Imponderables:Road To Atlanta (Part 2) by MSB

I can sit around all day like a pro. Seriously. I have to kick my butt into gear to get anything done. If it's been an especially hard week, I can just sit on the couch and stare off into space for awhile and not feel guilty about it.

Actually, I have a problem with doing too little. I'm hardly a sloth, but let's just say if it is the least bit unappealing, I find a way to avoid it. Dishes? Um, haven't done those in awhile. I did clean the house this weekend, but that was after HOURS and HOURS of reading (I finished two 500+ page books in two and a half days).

Productive, schmoductive, I say.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

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Friday, September 5, 2008 9:38 AM

Reading fiction or something potentially helpful? Reading can be productive. Reading romance novels not so much, but some reading is ok.

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Friday, September 5, 2008 9:43 AM

LOl Rugbug I'm with you.. I have to schedule things for me to do during the summer or I'll spend the days reading, doing house stuff, and gardening and not accomplish jack..when 'we" go paintballing NV runs and fights and I sit under my little shade awning and read...giggle

Zeek... youi have no soul. go read Dr Seuss until you giggle

EDIT- ok ponder... what is this lunch HOUR I hear tell of?? Does anyone actually get a full hour for lunch?? I'm taking a poll
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Friday, September 5, 2008 9:55 AM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Reading fiction or something potentially helpful? Reading can be productive. Reading romance novels not so much, but some reading is ok.

Um....*hangs head in shame*...can junior adult fiction be considered productive? ;) I did a book swap with a pre-teen at the barn. You know, trying to be all bondy and mentor-y and all that crap. Well, she gave me "Twilight" and I was pretty hooked. Vampires, drama, romance, dreamy leading man. It was addictive. And there's four in the series. :D I'm done now and can go back to books more appropriate for my age group. :D

BUT, fiction can absolutely be productive. Fiction can teach you a lot about the world/society/yourself. :P

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:02 AM

Fiction is very productive...90% of my mechanical, scientific, and computer knowledge comes from side notes or comments made by characters in fiction...

So about this lunch hour thing ( sorry I'm just cranky 'cause yet again my lunch " hour" consists of me eating a diet micro meal while designing another powerpoint for training....)

You might try Kim Harrison's books if you'd like a more adult version of the vampire romance:)

Also yet another plug for Jim Butcher's Dresden books!!

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:04 AM

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EDIT- ok ponder... what is this lunch HOUR I hear tell of?? Does anyone actually get a full hour for lunch?? I'm taking a poll

Sure. I used to take a little over an hour every day. It doesn't really matter for my job though. However long I take I just have to work that much longer. My job is pretty flexible though.

Recently I've decided to try to leave earlier and now I just bring food and eat in like 30 - 45 minutes.

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by MSB:

So about this lunch hour thing ( sorry I'm just cranky 'cause yet again my lunch " hour" consists of me eating a diet micro meal while designing another powerpoint for training....)

You might try Kim Harrison's books if you'd like a more adult version of the vampire romance:)

My lunch 'half hour' is usually nothing like a lunch. It's 30 minutes when I won't answer the phone.

The Stephenie Meyer books were pretty adult. I wouldn't have let my pre-teen read them...but I guess I'm old fashioned. Have you read them? With your amazing speed reading skillz, I'm sure you'd be finished with all 4 in about 2 days.

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:07 AM

I've scanned the first one 'cause so many kids in my classes were reading them and yes I wasn't thrilled at the 12-14 set reading them... I'm thinking books might need ratings like movies or something...

LOL over the speed reading.. NV was starting to laugh over the fact that I had to buy a new book in each airport we stopped in 'cause I'd read a book or two per flight ( I can't fly without books) I'm just appreciative that he carried the big bag o' books and such for me as his carry on

Zeek...hmm ok that's one person with an " hour"

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:36 AM

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Zeek...hmm ok that's one person with an " hour"

It was pretty funny one time we were in crunch time on a project and I was working some insane hours like staying til 2am and getting right back in at like 10am the next morning and my manager was like "if you need to take a long lunch or something just let me know". I said "OK thanks". In my head I was like "a.) like that's compensation? b.) like I'd ask?".

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:38 AM

LOL... ok you're evil, but ina good way:)

and those hours gave me flashbacks to working the Costume Closet during October... pretty much 6 days a week 6 am to 11pm you get a bit weird after a bit on those hours

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:51 AM

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you get a bit weird after a bit on those hours

Indeed. I actually got emotional. It was very weird.

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Friday, September 5, 2008 10:52 AM

I ended up laughing hysterically for over 20 minutes when a customer asked if I had any hair that would make him bald ( he meant a bald cap) It wasn't the fun laughter either it was sort of out of control and panicky

HUGS Zeek... eek emotions:)

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Saturday, September 6, 2008 4:52 AM

hair that would make him bald....that's a really. weird way of putting it.

that's okay, my aunt deals with air freight, and she had a customer call who wanted to ship jet fuel. she said that flammable materials were one of the things they can't ship, and his response was,

"Jet fuel is *not* flammable!!"

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Saturday, September 6, 2008 6:17 AM

AIKO

ROFLMAFO

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Saturday, September 6, 2008 6:32 AM

idnt it hilarious? apparently he was adamant that jet fuel is totally NOT flammable @_@

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Saturday, September 6, 2008 10:30 AM

AIKO

lolz. Oh! This is the imponderables thread! oops... (goes to edit)

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Saturday, September 6, 2008 10:36 AM

lolz, i do that *all* the time. ><

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Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:24 PM

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Dress update!!

So, I got far enough on my dress today to pin it together in the last few places and take a few pictures of more or less how it'll look when it's done:

And this is the original design:

Since the skirt is all cut on a bias, I need to let it hang for a month or more before I do the hem and attach the bodice to the skirt. And I need to find some shoes... I am so not used to taking a break during a sewing project, so this is totally going to gnaw at me, lol.

Anyhow, I thought MsB and maybe a few other people might be interested in how it's coming together.

Oooh, and since I have to wait, maybe I can start on my D*C costume...

~CK

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

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Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:23 AM

preeeeeeeetty. i can hand sew, but i can't design something and then make it :-P cant even make something with a pattern >< awesome.

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Sunday, September 7, 2008 3:37 PM

CK..wowza and WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!! You are one very hot lady and that is a gorgeous dress:)

Oh please don't let the weekend end...I wanna stay home

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Sunday, September 7, 2008 4:30 PM

i hear ya, MSB. *trots off to bar and grill in an attempt to extend the weekend*

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Monday, September 8, 2008 5:20 AM

Sorry ladies, didn't work.

Looks like it is time for me to learn to really sew. I see everyone having so much fun and I kinda feel useless with the little knowledge I have.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 5:55 AM

CK very nice

Ah Monday. The most hated of days.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 5:59 AM

For me it used to be Valentines Day and the day after Thanksgiving.

Monday will suffice.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 6:23 AM

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For me it used to be Valentines Day and the day after Thanksgiving.

Monday will suffice.

You don't like the day after thanksgiving? That's the day you can potentially find some awesome deals. The last couple years have been pretty tame really. One time I got up extra early and got a DVD drive for my computer that was free after rebate. That was awesome for a poor college kid. Little did I know it ruined my brother's christmas gift of a DVD drive. Oops.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 6:29 AM

RIVERISMYGODDESS

I took an hour today, had some Popeye's and watched a little bit of Back to the Future II. I think I would go completely nuts (ok, moreso than I am already) if I didn't get out every day for lunch.

~jimi
Lt. Alexander - Chief Medic / XO Alpha Co. / Logistics & Transportation Specialist - 76th IAB

Yeah because it was believed that AIDS was contracted from the monkeys. Not the band but the animal. And we just wanted to deal with that issue - just a couple of points. Just changing the attitude towards AIDS from being "Eww AIDSy" to more like "Oh! Fun monkey disease"

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Monday, September 8, 2008 6:45 AM

Might explain a bit of my erratic behavior in the afternoon. Not that I get to looking for a clocktower ar anything.

Maybe a third floor window.

An hour or so after a VERY large Diet Coke.

In pants that press well on a full bladder.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 6:49 AM

afternoon all, what'd i miss?

*looks at NV's comment* .......

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Monday, September 8, 2008 7:12 AM

I am a notorious urinator (my super power I think).

Best one was the gas station attendant who didn't want to open the bathroom door for me. When I told my friend I pissed on his car they expected to find I pissed on the tire or something.

NOPE!

When we pulled the truck about they seemed surprized to see the WHOLE car thoroughly hosed clean and dripping.

What can I say? Had to go.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 7:16 AM

>_<;;;;;

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Monday, September 8, 2008 7:19 AM

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I am a notorious urinator (my super power I think).

Best one was the gas station attendant who didn't want to open the bathroom door for me. When I told my friend I pissed on his car they expected to find I pissed on the tire or something.

NOPE!

When we pulled the truck about they seemed surprized to see the WHOLE car thoroughly hosed clean and dripping.

What can I say? Had to go.

Oh my.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 7:34 AM

Sharage too much?

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Monday, September 8, 2008 7:42 AM

SOLARFLARE

Pretty girl in pretty dress = One of the things that make life worth living.
NVG's superpower = not so much.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 7:58 AM

Be careful. Villiany may ensue with such a power.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 8:24 AM

Yeah I wouldn't want to piss NVG off.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 8:31 AM

SOLARFLARE

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Be careful. Villiany may ensue with such a power.

Too late! You've already told us what you do with this power.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 8:56 AM

As with the Heroes marathon this weekend, sometimes villianous looking actions aren't quite what they seem.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 9:37 AM

lol I forgot to mention Austin Browncoats had our "first sunday" viewing of a Firefly episode last night. After the episode browncoat beth was talking about wanting to do a dr. horrible lip sync/play thing at next years can't stop the serenity screening and she though I would make a good Dr. Horrible. How hilarious would that be? I'm conflicted with shyness vs hilariousness.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 9:46 AM

Oh heck Zeek, jump in. I (finally) watched it with MSB and my sister last night and they loved it. By all means, performing is ALWAYS a great way to overcome the shyness.

Funny. I've seen a lot of people capable of performing in front of folks but still shy socially.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 10:06 AM

Performing is great.... there's applause ( which I love)

Ok you have much better super powers than that... he can fix most anything and is amazing at paintball

HUSG Zeek..

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Monday, September 8, 2008 10:20 AM

I do have some super hidey abilities but I'm better at breaking stuffs than fixing them.

I BREAK YOUR STUFFS AND PISS ON YOU FROM NOWHERE!

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Monday, September 8, 2008 10:38 AM

Ok definitely need to dial back your caffeine..

NV

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Monday, September 8, 2008 10:48 AM

Just formulating names and the like to match my "super" powers.

Anyone wanna ask about my hammer?

(needs caffeine)

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Monday, September 8, 2008 11:02 AM

LOL ask away folks..

but keep your hands off

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Monday, September 8, 2008 11:12 AM

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LOL ask away folks.. but keep your hands off

Not a problem.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 11:14 AM

Always so helpful Zeek... HUGS

So how is work going for you??

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Monday, September 8, 2008 11:27 AM

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So how is work going for you??

Boringly. I'm not in the mood to do what's on my plate today. So, basically I'm doing everything very slowly mixed in with a lot of web browsing.

Plus I really want to get home to watch the end of the Bears game. I'm pretty sure they win but I'm avoiding ESPN to try to stay unspoiled. The "Go Bears" email from my mom this morning is sort of telling though.

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Monday, September 8, 2008 12:01 PM

Bears?? are these real bears or liek circus bears or something??

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Monday, September 8, 2008 12:13 PM