Ha!

Here's the what's happening in February thread  :P


WALKING DEAD RETURNS FEB 8th!

White rabbit!

Less than 50 days till Spring.

Less than 50 days till Spring.
Start of Spring will be on Friday March 20th and that is 47 from today.

February will be a busy month for me, with many family occasions to attend to, and will be offline from time to time.

Start of Spring will be on Friday March 20th and that is 47 from today.


I can't wait.

The first of February, they are calling for another winter storm but will that stop me.....no.

Tomorrow I will be outside, even though the high will be in the low 30's, smoking a pork loin, pork ribs,
pork chops and potatoes. My pork loin will be served with a homemade salsa cruda and the potatoes
with my special rub. Strange thing is, this has nothing to do with the Superbowl. It is a birthday dinner
for Tootles, The Boys girlfriend. They better appreciate it.

School is going smooth so far. Knock on wood, or is it metal?

I meditated for the first time....ever in my life. It was the most peaceful thing I've ever experienced. You have to take it seriously though. I'm still a beginner so for me it's a simple task of relaxing myself and winding down my feelings, especially passionate ones! It's not like I'm seeing visions or anything like that.

The first of February, they are calling for another winter storm but will that stop me.....no.

Tomorrow I will be outside, even though the high will be in the low 30's, smoking a pork loin, pork ribs,
pork chops and potatoes. My pork loin will be served with a homemade salsa cruda and the potatoes
with my special rub. Strange thing is, this has nothing to do with the Superbowl. It is a birthday dinner
for Tootles, The Boys girlfriend. They better appreciate it.



What time should we be over?



I meditated for the first time....ever in my life. It was the most peaceful thing I've ever experienced. You have to take it seriously though. I'm still a beginner so for me it's a simple task of relaxing myself and winding down my feelings, especially passionate ones! It's not like I'm seeing visions or anything like that.


That sounds great.


Cat

What time should we be over?

Cat


Dinner is at 5:00, come hungry, there is plenty.  :)

The first of February, they are calling for another winter storm but will that stop me.....no.

Tomorrow I will be outside, even though the high will be in the low 30's, smoking a pork loin, pork ribs,
pork chops and potatoes. My pork loin will be served with a homemade salsa cruda and the potatoes
with my special rub. Strange thing is, this has nothing to do with the Superbowl. It is a birthday dinner
for Tootles, The Boys girlfriend. They better appreciate it.


That sounds delicious.

One thing I'm planning on doing this month is hosting a Mardi Gras celebration (like I did two years ago), but one particular friend has emailed me saying she won't be able to make it due to health conditions. :-\\

It's Groundhog Day, Did the groundhog see his shadow under all that snow?

It's Groundhog Day, Did the groundhog see his shadow under all that snow?
Groundhog Day 2015: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/02/02/groundhog-day-2015-punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-predicts-six-more-weeks-of-winter/

Groundhog Day 2015: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/02/02/groundhog-day-2015-punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-predicts-six-more-weeks-of-winter/


I figured that was going to happen.

February will be a busy month for me, with many family occasions to attend to, and will be offline from time to time.
We have a big family reunion on Thursday and probably go through to Friday.

We have a big family reunion on Thursday and probably go through to Friday.



Sounds fun

Sounds fun

That is only the start, more later this month.

We have a big family reunion on Thursday and probably go through to Friday.

Have a good time with that!



That is only the start, more later this month.

Wishing all the best...

We have a big family reunion on Thursday and probably go through to Friday.



enjoy it. :)

Have a good time with that!

Wishing all the best...


Sounds fun



enjoy it. :)
We plan to.

One thing I'm planning on doing this month is hosting a Mardi Gras celebration (like I did two years ago), but one particular friend has emailed me saying she won't be able to make it due to health conditions. :-\\

I still haven't decided on whether to have it on the 15th (Sunday) or the 17th (Tuesday), although the 17th would make sense because that is Shrove ("Fat") Tuesday; however, last year my friends and I had the party on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday (and I don't wanna try that this year because that Saturday is Valentines Day). I hope to make a decision on this as soon as possible before any of invitees make plans for either day.

New sofas and a chair delivered today.  The old ones had gone really weird with the leather surface peeling off in strips on one and crumbling/flaking on the other.

I still haven't decided on whether to have it on the 15th (Sunday) or the 17th (Tuesday), although the 17th would make sense because that is Shrove ("Fat") Tuesday; however, last year my friends and I had the party on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday (and I don't wanna try that this year because that Saturday is Valentines Day). I hope to make a decision on this as soon as possible before any of invitees make plans for either day.

And I decided to do it on the 17th. I even sent out an Evite invitation to five of my invitees (since these are the people that I have email addresses for). We shall see how it goes.

enjoy it. :)
We are back home sooner than expected, but do not know our plans for tomorrow.

We are back home sooner than expected, but do not know our plans for tomorrow.

Glad you are back, Phil. :)

We are back home sooner than expected, but do not know our plans for tomorrow.


glad to see you back.  :)

Glad you are back, Phil. :)

glad to see you back.  :)
Many thanks, and I am still not sure of the events of this afternoon.

Many thanks, and I am still not sure of the events of this afternoon.
I now know how are things being planned, someone has to miss out on the trip, there is no room for one more person in the car.So, I was told it is me, and I can stay.

I now know how are things being planned, someone has to miss out on the trip, there is no room for one more person in the car.So, I was told it is me, and I can stay.

Thanks for the update.

Thanks for the update.
...and I have just been left at home, watching movies on television and access to the internet

I now know how are things being planned, someone has to miss out on the trip, there is no room for one more person in the car.So, I was told it is me, and I can stay.


What is your next trip?

I got a B on my first test this semester.

I got a B on my first test this semester.

That's not bad; what class was it for?

I got a B on my first test this semester.
Well done, what was the subject?

@nally and Philip,

I have three classes, Geology, History of Rock and Roll, and Philosophy 106.

There are no books for Philosophy but the Geology and Rock and Roll textbooks were weeks late. Geology was two weeks late and the Rock and Roll book was three weeks late.

Had the Rock and Roll textbook come on the first day of class I might have had an A or a B+ on the test, so I did pretty good for a textbook that was three weeks late. The test I got a B on was for Rock and Roll.

@nally and Philip,

I have three classes, Geology, History of Rock and Roll, and Philosophy 106.

There are no books for Philosophy but the Geology and Rock and Roll textbooks were weeks late. Geology was two weeks late and the Rock and Roll book was three weeks late.

Had the Rock and Roll textbook come on the first day of class I might have had an A or a B+ on the test, so I did pretty good for a textbook that was three weeks late. The test I got a B on was for Rock and Roll.
Well done, once again.

What is your next trip?
Technically our next trip is when we go back home, February is a month of local family bondings.

@nally and Philip,

I have three classes, Geology, History of Rock and Roll, and Philosophy 106.

There are no books for Philosophy but the Geology and Rock and Roll textbooks were weeks late. Geology was two weeks late and the Rock and Roll book was three weeks late.

Had the Rock and Roll textbook come on the first day of class I might have had an A or a B+ on the test, so I did pretty good for a textbook that was three weeks late. The test I got a B on was for Rock and Roll.


A class in the History of Rock-n-Roll? Sounds very interesting.


Well done on your exams.



Cat

Well done, once again.


TY!

A class in the History of Rock-n-Roll? Sounds very interesting.


Well done on your exams.



Cat


We skimmed over like two overhead slides of the 1800s and early 1900s. Once we got to the 1940s we got deeper into it.

Supposedly the song 'Rock Around The Clock' from 1955 along with the movie Blackboard Jungle, helped make Rock and Roll mainstream and popular. I'm sure it's more complex than that but sometimes I shut my eyes (not yet sleeping) in class.  ;D

I got a B on my first test this semester.


congratulations.  :)

congratulations.  :)


TY.

We skimmed over like two overhead slides of the 1800s and early 1900s. Once we got to the 1940s we got deeper into it.

Supposedly the song 'Rock Around The Clock' from 1955 along with the movie Blackboard Jungle, helped make Rock and Roll mainstream and popular. I'm sure it's more complex than that but sometimes I shut my eyes (not yet sleeping) in class.  ;D

Cool!

Somehow I knew that "Rock Around The Clock" was significant to the start of Rock And Roll. Ya learn something new every day! :)

We skimmed over like two overhead slides of the 1800s and early 1900s. Once we got to the 1940s we got deeper into it.

Supposedly the song 'Rock Around The Clock' from 1955 along with the movie Blackboard Jungle, helped make Rock and Roll mainstream and popular. I'm sure it's more complex than that but sometimes I shut my eyes (not yet sleeping) in class.  ;D
That was when the audience started dancing in the aisles.

So...yesterday I heard from one of my invitees to my Mardi Gras party... and she said she would come, and bring her husband and son (both of whom I know), but I don't know what food she plans on bringing. I'll have to get back to her on that.

What is your next trip?
There is a strong possibility of a day out tomorrow.

There is a strong possibility of a day out tomorrow.


someplace warm?

So...yesterday I heard from one of my invitees to my Mardi Gras party... and she said she would come, and bring her husband and son (both of whom I know), but I don't know what food she plans on bringing. I'll have to get back to her on that.


Fat Tuesday is my favorite!

Fat Tuesday is my favorite!

Cool!

I was able to send the invitation to a few more friends today, but I still have not heard from my other invitees yet. Perhaps I will contact them this Friday if I hear nothing before then.

Cool!

I was able to send the invitation to a few more friends today, but I still have not heard from my other invitees yet. Perhaps I will contact them this Friday if I hear nothing before then.


I don't know I'm going to give up for 40 days though, maybe Coca Cola?  :)

I don't know I'm going to give up for 40 days though, maybe Coca Cola?  :)

I don't give something up every year, but I can remember one year I gave up certain programs on tv.

I don't give something up every year, but I can remember one year I gave up certain programs on tv.
M
Which one??

Was it in its original run at the time you gave it up or was it in syndication? Or both?

Did you start watching again after lent?

M
Which one??

Was it in its original run at the time you gave it up or was it in syndication? Or both?

Did you start watching again after lent?

Syndication, I think. They had been around for several years. Said programs, at the time, were airing weekday afternoons and were geared toward kids.

Fat Tuesday is my favorite!


What is Fat Tuesday? ???

I don't know I'm going to give up for 40 days though, maybe Coca Cola?  :)


giving up soda for 40 days? maybe drinking more water?

What is Fat Tuesday? ???


It's what they call the Tuesday that kick starts mardis gras

What is Fat Tuesday? ???



In the Christian religions (namely Catholic), it is right before Lent starts. Lent is a time when people give up things they love. So, right before it starts, everyone partys like there is no tomorrow-because tomorrow (Ash Wednesday) they are not supposed to party anymore. Marti Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday." 



Cat

In the Christian religions (namely Catholic), it is right before Lent starts. Lent is a time when people give up things they love. So, right before it starts, everyone partys like there is no tomorrow-because tomorrow (Ash Wednesday) they are not supposed to party anymore. Marti Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday." 



Cat



I knew it was someohow  connected to mardis gras  ;D

In the Christian religions (namely Catholic), it is right before Lent starts. Lent is a time when people give up things they love. So, right before it starts, everyone partys like there is no tomorrow-because tomorrow (Ash Wednesday) they are not supposed to party anymore. Marti Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday." 



Cat
In the UK we call "Shrove Tuesday", or 'Pancake Day'.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday

someplace warm?
If the Philippines is not warm, it is hot!

If the Philippines is not warm, it is hot!



How hot is it?



Cat

How hot is it?



Cat
Around 30oC

Around 30oC



It is about that here give or take. We went to the beach on Tuesday. Will probably go back tomorrow.


Did you move there permanently or is that just an extended visit? 



Cat

In the Christian religions (namely Catholic), it is right before Lent starts. Lent is a time when people give up things they love. So, right before it starts, everyone partys like there is no tomorrow-because tomorrow (Ash Wednesday) they are not supposed to party anymore. Marti Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday." 



Cat


So then what do us Jews get?

If the Philippines is not warm, it is hot!


What city in The Philippines are you in?

Around 30oC


It's near 90, Yow! :o

So then what do us Jews get?



Gefilta fish & matza ball zoup? 



Cat

It's near 90, Yow! :o

Which makes sense for where he's at right now.

Doesn't make sense for where I'm at, though! I hope it cools down to seasonally-appropriate temperatures sometime soon.

It's near 90, Yow! :o
Very low temperatures back in London, I am glad I am here.

Gefilta fish & matza ball zoup? 



Cat


My Mother makes that for the holidays and they are delicious.

Which makes sense for where he's at right now.

Doesn't make sense for where I'm at, though! I hope it cools down to seasonally-appropriate temperatures sometime soon.


I wish we could have his 90, sure could melt the snow now. :(

Very low temperatures back in London, I am glad I am here.


It is 9 in New York. :o

My Mother makes that for the holidays and they are delicious.



Does your mother use her own recipe or does she used the one that is in The Jewish Cookbook?



Cat

Does your mother use her own recipe or does she used the one that is in The Jewish Cookbook?



Cat



Is there onl one?  :D

Is there onl one?  :D



Yup!  ;D ;D ;D


https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5390804/il_570xN.175779157.jpg


Actually, this is the ORIGINAL Jewish Cookbook. And for decades it was standard of Jewish cooking. Almost every (not all) Jewish household in the U.S. had/have a copy of it. All other books came later. 



Cat

Does your mother use her own recipe or does she used the one that is in The Jewish Cookbook?



Cat


She buys gefilte fish from the jar and she buys a soup mix that's already prepared.

She buys gefilte fish from the jar and she buys a soup mix that's already prepared.



Actually, that is how I prepare it, too.  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Actually, that is how I prepare it, too.  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


You like Gefilte fish and matzoh ball soup?

You like Gefilte fish and matzoh ball soup?



Of course.

BTW, does your mother and/or grandmother have/had a copy of the Jewish Cookbook? I'm just wondering.



Cat

Yup!  ;D ;D ;D


https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5390804/il_570xN.175779157.jpg


Actually, this is the ORIGINAL Jewish Cookbook. And for decades it was standard of Jewish cooking. Almost every (not all) Jewish household in the U.S. had/have a copy of it. All other books came later. 



Cat




Fascinating!  I had no idea.

Of course.

BTW, does your mother and/or grandmother have/had a copy of the Jewish Cookbook? I'm just wondering.



Cat


My Mother probably has A Jewish cookbook somewhere in the house, she loves making Mandel bread.

Of course.

BTW, does your mother and/or grandmother have/had a copy of the Jewish Cookbook? I'm just wondering.



Cat


My friend in high school, who was Jewish (Her father was Jewish, but her mother was not or maybe she converted, I don't know) had a copy of that cookbook, I remember the cover.

My friend in high school, who was Jewish (Her father was Jewish, but her mother was not or maybe she converted, I don't know) had a copy of that cookbook, I remember the cover.



It actually had several covers over the decades.



Cat

The big family occasion approaches, more family members arrive, and soon I will have to be offline till when it is all over.

If I sneak online I will, but I will be otherwise involved.

The big family occasion approaches, more family members arrive, and soon I will have to be offline till when it is all over.

If I sneak online I will, but I will be otherwise involved.

Take care in all you do, Phil. Hope it's a nice gathering. :)

Take care in all you do, Phil. Hope it's a nice gathering. :)
I will inform more on this after the event.

The big family occasion approaches, more family members arrive, and soon I will have to be offline till when it is all over.

If I sneak online I will, but I will be otherwise involved.


Have a good gathering, take care. :)

I will inform more on this after the event.

Good. :)

Speaking of scheduled events... I finally heard from two more of my Mardi Gras invitees today. However, neither of them will be able to come over. (But I do feel good that I've at least heard from them.)

Have a good trip, take care. :)
It is not a trip, it is a gathering, more on it later.

Good. :)

Speaking of scheduled events... I finally heard from two more of my Mardi Gras invitees today. However, neither of them will be able to come over. (But I do feel good that I've at least heard from them.)
That is my lot for a few days now, more relatives have arrived and the festivities have now started.

It is not a trip, it is a gathering, more on it later.


OK then have a pleasant gathering. :)

That is my lot for a few days now, more relatives have arrived and the festivities have now started.

Have a good time. :)

Good. :)

Speaking of scheduled events... I finally heard from two more of my Mardi Gras invitees today. However, neither of them will be able to come over. (But I do feel good that I've at least heard from them.)

Still no rsvp from two of my invitees to whom I sent the Evite. My guess is they are too busy and haven't had a chance to respond.

However, I am still looking forward to having a good time tonight. :)

Well...some of my invitees did show up. And we had a good time with said people. :)

And now I have just gotten finished cleaning everything up.

Well...some of my invitees did show up. And we had a good time with said people. :)

And now I have just gotten finished cleaning everything up.


glad you had a good time.

glad you had a good time.

Thanks. All the guests seemed to have a great time as well.

OK then have a pleasant gathering. :)

Have a good time. :)
Thank you, the gathering was the wedding of my son and it all turn out splendid.  Several guests even flew from the UK especially for it, with many faces I have not seen and spoke for a while.

Thank you, the gathering was the wedding of my son and it all turn out splendid.  Several guests even flew from the UK especially for it, with many faces I have not seen and spoke for a while.


Oh!  How wonderful!  Best wishes to your son and his spouse.  I love weddings.
It is very nice that many guests flew in for the occasion.

Thank you, the gathering was the wedding of my son and it all turn out splendid.  Several guests even flew from the UK especially for it, with many faces I have not seen and spoke for a while.



Mozel Tov to you and your son.



Cat

Thank you, the gathering was the wedding of my son and it all turn out splendid.  Several guests even flew from the UK especially for it, with many faces I have not seen and spoke for a while.

Oh...so that's what the occasion was!! :) :)

Congratz and best wishes to the happy couple...and karma+1 for them.

Oh!  How wonderful!  Best wishes to your son and his spouse.  I love weddings.
It is very nice that many guests flew in for the occasion.


Mozel Tov to you and your son.



Cat

Oh...so that's what the occasion was!! :) :)

Congratz and best wishes to the happy couple...and karma+1 for them.
Many thanks

Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams

Speaking of trip, my parents are going to Mississippi for their 25th Anniversary to go see KC & The Sunshine Band with my uncle and aunt. They're gonna be gone the whole weekend and they're leaving Friday and won't be back until Monday meaning I get the whole house to myself for the entire weekend!! XD

Speaking of trip, my parents are going to Mississippi for their 25th Anniversary to go see KC & The Sunshine Band with my uncle and aunt. They're gonna be gone the whole weekend and they're leaving Friday and won't be back until Monday meaning I get the whole house to myself for the entire weekend!! XD

Happy anniversary to your parents!! And I hope you have a good time at home... I always have fun having the house to myself. :)

Speaking of trip, my parents are going to Mississippi for their 25th Anniversary to go see KC & The Sunshine Band with my uncle and aunt. They're gonna be gone the whole weekend and they're leaving Friday and won't be back until Monday meaning I get the whole house to myself for the entire weekend!! XD


Hope they enjoy themselves. :)

Got back late yesterday after a week in France.  It was a holiday week from school so we went skiing.

We went back to the same resort/hotel we'd been to a couple of years ago.  It works well for us as a family in that there are several east runs I can do around the hotel, but it is also straight onto the lifts to get up to the bigger runs Dai and the children like.

After a couple of days there I was persuaded higher up the mountain for the first time and I did a long blue run (harder than any I've skied recently).  I did this a couple more times (though I never skied the end part - too steep looking!)

Now a frantic day sorting kit and washing ready for the working week to start tomorrow

I'm on my art board's committee now and may get newspaper writeups. And 4 out of 5 of my submissions were juried in.

Screencap of art opening here with my pic featured:
http://i.imgur.com/nY2Ib85.png

My logo I came up with that will be signed, titled and numbered, then stuck on the backs of all prints, and put on all boxed items like coasters, mugs and Zazzle merch:
http://i.imgur.com/ZixNEkS.png

In other news things are basically the same with me as they always have been, with the exception of lots of fights and even a mugging or two outside. I'm also building a diorama layout that will be the downtown square of a large unnamed Southern city, my most ambitious thing will be making ruins of a Confederate munitions factory with an intact shot tower out of Lego as the centerpiece of "downtown". Weather here's been pretty nice, unusually warm for February, but I'm enjoying it

Single again. :(

Bad breakup with someone I thought would be perfect for me

Single again. :(

Bad breakup with someone I thought would be perfect for me

Sorry to hear this. :-\\

Thanks Jeff. Another thing that hit hard, had to get rid of my dogs (to a no-kill) because that many and that size in my small apartment were a code violation, and I am looking to add just a single pet, likely a Tibetan Terrier with the coat grown out to full length, to be certified as an emotional support animal.

And I am going out to a bar tonight to sing karaoke. First time doing it in an actual bar, it'll be fun

Anyway, I have an interview this morning at a library in Thousand Oaks (they have an accounting position open there, which I applied for a few weeks back), so I will need to prepare for that.

Single again. :(

Bad breakup with someone I thought would be perfect for me


Sorry to hear this.  :(

Anyway, I have an interview this morning at a library in Thousand Oaks (they have an accounting position open there, which I applied for a few weeks back), so I will need to prepare for that.


Good Luck.

Good Luck.

Thanks. Btw, this position was actually for a library page, which has duties similar to what I've been doing as a volunteer at the Oxnard Library, only there's a little more involved. At the end of the interview, I handed the people a copy of my resume and told them that I am also open to any accounting positions they may have open. Overall, I feel very good about the interview; I must admit that I was NOT the least bit nervous this time.

Thanks. Btw, this position was actually for a library page, which has duties similar to what I've been doing as a volunteer at the Oxnard Library, only there's a little more involved. At the end of the interview, I handed the people a copy of my resume and told them that I am also open to any accounting positions they may have open. Overall, I feel very good about the interview; I must admit that I was NOT the least bit nervous this time.
Sounds hopeful, good luck.

Sounds hopeful, good luck.

Thanks; like I said, I feel I did well.

I should find out in a week or two whether I get selected or not. There are other candidates interviewing for this position.

Thanks; like I said, I feel I did well.

I should find out in a week or two whether I get selected or not. There are other candidates interviewing for this position.
There will always be that annoying wait, here's to the best result.

Good luck, hope you get the job  :)

Good luck, hope you get the job  :)

Thanks.

Btw, today I went to the Oxnard library to do some volunteer work (this one is nearest my house), and I happened to see two of the staff members whom I'm friends with; I told them about this interview and they were glad to hear about it; one of them even said she knows a person who works at the Thousand Oaks library (where I interviewed earlier this week) and that that person is really nice.

So anyway, I might find out next week or the week after if I get selected or not. In the meanwhile, I will continue to make other job applications.

I am waving goodbye to February!

I am waving goodbye to February!


goodbye February, it was a brutally cold month!