Imponderable Water Cooler: Colder than Minnesota by Mavourneen

hey new thread

edit... ooh firsties

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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:49 AM

PENGUIN

Secondies!!

I need a different job...I have a couple of leads...

Temps... 70 to 75 is PERFECT!!

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:50 AM

well I'm talking about the weather and how lousy it is where I am.

70-75 is far too hot for me. I had to check the chart to convert that
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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:51 AM

PENGUIN

Are you cloudy and rainy???

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:52 AM

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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
We're discussing temperature, being best friends with your mate, and my lack of a frickin job.

I've always claimed that whatever planet I'm originally from must have been 15-20 degrees F (10-12 C) cooler and a bit darker than Earth. I have an aversion to strong sunlight.

My BFF/wife prefers to sleep HOT at night, I much prefer to be a little bit cool.

*More hugs and positive Karma for Mav*

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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:52 AM

yes. It hasn't stopped rainind all day

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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:55 AM

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Originally posted by FlyVote:
My BFF/wife prefers to sleep HOT at night, I much prefer to be a little bit cool.

Sounds like my house. Husband could sleep on a glacier. (And he does! Ba-dump-bump Ching!)

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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:58 AM

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Originally posted by FlyVote:
My BFF/wife prefers to sleep HOT at night, I much prefer to be a little bit cool.

Sounds like my house. Husband could sleep on a glacier. (And he does! Ba-dump-bump Ching!)

Sheesh. Don't quit your day... oh, oops.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:00 AM

I can't sleep if it's hot at night. I just lie there and overheat

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:07 AM

ODDSBODSKINS

M'm, jumping in again, have that issue with my flatmates, they like the house a good 6 or 7 degree's warmer then me, so I compromise by keeping my room heating off and the window open, and wearing just the jammy bottoms in the rest of the house. Hoping the slightly unpleasant sight of my skinny ribs will put them off heating soon xD

They may think their sins are original, but for the most part they are petty and repetitive.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
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Originally posted by FlyVote:
My BFF/wife prefers to sleep HOT at night, I much prefer to be a little bit cool.

Sounds like my house. Husband could sleep on a glacier. (And he does! Ba-dump-bump Ching!)
Sheesh. Don't quit your day... oh, oops.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
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Originally posted by FlyVote:
My BFF/wife prefers to sleep HOT at night, I much prefer to be a little bit cool.

Sounds like my house. Husband could sleep on a glacier. (And he does! Ba-dump-bump Ching!)
Sheesh. Don't quit your day... oh, oops.

*snikker!*

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:36 AM

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Hey all. Jumping in without reading everything I missed over the weekend. My health journal tells me that I am either in the middle of a mini-flare, or at the beginning of a full-blown flare, so I'm pretty out of it right now. On the upside, at least I won't be going to the new doctor this Friday saying "well I feel fine right now but usually I feel like crap, think you can diagnose that?"

Re: weather - My preferences have changed several times in my short life. Anyone else in the same boat? I grew up in Oregon, where 65° F (according to Google, ~18° C) was shorts weather, and 75° (~24°) was so hot we were begging Mom to let us pull out the inflatable kiddie pool. When my family first moved to California, it didn't rain once from when we moved in July until almost the end of November, and apparently I told my mom that if it didn't rain soon, I was going to kill someone, lol.

Living in Austin Texas for a few years taught me to fear the humidity and 100°+ (~38°) temps of the summer, and I was very very pale for several years, heh. But these days I live and die with the sun. I'm miserable if the temperature drops below 70° (~21°), and weeks of rain make me feel like I'm going to die. I'm happiest with sunny, breezy, and about 85° (~29°), though I'm good all the way up to 100°. 90° (~32°) at the beach is divine, especially with our ocean water coming directly from the arctic. Lucky for me, that's basically the weather we have around here. We haven't broken 90° yet this summer, mostly in the 70s and 80s and sunny. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to live anywhere other than southern California again, heh.

Re: best friends - I'd say hubby is definitely my best friend, though there wasn't ever a point when we were "just" friends. After hubby, my father is probably my next best friend, followed closely by my mom and the one school friend I've kept in contact with since the 3rd grade (whose first baby is due in 9 weeks, woot!).

Whew, ok, now I'm tired. Out for a bit again.

~CK

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

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by FlyVote:
My BFF/wife prefers to sleep HOT at night, I much prefer to be a little bit cool.

Sounds like my house. Husband could sleep on a glacier. (And he does! Ba-dump-bump Ching!)
Sheesh. Don't quit your day... oh, oops.

*snikker!*

lol, that made me laugh

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:42 AM

CK, Hi and bye! I hope you start to feel better soon.

Alright. I gotta go pick up the Tidbit. Everyone, have a great night. I will see y'all tomorrow.

Maryland can get quite humid, but generally we have rather tepid summers (around 80-85).
But I would never want to live where there are no real seasons. I want hot summers and cold winters. Changing leaves. Wet Springs.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
CK, Hi and bye! I hope you start to feel better soon.

Alright. I gotta go pick up the Tidbit. Everyone, have a great night. I will see y'all tomorrow.

Maryland can get quite humid, but generally we have rather tepid summers (around 80-85).
But I would never want to live where there are no real seasons. I want hot summers and cold winters. Changing leaves. Wet Springs.

Gotta go, too. Have a great :nudgenudgewinkwink: evening with the Hubby.

Edit: It is 92F (which on the Hobbleit scale is waytoohot). I'm off to the pool.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:53 AM

I'm off to bed for the evening.

I'm pretty tired.

TTFN

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Monday, June 25, 2007 11:45 AM

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I'm pretty tired.

Join the club. No sleep anytime soon for me. Not even off work yet.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 2:13 PM

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Gotta go, too. Have a great :nudgenudgewinkwink: evening with the Hubby.

Not so much. He's playing a make up softball double header tonight. He'll be back after I'm asleep.

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Monday, June 25, 2007 4:01 PM

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Gotta go, too. Have a great :nudgenudgewinkwink: evening with the Hubby.

Not so much. He's playing a make up softball double header tonight. He'll be back after I'm asleep.

*hugs to Mav*

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Monday, June 25, 2007 4:05 PM

HELL'S KITTEN

*lurks at you...*

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Monday, June 25, 2007 4:08 PM

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*lurks at you...*

Can you really be lurking if you are posting?

I need to do one of these:

Goodnight!

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Monday, June 25, 2007 4:14 PM

HELL'S KITTEN

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Can you really be lurking if you are posting?

................yes..........
*shifty eyes*
I am a professional. Do not doubt me.

*giggles and flees*

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:27 AM

Good morning all.

Does anyone want a 21 year old brother? I'll quite happily pay the postage.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:40 AM

PENGUIN

Ummmmm...NO!!!

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:04 AM

RIVERISMYGODDESS

mornin' Imponderables.

*leaves out a -1.11C Dew for teh Kitteh*

*hugs Mavs and sends her employment karma*

~jimi

Dew. Be. Dew. Be. Dew.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:38 AM

Mmmmmm. Just what I needed. Employment Karma.
*hug* Thanks, Jimi!

Now, if someone would just pick up the phone and start dialing...

What's going on the morning?

Hobbleit, thanks- no, I think I'll pass on the offer of your brother.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:44 AM

Good morning Hob, Peng, RIMG, and Mav!

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:46 AM

RIVERISMYGODDESS

Hobbleit, I forgot to ask:

Does the brother have any useful skills or know any trades? How would he be at manual labor? What about unorthodox uses, such as food or fertilizer?

*hugs Mavs again*

I'll pick up the phone and dial, but I can't really offer you any jobs right now, none that are within your salary needs and commute distance anyhow...

~jimi

Dew. Be. Dew. Be. Dew.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 4:36 AM

Hobbleit...how is he at mending cars or laying concret, drywall, and other home repairs?? 'Cause though mine is great at it, he's too busy to help much.

OK and the fun car news continues... Now MisterG's car is making scary noises so I'm all worried it'll be more expensive...luckily 3rd job will be directly payign for D*C so no worries there.

Yeah ti does seem we've had mroe than our share of $ problems ( as an imponderable/bar and grill group) than would seem normal... Maybe we've been hexed

temperature...I prefer a high of about 65-68 degrees ( 18-20 degrees C) and a low of around 45 degrees ( 7 degrees C)

Best Friend in the non spouse catagory Magda followed by my sisters and brother

Jobs- I have far too many, but it'll all be worth it when I get to D*C

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 4:44 AM

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temperature...I prefer a high of about 65-68 degrees ( 18-20 degrees C) and a low of around 45 degrees ( 7 degrees C)

I'm right with ya...

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Best Friend in the non spouse catagory Magda

That's nice to hear. Magda strikes me as quite a doll.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 4:52 AM

No he can't do any of those things.

However he is good at witty comebacks and louis armstrong impressions

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 4:53 AM

DEEPGIRL187

Ola, peoples.

Since I already have a moderately annoying 25-year old brother, I think I'll pass Hobbleit.

I live in Michigan, so anything above about 80 degrees (26 C) is icky. We live in the land of godawful humidity here.

I can't say I'd ever consider dating a best friend. I'm still working on getting a date period.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 4:56 AM

RIVERISMYGODDESS

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We live in the land of godawful humidity here.

Come down to Georgia, where you don't need to worry about bottled water, because you can just take a deep breath.

If it never got above 60 I would be ok, except for going swimming/to the beach.

Lunchtime!

~jimi

Dew. Be. Dew. Be. Dew.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:05 AM

I know and here's the sad thing RIMG...I actually miss the humidity ( asI am trapped in the land of desert dry evil) I have to cover myself in lotion several times a day just to keep from drying out...dry heat is icky!

Copilot...HUGs

Hobbleit...maybe you could rent him out or something.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:11 AM

Yeah, I could send him out as a Louis Armstrong impersonator. Although he could only do radio because he looks nothing like Louis Armstrong.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:15 AM

ZEROKIRYU

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I know and here's the sad thing RIMG...I actually miss the humidity ( asI am trapped in the land of desert dry evil) I have to cover myself in lotion several times a day just to keep from drying out...dry heat is icky!

I hate heat, dry or humid.

If it never went above 50 degrees, I'd be in heaven.

I don't have any blood brothers, just god brothers, and I'm already treated like a step child.

So, no new siblings for me.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:15 AM

I think there should be some sort of big price is right style wheel that you get to spin when you come into work that has like a 1:64 chance of landing on "free day off". That would at least leave a bit of hope when you wake up in the morning.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:20 AM

RUGBUG

I'm back, I'm back! What'd I miss?

We're talking about temperature? Well, it was hot, hot (although not hot, hot, hot) at the show this weekend...with little to no shade to be found in the stabling area...which is where you spend most of your time. At one point, I took off my shirt (to try something on in the tack shop) and was shocked to see beaded sweat. It was warm. But somehow not awful. Don't know actual numbers because that makes my head hurt...if I know it's 100, I'm grumpy...if I just think it's hot, I can maintain a better attitude.

Ideally, I like the temp around upper 70s. Since buying my Jeep, I can handle mid 80s because it just feels better when driving with the top off. 70s is a little too cold for that with the wind chill...and with having to drive to the horse, which is at least a 10 degree drop. It gets chilly enough for gloves and parka driving home.

Horse show went well. I finished the first phase in 4th place. Never thought that would happen. Then had time penalties on XC so dropped to 6th. Dropped a rail in Stadium and dropped to 8th...which was the last place to get a ribbon..so I have a HUGE brown ribbon to show for my efforts, which is way cool. 8th doesn't sound all that great until you put the competition in context (it's like doing a triathalon and finishing 8th) and then it seems a little better. Competitive little me is bummed about the time faults which should've been avoided, but were just inexperience. Anyway...here's pictures of us on XC:

I did get slammed into in the warm-up ring for stadium. Some girl just broadsided us and knocked me (and her) off the horse. Horse is okay, I'm okay...but sore (I'm sure the pony is too, he just can't say it). Orion dragged me a little bit by my right arm...the bad one...and I can really feel it. It was totally her fault, but that's neither here nor there.

The other girl that went with us ended up 2nd in her division(and was actually a decent enough kid that I could be happy for her). She moved from 14th to 3rd after XC because so many people in her division got eliminated. The course chart was just carnage. Stops, falls, eliminations, etc. We had three stops and one withdrawal in my division...so less chance of moving around. All in all it was a fun experience and I'm actually thinking of doing another one at the end of August.

Um, and now that I've bored you all to tears...Best friends? I'm not really sure I have one of those anymore. I have a good friend from the barn, but that's just the horse side of life. I have good friends on the non-horse side, but they are missing out on a huge part of me.

Mavs...ack on the joblessness. I'm sending job landing vibes across the country for you.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:27 AM

"The horse side of Life" - Snort! I like that.

Thanks for the good vibes, Rugbug. It's good to see you about. I'm about this close to sending my resume to a job service. Not quite yet, but I'm close.

Those pictures are wonderful. Thanks for sharing them with us. You know I'm not a horse kinda gal, but your horse is really quite beautiful!
And congrats on the 8th place! That is great! Just goes to show what a little hard work will do.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:30 AM

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At one point, I took off my shirt...because it just feels better when driving with the top off.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:33 AM

RUGBUG

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At one point, I took off my shirt...because it just feels better when driving with the top off.

Zeek approves of this post.

Zeek, have you been taking editing lessons from JQ?

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:35 AM

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At one point, I took off my shirt...because it just feels better when driving with the top off.

Zeek approves of this post.

Zeek, have you been taking editing lessons from JQ?

Editing? There were other words in that post? I must have been distracted.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:36 AM

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At one point, I took off my shirt...because it just feels better when driving with the top off.
Zeek approves of this post.

*laughs*

I missed her saying this!

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:38 AM

lol

Zeek, you're cracking me up.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:45 AM

Rugbug- that is so great. Nice form by the way ( assuming those are pics of you) and excellent clearance!

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:48 AM

ZEROKIRYU

I don't know much about horses, but it is beautiful.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:50 AM

I don't know much about horses but those are cool pics.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:16 AM