Male and Female Imponderables - Stealing Society
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Alright, new thread time.
Old thread:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=25867#424678
Imponderables Index Thread:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=25315
Hmmm, a ponderable to start of everyone's day:
What is the worst injury you have ever sustained ? (can be emotional or mental, not just physical)
I still haven't managed to think of an indulgence for myself. More on that later I guess.
~jimi 
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.
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FIRSTS!
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Morning all:)Thanks for the shiny new thread and such, but now I have to cut and paste a reply:) Oh well
I'd knit my cute little Fairytale, but I'm too clutzy and I drop stitches and end up looking like a 3rd grader's poorly made macrame:)
Dancing- yeah the life of a teacher, so glamorous and fun:)
Magda- HUGS and eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ( sorry Magda understands the squeal)
Tristan- morning sweety
RIMG- poke HUGS
James- how is your ear feeling honey? If it's still aching try heating some baby oil to skin temp and putting a few drops in your ear it'll help:)
NV- HUGS and sorry about the stress....you forgot to tell us how you indulge yourself ( though knowing you I expect you don't often)
WEll we were pondering what you do to indulge yourself, but how about the opposite. What chore is, for you , most hated?
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."- Albright
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Third...I think...
Morning, MSG! :hugs: Here's hoping today goes better for you!
The meeting was delayed a bit...should be any time now.
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What is the worst injury you have ever sustained ? (can be emotional or mental, not just physical)
I took a chance on a guy and he broke my heart. Months later, just as I was getting over it (i.e. had stopped crying), he wanted back in my life. We've been married 16 years.
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Morning, RIMG. Hey to Tristan when you see this after your meeting.
I was in the Virtual Snowball fight most of yesterday and wasn't very Imponderable. The snowball fight was fun!
Biggest Indulgence? Time by Myself!It is a rare thing to have part of a day- even a few hours- by myself.
*gets misty just remembering the days of sleeping in on Saturdays, shopping after work, manicures, and watching tv by myself...*
Worst injury? Definitely mental - the loss of both of my parents, and my health, all within a 14 month period. A brutal year I couldn't relive between the depression of death and the haze of kidney disease.
I got my tattoo because of that year - a kanji to remind me that I lived through that, so I can face anything...but I really wouldn't want to know what would be worse than that year.
Well...enough of that! Can't wallow. Wallowing is for buffaloes.
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JQ - g'mornin, I haven't talked to you in a couple of days. How's your world?
MSG - *poke hugs* right back.
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mornin' Mav, Clementine. 
Indulgence - White chocolate, if we are going on the food level. Eating it straight or putting it into cookies or some other dessert, it's all good. I actually let myself indulge in video games sometimes as a reward for finishing something or going through a tough-ish time. Lastly, sometimes when I am supplying myself with the stuff LA29 and I use in the pub, I go for the higher quality stuff.
Injury - One day, one of my first loves calls and says "What would you do if someone called you and told you that they were completely in love with you?" I said I would have no response, and then she repeated the line to me without the hypothetical part, which caused me to produce the lack of responsee that I had predicted. After a month or so of seriously talking, she calls me after a weekend, tells me in detail about how she lost her virginity the past weekend and how she had been drinking and smoking (two things I was violently against at the time, and she knew it). Thank you Kendall, for showing me what a 
some girls can be. *sigh*
Chore - I really really really really really really hate cleaning up cat excrement. The isn't so bad but cleaning up the pee with it's amonia smell is just no fun.
~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.
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I took a chance on a guy and he broke my heart. Months later, just as I was getting over it (i.e. had stopped crying), he wanted back in my life. We've been married 16 years.
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That's Beautiful...
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hmmm worst injury would have to bemy senior year as a whole. I had spent 13 years of my life training to be a ballerina and had just landed top slot in RDT (premier dance company in SLC and in the top 5 in the western US) and we were rehersing for the second show. There was an accident during a lift and I shattered my ankle and after the operations to repair it was told I couldn't dance any more. Then 2 months later my boyfriend was killed by a drunk driver who crashed into his car, then 3 months after that one of my closest friends committed suicide in a really horrific way, then 4 months after that I was stalked during my first month of college by a guy who left threatening notes and such... so all in all not my most wonderful year, but it really helped me toughen up and deal. So I guess I think of it as worth it to some extent, though I'd rather not ever have it happen again.
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Wow MSG, that's just, wow. :-(
*lifts her up in a giant bear huggle*
~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.
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Well I think it'll be very overshadowed by MSG's post here, but I broke my collar bone clean through going down some stairs. Thats probably the worst injury. Pretty lucky in the injury department.
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msg, that's definitely a horrible year. You are a strong woman to have weathered those storms.
I'm understanding you when you say:
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so all in all not my most wonderful year, but it really helped me toughen up and deal. So I guess I think of it as worth it to some extent, though I'd rather not ever have it happen again.
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Worst injury - My first girlfriend breaking up with me. It's nothing big, especially not compared to a lot of other people's stuff on here, but I'm an emotional wuss. She ended up doing a yo-yo deal with me, going out and breaking up with me multiple times over the next couple of months. She finally ended up staying with me again for about half a year, and at the end of that cheated on me with my best friend. I let her do all of it because I wasn't strong enough to just let her go the first time. Physical pain just becomes numbing after a while, but losing her hurt more than anything I've ever experienced.
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Place my body on a ship and burn it on the sea,
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me.
Take me to Valhalla where my brothers wait for me.
Fires burn into the sky, my spirit will never die.
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Well, that's over with!
So, where were we?
Most hated chore...hmm....I may be odd in that I enjoy all the stuff I have to do around the house. I would say, though, that the one I like the least is cleaning out the refrigerator. I am the type that keeps leftovers WAY past the good-eatin' date, and about once a month do a thorough cleaning. And it is not pretty.
Morning, JQ! Is it just me, or have your posts slowed down a bit?
Clementine, I love that story! 
Morning, Mav! You are a strong person to have survived all of that! 
for still being with us and sane!
RIMG, I hated cleaning up after the cats, too. They lived in one room of the house, and the urine actually stripped the varnish off the hardwood floors in spots. 
Hey, Fiddler! Not sure you have been in an Imponderable thread before, so welcome! I hope you decide to stick around and join us!
MSG...whoa. You and Mav are both heroes to me for having survived what you did! to you!
Morning, Navy! Ouch! Collarbones!
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Crap! I keep missing you, CMH!
I wanted to ask you about the 76th. I know you will probably not be able to march, but we would still like you to be a member, if you are interested. Let me know!
I am sorry you had to go through that with the girlfriend. Believe it or not, that sort of sounds like what happened with the ex wife...and it was not a happy feeling!
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Morning everyonw
My worst injury ? I've had lots of surgery, of all kinds .Does that count ? I tore the meniscus in my knee up and had laproscpy done .I've had my tonsils and appendix removed.2 c-sectionds and I had a cancer that was caught early & treated.Not to mention extensive oral surgery too.
My family calls me the queen of surgery.I've had a good year if I have nothing done.
When Dylan weas born I had ppd & that was the worst time, because it should have been the best & wasn't.
But, like you said Mav , it certainly teaches you that you can survive anything.
On that note - I think we all are one strong bunch of Browncoats !
or would we be a gaggle ? A herd ? or possibly a flock ?Help....
Edit : worst chore by far is diapers !
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Worst for me was when my first kitty died. It took a few weeks for us to even figure out what was going on. He started losing weight and scratched a patch of fur off his neck. Then he stopped eating and things really started to plummet quickly. We had to put him to sleep the day before I left for college. That was not fun. Me and my mom were a wreck taking him to the vets.
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Most hated chore...hmm....I may be odd in that I enjoy all the stuff I have to do around the house.
No, you aren't TOO much a freak of Nature. Single AND enjoy housework? Come up and see me some time!
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Morning, Mav! You are a strong person to have survived all of that!
That wishes doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Husband would question the "sane" part sometimes!
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RIMG, I hated cleaning up after the cats, too. They lived in one room of the house, and the urine actually stripped the varnish off the hardwood floors in spots.
Wanna be REALLY grossed out? When I first met him, Husband cleaned carpets for a living and would show this to customers. At night, with lights off, shine a black light onto the pee pee area. Even years later, it will glow. Now go downstairs directly UNDER that area and shine the light up. Chances are you'll see glowing on the ceiling too! :blech:
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MSG...whoa. You and Mav are both heroes to me for having survived what you did!
I think msg has me "beat" for the year from hell, but
to you. A year like that would break a lesser person. So much loss, especially the dancing. To lose your career, your boyfriend...*shudders*
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CMH- HUGS Sweety that sounds utterly awful and I can't imagine being treated so badly over and over by someone I really loved. That kind of pain is soul destroying and it's not wimpy at all. Can I call her a skanky ho bag who should rot??? ( 'cause that's what she is)
Navy- hey broken collar bone hurts like all get out and takes an endless time to heal. I wouldn't say that's less in comparison.
LA- ok now scary childbirth stories. It'll make me all nervous and since today and tomorrow are my optimum days for the baby making..don't scare me:)
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Tristan - No worries man, I'm trying to hold down two jobs right now to pay off some bills before I ship out on the 8th of next month, so I haven't had a lot of time to be around for you to catch me. I'd love to join the 76th, I'll probably go to the website and check it out/sign up this evening (around 1AM or so...). It's just been slipping me mind.
I'm not at all surprised that you experienced something similar to me. But you're older, probably had more time to get used to that type of situation and bounce back. But I just couldn't handle something like that again. It's funny, everyone keeps telling me to stay low and not die when I get deployed, but one of my largest ambitions in life is to take it in the field before I reach 40. I really don't want to grow old with all the injuries I have to my body, especially without a companion, but I'm also convinced that if I had one they'd just leave and make it all the worse. I'm not suicidal or angst driven about it, but death, a good death, is what I'd prefer.
MSG - You can call her whatever you want, I personally try not to be bitter about it anymore, but I usually fail. So I certainly wont try and defend what she did. She actually even tried to rekindle the romance a couple months back after I told her I was willing to be friends with her again. But that was the last straw, I told her that I couldn't decide if she was truly evil and trying to hurt me, or just so stupid that she didn't see what our history together would lead to. In either case, she's just not responsible enough emotionally or mentally for me to be around.
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Place my body on a ship and burn it on the sea,
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me.
Take me to Valhalla where my brothers wait for me.
Fires burn into the sky, my spirit will never die.
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CMH- don't make me smack you...You will not run out there and try to get hurt!!! Are you listening ?? HUGS we would be so sad if you were hurt. We're all going to miss you tons already, so don't lets go darting out into danger ok. That being said I just know you're going to end up in some Mal like moment where some jackasses are hurting some women and children and you step in and protect them all by yourself. So I do feel better knowing at least they have you ( since you at least can stay calm and not randomly mow down pedestrians/other soldiers in your unit in a friendly fire panic)So big HUGS and I will be soooo mad if you don't duck~!
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Mav...I believe you about the blacklight thing...and now I am going to have to do that. I am afraid.
CMH, good deal. I am glad you still want to be part of it.
I don't know about the bouncing back part. I have had bad breakups before, but in this last one I felt betrayed...and I hate that feeling. It is not something I want to go through again, which is why I am a bit more hesitant now about starting another relationship.
I don't want to see you dead by any means, but if that is your chosen path, then I hope you go out with a smile, protecting your buddies and for a good cause.
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I stubbed my toe once... *shrugs*
Truth is, my life has been a cascading series of painful moments, but one day, I walked in on my girlfriend having sex with a friend of mine (she was supposed to be out of town, and he was supposed to be at work, I had his spare key, and was going to borrow his Calculus book). Later on I got an F back on an exam forcing me to have to drop the class. (It was too late for refunds). One of my best friends was arrested in a drug raid at her boyfriend's house (she didn't know he was into dealing, we all thought she just ignored it). I got kicked out of a seminar because I asked a question that seemed rude. (Why should we listen to you? What are your credentials?)Then there was a huge fight, followed by a shooting outside the grocery store, when the news camera came and asked me... I had a booger on my nose. I noticed it later when I watched the report in the evening news. That night I went to bed thinking about my ex from a year and a half back and how I hurt her and would try to get back with her (strangely enough, the betrayal from earlier was almost expected). in the middle of the night I get a call from her brother, my classmate, saying she was engaged (damn!). As I went back to bed I stubbed my toe. It hurt so gorram much! After the day from bloody hell, that was the last thing I needed. I laughed for a good hour non stop. How much more ridiculous could life get? To have a shitty day and then stub your toe to boot! Ever since then (2 years ago) When I have a really shitty day, I stub my toe on purpose. It's my little thing. (I now have a bizarre crooked pinky toe, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone).
"Am I talking to Miranda now?"
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I stubbed my toe once... *shrugs*
Truth is, my life has been a cascading series of painful moments, but one day, I walked in on my girlfriend having sex with a friend of mine (she was supposed to be out of town, and he was supposed to be at work, I had his spare key, and was going to borrow his Calculus book). Later on I got an F back on an exam forcing me to have to drop the class. (It was too late for refunds). One of my best friends was arrested in a drug raid at her boyfriend's house (she didn't know he was into dealing, we all thought she just ignored it). I got kicked out of a seminar because I asked a question that seemed rude. (Why should we listen to you? What are your credentials?)Then there was a huge fight, followed by a shooting outside the grocery store, when the news camera came and asked me... I had a booger on my nose. I noticed it later when I watched the report in the evening news. That night I went to bed thinking about my ex from a year and a half back and how I hurt her and would try to get back with her (strangely enough, the betrayal from earlier was almost expected). in the middle of the night I get a call from her brother, my classmate, saying she was engaged (damn!). As I went back to bed I stubbed my toe. It hurt so gorram much! After the day from bloody hell, that was the last thing I needed. I laughed for a good hour non stop. How much more ridiculous could life get? To have a shitty day and then stub your toe to boot! Ever since then (2 years ago) When I have a really shitty day, I stub my toe on purpose. It's my little thing. (I now have a bizarre crooked pinky toe, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone).
"Am I talking to Miranda now?"
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I stubbed my toe once... *shrugs*
Truth is, my life has been a cascading series of painful moments, but one day, I walked in on my girlfriend having sex with a friend of mine (she was supposed to be out of town, and he was supposed to be at work, I had his spare key, and was going to borrow his Calculus book). Later on I got an F back on an exam forcing me to have to drop the class. (It was too late for refunds). One of my best friends was arrested in a drug raid at her boyfriend's house (she didn't know he was into dealing, we all thought she just ignored it). I got kicked out of a seminar because I asked a question that seemed rude. (Why should we listen to you? What are your credentials?)Then there was a huge fight, followed by a shooting outside the grocery store, when the news camera came and asked me... I had a booger on my nose. I noticed it later when I watched the report in the evening news. That night I went to bed thinking about my ex from a year and a half back and how I hurt her and would try to get back with her (strangely enough, the betrayal from earlier was almost expected). in the middle of the night I get a call from her brother, my classmate, saying she was engaged (damn!). As I went back to bed I stubbed my toe. It hurt so gorram much! After the day from bloody hell, that was the last thing I needed. I laughed for a good hour non stop. How much more ridiculous could life get? To have a shitty day and then stub your toe to boot! Ever since then (2 years ago) When I have a really shitty day, I stub my toe on purpose. It's my little thing. (I now have a bizarre crooked pinky toe, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone).
"Am I talking to Miranda now?"
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I stubbed my toe once... *shrugs*
Truth is, my life has been a cascading series of painful moments, but one day, I walked in on my girlfriend having sex with a friend of mine (she was supposed to be out of town, and he was supposed to be at work, I had his spare key, and was going to borrow his Calculus book). Later on I got an F back on an exam forcing me to have to drop the class. (It was too late for refunds). One of my best friends was arrested in a drug raid at her boyfriend's house (she didn't know he was into dealing, we all thought she just ignored it). I got kicked out of a seminar because I asked a question that seemed rude. (Why should we listen to you? What are your credentials?)Then there was a huge fight, followed by a shooting outside the grocery store, when the news camera came and asked me... I had a booger on my nose. I noticed it later when I watched the report in the evening news. That night I went to bed thinking about my ex from a year and a half back and how I hurt her and would try to get back with her (strangely enough, the betrayal from earlier was almost expected). in the middle of the night I get a call from her brother, my classmate, saying she was engaged (damn!). As I went back to bed I stubbed my toe. It hurt so gorram much! After the day from bloody hell, that was the last thing I needed. I laughed for a good hour non stop. How much more ridiculous could life get? To have a shitty day and then stub your toe to boot! Ever since then (2 years ago) When I have a really shitty day, I stub my toe on purpose. It's my little thing. (I now have a bizarre crooked pinky toe, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone).
"Am I talking to Miranda now?"
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Sorry my browser froze. and kept reposting till I closed it. (Everything where I am is possessed by evil)
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Morning, JQ! Is it just me, or have your posts slowed down a bit?
Yes, well, it's like this. Our home computer caught the same stomach flu that's going around these parts and has slowly been deteriorating for a while now. It finally got to the point that, well, it became very anti-social. So we're having it wiped. Clean. The virus compromised a lot of the start up and shut down rountines taking a bit of the virus protection with it, hence the gradual breaking up. Or that's my take on it. Whatever. We have a loaner that I'm not touching lest my hand of doom kill it also.
At the same time work has been alternately busier and more cognizant of non-work-related activities (on my part anyway). So between the two issues I'm having a really hard time keeping up. If it keeps up this way for a while I might be resorting to emails to keep in touch with you all (easier to disguise as work). I love you guys and it's hell missing out on what's new. I've been staying out of several threads on purpose until I know my plans for D*C are solid as rep-u-tation, or at least my way is clear; a way is as good as a plan, right? (76th and Toga in a particular).
This sucks because it might indeed be a while before I have unlimited access again.
*glances in Magda's direction*
Don't know how you do it, sweetie, dad's computer an' all.
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RIMG, I hated cleaning up after the cats, too. They lived in one room of the house, and the urine actually stripped the varnish off the hardwood floors in spots.
Uh, Tristan, you have heard about litter boxes, right?
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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My apartment building is cursed ,so that nothing is ever fixed for more than 5 minutes before it brakes again.And don't even get me started on the doorknob situation !
Next time I stub my toe, I'm going to be thinking of your story !
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Hey look, it's a broken record.....
Edit: that was refering to the four identical posts, which were the only ones there when I started to post this.
Okay, my year from hell was when I was 14. I was homeschooled and my mother worked in our home, so I was pretty much with her 24/7, which didn't make our lives any easier, since our relationship wasn't the best. Add to that the fact that she was supposed to be teaching me (or at least explaining how I was supposed to do the homework), but she was too busy with her job and then afterwords was too exausted, so I was expected to use the book and teach myself, which would be okay except sometimes the instuctions were worded strangely. I also didn't have very many opportunities to socialize, so I was lonely and didn't know how to relate to other people my age. At the same time, my parents were constantly fighting over the stupidest stuff (I remember once I told them I was going to eat a cookie and it started them off) and I always seemed to be in the middle of it. It got to the point that I wished they'd stop their cycle and either work it out (like they'd been trying for months) or just get a divorce and be done with it. And if that wasn't enough, I was also suffering from depression and had suicial thoughts (nearly turned thoughts into actions too, but that's another story).
Not as bad as some of the other stories here, but fairly painful nonetheless.
I'm a leaf on the wind
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Fiddler...just...damn. I am sorry to hear all of that!
JQ, ah, I understand now. I have enjoyed the Christmas blog, though. Thank you for taking the time with that.
A way is as good as a plan, no doubt about that at all!
We will be here in whatever capacity you are able to join us...email, posts, whatever.
Oh, and I am well aware of the concept of a litter box, as was my cat...the ex's cat, however, was having none of that at all. That was the ultimate reason for finding them new homes. Please don't think I was living in a hell-hole smelling of cat piss...I cleaned every bloody day until I could no longer take it anymore, and the cats went for a nice ride down to the Humane Society. They are a no-kill shelter, or I would not have done it that way.
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Most hated chore...hmm....I may be odd in that I enjoy all the stuff I have to do around the house. I would say, though, that the one I like the least is cleaning out the refrigerator. I am the type that keeps leftovers WAY past the good-eatin' date, and about once a month do a thorough cleaning. And it is not pretty.
RIMG, I hated cleaning up after the cats, too. They lived in one room of the house, and the urine actually stripped the varnish off the hardwood floors in spots.
I can't stand that. I am completely anal retentive about where things go in the fridge and how long they stay there. As for the cats, they aren't even mine, wife just couldn't/didn't take them when she left. I 2nd the
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On that note - I think we all are one strong bunch of Browncoats !
or would we be a gaggle ? A herd ? or possibly a flock ?Help....
I think we should be a plethora. A plethora of Browncoats.
CMH - I don't think I have ever known anyone who has claimed that they want a good death, especially in the connotation that you used it, and I think that is damn shiny.
Woah, quad-posties....
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.
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Worst injury huh? Lets see, I used to rock climb a lot until I fell when I was twenty and tore my back up really bad. Put me out of commision for about 6 months and unfortunately still causes me to freeze up on cliffs every now and then.
Q: How much does one man's sorrow weigh?
A: As much as he allows it to weigh.
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RIMG, "Do you know what a plethora is?" hehehe
Cats. Cute animals as long as they are someone else's...sorry to the cat lovers in here.
Mircea, how's the hand-shredding going?
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Tristan, well it had been until I started working this morning. Now I have a new box the shread.
we're getting computer upgrades so I'll prolly not be in much any more today.
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A: As much as he allows it to weigh.
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I'll take all the kittys.
To keep the peace in my house, we have no pets right now.I hate living without a cat or 2.
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Mircea, I feel for you. Shred well, my friend...shred well!
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Tristan- I understand. We had a male cat who hadn't been neutered until 7 and was an outdoor cat before we rescued him from the shelter and he felt a "marking" need. I was so glad when we got a house and hew as able to be an outside cat again free to pee wherever he wanted:)
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Worst injury?, well I played Rugby for 6 years. I was quite good too; but the list of injuries is long:
2 broken ankles
13 broken toes (3X2)
dislocated elbow
2 separated shoulders
1 torn ACL
4 broken ribs
3 broken fingers
sprained neck
broken scapula
bruised sternum
monocular duplopia (eye injury)
6 concussions
and innumerable muscle pulls and tendon strains
The worst part, though, is the cumulative effect they have. Random intense headaches, pains, tendionitis and arthritis.
I've been rode hard and put away wet or as they say it's not the age it's the mileage.
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As for the cats, they aren't even mine, wife just couldn't/didn't take them when she left. I 2nd the
Took the kids and left the kits? Oh, HELL NO! MsQ nearly went off her nut about the first part. (Me, too, in my internalizing, festering gut sort of way!) That's just not right.
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On that note - I think we all are one strong bunch of Browncoats !
or would we be a gaggle ? A herd ? or possibly a flock ?Help....
I think we should be a plethora. A plethora of Browncoats.
Band of Browncoats. We could turn it into an HBO miniseries.
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CMH - I don't think I have ever known anyone who has claimed that they want a good death, especially in the connotation that you used it, and I think that is damn shiny.
Not trying to rob you of your glory, just we'll be sore wounded if you don't come home. We're selfish that way.
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Woah, quad-posties....
Is that a record? (Not the skipping kind; the Guiness kind. No wait, that would be at the Pub. The record book kind...) Sounds like a cereal. Try new Quad-Posties! Now with LOTS of sugar and artificial colors! (fluoride sold separately)
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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JQ - You are just so shiny.
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Took the kids and left the kits? Oh, HELL NO! MsQ nearly went off her nut about the first part. (Me, too, in my internalizing, festering gut sort of way!) That's just not right.
Band of Browncoats. We could turn it into an HBO miniseries.
It's life man, and I gotta look forward, or I will get into a severe depression. You shiny Browncoats help me through the days a lot.
I have the perfect person for the male lead. He's a Colonel in the 76th Independent Army. Well, he's the colonel.
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.
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Morning, LA29! I keep missing responding to you, too! Is the tree still in one piece?
MSG, both of these cats were females. "Mine" was not really a cat at all...she acted more like a cross between a parrot and a dog. She liked to ride around on my shoulders, had to find the highest spot in any room, and had the loving mannerisms of a dog. She was a Russian Blue/Manx mix...gorgeous kitty. If I ever think about it, I'll post a picture of her.
The other cat...my ex wife's...was a fluffy tabby with a severe attitude problem. Never used the bloody litter box and liked to tear things up. In order to remove her from the house, I had to give up mine, too.
Sorry, did not mean to post that much on cats...
Kinetic...another "Damn!" must be posted. Um...I am going to guess you know several Drs on a first-name basis!
JQ, the quad-post is a pretty good one, but somewhere in the recent past (before now and after April of 2006), someone had over 400-500 posts in one thread. There was a lock or something, and it just kept posting. Somewhere in the archives is an innocent-sounding thread with about 900 posts in it. That would be the one.
I like the idea of Band of Browncoats...
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We posted at the same time, RIMG...just read the "lead" suggestion....hehehe....thanks! 
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Oh I so wish I was home, but on the good side, I am off tomorrow ( got a sub and everything) figured if I have a doctor's appointment I can consider that illness related and take a sick day ( what I'm really sick of is the kids, but a day off can help with that too)
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JQ -
I am out-shined by so many here, but thanks just the same and thank you for the comments on me blogging. You too, MsG, my original BDH, hereabouts.
Worst Physical Injury - would have to be the broken finger chronicled in another thread in days gone by. I have had a few surgeries but each of them of them could be classified as either elective or unwarranted so I choose not to count them. I've had several incidents regarding undocumented broken toes. Or not.
Worst Emotional Injury - Well, having lived to such an advanced age, I will only say that is
A Long Story
of a
A Checkered Past.
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Just thought this is a nice relevant link from ponderables past
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061213/od_nm/wrestling_jello_dc
and the world makes sense again.
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You know I always wanted a checkered past, but the best I could do was a harris tweed one:)
HUGS Jonny:)
EDIT- Zeek, could be worse, could be pasta:)
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You know I always wanted a checkered past, but the best I could do was a harris tweed one:)
HUGS Jonny:)
No Herringbone or Houndstooth? At least a Gingham...!
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Sadly I lived a sheltered life ( what with the nanny and housekeeper and over protective parents and such) wasn't allowed to even walk to the corner store by myself until I was 12. So no checkers, not even a hint of plaid ...sigh
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Sadly I lived a sheltered life ( what with the nanny and housekeeper and over protective parents and such) wasn't allowed to even walk to the corner store by myself until I was 12. So no checkers, not even a hint of plaid ...sigh
Yeah, but lookit you now!!
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LOL Damn I love you Jonny:)
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LOL Damn I love you Jonny:)
I get that a lot around here. I must be seriously misrepresenting myself...
EDIT: To all runaways. We don't know where, we don't know when, but we want our own place to call "This Land". HK suggested New Zealand and I'm thinkin' this is a good choice. For many reasons. Here's one:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061212/od_afp/healthnzealandoffbeat_0612
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I thik I've mentioned that I was a wild teen,so i think my past should be plaid rather than checkered.
JO - You are a shiny person, with many shiny stories.So take the compliment , you silly man !!
I hope to read more blogs ...
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Jonny- perhaps it's not misrepresentaion, perhaps we're just smarter than the average women and recognize a great thing when we see him:)
oh and a bit puzzled about our new title...does it mean we are stealingsociety or we are a stealing society of thieves???
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Jonny- perhaps it's not misrepresentaion, perhaps we're just smarter than the average women and recognize a great thing when we see him:)
I am not:
and I am not a:
or a:
Here, your eyesight's obviously impaired...:
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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MsG: My ear infections come and go. The one I had when I posted that moved over to my other ear, then cleared out a day later. I don't get inner ear infections, only middle, so I can deal with them with some form of alacrity.
Biggest Injury: I got hit by a car about five years ago. It was going just under highway speed, and I was trying to reach my bus stop, there was snow piled so high it couldn't see me coming, and WHAM! The only reason I wasn't street pizza is because I'd managed to jump a bit.
Despite this, I ended up doing substantial damage to the car, and I ended up without so much as a bruise on my body, nor cut on my flesh. I was stiff and sore the next day, and I didn't go back to school until the following Monday, but physically, I was pretty much unfazed by the whole thing. I guess I'm just kinda tough.
Biggest Emotional Injury: Gradeschool. Between grades 1 and 7, I was the target for physical abuse by the entire school. Note, that while some people say this with hyperbole, when I say it, it is nothing but unblemished truth. The first memory of school I have is of a twelveth grader taking my six-year-old head in his hand, and smashing against the pavement. After that, my days were constant predation and fear of physical assaults from pretty much everybody. Those who didn't beat me (pretty much just the girls) humiliated me.
After I got out of that school (which was damn lucky, I know), physical abuse was traded for emotional abuse. After years of hiding, I tried to connect with people again, and these people took one look at me and a sign must have been pointing down at me saying "Victim". It was relentless and unending.
In high school, I had a friend. A, being singular. One. Unos. Un. There, I wasn't targeted for attack; I was summarily ignored. Nobody gave a damn about me, and at the time, that was about as much of a relief as I could have hoped for. I didn't belong anywhere, and nobody gave me a second glance. Why would they?
So, in answer to your query, my biggest emotional injury was grade-school. All of it. Appearantly, I'm still not over it. If I ever will be...
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Checkered past? No...
Plaid past? No, not that one, either....
Ah. I had a paisley past. Best way to describe it. Until, of course, I realized I was getting a bit long in the tooth to continue down that path. No drugs, though...never went that route.
On that note, I bid you all a goodnight and a pleasant evening!
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JQ - modesty is wondeful, but again ,I say to you-take the compliments you silly man !
You're unique,funny and a wonderful part of our family.
All that ,and you have some very well put insights on life too.That's what makes you so very shiny !
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Most serious injury..hmm....I really have never been hurt too bad, though I have fallen off my horse countless times which definitely isn't the most pleasant feeling in the world...It actually kinda amazing that I've never broken any bones when doing horseback riding too!
I'd have to say that a pretty bad non-physical injury is just not having friends, which how I sometimes felt like a few years ago, but it was never as bad as it seemed like it was for James...*HUGS*. Kids can be really mean sometimes...
Least favorite chore would have to be cleaning uo any kind of animal excrement...I'm NOT going to have pets when I live on my own. 
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Oi, you guys move way too fast for me!!
I'll start with this thread and end with the previous one I hadn't had time to respond to sooner...
Worst Injury, physically: toss up between (1) being thrown from / jumping from my crazy horse and falling on my head 17 years ago (yes, that should explain a thing or two), resulting in a rather nasty concussion, and (2) having to get 9 stitches in my thumb after trying to investigate a customer complaint using the returned product and a brand new razor blade. 5 years later, I can still feel the razor blade going into my thumb... *shudder!*
Worst Injury, emotionally: I won't tell you that. I've been through my share of bad, and am still going through it. It's had the cumulative effect of leaving me cynical, bitter, extremely distrustful, and emotionally distant, but I'm still alive and kicking. And cuddly!
Most hated chore: Um. Pretty much all of them. Washing dishes would probably be my mostest hatedest, though. Honestly, I've thrown dishes / silverware away rather than clean them.
Indulgence: Baths. Hot, hot, hot baths. Instead of foamy bubble baths, though, I prefer the powdery stuff that just dissolves in the water, turning it a deep blue or green, and makes the water ultra smooth and rich. If that makes sense to anyone other than me.... I soak in the bath and either read or, during (American) football season, watch my team get crushed by the opposition.
My newest indulgence is from "Bath & Body Works," a store into which I had never ventured until this past weekend. They sold me some girly things, and among them was one of their "aromatherapy sugar scrubs," and I tried it, and I swear... it was the best shower I had ever had in my entire life. I love it. It's all I need to survive. And here is a picture, if you're wondering what to buy me for the holidays:
Quote:I agree with this completely, having experienced similarly. I always get annoyed by the old adage "Tis better by far to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." In fact, I f
Originally posted by ChrisMoorhead:
Worst injury - My first girlfriend breaking up with me. {delicately edited by HK} Physical pain just becomes numbing after a while, but losing her hurt more than anything I've ever experienced.
ing hate that saying. At this point in my life, I would much rather "never loved" than suffer the soul crushing emotional wreckage of "love lost."Quote:Jeez, I read those two things together as "Decapitated elbows." I am soooo tired.
Originally posted by Kinetic:
dislocated elbow
2 separated shoulders
Quote:What about Legion of Browncoats? Sounds both mighty and menacing. I think I'm just fond of the "menacing" part.
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Originally posted by LittleAlbatross29:
On that note - I think we all are one strong bunch of Browncoats !
or would we be a gaggle ? A herd ? or possibly a flock ?Help....
I think we should be a plethora. A plethora of Browncoats.
Band of Browncoats. We could turn it into an HBO miniseries.
And that's enough from me. I spent the last half of the day at work dizzy / vertigo and it hasn't gone away yet; this computer monitor isn't helping. I think I'm suffering congestive heart failure. And I only say that cuz I work in the heart-fixing industry and like to jump to crazy panic-y conclusions like that. I'm sure I'm fine. Really. Except for the giant hole in my heart. *sniffle* HK's epitaph: I told you I was sick!
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Is it me or are we having problems on this site?
I think it is the update to my Windows Internet Explorer. Every time I get an update something goes off.
Well here I am.
Worst injury.
Like some hsve mentioned, it is the emotional injuries that hurt the most.
The hard one I am dealing with right now is not my own. My mother turned eighty-eight last november. She was born three days before the armistice of World War One, Originally known as the Great War. Now her short term memory is going. When I visit her she will bring up the same subjects over and over as if we never discussed them. So far she is still able to take care of herself and my sister and nieces live vary close, so they see her a lot and keep tabs on her. It is sad to see her go so slowly. As long as she can take care of herself I feel pretty good. I just don't know how long that will be.
You learn patience from this. She needs a cane to keep her balance and she takes very short steps. It takes some time to get her back and forth from the car. Never say you have stopped learning. I have learned to help climb in and out of the car and walk with baby steps to the door of whatever shop we are headed for. You learn to listen to her describe the same incident over and over while replying as if you heard it for the first time.
As long as she is happy. That above all other things is what I am greatful for. The warm hug when I arrive and when I leave. My inner smile when she asks me what I think about this Bush. She may have short term memory problems, but she knows what is happening in this world.
Well I have rambled again. This what happens when you get to the improbables so late.
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'Ello folks. Again I seem to have fallen behind a bit as these threads keep going and going...
Worst injury? Hmm...well this is kind of embarrassing because it could've been prevented had I only paid attention to what I was doing, yet since I'm a self-proclaimed court jester (with Penguin's approval, of course!) I guess it's appropriate for me to do embarrassing things and then let more folks know about what I had done.
I don't remember how old I was but I believe somewhere between 12 and 14. It was summer and my younger brother and a friend of ours were riding our bikes and found ourselves on the playground of the local public school. It was early evening so somewhat dark. I attempted to ride my bike between some monkey bars and didn't see this horizontal bar that was level with my forehead (yes, in plain sight, but I managed to overlook it - smart, eh?). I wasn't going very fast at all but I hit my head on the bar, lost my balance and fell backwards onto my bike. The bolt holding the rear tire on ripped right through my jeans and left a nasty scar on the backside of my left thigh. I had a big ol' bruise/bump on my forehead and my leg was bleeding. My brother helped me walk my bike home and had my dad check my wounds and treated the one on my leg. Not real serious but it's the one that comes to mind.
As for emotional wounds - I've had my share but I'll spare you all the details as I've rambled on enough for now. 
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HK - Oh, I forgot about Bath&Body works stuff as an indulgent thing...I love that stuff way too much!
Traveler - *hugs* I hope your mom is doing alright...the emotional stuff is always the worst...
McQ - Yikes, probably the worst way to get hurt is falling down in front of other people. Whenever I do, they have to laugh first, then ask if I'm okay...as I said kids can be mean...
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WOW Asortafairytale:
It looks like everybody went to bed or are watching their Firefly DVD's.
I have been creative and added a new picture to my signature. It took a little work because you have to put one space between each of the pictures or the system sees it as one item and can't figure it out. Thus you get nothing. After a little experimenting I finally figured you just place a space between them like you do with words. So simple and yet it took some trials to figure it out.
Do not feel bad about my mother. She has lived a long and honest life. It is just hard to see her slow down so much. I have watched movies that had parents surprized by the speed their children grow up. But us children also witness our parents age. My mother has actually outlived all her childhood friends. My mother would show up alone for a class reunion. Of course you have to understand she came from a very small town and the graduating classes were probably less than a hundred. My graduating class was near a thousand. Life in the big city of Milwaukee.
My mother lived in a time when you sat in front of the radio and listened to the ongoing serials and cliff-hangers they produced. The phone had a crank and the toilet was out back.
I am rambling again. I bet if you combined all my posts they would add up to a pretty good sized book. I should put some effort into creating a story. Maybe I could get Joss to make a movie of it.
Take Care Asortafairytale;
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RIMG - Wanting a good death is not part of American culture, never has been. We're a nation of competitive winners, the people in the greatest positions of financial and political power having little to no concern for glory or honor. And why should they? Money separates them from war and other atrocities too much for them to recognize any amount of decency or goodness borne of it. I'm glad that you, though, hold it in high regard.
JQ - I've actually written about how the entire concept of mourning death as much as we do is a result more of selfishness than anything else. That's not entirely bad, though, humans do need to be selfish on occasion, but it's a thin line. I've seen that sort of selfishness give way to competing for attention (Look at me, I'm the most upset! NO NO! I AM! I AM MORE UPSET THAN ANYONE!). It can get really disgusting, but I know none of ya'll are like that. I appreciate the sentiment, that I am wanted and my presence is desired, but I know you'd all be happy for me on some level if I got what I always wanted.
HK - I can very much relate to that sentiment. People were telling me that a lot after what happened with she and I, that I should just try and remember the good times. That only makes it hurt worse, doesn't it? Remembering what you don't have anymore. Maybe it makes me selfish, or a bad person that I can't live vicariously through my memories, but that's just how I am.
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Place my body on a ship and burn it on the sea,
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me.
Take me to Valhalla where my brothers wait for me.
Fires burn into the sky, my spirit will never die.
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So much has been said in this thread. So many sad painful stories (even when they are told with humor). I don't have any words to express how much I empathize with everyone. Painful experiences are one thing that we all have in common.
When I first started reading the thread, I thought oh not much has happened to me until I started reading, and it triggered a lot of memories of pains and injuries that I haven't thought about for awhile.
Worst injury: When I was about 7 years old, I was playing in a field behind a friend's house. We were playing follow the leader. The friend that was in the front accidentally kicked a hornets' nest. A black swarm of hornets headed for all of us that were following her. I ran screaming 2 blocks to my house. I was stung from the tip of my head to the tips of my toes. I now have an emotional scar that makes me really anxious around stinging insects.
Emotional injury: Yep, I've had a lot of those. Anytime I show a vulnerable side, and someone comes along and stomps on me. Yuck!
Traveler, I love your new signature pic. It's funny what one little space between pics can do. 
Chris, it is sad when we lose anyone from our lives. There will be a small comfort in knowing you would want to go that way, but we all want you to tell your future kids and grandkids about the experience.
JQ, I have had barely enough time to read the threads. I will be reading your blogs when I get a free moment.
Morning to All when you come back after a good nights sleep.
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mornin' Imponderables.
MSG - I had no intention of either when I made the thread, it is just a song title that I like, and I am sure that arguements could be made for either case. :)
Traveler - I know exactly what you are talking about when you describe listening to the same story over and over and having to pretend that it is the first time. My grandmother is 84 and has been doing that for a few years now, and it's very hard to watch, I agree there as well. She still teaches the hula a few times a week, and paints almost every day, both of which make her very happy.
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RIMG - You are so lucky to still have your grandmother !
I miss mine very much.My MIL does that repeating thing too , but she's not that old, just nuts.
Traveler- You mother is lucky to have a son like you that cares enough to make those age allowences.Too often we see children who just pay no attention to their older parents, or have so patience for them .You have a good heart
I have a very soft spot for the elderly as I took care of my grandmother, and her sisiter when they couldn't do for themselves anymore.
I no longer have either of them here ,but they are always with me.
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mornin LA.
I am very glad to still have both of my grandmothers, though both of my grandfathers are no longer with us, and both were gone relatively early in my life.
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RIMG - Both ? You are doubly lucky then.I was very close with my grandfather as well ,but he passed away when I was 9. So I only have childhood memories of him.And some very colorful family stories too.
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I barely remember my paternal grandfather, except through stories or pictures (I was maybe 4 or 5 when he died, I forget the exact date). My maternal grandfather passed when I was 8 or 9, so I remember a little more about him. I wasn't really close to either of them, not nearly as close as I am with my grandmothers.
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Morning, all!
For this morning's coffee, we are back to the chocolate candy cane.
Traveler, thank you for sharing that about your mother. That is my biggest fear; losing my mind slowly and not knowing it. I am glad that she is happy, though...that is one good thing. And the hugs. Mother's hugs are the be-all, end-all of wonderfulness.
McQ! Yep...we all fall behind from time to time! Glad to see you when you are here, though.
CMH, I do agree with your take on the whole "remember the good times" sentiment. In the case of a lost love, it is, in my opinion, a bad idea to dwell on things like that...you are right in that it just makes things worse.
VE, when you do get a chance, check out JQ's blogs. They will give you a smile and brighten the season a bit more.
To all I have missed by name, good morning, and I hope all is well with you so far.
I am off for more coffee, then I will be back.
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Wow...it's real quiet in here today...where'd everybody go?
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Tristan, it is quiet this morning. Usually there is an entire new thread by this time in the morning. Hopefully more people will show up by the time I come back.
Bye for now.
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I was at lunch, but am back now.
Still, I agree on the quiet. Many of the people who have posted by now have not made their daily appearances.
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Huh...may be time to send out search parties!
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* rummages around in the refrigerated storage units, replenishing his cold medical tonic supply.
Ready when you are, sir.
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I'm really hoping that it's just a "Can't connect" problem for them...or maybe they did all run away with Hell's Kitten and not even tell us!
*looks around for a note*
Nope, they didn't leave anything. Alright, let's see what we can find, then!
*gears up and heads out of the thread with RIMG in search of the lost ponderers*
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Izzat new NVG? Either way, I bet it hurt like hell. Looks good though.
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Got it last night. Sure it hurt, but I was already thinkin' about the next one the moment the needle hit skin. I'm really considering the 76th patch.
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The 76th patch is a damn shiny idea too. Hell, I'd be willing to get a matching one. :)
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Is there anyone out there willing to listen to a collection of problems?
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Oh, my these threads do move quickly don't they?
I'll be willing to listen to ya NVG...not sure if it'll do you much good though.
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I think a little venting may help.
I'll start off with good stuff first. John from Outsiders Tattoo invited me and whoever I wann bring to fo paintballin' the weekend after Christmas. I'm really lookin' forward to it.
While at work today I got a message on Myspace from GBD today sayin' that she liked that I got a new tattoo and that she'll be home tonight. I miss her, but I really don't wanna see her. I needed more time away from her. It'd be different if she'd called and said Hi or whatever while she's been gone, but she didn't
BACKGROUND: I E-mailed Tristan and MSG a few days ago the goings on of Saturday night/Sunday morning. there was alot said between her and I and I really don't want the drama. She called me before I left the art sale I was at to say that she missed me terribly and that I needed to hurry up and get home. I actually took my time and didn't get home 'til almost 10:00PM. Basically she called a few more times to make sure I was okay and she keeps throwing out the I Love You thing.
Of course she had a few drinks and she really seems to mean it, but its F-ing with my head. That had happened before with her. I just don't want that kinda love.
Continuing, we go back and forth for an hour about various things and I end up leaving. I was tired and angry and I don't know what. I'm just fed up with all the back peddling. I don't want any part of any F-ing game and she knows it. She even mentioned how stupid "She Who Shall Not Be Named" is and how I'm such a great guy. I never bring her up. Not even in my head. But GND seems compelled to get some kind of reaction out of me.
I went and spent some time with her family last night (had to show off the new tat and say Hi). It really hurts to think I have to stay away from them too. And I really don't know why my mentality has had such a strange shift. I gotta shut up for a bit and work.
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*Hugs NVG*
Like, I said I'm sorry that I'm not very good at giving out advice for this sorta thing, but virtuals hugs help, right? hope things work out for ya!
Oh and your tattoo is very shiny!
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Thanks for the hugs. Like I said, I just need to vent a bit. I've been taught that there are times a person needs to stop tryin' to fix shit and do nothing. I ain't like that. But in the last 24 hours I have had the sub-concious feeling of doing nothing for right now. I don't do that. I never have. Its just kinda wierd to have that of all thigs come up. Do nothing.
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I know how you feel. When I have a problem, I usually feel the need to try and fix it, but sometimes that'll just make even more problems that you'll want to fix too. I would understand how it might just be better to do nothing and just wait and see what happens....
I'll give you another hug if it helps at all!
*hugs!*
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Thanks again. Just don't squeeze too hard. I've been feeling a bit nautious for the last hour or so. I think it may be just nerves. But I never fel like this and it has taken me fo a loop.
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Hello Nvghostrider:
I don't know the whole story, but it sounds like there is nothing for you to fix. You can not fix somebody elses attitude. If they can not see their own problem then they will never be able to fix it themselves. And if I have learned one thing in this world it is this a person has to see themselves for who they are. You can help them see it, but they have to be open enough to accept what you show them. After that you can not do any more. It is up to them. The only person you can work on is yourself. You have the to decide what you want and what you need.
Even doctors know they can only do so much and the rest is up to their patient. So take care of yourself.
A quote from another very brilliant TV series, 'The Prisoner', "Who is number one?"
Traveler
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Hello Traveler...I knew someone else would be better at the advices than me.
Where is everyone else? Usally these threads go a mile a minute!
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I suspect it is the season. The holidays take a lot of work for some people. I am lucky not to have that much to do.
It will pick up again when we get past December and the celebrating is done.
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*tears into the thread as fast as her recently discovered ninja skills will let her...*
Hello - I haven't really had a chance to read the whole thread but by the gist of it I have to tell you about a real injury and/or emotional one!!??
Hey Qing ren!! (sneaky ninja kiss mid-subject)
Anyway - I have to give Q the biggest hug coz my funniest injury story is a little like his - though not as serious! I grew up a couple of blocks from my cousins who had a lot more freedom than me and when I heard them coming up the hill past our place (we lived on a corner so the footpath ran alongside the back fence) I sort of parked my bike next to the fence and stood on the seat to see them coming! Just as I called out to them the bike started to fall from under me and I kind of jumped to avoid the kind of tangle that my poor Q got into... only to find that I'd thrown myself into the biggest, meanest, oldest rose-bush in the garden... both of my parents had to come out ond extracate me from it's huge thorns... and believe it or not I still have several tiny scars on my body from where the largest thorns went in... deep!
Worst injury though was when I was a chaplain at a National Christian YOuth Convention - I lost my footing on the way to breakfast one morning and severely twisted my ankle... I was wheelshair bound for the conference (it was on a large university campus) and on crutches for 6 weeks, and physio for weeks after that! Ouch - it was a lesson in humility, as well as being there for people wherever you find them - I kind of set up a small community in the sick bay area where I ended up spending most of my time for the remainder of the week and was there for the overworked doctor and her supporters, other young people who came in injured or sick, and even some of the chaplains who had been rostered on for sickbay duty only to find themselves unravelling from the heat, stress and lack of sleep!
Worst emotional injury... ummmm... I think I have successfuly blocked it from memory now...
Huge hugs to VerseExplorer for sending me the Rice Crispy Treats for Christmas!!!! Thank you so much Kaylee-clone - I actually squealed in the Post Office!!
Ms G - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! & huge hugs!!! Love you Li'l Sis!!
NVG - stupid women...
You'll appreciate a non-stupid woman all the more when she comes along Honey! (glares at GND for her stupidity 
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Tristan working on some more ninja skills qing ren...
Sorry if I missed anyone - I miss you all but will soon be in my 'own' place with my 'own' internet access for the next 6 weeks!!
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Ah, that makes sense...
I have successfully been avoiding the holiday craziness myself, although it is only mid-December. The only problem I have is that the music is really getting on my nerves, and also the fact that I haven't bought any of my Christmas presents yet....
I'll probably end up buying them like two days before Christmas day...
EDIT: Hi Magdalena! *waves*
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I avoid the holidays as much as possible. I get this feeling there is divice that turns people insane this time of year. There are some radio stations that have been playing Christmas music for a couple of weeks. I like Christmas music, but how often can you listen to "White Christmas?"
I am so happy my favorite station does not get into this. They will start in a week or so, but that is not to bad. I only listen to the radio in my car, and the morning DJ's spend most of their time discussing insane celebrities and the their own crazyness. So it is just one bad pun after the other.
Hello Magdalena:
Enjoying the heat. If we could exchange some of our winter for some of your summer it would great.
Traveler
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Hi 'Sorta'! I totally understand about the music too - my biggest annoyance is that it's been around the 40c mark (100F) but for no apparent reason the shopping centres insist on playing 'Jingle Bells' and 'Frosty the Snowman' and they really, really irritate me!! They have absolutely nothing to do with Christmas but they get played, out of season every single year...
Oh ... and I have actually made most of my gifts already - just got to wrap them all now! 
EDIT: Hello dear Traveler! It's a little milder today, and last night we actually had rain!! It was divine! Today I can actually see the blue sky for the first time in over a week as the change in wind direction has blown the smoke away! Continue to spare a thought/prayer for our firefighters though - the change in wind direction isn't always good news to them, though the lower temps are better for their health in general!
Oh Oh Oh ... another EDIT: I have been to Portmerion where The Prisoner was filmed Traveler!! I know about 'Who is number one?" and did you know that Leo McKern who was in it, and is most famous for his role as 'Rumpold of the Bailey' was actually Australian? He was the friar in 'LadyHawk' too for those too young to know what we old folk are talking about...
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Thanks for the warm words folks. I guess that it is a bit smart to follow my gut (I think I may be hungry). I'm out for the day. Hi to everyone I'haven't seen in a while. Hugs to Mags just because. I hope to march with ya in September.
I guess its time to go home and face whatever music there may be. I don't know when she'll be home this evening, but I may just turn everything off and read under my worklight. Its not that I don't wanna see her. Its just that I don't wanna see her right now.
Goodnight folks.
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Me too NVG!! I do hope to march with you too HOney!! Take care of yourself!!
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