April already!

Not for a couple of days. ;)

Not for a couple of days. ;)

:P

:P


;D

April already!



Back to the real world for me. 

Will be in an art show on the 5th with two pictures, and going to a dance/party dealio on the 8th. Hoping April is actually a decent month.

Not for a couple of days. ;)


Tuesday actually.

April will celebrate 7 years with Pathmark.  :)

April will celebrate 7 years with Pathmark.  :)


Great job! You're a lot better than my older brother, who switches jobs every month or so. :)

Great job! You're a lot better than my older brother, who switches jobs every month or so. :)

I used to work with this girl that did that.  She had a baby a couple of years ago and she still does this from what I hear. 

I used to work with this girl that did that.  She had a baby a couple of years ago and she still does this from what I hear.


How do people do that?  :D :D

Great job! You're a lot better than my older brother, who switches jobs every month or so. :)


I didn't want this job at first when My job coach and I were discussing it about 8 years ago but I told him that I needed this job just to please this girl I was dating at the time. She is no longer with me as Her and I had financial problems with money.

How do people do that?  :D :D

I guess they just want to screw around doing whatever they want.  Well her parents are rich so they probably don't care.  She is 28 and has a kid who is 2 I think yet she is this irresponsible.  ::)

"White rabbit"


From wiki:
""Rabbit rabbit rabbit" is one variant of a common British superstition which states that a person should say or repeat the word "rabbit" or "rabbits", or "white rabbits", or a person should say "bunny bunny foot foot", or some combination of these elements, out loud upon waking (or first moment) on the first day of the month, because doing so will ensure good luck for the duration of that month."

"White rabbit"

Oh no I didn't say it first thing?  Hopefully I don't get the exact opposite.  :-\\

I had a great morning. First I went to my networking meeting for the first time since January, since I have a break from school this week; everyone was really happy to see me; I even told them what I've been up to with regards to my accounting prgm and they were pleased to hear about it. I then went to the library to volunteer there for a couple of hours, and I got stuff done there. So now I'm home and will find some things to do here after I have some lunch. :)

I had a great morning. First I went to my networking meeting for the first time since January, since I have a break from school this week; everyone was really happy to see me; I even told them what I've been up to with regards to my accounting prgm and they were pleased to hear about it. I then went to the library to volunteer there for a couple of hours, and I got stuff done there. So now I'm home and will find some things to do here after I have some lunch. :)


that's wonderful news. :)

I had a great morning. First I went to my networking meeting for the first time since January, since I have a break from school this week; everyone was really happy to see me; I even told them what I've been up to with regards to my accounting prgm and they were pleased to hear about it. I then went to the library to volunteer there for a couple of hours, and I got stuff done there. So now I'm home and will find some things to do here after I have some lunch. :)

Awesome  :)

that's wonderful news. :)

Awesome  :)

Thanks. It always feels good to get stuff accomplished. And see people you enjoy being with.

Thanks. It always feels good to get stuff accomplished. And see people you enjoy being with.


It sure does.

It sure does.

Yes; I'm able to do it this week because I'm off from my studies.

I had a great morning. First I went to my networking meeting for the first time since January, since I have a break from school this week; everyone was really happy to see me; I even told them what I've been up to with regards to my accounting prgm and they were pleased to hear about it. I then went to the library to volunteer there for a couple of hours, and I got stuff done there. So now I'm home and will find some things to do here after I have some lunch. :)


Good that you had a great morning.  :)

Good that you had a great morning.  :)

Thanks; I had another great morning today in the library.

School finishes tomorrow for the Easter break.  There is a Founder's Service in the morning to acknowledge the school's founder Thomas Burton.  School finishes at 12 and all the pupils leave.  Then the staff get a special lunch.  And three weeks off work!

Gonna have this stupid lump on my face removed in two weeks.  My doctor sent me to an ENT, but I went to my cousin instead.  My cousin was looking at the paper and told me the ENT she tried to send me to is retired.  Woops. ;D

LOL, I only have 70 friends on Facebook. I used to have, at my peak, 88 friends.

By 2019 I'll probably have only 4 Facebook friends! It's because I'm unsocial and a hermit. ;D

Gonna have this stupid lump on my face removed in two weeks.  My doctor sent me to an ENT, but I went to my cousin instead.  My cousin was looking at the paper and told me the ENT she tried to send me to is retired.  Woops. ;D


So now what will happen?

He will remove the lump on the 16th. 

Tomorrow is the day I officially start training for my Avon walk....1st up.....a 5k at 6am in LA.

Tomorrow is the day I officially start training for my Avon walk....1st up.....a 5k at 6am in LA.


Have you done walks before?

It seems to me that I've been having luck since April began! This is great news, considering my luck has leaned towards more negative the past six and a half years. ;D

These years have humbled me, but it's also important to be happy I guess.

Have you done walks before?


I do them often. The one I do annually in sept is the Avon Walk. Proceeds go to breast cancer research
It's 39.3 miles in two days... 26.2 day one and 13.1 day two.

This year will by my third year trying it. The first year I did 30miles
The second year was harder for me and I did 23.ihope to complete the full thing this year. That's why I'm starting training now.  I want to succeed.

:)

It seems to me that I've been having luck since April began! This is great news, considering my luck has leaned towards more negative the past six and a half years. ;D

These years have humbled me, but it's also important to be happy I guess.



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I do them often. The one I do annually in sept is the Avon Walk. Proceeds go to breast cancer research
It's 39.3 miles in two days... 26.2 day one and 13.1 day two.

This year will by my third year trying it. The first year I did 30miles
The second year was harder for me and I did 23.ihope to complete the full thing this year. That's why I'm starting training now.  I want to succeed.

:)
26 miles that is the length of a marathon.

Well done!

26 miles that is the length of a marathon.

Well done!


Yes it's a half marathon day two after doing a full marathon the day before.
It's quite the accomplishment...even tho I haven't actually completed it I think I've done quite well. I'm just really hoping this year is the year I do the whole thing.

I do them often. The one I do annually in sept is the Avon Walk. Proceeds go to breast cancer research
It's 39.3 miles in two days... 26.2 day one and 13.1 day two.

This year will by my third year trying it. The first year I did 30miles
The second year was harder for me and I did 23.ihope to complete the full thing this year. That's why I'm starting training now.  I want to succeed.

:)


I want to run half a marathon one day!

Tomorrow is the day I officially start training for my Avon walk....1st up.....a 5k at 6am in LA.


Have a good walk.  :)

I want to run half a marathon one day!


That would be a lot of training.

Yes it's a half marathon day two after doing a full marathon the day before.
It's quite the accomplishment...even tho I haven't actually completed it I think I've done quite well. I'm just really hoping this year is the year I do the whole thing.

I should say so! This is definitely an accomplishment and I applaud you for it. :)

I want to run half a marathon one day!


I don't know if I'll ever get to the point where I can run one but I'm hoping to get a good time for walking one

my 5k was more of a 10K.... the finish line was about a mile from the starting line and my parking place was about 1/2 mile further than that so that was an extra mile just to get to and from my car.  There was additional walking done to look at the tents set up for the fitness expo... all in all I walked close to 7 miles today.

Have a good walk.  :)


thanks Howard.

I should say so! This is definitely an accomplishment and I applaud you for it. :)


thanks!

That would be a lot of training.


I know, huh?  :P

I probably need to drop weight first, I mean I probably won't have much stamina if I weigh what I weigh now.

ahhhh...unruly out of control college students....

This

http://www.noozhawk.com/images/uploads/040514-Deltopia-DelPlaya-me-630x340.jpg



turned into this in a matter of hours... 



http://www.keyt.com/news/thousands-riot-in-the-streets-of-isla-vista/25345906

ahhhh...unruly out of control college students....

This

http://www.noozhawk.com/images/uploads/040514-Deltopia-DelPlaya-me-630x340.jpg



turned into this in a matter of hours... 



http://www.keyt.com/news/thousands-riot-in-the-streets-of-isla-vista/25345906


Even this isn't normal, is it Snoz?

Even this isn't normal, is it Snoz?



this event is out of control every year but this is the worst it's ever gotten

Yes it's a half marathon day two after doing a full marathon the day before.
It's quite the accomplishment...even tho I haven't actually completed it I think I've done quite well. I'm just really hoping this year is the year I do the whole thing.
BTW, in Yorkshire today, Sheffield's Half Marathon has been cancelled due to a lack of water for runners, organisers have said.

BTW, in Yorkshire today, Sheffield's Half Marathon has been cancelled due to a lack of water for runners, organisers have said.


that's too bad... I usually just carry my own water

BTW, in Yorkshire today, Sheffield's Half Marathon has been cancelled due to a lack of water for runners, organisers have said.


But most of them ran the race anyway.

I don't know if I'll ever get to the point where I can run one but I'm hoping to get a good time for walking one

my 5k was more of a 10K.... the finish line was about a mile from the starting line and my parking place was about 1/2 mile further than that so that was an extra mile just to get to and from my car.  There was additional walking done to look at the tents set up for the fitness expo... all in all I walked close to 7 miles today.




Well done

Well done


Thx

I know, huh?  :P

I probably need to drop weight first, I mean I probably won't have much stamina if I weigh what I weigh now.



plus you also have to drink a lot of water to keep yourself from being dehydrated.

ahhhh...unruly out of control college students....

This

http://www.noozhawk.com/images/uploads/040514-Deltopia-DelPlaya-me-630x340.jpg



turned into this in a matter of hours... 



http://www.keyt.com/news/thousands-riot-in-the-streets-of-isla-vista/25345906


Wow!  :o

BTW, in Yorkshire today, Sheffield's Half Marathon has been cancelled due to a lack of water for runners, organisers have said.


So when will they get the water?

So when will they get the water?
I can only guess that the water never arrived, but the half marathon still went on.

So tomorrow it is back to classes for me (that is, in the world of accounting)...

My week off has just flown by.

So tomorrow it is back to classes for me (that is, in the world of accounting)...

My week off has just flown by.
Back to the grind.... ?  ;D

So tomorrow it is back to classes for me (that is, in the world of accounting)...

My week off has just flown by.


good luck.

Back to the grind.... ?  ;D

In a nutshell, yes.



good luck.

Thanks; I anticipate probably having another test (or two) this week.

Over the weekend James went to France for a school trip.  He got back late last night after having a great time.

On Sunday Elizabeth became W16 East Midlands Orienteering Champion for 2014.

I'm off work and the kids are off school for the next three weeks.  Elizabeth is revising for exams in May so she has a timetable drawn up for that.  I just need to keep James out of her way!

Over the weekend James went to France for a school trip.  He got back late last night after having a great time.

On Sunday Elizabeth became W16 East Midlands Orienteering Champion for 2014.

I'm off work and the kids are off school for the next three weeks.  Elizabeth is revising for exams in May so she has a timetable drawn up for that.  I just need to keep James out of her way!


O0

Tonight my buddy and I are going to a huge party up in the Valley, which should be fun. It's about 2 hours from where I live and goes all night, so I hope I have enough energy to get home. Early tomorrow morning, my other friend is picking me up and we're driving to Utah, where I'm spending my spring break. I've had 3 exams and 2 essays this past week, so I'm really looking forward to some time off.

Tonight my buddy and I are going to a huge party up in the Valley, which should be fun. It's about 2 hours from where I live and goes all night, so I hope I have enough energy to get home. Early tomorrow morning, my other friend is picking me up and we're driving to Utah, where I'm spending my spring break. I've had 3 exams and 2 essays this past week, so I'm really looking forward to some time off.


You picked a good week to come to Utah.  It's supposed to be beautiful. 

Tonight my buddy and I are going to a huge party up in the Valley, which should be fun. It's about 2 hours from where I live and goes all night, so I hope I have enough energy to get home. Early tomorrow morning, my other friend is picking me up and we're driving to Utah, where I'm spending my spring break. I've had 3 exams and 2 essays this past week, so I'm really looking forward to some time off.


enjoy the party.

You picked a good week to come to Utah.  It's supposed to be beautiful.


I wanna go to SLC comic con but I can't get time off from work. Maybe next year.

I wanna go to SLC comic con but I can't get time off from work. Maybe next year.


If I could afford it I would go.  I think it is coming again in September as well. 

If I could afford it I would go.  I think it is coming again in September as well.


Cool. I know James Marsters is gonna be there April 17th or whatever.  I wanna meet him again.  :)

Tonight my buddy and I are going to a huge party up in the Valley, which should be fun. It's about 2 hours from where I live and goes all night, so I hope I have enough energy to get home. Early tomorrow morning, my other friend is picking me up and we're driving to Utah, where I'm spending my spring break. I've had 3 exams and 2 essays this past week, so I'm really looking forward to some time off.

Have a fun spring break! :)

I have obviously not been on much, but I'm stopping in just to let those wondering know what I have been up to.  I've mentioned in another thread that I have been having a lot of late hours lately, which sucks.  It just makes me more tired and not as apt to get online.  Even on my days off I am tired now.  :-\\  One reason I don't like working in the night, particularly weekend nights, is because there are some weird often scary people that come in.  I live in a huge town.  I both reside and work in the part of it that is said to be the safest, however it doesn't feel that way anymore.  It seems that most of them come in from 8-12pm and were open 24hrs.  There are times where I feel uncomfortable and just want to go hide in the back.  :( 

I have obviously not been on much, but I'm stopping in just to let those wondering know what I have been up to.  I've mentioned in another thread that I have been having a lot of late hours lately, which sucks.  It just makes me more tired and not as apt to get online.  Even on my days off I am tired now.  :-\\  One reason I don't like working in the night, particularly weekend nights, is because there are some weird often scary people that come in.  I live in a huge town.  I both reside and work in the part of it that is said to be the safest, however it doesn't feel that way anymore.  It seems that most of them come in from 8-12pm and were open 24hrs.  There are times where I feel uncomfortable and just want to go hide in the back.  :(

Thanks for letting us know; hang in there, Im sure you're dealing with everything just fine. Things can get crazy sometimes..

Tonight my buddy and I are going to a huge party up in the Valley, which should be fun. It's about 2 hours from where I live and goes all night, so I hope I have enough energy to get home. Early tomorrow morning, my other friend is picking me up and we're driving to Utah, where I'm spending my spring break. I've had 3 exams and 2 essays this past week, so I'm really looking forward to some time off.

You picked a good week to come to Utah.  It's supposed to be beautiful. 

Have a good time, XYKid! :)

Cool. I know James Marsters is gonna be there April 17th or whatever.  I wanna meet him again.  :)


Adam Baldwin is gonna be here too.  I would love to go look at him.

Adam Baldwin is gonna be here too.  I would love to go look at him.


At first I was thinking Alec. I worked graveyards.... The brain? She is fried.  :D

Yeah Adam is cool.

I have obviously not been on much, but I'm stopping in just to let those wondering know what I have been up to.  I've mentioned in another thread that I have been having a lot of late hours lately, which sucks.  It just makes me more tired and not as apt to get online.  Even on my days off I am tired now.  :-\\  One reason I don't like working in the night, particularly weekend nights, is because there are some weird often scary people that come in.  I live in a huge town.  I both reside and work in the part of it that is said to be the safest, however it doesn't feel that way anymore.  It seems that most of them come in from 8-12pm and were open 24hrs.  There are times where I feel uncomfortable and just want to go hide in the back.  :(


You can always adjust, don't worry about it.

Adam Baldwin is gonna be here too.  I would love to go look at him.


Is he a relation to the Baldwins?

At first I was thinking Alec. I worked graveyards.... The brain? She is fried.  :D

Yeah Adam is cool.
I am watching Alec Baldwin  now.

Is he a relation to the Baldwins?

Nope, Adam is not one of them, according to what I've researched. :-\\

Anyways... I had a productive day at the library today.

At first I was thinking Alec. I worked graveyards.... The brain? She is fried.  :D

Yeah Adam is cool.


Ew, no not Alec.  Not my cup of tea at all. ;D


Is he a relation to the Baldwins?


No he isn't.  He just happens to have the same last name. :)

Ew, no not Alec.  Not my cup of tea at all. ;D

No he isn't.  He just happens to have the same last name. :)


Yeah I'm not a fan of Alec either.

Adam tho....he's awesome!!!

No he isn't.  He just happens to have the same last name.

Oh Ok, I just thought that Adam was a Baldwin that they forgot about.

Oh Ok, I just thought that Adam was a Baldwin that they forgot about.


;D

Nope.  It's a common misconception, though.

;D

Nope.  It's a common misconception, though.


that's the whole reason google was created....just so that question could be answered once and for all  :D

;D

Nope.  It's a common misconception, though.


Well, he should be related.

Well, he should be related.


Why?  Just because they have the last name?  Lots of people share a name but aren't related.  I share a last name with Julia Roberts but am not and don't want to be related.

Why?  Just because they have the last name?  Lots of people share a name but aren't related.  I share a last name with Julia Roberts but am not and don't want to be related.

that's right... many last names out there are quite common. In fact, there are numerous people (famous or not) who share my last name, but I'm pretty sure they're not related to me. In fact, there was once a pro baseball pitcher (active during the 90s and 2000s) who had the same first and last name as me, but I'm not related to him.

Why?  Just because they have the last name?  Lots of people share a name but aren't related.  I share a last name with Julia Roberts but am not and don't want to be related.


and also I have the same last name as Kenneth Starr but doesn't mean I'm related to him.

and also I have the same last name as Kenneth Starr but doesn't mean I'm related to him.


That was my point, Howard.  You were the one who said they should be related.

Why?  Just because they have the last name?  Lots of people share a name but aren't related.  I share a last name with Julia Roberts but am not and don't want to be related.


Well I, for one, totally wish u were!!!  :P

That was my point, Howard.  You were the one who said they should be related.


Ok, we can move on from this now. Sorry for taking up too much time with this subject.

we are going away for Easter down to South Wales.  We will be staying with Dai's mum, but going to a big orienteering event that is being held nearby.

we are going away for Easter down to South Wales.  We will be staying with Dai's mum, but going to a big orienteering event that is being held nearby.


Enjoy your time. :)

Getting the lump removed from my face today.  Been waiting a long time for this!

we are going away for Easter down to South Wales.  We will be staying with Dai's mum, but going to a big orienteering event that is being held nearby.


Have fun!!!

Getting the lump removed from my face today.  Been waiting a long time for this!


Yay!!!

Yay!!!




Yay is right!  I have a face shaped face again.  And one awesome bruise. ;D

Numb is wearing off.  My face hurts.

Getting the lump removed from my face today.  Been waiting a long time for this!


Will they put to sleep before they remove the lump? ???

Numb is wearing off.  My face hurts.


take some aspirin.

Will they put to sleep before they remove the lump? ???


No, they didn't have too.  He was able to do it in his office, kind of like the dentist.  He numbed the area and cut it out.  A lot easier than surgery. :)

take some aspirin.


I did, thanks. :)

Yay is right!  I have a face shaped face again.  And one awesome bruise. ;D


Yay for face shaped faces.  Boo for bruises. Even when they come for a good reason. 

Post bruise pics will be coming no?

Yay for face shaped faces.  Boo for bruises. Even when they come for a good reason. 

Post bruise pics will be coming no?


Probably not.  It doesn't look as bad this morning.  Still hurts like heck, though. 

No, they didn't have too.  He was able to do it in his office, kind of like the dentist.  He numbed the area and cut it out.  A lot easier than surgery. :)


Was it like a pimple? Or was it like a small tumor? ???

Was it like a pimple? Or was it like a small tumor? ???


It was a lypoma, a fatty tumor.  Basically a 3 inch chuck of fat.  Quite common, it's just that mine decided to take up residence on my face. 

Well, my life has been just crazy these past few months, but I have some good news.  We are closing on the family homestead on Tuesday.  The house has been in the family since about 1900, but it had deteriorated something awful.  After my mother and brother died we got my sister, who still lived there, into elderly housing and spent months sorting through stuff and clearing it out, it could have been an episode of hoarders.

Anyway, we had a few people we know look at it, and because of its condition we knew we wouldn't get alot for it.  We gave it to a realtor who said the same thing.  It was put on the market March 31, we got an offer for more than we thought we would get THE NEXT DAY!  We took it off course.  It turns out that it satisfies a lot of the criteria that Chinese people look for in terms of good luck.  The address, the position of the house, the position of the doors, the number of stairs in, all kinds of stuff.  The buyers live on the other side of the city and are thrilled they can stay in the city, they are not worried about the condition, one of the sons is already planning the rehab.  Win/Win.  We close on Tuesday(knock on wood).

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Tomorrow is easter!!

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Tomorrow is easter!!


Happy Easter!  :)

Happy Easter!  :)


Happy early Easter to you too!!  8) 8)

Well, my life has been just crazy these past few months, but I have some good news.  We are closing on the family homestead on Tuesday.  The house has been in the family since about 1900, but it had deteriorated something awful.  After my mother and brother died we got my sister, who still lived there, into elderly housing and spent months sorting through stuff and clearing it out, it could have been an episode of hoarders.

Anyway, we had a few people we know look at it, and because of its condition we knew we wouldn't get alot for it.  We gave it to a realtor who said the same thing.  It was put on the market March 31, we got an offer for more than we thought we would get THE NEXT DAY!  We took it off course.  It turns out that it satisfies a lot of the criteria that Chinese people look for in terms of good luck.  The address, the position of the house, the position of the doors, the number of stairs in, all kinds of stuff.  The buyers live on the other side of the city and are thrilled they can stay in the city, they are not worried about the condition, one of the sons is already planning the rehab.  Win/Win.  We close on Tuesday(knock on wood).



That's excellent news!!!!

I watch a lot if House a hunters so I know how difficult it is to find a house with good Feng Shui!!!

If I'm ever lucky enough to buy a house I'm incorporating some of those elements myself  :)

Well, my life has been just crazy these past few months, but I have some good news.  We are closing on the family homestead on Tuesday.  The house has been in the family since about 1900, but it had deteriorated something awful.  After my mother and brother died we got my sister, who still lived there, into elderly housing and spent months sorting through stuff and clearing it out, it could have been an episode of hoarders.

Anyway, we had a few people we know look at it, and because of its condition we knew we wouldn't get alot for it.  We gave it to a realtor who said the same thing.  It was put on the market March 31, we got an offer for more than we thought we would get THE NEXT DAY!  We took it off course.  It turns out that it satisfies a lot of the criteria that Chinese people look for in terms of good luck.  The address, the position of the house, the position of the doors, the number of stairs in, all kinds of stuff.  The buyers live on the other side of the city and are thrilled they can stay in the city, they are not worried about the condition, one of the sons is already planning the rehab.  Win/Win.  We close on Tuesday(knock on wood).



Way cool.




That's excellent news!!!!

I watch a lot if House a hunters so I know how difficult it is to find a house with good Feng Shui!!!

If I'm ever lucky enough to buy a house I'm incorporating some of those elements myself  :)



I don't know ALL the Feng Shui stuff but I do know that our staircase meets the criteria. The staircase isn't supposed to be right in front of the door because it means money will flow out. Our staircase is off to the side a bit-but with the $$$$$$ we have been spending on the house, I feel like the money is just flowing out.  :-\\



Cat

I don't know ALL the Feng Shui stuff but I do know that our staircase meets the criteria. The staircase isn't supposed to be right in front of the door because it means money will flow out. Our staircase is off to the side a bit-but with the $$$$$$ we have been spending on the house, I feel like the money is just flowing out.  :-\\



Cat


There is also something about the bedroom being directly above the kitchen causing strife.    Like Q, I watch a lot of House Hunters, too.

Cool, Danoota!


My mom showed her house for the first time yesterday and they guy is super interested as well.  It was a fluke, too.  Her fridge died and he was there to fix it.  She mentioned she was selling and he immediately asked to bring his wife back to look at it.  They both loved it.  Fingers crossed.

There is also something about the bedroom being directly above the kitchen causing strife.    Like Q, I watch a lot of House Hunters, too.

Cool, Danoota!


My mom showed her house for the first time yesterday and they guy is super interested as well.  It was a fluke, too.  Her fridge died and he was there to fix it.  She mentioned she was selling and he immediately asked to bring his wife back to look at it.  They both loved it.  Fingers crossed.


good luck to her

Way cool.



I don't know ALL the Feng Shui stuff but I do know that our staircase meets the criteria. The staircase isn't supposed to be right in front of the door because it means money will flow out. Our staircase is off to the side a bit-but with the $$$$$$ we have been spending on the house, I feel like the money is just flowing out.  :-\\



Cat


I probably wouldn't even look at house that has the stair facing the same direction as the door (anymore)....tha seems like the biggest feng shui faux pas   

I don't know ALL the Feng Shui stuff but I do know that our staircase meets the criteria. The staircase isn't supposed to be right in front of the door because it means money will flow out. Our staircase is off to the side a bit-but with the $$$$$$ we have been spending on the house, I feel like the money is just flowing out. 

Isn't Feng Shui supposed to bring good luck?

Had a great day today. Went to church with my family, and then to brunch at Ottavios Italian Restaurant (which has been a tradition for us since 2003)... and then to my grandma's house to take care of some stuff. We also went over to the cemetery to put some flowers by my maternal grandparents' gravesite. And now, 9+ hours later, we are home.

Isn't Feng Shui supposed to bring good luck?


Feng shui is a process that brings luck. Follow the rules of Feng shui and you have good luck. Go against the rules and you open yourself to bad luck.

Feng shui is a process that brings luck. Follow the rules of Feng shui and you have good luck. Go against the rules and you open yourself to bad luck.

cool. I often wondered how it worked.

cool. I often wondered how it worked.


The list is very long and complex. Basically it's about inviting good energy into your space and not allowing it to escape. And not inviting negative energy in. 

The house cannot be on a culdesac or t intersection as that creates trap that keeps the energy from moving.

The land of the house cannot have a sloping yard.

The front door and back door should not be aligned as the energy is invited in but then immediately flows out.

The front door should be positioned directionally based on your Kia number (it's your lucky number that is calculated by your birth year.) apparently your birthdate is different on a Chinese calendar (I was born one month and a day earlier according to the website I found to calculate my #)

There's something about the kitchen not bring too close to the front door and the post ion of the oven is important because you don't want to have your back to the direction your good energy flows from.


There's the stairs not coming down into the front door thing Cat mentioned

A bed must be positioned so the feet do not face the door


There's much more but I think you get the idea.

I had a wonderful time away from these boards having a family bonding break, and there is more to come this year.

So Spring Break is over, I had fun in Utah, though I did sprain my wrist while skiing. Thankfully it was a mild sprain and I should be over it quickly.
Only 6 more weeks left of school and then I'm moving to Seattle in June.

I had a wonderful time away from these boards having a family bonding break, and there is more to come this year.


nice to see you again.  :)

I had a wonderful time away from these boards having a family bonding break, and there is more to come this year.

That's good. Once again, glad you are back. :)

So Spring Break is over, I had fun in Utah, though I did sprain my wrist while skiing. Thankfully it was a mild sprain and I should be over it quickly.
Only 6 more weeks left of school and then I'm moving to Seattle in June.

Take care with all of that.

cool. I often wondered how it worked.


It doesn't.  It's pseudoscientific (I don't even want to dignify it with "pseudoscience") malarkey.  Or as Penn and Teller would put it, it's It's BS.

But it sorta does work.  If you live in an area in which there are lots of Chinese folks (or gullible westerners who swallow any BS from China because THE WISDUM OF the ANCIENTS SUPERIOR TO WESTERN SCIENTIFICIS!M), there are people who will pay good money for this crap.  Following its design principles costs an architect or real estate agent nothing more than few hours of his or her time in basic research, the homebuying suckers pay a few hundred for some stupid mystic's stamp of approval. and that stamp of approval can add thousands of dollars to the price of the home.  Some followser of Chinese superstition's willing to pay me $20000 more for a house because I put the end table here and not there?  Hey, I'll make sure to find out what those sort of people like so I can move the damn table into the "right" place long before anyone shows up for the open house.  That's a good return on investment. 

In markets with people who like the woo, people who don't follow its principles do tend to have worse luck selling their homes, at least compared to those who pretend to believe in it during the sales process.  Supply and demand.  As long as superstitious people demand, the market will supply.

So Spring Break is over, I had fun in Utah, though I did sprain my wrist while skiing. Thankfully it was a mild sprain and I should be over it quickly.
Only 6 more weeks left of school and then I'm moving to Seattle in June.

Congrats on moving to Seattle, since it's what you want.  :)

I was coming home from work tonight and as I was stopped at a red light, I was about six cars back, I realized
that every car in front of me had a stick figure family in the rear window. I see these window stickers more and more.
A nice little family; A dad, a mom, two or three kids, a dog and/or cat, some sports related some not but this got me
thinking, I want to get my own stick family sticker for the window but I want mine to be different. I want a Dad,
seven moms and two rows of kids, that will get people talking wouldn't it?

So Spring Break is over, I had fun in Utah, though I did sprain my wrist while skiing. Thankfully it was a mild sprain and I should be over it quickly.
Only 6 more weeks left of school and then I'm moving to Seattle in June.


Hey, enjoy the move to Seattle. I've visited there a few times. Nice place. I love zoos and Seattle has a nice one.

I was coming home from work tonight and as I was stopped at a red light, I was about six cars back, I realized
that every car in front of me had a stick figure family in the rear window. I see these window stickers more and more.
A nice little family; A dad, a mom, two or three kids, a dog and/or cat, some sports related some not but this got me
thinking, I want to get my own stick family sticker for the window but I want mine to be different. I want a Dad,
seven moms and two rows of kids, that will get people talking wouldn't it?


you mean like mannequins? ???

you mean like mannequins? ???


This: http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t86/jeb1075/blog%20pics%202009/stupidstickfiguresymmetry2.jpg


Or this:  http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz216/Peacefulrain09/Silly/6tzvotao1_500.jpg

I was coming home from work tonight and as I was stopped at a red light, I was about six cars back, I realized
that every car in front of me had a stick figure family in the rear window. I see these window stickers more and more.
A nice little family; A dad, a mom, two or three kids, a dog and/or cat, some sports related some not but this got me
thinking, I want to get my own stick family sticker for the window but I want mine to be different. I want a Dad,
seven moms and two rows of kids, that will get people talking wouldn't it?



Holy crap, please do that. That would be amazing.

I was coming home from work tonight and as I was stopped at a red light, I was about six cars back, I realized
that every car in front of me had a stick figure family in the rear window. I see these window stickers more and more.
A nice little family; A dad, a mom, two or three kids, a dog and/or cat, some sports related some not but this got me
thinking, I want to get my own stick family sticker for the window but I want mine to be different. I want a Dad,
seven moms and two rows of kids, that will get people talking wouldn't it?



ha ha ha....

seriously tho... I often wonder about the people who do these stick figures....why advertise to someone who's in the family???
I want to write an spec script of Criminal Minds where the pedofile chooses families based on the information given on these cars...he's in a shopping center parking lot. he sees Dad, Mom boy boy dog....he moves on until he finds mom, girl, girl, cat.  that's a home he can break into and terrorize the occupants... 







Or this:  http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz216/Peacefulrain09/Silly/6tzvotao1_500.jpg



I approve!!! O0

This: http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t86/jeb1075/blog%20pics%202009/stupidstickfiguresymmetry2.jpg


Or this:  http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz216/Peacefulrain09/Silly/6tzvotao1_500.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/N9tp0zk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/N9tp0zk.jpg
That would've been cool in, like, 2009.

Had a dental appointment this morning; my teeth are healthy.

I picked my azz today.  I just thought everyone should know.  My underwear were crawling like mad, yo.

I picked my azz today.  I just thought everyone should.  My underwear were crawling like mad, yo.


No pictures? youtube video?
I hate it when underwear itches...

Is it my turn to pick a body part to scratch now ?  :D

No pictures? youtube video?
I hate it when underwear itches...

Is it my turn to pick a body part to scratch now ?  :D


Or talk about your dentistry.  One of them.

Actually, I'm going to go clean stuff now, then I'll come back and report on how my laundry washing went.

Allllmost done with school for the semester. It's a good thing I rediscovered this forum, because I was running out of ways to procrastinate my papers. At this point, though, I'm all....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aznFLJ5qjl8

I picked my azz today.  I just thought everyone should know.  My underwear were crawling like mad, yo.


Was it a bug up your ass?  :D

No pictures? youtube video?
I hate it when underwear itches...

Is it my turn to pick a body part to scratch now ?  :D


after you pick a body part, my turn. :D

Actually, I'm going to go clean stuff now, then I'll come back and report on how my laundry washing went.


give us a play by play report.

Allllmost done with school for the semester. It's a good thing I rediscovered this forum, because I was running out of ways to procrastinate my papers. At this point, though, I'm all....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aznFLJ5qjl8


Our new phrase at work when we don't want to do something but know we have to is, "F*ck that."

Actually, I'm going to go clean stuff now, then I'll come back and report on how my laundry washing went.


Ooh laundry..so exciting! 
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Our new phrase at work when we don't want to do something but know we have to is, "F*ck that."


ours is "we have to eat our crap and like it".

I picked my azz today.  I just thought everyone should know.  My underwear were crawling like mad, yo.



I picked my nose....looked at it....then wiped it on the underside of my desk!  #Rockin'ItElementarySchoolStyle!

Actually, I'm going to go clean stuff now, then I'll come back and report on how my laundry washing went.



Please don't leave out any of the fascinating details.  don't forget to include a fascinating story about how you've been doing your own laundry since 19XX 

ooh... how many loads???

whites? darks?? colors???

Liquid soap or powder or pods???

Bleach???

liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets?





:D

:P

after you pick a body part, my turn. :D



you want to pick at warped body?



oh never mind... I misread it  :D 

liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets?





Neither...dryer balls.

Actually, I'm going to go clean stuff now, then I'll come back and report on how my laundry washing went.
can you tell me how laundry was in April of 2009, and if soo was it soo much greater than march of 2011?????

can you tell me how laundry was in April of 2009, and if soo was it soo much greater than march of 2011?????


Comparing laundry dates? That's Decalaundrylogy...  :D

Neither...dryer balls.




dryers have balls??? 


http://lucysfootball.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/disapprove.jpg

Comparing laundry dates? That's Decalaundrylogy...  :D




http://www.barbroose.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oh_No_You_Didn__t-300x277.jpg



that one's for Ash

I picked my nose....looked at it....then wiped it on the underside of my desk!  #Rockin'ItElementarySchoolStyle!
i like Jess, am doing laundry...  I smelled a pair of undies to see if they were clean or dirty!  They were infact dirty and I think I have are too much garlic in the past week! 

Please don't leave out any of the fascinating details.  don't forget to include a fascinating story about how you've been doing your own laundry since 19XX 

ooh... how many loads???

whites? darks?? colors???

Liquid soap or powder or pods???

Bleach???

liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets?





:D

:P
you don't want me to go there...  My play by play would be too detailed, as I spot check and pre treat every stain on my kids, hubbies and my clothes! 

you don't want me to go there...  My play by play would be too detailed, as I spot check and pre treat every stain on my kids, hubbies and my clothes!




http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ozc134T4_V8/TwKufcEgsMI/AAAAAAAAB0M/wQR-A_D01GU/s1600/JCLittle_9-ways-to-say-no5.jpg

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

My laundry is going, my dishes are done, and now I'm eating the dinner.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

My laundry is going, my dishes are done, and now I'm eating the dinner.


You forgot to post 17 pics of your dinner...and a full description of what's on the menu.

You forgot to post 17 pics of your dinner...and a full description of what's on the menu.


This ain't InstaTwitterBook! :D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

My laundry is going, my dishes are done, and now I'm eating the dinner.



how many times do you chew each bite?

This ain't InstaTwitterBook! :D


;D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

My laundry is going, my dishes are done, and now I'm eating the dinner.
i made the popular Midwestern meal of tater tot casserole.

This ain't InstaTwitterBook! :D
snapgram

snapgram


For HOW MANY BILLIONS?!!1!!!

So on a serious note, April has been pretty mellow.  Survived the Spring Break rush at the museum, because it wasn't really rushing.  No one wants to do museum stuff anymore. :(

So now I chill until work picks up again.  The life of a seasonal employee.  I do have some hours on the weekends and a lot of night events lined up (because our museum is apparently the place to party), so that will bring in some extra cash.

I've had a sinus infection that I've been battling all month.  Calling my regular doctor tomorrow so I can get a possible referral to an ENT.

To expand on things from my return post.  Almost two years have passed.  Things have changed.  We have a cat now (she's an enormous bitchy Calico named Precious), our dog just had surgery to remove his balls and a possible tumor, but he's pretty healthy.  We survived a really bad financial time for us (but not super bad in the grand scheme of things) and are now almost out of debt.  Almost.  We may have to buy a car though, so there goes that. :)  Rice Cube and the boy are healthy.  I'm middling.  I've been in and out of the hospital more than I care to remember in the past year and a half.  Cellulitis attacks that have involved PICC lines, sinus problems, and now.....a lap band that might be failing.  That's a long story that I'll save for another time though.

I picked my nose....looked at it....then wiped it on the underside of my desk!  #Rockin'ItElementarySchoolStyle!


I picked my nose and flung it.  :P

can you tell me how laundry was in April of 2009, and if soo was it soo much greater than march of 2011?????


How about the 1800's?

So on a serious note, April has been pretty mellow.  Survived the Spring Break rush at the museum, because it wasn't really rushing.  No one wants to do museum stuff anymore. :(

So now I chill until work picks up again.  The life of a seasonal employee.  I do have some hours on the weekends and a lot of night events lined up (because our museum is apparently the place to party), so that will bring in some extra cash.

I've had a sinus infection that I've been battling all month.  Calling my regular doctor tomorrow so I can get a possible referral to an ENT.

To expand on things from my return post.  Almost two years have passed.  Things have changed.  We have a cat now (she's an enormous bitchy Calico named Precious), our dog just had surgery to remove his balls and a possible tumor, but he's pretty healthy.  We survived a really bad financial time for us (but not super bad in the grand scheme of things) and are now almost out of debt.  Almost.  We may have to buy a car though, so there goes that. :)  Rice Cube and the boy are healthy.  I'm middling.  I've been in and out of the hospital more than I care to remember in the past year and a half.  Cellulitis attacks that have involved PICC lines, sinus problems, and now.....a lap band that might be failing.  That's a long story that I'll save for another time though.


Yay for being almost out of debt!  Sucks about the health probs, though.


Has the dog forgiven you? ;D

How about the 1800's?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jjFSVidVjhI/UGVR926x1kI/AAAAAAAAIZg/MTbc71O7ZOo/s1600/Girls%2Bin%2Bthe%2BLaundry.JPG

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jjFSVidVjhI/UGVR926x1kI/AAAAAAAAIZg/MTbc71O7ZOo/s1600/Girls%2Bin%2Bthe%2BLaundry.JPG


before washers and dryers.

Starting the first Monday of May (May 5) I will start applying for jobs!  :)

Yay for being almost out of debt!  Sucks about the health probs, though.


Has the dog forgiven you? ;D


Not a chance. ;D

Starting the first Monday of May (May 5) I will start applying for jobs!  :)

Good luck on that! :)

Starting the first Monday of May (May 5) I will start applying for jobs!  :)
Why not start today, you may miss some good opportunities?

Starting the first Monday of May (May 5) I will start applying for jobs!  :)


Best of luck to ya.

Met the cast of the Goldbergs (minus the youngest kid) they were really cool.  Got pics w everyone but George Segal...he's 80 I got an autograph, thanked him for his body of work.

Why not start today, you may miss some good opportunities?


Just a guess but Sunday paper (which is May 4th) has the most (& best) job listings.

I'm guessing he's perusing Sunday's paper then applying for some on Monday......



.... Or he has plans this week.  :D

Starting the first Monday of May (May 5) I will start applying for jobs!  :)


congratulations!  :)

So, I woke up to the sound of my own voice this morning, which is a first for me. I had a series of very vivid and sad dreams last night, and woke up saying "I can't let go of people..." In the dream, it was said rather loudly, so I am wondering just how loud I was IRL. Meh.

Just a guess but Sunday paper (which is May 4th) has the most (& best) job listings.

I'm guessing he's perusing Sunday's paper then applying for some on Monday......



.... Or he has plans this week.  :D
...or simply, enjoy yourself before the onslaught begins.

Why not start today, you may miss some good opportunities?


I'm busy this week.  ;D

Thanks everybody! I do need to get my butt up from my lab top. It's about time!

I'm busy this week.  ;D



look at that... I'm psychic!


dispatchers do have crystal balls!!!

look at that... I'm psychic!


dispatchers do have crystal balls!!!


Dear psychic snozberries,

will my book get published one day? Let me know. Please! Pretty, pretty please!!  ;D ;D

$50 per hour for a reading?

Dear psychic snozberries,

will my book get published one day? Let me know. Please! Pretty, pretty please!!  ;D ;D

$50 per hour for a reading?


yes you will. you may have to self publish or it may go to kindle... it may be on ebooks or a blog but you will write something people will read

Thanks everybody! I do need to get my butt up from my lab top. It's about time!
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"  ;D

stressed!

Dai is in Chicago at a conference.

today I had a training course in Birmingham so I had to drive there (thankful I could have the car because it is nearly three hours by train and a ton of changes)

The drive should take around an hour so I left an extra half hour early.  It took practically two hours to do!  Straight in to the course without time for a wee or a cup of tea.  And it was only a so-so course with a crappy lunch.  Then I left at 4.00 and I had to drive back to pick up James and Elizabeth, drop James at a friends and be in Leicester (half an hour from home) for 6.15!  What a good job it didn't take two hours to drive home from the course!

Elizabeth received her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award tonight from some Leicester Tigers rugby players (presented locally through Scouts, you only get to see the Duke when you reach Gold).

Then I drove home to fetch James from his Scout meeting including a parent meeting about an expedition he's planning.

stressed!

Dai is in Chicago at a conference.

today I had a training course in Birmingham so I had to drive there (thankful I could have the car because it is nearly three hours by train and a ton of changes)

The drive should take around an hour so I left an extra half hour early.  It took practically two hours to do!  Straight in to the course without time for a wee or a cup of tea.  And it was only a so-so course with a crappy lunch.  Then I left at 4.00 and I had to drive back to pick up James and Elizabeth, drop James at a friends and be in Leicester (half an hour from home) for 6.15!  What a good job it didn't take two hours to drive home from the course!

Elizabeth received her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award tonight from some Leicester Tigers rugby players (presented locally through Scouts, you only get to see the Duke when you reach Gold).

Then I drove home to fetch James from his Scout meeting including a parent meeting about an expedition he's planning.
Well done Elizabeth!

stressed!

Dai is in Chicago at a conference.

today I had a training course in Birmingham so I had to drive there (thankful I could have the car because it is nearly three hours by train and a ton of changes)

The drive should take around an hour so I left an extra half hour early.  It took practically two hours to do!  Straight in to the course without time for a wee or a cup of tea.  And it was only a so-so course with a crappy lunch.  Then I left at 4.00 and I had to drive back to pick up James and Elizabeth, drop James at a friends and be in Leicester (half an hour from home) for 6.15!  What a good job it didn't take two hours to drive home from the course!

Elizabeth received her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award tonight from some Leicester Tigers rugby players (presented locally through Scouts, you only get to see the Duke when you reach Gold).

Then I drove home to fetch James from his Scout meeting including a parent meeting about an expedition he's planning.



busy day.....



should you really even have a cup of tea if you don't get to wee after a two hour car ride?  ;) 

should you really even have a cup of tea if you don't get to wee after a two hour car ride?  ;)


I couldn't decide which I needed more!

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"  ;D


I wonder where that quote originated from?  :(

I wonder where that quote originated from?  :(


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_work_and_no_play_makes_Jack_a_dull_boy

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"  ;D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_work_and_no_play_makes_Jack_a_dull_boy
It appears in Stephen King's novel "The Shining" as a brief mention and is featured prominently in the 1980 film The Shining.

I'm busy this week.  ;D


C'mon How are you busy?  ::)

Thanks everybody! I do need to get my butt up from my lab top. It's about time!


I would think so.

C'mon How are you busy?  ::)


I'm helping my family with the basement we're rebuilding right now! I'm helping them choose the furniture for the basement too.

You are kind of right. I could start now, but I'm kind of OCD. I guess Monday just sounds like a nice and clean cut date!

I couldn't decide which I needed more!



two birds...one stone..... simultaneous input/output.....sip tea while you wee    :D

I couldn't decide which I needed more!
Everything stops for tea!

yes you will. you may have to self publish or it may go to kindle... it may be on ebooks or a blog but you will write something people will read


I wonder how you get the attention of a big publishing company. I might have to have Stephen King's mojo/talent for that!  8)

I wonder how you get the attention of a big publishing company. I might have to have Stephen King's mojo/talent for that!  8)



getting a literary agent would be a good place to start...

Everything stops for tea!


for me it's coffee.

stressed!

Dai is in Chicago at a conference.

today I had a training course in Birmingham so I had to drive there (thankful I could have the car because it is nearly three hours by train and a ton of changes)

The drive should take around an hour so I left an extra half hour early.  It took practically two hours to do!  Straight in to the course without time for a wee or a cup of tea.  And it was only a so-so course with a crappy lunch.  Then I left at 4.00 and I had to drive back to pick up James and Elizabeth, drop James at a friends and be in Leicester (half an hour from home) for 6.15!  What a good job it didn't take two hours to drive home from the course!

Elizabeth received her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award tonight from some Leicester Tigers rugby players (presented locally through Scouts, you only get to see the Duke when you reach Gold).

Then I drove home to fetch James from his Scout meeting including a parent meeting about an expedition he's planning.


Way to go, Elizabeth!

getting a literary agent would be a good place to start...


Karma point for the reminder! I forgot about an agent!  ;D

Wow, can't believe April is over. :o

Wow, can't believe April is over. :o
Not over yet, we still have to live today!

Hello friends.  Sorry I haven't been on much.  But tonight, when I get back from running an errand, I'm going to do some major posting.  Also, I've just finally added some pictures of me.  I decided it was time to reveal what I look like!  :P

Hello friends.  Sorry I haven't been on much.  But tonight, when I get back from running an errand, I'm going to do some major posting.  Also, I've just finally added some pictures of me.  I decided it was time to reveal what I look like!  :P


nice to see you again.  :)