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The crowned one

18-09-2010, 00:45

CERN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM&feature=player_embedded#!)

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... very soon! Sept. 25th 2010 to be exact.

Saturness

18-09-2010, 00:46

Continuing... "belong or not belong: this is the question" :P

I have often wondered if anyone truly feels like they "belong" all the time.

Well, frankly I see the sentiment of "belonging" much more as a social rule/notion than as a natural human thing. We belong to earth because we cannot live out of it (yet), and because it is our environment. But ultimately we are alone - in the moment we differentiate ourselves from our mothers, we become alone. We are alone, but we create links between us and others. "Belonging" to groups, cultures, creeds etc. usually requires some sort of inner sacrifice - you cannot say all you want or freely behave in the way you want, so that you may "belong". You need to follow some rules.

Some people live well this way - in fact, they are glad that there's someone to help them, to tell them how to "be". They feel safe to have determined rules and notions that help them to fit, they feel stronger and more confident this way. It does NOT mean they are people without ideas of their own though, only that they don't mind putting such ideas aside to stay well within their group (although some people can really give up any brain they have just to belong).

Some people "half" belong. They realize they are sometimes sacrificing their ideas and thoughts in order to not create conflicts within the group, but they do not mind it all the time. They know when it's time to be themselves, and when it's time to "go with the flock".

And some people find it hard to belong anywhere, they have a hard time following rules they disagree with, accepting authorities that mean nothing to them and refuse to sacrificie their ideas and tastes for the sake of belonging. Or they just feel they will never be accepted for who they are, so why bother?

None of these ways are better than the other. All paths can be empowering or weakening, depending on how comfortable you feel within the one you are following, how much you feel in peace with yourself for following it.

The crowned one

18-09-2010, 00:52

Belong/ observe/ interact/ the difference in belief systems or the space between idea's is often just semantics.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 00:53

That CERN rap was totally, totally cool. My son and I both watched it all the way through and it was excellent!!!

Yira - that site was here (http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/panentheism.html). As I say - don't like the site, not keen on ther guy, like the linked essays (some) but this one page - really good!

Master_Margarita

18-09-2010, 00:53

Continuing re: my son.

Yes, this was the sophomore game, so he played a great deal (he suits up for the varsity game but can't play because there's a 48-hour wait once you play to play another football game). He played tight end most of the game, also special teams--Kickoff and kickoff return. I am proud to say he was part of forcing the opposing team's fumble on a kickoff return. At 6 feet tall and only 165 pounds, that's quite a feat for him.

:heart: M_M~

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 00:54

Hey gang :) Just checking in. Entering packing stage 3. Things are going really well. Clothes, books, decks are all done. Kitchen is organized. Laundry is done. Now I need to wrap my dishes in newspaper and pack those. Then I need to unplug all my electronics (Wii, N64, X360, etc. ad nauseum :P ), and then I have to do some ninja garbage removal. Japan is CRAZY when it comes to taking out the trash. The rules are very, very strict for what can go out when. Unless you take out the trash at 3am and are quite sure to include nothing with your name on it :laugh:

Saturness

18-09-2010, 00:55

Belong/ observe/ interact/ the difference in belief systems or the space between idea's is often just semantics.

Yes indeed. Somehow we are always belonging somewhere, and interacting with other things/creatures, because we do not live in isolated bubbles - I was speaking in a more "social" sense though :)

Humans seem to be very semantic creatures. The problem is when they take semantics too seriously - the world was here before it, it was not created by it. ;)

Am I making any sense? LOL!

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 00:56

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 00:56

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 01:01

Anyway, I'm not here. Must keep moving...

UUuuugghhh

Master_Margarita

18-09-2010, 01:01

I think that's the first time I've read a post, know it's in English, and totally don't understand it :laugh:

:D

My son is tall and skinny. His job was mostly to bang into other people ("block") when his team had the ball. Despite his size, he was still able to bang into a boy on the other team when his team had the ball and made him drop the ball, which was his assigned role.

Make more sense? I won't tell you about their 3:4 defense.

:heart: M_M~

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 01:01

I got the mound of clothes that was on the couch folded and put upstairs, got lil one fed breakfast, mow gotta run to the post office and the grocery store, still wanna find some glitter crayons.

Okies, I shall be back laters, going to take lil one out for a bit and hopefully tire him out so he can get an early nap.

Saturness

18-09-2010, 01:02

Perhaps finding yourself out of your element, escaping comforts, escaping over-Americanism, is a helpful exercise in discovering yourself :)

How do escape over-Americanism when you are not American? ;)
I do live in a big city that has a shameful small town mentality. Even though we are the capital of our state, we are incredible provincial, to the point of being ridiculous.

I'm sure I'll take a step ahead in the "find yourself" department when I leave here and go see the world. You cannot grow being surrounded by such a narrow and self-centered mindset.

I just need to stop being so coward. And save some money :P

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 01:03

How do escape over-Americanism when you are not American? ;)

Are you not American? I hadn't realized... :P

I meant yira, silly! :)

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 01:05

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 01:07

Are you not American? I hadn't realized... :P

I meant yira, silly! :)

Zan, I'm sending you some apple pie and baseball videos! We won't let you escape completely. "D

Have a Coke and a smile too.

Master_Margarita

18-09-2010, 01:08

Good for him! Sounds like you had a blast. At what yard line was this fumble? Did they hold them back for four downs as well?

Let's see, the opposing team caught the ball at about the 20 and ran it back to about the 39 when they fumbled. My son's team recovered the fumble (I don't think he recovered it, I think it was one of his team mates. They didn't score on that possession--it was a low-scoring game, 10-6 (the latter being one touchdown and a failed attempt at a conversion).

:heart: M_M~

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 01:09

Zan, I'm sending you some apple pie and baseball videos! We won't let you escape completely. "D

Have a Coke and a smile too.

Hehe I'm literally drinking Coke Zero as I sit here. The apple pie I'll take for sure. Ever have Dean & Deluca sour cream apple pie? Yum!

The baseball I can live without. We have enough of that here in Tokyo :P

I'm leaving for real now. Kitchen packing awaits me (and watching Seinfeld at the same time :) )

Saturness

18-09-2010, 01:11

Are you not American? I hadn't realized... :P

LOL! I know I was joking :P
Did my english give me away?

I have to leave for lunch in a few minutes, but don't worry I'll be back later with my thread-killing bazooka! :D

Even though I lost my confidence after TCO humiliated my thread-killing abilities with his almighty black hole :(

I have lost my life purpose now!

emmsma

18-09-2010, 01:11

In NY I belonged - in an isolated, keep to myself kinda way. Didn't quite realize how important that was until I came to Arizona.

I cannot express how much I don't belong here. After all this time, people here seem alien and unreal to me.

Wonder how the folk in South Carolina will feel. I shudder to think. :P

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 01:28

You belong in an infinite number of ways Yira. Sometimes we can't see it or feel it, but you are necessary and vital to so many people. Look at your children for an example. You belong here with us, you belong among your friends. The list goes on. I was raised Catholic, as I think you all know. It's a part of me and my history, so I belong. I may not practice or buy some of the beliefs, but maybe my purpose is to shake my fist and question. I have a place in that world even if it's just to be a misfit.

I have to say, my "needing to belong" is a leftover from childhood -- my bio father abandoned us when I was 2, and I grew up knowing my mother hated and didn't want me for the crime of being just like my father. (She confirmed this as an adult, and wasn't apologetic about it, so it wasn't me being an overemotional child. If she hadn't had her stroke and become childlike, she probably would still hate me, although I always have hoped we would have fixed things.)

So, I've gone through life trying to figure out where I belong, and trying to be exactly what I needed to be to belong there. Didn't work to say the least - now, intellectually I know I don't need to belong now. But inside something still pushes me to try to belong. Somewhere. Anywhere.

Now..I'm happier than I've ever been in my life, in spite of the the crap going on in my life right now, I think because I know I don't belong and have begun to embrace that. (Hence the tarot, which for my life is extremely taboo) And while I know I'm much better off...I still wish I could belong in a little way, even to my spirituality...I'd just be Christian if it didn't make me want to hurl! :)

You're right though...I DO belong in little ways I didn't think about. Perhaps that's why I feel a lot more equal(<--not the right word but it escapes me at the moment) lately.

Wendy, thanks for that link! I'll enjoy exploring it :)

~Yira

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 01:29

Let's see, the opposing team caught the ball at about the 20 and ran it back to about the 39 when they fumbled. My son's team recovered the fumble (I don't think he recovered it, I think it was one of his team mates. They didn't score on that possession--it was a low-scoring game, 10-6 (the latter being one touchdown and a failed attempt at a conversion).

:heart: M_M~

Well now I'm in just the right frame of mind for Notre Dame tomorrow! My brother is coming tonight, so we will be able to watch the game together. This used to be our ritual, but we haven't seen a game together in over two years. I'm really looking forward to it.

PS-low scores are fine as long as they are in your favor.

Have fun packing Zan!

Hi Emm. I know, I don't feel I belong here either, but I'm trying to make a little effort with Ry's school. Most people I meet are transplanted Californians anyway.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 01:31

As far as belonging goes, for me it took moving to a place where I shouldn't belong at all to finally feel like I belong somewhere. Perhaps finding yourself out of your element, escaping comforts, escaping over-Americanism, is a helpful exercise in discovering yourself :)

Definitely something to consider, especially as I'm coming up on graduating and jobhunting -- for a job that most likely won't be in the area I've spent the last 25 years of my life. Thank you :)

~Yira

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 01:53

*jumping to a completely different topic*

Which version of Q from StarTrek: TNG did you like best?
This one (http://www.yourprops.com/norm-4a94b3aaa6266-Star+Trek:+The+Next+Generation+%28TV%29+%281987%29 .jpeg) makes me smile.

We recently watched an episode (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638775/) of the TV show MacGyver that had John de Lancie in it!

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 01:58

I have to say that while I love and adore Jean Luc, lust madly after Worf (don't ask), and could bond happily with all the crew - Q really irritated me. Uncompassionate pillock!

But I enjoyed every single STNG episode. Well I must have done - I bought them :D. On VHS and then on DVD as the yummy boxed sets.

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 02:02

Michael Dorn looks much sexier as Worf than his "normal" face, ie. Sandman in the Santa Clause movies. Makes me feel sorry for him in a way.

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 02:14

*jumping back to the 'where do I belong' topic just for a minute*

From personal experience, when you try so hard to 'fit in' with others in an attempt to belong, you lose yourself in small ways in the process. Yira, you're like me in some ways. Working to reclaim that core that you lost along the way. You have to find acceptance within yourself, to stand in your own shoes with confidence. Very very hard when you're not sure what that is.

When I first began exploring paganism as a spirituality, I knew that embracing something that felt so right for me meant that I wasn't going to be accepted for who I was/am. So be it.

I learned a bit about different pagan paths, searching for one that was where "I" would fit in, but couldn't really find that perfect fit. I began exploring the possibility that I could create my own spirituality-not a religion per se-by taking on and practicing things that did/do resonate with me and my feelings and beliefs.

I learn more and more all the time simply by living my life the way I think it should be lead, paying attention to the world around me, and beginning study of things like shamanism, Celtic spirituality, and whatever else catches my attention. It has no name, it is just my spirituality, and will probably grow and change till the day I die. I finally feel a peace in who and what I am, although to explain it to someone else is difficult. Yes, I am the weirdo without a religion, but I have a spirituality that suits me just fine.

*now back to your new topics de jour*

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 02:35

Very good points, Blue, and something to consider. I almost signed up here as Chameleon Phoenix..but decided I was too set in my ways, and Yira is part of who I am...lol But yeah, a lot of learning who I am going on :)

I like Worf, and Picard..but I just didn't like Q. Too whiny and irritating...I liked it when he didn't get his way LOL

I would really like it right now if someone else would do my homework! please? :) Hehehe

~Yira

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 02:38

OMG! I just realized what I must be responding to- it's the actor John de Lancie himself. His dob makes him a 3:diamond: like my husband, although a different month/day.

Queen of Disks

18-09-2010, 02:41

I have a day off finally!

Favorite TNG episode: Best of Both Worlds part One and Two. It's a scary episode when you are a little kid. :bugeyed:

And in honor of our new thread!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnmCu3U09w

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 02:54

How very fitting, QoD! :D

I've never been through a black hole before....it didn't hurt a bit! :laugh:

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 02:58

I am awesome. The end.

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 03:00

I am awesome. The end.
*standing ovation...applause, applause, applause*

Way to go, Zan!

This means you're done, right?

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 03:02

I think I'm just about at the end point. Just need to close down the TV and the PC in the morning before the movers get here, and clean the bathroom. But other than that, all the trash is packed, the boxes are taped, and I am absolutely exhausted. :)

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 03:03

I definitely wrote, "the trash is packed". Yep, thats how tired I am.

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 03:03

Go to bed, get a good night's rest, and wake up to your new life in the morning! :D

Queen of Disks

18-09-2010, 03:07

How very fitting, QoD! :D

I've never been through a black hole before....it didn't hurt a bit! :laugh:

Nope that was the beginning. The black hole thingy is later. :D

good job Zan!

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 03:07

I am awesome. The end.

We already knew this :)

~Yira

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 03:18

Thanks all :heart:

Gnite!

Almost there. Almost there...

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 03:18

Sweet dreams Zan :) You can do this!

~Yira

Saturness

18-09-2010, 03:41

I'm back.

I'm so sleepy today, so mentally and spiritually tired that I feel caught in a torpor. I began typing and suddenly it seemed to me that my keyboard wasn't horizontal, but vertical, as if it was standing in front of me. As if the room was spinning around me.

No idea what is happening, but I sense a difficult afternoon coming. *le sigh*

I really hate ending every week feeling as if a Dementor (http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Dementor) had been here and sucked out my soul. :rolleyes:

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 03:44

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 03:50

Hi everyone,

back from the errands. I did not get the glitter crayons yet, coulnt find em at office depot, will have to check either walmart or target but not sure I will find em there.

I gotta think of something for lunch but not sure what.

How is everyone doing?

Saturness

18-09-2010, 03:51

I think you need more fresh air in the room where you work Marina. It's like that at the Posh Office. Air conditioning, but the windows won't open. Terrible to keep breathing it. No real air!! I always have all the windows open in my own office.

We don't have any window to the street here :(
That's why I call it a crypt. White, silent and airless.

I wish I could go home NOW. I'm not in a good state of mind to work, I can't concentrate. *le helpless sigh*

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 03:54

Do they have any of those air purifier/ionizer machines? Do those really help in enclosed areas?

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 03:59

Wow, I wake up in the morning, and I find out that we're not only in a new cafe, but a new universe! :bugeyed:

And we're getting more philosophical than when we were a philosophy cafe! :laugh:

On the idea of belonging or not belonging, I think I've spent so much of my life as an Outsider, it's become my role. I was born 7 years after my nearest sibling, so I was a child among near-adults. My parents were practical and serious, I was a dreamer. My siblings are all "professionals", lawyers, a teacher, an accountant, a rehab therapist; me I'm working in retail while trying to start my own business. I'm a professional Outsider.

In terms of religion, I've become comfortable by finding my own path; creating my own path. I describe myself as a "I'm universal agnostic, I believe that all gods are equally likely to exist". That means that I take bits and pieces from whatever religion and/or philosophy that makes sense to me.

Saturness

18-09-2010, 03:59

Do they have any of those air purifier/ionizer machines? Do those really help in enclosed areas?

I don't know if it helps, because we don't have it here :(
My head is spinning, and I ate well and didn't have so much coffee today. I have no idea what is going on.

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 04:02

Marina, there are cases all over the world of people becoming ill from the building they learn/work in. I don't think most businesses and schools even realize they have a serious problem.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 04:06

Are you getting enough sleep, Marina? I mean...it may be all well and good to function on not enough sleep if what you're doing is stimulating or interesting. But it's danged hard to stay with it if it's dull dry and boring....

The average adult needs 8-9 hours sleep per night. If you're not getting that, maybe you could try adding a little more sleep to help? Just a thought :) ((hug))

I'm working on accounting. Did you know, adding money to a cash fund is a debit on said cash fund? Yet, dictionary.com says a debit is "an undesirable or disadvantageous feature." Having more cash is undesirable?? OKAY then.....lol (they're welcome to pass it to me, I'd find extra cash highly desirable! LOL)

~Yira

Saturness

18-09-2010, 04:13

Marina, there are cases all over the world of people becoming ill from the building they learn/work in. I don't think most businesses and schools even realize they have a serious problem.

Really? I didn't know that!
What i know is that since the air almost doesn't change here during the day, when one of us si sick there's a big chance the other will get the same sickness as well. :/

Are you getting enough sleep, Marina? I mean...it may be all well and good to function on not enough sleep if what you're doing is stimulating or interesting. But it's danged hard to stay with it if it's dull dry and boring....

The average adult needs 8-9 hours sleep per night. If you're not getting that, maybe you could try adding a little more sleep to help? Just a thought :) ((hug))

It could be it... I usually sleep 7 hours every night. Maybe I should sleep more. Yesterday I went to bed late because we went out for dinner, so I slept probably 6 hours and a half...

Not very healthy is it? :(

It's just... after work I want to do so many things because I stay 12 hours of my day just minding my job (1 hour to arrive, 8 hours of work, 2 of lunch and 1 hour to get home) that the last thing I want is to go to bed. My day is so boring already I want to have a nice evening and that makes me go to bed late.

Oh well, you can't have it all :P

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 04:17

Saturness

18-09-2010, 04:21

I do the same..I have so much homework, and I really get squirrely if I don't have enough time to actually do something FUN...so I stay up too late. Then after a couple weeks (I'm here at this point now lol) I am tired, my head buzzes (literally) and I have troubles focusing..so I'll make sure I get 8 hours a few nights...then I forget what it's like and I'm back to staying up for a bit of recreation...LOL

Yes, I hate ending my day without doing something that I *chose* to do, something fun. Besides, at night is the only moment of the day in which I can see my love... :(

But today my head it not good, I even feel a bit detached from reality... :confused:

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 04:34

But today my head it not good, I even feel a bit detached from reality... :confused:
Sounds like you might need to ground yourself, Marina. Can you walk outside for a few minutes? Lean against a tree out there? Or sit on a bench and imagine roots going down into the earth?

Eating or drinking is another way to ground yourself; if you can't do any of the above, maybe have a cup of tea?

Saturness

18-09-2010, 04:44

Sounds like you might need to ground yourself, Marina. Can you walk outside for a few minutes? Lean against a tree out there? Or sit on a bench and imagine roots going down into the earth?

Eating or drinking is another way to ground yourself; if you can't do any of the above, maybe have a cup of tea?

Hi Mell :)

I had a cup of green tea after lunch, and it helped me a bit bit I'm already feeling scatterbrained again. I even played with the neighbor's cat to ground myself a bit before coming back to work.

I can't go out :( Employees getting out to take a breath is not a part of the company's policy, lol! We are supposed to do that during lunch and then come back fully grounded :laugh:

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 04:50

I try to do mini meditations/breathing exercises throughout the day when I'm working. Or when I'm stressed out from not working! It's gotten to the point when a few cleansing breaths helps.

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 04:50

I can't go out :( Employees getting out to take a breath is not a part of the company's policy, lol! We are supposed to do that during lunch and then come back fully grounded :laugh:
Silly company {kicks Marina's company's bad policy}. Well, just try to breathe as deeply as you can to get as much oxygen as possible.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 04:54

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 04:58

The seeing roots coming from your feet deeeeeep into the earth works well too :). Really get into it as a visualisation, and try to feel those roots going down ....

On the good side, the mechanic brought my son's car back, all mended.

On the down side - it cost £220 (about $550) - that's every last scrap of the Emergency money gone! But it's worth it. Without the car - no get to work :eek:. And he can pay me back, slowly,
Yes, Wendy, that's the way I've heard to do that roots things - as a visualiziation.

Oh, ouch on the car repair! I have to say, as sad as I am that I never had kids, it is a blessing right now. We are just hanging on by the skin of our teeth; if we had kids that needed our help we'd all be in trouble.

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 05:02

The seeing roots coming from your feet deeeeeep into the earth works well too :). Really get into it as a visualisation, and try to feel those roots going down ....

I have an awesome 20 minute guided visualisation recording of becoming a willow tree. I love it... when I have my iPod and can spare 20 minutes that is.

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 05:13

I have an awesome 20 minute guided visualisation recording of becoming a willow tree. I love it... when I have my iPod and can spare 20 minutes that is.
Is there are refrain in there that says something like "We must bend like a willow in the wind"? :grin:

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 05:30

I have an awesome 20 minute guided visualisation recording of becoming a willow tree. I love it... when I have my iPod and can spare 20 minutes that is.

Sounds kewl NT :D

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 05:45

Oh, man, we are just waiting until it's time to drive over to hubby's folks. No time to start a project or get comfortable; just a little dead zone of time that I'm killing. :!:

Oh, well, it will be lovely and as I posted on the comp thread, there will be cake!!!

Queen of Disks

18-09-2010, 06:19

I need to do homework. Can't. Brain is shot. :(

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 06:33

Hey guys. How's everyone doing?

I had a very nice time in Ryan's class today. There were about 5 of us moms who had volunteered. The teddy bear picnic went well too, and then we were invited to go to the park with 3 other moms and their kids. So, now I know 4 people in Vegas!! Woo hoo! They all seem really nice too. One is even a little older than me. Can you believe that?

Anyhoo, just checking in on all of you. Hope all is well.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 06:33

I need to do homework. Can't. Brain is shot. :(

Mine too. Let's take a nap instead of working.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 06:41

Queen of Disks

18-09-2010, 06:47

Mine too. Let's take a nap instead of working.

Sounds good to me!

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 06:50

I need to do homework. Can't. Brain is shot. :(

I'm going to have a totally useless day today. I have to stay home to find out whether or not I'm working tonight. sigh.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 06:56

I had a yummy fruit pie. Nice and sharp - I hate sweet fruit pies. Don't often get one that tastes just the way I like it.

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 06:57

I had a yummy fruit pie. Nice and sharp - I hate sweet fruit pies. Don't often get one that tastes just the way I like it.

You'd love my grandma's rhubarb pies then. I miss those.

Glitterbird

18-09-2010, 07:01

mmmm Rhubarb, Gooseberry pie :)

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 07:05

Oh gawd, strawberry rhubarb ANYTHING. Jam on homemade bread with butter, yum.

Just opened a sale thread if anyone's shopping. And I ship worldwide :laugh:

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 07:13

Oh rhubarb - I :heart: rhubarb :)

Good luck with the sale JD - that Prague should sell nice and quickly!

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 07:16

Dunno. I think the Prague market is kind of saturated. Sorry I don't have a Blue Moon for you, Wendy :(

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 07:17

Nighty night - see you in 1/3 ER :)

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 07:22

Sweet dreams.

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 07:23

No pies here, but I found a package of muffin mix. Baking now. :D :D :D

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 07:25

What kinda muffins?

Neighbour kid came over yesterday to spend afternoon with offspring unannounced. Honey outside just before the event overheard her telling kid to come see us to get out of her hair. Nice.

Anyway, in desperation, took them to store and bought sugar and chocolate chips (and ice creams for kids) and came home and baked chocolate chip cookies. New recipe, they turned out good, albeit a tad overcooked.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 07:36

Joe bought dinner tonight, wet burritos. Yummy!

JD if I get my money straightened out and the market IS saturated, I'll buy it. LOL (But DO NOT hold, it could be a month or more at the rate those morons are going ROFL)

Tummy hurts, ate too much. Now I need to do homework. BOO! hehehe

:D

~Yira

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 07:40

(((Yira))) If it's still available, we'll talk then :heart:

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 08:04

Blueberry, but they look more like cupcakes than muffins. Haven't tasted them yet.

Edit: pretty tasty, actually. Not bad for a mix.

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 08:40

Just got back in from playing in the rain with my kiddos :D

As soon as there is a break in the rain or hubby gets home I will be going to get taco cabana food and my dear father in law is treating us to it. :D

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 09:01

hmmm......... looks like I killed the thread this time ROFL......

Gotta go check to see if rain stopped so the kids and I can go get food.

Saturness

18-09-2010, 09:06

hmmm......... looks like I killed the thread this time ROFL.....

*interpreting Luke Skywalker when he finds out Darth Father is his daddy*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Give me my thread-bazooka BACK! :mad:

What's up with you all people tryin' to steal MAH JOB?

I'm am the thread killer! :mad:

Give it! GIVE IT NOW!!!!!

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 09:07

Ok then. 8 am. Go time. The movers will be here in three hours. Feeling yet like crap, but fighting it the best I can. I'm almost done and then I can relax. Just gonna take a quick shower, finish packing and DO THIS THING :D

Wish me luck! :)

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 09:09

You can do it Zan! Good luck and I hope you feel better while doing it.

((Zan))

~Yira

franniee

18-09-2010, 09:10

My throat hurts! Not terribly but my glands are swollen and my nose is runny and I just feel Yucky! My body aches all over and I figured it was the humidity........ I think I am getting sick! :(

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 09:15

Uggh..Poor you Franniee :( What is it with us train peeps... We gotta start being healthier!

Chocolate is good for you. I think the first step in being healthier is we all need to eat more chocolate :)

~Yira

franniee

18-09-2010, 09:18

yeah I am thinking this isn't good..... Hopefully it will pass but I am so incredibly tired as well. Hubby isn't home so it's all me right now and I have to clean things up.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 09:27

Can you call hubby and ask for Nyquil? It's the wonder-cold-drug...hehe

If not, plenty of lemon honey tea and garlic?

(((Franniee)))

~Yira

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 09:29

Should I do the quiz tonight or tomorrow...10 questions, but just finished the homework and it took me roughly 4 hours on 7 questions(ie, an entire balance ledger was one question)....*sigh* Homework to do tomorrow too....

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 09:38

GOOD news....VERY good news....Eldest court situation turned out almost the best it could. We are now set to plan the exile. I'm hoping for sunday, but need to talk to him first...AND see how much airfare will be....EEK, may be too much.

BAD news...the bathroom, of course. Tonight Landlord guy and wifey will be tearing out the tile and cement board....AGAIN (I have lost track of how many times that cement board has come down. BUT a REAL plumber comes tomorrow morning to fix EVERYTHING....and will probably be QUICK about it !!! We should have shower capabilities by tomorrow night, and the re-tiling of that wall will happen next weekend.....

I was SO stressed at work today about this whole court thing...and it really wasn't all that big of a deal. Maybe I was just generally stressing and using that as the focus. I am exhausted...

And NOT caught up....

How's peeps here???

franniee

18-09-2010, 09:44

Can you call hubby and ask for Nyquil? It's the wonder-cold-drug...hehe

If not, plenty of lemon honey tea and garlic?

(((Franniee)))

~Yira

can't do Nyquil it makes me hyper! I can't take any cold drugs. They all do the same! Stinks!

Hey Storm!!! YAY!!!!! :thumbsup: :love:

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 09:46

can't do Nyquil it makes me hyper! I can't take any cold drugs. They all do the same! Stinks!

Hey Storm!!! YAY!!!!! :thumbsup: :love:
Thanks :) :love:.....I'm guessing you have a cold???? :(

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 09:47

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 09:51

(((Stormy))) The finish line is in sight! For both situations! :D Less stress!

franniee, feel better soon.

Geez,what is it with everyone getting sick? Health vibes to everyone!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 09:52

:thumbsup: You're doing great! Almost finished! :D Best of luck to you and feel better!
OH...when was this...has it happened???? The MOVE???? Are you home yet??? :D

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 09:54

Ok that really sucks Franniee....boo :( Even the "daytime" meds make you hyper?

Went ahead and took the quiz, it was quick. Except, as is prone to happen in online quizzes, I got one right it marked wrong. I know it's right, because it's word for word in the book...but that means I can point it out and get it right :)

Stormy, so glad court went well for you. I understand that anxiety! I'm feeling that for Joe as well. Hope mine goes as well as yours. Hope the airfares are within the amount you need it to be :) And, glad they finally hired a real plumber for you!!

Hey Blue :)

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 09:57

OH...when was this...has it happened???? The MOVE???? Are you home yet??? :D
Zan makes the big move in about 3 hours.

Hi Yira! Yay for an easy test!

Kimberlee

18-09-2010, 10:03

Hi everyone!

My parents are coming down for the weekend, from Alabama. They're about 2-3 hours away right now. So I won't be online much! There's definitely a shopping trip or two waiting to happen. If I'm lucky, they may buy the girls new bikes. :)

I love the new train digs! I love love love ST:TNG, and Q! Just the idea of what he is is super cool to my brain. ;) I couldn't pick a favorite episode though, so many of them were simply mindblowing. Of course, I was a kid when they came out. :)

I hope everyone's doing good, it sounds like most everyone is on the upswing.

franniee

18-09-2010, 10:06

Thanks you guys... not sure what I've got. My throat has been weird for days.... i feel like I am choking. I'm not, of course, I just feel uncomfortable.

No worries....

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 10:09

Hi Kimberlee! Have a good weekend with your parents!

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 10:25

m back from eating supper. Kids are upstairs playing.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 10:27

I have lost my life purpose now!
I thought you were a tree??? I am SO behind....

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 10:29

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 10:30

Stormy, she also thinks she's the official thread killer here. You're doing just fine. Reading backwards again aren't you?

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 10:31

What class is that, Yira? Having specific guidelines on what to expect is great!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 10:34

Okay, maybe this class won't be so bad...

Teacher is going through question by question what the first test will be and what she expects us to do. :bugeyed: Still takes a bit of study, if you want to get it right, but not like I have no clue on what to study...

~Yira
This sounds pretty good to me....student/teacher interaction....GOOD

Hi kaleanna, and....um...parents coming in....Kimberlee??? Yeah...HI....

**sigh**

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 10:35

Stormy, she also thinks she's the official thread killer here. You're doing just fine. Reading backwards again aren't you?

I'm not even sure what page I'm on....and I have 3 train tabs up....

I'm thinking KISS might just be a good idea....:)

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 10:35

This sounds pretty good to me....student/teacher interaction....GOOD

Hi kaleanna, and....um...parents coming in....Kimberlee??? Yeah...HI....

**sigh**
Hiya Stormy :D

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 10:36

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 10:40

Accounting 111... and yes, very helpful! Now if I can just figure out random assignment of category...or at least it SEEMS random...LOL *ie, what's the difference between notes payable and accounts payable, so I have some slight clue on when to use one or the other...lol

This class is a lot more complicated than I expected, because questions like the one above aren't explained, it's all trial and error. There's a 50/50 chance I'll guess right, and luck being what it is...ROFL

~Yira
A note payable is a loan payment

An accounts payable would be like an electric bill...you collect your monthly bills, and pay them all at once kinda thing.

This is just MY GUESS...working with Accountants...i really don't know...

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 10:41

I shall return, I gotta give lil one a bath an get him ready for bedtime.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 10:47

A note payable is a loan payment

An accounts payable would be like an electric bill...you collect your monthly bills, and pay them all at once kinda thing.

This is just MY GUESS...working with Accountants...i really don't know...

Ok this does make sense BUT the one I missed today (I haven't had a chance to ask, the test review I'm listening to is recorded) says " Paid creditor $300 cash on balance owed." I classified it as note payable -- got it wrong. So I guess it's not the above...very cryptic.

ETA - I got the cash end of the entry correct lol

Another question is order of liquidity -- how do I know which is first, a moving van or an office desk...*sigh* that one's last week, and I still don't know.

Yep, the math is easy, it's just figuring out what the arbitrary classifications are LOL

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 10:47

A note payable is a loan payment

An accounts payable would be like an electric bill...you collect your monthly bills, and pay them all at once kinda thing.

This is just MY GUESS...working with Accountants...i really don't know...
This would be my guess also....with no experience whatsoever! :D

But it makes sense. Accounts payable indicates money owed for services/products rendered. And a note is a loan.

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 10:49

Is there an appendix or glossary anywhere in the class materials? or how about online somewhere....wouldn't they be standard phrases with exact definitions?

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 10:51

The book, no. If it's online (and I do use this option a lot for programming issues) my google-fu is weak...I'm going to post at the class forum and hope for assistance by Thursday which is when the test is :)

~Yira

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 10:53

Hmm....the one I just found online says basically what Stormy said (and you and I thought) but the question itself just didn't have enough info to tell I think? Or am I being whiny?

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 10:56

Ok this does make sense BUT the one I missed today (I haven't had a chance to ask, the test review I'm listening to is recorded) says " Paid creditor $300 cash on balance owed." I classified it as note payable -- got it wrong. So I guess it's not the above...very cryptic.

ETA - I got the cash end of the entry correct lol

Another question is order of liquidity -- how do I know which is first, a moving van or an office desk...*sigh* that one's last week, and I still don't know.

Yep, the math is easy, it's just figuring out what the arbitrary classifications are LOL

~Yira
Are you using a "chart of accounts" for a fictious business? A "creditor" may not be the same as "loan" like from a bank...I dunno, I'd have put it where you did.....

On the "liquidity"....(of which i know nothing), and "first" in terms of what???
The desk will loose value faster....I would consider it more "liquid" than the Van, which would be more liquid than a building......

Liquid $$ would be my bank accounts

Less liquid would be my stocks....

VERY un-liquid would be retirement accounts, or $ locked up in CD's....something with HEAVY penalties for using....

A house is VERY UN-liquid....gotta sell the damn thing before you can use that money.....

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 10:57

Hmm....the one I just found online says basically what Stormy said (and you and I thought) but the question itself just didn't have enough info to tell I think? Or am I being whiny?

~Yira
I think the keyword in the question is "Creditor"....but I don't know why....

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:00

Stormy - She said was in order of what you could convert to cash quickest. Cash already being cash is top, then accounts receivable (usually paid in 30'ish days) then prepaid assets (usually lasts 6 months).

This totally ignores whether a van is first or some expensive piece of office furniture...gonna ask clarification on this one too LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:02

Just texted BFF from work...she's an accountant, driving WAY down south for the weekend. If she gets back to me, I'll let you know. What exactly was the question, and what were your answer options?? Just "note payable" or "accounts Payable"??

She just got back to me...her first response was the same as all of ours...."note payable". Since that was wrong, I think it has to do with the word "creditor"....could be american express, could be master card...VERY general, and so would be "accts payable"

BFF thinks it's a bad question.....She's smart with this stuff.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:06

Yep. Simple huh? LOL I are dumb. ROFL

~Yira

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 11:08

Hi, gang. We're back from the folks' place. What a yummy meal; we picked up dinner from our favorite Italian take-out so Mom wouldn't have to cook. And yes, there was cake!!! :)

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:09

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:09

And yes, there was cake!!! :)
Nobody HERE cares about cake...:P

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 11:11

Nobody HERE cares about cake...:P
{Pout} :(

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 11:13

Yeah, I'd have to say that the van would be more liquid, easier to sell or borrow against(is that in there?)

As for the cake, Stormy speak for yourself! :mad: })

I want cake, or ice cream, or something sweet. I had roast chicken for dinner, but now crave sweets.

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 11:15

Yep. Simple huh? LOL I are dumb. ROFL

~Yira
Not dumb at all. There are specific terms and definitions for those terms. You just need to find those definitions.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:15

MEMEME! I want cake :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:20

{Pout} :(
Oh c'mon ladies...I was being sarcastic....I know, BIG surprise there....:D

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:21

Not dumb at all. There are specific terms and definitions for those terms. You just need to find those definitions.
Exactly....I was gonna respond, but I'm glad I waited. You just need to get used to it....really.....

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 11:22

Here's a (fuzzy) pic of the cake; it's got a little fisherman sitting in a boat cause You Know Who loves to fish!

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:22

Stormy was gonna eat alllll our cake, and I was gonna cryyyyyyy!

LOL

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 11:24

Oh c'mon ladies...I was being sarcastic....I know, BIG surprise there....:D
Tell you what, I canned a batch of dill pickled cauliflower, you can have a jar of that, we'll take all the cake! })

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:24

Cool cake :) What flavor was it?

~Yira

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 11:24

Oh c'mon ladies...I was being sarcastic....I know, BIG surprise there....:D
I knew that. I just wanted to pout. But I'm over it now! :grin:

There's ice cream to go with the cake. My system is on overload after a summer of jello and fresh fruit!

And the cake was chocolate with whipped cream frosting!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:24

Stormy was gonna eat alllll our cake, and I was gonna cryyyyyyy!

LOL

~Yira
WELL, I would NEVER...that would be JO...stealer of the coffee })

To be real honest, though???? I am not a big cake fan....But I do like the way the fancy ones look. Loved the fishing boat...was the whole thing made of frosting???? I DO like good frosting. Might as well just main line the sugar :D

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 11:25

That is a very cool cake!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:25

Tell you what, I canned a batch of dill pickled cauliflower, you can have a jar of that, we'll take all the cake! })

I'll take the dilled cauliflower....with frosting, please...
ETA...NOT together...NO....separately......

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 11:26

I'll take the dilled cauliflower....with frosting, please...
:bugeyed: EEUUWWWW!

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 11:28

The frosting was a bit of a disappointment, as I am a huge fan of type that is really nothing more than a vehicle for delivering sugar, like butter cream frosting. But it was still good, mind you!

And the little fisherman is made of plastic; she did the water in blue frosting though. It was cute!

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:33

WELL, I would NEVER...that would be JO...stealer of the coffee })

To be real honest, though???? I am not a big cake fan....But I do like the way the fancy ones look. Loved the fishing boat...was the whole thing made of frosting???? I DO like good frosting. Might as well just main line the sugar :D

ROFL Poor Jo, we have her convicted in absentia! hehehe

I'm not a cake fan either -- actually I like cake, but not frosting. LOL Occasionally a bit of frosting is okay, as long as it's not the super-sweet stuff...hehe Well I like cream-cheese frosting. And sometimes I like chocolate frosting. But that's about it! hehe

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:34

:bugeyed: EEUUWWWW!
ROTF...Quick, Dudette, VERY quick....LOL

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 11:35

ROFL Poor Jo, we have her convicted in absentia! hehehe

I'm not a cake fan either -- actually I like cake, but not frosting. LOL Occasionally a bit of frosting is okay, as long as it's not the super-sweet stuff...hehe Well I like cream-cheese frosting. And sometimes I like chocolate frosting. But that's about it! hehe

~Yira
You and I could split a piece of cake quite happily - you could take the actual cake part and I'll just eat the frosting! Gimme a spoon and I'm good...

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 11:36

Sounds good to me...I usually cut the cake out of the frosting, leaving an empty hull....LOL!

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:54

You and I could split a piece of cake quite happily - you could take the actual cake part and I'll just eat the frosting! Gimme a spoon and I'm good...
Sounds good to me...I usually cut the cake out of the frosting, leaving an empty hull....LOL!

~Yira

Match made in heaven.....

Plans are set....Eldest leaves sunday...:)

Master_Margarita

18-09-2010, 11:54

Nobody HERE cares about cake...:P

Cake or death? :D

:heart: M_M~

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:56

ROFL Poor Jo, we have her convicted in absentia! hehehe
~Yira
I have NO sympathy....She's done the same to me...NUMEROUS times....'Tis why we sit on opposite ends of the yard/porch/whatever....sending smoke signals....LOL

(((JO))) :)

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 11:57

I was cleaning when I suddenly felt I was being falsely accused of something!!

Thought I'd check here to see what Stormy was saying about me. :D

I'll take white cake with raspberry filling and a thin layer of butter cream frosting please. Just like the cake my momma made for my wedding.

BTW, I'm in heaven right now. Ryan has discovered that he thinks dusting is super fun. I'm just taking a break while he is wiping the whole house down. I could get used to this.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 11:57

Cake or death? :D

:heart: M_M~
um....That makes it REAL simple!!!

Master_Margarita

18-09-2010, 11:58

um....That makes it REAL simple!!!

Yes, you must watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAOLOGGftTY

:heart: M_M~

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 12:00

I was cleaning when I suddenly felt I was being falsely accused of something!!

Thought I'd check here to see what Stormy was saying about me. :D

I'll take white cake with raspberry filling and a thin layer of butter cream frosting please. Just like the cake my momma made for my wedding. This cake sounds heavenly!

BTW, I'm in heaven right now. Ryan has discovered that he thinks dusting is super fun. I'm just taking a break while he is wiping the whole house down. I could get used to this.
Awesome! Send him to Florida; I can keep him busy. :)

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 12:04

BTW, I'm in heaven right now. Ryan has discovered that he thinks dusting is super fun. I'm just taking a break while he is wiping the whole house down. I could get used to this.

One of my nephews went through a childhood phase when he thought that vacuuming was a great game. He'd come to Grandma's house (my mom's place) and go straight to the vacuum closet. Eventually, he figured out that it was "work" and stopped.

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 12:08

Now 11:07, making the movers seven minutes late...

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 12:08

One of my nephews went through a childhood phase when he thought that vacuuming was a great game. He'd come to Grandma's house (my mom's place) and go straight to the vacuum closet. Eventually, he figured out that it was "work" and stopped.

Yes, I've thought of this. I'm going to have to pretend that I REALLY want to dust, but will give in eventually and let him do it. This might just keep him thinking it's fun for a little while longer.

Okay, I'll send him to Florida, but we'll have to negotiate his fees, and he will need to be fed on occasion.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 12:10

Oph! I've been ordered back to cleaning. He's anxious to dust the bedroom. Be back in a bit.

Don't listen to anything Stormy says about me!! It's all lies (unless it's nice. In that case it's true, but if it has to do with stealing beverages, well... you know.)

emmsma

18-09-2010, 12:12

4 pages in! I cannot catch up. Anything important I need to know about?

When I got home I pulled lots of junk out of the car, vacuumed and wiped it down as best I could inside. This will be the first trip away when we can't afford a rental car. My car needs professional cleaning, but I did the best I could.

Then I finished packing everything that won't be needed in the morning. Some last minute laundry is in the dryer and I'm grabbing a bite to eat.

Just need to swap out purses.

Wowsa, am I tired. :)
Excited too.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:12

LOL, Ryan sounds adorable :) Mine never went through a helping mom stage...hmm. I'm deprived. LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:13

Thought I'd check here to see what Stormy was saying about me. :D
Nothing...nothing at all....:D Ryan has discovered that he thinks dusting is super fun.I want a RYAN....})

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:13

Oooh, Emmsma -- you leave in the morning right?? Or were you leaving tonight?

~Yira

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 12:13

Okay, I'll send him to Florida, but we'll have to negotiate his fees, and he will need to be fed on occasion.
Don't worry, I'll keep him in the garret and feed him nothing but gruel. })

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:14

Now 11:07, making the movers seven minutes late...
They aren't there yet??? Make sure the pay time start when they actually GET there !!! All packed then???? How are you feeling?

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 12:15

{sing-song] Emmsma's on vacation! Emmsma's on vacation!

emmsma

18-09-2010, 12:15

Somehow I can't see Emm wanting to clean anything, but I remember the little cleaning set my mom got me when i was a kid. little broom and dustpan. Little push vacuum thingie.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:16

Don't worry, I'll keep him in the garret and feed him nothing but gruel. })
LOL at the gruel...my Dad used to always threaten us with that....

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:17

{sing-song] Emmsma's on vacation! Emmsma's on vacation!
Ditto ditto DITTO....:D

emmsma

18-09-2010, 12:18

We leave in the morning. Nothing so lovely as turning over the work phone to someone and knowing I will not have to deal with any work stuff for a week. :D

Should have a celebratory beverage. Who's gonna join me?

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 12:19

Ok! Movers are moving! They're really easygoing. They charge by how much stuff you have, so time doesn't matter.

I feel the most nervous, anxious, exhausted, and proud of myself I ever have. I'm literally sitting on my bed trembling.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:20

Should have a celebratory beverage. Who's gonna join me?
Margaritas rule....LOTS of salt....})
What happened to the margaritas????

Just asking....

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 12:20

LOL why am I so incredibly nervous. I can barely use my phone my hands are shaking so hard.

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 12:21

emmsma, I hope you have a safe journey and a great time!

Zan, I hope they show up very soon, and get everything moved, so that you can finally settle in and rest up. :)

I'm going to say good night. 5 am comes too quickly, and I've got a full workday tomorrow!

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:21

It's hard striking out on your own after a relationship. But as you've discovered this week, you're an amazing strong man and you can DO it! Can't wait for your move to be completed, you'll have to tell us how you feel about it when it's all said and done :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:21

I feel the most nervous, anxious, exhausted, and proud of myself I ever have. I'm literally sitting on my bed trembling.

(((:heart:Zan:heart:))) And so it really ends/ and begins....scary, right? and exciting all at the same time....

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:22

Sweet dreams to you Blue :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:22

I'm going to say good night. 5 am comes too quickly, and I've got a full workday tomorrow!
(((BD))) Sleep deep ~~~ :*

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:23

LOL why am I so incredibly nervous. I can barely use my phone my hands are shaking so hard.
Because this is bigger than you thought.....You are good at masking stuff....just keep breathing....

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 12:24

4 pages in! I cannot catch up. Anything important I need to know about?

Let's see, we started out with a discussion of philosophy, religion and "belongingness" that migrated over from the other cafe. We moved on to Star Trek, Zan's attempts to pack up his apartment while in a high fever and Marina's "sick building syndrome". Recently, we've been discussing Accounting terminology, and our favorite cakes and pies. Oh, and teaching your children to love housework.

And most importantly, don't ever talk about "killing the thread" no matter how quiet it gets around here. If you do, you'll be chased down by a rabid Marina with a bazooka.

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 12:25

LOL why am I so incredibly nervous. I can barely use my phone my hands are shaking so hard.
Why are you nervous? You did great!!!

emmsma

18-09-2010, 12:27

You are doing great Zan. Fine. Just fine.

I am so proud and happy for you, and in awe of all you are always able accomplish.

Bravo, my good man. Bravo.

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 12:28

I really don't know. I did so great with the packing. Not ten minutes ago I was singing along to Wicked while finishing up.

Now they're here and I'm having a break-down.

Queen of Disks

18-09-2010, 12:30

Trying to do homework. i got distracted by Wall-E! :)

emmsma

18-09-2010, 12:32

Thanks for the summary, NT. :)

I loved Wall-E! Made me cry.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:34

Now they're here and I'm having a break-down.
But WE are here with you....it's just the reality of it all catching up...think of it as a time warp.....probably not helpful, but the hugs are real...LOL

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:37

I think we lost JO in a dust storm....?????

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 12:40

Yeah, Zan, it's like in a disaster flick where they cross the ice bridge before it crumbles without flinching or leap from one building top to the other as cool as a cucumber - then, when it's all over, they lose it!

You made it through the hard part, Zan! And you are NOT going to die on page 37. :grin:

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 12:41

Thanks guys. Your right storm. Would you believe I just went out for a cry on the balcony? They're almost done here. Just the TV left. Then I'll do a last clean up and wait for my landlord to check me out at 1.

I feel like a spectator to all of this. With the flu.

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 12:45

Also, it is the denouement for a meaningful era of your life. Of course you will feel something!

There, there {proffers a hankie}

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 12:47

Ok. Phew. Zan is breathing. I'm alright. Thanks for being there :)

It's the Death card I guess. The closed door and the open window. And just a huge sense of relief that's expressing itself strongly haha.

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:47

Ahhh Zan...it's because it makes things *final*. But such an important step...hang in there and know you are a powerful man and you can get through it :) Could your friend Jon come over and hang around while you finish up? Sometimes distraction is the best technique :)

~Yira

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:48

Just did my first reading (aside from Zan's card) with my Napo. Darn nice deck..thank you again Emmsma:) I'll treasure it always!

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:53

It's the Death card I guess. The closed door and the open window. And just a huge sense of relief that's expressing itself strongly haha.
Yep...this is that...and the emotions are a part of it all. You're doing just fine, you're sane, and don't worry until page 339....ROTF....LONG book....LOL

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:55

Would you believe I just went out for a cry on the balcony?
This is called "grief"....a process and all that crap...topped off by a FLU.....
I think I missed the answer to what was in the mystery elixer that gave you the energy to make all of this happen.....

emmsma

18-09-2010, 12:57

Yira, so glad you are enjoying it.

Funny as I get ready for bed, my head is going back over lists. Am I sure I don't want to bring deck X, Y or Z.

Napo and Playing Card Oracle are high on the list. LOL.

Others that have popped into my head tonight - Animals Divine, Gypsy Fortune Cards, Il Vostro Destino.

Maybe I should pack the boys up and stay here with the cards. :P

Nah! There be FOOD in Sedona!!!

But I'm shutting down for the night. Was just informed we hit the road at 6am!!
:bugeyed:

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 12:58

Was just informed we hit the road at 6am!!
:bugeyed:
And some of us will be here to send you off in a GRAND style....have FUN !!!!

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 12:59

Sweet dreams and safe travels Emmsma! Check in if you get a chance, and don't think about us at all if you don't :)

(((hug)))

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:01

Sweet dreams and safe travels Emmsma! Check in if you get a chance, and don't think about us at all if you don't :)

(((hug)))

~Yira
Are we gonna save her some cake?....or can we just eat it all like it was never here })

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 13:02

We'll get cardlady to get us another cake when she gets back -- so we'll just eat all the cake in the meantime!!

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:06

We'll get cardlady to get us another cake when she gets back -- so we'll just eat all the cake in the meantime!!

~Yira
OH...She gets the BESTest cakes....how does She do that???? I've renamed her CAKELady....LOL

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 13:06

Cake???? Did someone say cake?

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 13:07

Speak of the devil . . . and fishing. My sister-in-law has been working on a cake decorating business. Let me transfer the photo from my email account.

(((Zan))) When we moved out of the first house we rented, I held things inside for almost 9 months. Then drove back & wept bitterly on the front steps. Luckily no one currently living there came home to catch me. After that I was a lot better!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:08

Cake???? Did someone say cake?
You're kinda predictable.....

How are ya??? I'm just waiting for younger kidlets to show up....trying not to fall off my chair...but emotionally much more positive than I've been....

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:10

Speak of the devil . . .
!!! WOW !!! :bugeyed:

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 13:10

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:11

(((Zan))) When we moved out of the first house we rented, I held things inside for almost 9 months. Then drove back & wept bitterly on the front steps. Luckily no one currently living there came home to catch me. After that I was a lot better!
YUP...what She said....sometimes my emotions come out sideways and after the fact....."process"....one of those words I just feel like ***kicking*** ...LOL

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:13

I can see this happening to me...this is the first house I ran to when I ran away from the ex-husbeast. It's not a very nice one..it's a bit shabby I suppose. But I love it here, and I'm comfortable...moving will be hard.

~Yira
But I think when the time comes, you will be ready. I feel the same way about my home, and I will ALWAYS love this place....but it is WAY beyond time for me to move on.....the bathroom situation just kinda pounds it home...LOL...obnoxiously so....:D

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 13:15

You're kinda predictable..... :grin: And durn proud of it!!!

How are ya??? I'm just waiting for younger kidlets to show up....trying not to fall off my chair...but emotionally much more positive than I've been....
Good deal; you've not had an easy time of it lately your own self, girl!

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 13:16

Here are 2 of sis-in-law's cakes! Like a dork, I didn't keep the pics of the others.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 13:17

Phew! cleaning is done, not that my brother would notice, but it's done.

Poor Zan. Just take a breath and remember you're not alone. :)

Now I really want cake, and I mean really good cake from a bakery. My favorite bakery is in Santa Cruz, and it's called The Buttery. How can you not get fabulous cakes from a place with that name? Oh man, they're so good.

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 13:17

No more talking about cake. Or pie. We are very short on desserts around here.

Pout.

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 13:18

GROUCH! CURSES!
I broke my broom and tried to cut my thumb off- on the hand that has not been giving me the wrist/nerve trouble. So now I'm effectively helpless.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 13:20

GROUCH! CURSES!
I broke my broom and tried to cut my thumb off- on the hand that has not been giving me the wrist/nerve trouble. So now I'm effectively helpless.

CD! Are you okay? Are you bleeding?

Here have some of this

http://www.butterybakery.com/wedding.html

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 13:20

Oh no! That's awful :(

umm...why were you sweeping your computer??

~Yira

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 13:23

No more talking about cake. Or pie. We are very short on desserts around here.

Pout.
OK. But first I just have to add that those pix of the (not-cake, what-cake, I didn't see any cake) that cardlady posted are AWESOME!!!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:26

OK. But first I just have to add that those pix of the (not-cake, what-cake, I didn't see any cake) that cardlady posted are AWESOME!!!
NO cake....NO, we have no cake...

didn't we do this before....

No, we have no bananas...

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 13:26

Sorry, just one more picture. This is the cake I had for my 30th birthday. It's from my other favorite bakery, Gayle's. This cake is truly heaven and that's all I'm saying about cakes.

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qLmvOH65IhN3g7t7Ugqmtw?select=KMbENcnuqkcXYlEvvJtx 5Q

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 13:27

Oh no! That's awful :(

umm...why were you sweeping your computer??

~Yira

Doesn't everyone sweep their computer?

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 13:27

Floors, you silly!CD! Are you okay? Are you bleeding?It happened around 4pm or so, I think. Hurt worse than childbirth. I actually cried myself into hyperventilation. (That was a first.) Yes, there was bleeding; no stitches though. Just have to be Super careful not to bend it in hopes that the shreds will knit back together without leaving me a gouge.

It better not cost me my drive over to that Wine & Artist Event with Jasmine Becket-Griffith.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 13:30

Floors, you silly!It happened around 4pm or so, I think. Hurt worse than childbirth. I actually cried myself into hyperventilation. (That was a first.) Yes, there was bleeding; no stitches though. Just have to be Super careful not to bend it in hopes that the shreds will knit back together without leaving me a gouge.

It better not cost me my drive over to that Wine & Artist Event with Jasmine Becket-Griffith.

Geez CD! Maybe you should have it glued with that surgical super glue stuff. Sorry for this. (((CD)))

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 13:31

Ohhh..I thought you just now did it...

Put one of those butterfly bandages on it, and go anyway! Can't give up such an outing as the one you have planned :)

~Yira

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 13:32

Would you believe that both little super-glue jobbies had gone STIFF?
It's a conspiracy. At least I had hydrogen peroxide, neosporin and bandaids (which usually vanish quickly)

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 13:35

I hate how superglue goes stiff...I ended up getting a bottle with brush type superglue thingy, it's not managed to go stiff on me. I think those little tubes just don't really seal all that well...

~Yira

NorthernTigress

18-09-2010, 13:35

I don't want to spoil other people's fun, but we're treatless around here. The regular food is okay, but all we've got for junkfood is 4 muffins and 2 (err, one and a half) bags of potato chips.

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 13:39

NT, that is dire straits. :grin: Here's wishing you a goodie or two this weekend.

Mellaenn

18-09-2010, 13:47

OK, hubs is in bed. Since he's already home I don't have to wait up for him, so I think I'll go catch some ZZZ's...

yirabeth

18-09-2010, 13:48

Sweet dreams Mell :) I believe I'll head that way myself (to MY bed not Mell's ROFL) and make up for the sleep I didn't get last night...

Have a good 1/3 everyone!

~Yira

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:55

Doesn't everyone sweep their computer?
I am now so far behind..again...

Do I need a broom??? I have a cinnamon one....

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 13:57

NT, that is dire straits. :grin:
"blisters on little fingers and thumbs"....my theme for trimming decks...LOL

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:00

Hurt worse than childbirth. I actually cried myself into hyperventilation. (That was a first.)
child birth pain is HIGHLY overrated in my opinion, but crying into hyperventilation is SO NOT GOOD...How now brown cow?????

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 14:04

I am completely finished. The movers met Jon at my new place. This place is spic n span, and I'm just sitting here waiting for my landlord to do the check out.

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:04

Mainly feeling like a loser since we really have a full weekend planned. Hubby is wonderful! :heart: I don't deserve him.

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:07

I was waxing nostalgic about small glass bottles of Coke, the Charles Chips tins, and cuban sandwiches with garbanzo bean soup. Won't mention dessert.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:08

I am completely finished. The movers met Jon at my new place. This place is spic n span, and I'm just sitting here waiting for my landlord to do the check out.
And...??? How are ya??? Do you need a scythe....???

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:09

Mainly feeling like a loser since we really have a full weekend planned. Hubby is wonderful! :heart: I don't deserve him.
BS....all that you give here? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:11

Mainly feeling like a loser since we really have a full weekend planned. Hubby is wonderful! :heart: I don't deserve him.
Gentle to "Prescous self"...yes????

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:17

It's hard to be gentle sometimes. I'm the only one who's allowed to talk to me like that. :P
I'll be right as rain come mornin' :angel:

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:20

I'm the only one who's allowed to talk to me like that. :P

Don't make me go all OPPOSITIONAL and crap.....I can talk to you like that....

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:21

'Cuse me...hiccup...:confused:

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:23

You wouldn't be my Stormy if you didn't!
Love to see your hackles rise . . .

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:25

You wouldn't be my Stormy if you didn't!
Love to see your hackles rise . . .
And I think of my naughty NAUGHTY kitty,...her fur looks SO cool all raised up.....

Me....Hackles....might help if I had hair, right????

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 14:26

Hi All,

I just got caught up I think. I ended up falling asleep while trying to get lil one to sleep.

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:26

Me....Hackles....might help if I had hair, right????They're in your aura, my dear! }) ROFLMAO!

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:34

Hello, kaleanna! Was it a short or a long one?

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 14:37

And...??? How are ya??? Do you need a scythe....???

Well, all is said and done. Now I'm at the station waiting for the train to my new life :) Jon is gonna pick me up at the new station to take me to my new building and then I, despite having unpacking to do, despite a waning flu, am having a BEER!

kaleanna

18-09-2010, 14:37

Hello, kaleanna! Was it a short or a long one?

It was short one because I had put on finding nemo, fell asleep as the father was just starting to search for nemo and woke up to the tape rewinding. LOL

cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:40

Bravo and Hip Hip, zan! We love you, you know!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:42

They're in your aura, my dear! }) ROFLMAO!
Really??? mayhap I'll dream of my Hackles....probably not though.....I keep dreaming of homes......VERY odd....strange homes, with an odd assortment of family....dead and alive...lots of "secret" places...or...icky yucky places.....Yeah, I know....

I think I am delirious....

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:43

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:48

Well, all is said and done. Now I'm at the station waiting for the train to my new life :) Jon is gonna pick me up at the new station to take me to my new building and then I, despite having unpacking to do, despite a waning flu, am having a BEER!
This calls for FUN....ignore the jelly fish....She is having FUN !!!

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cardlady22

18-09-2010, 14:52

Well, I am off to turn the page on this debacle of a day.
:heart: :* :heart: to everyone!

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:55

debacle of a day.

We are debacles...probably NOT a good thing....
(((CL))) PRESCIOUSSSSSSSS, right??????????????

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 14:56

I can count......1...2...3...49...50....=Top o the page....LOL

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:00

And, I am alone here })})})

Sets out coffee for the next shift.....or hot chocolate, um, tea?....JUICE !!!!

And FOOD..........

IU wub eggs, but....not for everyone....

bagels, and lox???...YUM....

Greek omelette....feta/spinach.....YUM

BACON is always good................

For the VERY mature heathy peeps....Granola.....with Soy milk ( I like this).....Crepes....(DD is the resident expert)....

~~~Night

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:02

Marina??? Queen of the apples???? I did not kill it, wasn't me....I think we could make some YUMMY apple crepe things......

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:05

Reading this and seeing HUGE issues...GEEZ....I think we need to place bets on my cholesterol level.....hm...................
And, I am alone here })})})

Sets out coffee for the next shift.....or hot chocolate, um, tea?....JUICE !!!!

And FOOD..........

IU wub eggs, but....not for everyone....

bagels, and lox???...YUM....

Greek omelette....feta/spinach.....YUM

BACON is always good................

For the VERY mature heathy peeps....Granola.....with Soy milk ( I like this).....Crepes....(DD is the resident expert)....

~~~Night

stefficus

18-09-2010, 15:06

Reading this and seeing HUGE issues...GEEZ....I think we need to place bets on my cholesterol level.....hm...................

i see no issue with any of this at all.

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:08

i see no issue with any of this at all.

**swipes table top**

What tickles your fancy on the menu M'Dear???? :D:D:D

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:10

i see no issue with any of this at all.And just how YOUNG are you?????

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:19

k...peeps...all kidlets present and accounted for....

G'Night~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Stormdancer

18-09-2010, 15:20

Dead Zone....................

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 15:26

Good Night Storm. Sleep well.

stefficus

18-09-2010, 15:39

everything except the granola and soy milk tickles me fancy, and i suspect the greek salad of having olives. if not, load me up -- if so, i will be running in that direction *points* carrying bacon. ;)

how young? um... are you saying i'm immature? :laugh:

Queen of Disks

18-09-2010, 15:50

goodnight!

Jesii

18-09-2010, 16:21

Morning :)
How is everyone? Today is my letter-writting day! I write all these letters to people to give them my new address and hope when they write to me next they send the letter to my halls......

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 16:51

Ummmm do you know how to spell AWESOME in Japanese?

F-R-E-E WiFi in my new apartment!! I'm still online! Yay!

Oh the apartment itself is awesome too :D

Jesii

18-09-2010, 16:56

WAHEY Zan, thats great :)

Size, view, colour of walls etc? pictures?

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 17:00

Hmmmm no pics till I get all set up, but its even better than I expected! Nicer than my friend's upstairs :D (shhhh)

Bigger than I'd planned for, a good square shape, rather than the usual long and skinny type. Everything very clean and new. Nice dark wood floor. Back wall is entirely glass, so there's good light and a view of the garden out back.

Yay! I'm so pleased. But now I must go set up my video games :D

Jesii

18-09-2010, 17:19

Hah, glad you love it Zan!!!!! I'm hoping I like my place as much as you like yours :) The dark wood floors sound great, I can't resist wooden floors....

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:06

Yay Zan!!!

Get the computer set up, then make the bed.

Then drink beer. It don't matter if you leave the rest of the unpacking a while .....

Himself is cooking the full English :D. Wahey!!

Oh yeah - two weeks into the new batch of antibiotics. They've stopped helping :(

emmsma

18-09-2010, 19:09

Are we gonna save her some cake?....or can we just eat it all like it was never here })

I saw that! :D

(And though they were never here, the cakes were all lovely.)

Cat jumped up on the dresser knocking over a shoe-box of cassette tapes. :(

I really need to purge them.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:13

Emmsma - won't all that cake make you travel sick? Shouldn't you leave it for moi? I will bravely force myself to eat it for you })

emmsma

18-09-2010, 19:17

I think that since I need to be up in 2 hours, I may need the sugar for energy. :D

I am willing to share, though.

UGH, you poor dear. How long have you been on antibiotics now? Does doctor know they have stopped helping? What is next on the list for treatment?

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:18

Oh, no more talk of cake. I'm stuffed just from the thought of them.

Hey girls. How are you both?

I'm very happy because my baby brother is here and is staying for a while. Ryan is over the moon to have his uncle here. He's already taken over the TV, but right now I don't even care. :)

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:20

About four weeks. He said go back when I run out of them. And I don't know what's next. More of the same I expect!

Two hours isn't long :). This is gonna be fun and relaxing for you :)

emmsma

18-09-2010, 19:22

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:22

Wendy, can he give you a different med? This just sounds awful. I'm sorry you're still not well.

Emm, have a great trip! You deserve it. I hope you get to relax and rest.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:25

Nice to have a happy family visit. (I'm one of those freaks that just feels invaded when someone comes over.)

Hubby is worse. I'm having a friend come once or twice during the week to check on the kitties. He was kinda pissed when I told him. He doesn't want anyone in the house - even for that. :P

So how long will your brother stay?

Well, he originally said two weeks, but when he got here, he told Ryan he'll be here for a long time. I don't know what that means. We'll talk about it at some stage.

He's pretty self sufficient. He gets on my nerves at time, but he's also a lot of fun. I think I'm just going to go with the flow for a while. I'm happy to have family around.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:32

emmsma

18-09-2010, 19:37

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:39

Jo, your brother sounds great! Enjoy.

Himself is not one for company - there are times when I can feel a burning resentment coming from him when my son and his g/f stay in the sitting room for too long to suit him ..... I always talk to him privately about that and he gets better for a while.

I dunno Jo - I expect there's some super-antibiotic they can give me. I hope.

meantime - the Deviant Moon is on its way :)

I hope they can find the best fix for you. When are you seeing the doctor again?

Thanks for sending the deck out, but I hope you can get some rest this weekend and not be out too much. Maybe you need a day of sleep and lots of fluids.

Kirk is great about company. He's very happy to have Joe here, so I'm grateful for that. We've had times when his sister has come and just stayed for weeks too, so I can't see him complaining about it.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:42

I used Pearls of Wisdom as my main reading deck for a few months. I know that a lot find it too busy, or too bright, but I loved it. I particularly love that on most cards there's a rune which offers another shade of meaning. The edges of the second edition (which has a dark but thin border) chip easily but because the cards are so busy it doesn't notice that much.

I think it's Alta's favourite deck still; she used it as a only reading deck for a long time.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:42

When I get back from my trip, I will have an Albano Waite, Paulina, Fairytale, and Pixie Lenormand.

Goddess, but trading is fun! And then there will be the train! I've not gotten my list together. Still time, but gathering the links is a project - when you don't even know what decks you will offer.

I wanna know about that game that we will have.

Looking at Pearls of Wisdom. Either of you gals have it? What do you think of it? Think I like the 2nd edition with the dark borders better. Will have to wait til after the trip.

Cool! You've got heaps coming your way. I have the Tarot of the Crone ordered, but I haven't gotten a message that it's been shipped yet.

You know, I have looked at the Pearls of Wisdom so many times. I think it'll come my way eventually. I used to think it was too busy for me, but I've heard from a friend that it's a great deck. There's certainly a lot to read with in those images.

emmsma

18-09-2010, 19:47

Thanks Wendy. I used to think of it as pretty busy, but lately when I look at it, it just seems very rich. It reminds me of the Templar. Might find it meaty that way. The idea of chipped edges makes me happy. Like Yira's Gilded. Loved and well used.

I am laughing at myself. Wondering what decks will leap into my bag before I walk out the door in a few hours. Its silly. Not like i am leaving them forever, but I feel more like the ones who stay behind are being abandoned, than I feel on a regular day of not picking them up. :P

I really need/want to bring an animal deck to explore.

SInce i've an hour before I need to be up, I'm going to lay down again. We want to be in Sedona by 9.

I get to hug my papa! I miss him terribly! Can't wait to be living close by again.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:47

I like company in small doses. I love it when people come - I really enjoy the company but on the other hand, I do enjoy the peace and quiet in this place when it's just us. And by that "us" I do mean himself, me, AND my son and his g/f....

I have three days of anti-biotics left, so I must book to see Anisio (he's Spanish or Italian - and sooooo sweet) the day they are all gone. He says I'll be on the steroid nasal spray for months :bugeyed:. That's to ease the inflammation which I didn't know was there. I dunno about "months". That worries me and I shall discuss it with him. And he can give me yet another batch of antibiotics that clash dreadfully with some other essential drug I take..... :rolleyes:

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 19:50

Also I think Pearls of Wisdom has the most gorgeous, gorgeous Lovers. Absolutely amazing.

Hug your dad for me :). He sounds like a lovely dad to have you so looking forward to hugging him!

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:54

Emm, have a wonderful time. Give your dad lots of hugs.

Wendy, I know it's so frustrating. I get sinus trouble too, but not to the extent you are having to deal with. You probably do this already, but I like to talk to the pharmacist when I get a new med. They're the ones that know the most about ow things work together. Maybe that will help too. I just hope you get better very soon.

My brother is watching poker on television. He's a big poker player, but I can't see how watching it on TV could be entertaining. Personally I find most of these poker players to be whiny, annoying little boys.

jcwirish

18-09-2010, 19:58

Okay, I'm going to try and get back to bed. 3 AM here.

Good night Wendy. Feel better. :)

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 20:02

My pharmacist is a fantastic lady called Lisa. She has been doing my meds for years and is a lovely local girl. Her dad used to have the business but she took over when he retired. She is very, very watchful for all her customers - and is housed within the surgery so she can bother the doctors at the drop of a hat.

Wouldn't trust any other pharmacist these days.

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 20:04

I am in bed with the laptop, child, cat and Dora the Explorer. Child just toppled backward off bed. Served her right for trying to sit on cat. And cat deserved it - got into CEILING at 6 this morning :bugeyed: and honey had to haul a tile out to grab the creature by a leg to pull him out.

All in all, just another peaceful tranquil day in the JD household.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 20:16

Good grief JD - that's one hell of a way to start the day :bugeyed:

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 20:21

Yeah. So VERY cranky honey gone out into the rain to go to work. He misses his truck. And he missed half the drama, that of child falling backward onto laminate flooring with an almighty thump!

Ah well, Dora heals all wounds.

So ... emmsma is off today? Safe trip! And zan's big moving day! Good luck!

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 20:33

Zan has moved! He is in, and either drinking beer, sleeping or unpacking. Personally I favour the first two options and leave the unpacking until full health returns..

But get this - his new apartment has free wifi. I am pea green....

Here we are - weekend - could do what we wanted but I seem to have the energy of a particularly exhausted sloth....

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 20:36

Good Morning!

JD, that is a hell of a way to start the day. How did the cat get into the ceiling? And is offspring all right?

emmsma, have fun!

Zan, the view of a garden sounds wonderful! And Yay for free Wifi!

Wendy, I'm so sorry the antibiotics aren't working properly. Does using the spray help with the sinus pressure?

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 20:36

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 20:44

I hate Zan right now :mad:

Free wifi. I ask you. Where is the justice in the world?

ETA: offspring is fine, BD. And cat got in in the little hole in the tiles where the hot water heater's pipes go up into the ceiling in the laundry room. The ceiling is dropped there, to make room for the aforementioned pipes. And there he was. We've since blocked it with a piece of cardboard. He often gets into the pipes behind the bathtub too, when the linen closet door is left open.

Further ETA: as you can tell, I didn't catch up on the twenty pages of posts since last night ...
Justice? Apparently in Tokyo! I can pick up the signal from the next door neighbor's Wifi, but it's password protected. And my new one supposedly has a longer range than that, not that I've tested it.

I'm glad offspring is okay. Don't worry too much about catching up. :)

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 20:49

I have two neighbours and they seem not to know about computer security, for I could (if I was that way inclined) drift in and out of their networks......

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 20:50

Oh yeah, she's tough. Frightened more than anything.

Anyway, off to recharge battery and start day. Later, lovelies :heart:

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 21:01

Have a great day, JD!

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 21:02

You too :heart:

zan_chan

18-09-2010, 21:23

Well, it's only free because a silly neighbor hasn't password protected his wireless. But I'm getting my own on Monday, like a good person. (And he'd probably notice when I have 7 devices connected to it :P )

Anyway, out drinking and having Chinese now :) Thanks again for all the support recently :)

Catch ya later!

BlueDragonfly

18-09-2010, 21:32

Have fun, Zan! And don't forget to rest up. You don't want to have a relapse. :D

I'm off to work for the day. Taking along my Fifth Tarot deck and book to start reading. Bye for now!

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 21:38

Ah. Ours is not at present protected, I keep meaning to do that *blush* but since we've piggybacked many a time on other peoples' wireless, I feel we owe a little back, maybe ... no, seriously, I just keep forgetting.

Jesii

18-09-2010, 21:41

Daddy is making BLT's for lunch :D

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 21:42

Aw, thought you had super wonderful OMG landlord! Ah well :)

But you're in! Here's to the new life *raises glass of something or other*

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 21:43

Daddy is making BLT's for lunch :D

We had a full cooked brekkie :D

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 22:02

I heard from the Inland Revenue about the penalties for unpaid tax. She is charging me 10% as a penalty. That is amazing!! I had reserved 35% to pay her since that is about what I thought they would charge. I am so incredibly relieved. It is over, done and can be put away :party:

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 22:02

I'm having slightly stale Frosted Flakes. I want a BLT.

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 22:03

That's awesome, Wendy! What a relief. She must have realized, and sympathized, that it was an honest oversight.

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 22:06

She did say in her letter that in view of my full, prompt cooperation and delivery of complete documentation as quickly as possible, and in view of the reason for the oversight (the health thing) she was charging at 10%. I cannot tell you how incredibly relieved I am. The stress has been enormous.

But - all gone now, and I have the money set aside. I already paid her all the tax and interest, so I just got to send the penalty cheque and we're all clear :)

Jesii

18-09-2010, 22:14

*passes round the BLT's*

emmsma

18-09-2010, 22:50

Oh, Wendy that is wonderful! So happy its all behind you.

My breakfast is lasagna. Can't leave leftovers in the fridge for a week. :)

Congrats Zan, on the new place - and the bonus day of free wi-fi.

emmsma

18-09-2010, 23:03

Later gators! Time for unplugging and loading up the car.

jackdaw*

18-09-2010, 23:12

Have fun! Safe trip!

Wendywu

18-09-2010, 23:19

Bye Emmsma - have a wonderful trip :)

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 00:04

Good morning all :)

Wow, did I oversleep...woke up just before 8am, glanced at clock, thought to myself, I can sleep another half hour or so and still not be considered a lazy slug....went back to sleep. Woke up an hour and a half later. *NOW* I can be considered a lazy slug ROFL

What's everyone up to?

~Yira

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 00:11

Zan is in his new apartment :)

Emmsma has gone/is about to go on holiday :)

The tax lady wants 10% as penalties and not the 35% I reserved :D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 00:16

Oooh, more decks!! Yes? Maybe?? hehehe

I figured I missed sending Emmsma off by sleeping in...I hope she has a fantastic vacation though. She needs and deserves it...

Zan, awesome on the free wifi to tide you over til you get yours in..but I wonder at those that leave their networks insecure...LOL If nothing else it slows YOU down when others use your bandwidth too...at worst it's an easy in to your computer, your privacy, etc.

~Yira

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 00:19

I'm gonna put some by so that we can have a fun time at Christmas this year :)

And I'm gonna get a deck })

Although I got a package today - trade with Silver Crow. She sent me a Legacy of the Divine & book (because I've never seen a real live Ciro deck before), but she also sent an as-new Archeon and a real fun journal :D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 00:25

Cool :) Funny how when we get a windfall, NEW DECK! immediately pops to mind...extra fun at the holidays sounds good too though :)

I'm thinking when I get my loan ( :( ) I'll order another copy of Shadowscapes..I miss mine and can't find that card. Maybe if it comes before the train I'll join the train after all this time. I do have 3 decks (but all have been offered before, not sure if people will be tired of my selection) it's just shipping money I lack...

~Yira

Master_Margarita

19-09-2010, 00:26

morticia monroe

19-09-2010, 00:28

I miss y'all. Be back as soon as I can catch a breath. I've been picking up extra shifts when I can, I've worked extra hours the last three weeks, and went in yesterday on my day off. There was a field trip of 4th graders coming in, about a hundred of them...the four hour shift was totally worth it for the money I made, and I work this morning and have a catered banquet tonight, so I'm busy busy busy. Too bad I don't like my co-workers. No one can stand up and accept their own mistakes, everyone is oh-so-happy to try and throw one another under the bus and pass the buck. And the ugly things said behind one another's backs.....

They told me when I started there that we are all like a big family,,,I don't know about y'all, but my family doesn't act that way.

Not complaining, just saying. I've given myself the little talking-to that says, "You aren't here to make friends, just to work, so who cares?" But I do. It makes the job suck to know I can't trust anyone around me and it's an every man for him/her self situation.

Kevin would tell me to quit. He's so great. But what the hell did he spend $750 on yesterday? It's dangerous to send that man to sea with a laptop, ;)

ANyway, I'm off for another round of "watch your back".

I'm sorry to be on a downer and actually it's not that bad,,,the job itself, the location, and the wonderful people who come in from all over the world make the job MORE than worth it. I just think it's sad that people can be so ugly to one another.

On the UPSIDE,,

I WON I WON!! Was up early as always to have my coffee and was on facebook just in time to see Patrick Valenza's post, and I won a
"KNIGHT of SWORDS"--OOAK Borderless Giclee---Signed on back w/ drawings (10 inches tall).

I'm going to put it in the glass topped wooden case that I'm making into a tarot table...I think.

Hugs to everyone and I havent had time to catch up, so I hope you are all well.

JC, I got your PM, you are most wondermous.... thank you!

Wendy, I have a box of chocolate suckers for you, but am waiting for it to cool off just a spell yet (It was 102 yesterday and I'm afraid to put them in the post at that heat.) SOon, ok?

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 00:33

morticia monroe

19-09-2010, 00:42

YAY MM! Glad you won :) I've been thinking, I should try to win one. But I have homework and I'm just a tad off in my timing...LOL

Sorry work is such a hassle :( I totally understand...My favorite job I ever had was also my worst because of the people. I worked second shift-- it got where I'd sit in the parking lot and wait for the boss to leave before going in -- hated it when she'd stay right up til I started because I had to actually TALK to her...hehe

~Yira

I know the feeling... The big complaint right now is because I gave a couple a piece of cheesecake on the house to share,,,AFTER they had to flag me down because their waitress was off at another table having a 15 minute conversation. Their drinks were empty, they had no bread, and the woman had ordered a BLT that had (I SWEAR TO GOD) a piece of tomato the size of a quarter on the entire sandwich and one thin strip of wilted lettuce. The manager pulled me aside yesterday when I came in and told me NEVER to do that again! I tried to explain to her that that one little $4 piece of cheesecake at least gave us a CHANCE that those people MIGHT come back. And I told her too that if we continue to serve sandwiches that require a microscope to find the ingredients, we're doomed. Sometimes you have to spend a damn nickel to make a quarter.
And the thing that stung was that the girl who blabbed on me was their waitress, the one who gave them such terrible service. And no, I did not try to take over her table, and as far as I'm concerned, I helped her make a good tip. I could have told the manager the whole story, but why bother.

I'm off!!! TAlk to (or at) you soon.

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 00:42

I worked a job once where I didn't like my co-workers and they didn't like me. Which is odd, because I pretty much get on with people. I'm easy-going, laid back and can put up with a hell of a lot before I get annoyed, let alone mad. But this one place - I was sooooo glad to get out!

The Posh Office - I love the people, hate the building. My own office - there's me and Wonderful Boss who I really do love. One of my best friends in the whole world.

But if there's chocolate suckers coming - roll on winter :D

Yira - just offer 'em. I don't have anything new and I'm riding, for sure.

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 00:43

My last job, I didn't like the people, but normally I do enjoy at least enough of the people I work with to be content. For me, I just find I don't like working with (and certainly not for!) women.

Hey lovely people :) Anyone have a really good recipe for lovely oven slow-baked pork ribs in sauce that will just fall off the bones? I'm googling, but ...

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 00:44

Maybe I will..I just am really afraid of being the derailment...well I may not have money to send by then anyway, I guess I can wait til that to decide :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 00:45

Good Morning Everyone !!!

The REAL plumber just showed up...!! YAY !!

Bon Voyage Em ~~~

Massive (((((((Tax Lady)))) :*

(((JD)))....kids....kitties....*sigh*

MM !!!! You can borrow my shotgun for your work Yabbies })

(((Zan))) !! YAY !!.....sounds like you're doing swell :D

Am I caught up??

OH....I like BLT's...:D....Did you cut your hair again Jesii??? Do we get picts???

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 00:45

Well done with the giclee print MM :). I have one of the OOAK Hallowe'en specials on its way!

As an enthusiastic customer - you're right. I never ever go back to places that I think chiselled me..... and I badmouth them every chance I get })

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 00:46

Good morning all :)

*NOW* I can be considered a lazy slug ROFL

What's everyone up to?

~Yira
Keeping you company in your lazy slug-dom :D

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 00:46

Hurray for real plumbers! Hurray for impending showers for Stormy!

I am not sure now if I will be riding. Massive downsizing again ... if I do, it will be a sorely limited selection. May just be stowing away this time.

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 00:51

Sorry about that JD. Times get no easier do they? One step forward, two back. Sometimes it seems to me that it takes all our efforts just to keep heads above water.

But it's good to see MM again :D

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 00:56

Hurray for real plumbers! Hurray for impending showers for Stormy!
Obviously NOT awake yet....My first thought was...

"How does she know it's gonna rain here??? "

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 00:58

Obviously NOT awake yet....My first thought was...

"How does she know it's gonna rain here??? "

ROFL :D

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 01:01

Don't cry for me, Wendy :heart: my own choice. Dying for a few reference books and nice fat novels, so selling off a few to fund my Book Depository order :D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 01:01

LOL Stormy! I agree YAY for plumbers though!

I agree Jesii, we want pics of the new 'do :)

I agree with others -- if a place doesn't have good service and I feel like they cheated me I let others know.. Odd that the boss was okay with what happened? Was that waitress related or something?? :rolleyes:

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 01:10

D*MN !!! It just REALLY dark.....BOOM !!!

\\KaBANG//

\\KaBANG//

\\KaBANG//...\\KaBANG//

:party:
:party::party:
:party::party::party:
:party::party::party::party:

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 01:10

Don't cry for me, Wendy :heart: my own choice. Dying for a few reference books and nice fat novels, so selling off a few to fund my Book Depository order :D

Now that I can totally understand!! Places like Book Depository have far more of my money than my savings book ever sees .... :D

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 01:14

Thought of you the other morning, Stormy, when thunder and brilliant sheet lightning woke the offspring at 4 AM. She wasn't scared, brave girl.

Wendy, I hear you there. Chapters.ca also gets a lot of my custom, but their prices are a little higher, and you have to spend a minimum to get free shipping.

Also have a couple books in my checkout at abebooks ... I'm a sad case :laugh:

No, actually, wanna know the really sad part? Many of the books in my checkout(s) are ones I've read before!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 01:20

Thought of you the other morning, Stormy, when thunder and brilliant sheet lightning woke the offspring at 4 AM. She wasn't scared, brave girl.

OH....a Stormy Sister :D

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 01:24

WHOAAAA Nellie....BOOM !!!

\\KaBANG//

\\KaBANG//

\\KaBANG//...\\KaBANG//

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 01:31

Also have a couple books in my checkout at abebooks ... I'm a sad case :laugh:

No, actually, wanna know the really sad part? Many of the books in my checkout(s) are ones I've read before!

I understand that too. These books are old friends that it is a pleasure to meet again. I might part with them and buy them several times. Or buy them once and never let them go. But yeah - I re-buy previously read books. It's like buying back decks that I let go and then think about....

Saturness

19-09-2010, 01:34

Hi everyone!

I'm NOT going to catch up today, lol!

I got a hair cut - not very different from the last one, but I like feeling that my hair is pretty and healthy again :heart:.

How are you? Having a good Earth's Rotation? ;)

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 01:38

Yes thank you Marina :)

Glad you like your new hairdo. My lad got about 10 inches cut off his hair on Friday - now its just at the length where he can tie it back smartly for work, or leave it down for when he's gigging and wants the image :heart:

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 01:49

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 01:54

Morning Marina ~~~

Plumber came....Plumber left....

I'm thinking he went for parts.....an hour and a half later, and still nothing. I call Landlord guy....

"What's up with the plumbing??"

LL..."He was gonna charge $900...I think it's a rip off. We're waiting for a call back from another plumber."

I am SO mad I am spitting nails...aiming for Landlord....Nice of him to let me know....ARG!!!

:mad::mad::mad:

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 01:55

I just got a package in the mail. Again, one I did not order...instead a package of love from AT. It is good they signed their names in the card because it wasn't train people so I didn't recognize the 'real world' names on the box.

It made me cry...so much beauty packed in the box. A toy for Elaina, candies, candles, a bracelet of pearls and lapis, and a tarot deck. The Golden Tarot by Kat Black.

Who was it yesterday who said I did belong in places, in my family of Joe, Jack, Krystal, and Elaina..and here. My family here...wise words truly spoken.

I don't know if I should send PM's of thanks or if they wanted to remain private. I have to do something...

Totally overwhelmed.

~Yira

(((:love:~Yira:love:)))

Saturness

19-09-2010, 02:03

Hi Wendy, hi Stormy!

My hair is long... as you can probably see in my profile picture, lol! - but it's okay because I wore a short hair during most of teenage years. Now I just want to enjoy it long, even though my bf says he thinks I'm cute with a short hair, and wishes I'd cut it that way again.

Too bad, it's MY hair :P

YIRA!, I'm so happy you got such a nice package! You are right, AT is like a 2nd family! :heart: Is an an A. Nonny Mouse package or something someone sent!

I think just a "thank you" note cannot hurt :)
Specially since they left their names!

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 02:10

You think so Marina? I was debating..I'm always afraid I'll embarrass someone if I say out loud in a thread a thanks...but I definitely want to at least PM, and would love it if it didn't embarrass them to say in the thread.... everything is just so lovely...Elaina is going to love her toy, it's a brightly colored (pink yellow green and purple) Love-Bug stuffie but it rattles too, and has rubber feet to chew on. And she's teething with a vengeance right now...chomps HARD on anything she can get into her mouth...hehe

I wanted the Golden tarot because of its rich look with the gilding etc..but dang those cards are nice even without...I really like it. Kinda weird (for me) in a way because some of the cards remind me of "Christian" art. But yet in a nice way. I think I have to read with this deck. I'm getting too many reading decks! ROFL I went from 1 to 7 in 5 months...!! Good thing I have a big tarot-bag.

~Yira

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 02:13

Hi All,

I am here kinda, went to check my email and noticed that I needed to do a puter scan. I thought my email scan thing on my antivirus program was active but when I checked it I noticed that it somehow was only set for incoming and not outgoing, so I proceeded to active that immediately and now doing a scan of my whole puter :/ Surely did not need a bug sending out emails to my contacts and bad thing is I am not sure who all it sent to :(

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 02:17

Saturness

19-09-2010, 02:21

Well well... I came online actually to talk to someone (not here at AT -- on Skype), but I think I arrived too late and ended up missing them :(
It was my hairdresser's fault, he got late as usual. (but he did a good job, I really like him!)

I must go out for lunch now. I'll be here later, hopefully I'll catch my friend online then!

See you later! :*

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 02:22

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 02:25

Chances are you're fine Kaleanna -- if you'd sent out a virus first you'd had to have gotten one IN from someone in which your scanner would have caught it, and second if you'd sent out a virus I'm betting dollars to donuts you would have heard about it from the people who received it LOL.

~Yira

Thanks Yira. I just know that I had gotten alot of postmaster delivery failure things and when that happened last time it was actually a virus thing and the email thing was active(didn't know that the outgoing wasn't active :/) cause I had heard from my dad and luckily his antivirus thing caught it.

Master_Margarita

19-09-2010, 02:26

Yira I agree with Marina, a thank you couldn't hurt and if you are worried about embarrassing anyone you could make it a general I want to thank all who had contributed to the wonderful package that I received type of thing.
This sounds like a plan to me!

On my way to the batting cages with my daughter, who has a select softball tryout today. Big brother has graciously (i.e. grudgingly) agreed to assist.

:heart: M_M~

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 02:26

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 02:33

Oh Yira - that's super and I cannot think of anyone who deserves a gift more than you do :heart:

Right - I'm gonna go and kill a few pixels for a while :)

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 02:46

I've sent a PM thank you and am working on a thank you I can post and not embarrass them if they preferred to remain anonymous. Still overwhelmed..

I think everyone should have a package like mine today (maybe minus the stuffed baby rattle if there's no baby around lol) I wish I had enough money to send everyone here one...I'm not gonna be poor forever though!

The Golden tarot is a USG deck also..so I can riffle :heart: :heart: Kinda feels like this deck was made for me...wonder why I didn't buy it before. Of course, I didn't because these people were going to send it to me!

Most of my reading decks were gifts from people..except my Gilded and Shadowscapes of course. But I just feel my reading set is extra-special...full of love and insight and happiness. Hopefully will help me give good readings full of those things even if there's something sad in the reading. I'm really happy with my reading decks now..I don't think I need to add to them. (which doesn't mean if I end up with a deck that insists, I'll tell it no lol)

You know how it feels when you have too much love in your heart and it feels like it's leaking out all over the place? Ya know in a good way lol. That's how it feels.

~Yira

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 02:56

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 04:48

Good afternoon everybody. I woke up thinking about you guys.

Yira, so nice on the package. AT is so cool!!

I was so happy to see my brother scooting around this morning too. He's playing with Ryan. Kirk's home today, so my house is full. I love it when everyone is home.

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 04:51

Oh lovely - you have your husband home too! That's great.

I am about to be very naughty and munch some Belgian Chocolate tart ....

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 04:51

This moring's walk...this is just down the street from me... I guess a new and funky little boat has anchored in our basin...Thick fog, I do not blame him.... :)

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 04:54

Lovely eerie quality to that pic TCO. Interesting, and full of stories :)

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 04:55

This moring's walk...this is just down the street from me... I guess a new and funky little boat has anchored in our basin...Thick fog, I do not blame him.... :)

Stunning shot TCO. Where's my teepee for the front yard?

Wendy, chocolate tarts are an absolute good. Nothing naughty about them. Enjoy it.

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 04:56

Wendy, chocolate tarts are an absolute good. Nothing naughty about them. Enjoy it.

You are right, and I am .....

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 04:56

Lovely eerie quality to that pic TCO. Interesting, and full of stories :)

Hmm? Tco's own tarot deck maybe?

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 04:56

oh yeah - 6 swords.....

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 04:59

That was gorgeous but so rich! I could only eat half my portion. So I saved it for tomorrow :)

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 05:00

oh yeah - 6 swords.....

Excellent idea!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 05:10

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 05:13

Nevermind....got it going....GEEZ !! I feel like everything I try to do turns to crap the last few weeks....

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 05:14

Hmm? Tco's own tarot deck maybe?

I did a pen sketch of a single card once. A knight of coins, but it was a flop...no one really got the idea, as it was end of action, not the start...

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 05:15

This moring's walk...this is just down the street from me... I guess a new and funky little boat has anchored in our basin...Thick fog, I do not blame him.... :)

Is it REALLY that foggy??? I LOVE fog....

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 05:19

Zan - I found a converter that will take .lit to any other text thing. I converted one to pdf in about 10 seconds flat. Kindle will read pdf :D

It is ABC Amber Lit Converter, and is available as a free download all over the place :D

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 05:20

Is it REALLY that foggy??? I LOVE fog....

much more so then the picture shows.

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 05:31

Still NO sign of the second plumber :mad:

I replaced the ink in my printer...my thingy won't print....I am SO no in the mood for this !!!

Got a question for you seasoned travelers. I am trying to print the e-ticket thing. Do I need a hard copy? Can I just have the pertinent #'s written down? I have the document on my phone...will THAT work????
Mostly you will not need it at all. When you check in you will show your ID and the skycap or the ramp agent will print out boarding passes, etc. The only time you will be in trouble is if your airline cancels a flight and sends you to another airline - it would be a good idea to have your printed receipt.

Me, I print everything in advance to make sure. But I have a few control issues! :grin:

PathWalker

19-09-2010, 05:57

I am about to be very naughty and munch some Belgian Chocolate tart ....
Will she mind?
LOL

So sorry, been out for a special farewell kind of meal with Jes and OH, drank wine (more that usual) now got "internet drunk dialing syndrome" ! :D

Must go get ready for bed - not fit to be in company.
At work all day tomorrow, and Monday, then off with Jes on Tuesday, so sory to be absent so much, but do keep shuffling :)

Blessings to all
Pathwalker, hic..........

"IDDS", could be a new thingy here I think?

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 06:16

New car, new car!

2001 Chrysler Concorde, immaculate. Love it. Been out in it letting honey drive us around all afternoon. Offspring delighted with her new car, honey proud as a peacock. And very relieved. This city does not have the friendliest of transit systems, especially for someone who lives at least one transfer away from a job that starts at 7:30 AM six days a week. Here, I'm afraid, a car is a necessity.

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 06:44

Congratulations Jackdaw! The comforts of a decent car are hard to beat.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 07:03

New car, new car!
!!!YAY!!! !!!YAY!!!

Shalyn

19-09-2010, 07:03

Went on a thrift-store binge yesterday and today. Yesterday the store was Unique Thrift. I got a couple pair of jeans for me, a pair for my husband, several nick knacks (which I will probably put on eBay first before "keeping" them), some shirts (one of which is going to be made into tarot bags and sold on Etsy), and some jewelry. One of the jewelry items was a watch that I read as $3.95, but turned out to be $34.95. *sigh* However, it is really cool, so I got it anyway.

Today was Goodwill (just a bunch of earrings) and Half-Price Books. They actually had several Tarot decks there - one Dragon Tarot set, still shrink-wrapped (Terry Donaldson one), one Dragon Tarot just in its box, a Witches Tarot ( but it's not this one http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/witches/ ), Faerie Wisdom Book and Card set, and The Arthurian Tarot - Hallowquest.

I bought the Faerie Wisdom book and card set for Trade Train fodder, and the Arthurian Tarot because I hadn't seen this one before. I have the Legend Arthurian deck, but not this one. Not sure I like it yet, but I have looked through it. The Faerie Wisdom set is still unopened.

So...I gotta stop buying stuff for now. If anyone wants me to go back and get one of those other decks, I will (provided they are still there). There's been a copy of this: http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Pharaohs-Ra-Maat-Norman-Plaskett/dp/1847320511/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1284843730&sr=8-1 there for several weeks now. I picked up the other one - again, haven't done much with it.

I should offer Tarot reading services on Etsy, too. Not that I'm that great at it, but it'll give me more of a chance to play with my decks.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 07:04

So sorry, been out for a special farewell kind of meal with Jes and OH, drank wine (more that usual) now got "internet drunk dialing syndrome" ! :D

"IDDS", could be a new thingy here I think?

ROTLMAO :D:D:D

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 07:05

Mostly you will not need it at all. When you check in you will show your ID and the skycap or the ramp agent will print out boarding passes, etc. The only time you will be in trouble is if your airline cancels a flight and sends you to another airline - it would be a good idea to have your printed receipt.
That's what I was thinking, but it's a moot point now since printer decided to cooperate...

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 07:23

Went on a thrift-store binge yesterday and today.
I LOVE thrift stores, but most of ours have moved....<<almost spelled that MOOved....

emmsma

19-09-2010, 07:27

Good morning Marina :)

I just got a package in the mail. Again, one I did not order...instead a package of love from AT. It is good they signed their names in the card because it wasn't train people so I didn't recognize the 'real world' names on the box.

It made me cry...so much beauty packed in the box. A toy for Elaina, candies, candles, a bracelet of pearls and lapis, and a tarot deck. The Golden Tarot by Kat Black.

Who was it yesterday who said I did belong in places, in my family of Joe, Jack, Krystal, and Elaina..and here. My family here...wise words truly spoken.

I don't know if I should send PM's of thanks or if they wanted to remain private. I have to do something...

Totally overwhelmed.

~Yira

Aww. thats just wonderful. You belong. For sure. You are part of my family. WIsh I could be closer physically.

Well it was a ride from hell. We don't fight like some couples do and most of our stress was from the boy. He suddenly decided that there was a tornado coming and wanted the window closed. Lots of tears but we are here now.

So many places to check for decks and stones and things. Emmett brought some ziplock bags for rocks to take home. :)

And mom wants to join me for the trip to the vortex. :D

But, I am off for now. Chinese tonight. I'm looking for lobster cantonese.

See ya!

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 07:38

In the vain of Jesii's post "Bohemian Gothic Silver numbers?" I have taken the liberty of numbering my "pewter edition" 000! :D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 07:44

Oooh, mine matches yours TCO! I have 000 too!

~Yira

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 07:58

Aww. thats just wonderful. You belong. For sure. You are part of my family. WIsh I could be closer physically.

Well it was a ride from hell. We don't fight like some couples do and most of our stress was from the boy. He suddenly decided that there was a tornado coming and wanted the window closed. Lots of tears but we are here now.

So many places to check for decks and stones and things. Emmett brought some ziplock bags for rocks to take home. :)

And mom wants to join me for the trip to the vortex. :D

But, I am off for now. Chinese tonight. I'm looking for lobster cantonese.

See ya!

I am sorry that you had a stressful car ride emmsma. Glad you all arrived. awesome that you will have lots of places to check for decks and stones an things. Yay for mom wanting to join you for the trip to the vortex :)

Hope you all have a wonderful time

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 08:03

How is everyone's day going?

Mine has been a lazy kinda day. I have to make supper for the kiddos, hubby has been sleeping most of day so have been trying to keep kiddos quiet. That is kinda hard to do when lil one has one volume, LOUD ROFL.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 08:18

In the vain of Jesii's post "Bohemian Gothic Silver numbers?" I have taken the liberty of numbering my "pewter edition" 000! :D I kinda liked the idea of "666"....but then the theme to the Exorcist is my ringtone...})

fyi...did not know that at the time, just thought it sounded scary, and it freaks out the Yabbie Princess....LOL })

Saturness

19-09-2010, 08:51

Hi everyone!

Had a good afternoon today at the mall with bf and a great friend of ours. It's funny how I never get tired of men's company, yet two hours of women-talk with my female friends nearly drive me nuts!

I think I must be a male in the wrong body? LOL!

I just saw TCO's photos - beautiful, as usual. It's clear how his love for the place he lives shows in these pictures...

I'm hungry, but since mother is NOT around that means JUNK FOOD DINNER (erm, noodles) for me and sister }). Bwahahahahahaha! Hasta la vista, veggies!

How are you all? :love:

Shalyn

19-09-2010, 08:57

I LOVE thrift stores, but most of ours have moved....<<almost spelled that MOOved....

ROFL! I've been doing that lately - spelling things wrong. Fore some reason, my fingers like to type "wone" instead of "one". Backspace key is wearing out!

I want to open a thrift store/consignment shop called The Neighborhood Yard Sale.

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 09:25

HI! How is everyone tonight?

Very cool name for a thrift store, Shalyn! I love thrift stores!

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 09:37

that's an awesome name for a thrift store shalyn! I too love thrift stores though I really have been able to go to one in awhile.

kaleanna

19-09-2010, 09:38

Hiya Blue,

How are ya?? I am ok though stuffed, just got done eating tacos

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 09:55

Hey guys!

Having a pretty perfect Saturday here. Finger foods are out. Tri tip is going on the BBQ soon, and Notre Dame starts in about 15 minutes. My brother is here and all is well. :)

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 10:16

Hi kaleanna and Jo! I just sat down to eat. I roasted a chicken yesterday and got creative for my dinner tonight. Sauted some garlic, onion, mushrooms, added a bit of sugar, worscestershire, a dash of dry mustard and thickened it to pour over noodles. Turned out pretty yummy!

The whole chickens were on sale this week for $.79 lb., so I got another this afternoon, it's in the oven now. I'll cut it in half to freeze for later! :D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 10:31

Hey all :) Joe and Krystal just went home...spent the whole day here. Kind of a lost day, homework-wise, wondering if I should try to get some done now or just write today off and really get on it tomorrow. Hmm..LOL

Really liking my Golden...pretty easy-to-read cards I think. Not gonna be a big lead-in time to get used to them before I can read...wish I had a reading to do! LOL It doesn't seem an overly popular deck though...I wonder why.

Blue, chicken is ALWAYS good...!! Your dish tonight sounded yummy :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:31

I have WATER !!!!

I have a ....omg...a SHOWER....with ~~~HOT~~~ water.... !! YAY !!

The wall is still un-done, but I convinced Landlord dumb*ss to take tomorrow off...."let's finish the wall next weekend"....(to make sure there are no other problems that might require tearing it down...AGAIN :bugeyed:)

This is me being ...ahem..."Sympathetic"...again...:angel::angel:

I want a bottle of wine...a cookie will NOT do....:)

How is everybody???? Please don't run away, I will be showering soon....:D

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:33

ROFL! I've been doing that lately - spelling things wrong. Fore some reason, my fingers like to type "wone" instead of "one". Backspace key is wearing out!

I want to open a thrift store/consignment shop called The Neighborhood Yard Sale.

"Wone"...I've not done that one, but....I can see it...ROTF....GREAT name for a store....!!!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:37

Had a good afternoon today at the mall with bf and a great friend of ours. It's funny how I never get tired of men's company, yet two hours of women-talk with my female friends nearly drive me nuts!

I think I must be a male in the wrong body? LOL!
I am purty darn sure the YOU are not the problem....

It's been an hour since you posted....how are you and sis dealing with Noodles???

Has anyone tried chocolate and noodles???? Just a thought that flitted through....

Don't ask......

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 10:39

Master_Margarita

19-09-2010, 10:39

Howdy! Himself is on his way to Wyoming for another hunting trip, son is going to play poker with is buddies, and daughter and I will go out for sushi after her softball tryout (apparently went pretty well, but what do I know?)

:heart: M_M~

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:40

Hi kaleanna and Jo! I just sat down to eat. I roasted a chicken yesterday and got creative for my dinner tonight. Sauted some garlic, onion, mushrooms, added a bit of sugar, worscestershire, a dash of dry mustard and thickened it to pour over noodles. Turned out pretty yummy!
So, do you just throw stuff like this together????? I am terrible at that....

If I have a recipe, I'll try it, and then tweak it the next time, but to just toss stuff??....NOPE....goes against my Taurus nature....

Master_Margarita

19-09-2010, 10:40

Mmmm, Southern Comfort.

:heart: M_M~

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:41

Mega :thumbsup: !

I don't drink much wine, how about some Southern Comfort?

EEK....nope, gotta get up at 6:30....the "exile" trip begins with a trip to the airport...:D

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 10:42

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:42

Howdy! Himself is on his way to Wyoming
:heart: M_M~

OH...WHYoming....I lived there for a few years.....Where is he going? Where are you?....I REALLY like WHYoming....AND WHYomingites....

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:43

I say take this evening off and relax. Tackle the homework with renewed energy tomorrow!

Ditto....She is REALLY smart, you should listen to her....

Master_Margarita

19-09-2010, 10:44

OH...WHYoming....I lived there for a few years.....Where is he going? Where are you?....I REALLY like WHYoming....AND WHYomingites....
This is a little embarrassing...I'm not even sure where (even though I talked to him twice today when he was on the road). All I know is he is going to be totally off-grid on a horse somewhere in the wilderness not shaving or bathing. His idea of fun. Thank G-d he doesn't drag me along.

:heart: M_M~

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 10:45

So, do you just throw stuff like this together????? I am terrible at that....

If I have a recipe, I'll try it, and then tweak it the next time, but to just toss stuff??....NOPE....goes against my Taurus nature....
Yeah, for this, pretty much. Needs more dry mustard and broth next time, though.

I'm making chicken soup tomorrow with little dumplings, but the celery is all wilted, so I need to stop at the grocery store first.

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 10:46

EEK....nope, gotta get up at 6:30....the "exile" trip begins with a trip to the airport...:D
Don't need to chug shots! Do you drink coffe or tea? Just a nip in a warm drink, yummy, mellow!

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 10:50

Okay, you all twisted my arm. Really hard! It hurt too, see? *points at perfectly normal arm*

So no homework tonight :)

Stormy, glad your shower is working finally..I know how difficult it is to not have a SHOWER of all things running...we're so spoiled hehe.

I saw posted in the competition thread where someone took ricotta cheese and mixed it with an equal amount of flour, cooked that (In little bits) in boiling water, then put sauce and cheese on and baked it. It kinda sounds yummy to me..I think I want to try it.

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:51

off-grid on a horse somewhere in the wilderness not shaving or bathing.
Gee, I'd fit right in...and I WUB horse smell....:D

Not too hard to be off the grid in Western WHYoming....LOL

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:53

Okay, you all twisted my arm. Really hard! It hurt too, see? *points at perfectly normal arm*

I saw posted in the competition thread where someone took ricotta cheese and mixed it with an equal amount of flour, cooked that (In little bits) in boiling water, then put sauce and cheese on and baked it. It kinda sounds yummy to me..I think I want to try it.

~Yira
(((:*~Yira's arm :* )))

Yeah...you do that, and let me know. I actually have some of our....ok, not mine, but everyone else's recipes from the trains...Have I tried them???? NO.......

emmsma

19-09-2010, 10:53

Hey gang! Ended up having sushi and the parental units had chinese. Food was all very good. Am stuffed. :D

Hope all is well with you. Looking into going to a wildlife safari. Maybe not tomorrow. Not ready for lots of car-time. Shopping may be in order.

Clothing, decks, stones perhaps.

Boy wants to sleep with grandma and grandpa. Kinda fine with me. :D :D

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:54

but the celery is all wilted
Martha Stewart keeps HER celery in foil...keeps it fresh, or some such crap.....

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:56

Looking into going to a wildlife safari.
You are in NM, right???? What's to see on "Safari"???? Rattlers?, or maybe not, it's getting cool-ish.....

YAY !! for Sushi....AND kidlet spending time with Grand parental units. :)

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 10:57

hey guys! ND is playing really well. it's 7 to nothing at the moment. Our defensive line are a bunch of huge lugs who can't run much but they can knock over small buildings, and fortunately Michigan State keeps using running plays.
Our recently concusses quarterback in back and doing great. He's passing like a dream.

Yay for WATER Storm.

Yira, I love the Golden. Tough to shuffle at first, but breaks in beautifully. Great box too huh?

So fun having my brother here to watch the game with. I know I keep saying tis, but it's true. I'm happy. :)

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 10:58

(((:*~Yira's arm :* )))

Yeah...you do that, and let me know. I actually have some of our....ok, not mine, but everyone else's recipes from the trains...Have I tried them???? NO.......

I will let you know! This one sounds so easy..I was gonna make it last night but forgot to buy ricotta cheese when I went to the store. Got everything ELSE for it though...:rolleyes: So I just made regular spaghetti instead. Now I gotta start over...LOL

I lost all the recipes I'd been saving from various trains etc when I opened that folder a few weeks ago and found it empty :( Stupid 7 upgrade..*kicks computer*

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 10:59

Don't need to chug shots! Do you drink coffe or tea? Just a nip in a warm drink, yummy, mellow!
But...but...but...have to go to bed early....caffeine may not be a good thing....

I'll keep it in mind for another day, though.....

emmsma

19-09-2010, 11:01

Still in Arizona. Sedona. Still didn't get to look up the safari. got the address to search it now.

Glad you can shower now, storm. yay you.

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 11:03

Hooray!! for the kidlet sleeping with Grandma and Grandpa! They don't mind? The only reason I haven't kept Elaina overnight yet is because she sleeps with mom and dad..I'd do it but I'm terrified I'll roll over on her and suffocate her. I'm a very restless sleeper :( When she gets bigger perhaps...but it would be great to have her now. Dang my restless sleeping...*kicks self*

Jo, that box is great! The lid isn't very tight, but I had a hairband that's too big for me, it goes around the box nicely. So I can carry it in its box and go out and about for reading if I do that.

Not sure what will happen about my proposed tarot-reading session at my friend Kathy's halloween party. She's not doing very well..I'm very worried about her. She has lupus, and has really had a rough time with it lately. Any healing thoughts for her would be appreciated. In fact..gonna go post in the dedications forum for thoughts for her :) BRB

~Yira

Master_Margarita

19-09-2010, 11:04

Gee, I'd fit right in...and I WUB horse smell....:D

Not too hard to be off the grid in Western WHYoming....LOL

Whereas I feel like I'm in a desolate wilderness if I don't have high-speed internet access and a place to have a massage and pedicure. Nonetheless our 20th anniversary is this coming February...opposites attract I guess.

:heart: M_M~

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 11:17

But...but...but...have to go to bed early....caffeine may not be a good thing....

I'll keep it in mind for another day, though.....
Drink some Decaf! I love coffee, and can drink it right before bed, be asleep in 10 minutes, sleep through the night and be up and ready to go the next morning!

It's been many years since I've been on horseback. I'd love to go riding again, sometime.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 11:26

So fun having my brother here to watch the game with. I know I keep saying tis, but it's true. I'm happy. :)
!!!YAY!!! for JO's full house...

(((JO))) Your happiness is just spilling over !!! Thanks for that....(((JO's Bro)))....Does he like ....ahem...TeePees?....and ...um...coffEE....??? })

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 11:28

Glad you can shower now, storm. yay you.

YAY me and EVERY one around me....LOL :D

emmsma

19-09-2010, 11:39

So, this is where we are going - one of these days.
http://outofafricapark.com/day_at_park.html

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 11:44

WiFi has disappeared, so just iPhone till the net guy comes tomorrow. On my way to the Tokyo Game Show! Who has unpacking to do? Not me... :rolleyes:

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 11:48

*GASP*

My first read, I thought you said your wife has disappeared... :bugeyed:

Sorry about the wifi though :(

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 11:49

WiFi has disappeared, so just iPhone till the net guy comes tomorrow. On my way to the Tokyo Game Show! Who has unpacking to do? Not me... :rolleyes:
I've been here 5 yrs and still not unpacked...thinking if I've not missed it in 5 years, it needs to GO~~~~

((ZAN)) Home..... !! YAY !!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 11:50

*GASP*

My first read, I thought you said your wife has disappeared... :bugeyed:
Funny how we first see stuff, right???? Makes me laugh :joke:

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 11:51

Hehe, yeah I got a good laugh out of it :) Stupid eyes.....hehehe

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 11:56

Stupid eyes.....hehehe
~Yira
I think it's more like SUPER speedy brains....ours move SO fast, filling in blanks with FUNNY stuff.....caffeine is probably NOT a good thing...LOL

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 11:58

Hehe, so you're saying all the coke I drank today was probably responsible for my poor eyesight...ROFL

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:08

Hehe, so you're saying all the coke I drank today was probably responsible for my poor eyesight...ROFL

~Yira
WOW...you've just made the point....only I don't think it's poor eyesight. It's reading SO fast, and drawing conclusions.....THAT is really how we "read"...

I've had emails....obnoxious forwarded crap....but....it's about how our brains "read' when all the letters are not present....

This is that, but I don't have a "That" to show you right now.....

That up there is ME being all coherent and crap....:joke:

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:09

Hehe, so you're saying all the coke I drank today was probably responsible for my poor eyesight...ROFL

~Yira
LOL....I used the "COKE" excuse when I registered high blood pressure....

'Twas better 2 days later....

WE BLAME COCA COLA......

except I own stock...so...BUY....:D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 12:10

Oh, yep I've had emails like that too...and really wifi is really CLOSE to wife....LOL

I'm betting Zan is glad he didn't have a wife to lose, however :)

I wonder if Zan is sitting back thinking, those people are LUNATICS!!

hehe

~Yira

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 12:12

Hi, peeps! Yay for Stormy's shower, Jo's bro, Emm's fun trip (I :heart: Sedona, wish I were there with you!) and all other various and sundry news. Just got back from a drumming ceremony; it was cool!

M_M, you and your hubby sound so much like me and mine...we were married 20 years this March. His idea of a good time is deep inside the Everglades with no electricity and mine is a five-star hotel. For years we were always trying to find a place to stay that was a cross between a fishing camp (ewwww!) and a resort (with spa and 24-hour room service). :grin:

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 12:13

Did you ever find such a place, Mell?

~Yira

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 12:16

I wonder if Zan is sitting back thinking, those people are LUNATICS!!

Yup. :laugh:

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:16

Did you ever find such a place, Mell?

~Yira

LOL...was also wondering....WHAT is the compromise????.....or is it each going their own way???
GREAT minds and all that Yira....:joke:

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:17

I wonder if Zan is sitting back thinking, those people are LUNATICS!!
~Yira
Yeah, probably...and that means he is HOME....LOL ((Zan))) :D

ETA...Yup. :laugh:
There is something to be said for catching up before I post....:joke:

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 12:18

Yes, but you hang out with us Zan..... :)

~Yira

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 12:20

!!!YAY!!! for JO's full house...

(((JO))) Your happiness is just spilling over !!! Thanks for that....(((JO's Bro)))....Does he like ....ahem...TeePees?....and ...um...coffEE....??? })

LOl! I think Joe is strictly a poker, baseball, football, golf lover. Can't much see him in a teepee, but then again, I've seen his apartment, so I can verify he doesn't care too much about cleanliness. Maybe a teepee would suit him well. He'd definitely hang on the porch with us. :D

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 12:21

Gonna eat my tri tip, but I'll be back after dinner.

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 12:22

I tried to put together a coherent post to some of this jibberish and jabbering, but I'm past that tired, so I'll just sit back and watch till I go to bed, which will be shortly. :laugh:

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:22

He'd definitely hang on the porch with us. :D
The teepees are just porches with roofs....and really cool holes for smoke signals, which I think is what started all of this....:cool5:

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 12:23

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:25

I tried to put together a coherent post to some of this jibberish and jabbering, but I'm past that tired, so I'll just sit back and watch till I go to bed, which will be shortly. :laugh:
Why try for "coherent" when dealing with jibberish jabbering???

we'll behave....well, I will behave, can't speak for the rest....

How are ya....sounds like you're tired. Is it cold where you are??? I actually got chilled today.... YAY....Autumn....
\\FALL//

\\FALLING//

\\falling//...\\falling//

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:27

No, we never found a compromise, but luckily he got older and the charm of sleeping in a sleeping bag has given way to an acceptance of hotels with beds. And I acquiesce by saying I'll do without 24/7 room service but the place has GOT to have wifi!!!
"NO, we never found a compromise"....um...HUH ???? Isn't this compromise???? And a touch of old age...sleeping bags are HARD on elder bods....:D

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 12:28

YAY....Autumn....
\\FALL//

\\FALLING//

\\falling//...\\falling//
Please send some of this my way! I'll have to wait until Thanksgiving before it dips down into the 70's! :(

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 12:30

Hello. I am sick now. :( Gee , I wonder why, Lots of stress and not enough sleep.

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 12:30

It's a balmy 45 degrees right now. :laugh:

Yeah, I'm getting ready to go to bed. Getting up so early in the morning sucks sometimes.

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 12:32

Hello. I am sick now. :( Gee , I wonder why, Lots of stress and not enough sleep.
(((QoD))) Oh no...I hope you feel better very soon.

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 12:33

(((QoD))) It's cuz you hang out here with us...it's been going around the train lately :(

~Yira

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 12:35

Yeah I know, and I got to be at work for the next few days. :(

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 12:38

Sorry QoD! I hope you can snag some rest and make it through this. :(

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 12:40

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:43

Wow lost power frorm about 4 pm until just now. Spent the time at the ocean. I kept one eye on the town as I thought it would be cool to see it l light up light a Christmas tree LOL...it did not, apparently everyone does what I do when power goes out...turn everything off :)
Y'all start the "Christmas" lights this early??? I know you are WAY north but still.............????

Have you walked into the fog and stirred it yet??? That is my most FAV game......

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:44

Hello. I am sick now. :( Gee , I wonder why, Lots of stress and not enough sleep.
Zinc...Vitamin C....TEA !!!....Chicken soup.....rest ~~~

How is Grand Ma????

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 12:45

Hi TCO! That was one beautiful photo of the boat in the fog earlier.

Glad your power is back on. That's what I do when the power goes, turn everything off.

emmsma

19-09-2010, 12:45

Boy is getting his bedtime story read. Wondering if I could go sit out back to shuffle. :)

Though, I am pretty tired. May drop off to sleep as well. The drive was supposed to be 3 1/2 hours, yet we left home at 6am and arrived at after 2. :P

Dinner more than made up for it. Stuffed.

Dad bought my beer! Newcastle Brown Ale. Had 2. :)

Now I will be off to see what decks actually came with me. Before we got lost on the road, I was able to get about half through crocheting a new bag for my old Merlin Tarot.
(Of course, it had to come along for a proper fitting as I worked.)

Looks like you are all having wacky fun as usual. Its nice to be away and still be able to take you all with me.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:45

It's a balmy 45 degrees right now. :laugh:

At these temps, I pull out the long johns....1 st layer....come Feb I am wearing 3...LOL

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 12:48

I'm not quite at that point, yet. I've got my favorite flannels and sweatshirts out, though.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:49

Looks like you are all having wacky fun as usual.

OK...NOW I'm getting some kinda odd complex...

First it was jibber-jabbering....

Now it's "Wacky fun".......

Maybe I should just paint on a BIG RED nose......

OH...wait...it's NOT all about me???? Really??? M'bad.....

ROTF....

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 12:50

Zinc...Vitamin C....TEA !!!....Chicken soup.....rest ~~~

How is Grand Ma????

Grandma is not feeling that well because the antibiotics are messing with her stomach. (she is home) On a better note, she seems to be better mentally (a little.) When Grandma starts repeating things she has just said, she is catching herself doing it (she wasn't before.) And she is not happy with all the pills she has to take. But Grandma is taking them as far as I know.

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 12:51

ROFL It's not you, it's just some of the conversations here at times.

I'm signing off for tonight, see ya'll tomorrow! :)

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:51

I'm not quite at that point, yet. I've got my favorite flannels and sweatshirts out, though.
I am REALLY skinny....so 40's or so mean "1st layer"....but Yeah...right now is GREAT !!!! We're in the mid 50's....***sigh*** of contentment.......and a few early leaves fallingl....

My MOST Favorite season.......

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 12:53

I'm liking the cooler weather...not quite long johns for me yet :) In fact I forgot to turn the heat on when I went to bed last night..it was a bit chilly this morning LOL Oh well!

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:54

Grandma is not feeling that well because the antibiotics are messing with her stomach. (she is home) On a better note, she seems to be better mentally (a little.) When Grandma starts repeating things she has just said, she is catching herself doing it (she wasn't before.) And she is not happy with all the pills she has to take. But Grandma is taking them as far as I know.
Is GrandMa home??? or is She in a place with help available...???

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 12:55

I'm liking the cooler weather...not quite long johns for me yet :) In fact I forgot to turn the heat on when I went to bed last night..it was a bit chilly this morning LOL Oh well!

~Yira
OH...My windows are still open....and fans blowing in....

HEAT is not happening for a WHILE....:D

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 12:56

I'm back my darlings. The score is tied 21 all now. It's tense around here.

QofD, Hope you feel better soon. Good news on Grandma. Hopefully she'll continue to get more lucid.

Emm, Love Nut Brown Ale! I could use one of those right now.

TCO, sitting on the beach in the dark sounds pretty nice. Good thinking time.

Woo hoo ND just scored!!! HOORAY!

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 12:59

Sweet dreams Blue :)

QoD, it sounds like your grandmother is doing better..hopefully she will continue to get better in thought as she gets better in body :)

~Yira

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 13:00

Is GrandMa home??? or is She in a place with help available...???

Grandma is home (for now, I don't think she feels well enough to do much right now.) Grandma has had lots of company and family help at the moment. I don't know exactly what is coming next.

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 13:01

Thank you for your support guys! :heart:

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 13:03

I took a shot towards my place, that house you see belongs to the dead director J. Lee Thompson. The property is for sale. 12 acres and WAY out of my league. He lived about 3 or 4 houses down from me but his property goes about 6 acres deep all the way to the water :) Almost unheard of now a days... my place is only 1/2 acre.... I lost the other acreage in the divorce.

You are reading the typings of a poor man ;)

This was tonight :) not a great shot but rather a placement shot. You know what blows my mind? those shots Scion put up of New-York! WOW!

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:05

OH...My windows are still open....and fans blowing in....

HEAT is not happening for a WHILE....:D

Oops, missed this! hehe

It gets pretty cold here at night now -- the forecast is for 36f tonight. I don't think it was that cold last night, though, or it would have been A LOT colder in here than it was...

I'm rather enjoying the cold though :) SOOO much better than the heat...

~Yira

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 13:06

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:07

Gosh it's gorgeous where you live TCO...plus, you're a fantastic photographer!

~Yira

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 13:09

Forgot to mention that we seasoned our tri tip tonight with the Cajun seasonings That MM sent us from Louisiana. Damn that was some good steak!!

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:11

Okay, I'm thinking it's probably bedtime here...LOL

I thought you said you seasoned your ski trip....etc. :confused:

DUH me...LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:11

those shots Scion put up of New-York! WOW!
UM...huh????

Scion...where????? Your pict is BEautiful.....What lovely place to call HOME....

On my way to bed...the "exile-ee i"sn't home yet and has not packed. We leave at 7:15 for the airport....gonna be fun for Him...LOL

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:12

Maybe he thinks its not gonna happen??

Or he thinks you're gonna be mailing him stuff left n right for the next few months....

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:12

I think it's just beautiful! Honestly, this is my dream environment. You may be poor, but you're a lucky man.

Ditto...but keep a keen eye on your coffee....just sayin...})

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 13:14

Good night, folks! I'm not too far behind...

Yes, TCO, you live in a beautiful place, but you are also a great photographer!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:14

Maybe he thinks its not gonna happen??

Or he thinks you're gonna be mailing him stuff left n right for the next few months....

~Yira
ROTF....the 2nd....LOL

**High Five** Mom's of obnoxious kids....:D

cardlady22

19-09-2010, 13:16

I'm home! A lovely time was had and my wallet is lighter. :grin:

The crowned one

19-09-2010, 13:16

OK pizza is ordered so I am checking out for the night...thanks for enjoyng my home :)

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:17

OK...on my way to bed, but really.....how much for me to catch a BOAT to carry me across the BIG lake into ~Yira/BD territory?????......I am in need of a weekend away with SANE females....is this a do-able thing?????

Night all...~~~~~~~~ ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 13:17

Ditto...but keep a keen eye on your coffee....just sayin...})

So not true! :D

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:18

Gotta love em....lol

I annoyed Krystal to no end tonight...found out she was planning on moving them to an apartment that is no-pets. Ummm...your DOG??? (the one I've been babysitting for MONTHS and through sheer strength of will have not actually murdered yet) I was just gonna leave him here with you....

!!! NOT happening.

I told her I understand you need me to babysit him because of your parent's dogs, but when you get your own place, you better make sure there's room for him, 4 dogs is just TOO MANY and he's driving me insane... (no manners, no training, too busy with homework to do it myself, and tired of his behavior)

She was annoyed, but Joe, I guess, had been losing the argument about taking him with them. So he was glad.

~Yira

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:19

Mellaenn

19-09-2010, 13:21

Yikes, Yira. It's a good thing you set that one straight!

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 13:23

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:24

Yeah, silly me for expecting her to automatically make sure she could have her dog...!!

One thing she said was, well my parents have 4 dogs, it's not a big deal...

ROFL

Her parents have 4 chihuahuas. Total weight approx 20 lbs.

Total weight of the 4 dogs in my house right now?? 215 lbs. (85, 70, 40, and 15 lbs) (theirs is the 70lb dog)

NOT the same...hehe

~Yira

ETA cuz I can't add, obviously..not like I've taken any math classes or anything...LOL

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 13:25

jcwirish

19-09-2010, 13:27

Yeah, silly me for expecting her to automatically make sure she could have her dog...!!

One thing she said was, well my parents have 4 dogs, it's not a big deal...

ROFL

Her parents have 4 chihuahuas. Total weight approx 20 lbs.

Total weight of the 4 dogs in my house right now?? 210 lbs. (85, 70, 40, and 15 lbs) (theirs is the 70lb dog)

NOT the same...hehe

~Yira

Yira, she's young. Years ago, when I was about 21, Kirk and I once gave his mother a puppy for Mother's day. God, if looks could kill! I had no idea what I was doing to her, lol!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:28

Um... flights to Vegas can be really cheap you know! Oh wait... you said 'sane' females. Never mind. :D
OH what ever...you are WAY sane...just not a hop skip away.....
OH...right...bedZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:29

Boyz are home, I am out......

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:32

Sweet dreams Stormy :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:40

Sweet dreams Stormy :)

~Yira
REALLY ???? Do I get cookies...?????

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:44

Of course! Cookies for everyone!!

~Yira

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:47

How about these cookies ---

Yum? (http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/bacon_chocolate_chip_cookies_with_maple_cinnamon_g laze.png)

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:49

How about these cookies ---

Yum? (http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/bacon_chocolate_chip_cookies_with_maple_cinnamon_g laze.png)
ROTF,,,,um...yeah...those work....

Geez, how twisted am I that bacon topped cookies are SO YUMMY ????

cardlady22

19-09-2010, 13:49

May I drizzle syrup on them?

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:51

May I drizzle syrup on them?
For your OWN pleasure of course....

I don't Do syrup, but that's just me................

'splains why I am not a pancake fan...LOL

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:51

Well the frosting is maple flavored...but if you need more maple, go for it! hehe

~Yira

cardlady22

19-09-2010, 13:53

My preference is blueberry waffles. Pancakes are such hit & miss.

If the frosting is maple, then all I need is ice-cold milk!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:54

Well the frosting is maple flavored...but if you need more maple, go for it! hehe

~Yira
Vermont candy...them maple sugar candies....YUM.....

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:56

My preference is blueberry waffles. Pancakes are such hit & miss.

If the frosting is maple, then all I need is ice-cold milk!
Got NO clue on the maple/miilk thing....but...

BLUEberry....pancakes or whatever....MASSVIE butter with the blueberry compote...and a wee bit of syrup?????????????

***falls over...sugar faint...******

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:57

Crepes???? anyone....????? with Nutella...????

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 13:58

OH..I am dreaming, right???? I am IN bed...yeah????

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 13:59

Never have had crepes..or Nutella for that matter....but I want to try crepes some day! hehe

~Yira

cardlady22

19-09-2010, 13:59

Oh yes! Crepes are a must-have. With long, luscious slices of cantaloupe and chopped squares of honeydew.

*sigh*

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 14:01

I'm gonna some day..I like your accompaniments. I'll have to keep that in mind :)

Off to bed here too now...so hopefully I don't sleep in til 9:30 like a slug again...hehe

Have a good 1/3 all!

~Yira

cardlady22

19-09-2010, 14:02

Nighty night! I hope I dream of fairies and mermaids all night long!

Saturness

19-09-2010, 14:23

I'm back from watching "The Last Samurai" again.
I always cry at the ending...

Oh well. I guess everybody is asleep already? :(
To bad, because I don't feel sleepy at all...

Saturness

19-09-2010, 14:33

<puts the WHINER hat on>

The fun nights always happen when I'm NOT around :(

Now that I'm here everybody decides that their bed is comfy etc etc.

But I'll stay here, you here me? :mad: I'll stay.

I'll drink everything inside the drink cabinet })

*looks around*

*cricket sound*

Oh well, here it goes... *downs a cup of whatever she found first* LOL!

NorthernTigress

19-09-2010, 15:01

Hey Marina

Hubby and I just got home from an all-day party. Literally. We got there at 2pm, and left at 10pm. It was a fun get together, what the local Science Fiction club calls a "UFO party" for "Un-Finished Objects". Everyone brings some food, and a craft project to work on. We had people sewing, jewelry-making, and scale-model building. My unfinished project was writing articles for the club's quarterly newsletter.

Hilda, our resident quilter, brought a big bag of fabric that she didn't need anymore. There was quite a feeding frenzy of people grabbing stuff. Hubby got some velvety red material, and some green trim to improve his "redcoat" military uniform, and I grabbed some smaller sized remnants for bags, and some tapestry type fabric that I might use either for a larger bag or a cushion.

Then we watched a couple of cheesy movies: Down Periscope and Yellowbeard. The first is a comedy set on a submarine, the second a tongue-in-cheek pirate movie.

It was a fun day/night.

Saturness

19-09-2010, 15:11

Wow NT, what a fun day you had! :D
I bet you must be pretty tired - and happy! :party:

I'm here... waiting. Its 2 am, it seems I once more missed my friend online, I cannot believe it. I have such a horrible timing :(

I'll wait a bit more, it's not like I have to wake up early tomorrow! :D

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 15:13

Saturness

19-09-2010, 15:22

Careful Marina! Don't end up like these people:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PCEE6YWsBI

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha

*hiccup*

'M already there...

Now I just ain't sure if it's from the drink of from the fact it's 2h20 am here... lol!

I LOOOOVED the video, QoD! Thank you :D

Queen of Disks

19-09-2010, 15:30

Glad you liked it! The io9 is an awesome site.

And I too must go to bed. must work tomorrow. :( goodnight!

Saturness

19-09-2010, 15:35

And I too must go to bed. must work tomorrow. :( goodnight!

Good night, QoD! :)

I'm leaving too. 2h30 am here already.... *le sigh*

Bye bye everyone. *drags self out of the bar. with the bottle.*

Jesii

19-09-2010, 16:04

Morning :) anyone about?

NorthernTigress

19-09-2010, 16:20

I'm here. Probably not for much longer. I had a long day, but it was fun.

Jesii

19-09-2010, 16:25

NorthernTigress

19-09-2010, 16:28

Wjat did you do? What did you do?

I'm at the begginning of my day, and really looking forward to today!! There is the Pre-raphalites exhibition at The Ashmolean Museam, which I'm really lloking forward to, and Mum is buying stuff from Lush (she is at work today) for me to take to University with me :) I'm also going to watch my lovefilm.com film again cause it was amazing, and pack some more stuff.

Went to an arts and crafts party. We were all laughing at what people had brought with them. There were at least 3 sewing machines, 10 pliers, 5 or 6 sewing scissors, and a dremel tool. We also did a lot of chatting and eating (it was a pot luck) as well as watching two movies on DVD.

Jesii

19-09-2010, 16:31

Sounds fun! Good movies? Me being a movie nerd LOL

NorthernTigress

19-09-2010, 16:34

Sounds fun! Good movies? Me being a movie nerd LOL

Both comedies, one mainstream, one pretty obscure. Both water-themed, with the 19th being "Talk like a pirate day". They were Down Periscope and Yellowbeard.

Jesii

19-09-2010, 16:36

I completely forgot it was 'talk like a pirate day'! oh well LOL

NorthernTigress

19-09-2010, 16:45

I completely forgot it was 'talk like a pirate day'! oh well LOL

How could ye? I'll have ye keel-hauled for that. har!

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 17:06

Morning Jes. How you?

I've just got done at the Tokyo Game Show. Good times :) throat still very sore tho. Lame.

NorthernTigress

19-09-2010, 17:08

Well, it be time for me to go down below, to swing in a hammock and dream of treasures. arr.

Jesii

19-09-2010, 17:11

I'm all good, thanks Zan :D

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 17:17

Good mornin' me hearties :)

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 20:05

Arrr. Be it 'talk like a pirate day' already? Avast!

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 20:09

Ugh. Has everyone gotten the pirate thing out of their systems? I might lay low until tomorrow otherwise... :rolleyes: :laugh:

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 20:09

Hey, I just got up, okay? Sheesh. Okay, no more pirate talk.

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 20:15

Haha mornin' JD :) Arrrr, or something... :P

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 20:17

Yeah yeah, whatever :rolleyes:

How you feeling? How was your first day in the new place?

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 20:29

Gimme just a sec. I'm walking home now...

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 20:39

Good Morning! Talk like a pirate day, huh? I'll have to pass....I flunked languages.... :laugh:

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 20:41

Iay ancay alktay inay Igpay Atinlay orfay ouyay, Luebay Agonflydray anday Anzay_Anchay })

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 20:44

Yeaahhhh....

Just home. Free Internet still missing. Will have my own by tomorrow though. All going great so far. Loving the new place. Just about to do some unpacking...

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 20:48

Miracle! Free internet just returned! Life is good again! LOL. (Do computers do ANYTHING without it??)

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 20:50

Not much, no ...

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 20:51

Gah! In a way I was almost glad it wasnt working so I'd be motivated to unpack. Now I'm ALREADY on youtube :P

What's the deck today, JD?

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 20:54

Ummm ... still Fey. Until someone buys it or I offer it on the train. Or until I get bored tomorrow and pull out another one :laugh:

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 20:58

Iay ancay alktay inay Igpay Atinlay orfay ouyay, Luebay Agonflydray anday Anzay_Anchay })
Uhhh...not enough coffee for that yet, either. I stayed up too late, so when the alarm went off, I hit the snooze a few times.

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 21:03

Iay ancay alktay inay Igpay Atinlay orfay ouyay, Luebay Agonflydray anday Anzay_Anchay })
Translation: I can talk in Pig Latin for you, Blue Dragonfly and Zan_Chan.

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 21:08

Anyway, I'm off to shower and pretend I'm a good mother again.

Later all!

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 21:16

Yeah, I figured it out, finally. Now that the second cup is half gone, I've got a few more brain cells functioning.

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 21:21

Yeah, I figured it out, finally. Now that the second cup is half gone, I've got a few more brain cells functioning.
OH...coffee....what a thought....

UP early to take eldest to airport....

Morning Mates...~~~

BlueDragonfly

19-09-2010, 21:28

Good Morning, (((Stormy)))! Coffee....nectar of the Goddess!

Sending you some energies of calm and strength for the day!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 21:33

Coffee....nectar of the Goddess!
How long before it takes effect????

45 minutes before we leave, and he's still snoozing. Mid-kid and I are up.....

I'm looking forward to going BACK to bed...what do you think the chances of that are??? At least I have a shower available :party:

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 21:36

Hey Stormy, did I hear correctly that you have showers again? Yay!

Honey gone at 7 AM - a friend asked him to help install windows, and he has a hard time saying no to favours. So he's mad at himself for being "too nice" and the world for taking advantage of it. Sigh. Poor guy.

Hoping it won't be a full day for him. Will have house nice and clean for him, and his favourite buns in the oven (no, literally), and will take offspring for long walk when he's back to give him time to unwind a few minutes before family time.

On that note, must go clean bathroom and fire up bread machine.

And change offspring's diaper. Whew.

Later!

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 21:48

Hey Stormy, did I hear correctly that you have showers again? Yay!

On that note, must go clean bathroom and fire up bread machine.

I know, RIGHT??? Am SO looking forward to it...later....I told landlord guy to take today off.....just leave the pipes exposed until next weekend. (That way we can make SURE there are no more issues before walling it all up again).

I read the above as...."go to the bathroom and fire up the bread machine" :bugeyed:

ODD place for a bread machine...LOL....oh, right....coffee......:D

Stormdancer

19-09-2010, 21:54

Lovely cool morning....my FAVORITE time of year...

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 22:06

Me too. I love fall. Need fuzzy sweaters, though, for me and offspring, to enjoy it properly.

Stormy, you seem to have problems a lot when interpreting my posts :laugh:

Anyway. Bathroom done. Laundry churning on spin cycle. Litterbox, cat dishes and kitchen next.

Oh, and offspring's hair. She woke up with it full of milk because bad mother doesn't want to sit next to her at 3 am and wait for her to finish drinking bottle.

Wendywu

19-09-2010, 22:26

I seem to be very busy today doing what appears to be not much at all. I hate that. You flap about for hours like a mad thing, and then when you finally finish it looks like you've done damn-all.....

jackdaw*

19-09-2010, 23:01

Shower: check.
Kid's hair: check.
Bathroom: check.
Litterbox and cat food: check.
Laundry in dryer: check.
Kitchen: check.
Dishes: check.
Buns in the breadmaker: check.

Next: make kid's bed, clean her room, then living room, sweep and mop all floors, prepare buns for oven when breadmaker done. Whew. No lazy Sunday here ...

yirabeth

19-09-2010, 23:25

Good morning all :) I'm not a slug this morning! Which is good, because I have a crapton of homework to do...ROFL That, and laundry and dishes.

****Edited because it was inflammatory and unnecessary. My apologies all...(((((HUG)))))

~Yira

zan_chan

19-09-2010, 23:56

I can't be bothered to unpack dishes/bowls, etc., so I'm eating frosted flakes by putting a handful in my mouth, not chewing, then drinking some milk and shaking my head vigorously. It's really fun :D

And internet seems to be back... (however briefly it may last...)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 00:01

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:01

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:02

Hi storm! How you doing today? How's the bathroom?? What deck are you using lately? I'm lonely. Tell me stories! :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:03

Stormy, you seem to have problems a lot when interpreting my posts :laugh:

I don't think it's just your posts....((JD))....

I'm exhausted just watching you work...

Kid dropped at airport....plane leaves in an hour....**sigh** :(

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:04

Where's kid going?

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:04

*cough* *splutter* *bursts out laughing*

Zan...you're absolutely awesome!

~Yira

Can I quote you on that :laugh:

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:05

Kid dropped at airport....plane leaves in an hour....**sigh** :(

((((Stormy)))) :heart:

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:05

Hi Wendy :)

All well?

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:06

Hi storm! How you doing today? How's the bathroom?? What deck are you using lately? I'm lonely. Tell me stories! :D

The shower is operational...He will finish up the wall next weekend.

With the chaos that has been my life for that last few weeks, I've not touched a deck....

Mid-kid is sniffling on the couch...too "old" and macho for Mommy comforting...He's gonna miss his brother...a LOT !!!

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:07

Yep - chores done (mostly). Found some painkillers :). Life's pretty damn good!

Your new home good? I need your addy. I have a disc with scans of a deck and book to send you .....

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:08

Where's kid going?
Self imposed exile in Idaho....I am proud of him for caring enough about himself, and I am relieved beyond belief....but.....but....but...:(

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:09

Stormy - mid-kid will learn a lot from this.... might save it ever having to happen to him ....

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:11

Stormy - mid-kid will learn a lot from this.... might save it ever having to happen to him ....

He's already got it....and He knows his bro needed to go....but it's still sad, and the 2 of them spent a lot of time together...

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:11

New home is great! I got my bookcases together, unpacked (and looked through!) all my decks and got 'em on their respective shelves. Now I'm onto books. Set up my TV and all my games and the speaker/subwoofer system. It's starting to get a bit homey in here :)

Neighborhood is great, too. Lot's of nice shops and cafes. Some gorgeous looking restaurants. It's weird suddenly living somewhere fancy...

I'll need your address again eventually too. But not till I have money for postage :P LOL

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:12

Aww I'm sorry Storm :( You're welcome to adopt me in the meantime :) (I'm kind of a pain in the ass though :P )

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:13

He's already got it....and He knows his bro needed to go....but it's still sad, and the 2 of them spent a lot of time together...

Nothing I can say that won't sound trite but it's hard for all of you and kudos to eldest kid for having the guts.

Saturness

20-09-2010, 00:14

Morning everyone.

Morning. Ha! It's 11am here already! LOL!

Dad wants to go out for some practice driving. So I'm leaving soon and will probably be back around 12h30pm.

I hope you are all ok :)

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:16

Aww I'm sorry Storm :( You're welcome to adopt me in the meantime :) (I'm kind of a pain in the ass though :P )
OH...that's JUST what I need...MORE drama...ROTF :joke: Just kidding Hon...

Actually, you're self sufficient....and employed...you'd be welcomed...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:17

Morning everyone.

Morning. Ha! It's 11am here already! LOL!

Dad wants to go out for some practice driving. So I'm leaving soon and will probably be back around 12h30pm.

I hope you are all ok :)

Good Morning ~~~

Are you comfortable driving with your Dad? When do you start that whole process again?

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 00:20

Good morning everyone. Slept bad ...way too much pizza in my stomach LOL, I managed to eat a whole Med. by my self ugh.

Saturness

20-09-2010, 00:21

Good Morning ~~~

Are you comfortable driving with your Dad? When do you start that whole process again?

Yes I am. Dad is a very cool guy, he gives you advices but is never, ever rude or pushy ('my way is the right way!!!!') about it. He's actually the perfect person to drive with. :)

I take my test again on Oct.11 :(
Needless to say the very thought of this day makes my stomach turn into a knot!

Sometimes I think I'll never get the damn license!

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:22

Scratching the top of my little dog's head, very gently, makes her close her eyes and lean back with this idiotic look of bliss on her face.

She's adorable :heart:

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:23

Sometimes I think I'll never get the damn license!

Yes you will! Think positive!!

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 00:24

Self imposed exile in Idaho....I am proud of him for caring enough about himself, and I am relieved beyond belief....but.....but....but...:(

((((((((((Stormy & Family))))))))))

This is where you realize how loving your kids sometimes means living with the pain of days like today....

With the chaos that has been my life for that last few weeks, I've not touched a deck....

I found this too, when Joe first was in his accident... too much emotion to be removed enough to read. If you feel the need, send me a PM I'd love to help.

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:25

Yes I am. Dad is a very cool guy, he gives you advices but is never, ever rude or pushy ('my way is the right way!!!!') about it. He's actually the perfect person to drive with. :)

OH !!! This is EXCELLENT !!! LOTS of practice with Him and you should be good to go !!

(((Dad )))

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:27

I never learned to drive 'cause my father is the worst :laugh: Lucky Marina!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:27

Good morning everyone. Slept bad ...way too much pizza in my stomach LOL, I managed to eat a whole Med. by my self ugh.
There's a word bumping around in my head....what is it??...starts with an "M"...um...OH !! I know !! Moderation.....:D

Morning TCO :)

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:29

I never learned to drive 'cause my father is the worst :laugh: Lucky Marina!
I'm not so great either....not TOO bad, but ...well...**shrug**

Of course it could have just been that kid....Mid-kid will be easier....right???

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 00:33

(((((((Stormy and the -dancer family)))))))

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 00:35

Oddly, and I really think this is weird, but I think my son would be the perfect person to teach me.....

I never learned when I was young because the epilepsy was a bit of a problem, and as that diminished I'd learned to manage life without driving. Now I'd like to, but I think himself would probably want to teach me. I'd end up braining him, he's so infuriating as a teacher just of little things!

But my son - he's just so laid back, and so accepting - I could learn with him, if I could bring myself to hurt himself that much. Which I can't. So I guess I won't learn. Bugger.

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:41

(((((((Stormy and the -dancer family)))))))

LOL @ the -dancer family.

Does that make my family the Chans? I swear I'm not Chinese...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 00:50

LOL @ the -dancer family.

Yeah, that's cute isn't it???
Ni hau ma chan-zan??? :joke:

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 00:58

LOL!

Wo hen hao, thanks :)

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:03

LOL!

Wo hen hao, thanks :)
Dwei bu chi })

GAWD...I am NEVER getting a shower...I'm waiting to make sure his flight takes off...It's been delayed 1/2 hour...LOL

***goes to sit down-wind*** :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:05

But my son - he's just so laid back, and so accepting - I could learn with him, if I could bring myself to hurt himself that much. Which I can't. So I guess I won't learn. Bugger.

Sounds like my Mid-kid...Maybe the Vampire could teach you?? })

***runs VERY fast in the other direction***

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 01:06

Gosh, Chinese is HARD. I'm so glad I live in Japan instead. Hard, rather than HARD! :laugh:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:07

Sunday FUNNIES (http://www.vinniev.com/if-facebook-existed-years-ago) :)

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 01:10

Sounds like my Mid-kid...Maybe the Vampire could teach you?? })

***runs VERY fast in the other direction***

The Vampire (thankfully) lost her licence several years ago :D. Before that, this town was a dangerous place....

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 01:11

Sunday FUNNIES (http://www.vinniev.com/if-facebook-existed-years-ago) :)

But it's already Monday... :( :laugh:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:12

But it's already Monday... :( :laugh:

OH :eek:....um....yeah, I knew that...

Well....what a funny start to your week :D

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 01:12

I love this week. National holiday tomorrow :D Zan. Is. Sleeping. LOL.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:18

I love this week. National holiday tomorrow :D Zan. Is. Sleeping. LOL.
What's the occasion??

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:21

AH............He's in the air, and I'm going under the water....

I am SO excited....

I'll be back smelling all pretty :party: :D ~~~~~~~~~~~

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 01:29

Sunday FUNNIES (http://www.vinniev.com/if-facebook-existed-years-ago) :)

Those were very clever!

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 01:43

"Don't be creepy, dude"

ROFL

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:48

I.... AM.... CLEAN !!!

Happy Happy :)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 01:48

YAY! Clean is good!

I have ZERO motivation. Why oh why do I have to do work today..can someone give me a dose of motivation please??? LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:51

I have ZERO motivation. Why oh why do I have to do work today..can someone give me a dose of motivation please??? LOL

~Yira
Um....I think we need a Grown-up for that. I don't qualify :D

Saturness

20-09-2010, 01:57

I love this week. National holiday tomorrow :D Zan. Is. Sleeping. LOL.

LOCAL HOLIDAY TOMORROW! (our monday, lol!)

Marina. Is. SO. Sleeping. })

Back... I think I'll always suck at driving :(
I wish I didn't get so nervous... my legs tremble and my heart is pounding, and after two test failures it's become worse :(

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 01:58

LOCAL HOLIDAY TOMORROW! (our monday, lol!)

Marina. Is. SO. Sleeping. })

OK...NOW I am jealous !!! 2 of you off tomorrow....Just think of the wonderful coffee you can sip with your lunch...

How was the drive??...OH...you edited... Sorry (((:heart:Marina:heart:))) can you pinpoint what it is that makes you SO nervous???

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 02:02

I wish I didn't get so nervous... my legs tremble and my heart is pounding, and after two test failures it's become worse :(

What about some sort of nervousness reducing thing that doesn't also reduce awareness, reaction time etc. Acupuncture? Was great when I gave up smoking. Gotta be some sort of stress-reduction thingy...

Saturness

20-09-2010, 02:04

OK...NOW I am jealous !!! 2 of you off tomorrow....Just think of the wonderful coffee you can sip with your lunch...

YES!
I actually needed one week of holiday, but I suppose one day will have to do it... :rolleyes:. LOL!

How was the drive??...OH...you edited... Sorry (((:heart:Marina:heart:))) can you pinpoint what it is that makes you SO nervous???

Nowadays I don't know anymore. Just sitting in the driver's seat makes me nervous like a cow going to the slaughterhouse. I'm always exhausted after driving, as if I had fought against a Lion, lol!

Sometimes I wish I had never started all this. I was so happy just worrying about when will my bus pass. :(

And today I bumped my card lightly against a tree, but it left a huge mark. Argh. Dad said it's easy to fix but even so...

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 02:09

Um....I think we need a Grown-up for that. I don't qualify :D

Dang...I don't either :( I did start my laundry, and was gonna make a sandwich but Jack got to the kitchen before I did...LOL (tiny kitchen) So I'm waiting to start homework til I have a sandwich to munch so I'm not all weak from lack of food *grin*

((((((((MARINA))))))))

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 02:26

So I'm waiting to start homework til I have a sandwich to munch so I'm not all weak from lack of food *grin*

~Yira

Very sensible....I am starving, but lazy...this happens a lot. Maybe one of those egg sandwiches from Dunkin donuts....

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 02:37

I just made my own egg sandwich...egg steamed, american cheese, on white toast. Yummy!

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 02:39

I take it you made it into the kitchen :)

I am waiting for DD to doll herself up...it's taking a LONG time !! THIS is why I don't DO make-up.....takes WAY too much time...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 02:40

I just made my own egg sandwich...egg steamed, american cheese, on white toast. Yummy!

~Yira
Now see??? If I weren't SO lazy I'd be eating already...

I think I need a nap....OH...football, nevermind...

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 02:41

Joe's having a rough time this morning...just fears and such. So we're talking in texts (he doesn't like the phone, neither do I, but we text back and forth like crazy lol) Seems he's worried about the jury end of things too...of course as *mom* I don't admit such worries so I just pulled a card -- 3 of Cups. A very appropriate card..

I texted him, Even if you don't believe you gotta admit pulling the card on community and celebration is interesting in view of your current worries...

He said, yeah, it's a good one but I cant help worrying...

We're still talking, but the point that strikes me, is he didn't ridicule it...!!

My son is definitely turning woo-woo. It's awesome!

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 02:42

!! YAY !!...She's ready....BRB :D

Master_Margarita

20-09-2010, 02:46

Aye, go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace thar may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak yer truth quietly and clearly;
and listen t' others,e'en t' the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
A'oid loud and aggressi'e persons;
they be 'exatious t' the spirit.

Arrr, if you compare yerself with others,
you may become 'ain or bitter,
for always thar will be greater and lesser persons than yerself.
Enjoy your achie'ements as well as your plans.
Keep intarsted in your own career, howe'er humble;
it is a real possession in the changin' fortunes o' time.

Arrr, exercise caution in yerr business affairs,
Fer the world is full o' trickery.
But let this not blind you t' what 'irtue thar is;
many persons stri'e fer high ideals,
and e'erywhar life is full o' heroism.
Be yerself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about lo'e,
for in the face o' all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as parnnial as the grass.

Arrr, take kindly the counsel o' the years,
gracefully surrenderin' the thin's o' youth.
Nurture strength o' spirit t' shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yerself with dark imaginin's.
Many fears be born o' fatigue and loneliness. Aye.

Ahoy, beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yerself.
You be a child o' the uni'erse
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right t' be har.
And whether or not it is clear t' you,
no doubt the uni'erse is unfoldin' as it should.

Ahoy, tharfore be at peace with God,
whate'er you concei'e Him t' be.
And whate'er yer labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion o' life,
keep peace in yer soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it still be a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Stri'e t' be happy.
Aye, me parrot concurs.

Arrr!. :D

:heart: M_M~

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 02:46

YAY Food! See ya later :) hehe

~Yira

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 02:59

I don't know how much more Dora the Explorer I can take ...

Saturness

20-09-2010, 03:14

I don't know how much more Dora the Explorer I can take ...

AAAAAACK I HATE DORA THE EXPLORER!

*retrieves bazooka from her Magic Bag of Tricks*

How would you like me to get rid of her? })

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 03:16

Please do, before my granddaughter gets old enough to watch...I'd have to bazooka my tv if she came on it...LOL

~Yira

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 03:16

You can age a certain small girl a few years so she's too big for Dora. That's the only way it won't end in tears ...

Saturness

20-09-2010, 03:19

Please do, before my granddaughter gets old enough to watch...I'd have to bazooka my tv if she came on it...LOL

You can age a certain small girl a few years so she's too big for Dora. That's the only way it won't end in tears ...

It can always be worse. When my sister was a baby she sfell in love with the teletubbies. But it only lasted 4 months - even she started to find them retarded after a while.

But she always loved the Bananas in Pyjamas. Which is ok, at least it's not so dumb, and the stories were funny. The embarrassing part was that I was the retarded 8 years old sister who watched the Bananas with her. :P

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:26

You can age a certain small girl a few years so she's too big for Dora. That's the only way it won't end in tears ...

Dora is annoying, but I'd take her over Barney any day of the week! I convinced Ryan early on that Barney was way lame. Thank god he believed me. That dinosaur was truly annoying, but the kids on that show were too creepy for words.

Hi everyone. :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 03:27

AAAAAACK I HATE DORA THE EXPLORER!

*retrieves bazooka from her Magic Bag of Tricks*

How would you like me to get rid of her? })

LOL...GREAT minds and all that. I was just gonna offer her the ray gun :)

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 03:29

Caillou is the worst, though. Or is he just a shameful Canadian secret? Offspring know she isn't ALLOWED to watch him. She sees even a commercial and says "No Caillou!"

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 03:32

I was such a weird kid I guess....

Growing up, TV was very restricted. That was fine, because I liked what I was allowed to watch..

I remember running home from school to watch Bonanza when I was in Kindergarten...if I walked home, I would miss the opening credits and I didn't want to miss it!!!

~Yira

Saturness

20-09-2010, 03:35

Dora is annoying, but I'd take her over Barney any day of the week! I convinced Ryan early on that Barney was way lame. Thank god he believed me. That dinosaur was truly annoying, but the kids on that show were too creepy for words.

Hi everyone. :D

OH NOES BARNEY!

*retrieves her anti-Barney katana sword and slices Barney in 1000 pieces*

I hate him more than Dora too. ACK STUPID PURPLE FREAK DINOSAUR!
Unfortunately my unemployed times made me watch all kinds of CRAPPY shows on the TV. And I do mean ALL kinds.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:35

Caillou is the worst, though. Or is he just a shameful Canadian secret? Offspring know she isn't ALLOWED to watch him. She sees even a commercial and says "No Caillou!"

Oh God, I forgot about Caillou! Don't know if he's worse than Barney, but he's at least equally as bad! I'm so glad we are past that age. Sponge Bob saved me.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:36

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 03:38

Yep, you were weird alright. :D

Haven't changed much have I.....LOL!!

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 03:39

OK I am fed :)....full on football regalia, well a shirt and my earings...almost the end of the 1st qtr and the wardrobe does NOT seem to be working...

OH well....napping is always an option

TOUCHDOWN

Nevermind :joke:

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:39

Did you guys see this story about the tiger who's cubs died, so she's now raising a litter of piglets wrapped in tiger skin? So cute!!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:41

Haven't changed much have I.....LOL!!

~Yira

Um... well... I wasn't going to say that... but now that you mention it.... :D

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 03:41

Oh Lord, Jo ... that is so sweet!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:41

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:45

Oh Lord, Jo ... that is so sweet!

I know!! The tiger's health was failing because she'd lost her cubs, but now she's doing well, obviously. :)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 03:45

Gosh...I sooo don't wanna do homework...homework is evil...I is lazy....blehhhhhh!

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 03:46

Did you guys see this story about the tiger who's cubs died, so she's now raising a litter of piglets wrapped in tiger skin? So cute!!
I love the title...cracked me up

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:50

I love the title...cracked me up

It could so easily have gone that way. Glad it didn't. Don't think any of you would've wanted to see those pictures. :D

I think I have to go be vertical for a bit. I hate mornings.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:51

Um... I meant horizontal. See, I really do hate mornings. The brain does not function well.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 03:52

I think I have to go be vertical for a bit.

ROTF....

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 03:52

Um... I meant horizontal. See, I really do hate mornings. The brain does not function well.
And this is even funnier :D

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 03:56

ROTF....

Shhhh! Maybe no one else will notice. Couch here I come!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 03:58

Shhhh! Maybe no one else will notice. Couch here I come!
Mums the word... ~~~

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 04:11

~~~~!TOUCHDOWN!~~~~

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 04:12

Good day everyone (it's noon here)

I've been up since about 10:00, but don't have to be at work until 5:00. Had a bubblebath this morning, now I'm watching Dog Whisperer on television.

I got another phone call from Needy Neighbor just a few minutes ago. She talked about this and that before finally asking me for a reading. I asked her "do you want a general reading or do you have a specific question?" Her answer was "yes". So I started my regular "four directions spread" and told her what I saw. She told me "That isn't exactly what I asked for. I guess I'll go find some food. Goodbye."

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 04:15

I think I'd tell needy neighbour to shove off next time she asked for a reading.... because you don't read futures as desired, but only as seen......

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 04:30

I think I'd tell needy neighbour to shove off next time she asked for a reading.... because you don't read futures as desired, but only as seen......

Well, if she did want a specific question, she should have said "yes, here's my question". Answering "yes" to an A or B question is pretty useless.

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 04:37

Better still - give her a DV deck and tell her to get on with it herself })

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 04:40

Evil, Wendy. Just evil.

Maybe if you do enough deliberately crap readings, NT, she'll give up and go bother someone else?

Saturness

20-09-2010, 04:42

Not seeing her love makes Marina a very dull girl.

Can I go kill some children cartoon with an ax now? ROFL!

Am I the only person who truly misses her man when he's not around or does it happen just because I'm a cheesy and overemotional human being?

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 04:43

Hey she might like pink fluffy fairy unicorns telling her its all going to be OK, whatever it is ........ *sticks fingers down throat*

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 04:45

Am I the only person who truly misses her man when he's not around or does it happen just because I'm a cheesy and overemotional human being?

Would it sound very rude and unloving if I said I wouldn't mind the chance of finding out? I don't think I've spent longer than about 6 hours away from himself at a stretch since he moved in .....

i'm actually a woman who loves her own company for long periods of time .....

well, I used to ...... *sobs*

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 04:45

Well, Dora is back on, so feel free, Marina.

((((((Marina))))))

Master_Margarita

20-09-2010, 04:46

Better still - give her a DV deck and tell her to get on with it herself })
Oh, I love it.

:heart: M_M~

Saturness

20-09-2010, 04:48

Would it sound very rude and unloving if I said I wouldn't mind the chance of finding out? I don't think I've spent longer than about 6 hours away from himself at a stretch since he moved in .....

i'm actually a woman who loves her own company for long periods of time .....

Well, I *love* being alone. In fact, I love being alone more than I love being with others. The problem is that the last time I talked to him was Friday night, so... I miss him.

But it's probably just me being weak. LOL! I want my icy & indifferent heart back!!!!

I think I may go out spend some money - buying is therapy, y'know })

Well, Dora is back on, so feel free, Marina.

((((((Marina))))))

*starts Dora-induced carnage*

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 04:57

Evil, Wendy. Just evil.

Maybe if you do enough deliberately crap readings, NT, she'll give up and go bother someone else?

I'm not sure if I could do a "deliberately bad" reading. After all, even if NN is driving me crazy, at least I'm getting practice in.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 05:01

Hey she might like pink fluffy fairy unicorns telling her its all going to be OK, whatever it is ........ *sticks fingers down throat*
**passes bucket**

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 05:05

[i]
Am I the only person who truly misses her man when he's not around or does it happen just because I'm a cheesy and overemotional human being?
You are NOT cheesy and overemotional (((Marina)))

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 05:11

just because I'm a cheesy and overemotional human being?

Cheesy and overemotional is missing the boyfriend I don't have, even though it's for the best. Missing the one you do have because you haven't seen him in a while? Perfectly normal I think!

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 05:15

Okay I really gotta get busy on the ol' homework. So far I've done a few loads of laundry, put Joe's Christmas present in my cart at amazon.com, found 4 awesome things for Elaina, and spent a couple hours looking for Jack and Krystal. Don't have any money to spend yet, but hey I'm shopping! Money will come soon. LOL

But..none of that is HOMEWORK....*sigh*

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 05:20

Cheesy and overemotional is missing the boyfriend I don't have, even though it's for the best.
~Yira
You are not cheesy and overemotional either (((~Yira)))

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 05:29

Oh but it's so damn TRITE...I should be GLAD I figured things out before we got married for pete's sake... DUH me.... :rolleyes:

~Yira

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 05:33

Yeah but - we all want to love and be loved - every one of us needs and wants to love. What or who is different for each of us and while it's OK to recognise intellectually that something isn't right for you it's a damn sight harder to convince your heart. It'll catch up with your head eventually - but it's gonna hurt until it gets there :(

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 05:35

I think Zan is handling it the right way -- he is getting out and not dwelling. It's obvious he feels the loss, but he's not letting it stop him...

If I didn't have school I'd probably start dating too lol. Who has time though...men are so time consuming...LOL

~Yira

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 05:44

Todays walk: MAny of these fellows around today soaking up the sun :)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 05:46

Beautiful photo TCO. I think it's awesome you get to see those things just out on your normal walks!

~Yira

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 05:48

Aren't they just!! The reading I haven't done since himself moved in is something terrible. The meditation I don't find time for. Because there's no denying that love and adore me though he might (heheh), he doesn't like being alone. And it is very hard to read/study/meditate with someone being very conspicuously "quiet so as not to disturb you"........... aaaargh!!

But - I love him, I chose him and I'm damn sure I'd be awful lonely without him. So - I am company and think of all the things he's given up for me.

He went teetotal y'know. Because I don't handle being in the presence of someone with drink taken all that well... (my first, late husband was an alcoholic). And he's the one that nursed and cared for me for months after I got out the hospitals.

And I still whinge :D

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 05:49

Todays walk: MAny of these fellows around today soaking up the sun :)

TCO - how wonderful! And what a great pic - thank you :)

9 Pentacles......

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 05:49

I think I could handle giving up reading so much...probably....but not my tarot. Some things you just gotta have to exist...

Your hubby sounds like a treasure in spite of the lack of alone time :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 05:54

Todays walk: MAny of these fellows around today soaking up the sun :)
LOL...Looks like she's preening for you, TCO...

"Look at my PRETTY flipper feets"

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 05:56

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 06:02

Perhaps hope for me after all ROFL! (I'm 44)

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 06:10

Okey dokes...Football game is over...chicago won...yay...

I'm gonna nap ~~~

Sorry Jo (((Bro))) :)

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 06:11

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 06:18

Hey this tax thing happened just in time! The government has plans to increase prosecution for tax evasion five fold! Which I figure would take in all the accidental non-payers, like me!! Thank all the stars it happened now or I could have been in serious trouble in a few years :bugeyed:. Whereas now, all I hve left to pay is the penalty and I do that as soon as I hear from them with the right form. Then - all done and dusted.

But a five fold increase - that's harsh....

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 06:24

Wow....

And that's definitely what you'd call finding the silver lining! :)

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 06:37

Hey All.

A quiet relaxed Sunday afternoon around here-evening for you, Wendy! :D

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 06:44

Hiya BD - yeah, it's nearly bedtime for me now. Got to admit I'm looking forward to it :)

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 07:00

It's still several hours away for me, but I'll look forward to bed tonight, myself. It's been a long weekend.

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 07:40

I feel good!

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 07:53

I feel good!
Okay, now I've got that song in my head!
I feel goo-od, da da da da da da da,
Like I knew that I would, da da da da da da da.... :laugh:

Didn't I read that you ate a whole med. pizza last night? Glad you're feeling good!

emmsma

20-09-2010, 07:54

Just skimmed the last page here. ALONE time. SOunds nice. Wonder where I could get some of that.

This morning - after not sleeping well at all - I wanted to go sit in the breakfast nook and mess with my decks. SHowered, dressed. Told hubby where I was going. He said, Emm will be up soon. (so don't go.)

I waited 2 1/2 hours for the boy to awaken, but that didn't give me any time to be alone. THe breakfast nook was incredibly jam packed at that time anyway.

So we went shopping. Saw several shops, but no decks for me. Got a lovely cut geode, though.

Getting a boy his swim trunks.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:04

Okay, now I've got that song in my head!
I feel goo-od, da da da da da da da,
Like I knew that I would, da da da da da da da.... :laugh:

Didn't I read that you ate a whole med. pizza last night? Glad you're feeling good!

**Let's Dance**

I was gonna mention the pizza too...SO...what's for dinner })

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:06

Getting a boy his swim trunks.
YAY for swimming!!! How was the sleep over with Grandparents??

emmsma

20-09-2010, 08:11

Sleepover didnt' happen. :( Just double beds here, not sleeping room for 3.

I did suggest swapping rooms for the night. Oh well. Boy slept fine though, in our room.

So many stone/crystal shoppes. It HURTS. I could drop a ton of money here.

Showing restraint, for now.

No decks that must be had by me. Saw Froud's Fairies, but just like everytime I see one for trade, I just couldn't see shelling out for it.

Not sure who I am looking for, but for sure not finding it.

Oh, big on angels here too. Many Angel decks and DV for sale.

Finally got to see the teeny weenie Tarot Nova. Funny.

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 08:19

**Let's Dance**

I was gonna mention the pizza too...SO...what's for dinner })
At my house, chicken and rice soup, with wild rice, celery, mushrooms and freshly grated parmesan cheese. Garlic toast for an accompaniment.

*dances over to stir the soup* da da da da da da da!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:21

I was gonna order pizza...:D

David Bowie...

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:21

Dinner? I haven't had lunch yet!!!

Saturness

20-09-2010, 08:22

Yes. I'm lucky. But we were both much older than you when we found each other. It was ten years ago, so I must have been 43 and he was 51. He'd been married three times before :bugeyed:. I tell him I'm his last wife :D.

I reckon we're probably stuck together for life :)

And he's great about the tarot stuff.

Wendy, you story is one of the most beeeautiful love stories ever! You are my inspiration! :D

No decks that must be had by me. Saw Froud's Fairies, but just like everytime I see one for trade, I just couldn't see shelling out for it.

Not sure who I am looking for, but for sure not finding it.

Oh, big on angels here too. Many Angel decks and DV for sale.

Finally got to see the teeny weenie Tarot Nova. Funny.

Hi Emmsma!

I have both Froud's decks. Most of people prefer the Froud's Faerie Oracle, but personally I like the Heart of the Faerie More. They are both gorgeous and come with great books :)

I still have to find a decent Angel deck besides Robert Places' "Angel tarot"... :(

Which deck is the DV? :confused:

I have FOUR Tarot Novas: the two normal sized (different editions though), the teeny weeny that comes with the green book and the teeny weeny that comes with the Tarot Journal book. :D

I love Julie Paschkis' art! :heart:

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 08:22

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:23

No decks that must be had by me. Saw Froud's Fairies, but just like everytime I see one for trade, I just couldn't see shelling out for it.

Not sure who I am looking for, but for sure not finding it.

Oh, big on angels here too. Many Angel decks and DV for sale.

Finally got to see the teeny weenie Tarot Nova. Funny.
Ya know, I have SO many...and have had & passed on many more...I think it's hard to find a deck in the stores that I want. Maybe if you can get out of the touristy area?? Or Used places????

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 08:23

Zan sent me the teeny weeny one...its adorable! The book it comes with is rather nice I thought. About the size of the 'normal' Nova but bound into a mini hardback book. I like :) hehe (and I count it as a full deck in my collection cuz I want to so there! ROFL)

So funny about talking about kids sleeping over with grandparents here, and Krystal asks me about it today also. I told her what I told you all -- I'm afraid I'd roll on her and hurt her, I'm very restless..but told her, soon as she can sleep in her own bed you bet! I'd love to have my girl over :) Krystal admitted it would be a chore getting her into her own bed. Gonna have to be firm and all....hard to do for them I imagine, they spoil her terribly...(Like I don't...LOL!) I told her I'd settle for big enough to smack me if needed though.

~Yira

Saturness

20-09-2010, 08:25

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:28

Just to register, after my teenagerish whiney moment I just had a WONDERFUL time with my man. He came back from the underworld and we had fun together. I'm in such a good mood now :heart:.

I'm going to have dinner with dad - dinner with dad also puts me in a good mood, because my father is funny :)

I feel like I could fly, I must be high on... dopamine? Seratonin?

Where's TCO and his super health-wiki when we need it? :confused:

LOL!
YAY for the Wonderful Men in Marina's life !!!

emmsma

20-09-2010, 08:30

DV=Doreen Virtue. When I get that far, my eyes glaze over and a fog covers me over for protection. Can't tell you which decks.

Handled several Hay House productions. I don't like text on both sides of the cards. :( Too sticky too.

Considering going back for the Oracle of Avalon, but not seriously. :P

They did have the other Fairie Oracle deck at one shop - Fairie Wisdom and one other thats escaping me.

And many sizes of Thoth and many flavors of Rider Waite. Saw some Osho Zen decks, oh and Llewellyn Tarot. That last is another maybe.

Seems I am spoiled by trading. Full sticker price seems a rip off.

By mom and boy are in the pool and the men-folk are shopping. :bugeyed:

Dad's looking at thrift and pawn shops for guns. :confused:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:36

Dad's looking at thrift and pawn shops for guns. :confused:

My kinda guy })

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:37

Dad's looking at thrift and pawn shops for guns. :confused:
Seriously though...isn't crossing state lines an issue???

Saturness

20-09-2010, 08:37

YAY for the Wonderful Men in Marina's life !!!

Yay for Stormy's YAY! that always makes me happy :D

DV=Doreen Virtue. When I get that far, my eyes glaze over and a fog covers me over for protection. Can't tell you which decks.

Handled several Hay House productions. I don't like text on both sides of the cards. :( Too sticky too.

Yes, Hay House decks have a thick & stick cardstock. I have the Oracle Tarot and find it difficult to shuffle, even though I like the deck...

I had one DV oracle, I gave it away... if I'm going to buy "positive healing" oracles, I prefer Toni Salerno's decks.

And many sizes of Thoth and many flavors of Rider Waite. Saw some Osho Zen decks, oh and Llewellyn Tarot. That last is another maybe.

When I was starting to read tarot, my wishlist decks were the Cosmic Tarot and the Osho Zen. I think it's pretty, but I'm not sure nowadays if I'd be able to truly read with it...

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:42

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 08:44

But, I have some Secret Plans that make me happy thinking about.

Ooooh...evil.... Teasing the masses with SECRETS!! ROFL

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:45

I am getting restless, antsy and a not-so-nice-word. I really want to get on with trimming decks. I'm thinking these stupid injuries are Someone's deliberate attempt to thwart me. :P

But, I have some Secret Plans that make me happy thinking about.
What were ya gonna trim???

And, MORE importantly...What 's the SECRET???????????????

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:45

At least my Teases actually Lead To Something! })

Saturness

20-09-2010, 08:46

I am getting restless, antsy and a not-so-nice-word. I really want to get on with trimming decks. I'm thinking these stupid injuries are Someone's deliberate attempt to thwart me. :P

But, I have some Secret Plans that make me happy thinking about.

Oh noes, Cardlady :(
Trimming injuries suck! When I was trimming my enchanted, my thumb was achy after a while...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:47

At least my Teases actually Lead To Something! })
HUH:confused:

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 08:48

Such a tease...now I'm gonna be trying to figure out the Secret....LOL

~Yira

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:49

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:52

HUH:confused:All will become clear soon.

*smirk*

emmsma

20-09-2010, 08:55

Guess there are forms dad can fill out and have the gun shipped back home. To the Police Department? then pick up when all is legal and proper.
*shrugs*

There was a Toni Salerno or two. Can't remember and it was not my focus, so...

Need to hit a few more shops. May end up buying stones closer to the end. When I know I can afford it.

Oh yes. Cosmic was available too.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:55

All will become clear soon.

*smirk*
:mad::mad::mad: **pout**

Can I have a cookie???

Saturness

20-09-2010, 08:56

That's right, Marina missed my Spectacular Get-Of-House-Cleaning by the Attempted Removal of Digits. Left Thumb. Added to the progression of nerve/wrist stuff in the right hand. I'm a mess. *dramatic sob*

Didn't get to the trimming much at all.

I've got the Majors of the Pracownik Dragon done, and then I'll be doing the Enchanted.

Yes, I have a problem in my right wrist and when I was trimming, I remember my wrist hurting more than usual.

But the decks DO look good after it, don't they? :D

What about the minors of the Pracownik's Dragon?

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:57

Guess there are forms dad can fill out and have the gun shipped back home. To the Police Department? then pick up when all is legal and proper.
*shrugs*.
AH...makes sense. I inherited a gun from my Grandfather, but I can't figure out how to get it to me...

So, are you able to sense the energy everyone talks about??

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:57

:mad::mad::mad: **pout**

Can I have a cookie???Ehhhhhh.
How about these (http://blog.countrytimecreations.com/wp-content/uploads/Reese_s_No_Bake_Dessert.jpg)?

emmsma

20-09-2010, 08:57

CardLady! You mustn't tease. You must spill.

Don't you know, Silence hurts.
:P

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 08:58

The pouring will occur through a couple of channels. Many points of destination.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 08:59

Ehhhhhh.
How about these (http://blog.countrytimecreations.com/wp-content/uploads/Reese_s_No_Bake_Dessert.jpg)?
These will work...now I'll stop nagging....mouth too full :D

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 09:00

What about the minors of the Pracownik's Dragon?Oh, they'll be done before I move on to the Enchanted, but if I keep re-hurting myself (like I did this afternoon) it could be a while.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:01

The pouring will occur through a couple of channels. Many points of destination.
***MunchMunchMunch***

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:01

OK, now you've got us all curious, Cardlady!

{Waves to rest of the room} Hi, gang! Sounds like all is well here.

emmsma

20-09-2010, 09:01

AH...makes sense. I inherited a gun from my Grandfather, but I can't figure out how to get it to me...

So, are you able to sense the energy everyone talks about??

Nah. Haven't had a moment to myself to contemplate or open myself to feel.

I'm cranky and not-nice-wordy. :P

Boy-child is hyper and embarrassing. And too much running from our room and theirs - and what are we doing - I don't know - lets leave now.

Didn't have the freedom to explore the shops as I wanted to, and somehow I am not allowed to be alone, so can't do anything I want.

At least there is free coffee all day. :P

emmsma

20-09-2010, 09:03

There will be pouring? Huh?

Want to understand.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:04

Nah. Haven't had a moment to myself to contemplate or open myself to feel.

and somehow I am not allowed to be alone,

OH...that makes sense....why no alone time??? It IS a vacation, and there are others there to help out....even for a few hours!

Saturness

20-09-2010, 09:04

:mad::mad::mad: **pout**

Can I have a cookie???

I wantz cookies too... :(

The pouring will occur through a couple of channels. Many points of destination.

What pouring? :confused:

Oh, they'll be done before I move on to the Enchanted, but if I keep re-hurting myself (like I did this afternoon) it could be a while.

Yes, take care of your fingers and hands, lest you hurt yourself and also end up cutting one of the cards wrong... you don't want to be Marina. LOL!

HI MELL!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:05

{Waves to rest of the room} Hi, gang! Sounds like all is well here.
Heya Mel ~~~~~~:)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:06

Looks yummy Cardlady :)

Jack's birthday is in 3 weeks and he's already requested a cookie cake (press double batch of toll house cookie dough into sheet pan, bake, cool, frost with fudge frosting and add candles and confetti sprinkles) so I'll have something similar in a few weeks....hehe

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:07

Hey Mell :)

~Yira

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:07

The pouring will occur through a couple of channels. Many points of destination.
Er, um...well! Vous est tres cryptique!!!!

cardlady22

20-09-2010, 09:08

Now that all my Dear Train Friends' heads are adequately stimulated, I am off to dinner with the family.

Poured Out
Stuck In

Lots and lots of :heart: :heart: :heart:

ETA: Jack's birthday . . . noted.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:08

I wantz cookies too... :(
Turn that frown upside down :) ***hands YUMMIES to Marina***

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:08

Er, um...well! Vous est tres cryptique!!!!
What SHE said...

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:09

I think that Cardlady is hanging around us too much, we're a bad influence..she's gone and turned EVIL on us!!! LOL

~Yira

emmsma

20-09-2010, 09:09

Yes, I intend to make time for myself. I told hubby this morning that I plan to leave the room by myself and have time with my cards before the young one wakes up.

This is what I will do. There are swing chairs out front of the hotel and they have a little table attached. I didnt' bring a spread cloth. Never use them. Must improvise.

There are also chairs outside the room where I can sit.

Finished my Merlin bag though. Just need a button. flap is kinda wonky, but its mine!

Hey Mell. Didn't see you pop in.

*waves to all gathered here*

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:11

I think that Cardlady is hanging around us too much, we're a bad influence..she's gone and turned EVIL on us!!! LOL

~Yira
LOL...NAH...Sounds like Nonny mouse business to me....(((Cardlady))):love:

Saturness

20-09-2010, 09:11

Turn that frown upside down :) ***hands YUMMIES to Marina***

COOKIES! :D
*hugs Storm* :love:

I love cookies! They have always been the ones that made me gain weight! I can't help it - luv them!

Cookies are love.

Now that all my Dear Train Friends' heads are adequately stimulated, I am off to dinner with the family.

Poured Out
Stuck In

:confused:

My english is failing me :(

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:11

Hi, everyone...back from my day at Pearl's; she offered an all day class on healing with sound and color to me for free because she only had a few participants sign up and it was better to round out the class. The best part was the last meditation we did with a CD of crystal singing bowls - what a LOVELY feeling that was!

emmsma

20-09-2010, 09:11

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:13

:confused:

My english is failing me :(
Nah, it's not you. Cardlady is being all mysterioso on us! :grin:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:14

:confused:

My english is failing me :(

It's not your English....She's being cryptic...

Saturness

20-09-2010, 09:16

Whew! Thank you!

I was almost looking for a tarot forum in Portuguese, lol! :P

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:16

Oh my gosh Cardlady..I wasn't trying to hint I'm sooo sorry..I was thinking the whole Reece's cookie pie thingy, and Jack's chocolate chip cookie cake.... its so popular with his friends the one asked if I could talk his mom into making him one for HIS birthday...hehe

(((((HUG)))))

~Yira

emmsma

20-09-2010, 09:19

Hey, Pearls of Wisdom isn't available in shops, right? Just an online thing?

Hovering over the buy button.

Just rmemebered I'm gettina a Paulina. Happiness. Even if I don't find a local deck. :)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:22

Not sure on the Pearls of Wisdom..but Paulina = AWESOME...hehehe (Except it's too fat. I've decided I have to print it out and use a working copy because I can't handle the blister in the joint of my finger lol)

You really do need to have time to yourself, Emmsma..I hope you manage to find it. You've been through a lot at work etc, and time to regroup and recoup your energy is essential.

(((Emmsma)))

~Yira

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:27

Yeah, emmsma, I'm joining the team of wise women here...get some "Me Time" for yourself. You need it and deserve it.

Saturness

20-09-2010, 09:30

You really do need to have time to yourself, Emmsma..I hope you manage to find it. You've been through a lot at work etc, and time to regroup and recoup your energy is essential.

Agreed! You definitely need some "me" time, specially since you are preparing for a major change in your life, you need to restore your energy and calm your mind!

I suggest using the Buddha tarot for a while. I find it very meditative! :)

:love:Emmsma:love:

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 09:35

Okay emmsma, adding my vote for "me" time as well. :D

It's so much easier to handle the stresses of life when you take time to find your center and calm!

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 09:36

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:39

And you know we :heart: you, emmsma! You are our sister-girlfriend and we want you to be happy! :grin:

Saturness

20-09-2010, 09:39

All right, dad is coming!

I wish you all a great Earth's Rotation! :*

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 09:43

All right, dad is coming!

I wish you all a great Earth's Rotation! :*
Enjoy your evening with your Dad! :)

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:43

That sounds like a wonderful experienece! Lucky You!
You know what? I'm beginning to realize that I am incredibly lucky. The universe has conspired so that my life is pretty well comprised of me pursuing my metaphysical studies, reading tarot and booking appointments for a man who talks to dead people. :grin: That's not so bad, is it?

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:43

All right, dad is coming!

I wish you all a great Earth's Rotation! :*
OH...Have fun and give him Stormy Hugs for being such a great guy!!!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:44

(((Emsmma)))...Ditto what all the lovely Ladies have said.

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:44

Have a great dinner, Marina!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:44

You know what? I'm beginning to realize that I am incredibly lucky. The universe has conspired so that my life is pretty well comprised of me pursuing my metaphysical studies, reading tarot and booking appointments for a man who talks to dead people. :grin: That's not so bad, is it?
Yeah...that's pretty D*mn Cool !!! :D

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:48

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:48

Who's going to Reader's Studio this year. Storm, you going to be there again?

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 09:48

emmsma

20-09-2010, 09:49

And you know we :heart: you, emmsma! You are our sister-girlfriend and we want you to be happy! :grin:

I know, and am feeling the love. :heart:

Will make some time. This was only our first whole day here. I'll get there.

Rather happy about the bag I made. I wouldn't have gotten 'round to it at home.

Going to shut this down for a bit and play with my Oracle of the Radiant Sun. :)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:49

I won't be...woe is me...hehe

I'm hoping for RS12 :)

~Yira

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:50

Heck No, that's great! And probably just the way it was intended to be, because you are paying attention!
Yeah, I started to notice that everything I touch in the world of tarot just blossoms, whereas everything I touch in the corporate world - not so much! Why fight it?

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 09:51

Going to shut this down for a bit and play with my Oracle of the Radiant Sun. :)
Enjoy! :heart:

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 09:53

Who's going to Reader's Studio this year. Storm, you going to be there again?
I've got to concentrate on saving for a reliable car this winter, so maybe RS12.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 09:56

Who's going to Reader's Studio this year. Storm, you going to be there again?
Dunno...VERY expensive, and BOSS says no time off until May :(....but I am just the clerk....NONE of MY work affects the rest....we'll see....

Want to though, just to see Y'all again...and now that I KNOW who you are, I'm REALLY anxious to see YOU again!!! Is Rachel coming this year??? I know she missed last year.

ps.....I am SO glad you're not who I thought you were. She was kinda annoying in a VERY new agey way...LOL

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 09:58

*Wonders who the person is she thought she was but wasn't*

*wonders if I make any sense at all*

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 10:00

:laugh: I was just wondering the same thing, but wasn't going to be the first to ask-being so polite and all! :laugh:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:02

*Wonders who the person is she thought she was but wasn't*

*wonders if I make any sense at all*

~Yira
Honey, it's ME not making sense...Poor Mel....

Mel may actually know her....she live in Fla.....WORSHIPS James Wanless....They may have met at some point, and she wasn't that bad, but she wasn't MEL. I'd get SO confused...online Mel was NOTHING like real live Mel, who was NOT MEL.....

See, It's me...:D

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:03

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:06

Going to shut this down for a bit and play with my Oracle of the Radiant Sun. :)
OH....I WANTZ.....Have fun!!!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:07

Oh, boo, Yira and Blue, I want to meet both of you. That said, I'm not sure I'll be there myself this year. My roommate from last year was asking me. She is a love and we did great last year. She suggested we add a few more to our room to save even more money, but I just really can't do that...
I know, right??? But I am CLOSE to them....just gotta hop the BIG puddle :D

I just can't do the roommate thing......need my OWN space, especially there !!!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 10:09

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:10

Honey, it's ME not making sense...Poor Mel....

Mel may actually know her....she live in Fla.....WORSHIPS James Wanless....They may have met at some point, and she wasn't that bad, but she wasn't MEL. I'd get SO confused...online Mel was NOTHING like real live Mel, who was NOT MEL.....

See, It's me...:D
Sorry, distracted by my nightly 8:00 phone call from honey; he calls from work.

Yeah, Stormy thought I was someone else but I don't think I know who it was you thought I was! :grin:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:11

Yeah, Stormy thought I was someone else but I don't think I know who it was you thought I was! :grin:
ROTF....:D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:12

Hey everyone. I just got my Tarot of the Crone in the mail. No one told me it comes in a cool tin and with a very pretty bag! I need to look it over. No book though, and I think this one needs a book. Didn't Wendy say something about a PDF file you could download?
Yeah, pretty sure there is, but I'm more interested in what you think of the deck...I've been on the fence with that one for YEARS....kinda....

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:12

I just can't do the roommate thing......need my OWN space, especially there !!!
Yeah, that's what I did the first year; I was a little more well-heeled cash-wise. It would be my choice if I could afford it - I soak up everyone's vibes and need to get away. But my roomie was very, very easy to get along with and that helped.

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:14

Hi, Jo - kewls on the new deck; always nice!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:15

Yeah, that's what I did the first year; I was a little more well-heeled cash-wise. It would be my choice if I could afford it - I soak up everyone's vibes and need to get away. But my roomie was very, very easy to get along with and that helped.
I've actually considered just going to the hotel, and skipping the "Studio"....Bad form, I know, but I've only enjoyed 2 of the classes...and sometimes I've just skipped them because i need to....ESCAPE the energy that I can't figure out how to deal with....

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 10:15

Yeah, Stormy thought I was someone else but I don't think I know who it was you thought I was! :grin:
:confused: nevermind.....

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:16

Dunno...VERY expensive, and BOSS says no time off until May :(....but I am just the clerk....NONE of MY work affects the rest....we'll see....

Want to though, just to see Y'all again...and now that I KNOW who you are, I'm REALLY anxious to see YOU again!!! Is Rachel coming this year??? I know she missed last year.

ps.....I am SO glad you're not who I thought you were. She was kinda annoying in a VERY new agey way...LOL

Wasn't me! I can tell you that much! Not all new agey at all and definitely not a Wanless drooler. :)

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 10:17

Hi Jo, Hi franniee!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:18

Hey Jo...how did Bro take the loss??? })

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:19

Wasn't me! I can tell you that much! Not all new agey at all and definitely not a Wanless drooler. :)
ROTF....nope was SO not you!!! The NOT Mel isn't on AT....or wasn't....

How are ya???

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:19

Wasn't me! I can tell you that much! Not all new agey at all and definitely not a Wanless drooler. :)
Franniee! Dahlink - how are you? :*

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:20

:confused: nevermind.....
(((BD))) No worries....sometimes it's best to just walk away from my thoughts....LOL

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:24

I didn't catch up..... I am sorry.

I am very tired!!!! We went out with 3 other couples last night! It was great! We had a blast!!! We went to hubby's sister's greek place. She is the chef there and we ate like crazy! We should go out more. We always have fun! :heart: But instead we work work work.

Then we went shopping all day today and then the library..... I got a new pocketbook! I love it!!! I wanted a fresh bag. Chickie got some new clothes ( she needs to pick them out otherwise .... }) although even if she picks them out sometimes she wants to wear the same 2 outfits!) and the lady in front of me gave me her coupon for 40% off the whole order..... hubby laughed because when I was done I gave it to the next person in line and he said a man would have put it in his pocket but you guys pass it on - like paying it forward. :) I told him strangers always share coupons.... or at least in NY we do. :thumbsup:

Hubby made me salmon with mustard and capers and spinach in garlic and a bit of oil. YUM!!!!!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 10:24

Yeah, pretty sure there is, but I'm more interested in what you think of the deck...I've been on the fence with that one for YEARS....kinda....

Well, my initial gut response is that I like it. I've only had it for about a hour and am just getting to look at it now. I'm a little bummed because my Fool card is scratched a tiny bit, but it's not bad. I'm sure I'll scratch it heaps more.

I love the colors a lot! The artwork is fairly simple, but the images themselves are not simple, if that makes sense. Right now I am really intrigued by the Priestess card and the wheel. The Star is very nice too. The Fools is awesome (besides the scratches).

I think Wendy is right, it feels like a deck that was designed for self reflection and working from the inside out. I'm not sure I would use it to read for others.

The cards are not very big. I'd compare them to the Anna K 2nd edition in size. They are a little floppy in shuffling, but it's not bad.

I'm definitely not disappointed. It's got something special about it.

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 10:24

....okay.....:D

I've got to run a quick errand, be back shortly!

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:26

Franniee! Dahlink - how are you? :*

I am well. How are you guys????

I'll be at the Readers Studio.... I will commute like I did last year. That was PERFECT!!!! I loved it! No hotel room!!!!! Then I got to decompress on the way home..... my poor feet swelled so badly - I needed grounding. I got home and put my feet up with ice and hung with my family. Best of both worlds. :love:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:28

Hubby made me salmon with mustard and capers and spinach in garlic and a bit of oil. YUM!!!!!
And here is ANOTHER Great Guy....

((((Fran's Hubby))) for taking such loving care of our Frannie:*

Ya know, ~Yira???? There may just be hope for us yet...OH...you're doing homework....NEVER MIND.....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:30

Sounds like you had an awesome weekend, frannie. What brand of pocketbook did you get? I love purses...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:31

Sounds like you had an awesome weekend, frannie. What brand of pocketbook did you get? I love purses...
LOL...and I am still focused on the food! My next question was gonna be..."what did you have at the Greek restaurant??"

I'm predictable, aren't I....

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:32

Ya know, ~Yira???? There may just be hope for us yet...OH...you're doing homework....NEVER MIND.....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D
I didn't believe it when I was younger, but there are some good ones out there. I had ta kiss a lotta frogs first, though, I gotta tell ya! :grin:

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:33

And here is ANOTHER Great Guy....

((((Fran's Hubby))) for taking such loving care of our Frannie:*

Ya know, ~Yira???? There may just be hope for us yet...OH...you're doing homework....NEVER MIND.....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D

There are wonderful guys out there..... never give up hope! That is what keeps you afloat. Last night the other 3 guys were awesome. I love them. They are sweet and kind and beautiful to be around.

Hubby loves to cook! He is a Gordon Ramsay wannabe..... not with his attitude but with his talent. He cooks whenever he is home. I can cook but he loves to grill and fuss. I am not a fusser..... as Stormy and Mel can attest. :laugh:

I haven't had a new deck in a long time..... but do I need one.....

that Gaian looks interesting...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:34

I love the colors a lot! The artwork is fairly simple, but the images themselves are not simple, if that makes sense. Right now I am really intrigued by the Priestess card and the wheel. The Star is very nice too. The Fools is awesome (besides the scratches).

I think Wendy is right, it feels like a deck that was designed for self reflection and working from the inside out. I'm not sure I would use it to read for others.

Maybe it's the "self reflection" aspect that is stopping me. I am NOT there right now....."ostrich mode" is my path right now...:joke:

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:36

that Gaian looks interesting...
ALL of them?????

***looks furtively for Kat***

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:39

I had ta kiss a lotta frogs first, though, I gotta tell ya! :grin:
Maybe I should move to Japan....
Kiss some o them
D*MN GIANT MUTANT FROGS !!! One or two should make up for years, right???

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 10:40

Hey Jo...how did Bro take the loss??? })

I don't know. He holds his emotions inside. He was asleep when I came back into the room.

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:41

Sounds like you had an awesome weekend, frannie. What brand of pocketbook did you get? I love purses...

a b makowsky black suede and leather bag... I tried to google it but I can't find the one I got. They had them at Nordstroms but I got it at Saks store. We went to the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park.... I figured I would do well in the Justice store for Chickie. ;)

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:41

that Gaian looks interesting...
Oh, yum . I tried not to like it; speaking of RS, lots of peeps there had one since she was promoting them. But in the exercise we did with Mary Greer I was in a circle with a woman who had that deck (Geraldine Amaral, as a matter of fact) and I have to admit, it was tempting...

And did I just do some tarot name-dropping or what? But that's the way it is at Readers Studio. Everyone just hangs out with everyone; there is no aristocracy!

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:43

ALL of them?????

***looks furtively for Kat***

The one by Johanna.....

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:43

a b makowsky black suede and leather bag... I tried to google it but I can't find the one I got. They had them at Nordstroms but I got it at Saks store. We went to the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park.... I figured I would do well in the Justice store for Chickie. ;)
Oh, my niece adores Justice (the one that's seven). Seems like just yesterday it was Gymboree! :grin:

PS - purse sounds yummy, too!

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:44

Oh, yum . I tried not to like it; speaking of RS, lots of peeps there had one since she was promoting them. But in the exercise we did with Mary Greer I was in a circle with a woman who had that deck (Geraldine Amaral, as a matter of fact) and I have to admit, it was tempting...

And did I just do some tarot name-dropping or what? But that's the way it is at Readers Studio. Everyone just hangs out with everyone; there is no aristocracy!

Amy, Mimers got it and so did Aulruna and I was very tempted! I was hoping the mass market one would pop out before I succumb!

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:46

Oh, my niece adores Justice (the one that's seven). Seems like just yesterday it was Gymboree! :grin:

PS - purse sounds yummy, too!

It is but my Mom pointed out it is a bit heavy! It's ok..... I don't live in the city anymore so for the most part the bag is on the seat in the car. :D

Chickie never fit into Gymboree... or the Gap or Children's place! She still has a fitting problem.... she is thin and tall. So she is a leggings girl and I get her a size smaller than she should be and she is good. We had a whole chat with her about veggies today..... she is going to have to eat them sooner or later.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:49

The one by Johanna.....
LOL...No, I meant do ALL of the cards trip your trigger??? Some of them I LOVED...but many more of them were MEH Imho.....

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 10:52

Maybe it's the "self reflection" aspect that is stopping me. I am NOT there right now....."ostrich mode" is my path right now...:joke:

Lol! I know what you mean. Ostrich mode is good sometimes.

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:52

LOL...No, I meant do ALL of the cards trip your trigger??? Some of them I LOVED...but many more of them were MEH Imho.....

Ah......... yes you are right.... which is why I hesitated. :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:52

Lol! I know what you mean. Ostrich mode is good sometimes.
Sand is my friend :)

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:53

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:53

OK time to get puss to bed...... send us light and love! She definitely wants to be a late night child.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:54

Ah......... yes you are right.... which is why I hesitated. :D
I know.....I'm waiting for a trade option....mass market option...

I was just NOT overwhelmed...except for some :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 10:55

franniee

20-09-2010, 10:57

Now you've done it! I've been googling B. Makowsky bags and they look so good...I need to pull a bag off my shelf and just be content for now.

I have some Kathy Van Zeelands and Fossils that I have barely used; ditto on a Lucky brand purse that I got big-time on sale last year. So, no new purses until the Big Ship chugs into the harbor. :grin:

Oh this has been long in coming!!!! I had to bring hubby with me and he is No help!!! Here I am trying not to spend and he's like......just get it! UGH! Then I couldn't decide which one..... I went there looking for a Kooba bag but they were odd colors - so that was out.

OH! Hubby whispered to me ..... isn't that Joy Bauer. I looked over and sure enough. My sister and I went to her before she was on TV about 15 years ago when I was definitely not FAT! Anyway she chatted me up about bags and the fact that hubby was abstaining from making a decision. I didn't let her know we knew who she was.... in fact a woman went up to her and said you look like Joy bauer and she just giggled. A NY moment....

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 10:58

Night, franniee!

I am SO lost...I have a purse....leather...black...kidney shaped....WUB it.

~~~ The END ~~~
LOL - good for you, Storm. You are impervious to the lure of A New Bag!!! I could use you when I'm out shopping, you could help me resist the siren call! :grin:

franniee

20-09-2010, 11:00

I am SO lost...I have a purse....leather...black...kidney shaped....WUB it.

~~~ The END ~~~

I have a few vices.... ok more than a few! })

Shoes, bags, decks, crystals...... oooooo when I could I loved lingerie! LOVED it!!!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:01

The Father in law called and I lost track of you guys. What's this about purses?

Hi BD, Frann, Mell, everybody! :)

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:01

Franniee, next time I come to New York you and I are going shopping! :thumbsup:

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:02

I have a bad thing for nice purses and wallets. It's not healthy.

I LOVE my new purse!!!

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:03

The Father in law called and I lost track of you guys. What's this about purses?

Hi BD, Frann, Mell, everybody! :)
Hi, Jo! Do you like to shop for purses? Franniee got a cool new bag, then I was rhapsodizing about some of my faves and Stormy said hers was, er, black leather...kidney shaped...:grin:!

franniee

20-09-2010, 11:03

Franniee, next time I come to New York you and I are going shopping! :thumbsup:

Anytime!!!!! i would love it!!! :thumbsup: We'll go to Saks and have lunch on the top looking over St Pats and Rock Ctr.... I used to love doing that!!! and now their shoe dept has their own zip code!!! what's not to love about that! })

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:04

I have a bad thing for nice purses and wallets. It's not healthy.

I LOVE my new purse!!!
Oh, you did get a new one lately, didn't you? What did you get?

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:04

I am so bad..I have not been doing homework :( I was dying...I say DYING!!! to read with my new deck so I finally quit shuffling and did my CoS reading. Unfortunately I want to read still and have been shuffling all my other reading decks too... :rolleyes: ridiculous. Grow up Yira....*sigh*

I'm gonna be behind and scrambling the next few days cuz of this. Dang tarot decks...LOL (dang ME, they're perfect!)

I like my space too...maybe a bunch of us "need my space'ers" should get together for a room...LOL

Dang..I was reading and had things I had to talk about and now I can't remember. Probably locked my brain in the Golden box :rolleyes:

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 11:05

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:07

OK time to get puss to bed...... send us light and love! She definitely wants to be a late night child.
(((Chickie)))

(children)
So long, farewell
Auf Weidersehen, goodbye
(Kurt)
I leave and heave
A sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye~~~~

(Gretel)
The sun has gone
To bed and so must I

Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

ROTF....just now pictured Frannie in a Nun's wimple....made me giggle....sorry...M'Bad....:joke:....still giggling.....**sigh**

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:08

You will just gasp in horror, but my favorite bag, which has to be large as I carry lots of 'stuff', book, deck, dayplanner, etc., is a small carry-on type bag from a cruise line or something(Avalon Waterways). It came from the thrift store, $2.00! :D
LOL - see, now, I could send you out with my hubby. He won a soft-sided cooler from some fishing store and likes to use that for a suitcase. I forbid him to use it in my presence. Of course, it would clash with my Kathy Van Zeeland luggage. :grin:

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:09

and now their shoe dept has their own zip code!!! what's not to love about that! })
:bugeyed::bugeyed::bugeyed::bugeyed:
'Nuff said! :joke:

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 11:10

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:10

Night, franniee!

LOL - good for you, Storm. You are impervious to the lure of A New Bag!!! I could use you when I'm out shopping, you could help me resist the siren call! :grin:
Yeah...Mel!!! Snap out of it...it's a purse!!! I kinda suck at shopping...LOL

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:10

Hi, Jo! Do you like to shop for purses? Franniee got a cool new bag, then I was rhapsodizing about some of my faves and Stormy said hers was, er, black leather...kidney shaped...:grin:!

I used to live for purse shopping. I loved going into the Coach shop. Heaven! Now I'm too poor for that. :(

I have a new purse, but it was a trade with a good friend. I gave her a camel colored coach bag I don't use, and she gave me this big Cole Haan bag that I have coveted for the last year. It's huge and super soft leather. Lots of pockets and cubby holes. I can put everything in it. I've been very attached to the hobo style bags lately.

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:12

Ooh..that was one thing..bags! I'm not fond of tarot bags..cards can slide around and get bent up and such when being carried around in a bag. But, I like tarot boxes..this is the one I'm going to get for my Napo :

http://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Storage-Box-Zuni-Pattern/dp/B001ARPPCU/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IW0SWFOYTX7QC&colid=3PXAFBMYOX46E

It's purtiful :)

~Yira

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:13

Yeah...Mel!!! Snap out of it...it's a purse!!! I kinda suck at shopping...LOL

All other forms of shopping are abhorrent to me. Clothes shopping is just down right depressing! But, purses, that's a different story. Shoes are fun too, but I haven't done that in ages. There's no shopping that's fun when you have no money.

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:14

I have a new purse, but it was a trade with a good friend. I gave her a camel colored coach bag I don't use, and she gave me this big Cole Haan bag that I have coveted for the last year. It's huge and super soft leather. Lots of pockets and cubby holes. I can put everything in it. I've been very attached to the hobo style bags lately.
OH, yeah, yeah - that was it! That's so cool, too.

Hi, TCO. Any preferences on handbags? :) })

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 11:15

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:15

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:16

Storm's Purse (http://www.ameribag.com/chbb-leather.html)

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:16

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:17

Did you see my black tote with the cats on it, Blue? Can't remember if I brought that when we met up...

Did you find boxes like that looking around? (That's the same size as the one that houses my Shadowscapes) I'd like to get such things locally too but always going the wrong way from such stores...LOL

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:19

Cool box Yira. When are you going to get it?

Umm...after money comes in. In a couple weeks probably :) *hopeful thinking* LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:21

It came from the thrift store, $2.00! :D
This is shopping Storm-style...I used to carry a BIG bag, but realized I rarely used the stuff I was carrying. I think it was a holdover from MOM of young kids days....I had EVERYthing 3 wee one could POSSIBLY need.

I've downsized...but then the only deck in my purse is a mini Illuminated...

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:22

I like your purse, Storm. It looks practical and easy to carry!

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:23

That's a cool purse, Stormy.

I'm not a purse shopper...I wear one out, then go get whatever is cheap that fits my needs and is available...LOL I like the purses that have wallet style fronts to carry money/debit card/license and a small storage area for stuff like my cell phone and a brush and a lipstick and that's about it...hehe My current one has a long skinny strap so I can sling it around my neck/shoulders and not have to hold it while I'm carrying books etc.

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 11:23

Storm's Purse (http://www.ameribag.com/chbb-leather.html)
:bugeyed: :D They've got BIG ones too! I love that style.

Yira, I don't remember what your bag looked like, to be honest, it was pretty big though.

I haven't been out shopping very much in the last month or so, just enough to get what I need.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:23

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:23

Hi, TCO. Any preferences on handbags? :) })
I'm sure he's got a "ManBag" somewhere in the premises })

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:26

Storm's Purse (http://www.ameribag.com/chbb-leather.html)

I've seen these purses out and about. It looks pretty cool.

My bag is fairly heavy even when it's empty, but its' not too bad. I can carry a couple of decks if I want as well, and my tarot journal.

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 11:26

This is shopping Storm-style...I used to carry a BIG bag, but realized I rarely used the stuff I was carrying. I think it was a holdover from MOM of young kids days....I had EVERYthing 3 wee one could POSSIBLY need.

I've downsized...but then the only deck in my purse is a mini Illuminated...
I'm gone all day long alot of the time, and carry all the 'stuff' I might need. And I do use most of what I carry on a fairly regular basis. I'd love to be able to carry a smaller purse, but then I'd have to carry an extra tote(and do sometimes, anyway).

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:27

I'm sitting here shuffling and liking this deck more and more. I wonder how hard it would be to find a first edition that doesn't have any borders? I'd love to hear about the card stock of the first edition. Anyone know anything about it?
**Not looking...NOT going to the site....NOT tonight....on the laptop and i don't buy from the laptop*****

Resisting the urge to change computers...LOL

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 11:28

My "manbag" as you you say, is not something I would pack change or tarot decks into })

I am a wallet only guy. I guess my car glove box is as close as I come to a "bag"

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 11:30

I'm sure he's got a "ManBag" somewhere in the premises })
You'd be surprised how many guys do carry some sort of bag, now. They just don't own up to it.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:30

Don't look Stormy. I'm evil!

http://www.croneways.com/tarot.html

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:31

My "manbag" as you you say, is not something I would pack change or tarot decks into })

I am a wallet only guy. I guess my car glove box is as close as I come to a "bag"

Come on, not even a fanny pack? Do people still carry those?

I love my dad's wallet. It's called two big rubber bands.

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:33

I've always seen men handing stuff to their other halves to carry. The bf did this with me also...I had a bigger bag then...LOL

I wonder what men do when they no longer have a partner-purse!

~Yira

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 11:34

No fanny pack...just a wallet ;) In the "old days" I sed a money clip...but no one has money anymore :D

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 11:34

I'm off to make dinner. Oh joy! Guess I have to put the deck away for a while. Why do these people need to eat? It's annoying!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:35

I am a wallet only guy. I guess my car glove box is as close as I come to a "bag"
This made me smile....for MANY years all I carried was a leather trifold wallet...left back pocket....then I had kids and THAT CHANGED....

I think I got that wallet when I was 16...still have it somewhere....Purses happened 15 yrs later...WOW...

The crowned one

20-09-2010, 11:37

It is only 6.36 here but I feel so good and tired I think I might just go to bed! I do not mind getting up at 4 or 5 am, then I make coffee and wait for the sun to say goodmoring:)

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:42

It is only 6.36 here but I feel so good and tired I think I might just go to bed! I do not mind getting up at 4 or 5 am, then I make coffee and wait for the sun to say goodmoring
I love the early morning! But we go to bed so late now with hubby's schedule. :(

Enjoy, TCO!

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 11:43

This made me smile....for MANY years all I carried was a leather trifold wallet...left back pocket....then I had kids and THAT CHANGED....

I think I got that wallet when I was 16...still have it somewhere....Purses happened 15 yrs later...WOW...
Well, when I first left home I didn't have a purse; I just kept money and a comb in my jeans pocket. From these humble beginnings evolved a high-maintenance babe. :)

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 11:44

Sweet dreams TCO :)

~Yira

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 11:46

It is only 6.36 here but I feel so good and tired I think I might just go to bed! I do not mind getting up at 4 or 5 am, then I make coffee and wait for the sun to say goodmoring:)
Sleep well, TCO. Hope you have a beautiful sunrise to witness!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 11:56

It is only 6.36 here but I feel so good and tired I think I might just go to bed! I do not mind getting up at 4 or 5 am, then I make coffee and wait for the sun to say goodmoring:)
G'Night ~~~~~~~~~~

Used to love those hours, but now have a hard time making that work for me....Maybe that is why I feel so spiritually out of sorts....hmmmmm

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:01

Don't look Stormy. I'm evil!

http://www.croneways.com/tarot.html
This is one I'm gonna look for on trade.....I went there ( I know, BIG surprise:D )

Looked at the 9 pents....HUH??? "community" ???

Looked at 4 pents ....huh...????

8 of pents???? Looked more like 4 to me....dunno...one I'd like to peruse, but not gonna bust a seam to get my hands on.....

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 12:03

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 12:05

I know...it's weird, all growing up I was the one that got up at 5am, got my sisters up, got chores going etc before we had to go to school. If I spent the night at a friend's house (very rarely) the sisters were invariably late for school...lol

Then I had kids, and being alert at 5am after being up at 2 or 3 am with a crying/hungry/teething baby was impossible..LOL

Now I find it nearly impossible to get to bed before midnight. Probably because after a day doing homework minding animals and dealing with kids, I just want some peace to myself before sleeping..time to unwind. Teens stay up later than gradeschool kids...LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:09

Teens stay up later than gradeschool kids...LOL

~Yira
And this is my issue...I struggle to stay awake waiting for them, and the WEE morning hours are my sacrifice. I DO think this will change with the weather })....

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:11

Just realized...I DO get up in the wee hours...to...um...er...wee

Somehow it's not the same...ROTF....sorry, TMI I'm sure...

Still giggling.....*sigh*

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 12:13

Gosh I'd hate that...if I wake up in the middle of the night, it's like a reset -- start from scratch. I need at least 7 hours uninterrupted..and 8 is better..and I mean uninterrupted by even a call of nature...LOL

Does this mean I'm getting old?? :(

~Yira

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 12:15

Those early morning hours are part of the reason why I get up so early.

Wednesday I don't have to work till 1 pm, so I'm going outside and build a little 'bonfire' for the Equinox, cleanse a couple decks in the smoke and do a reading. Thermos of coffee in hand!
That sounds lovely! Maybe you can post about in the Six of Pents thread; that was originally going to be a Fall Equinox theme, but it didn't work out that way.

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 12:17

That sounds lovely! Maybe you can post about in the Six of Pents thread; that was originally going to be a Fall Equinox theme, but it didn't work out that way.
Sure, I'll do it in the morning, though. I'm on my way to bed for tonight.

Everyone have a wonderful 1/3!

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:18

Does this mean I'm getting old?? :(

~Yira
Au Contrare...I am getting old...that WEE in the wee morning hours is one of the first signs....goes downhill from here....ROTF...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:19

Sure, I'll do it in the morning, though. I'm on my way to bed for tonight.

Everyone have a wonderful 1/3!
(((BD))) ~~~ G'Night~~~~

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 12:21

Sweet dreams Blue :)

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 12:22

Au Contrare...I am getting old...that WEE in the wee morning hours is one of the first signs....goes downhill from here....ROTF...

Yeah..but I'm the one that needs uninterrupted sleep...and when I get up in the morning?? Don't get between me and the bathroom, that's all I gotta say...LOL

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:26

Yeah..but I'm the one that needs uninterrupted sleep...and when I get up in the morning?? Don't get between me and the bathroom, that's all I gotta say...LOL

~Yira
**Note to self....GET OUTTA the WAY !!!***
:D:D:D

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 12:29

LOL Stormy!

~Yira

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 12:43

OK, I'm hitting the trail. Can't wait up for the hubs tonight...

Take care, all! :)

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:54

OK, I'm hitting the trail. Can't wait up for the hubs tonight...

Take care, all! :)
'Night Mel~~~~ probably following soon

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:56

LOL Stormy!

~Yira
Just you....and....me....})

OH the fun we can have....

But we need to go to bed, right? **sigh** being a grown up sucks sometime...LOL

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 12:57

This is why the Tarot of the Crone scares me....

JO is now MIA....:eek:

emmsma

20-09-2010, 12:58

Yall are funny. Wee hours. They call them that for a reason. :)

Started reading the Alchemical Renewed LWB. Is there a book book for this? Needs one. Or I think it should, anyway.

Love the images of the Oracle of the Radiant Sun, but the book is very astrological. I'd have to get pins to stab myself repeatedly with, in order to get through it. :P

I see I missed bag talk. I like bags. I like them a lot, but I never wanna pay for good ones.

Oh, and they have to be big. even if I don't use whats in them. If I take something out of my bag, I am guaranteed to need it the next day.

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 12:58

It does suck...I'm in the process of putting dogs to bed (they're eating their bedtime snack) because I have to be alert and awake when I get up in the morning, get on the homework I didn't do tonight...LOL

It was fun though!!

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 13:01

Yeah see I'm a bit dimwitted..when I went through the thread I just skimmed, saw "bag" and thought "tarot bag" hence me linking my tarot box I'm gonna get...*sigh* what a dummy ROFL

Okay the dogs are done snacking if they're racing through the house chasing each other..time to bed them down!

~Yira

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:09

you have a pm...................

Yall are funny. Wee hours. They call them that for a reason. :)

Started reading the Alchemical Renewed LWB. Is there a book book for this? Needs one. Or I think it should, anyway.

Love the images of the Oracle of the Radiant Sun, but the book is very astrological. I'd have to get pins to stab myself repeatedly with, in order to get through it. :P

I see I missed bag talk. I like bags. I like them a lot, but I never wanna pay for good ones.

Oh, and they have to be big. even if I don't use whats in them. If I take something out of my bag, I am guaranteed to need it the next day.

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 13:11

Off to bed here, have a good 1/3 all :)

~Yira

emmsma

20-09-2010, 13:15

So everyone is off to bed!?!

I think I'm alone now...
There doesn't seem to be anyone around...

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:16

Off to bed here, have a good 1/3 all :)

~Yira

G'Night....I am following,,,

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:17

So everyone is off to bed!?!

I think I'm alone now...
There doesn't seem to be anyone around...
NOPE...NOT here...INVISIBLE mode :D.....
"Can you see me now???"...Rotf....sorry....:D

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 13:25

I've been reading the poetry for each of the major cards of the Crone. The poetry really enhances the cards and helps with the meanings.

What's going on here?

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 13:27

G'Night....I am following,,,

No, don't go to bed! I just got here.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 13:28

So everyone is off to bed!?!

I think I'm alone now...
There doesn't seem to be anyone around...

I'm here Emm! I'm here. :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:32

No, don't go to bed! I just got here.
HEYA...can't stay up....but...but...but...:D...OUCH....TCO !!!! SHE is twisting my arm...OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

How are ya????????? :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:35

NVISIBLE mode :D.....
"Can you see me now???"
WELL...that would be a BIG FAT ...**FAIL** on the invisible thing....

ps...and NO I do NOT care that quoting oneself is bad form....Who gives a sh*t....})

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 13:36

HEYA...can't stay up....but...but...but...:D...OUCH....TCO !!!! SHE is twisting my arm...OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

How are ya????????? :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I'm good. The kid is fed and bathed. I am hanging out for a bit before I get him to bed. How're you?

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 13:37

WELL...that would be a BIG FAT ...**FAIL** on the invisible thing....

ps...and NO I do NOT care that quoting oneself is bad form....Who gives a sh*t....})

I can see you. You cannot hide from me. :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:52

I'm good. The kid is fed and bathed. I am hanging out for a bit before I get him to bed. How're you?
I'm actually a tad bit NUTZ..pretty sure that is not obvious though....

I am REALLY tired....and typing VERY poorly.....the backspace key is my new B FF....LOL

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 13:52

crap...:(:(:(

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 13:56

You've had a big day. You should get some sleep.

Nutz? Maybe, but in a really good way.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:01

You've had a big day. You should get some sleep.

Nutz? Maybe, but in a really good way.
Yeah...BIG day....BIG weekend....actually BIG couple of weeks, but onto the IMpoRTANT stuff...........

Nuts...+ Chocolate....= YUM....right?????

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:04

Yeah...BIG day....BIG weekend....actually BIG couple of weeks, but onto the IMpoRTANT stuff...........

Nuts...+ Chocolate....= YUM....right?????

Nuts and chocolate, my two favorite flavors together. Yum x 10!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:05

I started your bag today. Should have it done tomorrow. It looks good, I think.

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 14:13

Hi All,

I have not caught up, any news that I need to know of?

Today I did more cleaning of son's room to try and get it ready for lil one to sleep in there. Not sure how to transition lil one from crib to big boy bed. Took most of day going through stuff, got rid of 5 bags of trash :bugeyed: And that is inbetween taking care of kids, no nap. Then found a point to stop at and had to come and fix supper for the kiddos and then it was time to get lil one to go to sleep which he fought and fought, I think he dozed off sometime after nine, and then had to come down and start a load of clothes so that son would have clean gym clothes and hubby clean work clothes, and hubby and 12 yr old got upset at one another cause 12 yr old didn't do homework over the weekend and so I had to talk to both hubby and son and hubby thought I was telling him it was all his fault, I said no it is both your faults, I already talked to son and now am talking to you.

And to top it off I have not had ANY supper

Tonite I am so frustrated. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Anyway, Thought I would stop in while I am having to wait for washer to be done.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:16

I started your bag today. Should have it done tomorrow. It looks good, I think.
OK...Dudette....
First of all I am HONORED....really...REALLY...but

I suck at gifts....just ask my family. It's a known fact. I don't really understand WHY, but.....

When peeps talk about train pckgs....with extras ( which I have recieved).....I am just feeling good that I get the package mailed....

I have postal issues....

I am uncomfortable getting gifts knowing that I suck at the reciprocating aspect....

Ya think there might be a "Reluctant gifter" support group????

And the thought just popped up..."What would the Tarot of the Crone" have to say?????

OK...tell ya what....you pull on my "GIFT " issues from the Crone deck....

And i will pull for the same question, no IDEA what deck....

We write em down, and compare in a few days...I am most definitely NOT pulling tonight.

GEEZ...did I just post an essay....LOL

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:19

And to top it off I have not had ANY supper

Tonite I am so frustrated. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Anyway, Thought I would stop in while I am having to wait for washer to be done.
SO...heehee...

The clothes in the washer go round and round
round and round
round and round

The dinner in the Microwave goes.....

guess.....

round and round
round and round.......etc...

Seriously...EAT !!!!!!!! And let the MAN and the boy deal with themselves....

OH...HI...~~~~~ ((Kaleanna))

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:21

OK...Dudette....
First of all I am HONORED....really...REALLY...but

I suck at gifts....just ask my family. It's a known fact. I don't really understand WHY, but.....

When peeps talk about train pckgs....with extras ( which I have recieved).....I am just feeling good that I get the package mailed....

I have postal issues....

I am uncomfortable getting gifts knowing that I suck at the reciprocating aspect....

Ya think there might be a "Reluctant gifter" support group????

And the thought just popped up..."What would the Tarot of the Crone" have to say?????

OK...tell ya what....you pull on my "GIFT " issues from the Crone deck....

And i will pull for the same question, no IDEA what deck....

We write em down, and compare in a few days...I am most definitely NOT pulling tonight.

GEEZ...did I just post an essay....LOL

I understand. No worries!!! I'm making you a bag. It's no big deal, and there is nothing reciprocal needed or expected. I actually like making these things and giving them away. Simple as that. :)

Sure, we can exchange on this idea, but it'll be a couple of days for me too. I have a huge reading to get done tomorrow, so how about Tuesday?

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:21

**Hiccup** 'cuse me

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:22

**'cuse me**

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:25

Hiya Kale. Sounds like you're a mother. Fun innit? But we love the little darlings, so we do it.

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:25

**Hiccup** 'cuse me

You're excused.

emmsma

20-09-2010, 14:27

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:27

Hey look!

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:27

I have...

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:28

7000 posts!!! What an accomplishment. I'm sure I said very important things with all that posting. :D

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:29

I understand. No worries!!! I'm making you a bag. It's no big deal, and there is nothing reciprocal needed or expected. I do get that...but there's still some kinda puritanical crap in my genes....

Sure, we can exchange on this idea, but it'll be a couple of days for me too. I have a huge reading to get done tomorrow, so how about Tuesday?
Within the next week??? LOL, this is why I don't "DO" the exchanges....

commitment issues....LOL...Whenever....on a porch near you...:)

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:30

7000 posts!!! What an accomplishment. I'm sure I said very important things with all that posting. :D
!!! wow !!! You've talked a LOT in the last year....((JO))

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 14:30

SO...heehee...

The clothes in the washer go round and round
round and round
round and round

The dinner in the Microwave goes.....

guess.....

round and round
round and round.......etc...

Seriously...EAT !!!!!!!! And let the MAN and the boy deal with themselves....

OH...HI...~~~~~ ((Kaleanna))

Hiya Stormy,

Yeah I am trying to think of what I want to eat or thinking maybe should just get some intense chocolate ice cream, ROFL

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:31

Ah, everybody is going to bed, in order to be functional humans in the morning.

We are just hangning in the hotel. Boy had fallen asleep at 6. Just woke up. Hungry. but everyone is in pj's.

My dad is finishing watching the ball game, then will come over and decide what we will all eat. He's gonna make a run for us.

I am trying to get back to the alchemical Renewed, but hubs is telling a story. :D

and still debating Pearls of Wisdom 2nd edition.

Glad you are having fun with the Crones.

Hey Emm. I love hotels.

Yeah, I am enjoying the crones. Not your standard RWS though, so will need some study, but I'm still "studying" like three other decks. Wonder if I'll ever actually follow through to the end with one deck. Seems unlikely.

But, I must get the kid to bed. he should have been in bed over an hour ago. Bad mommy!!

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 14:33

Hiya Kale. Sounds like you're a mother. Fun innit? But we love the little darlings, so we do it.

Yeppers jc :D

jcwirish

20-09-2010, 14:33

I do get that...but there's still some kinda puritanical crap in my genes....

[QUOTE=jcwirishSure, we can exchange on this idea, but it'll be a couple of days for me too. I have a huge reading to get done tomorrow, so how about Tuesday?
Within the next week??? LOL, this is why I don't "DO" the exchanges....

commitment issues....LOL...Whenever....on a porch near you...:)[/QUOTE]

Hey, if it happens it happens. No commitments.

Purge that puritanical demon!!

good night ladies. Sleep well everyone.

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:33

and still debating Pearls of Wisdom 2nd edition.
This is a deck that I treasure...I am NOT up on the various editions....not sure how much it REALLY matters. THis is a RICH deck...PACKED with visual stuff in the images....

Do NOT buy a deck right now....but if you find nothing on your trip?? buy this one....

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 14:57

Marina will be SO proud of me.....

***thread Killer in training***

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 15:12

i was afk putting clothes in dryer and getting some tacos made

Jesii

20-09-2010, 15:35

Morning everyone! How are you all?

Went to the Pre-Raphaelite exhibition yesterday, my god it was breath-taking. There was one painting there I could have stood in front of for hours, it was so beautiful! There was a really large collection there, over 70 paintings! And Dad bought me tho book! So glad I went :D

Move out tomorrow :(

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 16:13

Hi all

I'm home. I had my exciting 5 and 3/4 hour shift tonight. And I got my schedule for next week too. I only have 3 shifts, about 13 hours in total. Here's the ironic part though.

Two out of those three shifts will be during the Trade Train. :rolleyes:

Jesii

20-09-2010, 16:16

Hi NT :D Thats going to be really annoying, shifts during a train. If it's a slow train it should be really goods though, loads of time to relax after a station :)

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 16:17

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 16:19

Dammit.

Seeing my new crappy schedule has restarted my poverty-fear. I'm trying not to cry again.

Jesii

20-09-2010, 16:20

It's 7.15 a.m. and I hafta got to work now!! Because the car goes in for its inspection as soon as the garage opens and himself wants to get the dogs out for a nice long run before he takes it in. So I go to work very early .....
Mum has to be at work for 9 o'clock today, so I'm going in so I can go to the library :)

Is early work better than late work?

((((((NT))))))

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 16:48

I'm distracting myself with episodes of Mythbusters. Nothing like watching things go BOOM.

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 16:52

Mum has to be at work for 9 o'clock today, so I'm going in so I can go to the library :)

Is early work better than late work?

((((((NT))))))

Oh yes - I much prefer getting in at the crack of dawn, finishing at lunchtime and having the rest of the day to myself :). If I was starting late, I'd not get much done before going (I know me - I'd just flop about until it was time to go), and then I wouldn't have much time to myself after work had ended.

I don't much like getting up early but I'm used to it now, and really - I love my long afternoons! I mean - I finish at 2.00 p.m. :D

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 16:53

I'm distracting myself with episodes of Mythbusters. Nothing like watching things go BOOM.

I love Mythbusters! Very fond of Jamie's attitude :). Adam a little too frenzied for me, but enjoy watching him anyway.

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 17:06

I love Mythbusters! Very fond of Jamie's attitude :). Adam a little too frenzied for me, but enjoy watching him anyway.

I think the two of them together have a real Laurel and Hardy thing going. Or would that be Abbot and Costello?

I'm not sure though if I should say too much about Adam in particular though. Because.... well, because. })

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 17:19

I'm not sure though if I should say too much about Adam in particular though. Because.... well, because. })

I know - *waggles eyebrows knowingly* - we have discussed this before .......

I wish this office had biscuits. And now that I'm here I can't be arsed to go and get any from the shop over the road. I shall investigate the depths of my snackbox but I know it will be sensible stuff because he takes better care of me than I do. (Advantages of diabetes - you have to eat now and again, so because I don't eat early breakfast, I get a snackbox :D).

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 17:24

I know - *waggles eyebrows knowingly* - we have discussed this before .......

I wish this office had biscuits. And now that I'm here I can't be arsed to go and get any from the shop over the road. I shall investigate the depths of my snackbox but I know it will be sensible stuff because he takes better care of me than I do. (Advantages of diabetes - you have to eat now and again, so because I don't eat early breakfast, I get a snackbox :D).

I know. And I know you know. And I'm still waiting patiently for network approval of a certain proposed myth.

My father had diabetes, and so does my brother. I know the deal.

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 17:28

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 17:37

I love those I know you know I know he knows bits in films :D

I have found - down in the depths of said box - a cherry scone :). At the moment, life holds no more!

And I feel so desperately un-worky. Wonderful Boss is coming in tomorrow not today - he has to take his Lovely Wife to a pre-op assessment. So really I have a clear day to crack on without him. It ain't happening :eek:

What are you up to tomorrow? I don't say today because I know it's coming up to the wee hours for you now.

Well, I can't stay up too late because I do have a morning business meeting. After that, I need to find some place to photocopy my resumes. (I'm down to my last copies.) Then I need to find more places to give out said resumes.

NorthernTigress

20-09-2010, 18:00

Well, it's time for bed. If I don't get to bed soon, I'll be seriously grumpy in the morning.

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 18:03

Nighty night - doncha hate "please do this right now" emails ....

Sleep tight and good luck finding places for resumes :)

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 19:34

Morning all :) Who's still here?

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 20:40

Morning all :) Who's still here?
Good Morning! I'm just getting here. Starting on second cup of coffee, so my fingers and brain are finally starting to work properly...:D

emmsma

20-09-2010, 20:55

Morning. Nearly 4am, so I am wide awake. :P

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 20:57

How's the holiday going, emmsma? And how's you, BD?

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 21:04

Morning, emmsma!

I'm doing well this morning, JD. I have a busy week, so I'm fostering some positive energy for it, this morning! How about your household? Everyone doing all right?

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 21:04

Morning. Nearly 4am, so I am wide awake. :P
You really need to learn to sleep at night, girl!

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 21:07

Finally talked offspring out of yet another Dora-thon, so watching Curious George. Then must go to post office, and prepare to bunker down for 150 mm rain tomorrow - that's what? 6 inches? :bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 21:19

That's alot of rain! :bugeyed:

We had a heavy downpour Sat. morning, lasted about 45 minutes and got a good inch of water in the birdbath, but I can't imagine it raining that hard long enough for 6 inches in one day.

BlueDragonfly

20-09-2010, 21:31

I"m off to work, see you later!

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 21:32

Good morning all :)

Weird dreams all night, now I feel disgruntled. I also wonder what it feels like to be gruntled.... :confused:

I'm also in a weird mood I guess :)

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 21:32

Ahh, have a good day Blue :)

~Yira

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 21:36

"Gruntled" is one of my favourite words. Right up there with wireful (as in Internet) and cordful (as in phone).

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 21:40

Hehe :) I'm trying to imagine a situation in which I'd describe myself as gruntled.....

~Yira

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 22:06

Morning everyone,

I think it was about 4am when I was finally tired enough to be able to sleep. I was pretty frustrated and stressed last nite. between hubby and son having a disagreement at about 10:30ish at nite to being referee, to not eating supper til 12, to hearing something drip and come to find out that it was a big pipe and hubby said it had been leaking for sometime and had asked if the upstairs bathroom had water on the floor anywhere. So not sure what will happen with that.

I am so tired of all this clutter and can't wait to be done with it all so that all I have to do is regular cleaning instead of this power decluttering frenzy mode that I seem to have been put at cause of some inspection thing that hubby says we might have in a couple of weeks or so. and NO not sure what that "inspection" is all about either.

Anywho..................... How is everyone doing?

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 22:23

Stormdancer

20-09-2010, 22:31

I....am....NOT...here....

G'Morning ~~~~~~~

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 22:34

I don't see you.

Hi Stormy. Hi Kaleanna.

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 22:40

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 22:41

Morning Kaleanna :) Doing okay'ish here -- restless night of dreams so not feeling rested but hey them's the breaks...lol Working on homework right now, will hit the shower in about 45 min then school.

Hope the decluttering gets done fast...I started that during semester break, and Joe and Krystal brought over truckloads of crap and put in my garage/basement/storage room..and I just kinda gave up LOL. I told them to bring the stuff here, that's no biggie, it's just that it's such a PILE now....

~Yira

Thanks Yira. So do I as it has been hectic cause of it only being me doing the decluttering but I will declutter everything except hubby's stuff, he has to be responsible for that as I am not going to go through his stuff only for him to figure out that something I thought was trash was actually something he wanted/needed and him to get mad at me for it. I will however go through the boys stuff and my stuff and kitchen stuff. I know the kinda "PILE " you are talking about, We have a similar type "PILE" but I am getting through it and will be glad when it is done, LOL.

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 22:42

I....am....NOT...here....

G'Morning ~~~~~~~

Morning Stormy

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 22:46

G'morning Stormy, JD :)

I'm a bit of a minimalist also, and hate clutter..knicknacks are NOT done here (actually I have a fat bird sitting on top of my tv, and these wooden cats in front of my vcr tapes on the bookshelf though... So I guess my clutter isn't THAT bad. But bad enough. The house is just too small...yet there's only 2 of us?! LOL I desire to be MORE minimalist LOL

~Yira

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 22:49

Decluttering sucks. Big time.

It's the incentive behind my latest sale/giveaway. Ever see that show "Hoarders"? Well, my mother's house is not too many steps short of one of those. We lived there for three months when we first arrived in the province, and it made me determined never to be like that. Ever. Which is why honey and I (he's a minimalist and a neat-freak) have the occasional purges of books, cards, models ... I am now severely holding myself to cards I will USE, books I will read and reread, clothes I will wear.

Hiya JD.
Yes decluttering sucks BIG TIME but it has to be done and is left to me to do most of it. Yes I have seen that show, and I so never want to get like that at all. and I am tired of the clutter that we have which is quite a bit and so it is good to be able to declutter. I have gotten rid of 5 bags of trash yesterday and 8 bags of books last week and I have several bags to go for donation. So it is getting there slowly though I wish it would go faster. But I will and am going and can only go at a pace that is not too fast for me as in addition to the decluttering I still have to keep up with the day to day stuff too, soo........ LOL

Anyway............... I just got done helping son with homework and now as soon as he gets ready I gotta run him up to the school and then I get to come back and if lil one is still asleep, maybe get to lay down again

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 22:55

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 22:56

Finally talked offspring out of yet another Dora-thon, so watching Curious George. Then must go to post office, and prepare to bunker down for 150 mm rain tomorrow - that's what? 6 inches? :bugeyed:
Are you getting brushed by Hurricane Igor?

zan_chan

20-09-2010, 22:59

Hi all. Internet man came today, but not quite working yet. Free net goes in and out, but thats alright - all is well anyway :) Getting settled in, finally. All unpacked and put away and looking nice and homey. About to watch a movie and be blissful :)

Anyhoo, catch ya sometime....

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 23:02

G'morning Mell :)

I saw that Hoarders show on tv once, I was over at a friend's house, there was this older guy and his grandkids had never been over to see Grandpa due to the extreme situation in his house..and he wanted so badly to be a real grandpa.. part way through his kid (daughter I think? Can't remember..attention span lacking regarding tv lol) brought the kids over to help as part of his treatment. I thought the kids were awesome, youngish (6-10'ish I think?) accepting that it was a problem Grandpa had and they would help him...

I really felt badly for the guy, it had started with a few multiple losses (death of family members) and he just really wanted to be normal and have his grandchildren around.

Maybe I just identified with that because of my own granddaughter though hehe.

~Yira

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 23:02

Sounds like things are coming together for ya Zan :) Enjoy the movie!

~Yira

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 23:06

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 23:14

Morning! Stealing a few minutes before I hit the gym. Which is something I do NOT want to do, but we got on a bad track with the birthday celebration this weekend so I must correct course NOW.

I am a hoarder and I realize that right now is the time to be doing something about that since I have the time, but - meh! It's the last thing I want to do. Yet last week when I did a super cleaning on my desk and office, it created an atmosphere that was so much better.

Morning Mell,

I want to create an atmosphere that is comfortable but homey and lived in but not so cluttered. I think if I keep decluttering like I have been that I will reach that point, I just hope that it goes by quickly, ROFL.

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 23:15

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 23:15

Yeah, Igor, I think. Honey hoping to leave work a little early to do some redirecting of the eavestrough.

I just hope it won't knock the power out. At least it's not cold here now, but entertaining and feeding a toddler with no power ...

And shoot, we have not a candle in the house. Will have to pick some up. Do have flashlights, at least ...
Make sure you have water to drink and fill bathtub with water to flush toilet with in case the power goes out. Flashlights are safer than batteries, and snack food is good to have on hand. (Having been through a number of hurricanes and power outages now.)

Zan, cool on getting your place all cozy. You are still my hero for how you handled that whole move thing with a raging flu. Hope you have a super-chilled out evening!

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 23:18

Do any of ya'll have any tips to help transition my 2 yr old from crib to big bed?

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 23:24

Being childless, that's not my area of expertise! :grin:

I've seen you mention that he's a climber. Will he climb out at night?

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 23:26

Morning Mell,

I want to create an atmosphere that is comfortable but homey and lived in but not so cluttered. I think if I keep decluttering like I have been that I will reach that point, I just hope that it goes by quickly, ROFL.
Yes, I need to do this.

And I am selective in my places of hoarding; it's all in closets and drawers, but I am maniacal in my obsession to keep the rest of the house clear of clutter. So I am a sort of "closet hoarder", so to speak!

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 23:28

All I can remember is letting him help choose the sheets and things, making sure his favourite toys were in it with him, and telling him a lot of things about how only big boys and girls were allowed proper beds, and wasn't he lucky.....

And be prepared to put him back in it a lot for the first few nights at least until the novelty wears off... it got very tedious!

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 23:29

Is he good at sleeping in the crib, Kaleanna? That makes a difference on how you play it...if he doesn't stay in his crib anyway, don't expect him to stay in a big-boy bed LOL. That's a whole other kettle of fish to work on and it's NOT fun! hehe

I'd first give him a stuffie he likes, to sleep with. While still in the crib...so he has something "the same" Also a toddler pillow and a blanket. If there's room set the bed up in the same room as the crib a few days in advance - let him play on/around it. Put a body pillow (even a cheap one from Kmart if funding is limited) on the floor in front of the bed so if he falls out it won't hurt.

Make a big deal of him getting to be such a big boy, he gets a big bed like momma and daddy and brother (etc) Put him to bed late a few times so he is tired, falling asleep as you lay him down. Then he'll have jumped over the hurdle of getting used to a new bed just out of sheer tiredness.

Of course he could be like my middle son, and as soon as the big-boy bed was in his room he insisted on sleeping in it...no adjustment period. Just being GROWN UP NOW MOMMA! (Half the time I'd get up in the morning and find him in Joe's bed, having climbed out of his crib in the middle of the night and slept with brother)

~Yira

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 23:31

When we changed offspring out of a crib, it was because she would wake up in the night and freak when we tried to put her back in a crib. Now, hers was a convertible crib, that let you remove a side and put in a half-rail to keep her from rolling out. She was afraid when she saw it at first, but we did it first thing in the morning and told her all day that it was her "big girl bed". No mention of "bed", but always "big girl bed". Informed her that only babies slept in cribs, but she was a big girl and got a big girl bed. Made sure she still had the same bedding for at least the first few nights so that she had that continuity. In the night when she would wake, I got her a bottle and told her to get back in her big girl bed. The three magic words.

That was in March, I think. Since then we've moved her into a toddler bed (Dora the Explorer, natch :rolleyes:) and new big girl bedding has helped.

Umm ... so my advice, I guess, is to keep as much of it the same as ever - bedtime routine, bedding or musical toys or whatever, and emphasize for him that it's because he is a big boy now.

Good luck!

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 23:33

And I am selective in my places of hoarding; it's all in closets and drawers, but I am maniacal in my obsession to keep the rest of the house clear of clutter. So I am a sort of "closet hoarder", so to speak!

I am being very cunning with my hoarding. I hoard music on my computer, and ebooks, and photographs, essays, images of so many different things - and no-one knows because they can't see it ..... It's wonderful - I hoard, the house stays reasonably clear'ish.

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 23:35

If you look at the "My Pictures" folders, and see the thousands of pictures - no prize for guessing the main subject - you'd say the same of me, Wendy!

Mellaenn

20-09-2010, 23:36

I am being very cunning with my hoarding. I hoard music on my computer, and ebooks, and photographs, essays, images of so many different things - and no-one knows because they can't see it ..... It's wonderful - I hoard, the house stays reasonably clear'ish.
LOL - an eHoarder, eh? I can relate to that one, too!

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 23:37

Don't ya hate it when your ehoarding is hindered by computer glitches?? I lost my ehoard when I installed Windows 7 on my computer a few weeks ago :(

~Yira

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 23:38

I hav every school report my son ever had scanned in. All the certificates for everything and anything .... all in "his" folder. I copied that, plus the photo album onto a memory stick for him earlier this year - he loved it!!

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 23:40

Don't ya hate it when your ehoarding is hindered by computer glitches?? I lost my ehoard when I installed Windows 7 on my computer a few weeks ago :(

~Yira

Aaaargh!! We have a back up external hard drive, and a spare computer that himself backs us up onto as well. Belt and braces. He lost his data once, and after that got the external drive. It helps because we can back my son's computer up on to it as well. In the event of fire - grab the external drive!! (after the dogs and tarantulas...)

jackdaw*

20-09-2010, 23:43

Memory sticks are my best friends. We have one earmarked just for offspring's photos. We don't have them in print form, we'd be devastated if we lost these.

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 23:44

I thought I had it backed up...I moved the folder off my hard drive onto a DVD I was burning of all backups :( That's when I lost my recipe file among other things...(Pictures I have copies at facebook BUT those are low res of course...) Somehow the folder transferred but there was only 3 items in it when I moved it onto the hard drive after installing 7. I'm truly not sure what could have happened there...??? (It would be easier to explain NO files transferring than explaining only 3 transferring)

I hear ya on grabbing stuff on the way out if need be :)

~Yira

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 23:45

Get spares, make copies - lodge them with parents/office desks/wherever ... just in case!

Wendywu

20-09-2010, 23:48

Gawd - if he lost his recipe files :bugeyed:. Doesn't bear thinking about..... I must make a sneaky memory stick copy of those and take it to the office and put it somewhere very safe.

kaleanna

20-09-2010, 23:48

Thank you for all the advice. Yes he likes to climb out of the crib and if we catch him, he will run back to crib and try to climb in, LOL. He already has a toddler pillow (that he uses at times and at other times he will toss it out of the crib. He has his favorite blankets . He has several blankets that have his favorite characters on it, and some sheets too. We have started to talk to him about his "big boy bed"

yirabeth

20-09-2010, 23:50

Gawd - if he lost his recipe files :bugeyed:. Doesn't bear thinking about..... I must make a sneaky memory stick copy of those and take it to the office and put it somewhere very safe.

Definitely! I miss mine...and guess who has a copy of them??! Yep, the ex-bf...no I'm not going to ask for them. I'll make a new recipe collection.

~Yira

emmsma

21-09-2010, 00:31

I went back to sleep for another 3+ hours! (young one woke up as I was typing that 4am post.)

But I slept on the floor. I feel like i fell down a long flight of stairs, but I slept!

My parents will be knocking any time now. Yesterday we got a call at 8am.(what about sleeping in?!) Ma said, I figured you'd all be up BY NOW. (She woke the boy.)

THe plan is the Wildlife Safari place, today. SHower time.

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 00:32

Good morning all, coffee is in hand, I slept for about 12 hours.

I see we are wizzing along to 1000 already :)

I have not gone back to catch up, instead I put on a old episode of Cheers on one TV, Oprah on another and Star trek on a third...ran them all at the same time, so now I am caught up on content and feel, just not actual actions and words LOL.

Busy day: Cleaning, Doctors, and as my claim on WCB at this point is being disputed by the new D of C I may have to consider going back to work. ( she says its her policy and not case by case so not to take it personally. I say if it is her policy and not cases by case it has no relevance and her opinion needs to be tossed out as it is based on policy and not fact :)

I think I will likely win my lost wages in the end but as my bills seem to total 5000.00 a month somehow I better not gamble too much...LOL Hope my arm can take it..

jcwirish

21-09-2010, 00:34

Good morning everyone.

I'm just having my coffee and taking some notes on my new Tarot of the Crone. Wendy, I found the PDF file. Thank you for letting me know about that. I definitely need the extra information with this deck.

Have to get child up for school soon. How is everyone today?

emmsma

21-09-2010, 00:35

Wow, TCO. I'm hoping things work out for you and you can get your back wages.

SO if you end up going back to work, what will you be doing in this incarnation? You said you change alot, right?

And lol @ the choice of videos to give you the feel of lost time here.

Now, I'm really going.

jcwirish

21-09-2010, 00:37

Have fun Emm!

TCO, hope things work out. I didn't realize you weren't working right now. Hope you get things sorted out in your favor.

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 00:42

Yeah - i didn't realise you weren't earning either. Hope you find a job you enjoy :). It's just awful the way living eats up the money!! Seems to me that I could double my wage tomorrow and still only just earn enough. Household costs expand to keep pace with income. There must be a formula to express that somewhere, because it's true!

Master_Margarita

21-09-2010, 00:55

Good morning, all! At home this a.m. waiting for the cable guy!

:heart: M_M~

Jesii

21-09-2010, 01:10

Hello again everyone!

yirabeth

21-09-2010, 05:56

Hey everyone :)

Back from class -- today is the day I start to pay for slouching all weekend. Panic time! LOL

I see it's been very quiet here :) Good for my homework, but hoping everyone is okay? :)

~Yira

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 06:49

Well, I'm home.

Went to my business meeting feeling good, and by the time I got home I was having another money-related panic attack. This time my husband was home to see it.

I just don't know how to deal with this stress.

cardlady22

21-09-2010, 07:26

(((NT))) Wish there was more I could offer than hugs and best Wishes.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 07:36

cardlady! How was the art weekend?

cardlady22

21-09-2010, 07:39

We had a fabulous time! The jazz band that played was very good. There were all sorts of booths: leather work, Columbian beadwork, jewelry, paintings. I hope they continue with the event- this was the 3rd year. Jasmine and her husband were very happy to hear that people here on AT were enjoying her work.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 07:58

I really really love her artwork style, and it meshed so well with Lucy Cavendish's meanings.

cardlady22

21-09-2010, 08:19

Jasmine's husband said he was just in awe of what Lucy saw in Jasmine's art. Her painting Owlyn (http://jasminetoad.elfwood.com/owlyn.jpg.3561367.html) was incredible- wish I'd had the money for it.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 08:22

Jasmine's husband said he was just in awe of what Lucy saw in Jasmine's art. Her painting Owlyn (http://jasminetoad.elfwood.com/owlyn.jpg.3561367.html) was incredible- wish I'd had the money for it.

Wow, that owl is almost photographic! I love birds of prey. In fact, I married one. :D Hubby's nickname is "falcon".

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 08:30

The next train is coming really fast. I've updated my latest list, but I'm not sure if I'm going to make one more addition or not.

emmsma

21-09-2010, 08:53

Will have to work on my list this evening.

Very quiet here today. I come to catch up, and it didn't take long at all!

Did the safari park. Was nice, though hot. Guess since I'm not outdoorsie, it felt hotter than I'd expected. It was my boy who demanded we return to the car and leave,though. He wanted to go to the pool. They spent several hours there.

Showering and refreshing before heading out to dinner.

Hope all is going well here, for everyone. See some new sale threads. Thinking about a backup Trees. Been using them the last few days. They are lovely little cards, though they scratch pretty easily.

Anything exciting going on out there?

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 08:56

Not much, I'm trying to forget how stressed out I am about my lack of money/lack of work hours/excess of debt. I was going to stop at the university to photocopy my resumes, but I was bawling my eyes out earlier, and didn't want to be seen in public.

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 09:11

'Ello Peeps....

What's up??? Not caught up at all...

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 09:13

(((NT))), wishing you the best.

I just got here myself, but it's quiet in my neck of the woods.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 09:16

'Ello Peeps....

What's up??? Not caught up at all...

Not much. Cardlady and I were talking about how much we both like the work of Jasmine Becket-Griffith. Besides that, we're just sitting around waiting for the thread to blow up.

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 09:21

Not much. Cardlady and I were talking about how much we both like the work of Jasmine Becket-Griffith. Besides that, we're just sitting around waiting for the thread to blow up.

:laugh: It is almost that time again, isn't it? :laugh:

That is one gorgeous painting, Cardlady!

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 09:27

Oh yes, I guess there is another piece of news. My husband has been teaching himself how to make wire jewelry. Today he gave me his first finished bracelet. (The last thing he gave me was a beaded zipper-pull.) I told him that when he thought he was ready, I could offer up some of his work here.

cardlady22

21-09-2010, 09:36

You know we'd love to see his work- and help out!

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 09:43

You know we'd love to see his work- and help out!

I'll remind him about pictures and such. Unfortunately I forgot to charge the battery on my little easy-upload camera.

kaleanna

21-09-2010, 09:56

hello all,

Am eating at a reasonable time this evening. We are having bacon tomato sandwiches and homemade fries

How is everyone?

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 10:04

Hi kaleanna, your dinner sounds good!

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 10:06

Hi Kal

I'm trying to decide whether to make tomato sandwiches, or peanutbutter-banana sandwiches. Except, if I want the PB, I'll have to go downstairs and buy some.

kaleanna

21-09-2010, 10:08

Hi kaleanna, your dinner sounds good!

hiya BD :D

It is very Yummy. Hubby will be upset that he missed bacon as he had to go out to dinner with his father. Though we did save him some bacon to have later this evening, but he will also be bummed that he didn't get homemade fries

kaleanna

21-09-2010, 10:10

Hi Kal

I'm trying to decide whether to make tomato sandwiches, or peanutbutter-banana sandwiches. Except, if I want the PB, I'll have to go downstairs and buy some.
hiya NT

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 10:12

Okay, I'm going to see if the convenience store downstairs has PB. If not, I'll have to go a little farther to the grocery store.

Queen of Disks

21-09-2010, 10:25

I am here! Trying to finish my homework. I feel better, now I just want to get a decent night's sleep.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 10:27

Back!

Food cravings and laziness are NOT a good combination. I just spent way too much money on a small jar of peanutbutter.

kaleanna

21-09-2010, 10:29

I am stuffed............. UGGGGGGGGGGGGGG LOL

My eyes were bigger than my stomach. I had made two sandwiches and could only eat one. My 12 yr old ate almost 3 full sandwiches and some fries. Sheesh he was hungry tonite, LOL. He normally doesn't eat like that.

I gotta take lil one upstairs and try and get him to go to sleep. I will try and make it back here that is if I don't crash myself while trying to get him to go to sleep.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 10:36

I am stuffed............. UGGGGGGGGGGGGGG LOL

My eyes were bigger than my stomach. I had made two sandwiches and could only eat one. My 12 yr old ate almost 3 full sandwiches and some fries. Sheesh he was hungry tonite, LOL. He normally doesn't eat like that.

Are you telling me you wasted bacon? How could you?

Shalyn

21-09-2010, 10:44

Are you telling me you wasted bacon? How could you?

SACRILEGE!

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 10:46

Bacon is too versatile to be wasted;) It can be used for anything from sandwiches, to a blanket for a fine scallop to a tomatoes best friend to ...icing? LOL

Queen of Disks

21-09-2010, 10:48

and there goes the thread.

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 10:49

~~BACON~~BACON~~BACON~~

I WUB BACON

Chocolate covered BACON (http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/product/bacon_exotic_candy_bar/exotic_candy_bars)
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 10:49

and there goes the thread.

Giggle

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 10:51

and there goes the thread.
We are witnesses...:) Want some popcorn??? With BACON sprinkles???

Actually that sounds kinda good....popcorn and bacon.....

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 10:56

Poor Kaleanna. She's going to come back here (or to the replacement cafe) and be soooo confused. And possibly embarrassed.

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 11:19

We are witnesses...:) Want some popcorn??? With BACON sprinkles???

Actually that sounds kinda good....popcorn and bacon.....
I dunno....I just had an apple fritter drizzled with caramel. Yum!

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 11:19

Hi, everyone. I'd better pass on the bacon; after our sugar debauch for hubby's birthday this weekend, I have to get back into form.

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 11:29

Mel...your "form" is fine....

BD....YUMMY on the apple fritter/caramel thingy....

NT....Kaleanna will be fine...probably better than the rest of us when the blast hits....

There is STILL a leak....a wee one, and SO glad the wall is still open. This is NEVER gonna end....and I have a toilet replacement to look forward to....

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 11:32

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 11:33

Mel...your "form" is fine....
Phew! I feel better already - pass the chocolate bacon!

and I have a toilet replacement to look forward to....

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Some people get to have all the fun! })

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 11:37

I dunno....I just had an apple fritter drizzled with caramel. Yum!
Oh, the h*ll with the darn diet - gimme one of those things! :grin:

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 11:44

*hands over plate and a big napkin*

Virtual treats have 'virtually'(clever huh?) no calories, so enjoy! :D

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 11:52

(((Stormy))) What a nightmare for you.
Thanks (((BD)))...others.....are not so sympathetic....LOL

Some people get to have all the fun! })

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 11:52

Oh, the h*ll with the darn diet - gimme one of those things! :grin:
Sounds YUMMY, right????

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 11:54

I am still curious about the popcorn/bacon thing....Might just try it this weekend when the kids are at their Dad's....wouldn't want to set a bad dietary example :angel:

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 12:02

Squeeeeeeeeeee!

It's the season opener of Castle!

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 12:02

I want to make popcorn balls for Halloween this year. I have never made them before. Anyone here ever make them?

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 12:03

Ha HA !!! Dead mosquito })

I am all alone, aren't I....

Off ISO benedryl.....

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 12:03

Squeeeeeeeeeee!

It's the season opener of Castle!
What is Castle? A TV show?

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 12:06

I want to make popcorn balls for Halloween this year. I have never made them before. Anyone here ever make them?
Years ago. It's a gooey, sticky, sweet, fun project. Find a good recipe, buy the best popcorn for big fluffy kernals, and let it cool just enough to handle. Butter your hands well!

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 12:06

What is Castle? A TV show?
Why yes it is...abc...now central time....

Not seen it before.....

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 12:12

What is Castle? A TV show?

It's a comic-dramatic cop show starring a really cute mystery writer who happens to be played by an actor who grew up in my home town.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219024/
http://abc.go.com/shows/castle

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 12:20

Thanks! I'm on it...

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 12:22

Thanks! I'm on it...
LOL...me too...He IS cute...})

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 12:27

LOL...me too...He IS cute...})

Isn't he? sigh

Cute, funny, smart, only one year older than me...

double sigh

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 12:29

Isn't he? sigh

Cute, funny, smart, only one year older than me...

double sigh
OH...kinda young for me....:(

I'm not adverse to robbing an occasional cradle })

Mellaenn

21-09-2010, 12:51

Guess everybody's been watching "Castle"!

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 12:52

My plan is working perfectly.

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 12:52

Guess everybody's been watching "Castle"!
YUP...:D

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 12:53

My plan is working perfectly.
Seems we are converts....

It's the Kitty lady...all that's missing is the ink...tatooes....LOL

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 13:01

Bwahahahha!

Next episode involves a dead Medium.

Queen of Disks

21-09-2010, 13:11

homework done!

and in other news, Ok Go has done it again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs&feature=topvideos

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 13:12

OK...Ladyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Over and Out.....

Really liked the show, will watch it again....

BACON...?...POPCORN....think about it......

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 13:48

I'm still here. Walked my hubby to work, now I'm all alone.

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 13:48

I got nothing done but I had a wonderful evening...Guess what I think mean more :)

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 13:50

I'm still here. Walked my hubby to work, now I'm all alone.

Sorry to hear that :( I am still on a high from my company... But I understand being without my loved ones.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 13:55

Wow, I just ate two big chocolate chip cookies in about 5 minutes. Luckily they were charity cookies. No calories if you bought them altruistically.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 14:07

I got nothing done but I had a wonderful evening...Guess what I think mean more :)

I got nothing done today either. As to the "wonderful" part... maybe.

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 14:56

My love letters seem to be laced with science. I have just tried to lace this one with history and mythology, two other topics I enjoy. I read once that metaphors make for a poor letter, but I love the imagery they draw up...So who ever that well read author was: You forgot that a metaphor is stronger than similes or analogies, as the image I subsitute holds more weight than the subject that I replaced.

Metaphor A is B
Similes A is sort of like B
Analogy A and B have parts in common.

Metaphors are both dangerous and beautiful depending on use as they hold the power of a direct image for image replacement in the shape of a feeling.

Why the hell did I just put this into text? My thoughts? because the fruits we call thought needed out :) Get it? LOL...Ok I am off to bed :)

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:04

'Night TCO. See you around.

Jesii

21-09-2010, 15:32

MJorning :)

Moving Day today :D

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:34

Hey Jesii!

I'm all alone here. No one to talk to until you.

Jesii

21-09-2010, 15:36

Hi
Awwww ((((NT))))) I'm here now :D I see I messed some converstaion about 'Castle'? Never seen it but it has an actor I like in it LOL
And I gave up trying to sleep about an hour ago

What you been up to????

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:41

Hi
Awwww ((((NT))))) I'm here now :D I see I messed some converstaion about 'Castle'? Never seen it but it has an actor I like in it LOL
And I gave up trying to sleep about an hour ago

Castle is awesome. I love Nathan Fillion. The humor in this particular show is really good too.

What you been up to????

About 5 foot 4. Sorry, old joke.

Other than my morning business meeting, I didn't get anything useful done today. I played on going to campus to get more copies of my resume made, but I had another crying event today, and I wasn't fit for public viewing. The stress of being underemployed is getting to be too much for me.

On the good side, I'm almost finished updating my deck list for the new Train. Just one deck I can't decide whether to add.

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 15:43

Actually I did not make it to bed. I made it to the wine cellar. Funny what one wrong turn can do :)

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:45

Actually I did not make it to bed. I made it to the wine cellar. Funny what one wrong turn can do :)

Giggle. Now how did that happen? })

Jesii

21-09-2010, 15:47

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:47

Dammit, dammit, dammit.

Cesar Millan is finally coming to Canada, and my husband and I can't afford tickets. The live show isn't until November, but there will be a sellout long before then.

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:51

Haha, I probably should have phrased the question 'In what lesuire or work have you spent your daylight hours?'
Nathan Fillon I love, mainly cause he was in Firefly and I love everyone in Firefly!

TCO, the wine cellar seems way better than bed :D

Did you see the Hallowe'en episode of Castle last year? Nathan was wearing his actual Malcolm Reynolds costume. And then his daughter looks at him and says "You wore that costume 5 years ago, it's time to move on."

Jesii

21-09-2010, 15:54

Did you see the Hallowe'en episode of Castle last year? Nathan was wearing his actual Malcolm Reynolds costume. And then his daughter looks at him and says "You wore that costume 5 years ago, it's time to move on."
no, I haven't :( I haven't seen much of it, its on a channel over here we haven't got, so I've only seen the trailers and some bits on youtube :D

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 15:57

no, I haven't :( I haven't seen much of it, its on a channel over here we haven't got, so I've only seen the trailers and some bits on youtube :D

Go forth and buy the Season 1 DVD set, woman!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Castle-Complete-First-Season-Region/dp/B001XRLWPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1285048638&sr=8-1

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 16:00

Morning :)

It's early and I'm tired. But - the car passed inspection with just work on the rear brakes, and the mechanic brought it back, so I got a ride to work. If it hadn't passed my son was going to get up and take me but he's soooo not good at early rising (plus he works until 10.00 p.m.) - glad I can go in our own car!

What time are you moving Jesii??

Jesii

21-09-2010, 16:01

I will! I will! I will add it to the list of 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' and 'Crminal Minds: Seasons 3-5'. I need a job LOL

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 16:02

I found the costume scene!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpiB7ermeLY&feature=related

(although this is season 2)

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 16:07

Castle Season 2 is available starting tomorrow. Now I need more money!

Jesii

21-09-2010, 16:09

I am going to have to watch that sometime :D

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 16:10

Now I need more money!

I echo your screech of pain here .....

:D:D:D:D

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 16:19

Money is an idea ;) as a reality very few currencies burn well, so toilet paper has more value in a crisis ;) dual purpose.

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 16:23

Whilst this is totally true TCO, I feel they might look at me oddly in my local supermarket should I offer a roll of toilet paper at the checkout ......:laugh:

The crowned one

21-09-2010, 16:24

Whilst this is totally true TCO, I feel they might look at me oddly in my local supermarket should I offer a roll of toilet paper at the checkout ......:laugh:

LOL that was hilarious! :D :D :D

Jesii

21-09-2010, 16:25

Money is an idea ;) as a reality very few currencies burn well, so toilet paper has more value in a crisis ;) dual purpose.
Um.... okay

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 16:28

Money is an idea ;) as a reality very few currencies burn well, so toilet paper has more value in a crisis ;) dual purpose.

Maybe you can explain to my credit card company that money is an idea. Because I have more ideas than money.

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 16:29

I, however, have lots of toilet paper so I'm alright :D

Jesii

21-09-2010, 16:31

*sound of hysterical laughter*

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 16:33

OK - off to work - back in about half an hour :)

NorthernTigress

21-09-2010, 17:03

Time for bed. See you all in 1/3 ER

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 17:13

Phew, made it. Road closed signs everywhere. Chaos. Glad to have reached work somewhere near time.....

ETA Night NT - hope you sleep well :)

Jesii

21-09-2010, 17:23

Right, here goes :)
All my stuff is now downstairs, amd when Dad gets out of the showers we will start packing it into the car! As I do not have any of my computer tech stuff yet, I won't be online alot untill it all comes through, which could be up to a month! I should have email thingy set up here, and if anyone wants to write, Mum has my address. I might be online now and then but for a long while, not as often as lately! (if that makes sense)

All have a great train :D

Jesii
xxx

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 17:42

(((((Jesii))))) :heart:

Stay well, have fun, learn lots and it'll be good to see you when you get back to the pub :)

Jesii

21-09-2010, 18:40

Really, I'm going now *waves*

I'm leave, and there is no-one here. :( your all rotten!!!!!! :)

*leave muffins in the catering car and wanders out the door*

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 18:54

*grabs the muffins*

Waves at Jesii disappearing into a whole new life ....:heart:

zan_chan

21-09-2010, 19:12

Ah, bye Jes! I know it sounds trite, or like something your dad will say, but try your best to remember EVERYTHING. Take lots of pictures, and always keep in the back of your mind how fast it all passes.

(Just some advice I wish I'd taken more seriously).

Also, don't be a hero. No one can drink 15 tequila shots in their first week of uni. Second week, maybe, but keep it under control the first week :)

Scared yet, PW? :laugh:

Anyhoo, still no Internet for me. Gonna be a few days yet I think.

Off to class I go. Miss you guys!

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 19:13

Hi and bye Zan :)

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 19:46

Bye bye, Jes! Safe trip!

Sitting here wondering when the hurricane is really going to give it to us ...

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 20:15

Bye Jesii! Take Care! I hope you settle in well at uni, and that the experience is everything you want. CAtch up with us when you can.

JD, hope you stay safe and keep power today.

Hi and Bye, Zan!

And a general Good Morning!

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 20:18

Now they're just calling for lotsandlots of rain, and high winds. Be that as it may, am calling doctor's office to reschedule offspring's appointment!

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 20:22

Oh definitely! I wouldn't want to go out in downpours and strong winds with a small child!

Did you stock in enough coffee? :D

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 20:25

Oh yes. Just so long as the power stays on to run the coffeemaker!

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 20:39

I'd make a pot and put it in a thermos!

I've used this technique, myself! :laugh:

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 20:41

Aaaaah ... no thermos :(

So far so good.

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 20:44

It's a good investment. Even one of those thermal carafes will keep coffee for several hours.

Does offspring get frightened in big storms?

emmsma

21-09-2010, 20:50

Hi all! 345am. :P

I can sleep when I'm dead.

Woke almost an hour ago. Hubby was laying on the floor this time. tried to give him the bed, but he wouldn't take it. Then he dressed and slipped out. Wonder where the hell he was going. *shrugs*

Never did work on my train list. really must start gathering links.

Wish we were going to have rain here. Much hotter in Sedona than in Show Low. Think it was 97 yesterday.

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 20:55

Yeah, decided my next coffeemaker I want one with thermal carafe thingy.

Hi Emmsma!

emmsma

21-09-2010, 20:58

Hi JD!

We brought our thermal carafe with us. There's coffee available all day in the lobby, so we just go fill up when we need to. :)

Rooms have the teeniest coffee makers I've ever seen.
Coffee is good though.

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 20:58

G'Morning emmsma! What are the plans for today?
Sorry it's so hot! I'm still mourning summer, but the leaves are changing nicely and the Equinox is tomorrow night, so it's time to move on....:)

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 21:13

I like fall. :D

Hope you're having fun, emmsma ...

Just got us Cheerios for breakfast. I love them, but I forgot how the cold milk hurts my bad tooth. Ouchie. :(

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 21:25

Oh, I love fall! It's just that this summer was a letdown as far as fun and spending time outdoors, not enough lake time.

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 21:29

Oh, I understand that ... ah, but fall! Fleecy sweaters and jeans weather is the perfect temperature for me, and I love the colours. Sigh. Going to miss the foliage in Nova Scotia ... :( Far more evergreens than anything else here, so you see a mass of dark green with spots of colour. Pretty, but not spectacular.

BlueDragonfly

21-09-2010, 21:36

it's pretty much the same here. But all that dark green really makes the reds and oranges of the maples and birches pop!

Well, I'm out for the day, unless I get a chance at my evening client to pop in. Have a great day, and Stay safe, JD!

Saturness

21-09-2010, 21:40

Morning dear friends!

*yaaaaaawns*

I had a great night yesterday, but am feeling very sleepy today. I do not think it's because I slept little - it's because of the allergy medicine I took before going to bed :(. Makes you sleepy for hoooours. But I was sick of waking up desperate in the middle of the night because nose got stuffed.

Oh well... at least I have Wonderful Coffee ~ :heart:

How are you guys? I'm not going to catch up so if there's any important news, let me know :)

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 21:55

Morning Marina~~~

Sorry for the sleepiness...I've been feeling that way a lot too.

But !! YAY !! for Wonderful coffee....mine is ready :D

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 21:59

Crumbs that was a busy morning!! Wonderful Boss came in and worked like one demented :eek:. Thank heavens he's gone - and left me to actually deal with the million and one instructions... Mind you, it's great that he's still fit and well enough to do this. I am continually amazed at him.

Only another hour and I can go home :D

ETA - Meant to say - ((Marina)) - I have every sympathy with stuffed up noses!

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:02

Morning Wendy~~~

Did you happen to save us any of Jesii's muffins ?

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:02

Crumbs

OH...I guess not...:D

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 22:02

Ummmm ...... Muffins??? *brightly* There were muffins ???? })

yirabeth

21-09-2010, 22:09

Morning all :)

Slept like hell last night...maybe 4 hrs tops :( But really rough assignment due tomorrow morning 6am -- and likely to take me til 5am sorta thing. I went out to my car and retrieved the energy drink from the glove box. Think I'm gonna need it...lol (Wont be around much today...)

Joe has a preliminary hearing today. I'm hoping in view of the independent expert report, the prosecuting attorney will figure out he's an ass and can't win, and drop the charges. Joe's lawyer says probably not, but one can hope :)

Blessings/Prayers/energies for Joe today if you will :)

~Yira

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:13

Morning all :)
Blessings/Prayers/energies for Joe today if you will :)

~Yira
Of course......

And the same for YOU.............

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:13

I'd offer you a muffin, but...well...um....**shrugs**

Saturness

21-09-2010, 22:15

Morning Stormy and Yira!

Hi Wendy :)

I'm very allergic and most of the days I wake up in sheer desperation because I cannot breath. Not pleasant. So yesterday I decided to take half a pill of Phenergan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promethazine), but I forgot what a strong sedative it is!

But I'm already feeling better, thank goodness :)

I just wish I was editing a better book, lol!

yirabeth

21-09-2010, 22:18

Looking at the assignment and MAYBE it won't be so bad...I may sleep tonight at least (Not gonna play til it's done sort of thing)

Marina I hear you about waking up unable to breathe..I have a deviated septum and this happens a lot, I hate it (last night being one of those nights..hehe)

I'm feeling a bit better too..Have Energydrink Will Travel! hehe

~Yira

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 22:18

I'd offer you a muffin, but...well...um....**shrugs**

Now I very nearly have guilt :D:D:D

well, alright - I have massive guilt but I'm covering well :laugh:

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 22:20

Can I be really dim here and ask exactly what is a deviated septum? I have heard of it, natch, but I don't know what one is. I know what a septum is but I am standing in the thickie corner after that ....

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:20

Now I very nearly have guilt :D:D:D

well, alright - I have massive guilt but I'm covering well :laugh:
(((Wendy))) That was HOURS ago...they would have been all stale and crusty and crap :D

yirabeth

21-09-2010, 22:28

It's where the cartilage in your nose gets pushed to one side or the other, (or both sometimes) making breathing difficult. It also causes weird drainage, like if I lay down my nose automatically stops up etc. It's caused usually by blunt-force trauma, or can be caused at birth (going through birth canal) <-- read that last at wikipedia lol

I got hit in the face by a horse when I was 12..broke my nose. My stepdad just put it back in position, didn't believe in doctors. The improper repair job caused the deviated septum :) hehe The last doctor I saw said my septum was so messed up it was a wonder I could even breathe out of my nose...lol (Does this make me a mouth-breather??? ROFL)

~Yira

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 22:37

(((((Yira and Joe)))))

Saturness

21-09-2010, 22:42

I got hit in the face by a horse when I was 12..broke my nose. My stepdad just put it back in position, didn't believe in doctors. The improper repair job caused the deviated septum :) hehe The last doctor I saw said my septum was so messed up it was a wonder I could even breathe out of my nose...lol (Does this make me a mouth-breather??? ROFL)

I have a deviated septum, and I never broke my nose :)

My doctor said most of caucasians have a deviated septum as a genetic condition. But only a few people have it in a way that it makes them hard to breathe. My left nostril is much smaller than my right one because of the deviated septum.

I also have allergic rhinitis, which makes my nose constantly stuffed. I cannot leave my home without a decongestant certain days because I HATE breathing through my mouth!

My city is too humid and the air is highly polluted, so most of people who grow up here have allergies and breathing problems :(

Wendywu

21-09-2010, 22:43

(((Wendy))) That was HOURS ago...they would have been all stale and crusty and crap :D

Still good with custard!! At least, that's what I tell my lad when the cakes go stale ... it works :laugh:

kaleanna

21-09-2010, 22:44

Morning All,

((((((Yira))))))) Positive energies to both Joe and you Yira. ((((((Yira)))))))))

Now as to the "wasting of bacon", it wasn't....... I didn't want it to go to waste therefore gave my sandwich that I couldn't eat to my 12 yr old. and as for the ones placed in the fridge was for hubby and he will not let it go to waste. So ..... just to clarify............. no bacon went to waste !

So what does everyone have planned for today?

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:45

Still good with custard!! At least, that's what I tell my lad when the cakes go stale ... it works :laugh:
Well.....since there aren't any left, I'll just have to take your word on this })

Morning JD ~~~:)

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:46

Morning All,

So ..... just to clarify............. no bacon went to waste !

OH...what a RELIEF !!!

Morning Kaleanna ~~~:)

kaleanna

21-09-2010, 22:51

morning Stormy :D

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 22:57

Hey Stormy, Kaleanna, and anyone I've missed.

Stormy, thinking of you this morning, especially with thunderclaps this morning on waking! Igor is raining and winding right now, expecting to hit us around dinnertime.

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 22:58

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 23:02

Doesn't phase her in the least. Atta girl. This morning when they were rumbling and I told her it was thunder and she accepted that and went on her merry way.

We expect winds of only 75 km/hr or so, and 6" of rain or thereabouts. So nothing too onerous. But Igor is only passing to the east of us, it won't make landfall, apparently. Just a stormy day. So no post office and no doctor's office today. Just praying that we don't get any leaks ...

Stormdancer

21-09-2010, 23:12

Doesn't phase her in the least. Atta girl. This morning when they were rumbling and I told her it was thunder and she accepted that and went on her merry way.

Most excellent !!!:D

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 23:14

Reading Dr Seuss books, she likes "Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?" which includes Mr. Brown making booming thunder sounds. So she likes it.

zan_chan

21-09-2010, 23:44

How can it still be so hot?? Nearly 11pm towards the end of September and still 31 degrees!! Gimme a break with this already!

I'm done :)

jackdaw*

21-09-2010, 23:46

Awww, zan. 11 here and rain and wind. This time I won't trade ya. I don't do humidity.

zan_chan

21-09-2010, 23:56

Heya JD! All well? I miss having Internet! Still gonna be a few days I fear :( But that's okay. New place is great. LOVE living right downtown :)

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:00

Hi Zan :). Settling in now? Do you get to save on any travelling costs through being downtown?

zan_chan

22-09-2010, 00:05

Hi Wendy :) Looks like my neighbor's net just popped back on, so I'm sorta here for a bit, I think.

Yeah, I can save a bit on the train as I can actually walk places now. The city right outside my door is a real place now. Just a few minutes walk to the main street. How fun! :)

I've been obsessed with the Rohrig again the past few days. Re-read the book and have been doing daily draws. Love that deck - perhaps its even in the #2 spot after Hermann. Guess I have a thing for Germans?

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:09

Hey, Zan. All's well with me. No rain pouring in through foundation or under door.

Yet.

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:13

I liked that Rohrig - it was just too big for me. Couldn't shuffle it, and tbh too photograph-y for me. I respond better to drawn artwork than collaged or photographic. Or even CGI I find. I traded and got a Legacy of the Divine - mainly because I'd never actually seen a Ciro deck. I ain't so sure I'm gonna keep it.... really not my thing. Too plastic, the people. Rather have a rough hewn gut-felt image, if you know what I mean.

yirabeth

22-09-2010, 00:23

Just a peek in before I strangle myself for overwriting a file I didn't want overwritten on accident so I have to totally redo it.....LOL *beats self severely*

Wendy, you should try the Gilded before you hate Ciro's decks -- it's VERY different than his later decks. Just sayin' *grin* (I don't like his later decks either for the very reasons you mentioned. Too plasticky. Too fantasy in a not-good way *for me*)

Hi Zan..sorry it's so hot there :( I felt joy when I moved "into town" when I divorced my ex-husbeast too...Granted my idea of town and yours is different but still....ROFL

Back at it..rewriting an entire file that was DONE damnit....*sigh*

~Yira

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:24

I like the artwork of the Rohrig, but a little too ... something ... for me. Too beautiful? If that makes sense.

Saturness

22-09-2010, 00:26

I never saw a Rohrig in real life. I think I saw some scans many years ago and found the deck beautiful, but not really useable...

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:27

OK - when I see a Gilded (or Easy Tarot) going cheap as chips I'll pick it up.

The plumber is meant to be coming this afternoon. The shower goes hot and cold - swapping about every 30 seconds or so. You either scald or freeze. Still - he's a good plumber and I know him well, so I know he'll fix it as quickly as he can.

Looking forward to a long hot shower where I don't have to keep jumping out of the cold water spray :)

(((Yira))) - hate that cold feeling of OMG dread when I delete the wrong thing like that....

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:31

I am happy.

I just thought I'd post that.

emmsma

22-09-2010, 00:36

Morning, again!

Slept well last night, after all. Even had cuddle time. :D

Have I mentioned my mom is weird, rude and irritating?

She asked me again last night, when I was going to get rid of "that hair" so that I could try to be more normal.

And was horribly offended when we were hanging out in her room and watching a movie - and my husband leaned on her pillow.

Went on and on about how she WOULD NEVER lay on someone else's bed and use their pillows.

Is that a normal idea, or am I just uncouth?

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:37

I am happy.

I just thought I'd post that.

I'm glad for you :heart:

emmsma

22-09-2010, 00:37

I am happy.

I just thought I'd post that.

Good to hear, JD! Glad you are getting a happy day!

cardlady22

22-09-2010, 00:38

We must celebrate if jd is happy!
flowers (http://www.giftlebanon.com/catalog/images/bouquet-balloon-flowers1.jpg) (hypoallergenic) :P
goodies (http://www.ridleysbakery.com/images/catering/Ridley-Dessert-Tray.jpg)

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:39

Hi Emmsma - glad things are going OK (aside from irritating mom).

Has your mom always had a thing about people not using her stuff? Like - maybe she sees someone using her pillow like I'd feel if someone used my toothbrush or hairbrush? Wouldn't worry me two hoots if someone lay on my pillow but y'know what I mean? She might have personal space issues.

But it sounds like you're getting in some quality relaxing time there :)

Saturness

22-09-2010, 00:39

I am happy.

I just thought I'd post that.

And that makes ME happy too :party:

OK - when I see a Gilded (or Easy Tarot) going cheap as chips I'll pick it up.

If you don't mind a slightly worn copy of the Gilded (just the deck, no book), I could happily send you mine as a gift. It's absolutely NOT being loved here. So... just let me know, I'd love to see it going somewhere it'll be more appreciated! :)

cardlady22

22-09-2010, 00:40

(((emmsma))) Parents can really get under your skin! No, you are not weird.
As for the pillow thing, I'd just super-sicky-sweet go strip her sheets and throw them in the laundry. Just being helpful, Mom. })

ETA: You're in a hotel? Even better. Call for maid service.

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:40

Aw, thanks you guys ...

Emmsma, I would see your mom's point about the pillows if it was somewhere strange or someone you didn't know. But (a) it's her son in law, and (b) it's a hotel. Stranger heads than his have rested on those pillows!

As for her comment on the hair, it's not her hair. If your hair makes you happy, then that's the conversation closed.

(((((((Emmsma))))))) and yay for the cuddle time.

yirabeth

22-09-2010, 00:41

Easy Tarot is about $5 cheaper BUT the book with it is TOTAL crap. The book with the Gilded is much nicer. Although not necessary -- if you're not pushed for the book, go with the Easy :) Although if you can find a plain deck I have SEVERAL Easy Tarot books I can send you...LOL! (Only the one Gilded book so I can't give the poor thing up.)

My dream is to someday own one of the LE Gilded that Ciro put out. It would be my PRECIOUSSSS! I think this is the deck I want MOST in the world. If I had to choose between it, or a Greenwood or Ironwing, for example...the Gilded LE would win. (it helps the ex-bf's surname is Greenwood..LOL)

I will say Ciro has expressed "embarrassment" for his creation of the Gilded. He prefers his later work and has called the Gilded "Amateur". This makes me feel somewhat displeased...LOL But hard to hear your most cherished deck knocked in that manner...even if it IS from the creator of said deck... :)

I just got lucky. A code snippet -- the HARD one -- I had constructed on another screen, tested, then copy/pasted it into the real one. I have found that it was still on the clipboard. So now all I have to do is reconstruct the easier stuff. Should have it fixed in half an hour :)

~Yira

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:43

If you don't mind a slightly worn copy of the Gilded (just the deck, no book), I could happily send you mine as a gift. It's absolutely NOT being loved here. So... just let me know, I'd love to see it going somewhere it'll be more appreciated! :)

Only if I can send you a trade deck. It'll be a surprise. But I know what sort of decks you don't like, and promise not to send a dark or scary one.

Deal?

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:45

Glad to hear the file is not a total loss, Yira.

I must admit that the Gilded is my favourite of Ciro's decks. The Dreams is lovely but for the silly border and that awful, AWFUL Hanged Man. Icks me out so much I can't use the deck. And the Legacy never really struck me at all. But I very much like the Gilded.

And IMO, both books are crap. But that's my opinion, of course.

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:45

But hard to hear your most cherished deck knocked in that manner...

Yeah - someone has been posting in the Templar Study Group and sees cards I adore as being negative.... I was outraged. Like someone had called my baby ugly! I didn't reply - we're each entitled to our own view, but ooooh I was miffed!!

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 00:47

And IMO, both books are crap. But that's my opinion, of course.

He does bog-standard decks doesn't he - in meaning - not working to some wacky home-made system? Because if they're standard, I don't need/want a book. I got more books than I really want or need already.

But if it's his own made-up, personal system - maybe I'd need a book?

cardlady22

22-09-2010, 00:53

No need for a book, Wendywu!

Saturness

22-09-2010, 00:54

Only if I can send you a trade deck. It'll be a surprise. But I know what sort of decks you don't like, and promise not to send a dark or scary one.

Deal?

Oh well, I didn't want you to have to spend your money, that's why I wanted to send you my deck :D

Deal, but only send it if you really can, if it's not going to be a problem, ok?

:love:

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:55

And that's the thing. But companion books are my own pet peeve unless there is something very specific to the symbolism or imagery or whatever.

But really, I think these days I hate most Llewellyn companion books on principle. Because you have no choice but to waste space and money on the damn books, because they only sell them as kits.

emmsma

22-09-2010, 00:56

Thanks guys. Thought it was not a standard thing, with the pillow.

Think its more a way to voice her disapproval of him.

Oh well. shopping later. New clothing. New shoes. Maybe a bag!
(I love bags, but I don't get fancy gourmet ones like some of you go for.)
And clothes for the boys too.

jackdaw*

22-09-2010, 00:57

(((((emmsma))))) Poor you. Poor him.

Have fun shopping!

yirabeth

22-09-2010, 00:58

They're fairly standard. Some small variation but not enough to cause concern. IE, 2 Wands -- a man on a path that branches in front of him. RWS 2 Wands -- A man holding a globe looking out to sea. Stuff like that...but even then so understandable/readable you wouldn't be going, huh?? Actually the "standard" one has me "huh?" now -- to me the card means picking a path and trying to figure out the pros and cons of each, and all that can entail because I started with Gilded, and used it exclusively for 6 months.

I like the Gilded book because it has insight into what Ciro meant when he painted them. Not as good as some but I just like those things. Worth a read once, if you're so inclined, not if you don't feel that need. You probably won't want it then, Wendy?

~Yira

Saturness

22-09-2010, 01:02

(((Emmsma)))

I'm sorry for all this :(
I do hope you have a good shopping day! You know what they say, shopping is therapy... you cannot keep all that repressed money in your wallet... })

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 01:04

No, I think not really. i'd rather read the cards and get my own idea, I think :)

OK Marina - deal - you send me an old Gilded and I'll send you a surprise :heart:. That will be fun!

I have to say that I get annoyed with the huge books that come with decks these days. It is sooooo much better to develop your own understanding of a deck than to learn someone else's understanding of it.

*climbs off soapbox*

Glitterbird

22-09-2010, 01:06

(((((emmasma)))))
Have fun shoe shopping!! I cant think of a better way to spend the day. ;D

Saturness

22-09-2010, 01:09

OK Marina - deal - you send me an old Gilded and I'll send you a surprise :heart:. That will be fun!

Deal super deal then :)

I have to say that I get annoyed with the huge books that come with decks these days. It is sooooo much better to develop your own understanding of a deck than to learn someone else's understanding of it.

LOL! I like the books (then again, I'm a book whore - I actually hug and smell my books so beware of my opinion!), although I do believe that most of companion books are not as good as they could be. Like, the companion book for the Revelations Tarot is crappy - and the deck is nice...

I make an exception for Robert Place's companion books, because they tend to be VERY good... the Buddha companion is great! I enjoyed reading it and it's nice to see an author that actually does some research for his companion books, and not simply spills a lot of misconceptions.

Anyway, the Gilded has a pretty much "standard" RWS-ish language, you should be able to read it without the comanion book :D

emmsma

22-09-2010, 01:10

Yay for impromptu trades. Hope you will be happy with your Gilded, Wendy.

I couldn't wait to shop. Ordered Pearls of Wisdom. (for some reason I keep sticking an e at the end. Wisdome.) LOL.

I'm really looking forward to all the goodies that will be waiting for me when I get home. :D

Saturness

22-09-2010, 01:12

I couldn't wait to shop. Ordered Pearls of Wisdom. (for some reason I keep sticking an e at the end. Wisdome.) LOL.

It's a veeery pretty and colorful deck. The cards are a bit busy for my poor myopic taste, but I still think it's a gorgeous deck! :heart:

All folks - off I go to have lunch! :*

See you all in a couple of hours (probably in a new thread as I see TCO lurking evilly....)!

zan_chan

22-09-2010, 01:13

Yep. Playing with my Rohrig and am sinking into obsession hole. Thanks for selling it to me last year Wendy :heart: :)

Wendywu

22-09-2010, 01:14

Some books are great I agree, but some are a ludicrous waste of a tree. I love the Place books, and the Huson but I bought some (well alright, lots) that have been shelf-fillers that just gather dust......

One unexpectedly good one was the companion book for the Fey. I was so surprised! (doesn't that sound rude lol) but it's true.

I think my favourite is the Robert Place one The Tarot: History, Symbolism & Divination. Worst ever was the Emily Peach book I bought. Yuck yuck spit.

The crowned one

22-09-2010, 01:15

2nd Harvest train is just around the corner.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Whitefield_Green_Man_by_Paul_Sivell.jpg

WE need to make our way off this place and follow the green man to the Autumn solstice/2nd harvest/wine feast train. :)

http://www.philmcdarby.com/images/uploads/TheGreenManAwakensFin_716.jpg

The Druid says it is through this tree.... ( http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=146867)