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Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Friday, July 30, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'M BAAAAAACCCCKKKK!!!!!! YAAAAAAAA
2. I had no phone and no computer forever!
3. I hate dealing with big companies. We are changing from DSL to cable and a different phone company. So the phone/DSL company shut us off about 3 weeks before we asked them to and the new company just switched us on today. ARRGGGG
4. The move that never ends is still going on. We've got most everything moved to the front of the first floor so the truck can be backed up to the front doors.
5. We were all set to do the final truck runs this Sunday but of course they don't have any trucks available this Sunday.
6. Now I have to call everyone who was going to help with the move and tell them a week from Sunday.

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Friday, July 30, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Went to Lancaster County to eat Pennsylvania Dutch food. YUM!

2. Conference is fine!

3. Going to the Hershey outlet mall tonight, I think.

4. Getting excited about the move on Monday!

5. My dorm room is by a train track and there are about 10 trains that go through during the night. It's really loud!

6. I am learning how to use my cell phone!

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Friday, July 30, 2004 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Twinkie! Hi Marm!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Friday, July 30, 2004 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'm pulling a LK. LOL
2. Hey, I've been gone from the board FOREVER and I have a lot to say.
3. I'm still having some pain from the accident but I haven't gone to the doctor yet.
4. My doctor left a message for me to call her and that worries me. I don't know if its about the spot they found on the thyroid or something else. She doesn't know about the car accident.
5. As if it wasn't enough that the whole passenger side of the car is smashed in, we woke up today to a busted window in the car. The only thing they took was a power converter. Creeps
6. I'm sick and tired of battling my sister over mom's estate so yesterday we went to the post office and I sent her a letter that will light her head on fire. No more Ms. Nice Girl. I've taken her crap all of my life.
7. The last straw was her not following mom's wishes to have a nice funeral and be buried next to dad AND SELLING MY PIANO!!!! Even tho the will says that we split everything she got everything and I got nothing. Now, I'm normally a very nice person who would do anything for you but she has pushed me for the last time. I have so much dirt on her and if she doesn't stick to the will I'm going to sing like a canary. Whew! Thanks, my friends, I really needed to get that out.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Friday, July 30, 2004 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oops, i guess i didn't pull an LK LOL

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Friday, July 30, 2004 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. hi factoids! haven't been here in a few days, so i had to get caught up with everyone! :-)

2. i just got back from the fair, it is opening day and the weather was absolutely perfect! low to mid 70's and no humidity! plus it only cost us $1 each to get in. woo hoo!

3. the downside to all this was that this is the busiest i have ever seen our fair! it took us an HOUR to get there from my apartment, which is USUALLY just 5 minutes away! my friend was pissy the whole way there, and then until we got to the free concert (trace adkins) and found a couple of empty seats. i haven't seen her that pissy before!

4. tomorrow we are leaving at noon for kansas city to see the nashville star tour at the beaumont club! yay! we are already planning on having a wild time. i even made an "I Brad" t-shirt to get his attention. (brad cotter) he is SO CUTE!

5. i am tired and should go to bed since i volunteered to drive. (i'm just nice like that, you know)

6. i have been too obsessed with the big brother happenings to come read facts! where are my priorities? i was so worried we were gonna lose adria, and she is my favorite (well, her and natalie, and now diane....my new hero, lol)

7. i had my annual corn dog and jug of rootbeer (fresh brewed) from a&w at the fair tonight. that is the only root beer i like at all. i only drink it once a year.

8. kady, today is my best friend from high school's birthday, too! she is 29, though, lol happy birthday to kady's son!

hope all you guys have a great weekend!


Whit4you
Member

04-19-2004

Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1) Dang I love this thread - highpoint of my week each week to read it. Funny how it's evolved - the #'ing system is too funny 1.352322 etc :-) And the lingo here 'factoids' - 'fact'ors' would be a good name for posters to this thread hehe... :-)

2) Don't think I could even begin to tell what all's gone on in my life the past year without being concidered the world's worst drama queen. I'd probably have to write it all as a fiction piece. Well I'll touch on a few of the highlights...

3) I moved out in the fall to get away from my psyco stalker - moved back in this winter when he said he was moving out.

4) Called the police several times - the situation with the police is truely unbelievable - really. Example: They (3 of them AND their supervisor) - said he had the RIGHT to rip the phone line off the side of my office (garage/home-for-now) WHILE I was on the phone with 911 - cut the line and break in through the window... he had this right apparently because he had a piece of carpet in here (he never had permission to put in here) and refused to remove during 7 hours that day he spent in the garage 'to remove it'

5) Gave up on 911 - my son has stayed out of this sistuation per my request for 3+ years - since the police wouldn't handle it and continued to make matters worse whenever they were called... when he asked this time to handle it I said 'go for it' - my son is crazy... 3 years of pent up anger let lose was interesting for the whole neighborhood to watch - police had to almost take up residency on the block... here at least 15 times that week. At one point when he'd cornered my stalker like the gutter rat he is... when he finally let him go the peanut gallery watching actually cheered him on and two people came up asking him to help them with their situations lol.


To keep my son out of jail or worse I finally got a restraining order (had it for months just never took that final step and went to court) Now - I've owned my home 20+ years, he was an uninvited unwelcome non paying stalker who'd threatened to kill me and run me over w/ his car etc - the judge - and I am NOT kidding on this... basically kicked ME out of my home. Because she granted me the restraining order - and he lived there. Took me over 3 hours to stop hyperventalating - was more upset than I think I've ever been in my life... still don't believe it. So I own a duplex but ended up homeless.
Couldn't stay with son cause he lives two houses down ... so anyhow...

6) Got the perminant restraining order 2 weeks later (few weeks ago) and that judge was sane.... let me have my house gee thanks... my stalker was at the hearing - thankfully he opened his mouth - it was beyond funny the judge kept saying to him 'And your POINT Is???" ... "And I should care BECAUSE???" etc - my stalker is used to everyone taking his side because he leaves out 99% of the 'story' - and gets confirmation he's right on whatever his point at that moment is. SO anyhow my stalker is GONE gone gone - he continues to stand 2 1/2 blocks away with binoculars and so on but that's fine he can spend the next 20 years 2 1/2 blocks away - as long as I don't have to hear him or see him or live like a prisoner in my own home anymore I'm fine.

7) So the next step has been to get rid of my other freeloaders who've lived in the other half of my duplex rent free for the past 6 months - figuring I couldn't kick them out because I didn't have any money since neither they nor my stalker paid any rent there.... welp guess what they are wrong -
gave them a 3 day notice - got fired from my job the next day... (tenant's good friends with my boss) well sure this might mean they could stay forever since they know I reallly don't have the funds to evict them now but - again they are wrong .... I don't get mad often but get me mad enough and I have determination... they have about 10 days now before they are gone for good. They haven't even started packing yet... guess they don't think I'm serious - guess they'll be finding out differently in about 10 days when the sherriff escorts them off the property.

8) Been too depressed - stressed and so on to deal with job hunting. I go out 3 or 4 times a week to do so and don't even manage to get one app turned in. First time in over 20 years I've had literally NO source of income at all - it's really really scary. I'll figure something out though - but I try hard not to beat myself up to much over all this - I have done a hundred things in the past month towards getting my life together - so I just have to force myself to stop whenever the negative self-talk starts up.

9) So now I'm sorta living in my garage - but heck you should see it.. it's adorable really - had no choice to avoid severe depression I had to do whatever it takes and that means decorations - xmas lights (white ones all over...) homey feel etc. It really is cute - and hard to feel sorry for myself too much looking around here - have a cute little 'kitchen' area... 'bedroom' area 'living room' area - an office and so on.. :-) Well I'm surviving... and still love this thread.. it's the one thing sure to make me smile or laugh on a given day. :-)

Whitney :-)


Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
9.5 My goodness Whit, and I thought I was having problems. I can't tell you how happy I was to see you had posted. Seems like forever since I saw you here. You are doing very well I must say, considering all you've told me of your past problems. {{{{{Whitney}}}}}

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 4:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Haven't had time to read everybody's facts. I can't wait to get back to the hotel tonight to catch up on everyone!

2. HELLO from Nova Scotia!!!!! We're having a blast.

3. Today we were VIP's at the Opening Ceremonies of the Congres Mondial. Was a 3 hour bus ride from Halifax and went through the towns of Grand Pre, Wolfville, and some others I don't remember.

4. The tides were out and we saw boats sitting on bottom. That was really something to see.

5. The people here are sooooo friendly. We have made many new friends.

6. Tonight we're going watch Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at the Grou Tyme Festival. He's from Louisiana and probably one of the best cajun bands around.

7. Tomorrow we work the booth from 12-2 and then we're free for the day. Monday same thing.

8. Tall Ships Festival is going on too right now in Halifax. The ships are beautiful!

9. Miss being on the board.

10. We're off to see Steve! Bye!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'm home, in MEGA boxville. And DANG IT, I thought that my students would have gotten the whole place packed up. At least my best student worker stopped by and he will help me with the house and office tomorrow and will babysit the movers on Monday while I'm teaching lessons.

I am TV less until Tuesday and no cable until Thursday.

COUNTDOWN to moving van: 2 days!

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 11:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Seems every time I start to have some deep feelings for someone they disappear on me.

2. I'm beginning to get quite jaded and a little bitter about some men - to the point where I don't/won't trust them or what they say again.

(Happy moving, Marm!)

Redstar
Member

07-07-2003

Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I haven't posted in here for a long time.

2. I spent yesterday at my brother's house, which is on a lake. I'm not an outdoorsy person, except for boating, which I love!

3. I learned to drive the speedboat yesterday - even more fun!

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. OMG, i have had such an exciting weekend, that i don't think just 4 facts will do! so please bear with me. ( ihave pics too, i may post them in my folder instead)

2. the nashville star concert was absolutely amazing! it was general admission, so we got to be right upfront and center! (there was only one person in front of us!) they were all so good! brad is even cuter in person! and we got the kiss pic! yay!

3. i chickened out from wearing the i brad shirt, and i told him that, and he called me a chickenshit! lol

4. i was totally starstruck by him! i got a hand grab during the actual concert, then a kiss on the cheek and a hug (again during the concert), and then afterwards, we got our cd covers signed, along with some posters that i took off the walls at the club . but they said they were ok to take, just so no one thinks i stole them!

4.13 i will post some of my pics from the tour and others...my tattoo and hot pink curtains, lol, in my folder, so that way if not everyone wants to see them, they don't have to.


Mak1
Member

08-12-2002

Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm going to be stalking Jbeannie's folder, hoping to get a good look at gorgeous Brad. Glad you had a blast, Jbean!!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 5:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I HATE MOVING! (Just kidding, but I'm getting darn tired of boxes everywhere, and more stuff to box!) I threw out 72 pounds of paper out of my office in the last 5 hours. I have two students working at my house right now, and the garage is done, the attic is done, the basement is done, and we are almost done with the second floor. There is a lot of miscellaneous stuff on the first floor and the lamps that need to be packed. I think that we will make it. My office is just one big dumpster! LOL!

2. I can't believe that Eggie and I both ate at Intercourse, PA on successive nights. LOL again!

3. I am thankful for the show recappers. I couldn't see the last two BBs, and will miss Tuesday's shows unless you can get reception without cable or an antennae.

4. My parents are coming down on Wednesday when the movers are in Illinois to help me unpack.

5. I teach my last piano lessons tomorrow. I taught the last organ lessons today. One of my students gave me a $30 gift certificate to Penneys in case I needed some housewares in the new house! How nice!

Countdown to moving van: 12 hours
Countdown to getting on the road: about 22 hours!

WHOO HOO!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'm up to 161 pounds out of my office and we 'bout filled the dumpster with styrofoam from the computer boxes that I'm using and "icky" cardboard.

2. It's 2 am and my office phone just rang. "WHO is calling at this hour?" you may ask! Well, it was one of my two students who are packing for me tonight. He and his buddy got a second wind and they said that they are knocking off at 3am instead of 2am. That sounds like a fine quitting time to me! Another 45 minutes in the office will help.

3. I have another student coming to help pack and babysit the movers at 7am. I will need to get a nap in sometime, as I will be driving through the night to get to my Tuesday afternoon closing in Illinois.

4. I'm feeling like things will be done, I'll feel better after I get my car packed before the movers get there!

5. I can't believe that I'm still up! I bought a 6 pack of Mountain Dew, so I'm JUST a TEEEEENNNY bit caffinated.

6. I am listening to "Theatrically Challenged" on Live365 audio streaming. Thank goodness, cause all my CDs are packed!

Countdown to moving van: 7 hours
Countdown to hitting the road: 17 hours!

DOUBLE WHOO HOO!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 12:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I think I'm about to crash, lol.

2. I had my nieces all weekend. Sis and bil went to Ozfest and took mom with them! They had a blast.

3. The kids were pretty good most of the weekend. Baby didn't sleep too well last night though. Finally about 5am we put her in bed with us hoping that would settle her some. She took a one hour nap and was wide awake. Meaning we were up at 6am after having very little sleep, lol.

4. May have been a good thing though. Kota was up a few minutes later throwing up and running a fever. I got her settled in bed with the puke bowl and remote to the tv, and took the other three kids to the living room.

5. She spent the rest of the day on the couch sleeping on and off. Darren and I tried to catch quick naps throughout the day while she was sleeping but it just didn't work out.

6. Caleb was such a good little guy all day. He helped out with chores, helped make lunch, and spent the rest of the day drawing pictures and watching shark week on the discovery channel with us. He also spent alot of time this morning keeping the baby entertained.

7. This week I'm hoping for a quiet week and having nothing exciting happen. Two weeks ago was our Vegas vacation and last week we were dealing with a family situation, so this week I'd just like to spend the week playing with the kids and getting back into a regular routine.

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'm in my office and alone for the first time in....geez, forever.

2. The move is complete, the old house is clean, and I am 95% unpacked and settled in.

3. The next time I need to move, I plan to set fire to my old house and purchase everything new, including delivery and setup.

4. I am working 15 hour days this whole week. It is "intensive" week for our new class of students.

5. Right now, I am at the beginning stages of preparing nearly 10 hours worth of lecture on systems theory. Hold on to your hats, folks, this stuff is riveting.

6. I won't have cable access at home until tomorrow night. I completely forgot to schedule cable and telphone installation until last Wednesday.

7. I miss TVCh...I miss BB...I miss TAR. <sigh>

8. Thank you to everyone who has left me notes in my folder and I apologize to those who have sent emails I have not been able to answer yet. Give me another week and I'll be back into a routine.



Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Moving van is almost loaded even though they were 90 minutes late.

2. It is almost 90 degrees out, and we don't have airconditioning.

3. I have three or four students left to teach and I need to transfer files from my office computer to my laptop.

4. I am leaving a bunch of file drawers full, but the important stuff is sorted.

5. Got the check cut for the movers.

6. Had to cut the dryer cord as it was hot wired to the house.

7. My piano student just walked in.

8. I am driving through the night....hello Ohio, hello Indiana, hello Illinois.

9. Can't wait to colapse OR take a swim at the new house.

PS, I have to go back to PA in Sept to get my lasik enhanced.
BLECH!

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I had a really bad idea today.

2. Decided to take the kids to a splash park.

3. What I didn't know was it is fenced in with a pool,and you have to have an entry card to get in.

4. The heat index here is 110 degrees.

5. So,we are stuck in a regular park,after five minutes the children are turning purple.

6. Then, we get to get in a blazing hot black Jeep.

7. Somewhere along the way,a balloon popped. There were tears.

8.Now we are home,and I'm not leaving this house again til November.

9. The kids are in the sprinkler,so all is good.

10.Hi everyone!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Hippyt, the idea was good. Failure was in the execution.

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I met Eggie today.

2. I wrote about in my folder if anyone cares to read.


Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Monday, August 02, 2004 - 11:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. My car is so filthy. I just can't get over it, lol. Now I will admit that it's probably not as bad as I see it and it probably looks like every other mom car out there! I'm planning for tomorrow evening making it a family activity, cleaning both cars, washing both of them, and making them look pretty.

2. Today the kids switched rolls. Caleb felt like crud and Dakota was my little helper. Everytime one of the kids gets sick and the other one helps take care of them, I'm reminded what great kids I have (I'm usually reminded of that several times a day, but especially when one of them is going out of their way to be helpful for the other one.) Makes me think I'm doing something good with them.

3. Darren got off work early enough today that he got to go to the driving range. Other than our week of vacation he's been working so much he hasn't had much time for himself. I really thinks he needs to get out there more often, but I'm happy he goes when he can at least.

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 3:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. It is 6:50am and I'm at work.

2. I've been here for 20 minutes...this is a record.

3. Today will be the longest lecture day of the week for me. I start teaching at 8:30 and finish up around 9pm tonight.

3. How the heck do people do this everyday????


Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 6:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I really hate moving

2. Yesterday they finally turned on the electric

3. The phone company transferred the wrong telephone number and can't fix it until Thursday

4. Hopefully the cable people will be out this morning, but I'm not holding my breath.

5. Now that there is power and ac in the new house, maybe we can start moving the rest of the stuff over there ...