Archive through October 27, 2001

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Lafatme

Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 06:41 pm Click here to edit this post
my day was tiring but wonderful, just like the past week has been. kearie and i have been looking at houses here in orange county. so far we found 3 we like and are hoping to get one of them.

came home, took a nap (she's still napping,) and will soon have dinner then maybe go out to see "driven"

yes, life IS good!

hi to all our friends, we'll see you here pretty soon. another few weeks till the moving begins, then we'll be back, in time for BB i'm sure.

take care everyone.

Moondance

Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 06:44 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey Sweetness... good to see ya... love to KK too!:)

Grooch

Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 07:13 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey Laf, if you do go see Driven, can you leave a "review" in the movie thread and let us know if it's any good or not? I don't know if I want to see it or not. Thanks. Happy to hear life is good. :)

Twiggyish

Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 07:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Good luck on the new home!

Max

Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 09:43 pm Click here to edit this post
I'm on vacation!!!!

My day was spent driving home from Poulsbo, Washington, then just relaxing after a fun weekend. Went up there on Friday with other PT Cruiser fanatics for a car show and shine at the annual Viking Fest. It was great fun with great people in a very beautiful little town. The sun didn't come out until today, but at least it didn't rain on us. We shined up our Cruisers, had races with remote control Cruisers (that was GREAT fun!), and ate, drank and laughed a lot.

Tomorrow is time to shine the car up again, maybe apply another coat of wax, get it in for an oil change and tire rotation, and then do laundry and get packed for Vegas.

Wednesday morning at 6:00 (!!!) a friend and I climb in the car and drive for an hour to Albany, OR to meet up with eight other Cruisers. From there, we'll caravan to Tonopagh, NV (about 11 hour drive) and collapse for the night. Pick up at least one more Cruiser in Tonopagh and head to Vegas Thursday morning. The convention kicks off on Thursday night with a barbeque at the MGM Grand theme park. It will be a busy weekend with cruises to the Valley of Fire and a couple of other places, a Poker Run, lots of things to see from vendors (and hopefully some bargains to be found on accessories and maybe even airbrush detailing for the car), a hard-hat tour of the Hoover Dam, and of course gambling and seeing Cirque duSoleil's "O" show at the Bellagio.

We'll leave Vegas on Monday the 28th and head to Reno for an overnight stay, then back home to Portland. I think I probably should have taken a few more days of vacation to recover when I get back!

I'm telling you, folks in the PT Cruiser Club are just THE best (okay, TVCH folks are great, too, but I actually get to SEE these people). It's so much fun to get away from everything in my "normal" life and just talk about cars and whatever else comes along. We never talk about what we do for a living or our everyday worries, we just relax and have fun.

It's not just a car, it's a lifestyle!

Moondance

Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 09:47 pm Click here to edit this post
Max, thanks for sharing!...Sounds like you and Neville are having a BLAST! :)

Tksoard

Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 10:01 pm Click here to edit this post
That just sounds like it's too much fun for one person to have!! Have fun in Vegas and win alot of money(gas money probably)!!

Kady

Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 10:22 pm Click here to edit this post
I love the MGM Grand Theme Park. Hope Max catches the pirate show. Yummy!!!!

Egbok77

Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 10:53 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey Max, I loved hearing about your upcoming adventures with the PT Cruiser Club - how fun!! I love PT Cruisers and someday I'm gonna get me one! I took a look at your profile and you've got a spiffy looking PT Cruiser!! I drive Interstate 5 from LA to SF every so often and I'll see one of the PT's on the road and I'll just cruise behind it for a while and think about the day when I'll be driving one . . .ahh yessss!!

Let us know how the convention went and I'd especially like to hear about "O".

Whit4you

Tuesday, July 03, 2001 - 03:21 pm Click here to edit this post
I'm happy to finally have a day with no aftershocks!!! WOOOHOOO :)

Whit4you

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 - 02:05 am Click here to edit this post
wow talk about old memories - those quakes seem like a lifetime away now... first memories of them were earlier today when they were talking about that ca quake....lol .. thought it was so sweet that I "shared it live" as it was happening on here at the time... life's been so hectic since that i miss the mild days of hearing the earth shake and explode beneath me at least I didn't feel responsible for that lol

Sandyc

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 09:46 am Click here to edit this post
I just thought I'd reintroduce this thread. I was thinking that the simple things in life give us so much pleasure and since Sept. 11 we've forgotten to enjoy a lot of them.

Today am looking forward to coming home from work and turning on my vcr to watch Third Watch, commercial free.

Maybe in the morning I'll get up and find that my 18 year old daughter has finally gone to school. And then I'll sit here at my computer and connect with you folks, play a few simple games, and learn a few things.

Oregonfire

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 11:27 am Click here to edit this post
Good idea. I've been teaching MLA documentation today, a bear of a subject that at least seems to subdue students into momentarily respecting me by the sheer weight of the subject matter.

I like to sneak into the computer lab and check this board between classes. It makes me feel like a real human being, not some automaton teaching unit, model XL593. (Now with new and improved vocabulary!) Funny that I feel more real online that in the real world.

Alib

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 11:37 am Click here to edit this post
I agree Sandy, we must take the time to cherish little joys in our lives - yesterday I enjoyed raking leaves on a beautiful warm sunny Sunday. Today I am looking forward to enjoying apple crisp when I get home from work. Tomorrow, who knows ... maybe I'll take a walk in the rain.

Today I also enjoyed having a long conversation with my 18 year old and hopefully we are helping each other to make some sense out of these troubled times we are living in.

Cutiepie007

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 06:08 pm Click here to edit this post
ok people, i am stupid here - what is a pt cruiser (which i couldn't find on max's profile as nothing is on this profile) and what does MLA stand for? what quake are you guys talking about, and whit, what state do you live in where they have quakes?

we redid our townhouse this summer and i have spent the following months enjoying our changes. i can't wait for the cold weather to set in as we have two fireplaces here and i want to turn them on, but alas, we are in a santa ana condition here and it's too hot. lol lol

but seriously, i agree with sandy. i am enjoying the simple pleasures of life. i am happy if i can sit down and read the paper (with a hot cup of coffee in my hand) or a magazine, tune into my favorites shows on tv or put a movie into the vcr, or go on the computer into my chatroom and to these threads. it doesn't take a whole lot to make me happy. lol

last week was spent watching "cheers." i loved that show and had forgotten how funny it was. it was great watching all these episodes and getting away from the horrors in our world. on monday night, "everybody loves raymond" is a must in our house. it's the only way i can get through mondays, just knowing the show is on that night. lol lol

lately, most of my days, when i don't have work, is spent on these threads. i think i am addicted. lol

Oregonfire

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 06:15 pm Click here to edit this post
Hi Cutie pie... MLA means Modern Language Association system of research documentation, and it's about as much fun as doing your taxes. A PT Cruiser is one of those cool retro cars, usually grey. Max used to have a picture of it on his profile, unless that was a different Max.

Cutiepie007

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 07:58 pm Click here to edit this post
oregon - is that the car that lincoln makes? the one that looks like it is out of the 1940s? if it is, i love that car.

you are right about mla. lol you must be very intelligent if this is what you do. i am impressed. i'm not exactly sure what it is u do, but it sounds impressive. lol lol :)

Oregonfire

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 09:18 pm Click here to edit this post
OMG I wish that were true, Cutie Pie. All it means is that I'm an underpaid community college teacher and my students think I'm an idiot. I think that car is made by lincoln--it's got a 1940s look.

Kep421

Monday, October 15, 2001 - 09:25 pm Click here to edit this post
PT Cruisers are made by Chrysler, they look like the 1940's gangster style cars.

Is Chrysler associated with General Motors or is it an entity all by itself?

I know Lincoln is associated with Ford, as in Ford/Lincoln/Mercury.

Oregonfire

Friday, October 26, 2001 - 04:35 pm Click here to edit this post
My day...it's so funny I have to share. My landlords have been blowing me off for months about replacing the oven in my apartment. I just waited patiently until they were ready to bring the "new" oven over. Then last night at midnight, the main kitchen sink pipe rusted clear through, so I was up half the night mopping up the mess. Obviously my kitchen is screaming "Pay attention to me, you cheap b*st*rds!"

Finally my landlord makes it over today to take care of my neglected kitchen, which apparently is suffering from the home improvement version of a psychotic episode. He struggles with the pipe, which is huge, and can't get it off, so he moves on to bringing in the "new" oven, a total 1950s piece of crap. He turns to me and says "I love my wife, but I would've bought a new one just to avoid dealing with this again." He plugs in the oven, and big sparks start flying out of the thing. So now I have two defunct ovens in my kitchen, plus a gutted kitchen sink. There's going to be one heck of a fight at my landlord's house tonight. I guess I'll be getting that new oven after all. Priceless!

Flint

Friday, October 26, 2001 - 05:43 pm Click here to edit this post
Today is going to be interesting. I am about to venture out into the wonderful world of bus use in another language. ;)

Sandyc

Saturday, October 27, 2001 - 09:13 am Click here to edit this post
Flint... Are you going to a Hab's game in Quebec?
Good Luck... Let us know how you made out.

Gail

Saturday, October 27, 2001 - 09:45 am Click here to edit this post
Sandyc - Flint is in Korea for the next year - I dont think the Habs will travel quite that far. :)

Blonde

Saturday, October 27, 2001 - 10:15 am Click here to edit this post
Hi Cutie,

Whit's quake happened in Washington state on February 28, 2001, my birthday. What a present that was! I live in the Seattle area and I believe Whit lives in Spokane, which is in eastern WA. Anyway, my whole house shook, I was sure it was going to fall down on my head and I ran outside for my life. Miraculously, we had no damage, in fact no buildings in my area were damaged. I guess they aren't kidding when they say they build things earthquake proof out here. Having recently moved here from Michigan, I seriously considered going back! But my grandson is here so I'm staying, quakes and all!

Blonde

Saturday, October 27, 2001 - 10:23 am Click here to edit this post
Kep,

Chrysler is not part of General Motors. They are separate companies, the Big Three: GM, Ford and Chrysler. Although Chrysler merged with Mercedes a few years ago and is now Daimler Chrysler.

A word of advice though, never go to Detroit and say that Chrysler is part of GM! I'm from there and knowing your car companies is a big deal - lol!