AE pub

The crowned one

03-07-2012, 23:50

WE all know the rules but we have some new patrons so I will point out the sign over there...

"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 the creating threads"

Any posts that should be posted in other parts of the forum will be deleted without notice, sorry we all know the rules here, and I am too busy to send out letters every time it happen :)

No Cussing

No Seats may be used without the purchase of Alcohol OR food ;)

All are welcome here.

emmsma

03-07-2012, 23:57

Hello. Can I really be first in?

EllieP

04-07-2012, 00:03

Of course! We're AE-clectic here. All welcome:)

*tidies up before going off to put a stake in the ground to hold back a rose*

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 00:53

See we moved on while I was out!

Well, that's James moved into the new house with all his stuff. Shame it rained all morning but it kept us cool. Took two trips with our estate car, James's car and my neighbour's van stuffed full. When we left the furniture was in the right rooms, the bed made, and the boxes of stuff in roughly the right places to be unpacked.

He has to come back here later to collect his hairbrush (can't manage without it - it's a paddle brush for long, thick hair) and also the triple stand that holds three guitars upright safely.

Thankfully I managed to locate an insurance policy for him that will insure just the guitars in/out of the house for all risks at a reasonable price and that's in place. He wasn't fussed about insuring any of his other belongings, and it was fun explaining that to the insurance peeps who thought he'd want to insure all the house contents :D.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 01:27

PathWalker

04-07-2012, 01:29

I hear you on the long hair/brush thing, it's my only vanity really, never go anywhere without a hairbrush (waist length but straggly at the ends)

:)

oh I wrote something!

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 01:30

Good Morning.

Queen of Disks

04-07-2012, 01:31

Hello, we haz thunderstorms!! :D

((((Est)))) That's why I stay away from stuff like that.

(((Wintergreen))) Earthquakes suck... (we have mild ones up here but that's all.)

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 01:34

Tell you what - he moults worse than any dog I've ever had and that's despite the fact he ties his hair back for work and does keep it well brushed and very clean always. (Hate blokes with dirty, unkempt long hair).

Today is a non-rowing day and I miss it very much. Am planning a nice 20,000m tomorrow afternoon; that'll be fun and will take out a lot of stress.

TomTom

04-07-2012, 01:42

(((((((Wintergreen and daughter)))))))) :heart:

It's always on my mind - the BIG ONE - and the insurance always reminds me bec. of the expense :D
In addition, it's also the tsunami and the test of the sirens, but I'm high up and way out of the way :D

I think, down under there, you had a number of quakes in recent time and it reminds me as well.

I'm up and have to rush as I slept 1/2 hr longer as I wanted.

TTYL lovelies.

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 01:49

Good Morning.

Hiya :)

I'm up and have to rush as I slept 1/2 hr longer as I wanted.

TTYL lovelies.

You must have needed the extra sleep :)

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 01:57

That sweatlodge story from Est is beyond scary. Any group like that should consider the health of its participants before anything else. I'm sure if Mi-Shell were here, she'd be hopping mad. That sounds like heat stroke to me, and that's something you don't want to mess around with.

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 02:09

I agree NT - that is not the kind of sharing, empowering experience Est was lead to believe she would be taking part in!

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 02:12

Okay, I'm gone. A day with R-T then an evening of work at the Ballpark. That's if the rain isn't too severe.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 02:14

I'd quite like to hear from her, just to reassure myself. But I know that getting to feel better is her priority right now. Maybe she'll be okay to take Sammy dog for a walk and just maybe I will hear from her.

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 02:18

(((Ellie))) - I'm sure she's OK, but likely still a bit shocked by it. I know I would be, simply because of the casual non-acceptance of my rights in that situation. Not good. And the apparent disregard for health!

Rhoswen

04-07-2012, 02:21

Just sticking my nose in here for a moment to say, "Hi!"

I second and third the notion that maybe Est should check in with a doc.

On her patch of the globe, she may be unfamiliar with the 2009 deaths in Arizona from just such a sweat lodge. Search online for "James Arthur Ray" and "prison" for a summary of the whole sad story.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 02:38

Oh god, just read it up. i had no idea what it was all about really. The "naked" bit was what everyone was talking about. It sounded like a sauna not an initiation sort of thing. I am going to try ringing her...
Thanks Rhoswen.
Wu - you may well be right but I think I need to hear her voice.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 02:50

Right, I've just spoken to Est and she is feeling a bit better, though not completely, and is grateful to WG's PM to her with a good suggestion, which she is putting into practice. And for all your good wishes and concern. She is now madly finishing a piece of work, having got totally behindhand during the day and will be back here in an hour or so.

Just wanted to update you. And thanks!

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 02:51

Thank you for letting us know Ellie - very reassuring :).

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 03:42

We had a carry-out for dinner. I got a kebab with chicken meat with garlic sauce, salad and coleslaw in a pitta bread. I ate less than half the pitta so kept the carb count decent :).

Meantime, frantic texts from James "where are my work shoes", "where is my this ...." ..... y'know, I wrote BIG labels and wrote on them exactly what was in each box. Y'know "Left hand dresser drawer stuff" - like that....

EllieP

04-07-2012, 04:02

Est

04-07-2012, 04:04

Oh Wu, isn't that typical!!! Well done on getting the move completed - you deserve a really relaxing evening now :)

WG, hope you and daughter are feeling much better now after the shock of the quake :heart:

Thanks everyone for your support and care :heart: It means a lot to me. I'm feeling steadily better, and think a quiet evening will help a lot.

On a brighter note, I ordered The Tarot Playbook, which arrived this morning and looks fantastic - very excited about this one :D

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 04:05

Well, now, Mom, maybe he's just a bit nervous about it all and not paying total attention......and maybe just needing a bit of reassurance.....however mature they are, they still turn to Mom for things at times. :)

Ellie, thanks for the good word on Est.

I'm home taking a break and so glad to be. Walmart shopping was unreal! If you ever want to see just how rude people can be, go shopping the day before a holiday! :rolleyes:
If I hadn't gone today, it would have been Friday or Saturday before I could do it. *sigh*

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 04:07

.....
Thanks everyone for your support and care :heart: It means a lot to me. I'm feeling steadily better, and think a quiet evening will help a lot.

On a brighter note, I ordered The Tarot Playbook, which arrived this morning and looks fantastic - very excited about this one :D

(((Est)))! Glad you're feeling better!

And what is the Tarot Playbook? Must go look it up.

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 04:07

I sent out my Train package today. More than I'm used to for a USA mailing, but still cheaper than buying a deck.

Flaxen

04-07-2012, 04:11

Glad you're feeling better, Est. The experience sounded horrendous.

I've got the Tarot Playbook - I love it! I did one of the exercises and posted it on my blog - such fun to work through.

Est

04-07-2012, 04:13

Hi Blue :) The Tarot Playbook is here: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=176504 Written by Pipistrelle, a member, and recommended by gregory. It sounds like it's a lot of fun, which is good for keeping my motivation up.

Hi NT :) *waves*

Hi Flaxen! Yes, I'm hoping to stick with this one (I fell off the wagon with 21 Ways and 78 Weeks!)

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 04:16

I saw that in the Books & Media forum but I'm so TdM fixated atm that I couldn't see the point. Also, I noticed that Sulis (who is also in this same phase as I am) bought it and passed it on because it's not at all relevant to TdM, which kinda clinched it for me.

I wish I drank liquor. I have the Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort and vodka from James's room in the hall waiting for him to collect them. But I don't drink the stuff, so not much point nicking any.

Glad you're feeling better Est :heart:

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 04:20

Mmmmm......Southern Comfort sounds good. I haven't had any in a long time. Just a drop or two in my coffee.......:)

eta- thanks for the linkage, Est. I'll check it out later.

Flaxen

04-07-2012, 04:25

I wish I drank liquor. I have the Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort and vodka from James's room in the hall waiting for him to collect them. But I don't drink the stuff, so not much point nicking any.

Southern Comfort does interesting things to my husband's brain - it seems to make him 'dream awake'. If he drinks it, he sleepwalks and acts out his dreams - convinced he is seeing things. Funnily enough, we don't keep any in the house. :D

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 04:31

Southern Comfort does interesting things to my husband's brain - it seems to make him 'dream awake'. If he drinks it, he sleepwalks and acts out his dreams - convinced he is seeing things. Funnily enough, we don't keep any in the house. :D

Oh My! That's some side effect! I don't blame you for not having any around.

Flaxen

04-07-2012, 04:42

Oh My! That's some side effect! I don't blame you for not having any around.

It's weird isn't it? I've scoured the ingredients for a possible cause but have been unable to find something.

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 04:53

Are you feeling better, Flaxen? I remember you had a sore throat the other day.

Flaxen

04-07-2012, 04:59

The sore throat is better - it seems to have travelled up into my head so now I've got a blocked nose and headaches instead. :) It seems to be working its way out of my system though...

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 05:49

TomTom

04-07-2012, 05:51

Hiya :)
You must have needed the extra sleep :)

Couldn't sleep, tossing & turning. Got up and took a big gulp of vodka hoping to make me tired. Didn't work and it was 03.15 when I went back to bed.
Wanted to get up at 07.00 this morning, but added 1/2 hr.

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 05:52

I used to like Southern Comfort a lot in the days when I could still drink. Fond memories :)

James has texted to say he's finished unpacking and putting everything away and is shattered. I have to say I'm stunned. I thought there'd be boxes hanging around for yonks. He must have worked like billy-oh to do all that :)

He must have been really motivated. It took Hubby and I days to unpack after our move. Technically we still have books and other things in boxes in our in suite store room.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 05:55

TomTom

04-07-2012, 05:55

Thank you for letting us know Ellie - very reassuring :).

From me too. Glad she feels better.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 05:58

Glad you are on the mend, Est.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 06:00

And niow that I am caught up, back to work with me. Sat outside. Played with Intuitive Tarot and Tarot of the Cat People andthen the sun came out and i got a bit too hot.

Skin on my farhead feels Tight! ?!?

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 06:11

Hi emmsma! It doesn't take long to get a little pinkness.

I cleaned the rotisserie chickens off the bones, and will make some chicken salad for sandwiches and freeze some for later.

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 06:13

I used to like Southern Comfort a lot in the days when I could still drink. Fond memories :)

James has texted to say he's finished unpacking and putting everything away and is shattered. I have to say I'm stunned. I thought there'd be boxes hanging around for yonks. He must have worked like billy-oh to do all that :)
That's alot of work done! Good Job, James!

Wu, you didn't mention(or I missed it) seeing the flat and what it looks like.

TomTom

04-07-2012, 07:51

I learned quite a bit new stuff in computer class. :thumbsup:
It was decided that we have class Tue and Fr - so, faster to get through.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 08:04

I learned quite a bit new stuff in computer class. :thumbsup:
It was decided that we have class Tue and Fr - so, faster to get through.

Glad it went well. I guess having it twice a week will help you remember it all too?

Me, I'm off to bed now. Getting tireder by the day. It's all this socialising at my dad's. :)

Queen of Disks

04-07-2012, 08:12

Hello! Emmsma's Train deck was shipped today!

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 09:31

Hi everyone!

I'm glad to hear Est is feeling better (I PM'd her about the electrolytes because the previous thread was closed and I was in a bit of a rush). What a lousy experience! I'm always surprised that people can be so ignorant.

I think some got mixed up - it was Winterchild who got the earthquake. Me, I got nothing more exciting than a few days off :)

I just scarfed a Midnight Truffle Blizzard. I somehow feel like I should eat a salad now.

http://www.grubgrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Dairy-Queen-Midnight-Truffle-Blizzard.jpg

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 09:51

Well don't I feel like an idiot...It only took me 7 hours to figure out the old pub was closed...LOL

Good job on James already unpacking! That's usually the last thing on their minds when they first move... :P

Wintergreen -- glad you explained about the whole earthquake thing. I was one that thought you two were the same, and I thought, Hmm, I thought she lived in Canada...well guess not, right there it says NZ... :D

I hope Winterchild comes back! And I hope her and her daughter are okay♥

TomTom

04-07-2012, 10:02

oooops, Wintergreen, I didn't know that there is a Winterchild, but a slight chance is there for you as well.

Dangling that ice creme in front of me is }), can only dream of it. Maybe frozen yogurt made by moi - popsicles :D
Usually it's too cold for me, and when it should get HOT here the A/C is on :D

TomTom

04-07-2012, 10:06

:D :D :D yira, and I thought that there was something horrible wrong with AT or my computer bec. there was no reply possibility. LOL

TomTom

04-07-2012, 10:08

I'm just having a coffee break and now I'm toddling downstairs for more painting.
Slowly I'm getting there and I like the colors I have chosen.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 10:15

See if I'd noticed no reply, I woulda figured it out...LOL But I did a lot of housework today, and was just looking to keep caught up :P So I never thought to look for that, or is there a lock on it, etc.

Chiska

04-07-2012, 10:17

Est!! Glad you are feeling better. I was very worried.

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 10:26

I hope Winterchild comes back! And I hope her and her daughter are okay♥

Hi TomTom! I hope she comes back too, and that everything is OK. They seem to be having a bad time of it with earthquakes out there in recent months.

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 10:39

Hi guys. I am home after a long day, but very satisfying, in a way. This week is the last week I am a temp so I don't get paid for the holiday tomorrow. But since we are a big payroll company, there is still the normal amount of work to do, so I'll no doubt just about make up the missing hours this week. :grin: Plus it feels really good staying late and working as a team with the others. I like my job, I am blessed!

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 10:40

Hey Mell :) I work tomorrow...pretty sure I don't get paid *extra* for it though...LOL Oh well. It's a late day, so it makes it seem like more than 2 days off that I've had!

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 10:42

You go in late? I thought you were always up so early?

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 10:51

Yeah, it really threw me for a loop...LOL There's only one day I've worked that wasn't 5:30 am til (whatever time they felt they needed me for) so far...I worked a 1-4 last week. Only 3 hours..but I was getting close to overtime and you DO NOT get overtime there. PERIOD. LOL

So I work 2-10pm tomorrow, and nicely enough the girl who did the schedule didn't schedule me til 9am on Thursday. Which is good, because when I go in at 5:30 I'm in bed by 9pm the night before...LOL She said she doesn't like to give a late shift the early one the next day. I'm cool with that :P

But I resume my usual 5:30am on Friday :)

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 10:54

Hey, we'll take what we can get, huh, sweetie?

I was thinking about you today. I am going to get back into using my Shadowscapes. One of my reading partners used it and when I have a deck that someone does the reading with, I like to go get it and out look at the cards. I was smitten all over again!

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 11:00

It's such a gorgeous deck♥♥♥

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 11:09

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 11:10

((Shadowscapes)) Oooh I love this deck. It was my second deck, and it's the one that I really learned on. Dragged it around everywhere. When I read with it now it feels like going home.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 11:14

I read exclusively with it... :) My second deck also. I used the Gilded for 6 months, and still love it but...it's not my Shadowscapes...I kinda feel like my Shadowscapes is my friend, maybe my best friend since all my people-friends are just too nice to me to tell me if I need to be whacked on the head...hehe

emmsma

04-07-2012, 11:18

Yira, sweetie. We don't have to tell you you need a thump on the head, you are pretty quick to do that all by yourself.

Thats why you just get hugs from us.

:heart:

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 11:18

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 11:19

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 11:22

Sounds like I am in good company about

A) Shadowscapes
B) Thinking Yira deserves hugs, not head-whacks.

:)

Hi, everyone! Nice to see you all.

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 11:26

PS, this is not a reading as I am not going to interpret it in any way. I asked my Shadowscapes deck "What do you (tarot) think about Yira always giving herself a hard time?"

Answer (really, really. really, this is what I drew)

Three of Cups reversed.

'Nuff said...

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 11:26

You guys...LOL (((((AT Pub))))) I'm human though...sometimes I do need to be taken down a peg or two... hehe

emmsma

04-07-2012, 11:28

Good evening ladies! Shadowscapes is indeed a lovely deck. I have to admit I haven't used it in almost a year, though. I really should start using some of my other decks.....and I have some beauties that I haven't so much as shuffled after the initial look through. *hangs head in shame*

You should give randomly selected daily decks a try. I did great for almost 3 months. Dropped off for a bit.

Trying to get back into it, so I had my decks picked and just chucked them in my bag. Can't take them out til I use them. :)

That gets heavy after a bit, so I used a few today. :D

Back on track.

Lutestring

04-07-2012, 11:30

i still haven't got myself a shadowscapes, but it's one i've been meaning to get for ages. i'd like the one with the happy squirrel though, which wasn't included in the mm version.

stop all this talk of violence, yira :(

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 11:32

That's a good idea, emmsma. Lots of us are at the point where we have poor little decks sitting unused, cause you just go for your faves.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 11:33

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 11:38

I was thinking of doing my own little deck a week thing. I think I'd need more than just a day each. Maybe after I get to know them.....the random daily draw is a good idea.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 11:40

That's a good idea, emmsma. Lots of us are at the point where we have poor little decks sitting unused, cause you just go for your faves.

I love Random.org for this, but was just imagining assigning BINGO letters and numbers. It would be such fun to spin for a ball to pick a deck.

I don't haz BINGO. :(

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 11:41

I love a random daily draw. And actually, lately I've taken to doing them at the end of the day to help reflect on the events of the day. For me they are ever so much more pertinent that way.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 11:44

I was thinking of doing my own little deck a week thing. I think I'd need more than just a day each. Maybe after I get to know them.....the random daily draw is a good idea.

I was hoping to work up to a week. :)

If I'm not feelin' the deck, i stop doing dailes with it. When I do that, it might be awhile til i get back to it.

If i really like a deck, i might keep it out a bit.

Good luck and have fun!

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 11:45

I was thinking of doing my own little deck a week thing. I think I'd need more than just a day each. Maybe after I get to know them.....the random daily draw is a good idea.

I go for about 3 days, a bit longer if I feel like it. I got caught up with the Sakki-Sakki for a while though. It became my favourite and it was hard to go back to something else. I had to trim a deck and bling it out with gold to want to try another!

There is one deck that I couldn't make heads or tails of, so only did 2 days: Tarot of the Holy Light. I love it though, and will keep it until the book comes out, or I have time to do some major research.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 11:49

Ooh. Holy Light is beautiful. Yeah, I'd be hard pressed to read with it if it came up.

I suppose if I did select it for a reading, it might just be I'm about to have a confusing and incomprehensible day. :D

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 11:50

LOL Emmsma -- don't need a deck to tell you when that's happening huh? :P

TomTom

04-07-2012, 11:50

I love a random daily draw. And actually, lately I've taken to doing them at the end of the day to help reflect on the events of the day. For me they are ever so much more pertinent that way.

I do the same; for more I don't have the time right now :(

Hiya Emms, Mell, Lute, BD, and Wintergreen :D

Yam fries baking in the oven - yummmmm - and then there is chicken w/ Alfredo sauce.
I'm hungry and I need fuel to warm up my bones. It's friggin cold and windy.

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 11:51

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 11:52

Hi. Kinda sorta home.

Everybody ok?

emmsma

04-07-2012, 11:54

End of day readings would be nice. I'd love to reflect on a day passed, rather than anticipate the day to come.

Sadly I'm too wiped out in the evenings to really read.

Yes, Yira. Ya usually know when the day goes bizarro. Course, I do read in the morning - ideally, before leaving the house. Nice to be forewarned. :P

Hmm. The above post, was written by a Libra. I like the idea of pm readings AND am readings. :D

TomTom

04-07-2012, 11:55

Hi Stormy. all's ok at my end :)

I'm starting sort of worrying about kittie Peaches; he is awfully quiet and I have to go looking for him.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 11:57

LOL Emmsma! I thought maybe you were close to being Gemini...split personality... :P

Welcome home Stormy :)

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 11:58

Hiya TomTom, hiya Stormy. {waves}

There is one deck that I couldn't make heads or tails of, so only did 2 days: Tarot of the Holy Light. I love it though, and will keep it until the book comes out, or I have time to do some major research.

Yeah, me too!

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 11:58

Hi there Stormy,

I'm good other than having a bit of difficulty digesting my Blizzard. How bout you?

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 12:00

.........

Hmm. The above post, was written by a Libra. I like the idea of pm readings AND am readings. :D

I know the feeling! You could do both, though. Use the morning to "predict" and the evening to analyze your feelings, emotions, reactions to events.....type of thing.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 12:01

Hi there Stormy,

I'm good other than having a bit of difficulty digesting my Blizzard. How bout you?

LOL what a difficulty! :D

(Were you serious? I hope not, a treat like that should ONLY be enjoyed♥ )

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 12:02

Hiya Stormy! Survived another day.....had to do grocery shopping(Walmart). :(

Wintergreen, I coveted that blizzard you posted.....had to settle for a couple York peppermint patties. :(

Lutestring

04-07-2012, 12:03

I'm starting sort of worrying about kittie Peaches; he is awfully quiet and I have to go looking for him.

(((((((kittie peaches))))))) is he a young or old kittie? i hope he is ok.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 12:03

I know the feeling! You could do both, though. Use the morning to "predict" and the evening to analyze your feelings, emotions, reactions to events.....type of thing.

That would be a fun project/exercise. Maybe I will try it for a week and see how it goes. :)

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 12:08

End of day readings would be nice. I'd love to reflect on a day passed, rather than anticipate the day to come.

Sadly I'm too wiped out in the evenings to really read.Yeah, this.

I'm starting sort of worrying about kittie Peaches; he is awfully quiet and I have to go looking for him.Has he been sick? Are there fireworks shooting off?

I'm good other than having a bit of difficulty digesting my Blizzard.How does one have this difficulty? Serious question since I'm not a big fan of ice cream :laugh:

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 12:10

Hiya Stormy! Survived another day.....had to do grocery shopping(Walmart). :( I don't like shopping at walmart...of course I don't like shopping anywhere...LOL...it costs $$$$

(Tarot decks are excluded from this of course :laugh: )

FREEZE the patty, Blue. I have frozen twinkies :D

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 12:13

Oooh, twinkies!!! ♥ I'd rather have twinkies than ice cream...LOL

emmsma

04-07-2012, 12:13

I'm feeling salty, rather than sweet. Might hit that bag of Kettle chips, rather than the coconut ice cream. :)

Had a stressful day. Needlessly so. Other tech made me cry. Don't know why it upset me enough for that. I've felt "off" all day because of it.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 12:14

That's terrible! People at work shouldn't be MEAN like that :( (((((Emmsma)))))

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 12:16

Hmmm...hadn't thought of frozen ones. Might have to try that.

(((emmsma))), you've been putting in alot of hours, have a full plate besides. You're alllowed to feel emotional sometimes. Plus you're planning a long trip. Go ahead and let off some steam with tears.

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 12:17

Oh, sorry, emmsma. I hate when i do that but as I am so emotional and empathic, I occasionally do just exactly that for the tiniest things.

Well, it was a long day for me so I'm going to log it out. Good night, all!

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 12:17

I've felt "off" all day because of it.(((:heart:Emmsma:heart:))), but you've felt "off" for a bit now. Do you think the up-coming trip has anything to do with it???

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 12:18

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 12:19

Sweet dreams Mell♥

Lutestring

04-07-2012, 12:21

(((((emmsma))))) :heart:

goodnight mell, sweet dreams :)

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 12:21

LOL what a difficulty! :D

(Were you serious? I hope not, a treat like that should ONLY be enjoyed♥ )

I think the combination of guilt, sugar and milk product causes bloating.

emmsma

04-07-2012, 12:24

Night Mell.

I suppose I am edgy about the trip. Wondering/worrying if the new job will happen, how/when to give notice at this place.

Propane bill. (not a bill, but needing to gather enough funds to fill the tank)

So. Lots of things.

but your empathetic idea, Mell....

She - the other tech - burst into tears in the afternoon and walked out. Didn't know for a bit if she'd be back. So maybe her worries rubbed off on me, a bit.

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 12:25

I think the combination of guilt, sugar and milk product causes bloating.

I'm sorry to make light of it then -- bloating makes me feel miserable. Sorry you had that happen!

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 12:25

I think the combination of guilt, sugar and milk product causes bloating.AH. Bloating. NOT good. ***rubs Wgreen's tummy***

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 12:26

G'Night Mell, Sleep Well!

emmsma, that would make sense, you picking up on her "vibes".

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 12:28

I think the combination of guilt, sugar and milk product causes bloating.

Lose the guilt. If you can't enjoy something without it.......*shrugs*

Hope your tummy's okay. :)

emmsma

04-07-2012, 12:30

Hope you feel better soon, WG. Its awful when a treat bites back. :(

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 12:33

I will survive! Especially with Stormy rubbing my belly.

Emmsma, I hope you feel better too. If rubbing your belly would help, I'd do it. (Kyra the Great Dane says belly rubs fix most stuff)

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 12:59

I will survive! Especially with Stormy rubbing my belly.I haz tummy rubbing powers. :bugeyed:

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 13:01

That might be a learned skill, from a few food babies of your own... :laugh:

BlueDragonfly

04-07-2012, 13:07

Time for me to say good night ladies, see you tomorrow! :)

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 13:10

Sweet dreams Blue ♥

Wintergreen

04-07-2012, 13:17

I haz tummy rubbing powers. :bugeyed:

You sure iz powerful, taming wilde beasties :bugeyed:

http://www.funnyphotos.net.au/images/tiger-belly-rub1.jpg

Goodnight everyone, sweet sweet dreams to all.

Lutestring

04-07-2012, 13:20

goodnight blue, sweet dreams :)

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 13:44

That might be a learned skill, from a few food babies of your own... :laugh:Yeah...this makes sense.

G'Night to all leaving~~~~~~~

I'm just not feeling chatty tonight. Maybe I'm sick. ..... or in an alternate universe. .......where aliens abound. .......... Might just be tired...LOL

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 13:46

Sweet dreams, Stormy ♥

For myself, it's dead-tired...I'm off to bed too :)

Hope you all have a good night/day depending on where you are!

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 14:34

Home now. I knew as soon as I woke up that the weather was going to be terrible today. I expected to have the baseball game cancelled, but I couldn't know for sure if it would be. As the time of my work shift approached, I couldn't find an announcement anywhere that the game was off. So I went through the rain and the thunder by bus to the ballpark, and when I got there the rest of the staff were waiting for me.

The game was still literally up in the air, and we were basically serving other staff. I learned today that there is only one person who can cancel a baseball game, and that's the umpire. He did, half an hour before the official start time. So I spent an hour cleaning an ancient-looking popcorn machine, and then I was allowed to go home. I was only on duty for 90 minutes, but by law because the shift wasn't cancelled, I must be paid the minimum shift length, which is 3 hours.

TomTom

04-07-2012, 15:41

(((((((kittie peaches))))))) is he a young or old kittie? i hope he is ok.

Has he been sick? Are there fireworks shooting off?

He was fine this evening; he is 13 1/2 years old, he hasn't been sick. Coco is 12 1/2 years old. Peaches and Coco were upset about the few crackers and they were scooting down stairs.
Also bec. of Brigid who got frantic about the crackers, barking and running angrily around.
So, kitties had to run for their own life to not get run over by Brigid.
But I'm suspicious and be vigilant for a few days.

It's time for me to get ready for bed....good night all.

Jesii

04-07-2012, 16:18

Crawls in* morning all, anyone about?

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 16:41

Me!! We're running a bit late this morning. Evidently there was a power cut in the night and our alarm clock which is mains powered failed; it's got completely the wrong time up. So we were up an hour late. I'm not rushing myself madly - slurping the usual amount of coffee and munching the usual brekkie.

I'll just apologise and offer to make up the hours. WB won't mind :heart:

Jesii

04-07-2012, 16:42

EllieP

04-07-2012, 16:45

I've just crawled in behind you, Jesii - briefly! I have to answer work emails before I need to be up and about with my dad. Last full day here, travelling back north tomorrow. But it's a crucial time for work as peeps are sending me their articles for the next issue and there's always a query or two or three and some problem.

Still hopin' to see ya in Oxford. If I mention it often enough, it will happen! :D :D

Have a good day if I get snatched out of the pub in a mo.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 16:47

OMG Wu, a possible nightmare and you are calm and collected! I hereby award you the Order of the Coffee Cup for good service to the grounds/dregs/whatever :)

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 16:48

Hope we all have a decent day - sounds like we're going to be fairly busy!

I have achey arm muscles so I'm looking forward to rowing later to pull out the kinks :)

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 16:49

OMG Wu, a possible nightmare and you are calm and collected! I hereby award you the Order of the Coffee Cup for good service to the grounds/dregs/whatever :)

I decided ages ago that if you're late you're late. Being half an hour late is no better than being an hour late, so why flap?

Jesii

04-07-2012, 16:50

Howdy Ellie! Yeah, i'd just love a full day in bed - bring on Saturday :D
At least you could try limit your time online, answer everything at once?

Keep your fingers crossed :laugh: :heart: i'll see what i can do!

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 16:55

Oh I can just see the dogs' faces if I tried to stay in bed for ages! The outrage :D

ETA I better get my socks and trainers on. See ya later :)

Jesii

04-07-2012, 16:58

I decided ages ago that if you're late you're late. Being half an hour late is no better than being an hour late, so why flap?

I think my boss would Garrote me :o

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 17:19

I am remarkably lucky; I work in a fairly laid back place. I'll have to make the time up but it's only 45 minutes and if I didn't tell him I was late today he'd never know because he's not going to be in for ages, if at all.

Est

04-07-2012, 17:41

G'morning Ellie, Wu, Jesii and any other ATers still online! Sorry to hear about your alarm clock Wu - what a nuisance.

Feeling much better, just very tired now. I reckon by tomorrow I'll be fine :) Thanks SO much all of you for the thoughts and support :heart:

Seems a few people could do with thoughts as well:

(((((emmsma))))) (((((Stormy))))) (((((Kittie Peaches)))))

And I hope WC returns to update us... can't believe I got her mixed up with WG! Sorry WC! I'm easily confused :D

NT, that's good about the shift still being paid. Very nice! Shame the weather was so awful for you on the journey there and back though. Hope you've dried out now :)

EllieP

04-07-2012, 17:55

Morning, Est! Glad you're still in the land of the living. I'm off for brekkies now. Fear the fridge may not hold much I can eat, in which case it's off to the shops asap. but there's a lot of eggs... maybe I could scramble a hundred. I'm starving :joke:

PathWalker

04-07-2012, 20:53

Science not nature today...

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49844000/jpg/_49844027_ev4796_rphi.jpg

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 20:59

What is it? It's beautiful!

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 21:14

That's pretty PW; yes, what is it?

Good morning, all!

marimorimo

04-07-2012, 21:24

The pic says CERN at the bottom right corner-- I reckon it's something to do with subatomic particles? :D

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 21:32

Good morning, marimorimo. I'm pleased to meet you!

I'm also impressed with how observant you are! Even had I noticed the "Cern" I would not have made the connection to physics; well done!

EllieP

04-07-2012, 21:45

The pic says CERN at the bottom right corner-- I reckon it's something to do with subatomic particles? :D

Hi marimorimo, don't think we've met. Never mind Hadron Collider, I reckon there's an alien cornflower plant hidden in there!

Just chewing almonds in desperation while lunch cooks.

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 22:14

Hi marimoro - nice to meet you :)

I'm slurping and chewing on my arm while himself sorts out some bacon and eggs which, with a slice of toast, will do me beautifully for lunch. I'm rowing as soon as it's all gone down a bit so I need a bit of sustenance!

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 22:16

Hi, Ellie. Having cereal here. It's a holiday so hubby and I are up and about but not in a fluster like a usual work day. :)

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 22:23

G'Morning~~~

Lovely picture, Pathwalker! How're you?

Welcome to the pub marimo....marimorimo...? Sorry about the spelling...I haven't had coffee yet.

EllieP

04-07-2012, 22:35

I'm slurping and chewing on my arm while himself sorts out some bacon and eggs which, with a slice of toast, will do me beautifully for lunch. I'm rowing as soon as it's all gone down a bit so I need a bit of sustenance!

How is himself doing with bringing his readings down. I keep sending him some strength:)

Hi, Ellie. Having cereal here. It's a holiday so hubby and I are up and about but not in a fluster like a usual work day. :)

Of god, sorry. Forgot I should wish you all a good 4th July. Well I do now!

G'Morning~~~

Lovely picture, Pathwalker! How're you?

Welcome to the pub marimo....marimorimo...? Sorry about the spelling...I haven't had coffee yet.

Hi Stormy, good to see coffee is still high on your priorities! The coffee bean workers would suffer if you gave it up!!

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 22:37

G'morning :) a bit of sleep-in today, YAY! :D

Welcome to the Pub Marimorimo :)

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 22:39

Feeling much better, just very tired now. I reckon by tomorrow I'll be fine :) Thanks SO much all of you for the thoughts and support :heart:I'm so relieved you're starting to feel better!

Hi Stormy, good to see coffee is still high on your priorities! The coffee bean workers would suffer if you gave it up!!HaHa....at only 1 or maybe 2 cups a day, I doubt I have that much of an impact...LOL

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 22:42

How is himself doing with bringing his readings down. I keep sending him some strength:)

He's doing really well :). I test about 90 minutes after our evening meal and he's down in the middle 6's now, whereas he was in the high 9's before he chopped the carbs down.

He has diabetic clinic later this month so maybe they'll stick him on the metformin to help him a bit :)

EllieP

04-07-2012, 22:42

Hi yira, glad you have a lie-in!

Stormy, your morning coffee comments led me astray. I'd no idea all the others would be whiskey :D. *ducks*

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 22:42

They'd hurry and drink it on their own -- write it off as job expense :P

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 22:45

Good morning, all. Trying to figure my day out. We were going to the in-laws but now hubby has the cold I had last week, so that's out. We don't want to get Mom and Dad sick, plus he's not up for it.

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 22:49

G'Morning Yira~~~

He's doing really well :). I test about 90 minutes after our evening meal and he's down in the middle 6's now, whereas he was in the high 9's before he chopped the carbs down.!!! Well Done (((Himself))) !!!

Stormy, your morning coffee comments led me astray. I'd no idea all the others would be whiskey :D. *ducks*Probably because my cup usually get reheated a few times...LOL

Edited to correct the spelling of a 2 letter word ***sigh***

Wendywu

04-07-2012, 22:49

Looks like you guys will be staying home, and maybe going out for a meal?

EllieP

04-07-2012, 22:50

Federer or not, rain or not, like it or not, have to get on with some editing while keeping track of the tennis with half an eye. Dad won't mind. He's easy going and anyway we did lots of chores before lunch.

Really pleased to hear this morning that my lead article from Simone Silver Path is coming in on time - some lovely Four Shields work with teens with mental health issues. As pleasing as publishing the one by Mary Greer last issue on reading images. Aren't people lovely to agree to write. Makes my job fun.

Right I'm outta here for now... honest!

Jesii

04-07-2012, 22:51

Back from work!

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 22:51

Dammit, I can't sleep.

Hubby will kill me if he finds me when he gets home from work.

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 22:54

Good morning, all. Trying to figure my day out. We were going to the in-laws but now hubby has the cold I had last week, so that's out. We don't want to get Mom and Dad sick, plus he's not up for it.Sorry to hear this. Kinda puts a damper on things, but then at least it's a day off to recover.

Back from work!Hiya~~~

How're you?

Dammit, I can't sleep.

Hubby will kill me if he finds me when he gets home from work.I will protect you.

(Why will he kill you???)

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 22:56

Sorry to hear this. Kinda puts a damper on things, but then at least it's a day off to recover.

Hiya~~~

How're you?

I will protect you.

(Why will he kill you???)

Cause he knows I used to be an all-nighter Night Owl. Whenever I say "I'm tired" his first words are "when did you get to bed?"

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 23:01

Cause he knows I used to be an all-nighter Night Owl. Whenever I say "I'm tired" his first words are "when did you get to bed?"I may have to move onto the 2nd cup. I still don't get it. Do you guys have plans today?

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 23:04

We'll definitely stay home. Well, having been inspired by NT's work-out thread starring you, NT as well as WU and others, I'm going to go ahead and hit the gym. But hubs will slug it.

Can't say I'm totally disappointed. Yesterday was an 11 hour day and tomorrow and Friday might be long as well. I am SO grateful to have the work, mind you! But nice to chill, too.

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 23:08

I'm going to go ahead and hit the gym.
Geesh and I'm barely coherent.

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 23:10

I may have to move onto the 2nd cup. I still don't get it. Do you guys have plans today?

No. Not really. It's just a husband-and-wife thing. I yell at him for leaving the toilet seat up and he yells at me for staying up too late. Except this time it isn't staying up too late. I actually tried to sleep, and failed.

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 23:14

Except this time it isn't staying up too late. I actually tried to sleep, and failed.

Well, see then; it's not your fault. You have a night owl diurnal rhythm!

Jesii

04-07-2012, 23:16

Hiya~~~

How're you?

Howdy, and to everyone else. I'm okay, just worked out the rest of the films i want for my dissertation come out at about £100 :O it's less than I was expecting i'll admit!

yirabeth

04-07-2012, 23:16

Yesterday was an 11 hour day and tomorrow and Friday might be long as well. I am SO grateful to have the work, mind you! But nice to chill, too.

TOTALLY understand this one! I'm there too. Grateful for the work, but love my days off...hehe

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 23:18

No. Not really. It's just a husband-and-wife thing. I yell at him for leaving the toilet seat up and he yells at me for staying up too late. Except this time it isn't staying up too late. I actually tried to sleep, and failed.Ah, I get it now. Sorry for being so dense.

Howdy, and to everyone else. I'm okay, just worked out the rest of the films i want for my dissertation come out at about £100 :O it's less than I was expecting i'll admit!This is GOOD!!! :bugeyed:

NorthernTigress

04-07-2012, 23:21

Okay, time to try to sleep again.

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 23:27

Okay, time to try to sleep again.Good luck~~~

Mellaenn

04-07-2012, 23:33

Howdy, and to everyone else. I'm okay, just worked out the rest of the films i want for my dissertation come out at about £100 :O it's less than I was expecting i'll admit!Oh! Still kinda ouchie. :) (thinks of the tarot decks that could be purchased)

Okay, time to try to sleep again.
Good luck!

OK - off to the gym and then, time to be bum! Later, gators!

Jesii

04-07-2012, 23:34

This is GOOD!!! :bugeyed:

It is - must do the ordering bit soon LOL

Okay, time to try to sleep again.

night hun

Jesii

04-07-2012, 23:40

Oh! Still kinda ouchie. :) (thinks of the tarot decks that could be purchased)

Yeah, but think - if i do my dissertation well, and get a good degree i might get a good job, and earn more money to be more decks ;)

Stormdancer

04-07-2012, 23:47

Well, it looks like the Federer match is gonna be a blow out. I would like to see Tsonga make it. He seems nice and funny.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 00:05

Hello. Up much too early on my day off. again. Not sure how long I lay there trying to get back to sleep. Dunno why I still do this. Almost never get any more sleep when I get to this point.

Spent the last hour looking at jewelry. Loading my cart. Adding, subtracting items.

Last night was looking - at a different site - hubby looking on. Kept saying terrible things like, Oh that is gorgeous. You should get them. :)

BUt the sale is going on at the place I was looking at today. I haz too large a wishlist. And even with the lovely things I can get with 30% off, I keep seeing the last night site in my head.

SUch dilemmas!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 00:11

emmsma

05-07-2012, 00:16

I could try stretching out on the couch in an hour or so, but the boy will be up by then.

Reminds me. I need to split a bunch more capsules for him. I'd done a big batch, but I've gone through them all.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 00:20

I could try stretching out on the couch in an hour or so, but the boy will be up by then.I like to do this because at least I'm relaxing...

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 00:21

TCO...I'm packing up your deck this morning. I'll try to get posted in the next few days. It would be EXTRA special if I'd get all the other stuff packed and shipped off as well. :rolleyes:

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 00:27

Hi all! How's everyone?

It's my last day off for the week & I'm trying to decide between doing the grocery shopping or keep reading my gigantic Mavis Gallant short story tome. She must have been familiar with card readers in Paris, as many of her stories mention or feature them, tho it seems to be playing deck cards rather than tarot.

It looks & feels like we're gonna get a doozy of a thunderstorm soon. Hope they see it coming at work & get everyone safely inside before it hits. (I think about them constantly when I'm not there, like a momma)

I'm going to make some cappuccino - would anyone like a cuppa?

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 00:30

Hi all! How's everyone?

It's my last day off for the week & I'm trying to decide between doing the grocery shopping or keep reading my gigantic Mavis Gallant short story tome.
G'Morning~~~

I'm on my 2nd cup of coffee...soon to be buzzing...

If ya go to the store, I need sweetner (DD) and creamer...

emmsma

05-07-2012, 00:32

I'd love one, WG.

We are expecting rain today too. This time of year we are starting monsoon season. Had a lovely downpour yesterday.

Hoping for a good long rainy season. Maybe we will get lucky and or fire season will end without a close call, here.

EllieP

05-07-2012, 00:37

Hi all! How's everyone?

It's my last day off for the week & I'm trying to decide between doing the grocery shopping or keep reading my gigantic Mavis Gallant short story tome. She must have been familiar with card readers in Paris, as many of her stories mention or feature them, tho it seems to be playing deck cards rather than tarot.

I'm going to make some cappuccino - would anyone like a cuppa?

Yes please!

Which Mavis G book is that? I fancy some short stories.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 00:37

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 00:46

BRB...McMuffin Run~~~

Rhinemaiden

05-07-2012, 00:54

>>>>>-------:) happy 4th all, whether you're in the US celebrating, or elsewhere. :D

I'm watching a Twilight Zone marathon on Syfy, haven't done that in awhile. We had a squall about an hour ago, power went out for 1/2 hour, back on again.

I'm being a sloth... watching telly, playing with decks, fireworks on telly. That's my plan and I'm sticking to it! ;)

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 01:08

Showered, been to the store and back..now I need to make a pasta salad for Jack's dinner, which he can eat along with a (precooked) polish sausage onna bun because I won't be home to cook dinner. (Work from 2pm to 10pm)

It's already 88f here, at 11am. Gonna be a scorcher :( At least I work inside an air conditioned building!~ :D

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 01:18

>>>>>-------:) happy 4th all, whether you're in the US celebrating, or elsewhere. :D

I'm watching a Twilight Zone marathon on Syfy, haven't done that in awhile. We had a squall about an hour ago, power went out for 1/2 hour, back on again.And the same to you, Rhine~~~

RElaxing in the cool sounds just DIVINE! Except for the power out. Are you expecting more storms?

It's already 88f here, at 11am. Gonna be a scorcher :( At least I work inside an air conditioned building!~ :DYeah, we're already at 92 here. :mad: This is just absurd!

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 01:22

Happy Fourth of July to all you Americans!

Stormy, I'm heading out - I'll pick up something sweet for you :)

Ellie, the Mavis G is the Selected Stories (might be Collected Stories elsewhere than in Canada). It spans a selection from the 1930's to the 90's, set all over the world.

Emmsma: I drank your cappucino since you weren't here :) YUMMY :) I hope fire season leaves you unscathed. I don't think that can happen where I live, but the idea strikes fear into my :heart: for you.

Rhinemaiden: I like your plan, I'd join you but we don't have the scifi station :(

Yira: have a great day at work & enjoy the AC.

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 01:24

Utterly ridiculous...I'm keeping it at 80 inside the house(with bedrooms shut off) due to Molly, but even at that working in the kitchen causes a sweat..I really dislike sweating. LOL

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 01:26

Stormy, I'm heading out - I'll pick up something sweet for you :)!!! YAY !!! ***waits EVER so patiently*** :angel:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 01:28

Utterly ridiculous...I'm keeping it at 80 inside the house(with bedrooms shut off) due to Molly, but even at that working in the kitchen causes a sweat..I really dislike sweating. LOLaYup. DD and I are NOT going to the parade, and probably not the festival either. It'd be nice if we could see the fireworks from here, but I doubt it. My balcony is on the wrong side. Supposed to dip into the mid 80's by Saturday, so maybe we can enjoy the last night of the fest.

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 01:31

EllieP

05-07-2012, 01:33

Ellie, the Mavis G is the Selected Stories (might be Collected Stories elsewhere than in Canada). It spans a selection from the 1930's to the 90's, set all over the world.

Thank you! I'll go look - for one thing's certain. I can't bear to watch Murray making such a pig's ear of this game. I'd rather work! Or, in this case, read.

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 01:36

Can we call ya Mari? Pretty please? It's much shorter :D

Post as you please...if you're pressed for time or not a speed reader, you don't have to read back, we'd rather visit with you than have you spend all your free time reading...you can just pop in and ask if anything important's happened and go on from there...

Stuff like readings, etc must be posted in their appropriate spots. But otherwise, it's pretty much anything goes here -- within the usual rules of the forums of course :) No being mean or swearing like a sailor etc etc....

EllieP

05-07-2012, 01:39

Mellaenn
EllieP
Wendywu
Stormdancer
yirabeth

Sorry my reply to your warm welcome is 3 hours late, but thanks so much! :)

It's my first time in the AE pub... Are there any rules or do we just post as we please? :D

It's 0:30 AM over here. Still waiting for hubby who works insane overtime hours to come home...

EDIT: Never mind, I checked the rules on the first page XD

Everyone is on different time zones in the pub. It's often mad! So don't worry about late replies. Hope you get to have some sleep soon. And maybe see you around tomorrow. :)

TomTom

05-07-2012, 01:40

peeking thru half open eyes and mumbles a deep growly good morning to the pubsters.

I just so wish that I could complain about hot temps :bugeyed:
and when they arrive I complain about that too.

EllieP

05-07-2012, 01:40

...and by the way, the pub is where we wait until a trade train comes along. But you just missed one :(

emmsma

05-07-2012, 01:42

Hi Marimorimo! Welcome to the pub!

WG: Glad the cappuccino was good.

STILL looking at jewelry. I've gotten it into my head that I should be buying something with the discount, that I normally couldn't afford. I'm so greedy though. Hard to buy just one item. :P

Having fun with it though.

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 01:43

Can we call ya Mari? Pretty please? It's much shorter :D

Yes of course, Mari is absolutely fine :) I actually chose this username because it's close to my middle name, which is Marie.

Thanks for the guidance!

EllieP: Thank you! I shall be sleeping soon after making a light night meal for hubby. How about for most people here? Brunch, I suppose? :D

Emmsma: Thank you and hi as well!

TomTom

05-07-2012, 01:47

Hiya marimorimo and welcome.
The pub is almost always full and busy; except when there is a train trade, then the pub is practically closed. DESERTED.

you can go then to the train to trade, as a stowaway <shutters> about that word.
I find hitch hiker way better :D

I gonna have my "slim muffin" this morning - something very healthy.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 01:48

It is a day off and holdiay here. Independence Day. Hubby is still sleeping, but son and I are up.

Haven't even had breakfast yet. Or coffee. *sobs*

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 01:50

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It's my first time in the AE pub... Are there any rules or do we just post as we please? :D

It's 0:30 AM over here. Still waiting for hubby who works insane overtime hours to come home...

EDIT: Never mind, I checked the rules on the first page XDSince you've already read the 1st page, post away. If you're breaking some kind of rule we'll gently let you know, so don't worry. We're used to people popping in and out. I'm pretty bad about just dropping of with out notice, but like Ellie says, we're all over the globe in here...LOL

TomTom

05-07-2012, 01:50

...and by the way, the pub is where we wait until a trade train comes along. But you just missed one :(

Ahh, so, thats how you think about it :surprise:

Has anyone ever used "picmunkey" for photo editing?

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 01:52

G'Morning Tomtom...how are the kitties?

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 01:54

Oh, also Mari -- the Pub locks roughly every 1,000 posts and we have to move to a new Pub. So the first time that happens, don't panic -- just go into the Tarot Games & Fun board and find the new one -- it'll be near the top somewhere LOL

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 01:55

Hi guys - rowing was fun; pulled a few kinks out :). The shower let me see a few more bumps and bruises that have come out from yesterday's efforts. Ah well, they'll all fade. In the meantime I'm gonna tell everyone that WB got cross with me for being late this morning :D:D

He, poor man, has all my sympathy. He has a boil in his nostril :(. And it's making him sneeze dreadfully. He has been given some antibiotics but it hurts a lot. I feel so sorry for him. Please could everyone vibe for a terrific boss who is in some distress....

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 01:57

(((((WB))))) Hopefully the meds will take effect VERY soon so he doesn't have to feel miserable. He really IS a Wonderful boss....♥

The crowned one

05-07-2012, 01:57

Wendy got your post, glad you got the package, I bet that is a first in CaNADA/ GB mailings :) going back to the 1600's lol

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 01:59

Wendy got your post, glad you got the package, I bet that is a first in CaNADA/ GB mailings :) going back to the 1600's lol

I have to say I totally agree. Unique!! Without a doubt :laugh:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 01:59

Wendy got your post, glad you got the package, I bet that is a first in CaNADA/ GB mailings :) going back to the 1600's lolAre you talking about that which WAS burried???

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 02:01

Are you talking about that which WAS burried???

Yep :D It is now resting on a bed of tumblestones in a basket :)

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:01

OooooOH --- pix plz? :D

Jesii

05-07-2012, 02:02

Hi mari *waves*

Chiska

05-07-2012, 02:03

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:05

YAY for you Chiska! Gardening time?

I wish I could move back there -- while fully realizing my decision NOT to do so is completely on *me*. Believe it or not, I miss that milder, rainy, weather :P

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 02:06

All is right in the world. A goat's skull has traveled from British Columbia to Great Britain. And nobody has been arrested.

Will be scarce - the weather has turned. FINALLY I shall be enjoying the day off.

You have SUN??? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick014.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Congrats :party:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 02:08

Yep :D It is now resting on a bed of tumblestones in a basket :)That's just amazing! Well done, TCO!!!!

Chiska

05-07-2012, 02:13

We are supposed to be NORMAL for this time of year!! It has been 10F below normal for so long. And damp. It feels - different - outside this morning. I am looking forward to some gardening and then some "chair time." I like to sit on my deck in my chair and read. It is peaceful and relaxing.

Eyes are still adjusting to the the glasses. At work, by the afternoon I was fine on the computer. But then at home I have laptops and much smaller monitors. Will get it. Has been only since Saturday and this is a big change.

TomTom

05-07-2012, 02:15

G'Morning Tomtom...how are the kitties?

Morning, SD, kitties seem to be ok. Brigid got me up twice bec. of runnies. My fault, when do I ever learn that she CANNOT have little tidbits as treats?

No sun here yet, Chiska, but it's suppose to come.

TomTom

05-07-2012, 02:18

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 02:21

OooooOH --- pix plz? :D

After supper - himself is being slightly frenzied in the kitchen, and the skull in its basket is currently on the kitchen table. It was waiting for all James's stuff to leave home so that I could see a space here or there in my home amid the sea of packed boxes .....

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:23

How's that going for you -- you okay with it still? (((((Wu)))))

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 02:24

TomTom : Thanks for telling me that. Now I know what to expect when people are suddenly deserting the pub :D

yirabeth: Thanks for clearing that up. How long does it usually take to reach 1000 posts? I reckon less than a week!

Jesii: Hi Jessi! *waves back* Your avatar reminds of the character Kyou from the anime Fruits Basket. In fact I think it *is* him. *stare*

Wendywu: What is this talk with skulls?? *eyes a-goggle*

Chiska

05-07-2012, 02:25

TomTom - the glasses are annoying when I try to do computer work - but perfect for everything else. Frustrating, but not so bad as when the sight finally goes in my right eye. It takes my eyes and brain time to adjust - but it is SO Aggravating!!

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:29

Mari -- usually takes from 3-5 days to reach 1,000...some people talk a lot! :bugeyed: But not ME -- I'm an ANGEL.... http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo211/Yirabeth/pubsmileys/angel.gif

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 02:30

Mari -- usually takes from 3-5 days to reach 1,000...some people talk a lot! :bugeyed: But not ME -- I'm an ANGEL.... http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo211/Yirabeth/pubsmileys/angel.gif
***sputter*** ***cough*** ***gasp***

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 02:30

How's that going for you -- you okay with it still? (((((Wu)))))

It's hard. I held it together while I was over at his place, but kinda dissolved into a puddle in the car on the way home. And I've puddled at intervals ever since :rolleyes:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 02:34

It's hard. I held it together while I was over at his place, but kinda dissolved into a puddle in the car on the way home. And I've puddled at intervals ever since :rolleyes:Aw sweetie...it's a hard adjustment. ((( :heart: Wu :heart: )))

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:34

Nothing to be embarrassed by Wu...I was lucky, I had Jack still when Joe moved out...when Jack moved in with his father? I cried myself to sleep every night I missed him so much♥

It takes time..but I think, with as close as you and James are, you'll develop a good healthy pattern of his presence in your life ♥ Hang in there! And don't be afraid to rant here when you need. (((((Wu & James)))))

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:35

***sputter*** ***cough*** ***gasp***

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo211/Yirabeth/pubsmileys/rollinsmiley.gif

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 02:37

WOW! Just watched a great tie-breaker in the 2nd set between Ferrer & Murray :party:

emmsma

05-07-2012, 02:38

I know this is a rough time for you, Wu. Its a moment of pride as well, to see your baby a man, out on his own. Yes? :)

EllieP

05-07-2012, 02:45

(((Wu)))

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 02:50

Yeah - it's kind of "job well done" and "what's my role now then???".

But having said that he just stopped off on his way home from work with some of my boxes that I borrowed from the office. And I'm going round there on Friday afternoon to help him with curtains. He isn't sure on curtain hooks and suchlike....

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:52

Your job now, is to relax and enjoy getting to know James as an independent man, so when he becomes a daddy in a few years or so, you're able to believe he's old enough to do it, and you can relax and be a fantastic Grandmother! ♥

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 02:53

Yes, I guess it is isn't it? Learn to be more me than mum :D

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 02:56

You'll do a wonderful job, Wu -- you're already a fantastic mother, having let him grow up as he needed when he needed. That's the HARD part. Just keep being your usual loving wonderful self ♥

emmsma

05-07-2012, 02:58

(((Wu))) You are already so much more than a mom. You just need a bit of time for the dust to settle to be able to see that.

Jesii

05-07-2012, 03:00

Jesii: Hi Jessi! *waves back* Your avatar reminds of the character Kyou from the anime Fruits Basket. In fact I think it *is* him. *stare*

*high pitched squeak* IT IS IT IS! YOU *know* it!? Sorry, no one else here really knows :laugh: though i do prefer the manga personally :D :D :party: :D :D

Est

05-07-2012, 03:00

(((((Wu))))) :heart:

Hi mari! Nice to meet you!

*waving hi to everyone else*

TomTom, I'm glad the kitties are ok now :)

I'm being very naughty eating a huge pile of salted peanuts :| Yum yum :) Tonight Sam gets a treat - we're both going round to my friend's house and having a nice long dog walk with her and her dog Nellie. Sam likes Nellie (she's a bit 'whatever' about him!) so he'll be happy.

Ooops, yet again I type a reply and then forget to post it... wandered to FB and got distracted LOL!

emmsma

05-07-2012, 03:01

Hey. Any of you guys trip out looking at a deck?

Was just looking at scans of a new Witches Tarot deck. Had an odd experience. I heard them. Knew their voices; how they thought and felt about things. It was very visceral, and I wish I had them in hand right now.

http://www.witchestarot.com/major/major.html

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 03:02

Thanks guys - so much :heart:

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 03:04

Absolutely no problem Wu -- how often do you do the same for us..different reasons is all...hehe

Besides, what you're going through is normal, for a normal mom..if you weren't either you wouldn't really love him, or you'd be some sort of inhuman being....LOL

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 03:05

Very cool Emmsma! That's how SS is for me...might this be the ONE? ♥ When does it come out?

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 03:14

Est

05-07-2012, 03:18

Did they say, "Buy Me! Buy Me!!!" :laugh:

I think it's more like, "BUY ME!!! BUY ME!!!" :D

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 03:20

I think it's more like, "BUY ME!!! BUY ME!!!" :DTeeHee :joke:

Seriously, what DID they say?

emmsma

05-07-2012, 03:28

It was all whispering. The gruffness of the Hermit, talking about sacrifice and searching

Temperance, with her gentleness, her surety.

The Sun, all innocence and kidlike sneakiness.

They all happened so fast. It was all impressions and wanting to get them back and slow them down. To really Hear them.

So Mean, you guys. Buy me! Indeed.

TomTom

05-07-2012, 03:34

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 03:36

I hope you get this deck, Emmsma...and tell us how well it works in the hand ♥

TomTom

05-07-2012, 03:36

mari -- usually takes from 3-5 days to reach 1,000...some people talk a lot! :bugeyed: But not me -- i'm an angel.... http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo211/yirabeth/pubsmileys/angel.gif

roflmao

TomTom

05-07-2012, 03:38

It's hard. I held it together while I was over at his place, but kinda dissolved into a puddle in the car on the way home. And I've puddled at intervals ever since :rolleyes:

poor sweet ((((((WU)))))) it will get easier :)

Queen of Disks

05-07-2012, 03:38

Hello, how is everyone?

Not doing much today, it's too hot outside.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 03:39

I hope you get this deck, Emmsma...Ditto...when? :D

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 03:41

roflmaoHey, what happened to Yira's angel?

Hello, how is everyone?

Not doing much today, it's too hot outside.Hiya Qod~~~~

DD and I are gonna make a mad dash to the store and pet store, but that's the extant of our excitement for the day.

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 03:42

Yeah, I was wondering that too -- it's still showing in the old posts.... plus, it's a link to my photobucket, which allows for hotlinking, and I didn't delete it so I know it's still there LOL

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 03:48

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 03:49

Ok I'm off to work now -- back in 8 1/2 hours! Have a good 4th, everyone :)

Est

05-07-2012, 03:51

Bye yira! :heart:

TomTom

05-07-2012, 03:51

Yeah, I was wondering that too -- it's still showing in the old posts.... plus, it's a link to my photobucket, which allows for hotlinking, and I didn't delete it so I know it's still there LOL

I don't know photobucket - too bad the angel is gone :(

I'm sneaking out to do the tricky painting of the panelling - all the edges, and then I have to go a second time around.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 03:51

Ok I'm off to work now -- back in 8 1/2 hours! Have a good 4th, everyone :)Have a GREAT day at work...in the A/C...~~~

Est

05-07-2012, 03:52

emmsma... you *should* buy it though! It sounds like it could be a really deep deck for you. So many just sit there and say nothing. Go for it!

Hi QoD!

emmsma

05-07-2012, 03:55

Ditto...when? :D

September. Not too long to wait.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 04:02

Off to run errands~~~~

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 04:03

UGH! Hot, sweaty......:(

September eh, emmsma? I'll have to keep watch, this one will be coming to my house! Thanks for the link! :D

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:06

Hey BLue! Work day for you? I havent' even peeked out the door today. dunno what its like out there. Storms expected.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:08

It is deliciously cool out there. We can open all the windows. :D

But cloud cover everywhere. Rain coming soon.

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 04:10

It's 92 in the shade. All I've got is a 5 -8 pm shift this evening. Thankfully the client has air conditioning, or I wouldn't be worth spit for doing much in the way of housework.

It sounds like a good afternoon for you to stay indoors, stay safe!

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:15

Yep. We talked about the park but we probably would be able to get ready and there before it started. But ti was a day off so I didn't feel like waking them and rushing out.

Since I've been jewelry obsessed, I oiled all my wood and horn pieces. Wearing some lovely wood hoops now. Changed out some beads and got a better ring in my daith. Its so far in my ear, its hard to get a bead on sometimes. I have to be rested and not in a rush to be able to even make an attempt.

That piece will stay til winter, I think.

Jesii

05-07-2012, 04:24

Daith, emm? I'm intrigued!?

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 04:32

Can you believe it? Our heat just kicked on! *shakes head* bro says there's a sensor that kicks the fan in the furnace on when the heat gets to a certain point.......:rolleyes: It's 90 F in the house right now.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:43

Daith, emm? I'm intrigued!?

The daith has the steel ring in it.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:44

Thats crazy, Blue! Can ya get it shut off again?

Jesii

05-07-2012, 04:46

The daith has the steel ring in it.

Ahhhhh thank you :)

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:53

Anytime, Jesii. So, any new tattoos?

Did you ever get the second wrist? I remember the discussion but not whether it was a done deal, or just a thought/plan.

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 04:53

Well, after crawling back into bed at around 7:30am, I woke up at about 11:30. Not exactly a great night's sleep, but it's better than nothing. Right now I'm just in my summer sleep tunic (silk). But soon I'll need to get into my workout wear. Hopefully that will wake me up a bit more.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 04:56

I imagine its hard to feel wakeful while wearing silk. :)

Silk says, you must lounge!

Hmm. Note to self: Buy silk. :D

Happy sleep, NT. I spend money instead. :)

Jesii

05-07-2012, 05:07

Anytime, Jesii. So, any new tattoos?

Did you ever get the second wrist? I remember the discussion but not whether it was a done deal, or just a thought/plan.

Yep, I know have 4! :D
The other wrist is done (it was a birthday present from my boyfriend), so my two wrists are done, plus the bunny on my ribcage and rose+quote on my shoulder :D There is another one in planning too.... but 5 is my maximum for now :laugh:

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:10

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:26

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 05:26

Yep, I know have 4! :D
The other wrist is done (it was a birthday present from my boyfriend), so my two wrists are done, plus the bunny on my ribcage and rose+quote on my shoulder :D There is another one in planning too.... but 5 is my maximum for now :laugh:

*points to sofa quote below post* I knew there'd be more! :) S'Okay, as long as you're happy with them and they have meaning for you!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:29

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:29

Pictures?????

Yes. We need photos!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:30

*points to sofa quote below post* I knew there'd be more! :)aYUP!!!! We SO called that.

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 05:30

!!! Make it STOP !!! MAKE it STOP!!!! Or we'll have roasted BlueDragonfly :(

Wilted dragonfly is more like it!

:laugh: The air coming out of the vent was cooler than the ambient temperature in the room! :laugh:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:34

:laugh: The air coming out of the vent was cooler than the ambient temperature in the room! :laugh:You're kidding, right? Whodathunk? Turn on the heat to cool off. :bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 05:37

I don't really think that the gas furner was ignited in the furnace. I think it is just hot enough in here for the sensor to think the furnace is running, so the fan kicks on automatically.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:40

I don't really think that the gas furner was ignited in the furnace. I think it is just hot enough in here for the sensor to think the furnace is running, so the fan kicks on automatically.Oh. Do ALL furnaces do that? I'm ignorant of such stuff.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:42

Yes. We need photos!She IS coming back, right?

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:44

Maybe she's taking pics, now. Her green light is still on.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:45

Finished off the Ranier cherries. Thinking about the nectarines. There are also melons....

Decisions, decisions.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:46

Maybe she's taking pics, now. Her green light is still on.

Want some? http://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0029.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:47

Finished off the Ranier cherries. Thinking about the nectarines. There are also melons....

Decisions, decisions.Ooooh, that sounds good! Do you like peaches? I do NOT, but I like nectarines.

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 05:48

*points to sofa quote below post* I knew there'd be more! :)

I never have figured out what one needs to do to secure space on Jesii's sofa. Is there bribery involved })

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 05:49

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:50

I never have figured out what one needs to do to secure space on Jesii's sofa. Is there bribery involved })LOL, no bribery. It was one of those "Yah had to be there" moments in the pub.

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 05:51

Nectarines please! I've got some cherries and grapes with fruit dip, garlic toast and tzaziki to nibble on....:)

Ugh!!!!! Know-it-all neighbor and her obnoxious-drunk best friend are here. And bro's ex girlfriend is coming over later. Talk about ruining a holiday! Good thing I have to work and go to bed early for my long day tomorrow!

eta-Oh and watermelon, I forgot the watermelon.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:51

Want some? http://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0029.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

Yes please. :D

I might pull out some kettle chips too. Care for some?

Jesii

05-07-2012, 05:52

Goodness! YOu have been busy. :D Awesome.

Hey! 5 is how many I have! :D Been planning another for ages. Going to get one of my son's piggie drawings. DOn't have a local tattooist, though.

Guess thats why I pierce so much. I HAVE a piercer. And lots of extra jewelry. tee hee.

Well, I want a second piercing in my lobes :D Is it worth coming over there to have them done?

Pictures?????

Um..... I only have photo's of the first - i'll get onto the rest :)

*points to sofa quote below post* I knew there'd be more! :) S'Okay, as long as you're happy with them and they have meaning for you!

Oh they do - and yeah, i love them :laugh:

Yes. We need photos!

Sunday morning?

aYUP!!!! We SO called that.

Oh, i know. I distinctly remember :heart:

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 05:54

Hi peeps. Having a little quiet time. Hubby asleep on the couch with his cold.

I just did the most awesome 13-card self reading using a spread that Chronata created ages ago. She called it a 'Chakra Cross'; it just got resurrected on the spreads forum, you know how it is at AT sometimes. Anyway, I used my Shadowscapes deck.

Going back a few posts to say emmsma, if you have a deck that's speaking to you that vividly, there is no way you can miss that deck!

The spread sounds awesome. I really need to sit down and do an indepth reading for myself. I haven't done one in a while.

Jesii

05-07-2012, 05:55

I never have figured out what one needs to do to secure space on Jesii's sofa. Is there bribery involved })

LOL, no bribery. It was one of those "Yah had to be there" moments in the pub.

Oh it was, but NT - look at it now :heart:

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:55

Hi peeps. Having a little quiet time. Hubby asleep on the couch with his cold.

I just did the most awesome 13-card self reading using a spread that Chronata created ages ago. She called it a 'Chakra Cross'; it just got resurrected on the spreads forum, you know how it is at AT sometimes. Anyway, I used my Shadowscapes deck.

Going back a few posts to say emmsma, if you have a deck that's speaking to you that vividly, there is no way you can miss that deck!

HI Mell. Think I have a chakra spread of some sort in my little book.

I so rarely use spreads these days. I shuffle and just start talking. :)

Yep. Witches Tarot is on preorder thru Amazon. Can't wait.

Jesii

05-07-2012, 05:56

Oh brill top of the page!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:56

Anyway, I used my Shadowscapes deck.

Going back a few posts to say emmsma, if you have a deck that's speaking to you that vividly, there is no way you can miss that deck!^^^ What she said ^^^

Too bad there aren't any minors up yet.

So, the SS is working well for ya Mel?

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 05:56

.......
Witches Tarot is on preorder thru Amazon. Can't wait.

*runs to Amazon* -------------->

eta-Done! and I added a book to make it qualify for free super-saver shipping! :D

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 05:57

Oh brill top of the page!Pictures???????????????

Jesii

05-07-2012, 05:59

Pictures???????????????

go back and read the long long post lol

emmsma

05-07-2012, 05:59

Storm. I do like peaches too. Nectarines are what hubby brought this time. Wondering what kinda melons we have.

Hubby says: Santa Claus melon and Watermelon.

Well jesii. If you were a BIT closer, it might be worth it to do here, while visiting. I'm sure if you gave me an hour I could find you a wonderfully reputable piercer in your neck o' the woods. :)

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 06:02

Oh it was, but NT - look at it now :heart:

Thanks Jesii. I grew up in a large family. The sofa was almost always full. Spent much of my youth sitting on the carpet.

I can almost imagine myself balanced on an armrest. Or happily squashed between two people.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:03

Sunday morning?
I'm gonna need LOTS more http://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0029.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:04

Well jesii. If you were a BIT closer, it might be worth it to do here, while visiting. I'm sure if you gave me an hour I could find you a wonderfully reputable piercer in your neck o' the woods. :)

That would be useful :D

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 06:05

I know about the Dam' Giant Mutant Frogs incident. How come I never heard of the Sofa incident? (scratches head)

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:06

Thanks Jesii. I grew up in a large family. The sofa was almost always full. Spent much of my youth sitting on the carpet.

I can almost imagine myself balanced on an armrest. Or happily squashed between two people.

I imagine it as that kind of sofa - all sitting and watching, fighting over food and the remote :laugh:

I'm gonna need LOTS more http://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0029.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

Yes ma'am

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 06:10

I have to go eat and be polite and *hit. :rolleyes:

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:11

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:15

I have to go eat and be polite and *hit. :rolleyes:

It's too HOT be be all polite and crap. ( extreme heat makes me grumpier than usual)

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:16

When Mell asked about it - BD said this.... (train 44 page 15)

It goes back to when she was getting her tattoo, and saying things like, well just this one.......MHmmmm....we decided to sit on the sofa with PW and watch the fun as Jesii goes through life and we can say....I told you so!

The original was from PW on 27-04-2011

Join me on the family sofa? I love her to bits, and can't wait to see what wonderful things her life brings, whether she planned them or not

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 06:20

Time to get off my behind and into the workout room.

See you all in about an hour.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:22

The original was from PW on 27-04-2011

Join me on the family sofa? I love her to bits, and can't wait to see what wonderful things her life brings, whether she planned them or not
^^^ THIS ^^^ :heart:

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:23

^^^ THIS ^^^ :heart:

Hell yeah! And i'm still doing it and still loving it!

PathWalker

05-07-2012, 06:23

The original was from PW on 27-04-2011

Join me on the family sofa? I love her to bits, and can't wait to see what wonderful things her life brings, whether she planned them or not

And it's a really big sofa, bought to accomadate Mr PW, who is 6'6" :)

Loads of room.

Now, my bath is waiting,

lots and lost and lost Babe x

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:26

Time to get off my behind and into the workout room.

See you all in about an hour.I thought you DID that already?

ByeEeeee~~~

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:27

And it's a really big sofa, bought to accomadate Mr PW, who is 6'6" :)

Loads of room.

Now, my bath is waiting,

lots and lost and lost Babe x
((((((((((((( :heart: PW :heart: )))))))))))))))

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:28

Hell yeah! And i'm still doing it and still loving it!

I KNOW, and I LOVE watching :love:

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 06:40

Hey, there. I was off in the kitchen shucking corn and chopping up watermelon. We're gonna have a 4th of July 'feast' of Morningstar BBQ 'ribs" (actually soy as we are now semi-veggie), corn, melon, sweet potatoes and I made cherry and blue berry jello for dessert. :grin: The dessert'll be red white and blue since I've got low-cal Cool Whip to top it off.

Yep, Stormy, the SS is really working for me. It's like, I can't believe I've had this deck languishing in my tarot chest for however long since I got it; I really do like it! One of my students at my tarot class even uses this deck and I always give it a second glance, but oh well, the moment was finally right!

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:41

And it's a really big sofa, bought to accomadate Mr PW, who is 6'6" :)

Loads of room.

Now, my bath is waiting,

lots and lost and lost Babe x

Thats what you said last time. Enjoy the bath :heart: lost ;)

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 06:41

Home again.

Stormy I promised you something sweet: I got you a croissant au chocolat et amandes from the bakery by the lake here.

http://a2.idata.over-blog.com/471x326/3/85/82/18/pain-au-chocolat-aux-amandes.jpg

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:43

Home again.

Stormy I promised you something sweet: I got you a croissant au chocolat et amandes from the bakery by the lake here.

OOOOOOOOOoooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh Lovely http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick014.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:43

Thats what you said last time.I thought that sounded familiar...LOL

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:46

I KNOW, and I LOVE watching :love:

Hope it is entertaining :laugh:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:46

Hey, there. I was off in the kitchen shucking corn and chopping up watermelon. We're gonna have a 4th of July 'feast' of Morningstar BBQ 'ribs" (actually soy as we are now semi-veggie), corn, melon, sweet potatoes and I made cherry and blue berry jello for dessert. :grin: The dessert'll be red white and blue since I've got low-cal Cool Whip to top it off.YummerZ!!!

Hey, did you know Ciro was doing a Lenormand? I just found the thread. I clicked on 4 images. I was able to stop myself in time.

okokok, not really :(

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:47

Hope it is entertaining :laugh:It would be better with pictures. :laugh:

Seriously, I can't believe you didn't keep us up-dated. I only knew about the 2 on your wrists.

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 06:48

Oh, yes, I am really excited about Ciro's Lenormand. I think he got talked into it at last year's Readers Studio. Great pix on Facebook...

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:50

I thought that sounded familiar...LOL

Yep :D

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 06:51

Oh, yes, I am really excited about Ciro's Lenormand. I think he got talked into it at last year's Readers Studio. Great pix on Facebook...About that. Does he have a separate FB page for it? FB confuses me.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 06:52

That would be useful :D

My search is proving more difficult than anticipated. There used to be some great lists of recommended piercers, but they are gone now.

I will continue and let you know.

Jesii

05-07-2012, 06:55

It would be better with pictures. :laugh:

Seriously, I can't believe you didn't keep us up-dated. I only knew about the 2 on your wrists.

I will get some done, i think they are amazing!

Jesii

05-07-2012, 07:04

My search is proving more difficult than anticipated. There used to be some great lists of recommended piercers, but they are gone now.

I will continue and let you know.

Thank you thank you

and goodnight all

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 07:05

Thank you thank you

and goodnight all
G'Night Toots~~~~

See ya Sunday :D

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 07:16

About that. Does he have a separate FB page for it? FB confuses me.
Yes, when you are on Facebook look for his page at ciro.marchetti (use the little search box at the top).

Everyone has their own page on Facebook and they can load any pix or whatever they want on their page. Then they "friend" one another and they can see what's going on in one another's lives, etc.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 07:19

Yes, when you are on Facebook look for his page at ciro.marchetti (use the little search box at the top).

Everyone has their own page on Facebook and they can load any pix or whatever they want on their page. Then they "friend" one another and they can see what's going on in one another's lives, etc.Oh. He and I are friends, so it's probably there.

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 07:36

Back Now.

Pleasantly fatigued.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 07:37

Hey there, healthy woman!

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 07:40

Back Now.

Pleasantly fatigued.

Good deal, NT. That's what I did today, too, per your inspiration. A really good work-out is a great stress-reliever. Yet knowing this, I often continue in my sluggish sedentary ways!

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 07:48

Hey there, healthy woman!

Two days ago, I increased the level on one of my machines by 10 lbs. Today, I maintained that weight, and I increased the level of a different machine by 5 lbs.

Now I just need to figure out how to increase the challenge on my cardio.

Queen of Disks

05-07-2012, 07:49

I have been running back and forth trying to change and wash my bedsheets, listen to a podcast, watch the Thor movie that my parents are playing, entertain a very bored Rudy Monster and help cook dinner.

And that was my afternoon. :bugeyed:

Queen of Disks

05-07-2012, 07:50

YummerZ!!!

Hey, did you know Ciro was doing a Lenormand? I just found the thread. I clicked on 4 images. I was able to stop myself in time.

okokok, not really :(

You should not have told me that. :bugeyed: :)

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 08:05

Now I just need to figure out how to increase the challenge on my cardio.

You could try this (lol):

http://animationreview.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/alices-wonderland-c2a9-walt-disney.jpg

NorthernTigress

05-07-2012, 08:09

You could try this (lol):

http://animationreview.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/alices-wonderland-c2a9-walt-disney.jpg

Yeah, but where am I going to find a little girl to chase?

emmsma

05-07-2012, 08:13

Funny Lady, NT!

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 08:21

I iz funny, but you iz FUNNIER http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/laughing/laughing-smiley-025.gif

I need some exercise, but I'm not little.

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 08:25

*high pitched squeak* IT IS IT IS! YOU *know* it!? Sorry, no one else here really knows :laugh: though i do prefer the manga personally :D :D :party: :D :D

I'd know my Fruits Basket anywhere :D Kyou is one of my fave in the series, after the dog Shigure :party:

(((((Wu))))) :heart:

Hi mari! Nice to meet you!

I'm being very naughty eating a huge pile of salted peanuts :| Yum yum :)

Hey, peanuts are a good source of fiber, I say! :D

A really good work-out is a great stress-reliever. Yet knowing this, I often continue in my sluggish sedentary ways!

I'm in the same funk :( Hate the fact that I've gained 6 pounds in the past year!!

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 08:31

Hi Mari!

I'm in the same funk :( Hate the fact that I've gained 6 pounds in the past year!!

NT: we may have a candidate for you to chase!

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 08:33

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 08:34

Must go make dinner for Mr WG before he's off to work: salmon, spinach and cheese tournedos with salad. No Blizzard today :(

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 08:35

I'm back on Weight Watchers. I've gone to WW off and on for so many years that I could probably lead a group IF I would get the Maintenance part successfully, so I thought this time I'd do it online. It's great; I'm back 'in the groove' so to speak.

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 09:36

Hi, mari! Is it good morning for you?

We had a friend in Japan, Zan, that used to hang out with us in the Pub here and there and I believe where he lived was about 12 hours ahead of me here on the west coast of the U.S. (and it's 6:30 p.m. here)

Yes, it's currently 8:35 AM here :) Hm, it would be nice to know Zan. Hope he drops by again.

And yes, I guess I do need some chasing :D

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 09:48

Yes, it's currently 8:35 AM here :) Hm, it would be nice to know Zan. Hope he drops by again.

He still does pop in here and there. If you hang out often enough you might meet him. :) We also have a friend roppo on AT who lives in Japan, but he's not usually on the Pub thread. He makes these amazing little mini-videos to advertise tarot give-aways that he occasionally does.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 09:49

G'Morning Mari~~~~

What's your plan for the day?

What's your favorite tarot deck?

I am trying VERY hard not to melt in the heat. I think I need to move to the North pole.

Chiska

05-07-2012, 10:01

Le Sigh...

I should know better than to use the Comte de Mellet (http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=168695) when doing readings. I ended up with 20 cards (10 pairs). I also went into my weird head space that sometimes happens with TdM readings. Get all strange and unfocused....and can't really communicate clearly.

AND

Husband wants me to "fix" his friend's computer. :bugeyed: "Fix" in this case would mean reformatting hdd and starting from there....

((( Pub )))

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 10:05

Get all strange and unfocused....and can't really communicate clearly.

AND

Husband wants me to "fix" his friend's computer. :bugeyed: "Fix" in this case would mean reformatting hdd and starting from there....
Eat! Eat something Chiska...maybe that will help. Do you need to do this tonight? Now??? (((Chiska)))

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 10:15

@Stormdancer: Good morning! My plan for the day is to hopefully not procrastinate on the housework and studying that needs to be done and have been piling up for a few days now :D

As for fave deck... I use the mini Hanson-Roberts the most, but I can't really choose only ONE fave. I love my Alchemical, Tarot of the Origins, Universal-Waite, and Steampunk equally! :D

How about you, what are your plans for today (or tomorrow)? :)

@Chiska: Are you the official 'computer technician' in the house? I'm like that with my husband and family as well :D It's kinda funny how they think I have mad computer skillz because I fixed a 'faulty' keyboard by pressing CTRL + Num Lock. Or how I connected my SIL's laptop to the internet (she thought it didn't have internet connection because she bought it cheap). LOL :D

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 10:17

Husband wants me to "fix" his friend's computer. :bugeyed: "Fix" in this case would mean reformatting hdd and starting from there....

((( Pub )))
Uggggh! Tell the friend how much you charge. :grin:

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 10:22

I am trying VERY hard not to melt in the heat. I think I need to move to the North pole.

We're good here now, but by the weekend it will be sweltering.
Generally tho, it doesn't get uncomfortable very often.
We do have a Santa's Village you could head to:

http://www.noel.qc.ca/images/large/POC_3261.jpg

Edited to add comment: is it just me, or is this somewhat creepy?

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 10:22

And yes, I guess I do need some chasing :D

I'll join you being chased, but only downhill :)

Chiska

05-07-2012, 10:24

Hi marimorimo, welcome to the Pub!

Hey Stormy! It is almost dinner time. Hubby is out in the back burning something on the grill. I have no clue what it is. :D

I spent most of the day sitting in the backyard reading. Since I am now on summer schedule, I only work 4 days a week. I loose a whole day's wage each week. :( It is my weird schedule - technically - I only work when there are students to beat, I mean, educate.

Sounds like food is being delivered....

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 10:38

We do have a Santa's Village you could head to:

Edited to add comment: is it just me, or is this somewhat creepy?uh...yeah...pretty creepy but I don't CARE!!! I wanna Ice water slide!!!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 10:39

Hey Stormy! It is almost dinner time. Hubby is out in the back burning something on the grill. I have no clue what it is. :D!!! GOOD !!!

I'll join you being chased, but only downhill :)Shin splints. Just sayin'.

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 10:42

uh...yeah...pretty creepy but I don't CARE!!! I wanna Ice water slide!!!

Just come on over! Everyone's invited!

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 10:44

Hubby is out in the back burning something on the grill.

Haha - you guys are just like us! If I don't cook it, it's burned or it's takeout.

Sounds like it was a nice day, tho I'm sorry about losing a day's wage. Just think of all those decks you won't be able to buy :(

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 10:45

Uggggh! Tell the friend how much you charge. :grin:Oh, I missed this. GOOD idea. :D

How about you, what are your plans for today (or tomorrow)? :)
I have to work tomorrow and then I have 3 days off. I work with Yabbies...Women who act like this thing looks. I like to think of myself as a Master Chef with a pot of boiling water just waiting EVER so patiently to toss them in... })

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 10:49

HELP!!! http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/scared/scared-smiley-011.gifhttp://www.iconwild.com/smilies/scared/scared-smiley-011.gifhttp://www.iconwild.com/smilies/scared/scared-smiley-011.gif

I just made the first cut trimming my Mary-El, and I'm having second thoughts http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/scared/scared-smiley-007.gifhttp://www.iconwild.com/smilies/scared/scared-smiley-007.gifhttp://www.iconwild.com/smilies/scared/scared-smiley-007.gif

NEED EMERGENCY ENABLING

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 10:50

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 10:51

Oh, well, do you have any other decks that you've already trimmed to go look at to remind you of how really improved almost every deck becomes by a trim?

emmsma

05-07-2012, 10:53

Hey yall! Tiki night in the emms house. :D

I'm NOT drinkin'! But the music is good, as is the company of my boys.

I'm still lookin' at jewelry, wishing I could buy more and more.

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 10:57

We've had a quiet day but it's just now going on 9:00 p.m. over here on the east coast, so the fireworks are going off.

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 11:01

Oh, well, do you have any other decks that you've already trimmed to go look at to remind you of how really improved almost every deck becomes by a trim?

Yep, yer right! I was planning to leave the bottom with the title on, but I think I should go whole hog.

You're not going to see the fireworks? I guess we can hang out at tiki nite at Emm's :)

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:03

We've had a quiet day but it's just now going on 9:00 p.m. over here on the east coast, so the fireworks are going off.How's HubbyDude feeling?

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:04

Hey yall! Tiki night in the emms house. :D

I'm NOT drinkin'! But the music is good, as is the company of my boys.
!!! YAY !!! The Tiki is done???

And even better to be enjoying their company! :heart:

kaleanna

05-07-2012, 11:07

Hi Everyone,

Hope everyone is having a good day/evening.

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 11:11

Hey yall! Tiki night in the emms house. :D

Oh, I missed this...cool! This was a project, right?

You're not going to see the fireworks? I guess we can hang out at tiki nite at Emm's :)Nah, we don't usually go anyway. Plus, gotta work tomorrow and, as per below...

How's HubbyDude feeling?
He's hanging in there. You know how the first day of a cold is, there is no comfort. He'll be home the next few days, I'm sure.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:17

Hi Everyone,

Hope everyone is having a good day/evening.Hiya Kaleanna~~~

Don't mind me, I'm melting.

Contemplating a shower, but I think I'll wait a bit. I've had to turn the A/C up to 79f. There's no point in trying to make it cooler while it's SO hot outside. It just makes the unit work too hard. It'll cool down soon though.

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 11:21

(((WinterGreen)))

It's too late. You've started. Was it just ONE cut? Which edge?

I made just one cut, on the left side of the 5 of wands and freaked out. I don't know why. It's not like its OOP or anything. I felt like I hurt it or something :)

But it's OK now.

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 11:23

Oh, I missed this...cool! This was a project, right?

Nah, we don't usually go anyway. Plus, gotta work tomorrow and, as per below...

He's hanging in there. You know how the first day of a cold is, there is no comfort. He'll be home the next few days, I'm sure.

Hi Kaleanna!

(((Mel))) Sorry I forgot Mr Mel wasn't feeling so good. I hope it blows over quickly.

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 11:24

Done! Home! Out at the picnic table with "the gang" :rolleyes:

But, it's cooler out here and so they are tolerated......*sigh*

Hi mari! You were in bed by the time I got back on this afternoon, so I didn't get to say Welcome.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 11:24

!!! YAY !!! The Tiki is done???

And even better to be enjoying their company! :heart:

Nah. He is working on the base right now. Has it all designed out in his head. Remember, Months long process.

For us, Tiki night is music, sometimes drinks, and always food. Edamame is a must. :D

So far our music has all been Happy Hour Lounge podcasts.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 11:26

I made just one cut, on the left side of the 5 of wands and freaked out. I don't know why. It's not like its OOP or anything. I felt like I hurt it or something :)

But it's OK now.

I have many many trimmed decks. Take it slow and you will be fine. Everybody thats trimmed Mary-El, has been happy with it.

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 11:26

I made just one cut, on the left side of the 5 of wands and freaked out. I don't know why. It's not like its OOP or anything. I felt like I hurt it or something :)

But it's OK now.

Take a deep breath and finish the card.....then do another one. It'll be fine. I know if Bat Chicken was here, she could tell you how much she likes the trimmed deck.

Mellaenn

05-07-2012, 11:33

Gonna make myself log off the 'puter. Except for the run to the gym and later to pick up Chinese for the sick boy, I've been on this thing all day. I did catch up on the Travels of Shelley thread, however. (It as been a loooong spring, what with working two jobs and all...I literally never had time to do anything on AT but occasionally pop in here and say hello.)

Well, later, gators!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:34

But it's OK now.I'm sure it is. It probably even enjoyed it. })

I just got mine, and if my hand weren't so sore I'd be trimming, but I NEED the titles still.

Done! Home! Out at the picnic table with "the gang" :rolleyes:Welcome HOME~~~~

Is the furnace still blowing? LOL

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:35

...Remember, Months long process.

Oh. Right. Me SO patient. :rolleyes:

Bat Chicken

05-07-2012, 11:35

Hey all! :) Back from New Mexico.... :D

How is everyone? There is no way I can catch up... so I hope everyone is OK?

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 11:35

G'Night Mell. Enjoy your downtime and get a good night's sleep.

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 11:37

Thanks to everyone for the enabling on the trimming - it is a definite improvement to free the images from the heavy black border. I just wish they weren't there to start with. :)

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 11:37

Hey all! :) Back from New Mexico.... :D

How is everyone? There is no way I can catch up... so I hope everyone is OK?

Hi! I just mentioned your name, were your ears burning? Wintergreen(new Pubmate) has started to trim her Mary-El, and was having doubts. Tell her how much you like it!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:38

I did catch up on the Travels of Shelley thread,...
CRAP!!! I keep meaning to. I'm OOdles behind :(

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

Bat Chicken

05-07-2012, 11:39

Hi! I just mentioned your name, were your ears burning? Wintergreen(new Pubmate) has started to trim her Mary-El, and was having doubts. Tell her how much you like it!

It is AMAZING trimmed. There is a pic somewhere around here of my trimmed deck... Must go look....

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 11:40

Goodnite Mel!

Stormy, I'm leaving the titles on for now, but I'll probably cut them off soon. I might write them on the cards with a gold pen. I tried this on my Wildwood and it turned out cool.

Hi Batty! we were just talking about you and you popped up! (Go back only a few posts to see my Mary El trimming crisis). How was your trip?

Bat Chicken

05-07-2012, 11:47

The trip was fantastic and the weather was so beautiful - warm days and cool nights. Visited the Taos Pueblo and stuck my feet in a mountain stream. After June, it was a wonderful relief...

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 11:51

:) I'm glad you enjoyed your trip so well.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:53

Ice cube....Kitty water dish.....HIGHLY entertaining from my point of view })

The trip was fantastic and the weather was so beautiful - warm days and cool nights. Visited the Taos Pueblo and stuck my feet in a mountain stream. After June, it was a wonderful relief...I'm SO glad you had a nice trip. Lovely country there!!!!

Bat Chicken

05-07-2012, 11:56

Thanks BD and Stormy... :)

Soon time for fireworks. Anybody going?

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 11:58

Soon time for fireworks. Anybody going?WAY too bloody hot and humid here. There going off about 8 blocks away. I'll hear the booms and smell the sulfer...LOL

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 11:59

The trip was fantastic and the weather was so beautiful - warm days and cool nights. Visited the Taos Pueblo and stuck my feet in a mountain stream. After June, it was a wonderful relief...

:):) Sounds wonderful!

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 12:00

Nah, we live about 6 blocks away and there's just too many dam* people down there.

Bat Chicken

05-07-2012, 12:03

I am exhausted and inclined to stay home too. (8 1/2 hour drive home across the scorching Texas panhandle) BUT this is my first 4th of July, it's only about 5 blocks away and I feel I should be there - even though it is 90 degrees out there...

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 12:06

Be careful and have fun. It is a pretty sight.

Bat Chicken

05-07-2012, 12:08

Yeah, I think we'll head out in about 20 minutes... Let's see how the Americans do it! :D

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 12:11

...BUT this is my first 4th of July, it's only about 5 blocks away and I feel I should be there - even though it is 90 degrees out there...
D*mn...she's a heartier American than I am....:laugh:

Enjoy Batty, and Welcome to the United States. :)

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 12:29

Hey all, home from work :) Only semi-caught up, it was taking too long and I have to go to bed at a reasonable hour because I have work in the morning...hehe

Gracie musta missed me tonight. She's sitting on my chair trying to preen me. Unfortunately she's not trying to preen my hair, she's trying to preen my...bust...I can just IMAGINE if she decides to NIP me... :bugeyed:

Yep, I know have 4! :D
The other wrist is done (it was a birthday present from my boyfriend), so my two wrists are done, plus the bunny on my ribcage and rose+quote on my shoulder :D There is another one in planning too.... but 5 is my maximum for now :laugh:

Cool boyfriend. This is part of why mine left me, because I wanted a tattoo...LOL (which I still don't have) Not the ONLY reason of course... :rolleyes:

emmsma

05-07-2012, 12:31

Nah. I'm so not interested in the show. My boy was frightened of it the last time we saw the fireworks.

We've had a nice day here at home. I'm content.

Have fun with it, BC!

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 12:35

Welcome home Yira~~~~

I am SO not commenting on Gracie's preening. :bugeyed: I know nothing of birds.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 12:39

... Let's see how the Americans do it! :D

Butbutbut...you were an American BEFORE you moved here (US). Trust me on this, I had major thinks about my post below yours. You WERE just a more north-er American.

Queen of Disks

05-07-2012, 12:40

AAARGH stupid neighbors are shooting off illegal fireworks!! :mad:

Rudy Monster is NOT happy. :(

Just watched Captain America again. ;)

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 12:43

Well, she's a good girl, but can be a bit like an overexuberant puppy sometimes...LOL

Here's pics I just took. First one, like a puppy, bumping my hand over her head. She wants me to scratch her neck. Second one, trying to MAKE me scratch her neck..LOL Third one -- "OOOO what's THAT?? Can I HAVE it?!! :D

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 12:46

Butbutbut...you were an American BEFORE you moved here (US). Trust me on this, I had major thinks about my post below yours. You WERE just a more north-er American.

I was going to refute this but I'm just too tired. And being Canadian, too polite LOL! And being a Quebecker, it would be really long-winded and convoluted...

Goodnight everyone. Wishing everyone stuck in the heat wave cooler temps!

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 12:48

Sweet dreams, Wintergreen :)

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 12:53

I was going to refute this but I'm just too tired. And being Canadian, too polite LOL! And being a Quebecker, it would be really long-winded and convoluted... I DO SO want to hear this. Really. Please???

***just a note, I can be relentless....I TRULY wanna hear.....

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 12:55

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 13:03

I would guess that in overseas countries, Canadians are QUICK to point out they're NOT Americans...because "Americans" means USA and USA travelers have a rather bad reputation. :( (At least in the UK. From what everyone I met over there said.)hense the angst with my post. Canadians LIVE in what I consider AMERICA...so I didn't want to exclude....but US Americans are...I dunno...

…http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-angry021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 13:05

On that note...I work tomorrow morning, so I'm off to bed. Hope you all have a good night :)

emmsma

05-07-2012, 13:28

Just discovered the clinic isn't open late tomorrow. I have to be in at 745, so I'm heading out too.

Wintergreen

05-07-2012, 13:58

I DO SO want to hear this. Really. Please???

***just a note, I can be relentless....I TRULY wanna hear.....

Gonna answer tomorrow after work. It will take me that long to get my two solitudes organized coherently LOL

I must be obsessed... checking in on my phone before zzzzs!

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 16:21

Another misty, slightly rainy summer's day. I found my summer dresses when I was doing James's packing (wanted my big red holdall for his tops and my dresses were in there). I don't think I'm gonna need them this year :(.

Jesii

05-07-2012, 16:26

Morning, anyone else up?

Jesii

05-07-2012, 16:27

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 16:32

Jesii

05-07-2012, 16:44

It's a thought, but I habitually sit cross-legged on the floor or sofa; looks a little indelicate in a dress :D

How's you today?

Tell you the truth, I forgot I owned dresses - very odd. Mind you, I'm not a "dress" type usually. I think I was celebrating losing weight and forgot myself in the clothes shop!

ETA Gotta go to the office. Back soon :)

Ah, so like me a skirts :laugh: maybe not such a great idea unless your home alone :)

I'm good, just munching breakfast, last day of work before Shelley arrives and my 3 day weekend :party:

EllieP

05-07-2012, 16:59

Morning all! iPad still live despite money on it expired at midnight...

Jesii - you mean you didn't meet Shelley at your Mum's??

Wu - I cant believe theres someone else who sits cross legged by choice on the floor. I thought I was a freak! Maybe we both are...

Travelling today so not here long. And maybe only on the lappy in a moment.

Will just swallow a coffee at the bar and head out to brekkies briefly, then pack. It's been good down here. Good to see Dad so well. Good to slow down a bit. But hay fever worse down here. Hoping for a decent 325 mile journey home and maybe call in on my married sons in Leeds at tea time.

*waves*

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 16:59

I'm just looking forward to the ordinary weekend. I have some catching up to do with my home, which is looking a little neglected!

At the same time, there's the tennis!! James doesn't have TV at the moment and is a tennis freak.... Thankfully we have this widget & software which will enable him to watch TV on his laptop. He's picking it up tonight. Then tomorrow another widget arrives to boost their house signal and they should get decent TV then. Only the Free-to-View channels but there's about 50 of them now so that's not bad at all :)

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 17:01

Wu - I cant believe theres someone else who sits cross legged by choice on the floor. I thought I was a freak! Maybe we both are...

If we are much of an age then we both spent a lot of time sitting cross legged in serried ranks on the hall floor at school.... you get used to it!

EllieP

05-07-2012, 17:03

If we are much of an age then we both spent a lot of time sitting cross legged in serried ranks on the hall floor at school.... you get used to it!

Aye. I learned a lot of classical piano pieces while we waited for the dragon of a head to arrive! No one dared move a muscle, so listening to the music was the only way to survive :)

Jesii

05-07-2012, 17:05

Jesii - you mean you didn't meet Shelley at your Mum's??

Only in passing!

I'm just looking forward to the ordinary weekend. I have some catching up to do with my home, which is looking a little neglected!

At the same time, there's the tennis!! James doesn't have TV at the moment and is a tennis freak.... Thankfully we have this widget & software which will enable him to watch TV on his laptop. He's picking it up tonight. Then tomorrow another widget arrives to boost their house signal and they should get decent TV then. Only the Free-to-View channels but there's about 50 of them now so that's not bad at all :)

Yay, more tennis freaks :laugh:

If we are much of an age then we both spent a lot of time sitting cross legged in serried ranks on the hall floor at school.... you get used to it!

But then so did i.....

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 17:06

And you sit like a lady huh? :laugh:

marimorimo

05-07-2012, 17:11

Wendywu: 50 free channels! Wow, that's more than the channels available with my current cable plan O_O

Jessi: Hi there! I just mentioned previously (buried in previous posts) that I'd know Kyou anywhere as he's my fave in the series after the dog Shigure ;)

Jesii

05-07-2012, 17:15

And you sit like a lady huh? :laugh:

Um...... *silence* LOL

Jessi: Hi there! I just mentioned previously (buried in previous posts) that I'd know Kyou anywhere as he's my fave in the series after the dog Shigure ;)

He'd have to be my favorite, but Haru is a very close second. Oh, and Momiji! I have a tattoo of Momiji's rabbit form, just cause I love his attitude to life, it's a constant reminder to me :D

take it your an anime fan then?

Jesii

05-07-2012, 17:19

I have to go to work....

Mari - we have this conversation later :D

have a good day all :heart:

BlueDragonfly

05-07-2012, 19:32

G'Morning! Not quite up to the usual enthusiasm this morning. The neighborhood celebrations and heat took a toll on my sleep. Long shift day for me and another hot one. Ugh.

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 21:19

G'morning :) I hear you Blue...hard to be enthusiastic to "too hot"...

PathWalker

05-07-2012, 21:33

Hello!
Sunny day here - although it's not forecast to last - but I feel a bit poorly and am staying near the house in case I should need to pop to the bathroom all of a sudden.

Chicks are fledging in the aviary, and the Splendid Parakeet has chicks hatching in the nestbox I do believe :)

The Gouldians have done nothing though - too cold and wet for them to be intersted I think :(

yirabeth

05-07-2012, 21:36

Hi PW :) Sounds like the Gouldians are smarter than the rest :P

emmsma

05-07-2012, 22:40

Morning! Anybody around? Getting a ride from my manager today. Silly clinic today - not the good one. :P

No spay/neuter this week due to the holiday.

I think today is going to be messed up. Last night when I looked at the schedule it said All Day next to my name instead of the usuall 9-6 or 12-7. When I texted to find out whats up, I was told we were not staying open til 7. Closing at 5.

BUT, I did the confirmation calls and am sure we have appointments well past that. :(

Methinks there will be many phone calls made when the clinic opens. Sadly we are booked solidly and will not be able to just move things up. This is a problem. :(

Ah well. Will get sorted when we get in. Off to shower-land.

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 22:44

...hard to be enthusiastic to "too hot"...
DD & I woke up late :(

I may have been hallucinating, but I thought I just heard 103f for the high today. That's just ridiculous!!!!

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 22:54

Phew - home again. Had lots of errands to run on the way home from work. Still, got here in the end. Next is lunch and then I'll row a quick 12,500m.

But lunch interests me very much at the moment - coleslaw, salad, cheese & a couple of crackers. Yum!!

PathWalker

05-07-2012, 22:57

Dry bread here - by choice - and a lot of rumbling....

TMI? :bugeyed:

Stormdancer

05-07-2012, 23:06

Dry bread here - by choice - and a lot of rumbling....

TMI? :bugeyed:Not at all but I'm not hugging specific areas...this is just a general (((PW)))

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 23:14

Oh dear PW - let's hope this either comes to nothing or goes quickly depending.

I posted my Train deck out today, much to my relief. I kept forgetting!!

PathWalker

05-07-2012, 23:16

thank you for the generalised hugs :)

Wendy i meant to ask about a deck - something rune-ish? from your list?

ETA - and did I miss pictures of the head? Not sure it's quite the right thing for today, but in for a penny in for a pound, I just tried some peanut butter on bread...hhhmmmm....

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 23:25

No, skull is yet to have its piccie taken. Today - camera batteries needed charging. It's always the way.

Rune Vision Oracle , or Witches Rune thingy by Nigel Jackson & someone pennick?

emmsma

05-07-2012, 23:42

Dry bread here - by choice - and a lot of rumbling....

TMI? :bugeyed:

:( You too?

Damn tater tots.

Chiska

05-07-2012, 23:44

Good Morning All. :)

Wendywu

05-07-2012, 23:45

Gone rowing - back later :)

((((Poorly tummied ones)))

PathWalker

05-07-2012, 23:55

I lied about 'runes' - it was the deck called Celtic Oracle - Nigel Pennick and Nigel Jackson

Not found much about it or any images - am I just being dense? Anyone got a good link for it?

Sorry you're feeling rough Emmsma - this here is a bug I think.

emmsma

05-07-2012, 23:58

Found this, PW. Has some pics.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/185538132X/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0

PathWalker

06-07-2012, 00:02

Ooh thank you - looks interesting :)

Est

06-07-2012, 00:57

Yeah, but where am I going to find a little girl to chase?

This made me LOL :D

(((emmsma, PW, Mr Mell))) for your tummies and colds respectively

I guess EllieP is on her way to Leeds now to see my brothers... so I hope she's having a safe journey :heart:

Just got back from working at a colleague's house, settled upstairs in the study to keep going, and had a phone call from OH: "I've been out walking Sam, I'm in the garden, can you come downstairs urgently?" So I run down, panicking a bit, to find that a stray dog found them in the woods and followed them home and is now running around on the road outside, heedless of passing cars :bugeyed: We lured him in to the garden and shut the drive gates, gave him and Sam water cos it's a hot day, then clipped him on to a lead to do a house-to-house mission! (I HATE it when owners don't put a tag on the collar grrrrrrr.) Luckily we passed a group of ladies almost immediately who recognised him and directed us to his house. The owner had been out driving around trying to find him and had just got back, so she was very relieved to see him! He was gorgeous... a German Shepherd called Alfie :heart: and (at 3 y/o) still full of beans!! Soooooo, I'm a LITTLE bit behind on my work now :( but for a good cause!

Wu, how was your morning row? And yira, do you think you'll ever get that tattoo? *is nosy* :D

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 02:14

Good Morning.

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 02:44

Hi NT - you OK?

TomTom

06-07-2012, 02:45

Good morning :) and hello SUNSHINE - might this be the start of summer <wonders>

Did all the tricky painting yesterday and when I pulled the tapes off, I saw that I still have to do some touch-ups. I'm getting tired of this crouching, kneeling and half laying on the floor. Me wonders if I should buy some new corner decorations, paint them, cut them properly, and take the old off? I'm tired of the back pain and sciatica. I didn't think that one normal room would take so long.

Fell asleep yesterday afternoon in my lazy-boy and in the evening as well. Peaches was cuddling me and was hanging around my neck with his head against mine. It felt so nice and comforting feeling his little body and his little noises of pleasure that I didn't want to disturb, and so I fell asleep.

My hair is overgrown and unruly. I must fit in a hair cut today.

You charming ladies have a nice day :D
I might pop in this evening to say good night (forgot yesterday) and then bid you a good morning on Friday. Computer class on Friday and I haven't gone over the material :(

:heart: TomTom

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 02:48

Hi Tom Tom :)

I hate doing the paintwork too. I don't mind walls, but doors, surrounds, window sills and that kind of thing - yuck! Too much fuss for me....

Have a good class.

I bet Peaches had a good sleep, all snuggled up like that :heart:

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 03:24

Hi Wendy

I'm fine. Had a proper night's sleep this time.

Just on my way to R-T's place. Wi-fi-ing from McD's

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 03:30

Nice :). Eating, drinking ?????

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 04:41

Nice :). Eating, drinking ?????

A pair of chicken wraps. One was Mediterranean style. Feta cheese, at McD's!! And their dollar pop special. Whole thing was less than $5.25.

Foolagain

06-07-2012, 05:08

Hello sorry to barge in everyone but where is the "get it off your chest" thread I have a few things I would like to vent and saw someone mention in a different thread but I can't find it.

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 05:10

I'm afraid it's in the Chat section but you'll need to be a subscriber to access it.

Sorry about that, but in the meantime, welcome to the pub anyway :). Pull up a bar stool and have a drink!

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 05:11

A pair of chicken wraps. One was Mediterranean style. Feta cheese, at McD's!! And their dollar pop special. Whole thing was less than $5.25.

Yum!!! Didn't know they did chicken wraps at all - I love wraps.

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 05:12

Hello sorry to barge in everyone but where is the "get it off your chest" thread I have a few things I would like to vent and saw someone mention in a different thread but I can't find it.

Get it off your chest is in the Chat section, which unfortunately is only open to full subscribers.

emmsma

06-07-2012, 06:08

Hi gang. on lunch. was very confused about schedule.

I am working from 745 til 7pm. :(

Did dentals today. meh. uck.

its lovely out. the rains yesterday really cooled things down. only 73 now and there is a nice breeze. I was sitting out for a bit, but have nothing to do, so i thought i'd check in here.

Est

06-07-2012, 06:17

Hi everyone :)

Hey emmsma, that's a long shift :( You get a decent length lunch break? Hope so!

emmsma

06-07-2012, 06:20

I get an hour off. I don't drive though, so here I sit. :)

(WOuld have been nice if I'd remembered lunch.) I had an english muffin and granola bar.

Foolagain

06-07-2012, 06:29

Thanks for the info but I'm on break at work and don't have time to stay

Est

06-07-2012, 06:36

Hi/bye Foolagain :) Hope you can stop by again soon :)

I get an hour off. I don't drive though, so here I sit. :)

(WOuld have been nice if I'd remembered lunch.) I had an english muffin and granola bar.

Muffins are NICE! Yum! (Both types... I haz a weakness for them!)

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 06:42

73 degrees sounds wonderful...!

Now that I am back out of the mountains, the heat here is oppressive. Nearly 100 degrees. All I want to do is nap.

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 06:53

Hi guys :)

Sorry you forgot to take food Emmsma; isn't there anywhere nearby you could buy a sandwich or something?

James popped back to grab some software, a few widgets and some curtain hooks. Hopefully now he'll be able to watch TV on his laptop pending us sorting out his main TV which himself is doing it tomorrow. After all, it's not much use having a BBC engineer in the family if you can't use him to fix the TV reception!!

Hey Bat - how's the teeth?

Jesii

06-07-2012, 07:00

Evening all, how are you all?

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 07:00

Hey Wu! :)
Better, thanks. I just have to get the crown permanently cemented at some point.

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 07:16

Well at least the horrible pain has gone. That's such a big thing to have finally gone ...

Jesii

06-07-2012, 07:16

I'm just spending £100+ on films for my dissertation. Someone please hold my hand :o

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 07:18

That really was the worst. The meds barely controlled it. It was awful! Happily, June is over.... :)

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 07:20

I just got a phone call from Hubby telling me I have a package. Barring time travel it can't be my train deck so it must be my assorted stones from Delizt. I'll know for sure when I get home.

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 07:21

I'm just spending £100+ on films for my dissertation. Someone please hold my hand :o

(((Jesii)))

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 07:26

I'm just spending £100+ on films for my dissertation. Someone please hold my hand :o

Be brave! It's only money :). And it's in such a good cause, it's totally worth every penny!!

Jesii

06-07-2012, 07:31

(((Jesii)))

Thanks. £104 in total.

Jesii

06-07-2012, 07:35

Be brave! It's only money :). And it's in such a good cause, it's totally worth every penny!!

It will be! :O

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 07:53

Hey all, home from work. This is the BAD end of working 9-5. Especially if you work 6am the next morning! :D I only have 3 hours before I should be in bed. LOL

yira, do you think you'll ever get that tattoo? *is nosy* :D

YES. Definite, unqualified YES.

It's a matter of money, right now...I spent a year of being unemployed after getting my AA degree -- and the last 3 months of THAT was so skin tight I thought it couldn't get worse...LOL(I was WRONG) And, now I'm still only working part time at a convenience store. (getting full time hours currently, but slated as part time, and will lose the full time hours in the fall. I either need a GOOD job in my field, or a second part time job by then.)

I'm hoping to be able to swing the tattoo with income tax, all else being equal. While realizing it may not be possible because I really need to move, and I may need income tax for deposits etc. (IE, next March. Ish.)

Here's a picture of what I want : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=118751918159459&l=a272d6cfb9

I've had this tattoo picked out for almost 5 yrs now...LOL Gotta get my act together!

Est

06-07-2012, 08:08

That's beautiful, yira! :heart: I hope you can get the funds together... it would be nice to finally fulfil your dream.

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 08:11

I LOVE it! I am being nosy but I have no idea what something like that would cost... Do you mind sharing?

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 08:14

To be honest I'm not completely sure. My daughter in law has several tattoos and she said somewhere between $100-200 depending on how big it ends up. (I want it on my right calf) But the guy who did hers moved, so I have to find someone I'd trust AND then come up with the money --- which I haven't checked into yet because I knew I couldn't get it anyway LOL

iamtheare

06-07-2012, 08:30

Yira, there are almost always apprentices in good tattoo shops who you can ask to tattoo you after you look at their work and they charge much less - usually only supplies, which isn't much at all, round 20-40 bucks and I even know some apprentices aren't allowed to charge for anything other than supplies. Check it out! You might be able to get your beloved tattoo sooner than you thought! Plus, that's a pretty easy tattoo from what I know and you'll be able to find a good apprentice I think...just choose someone who has been for a while and has some experience under his belt and check out whose teaching him :)

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 08:35

Hi everyone!

I'm just home from work. Going to continue trimming my Mary El tonite.

(((Jessli)) I will hold your hand! What is the subject of your dissertation?

(((Yira))) That is a lovely tattoo

Here's a funny ninja cat (why? why not!)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dUJdeS8yFnA/T5aMQVCYNPI/AAAAAAAAAX0/mAK2oQIbVq4/s1600/funny+cat+ninja.jpg

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 08:37

Most tattoo artists will charge something between $100 - $150 per hour, and there is usually a minimum charge for tattoos that take less than an hour. There's often also an all day rate for people who are doing huge tatts.

My tiger leaf tattoo was done my the shop apprentice, which meant it was half the hourly rate. However, he took longer to do the work because he was being careful so it probably ended up the same.

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 08:37

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 08:45

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 08:50

Hehe, cute picture Wintergreen :P

Welcome home :)

iamtheare

06-07-2012, 08:53

To be honest, there's NO WAY I'd let a student touch me with a needle :D It's not like a haircut that can grow out, or a perm that can be cut out eventually...or even a piercing I can let grow closed...once it's there, it's there FOR LIFE. I'm gonna go to someone that has been doing it for decades and has plenty of proof of his or her skill... :D

To each their own!

I've had work and seen work by students and there isn't much a difference when it comes to simple tattoos like that but that's my perogitive :) how in the heck do you spell that word?! (prerogative? comes up but it just looks wrong!)

Btw, for anyone who cares, things are getting better and I think your positive vibes across the strand have really helped. I'm really excited to get my independence back soon and do what it is I feel I need to do, rather than doing what I feel I must do...know what I mean? I crave that natural order of things again, where nothing is left undone and there is a balance and never a "must do" this or that. Feels good...

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 09:04

Oh, totally iamtheare -- it's just for me, this tattoo has a very deep spiritual/emotional meaning for me. I absolutely can't take a chance that I'll cringe when I look at it on me... :)

ps - yep, it's prerogative :P It's one of those that get rushed through and often sound different than it really is, like Supposedly/supposably (The latter being no such word really hehe)

iamtheare

06-07-2012, 09:06

:heart: Understood. I'm sure it will be absolutely wonderful when you do get it. Lol that extra R in there throws me off but after saying it a few times it's makes a bit more sense. (the english language is so strange like that)

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/319304_438045839561695_1985105619_n.jpg
Had to share this one!

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 09:11

LOL, cute!

emmsma

06-07-2012, 09:15

JUst finishing my second quickie break. NOw that i am caught up. gotta run!

bye. see ya in 4 hours. NIGht yira. you will be gone by then i'm sure. :)

hate this keyboard with all its stickie keys. :P

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 09:17

Hope it's not TOO busy for the rest of your day Emmsma! ♥ Love ya ♥

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 11:10

It's mighty quiet here tonite. I was just out to do a bit of weeding in the garden. Lots of mosquitos!

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 11:23

!!! YAY !!! I haz the next 3 days off. :party:

I am SO. D*MN. HOT. :(

This sucks really BIG rocks! :mad:

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 11:35

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 11:40

Hi Stormy!

I thought I was alone here http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/sad/sad-smiley-008.gif

It's nice and cool here in the forests of the north, but I think your heat wave is headed our way. Cool that you got 3 days off... watcha gonna do? (Aside from AT?)That smiley is funny as hell! :laugh:

I'm not doing much of anything if the heat stays this way. I sure hope it doesn't reach up to you!!!!!! I HAVE to do laundry, but I don't wanna run the dryer, so I'm planning a load that'll just hang dry...including undies. How's that for excitement? I think I might try to delve into the Mary-el book, but my hands are too sweaty...LOL

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 11:53

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 11:53

That smiley is funny as hell! :laugh:

I'm not doing much of anything if the heat stays this way. I sure hope it doesn't reach up to you!!!!!! I HAVE to do laundry, but I don't wanna run the dryer, so I'm planning a load that'll just hang dry...including undies. How's that for excitement? I think I might try to delve into the Mary-el book, but my hands are too sweaty...LOL

Glad you liked it.

To **** will laundry! You could always go to a nice air conditioned mall and buy some new clothes.

I'm not looking forward to the heat coming our way. I'm really a winter person, I like it when it's so cold the snow scrunches under your boots, & your nostrils stick together when you breathe. The heat kills me.

Are there any beaches to go to in your corner of the world? Or pools, water parks?

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 12:08

I'm home, in my nightie with the fan blowing less hot air across the kitchen toward me. Kuh! I've got to do "stuff" tomorrow, so I won't get to the lake till after noon. *sigh* I imagine it'll be crowded anyway.........flatlanders Go Home.Hiya Blue~~~~

signed, Storm, the puddle :(

To **** will laundry! You could always go to a nice air conditioned mall and buy some new clothes.

Are there any beaches to go to in your corner of the world? Or pools, water parks?Already did the "buy more comfy undies". I'm still out. They'll dry fast...LOL

There's no point in going to the pools. It's not cooling down enough at night and since they don't open until noon, it'll be like swimming in bath water. I don't imagine the coast of the lake will be any better and that involves a 40 minute train ride and busses to get there...or a hella hot drive. Best just to shower here and sit in front of a fan, and I HAVE A/C!!!! It just can't keep up.

kaleanna

06-07-2012, 12:13

Evening everyone,

How is everyone???

Hugs to those that need em.

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 12:19

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 12:20

Hugs to those that need em.I'm not accepting hugs unless they're
(((~~~ICE HUGZ~~~)))

kaleanna

06-07-2012, 12:28

I'm not accepting hugs unless they're
(((~~~ICE HUGZ~~~)))

(((~~~ICE HUGZ~~~)))

(of course they would be Ice Hugz for you Stormy :) )

kaleanna

06-07-2012, 12:29

Hi Blue Dragonfly, Kaleanna,

everything is good here. Getting ready to go to bed with the great danes. Mr WG is off to work tonight, so it's just us girls hanging out with the mosquitos.

How bout you guys?

hiya Wintergreen,

I am doing okies, thinking of going upstairs and sitting in front of my fan. Yes it is that hot here :/ .

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 12:31

I'm not accepting hugs unless they're
(((~~~ICE HUGZ~~~)))

I could send you this guy http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/cheeky/cheeky-smiley-024.gif:

http://ecoswim.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lewispugh.jpg

(For sure he's from Quebec - he's wearing a Speedo. That's one of the things that distinguishes us from Americans LOL)

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 12:36

hiya Wintergreen,

I am doing okies, thinking of going upstairs and sitting in front of my fan. Yes it is that hot here :/ .

When is that heat wave going to give up down there!!

OMG I am so not looking forward to the heat hitting us this weekend. I have to work, and people will be passing out & throwing up from dehydration & heat stroke. The pool will be overfilled, and the lifeguards will be screaming for backup. I hope we get thunderstorms so I can clear the place out!

iamtheare

06-07-2012, 12:43

I'm scared the heat won't let up this year. It didn't get cold at all this winter. Crazy warm all year and crazy warm at the beginning of spring, THEN it got cold in SPRING and right back to warm (it was the most gorgeous weather I ever experienced to be honest.) And of course now, it's hardly enjoyable outside at all. Been in the 100s for a week! Yeeeeesh.

Goodnight ladies, and sweet dreams!

kaleanna

06-07-2012, 12:43

I don't know Wintergreen, but wish we would get some rain soon. We have had some clouds and they looked like it could rain but didn't.

Well my back is telling me that it is past time to go lay down.

night everyone.

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 12:47

I'm not accepting hugs unless they're
(((~~~ICE HUGZ~~~)))
*waves to kaleanna* Same here. At least we're below 80 outside now. No idea how hot it still is in the house.....don't wanna look. I've got to try and get more than 4 hours of sleep tonight.

When is that heat wave going to give up down there!!

OMG I am so not looking forward to the heat hitting us this weekend. I have to work, and people will be passing out & throwing up from dehydration & heat stroke. The pool will be overfilled, and the lifeguards will be screaming for backup. I hope we get thunderstorms so I can clear the place out!

And you work outside....I don't envy you that.

The forecast is for tomorrow to be the last day of unbearable heat. Saturday, only 81 and cloudy! Maybe rain! WooHoo!

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 12:50

I can't sleep :( I have tossed and turned for TWO hours, and it's gotten me NO WHERE. Except frustrated. I'm gonna be SO DEAD tomorrow morning at 4 am...*sigh*

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 12:52

Stormy got the Mary El? :bugeyed:
How did I not know this??

emmsma

06-07-2012, 12:53

So sorry yira. I was hoping you'd be fast asleep when i got home. :(

Hubby made dinner. Stir-fry tofu over rice, green beans and corn bread. :D

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 12:54

So sorry yira. I was hoping you'd be fast asleep when i got home. :(

Hubby made dinner. Stir-fry tofu over rice, green beans and corn bread. :D

Yummy!!

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 12:54

Can I come to your house for dinner Emmsma?? :D Maybe..second dinner. Yeah. Cuz it's MUCH better than mine was! :P

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 12:56

So sorry yira. I was hoping you'd be fast asleep when i got home. :(

Hubby made dinner. Stir-fry tofu over rice, green beans and corn bread. :D

MMM Corn Bread :)

Wintergreen

06-07-2012, 12:57

OK I have to go sleep now. Good nite everyone.

Yira, I hope you get some sleep. At least there are a few people here to keep you company!

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 12:58

Sorry you're having so much trouble sleeping Yira. At least try to just lay down and relax your body.

I'm putting it off as long as possible to let my room cool down, but I'm fading fast.

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 12:59

G'Night Wintergreen, Sleep Well! :)

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 12:59

Take your fan with you and have it blowing in from an open window...

Of course that's what I did and I'm still awake. Maybe you should not have a fan, and close the windows :laugh:

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 12:59

G'Night Kaleanna~~~

Hiya Emmsma~~~~~

I could send you this guy...
(For sure he's from Quebec - he's wearing a Speedo. That's one of the things that distinguishes us from Americans LOL)I do NOT have a problem with speedos. Dex is STILL hot enough to wear one and he as REALLY frigging old :D

Same here. At least we're below 80 outside now.And we've just gone below 90. :mad:

Stormy got the Mary El? :bugeyed:
How did I not know this??The heat, Batty, the HEAT.

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 12:59

Sweet dreams, Wintergreen :)

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:00

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 13:00

Sleeping in the heat is awful. It was bad enough when I was younger, but these days, if it's too hot, I am probably already too hot and flames result. Lucky they are used to the heat here and the A/C runs all the time. That said, It will only cool down so far during the day and that's it. I miss the lake breezes and the fresh air up north!

emmsma

06-07-2012, 13:01

Night WG!

I'd be happy to share my din-dins. Hubby served about twice what I can comfortably eat, and then said there is plenty more of everything.

Say! You should just come by. ITs COOL here. Was just 70's all day. Was sprinkling on the drive home.

Love the rain.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:02

I can't sleep :( I have tossed and turned for TWO hours, and it's gotten me NO WHERE. Except frustrated. I'm gonna be SO DEAD tomorrow morning at 4 am...*sigh*We will be VERY quiet.

Yeah, ok....:laugh:

(((Yira)))

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 13:02

'Night WG!

The weather has been really weird up there....

So Stormy. How do you likes? When did you get it?

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:05

Say! You should just come by. ITs COOL here. Was just 70's all day.
....And the PUB invades Emmsma's house>>>>>>>>>>>

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:05

Hi all! Not much better here. Mid 80s today and just a steaming cesspool of humidity.

How's everyone been apart from the weather?

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 13:06

Yeah one day one of us is gonna win the lotto and we'll REMEMBER that, and we'll descend upon Emmsma's house en masse...and she'll be all :bugeyed: :D

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 13:07

Hi Zan!!

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 13:08

Well, everyone, I'm home.

Just opened up my package. I'm looking at a ziplock bag filled with various shapes, each one wrapped in tissue paper and carefully labelled. I'm almost tempted to write down each name, so I will have at least a snowball's chance in July to remember what's what.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:09

So Stormy. How do you likes? When did you get it?I just got it and haven't even looked through all of the cards. It needs trimming but my hands won't be up for that until it cools off. I'm worried about the lamination; it reminds me of the Steele Wizard deck in that way. I think from what I've read that...reading the book at first may help with stuff, especially since I didn't follow the creation of.

Was that coherent?

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 13:09

Zan! Aside from the weather, pretty good. How're you doing? Do you have break from the university, doing any private tutoring?

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 13:10

For Stormy:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Glacial_iceberg_in_Argentina.jpg/640px-Glacial_iceberg_in_Argentina.jpg

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:11

Zan! Aside from the weather, pretty good. How're you doing? Do you have break from the university, doing any private tutoring?

Not quite yet. Two more weeks to go this term. Then Disney starts up again, so lots to do there. It's good, though. Nice to be busy, I guess. Day off today, anyway! Nothing on the schedule but me, my TV, and lots of things from the convenience store I'm sure I shouldn't be eating! :laugh:

emmsma

06-07-2012, 13:12

Hi all! Not much better here. Mid 80s today and just a steaming cesspool of humidity.

How's everyone been apart from the weather?

ZAN! Good to see you! Having one of my long weeks this week. Next week, though, I will only work two days. Will be nice to lounge. :D

Yeah one day one of us is gonna win the lotto and we'll REMEMBER that, and we'll descend upon Emmsma's house en masse...and she'll be all :bugeyed: :D

Bring tents. Across the street is un- owned forest. :D (Just scrubby Cypress Junipers, but they call it a forest out here.)

Plenty of room for all. But no campfires please.

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 13:13

Hi Zan! :)

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:13

How's everyone been apart from the weather?Is there any thing OTHER than the heat wave? Ya mean I am NOT the center of the Universe??? HUH.... :laugh:

HI!!!! Howareya? How's Yuya? WF is VERY sick of Miso soup, but had an interesting time in Japan. She was most amazed by the "toilets" :bugeyed: and how VERY clean it was there.

We have a newbie to the pub from Japan....her name is Marimo...er...marimori....er.....ARGH!!!! Mari.

Anyway, make nice and say HI!

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:15

Hi Zan! :)

Hiya!! Good to see you! :)

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:17

Is there any thing OTHER than the heat wave? Ya mean I am NOT the center of the Universe??? HUH.... :laugh:

HI!!!! Howareya? How's Yuya? WF is VERY sick of Miso soup, but had an interesting time in Japan. She was most amazed by the "toilets" :bugeyed: and how VERY clean it was there.

We have a newbie to the pub from Japan....her name is Marimo...er...marimori....er.....ARGH!!!! Mari.

Anyway, make nice and say HI!

Oh good, I'm glad she had a good time! And yup, we do have cool toilets.

A Japanese pubber, huh? Hope she turns up when I'm around some time so I can say hi :)

And Yuya's good. Same as ever :P

Queen of Disks

06-07-2012, 13:17

Hi Zan!

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:19

Hi Zan!

Hi QoD! What's up with Colbert being off for two weeks?? I have nothing to eat dinner to! :laugh:

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 13:19

hello

(((~~~ICE HUGZ~~~)))

for stormy (and anyone else who needs them)

i have about two days posts to catch up so i'm not gonna. been very tired lately. keep falling asleep trying to watch the tennis, last few nights, so it's not lack of sleep,lol.

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 13:23

Well, all my little packages are open. And I must say, I'm stunned. Only one specimen didn't quite make the trip. When I opened the little tissue-paper bundle marked "Halite", the contents just crumbled in my hand. I quickly grabbed a bowl off my altar to collect all the slivers. Then I went on line and discovered the reason why. Halite is another name for.... mineral salt.

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 13:26

*waves to NT, Lute and QoD*

I've got to say Good Night. Hope the bedroom is cooled down enough. See you all tomorrow. :)

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:26

Hiya Lute and NT~~~

I have nothing to eat dinner to! :laugh:I thought you were eating convenience store crap.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:28

I just put a wet towel on The Naughty Kitty, and she's gone to sleep. :laugh: That pretty much says it all.

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:28

Hiya Lute and NT~~~

I thought you were eating convenience store crap.

Nooo... I have dinner. Well, not yet actually. I was just sitting here bemoaning having to go out to buy something for lunch, actually. The point was that I eat dinner watching Colbert every night. But with him off the air for two weeks, I feel a bit lost when dinner time rolls around.

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 13:29

Inspiration strikes.

I'm going to take all my Halite dust and add it to my protection jars on either side of the suite door, which already contain white sea salt.

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 13:30

Hi Lute and NT...

I guess that iceberg melted before reaching Stormy?

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 13:31

hi zan :)
I just put a wet towel on The Naughty Kitty, and she's gone to sleep. :laugh: That pretty much says it all.
((((naughty kitty))))

Inspiration strikes.

I'm going to take all my Halite dust and add it to my protection jars on either side of the suite door, which already contain white sea salt.
great idea.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:33

For StormyMANY thanks M'Dear!!! I'm saving it for a wallpaper. I can imagine swimming in those waters...or just hugging the berg :laugh:

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:35

I guess that iceberg melted before reaching Stormy?
NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo ***sobs***

emmsma

06-07-2012, 13:35

Hi Lute and NT...

I guess that iceberg melted before reaching Stormy?

I want to lie on an iceberg in summer...

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 13:38

i think it would be nice to have a few penguins for company, on an iceberg. they're so cute.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:38

...and lots of things from the convenience store I'm sure I shouldn't be eating! :laugh:SO...the equivalent of 7-11 breakfast??

Bat Chicken

06-07-2012, 13:39

NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo ***sobs***

No! It's OK! It's still there.... :bugeyed:
I want to lie on an iceberg in summer...

That would be neat...

I think I am done for the night. Need a lot of sleep 'cause the bed in NM was awful. I ended up 'sleeping' on a couch because the bed was a bumpy plank. See everyone tomorrow! :)

zan_chan

06-07-2012, 13:42

SO...the equivalent of 7-11 breakfast??

Yeah, basically. I'm too lazy to ever cook, so I wind up eating microwave burritos and pre-made pasta and whatnot. Yummy anyway :P

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 13:51

I feared that the remaining large pieces of Halite would also crumble. So everything went into the jars. Everything else is amazing.

I also have a pouch of assorted polished stones that I will have fun trying to identify.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:53

Yeah, basically. I'm too lazy to ever cook, so I wind up eating microwave burritos and pre-made pasta and whatnot. Yummy anyway :PThis becoming more and more my story. I find it hard to cook for just Moi....but now DD broke up with her BF....I NEED to cook....but not in this heat.

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 13:53

I wish I could take the heat for some of you folks. Around here, the weather turns stormy every couple of days. Although the Weather Network is threatening temps above 30C starting next week.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:54

I think I am done for the night. Need a lot of sleep 'cause the bed in NM was awful. I ended up 'sleeping' on a couch because the bed was a bumpy plank. See everyone tomorrow! :)G'Night Batty and thanks for the ICEberg!!!! Enjoy YOUR bed....LOL

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 13:58

I wish I could take the heat for some of you folks. Around here, the weather turns stormy every couple of days. Although the Weather Network is threatening temps above 30C starting next week.Talk to me when it gets close to 40 for you. That's where we are.

Yea, I'm pissy about the heat.

Sorry. :(

emmsma

06-07-2012, 13:59

NT. I missed the beginning of this. Where'd this stuff come from?

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 14:03

Talk to me when it gets close to 40 for you. That's where we are.

Yea, I'm pissy about the heat.

Sorry. :(
((((((stormy))))) i totally understand. i get grumpy every summer when it's hot like that, and the humidity turns you into a puddle. our last summer was unusually cool (low 30's) for the first time i can remember. usually it's just like what you are having now. it sucks.

NT. I missed the beginning of this. Where'd this stuff come from?
i was wondering too. not been keeping up.

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 14:06

NT. I missed the beginning of this. Where'd this stuff come from?

It's from Delizt's Crystal sales on the Trading Board. It was listed as a "Goddess Healing Set."

I love it.

It has:

Peach Moonstone (a huge triangular piece)
Opal (two small pieces of opal plus a large "matrix" stone with opal on it)
Quartz (two angular pieces, plus a largish cylinder with shapes inside)
A Desert Rose
the Pink Rock Salt (Halite)
and two halves of a Septarian Stone, which were the reason I bought the set. The two polished faces look like turtle shells.

And so far I have identified four out of five of the "bonus stones".

emmsma

06-07-2012, 14:11

Ah yes. I remember that. DIdn't you "Save" Storm from taking the plunge. :)

SOunds like a lovely haul. Enjoy.

My eyes are closing on me. I'm heading out.

Keep cool people. And drink lots of fluids!

Night.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 14:12

It's from Delizt's Crystal sales on the Trading Board. It was listed as a "Goddess Healing Set."

I love it.

and two halves of a Septarian Stone, which were the reason I bought the set. The two polished faces look like turtle shells.Yeah, that was a hella set, esp for those Septarians!!!!

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 14:15

I do love those. I'm also fascinated by the quartz cylinder with the inclusions inside. It almost makes me want to try scrying with it. Every time I look inside, I see something different.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 14:16

Ah yes. I remember that. DIdn't you "Save" Storm from taking the plunge. :)

And drink lots of fluids!Yes. YES, She did :heart:

Does wine count? Just askin'......

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 14:17

a lovely set of stones, nt. i'm not familiar with peach moonstone or septarian stones.

goodnight emmsma, sweet dreams :)

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 14:17

Let me try to find my camera....

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 14:18

Does wine count? Just askin'......
*giggle* *hic*

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 14:20

So. I have a DVD. I can play it on my laptop, but I want to save/watch on my iPad. Is this possible? I am such a dunce.
....

I need a "dunce" smiley...LOL

TomTom

06-07-2012, 14:20

I have really nothing noteworthy to write, except I had a hair cut - much shorter than I anticipated - I said that I wanted it spiky and spiky and short I got. Oh well, it will grow.

It's hot here in the valley and what we got you will also get, NT - so, look forward to that.

Good night to all the ones it is bed time soon.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 14:22

*giggle* *hic*Kinda early in the morning for you to be tipping the goblet....just sayin....:laugh:

SO...tennis....have the men played the semis? Or will that happen...er....we're on different days....er....ACK!!!!

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 14:30

I have really nothing noteworthy to write, except I had a hair cut - much shorter than I anticipated - I said that I wanted it spiky and spiky and short I got. Oh well, it will grow.Give yourself some time to adjust. You may just love it. OH, and pictures are ALWAYS nice...LOL.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 14:30

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 14:36

Here they are:

Any other requests before I start forgetting what's what and which is which?

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 14:53

lovely stones, nt, thanks for the pics
Kinda early in the morning for you to be tipping the goblet....just sayin....:laugh:

SO...tennis....have the men played the semis? Or will that happen...er....we're on different days....er....ACK!!!!
oh, i'm not drinking, lol.

tennis, it's federer and djokovic tonight, my time, yay. :laugh: last night was the women's semi finals, but i couldn't stay awake.

I have really nothing noteworthy to write, except I had a hair cut - much shorter than I anticipated - I said that I wanted it spiky and spiky and short I got. Oh well, it will grow.

hi tom tom, yes, it will grow...it's odd how often hairdressers misunderstand what you want. that used to happen to me a lot when i had short hair and went to hairdressers. long hair is much less hassle.

Queen of Disks

06-07-2012, 14:54

Nooo... I have dinner. Well, not yet actually. I was just sitting here bemoaning having to go out to buy something for lunch, actually. The point was that I eat dinner watching Colbert every night. But with him off the air for two weeks, I feel a bit lost when dinner time rolls around.

It so boring when he isn't around. :( And all the weird crazy stuff happens when he isn't there and I would love to see what he has to say about it.

Queen of Disks

06-07-2012, 14:57

Hi QoD! What's up with Colbert being off for two weeks?? I have nothing to eat dinner to! :laugh:

It's my stress relief and makes me feel better after working in a very conservative right wingnut town all day. :D

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 14:59

hi qod, are are you, and how's your dad ?

nt, i'd love a pic of the opals too, i love opals :)

Queen of Disks

06-07-2012, 15:06

tired, Dad is doing much better. He can actually shower now. :D

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 15:10

tennis, it's federer and djokovic tonight, my time, yay. :laugh: last night was the women's semi finals, but i couldn't stay awake. I'm guessing Djokovic won. I'm wondering about Tsonga....

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 15:12

that's good to hear your dad is doing so well, QoD.

i'm wandering off to make something for lunch. still have to put away yesterday's shopping. strange vegetables are taking over my kitchen...

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 15:15

hi qod, are are you, and how's your dad ?

nt, i'd love a pic of the opals too, i love opals :)

So hard to photograph! Flash does horrible things.

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 15:35

ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzo

Lutestring

06-07-2012, 15:43

thanks, nt. i love the big stone with opal in it. opals are so wonderful, so lovely to hold and see the colours flash. do you know where your opals are from?

goodnight stormy, we will try not to talk too loud if you are trying to sleep...

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 15:51

thanks, nt. i love the big stone with opal in it. opals are so wonderful, so lovely to hold and see the colours flash. do you know where your opals are from?

Her notes said Oregon.

TomTom

06-07-2012, 15:58

Give yourself some time to adjust. You may just love it. OH, and pictures are ALWAYS nice...LOL.

hi tom tom, yes, it will grow...it's odd how often hairdressers misunderstand what you want. that used to happen to me a lot when i had short hair and went to hairdressers. long hair is much less hassle.

NNNooooo pics, have no one to take them. I tried standing in front of the big mirror w/ my iPhone and the pics didn't turn out nicely.

My hair is so fine that I never could have long hair :( I just changed the hairdresser and she has to get the feel of my hair, I think. She charges $ 25 and my old one charged $ 60,
it's a big difference for me. My hair grows here as fast as the weeds, LOL.

Good night, I'm really tired. Talk to you in the morning :D

Queen of Disks

06-07-2012, 16:03

goodnight!

NorthernTigress

06-07-2012, 16:07

Bath, then bed, for me.

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 16:15

Federer and Djokovic play this afternoon. I am very much looking forward to it :). Got to nip over and sort James's TV out first (we figure if we help this time, then next time he'll know what to do and can sort it out for himself. He needs the signal boosting and stuff). But then - home, the sofa, the TV, the long tall cool drink......

But first - work .... but I appear to be more or less on schedule 'ish.

Jesii

06-07-2012, 17:07

Morning all - just woken up (day off today) how is everyone and anyone?

marimorimo

06-07-2012, 17:42

((((Jessi)))))

Good morning! It's late afternoon here :D

By the way, yep I am an anime/manga fan although frankly I'm not up to date these days... don't even know what new animes are coming out which is funny because I knew more about the 'scene' when I lived abroad than now that I'm living in Japan :D

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I see people are talking about stones... (opals). Aren't those things expensive? And by the way I have question about birthstones which has been bothering me for a long time:

According to charts October is for Opal right? But see, my birthdate is at the tail end of October (30th) and according to some charts my birthstone should be Topaz (November).

Which do you think is it? :D

Jesii

06-07-2012, 18:04

((((Jessi)))))

Good morning! It's late afternoon here :D

By the way, yep I am an anime/manga fan although frankly I'm not up to date these days... don't even know what new animes are coming out which is funny because I knew more about the 'scene' when I lived abroad than now that I'm living in Japan :D

Hello! *waves*

I'm sure most people would tell you there isn't much good stuff coming out, but there is some fun stuff lately! I'm the events co-ordinater for my university's anime society - I love the organizing and community, the anime is okay :laugh: but there is some new nice dark stuff i like :)

and you live in Japan, wow..... :O

EllieP

06-07-2012, 18:32

Morning, Mari and Jesii. I see Zan has disappeared - *waves into the distance*

I got back last night from my travels - finally got to bed after midnight and was woken by the most humungous thunderstorm at 6am, so no more sleep. Flew out of bed, made two coffees and a flask for later and washed hair (because I was sure the power would go off at any minute!) and now I have a client within the hour. Will be back later though.

It's misty and horrible but not cold enough for the heating to come on.

I haven't managed to catch up all the pages but I don't know anything about stones so there probably would be no point!

Rhinemaiden

06-07-2012, 18:35

>>>>>-------:) TGIF all! :D

This is for Stormy and anyone else moaning about the HEAT. Movies to watch during a heat wave:

-- Dr. Zhivago
-- March of the Penguins
-- Titanic (skip to the last 1/2 hour)

and for the truly masochistic (or believers in misery loves company ;) )

-- Body Heat

grab the lemonade and keep cool! :D onward.... >>>>>-------:)

marimorimo

06-07-2012, 18:49

(((((Jessi:)))))

Oh, well then what new animes may you recommend to keep myself up to date? :D Hey you know when I was in uni too I was the events coordinator at my organization, only I was in the Japanese Friendship Club :)

And yes I live in Japan as my hubby as Japanese :)

(((((EllieP))))))

Haha, no worries. I wouldn't know anything about stones either. Btw, I'm surprised you're expecting power to go out. Does that happen often? I was under the illusion that 1st World Countries hardly ever go out of power unless maybe a tree fell directly on top of the power lines.

((((((Rhinemaiden)))))))

LOL @ those movie recommendations, although now I'm considering turning on the heat just a little :D

Jesii

06-07-2012, 19:04

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 19:12

G'morning, quick check in before heading to work -- I was right, it was darned hard to get up this morning! :laugh:

My firm opinion on heat : If you get below zero in the winter -- regularly hitting -20f, with a windchill of -40f, then you should NOT EVER go above 85 in the summer... with 80 being the usual high...LOL It's that whole tradeoff thing, right? "Yep, it gets really cold here, but the summers are mild..." That sort of thing. So, weather like this is breaking the LAW of NATURE dammit! :P

And, yes, it's not unusual to spend several months a year at -20f here. Often Dec-March... When the high winds get going it can be verrrry cold and miserable indeed....

marimorimo

06-07-2012, 19:20

((((yirabeth))))

Ugh. Negative temperatures in Winter? For months at a time? That's horrible! And yes I agree with you about the tradeoff. But Mother Nature doesn't play fair :(

I take it you're all cooped up during Winter then? (I hate Winter as not only am I miserably cold, I gain weight to boot. And to think we have very mild winters too over here. Long, bitter winters would drive me insane).

((((Jessi))))))

Loveless?? There's a Season Two???? O_O I'd like me moar of my shota-con! XD

See ya later!

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 19:25

Not really...you just shovel out and go on with life...LOL! Then again, heavy clothes/outdoor wear is just a fact of life here :P I can remember yelling at my kids, when they were littler -- "Get off the roof NOW!" Because they'd climb a snowbank to the top of the roof, and slide down it like it were an amusement park ride... :rolleyes: :laugh: (Because in "normal" winters we also get 4ft of snow or more)

But that's my point -- this is Winter Wonderland, not Tropical Heatwave... ROFL

yirabeth

06-07-2012, 19:29

And on that note, I'm off to work! Byeeeee! *waves*

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 20:10

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 20:21

Good Morning! Feeling a little better after getting a good 6 hours of sleep. One more day.....:) It's my day with "no scheduled clients", so chores this morning, then out to the lake for the late afternoon and evening. If I can get a parking space......:laugh:

I was so hungry! I nipped over to the baker's shop. Oh dear! I have utterly disgraced myself. But totally :D (I think I just injected about a gallon of insulin to deal with that exceptionally delicious chocolate fudge brownie, that was HUGE, and just sooooo deliciously gooey).

What a mental picture this paints! A gallon :bugeyed: is an awful lot of insulin!
Glad you enjoyed the brownie, though!

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 20:31

........

I see people are talking about stones... (opals). Aren't those things expensive? And by the way I have question about birthstones which has been bothering me for a long time:

According to charts October is for Opal right? But see, my birthdate is at the tail end of October (30th) and according to some charts my birthstone should be Topaz (November).

Which do you think is it? :D

I'd say it all depends on your personal preferences. If you go by calendar months October is opal. If you want to use the astrological months then you'd choose Topaz. Which stone do you feel more drawn to?

The pricing of opals, or any stone, is going to depend on the quality and whether it's set in a piece of jewelry to wear or just a rough or tumbled stone.

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 20:33

marimorimo

06-07-2012, 20:35

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 20:40

Ooh brownies... No bakery makes decent brownies around here :( I guess I would have to make them myself!

(((((Bluedragonfly)))))
Thanks for clearing that up! I like Opal much better than Topaz, to tell the truth. Even though the jewelry set I received when I was younger had Topaz in it. I always wished it were Opal!

Well, there ya go then. Now just to muddy the waters a bit, here's a page with lots of stones listed for your astrological sign besides Topaz........:D

http://www.healing-crystals-for-you.com/zodiac-birthstones.html

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 20:43

Might have exaggerated just a little there .... but you get the idea.

I haven't had a brownie like that since himself stopped making them for me after I lost the pancreas. He makes the best brownies in the whole world. Lots of melted good quality chocolate is involved!

Mind you *shines halo* I bought James a scrummy goody too, so he can settle down and watch his own telly and munch, once himself has helped him fix it.

:D Your a good Mom!

Have you/himself thought about trying to adapt the brownie recipe? Or just have them(small squares) once in a (never say never)while? Brownies freeze well, ya know. ;)

Wendywu

06-07-2012, 21:01

Ummm, did I ever mention how naturally just downright greedy I can be ......

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 21:27

Ummm, did I ever mention how naturally just downright greedy I can be ......

Maybe once or twice. :D

Est

06-07-2012, 21:38

Whizzing through on lunch break! (Yay, I GET a lunch break today!)

TomTom, hope you start to like the haircut - maybe when you've had a few days to adjust?

NT, the stones are lovely.

Hi Zan! Long time no see... hope you're back soon :)

(((Hugs))) to anyone in need of them, and yes Stormy, yours are ice hugz!!

*dashes off to kitchen for food*

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 21:43

Hi Est! Enjoy that quick lunch!

BlueDragonfly

06-07-2012, 23:18

okay, off into the heat to get my stuff done! Then to the lake!

Est

06-07-2012, 23:30

Missed you! I had a nice lunch thanks, been back at the grindstone for a while and wishing I could have another break! Enjoy the lake :)

Stormdancer

06-07-2012, 23:46

G'Morning~~~~

Not even had coffee, but I sure did enjoy sleeping in late!!
Federer and Djokovic play this afternoon. I've already missed the 1st two sets...LOL

emmsma

07-07-2012, 00:02

I was so hungry! I nipped over to the baker's shop. Oh dear! I have utterly disgraced myself. But totally :D (I think I just injected about a gallon of insulin to deal with that exceptionally delicious chocolate fudge brownie, that was HUGE, and just sooooo deliciously gooey).

Thats what I want for breakfast. But I will warm a piece of last nights cornbread and butter it, and will be happy. Think there is a nectarine left too, to accompany it.

Good Morning! Feeling a little better after getting a good 6 hours of sleep. One more day.....:) It's my day with "no scheduled clients", so chores this morning, then out to the lake for the late afternoon and evening. If I can get a parking space......:laugh:

Sounds like a nice plan. Glad you had good sleep. Have fun at the lake! Good luck with the parking.

And i got up to make my lunch, ate breakfast, made breakfast for the boy, and THEN saw I forgot to submit.
I'm out!
/LOL. Have a good day!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 00:04

And i got up to make my lunch, ate breakfast, made breakfast for the boy, and THEN saw I forgot to submit.
I'm out!
/LOL. Have a good day!
G'Morning~~~~

Byeeeeee~~~~

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 00:31

WOW!! Federer. I'm REALLY looking forward to the next one since I've not really watched either one of them.

Lutestring

07-07-2012, 00:34

WOW!! Federer. I'm REALLY looking forward to the next one since I've not really watched either one of them.

that was a great match. and federer won, yay! (sorry jesii)

i'm looking forward to the tsonga/murray match too :) i only got to see the last match from the third set onwards, as it was on the wrong tv channel till then. oh well, at least i'm not falling asleep this time.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 00:41

that was a great match. and federer won, yay! (sorry jesii)

i'm looking forward to the tsonga/murray match too :) i only got to see the last match from the third set onwards, as it was on the wrong tv channel till then. oh well, at least i'm not falling asleep this time.LOL, I came in at the 3rd too!!! You're still awake? WOW.

Lutestring

07-07-2012, 00:45

it's about 12.45am. i should manage to watch this next match, i hope, unless it's a 5 setter. i've been feeling tired all day, but i've finally got my night owlness kicking in. the last couple of nights i couldn't even stay awake till midnight.

i think the 3rd and 4th sets were probably the best anyway, lol.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 00:46

it's about 12.45am. i should manage to watch this next match, i hope, unless it's a 5 setter. i've been feeling tired all day, but i've finally got my night owlness kicking in. the last couple of nights i couldn't even stay awake till midnight.You're a die-hard fan. I could NEVER stay up that late to watch.

Lutestring

07-07-2012, 00:51

You're a die-hard fan. I could NEVER stay up that late to watch.

but i don't have to get up early the next day. though i'm pretty nuts, condsidering the apallingly bad tv picture i'm watching. half the time i can't see the ball, and work out where it landed by where they are, and the body language :rolleyes:

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 00:54

but i don't have to get up early the next day. though i'm pretty nuts, condsidering the apallingly bad tv picture i'm watching. half the time i can't see the ball, and work out where it landed by where they are, and the body language :rolleyes:I remember watching matches on tv's like that.

TomTom

07-07-2012, 01:12

G'morning - I'm up and getting ready for a walk w/ Brigid before it will be too hot.

TTYL

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 01:23

G'Morning Tomtom~~~

I thought you lived in the NorthWest where the heat isn't bad. Aren't you in TCO's kinda area?

The crowned one

07-07-2012, 01:39

The heat is coming but not until at least tomorrow. And it will not be near as bad as back east. Here heat means no rain for 10 days.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 01:49

The heat is coming but not until at least tomorrow. And it will not be near as bad as back east. Here heat means no rain for 10 days.
Hey. You haz a crown. That means POWER!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEze make it stop. :(

EllieP

07-07-2012, 01:56

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 02:07

I've finished my work, grabbed my glass of red and am now on the settee watching Murray play Tsonga. End of week. Result :)

The post didn't bring my Morgan Greer. It's now dead late but the Dia de Los... Came while I was away. lovely.Welcome to the weekend :party:

I'm trying to watch the tennis but I keep getting distracted...LOL. I've never really watched Tsonga play, but it seems like he's not his normal energetic self.

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 02:30

Good Morning.

I have a work shift tonight. And I also need to decide what I'm going to wear to the wedding I'm attending tomorrow. It's my favorite ex-boss's daughter.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 02:34

Home from work, on my early day -- but I worked my butt off. Ran for 6 hrs without stopping, sitting down, or getting any sort of break whatsoever. Then worked 10 minutes over while shift leader fiddled around..finally said, Okay, 10 past, I'm gone see ya tomorrow...LOL

And as I left I thought, they're out of ice (tried to get shift leader to run the register while I went and did the ice but she was too happy sitting at the desk in the office and moaning how she didn't want to be there. Oh well I had plenty to do anyway hehe) and I'm not answering the phone today... LOL

I enjoy the job itself but am finding it difficult to work with a couple of the people. Laziness just gets on my last nerve...*sigh* :P

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 02:39

Good Morning.

I have a work shift tonight. And I also need to decide what I'm going to wear to the wedding I'm attending tomorrow. It's my favorite ex-boss's daughter.
G'Morning NT~~~~

Picts when you decide.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 02:40

Ellie, do you know of an easy way to rip a DVD to my mac so I can view it on iPad?

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 02:42

Hey. You haz a crown. That means POWER!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEze make it stop. :(

Yeah - that's right!! :laugh:

(((Yira)))

Must heat some soup..... I can just put it out on the concrete. It's 100 degrees now. I fear 5pm!

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 02:48

Not quite that hot here yet, but working on it :rolleyes: :laugh: There's this girl that comes into work, she works in a recreated "old time logging camp" in a local state park. So she's got a high necked, long-sleeved blouse on with one of those huge long skirts, probably 10 yards of fabric in it, petticoats, the whole bit... :bugeyed: At least she can wear her (very long) hair up in a bun... And her job? She cooks food over an open fire. That poor girl might die of heat exhaustion if the weather doesn't cool down!

Jesii

07-07-2012, 02:49

My news of the day - I rescued a poor dying heather from the garden center.

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 02:50

The hospitals are going to be full today....

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 02:54

Hiya Batty & Jesii~~~~

Not quite that hot here yet, but working on it :rolleyes: :laugh: There's this girl that comes into work, she works in a recreated "old time logging camp" in a local state park. So she's got a high necked, long-sleeved blouse on with one of those huge long skirts, probably 10 yards of fabric in it, petticoats, the whole bit... :bugeyed: At least she can wear her (very long) hair up in a bun... And her job? She cooks food over an open fire. That poor girl might die of heat exhaustion if the weather doesn't cool down!And I thought MY job sucked :bugeyed:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 02:55

It's supposed to cool down for a couple days starting tomorrow...low-mid 80's...which will seem cool after this past few days huh? LOL Hopefully not too many need a hospital :(

Jesii

07-07-2012, 02:55

Hiya Batty & Jesii~~~~

Howdy Stormy :D :D

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 02:56

Hiya Batty & Jesii~~~~

And I thought MY job sucked :bugeyed:

I know right?! LOL She says she likes her job, actually. It's like going to a ren faire and getting paid for it. But usually it's not 95f too...LOL (unfortunately it looks like it's gonna be a scorcher summer.)

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 02:58

Howdy Stormy :D :DI'm assuming the Heather you saved was a plant? Those are pretty. I think I killed my mint. :(

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 02:59

I did mine:( I'm an outside-plant-murderer *cries*

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 02:59

(unfortunately it looks like it's gonna be a scorcher summer.)NONONONONO!!!! This is IT!!!! :(

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:01

Mmmmmm that was the best split pea I have had in years.... Too bad I lost half of it all over the inside of the microwave. :bugeyed:

Eek... big fire west of here and lots of burn bans...

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 03:02

I soo hope you're right, Stormy♥ But...ummm...this is EARLY July...and it's August that's supposed to be the hot month...

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 03:02

Mmmmmm that was the best split pea I have had in years.... Too bad I lost half of it all over the inside of the microwave. :bugeyed:

Oops...LOL

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:03

Mmmmmm that was the best split pea I have had in years.... Too bad I lost half of it all over the inside of the microwave. :bugeyed:I hate when that happens.

How close are the fires? That's just what you need.

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:04

I did mine:( I'm an outside-plant-murderer *cries*

I am watering twice a day right now after mine survived a week under the awning.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:05

Jesii, you might remember. Was it Murray that irritated me a while back when he lost a point and GLARED at his coach?

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:05

I hate when that happens.

How close are the fires? That's just what you need.

Not that close (an hour away) and they are expecting to get it under control. I just cannot imagine how the poor people in Colorado Springs are doing...

TomTom

07-07-2012, 03:06

G'Morning Tomtom~~~
I thought you lived in the NorthWest where the heat isn't bad. Aren't you in TCO's kinda area?

yup - about 3 hrs north.

The heat is coming but not until at least tomorrow. And it will not be near as bad as back east. Here heat means no rain for 10 days.

pessimist you :D
it's hotter and colder and rainier here in the valley.

Anyway, I'm back, we met 2 dogs, the skeeters were bad, I was outa shape for uphill.
It always amazes me how fast a body gets out of shape :mad:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 03:06

See that's where I went wrong..I'd forget :( My inside plants are on reservoirs, fill once every week or two depending...(and sometimes they dry out before I remember...lol) I had grand plans...but I'm really bad at remembering to take care of things that don't screech at me or paw my leg and say HEY! Feed/water me. LOL

EllieP

07-07-2012, 03:07

Ellie, do you know of an easy way to rip a DVD to my mac so I can view it on iPad?

You could google DVD to iPad converter? Loads come up. Or use AirPlay to play it on your mac but it appears on you iPad screen. I've never done either. Sorry!
ETA This Seems a likely one
http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper-mac/

Flaxen

07-07-2012, 03:11

Evening all,

Just got home from work, busy sorting out dinner and looking at some buying a couple of bags for decks...

Haven't had a chance to catch up with the thread yet... everyone is ok.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:12

...but I'm really bad at remembering to take care of things that don't screech at me or paw my leg and say HEY! Feed/water me. LOLLOL...yeah, this.

You could google DVD to iPad converter? Loads come up. Or use AirPlay to play it on your mac but it appears on you iPad screen. I've never done either. Sorry!I'm checking into it now. It took me a bit to refine my google search. I was seriously overwhelmed...LOL

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 03:14

Hi Flaxen :) All's well here, you?

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:15

... everyone is ok.NO!!! I am NOT ok!!! It's HOT as hell here and I'm MAD as hell about it. :mad:

hi Flaxen :love:~~~~~~

How've you been? I seem to miss seeing you for some reason.

TomTom

07-07-2012, 03:17

Checked it out:
Friday 25C = 77 F
Saturday 28C = 84 F
Sunday 32C = 90 F
Monday 27C = 81 F

A guy mowed the yard yesterday of my neighbor and he comes tomorrow to do my backyard.
It's worth the $ 20 in gold for me :D. I wouldn't be able to do that.

I'm famished.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 03:17

Well sitting here half dozing off...gonna take a bit of nap since 3 1/2 hrs of sleep doesn't seem to be enough :P Back later!

Queen of Disks

07-07-2012, 03:18

Flaxen

07-07-2012, 03:18

Hi Flaxen :) All's well here, you?

I'm good thanks. Looking forward to my first weekend in months with no work to do! :)

NO!!! I am NOT ok!!! It's HOT as hell here and I'm MAD as hell about it. :mad:

hi Flaxen :love:~~~~~~

How've you been? I seem to miss seeing you for some reason.

I know! I haven't seen you in the pub for ages. :heart: I think we just keep missing each other because I haven't been able to pop in for long.

TomTom

07-07-2012, 03:22

Mmmmmm that was the best split pea I have had in years.... Too bad I lost half of it all over the inside of the microwave. :bugeyed:

Eek... big fire west of here and lots of burn bans...

Hiya Batty. ROFLMAO - no cover?

I hope that the fire isn't headed your way.

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:23

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:24

Hiya Batty. ROFLMAO - no cover?

I hope that the fire isn't headed your way.

Hi TomTom! :)
Yeah - like that would be the smart thing to do... But the heat has melted my brain....

I think we'll be OK. Grass fires are not as evil as forest fires - they are fast though! So far they are not worried.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:27

A guy mowed the yard yesterday of my neighbor and he comes tomorrow to do my backyard.
It's worth the $ 20 in gold for me :D. I wouldn't be able to do that.Money well spent IMHO!!! Are the mosquitos bad for you this year?

Jesii

07-07-2012, 03:27

I'm assuming the Heather you saved was a plant? Those are pretty. I think I killed my mint. :(

I did mine:( I'm an outside-plant-murderer *cries*

Yep, it's a Erica platycodon or 'Levada Gold'. Pretty!

Jesii, you might remember. Was it Murray that irritated me a while back when he lost a point and GLARED at his coach?

It was. I don't like him.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:29

Rest well Yira~~~

Hiya QoD~~~~

I know! I haven't seen you in the pub for ages. :heart: I think we just keep missing each other because I haven't been able to pop in for long.Yeah, work is SERIOUSLY interfering with my on-line time...LOL

EllieP

07-07-2012, 03:30

Stormy, I just edited my answer!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:31

It was. I don't like him.AH, then I REALLY don't want him to win. I was hoping for tsonga anyway 'cause he seems like a nice guy...good sense of humor.

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:32

Hi QofD and Jesii!
I keep missing people... :bugeyed:

OK - Gotta back up some photos.... BRB

Flaxen

07-07-2012, 03:34

I just saw the forecast and we will go down to 87 on Monday! For two days and then back into the 90's. Apparently, 88 is an Autumn normal!

I want to move to Albuquerque where it is 73 right now and only a few hours drive to Emmsma!

Hi ElllieP and Flaxen!

Hi,

Haven't seen you for ages either! Sorry to hear about all the troubles you've had recently. :(

We are having very unseasonal weather too - lots of rain and temperatures more like Autumn than summer.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:36

Stormy, I just edited my answer!Thanks Hon, but I'm looking for FREE...LOL

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:37

We are having very unseasonal weather too - lots of rain and temperatures more like Autumn than summer.***Rushes around in a mad packing frenzy ***

TomTom

07-07-2012, 03:39

Money well spent IMHO!!! Are the mosquitos bad for you this year?

They like me, they are very small, and they supposedly are going to be bad bec. of all the rain we had.

TomTom

07-07-2012, 03:42

Need to have breakfast or is it brunch at 10.42 am ???
After is computer class from 1 to 3.

Jesii

07-07-2012, 03:43

AH, then I REALLY don't want him to win. I was hoping for tsonga anyway 'cause he seems like a nice guy...good sense of humor.

Tsonga vs Federer <3

Murray vs Federer :'(

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:44

Tsonga vs Federer <3I hope so, but he's struggling.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:45

Need to have breakfast or is it brunch at 10.42 am ???

I should eat as well, since it's after noon.

Flaxen

07-07-2012, 03:47

I hope so, but he's struggling.

There is definitely something about Murray which makes people dislike him. He really doesn't come across as very personable.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:48

Ratz :(

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:50

There is definitely something about Murray which makes people dislike him. He really doesn't come across as very personable.Well, I guess peeps over there are pretty excited...LOL

Chiska

07-07-2012, 03:52

Back from the doctor!

I have a purple dinosaur bandaid because I was a good girl!!

I have a referral to an allergist FINALLY!!

Doctor says my asthma is not good and wants me on a 5 day Prednisone therapy. Should push me back into "good" territory.

I got a shot (Tetanus because of work - Pertussis because I have asthma).

And...next Friday I shall be drained of blood and it will be subjected to many tests - mostly to check my thyroid because it MIGHT be that I am coming out of remission. It certainly has felt like it. :bugeyed:

So that was fun - except the shot of course. That is starting to hurt.

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:54

Hi,

Haven't seen you for ages either! Sorry to hear about all the troubles you've had recently. :(

We are having very unseasonal weather too - lots of rain and temperatures more like Autumn than summer.

Thanks, Flaxen. :) A good holiday in the last week helped to lift the dark cloud. I think I want to move to New Mexico.

Too much rain is as bad as too much heat sometimes. Makes Winter really hard to take when you feel like you had no summer. I feel like I have had no winter. It was high 40's to high 60's for winter here this year. I am used to 4-8 feet of snow and -20's. But boy that wind can whip up here!

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 03:55

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 03:56

Back from the doctor!

I have a purple dinosaur bandaid because I was a good girl!!

I have a referral to an allergist FINALLY!!Most Excellent!!! I'm glad you went (((Chiska)))

Chiska

07-07-2012, 03:59

Out of remission?? :bugeyed:

I have Grave's Disease, but have been in remission for a few years. It won't last forever - eventually it will just flare and burn out.

Queen of Disks

07-07-2012, 04:07

Hey Stormdancer, this is for you (not music):

Is your weather like this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVEPvXBEOSE&feature=player_embedded

Sure feels like it down here. })

Queen of Disks

07-07-2012, 04:08

Lutestring

07-07-2012, 04:09

Ratz :(

There is definitely something about Murray which makes people dislike him. He really doesn't come across as very personable.

yeah, ratz. oh well. at least federer is in the final :)

and i agree about murray, i just don't like him that much, even when i remind myself that he's scottish. i like almost everything from scotland.

and it's gone 4am, and i'm going to sleep.
sorry, not caught up, due to tennis...goodnight zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 04:12

...goodnight zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzI was wondering if you had managed to stay awake...G'Night~~~~~

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 04:16

Sure feels like it down here. })It does, doesn't it? YAY Godzilla!!!!

Bat Chicken

07-07-2012, 04:21

I have Grave's Disease, but have been in remission for a few years. It won't last forever - eventually it will just flare and burn out.

Yikes....

I am enjoying the Pub a little too much and too early. I am simply not getting anything done! So I am going to step out for a while so I can at least look like I have something masquerading as an accomplishment for the day. I am trying to get painting again. It has not been easy as you can imagine the last several weeks. So, off to seek inspiration in the new photos...!

I'll check in in a couple hours. Lock the door if you see me coming back too early! :bugeyed:

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 04:30

Dam television marathons. I've lost track of time. I need to get down to the Workout room, before I lose all motivation too.

Chiska

07-07-2012, 04:34

It is almost time for siesta!

it is going to be warm for here (or normal?) 79F! :)

I did my gardening at 6AM this morning and now the outside parts of the house are all in sun. Will wait until 2 PM before going outside for some more gardening.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 04:49

Looks like the PUb is being abandoned...LOL

I kinda wanna get a couple of fans that stand up fans for when we sleep, but I really REALLY don't wanna go outside. I'm not even going on the balcony to smoke 'cause it's in the sun. I've been going out front where it's shady.

Chiska

07-07-2012, 04:53

It is going to be in the 80s here for the next week. We shall melt. But the garden will really like it.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 04:55

It is going to be in the 80s here for the next week. We shall melt. But the garden will really like it.And sunny too??? Y'all are starved for some of that.

Chiska

07-07-2012, 04:56

And sunny too??? Y'all are starved for some of that.

We really are! It has been dreary for some time. It will be nice to have some summer weather. I am on 4 day weeks now, so I will make good use of it.

So - Stormy - is Illinois having a Whooping Cough epidemic like Washington?

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 04:58

So - Stormy - is Illinois having a Whooping Cough epidemic like Washington?I don't know if it's epidemic, but I DO know that they're making sure ALL the kids have the vaccination up to date. Is it really bad where you are? That's not what YOU had, right?

Chiska

07-07-2012, 05:04

I don't know if it's epidemic, but I DO know that they're making sure ALL the kids have the vaccination up to date. Is it really bad where you are? That's not what YOU had, right?

Last I heard, Washington state was first in the country with numbers of reported cases. :(

I don't have that - but I got vaccinated for it today. Having asthma, Whooping Cough is something I do NOT want.

I am all nervous about taking the Prednisone, too, but it is short term (only 5 days) so it should be okay.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:11

It sounds horribly hot where you guys are. Here it is coming along to a cool, gently rainy sunset.

James stayed and watched all the tennis with us, had dinner and then we went back to his place and himself - a genius - fixed up James's TV so that it receives all the free to air channels (over 50 of them - it said it had picked up 115 but some will be duplicates). He loves TV, especially very late at night, so to have no TV and no internet has been terrible for him :laugh:

If his housemate wants her telly done the same way we'll happily go over and do it so James will speak to her when she gets home.

We bought an amplified digital aerial but because the area has a poor signal himself used some really good cabling (intended for satellite type stuff) that has virtually no signal degradation when used. Made all the difference - James gets really good images now :). Himself's old job had its uses!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:14

I am all nervous about taking the Prednisone, too, but it is short term (only 5 days) so it should be okay.It's gonna make a HUGE difference!!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:15

It sounds horribly hot where you guys are.

It is. :(

Did the tennis go the way you hoped?

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:18

Last I heard, Washington state was first in the country with numbers of reported cases. :(

I don't have that - but I got vaccinated for it today. Having asthma, Whooping Cough is something I do NOT want.

I am all nervous about taking the Prednisone, too, but it is short term (only 5 days) so it should be okay.

It'll be fine. My mum had terrible asthma and often had to have steroids. A short course like that is therapeutic and beneficial. The effects will last you for ages too :)

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:20

It'll be fine. My mum had terrible asthma and often had to have steroids. A short course like that is therapeutic and beneficial. The effects will last you for ages too :)aHA!!!! SEE???? What She said!!! :D

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:20

Did the tennis go the way you hoped?

I am glad Roger won. I have a very soft spot for him.

Not so sure about Murray. But in fairness, he was better on the day than Tsonga, so....

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:26

Not so sure about Murray. But in fairness, he was better on the day than Tsonga, so....I don't think Murray has what it takes to beat Federer, but yeah, Tsonga didn't earn a win. I DO like him, though. :)

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:32

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:37

What, Murray or Tsonga?

I can't get past the Murray of a few years ago, who was such a temperamental brat. I know he's not that way now, but it kinda sticks. Also, (really petty here) I hate that sticky out adams apple he has ....I just knew that sentence was odd. I just meant that Tsonga did not play well enough today. Murray earned his win.

I think he's still a brat, because of the only other time I saw him, and that wasn't all that long ago. I can't remember which match it was, but Jesii probably remembers.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:38

Yeah - Jesii will know :heart:

When is this heat wave forecasted to end for you Stormy?

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:43

Yeah - Jesii will know :heart:

When is this heat wave forecasted to end for you Stormy?I'm not exactly sure. I think the tide is supposed to change tomorrow afternoon, and then we're gonna drop 20 degrees by sunday. :party:

I don't know if this link works for you over there... http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Lombard+IL+60148:4:US

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 05:46

Back now. (sucks water from exercise bottle)

I must have been a bad girl. My bottle is usually empty by the time I get upstairs.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:47

Oh yuck - that's been really awful! I hate that kind of non stop heat!

Here - have some ice cubes to snuggle into ....

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:49

Back now. (sucks water from exercise bottle)

Hi :). All well with you?

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 05:51

Hiya NT~~~

Oh yuck - that's been really awful! I hate that kind of non stop heat!It's just relentless, and it doesn't cool down enough at night. I decided to close off the bathroom doors in hopes of creating a cool spot. DD & I rushed off to check it out. It WORKED!!! Of course once we start breathing in there it'll heat it up. HEY!!! We could lounge in the tubs. Tubs are usually cool, right? :party:

i think i'm delirious. :(

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:52

Fill a tub with cool water. Climb in. Lounge about for a while .......

Or, open the freezer door, sit in front of it as the cold air rushes to meet you ....

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 05:52

Hi :). All well with you?

Good. My inappropriate-shoe wounds are almost completely healed. I have a work shift tonight, which will hopefully have good but not too hot weather. And I got my Box of Stones from delizt yesterday.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:54

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 05:55

I traded a couple of decks away and got a Sola Busca, so today I ordered a book that Le Fanu recommended to go with. Fascinating deck!!

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 06:00

Hiya NT~~~

It's just relentless, and it doesn't cool down enough at night. I decided to close off the bathroom doors in hopes of creating a cool spot. DD & I rushed off to check it out. It WORKED!!! Of course once we start breathing in there it'll heat it up. HEY!!! We could lounge in the tubs. Tubs are usually cool, right? :party:

i think i'm delirious. :(

As someone who has worked in fast-food kitchens in august, I tell you, a wet paper towel across the back of the neck. Replace frequently. Cools the blood as it passes through the pulse-points.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 06:01

Good. My inappropriate-shoe wounds are almost completely healed. I have a work shift tonight, which will hopefully have good but not too hot weather. And I got my Box of Stones from delizt yesterday.I'm glad you're feet are better! What's going on tonight? I got my stones too, but I'm afraid to unwrap them. She labeled them all and I just KNOW I'll forget...LOL

ok, DD and I are heading out...into the FIRE...to get a few stand up fans...and something to eat that someone else cooks for us 'cause I am NOT cooking.

okokok, I don't cook much anyway, but that's beside the point.!!!!

Wu, you'll probably be in bed before I get back, so G'Night toots~~~~

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 06:05

I'm glad you're feet are better! What's going on tonight? I got my stones too, but I'm afraid to unwrap them. She labeled them all and I just KNOW I'll forget...LOL

I wrote all mine down as I unwrapped them. Well, typed them in anyway.

It's the baseball diamond tonight.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 06:06

Hey all, back from nap. Didnt wanna wake up booooo :D I guess at least I know I'll still want to sleep tonight :P

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 06:11

Bye Stormy, hi Yira :)

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 06:15

Hey Wu :) Sounds like James is settling in well...and coming home too♥ YAY for tv that works!

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 06:17

Yeah - it's one of life's absolute essentials from his point of view :laugh:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 06:26

Hehe, meanwhile I have a tv that seems to be a semi-expensive dust catcher... :P To be fair though, if I could afford the cords I'd hook my computer to it. But they're pricy and I'm not in dire need at the moment :P

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 06:43

Yes - I tend to use the iPlayer on the BBC website for TV programs and just watch the ones I want to see, when I want to see them. But of course because his house isn't hooked up to the net yet, James doesn't have that option.

But you can get the BBC iPlayer on the Free to Air channels so he'll be fine now that we've sorted that out. And now he knows what to get and do to sort his housemate's TV out in her bedroom because he watched what himself did :)

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 06:49

That's handy, she'll appreciate that.

Does he still have to have a license for Free to Air channels?

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 06:54

Yes! But only one licence per household no matter how many TV's are in it so they can get it from the house bank account that both of them pay into each month to cover bills.

But you can pay monthly, annually, weekly - in any of a number of different ways, so it's not a problem. I pay monthly and they told me this year that in future I won't get a paper licence; just an online confirmation that I have one.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 07:00

That just seems very strange to me :D So like, in my situation -- I turned off cable when I couldn't afford the payments. If I were british, just having a tv means I would have to have a license, even if I decided not to watch tv? Or is that wrong?

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 07:04

If you have a TV you have to have a licence. It's extremely difficult to persuade the licensing peeps that you don't own a TV. (Been there - took me months to make them believe me). But if you have a TV then you pay for the fact that you can view programs, not whether you actually do so or not.

The licence fee pays for the Beeb. And means we get all the BBC programs with no advertising breaks. And we get radio with no adverts. All the local BBC radio stations - with no adverts. And they can make programs that might not be commercially successful because they're not dependent upon sponsors for funding, which is great because it means we get classical music, ballet and arts programs that not so many watch but which are so very important to some of us!

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 07:07

See that would bother me...hehe (Of course if I lived there, maybe I could afford to HAVE tv... :D )

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 07:09

Oh I don't mind a bit. I love the range of programs on the radio and TV that the BBC provide, and I loathe adverts with a passion. I hate programs that are all reality TV, game show type crap and the BBC provides a good range of options. But commercial TV has to have sponsors who want guaranteed popular TV. ....

Chiska

07-07-2012, 07:10

It'll be fine. My mum had terrible asthma and often had to have steroids. A short course like that is therapeutic and beneficial. The effects will last you for ages too :)

Thanks for that Wu!! I just know people who have had to take them long term. :shudder:

With the 4th of July fireworks haze on 5th of July, I thought I was going to die on the way to work. AND I had used my special inhaler BEFORE I left the house! It was horrible.

I will get the drugs tomorrow at the pharmacy. Luckily, with the insurance, the 10 prednisone pills will cost me 52 cents. But my inhalers cost ALOT more. - nearly $200. Even with insurance.

(((((Wu & Stormy)))))

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 07:13

Well once the steroids have kicked in and done their work you won't need quite so much inhalant for a while :).

Hopefully it will be a good long time before the next burst of firework enthusiasm!

Chiska

07-07-2012, 07:14

(((( Yira ))))

The bad thing here is that they took TV away from a large section of the population. When the "Digital" TV took effect, my mother lost all TV reception. She lives in a place where there is no line of sight for the transmitters, nor is there a cable company. Dish service is also out of the question because of where she lives (trees/orientation/etc). Before, she had a good ol' analog antennae and got the major Seattle stations - mostly. Usually.

If you want TV you HAVE to pay for it in the US. Unless you have really good reception for the "free" digital. And you have to have a TV that can receive digital signal or a converter box/antennae.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 07:16

Hey Chiska :) I do hope the round of steroids help -- and that you don't have to take them longer than the 5 days♥

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 07:17

Chiska

07-07-2012, 07:18

Well once the steroids have kicked in and done their work you won't need quite so much inhalant for a while :).

Hopefully it will be a good long time before the next burst of firework enthusiasm!

That is what caused the doctor to prescribe the steroids - she asked the frequency I was using the inhaler. I said 1 to 2 times DAILY. But that it was up from 1 or 2 times a week. Which is up from Once every few months or so....

*sigh* There will be fireworks tonight and tomorrow. Pisses me off because of Monster Dog, the pollution, and most of all, the young men I know who are suffering from PTSD. :( One of my students came in on the 5th - he was in very rough shape. He hasn't been home from Afghanistan very long.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 07:18

Yes, we're digital or set top box over here mostly and a lot get Sky (dish). I have cable because the company did my little area yonks ago, but James is getting signal direct from the transmitter. The amplified aerial and the very good quality cabling mean he now gets good signal and picks up all the free to air channels. He's used to cable broadband at about 45Mbs and also cable TV. But tbh because it's a phone/TV/broadband bundle it's very economical. Sounds daft but it is. And we get our mobiles from the same company and they knock a bit more off the cost because of that too....

Chiska

07-07-2012, 07:19

Yep -- same here. No cable = No tv. Which isn't so bad, but I do wish I could get ONE local station for weather etc....

Mom has Netflix and a radio that gets the BBC. :)

It is funny - she doesn't have a computer. I fill her Netflix queue for her. She never wants to know what is there. She likes the surprises.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 07:22

Do you have anything like the iPlayer - the BBC thingy that you can get online which plays the recent past programs over your computer?

Oh - she gets the World Service? That's a really good service from the Beeb. Some of the programs are really interesting.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 07:24

Hehe, that's cool :P

Mainly I watch stuff on the internet -- YouTube, Hulu, etc. Suits me because I go through periods where I'll spend my every waking moment watching/listening to stuff (while folding clothes, doing dishes, chatting on the internet, etc :P ) but then times where I don't watch a program for ages. I watched a Stephen Colbert show the other night, but before that it had been a month or so since... so I'd hate a monthly fee for ANYTHING right now.

Internet is my one splurge. And I don't feel guilty! (mostly. lol)

EllieP

07-07-2012, 07:37

Very interesting discussions re TV. I'm with Wu all the way. Three cheers for the beeb and it's variety of progs and especially radio and no adverts.

Sorry about the bad air doing you in, Chiska.

Hugs to all you others. I'm for bed. Was very tired today and had work to do and then tennis and then nothing ie been time wasting. Have reading and feedback to do but I can't do that when tired so that's for tomorrow.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 07:43

Sweet dreams Ellie ♥

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 07:46

Night Ellie :)

And night Yira - it's me for the pit too :)

Chiska

07-07-2012, 07:46

Good Nite Wu & Ellie!

I'm heading out to the deck - it is in the shade now and will be quite comfortable.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 08:01

Sweet dreams, Wu!

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 08:44

For Stormy - This is about how it seems to be going huh? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcC6k5I3zxc&feature=share

(weather forecast)

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 08:52

:( One of my students came in on the 5th - he was in very rough shape. He hasn't been home from Afghanistan very long. :(

Do you have anything like the iPlayer - the BBC thingy that you can get online which plays the recent past programs over your computer?

Oh - she gets the World Service? That's a really good service from the Beeb. Some of the programs are really interesting.I don't know what this is but I want it.

We're home and NOT puddles, no thanks to DD. :mad: MY idea was hit Walgreens for the fans, but NOOOOOOOOO, Target will have what we need. Target, and 2 other stores on the way to....WALGREENS, where we find what I'm looking for. :rolleyes:

The pub was EMPTY....seriously so, and this place starts hopping by 3 or 4. I thought they might be closed. We ate, have leftovers.....FANS!!!!...and we're in for the night.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 08:53

For Stormy - This is about how it seems to be going huh? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcC6k5I3zxc&feature=share

(weather forecast)Oh, QoD linked to that. Godzilla is now my hero...LOL

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:02

Oh, did she? Oops...I musta missed that when I skimmed through earlier... (((QoD)))

I think my stand fan is trying to die. I moved it out of my bedroom to blow on me while I slept on the couch (because it's cooler in the front room) and it didn't want to start back...I had to help the fan blades turn at first... :D

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:07

I think my stand fan is trying to die. I moved it out of my bedroom to blow on me while I slept on the couch (because it's cooler in the front room) and it didn't want to start back...I had to help the fan blades turn at first... :DNot good. Where is the A/C unit?

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:08

And how is Molly? :heart:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:09

Front room - which is why I wanted to sleep on the couch :D (But still, keeping it at 80 which to me is too warm to sleep comfortably in. I wake up all sweaty and grumpy hehe)

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:09

Oh, Molly's good. I can tell she'd like it even a bit cooler by her attitude BUT she's not fevering and I say, she can deal with it like we are :D Silly pampered dog...

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:13

Front room - which is why I wanted to sleep on the couch :D (But still, keeping it at 80 which to me is too warm to sleep comfortably in. I wake up all sweaty and grumpy hehe)Yeah, I can't get my place below 83 right now and I don't want the unit to freeze up. The thing is, when we come in from being outside it feels DIVINE!!!! So we just deal. It IS summer after all...LOL

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:17

I guess it's good I'm not trying for lower than 80 :D

The fans really do help - 80 with a fan is nice, 80 with still air feels suffocating... LOL

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:19

I guess it's good I'm not trying for lower than 80 :D Yeah but you're 15 degrees cooler than we are right now.

Chiska

07-07-2012, 09:21

I fell asleep on the deck. :)

It is hard to believe that it is Friday and that there is more weekend to be had!

Chiska

07-07-2012, 09:23

Oh, and current temp is 82. :bugeyed:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:23

Yeah that's a pretty good point :(

Hey Chiska :) Feel better for a bit of nap?

Chiska

07-07-2012, 09:25

It was nice to have a nap. :)

It is going to be in the middle 80s for the next week. Gee. I guess summer arrived. It will probably be back to 60's in no time. And dribbling.

Monster dog alternates between sunning himself on the front deck and laying in front of a fan.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:28

Hehe, he can't make up his mind if it's nice or if he needs an ice bath :D

Chiska

07-07-2012, 09:29

Hehe, he can't make up his mind if it's nice or if he needs an ice bath :D

He is silly. And banging on the door to come in - so he must be hot again..

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 09:29

Hi, y'all. Home from work. Hubby is with me, still dealing with that cold. I offered Reiki, but NO, he has already forgotten how well his twisted ankle felt after a Reiki treatment.

Hot here, too, of course. But we are used to it.

Loved the little weather video!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:30

Oh, and current temp is 82. :bugeyed:I do NOT mean to diminish your discomfort in ANY way!!!

I'm just hot and REALLY bitchy about it, and YES!!! I KNOW bitching is a waste of energy, but there ya have it.

***stomps off in a tantrum***

OOOOooohhhh...I haz frozen twinkies :D

It was nice to have a nap. :)

It is going to be in the middle 80s for the next week. Gee. I guess summer arrived. It will probably be back to 60's in no time. And dribbling.

Monster dog alternates between sunning himself on the front deck and laying in front of a fan.I am SO glad you're FINALLY getting some sunshine. It's been SO cool for you.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:32

Hi, y'all. Home from work. Hubby is with me, still dealing with that cold. I offered Reiki, but NO, he has already forgotten how well his twisted ankle felt after a Reiki treatment.Hiya Mel~~~~

DD was just wondering how y'all down there deal with this crap.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:35

Hi Mell! Is it terribly hot there? Oven-like?

Hubby should get reiki. It's awesome stuff!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:46

Hi Mell! Is it terribly hot there? Oven-like?***wanders off to TWC ***

ETA....she's about at your temp but more humid.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:47

*Wonders what TWC is*

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 09:48

To tell the truth, the heat here is not as bad as some places up north. I grew up in Missouri and remember some fiercely hot summers over 100 degrees for weeks in a row. It hardly ever gets over 100 here. There's too much moisture - as soon as it gets really hot, they clouds gather and cool everything off.

I think it's the rest of the country that's suffering!

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 09:49

*Wonders what TWC is*

The Weather Channel!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:49

*Wonders what TWC is*
TWC=TheWeatherChannel website, which SUCKs for all the ads, but....

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 09:52

Check out the map on the Weather Underground. Y'all are in the 90's and we're down in the 80's!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 09:55

Check out the map on the Weather Underground. Y'all are in the 90's and we're down in the 80's!I don't need to see it. I KNOW this. Brat.

Ya want a frozen twinkie??? :angel:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:56

LOL, I'm an idiot :D

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 09:57

I don't need to see it. I KNOW this. Brat.LOL :D

Ya want a frozen twinkie??? :angel:Sure!

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 09:59

I haz a small ice cream bar ♥ Saving it for just before bed so it cools my tummy off :D

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 10:04

Sure!ROTFLMAO...this answer surprises me. :laugh:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 10:06

Mell knows -- Twinkies are AWESOME!! :D

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 10:11

ROTFLMAO...this answer surprises me. :laugh:

What? Why not? You don't think if me as a twinkie kind of girl? :)

Chiska

07-07-2012, 10:11

I am just very grateful that it cools off here at night! I feel for you guys - it is hot all day and all night. It was downright chilly this morning at 48.

I'm not complaining about the heat at all - it is quite nice because there is a breeze - the Puget Sound air conditioning is on and it makes a HUGE difference.

I hope you can get some relief soon!!!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 10:14

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 10:16

Mell knows -- Twinkies are AWESOME!! :D

What? Why not? You don't think if me as a twinkie kind of girl? :)Seriously. If you were right here next to me....would you actually EAT it???

MethinksNOT.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 10:18

I would...in a heartbeat. YUMMM I love twinkies. My guilty pleasure...LOL

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 10:19

And at this point it doesn't matter. I'm eating it now...lol

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 10:20

Haha, awww, none for lil Yira... :laugh:

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 10:21

Seriously. If you were right here next to me....would you actually EAT it???

MethinksNOT.

Would too!!!! Well, I'd let it get a little melty first, but I :heart: twinkies and popsicles as well, a frozen twinkie sounds great!

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 10:25

I am just very grateful that it cools off here at night! I feel for you guys - it is hot all day and all night. It was downright chilly this morning at 48.

I envy you this. The best weather here in Fla is when it's cool at night and sunny in the day time; late fall and late winter...but unless we have a cold snap, it's never usually downright cold at night. I had a friend who moved her from Michigan and it took her years to stop bringing a sweater for evening events. Ya just don't need them - unless you're going to be in a theater or someplace that's ferociously air-conditioned.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 10:29

Haha, awww, none for lil Yira... :laugh:Actually, none for either one of you. DD and I scarfed them.

We're SAVING you from Twinkie DOOM :angel:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 10:30

Oh I really hear you on that Chiska -- hot doesn't seem so hot, when you can open the windows and pull the covers up at night :P I think that's what I dislike about 90+ temps most -- no such thing as cuddling up under covers to sleep...hehe

Mellaenn

07-07-2012, 10:31

Actually, none for either one of you. DD and I scarfed them.

We're SAVING you from Twinkie DOOM :angel:

You're too good to us! Actually, we're having a bowl of Haagen Daz frozen yogurt. :slurp:

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 10:35

See I think all the preservatives in twinkies will help preserve ME! :D :D

Chiska

07-07-2012, 10:38

Twinkies are teh evil!!

My glasses are still giving me fits - called the place today and was told to give it 2 weeks because of the level of adjustment - everything changed - the prescription, the size of the lenses, etc.

The computer was okay this morning, but now that my eyes are more tired, it is not as nice. At work, I had to increase the fonts on everything.

I am having cottage cheese & pears. Hubby has NOT caught anything I can eat. Only crab - and allergy testing isn't done yet.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 10:41

That must be really frustrating..how long til that 2 weeks is up now?

Wintergreen

07-07-2012, 10:59

I wish I could sleep in an ice cream sandwich tonight! We've gotten your heatwave here.

I hope everyone's good – I'm just dropping in for a minute to say hi, going right to bed now.

Ice hugs and cool dreams to all :)

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:02

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:02

Good Evening! It's not quite as humid now and down to 80, so doesn't feel too bad-with the fan blowing on me. It was even hot at the lake.....no breeze.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:05

I wish I could sleep in an ice cream sandwich tonight!

NO!!! Yira is EATING that later!!!

I know you're not feeling well. Sleep Deep ~~~~~~

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:06

Good Evening! It's not quite as humid now and down to 80, so doesn't feel too bad-with the fan blowing on me. It was even hot at the lake.....no breeze.
Hiya~~~~

How was the water? I imagine it gets cool enough at night to make it tolerable?

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:07

OK, I'm SO odd that I have an ice pack tucked into my back between my shoulder blades.

And it just occurred to me that all this DD time is like a perpetual slumber party...no wonder I"m worn out....LOL

Not odd at all. Got ice? Add some to a big bowl of cold water and soak a hand towel in it, wring it out, then wrap it around your neck/throat. Hold it on your temples and wrists, too. Rinse, repeat. This works! No ice? wet a hand towel or wash cloth and place it in the freezer for 30 minutes or so.

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:10

Hiya~~~~

How was the water? I imagine it gets cool enough at night to make it tolerable?

*waves* Shallow water was warm, you have to go at least waist deep to find cooler water. We need a good thunder/wind storm to stir the water up and bring some of the colder water from out deep to cool it back down. Still felt good to just float around and be rocked by the boat waves.

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 11:13

I eated that! It was yummy :P And now I have to go to bed, 4am comes whether I want it to or not... :laugh: (((((Pub)))))

See you all tomorrow ♥

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:15

G'Night Yira, Sleep Well.

Here's a pic of what I float around on, but mine is pink.....

http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/97997.jpg

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:30

Not odd at all. Got ice? Add some to a big bowl of cold water and soak a hand towel in it, wring it out, then wrap it around your neck/throat. Hold it on your temples and wrists, too. Rinse, repeat. This works! No ice? wet a hand towel or wash cloth and place it in the freezer for 30 minutes or so.Already doing this...I call it...FUN with ice packs!!!....LOL

G'Night Yira, Sleep Well.

Here's a pic of what I float around on, but mine is pink.....I don't get it. Does your head rest on the "U" part and the other supports your upper body???

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:32

Right now it's..."FUN with ice packs on your head"....:laugh:

I'm seriously worried. I feel like I'm regressing .....

Chiska

07-07-2012, 11:32

Stormy -

To cool yourself off - you gotta put those ice packs on the main arteries - groin and around your neck. Another good thing is to keep your hair wet and cool. But I think that works better for really long hair. I know that if I am really hot - I just go soak my hair and I am kept cool.

I am thinking GLACIER thoughts at you. I know glaciers - I was raised right next to one and spent much of my youth playing around it.

Headache is getting worse...gonna go stare off into space for awhile.

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:33

You sit on the strap part across the middle and lean back against the U part. Or you can lay forward on it and rest your chest on the U part.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:40

Stormy -

To cool yourself off - you gotta put those ice packs on the main arteries - groin and around your neck. Another good thing is to keep your hair wet and cool. But I think that works better for really long hair. I know that if I am really hot - I just go soak my hair and I am kept cool. Yeah, I know these things, kinda....which side of my neck???? I just sent DD to the shower, and then I'll get wet again. We'll be fine....I just whine...a LOT!!!!

Sorry about your headache and the adjustment to the glasses. I've yet to have success with the no-liine tri-focals.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 11:41

You sit on the strap part across the middle and lean back against the U part. Or you can lay forward on it and rest your chest on the U part.
And you prefer...????? I'm guessing on your back.

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:41

(((Chiska's eyes/headache)))

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 11:44

And you prefer...????? I'm guessing on your back.

I usually lay on my chest and walk it out to the deeper water, then turn over and lean back. It's hard to explain, but if you could see it in person, you'd understand.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 12:08

Sorry. Distracted.

Ya know, chocolate at these temps is MELTY on your mouth YUMMY!!!!

emmsma

07-07-2012, 12:09

Bone weary tired. Today was madness. We worked straight through til 5. :(

Manager ordered pizza which we ate as we worked.

I don't want to go back tomorrow. We are already solidly booked. I don't know where we will put all the extra calls that we will get tomorrow.

emmsma

07-07-2012, 12:11

Oh! Recieved my train deck today! Thanks QoD!

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 12:14

I don't want to go back tomorrow. We are already solidly booked. I don't know where we will put all the extra calls that we will get tomorrow.
Oh Sweety.....just try to chillaxe......I'm out soon but....damn....ya need (((Emmsma)))

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 12:15

Oh! Recieved my train deck today! Thanks QoD!Which was?????

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 12:16

(((emmsma))) Sounds like you had a hel* of a day. And will again tomorrow!

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 12:18

Well ladies, I'm going to say Good Night. I'm beat.

emmsma

07-07-2012, 12:18

Which was?????

Oracle of Shadows and Light. Love those Cupie Doll gals. :D

emmsma

07-07-2012, 12:19

Sleep well, Blue.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 12:34

Oracle of Shadows and Light. Love those Cupie Doll gals. :DOh yeah......

and i'm off for a bit as well~~~~~~~~

Queen of Disks

07-07-2012, 12:38

Oh! Recieved my train deck today! Thanks QoD!

You are welcome!! :heart:

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 15:49

Home now. My shift was from 6-10, but I didn't get home until almost eleven.

Queen of Disks

07-07-2012, 15:58

bedtime, goodnight!

NorthernTigress

07-07-2012, 16:09

Tomorrow I get to be a wedding guest, so I suppose I should be a good girl and go to bed.

Jesii

07-07-2012, 17:16

Morning everyone, anyone still awake?

EllieP

07-07-2012, 17:17

Hey NT - if you pop in before you go 'tomorrow' (your time), here's wishing you a great day at the wedding. Be a happy guest!

Morning all Brits, and hello to anyone still lurking here in the corners.

I have a list of things to complete today but will pop in for the odd drink from time to time - well, not 'odd', preferably something stimulating to keep me going :D

EllieP

07-07-2012, 17:18

Hi Jesii - we cross posted! How's you? It's clearer here so it makes me feel more awake. I mean, I can see past the end of the garden. No Tolkein-like mist today!

Jesii

07-07-2012, 17:27

Hi Jesii - we cross posted! How's you? It's clearer here so it makes me feel more awake. I mean, I can see past the end of the garden. No Tolkein-like mist today!

Hello Ellie! I'm pretty good, just trying not to wake my friend (who is sleeping on my floor) up, and considering getting breakfast sometime soon! It's raining here, has been all night, and apparently it has been raining in the Midlands too, will have to call PW and see if they are okay! But I wake up pretty quick, and waking up to rain (or the sound of rain) always means I'm wide awake, and talk a lot :laugh:

Est

07-07-2012, 17:30

Hi EllieP and Jesii :)

NT, enjoy the wedding :)

(((((Chiska's eyes))))) Those new glasses sound like a hindrance rather than a help right now. Fingers crossed for you that your eyes adjust and the glasses start HELPING!

(((((emmsma))))) Sorry to hear you've had such a rubbish day. Hope tomorrow is easier - or at least, bearable.

yira, Stormy, Mell (the Pub chocaholics :P )... I haz proper American Oreos :D My friend brought me back 2 packets from her work trip to Indianapolis. (Yours are vegan... ours have milk powder added :( ) OH is going to make me an Oreos 'milk'shake this weekend! Yay! :party:

Busy weekend ahead *rolls up sleeves* *heads off for breakfast*

EllieP

07-07-2012, 17:31

It rained heavily all night here too - water will go brown today (we have a spring!) - but i shalln't paddle in the garden, just enjoy seeing some light :)

Hope PW is okay and, er *lowers voice wickedly* still hoping to meet you in Oxford })

EllieP

07-07-2012, 17:35

Hi Est *she calls to disappearing back*
Nice about the Oreos.
See you around. Brekkies calls for me too.

Jesii

07-07-2012, 17:35

Hello Est!

It rained heavily all night here too - water will go brown today (we have a spring!) - but i shalln't paddle in the garden, just enjoy seeing some light :)

Hope PW is okay and, er *lowers voice wickedly* still hoping to meet you in Oxford })

You have a spring? Wow, envious? Pictures?

Hehe, was that a hint? *gasp* I am thinking I will make it, I'm free that weekend anyway...... :p

Est

07-07-2012, 18:41

Hehe, was that a hint? *gasp* I am thinking I will make it, I'm free that weekend anyway...... :p

:party: :party:

It wouldn't be complete without the WHOLE gang there... a_shikhs can't make it sadly, but still, the more the merrier! :*

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 18:46

Yay - home again! Got up late this morning; both of us slept and slept. I think we both relaxed completely. Popped out to Sainsbury's and now it's time for breakfast. Both dogs stared at the soggy ground and pouring rain and more or less said "you are joking, right?" to the offer of a walk ....

I shall do a long row later - 25,000m and then after my shower I can watch the ladies final. Nice day coming up, hopefully :)

Est

07-07-2012, 18:50

Morning Wu! I need to do the supermarket too :( Rain has stopped here for a bit. A most unfamiliar situation! Enjoy your row :)

Jesii

07-07-2012, 18:54

:party: :party:

It wouldn't be complete without the WHOLE gang there... a_shikhs can't make it sadly, but still, the more the merrier! :*

I'll see what I can do :P

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 18:56

It belted down here all night. We had one of the warnings for heavy rain and it certainly was that alright!

Mind you, considering it's usually a bit busy by 9.00 a.m. Sainsbury's was lovely and quiet :D

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 18:57

Morning Jesii - what's for breakfast?

Jesii

07-07-2012, 19:05

Morning Jesii - what's for breakfast?

Tea and buttered toast :D

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 19:14

I'm very fond of butter .... and tea and 'cos I am rowing I am allowed 2 slices of toast.....

Est

07-07-2012, 19:15

Me too! (4 slices of toast :( *guilt* )

Wu, I usually go to Sainsburys but I just found that Tesco stocks a lemon dairy free cheesecake and I MUST HAVE IT! Now debating whether to go to both or make the OH go to Tesco for me :D

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 19:17

Fair's fair - you do Sainsbury's and he goes to Tesco and just has to get a couple of cheesecakes (after all, there might be others in the range ....)

You did know that the Fry's chocolate creme stuff is vegan? Or it was in the book from the Vegan Society a few years ago - they might have changed the innards, I suppose. (Used to be vegan)

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 19:20

Jesii

07-07-2012, 19:22

I'm very fond of butter .... and tea and 'cos I am rowing I am allowed 2 slices of toast.....

I just like my toast in two's :party:

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 19:23

G'morning all :) Just about off to work here -- a bit of a headache though. Bummer...bad to *start* with a headache.. lol Hopefully the ibuprofen will kick in though.

I'm really am over this heat spell...I think cooler weather should come now :P

(((Yira))) - hope the headache passes before work makes it worse!

You guys have Weather, not weather. Nothing by halves for you!!

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 19:25

Hehe, that is true!

I hope today goes as fast as yesterday. I really like it when I'm just flat-out busy. It makes the time fly, where a dull day takes eons to get through... :D

Elaina is coming by for a bit after work today and I want it here NOW! :party:

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 19:27

Oh super! That'll be lovely for you :)

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 19:28

Maybe I'll get new pics of her. Some days she's just absolutely not in the mood though...although she's a ham, I guess she has off days too :P

yirabeth

07-07-2012, 19:33

And now I'm off! See you all later :)

Est

07-07-2012, 19:33

Hope your day goes fast yira!

You did know that the Fry's chocolate creme stuff is vegan? Or it was in the book from the Vegan Society a few years ago - they might have changed the innards, I suppose. (Used to be vegan)

Yup! The orange is BEST!!! Then peppermint, then plain. I've conducted extensive taste tests so I can be sure on this important point! :D

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 19:40

Heh - should have known :D

Brekkie was yummy. Now to let it settle for a while then I can go rowing :)

Rhinemaiden

07-07-2012, 19:52

>>>>>-------:) morning, all! :D Sounds like it's a soggy day across the pond... I happen to like rainy weekend days, good excuse to stay inside and putter and read! :D

it's a lovely morning in the tropics, sun just coming up, seas are choppy, I hear the birds chirping outside my windows... it's a comfortable 84F inside and out. Looking at tropical update on TWC... clear skies... whew.

Looking forward to a sloth weekend... a flea market or two, and the rest for lounging about watching telly and reading. And planting a pot a basil...

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 19:57

Morning RM - I don't mind the rain provided I don't have to wander round in it in the wrong clothes. I want wellies and a jacket on and then I'm fine. Soggy feet and I'm an unhappy Wu :laugh:

Rhinemaiden

07-07-2012, 20:02

Morning RM - I don't mind the rain provided I don't have to wander round in it in the wrong clothes. I want wellies and a jacket on and then I'm fine. Soggy feet and I'm an unhappy Wu :laugh:

Hi Wendy! :D Oh, I hear you on soggy feet... especially soggy COLD wet feet! I don't have wellies, but I do have Crocs and they are great warm weather/wet weather shoes...

http://www.crocs.com/home/homepage,default,pg.html?adid=google_ppc_0_Footwea r-BrandedTerms_Brand&gclid=CI_t9vumh7ECFQHDtgod32ticg

I have 2 pairs... a lime green pair that lives in my kitchen, and a light blue pair that lives in my office... oh yes, a 3rd pair (knockoffs... pink/orange tiedye pattern) in the back of my car. I think I've got the bases covered!

I've always wanted wellies! what color are yours???
-----------------------------
water sport article you might find interesting...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303561504577494682229602166.html?m od=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_6

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 20:04

I have one pair that are pink swirls on a grey background (getting a bit old and beaten up now) and one pair that is a ditzy floral print and very pretty :)

I have saved your links for later - thanks!

Meantime - gone rowing - back in several hours......

Rhinemaiden

07-07-2012, 20:05

I have one pair that are pink swirls on a grey background (getting a bit old and beaten up now) and one pair that is a ditzy floral print and very pretty :)

oh, cool! Love those!!! Great wet weather boots!!! YOU chose wisely. :thumbsup:

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 20:37

Rhinemaiden

07-07-2012, 20:43

Good Morning! It's a tiny bit cooler and cloudy with a breeze, maybe we'll get a little rain. We need it. The heat wave is over for now, low 80's forecast for the next several days and it'll feel good!

Puttering around in my gardens, a little work in my bedroom, and a visit to the little farmer's market are the plans for today.

Hi Blue!! I'm watering my airplants as we speak...a weekly bath in a basin of water.

How's your garden going? Any harvesting yet???

I just found this amazing jewelry site....

http://www.holstandlee.com/collections/spring-summer-2012/

PathWalker

07-07-2012, 20:49

http://gloriousthings.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/wb4-classic-green-long-wellies1.jpg

Rhinemaiden

07-07-2012, 20:53

http://gloriousthings.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/wb4-classic-green-long-wellies1.jpg

Hi PW!!! those your wellies??? ;)

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 20:58

Wow! Those necklaces are cool, mostly woven cord and beads! Very 'tribal' and big! :D

I've been clipping herbs, but that's about it so far. I've got a couple hot peppers that I need to snip off and dry, and some chive flowers that need cut off and deseeded.

Did I see you're planting some more basil? :D

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 20:59

*waves* to PW! You've got alot of rain right now too, don't you?

PathWalker

07-07-2012, 21:02

And a tatty old holey one of these - very 'country' here :)

http://www.johnforsey-countrywear.com/Images/Clothing/Barbour/bar_jkt_cotton_beaufort.gif

And yes, frankly, it's pissing it down; one day in the last 10 where it was dry :(
Silverstone GrandPrix this weekend, and they are turning folks away in cars because the car parks are too waterlogged to use.

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 21:12

That's as depressing as the relentless heat. Any dry days in your forecast?
We could really use the rain here, and you can't get a break from it!

PathWalker

07-07-2012, 21:23

[QUOTE=BlueDragonfly;3197596 Any dry days in your forecast?
[/QUOTE]

On Monday, it mght only rain in the afternoon. The rest of the ten day forecast, it will likely rain every day.

You'd be welcome to some if I could 'spell' it your way :)

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 21:27

It would be greatly appreciated! There's not much in the way of rain over the next week or so, in our forecast. Our fire danger levels are extreme and will remain so for awhile. That scares me. And no campfire breakfasts for me. :(

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 23:32

The postman came :).

I finally have a book from Australia!! It came airmail posted on 3rd July together with a brand new Baba bag. I won't use the bag (too fancy for my taste) so I'll save it for the next Train.

Ellie & Est - you have pm :heart:

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 23:34

G'Morning~~~~

I managed to sleep in after kicking the cats out, and the fans...that we got from WALGREENS!!!...work just fine :D

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 23:36

Morning Stormy :)

I'm about as happy a Wu as a Wu could possibly be today :laugh:.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 23:39

Morning Stormy :)

I'm about as happy a Wu as a Wu could possibly be today :laugh:.This is good to hear! :heart: Have you done rowing?

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 23:41

G'Morning Stormy! Glad the fans worked so well. I'm outside, the air/temp is sooooo much better today!

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 23:42

Morning Stormy :)

I'm about as happy a Wu as a Wu could possibly be today :laugh:.

Hiya Wu! What are you up to?

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 23:44

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 23:46

G'Morning Stormy! Glad the fans worked so well. I'm outside, the air/temp is sooooo much better today!Yeah, I am EAGERLY awaiting the passage of that cold front here. Looks like early this evening at this point, and then we'll get a break.

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 23:47

Ah! I missed this post. That explains it! Enjoy!I missed it too!!! So much for my catching up skills :rolleyes:

!!! YAY !!! for WU!!!!

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 23:48

I am suddenly intrigued by the coming Mercury Rx July 14th - August 7th. So, I'm doing some reading/research. I think it's a central puzzle piece for my current lack of focus/direction.

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 23:49

Yep - done rowing - 25,000m and showered, hair washed and sat on sofa with the ladies final on. Serena looks like a sure fire winner at the moment!

Wendywu

07-07-2012, 23:53

And today when I logged my metres rowed I went over 4 million lifetime metres and get a pressie from Concept. I am having a towel this time :). Next time I will get one of their very nice T shirts but you only get them for 1 million, 5, 10 and so on. The in between millions get a water bottle, a mug or a towel :)

emmsma

07-07-2012, 23:54

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 23:56

:bugeyed: That's alot of meters! How long will it take for the next million?

eta- Oh! And Congrats on the accomplishment! :D

BlueDragonfly

07-07-2012, 23:57

G'Morning emmsma! What's your schedule today? Did you rest well?

Stormdancer

07-07-2012, 23:58

I am suddenly intrigued by the coming Mercury Rx July 14th - August 7th. So, I'm doing some reading/research. I think it's a central puzzle piece for my current lack of focus/direction.Well then I'm perpetually Rx :laugh:

Est

07-07-2012, 23:58

Congrats Wu! LOTS of metres :bugeyed: and you eat HALF the toast that I do :| WELL DONE!! :party:

Jesii

07-07-2012, 23:59

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:00

G'Morning Emmsma~~~

Yep - done rowing - 25,000m and showered, hair washed and sat on sofa with the ladies final on. Serena looks like a sure fire winner at the moment!Yeah, the match looks to be a blow out...not what I'd hoped for...LOL

And today when I logged my metres rowed I went over 4 million lifetime metres and get a pressie from Concept. I am having a towel this time :). What a wonderful accomplishment, Wu!!!

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 00:00

Well then I'm perpetually Rx :laugh:
:laugh: Well, it's a little more complex than that......but you may have a point! ;)

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 00:00

Hi Est, Jesii!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:02

Hiya Jesii & Est~~~

I'm slowly waking up.

Congrats Wu! LOTS of metres :bugeyed: and you eat HALF the toast that I do :| :laugh:

Jesii

08-07-2012, 00:07

Hiya BD and Stormy

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:15

Hiya BD and Stormy
Hiya Buttercup~~~

What's the plan for the day?

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 00:15

What are you up to today, Jesii?

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 00:16

Est, are you just popping in and out, or are you invisible? What're you up to?

Jesii

08-07-2012, 00:18

Hiya Buttercup~~~

What's the plan for the day?

What are you up to today, Jesii?

Basically - lazy day! Watch some movies, eat lots of toast and generally a PJ day :D so exciting huh! LOL

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 00:22

What's up with all the toast? Everyone's eating toast, you , Wu, Est...... It gets me wanting to make toast and I don't have any good bread. :( I do need to go to the grocery store, I'll have to put it on my list.....OH and the farmer's market. It's a bit early for much good summer produce, local tomatoes and such. but maybe some goat cheese......

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 00:29

This is totally weird. I've lost my insulin pen. It's not desperate because I have a spare, and the needles are separate and attached when required, but where the hell did I put it? I've used the spare to cover for lunch, but this is soooo strange! I used it last night.....

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 00:37

Well, I've picked a dress for the wedding. I have discovered that I only own two dresses that don't have any black in them. :laugh: I am assuming that wearing black to a wedding is a bad idea. Regardless, wearing black in July IS a bad idea.

Now I must decide what to do with my hair, and what, if anything, to do about make-up.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:38

What's up with all the toast? Everyone's eating toast, you , Wu, Est......I know, right? :laugh:

This is totally weird. I've lost my insulin pen. It's not desperate because I have a spare, and the needles are separate and attached when required, but where the hell did I put it? I've used the spare to cover for lunch, but this is soooo strange! I used it last night.....Well, it's gotta be around somewhere. Pull a card...LOL

EllieP

08-07-2012, 00:38

That's a fantastic achiement, Wu. I'm also glad the book finally came.

I didn't watch the tennis as I knew it would be a walkover. I worked instead *polishes halo feverishly*

No toast for me but I ate a large lunch and am now sleepy. Did three loads of washing and then the ironing. First drying day we've had.

Hugs to all you heatwaved peeps. I really feel for you. Happy mediums are best. Lol happy mediums sounds like fortune tellers and happy media sounds like films. Can't win. Must sleep...

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 00:40

No toast for me. We are completely out of bread here.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:40

Hugs to all you heatwaved peeps. I really feel for you. Happy mediums are best. Lol happy mediums sounds like fortune tellers and happy media sounds like films. Can't win. Must sleep...Wow :bugeyed: That must have been some kinda special lunch...LOL

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 00:43

Wow :bugeyed: That must have been some kinda special lunch...LOL

:laugh:

Yeah - all pull a card and tell me where I left my insulin pen please? It's green, and I'm fond of it....

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 00:44

BTW, Good Morning. :laugh:

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 00:45

BTW, Good Morning. :laugh:

Good morning. And whose wedding are we going to? I have dresses :)

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 00:48

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 00:49

Good morning. And whose wedding are we going to? I have dresses :)

The daughter of my Wonderful (ex)Boss. Whom I haven't seen since MY wedding.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:53

G'Morning NT~~~

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 00:55

The daughter of my Wonderful (ex)Boss. Whom I haven't seen since MY wedding.

Oh lovely. That sounds like it should be a good one - when is it?

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 00:57

:laugh:

Yeah - all pull a card and tell me where I left my insulin pen please? It's green, and I'm fond of it....XVII The Star from the All Hallows...

She's holding a red bowl of water. It almost looks like she's scrying.

There's a raven or a crow flying to her.

Autumn leaves.

She's sitting on green grass.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 01:03

Oh lovely. That sounds like it should be a good one - when is it?

Two o'clock. It's 9am now.

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 01:14

XVII The Star from the All Hallows...

She's holding a red bowl of water. It almost looks like she's scrying.

There's a raven or a crow flying to her.

Autumn leaves.

She's sitting on green grass.

Hmm. Sitting room or kitchen then. Sitting room is autumn shades, kitchen is kinda green. Bowls of water is kitcheny too....

I'll check out there!

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 01:24

Found it. Sitting room, tucked right down the very back of the sofa - waaaay out of sight. Which is terracotta coloured.....

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 01:26

Two o'clock. It's 9am now.

Well if you know what you're wearing, you're golden really - just a question of dressing and going :)

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 01:27

Found it. Sitting room, tucked right down the very back of the sofa - waaaay out of sight. Which is terracotta coloured.....LOL, I was hoping the sofa was green :laugh:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 01:27

Well if you know what you're wearing, you're golden really - just a question of dressing and going :)I was gonna ask about shoes :laugh:

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 01:32

LOL, I was hoping the sofa was green :laugh:

It's autumn leaves coloured :)

Oh yeah - shoes!! NT - you haz shoes that go with????

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 01:34

Oh yeah - shoes!! NT - you haz shoes that go with????And she thought she was done...LOL

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 02:01

hello, 2am here, and past my bedtime :)

the tennis wasn't a complete walkover, it got quite exciting in the second set, stormy, and went to three sets. but yeah, serena won. again. boring. tomorrow will be much more fun to watch :)

congrats wu, on the rowing :party:

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:03

Anyone still here? I need an opinion or two.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 02:05

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 02:08

Anyone still here? I need an opinion or two.About what?

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:12

About what?

Photo

I'm prepping for a wedding.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 02:14

Photo

I'm prepping for a wedding.I know. Is there a 2nd photo coming with another dress? Why did I think you were deciding between 2?

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:17

I know. Is there a 2nd photo coming with another dress? Why did I think you were deciding between 2?

No, the dress is already decided. It's the whole package I am worried about. As Wendy said, shoes, etc.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:19

I also have grey shoes, but they wouldn't tie in with the hat. And there's gotta be a hat with this gal. :cool2:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 02:20

No, the dress is already decided. It's the whole package I am worried about. As Wendy said, shoes, etc.Ah, gotcha. I like the dress but i'm not sure about the socks. The belt is lovely. You'll sort it all out.

My tummy's kinda queasy. :( I'm eating grapes hoping that settles it.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 02:21

I also have grey shoes, but they wouldn't tie in with the hat. And there's gotta be a hat with this gal. :cool2:The grey shoes might go better with the dress, but I really don't know much about this stuff.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:21

All my hosery got tossed in the last bedroom purge. So unless I go shopping, socks is all I got.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:22

Ah, gotcha. I like the dress but i'm not sure about the socks. The belt is lovely. You'll sort it all out.

My tummy's kinda queasy. :( I'm eating grapes hoping that settles it.

Ginger or Mint for unhappy tummies.

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 02:24

I think the shoes are OK, but don't really like the socks. Have you time to nip out and get some pantyhose?

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:26

Shoes!

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 02:27

I think the shoes are OK, but don't really like the socks. Have you time to nip out and get some pantyhose?

Yeah, I may do that. We need to grab a pretty bag for the wedding gift anyway.

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 02:28

Shoes - with that dress, gotta be the grey ones!!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 02:31

Shoes - with that dress, gotta be the grey ones!!Definitely!

PathWalker

08-07-2012, 03:23

Hello :)
Oh, that's it......

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 03:27

Hello :)
Oh, that's it......

Really? How's Mr PW?

PathWalker

08-07-2012, 03:33

He's okay thank you, although going to bed too late for a week or so, and fell asleep in the middle of the afternoon listening to the cricket!

I had his bug, but I'm better now too - we're just fed up with rain. I know it's roasting where you are - so you have my sympathy with that too.

Silverston Grand Prix tomorrow though, so somehting (other than bl**dy Andy Murray) to look forward to.

'Scuse me - parrot shrieking downstairs....

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 03:34

I had his bug, but I'm better now too - we're just fed up with rain. I know it's roasting where you are - so you have my sympathy with that too.I'm glad your getting over the bug, and I KNOW it's been miserable with the rain. It would be nice to have a BALANCE!!!

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 03:42

Queen size panty hose is a lie! I found a pair of grey hose, but it won't get past my "Earth Mother" hips. So I had to settle for the beige knee-highs.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 03:43

Queen size panty hose is a lie! I found a pair of grey hose, but it won't get past my "Earth Mother" hips. So I had to settle for the beige knee-highs.I was gonna suggest those anyway. LOTS cooler.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 03:44

I was gonna suggest those anyway. LOTS cooler.

I know. But could I find GREY knee-highs? Noooooooooooo. :rolleyes:

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 03:47

Well, still better than socks :)

I love PW's avvie!! Very appropriate :laugh:

PathWalker

08-07-2012, 03:48

Iread you were going to a wedding - I hope you have a super time!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 04:00

I love PW's avvie!! Very appropriate :laugh:Yeah, LOL!!! Sorry for that :(

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 04:10

Okay, about an hour until I go to the wedding. At least we've got a ride there. Only minor issue is the black purse. I'm not much of a "purse" person, so I don't have much of a selection.

Okay. Purse problem solved. Hubby put all my stuff into his camera bag.

kaleanna

08-07-2012, 04:33

peeks in,

Hi everyone, How is everyone???

I am okies, just been feeling of being in the lurking mode lately :/

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 04:41

Hi Kaley!

I'm getting ready to leave for a wedding. (Obviously not mine :laugh: )

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 04:42

I am okies, just been feeling of being in the lurking mode lately :/
Hi. :)

Lots of us have been pretty quiet. For me, it's the heat. DD & I are bored, but don't know where we want to go that does NOT involve DD shopping. LOL

kaleanna

08-07-2012, 04:53

Hi. :)

Lots of us have been pretty quiet. For me, it's the heat. DD & I are bored, but don't know where we want to go that does NOT involve DD shopping. LOL

I hear ya Stormy :). I am kinda bored myself even though there is stuff that I should do, or could do, I just don't wanna. And Can't believe that it is already july, Today when I was out there was already school supply stuff out. Uggggg can't believe that it will soon be time for them to go back to school, and for my lil one (possibly) to go to pre-k :O for half a day.

kaleanna

08-07-2012, 04:54

Hi Kaley!

I'm getting ready to leave for a wedding. (Obviously not mine :laugh: )

hiya NT,

Have fun.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 05:02

Maybe we'll go to Buffalo Wild Wings. I think they have some kind of trivia games there. I can kick her butt. })

Est

08-07-2012, 05:07

Hi everyone, hi Kale!

Blue, sorry, I am always invisible but ALSO, just to confuse things, always popping in and out... sorry! Today I vanished because we headed off to a wedding do. My brother in law (he's the OH's cousin but SO close they are like brothers, and if the OH and I ever got married... but ya know, after 12 yrs, the lack of a bit of paper isn't going to affect things... to me, he's my BIL) is dying of cancer that spread from his spine to his brain :( He's only 25 :( He and his long term gf got married on Thursday in the hospital chapel with just his parents, and today the hospital kindly let us all descend on the day room to wish them well. Technically he only has weeks left... but we're all praying for a miracle. It was great to see them. The hospital even provided balloons and a cake - how nice was that? They decided to marry on Monday, did the deed on Thursday, 'reception' today... and the whole thing cost £25 plus the registrar :D Now we just need the miracle!

NT, hope 'your' wedding is fab!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 05:08

School is a GOOD thing. Think of the YOU time you'll get!!!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 05:09

Now we just need the miracle!
Oh, (((Est & family))) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 05:11

Oh Est - how tragic, how sweet - how sad and hopeful.....

I will pray for the miracle :heart:

I remember a friend of mine did that. Her husband had cystic fibrosis. They married about a month before he died. They were 21. But that was a long time ago now.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 05:13

HEY!!! I think we may be below 90!!!! Maybe I'm just delirious.

***gonna go to a different site*** BRB

Est

08-07-2012, 05:16

(((Stormy and Wu))) thank you :heart:

TomTom

08-07-2012, 05:19

Good Day all.
I'm just peeking in :) It's sunny and warm today.
Computer class was funny yesterday - too much noise of people all talking at the time.
2 more instructors in there; it was confusing and I wasn't the only one who felt that way.
But still got something out of it. My neighboring student asked me too many questions and I was more busy with her than anything else :)

I was writing about the skeeters the other day. When I went yesterday morning w Brigid I had a heavier t-shirt on as well as a corduroy shirt. My back is just dotted w bumpy bite marks and so itchy. I don't know, these skeeters must have such a long and strong blood sucker - unbelievable. I guess, next time I have to cover myself in deet :mad:

Back to painting again and I'm getting tired of it.

Est

08-07-2012, 05:24

Hang in there TomTom... the painting WILL soon be done and then you can kick back and relax and enjoy your fresh new surroundings :) It will be worth it!

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 05:25

Hi TomTom :)

Sorry you got chomped by the skeeters - hopefully the bites aren't too itchy?

How long before the painting is all done do you think?

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 05:25

Hiya TomTom~~~~

And DD and I are off~~~~~

TomTom

08-07-2012, 05:27

Thanks Est :)
Sorry to read about your relative and I'm wishing for a miracle - HUGS :heart:

NT - have lots of fun at the wedding.

Leaving now and I wish you all a very nice Saturday :)

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 05:27

Have fun guys :)

TomTom

08-07-2012, 05:29

Hi TomTom :)

Sorry you got chomped by the skeeters - hopefully the bites aren't too itchy?

How long before the painting is all done do you think?

It depends very much on my back and the sciatic nerve pain and how much I can take of it.
Over all these years of pain, the threshold gets higher and higher :D

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 05:39

Well I do know what you mean, but I hope you get done quickly anyway!

Est

08-07-2012, 06:08

Thanks Est :)
Sorry to read about your relative and I'm wishing for a miracle - HUGS :heart:

Thank you TomTom :) x

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 06:15

Good grief! The Brit & the Dane won the Mens Doubles :party:

Est

08-07-2012, 06:15

*waves bye to everyone*
Need to walk the dog and watch some more episodes of Downton Abbey (catching up on season 2 at the moment) and then to bed :)

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 06:16

Bye Est - sleep sweet :heart:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 07:29

G'Night Est~~~~

And we're in the low 80's :party:

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 08:14

Ahh, I iz sooo tired...hehe I spent the afternoon dozing at my computer pretending I was playing on my computer. I wonder if I fooled Jack... *ponders*

No Elaina today; her momma stopped by my work after her work, saying she felt like doo-doo and was gonna go home. But felt bad about me not being able to see Elaina so brought her by to say hi before heading home. ♥ So I took a break, played a bit with Elaina, bought her some candy... :D

She'll stop by Monday instead :)

Krystal is good to me...I really appreciate that ♥

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 08:21

...hehe I spent the afternoon dozing at my computer pretending I was playing on my computer. I wonder if I fooled Jack... *ponders*ROTFLMAO...That just sounds SO uncomfortable. Exactly how do you do that?

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 08:23

Well...my chair is a high-backed chair...so mainly just leaning back and resting my head on the back of the chair..LOL I think at one point I folded my arms on the desk and rested my head on them. :rolleyes:

See, I was trying not to take a nap... :P But fell asleep accidentally. That's when it all gets really stupid...if I had been awake enough I would have just gone to the couch for a nap. :rolleyes:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 08:26

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 08:27

Nachos..nice n easy :P What're you having?

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 08:32

Nachos..nice n easy :P What're you having?Dunno. We've been jonesing for Totinos but haven't been able to use the oven. That may happen tonight :party: Although my tummy is kinda queasy...probably from the heat.

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 08:34

It's a lot cooler outside -- but you can't forget it's still hot..it's not in the 70's cool enough to do whatever :) Allow for extra water needed, taking breaks, etc still ♥

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 08:38

It's a lot cooler outside -- but you can't forget it's still hot..it's not in the 70's cool enough to do whatever :) Allow for extra water needed, taking breaks, etc still ♥Yeah, I've been doing all of that. Believe me, I have NOT overdone it...just about the opposite...LOL

I'm looking forward to opening up the windows tonight, and I KNOW the kitties are more than ready for some fresh air. I'll also run the dishwasher, and do laundry tomorrow.

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 08:41

It'll be nice to pull the covers up tonight♥ I'm sure I won't fall asleep that way..but that's one thing I don't mind a slight wakeup for in the middle of the night :P

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 08:54

Yeah, I needed the sheet last night with the fans on...LOL

DD just dyed her hair. It's now an interesting deep shade of red, with some lighter highlights where the bleached highlights were, and since she accidentally didn't apply the stuff evenly she's got a dark under layer. I know it sounds messy, but it actually looks great...LOL

DD looks like this :D

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 08:59

Can we haz a picshur?? :D

My hair is such a boring brown. It just keeps getting darker as I get older, which is...weird...*sigh* The lady who did my perm said she found a grouping of 4-5 white hairs though. Left side, kinda middle-side of the head. She said they looked like highlights til she got them wet..I can't find them though.

So does this count as starting to go gray?? :D

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 09:03

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 09:06

YAYY!! hehe

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 09:18

YAYY!! hehe

1st showing where the highlights were http://www.flickr.com/photos/9409765@N04/7523497800/in/photostream

2nd showing the dark under layer...which she's just seeing...and LOVING :love:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9409765@N04/7523492462/in/photostream

3rd side view http://www.flickr.com/photos/9409765@N04/7523487418/in/photostream

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 09:21

She is just such a beautiful girl...you've got to be all kinds of proud of her ♥ I agree, too, the hair looks fantastic!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 09:23

She is just such a beautiful girl...you've got to be all kinds of proud of her ♥ I agree, too, the hair looks fantastic!Yeah, she's drop dead gorgeous...AND....SHE haz TaTas...she never lets me forget. **sigh** :laugh:

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 09:25

LOL! Well I wasn't noticing that bit...just the hair..but I'll take your word for it!

Personally I think tatas are highly overrated. I could do without about 90% of mine just FINE.... :P

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 09:28

Personally I think tatas are highly overrated.
"I" wouldn't know. :rolleyes: "Mosquito bites" she just said. I'm reconsidering the sharing of the Totinos. :mad:

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 09:31

Haha, make her cook her own dinner.... http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo211/Yirabeth/pubsmileys/rollinsmiley.gif

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 09:38

Haha, make her cook her own dinner.... http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo211/Yirabeth/pubsmileys/rollinsmiley.gifThat sounds like a MOST excellent idea. She can cook them both!!!

And LET THERE BE FRESH AIR :D

Kitties both come to attention...LOL...BIRDS!!! We hear BIRDS!!!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 09:41

And I think we're gonna venture out to the fest for just a wee bit.

You'll probably be asleep soon, so G'Night~~~~~

unless you're awake when we get home. I don't plan on staying long...LOL

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 09:47

I'm planning an early night -- 8pm! :D So I'll see you tomorrow♥ have fun!

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 09:49

Hiya everybody!

I think I'll have to read back to see what the **** is going on... tatas, birds, mosquitos?

(((Stormy))) are you going for the Greenwood? You lucky girl!

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 09:51

Hi Wintergreen :)

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 09:58

Hi Yira - I heard you ate my bed last nite.

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 10:00

I did what?? :D

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 10:06

I did what?? :D

You ate my bed

http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/laughing/laughing-smiley-028.gif

LOL

I was feeling overheated and lousy when I popped in last nite, and said that I wished I could sleep in an ice cream sandwich. Stormy said no, because you were planning on eating that. I hope it was yummy!

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 10:08

Ohhh...ROFL! Yes, it was yummy! It was one of these :

https://www.brand-desktop.com/mars/icecream/images/multipacks_twix1.png

A nice yummy treat that isn't so huge I have to have extreme fits of guilt...LOL

yirabeth

08-07-2012, 10:11

Sorry to post yummy pics and then run..but I promised myself I'd sleep early tonight so I didn't fall asleep when I was supposed to be doing housework tomorrow after work...LOL

I'll see ya soon, Wintergreen! :)

emmsma

08-07-2012, 10:12

Oh that looks yummy but I'm afraid I have no room.

Today was not so busy at yesterday, but it was busy enough that a friend and I went out for beers after work. Hubby and boy picked me up and we stayed for dinner. Mexican place.

I am happy, buzzed and quite full.

Hows you-all.

Sorry for disappearing. I kinda looked up and Reallized I needed to be out the door.

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 10:14

Bye Yira - yummy indeed! I will have to go eat a frozen cupcake now.

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 10:55

Hi Em,

Sounds like you have your hands full at work - never a dull moment!

Does it bother your family that you have to work on the weekend?

emmsma

08-07-2012, 10:58

Not really. We aren't go-and-do people, so there isn't anything we'd be doing if I was home.

Hubby just worries if I don't get two days off together. Not being the most robust of women, I kinda need two days to recoup and restore for the week to come.

emmsma

08-07-2012, 11:02

And how are you today, WG? Day off for you?

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 11:10

I know what you mean about needing days off in a row!

I'm good today - much better than yesterday. The heat got to me and I just felt like a wilted petunia yesterday.

Today was day 3 of 4 work days in a row, but it's very quiet this summer for us. We had only a third of our “normal” number of clients. Our competition has been advertising like crazy, but our marketing department has done absolutely nothing so far, and I'm afraid that it will be too late when they do, as people plan their vacations in May and June, not July.

I hate to admit it tho, I prefer to not be so busy, as I am much less tired and achy at night. I may be getting too old for this. Everyone I work with is nearly 20 years younger than me!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:03

Home. Fest was FUN!!!! And the weather is just DIVINE!!!! :party:

OH....DD got CREEPED by a CREEPER :( I thought she knew him since he was all up in her space. WE need to work on our silent communications.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:06

Hiya! I'm just popping in for a quick visit before bedtime. bro is being a richard(no swearing allowed)head, and I've had enough, so I'm not staying up very late tonight......:rolleyes:

Two days off in a row? It's been a long time.......but in all fairness, some of my shifts aren't that hard or long. *shrugs*

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:09

emmsma

08-07-2012, 12:09

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:12

sorry about the creep.It's ok...she's a b*tch in training and doing VERY well...but we DO need to work on the eye communication....there was a massive FAIL there...LOL

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:15

Oh, lets not talk about being "old".....:laugh:

Hiya Stormy! Yeah it'd be a good idea to work out a signal of some sort with DD.

emmsma

08-07-2012, 12:22

Oh, lets not talk about being "old".....:laugh:

Hiya Stormy! Yeah it'd be a good idea to work out a signal of some sort with DD.

Sorry, not meaning old as in old, but too old to lift, say a 70 pound dog by my self.

I used to be able to and now I can't.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:23

Hiya Stormy! Yeah it'd be a good idea to work out a signal of some sort with DD.I DID keep looking at her,but I wasn't reading the eyes right...LOL. We're gonna practice tomorrow.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:24

Sorry, not meaning old as in old, but too old to lift, say a 70 pound dog by my self.

I used to be able to and now I can't.

Well now, see, I'm not as "effective" as I used to be, so I know exactly what you mean! :D

I had trouble with a 50 lb bag of dog food last week.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:27

Sorry, not meaning old as in old, but too old to lift, say a 70 pound dog by my self.

I used to be able to and now I can't.D*mn. You can't pick me up??? I am SO screwed.

Seriously, it's GOOD that you know your limits.

Chiska

08-07-2012, 12:27

I have been keeping up all day - but did I ever even say HELLO???

Good grief.

It was 84F today, but I kept the house pretty cool. That helps so much! I did gardening early and then hid in the house until my part of the deck came into shade.

I see that they are calling for some cool-down, but there are some bad storms coming for some :(

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:29

I have been keeping up all day - but did I ever even say HELLO???NOPE. Haven't seen you all day. How's the headache?

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 12:29

I feel much the same about work. I'm one of the old ladies. And I see myself unable to do things that I know I was able to (amost 20 years ago.) :(

Well, today I was hanging upside down, 30 feet in the air, trying to tighten a bolt on a zipline game with a 15 lb torquewrench, and it just hit me that perhaps I should not be doing this anymore. http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/confused/confused-smiley-027.gif
When I got down, the young cubs asked me if I was OK !?!?!?!?! (Probably because the old lady was swearing a lot while doing it)

As for dog-lifting, I know what you mean. I'm really afraid that someday one of my danes will bloat, and I won't be able to lift her to the car. We don't really have any neighbors to help. Something I wouldn't have worried about in years gone by.

((Stormy)) how did DD deal with the creepo?

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:33

Well, today I was hanging upside down, 30 feet in the air, trying to tighten a bolt on a zipline game with a 15 lb torquewrench, and it just hit me that perhaps I should not be doing this anymore. http://www.iconwild.com/smilies/confused/confused-smiley-027.gif

Now, even in my "prime" I wouldn't be up that high(or upsidedown), so you go girl! :thumbsup:

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:34

Hi Chiska! Are the storms near you?

Chiska

08-07-2012, 12:37

D*mn. You can't pick me up??? I am SO screwed.

Seriously, it's GOOD that you know your limits.

NOPE. Haven't seen you all day. How's the headache?

Off and on. I think it is now a combination of the glasses AND the prednisone. I got a headache after taking it this morning and then again this afternoon. Not a horrible one, but still a bit of a headache.

Still trying to find that "sweet spot" with the computer. I have it right now - just took a little adjustment of the glasses on my face. They narrowed my "mid range" area and it is taking some practise to get used to it. I have to move my head when i type now. :?

I saw the temp in Chicago was 94 - that sounds so nasty - especially when you consider that the humidity is horrendous.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:38

((Stormy)) how did DD deal with the creepo?Oh, just FINE.

"Can I have your number?"

"WELL, it's a new number and I don't remember..."

"So I'll just give you mine..."

"Yeah, but my phone is about to die...."

She's a pro....LOL

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 12:38

Hi Chiska, Blue Dragonfly,

I hope you are having better weather. Is it just me, or is this summer extra bizarre for weather in the US?

Chiska

08-07-2012, 12:40

Hi Chiska! Are the storms near you?

No storms near here. :) We are nice and sunny for the foreseeable future. It really doesn't do thunderstorms and stuff here. Rarely a boomer will go through, but nothing serious. Topography is wrong. We do get some seriously nasty wind storms in the fall and winter, though. No tornadoes though.

Are you cooling off up there?? I have almost decided that instead of going to any fancy tarot things, I will just save my money and come visit you and Yira in the spring or before it gets really hot. :D Are there cabins to rent around there?

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:41

They narrowed my "mid range" area and it is taking some practise to get used to it. I have to move my head when i type now. :?

I saw the temp in Chicago was 94 - that sounds so nasty - especially when you consider that the humidity is horrendous.I STILL just hate those graduated trifocals.

And Hon??? 94 is PEANUTS. That was the beginning of the cool down.

I haz opened windows now :party:

Chiska

08-07-2012, 12:43

Oh, just FINE.

"Can I have your number?"

"WELL, it's a new number and I don't remember..."

"So I'll just give you mine..."

"Yeah, but my phone is about to die...."

She's a pro....LOL

What did I miss?? Is this the current ex-creep or some other creep?

My response to "Can I have your number?" has been a very simple, "No." Coupled with a look of utter loathing and disgust. But then again, I also punched my first husband when we first met. :D He said I had him at, "touch me again and I will cut the valve stems out of your bike tires." Said he knew I was true to my word and would do it regardless of consequence.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:44

... I will just save my money and come visit you and Yira in the spring or before it gets really hot. :D Are there cabins to rent around there?Yes, there are, and you can fly into Chgo and we drive to them. OH YEAH....Autumn.....

emmsma

08-07-2012, 12:47

Oops. I keep wandering away. I've had a headache for 2 days now. Hoping to cleanse it away with a good night's sleep - one uninterrupted by an alarm. :D

Chiska, I do love hearing about you and your first hubby. Makes me smile, every time. :D

And i hope your body adjusts to the pred quickly, so you can get the benefits without all the side effects.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:48

My response to "Can I have your number?" has been a very simple, "No." Coupled with a look of utter loathing and disgust. But then again, I also punched my first husband when we first met. :D He said I had him at, "touch me again and I will cut the valve stems out of your bike tires." Said he knew I was true to my word and would do it regardless of consequence.I LOVE you. Just sayin'

No, just some random kid. I thought she knew him, but...well....missed communication...LOL

emmsma

08-07-2012, 12:48

And wow, WG. I could n't do your job even when I was a younger gal. :)

Good on ya!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:50

Is it just me, or is this summer extra bizarre for weather in the US?Actually, from Chgo point of view, Winter was odd as well.

Chiska

08-07-2012, 12:50

Chiska, I do love hearing about you and your first hubby. Makes me smile, every time. :D

And i hope your body adjusts to the pred quickly, so you can get the benefits without all the side effects.

Thanks, emmsma!! He was such a great guy. He would have been 76 this year. :bugeyed: I am grateful that he died quickly doing something that he enjoyed. He loved his job and he died doing it.

Luckily, it is just a 5 day burst for the asthma. Everybody says I will definitely feel a difference.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:51

And wow, WG. I could n't do your job even when I was a younger gal. :)

Good on ya!Yeah, I couldn't even figure out how to respond to that, aside from :bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:53

No storms near here. :) We are nice and sunny for the foreseeable future. It really doesn't do thunderstorms and stuff here. Rarely a boomer will go through, but nothing serious. Topography is wrong. We do get some seriously nasty wind storms in the fall and winter, though. No tornadoes though.

Are you cooling off up there?? I have almost decided that instead of going to any fancy tarot things, I will just save my money and come visit you and Yira in the spring or before it gets really hot. :D Are there cabins to rent around there?
We can find you something, I'm sure!

Our high was 86 today, and with the breeze and lower humidity it wasn't too bad at all. Tomorrow is even better, forecast at 82. Unfortunately, there's no rain in that forecast, so the fire danger is extreme for the foreseeable future. :(

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 12:56

Oh look
<-----it's my 3rd anniversary on AT :party: and I just passed 16,000 posts! :bugeyed:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 12:57

<-----it's my 3rd anniversary on AT :party: and I just passed 16,000 posts! :bugeyed:

Happy Anniversary, Blue~~~~

There's a tune but I suck at tunage.

emmsma

08-07-2012, 12:58

Happy Anninversary, Blue!

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:02

Happy ATiversary Blue!! :)

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 13:04

Thanks! And tomorrow it's 8 years I've been back in Michigan! Another good anniversary! :D

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:06

We can find you something, I'm sure!

Our high was 86 today, and with the breeze and lower humidity it wasn't too bad at all. Tomorrow is even better, forecast at 82. Unfortunately, there's no rain in that forecast, so the fire danger is extreme for the foreseeable future. :(

A little cabin or yurt with no electricity would be nice. :)

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 13:06

There's a tune but I suck at tunage.

That's okay, I wouldn't be able to hear it over the stereo......:rolleyes:

I think I'm going to rain on his parade and go to bed so that he has to turn it down or put on his headphones. }) So, Good Night All! (((PubmATes)))

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:16

Went to take a shower, just catching up!

(((Chiska))) That is the best first meeting story ever :)

(((Emmsma)) Go 'way headache, leave her alone!

(((Blue Dragonfly))) Happy anniversaries!

And wow, WG. I could n't do your job even when I was a younger gal. :)

I used to work in an office, in advertising, and when I was 39, I had a near-nervous-breakdown, so I quit. I spent a winter as a ski patroller, and I was asked if I would be interested in doing some first aid for the summer activities at the hill, and could I come in for some training? So on my 40th birthday, I show up, and it's this hard-core aerial rescue course that they'd enrolled me in without my knowing, with a bunch of 20-something lumberjack types. I was too scared to say boo. I didn't even know what ziplining was, nor did I know that we had one at our hill. So I somehow did everything they did, out of pure fear and pride. Never thought I could or would do anything like this. And now I'm in charge of the whole shebang (life is weird). Downside: my nails are a mess. Upside: its' ridiculously fun :)

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 13:23

And now I'm in charge of the whole shebang (life is weird). Downside: my nails are a mess. Upside: its' ridiculously fun :)Funny as hell. :laugh:

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:27

Funny as hell. :laugh:

That's not what I said when I went down a zipline for the first time and no one told me I should put my hair in a ponytail and a big chunk got ripped out because it got stuck in the pulley. Them stupid boys thought it was really funny.

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:27

Good Night Blue!

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:28

Life lesson: always keep an elastic handy. Ya just never know.

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:29

Good night BD!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 13:29

That's not what I said when I went down a zipline for the first time and no one told me I should put my hair in a ponytail and a big chunk got ripped out because it got stuck in the pulley. Them stupid boys thought it was really funny.This is NOT funny. :mad: Mountain boys can be SO mean.

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:32

I have updated my database again. :)

Had to add my spiffy new Pam B Lenormand and mark the Schiffer Kingdom Within as traded. Nobody was interested in my other decks, though. First train with no side trades! :bugeyed:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 13:37

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:38

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:40

Goodnight Stormy!
Have fun practicing secret signals with DD tomorrow :)

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:48

What was the cardstock like on the Kingdom Within? I very nearly went for that one.

It is the Schiffer deck so think "coasters." The card stock was quite formidable. I was gifted the 1st edition of the Kingdom Within and it has supple card stock and the cards are longer and narrower than the Schiffer version.

I wouldn't have traded it off except I got the nice older version. :)

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:50

And I didn't DO side trades this time around....LOL

I'm off~~~~~~~~~

I know! LOL I was hoping that a Hexery Thoth might show up on your list - that is why I waited for your station. But alas! However, the new Lenormand from vee is quite nice. It is now in my San Francisco box on my desk. The little tin box is just the right size for a Lenormand deck. I keep one handy - just in case....

Chiska

08-07-2012, 13:54

I gotta go ... eyes getting too tired.

Good night everybody. :)

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 13:56

hello :) not caught up, again...

That's not what I said when I went down a zipline for the first time and no one told me I should put my hair in a ponytail and a big chunk got ripped out because it got stuck in the pulley. Them stupid boys thought it was really funny.

:bugeyed:

Wintergreen

08-07-2012, 13:57

It is the Schiffer deck so think "coasters." The card stock was quite formidable. I was gifted the 1st edition of the Kingdom Within and it has supple card stock and the cards are longer and narrower than the Schiffer version.

I wouldn't have traded it off except I got the nice older version. :)

Funny thing how Schiffer does that. There's no reason for it, and it's more expensive. And that shiny lamination must cause them to have a lot of waste in their print run. Lucky you to get the other version :)

Well, it's goodnite for me. It's way past my bedtime.

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 13:59

it looks like i've scared everyone off.

goodnight chiska and wg.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 14:46

Oh look
<-----it's my 3rd anniversary on AT :party: and I just passed 16,000 posts! :bugeyed:

Oh wow! Today's my Join Day anniversary too. Four years for me. About a month after my (then) roommate gave me the Medieval Cats tarot for my birthday, I found AT. I never looked back.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 14:49

What did I miss?? Is this the current ex-creep or some other creep?

My response to "Can I have your number?" has been a very simple, "No." Coupled with a look of utter loathing and disgust. But then again, I also punched my first husband when we first met. :D He said I had him at, "touch me again and I will cut the valve stems out of your bike tires." Said he knew I was true to my word and would do it regardless of consequence.

Back when people actually asked me these things, my response to "will you give me your number?" was "Sure. It's 911."

(Cop's daughter, with an evil mind.)

Chiska

08-07-2012, 15:51

Hi Lute!!

I am up - just needed to get off the computer. Still having trouble finding a good position for reading and typing. I think I found it though!! It is difficult with a laptop because it is not in front of me properly like a monitor would be. At work, I have much less trouble.

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 16:27

Morning guys :)

Going to go out for a walk with himself and the dogs in a minute. Not a huge long walk, just a wander round the field; we'll all enjoy that.

EllieP

08-07-2012, 16:38

Morning all!
NT - I just read the last ten pages but haven't found out how the wedding went. Good??

Chiska - sorry about those glasses. I have a little dizzy trouble with just my reading ones and the 27" iMac - looking down and up and down, say to the keyboard, is odd because the glasses are narrow across-wards. Can't imagine using a pair like yours.

LOL at WG's job. Well, I wouldn't if I had to do it!

Wu - didn't himself tell you he has to be in Oxford on 21st - he could give you a lift to our meeting :D :D

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 16:49

Sorry. The wedding was lovely, a dignified Ismaili (Muslim) ceremony. After all my bemoaning of what shoes to wear, I discovered that one must be barefoot in Temple! Oops.

After the wedding, Hubby and I were invited/dragged to a Steampunk social event which was pretty fun too. Not much about it was particularly steampunkish, except for the fact that about half the people were wearing costumes. Mostly it was just a bunch of people in a restaurant, chatting and telling stories. And our friend desperately trying to get people to actually pre-pay for the "Leatherworking Basics" workshop that he had organized.

NorthernTigress

08-07-2012, 16:58

Well, it's one am, and it's time for me to crawl into my bed.

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 17:16

That was a nice wander - very refreshing. Next is brekkie and then rowing.

After that I have promised that I will help himself sort out the food shelves. He wants to ditch all the carby stuff he mustn't have any more because if he isn't going to eat it then it's just going to go to waste. We'll pass it on to his parents or James if it is something he'd eat or would prepare. If we get that done this week then next weekend we can think about maybe starting to prepare James's old room for re-decoration. Gotta nip up to the loft and see what we have and don't have that we'll need.

Flaxen

08-07-2012, 18:04

Morning to anyone still lurking. :)

Stormy, your DD's hair is a gorgeous colour - makes me so tempted to dye mine.

Wu, it is a sensible option to ditch the stuff you can't eat any more. We did exactly the same when we went on our health kick. It just helps the motivation so much to know that temptation isn't lurking in the cupboards. :)

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 18:12

Yes! When James was here we had all sorts of things that I couldn't eat and himself really shouldn't. We sent most of it with him to the new house but there are still shelves of things to go through. Himself has an over-buying problem when it comes to food. I feel sure he must have been starved in several previous existences because he buys food as if there is never ever going to be any in Sainsbury's after today :rolleyes:.

Hopefully we are finally going to get the stocks down to manageable levels and might even keep them there for a few weeks :D

Flaxen

08-07-2012, 18:39

I feel sure he must have been starved in several previous existences because he buys food as if there is never ever going to be any in Sainsbury's after today :rolleyes:.

Hopefully we are finally going to get the stocks down to manageable levels and might even keep them there for a few weeks :D

:D My OH is the same, he tends to buy far too much food which we struggle to eat.

Jesii

08-07-2012, 18:43

Morning *waves*

Flaxen

08-07-2012, 19:00

Morning!

I'm flitting in and out while I do some jobs...

Jesii

08-07-2012, 19:02

Howdy Flaxen, i'm considering breakfast at the moment!

Flaxen

08-07-2012, 19:19

Howdy Flaxen, i'm considering breakfast at the moment!

Breakfast! Oh...the life of a student :D

Est

08-07-2012, 19:24

Morning all :)

NT, sounds like a very nice wedding!

Chiska and emmsma, hope the headaches go quickly.

BLUE!! Happy AT-versary! :party:

WG, I agree, that WAS NOT nice of those guys to laugh about your hair :( Sounds horrible and painful :(

yira, 4-5 grey hairs? Pah! I had that at 17 and am now (age 35) about 80% grey! :P You're lucky! :*

Just munchin toast and a mug of tea... got a reading to do today but trying to keep it 'Sunday lite' other than that :D

Jesii

08-07-2012, 19:27

Breakfast! Oh...the life of a student :D

Haha, well its a case of 'what is edible and can be made out of x ingredients?' :laugh:

Flaxen

08-07-2012, 19:38

Morning Est,

Well, one advantage of having fair hair is that the grey is much more easily hidden.

I did find a thick pure white hair the other day though - pulled it out pretty swiftly. :D Having said that, I'd love my hair to be a pure white as I reach my mature years.

Est

08-07-2012, 19:40

Maybe when I'm REALLY old, like... 96 or something? But not until then :D
Naturtint is my friend!

Flaxen

08-07-2012, 19:44

Maybe when I'm REALLY old, like... 96 or something? But not until then :D
Naturtint is my friend!

:) I've never dyed my hair...it might be time to start soon though if the grey starts to show. What are the naturtint dyes like?

Est

08-07-2012, 19:56

They're lovely! 100% grey coverage (I should know :( ) but with no ammonia, resorcinol or parabens so much better for our health and the environment. And they're not animal tested - gold star all round!
I use the permanent hair colourant - 3rd one down: http://www.naturesdream.co.uk/naturtint/

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 21:45

Good Morning! It's a lovely, cool 57 F(13.8 C) and sunny this morning! With a high of 81 F(27.2 C) for the day.......I love it! I'm going to play with my plants, some need repotted and all need fertilizer. And laundry.......as much as I can fit on the clothes lines. I'm way behind.

Gray hairs? Why yes I do have them.....lots of them. I'm about 80% gray, like you Est. I gave up coloring about 10-12 years ago. I couldn't afford a salon and long hair is such a PITA to color. I toy with the idea of coloring my hair again, and then I see someone with that telltale white "skunk-stripe" from waiting too long between colorings and change my mind. Chalk it up to laziness on my part. :laugh:

Wendywu

08-07-2012, 21:53

Both my parents went grey very late in life. In fact my mum never did and it looked most odd on a very old lady to have a full head of dark brown hair. At the moment I have a couple of grey hairs but that's all. The Vampire colours her hair ferociously with a very bright in-yer-face orangey colour but she loves it so that's all that matters.

I've had purple hair, pink, blue, orange - but I never coloured it any shade that occurs naturally :D

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 22:06

hello :)
Oh look
<-----it's my 3rd anniversary on AT :party: and I just passed 16,000 posts! :bugeyed:
congratulations, blue :party: :D

Both my parents went grey very late in life. In fact my mum never did and it looked most odd on a very old lady to have a full head of dark brown hair. At the moment I have a couple of grey hairs but that's all. The Vampire colours her hair ferociously with a very bright in-yer-face orangey colour but she loves it so that's all that matters.

I've had purple hair, pink, blue, orange - but I never coloured it any shade that occurs naturally :D

same here, when i was younger and had short hair, i dyed it orange and pink and purple and red and green. i found my first grey hair a few days before my mum died. i've got quite a few grey hairs now, but they sort of mingle with the blonde ones. it doesn't bother me.

my mum had black hair that went streaky white, eventually all white. she had a fabulous white wavy streak in the black, for a few years.

i'm looking forward to the tennis tonight. i've just been watching tonight's episode of downton abbey. it's so hard not googling to find out what happens, but i don't want to spoil it.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 22:06

Way to go Wu! :D

In my family it was either go premature gray or bald, so I'll take the gray! ;) My paternal grandfather and uncle both had/have full heads of beautiful silvery hair. My dad, mom's dad and brother......bald as cue balls! :bugeyed:
My natural color was/is(the few that are left) a dark brown, I'd get reddish highlights in the summer. So I went with auburn shades when I colored it. If I keep up with the purple(old ladies) shampoo to keep the yellow at bay, it doesn't look too bad.

Est

08-07-2012, 22:08

I'm lucky in one respect, that my hair is in a 'swept forward' style so I can go quite a long time between colourings (12 weeks + if I'm REALLY not in the mood!) and the roots are pretty much hidden. Mostly! :| I know what you mean though Blue... colouring hair is kinda tedious!

Wu, you're lucky!

I'm making cards again, 2 x dragon tent cards, a wolf tent card, a dolphin tent card and 4 x aperture cards. I told the shop I couldn't make their packaging after all (not enough time in my days... I need to prioritise the things that keep me happy and sane, like card making and chatting on here, though I phrased it much more tactfully to them!) and they seemed to take it okay. I did suggest a local packaging manufacturer who makes a perfect black box for selling their jewellery in, with foam insert and acetate lid - and only 29p/unit. I couldn't beat that! Hope they really are ok with me pulling out, but the relief at having done so tells me it was definitely the right thing to do. I don't want to make packaging. It's boring, it's time consuming and I'd get about 40p/hour profit maximum. No thanks!

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 22:12

Hi Lute! I never liked my natural color, so lightening it to cover the grays was a pleasure for me. I was about 10% gray by the time I was 20 and it really showed up.

The thing I really need to do is cut about 4 inches off the bottom. It's thin and broken, and I've got a bunch of new hairs growing that stick out all over the place.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 22:18

Those boxes sound just right, Est! And it was very nice of you to pass that information along to them. It sounds like your cards are selling well! :D

I need to get back into some crafty project of some sort, myself. Make some bags or necklaces or something. I miss being creative.

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 22:21

hi est, your cards sound interesting. i saw the cat one you posted a pic of ages ago, but the others sound good too. have you pics of them? i haven't been keeping up here lately.

my hair needs a trim too, blue. i just sometimes trim a bit myself, but i really need to go to a hairdresser. it's been a couple of years since i did. need to get to a dentist more urgently, so hair can wait.

my dad went as bald as a billiard ball,my little brother started going bald in his twenties, and the oompa is balding too. the men on mum's side of the family didn't go bald at all.
it's the oompa's birthday today. i was a nice sister and rang him to wish him a happy birthday.

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 22:27

I need to get back into some crafty project of some sort, myself. Make some bags or necklaces or something. I miss being creative.

me too :rolleyes:
i actually have almost finished a tarot bag today, except for the topstitching and cording. i'm going to really get stuck into some sewing tomorrow, and about time. i'm feeling very guilty about not having made bags for people...and i have some unfinished ones from a very long time ago.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 22:42

I've got one bag/case almost finished-for my Shadowscapes. I owe emmsma one, and just got a request for one from someone else, so yeah, I need to get my boxes of fabrics out and get going on them. :)

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 22:46

I'm up....kinda sorta have been since 2:30 or so :(

Gotta get coffee consumed before the tennis starts...LOL

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 22:52

I'm up....kinda sorta have been since 2:30 or so :(

Gotta get coffee consumed before the tennis starts...LOL

Awww...I'm sorry you had so much trouble sleeping. Can you take a nap later?
Here's a starter cup......

http://www.photographyblogger.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/coffee-cup4.jpg

Lutestring

08-07-2012, 22:53

hi stormy :) coffee, mmm, that sounds like a good idea, but i've just poured a glass of wine instead :laugh: . hope i don't fall asleep tonight, it might be a long match. i hope it will be a long match, looking forward to it.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 22:58

Awww...I'm sorry you had so much trouble sleeping. Can you take a nap later?
Here's a starter cup......Aw gee thanks :heart: The waking isn't really a problem...bathroom breaks :laugh:, but the kitties were annoying and I finally chased them out and closed the door. I also ate the whole totinos kinda late and had some heartburn from that. It'll be ok. The agenda is some laundry and a nap after tennis...LOL

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 23:07

... hope i don't fall asleep tonight, it might be a long match. i hope it will be a long match, looking forward to it.Do you think so? I'm kinda thinking short and sweet, but then I don't watch much. Usually just the finals.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 23:08

Well, you girls enjoy the tennis! Totine's late at night? Not a good idea.
I think Lute's glass of wine sounds good, too!

I think I've finally recuperated from the heat, I was soooo unenergetic yesterday. I'm sick of chugging water....don't get me wrong, I like water, just not gallons a day! And I need to get some bananas(potassium), I had a Charlie horse in my left calf this morning. Ouch!

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 23:13

I think I've finally recuperated from the heat, I was soooo unenergetic yesterday. I'm sick of chugging water....don't get me wrong, I like water, just not gallons a day! And I need to get some bananas(potassium), I had a Charlie horse in my left calf this morning. Ouch!Yeah, it was kinda draining, wasn't it? I think the fresh air is what made the kitties nuts...LOL

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 23:19

Yeah, it was kinda draining, wasn't it? I think the fresh air is what made the kitties nuts...LOL

Yeah, after canned air(A/C), that fresh stuff will get to ya! :laugh:

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 23:30

Yeah, after canned air(A/C), that fresh stuff will get to ya! :laugh:It DID!!! I woke up with swollen glands and nasal crap. It seems to be draining though as I wake up. Oh, probably TMI...sorry.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 23:38

It DID!!! I woke up with swollen glands and nasal crap. It seems to be draining though as I wake up. Oh, probably TMI...sorry.

Nope, I know what you mean. Although I wasn't in that much A/C, my nose has been running for the last 2 days, too. Maybe it's sun baked pollen or something! *nods wisely*

Or, in your situation, the A/C does take alot of moisture out of the air.

Stormdancer

08-07-2012, 23:46

Or, in your situation, the A/C does take alot of moisture out of the air.Yeah, this and the open windows let stuff in.

GAWD, I'm slow this morning.

BlueDragonfly

08-07-2012, 23:59

Its okay, it's Sunday, relax!

I'm just glad the holiday week is over. There were too many people in our neck of the woods!

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 00:01

Its okay, it's Sunday, relax!

I'm just glad the holiday week is over. There were too many people in our neck of the woods!Yeah, the tourist thing gets old fast, doesn't it? I'm sure the lake was probably a madhouse. It's good for the local economy though. I'm assuming they fish at the lake?

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 00:18

Fish, swim, boat, all good for the economy......

.....litter, create noise pollution.....occupy my favorite beach spot! They drive like they own the roads, cut in front of you at the grocery store and cause inflation that the locals have to live with.......flatlander go home! *exhales*

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 00:21

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 00:29

:bugeyed:

When does the season start to wind down?

Labor Day weekend. The trick is to enjoy summer activities during the early part of the week, when the crowds are thinner.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 01:00

Labor Day weekend. The trick is to enjoy summer activities during the early part of the week, when the crowds are thinner.That makes sense. I'm not thinking clearly...LOL

Sorry to disappear. EiE called :rolleyes: He's STILL yammering at me to get him a smart phone. This "kid" just does NOT get it!

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 01:10

I was off playing online games anyway.

Is he doing any better or no?
Wish I could afford a smartphone. But the deposit and contract attached to it would be too expensive.

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 01:11

I'm going to get the laundry going and garden work.....I'll be back in a while.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 01:13

Is he doing any better or no? Honestly, I don't know. It's hard to tell from talking to him, and Dex isn't all that up on the game, so to speak. It sounds like EiE is into some kind of scheming, but I don't know what. He DID say that he's been doing some landscaping here and there, so that's a good thing! His sense of entitlement is always so discouraging, though. Ah well, he's 21 now.

emmsma

09-07-2012, 01:25

Hello ladies! I slept 12 hours! Musta needed it, huh?

HOws the day going?

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 01:27

Hello ladies! I slept 12 hours! Musta needed it, huh?!!! WOW !!! That's great Emmsma!!!

I'm slowly perking up. I just dashed to the shower since the tennis is on rain delay, and I'm getting together laundry now.

My mind isn't going so....er....uh....not keeping up...LOL

Est

09-07-2012, 01:27

Aaaagghhh, missed everyone! Nearly done the cards... then just boxes for 4 of them (aperture cards). That's my day all gone - thanks goodness I DID turn down the packaging!!!

I need to get back into some crafty project of some sort, myself. Make some bags or necklaces or something. I miss being creative.

Do it! I find it very de-stressing and a nice change from my day job :)

hi est, your cards sound interesting. i saw the cat one you posted a pic of ages ago, but the others sound good too. have you pics of them? i haven't been keeping up here lately.

I'm not great at remembering to take photos :| but here are a few:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Handmade%20cards/

(I hope that link works...!)

Edit: No I haven't missed everyone! Hi emmsma and Stormy! I was typing too slowly!

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 01:31

Good Morning.

I slept last night. At least I think I slept. Anyway, I lay down on the bed in the overheated bedroom, and time passed. I am now awake. According to the Weather Network website, it's 23C right now (at 9:30am) outside. According to the machine on the wall, it's 30C inside this apartment. That's with the overhead fan and the electric floor fan both running.

Lutestring

09-07-2012, 01:45

hello, i'm trying to stay awake during the tennis rain delay :rolleyes:
have put the kettle on, making coffee, but kitty thinks it means it's breakfast time, at 1.45am, lol.
glad you slept well, emmsma :)
sorry about EiE, stormy. (((stormy))) have you been enjoying the tennis?

gorgeous cards, est, thanks for the pics. i love the wolf and the dragons.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 01:47

And the laundry is in, with a Downy Laundry ball. :bugeyed: I don't understand how it works, so we'll see.

Hiya Est & NT~~~~

The cards are just lovely, Est!!! I like the kitty ones of course, and I like one that's got a bird at the bottom too.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 01:49

hello, i'm trying to stay awake during the tennis rain delay :rolleyes:

(((stormy))) have you been enjoying the tennis?

They're coming back on now, I think, and yes, I'm enjoying it VERY much. It's not turned out to be the blow-out I was expecting. Of course we'll see how the delay affects things.

And I missed the dragon & wolf cards....BRB

ETA....AyUP! That whole set is lovely!!

emmsma

09-07-2012, 02:02

Your cards are marvelous!

THinking I should eat something...

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 02:07

I agree with everyone else. Est, your cards are amazing. I would not have the patience for that.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 02:08

I would not have the patience for that.Me either. I can't even figure out how she does it...LOL

emmsma

09-07-2012, 02:10

Me either. I can't even figure out how she does it...LOL

Ditto this. I think its Magick! :D

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 02:12

Ditto this. I think its Magick! :D
Est Magick :D

Est

09-07-2012, 02:15

Thanks everyone! They do look a wee bit better IRL... my photography skills are rubbish and they go all flat and dull-looking :( So that's probably why I always 'forget' to take pics and have so few!

I have a cutting machine... a Black Cat Cougar... and it's wonderful. I do some stuff (like the aperture cards) by hand, using punches, guillotine, scissors etc, but the tent cards are always designed on the computer and then sent to cut. I couldn't do the detail/shapes well enough with a craft knife. Once it's cut the pieces, I just have to assemble them. Easy! :D (Designing them takes bloomin ages though!)

Sorry you're all having such a heatwave there :( It's ok here, cleared up a bit and 'gently' warm. *sends some cooler air over the sea for the suffering pubmATes*

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 02:18

I have a cutting machine... a Black Cat Cougar... and it's wonderful. I do some stuff (like the aperture cards) by hand, using punches, guillotine, scissors etc, but the tent cards are always designed on the computer and then sent to cut. I couldn't do the detail/shapes well enough with a craft knife. Once it's cut the pieces, I just have to assemble them. Easy! :D (Designing them takes bloomin ages though!)
Clear as mud, that up there ^^^ :laugh:

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 02:18

Well, I just finished going through the photos I took at the wedding and fixing some of them. Nothing fancy, just a little bit of cropping. Now I have to decide if I have time to email them to the Bride before I need to meet R-T for Food Depot stuff.

Est

09-07-2012, 02:25

Awwww, email them NT! She'll love to get them!

emmsma

09-07-2012, 02:28

Clear as mud, that up there ^^^ :laugh:

I think she just confirmed it for me.

Est Magick, for sure.

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 02:30

Just sent them all as a Zip file. Much easier than trying to attach individual photos.

I don't think she'll mind being shared with my friends (Since I'm practically "family") so here are the bride and groom!

emmsma

09-07-2012, 02:31

I love a happy couple. :)

Thanks for sharing.

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 02:34

And now it's time for me to go. Before I don't want to leave at all.

emmsma

09-07-2012, 02:37

Might be cooler at her place. Yes?

Trying to help motivate you. :P

Bat Chicken

09-07-2012, 02:39

I'm not great at remembering to take photos :| but here are a few:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Handmade%20cards/

(I hope that link works...!)

Wow! These are amazing!

Morning everyone. Hope you're all doing well. I think the exhausted from the heat sleep is an epidemic here. I slept 10 hours and I am still tired.

NT- Sounds like a beautiful wedding...

Est

09-07-2012, 02:40

Bat Chicken

09-07-2012, 02:44

Come visit MEEEEEEE everyone. It's COLD here *she says temptingly* and the local pub does great food and drink :D Not as good as this one, of course. But still great!

NT, I love the bride's outfit. So beautiful :heart:

Edit: Thanks Batty! :*

Very tempting....! :)
I was in the mountains last week and the temps were beautiful. I want to go back! Waaaaaa!

Must grab some food....

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 02:46

Bye NT~~~~ Lovely couple:love:

Morning everyone. Hope you're all doing well. I think the exhausted from the heat sleep is an epidemic here. I slept 10 hours and I am still tired.

G'Morning Batty~~~~

Yeah, Ya just can't get back the "get-up-and-go" in this stuff.

Est

09-07-2012, 02:58

In other words, Stormy, your 'get up and go' has got up and gone? ;)

Pizza for me tonight. Yum!

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 03:05

In other words, Stormy, your 'get up and go' has got up and gone? ;)aYUP, but I'm getting it back...kinda...LOL

Est

09-07-2012, 03:08

*pokes at Stormy until she moves* :laugh:

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 03:16

*pokes at Stormy until she moves* :laugh:

Like this? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-taunt003.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Actually, I'm almost done with laundry, I've showered, watched the tennis match, and ...uh....other stuff.

Est

09-07-2012, 03:20

:party: Well done Stormy! You're setting a shining example to us all! *Est remains at computer, eating*

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 03:21

:party: Well done Stormy! You're setting a shining example to us all! Just making up for LOTS of lost time :angel:

Lutestring

09-07-2012, 03:34

:party: yay federer won! :party:

and now i can go to sleep :)

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 03:36

:party: yay federer won! :party:

and now i can go to sleep :)LOL, I thought you already had! :laugh:

G'Night~~~~~

emmsma

09-07-2012, 03:36

Night Lute!

Est

09-07-2012, 03:47

Sleep tight Lute :heart:

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 03:54

Hello! Sitting out at the table(break time), laundry on the line, garden watered(part 1), and chive seeds separated from the flowers.

Est, your cards are gorgeous, even in the brighter light out here(dimmer screen). Enjoy that pizza. I might brave the kitchen being hot from the oven, myself......trip to the grocery store first, though.

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 03:55

:party: yay federer won! :party:

and now i can go to sleep :)

Sleep Well! :)

EllieP

09-07-2012, 03:57

That was probably the first time we've seen a real Andy Murray. Probably peeps might warm to hm more now!

Night Lute.
Hi Hot Stormy and BC!
Lovely wedding pic. You take it?

Not too bad here but I edited while watching some of the match. Some = on and off because I couldn't bear the tension and needed to concentrate anyway.

Now I'm making dinner and sneaking in another coffee first. Dinner is late on a Sunday because OH goes to church. Me, I use tarot... :(

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 03:58

Hang in there, Ellie. :heart:

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 03:59

I don't think she'll mind being shared with my friends (Since I'm practically "family") so here are the bride and groom!

What a lovely couple. :) Thanks for sharing.

Est

09-07-2012, 04:17

*waves at Blue and Ellie*

Thankies Blue :*

I'm SO baffled by adding social media buttons to my website. Twitter says to copy and paste the html code. I do that, into an html ready text box, but when I preview the page, it's STILL code instead of the nice button that it should be! Getting stressed! I NEED PIZZA NOW!!!!!!!

*breathes into paper bag* :P

Jesii

09-07-2012, 04:26

*jumping up and down in glee at the tennis*

*stops*

*brushes hair back off my face*

how is everyone doing?

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 04:27

Sorry, I can't help you with that. I don't have a clue how to do those things. :)

Est

09-07-2012, 04:28

I've turned it into hyperlinked text - but still no button :(

OH! PIZZA! *rushes off*

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 04:29

*jumping up and down in glee at the tennis*

*stops*

*brushes hair back off my face*

how is everyone doing?

Well, we don't have to ask if you're happy with the outcome of the game! :)

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 04:30

Home from work...worked my BUTT off again!! My poor feetsies hurt... :D But I actually like busy days, if it weren't for disgruntled customers being mad that our network was down so credit cards/debit cards took a while.(having to do manual authorizations) Not my fault; blame whatever happened. Half of Grayling had no power, the other half had power but no network for cards. Not my fault. Someone hit a major power junction or something *shrug*

Way to go Wu! :D

In my family it was either go premature gray or bald, so I'll take the gray! ;) My paternal grandfather and uncle both had/have full heads of beautiful silvery hair. My dad, mom's dad and brother......bald as cue balls! :bugeyed:
My natural color was/is(the few that are left) a dark brown, I'd get reddish highlights in the summer. So I went with auburn shades when I colored it. If I keep up with the purple(old ladies) shampoo to keep the yellow at bay, it doesn't look too bad.
I think I have good genes; my grandmother wasn't entirely white/gray even at 79 (which was the last time I saw her) For some really weird reason, my hair just continues to get darker as I age. I started with blonde-red hair as a child, hit light brown with red highlights in my 20's, (and sometimes called a blonde) etc...now it's dark brown and I almost never see red highlights...
I'm not great at remembering to take photos :| but here are a few:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Handmade%20cards/

(I hope that link works...!)
Just gorgeous, I love them! ♥♥

Jesii

09-07-2012, 04:31

Well, we don't have to ask if you're happy with the outcome of the game! :)

haha nope, I was rooting for Federer. I'm not a huge Murray fan (you probably noticed), but I was a little little ting bit sick of people saying Federer had lost. Winning in 4 sets was a pretty good come-back at that i think!

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 04:34

The highlights would show up with sun exposure :bugeyed: and your hair would probably lighten up a shade.

What are your days off this week?

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 04:35

Ummm...Wednesday and ummmm...crud...it's not two together UGGGH :( I can't remember. I need to pick up a schedule I guess! :D

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 04:36

The highlights would show up with sun exposure :bugeyed: and your hair would probably lighten up a shade.

What are your days off this week?

Oh that's true probably...I spent a lot of time in the sun as a child. Now I avoid it because I just get a rashy burn that goes away, leaving behind an extraordinary amount of FRECKLES... :D

Plus my mom and my sister both have had skin cancer so I am trying to avoid that.

Est

09-07-2012, 04:45

Hi Jesii, hi yira!

Thankies yira :*

I just scarfed half a large pizza :| and had to rush back up to tell you guys, I just finished up with 3 American Oreos and they are LUSH! Very more-ish!

Glad you enjoyed the tennis Jesii :)

yira, that's a shame about the days off not being consecutive :( Boo hiss.

I'm dashing off again for an episode of Downton Abbey (and MAYBE another Oreo) :D

emmsma

09-07-2012, 04:45

Hey there, Foxy Lady! How goes it?

I am having motivation issues today. Managed to get one load of laundry on to wash and filled the boys meds. Thats about it.

I really dont want to do anything. As soon as I know I have scrubs for tomorrow, I'm taking a nap. :P

emmsma

09-07-2012, 04:47

I havne't had an Oreo in ages. Must pick some up.

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 04:50

Yeah, I find it annoying when my days off are separated. GRRR.

Interestingly enough the ONLY one that got consecutive days this time was the girl who does the schedules... :rolleyes: (Miss I-Only-Work-Because-I-Had-A-Baby-Or-My-Parents-Could-Support-Me and I'm-The-Boss's-Favorite. Ugggh.)

Oreos are yummy!♥

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 04:52

Hi emmsma! We're blaming the heat for our lack of energy today(probably true). 'Course, it's not that hot here today either. *shrugs*

emmsma

09-07-2012, 04:56

Hi emmsma! We're blaming the heat for our lack of energy today(probably true). 'Course, it's not that hot here today either. *shrugs*

Hasn't really been hot here this week. Rains have come.

I'm blaming it on the way too busy work week. Darn washer is done. Now I have to wait for it to let me at the clothes. I haave one of those safety doors. It stays locked for about 5 minutes after the load is done. Crazy. It waits just long enough for me to forget I'm doing laundry. Then It sits and doesn't get into the dryer.

Why must it stay locked? How many people have lost fingers in recent years from reaching into a still moving washing machine?

Is this a really necessary feature?

<rant over>

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 04:58

At least you have an excuse though! Half the time I forget -- and my washer is like 50 yrs old and NO such safety feature... :D

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 04:59

I have to get up and do some housework but I'm using the excuse my feet hurt and I deserve to sit down for an hour before doing it. I have half an hour left :P

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:05

Haha, just saw this picture on facebook. Made me laugh. I've been the bad mom... :P

emmsma

09-07-2012, 05:07

LOL.

I would love it if Emm had a friend. Even a bad one. Maybe I'd be happy to have a friend that made him look good. :P

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:10

No cuz then you worry CONSTANTLY that your good kid will decide his bad friend is so cool, maybe he SHOULD try drugs...or staying out all night drinking...etc... :P

Jack has one friend who smokes pot. Been friends a long time...I used to really worry about him. Til I found out he cut out another friend who also did drugs. I asked him what's the difference between Alex and Woody...he said, Alex didn't take my no for an answer. Woody does.

Okay so the kid is smarter than I give him credit for ♥ Occasionally he'll come home early from hanging out with the guys. I no longer ask, because I've learned if they decide to do things he doesn't approve of, he just says later guys! and that's that...

emmsma

09-07-2012, 05:18

I suppose. This boy takes so much stuff that we make him take taht I can't see him volunteering for more drugs.

BUt the principle is sound.

Chiska

09-07-2012, 05:22

In the house now - cooling off. :)

We got up and got outside to pull grass from around the baby fir trees. Then I cleaned the fridge. Now, I am done until it cools off a bit.

Also got a package from Jeannette at the Tarot Garden - Cat's Eye Tarot. Very cool stuff. I do love those kitty cat tarots. :D

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:23

(((Emmsma))) It's rough that you live so far away from community -- he'd make some friends then, and that would be good for him AND you...

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:24

Jesii

09-07-2012, 05:29

Glad you enjoyed the tennis Jesii :)

it was pretty good

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:30

Sounds like Jack is a very sensible lad - be very proud :)

James came here straight from work and watched the last two sets of the tennis, then stayed for dinner. We told him who to phone and what to do to set up his phone line and broadband and he's going to see to it tomorrow.

Y'know, I've spent more time with him since he left home than I did for weeks before he left :laugh:.

He is...I'm not sure why. He's going through a whole TEEN thing right now and I may strangle him...but if he lives through it, I think he'll be fine... :P

James... :D :D No time to miss him, huh?? :P

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:31

it was pretty good

Yeah I enjoyed it too. We were all glad Roger won in our house :)

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:34

He is...I'm not sure why. He's going through a whole TEEN thing right now and I may strangle him...but if he lives through it, I think he'll be fine... :P

James... :D :D No time to miss him, huh?? :P

I think the visits will tail off a bit once he's got his broadband sorted out, but that's OK - I know he's happy to come see us, and not worried about asking for help when he needs it and that's reassuring :)

I like Jack's attitude with his friends; he's going to make a fine adult.

Jesii

09-07-2012, 05:36

Yeah I enjoyed it too. We were all glad Roger won in our house :)

I like your house!

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:40

I like your house!

We are unashamed Federerites! (that's not easy to say ....)

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:41

I want to come like Wu's house! :D

Sometimes I make myself laugh...I just tried to spell square with a c. (Scquare??) I guess I was spelling phonetically? :rolleyes:

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:44

WB's middle daughter was taught phonetically - I remember his despair that she would ever learn to spell words the way the rest of us do.... in particular, thssl upset him a lot! She still has trouble spelling ......

Jesii

09-07-2012, 05:44

We are unashamed Federerites! (that's not easy to say ....)

I think I'm just a plain unMurrayite, if he had been playing... well....anyone, I would have been cheering anyone!

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:46

I think I'm just a plain unMurrayite, if he had been playing... well....anyone, I would have been cheering anyone!

Yes, me too. I don't know why, but there's something not that loveable about him...

I wanna watch the Nadal match where he got knocked out. I managed to miss it. I'm thinking of searching Youtube! I don't think it's on the iPlayer.

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:47

Soo..what does thssl mean??

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:50

Soo..what does thssl mean??

Thistle ...... her essay was about the thssls in the field that she helped her dad get rid of ....

Chiska

09-07-2012, 05:50

Thistle?

:)

Chiska

09-07-2012, 05:51

We posted at the same time!

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 05:52

Wow... :D

I pride myself on my spelling, so it was kind of a :confused: moment when I saw what I'd done. ??? :D

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 05:55

We posted at the same time!

Gotta be lucky :)

Chiska

09-07-2012, 05:59

I can read spelling errors :)

I spell fairly well. Though, I do have some trouble spots. Part of the problem stems back to the 7th grade when I had an English teacher who was, well, ENGLISH. She taught us some funny spelling. Some of it still comes out.

I gotta get off the computer for a while

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 06:05

Ex-bf used to nag me for spelling things "american" so I got used to spelling them british. Now I'm confused sometimes on how to spell certain words -- always my spelling has relied on 'photographic memory' and now I have multiple photographs of some words. z/s letters in certain words,(Like realize/realise) although I've come to realize we don't use "ou" nearly as much as the British hehe And always for a short U sound, not an O sound.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 06:11

A nap that wasn't really a nap since I didn't sleep but just wandered...

Oh, well, I should make it until 9...LOL

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 06:12

Hi Stormy, Bye Chiska ♥

I'm sposed to get up and do dishes. I hates dishes! :D

Jesii

09-07-2012, 06:14

Yes, me too. I don't know why, but there's something not that loveable about him...

I wanna watch the Nadal match where he got knocked out. I managed to miss it. I'm thinking of searching Youtube! I don't think it's on the iPlayer.

It's worth the watch.

And yeah he isn't lovable. I will admit, he probably won some people over with the crying at the speech, but (i'll be honest, even if it is cruel) not me.

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 06:17

No, didn't really do it for me either although I felt very sorry for him. If he's good enough, there's always next year......

Jesii

09-07-2012, 06:27

No, didn't really do it for me either although I felt very sorry for him. If he's good enough, there's always next year......

There is always when Federer isn't playing any more......

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 06:31

I missed the speeches. DD was DONE with tennis at that point, but she did kinda get into the last set or so...})

Jesii

09-07-2012, 06:35

I missed the speeches. DD was DONE with tennis at that point, but she did kinda get into the last set or so...})

Murray cried. A lot. Federer was, as always, a perfect gentleman. Except for one slip of the tongue that could be taken the wrong way by some people.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 06:37

Murray cried. A lot. Federer was, as always, a perfect gentleman. Except for one slip of the tongue that could be taken the wrong way by some people.Huh. Well, RATZ, now I wanna see that...LOL

Jesii

09-07-2012, 06:40

Huh. Well, RATZ, now I wanna see that...LOL

which bit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UkFP0lqc44

links to murrays speech too

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 06:50

Buckets...but with a sense of humor. Thanks for the link, Jesii!

Jesii

09-07-2012, 06:53

Buckets...but with a sense of humor. Thanks for the link, Jesii!

No worries :D

Jesii

09-07-2012, 07:00

and... goodnight

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 07:06

and... goodnightG'Night Jesii~~~~

Shalyn

09-07-2012, 07:18

I just posted the most amusing mistake bag on my Etsy site. If you want a laugh, go look at it.

*waves* Hi all. Not being standoffish, just kind of tired, and busy, and such. Thursday and Friday were bad - I thought I was having an anemic relapse, but I think it was the heat. I'm so paranoid now.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 07:28

Hiya~~~

Long time no see. Sorry you've not been feeling well. DD is packing up and I'm getting ready to take her to her Dad's. I guess our slumber party is over, which is kinda a relief. I've been watching Zombies on TV for at least 2 days...maybe more? :bugeyed:

Shalyn

09-07-2012, 07:45

What is this obsession with zombies? I mean, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts and the like are kind of cool. But zombies?

...though, I guess that vampires are a kind of zombie...

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 07:59

What is this obsession with zombies? I mean, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts and the like are kind of cool. But zombies?
I dunno, but I think I just discovered why my tummy has been queasy...pretty gory stuff. :laugh:

Est

09-07-2012, 10:02

(((Shalyn))) Sorry you've not been feeling well. Hope you pick up soon :) x

I watched 5 episodes of Downton Abbey and now it's 1 a.m. and I MUST go to sleep. Got to get up at 7.30 tomorrow and set off for a work meeting :( A boring one, too. :(

Night everyone!

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 10:07

Hey Shalyn -- glad it turned out to NOT be what you worried about though!♥

I decided my Christmas gift this year for Krystal will be an afghan (need lots of time if I'm gonna make stuff right??) So I decided I wanted to make this -- http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/econnerd/3619120/hpim1363_medium2.jpg

What could be easier, right? Very simple basic grannies sewn together in a beautiful pattern.

....

I just made a sample square so I could see how many I should make per day to have it done in time. I now remember why I quit crocheting.... My right hand hurts so much, it hurts to type even.. oww oww oww...

Back to the drawing board, this afghan ain't happenin' :(

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 10:10

Sweet dreams Est :)

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 10:12

Got to get up at 7.30 tomorrow and set off for a work meeting :( A boring one, too. :(

Take finger puppets!!!! (http://www.selfhelpwarehouse.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mars-finger-puppets.jpg)

G'Night~~~~~

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 10:16

LOL, I can just see her pulling those out of her briefcase.. :P

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 10:21

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 10:31

I just made a sample square so I could see how many I should make per day to have it done in time. I now remember why I quit crocheting.... My right hand hurts so much, it hurts to type even.. oww oww oww...This pain is just from the one square? Yeah, I don't see that happening, but it's a BEAUTIFUL afghan.:heart:

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 10:39

Yeah..just the one 3" square (well I didn't like my start the first time so technically made it 1 1/2 times) And it IS so beautiful... I'm really kinda bummed. I know she would have loved that.

Back to my original idea I guess...practice a few fancy knitted stitches and make an afghan of joined panels...(like..cables, basketweave, bobbles, and lacy, all in the same yarn/color)

It was a cool idea but, I'd never finish it. So no sense in starting, that's a hella lot of yarn to put in a box in the closet when I don't!

emmsma

09-07-2012, 10:47

I know how you feel. I've got a partial blanket in the closet. Started it a couple years ago. I was planning to use up all that extra yarn I leave when making my bags.

I don't even do bags anymore. :(

I napped for like three hours and I STILL have a headache. :(

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 10:47

Back to my original idea I guess...practice a few fancy knitted stitches and make an afghan of joined panels...(like..cables, basketweave, bobbles, and lacy, all in the same yarn/color)
And this is gonna be easier on your hands????? :bugeyed:

Shalyn

09-07-2012, 10:48

Make it from material, instead. Sew it!

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 10:54

Yeah..for some reason, the hold on the needles doesn't hurt the way the hold on the hook does...perhaps because on the needles, they're loosely grasped in the entire hand/fingers, but a crochet hook is a like holding a pencil. (at least..for me? Maybe I hold it wrong??)

I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I knit very loosely, whereas I crochet VERY tightly. Or maybe it's got to do with the effort of knitting being spread across two hands instead of one...

I have gotten a bit achey when I knit for a long period of time (a couple hours) but, not over half an hour or less like that square...

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 10:54

Make it from material, instead. Sew it!

Eww. Uggh. Yuck. I haven't willingly touched a sewing machine since I got out of high school... :D

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 10:59

Yeah..for some reason, the hold on the needles doesn't hurt the way the hold on the hook does...perhaps because on the needles, they're loosely grasped in the entire hand/fingers, but a crochet hook is a like holding a pencil. (at least..for me? Maybe I hold it wrong??)AH. I thought it was more crochet stuff. I know NOthing of knitting, except that now I have TWO implements to use instead of one. Head 'slpodes @ the thought of that...LOL

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 11:04

Knitting is actually simpler than crochet, I think. It's all one stitch, done backwards sometimes, and sometimes making that one stitch in more than one loop at a time..mainly, it's all how you manipulate that stitch/loops that makes the patterns. Crochet has a lot more variation :)

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 11:06

Eww. Uggh. Yuck. I haven't willingly touched a sewing machine since I got out of high school... :DWell....ya might as well just touch her feet!!! :eek: :laugh:

yirabeth

09-07-2012, 11:08

I really disliked sewing...LOL Not enough room for error. In yarn, you can rip out what went wrong and redo, until you get it right. (and thats why my dishcloth squares look good -- I keep ripping out til i get it RIGHT! :P ) But fabric is...VERY unforgiving. One wrong move and you have an expensive piece of cleaning cloth... :D

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 11:49

I'm sorry I'm not really here. It was SO quiet, aside from zombies eating FLESH, that I've been in the trading forum. I Haz a lovely new pendant coming, and something from a scheme, and er.....other stuff :(

A quiet pub is dangerous for storm. :(

emmsma

09-07-2012, 12:07

Congrats on your new pendants. :P

Sorry. I'm haivng trouble focusing today. Realized a bit ago that I had coffee this morning and nothing else to eat or drink.

I had a crab salad and a coke. Still have a headache.

Queen of Disks

09-07-2012, 12:11

Hello, worked, I m very tired. And I watched Ice Road Truckers.

How is everyone?

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 12:17

How is everyone?I am almost afraid to answer this what with ZOMBIE stuff and that down there.....

Realized a bit ago that I had coffee this morning and nothing else to eat or drink.:bugeyed: 'Splains the headache, yeah????

Do you struggle like I do with a lack of structure on my days off & eating??? I did pretty good today :angel:

emmsma

09-07-2012, 12:24

:bugeyed: 'Splains the headache, yeah????

Do you struggle like I do with a lack of structure on my days off & eating??? I did pretty good today :angel:

I most certainly do. I never know what to do with myself on days off. I know I have laundry and other household cleaning, but besides not WANTING to do those things, I have nothing that I want to do.

Some days off that makes me very sad and weepy. Today I was just worn and without energy or purpose. (didn't want purpose, but I could have done without the headache.)

Queen of Disks

09-07-2012, 12:48

Zombies?? Where?? :D

I can open my window today, it cooled down.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 12:54

Zombies?? Where?? :D

I can open my window today, it cooled down.DON'T!!!! Do NOT open your window!!!! :bugeyed:

AMC on comcast.....the Walking Dead marathon....soon to be the Talking Dead??? don't wanna know, going to bed....LOL

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 12:56

I most certainly do. I never know what to do with myself on days off. I know I have laundry and other household cleaning, but besides not WANTING to do those things, I have nothing that I want to do.I was talking specifically about EATING...big surprise....but that being said, I've just scrubbed the tubs. Me LIKES cooler weather...LOL. Too bad it happens at bedtime :(

Queen of Disks

09-07-2012, 13:00

I :heart: Walking Dead. :D

Queen of Disks

09-07-2012, 13:01

DON'T!!!! Do NOT open your window!!!! :bugeyed:

AMC on comcast.....the Walking Dead marathon....soon to be the Talking Dead??? don't wanna know, going to bed....LOL

It's their talk show that comes on the Walking Dead, stuff about the show mostly.

And don't worry, I am armed. :D

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 13:25

I :heart: Walking Dead. :D:bugeyed:

And don't worry, I am armed. :DI HAZ a dirty kitty litter scoop!
!!! beWare !!! ***sigh***

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 13:34

Home now. Busy-ish day.

Met R-T, completed Food Depot paperwork
Went to the Really Big Mall, found R-T some underthings. Depending on style, she is either a B or a C.
Took turns coloring each other's hair. She did red, I did "light black" (whatever that means).
So far Hubby has not noticed a difference. (Although technically, I can't see the difference)

Queen of Disks

09-07-2012, 15:05

:bugeyed:

I HAZ a dirty kitty litter scoop!
!!! beWare !!! ***sigh***

I haz gardening tools. :D

Goodnight all!

EllieP

09-07-2012, 16:09

!!! Ellie !!! Ellie !!! Ellie!!! :)

I now haz Enrique in iPad.

I downloaded http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

I was led to this site and downloaded.... http://download.videolan.org/libdvdcss/last/macosx/
(the one with PKGS at the end.

Got the movie into itunes...:D

Wow - good morning/night - I'm glad about that. But couldn't you have watched on the tv or comp??? Tell us what you think of the film though.

EllieP

09-07-2012, 16:12

Make it from material, instead. Sew it!

I second that, yira - some nice fuzzy lovely material. But hey - that throw was so beautiful. I don't knit now for same reasons. Even too much mouse work is threatening productivity this year :(

What's up with you guys - I only had 4 pages to catch up :)

(Did I really want to know Est is driving on 5 hours sleep?)

EllieP

09-07-2012, 16:20

Three annoying things about today *gets prepared to empty mind so can enjoy day*

1 was woken at half five by turbine parts going up road DESPITE being closed to HGV as the recent rain and heavy turbine parts have made the road cave in further up.

2 Our water is filthier than I have ever seen. Proposed solutions seem unlikely to work.

3 I have to go shop AGAIN - the food just doesn't last and at this rate neither will the petrol. That's a 50-mile round trip simply to be able to eat.

4 (yes, I know) I have to edit all day non-stop because I have to attend this organisation's editors' meeting down south Wed/Thurs - how ironic is that? They take time out of my publishing cycle to discuss how it's going. Haven't they heard of Skype? Or economics?

Right, I'm going to take half an hour out to start reading the latest Stravaganza novel - City of Swords - by Mary Hoffman, she who has a specially invented deck in her books, which I think we discussed some time back.

Jesii

09-07-2012, 16:26

Morning all *waves*

EllieP

09-07-2012, 16:29

Hi Jesii - have a quick drink before you start the day ;)

Jesii

09-07-2012, 16:45

Hi Jesii - have a quick drink before you start the day ;)

Morning Ellie! I'm sticking to tea this morning!

NorthernTigress

09-07-2012, 16:48

Pokes nose into the Pub.

Hi folks! I just got out of a pleasant bath. What's new? (Other than various annoyances)

Est

09-07-2012, 17:09

G'morning Ellie, Jesii, NT (and Wu when she arrives) :)

I'm about to head to my meeting... so a quick catch up.

Take finger puppets!!!! (http://www.selfhelpwarehouse.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mars-finger-puppets.jpg)

ROFL :laugh:

I just made a sample square so I could see how many I should make per day to have it done in time. I now remember why I quit crocheting.... My right hand hurts so much, it hurts to type even.. oww oww oww...

Back to the drawing board, this afghan ain't happenin' :(

(((yira))) Hope your hand feels better today! You mentioned about holding the crochet hook like a pencil. I guess you mean thus: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Temp/IMAG0461.jpg
I had a friend w/ arthritis who crocheted... she told me she held the hook something like this: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Temp/IMAG0463.jpg
(I THINK... it was a long time ago we talked and I don't remember too clearly... but she also held real pencils and pens in whatever manner it was and found it eliminated all the pain.)
Worth a try? x

I napped for like three hours and I STILL have a headache. :(

(((emmsma))) Feel better soon x

Ok, gotta run... meant to leave in 5 mins and nor brushed hair, cleaned teeth, packed laptop etc etc!!!!! Have a fab day everyone, see you later!

Jesii

09-07-2012, 17:11

Got work - bye all x

BlueDragonfly

09-07-2012, 20:23

*wanders in, sets out fresh coffee and snacks, opens french doors to patio*

http://www.kingscottagebb.com/images/breakfast-side-patio.jpg

Good Morning! Come on out and enjoy the fresh air!

PathWalker

09-07-2012, 21:48

That looks lovely, thank you!
I just walked between 5 and 6 miles, walking on road surface (fields too wet to use footpaths) admittedly with a planned stop for tea and cake in the middle.
I have some blisters coming under the toes on my left foot I think, but even if it was only 5 miles (need to drive it and measure carefully) that's the furthest I've managed for a while. So these new insoles, plus emergency bits he added last time I was at the clinic, seem to be not bad at all!

Happy but foot-sore right now, can I put my feet up on that basket I see and do my knitting in the shade?

I had to go early whilst it was cloudy but dry, because forecast says heavy rain again later - I got TWO tarot decks in the post today, both from overseas, one a present, and I had to leave tham at home unopened. Didn't have time to enjoy them, couldn't carry the extra weight.

Oh, we can look at them together at the table in the shade....

:)

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 22:34

I'm SO glad you were able to enjoy a walk, and that's quite some distance!

SO...what decks are we fondling?

OH, and a BIG (((Wu & PW ))). Thanks ladies :*

PathWalker

09-07-2012, 22:40

Morning to you - just made some coffee....

6 miles isn't far in comparison to what I used to walk, that's the thing, but it's the best so far, so I have hope. Walking is my love, and my only real form of exercise, so I need to get these insoles working for me.

Decks were "Rosetta Tarot - a gift from my lovely girl, and the "Secret Kabbalah" a circular deck, all my pocket money for July and August :bugeyed:
from babydream in Taiwan

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Secret-Kabbalah-tarot-round-cards-deck-/261026212301?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc65fe9cd#shId

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 22:43

I've never seen the round one before. It looks lovely!!!

(Babydream is DANGEROUS!!! Just sayin'...)

PathWalker

09-07-2012, 22:46

She has my details - and helpfully emails me when she has anything she thinks might fit in my collection - have I mentioned I collect 'curvaceous' decks :)

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 22:50

She has my details - and helpfully emails me when she has anything she thinks might fit in my collection - have I mentioned I collect 'curvaceous' decks :)You are a stronger woman than I. She offered me the same and I said, "Please, no..." LOL

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:10

'morning all!

Another warm day here in western Washington. 82F forecast - I have to go to work!! It will be cold there. Or, it will be very hot. Never know. My building has a very persnickety heating/cooling system. I have a sweater for just in case.

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 23:12

G'Morning Chiska~~~~

I'm glad about the weather for you. It's been a long time coming. Are you getting your glasses sorted?

PathWalker

09-07-2012, 23:12

Oh I've a big wish-list for the curvaceous collection - I mean it would be probably impossible to collect EVERY deck (and cost a fortune) but choose a sub-collection and it become more manageble. There are still some I will never find - which maybe were never even printed in numbers, just made as one-offs and illustrated in places like AT of Kaplan's Encylopeadias, but I'm having a stab at it.
So I have £30 pocket money every month - that's about $45 - and some months I go for a curvaceous deck, and some months it will a book I'd like, or an 'ordinary' deck or whatever. I have this huge long list of stuff, and get to cross off one thing a month :)

How are you things with today then, what's your weather like today?
Here it's very grey & cloudy, but about 18 degrees C (64 degrees F) and 78% humidity - which I think means muggy?
But it's not actually raining yet!

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 23:16

How are you things with today then, what's your weather like today?
Here it's very grey & cloudy, but about 18 degrees C (64 degrees F) and 78% humidity - which I think means muggy?
But it's not actually raining yet!18c sounds just perfect to me, but I know you guys have been getting a LOT of rain. I'm good-ish here. We're back to normal summer temps, which is mid 80'sf...WAY too warm for me, but like I said, normal...and WAY better than 100f :bugeyed:

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:16

G'Morning Chiska~~~~

I'm glad about the weather for you. It's been a long time coming. Are you getting your glasses sorted?

Yes, glasses seem to get better everyday. Yesterday was the first day I didn't have to take something for the headache. No headache!

PathWalker

09-07-2012, 23:19

Yes, glasses seem to get better everyday. Yesterday was the first day I didn't have to take something for the headache. No headache!

This is great! I just moved to varifocals, but they were easier to get along with I think, but I have felt for you - the plus of good vision most of the time keeps you tring, but it's not nice when it hurts.
I stub my toes more often LOL

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:23

This is great! I just moved to varifocals, but they were easier to get along with I think, but I have felt for you - the plus of good vision most of the time keeps you tring, but it's not nice when it hurts.
I stub my toes more often LOL

Thanks, PW. I have had varifocals for about 10 years, but there were such drastic changes that my eyes are having a difficult time. Or maybe my brain! :)

I see you have a curvaceous collection - I haven't worked with a circular deck. I just have the one card from the wheel of life that you sent for the Patchwork Deck. I also have subcollections that get all my attention (so to speak). I have my Thoth collection and my Cat Collection. :)

emmsma

09-07-2012, 23:25

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 23:26

There - I finally did it! Put up all the unloved decks and oracles in trading :). Hopefully a few of them will find happy new homes. If not, I'll know I tried.

I feel exceptionally good about it!

Wendywu

09-07-2012, 23:27

Oh well done Emmsma! I bet that feels so much cooler in the hot weather :)

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:29

Morning Folks!

I hacked off my hair! Its short and the top dreds are just standing on end. I am happy.

It will be more tame after I wash it,b ut I am so happy to have done this. I was ready for shorter hair again. It grows fast too, but my head is light again. :D

Yes, I will post pics.

Sounds awesome!! I sometimes think of hacking mine off - but then I chicken out. Can't wait to see pictures!!

There - I finally did it! Put up all the unloved decks and oracles in trading :). Hopefully a few of them will find happy new homes. If not, I'll know I tried.

I feel exceptionally good about it!

Runs right over to Trading....

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 23:32

Hopefully a few of them will find happy new homes. If not, I'll know I tried.I'm pretty sure this is gonna happen :rolleyes:

Today is gonna be expensive. :bugeyed: :laugh:

PathWalker

09-07-2012, 23:32

Have just run back from Trading LOL

Oh Emmsma, glad for you if you like it - I hate having any cut off my hair at all, I cried the last time.

Wendy, I sent you an somewhat incoherent PM, it was the 'Medicine WOmaens Tarot' I was trying to ask about :) No rush.

May be away for a bit, helping neighbour with her knitting, and drinking tee...

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 23:33

Morning Folks!

I hacked off my hair! Its short and the top dreds are just standing on end. I am happy.!!! YA !!! You have SO much that I'm sure it's a HUGE relief!

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:36

Back from Trading...

I hope they all get good homes, Wu!!

emmsma

09-07-2012, 23:36

Not a fab pic, but here goes.

And then I must off to see the trade list before Storm gets 'em all. })

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 23:39

And then I must off to see the trade list before Storm gets 'em all. })Sorry :( I just stumbled upon it...

Lovely Lady!!!! :love:

Jesii

09-07-2012, 23:40

Home from work. Done all the washing up. Had shower (cause you all so needed to know that :D) )

Now going to make tea, eat maltesers, and open my parcels, which should contain Robin Hood films.

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:41

Not a fab pic, but here goes.

And then I must off to see the trade list before Storm gets 'em all. })

I love it!! So cute and sassy!! Just like you. :P

Stormdancer

09-07-2012, 23:41

Hiya Jesii!!!!

Gotta go~~~~~

Lutestring

09-07-2012, 23:42

Sorry :( I just stumbled upon it...

Lovely Lady!!!! :love:

i stumbled too, just after stormy, lol.

i was just thinking i must go to sleep, but thought i'd check new posts, as you do, and lo, decks galore in trading, whoops. sigh.

Chiska

09-07-2012, 23:42

Sorry :( I just stumbled upon it...

Stormy can have all of them! I am patient. There will be more trade trains...

Rhinemaiden

09-07-2012, 23:43

>>>>>-------:) broom by... happy day, all!

ems, your hair looks great! A summer cut... may help with your headaches to get rid of the weight?

happy BD, kale!!! :party:

back to work for me... later, sweeties! >>>>>-------:)

emmsma

09-07-2012, 23:43

Which Robin Hood Films? The old Errol Flynn ones? :)

Lutestring

09-07-2012, 23:45

hi jesii! i'm still recovering from lack of sleep caused by wimbledon, but it was worth it :)

your hair looks great, emmsma :)

emmsma

09-07-2012, 23:45

Oh Storm, you know i'm just teasing. I really shouldn't have posted at all to the thread.

Should be hopping in the shower right about now. Must to shampoo the new doo. :D

Jesii

09-07-2012, 23:54

Hiya Jesii!!!!

Gotta go~~~~~

Hi and Bye :heart:

Which Robin Hood Films? The old Errol Flynn ones? :)

I'm aiming for nearly all the get-able ones, so I wont know exactly which ones til I open the boxes!

hi jesii! i'm still recovering from lack of sleep caused by wimbledon, but it was worth it :)

Much like I never sleep during Australian Open but it is worth it every time!

emmsma

09-07-2012, 23:54

Thanks Lute.

Finishing my coffee before my shower. Wondering about the looks I will get when I get to work. :)

kaleanna

09-07-2012, 23:56

Not a fab pic, but here goes.

And then I must off to see the trade list before Storm gets 'em all. })

Hiya emmsma, lovely lady, your hair looks great . thankies for sharing a pic :)

>>>>>-------:) broom by... happy day, all!

ems, your hair looks great! A summer cut... may help with your headaches to get rid of the weight?

happy BD, kale!!! :party:

back to work for me... later, sweeties! >>>>>-------:)

Hiya RM

Thankies RM :)

emmsma

09-07-2012, 23:59

OH, have fun with it Jesii. Wish I could pop over for a movie marathon with you.

Lutestring

10-07-2012, 00:02

OH, have fun with it Jesii. Wish I could pop over for a movie marathon with you.

me too, that does sound fun.

Jesii

10-07-2012, 00:02

I have the silent Douglas Fairbanks version, the Errol Flynn version and the Sean Connery Robin and Marion.

Jesii

10-07-2012, 00:04

OH, have fun with it Jesii. Wish I could pop over for a movie marathon with you.

me too, that does sound fun.

Haha it will, I love these three, and haven't seen them in ages!

iamtheare

10-07-2012, 01:04

Sweet dreads Emmsma! That's what they are right? I used to have dreads but I really didn't take care of them because I was on the road and hardly ever got to shower and when I did, I didn't have the proper shampoo so eventually they got moldy but because I'm a...little crazy lady I never dreaded them all the way, I loved having it half way done and messy and so did most everyone else. I miss them but I won't do it again until I have funds for the shampoo and can carry it everywhere with me, hehehe.

This is the best picture I could find of definition on them.

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx94/iamtheare/170293_482077379797_508189797_5602465_7107870_o.jp g We were freestyling that night mostly but did a few other songs. Some guy was like, "I would love to take pictures of y'all." first time anyone on the east coast had said that to us, so I was happy to oblige.

I have lots of traveling pictures if anyone wants to see them just let me know :heart:

How is everyone this fine day? It's actually the first day in 2 weeks it's gonna be 100F!!!!!

Wendywu

10-07-2012, 01:24

Gorgeous pic :)

Just had either a very, very late lunch or an early dinner. Hoping it was the lunch and that there's another meal later :D.

Bat Chicken

10-07-2012, 02:10

Emmsma! You are so beautiful!

Wu's sale is amazing....

iamthere - that pic is so powerful. The backdrop as significant as you guys in front of it. Photojournalism if you ask me...

Just dropping in for a bit. Need to have lunch and then run errands. Not sure if I have to get on a plane again soon so I am little flustered and have to prioritize. Speaking of which, I need to send an e-mail...

Hope everyone had a good weekend.