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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 6:08 am
6.3 Oh my GAL and Colossus - thank goodness you are both ok!! {{{{{GAL & Colossus}}}}}}
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Djgirl
Member
07-17-2002
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 6:37 am
1. Glad to hear you're both okay GAL & Colossus. 2. The other day when I got soaked walking to the bank it wasn't because I didn't take my umbrella - I took it, but wasn't stupid enough to use it! All you could hear were rumbles of thunder and you could see the occasional flash of lightning. I'm not making myself a wick to light with an umbrella, no siree! 3. Countdown continues - One day, seven hours and 26 minutes until holidays. Tim starts his today around noon, bugger! 4. It's stinking hot here as well, but that's about to break tomorrow, yay, right in time for holidays when you want it stinking hot!!! 5. My co-worker was on a cruise in the Baltic Sea the first two weeks of July and returned last Wednesday to work. She has taken today & tomorrow off so I'm annoyance free, so to me, it's a mini holiday. 6. My gardens need to be weeded and some of the plants need to be split, they're getting out of control. I have some wormy-bugs that have eaten all the leaves off my rose bushes and have left only the spine of the leaf. It looks really weird. I've come to the conclusion that I'm not a rose gardener and will probably just dig it out next year - too much work! 7. I am cursing Hermi for pointing me in the direction of "Snood" as it's taking up tooooo much of my time - sooooooo addictive!!! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 8:32 am
7.5 Holy cow GAL!!! So glad you are ok!
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Bobbie_552001
Member
03-26-2003
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 8:44 am
7.6 If you think Snood is addicting Djgirl DON'T go to Pogo and play their darn games. You play for points, and points can turn in to money. Thats addicting....
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:00 am
1. GAL, the way you relate your stories makes me laugh out loud even though what you were experiencing was anything but laughable 2. Was there any damage to your home? 3. My son in Hawaii was not home when I called him this week 4. I talked to his roommate who is thinking about moving to Austin 5. She will be visiting while we are gone <poop> 6. I'm hoping if she moves to Austin, he will move back here soon after 7. He lives in a paradise, but selfishly, I would love to have him close by 8. The mini-Texas meet is this Sunday. (See Texas thread) If you live within a few hours of central Texas you should be letting us know you are coming and then show up. Please! We want to meet you!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:12 am
1. How scary, GAL! I would have freaked. 2. It has been really hot here in Portland and it is getting old. I feel like I am melting. The other day it was 85 degrees and then started raining. Yuck. Today is mid-90's once again and at least a 100 for the next couple days. 3. We are taking our annual trip to the beach next week with DH's family. It is supposed to be 80 there this weekend which is unusual for the Oregon coast. Watch, it will rain when we are there next weekend. 4. One of my friends' MIL, SIL and nephew were in a serious car accident last on Monday. The nephew didn't make it and he was only 8 months old. The MIL and SIL are still in serious condition in the hospital. Very sad. 5. My parents 40th wedding anniversary is in 2 weeks. I am not throwing them a party though, my mother would disown me. She loves a party, but absolutely hates them in her honor. So, instead, they are going to come here and we are taking them out to a nice dinner in one of the towers overlooking the city. Then in September they are taking a trip to New Orleans. 6. I am in the process of putting our old home movies on DVD for them. It turned out to be a bigger job than I thought it would because alot of them weren't dated so I had to figure it all out. It would have been easier if I could have just asked my mom, but since it is a suprise.... 7. I found one of the old films was of their wedding reception, I had never seen it before. I am assuming there is a film of the wedding somewhere too, but I don't know. If my mom finds it we can always add it to the DVD after the fact. 8. We are off to the park before it gets to hot. I hope everyone has a great day! 9. Gracie beat me to 8! Hi Gracie! Have fun this weekend!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 1:07 pm
1. Hey, CUZ, I was driving through that lightning storm in Indy! It was really something. 2. My computer wasn't finished, so I drove through Indy for nothing. 3. I slept at a couple of rest stops in Ohio. Moved to the second one after a man knocked on my window and asked for money. I've never had that happen at 3am at a rest stop, so I moved on! 4. Shoulda stayed with GAL and Colossus! My computer was finished at 10:15 this morning. Now they have to FedEx it to me in Pennsylvania. DAMN. 5. I am in communications hell right now. My lightning strike 10 days ago took out my modem, phones and answering machines. One of the phones is working now, and I have lights in my kitchen, so I'm assuming that my student worker fixed part of it. The university here has cut off my email, and my home computer won't be here until Saturday. SIGH 6. I am glad that I will be in Gettysburg tomorrow meeting with SecretSmile (if her van is fixed) and Eggie. It will take my mind off of moving and my missing computer! 7. Eggie and I are going to wear matching outfits! That should be really funny! 8. I only have to drive through ALL of Ohio one more time! NO MORE sleeping in rest stops 'cause it's just toooooooo far! 9. I'm now at my office in PA, (using my office computer, which still works) and I am NOT in the mood to clean it up and box everything. 10. I really wish I could have stayed in Illinois, but I have some fun things to do in the next 10 days before the big move! Hope everyone has a great day.....I'm going home for a bath and nap! WATCH out for the LIGHTNING!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 11:17 pm
1. Marm has worn me out once again, just reading about all the stuff she goes through.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 1:19 am
1. I am looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight! We had a great trip but there is nothing like going away for awhile to make you realize how much you actually like being home! I miss all my tvch buddies though. 2. We bought the kids a monopoly game from the Rainforest Cafe. It's monopoly, but it's really not. Instead of buying properties, you adopt animals. Instead of going to jail, you go to the jungle (or something like that, lol.) I can't wait to try it out with them.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 1:55 pm
1. i am tired as hell! i went out last night. went to bed at midnight, and woke up at 4 to go into work at 5. (DUMB DUMB DUMB), but is my own asphalt. 2. i think i am going to see catwoman tomorrow. i think it looks good. 3. i got my annual apt. recertification paperwork today. YUCK! rent is going up another $25 per month! all to live somewhere that controls your housekeeping, and doesn't open the pool in the summer. (IT IS STILL NOT OPEN!!!! ) if i had the energy it takes to move, i would do it in a heartbeat, but i just don't.....plus the pet deposit i lose, etc... 
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 2:08 pm
01. JBean, so sorry about the apartment--our rent only went up $15 this year; has no inspections; and have two pools, one of which opens every other day while the other closes for thorough cleaning. 02. We're making plans to go to Mystic; I've never been to Connecticut, and I would love to visit there. 03. I once had a goal to go to all 50 states, and get the state magnets; I don't know that I still want to do that, but I know I've hit at least 35 states. 04. DH's filing cabinet arrived today; it was on backorder, so it didn't make it on Wednesday.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 3:57 pm
1. I am at work and bored out of my mind 2. I can't wait for the weekend 3. We are going to go visit my great grandmother for brunch on Saturday and on Sunday we are going rafting! Wooo hooooo 4. I need this mini vacation-I have been so stressed out lately that my hair has actually been falling out in clumps I tell you! Clumps! 5. 32 more minutes to go and I am out of here TGIF!!!!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 4:19 pm
1. I am at work and I too am a bit bored 2. Can't wait for tomorrow, its DD first Birthday 3. Sunday, DH and I are road trippin!
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Sage
Member
07-20-2000
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 4:50 pm
1. It is 106 outside - farenheit. 2. I got my exersise in the backyard pool today - no walking in this heat! 3. All the dating was fun and had its place in my life, but now I'm happy to be seeing only one guy, and what a gem he is! 4. Because of the medical set-backs I kept having, and the inactivity I've been forced to endure for the sake of healing, I have put on quite a few pounds and feel very bloated and heavy. Ugh.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 6:03 pm
01. We only hit 110-degrees today. 02. I wish I knew why I felt so awful...tired, drained, and achy. 03. And, it led to eBay bidding; which means Tuesday, I do eBay selling (Oster Kitchen Center, Pet Carrier, and Holiday stuff). 04. Also discovered a group of us are going to do a Witches Home Ec course. 05. A recipe in for homemade peach jam started the discussion, and now there's about 10 of us getting together.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 2:56 pm
1. I MET EGGIE!!!!! Whoo hoo! I wrote about the Gettysburg trip in the Road Trip thread. She is a ray of sunshine and has married into a very nice family. 2. Gettysburg was very interesting and FULL of tourist. What were the 40 or so Amish doing? Don't know! 3. My students packed up most of my kitchen. I couldn't find the paper plates or salt or can opener. I have cans of soup in opened boxes, but no bowl or can opener. LOL!! I'll be using the George Foreman to broil up some steaks and the microwave to nuke some chicken wings. Still have to eat the eggs and a bunch of celery and an onion. Recipes, anyone? 4. Looks like the closing in PA will happen before I move, but on a mystery day! All set for the closing in ILL...can't wait to get there! 5. I got my computer back today, after driving to the FED EX office 30 miles away and being told that it was on the truck....after I had called customer service and they told me it was NOT on the truck. Gave them permission to leave it on the porch, and thankfully it was there when I got home from my errands. 6. My big goal this week is to clean out my office at school. I'm not sure that I will be able to get that all done, but I'll chip away at it. I still have 13 file drawers, 8 bookshelves and a bunch of boxes under the piano to go through. BLECH.....but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 6:11 pm
01. I really managed to medicate myself into sleep; I actually feel human! 02. I made the mistake of searching for stuff on eBay. 03. I am now the almost-owner of more of Terry Pratchett's books (just have to get the invoice from the seller); and I am in a bidding war for a tiara and a Tungsten Palm. 04. I am about to start working on Potshot's desk; I've taken before pictures. 05. I found my Oven-Dried Tomatoes recipe, and plan on making some up; I am thinking, however, if I do it tomorrow morning, I could just set the pan outside. 06. I am now eating, for the first time in years, corn on the cob! 07. I am playing with !Treepad and am finally feeling capable of clearing out way too much email that was saved for various reasons.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 6:29 pm
1. I'm back from LA (where I went just a day after getting home from Vegas). I'm tired. No, more like exhausted. 2. I took my dh's son to an amusement park today. I now have striped feet and back (from suntan). But I rode three roller coasters, which was fun. 3. I really enjoyed my time in Vegas, and getting to meet all the TVCHers. (waves at LKunkel!) 4. I worked really hard in LA, but had a good time too. LA is a weird place ... celebrity sightings too numerous to count. [One tangent -- Parker Posey is one I've always admired, but her seemingly-overzealous attachment to her dog (it looked like a Maltese or Havanese) seemed a bit ... weird and odd and cloying. And I'm one who LOVES my dog.] 5. It is in the 90s here with no A/C. Nowhere near as hot as Vegas, but it's still brutal when you live in a glass house (no real way to block the sun out) with no air conditioning. My house is a sweat box. I was cooler in Vegas and LA than here. My dog has a perpetual "smile" from panting all the time. 6. I love corn on the cob. Good for you LK! 7. I really should take a nap but it's too hot. I am not sure what to do with myself because of my exhaustion and overheatedness (I know that's not a word, but hey I'm hot and tired, so cut me some slack!). I already took a cool bath. 8. Sadly, I came home from my travels to see that at LEAST 50% of my plants are gone, dead, beyond saving. They have simply scorched in the heat. Though my dh watered them twice a day (he says he did anyway...), they weren't pruned and I think once the heat dies down I'll be spending a lot of time throwing away plants I raised all spring and summer (some from seed). I'm bummed. Oh, well, the trips were worth it... 
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 6:41 pm
My thermostat in my house is reading 92 right now. That stinks
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 8:12 pm
1. Lk, is the Witches Home Ec course offered at the CC? 2. I wish so very much I'd had time to get to know EVERYONE at the Vegas meeting. 3. The pavement registered 113 in my car yesterday. 4. I hope all of Yankee's plants make it through this heat spell! 5. I am blaming Spy for my desire to abandon Margaritas in favor of Cosmopolitans. 6. WTG, Lk, I am so happy you can eat corn again!! 7. I haven't been in this thread for a whole lot of months! 8. Monday, Oliver is having x-rays on his right back foot. 9. I'll be glad to see winter!!! 9 1/2...Yankee is going to hug a tree for me...aaahhhh that's so cool!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 9:27 pm
1. i got a new tattoo today! it is on the back of my neck and it is the chinese symbol for strong...in purple! 2. i love it! and i didnt cry this time. i really like the artist that i go to. he also did the sun on my ankle back in '98. those are the only 2 that i didn't cry with. lol 3. i did grit my teeth and close my eyes a couple of times, though. 4. it was sort of a spur of the moment thing, although i had been thinking about it for awhile. 5. after that, my friend and i went and seen catwoman. it was GREAT! she's my new hero! lol. i love to see women kicking ass! and she didn't even have on boots! 6. i think halle berry is hot. i also think she is one of those people who looks better with short hair. either way, the movie gets 2 thumbs up from me and my friend. in case anyone wondered. lol 7. we got back to my friend's house at 7, and i thought bb was on at that time is why we went back instead of going to eat. oops, it was on at 8, but we watched TAR, too. 8. like myself, my friend doesn't really have "groceries", so she made us up a random assortment of food. it was appreciated, nonetheless. since i don't do much cooking either. 9. now it is nice and cool here. like 60f! why can't it be like that when i am at work? i really feel for you guys in the miserable hot weather with no AC. i have vowed to never live somewhere, or buy a car without it. i'm too old for that shit. lol 10. tomorrow i am going with my friend to a town about an hour and a half away for a benefit for a guy with cancer. there is supposed to be music, it should be a good time. hope all you factoids are enjoying your weekend! 
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 9:35 pm
01. No, Kstme, it's being offered by the head of the Herbal Hutch yahoo group. She realized that a lot of us who were asking for a lot of basic help lived here in town, so she is going to put together starter lessons for both IRL and for the group. 02. I am so sorry about your plants, Yankee. I can most definitely relate. Most of mine have gone. 03. I am going to go exploring and find a planter setup to try and grow my culinary herbs inside. They are just too expensive. 04. Thank you, everyone re: my corn on the cob. It tasted better than I remembered. 05. I'm setting the alarm to get up around 5AM. I need to hit Walmart for paper towels, kleenex, popcorn, printer ink, and maybe the planter stand. 06. I still haven't gotten my Walnut ink. I ordered it on 07/02. On 07/09, the woman called me to tell me that my order had been sent to her "Spam" file and she hadn't checked it. But it was on the way. 07. On July 20, I emailed her to tell her it hadn't arrived, and my AB has to be mailed on 7/31. She apologized, and sent out a replacement on the 21st priority mail, but WITHOUT delivery confirmation. 08. I emailed her today to tell her it still hadn't showed up. (Nor had the FIRST package.) She promises to look into it on Monday. 09. I found a different company, ordered it today and explained the whole situation and asked if they could please send me an invoice for OVERNIGHT mail so I can get it on Tuesday. 10. They said no problem, the stuff is in stock, they sent the invoice, and it will go out monday morning, and they will give me the tracking number. Now to tell the first company that I want my money back. (I swear JBean posted while I was writing. I don't want to break this one up...Can 10 facts be posted at any point...)
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 11:08 pm
1. For those worried about Yankee, it is supposed to cool off tomorrow. I live in pretty much the same place but we have trees and windows that open. Almost none of the homes up here have a/c because 99% of the time the temperature is under 75 degrees. Our plants are looking rather bedraggled too.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 11:54 pm
Juju, that's good news, cause I could use the cooling off. And I'm definitely jealous of the windows that open. Mine open about 6 inches max. I think if I were here to prune and take care of my plants every day they'd be in better shape, but oh, well. About half of them are pruned back or gone now... It was worth it (going away).
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 2:38 am
1. Sympathizing with Yankee over the heat! It was hotter in Vegas, and we were out off and on during the days and nights there, but we got home and I hadn't really left the house. Earlier today I had to run and buy some cleaners and I thought I'd fall over from the heat! Funny how quickly you forget, lol. 2. I've enjoyed having Darren home for the last couple of days. We've spent alot of lazy time with the kids and each other. I don't want him to go back to work on Monday!
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