Railway Ties and Thought Tangles

Due to complaints from visitors about the length of loading time, the station manager has put a new train of thought on the track for your derailment pleasure.

Step lively, please. No smoking, gum chewing or spitting.

my wall is doing wonders for my post count this month.

It's a beautiful wall, ris. Except where the mortar is crumbling...:o)

BTW, cat sends her love and thanks you for all the extra reading. She hasn't been online for a few days, so you can imagine the work ahead of her. And guess what? She's Abe Lincoln. (Don't even try. Only rissa, cat and a select few that read my blog understood that.)

hehehe, I like it. sorry for the extra reading cat, but it was too tempting.

I have now caught up (I think) and I will leave you to your wall. I have tried to crack it and I confess I cannot. Good luck to you late night people!

late night? it's only 5pm.

Oh, don't mind me.
*cries quietly as her brain explodes from the enormous volume of posts*

*hugs cat* I really am sorry.

No, I know it's not late night yet, but it will be eventually. Of course you'll be up for awhile, but eventually you will go to bed and MrA will be here all by his lonesome.....

8- I know. *hugs* ;)

yes, eventually I will sleep, and my wall will crumble overnight.

It will rissa. Mr. A is out there somewhere with his wall breaking sledgehammer!

he made a few cracks earlier, but then he went away.

i was getting one of these:

no, no, no, not my lovely wall.

it's ok, it's back.

oh wait, it's not. darn.

the wall is being patched as we speak.

now it's being unpatched. hehe.

I'd like to hug the person who invented spackle. Nothing patches a hole in the wall like spackle. And the word spackle is fun to say.

too many people trying to break down my wall at once, it's starting to spring leaks.

Quick! Find a little boy to stick his finger in the holes!

I think I have most of them patched now. you are holding each other up.

ris, you were supposed to use the word havoc, not cause havoc. :o)

I congratulate you on a successful campaign. I wish I didn't need to get everyone up at 8am tomorrow, I would love to see how long you hold out. Give us a sign off on your last post of the night. ;o)

Goodnight Gracie!

I think I shall make my last post of the night it's own thread, how about that?

Wow riss don't want to interupt the wall but impressive!

thanks

yes, very!!

Sorry for confusion on other thread...I would not give my dad "B*tch Goddess", i would give him a t-shirt that says that. You can actually buy them online!!! I was so ready to hit the "buy" button, but then I had second thoughts.

Off the track again:
I just realized I have never seen the Disney movie Hercules in Engish. I've only seen it in French!

kik, I don't think there are any movies I've only seen in another language, but I have seen some movies in other languages.

What about the ones you had to watch for spanish?

not counting the ones I watched in their original language with subtitles. :-p

:-p~~~~~

I've seen two movies in spanish that were originally made in spanish.

didn't you have to watch one each quarter? I've seen 3.

Which ones?

#33, no, cause I had the other teacher my first quarter.

oh.
I've seen Valentine, Life According to Muriel and El Abuello.

I don't remember the ones I watched, it's been a while.

I don't know which ones you watched.

one about a priest who fell in love, and one about a couple of women in comas. both were rated R.

I have no idea which ones those are.

yeah, I really can't remember.

I could probably find them if the school library still has them. too much work though.

I don't think I got either from the school library, but they probably had them.

maybe. I got all of mine from the school library.

I waited too long, and almost all the movies from the library were checked out when I needed to watch them.

bad rissa for waiting until the last minute.

yes, bad rissa.

procrastinating is very bad.

I know, I do try not to.

me too. but it's very tempting.

it is.

very very tempting.

I like procrastinating.

me too. it can be a great motivater sometimes.

yes.

uh huh

I like to procrastinate sometimes, sometimes it's the only time I get to come on LT.

I can't remember any movies that I've only seen in another language (except foreign subtitled movies) but I've only read The Little Prince (or Le Petit Prince en Francais.

Aaaah!

I was caught up when I went to bed last night.

Aaaah!

rissa, I will get you for this.

GAHHHHH!!!!
*gasp gasp gasp gasp*
GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

I'm okay now. Or at least I will be, once I catch up.

*ponders how jp will get her from the other edge of the continent*

Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?

I think so Brain, but don't we need a pool to play Marco Polo?

Hahahahahahahahaha! I have caught up! Yes! Yes!

Who stuck my brain all the way down the threads list?

*Places brain back on the top shelf, next to Abby somebody.*

I think her name was Abby Normal, jp. ;)

I redyed my hair today.

what color is it dyed?

Bubble-gum pink!!

MrsG, I'm sorry your hair died again.

Poor hair. Was it undead?

Ooh! Pink hair! I had pink and blonde stripey hair once....

Thinking of bumblebees now.

Pink bumblebees.

I think MrA is trying to build a wall. I don't want to disturb him, since I know he's probably trying to do this while working, so I will just encourage him by not posting anymore until he has at least 15 threads with his name.

Good luck MrA! May the Schwartz be with you!

ETA: Poor MrA. Must be a busy work day. I only counted seven before it crumbled.

no walls for me, i'm sticking with the splatter of andrew.

besides, i'm already disturbed.

I like splatters too.
They make more of a splash.

raisins and pandas make me laugh. though not simultaneously. though it's possible. *ponders*

What if you were eating raisins while watching pandas?

Thinking of the California Raisins characters now.

*walks away humming* Heard it through the grapevine...

I had a little stuffed California Raisin once upon a time. I have no idea what happened to it, hough. I think it went to a thrift store one time when I moved. Or Foggi might have taken it.

wow

the following messages are written in anagram:

Blearily Roamed

Coach Tole!

Admire Ti

ow :( the sun hurts me :(

Poor Mandy.
Wow. I have made a small Wall of Catbastet, mixed in with a couple of other posters. Should I stop posting now?

Yes, you can quit your cat-er-walling now. :o)

ROTFL!

Cat-er-walling!

Nice one twin!

Thank you.

Frankly, I'm very proud of my little girl. She's becoming quite a commenter.

Awww...our Cat is growing up! Actually, you're Cat JP, not ours.

I'm workin' on a wall right now. A small one.

*whistles "I've been workin' on a railroad"*

oops, knocked that sucka right down. sorry.

Tut tut tut MrA....

*thinking of Steve Martin singing King Tut*

*thinking of our wedding pictures where we are dancing to King Tut*

When I was a young boy
I never thought I'd see
People stand in line
To see the Boy King
King Tut
How'd you get so Funky?
Funky Tut...

Aaand now that song is stuck in my head.
With crazy glue.
*goes to look for the nail polish remover*

I don't know that song, so I am freeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

View it here

Oh great. Now I have Gummi Bear songs stuck in my head.

Gummi berry, gummi berry juice
We can jump like kangaroos...

haha i am glad i dont know the tune to that.. lately every silly song i hear gets stuck in my head

We have a Disney Classical Silly Songs CD. Now that is stuck in my head.

I had a dream
A scary dream

*to the tune of Beethoven's 5th*

hmm.. cant remember that tune either.... yay for me!

I'm all caught up. Lunchtime, but I'm scared to leave. What if I come back and there's another 200 posts?

I know the feeling bib. I thought I'd just peek in. I think I will have to catch up later. If ever.

Phew! There were only about 17-18 posts when I got back. Thank goodness, I can catch up and maybe get back to Vanity Fair!

it smells like poop in the conference room :P

That's just disgusting!

don't i know it.

I couldn't understand why I thought of food every time someone on HE mentioned the word Cullen. Now I know:

According to the Smithsonian Institution, the first true supermarket in the United States was opened by a former Kroger employee, Michael J. Cullen, on August 4, 1930, inside a 6,000 square foot (560 m²) former garage in Jamaica, Queens in New York City. The store, King Kullen, (inspired by the fictional character King Kong), operated under the slogan "Pile it high. Sell it low." At the time of Cullen's death in 1941, there were seventeen King Kullen stores in operation.

kik, I like their slogan. It's funny that the name was inspired by King Kong. :)

67>a lighter blonde. I had a dirty blonde before.

While I was cleaning my house, Tim was rearranging LibraryThing! Yikes! Guess I should pay attention to upcoming updates, eh? I think I'll like this one, but I'm still trying to get my head around it.

I signed on for the first time in a few days, and was surprised by the new look, I only know if an update is coming if it was highlighted in the corner. (and no, i'm not sure that that sentence actually makes sense, but I'm tired and sunburned, and spent like 7 hours in the car today, and the rest of the day in the sun, so I don't think I will be able to make complete sense tonight)

104- Me too! I was so surprised when I came on! It'll take me a little to get used to, but it looks plenty interesting.

ETA: Oh, poor rissa! I hope the sunburn heals fast!

I like the new personal "home" page. There is a lot of interesting things there. The only thing I didn't like was they took the "Profile" tab, but it is back now!

#105 Yuck sunburns are the worst. Noxzema(sp?) works well but it'll make you skin feel stiff. You won't hurt though 8)

#108 I usually just use aloe gell. it's not a bad sunburn, it doesn't hurt at all now, it's just a little pink.

vinegar works too

or cool washcloths

or a few drops of lavender essential oil mixed in a cup of witch hazel.

or aloe gel (not that stupid stuff with lidocaine, which is all we have at my mom's right now, the stuff we had at my dad's house last night wasn't the stuff I like best, but wasn't too chemical laden, but I like the ocean potion aloe gel best, it contains as little chemicals as possible. it doesn't make the skin stiff, it absorbs into the skin so it doesn't get on your clothes)

Rissa's mom has iocaine powder! Isn't that from Australia?

inconceivable!

you guys are crazy!

Australia is now beating the US for fattest country in the world.

See, it is not always good to be number one. ;)

Did someone mention gummy bears? That was one of the last things suge mentioned as she went out the door to work - she wants some gummy bears. I wonder if anyone sells them without the green ones. I suppose I could buy some gummy bears and remove the green bears, but it wouldn't seem very nice. What to do with them? Perhaps I should at first only offer her the green ones and see how she reacts.

*mutters* Racist gummy bear person.

;)

the green ones aren't ripe.

(i learned that from A Fish Called Wanda)

Fish are made of gummy? Wow.
It is very funny to see suge separate out all the poor little green gummy bears. I usually separate the green M&M, but that's because I like to eat my favorite M&M color last. 8-)

I just accidentally clicked on the thing that organizes the threads by unread messages instead of last message. When you've read all the threads, it really doesn't make much difference.

#120 MrA:
KIK.
Is that a book??
And shouldn't you be sleeping??

#121 JP:
I agree.

Hmm, when it comes to candy colors, I avoid yellow starbursts and will eat them last from time to time, sometimes the orange starbursts as well. However unlike most people, I favor the pink starbursts most, not the red starbursts. Skittles are, of course, much better than starbursts. "Taste the rainbow, feel the charge" ... How I used to adore those commercials of raining skittles!

I swear my boss should get a job writing tongue-twister. "During our summer love sales event." Say it five times fast!

"Summer love?" What exactly are these people doing in these cars? :-O

I know! I'm getting some very interesting reactions to the new spiel! It's a part of the current promotion which involves 6 X 3 inch tickets entitling the bearer to "one ride". One ride of what you might ask? I'll tell you. One ride in the vehicle of your choiCe (at the dealership). Isn't that pretty much what a test drive is? you might then say. That's exactly what a test drive is, I would answer. Why do I need a ticket? You might then ask. You don't. I would answer. Thus ending the conversation and leaving both of us entirely confused as to why the tickets were ever printed in the first place.

(This is meant to be humorous and is not intended as a rant, though I do mourn the trees that died for the idiotic promotion!)

LOL oh that is fantastic!!

*starts singing*

bib's got the tickets to ride
bib's got the tickets to ri-i-ide
bibs's got the tickets to ride
But she don't care!

I think I'll just remove my brain, because I'm not using it anyway. I bought a cake from Cold Stone Creamery for my husbands birthday and forgot to use the coupon I had so diligently stuck in my bag.

*sets brain on shelf*

There. Now I have extra room for keys, my wallet...and coupons.

I have no idea what a Cold Stone cake may be, but the word Creamery has me thinking it must be pretty yummy....

Oh, and in reference to #123 - I still hold a grudge that we had to change the name to Starburst. We used to call them Opal Fruits. Just like we had to change from Marathon to Snickers. :-P~~~~~~~

It was a yummy cake from an ice cream shop. The cake was called Midnight Delight. The description reads: Layers of moist Devil's Food cake and chocolate ice cream with chocolate shavings wrapped in rich fudge ganache.

Oh....my....goodness....

that's it, drool EVERYWHERE!

#129 jp:
I can't say how many times I've forgotten to use a coupon in my purse as well.

#130 LadyN:
What were kitkats originally called? (Or where they always called kitkats?) Interesting how suge's favorite candy bar went from being a marathon to something of a snicker. ;)

Thanks, jp! I forgot I bought some ice cream! Now if I can find non-green gummy bears to add to it.

Oh, yuck! You know it's summer when every couple minutes you have to look down at your arm to make sure there isn't a bug walking on you. I have the creepy crawlies today and did yesterday, yet no bugs in sight. I think I'm becoming paranoid.

K I'm the same way this week! But I have had the bugs on me each morning when I'm working on the tree. We're making real progress, but it's still sooooo much work.

#133 - I'm pleased to say there has never been any confusion over the beloved kit kat. It remains as ever it was, which is just the way I like it!

*sends Dobby a message to sing All aloney on my owney to himself in chat*

*decides to sing on a thread*
...It's dull and not morning
suge isn't snoring
she went to bed after coming home instead
of waiting till nightfall - how boring...

Yye, puppy woke her up! :)

#131 -- Save me a slice, I'm on my way. Be right there.

*surreptitiously wipes drool off of chin*

Today I saw this license plate: DXECHIKN

So I was trying to figure out if they were fans of the Dixie Chicks or if they just like Dixie Chicken.

I love personalized plates! It's like playing a word game.

Most interesting one I ever saw was when I was a teen. I kid you not, it said: ARRIVEDSTONED
They used very narrow letters.

I love personalized plates too. Even when you know what the words are you can't always tell what they mean. It's fund to try to guess about people. My parents had a personalized plate years ago that said "Zaire 75". Don't know how many people managed to figure that one out!

We always make up sentences for license plates of family members so we can memorize them.

My current licence starts with BAD and then has four numbers after it. People think it is personalized, but it just came that way. I love it!

LOL I just read on article on Yahoo (i think it was Yahoo) about the problem with plates that the letters came out as WTF. A grandmother complained after she caught her teen aged grandkids giggling about it and made them explain it was text talk. LOL the state has now recalled all the plates that started with those letters, something like 10,000 of them. I wonder if ohio has thought of that cuz our plates are three letters then four numbers also.

I almost had a puppy.

The sweetest little brown dog was wandering around outside the library. She wasn't wearing a collar, but you could tell she wasn't used to being on her own -- she looked so scared and lost. We brought her into the meeting room to wait while we called the shelter. I sat with her for a while, and she climbed right into my lap to be petted. I had to get back down to work, but I told them to let me know when animal control showed up, because I would take her if nobody claimed her while she was in the shelter. Fortunately for her (though a little sad for me) her owner showed up within ten minutes of us bringing her in, before the shelter people had a chance to get here.

I really don't need a puppy quite yet -- I'm still trying to get settled in my house. But oh, she was so sweet!

Awwww.... she sounded so cute! BUT don't let that fool you. *eyeballs sweet looking puppy that is actually the devil* Gracie is as bad as having another toddler in the house.

MEM, I gotta say, it sounds to me like you should read Marley and Me if you haven't already!

Grrrr....the touchstone is being stupid.

#141 compski:
One of my sisters had a license plate with three letters and the rest as numbers...she called the car MAX after it. ;)

#142 MEM:
That's hilarious! :)

#143 foggi:
Awww, how precious! You'll find one just as sweet when the time is right. :)

I'm having ice cream for lunch. Shhh! Don't tell suge. ;) I really need to cook, but her stove terrifies me - fires comes up from it! If I had been the one cooking last night when it got on one of the grilled cheese sandwiches, I would surely have panicked something awful.

I'm kind of missing regular food. No more peanut butter toast, frozen strawberries, velveeta macaroni and cheese, cheese pretzels from Wetzel's, strawberry sensations from Orange Julius...*sigh* When I get home, I'm off meat. I think it's offical that I've had more in the last month than in the last year.

Bib, no I haven't read that but I'll take your word and put in on my TBR list. 8)

Kerian, you sound a bit homesick. mmmm peanut butter toast! I take it, Suge is a big meat eater? So is my husband. Don't they have cheesy pretzels in the city? Find an Aunt Annie's (usually in a mall) they have great pretzels!

There! A strawberry sensation thingy for you...

It only took like eight trys to make is show up. That's the only pic on the Orange Julius web site that I could lift. 8)

#146 -- A gas stove? I have one in my new house. I really like it, but the open flame can be intimidating when you're used to electric. You are sounding a bit homesick, K. :-)

My car license plate starts with the numbers 007 -- which would be great, if I was a James Bond fan. At least it makes it easy to remember (though I never can remember the three letters that come after it).

#148 MEM:
You're the best, MEM! Thanks! :)

#150 foggi:
Yes. I don't think I could ever use one!
*whispers* I am homesick! I'm going insane right now knowing the clock is ticking, bringing me closer to the time I will get to see my mom, sisters, and the cats, but also that it will take me away from here, where I don't know when I will see our wonderful NY LTers again. I was teary at the airport to say bye to my mom on the way here, and I'll be teary at the airport to say bye to friends on the way home. (Lurkers who laugh, I don't care.)

KIK, you could have a license to kill something else! How about book burners? ;)

I think she has a license plate to kill!

I know how you feel, K. I was homesick but not wanting to leave at the same time, too.

#152 compski:

Let's plot how she'll kill it! ... She could drive up to something and try smashing it a few times, but we need something more effective ... *think, think, think*

It's so annoying about airfare prices and having free time to travel later on, isn't it?

I loooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee gas cooking. Once you get used to it, it's so much better than electric. You get a much more even distribution of heat and things cook faster. I've missed it these last 3 years....

*mutters* Fire.

*involuntarily shivers and disappears from the thread*

(My mom loves it, too, bib. She says it's the best! :)

I think it depends on what you grew up with. I've always had a gas stove to work with, so I love gas. My cousins prefer electric. I figure at least I can still eat hot food if the power goes out. ;o)

I did once ask a friend who was a professional chef what his preference was and he said gas. A really good top-of-the-line gas stove has a lot of flame control, which is necessary for certain dishes.

Eh, I grew up with gas but I prefer electric. I have an ultra sensitive nose so I can smell the gas constantly. I was always checking the pilot lights when I got my own place with gas. Happily now I have a flat top range. No gas and no electric coil= perfection.

I love my flat top, too Rissa. Heats up fast, easy to clean. Wonderful!

compski....I didn't say anything.

I've never used a gas stove, but I don't think I want to. I had to use a Bunsen burner for chem lab, and the smell of the gas really got to me.

Whoops! I meant MEM.

I knew that's what you meant, I just wanted to draw your attention to what you had actually typed.

I'm a gas cooker girl....

I'm asking suge is she perfers a gas or electric stove and she's nodding. I think she means she likes her gas stove. She also likes the HAGs working with hammers and shovels on tv. ;)

Im going to the movies today.

Cool! What are you going to see?

I've heard Kung Fu Panda is good... not sure if it's something you'd like though. (:

Are there any bear animal crackers? I'm just wondering because we have a plastic bear container filled with animal crackers. It has me thinking of those bears filled with honey.

165>foggi I saw Wall E it was sooo cute!

Wall E was a sweet movie, but considering the merchandising for it, one wonders if Disney understood their own movie's message.

#169 jp:
That sounds pretty bad!

I'm planning on not seeing Wall E, but then I generally only go see movies once to four times a year. ;)

Suge has answered my animal cracker question for me. She says there are bear animal crackers. Who knew. It's hard to tell just what kind of animal some of those crackers are.

I never used gas cooking until I was 25, so I don't know that growing up with it has anything to do with it. I consider myself a serious cook though, I like to do gourmet meals and have considered culinary school off and on. My mom thinks I should skip school and just do some catering on the side. Gas is best for the kind of cooking I like to do.

It's raining, it's pouring. The old man is snoring. Bumped his head and went to bed and didn't get up in the morning. 8)

Hobgoblin is talking to a house wren through the window. The house wren is not happy.

Come to think of it, neither is the cat. :o)

LOL

#172 MEM:
I am laughing because I'm thinking of a post I did that went to that song while suge was sleeping after she got home from work one day last week. :)

#173 jp:
Funny that he's the one bird watching! I tried to describe each of your cats to my mom in one word and had said he was playful. Of course, I don't know...do your cats eat birds when they get outside? Our old cat, Kitty (died last Oct.), had always liked mourning doves.

Where did the morning go? I was awake so very early, LTed, no one was here so I napped, and now it's nearing noon!

I was just thinking that, Kerian. My kids slept until 9 (YAY) so I was just hanging out and now suddenly it's after 11!!

KIK! I'm so out of what time of year it is. I was wondering why your daughter would sleep in till 9, and it took a while for me to remember it's summer vacation now. School had still been in session when I left home. ;)

It's always like that at my house. I'll spend time on LT and the clock will change so quickly, or I might be just chatting with my mom and all of a sudden two hours are lost.

*trips and falls flat on her keyboard* HARK! Who doth changed the HE picture and how long has it been different? I mean, have I just completely missed this or was it a fairly recent change?

Don't worry, it's quite recent MEM, it happened sometime last night!

hmmm well Its okay I guess, but I liked the other one better

I think the general idea is to change it every couple months or so.

Oh all right then

Yep. Remember the group photo contest? The pic currently on display is the second place entry. It will be up for two months. The length of time was voted on by the group, a while after we did the contest.

(Edited because I put the word "survey" in where I meant to put in the word "contest")

I like it. I was freaked out for a second. 8) Just needed to make sure I wasn't insane, er, insaner than usual.

hahhaha I just looked at it closer and realized there is a cat in it. 8)It's really cute. How did said person get the cat to stay like that...or is it a fake cat? I'm okay, really.

No, no. It is a real cat. Cool, it's cool. I'm cool. Cool, cool, cool. 8)

Sorry, MEM! I changed it last night. You're completely sane! :)

MEM, that's one of JP and Cat's cats, it was their contest entry.

So I totally didn't notice the picture until I read this. I swear this afternoon when I was on it was the old picture.

I smiled when I saw the new picture it is fun to have a variety. Perhaps I'll photograph King's Cross Station when I am there just for HE!

Yes yes yes!! Please do Mare!!!

Yes! And you'll especially have to take a picture between platforms 9 and 10. ;)

That would be a great photo for the Flickr account -- especially if we have Maren and LadyN in the picture!

That sounds perfect! It would be an absolutely wonderful photo! :)

One of my guide books says they have put up a commemorative platform 9 3/4 sign hee hee.

>#195: ah, but how do you get to it? Be careful!

*imagines HEers running with carts into the wall between platforms 9 and 10*
;)

Just make sure there are no owls to crash against the barrier!

Have fun!

we've had less than 1,000 posts in the last week, where is everyone?

ah, but they were all quality posts. I'm very proud of us.

all our posts are quality posts.

this one isn't.

I saw Hancock yesterday. I liked it, funny, some heart. Not a movie to change the world, but a good way to spend an hour and a half.

Is Jason Bateman in that, Bib? I thought I saw him in a commercial.

Yes he is!

wait i'm not bib...close enough.

thought you all should know that tonight at dinner I almost called bib, bib instead of her real name.

we had a good laugh at that one.

bib will always be bib to me, just like Mandy will always be, um, Mandy.

I wish I had thought to bring in the lawn mower before it started raining...

a bib by any other name...

we saw the mandy/MrA movie today

it was a little bit frightening or something...

Oh, it was frightening! I was completely without Internet for three whole days. I'm back now, though. And apparently there are not a terrible amount of posts for me to read -- I'm not sure if this makes me glad, or sorry.

Truly horrifying foggi! I don't know how you made it! Lucky for you we seem to be in a taciturn phase at the moment.

yup. laconic.

LOL! I blame MrA and LadyN. They didn't have a national holiday to celebrate, so they have no excuse for their lack of posts.

begins playing with words If I make a left taciturn will it take me back to the super highway?

Unfortunately, I don't think we can lay all the blame on MrA and LadyN as we've really been very quiet all week. Look at our post count for the last seven days!

Summer!
It turns me upside down.
Summer, summer summer!
It's like a merry-go-round!

I am blaming summer.

I'm blaming work.

#195 mar:
I've heard about it. That would be my #1 place to visit whenever I end up going to England. :)

#197 cat:
KIK! We'll all sport head injuries for sure. Maybe we'll all get a chance to visit St. Mungo's after that if we can fool the magic folk. ;)

#199 riss:
On my behalf, I was watching the juggling family using their computers. I'd say there is a Pirates addiction there just as strong as a LT addiction. ;)

#202 MrA:
KIK! How rotten of you. ;)

#206 Mandy:
Hehe! I've been having fun listening to suge call jp, jp. :)

#213 foggi:
It's probably because of the holiday weekend. I'm sorry your internet wasn't working but am very glad it is now! :)

I'm blaming the state of New York!!

It'll be a very busy weekend, but by the following Monday I should be LTing back to normal again. I should be shoed (how do you spell that?) away, however, because I'll need to be job-searching.

*crosses fingers for something nice*

*thinks of suge handing her dogs treats after she walks them, because she asks them beforehand if they would like something nice*

*decides she no longer wants something nice, but to put it plainly, an enjoyable job with good hours and good pay*

*thinks of Dobby when he applied to work at Hogwarts*

The air is humid.
My hair is driving me insane.
I want coffee and a pair of scissors.
Someone talk me down.

Don't do it, JP! If you drink coffee this late at night, you will never get to sleep! ;-)

(I often feel the same way about my hair -- but maybe you should wait at least until morning and see how you feel about it.)

#220 & 206 I always mentally refer to everyone by their LT nickname, even if I know their real name, and when my sisters and I talk about you, we almost always use your LT knicknames (the exception being Cat, who is sometimes called by her real name in our house because we knew her by her real name through jp's blog before we knew her on LT)

you mean... your nicknames are not your real names?

i feel so... violated.

>#222: kik foggi (or whatever your name is). How responsible of you.

>#221: Put down the scissors, JP (or whoever you are). I'm sure that there are some shears around there somewhere.

>#220: shooed. as in shoo-fly pie.

...and apple pandowdie, makes your eyes light up and your tummy say howdie...

Edited because I'm apostrophe happy.

; :) ; :-D ;;;;;;; :)

apostrophe happy.

#221 jp:
It's already July. It'll cool down and then you'll wish your hair was long once it gets to be whatever time of year gets cooler here. (When does fall start in NY?) If it's long to the point that it's not just the summer bothering you, maybe it is time to cut it. :)

#223 riss:
I always used LT nicknames before my trip. Now it's weird. I switch back and forth, always trying to call LTers by their RL names in person. :)

#224 MrA:
Thanks, MrA...if that's your real name! ;)

I bought a time turner yesterday. Can I wear it to catch more zzzs?

? MrA, aren't those semi-colons? Or are you having a colon-apostrophe? I like question marks myself.

You will all be relieved to know that I fell asleep before I got the scissors or the coffee. But I have coffee now...

Must. control. grooming. hand. of. death.

Just braid it, jp. :)

I got a haircut on Saturday. Many people noticed yesterday. They were all men. Weird.

oops. is late, am stoopid.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

colonapostrophe, kik! funny if you are above a certain age! or not!

which makes think there is worse things than short hair...

ROFL!!!!
I only laugh knowing that my husband lives in fear of the phrase, "Notice anything different?"

ETA-Oops! That's to #230. Shouldn't you be in bed MrA?

hey bib. you look different. did you change your glasses? Is that a new outfit? Are you taller?

Some question marks for JP:

????????????????????????????????????????????

They are kinda fun, aren't they?

#232 -- That was my thought -- the men that noticed probably have all been trained to do so! ;-)

lol. 233 was before 232. go figure.

yes i should be, JP. zzzzz....

MrA, suge and I saw an Australian restraunt yesterday! :)

cool. what restaurant was that, k?

We'd have to ask suge. She's the one who first saw it and then pointed it out to me. I only looked in the window. I should have taken a moment to be a tourist and snapped a photo of it.

#234: Weirdly enough, most of them were young and single. I really don't know what to make of it.

>#239: hey baby. how you doin'?

*snort*

#224 in my case, and the same is true for my sisters, my LT nickname is also my RL nickname.

224: MrAndrew, I don't think your nickname is your real name either unless it is much more formal in Australia and everyone refers to each other as "mister" and "miss." *Tries to picture MrA in a Jane Austen movie*

227 Kerian, I never understood why Hermione didn't used the time turner to get more sleep or to do more homework. Yes, she would have been in her bed when she went back in time, but she could have done more work or slept in the common room.

232 JP, I was sure your husband was afraid of the phrase colon apostrophe, or something similar. I am!

233 MrA, "Did you lose weight?" is always a good one.

#224 MrA:
Same thing as riss said (#242) for me, too. K feels like a RL name, 'cause my youngest sister has always called me kk, never my actual name. I think LTers called me K in person sometimes, too.

#234 compski:
*gasps* You're right! Maybe MrA is an Austen character disguised as a 21st century human. ;)
I always wondered that, too! Hermione could have really used the time turner to get more sleep.

Well, I don't think my LT nickname really sounds much like a real name, I think I'd actually prefer if LTers called me by it IRL. I like it and it's how you all know me! And really, I got confused everytime someone other than Mandy called me Heather in NY!

heather is a pretty name

Thanks! I do like my name, it just sounded odd coming from LTers. I like the idea of having a special name that only my "special" HE friends call me by! ;)

I like your LT name too. I wish I could think of a cool user name, but alas, Polly I am and Polly I shall remain to the end of time

och aye, heather is a bonnie name. But i always think of this:

I like polly too. Also poly.

aw thanks Mr Andrew

I like Polly too!

#249: It's true. *sigh* I love that movie but it made the late '80s early '90s a bit tough for me. People just expected me to be a B!

hehehe! And my husband made fun of me for taking so long to come up with a username on some of my other online activities! I feel like I'm naming a baby whenever I sign up for things like Meez (where I'm momjuggles) and YouTube (where I'm jugglercats).

Oh, and polly, you need to remain polly or else it will confuse us. And bib needs to remain bib. But I might start calling MrA Unca Andrew. :o)

Currently occurring in my head:

Sing. Sing a song.
Make it simple. To last your whole life long.
Don't worry if it's not good enough,
For anyone else to hear
Just sing. Sing a song....

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala.....

*nursery school rushes back at me*

Sing of good things, not bad
Sing of happy, not sad.
Sing.
Sing a song.
Let the world sing along.
Don't worry if it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear....

We took Kerian to the Cloisters yesterday and then said goodbye. She should be on her plane now, flying back home to California.

Awwww! Hard to believe that Kerian's New York Adventure is over. But hey, now maybe she will have a chance to post pics on the flickr account!

*runs outside to wave to a jetplane flying overhead* "HI! K! K! Down here!"

Awww....sad that she's leaving us, but I'm happy for her that she's headed home. "There really is no place like home." after all.

*runs outside to wave* "K! keep going! keep going! Just another 14 hours!"

256 JP: I am glad she got to see the Cloisters. They were awesome! I think you guys and suge really made her vacation something special.

#253 jp:
I've taken a long time coming up with some usernames, too.

#256 jp:
That was so much fun! I hate goodbyes, though! :(

#257 foggi:
I think so, too!
Monday! I really wish I could now, but everyone's running around l like chickens without heads here for the big family weekend.

#258 polly:
*waves back* Hi, polly!! :)

#259 bib:
Um...trust me, it's not cake and cheese here. ;)

#260 MrA:
To Australia?! ;)

#261 compski:
They did! It was excellent! I can't believe I can't just see them tomorrow or something anymore, though. :(

I really want to sleep! I'm not happy right now because people have been tossing junk in my room while I was gone so it needs cleaning first, and that we have relatives over for the weekend already. I'd thought I could relax for one day.

Welcome home, K! I'm sorry you're getting thrown right into the thick of things, but it will be over soon.

I am glad you made it home okay, Kerian! It does take some adjustment. Good luck this weekend.

Welcome back K!

But Espeon200 is my real name... I'm the 200th in a long line of Espeons.

I remember an episode of Batman Beyond in which a character was trying to make Bruce Wayne think he was insane by putting a transmitter in his ear the could fake a voice inside his head. The main character asked Bruce if he ever thought that he was going crazy, and Bruce responded that he didn't because he never referred to himself as "Bruce." (He called himself Batman.)

*tries to imagine Dad as "Espeon199"*

It's just not working for me, Espy.

#264 compski & 265 polly:
Thank you! :)

#266 - 267:
KIK.

Yesterday I did a balloon sculpture workshop.

Today, we found a balloon (how to put this delicately?) hanging conspicuously out of the cat's (oh man, I just can't do it) Um...not her mouth, the other...it had already passed through...at least partially...

My life is surreal.

was it inflated?

inflating?

No MrA. Luckily, the cat wasn't gassy. :oP

Did everything come out all right?

(I couldn't resist ;)

OK, here's the thing. Balloons stretch. I held the cat and my husband started pulling. My twist balloons are pretty long and designed to stretch. I will let you imagine the comic possibilities, because what you are thinking is probably what happened.

Cats sure get into everything.

I have a story to share, but I'm going to share a video to explain it just as soon as my sister helps me load it on the computer. (It might be some hours - she's at a game!)

OUCH!

Where is bib? She hasn't posted on the DH discussion. *Wanders around the threads*
Bib! BIIIIIBBBBB! Where are you? Come out, come out where ever you are! You are hiding and I am seeking you!

Bib is currently unable to come to the computer. I put in a request with our mother to have bib come on to say a quick hello but she is currently injured and having trouble sitting up which makes it hard to type.

*sniffle* poor bib. She's going to be so behind. (Oh!! cat is laughing! I didn't mean that! No pun intended!)

Seriously, I injured myself that way a couple of years ago. It is no fun. I couldn't sit on my cheap computer chair for more than five minutes without wanting to jump up.

Owwww. Poor Bib! Tell her we miss her!

We hope bib feels better soon!!!

Good Health to bib, welcome home K, and greetings to all of you. I seem to only pop in and check a few threads. I am afraid I've been busy at work and getting ready to move and that is a combination that doesn't leave me much spare time.

Thanks, Mar. Good luck with the move! I hope you find some time to relax.

I had a customer who was really mad yesterday because she didin't get charged.

#283 rissa:
What was the problem? ;)

I don't have kittens. I have birds. At least, that's what they sound like. You can see them leaping with feathers in the air often enough. *mutters* Stole my feather pens.

I once had a kitten that I named Squeaky because she sounded like a mouse more than a cat to me. I was three at the time.

I named my first cat Tabby. She was completely black. (Cat was also my first word.)

Bye-bye was my first word.

285 MEM we have a cat we call Miss Mouse or Meep because she sounds more like a mouse than a cat.

My first cat was named Monster. At the Vet's people were always shocked when we'd been talking about Monster and they brought out a cat.

#288 Mar:
Do you know what kind of cat Monster was?

My first word was Daze (my grandma had a dog named Daisy.)

Maybe it was two words in one. ;)

I hate those online job applications that say, 'Don't call us, we'll call you.' I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

What kind of job are you going to try and get this time, K?

So Missie just looked at me and she says:
"So people call others nerds because they're smart. I guess that means that I am a nerd because I'm smart and like to learn.'
ME in my head: Oh, god, is this where I tell her that nerd is just a word and doesn't mean anything? Or is this the lecture on not allowing herself to be catorgorized by others. OR should I skip all that and try to explain why you don't go around thinking about how smart you are yet not in anyway making her feel like she isn't as intelligent as she thinks'?
So I babble to my 7 year old, "Ah, well you know, sweetpea, cool people can be smart, too but they only make up a small percentage of the population. Therefore perfectly regular people who have high intellects can and do live between the cool people and the nerdy people. So you don't have to be a nerd just because you're smart but there isn't anything wrong with nerdiness.'
Missie gives me a pitying look and goes back to watching Tom and Jerry.
*bangs head against wall*
Why did I decide I was smart enough to have children? Mine are obviously smarter than I am and pity me for my lack of insight of the world in which we live.

MEM, you must embrace your inner nerdiness. :oD
And seriously, why be normal? It's so boring.

Ack! That's the problem. I am one of those very lucky yet cursed people who were born with my entire identity intact. I have always embraced exactly who I am and have never had a true search for myself. 8) Will my daughter have that or is this the beginning of some phase that I completely side stepped and there for don't understand? Where's my bottle of antacid? I only wanted sons. Never daughters. Strange, strange creatures. I'm a girl and yet somehow I still don't understand the mind of my daughter. What evil trick is this? *gets out paper bag and begins breathing into it*

#293 MEM:
One involving books. :)

*takes MEM's head away from the wall*
You were giving a good message. :)
My mom always wanted to know where her guide book for each of us went after my sisters and I were each born. ;)

Unrelated...Is it a swallow that eats flies, by chance?

LOL When I read you last message my brain popped out, "No she swallowed a spider to eat the fly." LOL I had to reread your post before I realized what you had actually asked. And to answer that... I have no idea. 8)

and thank you for removing my head from the wall. I was getting an awful big bruise... ;)

KIK. And ew. ;)

One of my sisters had to show us what she said was a huge spider last night. She wanted to know what it was. "Well, it's a spider." "Are you sure?" Heehee.

8) hehehee
I hate spiders. hate hate hate hate them!!!!

Where in the world did Missie pick up the word NERD? Does that word come up often in seven year old conversation?

ETA Mary Now you know why I always said you were too smart for my own good!

I never read it myself, but I hear Reviving Ophelia is a very good book about self esteem and girls. Homeschooling definitely helps. My girls are pretty secure with themselves, even though they tend to be a bit shy (they get the shyness from me.)

polly, I'm surprised Nerd came up in seven year old conversation too. I thought seven year olds were using much more colorful language these days. 8-0

From the Free Dictionary:

The word nerd, undefined but illustrated, first appeared in 1950 in Dr. Seuss's If I Ran the Zoo: "And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring Back an It-Kutch a Preep and a Proo A Nerkle a Nerd and a Seersucker, too!" (The nerd is a small humanoid creature looking comically angry, like a thin, cross Chester A. Arthur.)

#284 she had tried to download something and hadn't had enough money on her account to do so, and got a message saying that the download had gone through and she had been charged. the download hadn't gone through and she hadn't been charged. she was angry that she hadn't been charged, so we couldn't refund her account.

mem, the correct answer is "I guess some people might call you a nerd, but it's okay to be who you are, even if some people are jealouse because you like to learn more than they do"

Ophelia Speaks is good too.

286- My first word was diggy. It's a very useful word, and applies to any animal. ;)

Interesting. I had two words until I was nearly two; gog, which was a dog and gogna, which was everything that was not a dog.

KIK!

These were some of my youngest sister's words when she was two. She kind of liked to repeat sounds or rhyme things.

wah-wah ... water
ma-mai ... tomatoes
tai-tai ... potatoes
kai-kai ... me

298 K Monster was the offspring of a cat I rescued from neighbor boys throwing rocks at her and she won our whole family over and became our cat and then had kittens.

He was just a grey and white kitty but he was big and he loved me more than anyone else in our family.

We'd go for walks together in my neighborhood and he would walk beside me. He waited for me to get home from college to see him before he died of cancer. I was devestated. It is one of the unkind things about nature that we have such different life spans from the animals we love.

blooo blah blooo

#309 Mar:

What horrible neighbor boys! I'm very sorry about your family. Sometimes I felt that way about Loofy, too. I love that you could walk with Monster beside you. You must have had an extremely special relationship. It sounds like he was rather fond of you. I am feeling the hate toward the difference in life spans between us and animals we love, as well. *many hugs for Maren*

>#309 Mar: That's sad and beautiful.

Thank you both. it is better to have had such a pet and still miss him after years and years than to have not had such an amazing feline friend. When they break our hearts it makes our hearts just a little bigger so there is more room for others. Which is perhaps why we have three kitties now. And how much better for animals that many will have the opportunity of being loved rather than just one.

Hear! Hear! Mar! I'm still devastated over the loss of my boys, but I know that they are in a good family where they are loved and am now looking forward to being able to rescue a couple more kitties who need a home! (Hopefully in September, my parents and I have agreed that I should probably save up some money before I move so I can buy a bed and stuff!)

having a bed to sleep on is a good thing.

None of us know how long we have with the ones we love. Animal or human. Or plant. Enjoy the time you have with them, says I.

My friend just had to put down her cat of twenty years. I felt so sad for her and her husband, as it was really the first time they ever had to do that. It had me thinking about my own kitty losses.

#314 bib:
*hugs*

RE beds: I almost spent the night on the floor. Long story, but it was all because of two kittens who wanted to sleep in my room.

#316 jp:
My thoughts go out for your friend.

I'm doing some training on new software and they're doing an example account. Apparently there is a James S. Potter who lives at 12 Grimauld Place in Greenfield, IN. Who knew?!

Is that a joke?

It's training, so they obviously made up names and addresses. They've also done things with George Weasley's name now.

I believe they've also done things using the trainer's cat and dog as the example.

#318 -- Apparently whoever sets up those training programs is a Potter fan!

Hope you are having fun, Bib. How is day two? Don't come here to much if it might get you in trouble. We can find a way to muddle through without you.

Im going to Taco Tuesday tonight at El Ranchito to watch my step-uncle try to beat his record of 17 tacos.

I read the Policies and Procedures and I'm allowed to use the internet for personal use periodically. I can't spend all 8 hours on like I could at my other job, but if I pop in for a couple minutes here a couple there on my downtime it's cool.

The jobs going pretty well. Definitely more interesting that the last job. I even get to use my brain! There was one guy who was a bit irritating because he's one of those people who assumes you're an idiot and explains every little thing, but once I showed him that I'm not an idiot, and in fact know some things better than he does (he couldn't figure out how to add a printer to my account!) it got better.

My boss and one of the other women there both go to church with my parents and are in my mom's Bible Study group, so I've known them forever, which definitely helps first week jitters! I feel more in my element here, I've worked in low-income housing before and some of what they do at my new organization is similar to what they've done in my other jobs, so it's not completely new and I understand a lot of the terminology. I also like that it's Faith based which allows me to be fully me.

I'm so glad you're enjoying your new job, bib! :)

At some point people asked to see pictures of Hollybeee's son/Mandy2's nephew/my nephew. I got holly's ok a while ago and finally got around to posting a couple on the flickr account.

He's so cute! How old is he?

The job sounds great Bib! Just perfect for you. I am so happy for you!

Another double post.

Thanks K! In that picture he's 9 months, he'll be 10 months on Thursday.

Thanks compski!

teehee, my nephew is so cute!!

I'm glad you're liking your new job big sis!

Yay its good to see u like at your new job.

*waves hi to mandy and bib's very cute nephew*

Today is a happy day and there is no reason. I like these days. :)

Those are great days!

Big storms yesterday, lightening struck the office. I got a bit of a shock, as I was on the computer at the time (I'm okay, don't worry!). It set off the fire alarm, this was at 3:50 (we close at 4:00). I left with the alarm blaring. This morning I came in and no one had been able to get in touch with the alarm company. They had taken the outer shell off the alarm (it's one of the older bell ones) so it was still making noise but not quite as loud. It was finally turned off around 9:30. Made for a weird couple of days!

I'm really glad you're okay, bib! When I first read it struck your office - eek!

I just realized we missed Dan's bday, he was 19 on Wednesday.

Wow, I wonder what kind of party he threw for himself?

I'm thinking of cat.

We found a never-before-seen pair of socks that is in the process of being knit. We've no idea who was knitting them! They were found in the house, though.



Dobby, want an almost complete pair of socks? You can wiggly your toes more easily, and you can always pair it up with one of my strange pairs like raining cats and dogs. ;)

Those are very well knit socks though! Trust me, my sisters have tried. My mom's the only one that can knit well.

Good luck finding some one to claim them!

What's become of MrAndrew lately? I haven't seen him around for a while.

#340 A_R:
Thanks! We've asked around, and so far no claims. I personally think they were started by one of my aunts since they and my mother grew up in our house. :)

#341 foggi:
I wondered the same thing! I don't recall reading anything that mentioned any plans. I thought he was even going to try to swing by chat during the group movie watch.

I was wondering where he was as well. Has he been posting on GD?

I sent a private note. Hopefully everything is okay.

Let's hope so, let us know if you hear anything JP.

MrAndrew, if you read this, get your sorry little butt back here and let us know you're here, or at least alive!

#343 bib:
I'm going to lurk over there today to see if he's posted there lately.

#344 jp:
I've also sent a private comment.

Don't lurk too far!

More fun with training today. First I learned some stuff where the Weasley's were the example. Now I'm watching one and the trainers homepage has mugglenet linked! Now I want to link mugglenet to my homepage. (That's the database's homepage I'm talking about.)

Wait, what training? If it's a job, sweet job!

How cool! A Harry Potter fan at work. I lost my copy of PoA because a co-worker had borrowed mine before I quit. I don't mind, though. I'll get another one and make it be hardcover this time.

You didn't have a hardcover before? Good time as any for an upgrade!!

That stinks, I hope the co-worker discovers they have your book!

It's online software training. The trainer is somewhere far away. I talk about it in #318, 320.

#351 A_R:
Nope. It was actually 'borrowed' from one of my sisters who 'borrowed it' from our father years ago. Shhh, don't tell! ;)
I think until I drop by my old work to say hi that she'll have forgotten. She borrowed it at the start of 2008 and it took her till May just to get halfway through the book. Weird, huh?

Lurking isn't providing many answers about our MrA other than to say he was surely overwhelmed awhile ago on the Unca Andrew thread. I just read it for the first time and was laughing so hard I saw crying. Last post on that thread: July 12th. We've seen him around more recently than that.

Well Kerian, some people aren't avid readers like us. Some people take weeks or even months to read a novel. Unlike those of us, who take 2-3 days to read a 900+ page book.

Perhaps some of you who are in the GD would know how often MrA usually posts there. That group has a new thread called Missing regulars. His name isn't on the list.

hey guys, sorry i have been awol lately. Just some stuff going on in RL, no biggie, but i won't be online much. Thanks for the thoughts.

IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!

Thanks for letting us know MrA, we were worried! Check back in with us when you can. Hope everything works out for you!

Eek!

Oh, it's just you, MrA. I'm glad that you aren't dying from a debilitating illness which keeps you from going on LT. :)
Hope that stuff clears up!

We have missed you MrA. I hope you don't have to stay away too long. We did get some MsDonna posts on Movie Trivia, though. Nice to have her here!

#356 MrA:
We're really glad to hear from you! I hope everything's okay! You'll be missed until your return!

Glad to hear from you, MrA!

Half of the carpet in my bedroom is now gone! Hooray! I had hoped to do the whole room this evening, but I overestimated how much I could get done at one go. I'm doing the bedroom in halves because that way I don't have to figure out how to move the bed out of there all by me onesies (Capt. Jack Sparrow moment there) -- that mattress is heavy, not to mention unwieldy! I'm just going to mop the part that's done, and then I can slide the bed over to the done part and be ready to deal with the rest of the room tomorrow!

Foggi that's how I paint and renovate! We don't have the option of a spare room to store stuff, so everything gets shoved to one side while we paint, and then to the other side.

I have one more juggling workshop tomorrow before I can collapse in a puddle of exhaustion. Someone please keep a mop handy. :o)

No problem JP...I've had a mop glued to my hand these past few days.

I have a concert to put on tomorrow, scary!

I just had my first Bohka (sp) burger...delicious!!! I highly recommend them.

Thanks for stopping by Mr.A!!

Ahh...Boca burgers. Can't say I'm a fan. The texture is too realistic for me, I prefer a black bean burger. Boca burgers would be great for people who are vegetarians for health reasons though or who enjoy beef burgers but are trying to cut back on red meat.

4 hours before the workshop.

Did you know that if you leave your bag of juggling scarves in the basement, they get musty?

It's been so fun preparing for this workshop...

That's what Febreeze is for, JP! :-)

#361 foggi:
Good luck removing the rest of the carpeting! :)

#362 jp:
I've wondered what you've been busy with. I've missed your posts on LT!

#365 jp:
My mom agrees with foggi. She also suggests tying the scarves to your car and driving very fast. :)

I just got a phone call from someone. It was really confusing, because I couldn't understand them very well. Eventually, I got the message. Still, I was baffled. Apparently they read it off of a bumper sticker while driving on the freeway. The bumper sticker says this: "Voldemort votes Republican." No insult, injury, or snickers intended.

*sloshes into room and curls into a comfortable bucket.*

I don't know why anyone has trouble finding work. It's all I can do to avoid it!

#367 I've heard about that before. I think that's stupid. Voldy is British, after all; he couldn't vote one way or the other even if he wanted to instead of taking over the world.

#369 jp:
I'm glad that maybe you can relax a little better now. Go take a nap? *hug*

#370 Espy:
Very true! And for what purpose would he need to vote with a plan like that?

Hubby got me the complete series of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" for our anniversary. This is a show I watched when I was around ten. Still love that Tigerman.

Maybe it's from reading about Genghis Khan, but we thought the costumes on the Draconians looked like a cross between a Mongol raider and a samurai.

Wow! It's so easy to catch up when a lot of LTers are off at book parties!

Teddy bears have invaded my home. There are six of them on my couch. I know, I have kids, but I've never seen four of these bears before!

Watch out JP! They are coming to get you!



Edited because the picture was way too big!

You're not kidding! Every time I looked at the couch there were two more. All looking at me with their little button eyes.

*thinks of evil clown doll from Poltergeist*

*wanders in, yawning and stretching*

I slept until 11:30 this morning. It was great! I don't think I've slept that late since college!

It's so quiet here... Hello? Am I the last person on HE?

*Voice echoes into nothingness*

Espy? Espy, is that you?

*wanders around in the vast emptiness of HE*

I hope more people show up this evening for the movie watch!

I'm here! Our DVD is cued up and I'll be heading in soon! Just wanted to finish checking the threads!

Squee! Dobby is popping popcorn and chilling butterbeer as we speak!

or chilling popcorn and popping butterbeer.

or even, pooping cornbutter and bearing chillblains. Who knows. The ways of house elves are mysterious indeed.

*throws stale popcorn at MrA for that comment*

*grabs a broom*
Nothing worse than messy thread...

Well, there is, but it's too awful to write, speak, or even think of. ;)

Maybe you can borrow some roombas from the green dragon, JP, or just use your wand.

*JP flicks her wand and makes the mess-that-must-not-be-named vanish*

JP, I fear that a simple cleaning may not be enough. we may need another train to play on as the wait to go though the railway intersection is starting to take a long time... Or maybe it's just my wonky Internet.

For Espy's sake, the conductor has allowed a new train to be put on the track