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Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'm going to apologize for my post last night.

2. That is so NOT me!!

3. I will not let this job go to my head...nope, no way. I'll stay true to myself.

4. I just finished an IM with DS#1 who lives off campus in Ithaca. He reports that all is going well and that he is indeed eating! Whew!! I'm so relieved!!

5. I want to go back into the toy section someday too, just like Secret!!

6. I'm going to the Hollywood Bowl this evening with a few girlfriends and a few bottles of wine. Should be a fun evening out!

7. I'm using the new laptop more and more and I'm really liking it. My desktop PC looks so lonely over there.....
Have a great Saturday Factoids!!


Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. DS PASSED!! Yeah - he now has a driver's license.

2. He was concerned because they "spelled my name wrong" so the man told him to talk to the supervisor, (I hadnt looked at the card btw) so I got the supers attention, and ds tried to explain.. "they spelled my name wrong,its got a space, I dont have 4 last names!) I'm like "huh" oh, and I look at the super, he grins, and I say, is this legal? super says yes, son grins, and says, ok, lets go!! LOL, I love watching innocent minds work!!

3. Talk about lines!! We got there at 8:02, he got his license at 11 am!!

4. He still hadnt taken the car anywhere. So I did the only motherly thing I could do... I began to lecture...

5. I of course dragged DS#1 into the lecture...

6. Its always good to hit hard subjects with humor! (sex, alcohol, driving, goals, dreams... and it all started with his gf had to clean her room, which led into how disheveled they always look which led...)

7. DS #1 tried to extricate himself, but it was all good!! He loves watching the turns and twists lectures go when I begin... it makes him LOL!! They went to Best buy, and I GOT THE COMPUTER!! muhahahhahahahaaa!!

8. I wondered what happened to the schticklers, but I wasnt going to say anything, not me, nope, not I....

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Eggie, no need to apologize. You have every right to be proud of your job, your hard work that got you there, and the recognition you get because of it. If we see you're head getting too big, we'll just give you a little smack, lol.

2. Congrats to your ds, Reader!

3. I'm getting ready for my neices to come over and spend today and tomorrow with us.

4. I was going through my usual Saturday morning routine, cleaning the house, and getting the kids to do their chores, when I started to smell something funny. It smelled just like corned beef hash on fire.

5. I searched through my entire house, something was burning. When I didn't find anything, I sarted scanning the mountains in the distance thinking, brush fire. Didn't see anything.

6. Just then the neighbor lady (older set from across the street, not the ones I take their kid to school) came pounding on my door. Her and her hubby had been out doing yard work when they noticed smoke coming from the roof of the house next door to me.

7. Her husband had run over there and no one answered. I was trying to call 911, but my phone was dead (I'm so bad about charging it!) So I ran back over to the neighbors to get them to call when the neighbor who's house was pulling smoke pulled up.

8. I ran over to tell him before he even got out of the car. He ran in the house, well there wasn't flames, and no smoke pouring out of the front. Seems they fixed breakfast this morning, left the pan on the stove cooking, and forgot about it while they went out to do errands. It hadn't caught on fire, but it was smoking bad.

9. Luckily it turned out ok. They have a stinky house now, and I have a stinky house (I had had the back door and windows open,) but at least nothing was on fire and no one was hurt!

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 5:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. eggie, i loved your post! i don't think you have a big head, you're just proud of your accomplishments. nothing wrong with that.

2. i am having a very busy, fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants, weekend!

3. yesterday morning i went to my niece's first kindergarten soccer game...it was too funny. each team scored one point for each other (meaning in the wrong goals) lolol they ended the game with a tie. my niece just ate it up. too funny.

4. then i went straight to the tanning salon for my weekly dose of "sun".

5. in the afternoon i met my alterego friend to go to an annual craft event called cider days. we stayed for a couple of hours. my favorite thing about it, is to see all the people's dogs that bring them. animals are so funny.

6. later in the afternoon we went and seen the movie wimbledon, which was good.

7. in between the two above facts, i went to the mall in search of a new watch....and didn't find one that i liked that i could afford....sigh.....champagne taste on a beer budget.

8. after the movie we decided to go out for a little bit, so we went to alterego's and had a couple of drinks, and got ready. all we had to eat for "dinner" was a small popcorn that we shared. i got rather tipsy because of that....i drank like 6 drinks! thank goodness she was driving.

9. i woke up way too early this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. at least i am not hungover from last night. yay!

10. today i'm going with alterego to a town called lake of the ozarks to drop her dog off with her parents, since she's going out of town with work this week. wonder when i'm gonna do laundry and grocery shop...oh well, those things are no fun anyway.

hope you all are having a fabulous weekend!


Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 5:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. It is an absolutely GORGEOUS day outside. I'm going to hang out with my nephew, BiL and my BiL's cute cousin who is in town for a few days. My sister is going to South Carolina to meet with her advisor on her dissertation. I'm thinking football with BiL and cuz and a hike with my nephew. Life is good!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 5:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I am finally feeling human again!!!!!!
2. I am having my first cup of coffee since Tuesday am.
life is good again!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Whew that I can sneak in here for a minute when I only have to post a couple facts! I agree that Eggie could never be big-headed. She's just not built that way. And moving to a management IS a big deal. So why not celebrate your joy with your friends?!

2. I cannot believe it, but I have been watching the Ryder Cup for two days now! I am really enjoying it.

3. This morning the room where my PC is located had lost all power. I checked the circuit breakers and couldn't get it to come back on. So I unplugged everything bit by bit, checking to see if it would come back on. Gave up and walked Herc. (It IS a simply beautiful day, Hermi!! Herc just flew over the hills.) Came back and fooled with it again. Suddenly realized I hadn't pushed the dang switch all the way to the left and back again to reset it. Upon hearing all this, my husband just said, "Welcome to the twentieth century." (Yes, we know it is the 21st, but you get the idea.) I am not mechanical at all, but I do persevere--when I come across a problem it feels like an itch and I just can't stop scratching at it. That's how I muddle through most hurdles!

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I went to the Indian Casino that is literally a 5 minute drive from my house on Friday night with "the girls" and I won $320 on a slot machine within minutes of walking in the door!
2. With my winnings I can finally afford the canopy bed dd has had her eye on for over a year-I am thrilled!
3. I am on my way to get myself a new pair of shoes though first (can't spend all the winnings on dd now can I?)
4. I haven't had much energy to post on here these days, but I have been poking my head in every day and reading up on everyones lives-I wish my RL would settle down a bit so I could breathe....

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Factoid friends are the best!! Thank you for your words of encouragement with my BIG head.

2. I did go to the Hollywood Bowl last night with my girlfriends and two bottles of wine, plus our picnic dinner!!

3. The program at the Bowl was titled "A Night at the Moulin Rouge" and it was simply wonderful!! They started with the Star-Spangled Banner (where I stood with my hand over my heart!) and then the conductor introduced the program and our country's history with France. He then went into a discuss about Gershwin and how he came about writing "An American in Paris". Then the orchestra played this piece....an awww moment!! Just delightful to hear in this setting at the Hollywood Bowl!

4. The program also included a jazz/cabaret quintet from Paris called Paris Combo and if there had been room in my seating area, I would have gotten up to dance!! (Especially after my 3rd glass of wine...lol!) The program ended with about 20 dancers doing the Cancan and then a huge fireworks display that went along with the musical notes being played. Like I said earlier, simply wonderful!!

5. Silly, congratulations on your winnings!! That is the best feeling, isn't it??!!

5.1 Okay, now I've got to get back to a training program I must complete today for my new job. Everyone have a great day!!


Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1) Eggie, I just got a promo on 8/1 and absolutley LOVE my new job. It's a great feeling and I congratulate you!

2) Yay! Silly!!! I never had luck at slot machines.

3) I'm a pretty good blackjack player but tend to get carried away (read: cocky), so DH comes by periodically and picks up my starting chips so I don't lose any money.

4) NC survived the latest flood and I for one, am tired of rain, downed trees, lack of power and such. But I shouldn't complain, others have had it much worse (thinking of my FL family and AL friends!)

5) If this is any indication of what winter will be this year in the mountains, we are in b-i-g trouble.

6) Not a schtickler, but is 5.1 a "real" fact???

Happy Sunday all!

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
6.1...Eggie how funny! I went to the Bowl and saw the same show on Friday night. I was fortunate enough to have the box seating very close to the stage, but there were some obnoxious people sitting close by who would NOT stop talking during the music! Completely ruined the experience...and everyone was telling them to shut up, which they refused to do until the fireworks went off! I wish I'd had an umbrella to open so I could block their view and ruin their night like they did to everyone around them.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
6.2 Tishala, how cool that you had box seating for the Bowl's Friday night show! I'm so sorry that you had to deal with yappers during the show though....gawd! I envy your box seating though....I was telling one of my friends that there probably was a different prospective being nearer to the stage because you could see the facial expressions of the performers. We were in Section M2 at the rail. Bench seating, but with the cushion rentals, it worked out fine. We'll have to do the Bowl together some day!!

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I enjoy this factoid thread

2. The posters in this thread keep each other grounded, that's why it's okay to get a BIG head occasionally!

3. I wish more people would participate so no one would have to be a schtickler! Although HP does sound like she would be a good one! LOL

4. Jbean's comment about dogs bringing their people to events cracked me up!

5. Congrats on your new promotion, too, Luvmyjrt! You and Sugarbok both deserve the new job and recognition for achieving it.

6. I bet War's house didn't stay stinky for very long! I bet Texannie and Hermi's day was great! Sillicalimomma needs a new pair of shoes! LOL What kind did you get?

7. Tish, your story reminded me about drive-in theatres. Seems so many people are talking during live events or indoor movies that the outdoor drive-ins are making a comeback. I know the Hollywood Bowl is outside, but sheesh!

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 5:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. One wedding down, one more to go.

2. Then I get to concentrate on my own, lol.

3. I am exhausted!

4. A transformer blew about an hour before the wedding so the church had no power, but it was still beautiful.

5. It rained all morning but stopped just as we left the salon, and amazingly we even got some sun!

6. Despite the peeks of sun it was freezing! Only 65 degrees. We froze during the outside pictures...brrr!

7. I will try to post some pictures in my folder or in the wedding thread...hopefully tomorrow.

8. Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!


Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I had a fun weekend. We went up to Door County and camped at Peninsula State Park.

2. It was really dark and clear Saturday night, and Tim and I went by the water to look at the sky. We both saw a HUGE shooting star- biggest one I've ever seen. You could actually see the flame around it and it was really bright and long. Very cool.

3. My cousin's little dog Simon had a seizure a few days ago and she took him to the emergency vet at 3 am. He got blood tests but I haven't heard from her. He seemed fine the next day though.

4. I'm subbing for Middle School Social Studies Wednesday and Thursday. This will be my first subbing for this school year. I was hoping to have been called sooner, but I guess it's still pretty early in the year.

5. I made lasagne last night. Yum- spinach, zuccini, tomato, onion, and green pepper with wheat noodles and ricotta and mozzerella cheese.

6. I haven't posted in this thread in awhile. I've noticed that I tend to post less overall during Big Brother than I do during the rest of the year.

7. I need to get a haircut and I don't know what I want this time. it's finally long enough to pull back into a tiny ponytail right now, which is handy, but if nothing else I at least need a trimming.

8. I keep meaning to leave early for work too so I can go to the outlet mall but then it always gets too late and I never end up going. I need some new clothes!

9. not sure what I'll do today. Maybe get a haircut and go to the outlet mall! I also need to go up to where I'm subbing to be sure of how long of a drive it is to get there, and i want to go to the library too.

Marej
Member

09-20-2002

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 7:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
9.9 I was eating when they showed Jase & Holly on BB on Fri night. <MG> Happy that TAR won a emmy last night.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Kaili, that was a fireball! So cool that you got to see it.

2. I missed the emmy's but got to see a 'rerun' of some of the red carpet

3. Yay TAR!

4. I am so stoked that my Colts won their football game

5. There were a lot of NFL football games that were won by teams I didn't pick in the pool.

6. I hope Froggiegirl and all the other members who are getting married soon, will have a wonderful ceremony and a happy forever after.

7. We have not heard the results of my granddaughter's second MRI yet. She has been using her witty sense of humor over the whole deal, saying things like she may be losing her marbles soon.

8. Imbewitched IM'd me this morning to let me know she is home safe from the Florida panhandle.

9. I get to go to my son's house today and help him arrange his new houseful of furniture! It was fun shopping for his kitchen and bath accessories and gadgets, too.

10. I need to go edge the lawn and trim the hedges

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. ACKKKKK...just got an email from my Mom saying that her car was packed and she is on her way to my house. ACKKKKKK.....I have to run home and unlock it and pick up the dead food from the assortment of plates all over the living room floor. Dang, I gotta quit eating in front of the tv!

2. I have a wasp on my rolodex, here at work. Oh my!

3. It sounded like running water in my downstairs bathroom this morning and I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Sounded like from behind a wall. Well, it was coming from the CEILING! The upstairs toilet was running and the sound came through the vent. WHEW! I thought that I had Niagra Falls inside my walls there for a minute.

4. It is a lovely warm day today.

5. I had a great time in St. Louis on Saturday. The workshop was good and my former student was there. There is no good way to get to St. Louis from here.

6. I will be driving through southern Missouri on Friday. I am going to try to find the one-room school repository in Kansas! WHOO HOO! And meet a few TVCHers!

7. I am going to "Smokey Joe's Cafe" a review of those old 50s tunes like "Charlie Brown" and "Yakety Yak...don't talk back". I wonder if Mom will still be here! Maybe I should get her a ticket too!

8. Mom is bringing my plants! YIPPEE!

9. Attendance was down in classes today. Don't know what was with that!

10. I can't remember my new PIN for my new ATM card. Dang it! I've got too many numbers in my life!

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I want to know more about Marm's cat.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1.5 She has to get home first, Half!

Spygirl
Moderator

04-23-2001

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Save the date letters are D-O-N-E!

2. The choice for the wedding invitation is down to three. Have to have one selected and ordered in the next week.


Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. My ds, Matt, and his friends went back to Pensacola today. Things aren't bad at their place, but are not livable yet. The house is missing a shutter, roofing shingles, and the entire backyard fence. The yard is just a mass of downed branches. But the house is solid and Matt's car is ok!

2. Matt's employer is offering to take his employees by van to another locale to work. So Matt and his friend are checking on the details and will probably do that if they are also giving them a place to stay.

3. In their section of Pensacola, they do have power, phone, and running water. But the water is contaminated with sewage, and they have been advised not to use it for anything. So they do not intend to stay in the home for now. Matt's friend's wife and baby will be returning to SC until things are resolved with the water. And, depending on what happens with the job situation, Matt and his friend may go back there for a bit, too.

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. just a few more days til i get to meet spy and marm...and maybe others....i'm so excited!

2. i have to do my laundry and grocery shopping tonight since all i did was play all weekend long, and didn't get to them. oh well, i'm not complaining. :-)

3. i got a check in the mail today for some clothes i sold on consigment. FYI, this is not a good way to get "rich" lol. every dollar counts, though.

4. for a monday, work went reasonably well today.

4.3333 i am glad to see kaili posting in here again...just a few more days til bb is over!


Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I want to meet Spy and Marm! You too, Jbean!!! Lucky girls...

2. I lazed about all day, and boy it felt good!

3. I saved some pictures on Shutterfly from my cousins wedding...go to my folder for instructions if you want to see them.

4. We are on the hunt for new office furniture. I found a great desk that I love but Steve isn't thrilled with the price, so we continue to look.

5. I'm excited for the BB5 and TAR finales tomorrow night...whoo hoo!!!


Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Monday, September 20, 2004 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Friday morning I got home from dropping the kids off at school and had a message on my answering machine from a friend I haven't seen in 3 months. She yelled and threatened to kick my butt, LOL.

2. I've been thinking I'm a horrible friend for a while since I haven't stopped by to visit her. I'd like to say that with the kids out of school it's difficult to go visit, and once they went back to school I got busy with their school and my class and just haven't had time.

3. And while I do have excuses, the truth is I do feel like a horrible friend. I know she's called a few times and stopped by while I wasn't home and I just didn't get back to her.

4. So, I called her back this morning and promised her I'd come to visit tomorrow after I drop the kids off at school. She yelled at me some more, LOL.

5. I have takled about her here before though it's been awhile. She's one of the strongest people I've ever met in my life, dealing with tragedy more times than anyone should have to. She's been there for me, at times being part mom, part best friend, part advisor. She is one of the most amazing people I've ever met and despite some of the horrible things she's gone through, she is still the first person to crack a smile and worry about cheering someone else up.

6. Now ya know why I feel like a horrible friend. Tomorrow, I will go to visit my friend with my tail between my legs and take the ass whooping I deserve because despite the fact that I've pretty much dropped off the face of the earth to my friends, she still ended our call with, "I can't wait to see you and catch up and you know I love you." What did I do to deserve friends like this?