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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Wretched Excess on November 07, 2008, 08:28:05 PM
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I had a ****ED up week. I spent 2 days chasing around $60 because the company couldn't close until I found it.
and, of course, the election didn't turn out like I would have preferred.
well, it must be something within the conservative philosophy; you have to respect the winner, especially when he just kicker your ass.
the enraged replies will be entertained below. :-)
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I had a ****ED up week. I spent 2 days chasing around $60 because the company couldn't close until I found it.
and, of course, the election didn't turn out like I would have preferred.
well, it must be something within the conservative philosophy; you have to respect the winner, especially when he just kicker your ass.
the enraged replies will be entertained below. :-)
Ahem.
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This was just a weird day. I didn't wake up until 9:30am and it was so nice and sunny in my bedroom, drastically different than when my alarm usually goes off at 6. I'm at work until 9pm tonight, the night receptionist needed today off.
I was supposed to meet up with a few girlfriends tonight, but I don't know if that's happening. If not, I shall go home and relax to a beer or two. :cheersmate:
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I had the day off today so I took a day trip up to Prescott. Lots of antique stores to walk through and a great little hole-in-the-wall Mexican food restaurant. The weather was nice too. Actually felt "autumn-y". High was 62, leaves were turning colors...it was a lovely day.
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It was weird here today, weatherwise.
Ever since Tuesday evening, we had been promised snow.
Not that I wanted snow, but if we're going to get it, we might as well get it, and get it over with.
The western slope of the Sandhills of Nebraska got snow (I live on the eastern slope). South Dakota up there got snow. Iowa over there got snow. Missouri and Kansas down there got snow. Colorado and Wyoming out there got snow.
And here we have this "circle" in northeastern Nebraska, circa 20,000 square miles, surrounded utterly by snow, but no snow in the "circle." Nothing. Nada. Nil. Zilch. Only some 50-70 mph winds, but no snow.
It wasn't only a screwed-up week politically, but also climatically, at least here.
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Ahem.
well, I do. i absolutely respect him, if only because he kicked our ass. HE WON INDIANA!! george bush won that state by 21%, and over 500,00 votes. he flipped indiana. philosophy not withstanding, you have GOT to give the guy credit.
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well, I do. i absolutely respect him, if only because he kicked our ass. HE WON INDIANA!! george bush won that state by 21%, and over 500,00 votes. he flipped indiana. philosophy not withstanding, you have GOT to give the guy credit.
No. I don't have to give him Jack Shit.
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well, I do. i absolutely respect him, if only because he kicked our ass. HE WON INDIANA!! george bush won that state by 21%, and over 500,00 votes. he flipped indiana. philosophy not withstanding, you have GOT to give the guy credit.
Uh, Indiana's still counting their votes.
Their secretary of state's website this morning showed McCain leading the Big Zero by 97,000.
I have no idea why Indiana's so slow (and Missouri too, where McCain has increased his slender lead), or when they expect to be done counting, but there you have it.
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Well, the friend I was going to meet up with has a sinus infection, so that's called off. I'll be leaving here in 20 minutes and heading home for a couple of beers and relaxation. :cheersmate:
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No. I don't have to give him Jack Shit.
you're bitter. I see it all the time among republicans.
here is my thought: I will give him a chance. he ran as a centrist; now, I don't believe it, but that is where he ran.
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Uh, Indiana's still counting their votes.
Their secretary of state's website this morning showed McCain leading the Big Zero by 97,000.
I have no idea why Indiana's so slow (and Missouri too, where McCain has increased his slender lead), or when they expect to be done counting, but there you have it.
you are missing the point, frank. if we can turn a 20 point win into a TIE, then we are doing something drastically wrong.
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Well, the friend I was going to meet up with has a sinus infection, so that's called off. I'll be leaving here in 20 minutes and heading home for a couple of beers and relaxation. :cheersmate:
That's exactly what happened to me tonight. My girlfriend bailed so I'm drinking alone. And talking to my online pals.
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Uh, Indiana's still counting their votes.
Their secretary of state's website this morning showed McCain leading the Big Zero by 97,000.
I have no idea why Indiana's so slow (and Missouri too, where McCain has increased his slender lead), or when they expect to be done counting, but there you have it.
we will win missouri, but so what?
take the big picture in mind
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In case anybody's curious, which they might or might not be, Abbie, Snow, Harold, Ellie, and Gustav passed their cat-examinations with flying colors this week.
I still have two more to go, George and William.
These were exhaustive examinations; understandably I got very concerned, losing Floyd in September and Leo in October, and I don't want to have to deal with this again any time soon.
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That's exactly what happened to me tonight. My girlfriend bailed so I'm drinking alone. And talking to my online pals.
Ehh, that's fine with me. I have plans for sushi/sashimi/sake tomorrow before heading to the usual drunkfest. And Sunday I'm going to a craft fair with a friend, so all in all already a full enough weekend it'll be nice to relax tonight and do nothing. :)
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we will win missouri, but so what?
take the big picture in mind
Well, that was exactly my attitude; it's over, and Indiana won't change anything.
That's why when I checked it, I didn't bother posting it here, as it makes no difference.
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In case anybody's curious, which they might or might not be, Abbie, Snow, Harold, Ellie, and Gustav passed their cat-examinations with flying colors this week.
I still have two more to go, George and William.
These were exhaustive examinations; understandably I got very concerned, losing Floyd in September and Leo in October, and I don't want to have to deal with this again any time soon.
That's good news to hear about the ones that have made it in for the testing. :)
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That's good news to hear about the ones that have made it in for the testing. :)
I thought it might be something genetic--remember, all but Floyd have been feral cats, and over the cat-generations, might have acquired things making them susceptible to hazards domesticated cats aren't--but thus far all's checked out.
Floyd of course died in September of pneumonia, inspired by his allergy to whatever grows in the meadow. The meadow had been cut about two days before I noticed a problem. If I had been more on top of things, possibly I could've noticed it, but one can't control cats, and Floyd was away much of the time, until he got really bad.
Leo died of some avian-carried vius.
So none of it was genetic; just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Southwest Ohio is in a very mellow slow cool. A week of 60 high and cool 45 degree nights has turned into a week of low 50's highs and near freezing nights with no thoughts of looking back.
Bad political week has turned to "meh" political week. Nice bottle of wine to keep me warm this late evening and allow me to keep the windows open.
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Anybody read any good books this week?
I've read, but not books.
The county historical society had a whole bunch of newspapers from the 1910s microfilmed, as the newspapers themselves are crumbling to pieces, becoming useless.
I got my hands on them, and have been reading them.
Right now, I'm reading about the most notorious draft-dodger of the first world war, a rich playboy whose money came from beer-brewing; if I'm up to it, I might post it this weekend, a condensation of the story, in the military forum.
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I'm about finished with a book called "Heart of a Dog" by Mikhail Bulgakov. (one of just a handful of good writers from the old Soviet Union) If I understand right the book was actually banned for decades there.
Anyway it's really funny and very Kafkaesque at the same time. This big shot (semi-mad) Soviet Scientist takes in a stray dog and transforms him into a man. A very lecherous and vulgar man who bleats Marx and Engels quotes and gets a job in the bureacracy purging the city of cats.
Bizarre but funny and interesting.
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we will win missouri, but so what?
take the big picture in mind
It at least makes me feel that I'm living in a red state, although we now have a dem governor and attorney general. Somehow, it's comforting that the Missouri voters went Republican and kept a Rep majority in the state senate and house.
It's been a weird day here, too. It was supposed to be cold yesterday. It wasn't. Then the temps plunged this afternoon. And I'm getting another darned cold, hoping it won't develop into another sinus infection like the one I had a few weeks ago. Whine, whine, whine. :-)
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I read the fast and easy James Patterson's "Honeymoon."
Next week my Amazon order is getting here:
My Years with General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan
and
Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott
I'm looking forward to reading both.
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It's been a weird day here, too. It was supposed to be cold yesterday. It wasn't. Then the temps plunged this afternoon. And I'm getting another darned cold, hoping it won't develop into another sinus infection like the one I had a few weeks ago. Whine, whine, whine. :-)
Someone from here (I don't remember who now) recommended this (http://www.neilmed.com/usa/products.php) to me when I was having horrible sinus infections. I started using it a couple of years ago and I haven't had a sinus infection since. It's awesome. Kind of gross. But awesome. :-)
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Someone from here (I don't remember who now) recommended this (http://www.neilmed.com/usa/products.php) to me when I was having horrible sinus infections. I started using it a couple of years ago and I haven't had a sinus infection since. It's awesome. Kind of gross. But awesome. :-)
That sounds like it would be better than just using the Neti Pot I have.
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That sounds like it would be better than just using the Neti Pot I have.
It's a similar concept. With the Neti Pot, you lean your head back and pour, right? With the Sinus Rinse bottle, you just lean over a sink and squeeze the solution into your nasal cavity. I call it a power wash for my nostrils. :lmao:
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It's a similar concept. With the Neti Pot, you lean your head back and pour, right? With the Sinus Rinse bottle, you just lean over a sink and squeeze the solution into your nasal cavity. I call it a power wash for my nostrils. :lmao:
No you lean forward and tilt your head to one side and the water goes up one side and down the other, mostly cleaning out just the nose part.
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No you lean forward and tilt your head to one side and the water goes up one side and down the other, mostly cleaning out just the nose part.
So it is a similar concept. I just had the wrong head tilt direction. :lmao:
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So it is a similar concept. I just had the wrong head tilt direction. :lmao:
Wow, we turned a WE Happy Hour thread into talk about cleaning out one's nose. LOL
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I got half a beer in me, I've fed the cats and myself and I'm ready for the rest of the night. :)
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I got half a beer in me, I've fed the cats and myself and I'm ready for the rest of the night. :)
Mia puts the happy back in happy hour.
Half way through my wine here. :cheersmate:
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Mia puts the happy back in happy hour.
Half way through my wine here. :cheersmate:
Well my boss must have been on her valium this week, apparently the only day she was freaking out and a total bitch was Wednesday the day I took off. :-)
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Well my boss must have been on her valium this week, apparently the only day she was freaking out and a total bitch was Wednesday the day I took off. :-)
Lucky for you. :)
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Well my boss must have been on her valium this week, apparently the only day she was freaking out and a total bitch was Wednesday the day I took off. :-)
I think I've only met my boss four times in three years. I'm the lowest of lower management but as a team leader for work that takes groups of us all about town, I am the boss. LOL
No headaches there. :p
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Lucky for you. :)
I think my absence was part of the reason her bitch mode went into overdrive. Oh well, I wasn't there. She is still dropping the lines about this other VW dealership is having layoffs "practically every day!" I'm not worried, supposedly we were going to layoff 6 this week (another rumor started by my boss) and that never materialized either.
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I think I've only met my boss four times in three years. I'm the lowest of lower management but as a team leader for work that takes groups of us all about town, I am the boss. LOL
No headaches there. :p
LOL! That's great. My boss is the only shitty one, I love the GM and Owner. Ehh, one day I'll be the boss anyways. :-)
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I think I've only met my boss four times in three years. I'm the lowest of lower management but as a team leader for work that takes groups of us all about town, I am the boss. LOL
No headaches there. :p
That sounds great. My boss is in an office about 50 feet away. I could do without seeing her for a year or so. :-)
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I think my absence was part of the reason her bitch mode went into overdrive. Oh well, I wasn't there. She is still dropping the lines about this other VW dealership is having layoffs "practically every day!" I'm not worried, supposedly we were going to layoff 6 this week (another rumor started by my boss) and that never materialized either.
My boss told us two weeks ago, "There are going to be layoffs. I don't know who. I don't know how many. And I don't know when. But if I were all of you, I would begin getting your resumes in order."
Not fun. I've been scrambling to get things in order should I get the dreaded pink slip.
I've been analyzing and over-analyzing who might be let go in such and such a scenario. I keep praying that I'm not one of them. It's a terrible situation. :(
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I am hereby declaring this thread a draw.
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LOL! That's great. My boss is the only shitty one, I love the GM and Owner. Ehh, one day I'll be the boss anyways. :-)
That there is the right attitude! You go girl.
You sure your a liberal? :tongue:
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My boss told us two weeks ago, "There are going to be layoffs. I don't know who. I don't know how many. And I don't know when. But if I were all of you, I would begin getting your resumes in order."
Not fun. I've been scrambling to get things in order should I get the dreaded pink slip.
I've been analyzing and over-analyzing who might be let go in such and such a scenario. I keep praying that I'm not one of them. It's a terrible situation. :(
Yep and all the rumors are actually coming from my boss. A sales manager had to sit down the entire sales staff and tell them there aren't any plans for layoffs and to ignore the rumors going around.
What she said, that the bank we do our floorplanning with, said we had to do the layoffs doesn't make any sense. They have no control over our operations, it's a bank they only care if we're paying our floorplan every month and paying off sold cars like we're supposed to, which we are. She rules by fear and intimidation, and her starting these rumors is it.
She told the HR person a general who it was going to be, and I'm not on that list.
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That there is the right attitude! You go girl.
You sure your a liberal? :tongue:
It's why I'm going to school right now, I'm supposedly getting my boss' job when she retires in a few years. Or, I'll graduate give it 6 months and move on to another dealership. :wink:
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please don't let me lock my own thread!
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I am hereby declaring this thread a draw.
You were gone for sooooo long, look what happens when we have to entertain ourselves!
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Yep and all the rumors are actually coming from my boss. A sales manager had to sit down the entire sales staff and tell them there aren't any plans for layoffs and to ignore the rumors going around.
What she said, that the bank we do our floorplanning with, said we had to do the layoffs doesn't make any sense. They have no control over our operations, it's a bank they only care if we're paying our floorplan every month and paying off sold cars like we're supposed to, which we are. She rules by fear and intimidation, and her starting these rumors is it.
She told the HR person a general who it was going to be, and I'm not on that list.
That's excellent news!
Since our e-mail came out, I've been trying to avoid all of the chatter about the layoff rumors. It just brings me and the workplace in general down. I'm working as though I will continue to have a job until I say so.
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please don't let me lock my own thread!
Don't do it WE! :asssmack:
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That's excellent news!
Since our e-mail came out, I've been trying to avoid all of the chatter about the layoff rumors. It just brings me and the workplace in general down. I'm working as though I will continue to have a job until I say so.
That's all you can do. It's another reason I avoid my boss as much as possible, that's the last thing I need to hear every day.
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It's why I'm going to school right now, I'm supposedly getting my boss' job when she retires in a few years. Or, I'll graduate give it 6 months and move on to another dealership. :wink:
It sounds like you are doing really well. Good on ya'.
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a momwent, if you please.
Mia has conducted herself wiith nothing short of style and grace.
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I lost the thread for a second. It got stickied?
On edit: Nevermind. LOL.
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It sounds like you are doing really well. Good on ya'.
I'm trying my best. I'm really glad I went back to school. :)
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we lost, jen
WE LOST
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a momwent, if you please.
Mia has conducted herself wiith nothing short of style and grace.
Your too kind sir.
The check will be in the mail tomorrow
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Most of the way through my bottle but still feel a chill. May have to close half my windows, lol.
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Most of the way through my bottle but still feel a chill. May have to close half my windows, lol.
It's a bit nippy here tonight, mid-50s.
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Most of the way through my bottle but still feel a chill. May have to close half my windows, lol.
But I'm guessing you're still not half as sauced as WE apparently is. ;)
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But I'm guessing you're still not half as sauced as WE apparently is. ;)
I'm on to my second beer! :cheersmate:
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I'm on to my second beer! :cheersmate:
I stopped at two beers and a small glass of wine (almost forgot!). I don't drink a lot when I'm alone. My friends are a bad influence on me.
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what part of "we lost" don't we get?
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what part of "we lost" don't we get?
Should I go?
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what part of "we lost" don't we get?
Is this one of those funny rhetorical thingamajiggers?
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He be gone again. LOL.
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But I'm guessing you're still not half as sauced as WE apparently is. ;)
I thought we lost him there for a bit. Welcome back WE. :cheersmate:
It will hit 39 degrees tonight but I have "free" steam heat meaning I'll be toasty until it gets into the teens on a regular basis.
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Should I go?
No way. If it's only me and Mia who knows what kind of hijinks we will get into. She might convet me!
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He be gone again. LOL.
He'll be back...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/CC/terminator_1.jpg)
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No way. If it's only me and Mia who knows what kind of hijinks we will get into. She might convet me!
I never convet anyone.
:rofl:
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He'll be back...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/CC/terminator_1.jpg)
The Governator has cleavage.
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No way. If it's only me and Mia who knows what kind of hijinks we will get into. She might convet me!
LOL! :-)
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The Governator has cleavage.
LOL!
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LOL!
Uh oh. Is this about to turn into a "babe of the day" (only for girls) thread? WE would not like that. Not that I would either, he heh.
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Uh oh. Is this about to turn into a "babe of the day" (only for girls) thread? WE would not like that. Not that I would either, he heh.
WE fell off his bar stool 20 minutes ago. The girls are in charge now. :lmao:
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Uh oh. Is this about to turn into a "babe of the day" (only for girls) thread? WE would not like that. Not that I would either, he heh.
:o :o :o
WE fell off his bar stool 20 minutes ago. The girls are in charge now. :lmao:
He had another rough week at work.
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Why is it when I have the laptop actually IN my lap does Mia insist that she needs to sit in my lap?
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He had another rough week at work.
That's what I heard.
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WE fell off his bar stool 20 minutes ago. The girls are in charge now. :lmao:
I for one welcome our new estogen powered overloards. :-*
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I for one welcome our new estogen powered overloards. :-*
As you should
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/smiles/a1092.gif)
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I for one welcome our new estogen powered overloards. :-*
I just need the keys to the Mod Forum and I will completely overrun ConservativeCave.com (copyrighted).
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Why is it when I have the laptop actually IN my lap does Mia insist that she needs to sit in my lap?
Must not tell crude joke.... I'm outnumbered... geh.
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As you should
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/smiles/a1092.gif)
LOL!
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I just need the keys to the Mod Forum and I will completely overrun ConservativeCave.com (copyrighted).
ahh, so now we know why you're not a mod, they're fearful of your abilities.
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Must not tell crude joke.... I'm outnumbered... geh.
I work at a freaking car dealership, I can handle crude jokes. :winks:
BTW, I moved the computer, she's now happily laying in my lap.
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ahh, so now we know why you're not a mod, they're fearful of your abilities.
Exactly! :lmao:
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Exactly! :lmao:
I must go discuss this in the modshop.
:rofl:
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I work at a freaking car dealership, I can handle crude jokes. :winks:
BTW, I moved the computer, she's now happily laying in my lap.
Well part of my hesitation was in being unsure of who "she" is. I'm assuming a cat. That allows any number of crude jokes however if I'm mistaken, just bizzare misunderstood jokes.
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Well part of my hesitation was in being unsure of who "she" is. I'm assuming a cat. That allows any number of crude jokes however if I'm mistaken, just bizzare misunderstood jokes.
Yes, my sweet sweet little kitty Mia. :wink:
I know it lends itself to many jokes.
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Well, kids, my eyelids are feeling droopy so I think I'm going to call it a day and crawl into bed to read for a bit.
I've enjoyed the chit chat. Until we meet again...
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Yes, my sweet sweet little kitty Mia. :wink:
I know it lends itself to many jokes.
How old is she? What color/type? (on edit, do cats come in types?)
I'm not sure if my apartment allows cats but I have all hard wood floors anyway plus, live alone, work 60+ hours. Not very cat friendly really. lol
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How old is she? What color/type? (on edit, do cats come in types?)
I'm not sure if my apartment allows cats but I have all hard wood floors anyway plus, live alone, work 60+ hours. Not very cat friendly really. lol
Here's a picture
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/Mia/Mia4.jpg)
I have all hardwood floors too, you just have to sweep/vacuum every couple of days. I have two cats, the other is a boy, Monty.
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Well, kids, my eyelids are feeling droopy so I think I'm going to call it a day and crawl into bed to read for a bit.
I've enjoyed the chit chat. Until we meet again...
night night
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Well, kids, my eyelids are feeling droopy so I think I'm going to call it a day and crawl into bed to read for a bit.
I've enjoyed the chit chat. Until we meet again...
Night Jen!
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Here's a picture
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/Mia/Mia4.jpg)
I have all hardwood floors too, you just have to sweep/vacuum every couple of days.
Obligatory Awww.
At least I get your "name" now. It's cute too.
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Obligatory Awww.
At least I get your "name" now. It's cute too.
Yeah, I kinda just get a brain freeze when it comes to screennames, and she was sitting there. :)
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Night Jen!
Thus ends the threesome. :(
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Thus ends the threesome. :(
We can talk about my kitty some more.... :evillaugh: :rofl:
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Yeah, I kinda just get a brain freeze when it comes to screennames, and she was sitting there. :)
Me too. I use mostly characters from books. lol
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Me too. I use mostly characters from books. lol
That's a good idea to keep in mind, otherwise my next screenname will be Monty. LOL!
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We can talk about my kitty some more.... :evillaugh: :rofl:
Well I am a fan of some fur, but that is all I can say outside of a PM. :naughty:
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Well I am a fan of some fur, but that is all I can say outside of a PM. :naughty:
LOL!
Well, I hate to do this, but it's bedtime for me. I shall return tomorrow.
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That's a good idea to keep in mind, otherwise my next screenname will be Monty. LOL!
Yeah, I'm also "Wonco the Sane" and "Twark Main" in other places. Maybe I should have said "literary names" but that's not quite accurate either. Wonco is from a cheezy sci-fi cult classic and ReardenSteel is a company not a person. I should have just said steal your name from books. :p
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LOL!
Well, I hate to do this, but it's bedtime for me. I shall return tomorrow.
Thus ends the twosome. LOL
Good night.
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heh
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heh
Look who's back! I knew you'd return. :wink: