The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[RickRobert]

Haha. I did so badly in it. I was so nervous I couldn't read my notes or remember what I wanted to say. I was shaking badly. I had to leave the room two minutes in to cry in the corridoor. I'm so embarassed. My tutor agreed to me doing it on a much smaller level in her office though with my friends as an audience so that was nice of her. I know crowds so scare me, but I've never had a panic attack during a seminar before.

Awww, I'm doing AS Physics at the moment and we had to all do a presentation on anything Physics-related for the class of like... the eight of us. I guess I'm "friends" with all of them but I had to go first cause my name was first on the register... I stumbled on pretty much every sentence and had to take ten-second pauses to remember what I was gonna say... and at the end no one had a clue what it was I'd tried to explain :o If I was in your position, God help me!

[Silver Springs]

Awww, I'm doing AS Physics at the moment and we had to all do a presentation on anything Physics-related for the class of like... the eight of us. I guess I'm "friends" with all of them but I had to go first cause my name was first on the register... I stumbled on pretty much every sentence and had to take ten-second pauses to remember what I was gonna say... and at the end no one had a clue what it was I'd tried to explain :o If I was in your position, God help me!

I remember how brutal my A levels were, so I don't envy you one bit. The Tutors and, heck, even the students, were just as malicious and grasping as they are in College and University. You ought to be proud of yourself that you at least made it to the end, honey. I probably wouldn't have done. Especially when it comes to the Sciences and Maths. Just not my subjects unless the Sciences involved blowing things up :p Did you ever have to use that Crocodile Clips Chemistry program in the computer lab for a class? I probably spent most of my time mixing chemicals on it just to cause explosions lol. Never learned a thing from it, but I had me some fun. :p

[LukeA]

Well, its Election Day/Night... and I miss Krazy Alan Keyes. He's nowhere to be found. I miss having all that uproarious unintentional comedy in my life!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

So today in school was SOOOOO long!!! I was doing my things in my packet and then all of a sudden the owner signed me up to do a manicure for a little girl birthday party! So I did this little girls nails and then I got to do her hair...and I was so nervous because she was my first "client" lol Then the mom made me take a picture with her daughter lol

JTIS

[Nikolaj]

Briefly, I'll try! Edit: Oh, sure. I did try, though.
Good news at the cardiologist for my Mom today, her (cholesterol) blockage on the left side of her throat (corroded artery) has not significantly increased in 12 months since she was last tested, so no throat surgery or stent is needed for the left side. That is excellent news! Today was the doctor giving us results of an ultrasound she had 10 days ago that was painless for her. She had the actual surgery on the right side of her throat 12 years ago, which left a huge scar that took 10 years to fade, but it's unnoticeable now, mostly. And the 12 year old surgery still has absolutely NO blockage, so that's amazing.
Thursday, she has a 'hidascan' of her lower stomach area- which I'm scared will be painful for her, it's 90 minutes long with an IV in. I'll stay with her, I always do at appointments because she sees poorly and her hearing comes and goes. I sit there and take notes in my old small reporter notebooks, the doctors and technicians are used to me and seem to like me. This hidascan on Thursday follows a separate ultrasound than that of her neck, as well as a recent CAT scan of her stomach area. This more involved hida-scan is to determine if gall-bladder removal is necessary, and if she is a candidate for it, being weak and too thin. If it is permanent liver disease, ( the liver problem was a side effect of a med- Lipitor- she was on for years before we found out she shouldn't have been on it) that will somehow have to be addressed. Or, it could be tumors. Pending results of the hidascan, I have to ask the cardiologist if anastesia is possible should surgery be required. My gut tells me she won't be able to have a surgery, but we need to find out. I asked her if she wants me to cancel or postpone the HidaScan, but she is up for it and wants it done. I'd never have it done for myself! If you're gonna stick an IV in me for 90 minutes, there'd better be morphine in it! -Joking. Helps me cope. Never have tried morphine, though I hear it's groovy- someday, soon!
But for today, it was all good news! After the cardiologist, we went down to a river briefly, I saw about 6 huge shiny red canoes filled with maybe 8 guys in each one rowing, I've never seen this before except in movies. It was kind of beautiful, and they were gone in a flash, they were rowing so fast. Mom could barely make it out with her legal blindness, but I described it all to her. She loves for me to drive her down to the water; me, not so much. But, it was especially nice today after the good doctor's appt.
Then, we went to Target briefly for kitchen stuff and she didn't need either her walker or white cain- it's always one or the other, she can't do both at the same time, and I doubt that I could, either!! She had the big red Target shopping cart for support, so she felt and seemed like any shopper, happy with her new sink bottom mats, whatever the hell they are, Rubbermaid with the hole in the middle for the drain or drain-stopper. Whatever.
I drove her home, fixed dinner for my parents, then came to my house and got on The Ledge. So, a good day. Not as brief as I wanted.
I'm thankful for the good days.

[DefDumbandBlond]

Georgie if you're reading this it isn't letting me message you on MSN. :shocked: I keep getting the message 'the following message can't be delivered to recipients'.

[ButterCookie]

Georgie if you're reading this it isn't letting me message you on MSN. :shocked: I keep getting the message 'the following message can't be delivered to recipients'.

SAME omg I was just about to post here to tell you. I've been disconnected twice, too. It's doing my tree in lately. Sort your **** out, Microsoft.

[DefDumbandBlond]

aaaagggghhhh I don't know why it's been acting up all of a sudden. I'll try signing out and back.

[Kena]

How many posts does it take to be an "addicted" ledgie? As far as I'm concerned, I'm a FM and SN addict but The Ledge has helped me with my overall FM addiction (you think it's not a bad thing? Well how many hours do you spend watching FM and SN videos on youtube or browsing the Ledge? WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK?).

Toodles

[RickRobert]

I remember how brutal my A levels were, so I don't envy you one bit. The Tutors and, heck, even the students, were just as malicious and grasping as they are in College and University. You ought to be proud of yourself that you at least made it to the end, honey. I probably wouldn't have done. Especially when it comes to the Sciences and Maths. Just not my subjects unless the Sciences involved blowing things up :p Did you ever have to use that Crocodile Clips Chemistry program in the computer lab for a class? I probably spent most of my time mixing chemicals on it just to cause explosions lol. Never learned a thing from it, but I had me some fun. :p

The students and teachers are just fine for me, the problem was that I was originally only taking Maths, Physics, and Music, but my mum and granddad wouldn't sign my options sheet unless I took four... so I'm taking Chemistry too :distress: I love Music and Maths is alright but sometimes I get worried about the sciences. Never used that Crocodile Clips program as far as I know, but I hardly know any terms for what we do in English :o

[DefDumbandBlond]

How many posts does it take to be an "addicted" ledgie? As far as I'm concerned, I'm a FM and SN addict but The Ledge has helped me with my overall FM addiction (you think it's not a bad thing? Well how many hours do you spend watching FM and SN videos on youtube or browsing the Ledge? WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK?).

Toodles

Not sure, I really didn't notice it or the other rankings until almost 400 posts but it could have changed way before. :confused:

[TerraRhiannon]

How many posts does it take to be an "addicted" ledgie? As far as I'm concerned, I'm a FM and SN addict but The Ledge has helped me with my overall FM addiction (you think it's not a bad thing? Well how many hours do you spend watching FM and SN videos on youtube or browsing the Ledge? WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK?).

Toodles

Hehe, it's probably after 2 or 300. It probably won't take me that much longer to become an addicted ledgie, I'm addicted to this darn thing as it is, without it telling me I am. :p

I'm writing this while at school :lol: From quarter to 3, to 3:10 is my break, and I basically stay on here for that period of time while at school.

[APerfectLie]

They transfered my boss to another store. Now work is really going to suck!

[Kena]

Hehe, it's probably after 2 or 300. It probably won't take me that much longer to become an addicted ledgie, I'm addicted to this darn thing as it is, without it telling me I am. :p

I'm writing this while at school :lol: From quarter to 3, to 3:10 is my break, and I basically stay on here for that period of time while at school.

Try from 7:30 a.m. when I arrive at work until 10:ish a.m. on a good day. I guess I need to stop browsing and start posting!

I don't even check my facebook anymore. I find my alternate reality of Stevie Nicks to be much more interesting and exciting than my real life. Yep, I'm sick...

[Enchanted_Stevi]

School today was pretty good...I got a TON done today!! Even though I spent like an hour looking at my packet trying to figure out what I was gonna do first. Oh and we got our "report cards" today from out BASICS class and I have an overall average of a 97 =D YAY ME!!!

Whenever I ask my teachers to sign off on something I do they always say how awesome everything is and even write it in the comments box =D like "awesome rollers" and "beautiful combout" and stuff like that. One head I did today looked JUST like a brunette Bea Arthur LOL I'll post a picture soon

JTIS

[LukeA]

School today was pretty good...I got a TON done today!! Even though I spent like an hour looking at my packet trying to figure out what I was gonna do first. Oh and we got our "report cards" today from out BASICS class and I have an overall average of a 97 =D YAY ME!!!

Whenever I ask my teachers to sign off on something I do they always say how awesome everything is and even write it in the comments box =D like "awesome rollers" and "beautiful combout" and stuff like that. One head I did today looked JUST like a brunette Bea Arthur LOL I'll post a picture soon

JTIS

In Boston next week and kinda need a haircut. Do I get a Ledgie discount? I don't want the "Bea Arthur", though :p Seriously though, congrats!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

In Boston next week and kinda need a haircut. Do I get a Ledgie discount? I don't want the "Bea Arthur", though :p Seriously though, congrats!

Of course you get a Ledgir discount =P I havent learned guy haircuts yet...but they arent that hard. I've cut my moms bf's hair...But I'm sure you'd look pretty hot with the Bea Arhtur look ;-)

Thanks a lot Luke < 3

[Enchanted_Stevi]

MAN I gotta clean my phone's camera lense lol

My "Bea Arthur" look
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs952.snc4/74572_460096596352_682761352_5928806_3627185_n.jpg

My fingerwaves combed out
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs459.ash2/73272_460096701352_682761352_5928809_335278_n.jpg

[TerraRhiannon]

Try from 7:30 a.m. when I arrive at work until 10:ish a.m. on a good day. I guess I need to stop browsing and start posting!

I don't even check my facebook anymore. I find my alternate reality of Stevie Nicks to be much more interesting and exciting than my real life. Yep, I'm sick...

Exactly! I have gone from waking up in the morning and having to have my Facebook time, to waking up in the morning and heading straight here while I eat breakfast. Facebook is a second priority now to me, if at all. And then I get to school around 1, and am on the Ledge for probably 10 minutes. Then back on it when I get home, then at night. I think it's safe to say that we're all sick. There should be a place where we can all talk about this obsession and help each other. Oh wait..

Damn you 'Stevie Nicks' with your stupid fairy-gypsy-goddess-rock-n-roll-queen-Gold-dust-woman-pony-unicorn stuff!

[LikeAWillow]

Who decided that Love the Way You Lie Pt 2 was a good idea? Seriously. Who? I'm trying not to let it take away from how much I love the original.

Next time, there will be no next time

Oh, how we all wish there hadn't been.

[TerraRhiannon]

Okay guys, today I got something in the mail that truly made my week. Since you don't know, I sponsor a child from the Children International website.

His name is Oscar Uriel Flores Tejeda, and he lives in Mexico. He is Spanish so they translated it in English for me, but I got the original letter he hand wrote too. He is 9.

He told me his favorite sport is basketball and when he grows up he wants to be a lawyer! That is too sweet. His favorite color is red and blue and his favorite animal is a bear. d'awhhh.

Here's a recent picture of him with a picture of a pig he drew and colored for me. :)

<a href="http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/TerraRhiannon/?action=view&current=oscar016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/TerraRhiannon/oscar016.jpg" border="0" alt="Osacar"></a>

http://www2.children.org/en/us/Pages/Home.aspx

[daniellaaarisen]

^^ Love that so much. I know many people who participate in the program-- makes me want to, too.

[Nikolaj]

Nice child, great of you to be a sponsor. That's gratitude, though- send money every month and the people in the organization send you a crayoned pink piggy bank he made just for you. Why not crayoned flowers or a pussycat?

[Lindsfan]

Okay guys, today I got something in the mail that truly made my week. Since you don't know, I sponsor a child from the Children International website.

His name is Oscar Uriel Flores Tejeda, and he lives in Mexico. He is Spanish so they translated it in English for me, but I got the original letter he hand wrote too. He is 9.

He told me his favorite sport is basketball and when he grows up he wants to be a lawyer! That is too sweet. His favorite color is red and blue and his favorite animal is a bear. d'awhhh.

Here's a recent picture of him with a picture of a pig he drew and colored for me. :)

<a href="http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/TerraRhiannon/?action=view&current=oscar016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/TerraRhiannon/oscar016.jpg" border="0" alt="Osacar"></a>

http://www2.children.org/en/us/Pages/Home.aspx

That is so cool. He's adorable, and you are lucky to have each other! Encourage him all you can :nod:

Just curious...lots of people think about it, but what made you decide to actually commit?

[HomerMcvie]

Terra, that is soooo awesome that you do this.
Kudos, to you!!!! +10!:blob2:

[TerraRhiannon]

That is so cool. He's adorable, and you are lucky to have each other! Encourage him all you can :nod:

Just curious...lots of people think about it, but what made you decide to actually commit?

Thanks! I committed to this right after my sister Jenn died 2 years ago in December. She was taking an early childhood education program at the local college and she had a real soft spot for Children. I had always thought about doing it and then after she passed, at the funeral guests could make a donation to any childrens charity in honor of her or whatever. So I decided that was the time to commit to a Children International sponsor. It is very rewarding.

And thanks HomerMcvie!

[Nikolaj]

I am so sorry to read about your sister. What a beautiful and generous contribution you are making in her memory. You're a great sister and the boy will benefit because of you. He's a happy looking child.

[Silver Springs]

Wow I hate Bonfire Night. SHADDUP with the Fireworks! You're scaring my Cat :( <s>.....and me</s>

[Lindsfan]

Thanks! I committed to this right after my sister Jenn died 2 years ago in December. She was taking an early childhood education program at the local college and she had a real soft spot for Children. I had always thought about doing it and then after she passed, at the funeral guests could make a donation to any childrens charity in honor of her or whatever. So I decided that was the time to commit to a Children International sponsor. It is very rewarding.

And thanks HomerMcvie!

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry for your loss. I can't even imagine. It's a beautiful thing you're doing to honor her. I'm sure she's smiling down on both of you!

[vivfox]

Wow I hate Bonfire Night. SHADDUP with the Fireworks! You're scaring my Cat :( <s>.....and me</s>


ROTFL
I always made sure my cat stayed inside on July 4th and Halloween, because she was black.

[louielouie2000]

In less than a week I'm going on a big road trip into the piney woods and cypress bayous of East Texas. I'm going to see my extended family... and haven't seen most of my Aunts and Cousins in 10 years now. I'm both excited and extremely nervous... the whole family unit dissolved following my Grandfather's death in 1997. So I could either be signing up for a wonderful or terrorizing experience... my Aunts are damned feisty! :laugh:

[Silver Springs]

Wow. Talk about grabby. Hear what I have to say first before you go jumping into an idea.... :rolleyes:

[daniellaaarisen]

I'm NICKSING OUT right now. All because I just spent two hours on the phone with my bank tying to dispute a series of fraud charges. I needed the emotional pick-me-up. Yaaaaaaay

[vivfox]

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Shaq dressed as a woman and singing Beyonce

[Enchanted_Stevi]

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Shaq dressed as a woman and singing Beyonce

This makes me LOL

[MissLadyLoki]

JTIS...this Friday, I'm gonna be seeing that new Broadway show Memphis. Does anyone know if it's any good?

[daniellaaarisen]

Such an awesome day. Went to Pike Place Market....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1138.snc4/150055_1563346397390_1047240440_31780791_1784500_n.jpg

Bought the world's BEST dried fruit/some normal fruit.....

http://i56.tinypic.com/1054nbn.jpg

Enjoyed Seattle in it's splendor....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs939.snc4/73292_1563345917378_1047240440_31780790_695752_n.jpg

And watched the sun set over Elliot Bay.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs950.snc4/74360_1563313156559_1047240440_31780613_7211402_n.jpg




I love it here.

[Lindsfan]

Such an awesome day. Went to Pike Place Market....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1138.snc4/150055_1563346397390_1047240440_31780791_1784500_n.jpg

Bought the world's BEST dried fruit/some normal fruit.....

http://i56.tinypic.com/1054nbn.jpg

Enjoyed Seattle in it's splendor....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs939.snc4/73292_1563345917378_1047240440_31780790_695752_n.jpg

And watched the sun set over Elliot Bay.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs950.snc4/74360_1563313156559_1047240440_31780613_7211402_n.jpg




I love it here.

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful city. Have you lived here long...born and raised?

[daniellaaarisen]

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful city. Have you lived here long...born and raised?

Nope, just moved here six weeks ago for college! I'm at Seattle U. Loving the Hill :)




On another note.... This could be my favorite YouTube video ever.

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[TerraRhiannon]

^^ Ugh, I LOVE Florence + the Machine! That was a great video, thanks for sharing it! I have her CD and my favorite song by her is The Drumming Song, I'm so amazed by her.

[daniellaaarisen]

Drumming Song! I'm OBSESSED with Florence. I just listen to her and Stevie, that's pretty much it.

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[TerraRhiannon]

^^

:xoxo:

I like this version a lot. I was wondering how they'd do the DRUMming song without drums...but it was really great. And yeah, them two for me are the only ones I listen to all the time. Not just saying that either! Florence is like my other idol. To have a voice like her...

[TerraRhiannon]

Drumming Song! I'm OBSESSED with Florence. I just listen to her and Stevie, that's pretty much it.



I first saw Florence perform at the MTV video awards and I thought.. Hmmm.. she reminds me of Stevie. Something about her.. maybe it's the dress. I ran out and bought the CD after that and from there I fell in love.

[ButterCookie]

f. this. s.

[TerraRhiannon]

f. this. s.

yeah really, f. this s. What's wrong Georgie? (That's you're name, right?) I left a $200 coat at a hall Saturday night. If it's not still there I think I may die.

[iamnotafraid]

yeah really, f. this s. What's wrong Georgie? (That's you're name, right?) I left a $200 coat at a hall Saturday night. If it's not still there I think I may die.

Yeah, I second that. What's wrong G-girl?

TerraR, Hope you get your coat back.

[ButterCookie]

yeah really, f. this s. What's wrong Georgie? (That's you're name, right?) I left a $200 coat at a hall Saturday night. If it's not still there I think I may die.

Yeah, it's Georgie :) I'm in a crummy mood tonight after I argued with my mum and walked Max in just jeans and a t-shirt. It's like 41f outside and I didn't wear shoes because I'd stormed out with the intention of not coming back. I decided drama isn't my thing and skulked home soaking with an equally wet (and now really stinky) dog. I should probably go to bed too, but by doing so, it's like my mum has won :mad:

/teenageangst

[Amlyn]

I spent the weekend visiting with my college roommate in Indiana. Today, the two of us drove down to our school, Indiana University, and spent 6 hours reliving our days there. We walked around our old dorms, got to see some of our classrooms, the main drag with the bars and restaurants, places where we worked. We just took it all in.

It was my first time back there since I graduated in 1997. I couldn't believe the rush of nostalgia that washed over us and we journeyed back in time to how we spent the first four years of our adult lives. It was so surreal to see the same buildings, some completely untouched from the day that we were last there and then other buidlings had a complete face lift.

Two things I took away today was how much more commercialized the town was and how absent today's techology was a mere 13 years ago. Cell phones were for doctors and lawyers back then and we all had dial-up and computer labs. Now we saw kids replacing congregating and hanging out with texting and laptop surfing. Nowadays we have problems unplugging for even an hour.

To all of you guys that are currently in college or are going to be attending soon, just promise yourselves that you'll make the most of your experience. My friend and I , while don't have many regrets, realize how there were clubs and groups and classes we didn't expose ourselves to. Just make the most of the small glimpse of time you really get to find yourself at school.

Anyway, it was an amazing trip back in time today. JTIS....

[vivfox]

^^^Amlyn, that was a really cool post! I enjoyed everything you wrote. Thank you!:thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

I spent the weekend visiting with my college roommate in Indiana. Today, the two of us drove down to our school, Indiana University, and spent 6 hours reliving our days there. We walked around our old dorms, got to see some of our classrooms, the main drag with the bars and restaurants, places where we worked. We just took it all in.

It was my first time back there since I graduated in 1997. I couldn't believe the rush of nostalgia that washed over us and we journeyed back in time to how we spent the first four years of our adult lives. It was so surreal to see the same buildings, some completely untouched from the day that we were last there and then other buidlings had a complete face lift.

Two things I took away today was how much more commercialized the town was and how absent today's techology was a mere 13 years ago. Cell phones were for doctors and lawyers back then and we all had dial-up and computer labs. Now we saw kids replacing congregating and hanging out with texting and laptop surfing. Nowadays we have problems unplugging for even an hour.

To all of you guys that are currently in college or are going to be attending soon, just promise yourselves that you'll make the most of your experience. My friend and I , while don't have many regrets, realize how there were clubs and groups and classes we didn't expose ourselves to. Just make the most of the small glimpse of time you really get to find yourself at school.

Anyway, it was an amazing trip back in time today. JTIS....

Even cooler, assuming that she means the Bloomington campus(the main IU campus), is that that's my town, and my alma mater.

Amlyn, the town has really changed in the past 10 years. All of those high rise apartments downtown, have really changed our skyline. And they're the reason for the dorms changing, too. I NEVER realized(being poor back then, and commuting, until the start of my junior year) that there were than many people who could afford $1500-2000 apartments! But there's apparently an infinite supply. So that's why the dorms are changing...no one wants to live there anymore, so they're making them more upscale, to have more appeal.

And it is funny about the cell phones and wifi. My 75yo aunt, who actually is very cool and hip, and I, are in complete agreement, that the world we live in now, is a completely different world, than that of ONLY 15 years ago. Technology has completely changed our world, in too many ways to mention.

[daniellaaarisen]

I spent the weekend visiting with my college roommate in Indiana. Today, the two of us drove down to our school, Indiana University, and spent 6 hours reliving our days there. We walked around our old dorms, got to see some of our classrooms, the main drag with the bars and restaurants, places where we worked. We just took it all in.

It was my first time back there since I graduated in 1997. I couldn't believe the rush of nostalgia that washed over us and we journeyed back in time to how we spent the first four years of our adult lives. It was so surreal to see the same buildings, some completely untouched from the day that we were last there and then other buidlings had a complete face lift.

Two things I took away today was how much more commercialized the town was and how absent today's techology was a mere 13 years ago. Cell phones were for doctors and lawyers back then and we all had dial-up and computer labs. Now we saw kids replacing congregating and hanging out with texting and laptop surfing. Nowadays we have problems unplugging for even an hour.

To all of you guys that are currently in college or are going to be attending soon, just promise yourselves that you'll make the most of your experience. My friend and I , while don't have many regrets, realize how there were clubs and groups and classes we didn't expose ourselves to. Just make the most of the small glimpse of time you really get to find yourself at school.

Anyway, it was an amazing trip back in time today. JTIS....

Very cool post, and I'm definitely trying to make the most of the experience.

[Amlyn]

Very cool post, and I'm definitely trying to make the most of the experience.

Glad to hear it! Are you going home for T-giving break? THat was always so exciting for me, especially freshman year because you got to see everyone back home and it was just a true homecoming!

Keep us updated. I know i don't post much but i always read what you guys are up to.

Even cooler, assuming that she means the Bloomington campus(the main IU campus), is that that's my town, and my alma mater.

Amlyn, the town has really changed in the past 10 years. All of those high rise apartments downtown, have really changed our skyline. And they're the reason for the dorms changing, too. I NEVER realized(being poor back then, and commuting, until the start of my junior year) that there were than many people who could afford $1500-2000 apartments! But there's apparently an infinite supply. So that's why the dorms are changing...no one wants to live there anymore, so they're making them more upscale, to have more appeal.

And it is funny about the cell phones and wifi. My 75yo aunt, who actually is very cool and hip, and I, are in complete agreement, that the world we live in now, is a completely different world, than that of ONLY 15 years ago. Technology has completely changed our world, in too many ways to mention.

You bet I meant Bloomington. Yeah, i was amazed at the price of things. I looked up tuition and room and board and about fell off the floor 3x what i paid 13-17 years ago. Im so happy i got to return. If you told me 2 year ago I'd be back, I would have never believed it.

As great as my mini vacay has been here in Indiana, I"ve anxious to get home. I"ve been at the Indy airport delayed for 2.5 hours. Great new airport BTW, except after 7pm there's no food! OMG...finally boarding!!!

[vivfox]

Though it was just a dusting, we had our first snowfall this morning in Western Massachusetts. I still walked 5 miles in the wind and the rain and the water today. It's my exercise routine. I got fat in all type of weather and I will get thin the same way.
What was the weather like for you Caitlin?

[HomerMcvie]

You bet I meant Bloomington. Yeah, i was amazed at the price of things. I looked up tuition and room and board and about fell off the floor 3x what i paid 13-17 years ago. Im so happy i got to return. If you told me 2 year ago I'd be back, I would have never believed it.

As great as my mini vacay has been here in Indiana, I"ve anxious to get home. I"ve been at the Indy airport delayed for 2.5 hours. Great new airport BTW, except after 7pm there's no food! OMG...finally boarding!!!
I love Bloomington. How much is tuition now? I still have friends in school, but I've just never asked. I graduated a couple of years before you.
As far as all of the high rent apartments, from what I've been told....is that we now have a lot more rich, east coast kids, than we used to have. And Daddy doesn't blink at 2K/month rent(hell, that's $600 more than my mortgage, which is a 10 year mortgage!).
But some things never change....Nicks, The Trojan Horse, The Bluebird(did you make it there?).

I've only picked up friends at the new airport, and not seen the inside(since I'm terrified of flying!:lol:). Hope you have a safe flight!

[Amlyn]

I love Bloomington. How much is tuition now? I still have friends in school, but I've just never asked. I graduated a couple of years before you.
As far as all of the high rent apartments, from what I've been told....is that we now have a lot more rich, east coast kids, than we used to have. And Daddy doesn't blink at 2K/month rent(hell, that's $600 more than my mortgage, which is a 10 year mortgage!).
But some things never change....Nicks, The Trojan Horse, The Bluebird(did you make it there?).

I've only picked up friends at the new airport, and not seen the inside(since I'm terrified of flying!:lol:). Hope you have a safe flight!

I am home! Once we took off the flight was uneventful and about an hour and a half. I live about 25 mins north of the airport so all things considered, it was less than three hours once i sat in my seat till now.

We got there around 9am and went to see our old dorms, walked around the Union, Ballantine (EXACTLY the same). We ate at Dagwoods, walked down Kirkwood and we didn't go into any of the bars, but i took some pics of Nick's and Kilroy's. It was completely memory lane. We took a ride out to where the mall is. Wow..that is all built up now. It was just crazy. But i'm soo happy i finally made it back there. I"ve been longing to do it for years and I went with my best friend from school who i'm back in touch with after losing touch with her for 8 years.

When i went to IU I'm guessing that my tuition was somewhere between 8 and 9k and room and board was somehwere around 4k. Instate tuition now was close 1.5 times that and they estimated out of state at close to 30k. Blew my mind to see that. There's no way I would have ever been able to attend IU today if I lived out of state.

Anyway, today was a long day, but minus the delayed flight, it was such a trip. My friend kept saying everything was trippy.....i kept laughing a little cause every time she said it I had Stevie's voice in my head saying trippy.

I'm heading to bed momentarily. I"m exhausted.

Homer - where do you live in Bloomington?

[iamnotafraid]

The great white cotton season is almost over.
Most of our fields have now been cut. After this
is done, one more grass cutting day. Then the
enjoyment of Winter will come. Amen.

[APerfectLie]

I over slept and missed my first two classes. But it is an amazing day outsid and I only have one class until I can enjoy it! Now if only I had a diet coke.

[LikeAWillow]

I over slept and missed my first two classes. But it is an amazing day outsid and I only have one class until I can enjoy it! Now if only I had a diet coke.

I want to skip my class in twenty minutes SO BADLY. You don't even know.

Amlyn, your post was gorgeous. Thank you :xoxo:

I made a bad decision of a ranking of 6 on my roommate and my bad decision scale last night. For perspective, a 10 is ripping off your limbs just to rip them off. 9 is ripping off your limbs for fun.

[HomerMcvie]

I am home! Once we took off the flight was uneventful and about an hour and a half. I live about 25 mins north of the airport so all things considered, it was less than three hours once i sat in my seat till now.

We got there around 9am and went to see our old dorms, walked around the Union, Ballantine (EXACTLY the same). We ate at Dagwoods, walked down Kirkwood and we didn't go into any of the bars, but i took some pics of Nick's and Kilroy's. It was completely memory lane. We took a ride out to where the mall is. Wow..that is all built up now. It was just crazy. But i'm soo happy i finally made it back there. I"ve been longing to do it for years and I went with my best friend from school who i'm back in touch with after losing touch with her for 8 years.

When i went to IU I'm guessing that my tuition was somewhere between 8 and 9k and room and board was somehwere around 4k. Instate tuition now was close 1.5 times that and they estimated out of state at close to 30k. Blew my mind to see that. There's no way I would have ever been able to attend IU today if I lived out of state.

Anyway, today was a long day, but minus the delayed flight, it was such a trip. My friend kept saying everything was trippy.....i kept laughing a little cause every time she said it I had Stevie's voice in my head saying trippy.

I'm heading to bed momentarily. I"m exhausted.

Homer - where do you live in Bloomington?
Glad you had a safe flight.

Nick's looks the same, but they expanded into the building next door, even though you really can't tell, from the outside. Kilroys was closed all summer this year, as they just finished adding the second story to it, a couple of months ago.
Was your walk yesterday???? Because I was downtown, doing errands, and it was sooooo freaking nice outside, that I walked from downtown, down Kirkwood, past Dagwood's, and back downtown, around 2PM, so in theory, we might have passed each other!:eek::lol:

Tuition....wow, I forgot you were out of state. When I was there, they had just gone to a flat rate, for up to 17(I think?) hours. In state was ONLY like $1700/semester. I only lived in a dorm for one semester, and I don't remember how much room and board was. But I could never have afforded to go to an out of state school. I really lucked out, in that I grew up 25 minutes from IU(in Nashville, IN). Textbooks are insane now, though. My best friend is in the Kelley School of Business, and his textbooks were $1100 this semester! Insanity!

It is trippy, going back in time. If you ever make it back here, please get in touch, and we can do dinner or something!

I live 4 miles west of town. I've got 5 acres in the (sort of) country. Best of both worlds....5 minutes to everything, yet peace and quiet, here. If you ever attended the county fair here, I'm about a mile west of the fairgrounds.

[Nikolaj]

Just wonder: Do you guys tip when you go to pick up take-out? There's an Italian place I like a lot and I usually do tip since I get food there once a week, and they seem to appreciate it.
Also need to ask- do you guys tend to tip FedEx or UPS delivery drivers? I don't want to do that, but I have a somewhat large FedEx shipment coming tomorrow, (24 pounds or so) and if a tip is expected, I don't want to be cheap.
I suspect the FedEx drivers are paid well enough and get health insurance and other benefits, while the small restaurant workers probably are paid poorly with little or no benefits.

[Silver Springs]

Just wonder: Do you guys tip when you go to pick up take-out? There's an Italian place I like a lot and I usually do tip since I get food there once a week, and they seem to appreciate it.
Also need to ask- do you guys tend to tip FedEx or UPS delivery drivers? I don't want to do that, but I have a somewhat large FedEx shipment coming tomorrow, (24 pounds or so) and if a tip is expected, I don't want to be cheap.
I suspect the FedEx drivers are paid well enough and get health insurance and other benefits, while the small restaurant workers probably are paid poorly with little or no benefits.

I'm a serial tipper. Whenever it seems socially acceptible/expected to tip, I'll do so. And usually excessively hehe. Although having said that, courier deliveries get nothing. They're paid very well and for the most part I find their manners to be entirely lacking, which is a great deterrent for me to dip into my piggy bank (:p).

[Nikolaj]

^ Thanks, Silver Springs. I know Europe is so different than The States in regards to tipping, you must stand out!
Interesting that you seem to feel the same way as I do about parcel deliveries. I think the answer has to be no.

[jannieC]

Just wonder: Do you guys tip when you go to pick up take-out? There's an Italian place I like a lot and I usually do tip since I get food there once a week, and they seem to appreciate it.
Also need to ask- do you guys tend to tip FedEx or UPS delivery drivers? I don't want to do that, but I have a somewhat large FedEx shipment coming tomorrow, (24 pounds or so) and if a tip is expected, I don't want to be cheap.
I suspect the FedEx drivers are paid well enough and get health insurance and other benefits, while the small restaurant workers probably are paid poorly with little or no benefits.
I always tip when it comes to my food. I tip 20% or more for dine in service, but usually only add $1 or so for take out. It's just a way to say thank you and since I spent my entire life in that industry, I know it's appreciated!

[Zombie]

Okay, rant time!

Some of you may remember me complaining about problems with this house I'm living in and its psycho landlord. Well, it got worse, and now I'm looking at being homeless here in a couple of days.

Times is tough right now, and the kids & I are just barely keeping our heads above water financially, and last month, there was a bad medical emergency that ate all my money, and this led to me not quite having enough when rent came due. I asked the landlord to please cut me some slack for a bit until I could scrape it together, and I was apologetic, and I hated doing it because I hate being so broke, but I had no other option. He agreed this was fine, but apparently changed his mind, because he came back with a "10 days to get out" notice to tape to my door.

Now, I know I owe this man his money. I would never dispute that. And I also know that this is not how a formal eviction is done, though I've never actually been evicted before, but I am desperate to get out of here before those 10 days are up, because I am afraid of what he might do to me/my kids/my stuff if we're not gone. I know he won't be able to have the cops drag me out or whatever without a court order and the right paperwork, but since his son has already shown he has absolutely no problem with barging into my house uninvited and without knocking, I am afraid.

And I don't want a formal eviction on my credit report, because I've never had one before and I don't want to start now, should I try to fight this and it go in his favor anyway.

But yeah - trying to find a new place to live in 10 days when you barely have any money is f*cking impossible. I've spent the last week trying frantically to find somewhere for us to go, and it's just not happening - either my credit isn't good enough, or they won't take my dog, or the place is in a scary neighborhood (I mean, I'm poor right now, yes, but I can't drag my kids into East Saint Louis, you know? You'd think that poor people deserve the chance to live somewhere that doesn't feature gunshots as constant background noise, but apparently not).

I found a place today that looks like they'll approve me, and it's one I can afford (and less expensive than here, so it's better all around), and it's actually nice and in a decent (but not awesome) area, and the schools aren't scary, and I can have my dog...but the guy said it will take about a week for all the credit checks/background checks, inspection for the occupancy permit, etc, etc, to go through.

And I don't have another week. I can go crash on my parents' floor, but I can't bring all of my stuff over there - there's no room. I could probably get around that by renting a storage locker for my furniture and such, but if I do THAT, then I won't have enough for the apartment when I *can* move in.

But if I just try to stick it out for that week and stay here because the notice on my door isn't a proper legal one, I'm afraid of what the asshat will do - have his son come physically drag me out anyway? Change the locks while I'm not home so I lose all my stuff? And I can't take my dog with me everywhere I go, so if he did that while Chloe's in here, what would happen to her? And if any of that DOES happen, what recourse do I honestly have at this moment? I could fight it and eventually perhaps get a judgment in my favor, but in the meantime, what would we do without any of our stuff?

Sorry for the ranting, but I am at a loss, and needed to vent. I kind of hate everything right now and I am kind of scared to death.

[Nikolaj]

Does anyone here have a Mac iBook? It just occured to me again how much better it would be if the power cord was on the left side instead of the right. I'm forever having to reposition myself so not to yank the cord. Otherwise, not many complaints. But it seems to be a real flaw in the design, to me.
Mine is 3 years old, maybe the newer ones have the power cord on the left, I think it was a common comment that it would be better.
Edit: Sorry to read about your problems, Zombie, I didn't see it when I typed this message, which seems so trite after you poured your heart out.

[TerraRhiannon]

Okay, rant time!

Some of you may remember me complaining about problems with this house I'm living in and its psycho landlord. Well, it got worse, and now I'm looking at being homeless here in a couple of days.

Times is tough right now, and the kids & I are just barely keeping our heads above water financially, and last month, there was a bad medical emergency that ate all my money, and this led to me not quite having enough when rent came due. I asked the landlord to please cut me some slack for a bit until I could scrape it together, and I was apologetic, and I hated doing it because I hate being so broke, but I had no other option. He agreed this was fine, but apparently changed his mind, because he came back with a "10 days to get out" notice to tape to my door.

Now, I know I owe this man his money. I would never dispute that. And I also know that this is not how a formal eviction is done, though I've never actually been evicted before, but I am desperate to get out of here before those 10 days are up, because I am afraid of what he might do to me/my kids/my stuff if we're not gone. I know he won't be able to have the cops drag me out or whatever without a court order and the right paperwork, but since his son has already shown he has absolutely no problem with barging into my house uninvited and without knocking, I am afraid.

And I don't want a formal eviction on my credit report, because I've never had one before and I don't want to start now, should I try to fight this and it go in his favor anyway.

But yeah - trying to find a new place to live in 10 days when you barely have any money is f*cking impossible. I've spent the last week trying frantically to find somewhere for us to go, and it's just not happening - either my credit isn't good enough, or they won't take my dog, or the place is in a scary neighborhood (I mean, I'm poor right now, yes, but I can't drag my kids into East Saint Louis, you know? You'd think that poor people deserve the chance to live somewhere that doesn't feature gunshots as constant background noise, but apparently not).

I found a place today that looks like they'll approve me, and it's one I can afford (and less expensive than here, so it's better all around), and it's actually nice and in a decent (but not awesome) area, and the schools aren't scary, and I can have my dog...but the guy said it will take about a week for all the credit checks/background checks, inspection for the occupancy permit, etc, etc, to go through.

And I don't have another week. I can go crash on my parents' floor, but I can't bring all of my stuff over there - there's no room. I could probably get around that by renting a storage locker for my furniture and such, but if I do THAT, then I won't have enough for the apartment when I *can* move in.

But if I just try to stick it out for that week and stay here because the notice on my door isn't a proper legal one, I'm afraid of what the asshat will do - have his son come physically drag me out anyway? Change the locks while I'm not home so I lose all my stuff? And I can't take my dog with me everywhere I go, so if he did that while Chloe's in here, what would happen to her? And if any of that DOES happen, what recourse do I honestly have at this moment? I could fight it and eventually perhaps get a judgment in my favor, but in the meantime, what would we do without any of our stuff?

Sorry for the ranting, but I am at a loss, and needed to vent. I kind of hate everything right now and I am kind of scared to death.

It's good to vent sometimes! I do it all the time, and here is a great place to do it! No judging:) I am sooo sorry about your situation, you have no idea. Just reading that made me want to help you in some way. If you were my neighbor you could stay with meeeeee :wavey: I pray things get better for you, I've never experienced anything like that before, but it can't be a good feeling. Hope it ends well for you and your son :xoxo:

[iamnotafraid]

Just wonder: Do you guys tip when you go to pick up take-out? Also need to ask- do you guys tend to tip FedEx or UPS delivery drivers?

Yes to the take-out,
no to the UPS-FedEx.


ZOMBIE,
Sorry to read about your troubles.
I'll pray for you too.

[jannieC]

Zombie- no matter what, he can't hold your stuff, even if you owe rent. TOTALLY against the law. I feel so badly for you- do you have friends to keep your stuff until it's all sorted out?

[carrie721]

Okay, rant time!

-do you have a lease?
-have you read this (http://ago.mo.gov/publications/landlordtenant.pdf)?
-there is probably a dog fostering organization in STL that will be willing/able to take care of chloe short-term and on short notice.
-even with nonpayment of rent, your landlord still needs to give you 30 days' notice. do you have receipts/cancelled checks for your prior months' rent?
-does STL have some kind of tenants' advocacy group?

[HomerMcvie]

Okay, rant time!

Here in Indiana, anyway, the landlord(I am one) has to file eviction, though small claims court.
How long it takes, really depends upon how backed up the system is. I've gotten a court date in a couple of weeks, and I've had it take as long as a month. That said, I've won every eviction, and even outsmarted a lawyer that one of them had(EVERY correspondence MUST be delivered by certified mail, or there's no proof that they received anything- the lawyer missed that, and I won the point). I've had judges give the tenant as few as 3 days to vacate, and never had them give more than 10.

[Zombie]

TerraRhiannon, Nikolaj, & iamnotafraid - thanks, guys. I appreciate the good wishes. I could use 'em. :xoxo:

Zombie- no matter what, he can't hold your stuff, even if you owe rent. TOTALLY against the law. I feel so badly for you- do you have friends to keep your stuff until it's all sorted out?

Yeah, I spoke with a lawyer (who was nice and gave me some advice over the phone without wanting money), and he said something similar, but the landlord guy is NUTS, so even if he can't legally hold it, I don't know what he'd pull in the meantime, you know?

I am trying to make arrangements for things to go places where they'll be safe, but the larger pieces of furniture are a tough one. Smaller stuff, like the kids' toys and books and clothes and such are easy, and more important in the long run, but I like my furniture and will be sad if I lose any of it - back when my job hadn't gone to hell, I was able to finally buy NEW furniture that was just mine, that I picked out, instead of random hand-me-downs from other folks. So...yeah. Ugh.

-do you have a lease?
-have you read this (http://ago.mo.gov/publications/landlordtenant.pdf)?
-there is probably a dog fostering organization in STL that will be willing/able to take care of chloe short-term and on short notice.
-even with nonpayment of rent, your landlord still needs to give you 30 days' notice. do you have receipts/cancelled checks for your prior months' rent?
-does STL have some kind of tenants' advocacy group?

- I have a lease, but it's a month-to-month.

- I did read that, and the City Hall ladies gave me a little book. It's not so much the legal aspect that's worrying me, it's the landlord himself. Like, I took down the first paper he posted so I could read it, and then he had his son come back and DUCT TAPE a new one up, telling me that if I took THAT one down, it was vandalism, and it also included fun, handwritten passive-aggressive threats in the margins, telling me not to underestimate him, etc. He's creepy.

- I did not think of that, re: dog thing, but that is a good idea. Thank you.

- The lawyer I mentioned above did say that about the 30 days' notice, and that he'd have to have an actual court-ordered eviction notice to get me out of here, delivered by the sheriff folks, so I'm not so worried about cops showing up. He told me to keep my occupancy permit on me at all times, just in case, though. I AM worried about his son showing up, though, or them doing something else weird. I have cancelled checks & receipts.

- I dunno about advocacy group, but I will find out.

Thank you, seriously.

Here in Indiana, anyway, the landlord(I am one) has to file eviction, though small claims court.
How long it takes, really depends upon how backed up the system is. I've gotten a court date in a couple of weeks, and I've had it take as long as a month. That said, I've won every eviction, and even outsmarted a lawyer that one of them had(EVERY correspondence MUST be delivered by certified mail, or there's no proof that they received anything- the lawyer missed that, and I won the point). I've had judges give the tenant as few as 3 days to vacate, and never had them give more than 10.

Yeah, he has to do that here, too, apparently. I have never had to deal with this before. The notice he put up is not an official one - the lawyer and other folks I have spoken to say he's just trying to scare me out so he doesn't have to pay whatever fees they charge to do the small claims thing.

[Nikolaj]

Zombie, for a quick solution that may help, may I suggest speaking of all this to the grandparents of the children you mention, if not their fathers?
I don't mean to get personal, so please don't answer specifically. I just think a woman with 2 children should not be in this all alone. Seek the kinfolk, they are under some obligation, that's how families are. God Bless You, this has to be a major heartache and in ten days? Impossible with children, schools, and a pet for you to handle this all alone.
I'd think either sets of grandparents would realize it would be in the best interests of the children for them not to change schools mid-term or sooner because of a financial hardship. If you don't want to stay where you live now with the bad blood between you and the landlord and his son, maybe the kids' grandparents would help out enough for you to live in the same school district, at least. I believe you're talking about public schools, or it wouldn't matter where you lived, they wouldn't have to change schools.
Maybe you could just appeal for family help so the children can stay in the schools they're in now. And with their help, perhaps you could still stay in the nicer, safer area that you're in now.
This is not a question that requires you to answer publically, I just thought it might give you an idea to call someone local and/or related to you and the children who could do you some real good right now with the cash situation. It could be a timely pre-holiday gift for whomever concerned to make a good gift to you and the children -- and the dog:)
Dang, I hate moving, I recall you giving me many good tips back in August about packin' up. Shackin up IS all I wanna do for sure, for a long time now without havin to pack it up, again.

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah, he has to do that here, too, apparently. I have never had to deal with this before. The notice he put up is not an official one - the lawyer and other folks I have spoken to say he's just trying to scare me out so he doesn't have to pay whatever fees they charge to do the small claims thing.Well, to be honest, you might be doing the best thing, by getting out. What I would try to do, if I were you, would be to get it in notarized writing, that he's not going to pursue you for any back rents. Because, legally, you are liable for the balance of the lease term, or until it's rented, whichever comes first. So, you might be able to save having a judgment against you, affecting your credit score, or garnishment of your wages.

Because that's what I try to do. I don't WANT to go to court, believe me. I'm neither a morning person, or a dress up person, nor an argumentative person...so all three, rub me the wrong way. I find court to be extremely stressful, especially if they have a pro bono lawyer. I usually do what he did, in a much nicer way. "I don't want to go to court. I don't want to garnish your wages. I don't even want any hard feelings. Can you be out in two weeks? Because if you will, I'll just take the financial hit, and we'll be done with it". This works for me, about 2 out of 3 times, that I try it.

[APerfectLie]

Zombie...

You guys apparently had a verbal contract where he agreed you could be late on your rent this month and he is in breach of that contract. If he does sue you for eviction, the burden of proof lies on him, not you. Therefore, pleading your case to the judge that he did in fact agree to extend your rent payment may help you prevail. Also, him and his son should not be able to legally enter the apartment without your approval. However, I know you want to get out ASAP. So I think seeing if there is maybe someone who can help you out would be a great idea. Or possibly taking out a payday loan. I know they charge a lot in interest, but most don't check your credit. Last year I was able to take out a $600 loan and pay it back $110 a month for six months. And I'd rather pay 10% interest in a six month period than put myself, my family, or my things at risk. I wish I was working right now because I'd definitely wire you some money if I had it :(

[Zombie]

Zombie, for a quick solution that may help, may I suggest speaking of all this to the grandparents of the children you mention, if not their fathers?
I don't mean to get personal, so please don't answer specifically. I just think a woman with 2 children should not be in this all alone. Seek the kinfolk, they are under some obligation, that's how families are. God Bless You, this has to be a major heartache and in ten days? Impossible with children, schools, and a pet for you to handle this all alone.
I'd think either sets of grandparents would realize it would be in the best interests of the children for them not to change schools mid-term or sooner because of a financial hardship. If you don't want to stay where you live now with the bad blood between you and the landlord and his son, maybe the kids' grandparents would help out enough for you to live in the same school district, at least. I believe you're talking about public schools, or it wouldn't matter where you lived, they wouldn't have to change schools.
Maybe you could just appeal for family help so the children can stay in the schools they're in now. And with their help, perhaps you could still stay in the nicer, safer area that you're in now.
This is not a question that requires you to answer publically, I just thought it might give you an idea to call someone local and/or related to you and the children who could do you some real good right now with the cash situation. It could be a timely pre-holiday gift for whomever concerned to make a good gift to you and the children -- and the dog:)
Dang, I hate moving, I recall you giving me many good tips back in August about packin' up. Shackin up IS all I wanna do for sure, for a long time now without havin to pack it up, again.

Hi, hon - thank you for the suggestions, but my family situation is a little...different. That's a good way to put it, anyway. The family I have are my foster parents (I went into care a little before I turned 13, and we've been close ever since - they might as well be my "real" parents) and they are helping all they can, but they are not in a financial position to do much that way. But my (biological, not foster) mom passed away at the beginning of the year, and my stepdad is a good guy and would help if I asked, I think, but I can't do that - the medical bills and associated things with my mom have put him so far into debt, I just can't bring myself to ask when I don't know for sure how long it will take me to pay him back. My kiddos' dad passed away 6 years ago this past September, and his mother is not a good person, so she's not in our lives at all. So while I'm not <i>alone</i> alone, I'm still kinda alone. Haha.

Mostly, we do just fine - sometimes even better than fine! Which is good. But this year has been really bad. When I put everything that's happened this year together, I'd say it's probably the worst year of my life. And I've had some doozies, believe you me.

Well, to be honest, you might be doing the best thing, by getting out. What I would try to do, if I were you, would be to get it in notarized writing, that he's not going to pursue you for any back rents. Because, legally, you are liable for the balance of the lease term, or until it's rented, whichever comes first. So, you might be able to save having a judgment against you, affecting your credit score, or garnishment of your wages.

Because that's what I try to do. I don't WANT to go to court, believe me. I'm neither a morning person, or a dress up person, nor an argumentative person...so all three, rub me the wrong way. I find court to be extremely stressful, especially if they have a pro bono lawyer. I usually do what he did, in a much nicer way. "I don't want to go to court. I don't want to garnish your wages. I don't even want any hard feelings. Can you be out in two weeks? Because if you will, I'll just take the financial hit, and we'll be done with it". This works for me, about 2 out of 3 times, that I try it.

Oh no - I'm not planning on not paying him or anything. I tried making a deal with him, but he was not in the mood, and this is the result.

I just realized this whole thing makes me sound like some kind of irresponsible idiot, and I promise I am not. This year has just been so bad. It's been one thing after another - surprise move to St. Louis & then my mom's funeral (she died literally the night we arrived here in the city), which wiped out my savings, then I lost my biggest contracts at work, which killed most of my income, and I am struggling to pick up more work - no one is hiring. It's just...desolate out there, job-wise. Then surprise medical problems, and surprise emergency dental surgery, and I don't have insurance, 'cos I can't afford it, and and and...I could go on, but you get the drift.

It is a mess.

But you sound like a good landlord - mine is not. For example, there are so many things wrong with this house that he's refused to fix (I have yet to get a working stove, and the bedroom ceiling pours water like crazy every time it rains, for starters), his son has barged into my house without knocking or being invited & lurks around outside sometimes like a creepy thing, he actively avoids my phone calls (if I call from my phone, no answer - borrow someone else's to call two minutes later, he picks up no problem). None of this excuses my not being able to make rent this time, of course, but he is not...reasonable. Not someone I am able to get a notarized statement from, like.

[Zombie]

Zombie...

You guys apparently had a verbal contract where he agreed you could be late on your rent this month and he is in breach of that contract. If he does sue you for eviction, the burden of proof lies on him, not you. Therefore, pleading your case to the judge that he did in fact agree to extend your rent payment may help you prevail. Also, him and his son should not be able to legally enter the apartment without your approval. However, I know you want to get out ASAP. So I think seeing if there is maybe someone who can help you out would be a great idea. Or possibly taking out a payday loan. I know they charge a lot in interest, but most don't check your credit. Last year I was able to take out a $600 loan and pay it back $110 a month for six months. And I'd rather pay 10% interest in a six month period than put myself, my family, or my things at risk. I wish I was working right now because I'd definitely wire you some money if I had it :(

Ahhh, you are a sweetie, but it is good (sort of?) that you are not working, because you should not be wiring money to strangers on the Intarnets. :xoxo: They might use it for crack or donuts or whatever it is the kids are into these days.

I am SO leery of the payday loan places, but if they let you spread it out over several months, that might be doable. Thank you for the suggestion - I will look into it, see what the places around here offer.

I know they are not legally allowed to enter like that, but they've done it before - these people are bad people, and while I would love to wave my arms around and pitch a fit at them right now, I need to get away from them first before I'd feel...safe...doing that. If that makes sense.

We did have a verbal agreement, though, you are right. I am not sure how I go about backing that up, but we did have one.

[HomerMcvie]

Zombie...

You guys apparently had a verbal contract where he agreed you could be late on your rent this month and he is in breach of that contract.

Or possibly taking out a payday loan. I know they charge a lot in interest, but most don't check your credit. Last year I was able to take out a $600 loan and pay it back $110 a month for six months.


Trust me, verbal means NOTHING, without witness, and probably not, even then. NOTHING. Your lease, is a binding, legal contract(based upon anything in it, being LEGAL, in your state. Anything that doesn't apply, legally, will be thrown out, by the judge).

Oh god, I would avoid those payday loan places, like the black plague! Just sayin'..... don't do it.

[jannieC]

This may seem stupid, but do you have any gold you could get rid of? I have seen people get a lot of money for gold lately.

[holidayroad]

Zombie- I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. That sort of thing happened a lot when I was a kid. We were broke all the time. Not to be nosy or anything, but how much short were you on the rent?

[Kena]

Annie-
It's my turn to reach out and give you a virtual hug. I have been reading your posts and everyone's response however sometimes I don't read good so I might repeat something someone else said.

Okay first off, I SWEAR there is some law about landlords evicting people who have kids. Something about not throwing you out on your ass when you got mouths to feed. Second, don't be afraid of public assistance. I had to march my ass down to the food stamp/welfare office before...my kids have been on Medicaid and Alkids at different times. As much as I wanted to hold onto my pride and figure it out myself I decided I better do something. It's getting cold outside and Christmas is coming up...you gotta do what you gotta do. I know we live in different states but I'll tell you what I know about the social services system here if you just want a general idea of how it all works. I'm not sure if you've already considered this route or have been down it before.

In the meantime, I have plenty of extra room for a mommy and a couple more midgets. If you're up for a longggg drive.

Keep us posted

[ButterCookie]

Annie :( *moar virtual hugs*

Is there anything the police, or even your neighbors can do, to 'keep an eye' on your stuff? I suppose that's more a neighbor thing. Are there any US laws that say the police can provide protection or, at least, supply a direct number to the closest officer? I know that in the UK you can get an incident number which puts you straight through to someone at the closest station and an officer can be there in minutes.

If you could get said number, are any of your neighbors to whom you could give it to if anything did happen while you were out?

I hope things start looking up :xoxo:

[DefDumbandBlond]

Georgie once again MSN is being a dirty bastard. :mad:

[ButterCookie]

Georgie once again MSN is being a dirty bastard. :mad:

What a surprise. Lemme sign out and in again.

[DefDumbandBlond]

I just restarted it so I'll try signing in again. aaagggghhhh

[HejiraNYC]

Zom-beh, I feel awful for you. I am just amazed that despite all of the crap going on in your real-life, you still manage to come here to your Ledge-life to spread your humor and good spirits. Geez! I thought I was having a bad year!

I know this may be the last thing you'd want, but I think it would be great if we could pass around a virtual collection plate on your behalf via PayPal. And it's not like it's a handout; I am sure you would pay everyone back as soon as you are able. And if you are unable to pay everyone back, that's fine too; consider it an early Christmas gift. If you are only 10 days behind on your rent, I suspect we are not talking about a tremendous amount of money, so I am sure we can make up the shortfall here.

[gypsy4life]

Zom-beh, I feel awful for you. I am just amazed that despite all of the crap going on in your real-life, you still manage to come here to your Ledge-life to spread your humor and good spirits. Geez! I thought I was having a bad year!

I know this may be the last thing you'd want, but I think it would be great if we could pass around a virtual collection plate on your behalf via PayPal. And it's not like it's a handout; I am sure you would pay everyone back as soon as you are able. And if you are unable to pay everyone back, that's fine too; consider it an early Christmas gift. If you are only 10 days behind on your rent, I suspect we are not talking about a tremendous amount of money, so I am sure we can make up the shortfall here.

I Agree!! We can do this for Zombie!
Let me know where to donate!

[GypsySorcerer]

Zom-beh, I feel awful for you. I am just amazed that despite all of the crap going on in your real-life, you still manage to come here to your Ledge-life to spread your humor and good spirits. Geez! I thought I was having a bad year!

I know this may be the last thing you'd want, but I think it would be great if we could pass around a virtual collection plate on your behalf via PayPal. And it's not like it's a handout; I am sure you would pay everyone back as soon as you are able. And if you are unable to pay everyone back, that's fine too; consider it an early Christmas gift. If you are only 10 days behind on your rent, I suspect we are not talking about a tremendous amount of money, so I am sure we can make up the shortfall here.

Agreed.

Annie, I'd be more than happy to help you out. Just let us know, 'k?

[Silver Springs]

Agreed.

Annie, I'd be more than happy to help you out. Just let us know, 'k?

Great idea. I wouldn't be able to help money wise, but I'm more than willing to send a care package for you to help brighten your mood.

[daniellaaarisen]

I'm in on the PayPal thing. We all love you, Annie, and want to help however we can.

[BTFLCHLD]

Dear Zombie:

This is a terrible situation. It is time to stand up for your rights.

Allow me a moment, when I was in my 20s, I came upon two similar situations with psychotic landlords. In both situations, I won.

1) take photographs of anything psycho places on your door.
2) change your locks - you have a right to do this based on previous illegal entrance.
3) call the police
4) find paper as large as your door and front window, duct tape the crap out of the one on the inside of your window. In big bold red lettering, describe that you are currently being harrassed by the landlord of the complex and that in no circumstance does anyone have legal right to enter these premises. take photographs of your art project.
5) contact a landlord/tenant advocate.
6) file a small claims case for harrassment and dilapidated living conditions.
7) if anyone comes to your door, landlord or son, have recorder placed on floor at door to record all conversation; a great tool for capturing verbals.

please describe your complex; are there a small amount of units, is it a rental house, or a large apartment complex?

[holidayroad]

Zom-beh, I feel awful for you. I am just amazed that despite all of the crap going on in your real-life, you still manage to come here to your Ledge-life to spread your humor and good spirits. Geez! I thought I was having a bad year!

I know this may be the last thing you'd want, but I think it would be great if we could pass around a virtual collection plate on your behalf via PayPal. And it's not like it's a handout; I am sure you would pay everyone back as soon as you are able. And if you are unable to pay everyone back, that's fine too; consider it an early Christmas gift. If you are only 10 days behind on your rent, I suspect we are not talking about a tremendous amount of money, so I am sure we can make up the shortfall here.

I agree with this! Please let your follow Ledgies help you out! I'm definitely willing to contribute!!

[tilthefirefades]

Zom-beh, I feel awful for you. I am just amazed that despite all of the crap going on in your real-life, you still manage to come here to your Ledge-life to spread your humor and good spirits. Geez! I thought I was having a bad year!

I know this may be the last thing you'd want, but I think it would be great if we could pass around a virtual collection plate on your behalf via PayPal. And it's not like it's a handout; I am sure you would pay everyone back as soon as you are able. And if you are unable to pay everyone back, that's fine too; consider it an early Christmas gift. If you are only 10 days behind on your rent, I suspect we are not talking about a tremendous amount of money, so I am sure we can make up the shortfall here.

I will help also :D

[Silver Springs]

I should have put a Chicken on my Christmas list :(

I just sat and watched Hollyoaks....I'm ashamed of myself.

[daniellaaarisen]

I don't feel like going into details on such a public forum, but send little prayers my way.... nothing nearly as serious as what's going on with Annie but I would appreciate it.

[TerraRhiannon]

^^You got it, Danielle:xoxo:

[Silver Springs]

I can't wait to post up my Stevie Nicks project pieces when they're done. Some of them are actually kind of good *toot of horn* :p

[RickRobert]

I can't wait to post up my Stevie Nicks project pieces when they're done. Some of them are actually kind of good *toot of horn* :p

I can't wait to see them! :woohoo:



I'm in a moral quandary :distress:

[TerraRhiannon]

I can't wait to post up my Stevie Nicks project pieces when they're done. Some of them are actually kind of good *toot of horn* :p

What's this about a Stevie Nicks project piece? Sounds awesome!! :nod:

[Silver Springs]

What's this about a Stevie Nicks project piece? Sounds awesome!! :nod:

I'm a student of Fine Art and for my project this term I decided to continue with my ongoing theme of Idolatry, with Stevie Nicks as my icon of choice. I'm painting a mural that will probably take all year to do because my next project is the flipside of her story, which is Lindsey Buckingham (:P). I'm also constructing a Diptych of her in classical poses. One side is her simply placed on a throne (a bit obvious really) and the other is herself and Lindsey as Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (The apple is an allegory for their embittered breakup).

[GypsySorcerer]

I don't feel like going into details on such a public forum, but send little prayers my way.... nothing nearly as serious as what's going on with Annie but I would appreciate it.

Thoughts and prayers going your way. Whatever it is, I hope it works out for the best.:xoxo:

[Zombie]

First - thank you to everyone that's left good wishes and virtual hugs. I really appreciate it.

And Jannie - if I had some gold, I would totally unload it, but the only "real" jewelry I own is a thin ring that was my mom's & her pearls, which she left me when she died. I don't think either would bring me enough to make giving them up worth it, if that makes sense - the ring is gold, but it's very thin and kinda banged up due to being old, and the small sapphire is chipped. I wear it because it was hers, but it's not much to look at, lol.

And Dani, I don't pray, but I have some warm fuzzies that are yours if you want 'em. Suffering is suffering, it's not a matter of degrees. I learned that from this one psycho British Zen monk I used to date!

Zom-beh, I feel awful for you. I am just amazed that despite all of the crap going on in your real-life, you still manage to come here to your Ledge-life to spread your humor and good spirits. Geez! I thought I was having a bad year!

I know this may be the last thing you'd want, but I think it would be great if we could pass around a virtual collection plate on your behalf via PayPal. And it's not like it's a handout; I am sure you would pay everyone back as soon as you are able. And if you are unable to pay everyone back, that's fine too; consider it an early Christmas gift. If you are only 10 days behind on your rent, I suspect we are not talking about a tremendous amount of money, so I am sure we can make up the shortfall here.

Oh you. And the rest of you that offered to help - oh (collective) you, too.

Thank you so much for the thought and your kindness. It may or may not have made me cry (but if it did - and I'm not sayin' it did, mind you, but if it did - it was only a little, because I am wearing my Extra Strength Big Girl Pants today, so no worries), but I am not sure I can let you guys do something like that. I really have no idea when I could pay any of you back, and I just wouldn't feel right about it. It seems...wrong... for me to do that, I guess.

I still stick around here even when sh*t sucks because it's a good refuge - I suspect many of you do the same. You guys are good people, and if only Stevie & the rest of that lot knew what awesome people they attract as dedicated fans, they might be moved to release an album more often or tour Europe more often or something crazy like that.

I have had some new developments today, though - one good and one not good. The apartment complex that looks like they will approve me, if they do, said today that it won't take a whole week for me to be able to move in like the guy yesterday said, which is GREAT. But how I thought earlier that I could crash on my parents' floor in the interim...my foster parents have the same landlord I do (he seemed fine at the time, which is why I took this house), and he informed them yesterday that if they let me stay with them, then he will report them to the city for violating their occupancy permit and kick THEM out, too. So that is...y'know...NOT GREAT. I can't put them in that situation, and I don't think I've ever disliked someone more than I dislike this man at this moment.

And so, in conclusion, you are all wonderful and should each have a new puppy or some cookies, and this guy is a douchecanoe of epic proportions.

[holidayroad]

First - thank you to everyone that's left good wishes and virtual hugs. I really appreciate it.

And Jannie - if I had some gold, I would totally unload it, but the only "real" jewelry I own is a thin ring that was my mom's & her pearls, which she left me when she died. I don't think either would bring me enough to make giving them up worth it, if that makes sense - the ring is gold, but it's very thin and kinda banged up due to being old, and the small sapphire is chipped. I wear it because it was hers, but it's not much to look at, lol.

And Dani, I don't pray, but I have some warm fuzzies that are yours if you want 'em. Suffering is suffering, it's not a matter of degrees. I learned that from this one psycho British Zen monk I used to date!



Oh you. And the rest of you that offered to help - oh (collective) you, too.

Thank you so much for the thought and your kindness. It may or may not have made me cry (but if it did - and I'm not sayin' it did, mind you, but if it did - it was only a little, because I am wearing my Extra Strength Big Girl Pants today, so no worries), but I am not sure I can let you guys do something like that. I really have no idea when I could pay any of you back, and I just wouldn't feel right about it. It seems...wrong... for me to do that, I guess.

I still stick around here even when sh*t sucks because it's a good refuge - I suspect many of you do the same. You guys are good people, and if only Stevie & the rest of that lot knew what awesome people they attract as dedicated fans, they might be moved to release an album more often or tour Europe more often or something crazy like that.

I have had some new developments today, though - one good and one not good. The apartment complex that looks like they will approve me, if they do, said today that it won't take a whole week for me to be able to move in like the guy yesterday said, which is GREAT. But how I thought earlier that I could crash on my parents' floor in the interim...my foster parents have the same landlord I do (he seemed fine at the time, which is why I took this house), and he informed them yesterday that if they let me stay with them, then he will report them to the city for violating their occupancy permit and kick THEM out, too. So that is...y'know...NOT GREAT. I can't put them in that situation, and I don't think I've ever disliked someone more than I dislike this man at this moment.

And so, in conclusion, you are all wonderful and should each have a new puppy or some cookies, and this guy is a douchecanoe of epic proportions.

You should let us help. To me, it wouldn't matter if you couldn't pay it back. If you can't count on us Ledgies.... then who can you count on?!! Seriously, you are in a bind and you need help. Let us help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GypsySorcerer]

Annie, I hope you reconsider. I know you're a kind and thoughtful person, so consider this karma repaying you :)

[BTFLCHLD]

and he informed them yesterday that if they let me stay with them, then he will report them to the city for violating their occupancy permit and kick THEM out, too. It is YOU, Annie, that needs to start with the reporting ASAP. fight back against this controlfreakslumlordpsychwarddouchenozzle for what he is doing to you and your family, what he has likely done to everyone before you and will do to everyone that will come after you...unless he is stopped.

sorry.

[vivfox]

31 years ago tonight, I saw Fleetwood Mac in concert for the first time. November 10, 1979 in New Haven,Connecticut. This picture was taken that night(not by me) while Stevie sang Sara.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/cielosharon/newhaven-.jpg

[iamnotafraid]

Zombie,
How about I come up there and punch your landlord in the mouth?
Just promise you'll visit me in jail.

[gypsy4life]

Annie,
Where I come from, we have a saying: AHEM...
"What do we do to people who hurt our frineds? .... We KILL them!"

But, since murder is illegal, and I hate to be in the pen at Christmas, and all... you should reconsider, and let us help you.

I could care less if you ever pay a dime back! Besides, I would consider it a gift to you anyway!

This guy makes me want to listen to the Smile At You angry demo, and break something!! ARGHH!!!

[daniellaaarisen]

Annie, I have your PayPal account email address. I'm sending you money tomorrow whether you like it or not. :xoxo:

[Silver Springs]

**** it all. It's only going to get worse Bee. They don't notice you there anyway. You may aswell be painted on the wall...

[holidayroad]

**** it all. It's only going to get worse Bee. They don't notice you there anyway. You may aswell be painted on the wall...

We notice you here at The Ledge!!!!!!!:wavey:

[TerraRhiannon]

Can someone please tell me what I did wrong? I am completely lost and this is ridiculous.

There's a video 'Sweet Girl' on YouTube, and I think I made a comment like, "Sweet Girl is a really great new song for The Dance. I liked it better than Chris' Temporary One, but Bleed To Love Her was the best.

Is there anything wrong with this post? It got deleted and the girl told me to avoid such familiarity in the future and that my comment was at ease and not respectful to my favorite band. Also in her country it is not accepted short hand references to unknown older women.

:( I didn't mean to offend anyone

[ButterCookie]

Can someone please tell me what I did wrong? I am completely lost and this is ridiculous.

There's a video 'Sweet Girl' on YouTube, and I think I made a comment like, "Sweet Girl is a really great new song for The Dance. I liked it better than Chris' Temporary One, but Bleed To Love Her was the best.

Is there anything wrong with this post? It got deleted and the girl told me to avoid such familiarity in the future and that my comment was at ease and not respectful to my favorite band. Also in her country it is not accepted short hand references to unknown older women.

:( I didn't mean to offend anyone

That girl would have a coronary at this place, then :laugh: That comment is in NO way offensive.

What country is she from, out of interest? 'Cause I'd have probably been exiled if I lived there ohoho

[TerraRhiannon]

That girl would have a coronary at this place, then :laugh: That comment is in NO way offensive.

What country is she from, out of interest? 'Cause I'd have probably been exiled if I lived there ohoho

I know! Everyone calls Christine 'Chris', right? Even her band members from what I remember. And it's not like I said Chris's song SUCKED, because I do like that song, but no apparantly I'm not supposed to have a 'favorite' song.

She never said what country she was from, but I couldn't imagine surviving there for very long either...they would exile us or starve us to death :laugh:

[carrie721]

Can someone please tell me what I did wrong? I am completely lost and this is ridiculous.

There's a video 'Sweet Girl' on YouTube, and I think I made a comment like, "Sweet Girl is a really great new song for The Dance. I liked it better than Chris' Temporary One, but Bleed To Love Her was the best.

Is there anything wrong with this post? It got deleted and the girl told me to avoid such familiarity in the future and that my comment was at ease and not respectful to my favorite band. Also in her country it is not accepted short hand references to unknown older women.

:( I didn't mean to offend anyone

are you talking about evie1942? if so, read her info:

"i most appreciate in people kindness and sincerity.not children,the parents do not communicate.They ignored me all my life,i dont cure how this is true.in the past i have drug addiction(no comment) i do not smoke and drink alcohol. I can easily panic and feel morally broken,but it passes quickly.I have big problems with English.( this is terrible,every time i write a comment,it turns out not literate and totally incomprehensible)
in clothes,i prefer light colors."

:lol:

[GODDESS6]

are you talking about evie1942? if so, read her info:

"i most appreciate in people kindness and sincerity.not children,the parents do not communicate.They ignored me all my life,i dont cure how this is true.in the past i have drug addiction(no comment) i do not smoke and drink alcohol. I can easily panic and feel morally broken,but it passes quickly.I have big problems with English.( this is terrible,every time i write a comment,it turns out not literate and totally incomprehensible)
in clothes,i prefer light colors."

:lol:

wowzer...:laugh:~

[ButterCookie]

are you talking about evie1942? if so, read her info:

"i most appreciate in people kindness and sincerity.not children,the parents do not communicate.They ignored me all my life,i dont cure how this is true.in the past i have drug addiction(no comment) i do not smoke and drink alcohol. I can easily panic and feel morally broken,but it passes quickly.I have big problems with English.( this is terrible,every time i write a comment,it turns out not literate and totally incomprehensible)
in clothes,i prefer light colors."

:lol:

:lol: Thankyou for bringing that into my life.

[TerraRhiannon]

are you talking about evie1942? if so, read her info:

"i most appreciate in people kindness and sincerity.not children,the parents do not communicate.They ignored me all my life,i dont cure how this is true.in the past i have drug addiction(no comment) i do not smoke and drink alcohol. I can easily panic and feel morally broken,but it passes quickly.I have big problems with English.( this is terrible,every time i write a comment,it turns out not literate and totally incomprehensible)
in clothes,i prefer light colors."

:lol:

Yes, I am talking about her. And reading this kind of makes sense to me now. :rolleyes::rolleyes: *slaps forehead* oh boy..

:lol:

[jannieC]

are you talking about evie1942? if so, read her info:

"i most appreciate in people kindness and sincerity.not children,the parents do not communicate.They ignored me all my life,i dont cure how this is true.in the past i have drug addiction(no comment) i do not smoke and drink alcohol. I can easily panic and feel morally broken,but it passes quickly.I have big problems with English.( this is terrible,every time i write a comment,it turns out not literate and totally incomprehensible)
in clothes,i prefer light colors."

:lol:

Definitely a "consider the source" moment.

[daniellaaarisen]

...Dave Stewart just read a stanza from one of my poems aloud on Twitter. This is so weird. NOW GO PLAY THAT FOR STEVIE, DAMNIT!

http://shoutomatic.com/shouts/YZ0BWu3CEddaqkQAiGRUQRgeqeq/

[TerraRhiannon]

...Dave Stewart just read a stanza from one of my poems aloud on Twitter. This is so weird. NOW GO PLAY THAT FOR STEVIE, DAMNIT!

http://shoutomatic.com/shouts/YZ0BWu3CEddaqkQAiGRUQRgeqeq/

Awesome poem Danielle! ...I could never even write 2 lines that rhyme let alone something like that!

p.s Did you look at the track listing for his Daves album? "Stevie Baby" and "The Gypsy Girl and Me" sound exciting! :nod:

[daniellaaarisen]

Awesome poem Danielle! ...I could never even write 2 lines that rhyme let alone something like that!

p.s Did you look at the track listing for his Daves album? "Stevie Baby" and "The Gypsy Girl and Me" sound exciting! :nod:

Have you LISTENED to them yet? "Stevie Baby" is quite.... informative, if you will. :)

[TerraRhiannon]

Have you LISTENED to them yet? "Stevie Baby" is quite.... informative, if you will. :)

Ugh, no, I didn't know you could. But now I have to..

[daniellaaarisen]

Ugh, no, I didn't know you could. But now I have to..

http://theblackbirddiaries.com/

Sign in with Twitter and you can listen!

[TerraRhiannon]

http://theblackbirddiaries.com/

Sign in with Twitter and you can listen!

I was just gonna say I found it! Cheaper Than Free is really nice, and as for Miss. Stevie Baby, that is quite the song ;)

[TrueFaith77]

It should be noted that Dave Stewart did NOT read my poem :laugh:

[Zombie]

Annie, I have your PayPal account email address. I'm sending you money tomorrow whether you like it or not. :xoxo:

Okay, okay, y'all win. I give. Between you & the others on this thread and the PMs I'm getting telling me to suck it up, y'all win.

Thank you. If I could hug you all, I would.

[daniellaaarisen]

Okay, okay, y'all win. I give. Between you & the others on this thread and the PMs I'm getting telling me to suck it up, y'all win.

Thank you. If I could hug you all, I would.

Yes, we've been conspiring :)

Whenever you're in Seattle next, I'll get a hug :) I think that's fair.

[CreepingDeath]

This is my 2,000th post and it only took ten years.


:woohoo:

[Artemis]

I officially have no life. I've spent 7+ hours a day, for the past three weeks, in the bloody library. All for this first assignment. It's been awful. Still, I've had my friend with me all along the way and got a few good giggles / stories out of it.

And now that assignment is done! Bring on social life!

[Silver Springs]

I officially have no life. I've spent 7+ hours a day, for the past three weeks, in the bloody library. All for this first assignment. It's been awful. Still, I've had my friend with me all along the way and got a few good giggles / stories out of it.

And now that assignment is done! Bring on social life!

I can relate! The things us students do for the grades... *shakes head in dismay*

[chelluversu]

Annie, your landlord sounds downright evil. I wish I could help in some way, but the money I get is not my own, and right now I only have 5 bucks to my name. I'll send you virtual hugs though.

Soooo...the Westboro Baptist Church people are gonna be in my neck of the woods next week:

"Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, VA November 15, 2010 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
WBC to picket the students, parents and teachers at Woodbridge High School who live in rebellion against their creator every minute. Parents and teachers have taught the students from every day from birth, with everything that they do and say, that God is a liar and that His commandments are to be treated as suggestions, if that! That did that because they hate these children and are trying to justify their own sins by teaching the children to sin more and worse than they. How selfish are you?! Your duty is this: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Dt. 6:6-7.) You have failed in your duty and God will require you to give an accounting for it. There is hope, however, because God has sent His servants to your town today to tell you the truth -- to warn you to flee the wrath and destruction that is coming on this nation! The children are entitled to hear the truth one time in their lives. God does NOT love everyone and it is NOT OKAY to be gay. If you give a care for your never dying soul, you will come out from among this people and OBEY TODAY! Amen!"

It's all my friends have been talking about. Many of them are going to go protest the protesting because of various reasons: e.g. according to the westboro folks god hates them for being bisexual/gay/friend, dating outside their race, and being anyone who is not them. I want to go, but I don't have a ride :(

Update:

They are also picketing the Coast Guard Recruitment Office in Woodbridge right after they are done with the high school...

[Artemis]

I can relate! The things us students do for the grades... *shakes head in dismay*

It's so awful. I mean, obviously, it's the first assignment, so we wanna do well. But, we're doing the bibliography BEFORE the essay, which to me, makes no sense at all.

God does NOT love everyone and it is NOT OKAY to be gay. If you give a care for your never dying soul, you will come out from among this people and OBEY TODAY! Amen!"[/SIZE]

Those people are insane. I'm all for freedom of religion, but, honestly, if it was any of God's business what goes in and out of my ass, that's not a religion I care to know about. They should go foist their beliefs on someone who gives a crap.

[TerraRhiannon]

Ugh, Heart is coming to (the next city over) to mine, and I was looking for tickets but I can't find any! They are all like $160-$200! Which I will pay, but wish I didn't have to. Anyways, I freaked out and this was the result on my Mother's facebook wall since I couldn't tell her the news cause she's in bed:

HEART IS COMING TO MONCTON FEBRUARY 2ND. I AM GONNA HUNT DOWN TICKETS WHETHER ITS THE LAST THING I DO. I WILL DIE IF I CAN'T SEE THEM AND THEY'RE THIS CLOSE. Just thought I'd tell you in case I don't see you in the morning. This is what I want for Christmas. And since they're sold out I think, you BETTER find a way to get tickets pretty please! or i will have a HEART attack. please please please. please. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG NANCY WILSON!


:angel:

I have a life..

/not

[amberlemegan]

Ugh, Heart is coming to (the next city over) to mine, and I was looking for tickets but I can't find any! They are all like $160-$200! Which I will pay, but wish I didn't have to. Anyways, I freaked out and this was the result on my Mother's facebook wall since I couldn't tell her the news cause she's in bed:

HEART IS COMING TO MONCTON FEBRUARY 2ND. I AM GONNA HUNT DOWN TICKETS WHETHER ITS THE LAST THING I DO. I WILL DIE IF I CAN'T SEE THEM AND THEY'RE THIS CLOSE. Just thought I'd tell you in case I don't see you in the morning. This is what I want for Christmas. And since they're sold out I think, you BETTER find a way to get tickets pretty please! or i will have a HEART attack. please please please. please. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG NANCY WILSON!


:angel:

I have a life..

/not

My first concert ever was this summer and it was Heart. It was amazing!!! I can totally understand your freaking out.
I can't believe the ticket prices are $160-200 though.
I guess because where I saw them it was at a musicfest thing near me which is small so the tickets I got were $37 and the most expensive were like $60 something.

I love Nancy Wison :D, but of course I love Ann too.

If you go you have to tell me about it!!!

[TerraRhiannon]

My first concert ever was this summer and it was Heart. It was amazing!!! I can totally understand your freaking out.
I can't believe the ticket prices are $160-200 though.
I guess because where I saw them it was at a musicfest thing near me which is small so the tickets I got were $37 and the most expensive were like $60 something.

I love Nancy Wison :D, but of course I love Ann too.

If you go you have to tell me about it!!!

Yeah, I had no idea they were doing a Canada 2011 tour until today. tickets went on sale November 5th, so basically I think it's sold out ..and they only ones I can find are 160-200 bucks. Like you have no idea, the only thing I could top a concert like this with is, of course, Stevie or FM :) . Nancy Wilson is my guitar hero God. I watch her and mimic her, it's quite funny cause I annoy Mom.

I will tell you about it if I get to go in February :D Tomorrow when my Mom is up I will start the online search for tickets!!!! Dun Dun DUNN... wish me luck.

[amberlemegan]

Yeah, I had no idea they were doing a Canada 2011 tour until today. tickets went on sale November 5th, so basically I think it's sold out ..and they only ones I can find are 160-200 bucks. Like you have no idea, the only thing I could top a concert like this with is, of course, Stevie or FM :) . Nancy Wilson is my guitar hero God. I watch her and mimic her, it's quite funny cause I annoy Mom.

I will tell you about it if I get to go in February :D Tomorrow when my Mom is up I will start the online search for tickets!!!! Dun Dun DUNN... wish me luck.

Good Luck!!! I really hope you get those tickets

Since this is the Just Thought I'd Share Thread. I'm Watching Chelsea Lately right now and the guest today is Florence Welch. I'm kinda freaking out!!! :]

[APerfectLie]

Bleh. I have no words for my thoughts right now. I am going to bed.

[HomerMcvie]

Ugh, Heart is coming to (the next city over) to mine, and I was looking for tickets but I can't find any! They are all like $160-$200!

I can't believe this at all! Why would anyone post this?:mad::mad::mad:

(okay, that's a VERY dated Ledge reference, that most newbies won't get, :sorry: ).

It's REALLY hard to believe that Heart tix are that much. I mean come on, 3 years ago, they were packaged with Journey and Cheap Trick, and not even closing the show. And I think we only paid like $35 for lawn seats, for all three bands!

[TerraRhiannon]

I can't believe this at all! Why would anyone post this?:mad::mad::mad:

(okay, that's a VERY dated Ledge reference, that most newbies won't get, :sorry: ).

It's REALLY hard to believe that Heart tix are that much. I mean come on, 3 years ago, they were packaged with Journey and Cheap Trick, and not even closing the show. And I think we only paid like $35 for lawn seats, for all three bands!

It's for front row tickets (from what I can see anyway), I think the normal priced ones are sold out, don't ask how much they were. Where I'm from we usually only get one 'huge' name every year or so. This year was ACDC, couple years ago was Rolling Stones. We don't get many big bands so people would pay that much for a ticket. Me, namely. Just wish I didn't have to! I love Heart!

[HomerMcvie]

It's for front row tickets (from what I can see anyway), I think the normal priced ones are sold out, don't ask how much they were. Where I'm from we usually only get one 'huge' name every year or so. This year was ACDC, couple years ago was Rolling Stones. We don't get many big bands so people would pay that much for a ticket. Me, namely. Just wish I didn't have to! I love Heart!I just won't pay those prices. I paid $75 for The Dance, and that's the most I've ever paid for a ticket. Call me cheap.:rolleyes:

IF IF IF Chris were to come back to FM, I would probably pay $150, but not a penny more. Ticket prices have become out of hand, and as long as people are willing to pay those prices, they stay there, or go up further. I'm out of that game, even though I can afford it.
I'll buy a damned live DVD, and watch the thing 500 times(except for Live in Boston, which I watched twice!).

[TerraRhiannon]

I just won't pay those prices. I paid $75 for The Dance, and that's the most I've ever paid for a ticket. Call me cheap.:rolleyes:

IF IF IF Chris were to come back to FM, I would probably pay $150, but not a penny more. Ticket prices have become out of hand, and as long as people are willing to pay those prices, they stay there, or go up further. I'm out of that game, even though I can afford it.
I'll buy a damned live DVD, and watch the thing 500 times(except for Live in Boston, which I watched twice!).

Yeah, I guess it just comes down to the fact that I`ve only dreamed of seeing Heart or Fleetwood mac my whole life. And it would be a dream come true. I probably wouldn`t pay that much the second time. Not even close. :eek:

[APerfectLie]

Annie, your landlord sounds downright evil. I wish I could help in some way, but the money I get is not my own, and right now I only have 5 bucks to my name. I'll send you virtual hugs though.

Soooo...the Westboro Baptist Church people are gonna be in my neck of the woods next week:

"Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, VA November 15, 2010 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
WBC to picket the students, parents and teachers at Woodbridge High School who live in rebellion against their creator every minute. Parents and teachers have taught the students from every day from birth, with everything that they do and say, that God is a liar and that His commandments are to be treated as suggestions, if that! That did that because they hate these children and are trying to justify their own sins by teaching the children to sin more and worse than they. How selfish are you?! Your duty is this: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Dt. 6:6-7.) You have failed in your duty and God will require you to give an accounting for it. There is hope, however, because God has sent His servants to your town today to tell you the truth -- to warn you to flee the wrath and destruction that is coming on this nation! The children are entitled to hear the truth one time in their lives. God does NOT love everyone and it is NOT OKAY to be gay. If you give a care for your never dying soul, you will come out from among this people and OBEY TODAY! Amen!"

It's all my friends have been talking about. Many of them are going to go protest the protesting because of various reasons: e.g. according to the westboro folks god hates them for being bisexual/gay/friend, dating outside their race, and being anyone who is not them. I want to go, but I don't have a ride :(

Update:

They are also picketing the Coast Guard Recruitment Office in Woodbridge right after they are done with the high school...

Also...

"I don’t know how they rationalize Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, but I’m sure it’s similar to how they rationalized protesting Stevie Nicks. (For those who don’t know, Westboro Baptist Church Cult protested a Stevie Nicks concert in Kansas City because her music will cause you to commit adultery and eat babies. I kid you not.)"

[RickRobert]

Haven't been this happy in forever

[daniellaaarisen]

Also...

"I don’t know how they rationalize Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, but I’m sure it’s similar to how they rationalized protesting Stevie Nicks. (For those who don’t know, Westboro Baptist Church Cult protested a Stevie Nicks concert in Kansas City because her music will cause you to commit adultery and eat babies. I kid you not.)"

Oh yes, because Rhiannon supposedly committed adultery and ate babies! Makes perfect sense!

[TrueFaith77]

Oh yes, because Rhiannon supposedly committed adultery and ate babies! Makes perfect sense!

I really need to hear all of the Rhiannon songs...

[Silver Springs]

I really need to hear all of the Rhiannon songs...

Watch out, though. They're a little feral. They mistook my face for a baby and ate it :s


My Mother has just ordered this (http://alatest.com/reviews/turntable-reviews/crosley-wooden-retro-turntable-3-speed-am-fm-cd-and-tape-player/po3-64617678,144/)for me. I remember now why she's my favourite. "Wasting away in squee-ville!".

[RickRobert]

My Mother has just ordered this (http://alatest.com/reviews/turntable-reviews/crosley-wooden-retro-turntable-3-speed-am-fm-cd-and-tape-player/po3-64617678,144/)for me. I remember now why she's my favourite. "Wasting away in squee-ville!".[/COLOR]

How many?



Only joking :laugh:

[TrueFaith77]

So... I submitted a song to the Dave Stewart songwriter contest on twitter. I've never written a song before but the possibility of an instant recording was too much to pass up. I'm sure I didn't win but I had a lot of fun giving it a whirl:

First Kiss
by John Demetry

[Verse 1]
Do you remember your first kiss?
Do you remember his name?
The movement of his lips
Or the moment he came?


[B]Too quick to miss
I haven't let go
Caught up in time's bliss
Too soon to know

[Chorus 1]
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this

[Verse 2]
I don't remember my first kiss
I can't remember the name
Was it different than this
Or did it feel the same?


[B]Too many to miss
I can't let it go
Caught up in time's bliss
Too soon to know

[Chorus 1 (repeat)]
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this

[Chorus 2 (switch up)]
First kiss First kiss
Did you forget this?
First kiss First kiss
Did you forget this?


(c) John Demetry, 2010

[holidayroad]

So... I submitted a song to the Dave Stewart songwriter contest on twitter. I've never written a song before but the possibility of an instant recording was too much to pass up. I'm sure I didn't win but I had a lot of fun giving it a whirl:

First Kiss
by John Demetry

[Verse 1]
Do you remember your first kiss?
Do you remember his name?
The movement of his lips
Or the moment he came?


[B]Too quick to miss
I haven't let go
Caught up in time's bliss
Too soon to know

[Chorus 1]
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this

[Verse 2]
I don't remember my first kiss
I can't remember the name
Was it different than this
Or did it feel the same?


[B]Too many to miss
I can't let it go
Caught up in time's bliss
Too soon to know

[Chorus 1 (repeat)]
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this
First kiss First kiss
Don't you forget this

[Chorus 2 (switch up)]
First kiss First kiss
Did you forget this?
First kiss First kiss
Did you forget this?


(c) John Demetry, 2010

Definitely some great lyrics! Good luck!!:thumbsup:

[LukeA]

(For those who don’t know, Westboro Baptist Church Cult protested a Stevie Nicks concert in Kansas City because her music will cause you to commit adultery and eat babies. I kid you not.)"

Did this protest actually happen? I don't believe it did.

[iamnotafraid]

Did this protest actually happen? I don't believe it did.

It must have taken place.
It stopped the baby eating
contest.

[HomerMcvie]

It must have taken place.
It stopped the baby eating
contest.

Like x 10.:p

[CreepingDeath]

I really need to hear all of the Rhiannon songs...

Read The Mabinogion tetralogy by Evangeline Walton. You'll see Rhiannon in quite a different light...

[Silver Springs]

What kind of a Man goes to hit their own partner? **** you Dad...

[holidayroad]

What kind of a Man goes to hit their own partner? **** you Dad...

Maybe you should call the police on your dad. He sounds somewhat out of control. Sorry this happened.:distress:

[Zombie]

It must have taken place.
It stopped the baby eating
contest.

Wait. It got cancelled? *puts away drumstick* Well, now I feel sheepish.

Maybe you should call the police on your dad. He sounds somewhat out of control. Sorry this happened.:distress:

This. Hitting = no. Just no. In my experience, it never gets better - only worse. Calling the cops on something like that is easier said than done, but hitting = no.

******

Update On House Drama Llama

Today's mantra: "I might still be coming out of my mother upside down, but I'm also still okay when everything is not okay."

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Instance #7542 of Miss T helping me through a rough patch, and probably Instance #971 of "Upside Down" in particular being helpful.

Anyhoodle - so yesterday was my "Get Out or Else" date according to the latest note tacked on the door by the landlord. The new apartment I am hoping to get is on its last leg of verification before it gets to the approval folks, so hopefully that will happen soon, but in the meantime, I decided I'm am going to stand up to the guy & we're not going anywhere without another proper place to live without a court order.

This decision was made in large part due to the support and suggestions from you guys. So here is what I did:

1.) Spoke to the lawyer I spoke to before to make sure I had the Missouri Landlord/Tenant statute about eviction proceedings correct (it's 441.223).

2.) Trotted my ass down to the police station to talk to an officer about my concerns that he or his son might pull some sh*t and what I should do if sh*t should be pulled.

This was an interesting conversation - I already knew that the City Hall people are well aware of my landlord, because when I went in to get my occupancy permit, I'd mentioned some of the shenanigans he was pulling about getting the inspection done, and the lady said, "Oh, your landlord is Landlord's Name? Yeah, he does stuff like that."

But lo and behold, the cops are already aware of him, too. I explained the situation to the officer and told him I know evictions are a civil issue and that the Sheriff's office is the one that actually handles dragging people out, and that there's no court order, so I don't have to leave, but my landlord is crazy, so I wanted to make sure that if something were to happen, I could call the cops and they would come help. He looked up my address and then came back and said, "Who's your landlord again?" and I said his name, and the cop said, "Ah yes...he's a little...different." I asked if that was a polite way of saying "crazy," and the cop laughed and nodded, and then proceeded to give me a card with the number for dispatch, and then made a note to do extra drive-bys of the house for duration for me, and also made a note for the dispatchers so they'd already have a heads up if I called.

Another interesting thing to come out of that conversation was when the cop looked at my address, he said, "Hey, we were just at the house next door this morning. Same landlord." I don't think it's anything due to the landlord, and the cop wouldn't tell me, but still interesting. It's really likely to do with drugs, because they just moved in but already have a serious case of Crackhead Blinds Syndrome in all of the windows and people coming & going at all hours, with tons of different cars, and a lot of cabs from different areas of the County & City. Also Halloween weekend, they had a huge loud party, and I woke up to a floor lamp and toilet seat in the yard. Not the lid, but the actual seat part. Good times, good times.

3.) Sent the kids over to my parents for a bit - the note said to be out by 4:45 PM, so I was expecting douchecanoe to show up at 4:45 on the nose to flip a grip, but...nope. Didn't show up. Hasn't shown up today yet, either. I am sure he'll be by, at some point, though, so I have all the doors double-locked and my "Do you have a court order? No? Well, here's a copy of the Missouri eviction laws so you can look over how it's done. I'll be sending your money registered mail and we'll be out of here pretty soon, too, but if you want us out of here before then, you're going to need to go through the proper channels. Thanks!" speech all prepared.

I am still incredibly uncomfortable with staying here and I want to be out as soon as possible, because even if the cops will be helpful, I'd rather not be in that position to begin with. And I am really reluctant to actually leave the house and go anywhere in case I come back to something awful. But this will do for now, and I am actively trying to relax and keep from having panic time.

Thanks for the support, everyone. And I mean that more than I can express properly. I will keep you updated.

[Sahara]

^^

Great to know that the police are on side and that you're on the road out of there. Stay strong. The nightmare will be over soon and you'll never have to deal with that creep again :xoxo:

[daniellaaarisen]

Dude, get your ass outta there and make sure the new landlord isn't a psycho. So happy that things are looking up!

[Meowi]

Sorry I haven't been posting that much lately, I have been flat-out busy. One week i'm travelling the next - exams. Anyways, like Zombie Miss T (Tori Amos) has been helping a lot. Enough of my talk,
How has everyone been?

[iamnotafraid]

How has everyone been?

Me? I'm still crazy.

Today my brother was out in one of our fields
on a tractor. When he got through disking,
he here's a gun shot and the bullet whizzing
over his head. The shooter was paid a visit!

[Meowi]

^^
Woah!
Now thats going to be a family story'
Is your bro ok?

[daniellaaarisen]

....I am way, way too obsessed with shopping... I've been making a lot of money every week and yet spending ALL OF IT on clothes and shoes. Whatever, I can shop 3 days a week if I want to....



:distress:

[TrueFaith77]

....I am way, way too obsessed with shopping... I've been making a lot of money every week and yet spending ALL OF IT on clothes and shoes. Whatever, I can shop 3 days a week if I want to....



:distress:

i wish i could say the same thing. i have no idea how to shop for clothes. :(

[Artemis]

....I am way, way too obsessed with shopping... I've been making a lot of money every week and yet spending ALL OF IT on clothes and shoes. Whatever, I can shop 3 days a week if I want to....



:distress:

You sound like my friend :laugh: Because our University is in the heart of town, we have a habit of going straight to Starbucks after class and then looking around all the shops - she'll buy something every day. The other day, she went and bought a teapot and teacup because they "looked adorable" :laugh:

[vivfox]

Trotted my ass down to the police station to talk to an officer about my concerns that he or his son might pull some sh*t and what I should do if sh*t should be pulled.


Was this your mode of transportation?
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[daniellaaarisen]

You sound like my friend :laugh: Because our University is in the heart of town, we have a habit of going straight to Starbucks after class and then looking around all the shops - she'll buy something every day. The other day, she went and bought a teapot and teacup because they "looked adorable" :laugh:

That's exactly how I am! Whatever, I got a perfect little black dress last night and a new pair of heeled oxfords. :)

[Artemis]

That's exactly how I am! Whatever, I got a perfect little black dress last night and a new pair of heeled oxfords. :)

My friend's trying to find a black skirt, but we only find hideous ones with ruffles, lines or unnecessary studs in them.

We're getting a flat together next year and we're already talking about what to buy for that. Shopping tiiiimes are go!

[daniellaaarisen]

You need to introduce your friend to the wonders of modcloth.com.

[amberlemegan]

You need to introduce your friend to the wonders of modcloth.com.

I've never bought anything off of modcloth (yet), but I love sitting and looking thru the clothes. I love pretty much everything on that site.

[iamnotafraid]

^^
Woah!
Now thats going to be a family story'
Is your bro ok?

Yes, he's okay. The dude who shot the gun
promised to never do that again.

Years ago I was fishing at the Gulf. We were
out on a point pulling the nets at evening time.
When all of the sudden we heard shots and the
bullets whizzing over our heads. We all hit the
beach like it was a war zone. We found the ____
who was shooting. He didn't do that anymore.

Life in Alabama...

[Meowi]

^^
You know what, although that was a terrible and frightful thing to happen - the thing I like about the Ledge is that we share stories. That is soo cool to do - totally makes me' day. :woohoo:

[Kena]

....I am way, way too obsessed with shopping... I've been making a lot of money every week and yet spending ALL OF IT on clothes and shoes. Whatever, I can shop 3 days a week if I want to....



:distress:

I understanding the shopping obsession or should I say obsessive shopping but what's up with the "making a lot of money every week" part? What are you doing to make all this money...dare I ask? No seriously, I must have missed a post or something, I figured all college students were broke :distress:

[HejiraNYC]

I understanding the shopping obsession or should I say obsessive shopping but what's up with the "making a lot of money every week" part? What are you doing to make all this money...dare I ask? No seriously, I must have missed a post or something, I figured all college students were broke :distress:

I must admit that, after a long, hot summer of extreme austerity (secondary to unemployment!), I now feel this extremely pent up need to spend money now that I'm working again. I feel so disgusted with myself. My summer of austerity was actually very zen for me- not spending money forced me to take stock of needs vs. wants. I quickly began to embrace the art of non-consumption- of living simply, living day-to-day. I learned all about $2 falafel in the East Village (yum!). I learned the art of haggling over the price of produce in Chinatown. I stopped drinking (and paying for) coffee. I embraced the challenge of relying on my own two feet to get around vs. paying for transportation. In sum, I learned to enjoy the simple things... and there are many, many simple, wonderful things that we overlook in our ordinary daily lives. The whole time I did not step foot inside of any retail stores or visit any online shops. It was all about living for the sake of living and savoring every moment of the hot but fleeting NY summer.

Today is my first payday in 5 months. And it is a good one. Ugh. Must. resist. temptation. :distress:

[Kena]

I must admit that, after a long, hot summer of extreme austerity (secondary to unemployment!), I now feel this extremely pent up need to spend money now that I'm working again. I feel so disgusted with myself. My summer of austerity was actually very zen for me- not spending money forced me to take stock of needs vs. wants. I quickly began to embrace the art of non-consumption- of living simply, living day-to-day. I learned all about $2 falafel in the East Village (yum!). I learned the art of haggling over the price of produce in Chinatown. I stopped drinking (and paying for) coffee. I embraced the challenge of relying on my own two feet to get around vs. paying for transportation. In sum, I learned to enjoy the simple things... and there are many, many simple, wonderful things that we overlook in our ordinary daily lives. The whole time I did not step foot inside of any retail stores or visit any online shops. It was all about living for the sake of living and savoring every moment of the hot but fleeting NY summer.

Today is my first payday in 5 months. And it is a good one. Ugh. Must. resist. temptation. :distress:

That was a beautiful and inspiring post.

Good luck resisting temptation. It's so...tempting :)

[Sahara]

Enjoy it, ladies ... you can't take it with you! ;)

Alternatively, if you really want to save, just plan a trip to see Lindsey and / or Stevie next year!

[ButterCookie]

I must admit that, after a long, hot summer of extreme austerity (secondary to unemployment!), I now feel this extremely pent up need to spend money now that I'm working again. I feel so disgusted with myself. My summer of austerity was actually very zen for me- not spending money forced me to take stock of needs vs. wants. I quickly began to embrace the art of non-consumption- of living simply, living day-to-day. I learned all about $2 falafel in the East Village (yum!). I learned the art of haggling over the price of produce in Chinatown. I stopped drinking (and paying for) coffee. I embraced the challenge of relying on my own two feet to get around vs. paying for transportation. In sum, I learned to enjoy the simple things... and there are many, many simple, wonderful things that we overlook in our ordinary daily lives. The whole time I did not step foot inside of any retail stores or visit any online shops. It was all about living for the sake of living and savoring every moment of the hot but fleeting NY summer.

Today is my first payday in 5 months. And it is a good one. Ugh. Must. resist. temptation. :distress:

I have to do this right now. I bought myself a tablet PC at the weekend to stave off buying a new laptop for when I go to University and I used the money I had saved up to start learning to drive. Now I have to put more money out of my wages away each month until I've put back what I spent and what I'm supposed to be saving as well. I have to kick my McDonalds habit (I'm a student, it's acceptable) and I'll be buying my last record for a few months on Thursday.

I feel like I'm going into prison :laugh: It'll be good for me though, I think, I've been going crazy lately and not saving so the last few Christmas presents I need to buy have become a bit of a weight on my shoulders. I'm not getting into a situation like this again.

[RickRobert]

There are angels here on earth after all :blob2:

[HejiraNYC]

I have to do this right now. I bought myself a tablet PC at the weekend to stave off buying a new laptop for when I go to University and I used the money I had saved up to start learning to drive. Now I have to put more money out of my wages away each month until I've put back what I spent and what I'm supposed to be saving as well. I have to kick my McDonalds habit (I'm a student, it's acceptable) and I'll be buying my last record for a few months on Thursday.

I feel like I'm going into prison :laugh: It'll be good for me though, I think, I've been going crazy lately and not saving so the last few Christmas presents I need to buy have become a bit of a weight on my shoulders. I'm not getting into a situation like this again.

Well, buying things like a new PC (if you really need one) is one thing. But filling your life with lots of unnecessary clutter is something else entirely. But then again, you are young only once and if you are going to be carefree and irresponsible, now is the time to get it out of your system. I know I certainly did! My weakness as a young person was to collect records, especially all of the "import" 12" singles from the UK. I still have most of them! I don't play them any more, but I still savor the memory of all of the joy they brought me. As a compulsive completist, I got such a rush when I finally found the missing pieces for my collection. I spent entire weekends taking the train down to Washington, DC to scour the bins at Tower Records and the indie stores in Georgetown. Ah... the memories.

[HejiraNYC]

There are angels here on earth after all :blob2:

...and some of them are way up there in heaven... :angel:

[daniellaaarisen]

I updated my blog layout and think it's pretty!!!

http://danidennis.blogspot.com


On another note, I'm emotionally drained. What's new?
Oh and it's supposed to snow here next weekend!!

[Artemis]

]I feel like I'm going into prison :laugh: It'll be good for me though, I think, I've been going crazy lately and not saving so the last few Christmas presents I need to buy have become a bit of a weight on my shoulders. I'm not getting into a situation like this again.

My two most hated words of all time. I really need to do my Christmas shopping. However, being a student means limited budget... I have no idea what to buy for my family.

That, and there's bloody awful Christmas music in all the shops now. Starbucks got Christmathised overnight.

If I hear "I wish it could be christmas" one more time. I'm going to scream.

And I will. I threw a right strop at the rain the other day. My friend thought it was hilarious. Freaked out some Japanese students though.

I'm such a woman at times. :(

[ButterCookie]

My two most hated words of all time. I really need to do my Christmas shopping. However, being a student means limited budget... I have no idea what to buy for my family.

I got so scared that my mum would find out I'd not put money away each month that she'd skin me alive so I spent all of last months wages and got it out of the way :laugh:

[Artemis]

That's such a clever thing to do. If I had a job, I would have done the same, I hope. The sensible part of me says that's the right thing to do, yet the selfish (more dominant) side of me would be "ooh, shopping trip" :laugh:

I need to get my ass into gear and get a job. Although maybe I'll wait until I can get through a day without coming home and just crashing. My friend's got a sick note cause she's unable to hack her job and uni at the same time :(

Also, wtf, I thought Little Lies came on shuffle, so I was getting all ready to sing along... and Cheryl Cole comes and assaults my ears D=<

[Sahara]

Also, wtf, I thought Little Lies came on shuffle, so I was getting all ready to sing along... and Cheryl Cole comes and assaults my ears D=<

Wait, what? :confused:

[Artemis]

Wait, what? :confused:

Youtube search "Cheryl Cole boy like you"

Prepare to be horrified.

[Sahara]

....I knew I'd regret that.
Eeeeewwww. :distress:

[RickRobert]

I'm letting go and moving on up. I won't forget you :wavey:

[HejiraNYC]

Youtube search "Cheryl Cole boy like you"

Prepare to be horrified.

Oh lawd. :distress:

But she does have big, prominent, uh, lungs, doesn't she?

[iamnotafraid]

There's a serious amount of scoring going on in this Monday Night Football Game.

LukeA, I know you had the over.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS That I am finally going to start working on clients tomorrow and I am SOOOOOOO scared lol I'm totally going to **** up someone's hair or something!! AHHHHH I better have a teacher with me the WHOLE time lol

P.S. I did my nails today
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1148.snc4/149074_466411811352_682761352_6011321_1126372_n.jpg

[vivfox]

In Edge of 17 Stevie sings, "the clouds never expect it when it rains." Do you think that is a true statement?

[iamnotafraid]

In Edge of 17 Stevie sings, "the clouds never expect it when it rains." Do you think that is a true statement?

Of course it's true.
Only the rainbow knows,
as it speaks to the rain quite
often.

[APerfectLie]

I spend more time on here than Facebook. Also, I would love if someone would come kidnap me from this Statistics class. Kthx

[TerraRhiannon]

I spend more time on here than Facebook. Also, I would love if someone would come kidnap me from this Statistics class. Kthx

I'm right there with you. I always came on here during class at the college, but now that I have a new teacher he's all, (In really manly, mean, deep voice): "If I see you surfing the internet I'm taking away marks. And if I see you going on any unnecessary websites you'll lose marks." What I want to tell him is that this sight is necessary... for me to function properly through the course of a day :/ Man, he's such a weirdo.:distress:

[ButterCookie]

JTIS That I am finally going to start working on clients tomorrow and I am SOOOOOOO scared lol I'm totally going to **** up someone's hair or something!! AHHHHH I better have a teacher with me the WHOLE time lol

P.S. I did my nails today
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1148.snc4/149074_466411811352_682761352_6011321_1126372_n.jpg

Oh my god, Caitlin, they're perfect!! I wish someone close to me could do them that well, I'm going to a party on friday and my nails are chewed/roughed off by bass strings and have about 4 years worth of flaked black polish on :lol:

[HomerMcvie]

I spend more time on here than Facebook. Also, I would love if someone would come kidnap me from this Statistics class. Kthx

Stats was the hardest class(for me, anyway) that I ever took in college. It was also the only class I never skipped, not one time, and paid attention every second. And barely got a passing grade. It was a bi*ch for me!:o

[Sahara]

JTIS I've just been informed that my boss has, for the second Christmas running, given my hours to someone else without telling me. I don't work during term, only at Christmas and summer, and it's probably too late to find work elsewhere now. I'm so disappointed -- the money wasn't for rent or food or anything like that, but it was going straight for the Lindsey Buckingham Tour 2011 fund. I don't know whether to :mad: or :distress:

[APerfectLie]

Stats was the hardest class(for me, anyway) that I ever took in college. It was also the only class I never skipped, not one time, and paid attention every second. And barely got a passing grade. It was a bi*ch for me!:o

It is a beeotch for me too and I am a math major!

[HomerMcvie]

It is a beeotch for me too and I am a math major!

There should be a law against solving any problem, that requires more than 10 PAGES, of computations!!! I'd lobby for a 2 page limit!:lol:

I knew, during the first week of stats, that it was gonna take me down, unless I gave it everything I had!
And I can be a slacker, because I can always do reasonably well, without much effort, but not in the stats case! I knew it was gonna kick my *ss!

[LikeAWillow]

In Edge of 17 Stevie sings, "the clouds never expect it when it rains." Do you think that is a true statement?

Were you anywhere around Downtown Crossing on Saturday? I saw someone who looked exactly with you while I was shoe shopping with my roommate.

Rihanna's new album is amazing. Get LOUD. JTIS.

[LikeAWillow]

Stats was the hardest class(for me, anyway) that I ever took in college. It was also the only class I never skipped, not one time, and paid attention every second. And barely got a passing grade. It was a bi*ch for me!:o

I always hear people say this and it's so strange to me. I HATE math, but statistics makes perfect sense to me. I took the AP and got a 5 and then took it again in college just because I like the class so much. Statistics tell a story, so they're the only dimension of math that seems human to me.

[vivfox]

Were you anywhere around Downtown Crossing on Saturday? I saw someone who looked exactly with you while I was shoe shopping with my roommate.


Thanks for coming over to say hi.:p

No it wasn't me. I would definately have told you if I was coming to Boston. You should have taken his picture.

[APerfectLie]

I always hear people say this and it's so strange to me. I HATE math, but statistics makes perfect sense to me. I took the AP and got a 5 and then took it again in college just because I like the class so much. Statistics tell a story, so they're the only dimension of math that seems human to me.

Haha it depends on what kind of Stat class you are talking about. I took an elementary stat class at my junior college and it was a breeze! I actually found it rather intriguing. However, right now I am taking "Mathematical Statistics" which is a whole conundrum of proofs and crazy ass estimations of the mean using strictly math, very few stories involved. That is what I hate most about this class. We talk about distributions and means and variances and sums, but there never is a background story at all! In elementary stat, we learned how to calculate stuff and then calculated it based on data, but in this class we focus only on the math aspect of it. And if this is the class that you like, then by all means, you can do my work for the rest of the semester!!!

[jannieC]

Stats was the hardest class(for me, anyway) that I ever took in college. It was also the only class I never skipped, not one time, and paid attention every second. And barely got a passing grade. It was a bi*ch for me!:o

I could have written this exact post. Statistics and Research Methods (which I had to take TWICE- once in undergrad and once in graduate school) almost killed me.

[RickRobert]

Haha it depends on what kind of Stat class you are talking about. I took an elementary stat class at my junior college and it was a breeze! I actually found it rather intriguing. However, right now I am taking "Mathematical Statistics" which is a whole conundrum of proofs and crazy ass estimations of the mean using strictly math, very few stories involved. That is what I hate most about this class. We talk about distributions and means and variances and sums, but there never is a background story at all! In elementary stat, we learned how to calculate stuff and then calculated it based on data, but in this class we focus only on the math aspect of it. And if this is the class that you like, then by all means, you can do my work for the rest of the semester!!!

Stats isn't so bad for me at the moment but that sounds awful! :eek:

Today I grew a spine and fixed things in my life that I thought were beyond repair. I helped myself and it feels good :nod:

[Silver Springs]

Stats isn't so bad for me at the moment but that sounds awful! :eek:

Today I grew a spine and fixed things in my life that I thought were beyond repair. I helped myself and it feels good :nod:

Good on you Chuck!

[HomerMcvie]

I could have written this exact post. Statistics and Research Methods (which I had to take TWICE- once in undergrad and once in graduate school) almost killed me.

You were a psych major, too, right?(or did I dream that?)
Sound like the exact same class. At IU, it's # was K300. I still shudder, thinking back to that class. The prof said, on the first day, "I realize you're all a bunch of psych students, and not math majors, so I'm grading on a big curve". Had he not, probably 80% of us would have flunked!

He actually LOST my last assignment, and I didn't get a passing grade(passing grade being C-, for my major, and he gave me a D+). I told him that I'd turned it in. Well, he was a pig, and had about five, three foot high piles, of papers in the corner of his office. I sat there, for about 3-4 hours, going through the piles of papers, finally producing the UNGRADED project, that I'd turned in. He was embarrassed, and had my grade changed to the C-! Thank gawd, because I'd have probably committed suicide, instead of having to retake that f*cking class!!!!!

[Silver Springs]

I don't know why it should be so hard, giving up this circle dance. *sighs* It's time to let you go.

[APerfectLie]

I've had a rather ****ty day so I spent the last three hours researching Aileen Wuornos just because I find her so intriguing and it helped me take my mind off of things.

[daniellaaarisen]

For the first time that I can remember, I am trying very, very, VERY hard to be mature.

[gypsy4life]

I have spent the last three days helping my Mom decorate her house for Christmas,,,it's been fun/interesting...:nod:

[APerfectLie]

For the first time that I can remember, I am trying very, very, VERY hard to be mature.

But being immature is much more fun!!!!! :]

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Oh my god, Caitlin, they're perfect!! I wish someone close to me could do them that well, I'm going to a party on friday and my nails are chewed/roughed off by bass strings and have about 4 years worth of flaked black polish on :lol:

Thanks =) If I could I'd do your nails!!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS that I had my very first two clients today in school!!! I had a little old lady who wanted the tiniest trim and a roller set....I did it and she loved it and she gave me a $2 tip....a couple hours later I do another older ladies hair...straight in the back with some graduation and diagonal forward on the sides(with a blow dry) and he gave me a $1 tip(yea I know lol)....So today I made $3 =D YAY lol

I was SOOOOOO scared!!! I am still kinda scared to do these haircuts on actual people!! I'm always afraid I am going to **** up lol But I enjoy it a LOOOT!!! One of my teachers said I look so professional and I look like a hairdresser so it made me really happy =D

[louielouie2000]

JTIS that I had my very first two clients today in school!!! I had a little old lady who wanted the tiniest trim and a roller set....I did it and she loved it and she gave me a $2 tip....a couple hours later I do another older ladies hair...straight in the back with some graduation and diagonal forward on the sides(with a blow dry) and he gave me a $1 tip(yea I know lol)....So today I made $3 =D YAY lol

I was SOOOOOO scared!!! I am still kinda scared to do these haircuts on actual people!! I'm always afraid I am going to **** up lol But I enjoy it a LOOOT!!! One of my teachers said I look so professional and I look like a hairdresser so it made me really happy =D

So you only make money from tips? Ouch! Congrats on your first trims! :woohoo:

[louielouie2000]

But being immature is much more fun!!!!! :]

Indeed... growing older isn't optional, but growing up IS! :thumbsup:

[vivfox]

a couple hours later I do another older ladies hair...straight in the back with some graduation and diagonal forward on the sides(with a blow dry) and he gave me a $1 tip(yea I know lol)....So today I made $3 =D YAY lolI was SOOOOOO scared!!! I am still kinda scared to do these haircuts on actual people!!


Amazing! How did you turn the old lady into a man with such a simple haircut?:lol:

[vivfox]

I don't know why it should be so hard, giving up this circle dance. *sighs* It's time to let you go.


You'll never believe it Bee, but I was singing this song yesterday too. I don't know why or where it came from cause I never listen to this song, but the tune came out of the blue and there I was humming away, like a bee. For real, no joke.

[RickRobert]

Good on you Chuck!

Ahahaha Chuck, I like that :p Cheers Bee, how are you? :woohoo:

[Silver Springs]

Ahahaha Chuck, I like that :p Cheers Bee, how are you? :woohoo:

It's a Liverpudlian coloquialism I seem to have picked up, Much better than Chick lol. I'm doing good, yeah. Busy as hell but that's usually the case for me at the moment.

JTIS, My Cat is absolutely stoned on the pain meds he just recieved at the Vets (one big, fat needle injection). He's sat on his back against the pillow with his gut out, looking longingly at my Gerbil cage. You just know he's thinking "Man I'm hungry. Get in mah bellay!".

[Enchanted_Stevi]

So you only make money from tips? Ouch! Congrats on your first trims! :woohoo:

Well for right now because I'm in SCHOOL...I'm not actually working in a salon

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Amazing! How did you turn the old lady into a man with such a simple haircut?:lol:

HAHAHAHAH simple mistake LOL You know what I ment!

[BTFLCHLD]

somebody is seriously in need of a timeout :rolleyes:

[iamnotafraid]

What did I miss?

[TerraRhiannon]

What did I miss?

Bee's just letting it all out...let it out, girl!

[iamnotafraid]

Bee's just letting it all out...let it out, girl!

I think I'll grab my guitar and get the heck
out of here.

[RickRobert]

Bee I'm here if you ever need someone to talk to :wavey:

[jannieC]

I think I'll grab my guitar and get the heck
out of here.

Youarenotafraid. :cool:

[iamnotafraid]

Youarenotafraid. :cool:

You're right iamnotafraid.

And if you say iamnotafraid three
times fast, I appear. But please people
only for emergencies.

[CreepingDeath]

Life sucks.


JTIS

[vivfox]

JTIS I would not mind being pat down at the airport. They've done it before. It put a smile on my face.

[HejiraNYC]

JTIS I would not mind being pat down at the airport. They've done it before. It put a smile on my face.

I would not mind showing my junk on a full body scanner.

[APerfectLie]

Life sucks.


JTIS

Agreed :distress:

[louielouie2000]

I would not mind showing my junk on a full body scanner.

:lol: See? I'll show anybody that asks mine... but it's gotta be voluntary on my part. The airport scanners freak me out. :laugh:

[jannieC]

Agreed :distress:

Thankfully, I disagree. :nod:

[iamnotafraid]

Life sucks.


JTIS

Buy a guitar!
It will get better.

[HomerMcvie]

Thankfully, I disagree. :nod:

Me too! We make our own happiness. If you don't like something, change it! Happiness is there, grab ahold of that mutha!!!!:]

[Artemis]

If the couple in the flat above me decide to have a domestic at half past 4 in the morning again, I'm going to go upstairs and kill them with my bare hands.

[BTFLCHLD]

flat tire day. ohwells :shrug: yah for AAA

JTIS this gem http://www.fmylife.com/

some of these have me realizing ive never had it soooodammgood

[iamnotafraid]

I should be sleeping!!!!!!

[ButterCookie]

Just booked a Ticket to see Debbie Harry perform with The Jazz Passengers at the Gateshead International Jazz Festival in March. CANNOT WAIT!!

[jannieC]

Me too! We make our own happiness. If you don't like something, change it! Happiness is there, grab ahold of that mutha!!!!:]

I do think that life does suck for some people. But my own core beliefs tell me that the world is a decent place and that life can be very, very good.

[RickRobert]

Me too! We make our own happiness. If you don't like something, change it! Happiness is there, grab ahold of that mutha!!!!:]

So true! Took me until this week to realise I actually had the strength and means to pull it off but... I'm very, very happy now that I have :blob2:

[HomerMcvie]

So true! Took me until this week to realise I actually had the strength and means to pull it off but... I'm very, very happy now that I have :blob2:

Although I was never really unhappy, Aug/Sept of 2009, I decided that I was making major changes in my life. And I have. I have reinvented myself, in several ways. And ALTHOUGH I've not achieved everything I set my sights on(YET!), that doesn't really matter. Because I have achieved happiness with myself.
I'm still searching for that damned thing called love, but even if I never find that, I've found that true happiness lies within. I have fantastic friends, who love and support me. And that makes for a fantastic life. :woohoo:

I truly believe that we do make our own happiness.

[RickRobert]

Although I was never really unhappy, Aug/Sept of 2009, I decided that I was making major changes in my life. And I have. I have reinvented myself, in several ways. And ALTHOUGH I've not achieved everything I set my sights on(YET!), that doesn't really matter. Because I have achieved happiness with myself.
I'm still searching for that damned thing called love, but even if I never find that, I've found that true happiness lies within. I have fantastic friends, who love and support me. And that makes for a fantastic life. :woohoo:

I truly believe that we do make our own happiness.

Yep I feel the same! I had to make major changes because I had so many problems that I'd never bothered to face that I'd just kept it inside and dumbed myself down mentally to try and stop caring. They built up until they pushed me down to rock bottom and I didn't know how to deal with them, 'cause I'd just been using a good friend as a crutch through it all. I lost that friend but at the very end they convinced me to stand on my own two legs, fix my problems and make my own happiness. It was the best advice I've ever had.

[HomerMcvie]

Yep I feel the same! I had to make major changes because I had so many problems that I'd never bothered to face that I'd just kept it inside and dumbed myself down mentally to try and stop caring. They built up until they pushed me down to rock bottom and I didn't know how to deal with them, 'cause I'd just been using a good friend as a crutch through it all. I lost that friend but at the very end they convinced me to stand on my own two legs, fix my problems and make my own happiness. It was the best advice I've ever had.
You know, for me, the main thing was.....I've always been a loner, of sorts. I mean, I always had friends....but I enjoyed my solitude, a little too much. Plus, a bad relationship, 10 years previous, left me completely heartbroken, and I'd really just given up on love. Not on life, but on love.

So, I woke up last Aug, on vacation, and it was like a cloud had been lifted. I was over being heartbroken, and I was over being alone. It was quite the epiphany!!! So it really all started with me wanting to get into shape. I lost 45 lbs, started dating, and just had a new outlook on life. Funny....before....I had no interest in Facebook, or texting, of much of anything social(my social life consisted of hanging out at a neighborhood redneck bar....there were a lot of good friends there, but it wasn't much of a life). Now, I'm a FB addict, and have friends out the ying yang, and party invitations constantly.
I did actually go on a vacation, by myself, 3 weeks ago, and I'm going again, next week, but I'm okay with that. Texting and FB on my phone, make it almost like being home with friends.;)

But, for the most part, I've murdered the loner in me.:blob2::blob2::blob2:

[bucklind17]

I realized, after being in the front row of an arena concert for a band that I love, that once you do that, it's kind of impossible to go back to NOT being in the pit. Which is going to be come an expensive habit, but damn, there's nothing like being right in the front of something THAT huge.

[BTFLCHLD]

I realized, there's nothing like being right in the front of something THAT huge. I know, right!
I experienced that with matchbox20. I had to go to another show just to experience up close.

[Artemis]

I feel fabulous todaaay. Got assignment #2 done, got 11 hours of sleep, and off to see Harry Potter tonight. Good times.

[daniellaaarisen]

HOLY **** Harry Potter.