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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 11:05 pm
1. i am lol at yankee's "love" of everything. i'm sure it has nothing to do with the wine. 2. i had the most fun july 4th ever! went and seen the terminal (tom hanks movie) this afternoon. then went to alterego's house for a few drinks, watermelon and some cookies before we went to the i love america festivities held this evening. 3. that was really neat, but also very crowderd. there were more than 90,000 people there! getting out took forever. took us an hour to get back to her house that is just 5 minutes away! wth? it was still fun though, because my friend is crazy. 4. i wanted a dr pepper because we had eaten a whole can of the new pringles salsa flavored chips. so my friend was saying to everyone "do you have some dr pepper?" lol. then we went back to her house and shot off some fireworks that she won from the radio station. it was really fun, and miraculously neither of us got hurt! yay! 5. i have re-discovered my love of ramen noodles. my college roommate and i survived on them for a long time, and well, i just couldn't eat them for a long time after that hope everyone had/is having a good independence day. oh, and wb hermi! so glad you had a great time! (what's the cute dumb guys' name?
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Wargod
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 1:22 am
1. We took the kids to the new fairgrounds tonight. I thought the old fairgrounds was big, but boy did I discover different tonight! That place is huge! The grandstands, bleacher areas, and arena are incredible. We want to go see one of the concerts this year at the fair, and I'd been worried because they were only selling track seating (for $50! which I'm not paying!) and the grandstands are free, first come first serve. After seeing it, I'm not worried, we're so getting in, lol. 2. One of our local bands, Montage (which might be spelled wrong, lol) played for two hours. They've become fairly well known around here the last couple of years and are terrific. They do lots of oldies, plus some Prince and Huey Lewis stuff, they are terrific. There was two little grannies sitting in the reserved seats about 25 rows down from us. They had so much fun. They danced the entire time the band played. 3. New fairgrounds, place was packed, something had to go wrong. Halfway threw the fireworks, they stopped, lol. Everyone around us kind of looked around like, "huh," knowing it couldn't be over cuz there was no finale. About 10 minutes later as people were leaving, they started back up and finished spectacularly! 4. The fairgrounds is about five minutes from my house. It took us 45 to get home, lol. Traffic was awful. The kids were just exhausted. They were asleep as soon as we buckled them into the car. But, they had a great time. 5. Oh, cool thing. Edwards AFB, which is 45 minutes from here, sent two F-16's to do a flyover of the arena. I had read about it in the paper yesterday and forgot all about it until I saw the entire band look up into the air behind the audience at the same time. These planes passed about 3 feet over our heads. LOL, ok, not quite that close, but they were close enough to clearly make out some of the writing on them. That was a huge crowd pleaser. Caleb declared right then and there that when he grows up, thats what he wants to do, lol. 6. I went clothes shopping this morning. I was gone about 2 hours, and ended up with 2 pair of shorts and 1 new tank top. I'm 31, I don't want to wear shorts that hang below my knees and I don't want to wear shorts that my bottom hangs out of! Why can't I ever find anything I like? Are my tastes just too normal?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 6:49 am
1. Hey now, Jbean, I don't kiss and tell! 2. There is something about the ocean that is physically and emotionally healing for me. I really had a beautiful time. 3. I spent a lot of time playing in the waves with my nephew. He is such a water baby. His little teeth would be chattering and he would not want to get out of the water! One time we got hit by a big wave that knocked us both over. I couldn't hold on to him to save my life, but as soon as I popped up again, I went straight for him. He was a little trooper about it. Personally, I think it is great fun when waves knock me over. I really do! It's like, "Whoooooo!" 4. My aunt and my cousin's wife and I walked a lot in the mornings. Then I would walk again in the afternoon or evening. I love walking by the ocean. We saw a sea turtle one morning! 5. My cousin and his wife live in Miami and they invited me to visit for the Christmas holidays. When I said I would love to, my cousin told me that he would get my plane ticket with his frequent flier miles so I don't even have to pay for airfare! Looks like I will be in Miami for Christmas! I am so excited! I'll have to get some Valium though. I have plane fear!! 6. I enjoyed reading about people's July 4th plans! I didn't do anything "fireworky." Like I mentioned earlier, I met Essence for coffee, and then I went to my sister's and hung out with my niece and my nephew. You guys know how much I love those kids! My niece is 22 months. She has taken to calling out, spontaneously, "Carolyn! Love You!" My sister always tells me when she does it because I don't usually hear her. She did it several times at the beach and again yesterday. It warms my heart! And then I'll do it back to her, with the "I Love You!" sign and she will grin and grin. 7. I have 2 weeks off until I have to work summer school for awhile. I think I will go to the mountains later this week. Oh, life is feeling good again in my corner of the world. 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 7:07 am
1. My bed has already been moved to the other house so I've been sleeping on an air mattress. 2. It was quite comfy until the cats decided to chase each other on it. 3. Now I am sleeping on the floor while hubby is still sleeping in his comfy bed. 4. This is really good on my back and hips.(insert sarcasm here) 5. I'm mad as hell! 6. Also while he still has all of his dressers here mine are at the other house. 7. The washer is also over there and the dryer here. So what few clothes I have here I have to wash by hand and put them in the dryer. 7.5 I'm taking drastic measures.update to come later.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 7:39 am
1. I had the strangest July 4th I've ever had. 2. A friend who finished her dissertation a couple years ago had a party, but most of the guests were friends of her fiance, who is a sit-com writer. 3. So I get there and there are all these writers and producers talking shop about their TV shows. And I am decidedly NOT a fan of people in the "business" so I tried to make myself scarce. Especially after I told them the best comedy show is Simple Life and they rolled their eyes collectively at me. 4. But there was an interesting guy there who works at UCLA's eating disorder place. And you know, nothing will make you uncomfortable like knowing somebody works in eating disorders (and he was thin himself, so I wondered whether he got involved in it because he'd had an eating issue at one point). 5. So I asked him whether that Olson girl was at the UCLA clinic; he said "if she was I couldn't tell you, but she's not." But then I found out they'd just had a half hour conversation about her because apparently she doesn't really have an eating disorder. She has a teensy sweensy drug problm that involves cocaine and methamphetamine! And she used to party with Jack Osborne, if you can imagine! 6. So then most of the writers and producers eventually left--there was a cute one, but he was new to LA and he is interning for my friend's fiance and we talked about loving David Chapelle's Show, but the rest were schlubby link no others--and then we got the second influx. A bunch of rabbis. 7. And I don't really have anything against rabbis, but for some reason when I get around religious people I get some version of Tourette's syndrome. I say G-d damn this and f--- that all the time. Besides, I feel like a real blasphemer. And it only got worse because my friend is getting married and they were looking at Martha Stewart Weddings stuff and I called it "bridal porn," which I guess is againt the rules to say. 8. So finally it broke up and three of us went to see this documentary "Conrtol Room," which is about Al Jezeera, the Arab news station. They tell me it's the "year of the documentary," so I had to attend. It was ver good, but I wanted to see Before Sunset instead, but I was convinced not to go for some Uma Thurman reason.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 1:56 pm
01. On Friday night, DH and I went down to the DTC. 02. I filled out the forms for my Disability pass for the bus. 03. Picture taken; should receive the ID card in 10 days. 04. We then went to get DH some coconut ice cream from the ice cream parlor at the California. 05. Ice cream was incredibly decadent; I couldn't finish all of mine. 06. We went to get a Rice Jewelry KeyChain for a thank you gift for my teeth for my mom and her partner, but the line was too long, so we filled out the form to retrieve it later. 07. We went to see Harry Potter 3, and, after initial difficulties going in (the security wanted to search DH's backpack as it was "a large bag" and DH wanted a better reason for that for an unreasonable search when it had never been search our prior 5 times at the theater) we enjoyed the movie a lot. 08. We went back and bought the keychain. 09. We were then treated to the new Alien video on the Fremont Street Experience canopy.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:02 pm
01. It was totally awesome and I now understand why people were watching Casino on the canopy. 02. I was so tired by this point, DH decided his deep fried twinkie and F 9/11 could wait until our next trip. 03. We walked to the DTC, and caught the bus back. 04. We had a very talkative driver who gave us a lot of dirt on the bus system. 05. We tried eating at Denny's when we were walking home, but they seated us, and then forgot about us for 25 minutes. 06. We came home and fixed ourselves some scrambled eggs with garlic, sweet onion, red bell pepper, and sausage. 07. Finally slept--waking up every 2-to-3 hours--after 2AM. 08. Ended up staying in bed until 6PMish. 09. I was still tired, but opted to go to a friend's house with DH for a pre-4th party. 10. It was an interesting bus trip/walk to the friend's house--people watching (and smelling) on the bus is always...fun.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:03 pm
01. The party itself was interesting.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:04 pm
01. We headed home about 10:30PM, and made it in the door at 11:45PM. 02. We stayed up watching movies until I finally dozed off around 2AMish.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:06 pm
01. Sunday I was just exhausted, so I stayed in bed and worked on different things. 02. One thing I worked on was my last spread in my Altered Book, so it could be mailed out. 03. I posted the spread on the Altered Art thread.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:08 pm
01. I am still really tired. 02. But DH and I are plugging away at some auto glass write-ups. 03. I'm also finishing up some of the emBODYment journals (more spackled butterflies). 04. I also ordered Walnut Ink and Golden glazes for my work in the Technique RR for this month.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:10 pm
01. I am still working on the Disability Form. 02. I've been keeping up with thread reading--just not necessarily writing. 03. I will be glad when this particular glass write-up will be done. 04. My hope is that tomorrow, I can tackle the boxes and stuff. 05. So, overall, I am tired, but happy.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 7:25 pm
1. well, guess what? i actually was able to lay out today!!!!! NO RAIN! yay! my last day of vacay, and the sun finally came through! 2. i was out for about 4 hours, and i just got a little pink, as i used sunscreen. it's the kind of burn that doesn't hurt and will turn into a nice tan by tomorrow! yay! 3. i found a hot pink and orange comforter set that i want. i LOVE it! i think i will put it on layaway just as soon as i get paid. i am thinking that maybe by getting new bedroom and bathroom suits, that might make me want to keep them clean. i am hoping anyway. i hate cleaning! . war, you wanna come to my house and stay? lol i bet you could eat off the floor of your house! 4. tornadoes went thru nearby towns yesterday. luckily no one was hurt, but there were some damages. then this morning there were some straight-line winds up to 70 or 80 mph by one of the major lakes. there is at least one man missing that was out fishing when the storms struck. not a good weekend for big storms at the lake. 5. i forgot to mention to you all that my friend and i swept off the street last night after we got done shooting off the fireworks. lol, it was after midnight and we were out sweeping the street. 6. i need to be getting my butt in bed, since 6am comes a whole lot earlier than 9 does. YUCK! have a great week!
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 7:41 pm
1. I'm tired of rain - rained early this morning - again. 2. thank goodness the 4th is over and the neighborhood is quiet!!! 3. am considering a hotel room next year in a nearby city without fireworks. 4. I don't want to go to work tommorrow. but naturally will go. 5. I went to see The Notebook today. 6. I had a whopping 2 kids in Sunday school yesterday, scrapped the lesson and let the draw. 7. I did get a bit of education in though - I taught them what we were really celebrating on July 4th.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 8:03 pm
01. Glass articles are written. 02. One art project finished. 03. One art project in front of me. 04. I'm eagerly awaiting Airline and Joe Shmoe 2. 05. I want to petition our State Legislature to ban all commercial, citizen-purchased fireworks in Clark County next year. 06. Once again, we had major fire damage and runaway pets. 07. In a drought-striken desert, matches, sparks, and flames are sheer insanity. 08. Puppy: I used to do lessons like that; our Sunday school was a total of 9-11 students--3-to-4 families.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:15 pm
1. Wow! Some of ou have been busy little bees! 2. Tishala I loved hearing about your adventure with the writers and all! 3. Made my life seem pretty dull! 4. On Sunday my brother and I took our kids to Six Flags Marine world. 5. It was a VERY spur of the moment idea though-you see we were on our way to S.F. and the expolratorium 6. No matter-we had a wonderful time-even watched the whale show with front row seats-and the kids loved it. 7. My dd proclaimed it another day to add to her list of "Most wonderful days" 8. I sure wish I had thought of putting together a list like that over my lifetime-sure would make the hard days easier I think 9. I have to go back to work tomorrow after a great four day weekend-boohoo
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 4:04 am
1. I'll do 10....I'm living in a pile of boxes...some full and packed, some empty and ready to pack. There are paths all over the house. 2. I am leaving for Manhattan at noon after I finish teaching. I can't stand the boxes! It's my last broadway fling before I have to buy an airline ticket! 3. Assassins and A Raisin in the Sun are closing this month, so I will try to see them. I'll see two others, as well. 4. I am going for same say rush or lottery tickets at about $25 each...and if unsuccessful, I'll go to the TKTS line for half price tix (about 40-55). I never buy tickets ahead of time, as there are so many shows and plays that I want to see. 5. I'm also up for standing room only tickets for the sold out ones. 6. My broken toe is healing, and this will be a good test for it! 7. I went canoing on Sunday and it was great! 8. My realtor REALLY needs to call me back about my closing. I'm gonna need more than a day "heads up" if I need to raid my retirement account. 9. Now, I'm thinking that I shouldn't go to Manhattan. DANG, I hate moving! 10. Heck with it....I need to have a little fun and I don't know what "I" could do about these real estate closings whether I'm here or there.
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 4:28 am
1. For crying out loud it is raining AGAIN here in NE Kansas. If this keeps up I'm going to grow webbed feet.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 6:49 am
1. I got an email from my cousin this morning and they have booked my ticket to Miami for the Christmas holidays! All it is costing me is a $10 processing fee! I'll be there from December 21-28! I AM SO EXCITED! Is it December yet?? 2. My shoulders are peeling. It is so sexy. I'm sure it makes everyone who sees my shoulders want to ravish me. It is almost as sexy as the time I accidentally stuck my mascara wand up my nose and had a black nose.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:50 am
1. Tonight is a major TV watching nite and I'm stuck having to go to a parent's meeting! blech, can I abdicate just for tonight? 2. Tomorrow night is another parent's meeting, different kid, different sport ... sigh ... 3. In 11 days I'll be hugging the heck out of DS#1.
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:54 am
1. Hermi, I have always wanted to go to Florida over Christmas! My dad almost got the family to agree once, but my mom (who loves snow) just didn't think it would feel like Christmas. One day... 2. I had a great 4th of July weekend. Went to eat at Carrabba's and then to the Drive-in movies to see Spiderman 2 and White Chicks, all on Saturday night. Then took a trip to the Pocono's on Sunday to visit Bushkill Falls. We spent yesterday laying out and then grilled some chicken for dinner. 3. I'm EXTREMELY happy that the weather held up...we didn't get any rain until late last night. 4. Lady T bet me to 3...BB5 starts tonight. WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 8:42 am
1. Yesterday I started my new position overseeeing the Student Volunteer Program at our hospital. I'm going to like my new role!! 2. My hours are kinda weird but as jbeany once said "change is good". 3. I did a few one-on-one interviews with students yesterday and I was a natural! <gives self pat on the back!> It seems that the "mom mode" in me just comes out and the students and I connected and had great conversations during this interview process. It was fun learning about their dreams for the future!! 4. Personally, I loved it when I called Egbob around 6:30pm yesterday to tell him I was on my way home and asked him..."what's for dinner MrMom!"....LOL!! 5. I love posting in this thread and seeing what all of you are doing lately. Everyone have a good week ahead!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 9:18 am
1. Froggie, got so tickled reading that you went to Carrabba's. I thought to myself 'she lives here?'. It started here and I keep forgetting it's a chain now. 2. I post at a parenting site. I had been getting tracking cookies from that site. I posted a question about it and the owners of the site ATTACKED me. It's amazing how faceless people can hurt you so much! 3. Can't wait for BB to start. 4. It's stopped raining here, but now it's HOT! 5. I am doing Atkins induction and haven't lost an ounce! 6. Eggie..you proud of me for following the rules???
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 10:15 am
1. Lkunkel, we have laws here that ban any fireworks within the city limits, then the city puts on a display that is well done and monitored carefully by the fire department in an area less likely to cause hazards. 2. Sillimomma, your life doesn't sound dull to me! How wonderful that you encourage your daughter to fill a book with happy memories! 3. Marm, my little toe was not only broken but dislocated and sticking straight out to the side of my foot! (LOL I know that is gonna bug some of you) This one took me to the doctor, but was a wasted trip, because I had relocated it myself when I gauzed and taped it up! I hope you are getting around much better now. 4.Puppyluv, you would look strange in webbed puppy feet! 5. Hermi, your sexy shoulder reference made me laugh so hard, and I'm happy for you and your Christmas Beach trip! Froggie, I want to go to the drive-in, but there are none very close by any more here. 6. LadyT, you can't schedule that meeting for another night or maybe earlier? Get out the VCR. 7. Sugarbok, how did you manage to get a guy who cooks for you too? 7.1 Annie, what could they possibly be thinking attacking you for asking a question! Do you need someone to don their @sskicking boots for ya?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 10:19 am
7.2 Yeah, let's storm their site!!!!!!!
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