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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 12:29 pm
3.16 We have one down in Kenosha that lasts most of the summer. I grew up in that area and had a friend that worked there (the wench!!!!), but I never went except one time to the parking lot to drop her off. These are SCA people. Ever hear of it?
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 1:28 pm
3.18 Two girlfriends and I went to a Renaissance meal sponsored by the SCA one time. It was a blast! The jester was fittingly corny. The jousting was fun to watch. I was so excited when the jousters took off their helmets and one of them was a high school classmate of mine! I hadn't seen him in years. The SCA people seemed to take the authenticity of their costumes quite seriously, which was cool, really. We ate everything off bread plates (can't remember what they're called...maybe trenchers?), no utensils, just fingers.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 1:34 pm
3.19 They do- when I was student teaching a few years ago, I was doing a Middle Ages unit for World History and I contacted the local branch. The woman I contacted- Baroness Something or Other- was willing to come in to the school and hang around for all my classes- she came with all kinds of cool stuff for the kids to look at. She talked about what they do, showed them some armor and stuff like that. Kinda fun.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 1:57 pm
is this the fact or two thread?
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 2:02 pm
1. Yes, this is the fact or two thread. 2. I like in between facts. 3. Decimals are fun. 4. Just ask Dewey! 5. I transplanted stuff today. 6. I made a big dirt-y mess. 7. Not as big as the birds at thefeeder outside have been making though. 8. Eight facts. Who's next????!!

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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 2:06 pm
8.1 Eggie started it!!!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 2:11 pm
1. I went to the Kenosha Rennaissance Faire!! 2. I used the new scunci cleaner I got. 3. I still need to figure out how to use it, or my house is REALLY dirty!! 4. I found a MIRIAM's Cup!! 5. I hope I have at least 8 families come to the Seder! 6. DS has a birthday Friday... 7. I have NO IDEA what to get him 8. He wants a Bassoon, or a car! 9. aaaaaack!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 2:37 pm
8.3 Juju2bigdog is innocent!

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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 4:17 pm
1. Reader....just get the bassoon reeds, bassoons cost almost as much as a car!! (Reminds me when I was a kid and I asked 'Santa' for a book of Bach or a pipe organ....got the Bach inventions in my stocking!) 2. I love Renaissance Faires! I play recorder in consort and I just love the music and the costumes and artwork, etc. 3. I have a really bad headache. I thought it was a sinus/allergy one until I vomitted. Maybe a migrane, but I can't breathe out of one side of my face and it's swollen, so probably really bad sinus. SIGH. 4. It is nice weather today even though it is dribbling gentle rain. Soft breeze, perfect temperature! AHHHH! 5. I bought some water lily rhizomes yesterday. One white and one pink. I'm going to put them in the fish pond, since something ate the koi, and I don't want to have to bother with fish again. Anyone got any pointers on growing water lilies? 6. This is totally too much information, but I have a mole on my bum and the Dr. said that it looks funny. It's coming off on the 25th and I have a concert that night. Fortunately, I will be standing for the concert. Feel free to send pillows or make jokes! LOL! 7. I really need to mow my yard. 8. I've had a very strange day today. 9. My second grant also went unfunded. I am NOT used to getting grants unfunded, but now I'm more in line with the averages--still probably above average in funding. 10. The good news today is that my first "real" article was published in a very nice journal. It looks great. I got an email from my undergraduate professor who is now a dean telling me how proud he was of me! That certainly made my day and took my mind off the unfunded grant!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 4:53 pm
1. Cross your fingers...my wife has an interview at a pretty good job tomorrow. 
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 5:04 pm
1.1 Fingers crossed, Nick!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 6:14 pm
1.1 Fingers crossed 2.1 MARM!!! I hope you're feeling better, and the doctor will give you the right medication!! Ouch! 3.1 Yeah, he doesnt want the "plastic" bassoon. AND I looked into reed making equipment!! roflol... *sigh, gottal love the music majors!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:08 pm
6.1 I am not sure I will sleep tonight with the excess information I have about Schoolmarm's bum wart.

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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:14 pm
1. Nick, fingers crossed for your wife's job prospect.... 2. Marm, better a funny bum wart than a serious one, doncha think? 3. Kaili, I'm pretty certain Juju started it. 4. I think we scared LadyT away...ut oh.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:36 pm
0.98 - OK I have no clue how the "Factoid Decimal System" works. 0.99 - That said, I am going with 4 facts. 1. I am posting a picture that completely represents my day today. A crummy day all around, but the rainbow makes everything better.
This was the scene as I left school for the last time ever this afternoon. 2. Today was the last day of classes at my little crappy university. I had an oral exam, and got back my English essay that I think I was unfairly marked on. I am going to see my teacher about the mark, especially considering HE didn't mark it (he hired a marker). She doesn't know the conversations the teacher and I had, regarding what novels or plays or poems "say" or "think" about things. I think she criticized me on things he told me were ways to find the "novel's opinion". Before this class, I didn't even know the body of writing itself HAD an opinion. LOL. 3. The rainbow in my day is that my time at Langara College is OVER. Woo hoo!! The stories I have heard and the things I have experienced first hand make me wonder HOW this university stays afloat. They treat people soooooo poorly and almost go out of their way to make things hard for students, rather than facilitating an education for them. Classes have been poorly run, administration and administrators are a joke, and on a macro level, the school should be shut down. If it weren't for about 3 good teachers that I have met over the 2 years I spent there, I don't know how I would have survived without screaming at someone. LOL. 4. So now I have a week off to study for exams. My biggest fear is my english exam, as it is going to consist of writing six analytical paragraphs about the works we've studied, but we only have 2 hours. Honestly, I am such a SLOW thinker and writer. During my in-class poetry essay exam, I swear I took about 45 minutes to just LOOK at the poem and come up with SOMETHING. then I just speed write. But SIX PARAGRAPHS?!?! Ack!! I'm dead.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:38 pm
5.2.1 SHEESH, it's NOT a wart (now THAT would be gross!)....just a flat mole. Here's hoping it's just funny... Nighty, Night, JUJU!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:38 pm
4.1 Oh no!!! Eggie beat me to four!! 5. I am getting my hair cut tomorrow, as it has been over 3 months, and I look like crap, and my hair is way too long.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 12:04 am
1. Kaili, I have a friend who's brother is a member of the SCA. He met his wife at one of their wars, so when they got married they did it completely middle ages themed. Between hearing about the wedding and him talking about things he was studying and learning because of the SCA we tagged along one year to the Ren. Faire. He was always so enthusiastic about it that I figured it must be a pretty fun hobby, but also that it would be very time consuming! 2. Nick, fingers crossed for your wife! Wish her good luck from us, please! 3. Later this week my nieces school is having an aunthentic disaster drill. At some point during the day, they'll ring the bells, get all the classes out to the field, have the police and fire department show up and alert the parents to come find their kids early. Today Caleb told me his teacher was sending home a note tomorrow, he thinks its about a disaster. I'm wondering if we'll be having the same drill. 4. He brought home some reading comprehension tests today that they had taken recently. He got an 80% on one, so I'm checking it out, he lost 20 points on one answer. Reading the question, then his answer, it made no sense to me (of course, I haven't read the story, lol.) So he explains his answer to me and it really did make sense. Caleb couldn't figure out why he got it wrong, since his answer would make sense to his teacher who read the story. I told him he had to pretend she hand't read the story, he said, "but, Mom, she has!" 5. Today I cleaned my living room carpet. That's always the worst one. Tomorrow I'll do the hall and the bedrooms.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 4:47 am
5.1 Fingers crossed for your wife Nick! 5.2 Wargod congrats on getting the plumber out so fast ... I'm still waiting. Actually, we've decided to redo the whole sink instead of fixing it. New sink, new faucet, new plumbing ~ yea! 5.3 My son finally got picked up by his father yesterday morning for Spring Break. He was very excited!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 7:40 pm
1. Ok...good news and not so good news. 2. My wife was offered the job she interviewed for...thats the good news...the not so good news is that the pay is not going to be as good as we had hoped. And its about 20 miles further for my wife to drive daily. With gas prices these days, its something we have to consider. She thinks she would like the job, but would it be worth it...is the question. 3. She has another job interview on the table...this one is here in the town we live. The pay isn't so great for this one either, but we won't be out all the gas money...plus, they are offering her free day care. We can't beat that...not this day and age. 4. Of course, the ideal thing would be if I made enough money she could stay home with the girls. I know, kinda old fashioned, but my wife would like it as well. At least for a little while. 5. So, bottom line for me is that I think she should take the job here in town if it is offered to her. 6. I'll keep y'all updated, just keep up the prayers and positive vibes.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 8:35 am
1. Hello to all the factoids out there! 2. It's been awhile since I have been to TVCH. 3. Everything is going good with being a new mom. 4. I will be going back to work on July 4th and an sorta excited to be among the adults again. 5. I will miss Sam like crazy. 6. Going back to work means I will have computer access again and that makes me excited. 7. I posted a picture of Sam aka little spitfire in the parenting thread under Tips and Advice. I think he's the cutest. TOOT TOOT!!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 8:57 am
1. Since there isnt a Husband Brag Thread... thought I'd post some "brags" here. 2. DS has a History, college paper, midterm, 20+ pages I think. 3. He wanted DH to edit it. 4. DH stayed up, (he goes to bed around 10) and fell over on the coach taking his nap... ds was just completely frustrated (comcast kept goofin out on him) and said "forget it" I cant do it, I'll go with what I have, (whine, whine, excuse, excuse) 5. DH didnt go to bed, instead he mentioned his college experiences, and DS was inspired, and started writing. 6. DH stayed up until 3 AM with DS and all DH did was edit, not change the wording, with DS his hearing loss tends to make writing incomplete at times.... 7. DH also stayed home from work this morning so he could help DS finish the last question (each question has to be minimum 2 pages long 7 questions total) 8. I just thought I'd share the warm fuzzy feeling I got watching father and son bond over editing a mid term! (and I tried to stay up! )
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 10:26 am
1. ack 9 facts. 2. been too long since i've facted. 3. I have a cold - or sinus infection. too soon to tell which. 4. I hate being sick. 5. And naturally I have toooooooooo much to do to stay home and be sick. 6. tomorrow i'm taking the day off and waiting for the car to be fixed - again. 7. I went through this with the heater blower in the car 5 weeks ago and it's messed up again. 8. My head is killing me (what can i say other than I'm out of facts and reaching) 9. nice weather - too bad I can't enjoy it.
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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 11:33 am
1. I haven't done facts in a while. Things have been so busy and my computer has been acting like it has spring fever! 2. My oldest son got his G1 this week. For my American friends, that means he can drive during the day, with a liscensed driver and only in driving zones below 70 kms an hour. He must have this liscense for 1 year before he can upgrade....thank goodness. This is taking its toll on my nerves. He hasn't quite mastered right turns, so as long as we drive left, he'll be ok. 3.Youngest is home sick. He has laringytis. He wants to be able to go to youth group tonight, so I can just tell there is going to be a 'thing'. He has already left me three messages. 4. We are going to an annual musical this weekend in the BIG City. Kids are excited because this is their first time to go. We get dressed up, go to the theatre and out for dinner after. I can't wait to post pics. I don't get them dressed up in shirts and ties often and be out in public other than church. 5. Hubby has decided to expand the business. Apparently there is a shortage of parking lot line painters. So,....he wants to buy one of the machines, $10,000, hire two guys and make what he thinks is a killing. That's alot of parking lots. However, I have learned in marriage that it is important to be supportive, and dreams need to be supported. I think its soon my turn to dream!!!! :-) 6. My little friend with brain cancer is not doing so well. He has his second MRI in a month tomorrow and results early next week. As we are getting ready for the Relay for Life Marathon, it hardly seems fair that he be sick again. Say a prayer for him and his family. 7. The planning is all finished for the retreat I am in charge of Pamper Yoursoul. It is next weekend and I am really looking forward to a weekend away with good friends. The fact that everything is done is a bonus, because all that's left is the waiting. 8. Computer group is finished next week. I will get a whole new batch of students the following week. This group has done extremely well, and some of them already have jobs secured. I am so pleased. 9. Skootz and I have started some of the fun wonderful planning for London, Ontario. Skoot on over there and let us know if you are planning on coming. 10. Well 10 facts, who would have thought. It has been a busy few weeks. Chad's confirmation, Easter, Brett's birthday, the theatre, the retreat, our anniversary, Chad's birthday and then Cirque de Soliel. I LOVE SPRING!!! Fondly Wappy
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 11:39 am
1. We are saving money to move to Texas, should take about a year.
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