Pub and rest area number 23

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 09:14

This is where we rest between trains :)

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 and a creation forum :)

Sometimes it is better to understand foundations.

http://b0rk.k-lug.org/gallery/d/1804-1/motivational-posters-funny-07.jpg

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 09:15

Sorry for the delay everyone! My painter knocked as my ex- wife phoned LOL!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:19

Wild firestorm in Colorado...right outside of the town I grew up in. Here's a link to some news stories... http://www.9news.com/ ... My sister lives there, and I talked to her this morning. The town itself is fine, but she said she could see the fire cresting the ridge yesterday. It's been so long since I've been back that I can't exactly picture where this Indian gulch is...even Sis isn't sure, and she an avid outdoorswoman.

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:20

X=5 :D

Plops down with a yummy, if very garlicy, bowl of tzatziki and french baguette toasts! I love it(thanks TCO), but may have to adapt the recipe just a bit.....

*adds breath mints to grocery list*

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:21

ROTFLMAO...at the cartoon. My Dad was a mathematician. I wonder what he'd have said if I had tried that. That right there is a keeper :D

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:22

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:23

X=5 :DLaughing even harder now...

Sorry Dad, I didn't even look at the actual problem. I'm sure he's rolling over right now wondering where he went wrong....:)

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:24

ROTFLMAO...at the cartoon. My Dad was a mathematician. I wonder what he'd have said if I had tried that. That right there is a keeper :D
That right there is the correct answer. My dad was a carpenter! :D

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:25

Hi Stormy, hope your sister and the town remain safe! Could Indian gulch be called by something else?Nope, it's some obsure name. I've just been struggling to figure out WHERE this fire is, and my faulty memory is NOT helping. When I talked to Sis this morning though she was able to help remember what was where, and where was what.....kinda...

emmsma

23-03-2011, 09:30

Hi gang. 30 minutes to closing. Twiddling my thumbs.

Did I mention we can be written up now, for surfing while on the clock?
My dr is gone for the day. I'm just waiting - hoping for the phone to ring.

Oh, and I now have off on Thrusday! Yay! I need the rest. Not sure about friday. SO far its a half day for me. Less. 2-5pm.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:31

That right there is the correct answer.Yes, it is :) It just cracked me up that there was an actual equation there NEVER entered my mind. I was busy thinking how clever the answer was. I TRULY wish I had tried that })

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:33

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 09:33

That right there is the correct answer. My dad was a carpenter! :D

Yes :) Pythagorean theorem!

Now give me the Pythagorean trigonometric identity :)

There was a time when I loved this stuff. Vector physics. A long time ago.

emmsma

23-03-2011, 09:35

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:35

That is a very clever answer, but like the caption says.....:laugh:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 09:39

Hi Stormy and Blue, I hope your sister is ok Stormy, and they get the fires out.

I'd only just got to the pub when it ended, so went to get a cup of tea while I waited for the new pub to materialise :)

It's a lovely sunny day today. The sun came out yesterday for the first time in days. I love rain, but there really was too much of it, and the house feels really damp.
I'm feeling very happy, I have finally found my missing library book, which had been accumulating huge fines. I spoke to a nice librarian on the phone, who said I can bring it in tomorrow,(when I will be going to the market near the library) so I don't have to go out today :)

and hi emmsma and TCO, loved the cartoon :)

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 09:39

That is a very clever answer, but like the caption says.....:laugh:

Yes exactly. It is how I look at the modern ( new-age) definition of intuition too... LOL

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:40

Yes :) Pythagorean theorem!
Or....how to create a square corner.

Now give me the Pythagorean trigonometric identity :)

There was a time when I loved this stuff. Vector physics. A long time ago.
Fred? ....................... ROTFLMAO

dragonflies don't do math.....very well.....:laugh:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:42

Yes :) Pythagorean theorem!

Now give me the Pythagorean trigonometric identity :)

There was a time when I loved this stuff. Vector physics. A long time ago.I can pretty much ditto this, only I do NOT remember the identities...I liked all of that at the time, although I think the Vector thing was my downfall in Trig....but that right there is a LONG psychological mine fall so we just won't go there....ROTF :D

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:43

Cool Sotrm. And now that I haz more time off, I may get to ship this week. :D

Know whats awful. I'm sitting looking at the calender and wondering how on earth I will make it 9 days without buying a deck. I am a goober.

I need a new hobby.I don't know what a "goober" is, but you have, or WILL have, 2 pkgs coming from me. Just sit and enjoy the anticipation...:)

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 09:45

Hi All,

Back from having to go to the grocery store and then coming home and dropping stuff off and then going and getting food.

how is everyone?

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:45

I'm feeling very happy, I have finally found my missing library book, which had been accumulating huge fines. I spoke to a nice librarian on the phone, who said I can bring it in tomorrow,(when I will be going to the market near the library) so I don't have to go out today :)

and hi emmsma and TCO, loved the cartoon :)OH I am SO glad you found it. They are normally very understanding over here.

OH.... Hi Lute :*

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:46

Hi All,

Back from having to go to the grocery store and then coming home and dropping stuff off and then going and getting food.

how is everyone?Hiya Kaleanna...so you're going out for dinner? What're we having???? I iz hungry...LOL

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:46

I need a new hobby.
How about trimming and gilting decks? ;)

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:48

Hi Lute! Congrats on finding the library book! That's got to be a relief!

Hi kaleanna, going out to eat or just getting take-out?

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:49

Now give me the Pythagorean trigonometric identity :)D*MMIT...I just had to google it. I used to know the first part. I got along VERY well with the triangles, but when the Circle stuff started I failed...3 times...never did make it to Calculus, which was the shadow psycho stuff.. })

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 09:49

Hiya Kaleanna...so you're going out for dinner? What're we having???? I iz hungry...LOL

Kids are having chicken nuggets and fries from mcdonalds, and I had fries and mcdouble,and I am now having an apple pie for dessert

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 09:50

How about trimming and gilting decks? ;)
Yeah...oh, and there was a link I meant follow when I got home...in the last pub...

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 09:51

Hi Lute! Congrats on finding the library book! That's got to be a relief!

Hi kaleanna, going out to eat or just getting take-out?
hiya Blue,

just take-out

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 09:56

Hi Lute! Congrats on finding the library book! That's got to be a relief!

Thanks, it is a huge relief,I had been getting really stressed about it. The librarian even offered to let me pay the fine in installments, instead of all at once, as it's about $50 :bugeyed:

emmsma

23-03-2011, 09:59

How about trimming and gilting decks? ;)

Yes, this I do enjoy and would love to do more of.

Reading is another aspect I'd like to get back into. Just how to set aside the purchasing - and window shopping. (well. Shopping.)

Excited for tomorrow's adventures in gilting. :)

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 09:59

Thanks, it is a huge relief,I had been getting really stressed about it. The librarian even offered to let me pay the fine in installments, instead of all at once, as it's about $50 :bugeyed:
:bugeyed: For overdue fees? Here, it is never more than the retail price of the book. Or it used to be. I haven't had any overdue fees in a few years.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 10:02

:bugeyed: For overdue fees? Here, it is never more than the retail price of the book. Or it used to be. I haven't had any overdue fees in a few years.um...yeah...:bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 10:03

Yes, this I do enjoy and would love to do more of.

Reading is another aspect I'd like to get back into. Just how to set aside the purchasing - and window shopping. (well. Shopping.)

Excited for tomorrow's adventures in gilting. :)
Tarot Deck Buyer's Anonymous? *shrugs* I can't help you with that, I struggle with it on a daily basis.

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 10:07

D*MMIT...I just had to google it. I used to know the first part. I got along VERY well with the triangles, but when the Circle stuff started I failed...3 times...never did make it to Calculus, which was the shadow psycho stuff.. })

This is one of those special triangles that you do not need calc. for ;)
30 60 90 :) for angles.Trigonometry proves it.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 10:08

OH...and on the house....

"Looks like we have your deal approved. We are waiting for some details to be worked out on the seller side. We are hoping for the closing to be about April 15th."

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 10:08

:bugeyed: For overdue fees? Here, it is never more than the retail price of the book. Or it used to be. I haven't had any overdue fees in a few years.
They charge the overdue fees, and then if you still don't return the book, they add the cost of the book AND a 'handling fee' on top of all the fines already accumulated :( As I found the book just in time, I just have to pay the fines. Of course I'm thinking that I could have bought decks with that money :) though I have plenty of boring bills to pay.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 10:09

This is one of those special triangles that you do not need calc. for ;)
30 60 90 :) for angles.Trigonometry proves it.ROTF..yes, I know Hon....SO...the Painter??? Did I see someone is gonna help finish the job?

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 10:11

OH...and on the house....

"Looks like we have your deal approved. We are waiting for some details to be worked out on the seller side. We are hoping for the closing to be about April 15th."

~~~whoohoo!!!~~~

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 10:11

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 10:13

ROTF..yes, I know Hon....SO...the Painter??? Did I see someone is gonna help finish the job?

For money yes :D

He is doing a wonderful job worth every penny... And he may rent a room from me too.

Do you know that when a woman wears a leather dress, a man's heart beats quicker, his throat gets dry, he gets weak in the knees, and he begins to think irrationally??? Do ya know why?

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 10:17

*runs in here and hides from attitudes*

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 10:17

For money yes :D

He is doing a wonderful job worth every penny... And he may rent a room from me too.

Do you know that when a woman wears a leather dress, a man's heart beats quicker, his throat gets dry, he gets weak in the knees, and he begins to think irrationally??? Do ya know why?
No, Why?

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 10:20

No, Why? !! DITTO !! but.....

*runs in here and hides from attitudes*What's wrong? You OK???

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 10:24

~~~whoohoo!!!~~~LOL Lute...:)

:bugeyed: So, this is pretty close to being a done deal, right?It sounds like it to me, but this IS a "Short Sale", and NO I don't know what that means, but I think there's the possibility of it all just flying out the window at the last minute. I've put no earnest money in yet, so I don't feel like the situation is locked in. PLEASE keep in mind I am VERY ignorant about all of this....:bugeyed:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 10:26

For money yes :D

He is doing a wonderful job worth every penny... And he may rent a room from me tooThere are times when it IS worth every penny. Do you remember the "Bathroom remodel from H*LL " that dominated approximately 8 weeks of my life???? He'd have saved SO much $$ just hiring someone to do it all.

AND..on that note...Landlord is planning on a "DYI" tree trimming :bugeyed:

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 10:28

What's wrong? You OK???

Am ok, hubby had a really rough day at work and I really do NOT like it when he has really rough days :(

One it puts him in a not so good mood rest of evening and for two not good as he has high blood pressure as well as not feeling good because of all the surgeries that he has had to have on the back of his head and not being able to recover completely before having another one:/

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 10:28

AND..on that note...Landlord is planning on a "DYI" tree trimming :bugeyed:
Is this tree anywhere near your windows?

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 10:30

No, Why?

Because they smell like a new car ;)

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 10:33

There are times when it IS worth every penny. Do you remember the "Bathroom remodel from H*LL " that dominated approximately 8 weeks of my life???? He'd have saved SO much $$ just hiring someone to do it all.

AND..on that note...Landlord is planning on a "DYI" tree trimming :bugeyed:
(((Stormy))) The oompaloompa got a quote for tree pruning at our mum's house (after she had come to live with me, and couldn't stop him doing stuff), though they didn't need any pruning, he just hated trees.
The quote was too expensive, so he did it himself. The branch fell on the clothesline, and the fence, and ripped the guttering off the side of the house. He had to pay for a lot of repairs (but I think he got mum to pay:()

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 10:35

Because they smell like a new car ;)
:thumbsup: ROFL Good one!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 10:43

Wait, are we in a new pub? That was really quick!

Hey y'all. I'm listening to the new Britney Spears album, so the ya'lls just spew fourth...

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 10:53

Do you know that when a woman wears a leather dress, a man's heart beats quicker, his throat gets dry, he gets weak in the knees, and he begins to think irrationally??? Do ya know why?

No, I honestly don't... :P

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 11:04

Do you know that when a certain type of man wears tight leather pants, a man's heart beats quicker, his throat gets dry, he gets weak in the knees, and he begins to think irrationally??? Do ya know why?

How about now? ;)

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:06

Is this tree anywhere near your windows?WELL...that is the question...the wires and the windows. If a pro were to do it, neither of these would be a problem, but we're talking about Dumb*ssed landlord, so.... the possibilities are overwhelming....:eek:

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 11:06

That's better, but I still don't know about guys in tight leather pants. A bit much, perhaps :laugh:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:07

Hi Zan, I didn't even know Britney had a new album out. I'm just not keeping up with popular culture, am I? :)

I got such a strange little parcel in the post yesterday. I bought some vintage silk fabric from India, very cheap on ebay. The parcel itself was made of fabric - a little bag of butter muslin (a loosely woven cotton fabric) which had been handsewn with pink thread at the end to keep the contents secure. The address label and stamps were glued to the fabric, and the contents inside were protected by a plastic bag. I have carefully unpicked the end of little fabric bag, and washed it to remove the stamps and labels, and i'm going to use it for a bath bag with herbs and oatmeal. It still has a faint postmark on it :)

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:07

Wait, are we in a new pub? That was really quick!

Hey y'all. I'm listening to the new Britney Spears album, so the ya'lls just spew fourth...Funny how the Y'alls just seem to glom into our vocabulary.....

ETA...It's like we're all closet Southerners...})

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 11:08

That's better, but I still don't know about guys in tight leather pants. A bit much, perhaps :laugh:
Tight jeans?

....never mind, the punch line won't work now..... :P

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 11:10

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:10

(((Stormy))) The oompaloompa got a quote for tree pruning at our mum's house (after she had come to live with me, and couldn't stop him doing stuff), though they didn't need any pruning, he just hated trees.
The quote was too expensive, so he did it himself. The branch fell on the clothesline, and the fence, and ripped the guttering off the side of the house. He had to pay for a lot of repairs (but I think he got mum to pay:()

That's it exactly...Landlord dumb*ss is an Oompaloompa....<<<D*MN that is hard to spell...

ETA..landlord is TALL....is there such a thing as a GIANT oompaloompa????

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:12

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 11:12

Hey Lute - yeah Britney has a new album, "Femme Fatale", coming out next week. Happily for me, the Internet works in, er, mysterious ways...

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:15

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:16

PS - Stormy, congrats on the house deal! :party: That's really exciting stuff. :grin:

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 11:16

I've got to be a good girl and get ready for bed, I'll be getting up at 4:30.

Everyone have a good 1/3 ER!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:17

PS, I vote for guys in tight jeans wearing leather jackets and speaking with a charming southern accent! :thumbsup: That does not work in with the punchline at all, but does take one on a whole new train of thought. :)yes...YES...it does....

Hiya Mel ~~~~ Now I am contemplating men in leather....chaps....bull riders....})

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:18

That's pretty cool!

Ah, packages - gotta love eBay for being great source (outside of AT, fo course!) I realized I was in trouble the other night when I saw that I had some money left in my paypal account.
The fabric I bought is going to end up as tarot bags sometime soon. I wish I had taken a picture of the parcel now. I will have to buy some more }), and take a photo next time.

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:19

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:20

I've got to be a good girl and get ready for bed, I'll be getting up at 4:30.

Everyone have a good 1/3 ER!
Hi and bye, Blue! {waves}

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:21

No, I honestly don't... :P

Funny I thought of you my friend when I posted this :P

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:26

I've got to be a good girl and get ready for bed, I'll be getting up at 4:30.

Everyone have a good 1/3 ER!Good Night Toots :*....I was gonna ask when you're off for work, but I'll probably still be incoherent, so...

Have a GREAT DAY tomorrow!!!!

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:26

goodnight Blue, sleep well :)

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:26

Funny I thought of you my friend when I posted this :PI have NEVER worn leather pants. Has any one else?????

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 11:28

I'll bet Zan doesn't sniff cars . . .

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:30

I'll bet Zan doesn't sniff cars . . .I dunno...he's kinda packed like a sardine in those Tokyo trains....just sayin'.....

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 11:30

I dunno...he's kinda packed like a sardine in those Tokyo trains....just sayin'.....If they have leather seats on trains over there then I'll eat a pickle.

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:31

I have NEVER worn leather pants. Has any one else?????

I have in the very early 80's when I played in bands.

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 11:32

I have in the very early 80's when I played in bands.The only Mental Image I want of you, my good man, is in a kilt . . .

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:35

The only Mental Image I want of you, my good man, is in a kilt . . .

Me at the end of my band days... early 90's(EDIT) mid now that I think about it!

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/23343_401163376147_666251147_4817962_3146878_n.jpg

Past the leather era thank god!...and a kilt is always a good choice of clothing :)

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:38

If they have leather seats on trains over there then I'll eat a pickle.I am so NOT touching this..................

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 11:38

I so want to stay at my puter but if one more attitude rears it's head in my house, I just might have to retreat upstairs which means that I wont be able to be on puter :/

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 11:39

(((kaleanna))) We :heart: you!

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:39

I am so NOT touching this..................
mY thoughts too LOL!

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 11:39

(((kaleanna))) We :heart: you!

(((((((cardlady)))))

I :heart: y'all too!!

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 11:39

I am so NOT touching this..................}) I like touching things.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:40

The only Mental Image I want of you, my good man, is in a kilt . . .

})})})
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Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:40

I have NEVER worn leather pants. Has any one else?????
No leather pants...but I did have a black shirt that looked like leather and which I fancied was very sexy with jeans and black leather boots.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:41

Me at the end of my band days... early 90's(EDIT) mid now that I think about it!
Past the leather era thank god!...and a kilt is always a good choice of clothing :)
You are SUCH a Hunka hunka....I really like that picture TCO :)

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:42

Love the curls, TCO. We can see where Avery gets his!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:42

}) I like touching things.
***speechless***

STOP laughing :mad:....ROTF

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:43

I :heart: y'all too!!Sometimes retreat is the healthiest option....do what is best for YOU and your kids....

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:43

}) I like touching things.
ROFL :)

cute pic, TCO, fabulous hair :D

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:43

}) I like touching things.

Checks her profile....

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:44

Love the curls, TCO. We can see where Avery gets his!I know, RIGHT? Makes me smile to see Avery....all grown up...LOL

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:45

Checks her profile....I feel.....never mind.....:eek:

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 11:45

If they have leather seats on trains over there then I'll eat a pickle.

No, no. No leather seats on trains. More of a soft plush seat. Much nicer than the hard plastic on the NYC subways...

And I can't say I've voluntarily sniffed them, either :P

Lookin' good, time warp TCO ;)

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:45

(((((Kaleanna)))))

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:46

!!!!!!!!! ZAN !!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info on Tokyo train seats....UBER important....:bugeyed:

***beam me up ***

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 11:48

Awesome conversation you're having ((( Pub )))

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 11:49

This is what I love about the train pub - we only talk about the most important issues of the day.

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:50

Lookin' good, time warp TCO ;)

I would have been about 31 :( seems so long ago sometimes!

Ok no sniffing seats if I visit Zan. Got it!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 11:50

So I'm home from my morning class. It was great working aaaaaaand now I'm insta-bored :P 6 hours until I leave for my evening class. What to do with myself....

Stormy, what's this about a house? I haven't caught up and I'm feeling OOTL....

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:51

Awesome conversation you're having ((( Pub )))Octava...I was just wondering where you were....keeping up are ya??

I'm am not sure where the frenetic energy is coming from but it's been with me ALL d*mn day!!! Anyone else????

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 11:51

This is what I love about the train pub - we only talk about the most important issues of the day.

We have no issues here ;)

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 11:51

I notice a trend in sniffing things.. teapots, leather pants, subway seats. Wonder what's next?

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 11:52

Octava...I was just wondering where you were....keeping up are ya??

I'm am not sure where the frenetic energy is coming from but it's been with me ALL d*mn day!!! Anyone else????
I've been lurking, waiting for the right moment to jump in. Took a long nap during the afternoon.

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 11:55

(((((Kaleanna)))))
((((Lute)))))

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 11:56

No leather pants...but I did have a black shirt that looked like leather and which I fancied was very sexy with jeans and black leather boots.
I had a home made purple and black suede shirt in the 80's. I made a lot of my own clothes back then.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:57

Stormy, what's this about a house? I haven't caught up and I'm feeling OOTL....I walked through twice in Nov....HERE (http://www.redfin.com/IL/Villa-Park/126-S-Michigan-Ave-60181/home/18104002) is a link. CRAPPY picts....the roof and siding are NOT wavy like they look in the picture. This is a "short sale", and NO, I do NOT know what that means, except that....it may be taken out from under me at any point. I put in a bid of 150k....and it's all looking copacetic at this point....

***Le Shrug*** in my best imitation of Kat

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:58

I notice a trend in sniffing things.. teapots, leather pants, subway seats. Wonder what's next?LOL...you do so fit in here....just sayin...:)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 11:58

Ooh how exciting! Hope you get it!

And I miss Kat being around in here :(

Saturness

23-03-2011, 11:58

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 11:59

I've been lurking, waiting for the right moment to jump in. Took a long nap during the afternoon.OH....NAP....**sigh** I just love naps...in a sunbeam during the winter...BESTest EVER...

Saturness

23-03-2011, 12:00

And I miss Kat being around in here :(

I MISS KATZ TOO!!!! :( :( :(

I want my Kat back! *k33ls stupid boyfriend who stole her*

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 12:00

I notice a trend in sniffing things.. teapots, leather pants, subway seats. Wonder what's next?

http://www.filehurricane.com/photos/1114200982349AM_Poop.jpg

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:02

Oooh, Marina, very suave avvie!

LOL and sliding-down leather pants, hmmm...I'm sure that was not the image you were going for! :grin:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:03

I had leather pants, but they weren't the right size for me. After half an hour they became so loose it began to slide down my hips. Embarrassing! :mad:

I saw for sale those super-tight leather pants and felt tempted! But... hum...

What am I doing here, I should be in bed NOW!WHOA....new AVIE...Dudette....WOW.....

You are looking ~~~HOT~~~

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 12:03

I believe there's a lot more than sniffing going on there, TCO ;)

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 12:04

I had leather pants, but they weren't the right size for me. After half an hour they became so loose it began to slide down my hips. Embarrassing! :mad:

I saw for sale those super-tight leather pants and felt tempted! But... hum...

What am I doing here, I should be in bed NOW!

Hello Marina! Yes you should be in bed! ANd I should be playing wii with Avery, but he has choosen to play swords instead... I am about to be beaten! LOL ( we have those nerf ones )

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:04

Wow, TCO, lucky you're the Mod!!! That photo looks dangerously like it should be in the political section! :D ;)

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:04

OMG...tops the list of things Storm did NOT need to see....:bugeyed:

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 12:05

Hi Marina! I liked the owl, but the black swan is rockin'! Totally fits with the leather pants conversation, huh?

Saturness

23-03-2011, 12:05

Oooh, Marina, very suave avvie!

LOL and sliding-down leather pants, hmmm...I'm sure that was not the image you were going for! :grin:

Thanks! :D

Oh well... I have NO idea what you imagined, but I was actually thinking about the embarrassing moment in which the world points and laughs at me because I don't have an arse big enough to fill the pants. So un-sexy. And big arses are important in Brazil. :joke:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:07

I MISS KATZ TOO!!!! :( :( :(

I want my Kat back! *k33ls stupid boyfriend who stole her*yeahyeahyeah...:( BUT....all Y'all who are in touch with her know she's happy, RIGHT??? She is, RIGHT????

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:08

Hello, Marina and OS! Now the party can really start kickin' })

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 12:08

yeahyeahyeah...:( BUT....all Y'all who are in touch with her know she's happy, RIGHT??? She is, RIGHT????

I lost touch with her about 2 months ago..not a word since.

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:09

yeahyeahyeah...:( BUT....all Y'all who are in touch with her know she's happy, RIGHT??? She is, RIGHT????

She wrote me to make sure I was alright the weekend after the big quake, but I rarely-to-never see her on Skype anymore... :(

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:09

:bugeyed: I missed Lutestring! :*

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:09

Thanks! :D

Oh well... I have NO idea what you imagined, but I was actually thinking about the embarrassing moment in which the world points and laughs at me because I don't have an arse big enough to fill the pants. So un-sexy. And big arses are important in Brazil. :joke:ROTF...ya need to come here where bony skinny butts are cool :rolleyes:...NOT!!!!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:13

REally truly on the Kat/skype thing??? I'm not so sure.....5 oh....3 of them....oops, 4....:bugeyed:

Anyway...i thought there were more behind the scene conversations. I'm not sure I like the sounds of THAT....Has MM had contact???

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 12:13

Tell me a bit about Kat, was that her username? I am curious.

Saturness

23-03-2011, 12:13

yeahyeahyeah...:( BUT....all Y'all who are in touch with her know she's happy, RIGHT??? She is, RIGHT????

I lost touch with her months ago... :(
I miss her!

Tell me a bit about Kat, was that her username? I am curious.

Her username is Thorhammer! She's a super cool australian young lady! ;)

Folks, I have to go. :( It's past 11 PM here - bed time for me!
I promise I'll stay more tomorrow!

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 12:14

Hi OS and Marina. Love the new avvie, Marina.

Hey Cardlady, i'm still here, I went to get a coffee :) I haz a bony skinny butt, do i fit in here?

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:15

Always, always good to see you Marina! Sleep tight!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:15

Tell me a bit about Kat, was that her username? I am curious.You'll meet her when she shows up....no worries...

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:15

Kat is our Unforgettable thorhammer :(

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 12:17

I have to go too, sword fights are over and it is time for Rampage on Wii with my Avery :)

Saturness

23-03-2011, 12:17

Love you all folks! :*
It's good to be back! :love:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:19

I have to go too, sword fights are over and it is time for Rampage on Wii with my Avery :)LOL....Rampage ON DUDES..... ((( ** Avery....psst...kick Daddy BUTT ** ))) :D

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 12:19

Oh, thorhammer :D I do have a small clue. Only thing I know about her is from the Identify the Deck game. Gregory explained that Kat had everyone scratching their heads... over the THOTH Sun card :D

And she always includes \m/ when signing her posts. Classic!

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:19

All you skinny butt people. :rolleyes:

I'm suddenly reminded of Ado Annie's line in Oklahoma:
he calls me his persian kitten . . .
cuz they're the ones with the soft round tails

emmsma

23-03-2011, 12:19

OMG! Did I see that Kat's coming back to visit?

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:20

Love you all folks! :*
It's good to be back! :love:
G'Night Marina....we MISS you....:* Sleep deep~~~

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 12:20

See you soon Marina and TCO!

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:21

OMG! Did I see that Kat's coming back to visit?No, we're making Proclamations of Intent/Faith. :laugh:

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:21

TCO, if you are still here, I have a friend that bought a box of tarot decks at a yard sale. I gave it a look-see and there are not many that would have any real value, but the there is a Thoth that I was wondering about. I need to try and get a vague idea of what it might be worth so I can sell it for her. How do I get started on that, any ideas?

ETA - darn - missed him!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:21

OMG! Did I see that Kat's coming back to visit?NO, Hon...we were missing her....and I thought peeps we in contact with her via Skype, but I guess She is really incommunicado...<<< I can NOT believe I spelled that right the first time :bugeyed:

emmsma

23-03-2011, 12:23

Ah! I join you in wishing for her presence.

I'm home! We went out for dinner. BBQ! I'm stuffed.

Think I have a food baby. :D

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:24

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:24

Stor-my! Stor-my! Brava!

http://imagecache6.allposters.com/LRG/26/2674/152UD00Z.jpg

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:26

Stor-my! Stor-my! Brava!um...er...HUH ???

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:26

OK, who wants a piece of chocolate cake freshly frosted and hot out of the oven?

emmsma

23-03-2011, 12:26

Hey Zan! How goes it?

Anybody got an update, for me?

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 12:27

Storm, I believe it's about the house, which I don't have much of a clue about.

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:27

OK, who wants a piece of chocolate cake freshly frosted and hot out of the oven?

Me me me! :D

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:27

um...er...HUH ???Correct spelling.

I'm looking for any excuse, you know. :laugh:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:27

This is a great link for that, Mel - http://www.tarotgarden.com/library/decks/thothtable.php

Give it a looksie and see if you can match them...LOL...I love that link...I really need to save it in my Thoth stuff....

***wander off ISO Thoth stuff***

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:28

Hey Zan! How goes it?

Anybody got an update, for me?

Heya! It goes. Taught my first class in a while this morning, which was nice. Good to feel a little bit useful again. Got another one in the evening later on. Now I'm just sitting around hoping we're relatively aftershock free today. We already had one this morning, but I was on the train at the time so I basically missed it, which is fiiiiine by me :P

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:28

Correct spelling.

I'm looking for any excuse, you know. :laugh:ROTFLMAO....oh...glad to be of service :D

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:29

Heya! It goes. Taught my first class in a while this morning, which was nice. Good to feel a little bit useful again. Got another one in the evening later on. Now I'm just sitting around hoping we're relatively aftershock free today. We already had one this morning, but I was on the train at the time so I basically missed it, which is fiiiiine by me :PIt sounds like a wee bit of a return to normalcy...did you read what Yira posted? Touching...

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:31

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:32

It sounds like a wee bit of a return to normalcy...did you read what Yira posted? Touching...

No, where? In the last pub? And I just checked and by "we already had one this morning" apparently I meant that we already had 23 this morning. But they were all a bit too far north to get much notice around here... That brings us up to 719 M4 or above aftershocks! :bugeyed:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:32

No, where?HERE (http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2674285&postcount=1008)

emmsma

23-03-2011, 12:33

Good to have work.

Work for me was brisk in the morning but we petered out by 11. :(

Mostly waiting for the phone to ring and hoping for appointments for the rest of the week. The calls didn't come, so I'll be having the day off on Thursday and most of Friday.

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:33

Oh THANK YOU Zan, I was just driving myself nuts looking for that link...couldn't remember where I'd seen it.

I think it's a White Box C, no idea if that's just worth 16.95 or maybe a little more. If it's worth more we may try to sell it here or if she puts it on eBay I can advise a reserve that makes sense.

That's a tough one. You see nice people selling them relatively cheaply, and you see less nice people selling them for quite a bit. I think it also depends on just how GREEN it is. The darker shade of green it is, the more valuable it is...

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:35

HERE (http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2674285&postcount=1008)

Oh wow. Thanks for linking me, Storm. And thanks for that, Yira, if you're out there. What a beautiful story, and I'm glad that my bull-headedness could help her to get even a glimpse into the mind of why we choose to stay. For that reason, and because its really expensive to leave! :laugh: :P <---- (at least 75% a joke...)

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 12:44

And I just checked and by "we already had one this morning" apparently I meant that we already had 23 this morning. But they were all a bit too far north to get much notice around here... That brings us up to 719 M4 or above aftershocks! :bugeyed:
handy little map, innit? :)

I need to get up off my bony butt and do some washing, though I might just sit in the sun for a while. I need some vitamin D :)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 12:46

handy little map, innit? :)

It's fantatic! I'm so glad you'd posted that link. It's so great to be able to know exactly what time they happen, what magnitude they were, and exactly where they hit and what the range was. Thanks! :)

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 12:54

For that reason, and because its really expensive to leave! :laugh: :P <---- (at least 75% a joke...)It's NOT bull headedness, I should know, I'm a Taurus })....it's about the connections you've forged, and above all....HONOR....**bows**

What follows was supposed to be a "Mom Bash" to one of your "Whining about whining" posts....Open your eyes to read and open your ears to hear how WE feel....as your friends....

Zander, M'Man…

Take this with the :heart:love:heart: that is sending it….

STOP blasting yourself for "whining"!!! You do NOT bring us down….you're not strong enough…LOL.

You have experienced a CATACLYSMIC event..a "Mega-Quake" :bugeyed:….and it wasn't just a one day kinda thing. Good GAWD man, you're living on a country that MOVED :bugeyed:

You may be struggling physically, emotionally, mentally, and perhaps spiritually. GIVE your precious self a break, and ya know what??? Give us a wee bit more credit. We love you…We worry about you…and I for one do NOT want a fake chipper Zan. That's not honest, and we deserve honesty. We can handle it….trust us! On the other hand, if you come and just want to play and forget, let us know!! We can trust you to let us know that you're ok…

You have shared your fears, your hopes, your humor, your sadness, your helpless ness, your strength, your resiliency, and above all…your Honor.

And I am honored to be able to consider you a friend…

So STOP whining about whining…and perhaps... have some wine :party:

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 12:55

We did a Ghandarva Meditation last week; it was lovely and very profound. A "love offering" was collected and all of that was sent to the Red Cross for Japan.

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 12:56

OK, are posts 150 & 151 playing musical chairs for anyone else? I think I'm losing my mind.

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 13:00

OK, are posts 150 & 151 playing musical chairs for anyone else? I think I'm losing my mind.
huh? no, so maybe you are losing your mind :bugeyed: (((cardlady)))

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:02

OK, are posts 150 & 151 playing musical chairs for anyone else? I think I'm losing my mind.Hey...I have an extra...is it yours?

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:02

So STOP whining about whining…and perhaps... have some wine :party:

Thanks, Storm, and thanks Mel and your group, too :) I really like that line, "stop whining about whining" :laugh: I will do. And I will try to be more open and less fake about hiding it all. But it's just such a roller coaster. Sometimes I really am totally fine and moving on and looking up, but then you click on to twitter and see that number going up - its gone up by 1000 each of the last three days: nearly 23,000 now - and it all crashes and you fall quite low again. And each of those little aftershocks that just make things rattle a bit and you wait a minute and go back to whatever you were doing - each one makes your heart leap out of your mouth and makes you think its going to get stronger, or that it was again incredibly strong somewhere else.

Bleh. Anyway, feeling good today :) Working helped :thumbsup:

But I will stop whining about whining ;)

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 13:03

OK, are posts 150 & 151 playing musical chairs for anyone else? I think I'm losing my mind.
Yeah, I noticed that too. I remember that champagne bottle being on page 3 (I put 50 posts per page). Now it's on page 4. I think they were posted at practically the same time.

EDIT: Now the champagne bottle's on page 3. Back to page 4... Magical!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:04

We did a Ghandarva Meditation last week; it was lovely and very profound. A "love offering" was collected and all of that was sent to the Red Cross for Japan.All of my mundane $$ for human causes goes to them...local and international...they're the best :love:

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:04

Oh, and anyone who wants to donate to the Japanese Red Cross can do so on iTunes, if you're an iTunes user. Apple doesn't take any of it - 100% goes straight to the Red Cross. I donated $20. Wish it were more, but times are tough...

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:04

Stormy, you put that so well. Zan, we want to be here for you and we want to know how you are. We know that part of being here for you is chit-chatting about normal stuff - well, as normal as we ever get around here - but also, part of it is you or any of us being able to post about what is REALLY GOING ON in our lives...here's a real place to tell your friends what's up.

And yes, you have just endured a major cataclysmic event that does seem to keep creating challenges.

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 13:05

It's fantatic! I'm so glad you'd posted that link. It's so great to be able to know exactly what time they happen, what magnitude they were, and exactly where they hit and what the range was. Thanks! :)
I'm glad it's useful. I wasn't sure initially if i should post it, as I thought maybe you wouldn't want to know that much :bugeyed:
Anyone who missed it, and wants to know what Japan is going through with aftershocks, it's www.japanquakemap.com

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 13:06

Oh THANK YOU Zan, I was just driving myself nuts looking for that link...couldn't remember where I'd seen it.

I think it's a White Box C, no idea if that's just worth 16.95 or maybe a little more. If it's worth more we may try to sell it here or if she puts it on eBay I can advise a reserve that makes sense.

Box C? $15 to $45 depending on what people know of the white boxes as all look old and impressive. About 25 here to me.

The crowned one

23-03-2011, 13:07

Time for cartoons in bed the my Avery...Bye all!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:07

but then you click on to twitter and see that number going up - its gone up by 1000 each of the last three days: nearly 23,000 now - and it all crashes and you fall quite low again. GAWD!!!! :(
...Anyway, feeling good today :) Working helped :thumbsup:Best-est thing ever...a minimal return to normalcy....at least "normal" in Zan-land...LOL

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:08

Time for cartoons in bed the my Avery...Bye all!SpongeBob??? I do SO WUB the Jellyfish :party:

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:08

OK, are posts 150 & 151 playing musical chairs for anyone else? I think I'm losing my mind.
Yes!!!! I thought I was losing my mind, too! (Which I might well be, but at least this is not direct evidence of it) :)

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:10

Box C? $15 to $45 depending on what people know of the white boxes as all look old and impressive. About 25 here to me.
Yes, that's a good way to put it - the box looks old and impressive. :)

Thanks TCO, good night!

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:10

zan's thoth table link is now at 151

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:11

And when it came back to the thread after the post, 151 is back to the champagne & popping cork.

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 13:11

I see the champagne at #151. ROFL

EDIT: And right after I post it changes. It must be that it switches every time someone posts

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:12

thoth table is back.

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:14

You all have lost your minds, and NO!! I don't have them. Everything is staying the same for me. Zan's post at 150 and the cork at 151....

I am the only sane one here....now THAT is scary, and so I'm off for ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz :angel:

ETA...OH MY...I see what you mean, and THAT means I am NOT the only sane one, and I find that comforting....LOL :D

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:16

{sing-song voice} Woo-oo-oo!

They thought they were in a pub awaiting a train, but they found themselves to actually be denizens of ...dunh-dunh-dunh...The Twilight Zone!

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:16

SO...what's gonna happen when we move to the next page????? Let's make that happen.....

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 13:18

OK, everyone post like mad
:party: :D :P ;) :) })

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:18

Well, Storm, we like for you you to be on the top of the page, so you have to hang out for a few more posts. :)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:19

Be careful what you wish for - my boss just sent me my new class assignment, and I have class from 7:45 am every weekday for the next two weeks :bugeyed: Guess I'm gonna be getting to bed early for a while...

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:20

Well, Storm, we like for you you to be on the top of the page, so you have to hang out for a few more posts. :)HEY :mad: I've done SO good with missing that...er...up until the last day or two, but I was on a ROLL :angel:

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:20

My theory is that zan & I clicked Submit at such precise timing that the server doesn't know what to do. Hopefully, the backup tonight will sort it.

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:20

OK, riddle me this - how many AT'ers does it take to create a reality shift?

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 13:20

I've only seen the champagne at #151 so am I sane or confused? :D I've obviously not been paying enough attention.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:21

emmsma

23-03-2011, 13:21

And you'll be getting paid too! Yay! Zan!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:21

um...er...LIFE...NORMAL...YAY....????? (((Zan)))

LOL...yeah...something like that... :laugh:

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 13:22

Alright, so I see Lutestring at #200 and Storm at #201 right now. This is my baseline.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:22

CR*P :mad:...I WAS counting....:(

Tis ok..it's been MUCH worse...so...is this one gonna flip/flop???

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:22

Storm! You did it!!! :D Now, let's see if it moves around. Jeez, I just hate it when reality is flapping around in the breeze!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:23

And you'll be getting paid too! Yay! Zan!

She wasted no time, too - starts from tomorrow! :eek: No, I suppose I'm quite glad, really. Need the money, and need to get out of the house. Just hope the student has a personality if he and I are going to be spending so much time together...

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 13:23

Yay Zan, $$$ :) but boo to early mornings :(

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 13:23

I am back again,

Lil one is asleep, and cody just went to bed, and so now i get a bit of me time, I think.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:24

OK, riddle me this - how many AT'ers does it take to create a reality shift?I dunno, but can we move a country???

OK...now that I've tagged the Top **sigh**....

G'night...after a trip to the porch :smoker:

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:24

Storm! You did it!!! :D Now, let's see if it moves around. Jeez, I just hate it when reality is flapping around in the breeze!:bugeyed: You'd rather see Synthetic flapping . . .

I have got to reboot my brain. It just won't quit this Gutter Stuff tonight.

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:24

200 and 201 are not moving around, but 150 and 151 are still dancing the do-si-do!

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:27

:bugeyed: You'd rather see Synthetic flapping . . .

I have got to reboot my brain. It just won't quit this Gutter Stuff tonight.
Cardlady, I do declare! :) You are quite feisty tonight!

Aaand actually, now that we're on to the next page, I do think 150 and 151 have settled down. Or did we all just hallucinate that?

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 13:28

I see the cork on #151. Of course it might change as soon as this is posted.
Yep, still jumping around.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 13:30

OK..Storm...the wee anchor...is out....G'nioght/Day all~~~

Great 1/3er to all ~~~~~~~~ :love:

OctavaSpera

23-03-2011, 13:30

Good night Storm! Sleep well.

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:32

OK..Storm...the wee anchor...is out....G'nioght/Day all~~~

Great 1/3er to all ~~~~~~~~ :love:
Night, Stormy! Don't drink all that champagne by yourself. :)

And yeah, now 150 & 151 are jumping around again so I am going to quit looking.

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:36

The real test will be in about 50 minutes when the Nightly Backup has been completed. I don't intend to still be here myself. :P

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:38

OK, sooo....this is the Tarot Games and Fun thread. Let's play a game unique to the pub. Let's try to find tarot cards to represent each of us; the regular pubsters. Oh, and you do not have to be present to be "Carded".

We can start with any card you tell us that you might want to be, but if the rest of us really see you as, say the King of Wands when you say The Magician, well, we'll let ya know about it. Cause it's just a game and just for fun.

What do you think?

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 13:41

I like playing the role of the 6 of Pentacles.

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 13:41

goodnight Stormy :)

I finally caught the moving posts, and saw them the other way round :)

I'm the Hermit :) but I'd like to be the 9 of Pentacles :)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:42

Sounds like fun, Mel :) I'll have to think about that one....

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 13:48

I was the Queen of Cups at Readers Studio last year; that is certainly me at times.

Six of Pents; that's a good, balanced energy for you, Cardlady! And yeah, Lute, I'm with you on the desire to be the Nine of Pents!

emmsma

23-03-2011, 13:50

I'm always pretty crappy at these things, but I'll bite.

I really wish I was Temperance, but I think I feel like 8 of Pents.

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 13:50

I think I am still in strength card mode

Bat Chicken

23-03-2011, 13:50

Zan - Glad to hear things are getting a little more normal-ish... :)

Mel - That sounds like fun - Except I am not sure which one I would pick....

ETA: I need to be the Three of Coins...

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 13:51

hiya Batty

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 13:53

Heya Batty! Thanks for your message the other day. I kept meaning to write back, but... I failed :P Things are normalizing a bit, though, and that's certainly a good thing...

Bat Chicken

23-03-2011, 13:56

Hiya Kaleanna! :)

Heya Batty! Thanks for your message the other day. I kept meaning to write back, but... I failed :P Things are normalizing a bit, though, and that's certainly a good thing...

No worries! Yes! That is a good thing... :D

Mellaenn

23-03-2011, 14:02

OMG - I started this game kind of late, maybe we can bat it around some more tomorrow. {Yawn} I'm outta here myself. Good night, all!

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 14:06

goodnight Mell, I'm going too, things to do :)

Bat Chicken

23-03-2011, 14:08

If I am going to be true to my need to be 3 of Coins - I had better get to bed too! :)

'Night all....

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 14:09

*hooonk shooooo*

http://www.wildlifeinnature.com/assets/images/sleeping11x14.jpg

emmsma

23-03-2011, 15:21

Boo!

Quiet in here. Off to bed with me. See yall tomorrow.

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 15:28

Hello goodbye Emmsma. I'm always here during the quiet spots, after trying to catch up from when you are all chatty without me. *pout*

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 15:52

Hi NT, I'm here for a little while :)

I've just discovered that Richard Armitage :heart: is Thorin Oakenshield in the upcoming film of the Hobbit.

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 15:55

Hi Lute

What a long day. Work, then going to my SF club meeting, then home to make a late supper. Then trying to catch up on all the pub chatter. :D

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 15:59

What do you do at a SF club meeting? Does someone give a talk about a book or film?

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:03

Hi, Guys! :)

I always forget where these trade train threads are! :laugh: Does anyone know when the next trade train is?

How are you guys doing?

BTV

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:04

*hooonk shooooo*

http://www.wildlifeinnature.com/assets/images/sleeping11x14.jpg

That is absolutely ADORABLE!!:heart:

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:05

Hi BtV :) We just had a train last month, so I'm not sure there would be a new one for some time now. Pop on in here to the pub now and again to stay abreast...

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 16:06

Back from Imdb. It's funny to imagine a 6'2" actor playing a dwarf.

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:07

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:08

Hi BtV :) We just had a train last month, so I'm not sure there would be a new one for some time now. Pop on in here to the pub now and again to stay abreast...

I definitely will! I always forget where to find these. <embarrassed> I need to make sure that I get the link saved. lol

Thank you zan_chan for letting me know! I hope that you have been doing well!

It is 2am here and I better go to bed. I will come back tomorrow to catch up with all of you. I just wanted to post since I finally found the thread. lol

Have a great night everyone!:heart:
BTV

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:08

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:10

Gross. Enough radiation has been found in Tokyo's tap water that it's been deemed unacceptable as drinking water for infants. Do I accept this "for infants" thing, or do I get right on top of switching to only bottled water right away? Decisions, decisions... In fact, cancer or not decisions, decisions....

I am so sorry, zan_chan!! It must be so scary and awful to go through that. We have much prayers, thoughts, and donations to Japan. :heart: I was very happy to have read on the other threads that you were doing okay. *hugs*

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:10

Gross. Enough radiation has been found in Tokyo's tap water that it's been deemed unacceptable as drinking water for infants. Do I accept this "for infants" thing, or do I get right on top of switching to only bottled water right away? Decisions, decisions... In fact, cancer or not decisions, decisions....

Crap! :eek: :bugeyed: that's awful :( Bottled water, Zan, even though you're not an infant. How could it be ok for anyone?

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:10

Despite our super-power inducing tap water, I'm kind of excited that I just appropriately used the word "abreast" tee hee :joke:

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:12

Hello :) The last train was the Valentine's one, not that long ago, and no one knows when the next one will be.

I just got my deck from the last train, yay! The Spanish tarot, from Wendy :heart: The postman had left it in the letterbox, instead of bringing it to the door, like they usually do with parcels.

It sounds like you got a deck that you wanted. That really does make for an awesome trade train! I should have been trying to find these threads, but life got in the way. Now I have decks to get rid of. I am not a collector, so if I don't use them.. I want them to have a new home that will.

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:13

Crap! :eek: :bugeyed: that's awful :( Bottled water, Zan, even though you're not an infant. How could it be ok for anyone?

Hmm official word is that we all, everywhere and anywhere, take in a lot more radiation than we would ever imagine. It's just that now that its being constantly measured and having its presence alerted to us, we're far more aware of it than usual. Official word says that at its current level, it isn't the least bit harmful, and even to infants avoiding it is a precaution rather than the avoidance of a real threat.

Hmm...perhaps bottled water then. Kind of makes you a bit *yikes* about restaurants too, though. They certainly use it to cook food, and wash dishes, etc...

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:14

Despite our super-power inducing tap water, I'm kind of excited that I just appropriately used the word "abreast" tee hee :joke:

I am very impressed as well. GREAT JOB!:thumbsup: You are too funny, zen! :)

I agree with Lutestring.. use bottled water.

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 16:15

What do you do at a SF club meeting? Does someone give a talk about a book or film?

Actually, it's a lot more of a social club than anything else. Today we discussed the mini-golf party we had last week, and organized future dates for various parties, outings and picnics.

On the other hand, we also discussed a recent local event that had Levar Burton as a guest, announced two upcoming local cons (conventions), and arranged a mini-auction for a bunch of star trek posters that someone had donated to the club.

And we also dealt with some administration stuff, like an upcoming election for fictional positions on our "ship" (like Chief of Security) and a "promotion board meeting" where we tallied up points earned for various club activities.

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:16

Hmm official word is that we all, everywhere and anywhere, take in a lot more radiation than we would ever imagine. It's just that now that its being constantly measured and having its presence alerted to us, we're far more aware of it than usual. Official word says that at its current level, it isn't the least bit harmful, and even to infants avoiding it is a precaution rather than the avoidance of a real threat.

Hmm...perhaps bottled water then. Kind of makes you a bit *yikes* about restaurants too, though. They certainly use it to cook food, and wash dishes, etc...

I am such a nut.. I didn't even think about that! :bugeyed: That does make you go *yikes*.

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:18

You keep us updated on you zen! *HUGS*

I have to get off the computer and go to sleep. It is now almost 2:30am. I am a super slow typer. :laugh:

Have a great night/day everyone! :heart:
BTV

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:20

Gnite BtV :) Thanks for popping in :thumbsup:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:25

Hmm official word is that we all, everywhere and anywhere, take in a lot more radiation than we would ever imagine. It's just that now that its being constantly measured and having its presence alerted to us, we're far more aware of it than usual. Official word says that at its current level, it isn't the least bit harmful, and even to infants avoiding it is a precaution rather than the avoidance of a real threat.

Hmm...perhaps bottled water then. Kind of makes you a bit *yikes* about restaurants too, though. They certainly use it to cook food, and wash dishes, etc...

And you do eat out a lot, don't you? :bugeyed: so more reason to use bottled water at home, I think, so less cumulative radiation overall, even if it is just a tiny amount.

BeyondtheVeil

23-03-2011, 16:27

Gnite BtV :) Thanks for popping in :thumbsup:

I will check in tomorrow! :)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:28

And you do eat out a lot, don't you? :bugeyed: so more reason to use bottled water at home, I think, so less cumulative radiation overall, even if it is just a tiny amount.

Yeah, I always eat out. But I just about never drink tap water anyway - I'm more a diet coke kinda guy :P - but the whole thing is just one more step on the ladder of The Worst. I keep waiting for the news to tell us of the zombie hoards wandering the Kanto plain in search of brains...

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:32

Did you hear they've detected higher-than-normal levels of radiation in the tap water? I don't mind so much, because they say its still safe, but it's kind of like finding a fly in your soup - you can keep eating the soup anyway, but in this case, the more you eat, the more likely it is that you'll slowly turn into Jeff Goldblum...

ba-dum-*ching*

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:34

Yeah, I always eat out. But I just about never drink tap water anyway - I'm more a diet coke kinda guy :P - but the whole thing is just one more step on the ladder of The Worst. I keep waiting for the news to tell us of the zombie hoards wandering the Kanto plain in search of brains...

They're not gonna tell you that stuff. The first you'll hear of it is when the tv newsreaders are replaced by zombies, isn't that how it goes in Dr Who? :D

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 16:35

"Waiter, there's radiation in my water."

"Not so loud, sir, or everyone will want some."

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:37

Always remember, NT: With great levels of detected radiation, comes great responsibility...

or something. :joke:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:39

The water might start having mutant green frogs in it, too...

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:40

The water might start having mutant green frogs in it, too...

Make it a lizard instead and that is ooooold news :P

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:41

Hey, I passed 9000 posts and never even noticed. Guess I'm too caught up in joking about my impeding doom... :rolleyes:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:46

Hey, I passed 9000 posts and never even noticed. Guess I'm too caught up in joking about my impeding doom... :rolleyes:
congratulations, i think?
I didn't notice going past 2000 :bugeyed:

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 16:48

Meanwhile, any idea how to lose 10 pounds in a day and half? Turns out I have a proper date this friday night with a good-looking, 30-something, professional type. Hmmm.... Let's just go with the "asian guys always expect white guys to be bigger than them" theory...

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 16:53

I have a deck buying temptation.

There's a copy of the Mythic Oracle for sale in Tarot Trading. Phelan is a great artist (she did most of the cards in the Dragonfae), which is a big selling point. And when I was in junior high, we did a unit on mythology and I got totally obsessed with the Greek pantheon.

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 16:58

Hmmm.... Let's just go with the "asian guys always expect white guys to be bigger than them" theory...
not going there :D

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 17:01

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 17:02

not going there :D

Geez. I didn't even realize what I was saying there. See - one tiny tap water emergency and my whole sense of comedy is lost. :laugh:

Actually, LOLing right now :joke:

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 17:06

Wow, how fabulous doing Greek mythology at school. Never had anything like that at my tediously dull baptist school :(

Yeah. I kind of blame my junior high English teacher for my views on organized religion. I mean, the Bible is just a collection of stories, the same as every other culture's collected stories. What makes "our stories" better than the Greeks' stories?

Plus, I can admire a religion that has their dieties go through mid-immortality crises. })

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 17:15

Yeah. I kind of blame my junior high English teacher for my views on organized religion. I mean, the Bible is just a collection of stories, the same as every other culture's collected stories. What makes "our stories" better than the Greeks' stories?

Plus, I can admire a religion that has their dieties go through mid-immortality crises. })
:D

I could never understand the view that christianity is right, everyone else is wrong. I remember some very biased teaching about the crusades, that it was ok to fight and kill people because they weren't christians. Huh?

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 17:16

Oooops.

Speaking of "not going there" :bugeyed: *looks to see if she has stepped on any toes*

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 17:21

I'm gonna jet to my next class. See ya later :)

NorthernTigress

23-03-2011, 17:23

Well, here I've gone and dropped a "religion bomb" just before I have to go to bed.

We'll see how this pub looks in the morning. :laugh:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 17:27

oooops. goodnight NT, see you later Zan :)

Jesii

23-03-2011, 17:31

Morning all! :)

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:08

Morning Jes :)

*staggers in, exhausted, and sinks into soft armchair*

Here, if you eat something you shouldn't and it takes you over the day's calorie allowance, but then you have an almighty dreadful raging tummy upset for the night, do the calories still count? That would be the up-side to the whole appalling episode .....

ETA - a ham, cheese & pickle wrap with a large bowl of mexican bean salad ...... it was the ham, I know ....

Jesii

23-03-2011, 18:14

Hi Wendy ((((hugs on the upset tummy))))

Still in my PJ's, really need to do stuff but can't be bothered!

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:19

Wonderful Boss is in later today. He's been in Spain on holiday and I hope he had a good time, because at the end of the month he is having his knee replaced and I want him good and strong for that!! Then while he is recuperating I will visit him at his home once a week with the work (his idea .....) because he won't be able to drive for about 6 weeks.

But it will be good to see him today. I have brought milk in just because he drinks milk in his coffee :)

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:20

Still in my PJ's, really need to do stuff but can't be bothered!

Tired or just having an idle day (like wot I had yesterday)?

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:21

I was sorry to hear none of us are in touch with kat :(. I think about her a lot. I'm sure MM is still in contact though.

Jesii

23-03-2011, 18:22

Tired or just having an idle day (like wot I had yesterday)?
Um... I will be getting up and stuff later, just lazy morning

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:30

Good for you - sometimes it's just what you need. Can't live life at 100 mph all the time - the engine gives out in the end ....

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 18:39

Hi Jesii and Wendy :)

Wendy, did you see that I got the Spanish deck today? :D and guess what I'm listening to right now...lovely Leonard, thankyou so much. I'm playing live in London, on my computer because I don't have a dvd player since it died a few years ago.
I love the colours of the Spanish Tarot, lovely greens. It's also just small enough for me to shuffle, yay!

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:43

Oh I'm so pleased they came. Live in London is soooo good!!

And I'm glad you like the Spanish - it deserves a bit of loving attention :)

Jesii

23-03-2011, 18:45

Hiya Lute!

Wendy, this afternoon is going to 110 miles an hour... part of the reason this morning is lazy :laugh:

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 18:50

Ah! That makes sense then Jes :)

Well, I have tidied up and got the place looking as decent as a dump full of old paper can look, and now I suppose I ought to think about doing a bit of this and that until he arrives, although usually when Wonderful Boss is in I kinda reserve the whole morning for him. He's not one as likes to be ignored, and I usually just reckon on playing catch-up the rest of the week ...

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 18:57

Oh I'm so pleased they came. Live in London is soooo good!!

And I'm glad you like the Spanish - it deserves a bit of loving attention :)
I will try to give it some loving attention, in between playing with my other new decks. I still find reading pip cards really hard, I'm going to have to learn sometime, but I only read for myself, and I'm lazy. It's no wonder that I'm not a very good tarot reader :)

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 19:12

Jesii, are you still around? I was wondering what you think of the casting for the Hobbit film? I'm a bit behind, and only checked it out today.

Jesii

23-03-2011, 19:17

Jesii, are you still around? I was wondering what you think of the casting for the Hobbit film? I'm a bit behind, and only checked it out today.
Haven't looked. And not going to watch it! It was the book I best remember my Mum reading to me as a bedtime story, and there is NO way I am gonna watch the film, much as I'm sure it will be good! No one can beat my Mum's 'Smaug' voice LOL

Where is the cast annunced? I'll look at the list I think....

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 19:21

Good Morning! Holy Sh*t! I haven't seen this much snow at one time in Years! It's 8 inches deep on the back porch rail. :bugeyed:

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 19:31

Haven't looked. And not going to watch it! It was the book I best remember my Mum reading to me as a bedtime story, and there is NO way I am gonna watch the film, much as I'm sure it will be good! No one can beat my Mum's 'Smaug' voice LOL

Where is the cast annunced? I'll look at the list I think....
here you go http://www.theonering.net/torwp/the-hobbit/cast/

Filming has just begun this week. I was interested to see that Richard Armitage is playing Thorin Oakenshield, and Martin Freeman is Bilbo :bugeyed: I don't think i will like the film, but I know I will go and see it. I do like Richard Armitage :heart: though :)

I think you have a very good reason not to see the film. How lovely to have had your mum read it to you.

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 19:32

OMG :bugeyed: - that's incredible! Will you be able to get out to work, or are you stuck at home?

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 19:33

Hi Blue, that's a lot of snow :bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 19:38

OMG :bugeyed: - that's incredible! Will you be able to get out to work, or are you stuck at home?
LOL No kidding!

It's going to take me a while, but I will eventually have to leave and go to work. Today, I have a 12 hour shift for a client that receives 24/7 care, so I'll need to relieve the night person.

Jesii

23-03-2011, 19:40

here you go http://www.theonering.net/torwp/the-hobbit/cast/

Filming has just begun this week. I was interested to see that Richard Armitage is playing Thorin Oakenshield, and Martin Freeman is Bilbo :bugeyed: I don't think i will like the film, but I know I will go and see it. I do like Richard Armitage :heart: though :)

I think you have a very good reason not to see the film. How lovely to have had your mum read it to you.
It does have an ...interesting... cast! Totally with you on RA, he is great!!!!

Also, just to say, have the LOTR actors who are in the film... their characters arn't in the book....

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 19:53

LOL No kidding!

It's going to take me a while, but I will eventually have to leave and go to work. Today, I have a 12 hour shift for a client that receives 24/7 care, so I'll need to relieve the night person.

Assuming the night person actually can get back to their own home.......

It struck me that the area I live in would come to a grinding halt if faced with that much snow one morning :D. On the bit of coast where I live we are very sheltered and our weather is normally much milder than everywhere else in the country. Snow is a rarity for us indeed.

I dunno about a Hobbit film. It's one of my most cherished childhood books and I still re-read it now. I couldn't bear to see it not done the way it is in my head ....

BlueDragonfly

23-03-2011, 19:58

Yeah, that is an issue. If I can't get in, she won't be able to get out. At least not when she's supposed to.

We do have excellent road commission plow crews, so it's just a matter of time.

PathWalker

23-03-2011, 19:59

Took me a while to catch up - wow didn't we have some strange conversations through the night?

West Indies v Pakistan - going to be a good match I hope.

Sunny here, but gladly chained to the radio :)

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 20:04

Yeah - I read back over the night when I was drinking my coffee first thing. Interesting doesn't begin to cover it!!

But now I must go, for the Boss will be in any moment and I have prep to do before he gets here.

See you all later :)

Jesii

23-03-2011, 20:15

I dunno about a Hobbit film. It's one of my most cherished childhood books and I still re-read it now. I couldn't bear to see it not done the way it is in my head ....
Same here, Hobbit = Childhood, LOTR = teenage years, Silmarillion = College. odd homw my life is defined by books LOL

Bye Wendy, Hi Mum :)

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 20:20

G'morning all :) No school for me or Jack today, and I was just thinking, huh? There's hardly 2 inches I think, out there..but obviously there must be more. Perhaps the little bit I can see on my car is what didn't get blown away...(I haven't actually gone outside yet)

Of course I actually DID want school to close, but, if there really wasn't a lot of snow I'd feel like I was cheating...LOL

Blue, I hope your road is plowed really soon :(

Jesii

23-03-2011, 20:23

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 20:25

Hehe, wow strike?? That's a new reason for school closing ... they'll be back to teaching soon...right??

Jesii

23-03-2011, 20:29

Hehe, wow strike?? That's a new reason for school closing ... they'll be back to teaching soon...right??
The uni lectures who belong to a particular union are going on strike all across the country... and it just happens to be my busiest day!!! And yeah, they are back on friday... my last lecture ends at 6 on friday!

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 20:29

Hiya Yira!!!!! I have tomorrow off too, all lectures cancelled due to union strike or some such thing! Planning on spending the day in bed, watching the BBC's Robin Hood searies 1-3 and kept company with biscuits :laugh:
That sounds like a great way to spend the day :)
sorry, I wandered off to have dinner.

Hi Yira :)

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 20:41

It has occurred to me that this test I'm missing today due to school being closed (Which I was ready for so either way not a big deal for me) is in the same class that had a test the LAST time school closed. AND we've only had the two tests...

It is my opinion that the snow days are this teacher's fault. If he would stop giving tests, we would not have snow days :D

PathWalker

23-03-2011, 20:44

doing great, and says "Hi"!!!! to everyone.

Doing other stuff I think, and sounding busy and happy :)

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 20:49

G'morning PW :)

Jesii

23-03-2011, 20:52

*waving while heading out the pub door with heavy bag and 3 pairs of shoes*
Gotta go, everyone have a great day!

Bye Mum :)
xx

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 20:57

Have fun Jesii :)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 21:36

Has everyone gone already?

Saturness

23-03-2011, 21:37

GOOD MORNING!

I'm back and I haz Wonderful Coffee™ today!

How is everyone? What are the news? ;)

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 21:39

Hey Marina, YAY for Good Coffee!

No news here, other than the school thing. Sitting here in the dark, dogs still snoring..waiting for them to wake up so I can take them out and start homework. Not a huge hurry though..if they want to snore let em! As the saying goes, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie...LOL

Saturness

23-03-2011, 21:41

No news here, other than the school thing. Sitting here in the dark, dogs still snoring..waiting for them to wake up so I can take them out and start homework. Not a huge hurry though..if they want to snore let em! As the saying goes, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie...LOL

Hahahahah, the dogs can go on snoring. We have to work. It sucks being human sometimes! :joke:

PathWalker

23-03-2011, 21:42

News is I've been in touch with Thorhammer and she's fine and well, says Hi to everyone :)
We both belong to a knitting forum

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 21:42

Morning all :) Yira, did I see its snowing by you?? Isn't it getting late in the season for that?

Hi Marina - glad you have your wonderful coffee today :) Where do you get it - one of the chains like Starbucks, or somewhere more local?

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 21:46

Not particularly, Zan...we always HOPE we've seen the last of it, but we get snow pretty late in the year here. Honestly winter here runs about 7-8 months a year...lol I've had snow on my birthday before (June 10) Although, it's not usually THIS much snow this late in the year.... hehe

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 21:48

Snow in June :bugeyed: Wow! That's a lot of winter! I would love it there - winter is my favorite season. I love cold weather, and can't stand summer, as I'm sure you remember me whining about last year :P

Rhinemaiden

23-03-2011, 21:48

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 21:49

Zan... ciggies will get you faster than anything in the water! ;)

<This call is coming from inside the house...> :eek: Stop watching me! :laugh:

Saturness

23-03-2011, 21:50

News is I've been in touch with Thorhammer and she's fine and well, says Hi to everyone :)
We both belong to a knitting forum

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! :party: :party: :party:

If you talk to Kat, tell her I miss her sooooo much! :love:

I'm glad that she's well! Thanks for the news, PW!

Hi Marina - glad you have your wonderful coffee today :) Where do you get it - one of the chains like Starbucks, or somewhere more local?

The coffee at my work SUCKS major @$$, that's why I celebrate when I can get coffee outside. We do not have Stabucks here - well, we do have a couple of Starbucks shop, but it's not big 'chain' yet like in the US, so it's impossible to get coffee there (it's always full of first-world wannabes trying to look 'cool' by drinking Starbucks. Typical.).

But we have a local brand called "Nescafé" that has these cool coffee machines in many places, such as gas stations, bars and restaurants. There's a nearby hospital that has the coffee machine and that's where I get mine. It's not cheap but it's SO good! Makes me start my day better! ;)

Rhinemaiden

23-03-2011, 21:51

<This call is coming from inside the house...> :eek: Stop watching me! :laugh:

I have Xray vision :D :D :D

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 21:52

When I was a kid I was cool with winter -- grew up on a farm, warm weather meant a LOT of work..LOL Snow meant, feed/water animals and milk the cows, and that was about it! I could go horseback riding, skating on the creek that ran through our property, or if it was TOO cold I could just hole up in my bedroom with a book...hehe

Now, however, I hate driving in it, and I hate shovelling in it. My second 'major' purchase when I get a job will be a snow blower! That'll take half my dislike away. And my first major purchase will be a car, so maybe I'll even get 4wd and that'll take away the other dislike!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 21:52

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 21:56

Is it weird that at the convenience store this evening I couldn't help myself and bought every major newsmagazine (Newsweek, Time, etc) that had devoted special issues to the 3-11 crisis? It felt like...what's the proper word... having a keepsake...something to hold onto to remember what all of this is like...

I kind of feel like a catastrophe voyeur buying them, but so be it I guess...

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 21:59

G'Morning Peeps~~~

You can call me Sneezy today. Last night when I got home I must have sneezed 10-15 times right in a row. :bugeyed: And it's kind of started up this morning. I NEVER sneeze like this...EVER. I do love to sneeze, it makes me giggle, but this is a tad over the top.

Thanks for the news from Kat PW.

!!! YAY !!! for snow days Yira :D

And that's all I remember...

Rhinemaiden

23-03-2011, 22:00

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:00

Saturness

23-03-2011, 22:02

Wow, I'm surprised Starbucks hasn't taken over Brazil yet. We have one on every corner here in Tokyo... But Nescafe is yummy. We have those machines in convenience stores like 7-11 here. And you're right - they're yummmy :)

Yes they are!
Honestly, when I went to the US I did not like the Starbucks coffee. The coffee has, for me, a bad taste. But the Starbucks I had in Chile and in Paris were very good! Go figure. :bugeyed:

But... my good day has been spoilt by my constant lack of luck! :mad:
Ana Cortez has made two contests giving away the older, self-published edition of the PCO deck. As you know, it's my favorite one. I participated of the firstcontest, did my best, and who won? Someone who left one ass-kissing message in her page.

And now she made YET another contest, but it was a 'quickie', so I was sleeping while it happened. :(

If luck was a person, I'd torture her in unimaginable ways! Her screams would shatter lightbulbs worldwide! :mad: ARGH SUPER ARGH!

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:02

G'morning Stormy! That's a lot of sneezing... :bugeyed:

Yeah, YAY snowday :) I need to make sure I don't waste it...but the dogs are still sleeping...LOL

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:02

Nawww, not weird, you're living through a very catastrophic and historic event. I would do the same I think...

I have a weird question -- I watched the whole quakemap thingy from start to end last night...and it's just one huge constant earthquake it looks like! Aren't earthquakes usually a big one, and then a few small ones (ie less than 10!) whereas poor Japan has had 729! (and it was 726 when I got up this morning....) And their small ones are not small... Is that...not normal??

It's different this time around because the initial quake was so massive. Keep in mind that the initial 3-11 quake is now the fourth strongest quake in recorded history in the world. They say there will be aftershocks for months to come.

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:04

Not weird at all... more like a need to see what others are saying?? :?:

But I didn't buy them to read. Just to... I dunno...have... (Does anyone still buy printed media to read? Isn't that what the internet is for? I get the majority of my news from Twitter nowadays. What an incredible resource its been through all of this...)

Rhinemaiden

23-03-2011, 22:05

Yes they are!
Honestly, when I went to the US I did not like the Starbucks coffee. The coffee has, for me, a bad taste. But the Starbucks I had in Chile and in Paris were very good! Go figure. :bugeyed:

It's the difference in the water used to make the coffee ;)

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:06

It's normal IMO Zan :) Maybe you'll want to read them in 20 yrs or so...

What an awful time you're living through...(((Zan))) Still worry about you, ya know?

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:06

Ahh, sorry about the contests, Marina! You don't think she'd sell you one if you wrote to explain what a HUGE fan you are? :P

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 22:06

I have coffee too!! I only get coffee at work when Wonderful Boss is in but he came in, signed a few cheques and left again :bugeyed:. So I am drinking the coffee with milk I would have given him :)

Yay PW - thank you for finding out about kat - much appreciated!

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 22:07

Ahh, sorry about the contests, Marina! You don't think she'd sell you one if you wrote to explain what a HUGE fan you are? :P

I always thought Marina looks quite slim in her pics :D:D:D:D

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:11

It's normal IMO Zan :) Maybe you'll want to read them in 20 yrs or so...

What an awful time you're living through...(((Zan))) Still worry about you, ya know?

Thanks, yira. I appreciate it. And I saw your story about the woman at the supermarket. I was really moved that you would try to explain it to her like that. I hope it helped her a little... ((((supermarket lady))))

And I'm not sure that I'll remember HOW to read them in 20 years! :laugh:

linnie

23-03-2011, 22:11

And you do eat out a lot, don't you? :bugeyed: so more reason to use bottled water at home, I think, so less cumulative radiation overall, even if it is just a tiny amount.
Totally..... Minimise the risk, always, as far as food/water etc go, I reckon!
Definitely!!!!
Hello Zan, Lute, and all those others whose posts I haven't yet made my way to... Oh...if I scroll down the page I see that Yira, Marina, and Wendy (waving hello now....) are here, too... I'd best just post quickly and catch up on what you've all been talking about..)

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:11

I always thought Marina looks quite slim in her pics :D:D:D:D

Quick, Marina - get eating! :laugh:

Saturness

23-03-2011, 22:14

It's different this time around because the initial quake was so massive. Keep in mind that the initial 3-11 quake is now the fourth strongest quake in recorded history in the world. They say there will be aftershocks for months to come.

Yes it definitely it. The massive earthquake in Chile, in the 60s (or 70s?) was so strong it made two volcanos erupt in the sourthern part of the country. And for the first time scientists saw an earthquake actually create a tsunami - until then they weren't sure of the relationship between earthquakes and tsunamis.

So Zan, you are going through some real hard times, and some mourning is necessary. Don't berate yourself because you can't pretend all is flowers and pink ponies. ((hugs))

Ahh, sorry about the contests, Marina! You don't think she'd sell you one if you wrote to explain what a HUGE fan you are? :P

She knows I am :(
I used to email her when most of people ignored the PCO. But but... I'm just unlucky. Argh! *stabs Luck in the eye* :mad:

linnie

23-03-2011, 22:16

:D

I could never understand the view that christianity is right, everyone else is wrong. I remember some very biased teaching about the crusades, that it was ok to fight and kill people because they weren't christians. Huh?
Or feeding people to lions...intentionally... we are a baffling species, aren't we, and, very often, hugely disappointing!
Meanwhile, any idea how to lose 10 pounds in a day and half? Turns out I have a proper date this friday night with a good-looking, 30-something, professional type. Hmmm.... Let's just go with the "asian guys always expect white guys to be bigger than them" theory...
I read it the innocent way initially! :)

Saturness

23-03-2011, 22:17

I always thought Marina looks quite slim in her pics :D:D:D:D

I'm not that slim, lol!
I just know which clothes to wear to hide the huge parts! :joke:

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:18

I read it the innocent way initially! :)

Thank you, Linnie! That Lutestring is no good, I'm tellin' ya...

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 22:21

Honestly, when I went to the US I did not like the Starbucks coffee. The coffee has, for me, a bad taste. But the Starbucks I had in Chile and in Paris were very good! Go figure. :bugeyed:

Hi Marina :) The Starbucks in Sydney is so horrible i won't go there, but we have lots of really good coffee in little coffee shops here and in Melbourne, thanks to a lot of Italians immigrating to Australia in the 1950's. The local Starbucks closed down last year, it was so bad.

Hi Stormy,RM, Zan and linnie and anyone else i missed :)

I love winter too, Zan, and have always wanted to live somewhere that has snow. I always used to wish for snow on my birthday, in early spring, but never cold enough for snow :(

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:21

G'morning Linnie!

Ya know, even your aftershocks are full on earthquakes in intensity...very scary. I always thought 'aftershock' meant low intensity earth grumbling not first one didn't do good enough I'm trying again... You are a strong man Zan, whether you realize it or not...

And one more reason I will never move to California. No way, I don't think I'm strong enough to live through that.

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 22:23

Thank you, Linnie! That Lutestring is no good, I'm tellin' ya...
Wot? moi?? :D

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:24

Wot? moi?? :D

<cough> No...the, um, other one... :joke:

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:24

G'morning Lutestring :)

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 22:26

<cough> No...the, um, other one... :joke:
*looks around* :bugeyed:

kaleanna

23-03-2011, 22:27

Morning all,

this is a quick post before I go and get lil one up and have to get him ready to go.

Hope everyone is doing good.

I remembered something about the missing deck, I think it is with my lovely reading cloth made out of the same fabric as the case that I was making for that deck. Now if i could just find that reading cloth then it is possible that I could find my missing deck.

Alright, gotta run,

Bye all

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:28

Hey, if Rhinemaiden can be hiding in my apartment watching me chain-smoke, there can be a cloned Lute out there somewhere...

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:28

HiiiByeeeee Kaleanna!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:30

Oh yira - how's iOS4.3 treating you? Did it noticeably improve Safari's loading speeds?

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 22:31

Hi ,bye Kaleanna. Did you see i found my missing library book yesterday? So maybe your dragons will turn up too.
I had been wondering if they had taken the book with them :)

Saturness

23-03-2011, 22:34

Hi Marina :) The Starbucks in Sydney is so horrible i won't go there, but we have lots of really good coffee in little coffee shops here and in Melbourne, thanks to a lot of Italians immigrating to Australia in the 1950's. The local Starbucks closed down last year, it was so bad.

Hahahahahahahahaha!
The Starbucks hot chocolate was delicious. In New York I had lots of it, because the coffee was un-drinkable. Perhaps it is the water, indeed!

I love winter too, Zan, and have always wanted to live somewhere that has snow. I always used to wish for snow on my birthday, in early spring, but never cold enough for snow :(

I looove winter, but it never snows here. It only snows in a handful of towns in the montains, and still, it's a very small amount of snow. In any case I'd never get snow in my birthday, it's on December, Hot As Hell. Meh.

Rhinemaiden

23-03-2011, 22:35

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 22:39

But but... I'm just unlucky. Argh! *stabs Luck in the eye* :mad:Oh, how I have missed you . . . :* :laugh:

(((:heart:)))

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:44

Wendywu

23-03-2011, 22:46

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 22:46

And I see the chattiness continues into the next day...

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 22:46

Dogs awake...guess I have to get myself motivated...LOL Fenced yard, that's my dream! LOL

Saturness

23-03-2011, 22:47

Oh, how I have missed you . . . :* :laugh:

(((:heart:)))

Marina: Extreme Moods™

:laugh:

But honestly, I am angry because I deserved this deck more than anyone else in the world. Sorry but it's the truth. No one introduced this deck to more people than I. And the person who won - no names, because it's a fellow ATer - never did anything, just posted an @$$-kissing message... and got it! So unfair!

I know it's reeeeally silly, but it kind of hurt. It came to me that I'll never get anything from luck - if I want something, I'd have to work hard and get it.

*eats Luck's organs, à-la Kali*

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 22:49

iOS4.3 is going well, and wasn't nearly the hassle to load it as it was going to 4.0...LOL (was there a .1 and .2 in there?? I don't recall ever loading any...lol) Best yet, they have quit holding my screen lock button hostage to the speakers! I'm a happy camper :) Oh, yeah I do think Safari is a bit faster, although I didn't pay much attention -- I use it mostly for note taking these days hehe!

Now if they could make it possible to connect to the computer and drag/drop files instead of having to use iTunes it would be the perfect tablet PC :) LOL

Yup, there were .1 and .2, but you didn't miss much at the time. The big thing in .2 was air printing from iPad, I think. Safari is a bit snappier on iPhone 4 after 4.3, so thats nice, but otherwise, nothing too big. If Apple follows its regular schedule, this June at the WWDC Apple will announce the next iPhone as well as the next major iOS upgrade, presumably iOS5.0. We'll just have to wait and see...

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 22:52

Marina: Extreme Moods™

:laugh:

But honestly, I am angry because I deserved this deck more than anyone else in the world. Sorry but it's the truth. No one introduced this deck to more people than I. And the person who won - no names, because it's a fellow ATer - never did anything, just posted an @$$-kissing message... and got it! So unfair!

I know it's reeeeally silly, but it kind of hurt. It came to me that I'll never get anything from luck - if I want something, I'd have to work hard and get it.
((((Marina)))) It's NOT fair :(

*eats Luck's organs, à-la Kali*
:laugh:

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 22:53

((((Marina)))) It's NOT fair :(
I agree with this...

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 22:55

*bites tongue to keep from mentioning the Other Side of the coin*

*slaps Fortuna for showing it to me*

http://hercxena.wikia.com/wiki/Fortune

Rhinemaiden

23-03-2011, 22:58

linnie

23-03-2011, 22:59

OK my lovelies, now is when I make my way over the road to the gym and commune with the Concept 2. Actually I have an Ironwing card in my head today so I know I need to think about that while I row. Yay for having a looooong time just to think about one card :)

See you all later :heart:
Have loads of "FUN", Wendy... (I'm not long back from exercise class... well, 5 hours ago, but the memory still holds me in its grip!!! Arrrgghh!!!... AND I also had yoga today, so it's been, well, seriously heavy duty work-out-wise, as far as this old chook goes!!!)
Thank you, Linnie! That Lutestring is no good, I'm tellin' ya...Wot? moi?? :D

Yes... Well may she plead ignorance, but we know!!!!! :) (Night, night, Lute...all but midnight here.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz-time!!!)

Zan... I imagine most of us would buy the printed matter re 'the quake'... not ghoulish... simply human... and even if you don't read it now, you will probably look over it once everything slows back to 'normal', just to know how everything unfolded... because you're probably in a state of perpetual shock, even though you may feel somewhat desensitised to it, each new event throws you back into shock again (this is my theory only!). When you're in shock, you're really only going through the motions of living, in terms of what you will remember after the fact... Phew... that was a long way to say the newspapers will clarify memory lapse moments!!!!
Continue to take care of yourself, and I hope the date is sweet... nice times are at a premium right now, huh! :)

Goodnight everyone... yawning...waving...snoring very soon...

Saturness

23-03-2011, 22:59

((((Marina)))) It's NOT fair :(

No it isn't. In the day the result of the contest was announced, I felt so resentful I was about to punch the walls. LOL! Not nice. :D

I agree with this...

Thanks!

*bites tongue to keep from mentioning the Other Side of the coin*

*slaps Fortuna for showing it to me*

Hahahahahahahaha! :laugh:

I know the other side of the coin, but I'm consciously pretending it doesn't exist. }) LOL!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 23:04

You guys see the news? Elizabeth Taylor passed away...

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 23:04

HAHA! My dogs had to jump up and over the snow drift against the back door, that was up to my hips, to get out and go potty..!! Yet there's bare spots on the porch, and on my car. Blowing winds...LOL

Yup, there were .1 and .2, but you didn't miss much at the time. The big thing in .2 was air printing from iPad, I think. Safari is a bit snappier on iPhone 4 after 4.3, so thats nice, but otherwise, nothing too big. If Apple follows its regular schedule, this June at the WWDC Apple will announce the next iPhone as well as the next major iOS upgrade, presumably iOS5.0. We'll just have to wait and see...

If it hadn't been for the orientation lock/mute button issue I might not have bothered with 4.3...LOL I didn't think Safari was all that slow to begin with :)

To be honest, though, the ONLY think preventing me from feeling my iPad is the ultimate tablet pc is the inability to plug it into a computer and open it like any other external item, drag/drop files, etc. (USB would be nice BUT not 100% essential) I'm keeping my eyes opened for when someone comes up with an ipad-like item that can do that. (Ie, like how there's Zune players that many like over ipods) HOWEVER --- it would need to be as thin/sleek as the iPad is :)

If something like that comes out, then I'll give the iPad to Jack -- 'brand names' are more important to kids anyways... and its the 32gb one so it's not like I'd be giving him bottom of the line so I could have better LOL (and heck, he already has my ipod classic, he may as well get this too ROFL)

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 23:05

I'm feeling very Olympic lately. All this Hercules & Xena . . .
I've got an LS Olympic Tarot coming that I plan to gilt edge. Need to see it in the hand before I choose a color.

Need to snag the Silenus while I'm at it.

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 23:07

You guys see the news? Elizabeth Taylor passed away...Oh no... :(

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 23:07

You guys see the news? Elizabeth Taylor passed away...

Oh wow..she was like an icon of the industry.... :(

Saturness

23-03-2011, 23:12

You guys see the news? Elizabeth Taylor passed away...

Wow! The lady of the violet eyes... :(
Where did you get these news? I can't find it anywhere!

I'm feeling very Olympic lately. All this Hercules & Xena . . .
[...] Need to snag the Silenus while I'm at it.

I loooove Xena!!!! :love:

I've been lusting over the Silenus, but I spent too much money this month already... no decks for me.

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 23:16

News Story here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/hollywood-icon-elizabeth-taylor-dies-79/story?id=12894882

Stormdancer

23-03-2011, 23:17

ok...gotta scoot. Great 1/3 y'all ~~~

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 23:18

Have a good day Stormy :)

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 23:19

I loooove Xena!!!! :love:

I've been lusting over the Silenus, but I spent too much money this month already... no decks for me.Did you see the link to the pic of Fortune here (http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2675073&postcount=370)?

*whistles innocently & bats eyelashes as she clicks Send* ;)

roppo

23-03-2011, 23:19

You guys see the news? Elizabeth Taylor passed away...

What!? (so suddenly jumped in, me:D)

I mostly remember her as Amy in the film Little Women. R.I.P., the icon of good ol' Hollywood.

Zan, how're you doing? Fukuoka is just fine and peacefull, so serene that I feel a sort of guilty. 8,000,000 gods bless for northern people.

yirabeth

23-03-2011, 23:20

Hi Roppo :) Glad to hear you're doing okay!

cardlady22

23-03-2011, 23:23

(((roppo))) Good to see you!

~ Elizabeth Taylor ~ so many memories:

Lassie Come Home
National Velvet
The Taming of the Shrew

linnie

23-03-2011, 23:24

Oh... RIP, Elizabeth... I grew up on National Velvet, and Lassie, as many did... Just wondered how old she is, but remembered she was born the same year as my mum... I'm glad she has found her peace at last... What an up and down life she had... It must have been truly exhausting for her... I don't think fame is an enviable position, really... It seems to damage people quite profoundly... well, it certainly holds little appeal for me...

This time, goodnight! Waves over shoulder..........................................

Saturness

23-03-2011, 23:28

Bye bye, Stormy!

News Story here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/hollywood-icon-elizabeth-taylor-dies-79/story?id=12894882

Thanks Yira!

Did you see the link to the pic of Fortune here (http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2675073&postcount=370)?

*whistles innocently & bats eyelashes as she clicks Send* ;)

*goes berserk and slays all Olympian gods with her Timble of Doom*

Lutestring

23-03-2011, 23:29

Goodnight linnie, I'm going to sleep very soon, too.

Elizabeth Taylor - National Velvet and Cleopatra are the films I remember.

linnie

23-03-2011, 23:30

Goodnight linnie, I'm going to sleep very soon, too.

Elizabeth Taylor - National Velvet and Cleopatra are the films I remember.
Oh yes... Cleopatra.... Night Lute and others... waving again and this time not looking back over shoulder....

Saturness

23-03-2011, 23:33

Good night Linnie!

zan_chan

23-03-2011, 23:42

What!? (so suddenly jumped in, me:D)

I mostly remember her as Amy in the film Little Women. R.I.P., the icon of good ol' Hollywood.

Zan, how're you doing? Fukuoka is just fine and peacefull, so serene that I feel a sort of guilty. 8,000,000 gods bless for northern people.

Hi Roppo. Gotta say I'm a little jealous that you're safely down there in Fukuoka and missing all the action up here. If things go any further south at Fukushima, you may wind up with a houseguest :D But I'm doing fine, considering. We're getting sick of the aftershocks, and very sick of Kan and Edano's fake press conferences, but otherwise alright. Thanks!

Saturness

24-03-2011, 00:08

Well, I am curious:

Which decks have you been using as of late? Any new passion? Any old flame? Any IDS?

Curiouser and curiouser!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 00:12

Is that to anyone in particular, Marina? :)

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:14

I've used nothing but the PCS set RWS deck since everything happened on 3-11. I had it with me at the time. Only a few minutes after the initial quake I pulled one card and it was the Tower. So it's all I've used since.

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 00:15

Have to run to the post office! See you later!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 00:21

See ya later Cardlady :)

If in general (and because NOT talking here means doing homework lol) of course there's my Shadowscapes...still primary deck for me. I've been using the Hoi Polloi/PCS quite a bit too, doing some study/comparison etc. Also used the HP in a reading last week? maybe the week before...and it was kinda harsh...lol Kinda upset me a bit. Had to really work to find the encouragement... I guess good practice to learn how to read and find the empowering in any reading! (and it wasn't for me, so I was doubly concerned...when *I* get a bad reading I figure I just deserve it ROFL)

I have a tummy ache...thought, oh, maybe I'm hungry, didn't eat much dinner last night..nope, now it's worse...*sigh*

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:23

LOL - I was just typing the name of the place I'm working tomorrow, Kachidoki, on iPhone, and autocorrect changed it to "La Hiding"

Whaaaaaaa?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 00:25

LOL, is it further away from the source of all the troubles? Maybe your iPhone is psychic!! :bugeyed:

Saturness

24-03-2011, 00:28

Is that to anyone in particular, Marina? :)

No no, it's directed to all my Pub friends! ;)
All of you, that's it!

I've used nothing but the PCS set RWS deck since everything happened on 3-11. I had it with me at the time. Only a few minutes after the initial quake I pulled one card and it was the Tower. So it's all I've used since.

Wow Zan, that's quite a story! It's incredible when our mind suddenly find a connection to a certain deck! I'm so sorry it had be in such a horrible situation though... (((Zan)))

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:31

LOL, is it further away from the source of all the troubles? Maybe your iPhone is psychic!! :bugeyed:

LOL!! I hadn't even thought of that! <reaches for PCS....>

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 00:41

Okay I have some dumb questions, Zan...I hope you don't feel they're offensive...

When there's an earth quake, how long does it last? Is it like...seconds...or minutes...or ?? Also, on that japanquakemap, there's a circle for how intense it is. Does that mean, if you're within that circle you can feel it? Or does it go much further than that?

ETA - and what does the depth do to affect it?

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:50

No offense at all - coming from the non-west coast States, we don't have any experience with them!

Hmmm... the length of an earthquake depends on its intensity. The initial quake, the 9.0, felt like it went on forever. I believe the official count is 6-7 minutes. But on that map, the dot in the middle of the circle is the epicenter, so when you see numbers like 9.0, that number is only true at that dot. Then the further from the dot you go, the weaker the earthquake is. What's horrifying is that that quake was apparently a low 6 here in Tokyo - maybe 6.2 or 6.3 - but felt incredibly strong. I cant even IMAGINE what it felt like at its closest point on land to the epicenter. I think the strongest on land was a mid 8, which honestly must have felt world ending.

But then each quake is different. Sometimes we get long lasting, swaying sort of quakes. Sometimes we got a powerful BANG sort of jolt that only lasts for a few scary seconds.

It's a really difficult feeling to explain. The earth, as you'd imagine, literally shakes. Glasses and windows rattle, your furniture moves around a bit. Also the building you're in at the time makes a big difference. Tall office towers are designed with earthquake-proof technology, so they sway a lot, but are made not to break. Old, little buildings like my apartment shake a lot in even small quakes. When I got home after the initial quake, my refridgerator was halfway across my room! It's still hard to believe! :bugeyed:

ETA: Oh, and I believe that the deeper the earthquake, the less its affects on the surface are felt. So shallow=bad.

Rhinemaiden

24-03-2011, 00:52

You guys see the news? Elizabeth Taylor passed away...

I'm sad... she was truly a legend... :(

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:55

So also, Yira, when you see me post things like "just had a 6.6 aftershock", that number is the epicenter magnitude. Most of the bigger aftershocks like that have been around a low M4 here in Tokyo...

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 00:56

Thank you for telling me, Zan. I've never been where there can be an earthquake...I lived through a tornado once, and that was bad enough...but once it was done it was DONE..none of that crappy aftershock thing....

If I understand the map correctly, the 9.0 one was felt in Korea, (both) China, Mongolia, Russia...

I was wondering about how far, though, because some of them are out in the ocean and the circles don't reach land. And I wondered if those were still harming people. (Not enough of them though :( )

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:58

The circle is generally the full range of its effect. That's basically true, but some of the aftershocks that don't quite include Tokyo on the map where felt by yours truly, so it isn't quite always true...

Saturness

24-03-2011, 00:58

It's a really difficult feeling to explain. The earth, as you'd imagine, literally shakes. Glasses and windows rattle, your furniture moves around a bit. Also the building you're in at the time makes a big difference. Tall office towers are designed with earthquake-proof technology, so they sway a lot, but are made not to break. Old, little buildings like my apartment shake a lot in even small quakes. When I got home after the initial quake, my refridgerator was halfway across my room! It's still hard to believe! :bugeyed:

ETA: Oh, and I believe that the deeper the earthquake, the less its affects on the surface are felt. So shallow=bad.

Wow Zan! That's scary! I doubt I'll experience an earthquake, because Brazil is on the center of a plate tectonic, not near the borders. I imagine it's very scary, I'd be terrified. When we think of something solid and stable we think of earth... but in times like this we notice how wrong we are!

The deeper the earthquake, the weaker it is on the surface. The Haiti earthquake was terrible because it was too close to the surface, and because the country is very poor. They have no such thing as earthquake-proof buildings so everything fell apart. And the earthquake was weaker than the Japanese one.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 00:59

(((((ZAN))))) I hope they settle SOON....

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 00:59

A weird thing too is that that map only includes M4 and above aftershocks. So that 750 number doesn't include the thousands of little ones that you barely notice. You'll hear the glasses clang, or the TV creak and know that the earth is still down there, rattling away...

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 01:02

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:03

Oh, that's weird that the creator would set it up that way...he has Christchurch's earthquakes that are lower, like 2.3 etc... Of course their bad ones are about the same strength as your aftershakes :(

I'm in the middle of a plate also, although my beloved Washington State is right on the edge...I wonder why there's never any earthquakes there? :confused:

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 01:07

I was actually just reading an article about possible similar megaquakes in America, and the only place they say its physically possible to have a quake of this magnitude is the pacific-northwest Washington-Vancouver area. Anywhere there are volcanoes there are bound to be quakes, too....

Apparently because of the way the plates are, San Fran and LA couldn't reach a M9. I think I read they're only capable of up to a M8 or less...

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 01:08

Anyway, on this happy note, I gotta get to bed! Early morning tomorrow!

Be good all - catch ya in 1/2 or so...

Saturness

24-03-2011, 01:10

That's a bit what happened up north, too, though, Marina. The prefectures where the big quake happened - Miyagi, Iwate, Fukushima - are basically poor farming regions. Certainly no earthquake-proof buildings there either. That's (like Haiti) why the devastation was so terrible.

Exactly! There's no way you can make 100% of the houses in a country earthquake-proof. So the poorest reagions will always suffer.

Earthquake-proof, unfortunately, isn't a real term, though. Since that quake, there's been a lot of talk about what a 9.0 would do to Tokyo, and its basically absolute destruction. Even the possible (city-ending) eruption of Mt. Fuji :eek: :eek:

Umm... let's not talk about that :)

Frightening! The problem is that... there isn't a limit to the strenght of an earthquake. You never know how strong it will be. Like I said, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, a 9.5 earthquake, caused the Cordón Caulle to erupt. A 9.0 earthquake in Tokyo would certainly affect the Mt. Fuji.

Oh Zan, the more I think of it, the more I worried I get about you! :(

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:12

Sweet dreams Zan :)

Yep, Washington does have the volcano going for it I guess...I was there when Mt St. Helens blew. That was scary too...of course I was a 13 year old kid home alone with just a couple sisters...and I was considered the strong/stable one! :bugeyed:

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 01:17

hello, it's 2am and i should be asleep :)

The Christchurch earthquake was relatively shallow, about 6k deep, and also quite close to the city. The buildings were not built to resist earthquakes, a lot of them were over 100 years old, and even the more modern ones weren't built to earthquake standards. There had not been earthquakes in that area before Sept 4 last year.

When I lived in Melbourne, I experienced two very small tremors. One of them I was lying on the floor, and felt it shake, while watching a crack appear across the ceiling, and the light started swaying. Australia does get a few quakes, though we're not on the edge of a tectonic plate.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:18

And Marina said it's the shallow ones that do the most damage?

That must have been scary too, Lutestring. And in the middle of a plate...makes you wonder what it must have been like at its epicenter?

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 01:21

Good Morning all.

Saturness

24-03-2011, 01:22

I'm in the middle of a plate also, although my beloved Washington State is right on the edge...I wonder why there's never any earthquakes there? :confused:

Washington, California and the British Columbia have earthquakes - remember the Mount St. Helen eruption? It was caused by an earthquake. In the western North America, the Juan de Fuca plate (a very small plate) subducts under the North American plate, so there's potential for massive earthquakes. Why haven't they happened? We don't know, but they may at any time.

I recommend reading this Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectonic_plate). It's a good way to understand why and how the earth moves! ;)

And now off I go to my lunch! See you all later!

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 01:25

It was tiny, just a wee tremor, but I was scared anyway, because the house was very old, and i was upstairs.

There's a blog i read on volcanos, if anyones interested, here's a bit on Mt Fuji http://bigthink.com/ideas/31631

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:26

G'morning TCO :)

Yep, I remember Mt St Helens...I lived it! (and thought Russia had dropped a bomb on us at the time...well it WAS in the Cold War, and I *was* only 13 and home alone..LOL)

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 01:27

My Dad took me out of school and we drove down in his sports car to see Mt. St. Helens after it erupted, it was a great father and son trip, a happy memory :)

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 01:30

I would love to have seen Mt St Helens erupting, from a safe distance :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:33

Well, we were a safe distance....but we still got 3" of ash spread across our farm, and it was like midnight in the middle of the day because of the ash density in the air...scary stuff, really! Because we didn't know what was going on, and my mom and (ex) stepdad weren't home. But after about half an hour (because when it happened we locked all the farm animals into their respective barns before going in the house and closing all the doors and windows) when we got a call from my mom -- who was frantic herself....then it was okay. And we told her we were big girls, and if we didn't get bombed then we'd just stay in and watch tv, she didn't have to come home LOL

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 01:36

It would have been scary :bugeyed: It was good that you got the animals safely inside.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:39

To be honest we didn't get all the chickens/ducks...they were free range and have you ever tried to catch a chicken? And the ducks took to the creek and there was NO getting them out...They went in at night for food/shelter, but during the day after being let out, fageddaboutit! LOL But the horses/cows/sheep/pigs were all in barns :)

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 01:44

LOL, no, I've never tried to catch a chicken :) I'm an inner city person, who's always wanted to live on a farm. I always wanted to keep chickens when I was young, but my mum wouldn't let me.

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 01:49

To be honest we didn't get all the chickens/ducks...they were free range and have you ever tried to catch a chicken? :)

I have and do;) Mine are conditioned to come to me when I go outside. I have a 8 foot long piece of oak, I use to gentle guide the ones who think they do not need to return to the coop when I want them to. The problem is if the get spooked, their seem to loose what little ability they had to think, and just charge...into anything...repeatedly, so I try not to get them excited :D

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:49

Well let's just say, it aint easy! LOL There was always a few 'pets' that caught our eyes as babies, and we'd coddle them and hold them; those were easy to catch. But we had anywhere from 50-100 laying hens (we sold a lot of milk, eggs, rabbit, and fresh produce) so that wasn't easy at all! (Not sure how many we had at the time of Mt St Helens, just that it would be a lot)

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 01:55

Dammit. I'm running late so this is going to have to be another Hello-Goodbye.

Zoom!

PS It's a shame to lose Elizabeth T. She was so BIG, onscreen and off

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 01:55

I have and do;) Mine are conditioned to come to me when I go outside. I have a 8 foot long piece of oak, I use to gentle guide the ones who think they do not need to return to the coop when I want them to. The problem is if the get spooked, their seem to loose what little ability they had to think, and just charge...into anything...repeatedly, so I try not to get them excited :D

LOL, yeah chickens aren't the most rational of beings...that pretty much goes for any farm animal though I think. Pigs maybe the exception. But if things get hairy, they go apart on their own...being a calm human can work with a lot of animals though. Not chickens. LOL

Ours were only conditioned to come in at night, and get food...If we'd waited a bit longer they probably would have gone in on their own as the sky darkened. But, hey, were were kids, and we thought the Russians were bombing us..we weren't waiting for night to fall! LOL

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:03

Good morning my lovelies! How are you?

Kirk has another interview in two hours. You know the drill, lol! :D

Anything exciting going on here?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:06

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 02:13

Hi Jo, I'm trying to get to sleep, but will be thinking good-job-getting- thoughts for Kirk :)

(((Yira and Joe)))

really going to sleep now, goodnight :)

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:14

G'morning Jo! Blessings to Kirk, he can DO it!!

Got another letter from Joe just now. Hoping he wakes up and smells the coffee...his security level has gone up because he's depressed. And SHOWING that to the staff...so they up the level so he's in a more protective environment. Of course, this means less privileges too, because they can't differentiate between him and someone who's harmful to others....they're not set up for it!

Methinks it's time for a loving Momma-scolding...

HI Yira! Thanks for the good thought for Kirk.

Poor Joe. This must be a very strange and unsettling experience for him. I think you're right. He needs someone to gently take the blinders off and help him to See the full picture here. (((Yira and Joe)))

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:14

Hi Jo, I'm trying to get to sleep, but will be thinking good-job-getting- thoughts for Kirk :)

(((Yira and Joe)))

really going to sleep now, goodnight :)

Nighty night Lute, and thanks!! :)

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:17

Yira, I am so loving this RWS I found. Having an older version makes all the difference. It has so much more character and appeal than a newer version.

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 02:17

Yep - sometimes mums have to do what only a loving mum can!

[proud boast time] I took over 3 minutes off my 10,000m time :D [/proud boast]

Marina - I am still using Ironwing but I have told my Newbie Exchange partner that I will try and use a different deck for our exchange. Of course Ironwing might not let it happen, but I'll wait and see :)

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 02:18

Good morning my lovelies! How are you?

Kirk has another interview in two hours. You know the drill, lol! :D

Anything exciting going on here?

Ooooh - I will send the strongest vibes I can :)

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:20

Ooooh - I will send the strongest vibes I can :)

Hiya Wendy. Thank you!!

Congrats on your new time! That's great news. How's everything else going?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:23

Yira, I am so loving this RWS I found. Having an older version makes all the difference. It has so much more character and appeal than a newer version.

We decided it was the '71 Swiss Muller & Cie right? Lovely deck :) Have you seen a PCS? I adore it...I'm just starting to use it, though, and I have to admit I wish it had THAT coloring with '71 M&C cardstock...or even HP cardstock, that's nice too...LOL

[proud boast time] I took over 3 minutes off my 10,000m time :D [/proud boast]

You're so awesome Wendy!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 02:23

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:27

We decided it was the '71 Swiss Muller & Cie right? Lovely deck :) Have you seen a PCS? I adore it...I'm just starting to use it, though, and I have to admit I wish it had THAT coloring with '71 M&C cardstock...or even HP cardstock, that's nice too...LOL

You're so awesome Wendy!

I think that's what we decided, lol! It has no publisher's markings anywhere. I did have the PCS, and I do love the coloring as well, but it still feels like a new deck to me (Maybe because it is, duh!).

The thing I really love about this older version is that it has more texture. You can almost feel the ink on the card stock, if that makes sense? Do you know what I mean by that? The image isn't buried under all that lamination.

emmsma

24-03-2011, 02:29

I'll be sending the good thoughts Kirk's way.

((Yira & Jo))

Just caught up on the last couple pages. Lots of quake talk - and I saw the bit about the radiation in Tokyo's water.

Mroning everyone.

Emm is starting another new med this morning. New dr. at his center so we are back at the beginning. So nice to know I've given my child Amphetamines today. :(

We are back to ruling out ADHD. If this med seems to help, we can wean him off some of the others.

Nervous. Last ADD med we tried made him extremely violent. Guess I'll know in a few hours.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:29

Oh I totally understand. It's comfortable. My PCS is not...a candidate for a home copy if ever I had one! Still... it seems less heavily laminated than other USG decks. Maybe it'll wear in, in time...assuming I can riffle it enough, it still hurts to riffle *sigh* LOL

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:30

So far, so good. The boss got back today and looks much better for a week in the sunshine (they went to Spain). He has elective surgery next week and is looking very fit. I am worried because he is quite elderly now (he's 78) and is having a knee replaced, but I am sure he will be fine. We are discussing his retirement lately and I am a little anxious about his replacement but we both knew the day would come.

Oh, I know how very close you are to him, so I can understand your anxiety. I'm sure he'll be fine. My grandpa had two knee replacements around that age, and he wasn't very fit at all. What seems to be so important with knee replacements is that the patient does everything the doctors tell them during the recovery phase. You just have to be careful about those potential blood clots.

Is there a chance that you might be offered the boss' job, or would you hate that idea?

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 02:30

I hate that thick lamination. I dislike it so much I won't keep a deck that feels like a bunch of credit cards no matter how beautiful it might be. I had an Illuminated once .... passed it on very quickly and was upset to do so because I'd thought I would really like it.

I like the old printed-in-Belgium type decks, and try for older editions where I can get them. The New Palladini, which I love, is so much better in its Belgian edition than the later ones. Same is true for so many decks. Hudes, for instance.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:30

Fingers crossed for you Emmsma, and Blessings for Emm -- I hope you're on the right path for him!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 02:32

Is there a chance that you might be offered the boss' job, or would you hate that idea?

No, it needs to be someone with a law degree and a lot of years acting as a trust attorney.... I have qualifications but not a degree, so I am not qualified for the job, which is fair enough.

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:35

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:37

Okay...I love tarot... :)

I asked what Joe most needs to hear from me right now -- Emperor/Hermit/4 Wands/Shadow: 4Cups.

Guess I know the deal huh....lol

I might share my reading with him, he was starting to get interested in my woo-woo stuff..and he DID say, write to me, I don't care what about, any old nonsense is fine...so he shouldn't mind...LOL

emmsma

24-03-2011, 02:38

Oh, I know just what you mean Wendy. I love my old Hudes. Those older decks have a softness, a gentility that the newer, super laminated decks just don't have.

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:39

No, it needs to be someone with a law degree and a lot of years acting as a trust attorney.... I have qualifications but not a degree, so I am not qualified for the job, which is fair enough.

Oh, lol! I didn't realize you worked for attorneys. Well, I do hope the new boss will be every bit as wonderful as the current one.

Oh, Kirk is calling. Be back in a bit.

emmsma

24-03-2011, 02:40

Yira, I hope Joe will be open to hear what you have to say. Can they not offer him help, if he is becoming depressed? Shouldnt' there be prison counselling or something?

Oink

24-03-2011, 02:41

Hi all! I've been kinda swamped at work this morning and I have to interview someone in 20 minutes, but wanted to pop in and see how everyone is doing today. :)

zan-chan, I haven't said much about your situation over there because I find it all so overwhelming to process, but please know that you and all of Japan are in my thoughts. :heart:

Wendywu, grats on your 10k improvement! :D And I hate excessive lamination too! I'm not even certain that they use paper in the USG "printed in Italy" decks these days; they feel like pure plastic to me (and slide EVERYWHERE).

Sorry I didn't have time to catch up on what's going on with everyone, but I'll try to later!

Have a great day everyone. :)

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 02:43

Love & luck to Kirk and to Emm!

I got my mailing out done today! :party:
And the postlady said she had put some things into my route driver's bin. Kind of startled me when she said, "Oh, so that's who you are. Nice to put a face to a name."

The lady who had been the best clerk passed away recently. She had been forced to retire when she broke her hip last year and apparently medical conditions just spiraled on her. :(
She really wasn't that old and looked even younger!

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:49

Hi Oink and CL.

CL, that's sad about the clerk. :(

Just talked to Kirk. He sounds nervous and a bit down. I know he misses us a lot. This is hard on him, so an extra thanks for the good thoughts. :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:50

Emmsma, I don't know what's available to him (and finding things we thought would be aren't, ie schooling unless I pay, and since I am trying to find a way to pay for mine....) but I am going to recommend that he request a counsellor...OR become 'religious' so he has a religious counsellor that he can talk to if needed, or whatever is needed to get him that relief...

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 02:51

CL, I'm sorry to hear about your clerk passing...even if they're not 'best friends' doesn't mean you won't miss them :(

Jo...tell Kirk we're sending ((((((HUGS)))))) his way too! It's hard to be alone and separated from your family.

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 02:58

Thanks Yira. You have a PM.

emmsma

24-03-2011, 02:59

Grr. Got a wake up call that I do have to work tomorrow after all. 1-5, but I gotta go in.

Now I find that Emm has an appointment and i'm expected to go. So much for having a day off. I don't get to stay home until Sunday. This blows.

I was going to play with cards. :(

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 03:01

Saturness

24-03-2011, 03:02

Hello everyone!

I'm back!

What are the news from the last two hours? ;)

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 03:15

Hello everyone!

I'm back!

What are the news from the last two hours? ;)

Hey Marina!! Nice to see you.

I haven't been here all that long, so I don't know what's going on with everyone, but in my world, Kirk has another interview in 45 minutes!!!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 03:22

Well we had our meal early because we were both famished. This confused the dogs dreadfully :)

Now I'm thinking about that lovely old Hudes deck I have. I got it quite awhile ago - I love its reflective, gentle nature. And it has a truly beautiful Death :heart:

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 03:24

Yira - contact Grizabella to see if she knows about any financial help to prisoners who want schooling. SHe's good with stuff like that!

emmsma

24-03-2011, 03:26

Well, hubby is pissed and disappointed, but if I'm not getting a day's rest, I'll damn well choose how to spend it. There's more cleaning here to deal with than I can accomplish before they return, but I'll do as much as I can.

Later.

Saturness

24-03-2011, 03:30

I haven't been here all that long, so I don't know what's going on with everyone, but in my world, Kirk has another interview in 45 minutes!!!

Hi JC! :*
I wish Kirk the best luck! He seriously has the coolest name ever! My son will be called Kirk!

Well we had our meal early because we were both famished. This confused the dogs dreadfully :)

Now I'm thinking about that lovely old Hudes deck I have. I got it quite awhile ago - I love its reflective, gentle nature. And it has a truly beautiful Death :heart:

My dog nowadays gets confused because she's... deaf. Yesterday I opened the door and she didn't hear me coming, and I ended up hitting he butt with the door. Poor dog! :p

Why don't you carry your Hudes with you today? I never had this deck, only saw online scans, and they have this... autumn feeling about them.

Today I have with me my PCO and my Moon Oracle. I like the Moon Oracle, it's so accurate!

Yira - contact Grizabella to see if she knows about any financial help to prisoners who want schooling. SHe's good with stuff like that!

Who is the prisoner????? :bugeyed:

jcwirish

24-03-2011, 03:35

Thanks Marina, lol! I never really liked the name Kirk before "my" Kirk. I like it now, of course. :D

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 03:40

Why don't you carry your Hudes with you today? I never had this deck, only saw online scans, and they have this... autumn feeling about them.

I carry Ironwing around with me. I don't really use any other decks any more although I do keep meaning to try and think about it sometime, maybe......

I don't really know why I buy/trade decks. What's the point?

Saturness

24-03-2011, 03:44

I carry Ironwing around with me. I don't really use any other decks any more although I do keep meaning to try and think about it sometime, maybe......

I don't really know why I buy/trade decks. What's the point?

The point is... that you have an art collection!

That's how I see my deck. Small art galleries enclosed in little boxes and bags. All for my personal delight :)

I use the PCO more than most of decks, and still I like having the others, just to look at them, enjoy their books, rediscover them once in a while...

I'm afraid I cannot be Buddha. LOL! :joke:

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 03:50

Who is the prisoner????? :bugeyed:

Courtesy of the corrupt government in my town, Joe has the honor of going to prison for Annie's death.

Never again will I believe in justice or equality. You're only as equal as your bank account makes you.

Saturness

24-03-2011, 04:05

Courtesy of the corrupt government in my town, Joe has the honor of going to prison for Annie's death.

Never again will I believe in justice or equality. You're only as equal as your bank account makes you.

Oh boy! :(

I am so sorry Yira! It seems I missed this horrible new when I was away.
Me and my stupid big mouth! I apologize!

We all know that Justice is blind to everything but money. It's sad but in Brazil nobody believes in justice. Too bad that it seems to be the same in the US! :mad:

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 04:10

No apologies needed Marina :) (((Marina))) But, if you want, you could include him in your prayers/blessings/meditations sometimes...I think he could benefit from that :)

Saturness

24-03-2011, 04:12

No apologies needed Marina :) (((Marina))) But, if you want, you could include him in your prayers/blessings/meditations sometimes...I think he could benefit from that :)

I'll for sure keep him in my thoughts! (((Yira & Joe)))

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 04:37

Time to take Avery to his grandpa's for 2 days... I have to work for a couple... but then back with me for a week at least :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 04:50

Awesome, a whole week with Avery! I bet you're really looking forward to that :)

Have a safe journey!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 04:53

Is he on holiday from school at the moment?

Yira - I am so endlessly sorry about Joe. I don't really have the words to express how much I feel for you, him, Krystal and Elaina. Except I pray, every day, for all of you but most of all for Joe.

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 04:58

Yes Spring break :D

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:01

emmsma

24-03-2011, 05:06

Making progress. Swept and mopped, vacuumed livingroom, scrubbed down stove. Laundry is in the dryer and second load running. I'd just started putting away the clean dishes, so that I can work on the load thats in the sink.

Also gathered up some clothing to donate and took out the trash. Taking a small break because:

Anna K has arrived! Whether I can shuffle or not, I missed her.

Saturness

24-03-2011, 05:09

Thank you so much Wendy...we'll all make it through this, I know we will...but prayers like yours help so much...and especially for Joe, because at least I have people I can turn to, like you all here...and Krystal can call me and cry if she needs...and so on...but Joe is pretty much incommunicado right now (except if he trades a meal for a stamped envelope - and he better not be caught at it....) It'll be easier when he's out of this initial phase and we can communicate more readily. (I have told him we can wait...but I think *he* needs to be able to write us so he continues to risk being caught trading a meal for an envelope, and if he does, he'll be in trouble :()

I'll keep Joe in my thoughts. Being incommunicado must be awful and extremely lonely for him! If I could I'd send him a part of my strength, so he may use it when he feels he has none left. I hope that somehow, inside his heart, he can feel that worldwide there are people thinking about him, praying for him, sending him light... being with him all the time.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:12

Thank you Marina ♥ I'll certainly be telling him of that! He specifically asked for prayers in his last letter, so I know he's open to them. I will tell him he has not only mine, but my friends from around the world! I think that will make him feel better :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:13

Anna K has arrived! Whether I can shuffle or not, I missed her.

YAY! Welcome back to the Anna K :)

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 05:14

yira, tell Joe he has Round The Clock/World coverage! :angel:

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 05:14

Saturness

24-03-2011, 05:25

Tell Joe to write and write and write - but don't mail the letters. Save them for when he's out of assessment, and then he can send them. In the meantime journalling can help deal with emotional difficulties - I use my journal as a sort of sounding board all the time. It's where I pour it all out - and I am as honest as I know how in it. I find it very helpful. Joe doesn't need anyone to read his words, he just needs to write them.

Wendy is right! Writing is a good way to release the stress and deal with emotions. He definitely should write write write even if he can't send the letters.

And Yira, let him know that he has people praying for him in every continent! We are with him in his heart! :heart:

emmsma

24-03-2011, 05:28

Just had a very creepy experience. Y'all know I'm never home alone, so its new to me. I was home for the washer delivery last weekish, but it'd been years before that since the last time.

I was sitting looking through Anna, when a grey pickup pulled up in front of the house. Not expecting anyone, so I don't know who it is. I've never had a guest in this home, and don't feel comfortable with having guests.

So I sit. Someone gets out and I hear them open my gate. I know its not mail, as I've already gotten it. Not a propane delivery. Not a propane truck. Not UPS either.

The person bangs on the door, loudly. Twice. Then quiet. I didn't hear them go back to the truck for 10 minutes. FInally, the gate was closed and they sat for another couple minutes before driving off.

Gotta tell ya, I'm shaken.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:29

I will do that Cardlady! Wendy, I have tried telling him that, and so has Krystal, but he still does it...or has twice anyway, we've heard from him twice. He's still stubborn... :rolleyes: I'll bring up the journal thing though -- once he gets to where he's going (right now he's in a 'reception' station) I can get amazon.com to deliver an order of stuff like that (can't take them myself, in case they're doctored up/something illegal in etc. But I can have amazon.com send him something)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:33

Wow, scary Emmsma -- you handled it right! Had it been someone you knew, they could have called you to say they were coming...or even called you from their cell once there...but wait 10 minutes before going back out?? Weird.....

Maybe it'll turn out to be harmless, but nothing wrong with being cautious!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 05:36

The person bangs on the door, loudly. Twice. Then quiet. I didn't hear them go back to the truck for 10 minutes. FInally, the gate was closed and they sat for another couple minutes before driving off.

Gotta tell ya, I'm shaken.

Have you phoned your husband to see if he was expecting a delivery of some sort?

I think you did right in not opening the door when you didn't know who it was. And I understand you being creeped out (((Emmsma))).

emmsma

24-03-2011, 05:41

NOw I feel a fool. WIsh someone had told me there was a FedEx package coming. Even still. They used to always come in the FedEx truck.

Still weird.

Well, Load #3 in the wash. I've got folding to do. Wouldn't do for the boys to come home and find the clothes all still there. (what have I been doing!)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:41

Guys, I copy/pasted your words to him, just as you said them, with quotation marks and all...and thank you! I really think this will do him a world of good, to know he's not 'gone and forgotten' there...

From what I read at the support forum, the lack of outside contact, and the lack of people to care, is what hurts them most. Many inmates lose all their family and friends when they go in...so letting them know you love them and care is the most important thing...

You've all gone a long way to helping me do that, and I'm grateful :)

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 05:45

Y'know Yira, if it's allowed, and you'd pm the address I'd be happy to send Joe picture postcards now and then of the countryside in my area.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 05:55

It is allowed, and I will be PM'ing you :) Thank you, Wendy!

Saturness

24-03-2011, 05:57

From what I read at the support forum, the lack of outside contact, and the lack of people to care, is what hurts them most. Many inmates lose all their family and friends when they go in...so letting them know you love them and care is the most important thing...

You've all gone a long way to helping me do that, and I'm grateful :)

Y'know Yira, if it's allowed, and you'd pm the address I'd be happy to send Joe picture postcards now and then of the countryside in my area.

Wendy that is a beautiful offer!

Yira, if it's possible I'd love to send Joe postcards from my city and country too :). Can you send him books and things like that?

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 06:01

It is allowed, and I will be PM'ing you :) Thank you, Wendy!

Great!! Poor Joe will be buried under an avalanche of mail from the Train Gang :D:D

Saturness

24-03-2011, 06:01

Great!! Poor Joe will be buried under an avalanche of mail from the Train Gang :D:D

When the Train Gang unites... beware! })

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 06:04

Sign me up too, yirabeth! (((Joe)))

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 06:10

I'm overwhelmed...in tears, and I thought I was about done crying over this... love my train gang!

Yes, you can write to him, and anyone who wants, let me know via PM and I'll pm you an address. Keep in mind, he may not be able to respond right away, because of where he is. And, if you're overseas, I don't know if he'll be able to respond directly even once he's moved --- but he can send his replies via me, and I'll either type them into an email, or just pop them in an envelope and forward them.

Regarding sending him books etc -- that's a no, unfortunately :( They won't let anything in from a private citizen, because of the possibility of contraband and the excess personnel they'd have to hire to go through it all. (even his letters, both incoming and outgoing, will be read by someone else) But what you CAN do if you really WANT (and I'm not sure you should, he keeps saying, don't spend money on me, I'm good, just come see me when you can, send me letters...etc) BUT if you want you can send books via amazon.com -- they're an approved vendor for the correction facilities. It can't be wirebound (can be made into a weapon) and it can't be glue/aerosols/etc. Probably best not to do this until after he's sent to where he has to go though -- he could be moved next week, or next month we have no way of knowing. Could be lost in the mail.

Oh, and probably best not to joke about sending him a file to file his way out....ROFL!

♥♥♥♥ AT TRAIN ♥♥♥♥

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 06:12

What sort of books does Joe like to read? Helps if we have an idea of likes and dislikes .....

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 06:19

He adores Piers Anthony (Centaur Aisle was his first "big boy" book and I think he's reread that one -- and others -- about a hundred times lol) I think he'd like Terry Pratchett's Disc World, etc...that sorta thing...probably Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... etc.

He likes drawing, not much for writing because it's hard for him (even before the accident -- he put his hand through a window when he was 11 trying to raise it, and cut his arm/wrist and cut some tendons, fine motor skills not so good. When he writes you...it'll be hard to read.) but then again, perhaps a journal would be really good...just no spiral bounds, he would never know it came in, they don't say 'you got something but we pitched it' they just don't give it to them...

emmsma

24-03-2011, 06:31

Send me the address as well, Yira. Postcards from the Old West. :P

Or at least from the White Mountains. :)

Can he or you, set up a wishlist at Amazon? So that we can pick from it...

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 06:33

Now that's a good idea - I have a US Amazon account for odd tarot things.......

PathWalker

24-03-2011, 06:33

Can he or you, set up a wishlist at Amazon? So that we can pick from it...
That's a really good idea, then we won't duplicate stuff :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 06:36

Wow..umm...yeah I can do that...but I have to ask him first what he wants, I mean in general I know...but...wow

You guys just blow me away...really....

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 06:38

We :heart: you and your family, yirabeth! None of you are alone in this.

emmsma

24-03-2011, 06:41

In fact, since you ARE family, he is family too.

Hmm. Maybe a Jack wishlist too. He's going through this too.

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 06:42

Jack's fairly easy- dragons! We just need to know what he has already . . .

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 06:52

LOL, yes, dragons :) He has the Pracownik Dragons tarot, and the Celtic Dragons tarot, but anything else dragons/crystals would welcome. (not necessarily tarot, just saying those are the dragons he has. Some dragon statues/trinket boxes but unlikely you'd find a duplicate LOL)

ETA to clarify which celtic lol

emmsma

24-03-2011, 07:37

Hubby brought me McDonald's when he got back. I ate and ran out of steam.

Never did the dishes. :(

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 07:46

LOL, you're not Wonder Woman, Emmsma...dishes will be done in due time. Take care of yourself in the meantime!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 07:57

Oh bugger the dishes :D. There's always another day - people come first!

I'm off to my pit now chaps - see you tomorrow :)

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 08:01

Hey Yira, how about a postcard for Joe from Tokyo? Send me the address and I'd be happy to :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 08:03

Sweet dreams Wendy!

Zan, that would be so awesome, that you would send him something with all going on in your corner of the world...(((((Zan)))))

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 08:10

Thanks for the address, Yira :) I'll send it off tomorrow :thumbsup:

Can't chat - just on the train to a new workplace for the first time and don't wanna get lost! Hehe. Catch ya later!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 08:10

Oh, good luck Zan! I'm sure it'll go well, the gentleman can't help but to like you :)

emmsma

24-03-2011, 08:14

Good luck Zan. Hope you've a good student. And one who's fun to be around.

And I'm officially relaxing with the rest of my day off. feet are up. headphones on and going to watch Sliders while crocheting my neverending scarf. (I never do very much at a time, so its a project that won't end.)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 08:15

Cool, enjoy Emmsma :)

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 08:21

I've decided if I riffle my 3 USG decks that I want to soften up/be more usable for me, 5x each day, that maybe eventually they will be softer without hurting my hands...I tried Umbrae'ing them but ruined a deck that way (truly ruined, it was awful I wanted to cry...) And maybe with only a limited amount of riffling it won't hurt so much! Until then I'll try to stick with the 3 I have that are softer and more comfortable to use for actual reading :) (Gilded, Shadowscapes, Hoi Polloi)

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 09:04

So it's 8am and my work day is over. Got all the way over to the Tokyo bayside to a fancy investment bank office tower, met my boss, aaaaand the student calls to say he's just woken up and won't make it :P

Whatev. I get paid either way, but it feels a bit odd to have woken up and so thoroughly abluted just to turn around and come home again...

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 09:05

I think I'm part vampire...ROFL

I have a scratch mark on my right ankle, that Molly did with her claws when we were playing, and I zigged when I shoulda zagged sort of thing. It's right on my ankle where my shoes/socks/boots are constantly irritating it...my sock just caught on it again and ripped at it, so I was looking at it and thinking, hmm, kinda like they were described in "Dracula".. those are just right to be two fang marks... :bugeyed: I think Molly is a vampire-dog!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 09:06

LOL Zan, too bad you can't call a friend and say hey lets go DO something! hehe

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 09:12

LOL Zan, too bad you can't call a friend and say hey lets go DO something! hehe

I just texted Jon to see about breakfast, but he has the day off and is probably fast asleep :P

I guess I'll just go home and do some writing and throw in some laundry...

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 09:14

Hehe, high excitement huh?!

ETA - although breakfast could turn into an early/late lunch??

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 09:19

Yeah I'll get him out and about eventually :P

We had a fairly rattling quake this morning around 6:30, so I'm wondering if he may actually be up...

kaleanna

24-03-2011, 09:24

Hi All,

How is everyone?????

just now being able to get on the puter.

Workday was ok.

we had pizza for supper

might be going to red lobster for supper tomorrow.

hubby and my anniversary is friday

lil one is fixing to get bath and bed very soon

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 09:32

Oh, happy anniversary Kaleanna!

Zan I hope you get something set up -- being busy is the best way to deal with things like that I think....

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 09:37

Congratulations, kaleanna & hubby!

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 09:45

Sneezy is in the pub....and obviously I've missed stuff.

I'll try to catch up....but high drama with DD is roaring again. 'Tis ok....I haz help, except none of us are quite sure of what to do...LOL....but at least I'm not alone in handling it all.

Are posts 150 & 151 still flipping??

emmsma

24-03-2011, 09:50

Happy Anniversary, Kaleanna.

Sorry about the wasted trip, Zan, but cool that you'll be paid for it anyway.

Might be nice to dress, take a ride and get paid for it. Too bad there's no way to arrange for such students. :P

kaleanna

24-03-2011, 09:52

Thankies everyone :D

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 09:53

Hey emmsma - yeah, I guess there are worst things than getting paid for a train ride. No word from sleepy Jon, so I'm at McDs downing a couple of Egg McMuffins. Yum! Guess I'll head home with some coffee soon and watch Kathie Lee and Hoda - love them! :P

kaleanna

24-03-2011, 09:54

once lil one is asleep I can try and figure out where my dragon deck is hiding now that I am pretty sure it is with the reading cloth I made from the same fabric as the case for the dragon deck

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 09:59

Welcome home Stormy :) Sorry there's DD issues...I hope not too bad and it goes away fast!

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 09:59

Geez. My heart just leapt up my throat. Just had a good shake (and not the milky variety) sitting here at McDonalds. A woman screamed and I practically jumped out of my skin. Phew.

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 10:02

You have to laugh a bit when you hear your interior monologue yelling things like, "I don't want to die at McDonalds!!" :laugh:

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:03

A woman screamed and I practically jumped out of my skin. Phew.Oh Hon....Y'all must be exhausted by all of this!!! Can you tell if you're reacting to what is happening NOW rather than a kinda flashback emotional response??

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:04

It would help if the silly woman wouldn't scream...LOL I jump when that happens, even if I'm not scared! (((Zan)))

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:04

You have to laugh a bit when you hear your interior monologue yelling things like, "I don't want to die at McDonalds!!" :laugh:That IS funny....My next question is...Did you See God in your Mouth with those egg McMuffins?? If not, ya might wanna go THERE for breakfast....

Just trying to be funny :)

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:07

*sigh* I am finally home waiting for my after work coffee to be done brewing!

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 10:08

(((zan))) and (((BlueDragonfly)))
Any requests?

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:09

(((zan))) and (((BlueDragonfly)))
Any requests?
Umm, I'm not caught up at all, requests for what?

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:12

What!? (so suddenly jumped in, me:D)...It's always such a pleasure to encounter you....um...ages ago, in the pub!!! I'm glad you're ok, and what out for that Survivors Guilt trip....nasty that one is....

(((Roppo)))

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:13

Welcome home Blue ♥

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:14

Bye bye, Stormy!
*goes berserk and slays all Olympian gods with her Timble of Doom*
ROTFLMAO....Aw sweet Gods I have missed you :love:

you have a timble?

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:16

Umm, I'm not caught up at all, requests for what?SO...you made it out....so you could make it in...you must be exhausted....

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:18

*sigh* I am finally home waiting for my after work coffee to be done brewing!***Passes a cuppa (http://picfor.bildero.net/00141D2DC/cham-widescreen-wallpaper-tapety-butterfly-dons-Imagine-coffee-butterfly-Others-butterflies-Random-Pics-Fun-others-BEVERAGE-LIQUOR-Food-Fun-varios-em-montagens-Days-mix-MUNCH-AND-DRINK-morning-brwn-white-susy-Good-morningGood-night-Cool-Pictures-Good-Morning-greetings-beautiful-God_large.jpg) :heart:

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 10:19

Back home in my PJs with coffee and a donut. MUCH better :P

Hey Yira, remember earlier when my iphone came up with "La Hiding"? I guess it was my student who was doing the hiding :joke:

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:19

*shakes head* I get so confused trying to catch up backwards....going back and starting over from...well somewhere and reading forward.

Coffee is Sooo good!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:20

LOL, I guess that was it! Shame on him...oh well, money for nothing! ... never mind. LOL

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 10:21

Have you guys ever seen "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"? I never have, but I'm downloading it now as my small tribute...

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:21

SO...you made it out....so you could make it in...you must be exhausted....
Yep, I barely made it out this morning. I was the first one down my street, and pushing snow with the front of my car. The main roads had been plowed, but any side roads were blocked by the snow the plow drifts.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:23

Wow, your clients are so lucky to have you! Very dedicated :)

You may want to look under your car and see if snow has packed in, it could block off the cooling and cause you to overheat. (And, you probably already knew this)

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:24

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:25

(((Blue!)))

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:28

Hey Yira, remember earlier when my iphone came up with "La Hiding"?I will NEVER again laugh...I haz a new phone and it comes up with the ODDest words that have NOthing to do with what I've typed.....

OH...PJs...:love:

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:29

I had a couple funny ones last week and meant to mention them but forgot, and now I've forgotten the words... :rolleyes: Bet that just made you all laugh huh?? *sigh* LOL

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 10:30

Umm, I'm not caught up at all, requests for what?Pic links to things funny, food, whatever.

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 10:31

Have you guys ever seen "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"? I never have, but I'm downloading it now as my small tribute...Nope...wasn't it a book? I'd probably rather read that, but then I'm not much of a tribute kinda Gal...

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 10:32

I am not dead, I just have been at school and work nonstop and haven't been on at all. How is everyone?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:34

Hey QoD :) Glad to see you! (was there a disaster or something awful I missed? I'm sorry :( )

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 10:36

You have to laugh a bit when you hear your interior monologue yelling things like, "I don't want to die at McDonalds!!" :laugh:

Years ago I worked at McDonalds and we had a really bad thunderstorm (tornado warnings and everything) and I remember thinking the exact same thing. :bugeyed:

Yours is worse though. :( (((zan)))

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 10:37

Hey QoD :) Glad to see you! (was there a disaster or something awful I missed? I'm sorry :( )

No, this is the first time in a day or so I have been able to sit down! :bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:38

I am not dead, I just have been at school and work nonstop and haven't been on at all. How is everyone?
Hi Qod! What are you guys getting out of this storm? If anything?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:38

Years ago I worked at McDonalds and we had a really bad thunderstorm (tornado warnings and everything) and I remember thinking the exact same thing. :bugeyed:

Yours is worse though. :( (((zan)))

Pssst -- there's no such thing as worse when you're going through it...sure, Zan's is lasting so long he may die of OLD AGE before he gets over it, but at the moment OF? Pretty much equal.

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 10:42

Hi guys and gals. I'm home and fed.

This morning I upgraded to Firefox 4.0. Most of the changes are kind of odd, but workable. But they did one unforgivable thing for a Train Rider. They moved the refresh button. :bugeyed: It's at the other end of the address bar now, and it totally messes with my head.

emmsma

24-03-2011, 10:42

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 10:45

Hi Qod! What are you guys getting out of this storm? If anything?

It's supposed to snow tonight, not sure how much, hang on a minute...

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:50

Well, Netflix has locked up on me. Its never done that before. :(

Whats cookin'?

I think I want something sweet. Not sure what we've got, or what I want. Must go see. Then I'll be hangin' with you-all. If you are sticking around.

I tend to show up to the empty pub. :P
I'm here, and staying up for awhile, my early(8 am) client hasn't been plowed out yet, so I've moved her shift to 3 pm tomorrow, I get to sleep in till 6 am or so!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:51

Hehe, yay Blue!

emmsma

24-03-2011, 10:53

Hey BD. Ugh snow. How much did you get? Plowing and pushing snow with your car sounds like alot.

My yesterday snow was gone by noon. Think it was 50's here.

Had an Otter Pop. Ready for the next something.

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 10:54

Hi Qod! What are you guys getting out of this storm? If anything?

Less then an inch of snow coming (hopefully). Sounds like everybody south of me had thunderstorms and tornado warnings and hail. Yuck. :bugeyed:

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:54

Well, not sure about Blue -- sometimes she gets more, sometimes I do..but about 12" here...the top was light and fluffy, the bottom stuff heavy as I shovelled...UGGH is right!

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 10:57

I hope you are staying strong Yira. I really wish that Hubby's friend Larry could write/talk to Joe somehow. He had a very similar experience, getting jail-time for something he didn't do. Only difference is, he's on his way out. Only a few months left.

I really don't think they'd react too positively to a US prisoner receiving mail from a Canadian prisoner.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 10:59

Nope, you're right there, NT :) Strictly forbidden in fact..and your friend may be forbidden any contact while he's on parole also -- let's not get him in trouble! But thank you so much for your kind offer :)

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 10:59

Ooh that was nice. Got a call from oldest friend, Joe, who's the son of my parents' best friends. He was born one week before me, and we were born into being friends, so it was good to hear from him checking up on me :)

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 10:59

There's 14 inches of snow on the backporch rail. It's been a good 5 years since we've had this much from one storm.
My car has a clearance of about 7 inches from the ground.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:02

Oh that's cool Zan!

Blue, when I looked out this morning I could barely see, but thought, oh it's not deep -- my car's windshield could be seen in the light skim of snow on it.

When I went out later though, you could see the wind had been blowing from the back of my house to the front...and the BACK of my car looked like one of those fastback cars instead of a car with a trunk...LOL

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:04

Hot damn that's a lot of snow! :bugeyed: You guys are troopers for managing with that!

Anyone else having trouble loading facebook right now? I can't seem to get it going...

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:06

Seems fine here...just reloaded the page.

emmsma

24-03-2011, 11:08

That IS alotta snow. I'd be grounded for days!

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:10

Blue shoveled to get out today...and shoveled so I can get out tomorrow...LOL

The thing is, when it's a normal winter thing, you just have to do it...it's when you're not really used to that sort of thing that things slow down :)

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 11:10

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:11

This morning I upgraded to Firefox 4.0. Most of the changes are kind of odd, but workable. But they did one unforgivable thing for a Train Rider. They moved the refresh button. :bugeyed: It's at the other end of the address bar now, and it totally messes with my head.The epitome of sacrilege...
Thou Shalt NOT move the REFRESH button!!!!!!!

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:12

"Come on, Japan! You've got every excuse to FREAK OUT!!" -Stephen Colbert, on how calm the Japanese remain during a crisis...

:laugh: :joke:

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 11:12

How much of a delay does snow like this put in the mail system?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:12

Hehe, I did that too, only this afternoon :) I put it off as I was hoping and praying the landlord would have pity on me and plow...no such luck. Jack and I shoveled instead...LOL

Yes, I did buy a shovel after last time!

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:13

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:13

The epitome of sacrilege...
Thou Shalt NOT move the REFRESH button!!!!!!!

Good grief I'm glad I said no! Shame on them...it's one of the things I hate about using IE at work -- dang refresh is in the wrong place! LOL

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:15

"Come on, Japan! You've got every excuse to FREAK OUT!!" -Stephen Colbert, on how calm the Japanese remain during a crisis...

:laugh: :joke:

LOL! Not the Japanese, they're calm and stoic, and they OVERCOME!

How much of a delay does snow like this put in the mail system?

My mail delivered right on time today...shouldn't be any delay. Us northerners, we're made of tough stock!! LOL

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:15

That IS alotta snow. I'd be grounded for days!Yeah, but you are WAY off the plowed track, so to speak, right?

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:18

Well, Netflix has locked up on me.Can you explain Netflix to me??? I am lazy, and just want someone to 'splain it all easy and crap. Do you watch on your computer? I am SO no into that. Is there a way to get it to your TV?

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 11:20

Netflix was down for a couple of hours.

Yes, it comes through on your TV with (yet another) converter box. MIL has it set up where every TV in her house can choose & stream what they want.

I say overkill, but *shrug*
4-5 remotes is too much for me.

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 11:20

They get the main roads done early, but the side roads can take a long time to get to, especially if it keeps snowing during the day. The plows were still out when I came home from work tonight at 7:30.

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:21

"Come on, Japan! You've got every excuse to FREAK OUT!!" -Stephen Colbert, on how calm the Japanese remain during a crisis...

:laugh: :joke:Yeah, but this is an AMERICAN response. The real question for you Zan....are your Japanese friends feaking out in a typical Japanese way??? How are they holding up? All we get here is American Drama news....

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 11:22

LOL! Not the Japanese, they're calm and stoic, and they OVERCOME!

Wait, does that make the Japanese the British of the Far East???

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:23

It might do, NT! :D

....or maybe it makes us Americans a bunch of pansies...LOL

emmsma

24-03-2011, 11:23

Can you explain Netflix to me??? I am lazy, and just want someone to 'splain it all easy and crap. Do you watch on your computer? I am SO no into that. Is there a way to get it to your TV?

THere is supposed to be a way to get it onto your tv, through the Wii. I couldn't figure it out.

I like watching on my lappy. I can watch at my desk, or from a comfy chair, the couch or even in bed. Love my lappy. :)

I just go to the website and click the watch instantly tab and search for something to watch. Loads right up in my browser.

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 11:23

Possible disaster responses:

freak
spaz
have a cow
sleep
play on an electronic device

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 11:24

"Come on, Japan! You've got every excuse to FREAK OUT!!" -Stephen Colbert, on how calm the Japanese remain during a crisis...

:laugh: :joke:

And what he said next:

"Americans know how to do it!"

*clip of people rioting and trashing cars*

"And that's just when the Lakers win!" :P

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:27

LOL QoD!

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 11:28

Possible disaster responses:

freak
spaz
have a cow
sleep
play on an electronic device

Actually, now that you mention it, the sudden inability to use electronic devices would probably be the ONLY thing that could cause the Japanese to freak out.

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:28

Haha, hysterical, right QoD? And that Al Jazeera reporter he had on was a hottie! Don't I have great perspective on international relations? :P

Good to see you back in here, btw :)

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:29

Actually, now that you mention it, the sudden inability to use electronic devices would probably be the ONLY thing that could cause the Japanese to freak out.

They didn't have phone service for at least a week after the quake, and a lot of people still don't. Even here in Tokyo our phones were down for the first two days following. We managed ;)

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 11:33

They didn't have phone service for at least a week after the quake, and a lot of people still don't. Even here in Tokyo our phones were down for the first two days following. We managed ;)

Yeah, but that was telephones. What about Japan losing its Wiis, or its connection to the WoW servers?

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:33

Actually, now that you mention it, the sudden inability to use electronic devices would probably be the ONLY thing that could cause the Japanese to freak out.I am Japanese :bugeyed:

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:35

Are you really? That's cool -- but puts the lie to the 'meek and mild women' for Japanese though...ROFL! (((Stormy)))

Queen of Disks

24-03-2011, 11:36

Haha, hysterical, right QoD? And that Al Jazeera reporter he had on was a hottie! Don't I have great perspective on international relations? :P

Good to see you back in here, btw :)

It's been a couple of days since I've been on (I think there's time zone differences cause I'm not always on when you are.)

I :heart: Stephen Colbert. :) He shows everyone how ridiculous everything is.

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 11:36

***Passes a cuppa (http://picfor.bildero.net/00141D2DC/cham-widescreen-wallpaper-tapety-butterfly-dons-Imagine-coffee-butterfly-Others-butterflies-Random-Pics-Fun-others-BEVERAGE-LIQUOR-Food-Fun-varios-em-montagens-Days-mix-MUNCH-AND-DRINK-morning-brwn-white-susy-Good-morningGood-night-Cool-Pictures-Good-Morning-greetings-beautiful-God_large.jpg) :heart:
Awww, Thank You, what a pretty cuppa! I wouldn't want to drink it and mess up the pretty, though! :P

And yes, that means that I'm finally caught up! :)

Yira, would you please PM me Joe's addy?

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:39

Sure thing, Blue :)

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:45

Are you really? That's cool -- but puts the lie to the 'meek and mild women' for Japanese though...ROFL! (((Stormy)))
ROTFLAMO...the "Meek & Mild" is a mask...Zan will verify this....ayup....

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:50

LOL Stormy. Perhaps part of the public persona/private persona thing! I'm actually kinda that way too, although I'm not Japanese hehe! But I like to appear totally cool and calm in public etc :)

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:51

ROTFLAMO...the "Meek & Mild" is a mask...Zan will verify this....ayup....

Yup. Total mask. Just a politeness thing. The older generation is plenty fierce on the inside, and the younger generation are the same degenerate whores we have in America :laugh:

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:52

ROFL! Well I might have thought of a different way to express it but hey.... :bugeyed: LOL!

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:53

Anyone need a good cry? I just read this tsunami story in the Daily Yomiuri and it bit me hard...

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110323004438.htm

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 11:53

Yup. Total mask. Just a politeness thing. The older generation is plenty fierce on the inside, and the younger generation are the same degenerate whores we have in America :laugh:Can I get some sugar with that??? ROTF.....

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 11:55

Can I get some sugar with that??? ROTF.....

But seriously, do a google image search for Japanese girl (really don't) and you'll see what I mean... Yikes. You think TCO already has that one saved as a bookmark? :laugh:

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 11:56

Okay, the balcony construction, at least on our "tier" is done. But I swear that the Thump is getting worse. There is now a secondary noise caused by objects being vibrated by the Thump itself.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 11:57

Wow...what a brave and selfless man.....

emmsma

24-03-2011, 12:03

Gads. I shouldn't have clicked. My heart hurts.

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 12:03

Wow...what a brave and selfless man.....

Right? I can't even begin to imagine...

Ugh. One of my bosses just called asking me about my schedule. You're the boss - don't you know my schedule??

emmsma

24-03-2011, 12:04

Think a deck will fit in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140525546855&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Guess a link helps. :P

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 12:05

What an inspiring and sad story.

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 12:06

Think a deck will fit in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140525546855&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Guess a link helps. :P

Hmmm hard to say. I'm the worst at visualizing measurements...

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 12:08

Think a deck will fit in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140525546855&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Guess a link helps. :P

Only a small deck - a standard Llewellyn is 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 inch thick. But a smaller playing card sized deck would....

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 12:09

Think a deck will fit in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140525546855&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Guess a link helps. :P
I dunno, 2" by 4" by 3/4" high would be a pretty tight fit. Would a pocket deck fit?

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 12:09

Think a deck will fit in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140525546855&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Guess a link helps. :P

That sounds long enough, but it's the "2 inches wide" part that makes me nervous.

edit: Box = 2" wide x 4" long x 3/4" deep.

Shadowscapes = 2.75 x 4.50 inches
Rider-Waite = 2.75 x 4.63 inches
Legacy of the Divine = 3.50 x 5.50 inches

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 12:10

Meant to say -- the measurements are in small print at the bottom is how I know LOL.

And now, I'm off to bed..gotta work tomorrow regardless if we continue to get snow or now...so have a good 1/3, all!

emmsma

24-03-2011, 12:10

I'm pretty sucky and visualizing, and measuring right. I got one. Cheap enough. I'll see when it gets here. maybe a lenormand. They are smallish.

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 12:12

G'Night, Yira! Sleep well!

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 12:15

Also an average 78-card deck is about an inch high off the table, right?

Mystical Lenormand measures 2.76 by 4.72 inches

Gypsy Lenormand is 2.75 by 4.25 inches

regular playing cards are 2.5 by 3.5 inches

.25 is one-quarter

.5 is one-half

etc

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 12:25

I need a nap. Catch you guys later... :)

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 12:33

Have a nice nap, Zan!

The long day has taken it's toll, and I'm off to bed. Have a wonderful 1/3 ER everyone! (((mATes)))

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 12:48

But seriously, do a google image search for Japanese girl (really don't) and you'll see what I mean... Yikes. You think TCO already has that one saved as a bookmark? :laugh:I have a teen DD...I have NO need to click...got that ....:rolleyes:

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 12:50

pssst . . . come on out, guys . . . })

http://www.emblibrary.com/el/product_images/B1319.jpg

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 12:52

Hi Cardlady. I'll monkey around with you for a while.

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 12:57

But seriously, do a google image search for Japanese girl (really don't) and you'll see what I mean... Yikes. You think TCO already has that one saved as a bookmark? :laugh:
What did I miss?????

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 13:01

To the north of me, Mega-Con is this weekend. It's $25 each to get in. I haven't been to one in ages.

And to the west, the Renaissance Festival ~ theme: Highland Fling
*next weekend is Wonders of the World with the bellydancers though

*sigh*

emmsma

24-03-2011, 13:09

Geez CL, you live in a fun-time hotspot!

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 13:09

pssst . . . come on out, guys . . . })

http://www.emblibrary.com/el/product_images/B1319.jpg
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!!!"

I haz the scar for this....

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 13:12

Geez CL, you live in a fun-time hotspot!Except for the fact that they run too close together so I'd have to choose only one. Gas & food really cuts into the Play Money budget too.

I haz the scar for this....I have never jumped on a bed. My brain/head is precious to me. :P
Didn't care for the trampoline when I tried it either.

boring little cardlady

emmsma

24-03-2011, 13:14

So which will you choose, Lady?

(I was reading too fast and misunderstood about the food and gas...)
Was thinking it was TMI. :D

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 13:16

I kind of wish I could get to one of the "big budget" conventions someday. Canada's two Con Meccas are Vancouver and Toronto. Edmonton (and to the south, Calgary) gets the smaller, locally organized Cons.

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 13:17

It will be a Last Minute sort of thing. Especially since the boy is on antibiotics for that ear infection. Not good for him to travel through that many areas & risk exposures.

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 13:22

I have never jumped on a bed. My brain/head is precious to me. :Py
um..er....it was a "basement" bed...and that damn end table got in the way...LOL...I was under 12...i think....but not sure due to possible brain damage...:D

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 13:23

What did I miss?????

***sigh****

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 13:32

I'm going to have to get to my bed. Good night, all!

roppo

24-03-2011, 14:42

A sort of weird story here.

Today I was going to drive my old Toyota to the dealer shop and exchange the car with new one. And I found the 17 years old Toyota wouldn't go! The battery was down: as if it's in the sulky mood, knowing its fate. I telephoned the dealer and explained the situation. A man came from the shop and fixed the battery things etc. Finally the sulky car went with the man and a new car arrived accordingly. Somehow it reminds me of the novel of Stephen King, Christine ...

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 15:03

That is weird. The car that wouldn't leave.

Topaz71

24-03-2011, 15:40

Somehow it reminds me of the novel of Stephen King, Christine ...

That comment brought back memories. Right around the time that movie came out, my dad had this old Plymouth somethingortheother. The car was truly on last legs- the radio station would change, it would run for a bit after you removed the key and I swear it didn't bounce over bumps- it lurched. I recall sitting in that car just waiting for the doors to lock on their own and the oldies station to tune in...

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 16:10

Evening all! Old cars are cool.

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 16:29

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 16:33

Hey TCO - you still there? You don't have any memory of anyone attempting a deck sale for charity, do you? I'm wondering if I could convince people to sell a couple of their decks and give all the proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross...

Any thoughts?

I have not heard of one happening here, but it is a neat idea. I would do it in a auction format as it would be unique and exciting.... Ask for a few people to donate a deck, and auction them off. Silent auction would be best I think....or timed... yes timed out would work, if a deck goes 2 minutes without a bid...going 1 another minute going 2 last Minute Gone...the winner is:

That sort of thing.

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 16:34

Hey TCO - you still there? You don't have any memory of anyone attempting a deck sale for charity, do you? I'm wondering if I could convince people to sell a couple of their decks and give all the proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross...

Any thoughts?

There's this one. But it kind of petered off with nothing happening.

http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=154986

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 16:57

Yes it has...we need something with more Pizazz!

NorthernTigress

24-03-2011, 17:02

I'll have to sleep on it. Well, I have to sleep, anyway. :D

roppo

24-03-2011, 17:03

Hey TCO - you still there? You don't have any memory of anyone attempting a deck sale for charity, do you? I'm wondering if I could convince people to sell a couple of their decks and give all the proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross...

Any thoughts?

I've just donated 5000yen to JRC through a local Post Office.
I promise I'll offer several decks and books for charity or something to that purpose.

zan_chan

24-03-2011, 17:05

I've just donated 5000yen to JRC through a local Post Office.
I promise I'll offer several decks and books for charity or something to that purpose.

Hey roppo, hold off on the decks. I may have something up my sleeve coming up.

I also donated some money to the JRC. I've lost track. Maybe also around ¥5000, I think. (It was a few different small donations over the past week).

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 17:11

Roppo, you are a very good man.

roppo

24-03-2011, 17:21

Roppo, you are a very good man.

Not at all. Anyway I have to do a giveaway for erasing of my karma, but in this catastrophic situation I simply can't do a funny show. My plan is ... if someone promises me s/he would donate, say 50 USD to JRC, I'll send a rare deck to the person. It's so simple.

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 17:26

Not at all. Anyway I have to do a giveaway for erasing of my karma, but in this catastrophic situation I simply can't do a funny show. My plan is ... if someone promises me s/he would donate, say 50 USD to JRC, I'll send a rare deck to the person. It's so simple.

OK I will. ( I just looked for a link...there are 100's and most look fake...do you have the real ones info?)

And Zan I will donate a deck or two to your cause too.

roppo

24-03-2011, 17:39

TCO, don't rush. We should talk about this more.

The charity should be a public one. not to be a private inner-circle-like thing, I believe. I'll think about it carefully.

Sorry I have to go now. Dog-walking time :)

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 17:44

TCO, don't rush. We should talk about this more.

The charity should be a public one. not to be a private inner-circle-like thing, I believe. I'll think about it carefully.

Sure, of course. I was just looknig for the link at this point... and so much came up, I was hoping you could sort through the horse shit )

Jesii

24-03-2011, 18:42

Morning :) anyone about?

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 18:46

Morning :) anyone about?

I am still about. listening to some classic Canadian rock... "all we are " Kim Mitchel. Funny to think w just ung with these guys. Canada rock and roll was so personal :)

Jesii

24-03-2011, 18:47

Hi TCO, I get what you mean about personal music, the 'big bands' out there are often impersonal, it's a shame :)

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 18:52

I used to drink with Brian Adams ;)

Jesii

24-03-2011, 18:53

I used to drink with Brian Adams ;)
*gobsmaked and envious face* WOW!

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 18:59

*gobsmaked and envious face* WOW!

LoL I did not think you would know him!

I have been lucky enough to play with Randy Bachmans bass player to buddy Hollys canadian backing band to Sweeney Todd members and many more.

The life of a "second career musician, money means nothing "..if he reads music...can be fun!

Jesii

24-03-2011, 19:02

Oh, trust me, I know him!!! :D

It must be great fun to play with different people... I like listening better then playing but the skill is impressive :)

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 19:07

Oh, trust me, I know him!!! :D

Last time I ran into him was in a bank with a mutual friend. He said " why don't you come over for a beer tonight?" Brain said "sure sounds good"... he no showed, never talked to him again because our paths never crossed again.

Jesii

24-03-2011, 19:10

Last time I ran into him was in a bank with a mutual friend. He said " why don't you come over for a beer tonight?" Brain said "sure sounds good"... he no showed, never talked to him again because our paths never crossed again.
You never know, they might cross again! Life is like that, you make plans and then you have to re-make them! Isn't that the fun of it!

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 19:15

True enough. In the day ( and I am sure he has changed like times) I was I think 7 or more years younger then him... we all thought he was weird LOL! He was not popular with the cool people.

Jesii

24-03-2011, 19:20

True enough. In the day ( and I am sure he has changed like times) I was I think 7 or more years younger then him... we all thought he was weird LOL! He was not popular with the cool people.
Oh dear, I'm not sure you should tell him he's 'not cool' LOL :P

Just printed out my last essay due this week.... finally!

The crowned one

24-03-2011, 19:25

Oh dear, I'm not sure you should tell him he's 'not cool' LOL :P

Just printed out my last essay due this week.... finally!

He is as cool as you think he is ..and Must say he has mellowed well.

Good job on the essay.

Jesii

24-03-2011, 20:25

Thanks TCO - now gonna go hand the damn thing in!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 20:46

It is an absolutely beautiful day outside. It really is. And I am stuck indoors :(. Why aren't I walking up on Dartmoor, or along the coastal path? And at the weekend we are already booked up for Saturday and anyway, I bet the weather will change.

Oh what a sulky eejit I am today!! Pillock :D

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 20:55

Good Morning! I'm being lazy today, slept in till 6:15! I don't have to go out and slog through the snow till 10.

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 21:05

Nothing wrong with a bout of lazyitis now and again :). I get recurring episodes .... :laugh:

Today the scaffolding has gone up outside my office window, so that men with big drills can take down an old fascia support, and then fix the wall. The noise is amazingly loud and I am surprised. I somehow didn't think about it when I booked them to come today. Still, at least they came the day they said they would :)

Your snow sounds horrendous BD - I really I have no idea how I would cope with that.

Today there is milk, so I will have another cup of coffee and feel very self-indulgent :)

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 21:23

Hi Wendy! How long will the noisy repair guys be there? I don't think I could concentrate on paperwork around noise like that. And isn't it inevitable that you'll get an important phone call during the worst of the noise? :)

When you get a snowstorm like this, you just sigh, pile back into winter gear(boots, heavy jackets, etc.) and shovel your way out to the car. You allow extra time for travel, expect delays and cancellations, and life goes on. :) It being March, this snow won't last more than a week or so, and that makes it much easier to handle.

Saturness

24-03-2011, 21:32

Good morning everyone!!!

What are the news today?

*sits back and enjoys a cup of Wonderful Coffee™*

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 21:34

I'm hoping that they could get done in a few days. The drilling will be the noisy part, then comes making good the wall and touching up the paint to match the rest of the wall. There is also an external window frame section to replace. I am grateful I got the "thinky" work over with earlier on, and now is just routine.

Today I am also surprised at how much more comfortable it is to sit absolutely upright, without the support of a chair back, and without slumping at all. It's actually far more comfy than slouching back against the chair! It never used to be....

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 21:35

When you get a snowstorm like this, you just sigh, pile back into winter gear(boots, heavy jackets, etc.) and shovel your way out to the car. You allow extra time for travel, expect delays and cancellations, and life goes on. :) It being March, this snow won't last more than a week or so, and that makes it much easier to handle.

But, but I don't own "winter" gear ..... at least, not winter by your standards. Down here, you're better off with a raincoat than something that keeps you warm.

Isn't it wonderful how things are so different all over the place :D

Saturness

24-03-2011, 21:37

Today I am also surprised at how much more comfortable it is to sit absolutely upright, without the support of a chair back, and without slumping at all. It's actually far more comfy than slouching back against the chair! It never used to be....

That probably means that you have improved your posture. Once you the 'lazy' positions become uncomfortable, specially because you realize they are bad for your spine! ;)

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 21:37

Good morning everyone!!!

What are the news today?

*sits back and enjoys a cup of Wonderful Coffee™*

Morning Marina :)

For me the news is that TCO used to drink with Bryan Adams :bugeyed:. Although I despair at his continual singing of soppy songs, I love his voice. Why he doesn't sing more genuine rock instead of emotional pap I don't know!!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 21:44

That probably means that you have improved your posture. Once you the 'lazy' positions become uncomfortable, specially because you realize they are bad for your spine! ;)

Rowing is supposed to do improve posture because unless you want lower back problems, you have to engage all your core muscles to maintain an upright posture all the time. The movement of the torso is forwards and backwards from 11.00 o'clock through to 1.00 o'clock and back with every stroke but keeping the back straight and level. Must be working :)

Saturness

24-03-2011, 21:47

Morning Marina :)

For me the news is that TCO used to drink with Bryan Adams :bugeyed:. Although I despair at his continual singing of soppy songs, I love his voice. Why he doesn't sing more genuine rock instead of emotional pap I don't know!!

Lucky TCO!

I *love* Bryan Adams. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" makes me melt even since I was a child.

I honestly like the soppy songs... :|
Despite all my psycho serial killer tendecies, I have a romantic heart. LOL! :joke:

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 21:48

Today I am also surprised at how much more comfortable it is to sit absolutely upright, without the support of a chair back, and without slumping at all. It's actually far more comfy than slouching back against the chair! It never used to be....
You sit upright like that while rowing, and have built up good strong core muscles!

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 21:49

I'm just an ageing rock chick :D. Heavy metal to the end!!!

EEK!! Now I have workmen outside my window. I am on the third floor .....

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 21:53

But, but I don't own "winter" gear ..... at least, not winter by your standards. Down here, you're better off with a raincoat than something that keeps you warm.

Isn't it wonderful how things are so different all over the place :D
Exactly! I don't own a raincoat, but I think I have an umbrella under my drivers seat. :)
You walk alot more places than I do, like work, so a raincoat for you is an essential. I have one client within walking distance, the rest are over 10 miles away.

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 21:56

Good morning everyone!!!

What are the news today?

*sits back and enjoys a cup of Wonderful Coffee™*
Good Morning, Marina! Glad to see that you got your wonderful coffee! It's Nescafe, right? That's a big instant coffee brand here. We don't have too many machines like you were talking about, but most gas stations have coffee makers, so we have "fresh brewed" and I use that term loosely! :)

Saturness

24-03-2011, 21:58

Rowing is supposed to do improve posture because unless you want lower back problems, you have to engage all your core muscles to maintain an upright posture all the time. The movement of the torso is forwards and backwards from 11.00 o'clock through to 1.00 o'clock and back with every stroke but keeping the back straight and level. Must be working :)

Yes, rowing requires a big core strength to keep you from damaging your lower back. In Pilates we do a LOT of exercises to strengthen our stomach and back muscles, because this is the part of the body that sustains your spine and keeps your body balanced when exercising legs and arms.

I love Pilates and ever since I started doing it, I noticed a big improvement in my posture. I don't have so much neck and back pain as I used to have, even though I work in front of the computer 8 hours every day!

I always hated exercising, but now I'm starting to like it, thanks to Pilates! ;)

Wendywu

24-03-2011, 22:07

I have never done Pilates but I have heard wonderful things about it, and I am glad you have found something that you enjoy :)

I must go and tackle another of the things I popped in my "to-do" tray ......

See you later :)

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 22:22

Saturness

24-03-2011, 22:22

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 22:36

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 22:38

I Got a TOY in my cereal !!! YAY !!! It's a car that scoots, and I've got to put the UBER COOL stickers on it to make it AWESOME....but I've had coffee and now I'm too twitchy :joke:

OH, and STILL sneezing :bugeyed:

How is everyone?
G'Morning Stormy! Are you developing allergies? Lots of spring stuff happening right now!
I haven't had a box of cereal with a toy in it in ages! But if I bought cereal, then I'd have to remember to buy milk for it......:D

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 22:40

:grin: Now if you want a toy, you have to snag a fast food kids meal! :laugh:
Although they sometimes have a set running that's pretty good quality. I have never completed a set though. Darn those employees snagging them to sell on ebay. :mad:

Saturness

24-03-2011, 22:41

Good morning!

This is my happiest time of the year- when I have the money to do things for people! The school is having their Scholastic Book Fair week, so I bought/donated a book from each teacher's list. So much fun to pore over the preK thru 2nd grade stuff again. Mine have been out of that level for some time.

Yay Cardlady! :party:

Moments like this are a wonderful reward! :love: What books did you buy/donate?

I've been thinking about doing a deck giveaway. Just now I noticed how much space I'm lacking, because I have decks everywhere... hum...

And it would be a nice way to spread the kindness that some people have shown towards me, for which I'm always thankful! ;)

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 22:43

G'Morning Stormy! Are you developing allergies? Lots of spring stuff happening right now!
I've never had a problem. Aren't I too old for new stuff????

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 22:45

G
I haven't had a box of cereal with a toy in it in ages! I know, RIGHT??? Midkid was vastly amused at my excitement :laugh: He was the one eating the cereal.

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 22:49

Yay Cardlady! :party:

Moments like this are a wonderful reward! :love: What books did you buy/donate?A is for America
a 3-pack of the Berenstain Bears :heart:
*can't remember the 3rd title :bugeyed:

cardlady22

24-03-2011, 22:50

I've never had a problem. Aren't I too old for new stuff????Unfortunately no. Many people get relief from one allergen when they move away- only to develop a new one some years later.

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 22:54

Unfortunately no. Many people get relief from one allergen when they move away- only to develop a new one some years later.
cardlady is right, you can develop new allergies to anything at any age. Foods, pollens and stuff, and even your medications can all trigger new alleriges.

You might just be sensitive to a type of pollen that is extremely high right now, and it's blowing up from the southwest.

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 22:58

cardlady is right, you can develop new allergies to anything at any age. Foods, pollens and stuff, and even your medications can all trigger new alleriges.

You might just be sensitive to a type of pollen that is extremely high right now, and it's blowing up from the southwest.Well, that is just NOT fair :( I think the worst is the "almost" sneezes. The ones that just don't quite happen, but all the side effects still occur. I supposed it's a good thing I like to sneeze :)

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 23:00

What online photo places do you guys use? I'm talking about a place where you upload & share...FREE. I use facebook for this (about the ONLY thing I use FB for), but I'm wondering what everyone else uses.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 23:06

Morning all :) Trying to get my nerve up to approach the Boss about that meeting...trying to decide if it's best to do it *now* or give him an hour to settle in. Problem is --- is that settling in or getting to busy to see me? hehe

I use Facebook for photos, and photobucket. Problem with photobucket is there's a limit to how much space you get (which I've not hit BUT I've also used a LOT of facebook) so eventually you run out -- and it says in the rules that you're not allowed to open a second account. I don't recall the actual size limit but I remember thinking, that's not all that much space...

Facebook has unlimited storage...lol And if you use the public link people don't have to be a member to see the pics.

Some people at my AV forum use PictureTrail. Not sure how that place is BUT it's *very* difficult to get to ONE picture from what I've seen. (good chance that not having tried it, I don't understand...and it might be quite easy if I had an account there...) Not sure if there's space limits here either.

Stormdancer

24-03-2011, 23:14

G'Morning ~Yira~~~~ {{{{{{good vibes}}}}} for the boss situation!!

That's the kind of info I was looking for...

OK...gotta scoot :(

Great 1/3er!!!

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 23:22

Hello everyone, just dropping in for a few minutes before I go to bed. I just realised how quiet it is tonight, and it's because the bats that have been in the gingko tree for weeks seem to have suddenly left :) I think they must have finally eaten all the fruit, and moved on. This means they won't be keeping me awake till 4am like usual, yay :) I had better get to sleep soon, so that i'm all rested before the sulphur crested cockatoos start at 5am :bugeyed: They arrive in flocks at this time of year, to eat the nuts on the pecan trees across the road. Wildlife in the suburbs, who'd of thunk it? :D

Yay for a toy in cereal, Stormy :D I never had them, as I've always had porrige in winter, and homemade muesli in summer, never any packet cereals.

I saw something about decks for Japan, that Zan and Roppo are organising. I could donate a bag or two, maybe something using Japanese fabric?

Not really caught up, and need to get to sleep, as I'm going to a bric a brac sale early in the morning :)
I forgot to say, good luck with the boss, and the possible job, Yira.

Saturness

24-03-2011, 23:28

A is for America
a 3-pack of the Berenstain Bears :heart:
*can't remember the 3rd title :bugeyed:

:bugeyed:
It's okay, lol! :D
I'm just book-curious! Aaaaalways! What I don't like about ebooks is that you can't see their cover when people are reading them, and I love to know what other are reading! :love:

I saw something about decks for Japan, that Zan and Roppo are organising. I could donate a bag or two, maybe something using Japanese fabric?

Are they? How will that work? How can I help?

I have some decks I could donate if they need! :thumbsup:

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 23:29

Hi Yira, Good Luck with talking to the Boss!

Lute, have fun at the sale!

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 23:31

:bugeyed:
It's okay, lol! :D
I'm just book-curious! Aaaaalways! What I don't like about ebooks is that you can't see their cover when people are reading them, and I love to know what other are reading! :love:

Are they? How will that work? How can I help?

I have some decks I could donate if they need! :thumbsup:
I think they're working something up for it, PM TCO or roppo, or maybe Zan.

yirabeth

24-03-2011, 23:32

Hey Blue -- did you want to stop tomorrow/Saturday for that AV? It's in bloom now! Two opened, a ton of buds wanting to open soon :)

It's not a hurry but I wanted you to be able to enjoy its blooms -- Actually I have a third that's not got buds yet, so if it happens you don't get this one in bloom, the other should be in bloom hehe

Saturness

24-03-2011, 23:32

I think they're working something up for it, PM TCO or roppo, or maybe Zan.

Thanks Blue! :love:

Lutestring

24-03-2011, 23:34

I think they're working something up for it, PM TCO or roppo, or maybe Zan.
Hi Blue and Marina :) Yes, TCO was in it too, forgot him, whoops :) It's discussed back on the last page, I've only read that far. I'll pm in the morning, too sleepy now.

BlueDragonfly

24-03-2011, 23:38

Saturness

25-03-2011, 00:11

Okay, I have a problem...

Yesterday I was trying to organize my bedroom - and I'm not a messy person, I'm usually very very tidy ... and I realized that I have decks everywhere! In an organized way, but still... inside my wardrobe, on my bookshelves (all of them), in the drawers of my bedside table, on my bedside table etc.

I just don't have room. So I grabbed my collection list and decided to sell some... but honestly I don't feel like selling most of my decks. Even if I don't use them. :(

I'm a stupid materialistic person, lol!

I am looking for suggestions. Should I just grab the bloody list, select decks and sell them without thinking, or should I keep them, and organize them in a different way? Mother told me that tarot decks can ONLY exist in my room, nowhere else in the house.

I don't know where I'd keep the decks, but I hate to see them occupying so much space. :(

Those of you who have big collections - what do you?

Thanks!

emmsma

25-03-2011, 00:17

I have a bookcase, a shelf and a small crate full of decks. I also have a shelf on my computer desk where a few decks live when I am not sure where to put them. These are usually the newest ones and ones I'm currently working with.

I wouldn't jump to selling. Try to rearrange them. Can you add a book case or another shelf? Are there books in your room that can be moved to another part of the house? Under the bed storage box?

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 00:20

Hi Marina :)
I'm here, but I've been listening to the cricket, and sewing, so not chatting.
But like you, I hate to be untidy.

Because I had room, and the £ to buy a cupboard, I was able to put all mine in one cupboard. (see picture)

But if I didn't have the room to do that, I thnk I'd use stackable, lidded plastic crates. I'd pile them up, but I'd be able to see through the sides, and lids would keep the dust out.

If all the decks I had didn't fit in, at least I'd be able to sort them inot must keeps, and could maybe let go.

What ideas have you had already?
PWxx

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 00:20

Saturday is good, Blue :)

Had my talk with the Boss -- and have been put back a week. They're hiring three people not just me, and want to stagger training. Not all bad though...and it's not programming they want me for, but basically a "jack of all trades" doing support via emails and live support as well as 'gopher' stuff for the programmers. He asked about my writing skills etc, which I assured him were good. I'm to submit my resume (again...I guess Gene lost his copy lol) and some samples of my writing and we'll talk next week. This isn't unusual -- it's basically starting at the bottom of the field and working my way up. Nothing wrong with that.

At least I know I wasn't being hired as a second choice as Matt's english skills just aren't there...and I know it's a job I'm fully competent to do *now*.

But worried now because I thought this job would help me finish the last few weeks of college and it doesn't look like it's gonna happen that fast *sigh* As well as worried about the part-time status -- I thought that was to work around my schooling, but it looks like that's all they have to offer. Maybe it's 'at this time' and it can become more...but maybe not...

I can't work part-time for any extended period. I am my sole means of support.

I guess I figure this stuff out as I go, huh? :)

emmsma

25-03-2011, 00:23

Morning Marina :)

For me the news is that TCO used to drink with Bryan Adams :bugeyed:. Although I despair at his continual singing of soppy songs, I love his voice. Why he doesn't sing more genuine rock instead of emotional pap I don't know!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/Spitzfire/Smilies/eek2.gif How did I miss this earlier?

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 00:23

Marina I like the idea of stackable plastic crates. You could go to the ceiling if you needed! If you have a small square of floor space, you'd be good to go...you could buy your crates to match that space, and go up and up until you didn't need more :) Keep the ones you use the most in the TOP crate because then you don't have to unstack them all...hehe

I agree with everyone else, don't sell. Just because you're not using it *RIGHT NOW* doesn't mean you won't.

emmsma

25-03-2011, 00:28

Yira, sounds like good news to me. One can work a couple part time jobs if the schedule is regular, or one of the jobs is flexible enough to work around the other.

This is my second stint at two part time jobs. It can work out, as well as giving you a break from the monotony of having to go to the same place day after day.

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 00:28

Oh, mine are tucked in and amongst bookshelves and in dresser drawers too. :P
There is a large plastic storage bin, and a whole section of under-the-counter cabinet in my kitchen too.

On a couple of the Trade Trains, I drew a number of cards and searched my stash for decks that seemed to fit the theme of the card (and didn't pain my heart too much)

I've been thinking about those under-the-bed or hanging-behind-the-door shoe organizers. Have to get those silica gel desiccant packets first though.

emmsma

25-03-2011, 00:34

I'm wishing I'd gotten a much taller bookcase. Its not even as tall as me. :(

I need more space. Wishing for under the bed space too. We've got the bedsprings right on the floor. (Emm was younger then. He wouldn't have been able to make it on his own if the bed were any taller.)

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 00:40

Now I'm considering something like the Stack & Rack cube sets you find at places like Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Saturness

25-03-2011, 00:42

Hi Marina :)
Because I had room, and the £ to buy a cupboard, I was able to put all mine in one cupboard. (see picture)

I *like* your cupboard!!! :bugeyed:. But as I said, there isn't enough room in my bedroom for something like that!

But if I didn't have the room to do that, I thnk I'd use stackable, lidded plastic crates. I'd pile them up, but I'd be able to see through the sides, and lids would keep the dust out.

There is a large plastic storage bin, and a whole section of under-the-counter cabinet in my kitchen too.

But don't the decks get damaged inside plastic boxes, because the paper cannot breathe?

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 00:44

But don't the decks get damaged inside plastic boxes, because the paper cannot breathe?This large tub actually has air holes cut into the handle parts & I have silica gel packets dropped in from things I've gotten in the mail.

If you know someone with a small drill, you could do your own into the cheap store-bought ones.

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 00:48

I suppose a few small holes might be good - we don't have a big humidity issue in UK, so I didn't think of that :(
Although no of the boxes I've seen is actually airtight anyway :)

Saturness

25-03-2011, 01:15

This large tub actually has air holes cut into the handle parts & I have silica gel packets dropped in from things I've gotten in the mail.

If you know someone with a small drill, you could do your own into the cheap store-bought ones.

That's a FANTASTIC idea! :D :D :D

I'll look for some big plastic boxes and make holes on them! And keep some silica gel packets in them. If I could keep at least PART of my collection somewhere else, it'd give me so much more room!

Thanks for all the suggestions, my dear friends! :love: You are all brilliant! I'll tell you if it works or not!

Now I must go for my lunch break! :*
I'll be back in two hours!

Oink

25-03-2011, 01:32

Hello everyone! Is it Friday yet? No? :(

I had a very long day yesterday - work, work lunch, more work, 3.5 hour work function after work, then a lovely fight with my boyfriend when I got home. Today is bound to be an improvement!

As well as worried about the part-time status -- I thought that was to work around my schooling, but it looks like that's all they have to offer. Maybe it's 'at this time' and it can become more...but maybe not...

I can't work part-time for any extended period. I am my sole means of support.
I am the biggest hypocrite in the world for saying this since I worry about everything, but try not to worry too much about the "part-time" thing.

First off, you are getting the job, which is what you wanted, right? You'll go in there, quickly prove yourself awesome & indispensable, and it won't be long at all before you feel it is the right time to let them know that you're looking for a full-time position with them (assuming that you are happy there, of course). There's absolutely nothing wrong with having that discussion quite openly, stating what you want, and asking if those types of opportunities will be open to you in the future.

If you're a reader, I highly recommend the book Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation--and Positive Strategies for Change (http://www.amazon.com/Women-Dont-Ask-Negotiation-Strategies/dp/0553383876/ref=tmm_pap_title_0). Several years ago Carla Schroeder (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1909) recommended it to me, and I have found it so helpful in my career progression in the (still) male-dominated technology industry.

The crowned one

25-03-2011, 01:51

Good marning all, there is cat barf everywhere!

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 01:52

Joy :(

NorthernTigress

25-03-2011, 01:55

I've been on the forum for a bit now this morning, but hadn't stopped here yet. Now I a have to run again.

Hi there, bye there. Zoom!

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 02:02

zoom-zoom :)

Oink

25-03-2011, 02:13

TCO, that does not sound like a good morning - for you or the cat! :bugeyed: Here's hoping the rest of your day goes better than it's started. :)

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 02:15

Good marning all, there is cat barf everywhere!

Oh gawd!! Poor you :)

The crowned one

25-03-2011, 02:23

Its all cleaned now.

Coffe in hand, unusually good today :)

A week or two ago while doing stuff around the house I recall opening a cabinet cupboard and thinking ah, my missing tarot decks, today I went to get then,and they are not there! I must have moved them without moving the information from my short term memory to somewhere useful!

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 02:24

Perils of creeping old age my friend :laugh:

Happens to me all the time......

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 02:26

Tonight there is butternut squash, feta cheese and caramalised onion pizza for dinner. With jacket wedges :)

And I stay well inside my calorie allowance :D:D

I feel quite decadent!

Oink

25-03-2011, 02:29

Wendywu, that sounds divine! Are you a vegetarian, by chance?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 02:32

Yes, I am :). There is such a lot of yummy veggie food around too! And himself cooks beautifully.. He is a house-spouse and takes his role very seriously - he does the cooking etc. I lend a paw with things like a really good clean up of a room now and again. Works well for us :)

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 02:32

A week or two ago while doing stuff around the house I recall opening a cabinet cupboard and thinking ah, my missing tarot decks, today I went to get then,and they are not there! I must have moved them without moving the information from my short term memory to somewhere useful!
I'm glad it's not just me - it tends to strike me regularly, and I thought maybe it was a feminine thing - it's SO annoying, you know you did something stupid with it, but you can't find it :(

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 02:36

I'm glad it's not just me - it tends to strike me regularly, and I thought maybe it was a feminine thing - it's SO annoying, you know you did something stupid with it, but you can't find it :(

Happens to us all the time. We're very philosophical about it and just trust that things will turn up in their own good time.

Saturness

25-03-2011, 03:18

I'm back!

Had a wonderful Pilates class! I'm achy but happy!

As for memory problems... sometimes you do something while concentrating on something else entirely. I believe this causes your brain to only remember the thing you were focused on, not the other things you did. So it's not just an age-related problem - it happens to me sometimes too and I'm 23.

Thank goodness, it doesn't happen way too often!

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 03:38

Hiya - glad your session was good :)

I am stuffed full of our meal and am soooooo comfy now!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 03:46

Hiya - glad your session was good :)

I am stuffed full of our meal and am soooooo comfy now!'Ello Peeps...home for a bit with ill DD, who is napping...so I am playing :D

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 03:48

Sorry to hear DD is poorly - hope it doesn't last. In the meantime - hiya Stormy - how are you?

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 03:56

Hiya Wendy~~~ I'm trying to come up with a SOODly plan, making a BINGO list for a game of Tarot Bingo in another group, and just now realizing I'm gonna need to eat lunch before I go back to work.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 03:57

Hello darlings. How's things?

I've got a desperation sale going on in the trade thread if anyone is interested. I also need an opinion on my price for my Il Meneghello, Vacchetta. Would someone let me know if the price seems fair? I looked on Ebay and saw one for $99.00, but I thought that was high.

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 03:58

Yep - gotta stoke the engine if you want it to keep going :D

Sounds like you have enough to keep you occupied through lunch though :bugeyed:

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 03:59

*squeal*

I just got a Box, so I'm playing too!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 04:11

*squeal*

I just got a Box, so I'm playing too!I must have missed something...a box? Playing?

emmsma

25-03-2011, 04:11

Jo, sorry you are needing a sale. Hope you can get the funds that you need.

I'm dressed and ready, but don't need to be at work for a couple hours.

Nice to not need to rush. Just taking some time to play with Songs for the Journey Home.

When I've been away from tarot for a bit - not reading and such - its always easy to pick up. Its very forgiving. :)

emmsma

25-03-2011, 04:14

Yeah, CL. Whats in the box?

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 04:14

I must have missed something...a box? Playing?HearthCricket's Magical Box deal ;)

Saturness

25-03-2011, 04:14

I've got a desperation sale going on in the trade thread if anyone is interested. I also need an opinion on my price for my Il Meneghello, Vacchetta. Would someone let me know if the price seems fair? I looked on Ebay and saw one for $99.00, but I thought that was high.

Jo, sell it for $100, shipping included in the US? Maybe?
Then you have room for bargain - someone can only pay $90, or $85... and if it's good for you can accept it. Or you can lower the price as things go. But if you put a low price right from the start you cannot increase it later.

I saw your trimmed Illuminated and I'm in love! You are such an amazing trimmer, I'm considering hiring you. :D My trimmed DC is one of my most precious decks! :love:

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 04:18

Yep - gotta stoke the engine if you want it to keep going :DGood GAWD !!! That must have been the biggest bagel, EVER :bugeyed:

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 04:18

Jo, sell it for $100, shipping included in the US? Maybe?
Then you have room for bargain - someone can only pay $90, or $85... and if it's good for you can accept it. Or you can lower the price as things go. But if you put a low price right from the start you cannot increase it later.

I saw your trimmed Illuminated and I'm in love! You are such an amazing trimmer, I'm considering hiring you. :D My trimmed DC is one of my most precious decks! :love:

Aw, thanks Marina. I think the DC is so much better trimmed. The trimming on the Illuminated is not as good because the borders were all wonky to begin with, but it's okay.

I just wasn't sure what is a fair price on the Vacchetta. I know nothing about it and got it in a trade.

Rhinemaiden

25-03-2011, 04:21

greetings, beautiful people! How's everyone doing?? :D

emmsma

25-03-2011, 04:22

Oh, Good deal Cardlady.

I was looking for my Druidcraft this morning. I thought is was in its big box with the book. ITS NOT THERE!

Now I have to do a bag by bag search. After work. If I start that now, I will be very upset if its still missing when I need to leave.

BUt I did come across the Sidhe. Made me smile. (I thought it was in its box too!) If sets are bagged instead of boxed, I might have more shelf space than I thought!

But I wanna trim the DC. When it turns up.

OH. Wanted to say - Awesome trim job on that Illuminated.

Saturness

25-03-2011, 04:24

Aw, thanks Marina. I think the DC is so much better trimmed. The trimming on the Illuminated is not as good because the borders were all wonky to begin with, but it's okay.

I just wasn't sure what is a fair price on the Vacchetta. I know nothing about it and got it in a trade.

Maybe research on the web a bit? See how much a new Vacchetta costs?

Or search for "Vacchetta" in the Trading Forum? ;)

That should give you an idea.

The DC is über beautiful!!!! I love with without the white borders, and it's so good to handle and use. :love:

Oink

25-03-2011, 04:24

I saw your trimmed Illuminated and I'm in love!
You and me both! I was so flustered it took me a sec to find the reply button!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 04:26

OK...I am re-dressing and going back to work. DD woke up, ate, and seems to be feeling better. :) See Y'all in a few hours~~~

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 04:26

When I think of the Druidcraft, I hear an old Sunday school song line in my head. (I have 2 copies)

Deep and Wide

Wide and Deep

The regular is too wide; and I have a shrunk/laminated version that is too deep/high off the table. :P :laugh:
about 1.5 inches; 2.25 by 4 inches ~ and a couple cards have been Clothed

emmsma

25-03-2011, 04:33

Hey Rhinemaiden! Whatcha up to today?

Rhinemaiden

25-03-2011, 04:35

Oh, Good deal Cardlady.

I was looking for my Druidcraft this morning. I thought is was in its big box with the book. ITS NOT THERE!

Now I have to do a bag by bag search. After work. If I start that now, I will be very upset if its still missing when I need to leave.

Sounds like you want to put little tags on your bags like Wendy did... ;)

Hi emms... it's a beautiful day in the tropics... after work I'm off to the laundry... hi ho, hi ho :)

Saturness

25-03-2011, 04:35

The regular is too wide; and I have a shrunk/laminated version that is too deep/high off the table. :P :laugh:
about 1.5 inches; 2.25 by 4 inches ~ and a couple cards have been Clothed

What???!?!?!? No Hanged Man penis???

But he's such a Brad Pitt-looking hot guy! LOL!

:bugeyed:

I think I have problems...

(Did you make the smaller version? I want piiictures!)

The crowned one

25-03-2011, 04:36

Well I better do some cleaning, my Dad is coming over tommorow :)

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 04:36

It's see-through silver-grey, like portions of the Star's hot bod, just not as In Your Face if certain people come by unexpectedly. :bugeyed:

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 04:40

It's see-through silver-grey, like portions of the Star's hot bod, just not as In Your Face if certain people come by unexpectedly. :bugeyed:

LOL! How'd you manage this? What did you use to clothe him?

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 04:48

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 04:51

Saturness

25-03-2011, 04:58

Ok, here's a quick pic. The card scans were printed on regular copy paper and stick glued to light cream parchment paper for the backs. Then I used the unpunched ID badge lamination pouches.

The 'clothing' effect doesn't show up in the photo. :(
It's shimmery and you can see the bits if you keep looking. I used a regular pencil with super soft strokes.

They can't really be shuffled this way- at least not in a normal riffle type.

Wow, they look GOOD! I like it, Cardlady! You are such a crafty lady! ;)

Well... the Star's boobs are a bit in your face, aren't them? Will Worthington has a VERY detailed, beautiful art, but he really doesn't make it discreet. I think some people could feel embarrassed seeing explicit nude (even if it's not porny or anything).

emmsma

25-03-2011, 05:03

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 05:06

Big animal rescue going on in my neck o' the woods. Glad this woman's been stopped. The rescue group I work with has been trying to help her. Offered to give her food for her animals in exchange for being allowed to fix some of the dogs. She wouldn't let us spay/neuter. She'd rather they starved. :(

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Dozens-of-animals-rescued-from-St-Johns-Elderly-woman-arrested-118546044.html

Well, the animals are safe now. Or soon will be.

This is great news Emm! I can't watch the video, but I'm thrilled to know they've been rescued.

Anyone seen the video of the mini horse who got a prosthetic leg? I cried like a baby, but it's so wonderful to see him running!

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 05:06

I can't get it to show up, but I also drew eyes in the High Priestess. But, to keep the wild feel, I set them to where she is staring at the moonlight reflected off the stone slab.

I make a lot of card sets this way- glue a snipped part of a catalog sheet to a card-style back.

The crowned one

25-03-2011, 05:14

I saw the pony story on the local news, she looked very happy prancing about :)

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:13

Hi, home from work, anyone about? :)

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 08:16

I'm here! Going through my profile to update . . . peering in at other people's.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:18

Oh, profile hopping is fun...I like looking at the collections. I actually hate it when they don't have their decks listed in their profile! LOL

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 08:18

Hey Yira :) I'm back on the train, re-attempting this morning class thing. Let's hope the guy shows this time! His office building is gorgeous and right on the bay, so I'm hoping for a view! On a clear morning like this, we might even get a peek at Mt Fuji...

How you doing?

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:22

Oh I'm doing :) Just sitting here relaxing after beating my head against a wall all day--- err I mean working on a problem in programming...LOL

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 08:28

*** Offers a SUPER soft pillow for Yira's beaten head***

'Ello mATes ~~~

BFF at work left her cell at home...ratz...})

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:29

Hey Stormy :) Shucks, you can't spend the night on the phone...that's rough, I feel for ya.... LOL

Oink

25-03-2011, 08:29

Oh, profile hopping is fun...I like looking at the collections. I actually hate it when they don't have their decks listed in their profile! LOL
Guilty as charged. I keep meaning to remedy that, but for whatever reason it just feels so personal or something. Like I am both literally and figuratively putting all my cards out on the table. Like those dreams where you're in a public place but you're naked...

Does anyone else relate to this? I suspect those feelings will subside a little once I get a little more comfortable here and get to know everyone a little better, but who knows.

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 08:32

:angel: ;) Think about it this way, Oink:

If you don't have your decks listed, people can't Surprise you . . .

You don't have to fill out all that other biographical type stuff.

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 08:35

Hi All,

How is everyone??

I had an ok day at work.

And now have to worry about my car again :/ has to do with the radiator,it has a leak somewhere but not sure where. :/

So gotta be careful with going anywhere til I can get it checked. Hope that it is an easy fix.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 08:36

Shucks, you can't spend the night on the phone...that's rough, I feel for ya.... LOLI know, RIGHT??? What a shame :D

I'm actually feeling kinda subdued tonight. In fact I've been sitting on this post, thinking maybe I had more to say, but NOPE....:)

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:37

LOL Oink! I didn't mean you...silly! Besides, it doesn't matter what I think, I'm only one of many! And you're nice, I'd rather have you here without profile listings, than not have you here :)

I don't feel the way you do -- but diff'rent strokes and all that :) You shouldn't list unless and until you feel comfortable doing so!

Then there's always what Cardlady said...and one of my most treasured decks came from someone here, who decided to surprise me. Showed up on my doorstep, and me saying, "wha?? why??" LOL

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:38

Hi Kaleanna :) UGGGH! on car probs...I personally hate cars, and resent that they're so important! lol

I know, RIGHT??? What a shame :D

I'm actually feeling kinda subdued tonight. In fact I've been sitting on this post, thinking maybe I had more to say, but NOPE....:)

Me too..I had a panic attack on the way home tonight, the first one in...oh a couple years I think? and it's got me feeling vulnerable a bit....

So I decided I'd come here and have a good time and that would make it better :)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 08:38

And now have to worry about my car again :/ has to do with the radiator,it has a leak somewhere but not sure where. :/
Hiya Kaleanna....

Sorry about your car. Make sure you always have a container of 1/2 anti freeze & 1/2 water to get you through an emergency. How fast is the leak?

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 08:42

Hiya Kaleanna....

Sorry about your car. Make sure you always have a container of 1/2 anti freeze & 1/2 water to get you through an emergency. How fast is the leak?

thanks Stormy,

I am not sure how fast the leak is. We are suppose to check it when hubby gets a chance to. It was filled up at work, and I went from work to get lil one and home and no other stops inbetween.

Hopefully can get the mechanic to look at it on saturday.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 08:42

I had a panic attack on the way home tonight, the first one in...oh a couple years I think? and it's got me feeling vulnerable a bit....

Sorry for that (((Yira))). That emotional hangover thing...that's kinda what I call that feeling. Well, I don't have panic attacks, so I may have NO idea what I'm talking about. In fact, I'm pretty darn sure I have no idea what I'm talking about....nevermind...:bugeyed:

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 08:43

Hi Kaleanna :) UGGGH! on car probs...I personally hate cars, and resent that they're so important! lol

Thanks Yira,

Yeah I have had enough with the car problems.

Oink

25-03-2011, 08:45

LOL Oink! I didn't mean you...silly!
Oh don't worry, I didn't think you meant me in particular! :)

It's just something that's been on my mind recently. I keep trying to work up the nerve to do it, buuuuuuuuuuuuutttt I'm not there quite yet. :P Maybe I'll start with listing my favorites. Talking about my favorite decks gives me more of a "warm fuzzy" feeling than an "omg exposed!" feeling...

Thanks cardlady and yira. :heart:

kaleanna, the good news is that even if you have to replace the whole thing, radiators tend to be fairly cheap as far as car parts go. YMMV if you drive an expensive import car though. :D

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:45

Not something I'm proud of...blows that whole "strong capable woman" image right out the dang door.... I hate it SO MUCH.

I used to be just this side of housebound...couldn't go out where there were people, used to shop at 2am to avoid them, etc...was a real bummer when my all night grocery started closing at 10pm... :bugeyed:

Worked hard to get over that, and that was good..did NOT need that tonight ya know? :)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 08:52

Worked hard to get over that, and that was good..did NOT need that tonight ya know? :)And I am REALLY D*MN sure that you are being OH SO KIND to your precious self :love: I'm not sure stuff like that ever goes away 100%, but again, I know nothing. The fact that it's been a long while is a wonderful thing. What kinds of things do you do for yourself to really pamper YOU?

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 08:54

Ummm....coming here to talk to friends instead of doing homework? Sounds good to me :thumbsup: LOL

Oink

25-03-2011, 08:54

Not something I'm proud of...blows that whole "strong capable woman" image right out the dang door.... I hate it SO MUCH.
I think the key word there is image. It can be hard to live up to our own ideals of the "perfect me" that we want to be and show the world. When you're feeling vulnerable like this, try to remember that the people in your life love you for who you are, not who you wish you were, and that others generally see those two aspects of us as one big integrated whole rather than the duality we perceive within ourselves. :heart:

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 09:03

Perhaps you are right.... :)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 09:10

Perhaps you are right.... :)Oh she's right...and she writes VERY clearly!! Nice!!! (((Oink)))

ROTFLMAO...ETA an "s" at the end of write :joke:

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 09:15

I think we are going to be going out to eat at Red Lobster.

Tonite is my fil 80th bday and tomorrow is mine and hubby's anniv. So have two things to celebrate.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 09:16

Yummy, Red Lobster! Have fun Kaleanna :)

(I typed read lobster first...*sigh* LOL)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 09:20

I think we are going to be going out to eat at Red Lobster.

***Stormy squishes her wee self into an itty bitty bendy shape and jumps into Kaleanna's purse having NO thoughts on how She's gonna squish her wee self back into said purse after a gluttonous meal of clams and oysters and lobster and steak and crab***

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

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 09:22

ByEEEEEeeeeeee~~~~~

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 09:44

***Stormy squishes her wee self into an itty bitty bendy shape and jumps into Kaleanna's purse having NO thoughts on how She's gonna squish her wee self back into said purse after a gluttonous meal of clams and oysters and lobster and steak and crab***

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

*opens up my purse and points to empty pocket * In here Stormy*

Bye All

Shall be back soon

hugs

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 09:45

LOL, have fun Kaleanna :)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 09:49

LOL, have fun Kaleanna :)And Stormy...:(

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 09:49

And Stormy too! ♥♥♥

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 09:50

Soooo.....are you gonna be really afk or just hiding in Kaleanna's pocket in spirit only? LOL

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 09:56

Soooo.....are you gonna be really afk or just hiding in Kaleanna's pocket in spirit only? LOL

***scratches itchy head*** "AFK"...

My Spirit is here, it was my tummy that went with Kaleanna...and getting back may be problematic since I'll be WAY bigger :D

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:01

Oh...crud I'm an idiot sometimes...I wasn't thinking and kinda went 'gamer mode'...duh me. AFK = Away From Keyboard. lol

I wasn't sure you you were gonna go fix food for you too or something LOL!

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:02

*opens up my purse and points to empty pocket * In here Stormy*

Bye All

Shall be back soon

hugs
:bugeyed: You have empty pockets in your purse? :laugh:

Hey everyone, I'm home, fed, and sitting with my after work/dinner coffee, all caught up. :)

eta-with very garlicy breath and no lighter(lost it in my purse...ROFL)

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:04

Welcome home, Blue! :)

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:06

How're you? Okay?

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 10:06

I wasn't sure you you were gonna go fix food for you too or something LOL!If there was a Red lobster within a few miles I'd so be there...and I am contemplating a closer place, but their shell fish sucks...so why bother. Nope, I am here.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:07

I'm here! Going through my profile to update . . . peering in at other people's.
Oh Gawd, please don't look at mine, it's such a mess.....(covers eyes with hands)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 10:07

:bugeyed: You have empty pockets in your purse? :laugh:

.... no lighter(lost it in my purse...ROFL)VERY funny about the purse, and I have an extra lighter or 3 ***tosses across the pond***

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:09

I'm good :) The drive in this morning was AWFUL...perhaps the worst I've had to drive on since the winter started! At least it wasn't snowing though LOL And by the time I came home the roads were cleared.

How's you?

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:13

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:14

VERY funny about the purse, and I have an extra lighter or 3 ***tosses across the pond***
*catches* Thanks! :*

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:17

Physically tired and sore. I've done enoughshoveling, dammit!

The roads were in pretty good shape for me today, the early client called me about 11:30 and wanted me to come out since her road was plowed. She was a bit put out that I was with another client! :laugh: I explained to her why I couldn't just drop what I was doing, when I got out to her house!

LOL, what did she want, you to drop the one you were currently working with?? That's some expensive pay if she wants ya on call 24/7...LOL

Yeah, I think once the sun came out the ice went off the roads and melted things down -- but I had to leave in the dark :( because of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS :(

ROFL

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 10:22

*awed & bedazzled*

I can't decide which edition of the Pearls of Wisdom I like better . . .
1st - white borders
2nd - dk gray borders

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 10:23

...but I had to leave in the dark :( because of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS :(
***Kicks stOOpid DST***

Nope, not good enough.

***Tossed DST to Marina for a Proper stomping***

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:23

LOL, what did she want, you to drop the one you were currently working with?? That's some expensive pay if she wants ya on call 24/7...LOL

Yeah, I think once the sun came out the ice went off the roads and melted things down -- but I had to leave in the dark :( because of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS :(

ROFL
I know, doesn't the DST just suck this time of year? I think they should put it off at least a couple of weeks again. That predawn dark is just so dangerous. I saw a guy schmuck a deer with his pick-up truck last week, he didn't even have a chance to see it, before it ran across the road.

My client forgot that I had another client today, so when I explained, she was okay. It was just funny at the time....

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 10:23

*awed & bedazzled*

I can't decide which edition of the Pearls of Wisdom I like better . . .
1st - white borders
2nd - dk gray bordersLOL...I didn't even know the 2nd had different borders!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:25

LOL Stormy! Marina will take care of it GOOD! hehe

I hate that I was driving in daylight for a few weeks, then had to resume driving in darkness again. I HATE driving in the dark...BAH!

Plus it makes the road more hazardous. And of course there's the deer...

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:25

*awed & bedazzled*

I can't decide which edition of the Pearls of Wisdom I like better . . .
1st - white borders
2nd - dk gray borders
Got links?

I'm not really a fan of white borders on decks, though.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:27

That's a deck I'd like to get my paws on some day...it looks nice and busy in a meaningful way...and I've come to the conclusion that I like busy LOL

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 10:29

Here's the white (1st)
http://www.astroamerica.com/tarot/t-pearl.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/lkrough2/3Swords10Wands.jpg

Here's the gray (2nd)
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/pearls-of-wisdom/

The colors pop more on the white; but the lamination is better on the 2nd.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 10:31

Hmm, I think I like the gray better....but guessing it's bound to show wear much sooner too...

Oink

25-03-2011, 10:35

I strongly prefer the grey, but I generally dislike borders so it's probably primarily that the grey ones stick out less. If I had that particular deck, I would want the pearls to stand out as much as possible. I barely even notice the pearls on the white-bordered cards because they are so overwhelmed by those bright white borders.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:37

Well, which cardstock do you prefer? If I had to keep the borders, I'd go with the gray, but that looks like a "trim me please" kind of deck.

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 10:40

I agree with Oink about the gray borders and their effect.

There are 2 samples of trimmed ones in pippi's thread.

I just don't know . . .

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 10:53

...... in pippi's thread.

And it is.......where? Tarot Decks?

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 10:55

I like the looks of the gray borders, but I have the 1st edition, and it's fine for me. When I get around to it, I'll trim, but I love the lamination and love the deck.

SO...thanks to kaleanna...I am steaming mussels as we type...and a skunk has walked by. My nose is confused....LOL

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 10:55

And it is.......where? Tarot Decks?Talking Tarot

in the Index stickie
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=145297

It may ask you to log in since the links were typed w/o the www in front

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 10:56

That's a deck I'd like to get my paws on some day...it looks nice and busy in a meaningful way...and I've come to the conclusion that I like busy LOLThis is a keeper for me...NEVER leaving...

you have NO idea how long it took me to type that up there. I think I am starving :bugeyed:

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:01

You need food!! :)

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 11:04

:eek: All I've had is a quick slice of bologna as I dished out the kids' dinner.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 11:07

Talking Tarot

in the Index stickie
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=145297

It may ask you to log in since the links were typed w/o the www in front
Oh, I really like that trimmed! :D

Okay, it's going on the wishlist.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:13

You need food!! :)
LOL...I haz food....2lbs steamed mussels....happy SATED Storm :)

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:15

Hey Kiddos!

My husband is actually in the same room with me, and not in another State!! How about that? He decided to drive over for a couple of days. Ain't he sweet?

How's everyone doing here?

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:16

YAY! Hi Kirk!! *waves madly*

...LOL okay I'm weird...anyway. Yeah. So why's ya on the computer? LOL

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 11:16

Yay for Jo, Kirk & Ryan!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:16

Hey Kiddos!

My husband is actually in the same room with me, and not in another State!! How about that? He decided to drive over for a couple of days. Ain't he sweet?

How's everyone doing here?
!!! KIRK !!!....howareya????? :)

OH....hi Jo~~~~ :P

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:17

So why's ya on the computer? LOLum... ??? HUH ???

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 11:18

As in go play with her hubby?! :*

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:19

Yeah..I wasn't being mean, I promise...just that he can't be there for long and we'd wait for all the news til after...

(((((JO!)))))

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:20

ROFL! You guys are so funny!! I sent Kirk and Ryan off to an open house at the elementary school. Our friend's daughter wanted everyone to see her classroom, but I am staying home with the older kid who didn't go to school today. Did any of that make sense?

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:21

Yeah..I wasn't being mean, I promise...just that he can't be there for long and we'd wait for all the news til after...

(((((JO!)))))

Well, I'm so terrible!! I fell asleep this afternoon while Kirk hung out with all the kids. I was just exhausted, so I haven't seen a whole lot of him. We'll hang out all day tomorrow though.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 11:22

Hey Kiddos!

My husband is actually in the same room with me, and not in another State!! How about that? He decided to drive over for a couple of days. Ain't he sweet?

How's everyone doing here?
Yay for Kirk visiting! (((You guys enjoy your time)))

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:22

How awesome he could come for the weekend though huh?! Were you expecting him or did he surprise you?

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:26

How awesome he could come for the weekend though huh?! Were you expecting him or did he surprise you?

We had talked about him coming, but then his interview was scheduled for yesterday and we thought it wouldn't be enough time. Then, yesterday afternoon, we changed our minds again, because he was just missing Ryan too much.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:27

Yay for Kirk visiting! (((You guys enjoy your time)))

Hiya BD! Thanks. :)

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 11:28

We had talked about him coming, but then his interview was scheduled for yesterday and we thought it wouldn't be enough time. Then, yesterday afternoon, we changed our minds again, because he was just missing Ryan too much.
So, how did the interview go yesterday? I was at work all day and missed it.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:31

So, how did the interview go yesterday? I was at work all day and missed it.

He thinks it went well. He said they asked a lot of tough questions, but he feels pretty good about it. They are supposed to call within 48 hours to let him know if he will continue with the process. I really don't know how much longer this "process" can last, but good Lord, it has to end eventually, right?!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:33

One would hope, anyway...LOL!

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 11:38

...... but good Lord, it has to end eventually, right?!
Yes, it has to come to an ending.....I'll send vibes of continuation of "process" to "whom it may concern".....so that it doesn't end just yet! :D

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:39

One would hope, anyway...LOL!

No doubt! This was his 5th interview. We've never had to go this long without an offer or a rejection, but I'm just happy he's still in the game as this point. I'm hoping that we've only got a couple more to go before he knows one way or another.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 11:40

Yes, it has to come to an ending.....I'll send vibes of continuation of "process" to "whom it may concern".....so that it doesn't end just yet! :D

Thanks BD! I really can't express to you guys how much it means to me that I have all of this extra support for Kirk. It's so nice and it feels like we're not alone in this. I love you guys so much!!!!!!! :heart: :heart:

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:40

Did they say anything about this one? Or he's still up in the air?

Maybe THIS was his last one, and he'll have the job! :party:

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 11:42

Hey guys. Back home from work. I know I've only worked three mornings, and had 12 days of disaster-holiday before that, but I'm kinda glad its the weekend again :P

And tonight's my big date! Like a proper "go to restaurant and talk" sort of date. He's taking me out for Cambodian. Is that weird on a first date? Kind of out-there ethnic. I don't even know what they eat in Cambodia!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:43

Jo, we love you --- and Kirk and Ryan --- too!! (((((Pub Hug)))))

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:43

I really don't know how much longer this "process" can last, but good Lord, it has to end eventually, right?!No SH*T, right???

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:44

I think it's cool Zan...he's willing to be different! Nuttin wrong with that, ordinary is boooooring!

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 11:46

Hey Jo! Glad to hear he thinks it went well. A very long process, though. Sorry to hear that you're so up in the air with the waiting. (((Jo))))

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:46

\Is that weird on a first date? Kind of out-there ethnic. I don't even know what they eat in Cambodia!Apparently my mood just flipped...I am SO not touching this...

Let us know, yeah?
I can't find Arabian food in the burbs, but if Cambodian is yummy....?????

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:47

Sorry to hear that you're so up in the air with the waiting. (((Jo))))I'd be gnawing knuckles in her place .....

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 11:48

And once again my date is a 39 year old Japanese guy. Guess I have a type, huh? :P

I'll let you know how the Cambodian falls on the yummy scale, Storm. I hope they have something that isn't too seafoody. I'm not too big on the shell-fish...

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 11:50

Be nice, young whipper-snapper! I'm older than your precious date . . .

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:50

LOL, me too...*sob*

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 11:51

Be nice, young whipper-snapper! I'm older than your precious date . . .

I am being nice! I tried dating 20-somethings and it never went well. 30-somethings are so much more mellow...

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 11:53

Teens and twenties are hard for most people. Even harder to Relate to another person when you don't have yourself figured out yet.

I've always known who I am. :P

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:55

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 11:56

I've always known who I am. :P

Amen, sist-uh girl. Me too. I've always been odd, and am only getting odder as the years go by... :laugh:

I have semi-high hopes for this date because we have the same favorite movie: Sunset Boulevard. And how often does that happen?

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:56

LOL, me too...*sob*AyUP....LOL

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 11:57

Sunset Boulevard. And how often does that happen?
***gallops***

**trots**

*slogs*

off to IMDB.....

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 11:58

LOL Stormy, you're so much fun!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:00

off to IMDB.....

Jack Webb????? hmmmmmmmmmm

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:01

LOL Stormy, you're so much fun!LOL...I feel like such an idiot...nope not seen that...nope...not read that..GEEZ..I SO need that lottery win....LOL

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 12:03

Well...I haven't either...but that's just me, I don't usually see the movies etc...

Somewhere, someone out there won't think that makes me too weird to deal with...LOL

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 12:03

Sorry, Kirk and the gang got back. It's pouring rain outside and freezing. They cut things short.

Now I can't remember who asked, but Kirk was told that he'd have to talk to a marketing person, and I think someone else after that. It just goes on and on and on....

Hi to everyone I didn't see before.

Zan, how are you? Things okay over there for you?

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:04

I can't believe you've never seen Sunset Blvd.!! It's the best movie ever!

"Alright, Mr. Demille. I'm ready for my close-up."

Ahhh if I were on a desert island and could only have one DVD, I could happily watch that movie for eternity.

"I AM big. It's the pictures that got small!"

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 12:05

*walks back in barely able to carry her purse*

*opens up purse and lets Stormy out :D*

HI everyone

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 12:06

I can't believe you've never seen Sunset Blvd.!! It's the best movie ever!

"Alright, Mr. Demille. I'm ready for my close-up." I must confess . . .
I see Robin Williams doing that line in Mrs. Doubtfire while his brother & partner are turning him into a Woman. :laugh:

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 12:07

Hello, kaleanna! Do you have room to breathe?

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 12:08

Hello, kaleanna! Do you have room to breathe?

Barely,LOL

now I wanna go curl up under the covers and go to sleep ROFL

even had to box up my dessert to bring home

emmsma

25-03-2011, 12:09

HOwdy gang. I'm finally home!

Don't know who here saw my link this morning, but my clinic has taken in 3 of the rescue dogs. Just to treat. One had an abscessed bite wound - we treated that tonight. Did xrays on another. Very old broken femur. Too late to do anything. Its already healed. The third is having surgery in the morning. Pyometra - uterine infection.

I stayed til 530 and will be back at 7am. We already had a very full day. Now its a bit heavier.

ANd I got coverage at teh thrift store. I'm going out to St Johns to help triage. They've only gotten about halfway through taking all the animals off her property.

They say its pretty bad. Starving, dirty, overcrowding.

Just having dinner. Mini penne pasta, with spinach, beef and alfredo sauce. Yum.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 12:12

Welcome home Kaleanna :)

Emmsma, you guys are like guardian angels to those poor dogs...so glad you've been able to help them!

Maybe your clinic decided to do it just because it was the right thing to do...

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:12

"The World Health Authority deems Tokyo water safe to drink" - says the news.

Would you guys drink it? Two days ago it was deemed unsafe. Today its deemed safe. And the 3 prefectures that surround Tokyo still have their water being deemed unsafe.

I think I'll stick to Diet Coke for a while :P

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:12

Great Goddess of all....grant my the strength... to be the MOM you'd have me be...

***pulls out the Rosary***

yum....Roses....:)

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:14

Uh oh. Good luck, Storm :eek:

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:15

*walks back in barely able to carry her purse*

*opens up purse and lets Stormy out :D*

HI everyoneROTFLMAO....sorry for the weight...let's just blame Food Baby, shall we?????

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 12:15

Don't strangle her Stormy, it's only momentary relief then big ol' hassles! LOL

Zan if it were me...I wouldn't drink it. But, I'm known to be a wee bit paranoid...lol

kaleanna

25-03-2011, 12:16

ROTFLMAO....sorry for the weight...let's just blame Food Baby, shall we?????

*giggles* yep yep totally agree!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:16

I think I'll stick to Diet Coke for a while :P...YUP...er, maybe Dr Pepper????

emmsma

25-03-2011, 12:17

I'd not be touchin' that water for a bit, Zan.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:18

Uh oh. Good luck, Storm :eek:It's actually a good place for me. I pull out my "norm" rosary and proceed in my eclectic pagan ways....})

NorthernTigress

25-03-2011, 12:18

Hi guys and gals. I'm home.

What have I missed? Last time I was here, it was cat vomit. Now we are discussing food.

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 12:19

Stick to your cans of drink for now, zan! The worst a couple weeks of that will do is give you a soft, cushy tummy.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:21

I stayed til 530 and will be back at 7am. We already had a very full day. Now its a bit heavier.
(((:heart:Emmsma:heart:))) I'm searching for words, but I'll just let everyone else speak....

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:23

S... a soft, cushy tummy. Hey....I now have one o those, and I am kinda fascinated... I haz a ROLL....:)

I know...ODD...but really...I'm fascinated, and amused....:joke:

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:25

LOL - I'm already a bit soft and cushy (another reason to date older - they're way more ok with that than 20-somethings :laugh: ) so I don't think a few (more) weeks of soda will kill me hahaha

emmsma

25-03-2011, 12:26

Hey....I now have one o those, and I am kinda fascinated... I haz a ROLL....:)

I know...ODD...but really...I'm fascinated, and amused....:joke:

Funny, I always haz a roll. :P

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 12:27

LOL - I'm already a bit soft and cushy (another reason to date older - they're way more ok with that than 20-somethings :laugh: ) so I don't think a few (more) weeks of soda will kill me hahahaAren't there other options to soda??? That stuff is crap.....

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 12:27

((((Emmsma)))) for all you guys are doing for these poor animals!

Zan, stick to the carbonated beverages in sealed containers for now! :thumbsup:

klaeanna, Welcome home!

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 12:29

It's actually a good place for me. I pull out my "norm" rosary and proceed in my eclectic pagan ways....})
Go you! :)

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:29

Aren there other options to soda??? That stuff is crap.....

Yeah, of course. I'm just kidding (basically) with the soda. Anything but water is as available as always. Sports drink, diet anything, juice, coffee, tea - all the usuals. It's just tap water thats radioactive (and even that I say in jest - it isn't radioactive. It contains trace amounts of radioactive particles - in fact, far, far fewer than the standard in many 3rd world countries), and because of the tap water scare, bottled water is sold out everywhere.

Found a 2-liter water for sale in a drug store today and bought it to give to Jon. He drinks a lot of water, where I'm usually a diet coke person anyway :P

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 12:30

Hi guys and gals. I'm home.

What have I missed? Last time I was here, it was cat vomit. Now we are discussing food.
Hiya NT! How was work today? A bit more pleasant conversational topics tonight!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 12:34

Well I'm off to bed...my one night to get a full 8 hrs and I don't want to waste it...ROFL

Have a good 1/3 everyone :)

emmsma

25-03-2011, 12:35

Aren't there other options to soda??? That stuff is crap.....

HOw about beer? :P

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 12:36

Sleep well, yirabeth!

Hello, NT & emmsma!

NorthernTigress

25-03-2011, 12:37

Hiya NT! How was work today? A bit more pleasant conversational topics tonight!

Work was pretty good. We've got about 6 different customized cakes due this weekend. I told my hubby about it (via text) and we both thought about the same joke at the same time. "Q:Why does Canada have so many spring birthdays?" / A:"Cold winter nights."

The crowned one

25-03-2011, 12:39

Yeah, of course. I'm just kidding (basically) with the soda. Anything but water is as available as always. Sports drink, diet anything, juice, coffee, tea - all the usuals. It's just tap water thats radioactive (and even that I say in jest - it isn't radioactive. It contains trace amounts of radioactive particles - in fact, far, far fewer than the standard in many 3rd world countries), and because of the tap water scare, bottled water is sold out everywhere.

Found a 2-liter water for sale in a drug store today and bought it to give to Jon. He drinks a lot of water, where I'm usually a diet coke person anyway :P
We ( BC) are sending a 1.5 million bottle I think?? From Burnaby BC, I understand much of it is being donated.

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:42

We ( BC) are sending a 1.5 million bottle I think?? From Burnaby BC, I understand much of it is being donated.

Thanks, Canada :thumbsup:

Would you believe I read online that people in Western Japan are selling their own (untainted) tap water on ebay? Not a bad scheme, really :P

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 12:50

I wouldn't drink the water either, but have you seen what happens to a penny that is left in a can of soda for a while? It's not pretty.

Somehow my kid has gotten a hold of a little device that makes loud farting noises. As you can well imagine, there's just nothing in the whole world that's funnier than fart sounds to a five year old. Um... I'm gonna need to put an end to this very soon. :D

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 12:52

Thanks, Canada :thumbsup:

Would you believe I read online that people in Western Japan are selling their own (untainted) tap water on ebay? Not a bad scheme, really :P

I had big plans of donating huge amounts of money because I was sure I was going to win the lottery last week. Instead, Japan got $10.00 from me. That's the best I could do. :bugeyed:

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 12:53

ROFL! They used a device like that to get the kids to giggle in the dinner scene in Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp. Hilarious out-take!
My son still finds it hilarious at 11.

I told him I had no idea where to get one . . . })

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 12:53

Good marning all, there is cat barf everywhere!
LOL! This is exactly what I came home to, when I got back from this morning's bricabrac hunting :bugeyed:
Luckily it was on the kitchen floor, so easy to clean up :)

Now I'm having some lunch, avocado and canellini beans and mixed greens.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 12:54

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 12:57

My brother has a(fart) ring tone for one of his friends that even has the canned laughter! *shakes head*

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 12:58

I had big plans of donating huge amounts of money because I was sure I was going to win the lottery last week. Instead, Japan got $10.00 from me. That's the best I could do. :bugeyed:

Every penny counts, and is very, very appreciated!

I've kind of lost track of how much I've donated. Every convenience store here has a disaster-relief fun box at the register, so any of my change goes in the box every time. Japanese change is kinda big though - we commonly use $1 and $5 coins - so I've probably donated around 60 or 70 bucks so far?

I actually found a cool campaign online where all you have to do is fold origami cranes, and send them in to some organization, and they donate a certain amount for each paper crane. They even pay your postage to send them in. I wonder if ATers would be into that. I could start a Chat thread about it...

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 13:03

My brother has a(fart) ring tone for one of his friends that even has the canned laughter! *shakes head*They really have thought of one for everything, haven't they? :eek:

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 13:04

Every penny counts, and is very, very appreciated!

I've kind of lost track of how much I've donated. Every convenience store here has a disaster-relief fun box at the register, so any of my change goes in the box every time. Japanese change is kinda big though - we commonly use $1 and $5 coins - so I've probably donated around 60 or 70 bucks so far?

I actually found a cool campaign online where all you have to do is fold origami cranes, and send them in to some organization, and they donate a certain amount for each paper crane. They even pay your postage to send them in. I wonder if ATers would be into that. I could start a Chat thread about it...
Hi Zan, I can do paper cranes, I was very keen on origami when i was about ten :) I saw your plan for a deck sale for Japan, is that happening? I could make some tarot bags, maybe from Japanese fabric?

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 13:05

Hi Zan, I can do paper cranes, I was very keen on origami when i was about ten :) I saw your plan for a deck sale for Japan, is that happening? I could make some tarot bags, maybe from Japanese fabric?

Hi Lute - I PMed Solandia yesterday to ask about the best way to go about a charity silent auction, so I'm waiting to hear back from her. If I'm gonna do it, I wanna do it big, and try to get some of ATs bigger players to donate decks to auction, so we'll see if Solandia has any good ideas :)

Let me get the link about the cranes for you...

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 13:10

Paper Cranes for Japan (http://studentsrebuild.org/japan/)

You think other ATers would give it a go?

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 13:11

Thanks Zan. I might start getting out some fabric this afternoon, and think about tarot bags. I was thinking that i don't want to part with decks, but i can do some really fabulous bags instead. (hey, they're fabulous in my head, they may not be that good in reality:D).

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 13:12

Paper Cranes for Japan (http://studentsrebuild.org/japan/)

You think other ATers would give it a go?
I think there are lots of ATers with children, who could be enlisted for the cause :)

eta: bother, I've just seen that you need to be on facebook for it :( or maybe not, just if you want to post a pic and message :) I can still make cranes and send them :)

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 13:14

Ok cool. I think I'll go start a chat thread to point people that way...

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 13:22

Paper Cranes for Japan (http://studentsrebuild.org/japan/)

You think other ATers would give it a go?

Oh man! I have a stack of folding papers and an origami book in storage. I'd have us all doing paper cranes in a second. Maybe we could use some old newspapers and I could get the whole gang here working on them! I think I'll do it.

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 13:31

Oh man! I have a stack of folding papers and an origami book in storage. I'd have us all doing paper cranes in a second. Maybe we could use some old newspapers and I could get the whole gang here working on them! I think I'll do it.

Awesome, Jo! I just started a thread in Chat with all the info. I'm sure you can use whatever kind of paper you want. All the cranes they received are going to be turned into an art installation, so some fun paper will make it even better :)

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 13:36

Awesome, Jo! I just started a thread in Chat with all the info. I'm sure you can use whatever kind of paper you want. All the cranes they received are going to be turned into an art installation, so some fun paper will make it even better :)

Cool! I just told my friend and her daughter and we're going to make crazy cranes tomorrow night while we watch movies. It's going to be fun and we're teaching the kids to be globally responsible. :)

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 13:39

Cool! I just told my friend and her daughter and we're going to make crazy cranes tomorrow night while we watch movies. It's going to be fun and we're teaching the kids to be globally responsible. :)

Woo hoo! Thanks! :heart: It really means a lot to me to help spread the word and feel like I'm doing something, so I really appreciate it :)

And actually, on that note, I need a nap! 3 days in a row waking up at 5:30am after 12 days not working has taken its toll! Need some beauty rest before my date tonight :P

Catch ya later on :)

zan_chan

25-03-2011, 13:40

Ne'er mind... :P La la la.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 13:42

I just posted in your thread, but you can do whatever you want with my other post darlin! Get some rest. :)

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 13:43

Almost midnight, so I need to check out.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 13:43

Ne'er mind... :P La la la.

ROFL! :D

I'm going to go hang with the hubby for a bit. See you all a little later.

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 13:43

I think i have some leftover wrapping paper that i could use. I'm thinking they probably wouldn't pay postage from Australia, but that's ok, paper cranes don't weigh much.
I think they will get heaps more cranes than they thought they would :)

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 13:48

bye everyone. I suppose this means i had better tackle the washing up.

NorthernTigress

25-03-2011, 13:52

I'm still here. Although I really *ought* to be offline writing newsletter articles.

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 14:00

Hi NT :) I really don't want to do the washing up. It's got ants... I should have done it last night. Then again, it's either that, or clean the stinky gingko fruit, and put the seeds out in the sun to dry. Just one fun job after another :D

emmsma

25-03-2011, 14:02

Well, I'm going to have to turn in. Early day tomorrow.

Paper cranes look fun. Wonder if my boys would be up for that on SUnday.

I'm really pumped to go help examine and triage these animals on Saturday. I know it will be hard to see, but I'm glad to be a part of it. My old bosses did the exams on the dogs we have at the clinic. From the job before the rescue group. I've been on FB with her tonight. SHe said it was very overwhelming, but she'll be going back this weekend, so maybe we'll get to work together.

I was glad the dogs we got were not feral, so maybe there is hope for them to get new homes. Maybe alot of them are socialized.

Well, I better head out. See you tomorrow, people!

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 14:12

bye Emmsma :) It sounds like a very rewarding but sad job that you are doing, rescuing those poor animals.

NorthernTigress

25-03-2011, 16:05

Leaves a bookmark in the thread here so she knows where to start tomorrow.

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 16:48

Can't seem to sleep just yet. Is anyone around?

I'm excited because I did well with my sale. I've just got my Il Meneghello Vacchetta left, but everything else has sold in one day. I think that's pretty good really.

Kirk is snoring loud!

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 17:06

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 17:11

Hi Jo, that's great that you sold nearly everything, not so great that you had to sell them though. I wish I could have bought a few, but I'm really trying hard not to, I have way too many bills, and I just spent money today buying cra... useful bricabrac :)
All those interviews that Kirk has had to go through :bugeyed: and it's still not decided. Nice for you to have him there with you for a few days.

Hey there Lute!

Funny how we accumulate all that useful bricabrac isn't it? :D

It is nice to have Kirk here. I'm hoping getting a few days with us will carry him through another few weeks in Vegas. I'm really hoping we'll have some sort of definitive idea about things by then. That would be nice. :)

Jesii

25-03-2011, 17:12

Morning *waves* how is everyone??

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 17:19

Just finished reading the overnight conversations.

1. Go Zan, with the date :)
2. Yay for BC donating water, and yay for paper cranes!!
3. I like the acronym AFK that Yira used. "Away from Keyboard". Truly excellent.
4. Hurray for Kirk being home with Jo and Ryan for the weekend :)

Happy anniversary Kale & husband :party:

There - truly caught up, I think........

Morning Jesii - is it today the lecturers are on strike or was that y/day?

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 17:19

Morning *waves* how is everyone??

Morning Jesii! I'm working on going to bed. Hasn't quite happened yet, obviously, but I'm not yet ready to give up on the idea.

How are you?

Jesii

25-03-2011, 17:29

Hi Wendy and Jo!

The strike was yesterday, and I did nothing all day :D

I'm okay, just starting my first coffee of the morning LOL

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 17:31

Hey there Wendy!

Yep, it's nice to have Kirk around. How are things with you?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 17:34

Good at the moment, but I'm just finishing my coffee and heading out the door. Which is OK, because I'll log back onto the purple pages as soon as I reach the office :D

I am stepping AFK (thanks Yira!!) - see ya soon :D

jcwirish

25-03-2011, 17:36

Jesii

25-03-2011, 17:38

See ya Wendy!

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 17:59

sorry Jo, I went to clean up the kitchen, and didn't mean to be gone so long. I think i've finally discouraged the ants, having washed the sticky things that attracted them.

Hi Wendy and Jesii :)

Jesii

25-03-2011, 18:03

Howdy Lute!

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 18:06

Wotcher Lute :). Back at my desk, in my comfy place! I love my office, I really do. It's as "mine" as my tarot room is and although himself pops in now and then (computer maintenance, or like today - "please mend that chair") - and I'm grateful for his help, I'm always happier alone here. Except for you guys .... :D:D

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 18:19

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 18:26

Goodness - such naked greed must be quite disturbing to deal with!! How horrible :(

Yes - this office is one of the reasons I'm glad not to have had to move to the Posh Office with the others. They are in open plan "barns". The windows don't open at all because "it's fully air conditioned". The noise levels are horrendous. And all those people ..... I absolutely hate it there. My huge fear is that when Wonderful Boss retires, they might want me to spend more time at the Posh Office (because that is where the other Trustees work). If I have to I will, but I'd rather stay here :)

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 18:43

I hope you don't have to go to the posh office, no wonder you don't like it.

There were some nice people this morning too, they weren't all horrible :) The people who put the stuff out on the tables keep back a few things to put out later, so if you hang around you can get lucky later. One of them remembered me, and told me that she thought that there were probably still some more lizard skins, they had heaps of stuff still in boxes that they hadn't unpacked yet, so maybe next time :)

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 18:50

Ahh - some people are thoughtful!

When we go to car boot sales (which are bric a brac sales lol), the sellers all say that there is a mad morning rush of buyers when they first open but they are other sellers who are hoping for bargains that they can re-sell at a profit. Once they have gone, the real punters come along. They said that if you have clothes to sell the dealers are pulling them out of the boxes before you unload, just about.... That's one of the things that's always put us off selling our stuff at car boot sales, which is a shame because goodness knows there's tons of stuff that we have taken to re-cycling that we could have sold. But neither of us (and especially himself, who is really not good with people) could face that sort of behaviour :(

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 19:18

That sounds like the market i used to go to in melbourne. People go around at 6am in the dark with torches, before it has got light, to find the bargains as people are unpacking. I did that too, it was fun, and I sold things there sometimes, if a friend needed someone to mind their stall place when they went on holiday.

This is different, it's a chuch fete that happens fortnightly, and they have a rope barricade keeping everyone back, then remove it at opening time, and everyone runs the 20 feet or so to the tables. Even though i was at the front, I didn't get near, because of the people behind me just shoving me aside and cutting me off. A lot of dealers go there, and I suspect it was one of them who pushed me. I met the nice woman i saw last time though, with whom I had had a very amicable division of a bundle of knitting needles.

linnie

25-03-2011, 19:23

It must be lovely having an office all to yourself, Wendy. When I was working (seems a million years ago) I was in a huge open plan office, a long way from a window, and I hated it. I hated being around so many people all the time, and office politics. Even now, I still love coming home after being out for the day, to my quiet little house and my cat..
Hello Lute and Wendy... sorry others... if I spend time looking back through posts I'll not have time to say hello...

Oooh... yes... I was in the then Telecom building at St Leonards Station, decades ago, and it was horrible... no fresh air in sight... (um... within breathing space!!! :)), and open space so everyone was in everyone esle's space... bleck!!! East, West, home's best!!!! Indeed!!! :) Aren't we lucky we love our homes, though... Some people yearn to be elsewhere!
It At the bricabrac this morning, people were so pushy and quite manic in their haste to grab bargains. I got shoved aside by a man who wanted to get in front of me, and almost fell over. I decided it just wasn't worth breaking bones over, so I hung back this time, and just picked up the leftovers :) Not meaning to whinge, just still a bit stunned by it all, after 30 years of shopping at markets.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awful!!!! Last time that happened to me was at a garage sale in Bowral, and a woman raced over and pushed in just as we were about to pay for a cane swinging papasan chair... It was doubly bad because the seller knew we were keen, we'd been talking with her right there when the other one barged in!!! Outrageous... I suppose you see it all the time on advertisements for Boxing Day sales, when people all race to the doors and stampede!!! No thanks...

linnie

25-03-2011, 19:25

My brother has a(fart) ring tone for one of his friends that even has the canned laughter! *shakes head*
I'm sure you're long gone, BD, but if I don't say hello, I'll lose this... I shake my head to, but it's pretty funny, in a doofus way!!! heh heh!!

Jesii

25-03-2011, 19:27

Two hour lecture... and then 3 hour screening this evening... and then HOLIDAYS!

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 19:32

Hi linnie, what a mean person that woman was, to grab the chair you wanted.

Yay for holidays, Jesii, how long do you have?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 19:32

Hi Linnie :)

When my lad was a very little boy his class discovered how to put one hand opened out flat into their armpits, and bring the arm down firmly on it. The result was a loud farting sound. There were no toys involved so it was difficult to stop them because there was nothing to confiscate.... went on for the whole summer until they were foiled by woolly jumpers on top of their shirts. I remember it well :rolleyes:

linnie

25-03-2011, 19:33

Hello Jesii... wondered if you were about... I've only been here a few moments but have to get back to an artwork, as, like you, i'm on a timetable again!!! So... am heading AFK too!!!!

Have great days/nights all...

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 19:39

bye linnie, have a good night :) i think i'll get myself some dinner, and get on with some sewing.

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 19:44

Yep - I'm headed AFK too so that I can enjoy the weekend with a clear conscience as far as work is concerned :)

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 19:49

And I 'AM' AFK because the cricket's on, and I'm knitting whilst I listen, so as not to seem too lazy :)

Good day to all ( babe especially) and may all our projects go well x

Rhinemaiden

25-03-2011, 19:59

hello all, and bye to those AFK.... :D

the weekend approaches, for which I am very grateful... laundry done last night, tuna pasta salad made and in the fridge for weekend noshing... Law and Order UK on BBCA tonight... life is GOOD! :D :D

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 20:07

Good Morning, first cup in hand, all caught up here, day off work with just some chores and projects here at home at a relaxed pace, and the sun will shine today! :D

Rhinemaiden

25-03-2011, 20:24

Good Morning, first cup in hand, all caught up here, day off work with just some chores and projects here at home at a relaxed pace, and the sun will shine today! :D

snow gone? or melting??

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 20:31

snow gone? or melting??
:laugh: No, it'll be here for another week or so. Our daytime highs aren't going above 32 F much, but the next several days will be sunny, so the roads will dry out nicely.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 21:35

LOL, G'morning all :)

The "AFK" thing is fun...hehe! We don't even say the words out loud here any more -- Me: "Jack take the dogs out." "Mom I'm in a group!" "So? Go afk and do it, you knew it was time before you got a group." Jack grumbles and moans and taps out "AFK, back ASAP!" (This rarely happens any more, because he KNOWS I will make him do his chore, and that generally results in loss of group - they expect you get your "RL duties" done before accepting a group...LOL)

Saturness

25-03-2011, 21:41

Good morning!

How are you all today?

Wow, you guys talked a looooot! :bugeyed:

So, what did I miss? :D

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 21:44

G'morning Marina :) I dunno, everyone's gone to work...or afk...LOL

How's ya?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 21:45

Yay - done - in a burst of amazing speed and concentration, if I say so myself :).

Phew!

You guys all OK?

emmsma

25-03-2011, 21:46

Teehee. AFK. Cool.

I got a few before I go. Hubby gets the bathroom first. He's faster. :P

Today I get to tell him about my Saturday plans. "Gee, hon. I gave up my paying gig for this weekend to volunteer at someplace sad and dirty. I'm not sure that my lungs can take it."

Yeah, that'll be a fun convo.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 21:47

G'Morning Yira and Marina!

Marina, your new avvie is gorgeous! As usual, the topics vary widely. Zan started a thread in Chat for oragami swans(?) for donations to Japan, Kirk is visiting with Jo and Ryan this weekend, Zan PM'd solanida about a silent auction for fundraising donations and is waiting for an answer, that's all I can think of right now.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 21:48

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 21:49

Yay - done - in a burst of amazing speed and concentration, if I say so myself :).

Phew!

You guys all OK?
So, what's left to do? Going to the gym today?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 21:49

I have discovered why the rowing machine company's own make of seatpad is not comfy. They make shaped pads with cut outs where the bones of your bottom go but .......... they make them for male shaped physiques. Their bones are closer together than women's, who have a wider pelvis to accommodate the birth of babies. So that explains a great deal to me!

I had meant to have my own cushion finished by today but RL kept getting in the way! By next week's long row definitely, I swear!

Saturness

25-03-2011, 21:52

Hi Yira, Emmsma, Wendy and BD!

G'morning Marina :) I dunno, everyone's gone to work...or afk...LOL

How's ya?

I'm good, although I have no Wonderful Coffee today...

I'd have given my kingdom to be able to stay in bed this morning. It's raining and sooooooo good to sleep!

Marina, your new avvie is gorgeous! As usual, the topics vary widely. Zan started a thread in Chat for oragami swans(?) for donations to Japan, Kirk is visiting with Jo and Ryan this weekend, Zan PM'd solanida about a silent auction for fundraising donations and is waiting for an answer, that's all I can think of right now.

Thanks Blue! :love:

Wow, that's a lot of news! I hope Zan gets permission to do the auction... as for the paper cranes, I loved the idea! I'll start folding some, I make paper cranes all the time from the tiniest pieces of paper! :D

Thanks for the update!

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 21:52

So, what's left to do? Going to the gym today?

Yeah, Fridays is when my training program calls for "General Endurance rowing" which kinda strikes fear into the heart lol. This week is however, designated as an "easy" week. Every fourth week has a lighter workload for some reason. So it's a breeze at about 90 minutes on the rower :D. Which means I get time to cycle as well, which is good because I discovered the "Hills" setting on the bike the other day and it is fun!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 21:54

Yeah, I hope the auction can happen too. I love doing origami...I'm gonna make cranes for Japan!

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 21:55

I'd have given my kingdom to be able to stay in bed this morning. It's raining and sooooooo good to sleep!

Who knew Marina is royalty :bugeyed:.

:D:D:D

((((Emmsma)))) I so admire and respect you for being able to actually do something to help in this terrible situation those poor animals have ended up in :heart:

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 21:58

Oh Emmsma, I do too...Hopefully hubby will understand. It's not like you make a habit of calling off work... and this is different anyway. Living breathing beings that need your help... Will wearing a mask help your breathing? I'm not sure how your asthma works for you. Either way you gotta take care..do what you can, but get out of the center of it and BREATHE a bit when you need...

(((((Emmsma))))))

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 21:58

Yeah, I hope the auction can happen too. I love doing origami...I'm gonna make cranes for Japan!
That's it! Cranes not swans! It must have been the avvie comment that put swans in my brain.
I've never folded any oragami shapes....maybe I'll give it a try.

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:00

I don't have nimble fingers, but I'll have a go at cranes :)

emmsma

25-03-2011, 22:03

Going AFK. Back in a bit.

Saturness

25-03-2011, 22:05

Who knew Marina is royalty :bugeyed:.

I'm the Queen of the Silver Wing Owls. I have the pendant os a silver wing that attests my status! I'm actually an owl, not a human being!

...

:bugeyed:

No no, this actually Shakespeare's fault ("my kingdom for a horse!" etc etc.). LOL! :D

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:05

LOL, I've created a monster...haha!

I go afk a lot while hanging out in the pub...LOL

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:06

I'm the Queen of the Silver Wing Owls. I have the pendant os a silver wing that attests my status! I'm actually an owl, not a human being!

Yep - sounds about right :)

:heart:

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:06

Going AFK. Back in a bit.
Yira, what have you started? We're falling into the depths of textspeak! :laugh:

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:08

I think acronyms are OK - its actual txtspk that I can't stand .....

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:08

LOL Blue! That one IS handy though...especially as a gamer and something blows up in RL... 3 letters, hit enter, and GO...LOL

Saturness

25-03-2011, 22:08

Yep - sounds about right :)

:heart:

:D
I actually have a silver wing pendant, I wear it all the time! ;)

And by the way...

What is AFK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

*rips self in 4 pieces*

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:10

:D
I actually have a silver wing pendant, I wear it all the time! ;)

And by the way...

What is AFK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

*rips self in 4 pieces*
Deep breaths, Marina! It just means Away From Keyboard.

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:10

Away From Keyboard :)

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:10

LOL Blue! That one IS handy though...especially as a gamer and something blows up in RL... 3 letters, hit enter, and GO...LOL
And what exactly are you blowing up? ;) :laugh:

Saturness

25-03-2011, 22:11

Deep breaths, Marina! It just means Away From Keyboard.

*inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale*

Thank yoooooouuuu~~~~

*faints from excess of oxygen*

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:12

LOL no I mean like, the dogs just got in a fight...(except mine don't do that or I'd knock heads and they know it lol) or someone knocked on the door or things of that nature LOL

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:12

AFK to walk dogs....ROFL

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:13

*inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale-inhale-exhale*

Thank yoooooouuuu~~~~

*faints from excess of oxygen*

*Carefully places cushion under Marina's head*

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 22:15

Here - bewteen innings.
New people at end left of garden just had a lovely big conifer cut down :(

New big mug of coffee, listen to my favourite commentator during the interval, and keep working on the heel! (never knitted socks before)

Waves at everyone here - hi Marina, Yiar, BD, Wendy, everyone :)

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:17

New people at end left of garden just had a lovely big conifer cut down :(

Philistines!! (well, no, it's not the right word but this is a family forum when all's said and done, and the words I would like to use are banned ....)

Jesii

25-03-2011, 22:18

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:21

Morning Jesii (again?)

Aaargh - I ate my apple too soon and now I'm peckish. There is not a crumb here and I am the proud owner of 20p. Which won't really get me much ..... I shall have to slurp water and hope it fills me up a bit. I do have a small carton of OJ but that's for my sugar levels half way through the rowing, so I can't have it now....

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:25

*shivers* when I got up this morning it was 16 F. Cold, but not too bad. I just looked and it's down to -1 F! WTF?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:26

*shivers* when I got up this morning it was 16 F. Cold, but not too bad. I just looked and it's down to -1 F! WTF?

Oh crumbs! Poor you - that's a big drop. Are you due for more snow???

Saturness

25-03-2011, 22:26

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 22:27

Good morning! It is and will be a Good Day! :angel:

And speaking of Owls, Marina, has anything more developed with your TarOwl?

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:27

You are dieting? :bugeyed:
But but... an apple... apple is good for you, for your skin, for your immunity, for your teeth...

I know it is - but I already ate my apple. (It was a nice big crunchy one). I am at work. There is no food here and I didn't bring money to buy any with! But - I will be going to the gym soon, drinking my OJ, and then working out and I will forget I am hungry until I get home.

Oh yeah - I am most certainly dieting. I have lost 55lbs so far ...

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:28

It IS cold!! Poor Libby was standing out there shivering, alternating which foot to hold off the ground in a pathetic manner, while Molly took her time deciding to go to the bathroom... :rolleyes:

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:28

Here - bewteen innings.
New people at end left of garden just had a lovely big conifer cut down :( Double :( I hate seeing healthy trees cut down.

New big mug of coffee, listen to my favourite commentator during the interval, and keep working on the heel! (never knitted socks before)Good luck with that! I've never knitted socks, either.

Waves at everyone here - hi Marina, Yiar, BD, Wendy, everyone :)
*waves back* :D

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:30

It IS cold!! Poor Libby was standing out there shivering, alternating which foot to hold off the ground in a pathetic manner, while Molly took her time deciding to go to the bathroom... :rolleyes:

Oh poor Libby. Tiny, dainty little feet - frozen in the snow.....

Never mind - bet she's snagged a warm spot to sleep in now :)

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:30

Oh crumbs! Poor you - that's a big drop. Are you due for more snow???
NO, thank goodness! Sun and a few clouds for the next several days, temps hovering near 30-35 F for highs.

I'm not going out till it warms up just a smidge!

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:32

NO, thank goodness! Sun and a few clouds for the next several days, temps hovering near 30-35 F for highs.

I'm not going out till it warms up just a smidge!

Oh phew - thought you might be in for another huge snowfall with a temperature drop like that.

I don't blame you for staying where it's warm. I would too!!

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:32

It IS cold!! Poor Libby was standing out there shivering, alternating which foot to hold off the ground in a pathetic manner, while Molly took her time deciding to go to the bathroom... :rolleyes:
Rosie(client's dog) loves rolling in the snow! Then heads immediately for the bed when she comes back in! :laugh: She's a big furry dog and doesn't mind the cold at all....silly girl!

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 22:33

My favorite Train Speak is the phrase coined by Marina:

See you in 1/3 ER!

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:34

Oh phew - thought you might be in for another huge snowfall with a temperature drop like that.

I don't blame you for staying where it's warm. I would too!!
This should be *knock on wood* our last big snow storm. We typically get one right around St. Pat's day.

Wendywu

25-03-2011, 22:34

OK - it's Friday and I am giving myself leave to run away from the office half an hour early. AFK for a couple of hours :)

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:35

My favorite Train Speak is the phrase coined by Marina:

See you in 1/3 ER!
That is a good one! And serves the Time Zone challeneged among us nicely!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:36

Oh poor Libby. Tiny, dainty little feet - frozen in the snow.....

Never mind - bet she's snagged a warm spot to sleep in now :)

Yeah...my lap...ROFL

Molly doesn't have a lot of hair but NOTHING phases that dog. She's tough. She's perhaps the toughest dog I've ever MET... Lilah has lots of hair. She doesn't suffer either, even though she's not as tough as Molly.

Poor Libby not only doesn't have much hair (she looks pink and black in spots, because of thinner hair in those areas) but she's...not tough..she's a bit of a wimp. Although when the temps fall below Zero I'm right there with her wishing Molly would HURRY UP! LOL

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:36

OK - it's Friday and I am giving myself leave to run away from the office half an hour early. AFK for a couple of hours :)
Have fun!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:37

My favorite Train Speak is the phrase coined by Marina:

See you in 1/3 ER!

I love this one too!

Saturness

25-03-2011, 22:39

And speaking of Owls, Marina, has anything more developed with your TarOwl?

Hi Cardlady! :D
No... nothing more. :| I really want to sit down and redraw in, or maybe re-color it (the colors are too soft), but I haven't had time... or impulse... ugh! Lazy me!

I know it is - but I already ate my apple. (It was a nice big crunchy one). I am at work. There is no food here and I didn't bring money to buy any with! But - I will be going to the gym soon, drinking my OJ, and then working out and I will forget I am hungry until I get home.

Oh yeah - I am most certainly dieting. I have lost 55lbs so far ...

I always have a banana in my purse, to make sure I will never go without food! But congrats on your weight loss! :party:

emmsma

25-03-2011, 22:47

Clean, dressed and having my morning espresso. :)

Must think about food. And pack a lunch. Shame there were no leftovers. Dinner was yum.

*waves to all the new arrivals*
Morning!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:49

Leftovers are my favorite thing to take for lunch too...I hate it when there's none! hehe

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 22:51

Leftovers are my favorite thing to take for lunch too...I hate it when there's none! hehe
That's the beauty of cooking for one! Leftovers for lunch! I purposely make enough just for that reason.

Just tell Jack "Hands Off, have an apple!"

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 22:57

What's really good is a roast (beef or pork, doesn't matter) cooked in the crock pot..shred the leftovers, add a bit of mayo to hold it together, and put between a couple slices of oat nut bread....♥♥

I think I need to buy a roast LOL

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 22:59

Would it be wrong to eat a mini Twix before my Raisin Bran?
It just won't taste the same afterward . . .

emmsma

25-03-2011, 23:00

Its only a mini. Go for it. :D

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 23:04

Would it be wrong to eat a mini Twix before my Raisin Bran?
It just won't taste the same afterward . . .
Oh go for it! I know a few people who eat dessert before dinner, same basic principle! :D

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 23:07

}) If I'm careful, I can get 4 "mini" bites out of it . . . nope, just 3! :laugh:

Saturness

25-03-2011, 23:08

I just had my morning cookies! :love:
I eat them everyday at 10am!

Cookies are, by far, my favorite food. :party:

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 23:08

New people at end left of garden just had a lovely big conifer cut down :(

Nooooo :( the horrible rotten *$%*#! :( :( :( They sound like my tree chopping neighbours. (((PathWalker and conifer)))

Now that Australia is out of the cricket, we don't have it on free to ar tv. They only showed the games we played in, anyway.

hello everyone :)

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:09

D*MMIT...Now I'm hungry :joke:

G'Morning~~~

I have just a bit of time before I need to leave for work. How's tricks? Or should I say How's Twix? rotflmao :D

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:10

I've yet to see a cricket match. I wonder if they show them online? Although I hate to watch stuff online.

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 23:11

Or should I say How's Twix? rotflmao :DOh, I want that on a button!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:12

Irish Humor...DEX style...

A Utah Mormon was seated next to an Irish Catholic
on a flight back to States from London.

After the plane was airborne, drink orders were taken.
The Irishman asked for a whiskey and a glass of Guinness, which was promptly brought and placed before him.

The flight attendant then asked the Mormon if he would like a drink. He said in disgust, "I'd rather be savagely raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips."

The Irishman then handed his drinks back to the attendant and said,
"Me too, I didn't know we had a choice".

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 23:14

That's the beauty of cooking for one! Leftovers for lunch! I purposely make enough just for that reason.

I love leftovers for lunch, I always make sure there's enough too :). Some things even taste better the day after you make them, maybe because you haven't had the hassle of cooking.

Saturness

25-03-2011, 23:14

Morning Stormy!!!!

I LOVED the Irish joke! :love:

PathWalker

25-03-2011, 23:16

Would it be wrong to eat a mini Twix before my Raisin Bran?
.
Look at it my way - it's worng to eat raisin bran - have two twix :)

emmsma

25-03-2011, 23:17

Great joke Stormy!

yirabeth

25-03-2011, 23:18

LOL, good joke!

Why is it wrong to eat raisin bran? (Other than it tastes nasty...lol)

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 23:19

Look at it my way - it's wrong to eat raisin bran - have two twix :)It's much Wrong-er for my innards if I skip the Raisin Bran . . . :eek: TMI?

ETA: the store that had my favorite Apple Bran muffins closed down when the super Walmart moved in.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:20

G'Morning Marina :* I'm up and down trying to get all the various pre-work preparations done between gulps of coffee.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:21

I like raisin bran until it gets soggy...which takes all of 5 seconds...LOL

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 23:23

That's why I have a cup of Coke to wash it down. :grin:

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 23:24

G'Morning Stormy! Great joke!

cardlady, someone needs to learn to make her own Apple Bran muffins! ;)
Mmmm....muffins sound good!

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 23:24

Hi Stormy, I liked the joke too :)

I can't imagine watching cricket online, as it would be so tiny on a laptop, and I wouldn't want to sit at my pc to watch. I like to have it on tv while I'm doing some sewing or something to keep me occupied, as it is a slow game, usually. Then I can listen, and look when they bowl, see if there's runs, then look at my sewing or whatever, while they get ready to bowl another ball.
I used to live near where the cricket was played in Melbourne, and could hear the crowd roar outside my window, a second or two before the sound on the tv, so I knew when to look at the tv, in time to see someone get out, or hit a six.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 23:24

I like raisin bran until it gets soggy...which takes all of 5 seconds...LOL
Omit the milk! :D

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 23:26

cardlady22

25-03-2011, 23:27

cardlady, someone needs to learn to make her own Apple Bran muffins! ;)If I made them, people would be better off eating the baked goods from Walmart . . . Food prep and I are not Kindred Spirits.

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 23:28

cardlady, someone needs to learn to make her own Apple Bran muffins! ;)
Mmmm....muffins sound good!
that's a good idea :) I prefer oats for breakfast, I think it's my Scottish ancestry, though pain au chocolat or sourdough fruit loaf is pretty good too.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 23:28

If I made them, people would be better off eating the baked goods from Walmart . . . Food prep and I are not Kindred Spirits.
:bugeyed: :laugh: Okay, never mind!

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:29

Omit the milk! :Dum...DRY **gag** :D

Rhinemaiden

25-03-2011, 23:29

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:30

Great joke Stormy!Hey you...did you get your train package yet? I'm hoping to get the other one off today.

Stormdancer

25-03-2011, 23:34

Okay...I'm off...Great 1/3ER to all~~~

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 23:43

So, what did you find at the bric a brac sale?

A pretty blue and white china plate, a purple glass vase, a pair of 'tortoiseshell' knitting needles, a huge embroidery hoop, and the one thing I always seem to find - a box to put tarot cards in :) This time it's one of those pretty little Indian ones painted with flowers. The embroidery hoop is just what i wanted to embroider a wheel of the year. I missed out on a tapestry frame though, not quick enough.

BlueDragonfly

25-03-2011, 23:44

Okay...I'm off...Great 1/3ER to all~~~
Have a great day!

Lutestring

25-03-2011, 23:55

bye Stormy, and I think it must be time i went to sleep soon.

PathWalker

26-03-2011, 00:24

LOL, good joke!

Why is it wrong to eat raisin bran? (Other than it tastes nasty...lol)
Because you hvae less room for chocolate!!!

Remember it is the resident chocolate addict speaking here ;)

PathWalker

26-03-2011, 00:29

I can't imagine watching cricket online, as it would be so tiny on a laptop, and I wouldn't want to sit at my pc to watch. I like to have it on tv while I'm doing some sewing or something to keep me occupied, as it is a slow game, usually. Then I can listen, and look when they bowl, see if there's runs, then look at my sewing or whatever, while they get ready to bowl another ball.
I used to live near where the cricket was played in Melbourne, and could hear the crowd roar outside my window, a second or two before the sound on the tv, so I knew when to look at the tv, in time to see someone get out, or hit a six.
Oh, I don't get to watch it online, only listen to it on the radio :(

Because one of the satelite channels have rights to it here, you can only watch if you're subscribed to their tv channels, which I'm not. But BBC radio carry it, and send it round the world too - you might still be able to hear it on ABC radio I don't know, they certainly were up to now. And New Zealand and South Africa can hera it too, on their radios.
I hvae it either on radio 4, or radio 5 LIve Sports Extra, which is a digital radio channel.

I pop on the computer when I get up to go to the bathroom or whatever, and then go back to the radio and the knitting.

Saturness

26-03-2011, 01:05

Well, Dahlings, off I go to lunch!

See you all in 2 hours! :*

The crowned one

26-03-2011, 01:07

Good morning all :)

cardlady22

26-03-2011, 01:08

Hello, TCO! What's up for today?

NorthernTigress

26-03-2011, 01:11

Hi all.

Had a rather nervous morning. Turned on my lappy, and I got a message "This computer would not start up, would you like to use start up repair?" So I did. It thought, and thought, and thought. Then it asked me if I wanted to do a System Restore. I said no, because I never made one of those "restore disks". Then it thought some more. Then it said it couldn't do anything, and told me to turn off the computer.

So I turned off the computer, and turned it on again. And it started up normally. What the Heck?

Queen of Disks

26-03-2011, 01:13

hello folks!

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 01:13

NorthernTigress

26-03-2011, 01:19

furball! ;)

Giggle. Must'a been!

jcwirish

26-03-2011, 01:28

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 01:28

Giggle. Must'a been!

I hate it when computers get a mind of their own... ;)

The crowned one

26-03-2011, 01:41

Hello, TCO! What's up for today?

Off to get Avery, then my Dads coming over.

I just declined Karens so generous offer on the wormwierd, I wondr if I will regret it??

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 01:51

Hi gang - home again. Had a quick bath and now comfy on the sofa with a big mug of tea :)

NorthernTigress

26-03-2011, 01:54

Well, time to start getting ready for the workday.

From the writing (err, numbers) on the wall, I'm guessing I'll be coming back to a shiny new Pub.

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 01:57

I thought that when I left for the gym, but I'm back and we're still in this old pub. Getting a bit tatty now.....

PathWalker

26-03-2011, 02:11

WOW!
New Zealand beat South Africa!

Anyone who follows cricket will know that's a BIG WIN!

Well done New Zealand!

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 02:17

WOW!
New Zealand beat South Africa!

Anyone who follows cricket will know that's a BIG WIN!

Well done New Zealand!

Bravo New Zealand! :D

(my only exposure to cricket is what I read... most recalled reference to cricket was in Dorothy L. Sayers "Murder Must Advertise")

Queen of Disks

26-03-2011, 02:19

I hate it when computers get a mind of their own... ;)
And then they create Skynet and then revolt against their human masters and then take over the world.... :P

Must do some errands, see ya later!

PathWalker

26-03-2011, 02:25

And then they create Skynet and then revolt against their human masters and then take over the world.... :P

"You are making a mistake, my logic is undeniable"

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 02:25

And then they create Skynet and then revolt against their human masters and then take over the world.... :P

Must do some errands, see ya later!

shades of 2001... Hal... can we unplug??? ;) (d-a-a-i-s-y)

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 02:33

WOW!
New Zealand beat South Africa!

Anyone who follows cricket will know that's a BIG WIN!

Well done New Zealand!

Go NZ!!

Sometimes, you can't beat a big mug of plain ordinary English tea :)

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 02:52

Go NZ!!

Sometimes, you can't beat a big mug of plain ordinary English tea :)

any special brand?
------------------
I drink lots of iced tea, very little hot tea... iced is a variation of "sun tea" brewed in my fridge instead of outside.

Here's an interesting article on Retrograde Mercury for any astrologers in the group... it goes retrograde next week :(

http://thegreenduck.com/ka/mercrx.shtml

Saturness

26-03-2011, 02:57

Baaaaack!

:D

TCO is getting Avery? That's good news!

What else?

Saturness

26-03-2011, 03:26

Wow!

I can't believe I have resumed my status as the Major Thread Killer! :bugeyed:

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 03:30

I was eating!! Had to finish the meal first :)

RM - I like PG Tips, strong, no sugar, and just a little bit of milk. By the gallon :laugh:

I have not had iced tea. Is there a recipe?

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 03:35

I was eating!! Had to finish the meal first :)

RM - I like PG Tips, strong, no sugar, and just a little bit of milk. By the gallon :laugh:

I have not had iced tea. Is there a recipe?

Here's my recipe for iced tea -- 2 family sized tea bags in 2 quarts of water (I have a pitcher that's used only for iced tea, holds 2 quarts)... into the fridge overnight, next morning... voila! Tea ready to pour into a glass with ice with additions of choice ( sugar etc). If you want it STRONG, put said clear container out in the sun for a few hours (you'll know by the color when it's strong enough) then into the fridge to chill.

Jesii

26-03-2011, 03:38

*waves* Hiya, we all okay?

PathWalker

26-03-2011, 03:38

You can also make iced herbal teas, then you can have a couple of different herbs together that you think compliment each other :)

PathWalker

26-03-2011, 03:39

Hello babe :)
How was your day? You stil got a screening, that right? What you seeing?
xxx

Saturness

26-03-2011, 03:39

*waves* Hiya, we all okay?

Doin' good, thanks! :D

Jesii

26-03-2011, 03:41

There was supposed to be a screening, but no one turned up <sigh> so not doing much, just got packing to do tomorrow, then I'm home :)

Hiya Marina

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 03:55

Hi all, spur of the moment I decided it was time to get groceries (that and I didn't have the things to make what I wanted for dinner tonight lol) So I went and bought a week-10 days worth of groceries.

Also bought a new printer -- for $32. I just couldn't pass it up, not when I just spent $1.50 printing out a letter and some puzzles for Joe. This will pay for itself, as long as I'm careful with ink and don't print frivolously (homework will still be printed at school lol) I'm sure it won't be super-high quality -- but if it prints in decent 'draft' quality that's good enough for me!

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 04:06

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 04:11

LOL, for $32 it probably won't! BUT if it lasts 2 yrs like my last cheapo (well okay I paid $50 for that one...hehe) then I'm content. Maybe by then I can get a nice one, that I can print cards from! hehehe

Saturness

26-03-2011, 04:18

I haz a question!

Does any of you know if the "Oracle of Shadows and Light" (http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/oracle-shadows-light/) has gone OOP? I've been waiting for it to be available on Book Depository for ages now and it never is.

And now I heard that the Blue Angel Publishing is creating anohter deck by the same author and artist, the "Shapeshifters Oracle" or something like that, so perhaps they have stopped producing the older one? :(

By the way, what do you think of the "Oracle of Shadows and Light" if you have it (or had it in the past)?

Thank you in advance!

Jesii

26-03-2011, 04:22

Just realised what the plan foir the evening was... friends brithday meet-up! i completely forgot LOL

jcwirish

26-03-2011, 04:29

I'm sad guys. A very good friend lost her mother, Maggie, this morning. She was a painter and hilarious and so good. (((Maggie))) I'm really going to miss her. :(

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 04:29

Just realised what the plan foir the evening was... friends brithday meet-up! i completely forgot LOL

go, go, go... have FUN! :D

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 04:30

I'm sad guys. A very good friend lost her mother, Maggie, this morning. She was a painter and hilarious and so good. (((Maggie))) I'm really going to miss her. :(

I'm sorry... hugs for your loss. :(

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 04:35

(((((Jo))))) I'm sorry to hear about that Jo...love and strength to all who loved her :(

jcwirish

26-03-2011, 04:40

Thanks guys. It's sucky.

What are you guys doing today? Anything interesting?

I did a reading for myself last night and got the 6 of Wands for the future, which was good to see, but I got the Knight of Swords for the present. I'm thinking that it's mostly about continuing the fight and staying strong, but I was wondering if you had any other thoughts?

I know I'm going to get modded for this. Maybe I should re-phrase this? What usually comes to mind when you see this Knight? Can I ask that without getting modded?

If not, please ignore my question. :D

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 04:46

Just the shopping...installed a printer...gonna get some homework done. Even though I'm technically on spring break, I still have 2 reports and a project to have done...and as I'm working still (internship) I will act like each day is a school day until I'm done! Except today. Because I needed fooooood! LOL

If I had pulled the card, I would think it was telling me to meet the day head-on..be logical and analytical..let emotion go for now, deal with any emotional aspect later. Use intellect to work through any issues, etc. The Swords are a very intellectual suit, for me.

The heart is a very worthwhile part of us but in some cases it has to be pushed aside to be dealt with later. Everything in its time, so to speak :)

Saturness

26-03-2011, 04:47

I'm sad guys. A very good friend lost her mother, Maggie, this morning. She was a painter and hilarious and so good. (((Maggie))) I'm really going to miss her. :(

I'm really sorry for this loss, Jo! (((hugs)))

I did a reading for myself last night and got the 6 of Wands for the future, which was good to see, but I got the Knight of Swords for the present. I'm thinking that it's mostly about continuing the fight and staying strong, but I was wondering if you had any other thoughts?

I know I'm going to get modded for this. Maybe I should re-phrase this? What usually comes to mind when you see this Knight? Can I ask that without getting modded?

If not, please ignore my question. :D

I don't see why you'd get modded!
Besides, "mod" is MIA, picking up his son!

We can throw a big party here, as he ain't looking! })

The Knight of Swords usually makes me think of a violent wind - the kind that picks seeds from one place and drops them far away. The wind that blows up your skirt! Sometimes it's good - it's strong, constant and sure. Other times, it just seems too much - too much violence, too much aggressivity.

I don't know how to make it fit your question though! I'm a lousy tarot reader, lol! :D

jcwirish

26-03-2011, 04:53

Hi Marina! Nice to see you sweet pea!

Thanks to you both. Yira, I think your point is probably exactly what I'm supposed to do right now. I've been way too much in the heart and not the head lately.

Marina, I really like your thoughts. You've actually described the way the world feels to me right now, too much violent wind knocking me about!

Thanks guys! :)

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 04:55

Well it doesn't help that your hubby is so far away...and you've lost a lot...and your friend's mother today... (((((Jo)))))

Saturness

26-03-2011, 05:12

Marina, I really like your thoughts. You've actually described the way the world feels to me right now, too much violent wind knocking me about!

Thanks guys! :)

I'm glad to be useful!
I'm afraid I have been practicing more my oracle skills than my tarot ones... :(

The crowned one

26-03-2011, 05:15

BOOM! you have been modded! (just kidding)

jcwirish

26-03-2011, 05:17

Well it doesn't help that your hubby is so far away...and you've lost a lot...and your friend's mother today... (((((Jo)))))

Thanks Yira. I feel pretty rich today. My husband and my kid are playing soccer in the house with one of those giant yoga balls, lol! Things are good.

It has also finally stopped raining! The sun hasn't been out in days, but it's shining today.

How are things going for Joe now? Any news?

jcwirish

26-03-2011, 05:18

BOOM! you have been modded! (just kidding)

OOPS!

(How does he do that?) :D

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 05:18

Here's my recipe for iced tea -- 2 family sized tea bags in 2 quarts of water (I have a pitcher that's used only for iced tea, holds 2 quarts)... into the fridge overnight, next morning... voila! Tea ready to pour into a glass with ice with additions of choice ( sugar etc). If you want it STRONG, put said clear container out in the sun for a few hours (you'll know by the color when it's strong enough) then into the fridge to chill.

Thankyou. I am very partial to tea :)

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 05:20

Not since the letter of the other day -- but this is normal, we expect this. Any letters he sends right now are pretty much 'contraband' letters. He doesn't have his own stamped envelopes yet. So, I love my letter I got, but kinda hope I don't get another until he has his own. Don't want him getting caught and getting in trouble. (It really seems this is set up to catch them out...*sigh*)

But I haz a printer now! I'm working on finishing a letter to him tonight, and will print it out/send it out in tomorrow's mail :)

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 05:23

OOPS!

(How does he do that?) :D

Maybe he's PSYCHIC!! (well this is one of those woo-woo forums...ROFL)

Saturness

26-03-2011, 05:23

BOOM! you have been modded! (just kidding)

Uhh, I'm shaking in my boots!

})

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 05:30

Thankyou. I am very partial to tea :)

Let me know how it works if you try it... I also LOVE tea, don't drink coffee. Iced tea I generally sweeten with artificial sweetener, I have fresh spearmint growing in a pot so I'll toss a leaf into my glass when I want mint tea. Very refreshing! :D

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 05:34

Let me know how it works if you try it... I also LOVE tea, don't drink coffee. Iced tea I generally sweeten with artificial sweetener, I have fresh spearmint growing in a pot so I'll toss a leaf into my glass when I want mint tea. Very refreshing! :D

I don't generally sweeten foods or drinks, so I'll leave the sweetener out :). Sweetest thing I eat is fruit and I must admit I ate some grapes the other day that so were so sweet my face all screwed up and I couldn't really enjoy them.

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 05:38

Tea is my main drink also...I drink it both hot and cold, and either plain, just brewed tea (VERY strong...almost black) or I'll add lemon and sweetener. (usually sugar/fake sugar mixed, honey for a real treat) I also like brewing mint tea with black tea, although mint tea by itself tastes too weak for me. I usually add a sweetener but no lemon to that though. I like trying various herbal teas but if they're not robust enough for me, I'll brew them with black tea...hehe

I don't do coffee either...blechhh! LOL

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 05:40

I have two cups of coffee first thing every morning, but after that its litres of water and a lot of tea. Gotta admit that staying hydrated is never a problem :D

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 05:47

oh, goodie, more tea drinkers! :D :D

if it's hot tea, my favorite is Earl Grey...with English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast or Lemon Lift running 2nd...

I drink diet coke for breakfast... diet coke and water during the day, then it's iced tea when I get home after work... and lots of tea on weekends... the bottomless pitcher! :D :D
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what's everyone doing this weekend? I just checked marine weather... going to be too windy/choppy seas for kayaking... I'll find other things to amuse me! ;)

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 05:53

I am supermarket shopping, then visiting my in-laws tomorrow. And dog walking. And hopefully finishing my seatpad!!

Sunday is the first Grand Prix of the season and although himself is getting up early to watch it, I might just have a lie in if the dogs will let me. If not I'll watch the race, then it's sorting out the tarot room so as to fit the exercise bike in (which should come next week). Then rowing, and a good stretching session.

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 05:54

... I'll find other things to amuse me! ;)

enquiring minds ......

yirabeth

26-03-2011, 05:56

For me it's a regular workign weekend -- I have 2 reports to write, and a project to complete by end of spring break. I can't believe people end up having time to take off on spring break...:confused: Besides, it's not spring! There's 14 inches of snow on the ground!

Rhinemaiden

26-03-2011, 05:57

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 05:59

Besides, it's not spring! There's 14 inches of snow on the ground!

Yira - when does the snow go away, and the better weather come? It seems to have been dreadful weather for you for ages!

Wendywu

26-03-2011, 06:00

my workday/week is OVER... whee!!!!! later, snot otters! :D

Have fun :D

The crowned one

26-03-2011, 06:10

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