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True. I have four kids and a hubby...fairly large family.

The person below me cheats at cards...
 

 Oh, a couple of scary ones from my 8-12 age range were "THEM," about giant mutant ants, and one of the Sinbad movies with the walking skeletons (still shivers me timbers!) Oh, and some movie that was a loose adaptation of a Lovecraft story-- but I can't remember the name...maybe it was more that it was unsettling more than scary.  It didn't help that I had to be home alone after seeing that, though.

A tv movie that scared the poop out of me, in a fun way, was "Triology of Terror"...well, the last of the triology-- the one with the tribal doll on a rampage with a butcher knife. I saw the remake recently-- did not live up to the original terror, hehehe.

Since my teens, though, there hasn't been much that scares me, moviewise (trying clothes on in the dressing room with full mirrors---now THAT'S scary, hehehe). I tend to be the person in the theatre rolling with laughter during the "scary" scenes that Hollywood vomits out in its movies. Ah, well.
 

 Sportsdude wrote:
I've got an ever growing list that I need to get too:
Frankenstien
Young Trudeau
1984
Communist Manifesto
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
 

Ah. Do Androids... is one of my favorites. I even wrote a sequel to it for a sci-fi lit class. When I get a little bit of money in my pocket again, I'm going to get a collection of Philip K. Dick books.

 

How about "Envy"...with those green eyes and all...  

Oh, and another pat on the back to...

Well, you know who are... you got your driver's license and so far you haven't killed anyone! Hooray for you, you good looking devil.


 

I declare today, "Pat on the back, Tuesday!" I'll start out with giving myself a pat-- you can follow with one for yourself, or some other deserving person.

I recently survived 4 part-time night shifts in a plant with unsafe, non-ergonomic and unintentionally racially-insensitive work conditions. Walking around was tough the week before, because of complications I'm having from medications, but bygolly if I didn't manage to keep standing for 4 hours each night. I'm damned proud of myself for lasting that long...and for making a little bit of money, too. And, I'm proud that I didn't get down in the dumps because this kind of work, at this rate of pay, is not what I bargained for when I graduated from college, hehehe.

What's your pat on the back?
 

 PeejecT wrote:
heh, soon youll have to shave your  muff  for  suspician of hiding covergirl into your privates.

Hey, they're just going to have to dig through that hedge ...er um...nevermind...grossing myself out. ew!

Good thing I don't wear that crap... but there would have been a tangle if they tried to wrest my travel-size purel from me.

why does the more seemingly arbitrary (that was an awkward phrase, hehehe) anti-terrorist stuff seem to fall more squarely on the shoulders of groups i either belong to, or have belonged to in the past. i think it's a conspiracy against my person, because they know what powder keg i am about arbitrary crap like that...ugh.

ok...zipping lip now before they come to pick me up.



 

 Sportsdude wrote:
Finish 2 courses (almost complete)
Complete my Spanish Community College Class (start monday)
Travel abroad with Habitat for Humanity (go to meeting saturday)

... and whole lot more...



Yegads! That's a monumental list. I especially like the part about Habitat for Humanity, though it hadn't occurred to me that they do their work abroad. I would love to go abroad and do some type of humanitarian work. But with a suppressed immune system due to a kidney transplant, don't know if I could manage to go to the places where I'd like to help out the most. I have done hours and hours, for years and years, stateside...and would like to experience it in broader terms.

Looks like there's lots of schooling in your future. I will pray to the Edu-gods that you are able to finish that all up and not be totally crazed. And don't let anyone call you a "career-student" either! Stick to your guns...

Ok...that sounded like motherly, if not, grandmotherly advice, hehehe.

How do you keep up with all those goals? I know that some of them are dependant on others, and some of them are a ways off. Are you trying to keep several balls in the air at once? Or are you doing them as serially as possible?

 
 

 Sportsdude wrote:
oh so you don't live in Canada?


Ah, no. I'm not in Canada. I live on the Central Coast of California, not too far from wonderous Pebble Beach.

I was interested in going to school in Victoria, for awhile, but didn't really understand the difference between Canadian diplomas and American Master's Degrees. And, my husband and I both entertained the idea of moving to Vancouver, but without him, I don't think I'd be able to move to Canada-- being sick and all. Unless I could find a doctor I could bribe, hehehe.

Now that I'm beginning to get a bit more unfettered, Seattle is looking good. I was there last year to check out the transplant unit at Swedish Hospital, and liked what I saw of the city. Reminded me a lot of San Francisco. I may look at Seattle more seriously in the future...depends on jobs and how easy it is to settle there as a single person.

 

 weird al wrote:
Somehow I lost sight of the fact that this is a broken heart thread, and not a bad date thread. Sorry about that meloncollie. But it sounds like you're gonna recover.

and then quoted me and added:
[/div][div][em]Perhaps I could have a tawdry affair with someone... wonder if Angelina is done with Brad, hehehe.[/em]
[em]
[/em] Which one are you looking to pick up on the rebound?

ah, weird...i never once considered that you were "hijacking" my thread, hehehe. your stories about your friend took the thread in a more interesting direction-- far from my whining. though, i hate to be amused by someone's dating misfortune...hehehe...er, um...hmmmm.

as to whether or it would be angie or brad...i could go either way. threesome, anyone? hehehe. er, but that would only work if *I* could be the center of attention!



 

About two weeks ago, I was cornered by a manager at a sales meeting, and was told that I couldn't leave the training facility until I had a goal down on paper. Caught on the spot, I just scribbled down that I wanted to take my kids to Vancouver, BC during winter break. The idea was the 1st one to pop into my head because I knew that December was going to be a tough time with a marriage-related date coming up, and I wanted something really fun to take my mind off of that impending date.

It just occured to me that I hadn't given that goal another thought, though, since I wrote it down that night.

I don't think we're going to make it to Canada anytime soon, but I really should come up with  some goal or another.  I'm good at making long range goals and had some really spectacular results with some really big goals. But I find that little goals are much harder for me to maintain. I guess it's that I hate feeling like I'm in the goal process all alone. I like accomplishing goals with a partner-- you know, like having a workout buddy you trade motivations with.  Maybe if I put my goals out there, I'll discover someone with similar goals and we can hold each other up....hmmm.

Are you a goal-setter? What kinds of goals do you set for yourself? What processes work best for you in attaining your goals? Do you have some really far-out, incredible goal that you're almost too embarassed to share because you think it's too crazy?
 

 Sportsdude wrote:
Hey Lise, your crush wasn't that guy who took you on a date to mcdonalds, now that was a funny story....
 
Oh, dear! A McDonalds date? tsk-tsk...sorry you had to endure that, Lise, hehehe. I decided I wanted a divorce from husband number one after he promised a special birthday dinner in Hawaii-- and took me to a McDonalds...in a mall. ick!

Must make a note to remind my boys that McDonald's is probably not a suitable date unless your intended as specifically requested it (ala Carrie on SATC)

 

 Lise wrote:
Sad to hear that, melancollie.
 
I can only say this.... a broken heart is painful, there's no denying there but think of it this way. It will make you a stronger and better person in the end so don't give up hope. It's not meant to be and there will be another gentleman who will mend that heart of yours.
 
Ah, Lise, thanks for your kind, kind words. This ordeal WILL make me a stronger, better person in the end. But quite frankly, I thought I had gotten enough strength and better personage from that first marriage and suffering through several years of being seriously ill, rearing  4 children, graduating from college, finding a job and trying my best to be a good wife. (I'ma thinking I've racked up some pretty decent karma points, if nothing else).

I guess I will just have to go through "the process" again... which is harder this time, because I still believe in my marriage. I still love my husband, and I wish he was willing to work at improvement our marriage. The only reason, at this point, why it is "not meant to be..." is because hubby is unwilling to try. Oh, well.

Perhaps I could have a tawdry affair with someone... wonder if Angelina is done with Brad, hehehe.

 

 Thanks for posting the link to this quiz, sportsdude. Maybe now I can see the error of my ways, hehehe. And oddly, I've always had a thing for Chandler Bing, the character-- not whats-his-name (though I think kinda attracted to him, too, hehehe)

My evaluation:
[div style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="quizresponsetitleM"]The Court Jester[/div][span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"]Your favorite man in tights is funny, a great sport and always keeps you entertained. He's the Chandler Bing of your kingdom of friends. Whether he's an artist, actor or activist, he thinks that a Chihuahua is a hilarious house pet and loves to be the life of the party.[/span][br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"] [br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"][span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"] This works for you because you're not looking for someone to take care of you financially or even emotionally. You can do that on your own. What you want is a companion who will see you through the good times and make the bad times a little better (or at least have you laughing through your tears).[/span][br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"] [br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"][span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"] Sometimes it might be hard to get a straight answer out of him, but for anyone who doubts his real feelings for you, the joke is on them. Even though he's got a great sense of humor, this kind of guy is often very sensitive and caring. But like Chandler, many jokesters are often trying to cover up some unresolved issues. Whether he doesn't get along with his family or is trying to break into his dream career (acting, for example), be patient with a prince like this. He'll need your support, but might not always be able to ask for it, seriously.[/span]
 

 female wrote:
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becoming a mom was good times...
having a little baby is what i miss i think
the way they smell and feel... lol endless dippers:)))
cuddling with them...
and that feeling right after you feed them (which usually coincides with the time they poop:))
it actually taught me - where ever there's happiness, there gotta be poop involved...

ah...yeah...i'm in that mommy camp. poopy diapers and all. i miss snuggle time. *sniffle* Dunc, my youngest,  is 17 now and doesn't like it much when I try to snuggle with him, hehehe.

they should bottle baby smells. pleasant baby smells to remind us of the good times...and stinky baby smells as a deterrent for people who really should not breed.