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Thursday, February 8, 2007 6:02 AM

ODDSBODSKINS


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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
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Originally posted by Oddsbodskins:
technically what i do is care work, so i guess i'll let you off
Sweet of you
...I won't.
But I imagine that's unimportant...
...and probably a discussion for somewhere not here. (?)



I don't think anyone expected you to so set aside your principle's as to forgive

makes me think, i was talking to a therapist recently (yes, even though i am but a noddy, they know i exist!) and he said (okay, well, it was my father, but that still counts!) that he'd been on a board looking into the possibility of getting practice's involving 'energy centres' around the body looked into for potential registration, officiality and so on. they were trying to find a way of doing research without being seen to do research, there's evidence it works, but they don't want to be seen to be taking it seriously in case it turns out to be nothing much. don't know if they do the same over the pond, but there's certainly a thriving market in alternative medicine's in the UK. just got to find yourself a niche and push it open ^_~

although most of the one's offering 'alternative' insight's into the guy's i work with have about as realistic a perspective on things as, well, the guys i work with...

Gods are great. But the heart is greater, for it is from the heart they come, and to the heart they shall return.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 6:12 AM

MAVOURNEEN


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Originally posted by msg:
Anyway, he uses alternative meds as well as regular traditional stuff and he focuses more on keeping people healthy. It's way cool, but mostly back east.


Yep - You go to regular med school but you get what is called a D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) rather than a M.D.

Lots of DO's in this area. They focus on keeping you well and trying "alternative things" rather than surgery/pharmaceuticals being the first (and only) choices for a MD.




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Thursday, February 8, 2007 6:13 AM

ZEEK


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Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
Btw Whitefall, I know I mentioned this before, but I'm still in favor of starting at the place that gives you a scholarship, and transferring to the more prestigious school later. Your first couple of years of college are spent on general ed and the 101 level requirements for your major anyway, and the California universities are so good about transfers, it seems a shame to pass up a scholarship, even for just those first two years.

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

whoa CK is still around? Haven't seen you post in ages.

So, I sorta disagree with this part a bit. My first two years of college is when I made all my good friends there. After that school work and finding a job took up so much time I wouldn't have been able to focus on meeting people at all. Granted you could just make all your friends at the scholarship college and then just be a loner at the transfer college.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 6:30 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Quote:
Originally posted by Oddsbodskins:
Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
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Originally posted by Oddsbodskins:
technically what i do is care work, so i guess i'll let you off
Sweet of you
...I won't.
But I imagine that's unimportant...
...and probably a discussion for somewhere not here. (?)

I don't think anyone expected you to so set aside your principle's as to forgive

makes me think, i was talking to a therapist recently (yes, even though i am but a noddy, they know i exist!) and he said (okay, well, it was my father, but that still counts!) that he'd been on a board looking into the possibility of getting practice's involving 'energy centres' around the body looked into for potential registration, officiality and so on. they were trying to find a way of doing research without being seen to do research, there's evidence it works, but they don't want to be seen to be taking it seriously in case it turns out to be nothing much. don't know if they do the same over the pond, but there's certainly a thriving market in alternative medicine's in the UK. just got to find yourself a niche and push it open ^_~

First: What? What did I say to annoy Hell's Kitten now? I thought she put implants in animals and stuff like that, not draining blood out of sick people and emptying bedpans that kind of thing...
Second: It is defintely not the same here from what I've seen. Alternatives are embraced in Europe to a FAR greater extent than here.
The D.O. thing sounds interesting, though. Perhaps that would feel less... restricted to me. Dug makes an excellent point about taking artistic pursuits and turning them into money. That's the issue I've had with becoming a graphic designer (that combined with how competitive it is...)

Okay, NOW my head feels ready to explode!


Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 7:16 AM

MSG


Mav- Ok thank you that was driving me nuts!! Yes DO is what my brother in law is going to be. There's a great medical school in Kirksville Missouri that specializes in it. He's going to be fantastic at it too. He really liked the idea of trying to keep people well instead of focusing on treating them once they got sick.

Hell's Kitten I am now truly confused and picturing a guinea pig with breast implants. Now I am wondering why in the world you'd need to sex up guinea pigs

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 7:19 AM

RUGBUG


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Originally posted by JonnyQuest:

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Going waaaaay back to the old thread: Yes, rugbug, the rumur aspect has been verified.

I must have missed RugBug's post. Just curious why our resident equestrian showed an interest...?


Now, now. Let's not get all "RugBug really enjoys those animals, if you know what I mean" on me here. If you read the previous post, I had some personal knowledge b/c of a guy on another board. He owned a few stallions and "enjoyed" them quite a bit. Even posting photographic evidence (on a complete different board...one dedicated to beastiality...who knew THAT existed on the internet). Really nasty stuff...(I also stated that I didn't look at the pictures because you just can't wipe those images out of your head and I didn't want to live with them.) The wierdest part is my interaction with this guy started over a discussion of human/equine emotional cognizance. His theory was the horses and animals are basically the same. I disagreed. A year or two later, when his beastiality came to light, his messages made so much more sense...in a very disturbing way. His whole philosophy and probably why he was okay with molesting his animals was because we were all the same. The whole thing was just an icky experience. The guy is now in jail...for trafficking cocaine. He got busted smuggling 372 pounds of coke from Canada to Washington.

And enough of that ickiness...

MSG: Contrary to what experience might dictate for me, I do believe teaching can be a great profession, you just really have to want to be a teacher. I didn't like it, but if I had, I think it would've been great. Some people are under the false impression that teaching is easy and are in it for the vacations. Well, you pay for those vacations in the first few years...and every time you have to switch a grade and redo ALL your lesson plans, etc.

I taught 6th grade, so the kids were definitely old enough to have some fun with. Actually, they were quite fun, at times. 6th graders are just learning how to express themselves and their opinions. Helping them think critically about their world and their opinions was one of the most enjoyable times I had while teaching.


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 7:29 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
First: What? What did I say to annoy Hell's Kitten now?
Second: The D.O. thing sounds interesting, though. Perhaps that would feel less... restricted to me.
Dug makes an excellent point about taking artistic pursuits and turning them into money. That's the issue I've had with becoming a graphic designer (that combined with how competitive it is...)

I didn't think it was possible to say or do anything to set HK off. Or you, for that matter...

Having had a bad DO experience makes me a little gunshy of them. But as I've pointed out myself there are quacks in every field. And the there are surely good ones as well. It's just in my experience I haven't found one. Of course, I'm not likely to since I stopped looking

I was too slow to be marketable as a commercial artist even though I studied for it for a semester my senior year in high school. But show me an ad and I can tell you exactly what's wrong with it. Is there a market for people who piss people off? Besides comedy and terrorism?


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 7:46 AM

MAVOURNEEN


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Originally posted by RugBug:
He owned a few stallions and "enjoyed" them quite a bit. The guy is now in jail...for trafficking cocaine.


The most important thing is that POS is behind bars.
I've said it before, I don't care what two consenting adults do to or with each other as long as it doesn't involve children or animals.

Neither can give their consent, and that is key to any sexual act. IMO.




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Thursday, February 8, 2007 8:07 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


EDIT: Oh, jeez, how's this for bad timing...
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Originally posted by msg:
Hell's Kitten I am now truly confused and picturing a guinea pig with breast implants. Now I am wondering why in the world you'd need to sex up guinea pigs


Figure 10 - Sexing a female Guinea Pig
Apparently there's a market for it...

No guinea pigs were harmed in the making of this graphic.

Anyway, RB, PR pointed me in the direction of your post, so let's not mention it again, okay?


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 8:15 AM

HELL'S KITTEN


Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
First: What? What did I say to annoy Hell's Kitten now?
Huh?
If you read that as annoyance, I apologize for not being more clear. (I don't think it's possible for you to annoy me.)

I was just responding to your statement "After all, it's late in the day for me, and I despise the medical establishment for many and varied reasons. (Odds, if you're reading this, I know you do the nursing thing, but come on, you hate it )", and probably should have put one of those cute little smiley things after it.
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I thought she put implants in animals and stuff like that, not draining blood out of sick people and emptying bedpans that kind of thing...
and
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Originally posted by msg:
Hell's Kitten I am now truly confused and picturing a guinea pig with breast implants. Now I am wondering why in the world you'd need to sex up guinea pigs
*hee hee hee snort!*
No, no.
Animal studies are part of the requirements for the devices we develop. (You know. Instead of putting something untested and unproven into some poor, fragile human being.) Guinea pigs are too small for implants; we generally use other animals.... We even saved a race horse! But that's another story and I'm not sure if patient confidentiality would be in play... *snikker*

At any rate, as part of the "medical establishment," I imagine I have a little different perspective and understanding of the practice, regulations, and industry as a whole. I confess to getting somewhat weary of the misconceptions that are bandied about and thrown back in various ways as accusations. I won't ramble on, as I don't know the specificities that evoke such disdain, but I would be happy to address any points or questions as best I can.

*skitters away from the looming soapbox*


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 8:46 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


My only distain is that much of the medical establishment seems to be about the highest bidder. Drugs before herbs and changes in diet (and in fact rarely taking diet into account) and as many of them as possible. It bothers me. Diet is very closely linked to health, but only people with possible heart disease are told to change theirs at all (despite the fact that sugar makes blood thicker and feeds cancer cells) and it bothers me.
As for being disgusted by the idea of working as a doctor or nurse... I don't wanna wipe anyone's ass but my own, and I think that dealing with sick people all day would wear on me. The D.O. thing sounded better because it focuses on actual health care rather than caring for the sick which I see as very different, and also sounds like it takes more things into account and offers more alternatives. Everyone is different, and finding the right treatment is more important than seeing how many expensive drugs it takes to 'fix' someone (a.k.a. eliminate their symptoms but not the underlying cause; another issue I have with it)
*gets off the soapbox*
This all comes from my own personal experience with doctors, which has been limited to my grandpa dying of cancer they didn't find until he was more than half dead and Ex#3 (formerly ex of doom) being in the hospital for a blood clot and being prescribed rat poison to take care of it, rather than a diet and exercise plan (which should have worked for a man his age). Also the conversations I have overheard/messages I have taken working for an answering service (we have a lot of doctor's offices). I have personally gotten better results with diet (which I need to work on) exercise (which I need to get back to) herbs (which have made me feel worlds better in just a couple weeks) and homeopathics (which lifted me out of depression, allowed me to heal from dental surgery twice as fast as average according to the doctor, as well as taking care of a lot of the pain from said surgery, and have basically improved my life with very little effort on my part except giving up coffee and peppermint. Only have to take the remedies themselves every once in awhile)
Okay, sorry.
*steps off soapbox again*


Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 8:55 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Well folks, call me annoyed. I just spent thirty minutes sorting a long and heartfelt post just to have it eaten. EATEN!

All of that aside, how is everyone's morning? Fine I hope. I always seem to come in the middle of interesting conversations so I'll but out for a while.

(Stomps off like a pissed off little kid)



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:02 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"



First of all, I want a clean fight, ladies. No rabbit punches, no clinches, no cheap shots, no hitting below the belt, no thumbs, no biting, scratching or hair-pulling. No foreign objects. When you here the bell, jump on your soapboxes and come out swinging.


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:04 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Sorry to hear that, NVG. My soapbox got eaten, too. I hit back and it was still there in the reply field, so I copied it and tried again. I think I tried four times before it worked (and I did have to paste it in at one point) Did you try that? It really sucks if that didn't work...
I've thought I should start composing my responses in Word, just so I never lose 'em


Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:22 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I've thought I should start composing my responses in Word, just so I never lose 'em

I do that if I know I've got a long one coming up. But sometimes they just grow on their own and I don't think of it and BAM! gone! I feel your pain, NVG. Sometimes I remember the gist, sometimes there's just too many thoughts.


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:26 AM

MAVOURNEEN


Don't stomp off, NV. Just next time always highlight and copy posts that are more than 3 sentences long. That's saved my oh-so-important ramblngs on a few occasions.

And on the fluid front...I hear from WSSC (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, DC's water authority) that my building will have water at around 5 PM. Course, I leave at 4.

Boy, it's utterly bracing to walk to Wendy's in 20 degree weather just to peepee.

I wish I could have "let it mellow" - but...nevermind. I can't be delicate enough. Suffice it to say, I had to have flush access.

*sigh*






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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:33 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Sucks don't it PR. On the sunny side, I've decided upon Sara Jane as the name for the PB gun. A wonderful being that can inflict pain and humiliation upon a fella while lookin' so gorram pretty. Ain't that a fittin' description of HK or what?

Here are pics of an airsoft weapon I'd really like to march with at D*Con.



A G36 with grenade launcher. All metal. Very sexy.



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:38 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


Quote:
Originally posted by Mavourneen:
I wish I could have "let it mellow" - but...nevermind. I can't be delicate enough. Suffice it to say, I had to have flush access.




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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:39 AM

MSG


Maybe we should form a hunting party to track the post eating monster and slay it:)

NV- HUGS sweety and that's a lovely gun you have there...good name too:)

PR- yeah I think a DO is loads better. I like the idea of someone who focuses on keeping me healthy and cures me when he can't :)

Hell's Kitten - glad to hear there's not much of a market for breast implants for guinea pigs. After Rugbug's horror story I started to wonder. LOL ( well sort of LOL and sort of eeeeeeeew) Glad to hear you saved a horse. I love horses:) Actually I love all animals which is why MisterG forbids( in a joking way) me to watch nature shows. Because then I see animals and want them as pets ( may I say I still think a wallaby would make a nice pet...or maybe a meerkat...or a penguin...or there was this really cute hedgehog)

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:44 AM

RUGBUG


Quote:
Originally posted by Mavourneen:
And on the fluid front...I hear from WSSC (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, DC's water authority) that my building will have water at around 5 PM. Course, I leave at 4.

Boy, it's utterly bracing to walk to Wendy's in 20 degree weather just to peepee.

I wish I could have "let it mellow" - but...nevermind. I can't be delicate enough. Suffice it to say, I had to have flush access.

*sigh*


We had the plumbing go out here at work...for three days. They thought it would be a week or two...so it wasn't as bad as it could've been. I think the worst part of it all was that I was facilities manager at the time. I scrambled and came up with solutions (had Really nice port-a-pots delivered within 2 hours...got bottled water delivered, got paper plates/cups/plastic spoons, knives and forks. Every need was covered, just not in the fashion the employees were used to), but people were still pissed off.



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:51 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


Quote:
Originally posted by RugBug:
people were still pissed off.

Better to be pissed off than pissed on I always say.


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:22 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE


Hey Deepgirl!

Okay, I'm also a member of the English Lit graduate club. And I completely understand your worry that you won't be qualified for anything in particular when you finish your degree.

My circumstances are a bit different as I live in Ireland, and jobs wise we're doing pretty well. That being said, I was terrified when I left University. It's not like they have ads looking for English Grads in the newspaper!

My first job after leaving Uni was Credit Analysis. I worked for one of the largest banks in the world. I was working with Business graduates, IT graduates, all sorts. I got the job not because I was qualified in a business field, but because I used my interview to explain the skills an English degree gives you. You learn to research. You learn to create reports on complicated material in a very short space of time. You learn to communicate, orally and in writing. You learn to pick out the information you need from a *vast* array of resources. You also tend to pick up word processing skills and typing skills, if for no other reason than you are an English student in despa- despi- desperi- dire need of a spellchecker.

Yes, I went on to do other courses after I finished my degree. At first I did a business and IT diploma just to have something technical on my CV. I did not learn half the skills I learned through my English degree. After that I went from looking for a cosy office job that would pay the bills and then some (which my English degree had no trouble helping me with) to deciding what it was I wanted to do with my life. I do want to write, which right now is still a hobby, but I also wanted to teach adults. So I got a qualification in teaching computers - which took about a year part time - and a certificate in teaching English as a foreign language - which took a couple of weeks part time and is internationally recognised so it's basically a passport to anywhere in the world! The downside of all this is that I'm earning less than I was and will be for at least a bit longer, but the major upside is that I'm working at a job I love. Nothing buys that feeling :)

For *any* job, experience is vital. Internships, volunteer work, even that Saturday job at Four Star Pizza will help you get your foot in the door.

If it's writing and books you adore then there are jobs out there that revolve around them. Have you thought about a career in Abstract Writing? I'm fuzzy on the details, but you'd need a strong track record in writing to land that position. Still, it's an actual writing job that pays pretty well, so it's worth asking about. There's also copy editing, web editing, technical writing ... a whole bunch of jobs that involve writing that none of us ever think of. You may need to learn some new skills (like HTML or Web design software for web editing) but there are loads of classes available and most of the time you won't need a qualification in that area, just proof you know what you're doing!

Boy, I'm really taking over the thread here... anyway, I just wanted to speak up in favour of English Lit. I did adore studying it and I'd go back and do my Masters tomorrow if I could! And while you won't be guaranteed a career in something in particular, you'll still pick up an amazing amount of skills.

Good luck!



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:23 AM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.


My dad liked his D.O. in Arizona. (<-- all I have to contribute to the discussion)

::waves hello and goodbye to all::


Rules and voting: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=22892

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:28 AM

ODDSBODSKINS


hey DTH and Yinyang, (and anyone else who's only just arrived ^^ )

so, just to go off on a complete tangent, i found the little part of me i remember from when i was wee again today, the part that got excited in toyshops and made long list's of things to save up alllll his pennies for, was doing the exact tsame thing this afternoon ^^

the depressing thing is that i was in the kitchenware department...

Gods are great. But the heart is greater, for it is from the heart they come, and to the heart they shall return.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:33 AM

SAHARA


*pinch*



Sahara
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:36 AM

SAHARA


Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Sucks don't it PR. On the sunny side, I've decided upon Sara Jane as the name for the PB gun. A wonderful being that can inflict pain and humiliation upon a fella while lookin' so gorram pretty. Ain't that a fittin' description of HK or what?

Here are pics of an airsoft weapon I'd really like to march with at D*Con.



A G36 with grenade launcher. All metal. Very sexy.




Hey, my mom's cousin is named Sara Jane! And it's nice to see you spell "Sara" correctly.



Sahara
Blackbird fly into the light of the dark, black night.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:37 AM

SAHARA


Quote:
Originally posted by JonnyQuest:

First of all, I want a clean fight, ladies. No rabbit punches, no clinches, no cheap shots, no hitting below the belt, no thumbs, no biting, scratching or hair-pulling. No foreign objects. When you here the bell, jump on your soapboxes and come out swinging.


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"


You didn't say anything about eye gouging.

Sahara
Blackbird fly into the light of the dark, black night.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:42 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE


Ah yes, Odds. The moment when you get all excited about cutlery and realise that somewhere along the way you became a grown up...



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 11:13 AM

HOBBLEIT


Just popping in to say hello to everybody.

Hope you are having/have had a good day.

I've just been in the house avoiding the snow.

TTFN

Jennifer
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 11:25 AM

RUGBUG


Quote:
Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
Ah yes, Odds. The moment when you get all excited about cutlery and realise that somewhere along the way you became a grown up...


Does that mean I'm not a grown-up?

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 12:49 PM

DUG


Quote:
Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
Ah yes, Odds. The moment when you get all excited about cutlery and realise that somewhere along the way you became a grown up...


Another measure of adultery-ness (pun intentional, if not warranted) is doing a happy dance that you got enough new leads that you need to print more business cards.

Now I can be happy about impending clients as I revel in being a horologist.

EDIT: I probably get adult-points taken away for giggling about being a horologist.

Need your clock cleaned? home.windstream.net/clockdug

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 1:15 PM

MSG


hey giggling is fun:) I know that I shall never qualify for adult status since I play juvenile practical jokes, watch cartoons, and can spend several hours discussing the relative merits of Spiderman and Batman and who would win in a fight ( I still stand by Batman because of his superior planning skills)

And now I have to go...it's late night tutoring for me

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs



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Thursday, February 8, 2007 1:23 PM

RHYIANAN


*walks through the thread singing the Toys R Us jingle*


I'm a leaf on the wind

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 1:40 PM

HELL'S KITTEN


Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
and can spend several hours discussing the relative merits of Spiderman and Batman and who would win in a fight ( I still stand by Batman because of his superior planning skills)
EXACTLY!
Well, that and Red Kryptonite.......
(shit, was I just nerd-baited?) *snikker*

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 2:04 PM

HELL'S KITTEN


(To PhoenixRose) I understand.
I had a response written...
...but then I felt stupid so I decided to drop it.

Something's just not right today.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 2:44 PM

MAGDALENA

"No power in the 'verse can stop me!"


Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
My suggestions these days are business and healthcare fields.
Yeah!
Biomedical Engineering is fun*!

* This may be considered a lie.


Yeah - but think of all those hearts you get to rip out and play with... just for the heck of it!

Quote:

I have a question! I doubt it's an imponderable, though:

Someone recently said to a bunch of us "You good folks are the salt of the earth!" and it was said in a positive, complimentary manner.

Now, I've always understood that to "salt the earth" meant to make it unable to yield crops... a "scorched earth" tactic that basically ruins the land.

SO... how'n th'hell does "you're the salt of the earth" become a compliment? What's it mean??

For those of you just joining us, or actually reading one of my posts for the first time, I have an odd fascination with language, which leads me to think about things like this.
It's biblical in it's origin and has to do with the nescessity of salt for flocks to lick - salt licks are still used today - and how without salt your flock may not do too well in the harsh Middle Eastern climate... blah blah blah ... Jesus mentioned it in the sermon on the mount... sorry - I am not feeling terribly thological today...

Wanna have some ice-cream?

EDIT! I am never going to get through this thread in the time I have!! Hello everyone!!

Hello and hugs to my Li'l sis! I saw your email and I am about to read it now! Mwaaah - love you lots!!

Hello Hell's Kitten - I do hope we're back on to party hard in D*C?

Hi JQ (pretzels he he he...)!! Hello Rugbug! How are you sweetie?? I am thinking of taking swing lessons before I go to D*C - just so I can keep up with you & RIMG!! Hi Stinking Rose, Hi Zeek...

(AH.. yeah - at this point I re-resolve to read the whole thread before replying since Rugbug covered all the sermon on the mount and all that already... sorry...)

Hello Penguin dear!! I see you are far more eloquent than I am too - As a former Theatre major you might like to know that I sang those 'Light of the World' song in 'Godspell' when I was 20!! A terrific show - I loved it!!

Hey Whitefall - can't help - sorry - I am not in the US so can't comment on the pros and cons of schools, colleges and university!

Hi Dug!! Hope your wife is happier by the time you read this! Oh - Deepgirl!! I love that episode of Angel - Ha! I was talking about that last night with Shiny Kitten and Bernard Browncoat!! We had a blast in this bar in the middle of Melbourne!!

Traveler!!! Hello sweet thing!! I have missed you while in my 'parental induced exile'...

Hi Asorta! CK!! I haven't seen you for ages!!! It is so good to catch up - albeit briefly!

Odds! How are you my Jailbait?

Hi Yin Yang!! Mei Mei!!!! How are you wonderful Rose - you were toasted last night!! Well... you were mentioned - and it was all good sweet thing! ...ummmm... you realise that I am going to have to read the previous thread now - truth monger?

Hang on...YOU CAN'T PRACTICE AS A NATUROPAH IN SOME STATES OF THE USA???? I thought you were supposed to be an enlightened country??

Mavourneen!! Hello honey!! NVG!! Huge Hugs to you sweetie!!

Oh... and guess who is composing in word as we speak? I have had one too many long posts eaten by the FFF.net fiend!

*huggle pounces DeskTopHippie!* Hello my sweet Irish Colleen!!*

Hi Sahara!! How are you? Hello gorgeous Hobbleit! Rhyianan... there's a Toys'R'Us jingle?

OK - I love you all and miss you all and will try to pop in again before I am banished once more! 14 more sleeps til I have unhindered access to the internet once more!!

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 3:57 PM

HELL'S KITTEN


Quote:
Originally posted by magdalena:
Yeah - but think of all those hearts you get to rip out and play with... just for the heck of it!
Weeeeeelllllllllll, there is that........ but there's a good, noble reason for doing that, ya know...
Quote:
Wanna have some ice-cream?
It's currently -13°F.

...can I have an M&M ice-cream cookie sammich instead?

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:22 PM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
and can spend several hours discussing the relative merits of Spiderman and Batman and who would win in a fight ( I still stand by Batman because of his superior planning skills)
EXACTLY!
Well, that and Red Kryptonite.......
(shit, was I just nerd-baited?) *snikker*

Yes you were, you dink!


"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:24 PM

STINKINGROSE


mmm ice cream sandwiches. NO!!

CHIPWICHES!!!

We just finished a nice hot gooey peachy oaty cobbler kind of thing that the kidlet made.


Magda love, I was in Godspell too! Twice!
College productions. First time I did the Sonia part "Turn Back O Man", then the Herb part "All For The Best" (the patter part).

If I had only seen some honest burlesque bump-n-grind my performance would have been much better. I did leave red lipstick on bald heads at every opportunity.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:29 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Where are you going? Where are you going?
Can you take me with you? For my hand is cold and needs warmth/where are you going?

Far beyond where the horizon lies


I shall call the pebble dare

Dare shall be carried and when we both have had enough, I shall take him from my shoe singing meet your new road......



crap...thats all I can remember




I LOVE Godspell!


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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:40 PM

RHYIANAN


Quote:
Originally posted by magdalena:
Rhyianan... there's a Toys'R'Us jingle?


The toys r us jingle (for those that have never had it stuck in their head):

"I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys' R Us kid.
There's a million toys at Toys 'R Us that I can play with!
From bikes, to trains, to video games, it's the biggest toy store there is...Gee Whiz!
I don't want to grow up, because then if I did,
I wouldn't be a Toys 'R Us kid!"


I'm a leaf on the wind

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:51 PM

PENGUIN


Quote:
Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
I LOVE Godspell!


Me three!

I saw it once on stage and I really like the movie too!

I love singing along with the CD...



King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:55 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Quote:
Originally posted by Rhyianan:
Quote:
Originally posted by magdalena:
Rhyianan... there's a Toys'R'Us jingle?


The toys r us jingle (for those that have never had it stuck in their head):

"I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys' R Us kid.
There's a million toys at Toys 'R Us that I can play with!
From bikes, to trains, to video games, it's the biggest toy store there is...Gee Whiz!
I don't want to grow up, because then if I did,
I wouldn't be a Toys 'R Us kid!"


I'm a leaf on the wind


uh hmmmm....."MORE bikes, MORE trains., More video games.......


Yes but do you know the band aid song?


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Bestower of Titles, Designer of Tshirts, Maker of Mottos, Keeper of the Pyre

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 4:56 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Quote:
Originally posted by Penguin:
Quote:
Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
I LOVE Godspell!


Me three!

I saw it once on stage and I really like the movie too!

I love singing along with the CD...



King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa


PREEEEEEEPARE YE the way of the Loooooooorrrrdddd!

Way better than that crappy Jesus Christ Superstar!

hmmmm thems fightin words for someone!


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Bestower of Titles, Designer of Tshirts, Maker of Mottos, Keeper of the Pyre

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:02 PM

HELL'S KITTEN


Quote:
Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
and can spend several hours discussing the relative merits of Spiderman and Batman and who would win in a fight ( I still stand by Batman because of his superior planning skills)
EXACTLY!
Well, that and Red Kryptonite.......
(shit, was I just nerd-baited?) *snikker*
Yes you were, you dink!
Whoops.
Sorry.
Can't seem to wrap my brain around cross-overs.
Or, aparently, let go of my hatred for Superman.
*snikker*

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:06 PM

PENGUIN


Quote:
Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:

PREEEEEEEPARE YE the way of the Loooooooorrrrdddd!

Way better than that crappy Jesus Christ Superstar!

hmmmm thems fightin words for someone!


I love both of them...of course, I was a Theatre Major in college!

Thanks, FMF...I now have "Where are you going, where are you going..." running through my head!



King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:18 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


glad I could help!

my other favorite is of course Pippin. Gotta find my corner of the sky and all.



Shall crime bring crime forever,
Strength aiding still the strong?
Is it thy will, o Father,
That men shall toil for wrong?
"No", say thy mountains;
"No", say thy skies;
Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise,
And songs be heard instead of sighs.
God save the people.

I will now have all this stuff in my head for the rest of the dang week!


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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:22 PM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:28 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


OMG that giant raggedy ann is freaking me out! Thats some scary sheet. Likes clowns. I hate clowns!


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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original


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Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:36 PM

BROWNCOATNATE


Quote:
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lol! that was random :p

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