). The local Oxfam has one nice lady who makes these cool tote bags from men's ties...
BlueDragonfly
26-08-2010, 23:28
ROTTEN HEADACHE!!
And still 3 more hours to go at the office...
I want some of JD's brownies - haven't had any dessert or coffee for lunch, because stupid me forgot to recharge the casino card.
And hubby is on a business trip.
Hope I get out in time for some retail therapy :D I have started crocheting a bag for my Elemental, but I need wool for the 2012 Tarot of Ascension and the Shaman's, and all the talk about thrift shop hauls makes me want to hit Oxfam (more or less the only thrift shop here ... well, there is a nameless one near my home, but that is TOO thrifty!). The local Oxfam has one nice lady who makes these cool tote bags from men's ties...
Hi Aulruna! The Elemental you're talking about, is that the Elemental Tarot? I was looking at that last week.
franniee
26-08-2010, 23:29
(((((((((Aulruna)))))))) hope your head feels better. :heart:
oooo sounds like a little treasure trove! I've been knitting. I am making a couple of blankets one is a throw for Chickie.... it's overwhelming! I bought more yarn this thing will take me months - I think. I am not the quickest knitter. :D
I am totally in the mood for chocolate! Can't get it out of my head.... maybe because I haven't had any.
we are going to a pool party today.... YUCK I will need to put on a bathing suit!!! :P I'm gonna get cupcakes to bring over.... maybe a gooey chocolate one will slip in the box for me! YEAH RIGHT no way I will eat that in my bathing suit!!! :laugh:
I admire the heck out of you lot who can sew such gorgeous Tarot bags. I tried once, with some cheap nasty satin, and it looked like a white satin potato sack. The very concept of working with leather ... :bugeyed: Some of the pouches you've shown me just awe me.
*lol* JD! My one and only attempt looked just like that, just chequered ;)
I have achieved some good results with thick felt or leather though, and made some nice ones out of fluffy socks and cut-off sleeves. And this very pub has inspired me to take up crocheting, and after some initial challenges, I'm pretty addicted and currently on my 6th bag...
oooo sounds like a little treasure trove! I've been knitting. I am making a couple of blankets one is a throw for Chickie.... it's overwhelming! I bought more yarn this thing will take me months - I think. I am not the quickest knitter. :D
I'm IMPRESSED!! I can't take on huge needlework projects. I will get bored and not finish them. And knitting has too many needles for comfort! Tarot bags are nice, you can finish the crochet part in two evening max, and then you can embellish them, which is even more fun!
And I bet you'll look totally goddess-y in that bathing suit!
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 23:33
(((((Aulruna))))) the headache is probably from lack of caffeine, then. I'll save you a few brownies and a big cup of coffee.
And thanks to everyone's endorsements here, I need to try out this French coffee press ...
jackdaw*
26-08-2010, 23:36
Yes, cutoff sleeves would work, I might just be able to sew together the bottom for one of those ...
Hi Aulruna! The Elemental you're talking about, is that the Elemental Tarot? I was looking at that last week.
Yes, the new one from LS. At first glance, I was disappointed, probably because I'm currently very much infatuated with the 2012, but after a closer look, it seems to be a very interesting deck.
jackdaw*
27-08-2010, 00:06
I find my deck-lust greatly depleted these days. Lately I know what decks I like/want, and am more engaged in getting good/better editions of them. My focus is lately on the Big Three, and more recently on Lenormands as well.
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 00:15
Hi, all...not really caught up as it was a chatty night and morning, so yay!! for good train chat. I did get a sense of chocolate and brownies (Oh, YEAH!)
Can you detect that I'm a Shiny Happy Person today? I have some very interesting events going on. It will require lots of driving and three complete changes of outfits (perfect for me as I love to change clothes!)
* Lunch with niece and mother-in-law at a seafood restaurant on the water
* Job Interview
* Angel Hour Live - Joe is appearing with one of the area's top Angel Practitioners at an event in Boca...there are 70 booked so far - yay!!!!
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 00:20
PS - I got the absolutely cutest bag for my Elf of Heaven deck yesterday from kaleanna. I just :heart: it.
Elf of Heaven bag (http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2429043&postcount=5)
PS - the title card is not on the bag; she just laid it there for demo purposes when she snapped the pic for me. :grin:
Did a daily draw from Elf today - Ace of Cups, Two of Cups, Ace of Wands!!! Yay - things are looking up! :grin:
jackdaw*
27-08-2010, 00:21
Hey Mell, I'll save you a brownie too. Glad to hear about the shiny happiness, and good luck with the interview!
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 00:23
A second good moring...another hours sleep has done the trick.
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 00:24
Being single is kind of awesome. That's all I got.
Oh, and my visa renewal was approved. Another three years of being Japanese... :)
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 00:26
Thanks, JD!!!
Reboot on Goof Morning, TCO!
Yay, Zan. Japan would NOT have been the same without you and they knew it! :grin:
jackdaw*
27-08-2010, 00:29
Hey Zan, what are you doing lately to celebrate singledom? And now renewed Japanese-dom?
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 00:30
Oh, it sounds like I broke up with my mother, but just silly things - staying up late, having a beer on a weeknight, a couple of dates here and there - things I wasn't allowed to do with Hiko around.
Anyway, I was just dropping by to say hi. I'm gonna lay down with a cold Asahi and watch old episodes of Seinfeld...
Hi and bye Zan - glad your visa got renewed :)
jackdaw*
27-08-2010, 00:35
Enjoy the Seinfeld, Zan, and the freedom :)
Bat Chicken
27-08-2010, 00:40
I know I shouldn't ask..... I am too easily enabled }) but what are Moo minicards?
They are like a business card at half the regular size. The are 'print on demand' and I can order 100 at a time - each with a different photo/painting on them. The paper stock is thick and they fit into a special container on my keychain so I am never without them!
Did I miss Zan again??
Somebody say brownies??
Master_Margarita
27-08-2010, 00:44
You are allowed to not always be strong you know...... much better that you aren't .... :heart:
Thanks, m'dear.
On to another day. Our security alarm started beeping at us oddly at 1:30 a.m. right after I fell asleep so I woke up to the sight of Himself stalking down the hall in a bathrobe and a drawn gun. Kind of James-Bondy, KWIM? Now I am sleep deprived and cranky.
Morning, all! Pay me no mind.
:heart: M_M~
Master_Margarita
27-08-2010, 00:45
They are like a business card at half the regular size. The are 'print on demand' and I can order 100 at a time - each with a different photo/painting on them. The paper stock is thick and they fit into a special container on my keychain so I am never without them!
Did I miss Zan again??
Somebody say brownies??
Did somebody say Moo minicards? Love them.
:heart: M_M~
I am deprived *wails*
I don't know of these Moo minicards ......
(google is my friend here I think)
Bat Chicken
27-08-2010, 01:00
I am not sure I can post the link or not (Moo.com)? Either way - there is a UK and US store. The cards are gorgeous... and fun.
M_M - Just a little excitement?? I don't think I would have slept after that!
You broke up with Hiko?? Sheesh, I missed that...
Sorry to hear it, zan :(
jackdaw*
27-08-2010, 01:07
Due to overwhelming demand, I am off to initiate offspring into the exalted order of Making Brownies From Scratch. Back later with updates.
franniee, you must have seen Moo cards ... many people (including myself) give them out as business or calling cards at RS for years now.
I also included them as "reminders" with the wedding invitations, for people to put into their wallets or pin boards etc.
They are very, very addictive and the possibilities are endless!
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 01:15
Oh, wow, guys - thanks for the info on the Moo mini-cards! I do remember you having such cool little cards, Aulruna...sounds like it might have the right kind of flexibility since I now appear to have business needs diverging it in various directions. :)
Bat Chicken
27-08-2010, 01:17
I started using them nearly a couple of years ago now. Because they are somewhat novel, people like to take them - and keep them (Moo minicards). I put them out for a show once - along with the standard post card and every one of them went.
Some Moo-ey examples:
http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/pauline/archives/001363.html
http://lifeinstyle.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/03/moo_cards.jpg
(They always come in these cool sturdy plastic boxes, like pictured in the 2nd link.)
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 01:25
OK - off to lunch. Life is good! :grin:
Master_Margarita
27-08-2010, 01:34
Here's my message for today from the Daily Om:
The outer world serves as a mirror and our inner world has a magnetic force that draws to us what we need to evolve.
Yargh, that's all I can say.
:heart: M_M~
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 01:54
One day here and already I look fatter LOL, Avery is good for my soul but hard on my gut...boy do we eat bad when together!
off to do stuff...see you all later!
PathWalker
27-08-2010, 03:05
Maybe you should teach him to eat good stuff, not the other way round? :)
Wendy, I read you post a while back about decks you didn't have any more - I couldn't help noticing that I think I have from you both the ones you mention LOL
Anyway, evening drawing in here after a rainy day out with Jes, baby bird still doing okay, still no solitude her though :(
Best wishes to everyone
PW x
Hi gang!
I'm finally back form the writing wilds... What a f^&%ing summer it's been! Didn't get half as much done as I wanted and a little horrified that 2010 is more than half over. :bugeyed: I wish I could surgically remove my need to sleep.
I'm going to go back and read this thread just so I can figure out what they hey you miscreants have been up to while I was being a plonker.
Hope that everyone is well...
S
NorthernTigress
27-08-2010, 03:31
Good morning all!
I've already been up for 2 hours, and haven't done anything except watch TV and hang out online. I've got my phone nearby in case of interview-related calls. The woman who called last night asked for me to bring some character referrals. The trouble is, unlike my resumes, I don't have any of those printed out all pretty. I don't want to give her names and numbers written out on lined paper, but our computer printer is out of ink.
On another topic, last night I gave in to temptation and bought a Tarot of Trees from Nicole in the Trading forum. Curse you paypal, for being so easy and accessible.
jackdaw*
27-08-2010, 04:02
Hey, Scion! You've been missed ...
Keeping fingers crossed for NT's phone to ring.
Brownies were a success. Well, I like them, anyway. Offspring sleeping, so doing laundry, rearranging bedroom closet and catching up on a bit of reading. And eating brownies, of course ;)
Scion - welcome back :)
NT - she must be serious if she wants references!! She won't mind them being written neatly out by hand - it'll prove your handwriting is legible :)
NorthernTigress
27-08-2010, 04:54
While I'm here wasting time, I thought I'd share the awesome Full Moon photos I took last night. Well, at least I think they are awesome.
Saturness
27-08-2010, 04:58
Great pictures, NT! :heart:
Welcome back, Scion!
I'm sure Kat, TCO and Franniee will throw a party when they see you here, you've been missed! :D
NorthernTigress
27-08-2010, 05:03
<Random>
Bagels would be so much better if they didn't have holes. Now I have honey everywhere.
</Random>
Saturness
27-08-2010, 05:06
<Random>
Bagels would be so much better if they didn't have holes. Now I have honey everywhere.
</Random>
I fell in love with bagels when I was in NY. But we don't have them here :(
*snifs*
I want bagels too!
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 05:11
Welcome back, Scion :) Don't worry about catching up -- that might take you another summer to do, some of us have big mouths...*whistles innocently*ROFL If you figure out how to remove your need for sleep, share would ya? School starting Monday, and sleep is the one thing I could do without once I start...LOL Actually it's been pretty optional over the summer too, so I could really use the option to opt out!'
Lovely pics, NT :)
~Yira
NorthernTigress
27-08-2010, 05:16
I fell in love with bagels when I was in NY. But we don't have them here :(
*snifs*
I want bagels too!
I'm having blueberry bagels with chocolate/orange honey. Bought them at a Farmer's Market over a week ago, so they are a little on the hard side, but still edible.
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 05:16
I fell in love with bagels when I was in NY. But we don't have them here :(
*snifs*
I want bagels too!
You could make them yourself, and make everyone love them, and everyone would want bagels!! Here's (http://hubpages.com/hub/Homemade_bagel_recipe_Make_great_nadrolled_water_b agels__its_as_easy_as_baking_a_loaf_of_bread) a recipe!
~Yira
Saturness
27-08-2010, 05:35
You could make them yourself, and make everyone love them, and everyone would want bagels!! Here's (http://hubpages.com/hub/Homemade_bagel_recipe_Make_great_nadrolled_water_b agels__its_as_easy_as_baking_a_loaf_of_bread) a recipe!
~Yira
Hum... I could try... but do you have a "cooking bagels for dummies"?
LOL! :P
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 05:41
It wouldn't be too hard..really bread making (and bagels are basically bread lol) isn't as hard as people think, it's just making sure your temps are right so you don't kill the yeast. So you need a cooking thermometer...candy thermometers work well. Other than that, fairly simple...
~Yira
Master_Margarita
27-08-2010, 06:27
While I'm here wasting time, I thought I'd share the awesome Full Moon photos I took last night. Well, at least I think they are awesome.
They are TOTALLY awesome.
:heart: M_M~
NorthernTigress
27-08-2010, 06:38
Well, no work-related phone calls yet. Only a call from a charity telemarketer. Those are the hardest ones. "I don't have the money in my budget right now for charity" / "Well what about just $20?" / "No, I'm sorry, I have to solve my own problems first"
Saturness
27-08-2010, 06:54
Well, no work-related phone calls yet. Only a call from a charity telemarketer. Those are the hardest ones. "I don't have the money in my budget right now for charity" / "Well what about just $20?" / "No, I'm sorry, I have to solve my own problems first"
I was very sincere when I was unemployed: "I have no job, and no salary. $20 is what I have in my bank account right now, and it has to suffice for the rest of the month. Do you need anything that does not include money? No? Bye."
Always worked. And the worst thing is that I was being sincere :P
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 09:14
Hooray!! Apple called and my computer is ready! Woo hoo!!!
Happy dance :) :) :)
kaleanna
27-08-2010, 09:31
Hooray!! Apple called and my computer is ready! Woo hoo!!!
Happy dance :) :) :)
Yay jc :D Glad to hear!!
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 09:44
Hooray!! Apple called and my computer is ready! Woo hoo!!!
Happy dance :) :) :)
Wow that was fast! Awesome!
Hi everyone! Great moon pictures, NT!
Hi kaleanna and anyone else I didn't mention.
kaleanna
27-08-2010, 09:45
hiya BD,
How are ya
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 09:51
I'm doing pretty good! Glad the workday is over. How about you?
kaleanna
27-08-2010, 09:53
I'm doing pretty good! Glad the workday is over. How about you?
this morning I just felt so tired and tried to get lil one to take a nap and he didn't wanna cooperate(tried for about an hour on getting him to nap) but I got over that tired feeling(So glad about that, LOL) so doing ok now :)
Might be having a massive sell-off of my collection. Will pm anyone here for first dibs, if anyone is interested.
Not going to bore anyone with the boring details, but my life and world are crumbling and it looks like I may be moving back east very soon.
Like 30 to 60 days soon. And I don't even know if thats possible.
kaleanna
27-08-2010, 10:05
(((((((((((((((((((((((emmsma))))))))))))))))))))) )))))) You are in my prayers. We love you emmsma.
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 10:06
(((((Emmsma))))) Are you sure you need to sell your collection? Is it money or space? If it's not money you may wish to try to keep them...from someone whose world fell apart over the summer, trust me, they bring joy when little else will...
If you want an ear, you know where I am.
(((((HUG)))))
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 10:10
((((emmsma))))Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Might need to move. Might be out of a job. In 30 days. Anything to lighten the load, will mean less transport fees.
ETA: Not trying to whine or bring the place down. Just getting my list together. Need to look at many and make hard choices. Then I will pm or post to Trading.
Please look over my list and pm if interested and I'll send you the final sale list.
franniee
27-08-2010, 10:29
Some Moo-ey examples:
http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/pauline/archives/001363.html
http://lifeinstyle.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/03/moo_cards.jpg
(They always come in these cool sturdy plastic boxes, like pictured in the 2nd link.)
Very cool! I never knew they were called Moo cards! I love them!!! I am not caught up yet.... long day. BAck is hurting so bad that I may not be on for long.... i saw lots of hugs for emmsma..... so I'll hug too but I am not sure why just yet but I trust you all and send emmsma my love and hugs. :love:
ETA My prayers are with you emmsma I hope you don't have do move if you don't want to. :heart:
kaleanna
27-08-2010, 10:49
Might need to move. Might be out of a job. In 30 days. Anything to lighten the load, will mean less transport fees.
ETA: Not trying to whine or bring the place down. Just getting my list together. Need to look at many and make hard choices. Then I will pm or post to Trading.
Please look over my list and pm if interested and I'll send you the final sale list.
Emmsma, We are family here and hope that you know we are here for you and will lend an ear, offer a shoulder to cry on, laugh with you etc.
I hope that we will always be able to come here and be "Family" and be able to express ourselves and if it means that we need to vent or cry or laugh, etc.
I think that is what makes the Pub a place that we train peeps like to come to. It is a comforting sort of place, a "home away from home"!
anyway that is my 2 cents :D
Bat Chicken
27-08-2010, 10:50
(((emmsma)))
They ARE different Moo cards. I would have been very envious of the Little Mad Cows were available now, just when I couldn't get a set. :P
So, everybody enjoy your Moos!
Nah, we've hated Arizona since we got here. We are city folk and should have given up ages ago.
Just wish there was a way to go back to NYC, but its just not feasible. So - Myrtle Beach, here we come!
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 10:59
Myrtle Beach looks nice. I looked through your collection, some nice stuff. I think it would all fit into a single large box. Why not just bring it? Or is this a chance to cull by choice :)
I do that...last time very severely :D but the decks creap back up!
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:00
Nah, we've hated Arizona since we got here. We are city folk and should have given up ages ago.
Just wish there was a way to go back to NYC, but its just not feasible. So - Myrtle Beach, here we come!
Bummer I was hoping you were coming closer so you can come to our meetups.
I had a gf in grade school who's family moved to Az for about 10 years - she hated it - they eventually settled in SC by way of Maine.... she has lived there ever since. She likes it.
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:00
Hi gang!
I'm finally back form the writing wilds... What a f^&%ing summer it's been! Didn't get half as much done as I wanted and a little horrified that 2010 is more than half over. :bugeyed: I wish I could surgically remove my need to sleep.
I'm going to go back and read this thread just so I can figure out what they hey you miscreants have been up to while I was being a plonker.
Hope that everyone is well...
S
I come home from work....MANY phone conversations....3 hrs!!! And I find Scion has ARRIVED....
About D*MN time!!!! (((Scion)))
How HAVE you been......not even catching up, 'cause you're probably LONG gone by now.....
I can't stop thinking about You....Lee?...Chia pets....ROTF....
You are missed.....:*
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:01
Myrtle Beach looks nice. I looked through your collection, some nice stuff. I think it would all fit into a single large box. Why not just bring it? Or is this a chance to cull by choice :)
I do that...last time very severely :D but the decks creap back up!
I liked your stuff too and I agree with TCO..... pack them up - it has taken you so long to collect them and it is such a lovingly picked collection.... I think they can fit in a box hidden away somewhere. They are your friends. :heart:
Myrtle Beach looks nice. I looked through your collection, some nice stuff. I think it would all fit into a single large box. Why not just bring it? Or is this a chance to cull by choice :)
I do that...last time very severely :D but the decks creap back up!
Not sure how much cash I can raise, but I've got a cross country move to plan and $400 in the bank. Definitely not enough.
Funny that my firing time - if I'm unable to get my act together enough for them, is going to just about coincide with my vacation. Planned? Dunno.
Hubby thinks boss 1 is retaliating against the email I sent a few days ago.
Who knows, but at the end of it all, I will have my boy able to see his grandparents as often as they can take :), a chance for a fresh start together, and THE OCEAN!
OMG, how lifeless a place seems without a roaring lively ocean to sit by. Miss it muchly.
Guess I gotta start wearing sunblock again! and relearn to deal with sand. :P
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:06
I had a strange thing happen - I went to a friend's pool today with 2 other Moms and their children and before I went I pulled cards on what the day would be at her house..... no reason - just that the cards were there - the shadowscapes.... so pretty.
Anyway I pulled
Empress * Moon * 5 of pents with the World as the base and temperance behind the world.....
So I wondered if it was going to be a lot of Mom talk or who out did who talk.... and sure enough the second we got their the hostess was all a flutter because a woman looking to adopt out her baby had just called. She has been looking for a child to adopt for a year.... you place ads in papers each month and pray!!!! This woman who called is 4 months preggers.... and has 3 children and this is an out of wedlock child that she can't have at this point in her life... she is a single Mom.... We were ecstatic!
I hope so much that this comes to be for her!!! But sometimes a banana is just a banana! :laugh:
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:08
Who knows, but at the end of it all, I will have my boy able to see his grandparents as often as they can take :), a chance for a fresh start together, and THE OCEAN!
OMG, how lifeless a place seems without a roaring lively ocean to sit by. Miss it muchly.
Guess I gotta start wearing sunblock again! and relearn to deal with sand. :P
Gotta tell you I would miss the ocean something fierce!
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:08
Not going to bore anyone with the boring details, but my life and world are crumbling and it looks like I may be moving back east very soon.
This might just be a VERY good thing...YOU need more support than what you're getting where you are...
(((Emmsma)))
ETA...still sucks.....
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:09
TCO I am opening a fresh bottle of Mondavi white care to join me?
And thanks franniee. It would have been lovely to meet you in person.
But living in SC - I could probably afford to do a RS some day. :D
and thanks to all of you. I will continue to look at my list to what I could bear to spare if finances make it mandatory, but will hold off on a major purge.
(I'd had 60 earmarked to go.) :(
But now they will stay! :)
Thanks guys. I'm actually feeling so much better than I have for days and days.
I was very sincere when I was unemployed: "I have no job, and no salary. $20 is what I have in my bank account right now, and it has to suffice for the rest of the month. Do you need anything that does not include money? No? Bye."
Always worked. And the worst thing is that I was being sincere :P I always explain that they are talking to a working artist and that if they ARE in the small group of nonprofits I support the money won't come from a phone call, and if they aren't then they should be spending their time talking to someone who might.
My sister used to ask telemarketers for their name and home phone number. They would be confused, and then protest that that wasn't possible; they couldn't share that kind of information over the phone and they couldn't be contacted privately.
"Exactly!" she'd say. And hang up on them. })
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 11:11
TCO I am opening a fresh bottle of Mondavi white care to join me?
Yes I do!
Hello Scion :)
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:12
Hey Scion!!! Good to see you on the purple pages!!! Hope to see you in person one of these days. :)
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:13
Coolness!!! Here you go! Full Cup!!! and anyone else the bottle is here, chilled and ready to go. :heart:
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 11:14
I liked your stuff too and I agree with TCO..... pack them up - it has taken you so long to collect them and it is such a lovingly picked collection.... I think they can fit in a box hidden away somewhere. They are your friends. :heart:
Me three...I agree :)
I just did my first reading with the Paulina BD gave me...I didn't have a specific question so I used the standard "What does the Universe want me to know?" question. Did the 1 card to represent me, and 3 to tell the story, plus shadow card. I pulled the 10 Wands for the "me", and Ten Swords/Justice/The Sun for "story". The World for shadow card. What a reading....
I am in love with this deck :) Now if I can just find a way to deal with the blister on my middle finger on my left hand. The deck is THICK and when I shuffle it digs into the joint on my middle finger. (which means you can tell I shuffled it lots if it's given me a blister lol)
Thank you again, BD:) (((hug)))
~Yira
Hello Scion :)
Well hello, sir! You look dashing as ever, and with a healthy bottle to boot!
I come home from work....MANY phone conversations....3 hrs!!! And I find Scion has ARRIVED....
About D*MN time!!!! (((Scion)))
How HAVE you been......not even catching up, 'cause you're probably LONG gone by now.....
I can't stop thinking about You....Lee?...Chia pets....ROTF....
You are missed.....:*Thanks sweetheart. That Chia pet thing still makes me laugh too... very useful when I want to stick my head in the virtual oven.
It's been a WACKY-ass summer, and it's not going to slow down for a while yet. Why did I want to work in entertainment again? Madness.
Some very good things though. And the short film premiered in LA last month. That was nutty. Tons of great meetings. I hate LA but NYers can always get so much done if they schedule it right. LA movie people make 1 phone call and then they have to get a high-colonic and take a nap. We eastcoasters get treated like hyperactive aliens, but they fear us. :D Some very exciting news about Nether Regions while I was out there... that's the comic book/film thing you all (very kindly) "liked" on Facebook for me. And this short film is opening a lot of doors...
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 11:16
emmsma, you've got a little time to get yourself and your decisions organized, make the most of it.
franniee, I'd love to try a glass, thanks!
Stormy, what kind of mischief are you up to now?
Hey Scion!!! Good to see you on the purple pages!!! Hope to see you in person one of these days. :)
We need to make a plan! Are the NYers doing a meetup this month?
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:18
oooo I like that reading Yira! I think it bodes well for you! and your situation with Joe! I have to pull that one out again.... I never gave it much time. :heart:
Hubby is working late again. :( I know it is a blessing he is busy and he loves his work.... I am not complaining - I just miss him and I get lonely. My friends laughed at me today when I confessed I missed him and wished he were home! They said I haven't been married long enough.... I think we are friends - best friends and I miss hanging with him - I don't say anything wrong with that. People are strange they have this obsession with labeling everything!
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 11:19
I am in love with this deck :) Now if I can just find a way to deal with the blister on my middle finger on my left hand. The deck is THICK and when I shuffle it digs into the joint on my middle finger. (which means you can tell I shuffled it lots if it's given me a blister lol)
Thank you again, BD:) (((hug)))
~Yira
I'm so glad you love it. (((Yira)))
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:21
We need to make a plan! Are the NYers doing a meetup this month?
Probably this Sunday. I could be game. I haven't seen any of you all summer and then some! If not..... I would pop into the city this coming week if you are up for it.... I can drop Belle at my sisters for a bit and we can go to lunch or whatever.
ETA here you go BD!!! Enjoy!!
Come in for the meetup on Sunday. And if not, let's pick a day. It can't be next week cause of my dumb schedule, but the week after could work for lunch. :) Hubby is working late again. :( I know it is a blessing he is busy and he loves his work.... I am not complaining - I just miss him and I get lonely. My friends laughed at me today when I confessed I missed him and wished he were home! They said I haven't been married long enough.... I think we are friends - best friends and I miss hanging with him - I don't say anything wrong with that. People are strange they have this obsession with labeling everything!I hear you, F.
As of Aug 10, J is gone for THREE MONTHS getting a third masters in forensics. Long story, and we're excited. But it means I'm like a ghost in the house till november. Oy. All I've been doing is writing like a crazy person. Sleeping these weird fitfuul hours. I keep forgetting to eat. Separation sucks. :(
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:24
Come in for the meetup on Sunday. And if not, let's pick a day. It can't be next week cause of my dumb schedule, but the week after could work for lunch. :) I hear you, F.
As of Aug 10, J is gone for THREE MONTHS getting a third masters in forensics. Long story, and we're excited. But it means I'm like a ghost in the house till november. Oy. All I've been doing is writing like a crazy person. Sleeping these weird fitfuul hours. I keep forgetting to eat. Separation sucks. :(
the week after is the start of school but I could do the jewish holiday whenever that falls.... I think thurs and fri... which means..... it's right before my bday. :D
Separation sucks!!! EAT!!! :heart:
3rd masters!!! WOW!!! He is so cool! :cool:
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:25
Thanks sweetheart. That Chia pet thing still makes me laugh too... very useful when I want to stick my head in the virtual oven.
It's been a WACKY-ass summer, and it's not going to slow down for a while yet. Why did I want to work in entertainment again? Madness.
OH whatEVER....You LOVE it....I am NOT fooled....
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 11:27
ETA here you go BD!!! Enjoy!!
Mmm....just what I need.
I have to sit through my CPR certification class tomorrow(my 5th) with first timers, so it'll be a long one. I'd much rather be at the lake.
OH whatEVER....You LOVE it....I am NOT fooled....
I know. It's a sickness. :) I was born and bred to thrive on stress. It's my nature. Choleric to the core.
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:28
Stormy, what kind of mischief are you up to now?
I am NEVER up to mischief....STUFF just happens....and needs a shotgun to be resolved...
I REALLY like the RAY gun emmsma gave me
(((Emmsma)))
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 11:29
oooo I like that reading Yira! I think it bodes well for you! and your situation with Joe! I have to pull that one out again.... I never gave it much time. :heart:
Hubby is working late again. :( I know it is a blessing he is busy and he loves his work.... I am not complaining - I just miss him and I get lonely. My friends laughed at me today when I confessed I missed him and wished he were home! They said I haven't been married long enough.... I think we are friends - best friends and I miss hanging with him - I don't say anything wrong with that. People are strange they have this obsession with labeling everything!
I know! Lately it seems all the readings I attempt are cryptic and confusing. This one was point-blank and understandable... I really appreciated that hehe.
I think it's awesome that your hubby is your best friend. The stuff people like me dream of.... :)
~Yira
PS Fran's husband is a flat-out hottie as well. And kind and smart. And wildly in love with her like a 12 year-old. :thumbsup:
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:31
I know. It's a sickness. :) I was born and bred to thrive on stress. It's my nature. Choleric to the core.
D*MN I miss you...just wanna HUG your spangly *ssed self. Seriously...ok...not really, but .....How are You???? I've not caught up on your presence on the thread but ....
(((Scion))) I think there are MANY you may not know here...Wonderful peeps....
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:33
PS Fran's husband is a flat-out hottie as well. And kind and smart. And wildly in love with her like a 12 year-old. :thumbsup:
I've not met "Him" but ~~~Yira???? Hang in....THEY are out there...somewhere....
SHE is HOT ~~~ HOw could He be less than????
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 11:33
PS Fran's husband is a flat-out hottie as well. And kind and smart. And wildly in love with her like a 12 year-old. :thumbsup:
yes he is a very good looking man! I only just saw him in a photo...Frans scores ;)
Franniee can you refill my glass? :)
LOL Thanks honey. :heart:
You just have to get out to NYC more often. Have you started planning for the Studio next year?
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:35
Franniee can you refill my glass? :)
"Incorrigible" LOL
I really can't believe I spelled that right the first time...actually "Googled' to make sure :bugeyed:
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:37
PS Fran's husband is a flat-out hottie as well. And kind and smart. And wildly in love with her like a 12 year-old. :thumbsup:
:laugh: I really laughed out loud on that one!!! He is a sweet man and I am blessed. Took me a very long time to find him but he is alright!
BTW J is awesome as well and totally besotted!!!!! :love: I think he is a hottie as well.....but hey - no swapping! })
ETA OMG I just remembered and he thinks I remind him of Scion's Mom! OMG!
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 11:37
Woo hoo! Friday here already. Tonight's my date with the Disney dancer... :D <swoon>
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:40
yes he is a very good looking man! I only just saw him in a photo...Frans scores ;)
Franniee can you refill my glass? :)
Absolutely there is no one here but me drinking.....so here you go....
Chickie sneaks sips of my Diet coke she better not be sneaking sips of this! She might be out cold in the bedroom she was running around with the bous today! She had so much fun!!!! Tomorrow we are taking her to a water park! She will have a blast!
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 11:40
Woo hoo! Friday here already. Tonight's my date with the Disney dancer... :D <swoon>
As long as his name is not Mickey you should be fine :D
You seem cheerful! That is good :)
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 11:42
Emmsma, so sorry you are in a tough position. As the others have said, we are all here for you and are willing to listen and give virtual hugs any time.
Personally, I think South Carolina is beautiful and I completely agree that life is so much better by the ocean. This may be the change you've needed and not known you needed. Hopefully Emm will have access to the help he needs and a great school, and it will be very good to have grandparents to help you. You've needed a break for a long time. I'm very hopeful about this. I know moving is hard, but I think it will be very good once you get there.
(((Emmsma)))
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:42
I've not met "Him" but ~~~Yira???? Hang in....THEY are out there...somewhere....
SHE is HOT ~~~ HOw could He be less than????
Stormy I LOVE you!!!! :love: I have not felt HOT in years! I avoid mirrors these days but thank you!!! :heart:
They are out there Yira! You just need to know what you want and have hope! I forgot to add wealthy to the list - ADD WEALTHY!!!!! to everything else you would like....don't forget. I did :( :laugh:
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 11:43
Hey Zan :) ROFL @ Mickey....hehe I guess it's probably not! Hope you have a blast :)
Yep, I know Stormy. Really not in a position to be looking right now and I think that's for the good. Get myself and my life back on track, then we'll do some thinking...hehe
~Yira
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:44
Woohoo! Dancer-boy date!
Gotta love this post!!!! :thumbsup: Have a blast Zan!
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:44
Woo hoo! Friday here already. Tonight's my date with the Disney dancer... :D <swoon>
Zan_Chan...have you met Scion????? })
Scion....Zander.....:)
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 11:45
I don't mean to spoil any childhood dreams, but Mickey is a girl anyway })
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:47
Yep, I know Stormy. Really not in a position to be looking right now and I think that's for the good. Get myself and my life back on track, then we'll do some thinking...hehe
~Yira
Oh yeah...I know...I am SO not looking....3 teens, who needs a Man??? GEEZ LOL
It is nice to know "they" are out there...somewhere...over the rainbow...})
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 11:47
I don't mean to spoil any childhood dreams, but Mickey is a girl anyway })
WHAT????????????
**faints***
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 11:49
I've decided I don't care how much money is left in the account, we are going to dinner tonight. I'm thinking BJ's deep dish pizza and a beer.
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 11:49
I don't mean to spoil any childhood dreams, but Mickey is a girl anyway })
This month.
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 11:50
I've decided I don't care how much money is left in the account, we are going to dinner tonight. I'm thinking BJ's deep dish pizza and a beer.
A good idea. money only has value as toilet paper, fire stater or when spending it.
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 11:51
I don't mean to spoil any childhood dreams, but Mickey is a girl anyway })
:bugeyed: Are you sure?
Have fun on your date with Disney dancer!
I don't mean to spoil any childhood dreams, but Mickey is a girl anyway }) Word.
Have a spectacular time, Z! And no sex on the 1st date unless it's also the last. })
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 11:55
Oh yeah...I know...I am SO not looking....3 teens, who needs a Man??? GEEZ LOL
It is nice to know "they" are out there...somewhere...over the rainbow...})
Yep agreed! Only one teen here though. But school, and Joe's problems -- if they didn't have me they'd feel a lot more isolated even though I don't have money to give them...I think I give them emotional support which they really need.
And of course there's figuring out my own problems so I can smack myself around a bit for it...ROFL
~Yira
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 11:55
Word.
Have a spectacular time, Z! And no sex on the 1st date unless it's also the last. })
I think I will take tha quote to the bank LOL!
You naughty gentlemen!
Fran...my glass? LOL!
Zan_Chan...have you met Scion????? })
Scion....Zander.....:) LOL Well, Zan knows he's gorgeous, but I'm a married man living on the other side of the world.
Ironically, I was almost a "kid of the kingdom" (which is what they call the dancers) twice when I was much younger and still a song-n-dance man, and wound up dating a couple other guys from that world. So I can vouch for the high entertainment value of the Disney dancer contingency. }) See above dating advice!
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 11:56
This month.
As far as I can tell from stalking the costume department (shhh), most of the costumed characters are girls. Those costumes are just so small...
Anyway, my dancer (sure we're about to go on our first date tonight, but the possessive "my" seems appropriate enough) isn't a character. He's in a live show in Tomorrowland. What a silly sentence that is! :)
Or prophetic, depending on aforementioned date. :D
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 11:57
Word.
Have a spectacular time, Z! And no sex on the 1st date unless it's also the last. })
Pretty standard, I think... ;)
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 11:57
Yep agreed! Only one teen here though. But school, and Joe's problems -- if they didn't have me they'd feel a lot more isolated even though I don't have money to give them...I think I give them emotional support which they really need.
And of course there's figuring out my own problems so I can smack myself around a bit for it...ROFL
~Yira
Yira, you're an awesome mom! You give those boys everything they need. Don't smack yourself too hard. :D
franniee
27-08-2010, 11:57
I think I will take tha quote to the bank LOL!
You naughty gentlemen!
Fran...my glass? LOL!
I thought I filled it posts ago.....but ok I'm getting up for mine as well..... :) Here you go...
Yep agreed! Only one teen here though. But school, and Joe's problems -- if they didn't have me they'd feel a lot more isolated even though I don't have money to give them...I think I give them emotional support which they really need.
And of course there's figuring out my own problems so I can smack myself around a bit for it...ROFL
~Yira
Emotional handouts WAY more critical than financial. Sounds hackneyed but so true. Money is nice, but the internal landscape holds all the stuff that doesn't get spent.
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:00
Anyway, my dancer (sure we're about to go on our first date tonight, but the possessive "my" seems appropriate enough) isn't a character. He's in a live show in Tomorrowland. What a silly sentence that is! :)
**Sputters** but ...ahem..."Grammatically correct"....'Tis all good
franniee
27-08-2010, 12:01
Emotional handouts WAY more critical than financial. Sounds hackneyed but so true. Money is nice, but the internal landscape holds all the stuff that doesn't get spent.
absolutely!!!
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 12:02
Emotional handouts WAY more critical than financial. Sounds hackneyed but so true. Money is nice, but the internal landscape holds all the stuff that doesn't get spent.
Nicely put.
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:02
L.O.L.!! I don't know how I didn't think of it sooner, but I just found a recording of his whole show (with him in it!) on youtube....
I should have been single a year ago... (Aren't I great at being sentimental?) ... :confused:
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:02
Emotional handouts WAY more critical than financial. Sounds hackneyed but so true. Money is nice, but the internal landscape holds all the stuff that doesn't get spent.
GAWD I've missed you....you need to just ditch your REAL life and live here....
OK....Storm's in LaLa land....
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 12:04
True, Scion :) Although we could use a few $k to hire a lawyer...but in reality this public defender really is starting to look like he's going to really help JOE... so maybe what I have really IS all they need right now.
Hard being the mom when you're used to being the fixit-person and not being able to fixit....lol
~Yira
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 12:04
Anxiously awaiting my love to get home. Yes, Kirk is bringing my computer home from the Apple store. :D
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:05
(Aren't I great at being sentimental?) ... :confused:
I am just happy You are doing ok with the "new" situation.....(((Zan)))
jcwirish
27-08-2010, 12:05
I am just happy You are doing ok with the "new" situation.....(((Zan)))
Me too. :)
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 12:06
L.O.L.!! I don't know how I didn't think of it sooner, but I just found a recording of his whole show (with him in it!) on youtube....
I should have been single a year ago... (Aren't I great at being sentimental?) ... :confused:
Zan, you both ended it when you needed to, and you've remained friends. What more can you ask...I think you handled and are handling it in a very wonderful manner :) (Wish I were more like you!)
~Yira
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:08
Hmmm theoretically we ended it as friends, but we haven't actually spoken since. (Which I need to do, since he has the van that I'm supposed to be moving in...)
franniee
27-08-2010, 12:09
Anxiously awaiting my love to get home. Yes, Kirk is bringing my computer home from the Apple store. :D
:laugh:!!!! Now that was funny!!!! HEY!!! I'm drinking here....stop making me spit up on my laptop!!!!!
OK so Chickie has chosen watching the Incredibles to bedtime with books.... she thinks she has me snowed.... she is opting for the movie and will whine like crazy when I enforce the deal later. But this summer was good for one thing! She knows I mean business the first time.... whooo hooooooo!!! an end to the battles ...... ....... for now.... shhhhhh don't break my bubble
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 12:10
That's awesome Franniee :) Kids are stubborn, but hey we have more years of practice at it don't we?! LOL
~Yira
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 12:11
Anxiously awaiting my love to get home. Yes, Kirk is bringing my computer home from the Apple store. :D
Jo, you're so romantic!! })
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 12:12
whooo hooooooo!!! an end to the battles ...... ....... for now.... shhhhhh don't break my bubble
You've opened a second bottle of that white, haven't you?
Anxiously awaiting my love to get home. Yes, Kirk is bringing my computer home from the Apple store. :D
SO just exactly who are what are you referring to when you say, My Love?
Kirk or the computer? :P
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:14
You've opened a second bottle of that white, haven't you?
The way I am going through it...she needs to.
You've opened a second bottle of that white, haven't you? Love the bubble! Be the bubble!
LOL You said it before I could. Valium and vodka! :D Then everyone's kids are well-behaved. })
Hmmm theoretically we ended it as friends, but we haven't actually spoken since. (Which I need to do, since he has the van that I'm supposed to be moving in...)I always figure "ending as friends" means that you don't act as if the other person is dead. It's not like you're going to socialize actually or "hang out" with this person, but if you run into them in public you won't react as if they're an animated corpse or a vengeful ghost.
Of course, most of my exes fall in the corpse category. For everyone's sanity. Wait, that sounds bad... })
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:18
I always figure "ending as friends" means that you don't act as if the other person is dead. It's not like you're going to socialize actually or "hang out" with this person, but if you run into them in public you won't react as if they're an animated corpse or a vengeful ghost.
Yeah, that makes sense. I really do hope he'll help me out with the van, though. I don't want to have to hire a service.
Wine sounds good, meanwhile. Too bad its 11:20 am...
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:19
Of course, most of my exes fall in the corpse category. For everyone's sanity. Wait, that sounds bad... })
Try dating a little younger...it is working for me ;)
Yeah, that makes sense. I really do hope he'll help me out with the van, though. I don't want to have to hire a service.
No reason why he shouldn't. Just be polite, detached and accomodating and he probably will. Do you know when you need it?
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:19
for now.... shhhhhh don't break my bubble
**Tip Toes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0) through the thread...****
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:21
Wine sounds good, meanwhile. Too bad its 11:20 am...
Bloody Mary ???? Just sayin'.....you can get them with celery...a veggie..
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 12:22
Wine sounds good, meanwhile. Too bad its 11:20 am...
And.......?
Try dating a little younger...it is working for me ;)
Yes, but you're working the whole DILF thing. :smoker:
The times I've dated someone significantly younger (or older, actually) I've always wound up so impatient with the weird gaps in our common ground. Then again, that dynamic is especially tricky with two guys. All that macho posturing. :rolleyes:
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:23
No reason why he shouldn't. Just be polite, detached and accomodating and he probably will. Do you know when you need it?
Good people stay fundamentally good, the surface stuff blows over. I agree with Scion. Strong emotions blow over fast, it is a part of our design and homeostasisness( thank nature/evolution and anyone's God who is listening)
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:23
Love the bubble! Be the bubble!
LOL You said it before I could. Valium and vodka! :D Then everyone's kids are well-behaved. })
You have not met mine......There is NO cure...
I am doomed....DOOOMED....K...over it, but made me laugh....:D
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 12:24
Figured out the whole blister because the deck is thick as a brick problem -- band aids, right across the blistering area. YAY! LOL
I hope it loosens up soon'ish though :) I'll shuffle LOTS to encourage it! hehe
~Yira
Good people stay fundamentally good, the surface stuff blows over. I agree with Scion. Strong emotions blow over fast, it is a part of our design and homeostasisness( thank nature/evolution and anyone's God who is listening)
Exactly. I have a friend who always says, "Most people do most things the way they do most other things." If people are thoughtful and conscientious at work they will tend to be so at play, at home, in bed, etc...
Medievalists would call it temperament. Four elements and all. :)
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 12:25
You have not met mine......There is NO cure...
I am doomed....DOOOMED....K...over it, but made me laugh....:D
I am living proof they do grow up(eventually). Tie a knot in the end of that rope, hon!
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:25
Yes, but you're working the whole DILF thing. :smoker:
The times I've dated someone significantly younger (or older, actually) I've always wound up so impatient with the weird gaps in our common ground. Then again, that dynamic is especially tricky with two guys. All that macho posturing. :rolleyes:
It is exactly those gaps I love to bridge...with the smart ones.. :smoker:
EDIT OK ...One LOL
Uh-huh. the "smart" ones. Right. That's the ticket. :cool:You have not met mine......There is NO cure...
I am doomed....DOOOMED....K...over it, but made me laugh....:D
Well, ENOUGH Vodka and ENOUGH Vallium and as far as you're AWARE they're well-behaved. :D
Then again, an icepick lobotomy or moving to Guam can accomplish the same thing.
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 12:27
Uh-huh. the "smart" ones. Right. That's the ticket. :cool:
Well, ENOUGH Vodka and ENOUGH Vallium and as far as you're AWARE they're well-behaved. :D
Then again, an icepick lobotomy or moving to Guam can accomplish the same thing.
Guam....less blood!
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:27
homeostasisness
OMG...O M G ......15 letters in that word???? WTF????
I've not googled but I'm guessing....."Life as Mankind stays the same"?????
Guam....less blood!
True! But more people. :) Plus with lobotomy you can wear paper shoes and a robe with the back open and not care. :thumbsup:
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:29
No reason why he shouldn't. Just be polite, detached and accomodating and he probably will. Do you know when you need it?
Yeah, not for nearly a month yet. I'm sure it'll be fine.
Hmm stormy, bloody mary, eh? I have both vodka and bloody mary mix in the house... No! I'm finishing laundry, going to immigration, teaching my Disney class, and then dating my student from said class. No room in the schedge for morning booze...
Randomly, you know what I like? Tuxedo pants with the stripe down the side of the legs. All pants should have that...
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:30
homeostasisness? I made it up...I do not know if it exits but if it does it is the propensity for internal groups of cells to stick to what works...the Goldilock's zone... the comfort zone.. regulating an internal inviorment...the body getting along with all the bits...
Y No! I'm finishing laundry, going to immigration, teaching my Disney class, and then dating my student from said class. No room in the schedge for morning booze...
Wha-wha-what!
Dating your student!
Shocking! Scandalous! And a Disney student too!
I feel a porno script coming on. With musical numbers.
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:31
an icepick lobotomy
OK...I have a shotgun, locked up SOMEWHERE????
AND a RAY gun ((((Emmsma)))
ISO...Icepick....})
A "lobotomy" means they can't talk back, right???? Just askin'....
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:33
A "lobotomy" means they can't talk back, right???? Just askin'....
Not at all , they can not react back .
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:34
Who knew rum could be smoother then clean Canadian water?? Boy am I in trouble if I do not turn down the tap.
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:35
homeostasisness? I made it up...I do not know if it exits but if it does it is the propensity for internal groups of cells to stick to what works...the Goldilock's zone... the comfort zone.. regulating an internal inviorment...the body getting along with all the bits...
Holy Crap Dude...If it's not a word, it should be!!! That's exactly what i kinda got, in my own ignorant kinda un-educated way.....
Of course...then I move to....can we make a Musical rhyme outta that word???
Homeostasisness.....
Supercalifragilisctic....
It is late for me.....that's my story...
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:35
Musical Porn...the unholy combination of two gay favorites... has that not been done yet? And musical Disney porn at that! I'm sure that somewhere out there, Furries have considered it...
BlueDragonfly
27-08-2010, 12:36
Pumpkin time for me, g'night.
Night, Blue.
Musical Porn...the unholy combination of two gay favorites... has that not been done yet? And musical Disney porn at that! I'm sure that somewhere out there, Furries have considered it...
After your date, you may know ALL about it! Furries love Disney and vice versa, I'm told. :laugh:
Wha-wha-what!
Dating your student!
Shocking! Scandalous! And a Disney student too!
I feel a porno script coming on. With musical numbers.
OK. THAT Made me LOL!!!
You must hang out more often.
And its 730pm. I've decided I am done with work. Pass me whatever is left to drink! (I mean SOME of whatever is around. I don't need ALL of it.) :D
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:38
A "lobotomy" means they can't talk back, right???? Just askin'....
Not at all , they can not react back .
"Talk back" is the same as "react back", right?????....
nevermind....I get where you're coming from.....
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:39
Pumpkin time for me, g'night.
Good night (((BD)))
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 12:39
Sweet dreams, BD :)
~Yira
OK...I have a shotgun, locked up SOMEWHERE????
AND a RAY gun ((((Emmsma)))
ISO...Icepick....})
A "lobotomy" means they can't talk back, right???? Just askin'....
Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/weapons/weapons-smiley-006.gif
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:40
Holy Crap Dude...If it's not a word, it should be!!! That's exactly what i kinda got, in my own ignorant kinda un-educated way.....
..
the suffix "ness" I addd to a real word ;)
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:41
True! But more people. :) Plus with lobotomy you can wear paper shoes and a robe with the back open and not care. :thumbsup:
Especially if you're LUCKY enough to own a Spangly *ss blanket....})
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:41
LOL even harder. I think my dancer has a fan. Found a video on youtube that's zoomed right in on him. Dare I share?
From about :15 seconds onward for a bit....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXrolWZ_5Cs&feature=related
franniee
27-08-2010, 12:41
You've opened a second bottle of that white, haven't you?
LOL yup and hubby is home!!! yippeeee skippy as Stormy says!!
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 12:42
the suffix "ness" I addd to a real word ;)
"addd" is another new word????
**signed**
Storm...the PIA :D
LOL even harder. I think my dancer has a fan. Found a video on youtube that's zoomed right in on him. Dare I share?
I think your dancer has a stalker. You'd better check your food for glass!
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:43
LOL even harder. I think my dancer has a fan. Found a video on youtube that's zoomed right in on him. Dare I share?
From about :15 seconds onward for a bit....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXrolWZ_5Cs&feature=related
hahaha holy shit! He looks just like you only Japanese!
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:44
hahaha holy shit! He looks just like you only Japanese!
Stephen, one more post like this and I am going to moderate you! :D
LOL No, they definitely could be halfbrothers.
I hate to say it gang, but I have to go read scripts so my edits are ready for tomorrow.
It feels great to be back!
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:46
Stephen, don't make me call Solandia... :D
But yeah, what can I say, I have good taste :P
zan_chan
27-08-2010, 12:48
Good to have you back, scion. One of these days I'll send you my musical script about the American who gets murdered by a crazed disney fan...
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 12:48
LOL No, they definitely could be halfbrothers.
It feels great to be back!
I am glad to have you back... if you get time, write me a letter, I would love to catch up...
Zan, here borrow my mirror ;)
kaleanna
27-08-2010, 12:51
*goes back to being the quiet one and listening to the chat*
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 12:51
Scion!!!!!! :heart: We have missed you; so glad you are back, even though you have to leave right now.
franniee
27-08-2010, 12:56
gotta go good night guys I'm leaving the wine for you to enjoy! Be well!!!
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 12:59
Zan, that guy is HOT! I hope you guys have a great time together.
(((((emmsma))))) Keep the collection; maybe there are other ways to work around this. Can you make money doing readings? That's what I've been doing. On the plus side that job has been getting you down anyway. And oh, yeah, would I ever miss the beach!
Jo - yay for getting your Mac back!!!! I had a good idea for my own novel that I want to talk to you about next time we chat...and yeah, it's got a ghost!
{Waves and blows kisses to everyone else}
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 12:59
Sweet dreams, Franniee :)
~Yira
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 13:00
Oh Well....looks like "Lights out" on hte East coast
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 13:01
Night, franniee! Have a lovely night. :) Or 1/3 Earth Rotation, as Marina would say.
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 13:02
Sleep well franniee, thanks for the wine :)
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 13:04
Guys, Joe had a great gallery tonight. He was on the nose for every reading; I've never seen him so right on. We had people lined up afterwards to get info to book readings, and every time I book one for Joe, that's $$$ for me. We had a great week this week.
Between reading tarot and booking for Joe I've made almost as much money this week as I did with that funky little job I had!
Stormdancer
27-08-2010, 13:08
Guys, Joe had a great gallery tonight. He was on the nose for every reading; I've never seen him so right on. We had people lined up afterwards to get info to book readings, and every time I book one for Joe, that's $$$ for me. We had a great week this week.
Between reading tarot and booking for Joe I've made almost as much money this week as I did with that funky little job I had!
Wonderful!!!! For both of you !!! You're hyped, no????
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 13:09
That's fantastic, Mell. What a wonderful dream, to be able to use tarot to make a living...many would love that!
~Yira
Awesome for you Mell! I think its fantastic when I hear about all you folk able to earn money with your readings. Not sure there is a market for it here. So very Christian and closed to it.
I will definitely be looking for opportunities to read when I get settled on the other end - with all my decks! :D
Been a long week, I'm drained. Off to bed.
But feeling soo much better. Thanks all, for being there. And being you.
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 13:14
You're hyped, no????
Does a frog have waterproof ears? I'm ecstatic!
Good night, emm...
yirabeth
27-08-2010, 13:16
Sweet dreams to you Emmsma :) I'm so glad you've decided to keep your decks...almost like cutting off an arm to get rid of them! (((hug)))
~Yira
Mellaenn
27-08-2010, 13:20
Yeah, I'd sell my husband's second fishing boat before I'd sell decks I didn't want to sell! (Oops - did I say that out loud?) })
The crowned one
27-08-2010, 13:22
http://pileofphotos.com/pics/pic_1177394136.jpg
Here we go again!
Meet me on the http://blastr.com/assets_c/2009/02/StarTrek_enterprise_wall01_1280-thumb-550x293.jpg deck 10.... you will find the spaceship here (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?p=2443076#post2443076)
Now we really are heading into the unknown :)