Train Derailments, Delays and Distractions

*checks watch*

It's time to catch the next train. All aboard!

Oh, I love being one of the first ones on the train. I can choose a nice comfy compartment.

I like derailed trains. They're carbon-neutral.

Remember, it's not about the destination, it's how you don't get there!

*throws bag inside foggis compartment* Hi! You don't mind do you? I hate being alone!

Mind if I join you? Suddenly all the other compartments seem to be full, and some boy is looking for his lost toad.

Come on in! I think this compartment is enchanted to expand so it will comfortably hold all of us, and everyone else when they show up!

*Peeks inside*
Oh, here you all are! I hope kirby finds us. I accidentally doubled the train and she boarded the other one. :oP

oooh, the continue topic in another topic feature is pretty!

*bars door from inside to keep riff-raff out, and stretches out comfortably in empty compartment*

Oooff...
*drags suitcase up the steps*
The lady at the ticket window said that multiple derailed trains happen and that I need to just choose one. Then I tried to get on and someone blocked the door. I had to try several cars before I could get on!

I left my school robes at home. Anyone have a spare set? I only need it for the sorting ceremony.

can't you accio them?

Trying to whip this computer into shape after recovering from a trojan virus, has totally distracted me from derailed trains! (I hope I get my footing back!)

JP- thank you for the new thread,it took F-O-R-E-V-E-R for the other to load!

13: Been there chg1. Still dealing with computer issues and that's after we cleaned out the virus.

>14 jugglingpaynes:

yeah, the infected files need to be replaced; good to have a backup.

I just saw on Amazon that they are giving some Kindles (only for U.S. residents), I thought some of you might like to participate.

Here are the rules

And all you have to do is like the Amazon page on Facebook, good luck for those who enter!

Do you think I can add a book I wrote as a book I read to my list? Because my 2011 books read list looks pretty sad.

I know I used to read more! What happened?

>17 jugglingpaynes: Absolutely fair game. I add books I proofread for work as books I've read. And my chances of making the 75-book challenge are, once again, nil. Sad.

I used to read more as well :( I miss reading on a regular basis.

I miss reading in November and December. Those months just seem to be mostly void of reading time every year.

20: It's little wonder why with back-top-back holidays, assuming you're in the US. October, Halloween. November, Thanksgiving. December, Christmas. Why don't we move Thanksgiving to August, or something?

I have to get up for work in four hours, but I'm not feeling at all tired. *le sigh*

21 Because no one wants to roast a turkey in August;)

And also because it's a harvest festival, basically; what we're being thankful for is the food that has been harvested (and that, historically, would have been put away to last all winter). This may not make a lot of sense if you are, for example, in Florida or California, but for those in New England, November is about the right time, I think.

True enough. Can't move Halloween, either, due to the significance of the time of year, and we'd have one helluva time moving Christmas. It's celebrated on January 7th in Macedonia, but if we moved it to that date, we'd have a few more weeks of advertising. There's no way companies would start any later for any reason.

#21 Rozax:
I am. Add four family birthdays to the list.

#21-22:
I was actually thinking of that for NaNoWriMo, but then, most people probably have lives in the summer. ;)

#23 ejj:
It doesn't get cold at all where I live compared to the rest of you, but we still have a lot of farms, a historic one within half a mile of my home. It makes enough sense to me. :)

> 25 & 23-

So far because of global warming (Earth Changes???? re: Edgar Cayce ) we in Connecticut have been having temperatures far above normal for this time of year (high 50's F.), normal is in the 30-40 range

#26 chg 1:
That's what we're having in California. Annoying, isn't it? Unpredictable as to what to wear, with so much wind, yet so much sun. It doesn't feel like December at all yet this year unless we get some rain.

(Oh, yes, I know what some of you are thinking! ;)

>27 Kerian:

Northern or Southern Cal.? I've been to both a few times..

Best 404 page ever!

Page not available.
But Justin is. ;)

#28 chg1:
Northern.

>30 Kerian:

Oh. O.K. I visited your page I. Is that the Golden Gate Bridge in the background? I've been to 'Frisco several times (when I traveled).

Growing up in California, especially the central valley, it just wasn't Christmas without very dense fog.

It's dry in my neighborhood. Anyone else cough when it gets too dry?

Oh yes, cough cough cough, wet or dry, cough, cough, cough

you know, we have had the same group picture for a while. maybe we should do another photo contest sometime.

yes lets!

The winter heating system makes it very dry here, so I run a humidifier all winter long. It's part of the battle to keep my skin from cracking and flaking! and also gives an edge in fighting off colds and flu, which have a better chance of getting you when you are dried out . . .

I got my cough the old fashioned way. My husband and children gave me their cold. :oP

38> Its so nice that you are a sharing family!

I know! It's why I love them.

#35 -- I agree! In fact, since anyone can upload a photo to the group album (I think), it should be even easier this time than last time.

I got the most wonderful book for Christmas. A wonderful collection of comics by our very own JP!

Yay! I had a another friend ask, so I wanted to let you know I'm going to try to design some bookplates to sign. Soon as I have them ready, I'll send you one. :o)

I hope you enjoy the book!

Wondering: How long is it acceptable to leave up Christmas decorations and lights? It's been a rainy day, and normally we take down the decorations on the 26th. I'm just not in the mood to start yet.

I usually leave mine up until January sixth, Little Christmas. Then I take them down the following weekend. Of course, I don't put out most of the decorations until late in December. This year we put the tree up on the 22nd. The only difference it the outside lights, which my husband puts up after Thanksgiving and leaves up until...April?

whenever you get around to it!

My Grandad was always preferential to the 12th day of Christmas (as noted by >45 jugglingpaynes:: 6 Jan.)

(but then....who says you HAVE to take them down???)

My family often took them down on New Year's Day -- partly because it's a day off, to give us time to get the house clean, and partly because our Christmas tree (always, always a live tree) would be quite crispy by then. I like the idea of leaving them up through Epiphany (6 January), but since we always put the tree up shortly after Thanksgiving, it was not always practical!

we do around the 6th. my mom usually leaves her tree up until the 9th or later. My youngest sister likes them to be up for her birthday party.

Mine will also come down on the 6th.

Ours will most likely come down on the 6th but really it will depend on when the town tree pick up is. Which reminds me...I should find out with our town tree pick up is.

I aim for the 6th, but sometimes with the show that is around the second weekend in January, it doesn't get done until after then. But this year it will be January 1 because Mutombu leaves to return to Iowa on the 2nd and I need help. Definitely before Easter is a good goal.

I'm thinking of just leaving the little tree on the kitchen table. It's a good way to say, "Here lives a couple of crazy young people!"

Took everything down the day after Christmas. It had been up since Thanksgiving weekend, and it was time to get the house back to normal.

there is a certain peacefulness about getting the house back to normal

December went by waaaay to fast! I feel like I just put the Christmas stuff up, and I put it up on Thanksgiving. The plan is to take it down Monday :(

I took everything (inside and outside) down Wednesday. It was such a nice day, you had to do it then. The living room seems so bare without the big tree. Finnegan might be missing the back scratcher that the lower limbs provided him with.

Why am I suddenly having trouble sleeping? And how is it that my husband keeps commandeering the middle of the bed?

Rozax: Could be worse. I get pushed to the edge of the bed, my husband takes half my pillow, and two cats sleep on either side of me, pinning my legs. On the plus side, I never get cold at night.

Anyone else wondering how long Mandy and MrA can keep up their birthday threads? I'm hoping for at least six months, if not a full year. :o)

The shelves my dad and I built in 2 days just before New Year's day. I even have room to spare!

Before:


After:


Where are the HP books? Where they've always been. In the built-ins that came with the house.

Wow! That looks great Lefty, well done!

Room to spare on the shelves-- every booklover's dream!

Those look really nice, Lefty. I would ask when you plan to come and build mine, but I doubt the apartment management company would like for me to install built-ins. . . .

*checks for possible secret rooms*

Are you sure there's nothing behind the fireplace wall?

Nice job ,Lefty. I could use new Bookcases {about 10 large boxes of books worth!!!!)

*drooling over bookshelves*

I'm trying to find this video from the Lord of the Rings bonus features. It was something of a kist done by the four hobbit actors. Three of them would be sitting together, complaining about the fourth, then he'd come back, they'd all welcome him warmly, then another one of them would get up, then the current three would complain about him, and so forth.

gee, sounds like my workplace!

Ooooh!! Pretty shelves!!!

So, you know how suge felt when Henry Cavil was cast as superman? Probably pretty close to how I felt when I read this.

Seriously, I almost cried in that 12-year-old girl at a Justin Bieber concert kind of way.

69: I have no idea who Alice Eve is. Yes, yes, I can look it up, but why didn't they mention Zoe Saldana?

#69: Whoa! Appeal to my geeky Star Trek side and my nerdy Sherlock Holmes side! And he's the voice of Smaug too? Was I sleeping when all this happened? Must start saving up movie money. :o)

>69 biblioholic29: Ooooohhhhhh.

Watch this video. I guarantee everyone will enjoy!

That was great Bib! Thanks for sharing it!

that was fun.....but I still love my kindle!

#73 -- That was fun! Though I have to admit, I felt a little dizzy sometimes when the books were swaying in the background.

My son and I commented at different times about how much work that would have been to animate. So many moving parts! Animators are a special kind of crazy. I say that with great respect. :o)

Best quote I've heard in a long time:

"I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." -Harriet Tubman

This applies to modern humanity in so many ways.

Just noticed this on my home page:

Group Suggestions
Twilight, New Moon, Edward and Bella
The Drones Club (all things P.G. Wodehouse)
BookCrossing Australia!
Girlybooks
Orange January/July
More suggestions...

One of those doesn't look right... wait, i've got it! I don't have any P.G.Wodehouse! How odd.

HAHAHAHA!

Okay, I just added group suggestions to my home page cause it looked like fun, but mine are all reasonable:
Vintage Children's and Young Adult books
Doctor Who
Anglophiles
What the Dickens?
Ancient History

It makes me sad.

Had to play this game:

Vintage children's and young adult books
Scandinavian detectives and thrillers
Unique Library Thing Book Group
Baker Street and Beyond »
American Civil War

These make sense--had to think a minute about the Scandinavian detectives, but I suppose having the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series makes sense of that.

You can click to expand the list of suggestions and I found many, many groups I'd cheerfully join . . . but I'm afraid I'd then spend even more time reading threads and not doing useful, money-making things . . .

*edited to add "or reading"*

Here's what I got. I noticed it changed from when I found it yesterday. I'll have to check it every now and then.

All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans »
Lovers of the Paranormal
Edward Cullens Lovers
ARC Junkies
Reading Through Time

Today, our big orange cat, Hobgoblin, decided to jump on my head while I was straightening the linen closet, then draped himself over my hair. Some days I feel like the straight man in a comedy show.

Hall of Servants
Twilight Group
The Last Cavalier
PinoyThing!
Wicca

I used to be in "Hall of Servants", but nothing was happening there. And, yep, it looks like that group is now dormant. And I don't know anything about Pinoy or Cavalier.

emo and vamps to preppy B***h
Read YA Lit »
101 Reasons to Stop Writing
*twilight*
FantasyFans

How does a group called "101 Reasons to Stop Writing" stay alive?

That sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke. xD

>84 rissa:-86 (or whomever) Ho'da'ya play this game?

Thanx

#87: Not really a game -- just people looking at the "Group Suggestions" box on their homepage and commenting on how appropriate or inappropriate they are.

>88 foggidawn:

Thanks, Foggi. When I have more time I'll contribute some of those that I haven't deleted.

GN: We are half way to IA.

90: I was momentarily very confused. I thought I'd stumbled upon the Good News/Bad News/Other News thread. ^^;

My brain has been derailed by distractions. I will now go find another train, and see if I get on the train to Good News/Bad News. Hopefully you will find me there.

#92: Oh! You want platform 5 3/9. Just walk through that wall over there, turn left, up the stairs, across the roof and then down three levels. Mind the gap. Most people take a running start so their jump is long enough to clear it.

Sometimes a comment is made on here and my first reaction is to hit the 'like' button. Then I remember there isn't one and so many people go on with their days never knowing that I enjoyed their comment.

#93: LIKE

#94: I've definitely had that problem too. Where I don't necessarily have anything of value to add, but I really enjoyed something someone else posted.

#92 - You are waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can't know for sure. And it doesn't matter because we Hogwarts Expressers will be together!

#94 and #95: Exactly my thoughts, I think some of the posts are awesome and there is no way to show it with a button, Facebook has spoiled us :P

#95 & 97: exactly! I'm so glad I'm not alone!

yay for HE!

Hope you all don't mind if I jump in, but #94 to 98, I have to say I agree!

Shucks, thanks. And we do need a "like" button. I would be hitting it all the time, especially on the "Happy Birthday Mandy2!" thread. We should put Tim to work on that!

Edited to correct the thread name.

But instead we are forced to use our words. Fortunately, we are all pretty good at that!

*heavy sigh* This is a slow day. Better be because everyone's celebrating Winter-een-mas!

I was too achy to do much of anything today. I had a tetanus booster yesterday. If anyone wants to know why kids fuss so much after getting the DTaP, I can tell you. :oP

Flashback: February 1, 2007- JKR announces Deathly Hallows release date.

I can has this Hobbit house?

*heaves in breath* Oh my God I wanna live there!

And it only cost them $4700 to build!!! That's two months' rent, for me!

Really? That is so awesome! I could totally live there.

So normally my Alarm clock goes off at 6am. I either snooze to 6:40 get up and take Pepper for a walk or I wake up as soon as my alarm goes off and take Data for a walk. (He is not so good with kids and at 7am there are a lot of kids waiting for the bus) Anyway, my alarm for whatever reason didn't go off this morning. Instead I woke up to Pepper whining like crazy. As my alarm hadn't gone off yet I was getting really angry thinking it had to be like 5:30 in the morning "what does she want"...so I peaked a quick look at my clock and it said 6:38...That crazy little dog knows how to tell time. Data was still passed out on my legs.

I used to have a cat who was my back up alarm system. If I didn't get up at the right time, she jumped on top of me and was pretty vocal. Interestingly, she seemed to understand about weekends, b/c she left me alone on those days. She's been gone some 5 years now, and I haven't had another as smart.

One of our cats likes to sit on the alarm clock. On various days, she's turned off the alarm, turned on the radio, opened the CD player door, or reset the clock. Then she walks across our heads and rubs our noses. I usually find it hilarious, but I can sleep in. My husband has alternately bribed her with food (It's usually 5am) or thrown her out and shut the door. Shutting the door isn't effective, because another of our cats panics if the door is closed and mews and scratches on it. Mind you, it doesn't matter which side of the door he's on, he still panics if we close it.

Hello gals and guys! Just dropping by to tell you I'm having a blast here in Palm Beach Gardens at my aunt's house, unfortunately the internet connection here is really really really limited (I only have 500 mb to navigate :() As soon as I am at my brother's I will be able to post more and give you guys more details about everything my mom and I have done on this trip :)

Miss you a lot and hope everyone is doing fine!

Ron

*waves to ron*

When you say "mayhaps", do you think "may happen" or "maybe" crossed with "perhaps"? I'm in the latter category, myself.

I think it means may happen, just my opinion

but aren't both options conditional on something occurring? If so, it would seem like"6 0f one, half-dozen of the other".

off to google

http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/mayhap.htm

I'm not looking for the actual etymology. Just wondering how people actually perceive the word. :)

I think of it as things that happen in May. :o)

May. The most indecisive month. Or not.

OIC well my curiosity drives me onward so there it is :)

If given the choice, would your rather cross the Atlantic in a blimp, or stick with an airplane?

I wouldn't mind a short ride in a blimp, just to see what it's like -- but for a long trip like that, I'd probably stick with an airplane.

I'd take the blimp, assuming a spacious seat or even a small cabin with a bed. If it's comfortable, I wouldn't care about how long it took.

I'd opt for the airplane... a blimp ride would be really cool, but I'd feel safer in a plane.

remember the hindenberg!

What about the Goodyear blimps? Haven't they been flying around safely for a number of decades now?

Yep! And even if a blimp did get a hole in it, it would just float gently to the ground, rather than crashing magnificently like a plane. And the Hindenberg was full of flammable hydrogen, whereas nowadays blimps and dirigibles are full of helium.

The Hindenburg is a bit sensational, anyway. How many blimps have gone down vs airplanes, which are filled with flammable fuel?

hmmm..... okay

Who wants to go to Europe, anyhow?

*raises hand* Me! Me! I do!

Actually, I'm going to Tucson next month and I'm just thrilled to be going anywhere. The fact that there's a book festival then is a huge plus, though.

I'm sure there are book festivals in Europe. :o)
Speaking of Europe, my son is supposed to be heading to Italy in June. We just sent in the application for his passport last Friday.

Then I realized yesterday that I didn't write in his height because we were planning on measuring him and we never did. *sigh* I knew everything seemed to go too smoothly.

>134 jugglingpaynes:

*(thinking)... tape measure...forgot...too smoothly... the long and short of it.

>123 justjukka:

after letting this percolate a while, I've decided against the airplane as there are too many 'hidden fees" these days but I'm not entirely for a blimp because what if it springs a leak? I like ejj's plan to stay stateside and go to Tucson. Have fun ejj!

#135: :o)

If the blimp springs a leak, there's always duct tape. Try doing that if a plane springs a leak.

Thanks; I expect I will have fun . . . but I am going to be taking a plane there and back, as I'm in upstate NY now and Tucson is quite far . . . however, I would take the blimp if that were an option!

>136 jugglingpaynes:

FYI- duct tape is so named as it is used to tape insulation to a heating duct. As strong and as useful as it is, it is not airtight; Nice try though!

138- really? Cool- I didn't know that!

*sigh* There goes my hypothesis that duct tape can fix everything...

#138: Maybe you could MacGyver it with bubblegum, duct tape and superglue?

Packing tape and plastic wrap?

Stick your finger in the leak while I see what we have on board. ;o)

>140 jugglingpaynes:

There is a duct tape like item on the market called DUCK TAPE, but I haven't seen or heard anything about it's uses & non-uses. Maybe it is just water resistant?

Also I thought of duct tape reinforced packing tape and/or plastic wrap as you suggested.

But hey,I'm not even ON the blimp!

They should make tiny little metal detectors, only instead if detecting metal they detect poop. That way cleaning the cat litter tray would be transformed from a distasteful chore to an exciting adventure. Like looking for buried treasure!

Dang it! So many ways to respond to that, I don't know which to choose...

*coffee is spewed all over monitor*

*eyes widen and mouth drops open*

If all roads lead to Rome, how the heck are we supposed to ever get anywhere else?

Take a ship?

Stay in one place, but know that if you keep going, you will eventually get to Rome. Which is not a bad option!

Must be difficult if you have to cross an ocean.

*sigh* Randomness. I missed it. Luckily, it found its way back. All discussion threads lead to randomness.

Hmmm... randomness and Rome... two very appealing things....

Don't forget Italys debt crisis (overshadowed by Greece but there none the less).
I'd choose randomness,specifically (but then that would include Itally , too. Hmm...a paradox?) .

Why is the exclamation mark at the diametrically opposite end of the keyboard to the question mark? Didn't the inventor realise that we would want to do this ?!?!?!?

>152 MrAndrew: -

To exercise both hands?!?!???

The creator of the keyboard doesn't like to be excited and questioning at the same time?!?!?!?

If I remember correctly, the creator of the keyboard didn't even offer an exclamation point. We used to have to type a period (= full stop) and then back up and type . . . was it a lower-case "l"? I think it was.

And then we'd roll up the papyrus . . .

I HATE MY LITTLE PONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember, your little pony is for life, not just Christmas.

>#155: wouldn't that give you a short exclamation mark with a dot on the top? Sounds like vertical morse code.

That's not an I, that's an l.

Oh! I made a bent exclamation! Let me see if I can bend it even more with my mind...

!

l.

/.

^.

Thank you. *bows to obvious applause and amazement.*

Impressive, jugglingpaynes!

The Force is with you, jugglingpaynes!

!

l.

/.

^.

_.

v.

\.

|.

!

There, fixed it. Careful, it's a bit wobbly now.

./

oops! See, it's slipped.

*\/\/\/\/\/\

(i don't get it)

Aw NUTZ

My post in 162 didn't work... I was trying to do back and forward slashes, using the back arrow on the keyboard to create a zig/\/\zag design, but only the forward slashesgot posted.....

\\\\\\\

guess what? back slashes won't post with my machine (running Win 7 PRO) but apparently they did with >161 MrAndrew:

What if we tie a knot in the exclamation? Maybe that would hold it steady.

&.

Hmmm. Is that better or worse? *gets a hammer to try to straighten the exclamation*

M.
.N
Z.

Well at least it isn't wobbly anymore. :oP

#167: MrA is special. :o)

ETA: I think he did it by typing upside down.

>167 jugglingpaynes: (you sure that you didn't mean "165"?)- (look at the #'s again) (or were you talking to yourself)... I guess..

That message of mine that the site deleted (re: 164)? I tried to post a string of backslashes.

Hahaha! Yes, I meant 165. I was typing upside down. :o)

I guess you were.... (is that in a 0 Grav environment???)

Nah. I support gravity. It's a juggler thing. I find it has its ups and downs but for the most part, it's down to earth.

Allow me to present the most culturally mixed up song in the world - a Finnish group with weird hairstyles playing with a Communist choir singing an American pop song. I love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhIMEMDYxZE

>172 jugglingpaynes:

Yeah, Earth, good old terra firma- the more firma, the less tera ;-)

Question for the parental types: Is it common for children to scream bloody-murder? The last time I did that, my dad, shall we say, corrected my behavior, because he'd kinda like to know when I'm actually in trouble. I was still allowed to squeal and squaller when playing with other children, but that blood-curdling scream was not acceptable. My mother explained that, just because I'm screaming doesn't mean anyone will actually come help me, because children scream all the time. I'm wondering what the deal is with the children around here. I'm not living in an even remotely shady neighborhood, either. There are just lots of young parents with small children.

Do you mean they are screaming outside, or at night? My oldest had night terrors until she was eight or nine where she would wake in the middle of the night shrieking. You couldn't wake her (we tried) so you had to ride out the screams. Really got the adrenaline going at two in the morning. I'm sure our neighbors loved us. :o)

If they are screaming while playing, well, don't know what to tell you. Some kids are louder than others. You could ask the parents to let the kids know they are too loud, but I don't have any other advice about that. I gave up correcting other people's kids when a crazy mom at a playground had a screaming fit at me. (And you wonder why the kids scream.)

Adara is a drama queen, and the littlest thing sends her into a screaming fit, especially if she's tired or hungry. we try to discourage this and calm her down as fast as possible, but she still does it a ton.

kids scream it helps them release pent up energy

I see this a lot on the playground. Kids have screaming matches to see who can scream the loudest or highest. We have a little talk with them about appropriate types of screams on the playground. We need to know if someone is really hurt or not. If they scream like they are, we won't be able to tell the difference from someone who needs us immediately.

(*there are many among us who think that life is but a "scream"...*)

180: *hee*

Earlier today, the screaming child was interrupted by a slightly older child who shouted, "Stop screaming!" It was nice while it lasted, and put me in a permanent good mood.

181: I think you owe that older child an ice cream. :o)

182: I know the perfect place, too! They make their own stuff in-house. <3

*(I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream)*

Love this, but not the price tag!

(drool)

Happy Dr Seuss Day!

Furthering #187 the below information is located at:

www.holidaysmart.com

About Read Across America Day (Also Celebrating Dr. Suess' Birthday)

Honoring Dr. Seuss, Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2nd, Dr. Seuss' birthday. The National Education Association sponsors events to inspire reading in children throughout our schools and communities.
References & Resources

National Education Association's Read Across America Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday by reading!
The Grinch Song
Seussville
The Dr. Seuss Page tribute to Theodore Seuss Geisel
Dr. Seuss Books in Print
An Index to Dr. Seuss: Characters and Unusual Creatures
Dr Seuss Theme - Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables, Worksheets and more.

Visit these links for additional information:

There are invisible links there chg.

Which makes me wonder...do imaginary friends use invisible links? Do their links work differently from ours? Maybe if an imaginary friend hits an invisible link, it literally takes them to that site. Unless it's a broken link. That would probably end badly for the imaginary friend.

*sniffle* Poor imaginary friend.

>189 jugglingpaynes:

yeah- the links wouldn't copy.

The GREAT Imaginary Healer will care for our Imaginary Friend , so don't sob.

I really think JP needs a long vacation.

191: And not one of those "vacations" where you come home needing a vacation. Anyone else tired of those?

yep! *waves hand* I'm tired of coming home more tired then when I left

What's a vacation?

Is it like a vocation?

I think a vocation is when you rest your voice. ;o)

Ah! I see. Kinda like an application, where you rest your apple!

Exactly! :o)

If i take both the blue pill and the red pill at the same time, what happens?

I dunno. They turn purple?