Browncoat Bar & Grill - Ching zie lie ee-bay Ng Ka Pei? by RiverIsMyGoddess

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

I'm sure Altoids would have a much harder time killing you than a caffeine inhaler

For some reason this is under caffeine accesories. Made me think of some of our patrons, so I thought I'd share.

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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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:01 AM

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Originally posted by msg:
OK the caffine inhaler may actually be the most terrifying thing I have ever seen.

I didn't send a crate full of them to your pupils.

Just saying.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:07 AM

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Originally posted by msg:
OK the caffine inhaler may actually be the most terrifying thing I have ever seen.

My chocolate altoids are basically the only thing keeping me going. I've given myself one per hour as the incentive....hmm I wonder if there's a maximum dosage for them???

yea me too. And this Rockstar drink really worked. Now i am wired.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:09 AM

MSG

yeah I think they sort of came this way...sigh. Oh well at least it's never dull here:)

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

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:14 AM

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Originally posted by msg:
yeah I think they sort of came this way...sigh. Oh well at least it's never dull here:)

Hey, at least people aren't throwing fireballs or summoning wicked willow today.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:15 AM

We would never do that!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:21 AM

That could change real fast 'round these parts.

just pinch the wrong person and

just saying

Kelkhil

The Shirtless Twitchy Bartender

Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for I am Forsaken

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:22 AM

There should be a song about Chocolate addictions.. Cuz i would be singing it right about now

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:24 AM

Didn't you get the news?

CHOCOLATE IS NOW GOOD FOR YOU, YAAAY!!!!!!!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:25 AM

GEE

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I'm sure Altoids would have a much harder time killing you than a caffeine inhaler

For some reason this is under caffeine accesories. Made me think of some of our patrons, so I thought I'd share.

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.

Ok, so I learnt something new today, was unaware that the yanks had got pints wrong as well as billions.

Still, tea doesn't come in pints so shouldn't be too much of a problem.

I'm off to watch the Champions League match, or possible read a book if the score line goes wrong.

Have a good evening folks.

Or day.

Or Sleep.

Depending on your time zone.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:27 AM

Can't help it, Kelkhil. I have temper issues.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:28 AM

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

RAR!

Dammit, Kel, would you let me focus on my CATS?

(BTW, this is the most addicting and frustrating site so far: http://www.acc.umu.se/~zqad/cats/index.html?flow=no&large=no)

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:31 AM

hahaha

*pops another 'toid*

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:36 AM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Dammit, Kel, would you let me focus on my CATS?

You really wanna go down that road right now?

Kelkhil

The Shirtless Bartender

Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for I am Forsaken

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:52 AM

Very classy Kel.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:20 AM

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

I take any road that doesn't involve pinching!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:26 AM

EMMARIGBY

Quote:
Originally posted by Ghoulfish:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:

I'm taking bets as to which day this week will see me collapse in a heap! I can give you good odds on tommorow but if you're more of a risk taker I'd go for Friday.

Personally i think your bread down day will be Wednesday (i have much knowledge of sleep deprivation - 5:00 AM wake ups with 1:00 AM betimes

Okay so Goulfish wins the prize for being freakishly accurate. Got caught sobbing in a cupboard today. Very embarrasing. Not dealing with the whole not sleeping and more stress than I've ever felt before thing very well. Don't think that I'm a very good teacher.

___________________

Hissssssssss!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:26 AM

PR -

Kelkhil

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Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for I am Forsaken

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:40 AM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
(BTW, this is the most addicting and frustrating site so far: http://www.acc.umu.se/~zqad/cats/index.html?flow=no&large=no)

Great. Now I have 21 meg of cat photos on my hard drive...

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Okay so Goulfish wins the prize for being freakishly accurate. Got caught sobbing in a cupboard today. Very embarrasing. Not dealing with the whole not sleeping and more stress than I've ever felt before thing very well. Don't think that I'm a very good teacher.

Emma!

its only your first week right? It is just like any other job (only more important) and will take some getting use to! Don't give up! You can do it!

Kelkhil

The Shirtless Bartender

Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for I am Forsaken

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:18 AM

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

Ya rly.

Hehehehe, how many pics did you save, fly? I'm still trying to wade through them all, and they're all going in mah bucket (sometimes after suitable alteration). I have 451 total. Some of 'em I already had, some I didn't like, and some I liked but couldn't think of a caption for and/or didn't think they were funny enough standing alone.

Emma, luv!

We're here for you, dear! I'm sure you're a good teacher! You just need some balance!

IamneverbecomingateacherIamneverbecomingateacherIamneverbecomingateacher...

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:21 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"

Slowly, inexorably, the sound wafted o'er the foothills, across the plains, all the while building, growing from a near-inaudible whisper into a great and fearsome roar: "Emma Rocks! Emma Rules!"

In the meantime, for the math nerds in the pub--and you know who you are:

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070425164048.jxev9w4o&show_art
icle=1&catnum=9

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." George Bernard Shaw

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Hehehehe, how many pics did you save, fly?

All of them. You want them? Might be easier than how you are doing it, if you are clicking/saving.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:27 AM

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Originally posted by JonnyQuest:

In the meantime, for the math nerds in the pub--and you know who you are:

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070425164048.jxev9w4o&show_art
icle=1&catnum=9

Yeah like we're gonna look now that you called us Nerds! Oh..... we are?

Darn you JQ!

Kelkhil

The Shirtless Bartender

Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for I am Forsaken

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:28 AM

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

Wha... ALL of them??? How...?

There are a few I know for sure I don't want. But I suppose I could delete those...

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:32 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Wha... ALL of them??? How...?

BEWARE THE WILES OF FLYVOTE! He'll bewitch you like he has all the others! Unless you strike him first...

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." George Bernard Shaw

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Got caught sobbing in a cupboard today. Very embarrasing. Not dealing with the whole not sleeping and more stress than I've ever felt before thing very well. Don't think that I'm a very good teacher.

Think happy thoughts.Think happy thoughts.Think happy thoughts.Think happy thoughts.

Take deep breaths.Take deep breaths.Take deep breaths.Take deep breaths.

Repeat.

I'm sure you're a very good teacher, we all let stress get to us from time to time, don't stress yourself out more by worrying about it.

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Forever dreamin' of you.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:37 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Wha... ALL of them??? How...?

BEWARE THE WILES OF FLYVOTE! He'll bewitch you like he has all the others! Unless you strike him first...

Tsk tsk, Jonny.

PR: Try clicking here:

http://www.usbmicro.com/misc/cats.zip

They are all in a zip file. You can unzip (shut up, Jonny!) right?

Clicking _should_ make your browser ask if you want to save the file. (Depends on browser and settings.)

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:42 AM

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

I'd haffta install winzip again. No biggie.

BUT I should wait on it, because I should have been asleep many hours ago. Muchas gracias!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I'd haffta install winzip again. No biggie.

BUT I should wait on it, because I should have been asleep many hours ago. Muchas gracias!

You are certainly welcome. By the way - what time zone are you in?

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:47 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"

Quote:
Originally posted by FlyVote:
(shut up, Jonny!)

Wha...?

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." George Bernard Shaw

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
Quote:
Originally posted by FlyVote:
(shut up, Jonny!)

Wha...?

That was a preemptive strike. I thought that you would want to pounce on me asking PR if she knew how to "unzip".

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:58 AM

Hey

Gossi is reporting on the Serenity Browncoats page that Drive has been Cancelled...I am bummed out

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:00 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I'd haffta install winzip again. No biggie.

Once you have a local directory full of pictures, you can use this tutorial:

http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_7.html

to just drag and drop your files from your open picture folder to photobucket. Lot easier than using the photobucket interface to do one at a time.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:
Originally posted by Ghoulfish:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:

I'm taking bets as to which day this week will see me collapse in a heap! I can give you good odds on tommorow but if you're more of a risk taker I'd go for Friday.

Personally i think your bread down day will be Wednesday (i have much knowledge of sleep deprivation - 5:00 AM wake ups with 1:00 AM betimes

Okay so Goulfish wins the prize for being freakishly accurate. Got caught sobbing in a cupboard today. Very embarrasing. Not dealing with the whole not sleeping and more stress than I've ever felt before thing very well. Don't think that I'm a very good teacher.

I've felt the same more than once. Don't panic, Emma, the feeling will pass and you'll become more confident with time. The good teachers are the ones who care enough to cry in a cupboard because they think they're not good enough! *hugs* A few classes that go south does *not* a crappy teacher make. You can only learn from experience. There's no shortcut around it. God knows I've tried!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:20 PM

DANCINGNEKO

*Walks in and notices the following from Emma*

Quote:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:
Originally posted by Ghoulfish:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:

I'm taking bets as to which day this week will see me collapse in a heap! I can give you good odds on tommorow but if you're more of a risk taker I'd go for Friday.

Personally i think your bread down day will be Wednesday (i have much knowledge of sleep deprivation - 5:00 AM wake ups with 1:00 AM betimes

Okay so Goulfish wins the prize for being freakishly accurate. Got caught sobbing in a cupboard today. Very embarrasing. Not dealing with the whole not sleeping and more stress than I've ever felt before thing very well. Don't think that I'm a very good teacher.

*HUGS* I'm sorry to hear you had to do that (hide, curl up, and cry your eyes out). *More hugs and places a box of kleenex and a trash can beside Emma* The way it sounds to me, you are doing a good job as a very new teacher. You're working on your lesson plans, you correct your students' work (the very same day, no less), and trying very hard to make your lesson meaningful and interesting. (In fact, you might be overdoing it a bit if you're burning out.)

*waves whomever's at the bar to "hurry up" and bring some calming tea/hot chocolate/alcohol for Emma*

Some suggetions before you burn yourself out: Is there a co-worker nearby who has taught the course (or the type of students you're teaching) before that you can ask for help? See if they're willing to let you borrow (and adapt) some lesson plans for the rest of this week and most of next, or if they have some advice on the lessons you've planned so far...Maybe adjust your turnaround time for homework?

*pats Emma's back soothingly* *nods at DTH's statement* Yep, DTH speaketh the truth -- good teachers have their own crappy days.

*HUGS*

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:23 PM

Listen to DancingNeko, Emma, for DancingNeko is wise.

Also, don't be afraid to have a look online. I slaved at preparing lesson plans before I found bundles of great ones available for free on the internet. Check out education sites and see what you come up with. Teachers love sharing ideas with other teachers, and you can easily adapt the plans and make them your own. Check out some education sites and see what you come up with.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:56 PM

GHOULFISH

Quote:
Originally posted by Dancingneko:
*Walks in and notices the following from Emma*
Quote:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:
Originally posted by Ghoulfish:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Quote:

I'm taking bets as to which day this week will see me collapse in a heap! I can give you good odds on tommorow but if you're more of a risk taker I'd go for Friday.

Personally i think your bread down day will be Wednesday (i have much knowledge of sleep deprivation - 5:00 AM wake ups with 1:00 AM betimes

Okay so Goulfish wins the prize for being freakishly accurate. Got caught sobbing in a cupboard today. Very embarrasing. Not dealing with the whole not sleeping and more stress than I've ever felt before thing very well. Don't think that I'm a very good teacher.

*HUGS* I'm sorry to hear you had to do that (hide, curl up, and cry your eyes out). *More hugs and places a box of kleenex and a trash can beside Emma* The way it sounds to me, you are doing a good job as a very new teacher. You're working on your lesson plans, you correct your students' work (the very same day, no less), and trying very hard to make your lesson meaningful and interesting. (In fact, you might be overdoing it a bit if you're burning out.)

*waves whomever's at the bar to "hurry up" and bring some calming tea/hot chocolate/alcohol for Emma*

Some suggetions before you burn yourself out: Is there a co-worker nearby who has taught the course (or the type of students you're teaching) before that you can ask for help? See if they're willing to let you borrow (and adapt) some lesson plans for the rest of this week and most of next, or if they have some advice on the lessons you've planned so far...Maybe adjust your turnaround time for homework?

*pats Emma's back soothingly* *nods at DTH's statement* Yep, DTH speaketh the truth -- good teachers have their own crappy days.

*HUGS*

Well hope you recover - just try to get some sleep

You can't be the worst teacher because you care enought to question if you are a good teacher.
We need more people like you

(hope the rest of your week goes better)

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:52 PM

STINKINGROSE

All the teachers here will be able to appreciate this one:

A friend of mine has taken over for a teacher who is out on sick leave.
She is working in middle school (7th&8th grade).
Classes have a tendency to "test" the new teacher/sub.

There are teams of teachers who follow a group of kids, and not all the kids are in the same class group all day.

At a team meeting she discovered that two of the girls (we'll just call them Jennifer and Tiffany) had been sitting at each others' places and handing in the other one's work and pretending to be the other girl in her class.
They had managed to get the whole class to play along.

The more senior teachers notified the vice principal who then called my friend in for a talk. My friend was actually impressed that the little darlings were good enough that they had managed to pull it off for over two weeks without a slip up, but VP said it was still inappropriate behavior by the girls. The VP has lunch duty, so he decides to really give them a hard time. He and the other teachers on the team start insisting that the two girls are *really* the other one. After a couple of days of freaking out, they had gotten the message and apologized to the new teacher.

She was tempted to not let them off the hook.

See? It's the kids! They really *are* out to get you!

It will be OK.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:21 PM

EMMARIGBY

Quote:
Originally posted by Kelkhil:
its only your first week right? It is just like any other job (only more important) and will take some getting use to! Don't give up! You can do it!

Kelkhil

Sadly not. It's my first week back after the Easter 'break' but I've been here nearly 4 months now, and instead of getting better at it I find myself cutting more corners just to try and keep up with where I'm supposed to be up to, and still failing miserably to get them through everything on time. I had hoped that things would get easier but this does not seem to be the case. On the plus side I did start teacher training yesterday so I'm hoping to find a few tips as to how to teach more efficiently.

Thanks so much for all the encouragement guys! I really needed all those pep talks! It's not as if the other teachers here are nasty (well there is one that has upset me but I won't go into that) but this place is chronically understaffed and no-one really has time to chat or swap notes.

I've got my first severely handicapped group today which is a bit daunting. 14 of them! Yikes! I'm going to help them to clean the lizards - should be interesting!

Okay, enough of my problems, I want someone else to come and cry on my shoulder when I get back this afternoon so that I can give back some of that comfort and sympathy and feel less selfish and self-absorbed.

Come on, bring me your stresses and woes so that we can all feel as if we're not alone in our misery!

___________________

Hissssssssss!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:45 PM

My personal favourite teacher nightmare story.

I teach English as a foreign language during the summer, to kids from other countries who are here to improve their English. It's *always* a nightmare, as they consider themselves on holidays and resent being made to *gasp* learn stuff.

Anyway, one guy I know had to deal with two German girls who just would not stop talking to each other. He kept making them sit apart every time they spoke, and eventually decided they should be made sit apart from the very beginning of class.

The next day, they were sitting together again.

He told them to move.

They said no.

He told them to move RIGHT NOW.

They informed him that they couldn't.

He asked "Why not?"

They lifted up their hands. They were handcuffed together.

One march down to the principal and what in Ireland is referred to as a "bollicking" (getting yelled at for being an idiot) later, the girls were placed in seperate classes.

It gets better.

Once the girl was home, the principal received a nasty letter from Daddy who was furious that someone had dared to discipline his precious daughter and seperate her from her friend.

The teacher had one question - "Is she coming back?"

The principal said no. Daddy had sworn never to bring his precious little girl to the school again. This made the teacher very happy.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:17 AM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by EmmaRigby:
Come on, bring me your stresses and woes so that we can all feel as if we're not alone in our misery!

I'm looking at schools. For being a student, though, not a teacher.

I am terrified.

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, April 26, 2007 12:27 AM

LITTLEALBATROSS29

Good morning PR

I've been thinking about going back to school too.we can be terrified together !

LA makes a fresh pot of the good stuff ,then goes over to the dvd player & puts on Shindig..

*sits down on the couch to watch some FF*

Bryce
*********

tommorow is our permanent address
and there they'll scarcely find us(if they do,
we'll move away still further:into now

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:36 AM

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

Morning pretty Bryce

Terrified together sounds good. Better than being terrified alone.

*terrified face*

Quote:
Originally posted by FlyVote:
PR: Try clicking here:

http://www.usbmicro.com/misc/cats.zip

Just thought I'd let you know, these are all the thumbnails. I don't know if you meant to do that or not. Xie-xie much, but I can't use them.

On a kind of related not, I am kinda jealous of this cat:

Damn smug cat.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:49 AM

LITTLEALBATROSS29

Terrified together sounds definitely better than being alone PR

We must figure out how to build a transporter or learn how to apparate ..then no more jealousy of the kitty in Australia and we can all see each other any time we please..

Wanna come watch Shindig PR ?

Bryce
*********

tommorow is our permanent address
and there they'll scarcely find us(if they do,
we'll move away still further:into now

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:00 AM