The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[Macfanforever]

Hi guys.Remember the Sears Wishbook back in the days.I just got the news about Sears will be closing some stores including Kmart.Read some of the wiseass comments at the end of the report.You might get a laugh out of them.

http://news.yahoo.com/sears-close-120-stores-113743523.html

[iamnotafraid]

Arrivederci

[HejiraNYC]

Hi guys.Remember the Sears Wishbook back in the days.I just got the news about Sears will be closing some stores including Kmart.Read some of the wiseass comments at the end of the report.You might get a laugh out of them.

http://news.yahoo.com/sears-close-120-stores-113743523.html

I think it's a miracle that Sears has survived as long as it has. It surely should have gone the way of Montgomery Ward; it has never been a great place to shop (at least in the last forty years). Sure, I've bought appliances there. But that was the only thing they were good at- Kenmore appliances. Oh, and Craftsman tools. Nowadays, they source all of their other products from the same (Chinese-made) factories/brands as Target and Walmart, yet the prices are not good for what you get. And time after time they have gone wrong where Target got it right. Sears branded products, even their so-called "collaborations" (um, Ty Pennington? Really??) these days are so uninspired and middling that they've allowed more innovative mass retailers to take their market share; they really should have been what Walmart has become.

KMart is another old relic that has long outlived its usefulness. Rather than catering to its base, the bargain "blue light" shopper, it tried to re-brand itself (unsuccessfully) several times and ended up losing most of their customers to Wally world. You would have thought the merger of Sears and KMart would have leveraged each of their respective strengths- good appliances and hardware along with bargains galore- but instead it's only magnified their weaknesses- Sears' uncompetitive pricing and KMart's bland, poor quality product selection. They even got rid of the KMart restaurants- perhaps the only incentive for a kid to gamely tag along on a bargain expedition through those harshly-lit, cluttered aisles. KMart has never been a "cool" place to shop, especially for clothes, but it used to have a quirky, homely charm; you almost shopped there because you felt sorry for them. R.I.P. KMart.

[skcin]

I think it's a miracle that Sears has survived as long as it has. It surely should have gone the way of Montgomery Ward; it has never been a great place to shop (at least in the last forty years). Sure, I've bought appliances there. But that was the only thing they were good at- Kenmore appliances. Oh, and Craftsman tools. Nowadays, they source all of their other products from the same (Chinese-made) factories/brands as Target and Walmart, yet the prices are not good for what you get. And time after time they have gone wrong where Target got it right. Sears branded products, even their so-called "collaborations" (um, Ty Pennington? Really??) these days are so uninspired and middling that they've allowed more innovative mass retailers to take their market share; they really should have been what Walmart has become.

KMart is another old relic that has long outlived its usefulness. Rather than catering to its base, the bargain "blue light" shopper, it tried to re-brand itself (unsuccessfully) several times and ended up losing most of their customers to Wally world. You would have thought the merger of Sears and KMart would have leveraged each of their respective strengths- good appliances and hardware along with bargains galore- but instead it's only magnified their weaknesses- Sears' uncompetitive pricing and KMart's bland, poor quality product selection. They even got rid of the KMart restaurants- perhaps the only incentive for a kid to gamely tag along on a bargain expedition through those harshly-lit, cluttered aisles. KMart has never been a "cool" place to shop, especially for clothes, but it used to have a quirky, homely charm; you almost shopped there because you felt sorry for them. R.I.P. KMart.

I couldn't agree more. And man, did I LOVE those silly Kmart restaurants when I was a kid! :p

[MacShadowsBall]

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WTF is going on???

It must be all about that book: The Complete Works of Stevie Nicks that everyone wants to know about.

Yeah, like "Golden Girls" related discussions...WTF?!

Yeah at one point last night, there was 374 people viewing the Chit Chat forum, mostly on the Golden Girls thread!

[fringed n fab]

I wasn't out there but snapped this from the beach webcam earlier. A sunny but cool day today but supposed to warm back up again. If it dips in the 60's I'm freezing now. I guess it's not a bad winter day by any means...

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee466/fringedNfab/sarasota.png

[Silver Springs]

Arrivederci

Well that was a quick exit. Did the Cops find the body or something?

[vivfox]

A sunny but cool day today but supposed to warm back up again. If it dips in the 60's I'm freezing


Absolutely beautiful photo Shane. It looks like the lowlands are flooded?

[poetinmyheart]

Am flying to Barcelona early tomorrow morning to ring in the New Year. Hope you all enjoy your NY celebrations :woohoo: Am looking forward to more Fleetwood Mac chat in 2012!

[fringed n fab]

Absolutely beautiful photo Shane. It looks like the lowlands are flooded?

I think you're looking at the grassy sand dunes. But I know what you mean sometimes when the tide washes in and makes huge pool puddles along the shore. Kids love that and so do I :)

[estranged4life]

Still alive and battling major depression again. Tried to stay positive when I was laidoff from my new job (lack of business) but after being rejected time and again jobwise, I have sunk back to square one. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Brian j.

[SaidSomething]

Still alive and battling major depression again. Tried to stay positive when I was laidoff from my new job (lack of business) but after being rejected time and again jobwise, I have sunk back to square one. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Brian j.

Hi, I am with you...and I know all too much about pain and the feelings that a lot don't have because their synapses and seritonin and all is firing in generic sync. I, as a young adult was mis diagnosed...again, and again...causing many setbacks. I finally had to go inpatient...and I was there for quite a bit...where all doctors before were Prozac, zoloft, Thorazineing me out...they were making me worse. They were treating the side of me that got me into their office. Not. Even knowing my. Normal manic side. And I am sure you know what anti depressants do to a rapid cycling bi polar/manic depressive does. Too often its meds thrown at a unit polar person...without much investigating. So I made this part of my work and mission. Don't pigeon hole everybody into a category or a label...

Has anyone looked and listened to you for a while to see any other behaviors?

Deadly results occur with TV ads diagnosing people...and doctors that are no specialists in human behaviors are writing scripts that they really aren't qualified to write as treatment for a patient...its out of their league...
and the stigma that uneducated people place on you.

I hope this might help...and if you have any questions I might be able to answer...or at least suggest where to start looking...let me know...

Life is a gift...and shouldn't be painful for anyone.

[KarmaContestant]

JTIS...baking white-chocolate chip cookies. :angel:

[fumidesigns]

jtis......

i'm so sore.......i should lie, down but i'm afraid i'll miss something lol

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS....

That I am wicked pumped for new years eve =P

[fumidesigns]

JTIS....

That I am wicked pumped for new years eve =P

omg me too! i made my NYE dress and i think it's too cute. i may go to the fabric store today and get another kind of fabric. i have 2 parties so i wanna change clothes. lol!

[GODDESS6]

Still alive and battling major depression again. Tried to stay positive when I was laidoff from my new job (lack of business) but after being rejected time and again jobwise, I have sunk back to square one. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Brian j.

so sorry brian~ i have thought of you many times & have sent my prayers your way~ i miss you around here, you're one of a kind & a real special person~
hugs to you my friend~

[GODDESS6]

I couldn't agree more. And man, did I LOVE those silly Kmart restaurants when I was a kid! :p

so did i!!!~

[jannieC]

Still alive and battling major depression again. Tried to stay positive when I was laidoff from my new job (lack of business) but after being rejected time and again jobwise, I have sunk back to square one. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Brian j.

I am sorry to hear you are struggling, Brian and I hope things start looking up for you. :xoxo:

[McTrouble]

JTIS....

That I am wicked pumped for new years eve =P

I hate New Years Eve - but I am going to a party! :laugh:

[McTrouble]

JTIS.....

.....that my new home is fast becoming a Lindsey shrine!

I have framed photos and posters of Linds and FM hanging EVERYWHERE! :blob1:

Everywhere I go his gorgeous eyes follow me! :D Am I being too creepy? :rolleyes:

But he hasn't invaded my bathroom/loo yet - I don't want to embarrass him when I'm performing my ablutions! :lol:

[Silver Springs]

But he hasn't invaded my bathroom/loo yet - I don't want to embarrass him when I'm performing my ablutions! :lol:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/images/mind/disgust/morescience_disgust/expression.jpg

[HomerMcvie]

I hate New Years Eve - but I am going to a party! :laugh:

WHY am I leaving music city, to drive home and attend my friend's NYE party? Because I feel obligated...:distress:

I was talking to a cop yesterday, and he said 40,000 people flock to Nashville for NYE. They've had the streets downtown shut down since yesterday afternoon, with a free stage already going.
http://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve/
The only reason I'm not regretting leaving too much, is that the free headliner is Lynyrd Skynyrd. The only thing worse than their music, is their demographic!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[skcin]

WHY am I leaving music city, to drive home and attend my friend's NYE party? Because I feel obligated...:distress:

I was talking to a cop yesterday, and he said 40,000 people flock to Nashville for NYE. They've had the streets downtown shut down since yesterday afternoon, with a free stage already going.
http://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve/
The only reason I'm not regretting leaving too much, is that the free headliner is Lynyrd Skynyrd. The only thing worse than their music, is their demographic!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

I do love Skynyrd's music/albums. Problem is that the replacement members have been beating the dead horse for years (sorry, that's probably not the best phrase) to cash in on the name. They've become a charicature of themselves & it's just...bad. I think even I've seen them 2 or 3 times & the plan crash happened when I was 2 year old, for god's sake! :rolleyes:



JTIS that I finished The Hunger Games in 2 days & can't wait to read book #2 in the series. So engrossing. And no, I don't care that it's "young adult fiction" and I'm 36 years old. :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

I do love Skynyrd's music/albums. Problem is that the replacement members have been beating the dead horse for years (sorry, that's probably not the best phrase) to cash in on the name. They've become a charicature of themselves & it's just...bad. I think even I've seen them 2 or 3 times & the plan crash happened when I was 2 year old, for god's sake! :rolleyes:


I used to do sound for some distant COUSIN of them, who had the last name Van Zandt. If I remember, Jimmy was his name. Very little talent, just milkin' that last name....:mad::D


I've been thinking about it, and I'd pay to see Dan Perfect. As long as he was milking it as a FM cover band!

[McTrouble]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/images/mind/disgust/morescience_disgust/expression.jpg

Oh, that expression - LMAO!!! :lol:

[Silver Springs]

Just had the first try of the Christmas Cake I made months ago (You make it in advance and then regularly "feed it" with Brandy) and holy hell it's got a kick to it. Might have over done it a tad with the Brandy :p Glad I alternated between feeding it with Brandy and diluted quantities of Lemon juice and Cranberry juice.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

omg me too! i made my NYE dress and i think it's too cute. i may go to the fabric store today and get another kind of fabric. i have 2 parties so i wanna change clothes. lol!

i'm having a little party at my house...I wish I could make my own clothes! I love your clothes you post on tumblr! I want a FumiDesign dress lol

[markolas]

Docility and servility are not virtues. I don't aspire to being "nice" or "agreeable," and the older I get, the less tolerance and patience I have for other people and their assorted BS. Other people's problems are not my problems. I am not going to "be the bigger person," "see it from your point of view," or otherwise sacrifice my own self-respect for your convenience. I enjoy my own company more than anyone else's. If you can't add anything but stress and frustration to my life, then there's no reason for us to associate.

[fleetwoodtrick]

My aunt lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last night. My family and I are going through a very tough time right now, and I'm doing everything I can to distract myself at the moment.

[Silver Springs]

I finally get to bring home the Cat I fell in love with at the Sanctuary I volunteer at tomorrow. I'm so excited.

[SaidSomething]

This morning...
The day to celebrate a New Year full of hope, faith, and love...

And to close the door on heartaches and pain in 2011.

My nephew, Ian, a 13 year old child passed away. I am looking at photos of him and his brother right now. I had a hotel room in San Diego with a whirlpool in the bedroom...so, I filled it with bubble bath and the kids were playing hide and seek in (no exaggeration) a huge room full of bubbles...they were having so much fun...I think I was having more fun then them.

Ian was the sensitive little guy. Tough boy exterior...but, the most tender of heart...and easily hurt...but, he kept it in.
my brothers wife used the two boys as pawns in a sick scheme...and insulting my nephew repeatedly about his weight and intelligence...all while she was consuming massive doses of bootleg methadone.

She took away the kids, wiped my brothers bank account, shut down cell phones...etc. ian was close to my brother...and she didn't like it.

Before I left...Ian asked me not to go...and Uncle Jimmy...please stay...

Why are the most loving, sensitive, good and kind souls always tormented the most by people?

My nephew was found dead in his bed this morning. Grape vine stories are saying he was so sad...and he was taking his mothers methadone. She took the kids and shacked up with some guy that put her in a BMW.

If you pray...
Send one to my brother and all those that are so far beyond grief....

Let Ian's mission designed by God...be a catalyst for miracles...as his death be a ripple effect to go and make awareness enough to stop the reasons my little angel and others like him...leave us so soon.

I love you all...let's embrace love in 2012...and away will go pain, crime, hate, sadness...

Jim H Ford:xoxo:

[beccamorrisfift]

My aunt lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last night. My family and I are going through a very tough time right now, and I'm doing everything I can to distract myself at the moment.

This morning...
The day to celebrate a New Year full of hope, faith, and love...

And to close the door on heartaches and pain in 2011.

My nephew, Ian, a 13 year old child passed away. I am looking at photos of him and his brother right now. I had a hotel room in San Diego with a whirlpool in the bedroom...so, I filled it with bubble bath and the kids were playing hide and seek in (no exaggeration) a huge room full of bubbles...they were having so much fun...I think I was having more fun then them.

Ian was the sensitive little guy. Tough boy exterior...but, the most tender of heart...and easily hurt...but, he kept it in.
my brothers wife used the two boys as pawns in a sick scheme...and insulting my nephew repeatedly about his weight and intelligence...all while she was consuming massive doses of bootleg methadone.

She took away the kids, wiped my brothers bank account, shut down cell phones...etc. ian was close to my brother...and she didn't like it.

Before I left...Ian asked me not to go...and Uncle Jimmy...please stay...

Why are the most loving, sensitive, good and kind souls always tormented the most by people?

My nephew was found dead in his bed this morning. Grape vine stories are saying he was so sad...and he was taking his mothers methadone. She took the kids and shacked up with some guy that put her in a BMW.

If you pray...
Send one to my brother and all those that are so far beyond grief....

Let Ian's mission designed by God...be a catalyst for miracles...as his death be a ripple effect to go and make awareness enough to stop the reasons my little angel and others like him...leave us so soon.

I love you all...let's embrace love in 2012...and away will go pain, crime, hate, sadness...

Jim H Ford:xoxo:

Jim, I truly admire your positivity, something truly heart breaking has happened to you and you refuse to let your spirit be crushed, that takes a very strong person.
Fleetwoodtrick, sometimes distraction can be the easiest and most welcoming thing in dark times, I know it is for me, I hope things get easier.
I'm so sorry both of your losses and wish you nothing but happiness, laughter, peace and love in 2012, my thoughts are with both of your families. <3

[jannieC]

Jim I am so sorry. My 15 year old niece committed suicide two years ago. My heart goes out to you and your family.

[Silver Springs]

My aunt lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last night. My family and I are going through a very tough time right now, and I'm doing everything I can to distract myself at the moment.

This morning...
The day to celebrate a New Year full of hope, faith, and love...

And to close the door on heartaches and pain in 2011.

My nephew, Ian, a 13 year old child passed away. I am looking at photos of him and his brother right now. I had a hotel room in San Diego with a whirlpool in the bedroom...so, I filled it with bubble bath and the kids were playing hide and seek in (no exaggeration) a huge room full of bubbles...they were having so much fun...I think I was having more fun then them.

Ian was the sensitive little guy. Tough boy exterior...but, the most tender of heart...and easily hurt...but, he kept it in.
my brothers wife used the two boys as pawns in a sick scheme...and insulting my nephew repeatedly about his weight and intelligence...all while she was consuming massive doses of bootleg methadone.

She took away the kids, wiped my brothers bank account, shut down cell phones...etc. ian was close to my brother...and she didn't like it.

Before I left...Ian asked me not to go...and Uncle Jimmy...please stay...

Why are the most loving, sensitive, good and kind souls always tormented the most by people?

My nephew was found dead in his bed this morning. Grape vine stories are saying he was so sad...and he was taking his mothers methadone. She took the kids and shacked up with some guy that put her in a BMW.

If you pray...
Send one to my brother and all those that are so far beyond grief....

Let Ian's mission designed by God...be a catalyst for miracles...as his death be a ripple effect to go and make awareness enough to stop the reasons my little angel and others like him...leave us so soon.

I love you all...let's embrace love in 2012...and away will go pain, crime, hate, sadness...

Jim H Ford:xoxo:

It's hard to know what to say. And whatever springs to mind never seems enough. But I wish the best for you both and your families.

[vivfox]

Jim Ford, I'm so sorry for your loss, for your pain and heartache. I pray that your soul will heal. I know it will be difficult. You have lost a cherished loved one.

[HomerMcvie]

Jim, I'm so sorry, for your tragic loss.

[McTrouble]

OK, so I'm just back from a GREAT New Years Eve party, absolutely bladdered (just what I needed), danced my socks off, and will probably be mortified when I read this back in the morning but.......HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!! :woohoo::blob1:
Anybody out there to chat?.....

[vivfox]

OK, so I'm just back from a GREAT New Years Eve party, absolutely bladdered (just what I needed), danced my socks off, and will probably be mortified when I read this back in the morning but.......HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!! :woohoo::blob1:
Anybody out there to chat?.....


It's still 2011 here. It's very foggy out tonight. I worry about my mom who will be on the road later tonight. I'm hungry so I just ordered a grinder(sub) and onion rings to be delivered here.

[McTrouble]

:DIt's still 2011 here. It's very foggy out tonight. I worry about my mom who will be on the road later tonight. I'm hungry so I just ordered a grinder(sub) and onion rings to be delivered here.

Well, as I'm pretty ratarsed I am obviously starving.......could just devour some of your onion rings!

[McTrouble]

^ Not nice driving in fog - hope your Mom has a safe journey!!!!!

[louielouie2000]

I don't think I've ever been more excited about the coming of a new year. Life just gets better and better, and I think 2012 is going to be really fantastic. :woohoo:

[McTrouble]

I don't think I've ever been more excited about the coming of a new year. Life just gets better and better, and I think 2012 is going to be really fantastic. :woohoo:

Hurrah to that! :thumbsup:

It's up to us to make it so! :nod:

[vivfox]

It is 2012 EST(Ledgie time 11:56)

[HomerMcvie]

I don't think I've ever been more excited about the coming of a new year. Life just gets better and better, and I think 2012 is going to be really fantastic. :woohoo:

I agree. I always thought life was supposed to be over at 30, but amazingly, it does just get better. I thought about this, a lot, yesterday...
2010 - was truly the year of reinvention for myself(even though many crazy things came from it)
2011 - was spent refining that reinvention, much more focused on greater goals.
2012 - who knows? But I've got a really good feeling about it!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Jim, I am SO sorry for your loss and you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers <3

[poetinmyheart]

JTIS, that I'm not feeling my best today (entirely self inflicted of course.) Flew home from Barcelona early this morning, after a lovely few days. Had far too much to drink last night ringing in the new year. It was so much fun doing the countdown to midnight down La Ramblas with the locals, that I did it all again an hour later to celebrate midnight London time! Am such a wino - woke up this morning in my hotel room to a ridiculous number of empty wine bottles. As you can imagine, flying back home soon after was an absolute treat ;)

On a side note - Barcelona is such a beautiful city. Wish I'd had more time to explore.

[wild-heart]

woke up this morning in my hotel room to a ridiculous number of empty wine bottles..

Christine McVie would be so proud. ahaha.

I spent new year painting a picture of Greta Garbo and watching Joan Crawford movies. Rock n roll.

[McTrouble]

JTIS, that I'm not feeling my best today (entirely self inflicted of course.) Flew home from Barcelona early this morning, after a lovely few days. Had far too much to drink last night ringing in the new year. It was so much fun doing the countdown to midnight down La Ramblas with the locals, that I did it all again an hour later to celebrate midnight London time! Am such a wino - woke up this morning in my hotel room to a ridiculous number of empty wine bottles. As you can imagine, flying back home soon after was an absolute treat ;)

On a side note - Barcelona is such a beautiful city. Wish I'd had more time to explore.

Didn't I say it's a fab atmosphere along Las Ramblas? Knew you would have fun! :D

Yes, it's a great city! :thumbsup:

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That I am gonna try and turn over a new leaf and get healthy and fit...This is the biggest I have ever been and I dont like it...I dont LOOK big...but the numbers dont lie...

My friend let me borrow his "Turbo Fire" DVDs and stuff...So I did one of the DVDs tonight and boy did it kick my butt lol But I'm excited to finally loose some weight =) I actually made a Tumblr for my progess...

[Silver Springs]

JTIS...

That I am gonna try and turn over a new leaf and get healthy and fit...This is the biggest I have ever been and I dont like it...I dont LOOK big...but the numbers dont lie...

I had a hospital appointment today regarding a medical complaint, and they had to weigh me. I've lost over 3 kilograms without even trying over the Christmas season. I have absolutely no idea how anybody can lose weight over Christmas.

[Silver Springs]

Hmmm...To spend the evening doing work when up until Christmas break I've been working to the point of exhaustion throughout my final Uni year, or to take advantage of my Christmas break and spending the evening watching Boston Legal. Decisions. Decisions.

[beccamorrisfift]

We were given our exam titles in art today, it's a page of headings to choose from and at the moment I'm leaning towards 'Star' I just think there is so much I could do with that. And d'ya know what? If I did that I could carry on painting/drawing Stevie and Fleetwood Mac. My art tutor likes them as well and I don't see any reason to stop doing it if I'm enjoying it?
But there's something holding me back from choosing that and I don't know what it is?

[HomerMcvie]

Love.blows.goats.


I can't take this rollercoaster!!! Together for a couple of months, then split up for a month, then get back together for a couple of months, then split up for a month(NONE of these splits are my decision).

Sunday, we had the best date we've ever had....then Monday night I get a call, that we need to take a break(because a coworker wants to go on a date!!!)! WTFF?

Why do I tolerate this? Well, I'm completely in love...but I don't know that I can take much more of this on/off crapola. I'm not a f*cking light switch. Yet I've been a light switch, for 2.5 years now. I wish I knew how, or wanted, to stop(of course I want to stop the bad times, but the good times are the best thing ever). But I've felt sick to my stomach since Monday night.

Yeah, I know...I'm being a doormat, and need to stop.
F.M.L.J.T.I.S.

[louielouie2000]

Love.blows.goats.


I can't take this rollercoaster!!! Together for a couple of months, then split up for a month, then get back together for a couple of months, then split up for a month(NONE of these splits are my decision).

Sunday, we had the best date we've ever had....then Monday night I get a call, that we need to take a break(because a coworker wants to go on a date!!!)! WTFF?

Why do I tolerate this? Well, I'm completely in love...but I don't know that I can take much more of this on/off crapola. I'm not a f*cking light switch. Yet I've been a light switch, for 2.5 years now. I wish I knew how, or wanted, to stop(of course I want to stop the bad times, but the good times are the best thing ever). But I've felt sick to my stomach since Monday night.

Yeah, I know...I'm being a doormat, and need to stop.
F.M.L.J.T.I.S.

It's time to move on my friend. Your counterpart has shown their true colors quite a few times.

You remind me so much of a couple friends of mine back in the Carolinas. Both were right about your age, loved dating folks who were in their early/mid 20s, and both got their hearts smashed again and again. The reality is, at 40, you've pretty much settled into the person you're going to be the rest of your life. You know who you are, what you cherish & dislike, you know what your trajectory is, you've got your career & home settled, you know exactly what you're looking for in a dating partner, etc. Most people in their 20s are still trying to figure all that stuff out. Dating someone who's in such a different phase of their life might work for a while, but over the long haul the odds are just plain against you.

[fringed n fab]

I agree with Louie above. See he knows all this and is a far cry from 40 yet.

[HomerMcvie]

It's time to move on my friend. Your counterpart has shown their true colors quite a few times.

You remind me so much of a couple friends of mine back in the Carolinas. Both were right about your age, loved dating folks who were in their early/mid 20s, and both got their hearts smashed again and again. The reality is, at 40, you've pretty much settled into the person you're going to be the rest of your life. You know who you are, what you cherish & dislike, you know what your trajectory is, you've got your career & home settled, you know exactly what you're looking for in a dating partner, etc. Most people in their 20s are still trying to figure all that stuff out. Dating someone who's in such a different phase of their life might work for a while, but over the long haul the odds are just plain against you.

Well, what keeps me going IS, that when it's good, it's so good. The intimacy is the best I've ever had in my life. Like I've never had with anyone else. Tender, gentle, holding, with absolute trust. And our sex life is great, too. But it's that gentle intimacy, that keeps me hanging on...
And a huge part of the problem is,...that I'm the only partner, EVER. I knew, and know, that dating a virgin was going to be a problem. And I've been told all along, "what if we do end up together forever, how can I have only been with one guy, my entire life?" So I DO understand that. The good parts are really good, but the bad parts are really bad(not mean, we've never had a cross word, ever).
At the very best, it looks like we're at least on hiatus, until the next time. I'm sick over it...the best I can hope for, is that this coworker guy turns out to be an ass! :D

We're supposed to talk on the phone, in a little bit. I feel pathetic.:shocked: Honestly, though, I've turned down going out with other people, a couple of times in the last month. I'm really not interested in dating anyone else...:shocked:

And Louie, I know you're exactly right, about the 24 and 40yo trajectories. Although I'm willing to sell my house and move, when the PhD is finished. But still, yeah, at 24, you don't really know what you want yet....

[Silver Springs]

According to a newspaper I read this morning, Mick Fleetwood's disastrous appearance on the Brit Awards with Samantha Fox is the biggest reason for its lacklustre viewing figures and interest since. This amuses me greatly. I can't help but respect him for messing up so spectacularly. That show is dying a slow and lingering death.

Can you tell that I hate music award shows? They're about as rigged as a building site..

[GODDESS6]

This morning...
The day to celebrate a New Year full of hope, faith, and love...

And to close the door on heartaches and pain in 2011.

My nephew, Ian, a 13 year old child passed away. I am looking at photos of him and his brother right now. I had a hotel room in San Diego with a whirlpool in the bedroom...so, I filled it with bubble bath and the kids were playing hide and seek in (no exaggeration) a huge room full of bubbles...they were having so much fun...I think I was having more fun then them.

Ian was the sensitive little guy. Tough boy exterior...but, the most tender of heart...and easily hurt...but, he kept it in.
my brothers wife used the two boys as pawns in a sick scheme...and insulting my nephew repeatedly about his weight and intelligence...all while she was consuming massive doses of bootleg methadone.

She took away the kids, wiped my brothers bank account, shut down cell phones...etc. ian was close to my brother...and she didn't like it.

Before I left...Ian asked me not to go...and Uncle Jimmy...please stay...

Why are the most loving, sensitive, good and kind souls always tormented the most by people?

My nephew was found dead in his bed this morning. Grape vine stories are saying he was so sad...and he was taking his mothers methadone. She took the kids and shacked up with some guy that put her in a BMW.

If you pray...
Send one to my brother and all those that are so far beyond grief....

Let Ian's mission designed by God...be a catalyst for miracles...as his death be a ripple effect to go and make awareness enough to stop the reasons my little angel and others like him...leave us so soon.

I love you all...let's embrace love in 2012...and away will go pain, crime, hate, sadness...

Jim H Ford:xoxo:

i'm so sorry, sending prayers & love your way~

[poetinmyheart]

JTIS that I'm currently drinking a cup of tea and procrastinating online, when I should be lesson planning. I'm finding my teacher training year very tough at the moment. Rather than spend the evening working, I've buried my head in the sand & awarded myself a few hours off.

I really enjoy teaching but it has taken over my life over the past few months. I'm told that it becomes easier as you become more experienced. Dear god let this be true!

[SaidSomething]

You have helped me in my grieving process so much. Its the strangest thing, it seems totally natural in getting to know you all. Its like we are all working for Stevie and/or The Mac. So, we are working for our favorite...and we get to know each other on a more deeply personal way...the walls we normally surround ourselves with are less solid, built lower and sometimes they don't seem to exist. I am here in Boston. My sister went to San Diego. I wasn't able...also read my sister in law the detailed fact list of the truth. The harsh truth....the only way to deliver it...about 2 years ago. I surprise visited...Tom and I were in Arizona...and we dropped in. I saw first hand her cruelty and lies...she was so mean to my brother and Ian...Nathaniel was her favorite...she had him programed. I cried behind sunglasses all the way to Boston.

Here is Ian....I filled the whirlpool in my bedroom with bubble bath. Crazy...so fun.

I miss him...
and I love you all...
Jim

[SteveMacD]

Guided by Voices played Letterman, and I got to do the roadie thing. It was an amazing night.

[vivfox]

Guided by Voices played Letterman, and I got to do the roadie thing. It was an amazing night.


Robert Pollard on Letterman? That's really cool.:thumbsup:

[vivfox]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

[Artemis]

Urgh. I'm absolutely shattered. I got my deadlines all wrong and it turned out I had 5500 words in two essays to do for today, I found this out on Tuesday night, as it was the first night in weeks I'd had time to sit down and check my Uni timetable. Funtimes. I've just finished off my second essay.

I'm definitely suffering the sophomore slump.

[McTrouble]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

Way to go Viv! Congratulations on being so strong! :thumbsup:

[GODDESS6]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

congrats viv~

[ButterCookie]

I had a really bad night last night, emotionally. Fortunately a good sleep "fixed" it and this arrived in the post this morning. Funny, isn't it, how sparkly things make you forget all your troubles.

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[holidayroad]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

This is so great to hear!! You are doing an amazing job!! Congratulations! :thumbsup:

[McTrouble]

I had a really bad night last night, emotionally. Fortunately a good sleep "fixed" it and this arrived in the post this morning. Funny, isn't it, how sparkly things make you forget all your troubles.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/374591_303986369644239_100000986363034_912552_2057025048_n.jpg

That's pretty! Yes, sparkly things do cheer us up! I was cheered up this morning by my Lindsey merchandise arriving - some SWS Mugs and Keyrings for me and Bee! :]:D

[poetinmyheart]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

Congratulations! :woohoo:

[HomerMcvie]

Guided by Voices played Letterman, and I got to do the roadie thing. It was an amazing night.

What made the bass player bust his ass??? Is he always a klutz?

[Dodfather]

... that Big Troube In Little China is the best half ass drunk post pub movie ever!!

[GypsySorcerer]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

You should be very proud of yourself! Way to go, Viv! :woohoo:

[Macfanforever]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

Congratulations ! Viv.Good for you.

[SteveMacD]

What made the bass player bust his ass??? Is he always a klutz?

No. He wears boots, and the floor was especially slippery. He went to do one of his rock poses, and his feet fell out from under him. What's funny is that Letterman said "now don't go suing us," and Greg's a lawyer. They offered to edit around that, but everybody wanted to keep it in. GbV is a very "warts and all" type band. They're antithesis of Fleetwood Mac in that regard. We kept laughing at it on the ride back.

[HomerMcvie]

No. He wears boots, and the floor was especially slippery. He went to do one of his rock poses, and his feet fell out from under him. What's funny is that Letterman said "now don't go suing us," and Greg's a lawyer. They offered to edit around that, but everybody wanted to keep it in. GbV is a very "warts and all" type band. They're antithesis of Fleetwood Mac in that regard. We kept laughing at it on the ride back.

My soundman buddy emailed me a Youtube link, and said, "you've gotta see this Guided By Beer(his name for them, since being drunk is their shtick) clip...The bass player falls and busts his ass!":lol:

[SaidSomething]

We were given our exam titles in art today, it's a page of headings to choose from and at the moment I'm leaning towards 'Star' I just think there is so much I could do with that. And d'ya know what? If I did that I could carry on painting/drawing Stevie and Fleetwood Mac. My art tutor likes them as well and I don't see any reason to stop doing it if I'm enjoying it?
But there's something holding me back from choosing that and I don't know what it is?

First I have to say, if you're an art major...going to school...and your passion is your art...

The secret to amazing succes for an artist, actor...is to totally get knocked out by your stuff...why did you use red? I love the red...that painting takes my breath away!

What do you mean, you wont part with it?
I am giving you 9 million in cash....and one of Liz Taylors diamonds...?


Psssst.......take the money...you need a haircut...and also to write me a check for.....

[SaidSomething]

Today, January 6, 2012 I am drug and alcohol free for 3 years!!!:woohoo:Yay! (Pat myself on the back.) I'll accept a weekend with baboles as my reward.:xoxo:

Hi...I just have to let you know that its a triumph for me too...when I see how funny, wonderful...and kind souled you are...it reinforces my mission and my guys mission...out of the blue we were drinking scotch, Dewars. My oldest poison. We had just started getting closer...and we didn't like each others buzz, drunk, party stuff...now I wanted coke. I can't believe delivery...to sum it up...we bear the sh t....out of each other. Next day we had 2 appointments. My shrink. Then a rapid hiv test. He had big red and purple lips...I hated it...the right side of my face, ear and head was so bruised it was black...I put on his sisters rouge but it just made my face another obnoxious color.
I went from posh rehab to a psych ward...then to the #1 place for almost 6 months...I learned a lot about people, empathy...and I also learned I have no patience for a big mouthed blow hard begging for methadone. I was in a place for a spin dry 9 years ago. Tom and I did the impossible...we got sober together and stayed sober together...and if I am not on. A set or location for my Peas...I freelance...and Tom is a computer baby....mostly working at home.

[SaidSomething]

Just wanted to say congratulations on another year to watch for the over looked blessings and miracles...xo

[HomerMcvie]

Hi...I just have to let you know that its a triumph for me too...when I see how funny, wonderful...and kind souled you are...it reinforces my mission and my guys mission...out of the blue we were drinking scotch, Dewars. My oldest poison. We had just started getting closer...and we didn't like each others buzz, drunk, party stuff...now I wanted coke. I can't believe delivery...to sum it up...we bear the sh t....out of each other. Next day we had 2 appointments. My shrink. Then a rapid hiv test. He had big red and purple lips...I hated it...the right side of my face, ear and head was so bruised it was black...I put on his sisters rouge but it just made my face another obnoxious color.
I went from posh rehab to a psych ward...then to the #1 place for almost 6 months...I learned a lot about people, empathy...and I also learned I have no patience for a big mouthed blow hard begging for methadone. I was in a place for a spin dry 9 years ago. Tom and I did the impossible...we got sober together and stayed sober together...and if I am not on. A set or location for my Peas...I freelance...and Tom is a computer baby....mostly working at home.
Scary story, but very inspiring!:angel:

[vivfox]

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[TerraRhiannon]

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"May appear normal." HAHA

My friend & I got a good laugh out of this.... :rolleyes:

[SaidSomething]

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Well, yeah...Bob might be a homosexual with the sickness of the mind...but, I think Jimmy the passenger is sicker than Bob...he was getting into trouble with a guy that looks like a cross between Rupert Hine and and Mick Fleetwood.. love is blind...and. a stiff di*k has no conscious they say...

I wish that Ben Cohen had a sickness of the mind...my real name is Jimmy and when I was in my 20s and single...I wish Ben would pick me up and let me drive him. Somewhere.
...what's bigger than a smile...Ben, child...
if you don't believe me just image google him.

Seriously, he is one of the first celebrities...or one of the first anybodies (if not the 1st) to address gay teen suicides here in the US! And he's from the UK! He's is hopelessly straight (haha) is married with twin daughters...and he is man enough to be a man and support gay folks with such heartiness and love for all mankind. He made the first webcam video addressing gay kids to seek help and not stop until someone listens and helps. Until this very day it has become his mission and passion for everybody to be equal...and he speaks out aggressively against haters...and his message is...EVERYBODY deserves to love and be loved. Everybody. He is up there with, my Nana Mac, Mum, Tommy, Mother Teresa and my Aunt Joan...and ofcourse Stevie...that are heroes in my eyes and soul...for their often unsung and unreported selfless acts of love and compassion and kindness. Also, many of you guys here on the Ledge...for you guys that unconditionally sent your love and support during my periods of strife and tears...you are the ones that carry me back to my advocacy work...and the ripple effect of love for making goes on and on...

Xo

[HomerMcvie]

Today is a new day...that's what I keep telling myself. Well, it's a sh*tty new day!:(

I'm fairly certain, that I finally pulled the plug on my 2.5 year rollercoaster relationship, last night. I'm so sad, but things had really reached an impasse. Last weekend, I was deceived, used, then suspended from service on Monday(it's quite ironic, actually - Sunday night, we had one of the most intimate, hot nights we've ever had, then Monday, I was told that I was being replaced). FML.

But at least I stood up for myself last night, and said everything that needed to be said. And even though we've broken up quite a few times before, this one feels final, because there was never someone else entering the picture.:shocked:

But I've only had two real loves, in my entire life, and it hurts so much, to see the second one end. :( I'm not searching for pity, just venting...

[ButterCookie]

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I pressed play expecting to have a right old laugh at this.

But I didn't find it funny. Beliefs like this, no matter how old they are make me loathe myself more than I do on a daily basis. Such is life.

[vivfox]

From 1981 til around 2006 I was a total nightbird. I could stay up later than anyone and really looked forward to my quiet time in the middle of the night. Nowadays I really enjoy going to bed early and trying to get a good night's sleep. I'm tired now.

[Aussie W/Heart]

Viv, how did you break your habit of staying awake till the early hours?? ever since I rediscovered Stevie/FMac, watching YouTube all night long which started back in 08, every night since i stay awake between 2am & 4am. As much as i love the stillness of the night, i love being a night owl but i really want to break this habit, and get to bed early..Did you change your sleep pattern gradually or what??

[vivfox]

Viv, how did you break your habit of staying awake till the early hours?? ever since I rediscovered Stevie/FMac, watching YouTube all night long which started back in 08, every night since i stay awake between 2am & 4am. As much as i love the stillness of the night, i love being a night owl but i really want to break this habit, and get to bed early..Did you change your sleep pattern gradually or what??


It's hard to pinpoint what was the catalyst for going to bed earlier. For about a year and a half now I have become a workaholic which requires me to wake up between 5-7AM. In doing this, my body I think becomes naturally tired around 7PM which enables me to go to bed earlier. There are still some nights though that my younger body clock kicks in and I'm up til 3 or 4AM. I rarely get a full nighs sleep. I usually wake up after 3 hours, go right back to sleep and then wake up every 1 or 2 hours until I finally get out of bed completely.Thanks to all my years of abusing cigarrette's and marijuana I developed a sleeping disorder called Sleep Apnea. Even though I have been cig free for almost 10 years and pot free for 3, I still suffer the conditions those obnoxious habits brought on.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

that I've been really bored lately lol

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Viv, how did you break your habit of staying awake till the early hours?? ever since I rediscovered Stevie/FMac, watching YouTube all night long which started back in 08, every night since i stay awake between 2am & 4am. As much as i love the stillness of the night, i love being a night owl but i really want to break this habit, and get to bed early..Did you change your sleep pattern gradually or what??

Same here..now that I'm not in school anymore and dont have a job during the day I dont really NEED to go to bed early(even though I want to) I stay up til like 1 or 2 am watching youtube videos or on facebook or on Tumblr lol But because I go to bed "so late" and I set an alarm to wake up at 9:15am because if I sleep past 10am I feel like I slept my day away. So then I started taking a nap at like 1:45 or 2ish and took an hour nap...so now everyday around that time I get tired lol

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

that i got a pair of "Slipper Sneakers" for Christmas and I was walking down the stairs in them holding a laundry basket to do laundry and I ended up slipping and slid down like 2 steps...nothing too bad but I got a BIIIg bruise on my forearm..idk how but I did and it still KILLS and I fell like almost a week ago...I landed on my butt and I didnt even hurt that lol Guess I have good padding =P

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[vivfox]

JTIS...

that I've been really bored lately lol


I tell people all the time that when you are bored sheetless there is always something that needs to be cleaned. Put some good music in the CD player and clean Caitlin, clean!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

I tell people all the time that when you are bored sheetless there is always something that needs to be cleaned. Put some good music in the CD player and clean Caitlin, clean!

Man I hate cleaning! I feel like all I do is clean lol Then when I take a break and watch some TV or go on my laptop someone comes home and is like "Why are you doing nothing? you've done nothing today..." I'm like "uhhhh I just cleaned the house and took a break...."

Then, of course the EASIEST thing ever...put dishes in the dishwasher...obviuously no one can grasp that and just leaves everything by the sink...Bitch...****in rinse it out and put it in the dishwasher...

OH...and the game.."lets pile everything on top of the trash can so it looks like mount evrest and see who will cave and change the trash..." Hate that too...

AAAND! "oh let me just take my shoes off and leave them in the middle of the floor so people can trip over them" even though where the shoes go are right down the hall...

Cant forget..."I'm gonna eat in the living room but not bring my dishes in the kitchen..but leave them in the living room for DAYS til someone else picks them up"

AS WELL as..."I'm just going to take my clothes off(that are dirty) and NOT put them in the laundry basket less that 4 ft away and just leave them on the floor mixed with my clean clothes..."

Being me is HARD lol

[Aussie W/Heart]

Same here..now that I'm not in school anymore and dont have a job during the day I dont really NEED to go to bed early(even though I want to) I stay up til like 1 or 2 am watching youtube videos or on facebook or on Tumblr lol But because I go to bed "so late" and I set an alarm to wake up at 9:15am because if I sleep past 10am I feel like I slept my day away. So then I started taking a nap at like 1:45 or 2ish and took an hour nap...so now everyday around that time I get tired lol

So far Ive managed to work around my strange lifestyle:D, im quite happy starting work at 2pm & finish at 7pm 3 days a week..I like that idea of setting the alarm clock at a certain time, i really hate sleeping in after 10.30am, seem to always wake up with a headache:distress: lol, i usually have my nap at around 4pm on my days off, but then i don't go to bed till 3/4am. Im definatly going to make an effort to get to bed earlier from now on.

[SortaSavageLike]

My day friggin sucked.

Started the day by almost getting hit by a car driven by an old fart who must have been staring at his gas gauge while pulling into traffic. Ended up giving him the finger and shouting obscenities at him. Got my feet soaked on the way to work because my shoes are falling apart. Bus broke down on the way home, and ended up trapped onboard for 40 minutes with a shrieking baby behind me. Finally get on board the replacement bus, get home, and my white trash next door neighbor is blasting contemporary country so loud the walls are shaking.

Damn it, I just want to take a nap! :mad:

[KarmaContestant]

I tell people all the time that when you are bored sheetless there is always something that needs to be cleaned. Put some good music in the CD player and clean Caitlin, clean!

That's the truth.

But then, I really love cleaning. I love having a clean house, and I love making it that way. Once everything is clean is when I get bored!

[Silver Springs]

That's the truth.

But then, I really love cleaning. I love having a clean house, and I love making it that way. Once everything is clean is when I get bored!

I'm definitely a Monica Gellar when it comes to cleaning. The first thing I did when I was house sitting at my brother's for the week was clean the place from top to bottom. They have two boys so it's not the cleanest place in the world. But it was by the time I'd finished. Even defrosted their freezer for them.

[ButterCookie]

JTIS, I just got home from a play starring Katy Manning who played Jo Grant in Doctor Who. I really don't care that I'm telling everyone because I met her and she is the loveliest person ever.

The play was hilarious, too! :blob1:

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That it snowed here!!! it seriously hasnt snowed here since the October storm!!! It reminds me of how much I hate the snow LOL

[fringed n fab]

JTIS...

That it snowed here!!! it seriously hasnt snowed here since the October storm!!! It reminds me of how much I hate the snow LOL

Been down south now over 2 years and snow and cold grey blustery skies are the one thing that make me cringe whenever I think about someday moving back up home and one of the reasons that keeps me here. 3 short months of summer weather wasn't enough anymore.

[McTrouble]

I'm definitely a Monica Gellar when it comes to cleaning. The first thing I did when I was house sitting at my brother's for the week was clean the place from top to bottom. They have two boys so it's not the cleanest place in the world. But it was by the time I'd finished. Even defrosted their freezer for them.

And I'm definitely a Rachel Green! :o:rolleyes::lol:

[holidayroad]

My day friggin sucked.

Started the day by almost getting hit by a car driven by an old fart who must have been staring at his gas gauge while pulling into traffic. Ended up giving him the finger and shouting obscenities at him. Got my feet soaked on the way to work because my shoes are falling apart. Bus broke down on the way home, and ended up trapped onboard for 40 minutes with a shrieking baby behind me. Finally get on board the replacement bus, get home, and my white trash next door neighbor is blasting contemporary country so loud the walls are shaking.

Damn it, I just want to take a nap! :mad:

I hope you have a better day today!!! :thumbsup:

[McTrouble]

My day friggin sucked.

Started the day by almost getting hit by a car driven by an old fart who must have been staring at his gas gauge while pulling into traffic. Ended up giving him the finger and shouting obscenities at him. Got my feet soaked on the way to work because my shoes are falling apart. Bus broke down on the way home, and ended up trapped onboard for 40 minutes with a shrieking baby behind me. Finally get on board the replacement bus, get home, and my white trash next door neighbor is blasting contemporary country so loud the walls are shaking.

Damn it, I just want to take a nap! :mad:

Shouldn't all this have happened today - Friday the 13th!!!!!!!! :eek:

[HomerMcvie]

Shouldn't all this have happened today - Friday the 13th!!!!!!!! :eek:

I don't consider myself superstitious, but I had one of the worst Friday the 13ths, ever!
About 10 years ago, I finally landed a job, doing sound for this very popular band. I did them for about a month, and things were going well. Well, we were loading into this club, and the club had their own PA system. Well, I like working with my own mixing console, so I was loading it in. It was winter, and the sidewalk was slick, and I lost my footing, and it hit the sidewalk(it was in a road case, but still, it hit pretty hard). So we load in, and do soundcheck, and everything seemed fine. During the show that night, the f*cking PA kept cutting in and out. We couldn't figure why it doing it, but it was awful. We ASSumed that it was because my mixer had taken that hit.
Well, the band blamed me, and I was let go, the next day.:(
BUT, it turns out, about a week later, that I found out that one of the club's amplifiers was bad, and had been cutting in and out, regularly. Thanks for telling ME!
So yeah, I lost my gig, due to SOMEONE ELSE'S crappy equipment!
And I've been a little afraid of Friday the 13th, ever since!!!!

My band is playing a show tonight, wish me anti-Friday the 13th luck!:woohoo:

[Macfanforever]

My day friggin sucked.

Started the day by almost getting hit by a car driven by an old fart who must have been staring at his gas gauge while pulling into traffic. Ended up giving him the finger and shouting obscenities at him. Got my feet soaked on the way to work because my shoes are falling apart. Bus broke down on the way home, and ended up trapped onboard for 40 minutes with a shrieking baby behind me. Finally get on board the replacement bus, get home, and my white trash next door neighbor is blasting contemporary country so loud the walls are shaking.

Damn it, I just want to take a nap! :mad:

I understand what you going through.About 6 years ago I was walking to my job like I always do.The time was this time in the winter.As I was walking on the sidewalk.This woman came speeding out of her Apt parkinglot.She was to lazy to finish scraping her winshield off.So was a little peep hole to see out of .I ran my fat a$$ out of her way so fast and cursed also she almost had my lunchbox thrown into her junkbox car.

Yes rude neighbors.I put up with 18+ years of BS at my old APT.I probably call the police a dozen times when I was there for loud music,loud parties.I would not have problems with blasting contemporary country music.I would enjoyed it.Of course not at bed time.With my luck.I got stuck with Rap Hip Hop crap .Maybe thats why I cant stand the gender.One tenent liked rock music and the same tunes and bands I like and played it loud even with Stevie Nicks which of course I enjoyed.I traded some music with her.Gave her some more Stevie tunes.which she loved Stevie.

[markolas]

I have to take a break from this site.

[vivfox]

I have to take a break from this site.


No you don't. You stay right where you are. Let others share their opinions whether you agree with them or not. We are a diverse bunch of people and we are all valuable and special.

[HomerMcvie]

No you don't. You stay right where you are. Let others share their opinions whether you agree with them or not. We are a diverse bunch of people and we are all valuable and special.

I agree. We ARE a diverse bunch of people. If you can't allow others to have a belief, that's not consistent with yours, then you are the narrow minded one(that's not meant to be pointing a finger at anyone....I find my most liberal friends to be just as narrow minded as my right wing religious friends, maybe more so).

[vivfox]

I agree. We ARE a diverse bunch of people. If you can't allow others to have a belief, that's not consistent with yours, then you are the narrow minded one(that's not meant to be pointing a finger at anyone....I find my most liberal friends to be just as narrow minded as my right wing religious friends, maybe more so).


I agree. And this opinion is shared by two different personalities that haven't always seen eye to eye. But we do now.

[HomerMcvie]

I agree. And this opinion is shared by two different personalities that haven't always seen eye to eye. But we do now.

That's why I quoted you.:)

[louielouie2000]

So after several years of riding Vespas, I finally caved in and got an Aprilia motorcycle this weekend (I've only ever had Italians between my legs! :p). I never, ever could have imagined myself riding a 2 wheeled vehicle 5 years ago, especially not a motorcycle. But here we are... and I'm enjoying riding more than anything I've ever done! :D

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[Dodfather]

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WANT!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

So after several years of riding Vespas, I finally caved in and got an Aprilia motorcycle this weekend (I've only ever had Italians between my legs! :p). I never, ever could have imagined myself riding a 2 wheeled vehicle 5 years ago, especially not a motorcycle. But here we are... and I'm enjoying riding more than anything I've ever done! :D

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You be SAFE, my friend. I had one at about 19...a trip down a gravel road, sent me flying down the road, holding my face from the road, with my bare palms. I got up, rode that dangerous thing home, and put a for sale sign on it, the next morning.

And I can STILL feel my palms in that gravel. Seriously. Like it was yesterday.

BE CAREFUL.:woohoo:

[Meowi]

French Fries, JTIS. Sorry I haven't been on lately. :xoxo:
Cross your fingers though, I think I have met my match ~ and i'm drowning in the sea of love too. :xoxo:

[HomerMcvie]

French Fries, JTIS. Sorry I haven't been on lately. :xoxo:
Cross your fingers though, I think I have met my match ~ and i'm drowning in the sea of love too. :xoxo:
Good for you. Be careful!:)

And it's pronounced drownDing. Get with the program.:laugh:

[Silver Springs]

Blah. Sitting in the computer suite at University procrastinating on the computer is far more preferable to painting at the moment. Mah painting's not working :( I hate the beginning of paintings. There's always a feeling of doom and the awful thought that the piece just isn't working. Start going right already.

[Blueletter18]

Good for you. Be careful!:)

And it's pronounced drownDing. Get with the program.:laugh:

:thumbsup:

[GODDESS6]

Good for you. Be careful!:)

And it's pronounced drownDing. Get with the program.:laugh:

LMAO:laugh::laugh:~

[Dove]

My parents got me a turn table and a huge box of records as a surprise the other day! Rumors, The Other Side of the Mirror, Wild Heart, and Rock a Little were included in the mix. Plus some Led Zep, Linda Ronstadt, and Heart so I am a happy camper :D

[HomerMcvie]

LMAO:laugh::laugh:~

Wouldn't you think someone would have told her how to pronounce the word, so we wouldn't still be mocking her pronunciation, 33 years later!?!?


(OMFG- has it REALLY been 33 years since Tusk? FMFL!!!:mad:)

[Silver Springs]

My parents got me a turn table and a huge box of records as a surprise the other day! Rumors, The Other Side of the Mirror, Wild Heart, and Rock a Little were included in the mix. Plus some Led Zep, Linda Ronstadt, and Heart so I am a happy camper :D

Somebody is a VERY lucky person.

[louielouie2000]

My parents got me a turn table and a huge box of records as a surprise the other day! Rumors, The Other Side of the Mirror, Wild Heart, and Rock a Little were included in the mix. Plus some Led Zep, Linda Ronstadt, and Heart so I am a happy camper :D

Count me as very jealous! :nod: My most recent turn table broke a couple of years ago, and I've never bothered replacing it. They are fickle beasts for sure. But I truly do miss listening to my lp's. It's just neat hearing older albums in the format most people originally experienced them in. Plus, I know on some albums (like Tusk) there are sounds/vocals/instrumentation which are present on the lp which are not on the cd. I live for subtle little treats like that! :D

[Dove]

Dang, sorry about yours breaking, that must've been a heartbreaker :( I have yet to even get Tusk on CD but I have heard that it sounds amazing on LP! I love old (well to me they're old haha) things like that :D

[Meowi]

Good for you. Be careful!:)

And it's pronounced drownDing. Get with the program.:laugh:


Eh, I swear i'm going mental over getting rejected. Do I tell them I like them or...

[HomerMcvie]

Eh, I swear i'm going mental over getting rejected. Do I tell them I like them or...

Matt, love is such a chore. Okay, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?????? I'm serious.


What? Even though I'm still working on finding.....IT......the one change I made, a couple of years ago, is NO FEAR. What's the worst that can happen? Getting rejected, even if it's a second rejection? Because only then, will you know...know that you had strong feelings, and TRIED. At least you can walk away, with the knowledge and comfort, that you did let them know. There's nothing worse than wondering, "what if I'd only told them how I feel?". Nut up, and get it done. :)

I wish you the best!:wavey:

[Meowi]

Matt, love is such a chore. Okay, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?????? I'm serious.


What? Even though I'm still working on finding.....IT......the one change I made, a couple of years ago, is NO FEAR. What's the worst that can happen? Getting rejected, even if it's a second rejection? Because only then, will you know...know that you had strong feelings, and TRIED. At least you can walk away, with the knowledge and comfort, that you did let them know. There's nothing worse than wondering, "what if I'd only told them how I feel?". Nut up, and get it done. :)

I wish you the best!:wavey:

Well, guess who has a D.A.T.E?

[KarmaContestant]

So after several years of riding Vespas, I finally caved in and got an Aprilia motorcycle this weekend (I've only ever had Italians between my legs! :p). I never, ever could have imagined myself riding a 2 wheeled vehicle 5 years ago, especially not a motorcycle. But here we are... and I'm enjoying riding more than anything I've ever done! :D

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a382/louielouie2000/emmylou3.jpg

Rawr! :laugh:


My parents got me a turn table and a huge box of records as a surprise the other day! Rumors, The Other Side of the Mirror, Wild Heart, and Rock a Little were included in the mix. Plus some Led Zep, Linda Ronstadt, and Heart so I am a happy camper :D

Congratulations! I recently replaced my turntable; I'd say it was my favorite purchase of 2011.

Count me as very jealous! :nod: My most recent turn table broke a couple of years ago, and I've never bothered replacing it. They are fickle beasts for sure. But I truly do miss listening to my lp's. It's just neat hearing older albums in the format most people originally experienced them in. Plus, I know on some albums (like Tusk) there are sounds/vocals/instrumentation which are present on the lp which are not on the cd. I live for subtle little treats like that! :D

Best Buy has a great Sony turntable - basic - no frills, but affordable.


And - JTIS - I'm trying hard to stay off of eBay today. I want to buy records...it's become a problem of mine. Madonna on vinyl - it's calling to me. :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

Well, guess who has a D.A.T.E?

AWESOME! I hope my advice helped.:angel:


NO fear! All they can say is "no". I'd rather feel rejection with a "no", than wonder "what if", forever, from being a p*ssy(and I say that from experience).:D

[HomerMcvie]

Best Buy has a great Sony turntable - basic - no frills, but affordable.




How much was it? I need a decent, cheap one.

[Dove]

How much was it? I need a decent, cheap one.

The one my parents got was at Target for about 120 dollars. It plays casset tapes, CDs, radio, LP's and iPods/MP3s.

[Macfanforever]

How many of us still use cassettes.I got 1000 of them.

[Silver Springs]

How many of us still use cassettes.I got 1000 of them.

I still have a collection of them. Granted, it's not as big as my CD or Record collection, but I still listen to them.

[vivfox]

How many of us still use cassettes.I got 1000 of them.


I do but I rarely play them. I bought a tape to mp3 player and they don't transfer very well. Upon playback I have to crank the volume and it still is hard to hear. Perhaps you can help me figure out a better way? I have many FM concerts that are better quality than the mp3's people have posted and I would love to share them. I know you are a maestro of recordings.

[KarmaContestant]

How much was it? I need a decent, cheap one.

$130. Features a built in pre-amp, so if y0ur receiver doesn't have the phono input jack you can still use it. The sound is great, too! Otherwise, it's a no-frills record player that does exactly what you need it to do.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+USB+Stereo+Turntable/8734569.p?id=1201913280989&skuId=8734569

I know to some $130 may not seem cheap, but considering that turntables go for up to $2500 and more - it seemed like a bargain to me.

[vivfox]

It would be nice if just once, one of my female friends would put the toilet seat back up after using the bathroom in my house.

[louielouie2000]

How many of us still use cassettes.I got 1000 of them.

The last cassette I played was my first copy of Bella Donna, and I bet I haven't listened to that one in over 15 years. I was never a fan of cassettes, even when they were the main music format.

[Silver Springs]

I don't know why I even bother making plans with these two friends. A while we've had them, yet they're perfectly fine with cancelling the night before because their boyfriend and girlfriend are more important. We don't get to spend much time together. They see their other halves all the time.

[KarmaContestant]

I don't know why I even bother making plans with these two friends. A while we've had them, yet they're perfectly fine with cancelling the night before because their boyfriend and girlfriend are more important. We don't get to spend much time together. They see their other halves all the time.

Codependency. It's a terrible thing.

[HomerMcvie]

I don't know why I even bother making plans with these two friends. A while we've had them, yet they're perfectly fine with cancelling the night before because their boyfriend and girlfriend are more important. We don't get to spend much time together. They see their other halves all the time.

That's HOW I started taking my vacations by myself. I had a songwriting friends(we would attempt to write together), who would always make these Nashville plans with me. He went a few times, but then started changing his mind, up to even the evening before our departure. I finally said f*ck it, and started going by myself(when he canceled out, with only a few hours notice). And I have a better time!!! I can go do what I want...eat where I want...

People, can by terribly unreliable creatures.....

[Dodfather]

I don't know why I even bother making plans with these two friends. A while we've had them, yet they're perfectly fine with cancelling the night before because their boyfriend and girlfriend are more important. We don't get to spend much time together. They see their other halves all the time.

Oh I couldn't agree more with this! My friends know that if they cancel on me a few times in a row we may well fall out. It can't be helped now and again of course but all the time - absolutely not!

That's HOW I started taking my vacations by myself. I had a songwriting friends(we would attempt to write together), who would always make these Nashville plans with me. He went a few times, but then started changing his mind, up to even the evening before our departure. I finally said f*ck it, and started going by myself(when he canceled out, with only a few hours notice). And I have a better time!!! I can go do what I want...eat where I want...



STOP BEING ME!! :laugh: Although my last fantastic holiday last year was with a friend, he's very reliable and it was different kind of holiday than I normally do. I usually holiday alone so I can just go where I want and do whatever I please and don't have to worry about others cancelling or that near the time.

[HomerMcvie]

Oh I couldn't agree more with this! My friends know that if they cancel on me a few times in a row we may well fall out. It can't be helped now and again of course but all the time - absolutely not!



STOP BEING ME!! :laugh: Although my last fantastic holiday last year was with a friend, he's very reliable and it was different kind of holiday than I normally do. I usually holiday alone so I can just go where I want and do whatever I please and don't have to worry about others cancelling or that near the time.

STOP BEING ME! My oldest and best friend developed a bad habit of standing me up for dinner. We'd make plans, then he'd no show on me. About the 3rd time, I was over it. Avoided him like the plague for about a month. He finally was like, "what did I do wrong?" WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG? He quickly learned that you don't leave me standing at some restaurant on the other side of town, REPEATEDLY, because you forgot about our plans(yes, things do happen, and people occasionally forget, but....it was becoming all too common).

Yeah, I actually like going by myself better, for the most part. My friend that I used to go on vacation with, was picky, and would only eat at certain places. It basically had to be a steak house, and he wouldn't try anything new. I think we all know my thing for trying new foods and restaurants!!! He has contacted me in the recent past, about going again. Honestly, I'd rather just go by myself!

I used to get a little lonely, but with technology now, not so much. Friends are always texting me, so it's almost like being with them, since we're constantly interacting.

[McTrouble]

It would be nice if just once, one of my female friends would put the toilet seat back up after using the bathroom in my house.

:lol: We are just so inconsiderate when it comes to our ablutions!!!!!

[HomerMcvie]

:lol: We are just so inconsiderate when it comes to our ablutions!!!!!

Wouldn't equal rights entail "fairness of lid"? If we put it up, to not pee on it, for your happiness, is it too much to axe, that you put it back down?


50/50!!!!!






:lol::lol::lol:

[Silver Springs]

Wouldn't equal rights entail "fairness of lid"? If we put it up, to not pee on it, for your happiness, is it too much to axe, that you put it back down?


50/50!!!!!






:lol::lol::lol:

I never understood the whole toilet seat debate. If you're that lazy that you can't lift the toilet seat on your own, rather than relying on somebody leaving it up, then unscrew the bloody thing and do without. The cold porcelain ought to change your mind. :thumbsup:

[fringed n fab]

I admit I used to enter daily about 5 years ago for the HGTV Dream Home they were building in beautiful Islamorada, Florida in the Keys before I ended up moving down here anyway. But tell me, from the looks of it would you seriously like living out in the middle of nowhere land even if it was a multimillion dollar home fully furnished but in the middle of Utah??? I don't care how nice it is, no thanks...

[HomerMcvie]

I admit I used to enter daily about 5 years ago for the HGTV Dream Home they were building in beautiful Islamorada, Florida in the Keys before I ended up moving down here anyway. But tell me, from the looks of it would you seriously like living out in the middle of nowhere land even if it was a multimillion dollar home fully furnished but in the middle of Utah??? I don't care how nice it is, no thanks...

Me too. I grew up way out in the country, far away from everything, and.it.sucked. But then 10 years of living right downtown, was enough of that, too! Now, I'm semi-rural, but only 5 minutes from town. Best of both worlds!

I can be at Kroger's in 5 minutes, but can still go naked in my yard. #Freedom! lol;):D

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That I just cleaned my car off and shoveled the driveway with Ashley...got my exercise for the day LOL Now Sitting on the couch next to the fire drinking some iced coffee =)

P.S. I HATE SNOW

[Enchanted_Stevi]

It would be nice if just once, one of my female friends would put the toilet seat back up after using the bathroom in my house.

LOL That makes sense

[poetinmyheart]

I have procrastinated for the entire day. You would think that I have no work - I have so much to do! I'll regret this tomorrow.

[Silver Springs]

I admit I used to enter daily about 5 years ago for the HGTV Dream Home they were building in beautiful Islamorada, Florida in the Keys before I ended up moving down here anyway. But tell me, from the looks of it would you seriously like living out in the middle of nowhere land even if it was a multimillion dollar home fully furnished but in the middle of Utah??? I don't care how nice it is, no thanks...

I would love to live somewhere remote, away from the hustle and bustle and general annoyance of people bothering me :lol: My greatest ambition is to move into one of those lovely "chocolate box" cottages in the woods.

[McTrouble]

I would love to live somewhere remote, away from the hustle and bustle and general annoyance of people bothering me :lol: My greatest ambition is to move into one of those lovely "chocolate box" cottages in the woods.

And get eaten all up by the Big Bad Wolf! :D

[McTrouble]

JTIS...

That I just cleaned my car off and shoveled the driveway with Ashley...got my exercise for the day LOL Now Sitting on the couch next to the fire drinking some iced coffee =)

P.S. I HATE SNOW

Why did you shovel the driveway with Ashley? Did Ashley not mind? Would it not have been easier using an actual shovel? ;):laugh:

[beccamorrisfift]

Why did you shovel the driveway with Ashley? Did Ashley not mind? Would it not have been easier using an actual shovel? ;):laugh:

Oh Viv! That's exactly the kind of joke my dad makes, you two would have been as thick as thieves! :laugh:

[vivfox]

I have procrastinated for the entire day. You would think that I have no work - I have so much to do! I'll regret this tomorrow.

Saturday in the park, everyday's the fourth of July.

[Silver Springs]

And get eaten all up by the Big Bad Wolf! :D

Nah. I'm a Vegetarian. I'd be chewy. And no animal likes the taste of Tofu. :angel:

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Why did you shovel the driveway with Ashley? Did Ashley not mind? Would it not have been easier using an actual shovel? ;):laugh:

HAHAHAHA good one...more like ME AND ASHLEY SHOVELED THE DRIVEWAY lol

[Meowi]

I've got my first date ever tomorrow, and I could not have chosen a better person to ask! I'm taking my special person to the Zoo, followed by lunch at a bar on the Melbourne waterfront, and ice cream on the river banks.

[vivfox]

I've got my first date ever tomorrow, and I could not have chosen a better person to ask! I'm taking my special person to the Zoo, followed by lunch at a bar on the Melbourne waterfront, and ice cream on the river banks.


What's his name?

[vivfox]

I just spent most of Saturday going through one of my music files, trimming and organizing for a huge CD recording session I'm doing tomorrow.

[fringed n fab]

I would love to live somewhere remote, away from the hustle and bustle and general annoyance of people bothering me :lol: My greatest ambition is to move into one of those lovely "chocolate box" cottages in the woods.

I was never a country person, but don't like living right on top of others either like some communities where you can reach out your window into theirs. I hear of some people on FB having to drive an hour or more into town to the grocery and I think it's crazy. I've always been 5-10 minutes from anything I need and that's without having to live right downtown, which I'd never like.

[HomerMcvie]

I've got my first date ever tomorrow, and I could not have chosen a better person to ask! I'm taking my special person to the Zoo, followed by lunch at a bar on the Melbourne waterfront, and ice cream on the river banks.

That's awesome, Matt!

Just relax, and be yourself, and have FUN.:)

I'm so happy for you!

[ButterCookie]

I've got my first date ever tomorrow, and I could not have chosen a better person to ask! I'm taking my special person to the Zoo, followed by lunch at a bar on the Melbourne waterfront, and ice cream on the river banks.

My ex-girlfriend and I went to the Zoo on a date once and it far surpassed any other places I've been taken on a date so good choice!! :D Have fun!

[Meowi]

Nawwies! Young love, eh!
:xoxo:

[Aussie W/Heart]

I've got my first date ever tomorrow, and I could not have chosen a better person to ask! I'm taking my special person to the Zoo, followed by lunch at a bar on the Melbourne waterfront, and ice cream on the river banks.

So how did your date go Matt?, hope you had a great time:), you made me smile when you mentioned the (Melb) Zoo, i went there on a date many moons ago, with the first love of my life, we rode our push bikes from Carlton, on a warm summer's day we had a picnic & shared a bottle of wine.. wonder what he is doing now??? Ummmm.lol

[beccamorrisfift]

Meh. I hate dieting. Is anyone else dieting at the moment who's up for giving me motivation? LOL

[McTrouble]

Meh. I hate dieting. Is anyone else dieting at the moment who's up for giving me motivation? LOL

Becca - this time last year I was 75 lbs overweight. I've lost 28 lbs so far, so 47 lbs to go!

All's I'd say is - slow but sure! 28 lbs is not much in a whole year - but it's stayed off.

Don't try and lose it all at once, just a pound or two a month is enough and it keeps your weight more stable. And it's not as daunting an amount to achieve.

But I have to ask - why you? You look just perfect from your pics!

[poetinmyheart]

Anyone seen the new film 'The Artist' yet? I'm intrigued by the trailer.

[beccamorrisfift]

Becca - this time last year I was 75 lbs overweight. I've lost 28 lbs so far, so 47 lbs to go!

All's I'd say is - slow but sure! 28 lbs is not much in a whole year - but it's stayed off.

Don't try and lose it all at once, just a pound or two a month is enough and it keeps your weight more stable. And it's not as daunting an amount to achieve.

But I have to ask - why you? You look just perfect from your pics!

Wow Viv! That's such an achievement, high five lady! :D

Thanks for saying that, you put a smile on my face everyday!
It's not that I need to lose a lot of weight, but I'm about 5'8 and every single girl I'm friends with is 5'5 and a size 6/8 and being a 10/12 and 5'8 makes me feel like gigantor! So I'd just like to smooth out a few bits and tone up so I feel better about my self really.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Meh. I hate dieting. Is anyone else dieting at the moment who's up for giving me motivation? LOL

I hate it too LOL I feel like the only way for me to loose weight is to barely eat anything...

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Jtis...

That The Patriots Are Going To The Superbowl!!!!!

<3

[bangdrum]

Anyone seen the new film 'The Artist' yet? I'm intrigued by the trailer.

Me! :) I loved it.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

Off to bed early tonight...I haven an interview tomorrow at a salon for a Receptionist job(to work your way up to do salon work)...which I dont mind...I'll take anything!! Plus, it'll get my foot in the door and I already have 6 years receptionist experience....

WISH ME LUCK!

[Dove]

Went shopping with my mother and sister on Friday and bought myself a Stevie-esque outfit. Long, deep red skirt with a flowy, lacy white top. I'll see if I can get some pictures up later :D

Let's not forget the 3 inch heeled boots too. Anything higher than that and I'd fall >.>

[Meowi]

Eh, the date was bleh. Sure they may be chatty on Facebook - but in real life... Yup.

[HomerMcvie]

Eh, the date was bleh. Sure they may be chatty on Facebook - but in real life... Yup.

Matt, that's HOW they go. Seriously. I know I've got way more miles on me, so I'll try to be gentle....but it's so hard to find "the right one". But.you.will.find.the.one.

It's so funny. Sometimes, physical attraction overcomes you, and(for older people, anyway), you hook up, and it's great. But then the next morning, not so much. It's just so hard finding that perfect mix, of attraction, AND compatibility. But you do want that mix. I have friends who regularly just "hook up", and I just don't find that fulfilling. I'll stop there...off to FB!

[Meowi]

Yeah, and before the date you think: "Oh, this person is the right one for me..."you start imagining being together... bleh. There was just nothing really to talk about I guess.

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah, and before the date you think: "Oh, this person is the right one for me..."you start imagining being together... bleh. There was just nothing really to talk about I guess.
Exactly. I'm glad that you get it! If there's nothing to talk about, well...that's everything.

But that perfect balance is hard to find. But you will. Just be good, and honest with them. And yourself.:wavey:

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Went shopping with my mother and sister on Friday and bought myself a Stevie-esque outfit. Long, deep red skirt with a flowy, lacy white top. I'll see if I can get some pictures up later :D

Let's not forget the 3 inch heeled boots too. Anything higher than that and I'd fall >.>

OOOOO yes please post a picture!!!

[Dodfather]

Matt, that's HOW they go. Seriously. I know I've got way more miles on me, so I'll try to be gentle....but it's so hard to find "the right one". But.you.will.find.the.one.

It's so funny. Sometimes, physical attraction overcomes you, and(for older people, anyway), you hook up, and it's great. But then the next morning, not so much. It's just so hard finding that perfect mix, of attraction, AND compatibility. But you do want that mix. I have friends who regularly just "hook up", and I just don't find that fulfilling. I'll stop there...off to FB!

Matt - Homer is right - and I'll put up with what I'm sure is an "I an so smart/right" dance to say that (Homer - you surely have one?!)

If there's nothing to talk about then things won't go well, even if at the time you do hook up (age approriately of course!) This is how dates go but when you do find someone and end up talking so much that the lights come on the bar/restaurant (again, nothing uderage please, haha) then it's so worth the wait.

[Dodfather]

I have friends who regularly just "hook up", and I just don't find that fulfilling. I'll stop there...off to FB!

Sorry but I have to do this... in light of this post I'm unsure if FB means Facebook or not?? :lol:

[HomerMcvie]

Sorry but I have to do this... in light of this post I'm unsure if FB means Facebook or not?? :lol:

Yes, it meant Facebook, where one can only get in trouble, for adding too many people!:(

But we had a nice exchange.



But Alan, you're on both of my FB accounts....what douchebag musician REPORTS someone, for sending them an add???? Because I don't know who reported me. Not that I even CARE. But I'm just curious....because they obviously don't "get" FB, the way the rest of the world does!
I RARELY(maybe once a week) even access that account, since it's my "public" profile, so I usually try to send a few adds, when I do.....I just wish I knew to never try to add them again, or buy their music, or buy a ticket to their show.....did I mention douchebag!(my all time favorite word!)? :laugh:

JTIS.:D

[Dodfather]

Yes, it meant Facebook, where one can only get in trouble, for adding too many people!:(

But we had a nice exchange.



But Alan, you're on both of my FB accounts....what douchebag musician REPORTS someone, for sending them an add???? Because I don't know who reported me. Not that I even CARE. But I'm just curious....because they obviously don't "get" FB, the way the rest of the world does!
I RARELY(maybe once a week) even access that account, since it's my "public" profile, so I usually try to send a few adds, when I do.....I just wish I knew to never try to add them again, or buy their music, or buy a ticket to their show.....did I mention douchebag!(my all time favorite word!)? :laugh:

JTIS.:D

I know. I saw your post about this. It's ridiculous!! One, who would dare to be so mean and two, how could anyone be bothered to be that anal? The rant was well justified.

As for douchebag being your favourite word, I think word number 2 can easily apply here, since such behaviour demonstrates definite a****lery!

[HomerMcvie]

I know. I saw your post about this. It's ridiculous!! One, who would dare to be so mean and two, how could anyone be bothered to be that anal? The rant was well justified.

As for douchebag being your favourite word, I think word number 2 can easily apply here, since such behaviour demonstrates definite a****lery!

Right, whoever did it, views FB as some personal space, and not as a social network. FREAK!!! I just wish FB would tell you who it was, so you'd know to never send them another add!

A**holery is a very good word, but still not as good as my beloved douchebag.:wavey::wavey::wavey:

[Dove]

OOOOO yes please post a picture!!!

I will! Need to get my camera's USB cable hooked up ;)

[Meowi]

I've come to realize something. I could have all the friends in the world and a loving partner like my fellow teens. However, I give it all up - because I choose to be different. Sure, maybe I could start wearing the latest 'threads', vans and awful snap-backs. But I don't fall for fads or cliches, and my favorite thing in my cupboard is my Doors shirt. I could choose to have Megan Fox or a lustful semi-naked woman for a pinup in my room, but my walls are adorned with photo's of Stevie Nicks, Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Jim Morrison. If I wanted, my favorite movie could be about fast cars, sexy women and guns - but I find comfort with Thelma and Louise, Alien, Blade Runner and Fried Green Tomatoes. I could easily start listening to music about one night stands or getting drunk, but I choose to listen to Neil Young sing about finding a Heart of Gold.

Sure, it may take a while for me to find a Heart of Gold... but i'm me, and i'm happy with that.

:xoxo:

[Dove]

I've come to realize something. I could have all the friends in the world and a loving partner like my fellow teens. However, I give it all up - because I choose to be different. Sure, maybe I could start wearing the latest 'threads', vans and awful snap-backs. But I don't fall for fads or cliches, and my favorite thing in my cupboard is my Doors shirt. I could choose to have Megan Fox or a lustful semi-naked woman for a pinup in my room, but my walls are adorned with photo's of Stevie Nicks, Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Jim Morrison. If I wanted, my favorite movie could be about fast cars, sexy women and guns - but I find comfort with Thelma and Louise, Alien, Blade Runner and Fried Green Tomatoes. I could easily start listening to music about one night stands or getting drunk, but I choose to listen to Neil Young sing about finding a Heart of Gold.

Sure, it may take a while for me to find a Heart of Gold... but i'm me, and i'm happy with that.

:xoxo:

Wow... I'm just going to have to agree with you on that. You're totally right. Glad to see another person my age not afraid to be different!

[Silver Springs]

My new laptop is here! Can't wait to play when I get home. I had to buy a new one for myself because each day with my old one I'm risking it exploding. Last night was really dangerous because the fan made a noise likened to that of a rotary blade on steel :s Pretty scary. But yay! I'm out of pocket but I'm safe from explosions, haha.

Rest in peace, Vincent. Happy Birthday to Severus! XD

[HomerMcvie]

Sure, it may take a while for me to find a Heart of Gold... but i'm me, and i'm happy with that.

:xoxo:
I think that's great, Matt. People never find true love, until they love themselves. You're definitely on the right track.

[estranged4life]

Hello all! Still hanging tough here fighting depression - not gotten worse, just stable. Hopefully I can turn the corner and feel like my old self again. Peace be with you...


Brian j.

[SuperFleetwood]

I just thought id share that my YouTube channel is reaching new heights! How is everyone doing

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That i was thinking about starting up my beauty youtube channel again...I've been doing some videos here and there...i doubt my videos would get far, but I love doing make up and teaching people so why not? I might do a video tomorrow...I'm pretty much gonna be home alone for most of the day...so I can do many different looks and edit them and upload them throughout the week...I do have an HD flip cam and a HD video camera...so why not

JUST A THOUGHT

[SuperFleetwood]

Yeah you should start a YouTube channel! One suggestion make sure the videos are tagged right, so they can be found better.





JTIS...

That i was thinking about starting up my beauty youtube channel again...I've been doing some videos here and there...i doubt my videos would get far, but I love doing make up and teaching people so why not? I might do a video tomorrow...I'm pretty much gonna be home alone for most of the day...so I can do many different looks and edit them and upload them throughout the week...I do have an HD flip cam and a HD video camera...so why not

JUST A THOUGHT

[holidayroad]

Hello all! Still hanging tough here fighting depression - not gotten worse, just stable. Hopefully I can turn the corner and feel like my old self again. Peace be with you...


Brian j.

Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress!! Hearing that things are staying stable is good news!

[beccamorrisfift]

JTIS...

That i was thinking about starting up my beauty youtube channel again...I've been doing some videos here and there...i doubt my videos would get far, but I love doing make up and teaching people so why not? I might do a video tomorrow...I'm pretty much gonna be home alone for most of the day...so I can do many different looks and edit them and upload them throughout the week...I do have an HD flip cam and a HD video camera...so why not

JUST A THOUGHT

Cait!! Please do this, it would be way cool lady :)

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Cait!! Please do this, it would be way cool lady :)

Kay =P I'm probs gonna make a couple videos tonight

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That the Walmart in my town has a hair salon(a nice one not a ****ty one lol) and I took my mom there to do a few errands. I was waiting in the car but I asked her to ask the salon if they were hiring and she said they said yea so i went in and filled out a form and she told me to go online and fill out an application. The lady was wicked nice and pretty sure she liked me. So I really hope I hear back from them!

[chelluversu]

Hey guys :) :wavey:

[Silver Springs]

Hey guys :) :wavey:

Hello Stranger :)

[bangdrum]

I just got hired for a job!!! :blob2::blob1::blob2::thumbsup::cool:

[chelluversu]

Hello Stranger :)

Lol yeah...I haven't been here in forever.
I missed it.

[beccamorrisfift]

I just got hired for a job!!! :blob2::blob1::blob2::thumbsup::cool:

Congrats and good luck! :woohoo:

[TerraRhiannon]

Looking for an apartment with my friend, her finace and their two children is very VERY stressful... I can't even tell you. Everytime we find a great place theere's always something about it that prevents us from taking it. Price... credit checks... size... gahhhh.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

That I had a VERY traumatic experience today at work...My aunt was leaving work and some lady came up to her and said they saw a cat get hit by a car and the cat walked to the Rectory's door and laid down and passed away ='(

So my aunt called me and told me...so I ran down the hall and told Judy(co-worker) and we went to the front door and looked out the window and saw the poor cat dead. Judy and I didnt know what to do so she called the police and they tried to call animal control but they didnt answer so they left a message. Then, the police told us to move the cat over if we could and put a trash bag over it.

No one wanted to move the cat, but it needed to be moved since it was laying in the middle of the walkway at the front door. So I volunteered to move the cat. So I went to the kitchen and grabbed some gloves and a trash bag...cut the trash bag in half because I didnt want to put him IN the bag. I went outside and pet the cat and put my hand on his stomach to make sure he was really gone. His eyes were open and it was creeping me out..so I tried to close them but they wouldnt stay shut =\

I was wicked scared to pick him up. So I was telling myself "caitlin you wanted to be a vet you can do this..." so I picked him up and laid him on the trash bag nicely..like he was taking a nap and folded the rest of the trash bag over him. Then, grabbed a phone book to put on the edge of the trash bag so it wouldnt blow over(couldnt find a rock anywhere!!)...

I was fine for awhile because I was mostly in SHOCK that I did this...then before I left work I checked to see if animal control got him and they did..and it made me sad and happy..I didnt want him outside in the rain and snow(even tho he is dead)..So Ashley called me and was BALLING my eyes to her.

My aunt texted me and said "You will meet him again in heaven one day and he will say 'she is the one who laid me down with respect' " and that just gets me everytime...I love animals SO much and pains me to see them dead on the road and stuff...

P.S. please dont tell me what animal control does to the dead animals...

[Meowi]

Love sucks. Everyone seems to find it except me. Then, when I think I find it of course it doesn't work out.

[louielouie2000]

Love sucks. Everyone seems to find it except me. Then, when I think I find it of course it doesn't work out.

I felt this way for many, many years. Then there comes a point where you finally just love being you- and don't base your happiness on being with someone else- you actually just learn to truly love yourself. I know used to be a total serial dater- I kinda jumped from mini-marriage to mini-marriage. All of which were horrible, and the people were bad, bad, bad for me... but I wanted so desperately for them to work out. It's only when I got to the point where I truly loved being single (and wanted to remain that way), and enjoyed my own company, that someone emerged who was a good match for myself. It's far from the Hollywood/Disney version of what love/romance is, but my relationship is uplifting & so much fun.

Morale of the story is: just enjoy life and try to let it unfold organically... and try not to pressure yourself too much. You miss a lot of good stuff when you focus on & beat yourself up over something like trying to find your perfect match. :)

[bluefox4000]

I hated being alone. I thought i'd never find love. but i did. From 13 to 23 i was so depressed. I know it's strange but I never learned to live with being single as some people do. I needed someone. I don't do alone very well at all.

Mick

[Meowi]

Its just that everyone at my age (i'm almost 17 now :eek:) seems to have a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a this and a that. Look, i'm happy with myself for being different and I certainly know that hinders my chances on finding someone.

[HomerMcvie]

Matt, my 2.5 year relationship broke up on Jan 2nd, and I'm still having a terrible time with it. I actually feel worse about it, everyday. And it makes matters worse, that we're trying to remain friends. We texted a couple of nights ago, and the comments were nice, on both parts. THIS, was not good. It put me into a much deeper funk...

I honestly believed, for at least the past 15 months, that we were going to make it work out, for the long haul. I believed this, with all of my heart. We've broken up before, but it feels final, this time(although given our breakup history, I've always vowed, "never to say never").

We always had a lot of personal space, and time alone, which I was fine with. Not having someone in your arms, is one thing...not having them in your heart, is a another. I'm so freaking sad. If I were a suicidal person, I'd be in definite trouble right now(because I do feel THAT distraught - BUT NO, I'm not a suicidal person, before anyone reads something into that).

The hardest thing, is just remembering how to be alone. I was pretty much always alone, most of my life. I never minded it. I almost used to prefer it! I now LOATHE it. But day by day, I'll get through it...
JTIS

Matt, you're a really good guy. You'll find it. Just hang in there, and enjoy being yourself. Enjoy your friends. Enjoy life.

[Dove]

Its just that everyone at my age (i'm almost 17 now :eek:) seems to have a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a this and a that. Look, i'm happy with myself for being different and I certainly know that hinders my chances on finding someone.

Don't worry about it! I'm almost 16 and have never had a boyfriend before! Besides, being different is what sets you apart from everyone else for that one special person to find and enjoy :)

You seem like a nice person, I wouldn't be too worried if I were you <3

[Meowi]

Naww, thanks guys for the support! This is why I love the Ledge. :xoxo:
Honestly, I have no concept of dating/flirting what so ever. Most of the time, i'll meet a mutual friend on Facebook - and if there is any amount of flirting I think they're still interested. I think I just need to wait.

[Dove]

Naww, thanks guys for the support! This is why I love the Ledge. :xoxo:
Honestly, I have no concept of dating/flirting what so ever. Most of the time, i'll meet a mutual friend on Facebook - and if there is any amount of flirting I think they're still interested. I think I just need to wait.

Tehe, I can relate BIG TIME. I'm so awkward it's ridiculous. Someone gives me a complement/begins to flirt and I just go blank and start rambling xD

You don't want to watch me flirt, it's embarrassing to even see :lol:

[vivfox]

Love sucks. Everyone seems to find it except me. Then, when I think I find it of course it doesn't work out.


I'm 49 and I feel the same way. I felt this way at your age too. When I was a teenager and heard Stevie sing, "dreams unwind, love is hard to find," I knew right then and there it would be almost impossible for me to find love. I felt that if a hottie like her thought it was hard then I was totally doomed. And I have been totally doomed. I've about given up completely. Luckily the rest of my life is going blissfully well, but in the love department; forget it.

[Meowi]

*thank god I have Tori Amos*

Bahaha, she's the best 'coming of age' and 'self realization' artist out there.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Its just that everyone at my age (i'm almost 17 now :eek:) seems to have a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a this and a that. Look, i'm happy with myself for being different and I certainly know that hinders my chances on finding someone.

When I turned 17..I broke up with my boyfriend after us dating for 2 years...I've been single since 2 years ago when I started dating Ashley...so I was like 19...in between I went a few dates with some guys but they were losers...well actually one was a winner..but he was taking things too fast for me at the time.

[Macfanforever]

I dont know where to post this but I found this on youtube.Its a clip from TimeLife cd collection. from the 70's..They showed the FM Dreams clip a couple of times.As I was thinking.It would be nice that Stevie and Jim Ladd host a TimeLife Infomercial about a 1980's Ladies of rock collection.On this clip they have the guys from Airsuppy hosting the show with a lady.


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[APerfectLie]

Love sucks. Everyone seems to find it except me. Then, when I think I find it of course it doesn't work out.

Same here. Le sigh...

[Meowi]

Same here. Le sigh...

Le sigh, indeed. :nod:

[chelluversu]

JTIS...

That I had a VERY traumatic experience today at work...My aunt was leaving work and some lady came up to her and said they saw a cat get hit by a car and the cat walked to the Rectory's door and laid down and passed away ='(

So my aunt called me and told me...so I ran down the hall and told Judy(co-worker) and we went to the front door and looked out the window and saw the poor cat dead. Judy and I didnt know what to do so she called the police and they tried to call animal control but they didnt answer so they left a message. Then, the police told us to move the cat over if we could and put a trash bag over it.

No one wanted to move the cat, but it needed to be moved since it was laying in the middle of the walkway at the front door. So I volunteered to move the cat. So I went to the kitchen and grabbed some gloves and a trash bag...cut the trash bag in half because I didnt want to put him IN the bag. I went outside and pet the cat and put my hand on his stomach to make sure he was really gone. His eyes were open and it was creeping me out..so I tried to close them but they wouldnt stay shut =\

I was wicked scared to pick him up. So I was telling myself "caitlin you wanted to be a vet you can do this..." so I picked him up and laid him on the trash bag nicely..like he was taking a nap and folded the rest of the trash bag over him. Then, grabbed a phone book to put on the edge of the trash bag so it wouldnt blow over(couldnt find a rock anywhere!!)...

I was fine for awhile because I was mostly in SHOCK that I did this...then before I left work I checked to see if animal control got him and they did..and it made me sad and happy..I didnt want him outside in the rain and snow(even tho he is dead)..So Ashley called me and was BALLING my eyes to her.

My aunt texted me and said "You will meet him again in heaven one day and he will say 'she is the one who laid me down with respect' " and that just gets me everytime...I love animals SO much and pains me to see them dead on the road and stuff...

P.S. please dont tell me what animal control does to the dead animals...

That took a lot of strength.

I remember feeling sad when I had to put my cat down. My mother stood in the corner and cried while they did the procedure, and I just stood by the table he was laying on and rubbed his head even after he was already gone. Animals shouldn't have to die like that...

After he was gone and I stopped petting him, the vet took him away, and they sent us his ashes in a small hand carved wooden box. They printed his name on a gold bar thingy that I ended up putting on the box. They also gave us a clay plate thing with his paw prints and his name on it. I'm glad to have a part of him still.

I'm sure that the cat you showed so much respect for appreciated what you did.

[Silver Springs]

JTIS...

That I had a VERY traumatic experience today at work...My aunt was leaving work and some lady came up to her and said they saw a cat get hit by a car and the cat walked to the Rectory's door and laid down and passed away ='(

So my aunt called me and told me...so I ran down the hall and told Judy(co-worker) and we went to the front door and looked out the window and saw the poor cat dead. Judy and I didnt know what to do so she called the police and they tried to call animal control but they didnt answer so they left a message. Then, the police told us to move the cat over if we could and put a trash bag over it.

No one wanted to move the cat, but it needed to be moved since it was laying in the middle of the walkway at the front door. So I volunteered to move the cat. So I went to the kitchen and grabbed some gloves and a trash bag...cut the trash bag in half because I didnt want to put him IN the bag. I went outside and pet the cat and put my hand on his stomach to make sure he was really gone. His eyes were open and it was creeping me out..so I tried to close them but they wouldnt stay shut =\

I was wicked scared to pick him up. So I was telling myself "caitlin you wanted to be a vet you can do this..." so I picked him up and laid him on the trash bag nicely..like he was taking a nap and folded the rest of the trash bag over him. Then, grabbed a phone book to put on the edge of the trash bag so it wouldnt blow over(couldnt find a rock anywhere!!)...

I was fine for awhile because I was mostly in SHOCK that I did this...then before I left work I checked to see if animal control got him and they did..and it made me sad and happy..I didnt want him outside in the rain and snow(even tho he is dead)..So Ashley called me and was BALLING my eyes to her.

My aunt texted me and said "You will meet him again in heaven one day and he will say 'she is the one who laid me down with respect' " and that just gets me everytime...I love animals SO much and pains me to see them dead on the road and stuff...

P.S. please dont tell me what animal control does to the dead animals...

Thank you so much for treating that Cat with the dignity he deserved. I'm sure up in Kitty heaven he's very grateful to you for being there with him and showing him kindness. It's awful to think, but not many people would have done what you did. I work at a Cat Sanctuary, and unfortunately losing an animal never gets easier. You'd think it would be Kittens that got to me more. But no. It's the elderly Cats who have spent so long there. And they get so sick and enfeebled that they need to be put to sleep. They've known suffering for so long in their life and a Sanctuary is their final home. That hurts. And yep. I do have tears in my eyes when I type that. They're at least lucky enough that my boss opened her home for them all to at least be able to have full bellies, social interaction and shelter, even if not that human they deserve to have.


Its just that everyone at my age (i'm almost 17 now :eek:) seems to have a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a this and a that. Look, i'm happy with myself for being different and I certainly know that hinders my chances on finding someone.

I'm 23. I've never even been kissed. Be thankful you're not me. At this point in my life I've given up on the idea that a man would have any reason to look at me twice, never mind find a reason to like me like that. There's so many pretty, intelligent, funny, charismatic and damn close to perfect women out there. I'm no competition.

[Meowi]

On a lighter note, here is a recent conversation I had with my beautiful mother!

(listening to The Carpenters)
Me: Isn't it sad, about Karen Carpenter?
Mum: Oh yeah, didn't she choke on a ham sandwich?
Me: *ugh* That's Mama Cass, Karen Carpenter died of Anorexia
Mum: She definitely wouldn't be eating a ham sandwich

[McTrouble]

Thank you so much for treating that Cat with the dignity he deserved. I'm sure up in Kitty heaven he's very grateful to you for being there with him and showing him kindness. It's awful to think, but not many people would have done what you did. I work at a Cat Sanctuary, and unfortunately losing an animal never gets easier. You'd think it would be Kittens that got to me more. But no. It's the elderly Cats who have spent so long there. And they get so sick and enfeebled that they need to be put to sleep. They've known suffering for so long in their life and a Sanctuary is their final home. That hurts. And yep. I do have tears in my eyes when I type that. They're at least lucky enough that my boss opened her home for them all to at least be able to have full bellies, social interaction and shelter, even if not that human they deserve to have.




I'm 23. I've never even been kissed. Be thankful you're not me. At this point in my life I've given up on the idea that a man would have any reason to look at me twice, never mind find a reason to like me like that. There's so many pretty, intelligent, funny, charismatic and damn close to perfect women out there. I'm no competition.

Excuse me? Bee - you are everything I've just highlighted up there!

And I can add a couple more - beautiful, generous of spirit, and extremely kindhearted!

[wondergirl9847]

Its just that everyone at my age (i'm almost 17 now :eek:) seems to have a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a this and a that. Look, i'm happy with myself for being different and I certainly know that hinders my chances on finding someone.

I want to weep since I feel like an old lady right now. :lol:

I am almost 36 years old and have been in a relationship for almost 2 years with an amazing man. He is the ONLY guy I've ever dated and we didn't get together until I was 34 years old. Never dated anyone in high school, college or even in my 20's. It.just.didn't.happen for me. :shrug:

During those years, I figured out who I was, did lots of traveling and things I enjoyed. :thumbsup: It was fun and I met so many great people and made some life-long friends. Have fun in your youth!

There is PLENTY of time for you to find someone, trust me. Enjoy being who you are and reveling in that. You are unique and different but so is everyone else. ;) We are all into different music, movies, celebs, etc. but that makes us who we are! You will find someone who loves you for YOU and it will be magical. :)

[Enchanted_Stevi]

That took a lot of strength.

I remember feeling sad when I had to put my cat down. My mother stood in the corner and cried while they did the procedure, and I just stood by the table he was laying on and rubbed his head even after he was already gone. Animals shouldn't have to die like that...

After he was gone and I stopped petting him, the vet took him away, and they sent us his ashes in a small hand carved wooden box. They printed his name on a gold bar thingy that I ended up putting on the box. They also gave us a clay plate thing with his paw prints and his name on it. I'm glad to have a part of him still.

I'm sure that the cat you showed so much respect for appreciated what you did.

I had 2 dogs and 1 cat put down and 1 passed away recently that i loved so much ='(. I wasnt in any of the rooms when they were put down, but I was very devistated so I can only imagine being there and seeing your beloved pet pass on ='( I have oine of my dogs cremated and he's in a marble urn with his name and stuff on it. I still have 1 cat...he's 16 and in perfect health(except for some allergies) I've had him since I was 5!! I can even imagine him passing!!!!!!! I think thats really sweet they gave you the clay plate with his paw prints...I'd want that foir my cat Nighttime. i also want his paw prints tattooed on me.

Thanks..I hope so =) Is it bad I named him? lol

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Thank you so much for treating that Cat with the dignity he deserved. I'm sure up in Kitty heaven he's very grateful to you for being there with him and showing him kindness. It's awful to think, but not many people would have done what you did. I work at a Cat Sanctuary, and unfortunately losing an animal never gets easier. You'd think it would be Kittens that got to me more. But no. It's the elderly Cats who have spent so long there. And they get so sick and enfeebled that they need to be put to sleep. They've known suffering for so long in their life and a Sanctuary is their final home. That hurts. And yep. I do have tears in my eyes when I type that. They're at least lucky enough that my boss opened her home for them all to at least be able to have full bellies, social interaction and shelter, even if not that human they deserve to have.


I love animals so much so I'd do anything for them. I know many people definatly wouldnt have done what I did! they would probs shovel him off to the side or something and thats just plain mean! I would never do that!
OMG WHY DID I GOOGLE CAT SANCTUARY!! Now I am crying my eyes out lol I'd do the same thing if I was your boss!

[Enchanted_Stevi]

JTIS...

Went to the dentist yesterday(yesterday was obviously not my day!!) and I need my wisdom teeth takenm out =\ Sadly my health insurance doesnt cover dental anymore for some odd reason. Oh and apparently I have minor gingivitis is a couple places and they want me to do a gum treatment...seriously?!?! Thats like $500 right there! Cant I just brush better, floss more, and use mouth wash everyday?!?! Its not like my teeth are gonna fall out...on a scale of 1-9(1 being good and 9 being my teeth are gonna fall out) like 3 spots are a 4.... ANYWAY, then my wisdom teeth are gonna be like $2000!! They have payment plans but even the payments are too high for me since I work part time...So I was thinking 1) switch health plans that cover dental or 2) find a real job ASAP...work my ass off and try and pay the whole thing

[TerraRhiannon]

Ugh that sucks about the wisdom teeth !! ^

So today I had a customer on the phone who's name was.... drumroll please....

Harry Chin.

As soon as I hung up (and I on the call with another agent) we burst out laughing. It was great. Poor guy.

[SuperFleetwood]

SuperFleetwoodMac YouTube Channels are riding the Commercial Cloud!!!! YAY!!! I have been receiving high reviews on that youtube channel!!! I knew my hard work would pay off!! they are the Powerhouse Channels for Fleetwood Mac and Starship!

[Silver Springs]

SuperFleetwoodMac YouTube Channels are riding the Commercial Cloud!!!! YAY!!! I have been receiving high reviews on that youtube channel!!! I knew my hard work would pay off!! they are the Powerhouse Channels for Fleetwood Mac and Starship!

Your arrogance has literally dumbfounded me.

JTIS. I accidentally wrote 1000 words for my essay tonight, even though I only opened the file to add chapter titles to my existing 4000 words. Oops.

[SuperFleetwood]

I wanted to be proud of the hard work that i did? so if it came accross as arrogant then im sorry!

Your arrogance has literally dumbfounded me.

JTIS. I accidentally wrote 1000 words for my essay tonight, even though I only opened the file to add chapter titles to my existing 4000 words. Oops.

[Silver Springs]

I wanted to be proud of the hard work that i did? so if it came accross as arrogant then im sorry!

I'm not going to provide an argument that I haven't already provided through PM, in the appropriate forum. Then it fell on deaf ears, so I shan't waste my time.

[SuperFleetwood]

Ok Bee! Wish you well in the future!

I'm not going to provide an argument that I haven't already provided through PM, in the appropriate forum. Then it fell on deaf ears, so I shan't waste my time.

[Meowi]

Hey all you wonderful people :xoxo:
Just wanted to say how awesome we all are :D.
Also, feel free to PM if anyone wants to chat! :blob2:

[poetinmyheart]

JTIS that I have some big decisions to make career wise at the moment. I know I have to make them but I'm burying my head in the sand. It's going to cause some trouble & I'm going to have to fight to get what I want.

You know that horrible feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you're worrying about something? I have that permanently at the moment. I'm 24 but in situations like this, I find myself feeling like a child.

[beccamorrisfift]

JTIS that I'm feeling rather proud of myself at the moment, all my dieting, pilates, jogging and torture has been so worth it to feel this good about myself, I'm wearing leggings, a tight black cami and a flowy open shirt and I just feel so happy!
(Sorry for the smug nature of this post, I'm not usually like this, I promise)
LOLZ.

[ButterCookie]

JTIS that I'm feeling rather proud of myself at the moment, all my dieting, pilates, jogging and torture has been so worth it to feel this good about myself, I'm wearing leggings, a tight black cami and a flowy open shirt and I just feel so happy!
(Sorry for the smug nature of this post, I'm not usually like this, I promise)
LOLZ.

Yay! I'm normally the person shouting "YOU'RE PERFECT THE WAY YOU ARE, YOU DON'T NEED TO DIET!" but I'm glad you're feeling good about yourself. :nod:

I saved as a draft on Tumblr a post that Marissa reblogged and I'm going to try and do it. It's titled Fab Ab February and basically outlines the month and each day Sit Ups, Push Ups and Planks, increasing the amount you do each day. I'm as happy with my body as I'm ever going to be, I just want to tone my stomach back up so I'm going to try doing that but with half the amount of exercises instructed so as not to go overboard.

[holidayroad]

JTIS that I have some big decisions to make career wise at the moment. I know I have to make them but I'm burying my head in the sand. It's going to cause some trouble & I'm going to have to fight to get what I want.

You know that horrible feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you're worrying about something? I have that permanently at the moment. I'm 24 but in situations like this, I find myself feeling like a child.


You have to not worry about how it will effect others. You have to do what is best for you.
Here's hoping it will all work out for the best! :thumbsup:

I definitely understand what you mean in your last paragraph. I still feel that way sometimes, too....and I'm 37!!

[vivfox]

Do you think I should shave my armpits or is that only a woman's thing?

[fringed n fab]

Do you think I should shave my armpits or is that only a woman's thing?

I would think with so many men grooming themselves well today, nothings thought of it. Plus you have both men and women using permanent hair remover gadgets today, heck I get surprised and find it sexy if a man still has (some) body hair at all these days.

[Dodfather]

That I have a cold and am stuck at work with a Lemsip when I just want to be at home - bah!

[Meowi]

When people ask me how I feel, i'm just gonna let Tori Amos do it for me. Its much easier. :lol:

[HomerMcvie]

Lemsip

Could we please speak American here?:mad::mad::mad:











:lol::lol::lol:
Explain...?

[McTrouble]

Could we please speak American here?:mad::mad::mad:












:lol::lol::lol:
Explain...?


:lol: I am sure you will have similar over there!

It's a cold/flu remedy - it's a powdered concoction of paracetamol, aspirin, decongestant, and lemon flavouring that comes in sachets of a single dose. Empty in a mug and pour over hot water.

I think it's disgusting - would much prefer a mug of hot fresh lemon and lovely honey, will a liberal helping of whiskey! Does the job much better! :D

[ButterCookie]

I think it's disgusting - would much prefer a mug of hot fresh lemon and lovely honey, will a liberal helping of whiskey! Does the job much better! :D

Me too! So I put my own honey and a bit of extra lemon in the lemon flavoured ones, with some sugar so it's tooth-rottingly sweet but I get the painkilling and decongestant effects too.

[HomerMcvie]

:lol: I am sure you will have similar over there!

It's a cold/flu remedy - it's a powdered concoction of paracetamol, aspirin, decongestant, and lemon flavouring that comes in sachets of a single dose. Empty in a mug and pour over hot water.

I think it's disgusting - would much prefer a mug of hot fresh lemon and lovely honey, will a liberal helping of whiskey! Does the job much better! :D

Do you have Nyquil over there? I always have a bottle on hand, just in case I feel sickness coming on. We probably have something similar to the powdered stuff....I was just raised on Nyquil, and I'm a creature of habit.

Now on the lemon/honey/whiskey mixture....I think you know my position on a combo like that!
:]:]:]:]

And BTW, Viv, I laugh aloud, every time I see your sig pic!!!

[Silver Springs]

While screencapping the "Songs From The Small Machine" DVD, I just recalled one of my pet peeves. I cannot.bloody.stand.it when performers point to the audience to emphasize a point in their song. Don't do it. You're not in some cheesy pop girl band. Stop eeeeet!

[Dodfather]

would much prefer a mug of hot fresh lemon and lovely honey, will a liberal helping of whiskey! Does the job much better! :D

Oh absolutely. I'll be doing that tonight but it isn't the most practical remedy at work! :laugh:

[Dodfather]

Could we please speak American here?:mad::mad::mad:




No. :rolleyes::lol:

[McTrouble]

While screencapping the "Songs From The Small Machine" DVD, I just recalled one of my pet peeves. I cannot.bloody.stand.it when performers point to the audience to emphasize a point in their song. Don't do it. You're not in some cheesy pop girl band. Stop eeeeet!

LMAO - yep, just SO cringeworthy! I agree - DON'T DO IT!!! :lol:

[Dodfather]

When people ask me how I feel, i'm just gonna let Tori Amos do it for me. Its much easier. :lol:

I let Adam Duritz do it for me.

(I started to write Adam Duritz does it for me but then stopped... childish humour and all that. Plus Homer would immediately jump on it! :D)