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iwz by iwz · Aug 29, 2006 · 6,104 views

I hope it stops raining soon, this is getting old. It's supposed to be nice for the next few days, but then I have a feeling next week is going to be crappy with that tropical storm/hurricane on its way up here.

In other news, my brother gets married on monday!

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socalgal #253 socalgalOG 2003

is it tupac's bday today or is it the anniversary of his death?

malibu #252 malibuOG 2001

so this morning we're in the middle of a pretty big chemistry lecture and this girls turns around and tells me to stop breathing so loudly. now at first i thought she was kidding cuz yeah i have asthma and when it acts up i tend to breathe like darth vader. so i ask, "are you kidding?" she shoots me this evil look and says i'm distracting her from the lessson.

i almost stood up and punched her in the ovaries right there. i dont' even know this girl, we're in college not preschool, and maybe the fact that she got there 15 min late was why she didnt' understand what was going on. i feel so mad.

malibu #251 malibuOG 2001

so this morning we're in the middle of a pretty big chemistry lecture and this girls turns around and tells me to stop breathing so loudly. now at first i thought she was kidding cuz yeah i have asthma and when it acts up i tend to breathe like darth vader. so i ask, "are you kidding?" she shoots me this evil look and says i'm distracting her from the lessson.

i almost stood up and bunched her in the ovaries right there. i dont' even know this girl, we're in college not preschool, and maybe the fact that she got there 15 min late was why she didnt' understand what was going on. i feel so mad.

flomojopoanode #251.1 flomojopoanodeFounder

how does one "bunch" another one in the ovaries?

**don't hate me**

Buuuttttt, I was getting annoyed by loud breathing at the bookstudy on Monday night. I didn't have the heart to tell him to kick it down a notch. Nose whistles are the worst! I'm very easily agitated by sounds...

BUT, I prayed that Jehovah help me ignore it, and focus on the lesson, and it worked. But before that, I was getting ready to SCREAM.

socalgal #251.2 socalgalOG 2003

i would've kept up the breathing...LOL or shot my inhaler in her face lol

flomojopoanode #250 flomojopoanodeFounder

I fear for the people I meet today. They are not going to like me. I already don't like them

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#250.1 brothermanOG 2004

Hahaha...Someone is grumpy.

web-toedchloe #250.2 web-toedchloeOG 2001

Collection agents? Sardine deliverymen?

socalgal #250.3 socalgalOG 2003

awwww hun, whats wrong? you're RARELY in a bad mood. i'll join you, im in a "mood" today too!

flomojopoanode #250.3.1 flomojopoanodeFounder

aw, sorry to hear that.

B
#249 brothermanOG 2004

I think it's time to make new versions of the old trilogy Star Wars games. What was SNES the last versions of them? After playing ROTS, I need these! Make it happen Ian!!

iwz #249.1 iwz

I am not the video game developer you're looking for.

B
#249.1.1 brothermanOG 2004

Well maybe you should be! haha...

web-toedchloe #249.2 web-toedchloeOG 2001

hello? Lego star wars.

B
#249.2.1 brothermanOG 2004

It's not the same.

superhero #248 superheroOG 2004

i FINALLY get invited to an Octoberfest party at someone's house (i've waited my whole life for this!) and it's the same weekend we're in London!! ARGH! the frustration and the insanity of it all!!

forrestina #248.1 forrestinaOG 2002

they're so disappointed that a lot of people can't make it.

web-toedchloe #247 web-toedchloeOG 2001

I just walked into one of our conference rooms with an older client, maybe in her late 50's, and as soon as I closed the conference room door, she asked me, "Is that the ditzy receptionist?" My jaw dropped and I couldn't help but laugh - can you imagine a little old lady calling a receptionist "ditzy"? It was so funny.

socalgal #247.1 socalgalOG 2003

whats funnier is you think someone in their late 50's is a little old lady...LOL

web-toedchloe #247.1.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

She was shorter than I am and wearing a shall - it painted a picture for me. :)

socalgal #247.1.1.1 socalgalOG 2003

HAHAHAHA it jsut totally cracked me up.

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#246 brothermanOG 2004

I get to go to the knee doctor next Wed. Joy!

hunkpapap #245 hunkpapapOG 2003

Its 3 A.M. I must be lonely..

specialk #245.1 specialkOG 2003

No....you're either an insomniac, or a Matchbox 20 fan. :)

superhero #245.1.1 superheroOG 2004

i so love matchbox twenty

magnum #244 magnumOG 2001

did google toolbar just update itself for anyone else?

originalsnob #243 originalsnobOG 2004

I need fabulous red faux suede slouch/scrunch boots STAT! Already tried Zappos,Steve Madden, Dr. Scholl's (actually don't laugh he has some hot shoes), Amazon, Ebay, Torrid...Where next?

The closest I found to what I want was Torrid.com's Aunika but, I need it with more of a slouch, less of a heel, and in RED. HELP!

specialk #243.1 specialkOG 2003

Bakers, DSW, Hot Topic (if they maybe sell shoes on their website) Victori'a Secret online, Target (online), Nordstrom's (online).....just as a start. Let me knowo if those don't work.

socalgal #243.2 socalgalOG 2003

have you tried nordys? bakers shoes? wild pair?

specialk #243.3.1 specialkOG 2003

Crap....bad link. Go on nordstroms.com and do a search for all red boots. You'll find it. It's the Jessica Simpson boot. No joke.

socalgal #243.3.1.1 socalgalOG 2003

i just looked at those at macy's...so cute...adn they're cheaper at macy's by $30

specialk specialkOG 2003

They have them at Macy's? I didn't see it on their site.....man, score one for Gina, hahahah!

originalsnob originalsnobOG 2004

Okay you two, Victoria's Secret has all kinds of fabulous shoe's that'd just be a wonderful sin to wear but, Nordstroms came the closest to what I wanted... I might hold off just a little more cause I need to physically see some of these. I liked

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2900044/0~2376778~2372808~6007659~6007692?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6007692&P=1

and

http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=XD-201544&page=1&cgname=OSSHUBOOABB&rfnbr=3173&dispMode=ABTEST

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#242 dgiaimoOG 2003

Just curious: Does anyone here know anyone in Hannover, PA?

specialk #242.1 specialkOG 2003

Um....where in PA is that near?

D
#242.1.1 dgiaimoOG 2003

It's in southern PA, about 50 miles NNW of Baltimore, and 120 miles W of Philadelphia.

specialk #242.1.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Oh nevermind. It sounded familiar, so I thought I might. I was srong. Sorry. :)

specialk #242.1.1.2 specialkOG 2003

Oh nevermind. It sounded familiar, so I thought I might. I was wrong. Sorry. :)

mandie #241 mandieOG 2001

So when me and garrett were dating he bought this car at a car auction for super cheap. His main reason because it kicked butt on gas(he lived 2 1/2 hrs away from me). So its a 1993 PINK geo prism...HAHA. (no he doesn't sell mary kay). So it has 200,000 miles on it with the original clutch that me and my friend learned to drive stick on! THIS CAR WILL NOT DIE!!! i HATE this car. We now refer to this car as to "the chic magnet", because its hott. SOOOOO - friday night, it started to bite the dust!!!!!! I THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME!! So we bought a new car. yay! so now, i want to drive the geo through corn fields and record the whole thing...this is going to be fun...

fivezero #241.1 fivezeroOG 2003

you gotta spray paint it up and make it into a demolition derby car!

mandie #241.1.1 mandieOG 2001

YES! and i want to spray paint chic magnet on it! i have to take pictures of this car for you guys..you will laugh your heads off!!

ohhh, and it is also three colors right now. hehehe. DOH!

fivezero #241.1.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

aw, man, that sounds so cool. don't flake out on the those pics. i GOTTA see this.

mandie mandieOG 2001

oh man, i'm going to make a geo documentary! HAHA

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

the FIRST of it's kind, i'm sure. hilarious.

mandie mandieOG 2001

hahaha, i need to find bathing suit models to sit on it..HAHA

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

my interest in this project just goes UP and UP. maybe i can be executive producer.

mandie mandieOG 2001

let me make a call to my best friends giesele and heidi and get them over here STAT!!!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

how about midgets posing in and around the car...

specialk #241.2 specialkOG 2003

Hahahah....awesome!!! Definitely spray paint it and beat the crap out of it....good for aggression, ahhahaha.

flyingfree1125 #240 flyingfree1125OG 2001

anyone have any intrest in going apple picking this weekend?

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#240.1 brothermanOG 2004

Ooh! The kids would have loved it, but they're going to their mom's house.

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#240.2 dgiaimoOG 2003

I used to love apple-picking in the fall...

fivezero #240.3 fivezeroOG 2003

see now, if we was going peach pickin'. . . i love peaches

random quote: "i could eat a peach for hours"

specialk #240.3.1 specialkOG 2003

Scary......Nic Cage, right?

fivezero #240.3.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

YUP, in his creepiest role ever!

fivezero #239 fivezeroOG 2003

Lake George tomorrow! Can't wait! We got a log cabin on the lake this time! Two friends are bringing boats. It's SO on!

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#239.1 dgiaimoOG 2003

How many of you are going?

fivezero #239.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

We've got 10 or so

D
#239.1.1.1 dgiaimoOG 2003

Sounds like fun. What do you guys do up there at this time of year? Isn't it too cold for watersports?

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

Nope. We're gonna wakeboard like men and women possessed. We also hike and ride bikes and play scrabble.

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dgiaimoOG 2003

Nice. Anyone else I know going?

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

I doubt it. Folks from my hall in Toms River, some from Middletown, others from Niagra, a couple Pennsylvanians.

juicymango #238 juicymangoOG 2003

yayyyy headache is almost gone, and i finished another batch of work

woot

socalgal #238.1 socalgalOG 2003

did the birds give you a neck massage?? LOL

juicymango #238.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

yeah all seven of them hah

juicymango #237 juicymangoOG 2003

hmmm.. headache.. why must you taunt me?

hopefully these 2 motrin's will kick butt

socalgal #237.1 socalgalOG 2003

awww i hope you're not getting sick!! i started out with a headache then everything else followed...

juicymango #237.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

it's caffeine related i think.. blah

specialk #237.2 specialkOG 2003

What part of your head hurts?

juicymango #237.2.1 juicymangoOG 2003

the sides.. the back .. kind of like the sinus areas i guess.. it's the usual caffeine withdrawal with a litle stronger kick i duno

blah

specialk #237.2.1.1 specialkOG 2003

See if anyone can give you a good neck massage...it might be sinuses, but it also might be muscle tension in your neck and shoulders. My head hurts there a lot, and my mother in law (who is a massage therapist) always works on my trigger points there, and it usually makes it better.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

hmm yeah i'll see if the cats or the birds are up for it... haha

specialk specialkOG 2003

Hahaha....make Chris do it when he gets home, hehe.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

HAHAHAHAHAHA OMG kam you CRACK me up!!! i love it!

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#236 brothermanOG 2004

My grandmother has a picture of Mike Schiano from about 10 years ago when she left Hackettstown. I got a chuckle out of it. I should scan it and post it. LOL!

specialk #236.1 specialkOG 2003

DOOOOOOOOO IT!!!!!

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#236.1.1 brothermanOG 2004

I'd have to get it from her first. I looked through a scrapbook of pictures and it had pictures from a going away party they had for her. She had a picture of Alex when he was a midget (LOL!), along with Matt, Rachel, and their parents. And younger versions of many others.

iwz #235 iwz

Lego Star Wars II: Acquired!

specialk #235.1 specialkOG 2003

When can Tyler come over to play? Hahaha.

flomojopoanode #235.2 flomojopoanodeFounder

I WANT TO PLAY, TOO!

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#235.3 brothermanOG 2004

Ok, you realize Jake will be coming up to you tonight after I tell him. haha...

web-toedchloe #235.4 web-toedchloeOG 2001

Hahaha - Donovan got it during lunch today too. It'd be cool if we could play it online.

hunkpapap #235.5 hunkpapapOG 2003

did you know that in Mass. this post could legally marry a dude?

iwz #235.5.1 iwz

wait a second. are you calling Lego Star Wars II gay?

hunkpapap #235.5.1.1 hunkpapapOG 2003

post

originalsnob #235.6 originalsnobOG 2004

Te He this is too cute.

fivezero #235.7 fivezeroOG 2003

ZOMG! you can customize!? NOW i want this!

web-toedchloe #235.8 web-toedchloeOG 2001

So how late did you guys play last night, eeyore? We only did a couple hours because we had other things to do around the house.

iwz #235.8.1 iwz

Haha, we got home late after the meeting and mikayla was shot. I tried turning on the game so she could hear the Star Wars music and get excited, but she was like, sorry! haha

tonight!

web-toedchloe #235.8.1.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

^^^^^Whipped!^^^^^

(hahaha - j/k)

juicymango #234 juicymangoOG 2003

i went on a bible study this morn and the woman mentioned her daughter's birthday was yesterday, September 11th.. she turned 5

crazy (i couldn't imagine giving birth that day!)

she talked about it a little, how she was in labor watching tv in the hospital and she didn't want her baby to come out that day

specialk #234.1 specialkOG 2003

Oh man.....I think that would be one of the worst days. Poor lady.
How did the study go, though?

juicymango #234.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

it was great, she is a really amazing person, really deserves the truth

specialk #234.1.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Aw, that's so cool!

iwz #233 iwz

Apple Keynote today, starts in like an hour and 10 minutes (i think)

Live Video Feed here: http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/sep_2006/event/index.html
Live Text Feed here: http://www.macrumorslive.com/

socalgal #233.1 socalgalOG 2003

OMG you nerds are the cutest things...LOL

iwz #233.2 iwz

ok looks like it starts in like a half hour!

new ipods??? come on!

M
#233.3 monsterEst. 2006

I am giddy :-P

iwz #233.4 iwz

Wooow

New iPods: 30gb $250, 80gb $350. brighter, longer lasting battery, play games
New iPod Nanos: aluminum, up to 8gb now, more colors $149 - $249
New iPod Shuffle: TINY and $79 http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple-showtime/apple-showtime-new-shuffle-200119.php

New iTunes: iTunes 7, featuring movies, and tons of new features.

SWEEEET

M
#233.4.1 monsterEst. 2006

I can't wait for iTV :-)

iwz #233.4.1.1 iwz

yeah! i had to go into a meeting so i missed this announcement.

wow, very cool

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#233.4.2 dgiaimoOG 2003

I think you mean 60gb for $250

superhero #233.4.2.1 superheroOG 2004

no it's 30gb for $249

i want the 80GB ...

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dgiaimoOG 2003

Yeah, it looks like you're right. The feed I was reading said 60gb for some reason...

specialk #232 specialkOG 2003

Anyone know when the new season of 'Scrubs' and 'The Office' start?

socalgal #232.1 socalgalOG 2003

isnt it like the 21st?

specialk #232.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Cool.....next week.....I hate the ones that don't start until October...that's TOO long to wait, hahaha.

socalgal #232.1.1.1 socalgalOG 2003

im jsut stoked prison break started...im SOOOO in love with wentworth miller...OMG

specialk specialkOG 2003

I KNOW!!!!!!! I LOVE that show!!!!! And yes, he's a hottie. Him, the guy who plays his brother, and I also think the guy who plays Sucre is kinda cute too...yeah....good show, hehe.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

my sis is so in love with his bro...LOL ellen degeneres interviewd wentworth and im like "im in love" he was jsut so deep and insiduous.

specialk specialkOG 2003

I just read an article about him....very good article....i'm gonna buy you a poster of him for your room, hahaha.

specialk specialkOG 2003

Oh, Gina, by the way.....remember how I told you I saw a celeb getting off the plane I was getting on in LA? Well, the dude I saw plays the FBI agent in Prison Break who's after our boys. So you can recognize him now, hahaha.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

OMG HIM??? no way!!!

specialk specialkOG 2003

Way. :)

iwz #232.2 iwz

Tivo actually has a great page with the entire fall lineup.

http://tivo.com/4.0.fallschedule.asp

Thursday, September 21
8:30 pm: The Office (NBC)

Scrubs isn't on there tho.. haha.. so, n/m

specialk #232.2.1 specialkOG 2003

Ooh, but the O.C. is!!! Thanks!! Awesome link!

I actually don't know if I'm gonna watch The O.C. as much this year. Mischa's gone, which is good, but I get tired of the same plot over and over. Ryan's always having girl drama, and this season will be worse with him pining for Marissa. Am I right, G? Are you thinking the same thing?
The only saving grace of that show, as much as I love it, is Adam Brody....he's SO funny!!

forrestina #232.2.1.1 forrestinaOG 2002

He is so funny. And he's cute, too! He's the only reason I watch that show when I remember to.

specialk specialkOG 2003

Yeah, I think it's the humor that gets me too.....nothing more attractive than a guy that can make you laugh.

socalgal #232.2.1.2 socalgalOG 2003

yeah i was so over that show....i kept going back because of seth and summer. i didnt even watch the season ender...it was jsut so bad.

specialk specialkOG 2003

I get frustrated with the same plot over and over, with the same people. Ryan is always liking a girl then fighting it. Seth and Summer are on again/off again. Sandy and Kirsten are always gonna have either her drinking or his ethical dilemmas to deal with. It goes on and on.....they need new writers.

specialk #231 specialkOG 2003

We're having like, 20 people over to our place tomorrow night....I'm freaking out because, while my house is really nice and put together really well for only having been in it about a month, there's still so much I want to do to it before we entertain.
I'm gonna have to get over myself and relax, and remind myself that it looks fine, no one cares if there isn't tons of wall decor to make things look complete, or that the garden isn't quite finished. Breathe......

socalgal #231.1 socalgalOG 2003

question....why did you invite peeps over if you feel your place isnt up to your liking?

specialk #231.1.1 specialkOG 2003

I didn't, really....long story, but Adam's cousin had two of our mutual friends fly in to visit her for the week from Ohio. She wanted to have a get-together for a bunch of people from the hall to meet them, but her parents leave for Hawaii at 5am Thursday morning and didn't want a bunch of people over the night before, and Wednesday night was the only night she could have people get together, since the other nights are meeting nights, and the friends leave Friday morning. She asked if she could use my place. It's actually ok, and I've had people over already....I just have this thing where, I know how I eventually want my home to look, but it takes time and a bit of money. I have to keep reminding myself that no one gets their home together all at once. It's part of my OCD/Anal retentiveness/Control freak issues, hahaha......I get freaked out over non-issues.

socalgal #231.1.1.1 socalgalOG 2003

OH ok, i get it!! well i'm sure no one will notice but i understand, to you it will stick out like a sore thumb! LOL

specialk specialkOG 2003

Yeah....it's really minor things, like, I wanted to do a bit of gardening, and I wanted a frame for this huge oil painting we have, so I could use some of our wall space. Other than that, like I said before, for being in this house about a month or so, it looks great. I'm just an idiot, hahaha.

yay #230 yayOG 2004

Interesting fact I heard last night at bookstudy, more people have died in the war against terror than in the original 9/11 attacks. Was fitting for the bookstudy lesson

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#230.1 brothermanOG 2004

Uh probably a few million at least have been killed worldwide.

iwz #230.1.1 iwz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_terror#Casualties

Victims of terrorist attacks
4,319

Killed in the war on terrorism
92,469 on both sides

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#230.1.1.1 brothermanOG 2004

Does that count civilians? I heard tens of thousands died in Iraq alone.

iwz iwz

check the link, i dunno

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brothermanOG 2004

I guess it implies civilians, since 9/11 were all civilians. I figured with all the bombings from military campaigns, more civilians would have died.

iwz iwz

92k people is still a LOT..

to put it into perspective, when they nuked Hiroshima, only 80k people died from the initial blast.

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brothermanOG 2004

Yeah it is alot.

Craziness...Imagine having to be part of the crew that cleaned up the mess...Wow...

yay #230.1.2 yayOG 2004

Oh ok, I think I mistated... I think the actual statistic I'm talking about is how many soldiers of US died in battle for war on terror compared to civilians died on 9/11. Which is even more ridiculous statistic I think personally.

yay #230.1.2.1 yayOG 2004
forrestina #229 forrestinaOG 2002

i'm trying to figure out who sings a song maybe one of you can help: little dreamer girl summer's almost over lean your head back and lay in the clover count your lucky stars like little halos and galaxies and milky rainbow

iwz #229.1 iwz

Maplewood - Little Dreamer Girl

web-toedchloe #229.1.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

Hey! I used to live in Maplewood.

forrestina #229.1.2 forrestinaOG 2002

I appreciate your superior Google skills.

ilikebirds #228 ilikebirdsOG 2002

Oh man. I just messed up someones laptop real bad.

Well they brought it to me with a blue screen UNmountable Boot volume anyways.
So i do the usual fixmbr fixboot..

phbtbbtbtbbtbtb oops. all bad

rocksupastar #227 rocksupastarFounder

OH GOODNESS SMALLVILLE SEASON 5 OUT ON DVD!!!!

lana hotness...

reaf #226 reafOG 2002

Does anyone know what talk number 3 is this week, the brother just called me to let me know i have a talk tonight!,, lovely.

iwz #226.1 iwz

No. 3: How Long Was the Gift of Tongues to Last? (rs p. 403 ¶4–p. 404 ¶1)

thatdarngirl #226.2 thatdarngirlOG 2002

My mom has that one, this was my suggestion to her:
Make it like you're with a friend and she has the number 3 talk at the meeting and you're going over the material and discussing different ways you could present it to someone.

fivezero #225 fivezeroOG 2003

a brother asked the audience: what could have king david done to avoid sinning with Bath-sheba?

a four-year-old answers: get awf da woof!

socalgal #225.1 socalgalOG 2003

HAHAHAHA OMG that totally cracked me up!!! *which was really needed this morning

fivezero #224 fivezeroOG 2003

taco bell doesn't open early enough

forrestina #224.1 forrestinaOG 2002

wow too early for tacos...even for me.

fivezero #224.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

i just need to get my day started and tacos would do it RIGHT.

socalgal #224.1.2 socalgalOG 2003

its NEVER too early for tacos!!! lol

forrestina #224.1.2.1 forrestinaOG 2002

i'm just jealous cos i'm not eating tacos on WW haha

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i thought you were able to eat them? isnt that in your "pointing" system?

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

i could have 1 maybe and def not from TBell. that would be like "mystery food"

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

OH ok. i get it. but like homeade ones, can you have those?? ok so when you're out here i'll make you some tacos...a full mexican meal and if i'm ever out there again i want a good ol italian meal! lol

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

WW will go out the window when I'm out there! And prepare to be stuffed when you come here.

specialk #224.1.2.2 specialkOG 2003

Gina, they have Del Taco out here,....but I can't bring myself to cheat on the Bell like that. I just can't, hahaha.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

OMG del taco....BETTER than TB....and they still have the crinkly fries...SO YUM!!!

specialk specialkOG 2003

Yeah, you and Steve from Sutra bonded over your mutual love for Del Taco, hahahaha.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

OMG i forgot about that!! LOL

specialk specialkOG 2003

I think he loved me. Hahaha. And the little boys that were asking us to dance....they thought we were HAWT!!!!!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

oh he was SO in love with you! you were home away from home! LOL

specialk specialkOG 2003 socalgal

Not anymore, hahaha!! I'm not a Ohioan anymore, hhehe.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 specialk

I KNOW!!! now you can say you're west coast...instead of midwest. LOL

specialk #223 specialkOG 2003

Do you guys have a trick you use to help with insomnia? I've been seriously struggling the past week or two, and I'm exhausted during the day. I've tried everything, and I can't find something to wind me down.

juicymango #223.1 juicymangoOG 2003

warm glass of milk before sleep - the calcium in it may/should help you fall asleep... also just take in more calcium throughout the day

exercise sometime during the day i find, helps me fall asleep

also, getting up early helps me fall asleep earlier, ha (i don't really hate 6 a.m. anymore!)

specialk #223.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Man, I SO want to get up at 6am.....lately in the am I have been SO hard to wake up. I feel sorry for Adam. I need a super good alarm.

It's especially hard to not be able to sleep, because of aux pioneering this month....I feel crummy when I wake up, so my morning is more difficult.

Warm milk and exercise....got it. Gonna try that today. Thanks! :)

flomojopoanode #223.1.1.1 flomojopoanodeFounder

make sure that when you exercise, it's NOT right before you got to bed, or you'll stay awake.

specialk specialkOG 2003

Hahaha, yeah, I've made that mistake before. Won't do that again, hahaah.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yep yep good point

specialk #222 specialkOG 2003

I swear, late night television has some of the stupidest commercials ever.

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#221 dgiaimoOG 2003

Don't you love it when you come home to a sink full of dirty dishes with mold growing on them because you left home in such a rush three weeks ago that you didn't have time to wash them? I know I do...

specialk #221.1 specialkOG 2003

Ew....I'd offer to wash them for you but....that's just.....gross.
Soak them in water and soap until all the mold dissolves off. Then toss them in the dishwasher.

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#220 dgiaimoOG 2003

Hey Ian, I just found out my parents are staying at the Residence Inn in Stanhope tonight.

iwz #220.1 iwz

Oh, wow! Why in Stanhope??

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#220.1.1 dgiaimoOG 2003

My dad has to meet with a customer somewhere in NJ. My mom went with him since they were already out in MA. I had to get back to work, unfortunately, so I flew back without them.

specialk #219 specialkOG 2003

If you were invited to a bridal shower for a friend, but the shower was across the country, and you couldn't afford to fly back, and RSVP'd no, are you still expected to send a gift?

iwz #219.1 iwz

are you attending the wedding? then i'd send a shower gift like you would have given her if you went to the shower.

if you aren't attending the wedding, i'd actually still send a gift.

so, either way, i'd send a gift.. haha

specialk #219.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Nice try Ian....it's not for you, hahaha.
Ok, but seriously...thanks. :)

socalgal #219.2 socalgalOG 2003

is it a close friend that you were going to attend the wedding, i'd send a gift. if it's an aquaintance, def send a "congratualtory" card and all should be coolio.

specialk #219.2.1 specialkOG 2003

It's someone who I used to think we were very close friends, but unfortunately over the years the relationship has shifted a bit. I can't go to the wedding, because it's Thanksgiving weekend, and tickets are outrageous. She's known I probably wouldn't go for a while though.
I was just wondering, because someone I spoke to about it seemed shocked that I didn't send something yet.

specialk #218 specialkOG 2003

I am now officially a football widow. :(

originalsnob #217 originalsnobOG 2004

I'm just a squirrel tryina' get a nut

fivezero #217.1 fivezeroOG 2003

oh, aren't we all?

hunkpapap #217.2 hunkpapapOG 2003

to move your buttt

specialk #216 specialkOG 2003

So I had to go in for a physical today, before I can start at my job in 2 weeks. Pretty routine stuff....except for the 3 vials of blood they drew, and the TB skin test I got. And I have to get a chicken pox vaccine, since I never got the disease as a kid.

It's pretty scary to read over a paper that lists what types of things you'll be doing a certain percentage of the time, then lists the types of diseases you'll be in contact with on a regular basis.....and Hepatitis and HIV being just a few of them. Good times, this job of mine.

hunkpapap #216.1 hunkpapapOG 2003

sounds like a job with a pimp

specialk #216.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Hahaha......ew, no.

I'm a patient service representative for The Mayo Clinic, and so I'll be around a lot of sick people. The Mayo Clinic gets patients with all sorts of illnesses and diseases, and I'll be one of the ones who gets to check them in, take their vitals, etc. Fun stuff. No pimps, haha.

D
#216.1.1.1 dgiaimoOG 2003

Hey, pimps need rehab too...

specialk specialkOG 2003

Hahaha....not THAT kind of clinic. THis ones treats people with cancer, HIV, skin diseases, TB, hepatitis.....a lot of terminal things, but a lot of treatable things too. No drug rehab, hahaha.

juicymango #216.2 juicymangoOG 2003

yeah i wouldn't be able to do that. The only way i was okay in the maternity ward when my sister was giving birth was that i kept telling myself there's no sick people here just moms and babies

otherwise i'd be freaking out

specialk #216.2.1 specialkOG 2003

Just sick people don't bother me too much. Now, if they were bleeding or losing limbs right in front of me, or if I were part of a surgery taking place, THEN I'd have some issues, hahaha.
I can't watch those surgery shows because I freak out looking at the cutting and stuff. Ew.

juicymango #216.2.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

yeah i'm very strange, i love surgery shows and i would have loved to watch my sister's c-section if i was allowed in the room!! but like someone coughing on me i don't like. haha.

(and actual "natural" births i don't like either and never want to see one or .. be... one..)

specialk specialkOG 2003

You are my total opposite, hahaha. Well sort of....I'd smack someone for coughing on me, haha. The only person who's ever done that and gotten away with it is Tyler. Anyone else, yeah, it's the grossest thing. I agree.

mandie #216.2.1.2 mandieOG 2001

i love surgeries!!! i watched an open heart surgery and loved it...and at work i assist in surgeries and i think it is sooo cool...

specialk specialkOG 2003

Wait, what do you do for work? I'm guessing you're in the health industry.....

mandie mandieOG 2001

yeah. i'm an vascular technician/assistant/office manager..all depends on the day..haha..

specialk specialkOG 2003

Fun fun. How did you get into that position? Did you go to any type of nursing/medical school?

mandie mandieOG 2001

yeah..i went to youngstown state university...i did it when i was in high school..i went half day at highschool and then half day at YSU...when i graduated i was a phlebotomist, medical assistant and EMT..then i got my job here and then went to Philly to be a Vascular Technician. i love this kind of stuff...

specialk specialkOG 2003

Very cool....I've always been interested in some sort of nursing/medical job, but never went for it. Where I work now, they offer tuition reinbursement. So I was thinking that I'd see how I like this job, and go from there as far as more training goes. Who knows....it might totally change my mind from doing the event planning thing to the medical field, hahaha.

mandie mandieOG 2001 specialk

oh i highly recommend something in the medical field...the good thing about it is everyone always needs medical care, so there are always jobs...and if you get bored with what your doing, you can always advance and learn more...

specialk specialkOG 2003 mandie

My biggest concern is where to start. I like the idea of becoming a nurse, but all these schools I've looked at require you to be an RN before you can take any of their classes. And then I worry about what type of nurse to be....that if I get trained in one area, and don't like it later on, it would take tons of time and work to switch. Is it easier than I think it is? I honestly am not familiar with this area, so it's all new to me.

mandie mandieOG 2001 specialk

well, there are two options for you right now if you definately want to do nursing. you can go for about 2 years and become a LPN or go 4 years and become a RN. RN is where the money is at. Once your a RN or LPN you can specialize in a certain field like vascular or neonatal etc. What you should do, is hospitals are really hurting for nurses, so alot of times they will have a RN program and its usually only 2years and they hire you. You should look into that. There's always Ultrasound Tech(which is what i do basically and LOVE it) and X-Ray Tech...those are shorter degrees that pay well.

specialk specialkOG 2003 mandie

OOooh...that also sounds very cool. Thanks! :)

specialk specialkOG 2003 mandie

Forensic Nursing....now THAT sounds fun!!

juicymango #215 juicymangoOG 2003

o! this bakery just opened up in my town recently, it's soooooo awesome... makes me feel a little bit like i'm NOT in nowhere, south jersey, because it's so awesome

and they have this tea that i tried there the other day, it was called something like "nutty fruity amarretto" BEST THING EVER and the coolest thing was you get a little pouch full of dried fruit and nuts and um.. amaretto?.. and you let it seap for a few minutes and the water only changes color slightly, but it is INFUSED with flavor!

they are starting to do like a live music thing there friday nights, basically a person playing guitar and singing... sooooo cool i love it

thatdarngirl #215.1 thatdarngirlOG 2002

Amarretto is..um..peach pits?

juicymango #215.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

REALLY!?!?!?! i had no idea

thatdarngirl #215.1.1.1 thatdarngirlOG 2002

^.^! Yay..I did remember something from bartending school.

iwz #215.1.2 iwz

wow, pretty interesting

Amaretto (Italian for "a little bitter") is a type of alcoholic beverage originating from Italy, namely a liqueur flavored with almonds, or the almond-like kernels from apricots, peaches, cherries etc.

forrestina #215.1.2.1 forrestinaOG 2002

we use it a lot in baked goods like pizzelles.

socalgal #215.1.2.2 socalgalOG 2003

WHOA thats rad, i had NO idea.

juicymango #214 juicymangoOG 2003

I am a caffeine addict. I have 2-3 cups of coffee a day, and I also usually have a steady supply of Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar, etc. I am currenlty trying to only have one cup a day, I've been doing this for almost a week now, and i'm getting terrible withdrawal headaches and a general feeling of being in a thick fog, and it's really annoying

so yeah i'm not so chatty because i'm moving in slow motion and my head is pounding

*and painkillers do not help this kind of headache, btw, only caffeine does :(

only a few more days and i should be over it

::sigh::

web-toedchloe #214.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

I went through that once. Be strong! Don't be a slave to the chemical!

juicymango #214.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

yeah i go through this every couple of months... caffeine keeps pulling me back!! coffee tastes so goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood haha

web-toedchloe #214.1.1.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

What about decaf? Or tea?

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

oh yeah i'll be sippin decaf like there's no tomorrow

caffeine however helps me focus and stuff, it turns me from ADD freak to really calm collected focused worker

but i keep reading that it's really not good to have more than one cup of coffee a day sooooooooo i'm trying to stop

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001

Maybe you could compensate with lots of oj or some other fresh fruit juice.

fivezero #214.2 fivezeroOG 2003

sorry to hear that. you'll get make it though. all junkies have to kick the habit. it generally isn't pretty.

juicymango #213 juicymangoOG 2003

so i found my long lost Biblia this weekend only to have it lost again

SO CLOSE, leather Bible, SO CLOSE we were almost reunited

now i just need to get it back again

M
#213.1 monsterEst. 2006

Did it have a good life.. sometimes it it just time to say goodbye...

/topics/show/2726

juicymango #213.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

NO! it's perfectly fine i just thought i lost it forever and i found it at my parents house! i was overjoyed!!! and then it was borrowed by someone the next morning and that was that. Now i need to get it back from someone.

Do they really not make the leather deluxe Bibles anymore?!?! or are you just saying goodbye to an old one there?

M
#213.1.1.1 monsterEst. 2006

As far as I know only the pocket deluxe is discontinued. (Ian?)

Yeah it was hard to let go of that old bible I even brought it out of 'retirement' a couple of times... it just fell open in the right spots.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

oh! so in case i don't get mine back i can still order a black leather biblia? YAYYYYYYYZZZZZ i thought i was done for

iwz iwz

Deluxe Bibles are still available.

Pocket Size Deluxe Bibles are discontinued, but you can now order Pocket Size Bibles (softcover)

superhero superheroOG 2004

also you can get the watchtower and awake cds from the society's ftp server, so no one has to pay for the disc.

M
monsterEst. 2006

Which one WTBTS.COM or Watchtower.net? Which folder? I can't find anything?

:-P

M
#212 monsterEst. 2006

I went to a rod stewart impersonator concert last monday.

fivezero #212.1 fivezeroOG 2003

was it awesome? did he do Young Turks? that's my all-time favorite Rod Stewart song.

M
#212.1.1 monsterEst. 2006

He sounds better that Rod. (too bad about that botched surgery)

I went on a lark, had a fun time... it was more fun to see three geriatric ladys in front of us getting down. We were kinda worried, 'what if they were going to chuck some depends on stage?' :-)

Nada on the young turks, I knew a few songs, we sang at the top of our lungs... totally incensed the golden girls.

fivezero #212.1.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

Did they do my OTHER favorite Rod song, Infatuation?

M
monsterEst. 2006

haha... I had to download Young Turks... yeah he did them both... I was like 'young turks'? never heard of it.. who knew. :-P

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

dude! BEST SONGS EVER!

fivezero #211 fivezeroOG 2003

yeah, maggy is right. what's happened to the random outburst? the observations? the music? the fun? tell me.

i can see it now, everyone being all weird and stalking each other, waiting for people to reply to their comments and stuff. this place has a strange vibe nowadays. i'm gonna have to shake it up again.

magnum #211.1 magnumOG 2001

or random 24 hour bans so u have to get your talking in for who knows when you will be allowed to again

iwz #211.2 iwz

yeah, and where has the centenary crew been? rock supastar, flomo, funky fresh - it's like they're actually working or something

funny thing is, the actual readership on the site is about the same as it's been for a while, it's just that only a few of us are chatty. maybe it's just the time of year

fivezero #211.2.1 fivezeroOG 2003

i think matt and todd killed mike are desperately trying to hide his bloated corpse as we speak.

B
#211.2.1.1 brothermanOG 2004

How could that body bloat anymore than what it is.....oh, snap....

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

"oh, snap" is right.

mike, when are you gonna stand up for yourself and take on all these people denouncing your curves?!

B
brothermanOG 2004

His answer will be "I'm a lover not a fighter".

magnum #210 magnumOG 2001

so many people on yet no one posting, BORING

iwz #210.1 iwz

i have nothing to talk about! i'm such a bore

juicymango #209 juicymangoOG 2003

eek two skydivers died yesterday in south jersey

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004821353

iwz #208 iwz

Lego Star Wars II comes out tomorrow. Mikayla saw an ad for it yesterday and yells from the other rooms that she wants it! Sweet!

Also, I'm playing Chrono Trigger for the first time! It's a lot of fun so far, good stuff

web-toedchloe #208.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

Nice! Lego Star wars is so much fun! I foresee us staying up until 3am to beat it again... it's completely addictive.

thatdarngirl #208.2 thatdarngirlOG 2002

Ben and I saw the commercial! Never played the first one but it looks soo much fun!

magnum #208.3 magnumOG 2001

i want a clone of that stat!

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#208.4 brothermanOG 2004

How about you be a nice guy and buy it for Jacob since you had a stimulating conversation with him about it yesterday. LOL! J/K.

iwz #208.4.1 iwz

lol, i'm still confused. he has lego star wars for gameboy, but lost his gameboy? and you played revenge of the sith for ps2 or something?

B
#208.4.1.1 brothermanOG 2004

The gameboy is buried in a box somewhere. I still have two big boxes to unpack. He has Lego Star Wars for gameboy. And yes we have Revenge of the Sith for PS2. I beat Revenge of the Sith last week.

fivezero #208.5 fivezeroOG 2003

Chrono-Trigger for SNES? Wild.

iwz #208.5.1 iwz

Yeah. Have you played it?

fivezero #208.5.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

for a short time, many years ago

it was VERY good and i generally can't stand RPGs

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#208.5.1.2 dgiaimoOG 2003

I think Chrono Trigger was probably my favorite SNES RPG. You're in for a real treat if you've never played it before. The sequel, Chrono Cross, wasn't too bad either.

magnum #207 magnumOG 2001
iwz #207.1 iwz

Whatev noob!

ilikebirds #206 ilikebirdsOG 2002

*sniff sniff*
I WILL MISs you old buddy.
I will never forget the time someone cut us off and we almost ended in the back of a minivan.
I'll never forget the time we were going so fast the stop sign came out of nowhere and you didn't stop and we rode through 4 lanes of traffic. and you made me almost pee my pants.
I'll never forget the time you were stolen from me right in front of my house and ended up in newark all broken.
and the 50 other times Me , you and death were hanging out..
Yea i sold my bike. BOO HOO. real cheap too

reaf #206.1 reafOG 2002

OH MAN you should have let me know. I wants one!

ilikebirds #206.1.1 ilikebirdsOG 2002

yea i'm so regretting it.
i mean.. i really need to get it out of my hands..
but ... i still want one so bad. ugh.
UGH

reaf #206.1.1.1 reafOG 2002

:( Someday when i have mine you will have yours and we will ride together. haha

forrestina #205 forrestinaOG 2002

the weekend went by way too fast. this is my favourite time of year to be at the shore.

iwz #205.1 iwz

oooh are you down at your parents?

forrestina #205.1.1 forrestinaOG 2002

i was at gram's. i had to come back to work. :( i'm going back down this weekend though!

specialk #204 specialkOG 2003

I love walking around the house with my iPod on, belting out tunes, and no one can hear me, hahah.

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