The reason I was gone last night (the church's 30-Hour Famine) was okay.. I really didn't get that hungry. As part of the thing, we had to not only eat, but we did yard work and crap for other people.. I was put on removing pegboards and putting in insulation... I somehow established middle management.. and it turned into a bureaucracy. Don't ask me how.. but it did.. in 3 hours.

After it was over, we went to McDonalds, and I'm pretty sure I'm generally well-liked by my co-workers, cause everyone talks to me and stuff, even when I'm off-shift. It's cool.

Glad to be home.

I had an absolutely horrific driving lesson yesterday. This woman let another student pull out of my driveway (apparently she was still on another lesson), and he promptly hit the giant rock at the bottom of it, and it dented his car. And then, we went to the nightmarish DMV, dropped off this kid in a town about half an hour driving distance away from where I live, and, talking on her cell phone and speaking no English, forced me to drive sixty miles an hour on major highways. I'm traumatized and we're switching to another driving school...there is absolutely no fudging way I am supposed to drive on the Garden State Parkway, an interstate highway, on my first driving lesson.

Heh, August. Damn month.




I have a lot of things going through my mind tonight. I'm not exactly in a very good mood. I'm hoping I start to feel at least somewhat better soon.

Heh, August. Damn month.




I have a lot of things going through my mind tonight. I'm not exactly in a very good mood. I'm hoping I start to feel at least somewhat better soon.



However, on a lighter note (!!!!), today was actually fun. My co-worker and I played baseball in the store. We broke so much crap, it was amazing. He won, so obviously I started hitting him with the little plastic bat. Mid-hit, a customer comes into the store and gives us a very strange look. We freeze, bat still in the air, and say in unison "Hello, How are you today?!" with the biggest smiles we could muster.

There are days, such as this, when I absolutely love my job.

However, on a lighter note (!!!!), today was actually fun. My co-worker and I played baseball in the store. We broke so much crap, it was amazing. He won, so obviously I started hitting him with the little plastic bat. Mid-hit, a customer comes into the store and gives us a very strange look. We freeze, bat still in the air, and say in unison "Hello, How are you today?!" with the biggest smiles we could muster.

There are days, such as this, when I absolutely love my job.

Hmm, that's crazy. What kind of store do you work in?

The weatherman says that August should be hotter than July.

I had an absolutely horrific driving lesson yesterday. This woman let another student pull out of my driveway (apparently she was still on another lesson), and he promptly hit the giant rock at the bottom of it, and it dented his car. And then, we went to the nightmarish DMV, dropped off this kid in a town about half an hour driving distance away from where I live, and, talking on her cell phone and speaking no English, forced me to drive sixty miles an hour on major highways. I'm traumatized and we're switching to another driving school...there is absolutely no fudging way I am supposed to drive on the Garden State Parkway, an interstate highway, on my first driving lesson.


Good God, it sounds like like an eventful first driving lesson. Hope the experience didn't traumatize you too much.

I'm tired. And I don't know what to do. Make another xanga entry? Post a myspace bulletin? Start posting more here? I judt don't know. BAH.

I realised yesterday that I have been working for 20 years.  :-\\

I had an absolutely horrific driving lesson yesterday. This woman let another student pull out of my driveway (apparently she was still on another lesson), and he promptly hit the giant rock at the bottom of it, and it dented his car. And then, we went to the nightmarish DMV, dropped off this kid in a town about half an hour driving distance away from where I live, and, talking on her cell phone and speaking no English, forced me to drive sixty miles an hour on major highways. I'm traumatized and we're switching to another driving school...there is absolutely no fudging way I am supposed to drive on the Garden State Parkway, an interstate highway, on my first driving lesson.


When I was learning to drive my old man had me drive to Nottingham.. a town about 30 some miles away up the Motorway.

His reasoning was that if I could do that first time I'd be fine.

I was, it was easy.

You'll get used to driving on the highway soon.

I'm an awful driver but much prefer driving on the highway because I have so much space around me and can keep a pretty much constant speed. It's E-A-S-Y!

I realised yesterday that I have been working for 20 years.  :-\\


Today.. you really disapoint me.

Today I'm fairly annoyed. I was looking forward to seeing some of my friends before I leave.. well, I called around, half of them are currently on holiday. (Goddam last minute deals!) and others are working, have commitments etc. Still.. I'll see a few of them tomorrow at some point for a last pint.
This is what happens when you refuse to plan ahead.  ;D

Today.. you really disapoint me.



how so?

how so?


Working, when you live in a country that rewards sloth and work-avoidance.  ;D

Working, when you live in a country that rewards sloth and work-avoidance.  ;D


Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say

"I realised yesterday that I have been at work for 20 years"

Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say

"I realised yesterday that I have been at work for 20 years"


Now that's a whole different kettle of fish.

Ugh... I've been sick for a week this evening... I've just been getting worse and worse... I only got a couple hours of sleep last night because I couldn't stop coughing...

Ugh... I've been sick for a week this evening... I've just been getting worse and worse... I only got a couple hours of sleep last night because I couldn't stop coughing...


Me too. I feel really sick, tired.. I can't freaking get up before noon, no matter how early I go to bed.

I'm taking off piano today.. this sucks, if I don't get better, cause I'm working 4-11 tomorrow.

Ugh... I've been sick for a week this evening... I've just been getting worse and worse... I only got a couple hours of sleep last night because I couldn't stop coughing...


Sorry to hear about your coughing!  Have you been to a doctor?  I hope you are better soon and that you get some rest!

Congested.. well.. in a way.

I don't really suffer from hay-fever, but.. the one thing that does get me is the dust from dry hay.

So, today..

I went to see to the horse this morning and lo & behold she had ripped the lid off of her hay storage box thingy. So I'm standing there trying to fix this thing and sneezing every minute, she's spagging out because she has no idea why i'm making so much noise, I hit my hand with the hammer, I got seriously mad and started yelling and cursing a streak and then looked over the stable door to see some kid.. I would guess about 6 or 7 standing there watching me.

Funny moment.

Anyway, I took some pirotin (however you spell it - Hayfever stuff) and it seems to have worked, I just sounded like John Major for a while.  ;D

Sorry to hear about your coughing!  Have you been to a doctor?  I hope you are better soon and that you get some rest!



Thanks... No, I haven't, but I suspect it'll go away soon.

I'm feelin' pretty good today. This week I'm at home taking care of the dog; my folks will be back home sometime on Friday afternoon. (They've been gone since Monday morning.)

So Far I've been at Au Bon Pain for almost 6 months now and I'm praying for more days and hours sometime within the next few weeks or so. :)

Glad you're having a good time there, Howard. O0

Glad you're having a good time there, Howard. O0



Thanks,How you doing so far?

Me too. I feel really sick, tired.. I can't freaking get up before noon, no matter how early I go to bed.

I'm taking off piano today.. this sucks, if I don't get better, cause I'm working 4-11 tomorrow.


That often happens on summer vacation. Maybe you need to start drinking juice. Or tea. Both help me with the perennial lethargy I experience without requisite stimuli.

That often happens on summer vacation. Maybe you need to start drinking juice. Or tea. Both help me with the perennial lethargy I experience without requisite stimuli.


I drink a lot of juice and water during the day.

I drink a lot of juice and water during the day.


You could try caffeine. I use it to control my sleeping patterns, quite honestly. Just trying to help.

You could try caffeine. I use it to control my sleeping patterns, quite honestly.


I drink a good bit of soda too.. guess I'm not using it correctly..

Me too. I feel really sick, tired.. I can't freaking get up before noon, no matter how early I go to bed.


Hmm.. I've been a bum all summer, but my sleep is still the same.

Go to sleep from around 12 - 3 and wake up around 6 - 9.

I got my lip pierced. Yay!

wow, it's August 3rd already...imagine that. :o

I'm enrolled at college..... madness! |I actuaslly don't have a clue why but I start on the 14th september!

I'm leaving tomorrow to go to Michigan to meet my friends. Then we are going to get plastered. Then on Saturday morning, we are going to Ohio to this bar my friend knows about and we're going to get plastered again. Should be fun.

If I survive the booze, I'll be back Sunday night. ;D

I got my lip pierced. Yay!


Ouch, could you taste your blood when they were piercing a hole in it? Show us some pics when you get the chance.

I got my lip pierced. Yay!


Yey!
=D

I got my lip pierced. Yay!


I'll never understand what's so inticing about piercings to people... I just don't get it.

I'll never understand what's so inticing about piercings to people... I just don't get it.


Yeah, as soon as I got my lip pierced, I realized how much I didn't like it. It's a shame, I wasted money on something I took out two weeks later.

Yeah, as soon as I got my lip pierced, I realized how much I didn't like it. It's a shame, I wasted money on something I took out two weeks later.


I've heard it hurts a lot, and it makes it harder to drink.

Got stung by a &%$#* bee-AGAIN!!!!  >:(  This time on my hand. The pain has subsided but now it is starting to swell. WHY DO THEY LOVE ME SO??!!!




Cat

I've heard it hurts a lot, and it makes it harder to drink.



Yeah, mine hurt every day until I took it out. It was incredibly annoying, too.

I'll never understand what's so inticing about piercings to people... I just don't get it.

Ditto! It doesn't make a whole lotta sense to me either. :P Even the thought of it makes my stomach turn.

Ditto! It doesn't make a whole lotta sense to me either. :P Even the thought of it makes my stomach turn.
With a pierce lip, you can talk and drink at the same time.

Yeah, as soon as I got my lip pierced, I realized how much I didn't like it. It's a shame, I wasted money on something I took out two weeks later.


XD I still want to see you with a lip ring or stud.


And, I don't really understand the appeal either...

With a pierce lip, you can talk and drink at the same time.

Do you know someone who has one?

Ordered 3 shirts today.. ordering the last right now.

I'm feeling ok today.The temperature today was 98 degrees so today will be one more time for the extreme heat then showers and thunderstorms will cool us down for the weekend when temperatures will be in the 80's.

wow, it's August 3rd already...imagine that. :o



Summer is just flying by. :o

Summer is just flying by. :o
We will soon be buying Christmas presents.

We will soon be buying Christmas presents.


4 months away

I drink a good bit of soda too.. guess I'm not using it correctly..


Eat more vegetables and carbohydrates. Works for me. And lots of hot liquids.

I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art today. It was interesting...there was a Mayan ancient artifacts show, a tradition/transgression British Fashion show (showed how modern designers like Manolo Blahnik, Malcolm McLaren, and Vivienne Westwood played on old British archetypes like the fox hunt), a Girodet (a romantic painter from the early 19th century) show, and a Raphael altarpiece. Here's some pics:

Girodet Show-
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/girodet/images/2.jpg
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/girodet/images/3.jpg

My two favorites from the show.

Raphael altarpiece-

http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/images/ep/images/ep16.30ab.L.jpg

I have to get in more to the city's museums, there are some great shows coming up this fall and winter.

Ouch, could you taste your blood when they were piercing a hole in it? Show us some pics when you get the chance.


No, I couldn't taste my blood! lol But I did afterwards  :-\\

I'll definitely post some pictures, Trimac!

Summer is just flying by. :o

You can say that again!

I'm off to the fair!

I'm off to the fair!

Fair? As in County fair? Where's that at?


Right now we have one out here in Ventura County...but we don't often go to them.

You can say that again!


Summer is just flying by. :o

Summer is just flying by. :o

It'll be fall before you know it!

It's amazing how the time just flies on by.

Fair? As in County fair? Where's that at?


Right now we have one out here in Ventura County...but we don't often go to them.


Yes, the county fair. It's not all that great, but everyone's there.

Yes, the county fair. It's not all that great, but everyone's there.

I see. :)

We went to the one out here in Ventura County for the first (and only) time in 2003, just to see what it was like. We might go to it again some other time, probably not this year, though.  During the 90's we went to the one out in Orange County with my mom's cousin (who had been living in Tustin with his family at the time). And I think we went to the one in L.A. County (Pomona) in 1989.

Today was.. hilarious.

At work, we had a meeting to talk about protocol.. they gave everyone but me, this girl I don't know, and Fantastic Steve off, but they had to go to the meeting.. we had to work, so we'll make up the meeting at some other time. But everyone who was allowed at the meeting got a free meal.. and Fantastic Steve and I don't because we weren't there.. cause they wouldn't let us! ;D

It sucked, making meals for 20 people all at once and not getting a free one.. but it was dead slow after that, so they let me out 2 hours early.

I'm off to the fair!


Well, that was fun. I saw lots of Sparta friends. I also found out that I get motion-sick very easily. I lost my breath twice on this crazy ride and felt really crappy. But other than that, it was great!

feel sort of sad today.  It's my son't last full day at nursery.  The end of an era!

feel sort of sad today.  It's my son't last full day at nursery.  The end of an era!


Regular school isn't much different, just harder!

My hand is swollen and it keeps switching from hurting to iching. Damn bee!  >:(





Cat

My hand is swollen and it keeps switching from hurting to iching. Damn bee!  >:(





Cat
Sorry to hear that, I do hope it is your hand which does not control the mouse.

Sorry to hear that, I do hope it is your hand which does not control the mouse.



No, thank goodness. It is my left hand that the stupid bee got. Man, I hate bees and they seem to love me.



Cat

No, thank goodness. It is my left hand that the stupid bee got. Man, I hate bees and they seem to love me.



Cat

Was your hand covered with a sweety sticky substance at the time of the bite?

Was your hand covered with a sweety sticky substance at the time of the bite?



No. Actually what happen was I just got into the car. I had my purse on my lap and I put my hand on my purse. Little did I know that there was a bee sitting on my purse. Yeah, I put my hand right on top of the bee. Talk about PAIN!!! It is just sore right now but still swollen.




Cat

It'll be fall before you know it!

It's amazing how the time just flies on by.


The end of 2006 is 4 months away and almost time for 2007. :o

No. Actually what happen was I just got into the car. I had my purse on my lap and I put my hand on my purse. Little did I know that there was a bee sitting on my purse. Yeah, I put my hand right on top of the bee. Talk about PAIN!!! It is just sore right now but still swollen.




Cat
You have my deepest sympathies, but that bee must had been after your money.

I'm looking forward to a nice August when hopefully I'll be able to work full time with more days and hours at Au Bon Pain. :)

i totally peirced my sisters & our friend shauwns lip 2 days ago~!~ then my sis peirced mine! i'm lovin it BUT it is swollen & kinda hurts...~LOL~ <3

You have my deepest sympathies, but that bee must had been after your money.


So is that what it was doing there? I had better check to make sure that my credit cards and cash are still there. I hate the thought of that bee using my credit card to buy honey.



Cat

i totally peirced my sisters & our friend shauwns lip 2 days ago~!~ then my sis peirced mine! i'm lovin it BUT it is swollen & kinda hurts...~LOL~ <3



Does it still hurt?

Does it still hurt?



like a bitch~!~

i need PAIN KILLERES~!~


~LMAO~

like a bitch~!~

i need PAIN KILLERES~!~


~LMAO~


medication?

medication?



Painkillers are medication.  They aren't candy.

like a bitch~!~

i need PAIN KILLERES~!~


~LMAO~


Mine's not really hurting me. Are you cleaning it, Amb?

Painkillers are medication.  They aren't candy.



I know that. ::)

Painkillers are medication.  They aren't candy.



~LOL~...they CAN be candy! ;)

Well...I've had the house to myself for the past four days, and now my parents are on the way home as we speak. In fact, they'll be home in less than half an hour...so I gotta go soon.

Well...I've had the house to myself for the past four days, and now my parents are on the way home as we speak. In fact, they'll be home in less than half an hour...so I gotta go soon.



So you have to get the house back in order, get all the girls out, restock the liquor cabinet, etc. etc.  ;)




Cat

So you have to get the house back in order, get all the girls out, restock the liquor cabinet, etc. etc.  ;)




Cat

In the serious sense, I do not need to do any of that...for I have had nobody over. I've kept the place tidy as can be. :) ;D

I just need to log off and prepare myself for when they officially get home; that is, pull into the driveway.

Mine's not really hurting me. Are you cleaning it, Amb?





yea i have


BUT


don't worry...its not hurting that much anymore! :)



its just like tha back since it is swollen <3

In the serious sense, I do not need to do any of that...for I have had nobody over. I've kept the place tidy as can be. :) ;D

I just need to log off and prepare myself for when they officially get home; that is, pull into the driveway.



Sure, sure. We believe you.  ;)





Cat

I'm never gunna get married.

I'm never gunna get married.


why is that? </3

i'm sad...i hate life...everything sux...EVERYTHING is somehow my fault...uuhh...i went and sat in tha pool while it was raining in my clothes just ta see if that made me feel better...it didn't... :(

Today was.. hard. More in a second when I get back from my shower.

Today was.. hard. More in a second when I get back from my shower.


We had a continuous rush, with 15 minute interims every 90 minutes. It was just me and Fantastic Steve (Who doesn't know how to make sandwiches well yet, so I taught him, but he's still slow) and Cool Seth.. but they kept sending Cool Seth (who knows more then any of us, having worked 16 times longer then us) to do stuff.. the store was understocked and we got a ton of business. It was tiring. I stayed late.. but I got a free milkshake and overtime pay out of it.

Also, today was my first pay day. Not bad at all.

^ Good for you, I need to wait until next thursday for my next paycheck.

Today was above average, went to the local gym and ran 40 minutes on the treadmill, bought a few grocery items and collected the mail.

I feel, and have felt good all week, yet when I open my mouth things don't turn out so good  ???

why is that? </3


I think there appears to be some important sister-sister communication going on here.

Sure, sure. We believe you.  ;)





Cat

They got back just a few minutes after I logged off the 'puter (5 PM Pacific time), so I was ready to greet them when they got home. They had a nice little trip. :)

They got back just a few minutes after I logged off the 'puter (5 PM Pacific time), so I was ready to greet them when they got home. They had a nice little trip. :)
that's nice Jeff, I'm sure it's good to have them back home, yet some time to yourself is good. 

that's nice Jeff, I'm sure it's good to have them back home, yet some time to yourself is good. 

That's true...and you just got back too, huh? ;)

I think there appears to be some important sister-sister communication going on here.


If you draw attention to it, you could ruin the bonding!

My hand feels a bit better today-still puffy and itchy. Last night it was totally puffed out. I got a piece of meat out of the freezer to put on it. Couldn't do it for very long because 1) it was just too damn cold 2) the meat started to thaw.  ;D  But the swelling did go down.

And today a damn horsefly bit me.  >:( >:( >:(  At least it is not swollen like my hand but it does itch. I HATE insects!!




Cat

Painkillers are medication.  They aren't candy.

geez cool off!
Howard isn't some stupid kid you know.

geez cool off!
Howard isn't some stupid kid you know.



awww..poor howard! :( don't worry you're not stupid...i know tha t you knew what i ment! :) <3

And today a damn horsefly bit me.  >:( >:( >:(  At least it is not swollen like my hand but it does itch. I HATE insects!!



Yep...they really are a pain. >:(

My hand feels a bit better today-still puffy and itchy. Last night it was totally puffed out. I got a piece of meat out of the freezer to put on it. Couldn't do it for very long because 1) it was just too damn cold 2) the meat started to thaw.  ;D  But the swelling did go down.

And today a damn horsefly bit me.  >:( >:( >:(  At least it is not swollen like my hand but it does itch. I HATE insects!!




Cat
:o  that damn horsefly! I sure hope you feel better soon Cat, and did you swat the foul thing?
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5mxVU9VEIXwAM..jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12el7vrt7/EXP=1154917589/**http%3a//www.weide-web.de/schreibt/Pegasus_Sternenhimmel.jpg

me myself, I'm just peachy this evening.

My parents told me today, flat-out and straight-up, that I'm totally humiliating to them.

My parents told me today, flat-out and straight-up, that I'm totally humiliating to them.
sorry to hear that, but it is most likely more a communication problem than anything else. you guys speak 2 different languages, they don't understand you very well, and you may not understand them so well either. I got a 17 year old and I know that I eff up all the time with my big mouth saying things that make her feel untrusted, incapable and other feelings that aren't pleasant and I know it's mostly me not knowing what else to say so I say the wrong thing which is what your parents are doing. it'll get better as you get older. hang in there  8)

Well, this night went from bad to worse.. I feel awful now.

And so much for a good night's sleep.. I was gonna sleep well, now I bet I don't sleep at all.

My parents told me today, flat-out and straight-up, that I'm totally humiliating to them.


That's horrible. Well, some people are just born to the wrong parents. There was this incredibly profound passage in a book that I read, saying that if you aren't born to the right parents, than you spend your life looking for them. Well, probably you'll know better than to do that to your own kids, anyway. I've gotten in some fairly big fights with my parents over time, since they're irrevocably screwed up in their own way. Eventually, you'll grow up and move out and realize not to repeat their mistakes, and sort of accept how sh*tty your parents could be, as part of maturation, I suppose.

As for me...my dad's friend finished a book that he helped to edit, so we went to her sister's brownstone in Park Slope/North Flatbush for a five hour garden party, which I was invited to. I got a little drunk and gregarious and I ended up talking for hours with these two gay guys in their 30s and 40s, one of whom designs Aretha Franklin's costumes, about actresses and singers and The Golden Girls and all these wonderful things gay men bond over. My dad's friend knew about alot of '80s music that I like (Elvis Costello, The Smiths, etc.) being born in 1969, so we talked about that and literature for awhile. The owners of the brownstone had an original watercloset from the 1880s, and an antique 1920-1950ish tie collection that included the tie Cary Grant wore in North by Northwest. These people gave us a ride back to Port Authority, which we missed the closing of by two minutes.

Summer is just flying by. :o


With all that HEAT, maybe that's a good thing.

Band camp starts tomorrow.. very excited.

Band camp starts tomorrow.. very excited.



dude i LOVED our band camp....i was in color guard. good times, good times! <3

dude i LOVED our band camp....i was in color guard. good times, good times! <3


Ours is the bomb.. and we get a mid-day break so we don't have to march in the afternoon sun.. we're there from 8:30 AM- 9:00 PM every day, but from 1:00- 5:00, we get a break, and my friends and I are going to get a pizza.

Ours is the bomb.. and we get a mid-day break so we don't have to march in the afternoon sun.. we're there from 8:30 AM- 9:00 PM every day, but from 1:00- 5:00, we get a break, and my friends and I are going to get a pizza.



that sounbds VERY* fun....our hours were kinda like that, we didn't get that long of a break though. lets just say i got a VERY* good tan! lol <3

Screw them, Andrew...if they're feeling humiliated, it's their problem. They don't have a good reason to feel that way.  8)

Feelin' great today... I had the last of my TOT sessions; I got a ride to and from the place, from a lady who lives fairly close to me. When we got to my place, I had her come in for a few minutes so I could show her around. Then she went home.

Feeling pretty good, just got back from New York.  Saw my sister and her family, did a lot of shopping, ate too much , saw my dad and visited my mom's grave (very emotional for me but something I had to do since I had never been to it).  Starting to get nervous about my daughter starting school in about a week.

Felt alright the entire day, but today a japanese flying beetle almost landed in my ear. I barely caught the bugger in my hand and threw it on the ground and stomped on it!

Feeling pretty good, just got back from New York.  Saw my sister and her family, did a lot of shopping, ate too much , saw my dad and visited my mom's grave (very emotional for me but something I had to do since I had never been to it).  Starting to get nervous about my daughter starting school in about a week.


Oh...the first day of school!  That's as big for mom as it is for the child, hm?  Hang in there -- you'll do fine  ;)

Feeling pretty good, just got back from New York.  Saw my sister and her family, did a lot of shopping, ate too much , saw my dad and visited my mom's grave (very emotional for me but something I had to do since I had never been to it).  Starting to get nervous about my daughter starting school in about a week.
Mine start the 23rd.  Which brings me to the stupid school district.....first off, they are switching my kids from a school that's about 5 minutes away to one that's about 20....second, they won't give me ANY information about bus schedules (even though they HAVE them).....third, they won't give me any information about classrooms or even verify if my youngest is in morning or afternoon kindergarten (I've heard he's in afternoon, but they won't verify that >:()  So, I get to go to the school and argue with them in person ::)

Last night I got back from spending the weekend with three people I have been talking to online for the past 4 years or so. Totally fun, but my liver is protesting now. :P

Mine start the 23rd.

I'm sorry, but that's just way too early to be starting school.


Also...

Which brings me to the stupid school district.....first off, they are switching my kids from a school that's about 5 minutes away to one that's about 20....second, they won't give me ANY information about bus schedules (even though they HAVE them).....third, they won't give me any information about classrooms or even verify if my youngest is in morning or afternoon kindergarten (I've heard he's in afternoon, but they won't verify that >:()  So, I get to go to the school and argue with them in person ::)

Why would they be doing all kinds of wacky things to inconvenience you? That's just wrong.

I'm sorry, but that's just way too early to be starting school.


Also...Why would they be doing all kinds of wacky things to inconvenience you? That's just wrong.



A few years ago, my sister told me that my nieces started school on Aug. 12th.  :o :o  I remember when we started the Wednesday AFTER Labor Day.



Cat

awww..poor howard! :( don't worry you're not stupid...i know tha t you knew what i ment! :) <3



Thanks Fire.  ;)

geez cool off!
Howard isn't some stupid kid you know.




Thanks Chaka.

I just removed the Original Song & Poetry Thread today, it wasn't getting any traffic.

I feel a little nervous and a little excited....just made a date for Friday with a guy I met on the Yahoo personals.  I've never actually decided to meet anyone before.  But he seems great so....we'll see.

I'm going to get a camera of some sort soon and see how I can get some pictures of myself here online.

I feel a little nervous and a little excited....just made a date for Friday with a guy I met on the Yahoo personals.  I've never actually decided to meet anyone before.  But he seems great so....we'll see.


Hey that's great,  have a fun time and see what happens from there..


I'm going to get a camera of some sort soon and see how I can get some pictures of myself here online.


Hurry up please I can't wait to see you!!

My daughter starts school the 22nd and I'm already starting to feel like it's the beginning of the end. We're going on some college visits this month, made an appointment to pick up senior pics tomorrow.  I'm getting sad already, and it's just the beginning of the school year.  :\'(

Hurry up please I can't wait to see you!!


I will also need to know if the libraries can use CD data, if not, I'll have to do it over at my sister's house(since they have internet and a CD port on it).

So I'll try to get it done here ASAP.

Today was indeed band camp.. good day. I have a competent musician in my section, as well as one pretty cool guy.

Today was indeed band camp.. good day. I have a competent musician in my section, as well as one pretty cool guy.
that's jolly good man! one can hardly wait for the band camp stories  :o

A few years ago, my sister told me that my nieces started school on Aug. 12th.  :o :o  I remember when we started the Wednesday AFTER Labor Day.



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The public schools in Chicago started after Labor Day, but the private schools started the 2nd week of August.  The upside to that was we got to get out of school before they did.  I don't really see what the big deal is about school starting before/after Labor Day.

i'm going to NC tomorrow to some big theme park. it'll be my first! tehe & i am scared shitless cause i've watched Final Destination 3 & sooo yea..those who have seen it i am sure you know what i am talking about! but i hope i'll have fun...i will miss you guys tho! :( <3

i'm going to NC tomorrow to some big theme park. it'll be my first! tehe & i am scared shitless cause i've watched Final Destination 3 & sooo yea..those who have seen it i am sure you know what i am talking about! but i hope i'll have fun...i will miss you guys tho! :( <3
it will be fun, have a good time

i'm going to NC tomorrow to some big theme park. it'll be my first! tehe & i am scared shitless cause i've watched Final Destination 3 & sooo yea..those who have seen it i am sure you know what i am talking about! but i hope i'll have fun...i will miss you guys tho! :( <3


Yeah, rub it in, why don't you?!

Having a much better day today. Day off work, and thanks to a talk with a friend who gave me some advice which involved chocolate!!  ;D

Having a much better day today. Day off work, and thanks to a talk with a friend who gave me some advice which involved chocolate!!  ;D



Hmmm, I wonder who that could be.  ;)




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Hmmm, I wonder who that could be.  ;)




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The chocolate was in the form of ice cream though, not bars  :D  ;)

The chocolate was in the form of ice cream though, not bars  :D  ;)



That will work, too.  ;D




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I will also need to know if the libraries can use CD data, if not, I'll have to do it over at my sister's house(since they have internet and a CD port on it).

So I'll try to get it done here ASAP.



Okay.
I'll wait to see them, I appreciate you don't have full time use of your own pc like some other fortunates who tend to take stuff like that for granted.

The chocolate was in the form of ice cream though, not bars  :D   ;)
Melted Mars Bars?

Okay.
I'll wait to see them, I appreciate you don't have full time use of your own pc like some other fortunates who tend to take stuff like that for granted.


Well, I can get a camera relatively easy right now. That reminds me, I better ask the librarians about CD data disc, to see if they can be loaded into the computer(if not, I'll either see if the photo drop can use normal disc or go over to my sis's house).

I have a bit of a headache from cutting back on my caffeine.

I'm feeling pretty good today.My Mother will teach me how to make spaghetti this week in order for me to live on my own in an apartment I first have to know the basic cooking skills.Next week,It may be on to something harder,We'll have to see. :)

Today was okay.. tired, but I met some cool people, and had a lot of laughs.. will be at a friend's tomorrow.

The mouth feels a little bit better, but I am still hurting from the oral surgery yesterday.

I have a bit of a headache from cutting back on my caffeine.
My heavens Ceekay!!  I can picture you writhing on the floor having withdrawals. If your doctor advised you to cut back, I'd get another Dr.  ;)  of course I'm only kidding. good luck


I'm feeling pretty good today.My Mother will teach me how to make spaghetti this week in order for me to live on my own in an apartment I first have to know the basic cooking skills.Next week,It may be on to something harder,We'll have to see. :)
that's great Howard. learn as much as you can. spaghetti is good because it will last a couple of days.

Howard- Trust me, cooking is essential to bachelorhood survival!

Learn also the following: Fried rice (trust me on this- coupled with Top Ramen, it works wonders!)

Lasagna (this helps if you like Italian food)

Spaghetti squash (if used in place of pasta, it it AWESOME- you can eat as much as ya want, & not be bloated afterward- also helps cut down on "butt trumpet" action; I'm sure Robin will appreciate this)

Grilled chicken breast (or baked, if you have no access to a grill- either way, it's healthy, and versatile)

At least one breaded recipe (My 1st one was breaded catfish, but any will do)

You can't go wrong...unless you are one of those who burns water!
In that case, I suggest you frequent some restaurants with magnets indicating the delivery number.
Men have reputed these things to have saved their lives!

My heavens Ceekay!!  I can picture you writhing on the floor having withdrawals. If your doctor advised you to cut back, I'd get another Dr.  ;)  of course I'm only kidding. good luck
that's great Howard. learn as much as you can. spaghetti is good because it will last a couple of days.



Thanks badfinger! ;)

Howard- Trust me, cooking is essential to bachelorhood survival!

Learn also the following: Fried rice (trust me on this- coupled with Top Ramen, it works wonders!)

Lasagna (this helps if you like Italian food)

Spaghetti squash (if used in place of pasta, it it AWESOME- you can eat as much as ya want, & not be bloated afterward- also helps cut down on "butt trumpet" action; I'm sure Robin will appreciate this)

Grilled chicken breast (or baked, if you have no access to a grill- either way, it's healthy, and versatile)

At least one breaded recipe (My 1st one was breaded catfish, but any will do)

You can't go wrong...unless you are one of those who burns water!
In that case, I suggest you frequent some restaurants with magnets indicating the delivery number.
Men have reputed these things to have saved their lives!



First the easy foods and maybe one day when Robin and I live together in a couple of years if that happens,We will cook once in a while but not all the time. :)

Howard- Trust me, cooking is essential to bachelorhood survival!

Learn also the following: Fried rice (trust me on this- coupled with Top Ramen, it works wonders!)

Lasagna (this helps if you like Italian food)

Spaghetti squash (if used in place of pasta, it it AWESOME- you can eat as much as ya want, & not be bloated afterward- also helps cut down on "butt trumpet" action; I'm sure Robin will appreciate this)

Grilled chicken breast (or baked, if you have no access to a grill- either way, it's healthy, and versatile)

At least one breaded recipe (My 1st one was breaded catfish, but any will do)

You can't go wrong...unless you are one of those who burns water!
In that case, I suggest you frequent some restaurants with magnets indicating the delivery number.
Men have reputed these things to have saved their lives!


You can put chicken in bread and make it a sandwich! ; D

I'm feeling pretty good today.My Mother will teach me how to make spaghetti this week in order for me to live on my own in an apartment I first have to know the basic cooking skills.Next week,It may be on to something harder,We'll have to see. :)


I taught myself how to cook when I lived with family.

I taught myself how to cook when I lived with family.



What did you cook for them?

What did you cook for them?


After me and my sister got older, we started cooking for ourselves. I don't much of what I cooked while I was there.

After me and my sister got older, we started cooking for ourselves. I don't much of what I cooked while I was there.


You ever cook Chinese?

You ever cook Chinese?


No, easier(but more expensive) to order.

No, easier(but more expensive) to order.


Oh you mean like take out?

I'm feeling 'blue'...I gotta lose weight, it's driving me crazy.  I need to start exercising again, but I can't never make myself do it.

I need to go to school and get out of this town. My home is like a circus, and I can't handle it anymore.

I need to go to school and get out of this town. My home is like a circus, and I can't handle it anymore.
so do you need peace, or do you need some adventure in your life  ???

so do you need peace, or do you need some adventure in your life  ???


An adventure away from home will give me peace. That makes sense, right?

An adventure away from home will give me peace. That makes sense, right?



Makes perfect sense.

Great, great day. I'm happy right now.. and that's saying a lot.

An adventure away from home will give me peace. That makes sense, right?
Beth, you almost always make sense. It ain't easy trying to discover who we are & what we're capable of doing if given the chance. I hope you figure it out.  8)

I need to go to school and get out of this town. My home is like a circus, and I can't handle it anymore.


It might, it might not. It might get rid of some problems, but it might introduce a whole gauntlet of new problems to tackle. Not saying you shouldn't do it...I think you should go for it, if that's what you think best.

I'm feeling 'blue'...I gotta lose weight, it's driving me crazy.  I need to start exercising again, but I can't never make myself do it.



me too Carol. I was doing really good there for a while, I lost 10 lbs....but I have been slacking lately (mainly due to stress, etc)....I have to get motivated again and start exercising. Maybe we can help each other with motivation or something? :)

me too Carol. I was doing really good there for a while, I lost 10 lbs....but I have been slacking lately (mainly due to stress, etc)....I have to get motivated again and start exercising. Maybe we can help each other with motivation or something? :)


Do 10 laps round the blocks, or no inthe00s for a week!

...that's what I would say, if I were your personal 'Gillian or Bob'... ;D

Not suggesting you're in the same category as the people on that show, but you know, a tough as nails personal trainer is something most people don't always appreciate...

me too Carol. I was doing really good there for a while, I lost 10 lbs....but I have been slacking lately (mainly due to stress, etc)....I have to get motivated again and start exercising. Maybe we can help each other with motivation or something? :)


It sucks, I used to be so good.  I maintain the same weight for years, and even after I had my children I got back down quickly.  After my mother died I started to gain weight, slowly but here recently I've gotten out of control.  I'd like to drop about 20 pounds (maybe more).  Now if I could walk on the treadmill and post here at the same time I think I could do it.  LOL!!

I'll try to help motivate you...I don't know how good I'll be.