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Browncoat Bar and Grill- is there an app for that?

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Monday, September 13, 2010 7:19 AM

MSA


Here's the old thread
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=44509#802907

and on to the new

*sets out a buffet and lines up the drinks*

It's monday..must be five o'clock somewhere

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.


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Monday, September 13, 2010 7:21 AM

WAKEUPSOON


Its 6:20 PM on this side of the atlantic! :D

Also, firsties :)

~WuS
This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

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Monday, September 13, 2010 7:51 AM

PENGUIN


*grabs a snack*





King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, September 13, 2010 7:58 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION


Still sick. My everything hurts and I'm pretty sure I coughed up some important organs.

:-(

I called the school to tell them I wasn't going in. Which was new for me. I'm not used to having a school care if I came in or not since high school...

Still stuck at work though. They said we couldnt take time off, so here I am, infecting everyone around me. Great logic here, huh?

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Monday, September 13, 2010 8:03 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


*stumbles in*
Anyone have magic bottled motivation for checking out schools? My caffeinated breath spray isn't working yet.
I also wouldn't say no to some bacon.

*edit* I always think the dumbest thing an employer can do is make the infected go to work. Sorry to hear you're so sick, Sharon

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Monday, September 13, 2010 8:23 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION


I've been hacking and sniffling in hopes that she asks me if I want to go home, it hasnt happened yet.

I may call in tomorrow if I'm still like this. To hell with "no more time off".

I say check out 5 schools and then reward yourself with bacon.

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Monday, September 13, 2010 9:09 AM

GEE


sorry PR, I have sleepyness, croggyness and incoherance but no enthusiasm.

Sorry to hear of illness avery

I just realised, I have one piece of enthusiasm, but only as I managed to get the new Peter F Hamilton novel out of the library, which is awesome as I'm still on a book buying ban and reading (whilst awake at any rate) that seens to be relatively unaffected by my brain rattling stupidness.

*magics up drinks for all*

*sits in corner and reads book*

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Monday, September 13, 2010 9:09 AM

MSA


I would like to second the...please have sick employees stay home
HUGS Avery and I am sorry you feel icky

Rose- I'd suggest you call the school's campus liason. That way you can get a run down of the available programs and the inside scoop on what the campus is like before bothering to check it out

Oh I wish it was 6pm here...sigh


Gee- yay for bright spot
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:36 AM

MSA


Hurricane..coming right up



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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:24 AM

GEE


not sure what a huricane is.

Watching the great British Bake off at the moment, this week's competition is pastry and right now is being accompanied by enthusiastic cries of, "Pie!"

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 6:54 AM

FREELANCERTEX


Double Stuf Oreos are a useful cure for many an ailment, I can attest. ;)

Sorry about the sickness Avery :( Hope you feel better soon.

Gee: a British Bake-off you say? Sounds like an exciting spectacle ^_^

Okay, Wednesday. Next Thursday begins the Durham Fair, which is perfect for the unwinding after a week of having much homework due. *rips off another page on countdown calendar*


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Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:54 AM

MSA


Just put an offer in on a house...fingers crossed:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:51 AM

STINKINGROSE


Toes crossed.

Cold, wet toes. Stuffed into muck boots and forced to tromp around in the woods under an increasingly rained-upon body trying to find fungi for a lab project.

Poor, poor toes.


Barkeep! Hot Toddy ASAP, SVP!

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Thursday, September 16, 2010 1:23 PM

FREELANCERTEX


Nice dry socks and warm slippers are always a good cure for cold wet toes :) Were you successful in your endeavor?

MsA: Yay!!! *crosses fingers*

Barkeep, the bf says he turned the heat on, but it's COLD in here! (I think this house is very leaky, it's old) Some hot chocolate would be nice for my numb fingers :P


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Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:37 PM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Quote:

Originally posted by MsA:
Rose- I'd suggest you call the school's campus liason.


I can't find numbers for that. Google has failed me.
Let us know if the house goes through! I want all details on housewarming parties

Can I just say that dating sites can be really good for the ego? Even the overly effusive compliments that make me laugh out loud at their absolute lameness.

Where has the week gone? Does the bartender have any drinks that can slow time to a reasonable pace?

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Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:39 PM

STINKINGROSE


Warm shower, wool socks, hot drink. It works.

I'm sucking down tea now, as the dampening and fly-nap have made me feel like I'm trying to come down with something. (Makes flies sleepy so you can get them to lie still long enough to look at them. VERY stinky, and clings to your clothes, skin, and hair for hours.)

We got what will hopefully be enough specimens for the fungi lab. I have a few more flies to work with for the other lab, maybe more by tomorrow morning before my class. I also have my first physics lab tomorrow. (Yayz teh fizzix.)

(Decides to get her own damned toddy..)


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Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:08 PM

FREELANCERTEX


Lol, well at least you're all dry and non-chemical-ey now. Good luck in the labs!

*grabs another mug of something hot from the bar and wraps hands around it* Barkeep, I need something to cure procrastination please.


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Friday, September 17, 2010 9:49 AM

MSA


HUGS Rosie...sorry about the toes sweety. Did you get the fungi? ( ok that question sounds mildly inappropriate)

Hugs Rose - call the Student Union then. They can likely direct you to the right person:) What's with teh dating sites? You have a boyfriend...or is it just fun to see who's on there?

Housewarming Samhain!!!

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Friday, September 17, 2010 11:04 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Quote:

Originally posted by MsA:
dating sites? You have a boyfriend...


Actually, no. Frank and I called it quits last month. I meant to tell you! There was so much else going on that I guess I haven't.
It was very non-dramatic, non-traumatic, and he and I are on very good terms. At this point he's much more relaxed in a friendship than he had been in the romantic relationship. It's all for the best.
Quote:

Originally posted by MsA:
Housewarming Samhain!!!


Awesome! I should look into getting some tickets out there

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Sunday, September 19, 2010 1:40 PM

STINKINGROSE


Bummer on the guy not working out.
Yayz that you're taking it in stride and moving on!
(There's plenty more where he came from.)

Relax and enjoy the hunt.


I got fungi. We'll see what's left next week. Probably not much more than mush unfortunately...

We went apple picking today. Our biggest one was a Cortland that weighed in at just over 12 ounces.
(They're usually about half that I think..)
I can't WAIT to see the Jonagolds and Norther Spies! (One-apple pie, anyone?)

Mmmm. Baked apples tonight.



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Monday, September 20, 2010 5:27 AM

MSA


Rose- yes yes yes get tickets!!!!!
well I'm glad it was an amicable break-up


* leaves a Bailey's and a special cushy chair by the fire for our absent Magda.*
Much love big sis

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, September 20, 2010 5:43 AM

NAVYSEILS


I wish I would be able to attend the house warming. But since I can't I remind you of the old saying... "pics or it never happened"!

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Monday, September 20, 2010 6:59 AM

FREELANCERTEX


12 ounces O_O that's one monster of an apple. Anything special involved in baking apples? I've only ever put them in pies, myself.

PR: *hugs*

MsA: Housewarming you say? Best wishes!!

*grabs some form of energy boosting stuff to make it through the rest of the day and whisks off for more reading* Happy Monday, all!


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Monday, September 20, 2010 7:05 AM

MSA


oh this explains why we have pics of you and Sailor Jerry... gigglesnort
HUGS Navy and maybe we can just smuggle you into the country for the party. From all I have seen on television and according to all the politicians it's really easy to do:)



To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, September 20, 2010 7:20 AM

NAVYSEILS


Sailor Jerry? you must have me mistaken for someone else... >_>

I went to a friends gig a few nights back and the staff had sailor jerry shirts, there were posters, all the bar mats were sailor jerry and they even had two of the pin up lady painted on a big mural behind the stage. It was like my own personal hell.

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Monday, September 20, 2010 8:46 AM

MSA


Ok that is truly fantabulous!!!
I now wish to make you a quilt entirely of Sailor Jerry girls...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, September 20, 2010 4:11 PM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Heh, I'm not much of a 'hunter' really, but I am enjoying life in general. It's really been lookin up for me quite a bit this year. Hopefully by next week I'll have some good news about school and government monies. I keep becoming more ambitious in what I want to study now, but one step at a time. Especially as I'm running out of money, starting a new track and getting some checks from the government and various foundations so I can live would be a mighty fine thing.

...I want to see these sailor jerry photos. They sound amusing. Have I seen them before?

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:42 AM

MSA


Not sure if you've seen the photos.. Navy, has Rose seen the photos???
Ok so what are you planning to study now??


To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:27 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Quote:

Originally posted by MsA:
Ok so what are you planning to study now??


Clinical neuroscience. If I get through the foundation classes, I might be spending the next decade in school. Woo?

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:59 AM

MSA


Ah ...welcome to my side of the table sweety:) I swear you will love it. best piece of advice...do NOT name the lab animals.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:53 AM

NAVYSEILS


Has Rose seen the photos? I don't even know if I've seen the photos. I wasn't with anyone we know other than mick, and he didn't have a camera.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:47 AM

MSA


Well someone must have.. I thought roxy ( oops almost put name there) had some of them. Mostly I just really wish we'd managed to engineer the Mick cam and attach it. But once again... are we sure we really want to know where he goes and what he does???

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:56 PM

PHOENIXROSE

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


I would be very curious about where he goes, though I think there might have been less party wandering this year. Possibly.


So, here's a question for the ages. Should I write back to this guy who thinks my Jayne hat is from the pod-racing scene in the sucky Star Wars movie just to tell him he fails, or should I ignore him completely? I can't decide.


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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:21 AM

STINKINGROSE


If he's not geek with a G enough to know the difference, he's not worth the bit expenditure.



Schwann cells r awsum!

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:23 AM

MSA


oooh write him back of course. Chance to convert another person!
( you know we're practically a religion)



To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:48 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION


I thik I missed something... what is this sailor jerry?


I want to go home! I finished my work up and my brain is fried. They made me think at work today! Cads!




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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:19 AM

MSA


the rum..it's the huge bottle of rum

HUGS Avery...those villans

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:21 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Hm, I suppose I would be remiss in my duty if I didn't try to get another person to watch Firefly...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:27 PM

NAVYSEILS


How can you forget the sailor jerry? It was all burny and warm to your tummy... and it made Micks be dead for a whole day.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:25 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION


Ohhhh I remember Saior Jerry well now! I don't think I knew that was the name of it!

Yeah he's dangerous. Not has Bad as Mister Mountdain Dew Jose Cuervo. He is a bad bad man!!



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Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:16 AM

MSA


ROTFLMAO...oh I love you guys!!

Still I am in awe of any liquid that has the power to down Mick...I mean I've seen our little alcohol fueled Energizer bunny last through innumerable martinis and shots, and the rum buckets and...whatever else he ends up drink ( hard to keep tabs on as people keep buying him drinks)

Oh I want to rewind the world and make it D*C again and have the money to go...argh

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:26 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Those rum buckets are fairly mild. I got a sip of the rum bucket bought for you, and I didn't find it objectionable at all. You know how impressive a feat that is!

I should really be registering for some classes. I was pretty psyched up yesterday after a round of research, but I'm less psyched today. I know I just need to sign up for some basic foundation classes, but I keep wanting to get ahead of myself. Silly of me. Maybe I'm just disappointed I'll likely be back at the same school I just graduated from for a couple semesters at least. I don't know why, it's a decent school.

I may have a date soon. We'll see how that goes.

Oh, and I turned a Serenity keychain into a hood ornament. I really need to take some pictures of that.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:28 AM

MSA


Rose..HUGS ooh you didn't object that is indeeed a feat:)
Also yeah the fundamental classes bite the big one ( I hate the theorists ..) but it will be worth it.
ooh date...:)


To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:41 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION


Yea the rum bucket was more fo a mix of fruit drinks than anything else. I think between the 4 of us we downed in in what, Rose. 45 seconds?


And HEY! I was a criminology major. My whole study was theories!!

and look where it brought me! >_>

Okay nevermind that. But I get to wear jeans to work (and chat on shiny message boards) So there!

I don't think I'll make Dragon*Con next year. I wanna pay off a credit card soon. Then only 1 credit card left and student loans I'll be paying until I'm 60! Yay!

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:54 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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


I don't think there will be much theory, actually. I need to take some hard science and math classes. I just want to have a degree track and get started on it, but my neglect for some of the hard sciences needs to be addressed first. Ah well.

Yeah, that bucket was gone in less than a minute! I recall some complaints about the amount of ice. It did taste primarily like pineapple juice, though. If I ever badly wanted to get drunk, I now have two or three drinks that might do it for me, lol

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:51 AM

STINKINGROSE


Looksie! There's room in this boat for more than one!
I'm trying to slam through some long-neglected science foundations which are threatening to turn into things that are so interesting they draw me away from the goal of medical school.

(Slime molds are fucking WIERD... but cool!)


I need to go pull oyster-mushroom and broccoli in a cream sauce out of the oven. It smells good, and I can't smell much.
(The craplung is trying to invade my bronchi with this vicious cold.)

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Friday, September 24, 2010 6:00 AM

MSA


Mo9rning.... I think
Johnny is sick and now..so am I:) Babyshare

Avery but you must go to D*C. Johnny will be there.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Friday, September 24, 2010 12:42 PM

STINKINGROSE


Impromptu Poll time!

Everybody who's less than healthy say "Me"!


ME.

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Friday, September 24, 2010 12:58 PM

PHOENIXROSE

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


Not me.

Truly, I don't think I've ever been better. I'm sorry so many folks are sick, though

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Friday, September 24, 2010 1:25 PM

STINKINGROSE


Don't be sad, it will lower your resistance to the germs!

I'm going to a Garlic Festival tomorrow. Allium magic! Garlic is good for you!
Or is that Guinness?
I'd better have both just to make sure.

Oooh... garlic and Guinness beef stew with carrots and onions.. and dumplings!

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