The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[fumidesigns]

infamous
adjective /ˈinfəməs/ 
Well known for some bad quality or deed

Lmbao sweet job!

[tilthefirefades]

I went to see Britney last night, and it was seriously awesome. She did tons of live vocals, and they were very powerful and strong. I can die happy :D

[vivfox]

I went to see Britney last night, and it was seriously awesome. She did tons of live vocals, and they were very powerful and strong. I can die happy :D


Was it really live or was it memorex?:p

[fumidesigns]

And just when I started really enjoying myself........ *sigh*

Oh well........ So I just got back in the house after being locked out with no pants on! Thankgod the next door neighbor is cool she let me sit and wait til someone came to let me in. Also thank god this top I'm wearing covered my butt.

[daniellaaarisen]

Bye bye TMI thread :( Now people are just going to post TMI things in here haha.

[SuperFleetwood]

couldnt agree more lol! :laugh:

Bye bye TMI thread :( Now people are just going to post TMI things in here haha.

[fumidesigns]

Bye bye TMI thread :( Now people are just going to post TMI things in here haha.

Anf they locked it just when I was about to tell my "italian" story.......

[tilthefirefades]

Was it really live or was it memorex?:p

:lol:

You could tell when it was live because it was a completely different pitch from the rest and would shake if she danced and such. Sadly she used the album versions for most of the choruses, but did almost all the verses live :)

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That I have a job interview at Old Navy tomorrow!!! I hope I get it!

[vivfox]

JTIS...

That I have a job interview at Old Navy tomorrow!!! I hope I get it!


Old Navy WTF!!! You're supposed to be looking for jobs in hair salons.

[vivfox]

OK I'm totally creeped out. I went to bed just before 11pm. I awoke around 2:30am to go to the bathroom and instantly notice the light is on in the living room. I go downstairs and look around. All the doors are locked so I shut the light off and go back to bed but ofcourse I can't sleep. I always turn that light off before bed. ALWAYS.

About 10 min. ago I heard what sounded like my door opening and closing so I wait 2 min. and then get the courage to go downstairs. No light on this time but I'd swear someone was in here. But what did they do???

I checked the History on my computer and nothing was done on here today. Could they have poisoned my food in the fridge?

I don't do drugs and I don't drink alcohol so I know I'm in my right mind, but man I'm freaked out and WIDE awake now.

[fumidesigns]

OK I'm totally creeped out. I went to bed just before 11pm. I awoke around 2:30am to go to the bathroom and instantly notice the light is on in the living room. I go downstairs and look around. All the doors are locked so I shut the light off and go back to bed but ofcourse I can't sleep. I always turn that light off before bed. ALWAYS.

About 10 min. ago I heard what sounded like my door opening and closing so I wait 2 min. and then get the courage to go downstairs. No light on this time but I'd swear someone was in here. But what did they do???

I checked the History on my computer and nothing was done on here today. Could they have poisoned my food in the fridge?

I don't do drugs and I don't drink alcohol so I know I'm in my right mind, but man I'm freaked out and WIDE awake now.

Sleep downstairs so they don't come back. But seriously, r u sure u weren't dreaming the first time u "woke up"?

[Silver Springs]

OK I'm totally creeped out. I went to bed just before 11pm. I awoke around 2:30am to go to the bathroom and instantly notice the light is on in the living room. I go downstairs and look around. All the doors are locked so I shut the light off and go back to bed but ofcourse I can't sleep. I always turn that light off before bed. ALWAYS.

About 10 min. ago I heard what sounded like my door opening and closing so I wait 2 min. and then get the courage to go downstairs. No light on this time but I'd swear someone was in here. But what did they do???

I checked the History on my computer and nothing was done on here today. Could they have poisoned my food in the fridge?

I don't do drugs and I don't drink alcohol so I know I'm in my right mind, but man I'm freaked out and WIDE awake now.

Do you live in a very creaky house? Because I do, and I often hear strange sounds that sound like somebody moving around. But inevitably it turns out to be either the wind (even with your windows closed, if it's a strong wind it passing through the air vent can be enough to cause doors to open or slam closed) or just general floorboard creaks. You've only to look at a floorboard in my room to hear it creak lol.

[Aussie W/Heart]

Do you live in a very creaky house? Because I do, and I often hear strange sounds that sound like somebody moving around. But inevitably it turns out to be either the wind (even with your windows closed, if it's a strong wind it passing through the air vent can be enough to cause doors to open or slam closed) or just general floorboard creaks. You've only to look at a floorboard in my room to hear it creak lol.

I had this happen to me not long ago, it scared the living daylights out of me.. It was 8.30am i was sound asleep, when all of a sudden my LOCKED bedroom door opened slowly & bumped into the wall.. I heard a tiny voice say up & adams:shrug:( weird as its been a long while since i heard that saying) anyway i got up wandered around the house, saying who's there??? i thought it was my teenage son at first, his car was not in the driveway.. It was then i started to panic, thinking someone is hiding in my house:distress::distress:, so i grabbed a large kitchen knife, & my phone.. We live on 14 secluded acres & alone, my family had already gone to work & school... i searched inside & outside for 40 min, even checking for footprints & tyre marks on our driveway. I called my Husband & son at work, my son is a locksmith he said the wind most probably blew my door open, as it was a very windy morning, i said but i heard a voice too!! Why don't you all believe me!!! Anyway as it turned out he was right, my locked door didn't lock properly & the strong wind blew the door open & so i must of dreamt hearing the whispering voice:o:o:o LOL

[vivfox]

My mother believes because I was tired I simply forgot to turn the light off before bed and when I awoke this morning Bee, it was very windy. I smell Autumn in the air.

[LikeAWillow]

My mother believes because I was tired I simply forgot to turn the light off before bed and when I awoke this morning Bee, it was very windy. I smell Autumn in the air.

Best part of the story. I'm sorry that happened, but my god, how I love Autumn haha. Especially in New England.

My JTIS? I GREW AN INCH THIS SUMMER. 5'8 and proud at 21 years old. My mom always claimed she grew at 21, but I've been calling bullsh*t on on that story for years :o

[mezzoforte]

^^^
And I was just coming on here to post my horror that the air this morning was crisp. Crisp!

I can't remember that last time I so dreaded the school year. I'm not ready for fall.

[LikeAWillow]

^^ Really? Why, darling? Isn't this the start of your senior year?

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Old Navy WTF!!! You're supposed to be looking for jobs in hair salons.

I know =\ But Ive already applied to some hair salons and no one has gotten back to me or their not hiring...So right now I just want a job that isnt my current one =\ and make some more money and get more hours. I'd be working 40 hours!! I do wanna look for a salon job. But I figured that if I have the old Navy job, itll keep me busy so I'm not just farting around all day while Ashley and her sister Sarah are at school...Because my job now is only at night for 4 hours 3 or 4 days a week...that doesnt cut it....

So to fill the gap and make more $$ while looking for a salon I wanna a full time job. I told them that right now I want a full time job for awhile, while i'm looking for a salon job. If I do find a salon job I'd want that during the day and then work at night at old navy.

[mezzoforte]

^^ Really? Why, darling? Isn't this the start of your senior year?

Kind of--I have 3 semesters left. It feels very long, though, and this is the first year I haven't been especially excited to see anyone at school. I'm sure it'll be fine once I'm there, but at the end of a pretty amazing summer, school is the looming cloud. :shrug:
At least I have two weeks, and I plan to make them brilliant.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

OK I'm totally creeped out. I went to bed just before 11pm. I awoke around 2:30am to go to the bathroom and instantly notice the light is on in the living room. I go downstairs and look around. All the doors are locked so I shut the light off and go back to bed but ofcourse I can't sleep. I always turn that light off before bed. ALWAYS.

About 10 min. ago I heard what sounded like my door opening and closing so I wait 2 min. and then get the courage to go downstairs. No light on this time but I'd swear someone was in here. But what did they do???

I checked the History on my computer and nothing was done on here today. Could they have poisoned my food in the fridge?

I don't do drugs and I don't drink alcohol so I know I'm in my right mind, but man I'm freaked out and WIDE awake now.

OMG Thats so creepy!!! I'd be freaking the **** out LOL maybe its a ghost?

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Best part of the story. I'm sorry that happened, but my god, how I love Autumn haha. Especially in New England.

My JTIS? I GREW AN INCH THIS SUMMER. 5'8 and proud at 21 years old. My mom always claimed she grew at 21, but I've been calling bullsh*t on on that story for years :o

DAMN 5'8"?!?!?! I havent grown since I was like 13!!! 5'2'' and 21 =P

[daniellaaarisen]

Kind of--I have 3 semesters left. It feels very long, though, and this is the first year I haven't been especially excited to see anyone at school. I'm sure it'll be fine once I'm there, but at the end of a pretty amazing summer, school is the looming cloud. :shrug:
At least I have two weeks, and I plan to make them brilliant.

Oh they will be. Your labor day weekend is going to be awesome. ;)

[fumidesigns]

Kind of--I have 3 semesters left. It feels very long, though, and this is the first year I haven't been especially excited to see anyone at school. I'm sure it'll be fine once I'm there, but at the end of a pretty amazing summer, school is the looming cloud. :shrug:
At least I have two weeks, and I plan to make them brilliant.

the yrs are flying by. you'll be done in a heartbeat! how exciting! i sooooooooo appreciated graduating! another chapter, DONE! it's great!!!! :blob2:

[fumidesigns]

Oh they will be. Your labor day weekend is going to be awesome. ;)

you can say that again!

so Dani.............we're getting tats right!? :blob1:

[HejiraNYC]

Kind of--I have 3 semesters left. It feels very long, though, and this is the first year I haven't been especially excited to see anyone at school. I'm sure it'll be fine once I'm there, but at the end of a pretty amazing summer, school is the looming cloud. :shrug:
At least I have two weeks, and I plan to make them brilliant.

...and it rains fast, and it rains hard... Sorry, couldn't resist.

Sounds like you have classic senioritis. I don't envy you one bit. School couldn't end soon enough for me. Book learning is way, way overrated IMHO.

[daniellaaarisen]

you can say that again!

so Dani.............we're getting tats right!? :blob1:

If I'm magically not broker than broke by the time I see you, YES.

[daniellaaarisen]

I got in a huge argument with my sister first thing in the morning and was feeling pretty bitter about the world until I saw my two-year-old for the first time in nearly 2 weeks.

[fumidesigns]

If I'm magically not broker than broke by the time I see you, YES.

i understand luv. i actually am thinking the same thing......lol! we shall see.........

but i really want them before my show! :blob1:

[mezzoforte]

...and it rains fast, and it rains hard... Sorry, couldn't resist.

Sounds like you have classic senioritis. I don't envy you one bit. School couldn't end soon enough for me. Book learning is way, way overrated IMHO.

Well played.;)

you can say that again!

so Dani.............we're getting tats right!? :blob1:

If I'm magically not broker than broke by the time I see you, YES.

I'd be right there with you guys, but look into it first (http://www.naturalnews.com/022073.html).
Highlights from the link:
"The FDA also does not require ingredient disclosure on the inks—they are considered proprietary (trade secrets)—and so tattoo inks may contain any chemical, including those known to be mutagenic (capable of causing mutations), teratogenic (capable of causing birth defects), and carcinogenic (capable of causing cancer), or involved in other biochemical reactions in the body that might take decades to appear."
"The carrier solution itself might contain harmful substances such as denatured alcohols, methanol, rubbing alcohol, antifreeze, detergents, or formaldehyde and other highly toxic aldehydes."

[fumidesigns]

I got in a huge argument with my sister first thing in the morning and was feeling pretty bitter about the world until I saw my two-year-old for the first time in nearly 2 weeks.

u have a child?! i didn't know that. girl or boy?

[fumidesigns]

Well played.;)





I'd be right there with you guys, but look into it first (http://www.naturalnews.com/022073.html).
Highlights from the link:
"The FDA also does not require ingredient disclosure on the inks—they are considered proprietary (trade secrets)—and so tattoo inks may contain any chemical, including those known to be mutagenic (capable of causing mutations), teratogenic (capable of causing birth defects), and carcinogenic (capable of causing cancer), or involved in other biochemical reactions in the body that might take decades to appear."
"The carrier solution itself might contain harmful substances such as denatured alcohols, methanol, rubbing alcohol, antifreeze, detergents, or formaldehyde and other highly toxic aldehydes."

thank you Ms. Killjoy! lmao! i already have one and here you go...........

i'll read the entire article later.............dayum! :lol:

[daniellaaarisen]

u have a child?! i didn't know that. girl or boy?

Hahahaha no, I'm her nanny!

[fumidesigns]

Hahahaha no, I'm her nanny!

oooooooooooooooooooh ok! Gotcha! i was about to say "happy belated Mother's Day" lol!

[fumidesigns]

wtf?! y the hell aren't Christopher and I connected on FB?! i'm feeling some type of way about that!!! :mad:

you betta accept my request...........cuz i love your laugh!!!!

well dayum.......as i type this, he accepts!

[daniellaaarisen]

I'd be right there with you guys, but look into it first (http://www.naturalnews.com/022073.html).
Highlights from the link:
"The FDA also does not require ingredient disclosure on the inks—they are considered proprietary (trade secrets)—and so tattoo inks may contain any chemical, including those known to be mutagenic (capable of causing mutations), teratogenic (capable of causing birth defects), and carcinogenic (capable of causing cancer), or involved in other biochemical reactions in the body that might take decades to appear."
"The carrier solution itself might contain harmful substances such as denatured alcohols, methanol, rubbing alcohol, antifreeze, detergents, or formaldehyde and other highly toxic aldehydes."

It is all about the quality of the shop in my opinion. Go to a ****ty tattoo shop and there's a risk of lower quality ink. We would obviously do our research and we'll be fine.

Funny that Marissa popped up when tattoos got mentioned -- we got them together a few years back.

[fringed n fab]

My mother believes because I was tired I simply forgot to turn the light off before bed and when I awoke this morning Bee, it was very windy. I smell Autumn in the air.

I do kinda miss that and fall colors. But not winter. We'll be hot and humid down here at least till December. I can't believe though it's gearing up for fall already up north. Nothing seems as rushed down here since living here as far as seasons. It's sunny humid and about 100+ outside with the heat index. And a possible hurricane on the way. I guess we'll see. :shocked:

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That I didnt get the job at Old Navy...So I went to the mall and put my name in at some salons there. i'm gonna apply to another salon tomorrow. I have the application and I'll bring it in tmrw.

[MacShadowsBall]

JTIS...

That I didnt get the job at Old Navy...So I went to the mall and put my name in at some salons there. i'm gonna apply to another salon tomorrow. I have the application and I'll bring it in tmrw.

Sorry about that. :sorry: I'm assuming that you did at least get the interview. Sometimes just doing interviews and learning from them can go a long way.

I'm supposed to have orientation for my new job Thursday, but I haven't heard from them since my interview Tuesday. They said then I'm hired as long as I passed the drug test. I don't do drugs, so I don't know what happened. I'll call em in the morning.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Sorry about that. :sorry: I'm assuming that you did at least get the interview. Sometimes just doing interviews and learning from them can go a long way.

I'm supposed to have orientation for my new job Thursday, but I haven't heard from them since my interview Tuesday. They said then I'm hired as long as I passed the drug test. I don't do drugs, so I don't know what happened. I'll call em in the morning.

Its okay...I guess its a sign...saying "hey why dont you apply to some salons" lol

Hmmmm, yea I'd call them

[fumidesigns]

Its okay...I guess its a sign...saying "hey why dont you apply to some salons" lol

Hmmmm, yea I'd call them

I know a couple ppl that found jobs at places like SuperCuts after leaving school. Maybe u should check those kinds of chains out.....if u haven't already.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

I know a couple ppl that found jobs at places like SuperCuts after leaving school. Maybe u should check those kinds of chains out.....if u haven't already.

Yea I talked to the lady at the JC Penny salon and she told me that she does a lot of stuff with Cost Cutters....So I have an application for them. Then I'm gonna apply to like Best Cuts and Super Cuts and the Walmart Salon lol Start small for now

[fumidesigns]

Yea I talked to the lady at the JC Penny salon and she told me that she does a lot of stuff with Cost Cutters....So I have an application for them. Then I'm gonna apply to like Best Cuts and Super Cuts and the Walmart Salon lol Start small for now

awesome! good luck to you w/ that girlie!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

awesome! good luck to you w/ that girlie!

Thanks =D I hope I get in somewhere! I miss doing hair lol

[mezzoforte]

Anyone else feel that earthquake? Totally unnerved me. I'm shaking on my own now.

[DefDumbandBlond]

Me too ^ even here near VA Beach. :shocked:

[Amlyn]

Yes, me too in NJ. My coworkers in NC felt it too. Crazy!

[TrueFaith77]

I'm on the 36FL in Manhattan. I felt it--and got da hellll outta there

[HejiraNYC]

I didn't feel it! :distress: But others around me felt it. Dang!

[daniellaaarisen]

Anyone else feel that earthquake? Totally unnerved me. I'm shaking on my own now.

All us west coasters are laughing at you guys because earthquakes are SO not a big deal... If I feel one, I usually just pause what I'm doing, look around and resume my business as soon as it's over. I understand how weird it must be for those who never feel them though!

[SuperFleetwood]

Ommmmmmgggg, Im Shaking From It, Omg Omg!!!!!

[SuperFleetwood]

YES, WE DONT FEEL THEM OVER HERE!!!!!

All us west coasters are laughing at you guys because earthquakes are SO not a big deal... If I feel one, I usually just pause what I'm doing, look around and resume my business as soon as it's over. I understand how weird it must be for those who never feel them though!

[Macfanforever]

I didn't feel it here in CT.But it was felt here according to the news.

[fumidesigns]

didn't feel a thing. i was at the gym.

[fumidesigns]

All us west coasters are laughing at you guys because earthquakes are SO not a big deal... If I feel one, I usually just pause what I'm doing, look around and resume my business as soon as it's over. I understand how weird it must be for those who never feel them though!

lol hush! we're gonna put your behind in a blizzard! lmao!

[daniellaaarisen]

lol hush! we're gonna put your behind in a blizzard! lmao!

Or a hurricane, tornado.... THAT crap is actually life threatening haha.

[fumidesigns]

Or a hurricane, tornado.... THAT crap is actually life threatening haha.

lmaooooooooooooo! i know that's right girlie! prepare for the elements.

[ButterCookie]

Whenever we get quakes (which is so so so rare) in the UK, I usually sleep through them. As does most of the country. Then the news is always exploding and the people are like "there was an earthquake? wtf?"

[Silver Springs]

Whenever we get quakes (which is so so so rare) in the UK, I usually sleep through them. As does most of the country. Then the news is always exploding and the people are like "there was an earthquake? wtf?"

I'm always awake during them. I usually wake up at the sound of a Cat farting down the street, so I could never possibly sleep through an earthquake. I remember the last one I woke up during. I thought for a few moments that I was having some kind of fit lol.

[nailatixela]

why is everyone taking it lightly? its a very serious thing

Who's taking things lightly?

[SuperFleetwood]

this is a very serious thing you know, people could have been hurt, house's would have fall, and everything!

[Silver Springs]

nevermind, to me i think everyone is taking it lightly

Well....No offense. But does it matter? I mean, there's nothing that can be done about it now. So why not look at it with levity and use humour to find the silver lining? Isn't that what people tend to do? People always use humour to make themselves feel better. It stops people breaking down in the middle of the street because a Monkey from 3000 miles away stubbed its toe, or something equally redundant.

[SuperFleetwood]

Yeah True, good point

Well....No offense. But does it matter? I mean, there's nothing that can be done about it now. So why not look at it with levity and use humour to find the silver lining? Isn't that what people tend to do? People always use humour to make themselves feel better. It stops people breaking down in the middle of the street because a Monkey from 3000 miles away stubbed its toe, or something equally redundant.

[jannieC]

Everyone deals with things differently. Not everyone was traumatized by the event and for some, humor is an expression of relief.

[SuperFleetwood]

Yep, im still worrying about the aftershocks uggh! LOL!

Everyone deals with things differently. Not everyone was traumatized by the event and for some, humor is an expression of relief.

[Macfanforever]

I didn't feel a thing.I know yesterday I was outside washing my cars.I did felt the ground shake.It was the constuction down the street pounding and digging in the road.One I did felt the gound shake also an explosion was more then a year ago when the power company along the Connecticut river exploded due to natural gas leak.which is a good 15 miles from my house.

[daniellaaarisen]

Sorry if I'm "taking it lightly" but seeing I live ON Loma Prieta (the mountain fault from the 1989 earthquake) and I've been 2 miles from the exact origin of some huge quakes.... Trust me when I say they just aren't a big deal. The most I've ever seen happen is like, a glass falling off the edge of a table.

[SuperFleetwood]

oh ok, so your used to them, but us east costers aren't lol!! because nothing shakes on the east coast! lol! :laugh:

Sorry if I'm "taking it lightly" but seeing I live ON Loma Prieta (the mountain fault from the 1989 earthquake) and I've been 2 miles from the exact origin of some huge quakes.... Trust me when I say they just aren't a big deal. The most I've ever seen happen is like, a glass falling off the edge of a table.

[nailatixela]

Still, it's not being taken lightly. Everyone on this side of the country was really surprised. All over the news. Local and national. Work places evacuated. My uncle works on the 24th floor in Philly and was sent home. My facebook news feed blew up when the quake happened. I'm not freaking out about it or anything. I thought it was pretty awesome that we got to experience something like that - it's so rare. And luckily it was small enough so it couldn't cause much damage.

[SuperFleetwood]

Yeah, im kind of thinking about it again, and im saying you know, its good that we experience these things ever now and again!

Still, it's not being taken lightly. Everyone on this side of the country was really surprised. All over the news. Local and national. Work places evacuated. My uncle works on the 24th floor in Philly and was sent home. My facebook news feed blew up when the quake happened. I'm not freaking out about it or anything. I thought it was pretty awesome that we got to experience something like that - it's so rare. And luckily it was small enough so it couldn't cause much damage.

[APerfectLie]

Wow.

I'm just going to leave this here...

"Hearts break, hearts mend... love still hurts. Visions clash, planes crash... still there's talk of saving souls, still the cold is closing in on us. We part the veil on our killer sun, stray from the straight line on this short run. The more we take, the less we become... the fortune of one that means less for some."

[Silver Springs]

Wow.

I'm just going to leave this here...

"Hearts break, hearts mend... love still hurts. Visions clash, planes crash... still there's talk of saving souls, still the cold is closing in on us. We part the veil on our killer sun, stray from the straight line on this short run. The more we take, the less we become... the fortune of one that means less for some."

I love you for posting Sarah. I adore her.

[fumidesigns]

I can be such a "B" sometimes. I'm really working on that though. I'm chosing "the ledge" as a place to start being nice to people that normally I wouldn't be nice to.

Oh dayum! There goes that "B" again! Bare with me guys! :lol:

Jtis.....

[fumidesigns]

Oh and did I say "I love you guys" at all today? Well.....I LOVE YOU GUYS!

The girls too :D

[vivfox]

I can be such a "B" sometimes. I'm really working on that though. I'm chosing "the ledge" as a place to start being nice to people that normally I wouldn't be nice to.


What ever happened to Heartboy?

[louielouie2000]

^Okay Viv, I've gotta know. What in the world do a Subaru, Michael Jackson, and a dog corral have to do with one another?? :laugh:

[mezzoforte]

God, I love Gawker (http://gawker.com/5833738/californians-are-being-insufferable-about-this-earthquake).

"Listen, we know the average Californian was born amid a thundering 7.5 magnitude quake and popped out directly into a mudslide. We've all read tales of how the bright pioneers of San Francisco bathe their young in tsunamis and kill mountain lions for sport (and yet would shrivel and die if the temperature fell below 65.)

But can we wimpy East Coasters just have our moment of absolutely ****ting ourselves in fear as our non-earthquake-proofed buildings wobble and creak around us? Can we crawl around on our carpets to survey the paltry damage—look, a book fell off a shelf! That could have given someone a serious goose-egg!—without some Californian standing smugly in the doorframe like they learned in grade school, chewing on a PowerBar from the earthquake preparedness kit they carry around in a Lakers fanny pack at all times?

We deserve our fear, California. Because of 9/11! This earthquake could have been another 9/11, for all we knew. Yeah, didn't think you had anything to say to that."

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That I am going to the Boston Aquarium tomorrow....=D

[vivfox]

^Okay Viv, I've gotta know. What in the world do a Subaru, Michael Jackson, and a dog corral have to do with one another?? :laugh:
Though I've had this pic for a few years I was just wondering today the meaning of the car in this pic?
This pic signifies the time Mikey held his baby over the hotel balcony railing so the fans down below could get a good look at the newborn.
It's not a dog corral. They're wolves.

[daniellaaarisen]

God, I love Gawker (http://gawker.com/5833738/californians-are-being-insufferable-about-this-earthquake).

"Listen, we know the average Californian was born amid a thundering 7.5 magnitude quake and popped out directly into a mudslide. We've all read tales of how the bright pioneers of San Francisco bathe their young in tsunamis and kill mountain lions for sport (and yet would shrivel and die if the temperature fell below 65.)

But can we wimpy East Coasters just have our moment of absolutely ****ting ourselves in fear as our non-earthquake-proofed buildings wobble and creak around us? Can we crawl around on our carpets to survey the paltry damage—look, a book fell off a shelf! That could have given someone a serious goose-egg!—without some Californian standing smugly in the doorframe like they learned in grade school, chewing on a PowerBar from the earthquake preparedness kit they carry around in a Lakers fanny pack at all times?

We deserve our fear, California. Because of 9/11! This earthquake could have been another 9/11, for all we knew. Yeah, didn't think you had anything to say to that."

This. Is. Awesome.

[bucklind17]

God, I love Gawker (http://gawker.com/5833738/californians-are-being-insufferable-about-this-earthquake).

"Listen, we know the average Californian was born amid a thundering 7.5 magnitude quake and popped out directly into a mudslide. We've all read tales of how the bright pioneers of San Francisco bathe their young in tsunamis and kill mountain lions for sport (and yet would shrivel and die if the temperature fell below 65.)

But can we wimpy East Coasters just have our moment of absolutely ****ting ourselves in fear as our non-earthquake-proofed buildings wobble and creak around us? Can we crawl around on our carpets to survey the paltry damage—look, a book fell off a shelf! That could have given someone a serious goose-egg!—without some Californian standing smugly in the doorframe like they learned in grade school, chewing on a PowerBar from the earthquake preparedness kit they carry around in a Lakers fanny pack at all times?

We deserve our fear, California. Because of 9/11! This earthquake could have been another 9/11, for all we knew. Yeah, didn't think you had anything to say to that."

I can't tell if this was written with a sarcastic tone, but I kind of agree with most of it! When I left my office building right afterward, I realized I had NO idea where to go. There is a LOT of **** that could potentially fall in New York City. There would be flash floods of debris. I didn't think what we experienced was anything to be scared of but it did get me thinking that the East Coast would probably be up **** creek if a more major earthquake ever hit here. Our buildings are old, very tall and were not designed with withstanding earthquakes in mind. We are a pretty adaptable people over here on the East coast, I think as soon as we figured out WHAT the hell was happening, we all realized it wasn't too much to get worked up over (and kind of fun).

Plus yeah, that whole other thing. I think more New Yorkers than would probably admit go there before they think anything else.

[daniellaaarisen]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

[LikeAWillow]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

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

[mezzoforte]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

SOOOO happy for you! What an incredible experience you'll have!

[Silver Springs]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

Whereabouts will you be staying? I take it this is for education still?

11:32 - I need to knuckle down and write some more of my essay. I set myself a target of 5000 words and have thus far completed zero, having previously written 3369 for it. I have absolutely no concentration at all at the moment. Gah! Help me. Somebody write it for me lol.

[fumidesigns]

What ever happened to Heartboy?

Who........? :D

[fumidesigns]

God, I love Gawker (http://gawker.com/5833738/californians-are-being-insufferable-about-this-earthquake).

"Listen, we know the average Californian was born amid a thundering 7.5 magnitude quake and popped out directly into a mudslide. We've all read tales of how the bright pioneers of San Francisco bathe their young in tsunamis and kill mountain lions for sport (and yet would shrivel and die if the temperature fell below 65.)

But can we wimpy East Coasters just have our moment of absolutely ****ting ourselves in fear as our non-earthquake-proofed buildings wobble and creak around us? Can we crawl around on our carpets to survey the paltry damage—look, a book fell off a shelf! That could have given someone a serious goose-egg!—without some Californian standing smugly in the doorframe like they learned in grade school, chewing on a PowerBar from the earthquake preparedness kit they carry around in a Lakers fanny pack at all times?

We deserve our fear, California. Because of 9/11! This earthquake could have been another 9/11, for all we knew. Yeah, didn't think you had anything to say to that."

Damn right! And I work in midtown! Yall betta recognize!

[fumidesigns]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

I'll drink to this! Congrats booka!!!!!!!

[HejiraNYC]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

YESH!!! :blob1: :blob2: :thumbsup:

I'm so happy for you! This is going to be an incredible experience.

[gfd1963]

I am officially going to England.

HELL
F*CKING
YES

Congratulations and let me give you an early welcome to my neck of the woods. I am sure you will have a great experience in the North East of England. Have you checked out the local accent(s) yet?:lol:

[daniellaaarisen]

Whereabouts will you be staying? I take it this is for education still?

[/COLOR]

Durham University! WHOOOOOO!!!!!!



Thanks for your kind words, everyone. I'm so excited!

[Silver Springs]

Durham University! WHOOOOOO!!!!!!



Thanks for your kind words, everyone. I'm so excited!

Ooo! That's only 66 miles from me lol.

[daniellaaarisen]

Ooo! That's only 66 miles from me lol.

I'm really hoping to meet lots of British Ledgies when I'm there (Sian, Lucy, Lauren, Georgie and Alan as well) but you're all in different parts of the UK! I'll just have to do lots of exploring ;)

[Silver Springs]

Oh hell. Should have seen the size of the Spider I just had in my bedroom. It was so big that I heard it! I swear to Buddha, it must have had fu.cking boots on. Thought Mel and Kim had come charging in, for a minute... Oh well. My copy of Storms sent it down to lavatory land.

[SuperFleetwood]

oyyyyy veyyy!! lol!!



Oh hell. Should have seen the size of the Spider I just had in my bedroom. It was so big that I heard it! I swear to Buddha, it must have had fu.cking boots on. Thought Mel and Kim had come charging in, for a minute... Oh well. My copy of Storms sent it down to lavatory land.

[fumidesigns]

I just finished spin class! Omg! My legs feel like jello

[fumidesigns]

Oh hell. Should have seen the size of the Spider I just had in my bedroom. It was so big that I heard it! I swear to Buddha, it must have had fu.cking boots on. Thought Mel and Kim had come charging in, for a minute... Oh well. My copy of Storms sent it down to lavatory land.

Ha! It was Stevie's black widow! And it was wearing plats lmao!

[Silver Springs]

Ha! It was Stevie's black widow! And it was wearing plats lmao!

I told you Stevie was out to get me, lol! First the iPod in the Cordial, and now the Spider! It's a vendetta, I swear :p

[fumidesigns]

I just took spin class for 45mins, did a 30 min abs class and got on the elliptical for 20 mins! I'm STARVING! I don't like to eat this late tho! Urgh! Damn! What to do!?

[fumidesigns]

Wait! Hold da F up! I know dayum well this guy didn't just say to me "u have any single friends u can hook me up with!?" Wtf!? He's a personal trainer with beautiful teeth! Seeeeeeeeeeeee I'm pissed and shocked!

I texted him back "did u just text me this by mistake?". It should have been an accident! How dare he! He sits around complimenting me for my talent, drive and that I practice being healthy by working out and eating right and he asks me for a hook up!!!!? I'm D.O.N.E. Smh!

Let's see what he text back urgh!

[fumidesigns]

No dis bastid didn't! He texted me back "no. It's not a mistake. If u know any single ladies or a friend, hook me up". My reply "no I don't hun. Sorry."

U know I've heard in the past that guys think I'm taken all the time. Y is that?! They don't see a ring!!!? I'm not boo'd up with some dude when they see me. But I'm "taken"!? Wtf!? I just don't get it!!!!!

[daniellaaarisen]

Wait! Hold da F up! I know dayum well this guy didn't just say to me "u have any single friends u can hook me up with!?" Wtf!? He's a personal trainer with beautiful teeth! Seeeeeeeeeeeee I'm pissed and shocked!

I texted him back "did u just text me this by mistake?". It should have been an accident! How dare he! He sits around complimenting me for my talent, drive and that I practice being healthy by working out and eating right and he asks me for a hook up!!!!? I'm D.O.N.E. Smh!

Let's see what he text back urgh!

I hate men. Seriously, I HATE men.


Edit: I hate straight men.

[fumidesigns]

I hate men. Seriously, I HATE men.


Edit: I hate straight men.

Girl Good-Bye! I just don't get it! I hope that wasn't a punkazz line to get my attention! Like really........wtf!?

Straight men just r the worst! Is this y my best friend is a gay man!?

He hasn't texted back. Maybe it's for the best! Too bad. He's hot. He could of got it! Smh!

Seriously I have no luck with men/relationships! Sucks major monkey a** cuz I totally believe in commitment and marriage. I wanna family! A bish aint getting any younger! Urgh! I'm convienced I'll never meet the right guy, or the guy that's close enough.

I used to, until most recently, have a cinderella complex. I totally believed in "a prince" and being "happily ever after". Life has taught me different and several times, in different situations, I learned the hard way. I'm just D.O.N.E.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

I am home from the Boston Aquarium....and Boston finally lol I walked all around Boston ALL day with wicked shore legs from helping Ashley's dad do a landscape job yesterday with Ashley and Sarah LOL i never knew how much work was spent into that!! I woke up today and was instantly like "ouuuuch!!!"

But on a good note I touched a TON of sting rays and a shark at the touch tank exhibit =D

[fumidesigns]

So I woke up all kinds of late today! Urgh!

[fumidesigns]

JTIS...

I am home from the Boston Aquarium....and Boston finally lol I walked all around Boston ALL day with wicked shore legs from helping Ashley's dad do a landscape job yesterday with Ashley and Sarah LOL i never knew how much work was spent into that!! I woke up today and was instantly like "ouuuuch!!!"

But on a good note I touched a TON of sting rays and a shark at the touch tank exhibit =D

You're brave! I wouldn't have. I'd be scared that it'll eat me!

[daniellaaarisen]

Sometimes, complaining can really help you out.

When I first applied to Durham, I applied to the most prestigious college (similar to Hogwarts houses) at the university but didn't get in... they said that it was because I was an international student and all the slots had been filled. I was really disappointed because that college had everything I was looking for -- huge academic focus, VERY formal (grace in latin, black robed dinners) and best of all, it's the only college based in the castle at Durham -- students live in it and our bar/library/common room is inside. I got placed into a very modern college instead.

Well, I complained about my knee issues (since the modern college is far from the English department) and after months of arguing with people, they finally moved me.... to the college I originally wanted! I thought there was no chance I'd get placed in Castle so I am BEYOND thrilled.

Meet my home for the next three years...


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z71/city_breezes/DSCN1538.jpg

[Enchanted_Stevi]

You're brave! I wouldn't have. I'd be scared that it'll eat me!

Well the stingrays werent that big and the sharks were small...not like a bull shark or anything lol

[jannieC]

Danielle- what a dream come true for you. I know you will work hard and make the most of these next few years. I am really proud of you.

[SuperFleetwood]

I wish you well dani on your journey to england!

Sometimes, complaining can really help you out.

When I first applied to Durham, I applied to the most prestigious college (similar to Hogwarts houses) at the university but didn't get in... they said that it was because I was an international student and all the slots had been filled. I was really disappointed because that college had everything I was looking for -- huge academic focus, VERY formal (grace in latin, black robed dinners) and best of all, it's the only college based in the castle at Durham -- students live in it and our bar/library/common room is inside. I got placed into a very modern college instead.

Well, I complained about my knee issues (since the modern college is far from the English department) and after months of arguing with people, they finally moved me.... to the college I originally wanted! I thought there was no chance I'd get placed in Castle so I am BEYOND thrilled.

Meet my home for the next three years...


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z71/city_breezes/DSCN1538.jpg

[gfd1963]

Meet my home for the next three years...


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z71/city_breezes/DSCN1538.jpg

University College! I've seen it for real and it looks even better than in pictures especially when it snows. It is in the most beautiful spot by the river. Very picturesque and very English. You will love it Dani.

Oh! We have very, very cold winters in the North East - make sure you bring lots of warm clothing!

[fumidesigns]

Well the stingrays werent that big and the sharks were small...not like a bull shark or anything lol

girl i still would have been scared!!!!

[daniellaaarisen]

Danielle- what a dream come true for you. I know you will work hard and make the most of these next few years. I am really proud of you.

I love you Jannie! I'll definitely make the most of it, simply because I feel so blessed to be going.

Now let's just pray that I have no visa issues... I'm cutting it close with the visa and I'm pretty petrified.

[fumidesigns]

it's pouring out. i am gonna get a soup. i've decided that oatmeal for lunch isn't gonna help my mood and the way i feel right now.

[daniellaaarisen]

University College! I've seen it for real and it looks even better than in pictures especially when it snows. It is in the most beautiful spot by the river. Very picturesque and very English. You will love it Dani.

Oh! We have very, very cold winters in the North East - make sure you bring lots of warm clothing!

Ahhhhhhh I am so excited! I'm overwhelmed with how perfect it is...

How cold are we talking? I've lived in California my entire life so I'm not used to snow at all! How much does it snow there? I'm gonna have to go shopping over there to get proper winter wear, I think...

[fumidesigns]

ok i decided against the chicken rice soup at hale and hearty cause it was NOT GOOD! urgh! i got veg corn chowder instead. i just need to warm up! i hate a summer cold! urgh!

[Artemis]

How cold are we talking? I've lived in California my entire life so I'm not used to snow at all! How much does it snow there? I'm gonna have to go shopping over there to get proper winter wear, I think...

In Winter this year, we had so much snow and ice that carparks just became ice-rinks, pipes froze, University and Schools closed and the whole country just basically shut down. I was in the halls last year, and I had to end up going back home, cause it was so damned cold, and the heating pipes were just frozen. I left my radiator on for a week, and when I went back, I might as well have not bothered :laugh: It might be a total system shock, when winter kicks in, especially if it snows, but, we're generally useless at dealing with the snow anyway.

You'll have a great time at Durham, I have friends who go there, and they say it's wonderful. Apart from the odd snotty person.

[chiliD]

I hate men. Seriously, I HATE men.


Edit: I hate straight men.



**AHEM!** :mad:

What'd I do to piss you off......THIS TIME? :shrug:

[gfd1963]

Ahhhhhhh I am so excited! I'm overwhelmed with how perfect it is...

How cold are we talking? I've lived in California my entire life so I'm not used to snow at all! How much does it snow there? I'm gonna have to go shopping over there to get proper winter wear, I think...

It usually snows a couple of inches or so which is not too bad. Last winter was particularly bad though and I think temperatures went down to about minus 5 or so from what I can remember. Lavender plants which I had in my garden for years were killed off. I must say, however, it did look very beautiful and mystical at times.
Just have yourself a good shopping trip to Newcastle, wrap up warmly and you'll be fine. :)

[fumidesigns]

**AHEM!** :mad:

What'd I do to piss you off......THIS TIME? :shrug:

she was replying to me...............

[chiliD]

she was replying to me...............

I know...I was replying to WHAT she said, not "To whom". :nod:

[daniellaaarisen]

In Winter this year, we had so much snow and ice that carparks just became ice-rinks, pipes froze, University and Schools closed and the whole country just basically shut down. I was in the halls last year, and I had to end up going back home, cause it was so damned cold, and the heating pipes were just frozen. I left my radiator on for a week, and when I went back, I might as well have not bothered :laugh: It might be a total system shock, when winter kicks in, especially if it snows, but, we're generally useless at dealing with the snow anyway.

You'll have a great time at Durham, I have friends who go there, and they say it's wonderful. Apart from the odd snotty person.

Well I'm gonna be hilarious to all of you, that's for sure... Under 60 degrees is pretty cold to me but I guess that's what happens when you're born and raised in California!

I'm so excited to live in snow... How long is there snow on the ground?

[daniellaaarisen]

**AHEM!** :mad:

What'd I do to piss you off......THIS TIME? :shrug:

I love you Steve but I'm sure you've done all the things that drive me crazy!

[fumidesigns]

I know...I was replying to WHAT she said, not "To whom". :nod:

i know.............i'm just all up in the BI

[gfd1963]

Well I'm gonna be hilarious to all of you, that's for sure... Under 60 degrees is pretty cold to me but I guess that's what happens when you're born and raised in California!

I'm so excited to live in snow... How long is there snow on the ground?

Well, I sure will look forward to reading your posts once you're here. Our summer days don't go much above 72 degrees or so in the North East. It is warmer down south.

The snow is usually around for a couple of weeks at time or so. Last year was the exception - but, hey, being a little cold is a small price to pay for being in such a great place.

[Artemis]

Well I'm gonna be hilarious to all of you, that's for sure... Under 60 degrees is pretty cold to me but I guess that's what happens when you're born and raised in California!

I'm so excited to live in snow... How long is there snow on the ground?

Oh dear, it'll be quite the shock. We're lucky to get near 60 degrees in any season other than Summer. :laugh: Most of the time, it's quite rainy though, so it's not that cold... just wet. Basically, lots of rain, grey days and not that warm sunshine. You'll get used to it though.

Snow varies, this year it was on the ground for about two months? Other times it stays for about a week or so before buggering off. And then there was that one year when the weather went barmy and dumped a load of snow on us in June. :laugh:

[gfd1963]

And then there was that one year when the weather went barmy and dumped a load of snow on us in June. :laugh:

Really, I can't remember that. Which year and was it the whole country?

[Silver Springs]

Oh dear, it'll be quite the shock. We're lucky to get near 60 degrees in any season other than Summer. :laugh: Most of the time, it's quite rainy though, so it's not that cold... just wet. Basically, lots of rain, grey days and not that warm sunshine. You'll get used to it though.

Snow varies, this year it was on the ground for about two months? Other times it stays for about a week or so before buggering off. And then there was that one year when the weather went barmy and dumped a load of snow on us in June. :laugh:

We had quite a bit last year, to the point that in Bradford transportation came to a complete halt. I was stranded in town at Uni and had to slog it in the snow with my rucksack and a bag of books from the library miles back to my home. Wasn't fun at all. But then again I did escape the house at 3am the next morning to make Snowmen in the garden. So obviously I didn't hate the snow that much :p

[Artemis]

Really, I can't remember that. Which year and was it the whole country?

It was a few years back now, I don't know if it was the whole country or not, but we definitely had some here. I remember cause I was still in Secondary school (so at least four years ago) and it was awful going to an outdoor classroom cause you got pelted with iceballs :distress:

[gfd1963]

It was a few years back now, I don't know if it was the whole country or not, but we definitely had some here. I remember cause I was still in Secondary school (so at least four years ago) and it was awful going to an outdoor classroom cause you got pelted with iceballs :distress:

Definitely didn't happen where I live. Are you in the Scottish Highlands? :lol::lol:

[Artemis]

Definitely didn't happen where I live. Are you in the Scottish Highlands? :lol::lol:

No :laugh: Middlesbrough. Well, near Middlesbrough.

It was only for like, a week or so, but it was just really odd. :laugh:

[gfd1963]

No :laugh: Middlesbrough. Well, near Middlesbrough.

It was only for like, a week or so, but it was just really odd. :laugh:

Would you believe I'm in Billingham

[Artemis]

Would you believe I'm in Billingham

What the hell? Get out. I live there too :laugh: Weiiird.

[gfd1963]

What the hell? Get out. I live there too :laugh: Weiiird.

Weird. The funny thing is that I usually say I'm from near Middlesbrough as well.
I'm Low Grange area and I definitely didn't notice that snow in June :laugh:

[Artemis]

Weird. The funny thing is that I usually say I'm from near Middlesbrough as well.
I'm Low Grange area and I definitely didn't notice that snow in June :laugh:

Mainly because people have a vague idea of where Middlesbrough is, where if you saw Billingham they're all like "....wat"

I swear, it happened. I may be getting June mixed up with April, but, we definitely had a week of snow sometime in spring/summer. Unless I'm going mad. I can definitely remember it, mainly cause it was just so weird. And the aforementioned iceballs. I remember those vividly :laugh:

[gfd1963]

Mainly because people have a vague idea of where Middlesbrough is, where if you saw Billingham they're all like "....wat"

I swear, it happened. I may be getting June mixed up with April, but, we definitely had a week of snow sometime in spring/summer. Unless I'm going mad. I can definitely remember it, mainly cause it was just so weird. And the aforementioned iceballs. I remember those vividly :laugh:

Yes, I know and most people have never heard of Cleveland although technically it is no longer a county.

I can definitely remember snow in April -more than once.

[daniellaaarisen]

This actually sounds a lot like Seattle besides the fact that Seattle only gets a week max of snow! Perfect -- I think I'll love it there.

How much rain are we talking?

[Artemis]

How much rain are we talking?

On bad days? Near constant. On others? Just a heavy shower, maybe lasting half an hour or so. Most of the time, the rain is just lazy, drizzling rain. We don't get many thunderstorms or the like, but, we get a loooot of rain. :laugh:

[gfd1963]

How much rain are we talking?

Don't go there Dani! No, seriously it's difficult to say. You have to remember England isn't known for it's good climate. You can get some seriously wet spells
and some days it rains non-stop - even in summer. Generally though, its not bad but it would be unfair to say we didn't have a lot of rain in Autumn/Winter but more often than not I would say (as the TV weatherman does) that it's intermittent showers. In a pretty city like Durham though it's not too dreary. Just make sure you buy an umbrella on your shopping trip!

[daniellaaarisen]

On bad days? Near constant. On others? Just a heavy shower, maybe lasting half an hour or so. Most of the time, the rain is just lazy, drizzling rain. We don't get many thunderstorms or the like, but, we get a loooot of rain. :laugh:

Okay, so Seattle 2.0.... But what you guys are describing sounds a bit worse. In Seattle, we got a steady, all day drizzle 3 days a week or so all winter and only occasional hard rain.

[gfd1963]

Okay, so Seattle 2.0.... But what you guys are describing sounds a bit worse. In Seattle, we got a steady, all day drizzle 3 days a week or so all winter and only occasional hard rain.

This may help.

http://weather.uk.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:UKXX0047&q=Durham%2C+England

[SuperFleetwood]

what are you studying

Okay, so Seattle 2.0.... But what you guys are describing sounds a bit worse. In Seattle, we got a steady, all day drizzle 3 days a week or so all winter and only occasional hard rain.

[daniellaaarisen]

what are you studying

English Literature!

[ButterCookie]

I remember it snowing in June. Someone had said "I'll do that when it snows in June" to a teacher, and it did, so he had to do whatever it was.

Dani, you're best stocking up over here as and when. It's normally hot on my Birthday in the north west but that's 1 week away and I'm expecting to be wearing long sleeves this year haha.

JTIS: Next door are having another alcohol fuelled mum's-out-of-town house party. They're 14. TURN THE GOT DAMN MUSIC DOWN CHILDREN PUHLEASE. My dad's going to wake up if they don't stop, and I fear he'll put a window through if they wake him. He's working at 8 tomorrow and it's 1.16am now. Uncool.

[vivfox]

Meet my home for the next three years...


You're gonna freeze your a$$ off in there.:laugh:

[vivfox]

I'm so excited to live in snow.


Kill me. Just kill me now.

[GypsySorcerer]

I have seriously given up on men. :distress:



......until next week anyway. :laugh:

[vivfox]

TURN THE GOT DAMN MUSIC DOWN CHILDREN PUHLEASE. My dad's going to wake up if they don't stop (thinking about tomorrow).

I couldn't resist adding that special touch to your statement.

Would you feel the same way if they were blasting nothing but Christine McVie songs?

[ButterCookie]

I couldn't resist adding that special touch to your statement.

Would you feel the same way if they were blasting nothing but Christine McVie songs?

At 2.22am I would have been just as angry, trust me. Christine, Blondie, ABBA, LMFAO, Temper whateveritis, it would have made no difference.

Rowan, if you're reading this, where are you? Your Facebook's gone, you're not on MSN, your PMs are full on here? wth?

[Silver Springs]

At 2.22am I would have been just as angry, trust me. Christine, Blondie, ABBA, LMFAO, Temper whateveritis, it would have made no difference.

Rowan, if you're reading this, where are you? Your Facebook's gone, you're not on MSN, your PMs are full on here? wth?

I know yesterday he was in Manchester, because last week he asked if I wanted to meet up. I was going to, but my bank account is DRY and I wouldn't have been able to afford it. I don't know about his Facebook because the great Facebook crash of last year wiped a substantial amount of friends from my account and refuses to allow me to add them again :s I hope he's okay.

[ButterCookie]

I know yesterday he was in Manchester, because last week he asked if I wanted to meet up. I was going to, but my bank account is DRY and I wouldn't have been able to afford it. I don't know about his Facebook because the great Facebook crash of last year wiped a substantial amount of friends from my account and refuses to allow me to add them again :s I hope he's okay.

Mm I knew he was coming but didn't know if it was this weekend or next weekend. We'd planned to go to Pride together a few weeks ago but now I have no idea where I stand.

Rowan, if you see this, please can you ring me?

[wild-heart]

I start back at uni in a few weeks and I really don't want to go back. One more year though of the HND and i've already decided theres no way i'm staying for the next three years to do the full degree.

[wild-heart]

Sometimes, complaining can really help you out.

When I first applied to Durham, I applied to the most prestigious college (similar to Hogwarts houses) at the university but didn't get in... they said that it was because I was an international student and all the slots had been filled. I was really disappointed because that college had everything I was looking for -- huge academic focus, VERY formal (grace in latin, black robed dinners) and best of all, it's the only college based in the castle at Durham -- students live in it and our bar/library/common room is inside. I got placed into a very modern college instead.

Well, I complained about my knee issues (since the modern college is far from the English department) and after months of arguing with people, they finally moved me.... to the college I originally wanted! I thought there was no chance I'd get placed in Castle so I am BEYOND thrilled.

Meet my home for the next three years...


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z71/city_breezes/DSCN1538.jpg

I've never spoke to you before (still pretty new here) but I hope you have a lovely time here in England. And yes it does rain a lot. ;)

[Ashley]

My third grade students tried to teach me about football today. It was quite amusing.

[gfd1963]

And yes it does rain a lot. ;)

Especially today. Only 16 degrees and non stop rain all day where I live. That's a good old English summer for you.:(

[wild-heart]

Especially today. Only 16 degrees and non stop rain all day where I live. That's a good old English summer for you.:(

Rained here all day aswell. Yes, typical English weather. Not sure if i would have it any other way though, i love the rain :D

[gfd1963]

Rained here all day aswell. Yes, typical English weather. Not sure if i would have it any other way though, i love the rain :D

I don't mind if it if its warm. A couple of weeks ago I was out walking on the Yorkshire Moors on a warm, sunny wet day. It was fabulous :)

[wild-heart]

I don't mind if it if its warm. A couple of weeks ago I was out walking on the Yorkshire Moors on a warm, sunny wet day. It was fabulous :)

Sounds lovely, i love walking places when the weathers like that. It was like that a few weeks ago when I was walking to town, ahh Stevie on the ipod a little bit of sun & rain. I felt so at peace aha. (: It is true what they say, us Brits love talking about the weather!!!

[gfd1963]

It is true what they say, us Brits love talking about the weather!!!

Probably because it's so unpredictable and never does what it's supposed to. :)

[wild-heart]

Probably because it's so unpredictable and never does what it's supposed to. :)

Yes unpredictable it is! Like when it looks sunny and lovely but as soon as you get out it pisses down and you have no coat. aha! Random question. You been a fleetwood mac fan for long? (:

[Silver Springs]

Being somewhat of a Troll in mind this evening, I've been looking through past threads that I have posted in since my <s>reign of terror</s> earlier days on the board. And I've realised something quite interesting. My use of colloquialism isn't quite as "understood" as I assume it is when I'm typing away. I could say the most innocent of things, something that is so ingrained in my language structure that I barely even recognise it as local vernacular any longer, and receive the utmost for offence. For example, many moons ago I happened to mention that "Lindsey fans were the sh.it", and received negative comments because of it under an assumption that I had disparaged my own kind. When in fact "the sh.it" is a good thing. That was pretty awkward.

You just don't realise the effect of your words until it's already too late to take them back. I suppose this is a lesson that works beyond idiomatic language and translates perfectly well into anything that could be responded to negatively.

[mylittledemon]

I love you Jannie! I'll definitely make the most of it, simply because I feel so blessed to be going.

Now let's just pray that I have no visa issues... I'm cutting it close with the visa and I'm pretty petrified.

hey I'm a permanent resident of NZ... if they let me in, they'll let your smart self into Enga-lund.

[gfd1963]

Yes unpredictable it is! Like when it looks sunny and lovely but as soon as you get out it pisses down and you have no coat. aha! Random question. You been a fleetwood mac fan for long? (:

I always kind of liked them a bit but it wasn't until I saw them in 2004 in Newcastle that I became hooked. I only went because I was in the mood to go to a concert and looked to see who was on, saw Fleetwood Mac and though "they'll do". I was blown away by how good they actually were. When I got back I surfed the net for info and found the Ledge and lurked on here for years before I joined. Had excellent tickets for Sheffield for the Unleased tour but couldn't make it due to illness - I was devastated. I live in hope that they will return!

[gfd1963]

"You just don't realise the effect of your words until it's already too late to take them back. I suppose this is a lesson that works beyond idiomatic language and translates perfectly well into anything that could be responded to negatively.

We live and learn, Bee :)

[wild-heart]

I always kind of liked them a bit but it wasn't until I saw them in 2004 in Newcastle that I became hooked. I only went because I was in the mood to go to a concert and looked to see who was on, saw Fleetwood Mac and though "they'll do". I was blown away by how good they actually were. When I got back I surfed the net for info and found the Ledge and lurked on here for years before I joined. Had excellent tickets for Sheffield for the Unleased tour but couldn't make it due to illness - I was devastated. I live in hope that they will return!

ahh (: I am so jealous that you've saw them live! I hope they do tour again so I can actually go. Stevie mentioned something about there being a tour when her solo stuff winds down from this album. so fingers crossed.

[SuperFleetwood]

Very good!

English Literature!

[fumidesigns]

Ok Irene, since I can't go anywhere, I'll finish everything for my show. Hopefully I'll be totally done this weekend!

[Amlyn]

I'm watching Titanic for the 9000th time.

[fumidesigns]

^^^ u really know how to depress me!!!! Lmao!!!

[fumidesigns]

Have chicken and grits for breakfast. And THIS is y my butt is sooooo big! Urgh!

[wild-heart]

I'm thinking too much. Again.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

So much for the "hurricane" or "trpoical storm"....it was just raining and wicked windy earlier and now its just a lil rainy and a lil windy...We left Maine a day early because of this lol

[Silver Springs]

I'm thinking too much. Again.

I'm constantly guilty of this. I drive myself into states of paranoia and depression because of my over thinking, and it drives me absolutely barmy. Having said that, I would rather think too much than far too little :p

[LikeAWillow]

I'm all moved into my room for senior year. I have a view that overlooks Lake Waban and four insane women (who already converted this entire house into a rager on night one last night) right down the hall.....and I have a hallway door that separates me off from them when I want to. One of them also just stopped by my room and dropped off a gorgeous new pair of Banana Republic jeans that don't fit her but that she doesn't feel like returning. God, life is good.

[wild-heart]

I'm constantly guilty of this. I drive myself into states of paranoia and depression because of my over thinking, and it drives me absolutely barmy. Having said that, I would rather think too much than far too little :p

HA! Exactly the same here.. over analyse everything. I'm such a deep thinker sometimes I do my own head in. AHAH i like that, yes it is better to think too much than not at all. (:

[fumidesigns]

I hate fake people! I keep it 100% 24/7!!!! I never sugarcoat a thing! I hate when ppl do the opposite to me!

Aaaaand I want some coldstone!

Jtis.......

[ButterCookie]

All night at work, we've been singing "YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN VEG! GROW YOUR OWN VEEEEEGGG" to the tune of GYOW :lol:

[Silver Springs]

All night at work, we've been singing "YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN VEG! GROW YOUR OWN VEEEEEGGG" to the tune of GYOW :lol:

Haha. Lucky you. I've had Prefab Effing Sprout stuck in my head all day. "Hot Dog. Jumping Frog. Albuquerque" :s

[wild-heart]

All night at work, we've been singing "YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN VEG! GROW YOUR OWN VEEEEEGGG" to the tune of GYOW :lol:

I did not just sit here and sing that to myself. :L

[Silver Springs]

I did not just sit here and sing that to myself. :L

Don't worry. You're not the only one. I'm adding my own words and harmonising, at this point :p

[SuperFleetwood]

lol!!!! so funny

Don't worry. You're not the only one. I'm adding my own words and harmonising, at this point :p

[wild-heart]

Don't worry. You're not the only one. I'm adding my own words and harmonising, at this point :p

AHA visions, perhaps we can make a FM tribute band and that could be the first song. Bagsie being Stevie. (;

[ButterCookie]

Dibs on Christine.

"Buying veg isn't the right thing to do"

[Silver Springs]

Dibs on Christine.

"Buying veg isn't the right thing to do"

Uhm...Bagsie Lindsey then, lol? I feel like I came off badly in this little tribute act. You guys only need to buy a wig. I need to have a penis attached lol. Oh well. As long as it comes with his phenomenal guitar talent I'm in :p


"Buying veg isn't the right thing to do"
"I just stained my poor shirt with this Beeeeeeet"

[wild-heart]

Dibs on Christine.

"Buying veg isn't the right thing to do"

YAYYY!
Come on who's going to be the rest of the band!

And the carrots keep growing like they know we're hungryy...(song bird)

yeah i'll get my coat.

[wild-heart]

Uhm...Bagsie Lindsey then, lol? I feel like I came off badly in this little tribute act. You guys only need to buy a wig. I need to have a penis attached lol. Oh well. As long as it comes with his phenomenal guitar talent I'm in :p

AHAHAHA well seen as though you are going to some how get a penis yeah you can have his guitar skills. We are totally going places.

[Silver Springs]

AHAHAHA well seen as though you are going to some how get a penis yeah you can have his guitar skills. We are totally going places.

I could be kitsch and substitute a Marrow lol.

[mylittledemon]

All night at work, we've been singing "YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN VEG! GROW YOUR OWN VEEEEEGGG" to the tune of GYOW :lol:

YOU CAN ROLL YOUR OWN HAAAAAAAAY!!! (the Amish version)

[Silver Springs]

YOU CAN ROLL YOUR OWN HAAAAAAAAY!!! (the Amish version)

You really should try and sell that to The Wurzels instead. Would make an interesting follow up to "I've Got A Brand New Combine Harvester (And I'll Give You The Key)"

[caroline79]

YOU CAN ROLL YOUR OWN HAAAAAAAAY!!! (the Amish version)

:lol: Literally just laughed out loud, really loud, at that.

[beccamorrisfift]

All night at work, we've been singing "YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN VEG! GROW YOUR OWN VEEEEEGGG" to the tune of GYOW :lol:

I have a version that I sing when I do the washing up, it's something like...
"Washing up, isn't the right thing to do, how can I ever change the chores that I do...' and it goes on but trust me, it sounds good when you're actually washing up...
:lol:

[MacShadowsBall]

Well today was Day 2 at my new job. It's different that my main job especially cause of the more rules this new one has. Also, they not really that close-nit and friendly like we all are on my other job. So its kinda strange for me trying to be all friendly and taking to them. I asked one of em ,who I was put with today "How long have you been working here"? She was like :distress:. I'm thinkin, "I'm just trying to get to know you a little."

[markolas]

It was 112 degrees here today. It's 9pm and it's still 103. Kill me now.

[wild-heart]

I stayed up untill 3am watching the dvd extras of whatever happened to baby Jane. I feel so sick today so I am going to stay in bed and watch Bette Davis and Joan Crawford movies all day. I can never work out which one i like the most (:

[Silver Springs]

Just a random question, but has vivfox been banned? Only I'm not used to him not displaying his strange signatures. It's eerie :/

[fumidesigns]

On my way to work! I hope I get to work on time. I'm early now so we shall see!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That today's my Stevie show...and OH MY GOD am I anxious! I always get anxious before a show! plus, I'm driving to Boston lol

[LikeAWillow]

JTIS...

That today's my Stevie show...and OH MY GOD am I anxious! I always get anxious before a show! plus, I'm driving to Boston lol

Go running. I went for a run right after I texted you, and now I'm feeling human again haha.

FIVE HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES UNTIL YOU'RE HERE.

[estranged4life]

I will make this short...I was discharged from the hospital for 3 days before I had a complete breakdown/relapse and readmitted myself. Had I not I would not be alive today (I had attempted suicide on a serious note twice last week) so I am still struggling to cope with all the **** in my life.

Keep me in your thoughts & prayers.

THE Brian j.

[fumidesigns]

I will make this short...I was discharged from the hospital for 3 days before I had a complete breakdown/relapse and readmitted myself. Had I not I would not be alive today (I had attempted suicide on a serious note twice last week) so I am still struggling to cope with all the **** in my life.

Keep me in your thoughts & prayers.

THE Brian j.

i am sorry to hear about your troubles. i am not trying to scold you, or be harsh at all, with my next few comments. Please note that i am saying this with all honesty, sincerity and it comes straight from a loving heart:

Nothing, absolutely nothing, is worth you taking your own life. The life you have is precious and should be celebrated. yes things maybe hard for you right now, have always been hard in the past and you may have hard times in the future, but YOU CAN rise above it all. Never EVER give up on yourself. You can do anything if you put your mind to it and no one, and nothing, should make you feel different.

When you think you have it bad, TRUST ME, others have it far worse so you should count your blessings and be thankful for all you have.

Do Not Do That Again! Don't even let those thoughts fill your brain. If you need help, go to someone and talk to them. There are places you can go for assistance like turn2me.org (i googled suicide help and this is the first thing that came up), churches, doctors and, of course, some folks here on the ledge. No judgements here boo. if you wanna talk to me, my ear aka PM box is open.

OK!? You Got That?! Ya Heard Me!? *hugs*

[mezzoforte]

I will make this short...I was discharged from the hospital for 3 days before I had a complete breakdown/relapse and readmitted myself. Had I not I would not be alive today (I had attempted suicide on a serious note twice last week) so I am still struggling to cope with all the **** in my life.

Keep me in your thoughts & prayers.

THE Brian j.

I'm glad you're being proactive and getting the help you need. Keep fighting--your life is worth so much.

[Silver Springs]

I will make this short...I was discharged from the hospital for 3 days before I had a complete breakdown/relapse and readmitted myself. Had I not I would not be alive today (I had attempted suicide on a serious note twice last week) so I am still struggling to cope with all the **** in my life.

Keep me in your thoughts & prayers.

THE Brian j.

I'm so sorry about your relapse. I've been close to your position before, and I know how difficult it is. I just wish I had your courage to take positive steps to try and help myself. I've been a self harmer since I was fourteen and I've never been able to stick with counselling and such to help me. You stick with it, though, because you're worth so much more than the treatment you give yourself. And think of all the wonderful music you'll never get to hear if you're not here any more! :xoxo:

[Silver Springs]

God. I ask my mum a question about my student finance, she loses her temper saying I'm shouting at her, dad comes into the room and loses his temper with me for it. For Fu.ck sake.... And they wonder why I want to get the hell out of this house....

[wild-heart]

God. I ask my mum a question about my student finance, she loses her temper saying I'm shouting at her, dad comes into the room and loses his temper with me for it. For Fu.ck sake.... And they wonder why I want to get the hell out of this house....

Sounds EXACTLY like my house. Student loan is doing my nut in aswell. Roll on when this course is finished and I can move out!!!

[Silver Springs]

Sounds EXACTLY like my house. Student loan is doing my nut in aswell. Roll on when this course is finished and I can move out!!!

I love the fact that they just sent my Mother an email saying they haven't recieved my documentation, but when she went to check the information, EVERY bit of information that was in my documents was on file for them. They couldn't run a bath, I'm telling you. What year are you onto next? I'm just applying for my third year BA loans/maintenance. What course are you studying?

[Artemis]

I love the fact that they just sent my Mother an email saying they haven't recieved my documentation, but when she went to check the information, EVERY bit of information that was in my documents was on file for them. They couldn't run a bath, I'm telling you. What year are you onto next? I'm just applying for my third year BA loans/maintenance. What course are you studying?

Urgh, don't get me started on how incompetent they are at Student Loans. First they tell me I've applied for £0. When I clicked "maximum" in both boxes. Then when I phone them to sort it out, the guy said they can do the tuition fee on their end, but I'd have to fill in a form to sort out the maintenance. Fair enough, I thought. So, they posted the form, I filled it out... and then when I get the "sign this to get your money" letter, the tuition fee was still down as £0. :mad:

[wild-heart]

I love the fact that they just sent my Mother an email saying they haven't recieved my documentation, but when she went to check the information, EVERY bit of information that was in my documents was on file for them. They couldn't run a bath, I'm telling you. What year are you onto next? I'm just applying for my third year BA loans/maintenance. What course are you studying?

ARGH they are such muppets i feel your pain! Last year I got a letter through saying they were stopping ALL payments because they thought it was fraud, turns out after hours on the phone it was just a mistake. Then none of us got paid untill november. Ahh I'm just about to go into my second and last year of HND Photography, then another 2/3 years optional if I want to top it up to a degree but i don't think i'll bother. I think i'm just going to try and get even more experience in the next year. I study at Wolverhampton but spend most of my time at Sandwell college, the college is sh!t but the photography department is brilliant! What about you? what you study? where?

[Silver Springs]

Urgh, don't get me started on how incompetent they are at Student Loans. First they tell me I've applied for £0. When I clicked "maximum" in both boxes. Then when I phone them to sort it out, the guy said they can do the tuition fee on their end, but I'd have to fill in a form to sort out the maintenance. Fair enough, I thought. So, they posted the form, I filled it out... and then when I get the "sign this to get your money" letter, the tuition fee was still down as £0. :mad:

I just bet you anything that if we could sort it ourselves, it would all be right within five minutes. The people who operate the complaints division must be working on commission.

ARGH they are such muppets i feel your pain! Last year I got a letter through saying they were stopping ALL payments because they thought it was fraud, turns out after hours on the phone it was just a mistake. Then none of us got paid untill november. Ahh I'm just about to go into my second and last year of HND Photography, then another 2/3 years optional if I want to top it up to a degree but i don't think i'll bother. I think i'm just going to try and get even more experience in the next year. I study at Wolverhampton but spend most of my time at Sandwell college, the college is sh!t but the photography department is brilliant! What about you? what you study? where?

See above post about working on commission, lol. I wouldn't mind so much, but this is the THIRD year I've had problems with them. Last year they received THREE separate packages of documentation (not to mention all of the work that had to be done by my mum to get hold of the relevant documentation as they needed her and my father's disability allowance documentation, income support and all kinds of things that needed to be sent off for) after losing them, only to find the first lot of documents at the bottom of the pile. They couldn't find their arse with both hands, I'm sure. Ooo..Photography! My friend is really into Photography and does a lot of shoots on commission. She's very into the macabre. Do you have a Facebook? I could send you the link to her group if you like. Has some very nice stuff. I'm about to start my third year Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Fine Art, with Minors in Drawing Studies, Theoretical Studies and Personal Development (Obligatory or I wouldn't bother with that one, haha). I'm studying at Bradford College's Art Department (Terrible. Absolutely terrible), and I'm hoping next year to either study for my Master of the Arts in Chester, Lancaster, Cumbria or, if worse comes to it, Leeds.

[wild-heart]

I just bet you anything that if we could sort it ourselves, it would all be right within five minutes. The people who operate the complaints division must be working on commission.



See above post about working on commission, lol. I wouldn't mind so much, but this is the THIRD year I've had problems with them. Last year they received THREE separate packages of documentation (not to mention all of the work that had to be done by my mum to get hold of the relevant documentation as they needed her and my father's disability allowance documentation, income support and all kinds of things that needed to be sent off for) after losing them, only to find the first lot of documents at the bottom of the pile. They couldn't find their arse with both hands, I'm sure. Ooo..Photography! My friend is really into Photography and does a lot of shoots on commission. She's very into the macabre. Do you have a Facebook? I could send you the link to her group if you like. Has some very nice stuff. I'm about to start my third year Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Fine Art, with Minors in Drawing Studies, Theoretical Studies and Personal Development (Obligatory or I wouldn't bother with that one, haha). I'm studying at Bradford College's Art Department (Terrible. Absolutely terrible), and I'm hoping next year to either study for my Master of the Arts in Chester, Lancaster, Cumbria or, if worse comes to it, Leeds.



Ahh so frustarting!! They lose everything!!! They lost my friends birth certificate last year -_- LOL "they couldn't find their arse with both their hands" made me LOL! They are taking the piss now with you though espesh how you've been doing it for three years! I don't have facebook but my friends keep pestering me to set one up so when i do i'll hit you up for that link. thanks (: Oh wow what you do sounds brilliant! It does suck when the college is crap. Sandwell is full of chavs and it's pretty depressing but as soon as i get into the basement it's okay i suppose. We move to a new building though half way through the year which will piss us about.
Ahh i bet you get into your place of choice :D

[Artemis]

I just bet you anything that if we could sort it ourselves, it would all be right within five minutes. The people who operate the complaints division must be working on commission.

They're all incompetent morons. I used to have a friend who had worked in Student Finance, and they said that the whole place was a complete shambles... it doesn't surprise me in the least. The amount of people I know who've had trouble with the finance this year... it's ridiculous.

[ButterCookie]

Ohhh I could burn down the SF office. Grrr they are so USELESS. My dad was out of work for half of last year and they keep saying "send us this, send us that, send us a letter" and he either doesn't have it because HE DIDN'T HAVE A JOB or they ignore the fraking letter.

Blah! I enrol on the 5th and still have no confirmation. Wish me luck!

[fumidesigns]

i've been doing the For What It's Worth dance all day. my co-workers don't get it. they're losers lol

[wild-heart]

I woke up two hours after my alarm actually went off and i promised i would take my little brother to town today. Cannot.be.bothered. But away I go i suppose.

[fumidesigns]

I refused to get outta bed this morning and now I might be late! Urgh! Damn that pillow and blanket

[wild-heart]

I popped to my nans after town and she was full of compliments..not. Apparently i'm too pale and I should be thin due to the amount I walk. Thanks nan, i'm not exactly fat i'm only a UK size 8! So now i feel really wonderful.

Going to watch some dvds I think (: I'm in a Bette Davis mood (:

[fumidesigns]

I popped to my nans after town and she was full of compliments..not. Apparently i'm too pale and I should be thin due to the amount I walk. Thanks nan, i'm not exactly fat i'm only a UK size 8! So now i feel really wonderful.

Going to watch some dvds I think (: I'm in a Bette Davis mood (:

my grandmother is 91. last i saw her she said "so you stopped dieting huh?" i said "no grandma i'm still trying." and lowered my head in shame. i've lost a total of 25 pounds. i have 10-15 more to go.........maybe more. i'm chuck it up to the fact that she's ninety-damn-one and can't see well. *deeeeeeeeeeep sigh*

i feel your pain my dear!

[holidayroad]

I will make this short...I was discharged from the hospital for 3 days before I had a complete breakdown/relapse and readmitted myself. Had I not I would not be alive today (I had attempted suicide on a serious note twice last week) so I am still struggling to cope with all the **** in my life.

Keep me in your thoughts & prayers.

THE Brian j.

You deserve a lot of respect for realizing you needed more help and getting it. I am hoping that this hospital stay will help you further improve.

[wild-heart]

my grandmother is 91. last i saw her she said "so you stopped dieting huh?" i said "no grandma i'm still trying." and lowered my head in shame. i've lost a total of 25 pounds. i have 10-15 more to go.........maybe more. i'm chuck it up to the fact that she's ninety-damn-one and can't see well. *deeeeeeeeeeep sigh*

i feel your pain my dear!

Gah it's really got to me. I've had weight and food issues for so long. So i've always had a bit of a crap perception of myself. I love my nan to bits and she probably doesn't know it's upset me.

Ahh thats terrible what she said!!!! You've done bloody brilliant to lose 25 pounds!!!!!! Best of luck with the last few (: x

[fumidesigns]

Gah it's really got to me. I've had weight and food issues for so long. So i've always had a bit of a crap perception of myself. I love my nan to bits and she probably doesn't know it's upset me.

Ahh thats terrible what she said!!!! You've done bloody brilliant to lose 25 pounds!!!!!! Best of luck with the last few (: x

yeah i don't know y they do this to us! *hugs*

[wild-heart]

yeah i don't know y they do this to us! *hugs*

Thankyou (: I guess we just need to realise how fabulous we are and we obviously have THEE best taste in music. muaha!

[Silver Springs]

I really shouldn't drink Coffee. It makes me get involved in dead end arguments on Facebook. Still funny, though. Some people just need to lighten up and stop taking the irrelevant things so seriously. They forget that life is about being a good person, not blind following...

[ButterCookie]

I'm wearing my Ravenclaw scarf, drinking champagne, asking everyone who walks past "AM I CHO CHANG YET?"

No, I am not drunk.

[Silver Springs]

I'm wearing my Ravenclaw scarf, drinking champagne, asking everyone who walks past "AM I CHO CHANG YET?"

No, I am not drunk.

O_o. Interesting sobriety then, lol. :lol:

[fumidesigns]

I'm wearing my Ravenclaw scarf, drinking champagne, asking everyone who walks past "AM I CHO CHANG YET?"

No, I am not drunk.

you are asking what? i don't get it. :shrug:

[Silver Springs]

you are asking what? i don't get it. :shrug:

Cho Chang was a character in Harry Potter, who was in Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry.

[wild-heart]

yay, i'm meeting my friend in Birmingham tomorrow. I love her! she is such a crazy moo, we like to pretend we are Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (we are obviously normal) and she totally gets my Debbie Harry obsession. Everytime she sees something Blondie/Debbie Harry she texts me. We were in town the other week and we spent soo long in a vintage style record store so tomorrow will be so much fun. (:

[ButterCookie]

yay, i'm meeting my friend in Birmingham tomorrow. I love her! she is such a crazy moo, we like to pretend we are Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (we are obviously normal) and she totally gets my Debbie Harry obsession. Everytime she sees something Blondie/Debbie Harry she texts me. We were in town the other week and we spent soo long in a vintage style record store so tomorrow will be so much fun. (:

Do you use Christina's Blondie forum? It's a bit psycho and there are some PROPER nutjobs but it's home.

[wild-heart]

Do you use Christina's Blondie forum? It's a bit psycho and there are some PROPER nutjobs but it's home.

Nooo i've never used it. LOL got to love forum nutjobs. I'm still pissed off at the fact i've missed the last two Blondie tours because my friends decided to be selfish. -_- Loves me some Debbie Harry!!!

[ButterCookie]

Nooo i've never used it. LOL got to love forum nutjobs. I'm still pissed off at the fact i've missed the last two Blondie tours because my friends decided to be selfish. -_- Loves me some Debbie Harry!!!

Oh ouch. They were both great. Did you go to the Jazz Passengers show in Newcastle this March just gone?

When I say nutjobs, they actually need sectioning :distress: It's literally blondieforum.com. Best place to go for new info etc and I met my best friends because of that site :)

[wild-heart]

Oh ouch. They were both great. Did you go to the Jazz Passengers show in Newcastle this March just gone?

When I say nutjobs, they actually need sectioning :distress: It's literally blondieforum.com. Best place to go for new info etc and I met my best friends because of that site :)

Noo i didn't :( I literally never have anyone to go with anymore. All my friends are fans of ****ty boy bands and the one who likes Debbie Harry, we've only recently become good friends. -_- Ahh i'll check it out (: LOL yup there are deffo some of those online!!!!! The record store I was in the other day had loads of Blondie vinyls for a pound I was in heaven!!!

[ButterCookie]

Ahh just go alone! Everyone's friendly enough. I go, sometimes alone and meet people when I get there, sometimes with my friend Amy and we meet people there. None of the people I know from school etc like Debs but to hell with them :laugh:

[fumidesigns]

Cho Chang was a character in Harry Potter, who was in Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry.

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ok. i don't know that movie.

[wild-heart]

Ahh just go alone! Everyone's friendly enough. I go, sometimes alone and meet people when I get there, sometimes with my friend Amy and we meet people there. None of the people I know from school etc like Debs but to hell with them :laugh:

Aaha i totes would go on my own now! I think i might have to IF Stevie Tours the UK cause i talk about her and my friends are like WHO? Aahaha! I saw Cyndi Lauper in June and none of my friends or family would come (pft) so i forced my little brother to come with me.. he's 11 and had no idea who she was :L:L:L so funny. Aaha yeah i always end up talking to people at gigs anyway so i guess being on my own wouldn't make any difference. I still kick myself that i didn't see Blondie in liverpool this year. gahh :(

[ButterCookie]

I wanted to do more than one show this year but my stinky holiday fell right over the tour. I went to the show at Kew Gardens and it was perfect. I got to watch soundcheck, Debs blew me a kiss and the show ended with fireworks into the night ♥

[wild-heart]

I wanted to do more than one show this year but my stinky holiday fell right over the tour. I went to the show at Kew Gardens and it was perfect. I got to watch soundcheck, Debs blew me a kiss and the show ended with fireworks into the night ♥

aww sounds like you had a brill night :D Good ole Debs, i don't care what anyone says she is still hot!!! I swear she contributed to me getting into uni. I took my workbooks that i had done and it was full of Debbie Harry for my research and inspiration and my tutor spent the whole interview telling me how much he loved her.. didn't even look at the actual work then bam i got in! aha!

[ButterCookie]

aww sounds like you had a brill night :D Good ole Debs, i don't care what anyone says she is still hot!!! I swear she contributed to me getting into uni. I took my workbooks that i had done and it was full of Debbie Harry for my research and inspiration and my tutor spent the whole interview telling me how much he loved her.. didn't even look at the actual work then bam i got in! aha!

!!!!!

I wrote about her in my interview, too! And I got an unconditional offer hahaa. I owe that woman so much. She is stilll damn hot. I would in a heartbeat.

[wild-heart]

!!!!!

I wrote about her in my interview, too! And I got an unconditional offer hahaa. I owe that woman so much. She is stilll damn hot. I would in a heartbeat.

AHAH no way. High 5!!! I had the lyrics "dreaming is free" tattooed on my as a tribute to her from the song dreaming. LOL same, she is totally my girl crush. I love how my friends know me for loving her. My friend was doing a pub quiz last week and one of the questions was what blondie song is some lyrics from LOL she BBMd me straight away.

[ButterCookie]

I'm undecided between a Harry Potter Tat or a Blondie tat. I'd be the Eat To The Beat "Blondie" logo. I'll probably just get both, though.

[wild-heart]

I'm undecided between a Harry Potter Tat or a Blondie tat. I'd be the Eat To The Beat "Blondie" logo. I'll probably just get both, though.

Ahh as long as they mean something to you i don't think you'd regret either. Both are a good idea. I have Courtney Love lyrics, Blondie Lyrics, Hope in Hindi and some cherry blossoms. three of those are on my left forearm. I want something else added do it aha. I think my next one will be Stevie related on my ribs BUT I also want.. Yesterday's gone, Yesterday's gone as a FM/Christine tribute. I like writing tattoos i swear i am going to look like a random book if i carry on!!!

[Silver Springs]

Why do I feel like it's just a pipe dream and it'll never happen for me? *Sighs*

[fumidesigns]

I'm listening to LB's "Trouble" and I can't help but laugh. Yall saw how my 70s husband was hitting that drum while moving all extra sexy!? :lol: ooooooh Mick I love u so!

[Silver Springs]

Listening to the Mac vinyl while getting ready to go out to dinner with friends is almost cheering up *sigh*.

[skcin]

Health insurance companies suck. :mad: I've been arguing with United Healthcare on behalf of a patient on & off for 10 months. They finally admitted yesterday that I was right - they billed her incorrectly. Now that she's in collections & has a mark on her credit report. :rolleyes:

[caroline79]

I just got overdrafted...I hate Keybank :mad: One time they overdrafted me because I deposited a check and, because they are stupid, thought I wrote the check so they withdrew the money from me! wth! They always take forever to actually put my money into my account....

[LikeAWillow]

Health insurance companies suck. :mad: I've been arguing with United Healthcare on behalf of a patient on & off for 10 months. They finally admitted yesterday that I was right - they billed her incorrectly. Now that she's in collections & has a mark on her credit report. :rolleyes:

This is happening to me right now and I'm not sure what to do. Each time I talk to my insurance company and to the hospital, they swear it's fixed, but I'm getting collection calls.

[fumidesigns]

yesterday ended messy for me. my mom is not in the best of health and we got some terrible news yesterday. i broke down at work. i hate crying soooooooooo much so everyone knows that if i'm crying IT. IS. SERIOUS!!!!! if you guys would, please keep my mother in your prayers. thanks guys...............

[mezzoforte]

I'm so sorry to hear that, MiMi. I really can't imagine. You and your mother will be in my thoughts.

[fumidesigns]

I'm so sorry to hear that, MiMi. I really can't imagine. You and your mother will be in my thoughts.

thank you luv. greatly appreciated.

[daniellaaarisen]

yesterday ended messy for me. my mom is not in the best of health and we got some terrible news yesterday. i broke down at work. i hate crying soooooooooo much so everyone knows that if i'm crying IT. IS. SERIOUS!!!!! if you guys would, please keep my mother in your prayers. thanks guys...............

Ugh, I'm so sorry Mimi. Your mom is definitely in my prayers!

[GODDESS6]

yesterday ended messy for me. my mom is not in the best of health and we got some terrible news yesterday. i broke down at work. i hate crying soooooooooo much so everyone knows that if i'm crying IT. IS. SERIOUS!!!!! if you guys would, please keep my mother in your prayers. thanks guys...............

of course, sorry to hear your sad news~