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Schoolmarm | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 10:55 am     ACKKKK!!!!! I miss you all!! I wish that I were Amy and could be back in the house! I'm sequestered here at Penn State, sneaking on the library computer. The scenery is MUCH better at the resort. The SINGING, however, is better here....sorry, karaoke girls! But the SONGS sung were better at the resort. We are singing some weird pieces here at the conference. I'll be home tomorrow night. And, like Spy, need about seven days to recover from all this traveling. I can't wait to get back to chat to yak about the whole trip. It was so unbelievable to actually meet so many in one place. Surprises all around! I was in a strange de ja vu thing last night at dinner. A new prof in PA was a classmate of mine in undergrad and we were chatting up old times at supper just oblivious to our students who were sitting next to us. SHEESH! Now I suppose that stories of all my college boyfriends and antics will be spread all over my campus. AND I didn't have any alcohol to aid in my big mouth overrun. It was just SO cool to talk to someone who knew some of my history. Kind of like meeting TVCH friends....sometimes it seems like old times. So does Merlin still have Rod envy? Has Lance run out of wine? Does Karuuna have a bruise from forgetting to duck at the bathroom door? Have Urgrace and Sage taken over the karaoke now that Spy and I are gone? Has Butter put Sponge Bob's pants back on? Has Gail caught any more fish? Has Tess had another drink? Has RG gotten ANY sleep with this crazy bunch? Has Ax gotten there yet, and did someone hug him for me? Gracie, is your family still there, or are they convinced that we are all nuts? (Special "HI" to them from me!) Am I missing you all? YES!!! "oh, and I can't exercise because I'm ....." (cue Sage....) Hugs to everyone! From your friendly spinster (and you thought that I was going to say fat a$$) Marm |
Deeya | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 11:32 am     Spy.. glad to see you back among the awake and living.. thought you might sleep the day away... War/Juju/Zed.... I just want you to know that it wasn't ME that sent her all the messages... I simply took over in the late evening last night... I haven't been messaging her all week.. (okay.. 50 message in 2 hours might be a lot.. but imagine how many there would have been if I had started when y'all did!! hmmmmpf) And you should know that even after she got to her parents... she was in bed and STILL sending out messages.. so I say we blame it on her.. As for the others... I'm still predicting RG as the ultimate survivor... oh wait.. wrong show... *erase erase erase* final camper... I think her husband and son should watch out... she's in the game to win now.. not letting emotion cloud her judgment.. and that means that she'll vote out whoever she has to... warning to remaining campers.. Merlin and BC apparently have some kind of agreement for today.. be careful as I believe they plan to recruit Ax into their group... Lance on the other hand, is apparently trying to make himself useful knowing the campers never vote out the worker bees until they have to whisper to Spy... you were set up I tell you... it was a conspiracy... make sure you go back and read the LFP so you can see just who was out to get you.. and remember that evicted campers get to have their say in the final vote DR Entry (please read with the intended drama): I'm not sure I can take any more of this sheeeitttt... the constipation and manure (no pun intended) are too much.... And then there are rumors of cold showers, mosquitoes.. and is it true about those spinsters making obscene gestures and threatening to do some nude modeling? I just can't handle it!!!
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Wargod | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 12:26 pm     OMG, that's too funny! Made me choke on my breakfast! Well, ok, mountain dew isn't really a great breakfast, and it is after noon here, but you know what I mean! I definitely think Merl and Butter are out to recruit Ax. He'd better watch out! |
Resortgirl | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 02:05 pm     Spy, all I can say right now is Marm, I wish you were still here too.... miss you! |
Bookworm | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 08:03 pm     <Bookie waves her hand in the air and jumps up and down.> I want to go next year!!! But this is not a good month for me to travel (a certain WiggleWorm has a birthday and I am very busy at work as well) any excursions in the midwest in June or July would be better for me. (Bookie goes off to find a crash suit to crash the big party.> |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 10:48 pm     Wargod, it is time for you to take over the going home road trip chronicles. I am heading out on my own road trip in the morning. I am going to San Francisco for a week. I'll probably be online in the evenings later in the week after I get my socializing out of the way. Ta ta. |
Resortgirl | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 05:04 am     Well, with a great deal of sadness I must report that this wonderful and often tiring week has come to an end. The campers are busy packing up for there LONG trips home. The campers are vying for positions now... hoping to win points by leaving the cleanest cabins. There have been bribes...Kar wanted to know what Jordan likes (he'd love tickets to an Avalanche game) so she can get him to sneak her a vacuum cleaner. The others have been plotting too. I will most likely be the last one voted out and it is bittersweet. An empty victory really, since there is no $500,000 in my future. I'll just be left here without my wonderful new friends. Once I get some rest ( about a week of solid sleep is needed) I will try to post some of the highlights that have been missed so far. |
Deeya | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 09:23 am     Final DR Entry: I knew I was right and that RG would be the final HG.. and win the final ...... oh yeah.. nothing to win... except apparently she made some wonderful new friends.. and the word I got was that she was a most outstanding hostess... and a true friend who genuinely cares about folks... Too bad Spy and Marm were evicted much too soon.. as usual the earliest evicted campers never really get to play the game.. and the other campers never get to know what wonderful people they really are... luckily we all know just how great these people are.. right?? As for the other campers... well I'm thinking that most of them have been too quiet... and either there are some really good stories we haven't heard... or ... well there is no "or"... I think those other folks need to post the "behind the scenes" stuff we haven't gotten to hear yet... RG... enjoy your well deserved rest... BC/Tess/Merlin/Lance etc etc etc.. what don't we know??? Come on.. give us the dirt... |
Resortgirl | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 11:15 am     Thanks Deeya, but as Marm pointed out, "no rest for the wicked" I've got a new group of campers coming in today! The first camper to leave was Grace and family. She is the most awesome Mom and friend. I hope you all get a chance to know her kind heart someday. Gail followed. We would have let her stay longer but she was hatching a plot to kidnap our dog, Sophie. Gail missed her guys and Sophie became a surrogate puppie. But Gail got greedy and decided she wanted Sophie for herself... bye Gail!!! (thanks for the BEAUTIFUL gifts!) Then there was some reluctance on the others part to leave... but Merlin and Butter hit the road right behind Gail. Poor Butter left her cozy slippers and a pair of sandals behind...( could it be because she slept a total of 8 hours in 7 days??? She's an absolute doll!) Tess is mailing them to you! Merlin is an extremely charming man and I certainly enjoyed our talk by the fire the night I made corn. I hope I get the chance to talk to you again. Last but certainly not least Tess and Kar left. Kar is a special lady and I hope to get to Colorado someday to sit in her hottub! And I'll bring that bottle of wine in a paper bag for ya!  Tess, thank you so much for helping arrange this wonderful get together. I don't think it would have happened without you! As George Burns would say...Goodnight Gracie!! |
Wargod | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 12:33 pm     Uh, RG......what'd you do with Lance and Sage???? Anyways, I've been gone all morning...got home about 20 minutes ago. Had 3 messages from Spy. 1.) Leaving Parents now. 2.) Stopping in Ft. Worth for dogs. 3.) Now entering LA. And, last but not least, she pulled into her driveway a few minutes ago. She's home and safe, and so glad to be home! |
Resortgirl | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 01:33 pm     Oh, poop! They left sooooo early! I didn't mean to leave them out! They took off about 8 am... Lance is one of the most generous, kind hearted men I have met (besides my hubby of course!) and Sage, we had some great heart to heart talks over the past week. Please forgive me you two! I will never forget your stay here... and I hope that you make it home safe and sound... and then get some much needed rest!!! |
Wargod | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 01:49 pm     I thought maybe you locked them in a closet somewhere, RG, LOL! Keep Lance around for dispensing wine and chocolate, Sage for fun. hehehe. |
Schoolmarm | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 03:53 pm     Well, I'm FINALLY home and someone I don't know is parked in my driveway and my mail is missing...I know, I know, my "male" is missing too (daymn). Surely I got mail (like the DISSERTATION) between Wed and Sat???? I'll be catching up on the boards, but I REALLY want to know what went on during my banishment to the choir conference. By the way, at the banquet we divide into groups and sing a "silly" piece of music with no director and learned on our own without anything but one pitch at the beginning. The karaoke girls will be pleased to know that we sang "I can't help falling in love with you" BETTER than the choir directors. WHOO HOO. I'm taking my film to be develped soon, and will set out the basket of Gail's home made soap soon. I'm also looking forward to using the BBQ rub. (That's RIBS, Merlin!) The Texas mug is going to my office so I can remember the trip while at work. The BIG foamboard card (yes, that is what was left in the bathroom) is perched by my fireplace and will be GREAT encouragement as I finally (hopefully) finish my dissertation. Well, Spy and I were the first evicted and the first home, probably. I hope that everyone has a safe trip home. Meeting everyone was GREAT. I highly reccommend it....HOWEVER, everyone I've met IRL from online has been a little different than I imagined. Some have the same personality as online, but look different. Some are great online, but simply AWESOME in real life. Some are just not as expected for one reason or another. I was really lucky to bond with some posters that I hadn't interacted with very much, and got to know the others better as well. I wish I could have been there longer, as I really wanted to get to know some of you better. We have some great souls at the clubhouse. And the good news is that my lobster-red sunburn is healed, as is the nasty bug bite on my hip (well, mostly!) I'm actually kind of tan right now, which will be a shock to everyone! Can't wait to chat with y'all when you get back! And JUJU...you have a great trip, too...I'll be looking forward to hearing all about it! Hugs to everyone! Marm |
Bookworm | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 06:41 pm     So what about Spongebob? We haven't seen him lately. Is he passed out on RG's couch? Did he hitch a ride with someone? Did he hop on a plane to San Francisco to meet Juju? |
Gail | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 07:26 pm     Greetings everyone! I am halfway home now. After getting a bit of a late start this morning, I made it to Omaha, NE around 7:30 tonight. The hotel I wanted to stay at was already full but bless their hearts, they called another nearby one for me and reserved a room for me. It coincidently was right next to the restaurant that I wanted to eat at. I mean they are about 50 feet apart. One of my other favorite haunts in Omaha is a breakfast place about a mile from here that I can hit in the morning as I am leaving. I had a terrific time this past week. The fishing was great!! I didn't catch a walleye (which is what I really wanted) but I caught some really nice small mouth bass. We went out again yesterday morning around 6 am and I enjoyed the fishing quite a bit. I put up with a little teasing from Karuuna because of the way I was able to thread a leech on my hook. There are things I just don't touch and leeches are up on high on that list. It just takes a little longer to do it my way. I caught a nice 1 1/2 - 2 pound bass yesterday but we were not going to have the opportunity to cook it so we threw him back. I also had (I'm guessing) a pretty good sized northern pike on the line - I got him about 4 feet away from the boat and he bit through the line (happened that way Wednesday too. Resortgirl? Are you positive the dog you have there is the real Sophie? You can put her on a diet now. No more treats from me. It is truly a unique experience to was the Big Brother show with a crowd of other bb fans. Where I work at, there are very few people who watch bb on tv and none that watch feeds or boards. Talking about bb strategies with other "serious" fans was pretty cool. It will be nice to get home but in truth, I wish we could have spent another week at Resortgirl's place. I think I need at least that long for all my towels to dry. RG - enjoy the beers and root beers. Thanks for showing us such a great time!! |
Resortgirl | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 07:38 pm     Just a quick side note: Please Please drive safely road trippers! Just got word that a good friend of ours went off the road late last night into a lake... they found her this morning. I want you all to get home safely! hugs to all |
Donut | Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 10:00 pm     hi guys, hey juju thanks for asking bout the D and D meeting! She left for MA on Fri, and we are supposed to meet tommorrow altho we keep missing each others calls while she is on the road! So hopefully i will get a call tommorrow and by the afternoon i will be hanging with mr. donut, delilah and her daughter We were gonna meet for lunch but i havent been feeling well for over a week now presumably from a spider bite on my neck( i really miss being around here, but i have just felt too lousy to contribute anything..) Even if i feel really sick i will make my way to Delilah, even if its just for a short visit.... Maybe i should meet her in a donut shop, d'ya think?? BTW, i have tied up babyruth to force her from posting her pics of our meeting until i feel well enuf to go out and develop mine..sorry for the delay! miss ya guys, be back around here more soon! we should start a chart to see just how many people from this site have actually met... |
Schoolmarm | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 05:48 am     Donut.....hope you feel well enough to enjoy your meeting with Delilah! Make sure you let us all know about it, and yes, we are waiting for the Donut/BabyRuth pics! |
Resortgirl | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 07:35 am     Grace just called from Bismark North Dakota. They went to Itasca State Park yesterday and are headed to MT. Rushmore today. Sage called me last night from Billings. She and Lance had a long drive yesterday and another long drive today. That's the morning road trip report. |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 08:26 am     Arrived in SF, sneaked onto the host's computer this a.m., hope everybody made it home safely from camp and that Donut feels well enough to have a little bit of tun with Delilah. Has anybody else noticed a rash of spider bites going on here? Is life imitating art again. Is everybody just overly sympathizing with Lisa? |
Egbok | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 08:43 am     Hi Juju, glad you made it safely to SF - have a great time there and watch out for those spiders! Marm, welcome home! What a fun summer you've had!! Gail, what's this about fishing? I'm missing something here...hmmmmmmm. Donut, sorry to hear that you're not feeling too well. Hope it's all better soon and that you connect with Delilah for a TVCH visit!! RG, thanks for the updates, the campers sure had a great time at your place! |
Deeya | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 11:20 am     Glad to hear that Grace, Lance and Sage are safely on the way... y'all get home safe and sound.. Lance & Sage.. your presence is missed in chat.. so get on back to where you belong and come talk to the rest of us.. muttering to self.. what's this I hear about Lance and a wonderful Merlot... I don't remember him offering the transcribers in chat a nice glass of wine...  |
Wargod | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 11:47 am     Deeyaaaaaaaaa.....if they get back we can't talk about them no more! Ok, ok, so truth is I can't wait for everyone to get home, I've missed their presence just a bit. Course, I'd never tell them that! <mutters with dee.......I want some merlot.> |
Donut | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 12:44 pm     glad everyones enjoying their road trips! lance and sage en route together? shouldnt someone warn that part of the country?? wheres the screencaps of their trip. now there would be some fun caption contest!! who else here got a spider bite?? well ,heres the sucky news ---Delilahs little one started running a fever last nite and they had to run back home this morning. she left me a seven am email to let me know, so boo hoo, we wont get to meet! and i hope her daughter is ok!! she said she will drive back down soon so we can meet. glad the rest of you are gettting to meet! |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 02:04 pm     Wait a minute! Everybody loved the Merlot? I thought they said they all loved Merlin!!! LOL. |
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