The Browncoat Bar and Grill - 12 Steps vs. Happiness by RiverIsMyGoddess

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Mmmmm, blackberry tea; perfect!

Morning Penguin! Morning Mavs!

*sings along to 'Hero of Canton'*

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Monday, December 18, 2006 4:00 AM

Glad you like the tea.

hey Penguin, Mav.

Mav - I am sure that is not the only part of the world in that time zone. Go ahead and have your drink, it is 5 o'clock somewhere that you can drink, and if not, well, we're Browncoats. It's not like we have to get permission to do things we wanna do.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Monday, December 18, 2006 5:57 AM

KELKHIL

Good morning all.

*pours himself a mug of the Good Stuff*

Kelkhil

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Monday, December 18, 2006 6:05 AM

mornin' Kelkhil. How's your world?

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Monday, December 18, 2006 6:12 AM

HUGS to all and can I get some milk and something for breakfast as I missed mine this morning and all:) ( actually got some from my secret stash here, but it wasn't really good, nutritious yes, but not very good)

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."- Albright

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Monday, December 18, 2006 6:19 AM

* brings a tray to MSG's desk with a tall glass of milk and a toasted bagel, with cream cheese and fresh strawberry puree on the side.

I do hope your day gets better.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Monday, December 18, 2006 6:56 AM

Thanks HUGS that's sweet RIMG. It's just the joy of the week before break. Kids going bonkers( teachers going bonkers) and tons to do before Christmas holidays:) Hey, but if I last through this week I get 10 whole days to rest and enjoy so it'll be worth it and then some:)

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Monday, December 18, 2006 7:36 AM

Hi Msg -10 days rest sounds so nice :smile :

Oh hey Jaynestown ! Shiny !

And greetings to you Kelkhil !
PR and Nico too !

Bryce
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Monday, December 18, 2006 7:57 AM

now the trick is surviving this week to make it to the 10 days rest. Today I have to go and give a test( and IQ and achievement test) in front of an evaluator and then take a written exam on the protocols and test administration in order to prove I am competent to give this test...mind you this is the second time I've done this and I passed the first time, but it's still a pain.

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."- Albright

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Monday, December 18, 2006 8:15 AM

A test to make sure you can give a test ? Sounds like our board of Ed !

Good luck !

Bryce
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Monday, December 18, 2006 8:18 AM

and what's sadder is it's a test to make sure I can give a test which I've already taken and passed once before...can anyone say redundant???

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."- Albright

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Monday, December 18, 2006 8:42 AM

Well joy and rapture I'm off to go be evaluated on a test I've alread been giving for 2 years, which my district acknowledges I'm certified to give, they just want me to do it again for no apparent reason...so I'll hopefully be back on later todya, but if not, y'all have fun and I will see you tomorrow:)

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Monday, December 18, 2006 9:02 AM

KELKHIL

A test to give a test that you have already been tested on? Test......test....test...test..test.testtesttesttesttesttesttest!

Ow! I think I hurt my brain!

Howdy LA29, MSG and RIMG!

RIMG - World not too bad. Just got back into the office after a 3 hour road trip to pick up some equipment. So my day is half over and I've hardly done anything!

Kelkhil

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Monday, December 18, 2006 9:09 AM

Good luck with the dumb testing MSG.

Kelkhil - that sounds like a pretty easy day. Mine is almost over, though I have to go do xmas shopping tonight, which might be a bit stressful.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Monday, December 18, 2006 10:09 AM

KELKHIL

X-mas shopping the week before X-mas? Are you INSANE???????

I finally got mine done last week. Most was done online this year so it was pretty simple.

as far as an easy day... yeah it was but now I am so bored! Time has stopped.

*pours himself some Gentleman Jack and settles in for the long haul*

Kelkhil

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Monday, December 18, 2006 10:18 AM

Apparently my retest to see if I can test through administration of a test has been moved to Wednesday so I'm back
Kelkhil I used to love being the runner for my dad's company. Basically spent all day driving about and getting signatures on legal forms. Listened to a million books on tape and cd and had a ball...great college job:)

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Monday, December 18, 2006 1:31 PM

Anyone here ? Hello ?

Ok then -
LA29 makes a huge pot of cider & rum ,starts a fire going & curls up by the fireplace to snuggle under a cozy warm blanket .

Quiet can be good too...

Bryce
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Monday, December 18, 2006 5:00 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Hello!
*Makes herself some tea and sits down by the fire*
Don't mind me, I'm just gonna go to sleep right here...

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Monday, December 18, 2006 5:40 PM

NICODEMUS

I'm here, although I'm not sure how much longer I'll be on. There's a pall of smoke drifting through the valley, so I'd better go see if it's a cause for concern.

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Demolitions specialist for the 76th Independent Battalion.
From blowing open locked fridges, to destroying Alliance gun emplacements, it's all fun for me.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:00 AM

mornin' drinkers.

I hope all is well in your various parts of the 'verse (Nico - I hope the fires weren't too much of a threat/problem).

* puts on a pot of The Good Stuff and pulls himself a Killian's from the tap, lounging in the hammock with an electronic don't-poke-me-unless-you-are-going-to-stay-and-talk-to-me field around himself.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 6:17 AM

*bump*

LA29, where are you today? The smoking room is awful lonely without ya. I hope the space monkeys aren't giving you too much trouble.

* sweeps up a little behind the bar, kicking empty bottles and cans that rolled there several parties ago

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 6:56 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

*dances in, spins around, and falls into a lovesac grinning like an absolute moonbrain*

Morning, RIMG! how are you this fine day?

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:02 AM

mornin', you chipper moonbrain

I am pretty shiny. Gonna go get my first tattoo after work today, and gonna bottle beer tonight. Got free lunch (genuine gumbo and german chocolate cake, with fresh eggrolls as appetizer) at work, which is almost 3/4 over. Got a lot of xmas shopping done yesterday too. :)

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:08 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

A tattoo?? Shiny! You must post pictures of it in the 'Browncoat Ink' thread I started so long ago; it is dying and could use some shiny pictures. I started it without the means to bump it myself, which was a little silly of me. What are you getting?

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:46 AM

Morning- Can I have some lovely fresh milk please?
I think I'll just sit and read by the fire today as I'm very sluggish:)

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:50 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Ok, well it's time for me to try for sleep. I sure hope I can sleep.
*huggles everyone and skips off*

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:56 AM

* brings MSG a tall glass of milk then stretches out on a thick rug on the floor by the fire.

PR, I am a huge math geek. I want Euler's Identity e^(j*pi) + 1 = 0 on my left inside wrist. Here is some more info on the equation, plus an example of how it will actually look (exchange a j for the i in the first equation): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_Identity

I also am seriously considering (after NVGs initial idea) the hexagonal patch of the 76th.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 8:21 AM

Why Euler and not Fermat's theorum as it's unsolved and all

In case you've all not heard ( I'm sure RIMG has)
it's if an integer n is greater than 2, then a to the n power + b to the n power = c to the n power has no solutions in non-zero integers a, b, and c.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:25 AM

Sweetheart, I still have my right wrist.

Actually, Euler and Fermat have been the names of my two cars. I need to go ahead and start thinking about what to name the third (current) one.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:36 AM

Well I would assume so as I've not heard you mention a recent limb severing or anything:) Sadly I couldn't find the font that allowed me to post in notated form so I was forced to spell it out...dratted font is no where to be found and it better not have self erased again:)

Not the point though. For my tattoos I have an ouroboros, the mathematical symbol for infinity, an interlinked alpha delta omega, and a celtic knot symbolizing protection:) All small and done in fineline

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:55 AM

MAVOURNEEN

Quote:
Originally posted by RiverIsMyGoddess:
Actually, Euler and Fermat have been the names of my two cars. I need to go ahead and start thinking about what to name the third (current) one.

Ooohhh. Thanks for reminding me, Jimi!

So, bar type folks. My current truck is named Dora. Dora the Explorer. And yes, my son gave my truck that name.

My new truck is a Honda Element. A burnt rust colored Honda Element. What should I name it?

(This would be some much simpler if I had just inherited a Toyota Highlander...)

Jimi, I like the name Mandelbrot. What kind of car is it?

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 10:54 AM

Mandlebrot is a good one.

It is a 2005 Saturn Ion 1, Silver.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 6:22 PM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Burnt rust? Name her Zoe

All the math talk hurt my head a little. I think I need some tea...

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 6:26 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Bleh, why am I still awake???!!

*Sigh* Maybe I'll just have some more coffee...

Oh, and hi PhoenixRose!

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:34 AM

Good morning !

I only haev few minutes before the Space monkeys need tending to,but I wanted to come by for some coffee.

LA29 makes a huge pot of the good stuff & head into the smoking room for a bit.

PR - if your still here -Happy almost solstice !

Bryce
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:42 AM

mornin' drinkers.

LA - I am here, just getting my morning oatmeal and writing e-mails and such.

* settles down in a beanbag chair in the smoking room with his cold bottle of mango juice.

EDIT: The pic of my tattoo is up on the Browncoat Ink thread.

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:47 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Happy almost-Yule to you, too, LA! Your card is likely to be late; sorry about that. I can't find envelopes! I'm going mad...

And hey *coughcough* Yule might also be a certain someone's birthday...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:13 AM

Happy Birthday ! A day early ! That's so shiny to have your b-day on Yule !
I'm not worried about the latenes of the card.It's just shiny to get one at al !

RIMG -does it still hurt ? I know I could never get one ,my skin would probably reject it.I'm way too sensitive !

I'm only here for another few minutes this morning,Gotta shop !

Bryce
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:18 AM

It itches slightly, but I have some ointment for that anyhow.

* pokes LA back, ducking behind the comfy couch in the smoking room

Good luck with the shopping!

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:46 AM

PENGUIN

LA29....What did you call the Space monkeys before you found Firefly???

Barkeep...Coke....lots and lots of Coke!!!!!!!!!!!

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:52 AM

Penguin, well, I've, we've, been talking, and we all think it's pretty apparent that you have a coke problem. It's ok, it can happen to anyone, we just want you to know that we are here for you, to support you and lift you up through this time of despair in your life.

~jimi
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:26 AM

"It itches slightly, but I have some ointment for that anyhow "

RIMG that just doesn't sound right, now does it ?

Dearest Penguin - I called the big one Mr.Man & the little one Kookamunga.I still use those sometimes.But terrifying spce monkeys just fit so well

Bryce
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:33 PM

WHIMSICALNBRAINPAN

*wanders in and takes a seat near the fire*

I'll have my usual please.

I am so cold!

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." http://whimsicalnbrainpan.blogspot.com/

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:32 PM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Tea... Soup... Sunshine... Something hot pleeeeaaaase!

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Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:55 AM

mornin' drinkers.

* tosses sliced and whole strawberries into a blender with freshly squeezed lime juice, tequila, and a little sugar, blending and pouring the concoction into a frozen glass lined with a thick sugar rim, a belated (due to site downtime and also worktime) drink order filled

* pours a generous measure of whiskey for whimsy, carrying it to her and tucking a warm blanket around her legs and feet

* cooks up some tomato soup for PR, griddling a cheese sandwich to accompany it, and takes them both to her, bringing another warm blanket to insulate her

~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.

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Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:04 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Ooooooh, tomato soup! Thank you, RIMG

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Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:14 AM