[culturehandy]

Good evening my pretties.

Hey Minx! The man sounds promising! Let us know how it goes.

Doodle, sounds like a busy day. BEB isn't against dancing!!! Sweet!

I went for lunch with my friend, which was nice, I treated myself to some lemon cheesecake, which was lovely. Talked to a woman police officer and got her perspective on things, she told me the big thing was not to get discouraged if things didn't work the first time around. So, I'll try with my glasses, then if I don't get in, then I'll go from there. It was really great to get her thoughts on things.

I thought I could work out, but I'm still a little tired, so I'm just going to rest tonight.

[doodlebug]

Greetings all....good morning, good afternoon, er...whatever. I just woke up, sort of. I was up this morning for awhile, but I went back to bed for a loooooong nap....I'm still kind of waking up.

The store was kind of slow for a Saturday, because of the weather, I think, which is very odd indeed. It was FREEZING yesterday. I went to the manager and told her if she felt she had too many staff on and needed to send someone home early, I didn't mind, so I got to get out of closing chores and leave at 5:30 instead of 6:30. Much to the envy of the other staff, but I guess I'm just not afraid to talk to management like I'm an equal, so it's not my fault they didn't think of it. Finally did some grocery shopping, got home around 7:30, connected with banjoboy, got combustibles for tonight, and jammed.

I don't think I'm going to make cookies - I'm too tired, and I haven't made the butter yet. But there are 4/20 combustibles anyway.

Just talked with BEB, who called to check on jamming time. He said he saw the flyer in the paper for the Big Band live recording session, and thinks it sounds fun and interesting. I told him I just found out there'll be dancing - apparently it doesn't say so in the ad - but he didn't seem put off....he just said, "Well, I'm not against dancing."

On the down side, there will be a staff meeting at the store next Sunday morning at 8:30, mandatory, which is the day after the Big Band thing. I already told the manager I might be hungover, because I already made plans for Saturday night - I said I believed in honest communication. She just laughed.

Fuck, I've slept my day away. I need to clean house!

[minx]

I had such a lovely conversation late last night! I met this guy who is an artist, gardener, single father of two girls, and chefmaster...that combo is hopeful already. He actually goes to the WHORE every year! How odd is that in combination with:

He lives 1/2 mile away from the ex. Go fucking figure. Oh yeah, and the ex managed to get out of getting my plants to me AGAIN. This is getting so fucking irritating.

He's shaved bald and is 6'2". I think that I'm getting back to my "type". Regardless, he's sweet and we're meeting for coffee on Thursday.

I do think, however, that it's time to get outside and enjoy this weather. Goodbye all!

[culturehandy]

Good Morning All!!

GT, I was concerned it was going to taste nasty! It seems that I won't need it, yet. I did another salt water gargle and all is well this morning.

Turbo, nice to see that the DJ can maintain his job...

FJ, glad to hear that 'roo is doing better!

Hey Anna! When are you going to see the boy again?

I slept last night, didn't want to over do it and be whipped today. Took the dog out and did cardio, so I'm feeling pretty good. Ugh, my glasses are super dirty, I'm seeing spots!

I want a Doodle update!!!!!

[anna k]

Thanks girltrouble. The guy sent me an email the day after and said he wanted to hang out again. I may give him a second chance, but I didn't really feel like kissing him or getting intimate, I didn't have that pull or desire. It's happened before when I make myself have sex with a guy, and it can feel boring and mechanical if I'm not really into him.

((((tree)))) My grandfather died of lung cancer three years ago, and it was hard to see him change and become a shell of what he was before. I still miss him, he was a great guy.

[falljackets]

good mrning busties!

just a quick hello to all. 'roo is still feverish. was 103.5 last night. he plays as usual and the doc (and everything else i've read) says as long as they're acting normal, not to worry so much. of course, i AM still worrying but he def seems better this morning. no fever yet.

i dreamed last night that i was standing in my living room with a bunch of new workmates and i looked out my door and saw it snowing. even though it was 70 degrees outside. and i exclaimed to everyone, "it's snowing!" and they all looked at me like i was mad so i said, 'no, really, it is! come look". but when i looked again, it was bubbles. thousands of little bubbles.

hehe, gt, the dragonslayer backfired. i have no doubt it would work well. my mom makes the same thing but with water instead of juice. i'll have to update her recipe. the apple juice has got to taste better!

minx, mrfj and i once called the cops on our 40 yr old neighbors for singing really bad karaoke for hours when we lived in an apt. it wasn't so much the bad karaoke... it went off the tracks when they started screaming obscenities at each other in the mic. they were a strange lot. cops came and couldn't find them. we invited the cops in to our place and they could hear the music/screaming through our wall, but the way the apts were built made it difficult to find which apartment it came from. they finally just stopped. passed out, most likely.

hi turbo! sorry about your bath stuff. that really sucks. i'm just about out of bath goodies myself.

sweet top, doodle! you deserve to be girlie!

ok, gotta run! love to the rest of you!!

(((((((tree))))))))

[turbojenn]

Hee - GT, I can imagine that sort of thing can backfire if overdone.

CH, I'm sure Drunk Janitor (DJ) had nothing to do with my package. Dude is an agressive, alcoholic asshole, but I don't think he'd screw with our mail. He just happens to be around during the day, so he takes care of that sort of thing. The epic of DJ is a much longer epic, but we've managed to call a truce in the last couple years, and there's no problems between us.

Hope you feel better tomorrow, CH!

[girltrouble]

((((tree)))))
<3 tree, you're gettin' a huggin'! <3

culture-- it tastes tastee! i can't get enough of it, and once i drank too many of them, and well, lets just say the dragonslayer had a "backfire" to put it politely. as i said, you add everything to taste, and the lemon and honey mask any harshness of the pepper. you want it to have some bite, because the burn "smokes" the illness out of your system, but they all work together really well-- if you're asking me... oh wait you just did...

[culturehandy]

Good evening!

GT, I'll have to give that a try. throat is doing pretty good, but if it acts up tomorrow, I'll swing by the store to get me some apple juice. Errrr, how does it taste?

(((((((tree and family))))))) there is nothing to feel bad about in feeling relief that a persons suffering is near done. I took a bioethics class and we discussed things like this. There is a pain worse than death. It is hard to see someone you love and care about deteriorate into someone we don't know anymore. Seeing a person a stranger in their own body must be horrible. Wanting it to be over is very normal. You aren't saying this out of hatred or anything negative at all. I am so sorry to hear of your loss.

Turbo, I'm glad that you aren't completely up shit creek with the package. Can't you complain about drunk janitor? Mmmm the tacos sounds divine!

I'm absolutely keeping it low key tonight. I want to enjoy my lunch tomorrow. Plus, the restaurent is right across the street from the fire hall I toured! I will view some man meat. If there are some women there, I'll ask them what they think about being fire fighters, too.

[turbojenn]

((((((treefamily & treemomma)))))

I completely understand that feeling of relief when the end is near. And with a disease like Alzheimers, there really is no need for your mom to linger on in confusion and suffering...and its no sin to feel the peace and blessings in the close of a life for someone you love.

Yeah, it totally sucks about the packages. Drunk Janitor signs for all the packages, and that works out pretty well. Our lobby is locked, so the packages are pretty safe. This one was USPS Priority, so no need to sign, and the postal worker may have left it in the outer lobby, which is not locked. Fuckers. I hope they're enjoying my bubble bars. I'm sure I'll be able to work something out with the owner of Lilypad, she's super sweet.

Minxy, you were totally in the right to call the police. We're just as crabby about that stuff, and call the police all too often in the summer, but they may or may not come. Still, I at least like to make the call to report it, so that maybe they'll check out our beach area more often at night.

Hi hi GT - dragonslayer, eh? Sounds like a good combo to cure an inflamed throat. I've got swollen lymph nodes myself today, but it happens every spring when I start bike commuting, and the weather changes every 5 minutes. I do nasal lavage everynight with a warm salt water solution to help purge the nasties, and that seems to work most of the time, and keep from needing allergy meds.

I made some tasty chorizo/black bean tacos tonight for dinner, with *homeade* tortillas! YUM! I don't make them often, but they are SO very tasty.

[treehugger]

So...my brother called me today. He said Mom's not doing well. It seems that her alzheimers' has progressed now to the point where she no longer feels the sensation of "hunger", hence, she doesn't want to eat, ever. We, us kids, have forbidden any kind of force feeding, and no feeding tubes, so this means, the nursing home staff is just kind of offering her high-calorie liquids when she's willing to take them. Hospice has been called. I think this is the beginning of the end.

And I feel awful for saying these next two words: THANK GOD.

[girltrouble]

hi busties!

hi fj!

minx, tha cop calling doesn't mean you are old n crabby, you're just fed up. i used to have to do that every weekend for a while, and then they started firing off guns....

tree--- that is scary. earthquakes aint nothing to fuck with. there have been two minor once since i moved to seattle, and i hate, hate, hate 'em. and there is always that second it takes to register-- no matter what state you're in.

doodle, the weather has been crazy here too. last week and this week we had these sudden hail storms-- tiny but just bizarre-- it's sunny, 5 min later it's a hailstorm then rain... and it's been like thurs 2 weeks ago, and friday... so weird n random. i guess it snowed, but i'm in the heart of the city. if it snows, you have to actually witness it, it melts as soon as it hits the ground...

sorry about the date anna. comic drawrin' guys are a wierd lot, having been one at one point. some of them are super cool, others are socially very awkward...

the dating thing is weird in general, lore, and while i have no problem being friends with women-- most of my friends are female-- i have the biggest crushes on my friends. it's not that i want a relationship with any of them, i just think the world of the women in my life. i tend to idolize/idealize them a bit. they don't mind since i usually complement them LOTS, because i think your friends should know how swell you think they are... my issue is that i have no idea how i am supposed to be around women. when i was a boy i new the rules, the role, and it was all easy, now it's just a mess.

culture, if you have a sore throat, i have a recipie for you-- it's a drink i make when i get them. it's called a dragonslayer, and a healthfood store used to make them around here. you get a cup of hot apple juice, the other porportions are up to you. add enough cayanne pepper to give it kick (or lots if your throat feels really bad), add a dash of lime/lemon juice, then add honey to taste.

sounds weird, but they are awesome-- sore throats are my nemesis.

jenn do you have a neighbor who is home and can recieve the packages? that sucks...

ej, dusty-- i am jealous-- i've wanted a pair of blunds for years...

[culturehandy]

Hello hello!

Turbo, what a bunch of fuckwads. May they break out in warts.

Hey Kari! which movie are you going to go see?

I did a salt water gargle and that helped tons. Also sat outside for a long while, the fresh air helped, and took puppy to the park for another walk. I'm tired, I think I'll just sleep tonight. Can't smoke anymore either, as the police test for drug use. Sucks, but if it's what I want to do, then I'll do it. It's one of those evenings where I wouldn't mind smoking a bowl and enjoying the evening.

[kari]

Hello!

Happy Saturday!

Jenn, bah! Someone swiped your package? Those fuckers!

((CH)) yeesh, sorry to hear about the cold. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Doodle-that new top sounds hot! I am not surprised you couldn't resist it. I am sure it would have the same effect when you wear it....for uh, a certain someone.

Minx, good for you on calling the cops. I am with you...teens will be teens, but sometimes they need to check themselves.
Also with you on the lack of parenting....that's pathetic.

Tree, that's crazy that you felt the earthquake in Madison!

Hi Lore!

Hi FJ!

Things here are good today. It is chilly and overcast though. Poo. Supposed to be sunny tomorrow. I went to the baby shower earlier today, it was nice. For a gift I bought a carseat base. My friend liked it. Mr K took Yuki to the groomer's to get shaved. I now have a baldy dog. She looks so little without all the hair. Later Mr K & I are meeting my mom at the movies.

[turbojenn]

Hey Erin - I'm with you on the ass-soreness. After riding to work three days this week, and riding today, I'm getting my sit-bones broken in good, but *damn* it hurts.

The weather isn't bad here today - 50 degrees, and alternately sunny/cloudy. What is cool though, is the lake is all foggy, and its blowing off the lake into the sunshine, then disappearing. Weird.

I'm so sad. I ordered some new bath goodies from Lilypad Bathworks, since I've heard nothing but good things about their products, and I'm getting a little annoyed about the constant price jacking on my beloved LUSH products. I checked my shipping notice - it was delivered on Thursday, and I have no package!!! Waaaaaaaa! And I have enough bubbly stuff left for *one* more bath, that's it....I ran through my whole stock of everything to make a clean start with smaller e-tailers, and someone fucking steals my package. Grrrr.

[culturehandy]

Erin, isn't it amazing here!! I just sat outside for a nice long time, and now I'll be off to the park again soon.

[erinjane]

Dusty, don't you love your blundstones? I got a pair in the fall and they're all I wore all winter. So comfy and I love the way they look. Plus, I have super teeny feet so I got the children's ones for almost $100 less.

minx, I probably would have done the same thing. I need quiet to sleep and I value my sleeping time a lot. Screw the teenagers and their 'fun'.

I have to admit, I'm a little smug that Winnipeg is having such fantastic weather while various other parts of Canada suffer with huge amounts of snow. Our river walk isn't even flooded this year! Today is so amazing. I'm hanging out in a short skirt and a tank top today and perfectly comfortable.

I'm getting the error like crazy lately. So frustrating. I need my busty fix!

I rode my bike to my university yesterday. It was the first bike ride of the year and my ass is so sore. I always forgetting about the initial painfulness of bike riding.

[culturehandy]

Lore, I'm going to go gargle right now.

[lorewolf]

If you don't feel like a girl, I don't know who should, Doodle! There are Barbie dolls out there with fewer friends, less cool clothes, less talent, and lamer careers than you

Rock On, Girlie! \m/,

Culture!! (X-posted wit ya!) I sure hope your throat gives you a break Maybe gargle with warm salt water. It's gross, but it sure sanitizes.

[culturehandy]

Good Afternoon all.

Hey Lore! You'd laugh at how pathetic I am when it comes to approaching a man. If I'm introduced, I rock, but otherwise, I usually needs me some liquid courage.

FJ, how's 'roo feeling?

Tree, that's wild that you felt the earthquake!

Doodle, just tell him you didn't know it was a dance, maybe good things will happen at the dance! I had issues logging in this morning, hence why I'm only posting now. Hope your shift goes well!

Anna, sorry to hear you aren't into the guy, but if you aren't into him, you aren't into him.

Hi Dusty!! I LOVE the bracelet! It's great!

Minx, I feel the same way about teenagers.

I did a two hour upper body workout last night, I am sore today. And I woke up at 1:30 this morning, and I had a wicked sore throat. I have a sinus headache today. I am NOT letting this cold get any worse. So, I took the dog out and vaccuumed the car. Now I don't want to feel like I've over donw it, so I'm going to rest.